Conference Semifinals, 2019

played in Buffalo, NY

17 degrees, fair, 10 mph wind

New England Patriots	3	0	0	21	-	24
Buffalo Bills	7	10	0	0	-	17

Scoring Summary
1Q: 13:55 NED - Clifton Wickham 32 field goal
1Q: 09:04 BUF - Aaron Dobson 11 pass from Dak Prescott (Pat McAfee extra point)
2Q: 14:21 BUF - Pat McAfee 22 field goal
2Q: 03:49 BUF - Terrell Edmunds 29 interception return (Pat McAfee extra point)
4Q: 11:11 NED - James White 13 run (Clifton Wickham extra point)
4Q: 04:20 NED - James White 68 run (Clifton Wickham extra point)
4Q: 00:34 NED - Coby Fleener 19 pass from Trent Edwards (Clifton Wickham extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 13:55 NED - Clifton Wickham 32 field goal
1Q: 09:04 BUF - Aaron Dobson 11 pass from Dak Prescott (Pat McAfee extra point)
2Q: 14:21 BUF - Pat McAfee 22 field goal
2Q: 03:49 BUF - Terrell Edmunds 29 interception return (Pat McAfee extra point)
4Q: 11:11 NED - James White 13 run (Clifton Wickham extra point)
4Q: 04:20 NED - James White 68 run (Clifton Wickham extra point)
4Q: 00:34 NED - Coby Fleener 19 pass from Trent Edwards (Clifton Wickham extra point)

Team Statistics NED BUF
Record 12-6 11-6
First Downs 17 18
- by Rushing 6 6
- by Passing 10 12
- by Penalty 1 0
Total Net Yards 408 364
- Offensive Plays 67 69
- Yards per Play 6.09 5.28
Net Rushing Yards 164 54
- Rushing Attempts 21 23
- Yards per Rush 7.81 2.35
Net Passing Yards 244 310
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 45 - 21 - 2 44 - 30 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 250 317
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/6 2/7
- Yards per Pass Play 5.30 6.74
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 4/3
3rd Down Conversions 2/14 5/16
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 8.8 7.3
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 8/59 5/50
Punt Returns/Yards 1/8 3/25
Kick Returns/Yards 1/26 0/0
Interception Ret./Yards 1/15 2/29
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 4 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/1 1/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 26 OWN 21
Time of Possession 26:23 33:37

Team Statistics	NED	BUF
Record	12-6	11-6
First Downs	17	18
- by Rushing	6	6
- by Passing	10	12
- by Penalty	1	0
Total Net Yards	408	364
- Offensive Plays	67	69
- Yards per Play	6.09	5.28
Net Rushing Yards	164	54
- Rushing Attempts	21	23
- Yards per Rush	7.81	2.35
Net Passing Yards	244	310
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	45 - 21 - 2	44 - 30 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	250	317
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/6	2/7
- Yards per Pass Play	5.30	6.74
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	4/3
3rd Down Conversions	2/14	5/16
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	8.8	7.3
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	8/59	5/50
Punt Returns/Yards	1/8	3/25
Kick Returns/Yards	1/26	0/0
Interception Ret./Yards	1/15	2/29
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	4	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/1	1/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 26	OWN 21
Time of Possession	26:23	33:37

Drive Charts

New England Patriots
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	14:52	1:02	OPP 14	3	-1	Field Goal
1	8:54	4:00	OWN 25	7	48	Missed FG
2	14:14	2:42	OWN 25	6	61	Interception
2	8:58	2:09	OWN 14	7	30	Punt
2	4:22	0:41	OWN 19	3	-4	Interception
2	3:41	1:11	OWN 7	3	3	Punt
2	2:30	1:15	OWN 32	4	17	Punt
3	15:00	2:40	OWN 26	6	15	Punt
3	9:11	1:06	OWN 20	3	3	Punt
3	4:33	1:56	OWN 3	3	5	Punt
4	14:18	1:22	OWN 20	3	5	Punt
4	12:56	1:55	OPP 34	4	34	Touchdown
4	9:44	1:49	OWN 7	4	24	Punt
4	4:48	0:44	OWN 29	2	71	Touchdown
4	3:10	2:44	OWN 13	10	87	Touchdown

