Week 15, 2025

played in Buffalo, NY

48 degrees, fair, 11 mph wind

New England Patriots	3	7	0	0	-	10
Buffalo Bills	0	7	0	6	-	13

Scoring Summary
1Q: 02:28 NED - Walter Dawkins 26 field goal
2Q: 13:04 BUF - Ralph Maxwell 4 run (Emmitt Savoie extra point)
2Q: 02:42 NED - Bernard Escalante 1 run (Walter Dawkins extra point)
4Q: 09:42 BUF - Emmitt Savoie 21 field goal
4Q: 03:24 BUF - Emmitt Savoie 36 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 02:28 NED - Walter Dawkins 26 field goal
2Q: 13:04 BUF - Ralph Maxwell 4 run (Emmitt Savoie extra point)
2Q: 02:42 NED - Bernard Escalante 1 run (Walter Dawkins extra point)
4Q: 09:42 BUF - Emmitt Savoie 21 field goal
4Q: 03:24 BUF - Emmitt Savoie 36 field goal

Team Statistics NED BUF
Record 5-8-1 8-6
First Downs 17 18
- by Rushing 7 11
- by Passing 9 6
- by Penalty 1 1
Total Net Yards 394 305
- Offensive Plays 58 65
- Yards per Play 6.79 4.69
Net Rushing Yards 171 164
- Rushing Attempts 22 41
- Yards per Rush 7.77 4.00
Net Passing Yards 223 141
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 35 - 21 - 0 24 - 17 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 229 141
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/6 0/0
- Yards per Pass Play 6.19 5.88
Fumbles/Lost 2/2 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 4/12 6/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 6.3 6.3
4th Down Conversions 0/1 0/0
Penalties/Yards 4/39 5/30
Punt Returns/Yards 1/6 2/16
Kick Returns/Yards 2/41 3/41
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 2 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/1 1/2
Avg. Drive Start OWN 24 OWN 30
Time of Possession 25:30 34:30

Team Statistics	NED	BUF
Record	5-8-1	8-6
First Downs	17	18
- by Rushing	7	11
- by Passing	9	6
- by Penalty	1	1
Total Net Yards	394	305
- Offensive Plays	58	65
- Yards per Play	6.79	4.69
Net Rushing Yards	171	164
- Rushing Attempts	22	41
- Yards per Rush	7.77	4.00
Net Passing Yards	223	141
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	35 - 21 - 0	24 - 17 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	229	141
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/6	0/0
- Yards per Pass Play	6.19	5.88
Fumbles/Lost	2/2	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	4/12	6/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	6.3	6.3
4th Down Conversions	0/1	0/0
Penalties/Yards	4/39	5/30
Punt Returns/Yards	1/6	2/16
Kick Returns/Yards	2/41	3/41
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	2	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/1	1/2
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 24	OWN 30
Time of Possession	25:30	34:30

Drive Charts

New England Patriots
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	12:03	2:32	OWN 20	5	11	Punt
1	7:53	5:31	OWN 33	10	58	Field Goal
2	12:53	4:17	OWN 14	7	46	Punt
2	5:26	2:53	OWN 13	7	87	Touchdown
2	0:22	0:22	OWN 20	3	73	Half
3	15:00	3:21	OWN 20	7	28	Punt
3	10:09	1:27	50	3	6	Punt
3	3:20	0:15	OWN 38	2	18	Fumble
4	9:36	1:46	OWN 18	3	8	Punt
4	3:16	0:48	OWN 29	3	22	Fumble
4	1:54	1:51	OWN 11	8	47	Downs

Buffalo Bills
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	2:57	OWN 31	4	31	Punt
1	9:31	1:38	OWN 21	3	1	Punt
1	2:22	4:29	OWN 27	9	73	Touchdown
2	8:36	3:10	OWN 20	8	36	Punt
2	2:33	2:11	OWN 35	5	18	Punt
3	11:39	1:30	OWN 8	3	9	Punt
3	8:42	5:22	OWN 20	9	49	Missed FG
3	3:05	8:29	OWN 44	14	52	Field Goal
4	7:50	4:34	OWN 38	7	43	Field Goal
4	2:28	0:34	OWN 49	3	0	Punt
4	0:03	0:03	OWN 42	1	-2	Game

