Week 1, 2077

played in Buffalo, NY

73 degrees, fair, 10 mph wind

New England Patriots	3	0	0	7	-	10
Buffalo Bills	0	7	10	0	-	17

Scoring Summary
1Q: 11:49 NED - Ronald Locklear 47 field goal
2Q: 02:03 BUF - Camden Hinderliter 60 interception return (Bradley Griffith extra point)
3Q: 10:18 BUF - Bradley Griffith 30 field goal
3Q: 06:02 BUF - Enrique Light 37 interception return (Bradley Griffith extra point)
4Q: 02:32 NED - Tristan Boone 92 pass from Marty Wait (Ronald Locklear extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 11:49 NED - Ronald Locklear 47 field goal
2Q: 02:03 BUF - Camden Hinderliter 60 interception return (Bradley Griffith extra point)
3Q: 10:18 BUF - Bradley Griffith 30 field goal
3Q: 06:02 BUF - Enrique Light 37 interception return (Bradley Griffith extra point)
4Q: 02:32 NED - Tristan Boone 92 pass from Marty Wait (Ronald Locklear extra point)

Team Statistics NED BUF
Record 0-1 1-0
First Downs 14 15
- by Rushing 3 2
- by Passing 11 12
- by Penalty 0 1
Total Net Yards 331 228
- Offensive Plays 58 62
- Yards per Play 5.71 3.68
Net Rushing Yards 32 58
- Rushing Attempts 21 32
- Yards per Rush 1.52 1.81
Net Passing Yards 299 170
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 36 - 23 - 2 27 - 19 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 304 185
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/5 3/15
- Yards per Pass Play 8.08 5.67
Fumbles/Lost 1/1 3/0
3rd Down Conversions 2/12 5/16
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 8.8 8.7
4th Down Conversions 0/1 0/0
Penalties/Yards 3/30 4/35
Punt Returns/Yards 6/25 2/22
Kick Returns/Yards 3/75 1/26
Interception Ret./Yards 1/17 2/97
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 0 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 0/0 0/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 22 OWN 31
Time of Possession 25:28 34:32

Team Statistics	NED	BUF
Record	0-1	1-0
First Downs	14	15
- by Rushing	3	2
- by Passing	11	12
- by Penalty	0	1
Total Net Yards	331	228
- Offensive Plays	58	62
- Yards per Play	5.71	3.68
Net Rushing Yards	32	58
- Rushing Attempts	21	32
- Yards per Rush	1.52	1.81
Net Passing Yards	299	170
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	36 - 23 - 2	27 - 19 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	304	185
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/5	3/15
- Yards per Pass Play	8.08	5.67
Fumbles/Lost	1/1	3/0
3rd Down Conversions	2/12	5/16
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	8.8	8.7
4th Down Conversions	0/1	0/0
Penalties/Yards	3/30	4/35
Punt Returns/Yards	6/25	2/22
Kick Returns/Yards	3/75	1/26
Interception Ret./Yards	1/17	2/97
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	0	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	0/0	0/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 22	OWN 31
Time of Possession	25:28	34:32

Drive Charts

New England Patriots
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	3:16	OWN 28	7	42	Field Goal
1	9:53	2:35	OWN 5	6	33	Punt
1	3:19	4:07	OWN 14	8	48	Punt
2	9:41	3:14	OWN 20	5	10	Punt
2	3:20	1:25	OWN 10	4	37	Interception
2	1:55	0:52	OWN 25	3	-1	Punt
3	10:13	1:57	OWN 20	3	-3	Punt
3	6:32	0:42	OWN 31	2	-5	Interception
3	5:50	1:14	OWN 46	3	1	Punt
3	1:29	2:43	OWN 22	5	30	Punt
4	10:26	1:43	OWN 19	4	10	Punt
4	6:48	1:28	OPP 49	5	15	Downs
4	2:58	0:58	OWN 1	3	99	Touchdown

Buffalo Bills
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	11:44	1:51	OWN 25	3	5	Punt
1	7:18	3:59	OWN 7	7	34	Punt
2	14:12	4:31	OWN 20	7	28	Punt
2	6:27	3:07	OWN 31	5	24	Punt
2	1:03	1:03	OWN 39	6	21	Punt
3	15:00	4:47	OWN 41	8	46	Field Goal
3	8:16	1:44	OWN 49	4	29	Interception
3	4:36	3:07	OWN 20	6	11	Punt
4	13:46	3:20	OWN 20	6	18	Punt
4	8:43	1:55	OWN 21	3	-2	Punt
4	5:20	2:22	OWN 34	3	3	Punt
4	2:00	0:39	OWN 25	3	3	Punt
4	1:21	1:21	OPP 17	2	-2	Game

