Week 17, 2021

played in New England, MA

35 degrees, fair, 3 mph wind

Buffalo Bills	7	0	7	3	-	17
New England Patriots	3	3	6	0	-	12

Scoring Summary
1Q: 11:07 BUF - Mikel Leshoure 26 run (Pat McAfee extra point)
1Q: 00:17 NED - Clifton Wickham 42 field goal
2Q: 09:00 NED - Clifton Wickham 34 field goal
3Q: 14:50 BUF - Mickey Sweet 36 interception return (Pat McAfee extra point)
3Q: 00:09 NED - Bernard Cothran 11 run (Glen Yepremian run for conversion failed)
4Q: 07:31 BUF - Pat McAfee 45 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 11:07 BUF - Mikel Leshoure 26 run (Pat McAfee extra point)
1Q: 00:17 NED - Clifton Wickham 42 field goal
2Q: 09:00 NED - Clifton Wickham 34 field goal
3Q: 14:50 BUF - Mickey Sweet 36 interception return (Pat McAfee extra point)
3Q: 00:09 NED - Bernard Cothran 11 run (Glen Yepremian run for conversion failed)
4Q: 07:31 BUF - Pat McAfee 45 field goal

Team Statistics BUF NED
Record 15-1 9-7
First Downs 18 13
- by Rushing 5 3
- by Passing 12 8
- by Penalty 1 2
Total Net Yards 342 255
- Offensive Plays 72 62
- Yards per Play 4.75 4.11
Net Rushing Yards 121 70
- Rushing Attempts 28 27
- Yards per Rush 4.32 2.59
Net Passing Yards 221 185
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 43 - 22 - 2 32 - 18 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards 225 204
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/4 3/19
- Yards per Pass Play 5.02 5.29
Fumbles/Lost 1/1 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 6/17 3/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 8.3 7.8
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/1
Penalties/Yards 7/55 7/56
Punt Returns/Yards 4/24 3/21
Kick Returns/Yards 0/0 1/22
Interception Ret./Yards 2/53 2/43
2pt Conversions 0/0 1/0
Red Zone Visits 1 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 0/0 1/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 26 OWN 32
Time of Possession 29:33 30:27

Team Statistics	BUF	NED
Record	15-1	9-7
First Downs	18	13
- by Rushing	5	3
- by Passing	12	8
- by Penalty	1	2
Total Net Yards	342	255
- Offensive Plays	72	62
- Yards per Play	4.75	4.11
Net Rushing Yards	121	70
- Rushing Attempts	28	27
- Yards per Rush	4.32	2.59
Net Passing Yards	221	185
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	43 - 22 - 2	32 - 18 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards	225	204
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/4	3/19
- Yards per Pass Play	5.02	5.29
Fumbles/Lost	1/1	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	6/17	3/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	8.3	7.8
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/1
Penalties/Yards	7/55	7/56
Punt Returns/Yards	4/24	3/21
Kick Returns/Yards	0/0	1/22
Interception Ret./Yards	2/53	2/43
2pt Conversions	0/0	1/0
Red Zone Visits	1	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	0/0	1/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 26	OWN 32
Time of Possession	29:33	30:27

Drive Charts

Buffalo Bills
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	4:06	OWN 25	8	75	Touchdown
1	9:05	2:00	OWN 19	4	34	Punt
1	3:02	1:18	OWN 20	3	0	Punt
1	0:11	1:53	OWN 25	5	15	Punt
2	8:53	3:06	OWN 25	6	20	Punt
2	4:26	1:10	OPP 37	4	18	Interception
2	2:06	1:01	OWN 24	5	13	Punt
3	10:17	2:41	OWN 39	6	29	Missed FG
3	5:49	1:43	OWN 8	6	16	Punt
3	2:19	0:16	OWN 34	1	-4	Fumble
3	0:03	1:17	OWN 25	5	24	Punt
4	12:12	4:46	OWN 18	10	54	Field Goal
4	5:29	1:00	OWN 27	2	-3	Interception
4	2:50	2:50	OWN 25	7	31	Game

