Week 1, 2083

played in New England, MA

53 degrees, fair, 5 mph wind

Buffalo Bills	7	13	7	0	-	27
New England Patriots	0	0	7	7	-	14

Scoring Summary
1Q: 04:52 BUF - Micah Compton 9 run (Alvin Scott extra point)
2Q: 13:59 BUF - Tony Fisher 5 run (Alvin Scott extra point)
2Q: 06:41 BUF - Alvin Scott 21 field goal
2Q: 01:05 BUF - Alvin Scott 36 field goal
3Q: 07:53 BUF - Riddick Milanovich 4 pass from Dalton Kaplan (Alvin Scott extra point)
3Q: 02:30 NED - Erick Kramer 14 pass from Devonte Leyes (Neal Politopoulos extra point)
4Q: 09:30 NED - Devonte Leyes 9 run (Neal Politopoulos extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 04:52 BUF - Micah Compton 9 run (Alvin Scott extra point)
2Q: 13:59 BUF - Tony Fisher 5 run (Alvin Scott extra point)
2Q: 06:41 BUF - Alvin Scott 21 field goal
2Q: 01:05 BUF - Alvin Scott 36 field goal
3Q: 07:53 BUF - Riddick Milanovich 4 pass from Dalton Kaplan (Alvin Scott extra point)
3Q: 02:30 NED - Erick Kramer 14 pass from Devonte Leyes (Neal Politopoulos extra point)
4Q: 09:30 NED - Devonte Leyes 9 run (Neal Politopoulos extra point)

Team Statistics BUF NED
Record 1-0 0-1
First Downs 25 12
- by Rushing 10 4
- by Passing 12 8
- by Penalty 3 0
Total Net Yards 418 218
- Offensive Plays 78 49
- Yards per Play 5.36 4.45
Net Rushing Yards 194 58
- Rushing Attempts 37 16
- Yards per Rush 5.24 3.63
Net Passing Yards 224 160
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 40 - 26 - 0 31 - 21 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards 231 167
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/7 2/7
- Yards per Pass Play 5.46 4.85
Fumbles/Lost 1/0 1/1
3rd Down Conversions 7/16 3/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.1 7.3
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 7/45 6/34
Punt Returns/Yards 3/10 6/60
Kick Returns/Yards 1/22 5/105
Interception Ret./Yards 2/0 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 5 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 3/2 2/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 21 OWN 38
Time of Possession 36:43 23:17

Team Statistics	BUF	NED
Record	1-0	0-1
First Downs	25	12
- by Rushing	10	4
- by Passing	12	8
- by Penalty	3	0
Total Net Yards	418	218
- Offensive Plays	78	49
- Yards per Play	5.36	4.45
Net Rushing Yards	194	58
- Rushing Attempts	37	16
- Yards per Rush	5.24	3.63
Net Passing Yards	224	160
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	40 - 26 - 0	31 - 21 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards	231	167
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/7	2/7
- Yards per Pass Play	5.46	4.85
Fumbles/Lost	1/0	1/1
3rd Down Conversions	7/16	3/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.1	7.3
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	7/45	6/34
Punt Returns/Yards	3/10	6/60
Kick Returns/Yards	1/22	5/105
Interception Ret./Yards	2/0	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	5	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	3/2	2/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 21	OWN 38
Time of Possession	36:43	23:17

Drive Charts

Buffalo Bills
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	11:03	6:20	OWN 4	13	96	Touchdown
1	0:51	2:00	OWN 31	7	69	Touchdown
2	11:14	4:38	OWN 8	10	88	Field Goal
2	5:19	4:22	OWN 22	11	59	Field Goal
3	15:00	7:13	OWN 25	13	75	Touchdown
3	5:39	1:10	OWN 4	3	9	Punt
3	2:19	1:18	OWN 26	3	1	Punt
3	0:06	0:17	OWN 34	3	6	Punt
4	12:38	1:04	OWN 19	3	-13	Punt
4	9:21	1:31	OWN 25	3	-8	Punt
4	6:19	2:27	OWN 17	3	-1	Punt
4	2:44	2:23	OWN 5	6	18	Punt
4	0:21	0:21	OPP 45	1	-2	Game

