Week 15, 2028

played in Buffalo, NY

44 degrees, fair, 7 mph wind

New England Patriots	14	7	3	7	-	31
Buffalo Bills	7	10	0	7	-	24

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:47 NED - Leslie Hicks 11 pass from Dana Peyrouse (Walter Dawkins extra point)
1Q: 05:38 BUF - Greg Janssen 2 pass from Ralph Maxwell (Ken Goldberg extra point)
1Q: 00:24 NED - Terrell Boyd 16 pass from Dana Peyrouse (Walter Dawkins extra point)
2Q: 15:00 NED - Donald Scukanec 8 run (Walter Dawkins extra point)
2Q: 08:04 BUF - Donald Loftus 37 run (Ken Goldberg extra point)
2Q: 04:55 BUF - Ken Goldberg 26 field goal
3Q: 02:08 NED - Walter Dawkins 26 field goal
4Q: 09:24 BUF - Donald Loftus 1 run (Ken Goldberg extra point)
4Q: 04:39 NED - Donald Scukanec 2 run (Walter Dawkins extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:47 NED - Leslie Hicks 11 pass from Dana Peyrouse (Walter Dawkins extra point)
1Q: 05:38 BUF - Greg Janssen 2 pass from Ralph Maxwell (Ken Goldberg extra point)
1Q: 00:24 NED - Terrell Boyd 16 pass from Dana Peyrouse (Walter Dawkins extra point)
2Q: 15:00 NED - Donald Scukanec 8 run (Walter Dawkins extra point)
2Q: 08:04 BUF - Donald Loftus 37 run (Ken Goldberg extra point)
2Q: 04:55 BUF - Ken Goldberg 26 field goal
3Q: 02:08 NED - Walter Dawkins 26 field goal
4Q: 09:24 BUF - Donald Loftus 1 run (Ken Goldberg extra point)
4Q: 04:39 NED - Donald Scukanec 2 run (Walter Dawkins extra point)

Team Statistics NED BUF
Record 8-6 9-5
First Downs 21 19
- by Rushing 11 9
- by Passing 10 7
- by Penalty 0 3
Total Net Yards 394 331
- Offensive Plays 70 70
- Yards per Play 5.63 4.73
Net Rushing Yards 182 234
- Rushing Attempts 35 32
- Yards per Rush 5.20 7.31
Net Passing Yards 212 97
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 34 - 17 - 1 36 - 12 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 218 109
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/6 2/12
- Yards per Pass Play 6.06 2.55
Fumbles/Lost 2/1 2/2
3rd Down Conversions 6/15 4/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.4 7.2
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/2
Penalties/Yards 7/38 4/25
Punt Returns/Yards 1/1 0/0
Kick Returns/Yards 5/116 3/90
Interception Ret./Yards 1/0 1/16
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 5 4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 4/1 2/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 29 OWN 38
Time of Possession 31:24 28:36

Team Statistics	NED	BUF
Record	8-6	9-5
First Downs	21	19
- by Rushing	11	9
- by Passing	10	7
- by Penalty	0	3
Total Net Yards	394	331
- Offensive Plays	70	70
- Yards per Play	5.63	4.73
Net Rushing Yards	182	234
- Rushing Attempts	35	32
- Yards per Rush	5.20	7.31
Net Passing Yards	212	97
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	34 - 17 - 1	36 - 12 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	218	109
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/6	2/12
- Yards per Pass Play	6.06	2.55
Fumbles/Lost	2/1	2/2
3rd Down Conversions	6/15	4/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.4	7.2
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/2
Penalties/Yards	7/38	4/25
Punt Returns/Yards	1/1	0/0
Kick Returns/Yards	5/116	3/90
Interception Ret./Yards	1/0	1/16
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	5	4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	4/1	2/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 29	OWN 38
Time of Possession	31:24	28:36