New England Patriots
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	10:54	1:49	OWN 32	3	7	Punt
1	7:05	4:03	OWN 20	7	31	Punt
1	1:44	1:33	OWN 40	4	35	Field Goal
2	13:18	4:25	OWN 29	8	54	Field Goal
2	5:47	1:21	OWN 14	3	-3	Interception
2	3:16	1:10	OWN 42	3	-6	Punt
2	1:05	1:05	OWN 11	3	11	Half
3	15:00	0:23	OWN 25	2	0	Interception
3	14:37	4:20	OWN 25	8	50	Missed FG
3	7:36	1:47	OWN 39	3	0	Punt
3	4:06	1:47	OWN 22	3	5	Punt
3	2:03	2:00	OPP 30	4	30	Touchdown
4	13:46	1:34	OWN 20	5	21	Punt
4	7:26	1:57	OWN 25	3	3	Punt
4	4:29	1:39	OPP 32	4	7	Downs

Game MVP: Mickey Sweet, Buffalo Bills

Rushing Statistics

Buffalo	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB Mark Walton	8	16	2.00	11	1	0
RB Mikel Leshoure	7	59	8.43	26	2	1
RB Braden Kata	7	30	4.29	10	1	0
QB Dak Prescott	5	15	3.00	9	0	0
WR Kenny Stills	1	1	1.00	1	0	0

New England	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB Bernard Cothran	16	40	2.50	11	1	1
QB Glen Yepremian	9	22	2.44	7	0	0
RB James White	2	8	4.00	7	0	0

Passing Statistics

Buffalo	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Dak Prescott	43	22	225	1/4	0	31	2	47.1

New England	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Glen Yepremian	32	18	204	3/19	0	39	2	49.4

Receiving Statistics

Buffalo	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Samuel Dunbar	7	13	59	8.43	5	23
RB Braden Kata	4	4	40	10.00	25	18
WR Kenny Stills	3	8	27	9.00	7	15
RB Mark Walton	3	3	4	1.33	1	5
TE Josh Oliver	2	8	27	13.50	7	14
RB Mikel Leshoure	1	1	7	7.00	0	7
WR Kristopher Reisinger	1	2	31	31.00	7	31
WR Mecole Hardman	1	3	30	30.00	29	30
TE Ian Horton	0	1	0	0.00	0	0

New England	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Jalen Hurd	6	7	58	9.67	29	21
WR Earl Hayden	4	7	53	13.25	22	31
TE Mike Gesicki	2	5	19	9.50	10	16
RB Bernard Cothran	2	5	6	3.00	2	6
WR Bruce Mueller	2	2	48	24.00	14	39
WR Robert Woods	1	2	3	3.00	0	3
FB Erick Harness	1	2	17	17.00	13	17
TE Coby Fleener	0	1	0	0.00	0	0
RB James White	0	1	0	0.00	0	0

Interception Statistics

Buffalo	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Terrell Edmunds	1	17	17.00	0
DE Mickey Sweet	1	36	36.00	1

New England	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Devin McCourty	1	28	28.00	0
CB Josh Jackson	1	15	15.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Buffalo	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
QB Dak Prescott	1	0	0	0

New England	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
DE Johnnie Whalen	0	1	0	0
DE Kenneth Smoczyk	0	0	1	0

Punting Statistics

Buffalo	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Jake Bailey	7	330	47.1	38.4	58	3

New England	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Jeff Locke	7	333	47.6	41.3	53	3

Kicking Statistics

Buffalo	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Pat McAfee	1/2	1/2	0/0	45	2/2

New England	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Clifton Wickham	2/3	1/2	0/0	42	0/0

Punt Return Statistics

Buffalo	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Kristopher Reisinger	4	24	6.0	0

New England	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Odell Beckham	3	21	7.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Buffalo	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

New England	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Reggie Humphrey	1	22	22.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Buffalo	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Kyler Fackrell	7	1	1.0	27	35
CB Chidobe Awuzie	7	2	0.0	27	35
DE Chad Thomas	5	1	1.0	23	25
S Jessie Kinney	5	3	0.0	26	35
S Terrell Edmunds	5	3	0.0	26	35
DE Mickey Sweet	4	0	0.0	14	23
OLB Leonard Williams	3	0	1.0	25	31
ILB Harry Gruttadauria	3	0	0.0	23	22
CB Xavien Howard	3	0	0.0	25	23
DT Dalvin Tomlinson	2	1	0.0	27	35
DT Dustin Westerman	1	2	0.0	27	34
CB Glover Quin	1	0	0.0	10	24
S Chris Prosinski	1	0	0.0	3	4
WR Kenny Stills	1	0	---	---	---
TE Josh Oliver	1	0	---	---	---

