Week 1, 2020

played in New England, MA

55 degrees, fair, 5 mph wind

Buffalo Bills	0	7	7	0	-	14
New England Patriots	10	7	3	3	-	23

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:37 NED - Charlie Flannery 22 field goal
1Q: 03:25 NED - Bernard Escalante 2 run (Charlie Flannery extra point)
2Q: 09:29 NED - Terrell Boyd 9 pass from Bernard Escalante (Charlie Flannery extra point)
2Q: 02:06 BUF - Roosevelt Elizondo 1 run (Rickey Rosebrock extra point)
3Q: 08:42 BUF - Earnest Leal 2 pass from Ralph Maxwell (Rickey Rosebrock extra point)
3Q: 05:10 NED - Charlie Flannery 53 field goal
4Q: 10:13 NED - Charlie Flannery 54 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:37 NED - Charlie Flannery 22 field goal
1Q: 03:25 NED - Bernard Escalante 2 run (Charlie Flannery extra point)
2Q: 09:29 NED - Terrell Boyd 9 pass from Bernard Escalante (Charlie Flannery extra point)
2Q: 02:06 BUF - Roosevelt Elizondo 1 run (Rickey Rosebrock extra point)
3Q: 08:42 BUF - Earnest Leal 2 pass from Ralph Maxwell (Rickey Rosebrock extra point)
3Q: 05:10 NED - Charlie Flannery 53 field goal
4Q: 10:13 NED - Charlie Flannery 54 field goal

Team Statistics BUF NED
Record 0-1 1-0
First Downs 15 27
- by Rushing 5 13
- by Passing 10 13
- by Penalty 0 1
Total Net Yards 206 366
- Offensive Plays 48 75
- Yards per Play 4.29 4.88
Net Rushing Yards 79 149
- Rushing Attempts 23 34
- Yards per Rush 3.43 4.38
Net Passing Yards 127 217
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 23 - 15 - 0 39 - 19 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 142 230
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2/15 2/13
- Yards per Pass Play 5.08 5.29
Fumbles/Lost 1/0 2/0
3rd Down Conversions 2/9 7/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 9.1 7.6
4th Down Conversions 1/1 1/1
Penalties/Yards 8/45 2/10
Punt Returns/Yards 0/0 4/36
Kick Returns/Yards 5/110 3/68
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 2 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/0 2/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 27 OWN 27
Time of Possession 22:45 37:15

Team Statistics	BUF	NED
Record	0-1	1-0
First Downs	15	27
- by Rushing	5	13
- by Passing	10	13
- by Penalty	0	1
Total Net Yards	206	366
- Offensive Plays	48	75
- Yards per Play	4.29	4.88
Net Rushing Yards	79	149
- Rushing Attempts	23	34
- Yards per Rush	3.43	4.38
Net Passing Yards	127	217
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	23 - 15 - 0	39 - 19 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	142	230
- Sacks/Yards Lost	2/15	2/13
- Yards per Pass Play	5.08	5.29
Fumbles/Lost	1/0	2/0
3rd Down Conversions	2/9	7/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	9.1	7.6
4th Down Conversions	1/1	1/1
Penalties/Yards	8/45	2/10
Punt Returns/Yards	0/0	4/36
Kick Returns/Yards	5/110	3/68
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	2	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/0	2/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 27	OWN 27
Time of Possession	22:45	37:15

Drive Charts

Buffalo Bills
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	9:30	2:05	OWN 33	3	6	Punt
1	3:13	3:12	OWN 26	5	9	Punt
2	9:24	1:37	OWN 36	3	1	Punt
2	3:44	1:44	OWN 43	7	57	Touchdown
3	15:00	6:23	OWN 31	11	69	Touchdown
3	5:05	2:49	OWN 20	7	1	Punt
3	1:48	2:05	OWN 20	4	14	Punt
4	10:08	3:23	OWN 31	5	12	Punt
4	0:54	0:54	OWN 3	4	12	Game

New England Patriots
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	5:30	OWN 24	11	71	Field Goal
1	7:25	4:12	OWN 35	8	65	Touchdown
1	0:01	5:37	OWN 20	13	80	Touchdown
2	7:47	4:03	OWN 19	9	45	Missed FG
2	2:00	2:00	OWN 15	3	11	Half
3	8:37	3:32	OWN 40	6	24	Field Goal
3	2:16	0:28	OPP 46	3	0	Punt
4	14:43	4:35	OWN 25	11	38	Field Goal
4	6:45	5:51	OWN 12	11	42	Punt

