Week 1, 2053

played in Buffalo, NY

82 degrees, fair, calm

New England Patriots	0	7	3	14	-	24
Buffalo Bills	14	0	6	0	-	20

Scoring Summary
1Q: 06:57 BUF - Tevin Webb 3 pass from Stephen Hutchins (Darrell Lohr extra point)
1Q: 02:11 BUF - Renaldo Moylan 67 pass from Stephen Hutchins (Darrell Lohr extra point)
2Q: 10:37 NED - Alexis Beckman 5 pass from Steven Strickland (Jim Lyons extra point)
3Q: 11:05 BUF - Darrell Lohr 31 field goal
3Q: 06:12 NED - Jim Lyons 23 field goal
3Q: 02:05 BUF - Darrell Lohr 49 field goal
4Q: 12:35 NED - Mario Meadows 13 pass from Steven Strickland (Jim Lyons extra point)
4Q: 07:39 NED - Robert Dillon 3 pass from Steven Strickland (Jim Lyons extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 06:57 BUF - Tevin Webb 3 pass from Stephen Hutchins (Darrell Lohr extra point)
1Q: 02:11 BUF - Renaldo Moylan 67 pass from Stephen Hutchins (Darrell Lohr extra point)
2Q: 10:37 NED - Alexis Beckman 5 pass from Steven Strickland (Jim Lyons extra point)
3Q: 11:05 BUF - Darrell Lohr 31 field goal
3Q: 06:12 NED - Jim Lyons 23 field goal
3Q: 02:05 BUF - Darrell Lohr 49 field goal
4Q: 12:35 NED - Mario Meadows 13 pass from Steven Strickland (Jim Lyons extra point)
4Q: 07:39 NED - Robert Dillon 3 pass from Steven Strickland (Jim Lyons extra point)

Team Statistics NED BUF
Record 1-0 0-1
First Downs 24 20
- by Rushing 10 10
- by Passing 14 9
- by Penalty 0 1
Total Net Yards 347 358
- Offensive Plays 63 62
- Yards per Play 5.51 5.77
Net Rushing Yards 187 139
- Rushing Attempts 26 30
- Yards per Rush 7.19 4.63
Net Passing Yards 160 219
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 36 - 22 - 1 30 - 20 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 165 229
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/5 2/10
- Yards per Pass Play 4.32 6.84
Fumbles/Lost 1/1 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 5/11 4/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.4 9.8
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 7/45 7/49
Punt Returns/Yards 3/74 1/1
Kick Returns/Yards 2/51 1/19
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 1/2
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 4 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 3/1 1/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 31 OWN 24
Time of Possession 27:12 32:48

Team Statistics	NED	BUF
Record	1-0	0-1
First Downs	24	20
- by Rushing	10	10
- by Passing	14	9
- by Penalty	0	1
Total Net Yards	347	358
- Offensive Plays	63	62
- Yards per Play	5.51	5.77
Net Rushing Yards	187	139
- Rushing Attempts	26	30
- Yards per Rush	7.19	4.63
Net Passing Yards	160	219
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	36 - 22 - 1	30 - 20 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	165	229
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/5	2/10
- Yards per Pass Play	4.32	6.84
Fumbles/Lost	1/1	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	5/11	4/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.4	9.8
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	7/45	7/49
Punt Returns/Yards	3/74	1/1
Kick Returns/Yards	2/51	1/19
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	1/2
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	4	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	3/1	1/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 31	OWN 24
Time of Possession	27:12	32:48

Drive Charts

New England Patriots
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	0:56	OWN 25	3	8	Punt
1	6:51	2:20	OWN 25	4	30	Punt
1	1:55	1:47	OWN 25	4	24	Punt
2	13:57	3:31	OPP 46	7	46	Touchdown
2	4:43	1:26	OWN 20	5	12	Punt
2	0:50	0:50	OWN 20	2	-6	Half
3	10:57	4:53	OWN 39	9	55	Field Goal
3	4:59	1:17	OWN 22	3	-8	Interception
3	1:58	4:32	OWN 25	9	75	Touchdown
4	10:31	2:59	OPP 42	8	42	Touchdown
4	3:05	3:05	OWN 30	9	44	Game

