Week 1, 2056

played in New England, MA

70 degrees, fair, calm

Buffalo Bills	0	3	0	6	-	9
New England Patriots	3	0	14	9	-	26

Scoring Summary
1Q: 05:37 NED - J.R. St. Amal 35 field goal
2Q: 13:06 BUF - Gary Vance 49 field goal
3Q: 09:28 NED - Trenton Doyle 8 pass from Bryan Reid (J.R. St. Amal extra point)
3Q: 00:31 NED - Devin Newman 65 interception return (J.R. St. Amal extra point)
4Q: 12:39 BUF - Julio Dail 28 pass from Charles Peppers (Gary Vance extra point failed)
4Q: 06:20 NED - J.R. St. Amal 23 field goal
4Q: 03:12 NED - J.R. St. Amal 42 field goal
4Q: 01:17 NED - J.R. St. Amal 44 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 05:37 NED - J.R. St. Amal 35 field goal
2Q: 13:06 BUF - Gary Vance 49 field goal
3Q: 09:28 NED - Trenton Doyle 8 pass from Bryan Reid (J.R. St. Amal extra point)
3Q: 00:31 NED - Devin Newman 65 interception return (J.R. St. Amal extra point)
4Q: 12:39 BUF - Julio Dail 28 pass from Charles Peppers (Gary Vance extra point failed)
4Q: 06:20 NED - J.R. St. Amal 23 field goal
4Q: 03:12 NED - J.R. St. Amal 42 field goal
4Q: 01:17 NED - J.R. St. Amal 44 field goal

Team Statistics BUF NED
Record 0-1 1-0
First Downs 13 16
- by Rushing 5 8
- by Passing 8 7
- by Penalty 0 1
Total Net Yards 242 268
- Offensive Plays 63 66
- Yards per Play 3.84 4.06
Net Rushing Yards 107 141
- Rushing Attempts 22 39
- Yards per Rush 4.86 3.62
Net Passing Yards 135 127
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 38 - 17 - 2 25 - 15 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 149 136
- Sacks/Yards Lost 3/14 2/9
- Yards per Pass Play 3.29 4.70
Fumbles/Lost 2/1 1/0
3rd Down Conversions 7/17 4/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 6.9 10.7
4th Down Conversions 0/2 0/0
Penalties/Yards 5/35 5/45
Punt Returns/Yards 4/42 2/13
Kick Returns/Yards 3/81 1/15
Interception Ret./Yards 1/0 2/77
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 1 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 0/1 1/2
Avg. Drive Start OWN 32 OWN 32
Time of Possession 25:09 34:51

Team Statistics	BUF	NED
Record	0-1	1-0
First Downs	13	16
- by Rushing	5	8
- by Passing	8	7
- by Penalty	0	1
Total Net Yards	242	268
- Offensive Plays	63	66
- Yards per Play	3.84	4.06
Net Rushing Yards	107	141
- Rushing Attempts	22	39
- Yards per Rush	4.86	3.62
Net Passing Yards	135	127
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	38 - 17 - 2	25 - 15 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	149	136
- Sacks/Yards Lost	3/14	2/9
- Yards per Pass Play	3.29	4.70
Fumbles/Lost	2/1	1/0
3rd Down Conversions	7/17	4/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	6.9	10.7
4th Down Conversions	0/2	0/0
Penalties/Yards	5/35	5/45
Punt Returns/Yards	4/42	2/13
Kick Returns/Yards	3/81	1/15
Interception Ret./Yards	1/0	2/77
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	1	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	0/1	1/2
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 32	OWN 32
Time of Possession	25:09	34:51

Drive Charts

Buffalo Bills
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	3:25	OWN 24	7	34	Punt
1	5:30	1:45	OWN 25	3	4	Punt
1	0:50	2:52	OWN 49	4	19	Field Goal
2	12:09	2:12	OWN 36	6	12	Punt
2	8:33	2:02	OWN 29	3	-1	Punt
2	4:02	1:52	OWN 42	6	18	Punt
2	0:26	0:26	OWN 45	4	23	Half
3	9:19	1:35	OWN 25	3	7	Punt
3	4:34	4:11	OWN 31	9	25	Interception
3	0:23	2:54	OWN 33	7	67	Touchdown
4	6:14	0:49	OWN 25	4	3	Downs
4	3:06	0:26	OWN 29	2	0	Interception
4	1:09	1:09	OWN 25	5	21	Downs