New England	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB DeVonte Holloman	8	0	0.0	27	41
ILB Luke Kuechly	6	7	0.0	28	42
DE Margus Hunt	5	0	0.0	18	33
S Gus Barrett	4	1	0.0	25	35
CB Josh Jackson	4	1	0.0	28	44
CB Jason Sweeney	4	0	0.0	28	43
DT Raul Burkhammer	3	2	0.0	22	30
OLB Samson Ebukam	3	0	0.0	10	14
DE Johnnie Whalen	3	0	0.0	28	44
DT Jarran Reed	2	1	0.0	18	30
CB Devin McCourty	2	0	0.0	18	32
DE Duane Perry	2	0	0.0	10	11
DE Kenneth Smoczyk	1	0	1.0	9	14
WR Robert Woods	1	0	---	---	---
DE Dominic Baker	1	0	0.0	7	14
OLB Harris Glover	1	0	0.0	1	1
S Ladarius Webb	0	3	0.0	18	32

Pass Rush Statistics

Buffalo	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
DE Chad Thomas	1.0	1	0	25
OLB Leonard Williams	1.0	0	1	31
OLB Kyler Fackrell	1.0	0	0	35
DE Oscar Aspell	0.0	0	1	14

New England	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Kenneth Smoczyk	1.0	0	0	0	14
DE Johnnie Whalen	0.0	1	0	1	44
DE Margus Hunt	0.0	0	2	0	33
ILB Luke Kuechly	0.0	0	1	1	42
DT Jarran Reed	0.0	0	1	0	30
CB Josh Jackson	0.0	0	1	0	44
DT Raul Burkhammer	0.0	0	0	1	30

Pass Defense Statistics

Buffalo	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Chidobe Awuzie	5	0	0	35
S Terrell Edmunds	4	0	1	35
OLB Kyler Fackrell	3	2	0	35
CB Xavien Howard	2	0	0	23
DE Mickey Sweet	1	1	1	23
CB Glover Quin	1	1	0	24
S Jessie Kinney	1	0	0	35
DE Chad Thomas	1	0	0	25

New England	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
OLB DeVonte Holloman	5	2	0	41
CB Jason Sweeney	4	1	0	43
S Gus Barrett	2	1	0	35
CB Devin McCourty	2	0	1	32
CB Josh Jackson	2	0	1	44
DE Margus Hunt	2	0	0	33
ILB Luke Kuechly	1	2	0	42
OLB Samson Ebukam	1	1	0	14
OLB Harris Glover	1	0	0	1
DE Duane Perry	1	0	0	11
DT Raul Burkhammer	1	0	0	30

Blocking Statistics

Buffalo	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
T Ty Sambrailo	2	9	28	0	44
C Marcus Martin	2	7	28	0	44
G Jake Kaplan	2	4	28	1	44
T T.J. Lang	1	3	28	0	44
G Calvin Carlson	1	2	28	0	44

New England	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
C Donovan Berg	2	7	1	27	1	35
G Isaac Asiata	2	7	0	27	2	35
T Artie Ross	1	3	0	27	0	35
FB Erick Harness	0	2	0	6	0	12
G Dion Dawkins	0	2	0	27	0	35
T Jackson Chatas	0	2	0	27	0	35

Special Teams Tackles

Buffalo	Tackles	STPlays
Chidobe Awuzie	2	14
Leonard Williams	1	21
Mecole Hardman	1	15

