Week 11, 1996

played in Buffalo, NY

39 degrees, fair, 2 mph wind

New England Patriots	0	3	7	3	-	13
Buffalo Bills	3	7	0	0	-	10

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:11 BUF - Jason Elam 41 field goal
2Q: 09:01 BUF - Brian Blades 16 pass from Drew Bledsoe (Jason Elam extra point)
2Q: 00:09 NED - Cole Ford 52 field goal
3Q: 03:00 NED - Jamie Asher 3 pass from Jim Kelly (Cole Ford extra point)
4Q: 13:12 NED - Cole Ford 32 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:11 BUF - Jason Elam 41 field goal
2Q: 09:01 BUF - Brian Blades 16 pass from Drew Bledsoe (Jason Elam extra point)
2Q: 00:09 NED - Cole Ford 52 field goal
3Q: 03:00 NED - Jamie Asher 3 pass from Jim Kelly (Cole Ford extra point)
4Q: 13:12 NED - Cole Ford 32 field goal

Team Statistics NED BUF
Record 4-6 2-8
First Downs 16 13
- by Rushing 3 3
- by Passing 12 9
- by Penalty 1 1
Total Net Yards 253 242
- Offensive Plays 61 56
- Yards per Play 4.15 4.32
Net Rushing Yards 69 78
- Rushing Attempts 27 22
- Yards per Rush 2.56 3.55
Net Passing Yards 184 164
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 32 - 23 - 0 30 - 23 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 199 191
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2/15 4/27
- Yards per Pass Play 5.41 4.82
Fumbles/Lost 2/0 2/1
3rd Down Conversions 4/13 2/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 8.4 8.1
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 6/50 2/15
Punt Returns/Yards 3/23 4/23
Kick Returns/Yards 2/43 3/62
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 2 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/1 1/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 30 OWN 21
Time of Possession 30:11 29:49

Team Statistics	NED	BUF
Record	4-6	2-8
First Downs	16	13
- by Rushing	3	3
- by Passing	12	9
- by Penalty	1	1
Total Net Yards	253	242
- Offensive Plays	61	56
- Yards per Play	4.15	4.32
Net Rushing Yards	69	78
- Rushing Attempts	27	22
- Yards per Rush	2.56	3.55
Net Passing Yards	184	164
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	32 - 23 - 0	30 - 23 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	199	191
- Sacks/Yards Lost	2/15	4/27
- Yards per Pass Play	5.41	4.82
Fumbles/Lost	2/0	2/1
3rd Down Conversions	4/13	2/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	8.4	8.1
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	6/50	2/15
Punt Returns/Yards	3/23	4/23
Kick Returns/Yards	2/43	3/62
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	2	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/1	1/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 30	OWN 21
Time of Possession	30:11	29:49

Drive Charts

New England Patriots
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	9:05	3:04	OWN 22	5	22	Punt
1	3:55	2:09	OWN 13	5	14	Punt
1	0:05	2:47	OWN 41	5	23	Missed FG
2	8:51	1:26	OWN 31	3	-3	Punt
2	4:24	3:01	OWN 20	6	18	Punt
2	0:09	0:05	OPP 35	0	0	Field Goal
3	15:00	4:24	OWN 28	8	20	Punt
3	7:19	4:25	OWN 20	9	80	Touchdown
3	0:20	2:16	OPP 33	4	18	Field Goal
4	11:24	1:23	OWN 40	3	0	Punt
4	8:39	3:33	OWN 13	6	12	Punt
4	2:35	2:35	OWN 2	8	29	Game

Buffalo Bills
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	5:55	OWN 20	11	56	Field Goal
1	6:01	2:06	OWN 21	3	3	Punt
1	1:46	1:41	OWN 36	3	-6	Punt
2	12:18	3:27	OWN 43	7	57	Touchdown
2	7:25	3:01	OWN 26	7	20	Punt
2	1:23	1:14	OWN 4	3	1	Punt
3	10:36	3:17	OWN 4	6	62	Punt
3	2:54	2:34	OWN 21	4	12	Fumble
4	13:04	1:40	OWN 11	3	7	Punt
4	10:01	1:22	OWN 24	3	9	Punt
4	5:06	2:31	OWN 29	6	16	Punt

Game MVP: Jim Kelly, New England Patriots

Rushing Statistics

New England	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Edgar Bennett	16	56	3.50	17	2
Mike Alstott	6	6	1.00	5	0
Jim Kelly	2	4	2.00	5	0
Bob Christian	2	0	0.00	3	0
Antonio Freeman	1	3	3.00	3	0

Buffalo	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Eddie George	15	48	3.20	14	1	0
Gary Brown	7	30	4.29	7	0	0

Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Jim Kelly	32	23	199	2/15	1	30	0	98.2

