Week 1, 2020

played in New England, MA

75 degrees, fair, 2 mph wind

Buffalo Bills	7	9	3	3	-	22
New England Patriots	0	10	3	10	-	23

Scoring Summary
1Q: 05:35 BUF - Jordan Howard 16 pass from Dak Prescott (Pat McAfee extra point)
2Q: 14:51 BUF - Tyler Eifert 35 pass from Dak Prescott (Pat McAfee extra point failed)
2Q: 09:13 BUF - Pat McAfee 29 field goal
2Q: 05:44 NED - Jalen Hurd 6 pass from Trent Edwards (Clifton Wickham extra point)
2Q: 00:03 NED - Clifton Wickham 49 field goal
3Q: 08:56 NED - Clifton Wickham 41 field goal
3Q: 02:40 BUF - Pat McAfee 30 field goal
4Q: 13:06 NED - Clifton Wickham 41 field goal
4Q: 07:41 BUF - Pat McAfee 40 field goal
4Q: 00:48 NED - Calvin Ridley 7 pass from Trent Edwards (Clifton Wickham extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 05:35 BUF - Jordan Howard 16 pass from Dak Prescott (Pat McAfee extra point)
2Q: 14:51 BUF - Tyler Eifert 35 pass from Dak Prescott (Pat McAfee extra point failed)
2Q: 09:13 BUF - Pat McAfee 29 field goal
2Q: 05:44 NED - Jalen Hurd 6 pass from Trent Edwards (Clifton Wickham extra point)
2Q: 00:03 NED - Clifton Wickham 49 field goal
3Q: 08:56 NED - Clifton Wickham 41 field goal
3Q: 02:40 BUF - Pat McAfee 30 field goal
4Q: 13:06 NED - Clifton Wickham 41 field goal
4Q: 07:41 BUF - Pat McAfee 40 field goal
4Q: 00:48 NED - Calvin Ridley 7 pass from Trent Edwards (Clifton Wickham extra point)

Team Statistics BUF NED
Record 0-1 1-0
First Downs 20 16
- by Rushing 5 3
- by Passing 15 13
- by Penalty 0 0
Total Net Yards 415 293
- Offensive Plays 70 62
- Yards per Play 5.93 4.73
Net Rushing Yards 87 70
- Rushing Attempts 23 23
- Yards per Rush 3.78 3.04
Net Passing Yards 328 223
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 45 - 30 - 0 39 - 26 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 338 223
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2/10 0/0
- Yards per Pass Play 6.98 5.72
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 7/17 5/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 9.1 8.7
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 8/50 3/20
Punt Returns/Yards 4/5 2/23
Kick Returns/Yards 1/14 4/111
Interception Ret./Yards 1/8 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 5 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/3 2/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 31 OWN 28
Time of Possession 32:50 27:10

Team Statistics	BUF	NED
Record	0-1	1-0
First Downs	20	16
- by Rushing	5	3
- by Passing	15	13
- by Penalty	0	0
Total Net Yards	415	293
- Offensive Plays	70	62
- Yards per Play	5.93	4.73
Net Rushing Yards	87	70
- Rushing Attempts	23	23
- Yards per Rush	3.78	3.04
Net Passing Yards	328	223
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	45 - 30 - 0	39 - 26 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	338	223
- Sacks/Yards Lost	2/10	0/0
- Yards per Pass Play	6.98	5.72
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	7/17	5/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	9.1	8.7
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	8/50	3/20
Punt Returns/Yards	4/5	2/23
Kick Returns/Yards	1/14	4/111
Interception Ret./Yards	1/8	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	5	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/3	2/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 31	OWN 28
Time of Possession	32:50	27:10

Drive Charts

Buffalo Bills
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	2:53	OWN 13	4	31	Punt
1	10:59	5:35	OWN 31	10	69	Touchdown
1	3:14	3:36	OWN 23	8	77	Touchdown
2	12:21	3:14	OWN 20	7	68	Field Goal
2	5:36	4:02	OWN 25	12	54	Missed FG
3	8:51	1:00	OWN 25	3	3	Punt
3	5:35	3:02	OPP 49	6	36	Field Goal
4	12:59	1:21	OWN 25	3	-2	Punt
4	10:49	1:10	OWN 22	3	9	Punt
4	9:03	1:30	OPP 17	3	-6	Field Goal
4	6:01	3:28	OWN 32	6	16	Punt
4	0:40	0:40	OWN 25	5	20	Game

