Week 15, 2004

played in Buffalo, NY

30 degrees, snow, 19 mph wind

New England Patriots	7	10	7	0	-	24
Buffalo Bills	0	0	0	0	-	0

Scoring Summary
1Q: 00:24 NED - Bennie Joppru 3 pass from Trot Nixon (Jeff Chandler extra point)
2Q: 08:52 NED - Robert Holcombe 1 run (Jeff Chandler extra point)
2Q: 00:23 NED - Jeff Chandler 19 field goal
3Q: 05:37 NED - Antonio Freeman 4 pass from Trot Nixon (Jeff Chandler extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 00:24 NED - Bennie Joppru 3 pass from Trot Nixon (Jeff Chandler extra point)
2Q: 08:52 NED - Robert Holcombe 1 run (Jeff Chandler extra point)
2Q: 00:23 NED - Jeff Chandler 19 field goal
3Q: 05:37 NED - Antonio Freeman 4 pass from Trot Nixon (Jeff Chandler extra point)

Team Statistics NED BUF
Record 8-6 4-9-1
First Downs 19 8
- by Rushing 7 3
- by Passing 12 5
- by Penalty 0 0
Total Net Yards 361 174
- Offensive Plays 73 59
- Yards per Play 4.95 2.95
Net Rushing Yards 163 55
- Rushing Attempts 37 13
- Yards per Rush 4.41 4.23
Net Passing Yards 198 119
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 35 - 25 - 2 43 - 20 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 203 133
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/5 3/14
- Yards per Pass Play 5.50 2.59
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 3/1
3rd Down Conversions 8/17 3/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.8 9.5
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/3
Penalties/Yards 4/30 4/30
Punt Returns/Yards 5/36 5/36
Kick Returns/Yards 1/26 1/26
Interception Ret./Yards 1/0 2/24
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 4 1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 3/1 0/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 29 OWN 31
Time of Possession 36:21 23:39

Team Statistics	NED	BUF
Record	8-6	4-9-1
First Downs	19	8
- by Rushing	7	3
- by Passing	12	5
- by Penalty	0	0
Total Net Yards	361	174
- Offensive Plays	73	59
- Yards per Play	4.95	2.95
Net Rushing Yards	163	55
- Rushing Attempts	37	13
- Yards per Rush	4.41	4.23
Net Passing Yards	198	119
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	35 - 25 - 2	43 - 20 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	203	133
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/5	3/14
- Yards per Pass Play	5.50	2.59
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	3/1
3rd Down Conversions	8/17	3/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.8	9.5
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/3
Penalties/Yards	4/30	4/30
Punt Returns/Yards	5/36	5/36
Kick Returns/Yards	1/26	1/26
Interception Ret./Yards	1/0	2/24
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	4	1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	3/1	0/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 29	OWN 31
Time of Possession	36:21	23:39

Drive Charts

New England Patriots
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	1:18	OWN 29	3	0	Punt
1	9:30	4:36	OWN 2	8	29	Punt
1	4:04	3:50	OWN 36	7	64	Touchdown
2	14:45	6:01	OWN 27	11	73	Touchdown
2	7:31	0:38	OWN 20	2	-4	Interception
2	5:38	5:21	OWN 21	11	77	Field Goal
3	10:13	1:18	OWN 18	3	12	Interception
3	8:48	3:22	OWN 4	7	96	Touchdown
3	3:47	1:21	OWN 38	3	1	Punt
3	0:36	1:16	OWN 18	3	0	Punt
4	13:08	1:34	OWN 6	3	2	Punt
4	11:17	1:15	OWN 43	3	4	Punt
4	8:19	2:19	OPP 42	3	1	Punt
4	3:38	1:16	50	3	-6	Punt
4	1:18	1:18	OPP 25	3	2	Game

