Week 1, 2023

played in New England, MA

73 degrees, fair, calm

Buffalo Bills	3	3	3	0	-	9
New England Patriots	7	13	3	7	-	30

Scoring Summary
1Q: 06:42 NED - Jeff Uerling 15 run (Travis Coons extra point)
1Q: 01:24 BUF - Emmanuel Madison 53 field goal
2Q: 12:57 NED - Travis Coons 26 field goal
2Q: 07:24 NED - Travis Coons 36 field goal
2Q: 04:34 NED - Cam Newton 14 run (Travis Coons extra point)
2Q: 02:25 BUF - Emmanuel Madison 32 field goal
3Q: 03:02 BUF - Emmanuel Madison 49 field goal
3Q: 01:31 NED - Travis Coons 43 field goal
4Q: 01:17 NED - Deion Bailey 9 run (Travis Coons extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 06:42 NED - Jeff Uerling 15 run (Travis Coons extra point)
1Q: 01:24 BUF - Emmanuel Madison 53 field goal
2Q: 12:57 NED - Travis Coons 26 field goal
2Q: 07:24 NED - Travis Coons 36 field goal
2Q: 04:34 NED - Cam Newton 14 run (Travis Coons extra point)
2Q: 02:25 BUF - Emmanuel Madison 32 field goal
3Q: 03:02 BUF - Emmanuel Madison 49 field goal
3Q: 01:31 NED - Travis Coons 43 field goal
4Q: 01:17 NED - Deion Bailey 9 run (Travis Coons extra point)

Team Statistics BUF NED
Record 0-1 1-0
First Downs 13 20
- by Rushing 2 7
- by Passing 11 12
- by Penalty 0 1
Total Net Yards 232 390
- Offensive Plays 66 73
- Yards per Play 3.52 5.34
Net Rushing Yards 57 147
- Rushing Attempts 16 32
- Yards per Rush 3.56 4.59
Net Passing Yards 175 243
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 44 - 21 - 2 39 - 23 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 210 265
- Sacks/Yards Lost 6/35 2/22
- Yards per Pass Play 3.50 5.93
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 3/16 7/18
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 8.6 6.5
4th Down Conversions 1/1 0/0
Penalties/Yards 2/10 5/45
Punt Returns/Yards 5/48 1/11
Kick Returns/Yards 3/55 1/50
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 2/5
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 1 5
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 0/1 3/2
Avg. Drive Start OWN 30 OWN 29
Time of Possession 27:31 32:29

Team Statistics	BUF	NED
Record	0-1	1-0
First Downs	13	20
- by Rushing	2	7
- by Passing	11	12
- by Penalty	0	1
Total Net Yards	232	390
- Offensive Plays	66	73
- Yards per Play	3.52	5.34
Net Rushing Yards	57	147
- Rushing Attempts	16	32
- Yards per Rush	3.56	4.59
Net Passing Yards	175	243
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	44 - 21 - 2	39 - 23 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	210	265
- Sacks/Yards Lost	6/35	2/22
- Yards per Pass Play	3.50	5.93
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	3/16	7/18
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	8.6	6.5
4th Down Conversions	1/1	0/0
Penalties/Yards	2/10	5/45
Punt Returns/Yards	5/48	1/11
Kick Returns/Yards	3/55	1/50
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	2/5
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	1	5
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	0/1	3/2
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 30	OWN 29
Time of Possession	27:31	32:29

Drive Charts

Buffalo Bills
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	12:40	2:52	OWN 23	5	11	Interception
1	6:36	2:38	OWN 23	5	37	Punt
1	2:18	0:59	OPP 36	3	0	Field Goal
2	12:52	1:53	OWN 13	4	24	Punt
2	7:18	0:52	OWN 25	3	-10	Punt
2	4:21	2:04	OWN 25	6	60	Field Goal
2	0:15	0:15	OWN 36	2	0	Half
3	15:00	1:46	OWN 25	4	15	Punt
3	11:28	3:12	OWN 49	6	12	Punt
3	6:58	4:01	OWN 34	8	34	Field Goal
3	1:25	3:12	OWN 23	6	13	Punt
4	11:47	1:22	OWN 29	3	6	Punt
4	7:24	2:20	OWN 26	6	10	Interception
4	1:08	1:08	OWN 25	5	25	Game

