Week 17, 2021

played in New England, MA

26 degrees, snow, 13 mph wind

Buffalo Bills	0	7	0	0	-	7
New England Patriots	6	14	7	6	-	33

Scoring Summary
1Q: 08:30 NED - Charlie Flannery 32 field goal
1Q: 06:38 NED - Charlie Flannery 19 field goal
2Q: 14:26 NED - Joe Johansson 3 pass from Bernard Escalante (Charlie Flannery extra point)
2Q: 07:17 NED - Shaun Schwartz 11 pass from Bernard Escalante (Charlie Flannery extra point)
2Q: 05:36 BUF - Spencer Matias 29 pass from Michael Herndon (Rickey Rosebrock extra point)
3Q: 02:24 NED - Joe Johansson 11 pass from Bernard Escalante (Charlie Flannery extra point)
4Q: 03:57 NED - Brian Thompson 5 run (Charlie Flannery extra point failed)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 08:30 NED - Charlie Flannery 32 field goal
1Q: 06:38 NED - Charlie Flannery 19 field goal
2Q: 14:26 NED - Joe Johansson 3 pass from Bernard Escalante (Charlie Flannery extra point)
2Q: 07:17 NED - Shaun Schwartz 11 pass from Bernard Escalante (Charlie Flannery extra point)
2Q: 05:36 BUF - Spencer Matias 29 pass from Michael Herndon (Rickey Rosebrock extra point)
3Q: 02:24 NED - Joe Johansson 11 pass from Bernard Escalante (Charlie Flannery extra point)
4Q: 03:57 NED - Brian Thompson 5 run (Charlie Flannery extra point failed)

Team Statistics BUF NED
Record 10-6 13-3
First Downs 11 24
- by Rushing 3 9
- by Passing 8 14
- by Penalty 0 1
Total Net Yards 216 376
- Offensive Plays 54 73
- Yards per Play 4.00 5.15
Net Rushing Yards 66 113
- Rushing Attempts 17 35
- Yards per Rush 3.88 3.23
Net Passing Yards 150 263
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 32 - 15 - 1 37 - 30 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 184 271
- Sacks/Yards Lost 5/34 1/8
- Yards per Pass Play 4.05 6.92
Fumbles/Lost 4/3 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 3/11 6/16
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 8.8 6.4
4th Down Conversions 0/1 1/1
Penalties/Yards 6/40 3/20
Punt Returns/Yards 1/9 5/61
Kick Returns/Yards 6/152 1/18
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 1/12
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 0 6
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 0/0 4/2
Avg. Drive Start OWN 26 OWN 42
Time of Possession 19:15 40:45

Team Statistics	BUF	NED
Record	10-6	13-3
First Downs	11	24
- by Rushing	3	9
- by Passing	8	14
- by Penalty	0	1
Total Net Yards	216	376
- Offensive Plays	54	73
- Yards per Play	4.00	5.15
Net Rushing Yards	66	113
- Rushing Attempts	17	35
- Yards per Rush	3.88	3.23
Net Passing Yards	150	263
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	32 - 15 - 1	37 - 30 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	184	271
- Sacks/Yards Lost	5/34	1/8
- Yards per Pass Play	4.05	6.92
Fumbles/Lost	4/3	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	3/11	6/16
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	8.8	6.4
4th Down Conversions	0/1	1/1
Penalties/Yards	6/40	3/20
Punt Returns/Yards	1/9	5/61
Kick Returns/Yards	6/152	1/18
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	1/12
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	0	6
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	0/0	4/2
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 26	OWN 42
Time of Possession	19:15	40:45

Drive Charts

Buffalo Bills
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	1:10	OWN 37	2	20	Fumble
1	11:43	1:29	OWN 20	3	-1	Punt
1	8:23	0:37	OWN 30	1	3	Fumble
1	6:31	2:54	OWN 31	4	7	Punt
1	0:18	0:26	OWN 8	2	-6	Fumble
2	14:20	2:07	OWN 28	3	-4	Punt
2	7:09	1:47	OWN 25	5	75	Touchdown
2	3:19	1:37	OWN 37	7	27	Interception
2	0:05	0:05	OWN 49	1	9	Half
3	13:01	4:00	OWN 13	11	47	Punt
3	2:13	1:09	OWN 26	3	3	Punt
4	12:50	0:34	OWN 26	3	0	Punt
4	7:18	1:03	OWN 20	4	-7	Downs
4	3:51	2:55	OWN 20	6	18	Punt

