Week 17, 2048

played in Buffalo, NY

46 degrees, rain, 14 mph wind

New England Patriots	3	14	3	14	-	34
Buffalo Bills	7	7	10	6	-	30

Scoring Summary
1Q: 11:07 NED - J.R. St. Amal 36 field goal
1Q: 00:29 BUF - Tyrus Ford 37 pass from Arturo Brees (Drake Dennie extra point)
2Q: 12:32 NED - Jaylen Bode 9 run (J.R. St. Amal extra point)
2Q: 04:05 NED - Jaylen Bode 4 run (J.R. St. Amal extra point)
2Q: 00:24 BUF - Tyrus Ford 28 pass from Arturo Brees (Drake Dennie extra point)
3Q: 12:10 BUF - Drake Dennie 34 field goal
3Q: 06:22 BUF - Wally Reese 74 pass from Arturo Brees (Drake Dennie extra point)
3Q: 01:07 NED - J.R. St. Amal 22 field goal
4Q: 13:21 BUF - Drake Dennie 52 field goal
4Q: 13:15 NED - Kent Edwards 91 kickoff return (J.R. St. Amal extra point)
4Q: 06:13 BUF - Drake Dennie 33 field goal
4Q: 03:23 NED - Tyrone Houari 26 pass from Bubba Duffy (J.R. St. Amal extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 11:07 NED - J.R. St. Amal 36 field goal
1Q: 00:29 BUF - Tyrus Ford 37 pass from Arturo Brees (Drake Dennie extra point)
2Q: 12:32 NED - Jaylen Bode 9 run (J.R. St. Amal extra point)
2Q: 04:05 NED - Jaylen Bode 4 run (J.R. St. Amal extra point)
2Q: 00:24 BUF - Tyrus Ford 28 pass from Arturo Brees (Drake Dennie extra point)
3Q: 12:10 BUF - Drake Dennie 34 field goal
3Q: 06:22 BUF - Wally Reese 74 pass from Arturo Brees (Drake Dennie extra point)
3Q: 01:07 NED - J.R. St. Amal 22 field goal
4Q: 13:21 BUF - Drake Dennie 52 field goal
4Q: 13:15 NED - Kent Edwards 91 kickoff return (J.R. St. Amal extra point)
4Q: 06:13 BUF - Drake Dennie 33 field goal
4Q: 03:23 NED - Tyrone Houari 26 pass from Bubba Duffy (J.R. St. Amal extra point)

Team Statistics NED BUF
Record 9-7 7-8-1
First Downs 20 23
- by Rushing 6 7
- by Passing 13 14
- by Penalty 1 2
Total Net Yards 416 536
- Offensive Plays 61 66
- Yards per Play 6.82 8.12
Net Rushing Yards 101 89
- Rushing Attempts 29 21
- Yards per Rush 3.48 4.24
Net Passing Yards 315 447
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 31 - 23 - 0 44 - 32 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 320 453
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/5 1/6
- Yards per Pass Play 9.84 9.93
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 5/13 3/11
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.1 8.4
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/1
Penalties/Yards 7/50 10/67
Punt Returns/Yards 2/4 1/5
Kick Returns/Yards 3/144 2/45
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 4 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/2 0/2
Avg. Drive Start OWN 26 OWN 22
Time of Possession 29:44 30:16

Team Statistics	NED	BUF
Record	9-7	7-8-1
First Downs	20	23
- by Rushing	6	7
- by Passing	13	14
- by Penalty	1	2
Total Net Yards	416	536
- Offensive Plays	61	66
- Yards per Play	6.82	8.12
Net Rushing Yards	101	89
- Rushing Attempts	29	21
- Yards per Rush	3.48	4.24
Net Passing Yards	315	447
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	31 - 23 - 0	44 - 32 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	320	453
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/5	1/6
- Yards per Pass Play	9.84	9.93
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	5/13	3/11
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.1	8.4
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/1
Penalties/Yards	7/50	10/67
Punt Returns/Yards	2/4	1/5
Kick Returns/Yards	3/144	2/45
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	4	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/2	0/2
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 26	OWN 22
Time of Possession	29:44	30:16