Buffalo Bills
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	14:04	7:13	OWN 36	13	64	Touchdown
1	4:31	2:36	OWN 2	6	98	Touchdown
1	0:08	1:11	OWN 15	3	4	Punt
2	10:26	5:43	OWN 25	10	42	Punt
2	3:17	2:27	OWN 15	7	40	Punt
3	15:00	4:03	OWN 25	7	61	Field Goal
3	6:04	1:05	OWN 25	3	3	Punt
3	3:42	1:44	OPP 38	3	6	Field Goal
4	12:26	1:55	OWN 19	3	-5	Punt
4	7:32	1:32	OWN 25	3	-7	Punt
4	6:00	2:55	OWN 16	4	13	Punt

Game MVP: Stephen Hutchins, Buffalo Bills

Rushing Statistics

New England	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
QB Steven Strickland	9	35	3.89	21	2
RB Robert Dillon	8	100	12.50	42	4
RB Russell Collazo	8	45	5.63	18	2
WR Mario Meadows	1	7	7.00	7	0

Buffalo	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
RB Randy Speight	15	63	4.20	14	4
RB Kristopher Bernard	8	34	4.25	11	1
QB Stephen Hutchins	5	45	9.00	14	2
WR Toby Whiting	2	-3	-1.50	1	0

Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Steven Strickland	36	22	165	1/5	3	17	1	88.3

Buffalo	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Stephen Hutchins	30	20	229	2/10	2	67	0	111.6

Receiving Statistics

New England	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Shane Ricksecker	5	6	43	8.60	4	11	0
WR Alexis Beckman	5	8	32	6.40	6	14	1
WR Mario Meadows	4	6	45	11.25	3	14	1
RB Russell Collazo	3	4	14	4.67	17	17	0
FB Gilbert Tudor	2	3	8	4.00	0	11	0
TE Tim Vance	1	5	10	10.00	0	10	0
RB Robert Dillon	1	2	3	3.00	1	3	1
WR Lewis Dixon	1	2	10	10.00	0	10	0

Buffalo	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Renaldo Moylan	9	10	154	17.11	71	67	1
TE Tevin Webb	3	9	30	10.00	5	26	1
WR Toby Whiting	3	3	17	5.67	4	13	0
WR Ross Harden	2	2	15	7.50	9	9	0
RB Kristopher Bernard	2	3	13	6.50	0	15	0
FB Devonte Bose	1	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
RB Randy Speight	0	2	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

New England	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Buffalo	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
ILB Jerry Glenn	1	2	2.00	0

Fumble Statistics

New England	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
CB Lester Forland	1	0	0	0

Buffalo	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
OLB Jonah Zordich	0	1	0	0
FB Devonte Bose	0	0	1	0

Punting Statistics

New England	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Mitchell Dielman	4	164	41.0	40.8	54	3

Buffalo	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Bubba Graham	7	293	41.9	25.9	47	0

Kicking Statistics

New England	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Jim Lyons	1/1	0/0	0/0	23	3/3

Buffalo	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Darrell Lohr	2/2	1/1	0/0	49	2/2

Punt Return Statistics

New England	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Lester Forland	3	74	24.7	0

Buffalo	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Toby Whiting	1	1	1.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

New England	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Dustin Anastasiades	1	27	27.0	0
Raul Chizmar	1	24	24.0	0

Buffalo	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Ryan Hanks	1	19	19.0	0

Defensive Statistics

New England	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Oliver Mendelssohn	10	1	0.0	29	31
S Renaldo Jefferson	8	1	0.0	30	32
CB Dean Clough	6	0	0.0	30	32
S Brendan Flannery	5	5	0.0	30	32
DE Albert Robertson	4	1	1.0	29	31
OLB Joshua Bible	3	4	0.0	30	31
DE Antonio Tubbs	3	1	0.0	29	31
S Caiden McAlpine	3	0	0.0	27	27
DE George Lowe	3	0	0.0	16	23
OLB Darius Shepherd	3	0	0.0	14	17
DT Gabriel Fulton	1	0	1.0	3	2
CB Dana Bernstein	1	0	0.0	15	7
TE Tevin Rolfe	1	0	---	---	---

