Week 1, 2014

played in Buffalo, NY

80 degrees, fair, 3 mph wind

New England Patriots	0	7	7	6	-	20
Buffalo Bills	3	0	7	14	-	24

Scoring Summary
1Q: 05:35 BUF - Paul Edinger 29 field goal
2Q: 01:39 NED - Byron Lewis 1 run (Charlie Flannery extra point)
3Q: 11:55 NED - Luke Gross 18 pass from Tom Brady (Charlie Flannery extra point)
3Q: 09:31 BUF - Chuck Roever 12 pass from Michael Vick (Paul Edinger extra point)
4Q: 11:04 NED - Charlie Flannery 24 field goal
4Q: 05:35 BUF - Michael Vick 6 run (Paul Edinger extra point)
4Q: 02:04 NED - Charlie Flannery 50 field goal
4Q: 00:31 BUF - Roosevelt Elizondo 1 run (Paul Edinger extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 05:35 BUF - Paul Edinger 29 field goal
2Q: 01:39 NED - Byron Lewis 1 run (Charlie Flannery extra point)
3Q: 11:55 NED - Luke Gross 18 pass from Tom Brady (Charlie Flannery extra point)
3Q: 09:31 BUF - Chuck Roever 12 pass from Michael Vick (Paul Edinger extra point)
4Q: 11:04 NED - Charlie Flannery 24 field goal
4Q: 05:35 BUF - Michael Vick 6 run (Paul Edinger extra point)
4Q: 02:04 NED - Charlie Flannery 50 field goal
4Q: 00:31 BUF - Roosevelt Elizondo 1 run (Paul Edinger extra point)

Team Statistics NED BUF
Record 0-1 1-0
First Downs 24 17
- by Rushing 7 5
- by Passing 16 10
- by Penalty 1 2
Total Net Yards 388 262
- Offensive Plays 68 59
- Yards per Play 5.71 4.44
Net Rushing Yards 119 66
- Rushing Attempts 22 20
- Yards per Rush 5.41 3.30
Net Passing Yards 269 196
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 45 - 30 - 1 36 - 22 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 273 219
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/4 3/23
- Yards per Pass Play 5.85 5.03
Fumbles/Lost 1/0 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 4/11 5/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 6.8 7.8
4th Down Conversions 0/0 1/1
Penalties/Yards 5/30 5/40
Punt Returns/Yards 5/13 2/21
Kick Returns/Yards 4/76 3/117
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 1/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 4 4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/1 3/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 27 OWN 28
Time of Possession 31:31 28:29

Team Statistics	NED	BUF
Record	0-1	1-0
First Downs	24	17
- by Rushing	7	5
- by Passing	16	10
- by Penalty	1	2
Total Net Yards	388	262
- Offensive Plays	68	59
- Yards per Play	5.71	4.44
Net Rushing Yards	119	66
- Rushing Attempts	22	20
- Yards per Rush	5.41	3.30
Net Passing Yards	269	196
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	45 - 30 - 1	36 - 22 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	273	219
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/4	3/23
- Yards per Pass Play	5.85	5.03
Fumbles/Lost	1/0	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	4/11	5/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	6.8	7.8
4th Down Conversions	0/0	1/1
Penalties/Yards	5/30	5/40
Punt Returns/Yards	5/13	2/21
Kick Returns/Yards	4/76	3/117
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	1/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	4	4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/1	3/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 27	OWN 28
Time of Possession	31:31	28:29

Drive Charts

New England Patriots
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	5:29	3:29	OWN 14	5	34	Punt
1	0:22	1:52	OWN 42	3	7	Punt
2	10:30	3:13	OWN 32	7	50	Missed FG
2	5:46	1:21	OWN 46	3	-5	Punt
2	2:58	1:26	OPP 45	6	45	Touchdown
2	0:40	0:40	OWN 16	3	30	Half
3	15:00	3:12	OWN 38	6	62	Touchdown
3	9:22	4:09	OWN 14	7	24	Punt
3	4:06	8:09	OWN 9	17	84	Field Goal
4	5:26	3:28	OWN 20	9	47	Field Goal
4	0:21	0:21	OWN 15	2	0	Interception

