Week 17, 2066

played in Buffalo, NY

27 degrees, snow, 8 mph wind

New England Patriots0141310-37
Buffalo Bills3370-13

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:47 BUF - Gregory Wilcox 27 field goal
2Q: 09:15 NED - Mel Walsh 1 run (Darrell Thomason extra point)
2Q: 01:36 NED - Eugene DeLong 5 pass from Evan Dugan (Darrell Thomason extra point)
2Q: 00:24 BUF - Gregory Wilcox 31 field goal
3Q: 10:38 BUF - Marco Labelle 77 run (Gregory Wilcox extra point)
3Q: 03:58 NED - Casey McWilliams 1 pass from Evan Dugan (Darrell Thomason extra point failed)
3Q: 02:08 NED - Jalen Preston 9 pass from Evan Dugan (Darrell Thomason extra point)
4Q: 08:16 NED - Darrell Thomason 24 field goal
4Q: 02:06 NED - Mel Walsh 19 run (Darrell Thomason extra point)

Team StatisticsNEDBUF
Record11-59-7
First Downs2316
- by Rushing86
- by Passing137
- by Penalty23
Total Net Yards338349
- Offensive Plays6769
- Yards per Play5.045.06
Net Rushing Yards145202
- Rushing Attempts3628
- Yards per Rush4.037.21
Net Passing Yards193147
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt29 - 21 - 138 - 15 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards207160
- Sacks/Yards Lost2/143/13
- Yards per Pass Play6.233.59
Fumbles/Lost1/10/0
3rd Down Conversions6/112/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down6.79.4
4th Down Conversions0/00/4
Penalties/Yards9/607/55
Punt Returns/Yards1/61/7
Kick Returns/Yards0/02/42
Interception Ret./Yards1/261/13
2pt Conversions0/00/0
Red Zone Visits63
- Red Zone TDs/FGs5/10/2
Avg. Drive StartOWN 43OWN 26
Time of Possession31:3428:26

Drive Charts

New England Patriots
QuarBeganPossFromPlaysYardsResult
19:420:11OWN 2510Interception
18:011:31OWN 3537Punt
12:552:39OWN 20624Punt
211:592:55OPP 26526Touchdown
26:285:03OWN 251275Touchdown
20:170:17OWN 251-1Half
315:002:02OWN 25536Punt
310:226:34OWN 251375Touchdown
32:520:55OPP 21221Touchdown
30:080:20OWN 432-5Fumble
412:434:32OWN 361157Field Goal
46:022:31OPP 483-7Punt
42:230:26OPP 27327Touchdown
40:480:48OPP 332-2Game
Buffalo Bills
QuarBeganPossFromPlaysYardsResult
115:005:18OWN 25965Field Goal
19:311:30OPP 273-1Missed FG
16:303:35OWN 2166Punt
10:163:17OWN 6956Punt
29:042:36OWN 25510Punt
21:251:08OWN 25561Field Goal
312:582:36OWN 2598Touchdown
33:480:56OWN 2539Interception
31:571:49OWN 1231Punt
414:482:05OPP 3859Missed FG
48:112:09OWN 30918Downs
43:311:08OWN 1849Downs
41:571:09OWN 2548Downs

Game MVP: Evan Dugan, New England Patriots

Rushing Statistics

New EnglandAttYardsAvgLG10+TD
RB Mel Walsh17754.411922
RB Morris James9262.891410
QB Evan Dugan4287.001120
QB Les Stoner2-2-1.00-100
WR Dave Hargis188.00800
TE Broderick Barton100.00000
RB Eugene DeLong111.00100
WR Jalen Preston199.00900
BuffaloAttYardsAvgLG10+TD
RB Wes Buckley13372.85700
RB Marco Labelle1113812.557741
QB Walt Montgomery3165.33900
RB Taylor Garrett11111.001110

Passing Statistics

New EnglandAttCompYardsSk/YdTDLGIntRate
Evan Dugan29212072/143301112.3
BuffaloAttCompYardsSk/YdTDLGIntRate
Walt Montgomery34141523/13031142.8
Rico Herndon4180/008039.6

