Week 17, 2048

played in Buffalo, NY

15 degrees, fair, 1 mph wind

New England Patriots	0	0	0	0	-	0
Buffalo Bills	0	10	7	9	-	26

Scoring Summary
2Q: 13:19 BUF - Bernie Hurnblad 83 pass from Craig Saperstein (Andy Mills extra point)
2Q: 06:26 BUF - Andy Mills 22 field goal
3Q: 08:38 BUF - Bernie Hurnblad 9 pass from Craig Saperstein (Andy Mills extra point)
4Q: 14:51 BUF - Andy Mills 30 field goal
4Q: 03:45 BUF - Andy Mills 30 field goal
4Q: 02:00 BUF - Andy Mills 29 field goal

Scoring Summary
2Q: 13:19 BUF - Bernie Hurnblad 83 pass from Craig Saperstein (Andy Mills extra point)
2Q: 06:26 BUF - Andy Mills 22 field goal
3Q: 08:38 BUF - Bernie Hurnblad 9 pass from Craig Saperstein (Andy Mills extra point)
4Q: 14:51 BUF - Andy Mills 30 field goal
4Q: 03:45 BUF - Andy Mills 30 field goal
4Q: 02:00 BUF - Andy Mills 29 field goal

Team Statistics NED BUF
Record 3-13 7-9
First Downs 8 23
- by Rushing 1 11
- by Passing 3 11
- by Penalty 4 1
Total Net Yards 107 470
- Offensive Plays 50 70
- Yards per Play 2.14 6.71
Net Rushing Yards 43 225
- Rushing Attempts 21 38
- Yards per Rush 2.05 5.92
Net Passing Yards 64 245
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 28 - 16 - 2 29 - 20 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 66 262
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/2 3/17
- Yards per Pass Play 2.21 7.66
Fumbles/Lost 2/0 1/0
3rd Down Conversions 2/13 7/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.8 4.7
4th Down Conversions 0/1 0/0
Penalties/Yards 6/37 4/50
Punt Returns/Yards 3/45 5/32
Kick Returns/Yards 4/110 0/0
Interception Ret./Yards 1/0 2/7
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 0 6
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 0/0 1/4
Avg. Drive Start OWN 28 OWN 30
Time of Possession 23:10 36:50

Team Statistics	NED	BUF
Record	3-13	7-9
First Downs	8	23
- by Rushing	1	11
- by Passing	3	11
- by Penalty	4	1
Total Net Yards	107	470
- Offensive Plays	50	70
- Yards per Play	2.14	6.71
Net Rushing Yards	43	225
- Rushing Attempts	21	38
- Yards per Rush	2.05	5.92
Net Passing Yards	64	245
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	28 - 16 - 2	29 - 20 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	66	262
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/2	3/17
- Yards per Pass Play	2.21	7.66
Fumbles/Lost	2/0	1/0
3rd Down Conversions	2/13	7/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.8	4.7
4th Down Conversions	0/1	0/0
Penalties/Yards	6/37	4/50
Punt Returns/Yards	3/45	5/32
Kick Returns/Yards	4/110	0/0
Interception Ret./Yards	1/0	2/7
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	0	6
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	0/0	1/4
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 28	OWN 30
Time of Possession	23:10	36:50

Drive Charts

New England Patriots
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	3:17	OWN 40	6	14	Punt
1	9:59	2:02	OWN 34	3	4	Punt
1	2:33	3:06	OWN 22	6	22	Punt
2	13:00	1:42	OWN 25	3	3	Punt
2	6:19	2:28	OWN 25	6	8	Punt
2	2:03	1:20	OWN 20	3	2	Punt
3	12:54	1:47	OWN 6	3	4	Punt
3	8:28	3:07	OWN 40	5	15	Punt
3	3:36	0:51	OWN 30	2	1	Interception
4	14:43	2:40	OWN 25	7	37	Punt
4	3:38	0:41	OWN 30	4	0	Downs
4	1:52	1:27	OWN 40	5	20	Interception