Buffalo Bills
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	13:42	4:12	OWN 20	8	30	Punt
1	4:54	0:50	OWN 22	3	4	Punt
1	0:14	0:29	OWN 20	3	3	Punt
2	8:44	1:13	OWN 20	3	5	Punt
2	6:53	1:15	OPP 18	3	4	Missed FG
2	0:17	0:17	OWN 20	1	-1	Half
3	15:00	4:47	OWN 20	9	22	Punt
3	8:55	0:07	OPP 12	1	8	Fumble
3	5:26	1:39	OWN 21	3	8	Punt
3	2:26	1:50	OWN 26	3	-2	Punt
4	14:20	1:12	OWN 35	3	7	Punt
4	11:34	0:17	OPP 46	2	0	Interception
4	10:02	1:43	OWN 14	6	28	Downs
4	6:00	2:22	OWN 20	7	30	Downs
4	2:22	1:04	OWN 17	4	8	Downs

Game MVP: Robert Holcombe, New England Patriots

Rushing Statistics

New England	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Robert Holcombe	22	64	2.91	16	2	1
Brad Hoover	5	14	2.80	6	0	0
Luke Staley	5	85	17.00	82	1	0
Dexter Lyon	3	-3	-1.00	2	0	0
Trot Nixon	2	3	1.50	4	0	0

Buffalo	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Larry Ned	6	24	4.00	6	0
Willis McGahee	5	17	3.40	10	1
Eli Manning	2	14	7.00	15	1

Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Trot Nixon	35	25	203	1/5	2	31	2	81.0

Buffalo	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Eli Manning	43	20	133	3/14	0	35	1	44.0

Receiving Statistics

New England	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Antonio Freeman	7	10	72	10.29	17	19	1
WR Eric Moulds	6	9	32	5.33	3	16	0
RB Robert Holcombe	5	6	66	13.20	43	31	0
TE Bennie Joppru	3	3	23	7.67	0	14	1
FB Brad Hoover	2	2	8	4.00	0	5	0
WR Eric Crouch	1	4	3	3.00	0	3	0
FB Dexter Lyon	1	1	-1	-1.00	0	-1	0

Buffalo	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Brian Finneran	6	6	58	9.67	25	35
RB Willis McGahee	5	9	29	5.80	16	18
WR Joe Jurevicius	2	8	-1	-0.50	0	3
TE Eric Johnson	2	4	27	13.50	2	15
WR T.J. Housmandzadeh	2	6	11	5.50	0	8
FB Sebastian Meeker	1	1	-2	-2.00	0	-2
TE Mark Campbell	1	1	8	8.00	1	8
WR Jason McAddley	1	7	3	3.00	0	3
WR Travis Mattox	0	1	0	0.00	0	0

Interception Statistics

New England	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Tyrone Bell	1	0	0.00	0

Buffalo	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
ILB James Darling	1	3	3.00	0
CB Will Allen	1	21	21.00	0

Fumble Statistics

New England	Recov	Force
Lance Briggs	1	0
Tyrone Bell	0	2
Niko Koutouvides	0	1

Buffalo	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
T.J. Housmandzadeh	2	2	0	0
Brian Finneran	1	0	0	0

Punting Statistics

New England	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Chris Gardocki	8	373	46.6	39.6	60	4

Buffalo	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Ray Hollas	8	403	50.4	45.9	57	4

Kicking Statistics

New England	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Jeff Chandler	1/1	0/0	0/0	19	3/3

Buffalo	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Ray Hollas	0/1	0/0	0/0	0	0/0

Punt Return Statistics

New England	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Eric Moulds	5	36	7.2	0

Buffalo	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
T.J. Housmandzadeh	5	36	7.2	0

Kick Return Statistics

New England	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Kiwuakee Thomas	1	26	26.0	0

Buffalo	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Joe Jurevicius	1	26	26.0	0

Defensive Statistics

New England	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Brian Dawkins	7	0	0.0	13	46
ILB Niko Koutouvides	5	1	1.0	13	41
OLB Kaleb Morton	3	1	0.0	13	41
CB Tyrone Bell	3	0	0.0	11	42
DE John Hilliard	2	0	1.0	10	30
DT Amon Gordon	2	0	1.0	9	42
S Rodney Harrison	2	2	0.0	13	46
CB Andre Woolfork	2	2	0.0	12	42
CB James Becker	2	1	0.0	8	39
WR Eric Crouch	2	0	---	---	---
S Stuart Schweigert	2	0	0.0	6	17
DE Jeremy Staat	1	2	0.0	13	40
ILB Larry Foote	1	0	0.0	0	5
ILB Lance Briggs	1	0	0.0	6	8
OLB D.J. Williams	1	0	0.0	5	19
DT D'Marco Farr	0	1	0.0	4	4

