Week 1, 2017

played in Buffalo, NY

76 degrees, fair, 1 mph wind

New England Patriots	0	14	3	10	-	27
Buffalo Bills	14	7	3	0	-	24

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:35 BUF - Spencer Matias 10 pass from Ralph Maxwell (Brent Urquoila extra point)
1Q: 04:08 BUF - Spencer Matias 12 pass from Ralph Maxwell (Brent Urquoila extra point)
2Q: 13:47 BUF - Roosevelt Elizondo 33 run (Brent Urquoila extra point)
2Q: 06:21 NED - Byron Lewis 5 run (Charlie Flannery extra point)
2Q: 01:28 NED - Byron Lewis 84 run (Charlie Flannery extra point)
3Q: 05:22 BUF - Brent Urquoila 31 field goal
3Q: 01:30 NED - Charlie Flannery 43 field goal
4Q: 08:25 NED - Charlie Flannery 19 field goal
4Q: 00:18 NED - Roger Daniels 6 pass from Bernard Escalante (Charlie Flannery extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:35 BUF - Spencer Matias 10 pass from Ralph Maxwell (Brent Urquoila extra point)
1Q: 04:08 BUF - Spencer Matias 12 pass from Ralph Maxwell (Brent Urquoila extra point)
2Q: 13:47 BUF - Roosevelt Elizondo 33 run (Brent Urquoila extra point)
2Q: 06:21 NED - Byron Lewis 5 run (Charlie Flannery extra point)
2Q: 01:28 NED - Byron Lewis 84 run (Charlie Flannery extra point)
3Q: 05:22 BUF - Brent Urquoila 31 field goal
3Q: 01:30 NED - Charlie Flannery 43 field goal
4Q: 08:25 NED - Charlie Flannery 19 field goal
4Q: 00:18 NED - Roger Daniels 6 pass from Bernard Escalante (Charlie Flannery extra point)

Team Statistics NED BUF
Record 1-0 0-1
First Downs 22 24
- by Rushing 7 7
- by Passing 13 13
- by Penalty 2 4
Total Net Yards 414 387
- Offensive Plays 60 65
- Yards per Play 6.90 5.95
Net Rushing Yards 197 196
- Rushing Attempts 22 39
- Yards per Rush 8.95 5.03
Net Passing Yards 217 191
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 36 - 24 - 1 23 - 19 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 226 208
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2/9 3/17
- Yards per Pass Play 5.71 7.35
Fumbles/Lost 2/1 2/1
3rd Down Conversions 4/11 6/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 6.5 8.4
4th Down Conversions 1/1 0/0
Penalties/Yards 7/60 8/56
Punt Returns/Yards 2/4 2/26
Kick Returns/Yards 3/43 2/59
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 1/1
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 3 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/1 2/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 26 OWN 28
Time of Possession 26:08 33:52

Team Statistics	NED	BUF
Record	1-0	0-1
First Downs	22	24
- by Rushing	7	7
- by Passing	13	13
- by Penalty	2	4
Total Net Yards	414	387
- Offensive Plays	60	65
- Yards per Play	6.90	5.95
Net Rushing Yards	197	196
- Rushing Attempts	22	39
- Yards per Rush	8.95	5.03
Net Passing Yards	217	191
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	36 - 24 - 1	23 - 19 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	226	208
- Sacks/Yards Lost	2/9	3/17
- Yards per Pass Play	5.71	7.35
Fumbles/Lost	2/1	2/1
3rd Down Conversions	4/11	6/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	6.5	8.4
4th Down Conversions	1/1	0/0
Penalties/Yards	7/60	8/56
Punt Returns/Yards	2/4	2/26
Kick Returns/Yards	3/43	2/59
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	1/1
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	3	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/1	2/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 26	OWN 28
Time of Possession	26:08	33:52

Drive Charts

New England Patriots
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	9:26	3:11	OWN 13	6	29	Punt
1	4:00	2:18	OWN 39	3	8	Punt
2	13:33	1:09	OWN 22	2	12	Interception
2	11:23	5:10	OWN 6	14	94	Touchdown
2	2:09	0:59	OWN 16	3	84	Touchdown
3	15:00	2:14	OWN 20	5	21	Punt
3	8:46	1:39	OWN 20	3	12	Fumble
3	5:17	3:53	OWN 20	7	54	Field Goal
4	11:53	1:06	OWN 40	3	-9	Punt
4	10:47	2:30	OPP 17	4	15	Field Goal
4	2:27	2:19	OWN 16	10	84	Touchdown

