Week 1, 2068

played in New England, MA

61 degrees, rain, 14 mph wind

Buffalo Bills	0	3	3	3	-	9
New England Patriots	14	7	7	0	-	28

Scoring Summary
1Q: 14:21 NED - Louie Donaldson 58 pass from George Suhocki (Darrell Thomason extra point)
1Q: 08:50 NED - Dwight Fredericks 10 pass from George Suhocki (Darrell Thomason extra point)
2Q: 09:13 NED - Dwight Fredericks 18 run (Darrell Thomason extra point)
2Q: 04:59 BUF - Ronald Locklear 35 field goal
3Q: 10:21 BUF - Ronald Locklear 28 field goal
3Q: 08:47 NED - Dwight Fredericks 11 pass from George Suhocki (Darrell Thomason extra point)
4Q: 11:51 BUF - Ronald Locklear 30 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 14:21 NED - Louie Donaldson 58 pass from George Suhocki (Darrell Thomason extra point)
1Q: 08:50 NED - Dwight Fredericks 10 pass from George Suhocki (Darrell Thomason extra point)
2Q: 09:13 NED - Dwight Fredericks 18 run (Darrell Thomason extra point)
2Q: 04:59 BUF - Ronald Locklear 35 field goal
3Q: 10:21 BUF - Ronald Locklear 28 field goal
3Q: 08:47 NED - Dwight Fredericks 11 pass from George Suhocki (Darrell Thomason extra point)
4Q: 11:51 BUF - Ronald Locklear 30 field goal

Team Statistics BUF NED
Record 0-1 1-0
First Downs 19 14
- by Rushing 4 4
- by Passing 15 10
- by Penalty 0 0
Total Net Yards 347 365
- Offensive Plays 85 51
- Yards per Play 4.08 7.16
Net Rushing Yards 88 75
- Rushing Attempts 27 17
- Yards per Rush 3.26 4.41
Net Passing Yards 259 290
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 56 - 36 - 0 32 - 21 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 267 304
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2/8 2/14
- Yards per Pass Play 4.47 8.53
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 9/22 4/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 8.2 6.4
4th Down Conversions 1/3 0/0
Penalties/Yards 5/50 4/20
Punt Returns/Yards 5/52 2/9
Kick Returns/Yards 2/58 2/76
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 4 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 0/3 3/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 30 OWN 26
Time of Possession 36:02 23:58

Team Statistics	BUF	NED
Record	0-1	1-0
First Downs	19	14
- by Rushing	4	4
- by Passing	15	10
- by Penalty	0	0
Total Net Yards	347	365
- Offensive Plays	85	51
- Yards per Play	4.08	7.16
Net Rushing Yards	88	75
- Rushing Attempts	27	17
- Yards per Rush	3.26	4.41
Net Passing Yards	259	290
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	56 - 36 - 0	32 - 21 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	267	304
- Sacks/Yards Lost	2/8	2/14
- Yards per Pass Play	4.47	8.53
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	9/22	4/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	8.2	6.4
4th Down Conversions	1/3	0/0
Penalties/Yards	5/50	4/20
Punt Returns/Yards	5/52	2/9
Kick Returns/Yards	2/58	2/76
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	4	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	0/3	3/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 30	OWN 26
Time of Possession	36:02	23:58

Drive Charts

Buffalo Bills
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	14:06	4:02	OWN 25	8	22	Punt
1	8:06	3:15	OWN 34	6	31	Punt
1	3:01	3:44	OWN 27	6	8	Punt
2	8:58	4:06	OWN 29	12	53	Field Goal
2	2:56	2:01	OWN 20	6	19	Punt
3	15:00	4:44	OWN 25	11	64	Field Goal
3	8:36	1:32	OWN 25	3	-1	Punt
3	5:57	1:49	OWN 36	3	6	Punt
3	2:49	0:58	OWN 43	3	-5	Punt
3	0:38	3:53	OPP 49	9	36	Field Goal
4	10:48	4:33	OWN 28	14	60	Downs
4	2:11	1:11	OWN 28	4	9	Downs

