Week 15, 2001

played in Buffalo, NY

42 degrees, fair, 9 mph wind

New England Patriots1714010-41
Buffalo Bills3770-17

Scoring Summary
1Q: 12:07 BUF - David Beckham 33 field goal
1Q: 10:23 NED - Eric Moulds 69 pass from Don Majkowski (Cole Ford extra point)
1Q: 05:57 NED - Don Majkowski 8 run (Cole Ford extra point)
1Q: 01:05 NED - Cole Ford 41 field goal
2Q: 09:41 BUF - Zach Bronson 77 fumble return (David Beckham extra point)
2Q: 05:15 NED - Shaun Alexander 19 pass from Don Majkowski (Cole Ford extra point)
2Q: 04:05 NED - Eric Moulds 4 pass from Don Majkowski (Cole Ford extra point)
3Q: 04:45 BUF - T.J. Housmandzadeh 16 pass from Tee Martin (David Beckham extra point)
4Q: 09:34 NED - Jamie Asher 6 pass from Don Majkowski (Cole Ford extra point)
4Q: 07:11 NED - Cole Ford 36 field goal

Team StatisticsNEDBUF
Record7-76-8
First Downs2112
- by Rushing102
- by Passing119
- by Penalty01
Total Net Yards495221
- Offensive Plays6463
- Yards per Play7.733.51
Net Rushing Yards20551
- Rushing Attempts3011
- Yards per Rush6.834.64
Net Passing Yards290170
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt32 - 22 - 247 - 28 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards295196
- Sacks/Yards Lost2/55/26
- Yards per Pass Play8.533.27
Fumbles/Lost2/21/1
3rd Down Conversions5/125/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down7.68.1
4th Down Conversions0/00/2
Penalties/Yards5/352/15
Punt Returns/Yards5/680/0
Kick Returns/Yards2/354/92
Interception Ret./Yards2/232/20
2pt Conversions0/00/0
Red Zone Visits62
- Red Zone TDs/FGs4/21/1
Avg. Drive StartOWN 37OWN 32
Time of Possession31:3828:22

Drive Charts

New England Patriots
QuarBeganPossFromPlaysYardsResult
115:001:12OWN 321-10Interception
112:021:55OWN 20480Touchdown
18:152:31OWN 25575Touchdown
13:432:46OWN 40436Field Goal
212:102:39OWN 35542Fumble
29:311:45OWN 20535Interception
26:531:46OWN 39461Touchdown
24:490:55OPP 20320Touchdown
20:430:43OWN 20521Punt
312:391:23OWN 2433Punt
38:521:36OWN 3131Punt
34:367:00OWN 241138Punt
411:171:51OWN 43557Touchdown
48:451:42OPP 2334Field Goal
43:221:15OWN 4932Punt
Buffalo Bills
QuarBeganPossFromPlaysYardsResult
113:481:46OPP 1630Field Goal
110:071:52OWN 2836Punt
15:442:01OWN 293-4Punt
10:573:47OWN 20957Interception
27:460:53OWN 2936Punt
25:070:18OWN 2020Interception
23:543:11OWN 20617Punt
315:002:21OWN 2939Punt
311:162:24OWN 37732Fumble
37:161:50OWN 353-1Punt
35:260:50OPP 22222Touchdown
412:361:19OWN 2035Punt
49:260:41OWN 2043Downs
47:033:41OWN 33718Downs
42:072:07OWN 2541Game

Game MVP: Don Majkowski, New England Patriots

Rushing Statistics

New EnglandAttYardsAvgLG10+TD
Shaun Alexander1313810.623640
Robert Holcombe11302.73700
Don Majkowski33010.001411
Brad Hoover372.33700
BuffaloAttYardsAvgLG10+TD
Curtis Alexander8475.882520
Eddie George341.33200

Passing Statistics

New EnglandAttCompYardsSk/YdTDLGIntRate
Don Majkowski32222952/54692111.3
BuffaloAttCompYardsSk/YdTDLGIntRate
Tee Martin40231473/17116252.8
Trent Dilfer75492/9016090.8

