Week 15, 2064

played in Buffalo, NY

32 degrees, fair, 9 mph wind

New England Patriots	7	7	0	3	-	17
Buffalo Bills	3	0	7	6	-	16

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:28 BUF - Horace Montgomery 19 field goal
1Q: 06:10 NED - Mel Walsh 1 run (Darrell Thomason extra point)
2Q: 04:58 NED - Ray Dahl 6 pass from Evan Dugan (Darrell Thomason extra point)
3Q: 12:15 BUF - Terrell Harper 1 run (Horace Montgomery extra point)
4Q: 07:29 BUF - Horace Montgomery 57 field goal
4Q: 01:09 BUF - Horace Montgomery 49 field goal
4Q: 00:03 NED - Darrell Thomason 33 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:28 BUF - Horace Montgomery 19 field goal
1Q: 06:10 NED - Mel Walsh 1 run (Darrell Thomason extra point)
2Q: 04:58 NED - Ray Dahl 6 pass from Evan Dugan (Darrell Thomason extra point)
3Q: 12:15 BUF - Terrell Harper 1 run (Horace Montgomery extra point)
4Q: 07:29 BUF - Horace Montgomery 57 field goal
4Q: 01:09 BUF - Horace Montgomery 49 field goal
4Q: 00:03 NED - Darrell Thomason 33 field goal

Team Statistics NED BUF
Record 8-6 5-9
First Downs 22 17
- by Rushing 6 8
- by Passing 16 9
- by Penalty 0 0
Total Net Yards 428 260
- Offensive Plays 73 57
- Yards per Play 5.86 4.56
Net Rushing Yards 100 109
- Rushing Attempts 26 28
- Yards per Rush 3.85 3.89
Net Passing Yards 328 151
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 47 - 29 - 1 27 - 18 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 328 157
- Sacks/Yards Lost 0/0 2/6
- Yards per Pass Play 6.98 5.21
Fumbles/Lost 1/0 1/0
3rd Down Conversions 9/16 3/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.5 5.8
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 9/53 3/25
Punt Returns/Yards 2/10 1/7
Kick Returns/Yards 2/48 1/22
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 1/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 3 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/1 1/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 21 OWN 30
Time of Possession 32:24 27:36

Team Statistics	NED	BUF
Record	8-6	5-9
First Downs	22	17
- by Rushing	6	8
- by Passing	16	9
- by Penalty	0	0
Total Net Yards	428	260
- Offensive Plays	73	57
- Yards per Play	5.86	4.56
Net Rushing Yards	100	109
- Rushing Attempts	26	28
- Yards per Rush	3.85	3.89
Net Passing Yards	328	151
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	47 - 29 - 1	27 - 18 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	328	157
- Sacks/Yards Lost	0/0	2/6
- Yards per Pass Play	6.98	5.21
Fumbles/Lost	1/0	1/0
3rd Down Conversions	9/16	3/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.5	5.8
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	9/53	3/25
Punt Returns/Yards	2/10	1/7
Kick Returns/Yards	2/48	1/22
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	1/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	3	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/1	1/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 21	OWN 30
Time of Possession	32:24	27:36

Drive Charts

New England Patriots
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	10:21	4:20	OWN 28	9	72	Touchdown
1	4:27	5:09	OWN 4	9	40	Punt
2	11:28	6:38	OWN 6	15	94	Touchdown
2	2:25	1:17	OWN 27	4	29	Interception
3	15:00	1:33	OWN 25	3	8	Punt
3	12:02	0:28	OWN 25	3	0	Punt
3	8:58	2:36	OWN 7	5	33	Punt
3	4:18	4:31	OWN 35	10	40	Missed FG
4	13:12	3:39	OWN 18	8	37	Punt
4	7:24	1:19	OWN 25	3	2	Punt
4	1:01	1:01	OWN 33	4	51	Field Goal

Buffalo Bills
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	4:39	OWN 28	8	70	Field Goal
1	6:01	1:34	OWN 25	3	6	Punt
2	14:18	2:50	OWN 16	6	29	Punt
2	4:50	2:25	OWN 25	5	15	Punt
2	1:08	1:08	OWN 33	3	9	Punt
3	13:27	1:25	OPP 13	3	13	Touchdown
3	11:34	2:36	OWN 26	5	22	Punt
3	6:22	2:04	OWN 21	3	7	Punt
4	14:47	1:35	OWN 32	3	3	Punt
4	9:33	2:09	OWN 20	5	40	Field Goal
4	6:05	5:04	OWN 17	13	51	Field Goal

