Week 1, 2011

played in New England, MA

53 degrees, rain, 6 mph wind

Buffalo Bills	7	10	7	0	-	24
New England Patriots	3	14	3	6	-	26

Scoring Summary
1Q: 11:26 BUF - LeGarrette Blount 12 run (Phil Dawson extra point)
1Q: 07:15 NED - Bryan Baxter 27 field goal
2Q: 13:57 NED - Mike Williams 6 pass from Trent Edwards (Bryan Baxter extra point)
2Q: 11:18 BUF - Phil Dawson 49 field goal
2Q: 03:44 BUF - Mike Sims-Walker 6 pass from Eli Manning (Phil Dawson extra point)
2Q: 00:36 NED - Scott Chandler 17 pass from Trent Edwards (Bryan Baxter extra point)
3Q: 13:10 NED - Bryan Baxter 22 field goal
3Q: 07:26 BUF - Eli Manning 2 run (Phil Dawson extra point)
4Q: 05:21 NED - Bryan Baxter 37 field goal
4Q: 02:39 NED - Bryan Baxter 34 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 11:26 BUF - LeGarrette Blount 12 run (Phil Dawson extra point)
1Q: 07:15 NED - Bryan Baxter 27 field goal
2Q: 13:57 NED - Mike Williams 6 pass from Trent Edwards (Bryan Baxter extra point)
2Q: 11:18 BUF - Phil Dawson 49 field goal
2Q: 03:44 BUF - Mike Sims-Walker 6 pass from Eli Manning (Phil Dawson extra point)
2Q: 00:36 NED - Scott Chandler 17 pass from Trent Edwards (Bryan Baxter extra point)
3Q: 13:10 NED - Bryan Baxter 22 field goal
3Q: 07:26 BUF - Eli Manning 2 run (Phil Dawson extra point)
4Q: 05:21 NED - Bryan Baxter 37 field goal
4Q: 02:39 NED - Bryan Baxter 34 field goal

Team Statistics BUF NED
Record 0-1 1-0
First Downs 27 16
- by Rushing 13 7
- by Passing 13 9
- by Penalty 1 0
Total Net Yards 516 375
- Offensive Plays 62 64
- Yards per Play 8.32 5.86
Net Rushing Yards 175 137
- Rushing Attempts 29 29
- Yards per Rush 6.03 4.72
Net Passing Yards 341 238
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 33 - 22 - 2 33 - 19 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 341 247
- Sacks/Yards Lost 0/0 2/9
- Yards per Pass Play 10.33 6.80
Fumbles/Lost 1/0 1/0
3rd Down Conversions 3/9 8/17
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 8.9 6.8
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 6/45 3/15
Punt Returns/Yards 2/7 2/17
Kick Returns/Yards 1/23 2/53
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 2/10
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 4 7
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 3/0 2/4
Avg. Drive Start OWN 22 OWN 35
Time of Possession 32:15 27:45

Team Statistics	BUF	NED
Record	0-1	1-0
First Downs	27	16
- by Rushing	13	7
- by Passing	13	9
- by Penalty	1	0
Total Net Yards	516	375
- Offensive Plays	62	64
- Yards per Play	8.32	5.86
Net Rushing Yards	175	137
- Rushing Attempts	29	29
- Yards per Rush	6.03	4.72
Net Passing Yards	341	238
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	33 - 22 - 2	33 - 19 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	341	247
- Sacks/Yards Lost	0/0	2/9
- Yards per Pass Play	10.33	6.80
Fumbles/Lost	1/0	1/0
3rd Down Conversions	3/9	8/17
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	8.9	6.8
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	6/45	3/15
Punt Returns/Yards	2/7	2/17
Kick Returns/Yards	1/23	2/53
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	2/10
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	4	7
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	3/0	2/4
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 22	OWN 35
Time of Possession	32:15	27:45

Drive Charts

Buffalo Bills
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	3:45	OWN 25	6	75	Touchdown
1	7:10	4:15	OWN 25	7	50	Missed FG
2	13:50	2:38	OWN 25	7	43	Field Goal
2	9:11	5:35	OWN 16	11	84	Touchdown
2	2:29	1:11	OWN 5	3	0	Punt
2	0:25	0:25	OWN 25	1	17	Half
3	13:05	1:05	OWN 25	3	-1	Punt
3	10:06	2:47	OWN 22	5	78	Touchdown
3	6:16	5:12	OWN 40	10	40	Missed FG
4	14:09	2:49	OWN 9	4	73	Missed FG
4	5:15	1:01	OWN 25	2	6	Interception
4	2:34	0:58	OWN 25	3	26	Interception

