Week 10, 1998

played in New England, MA

54 degrees, fair, 10 mph wind

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

Scoring Summary
1Q: 11:34 BUF - Stephen Alexander 34 pass from Jake Delhomme (Braden Young extra point)
2Q: 02:19 NED - Evan Toomer 20 pass from Don Majkowski (Cole Ford extra point)
3Q: 03:50 NED - Cole Ford 22 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 11:34 BUF - Stephen Alexander 34 pass from Jake Delhomme (Braden Young extra point)
2Q: 02:19 NED - Evan Toomer 20 pass from Don Majkowski (Cole Ford extra point)
3Q: 03:50 NED - Cole Ford 22 field goal

Team Statistics BUF NED
Record 4-6 6-4
First Downs 22 18
- by Rushing 7 9
- by Passing 13 9
- by Penalty 2 0
Total Net Yards 333 320
- Offensive Plays 68 65
- Yards per Play 4.90 4.92
Net Rushing Yards 112 136
- Rushing Attempts 30 30
- Yards per Rush 3.73 4.53
Net Passing Yards 221 184
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 36 - 20 - 1 35 - 19 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 231 184
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2/10 0/0
- Yards per Pass Play 5.82 5.26
Fumbles/Lost 1/1 2/0
3rd Down Conversions 3/12 5/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 11.6 7.8
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 3/30 5/60
Punt Returns/Yards 2/17 3/13
Kick Returns/Yards 1/21 0/0
Interception Ret./Yards 1/0 1/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 0 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 0/0 0/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 21 OWN 24
Time of Possession 29:36 30:24

Team Statistics	BUF	NED
Record	4-6	6-4
First Downs	22	18
- by Rushing	7	9
- by Passing	13	9
- by Penalty	2	0
Total Net Yards	333	320
- Offensive Plays	68	65
- Yards per Play	4.90	4.92
Net Rushing Yards	112	136
- Rushing Attempts	30	30
- Yards per Rush	3.73	4.53
Net Passing Yards	221	184
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	36 - 20 - 1	35 - 19 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	231	184
- Sacks/Yards Lost	2/10	0/0
- Yards per Pass Play	5.82	5.26
Fumbles/Lost	1/1	2/0
3rd Down Conversions	3/12	5/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	11.6	7.8
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	3/30	5/60
Punt Returns/Yards	2/17	3/13
Kick Returns/Yards	1/21	0/0
Interception Ret./Yards	1/0	1/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	0	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	0/0	0/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 21	OWN 24
Time of Possession	29:36	30:24

Drive Charts

Buffalo Bills
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	3:40	OWN 27	6	73	Touchdown
1	6:08	4:05	OWN 20	9	50	Missed FG
1	1:19	2:37	OWN 22	5	22	Punt
2	11:26	3:55	OWN 4	9	58	Fumble
2	6:31	2:03	OWN 5	3	2	Punt
2	2:07	1:34	OWN 20	6	54	Interception
3	14:13	1:58	OWN 27	5	12	Punt
3	10:38	1:29	OWN 28	5	20	Punt
3	3:45	1:42	OWN 20	5	5	Punt
4	13:59	0:53	OWN 20	3	-2	Punt
4	12:15	0:30	OPP 44	3	0	Punt
4	8:38	5:41	OWN 12	11	39	Punt

New England Patriots
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	11:20	5:12	OWN 20	10	72	Interception
1	2:03	0:44	OWN 37	4	-3	Punt
2	13:42	2:16	OWN 26	5	11	Punt
2	7:31	1:00	OWN 44	3	-1	Punt
2	4:28	2:21	OWN 47	5	53	Touchdown
2	0:33	0:33	OWN 14	1	-2	Half
3	15:00	0:47	OWN 20	3	6	Punt
3	12:15	1:37	OWN 16	3	9	Punt
3	9:09	5:24	OWN 18	9	77	Field Goal
3	2:03	3:04	OWN 27	7	28	Punt
4	13:06	0:51	OWN 18	3	-2	Punt
4	11:45	3:07	OWN 20	6	26	Punt
4	2:57	2:57	OWN 7	7	26	Game

Game MVP: Paul Spicer, New England Patriots

Rushing Statistics

Buffalo	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Eddie George	21	96	4.57	13	4
Curtis Alexander	8	12	1.50	5	0
Jake Delhomme	1	4	4.00	4	0

New England	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Robert Holcombe	20	84	4.20	16	3
Mike Alstott	5	28	5.60	11	2
John Miller	3	27	9.00	16	2
Don Majkowski	2	-3	-1.50	-1	0

Passing Statistics

Buffalo	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Jake Delhomme	36	20	231	2/10	1	34	1	72.8

New England	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Don Majkowski	35	19	184	0/0	1	31	1	66.8

