Week 15, 2091

played in New England, MA

36 degrees, fair, 1 mph wind

Buffalo Bills0736-16
New England Patriots03010-13

Scoring Summary
2Q: 14:22 NED - Neal Politopoulos 41 field goal
2Q: 06:45 BUF - Rick Hazel 9 pass from Cooper Lidberg (Demetrius Hodges extra point)
3Q: 04:55 BUF - Demetrius Hodges 24 field goal
4Q: 13:43 NED - Daquan Chapman 6 pass from Devonte Leyes (Neal Politopoulos extra point)
4Q: 04:42 BUF - Demetrius Hodges 24 field goal
4Q: 01:05 NED - Neal Politopoulos 18 field goal
4Q: 00:04 BUF - Demetrius Hodges 28 field goal

Team StatisticsBUFNED
Record10-46-8
First Downs2519
- by Rushing62
- by Passing1617
- by Penalty30
Total Net Yards470349
- Offensive Plays7267
- Yards per Play6.535.21
Net Rushing Yards15653
- Rushing Attempts3023
- Yards per Rush5.202.30
Net Passing Yards314296
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt38 - 25 - 343 - 24 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards335301
- Sacks/Yards Lost4/211/5
- Yards per Pass Play7.486.73
Fumbles/Lost2/11/1
3rd Down Conversions3/125/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down6.69.5
4th Down Conversions0/00/0
Penalties/Yards3/1511/76
Punt Returns/Yards4/303/40
Kick Returns/Yards0/01/21
Interception Ret./Yards2/03/43
2pt Conversions0/00/0
Red Zone Visits43
- Red Zone TDs/FGs1/31/1
Avg. Drive StartOWN 26OWN 37
Time of Possession34:4525:15

Drive Charts

Buffalo Bills
QuarBeganPossFromPlaysYardsResult
115:002:38OWN 25635Fumble
111:082:58OWN 14529Punt
15:064:10OWN 1853Interception
214:161:52OWN 253-3Punt
210:471:48OWN 27418Punt
28:221:43OWN 44456Touchdown
23:540:22OWN 915Interception
22:210:47OWN 24451Missed FG
20:030:03OWN 41111Half
313:310:53OWN 3927Interception
311:507:01OWN 171376Field Goal
33:061:27OWN 3330Punt
413:374:29OWN 25735Punt
47:433:08OWN 45848Field Goal
40:580:58OWN 25464Field Goal
New England Patriots
QuarBeganPossFromPlaysYardsResult
112:221:14OPP 413-9Punt
18:103:04OWN 24640Punt
10:561:40OPP 49425Field Goal
212:241:37OWN 393-4Punt
28:590:37OWN 19233Interception
26:392:45OWN 21624Punt
23:321:11OPP 23411Fumble
21:341:31OWN 32634Missed FG
315:001:29OWN 2532Punt
312:380:48OPP 3338Interception
34:491:43OWN 2557Punt
31:393:02OWN 40860Touchdown
49:081:25OWN 202-2Punt
44:353:37OWN 251274Field Goal

Game MVP: Rick Hazel, Buffalo Bills

Rushing Statistics

BuffaloAttYardsAvgLG10+TD
RB Javier Payton231496.485120
RB Cary Tavares430.75200
WR Xavier Tucker2-1-0.50000
QB Cooper Lidberg155.00500
New EnglandAttYardsAvgLG10+TD
RB Mitchell Conerty16412.561410
QB Devonte Leyes3206.671210
RB Edwin Talley3-5-1.67100
WR Jamal Hardy1-3-3.00-300

Passing Statistics

BuffaloAttCompYardsSk/YdTDLGIntRate
Cooper Lidberg38253354/21142369.5
New EnglandAttCompYardsSk/YdTDLGIntRate
Devonte Leyes43243011/5133266.1

Receiving Statistics

BuffaloCatchTargYardsAvgYACLGTD
WR Rick Hazel689515.8363221
TE Alan Schwartz610589.673220
WR Xavier Tucker456015.0029360
WR Micah Garcia357525.0023420
WR Brad Percell2263.00470
TE Melvin Buchanan111515.009150
RB Javier Payton1433.00030
TE Elliot Hudspeth1133.00030
RB Cary Tavares122020.0015200
New EnglandCatchTargYardsAvgYACLGTD
WR Malik Dotson71210615.1477260
WR Daquan Chapman58438.6016171
RB Mitchell Conerty48338.2516130
WR Jamal Hardy447117.7535330
TE Todd Cox334214.0012170
WR Denzel Porcaro1366.00160
TE Arturo Van Diver0300.00000
TE Ezra Gillespie0200.00000