Receiving Statistics

New EnglandCatchTargYardsAvgYACLGTD
WR Eric Moulds5613426.8078692
RB Robert Holcombe567314.6058350
TE Jamie Asher344314.3316201
WR Antonio Freeman37155.000100
FB Brad Hoover3493.00060
TE Damian Vaughn2421.00030
RB Shaun Alexander111919.0011191
BuffaloCatchTargYardsAvgYACLGTD
WR Brian Finneran715344.864120
WR Joey Galloway69549.004130
WR T.J. Housmandzadeh57418.2018161
TE Stephen Alexander353511.672150
RB Curtis Alexander2263.00060
WR Wayne McGarity24168.001120
RB Eddie George1122.00520
TE Mark Campbell1144.00040
WR Todd Pinkston1344.00040

Interception Statistics

New EnglandIntsYardsAvgTD
DT Sam Adams11212.000
CB James Becker11111.000
BuffaloIntsYardsAvgTD
OLB Jamir Miller199.000
CB Jason Sehorn11111.000

Fumble Statistics

New EnglandFumbRecovForceTD
Jamie Asher1000
Eric Moulds1000
Richard Seymour0100
Leonardo Winters0010
BuffaloFumbRecovForceTD
Tee Martin1000
Rahim Abdullah0110
Zach Bronson0101
John Heeter0010

Punting Statistics

New EnglandPuntYardsAvgNetLGIn20
Bryan Barker518637.233.2471
BuffaloPuntYardsAvgNetLGIn20
Joe Prokop732746.737.0554

Kicking Statistics

New EnglandFGs40+Yd50+YdLGPAT
Cole Ford2/21/10/0415/5
BuffaloFGs40+Yd50+YdLGPAT
David Beckham1/10/00/0332/2

Punt Return Statistics

New EnglandRetYardsAvgTD
Eric Moulds56813.60
BuffaloRetYardsAvgTD

Kick Return Statistics

New EnglandRetYardsAvgTD
Eric Moulds23517.50
BuffaloRetYardsAvgTD
T.J. Housmandzadeh49223.00

Defensive Statistics

New EnglandTackAsstSackRPlayPPlay
OLB Ted Johnson800.01042
CB Cornell Haynes Jr.540.01152
S Brian Dawkins510.01152
S Todd Franz420.0528
DE Erik Flowers302.0933
S Rodney Harrison311.01152
ILB Greg Biekert300.048
OLB Tucker Brock201.0320
ILB Leonardo Winters201.0528
ILB Desmond Grasso200.048
CB James Becker200.01152
CB Bryant Westbrook130.0744
WR Antonio Freeman10---------
DT Reggie McGrew100.0635
OLB Andy Katzenmoyer100.0516
WR Muneer Moore10---------
OLB Orlando Huff100.0114
DT Sam Adams010.01149
BuffaloTackAsstSackRPlayPPlay
ILB Eric Hill820.02933
S John Heeter530.02531
S Zach Bronson510.02333
OLB Robert Jones431.02533
ILB Barry Minter420.01413
CB Phillippi Sparks320.02633
CB Robert Bean310.01623
S Darren Perry230.0119
DT Bill Goldberg210.01312
CB Jason Sehorn210.02729
DT John Thornton210.01822
ILB Rahim Abdullah210.031
DE Carl Powell101.0713
DE Chidi Ahanotu110.0156
OLB Jamir Miller110.01516
DE Darren Howard110.02031
RB Eddie George10---------
OLB Vernon Crawford100.01211
WR Wayne McGarity10---------
ILB Phil Glover100.062
DE Jamal Duff010.01818
CB Rashard Cook010.075

Pass Rush Statistics

New EnglandSackBlockHurryKnockPPlay
DE Erik Flowers2.011033
OLB Tucker Brock1.001020
ILB Leonardo Winters1.001028
S Rodney Harrison1.000052
DT Reggie McGrew0.010035
DE Ben Karpinski0.001016
DT Sam Adams0.001049
BuffaloSackBlockHurryKnockPPlay
OLB Robert Jones1.000033
DE Carl Powell1.000013
ILB Phil Glover0.00102
DE Darren Howard0.001031

