Conference Semifinals, 2046

played in New England, MA

45 degrees, fair, calm

Buffalo Bills	3	0	14	6	-	23
New England Patriots	6	17	0	6	-	29

Scoring Summary
1Q: 07:36 NED - Lawrence Andersen 11 fumble return (J.R. St. Amal extra point failed)
1Q: 02:15 BUF - Drake Dennie 43 field goal
2Q: 12:57 NED - J.R. St. Amal 39 field goal
2Q: 04:21 NED - Mickey Van Pelt 6 pass from Bubba Duffy (J.R. St. Amal extra point)
2Q: 02:15 NED - Mickey Van Pelt 3 pass from Bubba Duffy (J.R. St. Amal extra point)
3Q: 09:55 BUF - Wally Reese 8 pass from Quentin Slechta (Drake Dennie extra point)
3Q: 05:16 BUF - Harrison Rogers 9 pass from Quentin Slechta (Drake Dennie extra point)
4Q: 09:18 NED - J.R. St. Amal 18 field goal
4Q: 04:56 BUF - Drake Dennie 33 field goal
4Q: 01:48 NED - J.R. St. Amal 41 field goal
4Q: 00:47 BUF - Drake Dennie 58 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 07:36 NED - Lawrence Andersen 11 fumble return (J.R. St. Amal extra point failed)
1Q: 02:15 BUF - Drake Dennie 43 field goal
2Q: 12:57 NED - J.R. St. Amal 39 field goal
2Q: 04:21 NED - Mickey Van Pelt 6 pass from Bubba Duffy (J.R. St. Amal extra point)
2Q: 02:15 NED - Mickey Van Pelt 3 pass from Bubba Duffy (J.R. St. Amal extra point)
3Q: 09:55 BUF - Wally Reese 8 pass from Quentin Slechta (Drake Dennie extra point)
3Q: 05:16 BUF - Harrison Rogers 9 pass from Quentin Slechta (Drake Dennie extra point)
4Q: 09:18 NED - J.R. St. Amal 18 field goal
4Q: 04:56 BUF - Drake Dennie 33 field goal
4Q: 01:48 NED - J.R. St. Amal 41 field goal
4Q: 00:47 BUF - Drake Dennie 58 field goal

Team Statistics BUF NED
Record 14-4 14-3
First Downs 21 25
- by Rushing 8 11
- by Passing 9 13
- by Penalty 4 1
Total Net Yards 254 367
- Offensive Plays 60 76
- Yards per Play 4.23 4.83
Net Rushing Yards 98 133
- Rushing Attempts 18 35
- Yards per Rush 5.44 3.80
Net Passing Yards 156 234
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 38 - 21 - 1 39 - 23 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 182 243
- Sacks/Yards Lost 4/26 2/9
- Yards per Pass Play 3.71 5.71
Fumbles/Lost 1/1 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 5/14 10/17
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.7 5.9
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 4/20 9/72
Punt Returns/Yards 1/21 1/12
Kick Returns/Yards 3/61 4/106
Interception Ret./Yards 1/7 1/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 3 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/1 2/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 26 OWN 35
Time of Possession 25:22 34:38

Team Statistics	BUF	NED
Record	14-4	14-3
First Downs	21	25
- by Rushing	8	11
- by Passing	9	13
- by Penalty	4	1
Total Net Yards	254	367
- Offensive Plays	60	76
- Yards per Play	4.23	4.83
Net Rushing Yards	98	133
- Rushing Attempts	18	35
- Yards per Rush	5.44	3.80
Net Passing Yards	156	234
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	38 - 21 - 1	39 - 23 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	182	243
- Sacks/Yards Lost	4/26	2/9
- Yards per Pass Play	3.71	5.71
Fumbles/Lost	1/1	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	5/14	10/17
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.7	5.9
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	4/20	9/72
Punt Returns/Yards	1/21	1/12
Kick Returns/Yards	3/61	4/106
Interception Ret./Yards	1/7	1/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	3	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/1	2/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 26	OWN 35
Time of Possession	25:22	34:38

