Week 17, 2060

played in Buffalo, NY

45 degrees, fair, 7 mph wind

New England Patriots	3	0	0	0	-	3
Buffalo Bills	10	0	7	14	-	31

Scoring Summary
1Q: 07:18 BUF - Stephen Hutchins 4 run (Ken Poor extra point)
1Q: 02:40 NED - Bruce Willis 24 field goal
1Q: 00:11 BUF - Ken Poor 37 field goal
3Q: 02:40 BUF - Luke Williams 5 run (Ken Poor extra point)
4Q: 10:36 BUF - Luke Williams 7 run (Ken Poor extra point)
4Q: 01:28 BUF - Sammie DeBoer 25 interception return (Ken Poor extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 07:18 BUF - Stephen Hutchins 4 run (Ken Poor extra point)
1Q: 02:40 NED - Bruce Willis 24 field goal
1Q: 00:11 BUF - Ken Poor 37 field goal
3Q: 02:40 BUF - Luke Williams 5 run (Ken Poor extra point)
4Q: 10:36 BUF - Luke Williams 7 run (Ken Poor extra point)
4Q: 01:28 BUF - Sammie DeBoer 25 interception return (Ken Poor extra point)

Team Statistics NED BUF
Record 7-9 7-9
First Downs 14 17
- by Rushing 6 3
- by Passing 7 13
- by Penalty 1 1
Total Net Yards 240 373
- Offensive Plays 69 65
- Yards per Play 3.48 5.74
Net Rushing Yards 133 79
- Rushing Attempts 28 31
- Yards per Rush 4.75 2.55
Net Passing Yards 107 294
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 37 - 16 - 3 32 - 18 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 129 303
- Sacks/Yards Lost 4/22 2/9
- Yards per Pass Play 2.61 8.65
Fumbles/Lost 1/0 1/0
3rd Down Conversions 5/18 7/16
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 6.5 8.7
4th Down Conversions 1/3 0/0
Penalties/Yards 4/19 6/48
Punt Returns/Yards 2/16 2/16
Kick Returns/Yards 2/36 2/40
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 3/25
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 2 4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 0/1 3/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 24 OWN 26
Time of Possession 28:40 31:20

Team Statistics	NED	BUF
Record	7-9	7-9
First Downs	14	17
- by Rushing	6	3
- by Passing	7	13
- by Penalty	1	1
Total Net Yards	240	373
- Offensive Plays	69	65
- Yards per Play	3.48	5.74
Net Rushing Yards	133	79
- Rushing Attempts	28	31
- Yards per Rush	4.75	2.55
Net Passing Yards	107	294
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	37 - 16 - 3	32 - 18 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	129	303
- Sacks/Yards Lost	4/22	2/9
- Yards per Pass Play	2.61	8.65
Fumbles/Lost	1/0	1/0
3rd Down Conversions	5/18	7/16
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	6.5	8.7
4th Down Conversions	1/3	0/0
Penalties/Yards	4/19	6/48
Punt Returns/Yards	2/16	2/16
Kick Returns/Yards	2/36	2/40
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	3/25
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	2	4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	0/1	3/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 24	OWN 26
Time of Possession	28:40	31:20

Drive Charts

New England Patriots
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	2:46	OWN 25	4	10	Punt
1	7:05	4:32	OWN 25	10	68	Field Goal
1	0:04	3:36	OWN 26	8	22	Punt
2	7:36	1:52	OWN 20	7	28	Punt
2	4:10	0:55	OPP 49	2	-5	Interception
2	1:53	1:36	OWN 20	5	12	Punt
3	12:45	3:08	OWN 20	6	19	Punt
3	2:31	1:25	OWN 25	3	4	Punt
4	14:52	1:35	OWN 7	3	7	Punt
4	10:30	3:55	OWN 25	12	69	Downs
4	4:04	0:44	OWN 43	3	9	Interception
4	2:05	0:49	OWN 17	4	5	Interception
4	1:16	1:00	OWN 20	3	1	Punt

