Week 1, 2020

played in New England, MA

76 degrees, fair, 2 mph wind

Buffalo Bills	3	3	10	0	0	-	16
New England Patriots	7	0	6	3	3	-	19

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:42 BUF - Cornelius Faber 33 field goal
1Q: 03:43 NED - Logan Emmons 11 pass from Roy Patterson (Gabriel Daniels extra point)
2Q: 06:53 BUF - Cornelius Faber 38 field goal
3Q: 11:36 NED - Gabriel Daniels 25 field goal
3Q: 08:00 BUF - Cornelius Faber 44 field goal
3Q: 02:11 NED - Gabriel Daniels 28 field goal
3Q: 02:03 BUF - C.J. Carlson 80 run (Cornelius Faber extra point)
4Q: 00:02 NED - Gabriel Daniels 24 field goal
OT: 01:01 NED - Gabriel Daniels 52 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:42 BUF - Cornelius Faber 33 field goal
1Q: 03:43 NED - Logan Emmons 11 pass from Roy Patterson (Gabriel Daniels extra point)
2Q: 06:53 BUF - Cornelius Faber 38 field goal
3Q: 11:36 NED - Gabriel Daniels 25 field goal
3Q: 08:00 BUF - Cornelius Faber 44 field goal
3Q: 02:11 NED - Gabriel Daniels 28 field goal
3Q: 02:03 BUF - C.J. Carlson 80 run (Cornelius Faber extra point)
4Q: 00:02 NED - Gabriel Daniels 24 field goal
OT: 01:01 NED - Gabriel Daniels 52 field goal

Team Statistics BUF NED
Record 0-1 1-0
First Downs 15 25
- by Rushing 6 7
- by Passing 8 18
- by Penalty 1 0
Total Net Yards 346 445
- Offensive Plays 69 84
- Yards per Play 5.01 5.30
Net Rushing Yards 190 91
- Rushing Attempts 33 29
- Yards per Rush 5.76 3.14
Net Passing Yards 156 354
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 32 - 21 - 0 51 - 32 - 3
- Gross Passing Yards 182 375
- Sacks/Yards Lost 4/26 4/21
- Yards per Pass Play 4.33 6.44
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 5/17 8/18
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.6 8.1
4th Down Conversions 1/1 0/0
Penalties/Yards 4/35 5/30
Punt Returns/Yards 4/17 6/47
Kick Returns/Yards 0/0 4/86
Interception Ret./Yards 3/46 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 1 4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 0/1 1/3
Avg. Drive Start OWN 27 OWN 30
Time of Possession 36:36 37:29

Team Statistics	BUF	NED
Record	0-1	1-0
First Downs	15	25
- by Rushing	6	7
- by Passing	8	18
- by Penalty	1	0
Total Net Yards	346	445
- Offensive Plays	69	84
- Yards per Play	5.01	5.30
Net Rushing Yards	190	91
- Rushing Attempts	33	29
- Yards per Rush	5.76	3.14
Net Passing Yards	156	354
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	32 - 21 - 0	51 - 32 - 3
- Gross Passing Yards	182	375
- Sacks/Yards Lost	4/26	4/21
- Yards per Pass Play	4.33	6.44
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	5/17	8/18
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.6	8.1
4th Down Conversions	1/1	0/0
Penalties/Yards	4/35	5/30
Punt Returns/Yards	4/17	6/47
Kick Returns/Yards	0/0	4/86
Interception Ret./Yards	3/46	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	1	4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	0/1	1/3
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 27	OWN 30
Time of Possession	36:36	37:29

Drive Charts

Buffalo Bills
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	4:23	OWN 20	10	64	Field Goal
1	8:30	2:10	OWN 11	3	3	Punt
1	3:37	3:35	OWN 20	6	10	Punt
2	11:33	4:48	OWN 46	8	33	Field Goal
2	4:43	1:11	OWN 40	3	-4	Punt
2	1:06	1:06	OWN 49	6	24	Half
3	11:30	3:36	OWN 20	8	53	Field Goal
3	2:03	0:15	OWN 20	1	80	Touchdown
4	11:08	6:14	OWN 20	10	39	Punt
4	1:56	0:32	OWN 28	3	6	Punt
OT1	12:21	3:15	OWN 24	5	21	Punt
OT1	7:38	1:42	OWN 38	3	-9	Punt
OT1	4:26	1:48	OWN 32	3	1	Punt

