Week 1, 2065

played in Buffalo, NY

46 degrees, fair, 8 mph wind

New England Patriots	0	7	3	14	-	24
Buffalo Bills	3	14	7	14	-	38

Scoring Summary
1Q: 04:01 BUF - Horace Montgomery 38 field goal
2Q: 12:21 BUF - Xavier Drake 3 pass from Rico Herndon (Horace Montgomery extra point)
2Q: 01:24 NED - Darrin Whiting 54 interception return (Darrell Thomason extra point)
2Q: 00:22 BUF - Lukas Jordan 5 pass from Rico Herndon (Horace Montgomery extra point)
3Q: 11:14 BUF - Teddy Torres 53 interception return (Horace Montgomery extra point)
3Q: 06:38 NED - Darrell Thomason 35 field goal
4Q: 14:54 NED - Mel Walsh 12 pass from Evan Dugan (Darrell Thomason extra point)
4Q: 13:06 BUF - Hayden Thomason 41 run (Horace Montgomery extra point)
4Q: 04:15 BUF - Marco Labelle 13 run (Horace Montgomery extra point)
4Q: 02:17 NED - Dennis Shaw 14 pass from Evan Dugan (Darrell Thomason extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 04:01 BUF - Horace Montgomery 38 field goal
2Q: 12:21 BUF - Xavier Drake 3 pass from Rico Herndon (Horace Montgomery extra point)
2Q: 01:24 NED - Darrin Whiting 54 interception return (Darrell Thomason extra point)
2Q: 00:22 BUF - Lukas Jordan 5 pass from Rico Herndon (Horace Montgomery extra point)
3Q: 11:14 BUF - Teddy Torres 53 interception return (Horace Montgomery extra point)
3Q: 06:38 NED - Darrell Thomason 35 field goal
4Q: 14:54 NED - Mel Walsh 12 pass from Evan Dugan (Darrell Thomason extra point)
4Q: 13:06 BUF - Hayden Thomason 41 run (Horace Montgomery extra point)
4Q: 04:15 BUF - Marco Labelle 13 run (Horace Montgomery extra point)
4Q: 02:17 NED - Dennis Shaw 14 pass from Evan Dugan (Darrell Thomason extra point)

Team Statistics NED BUF
Record 0-1 1-0
First Downs 25 24
- by Rushing 12 11
- by Passing 12 12
- by Penalty 1 1
Total Net Yards 440 414
- Offensive Plays 73 57
- Yards per Play 6.03 7.26
Net Rushing Yards 233 219
- Rushing Attempts 31 30
- Yards per Rush 7.52 7.30
Net Passing Yards 207 195
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 40 - 21 - 3 27 - 17 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 217 195
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2/10 0/0
- Yards per Pass Play 4.93 7.22
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 8/14 5/11
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 6.2 6.2
4th Down Conversions 1/1 0/0
Penalties/Yards 10/59 4/31
Punt Returns/Yards 3/9 0/0
Kick Returns/Yards 4/103 3/79
Interception Ret./Yards 1/54 3/53
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 4 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/1 3/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 23 OWN 27
Time of Possession 32:23 27:37

Team Statistics	NED	BUF
Record	0-1	1-0
First Downs	25	24
- by Rushing	12	11
- by Passing	12	12
- by Penalty	1	1
Total Net Yards	440	414
- Offensive Plays	73	57
- Yards per Play	6.03	7.26
Net Rushing Yards	233	219
- Rushing Attempts	31	30
- Yards per Rush	7.52	7.30
Net Passing Yards	207	195
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	40 - 21 - 3	27 - 17 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	217	195
- Sacks/Yards Lost	2/10	0/0
- Yards per Pass Play	4.93	7.22
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	8/14	5/11
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	6.2	6.2
4th Down Conversions	1/1	0/0
Penalties/Yards	10/59	4/31
Punt Returns/Yards	3/9	0/0
Kick Returns/Yards	4/103	3/79
Interception Ret./Yards	1/54	3/53
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	4	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/1	3/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 23	OWN 27
Time of Possession	32:23	27:37

