Week 15, 2040

played in Buffalo, NY

36 degrees, fair, calm

New England Patriots	10	6	0	7	-	23
Buffalo Bills	7	14	3	6	-	30

Scoring Summary
1Q: 06:07 NED - Kendrick Ward 18 run (Richard Burgess extra point)
1Q: 04:50 NED - Richard Burgess 31 field goal
1Q: 01:31 BUF - Tito Hughes 33 pass from E.J. Manuel (Curtis Flannery extra point)
2Q: 10:36 NED - Richard Burgess 28 field goal
2Q: 05:50 BUF - Bennett Neil 31 run (Curtis Flannery extra point)
2Q: 01:22 BUF - Bennett Neil 8 pass from E.J. Manuel (Curtis Flannery extra point)
2Q: 00:09 NED - Richard Burgess 34 field goal
3Q: 07:47 BUF - Curtis Flannery 37 field goal
4Q: 13:52 BUF - Curtis Flannery 40 field goal
4Q: 07:49 NED - Pat Carr 16 pass from Jimmie Matock (Richard Burgess extra point)
4Q: 00:34 BUF - Curtis Flannery 34 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 06:07 NED - Kendrick Ward 18 run (Richard Burgess extra point)
1Q: 04:50 NED - Richard Burgess 31 field goal
1Q: 01:31 BUF - Tito Hughes 33 pass from E.J. Manuel (Curtis Flannery extra point)
2Q: 10:36 NED - Richard Burgess 28 field goal
2Q: 05:50 BUF - Bennett Neil 31 run (Curtis Flannery extra point)
2Q: 01:22 BUF - Bennett Neil 8 pass from E.J. Manuel (Curtis Flannery extra point)
2Q: 00:09 NED - Richard Burgess 34 field goal
3Q: 07:47 BUF - Curtis Flannery 37 field goal
4Q: 13:52 BUF - Curtis Flannery 40 field goal
4Q: 07:49 NED - Pat Carr 16 pass from Jimmie Matock (Richard Burgess extra point)
4Q: 00:34 BUF - Curtis Flannery 34 field goal

Team Statistics NED BUF
Record 10-4 7-7
First Downs 19 18
- by Rushing 3 4
- by Passing 15 13
- by Penalty 1 1
Total Net Yards 417 383
- Offensive Plays 71 68
- Yards per Play 5.87 5.63
Net Rushing Yards 68 117
- Rushing Attempts 15 27
- Yards per Rush 4.53 4.33
Net Passing Yards 349 266
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 54 - 26 - 0 37 - 19 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 360 292
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2/11 4/26
- Yards per Pass Play 6.23 6.49
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 2/1
3rd Down Conversions 4/15 4/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 9.9 9.1
4th Down Conversions 0/2 0/0
Penalties/Yards 6/53 8/50
Punt Returns/Yards 1/4 2/18
Kick Returns/Yards 5/100 2/48
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 5 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/3 1/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 29 OWN 30
Time of Possession 28:25 31:35

Team Statistics	NED	BUF
Record	10-4	7-7
First Downs	19	18
- by Rushing	3	4
- by Passing	15	13
- by Penalty	1	1
Total Net Yards	417	383
- Offensive Plays	71	68
- Yards per Play	5.87	5.63
Net Rushing Yards	68	117
- Rushing Attempts	15	27
- Yards per Rush	4.53	4.33
Net Passing Yards	349	266
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	54 - 26 - 0	37 - 19 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	360	292
- Sacks/Yards Lost	2/11	4/26
- Yards per Pass Play	6.23	6.49
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	2/1
3rd Down Conversions	4/15	4/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	9.9	9.1
4th Down Conversions	0/2	0/0
Penalties/Yards	6/53	8/50
Punt Returns/Yards	1/4	2/18
Kick Returns/Yards	5/100	2/48
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	5	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/3	1/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 29	OWN 30
Time of Possession	28:25	31:35

