Week 1, 2017

played in Buffalo, NY

53 degrees, fair, 8 mph wind

New England Patriots	7	7	3	7	-	24
Buffalo Bills	14	3	3	0	-	20

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:47 BUF - Justise Hairston 77 fumble return (Taylor Mehlhaff extra point)
1Q: 04:28 NED - T.J. Starks 14 run (Bruce Darche extra point)
1Q: 00:09 BUF - J.B. Barrere 3 pass from Ben Roethlisberger (Taylor Mehlhaff extra point)
2Q: 08:43 NED - T.J. Starks 10 pass from Joe Flacco (Bruce Darche extra point)
2Q: 04:52 BUF - Taylor Mehlhaff 40 field goal
3Q: 09:57 NED - Bruce Darche 45 field goal
3Q: 04:43 BUF - Taylor Mehlhaff 39 field goal
4Q: 12:33 NED - T.J. Starks 1 run (Bruce Darche extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:47 BUF - Justise Hairston 77 fumble return (Taylor Mehlhaff extra point)
1Q: 04:28 NED - T.J. Starks 14 run (Bruce Darche extra point)
1Q: 00:09 BUF - J.B. Barrere 3 pass from Ben Roethlisberger (Taylor Mehlhaff extra point)
2Q: 08:43 NED - T.J. Starks 10 pass from Joe Flacco (Bruce Darche extra point)
2Q: 04:52 BUF - Taylor Mehlhaff 40 field goal
3Q: 09:57 NED - Bruce Darche 45 field goal
3Q: 04:43 BUF - Taylor Mehlhaff 39 field goal
4Q: 12:33 NED - T.J. Starks 1 run (Bruce Darche extra point)

Team Statistics NED BUF
Record 1-0 0-1
First Downs 24 21
- by Rushing 7 3
- by Passing 16 16
- by Penalty 1 2
Total Net Yards 333 366
- Offensive Plays 63 57
- Yards per Play 5.29 6.42
Net Rushing Yards 112 77
- Rushing Attempts 27 17
- Yards per Rush 4.15 4.53
Net Passing Yards 221 289
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 33 - 25 - 0 40 - 25 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards 237 289
- Sacks/Yards Lost 3/16 0/0
- Yards per Pass Play 6.14 7.23
Fumbles/Lost 1/0 1/0
3rd Down Conversions 5/12 4/10
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.3 5.7
4th Down Conversions 0/0 1/1
Penalties/Yards 3/35 8/42
Punt Returns/Yards 2/8 2/1
Kick Returns/Yards 3/52 3/71
Interception Ret./Yards 2/12 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 3 1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 3/0 1/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 28 OWN 20
Time of Possession 34:04 25:56

Team Statistics	NED	BUF
Record	1-0	0-1
First Downs	24	21
- by Rushing	7	3
- by Passing	16	16
- by Penalty	1	2
Total Net Yards	333	366
- Offensive Plays	63	57
- Yards per Play	5.29	6.42
Net Rushing Yards	112	77
- Rushing Attempts	27	17
- Yards per Rush	4.15	4.53
Net Passing Yards	221	289
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	33 - 25 - 0	40 - 25 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards	237	289
- Sacks/Yards Lost	3/16	0/0
- Yards per Pass Play	6.14	7.23
Fumbles/Lost	1/0	1/0
3rd Down Conversions	5/12	4/10
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.3	5.7
4th Down Conversions	0/0	1/1
Penalties/Yards	3/35	8/42
Punt Returns/Yards	2/8	2/1
Kick Returns/Yards	3/52	3/71
Interception Ret./Yards	2/12	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	3	1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	3/0	1/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 28	OWN 20
Time of Possession	34:04	25:56

Drive Charts

New England Patriots
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	4:38	OWN 20	8	27	Punt
1	9:19	5:01	OWN 21	9	79	Touchdown
1	0:04	1:30	OWN 20	3	4	Punt
2	11:51	3:18	OPP 44	7	44	Touchdown
2	4:47	1:31	OWN 26	3	0	Punt
2	2:09	1:28	OWN 44	5	30	Missed FG
3	13:17	3:26	OWN 40	7	32	Field Goal
3	4:38	7:14	OWN 17	13	83	Touchdown
4	7:36	5:35	OWN 13	8	38	Punt