Buffalo Bills
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	12:14	5:09	OWN 16	9	84	Touchdown
1	2:33	2:29	OWN 33	5	47	Field Goal
2	11:28	3:52	OWN 19	8	68	Missed FG
2	5:44	1:34	OWN 5	3	8	Punt
2	3:15	1:22	OWN 42	4	3	Punt
2	0:17	0:17	OWN 29	1	-1	Half
3	15:00	2:15	OWN 35	3	1	Punt
3	9:37	7:06	OWN 6	15	94	Touchdown
3	1:06	1:14	OWN 39	3	5	Punt
4	13:17	2:47	OWN 46	8	54	Touchdown
4	6:35	2:31	OWN 6	3	1	Punt
4	3:20	1:15	OWN 30	3	-4	Punt
4	0:16	0:16	OWN 43	1	-1	Game

Game MVP: Stephen Hutchins, Buffalo Bills

Rushing Statistics

New England	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
RB Leslie Sodaro	17	57	3.35	16	2
QB Evan Dugan	6	54	9.00	18	2
QB Taylor Nixon	4	14	3.50	5	0
RB Geoff Armstrong	1	8	8.00	8	0

Buffalo	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB Luke Williams	17	68	4.00	8	0	2
RB Rodney Bruce	5	-2	-0.40	4	0	0
FB Hayden Thomason	4	-7	-1.75	1	0	0
QB Stephen Hutchins	2	15	7.50	11	1	1
RB Troy Jeatt	2	6	3.00	7	0	0
QB Rodolfo Bonneau	1	-1	-1.00	-1	0	0

Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Evan Dugan	20	10	67	4/22	0	18	1	36.9
Taylor Nixon	17	6	62	0/0	0	26	2	7.1

Buffalo	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Stephen Hutchins	32	18	303	2/9	0	44	0	88.4

Receiving Statistics

New England	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Jamie Lockard	10	24	87	8.70	42	26
TE Ray Dahl	4	5	27	6.75	5	13
WR Mackenzie Samuels	2	2	15	7.50	10	12
WR Antonio Schulz	0	1	0	0.00	0	0
WR Bert Franz	0	3	0	0.00	0	0
RB Leslie Sodaro	0	2	0	0.00	0	0

Buffalo	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Otis Meucci	6	12	106	17.67	23	38
WR Miguel Haynesworth	5	7	105	21.00	52	44
TE Zachary Goguen	3	4	22	7.33	5	11
TE Pedro Miller	2	4	52	26.00	1	39
WR Michael Cazares	1	1	11	11.00	1	11
RB Rodney Bruce	1	1	7	7.00	0	7
WR Eli Ireland	0	1	0	0.00	0	0
RB Troy Jeatt	0	2	0	0.00	0	0

Interception Statistics

New England	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Buffalo	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Stan Schader	1	0	0.00	0
S Sammie DeBoer	1	25	25.00	1
CB Duane Madison	1	0	0.00	0

Fumble Statistics

New England	Fumb	Recov	Force
QB Evan Dugan	1	0	0
G Cory Blaylock	0	1	0
CB Joey Sam	0	0	1

Buffalo	Fumb	Recov	Force
WR Michael Cazares	1	0	0
WR Otis Meucci	0	1	0
ILB Angel Sweeney	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

New England	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Winfred Eschtruth	8	345	43.1	41.1	53	4

Buffalo	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Rex Joy	6	307	51.2	45.2	63	3

Kicking Statistics

New England	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Bruce Willis	1/1	0/0	0/0	24	0/0

Buffalo	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Ken Poor	1/2	0/0	0/0	37	4/4

Punt Return Statistics

New England	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Brendan Flannery	2	16	8.0	0

Buffalo	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Julian Arledge	2	16	8.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

New England	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Jonathan Almanza	1	20	20.0	0
Rodney Norris	1	16	16.0	0

Buffalo	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Duane Madison	2	40	20.0	0

Defensive Statistics

New England	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
CB Joey Sam	6	2	0.0	31	34
ILB Rusty Gonzales	6	2	0.0	30	34
S Brendan Flannery	6	1	0.0	31	34
S Vince Cash	6	1	0.0	24	20
OLB Randy Rodgers	4	1	0.0	31	34
CB Desmond Uecker	4	0	0.0	8	16
CB Artie Cochrane	3	2	0.0	29	32
DE Butch Hughes	3	0	0.0	23	23
CB Jumbo Aradchi	3	0	0.0	19	26
DE Fred Stargell	2	1	2.0	10	13
ILB Lionel Wolf	2	2	0.0	23	18
WR Jamie Lockard	1	0	---	---	---
DT Daquan Anthony	1	0	0.0	9	9
TE Ray Dahl	1	0	---	---	---
OLB Bo Mayes	1	0	0.0	17	16
DT Leonard Mathis	0	2	0.0	22	25
DE Pat Trippi	0	1	0.0	24	24

