Week 1, 2014

played in Buffalo, NY

68 degrees, fair, 5 mph wind

New England Patriots103314-30
Buffalo Bills07106-23

Scoring Summary
1Q: 11:40 NED - Brandon LaFell 28 pass from Trent Edwards (Bryan Baxter extra point)
1Q: 05:37 NED - Bryan Baxter 35 field goal
2Q: 07:16 BUF - Jordy Nelson 6 pass from Eli Manning (Matthew Molinet extra point)
2Q: 02:59 NED - Bryan Baxter 30 field goal
3Q: 12:50 BUF - LeGarrette Blount 8 pass from Eli Manning (Matthew Molinet extra point)
3Q: 07:54 NED - Bryan Baxter 27 field goal
3Q: 00:53 BUF - Matthew Molinet 24 field goal
4Q: 10:46 BUF - Matthew Molinet 40 field goal
4Q: 03:59 BUF - Matthew Molinet 39 field goal
4Q: 01:34 NED - Grayson Horn 14 pass from Trent Edwards (Bryan Baxter extra point)
4Q: 00:51 NED - Louis Delmas 54 interception return (Bryan Baxter extra point)

Team StatisticsNEDBUF
Record1-00-1
First Downs1526
- by Rushing54
- by Passing1020
- by Penalty02
Total Net Yards318452
- Offensive Plays6371
- Yards per Play5.056.37
Net Rushing Yards8682
- Rushing Attempts2422
- Yards per Rush3.583.73
Net Passing Yards232370
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt38 - 23 - 148 - 30 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards239377
- Sacks/Yards Lost1/71/7
- Yards per Pass Play5.957.55
Fumbles/Lost0/02/1
3rd Down Conversions8/173/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down7.58.1
4th Down Conversions0/00/0
Penalties/Yards6/386/45
Punt Returns/Yards3/242/-1
Kick Returns/Yards5/1493/87
Interception Ret./Yards1/541/1
2pt Conversions0/00/0
Red Zone Visits45
- Red Zone TDs/FGs1/32/2
Avg. Drive StartOWN 32OWN 29
Time of Possession29:1730:43

Drive Charts

New England Patriots
QuarBeganPossFromPlaysYardsResult
115:003:32OWN 32768Touchdown
110:134:42OPP 48930Field Goal
14:002:36OWN 27618Punt
212:201:26OWN 313-6Punt
27:064:14OWN 32755Field Goal
21:570:44OWN 26224Interception
20:050:05OWN 271-2Half
312:441:42OWN 4531Punt
310:302:43OPP 38628Field Goal
35:211:54OWN 8521Punt
30:471:37OWN 343-1Punt
410:382:37OWN 2338Punt
43:532:19OWN 25875Touchdown
Buffalo Bills
QuarBeganPossFromPlaysYardsResult
111:281:15OWN 37211Fumble
15:311:31OWN 2535Punt
11:244:04OWN 51071Missed FG
210:543:48OWN 29771Touchdown
22:520:55OWN 2534Punt
21:131:08OWN 36744Missed FG
315:002:16OWN 33567Touchdown
311:020:32OWN 630Punt
37:472:26OWN 25522Punt
33:272:40OWN 33860Field Goal
414:103:32OWN 24953Field Goal
48:014:08OPP 195-3Field Goal
41:340:56OWN 25323Interception
40:380:38OWN 35313Game

Game MVP: Eli Manning, Buffalo Bills

Rushing Statistics

New EnglandAttYardsAvgLG10+TD
RB Alfred Morris15453.002410
RB James White5275.402410
QB Trent Edwards4143.50800
BuffaloAttYardsAvgLG10+TD
RB LeGarrette Blount18603.331830
RB Erik Burnett3175.671410
QB Eli Manning155.00500

Passing Statistics

New EnglandAttCompYardsSk/YdTDLGIntRate
Trent Edwards38232391/7233185.3
BuffaloAttCompYardsSk/YdTDLGIntRate
Eli Manning48303771/7231192.1

