Week 15, 2016

played in Buffalo, NY

45 degrees, fair, 7 mph wind

New England Patriots	7	7	0	7	-	21
Buffalo Bills	3	7	10	10	-	30

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:00 NED - Artie Andrews 4 run (Bruce Darche extra point)
1Q: 04:07 BUF - Taylor Mehlhaff 40 field goal
2Q: 15:00 NED - T.J. Starks 1 pass from Joe Flacco (Bruce Darche extra point)
2Q: 09:09 BUF - T.J. Aspell 5 pass from Ben Roethlisberger (Taylor Mehlhaff extra point)
3Q: 10:42 BUF - Chad Reeves 32 interception return (Taylor Mehlhaff extra point)
3Q: 08:53 BUF - Taylor Mehlhaff 19 field goal
4Q: 11:30 BUF - T.J. Aspell 7 pass from Ben Roethlisberger (Taylor Mehlhaff extra point)
4Q: 06:13 NED - Joe Flacco 1 run (Bruce Darche extra point)
4Q: 02:00 BUF - Taylor Mehlhaff 53 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:00 NED - Artie Andrews 4 run (Bruce Darche extra point)
1Q: 04:07 BUF - Taylor Mehlhaff 40 field goal
2Q: 15:00 NED - T.J. Starks 1 pass from Joe Flacco (Bruce Darche extra point)
2Q: 09:09 BUF - T.J. Aspell 5 pass from Ben Roethlisberger (Taylor Mehlhaff extra point)
3Q: 10:42 BUF - Chad Reeves 32 interception return (Taylor Mehlhaff extra point)
3Q: 08:53 BUF - Taylor Mehlhaff 19 field goal
4Q: 11:30 BUF - T.J. Aspell 7 pass from Ben Roethlisberger (Taylor Mehlhaff extra point)
4Q: 06:13 NED - Joe Flacco 1 run (Bruce Darche extra point)
4Q: 02:00 BUF - Taylor Mehlhaff 53 field goal

Team Statistics NED BUF
Record 10-4 7-7
First Downs 19 19
- by Rushing 8 8
- by Passing 11 11
- by Penalty 0 0
Total Net Yards 355 350
- Offensive Plays 64 64
- Yards per Play 5.55 5.47
Net Rushing Yards 146 166
- Rushing Attempts 30 34
- Yards per Rush 4.87 4.88
Net Passing Yards 209 184
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 33 - 22 - 2 27 - 18 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 215 202
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/6 3/18
- Yards per Pass Play 6.15 6.13
Fumbles/Lost 3/2 1/1
3rd Down Conversions 5/13 6/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 5.0 8.1
4th Down Conversions 0/1 0/0
Penalties/Yards 3/19 3/30
Punt Returns/Yards 3/25 2/8
Kick Returns/Yards 3/52 3/80
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 2/43
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 3 4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 3/0 2/2
Avg. Drive Start OWN 25 OWN 33
Time of Possession 28:38 31:22

Team Statistics	NED	BUF
Record	10-4	7-7
First Downs	19	19
- by Rushing	8	8
- by Passing	11	11
- by Penalty	0	0
Total Net Yards	355	350
- Offensive Plays	64	64
- Yards per Play	5.55	5.47
Net Rushing Yards	146	166
- Rushing Attempts	30	34
- Yards per Rush	4.87	4.88
Net Passing Yards	209	184
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	33 - 22 - 2	27 - 18 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	215	202
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/6	3/18
- Yards per Pass Play	6.15	6.13
Fumbles/Lost	3/2	1/1
3rd Down Conversions	5/13	6/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	5.0	8.1
4th Down Conversions	0/1	0/0
Penalties/Yards	3/19	3/30
Punt Returns/Yards	3/25	2/8
Kick Returns/Yards	3/52	3/80
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	2/43
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	3	4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	3/0	2/2
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 25	OWN 33
Time of Possession	28:38	31:22

Drive Charts

New England Patriots
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	3:10	OWN 4	5	18	Punt
1	10:44	1:50	OPP 32	5	32	Touchdown
1	4:01	4:11	OWN 20	9	80	Touchdown
2	9:01	5:08	OWN 20	11	40	Interception
2	2:15	0:43	OWN 36	3	23	Fumble
2	0:59	0:59	OWN 20	3	5	Half
3	11:29	0:57	OWN 22	3	-2	Interception
3	8:46	2:02	OWN 24	3	6	Punt
3	5:22	1:22	OWN 22	3	9	Punt
3	0:41	1:28	OWN 15	3	9	Punt
4	11:23	5:18	OWN 20	10	80	Touchdown
4	1:52	1:22	OWN 33	6	40	Downs

