Week 11, 1999

played in Buffalo, NY

44 degrees, fair, 2 mph wind

New England Patriots	10	0	9	11	-	30
Buffalo Bills	7	6	0	14	-	27

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:47 NED - Eric Moulds 49 pass from Don Majkowski (Cole Ford extra point)
1Q: 04:19 BUF - Curtis Alexander 13 run (David Beckham extra point)
1Q: 02:08 NED - Cole Ford 55 field goal
2Q: 13:58 BUF - David Beckham 21 field goal
2Q: 06:51 BUF - David Beckham 34 field goal
3Q: 05:23 NED - Craig Yeast 12 pass from Don Majkowski (Cole Ford extra point)
3Q: 02:43 NED - Safety: Reggie McGrew tackled receiver in end zone
4Q: 09:50 NED - Cole Ford 40 field goal
4Q: 06:11 BUF - Brian Finneran 8 pass from Dave Schnell (David Beckham extra point)
4Q: 01:06 BUF - Aaron Stecker 5 run (David Beckham extra point)
4Q: 00:12 NED - Robert Holcombe 16 pass from Don Majkowski (Abraham Marschalk run for conversion)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:47 NED - Eric Moulds 49 pass from Don Majkowski (Cole Ford extra point)
1Q: 04:19 BUF - Curtis Alexander 13 run (David Beckham extra point)
1Q: 02:08 NED - Cole Ford 55 field goal
2Q: 13:58 BUF - David Beckham 21 field goal
2Q: 06:51 BUF - David Beckham 34 field goal
3Q: 05:23 NED - Craig Yeast 12 pass from Don Majkowski (Cole Ford extra point)
3Q: 02:43 NED - Safety: Reggie McGrew tackled receiver in end zone
4Q: 09:50 NED - Cole Ford 40 field goal
4Q: 06:11 BUF - Brian Finneran 8 pass from Dave Schnell (David Beckham extra point)
4Q: 01:06 BUF - Aaron Stecker 5 run (David Beckham extra point)
4Q: 00:12 NED - Robert Holcombe 16 pass from Don Majkowski (Abraham Marschalk run for conversion)

Team Statistics NED BUF
Record 5-5 7-3
First Downs 17 30
- by Rushing 4 10
- by Passing 12 18
- by Penalty 1 2
Total Net Yards 396 593
- Offensive Plays 57 73
- Yards per Play 6.95 8.12
Net Rushing Yards 79 165
- Rushing Attempts 23 30
- Yards per Rush 3.43 5.50
Net Passing Yards 317 428
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 32 - 21 - 0 42 - 31 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 332 431
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2/15 1/3
- Yards per Pass Play 9.32 9.95
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 2/1
3rd Down Conversions 3/13 6/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 5.6 6.8
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 2/10 6/63
Punt Returns/Yards 1/8 2/19
Kick Returns/Yards 5/131 2/33
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 0/0
2pt Conversions 1/1 0/0
Red Zone Visits 2 5
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/0 3/2
Avg. Drive Start OWN 26 OWN 21
Time of Possession 25:00 35:00

Team Statistics	NED	BUF
Record	5-5	7-3
First Downs	17	30
- by Rushing	4	10
- by Passing	12	18
- by Penalty	1	2
Total Net Yards	396	593
- Offensive Plays	57	73
- Yards per Play	6.95	8.12
Net Rushing Yards	79	165
- Rushing Attempts	23	30
- Yards per Rush	3.43	5.50
Net Passing Yards	317	428
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	32 - 21 - 0	42 - 31 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	332	431
- Sacks/Yards Lost	2/15	1/3
- Yards per Pass Play	9.32	9.95
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	2/1
3rd Down Conversions	3/13	6/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	5.6	6.8
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	2/10	6/63
Punt Returns/Yards	1/8	2/19
Kick Returns/Yards	5/131	2/33
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	0/0
2pt Conversions	1/1	0/0
Red Zone Visits	2	5
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/0	3/2
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 26	OWN 21
Time of Possession	25:00	35:00