Buffalo	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Amir Sinclair	7	2	0.0	23	26
ILB Mark Fisher	6	1	1.0	24	26
DE Max Thelwell	5	2	0.0	22	30
CB Lance Briggs	5	1	0.0	13	20
CB Angel Herrick	5	0	0.0	22	30
OLB Buddy Cunningham	4	1	0.0	14	23
CB Howard Richmond	3	2	0.0	13	23
ILB Jerry Glenn	3	2	0.0	24	25
S Jerome Shields	2	0	0.0	24	24
DE Damon Boccaccio	1	2	0.0	20	21
CB Quinn Lee	1	1	0.0	3	12
DT Wendell Chaney	1	1	0.0	22	28
S Willie Humphries	1	0	0.0	2	10
DE Preston Newman	0	1	0.0	16	22

Pass Rush Statistics

New England	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Albert Robertson	1.0	0	0	1	31
DT Gabriel Fulton	1.0	0	0	0	2
OLB Darius Shepherd	0.0	1	0	0	17
DE Antonio Tubbs	0.0	0	2	2	31
DT Clarence Gagnon	0.0	0	1	1	32

Buffalo	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
ILB Mark Fisher	1.0	0	0	0	26
DE Preston Newman	0.0	1	1	0	22
DE Max Thelwell	0.0	0	2	5	30
OLB Buddy Cunningham	0.0	0	2	0	23
DE Damon Boccaccio	0.0	0	1	0	21
DT Kelvin Michalewicz	0.0	0	1	0	23

Pass Defense Statistics

New England	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
S Renaldo Jefferson	5	0	32
ILB Oliver Mendelssohn	5	0	31
OLB Darius Shepherd	3	0	17
CB Dean Clough	2	3	32
S Brendan Flannery	2	1	32
OLB Joshua Bible	1	1	31
DE Albert Robertson	1	0	31
S Caiden McAlpine	1	0	27

Buffalo	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Angel Herrick	6	0	0	30
CB Lance Briggs	4	1	0	20
S Amir Sinclair	3	0	0	26
DE Max Thelwell	3	0	0	30
ILB Jerry Glenn	2	0	1	25
CB Howard Richmond	2	0	0	23
OLB Buddy Cunningham	2	0	0	23
S Jerome Shields	0	1	0	24

Blocking Statistics

New England	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
T Sedrick Browning	3	5	26	0	37
G J.J. Aguirre	2	6	26	1	37
C Mack Satre	2	5	26	0	37
T Nickolas Ellingsen	2	3	26	0	37
G Darnell Crane	1	3	26	0	37
TE Tevin Rolfe	0	1	9	0	8

Buffalo	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
T Zachery Blades	3	6	30	0	32
T Tom Worden	2	4	30	0	32
G Dillon Diable	1	5	30	0	32
T Jason Spriggs	1	4	30	1	32
G Ray Porter	0	3	17	0	13
FB Devonte Bose	0	2	8	0	18
C Earnest Hilbert	0	1	13	1	19

