Week 1, 2035

played in New England, MA

49 degrees, fair, 2 mph wind

Buffalo Bills 031433-23
New England Patriots 710033-23

Scoring Summary
1Q: 05:05 NED - Xavier Gerhardt 1 run (Fred Benson extra point)
2Q: 12:01 BUF - Samuel Stallings 29 field goal
2Q: 02:00 NED - Fred Benson 41 field goal
2Q: 00:26 NED - Jose Rivers 19 pass from Xavier Gerhardt (Fred Benson extra point)
3Q: 10:10 BUF - Marshall Armstrong 19 pass from Roger Peters (Samuel Stallings extra point)
3Q: 06:11 BUF - Dominic Nichols 71 interception return (Samuel Stallings extra point)
4Q: 10:47 BUF - Samuel Stallings 48 field goal
4Q: 00:13 NED - Fred Benson 19 field goal
OT: 05:51 NED - Fred Benson 25 field goal
OT: 01:53 BUF - Samuel Stallings 53 field goal

Team StatisticsBUFNED
Record0-0-10-0-1
First Downs1529
- by Rushing55
- by Passing1022
- by Penalty02
Total Net Yards308509
- Offensive Plays6790
- Yards per Play4.605.66
Net Rushing Yards107114
- Rushing Attempts2832
- Yards per Rush3.823.56
Net Passing Yards201395
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt37 - 21 - 256 - 34 - 3
- Gross Passing Yards215410
- Sacks/Yards Lost2/142/15
- Yards per Pass Play5.156.81
Fumbles/Lost1/03/1
3rd Down Conversions5/1611/20
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down9.39.4
4th Down Conversions0/00/0
Penalties/Yards4/338/52
Punt Returns/Yards2/112/33
Kick Returns/Yards1/213/76
Interception Ret./Yards3/712/36
2pt Conversions0/00/0
Red Zone Visits25
- Red Zone TDs/FGs1/12/2
Avg. Drive StartOWN 29OWN 31
Time of Possession31:4938:11

Drive Charts

Buffalo Bills
QuarBeganPossFromPlaysYardsResult
115:001:39OWN 2530Punt
110:241:09OWN 1537Punt
14:543:35OWN 30633Punt
214:142:18OPP 25413Field Goal
26:452:58OWN 31739Interception
21:540:16OWN 2520Interception
20:200:20OWN 25112Half
313:073:04OWN 42658Touchdown
38:070:45OWN 932Punt
33:593:27OWN 20921Punt
413:182:37OWN 20549Field Goal
47:253:24OWN 26622Punt
42:470:37OWN 4039Punt
40:080:08OWN 2514Half
OT15:433:55OWN 25839Field Goal
New England Patriots
QuarBeganPossFromPlaysYardsResult
113:212:57OWN 46635Interception
19:154:21OPP 43943Touchdown
11:192:05OWN 20513Fumble
211:565:11OWN 25951Missed FG
23:471:53OWN 34642Field Goal
21:381:18OWN 36864Touchdown
315:001:53OWN 933Punt
310:031:56OWN 3030Punt
37:221:2050312Interception
36:022:03OWN 3931Punt
30:322:14OWN 15540Punt
410:413:16OWN 25831Interception
44:011:14OWN 1337Punt
42:102:02OWN 36862Field Goal
OT110:004:17OWN 25867Field Goal
OT11:481:48OWN 25419Game

Game MVP: Marshall Armstrong, Buffalo Bills

Rushing Statistics

BuffaloAttYardsAvgLG10+TD
RB Marshall Armstrong24823.421520
RB Brody Mahon263.00600
QB Roger Peters11717.001710
WR Riddick Rendon122.00200
New EnglandAttYardsAvgLG10+TD
RB Donnie Merrifield19824.322910
QB Xavier Gerhardt12201.671011
RB Richard Poston11212.001210

Passing Statistics

BuffaloAttCompYardsSk/YdTDLGIntRate
Roger Peters37212152/14134260.1
New EnglandAttCompYardsSk/YdTDLGIntRate
Xavier Gerhardt56344102/15135366.8

