Week 17, 1997

played in New England, MA

43 degrees, fair, 7 mph wind

Buffalo Bills	0	0	14	7	0	-	21
New England Patriots	7	7	0	7	3	-	24

Scoring Summary
1Q: 03:22 NED - Evan Toomer 3 pass from Don Majkowski (Cole Ford extra point)
2Q: 02:04 NED - Jamie Asher 4 pass from Don Majkowski (Cole Ford extra point)
3Q: 11:56 BUF - Gary Brown 4 run (Jason Elam extra point)
3Q: 03:11 BUF - Brett Perriman 21 pass from Jake Delhomme (Jason Elam extra point)
4Q: 01:18 BUF - Eddie George 10 run (Jason Elam extra point)
4Q: 00:22 NED - Dirk Diggler 2 pass from Don Majkowski (Cole Ford extra point)
OT: 12:40 NED - Cole Ford 33 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 03:22 NED - Evan Toomer 3 pass from Don Majkowski (Cole Ford extra point)
2Q: 02:04 NED - Jamie Asher 4 pass from Don Majkowski (Cole Ford extra point)
3Q: 11:56 BUF - Gary Brown 4 run (Jason Elam extra point)
3Q: 03:11 BUF - Brett Perriman 21 pass from Jake Delhomme (Jason Elam extra point)
4Q: 01:18 BUF - Eddie George 10 run (Jason Elam extra point)
4Q: 00:22 NED - Dirk Diggler 2 pass from Don Majkowski (Cole Ford extra point)
OT: 12:40 NED - Cole Ford 33 field goal

Team Statistics BUF NED
Record 8-8 9-7
First Downs 21 22
- by Rushing 5 4
- by Passing 15 18
- by Penalty 1 0
Total Net Yards 385 417
- Offensive Plays 75 73
- Yards per Play 5.13 5.71
Net Rushing Yards 120 95
- Rushing Attempts 23 23
- Yards per Rush 5.22 4.13
Net Passing Yards 265 322
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 48 - 30 - 3 46 - 29 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 293 349
- Sacks/Yards Lost 4/28 4/27
- Yards per Pass Play 5.10 6.44
Fumbles/Lost 1/1 4/3
3rd Down Conversions 5/16 7/17
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 6.3 9.1
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 4/25 9/63
Punt Returns/Yards 3/14 5/58
Kick Returns/Yards 2/57 3/89
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 3/15
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 5 5
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/0 3/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 36 OWN 29
Time of Possession 31:41 30:45

Team Statistics	BUF	NED
Record	8-8	9-7
First Downs	21	22
- by Rushing	5	4
- by Passing	15	18
- by Penalty	1	0
Total Net Yards	385	417
- Offensive Plays	75	73
- Yards per Play	5.13	5.71
Net Rushing Yards	120	95
- Rushing Attempts	23	23
- Yards per Rush	5.22	4.13
Net Passing Yards	265	322
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	48 - 30 - 3	46 - 29 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	293	349
- Sacks/Yards Lost	4/28	4/27
- Yards per Pass Play	5.10	6.44
Fumbles/Lost	1/1	4/3
3rd Down Conversions	5/16	7/17
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	6.3	9.1
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	4/25	9/63
Punt Returns/Yards	3/14	5/58
Kick Returns/Yards	2/57	3/89
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	3/15
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	5	5
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/0	3/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 36	OWN 29
Time of Possession	31:41	30:45

Drive Charts

Buffalo Bills
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	12:52	0:40	OWN 6	2	11	Interception
1	11:30	4:14	OWN 8	12	45	Fumble
1	3:13	4:39	OWN 28	8	59	Interception
2	8:31	0:43	OWN 33	3	7	Punt
2	7:48	0:23	OPP 21	1	5	Interception
2	4:34	1:11	OWN 23	3	-5	Punt
2	1:56	1:38	OWN 20	3	6	Punt
3	15:00	3:13	OWN 20	8	80	Touchdown
3	9:44	1:19	OWN 44	3	7	Punt
3	3:49	0:48	OPP 23	2	23	Touchdown
3	0:54	2:40	OWN 15	6	23	Punt
4	12:06	1:24	OWN 46	3	7	Punt
4	9:17	0:48	OWN 22	3	7	Punt
4	8:19	2:48	OPP 36	6	18	Missed FG
4	4:01	1:21	OWN 30	4	21	Punt
4	2:12	1:00	OPP 41	5	41	Touchdown
4	0:12	0:12	OWN 39	1	22	Half
OT1	15:00	1:53	OWN 20	3	7	Punt

