Week 17, 2015

played in New England, MA

45 degrees, rain, 12 mph wind

Buffalo Bills	3	3	0	7	6	-	19
New England Patriots	0	3	7	3	0	-	13

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:43 BUF - Harry Foster 49 field goal
2Q: 11:10 NED - Charlie Flannery 44 field goal
2Q: 02:09 BUF - Harry Foster 19 field goal
3Q: 09:57 NED - Kendall Flickinger 5 run (Charlie Flannery extra point)
4Q: 14:39 BUF - Will King 7 pass from J.B. Farrell (Harry Foster extra point)
4Q: 01:04 NED - Charlie Flannery 25 field goal
OT: 04:13 BUF - Rodney Nixon 57 interception return

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:43 BUF - Harry Foster 49 field goal
2Q: 11:10 NED - Charlie Flannery 44 field goal
2Q: 02:09 BUF - Harry Foster 19 field goal
3Q: 09:57 NED - Kendall Flickinger 5 run (Charlie Flannery extra point)
4Q: 14:39 BUF - Will King 7 pass from J.B. Farrell (Harry Foster extra point)
4Q: 01:04 NED - Charlie Flannery 25 field goal
OT: 04:13 BUF - Rodney Nixon 57 interception return

Team Statistics BUF NED
Record 6-10 12-4
First Downs 21 18
- by Rushing 7 7
- by Passing 13 8
- by Penalty 1 3
Total Net Yards 347 296
- Offensive Plays 75 63
- Yards per Play 4.63 4.70
Net Rushing Yards 146 107
- Rushing Attempts 39 31
- Yards per Rush 3.74 3.45
Net Passing Yards 201 189
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 34 - 25 - 4 29 - 15 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 212 210
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2/11 3/21
- Yards per Pass Play 5.58 5.91
Fumbles/Lost 1/0 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 6/16 4/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 5.4 6.7
4th Down Conversions 1/1 0/0
Penalties/Yards 6/35 7/56
Punt Returns/Yards 5/37 3/5
Kick Returns/Yards 4/119 5/95
Interception Ret./Yards 1/57 4/31
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 3 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/1 1/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 27 OWN 30
Time of Possession 39:23 31:32

Team Statistics	BUF	NED
Record	6-10	12-4
First Downs	21	18
- by Rushing	7	7
- by Passing	13	8
- by Penalty	1	3
Total Net Yards	347	296
- Offensive Plays	75	63
- Yards per Play	4.63	4.70
Net Rushing Yards	146	107
- Rushing Attempts	39	31
- Yards per Rush	3.74	3.45
Net Passing Yards	201	189
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	34 - 25 - 4	29 - 15 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	212	210
- Sacks/Yards Lost	2/11	3/21
- Yards per Pass Play	5.58	5.91
Fumbles/Lost	1/0	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	6/16	4/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	5.4	6.7
4th Down Conversions	1/1	0/0
Penalties/Yards	6/35	7/56
Punt Returns/Yards	5/37	3/5
Kick Returns/Yards	4/119	5/95
Interception Ret./Yards	1/57	4/31
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	3	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/1	1/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 27	OWN 30
Time of Possession	39:23	31:32

Drive Charts

Buffalo Bills
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	4:25	OWN 48	6	20	Field Goal
1	8:21	1:43	OWN 23	3	17	Interception
1	5:54	3:04	OWN 10	6	47	Punt
2	15:00	2:01	OWN 1	6	33	Interception
2	11:04	9:01	OWN 30	17	68	Field Goal
3	9:51	1:42	OWN 32	3	7	Punt
3	6:59	7:30	OWN 35	15	65	Touchdown
4	9:50	2:00	OWN 5	3	-1	Punt
4	6:45	1:11	OWN 42	3	39	Interception
4	0:56	0:54	OWN 44	4	20	Missed FG
OT1	11:45	4:31	OWN 20	7	40	Punt
OT1	6:09	1:37	OWN 27	3	2	Interception

New England Patriots
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	10:35	2:14	OWN 23	3	9	Punt
1	6:38	0:44	OWN 40	3	0	Punt
1	2:50	2:50	OWN 13	5	40	Punt
2	12:59	1:55	OPP 36	3	9	Field Goal
2	2:03	2:03	OWN 22	4	18	Half
3	15:00	5:09	OWN 15	11	85	Touchdown
3	8:09	1:10	OWN 18	3	2	Punt
4	14:29	4:39	OWN 31	7	25	Punt
4	7:50	1:05	OWN 44	3	-5	Punt
4	5:34	4:38	OWN 20	10	72	Field Goal
4	0:02	0:02	OWN 43	1	10	Half
OT1	15:00	3:15	OWN 28	5	23	Punt
OT1	7:14	1:05	OWN 20	3	7	Punt
OT1	4:32	0:27	OWN 37	2	-10	Interception