Game MVP: Evan Dugan, New England Patriots

Rushing Statistics

New England	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB Mel Walsh	15	58	3.87	11	1	1
RB Eugene DeLong	8	29	3.63	7	0	0
WR Mackenzie Samuels	2	-7	-3.50	-2	0	0
QB Evan Dugan	1	20	20.00	20	1	0

Buffalo	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB Wes Buckley	8	52	6.50	13	3	0
QB Terrell Harper	6	23	3.83	10	1	1
RB Harris St. Martin	6	6	1.00	5	0	0
RB Caiden Callanan	4	0	0.00	6	0	0
RB Marco Labelle	3	24	8.00	14	2	0
FB Hayden Thomason	1	4	4.00	4	0	0

Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Evan Dugan	47	29	328	0/0	1	32	1	80.8

Buffalo	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Terrell Harper	27	18	157	2/6	0	32	0	81.8

Receiving Statistics

New England	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
RB Eugene DeLong	7	8	60	8.57	31	26	0
WR Les Reed	6	10	59	9.83	17	20	0
TE Ray Dahl	6	7	74	12.33	38	22	1
WR Mackenzie Samuels	6	9	95	15.83	41	32	0
FB Collin Lazetti	1	1	5	5.00	0	5	0
TE Brady Macey	1	2	15	15.00	4	15	0
WR J.T. Winslett	1	2	9	9.00	0	9	0
RB Mel Walsh	1	3	11	11.00	11	11	0
WR Nickolas Blackston	0	2	0	0.00	0	0	0
WR Jalen Preston	0	2	0	0.00	0	0	0
TE Doug Strickland	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Buffalo	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Otis Meucci	4	5	36	9.00	5	18
RB Caiden Callanan	3	3	3	1.00	0	3
WR Frankie McDaniel	2	2	17	8.50	4	10
FB Hayden Thomason	2	2	20	10.00	8	15
WR Ronald Bourque	2	5	44	22.00	5	32
WR Xavier Drake	1	2	4	4.00	0	4
RB Harris St. Martin	1	1	10	10.00	0	10
RB Marco Labelle	1	1	7	7.00	2	7
TE Pedro Miller	1	2	18	18.00	17	18
TE Donald Anderson	1	4	-2	-2.00	0	-2

Interception Statistics

New England	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Buffalo	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Roderick Green	1	0	0.00	0

Fumble Statistics

New England	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
RB Eugene DeLong	1	1	0	0
TE Doug Strickland	0	0	1	0

Buffalo	Fumb	Recov	Force
WR Frankie McDaniel	1	0	0
FB Hayden Thomason	0	1	0
S Roderick Green	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

New England	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Javier Garciaparra	6	238	39.7	35.2	58	3

Buffalo	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Joel Myers	7	326	46.6	45.1	65	4

Kicking Statistics

New England	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Darrell Thomason	1/2	0/1	0/0	33	2/2

Buffalo	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Horace Montgomery	3/3	2/2	1/1	57	1/1

Punt Return Statistics

New England	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Henry Hardy	2	10	5.0	0

Buffalo	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Frankie McDaniel	1	7	7.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

New England	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Eugene DeLong	2	48	24.0	0

Buffalo	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Ronald Bourque	1	22	22.0	0

Defensive Statistics

New England	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
CB Artie Cochrane	10	1	0.0	28	29
ILB Rusty Gonzales	9	2	0.0	25	23
S Cary Stonge	5	4	0.0	27	29
DE Rusty Crane	4	0	2.0	17	25
OLB Dwayne Briggs	3	3	0.0	14	13
DT Eli Walters	3	1	0.0	28	29
ILB Jesse Gentile	3	0	0.0	13	7
CB Martin Burnett	2	2	0.0	18	25
DE Butch Hughes	2	0	0.0	24	22
DE Fred Stargell	1	0	0.0	27	29
ILB Roy Turner	1	0	0.0	6	9
S Sedrick Newsome	1	0	0.0	4	2
CB Darrin Whiting	1	0	0.0	23	24
S Caden Blanchard	1	0	0.0	22	22
OLB Alvin Hastings	1	0	0.0	10	13
RB Mel Walsh	1	0	---	---	---

