Week 15, 2040

played in Buffalo, NY

26 degrees, fair, 12 mph wind

New England Patriots	6	14	3	0	-	23
Buffalo Bills	6	6	0	6	-	18

Scoring Summary
1Q: 02:54 NED - Garret Wilson 19 pass from Dean Burton (Walter Gibson extra point failed)
1Q: 01:34 BUF - Ray Davis 65 run (Cornelius Sutton extra point failed)
2Q: 12:10 BUF - Cornelius Sutton 48 field goal
2Q: 10:00 NED - Chester Rayburn 15 run (Walter Gibson extra point)
2Q: 05:46 NED - Marlon Plesko 91 interception return (Walter Gibson extra point)
2Q: 02:48 BUF - Cornelius Sutton 24 field goal
3Q: 06:11 NED - Walter Gibson 18 field goal
4Q: 13:19 BUF - Cornelius Sutton 32 field goal
4Q: 07:33 BUF - Cornelius Sutton 48 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 02:54 NED - Garret Wilson 19 pass from Dean Burton (Walter Gibson extra point failed)
1Q: 01:34 BUF - Ray Davis 65 run (Cornelius Sutton extra point failed)
2Q: 12:10 BUF - Cornelius Sutton 48 field goal
2Q: 10:00 NED - Chester Rayburn 15 run (Walter Gibson extra point)
2Q: 05:46 NED - Marlon Plesko 91 interception return (Walter Gibson extra point)
2Q: 02:48 BUF - Cornelius Sutton 24 field goal
3Q: 06:11 NED - Walter Gibson 18 field goal
4Q: 13:19 BUF - Cornelius Sutton 32 field goal
4Q: 07:33 BUF - Cornelius Sutton 48 field goal

Team Statistics NED BUF
Record 10-4 6-8
First Downs 19 15
- by Rushing 8 5
- by Passing 10 7
- by Penalty 1 3
Total Net Yards 299 292
- Offensive Plays 69 70
- Yards per Play 4.33 4.17
Net Rushing Yards 112 144
- Rushing Attempts 31 29
- Yards per Rush 3.61 4.97
Net Passing Yards 187 148
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 38 - 21 - 1 39 - 15 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 187 157
- Sacks/Yards Lost 0/0 2/9
- Yards per Pass Play 4.92 3.61
Fumbles/Lost 1/0 1/0
3rd Down Conversions 3/13 3/16
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.3 8.5
4th Down Conversions 0/1 0/2
Penalties/Yards 7/50 6/43
Punt Returns/Yards 2/15 2/10
Kick Returns/Yards 4/115 1/22
Interception Ret./Yards 1/91 1/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 4 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/1 0/2
Avg. Drive Start OWN 33 OWN 25
Time of Possession 29:51 30:09

Team Statistics	NED	BUF
Record	10-4	6-8
First Downs	19	15
- by Rushing	8	5
- by Passing	10	7
- by Penalty	1	3
Total Net Yards	299	292
- Offensive Plays	69	70
- Yards per Play	4.33	4.17
Net Rushing Yards	112	144
- Rushing Attempts	31	29
- Yards per Rush	3.61	4.97
Net Passing Yards	187	148
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	38 - 21 - 1	39 - 15 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	187	157
- Sacks/Yards Lost	0/0	2/9
- Yards per Pass Play	4.92	3.61
Fumbles/Lost	1/0	1/0
3rd Down Conversions	3/13	3/16
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.3	8.5
4th Down Conversions	0/1	0/2
Penalties/Yards	7/50	6/43
Punt Returns/Yards	2/15	2/10
Kick Returns/Yards	4/115	1/22
Interception Ret./Yards	1/91	1/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	4	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/1	0/2
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 33	OWN 25
Time of Possession	29:51	30:09

Drive Charts

New England Patriots
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	13:38	1:16	OWN 36	3	6	Punt
1	9:41	1:31	OWN 16	4	17	Punt
1	6:43	4:00	OWN 35	8	65	Touchdown
1	1:15	1:04	OWN 25	4	16	Interception
2	12:05	2:12	OWN 39	4	61	Touchdown
2	8:58	2:27	OWN 33	6	15	Downs
2	2:43	1:11	OWN 25	3	-4	Punt
2	0:27	0:27	OWN 38	4	14	Half
3	15:00	8:56	OWN 28	14	71	Field Goal
3	4:41	2:38	OWN 20	7	25	Punt
4	13:14	1:43	OWN 26	3	1	Punt
4	7:28	2:25	OWN 25	3	-2	Punt
4	2:05	0:32	OWN 49	3	5	Punt
4	1:05	1:05	OPP 20	3	-1	Game

