Week 1, 2026

played in Buffalo, NY

57 degrees, fair, 8 mph wind

New England Patriots	0	0	0	0	-	0
Buffalo Bills	7	7	3	6	-	23

Scoring Summary
1Q: 00:57 BUF - Adam Von der Ahe 43 pass from Louie Woods (Derrick Sheldon extra point)
2Q: 04:11 BUF - C.J. Carlson 4 run (Derrick Sheldon extra point)
3Q: 01:58 BUF - Derrick Sheldon 27 field goal
4Q: 05:30 BUF - Derrick Sheldon 24 field goal
4Q: 01:15 BUF - Derrick Sheldon 45 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 00:57 BUF - Adam Von der Ahe 43 pass from Louie Woods (Derrick Sheldon extra point)
2Q: 04:11 BUF - C.J. Carlson 4 run (Derrick Sheldon extra point)
3Q: 01:58 BUF - Derrick Sheldon 27 field goal
4Q: 05:30 BUF - Derrick Sheldon 24 field goal
4Q: 01:15 BUF - Derrick Sheldon 45 field goal

Team Statistics NED BUF
Record 0-1 1-0
First Downs 14 18
- by Rushing 4 10
- by Passing 9 8
- by Penalty 1 0
Total Net Yards 199 430
- Offensive Plays 65 63
- Yards per Play 3.06 6.83
Net Rushing Yards 51 215
- Rushing Attempts 18 37
- Yards per Rush 2.83 5.81
Net Passing Yards 148 215
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 44 - 25 - 1 23 - 15 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 165 228
- Sacks/Yards Lost 3/17 3/13
- Yards per Pass Play 3.15 8.27
Fumbles/Lost 2/1 1/1
3rd Down Conversions 3/15 4/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 11.3 6.3
4th Down Conversions 1/2 0/0
Penalties/Yards 2/20 5/30
Punt Returns/Yards 3/10 3/22
Kick Returns/Yards 3/84 1/24
Interception Ret./Yards 1/0 1/15
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 0 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 0/0 1/2
Avg. Drive Start OWN 27 OWN 29
Time of Possession 28:12 31:48

Team Statistics	NED	BUF
Record	0-1	1-0
First Downs	14	18
- by Rushing	4	10
- by Passing	9	8
- by Penalty	1	0
Total Net Yards	199	430
- Offensive Plays	65	63
- Yards per Play	3.06	6.83
Net Rushing Yards	51	215
- Rushing Attempts	18	37
- Yards per Rush	2.83	5.81
Net Passing Yards	148	215
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	44 - 25 - 1	23 - 15 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	165	228
- Sacks/Yards Lost	3/17	3/13
- Yards per Pass Play	3.15	8.27
Fumbles/Lost	2/1	1/1
3rd Down Conversions	3/15	4/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	11.3	6.3
4th Down Conversions	1/2	0/0
Penalties/Yards	2/20	5/30
Punt Returns/Yards	3/10	3/22
Kick Returns/Yards	3/84	1/24
Interception Ret./Yards	1/0	1/15
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	0	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	0/0	1/2
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 27	OWN 29
Time of Possession	28:12	31:48

Drive Charts

New England Patriots
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	13:48	2:09	OPP 44	3	4	Punt
1	8:03	5:36	OWN 25	10	43	Missed FG
1	0:43	1:34	OWN 41	4	20	Fumble
2	12:16	2:35	OWN 13	5	12	Punt
2	7:59	1:38	OWN 19	4	21	Punt
2	4:03	1:20	OWN 37	3	-7	Punt
2	1:12	0:40	OWN 20	3	0	Punt
3	15:00	2:09	OWN 25	4	3	Punt
3	9:55	5:22	OWN 5	10	42	Punt
3	1:51	1:40	OWN 25	3	0	Punt
4	13:31	0:55	OWN 32	3	4	Punt
4	5:23	1:43	OWN 25	6	42	Downs
4	2:25	0:11	OWN 27	1	0	Interception
4	1:10	1:10	OWN 41	6	10	Game

