Week 15, 2049

played in Buffalo, NY

19 degrees, fair, 2 mph wind

New England Patriots	0	3	7	0	-	10
Buffalo Bills	3	3	10	3	-	19

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:22 BUF - Benjamin Sipes 39 field goal
2Q: 03:46 NED - Francisco Howland 25 field goal
2Q: 00:03 BUF - Benjamin Sipes 43 field goal
3Q: 13:24 NED - Alec Davila 1 pass from Jonah Stenstrom (Francisco Howland extra point)
3Q: 07:56 BUF - Benjamin Sipes 39 field goal
3Q: 00:10 BUF - Eddie Sams 10 run (Benjamin Sipes extra point)
4Q: 05:50 BUF - Benjamin Sipes 25 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:22 BUF - Benjamin Sipes 39 field goal
2Q: 03:46 NED - Francisco Howland 25 field goal
2Q: 00:03 BUF - Benjamin Sipes 43 field goal
3Q: 13:24 NED - Alec Davila 1 pass from Jonah Stenstrom (Francisco Howland extra point)
3Q: 07:56 BUF - Benjamin Sipes 39 field goal
3Q: 00:10 BUF - Eddie Sams 10 run (Benjamin Sipes extra point)
4Q: 05:50 BUF - Benjamin Sipes 25 field goal

Team Statistics NED BUF
Record 8-6 6-8
First Downs 9 17
- by Rushing 2 9
- by Passing 7 8
- by Penalty 0 0
Total Net Yards 188 275
- Offensive Plays 51 70
- Yards per Play 3.69 3.93
Net Rushing Yards 55 113
- Rushing Attempts 23 35
- Yards per Rush 2.39 3.23
Net Passing Yards 133 162
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 26 - 19 - 1 33 - 21 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 140 174
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2/7 2/12
- Yards per Pass Play 4.75 4.63
Fumbles/Lost 1/1 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 3/13 5/16
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.3 7.5
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 7/52 1/10
Punt Returns/Yards 2/3 3/11
Kick Returns/Yards 2/64 1/17
Interception Ret./Yards 1/3 1/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 2 4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/1 1/3
Avg. Drive Start OWN 31 OWN 37
Time of Possession 25:58 34:02

Team Statistics	NED	BUF
Record	8-6	6-8
First Downs	9	17
- by Rushing	2	9
- by Passing	7	8
- by Penalty	0	0
Total Net Yards	188	275
- Offensive Plays	51	70
- Yards per Play	3.69	3.93
Net Rushing Yards	55	113
- Rushing Attempts	23	35
- Yards per Rush	2.39	3.23
Net Passing Yards	133	162
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	26 - 19 - 1	33 - 21 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	140	174
- Sacks/Yards Lost	2/7	2/12
- Yards per Pass Play	4.75	4.63
Fumbles/Lost	1/1	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	3/13	5/16
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.3	7.5
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	7/52	1/10
Punt Returns/Yards	2/3	3/11
Kick Returns/Yards	2/64	1/17
Interception Ret./Yards	1/3	1/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	2	4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/1	1/3
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 31	OWN 37
Time of Possession	25:58	34:02

Drive Charts

New England Patriots
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	2:00	OWN 20	3	1	Punt
1	12:03	0:50	OWN 23	2	-2	Interception
1	9:16	2:24	OWN 38	3	5	Punt
1	6:00	1:14	OPP 47	3	9	Missed FG
1	2:46	1:44	OWN 20	3	1	Punt
2	15:00	3:34	OWN 8	6	29	Punt
2	9:51	6:11	OWN 46	14	46	Field Goal
3	14:26	1:11	OPP 21	3	21	Touchdown
3	7:50	2:29	OWN 20	3	5	Punt
3	0:01	1:19	OWN 20	3	5	Punt
4	11:20	1:48	OWN 20	3	9	Punt
4	5:44	2:04	OWN 35	5	29	Missed FG

