Week 17, 2006

played in Buffalo, NY

21 degrees, fair, 12 mph wind

New England Patriots	3	0	7	0	-	10
Buffalo Bills	0	0	7	17	-	24

Scoring Summary
1Q: 03:04 NED - Jeff Chandler 31 field goal
3Q: 06:31 BUF - Courtney Anderson 16 pass from Eli Manning (Neil Rackers extra point)
3Q: 00:06 NED - Eric Moulds 12 pass from Ryan Leaf (Jeff Chandler extra point)
4Q: 07:18 BUF - Eric Johnson 3 pass from Eli Manning (Neil Rackers extra point)
4Q: 06:44 BUF - Larry Tripplett 24 fumble return (Neil Rackers extra point)
4Q: 02:09 BUF - Neil Rackers 32 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 03:04 NED - Jeff Chandler 31 field goal
3Q: 06:31 BUF - Courtney Anderson 16 pass from Eli Manning (Neil Rackers extra point)
3Q: 00:06 NED - Eric Moulds 12 pass from Ryan Leaf (Jeff Chandler extra point)
4Q: 07:18 BUF - Eric Johnson 3 pass from Eli Manning (Neil Rackers extra point)
4Q: 06:44 BUF - Larry Tripplett 24 fumble return (Neil Rackers extra point)
4Q: 02:09 BUF - Neil Rackers 32 field goal

Team Statistics NED BUF
Record 4-12 6-10
First Downs 14 20
- by Rushing 3 8
- by Passing 11 12
- by Penalty 0 0
Total Net Yards 241 326
- Offensive Plays 61 65
- Yards per Play 3.95 5.02
Net Rushing Yards 64 113
- Rushing Attempts 21 33
- Yards per Rush 3.05 3.42
Net Passing Yards 177 213
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 33 - 21 - 0 29 - 19 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 224 229
- Sacks/Yards Lost 7/47 3/16
- Yards per Pass Play 4.43 6.66
Fumbles/Lost 1/1 3/2
3rd Down Conversions 7/15 7/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 11.5 7.6
4th Down Conversions 0/2 0/0
Penalties/Yards 9/64 2/15
Punt Returns/Yards 0/0 0/0
Kick Returns/Yards 1/18 3/87
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 2 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/1 2/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 25 OWN 29
Time of Possession 28:55 31:05

Team Statistics	NED	BUF
Record	4-12	6-10
First Downs	14	20
- by Rushing	3	8
- by Passing	11	12
- by Penalty	0	0
Total Net Yards	241	326
- Offensive Plays	61	65
- Yards per Play	3.95	5.02
Net Rushing Yards	64	113
- Rushing Attempts	21	33
- Yards per Rush	3.05	3.42
Net Passing Yards	177	213
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	33 - 21 - 0	29 - 19 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	224	229
- Sacks/Yards Lost	7/47	3/16
- Yards per Pass Play	4.43	6.66
Fumbles/Lost	1/1	3/2
3rd Down Conversions	7/15	7/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	11.5	7.6
4th Down Conversions	0/2	0/0
Penalties/Yards	9/64	2/15
Punt Returns/Yards	0/0	0/0
Kick Returns/Yards	1/18	3/87
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	2	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/1	2/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 25	OWN 29
Time of Possession	28:55	31:05

Drive Charts

New England Patriots
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	9:53	6:56	OWN 1	12	85	Field Goal
2	14:25	2:25	OWN 25	5	19	Punt
2	10:20	1:52	OWN 20	4	13	Punt
2	5:54	3:33	OWN 27	8	22	Punt
2	0:15	0:15	OWN 2	1	-1	Half
3	15:00	3:46	OWN 25	7	15	Punt
3	6:20	2:27	OWN 25	5	18	Punt
3	3:01	3:01	OPP 29	6	29	Touchdown
4	7:11	0:42	OWN 31	2	-7	Fumble
4	6:29	1:45	OWN 25	7	10	Downs
4	2:04	0:48	OWN 25	4	-2	Downs

