Week 1, 2026

played in Buffalo, NY

65 degrees, fair, 2 mph wind

New England Patriots01000-10
Buffalo Bills3777-24

Scoring Summary
1Q: 05:00 BUF - Lamar Borg 25 field goal
2Q: 12:19 BUF - Greg Janssen 10 run (Lamar Borg extra point)
2Q: 06:41 NED - Walter Dawkins 33 field goal
2Q: 00:49 NED - Chester Akaka 23 pass from Bernard Escalante (Walter Dawkins extra point)
3Q: 04:58 BUF - Steve Monroe 36 pass from Ralph Maxwell (Lamar Borg extra point)
4Q: 12:48 BUF - Greg Janssen 2 run (Lamar Borg extra point)

Team StatisticsNEDBUF
Record0-11-0
First Downs1022
- by Rushing113
- by Passing97
- by Penalty02
Total Net Yards252379
- Offensive Plays5373
- Yards per Play4.755.19
Net Rushing Yards59230
- Rushing Attempts1853
- Yards per Rush3.284.34
Net Passing Yards193149
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt34 - 14 - 320 - 9 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards198149
- Sacks/Yards Lost1/50/0
- Yards per Pass Play5.517.45
Fumbles/Lost1/11/0
3rd Down Conversions5/156/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down7.36.9
4th Down Conversions0/00/0
Penalties/Yards10/743/19
Punt Returns/Yards1/76/77
Kick Returns/Yards3/732/73
Interception Ret./Yards1/83/27
2pt Conversions0/00/0
Red Zone Visits14
- Red Zone TDs/FGs0/12/1
Avg. Drive StartOWN 26OWN 42
Time of Possession21:5138:09

Drive Charts

New England Patriots
QuarBeganPossFromPlaysYardsResult
115:001:33OWN 1636Punt
111:231:37OWN 2934Punt
18:540:13OPP 3310Interception
14:542:12OWN 20613Interception
11:211:12OWN 203-2Punt
212:125:37OWN 271057Field Goal
22:151:45OWN 36764Touchdown
20:060:06OWN 32134Half
310:090:48OWN 1237Punt
37:460:58OWN 2034Punt
34:411:09OWN 343-1Punt
412:422:19OWN 1939Punt
48:362:41OWN 15618Punt
41:070:08OWN 2010Interception
Buffalo Bills
QuarBeganPossFromPlaysYardsResult
113:272:04OWN 40538Missed FG
19:460:52OWN 2224Interception
18:411:34OWN 2030Punt
17:072:13OPP 26518Field Goal
12:421:21OPP 4737Punt
10:092:57OWN 48752Touchdown
26:354:20OWN 25746Missed FG
20:300:24OPP 3005Missed FG
315:004:51OWN 9847Punt
39:211:35OPP 4231Punt
36:482:07OWN 42458Touchdown
33:325:50OWN 191281Touchdown
410:231:47OWN 3938Punt
45:554:48OWN 31927Punt
40:590:59OPP 82-3Game

Game MVP: Benjamin Dantzler, Buffalo Bills

Rushing Statistics

New EnglandAttYardsAvgLG10+TD
Donald Scukanec12423.50900
Martin Mills4123.00900
Cory Blackburn252.50700
BuffaloAttYardsAvgLG10+TD
Benjamin Dantzler281264.501950
Greg Janssen17784.592022
Ralph Maxwell8263.25800

Passing Statistics

New EnglandAttCompYardsSk/YdTDLGIntRate
Bernard Escalante34141981/5134333.7
BuffaloAttCompYardsSk/YdTDLGIntRate
Ralph Maxwell2091490/0136166.5

Receiving Statistics

New EnglandCatchTargYardsAvgYACLGTD
WR Max McDonald6106711.1732290
WR Terrell Boyd333411.337140
WR Mark Rhoads243417.004190
RB Martin Mills1166.00860
TE Chester Akaka132323.009231
RB Donald Scukanec133434.0014340
WR Don Abrams0100.00000
FB Jerome Alexander0100.00000
WR Leslie Hicks0700.00000
TE Kendall Fox0100.00000
BuffaloCatchTargYardsAvgYACLGTD
WR Steve Monroe365919.671361
WR Johnnie Gillott233618.004230
RB Greg Janssen1288.00080
RB Benjamin Dantzler1133.00030
TE Edward Dodge141111.000110
TE Mario Papania123232.000320
WR Pat Douglas0100.00000
WR Jeremy Leupold0100.00000

Interception Statistics

New EnglandIntsYardsAvgTD
CB Donnell Arnold188.000
BuffaloIntsYardsAvgTD
CB Trevor Graham12727.000
CB Ellis Bramlett100.000
S Adrian Hastings100.000