Buffalo Bills
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	0:08	OWN 25	1	0	Interception
1	13:50	4:56	OWN 25	10	75	Touchdown
1	4:54	5:40	OWN 34	10	61	Field Goal
2	11:32	2:34	OWN 6	6	36	Punt
2	6:49	2:27	OWN 10	5	19	Punt
2	1:15	1:15	OWN 9	3	7	Punt
3	12:20	3:09	OWN 12	6	40	Punt
3	8:05	3:32	OWN 30	6	23	Punt
3	2:37	3:19	OWN 30	7	25	Punt
4	11:01	1:17	OWN 25	3	9	Punt
4	7:55	3:07	OWN 29	5	44	Fumble
4	4:04	0:54	OWN 25	3	-4	Punt
4	0:26	0:26	OWN 25	4	24	Game

Game MVP: James White, New England Patriots

Rushing Statistics

New England	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB James White	14	146	10.43	68	4	2
QB Trent Edwards	5	14	2.80	11	1	0
RB Bernard Cothran	2	4	2.00	6	0	0

Buffalo	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
RB Jordan Howard	15	35	2.33	15	2
RB Zach Ramsey	5	9	1.80	14	1
RB Mark Walton	2	-1	-0.50	0	0
QB Dak Prescott	1	11	11.00	11	1

Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Trent Edwards	45	21	250	1/6	1	30	2	53.0

Buffalo	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Dak Prescott	44	30	317	2/7	1	31	1	87.0

Receiving Statistics

New England	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Calvin Ridley	7	10	121	17.29	29	30	0
TE Coby Fleener	3	6	31	10.33	12	19	1
RB James White	3	7	23	7.67	1	12	0
RB Bernard Cothran	3	6	14	4.67	6	11	0
WR Jalen Hurd	2	5	35	17.50	24	29	0
WR Robert Woods	1	3	7	7.00	0	7	0
WR Odell Beckham	1	3	6	6.00	8	6	0
TE Mike Gesicki	1	2	13	13.00	0	13	0
FB Erick Harness	0	3	0	0.00	0	0	0

Buffalo	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
TE Tyler Eifert	9	14	117	13.00	53	31	0
WR Aaron Dobson	6	7	47	7.83	19	18	1
WR Corey Coleman	6	11	46	7.67	7	14	0
WR Jordy Nelson	4	5	49	12.25	20	22	0
TE Darrel Young	3	3	29	9.67	0	20	0
RB Zach Ramsey	1	1	3	3.00	0	3	0
WR Mecole Hardman	1	3	26	26.00	23	26	0

Interception Statistics

New England	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Myron Lewis	1	15	15.00	0

Buffalo	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Glover Quin	1	0	0.00	0
S Terrell Edmunds	1	29	29.00	1

Fumble Statistics

New England	Recov	Force
TE Ian Thomas	1	1
T Artie Ross	1	0
S Fernando Mutzel	1	0
ILB Greg Jones	0	1
ILB Luke Kuechly	0	1
S Gus Barrett	0	1

Buffalo	Fumb	Recov
WR Kristopher Reisinger	2	0
WR Jordy Nelson	1	0
WR Aaron Dobson	1	0
WR Mecole Hardman	0	1

Punting Statistics

New England	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Jeff Locke	8	359	44.9	41.8	51	3

Buffalo	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Kevin Huber	8	404	50.5	44.5	60	4

Kicking Statistics

New England	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Clifton Wickham	1/2	0/1	0/0	32	3/3

Buffalo	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Pat McAfee	1/1	0/0	0/0	22	2/2

Punt Return Statistics

New England	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Odell Beckham	1	8	8.0	0

Buffalo	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Kristopher Reisinger	3	25	8.3	0

Kick Return Statistics

New England	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Calvin Ridley	1	26	26.0	0

Buffalo	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Defensive Statistics