Drive Charts

New England Patriots
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	1:18	OPP 42	3	2	Punt
1	11:55	1:18	OWN 34	3	66	Touchdown
1	5:29	5:11	OWN 27	10	73	Touchdown
1	0:03	0:12	OPP 27	2	27	Touchdown
2	11:21	2:08	OWN 7	3	6	Punt
2	7:45	1:43	OWN 15	5	11	Interception
2	4:47	2:26	OWN 36	6	24	Punt
2	0:21	0:21	OWN 28	1	-2	Half
3	14:20	1:27	OPP 45	3	5	Punt
3	12:26	1:27	OWN 37	3	4	Punt
3	9:30	7:30	OWN 26	15	65	Field Goal
4	14:49	1:11	OWN 5	3	3	Punt
4	9:39	0:09	OWN 1	1	0	Fumble
4	9:18	4:47	OWN 17	9	83	Touchdown
4	2:55	0:45	OWN 25	3	5	Punt

Buffalo Bills
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	13:42	1:47	OWN 18	4	14	Punt
1	10:37	5:08	OWN 20	11	80	Touchdown
1	0:18	0:15	OWN 20	2	7	Fumble
2	14:51	3:30	OWN 34	5	26	Punt
2	9:13	1:28	OPP 48	3	48	Touchdown
2	6:02	1:15	OPP 18	3	9	Field Goal
2	2:21	2:00	OWN 20	6	34	Interception
3	15:00	0:40	OWN 39	1	6	Fumble
3	12:53	0:27	OWN 20	3	0	Punt
3	10:59	1:29	OWN 20	3	7	Punt
3	2:00	2:11	OWN 43	3	-8	Punt
4	13:38	3:59	OPP 39	10	38	Downs
4	9:30	0:12	OPP 1	2	1	Touchdown
4	4:31	1:36	OWN 20	4	11	Punt
4	2:10	2:10	OWN 24	11	44	Downs

Game MVP: Zach Toohil, New England Patriots

Rushing Statistics

New England	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Donald Scukanec	25	100	4.00	19	2	2
Dana Peyrouse	5	52	10.40	38	1	0
O.J. Rudd	5	30	6.00	11	1	0

Buffalo	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Donald Loftus	20	138	6.90	37	4	2
Greg Janssen	7	45	6.43	23	1	0
Ralph Maxwell	5	51	10.20	23	2	0

Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Dana Peyrouse	34	17	218	1/6	2	35	1	77.8

Buffalo	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Ralph Maxwell	35	12	109	2/12	1	25	1	41.2
Aaron Hoy	1	0	0	0/0	0	0	0	39.6

Receiving Statistics

New England	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
TE Richard Cummins	5	10	56	11.20	9	22	0
WR Leslie Hicks	5	10	83	16.60	34	35	1
WR Terrell Boyd	2	3	29	14.50	8	16	1
TE Winfred Lundberg	2	3	19	9.50	4	16	0
WR Mark Rhoads	1	1	21	21.00	2	21	0
RB Donald Scukanec	1	1	2	2.00	0	2	0
WR Jeff Diano	1	3	8	8.00	0	8	0
FB Paul Hardy	0	2	0	0.00	0	0	0
WR Morris Markle	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Buffalo	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
TE Zack Kelley	6	9	47	7.83	7	12	0
WR Steve Monroe	2	7	31	15.50	5	21	0
WR Nathan Mitchell	2	4	25	12.50	6	25	0
RB Greg Janssen	1	3	2	2.00	0	2	1
RB Donald Loftus	1	5	4	4.00	3	4	0
WR Jeremy Leupold	0	2	0	0.00	0	0	0
TE Bart Geib	0	2	0	0.00	0	0	0
WR Robert Dawson	0	2	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

New England	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Zach Toohil	1	0	0.00	0

Buffalo	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
ILB Rod Ulufale	1	16	16.00	0

Fumble Statistics

New England	Fumb	Recov	Force
Donald Scukanec	1	0	0
O.J. Rudd	1	0	0
Lorenzo Daniels	0	1	0
Zach Toohil	0	1	0
Kerry Jacquet	0	1	0
Gerald Smeenge	0	0	1
Norm Roffmann	0	0	1

