Week 11, 2011

played in Buffalo, NY

26 degrees, fair, 1 mph wind

New England Patriots	7	14	3	7	-	31
Buffalo Bills	7	0	0	0	-	7

Scoring Summary
1Q: 08:21 NED - Lawrence Timmons 38 fumble return (Bryan Baxter extra point)
1Q: 02:11 BUF - Eli Manning 8 run (Phil Dawson extra point)
2Q: 10:42 NED - Justin Forsett 8 pass from Trent Edwards (Bryan Baxter extra point)
2Q: 09:29 NED - Lance Briggs 35 interception return (Bryan Baxter extra point)
3Q: 12:52 NED - Bryan Baxter 18 field goal
4Q: 09:51 NED - Tom Zbikowski 68 interception return (Bryan Baxter extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 08:21 NED - Lawrence Timmons 38 fumble return (Bryan Baxter extra point)
1Q: 02:11 BUF - Eli Manning 8 run (Phil Dawson extra point)
2Q: 10:42 NED - Justin Forsett 8 pass from Trent Edwards (Bryan Baxter extra point)
2Q: 09:29 NED - Lance Briggs 35 interception return (Bryan Baxter extra point)
3Q: 12:52 NED - Bryan Baxter 18 field goal
4Q: 09:51 NED - Tom Zbikowski 68 interception return (Bryan Baxter extra point)

Team Statistics NED BUF
Record 5-5 5-5
First Downs 14 15
- by Rushing 6 4
- by Passing 7 10
- by Penalty 1 1
Total Net Yards 258 272
- Offensive Plays 60 73
- Yards per Play 4.30 3.73
Net Rushing Yards 96 63
- Rushing Attempts 28 25
- Yards per Rush 3.43 2.52
Net Passing Yards 162 209
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 30 - 17 - 1 44 - 30 - 3
- Gross Passing Yards 171 229
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2/9 4/20
- Yards per Pass Play 5.06 4.35
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 3/3
3rd Down Conversions 3/15 6/18
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 8.5 7.4
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/1
Penalties/Yards 4/33 6/37
Punt Returns/Yards 3/4 1/3
Kick Returns/Yards 2/45 1/22
Interception Ret./Yards 3/103 1/22
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 2 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/1 1/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 28 OWN 29
Time of Possession 26:20 33:40

Team Statistics	NED	BUF
Record	5-5	5-5
First Downs	14	15
- by Rushing	6	4
- by Passing	7	10
- by Penalty	1	1
Total Net Yards	258	272
- Offensive Plays	60	73
- Yards per Play	4.30	3.73
Net Rushing Yards	96	63
- Rushing Attempts	28	25
- Yards per Rush	3.43	2.52
Net Passing Yards	162	209
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	30 - 17 - 1	44 - 30 - 3
- Gross Passing Yards	171	229
- Sacks/Yards Lost	2/9	4/20
- Yards per Pass Play	5.06	4.35
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	3/3
3rd Down Conversions	3/15	6/18
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	8.5	7.4
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/1
Penalties/Yards	4/33	6/37
Punt Returns/Yards	3/4	1/3
Kick Returns/Yards	2/45	1/22
Interception Ret./Yards	3/103	1/22
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	2	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/1	1/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 28	OWN 29
Time of Possession	26:20	33:40

Drive Charts

New England Patriots
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	3:29	OWN 26	6	31	Punt
1	10:21	0:48	OWN 45	3	4	Punt
1	1:59	6:28	OWN 27	13	73	Touchdown
2	8:04	1:10	OWN 9	3	6	Interception
2	5:24	0:24	OWN 12	3	0	Punt
2	2:52	1:10	OWN 20	3	4	Punt
2	0:41	0:41	OWN 6	2	44	Half
3	14:45	2:01	OPP 17	4	16	Field Goal
3	11:47	1:20	OWN 33	3	0	Punt
3	8:21	5:06	OWN 26	9	45	Missed FG
3	0:38	1:07	OWN 20	5	18	Punt
4	8:27	2:16	OPP 43	3	5	Punt
4	0:56	0:56	OWN 11	4	9	Game

