Week 1, 2071

played in New England, MA

50 degrees, fair, 5 mph wind

Buffalo Bills	7	10	0	0	-	17
New England Patriots	7	3	21	0	-	31

Scoring Summary
1Q: 12:59 BUF - Sammy Patterson 21 run (Ronald Locklear extra point)
1Q: 08:58 NED - Walter Feterik 4 run (Carson Abrams extra point)
2Q: 08:34 BUF - Ronald Locklear 52 field goal
2Q: 04:11 NED - Carson Abrams 35 field goal
2Q: 02:26 BUF - Dwayne Carrera 50 interception return (Ronald Locklear extra point)
3Q: 15:00 NED - Nicolas Shupp 38 interception return (Carson Abrams extra point)
3Q: 06:11 NED - Dwight Fredericks 32 pass from George Suhocki (Carson Abrams extra point)
3Q: 03:19 NED - Dwight Fredericks 31 pass from George Suhocki (Carson Abrams extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 12:59 BUF - Sammy Patterson 21 run (Ronald Locklear extra point)
1Q: 08:58 NED - Walter Feterik 4 run (Carson Abrams extra point)
2Q: 08:34 BUF - Ronald Locklear 52 field goal
2Q: 04:11 NED - Carson Abrams 35 field goal
2Q: 02:26 BUF - Dwayne Carrera 50 interception return (Ronald Locklear extra point)
3Q: 15:00 NED - Nicolas Shupp 38 interception return (Carson Abrams extra point)
3Q: 06:11 NED - Dwight Fredericks 32 pass from George Suhocki (Carson Abrams extra point)
3Q: 03:19 NED - Dwight Fredericks 31 pass from George Suhocki (Carson Abrams extra point)

Team Statistics BUF NED
Record 0-1 1-0
First Downs 13 20
- by Rushing 3 5
- by Passing 9 14
- by Penalty 1 1
Total Net Yards 229 426
- Offensive Plays 71 69
- Yards per Play 3.23 6.17
Net Rushing Yards 73 108
- Rushing Attempts 27 20
- Yards per Rush 2.70 5.40
Net Passing Yards 156 318
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 40 - 17 - 1 49 - 27 - 3
- Gross Passing Yards 182 318
- Sacks/Yards Lost 4/26 0/0
- Yards per Pass Play 3.55 6.49
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 1/1
3rd Down Conversions 3/17 4/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 8.9 6.9
4th Down Conversions 1/2 0/0
Penalties/Yards 6/29 9/50
Punt Returns/Yards 5/8 7/82
Kick Returns/Yards 2/47 2/54
Interception Ret./Yards 3/50 1/38
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 1 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 0/0 1/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 24 OWN 31
Time of Possession 29:46 30:14

Team Statistics	BUF	NED
Record	0-1	1-0
First Downs	13	20
- by Rushing	3	5
- by Passing	9	14
- by Penalty	1	1
Total Net Yards	229	426
- Offensive Plays	71	69
- Yards per Play	3.23	6.17
Net Rushing Yards	73	108
- Rushing Attempts	27	20
- Yards per Rush	2.70	5.40
Net Passing Yards	156	318
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	40 - 17 - 1	49 - 27 - 3
- Gross Passing Yards	182	318
- Sacks/Yards Lost	4/26	0/0
- Yards per Pass Play	3.55	6.49
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	1/1
3rd Down Conversions	3/17	4/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	8.9	6.9
4th Down Conversions	1/2	0/0
Penalties/Yards	6/29	9/50
Punt Returns/Yards	5/8	7/82
Kick Returns/Yards	2/47	2/54
Interception Ret./Yards	3/50	1/38
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	1	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	0/0	1/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 24	OWN 31
Time of Possession	29:46	30:14

Drive Charts

Buffalo Bills
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	14:45	2:01	OPP 40	5	40	Touchdown
1	8:48	2:20	OWN 26	3	7	Punt
1	4:37	2:21	OWN 15	4	19	Punt
1	1:36	1:13	OWN 29	3	-1	Punt
2	14:12	5:46	OWN 21	12	44	Field Goal
2	4:04	0:58	OWN 25	3	8	Punt
2	0:50	0:32	OWN 30	3	0	Punt
3	15:00	0:11	OWN 25	1	0	Interception
3	14:49	3:51	OWN 25	7	36	Punt
3	9:00	1:25	OWN 19	3	-18	Punt
3	5:58	1:58	OWN 23	3	7	Punt
3	3:07	1:35	OWN 25	3	7	Punt
3	0:36	2:04	OWN 12	5	26	Punt
4	11:53	1:05	OWN 24	3	1	Punt
4	5:04	2:27	OWN 20	11	57	Downs
4	0:25	0:25	OWN 20	2	-4	Game