New England Patriots
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	11:15	4:05	OWN 25	9	65	Field Goal
1	2:55	4:05	OWN 32	8	68	Touchdown
2	11:12	2:01	OWN 27	3	8	Punt
2	3:36	1:07	OWN 25	3	8	Punt
2	1:18	0:53	OPP 41	5	41	Touchdown
3	15:00	1:55	OWN 36	4	59	Field Goal
3	12:00	1:54	OWN 45	4	40	Missed FG
3	7:19	1:03	OWN 25	3	-3	Punt
3	1:04	1:55	OWN 31	6	18	Punt
4	11:20	6:05	OWN 37	11	43	Field Goal
4	4:14	1:40	OPP 25	3	8	Field Goal
4	1:36	1:36	OWN 9	5	25	Game

Game MVP: LeGarrette Blount, Buffalo Bills

Rushing Statistics

Buffalo	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB LeGarrette Blount	19	138	7.26	17	7	1
QB Eli Manning	3	6	2.00	2	0	1
QB Drew Stanton	3	16	5.33	10	1	0
WR Steve Smith	2	4	2.00	8	0	0
WR Jordy Nelson	1	5	5.00	5	0	0
RB Bernard Scott	1	6	6.00	6	0	0

New England	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
RB Jamaal Charles	14	92	6.57	30	3
RB Justin Forsett	12	27	2.25	14	2
QB Trent Edwards	3	18	6.00	12	1

Passing Statistics

Buffalo	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Eli Manning	24	17	234	0/0	1	33	0	115.6
Drew Stanton	9	5	107	0/0	0	65	2	58.3

New England	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Trent Edwards	33	19	247	2/9	2	58	0	101.4

Receiving Statistics

Buffalo	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
RB LeGarrette Blount	7	9	175	25.00	133	65	0
WR Mike Sims-Walker	5	7	33	6.60	8	9	1
WR Jordy Nelson	3	5	47	15.67	35	25	0
TE Darrel Young	2	3	16	8.00	0	9	0
TE Zach Miller	2	3	12	6.00	0	13	0
WR Ashley Lelie	1	2	29	29.00	7	29	0
WR Steve Smith	1	3	8	8.00	8	8	0
TE Bear Pascoe	1	1	21	21.00	0	21	0

New England	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Domenik Hixon	7	11	80	11.43	42	33	0
WR Greg Salas	5	7	52	10.40	20	22	0
RB Justin Forsett	4	8	34	8.50	22	20	0
WR Mike Williams	2	2	64	32.00	6	58	1
TE Scott Chandler	1	3	17	17.00	10	17	1
WR Bernard Berrian	0	2	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Buffalo	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

New England	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
OLB Lance Briggs	1	0	0.00	0
OLB Lawrence Timmons	1	10	10.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Buffalo	Fumb	Recov	Force
RB LeGarrette Blount	1	0	0
G Jon Asamoah	0	1	0
OLB Karlos Dansby	0	0	1

New England	Fumb	Recov	Force
CB Stephen Hodge	1	0	0
DE Dave Tollefson	0	1	0
S Louis Delmas	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Buffalo	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Ray Hollas	2	84	42.0	33.5	43	0

New England	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Mike Flaherty	4	198	49.5	47.8	62	3

Kicking Statistics

Buffalo	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Phil Dawson	1/4	1/2	0/0	49	3/3

New England	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Bryan Baxter	4/5	0/0	0/0	37	2/2

Punt Return Statistics

Buffalo	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
T.J. Housmandzadeh	2	7	3.5	0

New England	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Stephen Hodge	2	17	8.5	0

Kick Return Statistics

Buffalo	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
T.J. Housmandzadeh	1	23	23.0	0

New England	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Justin Forsett	2	53	26.5	0

