Week 1, 2032

played in New England, MA

67 degrees, fair, 4 mph wind

Buffalo Bills	3	3	0	0	-	6
New England Patriots	7	3	14	14	-	38

Scoring Summary
1Q: 08:26 BUF - Daniel Elstrom 46 field goal
1Q: 02:14 NED - Brian Downs 2 pass from Emmanuel Lynn (Richard Burgess extra point)
2Q: 14:51 BUF - Daniel Elstrom 31 field goal
2Q: 02:24 NED - Richard Burgess 49 field goal
3Q: 07:11 NED - A.J. Griffith 13 run (Richard Burgess extra point)
3Q: 01:30 NED - A.J. Griffith 36 run (Richard Burgess extra point)
4Q: 06:00 NED - Brian Downs 3 pass from Jimmie Matock (Richard Burgess extra point)
4Q: 05:12 NED - Charlie Gerbasi 30 interception return (Richard Burgess extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 08:26 BUF - Daniel Elstrom 46 field goal
1Q: 02:14 NED - Brian Downs 2 pass from Emmanuel Lynn (Richard Burgess extra point)
2Q: 14:51 BUF - Daniel Elstrom 31 field goal
2Q: 02:24 NED - Richard Burgess 49 field goal
3Q: 07:11 NED - A.J. Griffith 13 run (Richard Burgess extra point)
3Q: 01:30 NED - A.J. Griffith 36 run (Richard Burgess extra point)
4Q: 06:00 NED - Brian Downs 3 pass from Jimmie Matock (Richard Burgess extra point)
4Q: 05:12 NED - Charlie Gerbasi 30 interception return (Richard Burgess extra point)

Team Statistics BUF NED
Record 0-1 1-0
First Downs 12 28
- by Rushing 7 6
- by Passing 5 20
- by Penalty 0 2
Total Net Yards 244 455
- Offensive Plays 54 64
- Yards per Play 4.52 7.11
Net Rushing Yards 98 152
- Rushing Attempts 17 24
- Yards per Rush 5.76 6.33
Net Passing Yards 146 303
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 33 - 17 - 2 40 - 27 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 182 303
- Sacks/Yards Lost 4/36 0/0
- Yards per Pass Play 3.95 7.58
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 1/0
3rd Down Conversions 5/14 7/11
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 8.4 5.7
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 4/25 3/35
Punt Returns/Yards 0/0 2/26
Kick Returns/Yards 3/77 1/18
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 2/47
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 1 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 0/1 3/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 22 OWN 27
Time of Possession 26:34 33:26

Team Statistics	BUF	NED
Record	0-1	1-0
First Downs	12	28
- by Rushing	7	6
- by Passing	5	20
- by Penalty	0	2
Total Net Yards	244	455
- Offensive Plays	54	64
- Yards per Play	4.52	7.11
Net Rushing Yards	98	152
- Rushing Attempts	17	24
- Yards per Rush	5.76	6.33
Net Passing Yards	146	303
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	33 - 17 - 2	40 - 27 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	182	303
- Sacks/Yards Lost	4/36	0/0
- Yards per Pass Play	3.95	7.58
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	1/0
3rd Down Conversions	5/14	7/11
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	8.4	5.7
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	4/25	3/35
Punt Returns/Yards	0/0	2/26
Kick Returns/Yards	3/77	1/18
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	2/47
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	1	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	0/1	3/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 22	OWN 27
Time of Possession	26:34	33:26

Drive Charts

Buffalo Bills
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	10:37	2:17	OWN 36	5	35	Field Goal
1	2:06	2:23	OWN 20	5	66	Field Goal
2	9:41	4:54	OWN 6	9	38	Punt
2	2:18	2:18	OWN 26	7	26	Punt
3	15:00	3:27	OWN 20	6	9	Punt
3	7:02	1:36	OWN 42	3	8	Punt
3	1:14	2:37	OWN 31	3	6	Punt
4	12:04	2:38	OWN 4	6	21	Punt
4	5:54	0:52	OWN 20	3	-1	Interception
4	5:02	3:53	OWN 20	7	26	Interception

