Week 15, 2010

played in Buffalo, NY

44 degrees, rain, 3 mph wind

New England Patriots	0	0	13	0	-	13
Buffalo Bills	7	0	7	14	-	28

Scoring Summary
1Q: 08:32 BUF - Bernard Scott 1 run (Adam Vinatieri extra point)
3Q: 07:43 NED - Wali Lundy 28 pass from Trent Edwards (Bryan Baxter extra point)
3Q: 04:53 BUF - Jordy Nelson 25 pass from Eli Manning (Adam Vinatieri extra point)
3Q: 01:16 NED - Jason Snelling 29 run (Bryan Baxter extra point failed)
4Q: 10:03 BUF - LeGarrette Blount 33 pass from Eli Manning (Adam Vinatieri extra point)
4Q: 04:11 BUF - LeGarrette Blount 3 run (Adam Vinatieri extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 08:32 BUF - Bernard Scott 1 run (Adam Vinatieri extra point)
3Q: 07:43 NED - Wali Lundy 28 pass from Trent Edwards (Bryan Baxter extra point)
3Q: 04:53 BUF - Jordy Nelson 25 pass from Eli Manning (Adam Vinatieri extra point)
3Q: 01:16 NED - Jason Snelling 29 run (Bryan Baxter extra point failed)
4Q: 10:03 BUF - LeGarrette Blount 33 pass from Eli Manning (Adam Vinatieri extra point)
4Q: 04:11 BUF - LeGarrette Blount 3 run (Adam Vinatieri extra point)

Team Statistics NED BUF
Record 5-9 8-6
First Downs 19 15
- by Rushing 4 5
- by Passing 15 10
- by Penalty 0 0
Total Net Yards 382 301
- Offensive Plays 71 54
- Yards per Play 5.38 5.57
Net Rushing Yards 98 97
- Rushing Attempts 22 31
- Yards per Rush 4.45 3.13
Net Passing Yards 284 204
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 46 - 29 - 1 23 - 16 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 314 204
- Sacks/Yards Lost 3/30 0/0
- Yards per Pass Play 5.80 8.87
Fumbles/Lost 1/1 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 8/16 3/11
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 11.1 6.8
4th Down Conversions 0/2 0/0
Penalties/Yards 4/30 3/15
Punt Returns/Yards 2/14 3/39
Kick Returns/Yards 3/69 1/21
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 1/31
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 0 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 0/0 2/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 18 OWN 42
Time of Possession 31:08 28:52

Team Statistics	NED	BUF
Record	5-9	8-6
First Downs	19	15
- by Rushing	4	5
- by Passing	15	10
- by Penalty	0	0
Total Net Yards	382	301
- Offensive Plays	71	54
- Yards per Play	5.38	5.57
Net Rushing Yards	98	97
- Rushing Attempts	22	31
- Yards per Rush	4.45	3.13
Net Passing Yards	284	204
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	46 - 29 - 1	23 - 16 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	314	204
- Sacks/Yards Lost	3/30	0/0
- Yards per Pass Play	5.80	8.87
Fumbles/Lost	1/1	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	8/16	3/11
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	11.1	6.8
4th Down Conversions	0/2	0/0
Penalties/Yards	4/30	3/15
Punt Returns/Yards	2/14	3/39
Kick Returns/Yards	3/69	1/21
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	1/31
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	0	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	0/0	2/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 18	OWN 42
Time of Possession	31:08	28:52

Drive Charts

New England Patriots
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	12:17	1:19	OWN 17	3	-16	Punt
1	8:26	2:19	OWN 23	4	22	Punt
1	0:48	2:38	OWN 20	5	39	Punt
2	9:38	5:14	OWN 2	9	50	Punt
2	0:55	0:55	OWN 7	3	13	Half
3	15:00	2:17	OWN 25	4	27	Punt
3	10:58	3:30	OWN 28	8	72	Touchdown
3	4:40	3:40	OWN 20	8	80	Touchdown
4	15:00	4:28	OWN 16	10	40	Interception
4	9:52	3:08	OWN 25	6	7	Punt
4	4:02	1:07	OWN 24	6	16	Downs
4	2:21	1:09	OWN 20	5	2	Downs