Buffalo Bills
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	11:31	1:10	OWN 2	3	6	Punt
1	9:33	1:26	OWN 21	6	17	Fumble
1	8:07	6:08	OWN 28	11	72	Touchdown
2	10:31	1:15	OWN 25	3	2	Interception
2	9:16	1:12	OWN 25	3	3	Punt
2	6:54	1:30	OPP 4	3	-8	Fumble
2	5:00	2:08	OWN 42	7	17	Punt
2	1:42	1:01	OWN 34	3	4	Punt
3	15:00	0:15	OWN 25	1	2	Fumble
3	12:44	0:57	OWN 25	3	1	Punt
3	10:27	2:06	OWN 19	3	9	Punt
3	3:15	2:37	OWN 36	6	12	Punt
4	14:31	4:49	OWN 18	9	44	Interception
4	9:42	1:15	OWN 25	3	7	Interception
4	6:11	5:15	OWN 20	10	69	Downs

Game MVP: Lance Briggs, New England Patriots

Rushing Statistics

New England	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
RB Wali Lundy	13	51	3.92	15	3
RB Justin Forsett	11	43	3.91	16	2
QB Bruce Gradkowski	3	-3	-1.00	-1	0
QB Trent Edwards	1	5	5.00	5	0

Buffalo	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB LeGarrette Blount	18	49	2.72	14	2	0
WR Ashley Lelie	3	-4	-1.33	2	0	0
QB Eli Manning	3	13	4.33	8	0	1
RB Bernard Scott	1	5	5.00	5	0	0

Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Trent Edwards	30	17	171	2/9	1	36	1	70.3

Buffalo	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Eli Manning	44	30	229	4/20	0	33	3	52.2

Receiving Statistics

New England	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Jeremy Maclin	9	18	59	6.56	16	17	0
RB Wali Lundy	2	4	18	9.00	0	15	0
WR Domenik Hixon	2	4	8	4.00	0	5	0
RB Justin Forsett	2	2	18	9.00	3	10	1
WR Brandon LaFell	2	2	68	34.00	48	36	0

Buffalo	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
RB LeGarrette Blount	9	13	76	8.44	29	14
WR Mike Sims-Walker	7	10	25	3.57	8	10
WR Jordy Nelson	5	8	56	11.20	17	33
TE Zach Miller	4	7	21	5.25	8	8
WR Ashley Lelie	2	2	11	5.50	3	6
TE Darrel Young	2	2	29	14.50	7	21
WR T.J. Housmandzadeh	1	1	11	11.00	0	11
WR Steve Smith	0	1	0	0.00	0	0

Interception Statistics

New England	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
OLB Lance Briggs	1	35	35.00	1
S Tom Zbikowski	1	68	68.00	1
CB Stephen Hodge	1	0	0.00	0

Buffalo	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Karl Paymah	1	22	22.00	0

Fumble Statistics

New England	Recov	Force	TD
OLB Lawrence Timmons	1	0	1
DE Dave Tollefson	1	0	0
S Louis Delmas	1	0	0
OLB Lance Briggs	0	2	0
OLB Bryan Smith	0	1	0

Buffalo	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
QB Eli Manning	2	0	0	0
WR Ashley Lelie	1	0	0	0

Punting Statistics

New England	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Mike Flaherty	7	292	41.7	38.4	49	3

Buffalo	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Ray Hollas	7	343	49.0	42.7	56	2

Kicking Statistics

New England	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Bryan Baxter	1/2	0/1	0/0	18	4/4

Buffalo	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Phil Dawson	0/0	0/0	0/0	0	1/1

Punt Return Statistics

New England	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Will Blackmon	3	4	1.3	0

Buffalo	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
T.J. Housmandzadeh	1	3	3.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

New England	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Brandon LaFell	2	45	22.5	0

Buffalo	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
T.J. Housmandzadeh	1	22	22.0	0

Defensive Statistics

New England	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Lance Briggs	12	3	0.5	25	46
OLB Niko Koutouvides	8	1	0.0	25	46
OLB Lawrence Timmons	6	2	1.5	22	42
S Tom Zbikowski	6	1	0.0	14	27
DE Glenn Dorsey	5	2	0.0	21	26
DT Michael Bennett	4	1	1.0	23	29
OLB Bryan Smith	4	0	1.0	11	23
S Louis Delmas	4	2	0.0	22	45
S Kenny Phillips	3	0	0.0	25	40
DE Dave Tollefson	2	0	0.0	9	26
CB Stephen Hodge	2	0	0.0	11	25
S Will Blackmon	1	3	0.0	14	24
TE Scott Chandler	1	0	---	---	---
S Andrew Sendejo	1	0	0.0	0	8
CB Cortland Finnegan	0	3	0.0	25	48
DE LaMarr Woodley	0	1	0.0	20	46
OLB Tim Shaw	0	1	0.0	3	4