Buffalo Bills
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	1:12	OWN 35	2	14	Fumble
1	11:39	3:36	OWN 20	6	22	Punt
1	2:27	1:44	OWN 39	4	61	Touchdown
2	14:09	1:53	OWN 39	3	8	Punt
2	9:41	1:42	OWN 29	3	8	Punt
2	6:21	2:18	OWN 4	6	96	Touchdown
2	2:43	1:31	OWN 30	6	38	Interception
2	0:32	0:32	OWN 22	1	-3	Half
3	12:51	2:56	OWN 33	6	28	Punt
3	4:33	2:42	OWN 20	5	70	Field Goal
3	0:11	1:40	OWN 16	3	0	Punt
4	12:36	7:13	OWN 16	12	77	Field Goal
4	3:40	1:15	OWN 33	3	4	Punt
4	2:14	1:04	OPP 30	3	2	Field Goal

Game MVP: Jamal Bradford, Buffalo Bills

Rushing Statistics

New England	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
WR Jeff Uerling	10	39	3.90	16	1
RB Richie Huffman	3	3	1.00	1	0
QB Mason Duff	2	19	9.50	14	1
RB Frederick Specter	2	-4	-2.00	1	0
WR Mack Bruce	1	-6	-6.00	-6	0

Buffalo	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB C.J. Carlson	20	139	6.95	60	3	1
RB Leonard Shaw	7	30	4.29	13	1	0
RB Russell Archer	7	28	4.00	10	1	0
WR Camden Gauthier	2	13	6.50	10	1	0
QB Louie Woods	1	5	5.00	5	0	0

Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Mason Duff	44	25	165	3/17	0	29	1	55.6

Buffalo	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Louie Woods	23	15	228	3/13	1	44	1	94.1

Receiving Statistics

New England	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
TE Vincent Garcia	5	10	69	13.80	0	29
WR Jeff Uerling	4	5	1	0.25	0	5
RB Frederick Specter	3	4	12	4.00	2	9
WR Bucky Clancy	3	6	22	7.33	7	12
RB Richie Huffman	3	4	12	4.00	0	7
WR Mack Bruce	2	4	4	2.00	0	5
TE Julio Pinckney	2	3	16	8.00	3	13
TE Gerald Farr	2	4	17	8.50	0	13
WR Cole Malone	1	1	12	12.00	0	12
FB Zack Dunn	0	1	0	0.00	0	0
WR Courtney Eisner	0	2	0	0.00	0	0

Buffalo	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
TE Juan Talley	5	6	49	9.80	27	32	0
WR Kai Humphries	4	4	49	12.25	44	44	0
TE Adam Von der Ahe	3	3	71	23.67	49	43	1
WR Camden Gauthier	2	5	28	14.00	2	18	0
WR Sebastian Chavarria	1	1	31	31.00	15	31	0
RB C.J. Carlson	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
RB Leonard Shaw	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
FB Joe Small	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
WR Wally Brennan	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

New England	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Kennedy Wirthel	1	0	0.00	0

Buffalo	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Harry O'Donnell	1	15	15.00	0

Fumble Statistics

New England	Fumb	Recov	Force
QB Mason Duff	2	0	0
CB Kennedy Wirthel	0	1	0
TE Vincent Garcia	0	1	0
DT Malcom Brown	0	0	1

Buffalo	Fumb	Recov	Force
RB Russell Archer	1	0	0
CB Andre' Reeves	0	1	1
DE Josh Glover	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

New England	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
R.J. Dobler	9	452	50.2	43.3	58	2

Buffalo	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Abraham Thorne	6	249	41.5	39.8	54	3

Kicking Statistics

New England	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Abel Gramatica	0/1	0/1	0/0	0	0/0

Buffalo	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Derrick Sheldon	3/3	1/1	0/0	45	2/2

Punt Return Statistics

New England	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Cole Malone	3	10	3.3	0

Buffalo	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Camden Gauthier	3	22	7.3	0

Kick Return Statistics

New England	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Mack Bruce	3	84	28.0	0

Buffalo	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Sebastian Chavarria	1	24	24.0	0

Defensive Statistics

New England	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Raymond Webb	12	3	0.0	34	26
ILB Tracy Ford	9	1	0.0	37	24
DT Malcom Brown	5	0	0.0	27	16
ILB Levi Ellison	4	2	1.0	22	13
DT Cary Rivers	3	3	0.5	9	8
OLB Marquis Cote	3	2	0.0	19	13
CB Pete Campbell	3	2	0.0	34	26
CB Ben Auyeung	3	1	0.0	17	12
CB Kennedy Wirthel	3	0	0.0	26	21
DE Jamie Esslinger	2	1	0.5	22	19
OLB Reginald Cooper	2	0	0.0	21	17
OLB Freddie Carlisle	1	0	1.0	31	22
DE Dustin Johnston	1	1	0.0	34	25
DE Jeremy Arrowsmith	1	0	0.0	18	8
WR Courtney Eisner	1	0	---	---	---
CB Emmanuel Buckley	1	0	0.0	19	11
CB Devin Hildebrand	0	1	0.0	33	23

