Week 1, 2005

played in Buffalo, NY

48 degrees, fair, 9 mph wind

New England Patriots	7	0	0	0	-	7
Buffalo Bills	0	0	7	3	-	10

Scoring Summary
1Q: 02:26 NED - Eric Moulds 31 pass from Trot Nixon (Jeff Chandler extra point)
3Q: 09:57 BUF - Sebastian Meeker 16 run (Nick Novak extra point)
4Q: 12:07 BUF - Nick Novak 44 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 02:26 NED - Eric Moulds 31 pass from Trot Nixon (Jeff Chandler extra point)
3Q: 09:57 BUF - Sebastian Meeker 16 run (Nick Novak extra point)
4Q: 12:07 BUF - Nick Novak 44 field goal

Team Statistics NED BUF
Record 0-1 1-0
First Downs 11 16
- by Rushing 3 3
- by Passing 8 11
- by Penalty 0 2
Total Net Yards 236 311
- Offensive Plays 64 67
- Yards per Play 3.69 4.64
Net Rushing Yards 36 91
- Rushing Attempts 16 27
- Yards per Rush 2.25 3.37
Net Passing Yards 200 220
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 44 - 22 - 3 38 - 24 - 4
- Gross Passing Yards 219 230
- Sacks/Yards Lost 4/19 2/10
- Yards per Pass Play 4.17 5.50
Fumbles/Lost 1/0 1/0
3rd Down Conversions 3/17 5/16
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 10.2 9.8
4th Down Conversions 1/1 0/0
Penalties/Yards 9/73 8/49
Punt Returns/Yards 4/33 6/7
Kick Returns/Yards 0/0 1/16
Interception Ret./Yards 4/6 3/28
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 0 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 0/0 1/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 27 OWN 30
Time of Possession 26:05 33:55

Team Statistics	NED	BUF
Record	0-1	1-0
First Downs	11	16
- by Rushing	3	3
- by Passing	8	11
- by Penalty	0	2
Total Net Yards	236	311
- Offensive Plays	64	67
- Yards per Play	3.69	4.64
Net Rushing Yards	36	91
- Rushing Attempts	16	27
- Yards per Rush	2.25	3.37
Net Passing Yards	200	220
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	44 - 22 - 3	38 - 24 - 4
- Gross Passing Yards	219	230
- Sacks/Yards Lost	4/19	2/10
- Yards per Pass Play	4.17	5.50
Fumbles/Lost	1/0	1/0
3rd Down Conversions	3/17	5/16
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	10.2	9.8
4th Down Conversions	1/1	0/0
Penalties/Yards	9/73	8/49
Punt Returns/Yards	4/33	6/7
Kick Returns/Yards	0/0	1/16
Interception Ret./Yards	4/6	3/28
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	0	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	0/0	1/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 27	OWN 30
Time of Possession	26:05	33:55

Drive Charts

New England Patriots
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	13:07	2:09	OWN 44	4	8	Punt
1	6:24	2:11	OWN 20	4	12	Punt
1	2:26	0:15	OPP 31	1	31	Touchdown
1	0:43	2:14	OWN 25	3	0	Punt
2	11:38	1:22	OWN 31	3	3	Interception
2	8:09	1:20	OWN 20	3	7	Punt
2	4:04	3:46	OWN 11	11	35	Interception
3	15:00	1:43	OWN 25	3	9	Punt
3	9:42	1:39	OWN 25	3	4	Punt
3	5:58	0:46	OWN 42	3	1	Punt
3	3:18	1:02	OWN 32	3	-4	Punt
4	12:02	0:25	OWN 25	2	-10	Interception
4	10:23	1:55	OWN 20	3	7	Punt
4	7:28	2:24	OWN 9	7	28	Punt
4	2:19	2:19	OWN 7	12	55	Game

