Week 17, 2021

played in New England, MA

38 degrees, rain, 4 mph wind

Buffalo Bills7066-19
New England Patriots1417140-45

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:38 NED - Ricky Peters 1 pass from Myron Herrlich (Justin Medlock extra point)
1Q: 09:04 BUF - Gabe Blasingame 32 run (Taylor Mehlhaff extra point)
1Q: 04:19 NED - Ricky Peters 2 run (Justin Medlock extra point)
2Q: 14:09 NED - Justin Medlock 40 field goal
2Q: 07:06 NED - Adam Velevis 16 pass from Myron Herrlich (Justin Medlock extra point)
2Q: 03:14 NED - Adam Velevis 32 pass from Myron Herrlich (Justin Medlock extra point)
3Q: 12:17 BUF - Taylor Mehlhaff 37 field goal
3Q: 10:45 NED - Richie Kresser 66 run (Justin Medlock extra point)
3Q: 05:15 BUF - Taylor Mehlhaff 38 field goal
3Q: 00:57 NED - Adam Velevis 34 pass from Myron Herrlich (Justin Medlock extra point)
4Q: 12:25 BUF - Taylor Mehlhaff 57 field goal
4Q: 03:33 BUF - Taylor Mehlhaff 45 field goal

Team StatisticsBUFNED
Record10-614-2
First Downs2024
- by Rushing46
- by Passing1518
- by Penalty10
Total Net Yards371535
- Offensive Plays6060
- Yards per Play6.188.92
Net Rushing Yards82166
- Rushing Attempts1631
- Yards per Rush5.135.35
Net Passing Yards289369
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt42 - 27 - 128 - 22 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards302374
- Sacks/Yards Lost2/131/5
- Yards per Pass Play6.5712.72
Fumbles/Lost0/01/0
3rd Down Conversions5/135/10
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down7.25.7
4th Down Conversions0/00/0
Penalties/Yards9/654/31
Punt Returns/Yards1/12/8
Kick Returns/Yards5/1473/76
Interception Ret./Yards0/01/0
2pt Conversions0/00/0
Red Zone Visits13
- Red Zone TDs/FGs0/13/0
Avg. Drive StartOWN 26OWN 24
Time of Possession25:5834:02

Drive Charts

Buffalo Bills
QuarBeganPossFromPlaysYardsResult
110:301:40OWN 28372Touchdown
14:121:44OWN 20518Punt
214:033:01OWN 19515Punt
27:002:16OWN 20734Interception
22:521:07OWN 4531Punt
20:320:32OWN 36311Half
315:002:50OWN 37743Field Goal
310:265:17OWN 391040Field Goal
30:433:26OWN 37623Field Goal
410:031:24OWN 213-5Punt
46:272:59OWN 2570Field Goal
41:071:07OWN 15335Game
New England Patriots
QuarBeganPossFromPlaysYardsResult
115:004:30OWN 17883Touchdown
18:504:38OWN 20880Touchdown
12:283:25OWN 29648Field Goal
211:024:02OWN 18982Touchdown
24:441:52OWN 31469Touchdown
21:451:13OWN 730Punt
312:101:44OWN 20480Touchdown
35:094:26OWN 20980Touchdown
412:172:14OWN 3233Punt
48:392:12OWN 3336Punt
43:282:21OWN 3934Punt

Game MVP: Myron Herrlich, New England Patriots

Rushing Statistics

BuffaloAttYardsAvgLG10+TD
Gabe Blasingame14795.643231
Kenneth Hopper122.00200
Marshall Quaccia111.00100
New EnglandAttYardsAvgLG10+TD
Ricky Peters20844.202221
Richie Kresser10767.606611
Myron Herrlich166.00600

Passing Statistics

BuffaloAttCompYardsSk/YdTDLGIntRate
Phillip Rotzell42273022/13038175.7
New EnglandAttCompYardsSk/YdTDLGIntRate
Myron Herrlich28223741/54410158.3