Receiving Statistics

BuffaloCatchTargYardsAvgYACLGTD
RB Marshall Armstrong8910813.5067341
WR Riddick Rendon58336.600110
TE Jack Tyler383913.0015230
TE Ricardo Pritchett34113.6711110
WR Jalen Brownlee242412.003140
TE Tristan Prior0200.00000
WR J.C. Cassidy0200.00000
New EnglandCatchTargYardsAvgYACLGTD
WR Camden Gauthier101611011.0036250
WR Tony Grabulis7119814.0042300
TE Jose Rivers6109215.3333351
RB Donnie Merrifield566412.8036240
WR Kerry Ballard35186.006110
WR Jimmie Dobbs22178.502100
FB Asher Kostinko121111.000110
RB Richard Poston0100.00000
TE Devin Reid0100.00000

Interception Statistics

BuffaloIntsYardsAvgTD
S Dominic Nichols17171.001
S Quinn Schwartz100.000
CB Jacob Webster100.000
New EnglandIntsYardsAvgTD
S Amari Ojeda11717.000
S Edgar Salari11919.000

Fumble Statistics

BuffaloFumbRecovForceTD
QB Roger Peters1000
DE Bennett Campbell0110
G Kirk Coles0100
OLB Stanley Garrison0010
DE Josh Malone0010
New EnglandFumbRecovForceTD
QB Xavier Gerhardt2000
RB Donnie Merrifield1000
C Toby Van Verth0100
T Jim Smith0100
ILB Tracy Ford0010

Punting Statistics

BuffaloPuntYardsAvgNetLGIn20
Abraham Thorne725736.729.1443
New EnglandPuntYardsAvgNetLGIn20
Kris Miller525851.641.4601

Kicking Statistics

BuffaloFGs40+Yd50+YdLGPAT
Samuel Stallings3/32/21/1532/2
New EnglandFGs40+Yd50+YdLGPAT
Fred Benson3/41/20/0412/2

Punt Return Statistics

BuffaloRetYardsAvgTD
Joshua Orlando2115.50
New EnglandRetYardsAvgTD
Kerry Ballard23316.50

Kick Return Statistics

BuffaloRetYardsAvgTD
Joshua Orlando12121.00
New EnglandRetYardsAvgTD
Anthony Klingensmith25226.00
Edgar Salari12424.00

Defensive Statistics

BuffaloTackAsstSackRPlayPPlay
CB Jacob Webster1410.03156
OLB Stanley Garrison931.02950
ILB Jared Cassidy930.01850
DE Jerald Tubbs430.52249
S Dominic Nichols410.01846
S Pete Callanan410.01947
S Lance Pearson310.01835
DT Raul Rosenfels300.02151
ILB Ben Sell230.0149
CB Ken Lane220.01341
DE Alejandro Burgess210.0139
S Francisco Kitchens210.01310
DE Bennett Campbell100.51438
DT Andre Walton100.01951
S Quinn Schwartz100.02033
DE Jermaine Webb100.01519
DE Josh Malone100.01310
WR J.C. Cassidy10---------
OLB Percy Haldar100.002
CB Spencer Del Barco100.01717
TE Ricardo Pritchett10---------
OLB Claude Tucker100.0147
New EnglandTackAsstSackRPlayPPlay
ILB Tracy Ford1130.52839
S Edgar Salari910.02832
OLB Kelly Newton420.02330
OLB Bucky Lewis410.02839
DE Cesar Harden311.02639
DT Adam Fulton320.52231
CB Anthony Klingensmith310.02839
S Mercury Kramer300.02837
CB Dixon Cassidy220.02839
DE Stan Evans220.02839
S Amari Ojeda210.009
OLB Aiden Ward200.01924
WR Camden Gauthier20---------
CB Ruben Owens110.0119
DT Xavier Beyer100.078
WR Kerry Ballard10---------

Pass Rush Statistics

BuffaloSackBlockHurryKnockPPlay
OLB Stanley Garrison1.000050
DE Bennett Campbell0.511038
DE Jerald Tubbs0.503249
DE Jermaine Webb0.010019
DT Raul Rosenfels0.001051
New EnglandSackBlockHurryKnockPPlay
DE Cesar Harden1.002039
ILB Tracy Ford0.501139
DT Adam Fulton0.501031
OLB Aiden Ward0.010024
DE Stan Evans0.002239

