Week 1, 2041

played in Buffalo, NY

60 degrees, rain, 17 mph wind

New England Patriots	7	7	0	0	-	14
Buffalo Bills	0	3	3	0	-	6

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:24 NED - Fernando Guenther 2 pass from Dean Burton (Walter Gibson extra point)
2Q: 05:13 NED - Dakota Carr 3 pass from Dean Burton (Walter Gibson extra point)
2Q: 03:23 BUF - Maxwell Radke 48 field goal
3Q: 06:05 BUF - Maxwell Radke 42 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:24 NED - Fernando Guenther 2 pass from Dean Burton (Walter Gibson extra point)
2Q: 05:13 NED - Dakota Carr 3 pass from Dean Burton (Walter Gibson extra point)
2Q: 03:23 BUF - Maxwell Radke 48 field goal
3Q: 06:05 BUF - Maxwell Radke 42 field goal

Team Statistics NED BUF
Record 1-0 0-1
First Downs 19 13
- by Rushing 6 3
- by Passing 12 9
- by Penalty 1 1
Total Net Yards 266 261
- Offensive Plays 64 59
- Yards per Play 4.16 4.42
Net Rushing Yards 99 32
- Rushing Attempts 26 17
- Yards per Rush 3.81 1.88
Net Passing Yards 167 229
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 35 - 22 - 1 41 - 27 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 184 240
- Sacks/Yards Lost 3/17 1/11
- Yards per Pass Play 4.39 5.45
Fumbles/Lost 1/0 1/0
3rd Down Conversions 5/12 4/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 6.5 9.0
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/2
Penalties/Yards 6/35 5/31
Punt Returns/Yards 4/14 7/58
Kick Returns/Yards 3/87 1/56
Interception Ret./Yards 1/0 1/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 2 1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/0 0/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 23 OWN 30
Time of Possession 31:26 28:34

Team Statistics	NED	BUF
Record	1-0	0-1
First Downs	19	13
- by Rushing	6	3
- by Passing	12	9
- by Penalty	1	1
Total Net Yards	266	261
- Offensive Plays	64	59
- Yards per Play	4.16	4.42
Net Rushing Yards	99	32
- Rushing Attempts	26	17
- Yards per Rush	3.81	1.88
Net Passing Yards	167	229
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	35 - 22 - 1	41 - 27 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	184	240
- Sacks/Yards Lost	3/17	1/11
- Yards per Pass Play	4.39	5.45
Fumbles/Lost	1/0	1/0
3rd Down Conversions	5/12	4/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	6.5	9.0
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/2
Penalties/Yards	6/35	5/31
Punt Returns/Yards	4/14	7/58
Kick Returns/Yards	3/87	1/56
Interception Ret./Yards	1/0	1/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	2	1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/0	0/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 23	OWN 30
Time of Possession	31:26	28:34

Drive Charts

New England Patriots
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	4:44	OWN 37	7	63	Touchdown
1	7:37	1:29	OWN 12	3	9	Punt
1	2:54	1:33	OWN 35	4	2	Punt
2	15:00	2:04	OWN 17	3	6	Punt
2	11:33	6:31	OWN 11	14	89	Touchdown
2	3:16	2:09	OWN 37	3	-8	Punt
2	0:20	0:20	OWN 26	3	12	Half
3	10:03	1:39	OWN 17	3	5	Punt
3	6:00	4:49	OWN 37	8	36	Interception
4	14:53	0:47	OWN 35	3	6	Punt
4	12:40	2:05	OWN 28	3	5	Punt
4	8:15	1:14	OWN 4	3	3	Punt
4	2:35	2:35	OWN 7	7	28	Game

Buffalo Bills
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	10:16	2:39	OWN 25	4	17	Punt
1	6:08	3:14	OWN 44	6	21	Downs
1	1:21	1:21	OWN 16	5	20	Punt
2	12:56	1:23	OWN 30	3	9	Punt
2	5:02	1:46	OPP 40	3	9	Field Goal
2	1:07	0:47	OWN 38	3	2	Punt
3	15:00	4:57	OWN 12	9	71	Downs
3	8:24	2:24	OWN 40	7	35	Field Goal
3	1:11	1:18	OWN 5	3	12	Punt
4	14:06	1:26	OWN 29	3	3	Punt
4	10:35	2:20	OWN 28	4	23	Punt
4	7:01	4:26	OWN 36	9	38	Interception