Buffalo	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Donovan Malone	5	4	0.0	15	42
CB Fernando Prescott	5	0	0.0	16	44
CB Spencer Phillips	5	0	0.0	9	19
ILB Marvin Summers	4	4	0.0	15	43
OLB Nicholas Carter	4	3	0.0	4	14
OLB Bobby Hibbs	4	0	0.0	15	41
S Harry O'Donnell	4	0	0.0	17	36
CB Andre' Reeves	3	0	1.0	11	22
S Dana Stevenson	3	0	0.0	16	44
DE Josh Glover	2	2	2.0	15	44
DE Noah Conley	2	2	0.0	15	43
CB Elliot Colbert	2	0	0.0	1	5
DE Gage Riley	1	1	0.0	7	14
QB Louie Woods	1	0	---	---	---
G Jamal Bradford	1	0	---	---	---
S Eduardo Downs	1	0	0.0	4	16
DT Ezekiel Boudreau	1	0	0.0	14	36
DT Antoine Taylor	0	1	0.0	14	35

Pass Rush Statistics

New England	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
ILB Levi Ellison	1.0	0	0	13
OLB Freddie Carlisle	1.0	0	0	22
DT Cary Rivers	0.5	0	2	8
DE Jamie Esslinger	0.5	0	0	19
CB Devin Hildebrand	0.0	1	0	23
DE Dustin Johnston	0.0	0	1	25

Buffalo	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Josh Glover	2.0	0	2	1	44
CB Andre' Reeves	1.0	0	0	0	22
DE Noah Conley	0.0	1	0	4	43
ILB Marvin Summers	0.0	1	0	0	43
DT Antoine Taylor	0.0	0	2	3	35
DT Ezekiel Boudreau	0.0	0	2	1	36

Pass Defense Statistics

New England	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S Raymond Webb	5	0	0	26
OLB Marquis Cote	3	0	0	13
ILB Tracy Ford	2	1	0	24
CB Kennedy Wirthel	2	0	1	21
CB Pete Campbell	2	0	0	26
CB Emmanuel Buckley	1	0	0	11

Buffalo	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Fernando Prescott	4	1	0	44
S Donovan Malone	4	1	0	42
ILB Marvin Summers	3	2	0	43
CB Spencer Phillips	3	1	0	19
S Harry O'Donnell	3	0	1	36
OLB Nicholas Carter	2	0	0	14
S Dana Stevenson	2	0	0	44
OLB Bobby Hibbs	1	1	0	41
DE Noah Conley	1	0	0	43
S Eduardo Downs	1	0	0	16
CB Elliot Colbert	1	0	0	5

Blocking Statistics

New England	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
G Gabe Webb	2	5	18	1	47
T Ty Bush	2	4	18	1	47
TE Gerald Farr	1	2	6	0	15
C Toby Van Verth	1	1	18	0	47
T Demetrius Arledge	0	3	18	0	47
G Randal Barton	0	2	18	1	47

Buffalo	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
G Jamal Bradford	8	14	3	32	0	26
C Stan Brewer	6	10	2	37	2	26
T Jamal Gardner	2	5	0	37	0	26
T Hector Lukehart	0	3	0	37	1	26
G Marquis Douglas	0	3	0	37	0	26
G Zack Martin	0	1	0	5	0	0

Special Teams Tackles

New England	Tackles	STPlays
Ty Bush	2	11
Kennedy Wirthel	1	13
Tracy Ford	1	13

Buffalo	Tackles	STPlays
Everett Cortez	2	25
Donovan Malone	2	14
Nicholas Carter	1	22
Marquis Douglas	1	9

