Week 1, 2074

played in Buffalo, NY

45 degrees, fair, 3 mph wind

New England Patriots	7	10	7	3	-	27
Buffalo Bills	3	3	3	0	-	9

Scoring Summary
1Q: 06:16 BUF - Stephen Hardy 18 field goal
1Q: 03:39 NED - Dwight Fredericks 29 pass from George Suhocki (Carpet Tack Schneider extra point)
2Q: 14:25 NED - Carpet Tack Schneider 39 field goal
2Q: 05:05 NED - Dwight Fredericks 30 pass from George Suhocki (Carpet Tack Schneider extra point)
2Q: 00:23 BUF - Stephen Hardy 35 field goal
3Q: 08:38 NED - George Suhocki 9 run (Carpet Tack Schneider extra point)
3Q: 02:46 BUF - Stephen Hardy 27 field goal
4Q: 02:24 NED - Carpet Tack Schneider 19 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 06:16 BUF - Stephen Hardy 18 field goal
1Q: 03:39 NED - Dwight Fredericks 29 pass from George Suhocki (Carpet Tack Schneider extra point)
2Q: 14:25 NED - Carpet Tack Schneider 39 field goal
2Q: 05:05 NED - Dwight Fredericks 30 pass from George Suhocki (Carpet Tack Schneider extra point)
2Q: 00:23 BUF - Stephen Hardy 35 field goal
3Q: 08:38 NED - George Suhocki 9 run (Carpet Tack Schneider extra point)
3Q: 02:46 BUF - Stephen Hardy 27 field goal
4Q: 02:24 NED - Carpet Tack Schneider 19 field goal

Team Statistics NED BUF
Record 1-0 0-1
First Downs 18 21
- by Rushing 4 4
- by Passing 12 15
- by Penalty 2 2
Total Net Yards 392 377
- Offensive Plays 58 76
- Yards per Play 6.76 4.96
Net Rushing Yards 70 84
- Rushing Attempts 17 24
- Yards per Rush 4.12 3.50
Net Passing Yards 322 293
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 41 - 24 - 0 48 - 29 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards 322 313
- Sacks/Yards Lost 0/0 4/20
- Yards per Pass Play 7.85 5.63
Fumbles/Lost 3/1 1/0
3rd Down Conversions 5/11 7/18
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.6 9.2
4th Down Conversions 0/0 1/1
Penalties/Yards 5/40 8/58
Punt Returns/Yards 1/3 2/16
Kick Returns/Yards 3/64 3/61
Interception Ret./Yards 2/0 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 2 5
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/1 0/3
Avg. Drive Start OWN 27 OWN 26
Time of Possession 27:16 32:44

Team Statistics	NED	BUF
Record	1-0	0-1
First Downs	18	21
- by Rushing	4	4
- by Passing	12	15
- by Penalty	2	2
Total Net Yards	392	377
- Offensive Plays	58	76
- Yards per Play	6.76	4.96
Net Rushing Yards	70	84
- Rushing Attempts	17	24
- Yards per Rush	4.12	3.50
Net Passing Yards	322	293
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	41 - 24 - 0	48 - 29 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards	322	313
- Sacks/Yards Lost	0/0	4/20
- Yards per Pass Play	7.85	5.63
Fumbles/Lost	3/1	1/0
3rd Down Conversions	5/11	7/18
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.6	9.2
4th Down Conversions	0/0	1/1
Penalties/Yards	5/40	8/58
Punt Returns/Yards	1/3	2/16
Kick Returns/Yards	3/64	3/61
Interception Ret./Yards	2/0	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	2	5
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/1	0/3
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 27	OWN 26
Time of Possession	27:16	32:44

Drive Charts

New England Patriots
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	2:07	OWN 38	3	9	Punt
1	6:10	2:41	OWN 25	6	75	Touchdown
1	1:08	1:48	OWN 33	5	45	Field Goal
2	8:49	1:27	OWN 33	4	35	Fumble
2	6:18	1:27	OWN 43	5	57	Touchdown
2	3:50	0:55	OWN 33	3	6	Punt
2	0:18	0:18	OWN 24	2	8	Half
3	13:27	4:57	OWN 20	13	80	Touchdown
3	2:38	1:32	OWN 25	3	2	Punt
4	14:52	1:32	OWN 6	3	-5	Punt
4	10:11	7:52	OWN 20	12	78	Field Goal