Drive Charts

New England Patriots
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	1:35	OWN 20	3	3	Punt
1	11:21	1:50	OWN 20	4	80	Touchdown
1	4:10	2:07	OWN 46	4	16	Field Goal
2	13:53	1:23	OWN 32	3	2	Punt
2	6:43	2:10	OWN 18	3	9	Punt
2	1:58	1:46	OWN 15	7	50	Missed FG
3	9:34	4:19	OWN 20	8	80	Touchdown
3	3:48	1:05	OPP 44	3	1	Punt
3	2:37	1:56	OWN 31	3	2	Punt
4	13:35	3:50	OWN 10	8	67	Field Goal
4	6:00	3:17	OWN 20	5	38	Punt
4	0:58	0:53	OWN 34	6	66	Touchdown

Buffalo Bills
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	13:25	2:04	OWN 37	5	19	Punt
1	9:31	5:21	OWN 11	9	89	Touchdown
1	2:03	3:10	OWN 29	7	67	Field Goal
2	12:30	5:47	OWN 7	10	76	Field Goal
2	4:33	2:35	OWN 27	6	58	Fumble
2	0:12	0:12	OWN 42	2	14	Half
3	15:00	5:26	OWN 20	10	44	Punt
3	5:15	1:27	OWN 20	3	1	Punt
3	2:43	0:06	OWN 3	1	-3	Safety
3	0:41	2:06	OWN 20	6	33	Punt
4	9:45	3:45	OWN 20	7	80	Touchdown
4	2:43	1:45	OWN 20	6	80	Touchdown
4	0:05	0:05	OWN 20	1	0	Game

Game MVP: Don Majkowski, New England Patriots

Rushing Statistics

New England	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Robert Holcombe	14	46	3.29	12	1
Mike Alstott	4	22	5.50	12	1
Abraham Marschalk	4	10	2.50	6	0
Don Majkowski	1	1	1.00	1	0

Buffalo	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Eddie George	18	72	4.00	12	2	0
Curtis Alexander	10	85	8.50	22	3	1
Aaron Stecker	2	8	4.00	5	0	1

Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Don Majkowski	32	21	332	2/15	3	49	0	131.2

Buffalo	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Dave Schnell	42	31	431	1/3	1	54	0	114.3

Receiving Statistics

New England	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Eric Moulds	7	7	110	15.71	43	49	1
RB Robert Holcombe	7	10	101	14.43	84	46	1
FB Mike Alstott	4	4	66	16.50	59	30	0
TE Wesley Walls	1	2	37	37.00	32	37	0
RB Abraham Marschalk	1	1	6	6.00	0	6	0
WR Craig Yeast	1	2	12	12.00	0	12	1
WR Eddie Vedder	0	4	0	0.00	0	0	0
WR Evan Toomer	0	2	0	0.00	0	0	0

Buffalo	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Brian Finneran	10	12	99	9.90	27	21	1
WR Brett Perriman	7	9	148	21.14	74	54	0
TE Stephen Alexander	7	12	125	17.86	55	42	0
WR Wayne Campbell	3	3	29	9.67	2	14	0
TE Ben Coates	2	2	23	11.50	5	20	0
RB Eddie George	1	1	-3	-3.00	0	-3	0
TE Dan Campbell	1	1	10	10.00	0	10	0
WR Corey Bradford	0	2	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

New England	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Buffalo	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

New England	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Rodney Harrison	0	1	0	0
Tony Siragusa	0	0	2	0

Buffalo	Fumb	Recov
Dave Schnell	1	0
Eddie George	1	0
David LaFleur	0	1

Punting Statistics

New England	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Bryan Barker	6	313	52.2	42.3	67	3

Buffalo	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Rick Tuten	4	148	37.0	25.0	44	1

Kicking Statistics

New England	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Cole Ford	2/3	2/3	1/2	55	2/2

Buffalo	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
David Beckham	2/2	0/0	0/0	34	3/3

Punt Return Statistics

New England	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Eric Moulds	1	8	8.0	0

Buffalo	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Brian Finneran	2	19	9.5	0

Kick Return Statistics

New England	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Eric Moulds	5	131	26.2	0

Buffalo	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Corey Ivy	2	33	16.5	0