Drive Charts

Buffalo Bills
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	2:40	OWN 25	5	23	Punt
1	8:16	0:55	OWN 5	2	6	Fumble
1	7:21	5:11	OWN 25	11	49	Field Goal
2	12:52	2:15	OWN 18	3	-3	Punt
2	4:11	0:11	OWN 25	1	0	Interception
2	2:04	1:31	OWN 23	4	16	Punt
3	11:44	1:59	OWN 35	10	65	Touchdown
3	7:37	2:27	OPP 40	7	40	Touchdown
3	2:12	2:12	OWN 20	5	1	Punt
4	9:10	4:20	OWN 25	11	59	Field Goal
4	1:43	1:02	OWN 34	4	25	Field Goal

New England Patriots
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	12:20	4:04	OWN 5	9	32	Punt
1	2:10	4:18	OWN 37	9	41	Field Goal
2	10:37	6:26	OWN 47	14	53	Touchdown
2	4:00	1:56	OPP 36	7	36	Touchdown
2	0:33	0:33	OWN 19	4	31	Half
3	15:00	3:16	OWN 25	6	17	Punt
3	9:45	2:08	OWN 24	4	17	Interception
3	5:10	2:58	OWN 28	5	31	Punt
4	15:00	5:50	OWN 44	10	55	Field Goal
4	4:50	3:07	OWN 46	7	30	Field Goal
4	0:41	0:41	OPP 48	1	-1	Game

Game MVP: Jaylen Bode, New England Patriots

Rushing Statistics

Buffalo	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Miles Howe	7	29	4.14	18	2
Aaron Andrews	6	46	7.67	15	2
Quentin Slechta	4	17	4.25	7	0
Harrison Rogers	1	6	6.00	6	0

New England	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Jaylen Bode	32	120	3.75	12	4
Bubba Duffy	2	12	6.00	13	1
Devonte Fenton	1	1	1.00	1	0

Passing Statistics

Buffalo	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Quentin Slechta	38	21	182	4/26	2	17	1	74.6

New England	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Bubba Duffy	39	23	243	2/9	2	29	1	83.6

Receiving Statistics

Buffalo	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
TE Tyrus Ford	9	13	68	7.56	10	16	0
WR Wally Reese	4	8	44	11.00	18	16	1
TE Randal Weinmeister	3	3	24	8.00	5	16	0
RB Miles Howe	2	4	23	11.50	3	12	0
WR Connor Samuels	2	5	14	7.00	14	17	0
WR Harrison Rogers	1	1	9	9.00	0	9	1
RB Aaron Andrews	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
WR Jose Edmonds	0	2	0	0.00	0	0	0
FB Nicholas Laliberte	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

New England	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Mickey Van Pelt	11	17	103	9.36	16	21	2
WR Kent Edwards	5	9	92	18.40	33	29	0
RB Jaylen Bode	5	10	35	7.00	9	14	0
TE Oliver Morton	1	1	5	5.00	0	5	0
TE Caiden Taylor	1	1	8	8.00	2	8	0
WR Mario Conley	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Buffalo	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Ryan Coles	1	7	7.00	0

New England	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Francisco Reid	1	0	0.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Buffalo	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Quentin Slechta	1	0	0	0

New England	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Lawrence Andersen	0	1	0	1
Antoine Stokes	0	0	1	0

Punting Statistics

Buffalo	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Caiden Shaw	4	174	43.5	40.5	47	2

New England	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Dixon Ward	3	143	47.7	34.0	58	2

Kicking Statistics

Buffalo	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Drake Dennie	3/3	2/2	1/1	58	2/2

New England	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
J.R. St. Amal	3/3	1/1	0/0	41	2/3

Punt Return Statistics

Buffalo	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Cristian Oquendo	1	21	21.0	0

New England	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Alexander Gonzalez	1	12	12.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Buffalo	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Cristian Oquendo	3	61	20.3	0

New England	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Kent Edwards	4	106	26.5	0

