Week 11, 2035

played in Buffalo, NY

42 degrees, fair, 2 mph wind

New England Patriots	7	0	7	0	-	14
Buffalo Bills	7	0	0	0	-	7

Scoring Summary
1Q: 08:54 BUF - Jack Tyler 8 pass from Frank Cooley (Samuel Stallings extra point)
1Q: 03:11 NED - Donnie Merrifield 1 pass from Xavier Gerhardt (Fred Benson extra point)
3Q: 01:33 NED - Jose Rivers 7 pass from Xavier Gerhardt (Fred Benson extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 08:54 BUF - Jack Tyler 8 pass from Frank Cooley (Samuel Stallings extra point)
1Q: 03:11 NED - Donnie Merrifield 1 pass from Xavier Gerhardt (Fred Benson extra point)
3Q: 01:33 NED - Jose Rivers 7 pass from Xavier Gerhardt (Fred Benson extra point)

Team Statistics NED BUF
Record 6-3-1 3-6-1
First Downs 15 19
- by Rushing 5 5
- by Passing 10 13
- by Penalty 0 1
Total Net Yards 269 297
- Offensive Plays 62 72
- Yards per Play 4.34 4.13
Net Rushing Yards 97 88
- Rushing Attempts 33 24
- Yards per Rush 2.94 3.67
Net Passing Yards 172 209
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 26 - 16 - 1 46 - 28 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 185 217
- Sacks/Yards Lost 3/13 2/8
- Yards per Pass Play 5.93 4.35
Fumbles/Lost 1/1 1/0
3rd Down Conversions 8/16 7/17
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 8.3 5.6
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/2
Penalties/Yards 3/25 4/30
Punt Returns/Yards 1/0 3/40
Kick Returns/Yards 0/0 1/29
Interception Ret./Yards 1/0 1/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 2 1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/0 1/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 25 OWN 32
Time of Possession 28:52 31:08

Team Statistics	NED	BUF
Record	6-3-1	3-6-1
First Downs	15	19
- by Rushing	5	5
- by Passing	10	13
- by Penalty	0	1
Total Net Yards	269	297
- Offensive Plays	62	72
- Yards per Play	4.34	4.13
Net Rushing Yards	97	88
- Rushing Attempts	33	24
- Yards per Rush	2.94	3.67
Net Passing Yards	172	209
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	26 - 16 - 1	46 - 28 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	185	217
- Sacks/Yards Lost	3/13	2/8
- Yards per Pass Play	5.93	4.35
Fumbles/Lost	1/1	1/0
3rd Down Conversions	8/16	7/17
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	8.3	5.6
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/2
Penalties/Yards	3/25	4/30
Punt Returns/Yards	1/0	3/40
Kick Returns/Yards	0/0	1/29
Interception Ret./Yards	1/0	1/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	2	1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/0	1/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 25	OWN 32
Time of Possession	28:52	31:08

Drive Charts

New England Patriots
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	11:53	0:09	OWN 20	1	12	Fumble
1	8:44	5:43	OWN 25	11	75	Touchdown
2	14:04	2:17	OWN 38	4	23	Punt
2	7:11	1:37	OWN 15	3	9	Punt
2	3:56	1:48	OWN 2	3	0	Punt
2	1:01	1:01	OWN 5	4	11	Half
3	15:00	2:28	OWN 25	5	19	Punt
3	10:28	2:16	OPP 49	7	6	Punt
3	6:21	4:56	OWN 49	10	51	Touchdown
4	13:24	1:59	OWN 20	5	18	Punt
4	7:53	3:16	OWN 13	6	35	Interception
4	2:07	0:32	OWN 27	3	1	Punt
4	0:14	0:14	OWN 41	1	-1	Game

Buffalo Bills
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	3:07	OWN 25	9	32	Punt
1	11:44	3:00	OPP 32	6	32	Touchdown
1	3:01	3:57	OWN 31	6	39	Missed FG
2	11:47	4:36	OWN 6	7	36	Punt
2	5:34	1:38	OPP 46	3	2	Punt
2	2:08	1:07	OPP 43	3	1	Punt
3	12:32	2:04	OWN 3	3	9	Punt
3	8:12	1:51	OWN 20	3	-1	Punt
3	1:25	3:01	OWN 25	6	27	Punt
4	11:25	3:32	OWN 21	8	57	Interception
4	4:37	2:30	OPP 48	9	21	Downs
4	1:35	1:21	OWN 32	9	27	Downs

