Week 1, 1999

played in New England, MA

52 degrees, rain, 9 mph wind

Buffalo Bills	7	6	14	0	-	27
New England Patriots	10	10	7	7	-	34

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:14 BUF - Brian Finneran 2 pass from Dave Schnell (David Beckham extra point)
1Q: 05:54 NED - Jamie Asher 8 pass from Don Majkowski (Cole Ford extra point)
1Q: 01:35 NED - Cole Ford 47 field goal
2Q: 13:15 NED - Cole Ford 24 field goal
2Q: 07:25 BUF - David Beckham 51 field goal
2Q: 02:59 NED - Robert Holcombe 16 pass from Don Majkowski (Cole Ford extra point)
2Q: 00:03 BUF - David Beckham 39 field goal
3Q: 09:49 BUF - Eddie George 4 run (David Beckham extra point)
3Q: 06:30 NED - Antonio Freeman 32 pass from Don Majkowski (Cole Ford extra point)
3Q: 02:59 BUF - Brian Finneran 29 pass from Dave Schnell (David Beckham extra point)
4Q: 01:04 NED - Robert Holcombe 5 pass from Don Majkowski (Cole Ford extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:14 BUF - Brian Finneran 2 pass from Dave Schnell (David Beckham extra point)
1Q: 05:54 NED - Jamie Asher 8 pass from Don Majkowski (Cole Ford extra point)
1Q: 01:35 NED - Cole Ford 47 field goal
2Q: 13:15 NED - Cole Ford 24 field goal
2Q: 07:25 BUF - David Beckham 51 field goal
2Q: 02:59 NED - Robert Holcombe 16 pass from Don Majkowski (Cole Ford extra point)
2Q: 00:03 BUF - David Beckham 39 field goal
3Q: 09:49 BUF - Eddie George 4 run (David Beckham extra point)
3Q: 06:30 NED - Antonio Freeman 32 pass from Don Majkowski (Cole Ford extra point)
3Q: 02:59 BUF - Brian Finneran 29 pass from Dave Schnell (David Beckham extra point)
4Q: 01:04 NED - Robert Holcombe 5 pass from Don Majkowski (Cole Ford extra point)

Team Statistics BUF NED
Record 0-1 1-0
First Downs 28 20
- by Rushing 9 3
- by Passing 18 17
- by Penalty 1 0
Total Net Yards 444 390
- Offensive Plays 68 64
- Yards per Play 6.53 6.09
Net Rushing Yards 143 67
- Rushing Attempts 31 18
- Yards per Rush 4.61 3.72
Net Passing Yards 301 323
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 36 - 26 - 0 45 - 26 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 307 328
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/6 1/5
- Yards per Pass Play 8.14 7.02
Fumbles/Lost 1/0 1/0
3rd Down Conversions 5/11 10/16
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 10.0 8.5
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 10/70 7/55
Punt Returns/Yards 2/21 3/31
Kick Returns/Yards 3/57 2/42
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 3 4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 3/0 3/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 21 OWN 35
Time of Possession 34:18 25:42

Team Statistics	BUF	NED
Record	0-1	1-0
First Downs	28	20
- by Rushing	9	3
- by Passing	18	17
- by Penalty	1	0
Total Net Yards	444	390
- Offensive Plays	68	64
- Yards per Play	6.53	6.09
Net Rushing Yards	143	67
- Rushing Attempts	31	18
- Yards per Rush	4.61	3.72
Net Passing Yards	301	323
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	36 - 26 - 0	45 - 26 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	307	328
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/6	1/5
- Yards per Pass Play	8.14	7.02
Fumbles/Lost	1/0	1/0
3rd Down Conversions	5/11	10/16
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	10.0	8.5
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	10/70	7/55
Punt Returns/Yards	2/21	3/31
Kick Returns/Yards	3/57	2/42
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	3	4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	3/0	3/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 21	OWN 35
Time of Possession	34:18	25:42