Buffalo	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB James Darling	9	2	1.0	30	30
CB Will Allen	7	2	0.0	21	26
DE Chris Clemons	7	0	0.0	27	25
S Zach Bronson	5	3	0.0	31	34
OLB Kevin Hardy	5	1	0.0	17	18
CB Terrence McGee	5	0	0.0	30	36
S Kenoy Kennedy	4	5	0.0	32	35
DE Brandon Whiting	3	1	0.0	26	33
DT John Thornton	3	1	0.0	28	23
ILB Antony Jordan	2	1	0.0	10	7
DT Charles Hill	2	0	0.0	16	14
CB Benny Sapp	2	0	0.0	29	34
S Johndale Carty	1	2	0.0	11	8
DT Delbert Cowsette	1	1	0.0	21	22
OLB Julian Peterson	1	1	0.0	32	21
DT Graham Newsome	1	0	0.0	16	7
WR Jason McAddley	1	0	---	---	---
S Erik Coleman	1	0	0.0	12	5

Pass Rush Statistics

New England	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
DT Amon Gordon	1.0	0	2	42
ILB Niko Koutouvides	1.0	0	1	41
DE John Hilliard	1.0	0	0	30
DE Jeremy Staat	0.0	1	1	40
OLB D.J. Williams	0.0	1	1	19
OLB Kaleb Morton	0.0	0	2	41
S Rodney Harrison	0.0	0	1	46

Buffalo	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
ILB James Darling	1.0	0	0	0	30

Pass Defense Statistics

New England	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Tyrone Bell	4	0	1	42
OLB Kaleb Morton	3	1	0	41
S Brian Dawkins	2	2	0	46
CB Andre Woolfork	2	1	0	42
ILB Niko Koutouvides	2	1	0	41
S Stuart Schweigert	2	1	0	17
CB James Becker	2	0	0	39
S Rodney Harrison	1	2	0	46
ILB Larry Foote	1	0	0	5
ILB Lance Briggs	1	0	0	8

Buffalo	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
OLB Kevin Hardy	5	1	0	18
CB Terrence McGee	4	0	0	36
CB Will Allen	3	1	1	26
CB Benny Sapp	3	0	0	34
ILB James Darling	2	2	1	30
S Zach Bronson	2	0	0	34
S Kenoy Kennedy	2	0	0	35
S Johndale Carty	1	1	0	8
DE Brandon Whiting	1	0	0	33
OLB Julian Peterson	1	0	0	21
DE Chris Clemons	1	0	0	25

Blocking Statistics

New England	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Matt Light	5	9	34	1	36
Kelvin Garmon	3	6	33	0	36
Damien Woody	2	9	35	0	36
Manuia Savea	1	3	35	0	36
Nat Dorsey	0	4	35	0	36
Stacy Andrews	0	2	6	0	0
Brad Hoover	0	1	16	0	12
Toniu Fonoti	0	1	5	0	0

Buffalo	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Reggie Nelson	2	5	13	0	39
Mike Pearson	2	3	13	1	44
Tony Pashos	1	2	13	1	39
Marco Rivera	0	1	13	0	43
Chris Gray	0	0	13	1	41

Special Teams Tackles

New England	Tackles	STPlays
Niko Koutouvides	3	14
Eric Crouch	1	21
Stacy Andrews	1	9
James Becker	1	6

