Week 1, 2041

played in Buffalo, NY

46 degrees, rain, 1 mph wind

New England Patriots	0	14	0	7	-	21
Buffalo Bills	0	10	14	10	-	34

Scoring Summary
2Q: 15:00 NED - Clifton Poulsen 4 pass from Bubba Duffy (Harvey Rowlette extra point)
2Q: 11:04 NED - Rondell Benson 7 pass from Bubba Duffy (Harvey Rowlette extra point)
2Q: 06:25 BUF - Randal Quezada 23 field goal
2Q: 01:30 BUF - Britt England 20 pass from Ernie Sims (Randal Quezada extra point)
3Q: 06:05 BUF - Britt England 16 pass from Ernie Sims (Randal Quezada extra point)
3Q: 00:22 BUF - Owen Farrens 5 run (Randal Quezada extra point)
4Q: 14:27 BUF - Wally Reed 40 interception return (Randal Quezada extra point)
4Q: 11:15 NED - Benjamin Ripken 5 pass from Bubba Duffy (Harvey Rowlette extra point)
4Q: 04:31 BUF - Randal Quezada 29 field goal

Scoring Summary
2Q: 15:00 NED - Clifton Poulsen 4 pass from Bubba Duffy (Harvey Rowlette extra point)
2Q: 11:04 NED - Rondell Benson 7 pass from Bubba Duffy (Harvey Rowlette extra point)
2Q: 06:25 BUF - Randal Quezada 23 field goal
2Q: 01:30 BUF - Britt England 20 pass from Ernie Sims (Randal Quezada extra point)
3Q: 06:05 BUF - Britt England 16 pass from Ernie Sims (Randal Quezada extra point)
3Q: 00:22 BUF - Owen Farrens 5 run (Randal Quezada extra point)
4Q: 14:27 BUF - Wally Reed 40 interception return (Randal Quezada extra point)
4Q: 11:15 NED - Benjamin Ripken 5 pass from Bubba Duffy (Harvey Rowlette extra point)
4Q: 04:31 BUF - Randal Quezada 29 field goal

Team Statistics NED BUF
Record 0-1 1-0
First Downs 26 20
- by Rushing 5 4
- by Passing 21 16
- by Penalty 0 0
Total Net Yards 457 356
- Offensive Plays 71 59
- Yards per Play 6.44 6.03
Net Rushing Yards 104 88
- Rushing Attempts 21 28
- Yards per Rush 4.95 3.14
Net Passing Yards 353 268
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 50 - 32 - 2 31 - 24 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 353 268
- Sacks/Yards Lost 0/0 0/0
- Yards per Pass Play 7.06 8.65
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 4/11 3/10
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 6.8 7.2
4th Down Conversions 1/2 0/0
Penalties/Yards 8/49 1/5
Punt Returns/Yards 3/8 3/36
Kick Returns/Yards 3/46 3/74
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 2/43
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 4 4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 3/0 2/2
Avg. Drive Start OWN 20 OWN 35
Time of Possession 30:07 29:53

Team Statistics	NED	BUF
Record	0-1	1-0
First Downs	26	20
- by Rushing	5	4
- by Passing	21	16
- by Penalty	0	0
Total Net Yards	457	356
- Offensive Plays	71	59
- Yards per Play	6.44	6.03
Net Rushing Yards	104	88
- Rushing Attempts	21	28
- Yards per Rush	4.95	3.14
Net Passing Yards	353	268
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	50 - 32 - 2	31 - 24 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	353	268
- Sacks/Yards Lost	0/0	0/0
- Yards per Pass Play	7.06	8.65
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	4/11	3/10
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	6.8	7.2
4th Down Conversions	1/2	0/0
Penalties/Yards	8/49	1/5
Punt Returns/Yards	3/8	3/36
Kick Returns/Yards	3/46	3/74
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	2/43
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	4	4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	3/0	2/2
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 20	OWN 35
Time of Possession	30:07	29:53

