Week 17, 2054

played in Buffalo, NY

29 degrees, fair, 10 mph wind

New England Patriots	3	7	7	0	-	17
Buffalo Bills	10	7	6	0	-	23

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:10 BUF - Darrell Lohr 27 field goal
1Q: 05:19 NED - Jim Lyons 39 field goal
1Q: 00:27 BUF - Eli Ireland 9 pass from Garrett Grayson (Darrell Lohr extra point)
2Q: 10:52 BUF - Jonathan Wells 5 run (Darrell Lohr extra point)
2Q: 06:26 NED - Mario Meadows 4 pass from Steven Strickland (Jim Lyons extra point)
3Q: 08:15 BUF - Darrell Lohr 48 field goal
3Q: 03:04 BUF - Darrell Lohr 51 field goal
3Q: 02:59 NED - Lewis Dixon 75 run (Jim Lyons extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:10 BUF - Darrell Lohr 27 field goal
1Q: 05:19 NED - Jim Lyons 39 field goal
1Q: 00:27 BUF - Eli Ireland 9 pass from Garrett Grayson (Darrell Lohr extra point)
2Q: 10:52 BUF - Jonathan Wells 5 run (Darrell Lohr extra point)
2Q: 06:26 NED - Mario Meadows 4 pass from Steven Strickland (Jim Lyons extra point)
3Q: 08:15 BUF - Darrell Lohr 48 field goal
3Q: 03:04 BUF - Darrell Lohr 51 field goal
3Q: 02:59 NED - Lewis Dixon 75 run (Jim Lyons extra point)

Team Statistics NED BUF
Record 11-5 6-10
First Downs 14 18
- by Rushing 5 6
- by Passing 7 10
- by Penalty 2 2
Total Net Yards 288 311
- Offensive Plays 55 72
- Yards per Play 5.24 4.32
Net Rushing Yards 164 97
- Rushing Attempts 21 33
- Yards per Rush 7.81 2.94
Net Passing Yards 124 214
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 30 - 18 - 0 36 - 23 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 141 238
- Sacks/Yards Lost 4/17 3/24
- Yards per Pass Play 3.65 5.49
Fumbles/Lost 1/0 2/0
3rd Down Conversions 3/12 7/16
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 9.1 7.9
4th Down Conversions 0/1 0/0
Penalties/Yards 5/35 8/46
Punt Returns/Yards 4/28 4/16
Kick Returns/Yards 1/27 0/0
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 2 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/0 2/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 26 OWN 26
Time of Possession 23:20 36:40

Team Statistics	NED	BUF
Record	11-5	6-10
First Downs	14	18
- by Rushing	5	6
- by Passing	7	10
- by Penalty	2	2
Total Net Yards	288	311
- Offensive Plays	55	72
- Yards per Play	5.24	4.32
Net Rushing Yards	164	97
- Rushing Attempts	21	33
- Yards per Rush	7.81	2.94
Net Passing Yards	124	214
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	30 - 18 - 0	36 - 23 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	141	238
- Sacks/Yards Lost	4/17	3/24
- Yards per Pass Play	3.65	5.49
Fumbles/Lost	1/0	2/0
3rd Down Conversions	3/12	7/16
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	9.1	7.9
4th Down Conversions	0/1	0/0
Penalties/Yards	5/35	8/46
Punt Returns/Yards	4/28	4/16
Kick Returns/Yards	1/27	0/0
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	2	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/0	2/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 26	OWN 26
Time of Possession	23:20	36:40

Drive Charts

New England Patriots
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	1:00	OWN 25	3	4	Punt
1	9:05	3:53	OWN 11	8	67	Field Goal
1	0:20	1:11	OWN 25	3	-4	Punt
2	10:46	4:31	OWN 25	9	75	Touchdown
2	4:53	2:05	OWN 29	3	5	Punt
2	0:17	0:17	OWN 42	2	8	Half
3	12:57	1:50	OWN 16	3	3	Punt
3	8:08	1:10	OWN 32	3	-4	Punt
3	2:59	0:17	OWN 25	1	75	Touchdown
3	0:41	2:06	OWN 45	3	8	Punt
4	9:22	1:29	OWN 22	3	-12	Punt
4	4:24	3:49	OWN 20	14	72	Downs

