Week 17, 2024

played in Buffalo, NY

26 degrees, fair, 2 mph wind

New England Patriots	0	3	7	0	-	10
Buffalo Bills	7	17	7	6	-	37

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:10 BUF - Lamar Toews 70 interception return (Emmitt Savoie extra point)
2Q: 13:32 BUF - Johnnie Gillott 36 pass from Ralph Maxwell (Emmitt Savoie extra point)
2Q: 05:39 BUF - Benjamin Dantzler 4 run (Emmitt Savoie extra point)
2Q: 00:38 NED - Charlie Flannery 18 field goal
2Q: 00:05 BUF - Emmitt Savoie 53 field goal
3Q: 12:02 BUF - Benjamin Dantzler 6 run (Emmitt Savoie extra point)
3Q: 04:23 NED - Leslie Hicks 8 pass from Bobby McMichael (Charlie Flannery extra point)
4Q: 02:46 BUF - Greg Janssen 9 run (Emmitt Savoie extra point failed)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:10 BUF - Lamar Toews 70 interception return (Emmitt Savoie extra point)
2Q: 13:32 BUF - Johnnie Gillott 36 pass from Ralph Maxwell (Emmitt Savoie extra point)
2Q: 05:39 BUF - Benjamin Dantzler 4 run (Emmitt Savoie extra point)
2Q: 00:38 NED - Charlie Flannery 18 field goal
2Q: 00:05 BUF - Emmitt Savoie 53 field goal
3Q: 12:02 BUF - Benjamin Dantzler 6 run (Emmitt Savoie extra point)
3Q: 04:23 NED - Leslie Hicks 8 pass from Bobby McMichael (Charlie Flannery extra point)
4Q: 02:46 BUF - Greg Janssen 9 run (Emmitt Savoie extra point failed)

Team Statistics NED BUF
Record 7-9 12-4
First Downs 19 23
- by Rushing 6 9
- by Passing 12 10
- by Penalty 1 4
Total Net Yards 323 336
- Offensive Plays 66 64
- Yards per Play 4.89 5.25
Net Rushing Yards 130 163
- Rushing Attempts 20 40
- Yards per Rush 6.50 4.08
Net Passing Yards 193 173
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 44 - 23 - 2 23 - 18 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 207 182
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2/14 1/9
- Yards per Pass Play 4.20 7.21
Fumbles/Lost 1/1 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 5/14 5/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 6.4 7.3
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 8/71 3/25
Punt Returns/Yards 0/0 4/45
Kick Returns/Yards 4/93 3/70
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 2/73
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 2 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/1 3/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 27 OWN 29
Time of Possession 25:40 34:20

Team Statistics	NED	BUF
Record	7-9	12-4
First Downs	19	23
- by Rushing	6	9
- by Passing	12	10
- by Penalty	1	4
Total Net Yards	323	336
- Offensive Plays	66	64
- Yards per Play	4.89	5.25
Net Rushing Yards	130	163
- Rushing Attempts	20	40
- Yards per Rush	6.50	4.08
Net Passing Yards	193	173
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	44 - 23 - 2	23 - 18 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	207	182
- Sacks/Yards Lost	2/14	1/9
- Yards per Pass Play	4.20	7.21
Fumbles/Lost	1/1	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	5/14	5/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	6.4	7.3
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	8/71	3/25
Punt Returns/Yards	0/0	4/45
Kick Returns/Yards	4/93	3/70
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	2/73
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	2	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/1	3/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 27	OWN 29
Time of Possession	25:40	34:20

Drive Charts

New England Patriots
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	2:00	OWN 21	3	-6	Punt
1	11:56	1:54	OWN 20	5	40	Interception
1	10:02	6:09	OWN 24	11	54	Missed FG
1	0:11	1:07	OWN 5	3	1	Punt
2	13:17	1:51	OWN 48	3	11	Punt
2	5:31	2:11	OWN 34	6	19	Punt
2	1:49	1:19	OPP 45	6	44	Field Goal
3	11:54	2:00	OWN 20	4	14	Punt
3	7:28	3:15	OWN 37	7	63	Touchdown
3	0:39	1:03	OWN 30	5	16	Punt
4	11:23	0:13	OWN 20	2	0	Interception
4	9:22	2:23	OWN 13	8	66	Fumble
4	2:37	1:19	OWN 25	3	6	Punt

Buffalo Bills
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	13:00	1:04	OPP 42	3	2	Punt
1	3:53	3:42	OWN 29	7	19	Punt
2	14:04	0:47	OPP 43	2	43	Touchdown
2	11:26	5:55	OWN 4	12	96	Touchdown
2	3:20	1:31	OWN 1	3	2	Punt
2	0:30	0:30	OWN 44	2	20	Field Goal
3	15:00	3:06	OWN 31	10	69	Touchdown
3	9:54	2:26	OWN 46	4	10	Punt
3	4:13	3:34	OWN 17	5	16	Punt
4	14:36	3:13	OWN 4	5	26	Punt
4	11:10	1:48	OWN 38	3	6	Punt
4	6:59	4:22	OWN 29	9	71	Touchdown
4	1:18	1:18	OWN 19	2	2	Game