Defensive Statistics

Buffalo	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
CB Bart Ogden	10	0	0.0	31	38
ILB Jeffrey Hughes	9	7	0.0	34	35
S Ernest Rzentkowski	9	3	0.0	35	41
DT Braxton Gorski	6	2	0.5	35	32
S Ryan Coles	6	0	0.0	35	41
OLB Fernando Comeaux	6	0	0.0	30	41
OLB R. Jay Brandon	3	0	0.5	15	24
DE Chris Morton	2	1	0.5	29	30
OLB Rich Huffman	2	0	0.0	25	23
S Devan Devine	1	1	0.0	3	4
WR Wally Reese	1	0	---	---	---
CB Kurt Hoover	1	0	0.0	21	15
CB Jeffery Sanderson	1	0	0.0	29	28
S Cristian Oquendo	1	0	0.0	1	13
DE Burt Sims	0	5	0.5	35	35
S Earnest Rasmussen	0	3	0.0	1	12

New England	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Antoine Stokes	7	2	1.5	13	32
CB Thomas Roberson	6	1	0.0	18	42
S Francisco Reid	6	1	0.0	13	29
DT Jorge Santana	5	1	0.5	11	32
CB Marco Hastings	5	2	0.0	18	42
DE Leon Wetzel	4	0	1.0	12	27
DE Lawrence Andersen	2	0	1.0	14	37
S Silas Kernbach	2	4	0.0	18	42
WR Mickey Van Pelt	1	0	---	---	---
DT Johnny Reynolds	1	0	0.0	14	31
DE Hector Packer	1	0	0.0	8	19
OLB Joey Finley	1	0	0.0	13	26
ILB Tyrus Ybarra	0	1	0.0	10	29
S Jake Cox	0	1	0.0	5	15

Pass Rush Statistics

Buffalo	Sack	Hurry	PPlay
DE Chris Morton	0.5	2	30
DE Burt Sims	0.5	1	35
DT Braxton Gorski	0.5	1	32
OLB R. Jay Brandon	0.5	0	24
DE Jake Mitchell	0.0	1	11

New England	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
ILB Antoine Stokes	1.5	0	0	1	32
DE Lawrence Andersen	1.0	1	2	0	37
DE Leon Wetzel	1.0	0	4	1	27
DT Jorge Santana	0.5	0	0	0	32
DT Johnny Reynolds	0.0	1	1	0	31
OLB Joey Finley	0.0	0	1	1	26
CB Thomas Roberson	0.0	0	1	0	42
DE Hector Packer	0.0	0	1	0	19

Pass Defense Statistics

Buffalo	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
OLB Fernando Comeaux	5	0	0	41
S Ryan Coles	4	0	1	41
ILB Jeffrey Hughes	4	0	0	35
S Ernest Rzentkowski	3	3	0	41
CB Bart Ogden	3	1	0	38
S Devan Devine	1	0	0	4
S Cristian Oquendo	1	0	0	13
DE Chris Morton	1	0	0	30
DT Braxton Gorski	1	0	0	32
CB Kurt Hoover	0	1	0	15
OLB R. Jay Brandon	0	1	0	24
OLB Justin Rodriguez	0	1	0	6

New England	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Thomas Roberson	5	1	0	42
ILB Antoine Stokes	3	0	0	32
CB Marco Hastings	3	0	0	42
S Francisco Reid	2	0	1	29
DT Jorge Santana	2	0	0	32
DE Leon Wetzel	2	0	0	27
S Silas Kernbach	2	0	0	42
OLB Joey Finley	2	0	0	26
S Jake Cox	0	1	0	15
CB Malik Torbor	0	1	0	27

Blocking Statistics

Buffalo	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Kendrick Ellis	4	7	18	1	42
Raptor Sutter	3	3	18	0	42
Malcolm Stephens	2	4	18	2	42
Grayson Schanding	2	2	18	0	42
Tyrus Ford	0	1	14	0	36
Marty Kreklow	0	0	18	1	42

New England	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Roderick Austin	4	7	35	0	41
J.C. Chandler	2	7	35	2	41
Jumbo Shepherd	2	5	35	0	41
Ricky Horn	2	4	35	0	41
Benjamin Ripken	2	3	9	0	9
Oliver Morton	2	2	29	0	31
Cody Morrish	1	5	35	0	41

Special Teams Tackles

Buffalo	Tackles	STPlays
Burt Sims	2	12
Aaron Andrews	1	20
Nicholas Laliberte	1	19
Harrison Rogers	1	18