New England Patriots
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	4:23	OWN 20	8	51	Missed FG
1	8:20	6:14	OWN 30	12	70	Touchdown
2	14:43	5:02	OWN 15	7	34	Punt
2	4:47	2:29	OWN 2	6	66	Field Goal
3	11:33	4:31	OWN 30	10	70	Touchdown
3	5:26	4:12	OWN 20	9	80	Touchdown
4	13:37	1:33	OWN 34	3	9	Punt
4	9:26	3:32	OWN 38	7	62	Touchdown
4	1:09	1:09	OPP 39	2	8	Game

Game MVP: Emmanuel Lynn, New England Patriots

Rushing Statistics

Buffalo	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Keith Rivers	15	77	5.13	17	3	0
Hardy Krakowski	2	21	10.50	19	1	0

New England	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
A.J. Griffith	12	101	8.42	36	4	2
Ronnie Hillman	12	51	4.25	10	1	0

Passing Statistics

Buffalo	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Phillip Rotzell	33	17	182	4/36	0	51	2	42.7

New England	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Emmanuel Lynn	37	25	280	0/0	1	47	0	98.9
Jimmie Matock	3	2	23	0/0	1	20	0	129.1

Receiving Statistics

Buffalo	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Lonnie Fafinski	5	9	93	18.60	16	51
WR Reggie Michael	5	8	33	6.60	10	14
TE Gene Lane	3	4	23	7.67	12	14
WR Kris Durham	1	3	15	15.00	0	15
FB Allen Daniels	1	1	5	5.00	7	5
RB Keith Rivers	1	3	7	7.00	0	7
WR Greg Wells	1	4	6	6.00	0	6
WR Jeremy Walton	0	1	0	0.00	0	0

New England	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Brian Downs	10	11	72	7.20	21	20	2
WR Mike Smith	8	10	123	15.38	9	47	0
WR Tim Givens	5	11	75	15.00	36	31	0
TE Randall Monson	2	3	17	8.50	0	11	0
FB Lorenzo McDaniel	1	1	13	13.00	13	13	0
WR Howie Fleming	1	2	3	3.00	0	3	0
TE Dixon Pasquarella	0	2	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Buffalo	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

New England	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
ILB Charlie Gerbasi	1	30	30.00	1
ILB Dean Wilde	1	17	17.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Buffalo	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Howard Powers	0	0	1	0

New England	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Randall Monson	1	0	0	0
Brian Downs	0	1	0	0

Punting Statistics

Buffalo	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Bryan Anger	6	284	47.3	39.7	54	3

New England	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Larry Mirkovich	2	98	49.0	49.0	53	2

Kicking Statistics

Buffalo	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Daniel Elstrom	2/2	1/1	0/0	46	0/0

New England	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Richard Burgess	1/2	1/2	0/0	49	5/5

Punt Return Statistics

Buffalo	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

New England	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Willie Hayes	2	26	13.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Buffalo	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Kris Durham	3	77	25.7	0

New England	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Josh Robinson	1	18	18.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Buffalo	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Teddy Hutton	10	3	0.0	21	35
S Howard Powers	7	1	0.0	13	21
CB Kenneth Sobin	7	1	0.0	16	28
ILB Ricardo McIntyre	5	0	0.0	17	26
DT Jurrell Casey	3	1	0.0	17	27
CB Alex Banks	3	0	0.0	8	11
S J.T. Spiliotis	3	0	0.0	10	16
DE Jack Crawford	2	0	0.0	19	34
OLB Donald Yeager	1	1	0.0	16	31
OLB Brant Rodgers	1	1	0.0	10	12
OLB Carlton McAddley	1	1	0.0	22	35
CB Tyrus Runowski	1	1	0.0	13	18
RB Keith Rivers	1	0	---	---	---
CB Kent Troupe	1	0	0.0	13	23
ILB Brian Donaldson	1	0	0.0	5	12
CB Rex Garcia	1	0	0.0	10	9
DE Jared Crick	0	1	0.0	22	36
ILB Edward Velevis	0	1	0.0	6	16