Game MVP: Rodney Nixon, Buffalo Bills

Rushing Statistics

Buffalo	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Will King	26	90	3.46	15	2
Craig Burgess	9	48	5.33	13	2
Dennis Taylor	2	3	1.50	4	0
J.B. Farrell	2	5	2.50	3	0

New England	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Kendall Flickinger	19	62	3.26	12	2	1
Mercury Legay	8	16	2.00	9	0	0
Harvey Swanger	4	29	7.25	10	2	0

Passing Statistics

Buffalo	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
J.B. Farrell	34	25	212	2/11	1	33	4	59.5

New England	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Harvey Swanger	29	15	210	3/21	0	33	1	61.0

Receiving Statistics

Buffalo	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Roger Davenport	6	7	62	10.33	0	20	0
WR Edgar Paniagua	5	7	70	14.00	5	33	0
WR Kevin Aschbacher	3	5	33	11.00	0	17	0
RB Craig Burgess	2	2	8	4.00	0	9	0
RB Will King	2	2	6	3.00	0	7	1
FB Dennis Taylor	2	2	5	2.50	0	4	0
WR Mel Turnbull	2	3	15	7.50	0	8	0
TE Tim Euhus	1	1	6	6.00	0	6	0
TE Andy Hammett	1	2	0	0.00	0	0	0
TE Brenden Shoro	1	1	7	7.00	0	7	0
WR Jay Madison	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
WR Chuck Roever	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

New England	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Darren McKnight	4	4	56	14.00	3	28
WR Nathan Osborne	3	9	41	13.67	6	33
FB Mercury Legay	2	2	18	9.00	3	13
WR Luke Gross	2	5	48	24.00	9	26
WR Deon Bell	2	5	17	8.50	0	14
FB Melvin Van DeWege	1	1	31	31.00	29	31
TE Elton Kinney	1	2	-1	-1.00	0	-1
RB Kendall Flickinger	0	1	0	0.00	0	0

Interception Statistics

Buffalo	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Rodney Nixon	1	57	57.00	1

New England	Ints	Yards	Avg
S Heath Hitchcock	1	0	0.00
DE Jorge Boyette	1	11	11.00
CB Brian Ellis	1	5	5.00
S Jumbo Sandberg	1	15	15.00

Fumble Statistics

Buffalo	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Will King	1	0	0	0
Dennis Winslett	0	1	0	0

New England	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Colin Bullock	0	0	1	0

Punting Statistics

Buffalo	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Herman Delrio	4	170	42.5	36.3	50	2

New England	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Robbie Burgess	8	376	47.0	39.9	56	4

Kicking Statistics

Buffalo	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Harry Foster	2/3	1/2	0/1	49	1/1

New England	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Charlie Flannery	2/2	1/1	0/0	44	1/1

Punt Return Statistics

Buffalo	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Mel Turnbull	5	37	7.4	0

New England	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Brian Ellis	3	5	1.7	0

Kick Return Statistics

Buffalo	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Kevin Aschbacher	3	93	31.0	0
Jay Madison	1	26	26.0	0

New England	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Brian Ellis	4	76	19.0	0
Michael Lewis	1	19	19.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Buffalo	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Ellis Sheldon	8	2	0.0	28	28
ILB Phil Tuiososopo	7	1	0.0	25	28
OLB Michael Vandam	5	0	1.0	24	28
DE Steve McWilliams	4	1	1.0	29	27
CB Dexter Hayes	4	0	0.0	29	25
OLB James Schwartz	3	1	0.0	24	21
CB Matt Carhart	3	1	0.0	27	30
CB Rodney Nixon	3	1	0.0	24	28
WR Kevin Aschbacher	3	0	---	---	---
OLB C.J. Jacobson	3	0	0.0	8	4
S Myron Upshaw	2	0	0.0	26	29
S Gino Fackleman	2	0	0.0	3	7
DE Graham McKnight	2	0	0.0	21	22
ILB Mickey Carranza	1	3	0.5	11	10
ILB Jake Bullock	1	1	0.0	8	10
QB J.B. Farrell	1	0	---	---	---
DE Colin Brady	0	1	0.5	2	5
DT Jimmie Sharpton	0	1	0.0	30	27