New England Patriots
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	2:08	OWN 20	4	23	Punt
1	12:12	0:42	OPP 20	2	12	Fumble
1	7:16	4:03	OWN 47	8	53	Touchdown
2	13:34	5:03	OWN 10	10	64	Missed FG
2	7:25	2:51	OWN 5	6	26	Punt
2	3:23	1:27	OWN 48	5	52	Touchdown
2	0:18	0:18	OWN 28	1	17	Half
3	11:47	2:03	OWN 30	3	-6	Punt
3	8:25	4:36	OWN 20	10	58	Missed FG
3	3:01	2:07	OWN 48	3	-3	Punt
4	13:14	1:08	OWN 21	4	-17	Punt
4	10:42	1:25	OWN 20	3	6	Punt
4	8:29	0:10	OWN 30	1	9	Fumble
4	5:31	1:30	OWN 21	4	14	Punt
4	2:40	0:28	OWN 5	3	0	Punt
4	1:12	1:00	OWN 35	6	65	Touchdown
OT1	13:07	0:33	OPP 21	1	5	Field Goal

Game MVP: Don Majkowski, New England Patriots

Rushing Statistics

Buffalo	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Eddie George	16	95	5.94	18	4	1
Gary Brown	5	12	2.40	4	0	1
Jake Delhomme	2	13	6.50	8	0	0

New England	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Edgar Bennett	16	65	4.06	17	2
Dirk Diggler	4	22	5.50	9	0
Bob Christian	2	3	1.50	2	0
Don Majkowski	1	5	5.00	5	0

Passing Statistics

Buffalo	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Jake Delhomme	35	21	207	3/19	1	37	2	62.4
Ebby Laroush	13	9	86	1/9	0	18	1	55.3

New England	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Don Majkowski	46	29	349	4/27	3	33	0	107.9

Receiving Statistics

Buffalo	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Brian Blades	10	15	137	13.70	46	37	0
WR Brett Perriman	9	14	79	8.78	18	21	1
WR Wayne Campbell	4	6	34	8.50	2	14	0
TE Paul Green	3	4	22	7.33	0	8	0
RB Bernie Parmalee	1	1	-1	-1.00	0	-1	0
WR Eric Guliford	1	1	11	11.00	1	11	0
TE Frank Hartley	1	2	-1	-1.00	0	-1	0
RB Eddie George	1	3	12	12.00	4	12	0
WR Michael Timpson	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
RB Gary Brown	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

New England	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Ed McCaffrey	6	9	75	12.50	32	23	0
WR Evan Toomer	6	8	65	10.83	2	19	1
WR Antonio Freeman	5	10	68	13.60	31	32	0
FB Bob Christian	3	7	30	10.00	27	19	0
TE Jamie Asher	3	3	32	10.67	12	20	1
TE Keith Jackson	2	3	18	9.00	0	15	0
RB Dirk Diggler	2	4	9	4.50	1	7	1
WR Curtis Conway	1	1	33	33.00	12	33	0
FB Mike Alstott	1	1	19	19.00	17	19	0

Interception Statistics

Buffalo	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

New England	Ints	Yards	Avg
DE Ben Karpinski	1	8	8.00
CB Tom Carter	1	0	0.00
S Rodney Harrison	1	7	7.00

Fumble Statistics

Buffalo	Fumb	Recov	Force
Ebby Laroush	1	0	0
Ren Hoek	0	1	1
Robert Jones	0	1	0
David LaFleur	0	1	0
Bill Goldberg	0	0	1
Kurt Schultz	0	0	1
Carlton Gray	0	0	1

New England	Fumb	Recov	Force
Don Majkowski	1	1	0
Edgar Bennett	1	0	0
Dirk Diggler	1	0	0
Evan Toomer	1	0	0
Ron Johnson	0	1	0
John Randle	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Buffalo	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Rick Tuten	9	393	43.7	33.4	49	3

New England	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Bryan Barker	8	356	44.5	42.8	59	3

Kicking Statistics

Buffalo	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Jason Elam	0/1	0/0	0/0	0	3/3

New England	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Cole Ford	1/3	0/1	0/0	33	3/3

Punt Return Statistics

Buffalo	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Gary Brown	3	14	4.7	0

