Week 11, 2003

played in Buffalo, NY

45 degrees, fair, calm

New England Patriots	7	6	0	0	-	13
Buffalo Bills	0	0	0	7	-	7

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:33 NED - Eric Crouch 5 pass from Trot Nixon (Jeff Chandler extra point)
2Q: 04:06 NED - Jeff Chandler 37 field goal
2Q: 00:03 NED - Jeff Chandler 22 field goal
4Q: 01:18 BUF - T.J. Housmandzadeh 8 pass from Tee Martin (Michele Akers extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:33 NED - Eric Crouch 5 pass from Trot Nixon (Jeff Chandler extra point)
2Q: 04:06 NED - Jeff Chandler 37 field goal
2Q: 00:03 NED - Jeff Chandler 22 field goal
4Q: 01:18 BUF - T.J. Housmandzadeh 8 pass from Tee Martin (Michele Akers extra point)

Team Statistics NED BUF
Record 4-6 2-8
First Downs 23 10
- by Rushing 4 0
- by Passing 16 10
- by Penalty 3 0
Total Net Yards 381 132
- Offensive Plays 74 49
- Yards per Play 5.15 2.69
Net Rushing Yards 118 -2
- Rushing Attempts 46 6
- Yards per Rush 2.57 -0.33
Net Passing Yards 263 134
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 27 - 24 - 0 36 - 22 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 266 171
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/3 7/37
- Yards per Pass Play 9.39 3.12
Fumbles/Lost 3/1 1/0
3rd Down Conversions 8/16 2/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 6.3 9.8
4th Down Conversions 0/0 1/2
Penalties/Yards 5/29 5/30
Punt Returns/Yards 5/33 4/33
Kick Returns/Yards 1/30 3/59
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 3 1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/1 1/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 23 OWN 28
Time of Possession 39:58 20:02

Team Statistics	NED	BUF
Record	4-6	2-8
First Downs	23	10
- by Rushing	4	0
- by Passing	16	10
- by Penalty	3	0
Total Net Yards	381	132
- Offensive Plays	74	49
- Yards per Play	5.15	2.69
Net Rushing Yards	118	-2
- Rushing Attempts	46	6
- Yards per Rush	2.57	-0.33
Net Passing Yards	263	134
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	27 - 24 - 0	36 - 22 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	266	171
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/3	7/37
- Yards per Pass Play	9.39	3.12
Fumbles/Lost	3/1	1/0
3rd Down Conversions	8/16	2/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	6.3	9.8
4th Down Conversions	0/0	1/2
Penalties/Yards	5/29	5/30
Punt Returns/Yards	5/33	4/33
Kick Returns/Yards	1/30	3/59
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	3	1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/1	1/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 23	OWN 28
Time of Possession	39:58	20:02

Drive Charts

New England Patriots
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	5:34	OWN 39	10	61	Touchdown
1	7:44	6:20	OWN 13	12	75	Fumble
2	14:14	2:38	OWN 17	5	14	Punt
2	10:07	1:48	OWN 9	3	3	Punt
2	7:36	3:35	OWN 20	7	60	Field Goal
2	2:03	2:03	OWN 47	5	48	Field Goal
3	10:51	5:02	OWN 7	10	59	Punt
3	3:39	6:53	OWN 21	13	48	Missed FG
4	10:19	1:49	OWN 9	3	3	Punt
4	6:31	2:23	OWN 26	3	5	Punt
4	1:11	0:40	OPP 45	3	6	Punt

Buffalo Bills
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	9:26	1:42	OWN 25	3	-12	Punt
1	1:24	2:10	OWN 21	4	13	Punt
2	11:36	1:29	OWN 34	4	15	Punt
2	8:19	0:43	OPP 48	3	2	Punt
2	4:01	1:58	OWN 14	3	-1	Punt
3	15:00	4:09	OWN 25	6	10	Punt
3	5:49	2:10	OWN 20	6	20	Punt
4	11:46	1:27	OWN 38	3	5	Punt
4	8:30	1:59	OWN 36	3	-5	Punt
4	4:08	2:57	OWN 25	10	75	Touchdown
4	0:31	0:31	OWN 20	4	0	Downs

Game MVP: Raonall Smith, New England Patriots

Rushing Statistics

New England	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Luke Staley	30	78	2.60	12	2	0
Robert Holcombe	16	40	2.50	9	0	0

Buffalo	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
T.J. Duckett	5	-4	-0.80	7	0	0
Philip Beyer	1	2	2.00	2	0	0

Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Trot Nixon	27	24	266	1/3	1	30	0	120.0

Buffalo	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Tee Martin	36	22	171	7/37	1	25	0	82.0

