Week 1, 1996

played in New England, MA

56 degrees, fair, 7 mph wind

Buffalo Bills0000-0
New England Patriots31760-26

Scoring Summary
1Q: 04:56 NED - Cole Ford 44 field goal
2Q: 06:38 NED - Cole Ford 38 field goal
2Q: 01:57 NED - Antonio Freeman 10 pass from Jim Kelly (Cole Ford extra point)
2Q: 00:48 NED - Je-rod Rozumek 61 interception return (Cole Ford extra point)
3Q: 09:29 NED - Cole Ford 21 field goal
3Q: 03:58 NED - Cole Ford 30 field goal

Team StatisticsBUFNED
Record0-11-0
First Downs1017
- by Rushing34
- by Passing612
- by Penalty11
Total Net Yards186317
- Offensive Plays5771
- Yards per Play3.264.46
Net Rushing Yards6476
- Rushing Attempts1930
- Yards per Rush3.372.53
Net Passing Yards122241
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt35 - 13 - 438 - 22 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards137264
- Sacks/Yards Lost3/153/23
- Yards per Pass Play3.215.88
Fumbles/Lost0/01/0
3rd Down Conversions3/145/18
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down7.68.1
4th Down Conversions0/00/0
Penalties/Yards4/206/45
Punt Returns/Yards4/383/29
Kick Returns/Yards4/980/0
Interception Ret./Yards1/364/105
2pt Conversions0/00/0
Red Zone Visits24
- Red Zone TDs/FGs0/01/3
Avg. Drive StartOWN 28OWN 35
Time of Possession23:0136:59

Drive Charts

Buffalo Bills
QuarBeganPossFromPlaysYardsResult
115:002:06OWN 1536Punt
111:271:44OWN 313-3Punt
14:512:08OWN 20338Interception
10:170:31OWN 2037Punt
213:380:12OPP 1020Interception
210:210:56OWN 2031Punt
27:450:26OWN 1730Interception
26:301:57OWN 2738Punt
23:121:07OWN 273-5Punt
21:471:09OWN 20429Interception
20:380:38OWN 20315Half
39:221:51OWN 2039Punt
33:503:58OWN 3763Punt
410:382:14OWN 17422Punt
46:270:36OWN 3430Punt
43:263:26OWN 38851Game
New England Patriots
QuarBeganPossFromPlaysYardsResult
112:541:27OWN 2644Punt
19:434:52OWN 35938Field Goal
12:432:26OWN 37616Punt
214:461:08OWN 333-6Interception
213:263:05OWN 32521Punt
29:251:40OWN 4537Punt
27:190:49OPP 2130Field Goal
24:331:21OWN 313-3Punt
22:050:18OWN 48252Touchdown
315:005:38OWN 201276Field Goal
37:313:41OWN 33754Field Goal
414:524:14OWN 15831Punt
48:241:57OWN 2839Punt
45:512:25OWN 3133Punt

Game MVP: Ray Crockett, New England Patriots

Rushing Statistics

BuffaloAttYardsAvgLG10+TD
Gary Brown13403.082810
Eddie George4123.00800
Drew Bledsoe2126.001010
New EnglandAttYardsAvgLG10+TD
Edgar Bennett13473.621010
Mike Alstott13241.85600
Dexter Carter451.25300

Passing Statistics

BuffaloAttCompYardsSk/YdTDLGIntRate
Drew Bledsoe3111993/1501945.4
Ebby Laroush42380/0025083.3
New EnglandAttCompYardsSk/YdTDLGIntRate
Jim Kelly38222643/23142177.0