Buffalo Bills
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	5:07	OWN 31	10	32	Punt
1	2:57	3:32	OWN 42	6	33	Fumble
2	12:00	1:40	OWN 4	3	7	Punt
2	8:28	2:34	OWN 20	5	21	Punt
2	2:21	2:06	OWN 20	5	17	Punt
3	11:14	4:54	OWN 15	11	85	Touchdown
3	3:53	0:52	OWN 6	2	23	Fumble
4	15:00	7:49	OWN 14	15	86	Touchdown
4	4:44	2:40	OPP 35	5	20	Field Goal
4	1:16	1:16	OPP 23	3	-4	Game

Game MVP: Eli Manning, Buffalo Bills

Rushing Statistics

New England	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
RB Fred Taylor	11	28	2.55	6	0
RB Wali Lundy	5	19	3.80	7	0
RB Lee Suggs	3	10	3.33	12	1
QB Ryan Leaf	2	7	3.50	6	0

Buffalo	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
RB Alexis Shepherd	20	73	3.65	12	2
QB Eli Manning	5	25	5.00	12	2
RB Curtis Keaton	4	13	3.25	8	0
RB David Kirtman	2	0	0.00	4	0
FB Rob Konrad	1	-1	-1.00	-1	0
WR Ashley Lelie	1	3	3.00	3	0

Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Ryan Leaf	33	21	224	7/47	1	33	0	93.5

Buffalo	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Eli Manning	29	19	229	3/16	2	25	0	112.5

Receiving Statistics

New England	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Eric Moulds	4	6	73	18.25	45	33	1
WR Na Brown	4	5	43	10.75	6	14	0
TE Bennie Joppru	4	9	26	6.50	3	15	0
RB Fred Taylor	3	4	33	11.00	5	12	0
WR Eddie Kennison	2	3	20	10.00	0	14	0
TE Steve Heiden	2	2	20	10.00	15	16	0
RB Wali Lundy	2	2	9	4.50	0	5	0
WR Charles Johnson	0	2	0	0.00	0	0	0

Buffalo	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
TE Eric Johnson	4	4	39	9.75	10	20	1
WR T.J. Housmandzadeh	4	4	42	10.50	14	24	0
WR Brian Finneran	2	3	16	8.00	2	13	0
RB Alexis Shepherd	2	4	24	12.00	6	13	0
WR Ashley Lelie	2	6	34	17.00	23	25	0
TE Courtney Anderson	2	2	32	16.00	26	16	1
RB David Kirtman	2	2	22	11.00	19	21	0
TE Mark Campbell	1	1	20	20.00	8	20	0
WR Joe Jurevicius	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
FB Rob Konrad	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
RB Curtis Keaton	0	1	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
QB Ryan Leaf	1	0	0
OLB Jason Taylor	0	1	1
OLB Niko Koutouvides	0	1	0
CB James Becker	0	0	1
CB Andre Woolfork	0	0	1

Buffalo	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
WR T.J. Housmandzadeh	2	0	0	0
TE Mark Campbell	1	0	0	0
DT Larry Tripplett	0	1	0	1
RB Alexis Shepherd	0	1	0	0
DT John Thornton	0	0	1	0

Punting Statistics

New England	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Jon Ryan	5	266	53.2	45.2	67	3

Buffalo	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Ray Hollas	4	183	45.8	45.8	61	2

Kicking Statistics

New England	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Jeff Chandler	1/1	0/0	0/0	31	1/1

Buffalo	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Neil Rackers	1/1	0/0	0/0	32	3/3

Punt Return Statistics

New England	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Buffalo	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Kick Return Statistics

New England	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Wali Lundy	1	18	18.0	0

Buffalo	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Joe Jurevicius	3	87	29.0	0

Defensive Statistics

New England	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB D.J. Williams	7	1	2.0	29	23
OLB Jason Taylor	6	0	0.0	32	31
CB James Becker	4	2	0.0	30	21
S Johndale Carty	4	1	0.0	17	24
OLB Niko Koutouvides	4	0	0.0	31	31
DT Barry Cofield	3	3	1.0	21	19
S Duane Burnham	3	0	0.0	18	17
S Stuart Schweigert	2	2	0.0	15	16
DE John Hilliard	2	1	0.0	30	19
DE Jason Hatcher	2	1	0.0	30	21
S Jarrod Page	2	1	0.0	17	16
OLB Dwayne Rudd	2	0	0.0	3	8
OLB Brian Allen	2	0	0.0	4	2
OLB Lance Briggs	2	0	0.0	17	16
CB Carlos Rogers	2	0	0.0	25	20
CB Andre Woolfork	1	1	0.0	20	24
CB Donnie Abraham	1	0	0.0	7	14
DT Amon Gordon	1	0	0.0	15	16
DE Chris Kelsey	0	1	0.0	2	14