Buffalo Bills
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	13:00	0:57	OWN 33	3	1	Punt
1	11:13	1:57	OPP 24	3	2	Field Goal
1	6:52	0:52	OWN 2	3	2	Punt
1	4:46	2:00	OWN 45	4	16	Punt
1	1:02	1:02	OWN 41	3	2	Punt
2	11:26	1:35	OWN 13	3	9	Punt
2	3:40	3:40	OWN 22	8	52	Field Goal
3	15:00	0:34	OWN 20	2	5	Interception
3	13:15	5:25	OWN 20	11	58	Field Goal
3	5:21	5:20	OWN 33	10	67	Touchdown
4	13:42	2:22	OWN 36	4	18	Punt
4	9:32	2:04	OWN 47	5	8	Punt
4	7:28	1:44	OPP 10	3	2	Field Goal
4	3:40	3:40	OWN 43	8	28	Game

Game MVP: Eddie Sams, Buffalo Bills

Rushing Statistics

New England	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Joe Jelinek	14	23	1.64	7	0
Orlando McKeon	8	28	3.50	12	1
Jonah Stenstrom	1	4	4.00	4	0

Buffalo	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Eddie Sams	29	91	3.14	16	4	1
Josue Van DeWege	4	14	3.50	5	0	0
Garrett Grayson	2	8	4.00	9	0	0

Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Jonah Stenstrom	26	19	140	2/7	1	20	1	82.2

Buffalo	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Garrett Grayson	33	21	174	2/12	0	32	1	64.4

Receiving Statistics

New England	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
TE Wally Rivera	6	6	54	9.00	15	20	0
WR Alec Davila	4	5	28	7.00	2	15	1
TE Brock Diaz	2	2	12	6.00	0	8	0
WR Cornell Bridges	2	5	25	12.50	0	18	0
WR Glenn Mares	2	2	18	9.00	2	10	0
WR Henry Neimeyer	1	1	3	3.00	0	3	0
RB Orlando McKeon	1	1	-4	-4.00	0	-4	0
WR Will Fuller	1	2	4	4.00	4	4	0
FB Darnell Gitlin	0	2	0	0.00	0	0	0

Buffalo	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Landon Newhart	6	10	44	7.33	10	14
RB Josue Van DeWege	4	5	26	6.50	13	17
FB Brant Farrell	4	4	31	7.75	7	11
RB Eddie Sams	3	5	16	5.33	5	10
WR Rusty Kemp	3	7	25	8.33	9	19
TE Kirk McKenzie	1	1	32	32.00	24	32
WR Rodney Raley	0	1	0	0.00	0	0

Interception Statistics

New England	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Lionel Franks	1	3	3.00	0

Buffalo	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Kristopher Hanks	1	0	0.00	0

Fumble Statistics

New England	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Henry Neimeyer	1	0	0	0

Buffalo	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Tyrell McGregor	0	1	0	0
Kirk McKenzie	0	0	1	0

Punting Statistics

New England	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Darien Sawyer	7	305	43.6	42.0	55	2

Buffalo	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Conner Poston	7	291	41.6	35.4	50	2

Kicking Statistics

New England	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Francisco Howland	1/3	0/2	0/2	25	1/1

Buffalo	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Benjamin Sipes	4/4	1/1	0/0	43	1/1

Punt Return Statistics

New England	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Henry Neimeyer	2	3	1.5	0

Buffalo	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Edward Clancy	3	11	3.7	0

Kick Return Statistics

New England	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Nicky Hironaka	2	64	32.0	0

Buffalo	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Edward Clancy	1	17	17.0	0

Defensive Statistics

New England	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Ezekiel Keck	8	4	0.0	35	33
ILB Leslie Plumb	7	3	0.0	35	35
S Lionel Franks	6	5	0.0	33	34
CB Bart Wright	6	0	0.0	35	33
OLB Daryl Garber	5	1	0.0	11	7
CB Skip MacMillan	5	0	0.0	22	28
DE Sedrick Matthews	4	0	0.0	34	31
DT Bert Danieles	3	4	0.0	34	33
OLB Cameron Heise	3	0	0.0	9	16
DE Jessie Bishop	2	1	0.0	34	33
S Riddick Clemons	2	0	0.0	3	9
DT Hector Humphries	1	1	1.0	15	11
DE Danny Shelton	1	0	1.0	2	6
OLB Chris Price	1	2	0.0	27	24
DT Emmett Flowers	1	2	0.0	18	17
CB Hunter Reynolds	1	0	0.0	35	33
WR Will Fuller	1	0	---	---	---

