Week 11, 1997

played in Buffalo, NY

45 degrees, fair, 4 mph wind

New England Patriots	3	14	3	3	-	23
Buffalo Bills	7	14	0	10	-	31

Scoring Summary
1Q: 05:41 NED - Cole Ford 44 field goal
1Q: 01:09 BUF - Wayne Campbell 1 pass from Ebby Laroush (Jason Elam extra point)
2Q: 11:52 NED - Keith Jackson 10 pass from Don Majkowski (Cole Ford extra point)
2Q: 08:21 BUF - Brian Blades 14 pass from Jake Delhomme (Jason Elam extra point)
2Q: 06:16 BUF - Eddie George 4 run (Jason Elam extra point)
2Q: 04:31 NED - Charles Davenport 37 pass from Don Majkowski (Cole Ford extra point)
3Q: 07:46 NED - Cole Ford 50 field goal
4Q: 08:28 BUF - Jason Elam 42 field goal
4Q: 03:35 BUF - Gary Brown 5 pass from Jake Delhomme (Jason Elam extra point)
4Q: 00:08 NED - Cole Ford 36 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 05:41 NED - Cole Ford 44 field goal
1Q: 01:09 BUF - Wayne Campbell 1 pass from Ebby Laroush (Jason Elam extra point)
2Q: 11:52 NED - Keith Jackson 10 pass from Don Majkowski (Cole Ford extra point)
2Q: 08:21 BUF - Brian Blades 14 pass from Jake Delhomme (Jason Elam extra point)
2Q: 06:16 BUF - Eddie George 4 run (Jason Elam extra point)
2Q: 04:31 NED - Charles Davenport 37 pass from Don Majkowski (Cole Ford extra point)
3Q: 07:46 NED - Cole Ford 50 field goal
4Q: 08:28 BUF - Jason Elam 42 field goal
4Q: 03:35 BUF - Gary Brown 5 pass from Jake Delhomme (Jason Elam extra point)
4Q: 00:08 NED - Cole Ford 36 field goal

Team Statistics NED BUF
Record 7-3 3-7
First Downs 21 21
- by Rushing 3 8
- by Passing 17 11
- by Penalty 1 2
Total Net Yards 356 377
- Offensive Plays 69 58
- Yards per Play 5.16 6.50
Net Rushing Yards 83 159
- Rushing Attempts 22 27
- Yards per Rush 3.77 5.89
Net Passing Yards 273 218
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 45 - 27 - 0 30 - 20 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 280 226
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2/7 1/8
- Yards per Pass Play 5.81 7.03
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 4/13 5/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 9.6 8.6
4th Down Conversions 1/2 0/0
Penalties/Yards 5/40 7/60
Punt Returns/Yards 2/4 1/38
Kick Returns/Yards 4/88 1/20
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 2 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/1 3/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 25 OWN 33
Time of Possession 29:04 30:56

Team Statistics	NED	BUF
Record	7-3	3-7
First Downs	21	21
- by Rushing	3	8
- by Passing	17	11
- by Penalty	1	2
Total Net Yards	356	377
- Offensive Plays	69	58
- Yards per Play	5.16	6.50
Net Rushing Yards	83	159
- Rushing Attempts	22	27
- Yards per Rush	3.77	5.89
Net Passing Yards	273	218
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	45 - 27 - 0	30 - 20 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	280	226
- Sacks/Yards Lost	2/7	1/8
- Yards per Pass Play	5.81	7.03
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	4/13	5/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	9.6	8.6
4th Down Conversions	1/2	0/0
Penalties/Yards	5/40	7/60
Punt Returns/Yards	2/4	1/38
Kick Returns/Yards	4/88	1/20
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	2	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/1	3/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 25	OWN 33
Time of Possession	29:04	30:56

