Week 1, 2017

played in Buffalo, NY

58 degrees, fair, 9 mph wind

New England Patriots	0	10	3	0	-	13
Buffalo Bills	0	7	0	14	-	21

Scoring Summary
2Q: 10:47 NED - Gabriel Daniels 45 field goal
2Q: 09:12 NED - Griff Whalen 5 pass from Jimmy Garoppolo (Gabriel Daniels extra point)
2Q: 03:55 BUF - Preston Brown 65 interception return (Roberto Catalano extra point)
3Q: 09:52 NED - Gabriel Daniels 18 field goal
4Q: 02:57 BUF - Gustavo Narcisse 10 pass from Shawn Hamer (Roberto Catalano extra point)
4Q: 00:05 BUF - Nate Ebner 74 interception return (Roberto Catalano extra point)

Scoring Summary
2Q: 10:47 NED - Gabriel Daniels 45 field goal
2Q: 09:12 NED - Griff Whalen 5 pass from Jimmy Garoppolo (Gabriel Daniels extra point)
2Q: 03:55 BUF - Preston Brown 65 interception return (Roberto Catalano extra point)
3Q: 09:52 NED - Gabriel Daniels 18 field goal
4Q: 02:57 BUF - Gustavo Narcisse 10 pass from Shawn Hamer (Roberto Catalano extra point)
4Q: 00:05 BUF - Nate Ebner 74 interception return (Roberto Catalano extra point)

Team Statistics NED BUF
Record 0-1 1-0
First Downs 27 11
- by Rushing 8 1
- by Passing 17 9
- by Penalty 2 1
Total Net Yards 376 185
- Offensive Plays 82 49
- Yards per Play 4.59 3.78
Net Rushing Yards 114 38
- Rushing Attempts 27 14
- Yards per Rush 4.22 2.71
Net Passing Yards 262 147
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 51 - 30 - 4 32 - 22 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 281 160
- Sacks/Yards Lost 4/19 3/13
- Yards per Pass Play 4.76 4.20
Fumbles/Lost 1/0 1/1
3rd Down Conversions 6/15 2/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 8.6 7.8
4th Down Conversions 0/1 0/0
Penalties/Yards 3/18 6/30
Punt Returns/Yards 3/39 4/44
Kick Returns/Yards 1/21 3/77
Interception Ret./Yards 1/0 4/143
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 3 1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/1 1/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 25 OWN 31
Time of Possession 38:39 21:21

Team Statistics	NED	BUF
Record	0-1	1-0
First Downs	27	11
- by Rushing	8	1
- by Passing	17	9
- by Penalty	2	1
Total Net Yards	376	185
- Offensive Plays	82	49
- Yards per Play	4.59	3.78
Net Rushing Yards	114	38
- Rushing Attempts	27	14
- Yards per Rush	4.22	2.71
Net Passing Yards	262	147
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	51 - 30 - 4	32 - 22 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	281	160
- Sacks/Yards Lost	4/19	3/13
- Yards per Pass Play	4.76	4.20
Fumbles/Lost	1/0	1/1
3rd Down Conversions	6/15	2/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	8.6	7.8
4th Down Conversions	0/1	0/0
Penalties/Yards	3/18	6/30
Punt Returns/Yards	3/39	4/44
Kick Returns/Yards	1/21	3/77
Interception Ret./Yards	1/0	4/143
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	3	1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/1	1/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 25	OWN 31
Time of Possession	38:39	21:21

Drive Charts

New England Patriots
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	11:02	2:40	OWN 9	4	14	Punt
1	6:43	7:30	OWN 5	15	84	Interception
2	12:44	2:03	OWN 40	5	32	Field Goal
2	10:31	1:29	OPP 19	3	19	Touchdown
2	6:20	2:38	OWN 6	6	47	Interception
2	3:42	3:01	OWN 20	6	14	Punt
2	0:09	0:09	OWN 35	1	5	Half
3	15:00	5:14	OWN 20	9	79	Field Goal
3	8:28	2:57	OWN 14	7	34	Punt
3	3:00	2:15	OWN 27	6	15	Punt
4	13:27	3:25	OWN 20	6	17	Punt
4	8:16	1:46	OWN 38	3	0	Punt
4	4:53	0:18	OWN 20	1	5	Interception
4	2:46	2:12	OWN 20	9	26	Downs
4	0:05	0:05	OWN 20	1	0	Interception