New England	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Evan Toomer	5	58	11.6	0

Kick Return Statistics

Buffalo	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Eric Guliford	2	57	28.5	0

New England	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Dexter Carter	3	89	29.7	0

Defensive Statistics

Buffalo	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S John Heeter	7	2	0.0	23	50
OLB Robert Jones	6	1	1.0	22	48
CB Jason Sehorn	6	0	0.0	22	49
DE Ren Hoek	5	0	2.0	15	37
CB Phillippi Sparks	5	1	0.0	23	50
OLB Terry Killens	4	0	1.0	18	32
ILB Joe Cain	4	3	0.0	20	39
S Zach Bronson	4	1	0.0	16	31
DT Bill Goldberg	3	1	0.0	12	32
S Kurt Schultz	3	0	0.0	11	29
CB Carlton Gray	2	2	0.0	15	30
ILB Eric Hill	2	1	0.0	11	31
DE Chester McGlockton	1	2	0.0	18	37
WR Brian Blades	1	0	---	---	---
RB Gary Brown	1	0	---	---	---
FB Donnie McQuilken	1	0	---	---	---
DT Craig Veasley	0	2	0.0	11	20

New England	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Ted Johnson	10	2	0.0	23	47
CB Tom Carter	9	3	0.0	22	51
CB Steve Isreal	6	1	0.0	23	52
S Torrian Gray	5	0	0.0	16	35
DT John Randle	4	1	2.0	17	39
DE Ben Karpinski	4	2	1.0	18	38
S Je-rod Rozumek	4	0	0.0	21	52
DE Shawn Sawyda	2	0	1.0	13	24
OLB Mike Jones	2	1	0.0	6	12
S Greg Myers	2	1	0.0	17	40
S Rodney Harrison	1	4	0.0	23	52
DT Tony Siragusa	1	2	0.0	11	22
DT Chuck Johnson	1	1	0.0	9	21
DE Warren Powers	1	0	0.0	17	44
CB Homey D Clown	1	0	0.0	10	21
C Daquan Peterman	1	0	---	---	---

Pass Rush Statistics

Buffalo	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Ren Hoek	2.0	2	0	37
OLB Robert Jones	1.0	1	2	48
OLB Terry Killens	1.0	1	0	32
DT Craig Veasley	0.0	1	0	20
DE Carl Powell	0.0	1	0	13
DE Chester McGlockton	0.0	0	2	37

New England	Sack	Hurry	PPlay
DT John Randle	2.0	2	39
DE Ben Karpinski	1.0	1	38
DE Shawn Sawyda	1.0	0	24
DE Warren Powers	0.0	1	44
DT Chuck Johnson	0.0	1	21

Pass Defense Statistics

Buffalo	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Jason Sehorn	5	1	49
CB Phillippi Sparks	5	0	50
S Zach Bronson	4	1	31
S John Heeter	4	0	50
OLB Robert Jones	3	0	48
ILB Joe Cain	2	1	39
S Kurt Schultz	2	0	29
CB Carlton Gray	2	0	30
OLB Terry Killens	1	1	32
ILB Eric Hill	1	0	31

New England	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Tom Carter	8	0	1	51
ILB Ted Johnson	5	1	0	47
CB Steve Isreal	4	1	0	52
DE Ben Karpinski	3	0	1	38
S Torrian Gray	3	0	0	35
S Je-rod Rozumek	2	0	0	52
S Greg Myers	2	0	0	40
S Rodney Harrison	1	1	1	52
CB Homey D Clown	1	0	0	21
DE Shawn Sawyda	1	0	0	24

Blocking Statistics

Buffalo	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Walter Jones	3	6	23	0	52
Visanthe Hall	2	4	23	0	52
Bob Dahl	1	3	23	2	52
Brian Habib	1	3	23	1	52
Chris Gray	1	3	23	1	52
Donnie McQuilken	0	2	15	0	29

New England	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Trent Pollary	2	4	23	2	50
Brendan Stai	2	4	23	0	50
Tony Mandarich	1	7	23	0	50
Bob Christian	1	3	17	0	35
Daquan Peterman	1	1	23	0	50
Tony Ramirez	0	1	23	2	50
Jamie Asher	0	1	20	0	32
Mike Alstott	0	1	6	0	9

Special Teams Tackles

Buffalo	Tackles	STPlays
Carlton Gray	5	19
Gary Brown	1	27
David LaFleur	1	19
Bernie Parmalee	1	5