Buffalo Bills
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	1:53	OWN 22	3	8	Punt
1	10:58	4:34	OWN 8	9	54	Punt
1	4:13	1:47	OWN 19	3	-11	Punt
1	2:11	1:28	OWN 25	3	2	Punt
2	13:29	1:51	OWN 30	5	25	Interception
2	10:16	2:07	OPP 39	3	4	Punt
2	6:49	2:45	OWN 22	5	17	Punt
2	0:18	0:18	OPP 33	1	-10	Interception
3	13:17	3:35	OWN 24	7	76	Touchdown
3	8:03	2:05	OWN 21	5	18	Interception
3	5:12	1:54	OWN 13	3	8	Punt
3	2:16	5:14	OWN 12	9	61	Field Goal
4	11:37	1:14	OPP 19	3	11	Interception
4	8:28	1:00	OWN 35	3	2	Punt
4	5:04	2:45	OWN 16	5	19	Punt

Game MVP: John Thornton, Buffalo Bills

Rushing Statistics

New England	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
RB Robert Holcombe	9	13	1.44	14	1
RB Ryan Grant	3	11	3.67	8	0
WR Eric Moulds	2	9	4.50	11	1
RB Lee Suggs	2	3	1.50	3	0

Buffalo	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB Willis McGahee	15	33	2.20	8	0	0
RB T.J. Duckett	8	29	3.63	12	1	0
QB Eli Manning	2	0	0.00	0	0	0
FB Sebastian Meeker	1	16	16.00	16	1	1
RB Larry Ned	1	13	13.00	13	1	0

Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Trot Nixon	44	22	219	4/19	1	31	3	43.6

Buffalo	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Eli Manning	38	24	230	2/10	0	25	4	40.3

Receiving Statistics

New England	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Eric Moulds	6	12	84	14.00	42	31	1
TE Bennie Joppru	5	12	37	7.40	16	23	0
WR Michael Jenkins	5	8	52	10.40	11	16	0
WR Antonio Freeman	2	5	29	14.50	7	20	0
RB Robert Holcombe	2	2	6	3.00	6	3	0
TE Steve Heiden	2	3	11	5.50	0	9	0

Buffalo	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR T.J. Housmandzadeh	9	11	87	9.67	18	22
RB Larry Ned	4	4	46	11.50	17	24
WR Brian Finneran	3	8	26	8.67	21	25
WR Jason McAddley	3	5	48	16.00	17	23
FB Sebastian Meeker	1	1	1	1.00	4	1
TE Mark Campbell	1	4	3	3.00	0	3
RB Willis McGahee	1	2	-4	-4.00	0	-4
TE Courtney Anderson	1	1	1	1.00	0	1
WR Terrence Copper	1	2	22	22.00	6	22

Interception Statistics

New England	Ints	Yards	Avg
S Rodney Harrison	1	0	0.00
S Brian Dawkins	1	6	6.00
OLB Raonall Smith	1	0	0.00
CB Andre Woolfork	1	0	0.00

Buffalo	Ints	Yards	Avg
OLB Julian Peterson	1	0	0.00
S Kenoy Kennedy	1	11	11.00
CB Terrence McGee	1	17	17.00

Fumble Statistics

New England	Fumb	Recov	Force
TE Bennie Joppru	1	0	0
C Damien Woody	0	1	0
OLB Niko Koutouvides	0	0	1

Buffalo	Fumb	Recov	Force
WR T.J. Housmandzadeh	1	0	0
DE Eric Chandler	0	1	0
CB Terrence McGee	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

New England	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Chris Gardocki	10	477	47.7	47.0	60	5

Buffalo	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Ray Hollas	9	407	45.2	37.1	58	3

Kicking Statistics

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

Buffalo	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Nick Novak	1/1	1/1	0/0	44	1/1

Punt Return Statistics

New England	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Ryan Grant	4	33	8.3	0

Buffalo	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
T.J. Housmandzadeh	6	7	1.2	0

Kick Return Statistics

New England	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Buffalo	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
T.J. Housmandzadeh	1	16	16.0	0

Defensive Statistics

New England	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Rodney Harrison	8	2	0.0	24	33
OLB Niko Koutouvides	7	1	2.0	25	33
S Brian Dawkins	6	3	0.0	27	40
ILB D.J. Williams	6	0	0.0	19	25
OLB Raonall Smith	5	3	0.0	27	40
DE Jeremy Staat	3	2	0.0	24	34
CB James Becker	3	1	0.0	8	22
DE D'Marco Farr	3	0	0.0	20	26
OLB Lance Briggs	3	0	0.0	22	22
OLB Dwayne Rudd	2	1	0.0	7	14
S Tyrone Bell	2	0	0.0	21	27
DE John Hilliard	1	1	0.0	23	31
WR Eric Moulds	1	0	---	---	---
TE Bennie Joppru	1	0	---	---	---
CB DeJuan Groce	1	0	0.0	3	8
CB Andre Woolfork	1	0	0.0	10	16
WR Michael Jenkins	1	0	---	---	---
CB Carlos Rogers	1	0	0.0	22	26
S Duane Burnham	0	1	0.0	2	7