Buffalo Bills
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	11:43	1:44	OWN 26	3	7	Punt
1	7:57	5:24	OWN 11	9	51	Punt
2	14:27	1:27	OWN 7	4	93	Touchdown
2	11:18	4:59	OWN 40	10	55	Field Goal
2	3:51	1:48	OWN 21	4	67	Interception
2	0:43	0:43	OWN 3	2	11	Half
3	15:00	2:06	OWN 25	4	19	Punt
3	11:07	2:39	OPP 46	5	46	Touchdown
3	5:21	1:45	OWN 12	4	29	Punt
3	2:45	3:02	OPP 31	6	18	Field Goal
4	12:03	8:25	OWN 20	12	67	Field Goal
4	2:57	1:05	OPP 30	6	18	Field Goal
4	0:25	0:25	OWN 33	1	-1	Game

Game MVP: Craig Saperstein, Buffalo Bills

Rushing Statistics

New England	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
RB Sergio Rasmussen	12	9	0.75	5	0
RB Brody Linquist	7	15	2.14	8	0
QB Lester Hardy	2	19	9.50	12	1

Buffalo	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
RB Toby Wycheck	19	111	5.84	37	2
RB Cole Hollowell	11	57	5.18	17	3
QB Craig Saperstein	3	0	0.00	2	0
TE Happenstance Jeffords	2	59	29.50	57	1
RB Greyson Kramer	2	-1	-0.50	3	0
WR Ezra Harris	1	-1	-1.00	-1	0

Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Lester Hardy	28	16	66	1/2	0	11	2	32.5

Buffalo	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Craig Saperstein	29	20	262	3/17	2	83	1	105.8

Receiving Statistics

New England	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Keith Rice	4	7	19	4.75	0	7
FB Barry Diaz	3	3	13	4.33	0	11
WR J.J. Bieniemy	2	5	0	0.00	0	0
WR Randy McCauley	2	5	15	7.50	0	10
TE Rufus Craig	2	3	3	1.50	1	2
WR Ray Peterson	1	1	6	6.00	0	6
TE Claude Curtis	1	1	9	9.00	0	9
TE Shannon Wolfe	1	1	1	1.00	0	1
WR Gilbert Richardson	0	1	0	0.00	0	0
RB Arnie Lundgren	0	1	0	0.00	0	0

Buffalo	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
TE Jake Stewart	5	9	84	16.80	31	24	0
WR Dalton Tierney	5	7	43	8.60	30	11	0
RB Toby Wycheck	3	4	18	6.00	0	9	0
WR Bernie Hurnblad	3	4	96	32.00	70	83	2
WR Ezra Harris	2	2	9	4.50	3	8	0
TE Happenstance Jeffords	2	3	12	6.00	1	9	0

Interception Statistics

New England	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Preston Collado	1	0	0.00	0

Buffalo	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Kool-Aid McKinstry	1	1	1.00	0
ILB Carson Schwesinger	1	6	6.00	0

Fumble Statistics

New England	Fumb	Recov	Force
WR Keith Rice	1	0	0
QB Lester Hardy	1	0	0
WR Randy McCauley	0	1	0
C Myron Dawkins	0	1	0
CB Mark Shell	0	0	1

Buffalo	Fumb	Recov	Force
CB Terrion Arnold	1	0	0
DE Wyatt Henson	0	1	0
S Kool-Aid McKinstry	0	0	1
CB Drew Barker	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

New England	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Luther Perzul	9	412	45.8	40.0	75	5

Buffalo	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Josiah McCord	4	173	43.3	32.0	50	3

Kicking Statistics

New England	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT

Buffalo	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Andy Mills	4/4	0/0	0/0	30	2/2

Punt Return Statistics

New England	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Ray Peterson	3	45	15.0	0

Buffalo	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Terrion Arnold	5	32	6.4	0

Kick Return Statistics

New England	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Keith Rice	3	87	29.0	0
Ike Logan	1	23	23.0	0

Buffalo	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Defensive Statistics

New England	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Philip Newson	11	3	0.0	36	31
DE James Pearce Jr.	7	0	1.0	28	18
S Bryson Webster	7	1	0.0	20	18
DE Leon Hopper	6	0	0.5	17	21
OLB Grady Sienkiewicz	5	5	0.0	20	16
S Preston Collado	5	2	0.0	29	23
DT Justin Pearson	3	3	0.0	37	32
ILB Charlie Joseph	3	2	0.0	32	23
CB Mark Shell	3	1	0.0	26	21
OLB Cody Simon	2	1	1.0	18	9
CB Norbert Garrett	2	3	0.0	32	24
CB Benjamin Morrison	2	2	0.0	22	23
DT Christen Miller	1	1	0.0	17	21
WR J.J. Bieniemy	1	0	---	---	---
WR Randy McCauley	1	0	---	---	---
DE Enrique Griffith	1	0	0.0	2	1
DE Taylor Stewart	0	2	0.5	15	16
S Marc Rouse	0	1	0.0	20	20