Receiving Statistics

BuffaloCatchTargYardsAvgYACLGTD
WR Brian Blades3113612.0011190
WR Wayne Campbell38299.670130
WR Quinn Early2384.00080
WR Brett Perriman263216.0018250
RB Gary Brown1166.00060
TE Frank Hartley111616.000160
RB Eddie George121010.005100
WR Eric Guliford0300.00000
New EnglandCatchTargYardsAvgYACLGTD
WR Antonio Freeman596713.405201
WR Curtis Conway45133.250110
WR Eric Moulds477719.256420
TE Keith Jackson343411.3315240
TE Jamie Asher345317.6735230
FB Mike Alstott23115.5011140
RB Edgar Bennett1199.001190
WR Charles Davenport0300.00000
WR Dave Groh0100.00000
TE Mark Bruener0100.00000

Interception Statistics

BuffaloIntsYardsAvgTD
CB Jason Sehorn13636.000
New EnglandIntsYardsAvgTD
CB Ray Crockett23316.500
S Je-rod Rozumek16161.001
S Rodney Harrison11111.000

Fumble Statistics

BuffaloFumbRecovForceTD
Donnie McQuilken0010
New EnglandFumbRecovForceTD
Eric Moulds1000
Mike Jones0100

Punting Statistics

BuffaloPuntYardsAvgNetLGIn20
Rick Tuten1040840.837.9531
New EnglandPuntYardsAvgNetLGIn20
Bryan Barker834142.632.9502

Kicking Statistics

BuffaloFGs40+Yd50+YdLGPAT
New EnglandFGs40+Yd50+YdLGPAT
Cole Ford4/41/10/0442/2

Punt Return Statistics

BuffaloRetYardsAvgTD
Brian Blades4389.50
New EnglandRetYardsAvgTD
Eric Moulds3299.70

Kick Return Statistics

BuffaloRetYardsAvgTD
Eric Guliford37926.30
Quinn Early11919.00
New EnglandRetYardsAvgTD

Defensive Statistics

BuffaloTackAsstSackRPlayPPlay
ILB Eric Hill710.02339
CB Jason Sehorn520.02237
CB Carlton Gray500.02434
OLB Ron George401.02023
ILB Dino Hackett410.01311
ILB Jeff Herrod410.01415
OLB Robert Jones410.02334
S Kurt Schultz340.02237
S Brian Washington310.02125
DE Ren Hoek310.01327
DT Bill Goldberg211.01428
OLB Alfred Williams201.0119
CB Jeremy Lincoln220.01212
WR Brian Blades20---------
CB Phillippi Sparks200.01623
S Keith Bostic120.0916
DE Mike Fox120.01125
WR Brett Perriman10---------
DT Craig Veasley100.01614
S Gene Carroll100.01012
New EnglandTackAsstSackRPlayPPlay
CB Chris Allerman620.01636
DE Warren Powers411.01227
S Rodney Harrison420.01938
ILB Ron Johnson321.01636
CB Saleem Dawson320.01326
CB Ray Crockett300.01634
DE Jeff Lageman210.01328
S Je-rod Rozumek210.01936
OLB Mike Jones200.01120
DT Chuck Johnson200.01116
DT Tony Siragusa101.01227
DT John Randle110.059
OLB James Francis110.044
ILB Curly Washburn100.0818
C Greg Truitt10---------
S Floyd Fields020.01838

Pass Rush Statistics

BuffaloSackBlockHurryKnockPPlay
DT Bill Goldberg1.001128
OLB Alfred Williams1.00009
OLB Ron George1.000023
DE Ren Hoek0.010027
OLB Robert Jones0.002134
DT Craig Veasley0.001114
DE Mike Fox0.001025
DT George Thornton0.001016
New EnglandSackBlockHurryKnockPPlay
ILB Ron Johnson1.010036
DT Tony Siragusa1.002127
DE Warren Powers1.000027
DE Jeff Lageman0.001128
DT John Randle0.00119
OLB Mike Jones0.001020
DT Chuck Johnson0.001016