Game MVP: Dean Burton, New England Patriots

Rushing Statistics

New England	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
RB Joel Mauldin	11	53	4.82	17	1
QB Dean Burton	7	31	4.43	15	1
RB Lukas David	4	9	2.25	4	0
WR T.J. Corson	2	-1	-0.50	0	0
WR Dakota Carr	2	7	3.50	6	0

Buffalo	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
RB Ray Davis	12	8	0.67	7	0
RB Hunter Pearson	4	17	4.25	11	1
QB Trevor Lawrence	1	7	7.00	7	0

Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Dean Burton	35	22	184	3/17	2	19	1	83.5

Buffalo	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Trevor Lawrence	41	27	240	1/11	0	30	1	71.2

Receiving Statistics

New England	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
FB Ike Pritchett	4	6	21	5.25	1	13	0
WR T.J. Corson	3	5	19	6.33	0	10	0
WR Dakota Carr	3	6	29	9.67	20	17	1
WR Collin Fickett	2	4	11	5.50	0	8	0
WR Brian Thomas Jr.	2	2	13	6.50	0	10	0
RB Joel Mauldin	2	3	24	12.00	1	13	0
TE Ross Braico	1	2	12	12.00	2	12	0
TE Andres Shelley	1	1	18	18.00	8	18	0
TE Fernando Guenther	1	1	2	2.00	0	2	1
RB Lukas David	1	2	8	8.00	0	8	0
TE Jackie Mayes	1	1	8	8.00	0	8	0
RB Marshall Monroe	1	2	19	19.00	0	19	0

Buffalo	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
TE Jake Stewart	9	12	68	7.56	9	20
WR Garret Wilson	4	8	13	3.25	0	13
RB Ray Davis	4	4	57	14.25	53	26
WR Amari Barton	3	4	15	5.00	10	9
WR T.J. Peterson	2	6	41	20.50	30	30
TE Amos Martin	2	2	22	11.00	0	12
FB Tristan Mitchell	1	1	22	22.00	20	22
WR Eugene Woodard	1	2	0	0.00	0	0
RB Hunter Pearson	1	2	2	2.00	0	2

Interception Statistics

New England	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
OLB Clay Compton	1	0	0.00	0

Buffalo	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB J.C. Garlick	1	0	0.00	0

Fumble Statistics

New England	Fumb	Recov	Force
RB Joel Mauldin	1	0	0
T Bob MaKinster	0	1	0
ILB Bryant Brady	0	0	1

Buffalo	Fumb	Recov	Force
RB Ray Davis	1	0	0
C Kaleb Hayes	0	1	0
OLB Eduardo Blackburn	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

New England	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Tim Duffy	8	389	48.6	41.4	66	2

Buffalo	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Jeffery Slatt	7	324	46.3	44.3	55	4

Kicking Statistics

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

Buffalo	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Maxwell Radke	2/2	2/2	0/0	48	0/0

Punt Return Statistics

New England	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Brian Thomas Jr.	4	14	3.5	0

Buffalo	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Mackenzie Robledo	7	58	8.3	0

Kick Return Statistics

New England	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Brian Thomas Jr.	3	87	29.0	0

Buffalo	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Hunter Pearson	1	56	56.0	0

Defensive Statistics

New England	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Lukas Burroughs	7	3	0.0	15	37
CB Broderick Duran	5	3	0.0	12	23
CB Jim Dillingham	5	1	0.0	14	26
ILB Tyler Foster	4	0	0.0	6	20
DT Bobby Lang	3	1	0.0	14	19
S Karl Nelson	3	1	0.0	12	35
OLB Clay Compton	3	1	0.0	13	23
CB R.J. Clements	3	1	0.0	17	42
CB Melvin Pollock	3	0	0.0	3	18
DT Lamont Dyer	2	1	0.0	6	16
DE Philip Armstrong	1	0	1.0	13	23
S Marlon Plesko	1	1	0.0	6	8
ILB Bryant Brady	1	1	0.0	12	22
CB Eli Jamison	1	0	0.0	4	23
DT Melvin Williamson	1	0	0.0	3	13
WR Collin Fickett	1	0	---	---	---
OLB Joseph Wilson	1	0	0.0	3	15
DT Demeioun Robinson	1	0	0.0	10	33

