Week 1, 2029

played in Buffalo, NY

56 degrees, fair, 12 mph wind

New England Patriots	3	0	3	14	-	20
Buffalo Bills	3	7	0	6	-	16

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:48 NED - Richard Burgess 22 field goal
1Q: 05:55 BUF - Taylor Mehlhaff 44 field goal
2Q: 10:08 BUF - Lonnie Fafinski 3 pass from Phillip Rotzell (Taylor Mehlhaff extra point)
3Q: 02:47 NED - Richard Burgess 46 field goal
4Q: 14:25 NED - Rodney Lyons 20 pass from Joe Flacco (Richard Burgess extra point)
4Q: 08:18 BUF - Taylor Mehlhaff 30 field goal
4Q: 04:29 BUF - Taylor Mehlhaff 28 field goal
4Q: 02:00 NED - A.J. Griffith 1 run (Richard Burgess extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:48 NED - Richard Burgess 22 field goal
1Q: 05:55 BUF - Taylor Mehlhaff 44 field goal
2Q: 10:08 BUF - Lonnie Fafinski 3 pass from Phillip Rotzell (Taylor Mehlhaff extra point)
3Q: 02:47 NED - Richard Burgess 46 field goal
4Q: 14:25 NED - Rodney Lyons 20 pass from Joe Flacco (Richard Burgess extra point)
4Q: 08:18 BUF - Taylor Mehlhaff 30 field goal
4Q: 04:29 BUF - Taylor Mehlhaff 28 field goal
4Q: 02:00 NED - A.J. Griffith 1 run (Richard Burgess extra point)

Team Statistics NED BUF
Record 1-0 0-1
First Downs 20 22
- by Rushing 6 9
- by Passing 13 12
- by Penalty 1 1
Total Net Yards 382 371
- Offensive Plays 52 71
- Yards per Play 7.35 5.23
Net Rushing Yards 116 169
- Rushing Attempts 23 37
- Yards per Rush 5.04 4.57
Net Passing Yards 266 202
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 28 - 15 - 2 30 - 18 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards 271 220
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/5 4/18
- Yards per Pass Play 9.17 5.94
Fumbles/Lost 2/1 1/0
3rd Down Conversions 1/7 9/16
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 8.4 7.9
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/1
Penalties/Yards 4/26 6/55
Punt Returns/Yards 2/18 2/10
Kick Returns/Yards 2/43 4/94
Interception Ret./Yards 2/2 2/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 4 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/2 1/2
Avg. Drive Start OWN 26 OWN 27
Time of Possession 22:42 37:18

Team Statistics	NED	BUF
Record	1-0	0-1
First Downs	20	22
- by Rushing	6	9
- by Passing	13	12
- by Penalty	1	1
Total Net Yards	382	371
- Offensive Plays	52	71
- Yards per Play	7.35	5.23
Net Rushing Yards	116	169
- Rushing Attempts	23	37
- Yards per Rush	5.04	4.57
Net Passing Yards	266	202
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	28 - 15 - 2	30 - 18 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards	271	220
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/5	4/18
- Yards per Pass Play	9.17	5.94
Fumbles/Lost	2/1	1/0
3rd Down Conversions	1/7	9/16
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	8.4	7.9
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/1
Penalties/Yards	4/26	6/55
Punt Returns/Yards	2/18	2/10
Kick Returns/Yards	2/43	4/94
Interception Ret./Yards	2/2	2/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	4	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/2	1/2
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 26	OWN 27
Time of Possession	22:42	37:18

Drive Charts

New England Patriots
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	13:44	3:01	OPP 29	5	24	Field Goal
1	5:47	3:28	OWN 20	10	77	Fumble
2	9:58	2:23	OWN 24	3	9	Punt
2	3:59	1:37	OWN 10	3	4	Punt
2	0:36	0:36	OPP 46	3	9	Missed FG
3	15:00	2:10	OWN 23	4	48	Interception
3	7:39	4:59	OWN 5	10	66	Field Goal
3	0:17	1:05	OWN 32	4	68	Touchdown
4	8:13	0:13	OWN 20	1	0	Interception
4	4:24	2:34	OWN 10	9	90	Touchdown
4	0:10	0:10	OWN 27	1	-1	Game