Receiving Statistics

New England	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Dana Prior	10	10	113	11.30	41	30	0
WR Michael Jackson	4	5	32	8.00	17	18	0
RB Robert Holcombe	3	3	34	11.33	17	22	0
WR Eric Crouch	3	3	32	10.67	6	16	1
WR Eric Moulds	2	4	42	21.00	27	21	0
RB Luke Staley	2	2	13	6.50	15	14	0

Buffalo	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Brian Finneran	6	9	39	6.50	8	13	0
WR T.J. Housmandzadeh	4	7	34	8.50	2	22	1
WR Jason McAddley	4	7	39	9.75	0	18	0
WR Todd Pinkston	3	5	17	5.67	1	10	0
RB Philip Beyer	3	3	7	2.33	5	5	0
TE Eric Johnson	1	1	10	10.00	0	10	0
WR Kevin Walter	1	1	25	25.00	7	25	0
RB T.J. Duckett	0	3	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
Trot Nixon	1	0	0
Eric Moulds	1	0	0
Robert Holcombe	1	0	0
Damien Woody	0	1	0
Eric Crouch	0	1	0
Raonall Smith	0	0	1

Buffalo	Fumb	Recov	Force
Tee Martin	1	0	0
Chris Gray	0	1	0
Chris Clemons	0	1	0
Brandon Whiting	0	0	1
Kendrick Gilmore	0	0	1
Kevin Walter	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

New England	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Bryan Barker	6	273	45.5	33.3	57	1

Buffalo	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Ray Hollas	9	462	51.3	45.4	64	5

Kicking Statistics

New England	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Jeff Chandler	2/3	0/1	0/0	37	1/1

Buffalo	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Michele Akers	0/0	0/0	0/0	0	1/1

Punt Return Statistics

New England	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Eric Moulds	4	32	8.0	0
Dana Prior	1	1	1.0	0

Buffalo	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
T.J. Housmandzadeh	4	33	8.3	0

Kick Return Statistics

New England	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Eric Moulds	1	30	30.0	0

Buffalo	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
T.J. Housmandzadeh	2	47	23.5	0
Jason Sehorn	1	12	12.0	0

Defensive Statistics

New England	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Raonall Smith	8	0	3.0	5	35
ILB Larry Foote	5	1	0.0	6	41
CB Tyrone Bell	4	1	0.0	4	39
S Brian Dawkins	3	1	0.5	6	43
CB DeJuan Groce	3	1	0.0	6	39
CB Andre Woolfork	3	0	0.0	6	40
DE Michael Strahan	2	0	1.0	3	29
OLB Orlando Huff	2	0	1.0	6	15
S Duane Burnham	2	1	0.0	0	26
DE Erik Flowers	1	0	1.0	3	29
S Rodney Harrison	1	1	0.0	5	43
TE Jamie Asher	1	0	---	---	---
DE Richard Seymour	0	2	0.5	3	14
DT Sam Adams	0	1	0.0	3	27

Buffalo	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Kendrick Gilmore	11	2	0.0	45	25
S Rogers Beckett	8	2	0.0	42	27
S Zach Bronson	7	4	0.0	41	28
DT John Thornton	5	4	0.5	28	19
OLB Kevin Hardy	5	1	0.0	24	12
OLB Julian Peterson	5	1	0.0	33	17
DE Brandon Whiting	4	2	0.5	39	24
CB Terrence McGee	4	1	0.0	43	24
CB Phillippi Sparks	4	0	0.0	24	19
OLB Chaun Thompson	3	2	0.0	8	8
DT Delbert Cowsette	3	1	0.0	34	22
CB Jason Sehorn	2	1	0.0	46	28
DT Graham Newsome	2	1	0.0	11	4
CB Robert Bean	2	1	0.0	17	9
DT Charles Hill	2	0	0.0	12	6
DE Eric Chandler	1	2	0.0	7	4
DE Chris Clemons	1	2	0.0	35	26
OLB Rob Morris	1	0	0.0	5	1
DE Jarret Johnson	0	1	0.0	11	2

Pass Rush Statistics

New England	Sack	Hurry	PPlay
OLB Raonall Smith	3.0	0	35
DE Erik Flowers	1.0	4	29
DE Michael Strahan	1.0	0	29
OLB Orlando Huff	1.0	0	15
S Brian Dawkins	0.5	0	43
DE Richard Seymour	0.5	0	14
DT Sam Adams	0.0	1	27
DT Kendrick Clancy	0.0	1	16

Buffalo	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Brandon Whiting	0.5	0	0	0	24
DT John Thornton	0.5	0	0	0	19

Pass Defense Statistics

New England	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
OLB Raonall Smith	4	1	35
ILB Larry Foote	4	0	41
CB Andre Woolfork	4	0	40
CB DeJuan Groce	3	0	39
S Brian Dawkins	2	1	43
CB Tyrone Bell	2	1	39
S Duane Burnham	2	1	26
DE Michael Strahan	1	0	29

