Week 15, 2037

played in Buffalo, NY

32 degrees, fair, 9 mph wind

New England Patriots0171000-27
Buffalo Bills3100146-33

Scoring Summary
1Q: 02:00 BUF - Daniel Elstrom 50 field goal
2Q: 13:31 NED - Casey Greer 16 pass from Jimmie Matock (Richard Burgess extra point)
2Q: 09:07 NED - Pat Carr 13 pass from Jimmie Matock (Richard Burgess extra point)
2Q: 06:47 NED - Richard Burgess 19 field goal
2Q: 04:21 BUF - K.C. Stevenson 12 pass from Ryan Mallett (Daniel Elstrom extra point)
2Q: 02:06 BUF - Daniel Elstrom 45 field goal
3Q: 05:57 NED - Richard Burgess 29 field goal
3Q: 05:39 NED - Kenyon Kennedy 35 interception return (Richard Burgess extra point)
4Q: 14:53 BUF - K.C. Stevenson 10 pass from Ryan Mallett (Daniel Elstrom extra point)
4Q: 04:06 BUF - J.R. Burroughs 1 run (Daniel Elstrom extra point)
OT: 10:59 BUF - J.R. Burroughs 17 run

Team StatisticsNEDBUF
Record13-15-9
First Downs2026
- by Rushing110
- by Passing1815
- by Penalty11
Total Net Yards345418
- Offensive Plays5988
- Yards per Play5.854.75
Net Rushing Yards36142
- Rushing Attempts1537
- Yards per Rush2.403.84
Net Passing Yards309276
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt43 - 25 - 349 - 25 - 3
- Gross Passing Yards315289
- Sacks/Yards Lost1/62/13
- Yards per Pass Play7.025.41
Fumbles/Lost2/21/0
3rd Down Conversions2/1010/19
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down7.66.7
4th Down Conversions0/00/0
Penalties/Yards6/416/40
Punt Returns/Yards1/42/-4
Kick Returns/Yards5/793/97
Interception Ret./Yards3/403/51
2pt Conversions0/00/0
Red Zone Visits45
- Red Zone TDs/FGs2/24/1
Avg. Drive StartOWN 28OWN 36
Time of Possession25:4038:36

Drive Charts

New England Patriots
QuarBeganPossFromPlaysYardsResult
115:002:16OWN 3335Punt
17:121:09OWN 2036Punt
11:523:30OWN 20880Touchdown
211:252:25OWN 31669Touchdown
28:071:25OPP 12410Field Goal
25:170:36OWN 5322Fumble
24:110:29OWN 1910Interception
21:580:19OWN 3710Interception
21:070:40OWN 40211Interception
20:060:06OWN 4510Half
313:251:31OWN 20512Punt
38:132:24OWN 42546Field Goal
414:423:15OWN 11417Punt
410:022:39OWN 10631Fumble
43:563:31OWN 13736Punt
Buffalo Bills
QuarBeganPossFromPlaysYardsResult
112:445:32OWN 41043Punt
16:034:11OWN 29838Field Goal
213:221:57OWN 2037Punt
29:000:53OWN 2031Punt
26:421:25OWN 42527Interception
24:410:30OPP 27227Touchdown
23:421:44OPP 3062Field Goal
21:390:32OPP 3330Missed FG
20:270:21OWN 4820Interception
315:001:35OWN 3738Punt
311:543:41OWN 21644Missed FG
35:490:18OWN 2020Interception
35:315:49OWN 431257Touchdown
411:271:25OWN 2536Punt
47:233:27OPP 41841Touchdown
40:250:25OWN 2324Half
OT115:004:16OWN 17983Touchdown

Game MVP: Alvin Fulton, Buffalo Bills

Rushing Statistics

New EnglandAttYardsAvgLG10+TD
Jared Rayburn9323.561010
R.J. Austin640.67400
BuffaloAttYardsAvgLG10+TD
Keith Rivers20653.25900
J.R. Burroughs9364.001712
Jay Kadavy5255.001310
Ryan Mallett3165.331010

Passing Statistics

New EnglandAttCompYardsSk/YdTDLGIntRate
Jimmie Matock43253151/6243367.5
BuffaloAttCompYardsSk/YdTDLGIntRate
Ryan Mallett49252892/13236357.2