Fumble Statistics

New EnglandFumbRecovForceTD
Leslie Hicks1000
Cory Blackburn0010
BuffaloFumbRecovForceTD
Kendrick Galloway1000
Graham Brewer0100
Matthew Jones0100
Brian Reynolds0010

Punting Statistics

New EnglandPuntYardsAvgNetLGIn20
Lester Laxdal836846.036.4512
BuffaloPuntYardsAvgNetLGIn20
Chester Klicker624741.230.0542

Kicking Statistics

New EnglandFGs40+Yd50+YdLGPAT
Walter Dawkins1/10/00/0331/1
BuffaloFGs40+Yd50+YdLGPAT
Lamar Borg1/40/20/0253/3

Punt Return Statistics

New EnglandRetYardsAvgTD
Leslie Hicks177.00
BuffaloRetYardsAvgTD
Kendrick Galloway44611.50
Johnnie Gillott23115.50

Kick Return Statistics

New EnglandRetYardsAvgTD
Leslie Hicks25326.50
Max McDonald12020.00
BuffaloRetYardsAvgTD
Mack Alston15151.00
Norbert Walton12222.00

Defensive Statistics

New EnglandTackAsstSackRPlayPPlay
ILB Jay Willis810.04616
S Kelly Franz730.03518
OLB Quentin Davidson630.03515
DT Johnny Connell520.04718
S Malcolm Specter510.03010
CB Donnell Arnold420.03213
S Norbert Toomer320.02710
CB Rick Harmon310.0299
CB Gerald Smeenge300.03612
CB Corey Craven300.04316
DE Lorenzo Daniels220.04112
OLB Warren Stewart200.0196
DT T.K.O. Schofer200.04213
OLB Spencer Doyle120.0185
DT Clay Johnston110.02813
WR Max McDonald10---------
QB Bernard Escalante10---------
S David Tynik100.0199
WR Leslie Hicks10---------
DE Kerry Townes100.0258
OLB Jackie Bard010.074
BuffaloTackAsstSackRPlayPPlay
ILB Rod Ulufale701.01421
CB Trevor Graham300.01222
DT Donovan Haddix300.0816
OLB Lamar Bradford240.01417
S Adrian Hastings230.01832
S Mack Alston200.01833
ILB Nolan Adderly200.0725
CB Ellis Bramlett200.01631
CB Norbert Walton200.0620
OLB Neil Fedolfi200.067
CB Lamar Toews110.01126
DE Juan Hansen110.0811
OLB Claude Hutton100.046
DT Daryl Poly100.099
DT Trevor Beliveau100.0713
WR Jeremy Leupold10---------
DT Deron Sharman020.01122

Pass Rush Statistics

New EnglandSackBlockHurryKnockPPlay
DT T.K.O. Schofer0.012013
BuffaloSackBlockHurryKnockPPlay
ILB Rod Ulufale1.000021
DE Matthew Jones0.003125
DT Donovan Haddix0.002116
DE Jessie Heath0.002010
DE Amos Reagor0.001224
DT Deron Sharman0.001022
OLB Lamar Bradford0.001017

Pass Defense Statistics

New EnglandCaughtDefnsdIntrcpPPlay
S Kelly Franz21018
OLB Quentin Davidson20015
CB Gerald Smeenge20012
CB Corey Craven11016
CB Rick Harmon1009
S Malcolm Specter10010
CB Donnell Arnold01113
BuffaloCaughtDefnsdIntrcpPPlay
CB Norbert Walton21020
CB Trevor Graham20122
CB Ellis Bramlett20131
OLB Neil Fedolfi2007
ILB Rod Ulufale12021
CB Lamar Toews11026
S Adrian Hastings10132
ILB Nolan Adderly10025
OLB Lamar Bradford10017
S Brian Reynolds10012
S Mack Alston01033

Blocking Statistics

New EnglandKeyBlBlOppPancRPlySckAPPly
Shannon Lyons24014025
Leland Roundy17017030
Keith O'Dwyer14016031
Charlie Andrade02013027
Xavier England0109018
Chad Hudspeth000314
BuffaloKeyBlBlOppPancRPlySckAPPly
Skip Louis511050018
Melvin Bryant59153020
Korey Fox37149018
Earnest Bailey211052019
Lawrence Asher25048018
Graham Brewer110903
Otis Finks010101
Richard Robertson01042015