Drive Charts

New England Patriots
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	11:51	2:46	OWN 20	6	28	Punt
1	7:51	2:01	OWN 46	4	54	Touchdown
1	5:39	0:55	OPP 12	3	-2	Field Goal
1	1:19	5:49	OWN 18	11	71	Field Goal
2	5:32	2:12	OWN 20	4	16	Punt
2	1:14	1:11	OWN 27	3	56	Field Goal
3	15:00	2:25	OWN 27	6	48	Missed FG
3	7:41	0:33	OWN 20	3	0	Punt
3	5:56	3:50	OWN 20	8	28	Punt
4	13:44	1:41	OWN 28	3	4	Punt
4	9:56	2:18	OWN 14	6	86	Touchdown
4	6:33	0:38	OWN 40	3	-4	Punt
4	4:32	1:51	OWN 21	6	18	Downs
4	2:12	0:41	OWN 20	4	4	Downs
4	0:29	0:29	OWN 31	1	0	Game

Buffalo Bills
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	3:09	OWN 37	5	18	Punt
1	9:05	1:14	OWN 20	3	-4	Punt
1	5:50	0:11	OWN 20	1	-8	Fumble
1	4:44	3:25	OWN 22	6	78	Touchdown
2	10:30	4:58	OWN 20	10	80	Touchdown
2	3:20	2:06	OWN 26	5	74	Touchdown
2	0:03	0:03	OWN 20	1	0	Half
3	12:35	4:54	OWN 32	14	48	Field Goal
3	7:08	1:12	OWN 35	3	8	Punt
3	2:06	3:22	OWN 23	6	54	Field Goal
4	12:03	2:07	OWN 21	3	0	Punt
4	7:38	1:05	OWN 20	3	4	Punt
4	5:55	1:23	OWN 27	3	-9	Punt
4	2:41	0:29	OPP 39	3	3	Punt
4	1:31	1:02	OPP 24	3	7	Field Goal

Game MVP: Bennett Neil, Buffalo Bills

Rushing Statistics

New England	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Carlos Hyde	9	50	5.56	14	2	0
Kendrick Ward	5	11	2.20	18	1	1
Jimmie Matock	1	7	7.00	7	0	0

Buffalo	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Bennett Neil	16	71	4.44	31	1	1
Eli Langlois	8	34	4.25	18	1	0
E.J. Manuel	3	12	4.00	5	0	0

Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Jimmie Matock	54	26	360	2/11	1	78	0	76.1

Buffalo	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
E.J. Manuel	37	19	292	4/26	2	46	0	95.7

Receiving Statistics

New England	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
TE Zach Ertz	7	8	159	22.71	98	78	0
WR Tim Givens	5	12	81	16.20	38	41	0
WR Pat Carr	4	12	32	8.00	3	16	1
RB Carlos Hyde	3	6	23	7.67	11	14	0
WR Abel Hutton	3	7	50	16.67	0	35	0
FB Byron Cole	2	2	-3	-1.50	0	1	0
WR Samuel Godfrey	1	6	11	11.00	5	11	0
WR Derrick Vest	1	1	7	7.00	0	7	0

Buffalo	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
RB Bennett Neil	5	5	112	22.40	19	46	1
WR Marqise Lee	5	12	48	9.60	11	18	0
TE Melvin Long	4	5	55	13.75	7	21	0
TE Tito Hughes	4	5	65	16.25	35	33	1
WR Leo Duffy	1	6	12	12.00	3	12	0
WR Harry Rock	0	2	0	0.00	0	0	0
WR Ernest Gordon	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
RB Eli Langlois	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

New England	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Buffalo	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

New England	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Sheldon Richardson	0	1	1	0
Jon Welch	0	0	1	0

Buffalo	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
E.J. Manuel	2	0	0	0
Kirk Sitz	0	1	0	0

Punting Statistics

New England	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Benjamin Koplitz	6	266	44.3	38.0	52	2

Buffalo	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Cris Dunaway	7	332	47.4	38.3	65	1

Kicking Statistics

New England	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Richard Burgess	3/4	0/1	0/0	34	2/2

Buffalo	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Curtis Flannery	3/3	1/1	0/0	40	3/3

Punt Return Statistics

New England	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Tim Givens	1	4	4.0	0

Buffalo	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Bennett Neil	2	18	9.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

New England	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Bart Stanton	5	100	20.0	0

Buffalo	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Leo Duffy	2	48	24.0	0