Defensive Statistics

New England	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Je-rod Rozumek	12	0	0.0	30	43
S Rodney Harrison	8	1	0.0	30	43
DT Tony Siragusa	5	1	1.0	25	34
CB Leonard Wheeler	5	1	0.0	14	21
CB James Becker	4	2	0.0	29	39
CB Allen Rossum	4	1	0.0	26	39
OLB Hannibal Navies	4	1	0.0	7	11
OLB Tucker Brock	4	1	0.0	21	27
DT John Randle	3	0	0.0	16	17
CB Braden Wiggins	2	1	0.0	19	31
DT Reggie McGrew	2	0	0.0	8	17
OLB Andy Katzenmoyer	2	0	0.0	30	42
DE Shawn Sawyda	1	2	0.0	24	35
DE Jeff Lageman	1	1	0.0	23	29
S Greg Myers	1	0	0.0	3	3
OLB Nickolas Fox	1	0	0.0	3	4
DE Paul Spicer	0	1	0.0	13	22

Buffalo	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Eric Hill	10	3	0.0	23	34
CB Phillippi Sparks	6	1	0.0	23	34
OLB Terry Killens	5	0	0.0	14	17
CB Jason Sehorn	4	1	0.0	23	31
S Zach Bronson	4	0	0.0	22	34
DE Robert Porcher	3	1	0.5	18	20
ILB Barry Minter	3	0	0.0	11	6
DE Ren Hoek	2	0	0.0	15	29
CB Carlton Gray	2	0	0.0	12	28
OLB Robert Jones	1	0	1.0	21	29
DT John Thornton	1	1	0.5	16	26
S John Heeter	1	3	0.0	23	34
OLB Bob Joe	1	0	0.0	6	8
CB Corey Ivy	0	1	0.0	0	3

Pass Rush Statistics

New England	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
DT Tony Siragusa	1.0	1	1	34
DE Shawn Sawyda	0.0	1	0	35
DE Paul Spicer	0.0	0	1	22

Buffalo	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Robert Jones	1.0	0	1	29
DE Robert Porcher	0.5	3	0	20
DT John Thornton	0.5	1	0	26
DE Ren Hoek	0.0	1	0	29

Pass Defense Statistics

New England	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
S Je-rod Rozumek	11	0	43
CB Allen Rossum	4	0	39
S Rodney Harrison	3	0	43
OLB Hannibal Navies	3	0	11
CB Leonard Wheeler	2	1	21
DT John Randle	2	0	17
OLB Tucker Brock	2	0	27
OLB Andy Katzenmoyer	1	1	42
OLB Nickolas Fox	1	0	4
DT Reggie McGrew	1	0	17
CB Braden Wiggins	1	0	31

Buffalo	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
ILB Eric Hill	5	0	34
CB Jason Sehorn	4	2	31
CB Carlton Gray	3	0	28
S Zach Bronson	3	0	34
CB Phillippi Sparks	2	1	34
ILB Barry Minter	2	0	6
OLB Terry Killens	2	0	17
S John Heeter	0	1	34

Blocking Statistics

New England	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Tony Mandarich	4	7	1	23	0	34
Damien Woody	1	5	0	23	0	34
Richmond Webb	1	4	1	23	0	34
Jamie Asher	1	1	0	17	0	22
Mo Collins	0	2	0	23	2	34
Mike Alstott	0	2	0	19	0	27
Tony Ramirez	0	1	0	23	0	34

Buffalo	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Walter Jones	5	8	30	0	43
Chris Conrad	4	4	30	1	43
Eric Mahlum	3	3	12	0	22
Visanthe Hall	2	6	30	0	43
Brian Habib	1	2	11	0	13
Chris Gray	0	3	30	0	43
Jerome Daniels	0	2	7	0	8
Stephen Alexander	0	2	24	0	39

Special Teams Tackles

New England	Tackles	STPlays
Rodney Harrison	3	15
Ed McCaffrey	1	16

Buffalo	Tackles	STPlays
Wayne Campbell	4	18
Corey Bradford	1	22
Brian Finneran	1	20

