Week 17, 2093

played in New England, MA

51 degrees, rain, 4 mph wind

Buffalo Bills	7	13	0	3	-	23
New England Patriots	7	0	3	0	-	10

Scoring Summary
1Q: 02:54 BUF - Jordyn Tyson 2 pass from Cooper Lidberg (Lamont Irwin extra point)
1Q: 01:59 NED - Malik Dotson 65 fumble return (Neal Politopoulos extra point)
2Q: 11:56 BUF - Lamont Irwin 39 field goal
2Q: 06:35 BUF - Lamont Irwin 28 field goal
2Q: 02:20 BUF - Arvell Reese 58 interception return (Lamont Irwin extra point)
3Q: 01:23 NED - Neal Politopoulos 29 field goal
4Q: 01:53 BUF - Lamont Irwin 33 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 02:54 BUF - Jordyn Tyson 2 pass from Cooper Lidberg (Lamont Irwin extra point)
1Q: 01:59 NED - Malik Dotson 65 fumble return (Neal Politopoulos extra point)
2Q: 11:56 BUF - Lamont Irwin 39 field goal
2Q: 06:35 BUF - Lamont Irwin 28 field goal
2Q: 02:20 BUF - Arvell Reese 58 interception return (Lamont Irwin extra point)
3Q: 01:23 NED - Neal Politopoulos 29 field goal
4Q: 01:53 BUF - Lamont Irwin 33 field goal

Team Statistics BUF NED
Record 8-8 5-11
First Downs 17 7
- by Rushing 3 1
- by Passing 12 5
- by Penalty 2 1
Total Net Yards 288 153
- Offensive Plays 72 59
- Yards per Play 4.00 2.59
Net Rushing Yards 68 70
- Rushing Attempts 29 24
- Yards per Rush 2.34 2.92
Net Passing Yards 220 83
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 43 - 23 - 1 33 - 15 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 220 90
- Sacks/Yards Lost 0/0 2/7
- Yards per Pass Play 5.12 2.37
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 4/1
3rd Down Conversions 5/17 2/16
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.4 8.3
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/2
Penalties/Yards 4/20 5/38
Punt Returns/Yards 3/36 5/25
Kick Returns/Yards 0/0 2/44
Interception Ret./Yards 1/58 1/14
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 4 1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/2 0/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 31 OWN 29
Time of Possession 34:21 25:39

Team Statistics	BUF	NED
Record	8-8	5-11
First Downs	17	7
- by Rushing	3	1
- by Passing	12	5
- by Penalty	2	1
Total Net Yards	288	153
- Offensive Plays	72	59
- Yards per Play	4.00	2.59
Net Rushing Yards	68	70
- Rushing Attempts	29	24
- Yards per Rush	2.34	2.92
Net Passing Yards	220	83
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	43 - 23 - 1	33 - 15 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	220	90
- Sacks/Yards Lost	0/0	2/7
- Yards per Pass Play	5.12	2.37
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	4/1
3rd Down Conversions	5/17	2/16
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.4	8.3
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/2
Penalties/Yards	4/20	5/38
Punt Returns/Yards	3/36	5/25
Kick Returns/Yards	0/0	2/44
Interception Ret./Yards	1/58	1/14
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	4	1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/2	0/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 31	OWN 29
Time of Possession	34:21	25:39

Drive Charts

Buffalo Bills
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	11:32	0:27	OWN 5	3	0	Punt
1	9:33	1:07	OWN 3	3	-2	Punt
1	7:05	4:22	OWN 20	8	80	Touchdown
1	1:34	4:46	OWN 25	9	53	Field Goal
2	10:04	3:37	OWN 44	8	45	Field Goal
2	3:52	1:17	OWN 19	3	-3	Punt
2	0:40	0:30	OWN 33	3	5	Punt
3	15:00	1:06	OWN 25	4	11	Punt
3	12:05	3:21	OWN 46	7	37	Missed FG
3	5:21	0:55	OWN 35	2	-1	Interception
3	1:16	1:16	OWN 25	3	8	Punt
4	12:40	2:49	OWN 26	6	17	Punt
4	8:24	3:48	OWN 20	5	18	Punt
4	3:54	2:08	OPP 33	6	17	Field Goal
4	1:13	1:13	OPP 22	2	-2	Game