Participation

New England	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
T Ty Bush	18	47	---	---	11	76
G Gabe Webb	18	47	---	---	10	75
ILB Tracy Ford	---	---	37	24	13	74
WR Cole Malone	16	41	---	---	13	70
CB Devin Hildebrand	---	---	33	23	10	66
G Randal Barton	18	47	---	---	---	65
QB Mason Duff	18	47	---	---	---	65
T Demetrius Arledge	18	47	---	---	---	65
C Toby Van Verth	18	47	---	---	---	65
S Raymond Webb	---	---	34	26	4	64
CB Pete Campbell	---	---	34	26	3	63
DE Dustin Johnston	---	---	34	25	3	62
WR Mack Bruce	16	39	---	---	6	61
CB Kennedy Wirthel	---	---	26	21	13	60
OLB Freddie Carlisle	---	---	31	22	1	54
OLB Marquis Cote	---	---	19	13	14	46
DT Malcom Brown	---	---	27	16	2	45
TE Gerald Farr	6	15	---	---	23	44
DE Jamie Esslinger	---	---	22	19	2	43
RB Frederick Specter	3	15	---	---	23	41
OLB Reginald Cooper	---	---	21	17	3	41
TE Vincent Garcia	10	31	---	---	---	41
WR Bucky Clancy	11	27	---	---	1	39
WR Jeff Uerling	11	26	---	---	1	38
ILB Levi Ellison	---	---	22	13	3	38
CB Emmanuel Buckley	---	---	19	11	2	32
CB Ben Auyeung	---	---	17	12	1	30
DE Jeremy Arrowsmith	---	---	18	8	1	27
TE Julio Pinckney	7	18	---	---	---	25
WR Courtney Eisner	4	8	---	---	13	25
RB Richie Huffman	3	11	---	---	7	21
DE Heath Washington	---	---	0	0	21	21
DT Cary Rivers	---	---	9	8	---	17
S Byron Griffin	---	---	0	0	12	12
P R.J. Dobler	0	0	---	---	10	10
DT Kevin Skinner	---	---	1	2	7	10
G Van Brock	0	0	---	---	10	10
C Malcolm Wooden	0	0	---	---	10	10
T Albert Quesnel	0	0	---	---	10	10
C Nicholas Alcott	0	0	---	---	9	9
S Courtney Martin	---	---	3	0	6	9
DE Duane Williams	---	---	0	0	6	6
WR Neil Amis	3	2	---	---	---	5
FB Zack Dunn	0	2	---	---	---	2
K Abel Gramatica	0	0	---	---	2	2
QB Drew Baxter	0	0	---	---	---	0

Buffalo	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
G Marquis Douglas	37	26	---	---	9	72
T Hector Lukehart	37	26	---	---	9	72
T Jamal Gardner	37	26	---	---	9	72
CB Fernando Prescott	---	---	16	44	11	71
S Donovan Malone	---	---	15	42	14	71
WR Camden Gauthier	34	24	---	---	10	68
G Jamal Bradford	32	26	---	---	7	65
QB Louie Woods	37	26	---	---	---	63
C Stan Brewer	37	26	---	---	---	63
S Dana Stevenson	---	---	16	44	1	61
DE Josh Glover	---	---	15	44	1	60
TE Adam Von der Ahe	35	25	---	---	---	60
DE Noah Conley	---	---	15	43	1	59
ILB Marvin Summers	---	---	15	43	1	59
OLB Bobby Hibbs	---	---	15	41	2	58
WR Kai Humphries	33	23	---	---	1	57
S Harry O'Donnell	---	---	17	36	1	54
DT Ezekiel Boudreau	---	---	14	36	---	50
DT Antoine Taylor	---	---	14	35	---	49
CB Spencer Phillips	---	---	9	19	15	43
WR Sebastian Chavarria	20	14	---	---	7	41
OLB Nicholas Carter	---	---	4	14	22	40
RB C.J. Carlson	23	13	---	---	1	37
FB Joe Small	11	5	---	---	19	35
CB Andre' Reeves	---	---	11	22	---	33
DT Demetrius Keen	---	---	7	15	10	32
TE Everett Cortez	4	2	---	---	25	31
TE Juan Talley	9	10	---	---	12	31
DE Gage Riley	---	---	7	14	10	31
RB Leonard Shaw	7	6	---	---	16	29
S Eduardo Downs	---	---	4	16	---	20
WR Wally Brennan	0	2	---	---	18	20
OLB Butch Magana	---	---	3	4	10	17
S Jameson Duran	---	---	0	0	15	15
RB Russell Archer	7	5	---	---	---	12
K Derrick Sheldon	0	0	---	---	9	9
C Colby Bolyn	0	0	---	---	9	9
P Abraham Thorne	0	0	---	---	9	9
CB Elliot Colbert	---	---	1	5	---	6
G Zack Martin	5	0	---	---	---	5
WR Chris Conley	2	1	---	---	---	3
C Riddick Anderson	0	0	---	---	2	2
QB Blake Ruoff	0	0	---	---	---	0
OLB William Beyer	---	---	0	0	---	0
T Wade Maxwell	0	0	---	---	---	0
S Orlando Fitzgerald	---	---	0	0	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	9	28	3.1
Middle	5	4	0.8
Right	4	19	4.8
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	10	38	3.8
Middle	14	63	4.5
Right	13	114	8.8
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Mason Duff	44	25	1	3	1	6	6	9	1

