Week 17, 2012

played in Buffalo, NY

30 degrees, fair, 7 mph wind

New England Patriots	3	3	7	17	3	-	33
Buffalo Bills	7	13	7	3	0	-	30

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:40 NED - Bryan Baxter 27 field goal
1Q: 04:38 BUF - Eli Manning 10 run (Phil Dawson extra point)
2Q: 13:39 NED - Bryan Baxter 22 field goal
2Q: 10:06 BUF - LeGarrette Blount 11 run (Phil Dawson extra point)
2Q: 00:56 BUF - Zach Miller 10 pass from Eli Manning (Phil Dawson extra point failed)
3Q: 01:17 NED - Jeremy Maclin 28 pass from Trent Edwards (Bryan Baxter extra point)
3Q: 00:35 BUF - Michael Floyd 68 pass from Eli Manning (Phil Dawson extra point)
4Q: 10:58 NED - Coby Fleener 15 pass from Trent Edwards (Bryan Baxter extra point)
4Q: 05:59 BUF - Phil Dawson 45 field goal
4Q: 03:05 NED - Bryan Baxter 30 field goal
4Q: 00:58 NED - Jeremy Maclin 43 pass from Trent Edwards (Bryan Baxter extra point)
OT: 00:16 NED - Bryan Baxter 31 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:40 NED - Bryan Baxter 27 field goal
1Q: 04:38 BUF - Eli Manning 10 run (Phil Dawson extra point)
2Q: 13:39 NED - Bryan Baxter 22 field goal
2Q: 10:06 BUF - LeGarrette Blount 11 run (Phil Dawson extra point)
2Q: 00:56 BUF - Zach Miller 10 pass from Eli Manning (Phil Dawson extra point failed)
3Q: 01:17 NED - Jeremy Maclin 28 pass from Trent Edwards (Bryan Baxter extra point)
3Q: 00:35 BUF - Michael Floyd 68 pass from Eli Manning (Phil Dawson extra point)
4Q: 10:58 NED - Coby Fleener 15 pass from Trent Edwards (Bryan Baxter extra point)
4Q: 05:59 BUF - Phil Dawson 45 field goal
4Q: 03:05 NED - Bryan Baxter 30 field goal
4Q: 00:58 NED - Jeremy Maclin 43 pass from Trent Edwards (Bryan Baxter extra point)
OT: 00:16 NED - Bryan Baxter 31 field goal

Team Statistics NED BUF
Record 11-5 9-7
First Downs 29 25
- by Rushing 8 9
- by Passing 16 13
- by Penalty 5 3
Total Net Yards 472 434
- Offensive Plays 88 67
- Yards per Play 5.36 6.48
Net Rushing Yards 112 123
- Rushing Attempts 26 32
- Yards per Rush 4.31 3.84
Net Passing Yards 360 311
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 58 - 31 - 0 32 - 26 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 391 336
- Sacks/Yards Lost 4/31 3/25
- Yards per Pass Play 5.81 8.89
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 10/20 6/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 9.1 7.8
4th Down Conversions 2/2 0/0
Penalties/Yards 7/55 8/76
Punt Returns/Yards 2/17 2/2
Kick Returns/Yards 2/46 1/30
Interception Ret./Yards 1/0 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 5 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/4 3/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 29 OWN 22
Time of Possession 36:49 33:03

Team Statistics	NED	BUF
Record	11-5	9-7
First Downs	29	25
- by Rushing	8	9
- by Passing	16	13
- by Penalty	5	3
Total Net Yards	472	434
- Offensive Plays	88	67
- Yards per Play	5.36	6.48
Net Rushing Yards	112	123
- Rushing Attempts	26	32
- Yards per Rush	4.31	3.84
Net Passing Yards	360	311
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	58 - 31 - 0	32 - 26 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	391	336
- Sacks/Yards Lost	4/31	3/25
- Yards per Pass Play	5.81	8.89
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	10/20	6/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	9.1	7.8
4th Down Conversions	2/2	0/0
Penalties/Yards	7/55	8/76
Punt Returns/Yards	2/17	2/2
Kick Returns/Yards	2/46	1/30
Interception Ret./Yards	1/0	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	5	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/4	3/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 29	OWN 22
Time of Possession	36:49	33:03