Drive Charts

New England Patriots
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	2:09	OWN 20	3	3	Punt
1	11:08	3:09	OWN 6	6	65	Missed FG
1	3:53	3:14	OWN 35	5	23	Interception
2	12:10	2:18	OWN 25	3	-2	Punt
2	7:21	5:24	OWN 4	15	91	Interception
2	0:16	0:16	OWN 25	3	29	Half
3	12:53	1:52	OWN 14	4	21	Interception
3	11:01	4:31	OWN 35	9	47	Field Goal
3	5:19	5:34	50	11	50	Touchdown
4	12:49	2:26	OWN 25	6	9	Punt
4	4:08	1:58	OWN 33	7	67	Touchdown
4	0:32	0:32	OWN 8	2	16	Game

Buffalo Bills
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	12:51	1:43	OWN 26	4	19	Punt
1	7:59	4:06	OWN 36	7	43	Field Goal
1	0:39	3:29	OWN 37	8	63	Touchdown
2	9:52	2:31	OWN 27	6	20	Punt
2	1:57	0:44	OWN 20	2	16	Interception
2	1:13	0:57	OWN 30	3	70	Touchdown
3	15:00	2:07	OWN 42	3	-1	Punt
3	6:30	1:11	OWN 25	3	3	Punt
4	14:45	1:56	OWN 30	4	70	Touchdown
4	10:23	6:15	OWN 7	11	93	Touchdown
4	2:10	1:38	OWN 25	6	22	Punt

Game MVP: Rico Herndon, Buffalo Bills

Rushing Statistics

New England	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
QB Evan Dugan	11	99	9.00	19	5
RB Mel Walsh	11	55	5.00	19	2
RB Eugene DeLong	8	72	9.00	23	3
WR Dennis Shaw	1	7	7.00	7	0

Buffalo	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB Marco Labelle	11	78	7.09	16	4	1
RB Wes Buckley	9	36	4.00	8	0	0
FB Hayden Thomason	7	76	10.86	41	3	1
QB Rico Herndon	3	29	9.67	16	1	0

Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Evan Dugan	40	21	217	2/10	2	34	3	53.8

Buffalo	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Rico Herndon	27	17	195	0/0	2	32	1	93.9

Receiving Statistics

New England	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Dennis Shaw	6	12	44	7.33	2	14	1
RB Mel Walsh	4	5	45	11.25	42	28	1
RB Eugene DeLong	3	3	19	6.33	0	8	0
TE Ray Dahl	2	7	51	25.50	28	34	0
WR Mackenzie Samuels	2	4	21	10.50	4	11	0
FB Collin Lazetti	1	1	-1	-1.00	0	-1	0
WR J.T. Winslett	1	2	19	19.00	0	19	0
WR Jalen Preston	1	3	16	16.00	6	16	0
WR Casey McWilliams	1	1	3	3.00	0	3	0
TE Brady Macey	0	2	0	0.00	0	0	0

Buffalo	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
TE Adam Castillo	5	6	50	10.00	21	29	0
WR Lukas Jordan	5	7	53	10.60	18	23	1
WR Otis Meucci	3	8	58	19.33	27	32	0
TE Pedro Miller	2	3	28	14.00	2	16	0
WR Frankie McDaniel	1	1	3	3.00	0	3	0
WR Xavier Drake	1	2	3	3.00	0	3	1

Interception Statistics

New England	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Darrin Whiting	1	54	54.00	1

Buffalo	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
ILB Shane Fitzgerald	1	0	0.00	0
CB Teddy Torres	1	53	53.00	1
S Roderick Green	1	0	0.00	0

Fumble Statistics

New England	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD

Buffalo	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD

Punting Statistics

New England	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Javier Garciaparra	3	154	51.3	51.3	53	1

Buffalo	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Joel Myers	5	219	43.8	42.0	49	4

Kicking Statistics

New England	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Darrell Thomason	1/2	0/1	0/0	35	3/3

Buffalo	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Horace Montgomery	1/1	0/0	0/0	38	5/5

Punt Return Statistics

New England	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Steve Stargell	3	9	3.0	0

Buffalo	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Kick Return Statistics

New England	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Eugene DeLong	3	74	24.7	0
J.T. Winslett	1	29	29.0	0

Buffalo	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Ronald Bourque	3	79	26.3	0