Buffalo Bills
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	10:22	1:03	OWN 7	2	93	Touchdown
1	4:18	4:14	OWN 8	9	92	Touchdown
2	13:34	1:43	OWN 24	4	26	Interception
2	8:33	3:46	OWN 26	7	51	Field Goal
2	3:16	1:07	OWN 34	3	10	Interception
2	0:41	0:41	OWN 33	2	26	Half
3	15:00	1:43	OWN 20	3	-5	Punt
3	9:51	5:13	OWN 28	9	50	Field Goal
4	12:24	4:48	OWN 23	8	30	Punt
4	2:01	2:01	OWN 2	11	70	Game

Game MVP: Joe Flacco, New England Patriots

Rushing Statistics

New England	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
T.J. Starks	21	104	4.95	18	3	2
Artie Andrews	4	4	1.00	2	0	0
Joe Flacco	2	4	2.00	3	0	0

Buffalo	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Marshawn Lynch	13	53	4.08	26	1	0
Justise Hairston	4	24	6.00	9	0	0

Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Joe Flacco	33	25	237	3/16	1	18	0	105.2

Buffalo	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Ben Roethlisberger	40	25	289	0/0	1	41	2	71.8

Receiving Statistics

New England	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
RB T.J. Starks	5	6	33	6.60	6	10	1
WR Adam Velevis	5	7	60	12.00	15	18	0
WR Irv Buckner	4	7	42	10.50	19	12	0
TE Fred Davis	4	4	44	11.00	4	13	0
FB Sam Nelson	3	3	9	3.00	0	6	0
WR Matt Forte	3	3	38	12.67	8	15	0
WR Rob Weaver	1	3	11	11.00	0	11	0

Buffalo	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Percy Marlow	5	8	85	17.00	12	41	0
WR J.B. Barrere	5	8	41	8.20	18	17	1
WR Tito Grisso	5	7	44	8.80	1	12	0
RB Marshawn Lynch	4	4	43	10.75	9	15	0
WR Colin Saenz	3	7	36	12.00	6	20	0
TE Stan Strouse	2	4	33	16.50	19	28	0
FB Vinny O'Steen	1	1	7	7.00	0	7	0
TE Leonard Dodge	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

New England	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Leodis McKelvin	1	0	0.00	0
S Earl Woodson	1	12	12.00	0

Buffalo	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

New England	Fumb	Recov	Force
Irv Buckner	1	0	0
Sam Nelson	0	1	0
Malcolm Hardy	0	0	1

Buffalo	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
J.B. Barrere	1	0	0	0
Justise Hairston	0	1	0	1
R.J. Terry	0	0	1	0

Punting Statistics

New England	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Patrick Hutton	4	186	46.5	46.3	53	2

Buffalo	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Wayne Lombardi	2	87	43.5	39.5	49	1

Kicking Statistics

New England	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Bruce Darche	1/2	1/2	0/0	45	3/3

Buffalo	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Taylor Mehlhaff	2/2	1/1	0/0	40	2/2

Punt Return Statistics

New England	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Tashard Choice	2	8	4.0	0

Buffalo	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
T.J. Aspell	2	1	0.5	0

Kick Return Statistics

New England	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Courtney Brustkern	2	37	18.5	0
Rob Weaver	1	15	15.0	0

Buffalo	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Percy Marlow	2	46	23.0	0
T.J. Aspell	1	25	25.0	0

Defensive Statistics

New England	Tack	Asst	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Oscar Smith	10	2	17	38
CB Malcolm Hardy	6	2	16	35
OLB Jordan Dizon	5	1	15	39
S Earl Woodson	4	2	14	32
CB Courtney Brustkern	4	0	14	32
S LaRon Landry	3	1	14	35
OLB Courtney Reardon	2	0	8	8
CB Leodis McKelvin	1	2	5	22
ILB Freddie Keiaho	1	1	3	10
DE Austin McDonald	1	1	15	36
S Kendrick Jamison	1	0	3	9
DT Kamerion Wimbley	1	0	6	10
CB Terrell Thomas	1	0	7	27
DE Mike McCulley	1	0	16	38
OLB Beau Bell	0	1	11	21

