Week 1, 2017

played in Buffalo, NY

82 degrees, fair, 4 mph wind

New England Patriots	0	0	0	7	-	7
Buffalo Bills	7	7	3	3	-	20

Scoring Summary
1Q: 00:35 BUF - Armard Hall 2 pass from Eli Manning (Matthew Molinet extra point)
2Q: 02:00 BUF - Aaron Dobson 2 pass from Eli Manning (Matthew Molinet extra point)
3Q: 01:40 BUF - Matthew Molinet 29 field goal
4Q: 13:42 NED - Erick Harness 1 pass from Trent Edwards (Caleb Sturgis extra point)
4Q: 05:37 BUF - Matthew Molinet 39 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 00:35 BUF - Armard Hall 2 pass from Eli Manning (Matthew Molinet extra point)
2Q: 02:00 BUF - Aaron Dobson 2 pass from Eli Manning (Matthew Molinet extra point)
3Q: 01:40 BUF - Matthew Molinet 29 field goal
4Q: 13:42 NED - Erick Harness 1 pass from Trent Edwards (Caleb Sturgis extra point)
4Q: 05:37 BUF - Matthew Molinet 39 field goal

Team Statistics NED BUF
Record 0-1 1-0
First Downs 12 23
- by Rushing 3 11
- by Passing 8 10
- by Penalty 1 2
Total Net Yards 183 387
- Offensive Plays 62 76
- Yards per Play 2.95 5.09
Net Rushing Yards 61 206
- Rushing Attempts 12 36
- Yards per Rush 5.08 5.72
Net Passing Yards 122 181
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 46 - 19 - 0 35 - 22 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 138 208
- Sacks/Yards Lost 4/16 5/27
- Yards per Pass Play 2.44 4.53
Fumbles/Lost 1/1 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 4/17 4/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 8.4 8.1
4th Down Conversions 1/2 0/0
Penalties/Yards 3/15 3/27
Punt Returns/Yards 2/33 5/23
Kick Returns/Yards 2/70 1/13
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 1 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/0 2/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 26 OWN 32
Time of Possession 21:37 38:23

Team Statistics	NED	BUF
Record	0-1	1-0
First Downs	12	23
- by Rushing	3	11
- by Passing	8	10
- by Penalty	1	2
Total Net Yards	183	387
- Offensive Plays	62	76
- Yards per Play	2.95	5.09
Net Rushing Yards	61	206
- Rushing Attempts	12	36
- Yards per Rush	5.08	5.72
Net Passing Yards	122	181
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	46 - 19 - 0	35 - 22 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	138	208
- Sacks/Yards Lost	4/16	5/27
- Yards per Pass Play	2.44	4.53
Fumbles/Lost	1/1	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	4/17	4/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	8.4	8.1
4th Down Conversions	1/2	0/0
Penalties/Yards	3/15	3/27
Punt Returns/Yards	2/33	5/23
Kick Returns/Yards	2/70	1/13
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	1	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/0	2/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 26	OWN 32
Time of Possession	21:37	38:23

Drive Charts

New England Patriots
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	2:27	OWN 25	6	36	Punt
1	8:20	3:36	OWN 20	12	45	Missed FG
1	0:29	1:32	OWN 25	3	3	Punt
2	12:07	0:46	OPP 49	3	-1	Punt
2	7:25	0:47	OWN 2	3	-1	Punt
2	5:04	1:49	OWN 20	3	0	Punt
2	1:54	0:43	OWN 25	3	8	Punt
3	10:08	1:28	OWN 20	3	-3	Punt
3	6:18	1:29	OWN 20	6	15	Punt
3	1:35	3:03	OWN 47	8	53	Touchdown
4	10:34	1:02	OWN 14	3	3	Punt
4	5:32	2:21	OWN 35	8	22	Downs
4	0:50	0:50	OWN 34	2	13	Game