Buffalo	Tackles	STPlays
Antony Jordan	3	14
Benny Sapp	2	8
Sebastian Meeker	1	15

Participation

New England	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Nat Dorsey	35	36	---	---	9	80
Manuia Savea	35	36	---	---	8	79
Trot Nixon	37	36	---	---	---	73
Damien Woody	35	36	---	---	1	72
Matt Light	34	36	---	---	---	70
Kelvin Garmon	33	36	---	---	---	69
Niko Koutouvides	---	---	13	41	14	68
Bennie Joppru	28	23	---	---	15	66
Eric Moulds	25	30	---	---	9	64
Antonio Freeman	28	34	---	---	---	62
Rodney Harrison	---	---	13	46	2	61
Eric Crouch	17	23	---	---	21	61
Brian Dawkins	---	---	13	46	1	60
Amon Gordon	---	---	9	42	9	60
Robert Holcombe	26	27	---	---	3	56
Kaleb Morton	---	---	13	41	1	55
Andre Woolfork	---	---	12	42	1	55
Jeremy Staat	---	---	13	40	1	54
Tyrone Bell	---	---	11	42	1	54
James Becker	---	---	8	39	6	53
John Hilliard	---	---	10	30	1	41
Dexter Lyon	11	9	---	---	15	35
Brad Hoover	16	12	---	---	6	34
Ty Warren	---	---	3	22	8	33
Michael Gaines	10	6	---	---	14	30
Stuart Schweigert	---	---	6	17	6	29
Kiwuakee Thomas	---	---	1	13	12	26
D.J. Williams	---	---	5	19	1	25
Michael Jenkins	9	7	---	---	7	23
Ted Johnson	---	---	0	1	17	18
Dwayne Rudd	---	---	3	8	6	17
Lance Briggs	---	---	6	8	2	16
Stacy Andrews	6	0	---	---	9	15
Dana Prior	6	3	---	---	5	14
Luke Staley	7	6	---	---	---	13
Larry Foote	---	---	0	5	8	13
Steve Heiden	2	0	---	---	8	10
Zane Sampson	2	0	---	---	8	10
Chris Gardocki	0	0	---	---	9	9
Mike Schneck	0	0	---	---	9	9
D'Marco Farr	---	---	4	4	---	8
Toniu Fonoti	5	0	---	---	1	6
Jeff Chandler	0	0	---	---	6	6
John Holecek	---	---	0	0	4	4
Sean Parker	0	0	---	---	---	0
Andy Hall	0	0	---	---	---	0

Buffalo	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Terrence McGee	---	---	30	36	7	73
Benny Sapp	---	---	29	34	8	71
Kenoy Kennedy	---	---	32	35	1	68
Zach Bronson	---	---	31	34	1	66
Will Allen	---	---	21	26	17	64
Chris Gray	13	41	---	---	9	63
James Darling	---	---	30	30	1	61
Brandon Whiting	---	---	26	33	1	60
Eli Manning	13	46	---	---	---	59
Joe Jurevicius	10	40	---	---	7	57
Mike Pearson	13	44	---	---	---	57
Marco Rivera	13	43	---	---	---	56
John Thornton	---	---	28	23	5	56
Chris Clemons	---	---	27	25	3	55
Julian Peterson	---	---	32	21	1	54
T.J. Housmandzadeh	11	30	---	---	13	54
Reggie Nelson	13	39	---	---	---	52
Tony Pashos	13	39	---	---	---	52
Delbert Cowsette	---	---	21	22	5	48
Jason McAddley	2	26	---	---	12	40
Eric Johnson	12	19	---	---	8	39
Brian Finneran	5	33	---	---	---	38
Kevin Hardy	---	---	17	18	2	37
Charlie Anderson	---	---	8	7	22	37
Charles Hill	---	---	16	14	2	32
Willis McGahee	7	25	---	---	---	32
Sebastian Meeker	4	12	---	---	15	31
Antony Jordan	---	---	10	7	14	31
T.J. Duckett	6	8	---	---	15	29
Graham Newsome	---	---	16	7	5	28
Johndale Carty	---	---	11	8	8	27
Mark Campbell	2	12	---	---	8	22
Erik Coleman	---	---	12	5	5	22
Larry Ned	6	15	---	---	---	21
Jarret Johnson	---	---	10	11	---	21
Travis Mattox	0	10	---	---	7	17
Justin Smiley	0	7	---	---	9	16
Antonio Stofa	0	6	---	---	9	15
Courtney Anderson	0	0	---	---	15	15
Chris Conrad	0	4	---	---	9	13
Ray Hollas	0	0	---	---	10	10
Pellom LeVeck	0	0	---	---	9	9
Max Lane	0	7	---	---	---	7
J.T. O'Sullivan	0	0	---	---	1	1
John Kasay	0	0	---	---	---	0
Trent Dilfer	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	11	27	2.5
Middle	14	114	8.1
Right	11	23	2.1
None	1	-1	-1.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	5	20	4.0
Middle	2	17	8.5
Right	5	19	3.8
None	1	-1	-1.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Trot Nixon	35	25	2	1	2	5	0	0	2