Drive Charts

New England Patriots
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	2:19	OWN 30	4	10	Punt
1	10:21	4:48	OWN 23	11	50	Field Goal
1	0:58	4:13	OWN 36	12	64	Touchdown
2	8:14	1:58	OWN 20	3	2	Punt
2	6:10	2:10	OWN 35	4	65	Touchdown
2	0:41	0:41	OWN 20	1	-1	Half
3	11:26	3:47	OWN 24	7	43	Field Goal
3	5:18	3:26	OWN 17	8	43	Downs
3	0:36	2:23	OWN 20	5	24	Punt
4	8:20	1:36	OWN 26	3	-1	Punt
4	3:24	3:24	OWN 24	12	57	Field Goal

Buffalo Bills
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	12:41	2:20	OWN 27	4	-3	Punt
1	5:33	4:35	OWN 20	10	80	Touchdown
2	11:45	3:31	OWN 33	7	67	Touchdown
2	6:16	0:06	OPP 4	1	4	Touchdown
2	4:00	3:19	OWN 20	7	33	Punt
3	15:00	3:34	OWN 20	7	18	Punt
3	7:39	2:21	OWN 20	4	16	Punt
3	1:52	1:16	OWN 40	5	19	Punt
4	13:13	4:53	OWN 13	8	62	Field Goal
4	6:44	3:20	OWN 49	5	51	Touchdown

Game MVP: Jake Delhomme, Buffalo Bills

Rushing Statistics

New England	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Edgar Bennett	10	25	2.50	8	0
Don Majkowski	7	46	6.57	12	1
John Miller	5	12	2.40	9	0

Buffalo	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Eddie George	18	103	5.72	36	2	1
Gary Brown	7	32	4.57	14	2	0
Jake Delhomme	2	24	12.00	17	1	0

Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Don Majkowski	45	27	280	2/7	2	37	0	92.8

Buffalo	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Jake Delhomme	25	16	198	0/0	2	34	0	115.1
Ebby Laroush	5	4	28	1/8	1	17	0	129.6

Receiving Statistics

New England	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Curtis Conway	7	13	34	4.86	12	11	0
WR Antonio Freeman	6	10	84	14.00	21	25	0
RB Edgar Bennett	4	7	45	11.25	36	20	0
TE Jamie Asher	4	5	53	13.25	3	20	0
WR Charles Davenport	3	5	47	15.67	5	37	1
TE Keith Jackson	2	2	7	3.50	11	10	1
WR Evan Toomer	1	1	10	10.00	1	10	0
FB Bob Christian	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Buffalo	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Brian Blades	7	12	78	11.14	11	33	1
WR Brett Perriman	5	9	109	21.80	24	34	0
TE Paul Green	3	3	24	8.00	2	9	0
WR Wayne Campbell	2	3	6	3.00	0	5	1
RB Gary Brown	1	1	5	5.00	0	5	1
FB Donnie McQuilken	1	1	-4	-4.00	0	-4	0
RB Eddie George	1	1	8	8.00	0	8	0

Interception Statistics

New England	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Buffalo	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

New England	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD

Buffalo	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD

Punting Statistics

New England	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Bryan Barker	4	140	35.0	25.5	64	2

Buffalo	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Rick Tuten	5	230	46.0	37.2	53	1

Kicking Statistics

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

Buffalo	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Jason Elam	1/1	1/1	0/0	42	4/4

Punt Return Statistics

New England	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Evan Toomer	2	4	2.0	0

Buffalo	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Gary Brown	1	38	38.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

New England	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Je-rod Rozumek	2	44	22.0	0
John Miller	2	44	22.0	0

Buffalo	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Eric Guliford	1	20	20.0	0