Interception Statistics

BuffaloIntsYardsAvgTD
S T.J. Thomas100.000
S Troy Lowe100.000
New EnglandIntsYardsAvgTD
OLB Edward Faber11919.000
CB Reginald Horner11111.000
CB Ryan Bosley11313.000

Fumble Statistics

BuffaloFumbRecovForceTD
S Samuel Sturdivant1000
RB Javier Payton1000
OLB Taylor Rayburn0100
RB Cary Tavares0100
DE Karl Reilly0010
New EnglandFumbRecovForceTD
QB Devonte Leyes1000
S Alex Nager0110
WR Denzel Porcaro0010

Punting Statistics

BuffaloPuntYardsAvgNetLGIn20
Zach Wright521543.031.0492
New EnglandPuntYardsAvgNetLGIn20
Derrick Becker729141.637.3523

Kicking Statistics

BuffaloFGs40+Yd50+YdLGPAT
Demetrius Hodges3/40/10/0281/1
New EnglandFGs40+Yd50+YdLGPAT
Neal Politopoulos2/31/20/1411/1

Punt Return Statistics

BuffaloRetYardsAvgTD
Samuel Sturdivant4307.50
New EnglandRetYardsAvgTD
Denzel Porcaro34013.30

Kick Return Statistics

BuffaloRetYardsAvgTD
New EnglandRetYardsAvgTD
Denzel Porcaro12121.00

Defensive Statistics

BuffaloTackAsstSackRPlayPPlay
OLB Walt Douglas720.02031
CB Ike Browning520.02244
S Troy Lowe500.01024
OLB Taylor Rayburn310.01315
S Samuel Sturdivant300.02241
ILB Orlando Johnston300.01224
CB Mack Montano300.02344
CB Clyde Nussmeier300.01424
DE Karl Reilly231.02242
CB Kendall Andersen210.0210
ILB Ramon Keillor210.0211
ILB Jumbo Walsh210.079
TE Alan Schwartz20---------
OLB Damian Blanchard200.0214
DE Jason Merrill200.01827
DT Ndukwe Followay200.02241
WR Rick Hazel10---------
C Dexter Powell10---------
DT Shannon Galloway100.01827
DE Leon Diaz010.0720
New EnglandTackAsstSackRPlayPPlay
S Luke Newsome830.02842
CB Howard Hopper611.03042
DE Irv Grier601.02836
ILB Brody Fierro630.03028
S Cristian Myers530.01530
S Alex Nager520.01715
OLB Edward Faber421.03042
OLB Eugene Pegues420.03038
DT Sawyer Cucina400.01312
ILB Pat Wallace310.01518
CB Reginald Horner210.02942
DE Josiah Stillwell210.02627
DE Derrick LaTendresse101.0519
RB Mitchell Conerty10---------
C Roberto Farlow10---------
TE Arturo Van Diver10---------
CB Ryan Bosley100.01418
CB Asher Lane020.0113

Pass Rush Statistics

BuffaloSackBlockHurryKnockPPlay
DE Karl Reilly1.011042
DE Leon Diaz0.011120
DT Shannon Galloway0.011027
DE Ike Craig0.001111
DE Jason Merrill0.001027
New EnglandSackBlockHurryKnockPPlay
DE Irv Grier1.011036
DE Derrick LaTendresse1.001119
OLB Edward Faber1.000042
CB Howard Hopper1.000042
OLB Eugene Pegues0.001038
DE Josiah Stillwell0.001027