Receiving Statistics

New EnglandCatchTargYardsAvgYACLGTD
WR Jeremy Maclin511193.80260
TE Coby Fleener589418.8028330
WR Brandon LaFell335819.3318281
WR Greg Salas33186.00190
WR Robert Woods222412.004140
FB Erick Harness2221.00440
RB Alfred Morris1599.00090
TE Grayson Horn111414.003141
RB James White1111.00210
TE Tanner Diaz0200.00000
BuffaloCatchTargYardsAvgYACLGTD
WR Jordy Nelson71211015.7151261
WR Mike Sims-Walker511224.40060
TE Darrel Young445112.7529160
WR Michael Floyd444611.5022310
WR Aaron Dobson478220.5021290
RB LeGarrette Blount36227.33481
RB Donald Brown222914.5026280
TE John Phillips111515.0013150
RB Erik Burnett0100.00000

Interception Statistics

New EnglandIntsYardsAvgTD
S Louis Delmas15454.001
BuffaloIntsYardsAvgTD
S Robert Sands111.000

Fumble Statistics

New EnglandFumbRecovForceTD
DE Amos Horton0100
S Louis Delmas0010
ILB Greg Jones0010
BuffaloFumbRecovForceTD
RB LeGarrette Blount2000
C Eric Ghiaciuc0100

Punting Statistics

New EnglandPuntYardsAvgNetLGIn20
Jeff Locke622437.337.5502
BuffaloPuntYardsAvgNetLGIn20
Ray Hollas418947.341.3511

Kicking Statistics

New EnglandFGs40+Yd50+YdLGPAT
Bryan Baxter3/30/00/0353/3
BuffaloFGs40+Yd50+YdLGPAT
Matthew Molinet3/51/20/0402/2

Punt Return Statistics

New EnglandRetYardsAvgTD
Robert Woods3248.00
BuffaloRetYardsAvgTD
Michael Floyd2-1-0.50

Kick Return Statistics

New EnglandRetYardsAvgTD
Kelly Finch39331.00
Brandon LaFell25628.00
BuffaloRetYardsAvgTD
Michael Floyd38729.00

Defensive Statistics

New EnglandTackAsstSackRPlayPPlay
S Brandon Taylor810.01937
S Louis Delmas710.02249
ILB Luke Kuechly620.02139
CB Sam Shields510.0729
OLB Lawrence Timmons411.02140
OLB DeVonte Holloman310.02242
S Gus Barrett300.0116
DT Michael Bennett220.01530
DE Glenn Dorsey200.01236
S Myron Lewis200.02044
S Jamarca Sanford130.01930
DE LaMarr Woodley120.02143
DT Barry Cofield110.065
CB Stephen Hodge110.035
ILB Greg Jones110.01416
OLB Cliff Avril100.0116
CB Devin McCourty100.0525
TE Coby Fleener10---------
DE Amos Horton100.01119
OLB Bryan Smith010.014
BuffaloTackAsstSackRPlayPPlay
ILB Darryl Washington701.02327
ILB David Hawthorne630.02138
S Zachery Bowman520.02026
DT Connor Barwin410.01931
DT Kendrick Ellis400.02126
DT Damon England400.01927
CB Dee Milliner300.02337
S Robert Sands230.02128
S David Amerson210.0311
S Darien Stewart200.0413
CB Patrick Chung120.01327
CB Walter Thurmond110.01931
DE Leroy Conway100.0819
DT LaJuan Ramsey100.0617
DT Dion Jordan100.02025
OLB Anthony Barr100.01228

Pass Rush Statistics

New EnglandSackBlockHurryKnockPPlay
OLB Lawrence Timmons1.000140
OLB DeVonte Holloman0.010042
DE Glenn Dorsey0.005236
DE LaMarr Woodley0.002043
DT Michael Bennett0.001030
DE Amos Horton0.001019
BuffaloSackBlockHurryKnockPPlay
ILB Darryl Washington1.000027
DT Dion Jordan0.010025
DT Damon England0.005027
DT Connor Barwin0.001131
DT John Hughes0.001010