Game MVP: Enrique Light, Buffalo Bills

Rushing Statistics

New England	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
RB Axel Gray	11	17	1.55	13	1
RB Rex Halvorsen	8	11	1.38	4	0
RB Matthew Brister	2	4	2.00	4	0

Buffalo	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
RB Samuel Rudoff	17	22	1.29	16	1
RB Sean Ross	13	34	2.62	10	1
QB Bernard Martinez	2	2	1.00	3	0

Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Hershel Compton	27	18	190	1/5	0	27	2	56.1
Marty Wait	9	5	114	0/0	1	92	0	137.5

Buffalo	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Bernard Martinez	27	19	185	3/15	0	21	1	73.8

Receiving Statistics

New England	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Tristan Boone	8	12	161	20.13	102	92	1
TE Devan Donovan	4	7	66	16.50	17	27	0
WR Jimmy Hawkes	4	6	23	5.75	0	18	0
RB Axel Gray	2	2	20	10.00	9	12	0
WR Dwight Fredericks	1	2	4	4.00	1	4	0
WR Sedrick Schroeder	1	2	7	7.00	2	7	0
TE Santiago Peterson	1	2	15	15.00	0	15	0
TE Drake Blades	1	1	7	7.00	3	7	0
RB Rex Halvorsen	1	2	1	1.00	0	1	0

Buffalo	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Trenton Hargis	4	9	35	8.75	16	15
RB Samuel Rudoff	3	3	16	5.33	0	7
TE Riddick Milanovich	3	4	28	9.33	5	18
WR Kaleb Mitchell	2	2	28	14.00	6	14
TE Mel Vance	2	3	29	14.50	14	21
WR Chuck Moline	1	1	11	11.00	2	11
TE Ryan Brotzman	1	2	11	11.00	0	11
WR Sawyer Sanders	1	1	17	17.00	0	17
RB Sean Ross	1	1	11	11.00	0	11
WR Arturo Whiting	1	1	-1	-1.00	0	-1

Interception Statistics

New England	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Freddie Knight	1	17	17.00	0

Buffalo	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Camden Hinderliter	1	60	60.00	1
CB Enrique Light	1	37	37.00	1

Fumble Statistics

New England	Fumb	Force
WR Sedrick Schroeder	1	0
CB Corey Nixon	0	1
DE Darius Herndon	0	1
ILB Ashton Washington	0	1

Buffalo	Fumb	Recov	Force
QB Bernard Martinez	1	0	0
TE Mel Vance	1	0	0
RB Sean Ross	1	0	0
OLB Greg Fulton	0	1	1
G Brent Dressel	0	1	0
TE Riddick Milanovich	0	1	0
C Jacob Stevenson	0	1	0

Punting Statistics

New England	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Avery Galoob	8	371	46.4	36.1	55	1

Buffalo	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Otis Bobo	10	486	48.6	42.1	66	5

Kicking Statistics

New England	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Ronald Locklear	1/1	1/1	0/0	47	1/1

Buffalo	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Bradley Griffith	1/1	0/0	0/0	30	2/2

Punt Return Statistics

New England	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Sedrick Schroeder	6	25	4.2	0

Buffalo	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Kaleb Mitchell	2	22	11.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

New England	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Santiago Flannery	2	50	25.0	0
Jamie Manning	1	25	25.0	0

Buffalo	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Trenton Hargis	1	26	26.0	0

Defensive Statistics

New England	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Nicolas Shupp	11	4	0.0	32	30
ILB Tom Gaylor	5	1	0.0	30	18
ILB Al Way	5	1	0.0	16	7
OLB Peter Biden	5	0	0.0	30	29
DE Eduardo Knauls	5	0	0.0	20	16
ILB Ashton Washington	4	0	1.0	2	12
S Jorge Ellard	3	1	0.0	13	21
DT Tyrell Imme	2	2	1.0	31	24
CB Corey Nixon	2	0	0.0	5	13
CB Mario Stone	2	0	0.0	3	11
CB Zachary Burke	2	0	0.0	25	15
CB Jamie Manning	2	0	0.0	9	9
DE Darius Herndon	1	1	1.0	15	23
CB Colton Owens	1	1	0.0	32	30
S Freddie Knight	1	0	0.0	17	8
DT Darien Jamison	1	0	0.0	24	15
DE Preston Grier	0	1	0.0	29	29