Game MVP: Ralph Maxwell, Buffalo Bills

Rushing Statistics

New England	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Cory Blackburn	10	53	5.30	19	3
Martin Mills	6	53	8.83	17	2
Bernard Escalante	2	10	5.00	6	0
Bobby McMichael	1	4	4.00	4	0
Jon Mackey	1	10	10.00	10	1

Buffalo	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Greg Janssen	18	73	4.06	21	1	1
Benjamin Dantzler	18	80	4.44	17	3	2
Ralph Maxwell	2	9	4.50	6	0	0
Norm Huntley	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
Heath Stokes	1	1	1.00	1	0	0

Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Bernard Escalante	23	11	119	2/14	0	22	1	45.4
Bobby McMichael	21	12	88	0/0	1	17	1	63.2

Buffalo	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Ralph Maxwell	23	18	182	1/9	1	36	0	114.1

Receiving Statistics

New England	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Max McDonald	6	11	52	8.67	5	19	0
WR Jesse Marshall	5	6	30	6.00	13	21	0
WR Leslie Hicks	5	11	82	16.40	39	22	1
TE Chester Akaka	3	4	13	4.33	3	10	0
WR Mark Rhoads	2	5	26	13.00	0	16	0
TE Jon Mackey	1	3	4	4.00	0	4	0
FB Jerome Alexander	1	2	0	0.00	0	0	0
RB Cory Blackburn	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
WR Ricardo Burns	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Buffalo	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Steve Monroe	5	7	51	10.20	1	22	0
WR Pat Douglas	4	4	45	11.25	4	15	0
RB Benjamin Dantzler	3	3	22	7.33	11	8	0
WR Johnnie Gillott	2	3	35	17.50	29	36	1
TE Kirk Kerr	2	2	9	4.50	0	8	0
WR Todd Benson	1	1	12	12.00	1	12	0
FB Heath Stokes	1	2	8	8.00	0	8	0
TE Raymond Alexander	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

New England	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Buffalo	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Lamar Toews	1	70	70.00	1
S Adrian Hastings	1	3	3.00	0

Fumble Statistics

New England	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Bobby McMichael	1	0	0	0

Buffalo	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Edward Arnold	0	1	0	0
Lamar Toews	0	0	1	0

Punting Statistics

New England	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Lester Laxdal	7	312	44.6	38.1	54	4

Buffalo	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Rico Miiles	6	252	42.0	38.7	47	2
Emmitt Savoie	1	22	22.0	22.0	22	0

Kicking Statistics

New England	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Charlie Flannery	1/2	0/0	0/0	18	1/1

Buffalo	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Emmitt Savoie	1/1	1/1	1/1	53	4/5

Punt Return Statistics

New England	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Buffalo	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Victor Paoletti	3	41	13.7	0
Todd Benson	1	4	4.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

New England	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Bennie D'Herde	3	55	18.3	0
Leslie Hicks	1	38	38.0	0

Buffalo	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Mack Alston	2	57	28.5	0
Lance Becnel	1	13	13.0	0

Defensive Statistics

New England	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Kelly Franz	12	3	0.0	28	20
ILB Jay Willis	7	4	0.0	34	20
ILB Quentin Davidson	5	2	0.0	28	7
DT Gus Bensen	4	0	1.0	19	16
CB Donnell Arnold	4	2	0.0	30	16
S Luther McClanahan	4	1	0.0	24	12
CB Rick Harmon	3	0	0.0	16	18
S Horace Hernandez	2	2	0.0	12	4
CB Brian Ellis	2	1	0.0	19	14
OLB Spencer Doyle	2	1	0.0	23	18
OLB Jackie Bard	2	1	0.0	17	6
WR Jesse Marshall	2	0	---	---	---
DE Ernie Sturgeon	2	0	0.0	25	14
OLB Alfred Cooley	2	0	0.0	9	6
OLB Warren Stewart	2	0	0.0	30	16
S David Tynik	1	4	0.0	19	17
CB Bart McKnight	1	0	0.0	23	14
DE Lorenzo Daniels	0	3	0.0	14	9
DT T.K.O. Schofer	0	2	0.0	21	8
DE Kerry Townes	0	2	0.0	20	7
ILB Drew Slaughter	0	1	0.0	8	4