Buffalo	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Harrison Bailey	5	2	0.0	23	28
ILB Maxwell Lester	5	1	0.0	23	25
OLB Jonah Zordich	4	3	1.0	13	11
S Arnie Sterling	4	3	0.0	23	28
CB Marquis Harkness	3	1	0.0	23	28
DT Tevin Nunez	3	0	0.0	10	13
ILB Bo Sims	3	0	0.0	3	6
DT Mario Nelson	3	0	0.0	20	27
ILB Al Altenburger	3	0	0.0	10	17
CB Kristopher Hanks	3	0	0.0	20	26
DE Max Thelwell	2	1	1.0	22	24
DE Orlando Holcomb	2	0	0.0	21	27
CB Stephen Osborne	1	1	0.0	10	12
S Deone Bucannon	1	0	0.0	1	4
DT Pedro Hanks	1	0	0.0	9	7
WR Rusty Kemp	1	0	---	---	---

Pass Rush Statistics

New England	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Danny Shelton	1.0	0	0	0	6
DT Hector Humphries	1.0	0	0	0	11
DT Bert Danieles	0.0	1	1	0	33
OLB Chris Price	0.0	0	1	0	24
ILB Leslie Plumb	0.0	0	0	1	35

Buffalo	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Max Thelwell	1.0	0	0	0	24
OLB Jonah Zordich	1.0	0	0	0	11

Pass Defense Statistics

New England	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S Ezekiel Keck	5	0	0	33
CB Skip MacMillan	4	1	0	28
S Lionel Franks	4	0	1	34
CB Bart Wright	3	0	0	33
OLB Daryl Garber	2	0	0	7
S Riddick Clemons	1	1	0	9
DE Jessie Bishop	1	0	0	33
OLB Cameron Heise	1	0	0	16

Buffalo	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Marquis Harkness	4	0	0	28
S Harrison Bailey	3	1	0	28
S Arnie Sterling	2	2	0	28
CB Kristopher Hanks	2	0	1	26
ILB Maxwell Lester	2	0	0	25
ILB Bo Sims	2	0	0	6
OLB Jonah Zordich	2	0	0	11
DE Orlando Holcomb	1	0	0	27
ILB Al Altenburger	1	0	0	17
DT Mario Nelson	0	1	0	27

Blocking Statistics

New England	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Trenton Brahms	2	6	0	23	1	28
Thurman Kerr	1	5	0	23	1	28
Steve Tate	0	5	1	23	0	28
Xavier Marschalk	0	3	0	23	0	28
Barry Fredrickson	0	2	0	23	0	28
Darnell Gitlin	0	1	0	14	0	22

Buffalo	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Dillon Diable	4	9	35	1	35
Jason Spriggs	3	6	35	0	35
J.J. Aguirre	2	7	35	1	35
Kerry Coyle	1	4	35	0	35
Tom Worden	1	2	35	0	35
Brant Farrell	1	2	17	0	16
Tyrell McGregor	0	2	10	0	10
Kirk McKenzie	0	1	35	0	34

Special Teams Tackles

New England	Tackles	STPlays
Orlando McKeon	2	18
Riddick Clemons	1	18
Kennedy Appleton	1	15

Buffalo	Tackles	STPlays
Kirk McKenzie	2	15
Marquis Harkness	1	15
Kristopher Hanks	1	11