Buffalo	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Julian Arledge	8	1	0.0	28	35
S Sammie DeBoer	5	2	0.0	28	41
ILB Lee Shantz	5	1	0.0	22	29
DT Dominique Maloney	5	0	0.0	21	32
OLB Lewis Grant	4	0	1.0	19	31
CB Stan Schader	4	2	0.0	28	41
ILB Angel Sweeney	3	1	1.0	17	24
DE Sammy Emmons	3	0	1.0	20	31
S Ricky Feenstra	3	2	0.0	23	31
CB Duane Madison	3	1	0.0	25	34
DE Wendell Olivarez	2	0	1.0	14	20
OLB Amir Cousino	1	0	0.0	0	5
DT Charles Kramer	1	0	0.0	11	13
ILB Shane Fitzgerald	1	0	0.0	6	12
DT Herman Jarvis	0	1	0.0	15	19

Pass Rush Statistics

New England	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Fred Stargell	2.0	0	1	0	13
DT Leonard Mathis	0.0	1	0	0	25
DE Butch Hughes	0.0	0	2	1	23
ILB Rusty Gonzales	0.0	0	1	0	34
DE Pat Trippi	0.0	0	0	1	24

Buffalo	Sack	Hurry	PPlay
DE Sammy Emmons	1.0	1	31
DE Wendell Olivarez	1.0	0	20
ILB Angel Sweeney	1.0	0	24
OLB Lewis Grant	1.0	0	31
DT Dominique Maloney	0.0	3	32
DE Luis Donaldson	0.0	1	16

Pass Defense Statistics

New England	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Joey Sam	3	1	34
CB Desmond Uecker	3	0	16
S Vince Cash	3	0	20
CB Artie Cochrane	3	0	32
S Brendan Flannery	2	3	34
CB Jumbo Aradchi	2	0	26
DT Daquan Anthony	1	0	9
ILB Rusty Gonzales	1	0	34
OLB Randy Rodgers	0	2	34
ILB Lionel Wolf	0	1	18

Buffalo	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S Julian Arledge	4	2	0	35
S Ricky Feenstra	3	2	0	31
ILB Lee Shantz	3	1	0	29
CB Stan Schader	2	1	1	41
DT Dominique Maloney	2	0	0	32
S Sammie DeBoer	1	2	1	41
OLB Amir Cousino	1	0	0	5
CB Duane Madison	0	0	1	34

Blocking Statistics

New England	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
T Denzel Duffy	3	5	1	28	0	41
G Cory Blaylock	1	4	0	27	0	39
C Jessie Bouton	1	3	0	28	1	41
TE Ray Dahl	1	1	0	21	0	36
T Amir King	0	4	0	28	2	41
G Abel Oliver	0	1	0	28	1	41

Buffalo	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
G Derek Sutter	3	6	31	0	34
C Ed Blair	2	8	30	0	34
T Phil Gordon	1	5	30	0	34
G Andy Fields	1	5	31	0	34
T Earnest Podmore	0	3	30	2	34
FB Hayden Thomason	0	1	16	0	5