Receiving Statistics

BuffaloCatchTargYardsAvgYACLGTD
WR Irv Buckner71111115.8639380
WR Levon Givens486416.0027300
TE Kendall Carswell44287.001110
WR Colin Saenz34248.002160
FB Marshall Quaccia35103.33290
WR Jeffrey Rodriguez232512.500180
WR J.B. Barrere233115.5011200
TE Shawn Nelson1266.00060
RB Gabe Blasingame1133.00430
RB Kenneth Hopper0100.00000
New EnglandCatchTargYardsAvgYACLGTD
WR Mike Smith61010417.3328380
WR Adam Velevis5714529.0079413
TE Brandon Pettigrew334816.002300
WR Riddick Gomez222512.501220
TE Erik Bishop222311.500120
FB Sam Nelson1144.00040
FB Chuck Poling111515.009150
WR Frank Schneider1199.00090
RB Ricky Peters1111.00011

Interception Statistics

BuffaloIntsYardsAvgTD
New EnglandIntsYardsAvgTD
ILB Roosevelt Calmus100.000

Fumble Statistics

BuffaloFumbRecovForceTD
Jeffrey Rodriguez0010
New EnglandFumbRecovForceTD
Richie Kresser1000
Beau Bell0100

Punting Statistics

BuffaloPuntYardsAvgNetLGIn20
Thomas Morstead418746.844.8522
New EnglandPuntYardsAvgNetLGIn20
Patrick Hutton419548.848.5592

Kicking Statistics

BuffaloFGs40+Yd50+YdLGPAT
Taylor Mehlhaff4/42/21/1571/1
New EnglandFGs40+Yd50+YdLGPAT
Justin Medlock1/11/10/0406/6

Punt Return Statistics

BuffaloRetYardsAvgTD
Ted McGregor111.00
New EnglandRetYardsAvgTD
Frank Schneider177.00
Richie Kresser111.00

Kick Return Statistics

BuffaloRetYardsAvgTD
Levon Givens412431.00
Tyrell Barksdale12323.00
New EnglandRetYardsAvgTD
Frank Schneider25829.00
Brandon Carr11818.00

Defensive Statistics

BuffaloTackAsstSackRPlayPPlay
ILB Bryan Covington610.02120
OLB R.J. Lucas501.01516
DT Everett Kinsella510.02225
CB Benjamin King510.01920
DE Steven Montgomery410.03024
S Jamie Allen400.02623
S Toby Swanger320.0108
DT Teddy Richard320.01711
CB Craig Gorton220.02021
DE Chris Long210.01923
CB Mark Hall200.0159
S Roosevelt Webster110.02121
DE Carlton OBrien100.02219
DT Ray Cochrane100.01919
OLB Dwayne Abeykoon100.099
TE Kendall Carswell10---------
ILB Lee Ethridge100.064
OLB Brant Linquist100.034
CB Curtis Ackerman100.01716
New EnglandTackAsstSackRPlayPPlay
S Trent Wills610.01439
OLB Travis Ellard500.01135
CB Terrell Thomas401.01340
S Brandon Carr410.01031
S Earl Woodson330.01542
DE Edward Connell320.01132
CB Malcolm Hardy320.01339
OLB Curtis Zuck310.01014
ILB Roosevelt Calmus300.0513
DE Andy Ellison201.0828
CB Leodis McKelvin220.01137
DE Austin McDonald200.0925
ILB Scott McKillop110.011
DE Thomas Anderson100.01029
S Chip Vaughn100.012
DT Corey Brilz100.01018
ILB Lewis Sonneman060.01536
ILB Charlie Gerbasi010.037

Pass Rush Statistics

BuffaloSackBlockHurryKnockPPlay
OLB R.J. Lucas1.000016
DE Carlton OBrien0.001019
DT Ray Cochrane0.001019
DE Chris Long0.001023
DE Steven Montgomery0.001024
New EnglandSackBlockHurryKnockPPlay
CB Terrell Thomas1.000040
DE Andy Ellison1.000028
DE Austin McDonald0.010025
OLB Travis Ellard0.002235
DE Thomas Anderson0.001029
DE Edward Connell0.000232