New England Patriots
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	3:28	OWN 25	6	21	Punt
1	11:05	1:32	50	3	4	Punt
1	8:26	1:21	OWN 43	3	5	Punt
1	2:43	1:09	OWN 25	2	75	Touchdown
2	11:48	1:44	OWN 14	3	5	Punt
2	6:27	2:35	OWN 29	3	9	Punt
2	2:35	0:25	OWN 44	3	0	Interception
2	2:10	1:30	OWN 25	3	5	Punt
2	0:10	0:10	OWN 17	1	-1	Half
3	13:54	1:49	OWN 22	3	-9	Punt
3	8:44	3:23	OWN 24	7	41	Fumble
3	4:26	3:10	OPP 31	6	19	Field Goal
4	15:00	2:20	OWN 10	5	30	Punt
4	9:51	1:27	OWN 28	3	9	Punt
4	4:36	0:42	OWN 27	4	6	Downs
4	1:46	0:33	OWN 25	4	-3	Downs

Game MVP: Arvell Reese, Buffalo Bills

Rushing Statistics

Buffalo	Att	Yards	Avg	LG
RB Javier Payton	20	42	2.10	7
QB Cooper Lidberg	4	8	2.00	8
RB Cary Tavares	4	18	4.50	8
WR Jordyn Tyson	1	0	0.00	0

New England	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
RB Monty Fisk	13	31	2.38	12	1
QB Alfred Stanislaw	9	38	4.22	9	0
FB Tyrell Thomason	2	1	0.50	2	0

Passing Statistics

Buffalo	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Cooper Lidberg	43	23	220	0/0	1	44	1	66.0

New England	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Alfred Stanislaw	33	15	90	2/7	0	29	1	39.8

Receiving Statistics

Buffalo	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Jordyn Tyson	6	12	36	6.00	23	15	1
WR Elias Ezell	5	6	21	4.20	3	10	0
TE Nate Boerkircher	4	8	65	16.25	39	44	0
RB Javier Payton	3	7	54	18.00	40	25	0
TE Eli Awsare	2	3	20	10.00	10	15	0
TE Kris Wells	1	1	3	3.00	0	3	0
RB Cary Tavares	1	1	13	13.00	13	13	0
WR Kurt Arnold	1	2	8	8.00	0	8	0
FB Myles Stoutmire	0	2	0	0.00	0	0	0
RB Eli Hamrick	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

New England	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Marlon Moye	6	10	56	9.33	27	29
WR Jamal Hardy	2	4	11	5.50	0	6
WR Trey Manard	2	5	4	2.00	0	5
WR Malik Dotson	1	3	19	19.00	9	19
TE Braxton Lavallee	1	2	-1	-1.00	0	-1
RB Brenden Gaylor	1	1	-2	-2.00	0	-2
RB Monty Fisk	1	4	-4	-4.00	0	-4
TE Max Klare	1	4	7	7.00	0	7

Interception Statistics

Buffalo	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
OLB Arvell Reese	1	58	58.00	1

New England	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Ethan Bell	1	14	14.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Buffalo	Recov	Force
OLB Taylor Rayburn	1	1
S Mackenzie Kitchens	0	2
DE Marcos Harding	0	1

New England	Fumb	Recov	TD
WR Jamal Hardy	2	1	0
QB Alfred Stanislaw	2	0	0
WR Malik Dotson	0	1	1
TE Max Klare	0	1	0

Punting Statistics

Buffalo	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Miguel Walton	8	374	46.8	43.6	62	3

New England	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Grayson Sellers	9	415	46.1	39.9	53	4

Kicking Statistics

Buffalo	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Lamont Irwin	3/4	0/0	0/0	39	2/2

New England	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Neal Politopoulos	1/1	0/0	0/0	29	1/1

Punt Return Statistics

Buffalo	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Kelvin Norton	3	36	12.0	0

New England	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Cody Reilly	5	25	5.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Buffalo	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