New England	Tackles	STPlays
Dexter Carter	2	21
Dirk Diggler	1	26
Larry Izzo	1	13
Bob Christian	1	9

Participation

Buffalo	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
John Heeter	---	---	23	50	19	92
Chris Gray	23	52	---	---	10	85
Jason Sehorn	---	---	22	49	7	78
Phillippi Sparks	---	---	23	50	3	76
Brian Habib	23	52	---	---	---	75
Bob Dahl	23	52	---	---	---	75
Visanthe Hall	23	52	---	---	---	75
Walter Jones	23	52	---	---	---	75
Robert Jones	---	---	22	48	3	73
Zach Bronson	---	---	16	31	20	67
Paul Green	18	39	---	---	8	65
Brian Blades	18	45	---	---	1	64
Carlton Gray	---	---	15	30	19	64
Joe Cain	---	---	20	39	3	62
Chester McGlockton	---	---	18	37	5	60
Donnie McQuilken	15	29	---	---	13	57
Brett Perriman	17	39	---	---	---	56
Wayne Campbell	9	24	---	---	23	56
Jake Delhomme	18	38	---	---	---	56
Ren Hoek	---	---	15	37	3	55
Eddie George	18	32	---	---	5	55
Terry Killens	---	---	18	32	2	52
Gary Brown	5	19	---	---	27	51
Bill Goldberg	---	---	12	32	2	46
Eric Hill	---	---	11	31	3	45
Kurt Schultz	---	---	11	29	4	44
Darren Mickell	---	---	8	13	14	35
Craig Veasley	---	---	11	20	3	34
Michael Timpson	6	17	---	---	8	31
Frank Hartley	4	7	---	---	9	20
David LaFleur	0	1	---	---	19	20
Ebby Laroush	5	14	---	---	---	19
Bob Joe	---	---	1	2	15	18
Carl Powell	---	---	5	13	---	18
Jeff Herrod	---	---	2	7	8	17
Bernie Parmalee	4	6	---	---	5	15
Eric Guliford	1	2	---	---	10	13
Brian Johnston	0	0	---	---	10	10
Eric Mahlum	0	0	---	---	10	10
Jamie Brown	0	0	---	---	10	10
Jeff Smith	0	0	---	---	10	10
Rick Tuten	0	0	---	---	9	9
Jason Elam	0	0	---	---	5	5
George Thornton	---	---	0	0	4	4
Steve Pelleur	0	0	---	---	1	1
Jerrott Willard	---	---	0	0	---	0

New England	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Rodney Harrison	---	---	23	52	28	103
Steve Isreal	---	---	23	52	10	85
Tony Mandarich	23	50	---	---	11	84
Brendan Stai	23	50	---	---	11	84
Je-rod Rozumek	---	---	21	52	1	74
Tom Carter	---	---	22	51	1	74
Don Majkowski	23	50	---	---	---	73
Trent Pollary	23	50	---	---	---	73
Daquan Peterman	23	50	---	---	---	73
Tony Ramirez	23	50	---	---	---	73
Ted Johnson	---	---	23	47	1	71
Antonio Freeman	20	48	---	---	---	68
Greg Myers	---	---	17	40	7	64
Warren Powers	---	---	17	44	1	62
Bob Christian	17	35	---	---	9	61
Ben Karpinski	---	---	18	38	1	57
John Randle	---	---	17	39	---	56
Jamie Asher	20	32	---	---	---	52
Torrian Gray	---	---	16	35	1	52
Homey D Clown	---	---	10	21	19	50
Dirk Diggler	5	16	---	---	26	47
Shawn Sawyda	---	---	13	24	10	47
Edgar Bennett	18	27	---	---	1	46
Ed McCaffrey	14	31	---	---	---	45
Keith Jackson	7	15	---	---	20	42
Evan Toomer	4	21	---	---	17	42
Tony Siragusa	---	---	11	22	5	38
Chuck Johnson	---	---	9	21	4	34
Dexter Carter	0	7	---	---	21	28
James Francis	---	---	6	13	9	28
Mike Alstott	6	9	---	---	10	25
Curtis Conway	3	9	---	---	12	24
Mike Jones	---	---	6	12	4	22
Ron Johnson	---	---	1	9	3	13
Larry Izzo	---	---	0	0	13	13
Frank Winters	0	0	---	---	11	11
Tom Nutten	0	0	---	---	11	11
Tre Fuller	0	0	---	---	11	11
Eric Bjornson	1	0	---	---	9	10
Charles Davenport	0	0	---	---	9	9
Bryan Barker	0	0	---	---	8	8
Cole Ford	0	0	---	---	8	8
John Miller	0	0	---	---	4	4
Mike Cherry	0	0	---	---	3	3
Trot Nixon	0	0	---	---	---	0
Stephen DeGrasse	---	---	0	0	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	8	46	5.8
Middle	8	45	5.6
Right	7	29	4.1
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	6	23	3.8
Middle	17	72	4.2
Right	0	0	0.0
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Buffalo	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Jake Delhomme	35	21	3	4	2	2	4	0	2
Ebby Laroush	13	9	0	0	1	1	1	0	1