Buffalo Bills
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	11:50	1:06	OWN 23	3	27	Fumble
1	8:54	4:53	OWN 20	9	57	Field Goal
2	14:50	5:49	OWN 33	10	67	Touchdown
2	3:53	1:38	OWN 28	4	4	Punt
2	1:32	0:33	50	3	0	Punt
3	15:00	3:31	OWN 30	7	12	Punt
3	10:23	1:37	OPP 8	3	6	Field Goal
3	6:44	1:22	OWN 25	3	6	Punt
3	4:00	3:19	OWN 15	7	37	Punt
4	14:13	2:50	OWN 26	7	74	Touchdown
4	6:05	4:13	OWN 33	8	31	Field Goal
4	0:30	0:30	OWN 27	1	-1	Game

Game MVP: Ben Roethlisberger, Buffalo Bills

Rushing Statistics

New England	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Artie Andrews	12	61	5.08	25	1	1
T.J. Starks	12	59	4.92	8	0	0
Joe Flacco	6	26	4.33	12	1	1

Buffalo	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Marshawn Lynch	23	101	4.39	18	2
Percy Hildreth	10	66	6.60	19	3
Ben Roethlisberger	1	-1	-1.00	-1	0

Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Joe Flacco	33	22	215	1/6	1	23	2	69.6

Buffalo	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Ben Roethlisberger	27	18	202	3/18	2	29	0	113.5

Receiving Statistics

New England	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Irv Buckner	5	8	63	12.60	24	18	0
FB Sam Nelson	4	5	24	6.00	1	8	0
TE Fred Davis	3	4	29	9.67	9	23	0
RB T.J. Starks	3	5	10	3.33	3	8	1
WR Adam Velevis	3	4	27	9.00	7	11	0
WR Moe Cole	2	2	25	12.50	4	19	0
WR Matt Forte	2	3	37	18.50	4	20	0
RB Artie Andrews	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Buffalo	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Colin Saenz	10	12	155	15.50	36	29	0
WR T.J. Aspell	4	6	24	6.00	0	7	2
WR Roderick Clinton	2	2	11	5.50	0	7	0
RB Marshawn Lynch	1	1	-1	-1.00	0	-1	0
TE Bo Hawkins	1	4	13	13.00	4	13	0
WR Brant Hatcher	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
TE Geoff Kirk	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

New England	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Buffalo	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB R.J. Terry	1	11	11.00	0
S Chad Reeves	1	32	32.00	1

Fumble Statistics

New England	Fumb	Recov	Force
Joe Flacco	1	0	0
Matt Forte	1	0	0
Brandon Carr	1	0	0
Courtney Reardon	0	1	0
Fred Davis	0	1	0
LaRon Landry	0	0	1

Buffalo	Fumb	Recov	Force
Colin Saenz	1	0	0
R.J. Terry	0	1	2
Paul Posluszny	0	1	0
Bo Hawkins	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

New England	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Patrick Hutton	4	212	53.0	51.0	57	1

Buffalo	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Reggie Hodges	5	223	44.6	35.6	50	2

Kicking Statistics

New England	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Bruce Darche	0/0	0/0	0/0	0	3/3

Buffalo	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Taylor Mehlhaff	3/3	2/2	1/1	53	3/3

Punt Return Statistics

New England	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Tashard Choice	3	25	8.3	0

Buffalo	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
T.J. Aspell	2	8	4.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

New England	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Brandon Carr	2	32	16.0	0
Moe Cole	1	20	20.0	0

Buffalo	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
T.J. Aspell	2	60	30.0	0
Percy Hildreth	1	20	20.0	0