Buffalo Bills
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	12:33	4:13	OWN 20	10	29	Punt
1	4:44	4:15	OWN 42	9	58	Touchdown
2	13:57	1:50	OWN 27	3	-1	Punt
2	11:21	3:56	OWN 15	7	33	Punt
2	6:38	1:34	OPP 37	3	3	Punt
2	3:15	1:21	OWN 35	4	65	Touchdown
2	1:11	1:11	OWN 23	2	-1	Half
3	15:00	4:52	OWN 14	9	47	Punt
3	8:40	2:22	OWN 34	5	15	Punt
3	4:49	3:14	OWN 8	6	80	Field Goal
4	13:32	2:58	OWN 25	5	19	Punt
4	9:32	1:37	OWN 22	4	15	Punt
4	7:55	2:23	OPP 22	3	0	Field Goal
4	3:11	2:21	OWN 43	6	30	Missed FG

Game MVP: Leonard Williams, Buffalo Bills

Rushing Statistics

New England	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
RB Alfred Morris	8	56	7.00	15	3
QB Trent Edwards	3	6	2.00	6	0
RB James White	1	-1	-1.00	-1	0

Buffalo	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
RB Jordan Howard	21	85	4.05	17	4
RB Zach Ramsey	9	104	11.56	38	3
QB Eli Manning	5	21	4.20	18	1
TE Armard Hall	1	-4	-4.00	-4	0

Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Trent Edwards	46	19	138	4/16	1	29	0	56.2

Buffalo	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Eli Manning	35	22	208	5/27	2	37	0	98.2

Receiving Statistics

New England	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Greg Salas	8	19	51	6.38	10	11	0
WR Jeremy Maclin	5	6	68	13.60	26	29	0
RB Alfred Morris	3	4	8	2.67	1	8	0
TE Coby Fleener	1	8	2	2.00	0	2	0
TE Grayson Horn	1	2	8	8.00	0	8	0
FB Erick Harness	1	2	1	1.00	0	1	1
WR Robert Woods	0	5	0	0.00	0	0	0

Buffalo	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
TE Armard Hall	5	7	66	13.20	54	37	1
WR Jordy Nelson	3	4	39	13.00	4	20	0
RB Zach Ramsey	3	3	45	15.00	22	22	0
WR Aaron Dobson	3	6	4	1.33	0	3	1
WR Rashad Greene	2	6	3	1.50	0	3	0
RB D'Onta Foreman	2	2	29	14.50	15	21	0
WR Mike Sims-Walker	1	2	9	9.00	0	9	0
TE Darrel Young	1	2	-1	-1.00	0	-1	0
RB Erik Burnett	1	1	11	11.00	5	11	0
RB Jordan Howard	1	1	3	3.00	0	3	0
WR Corey Coleman	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

New England	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Buffalo	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

New England	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
WR Kelly Finch	1	0	0	0

Buffalo	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
OLB Sio Moore	0	1	0	0
OLB Leonard Williams	0	0	1	0

Punting Statistics

New England	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Jeff Locke	9	428	47.6	42.8	66	3

Buffalo	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Ray Hollas	8	364	45.5	31.4	53	3

Kicking Statistics

New England	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Caleb Sturgis	0/1	0/1	0/1	0	1/1

Buffalo	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Matthew Molinet	2/3	0/1	0/0	39	2/2

Punt Return Statistics

New England	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Kelly Finch	2	33	16.5	0

Buffalo	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Mike Sims-Walker	5	23	4.6	0

Kick Return Statistics

New England	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Kelly Finch	2	70	35.0	0

Buffalo	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Mike Sims-Walker	1	13	13.0	0

Defensive Statistics

New England	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB DeVonte Holloman	10	3	0.0	35	38
DE Margus Hunt	6	1	1.5	30	25
CB Kevin Johnson	6	1	0.0	34	34
DE Trey Flowers	5	2	1.0	29	32
ILB Luke Kuechly	4	6	0.0	35	38
CB Harry Morrison	4	1	0.0	28	20
OLB Bryan Smith	4	0	0.0	18	13
DE Ra'Shede Hageman	3	2	1.0	29	33
S Louis Delmas	3	1	0.0	23	14
S Myron Lewis	3	0	0.0	35	38
DT Michael Bennett	2	2	0.5	13	22
CB Devin McCourty	2	0	0.0	6	18
CB Tedric Thompson	2	0	0.0	3	10
DE LaMarr Woodley	1	0	1.0	7	14
DT Jarran Reed	1	1	0.0	9	14
S Jamarca Sanford	1	0	0.0	10	12
ILB Greg Jones	1	0	0.0	5	4
S Brandon Taylor	1	0	0.0	12	13
DE Amos Horton	1	0	0.0	27	22
S Fernando Mutzel	1	0	0.0	3	10