New England Patriots
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	11:35	6:05	OWN 2	12	80	Field Goal
1	3:45	2:55	OWN 13	5	3	Punt
2	12:58	0:49	OWN 25	3	5	Punt
2	9:57	1:24	OWN 20	3	8	Punt
2	6:31	2:29	OWN 25	3	-13	Punt
2	2:10	1:44	OWN 20	3	7	Punt
3	15:00	4:17	OWN 25	7	13	Punt
3	10:43	1:24	OPP 25	3	25	Touchdown
3	7:44	3:10	OWN 21	9	37	Interception
4	12:29	6:15	OWN 27	11	67	Field Goal
4	5:25	2:19	OPP 28	3	3	Field Goal
4	2:40	1:31	OPP 40	5	13	Field Goal

Game MVP: Raymond Rohrbacher, New England Patriots

Rushing Statistics

Buffalo	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
RB Howard Rondeau	12	56	4.67	32	1
QB Charles Peppers	6	41	6.83	11	2
WR Cody Van Pelt	1	0	0.00	0	0
RB Vincent Beckles	1	1	1.00	1	0
RB Danny Spencer	1	3	3.00	3	0
FB Caiden Berman	1	6	6.00	6	0

New England	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
RB Francisco Kleinecke	22	82	3.73	27	2
RB Angel Dillon	13	55	4.23	10	1
WR Justin Fairweather	2	-3	-1.50	0	0
RB Gary Edwards	2	7	3.50	6	0

Passing Statistics

Buffalo	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Charles Peppers	38	17	149	3/14	1	28	2	42.5

New England	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Bryan Reid	25	15	136	2/9	1	37	1	71.4

Receiving Statistics

Buffalo	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Connor Samuels	7	24	48	6.86	24	26	0
WR Tucker Ngata	3	4	19	6.33	13	9	0
TE Ricky Martins	3	3	31	10.33	8	15	0
RB Howard Rondeau	3	3	23	7.67	7	13	0
TE Julio Dail	1	1	28	28.00	22	28	1
WR Cody Van Pelt	0	3	0	0.00	0	0	0

New England	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Neil Caldwell	6	8	94	15.67	49	37	0
RB Francisco Kleinecke	3	3	7	2.33	2	3	0
WR Justin Fairweather	2	9	-2	-1.00	0	2	0
TE Tyrone Houari	1	1	10	10.00	0	10	0
TE Frederick Caldwell	1	2	11	11.00	0	11	0
TE Trenton Doyle	1	1	8	8.00	0	8	1
RB Gary Edwards	1	1	8	8.00	2	8	0

Interception Statistics

Buffalo	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Elijah Wheeler	1	0	0.00	0

New England	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Jake Kirwan	1	12	12.00	0
CB Devin Newman	1	65	65.00	1

Fumble Statistics

Buffalo	Fumb	Recov	Force
RB Howard Rondeau	1	0	0
RB Danny Spencer	1	0	0
T Stephen Centeno	0	1	0
DT Blaine Lincoln	0	0	1

New England	Fumb	Recov	Force
QB Bryan Reid	1	0	0
TE Trenton Doyle	0	1	0
T Cesar Schulte	0	1	0
ILB Carlos Holliday	0	0	1
WR Neil Caldwell	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Buffalo	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Kennedy Mickus	6	297	49.5	40.7	58	4

New England	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Butch Shea	6	265	44.2	37.2	53	1

Kicking Statistics

Buffalo	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Gary Vance	1/1	1/1	0/0	49	0/1

New England	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
J.R. St. Amal	4/4	2/2	0/0	44	2/2

Punt Return Statistics

Buffalo	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Danny Spencer	4	42	10.5	0

New England	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Angel Dillon	2	13	6.5	0

Kick Return Statistics

Buffalo	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Norm Council	2	55	27.5	0