Buffalo	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Drew Bledsoe	30	23	191	4/27	1	43	0	103.6

Receiving Statistics

New England	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
TE Jamie Asher	7	7	45	6.43	9	12	1
WR Antonio Freeman	5	8	53	10.60	13	18	0
WR Curtis Conway	4	7	40	10.00	14	18	0
WR Eric Moulds	3	5	12	4.00	0	9	0
WR Jeff Query	2	2	33	16.50	16	30	0
RB Edgar Bennett	1	1	12	12.00	7	12	0
FB Mike Alstott	1	2	4	4.00	0	4	0

Buffalo	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Brian Blades	9	11	94	10.44	22	43	1
WR Brett Perriman	4	8	30	7.50	12	17	0
RB Eddie George	4	4	12	3.00	14	12	0
WR Quinn Early	3	4	17	5.67	0	8	0
TE Paul Green	1	1	27	27.00	21	27	0
WR Wayne Campbell	1	1	9	9.00	0	9	0
FB Donnie McQuilken	1	1	2	2.00	0	2	0

Interception Statistics

New England	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Buffalo	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

New England	Fumb	Recov	Force
Edgar Bennett	1	0	0
Eric Moulds	1	0	0
Donnell Johnson	0	2	0
Antonio Freeman	0	1	0
John Randle	0	0	1
Floyd Fields	0	0	1

Buffalo	Fumb	Recov	Force
Drew Bledsoe	2	0	0
Matt Willig	0	1	0
Wayne Campbell	0	0	1
Carlton Gray	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

New England	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Bryan Barker	7	329	47.0	43.7	58	4

Buffalo	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Rick Tuten	8	380	47.5	39.6	61	3

Kicking Statistics

New England	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Cole Ford	2/3	1/2	1/2	52	1/1

Buffalo	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Jason Elam	1/1	1/1	0/0	41	1/1

Punt Return Statistics

New England	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Eric Moulds	3	23	7.7	0

Buffalo	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Quinn Early	4	23	5.8	0

Kick Return Statistics

New England	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Eric Moulds	2	43	21.5	0

Buffalo	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Eric Guliford	3	62	20.7	0

Defensive Statistics

New England	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
DT Tony Siragusa	7	1	0.0	13	25
S Rodney Harrison	5	2	0.0	20	32
CB Chris Allerman	5	0	0.0	21	30
S Floyd Fields	4	4	1.5	22	34
S Je-rod Rozumek	4	1	0.0	22	32
CB Ray Crockett	4	0	0.0	15	22
DT John Randle	3	0	0.5	11	17
ILB Ted Johnson	3	3	0.0	7	12
OLB Mike Jones	3	0	0.0	19	21
DE Warren Powers	2	3	1.0	17	33
DE Donnell Johnson	2	0	0.5	13	10
OLB Larry Izzo	2	0	0.5	3	13
OLB James Francis	1	2	0.0	4	7
DE Jeff Lageman	1	1	0.0	14	25
DT Chuck Johnson	1	0	0.0	12	18
ILB Ron Johnson	1	0	0.0	18	28
CB Steve Isreal	0	1	0.0	11	15

Buffalo	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Eric Hill	11	3	0.0	26	34
CB Phillippi Sparks	5	0	0.0	27	34
S Kurt Schultz	5	0	0.0	17	27
OLB Robert Jones	4	1	0.5	25	33
ILB Dino Hackett	4	1	0.0	15	13
DE Mike Fox	3	0	1.0	21	22
CB Jason Sehorn	3	4	0.0	27	33
S Keith Bostic	3	2	0.0	15	13
S Brian Washington	3	2	0.0	12	21
DT Bill Goldberg	1	1	0.5	16	22
CB Carlton Gray	1	2	0.0	12	21
DT George Thornton	1	1	0.0	6	12
DE Israel Ifeanyichukwu	1	1	0.0	8	15
DT Craig Veasley	1	0	0.0	12	13
S Gene Carroll	1	0	0.0	11	10
DE Ren Hoek	1	0	0.0	19	19
CB Jeremy Lincoln	1	0	0.0	0	1
OLB Ron George	1	0	0.0	18	21

Pass Rush Statistics

New England	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
S Floyd Fields	1.5	0	0	34
DE Warren Powers	1.0	1	1	33
DE Donnell Johnson	0.5	1	0	10
DT John Randle	0.5	0	1	17
OLB Larry Izzo	0.5	0	0	13
DE Jeff Lageman	0.0	1	3	25
DT Chuck Johnson	0.0	1	0	18

Buffalo	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Mike Fox	1.0	0	0	22
OLB Robert Jones	0.5	0	1	33
DT Bill Goldberg	0.5	0	0	22
DE Ren Hoek	0.0	1	0	19