Buffalo	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Gerris Wilkinson	10	1	1.0	23	25
DT Kendrick Ellis	5	1	1.0	19	15
S Bradley Fletcher	4	2	0.0	19	17
ILB David Hawthorne	3	1	0.0	23	24
CB Patrick Chung	3	1	0.0	20	24
CB Daniel Bullocks	3	0	0.0	13	16
CB Fabian Washington	2	3	0.0	24	32
DT Connor Barwin	2	2	0.0	24	26
DE Chris Clemons	2	0	0.0	17	17
WR Jordy Nelson	2	0	---	---	---
S Robert Sands	2	0	0.0	8	14
ILB Darryl Washington	1	3	0.0	9	9
S Joey Thomas	1	1	0.0	18	17
DT LaJuan Ramsey	1	1	0.0	18	23
CB Karl Paymah	1	0	0.0	7	14
CB Axel Batchelor	1	0	0.0	13	16
OLB Kevin Ellison	1	0	0.0	15	15
DT Andre Fluellen	0	1	0.0	17	22

Pass Rush Statistics

New England	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
OLB Lawrence Timmons	1.5	0	0	42
OLB Bryan Smith	1.0	0	0	23
DT Michael Bennett	1.0	0	0	29
OLB Lance Briggs	0.5	0	0	46
DE Dave Tollefson	0.0	1	1	26
DT Travis Johnson	0.0	0	1	5
DE LaMarr Woodley	0.0	0	1	46
DE Glenn Dorsey	0.0	0	1	26

Buffalo	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Kendrick Ellis	1.0	1	0	15
OLB Gerris Wilkinson	1.0	0	0	25
DT Connor Barwin	0.0	2	1	26
DE Dewayne Robertson	0.0	1	0	8
ILB David Hawthorne	0.0	0	1	24

Pass Defense Statistics

New England	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S Tom Zbikowski	5	1	1	27
OLB Lance Briggs	4	0	1	46
S Louis Delmas	4	0	0	45
S Kenny Phillips	3	1	0	40
OLB Lawrence Timmons	3	0	0	42
OLB Niko Koutouvides	2	1	0	46
OLB Bryan Smith	2	0	0	23
DT Michael Bennett	2	0	0	29
CB Stephen Hodge	1	0	1	25
DE Dave Tollefson	1	0	0	26
S Will Blackmon	1	0	0	24
DE Glenn Dorsey	1	0	0	26
S Andrew Sendejo	1	0	0	8

Buffalo	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
ILB David Hawthorne	4	0	0	24
CB Patrick Chung	3	1	0	24
OLB Gerris Wilkinson	3	0	0	25
CB Fabian Washington	2	1	0	32
CB Karl Paymah	1	0	1	14
CB Axel Batchelor	1	0	0	16
DT Connor Barwin	1	0	0	26
OLB Kevin Ellison	1	0	0	15
DT Kendrick Ellis	1	0	0	15
S Joey Thomas	0	2	0	17

Blocking Statistics

New England	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
G Will Montgomery	2	6	28	0	32
C Tyler Arvold	2	5	28	0	32
T Marcus McNeill	2	4	28	1	32
G Adam Koets	2	4	28	0	32
FB Justin Green	1	1	7	0	2
G Ryan Durand	0	3	28	1	32
TE Scott Chandler	0	1	23	0	24

Buffalo	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
T John Tait	3	6	1	25	1	48
T Michael Roos	2	8	1	25	1	48
G Wes Sims	1	4	0	25	0	48
C Eric Ghiaciuc	0	3	0	25	1	48
G Jon Asamoah	0	1	0	25	1	48
TE Darrel Young	0	1	0	13	0	31

Special Teams Tackles

New England	Tackles	STPlays
LaMarr Woodley	2	13

Buffalo	Tackles	STPlays
LeGarrette Blount	2	9
Teyo Jackson	1	22
Bernard Scott	1	8
Jon Asamoah	1	7