New England Patriots
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	3:57	OWN 26	7	31	Punt
1	4:43	3:52	OWN 40	6	26	Interception
2	13:51	2:37	OWN 27	3	2	Punt
2	6:36	1:17	OWN 25	3	3	Punt
2	0:57	0:57	OWN 37	3	8	Punt
3	7:47	2:08	OWN 27	3	6	Punt
3	4:29	2:10	OPP 46	5	46	Touchdown
3	1:01	0:55	OWN 37	3	2	Punt
4	14:49	2:11	OWN 25	4	19	Punt
4	11:34	2:13	OPP 42	5	42	Touchdown
4	7:50	1:31	OWN 49	3	-5	Punt
4	3:52	1:08	OPP 40	4	28	Interception

Game MVP: Dalton Kaplan, Buffalo Bills

Rushing Statistics

Buffalo	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB Micah Compton	30	170	5.67	27	6	1
RB Tony Fisher	5	18	3.60	7	0	1
QB Dalton Kaplan	2	6	3.00	8	0	0

New England	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB Brock Marsh	8	19	2.38	13	1	0
RB Amos Humphries	6	25	4.17	15	1	0
QB Devonte Leyes	2	14	7.00	9	0	1

Passing Statistics

Buffalo	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Dalton Kaplan	40	26	231	1/7	1	39	0	88.6

New England	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Brent Croxton	18	13	82	1/1	0	17	1	58.1
Devonte Leyes	13	8	85	1/6	1	23	1	74.1

Receiving Statistics

Buffalo	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
TE Riddick Milanovich	6	6	76	12.67	55	39	1
WR Nate Petzold	6	9	39	6.50	6	11	0
WR J.T. Sloan	3	4	49	16.33	17	32	0
RB Micah Compton	3	5	27	9.00	12	19	0
WR Jesse Humphries	2	6	6	3.00	0	3	0
WR Dwayne Cheung	2	4	4	2.00	0	3	0
TE Nate Tuck	2	2	3	1.50	0	4	0
RB Tony Fisher	1	2	16	16.00	12	16	0
TE Corwin Abrams	1	2	11	11.00	0	11	0

New England	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Ernest Reeves	5	5	71	14.20	22	23	0
WR Chase Money	5	7	27	5.40	11	11	0
TE Taylor Clemons	4	9	30	7.50	1	11	0
RB Amos Humphries	3	4	4	1.33	0	7	0
RB Brock Marsh	1	2	13	13.00	12	13	0
TE Tyrone Polamalu	1	1	2	2.00	0	2	0
TE Paul Brinkman	1	1	6	6.00	7	6	0
WR Erick Kramer	1	2	14	14.00	8	14	1

Interception Statistics

Buffalo	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Malachi Tharaldson	2	0	0.00	0

New England	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Buffalo	Fumb	Recov	Force
RB Micah Compton	1	0	0
C Fred Jones	0	1	0
C Jacob Stevenson	0	1	0
TE Nate Tuck	0	0	1

New England	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
S Herb Shapiro	1	0	0	0
S Casey Denyer	0	0	1	0

Punting Statistics

Buffalo	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Irv Matsko	7	290	41.4	32.9	49	0

New England	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Connor Conlan	8	382	47.8	46.5	63	6

Kicking Statistics

Buffalo	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Alvin Scott	2/2	0/0	0/0	36	3/3

New England	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Neal Politopoulos	0/0	0/0	0/0	0	2/2

Punt Return Statistics

Buffalo	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Nate Petzold	3	10	3.3	0

New England	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Herb Shapiro	6	60	10.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Buffalo	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Les Bonneau	1	22	22.0	0

New England	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Sherman Patton	3	62	20.7	0
Eric Beach	2	43	21.5	0

Defensive Statistics

Buffalo	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Malachi Tharaldson	9	1	0.0	16	33
S Caleb Meadows	7	1	0.0	15	30
OLB Pete Kredell	4	3	0.0	16	17
CB Carl Feazell	3	4	0.0	15	19
OLB Donnell Free	3	2	0.0	4	20
DE Devin Briggs	2	0	1.0	0	16
DE Al Terry	2	3	0.0	16	19
ILB Walter Fletcher	2	1	0.0	16	31
CB C.J. Wanamaker	2	0	0.0	15	30
DE Karl Reilly	1	1	0.0	16	19
OLB Anthony Strong	1	0	0.0	0	3
CB Damian Horner	1	0	0.0	1	4
DT Rodolfo Bastianelli	0	1	0.5	16	23
DE Josue Dennis	0	1	0.5	0	12
CB Dwayne Cochrane	0	2	0.0	11	23
CB Lonnie Karluk	0	1	0.0	3	20