Drive Charts

New England Patriots
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	10:52	3:25	OWN 34	6	28	Punt
1	6:07	6:16	OWN 26	12	74	Touchdown
2	13:05	2:12	OWN 32	6	68	Touchdown
2	6:20	1:46	OWN 18	3	9	Punt
2	3:12	1:20	OWN 7	3	5	Punt
2	1:18	1:18	OWN 20	6	36	Half
3	15:00	4:19	OWN 18	8	36	Punt
3	5:54	2:23	OWN 5	3	8	Punt
3	0:15	0:56	OWN 20	3	19	Interception
4	14:19	3:13	OWN 20	7	80	Touchdown
4	4:23	2:42	OWN 21	12	64	Downs
4	1:04	0:25	OWN 30	2	0	Interception

Buffalo Bills
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	4:08	OWN 34	7	39	Missed FG
1	7:27	1:20	OWN 20	3	3	Punt
2	14:51	1:46	OWN 28	3	9	Punt
2	10:53	4:33	OWN 25	9	69	Field Goal
2	4:34	1:22	OWN 41	4	21	Punt
2	1:52	0:34	OPP 33	2	33	Touchdown
3	10:41	4:47	OWN 20	9	80	Touchdown
3	3:31	3:16	OPP 38	6	38	Touchdown
4	11:06	6:43	OWN 20	12	68	Field Goal
4	1:41	0:37	OWN 15	3	7	Punt
4	0:39	0:39	OPP 40	1	-1	Game

Game MVP: Ernie Sims, Buffalo Bills

Rushing Statistics

New England	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Barry Strong	14	74	5.29	15	4	0
Lonnie Fagundez	7	30	4.29	10	1	0

Buffalo	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Owen Farrens	20	60	3.00	11	2	1
Ernie Sims	4	17	4.25	8	0	0
Quinn Graham	4	11	2.75	7	0	0

Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Bubba Duffy	50	32	353	0/0	3	43	2	88.2

Buffalo	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Ernie Sims	31	24	268	0/0	2	21	0	124.1

Receiving Statistics

New England	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Brent Dotson	9	12	102	11.33	21	21	0
WR Glen Musser	9	13	95	10.56	3	23	0
WR Eugene Earls	7	10	93	13.29	62	43	0
TE Clifton Poulsen	3	4	12	4.00	0	5	1
FB Benjamin Ripken	2	3	34	17.00	25	29	1
WR Rondell Benson	1	2	7	7.00	0	7	1
RB Lonnie Fagundez	1	1	10	10.00	0	10	0
WR Matthew Gonzalez	0	3	0	0.00	0	0	0
TE Jake Hutchins	0	2	0	0.00	0	0	0

Buffalo	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Britt England	12	14	149	12.42	31	20	2
WR Sammy Gentile	7	7	76	10.86	15	21	0
TE Donald Guagliardo	3	5	30	10.00	10	15	0
TE Norm Conlan	1	1	12	12.00	6	12	0
WR Kody McElroy	1	1	1	1.00	0	1	0
RB Owen Farrens	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
WR Andre Cox	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
RB Quinn Graham	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

New England	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Buffalo	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Wally Reed	1	40	40.00	1
ILB Jeffrey Hughes	1	3	3.00	0

Fumble Statistics

New England	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD

Buffalo	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD

Punting Statistics

New England	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Bart Winslett	5	198	39.6	24.4	46	0

Buffalo	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Harold Giba	4	169	42.3	40.3	54	1

Kicking Statistics

New England	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Harvey Rowlette	0/0	0/0	0/0	0	3/3

Buffalo	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Randal Quezada	2/3	0/1	0/0	29	4/4

Punt Return Statistics

New England	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Rondell Benson	3	8	2.7	0

Buffalo	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Owen Farrens	3	36	12.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

New England	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Rondell Benson	2	29	14.5	0
Robert Farley	1	17	17.0	0

Buffalo	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Corey George	3	74	24.7	0