Game MVP: Bernard Escalante, New England Patriots

Rushing Statistics

Buffalo	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Roosevelt Elizondo	10	23	2.30	14	1	1
Greg Janssen	9	30	3.33	13	1	0
Ralph Maxwell	4	26	6.50	14	1	0

New England	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Byron Lewis	20	92	4.60	14	2	0
Skip Threats	11	43	3.91	14	1	0
Bernard Escalante	3	14	4.67	7	0	1

Passing Statistics

Buffalo	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Ralph Maxwell	23	15	142	2/15	1	23	0	96.6

New England	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Bernard Escalante	39	19	230	2/13	1	29	0	75.7

Receiving Statistics

Buffalo	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Spencer Matias	4	6	34	8.50	7	10	0
WR Earnest Leal	3	4	39	13.00	9	19	1
TE Tracy Marohl	2	2	23	11.50	10	12	0
RB Greg Janssen	2	3	6	3.00	0	3	0
WR Edgar Paniagua	1	2	23	23.00	3	23	0
FB Dennis Taylor	1	1	9	9.00	0	9	0
RB Roosevelt Elizondo	1	1	1	1.00	0	1	0
TE Xavier Hernandez	1	1	7	7.00	0	7	0
WR Roger Davenport	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
TE Donald McGill	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

New England	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Tony Lyons	6	12	89	14.83	13	22	0
FB Jerome Alexander	3	5	15	5.00	0	13	0
WR Terrell Boyd	3	6	45	15.00	4	29	1
WR Ronnie Wilson	2	4	39	19.50	14	26	0
WR Nathan Osborne	2	6	21	10.50	4	12	0
TE Mack Prescott	2	3	12	6.00	4	9	0
RB Skip Threats	1	2	9	9.00	11	9	0
TE Ken Stone	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Buffalo	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

New England	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Buffalo	Fumb	Recov	Force
Mack Alston	1	0	0
Donald McGill	0	1	0
Aaron Piccarreta	0	0	1
Phil Tuiososopo	0	0	1

New England	Fumb	Recov	Force
Skip Threats	1	0	1
Terrell Boyd	1	0	0
Tony Lyons	0	1	0
Bernard Escalante	0	1	0

Punting Statistics

Buffalo	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Rico Miiles	6	262	43.7	37.7	56	3

New England	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Lance Summers	2	89	44.5	34.5	46	1

Kicking Statistics

Buffalo	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Rickey Rosebrock	0/0	0/0	0/0	0	2/2

New England	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Charlie Flannery	3/4	2/3	2/3	54	2/2

Punt Return Statistics

Buffalo	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

New England	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Dominic Goodwin	4	36	9.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Buffalo	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Mack Alston	4	95	23.8	0
David Evans	1	15	15.0	0

New England	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Ronnie Wilson	2	39	19.5	0
Dominic Goodwin	1	29	29.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Buffalo	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Mack Alston	9	2	0.0	32	40
OLB Fernando Dennis	5	0	1.0	11	24
ILB Kendrick Sersland	5	1	0.0	23	21
DE Jamal Stokes	4	3	1.0	29	32
ILB Phil Tuiososopo	4	2	0.0	23	32
S Leslie Ramthun	4	1	0.0	32	37
DT J.T. Shapiro	4	0	0.0	20	31
CB Lamar Toews	3	2	0.0	34	34
OLB C.J. Jacobson	3	1	0.0	22	27
DE Edward Arnold	3	1	0.0	25	37
OLB Earnest Vasher	3	0	0.0	18	11
CB David Evans	1	1	0.0	16	31
OLB Claude Hutton	1	1	0.0	12	14
OLB James Schwartz	1	0	0.0	10	8
DE Aaron Piccarreta	1	0	0.0	5	9
DT Johnny Winters	1	0	0.0	14	10
CB Rodney Nixon	1	0	0.0	30	38
DE Austin Branch	0	1	0.0	9	4