Buffalo Bills
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	9:31	OWN 20	16	68	Field Goal
1	2:00	1:38	OWN 5	4	8	Punt
2	13:30	3:00	OWN 17	5	11	Punt
2	7:17	1:31	OWN 25	3	-9	Punt
2	4:25	1:27	OWN 3	3	3	Punt
2	1:32	0:52	OWN 39	3	8	Punt
3	11:48	2:26	OPP 32	4	32	Touchdown
3	5:13	1:07	OWN 34	3	5	Punt
4	10:57	5:31	OWN 44	10	56	Touchdown
4	1:58	1:37	OWN 30	8	70	Touchdown

Game MVP: Michael Vick, Buffalo Bills

Rushing Statistics

New England	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Byron Lewis	16	103	6.44	25	4	1
Moe Schwartz	6	16	2.67	9	0	0

Buffalo	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Roosevelt Elizondo	12	35	2.92	15	1	1
Will King	5	11	2.20	6	0	0
Michael Vick	3	20	6.67	10	1	1

Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Tom Brady	45	30	273	1/4	1	21	1	81.0

Buffalo	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Michael Vick	36	22	219	3/23	1	33	0	87.6

Receiving Statistics

New England	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
TE Ben Watson	7	7	58	8.29	11	16	0
WR Nathan Osborne	7	13	82	11.71	9	21	0
WR Bethel Johnson	4	9	38	9.50	9	12	0
WR Howie Hoffman	4	5	32	8.00	8	14	0
WR Luke Gross	3	4	30	10.00	0	18	1
RB Byron Lewis	3	4	19	6.33	10	12	0
FB Mercury Legay	1	1	3	3.00	0	3	0
TE Elton Kinney	1	1	11	11.00	13	11	0
RB Moe Schwartz	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Buffalo	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Roger Davenport	4	5	56	14.00	26	33	0
FB Dennis Taylor	4	5	23	5.75	7	8	0
WR Edgar Paniagua	3	8	50	16.67	9	24	0
RB Roosevelt Elizondo	3	3	13	4.33	4	10	0
WR Chuck Roever	3	4	28	9.33	1	12	1
TE Andy Hammett	2	3	24	12.00	0	16	0
WR Spencer Matias	2	5	15	7.50	7	8	0
RB Craig Burgess	1	1	10	10.00	6	10	0
WR Jay Madison	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
RB Will King	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

New England	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Buffalo	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Glen Mueller	1	0	0.00	0

Fumble Statistics

New England	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Brian Ellis	1	1	0	0

Buffalo	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Todd Johnson	0	0	1	0

Punting Statistics

New England	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Robbie Burgess	4	186	46.5	41.3	56	3

Buffalo	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Herman Delrio	6	268	44.7	42.5	49	2

Kicking Statistics

New England	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Charlie Flannery	2/3	1/1	1/1	50	2/2

Buffalo	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Paul Edinger	1/1	0/0	0/0	29	3/3

Punt Return Statistics

New England	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Brian Ellis	5	13	2.6	0

Buffalo	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Victor Stewart	2	21	10.5	0

Kick Return Statistics

New England	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Brian Ellis	4	76	19.0	0

Buffalo	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Kevin Aschbacher	2	85	42.5	0
Jay Madison	1	32	32.0	0

Defensive Statistics

New England	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Luke Wayne	6	0	1.0	20	37
S Eugene Wilson	6	2	0.0	20	38
S Heath Hitchcock	5	1	0.0	13	33
CB Tito Mallard	5	0	0.0	20	38
DT Vince Wilfork	3	1	1.0	11	22
CB Brant Norton	3	3	0.0	20	38
DT Vernon Garrett	3	2	0.0	19	37
CB Fernando Gildon	3	1	0.0	3	14
OLB Christian Howe	3	1	0.0	16	25
DE Freddie Preston	2	0	0.5	20	38
S Sean Taylor	1	1	0.0	14	34
OLB Lamar Marshall	1	1	0.0	10	19
DE Stan Scott	1	0	0.0	7	6
WR Nathan Osborne	1	0	---	---	---
DE Leon Matheny	0	2	0.5	10	18
DE Kendrick Fox	0	3	0.0	16	26

Buffalo	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Kendrick Sersland	14	4	0.0	21	46
CB Glen Mueller	7	1	0.0	20	42
S Gino Fackleman	6	2	0.0	21	43
S Rondell Marsh	5	1	0.0	21	44
OLB C.J. Jacobson	4	2	1.0	20	43
DT J.T. Shapiro	3	2	0.0	19	40
DE Malcolm Kelley	2	2	0.0	22	42
ILB Jake Bullock	2	2	0.0	19	39
CB Dexter Hayes	2	1	0.0	19	37
DT Jimmie Sharpton	2	0	0.0	4	7
DE Colin Brady	2	0	0.0	20	44
CB Marshall Ford	1	2	0.0	22	46
ILB Phil Tuiososopo	1	0	0.0	3	3
ILB Mickey Carranza	0	1	0.0	3	12