Buffalo Bills
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	2:43	OWN 24	4	19	Punt
1	10:58	2:32	OPP 17	5	17	Touchdown
1	6:07	5:19	OWN 22	9	41	Punt
2	13:10	3:32	OWN 20	5	29	Punt
2	4:24	3:29	OWN 2	7	47	Punt
3	12:43	1:45	OWN 20	3	7	Punt
3	7:28	2:48	OWN 25	6	75	Touchdown
3	1:00	1:00	OWN 25	3	7	Punt
4	10:32	0:40	OPP 36	2	36	Touchdown
4	6:44	1:46	OWN 30	3	4	Punt
4	4:58	0:56	OPP 2	2	2	Touchdown
4	2:55	0:34	OPP 40	3	-1	Punt
4	1:12	1:12	OPP 22	2	3	Game

Game MVP: Eli Manning, Buffalo Bills

Rushing Statistics

New England	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB Jason Snelling	12	65	5.42	34	2	1
RB Wali Lundy	9	19	2.11	8	0	0
WR Bernard Berrian	1	14	14.00	14	1	0

Buffalo	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB LeGarrette Blount	22	80	3.64	12	4	1
QB Eli Manning	4	14	3.50	9	0	0
RB Bernard Scott	3	6	2.00	4	0	1
WR Ashley Lelie	1	-1	-1.00	-1	0	0
RB Eric Shelton	1	-2	-2.00	-2	0	0

Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Trent Edwards	46	29	314	3/30	1	37	1	81.2

Buffalo	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Eli Manning	23	16	204	0/0	2	33	0	125.9

Receiving Statistics

New England	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Brandon LaFell	15	22	108	7.20	58	30	0
RB Wali Lundy	7	7	67	9.57	30	28	1
WR Tim Carter	2	3	68	34.00	56	37	0
WR Mike Williams	2	5	40	20.00	24	28	0
WR Freddie Brown	2	6	28	14.00	16	14	0
TE Damien Harper	1	1	3	3.00	0	3	0
WR Bernard Berrian	0	2	0	0.00	0	0	0

Buffalo	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Mike Sims-Walker	7	7	49	7.00	19	19	0
WR Jordy Nelson	3	3	44	14.67	21	25	1
RB LeGarrette Blount	3	4	51	17.00	34	33	1
WR Ashley Lelie	2	3	46	23.00	28	30	0
RB Eric Shelton	1	2	14	14.00	4	14	0
FB Rob Konrad	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
TE Darrel Young	0	2	0	0.00	0	0	0
TE Zach Miller	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

New England	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Buffalo	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
ILB David Hawthorne	1	31	31.00	0

Fumble Statistics

New England	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
WR Tim Carter	1	0	0	0

Buffalo	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
RB Eric Shelton	0	1	0	0
CB Fabian Washington	0	0	1	0

Punting Statistics

New England	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Jon Ryan	6	261	43.5	30.3	49	3

Buffalo	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Ray Hollas	8	372	46.5	39.8	57	5

Kicking Statistics

New England	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Bryan Baxter	0/0	0/0	0/0	0	1/2

Buffalo	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Adam Vinatieri	0/0	0/0	0/0	0	4/4

Punt Return Statistics

New England	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Tim Carter	2	14	7.0	0

Buffalo	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
T.J. Housmandzadeh	3	39	13.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

New England	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Brandon LaFell	3	69	23.0	0

Buffalo	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
T.J. Housmandzadeh	1	21	21.0	0