New England Patriots
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	13:50	2:07	OWN 48	3	6	Punt
1	10:14	1:51	OWN 48	5	37	Field Goal
1	7:46	1:15	OPP 33	4	31	Field Goal
1	3:37	3:19	OWN 18	6	30	Punt
2	14:52	0:32	OPP 2	2	2	Touchdown
2	12:13	5:04	OWN 30	9	70	Touchdown
2	5:22	2:03	OWN 22	3	9	Punt
2	1:42	1:37	OWN 35	6	23	Missed FG
3	15:00	1:59	OWN 20	3	7	Punt
3	9:01	6:48	OWN 19	12	81	Touchdown
3	1:04	3:14	OWN 18	5	18	Punt
4	12:16	4:58	OWN 26	9	37	Punt
4	6:15	2:24	OPP 13	4	13	Touchdown
4	0:56	0:56	OPP 47	2	2	Game

Game MVP: Bernard Escalante, New England Patriots

Rushing Statistics

Buffalo	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Benjamin Dantzler	10	29	2.90	7	0
Greg Janssen	5	22	4.40	9	0
Michael Herndon	2	15	7.50	12	1

New England	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Will Cave	15	47	3.13	16	2	0
Brian Thompson	13	25	1.92	9	0	1
Bernard Escalante	7	41	5.86	12	2	0

Passing Statistics

Buffalo	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Michael Herndon	32	15	184	5/34	1	29	1	62.5

New England	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Bernard Escalante	37	30	271	1/8	3	26	0	124.2

Receiving Statistics

Buffalo	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Edgar Paniagua	4	5	54	13.50	14	28	0
WR Spencer Matias	3	7	54	18.00	18	29	1
WR Pat Douglas	2	5	17	8.50	0	10	0
RB Benjamin Dantzler	2	2	13	6.50	8	11	0
FB Dennis Taylor	1	4	7	7.00	7	7	0
TE Xavier Hernandez	1	1	13	13.00	0	13	0
TE Donald McGill	1	3	17	17.00	0	17	0
TE Christian Howe	1	2	9	9.00	0	9	0
WR Roger Davenport	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
RB Lance Becnel	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
RB Greg Janssen	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

New England	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Shaun Schwartz	7	8	38	5.43	4	14	1
WR Nathan Osborne	6	7	87	14.50	27	26	0
WR Tony Lyons	4	8	49	12.25	23	19	0
WR Jesse Marshall	4	4	44	11.00	5	20	0
TE Mack Prescott	3	4	10	3.33	1	6	0
TE Joe Johansson	3	3	30	10.00	10	16	2
RB Will Cave	1	1	7	7.00	0	7	0
FB Jerome Alexander	1	1	3	3.00	0	3	0
RB Brian Thompson	1	1	3	3.00	4	3	0

Interception Statistics

Buffalo	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

New England	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Cris Farr	1	12	12.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Buffalo	Fumb	Recov
Greg Janssen	2	0
Pat Douglas	1	0
Benjamin Dantzler	1	0
Dennis Taylor	0	1

New England	Recov	Force
Cris Farr	2	1
Kelly Franz	1	1
Luke Wayne	0	1
Gino Fackleman	0	1

Punting Statistics

Buffalo	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Rico Miiles	7	320	45.7	37.0	60	4

New England	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Lance Summers	6	266	44.3	36.2	60	2

Kicking Statistics

Buffalo	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Rickey Rosebrock	0/0	0/0	0/0	0	1/1

New England	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Charlie Flannery	2/3	0/1	0/1	32	3/4

Punt Return Statistics

Buffalo	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Brock Ogden	1	9	9.0	0

New England	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Cris Farr	5	61	12.2	0

Kick Return Statistics

Buffalo	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Lance Becnel	5	131	26.2	0
Brock Ogden	1	21	21.0	0

New England	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
John Van Meter	1	18	18.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Buffalo	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Kendrick Sersland	10	0	0.0	26	30
S Leslie Ramthun	6	4	0.0	23	27
OLB Earnest Vasher	6	0	0.0	24	29
S Rondell Marsh	5	2	0.0	21	14
DE Edward Arnold	4	1	1.0	28	27
CB Lamar Toews	4	3	0.0	33	30
OLB Claude Hutton	4	1	0.0	26	22
S Victor Paoletti	3	2	0.0	17	23
CB Phillip Halbert	3	1	0.0	14	22
DT Alan Ellis	3	0	0.0	23	29
ILB Marshall Chin	3	0	0.0	7	8
DE Wendell Pehrson	3	0	0.0	16	20
DT J.T. Shapiro	2	1	0.0	21	20
CB David Evans	2	1	0.0	30	30
DE Austin Branch	2	0	0.0	22	28
OLB C.J. Jacobson	1	1	0.0	7	6
WR Edgar Paniagua	1	0	---	---	---
S Ron Peeples	1	0	0.0	24	29
T Lawrence Asher	1	0	---	---	---
DE Nathan McIntyre	0	1	0.0	21	22