Buffalo Bills
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	1:22	OWN 25	3	-8	Punt
1	12:22	2:41	OWN 8	6	10	Punt
1	8:10	1:27	OWN 16	3	3	Punt
1	2:43	1:28	OWN 25	4	75	Touchdown
1	0:11	3:06	OWN 43	7	26	Field Goal
2	9:53	0:55	OWN 25	3	3	Punt
2	6:31	0:56	OPP 48	3	-5	Interception
2	5:35	2:52	OWN 26	6	67	Field Goal
2	1:32	1:05	OWN 25	3	-5	Punt
3	6:04	1:23	OWN 25	3	9	Punt
3	2:03	3:49	OWN 16	10	69	Field Goal
4	11:31	4:03	OWN 26	8	43	Field Goal
4	5:03	2:58	OWN 31	8	20	Downs
4	1:33	0:28	OWN 20	4	0	Downs

Game MVP: Marlon Plesko, New England Patriots

Rushing Statistics

New England	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB Chester Rayburn	16	81	5.06	19	4	1
RB Lukas David	9	20	2.22	8	0	0
QB Dean Burton	5	5	1.00	6	0	0
TE Andres Shelley	1	6	6.00	6	0	0

Buffalo	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB Ray Davis	18	87	4.83	65	1	1
RB Trey Benson	5	16	3.20	6	0	0
RB Richard Schneider	5	39	7.80	24	1	0
RB Leo Montgomery	1	2	2.00	2	0	0

Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Dean Burton	38	21	187	0/0	1	30	1	66.4

Buffalo	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Spencer Rattler	39	15	157	2/9	0	34	1	40.2

Receiving Statistics

New England	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR T.J. Corson	5	9	53	10.60	9	16	0
WR Brian Thomas Jr.	5	6	30	6.00	18	15	0
TE Ross Braico	4	7	27	6.75	0	9	0
WR Garret Wilson	3	7	58	19.33	21	30	1
RB Lukas David	2	4	5	2.50	0	6	0
TE Andres Shelley	1	2	8	8.00	2	8	0
RB Chester Rayburn	1	1	6	6.00	0	6	0
TE Dan Nixon	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
WR Collin Fickett	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Buffalo	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Amari Barton	6	13	36	6.00	4	12
WR Kenny May	4	10	64	16.00	27	30
TE Reggie Shelton	3	7	15	5.00	5	7
TE Fred Barksdale	1	2	34	34.00	26	34
RB Ray Davis	1	2	8	8.00	2	8
WR Noah Nichols	0	2	0	0.00	0	0
WR Eugene Woodard	0	3	0	0.00	0	0

Interception Statistics

New England	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Marlon Plesko	1	91	91.00	1

Buffalo	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Dadrion Taylor-Demerson	1	0	0.00	0

Fumble Statistics

New England	Fumb	Recov	Force
RB Chester Rayburn	1	0	0
C Ian Sena	0	1	0
S Marquis Fredrickson	0	0	1

Buffalo	Fumb	Recov	Force
RB Ray Davis	1	0	0
WR Kenny May	0	1	0
DT Travis Burroughs	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

New England	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Andre Ford	7	325	46.4	42.1	56	3

Buffalo	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Jeffery Slatt	6	301	50.2	47.7	71	1

Kicking Statistics

New England	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Walter Gibson	1/1	0/0	0/0	18	2/3

Buffalo	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Cornelius Sutton	4/4	2/2	0/0	48	0/1

Punt Return Statistics

New England	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Brian Thomas Jr.	2	15	7.5	0

Buffalo	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Jim Enloe	2	10	5.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

New England	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Brian Thomas Jr.	4	115	28.8	0

Buffalo	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Rod Bryant	1	22	22.0	0