Buffalo Bills
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	14:00	4:55	OWN 32	8	58	Field Goal
1	5:12	4:52	OWN 25	12	75	Touchdown
2	14:09	3:23	OWN 42	7	58	Touchdown
2	6:15	1:22	OWN 25	3	0	Punt
2	2:48	2:31	OWN 20	5	-1	Punt
3	15:00	2:03	OWN 25	5	21	Punt
3	11:07	2:59	OWN 29	6	40	Field Goal
3	6:58	3:59	OWN 35	8	31	Field Goal
3	2:42	2:01	OWN 8	3	-1	Punt
4	13:35	4:13	OWN 20	7	15	Punt
4	7:53	3:29	OWN 43	6	18	Punt
4	0:35	0:35	OWN 8	2	-2	Game

Game MVP: Garrett Grayson, Buffalo Bills

Rushing Statistics

New England	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB Emmanuel Gerhardt	11	63	5.73	17	3	0
QB Steven Strickland	5	17	3.40	8	0	0
RB Robert Dillon	4	9	2.25	9	0	0
WR Lewis Dixon	1	75	75.00	75	1	1

Buffalo	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB Jonathan Wells	16	42	2.63	9	0	1
RB Lenny Bullock	10	51	5.10	23	1	0
QB Garrett Grayson	5	13	2.60	7	0	0
WR Eli Ireland	2	-9	-4.50	-4	0	0

Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Steven Strickland	30	18	141	4/17	1	34	0	82.8

Buffalo	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Garrett Grayson	36	23	238	3/24	1	38	0	92.1

Receiving Statistics

New England	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Mario Meadows	5	7	61	12.20	31	34	1
RB Emmanuel Gerhardt	3	3	3	1.00	2	7	0
FB Gilbert Tudor	2	5	6	3.00	0	6	0
WR Lewis Dixon	2	3	13	6.50	0	9	0
WR Shane Ricksecker	2	3	37	18.50	6	20	0
RB Robert Dillon	1	1	8	8.00	0	8	0
WR Chance Fisher	1	1	8	8.00	0	8	0
TE Daniel Dawkins	1	2	3	3.00	0	3	0
TE Tevin Rolfe	1	2	2	2.00	0	2	0
TE Myron Mathis	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
WR Raul Chizmar	0	2	0	0.00	0	0	0

Buffalo	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Renaldo Moylan	5	7	61	12.20	53	36	0
WR Eli Ireland	5	8	22	4.40	13	9	1
RB Jonathan Wells	4	6	24	6.00	3	8	0
TE Tevin Webb	3	4	76	25.33	68	38	0
WR Ryan Hanks	2	3	17	8.50	4	15	0
WR Ross Harden	1	1	-1	-1.00	0	-1	0
RB Lenny Bullock	1	4	3	3.00	0	3	0
TE Greg Willis	1	1	-1	-1.00	0	-1	0
WR Artie Davison	1	1	37	37.00	25	37	0
TE Bubba Baxter	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

New England	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Buffalo	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

New England	Fumb	Recov	Force
QB Steven Strickland	1	0	0
G Benjamin Thorne	0	1	0
S Renaldo Jefferson	0	0	1
S Kristopher Von Oelhoffen	0	0	1

Buffalo	Fumb	Recov	Force
QB Garrett Grayson	1	0	0
RB Jonathan Wells	1	0	0
WR Renaldo Moylan	0	1	0
T Tom Worden	0	1	0
DE Damon Boccaccio	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

New England	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Mitchell Dielman	7	321	45.9	40.7	53	0

Buffalo	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Bubba Graham	6	281	46.8	38.8	53	1

Kicking Statistics

New England	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Jim Lyons	1/1	0/0	0/0	39	2/2

Buffalo	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Darrell Lohr	3/3	2/2	1/1	51	2/2

Punt Return Statistics

New England	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Robert Dillon	4	28	7.0	0

Buffalo	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Toby Whiting	4	16	4.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

New England	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Raul Chizmar	1	27	27.0	0

Buffalo	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Defensive Statistics