Defensive Statistics

New England	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Caden Blanchard	7	1	0.0	25	24
S Cary Stonge	5	3	0.0	30	27
CB Darrin Whiting	5	1	0.0	26	22
DE Rusty Crane	4	2	0.0	17	13
ILB Jesse Gentile	4	1	0.0	23	22
CB Artie Cochrane	4	0	0.0	30	27
DT Eli Walters	4	0	0.0	28	25
OLB Dwayne Briggs	3	0	0.0	16	15
DE Russell Dodge	2	1	0.0	15	17
OLB Rob Feldman	2	0	0.0	14	13
OLB Alvin Hastings	1	2	0.0	12	12
DE Rondell Harden	1	2	0.0	27	24
QB Evan Dugan	1	0	---	---	---
WR J.T. Winslett	1	0	---	---	---
S Daryl Fulkerson	1	0	0.0	6	5

Buffalo	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Shane Fitzgerald	8	4	0.0	31	42
S Roderick Green	8	1	0.0	30	41
CB Elijah Hernandez	6	1	0.0	31	40
OLB Walt Grier	6	0	0.0	17	20
S Tucker Compton	5	0	0.0	31	42
CB Julio Lowe	4	3	1.0	29	41
CB Bo Farley	3	1	0.0	13	25
OLB Bruce Horton	3	1	0.0	26	28
DT Norm Sawyer	2	1	1.0	17	23
DE Colby Stephens	2	1	0.0	24	33
DT Ed Brandenburg	2	0	0.0	17	23
DE Ethan Burgess	1	2	0.0	28	38
ILB Lee Shantz	1	0	0.0	3	4
DE Dylan Duran	0	1	0.0	18	17

Pass Rush Statistics

New England	Block	Hurry	PPlay
DE Fred Stargell	1	2	24
DE Rondell Harden	1	0	24
DE Russell Dodge	0	3	17
DT Eli Walters	0	1	25

Buffalo	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Norm Sawyer	1.0	0	0	1	23
CB Julio Lowe	1.0	0	0	0	41
ILB Luis Canada	0.0	1	0	0	5
DE Colby Stephens	0.0	0	5	0	33
DE Dylan Duran	0.0	0	1	0	17
DE Ethan Burgess	0.0	0	0	2	38

Pass Defense Statistics

New England	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Darrin Whiting	4	0	1	22
CB Artie Cochrane	3	1	0	27
ILB Jesse Gentile	2	0	0	22
S Cary Stonge	2	0	0	27
S Caden Blanchard	2	0	0	24
OLB Dwayne Briggs	1	0	0	15
DE Rusty Crane	1	0	0	13
OLB Alvin Hastings	1	0	0	12
DE Rondell Harden	1	0	0	24

Buffalo	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S Tucker Compton	6	1	0	42
ILB Shane Fitzgerald	3	1	1	42
OLB Bruce Horton	3	0	0	28
S Roderick Green	2	1	1	41
CB Julio Lowe	2	1	0	41
CB Elijah Hernandez	2	1	0	40
CB Bo Farley	1	1	0	25
OLB Walt Grier	1	0	0	20
ILB Lee Shantz	1	0	0	4
CB Teddy Torres	0	0	1	9

Blocking Statistics

New England	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
C Reginald Rice	6	10	1	31	0	42
G Jamie Petrovic	2	4	0	31	0	42
G Rondell Glenn	2	3	0	31	1	42
G Ramon Becker	1	2	0	31	0	42
T Clifton Bearden	1	1	0	31	1	42

Buffalo	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	PPly
T Francisco Decker	3	9	1	30	27
G Malachi Schulz	3	8	0	30	27
C Marlon Boehnlein	2	2	0	30	27
FB Hayden Thomason	2	2	0	18	13
C Ed Blair	2	2	0	30	27
T Deion McDonald	1	4	0	30	27

Special Teams Tackles

New England	Tackles	STPlays
Eli Walters	2	14
Collin Lazetti	1	19

Buffalo	Tackles	STPlays
Donald Anderson	4	20
Harris St. Martin	1	18
Mel Morris	1	15
Adam Castillo	1	13