Buffalo	Tack	Asst	RPlay	PPlay
S Roderick Green	8	1	25	45
ILB Shane Fitzgerald	5	0	24	26
DE Ethan Burgess	5	0	24	26
CB Jumbo Aradchi	4	4	24	38
ILB Quentin Givens	4	1	2	21
ILB Lee Shantz	4	1	5	14
S Tucker Compton	4	1	26	47
OLB Walt Grier	3	1	23	28
ILB Luis Canada	3	1	15	21
DT Ed Brandenburg	3	1	15	30
CB Elijah Hernandez	3	1	25	45
CB Julio Lowe	2	0	11	37
CB Bo Farley	2	0	1	8
DT Norm Sawyer	1	2	14	18
DE Taylor Kisbany	1	1	16	24
DT Santiago Joyner	1	0	11	22
DE Dave Monroe	0	1	12	38

Pass Rush Statistics

New England	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
DE Rusty Crane	2.0	1	0	25
DE Fred Stargell	0.0	0	1	29
DE Butch Hughes	0.0	0	1	22
DE Randal Simien	0.0	0	1	10
DT Eli Walters	0.0	0	1	29

Buffalo	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Ethan Burgess	1	2	0	26
DE Taylor Kisbany	0	2	1	24
DE Dave Monroe	0	2	0	38
DT Ed Brandenburg	0	1	0	30
DT Santiago Joyner	0	1	0	22

Pass Defense Statistics

New England	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Artie Cochrane	6	0	29
ILB Rusty Gonzales	2	1	23
CB Darrin Whiting	1	1	24
DE Butch Hughes	1	0	22
ILB Roy Turner	1	0	9
S Sedrick Newsome	1	0	2
ILB Jesse Gentile	1	0	7
CB Martin Burnett	1	0	25
S Cary Stonge	1	0	29
OLB Dwayne Briggs	1	0	13
S Caden Blanchard	1	0	22
OLB Alvin Hastings	1	0	13

Buffalo	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S Roderick Green	5	2	1	45
CB Elijah Hernandez	4	2	0	45
ILB Quentin Givens	4	0	0	21
CB Jumbo Aradchi	3	1	0	38
ILB Lee Shantz	3	0	0	14
ILB Luis Canada	2	2	0	21
CB Julio Lowe	2	0	0	37
ILB Shane Fitzgerald	2	0	0	26
OLB Walt Grier	1	1	0	28
S Tucker Compton	1	0	0	47
DE Ethan Burgess	1	0	0	26
CB Bo Farley	1	0	0	8

Blocking Statistics

New England	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	PPly
G Jamie Petrovic	4	10	26	47
G Rondell Glenn	3	6	26	47
G Ramon Becker	3	3	26	47
T Clifton Bearden	1	3	26	47
C Reginald Rice	0	2	26	47
TE Brady Macey	0	1	12	16

Buffalo	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
G Malachi Schulz	2	3	28	0	29
C Marlon Boehnlein	1	6	28	0	29
T Earnest Podmore	1	4	28	1	29
C Ed Blair	1	4	28	0	29
T Francisco Decker	1	4	28	0	29
TE Adam Castillo	1	1	5	0	3
TE Pedro Miller	0	0	8	1	11

Special Teams Tackles

New England	Tackles	STPlays
Doug Strickland	1	21
Dwayne Briggs	1	12

Buffalo	Tackles	STPlays
Adam Castillo	2	24
Hayden Thomason	1	24
Donald Anderson	1	12