Buffalo Bills
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	12:53	6:43	OWN 16	14	83	Field Goal
1	3:29	2:21	OWN 18	3	1	Punt
2	14:20	5:31	OWN 8	10	66	Missed FG
2	7:22	1:04	OWN 32	3	4	Interception
2	4:51	1:01	OWN 25	3	0	Punt
2	2:55	2:37	OWN 5	11	77	Field Goal
3	15:00	1:33	OWN 39	3	-4	Punt
3	8:30	5:52	OWN 30	12	60	Field Goal
3	1:06	1:14	OWN 39	3	0	Punt
4	13:20	3:09	OPP 45	6	36	Interception
4	2:19	2:19	OWN 25	10	41	Game

Game MVP: George Suhocki, New England Patriots

Rushing Statistics

New England	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
QB George Suhocki	6	39	6.50	9	0	1
RB Jeff Cunningham	6	25	4.17	12	1	0
RB Carson Logan	4	6	1.50	5	0	0
FB Austin McIntyre	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Buffalo	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
RB Eric Painter	14	71	5.07	25	2
RB Abraham Cunningham	8	4	0.50	5	0
QB Tristan Prewett	1	8	8.00	8	0
WR Norman Jeffries	1	1	1.00	1	0

Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
George Suhocki	41	24	322	0/0	2	40	0	99.8

Buffalo	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Nick Staton	33	21	245	4/20	0	38	1	73.4
Tristan Prewett	15	8	68	0/0	0	26	1	37.6

Receiving Statistics

New England	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Tristan Boone	8	14	93	11.63	28	29	0
WR Dwight Fredericks	7	8	158	22.57	100	40	2
RB Carson Logan	3	3	48	16.00	29	24	0
WR Francisco Thompson	3	6	2	0.67	3	3	0
TE Matthew Domico	2	6	19	9.50	19	23	0
RB Jeff Cunningham	1	2	2	2.00	0	2	0
WR Blake Rivers	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
TE Nick Foreman	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Buffalo	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
TE Sedrick Flaherty	9	14	116	12.89	39	26
WR Gabe Farrell	8	14	67	8.38	1	11
WR Devin Ruff	5	10	55	11.00	34	21
WR Norman Jeffries	3	5	41	13.67	30	38
RB Abraham Cunningham	2	2	8	4.00	2	9
WR Heath Hatfield	1	1	1	1.00	0	1
TE Mel Vance	1	1	25	25.00	21	25
RB Eric Painter	0	1	0	0.00	0	0

Interception Statistics

New England	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Nicolas Shupp	1	0	0.00	0
CB Dominique Barrows	1	0	0.00	0

Buffalo	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

New England	Fumb	Recov	Force
WR Dwight Fredericks	2	0	0
WR Francisco Thompson	1	0	0
DE Terrence Barlow	0	1	0
G T.J. Fisher	0	1	0
CB Desmond Pientka	0	0	1

Buffalo	Fumb	Recov	Force
WR Devin Ruff	1	0	0
WR Heath Hatfield	0	1	0
ILB Pedro Muir	0	1	0
S Rex Hoag	0	0	1
DE Emmitt Caswell	0	0	1
CB Dwayne Cochrane	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

New England	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Kenny Mathews	4	187	46.8	42.8	56	2

Buffalo	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Otis Bobo	4	213	53.3	47.5	65	1

Kicking Statistics

New England	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Carpet Tack Schneider	2/2	0/0	0/0	39	3/3

Buffalo	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Stephen Hardy	3/4	0/1	0/0	35	0/0

Punt Return Statistics

New England	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Dwight Fredericks	1	3	3.0	0

Buffalo	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Devin Ruff	2	16	8.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

New England	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Desmond Pientka	3	64	21.3	0

Buffalo	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Rex Hoag	2	37	18.5	0
Gabe Farrell	1	24	24.0	0

Defensive Statistics

New England	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Nicolas Shupp	10	0	0.0	24	52
ILB Ricky Floyd	7	2	1.0	20	41
CB Buddy Campbell	6	4	0.0	24	52
CB Colton Owens	6	1	0.0	24	52
ILB Bennett Riley	6	0	0.0	20	41
DE Herb Coffey	4	0	2.0	20	43
DE Preston Grier	3	2	0.5	24	51
CB Desmond Pientka	3	2	0.0	16	32
DT Tyrell Imme	2	3	0.0	24	43
CB Alan Grimes	2	2	0.0	14	33
DT Quentin Orlaskey	2	1	0.0	18	26
CB Dominique Barrows	2	1	0.0	12	33
OLB Gus Farrington	2	0	0.0	8	10
DE Terrence Barlow	1	1	0.5	6	25
CB Albert Lynn	0	1	0.0	2	5