Pass Defense Statistics

BuffaloCaughtDefnsdIntrcpPPlay
CB Jacob Webster73156
ILB Jared Cassidy71050
S Dominic Nichols31146
OLB Stanley Garrison30050
S Pete Callanan30047
CB Ken Lane20041
S Quinn Schwartz11133
ILB Ben Sell1109
DT Andre Walton10051
DE Jerald Tubbs10049
DE Jermaine Webb10019
DT Raul Rosenfels10051
OLB Percy Haldar1002
CB Spencer Del Barco10017
OLB Claude Tucker1007
New EnglandCaughtDefnsdIntrcpPPlay
ILB Tracy Ford50039
CB Anthony Klingensmith31039
OLB Kelly Newton30030
S Edgar Salari21132
CB Dixon Cassidy21039
S Amari Ojeda2019
S Mercury Kramer20037
OLB Aiden Ward10024
CB Ruben Owens1009
OLB Bucky Lewis01039

Blocking Statistics

BuffaloKeyBlBlOppPancRPlySckAPPly
C Parker Sanford38028239
T Nick Floyd25028039
T Chase Stone24028039
G Darius Bialo23028039
G Kirk Coles16028039
TE Tristan Prior01013021
TE Jack Tyler01027035
New EnglandKeyBlBlOppPancRPlySckAPPly
T Kendall Snyder57032058
G Dave Doyle26032058
T Jim Smith17032158
G Donnie Searcy13032058
C Toby Van Verth03032158
TE Devin Reid010401

Special Teams Tackles

BuffaloTacklesSTPlays
Marshall Armstrong423
Josh Clouse110
New EnglandTacklesSTPlays
Timothy Farr127
Javier Buerfeind122
Kelly Newton110

Participation

BuffaloRPlyOffPPlyOffRPlyDefPPlyDefSTPlyTotal Plays
CB Jacob Webster------3156491
RB Marshall Armstrong2638------2387
OLB Stanley Garrison------2950685
C Parker Sanford2839------1077
G Kirk Coles2839------1077
DT Raul Rosenfels------2151476
DE Jerald Tubbs------2249475
S Quinn Schwartz------20332174
DT Andre Walton------1951373
ILB Jared Cassidy------1850472
WR Jalen Brownlee2439------669
S Pete Callanan------1947268
QB Roger Peters2839---------67
T Chase Stone2839---------67
G Darius Bialo2839---------67
T Nick Floyd2839---------67
S Dominic Nichols------1846367
TE Jack Tyler2735---------62
WR Riddick Rendon2632---------58
CB Ken Lane------1341357
S Lance Pearson------1835---53
DE Bennett Campbell------1438153
TE Ricardo Pritchett714------2849
TE Tristan Prior1321------1347
WR J.C. Cassidy1115------1541
CB Spencer Del Barco------1717741
DE Jermaine Webb------1519337
ILB Ben Sell------1491235
TE Stanley Reagor40------2832
DE Josh Malone------1310629
OLB Percy Haldar------022325
S Francisco Kitchens------1310124
DE Alejandro Burgess------139123
DT Owen Robbins------117523
WR Joshua Orlando01------2122
OLB Claude Tucker------147122
CB Butch Auron------011718
WR Morris Bensen00------1717
K Samuel Stallings00------1010
P Abraham Thorne00------1010
C Nolan Peters00------1010
T Nick Rose00------1010
G Josh Clouse00------1010
RB Brody Mahon20---------2
QB Nicholas Curtis00---------0
CB Dixon Strickland------00---0
New EnglandRPlyOffPPlyOffRPlyDefPPlyDefSTPlyTotal Plays
G Donnie Searcy3258------999
T Jim Smith3258------999
T Kendall Snyder3258------999
G Dave Doyle3258------999
ILB Tracy Ford------28392895
WR Camden Gauthier2850------1492
C Toby Van Verth3258---------90
QB Xavier Gerhardt3258---------90
TE Jose Rivers3048------583
WR Tony Grabulis2653---------79
CB Dixon Cassidy------28391178
RB Donnie Merrifield2850---------78
CB Anthony Klingensmith------28391077
DE Cesar Harden------26391075
OLB Aiden Ward------19242871
WR Kerry Ballard1944------871
DE Stan Evans------2839370
S Edgar Salari------28321070
OLB Bucky Lewis------2839370
S Mercury Kramer------2837368
OLB Kelly Newton------23301063
DT Adam Fulton------2231255
TE Timothy Farr1111------2749
FB Asher Kostinko410------2438
S Amari Ojeda------092029
CB Ryan Grandt------091928
WR D.J. Glover33------2228
RB Javier Buerfeind00------2222
WR Jimmie Dobbs516---------21
CB Ruben Owens------119---20
DT Xavier Beyer------78116
DE Kaleb Tomei------46111
K Fred Benson00------1010
C Malcolm Wooden00------99
P Kris Miller00------99
DE Malcolm Swilling------0077
RB Richard Poston24---------6
TE Devin Reid41---------5
CB Wendell Washington------00---0
OLB Rod Boscarino------00---0
QB Riddick Welch00---------0
C Martin Melaragni00---------0
T Jose Tharp00---------0
G Marlon Wolf00---------0
G Scott Seigler00---------0
T Marc Loendorf00---------0