New England	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S David Tynik	6	0	0.0	8	25
CB Donnell Arnold	4	1	0.0	12	29
DE Kendrick Fox	3	2	2.5	13	30
S Cris Farr	3	1	0.0	17	36
OLB Warren Stewart	3	0	0.0	12	22
S Heath Hitchcock	2	2	0.0	10	33
ILB Luke Wayne	2	1	0.0	16	25
CB Gene Levine	2	1	0.0	9	23
OLB Jackie Bard	2	1	0.0	11	17
DT Wally Moore	1	2	1.5	11	16
DT Vernon Garrett	1	2	0.5	14	31
DE Alan Woodard	1	0	0.5	6	13
CB Kelly Franz	1	1	0.0	15	22
OLB Alfred Cooley	1	1	0.0	2	4
S Gino Fackleman	1	0	0.0	6	16
DE Kelvin Harbert	1	0	0.0	11	24
DT T.K.O. Schofer	0	2	0.0	8	13
S John Van Meter	0	1	0.0	1	10

Pass Rush Statistics

Buffalo	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Edward Arnold	1.0	0	1	27
DT J.T. Shapiro	0.0	1	0	20
DE Austin Branch	0.0	1	0	28
DE Wendell Pehrson	0.0	1	0	20
OLB Claude Hutton	0.0	1	0	22

New England	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Kendrick Fox	2.5	1	2	1	30
DT Wally Moore	1.5	0	0	0	16
DT Vernon Garrett	0.5	0	2	0	31
DE Alan Woodard	0.5	0	1	0	13
ILB Luke Wayne	0.0	0	1	0	25
DE Kelvin Harbert	0.0	0	1	0	24

Pass Defense Statistics

Buffalo	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
ILB Kendrick Sersland	6	1	30
OLB Earnest Vasher	5	0	29
S Leslie Ramthun	3	1	27
CB Lamar Toews	3	0	30
ILB Marshall Chin	2	0	8
S Rondell Marsh	2	0	14
CB David Evans	2	0	30
OLB Claude Hutton	2	0	22
S Victor Paoletti	1	1	23
DT Alan Ellis	1	0	29
DE Wendell Pehrson	1	0	20
S Ron Peeples	1	0	29
CB Phillip Halbert	1	0	22

New England	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S David Tynik	3	1	0	25
S Heath Hitchcock	2	1	0	33
S Cris Farr	2	0	1	36
OLB Warren Stewart	2	0	0	22
CB Donnell Arnold	2	0	0	29
ILB Luke Wayne	1	1	0	25
CB Gene Levine	1	1	0	23
OLB Alfred Cooley	1	0	0	4
OLB Jackie Bard	1	0	0	17

Blocking Statistics

Buffalo	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Lawrence Asher	2	3	15	1	31
Mercury Hartman	2	2	17	0	35
Keith Norris	1	1	12	1	28
Donald McGill	1	1	5	0	12
Everett Mullins	0	3	15	1	30
Jared Merrifield	0	2	9	2	21
Jason Garrard	0	1	15	0	34
Dennis Taylor	0	1	11	0	16
Xavier Hernandez	0	1	14	0	17

New England	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Charlie Andrade	3	4	27	0	30
Van Perry	2	7	34	0	36
Lenny Spindler	2	5	26	0	30
Darren Smith	1	2	8	0	8
Patrick Hamilton	1	1	6	0	12
Jesse O'Neill	0	3	9	0	8
Jerome Alexander	0	2	18	0	17
Bill Bradford	0	2	29	0	26
Leonard Lytle	0	1	32	1	32
Mack Prescott	0	1	28	0	27
Xavier Dawson	0	1	3	0	6

Special Teams Statistics

Buffalo	Tackles	STPlays
Brock Ogden	2	19
Greg Janssen	2	11
Donald McGill	1	15
Jason Garrard	1	2
Victor Paoletti	0	26
Lance Becnel	0	22
Marshall Chin	0	20
Christian Howe	0	16
Xavier Hernandez	0	13
Edgar Paniagua	0	12
Lamar Toews	0	12
Roger Davenport	0	10
C.J. Jacobson	0	10
Nathan McIntyre	0	9
Alan Ellis	0	7
Keith Norris	0	7
Rico Miiles	0	7
Lawrence Asher	0	7
Kendrick Sersland	0	6
Jared Merrifield	0	6
Dennis Taylor	0	5
Rondell Marsh	0	5
Otis Finks	0	5
Phillip Halbert	0	4
Austin Branch	0	3
Edward Arnold	0	3
Mercury Hartman	0	2
Wendell Pehrson	0	2
Rickey Rosebrock	0	2
Earnest Vasher	0	2
J.T. Shapiro	0	1
Leslie Ramthun	0	1
David Evans	0	1
Ron Peeples	0	1
Earnest Leal	0	1