Buffalo	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S D. J. Swearinger	6	1	0.0	10	41
OLB Anthony Barr	6	0	0.0	10	42
OLB Leonard Williams	3	1	3.0	12	50
CB Dee Milliner	3	1	0.0	12	49
CB Walter Thurmond	2	1	0.0	9	40
DT Kendrick Ellis	2	1	0.0	10	37
DT Dion Jordan	2	1	0.0	5	18
ILB Reggie Ragland	2	1	0.0	6	33
CB Chidobe Awuzie	2	1	0.0	7	37
OLB Sio Moore	2	0	0.0	2	9
DT Damon England	1	1	1.0	10	39
CB Kam Chancellor	1	1	0.0	4	13
OLB Kyler Fackrell	1	1	0.0	5	18
S Usama Young	1	0	0.0	9	40

Pass Rush Statistics

New England	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Margus Hunt	1.5	0	4	1	25
DE LaMarr Woodley	1.0	0	1	0	14
DE Ra'Shede Hageman	1.0	0	0	0	33
DE Trey Flowers	1.0	0	0	0	32
DT Michael Bennett	0.5	1	0	0	22

Buffalo	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Leonard Williams	3.0	4	1	50
DT Damon England	1.0	3	0	39
DT Kendrick Ellis	0.0	2	0	37
DT Dion Jordan	0.0	1	0	18
DT Jay Bromley	0.0	1	0	9
DT Dalvin Tomlinson	0.0	1	0	36

Pass Defense Statistics

New England	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Kevin Johnson	5	0	34
OLB DeVonte Holloman	4	0	38
CB Devin McCourty	2	1	18
ILB Luke Kuechly	2	1	38
OLB Bryan Smith	2	0	13
CB Harry Morrison	2	0	20
S Louis Delmas	1	1	14
S Fernando Mutzel	1	1	10
ILB Greg Jones	1	0	4
OLB Harris Glover	1	0	2
CB Tedric Thompson	1	0	10
S Gus Barrett	0	1	14
S Brandon Taylor	0	1	13
DE Ra'Shede Hageman	0	1	33

Buffalo	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
OLB Anthony Barr	5	1	42
S D. J. Swearinger	4	1	41
ILB Reggie Ragland	2	3	33
CB Walter Thurmond	2	0	40
CB Chidobe Awuzie	2	0	37
CB Dee Milliner	1	1	49
CB Kam Chancellor	1	0	13
DT Dion Jordan	1	0	18
OLB Sio Moore	1	0	9
OLB Ryan Anderson	0	1	12

Blocking Statistics

New England	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
G Dion Dawkins	2	2	12	2	50
G Isaac Asiata	2	2	12	0	50
C Travis Frederick	0	4	12	1	50
T Artie Ross	0	2	12	1	50
TE Coby Fleener	0	1	11	0	50
G Laremy Tunsil	0	1	12	0	50

Buffalo	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
G Jon Asamoah	6	10	36	1	40
T Anthony Castonzo	3	6	36	2	40
T Ty Sambrailo	2	8	36	1	40
C Marcus Martin	2	7	36	0	40
G Ali Marpet	2	5	36	1	40

Special Teams Tackles

New England	Tackles	STPlays
Greg Jones	2	24
Kevin Johnson	2	14
Tanner Diaz	1	25
James White	1	25