Buffalo	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB David Bartholomew	8	0	1.0	19	19
DT Travis Burroughs	7	0	1.0	20	31
S Sawyer Bailey	7	2	0.0	26	38
CB Arnold Moretti	4	3	0.0	26	38
ILB Randy Bernard	4	2	0.0	20	28
S Erick Brautlacht	4	2	0.0	26	36
OLB Eduardo Blackburn	4	1	0.0	14	25
CB Rod Bryant	3	2	0.0	23	35
CB Bradley Bernstein	2	0	0.0	5	8
DE Darius Robinson	1	0	1.0	16	28
DT Bernard Pierce	1	1	0.0	6	6
S Dadrion Taylor-Demerson	1	1	0.0	4	7
WR T.J. Peterson	1	0	---	---	---
CB J.C. Garlick	1	0	0.0	6	15
DE Lester Lynch	1	0	0.0	13	21
DT Brant Alston	0	3	0.0	17	25
OLB Marist Liufau	0	1	0.0	12	16

Pass Rush Statistics

New England	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Philip Armstrong	1.0	2	0	23
DE Leonard Marshall II	0.0	3	2	33
OLB Darrin Polasek	0.0	1	0	10
DT Melvin Williamson	0.0	1	0	13
DT Lamont Dyer	0.0	1	0	16

Buffalo	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Darius Robinson	1.0	0	1	1	28
DT Travis Burroughs	1.0	0	0	0	31
OLB David Bartholomew	1.0	0	0	0	19
ILB Claude Lyle	0.0	1	0	0	8
DE Sammie Pearson	0.0	1	0	0	18
CB Rod Bryant	0.0	1	0	0	35
DT Bernard Pierce	0.0	0	1	0	6

Pass Defense Statistics

New England	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Jim Dillingham	5	0	0	26
CB Broderick Duran	4	0	0	23
ILB Tyler Foster	4	0	0	20
CB R.J. Clements	3	1	0	42
CB Melvin Pollock	3	0	0	18
S Lukas Burroughs	2	0	0	37
OLB Clay Compton	1	0	1	23
CB Eli Jamison	1	0	0	23
S Marlon Plesko	1	0	0	8
S Karl Nelson	1	0	0	35
DT Melvin Williamson	1	0	0	13
OLB Joseph Wilson	1	0	0	15

Buffalo	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S Erick Brautlacht	3	2	0	36
OLB Eduardo Blackburn	3	1	0	25
CB Arnold Moretti	3	0	0	38
ILB Randy Bernard	2	0	0	28
S Sawyer Bailey	2	0	0	38
CB Rod Bryant	2	0	0	35
OLB David Bartholomew	2	0	0	19
CB Bradley Bernstein	2	0	0	8
CB J.C. Garlick	1	0	1	15
OLB Marist Liufau	1	0	0	16
S Dadrion Taylor-Demerson	1	0	0	7

Blocking Statistics

New England	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
G Jack Stroud Jr	3	7	26	0	38
C Javier Bohrer	1	6	26	0	38
G Mark Walters	1	5	26	1	38
T Bob MaKinster	1	3	26	2	38
T Lenny Moschetti	1	2	26	0	38

Buffalo	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
G Bart Cooley	1	3	17	0	42
T Bubba Bovee	1	3	17	0	42
G Butch Lyons	1	3	17	0	42
T Tyler Guyton	0	4	17	1	42
C Kaleb Hayes	0	2	17	0	42
TE Jake Stewart	0	1	16	0	39

Special Teams Tackles

New England	Tackles	STPlays
Joseph Wilson	2	22
Lukas David	2	21
Ross Braico	1	21
Andres Shelley	1	12
Jackie Mayes	1	11
Walter Gibson	1	3

Buffalo	Tackles	STPlays
Amos Martin	2	23
Amari Barton	2	11
Marist Liufau	1	21
Jake Stewart	1	10
Ray Davis	1	2