New England	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
CB Eric Beach	10	1	0.0	35	40
ILB Sammie Hardy	8	3	0.0	36	41
S Carson Schneider	7	6	0.0	34	32
OLB Edward Faber	6	2	0.0	35	39
OLB Levi Fence	6	0	0.0	9	20
S Herb Shapiro	5	2	0.0	35	38
DT Joey Collins	4	3	0.5	36	39
CB Melvin Wilkins	4	1	0.0	34	40
DE J.B. Garrett	3	2	0.0	35	40
CB Nicholas Boyd	2	1	0.0	29	14
DE Norbert Mardeusz	1	0	0.5	4	18
S Casey Denyer	1	2	0.0	4	12
DT Louis Kinney	1	0	0.0	29	23
DE Thurman Horner	1	0	0.0	35	28
RB Brock Marsh	1	0	---	---	---
RB Amos Humphries	1	0	---	---	---
DE Louis Collier	0	1	0.0	10	16

Pass Rush Statistics

Buffalo	Sack	Hurry	PPlay
DE Devin Briggs	1.0	0	16
DT Rodolfo Bastianelli	0.5	0	23
DE Josue Dennis	0.5	0	12
DE Karl Reilly	0.0	1	19

New England	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Norbert Mardeusz	0.5	0	2	1	18
DT Joey Collins	0.5	0	0	0	39
DE Thurman Horner	0.0	1	1	0	28
DT Louis Kinney	0.0	0	2	0	23
OLB Levi Fence	0.0	0	1	0	20

Pass Defense Statistics

Buffalo	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S Malachi Tharaldson	6	1	2	33
S Caleb Meadows	5	0	0	30
OLB Donnell Free	3	0	0	20
OLB Pete Kredell	2	0	0	17
CB C.J. Wanamaker	2	0	0	30
OLB Anthony Strong	1	0	0	3
CB Damian Horner	1	0	0	4
ILB Walter Fletcher	1	0	0	31

New England	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Eric Beach	7	1	40
CB Melvin Wilkins	4	0	40
OLB Edward Faber	4	0	39
ILB Sammie Hardy	3	1	41
OLB Levi Fence	3	0	20
S Carson Schneider	2	1	32
S Herb Shapiro	2	0	38
DT Joey Collins	1	0	39

Blocking Statistics

Buffalo	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
C Jacob Stevenson	5	13	37	0	41
G Brent Dressel	4	7	37	0	41
G Xavier Liles	4	5	37	0	41
T Duane Linville	2	3	37	0	41
T Rodolfo Caldwell	1	5	37	1	41
TE Nate Tuck	0	2	11	0	24

New England	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
T Alfred Hoover	2	3	16	1	33
C Rickey Hoard	2	3	16	1	33
G Santiago Smoot	0	5	16	0	33
G Andrew Sherrod	0	2	16	0	33
T Cris Feaser	0	1	16	0	33

Special Teams Tackles

Buffalo	Tackles	STPlays
Nate Tuck	3	17
Fred Jones	3	15
Tony Fisher	2	26
Corwin Abrams	2	25
Kurt Parsley	1	17

New England	Tackles	STPlays
Lukas Thomason	1	24
Amos Humphries	1	24
Carson Schneider	1	11
Nicholas Boyd	1	10