Game MVP: Donnie Merrifield, New England Patriots

Rushing Statistics

New England	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
RB Donnie Merrifield	22	76	3.45	16	2
QB Xavier Gerhardt	10	22	2.20	9	0
WR Kerry Ballard	1	-1	-1.00	-1	0

Buffalo	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
RB Marshall Armstrong	21	80	3.81	12	2
QB Frank Cooley	1	3	3.00	3	0
WR Jalen Brownlee	1	0	0.00	0	0
RB Brody Mahon	1	5	5.00	5	0

Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Xavier Gerhardt	26	16	185	3/13	2	34	1	92.6

Buffalo	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Frank Cooley	46	28	217	2/8	1	22	1	70.6

Receiving Statistics

New England	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
RB Donnie Merrifield	4	6	41	10.25	37	20	1
WR Camden Gauthier	3	5	35	11.67	7	21	0
WR Kerry Ballard	3	3	34	11.33	1	12	0
FB Asher Kostinko	2	2	7	3.50	1	10	0
WR Tony Grabulis	2	3	38	19.00	16	34	0
TE Jose Rivers	1	5	7	7.00	0	7	1
TE Timothy Farr	1	1	23	23.00	17	23	0
TE Brent Patterson	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Buffalo	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
TE Tristan Prior	6	7	36	6.00	4	10	0
TE Jack Tyler	6	9	54	9.00	3	22	1
WR Jalen Brownlee	5	9	45	9.00	7	16	0
WR J.C. Cassidy	4	5	32	8.00	2	9	0
RB Marshall Armstrong	3	3	13	4.33	15	8	0
WR Riddick Rendon	3	11	31	10.33	5	14	0
TE Ricardo Pritchett	1	1	6	6.00	0	6	0

Interception Statistics

New England	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Ryan Grandt	1	0	0.00	0

Buffalo	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
ILB Jared Cassidy	1	0	0.00	0

Fumble Statistics

New England	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
WR Kerry Ballard	1	0	0	0
DT Adam Fulton	0	0	1	0

Buffalo	Fumb	Recov	Force
QB Frank Cooley	1	0	0
OLB Stanley Garrison	0	1	0
C Parker Sanford	0	1	0
S Pete Callanan	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

New England	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Kris Miller	7	313	44.7	36.1	53	3

Buffalo	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Abraham Thorne	7	282	40.3	34.6	48	3

Kicking Statistics

New England	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Fred Benson	0/0	0/0	0/0	0	2/2

Buffalo	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Samuel Stallings	0/1	0/1	0/0	0	1/1

Punt Return Statistics

New England	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Kerry Ballard	1	0	0.0	0

Buffalo	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Anthony Klingensmith	3	40	13.3	0

Kick Return Statistics

New England	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Buffalo	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Anthony Klingensmith	1	29	29.0	0

Defensive Statistics

New England	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Kelly Newton	10	2	0.0	24	48
ILB Tracy Ford	9	2	0.0	24	48
CB Ruben Owens	6	0	0.0	24	48
OLB Aiden Ward	5	0	0.0	14	21
S Edgar Salari	4	2	0.0	24	41
DE Stan Evans	4	1	0.0	24	48
S Mercury Kramer	3	3	0.0	21	40
OLB Bucky Lewis	3	1	0.0	10	13
OLB Rod Boscarino	2	1	1.0	14	28
CB Dixon Cassidy	2	0	0.0	24	48
DT Adam Fulton	1	3	1.0	21	43
DE Salvador Wagner	1	2	0.0	21	26
CB Ryan Grandt	1	1	0.0	10	27
S Amari Ojeda	1	0	0.0	3	15
RB Donnie Merrifield	1	0	---	---	---
DE Malcolm Swilling	1	0	0.0	3	11

