Week 15, 1998

played in Buffalo, NY

20 degrees, fair, 2 mph wind

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

Scoring Summary
2Q: 10:59 NED - Cole Ford 26 field goal
3Q: 11:53 BUF - Wayne Campbell 7 pass from Jake Delhomme (Braden Young extra point)
4Q: 04:31 BUF - Eddie George 6 run (Braden Young extra point)

Scoring Summary
2Q: 10:59 NED - Cole Ford 26 field goal
3Q: 11:53 BUF - Wayne Campbell 7 pass from Jake Delhomme (Braden Young extra point)
4Q: 04:31 BUF - Eddie George 6 run (Braden Young extra point)

Team Statistics NED BUF
Record 8-6 7-7
First Downs 12 22
- by Rushing 4 11
- by Passing 8 11
- by Penalty 0 0
Total Net Yards 205 318
- Offensive Plays 65 73
- Yards per Play 3.15 4.36
Net Rushing Yards 90 156
- Rushing Attempts 24 37
- Yards per Rush 3.75 4.22
Net Passing Yards 115 162
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 38 - 17 - 1 33 - 18 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 133 174
- Sacks/Yards Lost 3/18 3/12
- Yards per Pass Play 2.80 4.50
Fumbles/Lost 2/1 1/0
3rd Down Conversions 5/16 5/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 8.6 8.9
4th Down Conversions 0/2 0/0
Penalties/Yards 6/50 5/48
Punt Returns/Yards 1/0 4/16
Kick Returns/Yards 2/51 0/0
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 1/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 2 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 0/1 2/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 24 OWN 33
Time of Possession 26:51 33:09

Team Statistics	NED	BUF
Record	8-6	7-7
First Downs	12	22
- by Rushing	4	11
- by Passing	8	11
- by Penalty	0	0
Total Net Yards	205	318
- Offensive Plays	65	73
- Yards per Play	3.15	4.36
Net Rushing Yards	90	156
- Rushing Attempts	24	37
- Yards per Rush	3.75	4.22
Net Passing Yards	115	162
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	38 - 17 - 1	33 - 18 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	133	174
- Sacks/Yards Lost	3/18	3/12
- Yards per Pass Play	2.80	4.50
Fumbles/Lost	2/1	1/0
3rd Down Conversions	5/16	5/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	8.6	8.9
4th Down Conversions	0/2	0/0
Penalties/Yards	6/50	5/48
Punt Returns/Yards	1/0	4/16
Kick Returns/Yards	2/51	0/0
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	1/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	2	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	0/1	2/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 24	OWN 33
Time of Possession	26:51	33:09

Drive Charts

New England Patriots
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	10:53	1:44	OWN 35	3	-1	Punt
1	6:59	4:05	OWN 27	8	69	Interception
1	1:12	5:19	OWN 20	12	71	Field Goal
2	6:34	1:31	OWN 5	3	-1	Punt
2	3:07	2:25	OWN 20	8	10	Punt
3	15:00	1:06	OWN 31	2	5	Fumble
3	11:45	1:26	OWN 20	3	-4	Punt
3	9:55	1:42	OWN 40	3	0	Punt
3	4:42	2:11	OWN 20	3	7	Punt
3	1:31	2:12	OWN 40	6	17	Punt
4	11:39	2:41	OWN 12	6	5	Punt
4	4:21	0:44	OWN 30	4	7	Downs
4	2:26	0:31	OWN 20	4	-5	Downs

Buffalo Bills
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	4:07	OWN 20	8	52	Missed FG
1	9:09	2:10	OWN 23	4	18	Punt
1	2:54	1:42	OWN 20	3	5	Punt
2	10:53	4:19	OWN 20	8	27	Punt
2	5:03	1:56	OWN 42	5	15	Punt
2	0:42	0:42	OWN 17	5	23	Half
3	13:54	2:09	OPP 28	5	28	Touchdown
3	10:19	0:24	OWN 13	3	0	Punt
3	8:13	3:31	OWN 10	7	53	Punt
3	2:31	1:00	OWN 25	3	-1	Punt
4	14:19	2:40	OWN 20	6	15	Punt
4	8:58	4:37	OWN 42	8	58	Touchdown
4	3:37	1:11	OPP 37	3	2	Punt
4	1:55	1:55	OPP 15	5	8	Game

