Week 17, 2066

played in Buffalo, NY

28 degrees, fair, 4 mph wind

New England Patriots	3	7	7	0	-	17
Buffalo Bills	0	13	3	3	-	19

Scoring Summary
1Q: 06:26 NED - Kelly Bolerjack 28 field goal
2Q: 15:00 BUF - Gene Jennings 8 pass from Hardy Tatum (Eric Devine extra point)
2Q: 11:35 NED - Chester Timm 2 fumble return (Kelly Bolerjack extra point)
2Q: 08:28 BUF - Eric Devine 48 field goal
2Q: 03:24 BUF - Eric Devine 38 field goal
3Q: 07:47 BUF - Eric Devine 41 field goal
3Q: 01:22 NED - Leon Whiting 64 run (Kelly Bolerjack extra point)
4Q: 07:25 BUF - Eric Devine 34 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 06:26 NED - Kelly Bolerjack 28 field goal
2Q: 15:00 BUF - Gene Jennings 8 pass from Hardy Tatum (Eric Devine extra point)
2Q: 11:35 NED - Chester Timm 2 fumble return (Kelly Bolerjack extra point)
2Q: 08:28 BUF - Eric Devine 48 field goal
2Q: 03:24 BUF - Eric Devine 38 field goal
3Q: 07:47 BUF - Eric Devine 41 field goal
3Q: 01:22 NED - Leon Whiting 64 run (Kelly Bolerjack extra point)
4Q: 07:25 BUF - Eric Devine 34 field goal

Team Statistics NED BUF
Record 7-8-1 11-4-1
First Downs 15 15
- by Rushing 4 6
- by Passing 11 7
- by Penalty 0 2
Total Net Yards 282 276
- Offensive Plays 62 64
- Yards per Play 4.55 4.31
Net Rushing Yards 127 132
- Rushing Attempts 20 32
- Yards per Rush 6.35 4.13
Net Passing Yards 155 144
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 38 - 15 - 1 31 - 23 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 180 150
- Sacks/Yards Lost 4/25 1/6
- Yards per Pass Play 3.69 4.50
Fumbles/Lost 2/1 1/1
3rd Down Conversions 3/13 6/17
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 10.5 8.2
4th Down Conversions 0/1 0/0
Penalties/Yards 6/48 10/69
Punt Returns/Yards 4/8 1/14
Kick Returns/Yards 4/73 1/23
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 1/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 2 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 0/1 1/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 26 OWN 24
Time of Possession 24:24 35:36

Team Statistics	NED	BUF
Record	7-8-1	11-4-1
First Downs	15	15
- by Rushing	4	6
- by Passing	11	7
- by Penalty	0	2
Total Net Yards	282	276
- Offensive Plays	62	64
- Yards per Play	4.55	4.31
Net Rushing Yards	127	132
- Rushing Attempts	20	32
- Yards per Rush	6.35	4.13
Net Passing Yards	155	144
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	38 - 15 - 1	31 - 23 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	180	150
- Sacks/Yards Lost	4/25	1/6
- Yards per Pass Play	3.69	4.50
Fumbles/Lost	2/1	1/1
3rd Down Conversions	3/13	6/17
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	10.5	8.2
4th Down Conversions	0/1	0/0
Penalties/Yards	6/48	10/69
Punt Returns/Yards	4/8	1/14
Kick Returns/Yards	4/73	1/23
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	1/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	2	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	0/1	1/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 26	OWN 24
Time of Possession	24:24	35:36

Drive Charts

New England Patriots
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	13:11	6:50	OWN 23	12	66	Field Goal
1	4:24	0:49	OWN 36	3	2	Punt
2	14:54	3:19	OWN 28	8	21	Punt
2	10:38	0:37	OWN 34	2	2	Fumble
2	8:23	0:25	OWN 25	3	0	Punt
2	3:18	1:48	OWN 39	4	40	Interception
3	15:00	1:25	OWN 31	3	3	Punt
3	7:41	4:01	OWN 17	7	24	Punt
3	2:16	1:15	OWN 26	3	74	Touchdown
4	12:15	1:12	OWN 22	3	-17	Punt
4	7:18	1:42	OWN 25	5	22	Punt
4	3:02	2:16	OWN 17	9	45	Downs