Buffalo	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Julian Peterson	6	1	0.0	16	48
ILB James Darling	5	2	1.0	16	48
CB Karl Paymah	4	0	0.0	14	38
DT John Thornton	3	2	1.5	14	47
DT Graham Newsome	3	1	0.5	8	17
S Kenoy Kennedy	3	1	0.0	13	32
S Zach Bronson	3	0	0.0	14	41
S Benny Sapp	2	1	1.0	14	35
DT Delbert Cowsette	2	0	0.0	12	39
S Erik Coleman	2	0	0.0	2	10
CB Fabian Washington	2	0	0.0	8	33
ILB Chaun Thompson	1	1	0.0	7	14
DE Eric Moore	1	1	0.0	10	33
WR Brian Finneran	1	0	---	---	---
TE Mark Campbell	1	0	---	---	---
WR T.J. Housmandzadeh	1	0	---	---	---
DE Jarret Johnson	1	0	0.0	0	8
DE Chris Clemons	1	0	0.0	14	34
CB Terrence McGee	1	0	0.0	6	22
QB Eli Manning	1	0	---	---	---
DE Eric Chandler	0	1	0.0	3	11

Pass Rush Statistics

New England	Sack	Hurry	PPlay
OLB Niko Koutouvides	2.0	0	33
OLB Raonall Smith	0.0	1	40
ILB D.J. Williams	0.0	1	25

Buffalo	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT John Thornton	1.5	0	2	0	47
ILB James Darling	1.0	0	0	0	48
S Benny Sapp	1.0	0	0	0	35
DT Graham Newsome	0.5	1	0	0	17
DE Chris Clemons	0.0	1	1	0	34
DT Delbert Cowsette	0.0	0	1	0	39
ILB Chaun Thompson	0.0	0	1	0	14
DE Eric Moore	0.0	0	1	0	33
OLB Julian Peterson	0.0	0	0	1	48

Pass Defense Statistics

New England	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S Rodney Harrison	6	1	1	33
S Brian Dawkins	4	2	1	40
OLB Niko Koutouvides	3	1	0	33
OLB Dwayne Rudd	2	0	0	14
S Tyrone Bell	2	0	0	27
CB James Becker	2	0	0	22
ILB D.J. Williams	2	0	0	25
CB Andre Woolfork	1	1	1	16
DE Jeremy Staat	1	0	0	34
OLB Lance Briggs	1	0	0	22
OLB Raonall Smith	0	1	1	40

Buffalo	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
OLB Julian Peterson	4	0	1	48
S Zach Bronson	3	0	0	41
CB Karl Paymah	3	0	0	38
ILB James Darling	2	2	0	48
S Kenoy Kennedy	2	1	1	32
CB Fabian Washington	2	0	0	33
CB Terrence McGee	1	0	1	22
DT Delbert Cowsette	1	0	0	39
DE Jarret Johnson	1	0	0	8
ILB Chaun Thompson	1	0	0	14
S Erik Coleman	1	0	0	10
DE Eric Moore	1	0	0	33
S Benny Sapp	0	2	0	35

Blocking Statistics

New England	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
C Damien Woody	3	7	29	0	85
G Kelvin Garmon	0	4	16	2	48
T John St. Clair	0	2	16	1	48
T Stacy Andrews	0	2	16	1	48
TE Bennie Joppru	0	1	14	0	42

Buffalo	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
T John Tait	2	6	2	27	0	40
C Marco Rivera	2	4	0	27	0	40
T Michael Roos	1	7	0	27	0	40
G Reggie Nelson	1	5	0	27	0	40
G Wes Sims	1	4	0	27	1	40
TE Mark Campbell	0	1	0	25	0	37
RB T.J. Duckett	0	0	0	10	1	14

