Week 15, 2034

played in Buffalo, NY

19 degrees, fair, 11 mph wind

New England Patriots 731414-38
Buffalo Bills 717147-45

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:33 NED - Xavier Gerhardt 2 run (Fred Benson extra point)
1Q: 04:23 BUF - Marshall Armstrong 15 run (Shaun Gomez extra point)
2Q: 11:55 BUF - Marshall Armstrong 3 run (Shaun Gomez extra point)
2Q: 04:23 NED - Fred Benson 28 field goal
2Q: 02:02 BUF - Drew Scott 1 run (Shaun Gomez extra point)
2Q: 00:03 BUF - Shaun Gomez 25 field goal
3Q: 10:43 BUF - Marshall Armstrong 14 run (Shaun Gomez extra point)
3Q: 05:58 NED - Tony Grabulis 18 pass from Xavier Gerhardt (Fred Benson extra point)
3Q: 03:05 BUF - Harvey Burkett 32 pass from Drew Scott (Shaun Gomez extra point)
3Q: 02:19 NED - Jose Rivers 49 pass from Xavier Gerhardt (Fred Benson extra point)
4Q: 11:14 NED - Camden Gauthier 13 pass from Xavier Gerhardt (Fred Benson extra point)
4Q: 09:34 NED - Anthony Klingensmith 58 punt return (Fred Benson extra point)
4Q: 01:53 BUF - Stanley Reagor 10 pass from Drew Scott (Shaun Gomez extra point)

Team StatisticsNEDBUF
Record7-6-15-9
First Downs2029
- by Rushing59
- by Passing1518
- by Penalty02
Total Net Yards429472
- Offensive Plays6169
- Yards per Play7.036.84
Net Rushing Yards130138
- Rushing Attempts2127
- Yards per Rush6.195.11
Net Passing Yards299334
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt38 - 25 - 140 - 27 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards308347
- Sacks/Yards Lost2/92/13
- Yards per Pass Play7.487.95
Fumbles/Lost2/21/0
3rd Down Conversions8/148/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down9.19.9
4th Down Conversions0/10/0
Penalties/Yards10/904/30
Punt Returns/Yards2/680/0
Kick Returns/Yards6/2072/42
Interception Ret./Yards1/291/8
2pt Conversions0/00/0
Red Zone Visits46
- Red Zone TDs/FGs3/15/1
Avg. Drive StartOWN 39OWN 29
Time of Possession28:2131:39

Drive Charts

New England Patriots
QuarBeganPossFromPlaysYardsResult
115:004:37OWN 36864Touchdown
19:311:50OWN 34311Interception
14:173:33OWN 25633Punt
211:447:28OWN 271262Field Goal
21:541:01OWN 4140Fumble
310:344:45OWN 40960Touchdown
32:510:49OPP 49149Touchdown
30:380:38OPP 2830Fumble
413:041:57OWN 29571Touchdown
47:481:285033Punt
41:471:10OWN 28716Downs
Buffalo Bills
QuarBeganPossFromPlaysYardsResult
110:230:52OWN 2533Punt
17:413:24OWN 44656Touchdown
10:444:00OWN 20880Touchdown
24:162:22OWN 25575Touchdown
20:530:53OPP 41533Field Goal
315:004:26OWN 18882Touchdown
35:492:58OWN 25975Touchdown
32:021:24OWN 2530Interception
415:001:56OWN 2835Punt
411:071:44OWN 2542Punt
49:231:35OWN 153-9Punt
46:204:33OWN 201180Touchdown
40:370:37OPP 442-2Game

Game MVP: Marshall Armstrong, Buffalo Bills

Rushing Statistics

New EnglandAttYardsAvgLG10+TD
RB Donnie Merrifield10858.505120
QB Xavier Gerhardt8344.251711
RB Richard Poston242.00300
RB Javier Buerfeind177.00700
BuffaloAttYardsAvgLG10+TD
RB Marshall Armstrong191055.532353
QB Drew Scott4-1-0.25101
RB Carlos Rayburn23618.003010
WR J.C. Cassidy1-1-1.00-100
RB Geoff Monroe1-1-1.00-100

Passing Statistics

New EnglandAttCompYardsSk/YdTDLGIntRate
Xavier Gerhardt38253082/93491106.0
BuffaloAttCompYardsSk/YdTDLGIntRate
Drew Scott40273472/132351100.7