Defensive Statistics

New England	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Jon Welch	8	1	2.5	23	35
ILB Xavier Sheriff	5	5	0.0	27	41
DE Bucky Melnick	4	1	0.5	22	35
OLB Abraham Andruzzi	4	5	0.0	23	30
ILB Percy Chustz	4	2	0.0	18	15
S Perry Adame	4	1	0.0	27	41
S Geoff Osieja	4	1	0.0	25	39
CB Stephon Gilmore	3	0	0.0	25	39
DT Sheldon Richardson	2	0	1.0	18	31
CB Jacob Parrish	2	2	0.0	26	35
CB Bart Stanton	2	0	0.0	12	27
DE Trenton Hudson	2	0	0.0	11	12
DT Cory Rose	1	0	0.0	9	10
DE Artie Griffith	1	0	0.0	21	35
ILB Shawn Godfrey	1	0	0.0	0	1

Buffalo	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Ray Howe	6	2	0.0	14	50
CB Roderick Dodge	6	1	0.0	15	56
S Spencer Arnold	6	0	0.0	15	56
S Arnold Browning	4	3	0.0	15	56
DT Benjamin Gibbs	4	0	0.0	14	45
CB Liam Donovan	4	0	0.0	7	37
OLB Roger Snyder	3	1	0.0	12	35
DT Zack Sanderson	2	0	0.0	10	37
DE Byron Guthrie	1	0	1.0	12	52
DE Michael O'Donnell	1	1	0.5	9	26
DE Kurt Narvaez	1	1	0.5	13	48
CB Alvin Fulton	1	0	0.0	15	56
OLB Hudson Stewart	1	0	0.0	5	13
S Emmanuel Bennett	1	0	0.0	2	16
OLB Fred Gephart	0	3	0.0	7	31

Pass Rush Statistics

New England	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Jon Welch	2.5	0	2	2	35
DT Sheldon Richardson	1.0	0	1	0	31
DE Bucky Melnick	0.5	0	3	0	35
CB Stephon Gilmore	0.0	1	0	0	39
DT Cory Rose	0.0	0	2	0	10
DE Artie Griffith	0.0	0	1	0	35

Buffalo	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Byron Guthrie	1.0	0	5	5	52
DE Kurt Narvaez	0.5	2	4	1	48
DE Michael O'Donnell	0.5	0	1	0	26
DT Benjamin Gibbs	0.0	0	2	0	45
OLB Ray Howe	0.0	0	1	0	50
OLB Fred Gephart	0.0	0	1	0	31

Pass Defense Statistics

New England	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
S Perry Adame	3	0	41
S Geoff Osieja	2	3	39
CB Stephon Gilmore	2	1	39
CB Jacob Parrish	2	1	35
OLB Jon Welch	2	0	35
CB Bart Stanton	2	0	27
ILB Xavier Sheriff	1	1	41
ILB Percy Chustz	1	0	15
CB Donny Banta	1	0	9
ILB Shawn Godfrey	1	0	1
OLB Abraham Andruzzi	1	0	30
CB Nick Knight	1	0	8

Buffalo	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Roderick Dodge	6	2	56
S Arnold Browning	5	0	56
OLB Ray Howe	4	1	50
CB Liam Donovan	4	0	37
OLB Roger Snyder	2	0	35
S Spencer Arnold	2	0	56
DE Kurt Narvaez	1	0	48
OLB Hudson Stewart	1	0	13
DT Benjamin Gibbs	1	0	45
CB Alvin Fulton	0	1	56
S Emmanuel Bennett	0	1	16

Blocking Statistics

New England	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Fred Burtnett	1	4	15	0	56
Howard Wilson	1	3	15	1	56
Byron Cole	1	3	11	0	39
Kenneth Schneider	1	2	15	0	56
Trent Greene	0	1	15	1	56
Wally Shea	0	1	15	0	56

Buffalo	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Deron Coleman	2	8	0	27	0	41
Rod Norris	2	6	2	27	1	41
Tyrone Gaynord	1	3	0	27	2	41
Dominic Dreyfuss	1	2	0	27	0	41
Melvin Long	1	1	0	9	0	17
David Moln	0	3	0	27	1	41
Kirk Sitz	0	1	0	22	0	31

Special Teams Tackles

New England	Tackles	STPlays
Nick Knight	1	31
Carlos Hyde	1	16
Bart Stanton	1	15
Byron Cole	1	10