Defensive Statistics

New England	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S LaRon Landry	7	2	0.0	30	28
OLB Beau Bell	7	2	0.0	27	17
DE Austin McDonald	4	2	1.0	29	26
DE Gerald Sotelo	4	1	1.0	28	27
ILB Oscar Smith	4	5	0.0	32	30
ILB Andrew Brocklebank	4	3	0.0	18	7
CB Ricardo Hoover	4	1	0.0	28	29
OLB Courtney Reardon	4	0	0.0	34	30
DT Kamerion Wimbley	3	1	0.5	27	27
CB Leodis McKelvin	3	2	0.0	20	19
ILB Freddie Keiaho	2	1	0.0	4	6
DT Jerome Bauer	1	0	0.5	14	6
S Brandon Carr	1	2	0.0	15	14
S Brandon Flowers	1	2	0.0	17	21
CB Malcolm Hardy	1	1	0.0	28	28
WR Irv Buckner	1	0	---	---	---
G Chad Rinehart	1	0	---	---	---
ILB Fred McGregor	1	0	0.0	2	5
DE Jeremy Martin	0	1	0.0	5	4

Buffalo	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
CB R.J. Terry	7	0	0.0	28	29
DT Everett Kinsella	6	2	0.0	28	31
OLB Lawrence Timmons	6	1	0.0	19	25
DE Steve Barber	4	3	0.0	23	30
OLB Cory Cochrane	4	2	0.0	22	21
CB Juan Fisher	4	1	0.0	10	21
DT Andy Humphries	3	0	0.5	28	33
S Dashon Goldson	3	2	0.0	25	29
CB Claude Wheeler	2	2	0.0	22	26
OLB Stephen Singleton	2	0	0.0	6	3
OLB Stewart Bradley	2	0	0.0	9	6
S Lincoln Page	2	0	0.0	24	18
DT Haloti Ngata	1	1	0.5	25	23
CB Darrelle Revis	1	1	0.0	10	18
OLB Curtis Lofton	1	1	0.0	8	16
T Darnell Winslett	1	0	---	---	---
S Chad Reeves	1	0	0.0	11	21
OLB Alex Raffensperger	0	1	0.0	9	5
DE Leland Rose	0	1	0.0	5	4

Pass Rush Statistics

New England	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Gerald Sotelo	1.0	1	0	0	27
DE Austin McDonald	1.0	0	1	1	26
DT Jerome Bauer	0.5	0	0	1	6
DT Kamerion Wimbley	0.5	0	0	0	27
OLB Courtney Reardon	0.0	1	1	0	30

Buffalo	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
DT Andy Humphries	0.5	1	0	33
DT Haloti Ngata	0.5	0	0	23
DE Steve Barber	0.0	0	2	30

Pass Defense Statistics

New England	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
S LaRon Landry	4	0	28
OLB Beau Bell	3	0	17
ILB Oscar Smith	2	1	30
CB Ricardo Hoover	2	0	29
OLB Courtney Reardon	2	0	30
CB Malcolm Hardy	1	1	28
ILB Freddie Keiaho	1	0	6
DT Jerome Bauer	1	0	6
S Brandon Flowers	1	0	21
CB Leodis McKelvin	1	0	19
S Brandon Carr	0	1	14

Buffalo	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB R.J. Terry	7	1	1	29
OLB Lawrence Timmons	4	1	0	25
CB Juan Fisher	3	0	0	21
CB Claude Wheeler	2	1	0	26
OLB Stewart Bradley	2	0	0	6
S Chad Reeves	1	0	1	21
CB Darrelle Revis	1	0	0	18
OLB Alex Raffensperger	1	0	0	5
DT Everett Kinsella	1	0	0	31
S Dashon Goldson	0	1	0	29
OLB Cory Cochrane	0	1	0	21

Blocking Statistics

New England	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Breno Giacomini	3	7	18	0	27
Winston Stokes	2	3	23	1	29
Fred Davis	2	3	20	0	29
Jeff Otah	1	5	26	0	32
Les Newhart	1	2	24	0	31
Tony Mueller	1	1	12	0	7
Sam Nelson	1	1	22	0	22
Paul Gordon	1	1	9	0	9
Chad Rinehart	0	3	23	0	26

Buffalo	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Branden Albert	3	7	0	25	0	26
Mansfield Wrotto	3	6	1	30	1	27
Orlando Fortenberry	3	4	0	32	0	29
Alfred Rogers	1	4	0	25	1	24
Blake Patterson	1	3	0	14	0	11
Darnell Winslett	0	5	0	23	0	20
Howard O'Neill	0	2	0	24	0	16
Jay Blake	0	2	0	12	0	6
Nick Portillo	0	0	0	9	1	7