Pass Defense Statistics

New EnglandCaughtDefnsdIntrcpPPlay
OLB Ted Johnson60042
CB Cornell Haynes Jr.51052
CB James Becker31152
S Brian Dawkins31052
S Todd Franz30028
S Rodney Harrison11052
ILB Greg Biekert1008
CB Bryant Westbrook10044
ILB Desmond Grasso1008
OLB Andy Katzenmoyer10016
OLB Tucker Brock10020
ILB Leonardo Winters10028
OLB Orlando Huff10014
DT Sam Adams00149
BuffaloCaughtDefnsdIntrcpPPlay
S John Heeter40031
ILB Eric Hill31033
ILB Barry Minter30013
S Zach Bronson30033
CB Robert Bean20023
OLB Jamir Miller11116
OLB Robert Jones11033
CB Jason Sehorn10129
CB Phillippi Sparks10033
S Darren Perry1009
OLB Vernon Crawford10011
ILB Rahim Abdullah1001

Blocking Statistics

New EnglandKeyBlBlOppPancRPlySckAPPly
Damien Woody34027034
Matt Light26027134
Brad Hoover24020022
Kelvin Garmon23030034
John St. Clair23028034
Mo Collins14028134
Aidan Summers020300
Greg Randall010300
BuffaloKeyBlBlOppPancRPlySckAPPly
Reggie Nelson14011050
Stephen Alexander11010026
Antonio Stofa03011149
Chris Conrad01011245
Matt Lehr01011148
Chris Gray01011050
Flozell Adkins000019

Special Teams Tackles

New EnglandTacklesSTPlays
Shaun Alexander122
Charles Davenport119
Robert Holcombe119
Muneer Moore115
BuffaloTacklesSTPlays
Rahim Abdullah411
Todd Pinkston320

Participation

New EnglandRPlyOffPPlyOffRPlyDefPPlyDefSTPlyTotal Plays
Bryant Westbrook------7442778
James Becker------11521477
Cornell Haynes Jr.------11521376
Mo Collins2834------769
Sam Adams------1149868
Rodney Harrison------1152568
Don Majkowski3034---------64
Brian Dawkins------1152164
Kelvin Garmon3034---------64
Eric Moulds2329------1163
John St. Clair2834---------62
Damien Woody2734---------61
Matt Light2734---------61
Shaun Alexander1618------2256
Damian Vaughn2016------1955
Ted Johnson------1042254
Jamie Asher2624------151
Robert Holcombe1416------1949
Reggie McGrew------635849
Brad Hoover2022------345
Erik Flowers------933143
Antonio Freeman1626---------42
Leonardo Winters------528740
Andy Katzenmoyer------5161738
Todd Franz------528---33
Muneer Moore69------1530
Richard Seymour------623---29
Tucker Brock------320---23
Erron Kinney30------1922
Charles Davenport10------1920
Ben Karpinski------116---17
Orlando Huff------114116
Evan Toomer510---------15
Greg Biekert------48113
Desmond Grasso------48113
Hannibal Navies------001111
Leon Searcy30------710
Cole Ford00------1010
Greg Randall30------710
Steve Scifres10------78
Johnny Minevich00------77
Bryan Barker00------55
Aidan Summers30---------3
Kevin Daft00------22
Edgar Bennett00---------0
Trot Nixon00---------0
BuffaloRPlyOffPPlyOffRPlyDefPPlyDefSTPlyTotal Plays
Chris Gray1150------869
Antonio Stofa1149------868
Curtis Alexander834------2466
T.J. Housmandzadeh643------1665
Eric Hill------2933264
Chris Conrad1145------864
Robert Jones------2533361
Reggie Nelson1150---------61
Phillippi Sparks------2633160
Joey Galloway1041------960
Jason Sehorn------2729359
Matt Lehr1148---------59
John Heeter------2531258
Zach Bronson------2333258
Darren Howard------2031758
Tee Martin1143------155
Jamir Miller------15162253
Robert Bean------16231251
Brian Finneran937------147
John Thornton------1822343
Stephen Alexander1026------642
Wayne McGarity321------1640
Todd Pinkston117------2038
Jamal Duff------1818137
Darren Perry------1191333
Barry Minter------1413532
Bill Goldberg------1312328
David Sloan07------2027
Rashard Cook------751224
Chidi Ahanotu------156223
Vernon Crawford------1211---23
Mark Campbell513------523
Eric Johnson09------1423
Carl Powell------713---20
Flozell Adkins09------817
Eddie George312------116
Phil Glover------62816
Rahim Abdullah------311115
Trent Dilfer09---------9
Albert Fix00------88
Joe Prokop00------77
Brian Habib07---------7
David Beckham00------55
Kevin Sargent02---------2
Dave Schnell00---------0
Aaron Stecker00---------0