Drive Charts

New England Patriots
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	4:01	OWN 25	9	56	Field Goal
1	7:46	3:22	OWN 14	6	31	Punt
1	0:10	2:46	OWN 25	6	75	Touchdown
2	11:01	1:46	OWN 29	3	9	Punt
2	7:58	4:03	OWN 31	8	69	Touchdown
2	2:14	1:14	OWN 11	3	4	Punt
2	0:14	0:14	OWN 27	1	-4	Half
3	12:02	3:44	OWN 25	8	35	Punt
3	6:03	5:02	OWN 25	9	70	Field Goal
4	6:07	2:56	OWN 25	5	75	Touchdown
4	1:17	0:39	50	3	1	Punt

Buffalo Bills
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	10:59	3:13	OWN 25	5	29	Punt
1	4:24	4:14	OWN 19	7	81	Touchdown
2	12:24	1:23	OWN 31	3	8	Punt
2	9:15	1:17	OWN 6	3	5	Punt
2	3:55	1:41	OWN 25	5	18	Punt
2	1:00	0:46	50	3	50	Touchdown
3	15:00	2:58	OWN 25	5	58	Field Goal
3	8:18	2:15	OWN 8	5	92	Touchdown
3	1:01	2:46	OWN 25	7	40	Field Goal
4	13:00	6:53	OWN 24	14	60	Field Goal
4	3:11	1:54	OWN 25	7	25	Downs
4	0:38	0:38	OWN 4	3	58	Game

Game MVP: Arturo Brees, Buffalo Bills

Rushing Statistics

New England	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Jaylen Bode	24	95	3.96	19	3	2
Duce Likens	5	6	1.20	5	0	0

Buffalo	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Miles Howe	14	53	3.79	13	2
Reuben Harvey	3	13	4.33	6	0
Arturo Brees	2	7	3.50	6	0
William Klepfer	1	1	1.00	1	0
Aidan Richmond	1	15	15.00	15	1

Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Bubba Duffy	31	23	320	1/5	1	33	0	117.6

Buffalo	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Arturo Brees	44	32	453	1/6	3	74	0	128.3

Receiving Statistics

New England	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Kent Edwards	10	14	139	13.90	57	30	0
RB Jaylen Bode	3	4	22	7.33	8	10	0
WR Mario Conley	3	3	30	10.00	15	22	0
RB Duce Likens	3	3	51	17.00	35	29	0
TE Tyrone Houari	2	3	59	29.50	46	33	1
WR Silas Martin	1	1	12	12.00	7	12	0
WR Jordan Meucci	1	3	7	7.00	2	7	0

Buffalo	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Connor Samuels	9	12	160	17.78	46	56	0
RB Miles Howe	6	6	46	7.67	26	21	0
TE Tyrus Ford	6	10	99	16.50	52	37	2
WR Aidan Richmond	5	6	21	4.20	1	8	0
WR Wally Reese	3	4	91	30.33	53	74	1
FB Butch Beyer	2	3	24	12.00	6	14	0
TE Bryce Bullock	1	1	12	12.00	6	12	0
WR Harrison Rogers	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	Force	TD

Buffalo	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD

Punting Statistics

New England	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Gene Wells	5	209	41.8	40.8	56	4

Buffalo	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Eli Geis	4	172	43.0	42.0	54	2

Kicking Statistics

New England	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
J.R. St. Amal	2/2	0/0	0/0	36	4/4

Buffalo	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Drake Dennie	3/3	1/1	1/1	52	3/3

Punt Return Statistics

New England	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Thomas Roberson	2	4	2.0	0

Buffalo	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Cristian Oquendo	1	5	5.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

New England	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Kent Edwards	3	144	48.0	1

Buffalo	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Cristian Oquendo	2	45	22.5	0

