Week 17, 2018

played in Buffalo, NY

27 degrees, fair, 3 mph wind

New England Patriots30614-23
Buffalo Bills20707-34

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:33 BUF - Dennis Taylor 2 pass from Michael Herndon (Cory Edmond extra point failed)
1Q: 07:03 BUF - Roger Davenport 11 pass from Michael Herndon (Cory Edmond extra point)
1Q: 05:23 NED - Charlie Flannery 49 field goal
1Q: 00:58 BUF - Lance Becnel 10 pass from Michael Herndon (Cory Edmond extra point)
2Q: 01:20 BUF - Xavier Hernandez 6 pass from Michael Herndon (Cory Edmond extra point)
3Q: 02:10 NED - Tony Lyons 1 pass from Bernard Escalante (Bernard Escalante pass for conversion failed)
4Q: 13:34 NED - Nathan Osborne 1 pass from Bernard Escalante (Bernard Escalante pass for conversion failed)
4Q: 09:34 BUF - Roosevelt Elizondo 13 run (Cory Edmond extra point)
4Q: 07:12 NED - Mack Prescott 3 pass from Bernard Escalante (Bernard Escalante pass to Nolan Hampton for conversion)

Team StatisticsNEDBUF
Record10-68-8
First Downs2524
- by Rushing18
- by Passing2213
- by Penalty23
Total Net Yards430356
- Offensive Plays6274
- Yards per Play6.944.81
Net Rushing Yards30160
- Rushing Attempts1341
- Yards per Rush2.313.90
Net Passing Yards400196
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt47 - 29 - 132 - 21 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards413203
- Sacks/Yards Lost2/131/7
- Yards per Pass Play8.165.94
Fumbles/Lost1/12/0
3rd Down Conversions1/99/16
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down9.37.2
4th Down Conversions0/10/0
Penalties/Yards8/7510/71
Punt Returns/Yards3/143/39
Kick Returns/Yards3/584/104
Interception Ret./Yards0/01/10
2pt Conversions3/10/0
Red Zone Visits35
- Red Zone TDs/FGs3/05/0
Avg. Drive StartOWN 23OWN 32
Time of Possession26:4433:16

Drive Charts

New England Patriots
QuarBeganPossFromPlaysYardsResult
16:541:38OWN 20448Field Goal
10:492:31OWN 20527Punt
211:162:47OWN 7753Punt
24:511:04OWN 1737Punt
21:110:40OWN 1831Punt
315:003:58OWN 20620Punt
310:001:59OWN 39511Punt
36:094:05OWN 381062Touchdown
30:031:35OWN 37563Touchdown
49:262:24OWN 24676Touchdown
44:021:43OWN 18632Downs
41:220:36OWN 21325Interception
Buffalo Bills
QuarBeganPossFromPlaysYardsResult
115:005:32OWN 431157Touchdown
19:192:25OPP 40540Touchdown
15:164:27OWN 42858Touchdown
213:182:02OWN 20522Punt
28:293:38OWN 2069Punt
23:472:36OWN 38862Touchdown
20:310:31OWN 3013Half
311:021:02OWN 1638Punt
38:011:52OWN 2038Punt
32:042:01OWN 1138Punt
413:284:02OWN 261274Touchdown
47:023:00OWN 28518Punt
42:190:57503-8Punt
40:460:46OPP 492-3Game

Game MVP: Michael Herndon, Buffalo Bills

Rushing Statistics

New EnglandAttYardsAvgLG10+TD
Byron Lewis710.14400
Bernard Escalante3134.33800
Will Cave2105.00600
Edwin Blair166.00600
BuffaloAttYardsAvgLG10+TD
Roosevelt Elizondo16563.501321
Lance Becnel15704.671120
Marshall Enos5244.801110
Michael Herndon300.00300
Donovan Walsh2105.00700

Passing Statistics

New EnglandAttCompYardsSk/YdTDLGIntRate
Bernard Escalante47294132/133571102.5
BuffaloAttCompYardsSk/YdTDLGIntRate
Michael Herndon32212031/74300122.8

Receiving Statistics

New EnglandCatchTargYardsAvgYACLGTD
WR Nathan Osborne71211015.713471
WR Tony Lyons6108414.0011281
TE Mack Prescott67416.838161
WR Ronnie Wilson476416.0026200
WR Nolan Hampton33237.670120
TE Teddy Rottinghaus253417.000200
TE Ross Shannon115757.0059570
RB Edwin Blair0200.00000
BuffaloCatchTargYardsAvgYACLGTD
FB Dennis Taylor44276.7512131
WR Roger Davenport363210.671131
RB Donovan Walsh33227.339130
WR Edgar Paniagua223718.5011210
TE Xavier Hernandez22136.50071
RB Marshall Enos1277.00470
RB Roosevelt Elizondo1299.00090
TE Tracy Marohl1388.00480
WR Brock Robbins143030.0031300
WR Brock Ogden1155.00050
RB Lance Becnel111010.000101
WR Peter LaGrange1133.00030
TE Jumbo Baldwin0100.00000