Drive Charts

Buffalo Bills
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	4:56	OWN 24	8	76	Touchdown
1	5:47	2:02	OWN 16	3	-5	Punt
1	1:29	1:19	OWN 20	3	-6	Punt
2	13:10	5:50	OWN 20	11	46	Field Goal
2	2:51	2:51	OWN 20	8	58	Field Goal
3	13:46	4:06	OPP 44	8	44	Touchdown
3	6:20	3:36	OWN 20	7	80	Touchdown
4	14:44	2:44	OWN 4	5	15	Punt
4	10:51	1:45	OWN 6	3	8	Punt
4	6:49	4:38	OWN 17	7	44	Missed FG
4	0:53	0:53	OWN 32	5	29	Game

New England Patriots
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	10:04	4:17	OWN 20	11	80	Touchdown
1	3:45	2:16	OWN 47	5	23	Field Goal
1	0:10	2:00	OPP 38	6	31	Field Goal
2	7:20	4:29	OWN 20	11	80	Touchdown
3	15:00	1:14	OWN 20	3	-9	Punt
3	9:40	3:20	OWN 29	6	71	Touchdown
3	2:44	3:00	OWN 28	6	12	Punt
4	12:00	1:09	OWN 43	3	7	Punt
4	9:06	2:17	OWN 44	7	6	Punt
4	2:11	1:18	OWN 46	7	54	Touchdown

Game MVP: Don Majkowski, New England Patriots

Rushing Statistics

Buffalo	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Eddie George	21	125	5.95	16	5	1
Curtis Alexander	10	18	1.80	30	1	0

New England	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Robert Holcombe	12	41	3.42	10	1
Mike Alstott	3	7	2.33	3	0
Don Majkowski	2	17	8.50	11	1
Ed Toner	1	2	2.00	2	0

Passing Statistics

Buffalo	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Dave Schnell	36	26	307	1/6	2	29	0	116.3

New England	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Don Majkowski	45	26	328	1/5	4	34	0	110.2

Receiving Statistics

Buffalo	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Brian Finneran	8	10	122	15.25	36	29	2
WR Brett Perriman	4	9	31	7.75	9	14	0
WR Wayne Campbell	4	5	46	11.50	14	16	0
RB Curtis Alexander	3	3	13	4.33	0	6	0
TE Stephen Alexander	3	4	36	12.00	3	15	0
TE Ben Coates	1	1	22	22.00	0	22	0
WR Corey Bradford	1	2	10	10.00	0	10	0
RB Aaron Stecker	1	1	6	6.00	0	6	0
WR Wayne McGarity	1	1	21	21.00	11	21	0

New England	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
RB Robert Holcombe	8	11	70	8.75	37	18	2
WR Antonio Freeman	4	8	68	17.00	27	32	1
WR Eric Moulds	4	9	69	17.25	11	30	0
TE Wesley Walls	3	3	37	12.33	14	16	0
WR Ed McCaffrey	3	8	3	1.00	1	4	0
TE Jamie Asher	2	3	19	9.50	2	11	1
WR Eddie Vedder	1	2	34	34.00	33	34	0
FB Mike Alstott	1	1	28	28.00	28	28	0

Interception Statistics

Buffalo	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

New England	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Buffalo	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Wayne McGarity	1	1	0	0
John Heeter	0	0	1	0

New England	Fumb	Recov	Force
Robert Holcombe	1	0	0
Richmond Webb	0	1	0
Mike Alstott	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Buffalo	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Rick Tuten	4	177	44.3	36.5	50	0

New England	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Bryan Barker	4	187	46.8	41.5	56	3

Kicking Statistics

Buffalo	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
David Beckham	2/3	1/2	1/2	51	3/3

New England	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Cole Ford	2/2	1/1	0/0	47	4/4

Punt Return Statistics

Buffalo	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Wayne McGarity	2	21	10.5	0

New England	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Greg Myers	3	31	10.3	0

Kick Return Statistics

Buffalo	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Wayne McGarity	2	38	19.0	0
Corey Ivy	1	19	19.0	0

