Week 1, 1996

played in New England, MA

56 degrees, fair, 7 mph wind

Buffalo Bills	0	0	0	0	-	0
New England Patriots	3	17	6	0	-	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

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 Statistics BUF NED
Record 0-1 1-0
First Downs 10 17
- by Rushing 3 4
- by Passing 6 12
- by Penalty 1 1
Total Net Yards 186 317
- Offensive Plays 57 71
- Yards per Play 3.26 4.46
Net Rushing Yards 64 76
- Rushing Attempts 19 30
- Yards per Rush 3.37 2.53
Net Passing Yards 122 241
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 35 - 13 - 4 38 - 22 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 137 264
- Sacks/Yards Lost 3/15 3/23
- Yards per Pass Play 3.21 5.88
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 1/0
3rd Down Conversions 3/14 5/18
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.6 8.1
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 4/20 6/45
Punt Returns/Yards 4/38 3/29
Kick Returns/Yards 4/98 0/0
Interception Ret./Yards 1/36 4/105
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 2 4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 0/0 1/3
Avg. Drive Start OWN 28 OWN 35
Time of Possession 23:01 36:59

Team Statistics	BUF	NED
Record	0-1	1-0
First Downs	10	17
- by Rushing	3	4
- by Passing	6	12
- by Penalty	1	1
Total Net Yards	186	317
- Offensive Plays	57	71
- Yards per Play	3.26	4.46
Net Rushing Yards	64	76
- Rushing Attempts	19	30
- Yards per Rush	3.37	2.53
Net Passing Yards	122	241
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	35 - 13 - 4	38 - 22 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	137	264
- Sacks/Yards Lost	3/15	3/23
- Yards per Pass Play	3.21	5.88
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	1/0
3rd Down Conversions	3/14	5/18
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.6	8.1
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	4/20	6/45
Punt Returns/Yards	4/38	3/29
Kick Returns/Yards	4/98	0/0
Interception Ret./Yards	1/36	4/105
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	2	4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	0/0	1/3
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 28	OWN 35
Time of Possession	23:01	36:59

Drive Charts

Buffalo Bills
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	2:06	OWN 15	3	6	Punt
1	11:27	1:44	OWN 31	3	-3	Punt
1	4:51	2:08	OWN 20	3	38	Interception
1	0:17	0:31	OWN 20	3	7	Punt
2	13:38	0:12	OPP 10	2	0	Interception
2	10:21	0:56	OWN 20	3	1	Punt
2	7:45	0:26	OWN 17	3	0	Interception
2	6:30	1:57	OWN 27	3	8	Punt
2	3:12	1:07	OWN 27	3	-5	Punt
2	1:47	1:09	OWN 20	4	29	Interception
2	0:38	0:38	OWN 20	3	15	Half
3	9:22	1:51	OWN 20	3	9	Punt
3	3:50	3:58	OWN 37	6	3	Punt
4	10:38	2:14	OWN 17	4	22	Punt
4	6:27	0:36	OWN 34	3	0	Punt
4	3:26	3:26	OWN 38	8	51	Game

New England Patriots
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	12:54	1:27	OWN 26	4	4	Punt
1	9:43	4:52	OWN 35	9	38	Field Goal
1	2:43	2:26	OWN 37	6	16	Punt
2	14:46	1:08	OWN 33	3	-6	Interception
2	13:26	3:05	OWN 32	5	21	Punt
2	9:25	1:40	OWN 45	3	7	Punt
2	7:19	0:49	OPP 21	3	0	Field Goal
2	4:33	1:21	OWN 31	3	-3	Punt
2	2:05	0:18	OWN 48	2	52	Touchdown
3	15:00	5:38	OWN 20	12	76	Field Goal
3	7:31	3:41	OWN 33	7	54	Field Goal
4	14:52	4:14	OWN 15	8	31	Punt
4	8:24	1:57	OWN 28	3	9	Punt
4	5:51	2:25	OWN 31	3	3	Punt

