Week 1, 1993

played in Buffalo, NY

66 degrees, fair, 8 mph wind

New England Patriots	7	3	3	0	-	13
Buffalo Bills	3	17	0	7	-	27

Scoring Summary
1Q: 12:49 NED - J.J. Birden 68 pass from Elvis Grbac (Lucy Draper extra point)
1Q: 02:56 BUF - Jason Elam 33 field goal
2Q: 12:58 NED - Lucy Draper 45 field goal
2Q: 06:53 BUF - Brian Blades 10 pass from Drew Bledsoe (Jason Elam extra point)
2Q: 02:52 BUF - Tim Worley 2 run (Jason Elam extra point)
2Q: 00:26 BUF - Jason Elam 33 field goal
3Q: 05:29 NED - Lucy Draper 33 field goal
4Q: 06:20 BUF - Michael Timpson 15 pass from Drew Bledsoe (Jason Elam extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 12:49 NED - J.J. Birden 68 pass from Elvis Grbac (Lucy Draper extra point)
1Q: 02:56 BUF - Jason Elam 33 field goal
2Q: 12:58 NED - Lucy Draper 45 field goal
2Q: 06:53 BUF - Brian Blades 10 pass from Drew Bledsoe (Jason Elam extra point)
2Q: 02:52 BUF - Tim Worley 2 run (Jason Elam extra point)
2Q: 00:26 BUF - Jason Elam 33 field goal
3Q: 05:29 NED - Lucy Draper 33 field goal
4Q: 06:20 BUF - Michael Timpson 15 pass from Drew Bledsoe (Jason Elam extra point)

Team Statistics NED BUF
Record 0-1 1-0
First Downs 13 22
- by Rushing 5 11
- by Passing 8 11
- by Penalty 0 0
Total Net Yards 279 363
- Offensive Plays 50 66
- Yards per Play 5.58 5.50
Net Rushing Yards 66 108
- Rushing Attempts 22 35
- Yards per Rush 3.00 3.09
Net Passing Yards 213 255
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 26 - 17 - 2 31 - 25 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 221 255
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2/8 0/0
- Yards per Pass Play 7.61 8.23
Fumbles/Lost 2/1 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 3/10 7/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 6.5 7.4
4th Down Conversions 0/1 0/0
Penalties/Yards 2/10 4/25
Punt Returns/Yards 3/-2 0/0
Kick Returns/Yards 4/116 2/25
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 2/25
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 1 6
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 0/1 3/2
Avg. Drive Start OWN 30 OWN 33
Time of Possession 25:15 34:45

Team Statistics	NED	BUF
Record	0-1	1-0
First Downs	13	22
- by Rushing	5	11
- by Passing	8	11
- by Penalty	0	0
Total Net Yards	279	363
- Offensive Plays	50	66
- Yards per Play	5.58	5.50
Net Rushing Yards	66	108
- Rushing Attempts	22	35
- Yards per Rush	3.00	3.09
Net Passing Yards	213	255
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	26 - 17 - 2	31 - 25 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	221	255
- Sacks/Yards Lost	2/8	0/0
- Yards per Pass Play	7.61	8.23
Fumbles/Lost	2/1	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	3/10	7/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	6.5	7.4
4th Down Conversions	0/1	0/0
Penalties/Yards	2/10	4/25
Punt Returns/Yards	3/-2	0/0
Kick Returns/Yards	4/116	2/25
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	2/25
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	1	6
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	0/1	3/2
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 30	OWN 33
Time of Possession	25:15	34:45

Drive Charts

New England Patriots
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	12:49	0:14	OWN 32	1	68	Touchdown
1	11:15	0:12	OPP 11	1	0	Interception
1	9:12	2:45	OWN 17	4	15	Punt
1	2:50	5:00	OWN 20	9	52	Field Goal
2	2:45	0:55	OWN 29	2	3	Interception
2	0:21	0:21	OWN 20	1	-1	Half
3	15:00	3:31	OWN 37	6	15	Punt
3	10:10	4:46	OWN 21	10	63	Field Goal
3	1:21	4:45	OWN 20	8	38	Punt
4	6:10	2:14	OWN 36	4	20	Punt
4	2:12	0:35	OWN 13	4	1	Downs