Buffalo	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Mack Alston	8	3	0.0	20	44
CB Trevor Graham	6	0	1.0	16	35
S Adrian Hastings	5	2	0.0	16	37
S Victor Paoletti	5	1	0.0	12	30
ILB Rod Ulufale	4	0	0.0	15	34
CB Lamar Toews	3	3	0.0	19	39
DT J.T. Shapiro	2	0	0.0	14	27
OLB Claude Hutton	2	0	0.0	7	18
OLB Earnest Vasher	2	0	0.0	11	25
DT Donovan Haddix	2	0	0.0	13	31
DE Jamal Stokes	1	0	1.0	4	11
CB Corey Wiltz	1	1	0.0	13	38
OLB Lamar Bradford	1	0	0.0	7	10
S Quinn Kroll	1	0	0.0	4	7
ILB Aaron Samuels	0	2	0.0	6	17
DE Edward Arnold	0	1	0.0	20	46
DE Nathan McIntyre	0	1	0.0	17	37

Pass Rush Statistics

New England	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Gus Bensen	1.0	0	0	1	16
DE Ernie Sturgeon	0.0	1	0	0	14
OLB Spencer Doyle	0.0	0	1	0	18
OLB Warren Stewart	0.0	0	0	1	16

Buffalo	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Jamal Stokes	1.0	0	0	1	11
CB Trevor Graham	1.0	0	0	0	35
OLB Claude Hutton	0.0	1	1	1	18
DE Edward Arnold	0.0	0	3	0	46
DE Nathan McIntyre	0.0	0	1	0	37
DT Donovan Haddix	0.0	0	1	0	31

Pass Defense Statistics

New England	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Donnell Arnold	3	0	16
S Kelly Franz	2	3	20
CB Brian Ellis	2	0	14
S Luther McClanahan	2	0	12
CB Rick Harmon	2	0	18
CB Bart McKnight	2	0	14
ILB Quentin Davidson	1	0	7
OLB Warren Stewart	1	0	16
OLB Spencer Doyle	1	0	18
S David Tynik	1	0	17
ILB Jay Willis	1	0	20

Buffalo	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S Adrian Hastings	4	1	1	37
ILB Rod Ulufale	4	0	0	34
S Mack Alston	3	2	0	44
S Victor Paoletti	3	1	0	30
CB Lamar Toews	2	1	1	39
CB Trevor Graham	2	0	0	35
OLB Claude Hutton	1	1	0	18
DT Donovan Haddix	1	1	0	31
OLB Earnest Vasher	1	0	0	25
CB Corey Wiltz	1	0	0	38
S Quinn Kroll	1	0	0	7

Blocking Statistics

New England	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Charlie Andrade	4	5	1	17	0	39
Leland Roundy	2	3	0	16	1	42
Shannon Lyons	1	2	0	18	1	35
Jesse O'Neill	1	2	0	9	0	27
Jeff Hanson	1	2	0	14	0	26
Jerome Alexander	1	1	0	12	0	16
Brady Hatley	0	2	0	18	0	39

Buffalo	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Deion Steven	5	12	0	40	1	24
Earnest Bailey	4	10	2	40	0	24
Mercury Hartman	2	3	0	16	0	5
Heath Stokes	1	2	1	25	0	12
Lawrence Asher	1	2	0	27	0	23
Claude Richardson	0	5	0	40	0	24
Jason Weber	0	3	0	37	0	20
Raymond Alexander	0	1	0	19	0	8
Kirk Kerr	0	1	0	28	0	14

Special Teams Statistics

New England	Tackles	STPlays
Jackie Bard	3	28
Jon Mackey	1	17
Jerome Alexander	1	16
Terrell Boyd	1	15
Luther McClanahan	1	8
Bennie D'Herde	0	18
Brian Ellis	0	17
Ricardo Burns	0	16
Chester Akaka	0	16
Leslie Hicks	0	10
Jesse O'Neill	0	9
Quentin Davidson	0	9
Brady Hatley	0	9
Charlie Andrade	0	9
Keith O'Dwyer	0	9
Lorenzo Daniels	0	9
Jesse Marshall	0	7
Lester Laxdal	0	7
Alfred Cooley	0	6
Drew Slaughter	0	6
Cory Blackburn	0	6
Leland Roundy	0	6
Charlie Flannery	0	5
Spencer Doyle	0	3
Jeff Hanson	0	3
T.K.O. Schofer	0	3
Kendrick Fox	0	2
Bobby McMichael	0	2
Kelly Franz	0	2
Ernie Sturgeon	0	2
Warren Stewart	0	2
Horace Hernandez	0	2
Jay Willis	0	2
Max McDonald	0	1
Gus Bensen	0	1
David Tynik	0	1
Rick Harmon	0	1
Bart McKnight	0	1