Pass Defense Statistics

New EnglandCaughtDefnsdIntrcpPPlay
CB Sam Shields50029
ILB Luke Kuechly50039
S Louis Delmas40149
S Brandon Taylor40037
S Gus Barrett31016
OLB DeVonte Holloman20042
OLB Cliff Avril11016
CB Devin McCourty11025
DE LaMarr Woodley10043
OLB Lawrence Timmons10040
S Jamarca Sanford10030
CB Stephen Hodge1005
S Myron Lewis10044
BuffaloCaughtDefnsdIntrcpPPlay
ILB David Hawthorne41038
ILB Darryl Washington31027
CB Dee Milliner31037
S Robert Sands20128
S Zachery Bowman20026
S Darien Stewart20013
S David Amerson20011
CB Walter Thurmond11031
DT Connor Barwin10031
OLB Kevin Ellison1003
DT Damon England10027
OLB Anthony Barr10028

Blocking Statistics

New EnglandKeyBlBlOppPancRPlySckAPPly
G Adam Koets27024039
T Derek Sherrod24024039
C Tyler Arvold14024039
G Will Montgomery03024139
T Terrance Pennington03024039
FB Erick Harness0107012
BuffaloKeyBlBlOppPancRPlySckAPPly
T Michael Roos27022049
T Anthony Castonzo23022049
C Eric Ghiaciuc16022049
G Jon Asamoah14122149
G Earl Watford02022049

Special Teams Tackles

New EnglandTacklesSTPlays
Alfred Morris213
Glenn Dorsey122
Erick Harness120
Herman Johnson19
BuffaloTacklesSTPlays
John Phillips311
Aaron Dobson213
Michael Floyd128
Malcolm Beyer127
Anthony Castonzo19

Participation

New EnglandRPlyOffPPlyOffRPlyDefPPlyDefSTPlyTotal Plays
OLB Lawrence Timmons------21402788
S Louis Delmas------2249778
DE Glenn Dorsey------12362270
S Myron Lewis------2044468
DE LaMarr Woodley------2143165
OLB DeVonte Holloman------2242165
ILB Luke Kuechly------2139464
G Will Montgomery2439---------63
T Terrance Pennington2439---------63
QB Trent Edwards2439---------63
G Adam Koets2439---------63
C Tyler Arvold2439---------63
T Derek Sherrod2439---------63
TE Coby Fleener2138------160
RB Alfred Morris1828------1359
WR Jeremy Maclin2037---------57
S Brandon Taylor------1937157
S Jamarca Sanford------1930756
WR Brandon LaFell1219------2051
CB Devin McCourty------5252050
WR Greg Salas1525------646
DT Michael Bennett------1530---45
CB Sam Shields------729541
ILB Greg Jones------14161040
FB Erick Harness712------2039
S Gus Barrett------1162037
TE Grayson Horn63------2534
DE Amos Horton------1119434
TE Tanner Diaz1221---------33
WR Robert Woods33------1723
RB Chris Henry00------2222
OLB Cliff Avril------116522
DE Ra'Shede Hageman------114318
DT Barry Cofield------65617
RB James White59---------14
K Bryan Baxter00------1010
C Donnie Carpenter00------99
T Herman Johnson00------99
G Miles Fuller00------99
C Travis Frederick00------99
P Jeff Locke00------99
T Lamar Flournoy00------99
CB Stephen Hodge------35---8
WR Kelly Finch10------67
OLB Bryan Smith------14---5
QB Vernon Hodges00---------0
BuffaloRPlyOffPPlyOffRPlyDefPPlyDefSTPlyTotal Plays
T Michael Roos2249------980
G Jon Asamoah2249------980
T Anthony Castonzo2249------980
G Earl Watford2249------980
QB Eli Manning2249---------71
C Eric Ghiaciuc2249---------71
TE Darrel Young2146---------67
ILB David Hawthorne------2138362
CB Dee Milliner------2337262
WR Mike Sims-Walker1642---------58
S Zachery Bowman------2026753
WR Aaron Dobson1030------1353
RB LeGarrette Blount1933---------52
CB Walter Thurmond------1931252
DT Connor Barwin------1931151
ILB Darryl Washington------2327---50
S Robert Sands------2128150
WR Michael Floyd517------2850
WR Jordy Nelson1633---------49
CB Patrick Chung------1327949
RB Donald Brown811------2847
DT Kendrick Ellis------2126---47
DT Damon England------1927147
DT Dion Jordan------2025---45
OLB Anthony Barr------1228343
S Darien Stewart------4132239
DE Leroy Conway------819936
TE John Phillips916------1136
DT LaJuan Ramsey------617932
RB Erik Burnett311------1832
OLB Kevin Ellison------332531
CB Daniel Bullocks------542029
TE Malcolm Beyer20------2729
WR Justin Brown16------1926
S David Amerson------311216
DT John Hughes------110314
ILB Alex Pressnall------001313
K Matthew Molinet00------1111
P Ray Hollas00------99
C Adam Arnold00------99
ILB Robbie Kramer------31---4
T Langston Walker00---------0
QB Rusty Smith00---------0
C Marcus Martin00---------0
G Greg Perry00---------0
DT Jay Bromley------00---0