New England	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
CB Justin Webb	9	1	0.0	33	39
S Kristopher Von Oelhoffen	6	1	1.0	33	39
ILB Oliver Mendelssohn	6	5	0.0	33	36
OLB Bo Karle	5	0	1.0	16	24
ILB Efrain Peterson	5	4	0.0	31	28
S Renaldo Jefferson	5	0	0.0	14	17
DT Clarence Gagnon	4	0	0.0	33	36
CB Leslie Barber	4	0	0.0	30	36
DT Dominic Kirsch	3	2	0.0	15	14
DE George Lowe	3	1	0.0	18	26
DE Clarence Johnson	2	1	0.0	24	32
DE Gilbert Conarroe	1	1	1.0	15	19
S Craig Duncan	1	4	0.0	29	33
OLB Scott Caldwell	1	0	0.0	1	4
S Gus Jennings	1	0	0.0	2	6
DE Shaun Andersen	0	1	0.0	28	27

Buffalo	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Mark Fisher	6	0	0.0	17	25
S Amir Sinclair	5	2	0.0	21	32
CB Howard Richmond	4	0	0.0	15	26
CB Angel Herrick	4	0	0.0	21	34
S Keanu Neal	3	2	0.0	20	27
OLB Amos Reese	3	1	0.0	14	25
DT Arnie Ryan	3	0	0.0	14	22
DE Damon Boccaccio	2	1	1.5	18	27
DT Wendell Chaney	2	1	1.0	8	14
DE Preston Newman	2	0	1.0	16	23
OLB Michael Hager	2	2	0.0	10	18
OLB Kody Shea	2	1	0.0	11	13
DE Tony Leporati	1	1	0.5	4	9
ILB Jerry Glenn	1	4	0.0	21	34
CB Josue Cochrane	1	0	0.0	11	20

Pass Rush Statistics

New England	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Gilbert Conarroe	1.0	0	0	19
S Kristopher Von Oelhoffen	1.0	0	0	39
OLB Bo Karle	1.0	0	0	24
DT Clarence Gagnon	0.0	3	1	36
DE Shaun Andersen	0.0	2	0	27
DT Dominic Kirsch	0.0	1	0	14

Buffalo	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Damon Boccaccio	1.5	1	0	1	27
DE Preston Newman	1.0	0	2	0	23
DT Wendell Chaney	1.0	0	0	0	14
DE Tony Leporati	0.5	0	0	0	9
OLB Michael Hager	0.0	1	0	0	18
DT Arnie Ryan	0.0	0	1	0	22

Pass Defense Statistics

New England	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Justin Webb	8	0	39
OLB Bo Karle	3	0	24
CB Leslie Barber	3	0	36
ILB Oliver Mendelssohn	2	1	36
S Renaldo Jefferson	1	0	17
ILB Efrain Peterson	1	0	28
DT Dominic Kirsch	1	0	14
DT Clarence Gagnon	1	0	36
OLB Scott Caldwell	1	0	4
S Kristopher Von Oelhoffen	1	0	39
S Craig Duncan	1	0	33

Buffalo	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
OLB Amos Reese	3	1	25
S Amir Sinclair	3	0	32
S Keanu Neal	2	1	27
ILB Mark Fisher	2	1	25
OLB Kody Shea	2	0	13
OLB Michael Hager	2	0	18
CB Angel Herrick	2	0	34
CB Howard Richmond	1	1	26
CB Josue Cochrane	1	0	20
ILB Jerry Glenn	0	1	34

Blocking Statistics

New England	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
G Benjamin Thorne	2	5	21	1	34
G Darnell Crane	2	4	21	0	34
G R.J. Tutjer	1	5	21	1	34
G Jumbo Sugita	1	1	21	1	34
T Ken Small	0	3	21	1	34
FB Gilbert Tudor	0	1	5	0	10

Buffalo	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
T Jason Spriggs	4	9	33	1	39
C Shaquille Parker	4	7	33	0	39
G Dillon Diable	1	6	33	1	39
G Ray Porter	0	3	33	1	39
FB Devonte Bose	0	3	13	0	14

Special Teams Tackles

New England	Tackles	STPlays
Efrain Peterson	1	25
Daniel Dawkins	1	24
Emmanuel Gerhardt	1	24
Darnell Crane	1	8