Defensive Statistics

New England	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Clay Compton	9	3	0.0	26	23
CB Jim Dillingham	7	0	0.0	28	40
ILB Tyler Foster	5	2	0.0	28	37
S Marquis Fredrickson	5	1	0.0	21	27
OLB Darrin Polasek	2	2	0.5	11	9
DT Lamont Dyer	2	1	0.5	16	32
S Marlon Plesko	2	2	0.0	28	41
DE Joe Corriveau	2	2	0.0	25	37
DE Landon Goloboy	2	1	0.0	29	39
CB Cedric Dawkins	2	0	0.0	19	31
DT Melvin Williamson	2	0	0.0	16	28
OLB Brant Fisher	1	0	1.0	1	1
S Lukas Burroughs	1	1	0.0	9	14
CB Broderick Duran	1	1	0.0	27	39
OLB Joseph Wilson	1	1	0.0	2	14
DE Julio Ridder	1	1	0.0	26	24
WR Garret Wilson	1	0	---	---	---

Buffalo	Tack	Asst	RPlay	PPlay
OLB David Bartholomew	8	1	27	37
ILB Randy Bernard	6	1	24	28
S Chase Yohn	6	1	27	36
S Dadrion Taylor-Demerson	6	0	28	30
CB Rod Bryant	4	2	29	36
DT Travis Burroughs	3	1	29	35
CB Jim Enloe	3	0	13	21
CB Arnold Moretti	2	3	31	38
DT Sammy Whalen	2	1	16	16
DE Roger Torres	2	1	23	25
OLB Kenneth Nixon	2	1	17	22
OLB Marist Liufau	2	0	7	5
DE Darius Robinson	1	1	20	24
DT Vincent Clements	1	0	24	37
ILB Miguel Fau	0	1	4	0
ILB Mel Hawkins	0	1	3	10
DT Branden Boone	0	1	7	10

Pass Rush Statistics

New England	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Brant Fisher	1.0	0	0	0	1
DT Lamont Dyer	0.5	1	2	0	32
OLB Darrin Polasek	0.5	0	0	0	9
DT Melvin Williamson	0.0	0	2	1	28
ILB Tyler Foster	0.0	0	1	1	37
OLB Joseph Wilson	0.0	0	1	0	14
OLB Clay Compton	0.0	0	1	0	23
DE Joe Corriveau	0.0	0	1	0	37

Buffalo	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Sammy Whalen	1	1	0	16
DE Darius Robinson	1	0	0	24
DT Branden Boone	1	0	0	10
DE Roger Torres	0	1	1	25
OLB David Bartholomew	0	1	1	37
DT Travis Burroughs	0	1	0	35

Pass Defense Statistics

New England	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Jim Dillingham	4	1	0	40
S Marquis Fredrickson	3	0	0	27
OLB Clay Compton	2	2	0	23
CB Cedric Dawkins	2	1	0	31
ILB Tyler Foster	1	3	0	37
OLB Darrin Polasek	1	0	0	9
OLB Joseph Wilson	1	0	0	14
DE Joe Corriveau	1	0	0	37
S Marlon Plesko	0	1	1	41

Buffalo	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Rod Bryant	4	0	0	36
OLB David Bartholomew	4	0	0	37
S Dadrion Taylor-Demerson	3	0	1	30
CB Jim Enloe	3	0	0	21
S Chase Yohn	2	1	0	36
ILB Randy Bernard	2	0	0	28
OLB Kenneth Nixon	1	1	0	22
CB Arnold Moretti	1	0	0	38
DE Darius Robinson	1	0	0	24

Blocking Statistics

New England	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	PPly
G Jack Stroud Jr	5	9	1	31	38
T Bob MaKinster	3	8	1	31	38
C Ian Sena	3	4	0	31	38
G Alan Cochrane	1	3	0	31	38
T J.C. Beyer	0	2	0	31	38

Buffalo	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
T Bubba Bovee	3	4	29	0	41
G Mason McCormick	2	7	29	1	41
C Kaleb Hayes	2	6	29	0	41
T Tyler Guyton	2	4	29	0	41
G Ed Jenkins	1	7	29	1	41
TE Reggie Shelton	1	1	26	0	37

Special Teams Tackles

New England	Tackles	STPlays
Jackie Mayes	1	19
T.J. Corson	1	11
Alexander Ferguson	1	8