Buffalo	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
CB Juan Fisher	9	1	0.0	21	26
OLB Adam Banks	6	1	0.0	12	16
CB R.J. Terry	5	1	0.0	27	35
OLB Alex Raffensperger	5	0	0.0	17	23
DT Ray Cochrane	5	0	0.0	26	34
OLB Lawrence Timmons	4	1	0.0	14	16
DE Chris Long	3	2	2.0	27	34
DE Baraka Atkins	3	2	1.0	26	32
CB A.J. Harrison	3	1	0.0	26	30
S Dashon Goldson	3	0	0.0	27	36
TE Stan Strouse	2	0	---	---	---
S Chad Reeves	2	0	0.0	24	35
S Shay Morley	2	0	0.0	7	8
OLB Stephen Singleton	1	3	0.0	13	22
DT Haloti Ngata	1	0	0.0	20	28
OLB Marcus Cunningham	1	0	0.0	4	6

Pass Rush Statistics

New England	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Austin McDonald	1	2	36
DT Mario Williams	1	1	30
ILB Oscar Smith	1	0	38
OLB Jordan Dizon	1	0	39
DE Mike McCulley	1	0	38

Buffalo	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Chris Long	2.0	0	3	1	34
DE Baraka Atkins	1.0	0	1	0	32
DT Ray Cochrane	0.0	1	1	0	34

Pass Defense Statistics

New England	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Malcolm Hardy	6	1	0	35
ILB Oscar Smith	4	0	0	38
S LaRon Landry	3	0	0	35
OLB Jordan Dizon	3	0	0	39
S Earl Woodson	2	2	1	32
OLB Beau Bell	1	1	0	21
CB Leodis McKelvin	1	0	1	22
DT Kamerion Wimbley	1	0	0	10
OLB Courtney Reardon	1	0	0	8
CB Terrell Thomas	1	0	0	27
CB Courtney Brustkern	1	0	0	32
DE Mike McCulley	1	0	0	38

Buffalo	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
OLB Adam Banks	4	0	16
CB Juan Fisher	4	0	26
OLB Alex Raffensperger	4	0	23
CB R.J. Terry	3	1	35
CB A.J. Harrison	3	0	30
S Chad Reeves	2	0	35
DT Haloti Ngata	1	0	28
OLB Lawrence Timmons	1	0	16
DT Ray Cochrane	1	0	34
DE Chris Long	1	0	34
S Shay Morley	1	0	8

Blocking Statistics

New England	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Les Newhart	4	6	1	21	0	29
Jeff Otah	2	6	0	26	2	31
Sam Nelson	2	2	1	14	0	25
Winston Stokes	1	5	0	22	0	31
Chad Rinehart	1	1	0	9	0	9
Malcolm Brown	1	1	0	5	0	5
Paul Gordon	0	2	0	19	1	32
Breno Giacomini	0	2	0	20	0	29
Fred Davis	0	1	0	21	0	26
Lonnie Fisher	0	1	0	6	0	7

Buffalo	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	PPly
Graham Casher	2	4	1	13	27
Branden Albert	2	3	0	12	31
Kelly Fortier	1	3	0	12	28
Orlando Fortenberry	1	1	0	16	32
Stephen Hansen	1	1	0	15	36
Blake Patterson	0	2	0	5	21
Mansfield Wrotto	0	1	0	5	12
Howard O'Neill	0	1	0	11	15
Jay Blake	0	1	0	5	9

Special Teams Tackles

New England	Tackles	STPlays
Alonzo Osika	2	16
Rob Weaver	1	14
Terrell Thomas	1	9
Chad Rinehart	1	6

Buffalo	Tackles	STPlays
Justise Hairston	2	18
Stephen Singleton	2	14
Percy Hildreth	1	4