Special Teams Tackles

New England	Tackles	STPlays
Ray Dahl	2	11
Marlon Thomas	1	22
Todd Kemp	1	22

Buffalo	Tackles	STPlays
Julian Arledge	2	23
Luis Donaldson	1	20
Andy Fields	1	8

Participation

New England	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
G Abel Oliver	28	41	---	---	9	78
WR Jamie Lockard	28	40	---	---	8	76
S Brendan Flannery	---	---	31	34	9	74
WR Bert Franz	27	40	---	---	6	73
T Amir King	28	41	---	---	---	69
C Jessie Bouton	28	41	---	---	---	69
T Denzel Duffy	28	41	---	---	---	69
TE Ray Dahl	21	36	---	---	11	68
OLB Randy Rodgers	---	---	31	34	2	67
CB Joey Sam	---	---	31	34	2	67
G Cory Blaylock	27	39	---	---	---	66
ILB Rusty Gonzales	---	---	30	34	2	66
CB Artie Cochrane	---	---	29	32	2	63
CB Jumbo Aradchi	---	---	19	26	14	59
RB Leslie Sodaro	25	32	---	---	1	58
DE Pat Trippi	---	---	24	24	2	50
DT Leonard Mathis	---	---	22	25	2	49
WR Mackenzie Samuels	21	28	---	---	---	49
DE Butch Hughes	---	---	23	23	1	47
OLB Bo Mayes	---	---	17	16	14	47
QB Evan Dugan	23	24	---	---	---	47
S Vince Cash	---	---	24	20	---	44
ILB Lionel Wolf	---	---	23	18	---	41
CB Desmond Uecker	---	---	8	16	15	39
TE Marlon Thomas	1	6	---	---	22	29
RB Geoff Armstrong	3	9	---	---	16	28
FB Bernard Fabini	5	6	---	---	15	26
CB Rodney Norris	---	---	4	8	14	26
DE Fred Stargell	---	---	10	13	1	24
DT Daquan Anthony	---	---	9	9	6	24
OLB Todd Kemp	---	---	1	0	22	23
QB Taylor Nixon	5	17	---	---	---	22
DE Randal Simien	---	---	5	8	6	19
WR Jonathan Almanza	0	2	---	---	15	17
WR Antonio Schulz	9	5	---	---	---	14
T Clifton Bearden	1	2	---	---	9	12
TE Vincent Halkin	0	1	---	---	10	11
C Lenny Mayes	0	0	---	---	9	9
C Reginald Rice	0	0	---	---	9	9
G Jamie Petrovic	0	0	---	---	9	9
P Winfred Eschtruth	0	0	---	---	9	9
K Bruce Willis	0	0	---	---	3	3
FB Collin Lazetti	0	0	---	---	---	0
DE Shawn Lathon	---	---	0	0	---	0
ILB Gerald McIntyre	---	---	0	0	---	0
RB Hunter Perlman	0	0	---	---	---	0

Buffalo	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
S Julian Arledge	---	---	28	35	23	86
G Derek Sutter	31	34	---	---	8	73
G Andy Fields	31	34	---	---	8	73
T Phil Gordon	30	34	---	---	8	72
T Earnest Podmore	30	34	---	---	8	72
S Sammie DeBoer	---	---	28	41	2	71
CB Stan Schader	---	---	28	41	1	70
CB Duane Madison	---	---	25	34	11	70
QB Stephen Hutchins	30	34	---	---	---	64
C Ed Blair	30	34	---	---	---	64
WR Otis Meucci	28	32	---	---	---	60
WR Eli Ireland	21	20	---	---	18	59
S Ricky Feenstra	---	---	23	31	1	55
DT Dominique Maloney	---	---	21	32	---	53
DE Sammy Emmons	---	---	20	31	1	52
ILB Lee Shantz	---	---	22	29	1	52
OLB Lewis Grant	---	---	19	31	1	51
DE Luis Donaldson	---	---	9	16	20	45
ILB Angel Sweeney	---	---	17	24	1	42
WR Miguel Haynesworth	16	26	---	---	---	42
RB Luke Williams	23	17	---	---	---	40
FB Hayden Thomason	16	5	---	---	18	39
TE Zachary Goguen	19	19	---	---	---	38
TE Grayson Morris	6	6	---	---	24	36
DT Glenn Rinkenberg	---	---	9	18	8	35
DE Wendell Olivarez	---	---	14	20	1	35
DT Herman Jarvis	---	---	15	19	1	35
S Mel Morris	---	---	6	12	15	33
RB Troy Jeatt	5	8	---	---	16	29
ILB Shane Fitzgerald	---	---	6	12	10	28
DT Charles Kramer	---	---	11	13	1	25
WR Michael Cazares	6	8	---	---	8	22
OLB Michael Conley	---	---	0	0	22	22
WR Wendell Burks	6	14	---	---	---	20
TE Pedro Miller	5	10	---	---	---	15
CB Sammy Adams	---	---	0	0	15	15
DE Kingfish Shapiro	---	---	7	7	---	14
RB Rodney Bruce	5	5	---	---	---	10
C Christopher Irizarry	0	0	---	---	8	8
P Rex Joy	0	0	---	---	8	8
K Ken Poor	0	0	---	---	8	8
OLB Amir Cousino	---	---	0	5	---	5
QB Rodolfo Bonneau	1	0	---	---	---	1
C Shaquille Parker	1	0	---	---	---	1
G Skip Lindsay	1	0	---	---	---	1
S Clifton Nixon	---	---	0	0	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	2	14	7.0
Middle	17	103	6.1
Right	9	16	1.8
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	3	9	3.0
Middle	16	49	3.1
Right	11	22	2.0
None	1	-1	-1.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Evan Dugan	20	10	0	2	1	3	3	0	1
Taylor Nixon	17	6	1	1	1	5	2	0	2