Game MVP: Ralph Maxwell, Buffalo Bills

Rushing Statistics

New England	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Clyde Davis	10	45	4.50	14	2	0
Martin Mills	6	34	5.67	11	2	0
Bernard Escalante	4	87	21.75	71	1	1
Jerome Alexander	2	5	2.50	3	0	0

Buffalo	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Benjamin Dantzler	26	111	4.27	24	6	0
Greg Janssen	10	35	3.50	13	1	0
Ralph Maxwell	4	17	4.25	9	0	1
Johnnie Gillott	1	1	1.00	1	0	0

Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Bernard Escalante	35	21	229	1/6	0	41	0	79.3

Buffalo	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Ralph Maxwell	24	17	141	0/0	0	22	0	85.6

Receiving Statistics

New England	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Jesse Marshall	4	5	45	11.25	11	21
WR Mark Rhoads	4	7	32	8.00	4	18
WR Leslie Hicks	4	7	51	12.75	23	22
FB Jerome Alexander	2	2	13	6.50	0	7
WR Terrell Boyd	2	5	9	4.50	6	6
RB Martin Mills	2	3	13	6.50	4	8
TE Ken Stone	1	1	41	41.00	26	41
WR Ricardo Burns	1	2	18	18.00	4	18
TE Chester Akaka	1	1	7	7.00	2	7
RB Clyde Davis	0	1	0	0.00	0	0

Buffalo	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Johnnie Gillott	5	7	90	18.00	16	22
FB Terrell Walton	4	4	18	4.50	3	7
RB Greg Janssen	3	4	6	2.00	0	6
RB Benjamin Dantzler	2	3	4	2.00	0	5
TE Christian Howe	1	1	14	14.00	2	14
TE Lester Emerson	1	1	4	4.00	0	4
WR Steve Monroe	1	2	5	5.00	0	5
WR Todd Benson	0	1	0	0.00	0	0
WR Nathan Mitchell	0	1	0	0.00	0	0

Interception Statistics

New England	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Buffalo	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

New England	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Jesse Marshall	1	0	0	0
Ricardo Burns	1	0	0	0

Buffalo	Recov	Force
Lamar Toews	1	0
Brian Reynolds	1	0
Tony Merriman	0	1
Lamar Bradford	0	1

Punting Statistics

New England	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Lester Laxdal	5	228	45.6	34.4	55	2

Buffalo	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Rico Miiles	6	240	40.0	32.3	47	2

Kicking Statistics

New England	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Walter Dawkins	1/1	0/0	0/0	26	1/1

Buffalo	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Emmitt Savoie	2/3	0/1	0/0	36	1/1

Punt Return Statistics

New England	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Leslie Hicks	1	6	6.0	0

Buffalo	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Todd Benson	1	7	7.0	0
Johnnie Gillott	1	9	9.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

New England	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Jesse Marshall	1	19	19.0	0
Leslie Hicks	1	22	22.0	0

Buffalo	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Lance Becnel	3	41	13.7	0

Defensive Statistics

New England	Tack	Asst	RPlay	PPlay
S Kelly Franz	10	2	29	20
ILB Jay Willis	10	2	30	21
OLB Quentin Davidson	7	2	26	15
CB Donnell Arnold	6	1	33	15
S Stanley Hudson	4	0	20	7
CB Bart McKnight	4	0	28	20
DT T.K.O. Schofer	3	3	27	16
OLB Warren Stewart	3	0	19	11
S David Tynik	2	1	29	20
DE Kerry Townes	2	1	28	19
DT Johnny Connell	2	0	36	22
DE Lorenzo Daniels	1	3	32	21
CB Gerald Smeenge	1	1	17	15
OLB Jackie Bard	1	0	6	4
S Luther McClanahan	0	2	12	4
DE Ernie Sturgeon	0	1	17	7

Buffalo	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Rod Ulufale	6	1	0.0	20	27
DE Edward Arnold	5	2	0.0	17	27
OLB Earnest Vasher	4	2	0.0	17	28
S Tony Merriman	4	0	0.0	22	36
S Adrian Hastings	4	0	0.0	15	25
S Brian Reynolds	3	1	0.0	14	26
CB Trevor Graham	3	0	0.0	18	29
CB Lamar Toews	2	0	0.0	21	31
DT Trevor Beliveau	1	2	0.5	8	13
DE Jamal Stokes	1	0	0.5	5	9
DT Daryl Poly	1	2	0.0	11	15
DE Jessie Heath	1	1	0.0	9	15
DE Amos Reagor	1	1	0.0	13	21
DT Deron Sharman	1	0	0.0	13	20
ILB Nolan Adderly	1	0	0.0	2	8
OLB Lamar Bradford	1	0	0.0	5	8
CB Ellis Bramlett	1	0	0.0	15	34
DT Donovan Haddix	1	0	0.0	9	16
OLB Neil Fedolfi	0	1	0.0	3	1