Buffalo	Fumb	Recov	Force
Ralph Maxwell	1	0	0
Zack Kelley	1	0	0
Victor Davis	0	1	0
Tommie Grover	0	0	1
Deron Sharman	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

New England	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Walter Dawkins	7	253	36.1	30.4	46	1

Buffalo	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Antonio Tubbs	6	257	42.8	42.7	55	2

Kicking Statistics

New England	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Walter Dawkins	1/1	0/0	0/0	26	4/4

Buffalo	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Ken Goldberg	1/1	0/0	0/0	26	3/3

Punt Return Statistics

New England	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Leslie Hicks	1	1	1.0	0

Buffalo	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Kick Return Statistics

New England	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Shawn Uremovic	4	98	24.5	0
Leslie Hicks	1	18	18.0	0

Buffalo	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Mack Alston	3	90	30.0	0

Defensive Statistics

New England	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Zach Toohil	6	1	0.0	29	34
S David Tynik	5	0	0.0	21	21
ILB Jay Willis	4	1	0.0	29	31
OLB Rickey Herndon	4	0	0.0	19	19
OLB Norm Roffmann	4	0	0.0	17	19
DE Les Duran	3	1	1.0	16	26
DT Johnny Connell	3	3	0.0	19	20
DE Lorenzo Daniels	2	2	0.0	29	29
CB Corey Craven	2	1	0.0	21	27
CB Joe Ross	2	1	0.0	19	21
DE Adam McDonald	1	0	1.0	10	11
OLB Quentin Davidson	1	1	0.0	14	18
DT T.K.O. Schofer	1	1	0.0	21	25
CB Myron Witt	1	1	0.0	22	28
TE Richard Cummins	1	0	---	---	---
CB Gerald Smeenge	1	0	0.0	18	27
DT Gerald Rivers	1	0	0.0	17	22

Buffalo	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Rod Ulufale	10	3	0.0	32	34
S Mack Alston	7	5	0.0	34	34
CB Tommie Grover	5	1	0.0	16	23
ILB Nolan Adderly	4	0	1.0	28	25
CB Ellis Bramlett	4	0	0.0	31	29
DT Wayne Lundy	3	1	0.0	25	28
DT Daryl Poly	3	0	0.0	20	18
DT Deron Sharman	2	1	0.0	31	30
ILB Dean Maniecki	2	1	0.0	7	2
DT Donovan Haddix	2	1	0.0	12	10
CB Rodney Downs	2	1	0.0	22	24
S Adrian Hastings	1	2	0.0	31	33
DE Jessie Heath	1	0	0.0	14	12
OLB Victor Davis	1	0	0.0	17	17
WR Steve Monroe	1	0	---	---	---
DE Amos Reagor	1	0	0.0	19	15
DE Matthew Jones	0	1	0.0	16	20

Pass Rush Statistics

New England	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
DE Les Duran	1.0	1	2	26
DE Adam McDonald	1.0	0	1	11
DE Lorenzo Daniels	0.0	1	1	29
DT T.K.O. Schofer	0.0	1	0	25
ILB Jay Willis	0.0	0	2	31

Buffalo	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
ILB Nolan Adderly	1.0	0	0	25
DE Matthew Jones	0.0	3	3	20
DT Deron Sharman	0.0	2	3	30
DE Amos Reagor	0.0	2	3	15
DE Jessie Heath	0.0	1	1	12
OLB Victor Davis	0.0	1	0	17
DT Wayne Lundy	0.0	0	2	28

Pass Defense Statistics

New England	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S Zach Toohil	2	3	1	34
CB Corey Craven	2	2	0	27
OLB Norm Roffmann	2	1	0	19
CB Gerald Smeenge	2	0	0	27
S David Tynik	1	0	0	21
ILB Jay Willis	1	0	0	31
DE Les Duran	1	0	0	26
CB Myron Witt	1	0	0	28
OLB Rickey Herndon	0	1	0	19
CB Shawn Uremovic	0	1	0	11