Special Teams Tackles

New England	Tackles	STPlays
Daniel Dawkins	2	22

Buffalo	Tackles	STPlays
Devonte Bose	3	23
Randy Speight	1	12
Ryan Hanks	1	12

Participation

New England	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
TE Tim Vance	26	31	---	---	14	71
G J.J. Aguirre	26	37	---	---	5	68
T Nickolas Ellingsen	26	37	---	---	5	68
T Sedrick Browning	26	37	---	---	5	68
G Darnell Crane	26	37	---	---	5	68
CB Dean Clough	---	---	30	32	2	64
S Renaldo Jefferson	---	---	30	32	2	64
S Brendan Flannery	---	---	30	32	2	64
C Mack Satre	26	37	---	---	---	63
OLB Joshua Bible	---	---	30	31	2	63
QB Steven Strickland	26	37	---	---	---	63
WR Alexis Beckman	26	37	---	---	---	63
DT Clarence Gagnon	---	---	29	32	2	63
DE Albert Robertson	---	---	29	31	2	62
DE Antonio Tubbs	---	---	29	31	2	62
ILB Oliver Mendelssohn	---	---	29	31	2	62
WR Shane Ricksecker	26	34	---	---	---	60
S Caiden McAlpine	---	---	27	27	2	56
OLB Darius Shepherd	---	---	14	17	23	54
DE George Lowe	---	---	16	23	9	48
WR Mario Meadows	11	24	---	---	---	35
WR Lewis Dixon	4	11	---	---	18	33
CB Dana Bernstein	---	---	15	7	8	30
TE Tevin Rolfe	9	8	---	---	11	28
S Craig Duncan	---	---	3	7	17	27
RB Robert Dillon	12	13	---	---	---	25
RB Russell Collazo	10	15	---	---	---	25
RB Dustin Anastasiades	0	0	---	---	22	22
TE Daniel Dawkins	0	0	---	---	22	22
FB Gilbert Tudor	6	8	---	---	5	19
DT Dominic Kirsch	---	---	12	7	---	19
CB Lester Forland	---	---	0	0	16	16
ILB Efrain Peterson	---	---	0	3	12	15
WR Raul Chizmar	0	4	---	---	10	14
DE Gilbert Conarroe	---	---	1	3	7	11
OLB Scott Caldwell	---	---	1	1	7	9
OLB Bo Karle	---	---	0	0	9	9
K Jim Lyons	0	0	---	---	6	6
DT Gabriel Fulton	---	---	3	2	---	5
C Korey Jamison	0	0	---	---	5	5
CB Leslie Barber	---	---	2	3	---	5
P Mitchell Dielman	0	0	---	---	4	4
QB Juan Fain	0	0	---	---	1	1
G R.J. Tutjer	0	0	---	---	---	0
G Blaine Clark	0	0	---	---	---	0
Unknown	0	0	---	---	---	0

Buffalo	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
T Tom Worden	30	32	---	---	9	71
G Dillon Diable	30	32	---	---	9	71
T Jason Spriggs	30	32	---	---	9	71
WR Ross Harden	28	29	---	---	7	64
QB Stephen Hutchins	30	32	---	---	2	64
T Zachery Blades	30	32	---	---	---	62
TE Tevin Webb	27	29	---	---	---	56
WR Renaldo Moylan	24	30	---	---	---	54
RB Randy Speight	22	20	---	---	12	54
DE Max Thelwell	---	---	22	30	1	53
CB Angel Herrick	---	---	22	30	---	52
ILB Mark Fisher	---	---	24	26	---	50
DT Wendell Chaney	---	---	22	28	---	50
FB Devonte Bose	8	18	---	---	23	49
S Amir Sinclair	---	---	23	26	---	49
ILB Jerry Glenn	---	---	24	25	---	49
S Jerome Shields	---	---	24	24	---	48
DE Preston Newman	---	---	16	22	5	43
CB Lance Briggs	---	---	13	20	10	43
DE Damon Boccaccio	---	---	20	21	1	42
TE Skip Allen	9	8	---	---	23	40
RB Kristopher Bernard	8	12	---	---	19	39
OLB Buddy Cunningham	---	---	14	23	1	38
CB Howard Richmond	---	---	13	23	1	37
WR Toby Whiting	16	12	---	---	9	37
DT Kelvin Michalewicz	---	---	12	23	---	35
C Earnest Hilbert	13	19	---	---	---	32
G Ray Porter	17	13	---	---	1	31
CB Quinn Lee	---	---	3	12	15	30
DE Sheldon Day	---	---	11	13	5	29
S Micah Manning	---	---	2	12	15	29
OLB Kody Shea	---	---	2	11	10	23
OLB Jonah Zordich	---	---	0	1	21	22
CB Josue Cochrane	---	---	10	12	---	22
CB Leon Collier	---	---	7	11	---	18
S Willie Humphries	---	---	2	10	1	13
WR Ryan Hanks	1	0	---	---	12	13
TE Donald Fleming	6	1	---	---	5	12
WR Eli Ireland	1	1	---	---	7	9
C Jeff Gillette	0	0	---	---	9	9
G Terrance Tuaolo	0	0	---	---	8	8
K Darrell Lohr	0	0	---	---	7	7
P Bubba Graham	0	0	---	---	7	7
OLB Michael Hager	---	---	0	4	---	4
QB Garrett Grayson	0	0	---	---	---	0
Unknown	---	---	0	0	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	11	60	5.5
Middle	10	114	11.4
Right	3	16	5.3
None	2	-3	-1.5