New England	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Don Majkowski	46	29	6	1	6	4	6	4	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	1	21	5.3
Short (0-8 Yds)	33	19	141	4.3
Medium (9-18 Yds)	10	9	109	10.9
Long (19+ Yds)	1	1	22	22.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	12	5	42	3.5
Short (0-8 Yds)	18	13	96	5.3
Medium (9-18 Yds)	11	9	146	13.3
Long (19+ Yds)	5	2	65	13.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Buffalo	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Brian Blades	15	10	1	137	2	45
WR Brett Perriman	14	9	0	79	1	39
WR Wayne Campbell	6	4	0	34	0	24
TE Paul Green	4	3	0	22	0	39
RB Eddie George	3	1	1	12	0	32
TE Frank Hartley	2	1	1	-1	0	7
WR Michael Timpson	1	0	0	0	0	17
RB Gary Brown	1	0	0	0	0	19
RB Bernie Parmalee	1	1	0	-1	0	6
WR Eric Guliford	1	1	0	11	0	2

New England	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Antonio Freeman	10	5	2	68	2	48
WR Ed McCaffrey	9	6	0	75	2	31
WR Evan Toomer	8	6	1	65	0	21
FB Bob Christian	7	3	1	30	0	35
RB Dirk Diggler	4	2	1	9	0	16
TE Keith Jackson	3	2	1	18	0	15
TE Jamie Asher	3	3	0	32	1	32
WR Curtis Conway	1	1	0	33	1	9
FB Mike Alstott	1	1	0	19	0	9

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Buffalo	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Gary Brown	3	5	1.67	2.40
Eddie George	3	15	5.00	5.94

New England	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Edgar Bennett	1	4	4.00	4.06

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Buffalo	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Jake Delhomme	3	1	6	2.00	5.91

New England	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Don Majkowski	7	5	21	3.00	7.59

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Buffalo	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Brian Blades	1	0	0	0.00	9.13
WR Brett Perriman	1	1	6	6.00	5.64
RB Gary Brown	1	0	0	0.00	0.00

New England	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Jamie Asher	2	2	12	6.00	10.67
WR Evan Toomer	2	2	7	3.50	8.13
WR Ed McCaffrey	1	0	0	0.00	8.33
WR Antonio Freeman	1	0	0	0.00	6.80
RB Dirk Diggler	1	1	2	2.00	2.25

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Buffalo	Rushes	Conversions
Eddie George	1	0

New England	Rushes	Conversions
Bob Christian	1	0
Edgar Bennett	1	1
Dirk Diggler	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Buffalo	Att	Comp	Conversions
Jake Delhomme	11	7	3
Ebby Laroush	2	2	2

New England	Att	Comp	Conversions
Don Majkowski	12	8	5

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Buffalo	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Wayne Campbell	5	3	1
WR Brian Blades	3	2	2
WR Brett Perriman	2	2	0
TE Paul Green	1	1	1
WR Eric Guliford	1	1	1
RB Eddie George	1	0	0

New England	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Evan Toomer	4	3	2
WR Ed McCaffrey	3	2	1
WR Antonio Freeman	3	2	1
FB Bob Christian	1	0	0
TE Jamie Asher	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 63,900 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 20,100 (21,400)
End Zone 13,500 (15,400)
Mezzanine 8,400 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 11,800 (13,600)
Club Seats 6,800 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 3,300 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	63,900 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	20,100 (21,400)
End Zone	13,500 (15,400)
Mezzanine	8,400 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	11,800 (13,600)
Club Seats	6,800 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	3,300 (3,300)