New England Patriots
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	0:54	OWN 25	3	75	Touchdown
1	10:04	1:25	OWN 20	3	80	Touchdown
1	4:51	1:50	OWN 20	3	6	Punt
2	14:17	5:19	OWN 8	10	92	Touchdown
2	4:52	1:56	OWN 36	3	9	Punt
2	0:55	0:55	OWN 7	2	6	Half
3	10:16	1:40	OPP 24	4	24	Touchdown
3	7:04	1:07	OWN 42	4	29	Missed FG
3	4:08	1:19	OWN 4	3	5	Punt
3	1:51	1:13	OWN 12	3	2	Punt
4	11:45	0:57	OWN 25	3	7	Punt
4	6:15	4:04	OWN 12	6	17	Punt
4	1:00	1:00	OPP 37	4	8	Game

Game MVP: George Suhocki, New England Patriots

Rushing Statistics

Buffalo	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
RB Wes Buckley	10	43	4.30	8	0
RB Sammy Patterson	10	27	2.70	14	2
RB Darrell Dodge	6	9	1.50	8	0
QB Axel Hernandez	1	9	9.00	9	0

New England	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB Bradley Blades	7	19	2.71	10	1	0
QB George Suhocki	7	25	3.57	9	0	0
RB Harris St. Martin	1	14	14.00	14	1	0
WR Dwight Fredericks	1	18	18.00	18	1	1
RB Norm Berry	1	-1	-1.00	-1	0	0

Passing Statistics

Buffalo	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Axel Hernandez	43	25	198	1/3	0	26	0	69.7
Walt Montgomery	13	11	69	1/5	0	22	0	88.8

New England	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
George Suhocki	32	21	304	2/14	3	65	0	127.6

Receiving Statistics

Buffalo	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Karl Mahoney	10	17	76	7.60	18	16
TE Donald Anderson	6	9	79	13.17	16	26
TE Pedro Miller	5	9	37	7.40	19	18
WR Santiago Dennis	5	7	30	6.00	10	11
WR Ronald Bourque	3	3	18	6.00	1	8
RB Wes Buckley	3	4	5	1.67	3	5
RB Sammy Patterson	3	4	13	4.33	0	8
RB Darrell Dodge	1	2	9	9.00	0	9
TE Bart Brann	0	1	0	0.00	0	0

New England	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Dwight Fredericks	7	9	117	16.71	23	65	2
TE Ray Dahl	5	8	54	10.80	28	17	0
WR Aaron Price	3	3	34	11.33	26	17	0
WR Collin Monroe	2	2	3	1.50	5	3	0
TE Zachary Goguen	1	3	29	29.00	27	29	0
WR Louie Donaldson	1	1	58	58.00	47	58	1
RB Bradley Blades	1	2	4	4.00	0	4	0
WR Casey McWilliams	1	2	5	5.00	0	5	0
TE Bart Tyler	0	2	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Buffalo	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

New England	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Buffalo	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD

New England	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD

Punting Statistics

Buffalo	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Joel Myers	7	346	49.4	42.4	57	4

New England	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Kenny Mathews	6	320	53.3	41.3	66	1

Kicking Statistics

Buffalo	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Ronald Locklear	3/3	0/0	0/0	35	0/0

New England	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Darrell Thomason	0/1	0/1	0/0	0	4/4

Punt Return Statistics

Buffalo	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Ty Goodwin	5	52	10.4	0

New England	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Aaron Price	2	9	4.5	0

Kick Return Statistics

Buffalo	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Ronald Bourque	2	58	29.0	0

New England	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Collin Monroe	1	56	56.0	0
Norm Berry	1	20	20.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Buffalo	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Bruce Horton	8	0	0.0	17	30
OLB Myron Hughes	7	0	0.5	13	25
CB K.C. Hayes	3	1	0.0	14	23
DT Brad Roussel	2	1	0.0	16	33
ILB Shane Fitzgerald	2	0	0.0	0	4
S Roderick Green	2	0	0.0	17	30
CB Trey Gregson	2	0	0.0	3	18
CB Buddy Campbell	2	0	0.0	16	33
DE Colby Stephens	1	0	1.0	13	27
DE Dylan Duran	1	1	0.5	5	19
OLB Rusty Price	1	3	0.0	12	15
OLB Charlie Troy	1	0	0.0	4	5
DE Jorge Accimus	1	0	0.0	14	21
CB Ty Goodwin	1	0	0.0	13	26