New England Patriots
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	2:20	OWN 25	5	12	Punt
1	9:48	3:12	50	7	50	Touchdown
1	3:58	1:40	OWN 8	3	-5	Punt
1	1:19	3:27	OWN 25	8	66	Field Goal
2	10:59	3:41	OWN 24	8	57	Field Goal
2	6:26	2:05	OWN 42	6	58	Touchdown
2	2:17	2:02	OWN 25	8	46	Missed FG
3	13:14	1:46	OWN 14	6	2	Punt
3	8:16	1:18	OWN 7	3	7	Punt
3	2:57	1:32	OPP 29	3	3	Field Goal
4	13:13	1:26	OWN 7	3	7	Punt
4	10:25	3:01	OWN 28	5	12	Punt
4	5:04	3:56	OPP 45	9	45	Touchdown

Game MVP: Cam Newton, New England Patriots

Rushing Statistics

Buffalo	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB C.J. Carlson	15	55	3.67	19	1	0
WR Alfredo Weber	1	2	2.00	2	0	0

New England	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB Deion Bailey	17	53	3.12	9	0	1
WR Jeff Uerling	9	42	4.67	15	1	1
QB Cam Newton	5	49	9.80	16	3	1
QB Artie Donakowski	1	3	3.00	3	0	0

Passing Statistics

Buffalo	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Damon Anthony	44	21	210	6/35	0	36	2	42.8

New England	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Cam Newton	22	15	211	1/7	0	48	0	98.9
Artie Donakowski	17	8	54	1/15	0	18	0	54.5

Receiving Statistics

Buffalo	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Sebastian Chavarria	9	14	50	5.56	6	9
WR Alfredo Weber	4	6	90	22.50	60	36
RB C.J. Carlson	3	5	11	3.67	0	7
WR Chris Conley	2	8	24	12.00	0	15
TE Adam Von der Ahe	2	4	24	12.00	14	21
TE Matt Coffey	1	6	11	11.00	0	11
TE Wyatt Marchese	0	1	0	0.00	0	0

New England	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Terrell Monroe	4	5	92	23.00	51	48
WR DeVante Parker	3	5	53	17.67	8	26
FB Mel Dawkins	3	4	11	3.67	0	7
WR Jeff Uerling	3	3	17	5.67	2	12
WR Mack Bruce	3	7	23	7.67	0	13
TE Moe Hancock	2	3	9	4.50	2	5
TE Trey Starks	2	3	47	23.50	26	30
TE Allen Cosell	2	6	6	3.00	0	3
RB Deion Bailey	1	3	7	7.00	0	7

Interception Statistics

Buffalo	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

New England	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
OLB Duane Irwin	1	0	0.00	0
S Alexander Wagner	1	5	5.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Buffalo	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD

New England	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD

Punting Statistics

Buffalo	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Theodore Fitzgerald	7	297	42.4	40.9	57	5

New England	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
R.J. Dobler	6	299	49.8	41.8	65	1

Kicking Statistics

Buffalo	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Emmanuel Madison	3/3	2/2	1/1	53	0/0

New England	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Travis Coons	3/4	1/2	0/0	43	3/3

Punt Return Statistics

Buffalo	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Donovan Malone	5	48	9.6	0

New England	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Bert Franklin	1	11	11.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Buffalo	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Leonard Shaw	3	55	18.3	0

New England	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Mario Butler	1	50	50.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Buffalo	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Bobby Wagner	8	3	1.0	29	41
DE Khalil Mack	7	1	1.0	32	39
S Donovan Malone	6	4	0.0	32	41
DT Jordan Hill	5	2	0.0	24	26
OLB Bobby Hibbs	5	0	0.0	32	39
DT Corbin Bryant	4	1	0.0	21	18
CB Eric Spiller	3	3	0.0	18	27
OLB Anthony Barr	3	1	0.0	15	16
DE Herb Aguilar	3	0	0.0	13	24
S Dana Stevenson	2	2	0.0	31	32
TE Matt Coffey	2	0	---	---	---
DE Noah Conley	2	0	0.0	25	32
S Harry O'Donnell	2	0	0.0	32	41
S Eduardo Downs	2	0	0.0	17	25
CB Spencer Phillips	1	1	0.0	15	25
OLB William Beyer	1	0	0.0	3	0
DE Bryan Heath	0	1	0.0	2	2