Participation

New England	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Rodney Harrison	---	---	30	43	15	88
James Becker	---	---	29	39	16	84
Andy Katzenmoyer	---	---	30	42	10	82
Je-rod Rozumek	---	---	30	43	2	75
Allen Rossum	---	---	26	39	2	67
Tony Mandarich	23	34	---	---	9	66
Tony Siragusa	---	---	25	34	2	61
Shawn Sawyda	---	---	24	35	2	61
Braden Wiggins	---	---	19	31	11	61
Eric Moulds	17	31	---	---	11	59
Robert Holcombe	19	29	---	---	11	59
Don Majkowski	23	34	---	---	---	57
Richmond Webb	23	34	---	---	---	57
Tony Ramirez	23	34	---	---	---	57
Mo Collins	23	34	---	---	---	57
Damien Woody	23	34	---	---	---	57
Jeff Lageman	---	---	23	29	2	54
Mike Alstott	19	27	---	---	7	53
Tucker Brock	---	---	21	27	1	49
Leonard Wheeler	---	---	14	21	13	48
Jamie Asher	17	22	---	---	4	43
Paul Spicer	---	---	13	22	5	40
Balthazar Getty	---	---	9	16	14	39
John Randle	---	---	16	17	1	34
Wesley Walls	11	14	---	---	8	33
Eddie Vedder	13	15	---	---	1	29
Evan Toomer	7	15	---	---	7	29
Reggie McGrew	---	---	8	17	4	29
Craig Yeast	4	7	---	---	16	27
Nick Luchey	0	4	---	---	22	26
Damian Vaughn	3	0	---	---	22	25
Greg Myers	---	---	3	3	13	19
Ed McCaffrey	1	1	---	---	16	18
Hannibal Navies	---	---	7	11	---	18
Nickolas Fox	---	---	3	4	7	14
Butch Rolle	0	0	---	---	9	9
Filmel Cowlings	0	0	---	---	9	9
Cole Ford	0	0	---	---	9	9
Daquan Peterman	0	0	---	---	9	9
Abraham Marschalk	4	5	---	---	---	9
Cameron Spikes	0	0	---	---	9	9
Bryan Barker	0	0	---	---	6	6
Mike Cherry	0	0	---	---	3	3
Ed Toner	0	0	---	---	---	0
Trot Nixon	0	0	---	---	---	0
Avery Davidson	0	0	---	---	---	0

Buffalo	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Chris Gray	30	43	---	---	6	79
Dave Schnell	30	43	---	---	---	73
Visanthe Hall	30	43	---	---	---	73
Walter Jones	30	43	---	---	---	73
Chris Conrad	30	43	---	---	---	73
Brian Finneran	18	33	---	---	20	71
Stephen Alexander	24	39	---	---	6	69
Phillippi Sparks	---	---	23	34	3	60
John Heeter	---	---	23	34	3	60
Eric Hill	---	---	23	34	3	60
Zach Bronson	---	---	22	34	3	59
Jason Sehorn	---	---	23	31	3	57
Robert Jones	---	---	21	29	3	53
Brett Perriman	22	29	---	---	1	52
Wayne Campbell	17	16	---	---	18	51
Carlton Gray	---	---	12	28	10	50
David LaFleur	14	21	---	---	13	48
Ren Hoek	---	---	15	29	3	47
John Thornton	---	---	16	26	5	47
Curtis Alexander	10	13	---	---	23	46
Eddie George	18	26	---	---	1	45
Robert Porcher	---	---	18	20	5	43
Corey Bradford	10	11	---	---	22	43
Eric Mahlum	12	22	---	---	6	40
Ben Coates	10	15	---	---	7	32
Bob Joe	---	---	6	8	18	32
Terry Killens	---	---	14	17	1	32
Barry Minter	---	---	11	6	13	30
Kurt Schultz	---	---	3	9	16	28
Corey Ivy	---	---	0	3	24	27
Carl Powell	---	---	5	14	6	25
Brian Habib	11	13	---	---	---	24
Dan Campbell	1	3	---	---	19	23
Aaron Stecker	6	9	---	---	6	21
Bill Goldberg	---	---	8	8	2	18
Jerome Daniels	7	8	---	---	---	15
Chidi Ahanotu	---	---	8	5	---	13
David Beckham	0	0	---	---	9	9
Ross Hoffman	---	---	2	5	---	7
Rick Tuten	0	0	---	---	6	6
Ian Beckles	0	0	---	---	6	6
Marshall Pleasant	0	0	---	---	6	6
Reggie Nelson	0	0	---	---	6	6
Rahim Abdullah	---	---	0	0	6	6
Jamie Martin	0	0	---	---	---	0
Jake Delhomme	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	3	7	2.3
Middle	5	14	2.8
Right	15	58	3.9
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	15	61	4.1
Middle	6	23	3.8
Right	9	81	9.0
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Don Majkowski	32	21	6	1	1	4	5	1	0