Special Teams Tackles

New England	Tackles	STPlays
Andrew Brocklebank	1	16
Leonard Logan	1	15
Troy Williamson	1	11
Sam Nelson	1	9
Terrell Thomas	1	6
Les Newhart	1	3

Buffalo	Tackles	STPlays
Bo Hawkins	1	18
Stewart Bradley	1	16
Marshawn Lynch	1	14
Colin Saenz	1	11
Nick Portillo	1	8
Orlando Fortenberry	1	8

Participation

New England	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Courtney Reardon	---	---	34	30	3	67
Oscar Smith	---	---	32	30	3	65
Joe Flacco	30	34	---	---	---	64
Jeff Otah	26	32	---	---	4	62
LaRon Landry	---	---	30	28	3	61
Ricardo Hoover	---	---	28	29	3	60
Malcolm Hardy	---	---	28	28	3	59
Austin McDonald	---	---	29	26	3	58
Gerald Sotelo	---	---	28	27	3	58
Irv Buckner	28	29	---	---	1	58
Les Newhart	24	31	---	---	3	58
Kamerion Wimbley	---	---	27	27	3	57
Fred Davis	20	29	---	---	7	56
Sam Nelson	22	22	---	---	9	53
Winston Stokes	23	29	---	---	---	52
Chad Rinehart	23	26	---	---	---	49
Beau Bell	---	---	27	17	2	46
Artie Andrews	13	12	---	---	20	45
Breno Giacomini	18	27	---	---	---	45
Brandon Flowers	---	---	17	21	7	45
Andrew Brocklebank	---	---	18	7	16	41
Brandon Carr	---	---	15	14	11	40
Leodis McKelvin	---	---	20	19	1	40
Adam Velevis	18	22	---	---	---	40
Matt Forte	10	15	---	---	14	39
Moe Cole	11	11	---	---	16	38
T.J. Starks	17	18	---	---	---	35
Leonard Logan	11	7	---	---	15	33
Jerome Bauer	---	---	14	6	6	26
Fred McGregor	---	---	2	5	16	23
Paul Gordon	9	9	---	---	4	22
Freddie Keiaho	---	---	4	6	11	21
Tony Mueller	12	7	---	---	---	19
Chris Houston	---	---	4	2	12	18
Lonnie Fisher	8	4	---	---	4	16
Malcolm Brown	7	5	---	---	4	16
Tashard Choice	0	5	---	---	10	15
Jeremy Thompson	---	---	6	3	5	14
Terrell Thomas	---	---	6	1	6	13
Troy Williamson	0	0	---	---	11	11
Jeremy Martin	---	---	5	4	---	9
Harold Forster	---	---	0	0	6	6
Bruce Darche	0	0	---	---	4	4
Patrick Hutton	0	0	---	---	4	4
Butch Campbell	0	0	---	---	---	0
Raymond Burgess	0	0	---	---	---	0

Buffalo	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Bo Hawkins	26	26	---	---	18	70
Orlando Fortenberry	32	29	---	---	8	69
Ben Roethlisberger	34	30	---	---	---	64
T.J. Aspell	19	26	---	---	18	63
Andy Humphries	---	---	28	33	---	61
Everett Kinsella	---	---	28	31	1	60
Colin Saenz	24	24	---	---	11	59
R.J. Terry	---	---	28	29	1	58
Mansfield Wrotto	30	27	---	---	---	57
Branden Albert	25	26	---	---	6	57
Dashon Goldson	---	---	25	29	---	54
Marshawn Lynch	24	15	---	---	14	53
Steve Barber	---	---	23	30	---	53
Howard O'Neill	24	16	---	---	11	51
Claude Wheeler	---	---	22	26	1	49
Alfred Rogers	25	24	---	---	---	49
Haloti Ngata	---	---	25	23	---	48
Percy Hildreth	10	16	---	---	21	47
Geoff Kirk	26	16	---	---	5	47
Darnell Winslett	23	20	---	---	2	45
Lawrence Timmons	---	---	19	25	---	44
Lincoln Page	---	---	24	18	2	44
Cory Cochrane	---	---	22	21	---	43
Juan Fisher	---	---	10	21	11	42
Adam Banks	---	---	18	13	2	33
Blake Patterson	14	11	---	---	8	33
Chad Reeves	---	---	11	21	---	32
Stewart Bradley	---	---	9	6	16	31
Darrelle Revis	---	---	10	18	1	29
Curtis Lofton	---	---	8	16	4	28
Jay Blake	12	6	---	---	8	26
Stephen Singleton	---	---	6	3	16	25
Nick Portillo	9	7	---	---	8	24
Alex Raffensperger	---	---	9	5	7	21
Roderick Clinton	11	9	---	---	---	20
Brant Hatcher	6	2	---	---	7	15
Dexter Rickard	---	---	0	2	11	13
Taylor Mehlhaff	0	0	---	---	10	10
Paul Posluszny	---	---	0	0	9	9
Leland Rose	---	---	5	4	---	9
Reggie Hodges	0	0	---	---	5	5
Craig Gorton	---	---	0	0	4	4
Louis Gibson	---	---	0	0	4	4
Kyle Boller	0	0	---	---	3	3
Jared Mannino	0	0	---	---	---	0
Ray Cochrane	---	---	0	0	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	3	40	13.3
Middle	18	64	3.6
Right	9	42	4.7
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	11	67	6.1
Middle	11	45	4.1
Right	11	55	5.0
None	1	-1	-1.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Joe Flacco	33	22	2	0	0	5	2	0	2