Pass Defense Statistics

New England	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
OLB Mike Jones	3	0	21
S Je-rod Rozumek	3	0	32
CB Chris Allerman	3	0	30
S Rodney Harrison	3	0	32
ILB Ted Johnson	2	1	12
CB Ray Crockett	2	0	22
DE Warren Powers	1	0	33
DE Jeff Lageman	1	0	25
OLB James Francis	1	0	7
S Floyd Fields	1	0	34
DE Donnell Johnson	1	0	10
ILB Ron Johnson	1	0	28
OLB Larry Izzo	1	0	13

Buffalo	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Phillippi Sparks	5	3	34
ILB Eric Hill	4	0	34
S Brian Washington	2	1	21
ILB Dino Hackett	2	0	13
OLB Robert Jones	2	0	33
S Kurt Schultz	2	0	27
CB Jason Sehorn	1	2	33
S Gene Carroll	1	1	10
S Keith Bostic	1	0	13
DE Mike Fox	1	0	22
DT George Thornton	1	0	12
CB Jeremy Lincoln	1	0	1

Blocking Statistics

New England	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Trent Pollary	4	7	27	1	34
Tom Nutten	1	3	27	0	34
Greg Truitt	0	4	27	1	34
Brendan Stai	0	4	27	0	34
Fred Miller	0	4	27	0	34
Mike Alstott	0	2	19	0	20
Jamie Asher	0	1	22	0	26

Buffalo	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Chris Gray	3	6	0	22	2	34
Brian Habib	3	5	0	22	1	34
Matt Willig	1	5	1	22	1	34
Bob Dahl	1	1	0	22	0	34
Visanthe Hall	0	3	0	22	0	34
Paul Green	0	2	0	14	0	19

Special Teams Tackles

New England	Tackles	STPlays
Larry Izzo	3	27
Mark Bruener	2	17
Tracy Johnson	2	13

Buffalo	Tackles	STPlays
Wayne Campbell	2	20
Eric Guliford	2	10
Carlton Gray	1	17

Participation

New England	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Brendan Stai	27	34	---	---	10	71
Fred Miller	27	34	---	---	10	71
Je-rod Rozumek	---	---	22	32	9	63
Jim Kelly	27	34	---	---	---	61
Greg Truitt	27	34	---	---	---	61
Trent Pollary	27	34	---	---	---	61
Tom Nutten	27	34	---	---	---	61
Rodney Harrison	---	---	20	32	8	60
Floyd Fields	---	---	22	34	1	57
Eric Moulds	18	27	---	---	11	56
Ray Crockett	---	---	15	22	17	54
Antonio Freeman	24	30	---	---	---	54
Chris Allerman	---	---	21	30	1	52
Warren Powers	---	---	17	33	1	51
Jamie Asher	22	26	---	---	---	48
Ron Johnson	---	---	18	28	1	47
Edgar Bennett	20	23	---	---	2	45
Larry Izzo	---	---	3	13	27	43
Mike Alstott	19	20	---	---	3	42
Mike Jones	---	---	19	21	1	41
Jeff Lageman	---	---	14	25	1	40
Tony Siragusa	---	---	13	25	1	39
Chuck Johnson	---	---	12	18	7	37
Steve Isreal	---	---	11	15	8	34
Donnell Johnson	---	---	13	10	8	31
John Randle	---	---	11	17	1	29
Jeff Query	4	9	---	---	15	28
Dexter Carter	0	0	---	---	25	25
Curtis Conway	7	16	---	---	---	23
Keith Jackson	12	7	---	---	3	22
Bob Christian	6	6	---	---	10	22
Ted Johnson	---	---	7	12	3	22
Mark Bruener	1	1	---	---	17	19
James Francis	---	---	4	7	7	18
Dave Groh	2	5	---	---	10	17
Tracy Johnson	0	0	---	---	13	13
Doug Riesenberg	0	0	---	---	10	10
Jim Juriga	0	0	---	---	10	10
Mike Hampton	0	0	---	---	10	10
Jackie Harris	0	0	---	---	8	8
Bryan Barker	0	0	---	---	7	7
Cole Ford	0	0	---	---	7	7
Gene Holecek	0	0	---	---	3	3
Mark Maddox	---	---	0	0	---	0
Jeff Blake	0	0	---	---	---	0
Eric Bjornson	0	0	---	---	---	0