Buffalo	Tackles	STPlays
Leonard Williams	2	14
Chidobe Awuzie	2	13

Participation

New England	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
CB Kevin Johnson	---	---	34	34	14	82
OLB DeVonte Holloman	---	---	35	38	5	78
S Myron Lewis	---	---	35	38	3	76
ILB Luke Kuechly	---	---	35	38	3	76
WR Greg Salas	11	47	---	---	15	73
DE Ra'Shede Hageman	---	---	29	33	11	73
T Artie Ross	12	50	---	---	10	72
G Laremy Tunsil	12	50	---	---	10	72
G Isaac Asiata	12	50	---	---	10	72
G Dion Dawkins	12	50	---	---	10	72
TE Coby Fleener	11	50	---	---	5	66
DE Trey Flowers	---	---	29	32	3	64
QB Trent Edwards	12	50	---	---	---	62
WR Robert Woods	12	50	---	---	---	62
C Travis Frederick	12	50	---	---	---	62
RB Alfred Morris	8	44	---	---	8	60
CB Harry Morrison	---	---	28	20	11	59
DE Margus Hunt	---	---	30	25	2	57
S Louis Delmas	---	---	23	14	16	53
DE Amos Horton	---	---	27	22	1	50
WR Jeremy Maclin	6	35	---	---	---	41
DT Michael Bennett	---	---	13	22	---	35
OLB Bryan Smith	---	---	18	13	2	33
ILB Greg Jones	---	---	5	4	24	33
RB James White	2	6	---	---	25	33
DE LaMarr Woodley	---	---	7	14	10	31
CB Tedric Thompson	---	---	3	10	14	27
S Brandon Taylor	---	---	12	13	1	26
CB Devin McCourty	---	---	6	18	1	25
TE Tanner Diaz	0	0	---	---	25	25
OLB Harris Glover	---	---	1	2	22	25
DT Jarran Reed	---	---	9	14	1	24
S Jamarca Sanford	---	---	10	12	1	23
S Gus Barrett	---	---	4	14	1	19
TE Grayson Horn	6	8	---	---	5	19
WR Kelly Finch	1	0	---	---	16	17
S Fernando Mutzel	---	---	3	10	---	13
FB Erick Harness	2	9	---	---	---	11
P Jeff Locke	0	0	---	---	10	10
C Moe Fletcher	0	0	---	---	10	10
K Caleb Sturgis	0	0	---	---	3	3
WR Antonio Hoy	1	1	---	---	---	2
T Derek Sherrod	0	0	---	---	---	0
QB Teddy Bridgewater	0	0	---	---	---	0
C Nick Martin	0	0	---	---	---	0
G Paul Kennedy	0	0	---	---	---	0

Buffalo	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
G Ali Marpet	36	40	---	---	11	87
T Ty Sambrailo	36	40	---	---	11	87
QB Eli Manning	36	40	---	---	---	76
G Jon Asamoah	36	40	---	---	---	76
T Anthony Castonzo	36	40	---	---	---	76
C Marcus Martin	36	40	---	---	---	76
OLB Leonard Williams	---	---	12	50	14	76
TE Armard Hall	20	16	---	---	27	63
CB Dee Milliner	---	---	12	49	1	62
TE Darrel Young	31	29	---	---	---	60
WR Mike Sims-Walker	24	23	---	---	11	58
WR Aaron Dobson	21	35	---	---	2	58
WR Rashad Greene	18	21	---	---	18	57
CB Chidobe Awuzie	---	---	7	37	13	57
OLB Anthony Barr	---	---	10	42	1	53
S D. J. Swearinger	---	---	10	41	1	52
RB Jordan Howard	26	24	---	---	1	51
S Usama Young	---	---	9	40	1	50
CB Walter Thurmond	---	---	9	40	1	50
DT Damon England	---	---	10	39	1	50
ILB Reggie Ragland	---	---	6	33	11	50
DT Kendrick Ellis	---	---	10	37	1	48
DT Dalvin Tomlinson	---	---	7	36	1	44
WR Jordy Nelson	21	19	---	---	2	42
RB Zach Ramsey	14	18	---	---	9	41
OLB Sio Moore	---	---	2	9	24	35
CB Kam Chancellor	---	---	4	13	16	33
DT Dion Jordan	---	---	5	18	9	32
RB Erik Burnett	1	1	---	---	27	29
CB Marqueston Huff	---	---	3	10	16	29
OLB Kyler Fackrell	---	---	5	18	1	24
DE Jonah Walsh	---	---	2	8	9	19
OLB Ryan Anderson	---	---	5	12	1	18
WR Corey Coleman	2	9	---	---	6	17
P Ray Hollas	0	0	---	---	11	11
T Tyson Clabo	0	0	---	---	11	11
C Adam Arnold	0	0	---	---	11	11
DT Jay Bromley	---	---	2	9	---	11
S Jordan Richards	---	---	2	9	---	11
G Joe Dahl	0	0	---	---	11	11
CB Will Redmond	---	---	0	0	9	9
K Matthew Molinet	0	0	---	---	8	8
RB D'Onta Foreman	2	5	---	---	---	7
S Robert Sands	---	---	0	0	---	0
QB Dusty Cooley	0	0	---	---	---	0
TE Duane Jenkins	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	4	38	9.5
Middle	8	23	2.9
Right	0	0	0.0
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	9	56	6.2
Middle	22	114	5.2
Right	5	36	7.2
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Trent Edwards	46	19	1	4	4	7	12	1	0