Buffalo Bills
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	1:16	OWN 27	2	1	Interception
1	10:43	4:56	OWN 20	9	53	Field Goal
1	2:19	7:21	OWN 3	13	97	Touchdown
2	7:35	3:36	OWN 17	6	18	Punt
2	2:22	1:46	OWN 34	4	1	Interception
3	12:50	5:11	OWN 20	9	36	Punt
3	2:40	2:23	OWN 29	5	15	Punt
4	14:12	5:59	OWN 31	9	56	Field Goal
4	8:00	3:36	OPP 31	6	20	Field Goal
4	1:50	1:40	OWN 27	8	46	Downs

Game MVP: Jonas Mouton, New England Patriots

Rushing Statistics

New England	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
A.J. Griffith	11	44	4.00	18	1	1
Delone Carter	7	58	8.29	25	2	0
Joe Flacco	5	14	2.80	5	0	0

Buffalo	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Ryan Williams	24	101	4.21	25	2
Lee Wright	11	63	5.73	19	3
Phillip Rotzell	1	6	6.00	6	0
Reggie Michael	1	-1	-1.00	-1	0

Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Joe Flacco	28	15	271	1/5	1	45	2	69.2

Buffalo	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Phillip Rotzell	30	18	220	4/18	1	39	2	66.0

Receiving Statistics

New England	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Rodney Lyons	5	10	125	25.00	56	45	1
WR Marcus Young	3	6	20	6.67	0	10	0
WR Mike Smith	2	4	29	14.50	19	25	0
TE Dixon Pasquarella	2	3	49	24.50	29	30	0
TE Donnell Elmore	1	3	22	22.00	5	22	0
WR Brian Downs	1	1	12	12.00	2	12	0
FB Dwayne George	1	1	14	14.00	8	14	0

Buffalo	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Lonnie Fafinski	6	9	92	15.33	23	39	1
WR Reggie Michael	4	6	54	13.50	15	20	0
WR Mario Sim	3	5	28	9.33	4	16	0
FB Allen Daniels	2	3	7	3.50	6	6	0
TE Richard Quinn	1	1	11	11.00	11	11	0
RB Ryan Williams	1	2	3	3.00	0	3	0
TE Derek Wofford	1	1	25	25.00	18	25	0
WR Colin Saenz	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
TE Kendall Carswell	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
RB Lee Wright	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

New England	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Chris Cook	1	2	2.00	0
CB Willie Hayes	1	0	0.00	0

Buffalo	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Vinny Washington	1	0	0.00	0
S Brady DeAngelis	1	0	0.00	0

Fumble Statistics

New England	Fumb	Recov	Force
Rodney Lyons	1	0	0
Delone Carter	1	0	0
A.J. Griffith	0	1	0
Dean Wilde	0	0	1

Buffalo	Fumb	Recov	Force
Richard Quinn	1	0	0
Vinny Washington	0	1	0
Ryan Williams	0	1	0
Curtis Holcomb	0	0	1
Brady DeAngelis	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

New England	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Larry Mirkovich	2	112	56.0	51.0	57	1

Buffalo	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Thomas Morstead	3	136	45.3	39.3	57	3

Kicking Statistics

New England	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Richard Burgess	2/3	1/2	0/1	46	2/2

Buffalo	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Taylor Mehlhaff	3/3	1/1	0/0	44	1/1

Punt Return Statistics

New England	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Willie Hayes	2	18	9.0	0

Buffalo	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Curtis Holcomb	1	7	7.0	0
Larry Floyd	1	3	3.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

New England	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Harris Bruce	2	43	21.5	0

Buffalo	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Curtis Holcomb	4	94	23.5	0

Defensive Statistics

New England	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Deron Taylor	8	0	0.0	24	20
OLB Jonas Mouton	7	5	1.5	37	34
S D.J. O'Neal	7	3	1.0	28	28
DE Sammy Brennan	5	3	0.5	33	30
ILB Lewis Sonneman	4	2	0.0	32	28
CB Chris Cook	4	0	0.0	27	25
DT Darrin Middleton	3	1	1.0	29	25
DE Warren Hargett	3	3	0.0	24	23
CB Willie Hayes	3	2	0.0	30	26
OLB Eugene Duran	3	0	0.0	22	15
CB Jimmy Smith	3	0	0.0	23	23
ILB Dean Wilde	2	1	0.0	12	14
S Dominic Tirtha	2	0	0.0	33	28
DT Antonio Tovar	1	1	0.0	17	17
S Luther Riazi	1	1	0.0	18	20
QB Joe Flacco	1	0	---	---	---
WR Rodney Lyons	1	0	---	---	---
OLB Koa Misi	1	0	0.0	1	2
DE Moe Daugherty	1	0	0.0	8	7