Participation

New England	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Irv Buckner	27	35	---	---	2	64
Joe Flacco	27	36	---	---	---	63
Jeff Otah	26	31	---	---	4	61
Oscar Smith	---	---	17	38	2	57
Jordan Dizon	---	---	15	39	2	56
Mike McCulley	---	---	16	38	2	56
Malcolm Hardy	---	---	16	35	3	54
Austin McDonald	---	---	15	36	2	53
Les Newhart	21	29	---	---	3	53
Paul Gordon	19	32	---	---	2	53
Winston Stokes	22	31	---	---	---	53
Fred Davis	21	26	---	---	5	52
Courtney Brustkern	---	---	14	32	6	52
LaRon Landry	---	---	14	35	---	49
Breno Giacomini	20	29	---	---	---	49
T.J. Starks	22	26	---	---	---	48
Earl Woodson	---	---	14	32	2	48
Sam Nelson	14	25	---	---	8	47
Adam Velevis	20	22	---	---	5	47
Leodis McKelvin	---	---	5	22	16	43
Terrell Thomas	---	---	7	27	9	43
Mario Williams	---	---	11	30	1	42
Dan Fabrizio	9	12	---	---	15	36
Matt Forte	11	12	---	---	9	32
Beau Bell	---	---	11	21	---	32
Artie Andrews	5	10	---	---	16	31
Rob Weaver	4	11	---	---	14	29
Freddie Keiaho	---	---	3	10	12	25
Chad Rinehart	9	9	---	---	6	24
Fred McGregor	---	---	4	8	11	23
Kamerion Wimbley	---	---	6	10	3	19
Lonnie Fisher	6	7	---	---	6	19
Courtney Reardon	---	---	8	8	2	18
Alonzo Osika	0	1	---	---	16	17
Malcolm Brown	5	5	---	---	6	16
Tony Mueller	7	7	---	---	---	14
Tashard Choice	2	0	---	---	12	14
Kendrick Jamison	---	---	3	9	1	13
Trevor Laws	---	---	3	3	2	8
Jeremy Martin	---	---	2	4	2	8
Bruce Darche	0	0	---	---	7	7
Patrick Hutton	0	0	---	---	4	4
Jeremy Thompson	---	---	1	2	---	3
Curtis Zuck	---	---	2	1	---	3
Raymond Burgess	0	0	---	---	2	2
Leonard Collins	0	0	---	---	---	0

Buffalo	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
A.J. Harrison	---	---	26	30	12	68
Dashon Goldson	---	---	27	36	3	66
R.J. Terry	---	---	27	35	2	64
Chris Long	---	---	27	34	2	63
Ray Cochrane	---	---	26	34	2	62
Chad Reeves	---	---	24	35	2	61
Baraka Atkins	---	---	26	32	2	60
Ben Roethlisberger	17	40	---	---	---	57
Stephen Hansen	15	36	---	---	2	53
Haloti Ngata	---	---	20	28	1	49
Stephen Singleton	---	---	13	22	14	49
Juan Fisher	---	---	21	26	2	49
Orlando Fortenberry	16	32	---	---	---	48
Alex Raffensperger	---	---	17	23	8	48
Branden Albert	12	31	---	---	4	47
Stan Strouse	11	23	---	---	12	46
Colin Saenz	13	24	---	---	6	43
Tito Grisso	7	26	---	---	8	41
Percy Marlow	5	24	---	---	11	40
Graham Casher	13	27	---	---	---	40
Kelly Fortier	12	28	---	---	---	40
Adam Banks	---	---	12	16	11	39
Marshawn Lynch	13	25	---	---	1	39
Justise Hairston	4	15	---	---	18	37
Leonard Dodge	9	15	---	---	12	36
Lawrence Timmons	---	---	14	16	---	30
J.B. Barrere	10	20	---	---	---	30
Howard O'Neill	11	15	---	---	3	29
Danny Duff	---	---	1	6	19	26
Blake Patterson	5	21	---	---	---	26
Mansfield Wrotto	5	12	---	---	4	21
T.J. Aspell	1	4	---	---	15	20
Jay Blake	5	9	---	---	4	18
Shay Morley	---	---	7	8	3	18
Vinny O'Steen	1	9	---	---	7	17
Marcus Cunningham	---	---	4	6	2	12
Alfred Rogers	2	4	---	---	4	10
Steve Barber	---	---	1	4	4	9
Chester Pritchett	---	---	4	3	1	8
Taylor Mehlhaff	0	0	---	---	7	7
Leland Rose	---	---	0	2	4	6
Percy Hildreth	0	0	---	---	4	4
Wayne Lombardi	0	0	---	---	4	4
Craig Gorton	---	---	0	0	---	0
Daniel Parker	0	0	---	---	---	0
Irv Andrulis	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	11	64	5.8
Middle	11	41	3.7
Right	5	7	1.4
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	6	41	6.8
Middle	7	28	4.0
Right	4	8	2.0
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Joe Flacco	33	25	0	0	1	1	5	1	0