Receiving Statistics

New EnglandCatchTargYardsAvgYACLGTD
WR Tony Grabulis687612.6720291
TE Jose Rivers598517.0063491
RB Donnie Merrifield45256.252070
WR Kerry Ballard344314.3331180
WR Jimmie Dobbs222010.009150
WR Camden Gauthier223819.0019251
FB Britt Norris121010.000100
RB Javier Buerfeind121212.008120
RB Richard Poston11-1-1.000-10
TE Nicholas Riffe0300.00000
BuffaloCatchTargYardsAvgYACLGTD
RB Marshall Armstrong101312212.2071350
TE Jack Tyler81111013.7521250
WR Jalen Brownlee45389.504170
TE Tristan Prior242914.5011240
WR Harvey Burkett243819.000321
TE Stanley Reagor121010.000101
WR Riddick Rendon0100.00000

Interception Statistics

New EnglandIntsYardsAvgTD
CB Dixon Cassidy12929.000
BuffaloIntsYardsAvgTD
CB Butch Auron188.000

Fumble Statistics

New EnglandFumbRecovForceTD
TE Jose Rivers1000
QB Xavier Gerhardt1000
S Amari Ojeda0010
BuffaloFumbRecovForceTD
WR Jalen Brownlee1000
DE Alejandro Burgess0100
TE Jack Tyler0100
CB Spencer Del Barco0100
DE Jerald Tubbs0010
CB Jacob Webster0010

Punting Statistics

New EnglandPuntYardsAvgNetLGIn20
Kris Miller28944.524.5470
BuffaloPuntYardsAvgNetLGIn20
Abraham Thorne416140.330.0540

Kicking Statistics

New EnglandFGs40+Yd50+YdLGPAT
Fred Benson1/10/00/0285/5
BuffaloFGs40+Yd50+YdLGPAT
Shaun Gomez1/10/00/0256/6

Punt Return Statistics

New EnglandRetYardsAvgTD
Anthony Klingensmith26834.01
BuffaloRetYardsAvgTD

Kick Return Statistics

New EnglandRetYardsAvgTD
Anthony Klingensmith518436.80
Edgar Salari12323.00
BuffaloRetYardsAvgTD
Geoff Monroe24221.00

Defensive Statistics

New EnglandTackAsstSackRPlayPPlay
S Edgar Salari720.02739
OLB Kelly Newton630.02742
OLB Aiden Ward500.02633
CB Dixon Cassidy500.02742
OLB Bucky Lewis500.01122
CB Anthony Klingensmith400.02742
DE Stan Evans301.02541
ILB Tracy Ford320.02742
S Amari Ojeda320.02742
CB Ruben Owens300.01620
DT Adam Fulton200.02429
OLB Ronnie Jacobus101.012
WR Jimmie Dobbs10---------
DE Dustin Johnston100.02734
BuffaloTackAsstSackRPlayPPlay
DE Jerald Tubbs502.01732
ILB Jared Cassidy530.01531
CB Jacob Webster440.01939
OLB Stanley Garrison430.01431
S Pete Callanan410.01330
CB Spencer Del Barco400.01529
CB Butch Auron310.01530
DT Andre Walton300.01630
S Dominic Nichols220.0924
S Quinn Schwartz210.01518
DT Raul Rosenfels210.01831
DE Alejandro Burgess200.01325
CB Clarence Espinoza120.01014
WR Harvey Burkett10---------
DE Josh Malone100.0710
S Dustin Garrison100.059
DE Ricardo Brantley010.0613

Pass Rush Statistics

New EnglandSackBlockHurryKnockPPlay
DE Stan Evans1.003041
OLB Ronnie Jacobus1.00002
OLB Aiden Ward0.010033
DE Dustin Johnston0.001034
OLB Kelly Newton0.001042
BuffaloSackBlockHurryKnockPPlay
DE Jerald Tubbs2.001032
DT Andre Walton0.010030
DT Raul Rosenfels0.010031
DE Alejandro Burgess0.001025
ILB Jared Cassidy0.001031