Game MVP: Ray Crockett, New England Patriots

Rushing Statistics

Buffalo	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Gary Brown	13	40	3.08	28	1
Eddie George	4	12	3.00	8	0
Drew Bledsoe	2	12	6.00	10	1

New England	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Edgar Bennett	13	47	3.62	10	1
Mike Alstott	13	24	1.85	6	0
Dexter Carter	4	5	1.25	3	0

Passing Statistics

Buffalo	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Drew Bledsoe	31	11	99	3/15	0	19	4	5.4
Ebby Laroush	4	2	38	0/0	0	25	0	83.3

New England	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Jim Kelly	38	22	264	3/23	1	42	1	77.0

Receiving Statistics

Buffalo	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Brian Blades	3	11	36	12.00	11	19
WR Wayne Campbell	3	8	29	9.67	0	13
WR Quinn Early	2	3	8	4.00	0	8
WR Brett Perriman	2	6	32	16.00	18	25
RB Gary Brown	1	1	6	6.00	0	6
TE Frank Hartley	1	1	16	16.00	0	16
RB Eddie George	1	2	10	10.00	5	10
WR Eric Guliford	0	3	0	0.00	0	0

New England	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Antonio Freeman	5	9	67	13.40	5	20	1
WR Curtis Conway	4	5	13	3.25	0	11	0
WR Eric Moulds	4	7	77	19.25	6	42	0
TE Keith Jackson	3	4	34	11.33	15	24	0
TE Jamie Asher	3	4	53	17.67	35	23	0
FB Mike Alstott	2	3	11	5.50	11	14	0
RB Edgar Bennett	1	1	9	9.00	11	9	0
WR Charles Davenport	0	3	0	0.00	0	0	0
WR Dave Groh	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
TE Mark Bruener	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Buffalo	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Jason Sehorn	1	36	36.00	0

New England	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Ray Crockett	2	33	16.50	0
S Je-rod Rozumek	1	61	61.00	1
S Rodney Harrison	1	11	11.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Buffalo	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Donnie McQuilken	0	0	1	0

New England	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Eric Moulds	1	0	0	0
Mike Jones	0	1	0	0

Punting Statistics

Buffalo	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Rick Tuten	10	408	40.8	37.9	53	1

New England	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Bryan Barker	8	341	42.6	32.9	50	2

Kicking Statistics

Buffalo	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT

New England	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Cole Ford	4/4	1/1	0/0	44	2/2

Punt Return Statistics

Buffalo	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Brian Blades	4	38	9.5	0

New England	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Eric Moulds	3	29	9.7	0

Kick Return Statistics

Buffalo	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Eric Guliford	3	79	26.3	0
Quinn Early	1	19	19.0	0

New England	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Defensive Statistics

Buffalo	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Eric Hill	7	1	0.0	23	39
CB Jason Sehorn	5	2	0.0	22	37
CB Carlton Gray	5	0	0.0	24	34
OLB Ron George	4	0	1.0	20	23
ILB Dino Hackett	4	1	0.0	13	11
ILB Jeff Herrod	4	1	0.0	14	15
OLB Robert Jones	4	1	0.0	23	34
S Kurt Schultz	3	4	0.0	22	37
S Brian Washington	3	1	0.0	21	25
DE Ren Hoek	3	1	0.0	13	27
DT Bill Goldberg	2	1	1.0	14	28
OLB Alfred Williams	2	0	1.0	11	9
CB Jeremy Lincoln	2	2	0.0	12	12
WR Brian Blades	2	0	---	---	---
CB Phillippi Sparks	2	0	0.0	16	23
S Keith Bostic	1	2	0.0	9	16
DE Mike Fox	1	2	0.0	11	25
WR Brett Perriman	1	0	---	---	---
DT Craig Veasley	1	0	0.0	16	14
S Gene Carroll	1	0	0.0	10	12