Pass Defense Statistics

BuffaloCaughtDefnsdIntrcpPPlay
DE Steven Montgomery50024
OLB R.J. Lucas30016
CB Benjamin King30020
CB Craig Gorton20021
S Jamie Allen20023
ILB Bryan Covington10020
ILB Lee Ethridge1004
CB Mark Hall1009
S Toby Swanger1008
S Roosevelt Webster10021
OLB Brant Linquist1004
CB Curtis Ackerman10016
New EnglandCaughtDefnsdIntrcpPPlay
OLB Travis Ellard42035
S Brandon Carr41031
CB Terrell Thomas31040
S Earl Woodson31042
S Trent Wills31039
CB Leodis McKelvin20037
OLB Curtis Zuck20014
ILB Roosevelt Calmus11113
CB Malcolm Hardy11039
DE Thomas Anderson10029
DE Edward Connell10032
ILB Scott McKillop1001
S Chip Vaughn1002

Blocking Statistics

BuffaloKeyBlBlOppPancRPlySckAPPly
Branden Albert35012036
Jorge Lynn13015038
Neil Clark11014034
Marshall Quaccia1108027
Louis Vasquez05016143
Michael Oher0107041
Jimmy Concepcion0006111
New EnglandKeyBlBlOppPancRPlySckAPPly
Chad Rinehart38031029
Jeff Otah26126026
Winston Stokes24027018
Les Newhart15017027
Wade Numbers03029127
Lawrence Berry0301402
Sam Nelson01018014

Special Teams Tackles

BuffaloTacklesSTPlays
Gilbert Maioriello122
Jeffrey Rodriguez120
Colin Saenz118
Harvey Keith111
Lee Ethridge19
New EnglandTacklesSTPlays
Erik Bishop419
Richie Kresser122
Earl Woodson118

Participation

BuffaloRPlyOffPPlyOffRPlyDefPPlyDefSTPlyTotal Plays
Phillip Rotzell1644---------60
Louis Vasquez1643---------59
Neil Clark1434------856
Branden Albert1236------856
Steven Montgomery------3024256
Jorge Lynn1538---------53
R.J. Lucas------15162253
Jamie Allen------2623251
Irv Buckner1040---------50
Marshall Quaccia827------1550
Kendall Carswell1332------550
Colin Saenz922------1849
Everett Kinsella------2225148
Michael Oher741---------48
Gabe Blasingame1533---------48
Roosevelt Webster------2121547
Levon Givens1225------845
Chris Long------1923244
Craig Gorton------2021243
Bryan Covington------2120142
Benjamin King------1920342
Carlton OBrien------2219---41
Ray Cochrane------1919139
Kenneth Hopper111------2638
Mark Hall------1591337
Graham Casher1017------835
Curtis Ackerman------1716134
Shawn Nelson414------1432
Toby Swanger------1081432
Harvey Keith------8101129
Gilbert Maioriello15------2228
Teddy Richard------1711---28
Jeffrey Rodriguez25------2027
Mark Fredrickson------1010525
Jimmy Concepcion611------825
Ted McGregor------117624
Lee Ethridge------64919
Dwayne Abeykoon------99---18
Brant Linquist------34815
J.B. Barrere56---------11
Taylor Mehlhaff00------1010
Tyrell Barksdale------001010
Rhett Bomar00------44
Thomas Morstead00------44
Fernando Mathews------1012
Will Stock00---------0
New EnglandRPlyOffPPlyOffRPlyDefPPlyDefSTPlyTotal Plays
Earl Woodson------15421875
Chad Rinehart3129------464
Trent Wills------14391063
Myron Herrlich3129------161
Leodis McKelvin------11371260
Brandon Carr------10311859
Terrell Thomas------1340457
Wade Numbers2927------157
Malcolm Hardy------1339456
Jeff Otah2626------456
Lewis Sonneman------1536455
Mike Smith2427---------51
Travis Ellard------1135450
Brandon Pettigrew1616------1648
Thomas Anderson------1029746
Edward Connell------1132346
Les Newhart1727------145
Winston Stokes2718---------45
Riddick Gomez1413------1643
Erik Bishop1311------1943
Sam Nelson1814------1042
Richie Kresser118------2241
Ricky Peters2021---------41
Andy Ellison------828440
Curtis Zuck------10141438
Adam Velevis1618------236
Austin McDonald------925135
Corey Brilz------1018533
Beau Bell------616830
Frank Schneider43------2128
Rodney Lyons1411---------25
Chuck Poling53------1422
Lawrence Berry142------521
Scott McKillop------111820
Rod Beekman613---------19
Roosevelt Calmus------513---18
Charlie Gerbasi------37414
Duane Stafford53------513
Justin Medlock00------99
Tracy Wilmoth00------55
Patrick Hutton00------44
Chip Vaughn------12---3
Joe Flacco00---------0
Jordan Dizon------00---0
Butch Gaylor00---------0