New England Patriots
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	10:37	2:07	OWN 25	4	13	Punt
1	6:20	2:43	OPP 33	7	33	Touchdown
1	0:02	3:29	OWN 32	8	22	Interception
2	6:45	2:02	OWN 37	3	-10	Punt
2	3:32	2:26	OWN 17	5	30	Interception
3	15:00	3:30	OWN 33	6	59	Field Goal
3	7:54	5:51	OWN 20	12	69	Field Goal
3	1:48	5:40	OWN 29	9	30	Punt
4	4:54	2:58	OWN 20	7	15	Punt
4	1:24	1:24	OWN 26	6	67	Field Goal
OT1	15:00	2:39	OWN 20	6	21	Punt
OT1	9:06	1:28	OWN 3	3	54	Interception
OT1	5:56	1:30	OWN 15	3	1	Punt
OT1	2:38	1:43	OWN 44	5	21	Field Goal

Game MVP: C.J. Carlson, Buffalo Bills

Rushing Statistics

Buffalo	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
C.J. Carlson	25	150	6.00	80	2	1
Russell Wilson	4	38	9.50	18	2	0
Karlos Williams	3	-1	-0.33	4	0	0
Kerry Dirks	1	3	3.00	3	0	0

New England	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
T.J. Yeldon	15	38	2.53	25	1
Matt Tubbs	7	23	3.29	8	0
Roy Patterson	4	17	4.25	7	0
Noah Haralson	3	13	4.33	8	0

Passing Statistics

Buffalo	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Russell Wilson	32	21	182	4/26	0	26	0	80.4

New England	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Roy Patterson	51	32	375	4/21	1	37	3	67.0

Receiving Statistics

Buffalo	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
RB C.J. Carlson	6	9	70	11.67	54	25
WR Antonio Brown	5	9	33	6.60	8	16
TE Jimmy Graham	4	5	26	6.50	1	14
WR Aaron Dobson	2	4	31	15.50	21	26
RB Karlos Williams	2	2	10	5.00	0	6
WR Victor Cruz	1	2	9	9.00	6	9
FB Kerry Dirks	1	1	3	3.00	0	3

New England	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
RB T.J. Yeldon	10	12	89	8.90	61	37	0
WR Josh Gordon	6	11	86	14.33	19	25	0
WR Logan Emmons	5	5	65	13.00	19	19	1
TE Lee Smith	3	5	40	13.33	19	26	0
WR Andre Williams	3	7	37	12.33	8	19	0
RB Noah Haralson	2	2	24	12.00	19	15	0
TE Crockett Gillmore	1	2	4	4.00	0	4	0
RB Matt Tubbs	1	1	2	2.00	0	2	0
WR Britt Hutton	1	4	28	28.00	15	28	0
WR Braden Huffman	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Buffalo	Ints	Yards	Avg
CB Eric Spiller	1	34	34.00
CB Donovan Malone	1	0	0.00
OLB Christian Gepetto	1	12	12.00

New England	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Buffalo	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD

New England	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD

Punting Statistics

Buffalo	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
J.C. Henry	8	363	45.4	37.0	56	3

New England	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
R.J. Dobler	6	266	44.3	38.2	58	1

Kicking Statistics

Buffalo	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Cornelius Faber	3/3	1/1	0/0	44	1/1

New England	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Gabriel Daniels	4/4	1/1	1/1	52	1/1

Punt Return Statistics

Buffalo	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Donovan Malone	4	17	4.3	0

New England	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Logan Emmons	6	47	7.8	0

Kick Return Statistics

Buffalo	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

New England	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Mario Butler	4	86	21.5	0

Defensive Statistics

Buffalo	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Ray Bessette	10	2	0.0	28	52
CB Donovan Malone	8	2	0.0	29	55
OLB Christian Gepetto	6	3	0.0	25	46
S Jimmy Wilson	6	1	0.0	20	33
CB Eric Spiller	5	1	0.0	29	55
ILB Luke Kuechly	5	0	0.0	29	55
DE Khalil Mack	4	0	1.0	24	44
S Devin Gray	4	0	0.0	10	34
ILB Sean Spence	2	0	2.0	12	15
OLB Howie Roberts	2	1	0.0	16	30
CB Phillip Gaines	2	0	0.0	10	32
ILB Ray Tolliver	2	0	0.0	13	21
ILB Barry Wooden	2	0	0.0	4	5
CB Darrin Hoffman	2	0	0.0	3	2
DE Tyson Alualu	1	0	1.0	14	26
DT Jordan Hill	1	2	0.0	15	29
DT Terrance Knighton	1	1	0.0	21	35
DT Star Lotulelei	1	0	0.0	8	20
DE Glen Jarvis	0	1	0.0	5	11