New England	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Francisco Reid	1	26	26.0	0
Justin Fairweather	1	15	15.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Buffalo	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Leonardo Cox	10	3	0.0	39	27
OLB Nicky McElroy	9	2	0.0	39	25
ILB J.C. Quinones	7	5	0.0	39	27
S Dustin Walters	7	0	0.0	39	25
OLB J.B. Arnold	6	3	0.0	39	25
DE Joey Lindsay	5	0	0.0	35	20
DT Blaine Lincoln	4	2	1.5	31	24
DT Tito Middleton	2	2	0.0	9	4
CB Bradley Pancake	2	1	0.0	27	18
CB Monty Hartman	1	4	0.0	39	27
CB Elijah Wheeler	1	1	0.0	39	27
WR Connor Samuels	1	0	---	---	---
DE Justin Price	1	0	0.0	39	27
DE Fred Tanner	0	1	0.5	3	8
ILB Angel Kramer	0	2	0.0	12	9

New England	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Jake Kirwan	6	1	0.0	21	41
CB Conner Tobeck	4	0	0.0	13	18
CB Tanner Berti	4	0	0.0	16	28
CB Devin Newman	4	0	0.0	11	25
DE Raymond Rohrbacher	3	1	2.0	21	40
OLB Joey Finley	3	0	0.0	19	27
ILB Carlos Holliday	3	0	0.0	18	34
CB Walter Long	3	0	0.0	14	35
DT Sammy Jefferson	2	0	1.0	12	22
DT Dillon Middlehurst	2	3	0.0	16	25
S Malik Torbor	2	2	0.0	16	21
S Toby Bronson	1	1	0.0	6	20
OLB Alexander Robbins	1	1	0.0	4	4
WR Neil Caldwell	1	0	---	---	---
DE Kendrick Youssef	1	0	0.0	8	12
ILB Carlos Pratt	1	0	0.0	4	7
DT Christopher Skudris	1	0	0.0	10	17
S Francisco Reid	0	1	0.0	4	7
DE Cory Elliott	0	1	0.0	15	32

Pass Rush Statistics

Buffalo	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Blaine Lincoln	1.5	0	0	24
DE Fred Tanner	0.5	0	0	8
DE Justin Price	0.0	1	1	27
DE Joey Lindsay	0.0	1	0	20

New England	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
DE Raymond Rohrbacher	2.0	0	2	40
DT Sammy Jefferson	1.0	0	0	22
DE A.J. Harden	0.0	1	0	16
DT Christopher Skudris	0.0	0	2	17
DE Cory Elliott	0.0	0	1	32

Pass Defense Statistics

Buffalo	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
OLB Nicky McElroy	6	2	0	25
S Dustin Walters	3	1	0	25
S Leonardo Cox	2	0	0	27
ILB J.C. Quinones	1	1	0	27
CB Elijah Wheeler	1	0	1	27
CB Bradley Pancake	1	0	0	18
DT Blaine Lincoln	1	0	0	24
CB Monty Hartman	0	2	0	27

New England	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S Jake Kirwan	4	1	1	41
CB Walter Long	3	3	0	35
CB Tanner Berti	3	1	0	28
CB Devin Newman	2	0	1	25
ILB Carlos Holliday	1	1	0	34
S Malik Torbor	1	0	0	21
CB Conner Tobeck	1	0	0	18
OLB Nick Andersen	1	0	0	20
OLB Alexander Robbins	1	0	0	4
OLB Joey Finley	0	2	0	27
S Toby Bronson	0	1	0	20

Blocking Statistics

Buffalo	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
G Omar Samolis	2	3	1	22	1	41
T Stephen Centeno	1	3	0	22	0	41
T Marty McPherson	1	2	1	9	0	15
G Stan McGinnis	0	5	0	22	0	41
C Lamont Herbertson	0	2	0	22	1	41
T Tyrone Gerhardt	0	1	0	13	1	26

New England	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
G Jimmy Everett	4	11	39	1	27
G Heath Rivers	3	8	39	1	27
C Terrell Wagner	3	8	39	0	27
T Marco Barlow	2	2	9	0	1
T Brett Jenkins	1	5	39	0	27
T Cesar Schulte	0	5	30	0	26

Special Teams Tackles

Buffalo	Tackles	STPlays
Vincent Beckles	1	17
Caiden Berman	1	17
Joey Lindsay	1	10

