Week 1, 2041

played in Buffalo, NY

77 degrees, rain, 11 mph wind

New England Patriots	3	7	7	10	-	27
Buffalo Bills	0	0	3	0	-	3

Scoring Summary
1Q: 12:12 NED - Darrell Lohr 42 field goal
2Q: 14:53 NED - Zach Ertz 4 pass from Jimmie Matock (Darrell Lohr extra point)
3Q: 05:01 BUF - Curtis Flannery 30 field goal
3Q: 02:13 NED - Abel Hutton 12 pass from Jimmie Matock (Darrell Lohr extra point)
4Q: 15:00 NED - Darrell Lohr 48 field goal
4Q: 12:28 NED - Zach Ertz 17 pass from Jimmie Matock (Darrell Lohr extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 12:12 NED - Darrell Lohr 42 field goal
2Q: 14:53 NED - Zach Ertz 4 pass from Jimmie Matock (Darrell Lohr extra point)
3Q: 05:01 BUF - Curtis Flannery 30 field goal
3Q: 02:13 NED - Abel Hutton 12 pass from Jimmie Matock (Darrell Lohr extra point)
4Q: 15:00 NED - Darrell Lohr 48 field goal
4Q: 12:28 NED - Zach Ertz 17 pass from Jimmie Matock (Darrell Lohr extra point)

Team Statistics NED BUF
Record 1-0 0-1
First Downs 15 15
- by Rushing 3 6
- by Passing 11 8
- by Penalty 1 1
Total Net Yards 322 248
- Offensive Plays 58 70
- Yards per Play 5.55 3.54
Net Rushing Yards 98 89
- Rushing Attempts 30 17
- Yards per Rush 3.27 5.24
Net Passing Yards 224 159
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 28 - 17 - 1 46 - 23 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 224 210
- Sacks/Yards Lost 0/0 7/51
- Yards per Pass Play 8.00 3.00
Fumbles/Lost 1/0 3/0
3rd Down Conversions 3/13 6/18
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.2 7.8
4th Down Conversions 0/1 0/2
Penalties/Yards 4/30 4/24
Punt Returns/Yards 3/23 5/54
Kick Returns/Yards 2/75 3/48
Interception Ret./Yards 1/0 1/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 4 1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 3/0 0/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 32 OWN 26
Time of Possession 27:50 32:10

Team Statistics	NED	BUF
Record	1-0	0-1
First Downs	15	15
- by Rushing	3	6
- by Passing	11	8
- by Penalty	1	1
Total Net Yards	322	248
- Offensive Plays	58	70
- Yards per Play	5.55	3.54
Net Rushing Yards	98	89
- Rushing Attempts	30	17
- Yards per Rush	3.27	5.24
Net Passing Yards	224	159
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	28 - 17 - 1	46 - 23 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	224	210
- Sacks/Yards Lost	0/0	7/51
- Yards per Pass Play	8.00	3.00
Fumbles/Lost	1/0	3/0
3rd Down Conversions	3/13	6/18
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.2	7.8
4th Down Conversions	0/1	0/2
Penalties/Yards	4/30	4/24
Punt Returns/Yards	3/23	5/54
Kick Returns/Yards	2/75	3/48
Interception Ret./Yards	1/0	1/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	4	1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	3/0	0/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 32	OWN 26
Time of Possession	27:50	32:10

Drive Charts

New England Patriots
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	2:55	OPP 46	5	21	Field Goal
1	10:10	2:14	OWN 34	3	9	Punt
1	6:04	1:45	OWN 15	3	4	Punt
1	2:24	2:41	OWN 40	7	60	Touchdown
2	9:07	4:17	OWN 1	10	59	Interception
2	2:21	0:34	OWN 28	3	-1	Punt
3	12:36	1:27	OWN 3	3	8	Punt
3	4:56	2:53	OWN 27	5	73	Touchdown
3	1:01	1:06	OPP 37	3	6	Field Goal
4	13:44	1:25	OWN 34	3	66	Touchdown
4	10:07	1:22	OWN 14	3	4	Punt
4	7:03	1:49	OWN 20	3	2	Punt
4	4:38	2:23	OWN 36	3	1	Punt
4	0:33	0:33	OPP 10	4	5	Downs