Pass Defense Statistics

BuffaloCaughtDefnsdIntrcpPPlay
CB Ike Browning41044
OLB Taylor Rayburn30015
OLB Walt Douglas30031
S Troy Lowe21124
CB Mack Montano21044
ILB Ramon Keillor20011
OLB Damian Blanchard20014
ILB Orlando Johnston20024
CB Clyde Nussmeier20024
CB Kendall Andersen11010
S Samuel Sturdivant10041
DE Karl Reilly01042
S T.J. Thomas0012
New EnglandCaughtDefnsdIntrcpPPlay
S Luke Newsome60042
CB Howard Hopper40042
OLB Edward Faber31142
ILB Pat Wallace30018
OLB Eugene Pegues20038
S Cristian Myers20030
DE Irv Grier20036
CB Ryan Bosley10118
ILB Brody Fierro10028
DT Sawyer Cucina10012
CB Reginald Horner01142
DE Derrick LaTendresse01019

Blocking Statistics

BuffaloKeyBlBlOppPancRPlySckAPPly
C Dexter Powell512030242
T Lenny Schreiber25030242
G Devan Dotson25030042
T Hector Rusk24030042
G William Chiang13030042
New EnglandKeyBlBlOppPancRPlySckAPPly
G Alexis Herron48023044
T Derrick Byrd16023044
G Elijah Riley04023044
T Edwin Sonneman02023144
C Roberto Farlow01023044

Special Teams Tackles

BuffaloTacklesSTPlays
Javier Payton217
Melvin Buchanan117
Bo Jennings19
New EnglandTacklesSTPlays
Denzel Porcaro123
Edwin Talley123
Edward Faber115
Derrick Byrd110

Participation

BuffaloRPlyOffPPlyOffRPlyDefPPlyDefSTPlyTotal Plays
RB Javier Payton2739------1783
S Samuel Sturdivant------22411073
DT Ndukwe Followay------22411073
T Hector Rusk3042---------72
C Dexter Powell3042---------72
T Lenny Schreiber3042---------72
G Devan Dotson3042---------72
G William Chiang3042---------72
QB Cooper Lidberg3042---------72
CB Mack Montano------2344370
CB Ike Browning------2244369
DE Karl Reilly------2242367
WR Rick Hazel2539---------64
TE Alan Schwartz2737---------64
WR Xavier Tucker2234---------56
S Ernie Fredrickson------13231854
DE Jason Merrill------1827954
OLB Walt Douglas------2031253
WR Micah Garcia1826------448
DT Shannon Galloway------1827247
ILB Orlando Johnston------12241147
RB Cary Tavares1112------2447
TE Melvin Buchanan1313------1743
CB Clyde Nussmeier------1424139
WR Brad Percell67------2437
OLB Damian Blanchard------2142137
S Troy Lowe------1024135
OLB Taylor Rayburn------1315129
DE Leon Diaz------720128
TE Elliot Hudspeth12------2427
ILB Jumbo Walsh------79117
ILB Ramon Keillor------211215
DE Ike Craig------311115
CB Ron Holliday------001414
CB Kendall Andersen------210113
CB Devonte Floyd------001111
C Joey Hansen00------99
WR Diego Sawyer01------89
T George Newland00------99
P Zach Wright00------99
G Dexter Duran00------99
C Bo Jennings00------99
K Demetrius Hodges00------88
S T.J. Thomas------12---3
QB Clarence Bensen00---------0
RB Earnest Foster00---------0
New EnglandRPlyOffPPlyOffRPlyDefPPlyDefSTPlyTotal Plays
OLB Edward Faber------30421587
G Alexis Herron2344------1077
G Elijah Riley2344------1077
T Derrick Byrd2344------1077
T Edwin Sonneman2344------1077
CB Howard Hopper------3042476
CB Reginald Horner------2942475
S Luke Newsome------2842474
DE Irv Grier------2836973
OLB Eugene Pegues------3038472
RB Mitchell Conerty2244------470
QB Devonte Leyes2344---------67
C Roberto Farlow2344---------67
TE Arturo Van Diver1735------1163
S Cristian Myers------15301661
ILB Brody Fierro------3028159
WR Jamal Hardy1938---------57
WR Malik Dotson1838---------56
WR Daquan Chapman1528------1356
DE Josiah Stillwell------2627154
TE Todd Cox915------2347
CB Ryan Bosley------14181345
WR Denzel Porcaro613------2342
ILB Pat Wallace------1518437
RB Edwin Talley77------2337
S Alex Nager------1715133
DT Harold Chenard------821433
DE Derrick LaTendresse------519327
DT Salvador Stevens------1011526
DT Sawyer Cucina------1312---25
OLB Sebastian McCurdy------042024
CB Asher Lane------113822
TE Ezra Gillespie22------812
C Bucky Walljasper00------1010
P Derrick Becker00------1010
ILB DeAndre Newsome------0099
K Neal Politopoulos00------77
OLB Harold Lang------14---5
QB Brent Croxton00---------0
G Victor Franz00---------0
G Darrell Watson00---------0
G Dashawn Waugh00---------0
RB Brenden Gaylor00---------0
G Britt Hauck00---------0
T Grady Hernandez00---------0