New England	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Quentin Davidson	8	3	0.0	23	24
OLB Kirk Bobro	5	1	1.0	17	17
S Heath Hitchcock	5	0	0.0	18	22
DE Kendrick Fox	3	3	0.5	22	23
OLB Warren Stewart	3	2	0.5	21	25
CB Kelly Franz	3	0	0.0	18	24
CB Dominic Goodwin	2	1	0.0	22	23
S Cris Farr	2	1	0.0	22	25
DT Vernon Garrett	2	0	0.0	23	23
S Gino Fackleman	2	0	0.0	7	9
CB Gene Levine	1	1	0.0	22	25
DE Kelvin Harbert	1	0	0.0	17	16
OLB Darryl Harts	1	0	0.0	2	2
DE Alan Woodard	0	2	0.0	6	9

Pass Rush Statistics

Buffalo	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Jamal Stokes	1.0	1	3	5	32
OLB Fernando Dennis	1.0	0	1	0	24
OLB C.J. Jacobson	0.0	1	1	0	27
DE Edward Arnold	0.0	0	2	0	37
DE Austin Branch	0.0	0	1	0	4
OLB Claude Hutton	0.0	0	1	0	14

New England	Sack	Hurry	PPlay
OLB Kirk Bobro	1.0	0	17
DE Kendrick Fox	0.5	0	23
OLB Warren Stewart	0.5	0	25
DT Vernon Garrett	0.0	1	23
DE Kelvin Harbert	0.0	1	16

Pass Defense Statistics

Buffalo	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
S Mack Alston	6	1	40
ILB Phil Tuiososopo	3	0	32
OLB Fernando Dennis	2	1	24
S Leslie Ramthun	2	0	37
OLB Earnest Vasher	2	0	11
ILB Kendrick Sersland	1	1	21
CB Lamar Toews	1	1	34
CB Rodney Nixon	1	0	38
CB David Evans	1	0	31
OLB C.J. Jacobson	0	1	27
S Rondell Marsh	0	1	11

New England	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
S Heath Hitchcock	3	1	22
ILB Quentin Davidson	3	0	24
CB Kelly Franz	2	0	24
DE Kendrick Fox	1	0	23
OLB Kirk Bobro	1	0	17
S Gino Fackleman	1	0	9
OLB Darryl Harts	1	0	2
CB Gene Levine	1	0	25
CB Dominic Goodwin	1	0	23
OLB Warren Stewart	1	0	25
ILB Luke Wayne	0	1	3

Blocking Statistics

Buffalo	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Mercury Hartman	3	6	22	0	24
Everett Mullins	2	3	15	0	15
Jared Merrifield	1	1	9	1	13
Jason Garrard	0	6	22	1	23
Mark Sepulveda	0	1	23	0	25
Dennis Taylor	0	1	14	0	11
Tracy Marohl	0	1	13	0	15
Ricky Weber	0	1	20	0	19

New England	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Van Perry	5	9	33	0	41
Scott Hastings	4	9	30	1	36
Lenny Spindler	4	6	24	0	27
Otis Porter	2	3	31	0	38
Irving Gianettino	2	2	8	0	7
Jesse O'Neill	1	1	11	1	14
Patrick Hamilton	0	1	4	0	5
Wesley Dayes	0	1	26	0	34

Special Teams Statistics

Buffalo	Tackles	STPlays
Keith Norris	2	6
Greg Janssen	2	5
Donald McGill	1	14
Pat Douglas	1	11
Tracy Marohl	1	5
Emmanuel McCarthy	0	16
Xavier Hernandez	0	15
Sedrick Stolz	0	14
David Evans	0	14
Lamar Toews	0	12
Leslie Ramthun	0	11
Brock Ogden	0	10
Mack Alston	0	10
Claude Hutton	0	9
Dennis Taylor	0	7
Fernando Dennis	0	7
Jared Merrifield	0	6
Ricky Weber	0	6
Rico Miiles	0	6
Phil Tuiososopo	0	5
J.T. Shapiro	0	5
Everett Mullins	0	5
Edward Arnold	0	5
Rodney Nixon	0	4
C.J. Jacobson	0	3
Rondell Marsh	0	3
Jamal Stokes	0	3
Rickey Rosebrock	0	3
Kendrick Sersland	0	2
Wendell Pehrson	0	2
Jason Garrard	0	1
James Schwartz	0	1
Aaron Piccarreta	0	1
Johnny Winters	0	1
Austin Branch	0	1
Mercury Hartman	0	1
Earnest Leal	0	1

