Week 15, 2007

played in New England, MA

26 degrees, fair, 4 mph wind

Buffalo Bills	10	3	7	3	-	23
New England Patriots	0	3	7	0	-	10

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:15 BUF - Alexis Shepherd 7 run (Nick Novak extra point)
1Q: 05:06 BUF - Nick Novak 41 field goal
2Q: 14:07 BUF - Nick Novak 33 field goal
2Q: 11:21 NED - Jeff Chandler 41 field goal
3Q: 09:54 NED - Wali Lundy 12 run (Jeff Chandler extra point)
3Q: 02:45 BUF - Stephen Alexander 8 pass from Eli Manning (Nick Novak extra point)
4Q: 12:18 BUF - Nick Novak 44 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:15 BUF - Alexis Shepherd 7 run (Nick Novak extra point)
1Q: 05:06 BUF - Nick Novak 41 field goal
2Q: 14:07 BUF - Nick Novak 33 field goal
2Q: 11:21 NED - Jeff Chandler 41 field goal
3Q: 09:54 NED - Wali Lundy 12 run (Jeff Chandler extra point)
3Q: 02:45 BUF - Stephen Alexander 8 pass from Eli Manning (Nick Novak extra point)
4Q: 12:18 BUF - Nick Novak 44 field goal

Team Statistics BUF NED
Record 8-6 7-7
First Downs 21 15
- by Rushing 12 4
- by Passing 9 9
- by Penalty 0 2
Total Net Yards 420 188
- Offensive Plays 76 61
- Yards per Play 5.53 3.08
Net Rushing Yards 201 76
- Rushing Attempts 38 22
- Yards per Rush 5.29 3.45
Net Passing Yards 219 112
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 38 - 19 - 2 35 - 18 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 219 141
- Sacks/Yards Lost 0/0 4/29
- Yards per Pass Play 5.76 2.87
Fumbles/Lost 1/1 1/1
3rd Down Conversions 7/17 2/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.2 9.8
4th Down Conversions 0/1 0/1
Penalties/Yards 9/70 8/55
Punt Returns/Yards 4/34 3/13
Kick Returns/Yards 1/27 2/48
Interception Ret./Yards 1/0 2/33
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 4 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/2 1/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 31 OWN 30
Time of Possession 34:47 25:13

Team Statistics	BUF	NED
Record	8-6	7-7
First Downs	21	15
- by Rushing	12	4
- by Passing	9	9
- by Penalty	0	2
Total Net Yards	420	188
- Offensive Plays	76	61
- Yards per Play	5.53	3.08
Net Rushing Yards	201	76
- Rushing Attempts	38	22
- Yards per Rush	5.29	3.45
Net Passing Yards	219	112
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	38 - 19 - 2	35 - 18 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	219	141
- Sacks/Yards Lost	0/0	4/29
- Yards per Pass Play	5.76	2.87
Fumbles/Lost	1/1	1/1
3rd Down Conversions	7/17	2/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.2	9.8
4th Down Conversions	0/1	0/1
Penalties/Yards	9/70	8/55
Punt Returns/Yards	4/34	3/13
Kick Returns/Yards	1/27	2/48
Interception Ret./Yards	1/0	2/33
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	4	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/2	1/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 31	OWN 30
Time of Possession	34:47	25:13

Drive Charts

Buffalo Bills
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	1:26	OWN 26	2	16	Interception
1	13:23	2:58	OWN 35	5	8	Punt
1	10:15	0:11	OPP 7	1	7	Touchdown
1	8:08	3:07	OWN 48	5	28	Field Goal
1	2:55	3:56	OWN 13	9	71	Field Goal
2	11:15	1:19	OWN 25	3	8	Punt
2	8:18	1:53	OWN 18	3	9	Punt
2	5:07	1:33	OWN 34	6	13	Punt
2	1:46	0:53	OWN 24	3	3	Punt
3	11:14	0:50	OWN 20	3	4	Interception
3	9:47	2:18	OWN 25	7	51	Fumble
3	6:09	3:32	OWN 33	8	67	Touchdown
3	1:55	4:45	OWN 32	10	41	Field Goal
4	5:39	5:39	OWN 18	11	64	Game