Buffalo	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
CB Jacob Webster	8	0	0.0	31	28
OLB Stanley Garrison	6	1	0.0	31	26
S Quinn Schwartz	6	0	0.0	14	19
DT Raul Rosenfels	3	1	1.0	25	19
DE Jermaine Webb	3	0	1.0	16	11
DT Andre Walton	3	3	0.0	23	16
CB Korey Erickson	3	1	0.0	18	23
ILB Jared Cassidy	3	0	0.0	21	16
CB Anthony Klingensmith	3	0	0.0	22	17
S Pete Callanan	2	4	0.0	22	17
OLB Claude Tucker	1	1	1.0	10	13
DE Jerald Tubbs	1	1	0.0	25	21
ILB Ben Sell	1	1	0.0	11	13
RB Marshall Armstrong	1	0	---	---	---
DE Alejandro Burgess	1	0	0.0	13	12
S Lance Pearson	1	0	0.0	18	10
S Francisco Kitchens	1	0	0.0	11	12
DE Bennett Campbell	1	0	0.0	15	14
DT Owen Robbins	0	3	0.0	8	10
S Dominic Nichols	0	1	0.0	17	9

Pass Rush Statistics

New England	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Adam Fulton	1.0	1	3	1	43
OLB Rod Boscarino	1.0	0	0	0	28
DE Kaleb Tomei	0.0	1	0	0	16
DE Stan Evans	0.0	0	3	5	48
OLB Aiden Ward	0.0	0	1	1	21
DE Salvador Wagner	0.0	0	1	0	26

Buffalo	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Jermaine Webb	1.0	0	1	11
DT Raul Rosenfels	1.0	0	0	19
OLB Claude Tucker	1.0	0	0	13
DE Jerald Tubbs	0.0	2	0	21
DE Bennett Campbell	0.0	1	0	14

Pass Defense Statistics

New England	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
OLB Kelly Newton	9	2	0	48
CB Ruben Owens	5	0	0	48
OLB Aiden Ward	3	0	0	21
ILB Tracy Ford	2	1	0	48
S Edgar Salari	2	1	0	41
CB Dixon Cassidy	2	0	0	48
S Mercury Kramer	2	0	0	40
S Amari Ojeda	1	1	0	15
CB Ryan Grandt	1	0	1	27
DE Stan Evans	1	0	0	48

Buffalo	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
OLB Stanley Garrison	4	1	0	26
CB Anthony Klingensmith	3	0	0	17
S Quinn Schwartz	2	0	0	19
ILB Ben Sell	2	0	0	13
S Pete Callanan	1	1	0	17
CB Korey Erickson	1	0	0	23
DE Jerald Tubbs	1	0	0	21
S Lance Pearson	1	0	0	10
DE Bennett Campbell	1	0	0	14
ILB Jared Cassidy	0	0	1	16

Blocking Statistics

New England	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
G Dave Doyle	3	8	33	1	29
G Donnie Searcy	2	5	33	0	29
T Kendall Snyder	1	5	33	2	29
TE Timothy Farr	1	1	9	0	10
C Toby Van Verth	0	4	33	0	29
T Jim Smith	0	4	33	0	29

Buffalo	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
G Darius Bialo	2	6	24	0	48
TE Tristan Prior	2	3	11	0	28
C Parker Sanford	2	2	24	1	48
C Stan Brewer	1	4	24	1	48
T Nick Rose	1	3	24	0	48
TE Jack Tyler	1	1	24	0	46
T Nick Floyd	0	3	24	0	48
TE Ricardo Pritchett	0	1	3	0	15

Special Teams Tackles

New England	Tackles	STPlays
Tracy Ford	1	19
Timothy Farr	1	17
Kelly Newton	1	11
Kendall Snyder	1	7