New England	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Mario Butler	9	1	0.0	32	36
S Alexander Wagner	8	3	0.0	33	36
OLB Za'Darius Smith	8	0	0.0	21	17
ILB Daryl Bravata	7	6	0.0	33	36
OLB Jamie Collins	4	1	1.0	21	27
DE Geneo Grissom	4	4	0.0	30	33
DE Deon Bernard	3	0	2.0	21	25
DT Malcom Brown	3	1	0.0	26	30
CB Antwon Blake	2	1	0.0	33	33
OLB Duane Irwin	2	1	0.0	12	9
CB Dexter Williams	2	1	0.0	28	33
WR Andre Williams	2	0	---	---	---
DT Taylor Van	2	0	0.0	23	17
DE Emmett Burford	1	0	0.5	8	10
S Josh Evans	1	0	0.0	6	12
S Philip Weaver	1	0	0.0	1	8
RB Matt Tubbs	1	0	---	---	---
DE Chandler Jones	0	1	0.5	24	21

Pass Rush Statistics

Buffalo	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
ILB Sean Spence	2.0	1	0	0	15
DE Khalil Mack	1.0	0	1	1	44
DE Tyson Alualu	1.0	0	0	0	26
DT Terrance Knighton	0.0	0	3	1	35
OLB Howie Roberts	0.0	0	1	0	30
ILB Luke Kuechly	0.0	0	0	1	55

New England	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Deon Bernard	2.0	4	0	25
OLB Jamie Collins	1.0	0	0	27
DE Chandler Jones	0.5	1	1	21
DE Emmett Burford	0.5	1	0	10
S Mario Butler	0.0	1	0	36
DE Geneo Grissom	0.0	1	0	33
DT Malcom Brown	0.0	0	1	30

Pass Defense Statistics

Buffalo	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Donovan Malone	8	0	1	55
S Ray Bessette	6	2	0	52
CB Eric Spiller	4	1	1	55
S Jimmy Wilson	4	1	0	33
S Devin Gray	3	0	0	34
ILB Barry Wooden	2	0	0	5
ILB Luke Kuechly	1	0	0	55
CB Phillip Gaines	1	0	0	32
ILB Ray Tolliver	1	0	0	21
OLB Howie Roberts	1	0	0	30
CB Darrin Hoffman	1	0	0	2
OLB Christian Gepetto	0	0	1	46

New England	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
S Mario Butler	5	0	36
OLB Za'Darius Smith	3	0	17
ILB Daryl Bravata	2	2	36
DT Malcom Brown	2	0	30
CB Dexter Williams	2	0	33
CB Antwon Blake	1	0	33
OLB Jamie Collins	1	0	27
S Josh Evans	1	0	12
DE Geneo Grissom	1	0	33
S Philip Weaver	1	0	8
OLB Duane Irwin	1	0	9
S Alexander Wagner	1	0	36

Blocking Statistics

Buffalo	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Scottie Anhalt	4	10	0	33	0	36
Paul Fanaika	2	5	0	33	1	36
Sebastian Vollmer	1	7	1	33	2	36
Kerry Dirks	1	3	0	26	0	25
Jimmy Graham	1	1	0	29	0	30
Joe Tapeh	0	2	0	33	1	36
Jeremiah Forest	0	1	0	33	0	36

New England	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Randall Sutton	4	4	29	2	55
Gino Sellers	3	8	29	0	55
Gage McCadam	2	4	29	0	55
Nate Solder	1	6	29	1	55
Brendan Finch	1	3	29	1	55
Crockett Gillmore	0	1	9	0	20

Special Teams Tackles

Buffalo	Tackles	STPlays
Devin Gray	3	19
C.J. Carlson	2	20
Derek Newton	2	11
Phillip Gaines	1	22
Aaron Dobson	1	15
Donovan Malone	1	14

New England	Tackles	STPlays
Crockett Gillmore	1	19
Noah Haralson	1	19
Antwon Blake	1	13
Alexander Wagner	1	12

