Week 15, 2079

played in New England, MA

30 degrees, fair, 3 mph wind

Buffalo Bills	14	10	7	7	-	38
New England Patriots	0	14	3	0	-	17

Scoring Summary
1Q: 08:48 BUF - Malachi Tharaldson 90 fumble return (Alvin Scott extra point)
1Q: 05:47 BUF - J.T. Lofton recovered blocked punt in end zone (Alvin Scott extra point)
2Q: 10:04 NED - Larry Smistad 8 pass from Hershel Compton (Lewis Barton extra point)
2Q: 05:41 BUF - Riddick Milanovich 10 pass from Dalton Kaplan (Alvin Scott extra point)
2Q: 03:57 NED - Rex Halvorsen 11 pass from Hershel Compton (Lewis Barton extra point)
2Q: 01:45 BUF - Alvin Scott 48 field goal
3Q: 06:19 BUF - Caleb Meadows 73 interception return (Alvin Scott extra point)
3Q: 03:27 NED - Lewis Barton 36 field goal
4Q: 01:46 BUF - Tony Fisher 8 run (Alvin Scott extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 08:48 BUF - Malachi Tharaldson 90 fumble return (Alvin Scott extra point)
1Q: 05:47 BUF - J.T. Lofton recovered blocked punt in end zone (Alvin Scott extra point)
2Q: 10:04 NED - Larry Smistad 8 pass from Hershel Compton (Lewis Barton extra point)
2Q: 05:41 BUF - Riddick Milanovich 10 pass from Dalton Kaplan (Alvin Scott extra point)
2Q: 03:57 NED - Rex Halvorsen 11 pass from Hershel Compton (Lewis Barton extra point)
2Q: 01:45 BUF - Alvin Scott 48 field goal
3Q: 06:19 BUF - Caleb Meadows 73 interception return (Alvin Scott extra point)
3Q: 03:27 NED - Lewis Barton 36 field goal
4Q: 01:46 BUF - Tony Fisher 8 run (Alvin Scott extra point)

Team Statistics BUF NED
Record 6-7-1 5-9
First Downs 10 24
- by Rushing 7 8
- by Passing 3 15
- by Penalty 0 1
Total Net Yards 203 412
- Offensive Plays 41 79
- Yards per Play 4.95 5.22
Net Rushing Yards 147 122
- Rushing Attempts 28 32
- Yards per Rush 5.25 3.81
Net Passing Yards 56 290
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 13 - 10 - 0 47 - 30 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 56 290
- Sacks/Yards Lost 0/0 0/0
- Yards per Pass Play 4.31 6.17
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 1/1
3rd Down Conversions 0/8 3/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 9.5 6.8
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/3
Penalties/Yards 5/40 4/28
Punt Returns/Yards 1/9 4/38
Kick Returns/Yards 3/105 5/120
Interception Ret./Yards 1/73 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 2 4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/0 2/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 35 OWN 29
Time of Possession 22:48 37:12

Team Statistics	BUF	NED
Record	6-7-1	5-9
First Downs	10	24
- by Rushing	7	8
- by Passing	3	15
- by Penalty	0	1
Total Net Yards	203	412
- Offensive Plays	41	79
- Yards per Play	4.95	5.22
Net Rushing Yards	147	122
- Rushing Attempts	28	32
- Yards per Rush	5.25	3.81
Net Passing Yards	56	290
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	13 - 10 - 0	47 - 30 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	56	290
- Sacks/Yards Lost	0/0	0/0
- Yards per Pass Play	4.31	6.17
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	1/1
3rd Down Conversions	0/8	3/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	9.5	6.8
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/3
Penalties/Yards	5/40	4/28
Punt Returns/Yards	1/9	4/38
Kick Returns/Yards	3/105	5/120
Interception Ret./Yards	1/73	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	2	4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/0	2/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 35	OWN 29
Time of Possession	22:48	37:12