Pass Rush Statistics

New England	Block	Hurry	PPlay
OLB Warren Stewart	1	0	11
DE Ernie Sturgeon	0	1	7
DT Johnny Connell	0	1	22
DE Kerry Townes	0	1	19

Buffalo	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Jamal Stokes	0.5	0	0	1	9
DT Trevor Beliveau	0.5	0	0	0	13
DE Edward Arnold	0.0	1	3	0	27
DE Amos Reagor	0.0	0	1	2	21
DT Deron Sharman	0.0	0	1	1	20

Pass Defense Statistics

New England	Caught	PPlay
CB Donnell Arnold	3	15
ILB Jay Willis	3	21
OLB Quentin Davidson	2	15
S David Tynik	2	20
S Stanley Hudson	2	7
CB Bart McKnight	2	20
S Kelly Franz	1	20
OLB Warren Stewart	1	11
DT T.K.O. Schofer	1	16

Buffalo	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
ILB Rod Ulufale	4	1	27
S Tony Merriman	3	0	36
OLB Earnest Vasher	3	0	28
CB Lamar Toews	2	1	31
S Brian Reynolds	2	0	26
S Adrian Hastings	1	2	25
DE Amos Reagor	1	2	21
DE Edward Arnold	1	0	27
CB Trevor Graham	1	0	29
DE Jessie Heath	1	0	15
OLB Lamar Bradford	1	0	8
CB Ellis Bramlett	1	0	34

Blocking Statistics

New England	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Leland Roundy	2	4	0	22	0	34
Charlie Andrade	1	4	1	15	0	27
Brady Hatley	1	3	0	17	0	31
Keith O'Dwyer	1	2	0	14	0	19
Shannon Lyons	0	4	0	19	1	32
Ken Stone	0	1	0	8	0	16

Buffalo	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	PPly
Earnest Bailey	3	8	1	40	24
Otis Finks	3	5	1	11	10
Lawrence Asher	2	5	0	35	19
Skip Louis	2	5	0	38	21
Terrell Walton	1	6	1	21	17
Melvin Bryant	1	4	0	34	17
Jason Weber	1	1	0	6	5
Lester Emerson	1	1	0	4	5
Korey Fox	0	2	0	34	20
Raymond Alexander	0	1	0	32	11

Special Teams Statistics

New England	Tackles	STPlays
Jerome Alexander	2	12
Brian Thompson	2	8
Jesse Marshall	1	12
Clyde Davis	0	19
Spencer Doyle	0	17
Bart McKnight	0	14
Ken Stone	0	13
Gerald Smeenge	0	11
Ricardo Burns	0	9
Leslie Hicks	0	9
David Tynik	0	8
Alfred Cooley	0	6
Joel Lucic	0	6
Warren Stewart	0	6
Charlie Andrade	0	6
Keith O'Dwyer	0	6
Ralph Oliveira	0	6
Xavier England	0	6
Terrell Boyd	0	5
Jackie Bard	0	5
Lester Laxdal	0	5
Chester Akaka	0	5
Jay Willis	0	5
Kelly Franz	0	4
Brady Hatley	0	4
Drew Slaughter	0	4
Walter Dawkins	0	4
Johnny Connell	0	3
Donnell Arnold	0	3
Stanley Hudson	0	3
T.K.O. Schofer	0	3
Kerry Townes	0	3
Quentin Davidson	0	2
Ernie Sturgeon	0	2
Jeff Hanson	0	2
Cory Blackburn	0	2
Lorenzo Daniels	0	2
Bobby McMichael	0	1
Rick Harmon	0	1

