Week 1, 2038

played in Buffalo, NY

45 degrees, fair, calm

New England Patriots	7	0	3	12	-	22
Buffalo Bills	7	14	0	0	-	21

Scoring Summary
1Q: 03:01 NED - Lance Henderson 35 pass from Bubba Duffy (Walter Dawkins extra point)
1Q: 00:30 BUF - Harvey Johnson 11 pass from Ernie Sims (Kyle Sims extra point)
2Q: 11:21 BUF - Archie Carmona 11 run (Kyle Sims extra point)
2Q: 02:24 BUF - Ernie Sims 18 run (Kyle Sims extra point)
3Q: 10:49 NED - Walter Dawkins 37 field goal
4Q: 14:46 NED - Walter Dawkins 52 field goal
4Q: 09:56 NED - Raymond Vitale 5 run (Raymond Vitale run for conversion failed)
4Q: 00:44 NED - Walter Dawkins 19 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 03:01 NED - Lance Henderson 35 pass from Bubba Duffy (Walter Dawkins extra point)
1Q: 00:30 BUF - Harvey Johnson 11 pass from Ernie Sims (Kyle Sims extra point)
2Q: 11:21 BUF - Archie Carmona 11 run (Kyle Sims extra point)
2Q: 02:24 BUF - Ernie Sims 18 run (Kyle Sims extra point)
3Q: 10:49 NED - Walter Dawkins 37 field goal
4Q: 14:46 NED - Walter Dawkins 52 field goal
4Q: 09:56 NED - Raymond Vitale 5 run (Raymond Vitale run for conversion failed)
4Q: 00:44 NED - Walter Dawkins 19 field goal

Team Statistics NED BUF
Record 1-0 0-1
First Downs 16 17
- by Rushing 4 6
- by Passing 12 10
- by Penalty 0 1
Total Net Yards 368 294
- Offensive Plays 67 67
- Yards per Play 5.49 4.39
Net Rushing Yards 93 139
- Rushing Attempts 27 30
- Yards per Rush 3.44 4.63
Net Passing Yards 275 155
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 38 - 25 - 0 36 - 17 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 299 158
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2/24 1/3
- Yards per Pass Play 6.88 4.19
Fumbles/Lost 2/0 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 4/16 4/16
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 6.9 7.1
4th Down Conversions 0/1 0/0
Penalties/Yards 3/18 2/15
Punt Returns/Yards 6/45 2/8
Kick Returns/Yards 1/23 4/100
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 0/0
2pt Conversions 1/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 2 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/1 3/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 29 OWN 25
Time of Possession 29:46 30:14

Team Statistics	NED	BUF
Record	1-0	0-1
First Downs	16	17
- by Rushing	4	6
- by Passing	12	10
- by Penalty	0	1
Total Net Yards	368	294
- Offensive Plays	67	67
- Yards per Play	5.49	4.39
Net Rushing Yards	93	139
- Rushing Attempts	27	30
- Yards per Rush	3.44	4.63
Net Passing Yards	275	155
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	38 - 25 - 0	36 - 17 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	299	158
- Sacks/Yards Lost	2/24	1/3
- Yards per Pass Play	6.88	4.19
Fumbles/Lost	2/0	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	4/16	4/16
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	6.9	7.1
4th Down Conversions	0/1	0/0
Penalties/Yards	3/18	2/15
Punt Returns/Yards	6/45	2/8
Kick Returns/Yards	1/23	4/100
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	0/0
2pt Conversions	1/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	2	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/1	3/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 29	OWN 25
Time of Possession	29:46	30:14

Drive Charts

New England Patriots
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	13:19	1:38	OWN 3	3	9	Punt
1	8:34	3:42	OWN 20	8	30	Punt
1	3:01	0:13	OPP 35	1	35	Touchdown
1	0:22	1:05	OWN 20	3	4	Punt
2	11:11	1:38	OWN 20	3	6	Punt
2	7:43	1:36	OWN 20	3	9	Punt
2	2:16	1:17	OWN 29	3	2	Punt
2	0:29	0:29	OWN 22	1	-1	Half
3	15:00	4:19	OWN 9	8	71	Field Goal
3	5:31	3:16	OWN 20	6	30	Punt
3	0:28	0:47	OPP 38	3	3	Field Goal
4	12:33	2:45	OWN 25	5	75	Touchdown
4	9:07	1:24	50	3	3	Punt
4	6:38	0:51	OPP 46	4	9	Downs
4	4:34	3:55	OWN 20	13	78	Field Goal