New England	Tackles	STPlays
Luke Kuechly	2	12
James White	1	25
Artie Ross	1	14

Participation

Buffalo	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
T Ty Sambrailo	28	44	---	---	9	81
G Jake Kaplan	28	44	---	---	9	81
G Calvin Carlson	28	44	---	---	9	81
OLB Leonard Williams	---	---	25	31	21	77
CB Chidobe Awuzie	---	---	27	35	14	76
WR Mecole Hardman	22	38	---	---	15	75
T T.J. Lang	28	44	---	---	---	72
C Marcus Martin	28	44	---	---	---	72
QB Dak Prescott	28	44	---	---	---	72
DT Dustin Westerman	---	---	27	34	10	71
TE Josh Oliver	28	40	---	---	1	69
OLB Kyler Fackrell	---	---	27	35	3	65
DT Dalvin Tomlinson	---	---	27	35	3	65
S Jessie Kinney	---	---	26	35	3	64
S Terrell Edmunds	---	---	26	35	3	64
DE Mickey Sweet	---	---	14	23	25	62
WR Samuel Dunbar	23	33	---	---	4	60
CB Xavien Howard	---	---	25	23	11	59
CB Glover Quin	---	---	10	24	18	52
DE Chad Thomas	---	---	23	25	---	48
RB Mark Walton	10	13	---	---	24	47
WR Kenny Stills	18	28	---	---	---	46
ILB Harry Gruttadauria	---	---	23	22	---	45
RB Braden Kata	9	25	---	---	10	44
TE Calvin Appleton	7	7	---	---	23	37
DE Oscar Aspell	---	---	6	14	14	34
TE Ian Horton	13	18	---	---	---	31
WR Kristopher Reisinger	2	9	---	---	17	28
S Chris Prosinski	---	---	3	4	15	22
CB Tom Webb	---	---	7	9	3	19
RB Mikel Leshoure	8	8	---	---	---	16
C Adam Arnold	0	0	---	---	9	9
G Joe Dahl	0	0	---	---	9	9
P Jake Bailey	0	0	---	---	9	9
K Pat McAfee	0	0	---	---	6	6
S Da'Norris Searcy	---	---	1	0	---	1
DT Dion Jordan	---	---	0	1	---	1
WR Keke Coutee	0	1	---	---	---	1
QB A. J. McCarron	0	0	---	---	---	0
OLB Joseph Kumerow	---	---	0	0	---	0
T Jack Conklin	0	0	---	---	---	0
ILB Bobby Vesser	---	---	0	0	---	0
RB Kody Massare	0	0	---	---	---	0
CB Preston Adams	---	---	0	0	---	0
QB Robbie Rivers	0	0	---	---	---	0
C Ralph Dangelo	0	0	---	---	---	0

New England	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
CB Jason Sweeney	---	---	28	43	16	87
ILB Luke Kuechly	---	---	28	42	12	82
CB Josh Jackson	---	---	28	44	10	82
DE Johnnie Whalen	---	---	28	44	9	81
S Gus Barrett	---	---	25	35	16	76
T Artie Ross	27	35	---	---	14	76
G Isaac Asiata	27	35	---	---	10	72
G Dion Dawkins	27	35	---	---	10	72
T Jackson Chatas	27	35	---	---	10	72
OLB DeVonte Holloman	---	---	27	41	2	70
QB Glen Yepremian	27	35	---	---	---	62
C Donovan Berg	27	35	---	---	---	62
DT Raul Burkhammer	---	---	22	30	8	60
WR Earl Hayden	25	33	---	---	---	58
CB Devin McCourty	---	---	18	32	6	56
WR Jalen Hurd	24	29	---	---	2	55
TE Mike Gesicki	24	30	---	---	---	54
DE Margus Hunt	---	---	18	33	2	53
S Ladarius Webb	---	---	18	32	1	51
DT Jarran Reed	---	---	18	30	1	49
TE Coby Fleener	7	13	---	---	25	45
RB Bernard Cothran	20	24	---	---	---	44
S Reggie Humphrey	---	---	13	22	6	41
WR Robert Woods	17	15	---	---	---	32
RB James White	2	5	---	---	25	32
OLB Samson Ebukam	---	---	10	14	1	25
WR Odell Beckham	3	3	---	---	18	24
DE Kenneth Smoczyk	---	---	9	14	1	24
OLB Harris Glover	---	---	1	1	21	23
DE Dominic Baker	---	---	7	14	1	22
DE Duane Perry	---	---	10	11	---	21
FB Erick Harness	6	12	---	---	---	18
WR Bruce Mueller	1	3	---	---	13	17
ILB Horace Nall	---	---	0	2	12	14
RB Charles Sims	0	0	---	---	11	11
P Jeff Locke	0	0	---	---	10	10
C Moe Fletcher	0	0	---	---	10	10
RB Camden Wynn	4	5	---	---	---	9
T Orlando Brown	0	0	---	---	7	7
K Clifton Wickham	0	0	---	---	7	7
WR Jarvis Landry	1	3	---	---	---	4
TE Ian Thomas	1	0	---	---	---	1
QB Jimmy Garoppolo	0	0	---	---	---	0
DE Amos Horton	---	---	0	0	---	0
S Fernando Mutzel	---	---	0	0	---	0
C Gene Abueva	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	6	22	3.7
Middle	14	79	5.6
Right	7	21	3.0
None	1	-1	-1.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	9	29	3.2
Middle	15	28	1.9
Right	3	13	4.3
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Buffalo	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Dak Prescott	43	22	3	1	5	7	5	3	2