Defensive Statistics

New England	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Antoine Stokes	11	4	0.0	21	44
CB Tyrone Swift	7	2	0.0	21	44
S Omar Downs	7	1	0.0	19	34
DE Lawrence Andersen	3	0	1.0	21	43
DE Hector Packer	3	3	0.0	17	34
CB Marco Hastings	3	2	0.0	18	43
DT Johnny Reynolds	3	0	0.0	21	42
CB Kenny Castagnola	3	0	0.0	1	11
OLB Eugene Daniels	3	0	0.0	11	12
OLB Joey Finley	2	2	0.0	21	39
DT Aidan Riley	2	1	0.0	10	31
S Francisco Reid	2	0	0.0	19	32
S Jake Cox	1	0	0.0	2	16
CB Malik Torbor	1	0	0.0	4	4
CB Thomas Roberson	0	1	0.0	10	35

Buffalo	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Jeffrey Hughes	11	4	0.0	28	32
OLB Joseph Jennings	8	3	0.0	28	32
CB Bart Ogden	6	0	0.0	26	27
S Ernest Rzentkowski	5	3	0.0	28	32
OLB Fernando Comeaux	4	2	0.0	25	23
S Ryan Coles	3	2	0.0	29	32
DE Christian Brann	3	2	0.0	27	25
DE Deion Leyva	2	1	1.0	10	16
DT Braxton Gorski	2	2	0.0	25	23
CB Earnest Rasmussen	1	1	0.0	24	26
ILB Chandler Husted	1	1	0.0	8	8
CB Marcos Roberts	1	0	0.0	17	21
S Demetrius Walker	1	0	0.0	7	5
CB Edward Terrell	1	0	0.0	3	7
DE Chris Morton	1	0	0.0	21	23
ILB Herman Milam	0	1	0.0	4	2
OLB Dominique Corbett	0	1	0.0	5	9

Pass Rush Statistics

New England	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Lawrence Andersen	1.0	0	2	1	43
DT Johnny Reynolds	0.0	0	3	0	42

Buffalo	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Deion Leyva	1.0	0	0	0	16
OLB Joseph Jennings	0.0	0	2	0	32

Pass Defense Statistics

New England	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Tyrone Swift	7	0	44
CB Marco Hastings	5	1	43
ILB Antoine Stokes	5	0	44
S Omar Downs	4	0	34
OLB Joey Finley	3	3	39
OLB Eugene Daniels	2	1	12
CB Kenny Castagnola	2	0	11
S Jake Cox	1	0	16
S Francisco Reid	1	0	32
DE Hector Packer	1	0	34
CB Malik Torbor	1	0	4

Buffalo	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
ILB Jeffrey Hughes	5	2	32
S Ryan Coles	3	0	32
CB Bart Ogden	3	0	27
OLB Joseph Jennings	2	2	32
OLB Fernando Comeaux	2	1	23
S Ernest Rzentkowski	2	0	32
S Demetrius Walker	1	0	5
DE Christian Brann	1	0	25
CB Edward Terrell	1	0	7
DE Deion Leyva	1	0	16
CB Earnest Rasmussen	1	0	26
ILB Chandler Husted	1	0	8
OLB Dominique Corbett	0	1	9

Blocking Statistics

New England	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Cody Morrish	4	8	1	29	0	32
Vince Haugen	2	6	0	29	0	32
Brett Jenkins	1	9	0	29	1	32
Carlos Galloway	1	1	0	9	0	13
Jimmy Everett	0	4	0	29	0	32
Tyrone Houari	0	1	0	23	0	24

Buffalo	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Lamont Herbertson	2	5	0	21	0	45
Marty Kreklow	2	3	0	21	0	45
Malcolm Stephens	1	3	0	21	0	45
Pedro Lowe	1	3	0	21	0	45
Butch Beyer	1	3	0	8	0	10
Stan McGinnis	1	2	1	21	1	45
Tyrus Ford	1	1	0	21	0	39

Special Teams Tackles

New England	Tackles	STPlays
Carlos Galloway	1	25
Omar Downs	1	24
Brandon Courage	1	23

Buffalo	Tackles	STPlays
Butch Beyer	1	22
Marcos Roberts	1	19
Joseph Jennings	1	13
Jeffrey Hughes	1	13