Buffalo Bills
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	1:41	OWN 37	3	5	Punt
1	11:41	3:07	OWN 33	6	23	Punt
1	4:52	1:51	OWN 1	3	4	Punt
1	2:48	2:26	OWN 34	6	66	Touchdown
2	14:17	3:06	OWN 29	7	71	Touchdown
2	9:33	1:50	OWN 33	3	1	Punt
2	6:07	3:51	OWN 36	9	64	Touchdown
2	0:59	0:30	OWN 37	3	3	Punt
3	10:41	5:10	OWN 20	8	31	Punt
3	2:15	1:47	OWN 1	3	7	Punt
4	14:41	2:08	OWN 31	3	3	Punt
4	9:48	0:41	OWN 20	3	-3	Punt
4	7:43	1:05	OWN 1	3	6	Punt
4	5:47	1:13	OWN 37	4	10	Punt
4	0:39	0:39	OWN 37	3	-7	Game

Game MVP: Bubba Duffy, New England Patriots

Rushing Statistics

New England	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Raymond Vitale	17	73	4.29	11	2	1
Erick Andruzzi	9	21	2.33	6	0	0
Bubba Duffy	1	-1	-1.00	-1	0	0

Buffalo	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Owen Farrens	18	48	2.67	10	1	0
Ernie Sims	6	56	9.33	19	3	1
Archie Carmona	6	35	5.83	11	2	1

Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Bubba Duffy	38	25	299	2/24	1	35	0	98.4

Buffalo	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Ernie Sims	36	17	158	1/3	1	34	0	68.9

Receiving Statistics

New England	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Matthew Gonzalez	6	7	87	14.50	58	34	0
WR Eugene Earls	4	9	59	14.75	38	21	0
WR Brent Dotson	4	4	45	11.25	9	16	0
WR Lance Henderson	4	9	51	12.75	23	35	1
TE Wes Witt	3	4	50	16.67	37	31	0
FB Harry Page	2	2	1	0.50	0	3	0
FB Barry Cooley	1	2	3	3.00	0	3	0
RB Erick Andruzzi	1	1	3	3.00	0	3	0

Buffalo	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Harvey Johnson	6	10	94	15.67	0	34	1
RB Owen Farrens	3	4	4	1.33	7	8	0
WR Damon Hill	2	4	12	6.00	0	11	0
TE Zack Kelley	2	3	26	13.00	17	15	0
WR Tommy Patton	1	5	11	11.00	0	11	0
TE Wally Erbs	1	5	1	1.00	2	1	0
WR Collin Carlisle	1	2	10	10.00	0	10	0
WR Andre Cox	1	3	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

New England	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Buffalo	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

New England	Fumb	Recov
Harry Page	1	1
Bennett Quayle	1	0
Raymond Vitale	0	1

Buffalo	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Deon Riley	0	0	1	0
Rondell Schneck	0	0	1	0

Punting Statistics

New England	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Cornelius Mills	8	362	45.3	44.3	55	3

Buffalo	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Caiden Shaw	11	503	45.7	36.2	55	2

Kicking Statistics

New England	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Walter Dawkins	3/3	1/1	1/1	52	1/1

Buffalo	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Kyle Sims	0/0	0/0	0/0	0	3/3

Punt Return Statistics

New England	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Bennett Quayle	6	45	7.5	0

Buffalo	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Owen Farrens	2	8	4.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

New England	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Bennett Quayle	1	23	23.0	0

Buffalo	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Bryan Fisher	4	100	25.0	0