Receiving Statistics

New EnglandCatchTargYardsAvgYACLGTD
TE Ray Dahl610589.6721170
RB Mel Walsh335618.6742300
WR Casey McWilliams333110.3326221
WR J.T. Winslett22147.000120
RB Eugene DeLong233115.5034261
WR Jalen Preston24126.00491
RB Morris James2210.50030
WR Dave Hargis1144.00040
TE Jameson Cassell0100.00000
BuffaloCatchTargYardsAvgYACLGTD
TE Donald Anderson715578.1411230
WR Karl Mahoney395317.6726310
TE Mason Willis242211.004130
WR Lukas Jordan25115.500110
WR Ronald Bourque121717.0010170
FB Hayden Thomason0100.00000
WR Otis Meucci0100.00000
RB Wes Buckley0100.00000

Interception Statistics

New EnglandIntsYardsAvgTD
S Dusty Looman12626.000
BuffaloIntsYardsAvgTD
CB Elijah Hernandez11313.000

Fumble Statistics

New EnglandFumbRecovForceTD
QB Evan Dugan1000
BuffaloFumbRecovForceTD
DT Gabriel Obetts0100
DE Dylan Duran0010

Punting Statistics

New EnglandPuntYardsAvgNetLGIn20
Javier Garciaparra416842.040.3504
BuffaloPuntYardsAvgNetLGIn20
Joel Myers414335.834.3591

Kicking Statistics

New EnglandFGs40+Yd50+YdLGPAT
Darrell Thomason1/10/00/0244/5
BuffaloFGs40+Yd50+YdLGPAT
Gregory Wilcox2/40/20/0311/1

Punt Return Statistics

New EnglandRetYardsAvgTD
Morris James166.00
BuffaloRetYardsAvgTD
Xavier Drake177.00

Kick Return Statistics

New EnglandRetYardsAvgTD
BuffaloRetYardsAvgTD
Ronald Bourque12525.00
Lukas Jordan11717.00

Defensive Statistics

New EnglandTackAsstSackRPlayPPlay
S Cary Stonge620.02841
OLB Dwayne Briggs520.02625
OLB Rob Feldman510.01438
DT Todd Batch401.02129
DE Rondell Harden420.02739
S Dusty Looman310.02626
ILB Jesse Gentile300.02624
DE Rusty Crane201.01619
CB Darrin Whiting210.02630
CB Mo Patterson200.02520
CB Christian Mathews200.02016
ILB Devin Bauer200.013
DE J.T. Solymos111.02319
CB Zack Johannsen110.0219
DE Neal Bassett100.01032
TE Ray Dahl10---------
CB Julio Lowe100.0323
S Daryl Fulkerson100.0215
BuffaloTackAsstSackRPlayPPlay
ILB Amir Hatcher1110.03423
DE Colby Stephens601.03121
CB Elijah Hernandez620.03330
OLB Bruce Horton610.03423
S Roderick Green530.03231
OLB Charlie Troy300.028
DE Dylan Duran201.01011
S Tucker Compton220.03631
DT Norm Sawyer210.01215
DT Ed Brandenburg200.02115
DT Tucker Freeman200.01414
OLB Myron Hughes110.02117
DT Gabriel Obetts100.02518
CB Teddy Torres100.0713
WR Lukas Jordan10---------
CB Bo Farley100.03319
S Mel Morris010.040

Pass Rush Statistics

New EnglandSackBlockHurryKnockPPlay
DT Todd Batch1.001029
DE Rusty Crane1.001019
DE J.T. Solymos1.000019
OLB Rob Feldman0.003238
DE Neal Bassett0.000132
BuffaloSackBlockHurryKnockPPlay
DE Dylan Duran1.010011
DE Colby Stephens1.000221
DE Ethan Burgess0.001030