Defensive Statistics

New England	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Rodney Harrison	10	0	0.0	27	29
DT John Randle	6	0	0.0	19	30
DT Chuck Johnson	4	0	1.0	14	9
CB Tom Carter	4	2	0.0	26	30
OLB James Francis	3	1	0.0	8	12
CB Homey D Clown	3	1	0.0	25	28
CB Steve Isreal	3	0	0.0	9	13
OLB Larry Izzo	2	1	0.0	23	21
DT Tony Siragusa	2	0	0.0	14	13
DE Ben Karpinski	2	0	0.0	19	23
S Torrian Gray	2	0	0.0	14	16
ILB Ted Johnson	1	2	0.0	25	29
ILB Ron Johnson	1	0	0.0	3	2
S Greg Myers	1	0	0.0	4	4
S Je-rod Rozumek	0	2	0.0	26	31
OLB Mike Jones	0	1	0.0	7	12

Buffalo	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Joe Cain	10	1	0.0	22	47
S Zach Bronson	7	2	0.0	22	47
DE Chester McGlockton	5	0	1.5	16	34
CB Carlton Gray	5	1	0.0	16	36
CB Jason Sehorn	5	1	0.0	22	47
CB Phillippi Sparks	4	0	0.0	22	47
S John Heeter	3	4	0.0	22	47
OLB Robert Jones	3	3	0.0	22	39
DE Ren Hoek	2	1	0.5	12	34
S Rickey Dixon	1	1	0.0	7	16
DT Craig Veasley	1	1	0.0	12	25
OLB Bob Joe	1	0	0.0	1	14
DT George Thornton	0	1	0.0	2	1

Pass Rush Statistics

New England	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Chuck Johnson	1.0	1	0	9
DE Jeff Lageman	0.0	1	0	23
DT John Randle	0.0	0	1	30

Buffalo	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Chester McGlockton	1.5	0	1	0	34
DE Ren Hoek	0.5	1	1	1	34
ILB Joe Cain	0.0	1	0	0	47
DT Craig Veasley	0.0	1	0	0	25
OLB Bob Joe	0.0	1	0	0	14
DT Bill Goldberg	0.0	0	1	2	25
OLB Robert Jones	0.0	0	1	2	39
OLB Terry Killens	0.0	0	1	0	26

Pass Defense Statistics

New England	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
S Rodney Harrison	5	0	29
CB Steve Isreal	3	0	13
CB Tom Carter	3	0	30
OLB James Francis	2	0	12
OLB Larry Izzo	1	1	21
DE Warren Powers	1	0	15
CB Homey D Clown	1	0	28
DT Chuck Johnson	1	0	9
ILB Ron Johnson	1	0	2
S Greg Myers	1	0	4
S Torrian Gray	1	0	16
S Je-rod Rozumek	0	1	31

Buffalo	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
ILB Joe Cain	7	1	47
S Zach Bronson	6	0	47
CB Carlton Gray	4	0	36
CB Jason Sehorn	3	2	47
S John Heeter	3	0	47
OLB Robert Jones	2	2	39
OLB Bob Joe	1	1	14
CB Phillippi Sparks	1	0	47

Blocking Statistics

New England	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Tony Mandarich	2	4	0	22	1	47
Greg Truitt	2	4	0	22	1	47
Brendan Stai	2	2	0	22	0	47
Jamie Asher	1	1	1	16	0	31
Mike Alstott	0	2	0	16	0	25
Richmond Webb	0	1	0	22	0	47
Fred Miller	0	1	0	22	0	47

Buffalo	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Visanthe Hall	5	6	27	0	31
Bob Dahl	2	6	27	0	31
Chris Gray	2	6	27	0	31
Lomas Brown	2	4	27	1	31
Walter Jones	2	3	27	0	31
Frank Hartley	0	1	6	0	9

Special Teams Tackles

New England	Tackles	STPlays
Larry Izzo	2	9

Buffalo	Tackles	STPlays
Carlton Gray	2	26
Wayne Campbell	1	20
David LaFleur	1	17
Rickey Dixon	1	16
Eric Guliford	1	12