Participation

New England	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Omar Downs	---	---	19	34	24	77
Tyrone Houari	23	24	---	---	25	72
Antoine Stokes	---	---	21	44	3	68
Kent Edwards	29	32	---	---	7	68
Tyrone Swift	---	---	21	44	3	68
Lawrence Andersen	---	---	21	43	3	67
Johnny Reynolds	---	---	21	42	3	66
Joey Finley	---	---	21	39	5	65
Marco Hastings	---	---	18	43	3	64
Brett Jenkins	29	32	---	---	3	64
Jaylen Bode	24	23	---	---	16	63
Bubba Duffy	29	32	---	---	---	61
Cody Morrish	29	32	---	---	---	61
Vince Haugen	29	32	---	---	---	61
Jimmy Everett	29	32	---	---	---	61
Thomas Roberson	---	---	10	35	7	52
Francisco Reid	---	---	19	32	1	52
Hector Packer	---	---	17	34	1	52
Jordan Meucci	24	25	---	---	---	49
Carlos Galloway	9	13	---	---	25	47
Tristan Deering	20	23	---	---	4	47
Aidan Riley	---	---	10	31	1	42
Eugene Daniels	---	---	11	12	17	40
Vinny Frederick	---	---	11	17	6	34
Mario Conley	17	16	---	---	---	33
Duce Likens	8	11	---	---	14	33
Caden Powell	9	9	---	---	7	25
Brandon Courage	---	---	0	1	23	24
Kenny Castagnola	---	---	1	11	11	23
Lenny Manusky	8	8	---	---	7	23
Leon Wetzel	---	---	4	12	6	22
Stephen Lindsay	0	0	---	---	21	21
Jake Cox	---	---	2	16	2	20
Tyrus Ybarra	---	---	0	1	11	12
Seth Mahoney	0	0	---	---	12	12
J.R. St. Amal	0	0	---	---	9	9
Malik Torbor	---	---	4	4	---	8
Noah Janzen	3	5	---	---	---	8
Jumbo Shepherd	0	0	---	---	7	7
Devante Pourdanesh	0	0	---	---	7	7
Gene Wells	0	0	---	---	7	7
Darren Sermon	0	0	---	---	7	7
Silas Martin	0	3	---	---	---	3
Bart Blackburn	0	0	---	---	---	0
Caiden Taylor	0	0	---	---	---	0
Jessie Clancy	0	0	---	---	---	0

Buffalo	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Tyrus Ford	21	39	---	---	26	86
Joseph Jennings	---	---	28	32	13	73
Ernest Rzentkowski	---	---	28	32	13	73
Jeffrey Hughes	---	---	28	32	13	73
Marty Kreklow	21	45	---	---	7	73
Fernando Comeaux	---	---	25	23	25	73
Pedro Lowe	21	45	---	---	7	73
Stan McGinnis	21	45	---	---	7	73
Connor Samuels	21	42	---	---	7	70
Arturo Brees	21	45	---	---	---	66
Malcolm Stephens	21	45	---	---	---	66
Lamont Herbertson	21	45	---	---	---	66
Ryan Coles	---	---	29	32	4	65
Miles Howe	17	26	---	---	21	64
Wally Reese	20	39	---	---	2	61
Marcos Roberts	---	---	17	21	19	57
Earnest Rasmussen	---	---	24	26	7	57
Bart Ogden	---	---	26	27	2	55
Braxton Gorski	---	---	25	23	7	55
Christian Brann	---	---	27	25	2	54
Chris Morton	---	---	21	23	5	49
Butch Beyer	8	10	---	---	22	40
Aidan Richmond	9	28	---	---	---	37
Chandler Husted	---	---	8	8	14	30
Deion Leyva	---	---	10	16	2	28
Harrison Rogers	0	5	---	---	22	27
Cristian Oquendo	---	---	0	0	18	18
Bryce Bullock	3	13	---	---	---	16
Reuben Harvey	3	11	---	---	---	14
Dominique Corbett	---	---	5	9	---	14
Irv Fleming	---	---	4	9	---	13
Demetrius Walker	---	---	7	5	---	12
Emmanuel Wayne	0	0	---	---	12	12
Edward Terrell	---	---	3	7	---	10
Drake Dennie	0	0	---	---	10	10
Grayson Schanding	0	0	---	---	7	7
Brendan Kehl	0	0	---	---	7	7
Eli Geis	0	0	---	---	7	7
Glen Musser	1	5	---	---	---	6
Herman Milam	---	---	4	2	---	6
Mason Geffen	1	5	---	---	---	6
William Klepfer	1	2	---	---	---	3
Bruce Torelli	0	0	---	---	---	0
Dominic Mealey	---	---	0	0	---	0
Andres Chillar	0	0	---	---	---	0
Archie Gidley	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	4	26	6.5
Middle	16	40	2.5
Right	9	35	3.9
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	4	9	2.3
Middle	13	41	3.2
Right	4	39	9.8
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Bubba Duffy	31	23	6	0	0	6	2	0	0