New England	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
CB Chris Allerman	6	2	0.0	16	36
DE Warren Powers	4	1	1.0	12	27
S Rodney Harrison	4	2	0.0	19	38
ILB Ron Johnson	3	2	1.0	16	36
CB Saleem Dawson	3	2	0.0	13	26
CB Ray Crockett	3	0	0.0	16	34
DE Jeff Lageman	2	1	0.0	13	28
S Je-rod Rozumek	2	1	0.0	19	36
OLB Mike Jones	2	0	0.0	11	20
DT Chuck Johnson	2	0	0.0	11	16
DT Tony Siragusa	1	0	1.0	12	27
DT John Randle	1	1	0.0	5	9
OLB James Francis	1	1	0.0	4	4
ILB Curly Washburn	1	0	0.0	8	18
C Greg Truitt	1	0	---	---	---
S Floyd Fields	0	2	0.0	18	38

Pass Rush Statistics

Buffalo	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Bill Goldberg	1.0	0	1	1	28
OLB Alfred Williams	1.0	0	0	0	9
OLB Ron George	1.0	0	0	0	23
DE Ren Hoek	0.0	1	0	0	27
OLB Robert Jones	0.0	0	2	1	34
DT Craig Veasley	0.0	0	1	1	14
DE Mike Fox	0.0	0	1	0	25
DT George Thornton	0.0	0	1	0	16

New England	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
ILB Ron Johnson	1.0	1	0	0	36
DT Tony Siragusa	1.0	0	2	1	27
DE Warren Powers	1.0	0	0	0	27
DE Jeff Lageman	0.0	0	1	1	28
DT John Randle	0.0	0	1	1	9
OLB Mike Jones	0.0	0	1	0	20
DT Chuck Johnson	0.0	0	1	0	16

Pass Defense Statistics

Buffalo	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
ILB Eric Hill	5	2	0	39
OLB Robert Jones	3	1	0	34
CB Carlton Gray	3	0	0	34
CB Jeremy Lincoln	2	1	0	12
CB Phillippi Sparks	2	0	0	23
S Kurt Schultz	2	0	0	37
CB Jason Sehorn	1	1	1	37
ILB Jeff Herrod	1	1	0	15
ILB Dino Hackett	1	0	0	11
DE Ren Hoek	1	0	0	27
OLB Ron George	1	0	0	23

New England	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Chris Allerman	3	0	0	36
CB Saleem Dawson	3	0	0	26
CB Ray Crockett	1	1	2	34
S Rodney Harrison	1	1	1	38
ILB Ron Johnson	1	1	0	36
DE Warren Powers	1	0	0	27
DE Jeff Lageman	1	0	0	28
OLB Mike Jones	1	0	0	20
ILB Curly Washburn	1	0	0	18
S Je-rod Rozumek	0	1	1	36
S Floyd Fields	0	1	0	38

Blocking Statistics

Buffalo	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Brian Habib	2	2	19	1	38
Visanthe Hall	1	5	14	0	29
Chris Gray	1	3	18	0	37
Jamie Brown	1	2	8	0	10
Eric Mahlum	0	3	9	0	10
Jesse Sapolu	0	1	6	1	9
Paul Green	0	1	6	0	16
Bob Dahl	0	0	10	1	26

New England	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Greg Truitt	3	5	25	0	37
Brendan Stai	2	8	25	1	39
Doug Riesenberg	2	5	29	1	39
Mo Elewonibi	1	2	24	1	41
Jim Juriga	0	3	9	0	4
Fred Miller	0	3	10	0	4
Mark Bruener	0	2	5	0	4
Tom Nutten	0	2	28	0	41

Special Teams Tackles

Buffalo	Tackles	STPlays
Carlton Gray	1	21
Donnie McQuilken	1	14
Brian Johnston	1	10

New England	Tackles	STPlays
Dave Groh	2	19
Mike Jones	1	22
Mark Bruener	1	19
Antonio Freeman	1	17
Rodney Harrison	1	9
Jackie Harris	1	4
Mo Elewonibi	1	3