Pass Defense Statistics

New EnglandCaughtDefnsdIntrcpPPlay
CB Dixon Cassidy50142
OLB Kelly Newton41042
OLB Bucky Lewis40022
CB Ruben Owens30020
S Amari Ojeda30042
ILB Tracy Ford20042
DE Stan Evans20041
S Edgar Salari20039
OLB Aiden Ward10033
DE Dustin Johnston10034
CB Anthony Klingensmith01042
BuffaloCaughtDefnsdIntrcpPPlay
CB Butch Auron40130
S Dominic Nichols31024
ILB Jared Cassidy31031
CB Jacob Webster30039
OLB Stanley Garrison21031
CB Spencer Del Barco21029
DE Alejandro Burgess20025
DT Andre Walton10030
S Quinn Schwartz10018
S Pete Callanan10030
DE Jerald Tubbs10032
S Dustin Garrison1009
CB Clarence Espinoza10014

Blocking Statistics

New EnglandKeyBlBlOppPancRPlySckAPPly
C Toby Van Verth24021140
G Donnie Searcy15021040
T Jim Smith14021140
C Silas Plenus12017028
G Dave Doyle11021040
T Kendall Snyder0104012
BuffaloKeyBlBlOppPancRPlySckAPPly
T Chase Stone510027142
T Nick Floyd23027042
G Darius Bialo15027042
C Parker Sanford14027042
G Kirk Coles01027142

Special Teams Tackles

New EnglandTacklesSTPlays
Amari Ojeda119
Richard Poston115
BuffaloTacklesSTPlays
J.C. Cassidy312
Stanley Reagor121
Marshall Armstrong118
Geoff Monroe115
Riddick Rendon114

Participation

New EnglandRPlyOffPPlyOffRPlyDefPPlyDefSTPlyTotal Plays
ILB Tracy Ford------27422190
CB Dixon Cassidy------27421988
S Amari Ojeda------27421988
CB Anthony Klingensmith------27421281
S Edgar Salari------2739874
OLB Kelly Newton------2742170
DE Stan Evans------2541167
G Donnie Searcy2140------364
T Jim Smith2140------364
G Dave Doyle2140------364
OLB Aiden Ward------2633362
DE Dustin Johnston------2734162
TE Jose Rivers1637------962
C Toby Van Verth2140---------61
QB Xavier Gerhardt2140---------61
DT Adam Fulton------2429154
RB Donnie Merrifield1633---------49
WR Camden Gauthier1519------1448
WR Tony Grabulis1829---------47
C Silas Plenus1728---------45
WR Jimmie Dobbs1728---------45
CB Ruben Owens------1620541
OLB Bucky Lewis------1122---33
TE Nicholas Riffe28------2131
RB Javier Buerfeind13------2125
WR Kerry Ballard717---------24
WR Heath Terrell22------1923
DE Ruben Fillion------511420
RB Richard Poston23------1520
FB Britt Norris513---------18
OLB Rod Boscarino------001818
T Kendall Snyder412---------16
TE Terry Richardson48---------12
DE Cesar Harden------07411
K Fred Benson00------88
CB Wendell Washington------07---7
DT Xavier Beyer------04---4
C Malcolm Wooden00------33
S Butch Booker------03---3
OLB Ronnie Jacobus------12---3
T Oscar Goble00------33
P Kris Miller00------33
FB Asher Kostinko00---------0
QB Arnie Sinclair00---------0
WR Casey Athanas00---------0
S Peter Stoops------00---0
BuffaloRPlyOffPPlyOffRPlyDefPPlyDefSTPlyTotal Plays
RB Marshall Armstrong2539------1882
C Parker Sanford2742------574
G Kirk Coles2742------574
T Chase Stone2742---------69
G Darius Bialo2742---------69
T Nick Floyd2742---------69
QB Drew Scott2742---------69
TE Jack Tyler2641---------67
OLB Stanley Garrison------14312065
WR Jalen Brownlee2438------264
CB Jacob Webster------1939159
ILB Jared Cassidy------15311056
WR J.C. Cassidy1822------1252
S Dominic Nichols------9241649
DE Jerald Tubbs------1732---49
DT Raul Rosenfels------1831---49
CB Butch Auron------1530348
DT Andre Walton------1630---46
WR Harvey Burkett2124---------45
CB Spencer Del Barco------1529---44
S Pete Callanan------1330---43
DE Alejandro Burgess------1325---38
TE Tristan Prior1020------737
OLB Mario Giles------1419235
S Quinn Schwartz------1518134
WR Riddick Rendon614------1434
TE Stanley Reagor26------2129
RB Carlos Rayburn22------2125
CB Clarence Espinoza------1014125
DE Ricardo Brantley------613322
RB Geoff Monroe14------1520
DE Josh Malone------710118
WR Christian Palmer00------1616
DT Carl Spencer------49316
CB Ivan Wolf------011516
DE Jermaine Webb------410115
S Dustin Garrison------59115
K Shaun Gomez00------88
ILB Mackenzie Tesson------25---7
P Abraham Thorne00------55
C Riddick Anderson00------55
C Nolan Peters00------55
T Nick Rose00------55
QB Buddy Bailey00---------0
OLB Owen Hudson------00---0
OLB Percy Haldar------00---0