Interception Statistics

New EnglandIntsYardsAvgTD
BuffaloIntsYardsAvgTD
CB David Evans11010.000

Fumble Statistics

New EnglandFumbRecovForceTD
Nolan Hampton1000
Heath Hitchcock0010
Kendrick Fox0010
BuffaloFumbRecovForceTD
Roosevelt Elizondo1000
Lance Becnel1000
Marshall Enos0100
Everett Mullins0100
Mercury Hartman0100
Brock Robbins0010

Punting Statistics

New EnglandPuntYardsAvgNetLGIn20
Robbie Burgess631552.536.0682
BuffaloPuntYardsAvgNetLGIn20
Rico Miiles730042.940.9513

Kicking Statistics

New EnglandFGs40+Yd50+YdLGPAT
Charlie Flannery1/11/10/0490/0
BuffaloFGs40+Yd50+YdLGPAT
Cory Edmond0/00/00/004/5

Punt Return Statistics

New EnglandRetYardsAvgTD
Nolan Hampton273.50
Will Cave177.00
BuffaloRetYardsAvgTD
Brock Ogden33913.00

Kick Return Statistics

New EnglandRetYardsAvgTD
Nolan Hampton35819.30
BuffaloRetYardsAvgTD
Peter LaGrange25427.00
David Evans25025.00

Defensive Statistics

New EnglandTackAsstSackRPlayPPlay
CB Cornell Clemons730.03628
ILB Luke Wayne640.03730
OLB Kirk Bobro620.02826
DE Kendrick Fox531.03831
DE Kelvin Harbert520.03428
S Mo Morton430.02822
CB Dominic Goodwin400.03125
S Gino Fackleman320.01311
S Heath Hitchcock300.02924
OLB Louis Downs300.02514
DT Vernon Garrett230.04133
DT Colin Bullock220.02526
OLB Darryl Harts200.043
CB Gene Levine200.03428
DE Alan Woodard200.0148
TE Teddy Rottinghaus10---------
S Lee Ayi020.02114
DE Rich Petherick010.062
BuffaloTackAsstSackRPlayPPlay
S Myron Upshaw600.01146
S Rondell Marsh520.01348
OLB Fernando Dennis500.0626
ILB Kendrick Sersland410.01146
CB David Evans410.01046
CB Lamar Toews310.01246
DT J.T. Shapiro200.51246
OLB James Schwartz210.0947
CB Dexter Hayes200.01143
OLB Sedrick Stolz200.024
S Ron Peeples200.0622
DE Steve McWilliams121.01346
ILB Jake Bullock100.034
ILB Phil Tuiososopo100.028
DE Aaron Piccarreta020.51247

Pass Rush Statistics

New EnglandSackBlockHurryKnockPPlay
DE Kendrick Fox1.012331
DE Kelvin Harbert0.003228
DT Vernon Garrett0.001033
BuffaloSackBlockHurryKnockPPlay
DE Steve McWilliams1.010046
DT J.T. Shapiro0.511046
DE Aaron Piccarreta0.500047
OLB James Schwartz0.013247

Pass Defense Statistics

New EnglandCaughtDefnsdIntrcpPPlay
CB Cornell Clemons40028
OLB Kirk Bobro30026
CB Gene Levine30028
CB Dominic Goodwin30025
S Gino Fackleman20011
S Mo Morton20022
OLB Louis Downs11014
S Heath Hitchcock10024
ILB Byron Crist1004
OLB Darryl Harts1003
S Lee Ayi01014
ILB Luke Wayne01030
BuffaloCaughtDefnsdIntrcpPPlay
S Myron Upshaw51046
ILB Kendrick Sersland51046
OLB Fernando Dennis50026
CB David Evans41146
CB Lamar Toews30046
CB Dexter Hayes20043
S Ron Peeples20022
OLB James Schwartz11047
S Rondell Marsh11048
OLB Sedrick Stolz1004
DT J.T. Shapiro01046

Blocking Statistics

New EnglandKeyBlBlOppPancRPlySckAPPly
Courtney Henson12012042
Leonard Lytle12013040
Rex Diaz1109135
Van Perry02013048
Jeremy Hibdon0105112
Billy Ah Yat0108037
Lewis Gredzinski01010036
BuffaloKeyBlBlOppPancRPlySckAPPly
Bruce Atkinson38033026
Mark Sepulveda36027025
Jason Garrard35130027
Ricky Weber14028024
Keith Norris12030118
Xavier Hernandez12018014
Tracy Marohl11127019
Everett Mullins08034027
Mercury Hartman02023018