Game MVP: Walter Jones, Buffalo Bills

Rushing Statistics

New England	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Robert Holcombe	18	49	2.72	12	1
John Miller	3	3	1.00	3	0
Don Majkowski	2	38	19.00	29	1
Mike Alstott	1	0	0.00	0	0

Buffalo	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Eddie George	23	104	4.52	15	2	1
Curtis Alexander	11	45	4.09	10	1	0
Jake Delhomme	3	7	2.33	10	1	0

Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Don Majkowski	38	17	133	3/18	0	33	1	43.0

Buffalo	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Jake Delhomme	33	18	174	3/12	1	25	0	79.6

Receiving Statistics

New England	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Antonio Freeman	6	12	51	8.50	27	16
RB Robert Holcombe	4	5	6	1.50	4	8
FB Mike Alstott	2	3	7	3.50	0	6
WR Eric Moulds	2	6	16	8.00	4	12
WR Charles Davenport	1	4	18	18.00	15	18
TE Jamie Asher	1	5	33	33.00	24	33
TE Damian Vaughn	1	2	2	2.00	0	2
WR Ed McCaffrey	0	1	0	0.00	0	0

Buffalo	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Wayne Campbell	6	8	51	8.50	16	25	1
WR Brett Perriman	4	7	27	6.75	4	10	0
TE Stephen Alexander	3	5	46	15.33	14	24	0
TE David LaFleur	2	2	25	12.50	4	18	0
WR Joaquin Stuckey	1	2	13	13.00	1	13	0
TE Ben Coates	1	1	5	5.00	0	5	0
WR Brian Finneran	1	5	7	7.00	0	7	0
RB Eddie George	0	2	0	0.00	0	0	0
RB Curtis Alexander	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

New England	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Buffalo	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Reuben Dodge	1	0	0.00	0

Fumble Statistics

New England	Fumb	Recov	Force
Don Majkowski	1	1	0
Antonio Freeman	1	0	0
Nickolas Fox	0	0	1

Buffalo	Fumb	Recov	Force
Jake Delhomme	1	1	0
Eric Hill	0	1	1
Ren Hoek	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

New England	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Bryan Barker	8	396	49.5	45.0	58	2

Buffalo	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Rick Tuten	9	373	41.4	34.8	53	2

Kicking Statistics

New England	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Cole Ford	1/1	0/0	0/0	26	0/0

Buffalo	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Braden Young	0/1	0/1	0/0	0	2/2

Punt Return Statistics

New England	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Eric Moulds	1	0	0.0	0

Buffalo	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Brian Finneran	4	16	4.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

New England	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Eric Moulds	2	51	25.5	0

Buffalo	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Defensive Statistics

New England	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Greg Myers	9	2	0.0	37	36
S Kevin Williams	8	2	0.0	19	26
DT John Randle	6	1	1.0	32	29
CB Tom Carter	4	1	0.0	36	35
CB Kevin Abrams	4	1	0.0	16	19
DT Tony Siragusa	3	2	0.0	24	14
ILB Ron Johnson	3	2	0.0	32	33
S Je-rod Rozumek	3	0	0.0	37	36
OLB Nickolas Fox	2	2	1.0	25	17
DE Jeff Lageman	2	1	1.0	29	25
CB Allen Rossum	2	4	0.0	30	32
DE Ben Karpinski	2	1	0.0	31	30
ILB Bruce Ellerson	2	0	0.0	18	10
OLB Larry Izzo	2	0	0.0	12	19
QB Don Majkowski	1	0	---	---	---
DE Shawn Sawyda	1	0	0.0	6	6
TE Damian Vaughn	1	0	---	---	---
OLB Joe Manganiello	1	0	0.0	5	3
DT Chuck Johnson	0	1	0.0	9	11