New England	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Robert Van Winkle	2	42	21.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Buffalo	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S John Heeter	5	2	0.0	18	46
OLB Robert Jones	4	1	1.0	17	43
S Zach Bronson	4	3	0.0	18	46
ILB Eric Hill	4	1	0.0	18	45
DE Robert Porcher	4	0	0.0	13	29
ILB Barry Minter	3	1	0.0	9	20
CB Phillippi Sparks	3	0	0.0	18	46
CB Carlton Gray	3	0	0.0	9	26
OLB Terry Killens	3	0	0.0	13	35
DT Bill Goldberg	2	1	0.0	8	24
DE Ren Hoek	2	0	0.0	4	17
S Kurt Schultz	1	0	0.0	2	7
DE Chidi Ahanotu	1	0	0.0	14	29
CB Jason Sehorn	1	0	0.0	17	45

New England	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Rodney Harrison	7	1	1.0	28	37
CB Robert Van Winkle	6	1	0.0	29	34
OLB Tucker Brock	6	1	0.0	23	19
S Je-rod Rozumek	6	0	0.0	30	33
CB Leonard Wheeler	5	1	0.0	17	26
CB Allen Rossum	4	2	0.0	29	35
DT John Randle	4	0	0.0	15	16
ILB Ted Johnson	3	3	0.0	31	36
S Greg Myers	3	1	0.0	13	17
OLB Nickolas Fox	3	1	0.0	14	11
DE Ben Karpinski	2	1	0.0	26	24
DT Reggie McGrew	2	0	0.0	7	9
CB Braden Wiggins	1	3	0.0	8	13
OLB Andy Katzenmoyer	1	1	0.0	8	18
DT Tony Siragusa	1	0	0.0	27	27
DE Shawn Sawyda	1	0	0.0	5	14

Pass Rush Statistics

Buffalo	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
OLB Robert Jones	1.0	0	6	43
DE Robert Porcher	0.0	1	0	29
DT John Thornton	0.0	0	2	22
DE Chidi Ahanotu	0.0	0	1	29

New England	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
S Rodney Harrison	1.0	0	0	0	37
DE Jeff Lageman	0.0	0	1	1	26

Pass Defense Statistics

Buffalo	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Phillippi Sparks	5	1	46
CB Carlton Gray	4	1	26
S Zach Bronson	4	0	46
ILB Eric Hill	3	0	45
OLB Terry Killens	2	2	35
ILB Barry Minter	2	0	20
S John Heeter	2	0	46
DT Bill Goldberg	1	0	24
OLB Robert Jones	1	0	43
S Kurt Schultz	1	0	7
CB Jason Sehorn	1	0	45

New England	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Robert Van Winkle	5	0	34
S Je-rod Rozumek	4	1	33
OLB Tucker Brock	4	0	19
CB Leonard Wheeler	3	1	26
S Rodney Harrison	3	0	37
ILB Ted Johnson	2	0	36
CB Allen Rossum	2	0	35
S Greg Myers	1	0	17
OLB Andy Katzenmoyer	1	0	18
CB Braden Wiggins	1	0	13

Blocking Statistics

Buffalo	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Bob Dahl	3	7	0	31	1	37
Brian Habib	2	7	0	31	0	35
Visanthe Hall	2	6	0	31	0	37
Walter Jones	2	5	1	31	0	37
Chris Gray	2	4	0	31	0	37
Stephen Alexander	1	2	0	30	0	37

New England	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Mo Collins	2	3	18	0	46
Mike Alstott	1	2	13	0	37
Damien Woody	1	2	18	0	46
Tony Mandarich	0	5	18	0	46
Tony Ramirez	0	3	18	0	46
Richmond Webb	0	1	18	1	46