Drive Charts

New England Patriots
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	5:28	OWN 25	15	65	Field Goal
1	4:29	5:58	OWN 25	10	70	Field Goal
2	10:00	2:40	OWN 33	5	26	Punt
2	5:06	1:23	OWN 21	3	6	Punt
2	0:48	0:48	OWN 25	3	27	Half
3	9:02	3:30	OWN 20	6	14	Punt
3	4:08	3:01	OWN 34	9	66	Touchdown
3	0:18	4:29	OWN 44	10	56	Touchdown
4	5:51	2:51	OWN 25	12	62	Field Goal
4	1:49	1:21	OWN 44	5	56	Touchdown
OT1	6:34	2:31	OWN 6	5	11	Punt
OT1	2:32	2:24	OWN 48	7	38	Field Goal

Buffalo Bills
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	9:32	5:03	OWN 25	11	75	Touchdown
2	13:31	3:31	OWN 25	7	75	Touchdown
2	7:20	2:14	OWN 20	5	14	Punt
2	3:43	2:55	OWN 22	9	78	Touchdown
3	15:00	5:58	OWN 7	9	48	Punt
3	5:32	1:24	OWN 32	3	-1	Punt
3	1:07	0:49	OWN 25	2	75	Touchdown
4	10:49	4:58	OWN 18	7	54	Field Goal
4	3:00	1:11	OWN 25	3	-3	Punt
4	0:28	0:28	OWN 25	3	13	Half
OT1	10:00	3:26	OWN 43	5	3	Punt
OT1	4:03	1:31	OWN 26	4	23	Interception

Game MVP: Trent Edwards, New England Patriots

Rushing Statistics

New England	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
RB Alfred Morris	18	76	4.22	31	2
QB Trent Edwards	5	19	3.80	10	2
RB Xavier Omon	3	17	5.67	10	1

Buffalo	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB LeGarrette Blount	25	108	4.32	23	5	1
RB Eric Shelton	4	4	1.00	4	0	0
WR Steve Smith	2	1	0.50	1	0	0
QB Eli Manning	1	10	10.00	10	1	1

Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Trent Edwards	58	31	391	4/31	3	43	0	91.9

Buffalo	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Eli Manning	32	26	336	3/25	2	68	1	118.3

Receiving Statistics

New England	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Jeremy Maclin	9	16	191	21.22	93	43	2
WR Domenik Hixon	5	7	52	10.40	23	41	0
RB Alfred Morris	5	12	29	5.80	5	12	0
TE Coby Fleener	5	8	78	15.60	13	30	1
FB Justin Green	4	6	26	6.50	4	11	0
WR Greg Salas	3	9	15	5.00	1	7	0

Buffalo	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Mike Sims-Walker	8	9	115	14.38	95	32	0
TE Zach Miller	6	7	42	7.00	0	15	1
WR Jordy Nelson	4	4	54	13.50	35	30	0
RB LeGarrette Blount	3	4	11	3.67	9	10	0
TE Darrel Young	2	3	37	18.50	15	19	0
WR T.J. Housmandzadeh	1	1	3	3.00	0	3	0
WR Steve Smith	1	2	6	6.00	4	6	0
WR Michael Floyd	1	2	68	68.00	70	68	1

Interception Statistics

New England	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
OLB Niko Koutouvides	1	0	0.00	0

Buffalo	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

New England	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD

Buffalo	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD

Punting Statistics

New England	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Mike Flaherty	4	185	46.3	40.8	57	1

Buffalo	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Ray Hollas	5	224	44.8	37.4	48	1

Kicking Statistics

New England	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Bryan Baxter	4/4	0/0	0/0	31	3/3

Buffalo	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Phil Dawson	1/1	1/1	0/0	45	3/4

Punt Return Statistics

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

Buffalo	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
T.J. Housmandzadeh	2	2	1.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

New England	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Jamarca Sanford	2	46	23.0	0

Buffalo	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Michael Floyd	1	30	30.0	0