Drive Charts

Buffalo Bills
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	1:57	2:38	OWN 20	6	10	Punt
2	9:56	4:22	OWN 24	7	76	Touchdown
2	3:46	2:07	OWN 25	5	44	Field Goal
2	0:26	0:26	OWN 12	1	4	Half
3	15:00	3:02	OWN 28	4	13	Punt
3	3:19	1:22	OPP 27	3	-4	Punt
3	0:59	1:44	OWN 38	3	4	Punt
4	10:42	1:55	OWN 20	3	1	Punt
4	7:02	2:21	OWN 17	3	7	Punt
4	3:39	1:09	OWN 47	3	5	Punt
4	2:03	0:24	OPP 25	3	25	Touchdown
4	0:23	0:23	OWN 43	1	-2	Game

New England Patriots
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	6:23	OWN 30	10	60	Fumble
1	8:37	3:03	OWN 33	5	13	Punt
1	5:34	3:37	OWN 9	5	42	Punt
2	14:19	4:23	OWN 41	8	59	Touchdown
2	5:34	1:48	OWN 25	6	75	Touchdown
2	1:39	1:13	OWN 36	3	5	Punt
3	11:58	5:51	OWN 23	11	47	Interception
3	6:07	2:48	OWN 42	5	39	Field Goal
3	1:57	0:58	OWN 20	3	0	Punt
4	14:15	3:33	OWN 26	6	21	Punt
4	8:47	1:45	OWN 41	3	4	Punt
4	4:41	1:02	OWN 38	5	15	Downs
4	2:30	0:27	OWN 20	4	5	Downs
4	1:39	1:16	OWN 30	5	27	Downs

Game MVP: Hershel Compton, New England Patriots

Rushing Statistics

Buffalo	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB Tony Fisher	15	68	4.53	14	3	1
RB Tre Keith	12	81	6.75	37	4	0
QB Dalton Kaplan	1	-2	-2.00	-2	0	0

New England	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
RB Brock Marsh	11	55	5.00	21	2
RB Rex Halvorsen	10	9	0.90	9	0
RB Justin Clary	6	24	4.00	13	1
QB Hershel Compton	3	17	5.67	10	1
WR Frank Stegeman	2	17	8.50	15	1

Passing Statistics

Buffalo	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Dalton Kaplan	13	10	56	0/0	1	16	0	109.7

New England	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Hershel Compton	47	30	290	0/0	2	33	1	86.3

Receiving Statistics

Buffalo	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
TE Riddick Milanovich	4	5	29	7.25	4	12	1
RB Tony Fisher	2	2	0	0.00	0	1	0
WR J.T. Sloan	2	2	25	12.50	1	16	0
WR Mickey Foster	2	3	2	1.00	0	3	0
RB Miles Wilkins	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

New England	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Tristan Boone	10	18	112	11.20	43	33	0
WR Lukas Moody	8	12	88	11.00	32	24	0
RB Rex Halvorsen	4	5	33	8.25	11	11	1
TE Larry Smistad	3	4	13	4.33	0	8	1
WR Frank Stegeman	2	3	25	12.50	17	23	0
TE Nick Foreman	1	1	12	12.00	0	12	0
RB Brock Marsh	1	2	-1	-1.00	0	-1	0
TE Tyrone Polamalu	1	1	8	8.00	0	8	0
RB Justin Clary	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Buffalo	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Caleb Meadows	1	73	73.00	1

New England	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Buffalo	Recov	Force	TD
S Malachi Tharaldson	1	0	1
CB Cristian Ballard	0	1	0
OLB J.T. Lofton	0	0	1

New England	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
WR Tristan Boone	1	0	0	0

Punting Statistics

Buffalo	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Otis Bobo	7	290	41.4	30.3	49	2

New England	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Avery Galoob	6	238	39.7	31.5	53	2

Kicking Statistics

Buffalo	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Alvin Scott	1/1	1/1	0/0	48	5/5

New England	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Lewis Barton	1/1	0/0	0/0	36	2/2

Punt Return Statistics

Buffalo	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Pete Banks	1	9	9.0	0

New England	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Jamie Manning	4	38	9.5	0

Kick Return Statistics

Buffalo	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Pete Banks	2	38	19.0	0
J.T. Sloan	1	67	67.0	0