New England	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S D.J. O'Neal	6	2	0.0	17	36
OLB Jonas Mouton	5	1	2.5	15	34
ILB Charlie Gerbasi	4	1	1.0	11	26
CB Willie Hayes	4	1	0.0	16	31
S Luther Riazi	3	1	0.0	15	32
ILB Dean Wilde	3	0	0.0	8	11
DE Bucky Melnick	2	1	0.5	12	26
S Brant Bryant	2	2	0.0	5	13
OLB Eugene Duran	2	1	0.0	7	18
OLB Devin Keung	2	0	0.0	13	20
CB Jimmy Smith	1	2	0.0	9	27
DT Bennie LaPointe	1	1	0.0	13	26
S Josh Robinson	1	1	0.0	10	23
OLB Conrad Barrere	1	0	0.0	6	14
DE Hunter O'Leary	1	0	0.0	5	11

Pass Rush Statistics

Buffalo	Hurry	PPlay
DE Jack Crawford	2	34
OLB Carlton McAddley	1	35
CB Terrence Frederick	1	22

New England	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Jonas Mouton	2.5	0	3	4	34
ILB Charlie Gerbasi	1.0	0	1	0	26
DE Bucky Melnick	0.5	1	0	0	26
OLB Devin Keung	0.0	0	1	1	20
DE Bucky Freysinger	0.0	0	1	0	22
DE Curtis LaMarche	0.0	0	1	0	15

Pass Defense Statistics

Buffalo	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Kenneth Sobin	5	2	28
S Howard Powers	5	1	21
S Teddy Hutton	4	0	35
ILB Ricardo McIntyre	3	0	26
S J.T. Spiliotis	2	1	16
CB Alex Banks	2	0	11
OLB Donald Yeager	1	0	31
OLB Brant Rodgers	1	0	12
OLB Carlton McAddley	1	0	35
CB Tyrus Runowski	1	0	18
DE Jack Crawford	1	0	34
ILB Brian Donaldson	1	0	12
ILB Edward Velevis	0	1	16

New England	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Willie Hayes	4	0	0	31
OLB Devin Keung	2	1	0	20
S D.J. O'Neal	2	0	0	36
OLB Eugene Duran	2	0	0	18
CB Jimmy Smith	1	1	0	27
ILB Charlie Gerbasi	1	0	1	26
ILB Dean Wilde	1	0	1	11
OLB Conrad Barrere	1	0	0	14
S Luther Riazi	1	0	0	32
S Brant Bryant	1	0	0	13
S Josh Robinson	1	0	0	23
DE Curtis LaMarche	0	1	0	15

Blocking Statistics

Buffalo	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Keith Williams	2	6	14	1	24
Benjamin Ijalana	2	2	15	2	36
Andrew Jackson	1	2	8	1	20
Derek Connell	1	2	15	0	28
Derek Wofford	1	1	7	0	8
Deron Coleman	1	1	12	0	29
Brock Pearson	0	3	13	0	29

New England	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	PPly
Marvin Flowers	4	6	20	33
Winston Hirneisen	2	4	20	34
Howard Wilson	2	3	5	8
Harold Curtis	1	4	21	34
Joey Daughtry	1	2	22	32
Corey Hargett	1	2	9	11
Lorenzo McDaniel	1	1	13	26
Wayne Schultz	1	1	16	32
Randall Monson	0	1	7	10