Buffalo Bills
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	3:58	OWN 15	6	36	Punt
1	8:22	1:39	OWN 44	3	-2	Punt
2	14:13	1:29	OWN 20	3	1	Punt
2	9:02	2:42	OWN 20	5	31	Punt
2	0:41	0:32	OWN 20	3	28	Interception
3	9:46	1:18	OPP 45	3	0	Punt
3	5:31	2:31	OWN 10	6	20	Punt
3	0:45	2:18	OWN 26	6	17	Punt
4	10:02	1:46	OWN 21	3	7	Punt
4	6:30	1:37	OWN 26	3	9	Punt
4	4:35	1:49	OPP 29	5	29	Touchdown
4	0:34	0:29	OPP 46	3	4	Punt

Game MVP: Preston Brown, Buffalo Bills

Rushing Statistics

New England	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Adrian Peterson	19	82	4.32	24	2
Dion Lewis	6	26	4.33	14	2
Jimmy Garoppolo	2	6	3.00	5	0

Buffalo	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Marshawn Lynch	7	37	5.29	26	1
Oliver Killens	6	1	0.17	7	0
Karlos Williams	1	0	0.00	0	0

Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Jimmy Garoppolo	51	30	281	4/19	1	34	4	47.9

Buffalo	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Shawn Hamer	32	22	160	3/13	1	23	1	77.6

Receiving Statistics

New England	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Julian Edelman	7	13	59	8.43	15	23	0
RB Adrian Peterson	6	8	25	4.17	27	12	0
WR Terrell Monroe	6	10	55	9.17	4	18	0
WR Griff Whalen	5	10	77	15.40	37	34	1
TE Matt Spaeth	3	4	28	9.33	10	11	0
RB Dion Lewis	2	4	25	12.50	19	15	0
FB Mel Dawkins	1	1	12	12.00	10	12	0
TE Lee Smith	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Buffalo	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Tanner Link	6	8	64	10.67	19	23	0
WR Gustavo Narcisse	6	9	62	10.33	5	17	1
RB Marshawn Lynch	3	3	12	4.00	10	11	0
WR Aaron Dobson	3	4	13	4.33	0	9	0
TE James Hanna	1	2	4	4.00	0	4	0
TE Nick O'Leary	1	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
FB Jackson Emmons	1	2	1	1.00	0	1	0
WR Ezra Massimo	1	2	4	4.00	0	4	0
RB Oliver Killens	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

New England	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Logan Ryan	1	0	0.00	0

Buffalo	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Nate Ebner	1	74	74.00	1
OLB Preston Brown	1	65	65.00	1
CB Phillip Gaines	1	0	0.00	0
S Terrance Ramsey	1	4	4.00	0

Fumble Statistics

New England	Fumb	Recov	Force
Jimmy Garoppolo	1	1	0
Duron Harmon	0	1	0
Adrian Peterson	0	0	1

Buffalo	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Phillip Gaines	1	0	0	0
Star Lotulelei	0	0	1	0

Punting Statistics

New England	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Colton Schmidt	6	275	45.8	38.5	52	4

Buffalo	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Brenden Scribner	10	487	48.7	38.8	65	5

Kicking Statistics

New England	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Gabriel Daniels	2/2	1/1	0/0	45	1/1

Buffalo	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Roberto Catalano	0/0	0/0	0/0	0	3/3

Punt Return Statistics

New England	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Dion Lewis	2	30	15.0	0
Darqueze Dennard	1	9	9.0	0

Buffalo	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Tanner Link	4	44	11.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

New England	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Mario Butler	1	21	21.0	0

Buffalo	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Phillip Gaines	2	29	14.5	0
Gustavo Narcisse	1	48	48.0	0

