Week 15, 2052

played in Buffalo, NY

45 degrees, fair, 3 mph wind

New England Patriots	7	7	0	7	-	21
Buffalo Bills	10	7	3	6	-	26

Scoring Summary
1Q: 12:04 BUF - Ross Harden 2 pass from Garrett Grayson (Benjamin Sipes extra point)
1Q: 05:38 BUF - Benjamin Sipes 52 field goal
1Q: 01:24 NED - Shane Ricksecker 1 pass from Steven Strickland (Paxton Pasto extra point)
2Q: 11:39 BUF - Eli Ireland 18 pass from Garrett Grayson (Benjamin Sipes extra point)
2Q: 06:55 NED - Alexis Beckman 37 pass from Steven Strickland (Paxton Pasto extra point)
3Q: 03:45 BUF - Benjamin Sipes 30 field goal
4Q: 10:22 BUF - Benjamin Sipes 31 field goal
4Q: 02:16 BUF - Benjamin Sipes 25 field goal
4Q: 00:42 NED - Tim Vance 3 pass from Steven Strickland (Paxton Pasto extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 12:04 BUF - Ross Harden 2 pass from Garrett Grayson (Benjamin Sipes extra point)
1Q: 05:38 BUF - Benjamin Sipes 52 field goal
1Q: 01:24 NED - Shane Ricksecker 1 pass from Steven Strickland (Paxton Pasto extra point)
2Q: 11:39 BUF - Eli Ireland 18 pass from Garrett Grayson (Benjamin Sipes extra point)
2Q: 06:55 NED - Alexis Beckman 37 pass from Steven Strickland (Paxton Pasto extra point)
3Q: 03:45 BUF - Benjamin Sipes 30 field goal
4Q: 10:22 BUF - Benjamin Sipes 31 field goal
4Q: 02:16 BUF - Benjamin Sipes 25 field goal
4Q: 00:42 NED - Tim Vance 3 pass from Steven Strickland (Paxton Pasto extra point)

Team Statistics NED BUF
Record 7-7 10-4
First Downs 15 24
- by Rushing 5 10
- by Passing 9 13
- by Penalty 1 1
Total Net Yards 253 438
- Offensive Plays 41 79
- Yards per Play 6.17 5.54
Net Rushing Yards 97 176
- Rushing Attempts 14 43
- Yards per Rush 6.93 4.09
Net Passing Yards 156 262
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 26 - 16 - 1 32 - 26 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 162 289
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/6 4/27
- Yards per Pass Play 5.78 7.28
Fumbles/Lost 2/2 3/2
3rd Down Conversions 2/8 6/16
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 9.8 7.4
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 5/35 9/69
Punt Returns/Yards 3/29 3/12
Kick Returns/Yards 1/24 1/33
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 1/18
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 2 5
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/0 2/3
Avg. Drive Start OWN 29 OWN 35
Time of Possession 18:42 41:18

Team Statistics	NED	BUF
Record	7-7	10-4
First Downs	15	24
- by Rushing	5	10
- by Passing	9	13
- by Penalty	1	1
Total Net Yards	253	438
- Offensive Plays	41	79
- Yards per Play	6.17	5.54
Net Rushing Yards	97	176
- Rushing Attempts	14	43
- Yards per Rush	6.93	4.09
Net Passing Yards	156	262
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	26 - 16 - 1	32 - 26 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	162	289
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/6	4/27
- Yards per Pass Play	5.78	7.28
Fumbles/Lost	2/2	3/2
3rd Down Conversions	2/8	6/16
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	9.8	7.4
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	5/35	9/69
Punt Returns/Yards	3/29	3/12
Kick Returns/Yards	1/24	1/33
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	1/18
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	2	5
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/0	2/3
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 29	OWN 35
Time of Possession	18:42	41:18

Drive Charts

New England Patriots
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	11:56	1:20	OWN 25	3	8	Punt
1	5:32	4:14	OWN 25	9	75	Touchdown
2	11:29	2:03	OWN 29	3	-2	Punt
2	8:04	1:23	OWN 45	3	55	Touchdown
2	2:46	0:54	OWN 38	3	1	Punt
3	15:00	2:07	OWN 25	3	-3	Punt
3	9:43	1:11	OWN 36	2	5	Interception
3	3:38	2:38	OWN 25	5	15	Punt
4	10:14	1:17	OWN 25	3	4	Punt
4	2:10	1:34	OWN 25	7	75	Touchdown