New England	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Luke Kuechly	11	4	0.0	22	46
OLB DeVonte Holloman	8	4	0.0	22	38
CB Josh Jackson	4	4	0.0	22	46
S Kenny Vaccaro	4	0	0.0	22	46
S Myron Lewis	3	1	0.0	22	27
DE Margus Hunt	3	1	0.0	17	22
S Gus Barrett	3	0	0.0	2	19
S Fernando Mutzel	3	0	0.0	15	28
DT Michael Bennett	2	0	1.0	15	36
DE Johnnie Whalen	2	0	1.0	23	38
CB Kevin Johnson	2	2	0.0	22	42
DE Derrick Carlile	2	0	0.0	10	26
CB Devin McCourty	1	1	0.0	2	10
OLB Samson Ebukam	1	1	0.0	8	20
ILB Greg Jones	1	0	0.0	1	0
RB James White	1	0	---	---	---
DE Ra'Shede Hageman	1	0	0.0	2	17
DT Jarran Reed	1	0	0.0	14	18
DE Dominic Baker	1	0	0.0	11	22
OLB Harris Glover	0	1	0.0	1	5

Buffalo	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
CB Chidobe Awuzie	8	0	0.0	21	45
ILB Harry Gruttadauria	6	2	0.0	19	43
DT Dion Jordan	6	1	0.0	18	30
S Terrell Edmunds	4	3	0.0	21	46
OLB Anthony Barr	3	1	0.0	12	32
DE Chad Thomas	3	0	0.0	19	38
S Jessie Kinney	2	2	0.0	14	35
ILB Reggie Ragland	2	0	0.0	7	11
OLB Kyler Fackrell	2	0	0.0	9	14
OLB Leonard Williams	1	1	1.0	20	44
CB Glover Quin	1	1	0.0	21	42
DT Dalvin Tomlinson	1	1	0.0	16	38
G Antoine Caldwell	1	0	---	---	---
TE Tyler Eifert	1	0	---	---	---
S Da'Norris Searcy	0	1	0.0	7	11
CB Dee Milliner	0	1	0.0	14	34
DE Nickolas Silvia	0	1	0.0	1	3

Pass Rush Statistics

New England	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Johnnie Whalen	1.0	1	0	38
DT Michael Bennett	1.0	0	0	36
ILB Luke Kuechly	0.0	0	1	46

Buffalo	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Leonard Williams	1.0	1	3	4	44
DT Dion Jordan	0.0	1	1	0	30
ILB Harry Gruttadauria	0.0	1	1	0	43
OLB Kyler Fackrell	0.0	1	1	0	14
DE Chad Thomas	0.0	0	3	0	38
DT Damon England	0.0	0	1	0	22

Pass Defense Statistics

New England	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
ILB Luke Kuechly	8	0	0	46
OLB DeVonte Holloman	6	2	0	38
S Gus Barrett	4	0	0	19
CB Josh Jackson	2	1	0	46
DE Margus Hunt	2	0	0	22
S Kenny Vaccaro	1	1	0	46
CB Kevin Johnson	1	1	0	42
S Fernando Mutzel	1	1	0	28
S Myron Lewis	1	0	1	27
CB Devin McCourty	1	0	0	10
DE Ra'Shede Hageman	1	0	0	17
OLB Samson Ebukam	1	0	0	20
DE Derrick Carlile	1	0	0	26
DE Johnnie Whalen	0	1	0	38

Buffalo	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Chidobe Awuzie	5	0	0	45
S Terrell Edmunds	3	0	1	46
ILB Harry Gruttadauria	3	0	0	43
OLB Anthony Barr	2	1	0	32
DE Chad Thomas	2	1	0	38
S Jessie Kinney	2	0	0	35
CB Glover Quin	1	1	1	42
CB Dee Milliner	1	1	0	34
DT Dion Jordan	1	0	0	30
DT Dalvin Tomlinson	1	0	0	38
OLB Leonard Williams	0	1	0	44

Blocking Statistics

New England	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
G Laremy Tunsil	2	4	21	1	46
G Dion Dawkins	2	4	21	0	46
C Nick Martin	2	3	21	0	46
T Derek Sherrod	1	4	21	0	46
T Orlando Brown	1	2	21	0	46
FB Erick Harness	0	3	4	0	13

Buffalo	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
G Joe Dahl	3	6	0	23	0	46
G Antoine Caldwell	2	4	1	23	1	46
T Jared Veldheer	1	6	0	23	1	46
T Ty Sambrailo	1	6	0	23	0	46