Buffalo Bills
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	1:49	OWN 25	3	8	Punt
1	6:21	1:57	OWN 9	3	7	Punt
1	3:35	3:41	OWN 35	9	65	Touchdown
2	11:35	0:12	OWN 8	1	-6	Fumble
2	11:23	0:45	OWN 25	3	-1	Punt
2	10:01	1:38	OPP 36	3	5	Field Goal
2	7:58	4:40	OWN 21	8	58	Field Goal
2	1:30	1:30	OWN 4	3	12	Half
3	13:35	5:54	OWN 21	9	55	Field Goal
3	3:40	1:24	OWN 20	3	3	Punt
3	1:01	3:46	OWN 31	7	5	Punt
4	11:03	3:45	OWN 40	8	43	Field Goal
4	5:36	2:34	OWN 6	3	13	Punt
4	0:46	0:46	OWN 38	3	-3	Game

Game MVP: Kai Hitchcock, Buffalo Bills

Rushing Statistics

New England	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB Duane Driver	6	20	3.33	7	0	0
RB Angel Ratini	6	27	4.50	12	2	0
RB Leon Whiting	3	63	21.00	64	1	1
WR Emmanuel Ballard	2	10	5.00	7	0	0
QB T.J. Harmon	1	6	6.00	6	0	0
WR Zane Silva	1	-1	-1.00	-1	0	0
WR Terry Bohrer	1	2	2.00	2	0	0

Buffalo	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
RB Drew Alvarez	20	108	5.40	14	3
RB J.T. Satterlee	7	21	3.00	10	1
QB Hardy Tatum	3	-3	-1.00	-1	0
WR Allen Flowers	2	6	3.00	4	0

Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
T.J. Harmon	38	15	180	4/25	0	39	1	43.7

Buffalo	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Hardy Tatum	31	23	150	1/6	1	37	0	94.8

Receiving Statistics

New England	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Emmanuel Ballard	6	13	62	10.33	4	21
TE Ed Posavec	4	9	39	9.75	5	15
WR Elliot Dillon	3	8	57	19.00	31	39
RB Duane Driver	1	2	9	9.00	4	9
WR Terry Bohrer	1	5	13	13.00	0	13
WR Zane Silva	0	1	0	0.00	0	0

Buffalo	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Randy Owen	5	6	43	8.60	28	37	0
TE Geoff Clausen	4	4	28	7.00	21	21	0
TE Gene Jennings	4	7	22	5.50	3	8	1
WR Nick Hartwig	4	4	17	4.25	0	7	0
WR Nicholas McIntyre	3	5	21	7.00	0	13	0
RB J.T. Satterlee	1	2	8	8.00	8	8	0
RB Drew Alvarez	1	1	10	10.00	1	10	0
WR Allen Flowers	1	1	1	1.00	0	1	0
WR Mitchell Tanner	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

New England	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Buffalo	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
OLB Isaac Dunn	1	0	0.00	0

Fumble Statistics

New England	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
TE Ed Posavec	1	0	0	0
QB T.J. Harmon	1	0	0	0
DT Chester Timm	0	1	0	1
C Chandler Montgomery	0	1	0	0
DE Eugene Morton	0	0	1	0

Buffalo	Fumb	Recov	Force
QB Hardy Tatum	1	0	0
S Brady Youngblood	0	1	0
DE Kai Hitchcock	0	0	1
S Les Holmes	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

New England	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Miguel Drake	7	338	48.3	43.4	59	2

Buffalo	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Everett Sampson	6	291	48.5	47.2	56	0

Kicking Statistics

New England	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Kelly Bolerjack	1/1	0/0	0/0	28	2/2

Buffalo	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Eric Devine	4/4	2/2	0/0	48	1/1

Punt Return Statistics

New England	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Carl Page	4	8	2.0	0

Buffalo	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
J.T. Satterlee	1	14	14.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

New England	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Terry Bohrer	4	73	18.3	0

Buffalo	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Nick Hartwig	1	23	23.0	0