Defensive Statistics

New England	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
CB Cortland Finnegan	8	5	0.0	31	23
OLB Lawrence Timmons	7	1	0.0	31	21
OLB Niko Koutouvides	4	2	0.0	31	21
S Tom Zbikowski	4	1	0.0	31	23
DT Michael Bennett	3	1	0.0	29	16
DE LaMarr Woodley	3	0	0.0	28	21
OLB Lance Briggs	2	1	0.0	30	21
ILB Keyaron Fox	2	0	0.0	11	14
DE Glenn Dorsey	2	0	0.0	31	19
CB Sam Shields	2	0	0.0	19	9
S Kenny Phillips	1	1	0.0	30	18
S Louis Delmas	1	1	0.0	30	23
DT Barry Cofield	1	0	0.0	3	7
G Adam Koets	1	0	---	---	---
OLB Tim Shaw	1	0	0.0	1	2
S Jamarca Sanford	1	0	0.0	2	2

Buffalo	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Gerris Wilkinson	10	2	0.0	20	20
CB Fabian Washington	7	2	1.0	22	46
DT Connor Barwin	6	1	1.5	21	49
S Usama Young	6	1	0.0	22	49
S Darien Stewart	6	1	0.0	20	30
ILB David Hawthorne	5	6	0.0	22	49
CB Patrick Chung	3	0	0.0	22	44
DT LaJuan Ramsey	2	2	0.5	21	37
CB Daniel Bullocks	2	0	0.0	3	28
S Benny Sapp	1	1	0.0	12	31
DT Delbert Cowsette	1	0	0.0	15	37
OLB Karlos Dansby	1	0	0.0	0	10
S Joey Thomas	1	0	0.0	2	19
OLB Kevin Ellison	1	0	0.0	13	27
DE Chris Clemons	0	2	0.0	19	34

Pass Rush Statistics

New England	Block	Hurry	PPlay
DT Michael Bennett	2	0	16
DT Barry Cofield	0	1	7
DE LaMarr Woodley	0	1	21
OLB Lawrence Timmons	0	1	21

Buffalo	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Connor Barwin	1.5	2	1	1	49
CB Fabian Washington	1.0	0	0	0	46
DT LaJuan Ramsey	0.5	0	1	1	37
DT Andre Fluellen	0.0	1	0	0	18
DT Delbert Cowsette	0.0	0	1	0	37
DE Chris Clemons	0.0	0	1	0	34

Pass Defense Statistics

New England	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Cortland Finnegan	4	1	23
ILB Keyaron Fox	2	0	14
OLB Lawrence Timmons	2	0	21
CB Sam Shields	2	0	9
S Tom Zbikowski	1	1	23
DT Barry Cofield	1	0	7
OLB Tim Shaw	1	0	2
DE Glenn Dorsey	1	0	19
S Kenny Phillips	1	0	18
S Louis Delmas	1	0	23

Buffalo	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S Darien Stewart	5	0	0	30
ILB David Hawthorne	4	2	1	49
OLB Gerris Wilkinson	4	0	0	20
CB Patrick Chung	4	0	0	44
CB Fabian Washington	3	0	0	46
S Usama Young	3	0	0	49
CB Daniel Bullocks	2	0	0	28
S Joey Thomas	1	1	0	19
OLB Karlos Dansby	1	0	0	10
S Benny Sapp	1	0	0	31
DT Connor Barwin	1	0	0	49

Blocking Statistics

New England	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
G Ryan Durand	2	3	22	1	49
C Tyler Arvold	1	8	22	1	49
G Will Montgomery	1	6	22	1	49
T Marcus McNeill	1	2	22	0	49
TE Scott Chandler	1	1	19	0	33
G Adam Koets	0	2	22	0	49

Buffalo	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	PPly
T Michael Roos	2	8	31	23
C Eric Ghiaciuc	2	6	31	23
G Arturo Van Anden	1	5	31	23
T John Tait	1	3	31	23
G Wes Sims	0	4	31	23
TE Zach Miller	0	1	30	23

Special Teams Tackles

New England	Tackles	STPlays
Damien Harper	2	22
Jamarca Sanford	1	16
Jason Snelling	1	14
Glenn Dorsey	1	9

Buffalo	Tackles	STPlays
Rob Konrad	2	22
Zach Miller	1	22
Fabian Washington	1	13
Karl Paymah	1	13