Special Teams Tackles

Buffalo	Tackles	STPlays
Brady Flynn	1	18
Keith Rivers	1	18
Edward Velevis	1	11

New England	Tackles	STPlays
Devin Keung	2	25
Brant Bryant	1	12

Participation

Buffalo	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Jared Crick	---	---	22	36	4	62
Carlton McAddley	---	---	22	35	2	59
Benjamin Ijalana	15	36	---	---	6	57
Teddy Hutton	---	---	21	35	1	57
Keith Rivers	15	24	---	---	18	57
Jack Crawford	---	---	19	34	3	56
Phillip Rotzell	17	37	---	---	---	54
Brock Pearson	13	29	---	---	8	50
Donald Yeager	---	---	16	31	2	49
Keith Williams	14	24	---	---	8	46
Jurrell Casey	---	---	17	27	2	46
Kenneth Sobin	---	---	16	28	2	46
Derek Connell	15	28	---	---	3	46
Ricardo McIntyre	---	---	17	26	2	45
Lonnie Fafinski	7	24	---	---	12	43
Greg Wells	11	32	---	---	---	43
Deron Coleman	12	29	---	---	---	41
Kris Durham	12	22	---	---	5	39
Kent Troupe	---	---	13	23	3	39
Howard Powers	---	---	13	21	2	36
J.T. Spiliotis	---	---	10	16	10	36
Edwin Quinn	8	19	---	---	7	34
Brant Rodgers	---	---	10	12	12	34
Terrence Frederick	---	---	11	22	1	34
Brett Bair	---	---	13	21	---	34
Reggie Michael	12	21	---	---	---	33
Allen Daniels	9	17	---	---	7	33
Edward Velevis	---	---	6	16	11	33
Gene Lane	9	21	---	---	2	32
Andrew Jackson	8	20	---	---	3	31
Derek Wofford	7	8	---	---	16	31
Tyrus Runowski	---	---	13	18	---	31
Alex Banks	---	---	8	11	10	29
Brian Donaldson	---	---	5	12	11	28
Rex Garcia	---	---	10	9	6	25
Brady Flynn	0	0	---	---	18	18
Jeremy Walton	1	3	---	---	12	16
Hardy Krakowski	2	13	---	---	---	15
Bernard Thurgood	---	---	0	2	9	11
Curtis Holcomb	---	---	0	0	9	9
Jerel Worthy	---	---	2	5	---	7
Bryan Anger	0	0	---	---	6	6
Daniel Elstrom	0	0	---	---	5	5
Nick Foles	0	0	---	---	2	2
Damon Collier	0	0	---	---	2	2
Clarence Fleming	0	0	---	---	---	0

New England	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Mike Smith	23	29	---	---	16	68
Willie Hayes	---	---	16	31	15	62
Tim Givens	17	30	---	---	13	60
Emmanuel Lynn	22	37	---	---	---	59
Devin Keung	---	---	13	20	25	58
Marvin Flowers	20	33	---	---	4	57
D.J. O'Neal	---	---	17	36	2	55
Harold Curtis	21	34	---	---	---	55
Winston Hirneisen	20	34	---	---	---	54
Joey Daughtry	22	32	---	---	---	54
Brian Downs	18	35	---	---	---	53
Wayne Schultz	16	32	---	---	4	52
Jonas Mouton	---	---	15	34	2	51
Lorenzo McDaniel	13	26	---	---	10	49
Luther Riazi	---	---	15	32	2	49
Bennie LaPointe	---	---	13	26	5	44
Bucky Melnick	---	---	12	26	3	41
Charlie Gerbasi	---	---	11	26	2	39
Jimmy Smith	---	---	9	27	1	37
Josh Robinson	---	---	10	23	4	37
Ronnie Hillman	12	17	---	---	7	36
A.J. Griffith	12	23	---	---	---	35
Bucky Freysinger	---	---	10	22	1	33
Dixon Pasquarella	12	16	---	---	4	32
Brant Bryant	---	---	5	13	12	30
Randall Monson	7	10	---	---	13	30
Conrad Barrere	---	---	6	14	9	29
Richard Makowski	7	16	---	---	4	27
Irv Delvalle	---	---	4	11	12	27
Eugene Duran	---	---	7	18	1	26
Curtis LaMarche	---	---	7	15	3	25
Dean Wilde	---	---	8	11	5	24
Corey Hargett	9	11	---	---	4	24
Hunter O'Leary	---	---	5	11	6	22
R.J. Austin	0	0	---	---	20	20
Howard Wilson	5	8	---	---	4	17
Jeris Pendleton	---	---	4	11	---	15
Howie Fleming	3	11	---	---	---	14
Artie Grzegorczyk	---	---	0	0	13	13
Marcus Young	3	3	---	---	3	9
Richard Burgess	0	0	---	---	9	9
Jimmie Matock	2	3	---	---	---	5
Larry Mirkovich	0	0	---	---	2	2
Irv Burroughs	0	0	---	---	2	2
Lewis Sonneman	---	---	0	0	---	0
Ethan Iker	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	5	48	9.6
Middle	7	32	4.6
Right	5	18	3.6
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	10	75	7.5
Middle	5	32	6.4
Right	9	45	5.0
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Buffalo	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Phillip Rotzell	33	17	1	1	2	3	7	5	2