Buffalo	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Eric Hill	8	2	0.0	24	41
S Zach Bronson	8	0	0.0	24	41
OLB Terry Killens	7	2	0.0	17	24
OLB Robert Jones	4	1	1.0	22	29
DE Ren Hoek	2	0	1.0	17	20
DE Carl Powell	2	0	1.0	8	21
S Kurt Schultz	2	5	0.0	24	41
DT Bill Goldberg	2	2	0.0	11	29
DT Craig Veasley	1	1	0.0	10	10
CB Jason Sehorn	1	1	0.0	24	37
ILB Stephen Boyd	1	1	0.0	10	10
DE Israel Ifeanyichukwu	1	1	0.0	11	28
S Erik McMillan	1	0	0.0	2	14
DE Robert Porcher	1	0	0.0	15	15
CB Phillippi Sparks	1	0	0.0	24	41
CB Reuben Dodge	1	0	0.0	0	6
ILB Joe Cain	0	1	0.0	1	7

Pass Rush Statistics

New England	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Jeff Lageman	1.0	2	0	1	25
DT John Randle	1.0	1	1	0	29
OLB Nickolas Fox	1.0	0	0	0	17
DE Ben Karpinski	0.0	0	1	0	30
DE Shawn Sawyda	0.0	0	1	0	6
DE Paul Spicer	0.0	0	1	0	11

Buffalo	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Robert Jones	1.0	0	2	0	29
DE Ren Hoek	1.0	0	1	0	20
DE Carl Powell	1.0	0	0	0	21
DT Bill Goldberg	0.0	1	0	1	29
DT Craig Veasley	0.0	1	0	0	10
DE Israel Ifeanyichukwu	0.0	0	2	0	28
ILB Joe Cain	0.0	0	1	0	7
DE Robert Porcher	0.0	0	0	1	15

Pass Defense Statistics

New England	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
S Kevin Williams	4	1	26
CB Kevin Abrams	3	0	19
OLB Larry Izzo	2	0	19
DT John Randle	1	0	29
S Je-rod Rozumek	1	0	36
DE Ben Karpinski	1	0	30
ILB Ron Johnson	1	0	33
CB Tom Carter	1	0	35
ILB Bruce Ellerson	1	0	10
OLB Nickolas Fox	1	0	17
OLB Joe Manganiello	1	0	3
CB Allen Rossum	1	0	32
S Greg Myers	0	1	36

Buffalo	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
ILB Eric Hill	5	0	0	41
OLB Terry Killens	4	1	0	24
S Zach Bronson	3	0	0	41
CB Phillippi Sparks	1	3	0	41
CB Reuben Dodge	1	0	1	6
DE Robert Porcher	1	0	0	15
CB Jason Sehorn	1	0	0	37
DE Israel Ifeanyichukwu	1	0	0	28
S Erik McMillan	0	1	0	14
CB Carlton Gray	0	1	0	29

Blocking Statistics

New England	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Tony Ramirez	2	5	24	0	41
Brendan Stai	1	6	24	2	41
Daquan Peterman	1	2	24	0	41
Glenn Rountree	1	2	24	0	41
Mike Alstott	1	1	21	0	29
Richmond Webb	0	5	24	1	41
Bob Christian	0	1	2	0	2

Buffalo	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Walter Jones	6	9	1	37	0	36
Bob Dahl	4	8	0	37	2	36
Brian Habib	4	8	0	37	0	36
Visanthe Hall	3	4	0	37	1	36
Stephen Alexander	1	4	0	34	0	31
Chris Gray	0	1	0	37	0	36

Special Teams Tackles

New England	Tackles	STPlays
Larry Izzo	3	23
Joe Manganiello	1	13

Buffalo	Tackles	STPlays
Rodney Thomas	1	23
Carlton Gray	1	15
Donnie McQuilken	1	6