Pass Defense Statistics

New EnglandCaughtDefnsdIntrcpPPlay
OLB Rob Feldman42038
CB Christian Mathews21016
OLB Dwayne Briggs20025
S Dusty Looman11126
CB Zack Johannsen11019
S Cary Stonge11041
CB Julio Lowe10023
ILB Devin Bauer1003
DE Rondell Harden10039
S Daryl Fulkerson10015
ILB Jesse Gentile02024
CB Mo Patterson01020
CB Darrin Whiting01030
BuffaloCaughtDefnsdIntrcpPPlay
ILB Amir Hatcher70023
CB Elijah Hernandez30130
OLB Charlie Troy2008
S Tucker Compton20031
OLB Bruce Horton20023
DT Ed Brandenburg10015
CB Teddy Torres10013
DE Colby Stephens10021
CB Bruce Rivers1008
DT Tucker Freeman10014
S Roderick Green01031

Blocking Statistics

New EnglandKeyBlBlOppPancRPlySckAPPly
G Jamie Petrovic48036031
G Ramon Becker27036131
T Clifton Bearden27036031
G Rondell Glenn14036131
C Connor Bradford14036031
BuffaloKeyBlBlOppPancRPlySckAPPly
G Tyrus Bernstein26028041
C Marlon Boehnlein24028241
T Deion McDonald16028041
G Malachi Schulz14028041
T Fred Germany13028141
FB Hayden Thomason1204010

Special Teams Tackles

New EnglandTacklesSTPlays
Daryl Fulkerson222
Morris James120
BuffaloTacklesSTPlays
Mason Willis123

Participation

New EnglandRPlyOffPPlyOffRPlyDefPPlyDefSTPlyTotal Plays
S Cary Stonge------2841473
T Clifton Bearden3631------572
G Ramon Becker3631------572
G Jamie Petrovic3631------572
G Rondell Glenn3631------572
DE Rondell Harden------2739470
C Connor Bradford3631---------67
QB Evan Dugan3431---------65
TE Ray Dahl3330---------63
WR Jalen Preston2827------560
CB Darrin Whiting------2630359
RB Mel Walsh2118------2059
OLB Rob Feldman------1438456
WR J.T. Winslett2118------1655
DT Todd Batch------2129454
S Dusty Looman------2626153
OLB Dwayne Briggs------2625152
ILB Jesse Gentile------2624151
DE Neal Bassett------1032446
CB Mo Patterson------2520---45
DE Rusty Crane------1619843
DE J.T. Solymos------2319---42
CB Julio Lowe------3231541
CB Zack Johannsen------2191940
S Daryl Fulkerson------2152239
RB Morris James145------2039
WR Dave Hargis1919---------38
CB Christian Mathews------2016---36
WR Casey McWilliams1216------432
TE Jameson Cassell2011---------31
TE Lukas Watson72------2029
ILB Patrick Cote------2151128
DT Melvin Metzger------814426
OLB Hardy Sanford------001919
RB Eugene DeLong48---------12
WR Vinny Rayburn01------1011
TE Broderick Barton10------78
K Darrell Thomason00------88
CB Derek McDaniel------24---6
C Junior Holliday00------55
P Javier Garciaparra00------55
ILB Devin Bauer------13---4
QB Les Stoner20---------2
G Noah Neumeyer00---------0
C Reginald Rice00---------0
T Elliot Farrell00---------0
BuffaloRPlyOffPPlyOffRPlyDefPPlyDefSTPlyTotal Plays
G Tyrus Bernstein2841------877
T Fred Germany2841------877
TE Donald Anderson2440------872
C Marlon Boehnlein2841---------69
G Malachi Schulz2841---------69
T Deion McDonald2841---------69
ILB Amir Hatcher------34231168
S Tucker Compton------3631168
WR Otis Meucci2641---------67
QB Walt Montgomery2837---------65
CB Elijah Hernandez------3330164
S Roderick Green------3231164
DE Ethan Burgess------3130162
TE Mason Willis729------2359
WR Ronald Bourque2517------1557
OLB Bruce Horton------3423---57
CB Bo Farley------3319---52
DE Colby Stephens------3121---52
WR Karl Mahoney2120------748
DT Gabriel Obetts------2518---43
OLB Myron Hughes------2117139
FB Hayden Thomason410------2337
DT Ed Brandenburg------2115---36
CB Teddy Torres------7131535
RB Wes Buckley1617---------33
DT Tucker Freeman------1414533
RB Taylor Garrett112------1932
DT Norm Sawyer------1215128
CB Russell Sawyer------1214127
DE Dylan Duran------1011122
ILB Lee Shantz------201921
WR Lukas Jordan49------720
WR Xavier Drake00------1919
S Mel Morris------401519
RB Marco Labelle114---------15
CB Bruce Rivers------28515
TE Adrian McNeil16------411
OLB Charlie Troy------28111
C Allen Bunzel00------88
T Earnest Podmore00------88
G Mitch Hanes00------88
P Joel Myers00------88
K Gregory Wilcox00------88
QB Rico Herndon04---------4
DE Jamal Holmes------0044
ILB Shane Fitzgerald------00---0