New England	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Jamal Hardy	2	44	22.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Buffalo	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Billy Holcomb	6	2	0.0	21	15
OLB Arvell Reese	6	1	0.0	24	34
S Mackenzie Kitchens	4	3	0.0	16	27
CB Troy Lowe	4	1	0.0	24	35
S Mack Montano	4	1	0.0	24	35
DT Deron Fulkerson	3	0	1.0	7	24
OLB Taylor Rayburn	3	1	0.0	15	22
DT Ndukwe Followay	3	0	0.0	21	17
CB Clyde Nussmeier	2	2	0.0	16	27
ILB Orlando Johnston	2	0	0.0	7	7
DE Marcos Harding	1	0	1.0	9	18
CB Ike Browning	1	2	0.0	24	34
CB Kelvin Norton	1	0	0.0	1	1
RB Cary Tavares	1	0	---	---	---
ILB Trevor Blasingame	1	0	0.0	3	15

New England	Tack	Asst	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Sherman Frieder	11	1	28	39
ILB Phillip Alcott	11	1	26	28
S Ethan Bell	6	1	29	42
CB Craig Newton	5	1	28	36
OLB Irv Grier	4	1	29	42
CB Luke Newsome	3	1	29	41
DE Josiah Stillwell	3	0	25	29
ILB Edward Faber	2	1	11	24
S Quentin Burks	2	1	21	31
DT Jessie Blades	1	2	20	28
DE Wendell Kedwell	1	1	29	41
CB Vernon Irwin	1	1	2	5
DT Mitchell Jett	0	1	10	20
CB Cody Reilly	0	1	16	26

Pass Rush Statistics

Buffalo	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Deron Fulkerson	1.0	2	1	24
DE Marcos Harding	1.0	0	0	18
DE Jason Merrill	0.0	1	0	22
DE Lucas Smithson	0.0	1	0	22
DT Ndukwe Followay	0.0	1	0	17
DT Owen Reid	0.0	1	0	2

New England	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
ILB Phillip Alcott	1	0	0	28
DE Wendell Kedwell	0	4	0	41
ILB Edward Faber	0	1	0	24
DT Jessie Blades	0	1	0	28
OLB Irv Grier	0	1	0	42
DE Josiah Stillwell	0	1	0	29
DE Justin McNeil	0	1	0	12
OLB Tyrus Russell	0	0	1	2

Pass Defense Statistics

Buffalo	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
OLB Arvell Reese	3	0	1	34
S Mackenzie Kitchens	3	0	0	27
ILB Billy Holcomb	2	0	0	15
CB Ike Browning	1	2	0	34
OLB Taylor Rayburn	1	1	0	22
S Mack Montano	1	1	0	35
CB Troy Lowe	1	0	0	35
ILB Orlando Johnston	1	0	0	7
DT Ndukwe Followay	1	0	0	17
ILB Trevor Blasingame	1	0	0	15
OLB Damian Blanchard	0	1	0	7

New England	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
OLB Sherman Frieder	6	1	0	39
CB Craig Newton	4	0	0	36
ILB Phillip Alcott	3	1	0	28
S Ethan Bell	3	0	1	42
CB Luke Newsome	3	0	0	41
S Quentin Burks	1	0	0	31
CB Ron Holliday	1	0	0	11
CB Vernon Irwin	1	0	0	5
DE Josiah Stillwell	1	0	0	29
DE Wendell Kedwell	0	1	0	41
S Tyrone Breeding	0	1	0	11

Blocking Statistics

Buffalo	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	PPly
T Kerry Howe	4	8	29	43
C Denzel Small	3	7	29	43
T Jimmie McRae	1	7	29	43
G Connor Dillon	1	3	29	43
TE Nate Boerkircher	1	1	27	31
G Devan Dotson	0	2	29	43

New England	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
T Edwin Sonneman	2	4	0	24	0	35
G Mitch Babb	1	3	1	24	1	35
T Ezra Macri	1	3	0	24	0	35
G Danny Green	0	3	0	24	1	35
C Dave Arnold	0	1	0	24	0	35
TE Braxton Lavallee	0	1	0	8	0	16

Special Teams Tackles

Buffalo	Tackles	STPlays
Eli Awsare	2	30
Cary Tavares	2	20
Myles Stoutmire	1	22
Arvell Reese	1	14
Harvey Garrod	1	12

