Week 1, 2029

played in Buffalo, NY

54 degrees, fair, 7 mph wind

New England Patriots	0	10	7	0	-	17
Buffalo Bills	10	10	3	3	-	26

Scoring Summary
1Q: 07:59 BUF - Ken Goldberg 35 field goal
1Q: 01:20 BUF - Donald Loftus 2 pass from Ralph Maxwell (Ken Goldberg extra point)
2Q: 13:15 NED - O.J. Rudd 5 run (Walter Dawkins extra point)
2Q: 09:20 BUF - Nathan Mitchell 45 pass from Ralph Maxwell (Ken Goldberg extra point)
2Q: 06:56 NED - Walter Dawkins 44 field goal
2Q: 02:00 BUF - Ken Goldberg 25 field goal
3Q: 03:43 BUF - Ken Goldberg 24 field goal
3Q: 00:17 NED - Leslie Hicks 13 pass from Dana Peyrouse (Walter Dawkins extra point)
4Q: 06:44 BUF - Ken Goldberg 30 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 07:59 BUF - Ken Goldberg 35 field goal
1Q: 01:20 BUF - Donald Loftus 2 pass from Ralph Maxwell (Ken Goldberg extra point)
2Q: 13:15 NED - O.J. Rudd 5 run (Walter Dawkins extra point)
2Q: 09:20 BUF - Nathan Mitchell 45 pass from Ralph Maxwell (Ken Goldberg extra point)
2Q: 06:56 NED - Walter Dawkins 44 field goal
2Q: 02:00 BUF - Ken Goldberg 25 field goal
3Q: 03:43 BUF - Ken Goldberg 24 field goal
3Q: 00:17 NED - Leslie Hicks 13 pass from Dana Peyrouse (Walter Dawkins extra point)
4Q: 06:44 BUF - Ken Goldberg 30 field goal

Team Statistics NED BUF
Record 0-1 1-0
First Downs 18 21
- by Rushing 3 13
- by Passing 12 7
- by Penalty 3 1
Total Net Yards 251 434
- Offensive Plays 57 69
- Yards per Play 4.40 6.29
Net Rushing Yards 56 279
- Rushing Attempts 13 49
- Yards per Rush 4.31 5.69
Net Passing Yards 195 155
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 42 - 16 - 1 20 - 12 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 206 155
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2/11 0/0
- Yards per Pass Play 4.43 7.75
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 1/1
3rd Down Conversions 3/12 7/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 8.1 7.7
4th Down Conversions 1/3 0/0
Penalties/Yards 7/60 8/54
Punt Returns/Yards 1/10 2/21
Kick Returns/Yards 6/144 1/29
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 1/16
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 2 5
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/0 1/4
Avg. Drive Start OWN 35 OWN 38
Time of Possession 20:44 39:16

Team Statistics	NED	BUF
Record	0-1	1-0
First Downs	18	21
- by Rushing	3	13
- by Passing	12	7
- by Penalty	3	1
Total Net Yards	251	434
- Offensive Plays	57	69
- Yards per Play	4.40	6.29
Net Rushing Yards	56	279
- Rushing Attempts	13	49
- Yards per Rush	4.31	5.69
Net Passing Yards	195	155
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	42 - 16 - 1	20 - 12 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	206	155
- Sacks/Yards Lost	2/11	0/0
- Yards per Pass Play	4.43	7.75
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	1/1
3rd Down Conversions	3/12	7/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	8.1	7.7
4th Down Conversions	1/3	0/0
Penalties/Yards	7/60	8/54
Punt Returns/Yards	1/10	2/21
Kick Returns/Yards	6/144	1/29
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	1/16
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	2	5
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/0	1/4
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 35	OWN 38
Time of Possession	20:44	39:16

Drive Charts

New England Patriots
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	7:51	2:04	OWN 24	3	-1	Punt
1	1:09	3:01	OWN 45	7	55	Touchdown
2	9:06	1:27	OWN 33	3	-1	Punt
2	7:39	0:48	OPP 27	3	0	Field Goal
2	1:55	0:40	OWN 29	3	0	Punt
3	15:00	2:02	OWN 20	4	15	Punt
3	11:41	3:23	OWN 34	6	23	Punt
3	3:35	3:24	OWN 35	5	65	Touchdown
4	12:37	2:49	OWN 28	8	6	Interception
4	6:37	1:10	OWN 29	4	-6	Downs
4	2:55	0:41	OWN 37	4	0	Downs
4	1:37	1:37	OWN 37	9	59	Game