Buffalo	Tackles	STPlays
Greg Janssen	1	15
Brian Reynolds	1	12
Nathan Mitchell	1	7
Ellis Bramlett	0	23
Lance Becnel	0	21
Lester Emerson	0	16
Todd Benson	0	13
Christian Howe	0	13
Lamar Bradford	0	12
Earnest Bailey	0	9
Melvin Bryant	0	9
Graham Brewer	0	9
Otis Finks	0	8
Earnest Leal	0	7
Raymond Alexander	0	7
Nolan Adderly	0	7
Terrell Walton	0	7
Emmitt Savoie	0	7
Rico Miiles	0	6
Lamar Toews	0	6
Johnnie Gillott	0	4
Deron Sharman	0	3
Jessie Heath	0	3
Daryl Poly	0	3
Raymond White	0	3
Jamal Stokes	0	2
Edward Arnold	0	1
Claude Hutton	0	1
Tony Merriman	0	1
Earnest Vasher	0	1
Trevor Beliveau	0	1
Rod Ulufale	0	1
Adrian Hastings	0	1
Skip Louis	0	1
Donovan Haddix	0	1
Amos Reagor	0	1

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	5	41	8.2
Middle	13	114	8.8
Right	4	16	4.0
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	11	43	3.9
Middle	15	60	4.0
Right	14	63	4.5
None	1	-2	-2.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Bernard Escalante	35	21	3	0	1	6	5	4	0

Buffalo	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Ralph Maxwell	24	17	2	0	3	0	3	0	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	8	5	25	3.1
Short (0-8 Yds)	11	8	49	4.5
Medium (9-18 Yds)	13	7	137	10.5
Long (19+ Yds)	2	1	18	9.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	3	3	3	1.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	12	10	61	5.1
Medium (9-18 Yds)	4	2	36	9.0
Long (19+ Yds)	5	2	41	8.2

Detailed Receiving Statistics

New England	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Mark Rhoads	7	4	0	32	0	24
WR Leslie Hicks	7	4	0	51	1	30
WR Jesse Marshall	5	4	0	45	1	15
WR Terrell Boyd	5	2	0	9	0	20
RB Martin Mills	3	2	0	13	0	12
FB Jerome Alexander	2	2	0	13	0	19
WR Ricardo Burns	2	1	1	18	0	5
RB Clyde Davis	1	0	0	0	0	19
TE Ken Stone	1	1	0	41	1	16
TE Chester Akaka	1	1	0	7	0	15

Buffalo	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Johnnie Gillott	7	5	2	90	2	16
RB Greg Janssen	4	3	0	6	0	7
FB Terrell Walton	4	4	0	18	0	17
RB Benjamin Dantzler	3	2	0	4	0	16
WR Steve Monroe	2	1	0	5	0	20
WR Todd Benson	1	0	1	0	0	5
TE Christian Howe	1	1	0	14	0	14
TE Lester Emerson	1	1	0	4	0	5
WR Nathan Mitchell	1	0	0	0	0	5

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

New England	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Clyde Davis	2	2	1.00	4.50
Bernard Escalante	1	1	1.00	21.75

Buffalo	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Benjamin Dantzler	4	2	0.50	4.27
Ralph Maxwell	1	4	4.00	4.25

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Bernard Escalante	3	1	3	1.00	6.54

Buffalo	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Ralph Maxwell	1	1	14	14.00	5.88

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

New England	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Terrell Boyd	1	1	3	3.00	1.80
WR Mark Rhoads	1	0	0	0.00	4.57
RB Martin Mills	1	0	0	0.00	4.33

Buffalo	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Christian Howe	1	1	14	14.00	14.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

New England	Rushes	Conversions
Bernard Escalante	2	2
Clyde Davis	1	1

Buffalo	Rushes	Conversions
Benjamin Dantzler	4	1
Greg Janssen	3	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Comp	Conversions
Bernard Escalante	9	4	1

Buffalo	Att	Comp	Conversions
Ralph Maxwell	8	6	4

Third Down Receiving Statistics

New England	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Jesse Marshall	2	2	0
WR Mark Rhoads	2	1	1
RB Clyde Davis	1	0	0
FB Jerome Alexander	1	1	0
WR Terrell Boyd	1	0	0
WR Ricardo Burns	1	0	0
WR Leslie Hicks	1	0	0

Buffalo	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Johnnie Gillott	3	2	2
RB Greg Janssen	3	2	1
TE Christian Howe	1	1	1
FB Terrell Walton	1	1	0

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

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