New England Patriots
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	0:15	OWN 25	2	0	Interception
1	12:44	3:56	OWN 32	8	68	Touchdown
1	6:28	1:51	OWN 31	3	5	Punt
1	2:16	0:40	OWN 34	2	37	Fumble
1	0:23	1:11	OWN 29	3	4	Punt
2	8:26	4:22	OWN 25	11	57	Field Goal
2	3:06	0:53	OWN 30	4	10	Interception
2	2:13	1:23	OWN 29	3	-7	Punt
2	0:18	0:18	OWN 34	3	16	Half
3	10:58	1:58	OWN 20	3	9	Punt
3	7:35	1:37	OPP 37	3	37	Touchdown
3	4:00	0:53	OPP 46	3	46	Touchdown
3	1:32	0:56	OWN 31	3	6	Punt
4	13:32	1:39	OWN 24	4	41	Interception
4	10:48	5:44	OWN 26	8	39	Punt
4	2:37	2:12	OWN 23	6	37	Punt

Game MVP: Nicolas Shupp, New England Patriots

Rushing Statistics

Buffalo	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB Sammy Patterson	21	38	1.81	21	1	1
RB Ellis Bennett	3	14	4.67	9	0	0
QB Walt Montgomery	2	16	8.00	9	0	0
RB Bart Kerr	1	5	5.00	5	0	0

New England	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB Walter Feterik	8	40	5.00	25	1	1
QB George Suhocki	6	54	9.00	16	3	0
RB Timothy Toledo	4	18	4.50	12	1	0
FB Deon Pigg	2	-4	-2.00	0	0	0

Passing Statistics

Buffalo	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Walt Montgomery	40	17	182	4/26	0	24	1	46.0

New England	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
George Suhocki	49	27	318	0/0	2	38	3	63.1

Receiving Statistics

Buffalo	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Karl Mahoney	6	7	59	9.83	14	22
WR Tristan Boone	4	8	55	13.75	33	24
RB Sammy Patterson	2	2	29	14.50	10	19
WR Devin Ruff	2	6	13	6.50	1	7
TE Jeremy Kerr	1	5	12	12.00	0	12
TE Brad Gilliard	1	1	6	6.00	0	6
RB Ellis Bennett	1	3	8	8.00	0	8
WR Santiago Dennis	0	3	0	0.00	0	0
TE Sedrick Flaherty	0	5	0	0.00	0	0

New England	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Dwight Fredericks	8	13	116	14.50	74	32	2
WR Gabe Farrell	7	16	102	14.57	64	38	0
WR Kaleb Crawford	6	8	44	7.33	38	21	0
WR Conrad Farrell	4	7	44	11.00	12	19	0
TE Matthew Domico	2	4	12	6.00	0	6	0
RB Walter Feterik	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Buffalo	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
OLB Bruce Horton	1	0	0.00	0
CB Dwayne Carrera	1	50	50.00	1
CB Camden Hinderliter	1	0	0.00	0

New England	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Nicolas Shupp	1	38	38.00	1

Fumble Statistics

Buffalo	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
DE Jorge Accimus	0	1	0	0
OLB Malcolm Woodson	0	0	1	0

New England	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
QB George Suhocki	1	0	0	0

Punting Statistics

Buffalo	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Irving Popp	11	481	43.7	34.5	58	3

New England	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Junior Reeves	7	329	47.0	40.1	62	2

Kicking Statistics

Buffalo	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Ronald Locklear	1/1	1/1	1/1	52	2/2

New England	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Carson Abrams	1/1	0/0	0/0	35	4/4

Punt Return Statistics

Buffalo	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Reuben Daley	5	8	1.6	0

New England	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Kaleb Crawford	7	82	11.7	0

Kick Return Statistics

Buffalo	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Irv Wolf	2	47	23.5	0