New England	Tackles	STPlays
Skip Threats	2	21
Ronnie Wilson	1	14
Terrell Boyd	1	10
Gino Fackleman	1	7
Darryl Harts	0	21
Ken Stone	0	15
Nathan Osborne	0	14
Kelly Franz	0	13
Lewis Gredzinski	0	11
Charlie Flannery	0	10
Kelvin Harbert	0	9
Will Cave	0	8
Dominic Goodwin	0	8
Donnell Arnold	0	7
Scott Hastings	0	6
Mack Prescott	0	6
Luke Wayne	0	6
Jesse O'Neill	0	6
Patrick Hamilton	0	6
Cole Robles	0	6
Lenny Spindler	0	5
Reuben Nelson	0	4
Jerome Alexander	0	4
Joel Lucic	0	3
Heath Hitchcock	0	2
Alfred Cooley	0	2
Gene Finch	0	2
Lance Summers	0	2
Kirk Bobro	0	1
Gene Levine	0	1
Irving Gianettino	0	1

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	5	4	0.8
Middle	11	35	3.2
Right	7	40	5.7
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	5	15	3.0
Middle	19	77	4.1
Right	10	57	5.7
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Buffalo	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Ralph Maxwell	23	15	1	1	2	2	2	0	0

New England	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Bernard Escalante	39	19	3	0	3	6	9	5	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	2	1	9	4.5
Short (0-8 Yds)	7	7	39	5.6
Medium (9-18 Yds)	7	5	52	7.4
Long (19+ Yds)	6	2	42	7.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	3	1	9	3.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	9	6	33	3.7
Medium (9-18 Yds)	21	11	159	7.6
Long (19+ Yds)	6	1	29	4.8

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Buffalo	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Spencer Matias	6	4	1	34	0	20
WR Earnest Leal	4	3	0	39	0	15
RB Greg Janssen	3	2	0	6	0	10
WR Edgar Paniagua	2	1	1	23	1	12
TE Tracy Marohl	2	2	0	23	0	15
WR Roger Davenport	1	0	0	0	0	13
FB Dennis Taylor	1	1	0	9	0	11
RB Roosevelt Elizondo	1	1	0	1	0	11
TE Xavier Hernandez	1	1	0	7	0	7
TE Donald McGill	1	0	0	0	0	3

New England	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Tony Lyons	12	6	0	89	1	32
WR Nathan Osborne	6	2	0	21	0	21
WR Terrell Boyd	6	3	1	45	1	18
FB Jerome Alexander	5	3	0	15	0	20
WR Ronnie Wilson	4	2	2	39	1	19
TE Mack Prescott	3	2	0	12	0	37
RB Skip Threats	2	1	0	9	0	25
TE Ken Stone	1	0	0	0	0	7

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Buffalo	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Roosevelt Elizondo	3	0	0.00	2.30

New England	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Byron Lewis	2	7	3.50	4.60
Skip Threats	1	3	3.00	3.91
Bernard Escalante	1	2	2.00	4.67

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Buffalo	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Ralph Maxwell	2	2	12	6.00	6.17

New England	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Bernard Escalante	3	2	12	4.00	5.90

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Buffalo	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Spencer Matias	1	1	10	10.00	5.67
WR Earnest Leal	1	1	2	2.00	9.75

New England	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Terrell Boyd	2	1	9	4.50	7.50
TE Mack Prescott	1	1	3	3.00	4.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Buffalo	Rushes	Conversions
Ralph Maxwell	2	0
Greg Janssen	1	1

New England	Rushes	Conversions
Byron Lewis	1	0
Bernard Escalante	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Buffalo	Att	Comp	Conversions
Ralph Maxwell	4	2	1

New England	Att	Comp	Conversions
Bernard Escalante	13	7	6

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Buffalo	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Spencer Matias	2	1	0
WR Earnest Leal	2	1	1

New England	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Tony Lyons	3	2	2
WR Nathan Osborne	3	0	0
TE Mack Prescott	2	1	0
FB Jerome Alexander	2	1	1
WR Ronnie Wilson	1	1	1
RB Skip Threats	1	1	1
WR Terrell Boyd	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 58,600 (68,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 15,100 (21,600)
End Zone 14,100 (15,600)
Mezzanine 8,500 (9,000)
Sideline Seats 13,200 (13,800)
Club Seats 6,000 (6,000)
Luxury Boxes 1,700 (2,000)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	58,600 (68,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	15,100 (21,600)
End Zone	14,100 (15,600)
Mezzanine	8,500 (9,000)
Sideline Seats	13,200 (13,800)
Club Seats	6,000 (6,000)
Luxury Boxes	1,700 (2,000)