New England	Tackles	STPlays
Brian Thompson	2	24
John Van Meter	2	15
Nathan Osborne	2	14
Jesse Marshall	1	16
Cris Farr	0	21
Ken Stone	0	15
Jerome Alexander	0	14
Warren Stewart	0	13
Charlie Flannery	0	10
Will Cave	0	10
Gene Levine	0	9
Joe Johansson	0	9
Jesse O'Neill	0	9
Patrick Hamilton	0	9
Alfred Cooley	0	9
Cole Robles	0	9
Charlie Andrade	0	9
David Tynik	0	8
Kelvin Harbert	0	7
Heath Hitchcock	0	6
Lance Summers	0	6
Mack Prescott	0	5
Lenny Spindler	0	4
Joel Lucic	0	4
Darren Smith	0	4
Corey Hammond	0	3
Shaun Schwartz	0	3
T.K.O. Schofer	0	3
Reuben Lester	0	2
Byron Lewis	0	1
Kendrick Fox	0	1
Luke Wayne	0	1
Wally Moore	0	1
Xavier Dawson	0	1

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	9	26	2.9
Middle	5	24	4.8
Right	3	16	5.3
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	11	39	3.5
Middle	19	68	3.6
Right	5	6	1.2
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Buffalo	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Michael Herndon	32	15	2	3	1	4	7	1	1

New England	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Bernard Escalante	37	30	3	0	0	3	4	1	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	2	18	4.5
Short (0-8 Yds)	5	1	2	0.4
Medium (9-18 Yds)	16	11	147	9.2
Long (19+ Yds)	7	1	17	2.4

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	5	5	47	9.4
Short (0-8 Yds)	22	16	98	4.5
Medium (9-18 Yds)	8	8	100	12.5
Long (19+ Yds)	2	1	26	13.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Buffalo	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Spencer Matias	7	3	1	54	1	25
WR Edgar Paniagua	5	4	0	54	1	22
WR Pat Douglas	5	2	0	17	0	23
FB Dennis Taylor	4	1	0	7	0	16
TE Donald McGill	3	1	0	17	0	12
RB Benjamin Dantzler	2	2	0	13	0	20
TE Christian Howe	2	1	0	9	0	6
WR Roger Davenport	1	0	0	0	0	11
RB Lance Becnel	1	0	0	0	0	12
TE Xavier Hernandez	1	1	0	13	0	17
RB Greg Janssen	1	0	0	0	0	11

New England	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Tony Lyons	8	4	49	0	26
WR Shaun Schwartz	8	7	38	0	24
WR Nathan Osborne	7	6	87	2	14
TE Mack Prescott	4	3	10	0	27
WR Jesse Marshall	4	4	44	1	18
TE Joe Johansson	3	3	30	0	14
RB Will Cave	1	1	7	0	13
FB Jerome Alexander	1	1	3	0	17
RB Brian Thompson	1	1	3	0	24

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Buffalo	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

New England	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Brian Thompson	5	8	1.60	1.92
Will Cave	3	17	5.67	3.13

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Buffalo	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg

New England	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Bernard Escalante	8	4	32	4.00	7.32

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Buffalo	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg

New England	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Tony Lyons	3	0	0	0.00	6.13
TE Joe Johansson	2	2	14	7.00	10.00
WR Nathan Osborne	1	0	0	0.00	12.43
RB Will Cave	1	1	7	7.00	7.00
WR Shaun Schwartz	1	1	11	11.00	4.75

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Buffalo	Rushes	Conversions
Michael Herndon	1	0
Benjamin Dantzler	1	1

New England	Rushes	Conversions
Bernard Escalante	4	3
Brian Thompson	3	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Buffalo	Att	Comp	Conversions
Michael Herndon	7	3	2

New England	Att	Comp	Conversions
Bernard Escalante	9	7	2

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Buffalo	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Spencer Matias	3	1	1
WR Roger Davenport	1	0	0
FB Dennis Taylor	1	0	0
TE Xavier Hernandez	1	1	1
WR Pat Douglas	1	1	0

New England	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Tony Lyons	3	1	1
WR Shaun Schwartz	3	3	0
WR Jesse Marshall	2	2	0
TE Joe Johansson	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 60,200 (68,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 15,900 (21,600)
End Zone 14,100 (15,600)
Mezzanine 8,700 (9,000)
Sideline Seats 13,500 (13,800)
Club Seats 6,000 (6,000)
Luxury Boxes 2,000 (2,000)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	60,200 (68,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	15,900 (21,600)
End Zone	14,100 (15,600)
Mezzanine	8,700 (9,000)
Sideline Seats	13,500 (13,800)
Club Seats	6,000 (6,000)
Luxury Boxes	2,000 (2,000)