Buffalo	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
CB Clayton Chew	5	1	0.0	21	29
DT Jamie Finkenstadt	4	1	0.0	18	28
OLB Perry Garland	4	0	0.0	11	24
ILB Carson Schwesinger	3	1	0.0	15	20
S Kool-Aid McKinstry	3	0	0.0	7	7
OLB Dale Lynn	3	0	0.0	18	14
CB Terrion Arnold	2	1	0.0	21	29
S Aidan Imme	2	1	0.0	14	24
DE Jaylen Reid	2	1	0.0	20	21
CB Drew Barker	2	1	0.0	14	26
OLB Francisco Gallo	2	1	0.0	13	13
ILB Jerome Shelley	2	0	0.0	10	13
S Manuel Ford	1	0	1.0	8	18
QB Craig Saperstein	1	0	---	---	---
DE Wyatt Henson	1	0	0.0	18	28

Pass Rush Statistics

New England	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE James Pearce Jr.	1.0	0	0	18
OLB Cody Simon	1.0	0	0	9
DE Leon Hopper	0.5	0	0	21
DE Taylor Stewart	0.5	0	0	16
DT Christen Miller	0.0	1	0	21
DT Justin Pearson	0.0	0	1	32

Buffalo	Sack	Hurry	PPlay
S Manuel Ford	1.0	0	18
DE Wyatt Henson	0.0	2	28
DT Jamie Finkenstadt	0.0	1	28
DE Jaylen Reid	0.0	1	21

Pass Defense Statistics

New England	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
ILB Philip Newson	6	1	0	31
CB Mark Shell	3	0	0	21
CB Benjamin Morrison	2	2	0	23
CB Norbert Garrett	2	1	0	24
S Bryson Webster	2	0	0	18
OLB Grady Sienkiewicz	2	0	0	16
ILB Charlie Joseph	1	0	0	23
DE Leon Hopper	1	0	0	21
OLB Cody Simon	1	0	0	9
S Preston Collado	0	0	1	23

Buffalo	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
OLB Perry Garland	3	0	0	24
CB Drew Barker	2	1	0	26
OLB Dale Lynn	2	1	0	14
ILB Carson Schwesinger	2	0	1	20
OLB Francisco Gallo	2	0	0	13
S Kool-Aid McKinstry	1	0	1	7
DT Jamie Finkenstadt	1	0	0	28
DE Jaylen Reid	1	0	0	21
CB Clayton Chew	1	0	0	29
DE Wyatt Henson	1	0	0	28
S Aidan Imme	0	2	0	24
ILB Jerome Shelley	0	1	0	13

Blocking Statistics

New England	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
G Eli Forbes	1	7	21	0	25
T Francis Mauigoa	1	5	21	0	29
C Myron Dawkins	1	3	21	0	29
G Chris Sanford	0	2	21	0	29
FB Barry Diaz	0	2	9	0	9
T Perry Hudson	0	0	21	1	29

Buffalo	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
G Reno Judkins	4	12	1	38	1	32
T Antoine Peters	3	7	0	38	0	32
G Sebastian Switzer	3	6	0	38	0	32
T Kenyon McKenzie	3	6	0	38	0	32
C Parker Dawkins	1	3	0	37	1	32
TE Jake Stewart	0	2	0	37	0	29
RB Cole Hollowell	0	0	0	17	1	14

Special Teams Tackles

New England	Tackles	STPlays
Mark Shell	3	25
Cody Simon	1	23
Justin Pearson	1	14

Buffalo	Tackles	STPlays
Wyatt Henson	3	20
Cornell Adrine	1	25
Walt Maumalanga	1	21
Ty'Ron Hopper	1	21
Greyson Kramer	1	11