Defensive Statistics

New England	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Lawrence Timmons	9	3	1.0	31	30
OLB Niko Koutouvides	7	3	0.0	32	34
CB Stephen Hodge	7	1	0.0	31	26
S Louis Delmas	6	1	0.0	31	34
DE LaMarr Woodley	4	1	1.0	31	31
DT Michael Bennett	4	1	0.0	24	21
S Myron Lewis	4	0	0.0	19	28
S Andrew Sendejo	3	1	0.0	31	35
ILB Luke Kuechly	3	1	0.0	32	31
S Jamarca Sanford	3	0	0.0	15	13
DE Glenn Dorsey	2	4	0.0	31	28
ILB Keyaron Fox	2	1	0.0	15	19
DT Barry Cofield	1	1	1.0	8	14
ILB Greg Jones	1	0	0.0	3	6

Buffalo	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB David Hawthorne	9	0	0.0	26	62
S Darien Stewart	7	4	0.0	24	52
ILB Darryl Washington	7	3	0.0	25	41
OLB Gerris Wilkinson	6	0	0.0	13	37
DT Connor Barwin	4	1	3.0	25	54
CB Axel Batchelor	4	1	0.0	22	48
DT LaJuan Ramsey	3	1	1.0	18	37
CB Fabian Washington	3	0	0.0	13	36
CB Patrick Chung	2	3	0.0	25	60
CB Daniel Bullocks	2	1	0.0	5	18
DT Damon England	2	1	0.0	23	45
DT Andre Fluellen	2	0	0.0	13	45
S Bradley Fletcher	2	0	0.0	24	45
DT Kendrick Ellis	2	0	0.0	21	42
DE Chris Clemons	1	0	0.0	3	20
S Joey Thomas	1	0	0.0	3	18
RB LeGarrette Blount	1	0	---	---	---

Pass Rush Statistics

New England	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE LaMarr Woodley	1.0	0	1	31
DT Barry Cofield	1.0	0	0	14
OLB Lawrence Timmons	1.0	0	0	30
DE Glenn Dorsey	0.0	1	1	28

Buffalo	Sack	Hurry	PPlay
DT Connor Barwin	3.0	2	54
DT LaJuan Ramsey	1.0	0	37
DT Kendrick Ellis	0.0	4	42
DT Damon England	0.0	3	45
DE Chris Clemons	0.0	1	20
DT Andre Fluellen	0.0	1	45
ILB Darryl Washington	0.0	1	41

Pass Defense Statistics

New England	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
OLB Lawrence Timmons	5	0	0	30
S Myron Lewis	4	0	0	28
S Louis Delmas	3	1	0	34
CB Stephen Hodge	3	0	0	26
S Andrew Sendejo	3	0	0	35
OLB Niko Koutouvides	2	1	1	34
S Jamarca Sanford	2	1	0	13
ILB Keyaron Fox	1	0	0	19
DE Glenn Dorsey	1	0	0	28
DT Michael Bennett	1	0	0	21
ILB Luke Kuechly	1	0	0	31

Buffalo	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
OLB Gerris Wilkinson	7	1	37
ILB David Hawthorne	5	4	62
ILB Darryl Washington	5	1	41
CB Fabian Washington	3	1	36
S Darien Stewart	3	1	52
CB Patrick Chung	3	0	60
S Benny Sapp	2	0	17
CB Axel Batchelor	1	1	48
DE Chris Clemons	1	0	20
CB Daniel Bullocks	1	0	18
DT LaJuan Ramsey	0	1	37

Blocking Statistics

New England	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
G Myles Page	3	7	26	2	62
T Terrance Pennington	3	5	26	0	62
C Tyler Arvold	2	4	26	0	62
G Ryan Durand	1	4	26	1	62
FB Justin Green	1	1	8	0	17
G Adam Koets	0	2	26	1	62

Buffalo	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
G Jon Asamoah	3	12	32	0	35
T Michael Roos	3	9	32	0	35
C Eric Ghiaciuc	2	5	32	0	35
T Anthony Castonzo	2	3	32	1	35
G Wes Sims	0	2	32	1	35
TE Zach Miller	0	1	31	0	33
RB Eric Shelton	0	0	5	1	5

Special Teams Tackles

New England	Tackles	STPlays
Greg Jones	2	13
Alfred Morris	1	22

Buffalo	Tackles	STPlays
Erik Burnett	2	14
Gerris Wilkinson	1	27
LeGarrette Blount	1	12