Buffalo	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Perry Vasilatos	9	2	0.0	21	37
ILB Joe Qualizza	6	2	0.0	10	23
CB Dwayne Cochrane	5	1	1.0	20	37
OLB Greg Fulton	4	2	0.0	18	25
CB Enrique Light	4	1	0.0	21	36
OLB Victor Pallansch	3	1	0.0	11	12
CB Pete Banks	2	1	0.0	21	37
DE Al Terry	2	1	0.0	18	32
DT Buddy Gidley	2	0	0.0	10	9
DE Sergio Newton	1	1	0.0	11	16
OLB Reggie Bell	1	1	0.0	11	24
DT Rusty Donaldson	1	0	0.0	11	19
WR Trenton Hargis	1	0	---	---	---
ILB Tristan Woodard	1	0	0.0	9	12
OLB Norm Wynn	1	0	0.0	11	13
DT Rodolfo Bastianelli	1	0	0.0	1	9
S Roderick Solari	1	0	0.0	1	0
S Malachi Tharaldson	0	1	0.0	1	12

Pass Rush Statistics

New England	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Darius Herndon	1.0	1	2	0	23
DT Tyrell Imme	1.0	0	0	2	24
ILB Ashton Washington	1.0	0	0	0	12
DE Preston Grier	0.0	0	1	1	29

Buffalo	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
CB Dwayne Cochrane	1.0	0	0	0	37
DE Winston Myers	0.0	1	0	1	22
OLB Reggie Bell	0.0	0	2	0	24
DT Rusty Donaldson	0.0	0	1	1	19
DE Sergio Newton	0.0	0	1	0	16
OLB Greg Fulton	0.0	0	0	1	25

Pass Defense Statistics

New England	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S Nicolas Shupp	3	0	0	30
CB Jamie Manning	2	1	0	9
CB Corey Nixon	2	0	0	13
S Jorge Ellard	2	0	0	21
CB Mario Stone	2	0	0	11
ILB Al Way	2	0	0	7
ILB Ashton Washington	2	0	0	12
ILB Tom Gaylor	1	0	0	18
OLB Peter Biden	1	0	0	29
CB Zachary Burke	1	0	0	15
DE Eduardo Knauls	1	0	0	16
S Freddie Knight	0	0	1	8

Buffalo	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S Perry Vasilatos	5	0	0	37
CB Dwayne Cochrane	4	1	0	37
CB Enrique Light	4	0	1	36
ILB Joe Qualizza	2	0	0	23
CB Pete Banks	2	0	0	37
OLB Victor Pallansch	1	1	0	12
DT Rusty Donaldson	1	0	0	19
OLB Greg Fulton	1	0	0	25
DT Buddy Gidley	1	0	0	9
OLB Reggie Bell	1	0	0	24
DE Al Terry	1	0	0	32
OLB Micah Sheldon	0	1	0	12
CB Camden Hinderliter	0	0	1	16

Blocking Statistics

New England	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
G Santiago Smoot	2	2	21	0	37
T Kendrick Harrison	1	6	21	1	37
G Andrew Sherrod	0	5	21	0	37
T Alexander McGee	0	4	21	0	37
C Fernando Cooley	0	2	21	0	37
TE Drake Blades	0	2	10	0	15

Buffalo	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
G Brent Dressel	2	6	32	1	30
T Dean Barrett	1	7	32	1	30
C Jacob Stevenson	1	6	32	0	30
T Jeffrey Herndon	0	6	32	0	30
G Brayden Priester	0	3	32	0	30
FB Patrick Quayle	0	1	10	0	5
TE Riddick Milanovich	0	1	27	0	29
TE Mel Vance	0	0	17	1	21

Special Teams Tackles

New England	Tackles	STPlays
Greg Henry	2	12
Darius Herndon	1	22
Brad Galloway	1	10

Buffalo	Tackles	STPlays
Greg Fulton	3	14
Victor Pallansch	2	14
Samuel Rudoff	1	18
Kaleb Mitchell	1	15
Malachi Tharaldson	1	15
Jeffrey Herndon	1	11