New England	Tackles	STPlays
Edward Faber	1	30
Trey Manard	1	12
Danny Green	1	10

Participation

Buffalo	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
G Devan Dotson	29	43	---	---	12	84
T Kerry Howe	29	43	---	---	12	84
T Jimmie McRae	29	43	---	---	12	84
G Connor Dillon	29	43	---	---	12	84
QB Cooper Lidberg	29	43	---	---	---	72
C Denzel Small	29	43	---	---	---	72
OLB Arvell Reese	---	---	24	34	14	72
CB Ike Browning	---	---	24	34	13	71
WR Jordyn Tyson	29	35	---	---	3	67
WR Elias Ezell	29	36	---	---	1	66
CB Troy Lowe	---	---	24	35	1	60
S Mack Montano	---	---	24	35	1	60
TE Nate Boerkircher	27	31	---	---	---	58
RB Javier Payton	22	33	---	---	1	56
DT Deron Fulkerson	---	---	7	24	24	55
CB Clyde Nussmeier	---	---	16	27	9	52
FB Myles Stoutmire	5	19	---	---	22	46
S Mackenzie Kitchens	---	---	16	27	1	44
DE Jason Merrill	---	---	20	22	1	43
WR Kevin Herndon	16	22	---	---	2	40
TE Eli Awsare	0	8	---	---	30	38
OLB Taylor Rayburn	---	---	15	22	1	38
DE Lucas Smithson	---	---	15	22	1	38
DT Ndukwe Followay	---	---	21	17	---	38
DE Marcos Harding	---	---	9	18	9	36
ILB Billy Holcomb	---	---	21	15	---	36
RB Cary Tavares	7	9	---	---	20	36
OLB Damian Blanchard	---	---	1	7	27	35
WR Kurt Arnold	4	5	---	---	20	29
ILB Orlando Johnston	---	---	7	7	13	27
CB Devonte Floyd	---	---	0	6	17	23
CB Kelvin Norton	---	---	1	1	19	21
TE Kris Wells	6	15	---	---	---	21
ILB Trevor Blasingame	---	---	3	15	1	19
S Weston Mumper	---	---	8	8	---	16
OLB Levi Racz	---	---	8	7	---	15
C Harvey Garrod	0	0	---	---	12	12
P Miguel Walton	0	0	---	---	12	12
K Lamont Irwin	0	0	---	---	10	10
WR Peter Cunningham	0	1	---	---	8	9
DT Owen Reid	---	---	0	2	---	2
RB Eli Hamrick	0	1	---	---	---	1
G Dexter Duran	0	0	---	---	---	0
G Lester Moore	0	0	---	---	---	0
QB Jose Conley	0	0	---	---	---	0
WR Herman Reynaud	0	0	---	---	---	0

New England	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
OLB Irv Grier	---	---	29	42	6	77
S Ethan Bell	---	---	29	42	4	75
DE Wendell Kedwell	---	---	29	41	4	74
CB Luke Newsome	---	---	29	41	4	74
OLB Sherman Frieder	---	---	28	39	4	71
G Mitch Babb	24	35	---	---	10	69
G Danny Green	24	35	---	---	10	69
T Ezra Macri	24	35	---	---	10	69
T Edwin Sonneman	24	35	---	---	10	69
CB Craig Newton	---	---	28	36	4	68
ILB Edward Faber	---	---	11	24	30	65
WR Trey Manard	20	32	---	---	12	64
WR Marlon Moye	20	34	---	---	9	63
QB Alfred Stanislaw	24	35	---	---	1	60
C Dave Arnold	24	35	---	---	---	59
ILB Phillip Alcott	---	---	26	28	1	55
DE Josiah Stillwell	---	---	25	29	1	55
S Quentin Burks	---	---	21	31	1	53
CB Cody Reilly	---	---	16	26	11	53
TE Braxton Lavallee	8	16	---	---	27	51
TE Max Klare	22	28	---	---	---	50
DT Jessie Blades	---	---	20	28	1	49
RB Brenden Gaylor	7	18	---	---	19	44
DT Mitchell Jett	---	---	10	20	11	41
CB Ron Holliday	---	---	9	11	18	38
WR Malik Dotson	14	17	---	---	6	37
RB Monty Fisk	18	15	---	---	---	33
S Tyrone Breeding	---	---	3	11	19	33
FB Tyrell Thomason	6	3	---	---	18	27
OLB Randall Clancy	---	---	0	3	24	27
DE Justin McNeil	---	---	3	12	11	26
WR Louis Reardon	0	1	---	---	18	19
WR Jamal Hardy	2	9	---	---	6	17
CB Vernon Irwin	---	---	2	5	8	15
C Warren Carpenter	0	0	---	---	10	10
P Grayson Sellers	0	0	---	---	9	9
TE Trevor Henderson	3	2	---	---	---	5
K Neal Politopoulos	0	0	---	---	4	4
OLB Tyrus Russell	---	---	1	2	---	3
ILB Eduardo Merkerson	---	---	0	2	---	2
ILB Norbert McGregor	---	---	0	0	---	0
T Derrick Byrd	0	0	---	---	---	0
G Colby Farley	0	0	---	---	---	0
QB Darrell Poloski	0	0	---	---	---	0
G Jalen Farmer	0	0	---	---	---	0
DE R Mason Thomas	---	---	0	0	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	8	31	3.9
Middle	13	14	1.1
Right	7	24	3.4
None	1	-1	-1.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	2	9	4.5
Middle	14	38	2.7
Right	7	24	3.4
None	1	-1	-1.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Buffalo	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Cooper Lidberg	43	23	3	1	4	4	9	1	1