Buffalo Bills
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	5:34	OWN 33	10	67	Touchdown
1	6:15	2:15	OWN 42	7	58	Touchdown
1	1:42	3:09	OWN 5	7	95	Touchdown
2	12:24	1:01	OWN 48	3	2	Punt
2	6:13	4:04	OWN 14	6	25	Punt
2	1:10	1:10	OWN 20	3	21	Half
3	12:46	4:00	OWN 2	10	55	Punt
3	7:07	1:50	OPP 23	3	9	Field Goal
3	1:24	4:31	OWN 20	10	47	Missed FG
4	8:17	5:50	OWN 20	8	16	Punt

Game MVP: Ralph Maxwell, Buffalo Bills

Rushing Statistics

New England	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Byron Lewis	13	122	9.38	84	1	2
Edwin Blair	6	63	10.50	26	3	0
Bernard Escalante	3	12	4.00	5	0	0

Buffalo	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Roosevelt Elizondo	19	87	4.58	33	1	1
Donovan Walsh	13	67	5.15	12	2	0
Ralph Maxwell	7	42	6.00	13	1	0

Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Bernard Escalante	36	24	226	2/9	1	24	1	81.4

Buffalo	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Ralph Maxwell	23	19	208	3/17	2	34	0	133.3

Receiving Statistics

New England	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Roger Daniels	5	8	44	8.80	3	13	1
WR Luke Gross	5	9	72	14.40	19	22	0
WR Nathan Osborne	5	6	49	9.80	10	24	0
RB Edwin Blair	4	4	35	8.75	0	18	0
WR Darren McKnight	3	5	22	7.33	0	15	0
FB Lewis Gredzinski	2	2	4	2.00	1	3	0
TE Ross Shannon	0	2	0	0.00	0	0	0

Buffalo	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Spencer Matias	5	7	74	14.80	6	34	2
WR Edgar Paniagua	3	4	46	15.33	21	23	0
RB Roosevelt Elizondo	3	3	15	5.00	11	9	0
TE Tracy Marohl	3	4	23	7.67	14	12	0
FB Dennis Taylor	2	2	31	15.50	13	19	0
RB Donovan Walsh	2	2	10	5.00	3	7	0
WR Roger Davenport	1	1	9	9.00	0	9	0

Interception Statistics

New England	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Buffalo	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
ILB Jake Bullock	1	1	1.00	0

Fumble Statistics

New England	Fumb	Recov	Force
Bernard Escalante	2	1	0
Edwin Blair	0	1	0
Luke Wayne	0	0	1
Will Jessup	0	0	1

Buffalo	Fumb	Recov	Force
Roosevelt Elizondo	1	0	0
Brock Ogden	1	0	0
Colin Brady	0	1	0
Brenden Shoro	0	1	0
J.T. Shapiro	0	0	1
Jamal Stokes	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

New England	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Robbie Burgess	4	199	49.8	43.3	58	3

Buffalo	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Rico Miiles	4	184	46.0	40.0	50	3

Kicking Statistics

New England	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Charlie Flannery	2/2	1/1	0/0	43	3/3

Buffalo	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Brent Urquoila	1/2	0/1	0/1	31	3/3

Punt Return Statistics

New England	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Dominic Goodwin	2	4	2.0	0

Buffalo	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Brock Ogden	2	26	13.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

New England	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Dominic Goodwin	3	43	14.3	0

Buffalo	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Kevin Aschbacher	2	59	29.5	0

Defensive Statistics

New England	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
DT Vernon Garrett	7	0	1.0	39	26
ILB Luke Wayne	7	2	0.0	35	25
CB Kelly Franz	7	2	0.0	31	20
DE Kelvin Harbert	6	0	2.0	34	23
S Zach Anderson	6	2	0.0	37	25
OLB Christian Howe	5	2	0.0	37	25
CB Dominic Goodwin	4	2	0.0	36	23
S Heath Hitchcock	4	1	0.0	33	20
DT Wally Moore	2	3	0.0	30	22
DE Kendrick Fox	2	1	0.0	39	24
OLB Warren Pharms	2	0	0.0	15	9
CB Gene Levine	2	0	0.0	27	22
S Mo Morton	2	0	0.0	8	6
ILB Byron Crist	1	2	0.0	4	1
WR Darren McKnight	1	0	---	---	---
FB Lewis Gredzinski	1	0	---	---	---
OLB Will Jessup	1	0	0.0	5	1
DE Aaron Piccarreta	0	2	0.0	9	7