New England	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Nicolas Shupp	10	1	0.0	27	58
OLB Dwayne Briggs	9	4	2.0	25	35
CB Edward Sherman	7	0	0.0	23	49
OLB Lamar Mills	6	2	0.0	15	39
ILB Casey Kaplan	6	0	0.0	3	25
ILB Miguel Porter	6	0	0.0	24	33
S Dusty Looman	5	2	0.0	24	35
CB Derek McDaniel	5	0	0.0	25	37
DE Rusty Crane	3	1	0.0	19	48
CB Desmond Pientka	3	0	0.0	15	21
S Al Batch	1	1	0.0	3	24
DT Mackenzie Dotson	1	0	0.0	20	45
DT Todd Batch	1	0	0.0	23	43
DE Darrin Colloran	1	0	0.0	12	34
CB Rodolfo Gilmore	1	0	0.0	2	24
DE Howie Sandilands	0	3	0.0	26	34
OLB Desmond Roberson	0	1	0.0	2	24

Pass Rush Statistics

Buffalo	Sack	Hurry	PPlay
DE Colby Stephens	1.0	0	27
OLB Myron Hughes	0.5	1	25
DE Dylan Duran	0.5	0	19
DT Santiago Joyner	0.0	1	18
DE Jorge Accimus	0.0	1	21
DT Tucker Freeman	0.0	1	17

New England	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
OLB Dwayne Briggs	2.0	0	0	35
DT Mackenzie Dotson	0.0	1	1	45
DE Darrin Colloran	0.0	1	1	34
DE J.T. Solymos	0.0	1	0	12
DT Todd Batch	0.0	0	1	43

Pass Defense Statistics

Buffalo	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
OLB Myron Hughes	5	0	25
OLB Bruce Horton	3	1	30
CB K.C. Hayes	3	0	23
CB Trey Gregson	3	0	18
ILB Shane Fitzgerald	2	0	4
CB Buddy Campbell	2	0	33
S Roderick Green	1	3	30
OLB Charlie Troy	1	0	5
CB Ty Goodwin	1	0	26
DT Brad Roussel	0	1	33

New England	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Edward Sherman	6	0	49
S Nicolas Shupp	6	0	58
ILB Casey Kaplan	5	1	25
ILB Miguel Porter	4	1	33
OLB Dwayne Briggs	4	0	35
OLB Lamar Mills	3	1	39
S Dusty Looman	3	0	35
CB Desmond Pientka	2	0	21
CB Derek McDaniel	1	1	37
S Al Batch	1	0	24
CB Rodolfo Gilmore	1	0	24

Blocking Statistics

Buffalo	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
G Malachi Schulz	3	10	27	0	58
T Deion McDonald	2	5	27	1	58
T Francisco Decker	2	4	27	1	58
C Sergio Woodard	1	3	27	0	58
G Tyrus Bernstein	1	2	27	0	58
FB Hayden Thomason	0	1	10	0	10
TE Donald Anderson	0	1	22	0	55

New England	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
G Rondell Glenn	2	3	1	17	1	34
G Van Myers	1	2	0	17	0	34
T Walt Davies	1	2	0	17	0	34
G Sergio Harrison	0	3	0	17	1	34

Special Teams Tackles

Buffalo	Tackles	STPlays
Sammy Patterson	2	17
Bart Brann	1	23
Malachi Schulz	1	13

New England	Tackles	STPlays
Desmond Roberson	3	25
Bart Tyler	1	22
Collin Monroe	1	14
Lamar Mills	1	13
Sergio Harrison	1	7