Defensive Statistics

New England	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Tyrus Ybarra	11	2	0.0	28	31
S Brayden Fulton	6	1	0.0	28	31
CB Devin Hickman	5	0	0.0	24	28
OLB Xavier McAfee	4	3	0.0	21	22
CB Jacob Elliott	4	0	0.0	28	31
S Kendrick Wooden	3	2	0.0	13	18
DT Jorge Santana	3	1	0.0	16	16
DT Grant Odell	2	3	0.0	22	25
S Cornelius Montanez	2	2	0.0	15	13
S Johnny Herndon	2	1	0.0	10	9
DE Leon Wetzel	2	1	0.0	24	25
DT Fred Hanks	2	0	0.0	16	17
WR Eugene Earls	1	0	---	---	---
DE Oliver Shire	1	0	0.0	5	9
ILB Norm Cash	1	0	0.0	6	7
DE Mitch Manthey	0	2	0.0	26	28
CB Omar Corlett	0	1	0.0	8	13

Buffalo	Tack	Asst	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Jeffrey Hughes	11	0	21	50
S Wally Reed	7	3	21	50
CB Reuben Brooks	6	2	17	44
CB Kurt Hoover	4	1	18	39
DT Shaun Larocque	4	1	13	37
ILB Kris Garrett	4	0	6	8
CB Jose Alcott	3	3	20	48
S Kennedy Jarvis	2	2	21	50
OLB Deon Riley	2	1	17	42
S Hardy Nixon	2	0	8	23
ILB Chuck McDaniel	1	2	5	7
DE Derrick Joseph	1	2	16	39
DE Jeffrey Spencer	1	1	11	18
OLB J.J. Francis	1	0	10	26
DE Casey Kennedy	1	0	10	32
OLB R. Jay Brandon	0	1	4	8
DT Tony Duffy	0	1	8	13

Pass Rush Statistics

New England	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Grant Odell	0.0	0	1	0	25
DE Leon Wetzel	0.0	0	1	0	25

Buffalo	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Derrick Joseph	1	1	2	39
OLB Deon Riley	1	0	0	42
DE Casey Kennedy	0	1	0	32
DT Tony Duffy	0	1	0	13
OLB J.J. Francis	0	0	1	26

Pass Defense Statistics

New England	Caught	PPlay
CB Devin Hickman	4	28
ILB Tyrus Ybarra	4	31
S Brayden Fulton	4	31
CB Jacob Elliott	3	31
S Cornelius Montanez	2	13
S Kendrick Wooden	2	18
S Johnny Herndon	2	9
OLB Xavier McAfee	2	22
DT Grant Odell	1	25

Buffalo	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Reuben Brooks	7	0	0	44
ILB Jeffrey Hughes	6	3	1	50
S Wally Reed	4	1	1	50
CB Kurt Hoover	4	0	0	39
CB Jose Alcott	3	4	0	48
S Kennedy Jarvis	2	2	0	50
ILB Kris Garrett	2	0	0	8
ILB Chuck McDaniel	1	0	0	7
OLB J.J. Francis	1	0	0	26
DE Derrick Joseph	1	0	0	39
DT Shaun Larocque	1	0	0	37

Blocking Statistics

New England	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	PPly
Roger Chandler	3	5	1	21	50
Caden Powell	3	5	0	21	50
Benjamin Ripken	1	3	0	13	22
Roy Linquist	1	2	0	21	50
Ricky Horn	0	3	0	21	50
J.C. Chandler	0	2	0	21	50
Riley Holliday	0	1	0	2	2

Buffalo	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	PPly
Malcolm Stephens	2	6	28	31
Kendrick Ellis	2	5	28	31
Donald Guagliardo	1	2	26	28
Trent Dircks	0	3	28	31
Sedrick Douthit	0	3	28	31
Wally Jurkiewicz	0	3	28	31
Taylor Larsen	0	2	20	16

Special Teams Tackles

New England	Tackles	STPlays
Johnny Herndon	3	17
Riley Holliday	1	16
Brent Dotson	1	11
Cornelius Montanez	1	7

Buffalo	Tackles	STPlays
Wally Reed	2	12
Owen Farrens	1	23
Deon Riley	1	15
Donald Guagliardo	1	15
Donte Schneider	1	14