Special Teams Tackles

New England	Tackles	STPlays
Kevin Johnson	1	26
Ian Thomas	1	26
Greg Jones	1	25

Buffalo	Tackles	STPlays
Aaron Dobson	1	17
Leonard Williams	1	14

Participation

New England	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
CB Kevin Johnson	---	---	22	42	26	90
CB Josh Jackson	---	---	22	46	14	82
WR Calvin Ridley	21	42	---	---	17	80
G Laremy Tunsil	21	46	---	---	10	77
T Orlando Brown	21	46	---	---	10	77
ILB Luke Kuechly	---	---	22	46	1	69
S Kenny Vaccaro	---	---	22	46	1	69
QB Trent Edwards	21	46	---	---	---	67
T Derek Sherrod	21	46	---	---	---	67
C Nick Martin	21	46	---	---	---	67
G Dion Dawkins	21	46	---	---	---	67
WR Jalen Hurd	19	40	---	---	4	63
OLB DeVonte Holloman	---	---	22	38	2	62
DE Johnnie Whalen	---	---	23	38	1	62
DT Michael Bennett	---	---	15	36	9	60
TE Coby Fleener	19	39	---	---	1	59
OLB Samson Ebukam	---	---	8	20	24	52
S Myron Lewis	---	---	22	27	---	49
RB James White	15	28	---	---	1	44
S Fernando Mutzel	---	---	15	28	1	44
S Gus Barrett	---	---	2	19	18	39
WR Robert Woods	14	25	---	---	---	39
DE Margus Hunt	---	---	17	22	---	39
DE Derrick Carlile	---	---	10	26	---	36
RB Charles Sims	3	3	---	---	27	33
DT Jarran Reed	---	---	14	18	1	33
DE Dominic Baker	---	---	11	22	---	33
WR Odell Beckham	2	9	---	---	19	30
DE Ra'Shede Hageman	---	---	2	17	9	28
ILB Greg Jones	---	---	1	0	25	26
TE Ian Thomas	0	0	---	---	26	26
FB Erick Harness	4	13	---	---	---	17
CB Devin McCourty	---	---	2	10	4	16
TE Mike Gesicki	4	12	---	---	---	16
RB Bernard Cothran	2	14	---	---	---	16
P Jeff Locke	0	0	---	---	10	10
T Artie Ross	0	0	---	---	10	10
RB Cooper Whitfield	0	0	---	---	10	10
C Moe Fletcher	0	0	---	---	10	10
G Isaac Asiata	0	0	---	---	10	10
WR Jeremy Maclin	2	5	---	---	---	7
K Clifton Wickham	0	0	---	---	7	7
OLB Harris Glover	---	---	1	5	---	6
QB Teddy Bridgewater	0	0	---	---	---	0
G Ja'Wuan James	0	0	---	---	---	0
C Donovan Berg	0	0	---	---	---	0

Buffalo	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
WR Aaron Dobson	23	45	---	---	17	85
CB Chidobe Awuzie	---	---	21	45	14	80
T Ty Sambrailo	23	46	---	---	9	78
OLB Leonard Williams	---	---	20	44	14	78
G Joe Dahl	23	46	---	---	9	78
G Jake Kaplan	23	46	---	---	9	78
CB Glover Quin	---	---	21	42	11	74
OLB Anthony Barr	---	---	12	32	27	71
G Antoine Caldwell	23	46	---	---	---	69
T Jared Veldheer	23	46	---	---	---	69
QB Dak Prescott	23	46	---	---	---	69
S Terrell Edmunds	---	---	21	46	2	69
TE Tyler Eifert	23	43	---	---	---	66
WR Mecole Hardman	18	43	---	---	5	66
ILB Harry Gruttadauria	---	---	19	43	2	64
DE Chad Thomas	---	---	19	38	2	59
DT Dalvin Tomlinson	---	---	16	38	2	56
S Jessie Kinney	---	---	14	35	2	51
CB Dee Milliner	---	---	14	34	2	50
DT Dion Jordan	---	---	18	30	---	48
RB Zach Ramsey	5	16	---	---	26	47
RB Jordan Howard	16	29	---	---	1	46
WR Corey Coleman	14	27	---	---	1	42
TE Jimmy Graham	4	4	---	---	26	34
DT Damon England	---	---	9	22	---	31
OLB Kyler Fackrell	---	---	9	14	---	23
CB Walter Thurmond	---	---	0	6	16	22
S Chris Prosinski	---	---	2	3	17	22
DT Dustin Westerman	---	---	1	9	10	20
TE Darrel Young	6	13	---	---	---	19
S Da'Norris Searcy	---	---	7	11	---	18
ILB Reggie Ragland	---	---	7	11	---	18
WR Kristopher Reisinger	0	0	---	---	17	17
WR Jordy Nelson	4	10	---	---	---	14
DE Mickey Sweet	---	---	0	0	13	13
DE Nickolas Silvia	---	---	1	3	8	12
RB Logan Robinson	0	0	---	---	10	10
C Adam Arnold	0	0	---	---	9	9
T Justin Pugh	0	0	---	---	9	9
P Kevin Huber	0	0	---	---	8	8
RB Mark Walton	2	0	---	---	4	6
K Pat McAfee	0	0	---	---	5	5
QB A. J. McCarron	0	0	---	---	1	1
C Marvin Philip	0	0	---	---	---	0
S Harrison Smith	---	---	0	0	---	0
ILB Bobby Vesser	---	---	0	0	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	7	45	6.4
Middle	10	36	3.6
Right	4	83	20.8
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	5	5	1.0
Middle	15	33	2.2
Right	3	16	5.3
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Trent Edwards	45	21	4	0	3	5	10	4	2