Defensive Statistics

New England	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Tyrus Ybarra	6	2	0.0	29	31
CB Omar Corlett	5	2	0.0	24	35
S Lewis Jones	5	1	0.0	27	34
S Richie McGee	5	1	0.0	27	37
DT Ricardo Cochrane	5	0	0.0	24	25
CB Christian Boyd	4	1	0.0	27	32
OLB Jesse Campana	3	0	0.0	7	7
DE Mitch Manthey	2	1	1.0	26	33
CB Ronald Lucas	2	3	0.0	13	26
OLB Alexander Norgard	2	3	0.0	21	30
DT Chester Castillo	2	1	0.0	14	16
OLB Bernie Marshak	1	1	0.0	17	10
DT Ethan Blades	1	1	0.0	20	23
DE Jimmie Checovetes	1	1	0.0	26	24
S Luca Capshaw	1	0	0.0	5	8
ILB Lance Fitzgerald	0	1	0.0	1	5

Buffalo	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Joseph Jennings	8	1	1.0	19	27
ILB Chuck McDaniel	6	1	0.0	22	29
OLB Deon Riley	5	1	1.0	23	36
S Gino Fair	5	2	0.0	27	40
ILB Matt Ramaswami	4	2	0.0	19	19
DT Damon Towle	3	1	0.0	18	28
S Ethan Devine	3	1	0.0	6	18
OLB Marlon McDaniel	3	1	0.0	8	7
CB Earl Wombacher	3	1	0.0	24	36
DE Howard Kelly	3	0	0.0	21	27
DT Noah Ingram	2	2	0.0	10	12
CB Robbie Tate	2	1	0.0	14	31
S Melvin Thomason	2	1	0.0	25	36
DE Marc Goodwin	1	1	0.0	21	21
DE Vincent Gerhardt	1	0	0.0	6	13
CB Jose Alcott	0	1	0.0	27	40

Pass Rush Statistics

New England	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Mitch Manthey	1.0	0	2	2	33
DE Max Stewart	0.0	1	1	0	17
DT Ricardo Cochrane	0.0	0	2	0	25
DE Jimmie Checovetes	0.0	0	2	0	24

Buffalo	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Deon Riley	1.0	1	1	1	36
OLB Joseph Jennings	1.0	0	0	0	27
DE Marc Goodwin	0.0	1	0	0	21
DT Damon Towle	0.0	0	1	1	28
DE Vincent Gerhardt	0.0	0	1	0	13

Pass Defense Statistics

New England	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Omar Corlett	4	2	35
S Lewis Jones	3	0	34
CB Christian Boyd	2	0	32
OLB Jesse Campana	2	0	7
OLB Alexander Norgard	1	1	30
S Richie McGee	1	1	37
DT Ricardo Cochrane	1	0	25
DE Mitch Manthey	1	0	33
CB Ronald Lucas	1	0	26
ILB Tyrus Ybarra	1	0	31

Buffalo	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
OLB Joseph Jennings	7	0	27
ILB Chuck McDaniel	3	1	29
S Gino Fair	3	0	40
S Ethan Devine	2	0	18
OLB Deon Riley	2	0	36
ILB Matt Ramaswami	2	0	19
CB Earl Wombacher	2	0	36
S Melvin Thomason	1	1	36
CB Robbie Tate	1	0	31
OLB Marlon McDaniel	1	0	7
DE Vincent Gerhardt	1	0	13

Blocking Statistics

New England	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Fred Burns	3	6	0	27	0	40
William Coffey	2	6	1	27	1	40
Irving Rehberg	2	5	1	27	1	40
Warren Owen	1	5	0	27	0	40
Wes Witt	0	2	0	19	0	29
Barry Cooley	0	1	0	10	0	16
Harry Page	0	1	0	3	0	4

Buffalo	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Wally Jurkiewicz	3	5	30	0	37
Ian Cochrane	2	6	30	1	37
Brody Picton	1	4	30	0	37
Phil Picchietti	1	2	30	0	37
Deron Griffin	0	5	30	0	37
Zack Kelley	0	2	23	0	16
Jerry Douglas	0	1	16	0	19

Special Teams Tackles

New England	Tackles	STPlays
Ray Brazinski	3	21
Kerry Perriman	2	18
Nicky Turnbull	1	18

Buffalo	Tackles	STPlays
Damon Hill	3	16
Rondell Schneck	2	21
Nate Stimson	1	20
Brayden Hammond	1	11