Buffalo	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Eli Manning	43	20	1	1	3	8	8	0	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	6	5	41	6.8
Short (0-8 Yds)	19	13	76	4.0
Medium (9-18 Yds)	9	7	86	9.6
Long (19+ Yds)	1	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	8	7	12	1.5
Short (0-8 Yds)	19	7	35	1.8
Medium (9-18 Yds)	13	6	86	6.6
Long (19+ Yds)	3	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

New England	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Antonio Freeman	10	7	0	72	0	34
WR Eric Moulds	9	6	1	32	0	30
RB Robert Holcombe	6	5	1	66	2	27
WR Eric Crouch	4	1	0	3	0	23
TE Bennie Joppru	3	3	0	23	0	23
FB Brad Hoover	2	2	0	8	0	12
FB Dexter Lyon	1	1	0	-1	0	9

Buffalo	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
RB Willis McGahee	9	5	1	29	0	25
WR Joe Jurevicius	8	2	0	-1	0	40
WR Jason McAddley	7	1	1	3	0	26
WR Brian Finneran	6	6	0	58	1	33
WR T.J. Housmandzadeh	6	2	0	11	0	30
TE Eric Johnson	4	2	1	27	0	19
FB Sebastian Meeker	1	1	0	-2	0	12
TE Mark Campbell	1	1	0	8	0	12
WR Travis Mattox	1	0	0	0	0	10

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

New England	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Robert Holcombe	3	19	6.33	2.91
Luke Staley	2	-2	-1.00	17.00
Brad Hoover	1	3	3.00	2.80

Buffalo	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Willis McGahee	1	1	1.00	3.40

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Trot Nixon	4	4	12	3.00	5.80

Buffalo	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Eli Manning	3	2	11	3.67	3.09

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

New England	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Antonio Freeman	1	1	4	4.00	7.20
WR Eric Moulds	1	1	0	0.00	3.56
FB Brad Hoover	1	1	5	5.00	4.00
TE Bennie Joppru	1	1	3	3.00	7.67

Buffalo	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR T.J. Housmandzadeh	1	1	8	8.00	1.83
WR Jason McAddley	1	1	3	3.00	0.43
RB Willis McGahee	1	0	0	0.00	3.22

Third Down Rushing Statistics

New England	Rushes	Conversions
Trot Nixon	1	0
Robert Holcombe	1	1
Brad Hoover	1	0
Dexter Lyon	1	0

Buffalo	Rushes	Conversions
Willis McGahee	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Comp	Conversions
Trot Nixon	13	8	7

Buffalo	Att	Comp	Conversions
Eli Manning	13	7	2

Third Down Receiving Statistics

New England	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Antonio Freeman	5	3	2
WR Eric Moulds	3	2	2
TE Bennie Joppru	3	3	3
RB Robert Holcombe	1	0	0
WR Eric Crouch	1	0	0

Buffalo	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Brian Finneran	3	3	1
RB Willis McGahee	3	1	1
WR Joe Jurevicius	2	1	0
WR Jason McAddley	2	0	0
FB Sebastian Meeker	1	1	0
TE Eric Johnson	1	1	0
WR T.J. Housmandzadeh	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 56,300 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 16,600 (21,400)
End Zone 12,100 (15,400)
Mezzanine 7,100 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 11,000 (13,600)
Club Seats 6,200 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 3,300 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	56,300 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	16,600 (21,400)
End Zone	12,100 (15,400)
Mezzanine	7,100 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	11,000 (13,600)
Club Seats	6,200 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	3,300 (3,300)