New England Patriots
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	13:34	0:11	OPP 36	1	1	Fumble
1	10:25	0:10	OWN 5	1	0	Interception
1	10:04	1:56	OWN 25	3	-4	Punt
1	5:01	2:06	OWN 25	5	8	Punt
2	13:59	2:44	OWN 25	8	51	Field Goal
2	9:56	1:38	OWN 30	3	9	Punt
2	6:25	1:18	OWN 23	4	7	Punt
2	3:34	1:48	OWN 13	6	18	Punt
2	0:53	0:53	OWN 24	4	4	Half
3	15:00	3:46	OWN 28	7	30	Punt
3	10:24	0:37	OPP 6	2	6	Touchdown
3	7:29	1:20	OWN 24	3	1	Punt
3	2:37	0:42	OWN 25	3	0	Punt
4	12:10	6:31	OWN 20	12	62	Downs

Game MVP: John Tait, Buffalo Bills

Rushing Statistics

Buffalo	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB David Kirtman	18	80	4.44	13	3	0
RB Alexis Shepherd	15	99	6.60	25	3	1
FB Rob Konrad	2	4	2.00	5	0	0
QB Eli Manning	2	5	2.50	7	0	0
WR T.J. Housmandzadeh	1	13	13.00	13	1	0

New England	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB Fred Taylor	13	42	3.23	14	1	0
RB Wali Lundy	7	22	3.14	12	1	1
WR David Boston	1	5	5.00	5	0	0
QB Tee Martin	1	7	7.00	7	0	0

Passing Statistics

Buffalo	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Eli Manning	38	19	219	0/0	1	38	2	54.6

New England	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Tee Martin	35	18	141	4/29	0	22	1	49.8

Receiving Statistics

Buffalo	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
TE Stephen Alexander	5	6	38	7.60	13	12	1
WR Steve Smith	5	9	90	18.00	48	26	0
WR Brian Finneran	4	9	80	20.00	40	38	0
WR Mike Sims-Walker	2	5	2	1.00	2	3	0
RB Alexis Shepherd	1	2	1	1.00	0	1	0
WR T.J. Housmandzadeh	1	3	5	5.00	0	5	0
RB David Kirtman	1	3	3	3.00	0	3	0
TE Eric Johnson	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

New England	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
TE Chris Cooley	4	6	34	8.50	0	14
WR Troy Edwards	3	6	48	16.00	27	20
TE Bubba Franks	3	5	21	7.00	0	11
WR Eric Moulds	2	9	0	0.00	0	1
RB Fred Taylor	2	2	6	3.00	6	3
WR David Boston	2	2	27	13.50	0	22
WR Eddie Kennison	1	3	3	3.00	4	3
RB Wali Lundy	1	1	2	2.00	0	2
FB Tyler Ecker	0	1	0	0.00	0	0

Interception Statistics

Buffalo	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Usama Young	1	0	0.00	0

New England	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Stuart Schweigert	1	9	9.00	0
DE Kenneth Pettway	1	24	24.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Buffalo	Fumb	Recov	Force
WR Steve Smith	1	0	0
ILB James Darling	0	1	0
S Usama Young	0	0	1

New England	Fumb	Recov	Force
WR Eric Moulds	1	0	0
OLB Niko Koutouvides	0	1	0
CB Artrell Hawkins	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Buffalo	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Ray Hollas	5	222	44.4	41.8	52	2

New England	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Jon Ryan	8	370	46.3	39.5	54	2

Kicking Statistics

Buffalo	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Nick Novak	3/3	2/2	0/0	44	2/2

New England	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Jeff Chandler	1/1	1/1	0/0	41	1/1

Punt Return Statistics

Buffalo	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
T.J. Housmandzadeh	4	34	8.5	0

New England	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Troy Edwards	3	13	4.3	0

Kick Return Statistics

Buffalo	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
T.J. Housmandzadeh	1	27	27.0	0

New England	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Wali Lundy	2	48	24.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Buffalo	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Julian Peterson	10	1	0.0	22	36
CB Fabian Washington	6	0	0.0	20	35
DT John Thornton	5	1	0.0	20	35
ILB James Darling	4	3	0.0	22	32
S Erik Coleman	3	3	0.0	14	13
S Benny Sapp	3	0	0.0	18	31
DE Courtney Brown	2	2	1.5	21	33
DE Dewayne Robertson	2	0	1.5	18	33
OLB Kirk Morrison	2	1	0.0	6	22
DT Keith Wright	2	0	0.0	11	31
DE Chris Clemons	1	0	1.0	7	12
CB Karl Paymah	1	1	0.0	13	13
TE Stephen Alexander	1	0	---	---	---
CB Daniel Bullocks	1	0	0.0	9	12
WR Mike Sims-Walker	1	0	---	---	---
S Usama Young	0	2	0.0	22	38
S Kenoy Kennedy	0	1	0.0	7	23