Buffalo	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
CB Marshall Ford	8	2	0.0	22	36
ILB Kendrick Sersland	7	3	0.0	22	38
S Rondell Marsh	5	0	0.0	19	36
CB Dexter Hayes	4	0	0.0	8	18
OLB C.J. Jacobson	4	0	0.0	13	25
CB Rodney Nixon	4	0	0.0	18	33
S Gino Fackleman	3	2	0.0	10	12
S Ellis Sheldon	3	1	0.0	12	26
DT J.T. Shapiro	2	1	1.5	19	29
ILB Jake Bullock	2	2	0.0	12	27
DE Jamal Stokes	1	0	0.5	17	32
OLB James Schwartz	1	1	0.0	15	19
DT Alfred Malcomson	1	0	0.0	5	9
OLB Michael Vandam	0	2	0.0	4	6
DE Steve McWilliams	0	1	0.0	7	12
CB Lamar Toews	0	1	0.0	7	12

Pass Rush Statistics

New England	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Kelvin Harbert	2.0	0	3	23
DT Vernon Garrett	1.0	0	0	26
DE Kendrick Fox	0.0	1	1	24

Buffalo	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
DT J.T. Shapiro	1.5	0	0	29
DE Jamal Stokes	0.5	0	0	32
OLB C.J. Jacobson	0.0	1	1	25
ILB Kendrick Sersland	0.0	0	1	38
DE Graham McKnight	0.0	0	1	6

Pass Defense Statistics

New England	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
OLB Christian Howe	5	0	25
CB Dominic Goodwin	4	0	23
S Heath Hitchcock	2	0	20
OLB Warren Pharms	2	0	9
ILB Luke Wayne	2	0	25
CB Kelly Franz	2	0	20
CB Gene Levine	1	1	22
S Mo Morton	1	0	6
S Zach Anderson	0	1	25

Buffalo	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Rodney Nixon	5	0	0	33
S Rondell Marsh	4	1	0	36
CB Marshall Ford	4	0	0	36
ILB Kendrick Sersland	3	0	0	38
S Gino Fackleman	2	1	0	12
CB Dexter Hayes	2	0	0	18
S Ellis Sheldon	1	1	0	26
ILB Jake Bullock	1	0	1	27
OLB James Schwartz	1	0	0	19
OLB C.J. Jacobson	1	0	0	25

Blocking Statistics

New England	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Jeremy Hibdon	3	6	1	18	0	35
Leonard Lytle	3	4	0	21	1	36
Lenny Spindler	3	3	0	20	0	29
Van Perry	1	1	0	22	0	36
Damon Beede	1	1	0	4	0	3
Gerald VanEck	0	2	0	9	0	8
Teddy Rottinghaus	0	1	0	16	0	19
Otis Porter	0	1	0	13	0	31
Lewis Gredzinski	0	0	0	12	1	20

Buffalo	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Jason Garrard	5	8	38	0	25
Everett Mullins	2	7	30	0	19
Keith Norris	2	4	32	0	22
Ricky Weber	2	3	11	0	7
Dennis Taylor	2	2	19	0	12
Mark Sepulveda	1	3	39	1	26
Leland Duffy	1	3	16	1	7
Tracy Marohl	1	1	31	0	19
Bruce Atkinson	0	2	29	0	24
Brenden Shoro	0	0	8	1	6

Special Teams Statistics

New England	Tackles	STPlays
Will Jessup	2	15
Edwin Blair	1	21
Kelly Franz	1	11
Fernando Gildon	0	19
Elton Kinney	0	17
Darren McKnight	0	15
Wesley Walker	0	13
Amos Duncan	0	12
Byron Crist	0	11
Dominic Goodwin	0	11
Tracy Raymond	0	11
Mo Morton	0	10
Gerald VanEck	0	6
Lee Attico	0	6
Wade Robbins	0	6
Damon Beede	0	6
Mo George	0	6
Wally Moore	0	6
Nathan Osborne	0	5
Lenny Spindler	0	5
Lewis Gredzinski	0	5
Robbie Burgess	0	4
Ross Shannon	0	4
Alan Woodard	0	4
Zach Anderson	0	3
Luke Wayne	0	3
Juan Getson	0	2
Charlie Flannery	0	2
Vernon Garrett	0	2
Christian Howe	0	2
Kendrick Fox	0	2
Kelvin Harbert	0	2
Gene Levine	0	2
Heath Hitchcock	0	1
Aaron Piccarreta	0	1
Warren Pharms	0	1
Otis Porter	0	1