New England	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Desmond Pientka	2	54	27.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Buffalo	Tack	Asst	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Nathaniel Ackerman	11	3	19	44
S Roderick Green	6	3	20	49
OLB Malcolm Woodson	4	2	19	48
OLB Bruce Horton	4	1	11	22
CB Dwayne Carrera	3	0	4	16
S Rex Hoag	3	0	11	25
CB Lawrence Noblitt	2	1	15	35
CB Howie Mitkov	2	0	11	29
CB Jameson Lane	2	0	20	49
DT Rusty Donaldson	2	0	11	27
DE Dylan Duran	1	1	10	19
DE Brady Rauch	1	1	16	41
OLB Rusty Price	1	0	3	11
CB Camden Hinderliter	1	0	10	28
DE Jorge Accimus	0	2	13	33
OLB Brian Salazar	0	2	17	36
DE Grayson Duncan	0	1	9	22

New England	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Frank Roundtree	9	1	0.0	27	42
OLB Clyde Russell	7	1	0.0	20	34
ILB Zack Cavil	6	2	0.0	27	41
S Nicolas Shupp	4	5	0.0	27	42
DE Harold Lester	3	0	0.5	17	30
DT Shaun Hordorwich	3	1	0.0	15	15
OLB Morris Rees	2	1	1.0	12	16
DE Will Lake	2	0	1.0	19	29
DT Tyrell Imme	2	0	1.0	22	37
DE Dominique Daniels	2	1	0.5	17	23
CB Rodolfo Gilmore	2	2	0.0	27	42
CB Rodolfo Peters	2	1	0.0	7	19
CB Edward Sherman	2	1	0.0	24	38
S Norman Klecko	1	0	0.0	0	2
WR Dwight Fredericks	1	0	---	---	---
WR Conrad Farrell	1	0	---	---	---

Pass Rush Statistics

Buffalo	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Brady Rauch	1	1	2	41
OLB Brian Salazar	0	2	0	36
OLB Malcolm Woodson	0	1	0	48
OLB Nathaniel Ackerman	0	1	0	44
DT Rusty Donaldson	0	1	0	27

New England	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Tyrell Imme	1.0	1	2	0	37
DE Will Lake	1.0	0	1	0	29
OLB Morris Rees	1.0	0	1	0	16
DE Harold Lester	0.5	2	1	1	30
DE Dominique Daniels	0.5	0	0	0	23
CB Rodolfo Peters	0.0	0	1	0	19
DT Artie Kozak	0.0	0	1	0	36

Pass Defense Statistics

Buffalo	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
OLB Nathaniel Ackerman	5	1	0	44
S Roderick Green	4	1	0	49
OLB Malcolm Woodson	4	1	0	48
OLB Bruce Horton	3	1	1	22
CB Dwayne Carrera	2	1	1	16
CB Camden Hinderliter	2	0	1	28
S Rex Hoag	2	0	0	25
CB Howie Mitkov	1	1	0	29
CB Jameson Lane	1	1	0	49
CB Lawrence Noblitt	1	1	0	35
DE Brady Rauch	1	0	0	41
DT Rusty Donaldson	1	0	0	27

New England	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
OLB Clyde Russell	5	2	0	34
S Frank Roundtree	4	1	0	42
ILB Zack Cavil	3	0	0	41
CB Edward Sherman	1	1	0	38
DE Dominique Daniels	1	0	0	23
S Norman Klecko	1	0	0	2
CB Rodolfo Peters	1	0	0	19
CB Rodolfo Gilmore	1	0	0	42
S Nicolas Shupp	0	1	1	42

Blocking Statistics

Buffalo	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
T Oscar Maloney	2	4	27	1	44
T Francisco Decker	1	8	27	2	44
G Tyrus Bernstein	1	5	27	0	44
C Barry Schweitzer	1	2	27	0	44
G Tom York	0	5	27	1	44
TE Francisco Guzy	0	1	12	0	12

New England	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	PPly
T Walt Davies	1	4	20	49
G Sergio Harrison	1	3	20	49
G Van Myers	1	2	20	49
T Duane Holmes	0	2	20	49
TE Brent Henry	0	1	8	11
C Zachary Daniels	0	1	20	49
FB Deon Pigg	0	1	3	8