Buffalo Bills
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	12:05	1:55	OWN 20	4	16	Punt
1	7:56	1:52	OWN 29	3	7	Punt
1	4:19	1:55	OWN 38	4	29	Missed FG
2	14:43	5:36	OWN 17	9	31	Punt
2	4:50	2:29	OWN 20	5	20	Punt
2	1:47	1:47	OWN 10	3	11	Half
3	15:00	2:24	OWN 20	5	28	Punt
3	11:09	6:13	OWN 36	12	51	Field Goal
3	2:03	1:02	OWN 19	2	4	Interception
4	14:55	1:11	OWN 20	5	8	Punt
4	12:19	2:12	OWN 23	6	28	Punt
4	8:45	1:42	OWN 42	4	16	Punt
4	5:14	0:36	OPP 36	4	0	Downs
4	2:15	1:42	OWN 16	4	-6	Downs

Game MVP: Manti Te'o, New England Patriots

Rushing Statistics

New England	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Carlos Hyde	20	92	4.60	18	3
Kendrick Ward	6	4	0.67	5	0
Cornell Wooden	2	0	0.00	1	0
Wesley Harris	1	-1	-1.00	-1	0
Byron Cole	1	3	3.00	3	0

Buffalo	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Bennett Neil	8	36	4.50	13	1
Preston Money	5	21	4.20	10	1
Chris Alexander	4	32	8.00	13	1

Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Jimmie Matock	28	17	224	0/0	3	40	1	106.8

Buffalo	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Chris Alexander	46	23	210	7/51	0	27	1	53.7

Receiving Statistics

New England	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
TE Zach Ertz	7	10	132	18.86	78	40	2
WR Abel Hutton	5	6	63	12.60	28	23	1
WR Pat Carr	1	4	15	15.00	0	15	0
FB Byron Cole	1	1	6	6.00	0	6	0
RB Carlos Hyde	1	2	-1	-1.00	0	-1	0
WR Derrick Vest	1	3	8	8.00	0	8	0
WR Corbin Malinsky	1	2	1	1.00	0	1	0

Buffalo	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Leo Duffy	5	8	53	10.60	21	15
WR Tyrone Lee	4	5	47	11.75	14	27
WR Marqise Lee	4	6	46	11.50	23	23
RB Preston Money	3	7	17	5.67	11	9
TE Tito Hughes	3	4	14	4.67	0	7
TE Tyler Eifert	2	2	14	7.00	0	11
WR Harry Rock	1	9	3	3.00	0	3
FB Kirk Sitz	1	3	16	16.00	15	16
RB Bennett Neil	0	2	0	0.00	0	0

Interception Statistics

New England	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
OLB Manti Te'o	1	0	0.00	0

Buffalo	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Spencer Arnold	1	0	0.00	0

Fumble Statistics

New England	Fumb	Recov	Force
Carlos Hyde	1	0	0
Ryder Burt	0	1	0
Xavier Sheriff	0	0	1
Mitch Harper	0	0	1
Johnny Fleming	0	0	1

Buffalo	Fumb	Recov	Force
Chris Alexander	2	0	0
Leo Duffy	1	0	0
Adam Meyer	0	1	0
David Moln	0	1	0
Kirk Sitz	0	1	0
Harry Rock	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

New England	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Winfred Woodard	7	336	48.0	40.3	58	3

Buffalo	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Cris Dunaway	8	334	41.8	36.4	51	4

Kicking Statistics

New England	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Darrell Lohr	2/2	2/2	0/0	48	3/3

Buffalo	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Curtis Flannery	1/2	0/1	0/1	30	0/0

Punt Return Statistics

New England	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Carlos Hyde	3	23	7.7	0

Buffalo	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Bennett Neil	5	54	10.8	0

Kick Return Statistics

New England	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Bart Stanton	2	75	37.5	0

Buffalo	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Leo Duffy	3	48	16.0	0

Defensive Statistics

New England	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Jon Welch	5	1	0.0	17	41
OLB Manti Te'o	4	1	3.5	15	38
ILB Xavier Sheriff	4	1	0.0	17	49
S Perry Adame	4	1	0.0	17	52
CB Jacob Parrish	4	1	0.0	15	49
CB Bart Stanton	4	0	0.0	12	47
DE Mitch Harper	3	0	1.5	8	12
S Johnny Fleming	3	0	0.0	17	46
DT Sheldon Richardson	2	0	1.0	10	36
OLB Abraham Andruzzi	2	0	1.0	0	9
CB Stephon Gilmore	2	1	0.0	15	45
DT Cory Rose	2	1	0.0	9	19
DE Artie Griffith	2	0	0.0	9	41
OLB Zayden Bauerschmidt	2	0	0.0	0	9
DE Benjamin Wells	2	0	0.0	8	34
S Oliver Wofford	1	1	0.0	2	15
QB Jimmie Matock	1	0	---	---	---
CB Ryder Burt	1	0	0.0	4	12