New England	Tackles	STPlays
Neil Caldwell	3	17
Jake Kirwan	2	14
Tyrone Houari	1	26
Hugh Browning	1	9

Participation

Buffalo	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
OLB Nicky McElroy	---	---	39	25	26	90
WR Connor Samuels	21	39	---	---	10	70
G Stan McGinnis	22	41	---	---	7	70
G Omar Samolis	22	41	---	---	7	70
DE Justin Price	---	---	39	27	4	70
ILB J.C. Quinones	---	---	39	27	4	70
CB Elijah Wheeler	---	---	39	27	4	70
T Stephen Centeno	22	41	---	---	7	70
S Leonardo Cox	---	---	39	27	4	70
CB Monty Hartman	---	---	39	27	4	70
S Dustin Walters	---	---	39	25	5	69
OLB J.B. Arnold	---	---	39	25	4	68
DE Joey Lindsay	---	---	35	20	10	65
CB Bradley Pancake	---	---	27	18	19	64
QB Charles Peppers	22	41	---	---	---	63
C Lamont Herbertson	22	41	---	---	---	63
WR Cody Van Pelt	16	35	---	---	7	58
TE Ricky Martins	21	37	---	---	---	58
DT Blaine Lincoln	---	---	31	24	3	58
WR Tucker Ngata	19	36	---	---	---	55
RB Howard Rondeau	17	33	---	---	---	50
T Tyrone Gerhardt	13	26	---	---	2	41
TE Julio Dail	4	7	---	---	23	34
T Marty McPherson	9	15	---	---	5	29
FB Caiden Berman	5	5	---	---	17	27
WR Jerald Alexander	3	6	---	---	16	25
ILB Angel Kramer	---	---	12	9	2	23
RB Vincent Beckles	2	0	---	---	17	19
DT Braxton Gorski	---	---	0	0	15	15
S Tre McLaurin	---	---	0	0	15	15
CB Norm Council	---	---	0	2	12	14
DT Tito Middleton	---	---	9	4	1	14
DE Fred Tanner	---	---	3	8	3	14
ILB Nicholas Lynch	---	---	0	0	12	12
RB Danny Spencer	1	2	---	---	6	9
C Isaiah Henderson	0	0	---	---	7	7
P Kennedy Mickus	0	0	---	---	6	6
TE Devin Harding	1	5	---	---	---	6
DE Karl Duran	---	---	0	0	6	6
K Gary Vance	0	0	---	---	4	4
S Enrique Middleton	---	---	0	2	---	2
QB Nolan Bernard	0	0	---	---	1	1
WR Jerry Lautenberg	0	0	---	---	---	0
C Douglas Antel	0	0	---	---	---	0
G Santiago Nishioka	0	0	---	---	---	0
ILB Peter Richard	---	---	0	0	---	0