Directional Rushing Statistics

DistanceAttYardsAvg
Left7649.1
Middle13262.0
Right3-2-0.7
None1-2-2.0
DistanceAttYardsAvg
Left6294.8
Middle9242.7
Right7294.1
None000.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

New EnglandAttCmp20+BdThDropDfnsHurrKnckIntc
Trent Edwards38234114711
BuffaloAttCmp20+BdThDropDfnsHurrKnckIntc
Eli Manning48307223931

Directional Passing Statistics

DistanceAttCompYardsAvg
Screen85121.5
Short (0-8 Yds)128423.5
Medium (9-18 Yds)13814010.8
Long (19+ Yds)52459.0
DistanceAttCompYardsAvg
Screen1210877.3
Short (0-8 Yds)25121726.9
Medium (9-18 Yds)878911.1
Long (19+ Yds)31299.7

Detailed Receiving Statistics

New EnglandTargtCaugtDropdYards20+PPlay
WR Jeremy Maclin115019037
TE Coby Fleener85094238
RB Alfred Morris5119028
WR Brandon LaFell33058219
WR Greg Salas33018025
TE Tanner Diaz2000021
WR Robert Woods2202403
FB Erick Harness2202012
TE Grayson Horn1101403
RB James White110109
BuffaloTargtCaugtDropdYards20+PPlay
WR Jordy Nelson1270110333
WR Mike Sims-Walker115022042
WR Aaron Dobson74282230
RB LeGarrette Blount63022033
TE Darrel Young44051046
WR Michael Floyd44046117
RB Donald Brown22029111
TE John Phillips11015016
RB Erik Burnett1000011

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

New EnglandAttYardsAvgOverall Avg
RB Alfred Morris133.003.00
RB James White100.005.40
BuffaloAttYardsAvgOverall Avg
RB LeGarrette Blount2-6-3.003.33

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

New EnglandAttCompYardsAvg/AttOverall Avg
Trent Edwards63183.006.29
BuffaloAttCompYardsAvg/AttOverall Avg
Eli Manning54214.207.85

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

New EnglandTargetCatchYardsAvg/TargOverall Avg
WR Jeremy Maclin3162.001.73
TE Tanner Diaz1000.000.00
TE Grayson Horn111414.0014.00
FB Erick Harness11-2-2.001.00
BuffaloTargetCatchYardsAvg/TargOverall Avg
WR Jordy Nelson2163.009.17
WR Mike Sims-Walker1166.002.00
RB LeGarrette Blount1188.003.67
WR Michael Floyd1111.0011.50

Third Down Rushing Statistics

New EnglandRushesConversions
QB Trent Edwards11
RB Alfred Morris11
BuffaloRushesConversions

Third Down Passing Statistics

New EnglandAttCompConversions
Trent Edwards1486
BuffaloAttCompConversions
Eli Manning1153

Third Down Receiving Statistics

New EnglandTargCatchConversions
WR Jeremy Maclin421
RB Alfred Morris311
WR Brandon LaFell222
TE Coby Fleener211
WR Robert Woods221
TE Tanner Diaz100
BuffaloTargCatchConversions
WR Mike Sims-Walker410
WR Jordy Nelson211
WR Aaron Dobson211
RB Donald Brown111
RB Erik Burnett100
WR Michael Floyd110

SectionAttendance
Stadium69,100 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck20,700 (21,400)
End Zone15,200 (15,400)
Mezzanine8,900 (8,900)
Sideline Seats13,600 (13,600)
Club Seats7,400 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes3,300 (3,300)