Special Teams Tackles

Buffalo	Tackles	STPlays
Santiago Dennis	2	29
Rusty Price	2	29
Barry Schweitzer	2	15
Bart Kerr	1	29
Tyrus Bernstein	1	12
Irv Wolf	1	10

New England	Tackles	STPlays
Rodolfo Peters	3	29
Brent Henry	1	29
Arturo Wise	1	29
Tyrell Imme	1	13
Duane Holmes	1	8

Participation

Buffalo	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
C Barry Schweitzer	27	44	---	---	15	86
T Francisco Decker	27	44	---	---	12	83
G Tyrus Bernstein	27	44	---	---	12	83
T Oscar Maloney	27	44	---	---	12	83
G Tom York	27	44	---	---	12	83
QB Walt Montgomery	27	44	---	---	---	71
WR Tristan Boone	27	44	---	---	---	71
S Roderick Green	---	---	20	49	1	70
CB Jameson Lane	---	---	20	49	1	70
OLB Malcolm Woodson	---	---	19	48	1	68
TE Sedrick Flaherty	25	43	---	---	---	68
OLB Brian Salazar	---	---	17	36	13	66
TE Jeremy Kerr	13	22	---	---	29	64
OLB Nathaniel Ackerman	---	---	19	44	1	64
DE Brady Rauch	---	---	16	41	1	58
CB Howie Mitkov	---	---	11	29	18	58
CB Lawrence Noblitt	---	---	15	35	7	57
WR Karl Mahoney	19	33	---	---	---	52
S Rex Hoag	---	---	11	25	14	50
RB Sammy Patterson	21	27	---	---	---	48
DE Jorge Accimus	---	---	13	33	---	46
OLB Rusty Price	---	---	3	11	29	43
WR Santiago Dennis	2	10	---	---	29	41
DT Rusty Donaldson	---	---	11	27	1	39
DE Grayson Duncan	---	---	9	22	7	38
CB Camden Hinderliter	---	---	10	28	---	38
OLB Bruce Horton	---	---	11	22	---	33
RB Bart Kerr	1	1	---	---	29	31
WR Devin Ruff	9	12	---	---	10	31
DE Dylan Duran	---	---	10	19	1	30
TE Francisco Guzy	12	12	---	---	---	24
CB Dwayne Carrera	---	---	4	16	1	21
RB Ellis Bennett	5	12	---	---	---	17
S Reuben Daley	---	---	0	0	17	17
DE Lincoln Owens	---	---	1	5	7	13
C Allen Bunzel	0	0	---	---	12	12
P Irving Popp	0	0	---	---	12	12
WR Irv Wolf	0	1	---	---	10	11
RB Jalen Fitchie	0	0	---	---	11	11
K Ronald Locklear	0	0	---	---	5	5
TE Brad Gilliard	1	3	---	---	---	4
G Mitch Hanes	0	0	---	---	---	0
C Sergio Woodard	0	0	---	---	---	0
QB Axel Hernandez	0	0	---	---	---	0
S Lonnie Welch	---	---	0	0	---	0
T Weston Macey	0	0	---	---	---	0