Buffalo Bills
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	2:11	OWN 15	3	3	Punt
1	12:35	1:20	OWN 20	3	5	Punt
1	11:03	1:51	OWN 34	3	2	Punt
1	6:27	3:37	OWN 29	6	55	Field Goal
2	12:50	6:05	OWN 14	11	86	Touchdown
2	6:38	3:53	OPP 29	8	29	Touchdown
2	1:50	1:29	OPP 33	4	17	Field Goal
3	11:29	1:19	OWN 20	3	7	Punt
3	5:24	4:03	OWN 20	7	38	Punt
4	11:36	5:26	OWN 4	11	96	Touchdown
4	3:56	1:44	OWN 20	3	0	Punt
4	1:37	1:37	OPP 14	4	10	Game

Game MVP: Drew Bledsoe, Buffalo Bills

Rushing Statistics

New England	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Gordie Lockbaun	9	28	3.11	11	2
Earnest Jackson	8	17	2.13	5	0
Elvis Grbac	5	21	4.20	9	0

Buffalo	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Tim Worley	24	82	3.42	12	5	1
Mike Pringle	8	20	2.50	11	2	0
Drew Bledsoe	3	6	2.00	5	0	0

Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Elvis Grbac	26	17	221	2/8	1	68	2	72.7

Buffalo	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Drew Bledsoe	31	25	255	0/0	2	33	0	122.4

Receiving Statistics

New England	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Willie Gault	4	5	45	11.25	24	13	0
RB Gordie Lockbaun	3	7	19	6.33	4	7	0
TE Damone Johnson	2	2	34	17.00	20	25	0
WR J.J. Birden	2	2	79	39.50	44	68	1
TE Eric Green	2	4	21	10.50	18	18	0
WR Charles Davenport	2	2	9	4.50	0	11	0
WR Curtis Conway	2	2	14	7.00	3	9	0
TE Eric Kattus	0	2	0	0.00	0	0	0

Buffalo	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Michael Timpson	7	7	52	7.43	26	15	1
WR Brian Blades	4	5	55	13.75	36	33	1
WR Brett Perriman	4	7	68	17.00	19	29	0
TE Andrew Glover	4	4	33	8.25	13	20	0
RB Tim Worley	3	4	12	4.00	3	5	0
TE Bob Mrosko	2	2	12	6.00	0	7	0
WR Mark Ingram	1	2	23	23.00	16	23	0

Interception Statistics

New England	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Buffalo	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
OLB Anthony Bell	1	25	25.00	0
CB Tory Smith	1	0	0.00	0

Fumble Statistics

New England	Fumb	Recov
Earnest Jackson	1	0
Kevin Clark	1	0
Damone Johnson	0	1

Buffalo	Recov	Force
Andrew Glover	1	0
Scott Radecic	0	1
Wayne Haddix	0	1

Punting Statistics

New England	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Bryan Barker	4	169	42.3	32.3	48	1

Buffalo	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Rick Tuten	6	256	42.7	39.7	67	2

Kicking Statistics

New England	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Lucy Draper	2/2	1/1	0/0	45	1/1

Buffalo	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Jason Elam	2/2	0/0	0/0	33	3/3

Punt Return Statistics

New England	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Kevin Clark	3	-2	-0.7	0

Buffalo	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Kick Return Statistics

New England	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Dexter Carter	3	87	29.0	0
Kevin Clark	1	29	29.0	0

Buffalo	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Danan Hughes	2	25	12.5	0