Buffalo	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Rex Hoag	6	2	0.0	16	41
OLB Malcolm Woodson	6	1	0.0	15	38
CB Mario Stone	6	0	0.0	13	32
ILB Pedro Muir	4	0	0.0	13	32
DE Emmitt Caswell	3	0	0.0	13	32
CB Dwayne Cochrane	3	0	0.0	16	41
CB Camden Hinderliter	2	1	0.0	6	21
CB Jameson Lane	2	0	0.0	7	17
OLB Donald Dennis	2	0	0.0	11	34
DT Rusty Donaldson	2	0	0.0	6	12
CB Pete Banks	1	1	0.0	16	41
QB Tristan Prewett	1	0	---	---	---
RB Abraham Cunningham	1	0	---	---	---
DE Leland Krakowski	0	1	0.0	4	7
OLB Jonah Wheeler	0	1	0.0	7	8
DE Sergio Newton	0	1	0.0	12	32

Pass Rush Statistics

New England	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Herb Coffey	2.0	1	3	0	43
ILB Ricky Floyd	1.0	0	0	0	41
DE Terrence Barlow	0.5	0	2	1	25
DE Preston Grier	0.5	0	0	0	51
DT Tyrell Imme	0.0	0	1	0	43
DE Fred Farrell	0.0	0	1	0	9

Buffalo	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Winston Myers	2	0	8
OLB Malcolm Woodson	1	0	38
DE Emmitt Caswell	1	0	32
DE Brady Rauch	0	1	8

Pass Defense Statistics

New England	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S Nicolas Shupp	6	2	1	52
CB Colton Owens	4	2	0	52
ILB Ricky Floyd	4	1	0	41
CB Buddy Campbell	3	1	0	52
ILB Bennett Riley	3	0	0	41
CB Alan Grimes	2	3	0	33
CB Dominique Barrows	2	0	1	33
CB Desmond Pientka	2	0	0	32
OLB Gus Farrington	2	0	0	10
DE Preston Grier	1	0	0	51

Buffalo	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Mario Stone	5	0	32
S Rex Hoag	4	0	41
ILB Pedro Muir	3	2	32
CB Jameson Lane	3	0	17
OLB Malcolm Woodson	3	0	38
CB Dwayne Cochrane	2	3	41
OLB Donald Dennis	2	1	34
CB Camden Hinderliter	1	0	21
DE Emmitt Caswell	1	0	32
CB Pete Banks	0	2	41
OLB Sergio Parrish	0	1	9

Blocking Statistics

New England	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	PPly
T Wes Perry	2	4	0	17	41
C Scott Cash	1	3	1	17	41
T Craig Kirk	0	2	0	17	41
G Van Myers	0	1	0	17	41
G T.J. Fisher	0	1	0	17	41

Buffalo	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
C Barry Schweitzer	3	8	24	0	52
G Tyrus Bernstein	1	4	24	2	52
G Bennett Kaufmann	1	4	24	1	52
T Oscar Maloney	1	4	24	0	52
TE Shaun Roman	0	2	5	0	10
T Dean Barrett	0	1	24	1	52