Participation

New England	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Ezekiel Keck	---	---	35	33	16	84
Hunter Reynolds	---	---	35	33	12	80
Jessie Bishop	---	---	34	33	11	78
Leslie Plumb	---	---	35	35	4	74
Bart Wright	---	---	35	33	4	72
Lionel Franks	---	---	33	34	5	72
Bert Danieles	---	---	34	33	4	71
Sedrick Matthews	---	---	34	31	3	68
Barry Fredrickson	23	28	---	---	10	61
Darnell Gitlin	14	22	---	---	20	56
Skip MacMillan	---	---	22	28	4	54
Chris Price	---	---	27	24	3	54
Cornell Bridges	22	27	---	---	5	54
Trenton Brahms	23	28	---	---	---	51
Jonah Stenstrom	23	28	---	---	---	51
Xavier Marschalk	23	28	---	---	---	51
Steve Tate	23	28	---	---	---	51
Thurman Kerr	23	28	---	---	---	51
Orlando McKeon	8	19	---	---	18	45
Cameron Heise	---	---	9	16	17	42
Wally Rivera	18	16	---	---	7	41
Alec Davila	12	16	---	---	8	36
Emmett Flowers	---	---	18	17	1	36
Henry Neimeyer	5	8	---	---	18	31
Riddick Clemons	---	---	3	9	18	30
Hector Humphries	---	---	15	11	---	26
Joe Jelinek	15	9	---	---	---	24
Brock Diaz	6	9	---	---	7	22
Micah Spencer	1	1	---	---	18	20
Daryl Garber	---	---	11	7	2	20
Glenn Mares	10	9	---	---	---	19
Danny Shelton	---	---	2	6	8	16
Kennedy Appleton	0	0	---	---	15	15
Tommy Blanton	0	0	---	---	10	10
Cole McLemore	0	0	---	---	10	10
Kaden Tubbs	---	---	3	2	5	10
Zach Banks	0	0	---	---	10	10
Benjamin Morrison	0	0	---	---	10	10
Nick Fincher	---	---	0	0	8	8
Will Fuller	4	4	---	---	---	8
Darien Sawyer	0	0	---	---	7	7
Gus Farrell	---	---	0	0	7	7
Francisco Howland	0	0	---	---	6	6
Nicky Hironaka	---	---	0	0	5	5
Derrick Warren	0	0	---	---	3	3
Herb Westbrook	0	0	---	---	---	0

Buffalo	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Kirk McKenzie	35	34	---	---	15	84
Landon Newhart	34	33	---	---	15	82
J.J. Aguirre	35	35	---	---	11	81
Kerry Coyle	35	35	---	---	---	70
Garrett Grayson	35	35	---	---	---	70
Tom Worden	35	35	---	---	---	70
Dillon Diable	35	35	---	---	---	70
Jason Spriggs	35	35	---	---	---	70
Josue Van DeWege	27	32	---	---	8	67
Arnie Sterling	---	---	23	28	15	66
Marquis Harkness	---	---	23	28	15	66
Harrison Bailey	---	---	23	28	6	57
Kristopher Hanks	---	---	20	26	11	57
Eddie Sams	30	24	---	---	2	56
Orlando Holcomb	---	---	21	27	4	52
Brant Farrell	17	16	---	---	19	52
Maxwell Lester	---	---	23	25	3	51
Mario Nelson	---	---	20	27	3	50
Max Thelwell	---	---	22	24	4	50
Tyrell McGregor	10	10	---	---	23	43
Rusty Kemp	19	21	---	---	---	40
Stephen Osborne	---	---	10	12	15	37
Al Altenburger	---	---	10	17	4	31
Jonah Zordich	---	---	13	11	3	27
Bo Sims	---	---	3	6	17	26
Jack Castillo	---	---	11	11	3	25
Tevin Nunez	---	---	10	13	1	24
Pedro Hanks	---	---	9	7	5	21
Rodney Raley	2	4	---	---	12	18
Micah Manning	---	---	6	8	3	17
Deone Bucannon	---	---	1	4	8	13
Frankie Fajardo	---	---	1	4	8	13
Joshua Card	0	0	---	---	11	11
Dale Levi	0	0	---	---	11	11
Duane Gough	0	0	---	---	11	11
John Sandmeyer	0	0	---	---	11	11
Edward Clancy	0	0	---	---	10	10
Benjamin Sipes	0	0	---	---	9	9
Alfred Winslett	---	---	2	1	5	8
Conner Poston	0	0	---	---	7	7
Lionel Hampton	1	1	---	---	4	6
Heath Schmac	0	0	---	---	4	4
Preston Smith	---	---	2	1	---	3
J.J. Brumfield	---	---	0	0	3	3
Deron Hansen	0	0	---	---	---	0
Dave Bruce	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	7	23	3.3
Middle	13	24	1.8
Right	3	8	2.7
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	8	47	5.9
Middle	22	64	2.9
Right	4	3	0.8
None	1	-1	-1.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Jonah Stenstrom	26	19	1	2	0	4	0	0	1