New England	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Niko Koutouvides	8	2	0.0	38	37
CB Carlos Rogers	7	2	0.0	31	22
S Stuart Schweigert	6	1	0.0	14	13
OLB Keith Mitchell	5	2	0.0	17	21
ILB D.J. Williams	5	2	0.0	32	25
DT Jamal Williams	4	0	0.0	37	32
CB Andre Woolfork	4	0	0.0	11	19
DE LaMarr Woodley	3	2	0.0	34	33
S Zach Bronson	3	0	0.0	25	26
DE Jason Hatcher	2	2	0.0	34	25
S Lawyer Milloy	2	1	0.0	38	38
OLB Lance Briggs	1	1	0.0	21	20
CB Artrell Hawkins	1	0	0.0	16	22
TE Chris Cooley	1	0	---	---	---
DE Kenneth Pettway	1	0	0.0	8	14
CB Aaron Ross	1	0	0.0	34	37

Pass Rush Statistics

Buffalo	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Dewayne Robertson	1.5	0	2	1	33
DE Courtney Brown	1.5	0	0	0	33
DE Chris Clemons	1.0	0	1	0	12
DT John Thornton	0.0	1	0	0	35
ILB James Darling	0.0	0	1	0	32
DT Keith Wright	0.0	0	1	0	31

New England	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Jamal Williams	1	3	1	32
ILB D.J. Williams	1	1	0	25
DT Barry Cofield	1	1	0	10
DE Kenneth Pettway	1	0	0	14
DE Jason Hatcher	1	0	0	25

Pass Defense Statistics

Buffalo	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
OLB Julian Peterson	7	0	0	36
S Benny Sapp	3	0	0	31
CB Fabian Washington	2	1	0	35
OLB Kirk Morrison	2	0	0	22
S Usama Young	1	0	1	38
ILB James Darling	1	0	0	32
S Erik Coleman	1	0	0	13
CB Karl Paymah	1	0	0	13
S Kenoy Kennedy	0	1	0	23

New England	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Andre Woolfork	4	0	0	19
CB Carlos Rogers	4	0	0	22
S Stuart Schweigert	3	1	1	13
OLB Niko Koutouvides	2	0	0	37
DE Kenneth Pettway	1	0	1	14
OLB Keith Mitchell	1	0	0	21
CB Artrell Hawkins	1	0	0	22
DE Jason Hatcher	1	0	0	25
DE LaMarr Woodley	1	0	0	33
CB Aaron Ross	1	0	0	37
S Zach Bronson	0	1	0	26
OLB Bob Schneider	0	1	0	22

Blocking Statistics

Buffalo	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	PPly
T John Tait	7	12	1	38	38
T Michael Roos	6	10	1	38	38
C Dan Koppen	3	6	0	38	38
G Dan Buenning	1	5	0	38	38
G Chris Naeole	1	2	0	38	38
TE Stephen Alexander	1	1	0	35	33

New England	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
T Tra Thomas	4	7	22	1	39
C Damien Woody	2	4	22	1	39
G Jeff Hatch	1	4	22	1	39
G Will Montgomery	0	4	22	0	39
T Stacy Andrews	0	3	22	1	39

Special Teams Tackles

Buffalo	Tackles	STPlays
Rob Konrad	1	25
Terrence McGee	1	17
David Kirtman	1	17
John Tait	1	14
Michael Roos	1	8

New England	Tackles	STPlays
Niko Koutouvides	2	14
Bob Schneider	1	24
Antonio Freeman	1	15
Alan Faneca	1	11