Participation

New England	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
DE LaMarr Woodley	---	---	20	46	13	79
S Louis Delmas	---	---	22	45	8	75
CB Cortland Finnegan	---	---	25	48	---	73
OLB Lance Briggs	---	---	25	46	---	71
OLB Niko Koutouvides	---	---	25	46	---	71
G Will Montgomery	28	32	---	---	9	69
G Adam Koets	28	32	---	---	9	69
S Kenny Phillips	---	---	25	40	---	65
OLB Lawrence Timmons	---	---	22	42	---	64
T Marcus McNeill	28	32	---	---	---	60
DE Glenn Dorsey	---	---	21	26	13	60
C Tyler Arvold	28	32	---	---	---	60
G Ryan Durand	28	32	---	---	---	60
WR Jeremy Maclin	27	32	---	---	---	59
WR Brandon LaFell	25	30	---	---	2	57
QB Trent Edwards	24	32	---	---	---	56
S Will Blackmon	---	---	14	24	15	53
DT Michael Bennett	---	---	23	29	---	52
TE Scott Chandler	23	24	---	---	1	48
RB Justin Forsett	15	15	---	---	17	47
WR Domenik Hixon	15	23	---	---	8	46
DE Dave Tollefson	---	---	9	26	7	42
S Tom Zbikowski	---	---	14	27	---	41
CB Stephen Hodge	---	---	11	25	---	36
OLB Bryan Smith	---	---	11	23	1	35
WR Bernard Berrian	6	10	---	---	17	33
OLB Tim Shaw	---	---	3	4	22	29
RB Wali Lundy	13	15	---	---	---	28
FB Justin Green	7	2	---	---	17	26
TE Craig Stevens	1	0	---	---	23	24
TE Damien Harper	8	7	---	---	2	17
DT Barry Cofield	---	---	2	14	---	16
S Myron Lewis	---	---	0	1	14	15
S Andrew Sendejo	---	---	0	8	7	15
DT Travis Johnson	---	---	0	5	7	12
P Mike Flaherty	0	0	---	---	9	9
C Donnie Carpenter	0	0	---	---	9	9
G Danny Newhart	0	0	---	---	9	9
T Derek Sherrod	0	0	---	---	9	9
K Bryan Baxter	0	0	---	---	8	8
ILB Greg Jones	---	---	0	0	8	8
ILB Keyaron Fox	---	---	3	1	---	4
QB Bruce Gradkowski	4	0	---	---	---	4
DE Jason Hatcher	---	---	0	2	---	2
WR Greg Salas	0	2	---	---	---	2
T Jordan Gross	0	0	---	---	---	0

Buffalo	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
T John Tait	25	48	---	---	7	80
G Wes Sims	25	48	---	---	7	80
T Michael Roos	25	48	---	---	7	80
G Jon Asamoah	25	48	---	---	7	80
RB LeGarrette Blount	24	46	---	---	9	79
TE Zach Miller	24	45	---	---	9	78
QB Eli Manning	25	48	---	---	---	73
C Eric Ghiaciuc	25	48	---	---	---	73
WR Mike Sims-Walker	24	39	---	---	---	63
CB Fabian Washington	---	---	24	32	3	59
WR Jordy Nelson	20	36	---	---	---	56
DT Connor Barwin	---	---	24	26	2	52
DT LaJuan Ramsey	---	---	18	23	9	50
CB Patrick Chung	---	---	20	24	6	50
ILB David Hawthorne	---	---	23	24	2	49
OLB Gerris Wilkinson	---	---	23	25	---	48
WR Ashley Lelie	11	20	---	---	15	46
TE Darrel Young	13	31	---	---	---	44
DT Andre Fluellen	---	---	17	22	1	40
S Joey Thomas	---	---	18	17	3	38
S Bradley Fletcher	---	---	19	17	2	38
CB Daniel Bullocks	---	---	13	16	8	37
S Robert Sands	---	---	8	14	14	36
DE Chris Clemons	---	---	17	17	1	35
CB Karl Paymah	---	---	7	14	14	35
DT Kendrick Ellis	---	---	19	15	---	34
ILB Darryl Washington	---	---	9	9	15	33
OLB Kevin Ellison	---	---	15	15	2	32
CB Axel Batchelor	---	---	13	16	1	30
WR Steve Smith	7	17	---	---	6	30
OLB Karlos Dansby	---	---	1	0	23	24
RB Eric Shelton	1	1	---	---	22	24
TE Teyo Jackson	0	0	---	---	22	22
WR T.J. Housmandzadeh	0	4	---	---	15	19
DE Dewayne Robertson	---	---	4	8	7	19
DE Corey Wooton	---	---	6	11	---	17
OLB Malik Forbes	---	---	6	3	---	9
RB Bernard Scott	1	0	---	---	8	9
DT Chris Baker	---	---	4	4	1	9
C Winfred McIntire	0	0	---	---	7	7
P Ray Hollas	0	0	---	---	7	7
K Phil Dawson	0	0	---	---	2	2
TE Bear Pascoe	0	1	---	---	---	1
QB Charlie Whitehurst	0	0	---	---	---	0
G Neal Minton	0	0	---	---	---	0
T Anthony Castonzo	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	6	8	1.3
Middle	9	43	4.8
Right	10	48	4.8
None	3	-3	-1.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	10	23	2.3
Middle	8	31	3.9
Right	7	9	1.3
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Trent Edwards	30	17	2	1	3	4	4	2	1