Participation

New England	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
William Coffey	27	40	---	---	11	78
Fred Burns	27	40	---	---	11	78
Omar Corlett	---	---	24	35	10	69
Richie McGee	---	---	27	37	4	68
Wes Witt	19	29	---	---	19	67
Irving Rehberg	27	40	---	---	---	67
Warren Owen	27	40	---	---	---	67
Bubba Duffy	27	40	---	---	---	67
J.C. Chandler	27	40	---	---	---	67
Lewis Jones	---	---	27	34	---	61
Mitch Manthey	---	---	26	33	1	60
Christian Boyd	---	---	27	32	1	60
Tyrus Ybarra	---	---	29	31	---	60
Bernie Marshak	---	---	17	10	32	59
Ricardo Cochrane	---	---	24	25	9	58
Brent Dotson	15	29	---	---	13	57
Jimmie Checovetes	---	---	26	24	1	51
Eugene Earls	21	30	---	---	---	51
Alexander Norgard	---	---	21	30	---	51
Raymond Vitale	19	31	---	---	---	50
Lance Henderson	9	20	---	---	19	48
Harvey Peterson	---	---	11	14	22	47
Matthew Gonzalez	19	26	---	---	2	47
Ethan Blades	---	---	20	23	---	43
Ronald Lucas	---	---	13	26	---	39
Max Stewart	---	---	8	17	11	36
Barry Cooley	10	16	---	---	8	34
David Ocasio	11	6	---	---	13	30
Chester Castillo	---	---	14	16	---	30
Harry Page	3	4	---	---	20	27
Luca Capshaw	---	---	5	8	10	23
Ray Brazinski	0	0	---	---	21	21
Jesse Campana	---	---	7	7	5	19
Kerry Perriman	0	0	---	---	18	18
Nicky Turnbull	0	0	---	---	18	18
Erick Andruzzi	9	9	---	---	---	18
Bennett Quayle	0	0	---	---	15	15
Cornelius Mills	0	0	---	---	11	11
Richie Gaylor	0	0	---	---	11	11
Caden Powell	0	0	---	---	11	11
Roy Linquist	0	0	---	---	11	11
Lance Fitzgerald	---	---	1	5	4	10
Walter Dawkins	0	0	---	---	9	9
Myron Witt	---	---	3	0	1	4
Dana Shaw	0	0	---	---	---	0
Orlando Meier	0	0	---	---	---	0

Buffalo	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Deon Riley	---	---	23	36	24	83
Gino Fair	---	---	27	40	13	80
Jose Alcott	---	---	27	40	13	80
Brody Picton	30	37	---	---	11	78
Wally Jurkiewicz	30	37	---	---	11	78
Melvin Thomason	---	---	25	36	9	70
Ernie Sims	30	37	---	---	---	67
Deron Griffin	30	37	---	---	---	67
Phil Picchietti	30	37	---	---	---	67
Ian Cochrane	30	37	---	---	---	67
Tommy Patton	27	36	---	---	---	63
Robbie Tate	---	---	14	31	18	63
Earl Wombacher	---	---	24	36	3	63
Joseph Jennings	---	---	19	27	12	58
Jerry Douglas	16	19	---	---	20	55
Chuck McDaniel	---	---	22	29	2	53
Owen Farrens	23	22	---	---	8	53
Howard Kelly	---	---	21	27	4	52
Damon Towle	---	---	18	28	2	48
Zack Kelley	23	16	---	---	8	47
Marc Goodwin	---	---	21	21	5	47
Damon Hill	12	17	---	---	16	45
Harvey Johnson	19	26	---	---	---	45
Matt Ramaswami	---	---	19	19	2	40
Rondell Schneck	5	9	---	---	21	35
Ethan Devine	---	---	6	18	9	33
Marlon McDaniel	---	---	8	7	16	31
Jeffrey Spencer	---	---	6	19	4	29
Vincent Gerhardt	---	---	6	13	9	28
Noah Ingram	---	---	10	12	1	23
Wally Erbs	11	10	---	---	---	21
Nate Stimson	0	0	---	---	20	20
Bo Lester	0	1	---	---	18	19
Archie Carmona	7	11	---	---	---	18
Andre Cox	5	11	---	---	---	16
Collin Carlisle	0	5	---	---	10	15
Troy Barrett	2	2	---	---	9	13
Dean Clark	0	0	---	---	11	11
Heath Rodenhauser	0	0	---	---	11	11
Caiden Shaw	0	0	---	---	11	11
Brayden Hammond	0	0	---	---	11	11
Bryan Fisher	0	0	---	---	6	6
Kyle Sims	0	0	---	---	4	4
Kris Garrett	---	---	1	1	---	2
Devin Dore	0	0	---	---	---	0
Marco Josephson	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	10	30	3.0
Middle	12	49	4.1
Right	4	15	3.8
None	1	-1	-1.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	4	5	1.3
Middle	22	111	5.0
Right	4	23	5.8
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Bubba Duffy	38	25	5	3	3	2	3	2	0