Defensive Statistics

New England	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Michael Stewart	9	2	0.0	35	31
S Je-rod Rozumek	6	5	0.0	32	31
OLB Frank Slade	6	1	0.0	30	25
CB Ray Crockett	6	0	0.0	35	31
ILB Dan Murray	5	2	0.0	23	18
ILB Curly Washburn	4	2	0.0	27	17
CB Toi Cook	4	0	0.0	35	31
OLB David Griggs	4	0	0.0	22	15
DT John Randle	3	1	0.0	26	19
S Darren Carrington	3	0	0.0	8	14
DE Donnell Johnson	2	1	0.0	33	30
WR Willie Gault	2	0	---	---	---
S Charles Mincy	2	0	0.0	20	26
DE Reggie White	1	0	0.0	4	2
OLB James Francis	1	0	0.0	9	7
DT James Jordan	0	1	0.0	21	18

Buffalo	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Anthony Bell	6	3	0.0	22	24
ILB Scott Radecic	6	1	0.0	17	23
CB Tory Smith	5	0	0.0	19	26
S Brian Washington	4	1	0.0	22	28
S Kurt Schultz	4	1	0.0	22	27
OLB Robert Jones	2	1	1.0	22	27
DE Lester Archambeau	2	0	1.0	12	16
CB Phillippi Sparks	2	2	0.0	22	27
DE Mike Fox	2	1	0.0	18	21
S Mike Prior	2	0	0.0	5	5
CB Delton Hall	2	0	0.0	14	22
OLB Leonard Jackson	1	1	0.0	1	5
OLB Winston Moss	1	1	0.0	7	5

Pass Rush Statistics

New England	Hurry	PPlay
DT John Randle	1	19
OLB Frank Slade	1	25
DE Donnell Johnson	1	30

Buffalo	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Lester Archambeau	1.0	1	0	16
OLB Robert Jones	1.0	0	0	27
DE Ren Hoek	0.0	1	1	19

Pass Defense Statistics

New England	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Ray Crockett	6	0	31
CB Toi Cook	5	1	31
S Michael Stewart	3	1	31
ILB Dan Murray	3	0	18
S Je-rod Rozumek	3	0	31
OLB Frank Slade	3	0	25
S Darren Carrington	1	0	14
S Charles Mincy	1	0	26
DE Donnell Johnson	0	1	30

Buffalo	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Tory Smith	4	0	1	26
OLB Anthony Bell	3	1	1	24
ILB Scott Radecic	3	0	0	23
CB Phillippi Sparks	2	0	0	27
S Kurt Schultz	2	0	0	27
OLB Leonard Jackson	1	0	0	5
OLB Winston Moss	1	0	0	5
OLB Robert Jones	1	0	0	27

Blocking Statistics

New England	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Duval Love	2	5	22	1	28
Randy Dixon	1	8	22	0	28
Ernest Dye	1	2	22	0	28
Tom Newberry	0	2	22	1	28
Ron McNair	0	1	22	0	28

Buffalo	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	PPly
Chris Gray	4	8	35	31
Oliver North	3	4	35	31
Bob Dahl	2	6	35	31
Brian Habib	2	4	35	31
John Hunter	2	4	16	17
Gerald Perry	1	3	19	14
Larry Centers	0	2	19	15
Andrew Glover	0	1	23	19

Special Teams Tackles

New England	Tackles	STPlays
Darren Carrington	1	11
Dexter Carter	1	11

Buffalo	Tackles	STPlays
Leonard Jackson	2	19
Andrew Glover	2	17
Wayne Haddix	1	20
Larry Centers	1	10
Mike Prior	1	7