Buffalo	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Chris Gray	22	34	---	---	9	65
Jason Sehorn	---	---	27	33	5	65
Phillippi Sparks	---	---	27	34	3	64
Eric Hill	---	---	26	34	3	63
Robert Jones	---	---	25	33	3	61
Brian Habib	22	34	---	---	---	56
Bob Dahl	22	34	---	---	---	56
Drew Bledsoe	22	34	---	---	---	56
Matt Willig	22	34	---	---	---	56
Visanthe Hall	22	34	---	---	---	56
Brian Blades	20	32	---	---	1	53
Carlton Gray	---	---	12	21	17	50
Brett Perriman	17	30	---	---	---	47
Kurt Schultz	---	---	17	27	3	47
Mike Fox	---	---	21	22	3	46
Bill Goldberg	---	---	16	22	6	44
Ron George	---	---	18	21	5	44
Paul Green	14	19	---	---	10	43
Alfred Williams	---	---	9	10	22	41
Wayne Campbell	6	15	---	---	20	41
Ren Hoek	---	---	19	19	2	40
Brian Washington	---	---	12	21	5	38
Donnie McQuilken	11	14	---	---	9	34
Dino Hackett	---	---	15	13	5	33
Bill Elliot	6	9	---	---	16	31
Eddie George	15	16	---	---	---	31
Quinn Early	5	10	---	---	14	29
Keith Bostic	---	---	15	13	---	28
George Thornton	---	---	6	12	10	28
Craig Veasley	---	---	12	13	---	25
Israel Ifeanyichukwu	---	---	8	15	2	25
Gary Brown	7	17	---	---	---	24
Gene Carroll	---	---	11	10	3	24
Anthony Thompson	0	0	---	---	23	23
Jeremy Lincoln	---	---	0	1	21	22
Eric Guliford	4	4	---	---	10	18
Frank Hartley	5	4	---	---	7	16
Jesse Sapolu	0	0	---	---	9	9
Brian Johnston	0	0	---	---	9	9
Eric Mahlum	0	0	---	---	9	9
Jamie Brown	0	0	---	---	9	9
Rick Tuten	0	0	---	---	8	8
Jason Elam	0	0	---	---	4	4
Dave Wilson	0	0	---	---	1	1
Jerrott Willard	---	---	1	0	---	1
Ebby Laroush	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	11	36	3.3
Middle	9	25	2.8
Right	6	9	1.5
None	1	-1	-1.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	6	25	4.2
Middle	9	33	3.7
Right	7	20	2.9
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Jim Kelly	32	23	1	0	1	7	1	1	0

Buffalo	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Drew Bledsoe	30	23	2	2	0	1	4	5	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	7	4	33	4.7
Short (0-8 Yds)	16	14	74	4.6
Medium (9-18 Yds)	8	5	92	11.5
Long (19+ Yds)	1	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	4	40	10.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	15	15	82	5.5
Medium (9-18 Yds)	8	2	10	1.3
Long (19+ Yds)	3	2	59	19.7

Detailed Receiving Statistics

New England	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Antonio Freeman	8	5	1	53	0	30
WR Curtis Conway	7	4	0	40	0	16
TE Jamie Asher	7	7	0	45	0	26
WR Eric Moulds	5	3	0	12	0	27
WR Jeff Query	2	2	0	33	1	9
FB Mike Alstott	2	1	0	4	0	20
RB Edgar Bennett	1	1	0	12	0	23

Buffalo	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Brian Blades	11	9	94	1	32
WR Brett Perriman	8	4	30	0	30
WR Quinn Early	4	3	17	0	10
RB Eddie George	4	4	12	0	16
TE Paul Green	1	1	27	1	19
WR Wayne Campbell	1	1	9	0	15
FB Donnie McQuilken	1	1	2	0	14

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

New England	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Edgar Bennett	2	3	1.50	3.50

Buffalo	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Eddie George	1	0	0.00	3.20

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Jim Kelly	1	1	3	3.00	6.22

Buffalo	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Drew Bledsoe	2	2	21	10.50	6.37

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

New England	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Jamie Asher	1	1	3	3.00	6.43

Buffalo	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Brian Blades	2	2	21	10.50	8.55

Third Down Rushing Statistics

New England	Rushes	Conversions
Edgar Bennett	2	1
Mike Alstott	1	1

Buffalo	Rushes	Conversions
Gary Brown	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Comp	Conversions
Jim Kelly	9	5	2

Buffalo	Att	Comp	Conversions
Drew Bledsoe	9	6	2

Third Down Receiving Statistics

New England	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Curtis Conway	4	3	1
WR Eric Moulds	3	1	0
WR Antonio Freeman	2	1	1

Buffalo	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Brian Blades	5	4	1
WR Brett Perriman	3	1	0
WR Wayne Campbell	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 53,600 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 15,600 (21,400)
End Zone 12,000 (15,400)
Mezzanine 6,900 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 10,600 (13,600)
Club Seats 5,700 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 2,800 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	53,600 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	15,600 (21,400)
End Zone	12,000 (15,400)
Mezzanine	6,900 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	10,600 (13,600)
Club Seats	5,700 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	2,800 (3,300)