Participation

Buffalo	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Carlton Gray	---	---	24	34	21	79
Eric Hill	---	---	23	39	4	66
Chris Gray	18	37	---	---	10	65
Jason Sehorn	---	---	22	37	5	64
Kurt Schultz	---	---	22	37	4	63
Robert Jones	---	---	23	34	3	60
Brian Habib	19	38	---	---	---	57
Drew Bledsoe	18	34	---	---	---	52
Brian Blades	9	26	---	---	15	50
Brian Washington	---	---	21	25	4	50
Gary Brown	13	19	---	---	18	50
Jeremy Lincoln	---	---	12	12	26	50
Ron George	---	---	20	23	3	46
Bill Goldberg	---	---	14	28	3	45
Ren Hoek	---	---	13	27	5	45
Alfred Williams	---	---	11	9	25	45
George Thornton	---	---	19	16	9	44
Quinn Early	8	18	---	---	17	43
Matt Willig	11	31	---	---	1	43
Visanthe Hall	14	29	---	---	---	43
Mike Fox	---	---	11	25	6	42
Wayne Campbell	12	30	---	---	---	42
Phillippi Sparks	---	---	16	23	2	41
Bob Dahl	10	26	---	---	---	36
Donnie McQuilken	7	15	---	---	14	36
Craig Veasley	---	---	16	14	5	35
Eric Guliford	10	14	---	---	11	35
Jeff Herrod	---	---	14	15	5	34
Dino Hackett	---	---	13	11	8	32
Brett Perriman	9	22	---	---	---	31
Israel Ifeanyichukwu	---	---	17	14	---	31
Paul Green	6	16	---	---	8	30
Bill Elliot	4	8	---	---	17	29
Eric Mahlum	9	10	---	---	10	29
Jamie Brown	8	10	---	---	10	28
Gene Carroll	---	---	10	12	4	26
Keith Bostic	---	---	9	16	---	25
Frank Hartley	5	5	---	---	15	25
Jesse Sapolu	6	9	---	---	9	24
Bernie Parmalee	6	3	---	---	12	21
Eddie George	6	14	---	---	---	20
Brian Johnston	0	0	---	---	10	10
Rick Tuten	0	0	---	---	10	10
Ebby Laroush	1	4	---	---	---	5
Jason Elam	0	0	---	---	1	1
Dave Wilson	0	0	---	---	---	0

New England	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Doug Riesenberg	29	39	---	---	12	80
Ray Crockett	---	---	16	34	28	78
Antonio Freeman	24	36	---	---	17	77
Brendan Stai	25	39	---	---	9	73
Jim Kelly	30	41	---	---	---	71
Tom Nutten	28	41	---	---	---	69
Mo Elewonibi	24	41	---	---	3	68
Je-rod Rozumek	---	---	19	36	12	67
Rodney Harrison	---	---	19	38	9	66
Greg Truitt	25	37	---	---	---	62
Floyd Fields	---	---	18	38	---	56
Mike Jones	---	---	11	20	22	53
Ron Johnson	---	---	16	36	---	52
Chris Allerman	---	---	16	36	---	52
Eric Moulds	8	28	---	---	16	52
Jamie Asher	21	27	---	---	---	48
Mike Alstott	22	25	---	---	1	48
Donnell Johnson	---	---	13	21	10	44
Edgar Bennett	16	27	---	---	---	43
Jeff Lageman	---	---	13	28	1	42
Tony Siragusa	---	---	12	27	1	40
Warren Powers	---	---	12	27	---	39
Saleem Dawson	---	---	13	26	---	39
Keith Jackson	20	15	---	---	1	36
Chuck Johnson	---	---	11	16	7	34
Dexter Carter	4	0	---	---	29	33
Bob Christian	12	4	---	---	17	33
Dave Groh	6	6	---	---	19	31
Curtis Conway	7	21	---	---	---	28
Mark Bruener	5	4	---	---	19	28
Curly Washburn	---	---	8	18	---	26
Fred Miller	10	4	---	---	12	26
Jim Juriga	9	4	---	---	12	25
Tracy Johnson	0	0	---	---	16	16
John Randle	---	---	5	9	1	15
James Francis	---	---	4	4	7	15
Charles Davenport	4	11	---	---	---	15
Mike Hampton	0	0	---	---	12	12
Cole Ford	0	0	---	---	11	11
Eric Bjornson	0	0	---	---	9	9
Bryan Barker	0	0	---	---	8	8
Ted Johnson	---	---	3	4	1	8
Jackie Harris	1	1	---	---	4	6
Gene Holecek	0	0	---	---	4	4
Jeff Blake	0	0	---	---	---	0
Larry Izzo	---	---	0	0	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	3	0	0.0
Middle	13	56	4.3
Right	3	8	2.7
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	9	36	4.0
Middle	13	27	2.1
Right	8	13	1.6
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Buffalo	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Drew Bledsoe	31	11	0	4	1	4	6	3	4
Ebby Laroush	4	2	1	1	0	1	0	0	0