Participation

New England	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
RB Alfred Morris	21	58	---	---	22	101
WR Greg Salas	20	56	---	---	22	98
T Terrance Pennington	26	62	---	---	8	96
G Adam Koets	26	62	---	---	8	96
G Ryan Durand	26	62	---	---	8	96
G Myles Page	26	62	---	---	8	96
QB Trent Edwards	26	62	---	---	---	88
C Tyler Arvold	26	62	---	---	---	88
WR Jeremy Maclin	25	62	---	---	---	87
TE Coby Fleener	25	54	---	---	6	85
S Louis Delmas	---	---	31	34	13	78
OLB Lawrence Timmons	---	---	31	30	13	74
DE Glenn Dorsey	---	---	31	28	12	71
WR Domenik Hixon	14	40	---	---	14	68
DE LaMarr Woodley	---	---	31	31	6	68
OLB Niko Koutouvides	---	---	32	34	1	67
S Andrew Sendejo	---	---	31	35	1	67
S Myron Lewis	---	---	19	28	18	65
ILB Luke Kuechly	---	---	32	31	1	64
CB Stephen Hodge	---	---	31	26	5	62
FB Justin Green	8	17	---	---	23	48
S Jamarca Sanford	---	---	15	13	20	48
ILB Keyaron Fox	---	---	15	19	11	45
DT Michael Bennett	---	---	24	21	---	45
TE Scott Chandler	7	2	---	---	27	36
CB Sam Shields	---	---	14	15	1	30
DT Barry Cofield	---	---	8	14	6	28
ILB Greg Jones	---	---	3	6	13	22
TE Tanner Diaz	5	12	---	---	---	17
K Bryan Baxter	0	0	---	---	12	12
OLB Tim Shaw	---	---	0	1	10	11
WR Freddie Brown	1	9	---	---	1	11
S Brandon Taylor	---	---	2	8	1	11
DE Jason Hatcher	---	---	2	7	1	10
P Mike Flaherty	0	0	---	---	8	8
C Donnie Carpenter	0	0	---	---	8	8
RB Xavier Omon	4	0	---	---	---	4
OLB Cliff Avril	---	---	0	4	---	4
RB Domanick Williams	0	0	---	---	---	0
T Jordan Gross	0	0	---	---	---	0
QB Bruce Gradkowski	0	0	---	---	---	0
G Will Montgomery	0	0	---	---	---	0
S Will Blackmon	---	---	0	0	---	0
G Danny Newhart	0	0	---	---	---	0
WR Brandon LaFell	0	0	---	---	---	0
T Derek Sherrod	0	0	---	---	---	0

Buffalo	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
ILB David Hawthorne	---	---	26	62	4	92
CB Patrick Chung	---	---	25	60	3	88
DT Connor Barwin	---	---	25	54	4	83
S Darien Stewart	---	---	24	52	4	80
OLB Gerris Wilkinson	---	---	13	37	27	77
WR Mike Sims-Walker	31	34	---	---	9	74
G Wes Sims	32	35	---	---	6	73
T Michael Roos	32	35	---	---	6	73
CB Axel Batchelor	---	---	22	48	3	73
S Bradley Fletcher	---	---	24	45	4	73
G Jon Asamoah	32	35	---	---	6	73
T Anthony Castonzo	32	35	---	---	6	73
DT Damon England	---	---	23	45	4	72
RB LeGarrette Blount	27	31	---	---	12	70
ILB Darryl Washington	---	---	25	41	4	70
QB Eli Manning	32	35	---	---	---	67
C Eric Ghiaciuc	32	35	---	---	---	67
DT Kendrick Ellis	---	---	21	42	4	67
DT Andre Fluellen	---	---	13	45	8	66
TE Zach Miller	31	33	---	---	2	66
DT LaJuan Ramsey	---	---	18	37	---	55
WR Jordy Nelson	25	28	---	---	---	53
CB Fabian Washington	---	---	13	36	---	49
WR Steve Smith	13	12	---	---	19	44
TE Darrel Young	17	23	---	---	---	40
S Joey Thomas	---	---	3	18	18	39
S Benny Sapp	---	---	2	17	18	37
WR Michael Floyd	10	8	---	---	17	35
RB Eric Shelton	5	5	---	---	24	34
DE Chris Clemons	---	---	3	20	4	27
CB Daniel Bullocks	---	---	5	18	2	25
TE Justin Stephens	0	0	---	---	22	22
WR T.J. Housmandzadeh	0	1	---	---	19	20
RB Erik Burnett	1	0	---	---	14	15
ILB Robbie Kramer	---	---	0	0	12	12
K Phil Dawson	0	0	---	---	7	7
C Winfred McIntire	0	0	---	---	6	6
P Ray Hollas	0	0	---	---	5	5
CB Karl Paymah	---	---	0	0	4	4
CB Justin Miller	---	---	0	3	---	3
OLB Kevin Ellison	---	---	1	2	---	3
QB Drew Stanton	0	0	---	---	1	1
TE Bear Pascoe	0	0	---	---	---	0
G Neal Minton	0	0	---	---	---	0
C Brandon Fusco	0	0	---	---	---	0
T Gabe Corbett	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	5	20	4.0
Middle	20	87	4.4
Right	1	5	5.0
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	7	11	1.6
Middle	11	34	3.1
Right	14	78	5.6
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Trent Edwards	58	31	7	3	2	10	12	0	0