Defensive Statistics

New England	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Nicky Plesko	12	5	0.0	32	30
ILB Renaldo McConnell	10	2	0.0	32	32
CB Daquan Nakajo	9	2	0.0	32	32
DE Eugene Morton	3	1	1.0	31	28
DT Darrin Butts	3	1	0.0	27	17
DE Clay Fiset	3	0	0.0	29	26
DT Roosevelt Watson	2	2	0.0	24	23
OLB Donald Lowe	2	2	0.0	9	15
S Tony Berry	2	0	0.0	29	17
S Claude Clancy	1	3	0.0	30	17
DT Chester Timm	1	2	0.0	13	26
CB Pete Chipokas	1	1	0.0	19	6
S Carl Page	1	0	0.0	10	19
S Aiden Douglas	1	0	0.0	2	15
WR Zane Silva	1	0	---	---	---
CB Alejandro Kulaga	1	0	0.0	1	11

Buffalo	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
CB Branden Simmons	5	0	0.0	20	42
DE Kai Hitchcock	4	0	2.0	14	31
CB Amir Crawford	4	1	0.0	11	25
S Kristopher Moore	4	0	0.0	11	22
DT B.J. Brookes	3	2	1.0	19	28
DE Cesar Auyeung	3	0	1.0	17	32
OLB Erick Davison	3	0	0.0	16	39
ILB Cory Solik	2	2	0.0	16	28
S Les Holmes	2	1	0.0	16	28
ILB Tracy Reynolds	2	1	0.0	13	22
CB Kurt Verba	2	0	0.0	4	14
OLB Ellis Kometani	1	1	0.0	8	31
S Brady Youngblood	1	0	0.0	9	20
OLB Isaac Dunn	1	0	0.0	12	11
CB Everett Barker	0	1	0.0	4	11
CB Ronald Joyner	0	1	0.0	16	29

Pass Rush Statistics

New England	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Eugene Morton	1.0	1	2	28
DE Cameron Wilcox	0.0	1	0	2
DE Clay Fiset	0.0	1	0	26
DT Darrin Butts	0.0	1	0	17

Buffalo	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Kai Hitchcock	2.0	3	3	31
DE Cesar Auyeung	1.0	4	2	32
DT B.J. Brookes	1.0	2	3	28
DE Artie Washington	0.0	2	0	13
CB Branden Simmons	0.0	2	0	42
ILB Tracy Reynolds	0.0	1	0	22

Pass Defense Statistics

New England	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Daquan Nakajo	5	1	32
ILB Renaldo McConnell	5	0	32
OLB Nicky Plesko	4	0	30
DE Clay Fiset	2	0	26
OLB Donald Lowe	2	0	15
CB Alejandro Kulaga	1	1	11
S Carl Page	1	0	19
S Aiden Douglas	1	0	15
DE Eugene Morton	1	0	28
DT Darrin Butts	1	0	17

Buffalo	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Amir Crawford	3	2	0	25
S Kristopher Moore	3	1	0	22
OLB Erick Davison	2	0	0	39
CB Kurt Verba	2	0	0	14
S Les Holmes	2	0	0	28
DE Kai Hitchcock	1	0	0	31
S Brady Youngblood	1	0	0	20
CB Branden Simmons	1	0	0	42
ILB Tracy Reynolds	0	2	0	22
S Jesse Ibanez	0	1	0	14
OLB Isaac Dunn	0	0	1	11

Blocking Statistics

New England	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
T Rodney Richmond	4	4	20	0	42
C Chandler Montgomery	2	3	20	2	42
G Scott Hegamin	1	3	20	2	42
T Jay Brisman	0	4	20	0	42
G Alec McNeil	0	4	20	0	42
TE Ed Posavec	0	1	17	0	39

Buffalo	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
T Edward Foley	3	5	32	0	32
G Philip Foley	2	8	32	1	32
G Skip Hill	2	7	31	0	32
C Amos Turner	2	5	32	0	32
T Bubba Wynn	2	3	32	0	32
TE Gene Jennings	1	1	26	0	31

Special Teams Tackles

New England	Tackles	STPlays
Kris Masso	1	24
Archie Pearce	1	22

Buffalo	Tackles	STPlays
Mitchell Tanner	2	21
Gene Jennings	2	12
Erick Davison	1	24
Les Holmes	1	17
Amir Crawford	1	14
Philip Foley	1	10