New England	Tackles	STPlays
Brandon Courage	2	19
Benjamin Ripken	1	23
Joey Finley	1	22

Participation

Buffalo	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Ryan Coles	---	---	35	41	13	89
Ernest Rzentkowski	---	---	35	41	7	83
Burt Sims	---	---	35	35	12	82
Jeffrey Hughes	---	---	34	35	12	81
Jeffery Sanderson	---	---	29	28	16	73
Fernando Comeaux	---	---	30	41	2	73
Braxton Gorski	---	---	35	32	5	72
Bart Ogden	---	---	31	38	2	71
Rich Huffman	---	---	25	23	21	69
Raptor Sutter	18	42	---	---	7	67
Marty Kreklow	18	42	---	---	7	67
Wally Reese	18	40	---	---	7	65
Chris Morton	---	---	29	30	5	64
Quentin Slechta	18	42	---	---	---	60
Kendrick Ellis	18	42	---	---	---	60
Malcolm Stephens	18	42	---	---	---	60
Grayson Schanding	18	42	---	---	---	60
Connor Samuels	18	42	---	---	---	60
Tyrus Ford	14	36	---	---	---	50
R. Jay Brandon	---	---	15	24	4	43
Jose Edmonds	11	27	---	---	1	39
Kurt Hoover	---	---	21	15	2	38
Miles Howe	9	28	---	---	---	37
Aaron Andrews	6	10	---	---	20	36
Harrison Rogers	5	9	---	---	18	32
Grayson Villareal	---	---	14	13	3	30
Nicholas Laliberte	3	4	---	---	19	26
Nick Hemler	0	2	---	---	23	25
Cristian Oquendo	---	---	1	13	10	24
Devan Devine	---	---	3	4	15	22
Jake Mitchell	---	---	6	11	1	18
Randal Weinmeister	4	11	---	---	---	15
Sergio Lyle	2	1	---	---	12	15
Earnest Rasmussen	---	---	1	12	1	14
Deion Leyva	---	---	1	9	1	11
Drake Dennie	0	0	---	---	9	9
Caiden Shaw	0	0	---	---	7	7
Al Redden	0	0	---	---	7	7
Rodney Reilly	0	0	---	---	7	7
Tre Cullen	0	0	---	---	7	7
Justin Rodriguez	---	---	1	6	---	7
Clay Howard	---	---	4	0	1	5
Ross Abrams	0	0	---	---	---	0
Chuck Gandy	0	0	---	---	---	0
Stan Sawyer	0	0	---	---	---	0
Arturo Sanford	0	0	---	---	---	0

New England	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Mickey Van Pelt	30	40	---	---	20	90
Kent Edwards	35	41	---	---	7	83
J.C. Chandler	35	41	---	---	6	82
Oliver Morton	29	31	---	---	22	82
Bubba Duffy	35	41	---	---	4	80
Jaylen Bode	34	39	---	---	7	80
Ricky Horn	35	41	---	---	---	76
Jumbo Shepherd	35	41	---	---	---	76
Cody Morrish	35	41	---	---	---	76
Roderick Austin	35	41	---	---	---	76
Thomas Roberson	---	---	18	42	4	64
Marco Hastings	---	---	18	42	3	63
Silas Kernbach	---	---	18	42	3	63
Joey Finley	---	---	13	26	22	61
Malik Torbor	---	---	13	27	18	58
Lawrence Andersen	---	---	14	37	2	53
Alexander Gonzalez	21	26	---	---	4	51
Johnny Reynolds	---	---	14	31	3	48
Antoine Stokes	---	---	13	32	2	47
Jorge Santana	---	---	11	32	2	45
Francisco Reid	---	---	13	29	2	44
Benjamin Ripken	9	9	---	---	23	41
Leon Wetzel	---	---	12	27	2	41
Tyrus Ybarra	---	---	10	29	1	40
Jake Cox	---	---	5	15	18	38
Caiden Taylor	10	9	---	---	18	37
Jacob Apple	---	---	11	21	5	37
Hector Packer	---	---	8	19	6	33
Devonte Fenton	1	2	---	---	18	21
Brandon Courage	---	---	0	0	19	19
Kenny Castagnola	---	---	5	10	1	16
Amari Brosseau	---	---	2	1	10	13
J.R. St. Amal	0	0	---	---	10	10
David Mills	5	1	---	---	1	7
Dale Irving	0	0	---	---	6	6
Devante Pourdanesh	0	0	---	---	6	6
Gerald Desrosiers	1	5	---	---	---	6
Amos Mullenaux	0	0	---	---	6	6
Dixon Ward	0	0	---	---	6	6
Mario Conley	0	2	---	---	---	2
K.C. Conway	---	---	0	0	1	1
Taylor Krieger	---	---	0	0	---	0
Tyrone Davis	0	0	---	---	---	0
Herman Milam	---	---	0	0	---	0
Bart Blackburn	0	0	---	---	---	0
Norbert Atcherson	---	---	0	0	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	5	45	9.0
Middle	7	28	4.0
Right	6	25	4.2
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	7	34	4.9
Middle	16	66	4.1
Right	11	34	3.1
None	1	-1	-1.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Buffalo	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Quentin Slechta	38	21	0	0	1	3	10	3	1