New England	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
WR Neil Caldwell	37	23	---	---	17	77
G Heath Rivers	39	27	---	---	10	76
S Jake Kirwan	---	---	21	41	14	76
C Terrell Wagner	39	27	---	---	10	76
OLB Joey Finley	---	---	19	27	22	68
DE Raymond Rohrbacher	---	---	21	40	7	68
G Jimmy Everett	39	27	---	---	---	66
T Brett Jenkins	39	27	---	---	---	66
QB Bryan Reid	39	27	---	---	---	66
T Cesar Schulte	30	26	---	---	10	66
RB Francisco Kleinecke	24	15	---	---	26	65
WR Justin Fairweather	33	23	---	---	4	60
CB Walter Long	---	---	14	35	8	57
TE Trenton Doyle	35	21	---	---	---	56
ILB Carlos Holliday	---	---	18	34	1	53
CB Devin Newman	---	---	11	25	16	52
DE Cory Elliott	---	---	15	32	1	48
DT Dillon Middlehurst	---	---	16	25	6	47
CB Tanner Berti	---	---	16	28	1	45
WR Aaron Coxwell	28	16	---	---	---	44
S Toby Bronson	---	---	6	20	16	42
RB Angel Dillon	13	8	---	---	20	41
S Malik Torbor	---	---	16	21	---	37
TE Tyrone Houari	5	4	---	---	26	35
DT Sammy Jefferson	---	---	12	22	1	35
CB Conner Tobeck	---	---	13	18	---	31
OLB Nick Andersen	---	---	6	20	1	27
DT Christopher Skudris	---	---	10	17	---	27
TE Frederick Caldwell	11	15	---	---	---	26
DE A.J. Harden	---	---	7	16	1	24
DE Kendrick Youssef	---	---	8	12	---	20
WR Myles Shaw	0	0	---	---	19	19
S Francisco Reid	---	---	4	7	3	14
K J.R. St. Amal	0	0	---	---	11	11
ILB Carlos Pratt	---	---	4	7	---	11
WR Lenny Manusky	5	5	---	---	---	10
T Marco Barlow	9	1	---	---	---	10
C Axel Ellison	0	0	---	---	10	10
P Butch Shea	0	0	---	---	10	10
G Corwin Schaafsma	0	0	---	---	10	10
RB Gary Edwards	4	5	---	---	---	9
WR Hugh Browning	0	0	---	---	9	9
ILB Irving McNeil	---	---	0	0	9	9
OLB Alexander Robbins	---	---	4	4	---	8
OLB Devin Robinson	---	---	1	0	---	1
QB Max Bates	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	2	7	3.5
Middle	14	80	5.7
Right	6	20	3.3
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	8	31	3.9
Middle	25	86	3.4
Right	6	24	4.0
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Buffalo	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Charles Peppers	38	17	2	1	3	9	5	0	2

New England	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Bryan Reid	25	15	1	0	1	6	2	1	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	13	8	33	2.5
Short (0-8 Yds)	11	7	90	8.2
Medium (9-18 Yds)	9	2	26	2.9
Long (19+ Yds)	5	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	7	3	0	0.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	12	10	80	6.7
Medium (9-18 Yds)	6	2	56	9.3
Long (19+ Yds)	0	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Buffalo	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Connor Samuels	24	7	3	48	1	39
WR Tucker Ngata	4	3	0	19	0	36
WR Cody Van Pelt	3	0	0	0	0	35
TE Ricky Martins	3	3	0	31	0	37
RB Howard Rondeau	3	3	0	23	0	33
TE Julio Dail	1	1	0	28	1	7

New England	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Justin Fairweather	9	2	1	-2	0	23
WR Neil Caldwell	8	6	0	94	1	23
RB Francisco Kleinecke	3	3	0	7	0	15
TE Frederick Caldwell	2	1	0	11	0	15
TE Tyrone Houari	1	1	0	10	0	4
TE Trenton Doyle	1	1	0	8	0	21
RB Gary Edwards	1	1	0	8	0	5

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Buffalo	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

New England	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Francisco Kleinecke	3	5	1.67	3.73

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Buffalo	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg

New England	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Bryan Reid	5	4	8	1.60	5.44

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Buffalo	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg

New England	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Justin Fairweather	2	1	-4	-2.00	-0.22
TE Trenton Doyle	1	1	8	8.00	8.00
WR Neil Caldwell	1	1	2	2.00	11.75
RB Francisco Kleinecke	1	1	2	2.00	2.33

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Buffalo	Rushes	Conversions
QB Charles Peppers	2	2
RB Howard Rondeau	1	1

New England	Rushes	Conversions
RB Francisco Kleinecke	4	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Buffalo	Att	Comp	Conversions
Charles Peppers	12	7	4

New England	Att	Comp	Conversions
Bryan Reid	9	6	3

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Buffalo	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Connor Samuels	8	3	1
RB Howard Rondeau	2	2	1
TE Ricky Martins	1	1	1
TE Julio Dail	1	1	1

New England	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Neil Caldwell	3	3	2
WR Justin Fairweather	3	0	0
RB Francisco Kleinecke	2	2	0
TE Frederick Caldwell	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 26,500 (90,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 000 (21,800)
End Zone 5,900 (15,600)
Mezzanine 000 (9,000)
Sideline Seats 6,900 (13,800)
Club Seats 13,700 (19,900)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	26,500 (90,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	000 (21,800)
End Zone	5,900 (15,600)
Mezzanine	000 (9,000)
Sideline Seats	6,900 (13,800)
Club Seats	13,700 (19,900)