Receiving Statistics

Buffalo	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
TE Stephen Alexander	5	6	61	12.20	32	34	1
WR Brett Perriman	3	7	15	5.00	4	9	0
WR Wayne Campbell	3	6	36	12.00	12	22	0
RB Eddie George	3	5	23	7.67	1	9	0
TE David LaFleur	3	3	41	13.67	5	18	0
WR Brian Finneran	2	6	44	22.00	18	27	0
TE Ben Coates	1	2	11	11.00	0	11	0
WR Joaquin Stuckey	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

New England	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Ed McCaffrey	5	6	22	4.40	8	11	0
WR Evan Toomer	4	7	43	10.75	0	20	1
RB Robert Holcombe	4	6	30	7.50	25	25	0
WR Charles Davenport	2	5	43	21.50	30	31	0
TE Keith Jackson	1	5	21	21.00	0	21	0
TE Jamie Asher	1	4	13	13.00	14	13	0
FB Mike Alstott	1	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
WR Larry Shannon	1	1	12	12.00	0	12	0

Interception Statistics

Buffalo	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Phillippi Sparks	1	0	0.00	0

New England	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Greg Myers	1	0	0.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Buffalo	Fumb	Force
Eddie George	1	0
Ben Coates	0	1
Ren Hoek	0	1

New England	Fumb	Recov	Force
Evan Toomer	1	0	0
Robert Holcombe	1	0	0
Nickolas Fox	0	1	1
Daquan Peterman	0	1	0
Paul Spicer	0	1	0

Punting Statistics

Buffalo	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Rick Tuten	8	356	44.5	40.4	54	4

New England	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Bryan Barker	8	381	47.6	43.0	61	4

Kicking Statistics

Buffalo	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Braden Young	0/1	0/1	0/0	0	1/1

New England	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Cole Ford	1/1	0/0	0/0	22	1/1

Punt Return Statistics

Buffalo	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Brian Finneran	2	17	8.5	0

New England	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Evan Toomer	3	13	4.3	0

Kick Return Statistics

Buffalo	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Kurt Schultz	1	21	21.0	0

New England	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Defensive Statistics

Buffalo	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Kurt Schultz	10	3	0.0	30	33
ILB Eric Hill	7	3	0.0	30	33
OLB Robert Jones	6	1	0.0	30	32
CB Phillippi Sparks	3	0	0.0	30	35
CB Jason Sehorn	3	0	0.0	28	32
S Zach Bronson	3	0	0.0	29	35
ILB Stephen Boyd	2	4	0.0	14	12
DT Bill Goldberg	2	2	0.0	21	21
DE Israel Ifeanyichukwu	2	1	0.0	15	13
OLB Terry Killens	2	1	0.0	18	22
DE Carl Powell	2	0	0.0	8	17
CB Carlton Gray	1	2	0.0	16	23
DT Craig Veasley	1	0	0.0	10	14
G Bob Dahl	1	0	---	---	---
DE Ren Hoek	1	0	0.0	22	18
DE Robert Porcher	1	0	0.0	15	22
WR Wayne Campbell	1	0	---	---	---

New England	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Ted Johnson	6	2	0.0	30	38
DE Paul Spicer	5	0	2.0	23	20
DT Tony Siragusa	5	0	0.0	17	20
S Greg Myers	4	5	0.0	30	38
OLB Larry Izzo	4	1	0.0	21	29
DE Jeff Lageman	4	0	0.0	19	27
S Je-rod Rozumek	3	7	0.0	30	38
DT John Randle	3	1	0.0	26	32
ILB Ron Johnson	3	0	0.0	9	9
CB Kevin Abrams	3	0	0.0	7	14
DE Shawn Sawyda	2	0	0.0	16	30
OLB Joe Manganiello	2	0	0.0	8	7
CB Allen Rossum	2	0	0.0	29	36
S Kevin Williams	1	2	0.0	18	29
CB Tom Carter	1	1	0.0	30	38
QB Don Majkowski	1	0	---	---	---
DT Walter Hemingway	1	0	0.0	13	11
OLB Nickolas Fox	1	0	0.0	4	2

Pass Rush Statistics

Buffalo	Hurry	PPlay
DT Bill Goldberg	1	21
DT Craig Veasley	1	14
OLB Robert Jones	1	32
CB Phillippi Sparks	1	35
DE Carl Powell	1	17

New England	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Paul Spicer	2.0	1	0	0	20
DE Shawn Sawyda	0.0	0	2	0	30
DT Walter Hemingway	0.0	0	2	0	11
DE Jeff Lageman	0.0	0	1	1	27
ILB Ted Johnson	0.0	0	1	0	38
DT John Randle	0.0	0	0	1	32