Buffalo	Tackles	STPlays
Randy Bernard	2	13
Vincent Clements	2	13
Leo Montgomery	1	28
Fred Barksdale	1	27

Participation

New England	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
S Marlon Plesko	---	---	28	41	20	89
DE Landon Goloboy	---	---	29	39	9	77
CB Jim Dillingham	---	---	28	40	9	77
G Jack Stroud Jr	31	38	---	---	8	77
T Bob MaKinster	31	38	---	---	8	77
WR Brian Thomas Jr.	27	36	---	---	12	75
CB Cedric Dawkins	---	---	19	31	21	71
TE Ross Braico	30	36	---	---	5	71
QB Dean Burton	31	38	---	---	---	69
CB Broderick Duran	---	---	27	39	3	69
C Ian Sena	31	38	---	---	---	69
G Alan Cochrane	31	38	---	---	---	69
ILB Tyler Foster	---	---	28	37	4	69
T J.C. Beyer	31	38	---	---	---	69
WR Garret Wilson	22	26	---	---	18	66
DE Joe Corriveau	---	---	25	37	3	65
WR T.J. Corson	23	30	---	---	11	64
DT Melvin Williamson	---	---	16	28	10	54
S Marquis Fredrickson	---	---	21	27	5	53
DT Lamont Dyer	---	---	16	32	4	52
DE Julio Ridder	---	---	26	24	1	51
OLB Clay Compton	---	---	26	23	---	49
RB Lukas David	10	10	---	---	25	45
OLB Joseph Wilson	---	---	2	14	28	44
TE Dan Nixon	6	6	---	---	25	37
RB Chester Rayburn	18	17	---	---	---	35
S Lukas Burroughs	---	---	9	14	---	23
TE Andres Shelley	10	13	---	---	---	23
OLB Darrin Polasek	---	---	11	9	1	21
WR Quentin Hicks	0	1	---	---	18	19
TE Jackie Mayes	0	0	---	---	19	19
CB Drew McBurrows	---	---	6	11	1	18
ILB K.C. Huntley	---	---	0	4	12	16
RB Mickey Ellis	4	9	---	---	---	13
WR Collin Fickett	5	6	---	---	---	11
G Alexander Ferguson	0	0	---	---	8	8
P Andre Ford	0	0	---	---	8	8
C Edwin Chamberlain	0	0	---	---	8	8
T Lenny Moschetti	0	0	---	---	8	8
K Walter Gibson	0	0	---	---	6	6
OLB Brant Fisher	---	---	1	1	1	3
OLB Dean Villars	---	---	1	0	---	1
C Javier Bohrer	0	0	---	---	---	0
QB Britt Petrafassi	0	0	---	---	---	0
CB R.J. Clements	---	---	0	0	---	0
P Kris Smiley	0	0	---	---	---	0

Buffalo	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
T Bubba Bovee	29	41	---	---	10	80
G Mason McCormick	29	41	---	---	10	80
T Tyler Guyton	29	41	---	---	10	80
G Ed Jenkins	29	41	---	---	10	80
CB Arnold Moretti	---	---	31	38	9	78
DT Vincent Clements	---	---	24	37	13	74
CB Rod Bryant	---	---	29	36	6	71
WR Amari Barton	28	41	---	---	1	70
C Kaleb Hayes	29	41	---	---	---	70
QB Spencer Rattler	29	41	---	---	---	70
ILB Randy Bernard	---	---	24	28	13	65
OLB David Bartholomew	---	---	27	37	1	65
TE Reggie Shelton	26	37	---	---	1	64
DT Travis Burroughs	---	---	29	35	---	64
S Chase Yohn	---	---	27	36	1	64
S Dadrion Taylor-Demerson	---	---	28	30	1	59
WR Noah Nichols	11	18	---	---	22	51
WR Eugene Woodard	21	29	---	---	---	50
WR Kenny May	20	30	---	---	---	50
DE Roger Torres	---	---	23	25	---	48
TE Fred Barksdale	7	11	---	---	27	45
DE Darius Robinson	---	---	20	24	1	45
RB Leo Montgomery	1	15	---	---	28	44
CB Jim Enloe	---	---	13	21	7	41
DT Sammy Whalen	---	---	16	16	8	40
OLB Kenneth Nixon	---	---	17	22	1	40
OLB Marist Liufau	---	---	7	5	25	37
RB Ray Davis	18	12	---	---	1	31
S Erick Brautlacht	---	---	6	6	18	30
RB Trey Benson	5	9	---	---	11	25
CB Bradley Bernstein	---	---	2	2	17	21
RB Richard Schneider	7	3	---	---	8	18
DT Branden Boone	---	---	7	10	---	17
ILB Miguel Fau	---	---	4	0	12	16
ILB Mel Hawkins	---	---	3	10	---	13
DE Emmitt Alcott	---	---	4	0	7	11
K Cornelius Sutton	0	0	---	---	10	10
C Andres Stone	0	0	---	---	10	10
WR Leland McElhenny	0	0	---	---	10	10
P Jeffery Slatt	0	0	---	---	10	10
TE Josue Carpenter	1	0	---	---	---	1
T Sergio Carstens	0	0	---	---	---	0
G Tommy Farrell	0	0	---	---	---	0
QB Darrell Beyer	0	0	---	---	---	0
RB Isaac Guerendo	0	0	---	---	---	0
C Jerald Limbeck	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	3	-5	-1.7
Middle	20	91	4.6
Right	6	28	4.7
None	2	-2	-1.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	6	4	0.7
Middle	17	125	7.4
Right	6	15	2.5
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Dean Burton	38	21	1	2	5	2	4	2	1