Buffalo Bills
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	3:04	OWN 25	6	75	Touchdown
1	10:36	3:26	OWN 13	5	26	Punt
1	7:10	1:38	OPP 29	3	-6	Field Goal
1	1:18	4:49	OWN 25	9	75	Touchdown
2	9:26	1:22	OWN 2	3	6	Punt
2	6:41	3:55	OWN 34	7	36	Fumble
2	1:52	1:49	OWN 18	5	11	Punt
2	0:03	0:03	OPP 42	0	0	Missed FG
3	12:53	3:10	OWN 27	8	45	Fumble
3	8:32	4:54	OPP 35	9	22	Field Goal
3	1:00	5:46	OWN 29	12	57	Field Goal
4	8:57	6:47	OWN 40	9	52	Field Goal
4	0:36	0:36	OPP 45	3	-5	Game

Game MVP: Garrett Grayson, Buffalo Bills

Rushing Statistics

New England	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
RB Kenyan Drake	7	29	4.14	10	2
QB Steven Strickland	3	57	19.00	31	3
RB Russell Collazo	3	6	2.00	3	0
FB Gilbert Tudor	1	5	5.00	5	0

Buffalo	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
RB Zane Minnick	35	147	4.20	25	2
QB Garrett Grayson	4	10	2.50	15	1
WR Renaldo Moylan	1	1	1.00	1	0
FB Devonte Bose	1	10	10.00	10	1
RB Luther Irwin	1	9	9.00	9	0
RB Kristopher Bernard	1	-1	-1.00	-1	0

Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Steven Strickland	26	16	162	1/6	3	37	1	101.7

Buffalo	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Garrett Grayson	32	26	289	4/27	2	38	0	125.1

Receiving Statistics

New England	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Shane Ricksecker	8	15	65	8.13	30	34	1
WR Alexis Beckman	6	7	81	13.50	10	37	1
TE Tim Vance	2	3	16	8.00	1	13	1
WR Dale Tanner	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Buffalo	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Eli Ireland	8	9	116	14.50	90	38	1
WR Ross Harden	5	8	19	3.80	0	10	1
TE Tevin Webb	5	6	57	11.40	20	26	0
WR Renaldo Moylan	4	5	66	16.50	34	33	0
FB Devonte Bose	1	1	9	9.00	2	9	0
RB Zane Minnick	1	1	6	6.00	0	6	0
TE Christopher Bishop	1	1	13	13.00	2	13	0
RB Kristopher Bernard	1	1	3	3.00	0	3	0

Interception Statistics

New England	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Buffalo	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Angel Herrick	1	18	18.00	0

Fumble Statistics

New England	Fumb	Recov	Force
WR Dale Tanner	2	0	0
DE Albert Robertson	0	1	0
ILB Antoine Brady	0	1	0
DE George Lowe	0	0	2
G Barry Fredrickson	0	0	1

Buffalo	Fumb	Recov	Force
QB Garrett Grayson	1	0	0
RB Zane Minnick	1	0	0
WR Ryan Hanks	1	0	0
ILB Al Altenburger	0	1	0
G Ray Porter	0	1	0
T Tom Worden	0	1	0
G A.J. Cann	0	0	1
OLB Dexter Flannery	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

New England	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Mitchell Dielman	6	285	47.5	45.5	71	2

Buffalo	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Bubba Graham	3	137	45.7	36.0	57	0

Kicking Statistics

New England	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Paxton Pasto	0/0	0/0	0/0	0	3/3

Buffalo	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Benjamin Sipes	4/5	1/2	1/2	52	2/2

Punt Return Statistics

New England	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Dale Tanner	3	29	9.7	0

Buffalo	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Ryan Hanks	3	12	4.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

New England	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Sedrick Tyler	1	24	24.0	0

Buffalo	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Ryan Hanks	1	33	33.0	0