Pass Defense Statistics

Buffalo	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Phillippi Sparks	3	2	1	35
CB Jason Sehorn	3	1	0	32
ILB Eric Hill	3	0	0	33
S Zach Bronson	3	0	0	35
ILB Stephen Boyd	2	1	0	12
OLB Robert Jones	1	1	0	32
S Kurt Schultz	1	1	0	33
DE Robert Porcher	1	0	0	22
OLB Terry Killens	1	0	0	22
DE Carl Powell	1	0	0	17

New England	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S Je-rod Rozumek	4	0	0	38
ILB Ron Johnson	3	0	0	9
OLB Larry Izzo	3	0	0	29
CB Kevin Abrams	3	0	0	14
S Greg Myers	2	0	1	38
CB Allen Rossum	2	0	0	36
S Kevin Williams	1	1	0	29
DT Tony Siragusa	1	0	0	20
ILB Ted Johnson	1	0	0	38
DT John Randle	0	1	0	32

Blocking Statistics

Buffalo	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Chris Gray	5	9	30	0	38
Bob Dahl	4	9	30	0	38
Brian Habib	2	3	30	0	38
Visanthe Hall	0	4	30	1	38
Chris Conrad	0	3	30	1	38
Stephen Alexander	0	1	26	0	35

New England	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	PPly
Tony Ramirez	4	7	30	35
Tony Mandarich	3	7	30	35
Daquan Peterman	2	6	30	35
Richmond Webb	1	3	30	35
Brendan Stai	1	3	30	35
Mike Alstott	0	2	28	29

Special Teams Tackles

Buffalo	Tackles	STPlays
Donnie McQuilken	2	8
Ben Coates	1	2

New England	Tackles	STPlays
Damian Vaughn	1	14
Larry Izzo	1	12
Greg Myers	1	12

Participation

Buffalo	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Kurt Schultz	---	---	30	33	14	77
Chris Gray	30	38	---	---	9	77
Brian Habib	30	38	---	---	---	68
Bob Dahl	30	38	---	---	---	68
Visanthe Hall	30	38	---	---	---	68
Jake Delhomme	30	38	---	---	---	68
Chris Conrad	30	38	---	---	---	68
Phillippi Sparks	---	---	30	35	1	66
Eric Hill	---	---	30	33	2	65
Zach Bronson	---	---	29	35	1	65
Robert Jones	---	---	30	32	1	63
Stephen Alexander	26	35	---	---	2	63
Jason Sehorn	---	---	28	32	1	61
Wayne Campbell	21	28	---	---	5	54
Eddie George	22	31	---	---	---	53
Brian Finneran	18	19	---	---	13	50
Bill Goldberg	---	---	21	21	3	45
Brett Perriman	20	23	---	---	1	44
Ren Hoek	---	---	22	18	4	44
Carlton Gray	---	---	16	23	5	44
Terry Killens	---	---	18	22	1	41
Donnie McQuilken	13	19	---	---	8	40
Robert Porcher	---	---	15	22	1	38
Israel Ifeanyichukwu	---	---	15	13	9	37
Bob Joe	---	---	10	7	19	36
Stephen Boyd	---	---	14	12	5	31
Joaquin Stuckey	10	9	---	---	10	29
Carl Powell	---	---	8	17	2	27
Ben Coates	9	15	---	---	2	26
Craig Veasley	---	---	10	14	---	24
Rodney Thomas	1	0	---	---	22	23
Reuben Dodge	---	---	2	5	16	23
David LaFleur	2	4	---	---	14	20
Jerrott Willard	---	---	0	4	13	17
Curtis Alexander	8	7	---	---	2	17
John Heeter	---	---	2	6	6	14
Brian Johnston	0	0	---	---	9	9
Eric Mahlum	0	0	---	---	9	9
Jamie Brown	0	0	---	---	9	9
Jeff Smith	0	0	---	---	9	9
Rick Tuten	0	0	---	---	8	8
Paul Green	0	0	---	---	8	8
Joe Cain	---	---	0	1	5	6
Braden Young	0	0	---	---	3	3
Steve Pelleur	0	0	---	---	1	1
Jamie Martin	0	0	---	---	---	0