Special Teams Statistics

New EnglandTacklesSTPlays
Randall Meier318
Malcolm Specter213
Xavier England28
Cory Blackburn117
Chester Akaka116
Spencer Doyle018
Jerome Alexander017
Max McDonald014
Donnell Arnold011
Kendall Fox011
Don Abrams09
Warren Stewart09
Leslie Hicks09
Ralph Oliveira09
Rick Harmon09
Shawn Stowers09
Clay Johnston09
David Tynik08
Lester Laxdal08
T.K.O. Schofer07
John Kelley07
Chad Hudspeth06
Kelly Franz05
Quentin Davidson05
Charlie Andrade05
Mark Rhoads05
Lorenzo Daniels04
Jay Willis04
Walter Dawkins04
Corey Craven04
Ernie Sturgeon03
Johnny Connell03
Shannon Lyons03
Jackie Bard02
Kerry Townes02
Norbert Toomer02
Gerald Smeenge02
Bobby McMichael01
Terrell Boyd01
BuffaloTacklesSTPlays
Tommie Grange114
Brian Reynolds111
Trevor Milton19
Norbert Walton18
Greg Janssen026
Richard Robertson022
Lamar Toews019
Kendrick Galloway016
Mario Papania016
Nolan Adderly013
Pat Douglas012
Otis Finks010
Edward Dodge010
Melvin Bryant010
Graham Brewer010
Matthew Jones010
Lamar Borg09
J.T. Bussey08
Claude Hutton08
Nathan Mitchell07
Chester Klicker06
Amos Reagor05
Mack Alston04
Skip Louis04
Neil Fedolfi04
Derrick O'Neill04
Johnnie Gillott03
Daryl Poly03
Donovan Haddix03
Trevor Graham02
Earnest Bailey02
Deron Sharman02
Jessie Heath02
Ellis Bramlett02
Juan Hansen01
Rod Ulufale01
Adrian Hastings01

Directional Rushing Statistics

DistanceAttYardsAvg
Left242.0
Middle9333.7
Right7223.1
None000.0
DistanceAttYardsAvg
Left10383.8
Middle301525.1
Right11433.9
None2-3-1.5

Detailed Passing Statistics

New EnglandAttCmp20+BdThDropDfnsHurrKnckIntc
Bernard Escalante341430251043
BuffaloAttCmp20+BdThDropDfnsHurrKnckIntc
Ralph Maxwell2093043201

Directional Passing Statistics

DistanceAttCompYardsAvg
Screen2163.0
Short (0-8 Yds)157795.3
Medium (9-18 Yds)115797.2
Long (19+ Yds)61345.7
DistanceAttCompYardsAvg
Screen1000.0
Short (0-8 Yds)84334.1
Medium (9-18 Yds)82253.1
Long (19+ Yds)339130.3

Detailed Receiving Statistics

New EnglandTargtCaugtDropdYards20+PPlay
WR Max McDonald106167130
WR Leslie Hicks7010032
WR Mark Rhoads42034017
WR Terrell Boyd3303407
TE Chester Akaka31023117
RB Donald Scukanec31034119
WR Don Abrams100003
FB Jerome Alexander1000018
RB Martin Mills110608
TE Kendall Fox1000013
BuffaloTargtCaugtDropdYards20+PPlay
WR Steve Monroe63259117
TE Edward Dodge41111015
WR Johnnie Gillott3203619
RB Greg Janssen211806
TE Mario Papania21032114
WR Pat Douglas100001
RB Benjamin Dantzler1103014
WR Jeremy Leupold100004

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

New EnglandAttYardsAvgOverall Avg
Donald Scukanec166.003.50
BuffaloAttYardsAvgOverall Avg
Ralph Maxwell451.253.25
Greg Janssen2126.004.59

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

New EnglandAttCompYardsAvg/AttOverall Avg
Bernard Escalante1000.005.82
BuffaloAttCompYardsAvg/AttOverall Avg
Ralph Maxwell52173.407.45

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

New EnglandTargetCatchYardsAvg/TargOverall Avg
RB Donald Scukanec1000.0011.33
BuffaloTargetCatchYardsAvg/TargOverall Avg
WR Steve Monroe3193.009.83
RB Greg Janssen1188.004.00
TE Edward Dodge1000.002.75

Third Down Rushing Statistics

New EnglandRushesConversions
Cory Blackburn20
Donald Scukanec21
Martin Mills10
BuffaloRushesConversions
Benjamin Dantzler63
Greg Janssen31
Ralph Maxwell10

Third Down Passing Statistics

New EnglandAttCompConversions
Bernard Escalante944
BuffaloAttCompConversions
Ralph Maxwell522

Third Down Receiving Statistics

New EnglandTargCatchConversions
WR Leslie Hicks400
WR Terrell Boyd222
WR Max McDonald111
WR Don Abrams100
WR Mark Rhoads111
BuffaloTargCatchConversions
TE Edward Dodge200
WR Steve Monroe211
WR Johnnie Gillott111

SectionAttendance
Stadium64,700 (75,300 capacity)
Upper Deck19,800 (23,100)
End Zone14,300 (16,700)
Mezzanine8,300 (9,600)
Sideline Seats13,100 (14,800)
Club Seats7,800 (8,900)
Luxury Boxes1,400 (2,200)