Participation

Buffalo	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
T John Tait	38	38	---	---	14	90
G Chris Naeole	38	38	---	---	8	84
G Dan Buenning	38	38	---	---	8	84
T Michael Roos	38	38	---	---	8	84
C Dan Koppen	38	38	---	---	---	76
QB Eli Manning	38	38	---	---	---	76
TE Stephen Alexander	35	33	---	---	1	69
RB David Kirtman	21	27	---	---	17	65
DT John Thornton	---	---	20	35	9	64
WR Steve Smith	31	30	---	---	---	61
S Usama Young	---	---	22	38	1	61
OLB Julian Peterson	---	---	22	36	1	59
CB Fabian Washington	---	---	20	35	1	56
ILB James Darling	---	---	22	32	1	55
DE Courtney Brown	---	---	21	33	1	55
WR Mike Sims-Walker	28	26	---	---	---	54
FB Rob Konrad	12	16	---	---	25	53
TE Eric Johnson	18	10	---	---	24	52
DE Dewayne Robertson	---	---	18	33	1	52
S Benny Sapp	---	---	18	31	1	50
S Kenoy Kennedy	---	---	7	23	18	48
DT Keith Wright	---	---	11	31	1	43
WR Brian Finneran	14	21	---	---	4	39
WR T.J. Housmandzadeh	5	10	---	---	18	33
OLB Kirk Morrison	---	---	6	22	1	29
CB Daniel Bullocks	---	---	9	12	8	29
RB Alexis Shepherd	17	11	---	---	---	28
DE Chris Clemons	---	---	7	12	8	27
S Erik Coleman	---	---	14	13	---	27
WR Jason McAddley	5	3	---	---	18	26
CB Karl Paymah	---	---	13	13	---	26
OLB Charlie Anderson	---	---	1	2	22	25
CB Terrence McGee	---	---	0	7	17	24
DT Delbert Cowsette	---	---	11	10	---	21
ILB Antony Jordan	---	---	0	7	11	18
K Nick Novak	0	0	---	---	9	9
RB Tony Hunt	0	0	---	---	9	9
C Justin Snow	0	0	---	---	8	8
TE Courtney Anderson	4	3	---	---	---	7
T Mike Pearson	0	0	---	---	5	5
P Ray Hollas	0	0	---	---	5	5
QB Ingle Martin	0	0	---	---	3	3
S Anthony Smith	---	---	0	3	---	3
OLB Raynoch Thompson	---	---	0	1	---	1
G Reggie Nelson	0	0	---	---	---	0
C E.J. Whitney	0	0	---	---	---	0

New England	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
OLB Niko Koutouvides	---	---	38	37	14	89
S Lawyer Milloy	---	---	38	38	3	79
CB Aaron Ross	---	---	34	37	3	74
DT Jamal Williams	---	---	37	32	2	71
T Tra Thomas	22	39	---	---	9	70
G Jeff Hatch	22	39	---	---	9	70
T Stacy Andrews	22	39	---	---	9	70
G Will Montgomery	22	39	---	---	9	70
DE LaMarr Woodley	---	---	34	33	2	69
OLB Bob Schneider	---	---	21	22	24	67
C Damien Woody	22	39	---	---	---	61
QB Tee Martin	22	39	---	---	---	61
TE Bubba Franks	21	37	---	---	1	59
DE Jason Hatcher	---	---	34	25	---	59
ILB D.J. Williams	---	---	32	25	---	57
WR Eric Moulds	16	32	---	---	6	54
S Zach Bronson	---	---	25	26	3	54
CB Carlos Rogers	---	---	31	22	---	53
TE Chris Cooley	6	22	---	---	22	50
WR Eddie Kennison	17	29	---	---	---	46
CB Artrell Hawkins	---	---	16	22	7	45
CB Andre Woolfork	---	---	11	19	13	43
OLB Keith Mitchell	---	---	17	21	4	42
RB Fred Taylor	13	21	---	---	7	41
OLB Lance Briggs	---	---	21	20	---	41
S Stuart Schweigert	---	---	14	13	14	41
RB Wali Lundy	9	18	---	---	9	36
WR Troy Edwards	14	13	---	---	6	33
WR David Boston	7	13	---	---	8	28
DE Kenneth Pettway	---	---	8	14	3	25
RB Claude Green	0	1	---	---	23	24
DT Barry Cofield	---	---	6	10	7	23
WR Antonio Freeman	2	3	---	---	15	20
C Alan Faneca	0	0	---	---	11	11
ILB Mark Simoneau	---	---	0	0	11	11
FB Tyler Ecker	5	6	---	---	---	11
C Norman Bauer	0	0	---	---	9	9
DE Gillis Wilson	---	---	1	2	5	8
P Jon Ryan	0	0	---	---	8	8
CB Marcus Wimberly	---	---	0	0	5	5
K Jeff Chandler	0	0	---	---	4	4
QB Ryan Leaf	0	0	---	---	1	1
QB Drew Bledsoe	0	0	---	---	---	0
G Nathan Shannon	0	0	---	---	---	0
T Damian Roger	0	0	---	---	---	0
ILB Nickolas Parra	---	---	0	0	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	6	19	3.2
Middle	24	137	5.7
Right	7	47	6.7
None	1	-2	-2.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	5	33	6.6
Middle	12	26	2.2
Right	5	17	3.4
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Buffalo	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Eli Manning	38	19	4	2	2	3	5	1	2