Buffalo	Tackles	STPlays
Liam Ellis	2	15
Shaquille Parker	2	12
Dillon Diable	1	9

Participation

New England	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
ILB Efrain Peterson	---	---	31	28	25	84
S Kristopher Von Oelhoffen	---	---	33	39	9	81
CB Justin Webb	---	---	33	39	3	75
ILB Oliver Mendelssohn	---	---	33	36	3	72
DT Clarence Gagnon	---	---	33	36	2	71
CB Leslie Barber	---	---	30	36	3	69
S Craig Duncan	---	---	29	33	3	65
G Jumbo Sugita	21	34	---	---	8	63
G Darnell Crane	21	34	---	---	8	63
G Benjamin Thorne	21	34	---	---	8	63
T Ken Small	21	34	---	---	8	63
TE Tevin Rolfe	21	27	---	---	11	59
DE Clarence Johnson	---	---	24	32	3	59
DE Shaun Andersen	---	---	28	27	1	56
QB Steven Strickland	21	34	---	---	---	55
G R.J. Tutjer	21	34	---	---	---	55
OLB Bo Karle	---	---	16	24	14	54
WR Shane Ricksecker	21	32	---	---	---	53
DE George Lowe	---	---	18	26	9	53
RB Emmanuel Gerhardt	15	14	---	---	24	53
WR Mario Meadows	20	32	---	---	---	52
WR Lewis Dixon	13	27	---	---	10	50
DE Gilbert Conarroe	---	---	15	19	8	42
TE Daniel Dawkins	5	7	---	---	24	36
CB Dana Bernstein	---	---	6	11	17	34
S Renaldo Jefferson	---	---	14	17	---	31
DT Dominic Kirsch	---	---	15	14	1	30
OLB Scott Caldwell	---	---	1	4	23	28
S Gus Jennings	---	---	2	6	16	24
RB Robert Dillon	4	13	---	---	6	23
WR Raul Chizmar	0	6	---	---	17	23
FB Gilbert Tudor	5	10	---	---	---	15
C Korey Jamison	0	0	---	---	8	8
P Mitchell Dielman	0	0	---	---	8	8
TE Myron Mathis	1	1	---	---	6	8
CB Dave Prather	---	---	0	0	6	6
K Jim Lyons	0	0	---	---	5	5
OLB Joshua Bible	---	---	0	2	---	2
S Brendan Flannery	---	---	2	0	---	2
WR Chance Fisher	0	1	---	---	---	1
G J.J. Aguirre	0	0	---	---	---	0
QB Bryan Hitchcock	0	0	---	---	---	0
C Mack Satre	0	0	---	---	---	0
G Blaine Clark	0	0	---	---	---	0
T Sedrick Browning	0	0	---	---	---	0

Buffalo	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
C Shaquille Parker	33	39	---	---	12	84
G Dillon Diable	33	39	---	---	9	81
QB Garrett Grayson	33	39	---	---	---	72
G Ray Porter	33	39	---	---	---	72
T Tom Worden	33	39	---	---	---	72
T Jason Spriggs	33	39	---	---	---	72
TE Tevin Webb	31	36	---	---	---	67
WR Eli Ireland	26	34	---	---	5	65
CB Howard Richmond	---	---	15	26	18	59
WR Renaldo Moylan	24	32	---	---	---	56
ILB Jerry Glenn	---	---	21	34	1	56
CB Angel Herrick	---	---	21	34	1	56
S Amir Sinclair	---	---	21	32	1	54
OLB Michael Hager	---	---	10	18	24	52
RB Jonathan Wells	16	15	---	---	19	50
S Keanu Neal	---	---	20	27	1	48
FB Devonte Bose	13	14	---	---	20	47
DE Damon Boccaccio	---	---	18	27	---	45
ILB Mark Fisher	---	---	17	25	1	43
WR Ryan Hanks	17	20	---	---	4	41
TE Greg Willis	8	7	---	---	26	41
DE Preston Newman	---	---	16	23	1	40
WR Ross Harden	9	10	---	---	20	39
CB Josue Cochrane	---	---	11	20	8	39
OLB Amos Reese	---	---	14	25	---	39
RB Lenny Bullock	16	22	---	---	---	38
DT Arnie Ryan	---	---	14	22	1	37
OLB Kody Shea	---	---	11	13	12	36
S Jerome Shields	---	---	6	12	16	34
DT Wendell Chaney	---	---	8	14	---	22
DE Tony Leporati	---	---	4	9	8	21
T Liam Ellis	0	0	---	---	15	15
TE Bubba Baxter	5	2	---	---	6	13
WR Toby Whiting	0	0	---	---	12	12
DT Kelvin Michalewicz	---	---	3	7	---	10
K Darrell Lohr	0	0	---	---	9	9
T Zachery Blades	0	0	---	---	9	9
C Earnest Hilbert	0	0	---	---	9	9
C Jeff Gillette	0	0	---	---	9	9
P Bubba Graham	0	0	---	---	9	9
DE Sheldon Day	---	---	0	0	7	7
WR Artie Davison	0	3	---	---	4	7
S Dakota Webb	---	---	0	5	---	5
OLB Buddy Cunningham	---	---	1	1	---	2
QB Stephen Hutchins	0	0	---	---	---	0
ILB Kelvin Vilimek	---	---	0	0	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	7	92	13.1
Middle	11	53	4.8
Right	3	19	6.3
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	7	9	1.3
Middle	21	75	3.6
Right	3	15	5.0
None	2	-2	-1.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Steven Strickland	30	18	2	0	2	5	3	1	0