New England	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Lukas Moody	5	120	24.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Buffalo	Tack	Asst	RPlay	PPlay
DE Al Terry	7	0	26	37
S Malachi Tharaldson	6	2	32	47
S Caleb Meadows	6	2	28	38
ILB Tristan Woodard	6	1	30	39
OLB Greg Fulton	5	1	21	32
OLB J.T. Lofton	5	1	16	17
DT Rodolfo Bastianelli	4	2	21	31
CB Pete Banks	3	3	29	36
S Perry Vasilatos	3	0	6	17
CB Dwayne Cochrane	2	2	31	37
OLB Reggie Bell	2	2	12	23
OLB Nathan Howard	2	1	29	28
DE Percy O'Neal	2	1	14	19
DE Josue Dennis	2	1	19	28
DT Buddy Gidley	1	2	11	16
S Phil Roberson	1	2	16	35
CB Cristian Ballard	1	0	1	8
CB Jalen Gohn	1	0	3	13
DE Sergio Newton	0	1	4	10
DE Louis Lim	0	1	2	3

New England	Tack	Asst	RPlay	PPlay
DE Preston Grier	4	1	26	12
S Jorge Ellard	4	0	19	7
ILB Bill Mayes	4	0	28	13
OLB Peter Biden	3	4	28	13
DT Darien Jamison	3	2	25	6
CB Liam Heiser	3	1	26	11
DE J.B. Garrett	3	1	25	13
S Julio Plichta	2	1	9	6
OLB Jordan Whalen	2	1	8	3
DT Tyrell Imme	2	0	22	5
CB Nicky Gray	2	0	25	11
S Nicolas Shupp	1	1	28	13
CB Jamie Manning	1	0	17	3
DT Joey Collins	1	0	1	4
CB Malachi Clayton	0	1	6	4
CB Melvin Wilkins	0	1	2	6

Pass Rush Statistics

Buffalo	Block	Hurry	PPlay
DE Josue Dennis	2	0	28
DE Sergio Newton	1	0	10
DE Al Terry	0	2	37
DT Rodolfo Bastianelli	0	2	31
DE Percy O'Neal	0	1	19

New England	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Preston Grier	0.0	0	1	1	12
DT Darien Jamison	0.0	0	0	1	6

Pass Defense Statistics

Buffalo	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S Malachi Tharaldson	5	1	0	47
S Caleb Meadows	4	0	1	38
CB Pete Banks	2	1	0	36
ILB Tristan Woodard	2	1	0	39
OLB Greg Fulton	2	0	0	32
OLB Reggie Bell	2	0	0	23
DE Al Terry	2	0	0	37
OLB J.T. Lofton	2	0	0	17
CB Cristian Ballard	2	0	0	8
CB Jalen Gohn	1	1	0	13
S Perry Vasilatos	1	0	0	17
OLB Nathan Howard	1	0	0	28
CB Dwayne Cochrane	1	0	0	37
DE Percy O'Neal	1	0	0	19
S Phil Roberson	1	0	0	35
DT Rodolfo Bastianelli	1	0	0	31

New England	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
ILB Bill Mayes	3	0	13
S Jorge Ellard	2	0	7
S Julio Plichta	1	0	6
OLB Peter Biden	1	0	13
OLB Jordan Whalen	1	0	3
CB Nicky Gray	1	0	11
DT Joey Collins	1	0	4
CB Jamie Manning	0	1	3

Blocking Statistics

Buffalo	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	PPly
C Jacob Stevenson	3	7	1	28	13
T Brenden Adams	2	7	0	28	13
T Jeffrey Herndon	2	3	0	28	13
G Brent Dressel	1	5	0	28	13
G Neal Rasmussen	0	4	0	28	13
TE Mel Vance	0	1	0	5	7

New England	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	PPly
G Andrew Sherrod	5	10	0	32	47
T Stephen Johnston	3	7	0	32	47
G Santiago Smoot	2	5	1	32	47
TE Tyrone Polamalu	1	1	0	7	4
C Kai Gulden	0	5	0	32	47
T Chad Hoffman	0	1	0	32	47

Special Teams Tackles

Buffalo	Tackles	STPlays
Tony Fisher	3	25
Greg Fulton	1	25
J.T. Lofton	1	24
Sawyer Sanders	1	18
Cristian Ballard	1	17
Malachi Tharaldson	1	15
Miles Wilkins	1	12