Participation

New England	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Robert Holcombe	20	37	---	---	23	80
Greg Myers	---	---	37	36	6	79
Je-rod Rozumek	---	---	37	36	2	75
Richmond Webb	24	41	---	---	9	74
Glenn Rountree	24	41	---	---	9	74
Tom Carter	---	---	36	35	1	72
Ron Johnson	---	---	32	33	3	68
Don Majkowski	24	41	---	---	---	65
Brendan Stai	24	41	---	---	---	65
Daquan Peterman	24	41	---	---	---	65
Tony Ramirez	24	41	---	---	---	65
Ben Karpinski	---	---	31	30	2	63
Antonio Freeman	23	40	---	---	---	63
Allen Rossum	---	---	30	32	1	63
John Randle	---	---	32	29	1	62
Jeff Lageman	---	---	29	25	5	59
Mike Alstott	21	29	---	---	9	59
Eric Moulds	15	30	---	---	11	56
Larry Izzo	---	---	12	19	23	54
Kevin Abrams	---	---	16	19	19	54
Kevin Williams	---	---	19	26	7	52
Jamie Asher	21	24	---	---	---	45
Nickolas Fox	---	---	25	17	---	42
Tony Siragusa	---	---	24	14	---	38
Damian Vaughn	10	8	---	---	14	32
Charles Davenport	1	24	---	---	4	29
Bruce Ellerson	---	---	18	10	1	29
Chuck Johnson	---	---	9	11	5	25
Paul Spicer	---	---	8	11	5	24
Ed McCaffrey	2	6	---	---	13	21
Shawn Sawyda	---	---	6	6	9	21
Joe Manganiello	---	---	5	3	13	21
Bob Christian	2	2	---	---	11	15
Steve Isreal	---	---	1	4	5	10
Jeff Dellenbach	0	0	---	---	9	9
Fred Miller	0	0	---	---	9	9
Tre Fuller	0	0	---	---	9	9
Bryan Barker	0	0	---	---	8	8
John Miller	4	4	---	---	---	8
Jermaine Lewis	0	0	---	---	6	6
Ron Rogers	---	---	0	0	5	5
Keith Jackson	1	0	---	---	3	4
Cole Ford	0	0	---	---	3	3
Mike Cherry	0	0	---	---	1	1
Evan Toomer	0	1	---	---	---	1
Trot Nixon	0	0	---	---	---	0

Buffalo	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Chris Gray	37	36	---	---	10	83
Kurt Schultz	---	---	24	41	16	81
Brian Habib	37	36	---	---	---	73
Bob Dahl	37	36	---	---	---	73
Visanthe Hall	37	36	---	---	---	73
Jake Delhomme	37	36	---	---	---	73
Walter Jones	37	36	---	---	---	73
Stephen Alexander	34	31	---	---	8	73
Zach Bronson	---	---	24	41	2	67
Phillippi Sparks	---	---	24	41	1	66
Eric Hill	---	---	24	41	1	66
Jason Sehorn	---	---	24	37	4	65
Ben Coates	29	24	---	---	9	62
Wayne Campbell	31	24	---	---	6	61
Carlton Gray	---	---	14	29	15	58
Robert Jones	---	---	22	29	1	52
Eddie George	25	27	---	---	---	52
Brian Finneran	13	23	---	---	13	49
Israel Ifeanyichukwu	---	---	11	28	8	47
Brett Perriman	22	20	---	---	1	43
Terry Killens	---	---	17	24	---	41
Bill Goldberg	---	---	11	29	---	40
Ren Hoek	---	---	17	20	1	38
Robert Porcher	---	---	15	15	5	35
David LaFleur	9	9	---	---	15	33
Carl Powell	---	---	8	21	1	30
Joaquin Stuckey	7	11	---	---	9	27
Bob Joe	---	---	5	3	19	27
Reuben Dodge	---	---	0	6	20	26
Craig Veasley	---	---	10	10	4	24
Rodney Thomas	0	0	---	---	23	23
Curtis Alexander	12	9	---	---	---	21
Stephen Boyd	---	---	10	10	---	20
Erik McMillan	---	---	2	14	---	16
Joe Cain	---	---	1	7	5	13
Jerrott Willard	---	---	1	5	7	13
Donnie McQuilken	3	2	---	---	6	11
Brian Johnston	0	0	---	---	10	10
Eric Mahlum	0	0	---	---	10	10
Jamie Brown	0	0	---	---	10	10
Chris Conrad	0	0	---	---	10	10
Rick Tuten	0	0	---	---	9	9
Braden Young	0	0	---	---	4	4
Ebby Laroush	0	0	---	---	1	1
Paul Green	0	0	---	---	---	0
Jamie Martin	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	4	29	7.3
Middle	18	59	3.3
Right	2	2	1.0
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	12	45	3.8
Middle	12	53	4.4
Right	11	61	5.5
None	2	-3	-1.5