Defensive Statistics

New England	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Jerod Mayo	9	2	0.0	14	35
CB Logan Ryan	5	0	0.0	14	35
OLB Jamie Collins	4	1	0.5	11	27
CB Tarell Brown	3	1	0.0	14	35
ILB Mason Foster	2	0	1.0	3	8
DE Chandler Jones	2	0	1.0	7	17
DT Dominique Easley	2	2	0.5	10	30
S Philip Weaver	2	3	0.0	12	34
DE Leger Douzable	2	0	0.0	7	29
DE Geneo Grissom	2	0	0.0	9	18
DT Sealver Siliga	1	2	0.0	10	19
S Mario Butler	1	2	0.0	13	35
OLB Armonty Bryant	1	1	0.0	8	9
RB Adrian Peterson	1	0	---	---	---
S Duron Harmon	1	0	0.0	2	7
CB Darqueze Dennard	1	0	0.0	2	21
QB Jimmy Garoppolo	1	0	---	---	---
OLB Dont'a Hightower	0	1	0.0	3	5

Buffalo	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Luke Kuechly	10	1	0.0	27	47
CB Phillip Gaines	9	0	0.5	26	51
OLB Preston Brown	7	1	0.0	25	43
DE Khalil Mack	6	0	1.0	21	52
CB Claude Johnston	6	1	0.0	19	37
DT Kyle Williams	4	4	0.5	22	45
CB Curtis Banks	4	1	0.0	24	47
S Corey Graham	4	0	0.0	26	51
DT Star Lotulelei	3	1	1.5	14	18
S Nate Ebner	3	2	0.0	27	50
DE Cameron Wake	1	1	0.5	24	46
OLB Randell Johnson	1	2	0.0	9	14
S Terrance Ramsey	1	1	0.0	6	26
DT Corbin Bryant	1	0	0.0	7	20
WR Tanner Link	1	0	---	---	---
DE Glen Jarvis	0	1	0.0	8	4

Pass Rush Statistics

New England	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Chandler Jones	1.0	0	1	0	17
ILB Mason Foster	1.0	0	0	0	8
OLB Jamie Collins	0.5	0	0	0	27
DT Dominique Easley	0.5	0	0	0	30
DT Sealver Siliga	0.0	1	1	0	19
S Philip Weaver	0.0	0	1	0	34
DE Jarvis Jenkins	0.0	0	0	1	7

Buffalo	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Star Lotulelei	1.5	0	0	0	18
DE Khalil Mack	1.0	0	0	0	52
DT Kyle Williams	0.5	0	1	0	45
DE Cameron Wake	0.5	0	0	1	46
CB Phillip Gaines	0.5	0	0	0	51
ILB Luke Kuechly	0.0	1	1	1	47
DT Terrance Knighton	0.0	0	1	0	17

Pass Defense Statistics

New England	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
ILB Jerod Mayo	7	0	0	35
CB Logan Ryan	4	0	1	35
CB Tarell Brown	2	1	0	35
OLB Jamie Collins	2	0	0	27
S Philip Weaver	1	2	0	34
DE Leger Douzable	1	0	0	29
ILB Mason Foster	1	0	0	8
DE Chandler Jones	1	0	0	17
S Duron Harmon	1	0	0	7
S Mario Butler	1	0	0	35
CB Darqueze Dennard	1	0	0	21

Buffalo	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Phillip Gaines	6	0	1	51
CB Claude Johnston	5	0	0	37
OLB Preston Brown	4	2	1	43
ILB Luke Kuechly	4	0	0	47
CB Curtis Banks	3	1	0	47
S Nate Ebner	2	0	1	50
S Terrance Ramsey	1	1	1	26
S Corey Graham	1	1	0	51
DT Kyle Williams	1	0	0	45
DT Corbin Bryant	1	0	0	20
OLB Randell Johnson	1	0	0	14
DE Khalil Mack	1	0	0	52
CB Gary Burks	0	1	0	18

Blocking Statistics

New England	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Troy Toth	3	7	27	0	55
Ken Phillips	2	4	27	2	55
Duane Brown	1	7	27	0	55
Rod Sutter	1	3	27	1	55
Matt Spaeth	1	1	18	0	39
Nate Solder	0	3	27	1	55

Buffalo	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Eric Wood	2	7	14	1	35
Sebastian Vollmer	1	4	14	0	35
John Miller	0	1	14	1	35
Doug Free	0	1	14	0	35
Jackson Emmons	0	1	10	0	15
Ramon Wolf	0	0	14	1	35

Special Teams Tackles

New England	Tackles	STPlays
Duron Harmon	2	12
Ronnie Hillman	1	24
Tarell Brown	1	22
Julian Edelman	1	17
Duane Weiser	1	15
Adrian Peterson	1	9