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	8	22	2.8
Middle	17	97	5.7
Right	5	20	4.0
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Steven Strickland	36	22	0	1	2	2	7	5	1

Buffalo	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Stephen Hutchins	30	20	3	1	0	5	3	4	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	6	6	24	4.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	13	7	50	3.8
Medium (9-18 Yds)	15	9	91	6.1
Long (19+ Yds)	2	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	9	7	24	2.7
Short (0-8 Yds)	10	6	30	3.0
Medium (9-18 Yds)	7	4	45	6.4
Long (19+ Yds)	4	3	130	32.5

Detailed Receiving Statistics

New England	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	PPlay
WR Alexis Beckman	8	5	0	32	37
WR Mario Meadows	6	4	0	45	24
WR Shane Ricksecker	6	5	0	43	34
TE Tim Vance	5	1	1	10	31
RB Russell Collazo	4	3	0	14	15
FB Gilbert Tudor	3	2	1	8	8
RB Robert Dillon	2	1	0	3	13
WR Lewis Dixon	2	1	0	10	11

Buffalo	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Renaldo Moylan	10	9	154	2	30
TE Tevin Webb	9	3	30	1	29
RB Kristopher Bernard	3	2	13	0	12
WR Toby Whiting	3	3	17	0	12
WR Ross Harden	2	2	15	0	29
RB Randy Speight	2	0	0	0	20
FB Devonte Bose	1	1	0	0	18

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

New England	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Robert Dillon	2	11	5.50	12.50
RB Russell Collazo	2	2	1.00	5.63
QB Steven Strickland	1	1	1.00	3.89

Buffalo	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Randy Speight	1	7	7.00	4.20
QB Stephen Hutchins	1	5	5.00	9.00
RB Kristopher Bernard	1	4	4.00	4.25

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Steven Strickland	9	7	43	4.78	4.58

Buffalo	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Stephen Hutchins	4	3	10	2.50	7.63

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

New England	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Alexis Beckman	3	2	8	2.67	4.00
TE Tim Vance	1	0	0	0.00	2.00
RB Robert Dillon	1	1	3	3.00	1.50
RB Russell Collazo	1	1	0	0.00	3.50
WR Lewis Dixon	1	1	10	10.00	5.00
WR Mario Meadows	1	1	13	13.00	7.50
WR Shane Ricksecker	1	1	9	9.00	7.17

Buffalo	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Tevin Webb	2	1	3	1.50	3.33
WR Renaldo Moylan	1	1	7	7.00	15.40
WR Toby Whiting	1	1	0	0.00	5.67

Third Down Rushing Statistics

New England	Rushes	Conversions
RB Russell Collazo	3	2

Buffalo	Rushes	Conversions
RB Randy Speight	2	1
QB Stephen Hutchins	2	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Comp	Conversions
Steven Strickland	8	4	3

Buffalo	Att	Comp	Conversions
Stephen Hutchins	8	6	3

Third Down Receiving Statistics

New England	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Shane Ricksecker	3	2	2
TE Tim Vance	2	0	0
WR Alexis Beckman	2	1	1
RB Russell Collazo	1	1	0

Buffalo	Targ	Catch	Conversions
TE Tevin Webb	3	3	2
WR Renaldo Moylan	2	2	0
RB Randy Speight	2	0	0
WR Toby Whiting	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 72,000 (75,300 capacity)
Upper Deck 19,800 (23,100)
End Zone 16,700 (16,700)
Mezzanine 9,600 (9,600)
Sideline Seats 14,800 (14,800)
Club Seats 8,900 (8,900)
Luxury Boxes 2,200 (2,200)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	72,000 (75,300 capacity)
Upper Deck	19,800 (23,100)
End Zone	16,700 (16,700)
Mezzanine	9,600 (9,600)
Sideline Seats	14,800 (14,800)
Club Seats	8,900 (8,900)
Luxury Boxes	2,200 (2,200)