Special Teams Statistics

New EnglandTacklesSTPlays
Cornell Clemons314
Darryl Harts231
Ronnie Wilson112
Otis Porter14
Will Cave025
Fernando Gildon019
Ross Shannon018
Nolan Hampton016
Heath Hitchcock014
Nathan Osborne014
Byron Crist011
Edwin Blair011
Lewis Gredzinski010
Mack Prescott09
Lee Attico07
Wade Robbins07
Colin Bullock07
Alan Woodard07
Jeremy Hibdon06
Robbie Burgess06
Billy Ah Yat05
Mo George05
Teddy Rottinghaus04
Rex Diaz04
Quentin Davidson04
Mo Morton03
Juan Getson01
Charlie Flannery01
BuffaloTacklesSTPlays
Sedrick Stolz430
Brock Robbins117
Ricky Weber17
Marshall Enos024
Jake Bullock018
Jumbo Baldwin018
Dexter Hayes013
Brenden Shoro013
Xavier Hernandez013
Lamar Toews012
Wendell Pehrson012
Brock Ogden011
Peter LaGrange011
Ron Peeples09
Keith Norris07
Rico Miiles07
Phil Tuiososopo06
Cory Edmond06
Mercury Hartman06
David Evans06
Jason Garrard04
Myron Upshaw04
Bruce Atkinson04
Austin Fair04
Dennis Taylor03
Donovan Walsh02
Fernando Dennis02
Steve McWilliams01
Kendrick Sersland01
James Schwartz01
Aaron Piccarreta01
Rondell Marsh01
J.T. Shapiro01

Directional Rushing Statistics

DistanceAttYardsAvg
Left3103.3
Middle6111.8
Right492.3
None000.0
DistanceAttYardsAvg
Left7426.0
Middle19693.6
Right13524.0
None2-3-1.5

Detailed Passing Statistics

New EnglandAttCmp20+BdThDropDfnsHurrKnckIntc
Bernard Escalante47297226421
BuffaloAttCmp20+BdThDropDfnsHurrKnckIntc
Michael Herndon32212103650

Directional Passing Statistics

DistanceAttCompYardsAvg
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Short (0-8 Yds)109575.7
Medium (9-18 Yds)22131968.9
Long (19+ Yds)103969.6
DistanceAttCompYardsAvg
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Short (0-8 Yds)1110575.2
Medium (9-18 Yds)1281018.4
Long (19+ Yds)5000.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

New EnglandTargtCaugtDropdYards20+PPlay
WR Nathan Osborne1270110227
WR Tony Lyons106084141
WR Ronnie Wilson74264216
TE Mack Prescott76041045
TE Teddy Rottinghaus52034116
WR Nolan Hampton33023014
RB Edwin Blair2000017
TE Ross Shannon1105711
BuffaloTargtCaugtDropdYards20+PPlay
WR Roger Davenport63032021
FB Dennis Taylor44027015
WR Brock Robbins41030116
RB Donovan Walsh3302207
TE Tracy Marohl3108019
WR Edgar Paniagua22037117
RB Marshall Enos2107010
RB Roosevelt Elizondo2109014
TE Xavier Hernandez22013014
TE Jumbo Baldwin100003
WR Brock Ogden1105014
RB Lance Becnel11010013
WR Peter LaGrange110302

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

New EnglandAttYardsAvgOverall Avg
Byron Lewis2-3-1.500.14
Bernard Escalante188.004.33
BuffaloAttYardsAvgOverall Avg
Roosevelt Elizondo5214.203.50
Lance Becnel382.674.67
Marshall Enos122.004.80

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

New EnglandAttCompYardsAvg/AttOverall Avg
Bernard Escalante66284.678.79
BuffaloAttCompYardsAvg/AttOverall Avg
Michael Herndon65427.006.34

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

New EnglandTargetCatchYardsAvg/TargOverall Avg
TE Mack Prescott33206.675.86
WR Tony Lyons1111.008.40
WR Nathan Osborne1111.009.17
WR Nolan Hampton1166.007.67
BuffaloTargetCatchYardsAvg/TargOverall Avg
WR Roger Davenport21115.505.33
FB Dennis Taylor1122.006.75
RB Donovan Walsh111313.007.33
RB Lance Becnel111010.0010.00
TE Xavier Hernandez1166.006.50

Third Down Rushing Statistics

New EnglandRushesConversions
Bernard Escalante20
BuffaloRushesConversions
Roosevelt Elizondo32
Donovan Walsh20
Marshall Enos11

Third Down Passing Statistics

New EnglandAttCompConversions
Bernard Escalante721
BuffaloAttCompConversions
Michael Herndon996

Third Down Receiving Statistics

New EnglandTargCatchConversions
WR Nathan Osborne421
RB Edwin Blair200
TE Mack Prescott100
BuffaloTargCatchConversions
RB Donovan Walsh332
WR Edgar Paniagua222
WR Roger Davenport111
WR Brock Ogden110
TE Xavier Hernandez111
WR Peter LaGrange110

SectionAttendance
Stadium60,800 (75,300 capacity)
Upper Deck18,700 (23,100)
End Zone13,500 (16,700)
Mezzanine7,800 (9,600)
Sideline Seats12,200 (14,800)
Club Seats7,000 (8,900)
Luxury Boxes1,600 (2,200)