Buffalo	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Louie Sinclair	8	2	0.0	24	26
S Arnold Browning	6	1	0.0	28	27
OLB Allen Monroe	5	1	0.0	23	20
DT Darren Reid	5	0	0.0	16	21
DT Zack Sanderson	4	2	0.0	26	21
S Spencer Arnold	3	2	0.0	30	28
CB Alvin Fulton	2	1	0.0	24	28
DE Kurt Narvaez	2	1	0.0	20	22
OLB Hudson Stewart	2	1	0.0	12	11
CB Benjamin Lapalme	1	2	0.0	25	28
OLB Kurt Sotiroff	1	1	0.0	12	13
DE Grant Farr	1	0	0.0	13	4
OLB Skip Devries	1	0	0.0	7	0
RB Bennett Neil	1	0	---	---	---
S Emmanuel Bennett	1	0	0.0	8	2
S Hayden Collett	1	0	0.0	3	2
CB Weston Quinn	0	1	0.0	14	11
DT Benjamin Gibbs	0	1	0.0	29	26

Pass Rush Statistics

New England	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Manti Te'o	3.5	2	4	7	38
DE Mitch Harper	1.5	0	0	2	12
DT Sheldon Richardson	1.0	1	1	1	36
OLB Abraham Andruzzi	1.0	0	1	2	9
DE Artie Griffith	0.0	1	0	0	41
ILB Xavier Sheriff	0.0	0	1	2	49

Buffalo	Hurry	PPlay
DE Grant Farr	1	4
DT Darren Reid	1	21
OLB Kurt Sotiroff	1	13
DT Benjamin Gibbs	1	26

Pass Defense Statistics

New England	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
OLB Jon Welch	3	1	0	41
S Perry Adame	3	1	0	52
CB Jacob Parrish	3	0	0	49
CB Bart Stanton	2	1	0	47
S Johnny Fleming	2	1	0	46
OLB Zayden Bauerschmidt	2	0	0	9
CB Stephon Gilmore	1	2	0	45
ILB Xavier Sheriff	1	0	0	49
DE Mitch Harper	1	0	0	12
DT Sheldon Richardson	1	0	0	36
S Oliver Wofford	1	0	0	15
DE Artie Griffith	1	0	0	41
OLB Abraham Andruzzi	1	0	0	9
CB Ryder Burt	1	0	0	12
OLB Manti Te'o	0	0	1	38

Buffalo	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S Arnold Browning	4	1	0	27
ILB Louie Sinclair	3	0	0	26
CB Benjamin Lapalme	2	1	0	28
CB Alvin Fulton	2	0	0	28
OLB Allen Monroe	2	0	0	20
S Spencer Arnold	1	1	1	28
DT Darren Reid	1	0	0	21
DE Kurt Narvaez	1	0	0	22
DT Zack Sanderson	1	0	0	21

Blocking Statistics

New England	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	PPly
Perry Glenn	3	11	1	27	28
Corey Edwards	1	4	0	27	28
Trenton Brahms	1	4	0	27	28
Lamont Thomason	1	2	0	7	0
Matthew MacIver	0	5	0	24	28
Byron Cole	0	1	0	20	21
Mickey Huffman	0	1	0	6	0
Trent Greene	0	1	0	26	28

Buffalo	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Adam Meyer	2	5	17	4	53
Deron Coleman	2	3	17	1	48
David Moln	1	1	17	0	47
Kirk Sitz	1	1	9	0	34
Dominic Dreyfuss	0	2	17	0	53
Tito Hughes	0	1	10	0	19
Eddie Stewart	0	0	0	1	6
Brandon Blake	0	0	17	1	50

Special Teams Tackles

New England	Tackles	STPlays
Skip Bell	4	14
Cornell Wooden	2	25
Mickey Huffman	2	8

Buffalo	Tackles	STPlays
Tito Hughes	2	18
Harry Rock	1	18
Spencer Arnold	1	12
Alvin Fulton	1	10