New England	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Bubba Duffy	39	23	3	1	2	7	5	0	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	7	3	10	1.4
Short (0-8 Yds)	24	15	131	5.5
Medium (9-18 Yds)	6	3	41	6.8
Long (19+ Yds)	1	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	5	3	14	2.8
Short (0-8 Yds)	16	8	48	3.0
Medium (9-18 Yds)	16	12	181	11.3
Long (19+ Yds)	2	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Buffalo	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	PPlay
TE Tyrus Ford	13	9	1	68	36
WR Wally Reese	8	4	0	44	40
WR Connor Samuels	5	2	0	14	42
RB Miles Howe	4	2	0	23	28
TE Randal Weinmeister	3	3	0	24	11
WR Jose Edmonds	2	0	0	0	27
RB Aaron Andrews	1	0	0	0	10
FB Nicholas Laliberte	1	0	0	0	4
WR Harrison Rogers	1	1	0	9	9

New England	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Mickey Van Pelt	17	11	1	103	1	40
RB Jaylen Bode	10	5	1	35	0	39
WR Kent Edwards	9	5	0	92	2	41
TE Oliver Morton	1	1	0	5	0	31
WR Mario Conley	1	0	0	0	0	2
TE Caiden Taylor	1	1	0	8	0	9

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Buffalo	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Miles Howe	1	1	1.00	4.14

New England	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Jaylen Bode	7	17	2.43	3.75

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Buffalo	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Quentin Slechta	2	2	17	8.50	4.79

New England	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Bubba Duffy	6	4	36	6.00	6.23

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Buffalo	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Wally Reese	1	1	8	8.00	5.50
WR Harrison Rogers	1	1	9	9.00	9.00

New England	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Mickey Van Pelt	3	3	24	8.00	6.06
RB Jaylen Bode	2	0	0	0.00	3.50
WR Kent Edwards	1	1	12	12.00	10.22

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Buffalo	Rushes	Conversions
Miles Howe	4	2
Harrison Rogers	1	1

New England	Rushes	Conversions
Jaylen Bode	7	4
Devonte Fenton	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Buffalo	Att	Comp	Conversions
Quentin Slechta	8	4	2

New England	Att	Comp	Conversions
Bubba Duffy	9	6	5

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Buffalo	Targ	Catch	Conversions
TE Tyrus Ford	3	2	0
WR Wally Reese	2	2	2
WR Connor Samuels	2	0	0
WR Jose Edmonds	1	0	0

New England	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Mickey Van Pelt	6	3	3
WR Kent Edwards	1	1	1
TE Oliver Morton	1	1	1
RB Jaylen Bode	1	1	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 70,000 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 18,100 (18,100)
End Zone 13,000 (13,000)
Mezzanine 7,500 (7,500)
Sideline Seats 11,500 (11,500)
Club Seats 10,000 (10,000)
Luxury Boxes 9,900 (9,900)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	70,000 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	18,100 (18,100)
End Zone	13,000 (13,000)
Mezzanine	7,500 (7,500)
Sideline Seats	11,500 (11,500)
Club Seats	10,000 (10,000)
Luxury Boxes	9,900 (9,900)