Buffalo	Tackles	STPlays
Spencer Arnold	2	19
Melvin Long	1	23
Harry Rock	1	16
Kurt Sotiroff	1	13
Shaun Garcia	1	12

Participation

New England	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Trent Greene	15	56	---	---	10	81
Tim Givens	14	50	---	---	14	78
Xavier Sheriff	---	---	27	41	4	72
Perry Adame	---	---	27	41	4	72
Jimmie Matock	15	56	---	---	---	71
Howard Wilson	15	56	---	---	---	71
Fred Burtnett	15	56	---	---	---	71
Wally Shea	15	56	---	---	---	71
Jacob Parrish	---	---	26	35	10	71
Kenneth Schneider	15	56	---	---	---	71
Stephon Gilmore	---	---	25	39	3	67
Artie Griffith	---	---	21	35	10	66
Geoff Osieja	---	---	25	39	2	66
Carlos Hyde	9	40	---	---	16	65
Jon Welch	---	---	23	35	3	61
Byron Cole	11	39	---	---	10	60
Bucky Melnick	---	---	22	35	2	59
Pat Carr	14	41	---	---	2	57
Abraham Andruzzi	---	---	23	30	2	55
Bart Stanton	---	---	12	27	15	54
Sheldon Richardson	---	---	18	31	3	52
Zach Ertz	12	28	---	---	7	47
Percy Chustz	---	---	18	15	13	46
Kendrick Ward	6	11	---	---	29	46
Abel Hutton	6	39	---	---	---	45
Nick Knight	---	---	3	8	31	42
Samuel Godfrey	0	21	---	---	18	39
Zayden Bauerschmidt	---	---	4	8	21	33
Derrick Vest	0	10	---	---	20	30
Trenton Hudson	---	---	11	12	1	24
Jeff Westbrook	0	0	---	---	23	23
Cory Rose	---	---	9	10	---	19
Ronald Murray	3	1	---	---	14	18
Donny Banta	---	---	3	9	2	14
Joshua Hampton	0	0	---	---	10	10
Mickey Huffman	0	0	---	---	10	10
Lamont Thomason	0	0	---	---	10	10
Avery Bell	0	0	---	---	10	10
Richard Burgess	0	0	---	---	9	9
Shawn Godfrey	---	---	0	1	7	8
Ken Kelly	---	---	0	0	7	7
Benjamin Koplitz	0	0	---	---	7	7
Kelvin Cox	0	0	---	---	4	4
Wesley Harris	0	0	---	---	---	0
Greg Vaughn	---	---	0	0	---	0
Corbin Malinsky	0	0	---	---	---	0

Buffalo	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Spencer Arnold	---	---	15	56	19	90
Tyrone Gaynord	27	41	---	---	10	78
Kirk Sitz	22	31	---	---	24	77
Alvin Fulton	---	---	15	56	5	76
Arnold Browning	---	---	15	56	4	75
Roderick Dodge	---	---	15	56	4	75
Rod Norris	27	41	---	---	---	68
Deron Coleman	27	41	---	---	---	68
Dominic Dreyfuss	27	41	---	---	---	68
David Moln	27	41	---	---	---	68
E.J. Manuel	27	41	---	---	---	68
Byron Guthrie	---	---	12	52	4	68
Ray Howe	---	---	14	50	4	68
Roger Snyder	---	---	12	35	20	67
Marqise Lee	27	34	---	---	6	67
Kurt Narvaez	---	---	13	48	3	64
Bennett Neil	19	34	---	---	11	64
Benjamin Gibbs	---	---	14	45	4	63
Tito Hughes	18	31	---	---	6	55
Eli Langlois	12	18	---	---	23	53
Liam Donovan	---	---	7	37	8	52
Melvin Long	9	17	---	---	23	49
Zack Sanderson	---	---	10	37	2	49
Leo Duffy	15	24	---	---	6	45
Fred Gephart	---	---	7	31	6	44
Michael O'Donnell	---	---	9	26	8	43
Harry Rock	11	9	---	---	16	36
Emmanuel Bennett	---	---	2	16	13	31
Hudson Stewart	---	---	5	13	12	30
Ernest Gordon	2	7	---	---	19	28
Kurt Sotiroff	---	---	0	1	13	14
Shaun Garcia	---	---	0	1	12	13
Adam Meyer	0	0	---	---	10	10
Curtis Flannery	0	0	---	---	10	10
Frankie Hill	0	0	---	---	10	10
Geoff Porter	0	0	---	---	10	10
Brandon Blake	0	0	---	---	10	10
Cris Dunaway	0	0	---	---	10	10
Griffin Tanner	---	---	0	0	6	6
Alejandro Lake	---	---	0	0	5	5
Skip Devries	---	---	0	0	4	4
Donnie Kelso	---	---	0	0	2	2
Hayden Collett	---	---	0	0	1	1
Tyrone Lee	0	0	---	---	---	0
Amos Sharpton	0	0	---	---	---	0
Wayne Thomas	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	6	26	4.3
Middle	7	11	1.6
Right	2	31	15.5
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	9	64	7.1
Middle	11	37	3.4
Right	7	16	2.3
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Jimmie Matock	54	26	5	2	5	5	14	6	0