Buffalo	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
DT John Thornton	7	3	3.0	21	34
OLB Julian Peterson	5	2	1.0	13	32
S Kenoy Kennedy	5	2	0.0	20	30
CB Fabian Washington	5	1	0.0	18	38
S Zach Bronson	5	0	0.0	20	30
CB Karl Paymah	4	0	0.0	20	25
OLB Kirk Morrison	3	0	1.0	20	22
DE Chris Clemons	3	1	0.5	16	31
CB Terrence McGee	3	0	0.0	8	25
DT Larry Tripplett	2	2	1.5	13	28
ILB James Darling	2	3	0.0	20	25
S Benny Sapp	2	1	0.0	5	15
DT Delbert Cowsette	1	1	0.0	12	29
S Anthony Smith	1	0	0.0	1	14
DE Jarret Johnson	0	1	0.0	20	29
CB Daniel Bullocks	0	1	0.0	2	13

Pass Rush Statistics

New England	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
ILB D.J. Williams	2.0	0	0	23
DT Barry Cofield	1.0	1	0	19
OLB Jason Taylor	0.0	1	0	31
DE John Hilliard	0.0	0	2	19
OLB Brian Allen	0.0	0	1	2

Buffalo	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT John Thornton	3.0	0	0	2	34
DT Larry Tripplett	1.5	1	0	0	28
OLB Julian Peterson	1.0	0	1	0	32
OLB Kirk Morrison	1.0	0	0	0	22
DE Chris Clemons	0.5	0	0	0	31
DT Delbert Cowsette	0.0	0	1	0	29
ILB Antony Jordan	0.0	0	0	1	15

Pass Defense Statistics

New England	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
ILB D.J. Williams	4	0	23
S Johndale Carty	3	2	24
OLB Jason Taylor	2	0	31
S Jarrod Page	2	0	16
OLB Niko Koutouvides	1	2	31
CB Donnie Abraham	1	0	14
OLB Dwayne Rudd	1	0	8
CB James Becker	1	0	21
CB Andre Woolfork	1	0	24
S Duane Burnham	1	0	17
CB Carlos Rogers	1	0	20
DE Jason Hatcher	1	0	21

Buffalo	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Fabian Washington	6	0	38
S Zach Bronson	3	1	30
CB Terrence McGee	3	0	25
CB Karl Paymah	3	0	25
OLB Kirk Morrison	2	0	22
OLB Julian Peterson	1	1	32
S Kenoy Kennedy	1	0	30
S Benny Sapp	1	0	15
S Anthony Smith	1	0	14
ILB James Darling	0	1	25

Blocking Statistics

New England	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
T Stacy Andrews	2	5	21	3	40
G Nathan Shannon	1	6	21	0	40
G Kelvin Garmon	1	5	21	0	40
T Tony Boselli	0	2	21	4	40
C Damien Woody	0	1	21	0	40

Buffalo	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
C Marco Rivera	4	9	0	33	1	32
G Dan Buenning	3	5	0	33	0	32
T John Tait	2	5	1	33	1	32
G Wes Sims	2	4	0	33	0	32
FB Rob Konrad	2	2	0	10	0	7
T Michael Roos	0	3	1	33	1	32
TE Eric Johnson	0	1	0	26	0	26
TE Courtney Anderson	0	1	0	13	0	8

Special Teams Tackles

New England	Tackles	STPlays
Antonio Freeman	1	13
Lance Briggs	1	9
Niko Koutouvides	1	9