Buffalo	Tackles	STPlays
Marshall Armstrong	1	13

Participation

New England	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
ILB Tracy Ford	---	---	24	48	19	91
CB Dixon Cassidy	---	---	24	48	13	85
OLB Kelly Newton	---	---	24	48	11	83
CB Ruben Owens	---	---	24	48	8	80
DE Stan Evans	---	---	24	48	1	73
G Donnie Searcy	33	29	---	---	7	69
T Jim Smith	33	29	---	---	7	69
T Kendall Snyder	33	29	---	---	7	69
G Dave Doyle	33	29	---	---	7	69
S Edgar Salari	---	---	24	41	3	68
DT Adam Fulton	---	---	21	43	1	65
C Toby Van Verth	33	29	---	---	---	62
QB Xavier Gerhardt	33	29	---	---	---	62
S Mercury Kramer	---	---	21	40	1	62
RB Donnie Merrifield	30	27	---	---	2	59
TE Jose Rivers	30	26	---	---	2	58
OLB Aiden Ward	---	---	14	21	20	55
WR Tony Grabulis	30	25	---	---	---	55
WR Kerry Ballard	24	19	---	---	8	51
WR Camden Gauthier	25	19	---	---	6	50
DE Salvador Wagner	---	---	21	26	---	47
OLB Rod Boscarino	---	---	14	28	2	44
CB Ryan Grandt	---	---	10	27	---	37
TE Timothy Farr	9	10	---	---	17	36
S Amari Ojeda	---	---	3	15	12	30
OLB Bucky Lewis	---	---	10	13	---	23
FB Asher Kostinko	2	7	---	---	12	21
DE Malcolm Swilling	---	---	3	11	7	21
DE Kaleb Tomei	---	---	3	16	1	20
WR Jimmie Dobbs	10	6	---	---	---	16
RB Javier Buerfeind	0	0	---	---	12	12
WR D.J. Glover	0	0	---	---	10	10
C Malcolm Wooden	0	0	---	---	7	7
TE Brent Patterson	3	4	---	---	---	7
CB Wendell Washington	---	---	0	7	---	7
P Kris Miller	0	0	---	---	7	7
DT Oliver MacClelland	---	---	0	0	7	7
RB Richard Poston	2	2	---	---	---	4
K Fred Benson	0	0	---	---	3	3
G Lewis Strickland	0	0	---	---	---	0
QB Riddick Welch	0	0	---	---	---	0
C Martin Melaragni	0	0	---	---	---	0
T Jose Tharp	0	0	---	---	---	0
G Marlon Wolf	0	0	---	---	---	0
OLB Denzel Church	---	---	0	0	---	0
S Hunter Summers	---	---	0	0	---	0

Buffalo	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
C Stan Brewer	24	48	---	---	8	80
RB Marshall Armstrong	23	44	---	---	13	80
C Parker Sanford	24	48	---	---	8	80
T Nick Rose	24	48	---	---	8	80
QB Frank Cooley	24	48	---	---	---	72
G Darius Bialo	24	48	---	---	---	72
T Nick Floyd	24	48	---	---	---	72
WR Jalen Brownlee	23	46	---	---	1	70
TE Jack Tyler	24	46	---	---	---	70
WR Riddick Rendon	23	40	---	---	---	63
OLB Stanley Garrison	---	---	31	26	2	59
CB Jacob Webster	---	---	31	28	---	59
DE Jerald Tubbs	---	---	25	21	7	53
CB Anthony Klingensmith	---	---	22	17	10	49
S Quinn Schwartz	---	---	14	19	11	44
DT Raul Rosenfels	---	---	25	19	---	44
TE Tristan Prior	11	28	---	---	5	44
CB Korey Erickson	---	---	18	23	---	41
DT Andre Walton	---	---	23	16	---	39
S Pete Callanan	---	---	22	17	---	39
ILB Jared Cassidy	---	---	21	16	1	38
TE Ricardo Pritchett	3	15	---	---	20	38
WR J.C. Cassidy	11	15	---	---	10	36
ILB Ben Sell	---	---	11	13	9	33
DE Bennett Campbell	---	---	15	14	---	29
S Lance Pearson	---	---	18	10	---	28
S Dominic Nichols	---	---	17	9	1	27
DE Jermaine Webb	---	---	16	11	---	27
DE Alejandro Burgess	---	---	13	12	---	25
DT Owen Robbins	---	---	8	10	7	25
DT Gabriel Sexton	---	---	11	13	---	24
TE Stanley Reagor	1	2	---	---	20	23
S Francisco Kitchens	---	---	11	12	---	23
OLB Claude Tucker	---	---	10	13	---	23
OLB Percy Haldar	---	---	0	0	17	17
WR Joshua Orlando	0	2	---	---	12	14
CB Ken Lane	---	---	0	0	12	12
P Abraham Thorne	0	0	---	---	8	8
C Nolan Peters	0	0	---	---	8	8
G Kirk Coles	0	0	---	---	8	8
CB Spencer Del Barco	---	---	1	0	7	8
WR Morris Bensen	0	0	---	---	4	4
K Samuel Stallings	0	0	---	---	3	3
RB Brody Mahon	1	2	---	---	---	3
QB Nicholas Curtis	0	0	---	---	---	0
C Dakota Leporati	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	7	13	1.9
Middle	18	52	2.9
Right	6	34	5.7
None	2	-2	-1.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	2	17	8.5
Middle	17	58	3.4
Right	5	13	2.6
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Xavier Gerhardt	26	16	5	3	1	2	3	1	1