New England	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Alfred Stanislaw	33	15	1	4	2	5	6	1	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	13	8	54	4.2
Short (0-8 Yds)	20	11	138	6.9
Medium (9-18 Yds)	8	4	28	3.5
Long (19+ Yds)	2	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	5	4	28	5.6
Short (0-8 Yds)	21	10	53	2.5
Medium (9-18 Yds)	6	1	9	1.5
Long (19+ Yds)	1	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Buffalo	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Jordyn Tyson	12	6	2	36	0	35
TE Nate Boerkircher	8	4	1	65	1	31
RB Javier Payton	7	3	0	54	2	33
WR Elias Ezell	6	5	0	21	0	36
TE Eli Awsare	3	2	0	20	0	8
FB Myles Stoutmire	2	0	1	0	0	19
WR Kurt Arnold	2	1	0	8	0	5
TE Kris Wells	1	1	0	3	0	15
RB Cary Tavares	1	1	0	13	0	9
RB Eli Hamrick	1	0	0	0	0	1

New England	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Marlon Moye	10	6	0	56	1	34
WR Trey Manard	5	2	0	4	0	32
WR Jamal Hardy	4	2	0	11	0	9
RB Monty Fisk	4	1	2	-4	0	15
TE Max Klare	4	1	0	7	0	28
WR Malik Dotson	3	1	0	19	0	17
TE Braxton Lavallee	2	1	0	-1	0	16
RB Brenden Gaylor	1	1	0	-2	0	18

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Buffalo	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Cary Tavares	1	7	7.00	4.50

New England	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Monty Fisk	1	-3	-3.00	2.38

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Buffalo	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Cooper Lidberg	6	2	7	1.17	5.12

New England	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Buffalo	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Eli Awsare	2	1	5	2.50	6.67
WR Jordyn Tyson	2	1	2	1.00	3.00
RB Javier Payton	1	0	0	0.00	7.71
WR Kurt Arnold	1	0	0	0.00	4.00

New England	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Buffalo	Rushes	Conversions
RB Javier Payton	3	1

New England	Rushes	Conversions
QB Alfred Stanislaw	2	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Buffalo	Att	Comp	Conversions
Cooper Lidberg	14	6	4

New England	Att	Comp	Conversions
Alfred Stanislaw	12	8	2

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Buffalo	Targ	Catch	Conversions
TE Nate Boerkircher	3	2	1
WR Jordyn Tyson	3	0	0
TE Eli Awsare	2	1	1
WR Elias Ezell	2	1	0
RB Javier Payton	2	1	1
TE Kris Wells	1	1	1
WR Kurt Arnold	1	0	0

New England	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Marlon Moye	5	4	2
WR Jamal Hardy	2	1	0
WR Trey Manard	2	1	0
TE Braxton Lavallee	1	0	0
RB Brenden Gaylor	1	1	0
TE Max Klare	1	1	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 74,800 (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 9,700 (9,900)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	74,800 (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	9,700 (9,900)