Week 15, 2022

played in Buffalo, NY

33 degrees, snow, 17 mph wind

New England Patriots	0	10	0	3	-	13
Buffalo Bills	0	6	10	6	-	22

Scoring Summary
2Q: 10:56 BUF - Darrin Mathews 39 field goal
2Q: 10:28 NED - Nathan Osborne 25 pass from Bernard Escalante (Charlie Flannery extra point)
2Q: 03:48 NED - Charlie Flannery 29 field goal
2Q: 02:00 BUF - Darrin Mathews 52 field goal
3Q: 08:02 BUF - Darrin Mathews 49 field goal
3Q: 04:02 BUF - Benjamin Dantzler 10 pass from Ralph Maxwell (Darrin Mathews extra point)
4Q: 13:33 BUF - Darrin Mathews 41 field goal
4Q: 08:31 NED - Charlie Flannery 24 field goal
4Q: 01:39 BUF - Darrin Mathews 44 field goal

Scoring Summary
2Q: 10:56 BUF - Darrin Mathews 39 field goal
2Q: 10:28 NED - Nathan Osborne 25 pass from Bernard Escalante (Charlie Flannery extra point)
2Q: 03:48 NED - Charlie Flannery 29 field goal
2Q: 02:00 BUF - Darrin Mathews 52 field goal
3Q: 08:02 BUF - Darrin Mathews 49 field goal
3Q: 04:02 BUF - Benjamin Dantzler 10 pass from Ralph Maxwell (Darrin Mathews extra point)
4Q: 13:33 BUF - Darrin Mathews 41 field goal
4Q: 08:31 NED - Charlie Flannery 24 field goal
4Q: 01:39 BUF - Darrin Mathews 44 field goal

Team Statistics NED BUF
Record 3-11 7-7
First Downs 15 13
- by Rushing 6 5
- by Passing 7 8
- by Penalty 2 0
Total Net Yards 290 253
- Offensive Plays 66 60
- Yards per Play 4.39 4.22
Net Rushing Yards 132 116
- Rushing Attempts 25 25
- Yards per Rush 5.28 4.64
Net Passing Yards 158 137
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 38 - 23 - 0 35 - 16 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 175 137
- Sacks/Yards Lost 3/17 0/0
- Yards per Pass Play 3.85 3.91
Fumbles/Lost 2/0 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 4/17 3/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.1 7.8
4th Down Conversions 1/2 0/0
Penalties/Yards 4/30 7/45
Punt Returns/Yards 5/11 4/27
Kick Returns/Yards 7/193 3/95
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 2 1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 0/2 1/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 28 OWN 36
Time of Possession 30:20 29:40

Team Statistics	NED	BUF
Record	3-11	7-7
First Downs	15	13
- by Rushing	6	5
- by Passing	7	8
- by Penalty	2	0
Total Net Yards	290	253
- Offensive Plays	66	60
- Yards per Play	4.39	4.22
Net Rushing Yards	132	116
- Rushing Attempts	25	25
- Yards per Rush	5.28	4.64
Net Passing Yards	158	137
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	38 - 23 - 0	35 - 16 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	175	137
- Sacks/Yards Lost	3/17	0/0
- Yards per Pass Play	3.85	3.91
Fumbles/Lost	2/0	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	4/17	3/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.1	7.8
4th Down Conversions	1/2	0/0
Penalties/Yards	4/30	7/45
Punt Returns/Yards	5/11	4/27
Kick Returns/Yards	7/193	3/95
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	2	1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	0/2	1/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 28	OWN 36
Time of Possession	30:20	29:40

Drive Charts

New England Patriots
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	4:13	OWN 27	7	18	Punt
1	7:17	1:33	OWN 2	3	9	Punt
1	2:36	1:16	OWN 20	3	2	Punt
1	0:18	1:40	OWN 27	3	8	Punt
2	10:49	0:38	OPP 25	1	25	Touchdown
2	8:53	5:10	OWN 26	9	62	Field Goal
2	1:54	0:55	OWN 37	5	21	Punt
2	0:24	0:24	OWN 40	3	7	Half
3	13:23	1:31	OWN 36	3	2	Punt
3	7:56	1:32	OWN 23	3	6	Punt
3	3:55	2:53	OWN 34	4	18	Punt
4	13:25	5:02	OWN 38	9	55	Field Goal
4	5:37	3:28	OWN 3	7	28	Downs
4	1:34	1:34	OWN 16	7	31	Game