Participation

New England	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Caden Powell	21	50	---	---	5	76
Roger Chandler	21	50	---	---	5	76
Bubba Duffy	21	50	---	---	---	71
J.C. Chandler	21	50	---	---	---	71
Roy Linquist	21	50	---	---	---	71
Ricky Horn	21	50	---	---	---	71
Tyrus Ybarra	---	---	28	31	11	70
Jacob Elliott	---	---	28	31	10	69
Brayden Fulton	---	---	28	31	2	61
Brent Dotson	15	34	---	---	11	60
Mitch Manthey	---	---	26	28	3	57
Eugene Earls	15	41	---	---	---	56
Xavier McAfee	---	---	21	22	13	56
Devin Hickman	---	---	24	28	2	54
Leon Wetzel	---	---	24	25	3	52
Grant Odell	---	---	22	25	2	49
Glen Musser	12	33	---	---	1	46
Clifton Poulsen	12	28	---	---	4	44
Lonnie Fagundez	7	26	---	---	7	40
Fred Hanks	---	---	16	17	6	39
Benjamin Ripken	13	22	---	---	4	39
Barry Strong	14	23	---	---	1	38
Johnny Herndon	---	---	10	9	17	36
Cornelius Montanez	---	---	15	13	7	35
Kendrick Wooden	---	---	13	18	3	34
Jorge Santana	---	---	16	16	2	34
Matthew Gonzalez	4	19	---	---	10	33
Jesse Campana	---	---	12	12	5	29
Omar Corlett	---	---	8	13	6	27
Rondell Benson	3	6	---	---	15	24
Harry Page	2	6	---	---	16	24
Jake Hutchins	6	9	---	---	7	22
Norm Cash	---	---	6	7	7	20
Riley Holliday	2	2	---	---	16	20
Oliver Shire	---	---	5	9	4	18
Robert Farley	0	1	---	---	15	16
Lewis Jones	---	---	2	4	3	9
Adrian Hitchcock	---	---	0	0	6	6
Sammy Mumper	---	---	4	2	---	6
Jamal Small	0	0	---	---	5	5
Warren Owen	0	0	---	---	5	5
Dave Shields	0	0	---	---	5	5
Bart Winslett	0	0	---	---	5	5
Harvey Rowlette	0	0	---	---	4	4
Rico Fields	0	0	---	---	---	0
Norm Hatcher	0	0	---	---	---	0

Buffalo	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Wally Reed	---	---	21	50	12	83
Reuben Brooks	---	---	17	44	20	81
Jeffrey Hughes	---	---	21	50	10	81
Deon Riley	---	---	17	42	15	74
Kennedy Jarvis	---	---	21	50	---	71
Jose Alcott	---	---	20	48	1	69
Donald Guagliardo	26	28	---	---	15	69
Kendrick Ellis	28	31	---	---	7	66
Owen Farrens	23	19	---	---	23	65
Sammy Gentile	18	27	---	---	16	61
Trent Dircks	28	31	---	---	---	59
Ernie Sims	28	31	---	---	---	59
Britt England	28	31	---	---	---	59
Sedrick Douthit	28	31	---	---	---	59
Wally Jurkiewicz	28	31	---	---	---	59
Malcolm Stephens	28	31	---	---	---	59
Kurt Hoover	---	---	18	39	---	57
Derrick Joseph	---	---	16	39	1	56
Shaun Larocque	---	---	13	37	---	50
Taylor Larsen	20	16	---	---	12	48
Casey Kennedy	---	---	10	32	---	42
Hardy Nixon	---	---	8	23	10	41
J.J. Francis	---	---	10	26	---	36
Norm Conlan	6	13	---	---	14	33
Jeffrey Spencer	---	---	11	18	3	32
Kris Garrett	---	---	6	8	11	25
Tony Duffy	---	---	8	13	1	22
Kaleb Pieper	---	---	5	11	5	21
Chuck McDaniel	---	---	5	7	5	17
Quinn Graham	5	12	---	---	---	17
Andre Cox	7	7	---	---	---	14
Donte Schneider	0	0	---	---	14	14
R. Jay Brandon	---	---	4	8	---	12
Randal Quezada	0	0	---	---	10	10
Kody McElroy	7	2	---	---	---	9
Austin Antonides	---	---	0	5	4	9
Dean Clark	0	0	---	---	7	7
Deron Griffin	0	0	---	---	7	7
Brayden Hammond	0	0	---	---	7	7
Collin Sullivan	0	0	---	---	7	7
Hunter Stevenson	0	0	---	---	5	5
Corey George	---	---	0	0	4	4
Harold Giba	0	0	---	---	4	4
Artie Chamberlain	0	0	---	---	3	3
Tony Boyer	0	0	---	---	---	0
Arnie Antonick	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	1	4	4.0
Middle	15	78	5.2
Right	5	22	4.4
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	9	34	3.8
Middle	13	48	3.7
Right	5	7	1.4
None	1	-1	-1.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Bubba Duffy	50	32	5	0	1	10	3	3	2