Receiving Statistics

New EnglandCatchTargYardsAvgYACLGTD
WR Casey Greer81612315.3827431
WR Pat Carr696611.000181
TE Zach Ertz576613.2032380
RB Jared Rayburn24147.000100
WR Wesley Jeffries232110.507120
WR Keith Wirthel242512.501140
BuffaloCatchTargYardsAvgYACLGTD
WR K.C. Stevenson81511013.755342
TE Greg Emerson5107715.4031360
RB Keith Rivers33103.33270
TE Robbie Rayburn34268.671390
TE Greg Cunningham335016.679220
FB Allen Daniels1188.00580
RB Jay Kadavy1144.00040
WR Kelly Newman1344.00040
WR Timothy Castillo0200.00000
WR Tyrone Lee0700.00000

Interception Statistics

New EnglandIntsYardsAvgTD
ILB Kenyon Kennedy13535.001
S Luther Riazi144.000
S Brant Bryant111.000
BuffaloIntsYardsAvgTD
CB Alvin Fulton35117.000

Fumble Statistics

New EnglandFumbRecovForceTD
Jimmie Matock1000
Pat Carr1000
Bucky Melnick0010
BuffaloFumbRecovForceTD
Ryan Mallett1100
Jack Crawford0100
Bryant Pasich0100
Terry Follette0010
Norman Villanueva0010

Punting Statistics

New EnglandPuntYardsAvgNetLGIn20
Larry Mirkovich524248.449.2522
BuffaloPuntYardsAvgNetLGIn20
Bryan Anger518436.832.0551

Kicking Statistics

New EnglandFGs40+Yd50+YdLGPAT
Richard Burgess2/20/00/0293/3
BuffaloFGs40+Yd50+YdLGPAT
Daniel Elstrom2/42/41/3503/3

Punt Return Statistics

New EnglandRetYardsAvgTD
Bart Stanton144.00
BuffaloRetYardsAvgTD
Bryant Pasich2-4-2.00

Kick Return Statistics

New EnglandRetYardsAvgTD
Casey Greer35719.00
Bart Stanton22211.00
BuffaloRetYardsAvgTD
K.C. Stevenson25527.50
Bryant Pasich14242.00

Defensive Statistics

New EnglandTackAsstSackRPlayPPlay
S Luther Riazi900.02944
ILB Kenyon Kennedy850.02836
CB Bart Stanton710.03243
S Brant Bryant520.01840
CB Demarcus Van Dyke510.02632
CB Kris Schwantes500.02539
ILB Xavier Sheriff431.02024
DE Bucky Melnick301.02533
CB Casey McPherson310.02028
OLB Devin Keung300.02943
DT Brock Scott300.02027
S Carlos Bryant220.02524
DT Ricardo Merrell200.01724
QB Jimmie Matock10---------
WR Casey Greer10---------
WR Keith Wirthel10---------
DE Dwayne Branch100.037
OLB Jon Welch020.02737
DE Quinton Coples010.02328
BuffaloTackAsstSackRPlayPPlay
DE Terry Follette510.51325
CB Alvin Fulton500.01233
S Terry Gomez500.01228
ILB Edward Velevis420.01439
S Orlando Jenkins400.0732
DE Jake Bequette300.0628
CB Bryant Pasich220.0311
OLB Matt Cox200.0631
ILB Dale Reese200.0617
DT R.J. Givens110.5723
S Jerome Holliman110.01340
DT Brett Bair110.0925
DE Jack Crawford100.0718
TE Greg Emerson10---------
DE Michael O'Donnell100.0414
WR Tyrone Lee10---------
CB Kerry Blades100.019
OLB Ralph Banks030.01020
CB Norman Villanueva010.01540

Pass Rush Statistics

New EnglandSackBlockHurryKnockPPlay
DE Bucky Melnick1.010033
ILB Xavier Sheriff1.000024
OLB Devin Keung0.021043
OLB Jon Welch0.013037
DT Ricardo Merrell0.010024
DE Quinton Coples0.002028
S Carlos Bryant0.001024
BuffaloSackBlockHurryKnockPPlay
DT R.J. Givens0.501023
DE Terry Follette0.500025
DE Michael O'Donnell0.010014
OLB Ralph Banks0.010020
OLB Willie Joyner0.001031