New England Patriots
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	12:07	1:08	OWN 32	3	-5	Punt
1	5:24	2:10	OWN 23	4	7	Punt
2	14:38	2:17	OWN 36	6	22	Punt
2	9:07	3:31	OWN 41	6	59	Touchdown
2	1:34	1:34	OWN 28	7	40	Field Goal
3	15:00	6:09	OWN 38	9	38	Field Goal
3	7:51	2:16	OWN 10	3	6	Punt
3	2:33	4:34	OWN 25	9	51	Field Goal
4	11:38	0:49	OWN 36	3	-2	Punt
4	9:39	0:36	OWN 23	2	-2	Interception
4	7:33	1:32	OWN 25	3	-1	Punt
4	2:33	1:53	OWN 20	7	80	Touchdown

Game MVP: Dak Prescott, Buffalo Bills

Rushing Statistics

Buffalo	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
RB Jordan Howard	11	51	4.64	18	2
QB Dak Prescott	4	30	7.50	10	1
TE Darrel Young	2	5	2.50	4	0
RB Mark Walton	2	3	1.50	7	0
RB Braden Kata	2	-1	-0.50	3	0
RB Zach Ramsey	1	5	5.00	5	0
WR Aaron Dobson	1	-6	-6.00	-6	0

New England	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
RB Bernard Cothran	17	50	2.94	26	1
RB James White	4	21	5.25	9	0
QB Trent Edwards	1	1	1.00	1	0
FB Erick Harness	1	-2	-2.00	-2	0

Passing Statistics

Buffalo	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Dak Prescott	45	30	338	2/10	2	36	0	103.7

New England	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Trent Edwards	39	26	223	0/0	2	22	1	87.8

Receiving Statistics

Buffalo	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Kenny Stills	8	13	98	12.25	54	36	0
WR Aaron Dobson	6	8	36	6.00	5	10	0
TE Tyler Eifert	4	8	49	12.25	17	35	1
WR Mecole Hardman	4	6	50	12.50	24	25	0
RB Jordan Howard	3	3	29	9.67	23	16	1
WR Kristopher Reisinger	3	3	56	18.67	14	26	0
WR Keke Coutee	1	2	15	15.00	2	15	0
TE Josh Oliver	1	1	5	5.00	0	5	0
RB Mark Walton	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

New England	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Jalen Hurd	8	12	59	7.38	18	16	1
TE Mike Gesicki	6	7	41	6.83	18	21	0
WR Calvin Ridley	4	8	50	12.50	23	19	1
RB Bernard Cothran	4	5	7	1.75	0	6	0
WR Odell Beckham	2	4	42	21.00	9	22	0
WR Robert Woods	1	1	7	7.00	4	7	0
RB James White	1	1	17	17.00	2	17	0
FB Erick Harness	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Buffalo	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Terrell Edmunds	1	8	8.00	0

New England	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Buffalo	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD

New England	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD

Punting Statistics

Buffalo	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Jake Bailey	5	250	50.0	41.4	64	2

New England	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Jeff Locke	6	257	42.8	38.7	48	1

Kicking Statistics

Buffalo	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Pat McAfee	3/4	1/1	0/0	40	1/2

New England	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Clifton Wickham	3/3	3/3	0/0	49	2/2

Punt Return Statistics

Buffalo	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Kristopher Reisinger	4	5	1.3	0

New England	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Odell Beckham	2	23	11.5	0

Kick Return Statistics

Buffalo	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Mecole Hardman	1	14	14.0	0

New England	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Calvin Ridley	3	80	26.7	0
Devin McCourty	1	31	31.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Buffalo	Tack	Asst	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Harry Gruttadauria	10	1	21	27
OLB Kyler Fackrell	8	3	22	38
OLB Leonard Williams	4	0	22	38
CB Xavien Howard	4	0	16	25
S Terrell Edmunds	3	2	23	38
CB Glover Quin	3	1	14	29
DT Dalvin Tomlinson	2	1	21	30
S Chris Prosinski	2	0	2	11
DT Dion Jordan	2	0	19	31
CB Chidobe Awuzie	2	0	20	26
CB Tom Webb	2	0	2	11
S Da'Norris Searcy	1	0	12	21
OLB Anthony Barr	1	0	8	18
CB Mykkele Thompson	1	0	11	19
S Jessie Kinney	1	0	10	9
DE Chad Thomas	1	0	22	26