Buffalo	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Eli Manning	35	22	4	0	0	7	5	1	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	3	3	4	1.3
Short (0-8 Yds)	31	12	88	2.8
Medium (9-18 Yds)	9	4	46	5.1
Long (19+ Yds)	3	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	6	3	46	7.7
Short (0-8 Yds)	16	15	112	7.0
Medium (9-18 Yds)	9	3	30	3.3
Long (19+ Yds)	4	1	20	5.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

New England	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Greg Salas	19	8	2	51	0	47
TE Coby Fleener	8	1	1	2	0	50
WR Jeremy Maclin	6	5	0	68	1	35
WR Robert Woods	5	0	0	0	0	50
RB Alfred Morris	4	3	0	8	0	44
TE Grayson Horn	2	1	0	8	0	8
FB Erick Harness	2	1	1	1	0	9

Buffalo	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
TE Armard Hall	7	5	66	1	16
WR Aaron Dobson	6	3	4	0	35
WR Rashad Greene	6	2	3	0	21
WR Jordy Nelson	4	3	39	1	19
RB Zach Ramsey	3	3	45	1	18
WR Mike Sims-Walker	2	1	9	0	23
TE Darrel Young	2	1	-1	0	29
RB D'Onta Foreman	2	2	29	1	5
RB Erik Burnett	1	1	11	0	1
RB Jordan Howard	1	1	3	0	24
WR Corey Coleman	1	0	0	0	9

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

New England	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Alfred Morris	1	15	15.00	7.00

Buffalo	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
QB Eli Manning	1	0	0.00	4.20
RB Zach Ramsey	1	6	6.00	11.56
RB Jordan Howard	1	4	4.00	4.05

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Trent Edwards	2	1	1	0.50	3.00

Buffalo	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Eli Manning	4	3	8	2.00	5.94

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

New England	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Coby Fleener	1	0	0	0.00	0.25
FB Erick Harness	1	1	1	1.00	0.50

Buffalo	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Armard Hall	1	1	2	2.00	9.43
WR Jordy Nelson	1	0	0	0.00	9.75
RB Zach Ramsey	1	1	4	4.00	15.00
WR Aaron Dobson	1	1	2	2.00	0.67

Third Down Rushing Statistics

New England	Rushes	Conversions
RB Alfred Morris	5	2
QB Trent Edwards	2	0

Buffalo	Rushes	Conversions
RB Jordan Howard	3	0
QB Eli Manning	1	1
RB Zach Ramsey	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Comp	Conversions
Trent Edwards	9	3	2

Buffalo	Att	Comp	Conversions
Eli Manning	9	4	2

Third Down Receiving Statistics

New England	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Greg Salas	4	2	1
TE Coby Fleener	3	0	0
WR Jeremy Maclin	1	1	1
WR Robert Woods	1	0	0

Buffalo	Targ	Catch	Conversions
TE Armard Hall	3	1	1
WR Jordy Nelson	2	1	1
WR Rashad Greene	2	1	0
WR Aaron Dobson	1	0	0
RB D'Onta Foreman	1	1	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 60,500 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 17,700 (21,400)
End Zone 13,300 (15,400)
Mezzanine 7,800 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 11,900 (13,600)
Club Seats 6,700 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 3,100 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	60,500 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	17,700 (21,400)
End Zone	13,300 (15,400)
Mezzanine	7,800 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	11,900 (13,600)
Club Seats	6,700 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	3,100 (3,300)