Buffalo	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
ILB Rod Ulufale	5	0	1	34
CB Ellis Bramlett	3	0	0	29
S Mack Alston	2	0	0	34
CB Tommie Grover	2	0	0	23
CB Rodney Downs	2	0	0	24
OLB Victor Davis	1	1	0	17
ILB Dean Maniecki	1	0	0	2
ILB Nolan Adderly	1	0	0	25
CB Trevor Graham	0	1	0	17
S Adrian Hastings	0	1	0	33

Blocking Statistics

New England	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Charlie Andrade	5	10	0	25	0	24
Leland Roundy	2	3	1	32	0	29
Norman Meyer	2	2	0	11	0	7
Shannon Lyons	1	4	0	30	0	30
Donny McNown	1	2	0	3	0	6
Luke Stoltenberg	1	1	0	9	0	7
Bubba Amon	0	3	0	31	1	32
Kerry Jacquet	0	3	0	24	0	28
Paul Hardy	0	1	0	23	0	19
Winfred Lundberg	0	1	0	27	0	27

Buffalo	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Earnest Bailey	5	9	0	32	0	34
Melvin Bryant	4	8	2	32	1	38
Nick Midget	3	5	0	21	0	26
Zack Kelley	2	2	1	31	0	34
Korey Fox	1	2	1	32	0	32
Skip Louis	1	2	0	29	1	36

Special Teams Statistics

New England	Tackles	STPlays
Shawn Uremovic	1	19
Joe Ross	1	17
Morris Markle	1	12
Quentin Davidson	0	24
Mike Antonik	0	24
Richard Cummins	0	19
Terrell Boyd	0	17
Walter Dawkins	0	14
Myron Witt	0	13
Donnell Arnold	0	11
Leslie Hicks	0	10
O.J. Rudd	0	9
Keith O'Dwyer	0	8
Norman Meyer	0	8
Luke Stoltenberg	0	8
Charlie Andrade	0	7
Mark Rhoads	0	7
Winfred Lundberg	0	7
Adam McDonald	0	6
Gerald Smeenge	0	6
Paul Hardy	0	6
Rickey Herndon	0	4
Zach Toohil	0	4
Johnny Connell	0	3
T.K.O. Schofer	0	3
Shannon Lyons	0	3
Norm Roffmann	0	3
Jay Willis	0	2
Corwin Morant	0	2
Terrell Blanchard	0	2
David Tynik	0	1
Lorenzo Daniels	0	1
Scottie Whitlock	0	1
Donald Scukanec	0	1
Randall Meier	0	1
Corey Craven	0	1
Les Duran	0	1
Gerald Rivers	0	1

Buffalo	Tackles	STPlays
Greg Janssen	4	24
Tommie Grover	2	24
Lamar Bradford	0	20
Raymond Alexander	0	18
Bart Geib	0	18
Mack Alston	0	17
Alvin Cockerham	0	16
Trevor Graham	0	12
Trevor Milton	0	12
Ellis Bramlett	0	12
Robert Dawson	0	12
Dean Maniecki	0	11
Jeremy Leupold	0	8
Lawrence Asher	0	7
Melvin Bryant	0	7
Amos Reagor	0	7
Matthew Jones	0	7
Zack Kelley	0	7
Nick Midget	0	7
B.J. Cunningham	0	6
Antonio Tubbs	0	6
Ken Goldberg	0	6
Leon Walker	0	5
Deron Sharman	0	2
Nolan Adderly	0	2
Victor Davis	0	2
Brian Reynolds	0	2
Earnest Bailey	0	1
Daryl Poly	0	1
Rod Ulufale	0	1
Adrian Hastings	0	1
Gary Fields	0	1
Aaron Hoy	0	1
Donald Loftus	0	1
Rodney Downs	0	1
Wayne Lundy	0	1

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	7	30	4.3
Middle	19	88	4.6
Right	8	66	8.3
None	1	-2	-2.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	4	28	7.0
Middle	22	127	5.8
Right	6	79	13.2
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Dana Peyrouse	34	17	3	2	2	3	9	12	1