New England	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
CB Josh Jackson	8	5	0.0	23	47
OLB DeVonte Holloman	7	2	0.0	23	40
S Fernando Mutzel	6	1	0.0	14	42
DE Johnnie Whalen	5	2	1.0	23	40
ILB Luke Kuechly	5	1	0.0	23	47
DT Michael Bennett	4	0	1.0	16	26
S Ladarius Webb	4	0	0.0	13	39
CB Kevin Johnson	4	0	0.0	23	41
S Gus Barrett	3	2	0.0	13	20
OLB Samson Ebukam	3	0	0.0	9	10
S Kenny Vaccaro	1	3	0.0	19	30
DE Margus Hunt	1	1	0.0	14	23
CB Devin McCourty	1	0	0.0	0	8
DE Dominic Baker	1	0	0.0	15	25
TE Mike Gesicki	1	0	---	---	---
DT Jarran Reed	0	3	0.0	10	29

Pass Rush Statistics

Buffalo	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Leonard Williams	0.0	0	1	2	38
ILB Harry Gruttadauria	0.0	0	1	0	27

New England	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Johnnie Whalen	1.0	0	4	2	40
DT Michael Bennett	1.0	0	0	0	26
DT Raul Burkhammer	0.0	1	0	0	36
DE Margus Hunt	0.0	0	1	0	23
DT Jarran Reed	0.0	0	1	0	29
DE Dominic Baker	0.0	0	1	0	25
DE Kenneth Smoczyk	0.0	0	1	0	6
OLB DeVonte Holloman	0.0	0	0	1	40

Pass Defense Statistics

Buffalo	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
ILB Harry Gruttadauria	4	1	0	27
OLB Kyler Fackrell	4	1	0	38
CB Chidobe Awuzie	4	1	0	26
CB Xavien Howard	3	0	0	25
CB Tom Webb	2	1	0	11
S Terrell Edmunds	2	0	1	38
CB Glover Quin	2	0	0	29
S Chris Prosinski	2	0	0	11
CB Mykkele Thompson	1	1	0	19
OLB Anthony Barr	1	0	0	18
OLB Leonard Williams	1	0	0	38

New England	Caught	PPlay
S Fernando Mutzel	6	42
CB Josh Jackson	6	47
OLB DeVonte Holloman	4	40
CB Kevin Johnson	4	41
ILB Luke Kuechly	3	47
OLB Samson Ebukam	2	10
S Ladarius Webb	1	39
CB Devin McCourty	1	8
S Gus Barrett	1	20
S Kenny Vaccaro	1	30
DE Johnnie Whalen	1	40

Blocking Statistics

Buffalo	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
G Joe Dahl	2	8	23	0	47
C Marcus Martin	2	4	23	0	47
T Ty Sambrailo	1	2	23	1	47
G Jake Kaplan	0	5	23	1	47

New England	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	PPly
T Orlando Brown	3	5	23	39
G Dion Dawkins	2	6	23	39
C Donovan Berg	1	6	23	39
T Artie Ross	1	3	23	39
G Isaac Asiata	1	3	23	39

Special Teams Tackles

Buffalo	Tackles	STPlays
Chidobe Awuzie	3	11
Leonard Williams	1	20
Chris Prosinski	1	19
Mark Walton	1	18

New England	Tackles	STPlays
Kevin Johnson	2	26
Coby Fleener	1	25
James White	1	25
Greg Jones	1	22