Buffalo	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Spencer Rattler	39	15	2	3	3	8	8	2	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	1	1	6	6.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	20	13	103	5.2
Medium (9-18 Yds)	11	6	59	5.4
Long (19+ Yds)	6	1	19	3.2

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	2	1	0	0.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	20	10	113	5.7
Medium (9-18 Yds)	14	4	44	3.1
Long (19+ Yds)	3	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

New England	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR T.J. Corson	9	5	1	53	0	30
WR Garret Wilson	7	3	1	58	1	26
TE Ross Braico	7	4	1	27	0	36
WR Brian Thomas Jr.	6	5	0	30	0	36
RB Lukas David	4	2	2	5	0	10
TE Andres Shelley	2	1	0	8	0	13
TE Dan Nixon	1	0	0	0	0	6
WR Collin Fickett	1	0	0	0	0	6
RB Chester Rayburn	1	1	0	6	0	17

Buffalo	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Amari Barton	13	6	1	36	0	41
WR Kenny May	10	4	0	64	1	30
TE Reggie Shelton	7	3	0	15	0	37
WR Eugene Woodard	3	0	0	0	0	29
TE Fred Barksdale	2	1	1	34	1	11
RB Ray Davis	2	1	0	8	0	12
WR Noah Nichols	2	0	1	0	0	18

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

New England	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Chester Rayburn	4	34	8.50	5.06
QB Dean Burton	2	-2	-1.00	1.00
RB Lukas David	2	1	0.50	2.22

Buffalo	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Ray Davis	1	-1	-1.00	4.83
RB Leo Montgomery	1	2	2.00	2.00
RB Trey Benson	1	1	1.00	3.20

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Dean Burton	1	1	19	19.00	4.92

Buffalo	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Spencer Rattler	3	1	9	3.00	4.03

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

New England	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Garret Wilson	1	1	19	19.00	8.29

Buffalo	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Reggie Shelton	1	0	0	0.00	2.14
WR Amari Barton	1	0	0	0.00	2.77
WR Kenny May	1	1	9	9.00	6.40

Third Down Rushing Statistics

New England	Rushes	Conversions
QB Dean Burton	3	1
RB Chester Rayburn	1	0
RB Lukas David	1	0

Buffalo	Rushes	Conversions
RB Ray Davis	2	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Comp	Conversions
Dean Burton	8	3	2

Buffalo	Att	Comp	Conversions
Spencer Rattler	14	3	2

Third Down Receiving Statistics

New England	Targ	Catch	Conversions
TE Ross Braico	4	1	1
WR Garret Wilson	1	1	0
WR T.J. Corson	1	0	0
TE Andres Shelley	1	0	0
WR Brian Thomas Jr.	1	1	1

Buffalo	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Amari Barton	6	1	1
WR Kenny May	4	1	1
TE Reggie Shelton	2	1	0
WR Noah Nichols	1	0	0
WR Eugene Woodard	1	0	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)