New England	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
G Van Myers	20	49	---	---	8	77
G Sergio Harrison	20	49	---	---	8	77
T Duane Holmes	20	49	---	---	8	77
T Walt Davies	20	49	---	---	8	77
DT Tyrell Imme	---	---	22	37	13	72
CB Rodolfo Gilmore	---	---	27	42	1	70
S Nicolas Shupp	---	---	27	42	1	70
S Frank Roundtree	---	---	27	42	1	70
ILB Zack Cavil	---	---	27	41	1	69
QB George Suhocki	20	49	---	---	---	69
C Zachary Daniels	20	49	---	---	---	69
WR Dwight Fredericks	18	46	---	---	1	65
TE Matthew Domico	19	46	---	---	---	65
DT Artie Kozak	---	---	17	36	12	65
CB Edward Sherman	---	---	24	38	1	63
WR Gabe Farrell	18	44	---	---	---	62
DE Harold Lester	---	---	17	30	12	59
CB Rodolfo Peters	---	---	7	19	29	55
OLB Clyde Russell	---	---	20	34	---	54
CB Desmond Pientka	---	---	11	22	21	54
WR Kaleb Crawford	7	28	---	---	15	50
DE Will Lake	---	---	19	29	---	48
TE Brent Henry	8	11	---	---	29	48
OLB Arturo Wise	---	---	5	11	29	45
WR Conrad Farrell	6	17	---	---	22	45
DE Dominique Daniels	---	---	17	23	1	41
RB Walter Feterik	13	27	---	---	---	40
RB Timothy Toledo	5	15	---	---	18	38
FB Deon Pigg	3	8	---	---	22	33
DT Shaun Hordorwich	---	---	15	15	1	31
OLB Morris Rees	---	---	12	16	---	28
S Norman Klecko	---	---	0	2	21	23
ILB Anthony White	---	---	3	3	15	21
WR Courtney Lott	0	0	---	---	9	9
P Junior Reeves	0	0	---	---	8	8
C Noah Prado	0	0	---	---	8	8
K Carson Abrams	0	0	---	---	7	7
TE Xavier Hobart	3	3	---	---	---	6
S Hugh Brondstetter	---	---	0	2	---	2
C Morris Hildreth	0	0	---	---	---	0
QB Corey Carpenter	0	0	---	---	---	0
G Ian Coats	0	0	---	---	---	0
OLB Steven Madison	---	---	0	0	---	0
WR Blake Rivers	0	0	---	---	---	0
WR Bernard Rowley	0	0	---	---	---	0
DT Jorge Thomas	---	---	0	0	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	7	17	2.4
Middle	14	49	3.5
Right	6	7	1.2
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	2	8	4.0
Middle	11	70	6.4
Right	7	30	4.3
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Buffalo	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Walt Montgomery	40	17	2	4	3	5	7	1	1

New England	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
George Suhocki	49	27	4	1	3	8	6	2	3

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	5	4	25	5.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	17	7	77	4.5
Medium (9-18 Yds)	13	6	80	6.2
Long (19+ Yds)	5	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	9	5	37	4.1
Short (0-8 Yds)	28	19	260	9.3
Medium (9-18 Yds)	10	3	21	2.1
Long (19+ Yds)	2	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Buffalo	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Tristan Boone	8	4	0	55	1	44
WR Karl Mahoney	7	6	0	59	1	33
WR Devin Ruff	6	2	1	13	0	12
TE Jeremy Kerr	5	1	1	12	0	22
TE Sedrick Flaherty	5	0	1	0	0	43
WR Santiago Dennis	3	0	0	0	0	10
RB Ellis Bennett	3	1	0	8	0	12
RB Sammy Patterson	2	2	0	29	0	27
TE Brad Gilliard	1	1	0	6	0	3

New England	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Gabe Farrell	16	7	0	102	1	44
WR Dwight Fredericks	13	8	1	116	2	46
WR Kaleb Crawford	8	6	2	44	1	28
WR Conrad Farrell	7	4	0	44	0	17
TE Matthew Domico	4	2	0	12	0	46
RB Walter Feterik	1	0	0	0	0	27

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Buffalo	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

New England	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Walter Feterik	1	4	4.00	5.00

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Buffalo	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Walt Montgomery	2	0	0	0.00	4.55

New England	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
George Suhocki	5	2	15	3.00	6.49

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Buffalo	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Santiago Dennis	1	0	0	0.00	0.00
TE Sedrick Flaherty	1	0	0	0.00	0.00

New England	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Gabe Farrell	3	0	0	0.00	6.38
WR Conrad Farrell	1	1	9	9.00	6.29
WR Kaleb Crawford	1	1	6	6.00	5.50

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Buffalo	Rushes	Conversions
QB Walt Montgomery	2	0
RB Ellis Bennett	2	0

New England	Rushes	Conversions
RB Timothy Toledo	2	0
QB George Suhocki	1	1
RB Walter Feterik	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Buffalo	Att	Comp	Conversions
Walt Montgomery	12	4	3

New England	Att	Comp	Conversions
George Suhocki	9	5	3

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Buffalo	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Devin Ruff	5	1	1
WR Karl Mahoney	2	2	2
RB Ellis Bennett	2	1	0
TE Sedrick Flaherty	2	0	0
WR Santiago Dennis	1	0	0

New England	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Gabe Farrell	4	1	0
WR Dwight Fredericks	2	2	1
WR Kaleb Crawford	2	1	1
TE Matthew Domico	1	1	1

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)