New England	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Tee Martin	35	18	2	3	5	2	5	1	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	3	3	17	5.7
Short (0-8 Yds)	27	14	145	5.4
Medium (9-18 Yds)	6	0	0	0.0
Long (19+ Yds)	2	2	57	28.5

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	9	4	17	1.9
Short (0-8 Yds)	18	9	51	2.8
Medium (9-18 Yds)	7	4	51	7.3
Long (19+ Yds)	1	1	22	22.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Buffalo	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Brian Finneran	9	4	0	80	2	21
WR Steve Smith	9	5	1	90	2	30
TE Stephen Alexander	6	5	0	38	0	33
WR Mike Sims-Walker	5	2	1	2	0	26
WR T.J. Housmandzadeh	3	1	0	5	0	10
RB David Kirtman	3	1	0	3	0	27
RB Alexis Shepherd	2	1	0	1	0	11
TE Eric Johnson	1	0	0	0	0	10

New England	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Eric Moulds	9	2	3	0	0	32
WR Troy Edwards	6	3	1	48	1	13
TE Chris Cooley	6	4	0	34	0	22
TE Bubba Franks	5	3	1	21	0	37
WR Eddie Kennison	3	1	0	3	0	29
RB Fred Taylor	2	2	0	6	0	21
WR David Boston	2	2	0	27	1	13
RB Wali Lundy	1	1	0	2	0	18
FB Tyler Ecker	1	0	0	0	0	6

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Buffalo	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Alexis Shepherd	3	14	4.67	6.60
RB David Kirtman	2	-5	-2.50	4.44
FB Rob Konrad	1	-1	-1.00	2.00
QB Eli Manning	1	-2	-2.00	2.50

New England	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Wali Lundy	1	12	12.00	3.14

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Buffalo	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Eli Manning	3	2	11	3.67	5.76

New England	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Tee Martin	1	0	0	0.00	4.03

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Buffalo	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Stephen Alexander	1	1	8	8.00	6.33
WR T.J. Housmandzadeh	1	0	0	0.00	1.67
RB David Kirtman	1	1	3	3.00	1.00

New England	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Chris Cooley	1	0	0	0.00	5.67

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Buffalo	Rushes	Conversions
RB David Kirtman	3	1

New England	Rushes	Conversions
RB Fred Taylor	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Buffalo	Att	Comp	Conversions
Eli Manning	14	7	6

New England	Att	Comp	Conversions
Tee Martin	11	5	2

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Buffalo	Targ	Catch	Conversions
TE Stephen Alexander	4	4	3
WR Brian Finneran	4	2	2
RB David Kirtman	2	0	0
WR Steve Smith	2	1	1
WR T.J. Housmandzadeh	1	0	0
WR Mike Sims-Walker	1	0	0

New England	Targ	Catch	Conversions
TE Bubba Franks	3	1	1
WR Eric Moulds	2	0	0
RB Fred Taylor	2	2	0
WR Eddie Kennison	1	0	0
WR Troy Edwards	1	0	0
WR David Boston	1	1	1
TE Chris Cooley	1	1	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 69,100 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 20,500 (21,400)
End Zone 15,400 (15,400)
Mezzanine 8,900 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 13,600 (13,600)
Club Seats 7,400 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 3,300 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	69,100 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	20,500 (21,400)
End Zone	15,400 (15,400)
Mezzanine	8,900 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	13,600 (13,600)
Club Seats	7,400 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	3,300 (3,300)