Buffalo Bills
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	7:09	OWN 20	12	62	Field Goal
1	5:47	4:38	OWN 31	9	69	Touchdown
2	13:08	4:02	OWN 20	8	80	Touchdown
2	6:51	4:56	OWN 39	9	53	Field Goal
2	1:15	1:15	OWN 37	4	20	Half
3	12:58	1:17	OWN 26	3	7	Punt
3	8:18	4:43	OWN 20	8	73	Field Goal
3	0:11	2:34	OWN 20	4	21	Punt
4	9:48	3:11	OPP 35	6	22	Field Goal
4	5:27	2:32	OPP 23	3	0	Missed FG
4	2:14	0:37	OPP 37	3	7	Missed FG

Game MVP: Ralph Maxwell, Buffalo Bills

Rushing Statistics

New England	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	TD
Donald Scukanec	8	37	4.63	9	0
O.J. Rudd	4	15	3.75	5	1
Dana Peyrouse	1	4	4.00	4	0

Buffalo	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Donald Loftus	26	123	4.73	16	5
Ben Hastings	15	110	7.33	52	2
Ralph Maxwell	7	44	6.29	10	3
Jeremy Leupold	1	2	2.00	2	0

Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Dana Peyrouse	42	16	206	2/11	1	23	1	52.3

Buffalo	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Ralph Maxwell	20	12	155	0/0	2	45	0	117.7

Receiving Statistics

New England	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Leslie Hicks	5	15	88	17.60	15	23	1
TE Richard Cummins	4	7	35	8.75	3	16	0
WR Allen Rosenfels	3	4	37	12.33	0	14	0
WR Jeff Diano	2	5	31	15.50	0	17	0
RB Donald Scukanec	1	1	11	11.00	0	11	0
RB O.J. Rudd	1	1	4	4.00	6	4	0
WR Mark Rhoads	0	2	0	0.00	0	0	0
TE Cole Francis	0	2	0	0.00	0	0	0
FB Paul Hardy	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
TE Winfred Lundberg	0	4	0	0.00	0	0	0

Buffalo	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Steve Monroe	4	5	44	11.00	7	24	0
RB Donald Loftus	3	4	15	5.00	0	7	1
TE Zack Kelley	3	3	41	13.67	15	24	0
WR Nathan Mitchell	1	5	45	45.00	35	45	1
WR Alvin Cockerham	1	2	10	10.00	0	10	0
WR Jeremy Leupold	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

New England	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Buffalo	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Adrian Hastings	1	16	16.00	0

Fumble Statistics

New England	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Kerry Jacquet	0	1	0	0
Joe Ross	0	0	1	0

Buffalo	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Tommie Grover	1	0	0	0

Punting Statistics

New England	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Lester Laxdal	5	214	42.8	34.6	53	2

Buffalo	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Antonio Tubbs	2	74	37.0	32.0	43	0

Kicking Statistics

New England	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Walter Dawkins	1/1	1/1	0/0	44	2/2

Buffalo	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Ken Goldberg	4/6	0/2	0/0	35	2/2

Punt Return Statistics

New England	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Leslie Hicks	1	10	10.0	0

Buffalo	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Tommie Grover	2	21	10.5	0

Kick Return Statistics

New England	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Leslie Hicks	6	144	24.0	0

Buffalo	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Mack Alston	1	29	29.0	0

Defensive Statistics

New England	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Zach Toohil	10	1	0.0	40	16
ILB Jeremy Enman	7	1	0.0	34	11
CB Joe Ross	5	3	0.0	30	9
DE Lorenzo Daniels	5	1	0.0	41	15
DT Gerald Rivers	4	2	0.0	27	10
DT Johnny Connell	3	4	0.0	20	10
OLB Norm Roffmann	3	4	0.0	18	11
DT T.K.O. Schofer	3	3	0.0	37	13
OLB Rickey Herndon	3	1	0.0	31	16
DE Shawn Gray	3	1	0.0	19	9
CB Gerald Smeenge	3	0	0.0	20	8
OLB Jason Bright	3	0	0.0	17	7
S David Tynik	2	0	0.0	19	6
S Gabe Covington	1	2	0.0	34	15
DE Les Duran	1	1	0.0	30	12
OLB Shannon McKenzie	1	0	0.0	23	6
CB Corey Craven	1	0	0.0	33	15
TE Winfred Lundberg	1	0	---	---	---
CB Myron Witt	1	0	0.0	33	15
DE Terrell Blanchard	0	2	0.0	17	8
CB Shawn Uremovic	0	1	0.0	16	8