Participation

Buffalo	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
T Rodolfo Caldwell	37	41	---	---	9	87
T Duane Linville	37	41	---	---	7	85
G Xavier Liles	37	41	---	---	---	78
G Brent Dressel	37	41	---	---	---	78
C Jacob Stevenson	37	41	---	---	---	78
QB Dalton Kaplan	37	41	---	---	---	78
TE Riddick Milanovich	33	39	---	---	---	72
WR J.T. Sloan	35	35	---	---	---	70
RB Micah Compton	32	25	---	---	1	58
WR Jesse Humphries	32	24	---	---	---	56
WR Dwayne Cheung	27	17	---	---	8	52
TE Nate Tuck	11	24	---	---	17	52
S Malachi Tharaldson	---	---	16	33	---	49
ILB Walter Fletcher	---	---	16	31	---	47
RB Tony Fisher	6	14	---	---	26	46
CB C.J. Wanamaker	---	---	15	30	---	45
S Caleb Meadows	---	---	15	30	---	45
WR Nate Petzold	9	20	---	---	12	41
DT Rodolfo Bastianelli	---	---	16	23	---	39
DT Buddy Gidley	---	---	14	23	---	37
CB Dwayne Cochrane	---	---	11	23	1	35
DE Al Terry	---	---	16	19	---	35
DE Karl Reilly	---	---	16	19	---	35
CB Carl Feazell	---	---	15	19	---	34
OLB Pete Kredell	---	---	16	17	---	33
CB Lonnie Karluk	---	---	3	20	8	31
TE Corwin Abrams	0	4	---	---	25	29
DT Billy Hardy	---	---	2	18	8	28
OLB Anthony Strong	---	---	0	3	24	27
OLB Donnell Free	---	---	4	20	---	24
CB Damian Horner	---	---	1	4	16	21
WR Les Bonneau	0	1	---	---	19	20
DE Josue Dennis	---	---	0	12	8	20
S Kurt Parsley	---	---	0	3	17	20
DE Devin Briggs	---	---	0	16	---	16
C Fred Jones	0	0	---	---	15	15
RB Randall Ellison	0	2	---	---	10	12
ILB Pat Arora	---	---	0	0	11	11
C Jeremy Flannery	0	0	---	---	9	9
T Brenden Adams	0	0	---	---	9	9
P Irv Matsko	0	0	---	---	9	9
G Bill Long	0	0	---	---	9	9
K Alvin Scott	0	0	---	---	8	8
QB Morris Jude	0	0	---	---	---	0
OLB Denzel Gietka	---	---	0	0	---	0
CB Daquan Auguston	---	---	0	0	---	0

New England	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
CB Eric Beach	---	---	35	40	8	83
S Herb Shapiro	---	---	35	38	9	82
ILB Sammie Hardy	---	---	36	41	2	79
DE J.B. Garrett	---	---	35	40	2	77
DT Joey Collins	---	---	36	39	2	77
S Carson Schneider	---	---	34	32	11	77
CB Melvin Wilkins	---	---	34	40	2	76
OLB Edward Faber	---	---	35	39	2	76
DE Thurman Horner	---	---	35	28	---	63
DT Louis Kinney	---	---	29	23	9	61
CB Nicholas Boyd	---	---	29	14	10	53
C Rickey Hoard	16	33	---	---	1	50
G Santiago Smoot	16	33	---	---	---	49
T Alfred Hoover	16	33	---	---	---	49
G Andrew Sherrod	16	33	---	---	---	49
T Cris Feaser	16	33	---	---	---	49
RB Amos Humphries	6	19	---	---	24	49
TE Taylor Clemons	15	31	---	---	---	46
TE Tyrone Polamalu	5	15	---	---	24	44
WR Chase Money	15	26	---	---	---	41
WR Ernest Reeves	12	26	---	---	1	39
WR Terrence Osorio	5	15	---	---	16	36
S Casey Denyer	---	---	4	12	18	34
DE Norbert Mardeusz	---	---	4	18	9	31
OLB Lukas Thomason	---	---	3	2	24	29
OLB Levi Fence	---	---	9	20	---	29
WR Erick Kramer	11	18	---	---	---	29
QB Brent Croxton	9	19	---	---	---	28
RB Brock Marsh	10	10	---	---	6	26
DE Louis Collier	---	---	10	16	---	26
CB Maurice Finley	---	---	1	0	24	25
QB Devonte Leyes	7	14	---	---	---	21
ILB Grady Holmes	---	---	1	0	13	14
CB Blake Alonzo	---	---	2	9	2	13
RB Sherman Patton	1	2	---	---	9	12
WR Clay Chacon	0	1	---	---	8	9
T Lamont Bitkowski	0	0	---	---	8	8
C Rod McClure	0	0	---	---	8	8
C Shaun Backer	0	0	---	---	8	8
G Irving Rodriguez	0	0	---	---	8	8
P Connor Conlan	0	0	---	---	8	8
T Chandler Bridges	0	0	---	---	7	7
K Neal Politopoulos	0	0	---	---	3	3
TE Paul Brinkman	0	2	---	---	---	2
ILB Maurice Lynch	---	---	0	0	---	0
OLB Wendell Tucker	---	---	0	0	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	4	10	2.5
Middle	14	80	5.7
Right	18	106	5.9
None	1	-2	-2.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	4	20	5.0
Middle	9	27	3.0
Right	3	11	3.7
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Buffalo	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Dalton Kaplan	40	26	2	0	4	3	6	1	0