Special Teams Tackles

New England	Tackles	STPlays
Colton Owens	2	15
Tyrell Imme	2	14
Van Myers	1	6

Buffalo	Tackles	STPlays
Al Grant	2	22
Lonnie Welch	1	15
Emmitt Caswell	1	10

Participation

New England	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
S Nicolas Shupp	---	---	24	52	18	94
CB Colton Owens	---	---	24	52	15	91
DT Tyrell Imme	---	---	24	43	14	81
CB Buddy Campbell	---	---	24	52	4	80
DE Preston Grier	---	---	24	51	4	79
ILB Bennett Riley	---	---	20	41	12	73
DE Herb Coffey	---	---	20	43	4	67
ILB Ricky Floyd	---	---	20	41	6	67
G Van Myers	17	41	---	---	6	64
T Wes Perry	17	41	---	---	6	64
CB Desmond Pientka	---	---	16	32	16	64
G T.J. Fisher	17	41	---	---	6	64
T Craig Kirk	17	41	---	---	6	64
WR Dwight Fredericks	15	40	---	---	8	63
C Scott Cash	17	41	---	---	---	58
QB George Suhocki	17	41	---	---	---	58
WR Tristan Boone	17	40	---	---	---	57
TE Matthew Domico	16	38	---	---	---	54
CB Dominique Barrows	---	---	12	33	4	49
CB Alan Grimes	---	---	14	33	1	48
WR Francisco Thompson	9	27	---	---	10	46
DT Quentin Orlaskey	---	---	18	26	1	45
RB Jeff Cunningham	9	14	---	---	16	39
DE Terrence Barlow	---	---	6	25	5	36
RB Carson Logan	6	26	---	---	---	32
WR Blake Rivers	2	7	---	---	16	25
FB Austin McIntyre	1	7	---	---	16	24
TE Richie Debussy	3	1	---	---	20	24
OLB Harris Scott	---	---	0	5	16	21
OLB Gus Farrington	---	---	8	10	1	19
DE Scottie Fletcher	---	---	4	9	4	17
CB Albert Lynn	---	---	2	5	7	14
DE Fred Farrell	---	---	4	9	---	13
TE Nick Foreman	7	5	---	---	---	12
DT Brad Galloway	---	---	0	10	2	12
K Carpet Tack Schneider	0	0	---	---	8	8
P Kenny Mathews	0	0	---	---	6	6
C Noah Prado	0	0	---	---	6	6
QB Liam Rasmuson	0	0	---	---	---	0
OLB Stanley Ogden	---	---	0	0	---	0
G Alonzo Plichta	0	0	---	---	---	0
T A.J. Podzemny	0	0	---	---	---	0
QB Marty Wait	0	0	---	---	---	0
WR Samuel Bernatd	0	0	---	---	---	0
OLB Jaylen Oliva	---	---	0	0	---	0
S Freddie Knight	---	---	0	0	---	0

Buffalo	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
G Tyrus Bernstein	24	52	---	---	8	84
T Oscar Maloney	24	52	---	---	8	84
G Bennett Kaufmann	24	52	---	---	8	84
T Dean Barrett	24	52	---	---	8	84
C Barry Schweitzer	24	52	---	---	---	76
TE Sedrick Flaherty	17	46	---	---	2	65
S Rex Hoag	---	---	16	41	7	64
WR Gabe Farrell	15	42	---	---	6	63
WR Heath Hatfield	19	42	---	---	1	62
CB Pete Banks	---	---	16	41	2	59
CB Dwayne Cochrane	---	---	16	41	1	58
DE Emmitt Caswell	---	---	13	32	10	55
OLB Malcolm Woodson	---	---	15	38	1	54
QB Nick Staton	16	37	---	---	---	53
ILB Pedro Muir	---	---	13	32	1	46
OLB Donald Dennis	---	---	11	34	---	45
CB Mario Stone	---	---	13	32	---	45
DE Sergio Newton	---	---	12	32	1	45
WR Devin Ruff	15	20	---	---	7	42
WR Norman Jeffries	11	20	---	---	10	41
CB Jameson Lane	---	---	7	17	16	40
RB Abraham Cunningham	8	30	---	---	---	38
ILB Otis Rosenkoetter	---	---	9	14	12	35
TE Mel Vance	7	28	---	---	---	35
OLB Sergio Parrish	---	---	5	9	20	34
TE Shaun Roman	5	10	---	---	18	33
WR Al Grant	5	4	---	---	22	31
RB Eric Painter	15	16	---	---	---	31
CB Camden Hinderliter	---	---	6	21	4	31
DE Cesar Hayes	---	---	5	21	---	26
TE Rusty Marty	3	2	---	---	20	25
QB Tristan Prewett	8	15	---	---	---	23
DT Rusty Donaldson	---	---	6	12	1	19
RB Jaylen Kramer	0	0	---	---	18	18
DE Brady Rauch	---	---	8	8	1	17
OLB Jonah Wheeler	---	---	7	8	2	17
S Lonnie Welch	---	---	1	0	15	16
DE Winston Myers	---	---	3	8	5	16
DE Leland Krakowski	---	---	4	7	1	12
DT Shaun Hordorwich	---	---	1	3	4	8
P Otis Bobo	0	0	---	---	8	8
K Stephen Hardy	0	0	---	---	8	8
C Robert McDonald	0	0	---	---	8	8
T Brody Kiss	0	0	---	---	---	0
QB Otis Austin	0	0	---	---	---	0
G Derek Dosoo	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	0	0	0.0
Middle	13	62	4.8
Right	4	8	2.0
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	4	7	1.8
Middle	11	21	1.9
Right	9	56	6.2
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
George Suhocki	41	24	9	2	2	9	4	1	0