Participation

New England	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
G Andrew Sherrod	21	37	---	---	9	67
CB Colton Owens	---	---	32	30	1	63
S Nicolas Shupp	---	---	32	30	1	63
DE Darius Herndon	---	---	15	23	22	60
OLB Peter Biden	---	---	30	29	1	60
DE Preston Grier	---	---	29	29	1	59
C Fernando Cooley	21	37	---	---	---	58
T Alexander McGee	21	37	---	---	---	58
G Santiago Smoot	21	37	---	---	---	58
T Kendrick Harrison	21	37	---	---	---	58
WR Tristan Boone	20	37	---	---	---	57
DT Tyrell Imme	---	---	31	24	1	56
TE Devan Donovan	21	34	---	---	---	55
S Jorge Ellard	---	---	13	21	18	52
WR Dwight Fredericks	19	32	---	---	---	51
ILB Tom Gaylor	---	---	30	18	---	48
QB Hershel Compton	18	28	---	---	---	46
CB Zachary Burke	---	---	25	15	---	40
DT Darien Jamison	---	---	24	15	---	39
DE Eduardo Knauls	---	---	20	16	1	37
CB Corey Nixon	---	---	5	13	18	36
RB Axel Gray	11	23	---	---	1	35
TE Santiago Peterson	2	6	---	---	26	34
WR Jimmy Hawkes	10	18	---	---	4	32
RB Matthew Brister	2	4	---	---	26	32
OLB Herman Parker	---	---	4	2	25	31
DT Brad Galloway	---	---	7	12	10	29
ILB Ashton Washington	---	---	2	12	15	29
WR Sedrick Schroeder	1	6	---	---	18	25
CB Mario Stone	---	---	3	11	11	25
S Freddie Knight	---	---	17	8	---	25
TE Drake Blades	10	15	---	---	---	25
RB Rex Halvorsen	9	9	---	---	7	25
ILB Al Way	---	---	16	7	---	23
CB Jamie Manning	---	---	9	9	4	22
WR Santiago Flannery	0	1	---	---	17	18
QB Marty Wait	3	9	---	---	---	12
G Greg Henry	0	0	---	---	12	12
CB Donnell Gerdes	---	---	6	4	---	10
P Avery Galoob	0	0	---	---	9	9
C Randall Banta	0	0	---	---	9	9
C Dennis Henson	0	0	---	---	9	9
T Bucky Phillips	0	0	---	---	9	9
C Gerald Van Pelt	0	0	---	---	8	8
K Ronald Locklear	0	0	---	---	4	4
S Emmett Joseph	---	---	2	2	---	4

Buffalo	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
T Dean Barrett	32	30	---	---	11	73
G Brent Dressel	32	30	---	---	11	73
T Jeffrey Herndon	32	30	---	---	11	73
G Brayden Priester	32	30	---	---	11	73
WR Trenton Hargis	32	30	---	---	3	65
QB Bernard Martinez	32	30	---	---	---	62
C Jacob Stevenson	32	30	---	---	---	62
CB Pete Banks	---	---	21	37	1	59
S Perry Vasilatos	---	---	21	37	1	59
CB Dwayne Cochrane	---	---	20	37	1	58
CB Enrique Light	---	---	21	36	1	58
OLB Greg Fulton	---	---	18	25	14	57
TE Riddick Milanovich	27	29	---	---	---	56
WR Kaleb Mitchell	19	19	---	---	15	53
DE Al Terry	---	---	18	32	1	51
RB Samuel Rudoff	19	11	---	---	18	48
OLB Micah Sheldon	---	---	2	12	26	40
TE Mel Vance	17	21	---	---	---	38
OLB Victor Pallansch	---	---	11	12	14	37
CB Camden Hinderliter	---	---	11	16	9	36
OLB Reggie Bell	---	---	11	24	1	36
DE Winston Myers	---	---	12	22	1	35
ILB Joe Qualizza	---	---	10	23	1	34
TE Ryan Brotzman	5	3	---	---	26	34
ILB Tristan Woodard	---	---	9	12	11	32
FB Patrick Quayle	10	5	---	---	16	31
DT Rusty Donaldson	---	---	11	19	---	30
RB Sean Ross	13	16	---	---	---	29
S Malachi Tharaldson	---	---	1	12	15	28
DE Sergio Newton	---	---	11	16	---	27
WR Chuck Moline	5	5	---	---	16	26
OLB Norm Wynn	---	---	11	13	---	24
DT Buddy Gidley	---	---	10	9	---	19
DT Rodolfo Bastianelli	---	---	1	9	9	19
WR Arturo Whiting	8	8	---	---	---	16
S Roderick Solari	---	---	1	0	15	16
DE Cesar Hayes	---	---	0	4	8	12
P Otis Bobo	0	0	---	---	11	11
WR Sawyer Sanders	5	3	---	---	3	11
C Robert McDonald	0	0	---	---	11	11
K Bradley Griffith	0	0	---	---	5	5
QB Abraham Gaylor	0	0	---	---	---	0
C Barry Schweitzer	0	0	---	---	---	0
QB Kenyon Fortune	0	0	---	---	---	0
T Brenden Adams	0	0	---	---	---	0
DE Ramon Hanson	---	---	0	0	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	2	1	0.5
Middle	13	17	1.3
Right	6	14	2.3
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	6	9	1.5
Middle	19	21	1.1
Right	6	29	4.8
None	1	-1	-1.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Hershel Compton	27	18	1	0	1	2	3	2	2
Marty Wait	9	5	1	2	0	1	1	1	0