Defensive Statistics

Buffalo	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Darien Stewart	7	1	0.0	29	35
DT Connor Barwin	5	4	1.0	26	29
DT Kendrick Ellis	5	0	0.0	21	20
ILB David Hawthorne	4	0	1.0	7	10
OLB Kevin Ellison	4	1	0.0	11	14
S Bradley Fletcher	4	0	0.0	9	12
CB Patrick Chung	3	1	0.0	16	19
CB Daniel Bullocks	3	0	0.0	12	18
OLB Gerris Wilkinson	2	4	0.0	21	22
OLB Levon Peppars	2	0	0.0	17	19
WR Jordy Nelson	2	0	---	---	---
ILB Darryl Washington	2	0	0.0	6	7
S Joey Thomas	1	2	0.0	20	23
DE Chris Clemons	1	1	0.0	27	30
DT Chris Baker	1	1	0.0	15	22
CB Fabian Washington	1	0	0.0	28	34
CB Axel Batchelor	1	0	0.0	19	20
OLB Malik Forbes	1	0	0.0	2	6
CB Karl Paymah	0	1	0.0	6	8
DT LaJuan Ramsey	0	1	0.0	20	27

New England	Tack	Asst	RPlay	PPlay
CB Stephen Hodge	9	4	29	33
OLB Lawrence Timmons	4	3	29	32
DE Glenn Dorsey	4	3	22	21
OLB Bryan Smith	4	3	11	9
S Louis Delmas	4	1	27	32
S Jamarca Sanford	4	0	12	10
DE LaMarr Woodley	3	3	27	32
S Andrew Sendejo	3	0	14	13
ILB Greg Jones	3	0	14	18
S Myron Lewis	2	1	26	25
OLB Niko Koutouvides	2	0	10	13
OLB Lance Briggs	1	1	29	31
S Will Blackmon	1	1	15	20
DE Dave Tollefson	1	0	8	13
DT Barry Cofield	1	0	3	5
S Tom Zbikowski	1	0	4	10
DT Michael Bennett	1	0	26	23
ILB Keyaron Fox	0	2	8	9

Pass Rush Statistics

Buffalo	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Connor Barwin	1.0	0	2	1	29
ILB David Hawthorne	1.0	0	1	0	10
DE Chris Clemons	0.0	1	0	0	30
OLB Gerris Wilkinson	0.0	1	0	0	22
DT LaJuan Ramsey	0.0	0	2	1	27

New England	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE LaMarr Woodley	1	1	1	32
DE Glenn Dorsey	1	1	1	21
OLB Lance Briggs	0	1	0	31
DT Michael Bennett	0	0	2	23

Pass Defense Statistics

Buffalo	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
OLB Kevin Ellison	3	0	14
CB Fabian Washington	2	1	34
CB Daniel Bullocks	2	1	18
S Darien Stewart	2	1	35
CB Patrick Chung	2	0	19
S Bradley Fletcher	2	0	12
OLB Gerris Wilkinson	1	1	22
OLB Levon Peppars	1	0	19
CB Axel Batchelor	1	0	20
OLB Malik Forbes	1	0	6
ILB David Hawthorne	1	0	10
ILB Darryl Washington	1	0	7
DT Kendrick Ellis	0	1	20

New England	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Stephen Hodge	6	0	0	33
OLB Lawrence Timmons	3	0	1	32
S Louis Delmas	3	0	0	32
S Andrew Sendejo	3	0	0	13
S Jamarca Sanford	2	0	0	10
OLB Lance Briggs	1	0	1	31
OLB Niko Koutouvides	1	0	0	13
OLB Bryan Smith	1	0	0	9
S Tom Zbikowski	1	0	0	10
S Myron Lewis	1	0	0	25
ILB Keyaron Fox	0	1	0	9

Blocking Statistics

Buffalo	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	PPly
T Michael Roos	6	8	0	29	33
C Eric Ghiaciuc	5	5	0	29	33
T John Tait	3	5	0	29	33
G Neal Minton	2	5	0	29	33
G Jon Asamoah	1	2	1	29	33
TE Darrel Young	1	1	0	19	24

New England	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
C Tyler Arvold	3	7	29	0	35
G Myles Page	2	5	29	1	35
T Derek Sherrod	1	5	29	0	35
T Marcus McNeill	1	4	20	0	23
G Adam Koets	1	3	29	1	35
G Ryan Durand	1	1	9	0	12
TE Damien Harper	0	1	6	0	8