Participation

New England	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Perry Adame	---	---	17	52	4	73
Xavier Sheriff	---	---	17	49	4	70
Bart Stanton	---	---	12	47	9	68
Jacob Parrish	---	---	15	49	3	67
Johnny Fleming	---	---	17	46	2	65
Trent Greene	26	28	---	---	9	63
Stephon Gilmore	---	---	15	45	1	61
Jon Welch	---	---	17	41	2	60
Zach Ertz	26	23	---	---	8	57
Perry Glenn	27	28	---	---	1	56
Corey Edwards	27	28	---	---	---	55
Trenton Brahms	27	28	---	---	---	55
Manti Te'o	---	---	15	38	1	54
Artie Griffith	---	---	9	41	4	54
Carlos Hyde	21	22	---	---	10	53
Matthew MacIver	24	28	---	---	---	52
Jimmie Matock	23	28	---	---	---	51
Byron Cole	20	21	---	---	9	50
Sheldon Richardson	---	---	10	36	3	49
Benjamin Wells	---	---	8	34	2	44
Abel Hutton	16	24	---	---	1	41
Ryder Burt	---	---	4	12	24	40
Pat Carr	18	19	---	---	1	38
Cory Rose	---	---	9	19	8	36
Derrick Vest	12	13	---	---	10	35
Cornell Wooden	6	2	---	---	25	33
Zayden Bauerschmidt	---	---	0	9	23	32
Trenton Hudson	---	---	7	17	5	29
Ronald Murray	15	4	---	---	8	27
Eddie Nagurski	6	5	---	---	15	26
Percy Chustz	---	---	5	8	8	21
Kendrick Ward	6	3	---	---	12	21
Mitch Harper	---	---	8	12	---	20
Jeff Westbrook	3	0	---	---	17	20
Skip Bell	---	---	0	4	14	18
Oliver Wofford	---	---	2	15	1	18
Lamont Thomason	7	0	---	---	9	16
Wally Shea	6	0	---	---	9	15
Mickey Huffman	6	0	---	---	8	14
Abraham Andruzzi	---	---	0	9	1	10
Joshua Hampton	0	0	---	---	9	9
Darrell Lohr	0	0	---	---	8	8
Wesley Harris	7	0	---	---	---	7
Winfred Woodard	0	0	---	---	7	7
Corbin Malinsky	1	4	---	---	---	5
Timothy Johnstone	0	0	---	---	2	2

Buffalo	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Dominic Dreyfuss	17	53	---	---	10	80
Adam Meyer	17	53	---	---	---	70
Chris Alexander	17	53	---	---	---	70
Preston Money	9	36	---	---	25	70
Spencer Arnold	---	---	30	28	12	70
Marqise Lee	15	45	---	---	9	69
Brandon Blake	17	50	---	---	---	67
Deron Coleman	17	48	---	---	---	65
David Moln	17	47	---	---	---	64
Arnold Browning	---	---	28	27	9	64
Alvin Fulton	---	---	24	28	10	62
Harry Rock	11	31	---	---	18	60
Louie Sinclair	---	---	24	26	10	60
Benjamin Gibbs	---	---	29	26	2	57
Benjamin Lapalme	---	---	25	28	2	55
Kirk Sitz	9	34	---	---	11	54
Leo Duffy	8	29	---	---	14	51
Zack Sanderson	---	---	26	21	2	49
Allen Monroe	---	---	23	20	5	48
Tito Hughes	10	19	---	---	18	47
Donnie Kelso	---	---	14	16	16	46
Kurt Narvaez	---	---	20	22	1	43
Tyler Eifert	4	32	---	---	7	43
Hudson Stewart	---	---	12	11	17	40
Darren Reid	---	---	16	21	1	38
Kurt Sotiroff	---	---	12	13	8	33
Weston Quinn	---	---	14	11	7	32
Bennett Neil	8	17	---	---	7	32
Elliot Konkler	6	10	---	---	7	23
Grant Farr	---	---	13	4	---	17
Tyrone Lee	5	12	---	---	---	17
Eddie Stewart	0	6	---	---	10	16
Tyrone Gaynord	0	5	---	---	10	15
Hayden Collett	---	---	3	2	7	12
Fred Gephart	---	---	2	2	7	11
Frankie Hill	0	0	---	---	10	10
Geoff Porter	0	0	---	---	10	10
Emmanuel Bennett	---	---	8	2	---	10
Cris Dunaway	0	0	---	---	10	10
Skip Devries	---	---	7	0	1	8
Curtis Flannery	0	0	---	---	4	4
Alan Pearson	0	3	---	---	---	3
Clarence Fleming	0	0	---	---	---	0
Amos Sharpton	0	0	---	---	---	0
Alejandro Lake	---	---	0	0	---	0
Zack Cortez	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	11	36	3.3
Middle	16	48	3.0
Right	2	15	7.5
None	1	-1	-1.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	2	0	0.0
Middle	10	75	7.5
Right	5	14	2.8
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Jimmie Matock	28	17	3	1	2	3	4	0	1