New England	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Jim Kelly	38	22	6	0	2	6	6	3	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	2	1	6	3.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	10	7	74	7.4
Medium (9-18 Yds)	14	5	57	4.1
Long (19+ Yds)	9	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	8	6	57	7.1
Short (0-8 Yds)	15	8	46	3.1
Medium (9-18 Yds)	12	6	99	8.3
Long (19+ Yds)	3	2	62	20.7

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Buffalo	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Brian Blades	11	3	1	36	0	26
WR Wayne Campbell	8	3	0	29	0	30
WR Brett Perriman	6	2	0	32	1	22
WR Quinn Early	3	2	0	8	0	18
WR Eric Guliford	3	0	0	0	0	14
RB Eddie George	2	1	0	10	0	14
RB Gary Brown	1	1	0	6	0	19
TE Frank Hartley	1	1	0	16	0	5

New England	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Antonio Freeman	9	5	1	67	1	36
WR Eric Moulds	7	4	0	77	2	28
WR Curtis Conway	5	4	0	13	0	21
TE Keith Jackson	4	3	0	34	1	15
TE Jamie Asher	4	3	0	53	2	27
WR Charles Davenport	3	0	0	0	0	11
FB Mike Alstott	3	2	1	11	0	25
RB Edgar Bennett	1	1	0	9	0	27
WR Dave Groh	1	0	0	0	0	6
TE Mark Bruener	1	0	0	0	0	4

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Buffalo	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

New England	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Edgar Bennett	3	7	2.33	3.62

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Buffalo	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Drew Bledsoe	2	0	0	0.00	3.19
Ebby Laroush	1	0	0	0.00	9.50

New England	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Jim Kelly	4	2	19	4.75	6.95

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Buffalo	Target	Overall Avg
WR Brian Blades	1	3.27
WR Wayne Campbell	1	3.63
WR Eric Guliford	1	0.00

New England	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
RB Edgar Bennett	1	1	9	9.00	9.00
WR Antonio Freeman	1	1	10	10.00	7.44
FB Mike Alstott	1	0	0	0.00	3.67
WR Eric Moulds	1	0	0	0.00	11.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Buffalo	Rushes	Conversions
Gary Brown	3	1

New England	Rushes	Conversions
Mike Alstott	3	1
Dexter Carter	1	0
Edgar Bennett	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Buffalo	Att	Comp	Conversions
Drew Bledsoe	9	3	1
Ebby Laroush	1	1	1

New England	Att	Comp	Conversions
Jim Kelly	12	4	3

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Buffalo	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Brian Blades	4	0	0
WR Quinn Early	3	2	1
WR Brett Perriman	2	1	1
WR Wayne Campbell	1	1	0

New England	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Charles Davenport	3	0	0
WR Eric Moulds	3	0	0
WR Antonio Freeman	2	1	1
WR Dave Groh	1	0	0
WR Curtis Conway	1	1	0
TE Jamie Asher	1	1	1
FB Mike Alstott	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 57,600 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 17,500 (21,400)
End Zone 12,600 (15,400)
Mezzanine 7,300 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 11,000 (13,600)
Club Seats 6,200 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 3,000 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	57,600 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	17,500 (21,400)
End Zone	12,600 (15,400)
Mezzanine	7,300 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	11,000 (13,600)
Club Seats	6,200 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	3,000 (3,300)