Participation

Buffalo	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
G Malachi Schulz	27	58	---	---	13	98
T Deion McDonald	27	58	---	---	10	95
T Francisco Decker	27	58	---	---	10	95
G Tyrus Bernstein	27	58	---	---	10	95
TE Donald Anderson	22	55	---	---	10	87
C Sergio Woodard	27	58	---	---	---	85
WR Karl Mahoney	25	55	---	---	---	80
WR Ronald Bourque	20	46	---	---	6	72
CB Buddy Campbell	---	---	16	33	15	64
QB Axel Hernandez	19	44	---	---	---	63
OLB Myron Hughes	---	---	13	25	22	60
RB Sammy Patterson	11	31	---	---	17	59
WR Santiago Dennis	13	25	---	---	18	56
DT Brad Roussel	---	---	16	33	6	55
TE Pedro Miller	13	38	---	---	2	53
S Roderick Green	---	---	17	30	2	49
OLB Bruce Horton	---	---	17	30	1	48
CB K.C. Hayes	---	---	14	23	8	45
CB Ty Goodwin	---	---	13	26	6	45
DE Jorge Accimus	---	---	14	21	7	42
DE Colby Stephens	---	---	13	27	---	40
CB Russell Sawyer	---	---	7	18	15	40
FB Hayden Thomason	10	10	---	---	18	38
TE Bart Brann	3	4	---	---	23	30
RB Wes Buckley	10	18	---	---	1	29
DT Santiago Joyner	---	---	9	18	1	28
OLB Rusty Price	---	---	12	15	---	27
DT Tucker Freeman	---	---	9	17	1	27
DE Dylan Duran	---	---	5	19	1	25
QB Walt Montgomery	8	14	---	---	---	22
CB Trey Gregson	---	---	3	18	---	21
RB Darrell Dodge	6	6	---	---	1	13
CB Lawrence Noblitt	---	---	4	7	1	12
ILB Amir Hatcher	---	---	0	0	11	11
C Allen Bunzel	0	0	---	---	10	10
P Joel Myers	0	0	---	---	10	10
OLB Charlie Troy	---	---	4	5	1	10
WR Chuck Abrams	0	1	---	---	8	9
WR Kristopher Jennings	2	1	---	---	5	8
G Mitch Hanes	0	0	---	---	7	7
K Ronald Locklear	0	0	---	---	7	7
S Lonnie Welch	---	---	1	5	---	6
ILB Shane Fitzgerald	---	---	0	4	---	4
DT Gus Stoltman	---	---	0	0	---	0
T Victor Krzys	0	0	---	---	---	0
DE Jalen Kasowski	---	---	0	0	---	0

New England	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
S Nicolas Shupp	---	---	27	58	3	88
DE Rusty Crane	---	---	19	48	10	77
CB Edward Sherman	---	---	23	49	3	75
DT Mackenzie Dotson	---	---	20	45	2	67
DT Todd Batch	---	---	23	43	1	67
OLB Lamar Mills	---	---	15	39	13	67
CB Derek McDaniel	---	---	25	37	2	64
DE Howie Sandilands	---	---	26	34	---	60
S Dusty Looman	---	---	24	35	1	60
OLB Dwayne Briggs	---	---	25	35	---	60
G Van Myers	17	34	---	---	7	58
G Rondell Glenn	17	34	---	---	7	58
G Sergio Harrison	17	34	---	---	7	58
T Walt Davies	17	34	---	---	7	58
ILB Miguel Porter	---	---	24	33	---	57
WR Dwight Fredericks	17	33	---	---	3	53
TE Ray Dahl	17	33	---	---	1	51
OLB Desmond Roberson	---	---	2	24	25	51
C Luke Givens	17	34	---	---	---	51
QB George Suhocki	17	34	---	---	---	51
CB Desmond Pientka	---	---	15	21	14	50
DE Darrin Colloran	---	---	12	34	3	49
S Al Batch	---	---	3	24	18	45
WR Casey McWilliams	9	13	---	---	16	38
CB Rodolfo Gilmore	---	---	2	24	10	36
TE Zachary Goguen	13	20	---	---	---	33
ILB Casey Kaplan	---	---	3	25	4	32
WR Louie Donaldson	12	18	---	---	1	31
RB Norm Berry	4	5	---	---	22	31
TE Bart Tyler	0	8	---	---	22	30
RB Bradley Blades	12	16	---	---	1	29
RB Harris St. Martin	1	12	---	---	10	23
DE Rondell Harden	---	---	5	16	2	23
WR Aaron Price	0	6	---	---	16	22
WR Collin Monroe	0	6	---	---	14	20
DE J.T. Solymos	---	---	3	12	1	16
ILB Ty Coffey	---	---	1	2	11	14
C Angel Dukes	0	0	---	---	11	11
P Kenny Mathews	0	0	---	---	7	7
DT Shaun Hordorwich	---	---	0	0	7	7
K Darrell Thomason	0	0	---	---	6	6
QB Les Stoner	0	0	---	---	---	0
G Mercury Loftin	0	0	---	---	---	0
T Wes Perry	0	0	---	---	---	0
T Chad Hoffman	0	0	---	---	---	0
DT Artie Kozak	---	---	0	0	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	6	23	3.8
Middle	14	29	2.1
Right	7	36	5.1
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	0	0	0.0
Middle	14	60	4.3
Right	1	18	18.0
None	2	-3	-1.5