Buffalo	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Stephen Hutchins	32	18	6	1	1	7	4	2	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	6	4	38	6.3
Short (0-8 Yds)	19	9	58	3.1
Medium (9-18 Yds)	9	3	33	3.7
Long (19+ Yds)	3	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	1	4	1.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	16	7	88	5.5
Medium (9-18 Yds)	8	7	112	14.0
Long (19+ Yds)	4	3	99	24.8

Detailed Receiving Statistics

New England	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Jamie Lockard	24	10	2	87	1	40
TE Ray Dahl	5	4	0	27	0	36
WR Bert Franz	3	0	0	0	0	40
RB Leslie Sodaro	2	0	0	0	0	32
WR Mackenzie Samuels	2	2	0	15	0	28
WR Antonio Schulz	1	0	0	0	0	5

Buffalo	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Otis Meucci	12	6	1	106	3	32
WR Miguel Haynesworth	7	5	0	105	2	26
TE Zachary Goguen	4	3	0	22	0	19
TE Pedro Miller	4	2	0	52	1	10
RB Troy Jeatt	2	0	0	0	0	8
WR Eli Ireland	1	0	0	0	0	20
WR Michael Cazares	1	1	0	11	0	8
RB Rodney Bruce	1	1	0	7	0	5

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

New England	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
QB Taylor Nixon	2	8	4.00	3.50
RB Leslie Sodaro	2	7	3.50	3.35

Buffalo	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Luke Williams	5	29	5.80	4.00
QB Stephen Hutchins	1	4	4.00	7.50
RB Rodney Bruce	1	4	4.00	-0.40
FB Hayden Thomason	1	-3	-3.00	-1.75

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Taylor Nixon	2	0	0	0.00	3.65
Evan Dugan	1	1	0	0.00	3.35

Buffalo	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Stephen Hutchins	7	2	11	1.57	9.47

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

New England	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Jamie Lockard	2	1	0	0.00	3.63
RB Leslie Sodaro	1	0	0	0.00	0.00

Buffalo	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Otis Meucci	4	1	7	1.75	8.83
TE Zachary Goguen	1	1	4	4.00	5.50
WR Miguel Haynesworth	1	0	0	0.00	15.00
TE Pedro Miller	1	0	0	0.00	13.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

New England	Rushes	Conversions
QB Evan Dugan	3	1
QB Taylor Nixon	2	0
RB Leslie Sodaro	1	1

Buffalo	Rushes	Conversions
QB Stephen Hutchins	2	1
RB Luke Williams	2	0
FB Hayden Thomason	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Comp	Conversions
Evan Dugan	6	3	2
Taylor Nixon	4	2	1

Buffalo	Att	Comp	Conversions
Stephen Hutchins	11	8	6

Third Down Receiving Statistics

New England	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Jamie Lockard	6	4	2
TE Ray Dahl	1	0	0
WR Bert Franz	1	0	0
RB Leslie Sodaro	1	0	0
WR Mackenzie Samuels	1	1	1

Buffalo	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Otis Meucci	5	3	2
WR Miguel Haynesworth	4	3	3
TE Zachary Goguen	1	1	0
TE Pedro Miller	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 67,700 (75,300 capacity)
Upper Deck 20,300 (23,100)
End Zone 14,600 (16,700)
Mezzanine 8,900 (9,600)
Sideline Seats 13,600 (14,800)
Club Seats 8,300 (8,900)
Luxury Boxes 2,000 (2,200)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	67,700 (75,300 capacity)
Upper Deck	20,300 (23,100)
End Zone	14,600 (16,700)
Mezzanine	8,900 (9,600)
Sideline Seats	13,600 (14,800)
Club Seats	8,300 (8,900)
Luxury Boxes	2,000 (2,200)