Buffalo	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Dave Schnell	42	31	8	2	3	2	2	0	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	10	7	131	13.1
Short (0-8 Yds)	14	9	99	7.1
Medium (9-18 Yds)	6	4	53	8.8
Long (19+ Yds)	2	1	49	24.5

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	2	2	17	8.5
Short (0-8 Yds)	22	14	128	5.8
Medium (9-18 Yds)	17	15	286	16.8
Long (19+ Yds)	1	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

New England	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
RB Robert Holcombe	10	7	1	101	2	29
WR Eric Moulds	7	7	0	110	1	31
WR Eddie Vedder	4	0	0	0	0	15
FB Mike Alstott	4	4	0	66	2	27
TE Wesley Walls	2	1	0	37	1	14
WR Evan Toomer	2	0	0	0	0	15
WR Craig Yeast	2	1	0	12	0	7
RB Abraham Marschalk	1	1	0	6	0	5

Buffalo	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
TE Stephen Alexander	12	7	1	125	2	39
WR Brian Finneran	12	10	0	99	2	33
WR Brett Perriman	9	7	0	148	3	29
WR Wayne Campbell	3	3	0	29	0	16
TE Ben Coates	2	2	0	23	1	15
WR Corey Bradford	2	0	2	0	0	11
RB Eddie George	1	1	0	-3	0	26
TE Dan Campbell	1	1	0	10	0	3

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

New England	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Mike Alstott	1	2	2.00	5.50
Robert Holcombe	1	-2	-2.00	3.29

Buffalo	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Eddie George	5	11	2.20	4.00
Curtis Alexander	1	13	13.00	8.50
Aaron Stecker	1	5	5.00	4.00

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Don Majkowski	3	3	34	11.33	10.38

Buffalo	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Dave Schnell	6	4	21	3.50	10.26

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

New England	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
RB Robert Holcombe	2	2	22	11.00	10.10
WR Craig Yeast	1	1	12	12.00	6.00

Buffalo	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Stephen Alexander	3	1	5	1.67	10.42
WR Brian Finneran	3	3	16	5.33	8.25

Third Down Rushing Statistics

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

Buffalo	Rushes	Conversions
Aaron Stecker	2	2
Curtis Alexander	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Comp	Conversions
Don Majkowski	9	3	1

Buffalo	Att	Comp	Conversions
Dave Schnell	9	5	4

Third Down Receiving Statistics

New England	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Eddie Vedder	3	0	0
WR Evan Toomer	2	0	0
TE Wesley Walls	1	1	1
FB Mike Alstott	1	1	0
WR Eric Moulds	1	1	0
RB Robert Holcombe	1	0	0

Buffalo	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Brian Finneran	3	2	2
TE Stephen Alexander	2	1	1
WR Brett Perriman	1	0	0
TE Ben Coates	1	1	1
WR Corey Bradford	1	0	0
TE Dan Campbell	1	1	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 67,000 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 19,400 (21,400)
End Zone 14,900 (15,400)
Mezzanine 8,600 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 13,400 (13,600)
Club Seats 7,400 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 3,300 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	67,000 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	19,400 (21,400)
End Zone	14,900 (15,400)
Mezzanine	8,600 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	13,400 (13,600)
Club Seats	7,400 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	3,300 (3,300)