New England	Tackles	STPlays
J.B. Garrett	2	11
Nick Foreman	1	25
Brock Marsh	1	17

Participation

Buffalo	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
S Malachi Tharaldson	---	---	32	47	15	94
OLB Greg Fulton	---	---	21	32	25	78
CB Pete Banks	---	---	29	36	11	76
ILB Tristan Woodard	---	---	30	39	1	70
CB Dwayne Cochrane	---	---	31	37	---	68
S Caleb Meadows	---	---	28	38	1	67
DE Al Terry	---	---	26	37	---	63
OLB Nathan Howard	---	---	29	28	---	57
OLB J.T. Lofton	---	---	16	17	24	57
TE Riddick Milanovich	27	13	---	---	13	53
DT Rodolfo Bastianelli	---	---	21	31	1	53
RB Tony Fisher	15	13	---	---	25	53
S Phil Roberson	---	---	16	35	1	52
C Jacob Stevenson	28	13	---	---	8	49
G Neal Rasmussen	28	13	---	---	8	49
DE Josue Dennis	---	---	19	28	1	48
WR J.T. Sloan	25	12	---	---	11	48
WR Mickey Foster	27	13	---	---	4	44
G Brent Dressel	28	13	---	---	---	41
T Jeffrey Herndon	28	13	---	---	---	41
T Brenden Adams	28	13	---	---	---	41
QB Dalton Kaplan	28	13	---	---	---	41
S Perry Vasilatos	---	---	6	17	17	40
OLB Reggie Bell	---	---	12	23	1	36
DE Percy O'Neal	---	---	14	19	1	34
DT Buddy Gidley	---	---	11	16	6	33
CB Cristian Ballard	---	---	1	8	17	26
WR Sawyer Sanders	5	1	---	---	18	24
WR Ernest Reeves	18	5	---	---	---	23
CB Jalen Gohn	---	---	3	13	7	23
TE Corwin Abrams	1	0	---	---	20	21
RB Miles Wilkins	4	1	---	---	12	17
DE Sergio Newton	---	---	4	10	---	14
RB Tre Keith	13	0	---	---	---	13
TE Mel Vance	5	7	---	---	---	12
DE Louis Lim	---	---	2	3	6	11
P Otis Bobo	0	0	---	---	8	8
C Robert McDonald	0	0	---	---	8	8
K Alvin Scott	0	0	---	---	8	8
T Timothy Lane	0	0	---	---	8	8
ILB Joe Qualizza	---	---	1	3	---	4
QB Nick Staton	0	0	---	---	---	0
G Jimmie Dunn	0	0	---	---	---	0
WR Dwayne Cheung	0	0	---	---	---	0
DT Lamont Lyon	---	---	0	0	---	0
S Derrick Massicott	---	---	0	0	---	0

New England	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
T Stephen Johnston	32	47	---	---	7	86
G Andrew Sherrod	32	47	---	---	7	86
QB Hershel Compton	32	47	---	---	---	79
T Chad Hoffman	32	47	---	---	---	79
G Santiago Smoot	32	47	---	---	---	79
C Kai Gulden	32	47	---	---	---	79
WR Tristan Boone	30	44	---	---	---	74
WR Dominic Blair	26	39	---	---	---	65
TE Larry Smistad	24	38	---	---	---	62
TE Nick Foreman	14	20	---	---	25	59
WR Lukas Moody	18	28	---	---	7	53
DE J.B. Garrett	---	---	25	13	11	49
RB Justin Clary	7	15	---	---	25	47
RB Brock Marsh	13	15	---	---	17	45
S Jorge Ellard	---	---	19	7	18	44
S Nicolas Shupp	---	---	28	13	1	42
OLB Peter Biden	---	---	28	13	1	42
ILB Bill Mayes	---	---	28	13	1	42
DE Preston Grier	---	---	26	12	1	39
RB Rex Halvorsen	14	20	---	---	5	39
CB Nicky Gray	---	---	25	11	1	37
CB Liam Heiser	---	---	26	11	---	37
CB Jamie Manning	---	---	17	3	14	34
DT Darien Jamison	---	---	25	6	1	32
WR Frank Stegeman	3	9	---	---	19	31
CB Malachi Clayton	---	---	6	4	19	29
DT Tyrell Imme	---	---	22	5	1	28
DT Daniel Tatum	---	---	8	11	7	26
OLB Anthony Strong	---	---	0	1	24	25
S Julio Plichta	---	---	9	6	1	16
CB Melvin Wilkins	---	---	2	6	7	15
ILB Raymond Mueller	---	---	0	0	14	14
DE Luther Dore	---	---	5	1	7	13
OLB Jordan Whalen	---	---	8	3	1	12
WR Terrence Osorio	0	0	---	---	11	11
TE Tyrone Polamalu	7	4	---	---	---	11
P Avery Galoob	0	0	---	---	7	7
C Dennis Henson	0	0	---	---	7	7
G Kurt Hitchcock	0	0	---	---	7	7
TE Eduardo Christian	4	3	---	---	---	7
T Dave Marrero	0	0	---	---	7	7
K Lewis Barton	0	0	---	---	5	5
DT Joey Collins	---	---	1	4	---	5
QB Marty Wait	0	0	---	---	---	0
DE Theodore Taninecz	---	---	0	0	---	0
C Ruben Dail	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	5	20	4.0
Middle	17	74	4.4
Right	5	55	11.0
None	1	-2	-2.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	10	32	3.2
Middle	14	66	4.7
Right	8	24	3.0
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Buffalo	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Dalton Kaplan	13	10	0	0	1	1	1	2	0