Defensive Statistics

New England	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Oliver Mendelssohn	11	4	0.0	39	34
S Elias Waddington	10	3	0.0	40	32
ILB Antoine Brady	8	3	0.0	36	28
S Renaldo Jefferson	7	3	0.0	43	36
DE Antonio Tubbs	6	0	0.0	41	33
DE George Lowe	5	0	1.0	22	27
DT Clarence Gagnon	4	2	1.0	42	35
DT Norbert Blackwell	3	2	0.0	22	12
S Braxton Upchurch	3	1	0.0	33	19
S Kristopher Von Oelhoffen	3	0	0.0	14	21
OLB Tre Dawson	2	1	1.0	17	18
ILB Efrain Peterson	2	0	0.0	1	6
DE Albert Robertson	1	2	1.0	43	34
CB Sedrick Tyler	1	2	0.0	20	25
CB Dana Bernstein	1	1	0.0	26	12
DE Gilbert Conarroe	1	1	0.0	2	4
WR Shane Ricksecker	1	0	---	---	---
CB Korey Kostinko	0	1	0.0	23	14

Buffalo	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
CB Lawrence Scales	4	1	0.0	11	18
ILB Al Altenburger	3	0	1.0	1	7
CB Kenneth Houston	3	0	0.0	2	8
ILB Devonte Farquhar	2	2	0.0	8	6
OLB Buddy Cunningham	2	1	0.0	13	20
S Lionel Franks	2	0	0.0	8	17
OLB Jonah Zordich	2	0	0.0	5	9
S Jerome Shields	2	0	0.0	6	11
CB Angel Herrick	2	0	0.0	14	24
DE Max Thelwell	1	1	0.0	13	25
DT Kelvin Michalewicz	1	1	0.0	10	15
G A.J. Cann	1	0	---	---	---
DT Mario Nelson	1	0	0.0	12	24
S Steven Carl	1	0	0.0	9	20
DE Damon Boccaccio	1	0	0.0	12	16
WR Eli Ireland	1	0	---	---	---
CB Lance Briggs	1	0	0.0	9	17
S Micah Manning	0	1	0.0	6	11

Pass Rush Statistics

New England	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Albert Robertson	1.0	0	1	2	34
OLB Tre Dawson	1.0	0	0	0	18
DE George Lowe	1.0	0	0	0	27
DT Clarence Gagnon	1.0	0	0	0	35
DE Antonio Tubbs	0.0	1	1	1	33
ILB Oliver Mendelssohn	0.0	1	0	0	34

Buffalo	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
ILB Al Altenburger	1.0	0	0	7
DE Max Thelwell	0.0	2	2	25
DT Mario Nelson	0.0	1	1	24
DE Preston Newman	0.0	1	0	18

Pass Defense Statistics

New England	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
S Renaldo Jefferson	7	1	36
S Elias Waddington	3	0	32
S Braxton Upchurch	3	0	19
ILB Antoine Brady	3	0	28
ILB Efrain Peterson	2	0	6
DE Gilbert Conarroe	2	0	4
ILB Oliver Mendelssohn	2	0	34
S Kristopher Von Oelhoffen	2	0	21
CB Sedrick Tyler	1	0	25
CB Dana Bernstein	1	0	12

Buffalo	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Lawrence Scales	2	1	0	18
ILB Al Altenburger	2	0	0	7
CB Kenneth Houston	2	0	0	8
OLB Jonah Zordich	2	0	0	9
DT Mario Nelson	1	0	0	24
S Lionel Franks	1	0	0	17
ILB Devonte Farquhar	1	0	0	6
OLB Kody Shea	1	0	0	9
ILB Mark Fisher	1	0	0	3
S Jerome Shields	1	0	0	11
CB Lance Briggs	1	0	0	17
DT Kelvin Michalewicz	1	0	0	15
DE Preston Newman	0	1	0	18
OLB Buddy Cunningham	0	1	0	20
CB Angel Herrick	0	0	1	24

Blocking Statistics

New England	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
C Thurman Kerr	1	3	14	0	27
TE Tim Vance	1	1	13	0	27
T Sedrick Browning	1	1	14	0	27
G Roy Foster	0	3	14	0	27
G Barry Fredrickson	0	1	14	1	27
G Steve Tate	0	1	14	0	27
TE Leslie Wynn	0	1	2	0	4

Buffalo	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
G A.J. Cann	5	9	0	43	0	36
G Ray Porter	4	8	0	43	2	36
T Tom Worden	3	8	1	43	1	36
C Kerry Coyle	2	9	0	43	0	36
T Liam Ellis	1	3	0	43	1	36
FB Devonte Bose	1	1	0	7	0	5
TE Tevin Webb	1	1	0	42	0	36