Buffalo	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Arturo Brees	44	32	6	0	1	5	5	1	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	4	56	14.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	19	13	167	8.8
Medium (9-18 Yds)	8	6	97	12.1
Long (19+ Yds)	0	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	6	5	20	3.3
Short (0-8 Yds)	26	19	173	6.7
Medium (9-18 Yds)	7	5	82	11.7
Long (19+ Yds)	4	3	178	44.5

Detailed Receiving Statistics

New England	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Kent Edwards	14	10	139	2	32
RB Jaylen Bode	4	3	22	0	23
WR Mario Conley	3	3	30	1	16
TE Tyrone Houari	3	2	59	2	24
RB Duce Likens	3	3	51	1	11
WR Jordan Meucci	3	1	7	0	25
WR Silas Martin	1	1	12	0	3

Buffalo	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Connor Samuels	12	9	0	160	2	42
TE Tyrus Ford	10	6	0	99	2	39
RB Miles Howe	6	6	0	46	1	26
WR Aidan Richmond	6	5	1	21	0	28
WR Wally Reese	4	3	0	91	1	39
FB Butch Beyer	3	2	0	24	0	10
WR Harrison Rogers	1	0	0	0	0	5
TE Bryce Bullock	1	1	0	12	0	13

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

New England	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Jaylen Bode	6	21	3.50	3.96

Buffalo	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Miles Howe	2	12	6.00	3.79

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Bubba Duffy	3	1	11	3.67	10.32

Buffalo	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Arturo Brees	2	0	0	0.00	10.30

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

New England	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Kent Edwards	2	1	11	5.50	9.93
WR Jordan Meucci	1	0	0	0.00	2.33

Buffalo	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Connor Samuels	2	0	0	0.00	13.33

Third Down Rushing Statistics

New England	Rushes	Conversions
Jaylen Bode	3	2

Buffalo	Rushes	Conversions
Arturo Brees	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Comp	Conversions
Bubba Duffy	9	7	3

Buffalo	Att	Comp	Conversions
Arturo Brees	9	7	2

Third Down Receiving Statistics

New England	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Kent Edwards	3	3	1
WR Mario Conley	2	2	0
TE Tyrone Houari	2	1	1
RB Jaylen Bode	1	1	1
WR Jordan Meucci	1	0	0

Buffalo	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Wally Reese	2	2	1
RB Miles Howe	2	2	0
WR Connor Samuels	2	1	1
WR Aidan Richmond	2	2	0
TE Tyrus Ford	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 93,800 (95,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 22,300 (23,500)
End Zone 16,900 (16,900)
Mezzanine 9,800 (9,800)
Sideline Seats 15,000 (15,000)
Club Seats 19,900 (19,900)
Luxury Boxes 9,900 (9,900)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	93,800 (95,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	22,300 (23,500)
End Zone	16,900 (16,900)
Mezzanine	9,800 (9,800)
Sideline Seats	15,000 (15,000)
Club Seats	19,900 (19,900)
Luxury Boxes	9,900 (9,900)