Participation

New England	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Donnell Johnson	---	---	33	30	8	71
Toi Cook	---	---	35	31	2	68
Michael Stewart	---	---	35	31	2	68
Ray Crockett	---	---	35	31	2	68
Je-rod Rozumek	---	---	32	31	2	65
Willie Gault	21	26	---	---	12	59
Frank Slade	---	---	30	25	2	57
Duval Love	22	28	---	---	6	56
Ron McNair	22	28	---	---	6	56
Randy Dixon	22	28	---	---	6	56
Charles Mincy	---	---	20	26	8	54
Dan Murray	---	---	23	18	11	52
Elvis Grbac	22	28	---	---	2	52
Tom Newberry	22	28	---	---	---	50
Burt Grossman	---	---	24	24	2	50
Ernest Dye	22	28	---	---	---	50
John Randle	---	---	26	19	2	47
Curly Washburn	---	---	27	17	1	45
James Jordan	---	---	21	18	6	45
Damone Johnson	15	23	---	---	6	44
David Griggs	---	---	22	15	7	44
Earnest Jackson	8	11	---	---	21	40
Eric Green	12	13	---	---	10	35
Darren Carrington	---	---	8	14	11	33
Gordie Lockbaun	14	17	---	---	1	32
J.J. Birden	15	14	---	---	2	31
Bill Elliot	8	13	---	---	7	28
James Francis	---	---	9	7	12	28
Charles Davenport	2	9	---	---	16	27
Don Griffin	---	---	1	2	22	25
Curtis Conway	11	12	---	---	---	23
Eric Kattus	4	2	---	---	16	22
Kevin Clark	---	---	0	0	12	12
Dexter Carter	0	0	---	---	11	11
Harry Sydney	0	0	---	---	8	8
Reggie White	---	---	4	2	---	6
Johnathon Wooden	0	0	---	---	6	6
Keith Loneker	0	0	---	---	6	6
Raul Allegre	0	0	---	---	4	4
Bryan Barker	0	0	---	---	4	4
Lucy Draper	0	0	---	---	2	2
Gary Kubiak	0	0	---	---	---	0
Bill Cherry	0	0	---	---	---	0
Oliver Saul	0	0	---	---	---	0
Leonard Klecko	0	0	---	---	---	0
Rodney Domres	---	---	0	0	---	0

Buffalo	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Chris Gray	35	31	---	---	8	74
Brian Habib	35	31	---	---	---	66
Oliver North	35	31	---	---	---	66
Bob Dahl	35	31	---	---	---	66
Drew Bledsoe	35	31	---	---	---	66
Andrew Glover	23	19	---	---	17	59
Brett Perriman	29	29	---	---	---	58
Brian Blades	29	27	---	---	1	57
Kurt Schultz	---	---	22	27	8	57
Tim Worley	26	24	---	---	5	55
Delton Hall	---	---	14	22	16	52
Brian Washington	---	---	22	28	2	52
Robert Jones	---	---	22	27	2	51
Phillippi Sparks	---	---	22	27	2	51
Anthony Bell	---	---	22	24	3	49
Tory Smith	---	---	19	26	2	47
Mike Fox	---	---	18	21	6	45
Scott Radecic	---	---	17	23	4	44
Larry Centers	19	15	---	---	10	44
Gerald Perry	19	14	---	---	8	41
Michael Timpson	19	19	---	---	3	41
Mike Pringle	13	10	---	---	18	41
Ren Hoek	---	---	14	19	1	34
John Hunter	16	17	---	---	---	33
Bill Goldberg	---	---	14	15	2	31
Lester Archambeau	---	---	12	16	1	29
Rollin Putzier	---	---	8	14	5	27
Bob Mrosko	6	9	---	---	12	27
Wayne Haddix	---	---	3	3	20	26
Leonard Jackson	---	---	1	5	19	25
Mark Ingram	9	3	---	---	8	20
Mike Prior	---	---	5	5	7	17
Wayne Campbell	2	0	---	---	12	14
Danan Hughes	0	0	---	---	14	14
Winston Moss	---	---	7	5	1	13
Jeff Bregel	0	0	---	---	8	8
Brent Novoselsky	0	0	---	---	8	8
David Viaene	0	0	---	---	8	8
Jason Elam	0	0	---	---	8	8
Rick Tuten	0	0	---	---	6	6
Dennis Gibson	---	---	0	0	4	4
Kevin Walker	---	---	0	0	3	3
Kevin Sweeney	0	0	---	---	2	2
Ashley Sheppard	---	---	0	1	---	1
Mike Elkins	0	0	---	---	---	0
Shawn Harper	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	6	22	3.7
Middle	12	49	4.1
Right	3	-4	-1.3
None	1	-1	-1.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	6	31	5.2
Middle	21	78	3.7
Right	7	0	0.0
None	1	-1	-1.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Elvis Grbac	26	17	2	2	2	1	2	1	2