Directional Rushing Statistics

DistanceAttYardsAvg
Left78011.4
Middle11383.5
Right3124.0
None000.0
DistanceAttYardsAvg
Left5377.4
Middle14332.4
Right67011.7
None2-2-1.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

New EnglandAttCmp20+BdThDropDfnsHurrKnckIntc
Xavier Gerhardt38254214301
BuffaloAttCmp20+BdThDropDfnsHurrKnckIntc
Drew Scott40277222501

Directional Passing Statistics

DistanceAttCompYardsAvg
Screen87445.5
Short (0-8 Yds)20121618.1
Medium (9-18 Yds)9610311.4
Long (19+ Yds)1000.0
DistanceAttCompYardsAvg
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Short (0-8 Yds)151316911.3
Medium (9-18 Yds)1271028.5
Long (19+ Yds)638013.3

Detailed Receiving Statistics

New EnglandTargtCaugtDropdYards20+PPlay
TE Jose Rivers95085237
WR Tony Grabulis86076129
RB Donnie Merrifield54025033
WR Kerry Ballard43043017
TE Nicholas Riffe300008
WR Jimmie Dobbs22020028
FB Britt Norris21110013
WR Camden Gauthier22038119
RB Javier Buerfeind2101203
RB Richard Poston110-103
BuffaloTargtCaugtDropdYards20+PPlay
RB Marshall Armstrong13100122239
TE Jack Tyler1181110341
WR Jalen Brownlee54038038
TE Tristan Prior42129120
WR Harvey Burkett42038124
TE Stanley Reagor2101006
WR Riddick Rendon1000014

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

New EnglandAttYardsAvgOverall Avg
QB Xavier Gerhardt3113.674.25
RB Donnie Merrifield2136.508.50
BuffaloAttYardsAvgOverall Avg
RB Marshall Armstrong4338.255.53
QB Drew Scott111.00-0.25

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

New EnglandAttCompYardsAvg/AttOverall Avg
Xavier Gerhardt75405.718.11
BuffaloAttCompYardsAvg/AttOverall Avg
Drew Scott52224.408.68

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

New EnglandTargetCatchYardsAvg/TargOverall Avg
TE Jose Rivers21-1-0.509.44
WR Tony Grabulis222311.509.50
WR Jimmie Dobbs1155.0010.00
FB Britt Norris1000.005.00
WR Camden Gauthier111313.0019.00
BuffaloTargetCatchYardsAvg/TargOverall Avg
RB Marshall Armstrong31124.009.38
TE Stanley Reagor111010.005.00
TE Jack Tyler1000.0010.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

New EnglandRushesConversions
QB Xavier Gerhardt42
RB Donnie Merrifield11
BuffaloRushesConversions
RB Marshall Armstrong11

Third Down Passing Statistics

New EnglandAttCompConversions
Xavier Gerhardt865
BuffaloAttCompConversions
Drew Scott1187

Third Down Receiving Statistics

New EnglandTargCatchConversions
TE Jose Rivers421
WR Camden Gauthier111
WR Kerry Ballard111
RB Donnie Merrifield111
WR Tony Grabulis111
BuffaloTargCatchConversions
TE Jack Tyler333
RB Marshall Armstrong221
TE Tristan Prior211
WR Harvey Burkett211
WR Jalen Brownlee111
WR Riddick Rendon100

SectionAttendance
Stadium68,700 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck20,900 (21,400)
End Zone15,000 (15,400)
Mezzanine8,800 (8,900)
Sideline Seats13,300 (13,600)
Club Seats7,400 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes3,300 (3,300)