New England	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Hershel Compton	47	30	4	3	1	4	5	0	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	2	1	1	0.5
Short (0-8 Yds)	6	5	14	2.3
Medium (9-18 Yds)	5	4	41	8.2
Long (19+ Yds)	0	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	9	6	39	4.3
Short (0-8 Yds)	20	15	95	4.8
Medium (9-18 Yds)	14	8	123	8.8
Long (19+ Yds)	4	1	33	8.3

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Buffalo	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	PPlay
TE Riddick Milanovich	5	4	1	29	13
WR Mickey Foster	3	2	0	2	13
RB Tony Fisher	2	2	0	0	13
WR J.T. Sloan	2	2	0	25	12
RB Miles Wilkins	1	0	0	0	1

New England	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Tristan Boone	18	10	1	112	2	44
WR Lukas Moody	12	8	0	88	1	28
RB Rex Halvorsen	5	4	0	33	0	20
TE Larry Smistad	4	3	0	13	0	38
WR Frank Stegeman	3	2	0	25	1	9
RB Brock Marsh	2	1	0	-1	0	15
TE Nick Foreman	1	1	0	12	0	20
RB Justin Clary	1	0	0	0	0	15
TE Tyrone Polamalu	1	1	0	8	0	4

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Buffalo	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Tony Fisher	2	11	5.50	4.53

New England	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Rex Halvorsen	2	-7	-3.50	0.90
RB Brock Marsh	1	1	1.00	5.00

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Buffalo	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Dalton Kaplan	1	1	10	10.00	4.31

New England	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Hershel Compton	3	3	23	7.67	6.17

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Buffalo	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Riddick Milanovich	1	1	10	10.00	5.80

New England	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Tristan Boone	1	1	4	4.00	6.22
TE Larry Smistad	1	1	8	8.00	3.25
RB Rex Halvorsen	1	1	11	11.00	6.60

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Buffalo	Rushes	Conversions
RB Tony Fisher	2	0

New England	Rushes	Conversions
RB Rex Halvorsen	2	0
RB Justin Clary	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Buffalo	Att	Comp	Conversions
Dalton Kaplan	6	5	0

New England	Att	Comp	Conversions
Hershel Compton	11	8	3

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Buffalo	Targ	Catch
TE Riddick Milanovich	2	1
RB Tony Fisher	2	2
WR J.T. Sloan	1	1
WR Mickey Foster	1	1

New England	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Lukas Moody	5	4	3
WR Tristan Boone	4	2	0
TE Larry Smistad	1	1	0
WR Frank Stegeman	1	1	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 75,000 (75,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 18,100 (18,100)
End Zone 13,000 (13,000)
Mezzanine 7,500 (7,500)
Sideline Seats 11,500 (11,500)
Club Seats 15,000 (15,000)
Luxury Boxes 9,900 (9,900)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	75,000 (75,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	18,100 (18,100)
End Zone	13,000 (13,000)
Mezzanine	7,500 (7,500)
Sideline Seats	11,500 (11,500)
Club Seats	15,000 (15,000)
Luxury Boxes	9,900 (9,900)