Participation

New England	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
T Rodney Richmond	20	42	---	---	8	70
ILB Renaldo McConnell	---	---	32	32	4	68
CB Daquan Nakajo	---	---	32	32	4	68
OLB Nicky Plesko	---	---	32	30	3	65
C Chandler Montgomery	20	42	---	---	---	62
T Jay Brisman	20	42	---	---	---	62
QB T.J. Harmon	20	42	---	---	---	62
G Alec McNeil	20	42	---	---	---	62
G Scott Hegamin	20	42	---	---	---	62
DE Eugene Morton	---	---	31	28	2	61
DE Clay Fiset	---	---	29	26	2	57
WR Emmanuel Ballard	16	34	---	---	7	57
TE Ed Posavec	17	39	---	---	---	56
S Claude Clancy	---	---	30	17	8	55
WR Elliot Dillon	17	37	---	---	---	54
DT Roosevelt Watson	---	---	24	23	3	50
CB Darnell Laxton	---	---	29	20	1	50
S Carl Page	---	---	10	19	19	48
DT Chester Timm	---	---	13	26	9	48
S Tony Berry	---	---	29	17	1	47
DT Darrin Butts	---	---	27	17	3	47
WR Terry Bohrer	10	19	---	---	15	44
OLB Theodore Cora	---	---	2	15	25	42
TE Kris Masso	6	10	---	---	24	40
RB Duane Driver	11	28	---	---	---	39
RB Leon Whiting	6	18	---	---	11	35
CB Pete Chipokas	---	---	19	6	9	34
WR Zane Silva	7	15	---	---	11	33
CB Alejandro Kulaga	---	---	1	11	17	29
OLB Donald Lowe	---	---	9	15	2	26
S Aiden Douglas	---	---	2	15	8	25
RB Diego Sutton	0	2	---	---	23	25
ILB Archie Pearce	---	---	0	0	22	22
OLB Riley Plummer	---	---	1	1	17	19
TE Donnie Long	3	4	---	---	8	15
RB Angel Ratini	6	2	---	---	2	10
C Donovan Buckley	0	0	---	---	8	8
P Miguel Drake	0	0	---	---	8	8
C Roosevelt Blair	0	0	---	---	8	8
T Gerald Nkwenti	0	0	---	---	8	8
DE Cameron Wilcox	---	---	0	2	3	5
K Kelly Bolerjack	0	0	---	---	5	5
WR Darryl Buckley	1	2	---	---	---	3
QB Andres Gardner	0	0	---	---	---	0
S Tommy Couture	---	---	0	0	---	0
ILB Brendan Lindsay	---	---	0	0	---	0

Buffalo	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
OLB Erick Davison	---	---	16	39	24	79
T Bubba Wynn	32	32	---	---	10	74
G Philip Foley	32	32	---	---	10	74
T Edward Foley	32	32	---	---	10	74
TE Gene Jennings	26	31	---	---	12	69
QB Hardy Tatum	32	32	---	---	4	68
WR Nicholas McIntyre	32	32	---	---	4	68
CB Ronald Joyner	---	---	16	29	22	67
C Amos Turner	32	32	---	---	---	64
G Skip Hill	31	32	---	---	---	63
CB Branden Simmons	---	---	20	42	1	63
S Les Holmes	---	---	16	28	17	61
RB J.T. Satterlee	10	19	---	---	27	56
DE Cesar Auyeung	---	---	17	32	7	56
CB Amir Crawford	---	---	11	25	14	50
DT B.J. Brookes	---	---	19	28	---	47
ILB Tracy Reynolds	---	---	13	22	12	47
DE Kai Hitchcock	---	---	14	31	1	46
ILB Cory Solik	---	---	16	28	---	44
TE Geoff Clausen	4	12	---	---	27	43
WR Nick Hartwig	26	13	---	---	4	43
OLB Ellis Kometani	---	---	8	31	1	40
WR Randy Owen	22	14	---	---	1	37
FB Kai Finch	7	9	---	---	21	37
WR Mitchell Tanner	7	7	---	---	21	35
RB Drew Alvarez	22	12	---	---	---	34
S Kristopher Moore	---	---	11	22	---	33
S Brady Youngblood	---	---	9	20	1	30
OLB Isaac Dunn	---	---	12	11	---	23
CB Kurt Verba	---	---	4	14	1	19
S Jesse Ibanez	---	---	4	14	1	19
DE Artie Washington	---	---	3	13	1	17
CB Everett Barker	---	---	4	11	1	16
DT Brayden Rzentkowski	---	---	1	14	1	16
WR Allen Flowers	4	11	---	---	---	15
DE Brent Penn	---	---	6	8	---	14
C David Erickson	0	0	---	---	10	10
K Eric Devine	0	0	---	---	10	10
C Roosevelt Alcott	0	0	---	---	10	10
WR Bobby Fernandez	0	0	---	---	9	9
DT Blaine Minter	---	---	0	0	7	7
P Everett Sampson	0	0	---	---	6	6
G Artie Hernandez	1	0	---	---	---	1
QB Rob Duffy	0	0	---	---	---	0
T Kent Fulton	0	0	---	---	---	0
TE Jace Pritchett	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	4	5	1.3
Middle	9	85	9.4
Right	7	37	5.3
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	4	38	9.5
Middle	13	47	3.6
Right	12	50	4.2
None	3	-3	-1.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
T.J. Harmon	38	15	2	1	1	6	14	8	1