Directional Rushing Statistics

DistanceAttYardsAvg
Left151077.1
Middle9283.1
Right6213.5
None000.0
DistanceAttYardsAvg
Left2-2-1.0
Middle17563.3
Right4-1-0.3
None000.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

BuffaloAttCmp20+BdThDropDfnsHurrKnckIntc
Cooper Lidberg38258113413
New EnglandAttCmp20+BdThDropDfnsHurrKnckIntc
Devonte Leyes43245045522

Directional Passing Statistics

DistanceAttCompYardsAvg
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Short (0-8 Yds)18151377.6
Medium (9-18 Yds)84546.8
Long (19+ Yds)6410116.8
DistanceAttCompYardsAvg
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Short (0-8 Yds)25131194.8
Medium (9-18 Yds)10710410.4
Long (19+ Yds)2000.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

BuffaloTargtCaugtDropdYards20+PPlay
TE Alan Schwartz106058137
WR Rick Hazel86195439
WR Xavier Tucker54060134
WR Micah Garcia53075126
RB Javier Payton4103039
WR Brad Percell220607
RB Cary Tavares21020112
TE Melvin Buchanan11015013
TE Elliot Hudspeth110302
New EnglandTargtCaugtDropdYards20+PPlay
WR Malik Dotson1270106338
RB Mitchell Conerty84133044
WR Daquan Chapman85143028
WR Jamal Hardy44071238
WR Denzel Porcaro3106013
TE Todd Cox33042015
TE Arturo Van Diver3010035
TE Ezra Gillespie201002

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

BuffaloAttYardsAvgOverall Avg
RB Javier Payton177.006.48
New EnglandAttYardsAvgOverall Avg
RB Mitchell Conerty320.672.56
QB Devonte Leyes11212.006.67
RB Edwin Talley111.00-1.67

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

BuffaloAttCompYardsAvg/AttOverall Avg
Cooper Lidberg85202.508.82
New EnglandAttCompYardsAvg/AttOverall Avg
Devonte Leyes42235.757.00

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

BuffaloTargetCatchYardsAvg/TargOverall Avg
RB Javier Payton2131.500.75
WR Rick Hazel1199.0011.88
TE Alan Schwartz1144.005.80
WR Brad Percell11-1-1.003.00
WR Xavier Tucker1155.0012.00
WR Micah Garcia1000.0015.00
RB Cary Tavares1000.0010.00
New EnglandTargetCatchYardsAvg/TargOverall Avg
WR Daquan Chapman222311.505.38
WR Denzel Porcaro1000.002.00
TE Arturo Van Diver1000.000.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

BuffaloRushesConversions
RB Javier Payton21
New EnglandRushesConversions
QB Devonte Leyes11
RB Mitchell Conerty10

Third Down Passing Statistics

BuffaloAttCompConversions
Cooper Lidberg852
New EnglandAttCompConversions
Devonte Leyes1274

Third Down Receiving Statistics

BuffaloTargCatchConversions
WR Rick Hazel210
WR Micah Garcia200
TE Alan Schwartz111
WR Brad Percell110
WR Xavier Tucker110
TE Melvin Buchanan111
New EnglandTargCatchConversions
WR Malik Dotson520
RB Mitchell Conerty210
WR Daquan Chapman211
WR Denzel Porcaro111
WR Jamal Hardy111
TE Todd Cox111

SectionAttendance
Stadium75,000 (75,000 capacity)
Upper Deck18,100 (18,100)
End Zone13,000 (13,000)
Mezzanine7,500 (7,500)
Sideline Seats11,500 (11,500)
Club Seats15,000 (15,000)
Luxury Boxes9,900 (9,900)