Participation

Buffalo	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
OLB Leonard Williams	---	---	22	38	20	80
T Ty Sambrailo	23	47	---	---	9	79
G Joe Dahl	23	47	---	---	9	79
G Jake Kaplan	23	47	---	---	9	79
T T.J. Lang	23	47	---	---	---	70
C Marcus Martin	23	47	---	---	---	70
QB Dak Prescott	23	47	---	---	---	70
TE Tyler Eifert	23	43	---	---	---	66
S Terrell Edmunds	---	---	23	38	3	64
OLB Kyler Fackrell	---	---	22	38	3	63
WR Aaron Dobson	20	39	---	---	1	60
WR Kenny Stills	22	37	---	---	---	59
CB Chidobe Awuzie	---	---	20	26	11	57
WR Mecole Hardman	12	39	---	---	5	56
CB Glover Quin	---	---	14	29	12	55
DT Dion Jordan	---	---	19	31	2	52
DT Dalvin Tomlinson	---	---	21	30	1	52
OLB Anthony Barr	---	---	8	18	25	51
ILB Harry Gruttadauria	---	---	21	27	---	48
DE Chad Thomas	---	---	22	26	---	48
RB Jordan Howard	16	27	---	---	1	44
CB Xavien Howard	---	---	16	25	3	44
RB Mark Walton	6	17	---	---	18	41
S Da'Norris Searcy	---	---	12	21	---	33
CB Mykkele Thompson	---	---	11	19	3	33
S Chris Prosinski	---	---	2	11	19	32
TE Josh Oliver	1	5	---	---	26	32
CB Tom Webb	---	---	2	11	19	32
DE Oscar Aspell	---	---	6	20	3	29
WR Keke Coutee	0	2	---	---	21	23
RB Zach Ramsey	3	2	---	---	17	22
WR Kristopher Reisinger	1	5	---	---	16	22
DT Dustin Westerman	---	---	2	11	9	22
S Jessie Kinney	---	---	10	9	1	20
TE Darrel Young	8	11	---	---	---	19
DE Mickey Sweet	---	---	0	1	11	12
K Pat McAfee	0	0	---	---	10	10
RB Braden Kata	2	3	---	---	5	10
C Adam Arnold	0	0	---	---	9	9
T Justin Pugh	0	0	---	---	9	9
P Jake Bailey	0	0	---	---	9	9
WR Samuel Dunbar	1	5	---	---	---	6
G Lance Louis	0	0	---	---	---	0
QB A. J. McCarron	0	0	---	---	---	0
ILB Bobby Vesser	---	---	0	0	---	0
CB Preston Adams	---	---	0	0	---	0

New England	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
CB Kevin Johnson	---	---	23	41	26	90
CB Josh Jackson	---	---	23	47	14	84
ILB Luke Kuechly	---	---	23	47	4	74
T Artie Ross	23	39	---	---	9	71
G Isaac Asiata	23	39	---	---	9	71
G Dion Dawkins	23	39	---	---	9	71
T Orlando Brown	23	39	---	---	9	71
OLB DeVonte Holloman	---	---	23	40	5	68
DE Johnnie Whalen	---	---	23	40	4	67
WR Calvin Ridley	21	34	---	---	8	63
QB Trent Edwards	23	39	---	---	---	62
C Donovan Berg	23	39	---	---	---	62
S Fernando Mutzel	---	---	14	42	2	58
TE Mike Gesicki	22	35	---	---	---	57
WR Jalen Hurd	19	37	---	---	---	56
S Ladarius Webb	---	---	13	39	3	55
S Gus Barrett	---	---	13	20	20	53
DT Michael Bennett	---	---	16	26	9	51
DT Raul Burkhammer	---	---	12	36	3	51
S Kenny Vaccaro	---	---	19	30	1	50
RB Bernard Cothran	17	31	---	---	---	48
DE Dominic Baker	---	---	15	25	4	44
OLB Samson Ebukam	---	---	9	10	22	41
WR Robert Woods	15	25	---	---	---	40
DT Jarran Reed	---	---	10	29	---	39
DE Margus Hunt	---	---	14	23	1	38
RB James White	6	7	---	---	25	38
TE Coby Fleener	4	4	---	---	25	33
WR Odell Beckham	4	9	---	---	19	32
ILB Greg Jones	---	---	0	0	22	22
FB Erick Harness	5	12	---	---	---	17
CB Devin McCourty	---	---	0	8	7	15
RB Charles Sims	0	0	---	---	14	14
WR Bruce Mueller	0	0	---	---	14	14
DE Kenneth Smoczyk	---	---	0	6	5	11
P Jeff Locke	0	0	---	---	9	9
C Moe Fletcher	0	0	---	---	9	9
K Clifton Wickham	0	0	---	---	8	8
S Myron Lewis	---	---	1	5	---	6
OLB Harris Glover	---	---	2	3	---	5
WR Jeremy Maclin	1	1	---	---	---	2
TE Ian Thomas	1	0	---	---	---	1
T Derek Sherrod	0	0	---	---	---	0
QB Teddy Bridgewater	0	0	---	---	---	0
G Ja'Wuan James	0	0	---	---	---	0
WR Earl Hayden	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	2	-4	-2.0
Middle	15	73	4.9
Right	6	18	3.0
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	2	12	6.0
Middle	10	31	3.1
Right	11	27	2.5
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Buffalo	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Dak Prescott	45	30	5	4	2	0	8	3	0