Directional Rushing Statistics

DistanceAttYardsAvg
Left3103.3
Middle16644.0
Right14745.3
None3-3-1.0
DistanceAttYardsAvg
Left5397.8
Middle181538.5
Right5102.0
None000.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

New EnglandAttCmp20+BdThDropDfnsHurrKnckIntc
Evan Dugan29213041121
BuffaloAttCmp20+BdThDropDfnsHurrKnckIntc
Walt Montgomery34142249431
Rico Herndon410101100

Directional Passing Statistics

DistanceAttCompYardsAvg
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Short (0-8 Yds)1510956.3
Medium (9-18 Yds)64264.3
Long (19+ Yds)1000.0
DistanceAttCompYardsAvg
Screen4100.0
Short (0-8 Yds)74659.3
Medium (9-18 Yds)249783.3
Long (19+ Yds)31175.7

Detailed Receiving Statistics

New EnglandTargtCaugtDropdYards20+PPlay
TE Ray Dahl106358030
WR Jalen Preston42112027
RB Eugene DeLong3203118
RB Mel Walsh33056118
WR Casey McWilliams33031116
WR J.T. Winslett22014018
RB Morris James220105
TE Jameson Cassell1000011
WR Dave Hargis1104019
BuffaloTargtCaugtDropdYards20+PPlay
TE Donald Anderson157157140
WR Karl Mahoney93153120
WR Lukas Jordan5201109
TE Mason Willis42122029
WR Ronald Bourque21017017
FB Hayden Thomason1000010
WR Otis Meucci1000041
RB Wes Buckley1010017

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

New EnglandAttYardsAvgOverall Avg
RB Mel Walsh7273.864.41
RB Morris James284.002.89
WR Dave Hargis188.008.00
BuffaloAttYardsAvgOverall Avg
RB Marco Labelle231.5012.55
RB Wes Buckley111.002.85

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

New EnglandAttCompYardsAvg/AttOverall Avg
Evan Dugan75294.147.14
BuffaloAttCompYardsAvg/AttOverall Avg
Walt Montgomery2000.004.47

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

New EnglandTargetCatchYardsAvg/TargOverall Avg
TE Ray Dahl21115.505.80
WR Jalen Preston2194.503.00
RB Eugene DeLong1155.0010.33
WR Casey McWilliams1111.0010.33
RB Morris James1133.000.50
BuffaloTargetCatchYardsAvg/TargOverall Avg
WR Lukas Jordan1000.002.20
TE Donald Anderson1000.003.80

Third Down Rushing Statistics

New EnglandRushesConversions
RB Eugene DeLong10
WR Jalen Preston11
RB Mel Walsh11
RB Morris James11
BuffaloRushesConversions

Third Down Passing Statistics

New EnglandAttCompConversions
Evan Dugan743
BuffaloAttCompConversions
Walt Montgomery1352
Rico Herndon100

Third Down Receiving Statistics

New EnglandTargCatchConversions
RB Eugene DeLong322
WR Jalen Preston200
WR Dave Hargis110
WR Casey McWilliams111
BuffaloTargCatchConversions
TE Donald Anderson732
WR Karl Mahoney310
WR Otis Meucci100
TE Mason Willis110
WR Ronald Bourque100
WR Lukas Jordan100

SectionAttendance
Stadium75,000 (75,300 capacity)
Upper Deck22,800 (23,100)
End Zone16,700 (16,700)
Mezzanine9,600 (9,600)
Sideline Seats14,800 (14,800)
Club Seats8,900 (8,900)
Luxury Boxes2,200 (2,200)