Buffalo	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Ernie Sims	31	24	2	2	3	0	2	0	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	6	4	71	11.8
Short (0-8 Yds)	19	18	137	7.2
Medium (9-18 Yds)	21	8	104	5.0
Long (19+ Yds)	4	2	41	10.3

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	0	0	0	0.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	16	13	150	9.4
Medium (9-18 Yds)	13	10	105	8.1
Long (19+ Yds)	2	1	13	6.5

Detailed Receiving Statistics

New England	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Glen Musser	13	9	1	95	1	33
WR Brent Dotson	12	9	0	102	2	34
WR Eugene Earls	10	7	0	93	1	41
TE Clifton Poulsen	4	3	0	12	0	28
WR Matthew Gonzalez	3	0	0	0	0	19
FB Benjamin Ripken	3	2	0	34	1	22
WR Rondell Benson	2	1	0	7	0	6
TE Jake Hutchins	2	0	0	0	0	9
RB Lonnie Fagundez	1	1	0	10	0	26

Buffalo	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Britt England	14	12	0	149	1	31
WR Sammy Gentile	7	7	0	76	1	27
TE Donald Guagliardo	5	3	2	30	0	28
RB Owen Farrens	1	0	0	0	0	19
WR Andre Cox	1	0	0	0	0	7
RB Quinn Graham	1	0	1	0	0	12
TE Norm Conlan	1	1	0	12	0	13
WR Kody McElroy	1	1	0	1	0	2

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

New England	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Barry Strong	1	3	3.00	5.29
Lonnie Fagundez	1	10	10.00	4.29

Buffalo	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Owen Farrens	6	13	2.17	3.00
Quinn Graham	1	0	0.00	2.75

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Bubba Duffy	9	5	29	3.22	7.06

Buffalo	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Ernie Sims	6	4	55	9.17	8.65

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

New England	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Matthew Gonzalez	2	0	0	0.00	0.00
WR Rondell Benson	2	1	7	3.50	3.50
WR Eugene Earls	1	1	8	8.00	9.30
WR Brent Dotson	1	1	5	5.00	8.50
FB Benjamin Ripken	1	1	5	5.00	11.33
TE Clifton Poulsen	1	1	4	4.00	3.00
WR Glen Musser	1	0	0	0.00	7.31

Buffalo	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Britt England	3	3	47	15.67	10.64
TE Donald Guagliardo	2	1	8	4.00	6.00
RB Owen Farrens	1	0	0	0.00	0.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

New England	Rushes	Conversions
Lonnie Fagundez	2	0

Buffalo	Rushes	Conversions
Owen Farrens	4	2
Quinn Graham	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Comp	Conversions
Bubba Duffy	9	4	4

Buffalo	Att	Comp	Conversions
Ernie Sims	5	4	1

Third Down Receiving Statistics

New England	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Glen Musser	5	2	2
WR Eugene Earls	2	1	1
WR Brent Dotson	1	1	1
TE Jake Hutchins	1	0	0

Buffalo	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Britt England	2	2	1
WR Sammy Gentile	1	1	0
RB Owen Farrens	1	0	0
TE Donald Guagliardo	1	1	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 65,600 (95,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 17,100 (23,500)
End Zone 12,600 (16,900)
Mezzanine 7,600 (9,800)
Sideline Seats 12,000 (15,000)
Club Seats 16,300 (19,900)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	65,600 (95,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	17,100 (23,500)
End Zone	12,600 (16,900)
Mezzanine	7,600 (9,800)
Sideline Seats	12,000 (15,000)
Club Seats	16,300 (19,900)