Buffalo	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Louie Woods	23	15	5	1	1	1	3	0	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	8	7	11	1.4
Short (0-8 Yds)	16	8	40	2.5
Medium (9-18 Yds)	13	9	85	6.5
Long (19+ Yds)	7	1	29	4.1

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	3	1	0.3
Short (0-8 Yds)	11	8	151	13.7
Medium (9-18 Yds)	6	4	76	12.7
Long (19+ Yds)	2	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

New England	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
TE Vincent Garcia	10	5	0	69	1	31
WR Bucky Clancy	6	3	0	22	0	27
WR Jeff Uerling	5	4	0	1	0	26
RB Frederick Specter	4	3	0	12	0	15
WR Mack Bruce	4	2	0	4	0	39
TE Gerald Farr	4	2	0	17	0	15
RB Richie Huffman	4	3	0	12	0	11
TE Julio Pinckney	3	2	0	16	0	18
WR Courtney Eisner	2	0	0	0	0	8
WR Cole Malone	1	1	0	12	0	41
FB Zack Dunn	1	0	1	0	0	2

Buffalo	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
TE Juan Talley	6	5	0	49	1	10
WR Camden Gauthier	5	2	1	28	0	24
WR Kai Humphries	4	4	0	49	1	23
TE Adam Von der Ahe	3	3	0	71	2	25
RB C.J. Carlson	1	0	0	0	0	13
WR Sebastian Chavarria	1	1	0	31	1	14
RB Leonard Shaw	1	0	0	0	0	6
FB Joe Small	1	0	0	0	0	5
WR Wally Brennan	1	0	0	0	0	2

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

New England	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

Buffalo	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB C.J. Carlson	4	11	2.75	6.95
RB Leonard Shaw	1	3	3.00	4.29
RB Russell Archer	1	1	1.00	4.00

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg

Buffalo	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Louie Woods	2	1	5	2.50	9.91

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

New England	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg

Buffalo	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Adam Von der Ahe	1	1	5	5.00	23.67
TE Juan Talley	1	0	0	0.00	8.17

Third Down Rushing Statistics

New England	Rushes	Conversions

Buffalo	Rushes	Conversions
RB C.J. Carlson	3	0
RB Leonard Shaw	2	1
QB Louie Woods	1	1
RB Russell Archer	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Comp	Conversions
Mason Duff	15	12	3

Buffalo	Att	Comp	Conversions
Louie Woods	6	3	1

Third Down Receiving Statistics

New England	Targ	Catch	Conversions
TE Vincent Garcia	4	3	2
WR Jeff Uerling	3	3	0
WR Bucky Clancy	3	2	0
WR Mack Bruce	2	1	0
TE Julio Pinckney	1	1	0
TE Gerald Farr	1	1	0
RB Richie Huffman	1	1	1

Buffalo	Targ	Catch	Conversions
TE Juan Talley	2	1	0
RB C.J. Carlson	1	0	0
TE Adam Von der Ahe	1	1	1
WR Kai Humphries	1	1	0
WR Wally Brennan	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 56,800 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 16,400 (21,400)
End Zone 12,700 (15,400)
Mezzanine 7,400 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 11,000 (13,600)
Club Seats 6,200 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 3,100 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	56,800 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	16,400 (21,400)
End Zone	12,700 (15,400)
Mezzanine	7,400 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	11,000 (13,600)
Club Seats	6,200 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	3,100 (3,300)