Buffalo	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Eli Manning	44	30	2	2	1	3	4	0	3

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	6	4	19	3.2
Short (0-8 Yds)	19	10	116	6.1
Medium (9-18 Yds)	3	3	36	12.0
Long (19+ Yds)	2	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	11	9	50	4.5
Short (0-8 Yds)	23	16	99	4.3
Medium (9-18 Yds)	7	4	47	6.7
Long (19+ Yds)	3	1	33	11.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

New England	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Jeremy Maclin	18	9	2	59	0	32
RB Wali Lundy	4	2	1	18	0	15
WR Domenik Hixon	4	2	0	8	0	23
RB Justin Forsett	2	2	0	18	0	15
WR Brandon LaFell	2	2	0	68	2	30

Buffalo	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
RB LeGarrette Blount	13	9	1	76	0	46
WR Mike Sims-Walker	10	7	0	25	0	39
WR Jordy Nelson	8	5	0	56	1	36
TE Zach Miller	7	4	0	21	0	45
WR Ashley Lelie	2	2	0	11	0	20
TE Darrel Young	2	2	0	29	1	31
WR T.J. Housmandzadeh	1	1	0	11	0	4
WR Steve Smith	1	0	0	0	0	17

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

New England	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Justin Forsett	3	-5	-1.67	3.91
RB Wali Lundy	1	15	15.00	3.92
QB Trent Edwards	1	5	5.00	5.00

Buffalo	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB LeGarrette Blount	4	0	0.00	2.72
QB Eli Manning	1	8	8.00	4.33
RB Bernard Scott	1	5	5.00	5.00

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Trent Edwards	4	4	17	4.25	5.70

Buffalo	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Eli Manning	1	0	0	0.00	5.20

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

New England	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Jeremy Maclin	2	2	6	3.00	3.28
RB Wali Lundy	1	1	3	3.00	4.50
RB Justin Forsett	1	1	8	8.00	9.00

Buffalo	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Zach Miller	1	0	0	0.00	3.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

New England	Rushes	Conversions
QB Bruce Gradkowski	1	0
QB Trent Edwards	1	0
RB Justin Forsett	1	0

Buffalo	Rushes	Conversions
RB LeGarrette Blount	3	1
QB Eli Manning	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Comp	Conversions
Trent Edwards	12	7	3

Buffalo	Att	Comp	Conversions
Eli Manning	11	6	4

Third Down Receiving Statistics

New England	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Jeremy Maclin	7	3	0
WR Domenik Hixon	2	1	0
RB Justin Forsett	2	2	2
WR Brandon LaFell	1	1	1

Buffalo	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Jordy Nelson	4	2	1
WR Mike Sims-Walker	3	2	1
RB LeGarrette Blount	2	1	1
WR T.J. Housmandzadeh	1	1	1
TE Zach Miller	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 65,100 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 18,800 (21,400)
End Zone 14,300 (15,400)
Mezzanine 8,400 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 12,900 (13,600)
Club Seats 7,400 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 3,300 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	65,100 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	18,800 (21,400)
End Zone	14,300 (15,400)
Mezzanine	8,400 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	12,900 (13,600)
Club Seats	7,400 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	3,300 (3,300)