Buffalo	Tackles	STPlays
Rob Konrad	1	18

Participation

New England	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
OLB Niko Koutouvides	---	---	31	31	9	71
T Tony Boselli	21	40	---	---	6	67
G Nathan Shannon	21	40	---	---	6	67
G Kelvin Garmon	21	40	---	---	6	67
T Stacy Andrews	21	40	---	---	6	67
OLB Jason Taylor	---	---	32	31	1	64
QB Ryan Leaf	21	40	---	---	---	61
C Damien Woody	21	40	---	---	---	61
WR Eric Moulds	20	33	---	---	5	58
TE Bennie Joppru	19	35	---	---	---	54
S Johndale Carty	---	---	17	24	12	53
ILB D.J. Williams	---	---	29	23	1	53
WR Eddie Kennison	19	28	---	---	5	52
CB James Becker	---	---	30	21	1	52
DE Jason Hatcher	---	---	30	21	1	52
DE John Hilliard	---	---	30	19	1	50
CB Andre Woolfork	---	---	20	24	4	48
CB Carlos Rogers	---	---	25	20	1	46
DT Barry Cofield	---	---	21	19	4	44
OLB Lance Briggs	---	---	17	16	9	42
RB Fred Taylor	13	26	---	---	---	39
S Duane Burnham	---	---	18	17	1	36
WR Na Brown	9	19	---	---	7	35
S Jarrod Page	---	---	17	16	1	34
CB Donnie Abraham	---	---	7	14	12	33
DT Amon Gordon	---	---	15	16	1	32
S Stuart Schweigert	---	---	15	16	---	31
OLB Dwayne Rudd	---	---	3	8	17	28
TE Steve Heiden	0	9	---	---	18	27
TE Michael Gaines	9	17	---	---	---	26
FB Dexter Lyon	5	6	---	---	13	24
RB Lee Suggs	3	4	---	---	14	21
DE Chris Kelsey	---	---	2	14	4	20
RB Wali Lundy	5	9	---	---	5	19
WR Charles Johnson	3	12	---	---	---	15
WR Antonio Freeman	0	2	---	---	13	15
OLB Brian Allen	---	---	4	2	9	15
C Norman Bauer	0	0	---	---	6	6
P Jon Ryan	0	0	---	---	6	6
K Jeff Chandler	0	0	---	---	4	4
QB Phil Mickelson	0	0	---	---	---	0
G Brent Smith	0	0	---	---	---	0
T John St. Clair	0	0	---	---	---	0
WR Michael Jenkins	0	0	---	---	---	0
C Robert Berry	0	0	---	---	---	0
G Will Montgomery	0	0	---	---	---	0

Buffalo	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
T John Tait	33	32	---	---	5	70
G Dan Buenning	33	32	---	---	5	70
G Wes Sims	33	32	---	---	5	70
T Michael Roos	33	32	---	---	5	70
TE Eric Johnson	26	26	---	---	17	69
QB Eli Manning	33	32	---	---	1	66
C Marco Rivera	33	32	---	---	---	65
DT John Thornton	---	---	21	34	6	61
WR Ashley Lelie	25	24	---	---	10	59
WR Brian Finneran	25	25	---	---	8	58
CB Fabian Washington	---	---	18	38	1	57
DE Jarret Johnson	---	---	20	29	6	55
S Zach Bronson	---	---	20	30	2	52
S Kenoy Kennedy	---	---	20	30	1	51
DE Chris Clemons	---	---	16	31	1	48
ILB James Darling	---	---	20	25	1	46
OLB Julian Peterson	---	---	13	32	1	46
CB Terrence McGee	---	---	8	25	13	46
CB Karl Paymah	---	---	20	25	1	46
RB Alexis Shepherd	25	20	---	---	---	45
OLB Kirk Morrison	---	---	20	22	1	43
DT Larry Tripplett	---	---	13	28	1	42
DT Delbert Cowsette	---	---	12	29	---	41
WR T.J. Housmandzadeh	16	15	---	---	8	39
WR Joe Jurevicius	9	12	---	---	14	35
FB Rob Konrad	10	7	---	---	18	35
RB David Kirtman	5	11	---	---	12	28
S Anthony Smith	---	---	1	14	12	27
S Benny Sapp	---	---	5	15	5	25
ILB Antony Jordan	---	---	1	15	8	24
TE Courtney Anderson	13	8	---	---	---	21
OLB Charlie Anderson	---	---	0	1	17	18
CB Daniel Bullocks	---	---	2	13	---	15
RB Curtis Keaton	4	4	---	---	6	14
TE Mark Campbell	4	5	---	---	1	10
WR Jason McAddley	3	3	---	---	2	8
K Neil Rackers	0	0	---	---	6	6
C Justin Snow	0	0	---	---	5	5
OLB Raynoch Thompson	---	---	1	3	---	4
P Ray Hollas	0	0	---	---	4	4
DT Graham Newsome	---	---	0	1	---	1
QB Trent Dilfer	0	0	---	---	---	0
T Mike Pearson	0	0	---	---	---	0
C Rex Hadnot	0	0	---	---	---	0
G Justin Smiley	0	0	---	---	---	0
OLB Gerris Wilkinson	---	---	0	0	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	1	6	6.0
Middle	13	32	2.5
Right	7	26	3.7
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	6	31	5.2
Middle	21	75	3.6
Right	5	8	1.6
None	1	-1	-1.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Ryan Leaf	33	21	2	2	4	3	2	3	0