Directional Rushing Statistics

DistanceAttYardsAvg
Left33612.0
Middle7202.9
Right6264.3
None000.0
DistanceAttYardsAvg
Left8313.9
Middle12524.3
Right11837.5
None000.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

BuffaloAttCmp20+BdThDropDfnsHurrKnckIntc
Phillip Rotzell42274028341
New EnglandAttCmp20+BdThDropDfnsHurrKnckIntc
Myron Herrlich28228110400

Directional Passing Statistics

DistanceAttCompYardsAvg
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Short (0-8 Yds)161416010.0
Medium (9-18 Yds)136937.2
Long (19+ Yds)62406.7
DistanceAttCompYardsAvg
Screen1133.0
Short (0-8 Yds)109909.0
Medium (9-18 Yds)11815814.4
Long (19+ Yds)6412320.5

Detailed Receiving Statistics

BuffaloTargtCaugtDropdYards20+PPlay
WR Irv Buckner1170111240
WR Levon Givens84264125
FB Marshall Quaccia53010027
WR Colin Saenz43024022
TE Kendall Carswell44028032
WR Jeffrey Rodriguez3202505
WR J.B. Barrere3203116
TE Shawn Nelson2106014
RB Kenneth Hopper1000011
RB Gabe Blasingame1103033
New EnglandTargtCaugtDropdYards20+PPlay
WR Mike Smith1061104227
WR Adam Velevis750145418
TE Brandon Pettigrew33048116
WR Riddick Gomez22025113
TE Erik Bishop22023011
FB Sam Nelson1104014
FB Chuck Poling1101503
WR Frank Schneider110903
RB Ricky Peters1101021

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

BuffaloAttYardsAvgOverall Avg
New EnglandAttYardsAvgOverall Avg
Richie Kresser252.507.60
Ricky Peters122.004.20

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

BuffaloAttCompYardsAvg/AttOverall Avg
Phillip Rotzell3000.007.19
New EnglandAttCompYardsAvg/AttOverall Avg
Myron Herrlich22178.5013.36

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

BuffaloTargetCatchYardsAvg/TargOverall Avg
WR Irv Buckner1000.0010.09
WR J.B. Barrere1000.0010.33
FB Marshall Quaccia1000.002.00
New EnglandTargetCatchYardsAvg/TargOverall Avg
WR Adam Velevis111616.0020.71
RB Ricky Peters1111.001.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

BuffaloRushesConversions
Gabe Blasingame11
New EnglandRushesConversions
Ricky Peters31
Richie Kresser10

Third Down Passing Statistics

BuffaloAttCompConversions
Phillip Rotzell1154
New EnglandAttCompConversions
Myron Herrlich544

Third Down Receiving Statistics

BuffaloTargCatchConversions
WR Irv Buckner522
WR Levon Givens410
WR Colin Saenz111
WR Jeffrey Rodriguez111
New EnglandTargCatchConversions
WR Adam Velevis100
TE Brandon Pettigrew111
FB Chuck Poling111
WR Frank Schneider111
TE Erik Bishop111

SectionAttendance
Stadium64,100 (68,000 capacity)
Upper Deck20,300 (21,600)
End Zone14,600 (15,600)
Mezzanine8,400 (9,000)
Sideline Seats13,100 (13,800)
Club Seats5,800 (6,000)
Luxury Boxes1,900 (2,000)