Special Teams Tackles

Buffalo	Tackles	STPlays
Carlton Gray	3	17
Curtis Alexander	1	22
Ben Coates	1	7

New England	Tackles	STPlays
Wesley Walls	3	18
Ed McCaffrey	1	14
Mike Alstott	1	6

Participation

Buffalo	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Chris Gray	31	37	---	---	7	75
Walter Jones	31	37	---	---	7	75
Stephen Alexander	30	37	---	---	8	75
Dave Schnell	31	37	---	---	---	68
Bob Dahl	31	37	---	---	---	68
Visanthe Hall	31	37	---	---	---	68
Brian Habib	31	35	---	---	---	66
Phillippi Sparks	---	---	18	46	2	66
John Heeter	---	---	18	46	2	66
Zach Bronson	---	---	18	46	2	66
Jason Sehorn	---	---	17	45	3	65
Eric Hill	---	---	18	45	2	65
Robert Jones	---	---	17	43	2	62
Brian Finneran	22	33	---	---	---	55
Carlton Gray	---	---	9	26	17	52
Terry Killens	---	---	13	35	2	50
Curtis Alexander	10	15	---	---	22	47
Chidi Ahanotu	---	---	14	29	2	45
David LaFleur	14	12	---	---	19	45
Robert Porcher	---	---	13	29	2	44
Eddie George	21	21	---	---	2	44
Brett Perriman	23	19	---	---	---	42
Wayne Campbell	11	11	---	---	19	41
Barry Minter	---	---	9	20	7	36
John Thornton	---	---	10	22	3	35
Bill Goldberg	---	---	8	24	2	34
Corey Bradford	4	15	---	---	12	31
Wayne McGarity	4	4	---	---	19	27
Leon Bender	---	---	5	17	4	26
Ren Hoek	---	---	4	17	4	25
Aaron Stecker	11	7	---	---	7	25
Bob Joe	---	---	3	4	17	24
Ben Coates	5	11	---	---	7	23
Kurt Schultz	---	---	2	7	13	22
Corey Ivy	---	---	1	1	15	17
Rahim Abdullah	---	---	1	3	6	10
Chris Conrad	0	2	---	---	7	9
David Beckham	0	0	---	---	8	8
Rick Tuten	0	0	---	---	7	7
Eric Mahlum	0	0	---	---	7	7
Marshall Pleasant	0	0	---	---	7	7
Jeff Kelly	---	---	0	1	3	4
Jamie Martin	0	0	---	---	---	0
Jake Delhomme	0	0	---	---	---	0
Carl Powell	---	---	0	0	---	0
Rashard Cook	---	---	0	0	---	0

New England	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Robert Van Winkle	---	---	29	34	10	73
Ted Johnson	---	---	31	36	3	70
Robert Holcombe	16	42	---	---	12	70
Mo Collins	18	46	---	---	6	70
Rodney Harrison	---	---	28	37	4	69
Je-rod Rozumek	---	---	30	33	3	66
Allen Rossum	---	---	29	35	2	66
Don Majkowski	18	46	---	---	---	64
Tony Mandarich	18	46	---	---	---	64
Richmond Webb	18	46	---	---	---	64
Tony Ramirez	18	46	---	---	---	64
Damien Woody	18	46	---	---	---	64
Tucker Brock	---	---	23	19	21	63
Leonard Wheeler	---	---	17	26	19	62
Tony Siragusa	---	---	27	27	4	58
Mike Alstott	13	37	---	---	6	56
Ben Karpinski	---	---	26	24	2	52
Jeff Lageman	---	---	22	26	3	51
Eric Moulds	15	35	---	---	---	50
Greg Myers	---	---	13	17	20	50
Jamie Asher	17	28	---	---	4	49
Antonio Freeman	10	35	---	---	---	45
Ed McCaffrey	3	24	---	---	14	41
Wesley Walls	9	11	---	---	18	38
Braden Wiggins	---	---	8	13	15	36
John Randle	---	---	15	16	4	35
Andy Katzenmoyer	---	---	8	18	4	30
Ed Toner	2	4	---	---	22	28
Eddie Vedder	2	7	---	---	16	25
Damian Vaughn	3	6	---	---	16	25
Nickolas Fox	---	---	14	11	---	25
Paul Spicer	---	---	9	11	4	24
Shawn Sawyda	---	---	5	14	1	20
Reggie McGrew	---	---	7	9	---	16
Cole Ford	0	0	---	---	9	9
Butch Rolle	0	0	---	---	6	6
Filmel Cowlings	0	0	---	---	6	6
Cameron Spikes	0	0	---	---	6	6
Avery Davidson	0	0	---	---	6	6
Bryan Barker	0	0	---	---	4	4
Balthazar Getty	---	---	0	1	3	4
Mike Cherry	0	0	---	---	2	2
Evan Toomer	0	1	---	---	---	1
Trot Nixon	0	0	---	---	---	0
Daquan Peterman	0	0	---	---	---	0
Desmond Grasso	---	---	0	0	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	13	79	6.1
Middle	9	27	3.0
Right	9	37	4.1
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	0	0	0.0
Middle	14	45	3.2
Right	4	22	5.5
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Buffalo	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Dave Schnell	36	26	4	0	7	2	1	1	0