Directional Rushing Statistics

DistanceAttYardsAvg
Left3155.0
Middle18402.2
Right7527.4
None000.0
DistanceAttYardsAvg
Left4358.8
Middle20562.8
Right8232.9
None000.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

BuffaloAttCmp20+BdThDropDfnsHurrKnckIntc
Roger Peters37213214632
New EnglandAttCmp20+BdThDropDfnsHurrKnckIntc
Xavier Gerhardt56346127523

Directional Passing Statistics

DistanceAttCompYardsAvg
Screen54255.0
Short (0-8 Yds)20121286.4
Medium (9-18 Yds)95626.9
Long (19+ Yds)3000.0
DistanceAttCompYardsAvg
Screen119746.7
Short (0-8 Yds)19151447.6
Medium (9-18 Yds)1981467.7
Long (19+ Yds)52469.2

Detailed Receiving Statistics

BuffaloTargtCaugtDropdYards20+PPlay
RB Marshall Armstrong980108238
TE Jack Tyler83139135
WR Riddick Rendon85033032
WR Jalen Brownlee42024039
TE Ricardo Pritchett43011014
TE Tristan Prior2000021
WR J.C. Cassidy2000015
New EnglandTargtCaugtDropdYards20+PPlay
WR Camden Gauthier16101110250
WR Tony Grabulis117098253
TE Jose Rivers106192148
RB Donnie Merrifield65064150
WR Kerry Ballard53018044
WR Jimmie Dobbs22017016
FB Asher Kostinko21011010
RB Richard Poston100004
TE Devin Reid100001

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

BuffaloAttYardsAvgOverall Avg
New EnglandAttYardsAvgOverall Avg
RB Donnie Merrifield3134.334.32
QB Xavier Gerhardt221.001.67
RB Richard Poston11212.0012.00

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

BuffaloAttCompYardsAvg/AttOverall Avg
Roger Peters111919.005.81
New EnglandAttCompYardsAvg/AttOverall Avg
Xavier Gerhardt51193.807.32

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

BuffaloTargetCatchYardsAvg/TargOverall Avg
RB Marshall Armstrong111919.0012.00
New EnglandTargetCatchYardsAvg/TargOverall Avg
WR Camden Gauthier1000.006.88
TE Jose Rivers111919.009.20
WR Kerry Ballard1000.003.60

Third Down Rushing Statistics

BuffaloRushesConversions
RB Marshall Armstrong10
New EnglandRushesConversions
QB Xavier Gerhardt21

Third Down Passing Statistics

BuffaloAttCompConversions
Roger Peters15115
New EnglandAttCompConversions
Xavier Gerhardt181510

Third Down Receiving Statistics

BuffaloTargCatchConversions
RB Marshall Armstrong552
WR Riddick Rendon442
WR Jalen Brownlee310
TE Jack Tyler211
WR J.C. Cassidy100
New EnglandTargCatchConversions
WR Camden Gauthier754
WR Tony Grabulis443
TE Jose Rivers332
WR Kerry Ballard210
RB Donnie Merrifield221

SectionAttendance
Stadium70,000 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck14,600 (14,600)
End Zone10,500 (10,500)
Mezzanine6,100 (6,100)
Sideline Seats9,300 (9,300)
Club Seats19,600 (19,600)
Luxury Boxes9,900 (9,900)