Pass Defense Statistics

BuffaloCaughtDefnsdIntrcpPPlay
ILB Eric Hill52039
OLB Robert Jones31034
CB Carlton Gray30034
CB Jeremy Lincoln21012
CB Phillippi Sparks20023
S Kurt Schultz20037
CB Jason Sehorn11137
ILB Jeff Herrod11015
ILB Dino Hackett10011
DE Ren Hoek10027
OLB Ron George10023
New EnglandCaughtDefnsdIntrcpPPlay
CB Chris Allerman30036
CB Saleem Dawson30026
CB Ray Crockett11234
S Rodney Harrison11138
ILB Ron Johnson11036
DE Warren Powers10027
DE Jeff Lageman10028
OLB Mike Jones10020
ILB Curly Washburn10018
S Je-rod Rozumek01136
S Floyd Fields01038

Blocking Statistics

BuffaloKeyBlBlOppPancRPlySckAPPly
Brian Habib22019138
Visanthe Hall15014029
Chris Gray13018037
Jamie Brown1208010
Eric Mahlum0309010
Jesse Sapolu010619
Paul Green0106016
Bob Dahl00010126
New EnglandKeyBlBlOppPancRPlySckAPPly
Greg Truitt35025037
Brendan Stai28025139
Doug Riesenberg25029139
Mo Elewonibi12024141
Jim Juriga030904
Fred Miller0301004
Mark Bruener020504
Tom Nutten02028041

Special Teams Tackles

BuffaloTacklesSTPlays
Carlton Gray121
Donnie McQuilken114
Brian Johnston110
New EnglandTacklesSTPlays
Dave Groh219
Mike Jones122
Mark Bruener119
Antonio Freeman117
Rodney Harrison19
Jackie Harris14
Mo Elewonibi13

Participation

BuffaloRPlyOffPPlyOffRPlyDefPPlyDefSTPlyTotal Plays
Carlton Gray------24342179
Eric Hill------2339466
Chris Gray1837------1065
Jason Sehorn------2237564
Kurt Schultz------2237463
Robert Jones------2334360
Brian Habib1938---------57
Drew Bledsoe1834---------52
Brian Blades926------1550
Brian Washington------2125450
Gary Brown1319------1850
Jeremy Lincoln------12122650
Ron George------2023346
Bill Goldberg------1428345
Ren Hoek------1327545
Alfred Williams------1192545
George Thornton------1916944
Quinn Early818------1743
Matt Willig1131------143
Visanthe Hall1429---------43
Mike Fox------1125642
Wayne Campbell1230---------42
Phillippi Sparks------1623241
Bob Dahl1026---------36
Donnie McQuilken715------1436
Craig Veasley------1614535
Eric Guliford1014------1135
Jeff Herrod------1415534
Dino Hackett------1311832
Brett Perriman922---------31
Israel Ifeanyichukwu------1714---31
Paul Green616------830
Bill Elliot48------1729
Eric Mahlum910------1029
Jamie Brown810------1028
Gene Carroll------1012426
Keith Bostic------916---25
Frank Hartley55------1525
Jesse Sapolu69------924
Bernie Parmalee63------1221
Eddie George614---------20
Brian Johnston00------1010
Rick Tuten00------1010
Ebby Laroush14---------5
Jason Elam00------11
Dave Wilson00---------0
New EnglandRPlyOffPPlyOffRPlyDefPPlyDefSTPlyTotal Plays
Doug Riesenberg2939------1280
Ray Crockett------16342878
Antonio Freeman2436------1777
Brendan Stai2539------973
Jim Kelly3041---------71
Tom Nutten2841---------69
Mo Elewonibi2441------368
Je-rod Rozumek------19361267
Rodney Harrison------1938966
Greg Truitt2537---------62
Floyd Fields------1838---56
Mike Jones------11202253
Ron Johnson------1636---52
Chris Allerman------1636---52
Eric Moulds828------1652
Jamie Asher2127---------48
Mike Alstott2225------148
Donnell Johnson------13211044
Edgar Bennett1627---------43
Jeff Lageman------1328142
Tony Siragusa------1227140
Warren Powers------1227---39
Saleem Dawson------1326---39
Keith Jackson2015------136
Chuck Johnson------1116734
Dexter Carter40------2933
Bob Christian124------1733
Dave Groh66------1931
Curtis Conway721---------28
Mark Bruener54------1928
Curly Washburn------818---26
Fred Miller104------1226
Jim Juriga94------1225
Tracy Johnson00------1616
John Randle------59115
James Francis------44715
Charles Davenport411---------15
Mike Hampton00------1212
Cole Ford00------1111
Eric Bjornson00------99
Bryan Barker00------88
Ted Johnson------3418
Jackie Harris11------46
Gene Holecek00------44
Jeff Blake00---------0
Larry Izzo------00---0