Buffalo	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Ben Roethlisberger	27	18	3	1	1	3	2	2	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	1	1	1	1.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	18	14	105	5.8
Medium (9-18 Yds)	11	7	109	9.9
Long (19+ Yds)	2	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	1	1	-1	-1.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	10	9	74	7.4
Medium (9-18 Yds)	9	5	58	6.4
Long (19+ Yds)	7	3	71	10.1

Detailed Receiving Statistics

New England	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Irv Buckner	8	5	63	0	29
FB Sam Nelson	5	4	24	0	22
RB T.J. Starks	5	3	10	0	18
TE Fred Davis	4	3	29	1	29
WR Adam Velevis	4	3	27	0	22
WR Matt Forte	3	2	37	1	15
WR Moe Cole	2	2	25	0	11
RB Artie Andrews	1	0	0	0	12

Buffalo	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Colin Saenz	12	10	0	155	3	24
WR T.J. Aspell	6	4	0	24	0	26
TE Bo Hawkins	4	1	0	13	0	26
WR Roderick Clinton	2	2	0	11	0	9
RB Marshawn Lynch	1	1	0	-1	0	15
WR Brant Hatcher	1	0	1	0	0	2
TE Geoff Kirk	1	0	0	0	0	16

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

New England	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Artie Andrews	2	6	3.00	5.08
T.J. Starks	2	14	7.00	4.92
Joe Flacco	1	1	1.00	4.33

Buffalo	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Marshawn Lynch	5	13	2.60	4.39

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Joe Flacco	2	2	3	1.50	6.52

Buffalo	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Ben Roethlisberger	2	2	12	6.00	7.48

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

New England	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Fred Davis	1	1	2	2.00	7.25
RB T.J. Starks	1	1	1	1.00	2.00

Buffalo	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR T.J. Aspell	2	2	12	6.00	4.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

New England	Rushes	Conversions
Artie Andrews	3	2

Buffalo	Rushes	Conversions
Marshawn Lynch	2	0
Percy Hildreth	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Comp	Conversions
Joe Flacco	10	6	3

Buffalo	Att	Comp	Conversions
Ben Roethlisberger	10	5	5

Third Down Receiving Statistics

New England	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Irv Buckner	4	3	2
WR Matt Forte	2	2	1
RB Artie Andrews	1	0	0
FB Sam Nelson	1	1	0
WR Adam Velevis	1	0	0

Buffalo	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Colin Saenz	5	4	4
TE Bo Hawkins	2	0	0
WR T.J. Aspell	2	1	1
WR Brant Hatcher	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 45,000 (75,300 capacity)
Upper Deck 12,200 (23,100)
End Zone 10,100 (16,700)
Mezzanine 6,000 (9,600)
Sideline Seats 9,900 (14,800)
Club Seats 5,800 (8,900)
Luxury Boxes 1,000 (2,200)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	45,000 (75,300 capacity)
Upper Deck	12,200 (23,100)
End Zone	10,100 (16,700)
Mezzanine	6,000 (9,600)
Sideline Seats	9,900 (14,800)
Club Seats	5,800 (8,900)
Luxury Boxes	1,000 (2,200)