Buffalo	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Wayne Snyder	5	1	0.0	18	24
S Kenny Sockanathan	5	1	0.0	16	22
S Chip Vaughn	4	0	0.0	19	26
S Brady DeAngelis	3	2	0.0	17	15
OLB Tommy Wyden	3	1	0.0	16	21
ILB Anthony Hawkins	3	0	0.0	18	20
OLB Jack Marsh	2	1	1.0	17	18
CB Curtis Holcomb	2	2	0.0	15	23
CB Vinny Washington	2	1	0.0	18	20
OLB Donald Yeager	2	1	0.0	13	21
DE Craig Sellers	2	0	0.0	19	27
DE Daryl Perry	1	1	0.0	12	11
ILB Jerry Hughes	1	0	0.0	3	5
RB Lee Wright	1	0	---	---	---
DE DaQuan Bowers	1	0	0.0	15	20
WR Reggie Michael	1	0	---	---	---
DT Toby Barker	0	2	0.0	9	14
DT Jurrell Casey	0	2	0.0	14	15

Pass Rush Statistics

New England	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Jonas Mouton	1.5	0	4	2	34
DT Darrin Middleton	1.0	0	1	0	25
S D.J. O'Neal	1.0	0	0	0	28
DE Sammy Brennan	0.5	0	0	0	30
DE Warren Hargett	0.0	1	1	0	23

Buffalo	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
OLB Jack Marsh	1.0	0	0	18
DE Craig Sellers	0.0	1	0	27
OLB Tommy Wyden	0.0	0	4	21

Pass Defense Statistics

New England	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Chris Cook	3	0	1	25
CB Willie Hayes	3	0	1	26
OLB Jonas Mouton	3	0	0	34
ILB Lewis Sonneman	2	0	0	28
ILB Dean Wilde	1	1	0	14
S Dominic Tirtha	1	0	0	28
OLB Deron Taylor	1	0	0	20
OLB Eugene Duran	1	0	0	15
CB Jimmy Smith	1	0	0	23
DE Warren Hargett	1	0	0	23
S Luther Riazi	1	0	0	20

Buffalo	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S Kenny Sockanathan	3	0	0	22
CB Curtis Holcomb	2	2	0	23
S Brady DeAngelis	2	1	1	15
CB Vinny Washington	2	0	1	20
ILB Wayne Snyder	2	0	0	24
S Chip Vaughn	1	0	0	26
ILB Jerry Hughes	1	0	0	5
OLB Jack Marsh	1	0	0	18
CB Grady Paine	1	0	0	17

Blocking Statistics

New England	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Ricardo Meadows	3	3	17	1	21
Joey Daughtry	2	3	20	0	21
Wayne Kamego	1	3	18	0	23
Bill Serino	1	3	7	0	10
Andy Levitre	1	2	20	0	25
Archie Dudley	0	2	23	0	29
Dixon Pasquarella	0	1	18	0	18
Marvin Flowers	0	1	7	0	8

Buffalo	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Caleb Schlauderaff	4	7	20	0	20
Kenyon Fulcher	2	7	25	1	22
Jorge Lynn	2	5	18	0	18
Duke Robinson	1	5	27	1	21
Brock Pearson	1	3	12	0	12
Byron Stingily	1	2	17	0	14
Terrance Cole	1	1	24	2	19
Benjamin Ijalana	1	1	13	0	15
Allen Daniels	1	1	19	0	11
Paul Fanaika	0	3	29	0	29
Derek Wofford	0	1	12	0	3

Special Teams Tackles

New England	Tackles	STPlays
Harris Bruce	3	14
Eugene Duran	1	18
Delone Carter	1	15
Marcus Young	1	13