Buffalo	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Garrett Grayson	33	21	1	2	4	2	2	1	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	2	1	-4	-2.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	14	11	80	5.7
Medium (9-18 Yds)	8	6	46	5.8
Long (19+ Yds)	2	1	18	9.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	3	3	27	9.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	21	14	95	4.5
Medium (9-18 Yds)	7	4	52	7.4
Long (19+ Yds)	2	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

New England	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
TE Wally Rivera	6	6	54	1	16
WR Alec Davila	5	4	28	0	16
WR Cornell Bridges	5	2	25	0	27
FB Darnell Gitlin	2	0	0	0	22
WR Will Fuller	2	1	4	0	4
TE Brock Diaz	2	2	12	0	9
WR Glenn Mares	2	2	18	0	9
WR Henry Neimeyer	1	1	3	0	8
RB Orlando McKeon	1	1	-4	0	19

Buffalo	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Landon Newhart	10	6	2	44	0	33
WR Rusty Kemp	7	3	2	25	0	21
RB Josue Van DeWege	5	4	0	26	0	32
RB Eddie Sams	5	3	0	16	0	24
FB Brant Farrell	4	4	0	31	0	16
TE Kirk McKenzie	1	1	0	32	1	34
WR Rodney Raley	1	0	0	0	0	4

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

New England	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Joe Jelinek	1	0	0.00	1.64

Buffalo	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Eddie Sams	4	5	1.25	3.14
Josue Van DeWege	1	4	4.00	3.50

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Jonah Stenstrom	4	2	12	3.00	5.38

Buffalo	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Garrett Grayson	3	2	5	1.67	5.27

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

New England	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Wally Rivera	1	1	11	11.00	9.00
WR Alec Davila	1	1	1	1.00	5.60
FB Darnell Gitlin	1	0	0	0.00	0.00
WR Cornell Bridges	1	0	0	0.00	5.00

Buffalo	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Landon Newhart	2	1	3	1.50	4.40
RB Eddie Sams	1	1	2	2.00	3.20

Third Down Rushing Statistics

New England	Rushes	Conversions
Orlando McKeon	2	1
Joe Jelinek	2	0

Buffalo	Rushes	Conversions
Eddie Sams	5	2
Garrett Grayson	2	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Comp	Conversions
Jonah Stenstrom	9	7	2

Buffalo	Att	Comp	Conversions
Garrett Grayson	8	5	2

Third Down Receiving Statistics

New England	Targ	Catch	Conversions
TE Wally Rivera	3	3	2
WR Alec Davila	3	2	0
RB Orlando McKeon	1	1	0
FB Darnell Gitlin	1	0	0
WR Will Fuller	1	1	0

Buffalo	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Landon Newhart	3	2	1
WR Rusty Kemp	2	0	0
RB Josue Van DeWege	1	1	0
RB Eddie Sams	1	1	0
FB Brant Farrell	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 41,100 (75,300 capacity)
Upper Deck 11,700 (23,100)
End Zone 8,000 (16,700)
Mezzanine 6,000 (9,600)
Sideline Seats 8,500 (14,800)
Club Seats 5,200 (8,900)
Luxury Boxes 1,700 (2,200)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	41,100 (75,300 capacity)
Upper Deck	11,700 (23,100)
End Zone	8,000 (16,700)
Mezzanine	6,000 (9,600)
Sideline Seats	8,500 (14,800)
Club Seats	5,200 (8,900)
Luxury Boxes	1,700 (2,200)