Participation

New England	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
DT Justin Pearson	---	---	37	32	14	83
ILB Philip Newson	---	---	36	31	15	82
CB Mark Shell	---	---	26	21	25	72
S O.J. Fitzgerald	---	---	23	24	16	63
CB Norbert Garrett	---	---	32	24	5	61
G Chris Sanford	21	29	---	---	9	59
T Perry Hudson	21	29	---	---	9	59
T Francis Mauigoa	21	29	---	---	9	59
ILB Charlie Joseph	---	---	32	23	---	55
S Preston Collado	---	---	29	23	---	52
RB Sergio Rasmussen	14	20	---	---	17	51
OLB Cody Simon	---	---	18	9	23	50
QB Lester Hardy	21	29	---	---	---	50
C Myron Dawkins	21	29	---	---	---	50
CB Benjamin Morrison	---	---	22	23	4	49
TE Shannon Wolfe	9	19	---	---	21	49
WR J.J. Bieniemy	15	20	---	---	12	47
DE James Pearce Jr.	---	---	28	18	---	46
G Eli Forbes	21	25	---	---	---	46
S Marc Rouse	---	---	20	20	4	44
S Bryson Webster	---	---	20	18	4	42
DE Leon Hopper	---	---	17	21	3	41
DT Christen Miller	---	---	17	21	2	40
DT Mason Graham	---	---	22	11	6	39
OLB Grady Sienkiewicz	---	---	20	16	3	39
DE Taylor Stewart	---	---	15	16	8	39
WR Keith Rice	12	18	---	---	7	37
WR Randy McCauley	12	21	---	---	---	33
FB Barry Diaz	9	9	---	---	12	30
TE Rufus Craig	10	11	---	---	---	21
WR Gilbert Richardson	10	6	---	---	---	16
WR Ray Peterson	6	6	---	---	4	16
RB Brody Linquist	7	8	---	---	---	15
TE Claude Curtis	1	4	---	---	7	12
P Luther Perzul	0	0	---	---	9	9
C Dakota Cheramie	0	0	---	---	9	9
G Brant Cobb	0	0	---	---	9	9
WR Ike Logan	0	0	---	---	8	8
C Devan Brown	0	4	---	---	---	4
DE Enrique Griffith	---	---	2	1	---	3
RB Arnie Lundgren	0	3	---	---	---	3
OLB Randal Hampton	---	---	2	0	---	2
K Mitch Benton	0	0	---	---	1	1
QB Erick Terrell	0	0	---	---	---	0
WR Jim Saenz	0	0	---	---	---	0
S Dennis McKnight	---	---	0	0	---	0

Buffalo	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
G Reno Judkins	38	32	---	---	8	78
G Sebastian Switzer	38	32	---	---	8	78
T Kenyon McKenzie	38	32	---	---	8	78
T Antoine Peters	38	32	---	---	8	78
QB Craig Saperstein	38	32	---	---	---	70
C Parker Dawkins	37	32	---	---	---	69
TE Jake Stewart	37	29	---	---	---	66
DE Wyatt Henson	---	---	18	28	20	66
WR Dalton Tierney	34	26	---	---	---	60
CB Terrion Arnold	---	---	21	29	9	59
CB Drew Barker	---	---	14	26	17	57
RB Cole Hollowell	17	14	---	---	24	55
OLB Perry Garland	---	---	11	24	20	55
CB Clayton Chew	---	---	21	29	---	50
WR Bernie Hurnblad	23	19	---	---	7	49
DT Jamie Finkenstadt	---	---	18	28	---	46
RB Toby Wycheck	21	21	---	---	2	44
S Manuel Ford	---	---	8	18	16	42
DE Jaylen Reid	---	---	20	21	---	41
S Aidan Imme	---	---	14	24	1	39
WR Ezra Harris	21	17	---	---	---	38
ILB Carson Schwesinger	---	---	15	20	---	35
WR Phil Banerjee	16	16	---	---	2	34
OLB Dale Lynn	---	---	18	14	1	33
S Keegan Morton	---	---	13	13	1	27
WR Walt Maumalanga	5	0	---	---	21	26
TE Cornell Adrine	0	1	---	---	25	26
OLB Francisco Gallo	---	---	13	13	---	26
TE Happenstance Jeffords	12	12	---	---	---	24
ILB Jerome Shelley	---	---	10	13	---	23
ILB Ty'Ron Hopper	---	---	0	0	21	21
RB Greyson Kramer	4	5	---	---	11	20
S Kool-Aid McKinstry	---	---	7	7	---	14
CB Taylor Young	---	---	3	1	9	13
DE Edwin Schwartz	---	---	4	9	---	13
K Andy Mills	0	0	---	---	11	11
DT Robert Vaughn	---	---	0	0	9	9
C Wesley Hamilton	0	0	---	---	8	8
P Josiah McCord	0	0	---	---	8	8
DT Glenn Quimby	---	---	3	1	---	4
G Benjamin Burnette	1	0	---	---	---	1
ILB Martin Winslett	---	---	0	1	---	1
QB Bo Cobb	0	0	---	---	---	0
QB Erik Bennett	0	0	---	---	---	0
C Ross Duffy	0	0	---	---	---	0
T Benjamin Richard	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	4	0	0.0
Middle	13	32	2.5
Right	4	11	2.8
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	5	46	9.2
Middle	20	102	5.1
Right	12	78	6.5
None	1	-1	-1.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Lester Hardy	28	16	0	1	0	5	4	0	2