Special Teams Tackles

New England	Tackles	STPlays
Darius Shepherd	2	20
Antonio Tubbs	1	15
Barry Fredrickson	1	6

Buffalo	Tackles	STPlays
Brayden Thompson	1	20
Dexter Flannery	1	20
Liam Ellis	1	15
A.J. Cann	1	8

Participation

New England	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
S Renaldo Jefferson	---	---	43	36	16	95
DE Antonio Tubbs	---	---	41	33	15	89
DE Albert Robertson	---	---	43	34	5	82
DT Clarence Gagnon	---	---	42	35	5	82
ILB Oliver Mendelssohn	---	---	39	34	5	78
S Elias Waddington	---	---	40	32	5	77
ILB Antoine Brady	---	---	36	28	4	68
CB Sedrick Tyler	---	---	20	25	15	60
DE George Lowe	---	---	22	27	7	56
S Braxton Upchurch	---	---	33	19	3	55
S Kristopher Von Oelhoffen	---	---	14	21	18	53
G Steve Tate	14	27	---	---	6	47
G Barry Fredrickson	14	27	---	---	6	47
G Roy Foster	14	27	---	---	6	47
T Sedrick Browning	14	27	---	---	6	47
C Thurman Kerr	14	27	---	---	---	41
QB Steven Strickland	14	27	---	---	---	41
WR Alexis Beckman	14	27	---	---	---	41
TE Tim Vance	13	27	---	---	---	40
WR Shane Ricksecker	13	26	---	---	1	40
CB Dana Bernstein	---	---	26	12	1	39
CB Korey Kostinko	---	---	23	14	1	38
OLB Tre Dawson	---	---	17	18	3	38
DT Norbert Blackwell	---	---	22	12	1	35
RB Kenyan Drake	10	22	---	---	---	32
WR Dale Tanner	9	19	---	---	3	31
TE Leslie Wynn	2	4	---	---	20	26
OLB Darius Shepherd	---	---	4	0	20	24
FB Gilbert Tudor	5	4	---	---	14	23
WR Lewis Dixon	0	0	---	---	20	20
RB Robert Dillon	0	1	---	---	17	18
ILB Efrain Peterson	---	---	1	6	11	18
OLB Scott Caldwell	---	---	5	6	1	12
WR Mario Meadows	0	0	---	---	11	11
RB Russell Collazo	4	5	---	---	---	9
DE Gilbert Conarroe	---	---	2	4	3	9
RB Dustin Anastasiades	0	0	---	---	7	7
C Korey Jamison	0	0	---	---	6	6
P Mitchell Dielman	0	0	---	---	6	6
K Paxton Pasto	0	0	---	---	4	4
WR Chance Fisher	0	0	---	---	3	3
QB Bo Sweeney	0	0	---	---	---	0
T Vincent Sparkman	0	0	---	---	---	0
G R.J. Tutjer	0	0	---	---	---	0
T Nickolas Ellingsen	0	0	---	---	---	0
TE Daniel Dawkins	0	0	---	---	---	0