Pass Rush Statistics

New England	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
ILB Luke Wayne	1.0	0	1	37
DT Vince Wilfork	1.0	0	0	22
DE Freddie Preston	0.5	1	0	38
DE Leon Matheny	0.5	0	0	18
DT Vernon Garrett	0.0	1	0	37
DE Kendrick Fox	0.0	0	1	26

Buffalo	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB C.J. Jacobson	1.0	2	2	3	43
DE Malcolm Kelley	0.0	0	2	4	42
DE Colin Brady	0.0	0	1	0	44
DT J.T. Shapiro	0.0	0	1	0	40

Pass Defense Statistics

New England	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
S Heath Hitchcock	5	0	33
CB Tito Mallard	5	0	38
OLB Christian Howe	3	1	25
CB Fernando Gildon	3	0	14
S Eugene Wilson	2	4	38
CB Brant Norton	2	0	38
S Sean Taylor	1	1	34
OLB Lamar Marshall	1	1	19
ILB Luke Wayne	0	1	37

Buffalo	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
OLB Kendrick Sersland	9	0	0	46
CB Glen Mueller	7	1	1	42
S Rondell Marsh	4	1	0	44
ILB Jake Bullock	2	0	0	39
S Gino Fackleman	2	0	0	43
DE Colin Brady	1	1	0	44
OLB C.J. Jacobson	1	1	0	43
DT Jimmie Sharpton	1	0	0	7
ILB Phil Tuiososopo	1	0	0	3
CB Marshall Ford	1	0	0	46
DT J.T. Shapiro	1	0	0	40

Blocking Statistics

New England	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Lenny Spindler	4	6	14	0	29
Dan Koppen	2	6	20	0	40
Brady Garrison	2	2	20	0	36
Lee Attico	1	2	9	0	17
Ben Watson	1	1	19	0	29
Van Perry	0	3	21	1	46
Leonard Lytle	0	2	21	0	38

Buffalo	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Keith Norris	2	3	0	17	0	31
Mark Sepulveda	1	6	1	20	1	39
Calvin Wilson	1	3	0	18	1	30
Randall Sampson	1	2	0	9	0	17
Jason Garrard	0	3	0	19	1	38

Special Teams Statistics

New England	Tackles	STPlays
Jumbo Sandberg	2	14
Mercury Legay	1	19
Elton Kinney	1	17
Xavier Mularkey	1	7
Fernando Gildon	0	22
Wesley Walker	0	17
Bethel Johnson	0	16
Brian Ellis	0	16
Cole Monroe	0	16
Moe Schwartz	0	15
Fernando LaStarza	0	10
Howie Hoffman	0	8
Charlie Flannery	0	8
Kendall Flickinger	0	8
Dan Koppen	0	7
Chad Slaughter	0	7
Darren Wall	0	7
Stan Scott	0	6
Lamar Marshall	0	5
Freddie Preston	0	5
Lenny Spindler	0	5
Ben Watson	0	4
Robbie Burgess	0	4
Vince Wilfork	0	3
Rene Wingo	0	3
Heath Hitchcock	0	3
Luke Gross	0	2
Lee Attico	0	2
Eugene Wilson	0	1
Sean Taylor	0	1
Leon Matheny	0	1
Vernon Garrett	0	1
Terrell Terry	0	1
Brant Norton	0	1
Christian Howe	0	1
Luke Wayne	0	1

Buffalo	Tackles	STPlays
Adrian Emerson	2	17
Todd Johnson	2	16
Myron Upshaw	2	15
Dexter Hayes	1	16
Tim Euhus	1	10
Bruce Atkinson	1	7
Herman Delrio	1	6
Alvin Carlisle	0	21
Victor Stewart	0	15
James Schwartz	0	13
Jay Madison	0	10
Kennedy Charron	0	10
Glen Mueller	0	9
Kevin Aschbacher	0	9
Jason Garrard	0	7
Jimmy Sisson	0	7
Randall Sampson	0	7
Paul Edinger	0	6
Dennis Taylor	0	6
Roger Davenport	0	5
Jimmie Sharpton	0	4
Calvin Wilson	0	4
Charles Whalen	0	4
Andy Hammett	0	4
Phil Tuiososopo	0	4
Malcolm Kelley	0	3
Jake Bullock	0	3
Colin Brady	0	3
Kendrick Sersland	0	3
Keith Norris	0	3
C.J. Jacobson	0	3
Marshall Ford	0	3
Rondell Marsh	0	3
J.T. Shapiro	0	3
Gino Fackleman	0	3
Craig Burgess	0	1
Thurman Cox	0	1