New England	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Jumbo Sandberg	12	2	0.0	37	35
ILB Sedrick Davison	11	2	0.0	36	35
CB Fernando Gildon	10	1	0.0	37	32
DT Colin Bullock	6	3	0.0	34	33
CB Brian Ellis	5	2	0.0	23	25
OLB Christian Howe	5	1	0.0	39	33
DE Leon Matheny	3	1	1.0	36	34
DE Kelvin Harbert	2	2	1.0	31	23
CB Freddie Robak	2	1	0.0	36	33
OLB Riddick Becker	2	0	0.0	17	12
DT Mark Badalyan	1	4	0.0	39	36
S Michael Lewis	1	2	0.0	28	27
S Heath Hitchcock	1	0	0.0	3	1
DE Jorge Boyette	1	0	0.0	18	21
ILB Luke Wayne	1	0	0.0	3	1
DE Jeremy Coker	1	0	0.0	4	3
ILB Will Jessup	1	0	0.0	3	6

Pass Rush Statistics

Buffalo	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Michael Vandam	1.0	1	1	0	28
DE Steve McWilliams	1.0	0	0	0	27
ILB Mickey Carranza	0.5	0	0	0	10
DE Colin Brady	0.5	0	0	0	5
OLB C.J. Jacobson	0.0	1	1	0	4
DE Graham McKnight	0.0	1	0	0	22
DT Jimmie Sharpton	0.0	0	1	1	27
DE Dwight Pierce	0.0	0	1	0	6
DE Malcolm Kelley	0.0	0	0	1	10

New England	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Leon Matheny	1.0	0	0	0	34
DE Kelvin Harbert	1.0	0	0	0	23

Pass Defense Statistics

Buffalo	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S Ellis Sheldon	3	0	0	28
ILB Phil Tuiososopo	2	1	0	28
CB Rodney Nixon	2	0	1	28
CB Dexter Hayes	2	0	0	25
CB Matt Carhart	2	0	0	30
OLB James Schwartz	1	1	0	21
S Myron Upshaw	1	0	0	29
OLB Michael Vandam	1	0	0	28
S Gino Fackleman	1	0	0	7
ILB Jake Bullock	0	1	0	10

New England	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Fernando Gildon	7	1	0	32
S Jumbo Sandberg	5	1	1	35
OLB Christian Howe	3	1	0	33
ILB Sedrick Davison	3	1	0	35
CB Brian Ellis	2	1	1	25
OLB Riddick Becker	2	0	0	12
S Michael Lewis	1	0	0	27
ILB Luke Wayne	1	0	0	1
CB Freddie Robak	1	0	0	33
S Heath Hitchcock	0	0	1	1
DE Jorge Boyette	0	0	1	21

Blocking Statistics

Buffalo	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Ricky Weber	4	6	31	1	30
Jimmy Sisson	3	13	33	0	35
Bruce Atkinson	2	8	25	1	22
Dennis Winslett	2	5	38	0	36
Alan Overby	1	2	22	0	20
Keith Norris	1	1	19	0	12
Andy Hammett	0	1	20	0	16
Randall Sampson	0	1	27	0	25

New England	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Jared Merrifield	2	6	28	0	25
Xavier Mularkey	2	4	23	0	26
Darren Wall	1	5	23	0	25
Damon Beede	1	4	26	1	25
Van Perry	1	2	6	0	8
Jeremy Hibdon	1	1	13	0	13
Melvin Van DeWege	1	1	16	0	13
Bert Adams	0	2	14	1	10
Lee Attico	0	2	22	1	27

Special Teams Statistics

Buffalo	Tackles	STPlays
Tim Euhus	2	16
Randal Tomich	1	24
Myron Upshaw	1	21
Kevin Aschbacher	1	16
Jay Madison	1	12
Michael Vandam	1	10
Ricky Weber	1	7
Dexter Hayes	0	17
Kendrick Sersland	0	17
Andy Hammett	0	13
Mel Turnbull	0	12
Matt Carhart	0	11
Craig Burgess	0	9
Colin Brady	0	8
Brenden Shoro	0	8
Harry Foster	0	8
Malcolm Kelley	0	7
Alan Overby	0	7
Keith Norris	0	7
Dennis Taylor	0	7
Randall Sampson	0	7
Herman Delrio	0	7
Rodney Nixon	0	6
Roger Davenport	0	5
Phil Tuiososopo	0	5
Jimmie Sharpton	0	3
Dennis Winslett	0	3
Dwight Pierce	0	2
Steve McWilliams	0	2
James Schwartz	0	2
Ellis Sheldon	0	2
Mickey Carranza	0	1
Jake Bullock	0	1
C.J. Jacobson	0	1
Rondell Marsh	0	1
Graham McKnight	0	1