Buffalo	Tackles	STPlays
Lance Becnel	2	17
Lester Emerson	1	17
Victor Paoletti	1	15
Lamar Bradford	0	18
Greg Janssen	0	17
Corey Wiltz	0	17
Heath Stokes	0	14
Todd Benson	0	13
Hardy Dux	0	13
Quinn Kroll	0	13
Earnest Leal	0	11
Aaron Samuels	0	10
Claude Richardson	0	8
Jason Weber	0	8
Mercury Hartman	0	8
Edward Arnold	0	8
Earnest Bailey	0	8
Nathan McIntyre	0	8
Raymond Alexander	0	8
Emmitt Savoie	0	8
Deion Steven	0	7
Kirk Kerr	0	7
Rico Miiles	0	6
Johnnie Gillott	0	5
Mack Alston	0	5
Claude Hutton	0	3
J.T. Salinas	0	3
Lamar Toews	0	2
Trevor Graham	0	2
Adrian Hastings	0	2
J.T. Shapiro	0	1
Leslie Chandler	0	1
Daryl Poly	0	1
Rod Ulufale	0	1
Donovan Haddix	0	1

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	3	25	8.3
Middle	10	62	6.2
Right	7	43	6.1
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	17	57	3.4
Middle	16	74	4.6
Right	7	32	4.6
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Bernard Escalante	23	11	3	0	3	4	3	1	1
Bobby McMichael	21	12	0	2	0	3	3	1	1

Buffalo	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Ralph Maxwell	23	18	2	0	0	3	1	2	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	8	6	24	3.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	15	8	47	3.1
Medium (9-18 Yds)	17	8	117	6.9
Long (19+ Yds)	4	1	19	4.8

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	0	0	0	0.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	13	12	93	7.2
Medium (9-18 Yds)	8	5	67	8.4
Long (19+ Yds)	2	1	22	11.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

New England	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Max McDonald	11	6	1	52	0	41
WR Leslie Hicks	11	5	2	82	2	43
WR Jesse Marshall	6	5	0	30	1	31
WR Mark Rhoads	5	2	0	26	0	9
TE Chester Akaka	4	3	0	13	0	18
TE Jon Mackey	3	1	0	4	0	25
FB Jerome Alexander	2	1	0	0	0	16
RB Cory Blackburn	1	0	0	0	0	27
WR Ricardo Burns	1	0	0	0	0	2

Buffalo	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Steve Monroe	7	5	51	1	18
WR Pat Douglas	4	4	45	0	12
WR Johnnie Gillott	3	2	35	1	19
RB Benjamin Dantzler	3	3	22	0	16
FB Heath Stokes	2	1	8	0	12
TE Kirk Kerr	2	2	9	0	14
WR Todd Benson	1	1	12	0	5
TE Raymond Alexander	1	0	0	0	8

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

New England	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

Buffalo	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Greg Janssen	4	10	2.50	4.06
Benjamin Dantzler	3	10	3.33	4.44
Heath Stokes	1	1	1.00	1.00

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Bernard Escalante	3	1	2	0.67	5.17
Bobby McMichael	2	1	8	4.00	4.19

Buffalo	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Ralph Maxwell	1	1	12	12.00	7.91

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

New England	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Leslie Hicks	2	1	8	4.00	7.45
WR Max McDonald	1	1	2	2.00	4.73
RB Cory Blackburn	1	0	0	0.00	0.00
WR Mark Rhoads	1	0	0	0.00	5.20

Buffalo	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Todd Benson	1	1	12	12.00	12.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

New England	Rushes	Conversions
Cory Blackburn	2	1
Bernard Escalante	1	0

Buffalo	Rushes	Conversions
Benjamin Dantzler	4	3
Greg Janssen	2	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Comp	Conversions
Bernard Escalante	7	3	3
Bobby McMichael	4	3	1

Buffalo	Att	Comp	Conversions
Ralph Maxwell	6	3	1

Third Down Receiving Statistics

New England	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Max McDonald	3	1	1
WR Jesse Marshall	2	2	1
WR Mark Rhoads	2	1	0
WR Leslie Hicks	2	1	1
WR Ricardo Burns	1	0	0
TE Chester Akaka	1	1	1

Buffalo	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Johnnie Gillott	2	1	0
WR Todd Benson	1	1	1
TE Raymond Alexander	1	0	0
TE Kirk Kerr	1	1	0
WR Steve Monroe	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 67,100 (75,300 capacity)
Upper Deck 20,500 (23,100)
End Zone 14,800 (16,700)
Mezzanine 8,600 (9,600)
Sideline Seats 13,600 (14,800)
Club Seats 8,000 (8,900)
Luxury Boxes 1,600 (2,200)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	67,100 (75,300 capacity)
Upper Deck	20,500 (23,100)
End Zone	14,800 (16,700)
Mezzanine	8,600 (9,600)
Sideline Seats	13,600 (14,800)
Club Seats	8,000 (8,900)
Luxury Boxes	1,600 (2,200)