New England	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Emmanuel Lynn	37	25	3	1	3	5	3	0	0
Jimmie Matock	3	2	1	0	0	0	1	0	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	2	4	1.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	18	11	85	4.7
Medium (9-18 Yds)	7	3	42	6.0
Long (19+ Yds)	4	1	51	12.8

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	5	5	38	7.6
Short (0-8 Yds)	17	13	110	6.5
Medium (9-18 Yds)	11	7	87	7.9
Long (19+ Yds)	7	2	68	9.7

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Buffalo	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Lonnie Fafinski	9	5	1	93	1	24
WR Reggie Michael	8	5	0	33	0	21
TE Gene Lane	4	3	0	23	0	21
WR Greg Wells	4	1	0	6	0	32
WR Kris Durham	3	1	0	15	0	22
RB Keith Rivers	3	1	1	7	0	24
FB Allen Daniels	1	1	0	5	0	17
WR Jeremy Walton	1	0	0	0	0	3

New England	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Brian Downs	11	10	0	72	1	35
WR Tim Givens	11	5	1	75	1	30
WR Mike Smith	10	8	0	123	2	29
TE Randall Monson	3	2	0	17	0	10
TE Dixon Pasquarella	2	0	2	0	0	16
WR Howie Fleming	2	1	0	3	0	11
FB Lorenzo McDaniel	1	1	0	13	0	26

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Buffalo	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Keith Rivers	1	-2	-2.00	5.13

New England	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
A.J. Griffith	1	13	13.00	8.42
Ronnie Hillman	1	0	0.00	4.25

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Buffalo	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Phillip Rotzell	2	0	0	0.00	5.52

New England	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Emmanuel Lynn	6	3	15	2.50	7.57
Jimmie Matock	1	1	3	3.00	7.67

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Buffalo	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Lonnie Fafinski	1	0	0	0.00	10.33
WR Greg Wells	1	0	0	0.00	1.50

New England	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Brian Downs	3	3	13	4.33	6.55
WR Mike Smith	1	1	5	5.00	12.30
TE Dixon Pasquarella	1	0	0	0.00	0.00
TE Randall Monson	1	0	0	0.00	5.67
WR Tim Givens	1	0	0	0.00	6.82

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Buffalo	Rushes	Conversions
Keith Rivers	3	3

New England	Rushes	Conversions
A.J. Griffith	3	2
Ronnie Hillman	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Buffalo	Att	Comp	Conversions
Phillip Rotzell	10	5	2

New England	Att	Comp	Conversions
Emmanuel Lynn	7	6	5

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Buffalo	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Lonnie Fafinski	3	2	1
WR Kris Durham	3	1	0
WR Reggie Michael	2	1	1
TE Gene Lane	1	1	0
WR Greg Wells	1	0	0

New England	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Mike Smith	2	1	1
WR Brian Downs	2	2	2
WR Tim Givens	2	2	2
WR Howie Fleming	1	1	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 71,500 (75,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 21,300 (23,200)
End Zone 16,800 (16,800)
Mezzanine 9,700 (9,700)
Sideline Seats 14,800 (14,800)
Club Seats 6,000 (6,000)
Luxury Boxes 2,900 (4,500)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	71,500 (75,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	21,300 (23,200)
End Zone	16,800 (16,800)
Mezzanine	9,700 (9,700)
Sideline Seats	14,800 (14,800)
Club Seats	6,000 (6,000)
Luxury Boxes	2,900 (4,500)