Pass Defense Statistics

New EnglandCaughtDefnsdIntrcpPPlay
S Brant Bryant42140
CB Kris Schwantes42039
ILB Kenyon Kennedy31136
ILB Xavier Sheriff30024
CB Bart Stanton30043
S Luther Riazi20144
CB Demarcus Van Dyke20032
OLB Devin Keung20043
S Carlos Bryant11024
CB Casey McPherson11028
ILB Percy Chustz0105
BuffaloCaughtDefnsdIntrcpPPlay
CB Alvin Fulton41333
S Terry Gomez32028
ILB Edward Velevis30039
OLB Matt Cox30031
S Orlando Jenkins30032
CB Norman Villanueva23040
CB Bryant Pasich20011
S Jerome Holliman11040
DE Jake Bequette10028
DE Terry Follette10025
CB Kerry Blades1009
ILB Dale Reese10017

Blocking Statistics

New EnglandKeyBlBlOppPancRPlySckAPPly
Jessie Shea13011036
Joey Daughtry1204010
Danny Breckterfield03013035
Corey Edwards02011134
Jimmy Newman0108013
Howard Wilson01012038
Lance Harding0109022
Kim Burks01011031
Zach Ertz01014041
BuffaloKeyBlBlOppPancRPlySckAPPly
Rod Norris710134048
Deron Coleman410036047
Riley Reiff13030035
Lance Urbanus120617
Reuben Matson1108018
Will Collins03034148
Allen Daniels01021027
Derek Connell01017033
Greg Emerson01034040
Nolan Cox01020019
Greg Cunningham010709

Special Teams Tackles

New EnglandTacklesSTPlays
Levon Bass219
Casey McPherson123
Wesley Jeffries120
Casey Greer117
BuffaloTacklesSTPlays
Norman Villanueva420
Edward Velevis113
Rondell Yellig113

Participation

New EnglandRPlyOffPPlyOffRPlyDefPPlyDefSTPlyTotal Plays
Bart Stanton------32431590
Luther Riazi------2944376
Devin Keung------2943274
Casey Greer1242------1771
Casey McPherson------20282371
Kris Schwantes------2539569
Jon Welch------2737468
Kenyon Kennedy------2836367
Xavier Sheriff------20242367
Carlos Bryant------25241766
Bucky Melnick------2533765
Demarcus Van Dyke------2632462
Brant Bryant------1840361
Mitch Harper------2334461
Zach Ertz1441------560
Jimmie Matock1544---------59
Quinton Coples------2328657
Pat Carr1030------1454
Jessie Shea1136------754
Danny Breckterfield1335------553
Lance Harding922------2051
Howard Wilson1238---------50
Brock Scott------2027350
Kim Burks1131------749
Corey Edwards1134---------45
Ricardo Merrell------1724142
Levon Bass------9131941
Jared Rayburn930------140
R.J. Austin614------1939
Wesley Jeffries612------2038
Keith Wirthel825---------33
Brant Tyler523------230
Jimmy Newman813------728
Frankie Hill00------2020
Percy Chustz------65415
Joey Daughtry410---------14
J.B. Heath00------1212
Dwayne Branch------37111
Richard Burgess00------99
Larry Mirkovich00------55
Skip Heilprin14---------5
Shane Shelton00------22
Monty Summers------20---2
Nate Santana00---------0
Drew Donovan00---------0
O.J. Hamilton00---------0
BuffaloRPlyOffPPlyOffRPlyDefPPlyDefSTPlyTotal Plays
Will Collins3448------991
Ryan Mallett3751---------88
Deron Coleman3647---------83
Rod Norris3448---------82
Greg Emerson3440------175
Norman Villanueva------15402075
K.C. Stevenson3038------775
Riley Reiff3035------974
Edward Velevis------14391366
Jerome Holliman------1340356
Keith Rivers2234---------56
Allen Daniels2127------755
Tyrone Lee1735---------52
Ralph Banks------10202252
J.R. Burroughs1419------1851
Derek Connell1733---------50
Nolan Cox2019------948
Robbie Rayburn1522------1047
Alvin Fulton------1233247
Willie Joyner------1231346
Kelly Newman1315------1846
Terry Follette------1325745
Orlando Jenkins------732443
Terry Gomez------1228242
Matt Cox------631340
Jake Bequette------628438
Greg Cunningham79------2238
Brett Bair------925337
Reuben Matson818------935
Bryant Pasich------3111731
R.J. Givens------723131
Dale Reese------617831
Jay Kadavy57------1830
Jack Crawford------718126
Rondell Yellig------491326
Lance Urbanus67------922
Kerry Blades------191020
Michael O'Donnell------414---18
Ernest Gordon00------1717
Timothy Castillo79---------16
Percy Mitchell------411116
Daniel Elstrom00------1010
Bryan Anger00------55
Sam Bradford00------44
Vince Taft00---------0
Xavier Perkins00---------0