Buffalo Bills
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	10:47	3:30	OWN 13	6	23	Punt
1	5:44	3:08	OWN 49	5	16	Punt
1	1:20	1:02	OWN 27	3	-4	Punt
2	13:38	2:49	OWN 26	5	52	Field Goal
2	10:11	1:18	OWN 20	3	3	Punt
2	3:43	1:49	OPP 48	6	13	Field Goal
2	0:59	0:35	OWN 17	3	0	Punt
3	15:00	1:37	OWN 30	3	0	Punt
3	11:52	3:56	OWN 22	7	46	Field Goal
3	6:24	2:29	OPP 49	6	49	Touchdown
3	1:02	2:37	OPP 48	6	24	Field Goal
4	8:23	2:46	OWN 45	4	12	Punt
4	2:09	0:35	OPP 31	3	4	Field Goal

Game MVP: Darrin Mathews, Buffalo Bills

Rushing Statistics

New England	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Cory Blackburn	8	30	3.75	19	1
Bernard Escalante	7	65	9.29	25	3
Rickey Whalen	7	24	3.43	7	0
Brian Thompson	3	13	4.33	13	1

Buffalo	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Benjamin Dantzler	18	89	4.94	25	3
Lance Becnel	5	18	3.60	12	1
Dennis Taylor	1	5	5.00	5	0
Ralph Maxwell	1	4	4.00	4	0

Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Bernard Escalante	38	23	175	3/17	1	37	0	80.5

Buffalo	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Ralph Maxwell	35	16	137	0/0	1	39	0	66.0

Receiving Statistics

New England	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Shaun Schwartz	5	10	22	4.40	0	11	0
WR Nathan Osborne	4	5	52	13.00	10	25	1
WR Terrell Boyd	4	4	47	11.75	22	37	0
WR Ricardo Burns	3	5	18	6.00	0	9	0
FB Timothy Arroyo	1	2	1	1.00	0	1	0
TE Harry Torres	1	2	2	2.00	0	2	0
WR Jesse Marshall	1	3	6	6.00	0	6	0
FB Jerome Alexander	1	1	10	10.00	4	10	0
TE Ken Stone	1	3	9	9.00	0	9	0
RB Brian Thompson	1	1	8	8.00	0	8	0
RB Rickey Whalen	1	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Buffalo	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
RB Benjamin Dantzler	6	6	39	6.50	12	10	1
RB Lance Becnel	2	2	3	1.50	0	2	0
WR Dennis Linquist	2	10	19	9.50	1	16	0
WR Spencer Matias	1	1	18	18.00	0	18	0
WR Roger Davenport	1	6	11	11.00	1	11	0
FB Dennis Taylor	1	1	-4	-4.00	0	-4	0
TE Tracy Marohl	1	2	39	39.00	27	39	0
WR Brock Ogden	1	3	11	11.00	0	11	0
WR Pat Douglas	1	3	1	1.00	0	1	0
TE Christian Howe	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

New England	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Buffalo	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

New England	Fumb	Recov
Jerome Alexander	1	0
Cory Blackburn	1	0
Harry Torres	0	1
Shaun Schwartz	0	1

Buffalo	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Leslie Ramthun	0	0	2	0

Punting Statistics

New England	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Lance Summers	8	284	35.5	32.1	57	4

Buffalo	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Rico Miiles	7	326	46.6	42.1	62	2

Kicking Statistics

New England	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Charlie Flannery	2/2	0/0	0/0	29	1/1

Buffalo	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Darrin Mathews	5/5	4/4	1/1	52	1/1

Punt Return Statistics

New England	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Ricardo Burns	4	1	0.3	0
Nathan Osborne	1	10	10.0	0

Buffalo	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Brock Ogden	4	27	6.8	0

Kick Return Statistics

New England	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
John Van Meter	7	193	27.6	0

Buffalo	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Mack Alston	3	95	31.7	0

Defensive Statistics

New England	Tack	Asst	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Quentin Davidson	9	0	14	24
S Cris Farr	4	3	18	18
S Kirk McCarthy	4	1	20	29
DT Vernon Garrett	3	3	25	35
CB Gene Levine	3	1	21	28
S Gino Fackleman	3	0	11	24
CB Marshall Fairley	3	0	14	15
OLB Kirk Bobro	2	2	15	19
ILB Luke Wayne	2	0	11	11
CB Kelly Franz	2	0	16	27
DT Gus Bensen	2	0	15	23
DE Kendrick Fox	1	1	17	22
DE Kelvin Harbert	1	0	15	23
OLB Reuben Lester	1	0	7	14
CB Donnell Arnold	0	2	16	23
OLB Warren Stewart	0	1	7	9