New England	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Don Majkowski	45	26	4	1	4	4	9	0	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	1	0	0	0.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	16	14	115	7.2
Medium (9-18 Yds)	15	11	170	11.3
Long (19+ Yds)	4	1	22	5.5

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	8	4	31	3.9
Short (0-8 Yds)	17	14	171	10.1
Medium (9-18 Yds)	15	7	96	6.4
Long (19+ Yds)	5	1	30	6.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Buffalo	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Brian Finneran	10	8	2	122	2	33
WR Brett Perriman	9	4	3	31	0	19
WR Wayne Campbell	5	4	1	46	0	11
TE Stephen Alexander	4	3	0	36	0	37
RB Curtis Alexander	3	3	0	13	0	15
WR Corey Bradford	2	1	1	10	0	15
TE Ben Coates	1	1	0	22	1	11
RB Aaron Stecker	1	1	0	6	0	7
WR Wayne McGarity	1	1	0	21	1	4

New England	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
RB Robert Holcombe	11	8	0	70	0	42
WR Eric Moulds	9	4	2	69	1	35
WR Ed McCaffrey	8	3	0	3	0	24
WR Antonio Freeman	8	4	2	68	1	35
TE Wesley Walls	3	3	0	37	0	11
TE Jamie Asher	3	2	0	19	0	28
WR Eddie Vedder	2	1	0	34	1	7
FB Mike Alstott	1	1	0	28	1	37

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Buffalo	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Eddie George	2	4	2.00	5.95
Curtis Alexander	2	-5	-2.50	1.80

New England	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Don Majkowski	1	6	6.00	8.50

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Buffalo	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Dave Schnell	2	2	11	5.50	8.53

New England	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Don Majkowski	8	3	29	3.63	7.29

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Buffalo	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Brett Perriman	1	1	9	9.00	3.44
WR Brian Finneran	1	1	2	2.00	12.20

New England	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
RB Robert Holcombe	3	2	21	7.00	6.36
WR Ed McCaffrey	1	0	0	0.00	0.38
WR Eddie Vedder	1	0	0	0.00	17.00
TE Jamie Asher	1	1	8	8.00	6.33
WR Antonio Freeman	1	0	0	0.00	8.50
WR Eric Moulds	1	0	0	0.00	7.67

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Buffalo	Rushes	Conversions

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

Third Down Passing Statistics

Buffalo	Att	Comp	Conversions
Dave Schnell	11	7	5

New England	Att	Comp	Conversions
Don Majkowski	13	9	8

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Buffalo	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Brett Perriman	3	0	0
TE Stephen Alexander	3	3	2
WR Wayne Campbell	1	0	0
RB Curtis Alexander	1	1	1
WR Corey Bradford	1	1	1
RB Aaron Stecker	1	1	0
WR Wayne McGarity	1	1	1

New England	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Ed McCaffrey	3	1	0
RB Robert Holcombe	3	3	3
TE Wesley Walls	2	2	2
WR Antonio Freeman	2	2	2
WR Eric Moulds	2	0	0
WR Eddie Vedder	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 60,700 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 18,800 (21,400)
End Zone 13,000 (15,400)
Mezzanine 7,700 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 11,600 (13,600)
Club Seats 6,500 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 3,100 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	60,700 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	18,800 (21,400)
End Zone	13,000 (15,400)
Mezzanine	7,700 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	11,600 (13,600)
Club Seats	6,500 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	3,100 (3,300)