Detailed Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Don Majkowski	38	17	1	2	4	6	6	2	1

Buffalo	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Jake Delhomme	33	18	2	3	3	2	4	1	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	11	9	20	1.8
Short (0-8 Yds)	9	6	94	10.4
Medium (9-18 Yds)	12	2	19	1.6
Long (19+ Yds)	6	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	0	0	0	0.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	20	10	88	4.4
Medium (9-18 Yds)	12	8	86	7.2
Long (19+ Yds)	1	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

New England	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Antonio Freeman	12	6	1	51	0	40
WR Eric Moulds	6	2	1	16	0	30
TE Jamie Asher	5	1	0	33	1	24
RB Robert Holcombe	5	4	0	6	0	37
WR Charles Davenport	4	1	0	18	0	24
FB Mike Alstott	3	2	1	7	0	29
TE Damian Vaughn	2	1	1	2	0	8
WR Ed McCaffrey	1	0	0	0	0	6

Buffalo	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Wayne Campbell	8	6	0	51	1	24
WR Brett Perriman	7	4	1	27	0	20
TE Stephen Alexander	5	3	0	46	1	31
WR Brian Finneran	5	1	1	7	0	23
WR Joaquin Stuckey	2	1	0	13	0	11
RB Eddie George	2	0	1	0	0	27
TE David LaFleur	2	2	0	25	0	9
TE Ben Coates	1	1	0	5	0	24
RB Curtis Alexander	1	0	0	0	0	9

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

New England	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
John Miller	1	0	0.00	1.00

Buffalo	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Eddie George	5	29	5.80	4.52
Jake Delhomme	2	-3	-1.50	2.33
Curtis Alexander	2	9	4.50	4.09

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Don Majkowski	5	1	14	2.80	3.50

Buffalo	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Jake Delhomme	1	1	7	7.00	5.27

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

New England	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Jamie Asher	2	0	0	0.00	6.60
WR Antonio Freeman	1	1	14	14.00	4.25
WR Eric Moulds	1	0	0	0.00	2.67
TE Damian Vaughn	1	0	0	0.00	1.00

Buffalo	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Wayne Campbell	1	1	7	7.00	6.38

Third Down Rushing Statistics

New England	Rushes	Conversions
Robert Holcombe	3	1

Buffalo	Rushes	Conversions
Eddie George	4	2
Jake Delhomme	1	1
Curtis Alexander	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Comp	Conversions
Don Majkowski	11	6	4

Buffalo	Att	Comp	Conversions
Jake Delhomme	9	5	1

Third Down Receiving Statistics

New England	Targ	Catch	Conversions
RB Robert Holcombe	5	4	2
WR Charles Davenport	2	1	1
TE Jamie Asher	1	0	0
WR Antonio Freeman	1	0	0
FB Mike Alstott	1	1	1
WR Eric Moulds	1	0	0

Buffalo	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Brett Perriman	4	2	1
WR Wayne Campbell	3	2	0
WR Brian Finneran	2	1	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 61,200 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 17,500 (21,400)
End Zone 13,300 (15,400)
Mezzanine 7,900 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 12,200 (13,600)
Club Seats 7,000 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 3,300 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	61,200 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	17,500 (21,400)
End Zone	13,300 (15,400)
Mezzanine	7,900 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	12,200 (13,600)
Club Seats	7,000 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	3,300 (3,300)