Buffalo	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
CB David Evans	9	1	0.0	13	29
S Leslie Ramthun	5	1	0.0	22	30
CB Lamar Toews	5	1	0.0	23	35
DT Deron Sharman	4	4	1.0	16	37
S Mack Alston	4	2	0.0	23	36
S Ron Peeples	4	0	0.0	14	31
ILB Shawn Fazande	3	3	0.0	21	33
S Victor Paoletti	3	0	0.0	19	34
OLB Claude Hutton	3	0	0.0	13	18
ILB Nolan Adderly	3	0	0.0	11	17
DE Jamal Stokes	2	0	1.0	17	26
DT Adrian Ellis	1	2	0.5	14	19
DE Jessie Heath	1	0	0.5	8	15
DT J.T. Shapiro	1	1	0.0	9	4
CB Phillip Halbert	1	1	0.0	6	18
ILB Kendrick Sersland	1	0	0.0	14	20
DE Nathan McIntyre	1	0	0.0	8	17
DT Daryl Poly	0	1	0.0	7	8

Pass Rush Statistics

New England	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Kelvin Harbert	2	1	23
DT Gus Bensen	2	0	23
DT Vernon Garrett	1	0	35
ILB Luke Wayne	1	0	11
DE Gabe Shea	1	0	13

Buffalo	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Jamal Stokes	1.0	2	4	26
DT Deron Sharman	1.0	1	2	37
DE Jessie Heath	0.5	2	2	15
DT Adrian Ellis	0.5	0	0	19
DE Edward Arnold	0.0	1	1	24

Pass Defense Statistics

New England	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
S Kirk McCarthy	4	2	29
ILB Quentin Davidson	4	1	24
CB Marshall Fairley	3	0	15
CB Kelly Franz	2	2	27
CB Gene Levine	1	2	28
DE Kelvin Harbert	1	0	23
S Cris Farr	1	0	18
CB Donnell Arnold	0	1	23
S John Van Meter	0	1	7

Buffalo	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB David Evans	7	1	29
CB Lamar Toews	4	1	35
S Mack Alston	3	0	36
S Leslie Ramthun	2	1	30
OLB Claude Hutton	2	0	18
S Ron Peeples	1	1	31
CB Phillip Halbert	1	1	18
DE Nathan McIntyre	1	0	17
DT Deron Sharman	1	0	37
ILB Shawn Fazande	1	0	33

Blocking Statistics

New England	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Jesse O'Neill	2	5	18	0	29
Charlie Andrade	1	2	13	0	24
Otis Porter	0	4	17	3	36
Victor Barton	0	3	19	0	20
Lenny Spindler	0	2	15	0	27
Timothy Arroyo	0	1	10	0	21
Harry Torres	0	1	14	0	19
Xavier Dawson	0	1	17	0	26

Buffalo	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	PPly
Earnest Bailey	4	9	24	35
Raymond Matos	1	5	15	22
Deion Steven	1	2	19	32
Everett Mullins	1	2	15	15
Otis Finks	1	1	1	0
Mercury Hartman	0	3	21	33
Dennis Taylor	0	1	13	19
Tracy Marohl	0	1	15	21

Special Teams Statistics

New England	Tackles	STPlays
Nathan Osborne	3	22
Timothy Arroyo	2	20
Brian Thompson	1	21
Gino Fackleman	1	16
Reuben Lester	0	23
Ken Stone	0	18
Jesse Marshall	0	17
Gene Levine	0	16
Shaun Schwartz	0	12
Marshall Fairley	0	11
Harry Torres	0	10
Alfred Cooley	0	10
Cole Robles	0	10
Charlie Andrade	0	10
Xavier Dawson	0	10
Gabe Shea	0	10
Otis Porter	0	9
Gus Bensen	0	9
John Van Meter	0	9
Rickey Whalen	0	9
Jerome Alexander	0	8
Lance Summers	0	8
Luke Wayne	0	7
Warren Stewart	0	7
Charlie Flannery	0	6
Kendrick Fox	0	6
Lewis Culpepper	0	6
Quentin Davidson	0	6
Ricardo Burns	0	6
Vernon Garrett	0	5
Darren Smith	0	4
Kirk Bobro	0	3
Kelly Franz	0	3
Kirk McCarthy	0	3
Cris Farr	0	3
Donnell Arnold	0	3
Kelvin Harbert	0	2
Bobby McMichael	0	2
Joel Lucic	0	2
Jesse O'Neill	0	1

Buffalo	Tackles	STPlays
Mack Alston	3	20
Greg Janssen	3	15
Lance Becnel	2	23
Victor Paoletti	2	15
Brock Ogden	1	23
Raymond Matos	1	11
Christian Howe	0	27
Xavier Hernandez	0	23
Dennis Taylor	0	17
David Evans	0	17
Kendrick Sersland	0	16
Lamar Toews	0	13
Roger Davenport	0	12
Lawrence Asher	0	12
Darrin Mathews	0	12
Trent Rodgers	0	11
Dennis Linquist	0	11
Ron Peeples	0	10
Claude Hutton	0	9
Everett Mullins	0	8
J.T. Shapiro	0	7
Rico Miiles	0	7
Jessie Heath	0	7
Nolan Adderly	0	6
Joel McElrath	0	5
Earnest Bailey	0	4
Raymond Alexander	0	4
Deron Sharman	0	3
Shawn Fazande	0	3
Leslie Ramthun	0	2
Deion Steven	0	2
Jamal Stokes	0	2
Edward Arnold	0	2
Tracy Marohl	0	1
Nathan McIntyre	0	1
Adrian Ellis	0	1
Daryl Poly	0	1