Buffalo	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Garrett Grayson	36	23	4	5	1	1	6	1	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	5	2	-4	-0.8
Short (0-8 Yds)	14	9	52	3.7
Medium (9-18 Yds)	9	6	76	8.4
Long (19+ Yds)	2	1	17	8.5

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	7	5	61	8.7
Short (0-8 Yds)	20	15	116	5.8
Medium (9-18 Yds)	8	3	61	7.6
Long (19+ Yds)	1	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

New England	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Mario Meadows	7	5	1	61	1	32
FB Gilbert Tudor	5	2	0	6	0	10
WR Lewis Dixon	3	2	0	13	0	27
WR Shane Ricksecker	3	2	0	37	1	32
RB Emmanuel Gerhardt	3	3	0	3	0	14
TE Daniel Dawkins	2	1	0	3	0	7
TE Tevin Rolfe	2	1	0	2	0	27
WR Raul Chizmar	2	0	0	0	0	6
RB Robert Dillon	1	1	0	8	0	13
WR Chance Fisher	1	1	0	8	0	1
TE Myron Mathis	1	0	1	0	0	1

Buffalo	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Eli Ireland	8	5	0	22	0	34
WR Renaldo Moylan	7	5	1	61	1	32
RB Jonathan Wells	6	4	0	24	0	15
TE Tevin Webb	4	3	0	76	2	36
RB Lenny Bullock	4	1	0	3	0	22
WR Ryan Hanks	3	2	0	17	0	20
WR Ross Harden	1	1	0	-1	0	10
TE Greg Willis	1	1	0	-1	0	7
TE Bubba Baxter	1	0	0	0	0	2
WR Artie Davison	1	1	0	37	1	3

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

New England	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

Buffalo	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Jonathan Wells	4	14	3.50	2.63

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Steven Strickland	8	6	21	2.63	4.70

Buffalo	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Garrett Grayson	5	3	11	2.20	6.61

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

New England	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Mario Meadows	4	3	10	2.50	8.71
FB Gilbert Tudor	2	1	0	0.00	1.20
WR Lewis Dixon	1	1	4	4.00	4.33
RB Emmanuel Gerhardt	1	1	7	7.00	1.00

Buffalo	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Eli Ireland	2	2	9	4.50	2.75
TE Tevin Webb	1	0	0	0.00	19.00
WR Ryan Hanks	1	1	2	2.00	5.67
RB Lenny Bullock	1	0	0	0.00	0.75

Third Down Rushing Statistics

New England	Rushes	Conversions
RB Emmanuel Gerhardt	5	1

Buffalo	Rushes	Conversions
QB Garrett Grayson	2	1
RB Jonathan Wells	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Comp	Conversions
Steven Strickland	7	4	2

Buffalo	Att	Comp	Conversions
Garrett Grayson	12	7	6

Third Down Receiving Statistics

New England	Targ	Catch	Conversions
FB Gilbert Tudor	2	1	0
WR Mario Meadows	2	1	1
RB Emmanuel Gerhardt	2	2	1
TE Myron Mathis	1	0	0

Buffalo	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Renaldo Moylan	3	3	2
WR Eli Ireland	3	1	1
TE Tevin Webb	2	2	2
RB Jonathan Wells	1	0	0
RB Lenny Bullock	1	0	0
TE Bubba Baxter	1	0	0
WR Artie Davison	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 75,300 (75,300 capacity)
Upper Deck 23,100 (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	75,300 (75,300 capacity)
Upper Deck	23,100 (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)