New England	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Trent Edwards	39	26	3	2	3	5	2	2	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	3	23	5.8
Short (0-8 Yds)	26	18	187	7.2
Medium (9-18 Yds)	12	8	102	8.5
Long (19+ Yds)	3	1	26	8.7

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	8	6	34	4.3
Short (0-8 Yds)	20	14	82	4.1
Medium (9-18 Yds)	5	4	74	14.8
Long (19+ Yds)	6	2	33	5.5

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Buffalo	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Kenny Stills	13	8	1	98	1	37
TE Tyler Eifert	8	4	0	49	1	43
WR Aaron Dobson	8	6	0	36	0	39
WR Mecole Hardman	6	4	1	50	1	39
RB Jordan Howard	3	3	0	29	0	27
WR Kristopher Reisinger	3	3	0	56	2	5
WR Keke Coutee	2	1	0	15	0	2
RB Mark Walton	1	0	0	0	0	17
TE Josh Oliver	1	1	0	5	0	5

New England	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Jalen Hurd	12	8	2	59	0	37
WR Calvin Ridley	8	4	0	50	0	34
TE Mike Gesicki	7	6	0	41	1	35
RB Bernard Cothran	5	4	0	7	0	31
WR Odell Beckham	4	2	1	42	2	9
WR Robert Woods	1	1	0	7	0	25
RB James White	1	1	0	17	0	7
FB Erick Harness	1	0	0	0	0	12

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Buffalo	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Jordan Howard	2	-1	-0.50	4.64
RB Mark Walton	2	3	1.50	1.50

New England	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Bernard Cothran	1	8	8.00	2.94

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Buffalo	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Dak Prescott	3	1	16	5.33	7.51

New England	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Trent Edwards	2	2	13	6.50	5.72

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Buffalo	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Tyler Eifert	1	0	0	0.00	6.13
RB Jordan Howard	1	1	16	16.00	9.67
RB Mark Walton	1	0	0	0.00	0.00

New England	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Calvin Ridley	1	1	7	7.00	6.25
WR Jalen Hurd	1	1	6	6.00	4.92

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Buffalo	Rushes	Conversions
QB Dak Prescott	2	1
TE Darrel Young	1	0
RB Mark Walton	1	0

New England	Rushes	Conversions
RB Bernard Cothran	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Buffalo	Att	Comp	Conversions
Dak Prescott	12	10	6

New England	Att	Comp	Conversions
Trent Edwards	13	8	4

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Buffalo	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Aaron Dobson	4	4	2
WR Kenny Stills	2	2	1
WR Keke Coutee	2	1	1
WR Mecole Hardman	2	2	1
RB Mark Walton	1	0	0
WR Kristopher Reisinger	1	1	1

New England	Targ	Catch	Conversions
TE Mike Gesicki	3	3	2
WR Calvin Ridley	3	1	1
RB Bernard Cothran	3	3	0
WR Jalen Hurd	2	1	1
FB Erick Harness	1	0	0
WR Odell Beckham	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 38,700 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 9,400 (21,400)
End Zone 4,400 (15,400)
Mezzanine 7,100 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 9,600 (13,600)
Club Seats 7,400 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 800 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	38,700 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	9,400 (21,400)
End Zone	4,400 (15,400)
Mezzanine	7,100 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	9,600 (13,600)
Club Seats	7,400 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	800 (3,300)