Buffalo	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Ernie Sims	36	17	2	2	5	4	7	2	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	8	5	61	7.6
Short (0-8 Yds)	17	13	102	6.0
Medium (9-18 Yds)	12	7	136	11.3
Long (19+ Yds)	1	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	4	12	3.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	12	7	37	3.1
Medium (9-18 Yds)	8	3	32	4.0
Long (19+ Yds)	12	3	77	6.4

Detailed Receiving Statistics

New England	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Eugene Earls	9	4	1	59	1	30
WR Lance Henderson	9	4	2	51	1	20
WR Matthew Gonzalez	7	6	0	87	2	26
TE Wes Witt	4	3	0	50	1	29
WR Brent Dotson	4	4	0	45	0	29
FB Barry Cooley	2	1	0	3	0	16
FB Harry Page	2	2	0	1	0	4
RB Erick Andruzzi	1	1	0	3	0	9

Buffalo	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Harvey Johnson	10	6	1	94	2	26
WR Tommy Patton	5	1	1	11	0	36
TE Wally Erbs	5	1	0	1	0	10
WR Damon Hill	4	2	1	12	0	17
RB Owen Farrens	4	3	1	4	0	22
TE Zack Kelley	3	2	1	26	0	16
WR Andre Cox	3	1	0	0	0	11
WR Collin Carlisle	2	1	0	10	0	5

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

New England	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Raymond Vitale	4	16	4.00	4.29
Erick Andruzzi	2	-1	-0.50	2.33

Buffalo	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Ernie Sims	1	18	18.00	9.33
Archie Carmona	1	11	11.00	5.83

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg

Buffalo	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Ernie Sims	1	1	11	11.00	4.39

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

New England	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg

Buffalo	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Harvey Johnson	1	1	11	11.00	9.40

Third Down Rushing Statistics

New England	Rushes	Conversions
Erick Andruzzi	3	0
Raymond Vitale	2	0

Buffalo	Rushes	Conversions
Ernie Sims	3	2
Owen Farrens	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Comp	Conversions
Bubba Duffy	11	8	4

Buffalo	Att	Comp	Conversions
Ernie Sims	12	5	2

Third Down Receiving Statistics

New England	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Lance Henderson	4	2	0
TE Wes Witt	2	2	2
WR Eugene Earls	2	1	1
WR Matthew Gonzalez	1	1	0
WR Brent Dotson	1	1	1
FB Harry Page	1	1	0

Buffalo	Targ	Catch	Conversions
TE Wally Erbs	3	1	0
WR Harvey Johnson	3	0	0
WR Damon Hill	2	1	1
RB Owen Farrens	2	2	0
WR Tommy Patton	1	1	1
WR Andre Cox	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 72,500 (95,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 16,400 (23,500)
End Zone 11,800 (16,900)
Mezzanine 7,300 (9,800)
Sideline Seats 11,800 (15,000)
Club Seats 16,500 (19,900)
Luxury Boxes 8,700 (9,900)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	72,500 (95,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	16,400 (23,500)
End Zone	11,800 (16,900)
Mezzanine	7,300 (9,800)
Sideline Seats	11,800 (15,000)
Club Seats	16,500 (19,900)
Luxury Boxes	8,700 (9,900)