Buffalo	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Bernard Martinez	27	19	1	1	1	1	3	3	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	7	6	43	6.1
Short (0-8 Yds)	15	10	76	5.1
Medium (9-18 Yds)	10	6	93	9.3
Long (19+ Yds)	4	1	92	23.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	0	0	0	0.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	15	13	99	6.6
Medium (9-18 Yds)	8	5	69	8.6
Long (19+ Yds)	4	1	17	4.3

Detailed Receiving Statistics

New England	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Tristan Boone	12	8	1	161	1	37
TE Devan Donovan	7	4	0	66	1	34
WR Jimmy Hawkes	6	4	0	23	0	18
WR Dwight Fredericks	2	1	0	4	0	32
WR Sedrick Schroeder	2	1	0	7	0	6
RB Axel Gray	2	2	0	20	0	23
TE Santiago Peterson	2	1	0	15	0	6
RB Rex Halvorsen	2	1	0	1	0	9
TE Drake Blades	1	1	0	7	0	15

Buffalo	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Trenton Hargis	9	4	0	35	0	30
TE Riddick Milanovich	4	3	0	28	0	29
RB Samuel Rudoff	3	3	0	16	0	11
TE Mel Vance	3	2	1	29	1	21
WR Kaleb Mitchell	2	2	0	28	0	19
TE Ryan Brotzman	2	1	0	11	0	3
WR Chuck Moline	1	1	0	11	0	5
WR Sawyer Sanders	1	1	0	17	0	3
RB Sean Ross	1	1	0	11	0	16
WR Arturo Whiting	1	1	0	-1	0	8

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

New England	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

Buffalo	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Sean Ross	2	4	2.00	2.62
QB Bernard Martinez	1	-1	-1.00	1.00
RB Samuel Rudoff	1	-1	-1.00	1.29

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg

Buffalo	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Bernard Martinez	1	1	5	5.00	6.85

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

New England	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg

Buffalo	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Riddick Milanovich	1	1	5	5.00	7.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

New England	Rushes	Conversions
RB Axel Gray	1	0
RB Rex Halvorsen	1	0

Buffalo	Rushes	Conversions
RB Sean Ross	3	0
RB Samuel Rudoff	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Comp	Conversions
Hershel Compton	7	4	1
Marty Wait	3	2	1

Buffalo	Att	Comp	Conversions
Bernard Martinez	10	7	5

Third Down Receiving Statistics

New England	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Tristan Boone	6	4	2
WR Jimmy Hawkes	2	1	0
TE Devan Donovan	1	0	0
RB Axel Gray	1	1	0

Buffalo	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Trenton Hargis	4	1	1
TE Mel Vance	2	2	2
TE Riddick Milanovich	2	2	1
TE Ryan Brotzman	1	1	1
RB Sean Ross	1	1	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 60,800 (75,300 capacity)
Upper Deck 18,700 (23,100)
End Zone 12,800 (16,700)
Mezzanine 8,000 (9,600)
Sideline Seats 11,800 (14,800)
Club Seats 7,500 (8,900)
Luxury Boxes 2,000 (2,200)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	60,800 (75,300 capacity)
Upper Deck	18,700 (23,100)
End Zone	12,800 (16,700)
Mezzanine	8,000 (9,600)
Sideline Seats	11,800 (14,800)
Club Seats	7,500 (8,900)
Luxury Boxes	2,000 (2,200)