New England	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Herb Dix	6	4	0.0	16	50
DT Malcom Brown	5	0	0.0	12	44
ILB Earl Huntley	4	1	1.0	13	40
CB Quinten Rollins	4	0	0.0	7	25
OLB Mo Tubbs	3	1	2.0	15	34
S Alexander Wagner	3	2	0.0	16	50
OLB Duane Irwin	3	0	0.0	16	50
CB Dexter Williams	3	0	0.0	16	50
CB Darryl Shaw	3	0	0.0	16	49
DE Geneo Grissom	2	1	1.5	15	43
DE Taylor Van	2	1	0.0	7	16
DE Jamie Esslinger	2	1	0.0	5	17
OLB Deon Bernard	1	2	1.5	14	44
OLB Daryl Bravata	1	0	0.0	3	11
OLB Freddie Carlisle	1	0	0.0	1	8

Pass Rush Statistics

Buffalo	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Khalil Mack	1.0	0	1	1	39
ILB Bobby Wagner	1.0	0	0	0	41
DE Herb Aguilar	0.0	1	0	0	24
DE Noah Conley	0.0	0	2	0	32
DT Jordan Hill	0.0	0	1	0	26
OLB Bobby Hibbs	0.0	0	1	0	39
DE Josh Glover	0.0	0	1	0	23

New England	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Mo Tubbs	2.0	0	1	1	34
DE Geneo Grissom	1.5	1	0	0	43
OLB Deon Bernard	1.5	0	2	3	44
ILB Earl Huntley	1.0	0	1	0	40
DT Malcom Brown	0.0	1	1	3	44
OLB Duane Irwin	0.0	0	1	1	50

Pass Defense Statistics

Buffalo	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
ILB Bobby Wagner	6	1	41
CB Eric Spiller	3	0	27
OLB Bobby Hibbs	3	0	39
OLB Anthony Barr	2	0	16
DE Khalil Mack	2	0	39
S Donovan Malone	2	0	41
CB Spencer Phillips	1	1	25
DE Noah Conley	1	0	32
S Harry O'Donnell	1	0	41
S Dana Stevenson	1	0	32
S Eduardo Downs	1	0	25

New England	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S Alexander Wagner	3	2	1	50
CB Quinten Rollins	3	1	0	25
S Herb Dix	3	1	0	50
CB Darryl Shaw	3	1	0	49
OLB Duane Irwin	2	0	1	50
ILB Earl Huntley	2	0	0	40
CB Dexter Williams	2	0	0	50
DT Malcom Brown	1	0	0	44
DE Jamie Esslinger	1	0	0	17
OLB Freddie Carlisle	1	0	0	8
S Mario Butler	0	1	0	10

Blocking Statistics

Buffalo	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
T Nate Hearn	2	3	16	2	50
G Jamal Bradford	1	3	16	1	50
T Darrin Hasting	1	3	16	1	50
G Chris Olevao	0	4	16	1	50
C Stan Brewer	0	2	16	0	50
TE Matt Coffey	0	1	5	0	19
RB C.J. Carlson	0	0	16	1	40

New England	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
T Bo D'Arms	5	8	32	1	41
G Marquis Douglas	3	7	32	0	41
T Eduardo Buzzanca	2	5	32	1	41
G Bubba Harper	2	4	32	0	41
TE Allen Cosell	1	3	28	0	32
C Gino Sellers	1	2	32	0	41
TE Trey Starks	0	1	10	0	17

Special Teams Tackles

Buffalo	Tackles	STPlays
Donovan Malone	1	21
Emmanuel Madison	1	7

New England	Tackles	STPlays
Trey Starks	3	28
Alexander Wagner	2	20
Terrell Monroe	1	14
Bubba Harper	1	10
Mo Tubbs	1	4