Buffalo	Tackles	STPlays
Karlos Williams	2	22
Marcus Easley	1	10
Oliver Killens	1	10

Participation

New England	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Julian Edelman	27	54	---	---	17	98
Rod Sutter	27	55	---	---	8	90
Duane Brown	27	55	---	---	---	82
Nate Solder	27	55	---	---	---	82
Jimmy Garoppolo	27	55	---	---	---	82
Troy Toth	27	55	---	---	---	82
Ken Phillips	27	55	---	---	---	82
Terrell Monroe	26	53	---	---	---	79
Adrian Peterson	21	44	---	---	9	74
Tarell Brown	---	---	14	35	22	71
Matt Spaeth	18	39	---	---	11	68
Philip Weaver	---	---	12	34	20	66
Logan Ryan	---	---	14	35	4	53
Mario Butler	---	---	13	35	3	51
Jerod Mayo	---	---	14	35	1	50
Griff Whalen	13	34	---	---	---	47
Mel Dawkins	11	17	---	---	14	42
Dominique Easley	---	---	10	30	1	41
Jamie Collins	---	---	11	27	---	38
Geneo Grissom	---	---	9	18	10	37
Leger Douzable	---	---	7	29	---	36
Mason Foster	---	---	3	8	24	35
Sealver Siliga	---	---	10	19	---	29
Darqueze Dennard	---	---	2	21	3	26
Ronnie Hillman	0	0	---	---	24	24
Chandler Jones	---	---	7	17	---	24
Dion Lewis	6	11	---	---	7	24
Steve McLendon	---	---	7	14	2	23
Jarvis Jenkins	---	---	7	7	9	23
Duane Weiser	3	4	---	---	15	22
Duron Harmon	---	---	2	7	12	21
Lee Smith	10	8	---	---	---	18
Armonty Bryant	---	---	8	9	1	18
Dont'a Hightower	---	---	3	5	3	11
Allen Hurns	0	2	---	---	9	11
Andrew Hawkins	0	9	---	---	---	9
John Jerry	0	0	---	---	8	8
Marshall Newhouse	0	0	---	---	8	8
Bryan Stork	0	0	---	---	8	8
Joe Cardona	0	0	---	---	8	8
Colton Schmidt	0	0	---	---	6	6
Gabriel Daniels	0	0	---	---	6	6
Hunter Pieters	0	0	---	---	2	2
Wayne Syvrud	---	---	1	0	---	1
Tre Jackson	0	0	---	---	---	0
Roy Patterson	0	0	---	---	---	0

Buffalo	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Phillip Gaines	---	---	26	51	5	82
Corey Graham	---	---	26	51	3	80
Nate Ebner	---	---	27	50	1	78
Luke Kuechly	---	---	27	47	3	77
Khalil Mack	---	---	21	52	3	76
Cameron Wake	---	---	24	46	3	73
Curtis Banks	---	---	24	47	1	72
Claude Johnston	---	---	19	37	15	71
Preston Brown	---	---	25	43	2	70
Kyle Williams	---	---	22	45	2	69
John Miller	14	35	---	---	10	59
Doug Free	14	35	---	---	---	49
Sebastian Vollmer	14	35	---	---	---	49
Eric Wood	14	35	---	---	---	49
Shawn Hamer	14	35	---	---	---	49
Tanner Link	13	30	---	---	6	49
Ramon Wolf	14	35	---	---	---	49
Gustavo Narcisse	14	29	---	---	4	47
Terrance Ramsey	---	---	6	26	13	45
Jackson Emmons	10	15	---	---	18	43
Gary Burks	---	---	4	18	20	42
James Hanna	9	24	---	---	6	39
Aaron Dobson	4	22	---	---	13	39
Star Lotulelei	---	---	14	18	6	38
Oliver Killens	6	16	---	---	10	32
Randell Johnson	---	---	9	14	7	30
Terrance Knighton	---	---	6	17	6	29
Corbin Bryant	---	---	7	20	1	28
Karlos Williams	3	3	---	---	22	28
Chad Honeycutt	---	---	2	12	12	26
Nick O'Leary	2	4	---	---	16	22
Marshawn Lynch	7	13	---	---	1	21
Ezra Massimo	2	14	---	---	---	16
Marcus Easley	0	5	---	---	10	15
Glen Jarvis	---	---	8	4	---	12
Garrison Sanborn	0	0	---	---	10	10
Brian De La Puente	0	0	---	---	10	10
Seantrel Henderson	0	0	---	---	10	10
Brenden Scribner	0	0	---	---	10	10
Reginald Branch	0	0	---	---	10	10
Ray Tolliver	---	---	0	7	3	10
Roberto Catalano	0	0	---	---	3	3
Tyler Polumbus	0	0	---	---	---	0
Tyrod Taylor	0	0	---	---	---	0
Zach Mettenberger	0	0	---	---	---	0
D.J. Homer	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	9	15	1.7
Middle	10	29	2.9
Right	8	70	8.8
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	5	14	2.8
Middle	5	28	5.6
Right	4	-4	-1.0
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Jimmy Garoppolo	51	30	2	4	3	6	3	2	4