Buffalo	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Neil Fedolfi	3	1	0.0	10	27
DE Jessie Heath	3	0	0.0	9	24
ILB Rod Ulufale	3	0	0.0	8	35
DE Amos Reagor	2	1	1.0	11	10
CB Ricky Conway	2	1	0.0	2	21
DT Deron Sharman	2	0	0.0	7	28
S Marlon Paswater	2	0	0.0	3	29
S Adrian Hastings	2	0	0.0	12	41
DT Daryl Poly	1	1	1.0	5	13
S Mack Alston	1	0	0.0	12	39
CB Tommie Grover	1	0	0.0	0	6
ILB Nolan Adderly	1	0	0.0	6	11
CB Ellis Bramlett	1	0	0.0	9	31
DT Donovan Haddix	1	0	0.0	8	20
CB Rodney Downs	1	0	0.0	10	31
OLB Leon Walker	1	0	0.0	5	17
CB Adam Klotz	1	0	0.0	7	20
OLB Darryl Wallace	1	0	0.0	2	2

Pass Rush Statistics

New England	Hurry	PPlay
DT Johnny Connell	1	10
DE Lorenzo Daniels	1	15
OLB Norm Roffmann	1	11

Buffalo	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Daryl Poly	1.0	0	1	0	13
DE Amos Reagor	1.0	0	0	1	10
DE Matthew Jones	0.0	1	5	1	39
DE Jessie Heath	0.0	1	1	3	24
DT Wayne Lundy	0.0	0	2	1	17
DT Deron Sharman	0.0	0	2	0	28
S Mack Alston	0.0	0	1	0	39
DT Donovan Haddix	0.0	0	1	0	20
CB Rodney Downs	0.0	0	1	0	31

Pass Defense Statistics

New England	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
S Zach Toohil	3	0	16
OLB Norm Roffmann	2	0	11
ILB Jeremy Enman	1	0	11
DT T.K.O. Schofer	1	0	13
OLB Rickey Herndon	1	0	16
CB Gerald Smeenge	1	0	8
CB Joe Ross	1	0	9
CB Myron Witt	1	0	15
OLB Jason Bright	1	0	7
CB Corey Craven	0	2	15

Buffalo	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
OLB Neil Fedolfi	3	0	0	27
S Marlon Paswater	2	1	0	29
ILB Rod Ulufale	2	0	0	35
CB Ricky Conway	2	0	0	21
S Adrian Hastings	1	2	1	41
CB Adam Klotz	1	1	0	20
S Mack Alston	1	0	0	39
CB Trevor Graham	1	0	0	23
CB Tommie Grover	1	0	0	6
CB Ellis Bramlett	1	0	0	31
OLB Leon Walker	1	0	0	17
CB Rodney Downs	0	1	0	31

Blocking Statistics

New England	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Paul Hardy	2	4	7	0	25
Leland Roundy	1	1	12	1	40
Kerry Jacquet	1	1	8	1	21
Winfred Lundberg	1	1	10	0	26
Donny McNown	1	1	13	0	39
William Coffey	1	1	7	0	33
Shannon Lyons	0	1	9	0	31
Bubba Amon	0	1	1	0	4
Kelvin Fitzgerald	0	1	10	0	33

Buffalo	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	PPly
Melvin Bryant	5	11	2	49	20
Korey Fox	4	6	1	44	18
Earnest Bailey	2	6	1	42	18
Richard Robertson	2	4	1	29	12
Lester Whittington	1	2	0	17	6
Zack Kelley	1	1	0	37	20
Nick Midget	1	1	0	12	4
Skip Louis	0	7	0	30	13
Trent Dircks	0	3	0	32	14
B.J. Cunningham	0	2	0	19	7

Special Teams Statistics

New England	Tackles	STPlays
Joe Ross	2	19
Richard Cummins	1	13
David Tynik	0	17
Cole Francis	0	17
Mike Antonik	0	17
Shannon McKenzie	0	16
Mark Rhoads	0	13
Morris Markle	0	12
Myron Witt	0	12
Shawn Uremovic	0	11
Norm Roffmann	0	9
Leslie Hicks	0	8
Allen Rosenfels	0	8
Rickey Herndon	0	7
Norman Meyer	0	6
Luke Stoltenberg	0	6
Paul Hardy	0	6
Kerry Jacquet	0	6
T.K.O. Schofer	0	5
Lester Laxdal	0	5
Walter Dawkins	0	5
Les Duran	0	5
Gerald Rivers	0	5
Jeremy Enman	0	4
Lorenzo Daniels	0	4
Gabe Covington	0	4
Shawn Gray	0	4
William Coffey	0	4
Corey Craven	0	3
Zach Toohil	0	3
Terrell Blanchard	0	3
Jason Bright	0	3
Johnny Connell	0	2
Gerald Smeenge	0	2
Donald Scukanec	0	2
O.J. Rudd	0	2
Winfred Lundberg	0	2
Bubba Amon	0	2
Leland Roundy	0	1
Shannon Lyons	0	1
Scottie Whitlock	0	1