New England	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Glen Yepremian	32	18	3	4	1	4	2	0	2

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	7	6	43	6.1
Short (0-8 Yds)	18	10	78	4.3
Medium (9-18 Yds)	12	4	50	4.2
Long (19+ Yds)	6	2	54	9.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	8	7	33	4.1
Short (0-8 Yds)	14	6	76	5.4
Medium (9-18 Yds)	5	1	9	1.8
Long (19+ Yds)	5	4	86	17.2

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Buffalo	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Samuel Dunbar	13	7	1	59	1	33
WR Kenny Stills	8	3	2	27	0	28
TE Josh Oliver	8	2	1	27	0	40
RB Braden Kata	4	4	0	40	0	25
RB Mark Walton	3	3	0	4	0	13
WR Mecole Hardman	3	1	0	30	1	38
WR Kristopher Reisinger	2	1	0	31	1	9
RB Mikel Leshoure	1	1	0	7	0	8
TE Ian Horton	1	0	1	0	0	18

New England	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Jalen Hurd	7	6	0	58	1	29
WR Earl Hayden	7	4	0	53	1	33
TE Mike Gesicki	5	2	0	19	0	30
RB Bernard Cothran	5	2	1	6	0	24
WR Robert Woods	2	1	0	3	0	15
FB Erick Harness	2	1	0	17	0	12
WR Bruce Mueller	2	2	0	48	1	3
TE Coby Fleener	1	0	0	0	0	13
RB James White	1	0	0	0	0	5

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Buffalo	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

New England	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Bernard Cothran	2	12	6.00	2.50

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Buffalo	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Dak Prescott	3	0	0	0.00	5.23

New England	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Glen Yepremian	2	1	3	1.50	6.38

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Buffalo	Target	Overall Avg
WR Kenny Stills	1	3.38
TE Josh Oliver	1	3.38
WR Mecole Hardman	1	10.00

New England	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Robert Woods	1	1	3	3.00	1.50
WR Jalen Hurd	1	0	0	0.00	8.29

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Buffalo	Rushes	Conversions
QB Dak Prescott	2	0
RB Braden Kata	2	1

New England	Rushes	Conversions
QB Glen Yepremian	4	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Buffalo	Att	Comp	Conversions
Dak Prescott	13	6	5

New England	Att	Comp	Conversions
Glen Yepremian	10	4	2

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Buffalo	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Samuel Dunbar	4	0	0
TE Josh Oliver	3	1	1
RB Braden Kata	3	3	2
WR Kenny Stills	2	1	1
WR Kristopher Reisinger	1	1	1

New England	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Jalen Hurd	4	3	1
RB Bernard Cothran	3	0	0
WR Robert Woods	1	0	0
WR Bruce Mueller	1	1	1
WR Earl Hayden	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 48,600 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 13,200 (21,400)
End Zone 5,800 (15,400)
Mezzanine 8,900 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 12,200 (13,600)
Club Seats 7,400 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 1,100 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	48,600 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	13,200 (21,400)
End Zone	5,800 (15,400)
Mezzanine	8,900 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	12,200 (13,600)
Club Seats	7,400 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	1,100 (3,300)