Buffalo	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Eli Manning	32	26	6	0	1	3	1	2	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	10	7	30	3.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	26	12	80	3.1
Medium (9-18 Yds)	18	11	238	13.2
Long (19+ Yds)	4	1	43	10.8

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	8	7	105	13.1
Short (0-8 Yds)	18	14	149	8.3
Medium (9-18 Yds)	6	5	82	13.7
Long (19+ Yds)	0	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

New England	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Jeremy Maclin	16	9	0	191	5	62
RB Alfred Morris	12	5	1	29	0	58
WR Greg Salas	9	3	1	15	0	56
TE Coby Fleener	8	5	0	78	1	54
WR Domenik Hixon	7	5	0	52	1	40
FB Justin Green	6	4	0	26	0	17

Buffalo	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Mike Sims-Walker	9	8	1	115	4	34
TE Zach Miller	7	6	0	42	0	33
WR Jordy Nelson	4	4	0	54	1	28
RB LeGarrette Blount	4	3	0	11	0	31
TE Darrel Young	3	2	0	37	0	23
WR Steve Smith	2	1	0	6	0	12
WR Michael Floyd	2	1	0	68	1	8
WR T.J. Housmandzadeh	1	1	0	3	0	1

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

New England	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Alfred Morris	5	-3	-0.60	4.22

Buffalo	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
QB Eli Manning	1	10	10.00	10.00
RB LeGarrette Blount	1	11	11.00	4.32

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Trent Edwards	10	4	26	2.60	6.74

Buffalo	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Eli Manning	2	2	18	9.00	10.50

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

New England	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Jeremy Maclin	3	0	0	0.00	11.94
FB Justin Green	2	1	3	1.50	4.33
RB Alfred Morris	2	0	0	0.00	2.42
WR Domenik Hixon	1	1	1	1.00	7.43
WR Greg Salas	1	1	7	7.00	1.67
TE Coby Fleener	1	1	15	15.00	9.75

Buffalo	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Zach Miller	2	2	18	9.00	6.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

New England	Rushes	Conversions
RB Alfred Morris	3	1

Buffalo	Rushes	Conversions
RB LeGarrette Blount	2	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Comp	Conversions
Trent Edwards	17	12	9

Buffalo	Att	Comp	Conversions
Eli Manning	9	7	5

Third Down Receiving Statistics

New England	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Jeremy Maclin	7	6	5
TE Coby Fleener	3	2	2
FB Justin Green	2	2	2
WR Greg Salas	2	0	0
RB Alfred Morris	2	1	0
WR Domenik Hixon	1	1	0

Buffalo	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Mike Sims-Walker	2	1	1
TE Zach Miller	2	2	1
RB LeGarrette Blount	2	1	1
WR T.J. Housmandzadeh	1	1	0
WR Steve Smith	1	1	1
TE Darrel Young	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 70,000 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 21,400 (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	70,000 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	21,400 (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)