Participation

New England	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
G Will Montgomery	22	49	---	---	6	77
G Adam Koets	22	49	---	---	6	77
WR Brandon LaFell	22	46	---	---	5	73
T Marcus McNeill	22	49	---	---	---	71
QB Trent Edwards	22	49	---	---	---	71
C Tyler Arvold	22	49	---	---	---	71
G Ryan Durand	22	49	---	---	---	71
S Louis Delmas	---	---	30	23	17	70
WR Tim Carter	18	28	---	---	16	62
DE Glenn Dorsey	---	---	31	19	9	59
CB Cortland Finnegan	---	---	31	23	---	54
S Tom Zbikowski	---	---	31	23	---	54
OLB Niko Koutouvides	---	---	31	21	---	52
TE Scott Chandler	19	33	---	---	---	52
OLB Lawrence Timmons	---	---	31	21	---	52
OLB Lance Briggs	---	---	30	21	---	51
WR Bernard Berrian	10	34	---	---	7	51
WR Mike Williams	7	28	---	---	14	49
RB Jason Snelling	12	23	---	---	14	49
DE LaMarr Woodley	---	---	28	21	---	49
S Kenny Phillips	---	---	30	18	---	48
DT Michael Bennett	---	---	29	16	---	45
RB Wali Lundy	10	23	---	---	---	33
TE Damien Harper	5	6	---	---	22	33
FB Justin Green	5	7	---	---	16	28
CB Sam Shields	---	---	19	9	---	28
ILB Keyaron Fox	---	---	11	14	---	25
OLB Tim Shaw	---	---	1	2	22	25
S C.J. Gaddis	---	---	0	5	16	21
S Jamarca Sanford	---	---	2	2	16	20
WR Freddie Brown	2	17	---	---	---	19
DT Barry Cofield	---	---	3	7	8	18
DE Dave Tollefson	---	---	2	6	8	16
OLB Bryan Smith	---	---	0	0	13	13
C Donnie Carpenter	0	0	---	---	6	6
P Jon Ryan	0	0	---	---	6	6
G Danny Newhart	0	0	---	---	6	6
G Myles Page	0	0	---	---	6	6
DE Jason Hatcher	---	---	1	2	---	3
K Bryan Baxter	0	0	---	---	3	3
C Chris Dishman	0	0	---	---	---	0
QB Bruce Gradkowski	0	0	---	---	---	0
RB Jamaal Charles	0	0	---	---	---	0
TE Craig Stevens	0	0	---	---	---	0
S Andrew Sendejo	---	---	0	0	---	0

Buffalo	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
CB Fabian Washington	---	---	22	46	13	81
TE Zach Miller	30	23	---	---	22	75
ILB David Hawthorne	---	---	22	49	1	72
S Usama Young	---	---	22	49	---	71
DT Connor Barwin	---	---	21	49	---	70
CB Patrick Chung	---	---	22	44	3	69
DT LaJuan Ramsey	---	---	21	37	6	64
T John Tait	31	23	---	---	8	62
G Arturo Van Anden	31	23	---	---	8	62
G Wes Sims	31	23	---	---	8	62
T Michael Roos	31	23	---	---	8	62
DE Chris Clemons	---	---	19	34	6	59
QB Eli Manning	31	23	---	---	---	54
C Eric Ghiaciuc	31	23	---	---	---	54
DT Delbert Cowsette	---	---	15	37	---	52
S Darien Stewart	---	---	20	30	---	50
WR Mike Sims-Walker	26	18	---	---	1	45
S Benny Sapp	---	---	12	31	1	44
RB LeGarrette Blount	27	16	---	---	---	43
WR Jordy Nelson	23	18	---	---	---	41
OLB Gerris Wilkinson	---	---	20	20	---	40
OLB Kevin Ellison	---	---	13	27	---	40
FB Rob Konrad	6	9	---	---	22	37
WR Ashley Lelie	25	9	---	---	3	37
CB Daniel Bullocks	---	---	3	28	6	37
S Joey Thomas	---	---	2	19	14	35
OLB Karlos Dansby	---	---	0	10	22	32
WR Steve Smith	7	6	---	---	13	26
DT Andre Fluellen	---	---	6	18	---	24
RB Eric Shelton	1	4	---	---	16	21
CB Karl Paymah	---	---	0	8	13	21
WR T.J. Housmandzadeh	0	2	---	---	14	16
TE Darrel Young	7	8	---	---	---	15
RB Bernard Scott	3	1	---	---	5	9
C Winfred McIntire	0	0	---	---	8	8
P Ray Hollas	0	0	---	---	8	8
ILB Darryl Washington	---	---	0	0	8	8
K Adam Vinatieri	0	0	---	---	5	5
OLB Levon Peppars	---	---	2	3	---	5
TE Bear Pascoe	0	1	---	---	---	1
OLB Malik Forbes	---	---	0	0	---	0
T Sam Baker	0	0	---	---	---	0
G Neal Minton	0	0	---	---	---	0
T Jamon Meredith	0	0	---	---	---	0
QB Rusty Smith	0	0	---	---	---	0
G Jon Asamoah	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	2	1	0.5
Middle	13	38	2.9
Right	7	59	8.4
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	3	6	2.0
Middle	19	75	3.9
Right	8	17	2.1
None	1	-1	-1.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Trent Edwards	46	29	6	3	3	3	4	2	1