Directional Rushing Statistics

DistanceAttYardsAvg
Left6274.5
Middle551.0
Right441.0
None000.0
DistanceAttYardsAvg
Left12564.7
Middle7162.3
Right18703.9
None000.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

New EnglandAttCmp20+BdThDropDfnsHurrKnckIntc
Jimmie Matock43252047203
BuffaloAttCmp20+BdThDropDfnsHurrKnckIntc
Ryan Mallett49253108703

Directional Passing Statistics

DistanceAttCompYardsAvg
Screen1111.0
Short (0-8 Yds)24141516.3
Medium (9-18 Yds)137866.6
Long (19+ Yds)537715.4
DistanceAttCompYardsAvg
Screen44256.3
Short (0-8 Yds)13111128.6
Medium (9-18 Yds)248964.0
Long (19+ Yds)82567.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

New EnglandTargtCaugtDropdYards20+PPlay
WR Casey Greer1681123142
WR Pat Carr96266030
TE Zach Ertz75066141
RB Jared Rayburn42014030
WR Keith Wirthel42025025
WR Wesley Jeffries32121012
BuffaloTargtCaugtDropdYards20+PPlay
WR K.C. Stevenson1580110138
TE Greg Emerson105077140
WR Tyrone Lee7000035
TE Robbie Rayburn43026022
RB Keith Rivers33010034
TE Greg Cunningham3305019
WR Kelly Newman3104015
WR Timothy Castillo200009
FB Allen Daniels1108027
RB Jay Kadavy110407

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

New EnglandAttYardsAvgOverall Avg
Jared Rayburn231.503.56
R.J. Austin200.000.67
BuffaloAttYardsAvgOverall Avg
Keith Rivers273.503.25
J.R. Burroughs2189.004.00

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

New EnglandAttCompYardsAvg/AttOverall Avg
Jimmie Matock73405.717.33
BuffaloAttCompYardsAvg/AttOverall Avg
Ryan Mallett74294.145.90

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

New EnglandTargetCatchYardsAvg/TargOverall Avg
WR Pat Carr31134.337.33
WR Casey Greer21168.007.69
RB Jared Rayburn1000.003.50
WR Keith Wirthel111111.006.25
BuffaloTargetCatchYardsAvg/TargOverall Avg
WR K.C. Stevenson43307.507.33
TE Greg Emerson2000.007.70
RB Keith Rivers11-1-1.003.33

Third Down Rushing Statistics

New EnglandRushesConversions
R.J. Austin30
Jared Rayburn20
BuffaloRushesConversions
Keith Rivers43
J.R. Burroughs21
Ryan Mallett10
Jay Kadavy11

Third Down Passing Statistics

New EnglandAttCompConversions
Jimmie Matock532
BuffaloAttCompConversions
Ryan Mallett1075

Third Down Receiving Statistics

New EnglandTargCatchConversions
WR Pat Carr432
WR Casey Greer100
BuffaloTargCatchConversions
TE Robbie Rayburn322
TE Greg Cunningham222
WR K.C. Stevenson211
WR Kelly Newman210
RB Jay Kadavy110

SectionAttendance
Stadium50,400 (75,300 capacity)
Upper Deck15,700 (23,100)
End Zone11,300 (16,700)
Mezzanine6,500 (9,600)
Sideline Seats10,000 (14,800)
Club Seats6,000 (8,900)
Luxury Boxes900 (2,200)