Buffalo	Tackles	STPlays
Greg Janssen	3	24
Tommie Grover	2	15
Jeremy Leupold	1	16
Melvin Bryant	1	8
Raymond Alexander	0	19
Robert Dawson	0	17
Trevor Graham	0	14
Marlon Paswater	0	14
Ken Goldberg	0	13
Bart Geib	0	12
Adam Klotz	0	11
Darryl Wallace	0	10
Trent Dircks	0	8
Lester Whittington	0	8
B.J. Cunningham	0	7
Leon Walker	0	7
Ben Hastings	0	7
Mack Alston	0	6
Amos Reagor	0	6
Neil Fedolfi	0	6
Richard Robertson	0	6
Aaron Hoy	0	6
Ricky Conway	0	6
Matthew Jones	0	5
Zack Kelley	0	5
Daryl Poly	0	4
Alvin Cockerham	0	4
Ellis Bramlett	0	2
Antonio Tubbs	0	2
Nick Midget	0	2
Deron Sharman	0	1
Jessie Heath	0	1
Nolan Adderly	0	1
Rod Ulufale	0	1
Skip Louis	0	1

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	2	9	4.5
Middle	7	35	5.0
Right	4	12	3.0
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	9	74	8.2
Middle	29	122	4.2
Right	11	83	7.5
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Dana Peyrouse	42	16	2	1	3	5	14	6	1

Buffalo	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Ralph Maxwell	20	12	3	2	1	2	3	0	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	3	1	4	1.3
Short (0-8 Yds)	7	4	37	5.3
Medium (9-18 Yds)	24	9	125	5.2
Long (19+ Yds)	8	2	40	5.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	0	0	0	0.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	8	6	66	8.3
Medium (9-18 Yds)	11	5	65	5.9
Long (19+ Yds)	1	1	24	24.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

New England	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Leslie Hicks	15	5	1	88	2	42
TE Richard Cummins	7	4	0	35	0	30
WR Jeff Diano	5	2	0	31	0	16
TE Winfred Lundberg	4	0	1	0	0	26
WR Allen Rosenfels	4	3	0	37	0	12
WR Mark Rhoads	2	0	1	0	0	6
TE Cole Francis	2	0	0	0	0	10
RB Donald Scukanec	1	1	0	11	0	33
RB O.J. Rudd	1	1	0	4	0	11
FB Paul Hardy	1	0	0	0	0	25

Buffalo	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Steve Monroe	5	4	0	44	1	14
WR Nathan Mitchell	5	1	1	45	1	7
RB Donald Loftus	4	3	0	15	0	15
TE Zack Kelley	3	3	0	41	1	20
WR Alvin Cockerham	2	1	0	10	0	9
WR Jeremy Leupold	1	0	0	0	0	5

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

New England	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
O.J. Rudd	2	6	3.00	3.75

Buffalo	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Donald Loftus	6	13	2.17	4.73
Ben Hastings	6	4	0.67	7.33
Ralph Maxwell	2	6	3.00	6.29
Jeremy Leupold	1	2	2.00	2.00

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Dana Peyrouse	6	2	29	4.83	4.90

Buffalo	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Ralph Maxwell	2	1	2	1.00	7.75

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

New England	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Leslie Hicks	3	1	13	4.33	5.87
TE Winfred Lundberg	2	0	0	0.00	0.00
TE Richard Cummins	1	1	16	16.00	5.00

Buffalo	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Nathan Mitchell	1	0	0	0.00	9.00
RB Donald Loftus	1	1	2	2.00	3.75

Third Down Rushing Statistics

New England	Rushes	Conversions
Donald Scukanec	2	2

Buffalo	Rushes	Conversions
Donald Loftus	6	4
Ralph Maxwell	4	2
Ben Hastings	2	0
Jeremy Leupold	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Comp	Conversions
Dana Peyrouse	10	1	1

Buffalo	Att	Comp	Conversions
Ralph Maxwell	2	1	1

Third Down Receiving Statistics

New England	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Leslie Hicks	3	0	0
TE Richard Cummins	2	0	0
WR Mark Rhoads	2	0	0
WR Jeff Diano	2	1	1
TE Cole Francis	1	0	0

Buffalo	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Nathan Mitchell	1	0	0
WR Alvin Cockerham	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 68,100 (75,300 capacity)
Upper Deck 21,200 (23,100)
End Zone 15,100 (16,700)
Mezzanine 8,900 (9,600)
Sideline Seats 14,000 (14,800)
Club Seats 7,800 (8,900)
Luxury Boxes 1,100 (2,200)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	68,100 (75,300 capacity)
Upper Deck	21,200 (23,100)
End Zone	15,100 (16,700)
Mezzanine	8,900 (9,600)
Sideline Seats	14,000 (14,800)
Club Seats	7,800 (8,900)
Luxury Boxes	1,100 (2,200)