Buffalo	Tackles	STPlays
Donovan Walsh	1	21
Toby Van Pelt	1	17
Brenden Shoro	1	12
Myron Upshaw	1	11
Jason Garrard	1	6
Jumbo Baldwin	0	17
Sedrick Stolz	0	15
Brock Ogden	0	15
Lamar Toews	0	15
Dennis Taylor	0	14
Kevin Aschbacher	0	13
Michael Vandam	0	9
Roger Davenport	0	9
Brent Urquoila	0	7
Colin Brady	0	6
Mark Sepulveda	0	6
Leland Duffy	0	6
Ricky Weber	0	6
Keith Norris	0	5
Kendrick Sersland	0	4
C.J. Jacobson	0	4
Rico Miiles	0	4
Steve McWilliams	0	3
J.T. Shapiro	0	3
Rodney Nixon	0	3
Jake Bullock	0	2
Dexter Hayes	0	2
Ross Toth	0	2
James Schwartz	0	2
Phil Tuiososopo	0	2
Ellis Sheldon	0	2
Marshall Ford	0	2
Rondell Marsh	0	2
Jamal Stokes	0	2
Edgar Paniagua	0	1
Bruce Atkinson	0	1
Spencer Matias	0	1
Gino Fackleman	0	1

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	7	42	6.0
Middle	7	22	3.1
Right	8	133	16.6
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	17	97	5.7
Middle	21	92	4.4
Right	1	7	7.0
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Bernard Escalante	36	24	3	0	4	3	3	0	1

Buffalo	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Ralph Maxwell	23	19	2	1	0	2	1	4	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	3	3	3	1.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	9	8	38	4.2
Medium (9-18 Yds)	15	13	185	12.3
Long (19+ Yds)	9	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	7	7	37	5.3
Short (0-8 Yds)	5	5	55	11.0
Medium (9-18 Yds)	10	6	82	8.2
Long (19+ Yds)	1	1	34	34.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

New England	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Luke Gross	9	5	1	72	2	22
WR Roger Daniels	8	5	1	44	0	22
WR Nathan Osborne	6	5	1	49	1	24
WR Darren McKnight	5	3	1	22	0	18
RB Edwin Blair	4	4	0	35	0	18
TE Ross Shannon	2	0	0	0	0	13
FB Lewis Gredzinski	2	2	0	4	0	20

Buffalo	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Spencer Matias	7	5	74	1	22
WR Edgar Paniagua	4	3	46	1	20
TE Tracy Marohl	4	3	23	0	19
RB Roosevelt Elizondo	3	3	15	0	15
FB Dennis Taylor	2	2	31	0	12
RB Donovan Walsh	2	2	10	0	9
WR Roger Davenport	1	1	9	0	11

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

New England	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Byron Lewis	3	7	2.33	9.38
Edwin Blair	3	12	4.00	10.50

Buffalo	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Donovan Walsh	1	4	4.00	5.15

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Bernard Escalante	3	3	22	7.33	6.28

Buffalo	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Ralph Maxwell	3	3	26	8.67	9.04

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

New England	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Darren McKnight	1	1	15	15.00	4.40
WR Roger Daniels	1	1	6	6.00	5.50
RB Edwin Blair	1	1	1	1.00	8.75

Buffalo	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Spencer Matias	2	2	22	11.00	10.57
TE Tracy Marohl	1	1	4	4.00	5.75

Third Down Rushing Statistics

New England	Rushes	Conversions
Byron Lewis	2	2

Buffalo	Rushes	Conversions
Ralph Maxwell	3	1
Roosevelt Elizondo	2	1
Donovan Walsh	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Comp	Conversions
Bernard Escalante	9	4	2

Buffalo	Att	Comp	Conversions
Ralph Maxwell	6	5	3

Third Down Receiving Statistics

New England	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Luke Gross	2	1	1
WR Nathan Osborne	2	1	0
TE Ross Shannon	2	0	0
RB Edwin Blair	2	2	1
WR Roger Daniels	1	0	0

Buffalo	Targ	Catch	Conversions
RB Donovan Walsh	2	2	1
TE Tracy Marohl	2	1	0
WR Spencer Matias	1	1	1
FB Dennis Taylor	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 53,500 (75,300 capacity)
Upper Deck 16,400 (23,100)
End Zone 11,800 (16,700)
Mezzanine 6,900 (9,600)
Sideline Seats 10,800 (14,800)
Club Seats 6,200 (8,900)
Luxury Boxes 1,400 (2,200)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	53,500 (75,300 capacity)
Upper Deck	16,400 (23,100)
End Zone	11,800 (16,700)
Mezzanine	6,900 (9,600)
Sideline Seats	10,800 (14,800)
Club Seats	6,200 (8,900)
Luxury Boxes	1,400 (2,200)