Participation

Buffalo	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
S Donovan Malone	---	---	32	41	21	94
S Harry O'Donnell	---	---	32	41	5	78
G Chris Olevao	16	50	---	---	10	76
T Nate Hearn	16	50	---	---	10	76
OLB Bobby Hibbs	---	---	32	39	5	76
G Jamal Bradford	16	50	---	---	10	76
T Darrin Hasting	16	50	---	---	10	76
DE Khalil Mack	---	---	32	39	4	75
ILB Bobby Wagner	---	---	29	41	4	74
WR Sebastian Chavarria	16	49	---	---	9	74
DE Noah Conley	---	---	25	32	10	67
QB Damon Anthony	16	50	---	---	---	66
C Stan Brewer	16	50	---	---	---	66
TE Adam Von der Ahe	16	48	---	---	---	64
S Dana Stevenson	---	---	31	32	1	64
S Eduardo Downs	---	---	17	25	19	61
RB C.J. Carlson	16	40	---	---	1	57
WR Chris Conley	16	35	---	---	---	51
TE Matt Coffey	5	19	---	---	27	51
CB Spencer Phillips	---	---	15	25	11	51
DT Jordan Hill	---	---	24	26	---	50
CB Eric Spiller	---	---	18	27	3	48
DE Herb Aguilar	---	---	13	24	8	45
OLB Anthony Barr	---	---	15	16	12	43
DT Corbin Bryant	---	---	21	18	2	41
WR Alfredo Weber	8	30	---	---	1	39
DE Josh Glover	---	---	11	23	3	37
FB Jorge Noah	0	9	---	---	20	29
RB Trevor Switzer	0	6	---	---	20	26
OLB William Beyer	---	---	3	0	23	26
WR Martin Macomber	3	4	---	---	18	25
CB Larry Hampton	---	---	0	0	16	16
WR Lester Criswell	0	6	---	---	10	16
ILB Colton Cowdrick	---	---	0	0	13	13
C Colby Bolyn	0	0	---	---	10	10
P Theodore Fitzgerald	0	0	---	---	10	10
K Emmanuel Madison	0	0	---	---	7	7
RB Leonard Shaw	0	0	---	---	7	7
DE Bryan Heath	---	---	2	2	1	5
TE Wyatt Marchese	0	4	---	---	---	4
G Victor Zirn	0	0	---	---	---	0
C Scottie Anhalt	0	0	---	---	---	0
QB Mason Duff	0	0	---	---	---	0
T Luther Shields	0	0	---	---	---	0
G Russell Burgess	0	0	---	---	---	0
T Hector Lukehart	0	0	---	---	---	0

New England	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
S Alexander Wagner	---	---	16	50	20	86
WR Terrell Monroe	32	39	---	---	14	85
G Bubba Harper	32	41	---	---	10	83
G Marquis Douglas	32	41	---	---	10	83
T Eduardo Buzzanca	32	41	---	---	10	83
T Bo D'Arms	32	41	---	---	10	83
WR DeVante Parker	30	29	---	---	18	77
C Gino Sellers	32	41	---	---	---	73
S Herb Dix	---	---	16	50	7	73
OLB Duane Irwin	---	---	16	50	3	69
CB Dexter Williams	---	---	16	50	3	69
CB Darryl Shaw	---	---	16	49	2	67
ILB Earl Huntley	---	---	13	40	13	66
DE Geneo Grissom	---	---	15	43	3	61
OLB Deon Bernard	---	---	14	44	3	61
TE Allen Cosell	28	32	---	---	---	60
DT Malcom Brown	---	---	12	44	3	59
TE Trey Starks	10	17	---	---	28	55
OLB Mo Tubbs	---	---	15	34	4	53
RB Deion Bailey	20	33	---	---	---	53
WR Mack Bruce	19	23	---	---	---	42
FB Mel Dawkins	5	14	---	---	22	41
QB Cam Newton	17	23	---	---	---	40
CB Quinten Rollins	---	---	7	25	8	40
WR Jeff Uerling	12	7	---	---	21	40
QB Artie Donakowski	15	18	---	---	---	33
S Mario Butler	---	---	3	10	19	32
OLB Freddie Carlisle	---	---	1	8	23	32
DE Taylor Van	---	---	7	16	7	30
CB Edwin Wight	---	---	1	8	18	27
DE Jamie Esslinger	---	---	5	17	1	23
WR Bert Franklin	0	2	---	---	21	23
OLB Daryl Bravata	---	---	3	11	2	16
K Travis Coons	0	0	---	---	11	11
TE Moe Hancock	3	8	---	---	---	11
C Joe Cardona	0	0	---	---	10	10
P R.J. Dobler	0	0	---	---	10	10
DE Jeremy Arrowsmith	---	---	0	0	7	7
WR Johnny Scott	1	1	---	---	---	2
ILB Lenny Andersen	---	---	0	1	---	1
C Josh Andrews	0	0	---	---	---	0
G Kelly Hughes	0	0	---	---	---	0
T Randall Sutton	0	0	---	---	---	0
G Cedric Ellison	0	0	---	---	---	0
T Noah Anaya	0	0	---	---	---	0
DT Kevin Skinner	---	---	0	0	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	3	11	3.7
Middle	9	11	1.2
Right	4	35	8.8
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	7	31	4.4
Middle	16	95	5.9
Right	9	21	2.3
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Buffalo	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Damon Anthony	44	21	3	2	5	6	6	8	2