Buffalo	Tackles	STPlays
Grant Pyne	1	16
Richard Quinn	1	14
Derek Wofford	1	12
Colin Saenz	1	10

Participation

New England	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Jonas Mouton	---	---	37	34	8	79
Sammy Brennan	---	---	33	30	6	69
Chris Cook	---	---	27	25	14	66
Dominic Tirtha	---	---	33	28	4	65
Willie Hayes	---	---	30	26	7	63
Lewis Sonneman	---	---	32	28	2	62
D.J. O'Neal	---	---	28	28	3	59
Darrin Middleton	---	---	29	25	2	56
Eugene Duran	---	---	22	15	18	55
Marcus Young	18	23	---	---	13	54
Joe Flacco	23	29	---	---	---	52
Archie Dudley	23	29	---	---	---	52
Rodney Lyons	23	29	---	---	---	52
Jimmy Smith	---	---	23	23	3	49
Warren Hargett	---	---	24	23	1	48
Mike Smith	23	24	---	---	---	47
Wayne Kamego	18	23	---	---	5	46
Deron Taylor	---	---	24	20	2	46
Joey Daughtry	20	21	---	---	5	46
Luther Riazi	---	---	18	20	8	46
Andy Levitre	20	25	---	---	---	45
Dixon Pasquarella	18	18	---	---	4	40
Antonio Tovar	---	---	17	17	5	39
Ricardo Meadows	17	21	---	---	---	38
Delone Carter	8	11	---	---	15	34
A.J. Griffith	15	17	---	---	1	33
Dean Wilde	---	---	12	14	2	28
Donnell Elmore	5	10	---	---	12	27
Bill Serino	7	10	---	---	5	22
Marvin Flowers	7	8	---	---	5	20
Dwayne George	4	5	---	---	11	20
Emmitt Moss	---	---	5	5	9	19
Byron Schepis	---	---	4	4	9	17
Moe Daugherty	---	---	8	7	1	16
Lorenzo McDaniel	1	1	---	---	14	16
Harris Bruce	0	1	---	---	14	15
Marvin Jenkins	3	8	---	---	---	11
Brian Downs	0	6	---	---	5	11
Richard Burgess	0	0	---	---	8	8
Winston Hirneisen	0	0	---	---	5	5
Koa Misi	---	---	1	2	---	3
Irv Burroughs	0	0	---	---	3	3
Larry Mirkovich	0	0	---	---	2	2
Emmanuel Lynn	0	0	---	---	---	0
Calvin Green	---	---	0	0	---	0
Gilbert Garcia	0	0	---	---	---	0

Buffalo	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Phillip Rotzell	37	34	---	---	---	71
Lonnie Fafinski	24	28	---	---	13	65
Paul Fanaika	29	29	---	---	5	63
Chip Vaughn	---	---	19	26	15	60
Kendall Carswell	30	25	---	---	4	59
Wayne Snyder	---	---	18	24	14	56
Curtis Holcomb	---	---	15	23	17	55
Duke Robinson	27	21	---	---	3	51
Craig Sellers	---	---	19	27	5	51
Ryan Williams	24	26	---	---	---	50
Kenyon Fulcher	25	22	---	---	---	47
Mario Sim	21	22	---	---	4	47
Anthony Hawkins	---	---	18	20	7	45
Colin Saenz	18	16	---	---	10	44
Terrance Cole	24	19	---	---	---	43
Allen Daniels	19	11	---	---	12	42
Kenny Sockanathan	---	---	16	22	3	41
Caleb Schlauderaff	20	20	---	---	---	40
Vinny Washington	---	---	18	20	1	39
Tommy Wyden	---	---	16	21	1	38
Jack Marsh	---	---	17	18	3	38
Grady Paine	---	---	14	17	7	38
Reggie Michael	17	21	---	---	---	38
Byron Stingily	17	14	---	---	6	37
DaQuan Bowers	---	---	15	20	2	37
Jorge Lynn	18	18	---	---	---	36
Donald Yeager	---	---	13	21	2	36
Benjamin Ijalana	13	15	---	---	6	34
Brady DeAngelis	---	---	17	15	2	34
Brock Pearson	12	12	---	---	6	30
Jurrell Casey	---	---	14	15	---	29
Toby Barker	---	---	9	14	5	28
Derek Wofford	12	3	---	---	12	27
Richard Quinn	4	7	---	---	14	25
Daryl Perry	---	---	12	11	1	24
Grant Pyne	2	1	---	---	16	19
Lee Wright	11	6	---	---	1	18
Larry Floyd	0	0	---	---	17	17
Jerry Hughes	---	---	3	5	3	11
Taylor Mehlhaff	0	0	---	---	8	8
Korey Flint	3	4	---	---	---	7
Thomas Morstead	0	0	---	---	3	3
Gino Harvey	0	0	---	---	3	3
Rondell Quinn	---	---	0	0	---	0
Eli Wolflick	---	---	0	0	---	0
Unknown	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	7	34	4.9
Middle	7	26	3.7
Right	8	57	7.1
None	1	-1	-1.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	10	56	5.6
Middle	15	60	4.0
Right	12	53	4.4
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Joe Flacco	28	15	7	3	0	3	4	0	2