Participation

New England	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
T Clifton Bearden	31	42	---	---	5	78
WR Mackenzie Samuels	25	34	---	---	19	78
G Ramon Becker	31	42	---	---	5	78
G Jamie Petrovic	31	42	---	---	5	78
G Rondell Glenn	31	42	---	---	5	78
QB Evan Dugan	31	42	---	---	---	73
C Reginald Rice	31	42	---	---	---	73
WR J.T. Winslett	26	32	---	---	11	69
DT Eli Walters	---	---	28	25	14	67
TE Ray Dahl	29	35	---	---	---	64
CB Artie Cochrane	---	---	30	27	6	63
S Cary Stonge	---	---	30	27	1	58
RB Mel Walsh	21	25	---	---	8	54
CB Darrin Whiting	---	---	26	22	5	53
DE Fred Stargell	---	---	27	24	1	52
DE Rondell Harden	---	---	27	24	---	51
CB Steve Stargell	---	---	17	15	18	50
S Caden Blanchard	---	---	25	24	---	49
ILB Jesse Gentile	---	---	23	22	---	45
FB Collin Lazetti	8	13	---	---	19	40
WR Dennis Shaw	15	23	---	---	---	38
TE Brady Macey	13	20	---	---	1	34
RB Eugene DeLong	13	14	---	---	7	34
OLB Dwayne Briggs	---	---	16	15	1	32
DE Russell Dodge	---	---	15	17	---	32
DE Rusty Crane	---	---	17	13	1	31
OLB Rob Feldman	---	---	14	13	---	27
TE Darius Flynn	3	2	---	---	21	26
S Sedrick Newsome	---	---	4	3	18	25
OLB Alvin Hastings	---	---	12	12	---	24
OLB Roy Lucas	---	---	0	0	21	21
WR Jalen Preston	2	9	---	---	8	19
RB Riddick Zastudil	0	0	---	---	17	17
DE J.T. Solymos	---	---	6	4	6	16
ILB Roy Turner	---	---	1	0	13	14
OLB Gene Wimbley	---	---	6	5	---	11
S Daryl Fulkerson	---	---	6	5	---	11
K Darrell Thomason	0	0	---	---	7	7
C Junior Holliday	0	0	---	---	5	5
P Javier Garciaparra	0	0	---	---	5	5
WR Casey McWilliams	0	3	---	---	---	3
T Earl Boesiger	0	0	---	---	---	0
QB Giovanni Dunn	0	0	---	---	---	0
C Connor Bradford	0	0	---	---	---	0
G Taylor Shoemaker	0	0	---	---	---	0
OLB Hardy Sanford	---	---	0	0	---	0

Buffalo	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
CB Julio Lowe	---	---	29	41	5	75
ILB Shane Fitzgerald	---	---	31	42	2	75
S Tucker Compton	---	---	31	42	2	75
CB Elijah Hernandez	---	---	31	40	2	73
S Roderick Green	---	---	30	41	2	73
DE Ethan Burgess	---	---	28	38	2	68
C Marlon Boehnlein	30	27	---	---	6	63
DE Colby Stephens	---	---	24	33	4	61
QB Rico Herndon	30	27	---	---	---	57
C Ed Blair	30	27	---	---	---	57
G Malachi Schulz	30	27	---	---	---	57
T Deion McDonald	30	27	---	---	---	57
T Francisco Decker	30	27	---	---	---	57
WR Lukas Jordan	28	22	---	---	5	55
OLB Bruce Horton	---	---	26	28	1	55
WR Otis Meucci	29	25	---	---	---	54
FB Hayden Thomason	18	13	---	---	21	52
TE Adam Castillo	19	20	---	---	13	52
DT Santiago Joyner	---	---	15	29	1	45
DT Ed Brandenburg	---	---	17	23	3	43
DT Norm Sawyer	---	---	17	23	2	42
CB Bo Farley	---	---	13	25	4	42
OLB Walt Grier	---	---	17	20	2	39
DE Dylan Duran	---	---	18	17	2	37
WR Frankie McDaniel	14	12	---	---	7	33
TE Pedro Miller	15	17	---	---	---	32
ILB Luis Canada	---	---	5	5	20	30
CB Teddy Torres	---	---	5	9	15	29
TE Donald Anderson	2	5	---	---	20	27
WR Xavier Drake	4	4	---	---	15	23
RB Wes Buckley	9	11	---	---	---	20
RB Harris St. Martin	0	0	---	---	18	18
S Mel Morris	---	---	0	1	15	16
RB Marco Labelle	11	4	---	---	---	15
WR Ronald Bourque	1	2	---	---	11	14
T Earnest Podmore	0	0	---	---	13	13
K Horace Montgomery	0	0	---	---	8	8
ILB Lee Forrest	---	---	0	0	8	8
ILB Lee Shantz	---	---	3	4	---	7
C Allen Bunzel	0	0	---	---	6	6
G Mitch Hanes	0	0	---	---	6	6
P Joel Myers	0	0	---	---	6	6
C Sergio Woodard	0	0	---	---	6	6
S Dan Whitfield	---	---	1	1	---	2
QB Walt Montgomery	0	0	---	---	---	0
OLB Myron Hughes	---	---	0	0	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	8	65	8.1
Middle	21	138	6.6
Right	2	30	15.0
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	4	16	4.0
Middle	17	101	5.9
Right	9	102	11.3
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Evan Dugan	40	21	2	0	3	6	6	3	3