Detailed Passing Statistics

Buffalo	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Axel Hernandez	43	25	1	5	4	4	3	0	0
Walt Montgomery	13	11	1	1	0	0	0	0	0

New England	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
George Suhocki	32	21	3	1	1	5	4	0	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	14	11	49	3.5
Short (0-8 Yds)	25	17	120	4.8
Medium (9-18 Yds)	14	7	72	5.1
Long (19+ Yds)	3	1	26	8.7

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	8	8	54	6.8
Short (0-8 Yds)	15	9	106	7.1
Medium (9-18 Yds)	8	3	79	9.9
Long (19+ Yds)	1	1	65	65.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Buffalo	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Karl Mahoney	17	10	1	76	0	55
TE Pedro Miller	9	5	1	37	0	38
TE Donald Anderson	9	6	0	79	2	55
WR Santiago Dennis	7	5	0	30	0	25
RB Wes Buckley	4	3	0	5	0	18
RB Sammy Patterson	4	3	1	13	0	31
WR Ronald Bourque	3	3	0	18	0	46
RB Darrell Dodge	2	1	1	9	0	6
TE Bart Brann	1	0	0	0	0	4

New England	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Dwight Fredericks	9	7	1	117	1	33
TE Ray Dahl	8	5	0	54	0	33
TE Zachary Goguen	3	1	0	29	1	20
WR Aaron Price	3	3	0	34	0	6
RB Bradley Blades	2	1	0	4	0	16
WR Casey McWilliams	2	1	0	5	0	13
TE Bart Tyler	2	0	0	0	0	8
WR Collin Monroe	2	2	0	3	0	6
WR Louie Donaldson	1	1	0	58	1	18

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Buffalo	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Darrell Dodge	1	1	1.00	1.50

New England	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
WR Dwight Fredericks	1	18	18.00	18.00

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Buffalo	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Axel Hernandez	10	1	7	0.70	4.60

New England	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
George Suhocki	4	2	21	5.25	9.50

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Buffalo	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Karl Mahoney	3	1	7	2.33	4.47
TE Donald Anderson	2	0	0	0.00	8.78
TE Pedro Miller	1	0	0	0.00	4.11
TE Bart Brann	1	0	0	0.00	0.00
RB Wes Buckley	1	0	0	0.00	1.25
WR Santiago Dennis	1	0	0	0.00	4.29
RB Sammy Patterson	1	0	0	0.00	3.25

New England	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Dwight Fredericks	2	2	21	10.50	13.00
TE Ray Dahl	1	0	0	0.00	6.75
TE Bart Tyler	1	0	0	0.00	0.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Buffalo	Rushes	Conversions
RB Darrell Dodge	1	0

New England	Rushes	Conversions
QB George Suhocki	3	1
RB Bradley Blades	2	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Buffalo	Att	Comp	Conversions
Axel Hernandez	16	10	7
Walt Montgomery	5	4	2

New England	Att	Comp	Conversions
George Suhocki	7	3	2

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Buffalo	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Karl Mahoney	7	5	3
TE Donald Anderson	6	4	3
TE Pedro Miller	5	3	3
WR Ronald Bourque	1	1	0
WR Santiago Dennis	1	0	0
RB Sammy Patterson	1	1	0

New England	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Dwight Fredericks	3	2	2
TE Ray Dahl	2	1	0
RB Bradley Blades	1	0	0
WR Casey McWilliams	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 75,000 (75,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 18,100 (18,100)
End Zone 13,000 (13,000)
Mezzanine 7,500 (7,500)
Sideline Seats 11,500 (11,500)
Club Seats 15,000 (15,000)
Luxury Boxes 9,900 (9,900)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	75,000 (75,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	18,100 (18,100)
End Zone	13,000 (13,000)
Mezzanine	7,500 (7,500)
Sideline Seats	11,500 (11,500)
Club Seats	15,000 (15,000)
Luxury Boxes	9,900 (9,900)