Buffalo	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Phillip Rotzell	30	18	3	0	2	1	6	2	2

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	2	2	17	8.5
Short (0-8 Yds)	12	9	136	11.3
Medium (9-18 Yds)	8	2	67	8.4
Long (19+ Yds)	6	2	51	8.5

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	4	21	5.3
Short (0-8 Yds)	11	6	60	5.5
Medium (9-18 Yds)	10	7	100	10.0
Long (19+ Yds)	5	1	39	7.8

Detailed Receiving Statistics

New England	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Rodney Lyons	10	5	125	4	29
WR Marcus Young	6	3	20	0	23
WR Mike Smith	4	2	29	1	24
TE Dixon Pasquarella	3	2	49	1	18
TE Donnell Elmore	3	1	22	1	10
WR Brian Downs	1	1	12	0	6
FB Dwayne George	1	1	14	0	5

Buffalo	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Lonnie Fafinski	9	6	0	92	1	28
WR Reggie Michael	6	4	1	54	1	21
WR Mario Sim	5	3	1	28	0	22
FB Allen Daniels	3	2	0	7	0	11
RB Ryan Williams	2	1	0	3	0	26
WR Colin Saenz	1	0	0	0	0	16
TE Richard Quinn	1	1	0	11	0	7
TE Kendall Carswell	1	0	0	0	0	25
RB Lee Wright	1	0	0	0	0	6
TE Derek Wofford	1	1	0	25	1	3

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

New England	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
A.J. Griffith	3	4	1.33	4.00
Delone Carter	2	10	5.00	8.29

Buffalo	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Ryan Williams	4	12	3.00	4.21
Reggie Michael	1	-1	-1.00	-1.00

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Joe Flacco	4	2	30	7.50	9.68

Buffalo	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Phillip Rotzell	1	1	3	3.00	7.33

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

New England	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Marcus Young	2	1	10	5.00	3.33
WR Mike Smith	1	0	0	0.00	7.25
WR Rodney Lyons	1	1	20	20.00	12.50

Buffalo	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Lonnie Fafinski	1	1	3	3.00	10.22

Third Down Rushing Statistics

New England	Rushes	Conversions
A.J. Griffith	3	0
Joe Flacco	1	0
Delone Carter	1	0

Buffalo	Rushes	Conversions
Lee Wright	2	2
Ryan Williams	2	1
Reggie Michael	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Comp	Conversions
Joe Flacco	2	1	1

Buffalo	Att	Comp	Conversions
Phillip Rotzell	10	7	6

Third Down Receiving Statistics

New England	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Rodney Lyons	1	1	1
WR Marcus Young	1	0	0

Buffalo	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Lonnie Fafinski	4	3	3
WR Mario Sim	3	2	2
TE Kendall Carswell	1	0	0
RB Ryan Williams	1	1	0
TE Derek Wofford	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 3,000 (75,300 capacity)
Upper Deck 400 (23,100)
End Zone 300 (16,700)
Mezzanine 300 (9,600)
Sideline Seats 1,300 (14,800)
Club Seats 700 (8,900)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	3,000 (75,300 capacity)
Upper Deck	400 (23,100)
End Zone	300 (16,700)
Mezzanine	300 (9,600)
Sideline Seats	1,300 (14,800)
Club Seats	700 (8,900)