Directional Rushing Statistics

DistanceAttYardsAvg
Left77610.9
Middle191186.2
Right4112.8
None000.0
DistanceAttYardsAvg
Left300.0
Middle500.0
Right35117.0
None000.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

New EnglandAttCmp20+BdThDropDfnsHurrKnckIntc
Don Majkowski32224123202
BuffaloAttCmp20+BdThDropDfnsHurrKnckIntc
Tee Martin40230514402
Trent Dilfer750000100

Directional Passing Statistics

DistanceAttCompYardsAvg
Screen85344.3
Short (0-8 Yds)15101127.5
Medium (9-18 Yds)768011.4
Long (19+ Yds)216934.5
DistanceAttCompYardsAvg
Screen119403.6
Short (0-8 Yds)159422.8
Medium (9-18 Yds)21101145.4
Long (19+ Yds)0000.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

New EnglandTargtCaugtDropdYards20+PPlay
WR Antonio Freeman73015026
WR Eric Moulds651134229
RB Robert Holcombe65073116
TE Jamie Asher43043124
TE Damian Vaughn4212016
FB Brad Hoover4309022
RB Shaun Alexander11019018
BuffaloTargtCaugtDropdYards20+PPlay
WR Brian Finneran157034037
WR Joey Galloway96154041
WR T.J. Housmandzadeh75041043
TE Stephen Alexander53035026
WR Wayne McGarity42016021
WR Todd Pinkston3104017
RB Curtis Alexander2206034
RB Eddie George1102012
TE Mark Campbell1104013

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

New EnglandAttYardsAvgOverall Avg
Robert Holcombe263.002.73
Don Majkowski188.0010.00
Shaun Alexander177.0010.62
BuffaloAttYardsAvgOverall Avg
Eddie George111.001.33

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

New EnglandAttCompYardsAvg/AttOverall Avg
Don Majkowski55459.009.22
BuffaloAttCompYardsAvg/AttOverall Avg
Tee Martin22199.503.68

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

New EnglandTargetCatchYardsAvg/TargOverall Avg
WR Antonio Freeman22168.002.14
TE Jamie Asher1166.0010.75
WR Eric Moulds1144.0022.33
RB Shaun Alexander111919.0019.00
BuffaloTargetCatchYardsAvg/TargOverall Avg
WR Joey Galloway1133.006.00
WR T.J. Housmandzadeh111616.005.86

Third Down Rushing Statistics

New EnglandRushesConversions
Robert Holcombe31
Shaun Alexander11
BuffaloRushesConversions
Curtis Alexander10

Third Down Passing Statistics

New EnglandAttCompConversions
Don Majkowski753
BuffaloAttCompConversions
Tee Martin1285
Trent Dilfer100

Third Down Receiving Statistics

New EnglandTargCatchConversions
WR Eric Moulds321
WR Antonio Freeman210
TE Jamie Asher111
RB Robert Holcombe111
BuffaloTargCatchConversions
WR Joey Galloway431
WR Brian Finneran421
TE Stephen Alexander333
WR Wayne McGarity100
WR Todd Pinkston100

SectionAttendance
Stadium66,900 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck19,600 (21,400)
End Zone14,700 (15,400)
Mezzanine8,600 (8,900)
Sideline Seats13,300 (13,600)
Club Seats7,400 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes3,300 (3,300)