Buffalo	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Rico Herndon	27	17	3	0	0	1	6	0	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	10	6	57	5.7
Short (0-8 Yds)	19	10	84	4.4
Medium (9-18 Yds)	8	4	62	7.8
Long (19+ Yds)	3	1	14	4.7

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	1	1	2	2.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	11	11	100	9.1
Medium (9-18 Yds)	9	5	93	10.3
Long (19+ Yds)	6	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

New England	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Dennis Shaw	12	6	2	44	0	23
TE Ray Dahl	7	2	0	51	1	35
RB Mel Walsh	5	4	0	45	1	25
WR Mackenzie Samuels	4	2	0	21	0	34
RB Eugene DeLong	3	3	0	19	0	14
WR Jalen Preston	3	1	1	16	0	9
TE Brady Macey	2	0	0	0	0	20
WR J.T. Winslett	2	1	0	19	0	32
FB Collin Lazetti	1	1	0	-1	0	13
WR Casey McWilliams	1	1	0	3	0	3

Buffalo	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Otis Meucci	8	3	58	1	25
WR Lukas Jordan	7	5	53	1	22
TE Adam Castillo	6	5	50	1	20
TE Pedro Miller	3	2	28	0	17
WR Xavier Drake	2	1	3	0	4
WR Frankie McDaniel	1	1	3	0	12

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

New England	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
QB Evan Dugan	1	11	11.00	9.00
RB Mel Walsh	1	1	1.00	5.00

Buffalo	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Marco Labelle	2	11	5.50	7.09
RB Wes Buckley	2	7	3.50	4.00
FB Hayden Thomason	1	5	5.00	10.86

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Evan Dugan	6	3	36	6.00	5.43

Buffalo	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Rico Herndon	3	3	24	8.00	7.22

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

New England	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Dennis Shaw	3	1	14	4.67	3.67
WR Mackenzie Samuels	1	1	10	10.00	5.25
TE Brady Macey	1	0	0	0.00	0.00
RB Mel Walsh	1	1	12	12.00	9.00

Buffalo	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Xavier Drake	1	1	3	3.00	1.50
TE Pedro Miller	1	1	16	16.00	9.33
WR Lukas Jordan	1	1	5	5.00	7.57

Third Down Rushing Statistics

New England	Rushes	Conversions
QB Evan Dugan	2	1
RB Eugene DeLong	1	1
RB Mel Walsh	1	1

Buffalo	Rushes	Conversions
RB Marco Labelle	6	3
RB Wes Buckley	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Comp	Conversions
Evan Dugan	9	8	5

Buffalo	Att	Comp	Conversions
Rico Herndon	4	1	1

Third Down Receiving Statistics

New England	Targ	Catch	Conversions
RB Eugene DeLong	3	3	2
WR Dennis Shaw	2	2	1
TE Ray Dahl	1	1	1
WR Mackenzie Samuels	1	0	0
WR J.T. Winslett	1	1	1
WR Casey McWilliams	1	1	0

Buffalo	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Otis Meucci	2	0	0
WR Xavier Drake	1	0	0
WR Lukas Jordan	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 68,000 (75,300 capacity)
Upper Deck 20,300 (23,100)
End Zone 14,800 (16,700)
Mezzanine 8,900 (9,600)
Sideline Seats 13,400 (14,800)
Club Seats 8,400 (8,900)
Luxury Boxes 2,200 (2,200)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	68,000 (75,300 capacity)
Upper Deck	20,300 (23,100)
End Zone	14,800 (16,700)
Mezzanine	8,900 (9,600)
Sideline Seats	13,400 (14,800)
Club Seats	8,400 (8,900)
Luxury Boxes	2,200 (2,200)