Participation

Buffalo	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Luke Kuechly	---	---	29	55	14	98
Donovan Malone	---	---	29	55	14	98
Eric Spiller	---	---	29	55	4	88
Ray Bessette	---	---	28	52	4	84
Paul Fanaika	33	36	---	---	11	80
Joe Tapeh	33	36	---	---	11	80
Antonio Brown	31	36	---	---	12	79
C.J. Carlson	29	30	---	---	20	79
Christian Gepetto	---	---	25	46	7	78
Kerry Dirks	26	25	---	---	23	74
Khalil Mack	---	---	24	44	3	71
Sebastian Vollmer	33	36	---	---	---	69
Russell Wilson	33	36	---	---	---	69
Scottie Anhalt	33	36	---	---	---	69
Jeremiah Forest	33	36	---	---	---	69
Phillip Gaines	---	---	10	32	22	64
Devin Gray	---	---	10	34	19	63
Jimmy Graham	29	30	---	---	3	62
Terrance Knighton	---	---	21	35	2	58
Jimmy Wilson	---	---	20	33	5	58
Aaron Dobson	17	24	---	---	15	56
Jordan Hill	---	---	15	29	8	52
Howie Roberts	---	---	16	30	4	50
Tyson Alualu	---	---	14	26	6	46
Ray Tolliver	---	---	13	21	6	40
Star Lotulelei	---	---	8	20	4	32
Victor Cruz	12	19	---	---	---	31
Sean Spence	---	---	12	15	---	27
Randall Telfer	10	7	---	---	7	24
Moe Hancock	2	0	---	---	21	23
Barry Wooden	---	---	4	5	13	22
Darrin Hoffman	---	---	3	2	15	20
Caleb Horn	---	---	4	5	10	19
Glen Jarvis	---	---	5	11	1	17
Derek Newton	0	0	---	---	11	11
Karlos Williams	4	6	---	---	1	11
Ruben Meraz	0	0	---	---	11	11
Darren Cobb	0	0	---	---	11	11
Cornelius Faber	0	0	---	---	9	9
J.C. Henry	0	0	---	---	8	8
Korey Woodard	3	1	---	---	2	6
Kenny Stills	2	2	---	---	---	4
Bryce Petty	0	0	---	---	3	3
David Bass	---	---	0	0	1	1
Rufus Albers	0	0	---	---	---	0
Irv Capurro	---	---	0	0	---	0

New England	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Gage McCadam	29	55	---	---	10	94
Nate Solder	29	55	---	---	---	84
Roy Patterson	29	55	---	---	---	84
Gino Sellers	29	55	---	---	---	84
Randall Sutton	29	55	---	---	---	84
Brendan Finch	29	55	---	---	---	84
Alexander Wagner	---	---	33	36	12	81
Antwon Blake	---	---	33	33	13	79
Mario Butler	---	---	32	36	10	78
Geneo Grissom	---	---	30	33	11	74
Daryl Bravata	---	---	33	36	4	73
Josh Gordon	23	46	---	---	1	70
Andre Williams	23	46	---	---	---	69
Lee Smith	21	37	---	---	10	68
Britt Hutton	19	35	---	---	13	67
Dexter Williams	---	---	28	33	3	64
Malcom Brown	---	---	26	30	2	58
Chandler Jones	---	---	24	21	11	56
Jamie Collins	---	---	21	27	3	51
Crockett Gillmore	9	20	---	---	19	48
T.J. Yeldon	17	31	---	---	---	48
Deon Bernard	---	---	21	25	2	48
Za'Darius Smith	---	---	21	17	5	43
Duane Irwin	---	---	12	9	22	43
Mel Dawkins	12	18	---	---	11	41
Logan Emmons	8	15	---	---	17	40
Taylor Van	---	---	23	17	---	40
Noah Haralson	5	13	---	---	19	37
Matt Tubbs	7	11	---	---	17	35
Josh Evans	---	---	6	12	8	26
Logan Ryan	---	---	4	9	10	23
Emmett Burford	---	---	8	10	2	20
Philip Weaver	---	---	1	8	10	19
Braden Huffman	1	3	---	---	15	19
Earl Huntley	---	---	7	4	6	17
Joe Cardona	0	0	---	---	10	10
R.J. Dobler	0	0	---	---	10	10
Louis Pierce	0	0	---	---	10	10
Bernie Rzentkowski	0	0	---	---	10	10
Tucker Bernard	0	0	---	---	10	10
Jeffery Poole	---	---	0	0	9	9
Gabriel Daniels	0	0	---	---	8	8
Lucas Lonier	---	---	0	0	8	8
Jimmy Garoppolo	0	0	---	---	---	0
Malachi May	0	0	---	---	---	0
Sebastian Hastings	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	7	9	1.3
Middle	19	156	8.2
Right	7	25	3.6
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	4	2	0.5
Middle	15	30	2.0
Right	10	59	5.9
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Buffalo	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Russell Wilson	32	21	2	0	1	2	8	2	0