Buffalo	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Chris Alexander	46	23	2	1	4	6	7	14	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	2	1	17	8.5
Short (0-8 Yds)	14	13	169	12.1
Medium (9-18 Yds)	7	3	38	5.4
Long (19+ Yds)	5	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	3	30	7.5
Short (0-8 Yds)	19	13	107	5.6
Medium (9-18 Yds)	20	7	73	3.7
Long (19+ Yds)	3	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

New England	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
TE Zach Ertz	10	7	0	132	2	23
WR Abel Hutton	6	5	0	63	1	24
WR Pat Carr	4	1	0	15	0	19
WR Derrick Vest	3	1	1	8	0	13
RB Carlos Hyde	2	1	0	-1	0	22
WR Corbin Malinsky	2	1	1	1	0	4
FB Byron Cole	1	1	0	6	0	21

Buffalo	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Harry Rock	9	1	1	3	0	31
WR Leo Duffy	8	5	1	53	0	29
RB Preston Money	7	3	1	17	0	36
WR Marqise Lee	6	4	0	46	1	45
WR Tyrone Lee	5	4	0	47	1	12
TE Tito Hughes	4	3	0	14	0	19
FB Kirk Sitz	3	1	0	16	0	34
TE Tyler Eifert	2	2	0	14	0	32
RB Bennett Neil	2	0	1	0	0	17

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

New England	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Kendrick Ward	3	6	2.00	0.67
Carlos Hyde	2	3	1.50	4.60
Wesley Harris	1	-1	-1.00	-1.00

Buffalo	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Jimmie Matock	4	3	33	8.25	8.00

Buffalo	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Chris Alexander	3	2	15	5.00	4.57

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

New England	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Zach Ertz	2	2	21	10.50	13.20
WR Pat Carr	1	0	0	0.00	3.75
WR Abel Hutton	1	1	12	12.00	10.50

Buffalo	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Leo Duffy	1	1	12	12.00	6.63
TE Tito Hughes	1	0	0	0.00	3.50
WR Marqise Lee	1	1	3	3.00	7.67

Third Down Rushing Statistics

New England	Rushes	Conversions
Carlos Hyde	3	0
Kendrick Ward	2	0

Buffalo	Rushes	Conversions
Preston Money	2	2
Chris Alexander	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Comp	Conversions
Jimmie Matock	8	5	3

Buffalo	Att	Comp	Conversions
Chris Alexander	13	6	3

Third Down Receiving Statistics

New England	Targ	Catch	Conversions
TE Zach Ertz	2	2	2
WR Corbin Malinsky	2	1	0
WR Pat Carr	1	0	0
RB Carlos Hyde	1	0	0
WR Abel Hutton	1	1	0
WR Derrick Vest	1	1	1

Buffalo	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Leo Duffy	5	2	1
WR Harry Rock	2	0	0
WR Tyrone Lee	2	2	1
RB Preston Money	2	0	0
TE Tyler Eifert	1	1	1
WR Marqise Lee	1	1	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 59,600 (75,300 capacity)
Upper Deck 16,800 (23,100)
End Zone 13,100 (16,700)
Mezzanine 8,100 (9,600)
Sideline Seats 12,100 (14,800)
Club Seats 7,500 (8,900)
Luxury Boxes 2,000 (2,200)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	59,600 (75,300 capacity)
Upper Deck	16,800 (23,100)
End Zone	13,100 (16,700)
Mezzanine	8,100 (9,600)
Sideline Seats	12,100 (14,800)
Club Seats	7,500 (8,900)
Luxury Boxes	2,000 (2,200)