Buffalo	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Frank Cooley	46	28	1	1	0	5	8	7	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	7	4	16	2.3
Short (0-8 Yds)	10	6	69	6.9
Medium (9-18 Yds)	8	6	100	12.5
Long (19+ Yds)	1	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	5	4	19	3.8
Short (0-8 Yds)	22	18	118	5.4
Medium (9-18 Yds)	11	5	58	5.3
Long (19+ Yds)	7	1	22	3.1

Detailed Receiving Statistics

New England	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
RB Donnie Merrifield	6	4	1	41	2	27
WR Camden Gauthier	5	3	0	35	1	19
TE Jose Rivers	5	1	0	7	0	26
WR Kerry Ballard	3	3	0	34	0	19
WR Tony Grabulis	3	2	0	38	1	25
FB Asher Kostinko	2	2	0	7	0	7
TE Timothy Farr	1	1	0	23	1	10
TE Brent Patterson	1	0	0	0	0	4

Buffalo	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Riddick Rendon	11	3	31	0	40
WR Jalen Brownlee	9	5	45	0	46
TE Jack Tyler	9	6	54	1	46
TE Tristan Prior	7	6	36	0	28
WR J.C. Cassidy	5	4	32	0	15
RB Marshall Armstrong	3	3	13	0	44
TE Ricardo Pritchett	1	1	6	0	15

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

New England	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
QB Xavier Gerhardt	2	9	4.50	2.20
RB Donnie Merrifield	1	4	4.00	3.45

Buffalo	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Marshall Armstrong	2	5	2.50	3.81

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Xavier Gerhardt	3	3	18	6.00	7.12

Buffalo	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Frank Cooley	2	2	14	7.00	4.72

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

New England	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
FB Asher Kostinko	1	1	10	10.00	3.50
TE Jose Rivers	1	1	7	7.00	1.40
RB Donnie Merrifield	1	1	1	1.00	6.83

Buffalo	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Jack Tyler	1	1	8	8.00	6.00
TE Ricardo Pritchett	1	1	6	6.00	6.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

New England	Rushes	Conversions
RB Donnie Merrifield	3	1
QB Xavier Gerhardt	2	1

Buffalo	Rushes	Conversions
RB Marshall Armstrong	3	2

Third Down Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Comp	Conversions
Xavier Gerhardt	10	7	6

Buffalo	Att	Comp	Conversions
Frank Cooley	13	7	5

Third Down Receiving Statistics

New England	Targ	Catch	Conversions
RB Donnie Merrifield	3	2	2
WR Camden Gauthier	2	2	2
TE Jose Rivers	2	0	0
WR Kerry Ballard	2	2	1
WR Tony Grabulis	1	1	1

Buffalo	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Riddick Rendon	4	1	1
WR Jalen Brownlee	3	2	2
TE Jack Tyler	2	0	0
WR J.C. Cassidy	2	2	2
RB Marshall Armstrong	1	1	0
TE Tristan Prior	1	1	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 68,700 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 20,100 (21,400)
End Zone 15,400 (15,400)
Mezzanine 8,900 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 13,600 (13,600)
Club Seats 7,400 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 3,300 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	68,700 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	20,100 (21,400)
End Zone	15,400 (15,400)
Mezzanine	8,900 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	13,600 (13,600)
Club Seats	7,400 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	3,300 (3,300)