Buffalo	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Ralph Maxwell	35	12	2	2	2	8	5	0	1
Aaron Hoy	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	3	1	2	0.7
Short (0-8 Yds)	9	6	79	8.8
Medium (9-18 Yds)	16	9	120	7.5
Long (19+ Yds)	6	1	17	2.8

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	3	2	4	1.3
Short (0-8 Yds)	17	7	49	2.9
Medium (9-18 Yds)	9	1	10	1.1
Long (19+ Yds)	5	2	46	9.2

Detailed Receiving Statistics

New England	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
TE Richard Cummins	10	5	1	56	1	27
WR Leslie Hicks	10	5	0	83	1	33
WR Terrell Boyd	3	2	0	29	0	7
WR Jeff Diano	3	1	0	8	0	13
TE Winfred Lundberg	3	2	0	19	0	27
FB Paul Hardy	2	0	0	0	0	19
WR Mark Rhoads	1	1	0	21	1	6
RB Donald Scukanec	1	1	0	2	0	29
WR Morris Markle	1	0	1	0	0	1

Buffalo	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
TE Zack Kelley	9	6	0	47	0	34
WR Steve Monroe	7	2	0	31	1	25
RB Donald Loftus	5	1	0	4	0	25
WR Nathan Mitchell	4	2	0	25	1	8
RB Greg Janssen	3	1	1	2	0	13
WR Jeremy Leupold	2	0	0	0	0	12
TE Bart Geib	2	0	1	0	0	23
WR Robert Dawson	2	0	0	0	0	4

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

New England	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Donald Scukanec	5	16	3.20	4.00
O.J. Rudd	1	3	3.00	6.00

Buffalo	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Donald Loftus	5	8	1.60	6.90
Greg Janssen	2	15	7.50	6.43

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Dana Peyrouse	5	3	41	8.20	6.41

Buffalo	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Ralph Maxwell	6	1	2	0.33	3.11
Aaron Hoy	1	0	0	0.00	0.00

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

New England	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Leslie Hicks	3	2	25	8.33	8.30
WR Terrell Boyd	1	1	16	16.00	9.67
TE Winfred Lundberg	1	0	0	0.00	6.33

Buffalo	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
RB Greg Janssen	2	1	2	1.00	0.67
TE Zack Kelley	2	0	0	0.00	5.22
WR Steve Monroe	1	0	0	0.00	4.43
WR Jeremy Leupold	1	0	0	0.00	0.00
RB Donald Loftus	1	0	0	0.00	0.80

Third Down Rushing Statistics

New England	Rushes	Conversions
Donald Scukanec	2	1
Dana Peyrouse	1	0

Buffalo	Rushes	Conversions
Donald Loftus	6	3

Third Down Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Comp	Conversions
Dana Peyrouse	12	6	5

Buffalo	Att	Comp	Conversions
Ralph Maxwell	6	1	1

Third Down Receiving Statistics

New England	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Leslie Hicks	4	2	2
TE Richard Cummins	3	0	0
TE Winfred Lundberg	2	2	1
WR Terrell Boyd	1	1	1
WR Mark Rhoads	1	1	1
FB Paul Hardy	1	0	0

Buffalo	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Nathan Mitchell	2	1	1
WR Steve Monroe	1	0	0
RB Donald Loftus	1	0	0
TE Zack Kelley	1	0	0
WR Robert Dawson	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 74,400 (75,300 capacity)
Upper Deck 23,100 (23,100)
End Zone 16,700 (16,700)
Mezzanine 9,600 (9,600)
Sideline Seats 14,800 (14,800)
Club Seats 8,900 (8,900)
Luxury Boxes 1,300 (2,200)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	74,400 (75,300 capacity)
Upper Deck	23,100 (23,100)
End Zone	16,700 (16,700)
Mezzanine	9,600 (9,600)
Sideline Seats	14,800 (14,800)
Club Seats	8,900 (8,900)
Luxury Boxes	1,300 (2,200)