Buffalo	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Drew Bledsoe	31	25	5	0	0	3	3	0	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	2	4	1.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	16	12	133	8.3
Medium (9-18 Yds)	5	2	16	3.2
Long (19+ Yds)	1	1	68	68.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	4	22	5.5
Short (0-8 Yds)	21	15	147	7.0
Medium (9-18 Yds)	6	6	86	14.3
Long (19+ Yds)	0	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

New England	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
RB Gordie Lockbaun	7	3	1	19	0	17
WR Willie Gault	5	4	1	45	0	26
TE Eric Green	4	2	0	21	0	13
TE Damone Johnson	2	2	0	34	1	23
TE Eric Kattus	2	0	0	0	0	2
WR J.J. Birden	2	2	0	79	1	14
WR Charles Davenport	2	2	0	9	0	9
WR Curtis Conway	2	2	0	14	0	12

Buffalo	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Brett Perriman	7	4	68	2	29
WR Michael Timpson	7	7	52	0	19
WR Brian Blades	5	4	55	1	27
RB Tim Worley	4	3	12	0	24
TE Andrew Glover	4	4	33	1	19
WR Mark Ingram	2	1	23	1	3
TE Bob Mrosko	2	2	12	0	9

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

New England	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Earnest Jackson	1	3	3.00	2.13

Buffalo	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Tim Worley	6	18	3.00	3.42
Mike Pringle	3	1	0.33	2.50
Drew Bledsoe	1	-1	-1.00	2.00

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Elvis Grbac	3	0	0	0.00	8.50

Buffalo	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Drew Bledsoe	4	3	27	6.75	8.23

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

New England	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
RB Gordie Lockbaun	2	0	0	0.00	2.71
TE Eric Kattus	1	0	0	0.00	0.00

Buffalo	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Michael Timpson	2	2	17	8.50	7.43
WR Brian Blades	1	1	10	10.00	11.00
WR Brett Perriman	1	0	0	0.00	9.71

Third Down Rushing Statistics

New England	Rushes	Conversions
Earnest Jackson	2	0
Gordie Lockbaun	1	1
Elvis Grbac	1	0

Buffalo	Rushes	Conversions
Tim Worley	5	2
Mike Pringle	2	2
Drew Bledsoe	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Comp	Conversions
Elvis Grbac	5	2	2

Buffalo	Att	Comp	Conversions
Drew Bledsoe	7	7	3

Third Down Receiving Statistics

New England	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Willie Gault	1	0	0
TE Damone Johnson	1	1	1
RB Gordie Lockbaun	1	0	0
WR J.J. Birden	1	1	1
TE Eric Green	1	0	0

Buffalo	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Brian Blades	2	2	1
WR Michael Timpson	2	2	1
TE Andrew Glover	2	2	1
RB Tim Worley	1	1	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 58,200 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 17,300 (21,400)
End Zone 12,600 (15,400)
Mezzanine 7,600 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 11,500 (13,600)
Club Seats 6,300 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 2,900 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	58,200 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	17,300 (21,400)
End Zone	12,600 (15,400)
Mezzanine	7,600 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	11,500 (13,600)
Club Seats	6,300 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	2,900 (3,300)