Buffalo	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Hardy Tatum	31	23	2	0	2	2	4	2	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	1	1	9	9.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	10	4	21	2.1
Medium (9-18 Yds)	22	10	150	6.8
Long (19+ Yds)	5	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	3	3	4	1.3
Short (0-8 Yds)	23	18	128	5.6
Medium (9-18 Yds)	3	2	18	6.0
Long (19+ Yds)	2	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

New England	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Emmanuel Ballard	13	6	0	62	1	34
TE Ed Posavec	9	4	0	39	0	39
WR Elliot Dillon	8	3	0	57	1	37
WR Terry Bohrer	5	1	1	13	0	19
RB Duane Driver	2	1	0	9	0	28
WR Zane Silva	1	0	0	0	0	15

Buffalo	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
TE Gene Jennings	7	4	0	22	0	31
WR Randy Owen	6	5	0	43	1	14
WR Nicholas McIntyre	5	3	1	21	0	32
TE Geoff Clausen	4	4	0	28	1	12
WR Nick Hartwig	4	4	0	17	0	13
RB J.T. Satterlee	2	1	1	8	0	19
RB Drew Alvarez	1	1	0	10	0	12
WR Mitchell Tanner	1	0	0	0	0	7
WR Allen Flowers	1	1	0	1	0	11

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

New England	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

Buffalo	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Drew Alvarez	1	3	3.00	5.40

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
T.J. Harmon	4	1	7	1.75	4.74

Buffalo	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Hardy Tatum	2	2	11	5.50	4.84

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

New England	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Elliot Dillon	2	1	7	3.50	7.13
TE Ed Posavec	1	0	0	0.00	4.33
WR Emmanuel Ballard	1	0	0	0.00	4.77

Buffalo	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Gene Jennings	1	1	8	8.00	3.14
WR Nick Hartwig	1	1	3	3.00	4.25

Third Down Rushing Statistics

New England	Rushes	Conversions

Buffalo	Rushes	Conversions
RB J.T. Satterlee	2	1
QB Hardy Tatum	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Comp	Conversions
T.J. Harmon	13	3	3

Buffalo	Att	Comp	Conversions
Hardy Tatum	14	12	5

Third Down Receiving Statistics

New England	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Emmanuel Ballard	5	1	1
WR Elliot Dillon	3	0	0
WR Terry Bohrer	3	1	1
TE Ed Posavec	1	1	1
WR Zane Silva	1	0	0

Buffalo	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Randy Owen	4	3	2
TE Geoff Clausen	3	3	1
RB J.T. Satterlee	2	1	0
WR Nicholas McIntyre	2	2	0
TE Gene Jennings	2	2	2
WR Nick Hartwig	1	1	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 95,000 (95,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 23,500 (23,500)
End Zone 16,900 (16,900)
Mezzanine 9,800 (9,800)
Sideline Seats 15,000 (15,000)
Club Seats 19,900 (19,900)
Luxury Boxes 9,900 (9,900)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	95,000 (95,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	23,500 (23,500)
End Zone	16,900 (16,900)
Mezzanine	9,800 (9,800)
Sideline Seats	15,000 (15,000)
Club Seats	19,900 (19,900)
Luxury Boxes	9,900 (9,900)