Directional Rushing Statistics

DistanceAttYardsAvg
Left300.0
Middle13564.3
Right382.7
None000.0
DistanceAttYardsAvg
Left9364.0
Middle13272.1
Right8131.6
None000.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

BuffaloAttCmp20+BdThDropDfnsHurrKnckIntc
Drew Bledsoe31110414634
Ebby Laroush421101000
New EnglandAttCmp20+BdThDropDfnsHurrKnckIntc
Jim Kelly38226026631

Directional Passing Statistics

DistanceAttCompYardsAvg
Screen2163.0
Short (0-8 Yds)107747.4
Medium (9-18 Yds)145574.1
Long (19+ Yds)9000.0
DistanceAttCompYardsAvg
Screen86577.1
Short (0-8 Yds)158463.1
Medium (9-18 Yds)126998.3
Long (19+ Yds)326220.7

Detailed Receiving Statistics

BuffaloTargtCaugtDropdYards20+PPlay
WR Brian Blades113136026
WR Wayne Campbell83029030
WR Brett Perriman62032122
WR Quinn Early3208018
WR Eric Guliford3000014
RB Eddie George21010014
RB Gary Brown1106019
TE Frank Hartley1101605
New EnglandTargtCaugtDropdYards20+PPlay
WR Antonio Freeman95167136
WR Eric Moulds74077228
WR Curtis Conway54013021
TE Keith Jackson43034115
TE Jamie Asher43053227
WR Charles Davenport3000011
FB Mike Alstott32111025
RB Edgar Bennett1109027
WR Dave Groh100006
TE Mark Bruener100004

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

BuffaloAttYardsAvgOverall Avg
New EnglandAttYardsAvgOverall Avg
Edgar Bennett372.333.62

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

BuffaloAttCompYardsAvg/AttOverall Avg
Drew Bledsoe2000.003.19
Ebby Laroush1000.009.50
New EnglandAttCompYardsAvg/AttOverall Avg
Jim Kelly42194.756.95

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

BuffaloTargetCatchYardsAvg/TargOverall Avg
WR Brian Blades1000.003.27
WR Wayne Campbell1000.003.63
WR Eric Guliford1000.000.00
New EnglandTargetCatchYardsAvg/TargOverall Avg
RB Edgar Bennett1199.009.00
WR Antonio Freeman111010.007.44
FB Mike Alstott1000.003.67
WR Eric Moulds1000.0011.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

BuffaloRushesConversions
Gary Brown31
New EnglandRushesConversions
Mike Alstott31
Dexter Carter10
Edgar Bennett11

Third Down Passing Statistics

BuffaloAttCompConversions
Drew Bledsoe931
Ebby Laroush111
New EnglandAttCompConversions
Jim Kelly1243

Third Down Receiving Statistics

BuffaloTargCatchConversions
WR Brian Blades400
WR Quinn Early321
WR Brett Perriman211
WR Wayne Campbell110
New EnglandTargCatchConversions
WR Charles Davenport300
WR Eric Moulds300
WR Antonio Freeman211
WR Dave Groh100
WR Curtis Conway110
TE Jamie Asher111
FB Mike Alstott111

SectionAttendance
Stadium57,600 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck17,500 (21,400)
End Zone12,600 (15,400)
Mezzanine7,300 (8,900)
Sideline Seats11,000 (13,600)
Club Seats6,200 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes3,000 (3,300)