New England	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Robert Holcombe	26	33	---	---	22	81
Greg Myers	---	---	30	38	12	80
Brendan Stai	30	35	---	---	9	74
Allen Rossum	---	---	29	36	6	71
Je-rod Rozumek	---	---	30	38	1	69
Tom Carter	---	---	30	38	1	69
Ted Johnson	---	---	30	38	1	69
Evan Toomer	21	30	---	---	15	66
Don Majkowski	30	35	---	---	---	65
Tony Mandarich	30	35	---	---	---	65
Richmond Webb	30	35	---	---	---	65
Mike Alstott	28	29	---	---	8	65
Daquan Peterman	30	35	---	---	---	65
Tony Ramirez	30	35	---	---	---	65
Larry Izzo	---	---	21	29	12	62
John Randle	---	---	26	32	2	60
Jamie Asher	27	19	---	---	9	55
Paul Spicer	---	---	23	20	9	52
Jeff Lageman	---	---	19	27	3	49
Shawn Sawyda	---	---	16	30	2	48
Kevin Williams	---	---	18	29	1	48
Ron Johnson	---	---	9	9	23	41
Tony Siragusa	---	---	17	20	1	38
Ed McCaffrey	16	20	---	---	2	38
Kevin Abrams	---	---	7	14	9	30
Charles Davenport	10	17	---	---	---	27
Keith Jackson	11	10	---	---	4	25
Walter Hemingway	---	---	13	11	1	25
Joe Manganiello	---	---	8	7	7	22
Larry Shannon	4	10	---	---	6	20
Damian Vaughn	2	1	---	---	14	17
Bob Christian	1	3	---	---	12	16
Jeff Dellenbach	0	0	---	---	9	9
John Miller	4	3	---	---	2	9
Fred Miller	0	0	---	---	9	9
Tre Fuller	0	0	---	---	9	9
Glenn Rountree	0	0	---	---	9	9
Bryan Barker	0	0	---	---	8	8
Nickolas Fox	---	---	4	2	---	6
Bruce Ellerson	---	---	0	0	5	5
Cole Ford	0	0	---	---	4	4
Chuck Johnson	---	---	0	0	2	2
Desmond Grasso	---	---	0	0	2	2
Mike Cherry	0	0	---	---	1	1
Ron Rogers	---	---	0	0	1	1
Trot Nixon	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	13	41	3.2
Middle	8	33	4.1
Right	9	38	4.2
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	4	29	7.3
Middle	23	107	4.7
Right	1	3	3.0
None	2	-3	-1.5

Detailed Passing Statistics

Buffalo	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Jake Delhomme	36	20	3	5	1	2	6	2	1

New England	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Don Majkowski	35	19	4	3	1	6	5	0	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	0	0	0	0.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	22	14	139	6.3
Medium (9-18 Yds)	14	6	92	6.6
Long (19+ Yds)	0	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	8	5	51	6.4
Short (0-8 Yds)	15	10	69	4.6
Medium (9-18 Yds)	7	2	23	3.3
Long (19+ Yds)	5	2	41	8.2

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Buffalo	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Brett Perriman	7	3	0	15	0	23
WR Wayne Campbell	6	3	0	36	1	28
TE Stephen Alexander	6	5	0	61	1	35
WR Brian Finneran	6	2	1	44	1	19
RB Eddie George	5	3	0	23	0	31
TE David LaFleur	3	3	0	41	0	4
TE Ben Coates	2	1	0	11	0	15
WR Joaquin Stuckey	1	0	0	0	0	9

New England	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Evan Toomer	7	4	0	43	1	30
WR Ed McCaffrey	6	5	0	22	0	20
RB Robert Holcombe	6	4	1	30	1	33
TE Keith Jackson	5	1	0	21	1	10
WR Charles Davenport	5	2	0	43	1	17
TE Jamie Asher	4	1	0	13	0	19
FB Mike Alstott	1	1	0	0	0	29
WR Larry Shannon	1	1	0	12	0	10

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Buffalo	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

New England	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Robert Holcombe	1	5	5.00	4.20

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Buffalo	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg

New England	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Don Majkowski	5	3	34	6.80	5.26

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Buffalo	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg

New England	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Evan Toomer	3	2	31	10.33	6.14
TE Keith Jackson	1	0	0	0.00	4.20
WR Ed McCaffrey	1	1	3	3.00	3.67

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Buffalo	Rushes	Conversions
Eddie George	1	0
Curtis Alexander	1	0

New England	Rushes	Conversions
Mike Alstott	2	1
Robert Holcombe	2	2
Don Majkowski	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Buffalo	Att	Comp	Conversions
Jake Delhomme	10	5	3

New England	Att	Comp	Conversions
Don Majkowski	10	5	2

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Buffalo	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Brett Perriman	4	1	0
RB Eddie George	2	1	1
TE David LaFleur	2	2	1
WR Joaquin Stuckey	1	0	0
WR Brian Finneran	1	1	1

New England	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Charles Davenport	3	1	1
WR Ed McCaffrey	2	1	0
WR Evan Toomer	2	0	0
RB Robert Holcombe	2	2	1
WR Larry Shannon	1	1	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 64,100 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 19,900 (21,400)
End Zone 13,700 (15,400)
Mezzanine 8,200 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 12,100 (13,600)
Club Seats 7,000 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 3,200 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	64,100 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	19,900 (21,400)
End Zone	13,700 (15,400)
Mezzanine	8,200 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	12,100 (13,600)
Club Seats	7,000 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	3,200 (3,300)