Buffalo	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Dak Prescott	44	30	5	0	5	7	1	1	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	9	4	23	2.6
Short (0-8 Yds)	23	11	126	5.5
Medium (9-18 Yds)	9	4	47	5.2
Long (19+ Yds)	4	2	54	13.5

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	8	7	62	7.8
Short (0-8 Yds)	20	14	136	6.8
Medium (9-18 Yds)	10	6	58	5.8
Long (19+ Yds)	6	3	61	10.2

Detailed Receiving Statistics

New England	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Calvin Ridley	10	7	0	121	3	42
RB James White	7	3	0	23	0	28
TE Coby Fleener	6	3	0	31	0	39
RB Bernard Cothran	6	3	1	14	0	14
WR Jalen Hurd	5	2	1	35	1	40
WR Robert Woods	3	1	1	7	0	25
FB Erick Harness	3	0	0	0	0	13
WR Odell Beckham	3	1	0	6	0	9
TE Mike Gesicki	2	1	0	13	0	12

Buffalo	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
TE Tyler Eifert	14	9	1	117	2	43
WR Corey Coleman	11	6	3	46	0	27
WR Aaron Dobson	7	6	1	47	0	45
WR Jordy Nelson	5	4	0	49	1	10
TE Darrel Young	3	3	0	29	1	13
WR Mecole Hardman	3	1	0	26	1	43
RB Zach Ramsey	1	1	0	3	0	16

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

New England	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB James White	3	13	4.33	10.43

Buffalo	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Zach Ramsey	2	14	7.00	1.80
RB Jordan Howard	2	-3	-1.50	2.33

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Trent Edwards	4	1	19	4.75	5.56

Buffalo	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Dak Prescott	4	3	28	7.00	7.20

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

New England	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Coby Fleener	2	1	19	9.50	5.17
WR Robert Woods	1	0	0	0.00	2.33
RB James White	1	0	0	0.00	3.29

Buffalo	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Aaron Dobson	2	2	14	7.00	6.71
TE Tyler Eifert	1	1	14	14.00	8.36
WR Corey Coleman	1	0	0	0.00	4.18

Third Down Rushing Statistics

New England	Rushes	Conversions
QB Trent Edwards	1	0
RB Bernard Cothran	1	0

Buffalo	Rushes	Conversions
QB Dak Prescott	1	1
RB Jordan Howard	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Comp	Conversions
Trent Edwards	12	4	2

Buffalo	Att	Comp	Conversions
Dak Prescott	13	9	3

Third Down Receiving Statistics

New England	Targ	Catch	Conversions
RB Bernard Cothran	5	2	0
WR Robert Woods	2	0	0
WR Jalen Hurd	2	0	0
TE Coby Fleener	1	0	0
TE Mike Gesicki	1	1	1
WR Calvin Ridley	1	1	1

Buffalo	Targ	Catch	Conversions
TE Tyler Eifert	7	5	2
WR Aaron Dobson	2	1	0
WR Mecole Hardman	2	1	1
WR Jordy Nelson	1	1	0
WR Corey Coleman	1	1	0

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)