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	4	12	3.0
Middle	15	73	4.9
Right	3	34	11.3
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	4	4	1.0
Middle	14	61	4.4
Right	2	1	0.5
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Tom Brady	45	30	2	0	2	4	6	7	1

Buffalo	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Michael Vick	36	22	2	2	0	8	2	0	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	10	8	27	2.7
Short (0-8 Yds)	13	10	84	6.5
Medium (9-18 Yds)	12	10	124	10.3
Long (19+ Yds)	10	2	38	3.8

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	7	7	39	5.6
Short (0-8 Yds)	14	10	107	7.6
Medium (9-18 Yds)	7	4	49	7.0
Long (19+ Yds)	8	1	24	3.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

New England	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Nathan Osborne	13	7	0	82	2	34
WR Bethel Johnson	9	4	1	38	0	28
TE Ben Watson	7	7	0	58	0	29
WR Howie Hoffman	5	4	0	32	0	16
WR Luke Gross	4	3	1	30	0	36
RB Byron Lewis	4	3	0	19	0	36
FB Mercury Legay	1	1	0	3	0	21
TE Elton Kinney	1	1	0	11	0	15
RB Moe Schwartz	1	0	0	0	0	10

Buffalo	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Edgar Paniagua	8	3	50	1	28
WR Spencer Matias	5	2	15	0	25
WR Roger Davenport	5	4	56	1	19
FB Dennis Taylor	5	4	23	0	14
WR Chuck Roever	4	3	28	0	25
TE Andy Hammett	3	2	24	0	15
RB Roosevelt Elizondo	3	3	13	0	23
WR Jay Madison	1	0	0	0	9
RB Craig Burgess	1	1	10	0	2
RB Will King	1	0	0	0	10

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

New England	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Byron Lewis	4	7	1.75	6.44

Buffalo	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Michael Vick	2	16	8.00	6.67
Will King	1	0	0.00	2.20
Roosevelt Elizondo	1	1	1.00	2.92

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Tom Brady	7	4	41	5.86	6.07

Buffalo	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Michael Vick	8	6	51	6.38	6.08

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

New England	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
RB Byron Lewis	2	1	0	0.00	4.75
TE Ben Watson	1	1	16	16.00	8.29
WR Bethel Johnson	1	0	0	0.00	4.22
WR Luke Gross	1	1	18	18.00	7.50
WR Howie Hoffman	1	0	0	0.00	6.40
WR Nathan Osborne	1	1	7	7.00	6.31

Buffalo	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Spencer Matias	2	1	8	4.00	3.00
WR Roger Davenport	2	2	18	9.00	11.20
FB Dennis Taylor	2	1	5	2.50	4.60
WR Chuck Roever	2	2	20	10.00	7.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

New England	Rushes	Conversions

Buffalo	Rushes	Conversions
Michael Vick	2	2
Roosevelt Elizondo	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Comp	Conversions
Tom Brady	11	9	4

Buffalo	Att	Comp	Conversions
Michael Vick	10	4	3

Third Down Receiving Statistics

New England	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Bethel Johnson	2	2	2
WR Luke Gross	2	2	1
WR Howie Hoffman	2	1	0
RB Byron Lewis	2	2	1
WR Nathan Osborne	2	1	0
TE Ben Watson	1	1	0

Buffalo	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Edgar Paniagua	3	1	1
WR Spencer Matias	2	0	0
WR Roger Davenport	2	1	1
RB Craig Burgess	1	1	1
RB Roosevelt Elizondo	1	1	0
WR Chuck Roever	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 49,500 (75,300 capacity)
Upper Deck 15,000 (23,100)
End Zone 11,100 (16,700)
Mezzanine 6,400 (9,600)
Sideline Seats 10,000 (14,800)
Club Seats 5,700 (8,900)
Luxury Boxes 1,300 (2,200)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	49,500 (75,300 capacity)
Upper Deck	15,000 (23,100)
End Zone	11,100 (16,700)
Mezzanine	6,400 (9,600)
Sideline Seats	10,000 (14,800)
Club Seats	5,700 (8,900)
Luxury Boxes	1,300 (2,200)