Buffalo	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Eli Manning	29	19	5	0	1	4	3	0	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	5	3	39	7.8
Short (0-8 Yds)	16	10	86	5.4
Medium (9-18 Yds)	10	8	99	9.9
Long (19+ Yds)	2	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	7	6	65	9.3
Short (0-8 Yds)	15	10	121	8.1
Medium (9-18 Yds)	5	3	43	8.6
Long (19+ Yds)	2	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

New England	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
TE Bennie Joppru	9	4	1	26	0	35
WR Eric Moulds	6	4	2	73	2	33
WR Na Brown	5	4	0	43	0	19
RB Fred Taylor	4	3	0	33	0	26
WR Eddie Kennison	3	2	1	20	0	28
WR Charles Johnson	2	0	0	0	0	12
TE Steve Heiden	2	2	0	20	0	9
RB Wali Lundy	2	2	0	9	0	9

Buffalo	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Ashley Lelie	6	2	0	34	1	24
RB Alexis Shepherd	4	2	0	24	0	20
TE Eric Johnson	4	4	0	39	1	26
WR T.J. Housmandzadeh	4	4	0	42	1	15
WR Brian Finneran	3	2	0	16	0	25
TE Courtney Anderson	2	2	0	32	0	8
RB David Kirtman	2	2	0	22	1	11
WR Joe Jurevicius	1	0	1	0	0	12
FB Rob Konrad	1	0	0	0	0	7
TE Mark Campbell	1	1	0	20	1	5
RB Curtis Keaton	1	0	0	0	0	4

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

New England	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Fred Taylor	2	-2	-1.00	2.55
RB Wali Lundy	1	3	3.00	3.80

Buffalo	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Alexis Shepherd	1	1	1.00	3.65
RB David Kirtman	1	4	4.00	0.00

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Ryan Leaf	3	3	18	6.00	6.79

Buffalo	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Eli Manning	4	3	28	7.00	7.90

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

New England	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Bennie Joppru	2	2	6	3.00	2.89
WR Eric Moulds	1	1	12	12.00	12.17

Buffalo	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
RB Alexis Shepherd	1	0	0	0.00	6.00
TE Eric Johnson	1	1	3	3.00	9.75
WR Ashley Lelie	1	1	9	9.00	5.67
TE Courtney Anderson	1	1	16	16.00	16.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

New England	Rushes	Conversions

Buffalo	Rushes	Conversions
WR Ashley Lelie	1	1
QB Eli Manning	1	0
RB David Kirtman	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Comp	Conversions
Ryan Leaf	14	10	7

Buffalo	Att	Comp	Conversions
Eli Manning	9	8	6

Third Down Receiving Statistics

New England	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Eric Moulds	3	2	2
RB Fred Taylor	3	2	1
WR Na Brown	3	3	2
TE Bennie Joppru	3	2	1
WR Charles Johnson	1	0	0
WR Eddie Kennison	1	1	1

Buffalo	Targ	Catch	Conversions
TE Eric Johnson	3	3	3
RB David Kirtman	2	2	1
WR Brian Finneran	1	1	1
FB Rob Konrad	1	0	0
WR T.J. Housmandzadeh	1	1	0
WR Ashley Lelie	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 58,500 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 16,600 (21,400)
End Zone 12,900 (15,400)
Mezzanine 7,400 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 11,800 (13,600)
Club Seats 6,700 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 3,100 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	58,500 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	16,600 (21,400)
End Zone	12,900 (15,400)
Mezzanine	7,400 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	11,800 (13,600)
Club Seats	6,700 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	3,100 (3,300)