Buffalo	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Nick Staton	33	21	5	0	0	7	3	1	1
Tristan Prewett	15	8	1	0	0	2	4	0	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	10	9	51	5.1
Short (0-8 Yds)	16	9	147	9.2
Medium (9-18 Yds)	13	5	89	6.8
Long (19+ Yds)	2	1	35	17.5

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	8	5	72	9.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	17	14	109	6.4
Medium (9-18 Yds)	13	8	93	7.2
Long (19+ Yds)	10	2	39	3.9

Detailed Receiving Statistics

New England	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Tristan Boone	14	8	1	93	1	40
WR Dwight Fredericks	8	7	1	158	5	40
TE Matthew Domico	6	2	0	19	1	38
WR Francisco Thompson	6	3	0	2	0	27
RB Carson Logan	3	3	0	48	2	26
RB Jeff Cunningham	2	1	0	2	0	14
WR Blake Rivers	1	0	0	0	0	7
TE Nick Foreman	1	0	0	0	0	5

Buffalo	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Gabe Farrell	14	8	67	0	42
TE Sedrick Flaherty	14	9	116	2	46
WR Devin Ruff	10	5	55	2	20
WR Norman Jeffries	5	3	41	1	20
RB Abraham Cunningham	2	2	8	0	30
WR Heath Hatfield	1	1	1	0	42
RB Eric Painter	1	0	0	0	16
TE Mel Vance	1	1	25	1	28

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

New England	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Carson Logan	3	7	2.33	1.50
RB Jeff Cunningham	2	8	4.00	4.17
QB George Suhocki	1	9	9.00	6.50
FB Austin McIntyre	1	0	0.00	0.00

Buffalo	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Eric Painter	2	4	2.00	5.07
RB Abraham Cunningham	2	7	3.50	0.50

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
George Suhocki	4	2	0	0.00	7.85

Buffalo	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Nick Staton	7	2	6	0.86	7.42
Tristan Prewett	3	0	0	0.00	4.53

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

New England	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Dwight Fredericks	1	1	-2	-2.00	19.75
WR Tristan Boone	1	0	0	0.00	6.64
RB Jeff Cunningham	1	0	0	0.00	1.00
RB Carson Logan	1	1	2	2.00	16.00

Buffalo	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Sedrick Flaherty	4	0	0	0.00	8.29
WR Gabe Farrell	3	1	10	3.33	4.79
RB Eric Painter	1	0	0	0.00	0.00
WR Norman Jeffries	1	0	0	0.00	8.20
WR Devin Ruff	1	1	-4	-4.00	5.50

Third Down Rushing Statistics

New England	Rushes	Conversions
QB George Suhocki	2	1
RB Jeff Cunningham	2	1
FB Austin McIntyre	1	0

Buffalo	Rushes	Conversions

Third Down Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Comp	Conversions
George Suhocki	6	3	3

Buffalo	Att	Comp	Conversions
Nick Staton	11	7	6
Tristan Prewett	5	1	1

Third Down Receiving Statistics

New England	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Dwight Fredericks	2	2	2
WR Tristan Boone	2	1	1
TE Matthew Domico	1	0	0
WR Francisco Thompson	1	0	0

Buffalo	Targ	Catch	Conversions
TE Sedrick Flaherty	6	4	4
WR Gabe Farrell	5	2	1
WR Devin Ruff	4	2	2
WR Norman Jeffries	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 68,600 (75,300 capacity)
Upper Deck 21,200 (23,100)
End Zone 15,100 (16,700)
Mezzanine 8,800 (9,600)
Sideline Seats 13,100 (14,800)
Club Seats 8,300 (8,900)
Luxury Boxes 2,100 (2,200)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	68,600 (75,300 capacity)
Upper Deck	21,200 (23,100)
End Zone	15,100 (16,700)
Mezzanine	8,800 (9,600)
Sideline Seats	13,100 (14,800)
Club Seats	8,300 (8,900)
Luxury Boxes	2,100 (2,200)