New England	Tackles	STPlays
Mercury Legay	3	19
Michael Lewis	2	20
Melvin Van DeWege	2	17
Darren McKnight	1	13
Damon Beede	1	9
Brian Ellis	0	22
Ross Shannon	0	17
Cole Monroe	0	17
Wesley Walker	0	15
Kendall Flickinger	0	14
Dan Koppen	0	10
Bert Adams	0	10
Jeremy Hibdon	0	9
Fernando Gildon	0	9
Heath Hitchcock	0	9
Robbie Burgess	0	8
Lee Attico	0	7
Colin Bullock	0	7
Charlie Flannery	0	6
Elton Kinney	0	6
Will Jessup	0	6
Jorge Boyette	0	5
Van Perry	0	4
Leon Matheny	0	3
Christian Howe	0	3
Mark Badalyan	0	3
Freddie Robak	0	3
Jumbo Sandberg	0	3
Sedrick Davison	0	3
Sean Taylor	0	2
Luke Wayne	0	2
Corey Hammond	0	2
Kelvin Harbert	0	2
Xavier Mularkey	0	1

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	10	52	5.2
Middle	25	82	3.3
Right	4	12	3.0
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	7	20	2.9
Middle	19	76	4.0
Right	5	11	2.2
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Buffalo	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
J.B. Farrell	34	25	2	0	0	5	0	0	4

New England	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Harvey Swanger	29	15	5	1	2	3	4	2	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	6	5	9	1.5
Short (0-8 Yds)	10	8	47	4.7
Medium (9-18 Yds)	10	9	86	8.6
Long (19+ Yds)	8	3	70	8.8

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	0	0	0	0.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	11	8	66	6.0
Medium (9-18 Yds)	9	4	57	6.3
Long (19+ Yds)	9	3	87	9.7

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Buffalo	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Edgar Paniagua	7	5	70	1	27
WR Roger Davenport	7	6	62	1	22
WR Kevin Aschbacher	5	3	33	0	19
WR Mel Turnbull	3	2	15	0	21
TE Andy Hammett	2	1	0	0	16
RB Craig Burgess	2	2	8	0	6
RB Will King	2	2	6	0	23
FB Dennis Taylor	2	2	5	0	20
TE Tim Euhus	1	1	6	0	3
WR Jay Madison	1	0	0	0	3
WR Chuck Roever	1	0	0	0	7
TE Brenden Shoro	1	1	7	0	10

New England	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Nathan Osborne	9	3	0	41	1	27
WR Luke Gross	5	2	0	48	2	25
WR Deon Bell	5	2	1	17	0	19
WR Darren McKnight	4	4	0	56	1	11
FB Mercury Legay	2	2	0	18	0	15
TE Elton Kinney	2	1	1	-1	0	17
RB Kendall Flickinger	1	0	0	0	0	21
FB Melvin Van DeWege	1	1	0	31	1	13

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Buffalo	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Will King	5	-1	-0.20	3.46
Craig Burgess	2	15	7.50	5.33

New England	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Kendall Flickinger	3	3	1.00	3.26
Harvey Swanger	1	5	5.00	7.25

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Buffalo	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
J.B. Farrell	5	3	16	3.20	6.24

New England	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Buffalo	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Edgar Paniagua	2	0	0	0.00	10.00
WR Roger Davenport	1	1	8	8.00	8.86
RB Will King	1	1	7	7.00	3.00
FB Dennis Taylor	1	1	1	1.00	2.50

New England	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Buffalo	Rushes	Conversions
Craig Burgess	2	2
J.B. Farrell	1	0

New England	Rushes	Conversions
Kendall Flickinger	2	1
Harvey Swanger	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Buffalo	Att	Comp	Conversions
J.B. Farrell	12	9	4

New England	Att	Comp	Conversions
Harvey Swanger	10	5	3

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Buffalo	Targ	Catch	Conversions
RB Craig Burgess	2	2	0
TE Tim Euhus	1	1	1
WR Jay Madison	1	0	0
WR Edgar Paniagua	1	1	0
TE Andy Hammett	1	0	0
WR Kevin Aschbacher	1	0	0
WR Roger Davenport	1	1	0
RB Will King	1	1	1
FB Dennis Taylor	1	1	0
TE Brenden Shoro	1	1	1
WR Mel Turnbull	1	1	1

New England	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Luke Gross	3	1	1
WR Darren McKnight	2	2	2
WR Nathan Osborne	2	1	0
RB Kendall Flickinger	1	0	0
TE Elton Kinney	1	0	0
WR Deon Bell	1	1	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 57,100 (68,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 14,600 (21,600)
End Zone 13,400 (15,600)
Mezzanine 8,200 (9,000)
Sideline Seats 13,100 (13,800)
Club Seats 6,000 (6,000)
Luxury Boxes 1,800 (2,000)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	57,100 (68,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	14,600 (21,600)
End Zone	13,400 (15,600)
Mezzanine	8,200 (9,000)
Sideline Seats	13,100 (13,800)
Club Seats	6,000 (6,000)
Luxury Boxes	1,800 (2,000)