New England	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Brent Croxton	18	13	0	1	2	1	0	0	1
Devonte Leyes	13	8	1	1	2	0	1	0	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	8	7	58	7.3
Short (0-8 Yds)	21	14	105	5.0
Medium (9-18 Yds)	9	4	64	7.1
Long (19+ Yds)	2	1	4	2.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	5	4	19	3.8
Short (0-8 Yds)	18	12	78	4.3
Medium (9-18 Yds)	6	5	70	11.7
Long (19+ Yds)	2	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Buffalo	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Nate Petzold	9	6	1	39	0	20
TE Riddick Milanovich	6	6	0	76	1	39
WR Jesse Humphries	6	2	0	6	0	24
RB Micah Compton	5	3	0	27	0	25
WR Dwayne Cheung	4	2	1	4	0	17
WR J.T. Sloan	4	3	1	49	1	35
RB Tony Fisher	2	1	0	16	0	14
TE Nate Tuck	2	2	0	3	0	24
TE Corwin Abrams	2	1	1	11	0	4

New England	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
TE Taylor Clemons	9	4	1	30	0	31
WR Chase Money	7	5	1	27	0	26
WR Ernest Reeves	5	5	0	71	1	26
RB Amos Humphries	4	3	0	4	0	19
RB Brock Marsh	2	1	1	13	0	10
WR Erick Kramer	2	1	1	14	0	18
TE Tyrone Polamalu	1	1	0	2	0	15
TE Paul Brinkman	1	1	0	6	0	2

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Buffalo	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Micah Compton	3	7	2.33	5.67
RB Tony Fisher	1	5	5.00	3.60

New England	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
QB Devonte Leyes	2	14	7.00	7.00

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Buffalo	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Dalton Kaplan	6	4	17	2.83	5.78

New England	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Devonte Leyes	4	2	20	5.00	6.54

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Buffalo	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Jesse Humphries	2	1	3	1.50	1.00
WR Dwayne Cheung	2	1	1	0.50	1.00
TE Riddick Milanovich	1	1	4	4.00	12.67
RB Micah Compton	1	1	9	9.00	5.40

New England	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Taylor Clemons	1	0	0	0.00	3.33
RB Amos Humphries	1	0	0	0.00	1.00
TE Paul Brinkman	1	1	6	6.00	6.00
WR Erick Kramer	1	1	14	14.00	7.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Buffalo	Rushes	Conversions
RB Tony Fisher	2	1
RB Micah Compton	2	0

New England	Rushes	Conversions

Third Down Passing Statistics

Buffalo	Att	Comp	Conversions
Dalton Kaplan	11	7	6

New England	Att	Comp	Conversions
Brent Croxton	7	6	2
Devonte Leyes	4	2	1

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Buffalo	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Nate Petzold	3	3	2
RB Tony Fisher	2	1	1
WR Jesse Humphries	2	0	0
WR J.T. Sloan	2	1	1
TE Riddick Milanovich	1	1	1
TE Nate Tuck	1	1	1

New England	Targ	Catch	Conversions
TE Taylor Clemons	3	2	0
RB Amos Humphries	3	2	0
WR Ernest Reeves	2	2	2
TE Tyrone Polamalu	1	1	0
WR Chase Money	1	1	1
WR Erick Kramer	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 69,500 (75,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 16,200 (18,100)
End Zone 11,800 (13,000)
Mezzanine 7,200 (7,500)
Sideline Seats 10,800 (11,500)
Club Seats 14,700 (15,000)
Luxury Boxes 8,800 (9,900)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	69,500 (75,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	16,200 (18,100)
End Zone	11,800 (13,000)
Mezzanine	7,200 (7,500)
Sideline Seats	10,800 (11,500)
Club Seats	14,700 (15,000)
Luxury Boxes	8,800 (9,900)