Buffalo	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Shawn Hamer	32	22	1	1	1	3	3	1	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	9	6	41	4.6
Short (0-8 Yds)	21	15	123	5.9
Medium (9-18 Yds)	19	9	117	6.2
Long (19+ Yds)	2	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	5	4	10	2.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	14	11	67	4.8
Medium (9-18 Yds)	13	7	83	6.4
Long (19+ Yds)	0	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

New England	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Julian Edelman	13	7	0	59	1	54
WR Griff Whalen	10	5	0	77	1	34
WR Terrell Monroe	10	6	0	55	0	53
RB Adrian Peterson	8	6	1	25	0	44
TE Matt Spaeth	4	3	0	28	0	39
RB Dion Lewis	4	2	1	25	0	11
TE Lee Smith	1	0	1	0	0	8
FB Mel Dawkins	1	1	0	12	0	17

Buffalo	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Gustavo Narcisse	9	6	0	62	0	29
WR Tanner Link	8	6	0	64	1	30
WR Aaron Dobson	4	3	0	13	0	22
RB Marshawn Lynch	3	3	0	12	0	13
TE James Hanna	2	1	1	4	0	24
FB Jackson Emmons	2	1	0	1	0	15
WR Ezra Massimo	2	1	0	4	0	14
TE Nick O'Leary	1	1	0	0	0	4
RB Oliver Killens	1	0	0	0	0	16

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

New England	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Adrian Peterson	2	12	6.00	4.32

Buffalo	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Jimmy Garoppolo	8	6	25	3.13	5.51

Buffalo	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Shawn Hamer	4	4	23	5.75	5.00

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

New England	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Julian Edelman	3	2	7	2.33	4.54
RB Adrian Peterson	2	2	14	7.00	3.13
RB Dion Lewis	1	0	0	0.00	6.25
WR Griff Whalen	1	1	5	5.00	7.70
WR Terrell Monroe	1	1	-1	-1.00	5.50

Buffalo	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Gustavo Narcisse	2	2	18	9.00	6.89
RB Marshawn Lynch	1	1	-2	-2.00	4.00
WR Tanner Link	1	1	7	7.00	8.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

New England	Rushes	Conversions
Adrian Peterson	4	2
Jimmy Garoppolo	2	1
Dion Lewis	1	0

Buffalo	Rushes	Conversions
Karlos Williams	1	0
Oliver Killens	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Comp	Conversions
Jimmy Garoppolo	7	4	3

Buffalo	Att	Comp	Conversions
Shawn Hamer	9	4	2

Third Down Receiving Statistics

New England	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Julian Edelman	2	2	1
WR Griff Whalen	2	0	0
WR Terrell Monroe	2	2	2
TE Lee Smith	1	0	0

Buffalo	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Tanner Link	3	2	2
WR Aaron Dobson	2	1	0
WR Ezra Massimo	2	1	0
RB Oliver Killens	1	0	0
WR Gustavo Narcisse	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 45,100 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 14,900 (21,400)
End Zone 5,000 (15,400)
Mezzanine 7,900 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 9,600 (13,600)
Club Seats 5,300 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 2,400 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	45,100 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	14,900 (21,400)
End Zone	5,000 (15,400)
Mezzanine	7,900 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	9,600 (13,600)
Club Seats	5,300 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	2,400 (3,300)