Special Teams Tackles

Buffalo	Tackles	STPlays
Zach Miller	2	7
Teyo Jackson	1	22
Karlos Dansby	1	18

New England	Tackles	STPlays
Glenn Dorsey	2	13
Jamaal Charles	1	21

Participation

Buffalo	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
CB Fabian Washington	---	---	28	34	7	69
S Darien Stewart	---	---	29	35	5	69
T John Tait	29	33	---	---	6	68
T Michael Roos	29	33	---	---	6	68
G Neal Minton	29	33	---	---	6	68
RB LeGarrette Blount	28	33	---	---	7	68
G Jon Asamoah	29	33	---	---	6	68
WR Mike Sims-Walker	28	31	---	---	7	66
DE Chris Clemons	---	---	27	30	5	62
C Eric Ghiaciuc	29	33	---	---	---	62
DT Connor Barwin	---	---	26	29	3	58
TE Zach Miller	23	21	---	---	7	51
DT LaJuan Ramsey	---	---	20	27	2	49
S Joey Thomas	---	---	20	23	5	48
QB Eli Manning	23	24	---	---	---	47
OLB Gerris Wilkinson	---	---	21	22	3	46
DT Chris Baker	---	---	15	22	9	46
CB Patrick Chung	---	---	16	19	9	44
DT Kendrick Ellis	---	---	21	20	3	44
WR Jordy Nelson	20	23	---	---	---	43
TE Darrel Young	19	24	---	---	---	43
CB Axel Batchelor	---	---	19	20	3	42
OLB Levon Peppars	---	---	17	19	2	38
WR Ashley Lelie	11	10	---	---	16	37
S Bradley Fletcher	---	---	9	12	16	37
CB Daniel Bullocks	---	---	12	18	6	36
CB Karl Paymah	---	---	6	8	16	30
OLB Kevin Ellison	---	---	11	14	3	28
RB Eric Shelton	1	2	---	---	22	25
WR Steve Smith	11	14	---	---	---	25
ILB Darryl Washington	---	---	6	7	12	25
TE Teyo Jackson	0	0	---	---	22	22
WR T.J. Housmandzadeh	0	1	---	---	20	21
DE Dewayne Robertson	---	---	6	9	6	21
OLB Karlos Dansby	---	---	1	1	18	20
QB Drew Stanton	6	9	---	---	4	19
ILB David Hawthorne	---	---	7	10	2	19
RB Bernard Scott	1	0	---	---	16	17
K Phil Dawson	0	0	---	---	9	9
TE Bear Pascoe	3	6	---	---	---	9
OLB Malik Forbes	---	---	2	6	---	8
C Winfred McIntire	0	0	---	---	6	6
P Ray Hollas	0	0	---	---	2	2
G Clint Boling	0	0	---	---	---	0
T Anthony Castonzo	0	0	---	---	---	0
S Robert Sands	---	---	0	0	---	0

New England	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
G Adam Koets	29	35	---	---	9	73
G Myles Page	29	35	---	---	9	73
T Derek Sherrod	29	35	---	---	9	73
DE LaMarr Woodley	---	---	27	32	13	72
CB Stephen Hodge	---	---	29	33	6	68
OLB Lance Briggs	---	---	29	31	4	64
QB Trent Edwards	29	35	---	---	---	64
OLB Lawrence Timmons	---	---	29	32	3	64
C Tyler Arvold	29	35	---	---	---	64
WR Greg Salas	29	35	---	---	---	64
S Louis Delmas	---	---	27	32	2	61
DE Glenn Dorsey	---	---	22	21	13	56
WR Bernard Berrian	20	22	---	---	12	54
S Will Blackmon	---	---	15	20	17	52
DT Michael Bennett	---	---	26	23	2	51
S Myron Lewis	---	---	26	25	---	51
WR Domenik Hixon	21	24	---	---	5	50
RB Jamaal Charles	17	12	---	---	21	50
TE Scott Chandler	21	28	---	---	---	49
WR Mike Williams	11	13	---	---	19	43
T Marcus McNeill	20	23	---	---	---	43
RB Justin Forsett	13	25	---	---	5	43
ILB Greg Jones	---	---	14	18	8	40
TE Damien Harper	6	8	---	---	23	37
FB Justin Green	6	5	---	---	19	30
S Andrew Sendejo	---	---	14	13	1	28
DE Dave Tollefson	---	---	8	13	6	27
S Jamarca Sanford	---	---	12	10	5	27
OLB Niko Koutouvides	---	---	10	13	2	25
OLB Tim Shaw	---	---	3	2	20	25
G Ryan Durand	9	12	---	---	2	23
OLB Bryan Smith	---	---	11	9	---	20
CB Sam Shields	---	---	0	5	15	20
ILB Keyaron Fox	---	---	8	9	2	19
S Tom Zbikowski	---	---	4	10	4	18
K Bryan Baxter	0	0	---	---	12	12
DT Travis Johnson	---	---	1	5	4	10
P Mike Flaherty	0	0	---	---	9	9
C Donnie Carpenter	0	0	---	---	9	9
DT Barry Cofield	---	---	3	5	---	8
G Danny Newhart	0	0	---	---	7	7
WR Freddie Brown	1	3	---	---	---	4
DE Jason Hatcher	---	---	1	2	---	3
T Jordan Gross	0	0	---	---	---	0
QB Bruce Gradkowski	0	0	---	---	---	0
TE Craig Stevens	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	6	35	5.8
Middle	9	65	7.2
Right	14	75	5.4
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	7	36	5.1
Middle	16	86	5.4
Right	5	16	3.2
None	1	-1	-1.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Buffalo	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Eli Manning	24	17	4	0	2	1	3	2	0
Drew Stanton	9	5	2	1	0	0	0	2	2