Participation

New England	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
G Jack Stroud Jr	26	38	---	---	8	72
T Bob MaKinster	26	38	---	---	8	72
T Lenny Moschetti	26	38	---	---	8	72
G Mark Walters	26	38	---	---	8	72
WR Brian Thomas Jr.	21	35	---	---	10	66
QB Dean Burton	26	38	---	---	---	64
C Javier Bohrer	26	38	---	---	---	64
CB R.J. Clements	---	---	17	42	2	61
S Lukas Burroughs	---	---	15	37	2	54
CB Jim Dillingham	---	---	14	26	10	50
DE Leonard Marshall II	---	---	15	33	2	50
WR T.J. Corson	20	21	---	---	6	47
S Karl Nelson	---	---	12	35	---	47
DT Demeioun Robinson	---	---	10	33	1	44
TE Andres Shelley	16	15	---	---	12	43
RB Joel Mauldin	17	25	---	---	1	43
OLB Joseph Wilson	---	---	3	15	22	40
TE Ross Braico	5	13	---	---	21	39
ILB Tyler Foster	---	---	6	20	12	38
RB Lukas David	9	8	---	---	21	38
DE Philip Armstrong	---	---	13	23	1	37
OLB Clay Compton	---	---	13	23	1	37
CB Broderick Duran	---	---	12	23	---	35
DT Bobby Lang	---	---	14	19	1	34
ILB Bryant Brady	---	---	12	22	---	34
CB Melvin Pollock	---	---	3	18	12	33
FB Ike Pritchett	15	16	---	---	---	31
S Marlon Plesko	---	---	6	8	15	29
CB Eli Jamison	---	---	4	23	1	28
WR Dakota Carr	11	17	---	---	---	28
TE Fernando Guenther	12	12	---	---	2	26
DT Melvin Williamson	---	---	3	13	8	24
DT Lamont Dyer	---	---	6	16	1	23
DE Julio Ridder	---	---	3	19	1	23
WR Collin Fickett	4	16	---	---	---	20
TE Jackie Mayes	0	6	---	---	11	17
OLB Darrin Polasek	---	---	4	10	1	15
WR Oliver Erickson	0	2	---	---	13	15
DE Joe Corriveau	---	---	2	4	7	13
RB Marshall Monroe	0	4	---	---	5	9
C Edwin Chamberlain	0	0	---	---	8	8
P Tim Duffy	0	0	---	---	8	8
K Walter Gibson	0	0	---	---	3	3
G Alexander Ferguson	0	0	---	---	---	0
QB Britt Petrafassi	0	0	---	---	---	0
G Harvey Flannery	0	0	---	---	---	0

Buffalo	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
G Bart Cooley	17	42	---	---	9	68
T Bubba Bovee	17	42	---	---	9	68
T Tyler Guyton	17	42	---	---	9	68
G Butch Lyons	17	42	---	---	9	68
WR Amari Barton	15	40	---	---	11	66
CB Arnold Moretti	---	---	26	38	1	65
S Sawyer Bailey	---	---	26	38	1	65
TE Jake Stewart	16	39	---	---	10	65
S Erick Brautlacht	---	---	26	36	---	62
WR Garret Wilson	16	39	---	---	6	61
CB Rod Bryant	---	---	23	35	3	61
QB Trevor Lawrence	17	42	---	---	---	59
C Kaleb Hayes	17	42	---	---	---	59
ILB Randy Bernard	---	---	20	28	11	59
WR T.J. Peterson	16	41	---	---	1	58
DT Travis Burroughs	---	---	20	31	---	51
OLB Marist Liufau	---	---	12	16	21	49
DE Darius Robinson	---	---	16	28	---	44
DE Sammie Pearson	---	---	17	18	8	43
DT Brant Alston	---	---	17	25	---	42
OLB Eduardo Blackburn	---	---	14	25	---	39
OLB David Bartholomew	---	---	19	19	---	38
RB Ray Davis	12	21	---	---	2	35
CB J.C. Garlick	---	---	6	15	13	34
DE Lester Lynch	---	---	13	21	---	34
TE Amos Martin	2	3	---	---	23	28
RB Hunter Pearson	5	20	---	---	3	28
S Dadrion Taylor-Demerson	---	---	4	7	13	24
DT Max Morrison	---	---	9	14	---	23
CB Bradley Bernstein	---	---	5	8	8	21
RB Mackenzie Robledo	0	0	---	---	21	21
DT Bernard Pierce	---	---	6	6	8	20
WR Erick Strahan	1	3	---	---	14	18
FB Tristan Mitchell	0	1	---	---	16	17
ILB Claude Lyle	---	---	7	8	---	15
C Andres Stone	0	0	---	---	9	9
P Jeffery Slatt	0	0	---	---	9	9
K Maxwell Radke	0	0	---	---	5	5
WR Eugene Woodard	1	3	---	---	---	4
ILB Devante Heck	---	---	0	2	---	2
TE Wendell Berkowich	1	0	---	---	---	1
QB Rodolfo Harris	0	0	---	---	---	0
C Trey Rice	0	0	---	---	---	0
C Damon Kleaver	0	0	---	---	---	0
T Jeremiah Woodard	0	0	---	---	---	0
T Kenyon McKenzie	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	13	34	2.6
Middle	6	41	6.8
Right	6	26	4.3
None	1	-2	-2.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	3	13	4.3
Middle	12	11	0.9
Right	2	8	4.0
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Dean Burton	35	22	0	1	3	3	2	1	1