Buffalo	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Ben Roethlisberger	40	25	4	1	3	4	5	3	2

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	2	1	5	2.5
Short (0-8 Yds)	14	13	99	7.1
Medium (9-18 Yds)	14	11	133	9.5
Long (19+ Yds)	3	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	1	1	6	6.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	18	14	108	6.0
Medium (9-18 Yds)	15	8	112	7.5
Long (19+ Yds)	6	2	63	10.5

Detailed Receiving Statistics

New England	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	PPlay
WR Irv Buckner	7	4	0	42	35
WR Adam Velevis	7	5	1	60	22
RB T.J. Starks	6	5	0	33	26
TE Fred Davis	4	4	0	44	26
FB Sam Nelson	3	3	0	9	25
WR Matt Forte	3	3	0	38	12
WR Rob Weaver	3	1	0	11	11

Buffalo	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Percy Marlow	8	5	1	85	2	24
WR J.B. Barrere	8	5	1	41	0	20
WR Colin Saenz	7	3	1	36	1	24
WR Tito Grisso	7	5	0	44	0	26
RB Marshawn Lynch	4	4	0	43	0	25
TE Stan Strouse	4	2	0	33	1	23
FB Vinny O'Steen	1	1	0	7	0	9
TE Leonard Dodge	1	0	0	0	0	15

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

New England	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
T.J. Starks	3	20	6.67	4.95
Artie Andrews	2	2	1.00	1.00
Joe Flacco	2	4	2.00	2.00

Buffalo	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Joe Flacco	2	2	22	11.00	7.18

Buffalo	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Ben Roethlisberger	1	1	3	3.00	7.23

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

New England	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Irv Buckner	1	1	12	12.00	6.00
RB T.J. Starks	1	1	10	10.00	5.50

Buffalo	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR J.B. Barrere	1	1	3	3.00	5.13

Third Down Rushing Statistics

New England	Rushes	Conversions
T.J. Starks	4	2

Buffalo	Rushes	Conversions
Marshawn Lynch	2	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Comp	Conversions
Joe Flacco	7	6	3

Buffalo	Att	Comp	Conversions
Ben Roethlisberger	8	5	3

Third Down Receiving Statistics

New England	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Adam Velevis	2	1	1
FB Sam Nelson	1	1	0
WR Matt Forte	1	1	0
TE Fred Davis	1	1	1
RB T.J. Starks	1	1	1
WR Rob Weaver	1	1	0

Buffalo	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Tito Grisso	3	2	1
WR Percy Marlow	2	1	0
WR Colin Saenz	2	1	1
TE Stan Strouse	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 32,800 (75,300 capacity)
Upper Deck 8,500 (23,100)
End Zone 7,300 (16,700)
Mezzanine 4,500 (9,600)
Sideline Seats 7,500 (14,800)
Club Seats 4,300 (8,900)
Luxury Boxes 700 (2,200)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	32,800 (75,300 capacity)
Upper Deck	8,500 (23,100)
End Zone	7,300 (16,700)
Mezzanine	4,500 (9,600)
Sideline Seats	7,500 (14,800)
Club Seats	4,300 (8,900)
Luxury Boxes	700 (2,200)