New England	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Trent Edwards	33	19	5	1	1	5	5	2	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	8	6	73	9.1
Short (0-8 Yds)	16	11	190	11.9
Medium (9-18 Yds)	4	2	15	3.8
Long (19+ Yds)	5	3	63	12.6

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	10	6	51	5.1
Short (0-8 Yds)	13	9	98	7.5
Medium (9-18 Yds)	7	3	40	5.7
Long (19+ Yds)	3	1	58	19.3

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Buffalo	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
RB LeGarrette Blount	9	7	1	175	3	33
WR Mike Sims-Walker	7	5	1	33	0	31
WR Jordy Nelson	5	3	0	47	1	23
WR Steve Smith	3	1	0	8	0	14
TE Darrel Young	3	2	0	16	0	24
TE Zach Miller	3	2	0	12	0	21
WR Ashley Lelie	2	1	0	29	1	10
TE Bear Pascoe	1	1	0	21	1	6

New England	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Domenik Hixon	11	7	0	80	2	24
RB Justin Forsett	8	4	1	34	1	25
WR Greg Salas	7	5	0	52	1	35
TE Scott Chandler	3	1	0	17	0	28
WR Bernard Berrian	2	0	0	0	0	22
WR Mike Williams	2	2	0	64	1	13

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Buffalo	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB LeGarrette Blount	5	31	6.20	7.26
QB Eli Manning	2	4	2.00	2.00

New England	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Justin Forsett	2	-5	-2.50	2.25
RB Jamaal Charles	1	1	1.00	6.57

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Buffalo	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Eli Manning	2	2	15	7.50	9.75
Drew Stanton	1	0	0	0.00	11.89

New England	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Trent Edwards	9	4	28	3.11	7.48

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Buffalo	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Mike Sims-Walker	2	2	15	7.50	4.71
RB LeGarrette Blount	1	0	0	0.00	19.44

New England	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
RB Justin Forsett	3	0	0	0.00	4.25
WR Domenik Hixon	2	2	5	2.50	7.27
WR Greg Salas	2	0	0	0.00	7.43
WR Mike Williams	1	1	6	6.00	32.00
TE Scott Chandler	1	1	17	17.00	5.67

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Buffalo	Rushes	Conversions

New England	Rushes	Conversions
RB Jamaal Charles	3	2
QB Trent Edwards	1	1
RB Justin Forsett	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Buffalo	Att	Comp	Conversions
Eli Manning	6	3	2
Drew Stanton	3	2	1

New England	Att	Comp	Conversions
Trent Edwards	12	7	4

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Buffalo	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Mike Sims-Walker	3	2	2
WR Ashley Lelie	2	1	1
RB LeGarrette Blount	2	1	0
TE Darrel Young	1	1	0
TE Zach Miller	1	0	0

New England	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Domenik Hixon	5	4	2
RB Justin Forsett	3	1	0
WR Greg Salas	3	2	2
TE Scott Chandler	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 31,200 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 8,700 (21,400)
End Zone 4,700 (15,400)
Mezzanine 4,000 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 7,600 (13,600)
Club Seats 4,800 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 1,400 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	31,200 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	8,700 (21,400)
End Zone	4,700 (15,400)
Mezzanine	4,000 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	7,600 (13,600)
Club Seats	4,800 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	1,400 (3,300)