Participation

New England	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Brendan Stai	22	47	---	---	7	76
Curtis Conway	18	40	---	---	14	72
Don Majkowski	22	47	---	---	---	69
Tony Mandarich	22	47	---	---	---	69
Richmond Webb	22	47	---	---	---	69
Greg Truitt	22	47	---	---	---	69
Fred Miller	22	47	---	---	---	69
Antonio Freeman	20	45	---	---	---	65
Je-rod Rozumek	---	---	26	31	7	64
Rodney Harrison	---	---	27	29	6	62
Edgar Bennett	16	43	---	---	1	60
Tom Carter	---	---	26	30	---	56
Ted Johnson	---	---	25	29	1	55
Homey D Clown	---	---	25	28	1	54
Larry Izzo	---	---	23	21	9	53
Mike Alstott	16	25	---	---	10	51
John Randle	---	---	19	30	1	50
Jamie Asher	16	31	---	---	---	47
Torrian Gray	---	---	14	16	17	47
Jeff Lageman	---	---	20	23	1	44
Steve Isreal	---	---	9	13	21	43
Ben Karpinski	---	---	19	23	1	43
Mike Jones	---	---	7	12	17	36
Bob Christian	4	12	---	---	18	34
Warren Powers	---	---	13	15	5	33
James Francis	---	---	8	12	11	31
Tony Siragusa	---	---	14	13	3	30
Charles Davenport	6	24	---	---	---	30
Keith Jackson	4	8	---	---	17	29
John Miller	6	4	---	---	18	28
Chuck Johnson	---	---	14	9	4	27
Ed McCaffrey	1	2	---	---	16	19
Greg Myers	---	---	4	4	2	10
Eric Bjornson	2	0	---	---	6	8
Cole Ford	0	0	---	---	8	8
Tom Nutten	0	0	---	---	7	7
Evan Toomer	1	1	---	---	5	7
Tre Fuller	0	0	---	---	7	7
Harrison Burks	0	0	---	---	7	7
Ron Johnson	---	---	3	2	1	6
Tony Ramirez	0	0	---	---	5	5
Bryan Barker	0	0	---	---	4	4
Mike Cherry	0	0	---	---	3	3
Kevin Abrams	---	---	1	1	1	3
Frank Winters	0	0	---	---	2	2
Trot Nixon	0	0	---	---	---	0

Buffalo	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Carlton Gray	---	---	16	36	26	78
Jason Sehorn	---	---	22	47	9	78
Joe Cain	---	---	22	47	4	73
Phillippi Sparks	---	---	22	47	3	72
John Heeter	---	---	22	47	3	72
Zach Bronson	---	---	22	47	2	71
Chris Gray	27	31	---	---	6	64
Walter Jones	27	31	---	---	6	64
Robert Jones	---	---	22	39	2	63
Lomas Brown	27	31	---	---	---	58
Bob Dahl	27	31	---	---	---	58
Visanthe Hall	27	31	---	---	---	58
Wayne Campbell	19	13	---	---	20	52
Brett Perriman	24	27	---	---	---	51
Chester McGlockton	---	---	16	34	1	51
Ren Hoek	---	---	12	34	4	50
Terry Killens	---	---	16	26	8	50
Brian Blades	17	29	---	---	1	47
Paul Green	19	22	---	---	4	45
Jake Delhomme	19	25	---	---	---	44
Bill Goldberg	---	---	12	25	6	43
Eddie George	19	19	---	---	5	43
Gary Brown	8	12	---	---	21	41
Rickey Dixon	---	---	7	16	16	39
Craig Veasley	---	---	12	25	1	38
Carl Powell	---	---	12	22	4	38
Donnie McQuilken	14	13	---	---	5	32
Frank Hartley	6	9	---	---	11	26
Michael Timpson	8	5	---	---	10	23
Bob Joe	---	---	1	14	6	21
David LaFleur	0	0	---	---	17	17
Ebby Laroush	8	6	---	---	---	14
Eric Hill	---	---	4	10	---	14
Eric Guliford	1	0	---	---	12	13
Bernie Parmalee	0	6	---	---	5	11
Jeff Herrod	---	---	0	0	10	10
Jason Elam	0	0	---	---	7	7
Brian Johnston	0	0	---	---	6	6
Eric Mahlum	0	0	---	---	6	6
Jeff Smith	0	0	---	---	6	6
Rick Tuten	0	0	---	---	5	5
George Thornton	---	---	2	1	1	4
Darren Mickell	---	---	0	0	3	3
Steve Pelleur	0	0	---	---	1	1
Jerrott Willard	---	---	0	0	1	1
Brian Habib	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	5	6	1.2
Middle	13	62	4.8
Right	3	16	5.3
None	1	-1	-1.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	10	44	4.4
Middle	9	75	8.3
Right	8	40	5.0
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Don Majkowski	45	27	4	0	2	6	5	5	0