Buffalo	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
ILB Kendrick Gilmore	6	2	25
S Zach Bronson	3	0	28
OLB Chaun Thompson	3	0	8
OLB Kevin Hardy	2	0	12
DE Brandon Whiting	2	0	24
S Rogers Beckett	2	0	27
CB Terrence McGee	2	0	24
CB Jason Sehorn	1	0	28
ILB Antony Jordan	1	0	3
DT Delbert Cowsette	1	0	22
OLB Julian Peterson	1	0	17

Blocking Statistics

New England	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Damien Woody	3	13	1	46	0	28
Kelvin Garmon	3	12	0	46	0	28
Greg Randall	2	8	0	46	1	28
Matt Light	2	7	0	46	0	28
Jamie Asher	1	3	0	40	0	18
Arturo Van Anden	1	2	0	46	0	28
Dan Curley	0	1	0	6	0	1

Buffalo	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Tony Pashos	1	2	6	5	43
Mike Pearson	0	2	6	1	43
Mike Devlin	0	1	6	0	43
Antonio Stofa	0	1	6	0	43
Chris Gray	0	0	6	1	43

Special Teams Tackles

New England	Tackles	STPlays
Raonall Smith	4	11
Robert Holcombe	2	23
Brian Dawkins	1	5

Buffalo	Tackles	STPlays
Sebastian Meeker	2	14
Chaun Thompson	1	25
Antony Jordan	1	14
Chris Conrad	1	9
Kevin Walter	1	5

Participation

New England	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Kelvin Garmon	46	28	---	---	9	83
Arturo Van Anden	46	28	---	---	9	83
Trot Nixon	46	28	---	---	---	74
Damien Woody	46	28	---	---	---	74
Greg Randall	46	28	---	---	---	74
Matt Light	46	28	---	---	---	74
Jamie Asher	40	18	---	---	13	71
Eric Moulds	38	23	---	---	9	70
Dana Prior	37	23	---	---	2	62
Brian Dawkins	---	---	6	43	5	54
Tyrone Bell	---	---	4	39	11	54
Rodney Harrison	---	---	5	43	5	53
Robert Holcombe	16	14	---	---	23	53
Mike Alstott	31	13	---	---	8	52
Raonall Smith	---	---	5	35	11	51
Larry Foote	---	---	6	41	---	47
Andre Woolfork	---	---	6	40	---	46
DeJuan Groce	---	---	6	39	---	45
Luke Staley	30	14	---	---	---	44
Michael Jackson	18	22	---	---	1	41
Michael Strahan	---	---	3	29	3	35
Erik Flowers	---	---	3	29	2	34
Sam Adams	---	---	3	27	3	33
Eric Crouch	11	8	---	---	14	33
Richard Seymour	---	---	3	14	9	26
Duane Burnham	---	---	0	26	---	26
Ted Johnson	---	---	1	3	18	22
Orlando Huff	---	---	6	15	---	21
Dan Curley	6	1	---	---	13	20
Kendrick Clancy	---	---	3	16	---	19
Ty Warren	---	---	3	14	1	18
Levon Hevey	1	1	---	---	14	16
Kaleb Morton	---	---	0	8	5	13
Pat Tillman	---	---	1	9	---	10
Elijah Halford	2	3	---	---	5	10
Lance Briggs	---	---	2	3	5	10
David Ortiz	0	0	---	---	9	9
Steve Scifres	0	0	---	---	9	9
Mike Schneck	0	0	---	---	9	9
Riall Thompson	---	---	0	0	9	9
Bryan Barker	0	0	---	---	6	6
Jeff Chandler	0	0	---	---	6	6
Desmond Grasso	---	---	0	0	4	4
Sean Parker	0	0	---	---	3	3
Curtis Martin	0	0	---	---	---	0
Jarious Jackson	0	0	---	---	---	0