New England	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Cam Newton	22	15	3	1	1	0	4	0	0
Artie Donakowski	17	8	0	4	1	2	2	1	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	5	4	59	11.8
Short (0-8 Yds)	19	10	70	3.7
Medium (9-18 Yds)	14	6	66	4.7
Long (19+ Yds)	6	1	15	2.5

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	7	3	5	0.7
Short (0-8 Yds)	17	12	102	6.0
Medium (9-18 Yds)	13	7	110	8.5
Long (19+ Yds)	2	1	48	24.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Buffalo	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Sebastian Chavarria	14	9	1	50	0	49
WR Chris Conley	8	2	3	24	0	35
TE Matt Coffey	6	1	0	11	0	19
WR Alfredo Weber	6	4	0	90	2	30
RB C.J. Carlson	5	3	0	11	0	40
TE Adam Von der Ahe	4	2	1	24	1	48
TE Wyatt Marchese	1	0	0	0	0	4

New England	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Mack Bruce	7	3	0	23	0	23
TE Allen Cosell	6	2	0	6	0	32
WR DeVante Parker	5	3	0	53	1	29
WR Terrell Monroe	5	4	0	92	1	39
FB Mel Dawkins	4	3	1	11	0	14
TE Moe Hancock	3	2	0	9	0	8
RB Deion Bailey	3	1	1	7	0	33
WR Jeff Uerling	3	3	0	17	0	7
TE Trey Starks	3	2	0	47	1	17

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Buffalo	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

New England	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Deion Bailey	3	10	3.33	3.12
WR Jeff Uerling	2	24	12.00	4.67
QB Cam Newton	1	14	14.00	9.80

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Buffalo	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Damon Anthony	2	0	0	0.00	4.77

New England	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Cam Newton	5	2	7	1.40	9.59

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Buffalo	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Chris Conley	1	0	0	0.00	3.00
WR Alfredo Weber	1	0	0	0.00	15.00

New England	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
FB Mel Dawkins	1	1	3	3.00	2.75
TE Moe Hancock	1	1	4	4.00	3.00
RB Deion Bailey	1	0	0	0.00	2.33
TE Allen Cosell	1	0	0	0.00	1.00
WR Mack Bruce	1	0	0	0.00	3.29

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Buffalo	Rushes	Conversions
RB C.J. Carlson	1	0

New England	Rushes	Conversions
RB Deion Bailey	2	2
QB Cam Newton	1	1
WR Jeff Uerling	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Buffalo	Att	Comp	Conversions
Damon Anthony	13	8	3

New England	Att	Comp	Conversions
Cam Newton	8	4	4
Artie Donakowski	5	1	0

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Buffalo	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Sebastian Chavarria	7	6	3
RB C.J. Carlson	3	2	0
WR Chris Conley	1	0	0
TE Matt Coffey	1	0	0
WR Alfredo Weber	1	0	0

New England	Targ	Catch	Conversions
TE Trey Starks	3	2	2
TE Allen Cosell	3	0	0
WR Mack Bruce	3	1	1
RB Deion Bailey	2	0	0
FB Mel Dawkins	1	1	0
WR Terrell Monroe	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 65,900 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 20,100 (21,400)
End Zone 14,400 (15,400)
Mezzanine 8,300 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 12,700 (13,600)
Club Seats 7,100 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 3,300 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	65,900 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	20,100 (21,400)
End Zone	14,400 (15,400)
Mezzanine	8,300 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	12,700 (13,600)
Club Seats	7,100 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	3,300 (3,300)