Buffalo	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Eli Manning	23	16	3	0	0	2	3	0	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	12	10	85	7.1
Short (0-8 Yds)	22	14	133	6.0
Medium (9-18 Yds)	5	5	96	19.2
Long (19+ Yds)	7	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	10	8	57	5.7
Short (0-8 Yds)	7	4	75	10.7
Medium (9-18 Yds)	3	2	37	12.3
Long (19+ Yds)	3	2	35	11.7

Detailed Receiving Statistics

New England	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Brandon LaFell	22	15	0	108	2	46
RB Wali Lundy	7	7	0	67	1	23
WR Freddie Brown	6	2	0	28	0	17
WR Mike Williams	5	2	1	40	1	28
WR Tim Carter	3	2	0	68	2	28
WR Bernard Berrian	2	0	2	0	0	34
TE Damien Harper	1	1	0	3	0	6

Buffalo	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Mike Sims-Walker	7	7	49	0	18
RB LeGarrette Blount	4	3	51	1	16
WR Ashley Lelie	3	2	46	1	9
WR Jordy Nelson	3	3	44	1	18
RB Eric Shelton	2	1	14	0	4
TE Darrel Young	2	0	0	0	8
FB Rob Konrad	1	0	0	0	9
TE Zach Miller	1	0	0	0	23

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

New England	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

Buffalo	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB LeGarrette Blount	4	1	0.25	3.64
QB Eli Manning	1	-1	-1.00	3.50
RB Bernard Scott	1	1	1.00	2.00

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg

Buffalo	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Eli Manning	2	2	17	8.50	8.87

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

New England	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg

Buffalo	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Mike Sims-Walker	1	1	5	5.00	7.00
WR Jordy Nelson	1	1	12	12.00	14.67

Third Down Rushing Statistics

New England	Rushes	Conversions
RB Wali Lundy	1	1

Buffalo	Rushes	Conversions
QB Eli Manning	2	0
RB LeGarrette Blount	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Comp	Conversions
Trent Edwards	14	12	7

Buffalo	Att	Comp	Conversions
Eli Manning	8	7	3

Third Down Receiving Statistics

New England	Targ	Catch	Conversions
RB Wali Lundy	6	6	4
WR Brandon LaFell	4	3	0
WR Freddie Brown	2	1	1
WR Tim Carter	1	1	1
WR Mike Williams	1	1	1

Buffalo	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Mike Sims-Walker	4	4	1
WR Jordy Nelson	3	3	2
FB Rob Konrad	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 64,100 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 18,600 (21,400)
End Zone 14,100 (15,400)
Mezzanine 8,200 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 12,600 (13,600)
Club Seats 7,300 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 3,300 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	64,100 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	18,600 (21,400)
End Zone	14,100 (15,400)
Mezzanine	8,200 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	12,600 (13,600)
Club Seats	7,300 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	3,300 (3,300)