Special Teams Tackles

New England	Tackles	STPlays
Niko Koutouvides	3	12
Lance Briggs	2	24
Bennie Joppru	1	24
Lee Suggs	1	5

Buffalo	Tackles	STPlays
Eric Johnson	1	24
Fabian Washington	1	22
John Tait	1	13
Wes Sims	1	10

Participation

New England	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
C Damien Woody	29	85	---	---	---	114
OLB Raonall Smith	---	---	27	40	25	92
TE Bennie Joppru	14	42	---	---	24	80
G Kelvin Garmon	16	48	---	---	10	74
T John St. Clair	16	48	---	---	10	74
T Stacy Andrews	16	48	---	---	10	74
S Rodney Harrison	---	---	24	33	14	71
OLB Niko Koutouvides	---	---	25	33	12	70
S Brian Dawkins	---	---	27	40	1	68
OLB Lance Briggs	---	---	22	22	24	68
RB Robert Holcombe	9	33	---	---	24	66
WR Eric Moulds	15	47	---	---	3	65
QB Trot Nixon	16	48	---	---	---	64
WR Antonio Freeman	15	44	---	---	---	59
DE Jeremy Staat	---	---	24	34	1	59
CB Carlos Rogers	---	---	22	26	9	57
DE John Hilliard	---	---	23	31	---	54
WR Michael Jenkins	9	31	---	---	14	54
S Tyrone Bell	---	---	21	27	3	51
DE D'Marco Farr	---	---	20	26	---	46
CB James Becker	---	---	8	22	15	45
ILB D.J. Williams	---	---	19	25	1	45
CB Andre Woolfork	---	---	10	16	1	27
RB Ryan Grant	5	8	---	---	14	27
DE Ty Warren	---	---	9	14	1	24
DT Travis Johnson	---	---	1	11	10	22
OLB Dwayne Rudd	---	---	7	14	---	21
TE Steve Heiden	7	11	---	---	---	18
G Manuia Savea	3	11	---	---	3	17
CB Kiwuakee Thomas	---	---	2	11	1	14
FB Brad Hoover	1	12	---	---	---	13
CB DeJuan Groce	---	---	3	8	1	12
P Chris Gardocki	0	0	---	---	10	10
C Mike Schneck	0	0	---	---	10	10
RB Lee Suggs	2	3	---	---	5	10
S Duane Burnham	---	---	2	7	1	10
DE Kenneth Pettway	---	---	0	0	9	9
G Toniu Fonoti	0	0	---	---	7	7
WR Darius Watts	2	4	---	---	---	6
TE Michael Gaines	1	4	---	---	---	5
K Jeff Chandler	0	0	---	---	2	2
FB Dexter Lyon	0	1	---	---	---	1
S Stuart Schweigert	---	---	1	0	---	1
C David Ortiz	0	0	---	---	---	0
RB Luke Staley	0	0	---	---	---	0