New England	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Roy Patterson	51	32	5	2	3	4	5	3	3

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	11	7	35	3.2
Short (0-8 Yds)	11	9	90	8.2
Medium (9-18 Yds)	7	5	57	8.1
Long (19+ Yds)	3	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	13	10	56	4.3
Short (0-8 Yds)	14	9	98	7.0
Medium (9-18 Yds)	19	11	191	10.1
Long (19+ Yds)	4	2	30	7.5

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Buffalo	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Antonio Brown	9	5	0	33	0	36
RB C.J. Carlson	9	6	1	70	1	30
TE Jimmy Graham	5	4	0	26	0	30
WR Aaron Dobson	4	2	0	31	1	24
WR Victor Cruz	2	1	0	9	0	19
RB Karlos Williams	2	2	0	10	0	6
FB Kerry Dirks	1	1	0	3	0	25

New England	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
RB T.J. Yeldon	12	10	0	89	2	31
WR Josh Gordon	11	6	1	86	1	46
WR Andre Williams	7	3	0	37	0	46
TE Lee Smith	5	3	1	40	1	37
WR Logan Emmons	5	5	0	65	0	15
WR Britt Hutton	4	1	0	28	1	35
TE Crockett Gillmore	2	1	0	4	0	20
RB Noah Haralson	2	2	0	24	0	13
RB Matt Tubbs	1	1	0	2	0	11
WR Braden Huffman	1	0	1	0	0	3

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Buffalo	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Kerry Dirks	1	3	3.00	3.00

New England	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
T.J. Yeldon	2	0	0.00	2.53
Matt Tubbs	1	-1	-1.00	3.29

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Buffalo	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Russell Wilson	1	0	0	0.00	5.69

New England	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Roy Patterson	7	4	24	3.43	7.35

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Buffalo	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Victor Cruz	1	0	0	0.00	4.50

New England	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Josh Gordon	1	1	11	11.00	7.82
TE Crockett Gillmore	1	1	4	4.00	2.00
RB T.J. Yeldon	1	1	-2	-2.00	7.42
WR Andre Williams	1	0	0	0.00	5.29
WR Logan Emmons	1	1	11	11.00	13.00
WR Braden Huffman	1	0	0	0.00	0.00
WR Britt Hutton	1	0	0	0.00	7.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Buffalo	Rushes	Conversions
C.J. Carlson	2	2
Russell Wilson	1	0
Karlos Williams	1	0

New England	Rushes	Conversions
T.J. Yeldon	2	0
Matt Tubbs	2	2
Noah Haralson	1	1
Roy Patterson	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Buffalo	Att	Comp	Conversions
Russell Wilson	12	6	3

New England	Att	Comp	Conversions
Roy Patterson	11	5	4

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Buffalo	Targ	Catch	Conversions
RB C.J. Carlson	4	2	1
WR Antonio Brown	3	1	0
WR Victor Cruz	2	1	1
TE Jimmy Graham	1	1	1
WR Aaron Dobson	1	0	0
RB Karlos Williams	1	1	0

New England	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Josh Gordon	4	1	1
WR Logan Emmons	3	3	3
TE Crockett Gillmore	1	1	0
WR Andre Williams	1	0	0
WR Braden Huffman	1	0	0
WR Britt Hutton	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 67,600 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 20,700 (21,400)
End Zone 14,300 (15,400)
Mezzanine 8,600 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 13,300 (13,600)
Club Seats 7,400 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 3,300 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	67,600 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	20,700 (21,400)
End Zone	14,300 (15,400)
Mezzanine	8,600 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	13,300 (13,600)
Club Seats	7,400 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	3,300 (3,300)