Buffalo	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Jake Delhomme	25	16	4	5	1	2	1	1	0
Ebby Laroush	5	4	0	0	0	0	1	0	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	10	7	46	4.6
Short (0-8 Yds)	16	10	88	5.5
Medium (9-18 Yds)	12	8	89	7.4
Long (19+ Yds)	6	2	57	9.5

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	1	1	-4	-4.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	17	15	123	7.2
Medium (9-18 Yds)	5	1	17	3.4
Long (19+ Yds)	7	3	90	12.9

Detailed Receiving Statistics

New England	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Curtis Conway	13	7	1	34	0	40
WR Antonio Freeman	10	6	0	84	1	45
RB Edgar Bennett	7	4	0	45	1	43
WR Charles Davenport	5	3	0	47	1	24
TE Jamie Asher	5	4	0	53	1	31
TE Keith Jackson	2	2	0	7	0	8
FB Bob Christian	1	0	1	0	0	12
WR Evan Toomer	1	1	0	10	0	1

Buffalo	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Brian Blades	12	7	0	78	1	29
WR Brett Perriman	9	5	1	109	3	27
TE Paul Green	3	3	0	24	0	22
WR Wayne Campbell	3	2	0	6	0	13
RB Gary Brown	1	1	0	5	0	12
FB Donnie McQuilken	1	1	0	-4	0	13
RB Eddie George	1	1	0	8	0	19

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

New England	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Edgar Bennett	1	-6	-6.00	2.50

Buffalo	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Eddie George	4	19	4.75	5.72

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Don Majkowski	3	1	10	3.33	6.22

Buffalo	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Jake Delhomme	3	3	26	8.67	7.92
Ebby Laroush	1	1	1	1.00	5.60

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

New England	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Keith Jackson	1	1	10	10.00	3.50
RB Edgar Bennett	1	0	0	0.00	6.43

Buffalo	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Brian Blades	2	2	21	10.50	6.50
RB Gary Brown	1	1	5	5.00	5.00
WR Wayne Campbell	1	1	1	1.00	2.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

New England	Rushes	Conversions
Don Majkowski	3	0
Edgar Bennett	1	1

Buffalo	Rushes	Conversions
Gary Brown	1	1
Jake Delhomme	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Comp	Conversions
Don Majkowski	9	5	3

Buffalo	Att	Comp	Conversions
Jake Delhomme	7	5	2
Ebby Laroush	2	2	2

Third Down Receiving Statistics

New England	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Curtis Conway	3	1	0
WR Antonio Freeman	2	2	2
FB Bob Christian	1	0	0
RB Edgar Bennett	1	0	0
WR Charles Davenport	1	1	0
WR Evan Toomer	1	1	1

Buffalo	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Brian Blades	5	3	1
TE Paul Green	2	2	1
WR Brett Perriman	1	1	1
WR Wayne Campbell	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 51,300 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 18,100 (21,400)
End Zone 11,700 (15,400)
Mezzanine 5,700 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 8,400 (13,600)
Club Seats 4,900 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 2,500 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	51,300 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	18,100 (21,400)
End Zone	11,700 (15,400)
Mezzanine	5,700 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	8,400 (13,600)
Club Seats	4,900 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	2,500 (3,300)