Buffalo	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
E.J. Manuel	37	19	5	0	2	6	9	2	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	8	5	-3	-0.4
Short (0-8 Yds)	16	10	140	8.8
Medium (9-18 Yds)	20	8	149	7.5
Long (19+ Yds)	10	3	74	7.4

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	2	29	7.3
Short (0-8 Yds)	18	9	118	6.6
Medium (9-18 Yds)	11	7	99	9.0
Long (19+ Yds)	4	1	46	11.5

Detailed Receiving Statistics

New England	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Tim Givens	12	5	0	81	2	50
WR Pat Carr	12	4	1	32	0	41
TE Zach Ertz	8	7	0	159	2	28
WR Abel Hutton	7	3	1	50	1	39
WR Samuel Godfrey	6	1	1	11	0	21
RB Carlos Hyde	6	3	2	23	0	40
FB Byron Cole	2	2	0	-3	0	39
WR Derrick Vest	1	1	0	7	0	10

Buffalo	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Marqise Lee	12	5	0	48	0	34
WR Leo Duffy	6	1	2	12	0	24
TE Melvin Long	5	4	0	55	1	17
RB Bennett Neil	5	5	0	112	3	34
TE Tito Hughes	5	4	0	65	1	31
WR Harry Rock	2	0	0	0	0	9
WR Ernest Gordon	1	0	0	0	0	7
RB Eli Langlois	1	0	0	0	0	18

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

New England	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Kendrick Ward	2	17	8.50	2.20
Carlos Hyde	2	3	1.50	5.56

Buffalo	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Bennett Neil	1	1	1.00	4.44

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Jimmie Matock	6	2	12	2.00	6.67

Buffalo	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
E.J. Manuel	2	1	8	4.00	7.89

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

New England	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Tim Givens	2	1	-4	-2.00	6.75
WR Pat Carr	2	1	16	8.00	2.67
WR Abel Hutton	2	0	0	0.00	7.14

Buffalo	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
RB Bennett Neil	1	1	8	8.00	22.40
WR Marqise Lee	1	0	0	0.00	4.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

New England	Rushes	Conversions

Buffalo	Rushes	Conversions
Bennett Neil	3	1
E.J. Manuel	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Comp	Conversions
Jimmie Matock	15	5	4

Buffalo	Att	Comp	Conversions
E.J. Manuel	11	4	3

Third Down Receiving Statistics

New England	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Pat Carr	5	2	1
WR Tim Givens	3	1	1
TE Zach Ertz	2	1	1
WR Samuel Godfrey	2	0	0
WR Abel Hutton	2	0	0
RB Carlos Hyde	1	1	1

Buffalo	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Marqise Lee	6	3	3
WR Leo Duffy	3	1	0
WR Harry Rock	1	0	0
TE Tito Hughes	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 69,800 (75,300 capacity)
Upper Deck 21,000 (23,100)
End Zone 15,100 (16,700)
Mezzanine 9,300 (9,600)
Sideline Seats 13,600 (14,800)
Club Seats 8,600 (8,900)
Luxury Boxes 2,200 (2,200)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	69,800 (75,300 capacity)
Upper Deck	21,000 (23,100)
End Zone	15,100 (16,700)
Mezzanine	9,300 (9,600)
Sideline Seats	13,600 (14,800)
Club Seats	8,600 (8,900)
Luxury Boxes	2,200 (2,200)