Buffalo	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Craig Saperstein	29	20	4	1	2	4	1	1	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	3	3	0	0.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	12	10	50	4.2
Medium (9-18 Yds)	9	3	16	1.8
Long (19+ Yds)	4	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	7	6	39	5.6
Short (0-8 Yds)	13	7	58	4.5
Medium (9-18 Yds)	9	7	165	18.3
Long (19+ Yds)	0	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

New England	Targt	Caugt	Yards	PPlay
WR Keith Rice	7	4	19	18
WR J.J. Bieniemy	5	2	0	20
WR Randy McCauley	5	2	15	21
TE Rufus Craig	3	2	3	11
FB Barry Diaz	3	3	13	9
WR Gilbert Richardson	1	0	0	6
WR Ray Peterson	1	1	6	6
RB Arnie Lundgren	1	0	0	3
TE Claude Curtis	1	1	9	4
TE Shannon Wolfe	1	1	1	19

Buffalo	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
TE Jake Stewart	9	5	0	84	3	29
WR Dalton Tierney	7	5	1	43	0	26
RB Toby Wycheck	4	3	0	18	0	21
WR Bernie Hurnblad	4	3	1	96	1	19
TE Happenstance Jeffords	3	2	0	12	0	12
WR Ezra Harris	2	2	0	9	0	17

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

New England	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

Buffalo	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Toby Wycheck	5	12	2.40	5.84
RB Cole Hollowell	4	5	1.25	5.18
QB Craig Saperstein	1	-1	-1.00	0.00

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg

Buffalo	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Craig Saperstein	6	2	11	1.83	9.03

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

New England	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg

Buffalo	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Bernie Hurnblad	2	1	9	4.50	24.00
RB Toby Wycheck	1	0	0	0.00	4.50
TE Jake Stewart	1	0	0	0.00	9.33
TE Happenstance Jeffords	1	0	0	0.00	4.00
WR Dalton Tierney	1	1	2	2.00	6.14

Third Down Rushing Statistics

New England	Rushes	Conversions
RB Sergio Rasmussen	3	0

Buffalo	Rushes	Conversions
RB Toby Wycheck	4	2
QB Craig Saperstein	1	0
RB Cole Hollowell	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Comp	Conversions
Lester Hardy	10	5	2

Buffalo	Att	Comp	Conversions
Craig Saperstein	7	5	4

Third Down Receiving Statistics

New England	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Randy McCauley	3	1	1
WR J.J. Bieniemy	1	1	0
WR Gilbert Richardson	1	0	0
WR Keith Rice	1	0	0
RB Arnie Lundgren	1	0	0
TE Claude Curtis	1	1	0
TE Rufus Craig	1	1	0
FB Barry Diaz	1	1	1

Buffalo	Targ	Catch	Conversions
TE Jake Stewart	4	3	3
RB Toby Wycheck	3	2	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 62,800 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 19,000 (21,400)
End Zone 13,700 (15,400)
Mezzanine 8,000 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 12,200 (13,600)
Club Seats 6,900 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 3,000 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	62,800 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	19,000 (21,400)
End Zone	13,700 (15,400)
Mezzanine	8,000 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	12,200 (13,600)
Club Seats	6,900 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	3,000 (3,300)