Buffalo	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Jason Sehorn	---	---	46	28	8	82
Rogers Beckett	---	---	42	27	8	77
Kendrick Gilmore	---	---	45	25	3	73
Terrence McGee	---	---	43	24	6	73
Zach Bronson	---	---	41	28	3	72
Brandon Whiting	---	---	39	24	3	66
Chris Clemons	---	---	35	26	2	63
Delbert Cowsette	---	---	34	22	4	60
Chris Gray	6	43	---	---	9	58
Antonio Stofa	6	43	---	---	9	58
Julian Peterson	---	---	33	17	1	51
Brian Finneran	6	34	---	---	10	50
John Thornton	---	---	28	19	3	50
Mike Devlin	6	43	---	---	---	49
Tee Martin	6	43	---	---	---	49
Mike Pearson	6	43	---	---	---	49
Tony Pashos	6	43	---	---	---	49
Phillippi Sparks	---	---	24	19	3	46
Robert Bean	---	---	17	9	19	45
Chaun Thompson	---	---	8	8	25	41
T.J. Housmandzadeh	5	24	---	---	9	38
Kevin Hardy	---	---	24	12	1	37
Jason McAddley	6	31	---	---	---	37
Todd Pinkston	3	26	---	---	1	30
Sebastian Meeker	0	14	---	---	14	28
T.J. Duckett	5	22	---	---	---	27
Eric Johnson	3	15	---	---	6	24
Kevin Walter	1	18	---	---	5	24
Mark Campbell	0	9	---	---	14	23
Graham Newsome	---	---	11	4	5	20
Charles Hill	---	---	12	6	1	19
Antony Jordan	---	---	1	3	14	18
Jarret Johnson	---	---	11	2	5	18
Curtis Alexander	0	3	---	---	14	17
Philip Beyer	1	15	---	---	---	16
Eric Chandler	---	---	7	4	---	11
David Sloan	0	4	---	---	6	10
Rob Morris	---	---	5	1	4	10
Pellom LeVeck	0	0	---	---	9	9
Chris Conrad	0	0	---	---	9	9
Reggie Nelson	0	0	---	---	9	9
Ray Hollas	0	0	---	---	9	9
Michele Akers	0	0	---	---	2	2
Trent Dilfer	0	0	---	---	---	0
Chris Villarrial	0	0	---	---	---	0
Shaun King	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	17	60	3.5
Middle	13	25	1.9
Right	16	33	2.1
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	2	3	1.5
Middle	3	-5	-1.7
Right	1	0	0.0
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Trot Nixon	27	24	4	1	0	2	0	0	0

Buffalo	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Tee Martin	36	22	2	1	3	4	6	0	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	3	3	35	11.7
Short (0-8 Yds)	17	16	149	8.8
Medium (9-18 Yds)	6	5	82	13.7
Long (19+ Yds)	1	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	7	5	18	2.6
Short (0-8 Yds)	7	7	25	3.6
Medium (9-18 Yds)	14	7	63	4.5
Long (19+ Yds)	8	3	65	8.1

Detailed Receiving Statistics

New England	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Dana Prior	10	10	113	1	23
WR Michael Jackson	5	4	32	0	22
WR Eric Moulds	4	2	42	2	23
RB Robert Holcombe	3	3	34	1	14
WR Eric Crouch	3	3	32	0	8
RB Luke Staley	2	2	13	0	14

Buffalo	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Brian Finneran	9	6	0	39	0	34
WR T.J. Housmandzadeh	7	4	1	34	1	24
WR Jason McAddley	7	4	0	39	0	31
WR Todd Pinkston	5	3	1	17	0	26
RB Philip Beyer	3	3	0	7	0	15
RB T.J. Duckett	3	0	1	0	0	22
TE Eric Johnson	1	1	0	10	0	15
WR Kevin Walter	1	1	0	25	1	18

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

New England	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Robert Holcombe	3	2	0.67	2.50
Luke Staley	2	1	0.50	2.60

Buffalo	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Trot Nixon	3	3	29	9.67	9.85

Buffalo	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Tee Martin	3	3	20	6.67	4.75

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

New England	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Dana Prior	2	2	24	12.00	11.30
WR Eric Crouch	1	1	5	5.00	10.67

Buffalo	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Todd Pinkston	1	1	10	10.00	3.40
RB Philip Beyer	1	1	2	2.00	2.33
WR T.J. Housmandzadeh	1	1	8	8.00	4.86

Third Down Rushing Statistics

New England	Rushes	Conversions
Robert Holcombe	3	1
Luke Staley	2	0

Buffalo	Rushes	Conversions

Third Down Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Comp	Conversions
Trot Nixon	11	10	7

Buffalo	Att	Comp	Conversions
Tee Martin	10	5	2

Third Down Receiving Statistics

New England	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Dana Prior	4	4	3
WR Michael Jackson	3	3	1
WR Eric Moulds	2	1	1
RB Robert Holcombe	1	1	1
WR Eric Crouch	1	1	1

Buffalo	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Brian Finneran	3	3	1
WR T.J. Housmandzadeh	2	0	0
WR Jason McAddley	2	0	0
WR Todd Pinkston	1	1	0
RB T.J. Duckett	1	0	0
WR Kevin Walter	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 53,200 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 15,800 (21,400)
End Zone 11,500 (15,400)
Mezzanine 6,700 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 10,400 (13,600)
Club Seats 5,800 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 3,000 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	53,200 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	15,800 (21,400)
End Zone	11,500 (15,400)
Mezzanine	6,700 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	10,400 (13,600)
Club Seats	5,800 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	3,000 (3,300)