Buffalo	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
T John Tait	27	40	---	---	13	80
G Reggie Nelson	27	40	---	---	10	77
G Wes Sims	27	40	---	---	10	77
T Michael Roos	27	40	---	---	10	77
QB Eli Manning	27	40	---	---	1	68
C Marco Rivera	27	40	---	---	---	67
ILB James Darling	---	---	16	48	---	64
OLB Julian Peterson	---	---	16	48	---	64
WR Brian Finneran	19	28	---	---	16	63
TE Mark Campbell	25	37	---	---	1	63
CB Fabian Washington	---	---	8	33	22	63
DT John Thornton	---	---	14	47	---	61
S Zach Bronson	---	---	14	41	1	56
RB Willis McGahee	18	23	---	---	14	55
CB Karl Paymah	---	---	14	38	---	52
DT Delbert Cowsette	---	---	12	39	---	51
WR T.J. Housmandzadeh	12	24	---	---	15	51
S Benny Sapp	---	---	14	35	---	49
DE Chris Clemons	---	---	14	34	---	48
S Kenoy Kennedy	---	---	13	32	---	45
CB Terrence McGee	---	---	6	22	15	43
DE Eric Moore	---	---	10	33	---	43
FB Sebastian Meeker	9	10	---	---	16	35
TE Eric Johnson	5	2	---	---	24	31
WR Jason McAddley	8	20	---	---	2	30
WR Terrence Copper	10	18	---	---	2	30
OLB Charlie Anderson	---	---	0	7	22	29
S Erik Coleman	---	---	2	10	14	26
DT Graham Newsome	---	---	8	17	---	25
RB T.J. Duckett	10	14	---	---	1	25
DE Eric Chandler	---	---	3	11	10	24
DT Charles Hill	---	---	4	10	10	24
ILB Chaun Thompson	---	---	7	14	2	23
RB Larry Ned	7	15	---	---	---	22
TE Courtney Anderson	12	9	---	---	---	21
ILB Antony Jordan	---	---	1	1	12	14
C Justin Snow	0	0	---	---	10	10
T Mike Pearson	0	0	---	---	9	9
P Ray Hollas	0	0	---	---	9	9
DE Jarret Johnson	---	---	0	8	---	8
K Nick Novak	0	0	---	---	4	4
QB Trent Dilfer	0	0	---	---	---	0
T Tony Pashos	0	0	---	---	---	0
G Justin Smiley	0	0	---	---	---	0
TE Randy Mara	0	0	---	---	---	0
OLB Kirk Morrison	---	---	0	0	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	5	10	2.0
Middle	7	8	1.1
Right	4	18	4.5
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	3	29	9.7
Middle	16	41	2.6
Right	8	21	2.6
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Trot Nixon	44	22	3	3	1	5	6	1	3

Buffalo	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Eli Manning	38	24	5	1	1	6	2	0	4

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	5	4	23	4.6
Short (0-8 Yds)	19	10	77	4.1
Medium (9-18 Yds)	15	7	99	6.6
Long (19+ Yds)	3	1	20	6.7

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	8	4	24	3.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	18	16	137	7.6
Medium (9-18 Yds)	10	4	69	6.9
Long (19+ Yds)	2	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

New England	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Eric Moulds	12	6	0	84	1	47
TE Bennie Joppru	12	5	1	37	1	42
WR Michael Jenkins	8	5	0	52	0	31
WR Antonio Freeman	5	2	0	29	1	44
TE Steve Heiden	3	2	0	11	0	11
RB Robert Holcombe	2	2	0	6	0	33

Buffalo	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR T.J. Housmandzadeh	11	9	0	87	1	24
WR Brian Finneran	8	3	1	26	1	28
WR Jason McAddley	5	3	0	48	1	20
TE Mark Campbell	4	1	0	3	0	37
RB Larry Ned	4	4	0	46	1	15
RB Willis McGahee	2	1	0	-4	0	23
WR Terrence Copper	2	1	0	22	1	18
FB Sebastian Meeker	1	1	0	1	0	10
TE Courtney Anderson	1	1	0	1	0	9

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

New England	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

Buffalo	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
FB Sebastian Meeker	1	16	16.00	16.00
RB T.J. Duckett	1	3	3.00	3.63

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg

Buffalo	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Eli Manning	2	1	8	4.00	6.05

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

New England	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg

Buffalo	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR T.J. Housmandzadeh	1	0	0	0.00	7.91
RB Larry Ned	1	1	8	8.00	11.50

Third Down Rushing Statistics

New England	Rushes	Conversions
RB Robert Holcombe	1	0

Buffalo	Rushes	Conversions
RB Willis McGahee	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Comp	Conversions
Trot Nixon	14	8	3

Buffalo	Att	Comp	Conversions
Eli Manning	15	10	5

Third Down Receiving Statistics

New England	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Michael Jenkins	5	4	1
TE Bennie Joppru	4	2	1
WR Eric Moulds	3	1	1
TE Steve Heiden	2	1	0

Buffalo	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR T.J. Housmandzadeh	7	6	2
WR Brian Finneran	4	2	1
TE Mark Campbell	1	0	0
RB Larry Ned	1	1	1
RB Willis McGahee	1	0	0
WR Terrence Copper	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 56,500 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 15,600 (21,400)
End Zone 12,300 (15,400)
Mezzanine 7,300 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 11,500 (13,600)
Club Seats 6,600 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 3,200 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	56,500 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	15,600 (21,400)
End Zone	12,300 (15,400)
Mezzanine	7,300 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	11,500 (13,600)
Club Seats	6,600 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	3,200 (3,300)