Participation

New England	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
T Clifton Bearden	26	47	---	---	8	81
G Ramon Becker	26	47	---	---	8	81
G Jamie Petrovic	26	47	---	---	8	81
G Rondell Glenn	26	47	---	---	8	81
DT Eli Walters	---	---	28	29	19	76
QB Evan Dugan	26	47	---	---	---	73
C Reginald Rice	26	47	---	---	---	73
WR Les Reed	24	45	---	---	2	71
TE Ray Dahl	25	43	---	---	---	68
CB Artie Cochrane	---	---	28	29	11	68
WR Mackenzie Samuels	13	32	---	---	17	62
CB Martin Burnett	---	---	18	25	17	60
DE Fred Stargell	---	---	27	29	3	59
S Cary Stonge	---	---	27	29	2	58
WR J.T. Winslett	18	32	---	---	5	55
DE Rusty Crane	---	---	17	25	10	52
ILB Rusty Gonzales	---	---	25	23	1	49
CB Darrin Whiting	---	---	23	24	2	49
DE Butch Hughes	---	---	24	22	1	47
RB Mel Walsh	17	19	---	---	9	45
S Caden Blanchard	---	---	22	22	---	44
OLB Dwayne Briggs	---	---	14	13	12	39
OLB Alvin Hastings	---	---	10	13	11	34
RB Eugene DeLong	8	20	---	---	5	33
ILB Roy Turner	---	---	6	9	15	30
TE Brady Macey	12	16	---	---	2	30
DE Randal Simien	---	---	16	10	3	29
FB Collin Lazetti	6	6	---	---	17	29
TE Doug Strickland	3	5	---	---	21	29
S Sedrick Newsome	---	---	4	2	16	22
ILB Jesse Gentile	---	---	13	7	---	20
WR Nickolas Blackston	3	9	---	---	6	18
S Henry Hardy	---	---	3	6	9	18
RB Duane Sanderson	0	0	---	---	16	16
WR Jalen Preston	1	8	---	---	---	9
C Junior Holliday	0	0	---	---	8	8
P Javier Garciaparra	0	0	---	---	8	8
K Darrell Thomason	0	0	---	---	5	5
OLB Bo Mayes	---	---	2	1	1	4
DE Rondell Harden	---	---	1	1	---	2
T Brent Runge	0	0	---	---	---	0
G Cory Blaylock	0	0	---	---	---	0
RB Riddick Zastudil	0	0	---	---	---	0
QB Giovanni Dunn	0	0	---	---	---	0
C Connor Bradford	0	0	---	---	---	0
T Evan Buckner	0	0	---	---	---	0

Buffalo	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
CB Elijah Hernandez	---	---	25	45	12	82
S Tucker Compton	---	---	26	47	2	75
T Earnest Podmore	28	29	---	---	15	72
S Roderick Green	---	---	25	45	2	72
C Marlon Boehnlein	28	29	---	---	10	67
CB Jumbo Aradchi	---	---	24	38	2	64
QB Terrell Harper	28	29	---	---	---	57
C Ed Blair	28	29	---	---	---	57
G Malachi Schulz	28	29	---	---	---	57
T Francisco Decker	28	29	---	---	---	57
WR Frankie McDaniel	19	19	---	---	17	55
TE Donald Anderson	23	18	---	---	12	53
OLB Walt Grier	---	---	23	28	1	52
DE Dave Monroe	---	---	12	38	2	52
WR Otis Meucci	25	27	---	---	---	52
WR Ronald Bourque	24	25	---	---	3	52
ILB Shane Fitzgerald	---	---	24	26	1	51
DE Ethan Burgess	---	---	24	26	1	51
CB Julio Lowe	---	---	11	37	2	50
DT Jerald Schell	---	---	12	27	8	47
DE Taylor Kisbany	---	---	16	24	7	47
DT Ed Brandenburg	---	---	15	30	2	47
ILB Luis Canada	---	---	15	21	6	42
FB Hayden Thomason	7	10	---	---	24	41
ILB Lee Shantz	---	---	5	14	19	38
ILB Quentin Givens	---	---	2	21	10	33
DT Santiago Joyner	---	---	11	22	---	33
DT Norm Sawyer	---	---	14	18	---	32
TE Adam Castillo	5	3	---	---	24	32
RB Harris St. Martin	6	4	---	---	18	28
TE Pedro Miller	8	11	---	---	---	19
WR Xavier Drake	1	3	---	---	14	18
RB Caiden Callanan	9	9	---	---	---	18
S Mel Morris	---	---	1	2	14	17
RB Wes Buckley	10	7	---	---	---	17
CB Bo Farley	---	---	1	8	7	16
C Leonardo Hutton	0	0	---	---	10	10
C Allen Bunzel	0	0	---	---	10	10
RB Marco Labelle	3	7	---	---	---	10
G Mitch Hanes	0	0	---	---	10	10
P Joel Myers	0	0	---	---	10	10
K Horace Montgomery	0	0	---	---	8	8
WR Lukas Jordan	0	2	---	---	3	5
G Benjamin Thorne	0	0	---	---	---	0
T Deion McDonald	0	0	---	---	---	0
QB Nicolas Harden	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	9	19	2.1
Middle	12	56	4.7
Right	5	25	5.0
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	1	4	4.0
Middle	19	62	3.3
Right	8	43	5.4
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Evan Dugan	47	29	5	0	0	8	8	1	1