Buffalo	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
T Liam Ellis	43	36	---	---	15	94
G A.J. Cann	43	36	---	---	8	87
G Ray Porter	43	36	---	---	8	87
T Tom Worden	43	36	---	---	8	87
WR Eli Ireland	42	34	---	---	4	80
C Kerry Coyle	43	36	---	---	---	79
QB Garrett Grayson	43	36	---	---	---	79
WR Renaldo Moylan	42	36	---	---	---	78
TE Tevin Webb	42	36	---	---	---	78
WR Ross Harden	35	22	---	---	17	74
RB Zane Minnick	38	19	---	---	4	61
S Steven Carl	---	---	9	20	17	46
TE Christopher Bishop	3	11	---	---	25	39
DE Max Thelwell	---	---	13	25	---	38
CB Angel Herrick	---	---	14	24	---	38
DT Mario Nelson	---	---	12	24	---	36
FB Devonte Bose	7	5	---	---	22	34
OLB Buddy Cunningham	---	---	13	20	---	33
RB Luther Irwin	3	9	---	---	19	31
DT Kelvin Michalewicz	---	---	10	15	6	31
DE Preston Newman	---	---	6	18	6	30
CB Lawrence Scales	---	---	11	18	---	29
OLB Dexter Flannery	---	---	1	7	20	28
DE Damon Boccaccio	---	---	12	16	---	28
CB Lance Briggs	---	---	9	17	---	26
S Lionel Franks	---	---	8	17	---	25
WR Ryan Hanks	0	2	---	---	22	24
CB Brayden Thompson	---	---	1	2	20	23
CB Kenneth Houston	---	---	2	8	13	23
ILB Al Altenburger	---	---	1	7	10	18
S Micah Manning	---	---	6	11	---	17
S Jerome Shields	---	---	6	11	---	17
ILB Devonte Farquhar	---	---	8	6	---	14
OLB Kody Shea	---	---	5	9	---	14
OLB Jonah Zordich	---	---	5	9	---	14
K Benjamin Sipes	0	0	---	---	12	12
DE Tony Leporati	---	---	2	10	---	12
C Jeff Gillette	0	0	---	---	8	8
RB Kristopher Bernard	2	5	---	---	---	7
QB Stephen Hutchins	0	0	---	---	5	5
ILB Mark Fisher	---	---	0	3	---	3
G Terrance Tuaolo	0	0	---	---	3	3
P Bubba Graham	0	0	---	---	3	3
TE Skip Allen	1	1	---	---	---	2
T Zachery Blades	0	0	---	---	---	0
ILB Bart Maass	---	---	0	0	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	1	2	2.0
Middle	9	85	9.4
Right	4	10	2.5
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	2	5	2.5
Middle	26	112	4.3
Right	12	64	5.3
None	3	-5	-1.7

Detailed Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Steven Strickland	26	16	3	2	0	3	4	3	1

Buffalo	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Garrett Grayson	32	26	5	1	0	1	2	3	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	3	2	30	10.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	8	7	32	4.0
Medium (9-18 Yds)	8	5	41	5.1
Long (19+ Yds)	7	2	59	8.4

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	9	6	89	9.9
Short (0-8 Yds)	16	14	113	7.1
Medium (9-18 Yds)	6	5	64	10.7
Long (19+ Yds)	1	1	23	23.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

New England	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Shane Ricksecker	15	8	65	1	26
WR Alexis Beckman	7	6	81	2	27
TE Tim Vance	3	2	16	0	27
WR Dale Tanner	1	0	0	0	19

Buffalo	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Eli Ireland	9	8	116	2	34
WR Ross Harden	8	5	19	0	22
TE Tevin Webb	6	5	57	1	36
WR Renaldo Moylan	5	4	66	2	36
FB Devonte Bose	1	1	9	0	5
RB Zane Minnick	1	1	6	0	19
TE Christopher Bishop	1	1	13	0	11
RB Kristopher Bernard	1	1	3	0	5

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

New England	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

Buffalo	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Zane Minnick	7	8	1.14	4.20
RB Luther Irwin	1	9	9.00	9.00
RB Kristopher Bernard	1	-1	-1.00	-1.00

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Steven Strickland	4	3	17	4.25	6.23

Buffalo	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Garrett Grayson	5	5	30	6.00	9.03

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

New England	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Tim Vance	3	2	16	5.33	5.33
WR Shane Ricksecker	1	1	1	1.00	4.33

Buffalo	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Ross Harden	2	2	1	0.50	2.38
FB Devonte Bose	1	1	9	9.00	9.00
WR Eli Ireland	1	1	18	18.00	12.89
TE Tevin Webb	1	1	2	2.00	9.50

Third Down Rushing Statistics

New England	Rushes	Conversions

Buffalo	Rushes	Conversions
RB Zane Minnick	4	3
QB Garrett Grayson	1	0
RB Luther Irwin	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Comp	Conversions
Steven Strickland	7	4	2

Buffalo	Att	Comp	Conversions
Garrett Grayson	8	5	3

Third Down Receiving Statistics

New England	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Shane Ricksecker	5	3	2
WR Dale Tanner	1	0	0
WR Alexis Beckman	1	1	0

Buffalo	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Ross Harden	2	1	0
TE Tevin Webb	2	1	1
FB Devonte Bose	1	1	1
RB Zane Minnick	1	1	1
TE Christopher Bishop	1	1	0
WR Eli Ireland	1	0	0

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

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