Buffalo	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Trevor Lawrence	41	27	5	1	3	1	8	2	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	1	1	17	17.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	14	11	56	4.0
Medium (9-18 Yds)	13	9	92	7.1
Long (19+ Yds)	7	1	19	2.7

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	6	6	63	10.5
Short (0-8 Yds)	16	12	89	5.6
Medium (9-18 Yds)	15	9	88	5.9
Long (19+ Yds)	4	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

New England	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	PPlay
WR Dakota Carr	6	3	0	29	17
FB Ike Pritchett	6	4	1	21	16
WR T.J. Corson	5	3	0	19	21
WR Collin Fickett	4	2	0	11	16
RB Joel Mauldin	3	2	0	24	25
TE Ross Braico	2	1	1	12	13
WR Brian Thomas Jr.	2	2	0	13	35
RB Lukas David	2	1	0	8	8
RB Marshall Monroe	2	1	1	19	4
TE Andres Shelley	1	1	0	18	15
TE Fernando Guenther	1	1	0	2	12
TE Jackie Mayes	1	1	0	8	6

Buffalo	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
TE Jake Stewart	12	9	0	68	1	39
WR Garret Wilson	8	4	3	13	0	39
WR T.J. Peterson	6	2	0	41	1	41
WR Amari Barton	4	3	0	15	0	40
RB Ray Davis	4	4	0	57	2	21
TE Amos Martin	2	2	0	22	0	3
WR Eugene Woodard	2	1	0	0	0	3
RB Hunter Pearson	2	1	0	2	0	20
FB Tristan Mitchell	1	1	0	22	1	1

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

New England	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Joel Mauldin	3	13	4.33	4.82
QB Dean Burton	1	8	8.00	4.43

Buffalo	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Dean Burton	5	4	16	3.20	5.26

Buffalo	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Trevor Lawrence	3	2	2	0.67	5.85

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

New England	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Dakota Carr	2	1	3	1.50	4.83
WR Collin Fickett	1	1	8	8.00	2.75
FB Ike Pritchett	1	1	3	3.00	3.50
TE Fernando Guenther	1	1	2	2.00	2.00

Buffalo	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Jake Stewart	2	1	3	1.50	5.67
WR Garret Wilson	1	1	-1	-1.00	1.63

Third Down Rushing Statistics

New England	Rushes	Conversions
RB Lukas David	3	1
QB Dean Burton	2	1
WR T.J. Corson	1	0
WR Dakota Carr	1	0

Buffalo	Rushes	Conversions
QB Trevor Lawrence	1	1
RB Ray Davis	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Comp	Conversions
Dean Burton	5	4	3

Buffalo	Att	Comp	Conversions
Trevor Lawrence	13	9	2

Third Down Receiving Statistics

New England	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Collin Fickett	2	2	1
WR T.J. Corson	1	1	1
RB Lukas David	1	0	0
TE Jackie Mayes	1	1	1

Buffalo	Targ	Catch	Conversions
TE Jake Stewart	6	5	1
WR T.J. Peterson	2	1	1
TE Amos Martin	2	2	0
WR Garret Wilson	1	0	0
WR Amari Barton	1	0	0
RB Hunter Pearson	1	1	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 63,000 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 17,900 (21,400)
End Zone 14,100 (15,400)
Mezzanine 8,200 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 12,600 (13,600)
Club Seats 7,100 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 3,100 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	63,000 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	17,900 (21,400)
End Zone	14,100 (15,400)
Mezzanine	8,200 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	12,600 (13,600)
Club Seats	7,100 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	3,100 (3,300)