Buffalo	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Terrell Harper	27	18	1	1	1	2	4	0	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	10	8	59	5.9
Short (0-8 Yds)	17	13	165	9.7
Medium (9-18 Yds)	14	7	76	5.4
Long (19+ Yds)	6	1	28	4.7

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	3	-2	-0.5
Short (0-8 Yds)	16	12	99	6.2
Medium (9-18 Yds)	5	2	28	5.6
Long (19+ Yds)	2	1	32	16.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

New England	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Les Reed	10	6	59	1	45
WR Mackenzie Samuels	9	6	95	2	32
RB Eugene DeLong	8	7	60	1	20
TE Ray Dahl	7	6	74	1	43
RB Mel Walsh	3	1	11	0	19
TE Brady Macey	2	1	15	0	16
WR J.T. Winslett	2	1	9	0	32
WR Nickolas Blackston	2	0	0	0	9
WR Jalen Preston	2	0	0	0	8
FB Collin Lazetti	1	1	5	0	6
TE Doug Strickland	1	0	0	0	5

Buffalo	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Otis Meucci	5	4	0	36	0	27
WR Ronald Bourque	5	2	1	44	1	25
TE Donald Anderson	4	1	0	-2	0	18
RB Caiden Callanan	3	3	0	3	0	9
WR Frankie McDaniel	2	2	0	17	0	19
WR Xavier Drake	2	1	0	4	0	3
FB Hayden Thomason	2	2	0	20	0	10
TE Pedro Miller	2	1	0	18	0	11
RB Harris St. Martin	1	1	0	10	0	4
RB Marco Labelle	1	1	0	7	0	7

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

New England	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Mel Walsh	2	4	2.00	3.87
RB Eugene DeLong	1	5	5.00	3.63

Buffalo	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Wes Buckley	2	1	0.50	6.50
QB Terrell Harper	1	1	1.00	3.83
RB Caiden Callanan	1	0	0.00	0.00
RB Harris St. Martin	1	1	1.00	1.00
RB Marco Labelle	1	11	11.00	8.00

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Evan Dugan	3	2	11	3.67	6.98

Buffalo	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Terrell Harper	1	1	12	12.00	5.81

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

New England	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Mackenzie Samuels	2	1	5	2.50	10.56
TE Ray Dahl	1	1	6	6.00	10.57

Buffalo	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Ronald Bourque	1	1	12	12.00	8.80

Third Down Rushing Statistics

New England	Rushes	Conversions
QB Evan Dugan	1	1
RB Mel Walsh	1	1

Buffalo	Rushes	Conversions
QB Terrell Harper	2	1
RB Caiden Callanan	1	0
RB Marco Labelle	1	0
RB Wes Buckley	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Comp	Conversions
Evan Dugan	14	12	7

Buffalo	Att	Comp	Conversions
Terrell Harper	7	5	2

Third Down Receiving Statistics

New England	Targ	Catch	Conversions
RB Eugene DeLong	4	4	1
TE Ray Dahl	3	2	2
WR Mackenzie Samuels	2	2	1
TE Brady Macey	2	1	1
WR Les Reed	1	1	0
FB Collin Lazetti	1	1	1
RB Mel Walsh	1	1	1

Buffalo	Targ	Catch	Conversions
RB Caiden Callanan	2	2	0
WR Ronald Bourque	2	0	0
WR Frankie McDaniel	1	1	0
FB Hayden Thomason	1	1	1
WR Otis Meucci	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 67,600 (75,300 capacity)
Upper Deck 19,800 (23,100)
End Zone 14,500 (16,700)
Mezzanine 8,900 (9,600)
Sideline Seats 13,700 (14,800)
Club Seats 8,600 (8,900)
Luxury Boxes 2,100 (2,200)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	67,600 (75,300 capacity)
Upper Deck	19,800 (23,100)
End Zone	14,500 (16,700)
Mezzanine	8,900 (9,600)
Sideline Seats	13,700 (14,800)
Club Seats	8,600 (8,900)
Luxury Boxes	2,100 (2,200)