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	6	31	5.2
Middle	15	85	5.7
Right	4	16	4.0
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	2	32	16.0
Middle	15	63	4.2
Right	8	21	2.6
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Bernard Escalante	38	23	2	0	3	5	6	9	0

Buffalo	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Ralph Maxwell	35	16	1	0	3	9	7	1	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	6	5	6	1.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	18	12	68	3.8
Medium (9-18 Yds)	8	4	59	7.4
Long (19+ Yds)	5	2	42	8.4

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	4	1	0.3
Short (0-8 Yds)	7	5	23	3.3
Medium (9-18 Yds)	13	6	95	7.3
Long (19+ Yds)	11	1	18	1.6

Detailed Receiving Statistics

New England	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Shaun Schwartz	10	5	1	22	0	27
WR Nathan Osborne	5	4	1	52	1	11
WR Ricardo Burns	5	3	0	18	0	14
WR Terrell Boyd	4	4	0	47	1	21
WR Jesse Marshall	3	1	1	6	0	13
TE Ken Stone	3	1	0	9	0	23
FB Timothy Arroyo	2	1	0	1	0	21
TE Harry Torres	2	1	0	2	0	19
FB Jerome Alexander	1	1	0	10	0	15
RB Brian Thompson	1	1	0	8	0	2
RB Rickey Whalen	1	1	0	0	0	13

Buffalo	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Dennis Linquist	10	2	2	19	0	31
WR Roger Davenport	6	1	0	11	0	23
RB Benjamin Dantzler	6	6	0	39	0	25
WR Brock Ogden	3	1	0	11	0	9
WR Pat Douglas	3	1	1	1	0	20
TE Tracy Marohl	2	1	0	39	1	21
RB Lance Becnel	2	2	0	3	0	10
WR Spencer Matias	1	1	0	18	0	1
FB Dennis Taylor	1	1	0	-4	0	19
TE Christian Howe	1	0	0	0	0	12

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

New England	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Bernard Escalante	2	8	4.00	9.29
Rickey Whalen	1	6	6.00	3.43

Buffalo	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Benjamin Dantzler	1	7	7.00	4.94

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Bernard Escalante	3	2	9	3.00	4.61

Buffalo	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Ralph Maxwell	2	2	12	6.00	3.91

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

New England	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Shaun Schwartz	1	0	0	0.00	2.20
RB Rickey Whalen	1	1	0	0.00	0.00
WR Ricardo Burns	1	1	9	9.00	3.60

Buffalo	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
RB Benjamin Dantzler	2	2	12	6.00	6.50

Third Down Rushing Statistics

New England	Rushes	Conversions
Bernard Escalante	3	1
Brian Thompson	1	0

Buffalo	Rushes	Conversions
Benjamin Dantzler	2	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Comp	Conversions
Bernard Escalante	11	7	3

Buffalo	Att	Comp	Conversions
Ralph Maxwell	13	4	2

Third Down Receiving Statistics

New England	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Nathan Osborne	2	2	1
WR Terrell Boyd	2	2	1
WR Ricardo Burns	2	0	0
FB Timothy Arroyo	1	0	0
WR Jesse Marshall	1	0	0
WR Shaun Schwartz	1	1	1
TE Ken Stone	1	1	0
RB Rickey Whalen	1	1	0

Buffalo	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Dennis Linquist	4	0	0
WR Roger Davenport	3	0	0
WR Pat Douglas	2	1	0
WR Spencer Matias	1	1	1
WR Brock Ogden	1	0	0
RB Lance Becnel	1	1	0
RB Benjamin Dantzler	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 61,000 (75,300 capacity)
Upper Deck 18,700 (23,100)
End Zone 13,600 (16,700)
Mezzanine 7,800 (9,600)
Sideline Seats 12,200 (14,800)
Club Seats 7,200 (8,900)
Luxury Boxes 1,500 (2,200)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	61,000 (75,300 capacity)
Upper Deck	18,700 (23,100)
End Zone	13,600 (16,700)
Mezzanine	7,800 (9,600)
Sideline Seats	12,200 (14,800)
Club Seats	7,200 (8,900)
Luxury Boxes	1,500 (2,200)