Week 17, 2036

played in Buffalo, NY

25 degrees, fair, 4 mph wind

New England Patriots 1471014-45
Buffalo Bills 310016-29

Scoring Summary
1Q: 11:35 NED - Tony Grabulis 52 pass from Xavier Gerhardt (Fred Benson extra point)
1Q: 02:59 BUF - Shaun Gomez 31 field goal
1Q: 02:53 NED - Edgar Salari 90 kickoff return (Fred Benson extra point)
2Q: 08:38 BUF - Shaun Gomez 47 field goal
2Q: 07:34 NED - Donnie Merrifield 8 run (Fred Benson extra point)
2Q: 04:32 BUF - Morris Bensen 6 pass from Nicholas Curtis (Shaun Gomez extra point)
3Q: 10:30 NED - Donnie Merrifield 3 run (Fred Benson extra point)
3Q: 05:48 NED - Fred Benson 19 field goal
4Q: 15:00 BUF - Joshua Orlando 1 pass from Nicholas Curtis (Nicholas Curtis pass to Joshua Orlando for conversion)
4Q: 12:44 NED - Donnie Merrifield 49 pass from Xavier Gerhardt (Fred Benson extra point)
4Q: 06:06 NED - Donnie Merrifield 57 run (Fred Benson extra point)
4Q: 04:09 BUF - Brody Mahon 3 pass from Frank Cooley (Frank Cooley pass to Ricardo Pritchett for conversion)

Team StatisticsNEDBUF
Record9-6-110-5-1
First Downs1625
- by Rushing55
- by Passing1017
- by Penalty13
Total Net Yards397417
- Offensive Plays6176
- Yards per Play6.515.49
Net Rushing Yards161121
- Rushing Attempts2722
- Yards per Rush5.965.50
Net Passing Yards236296
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt33 - 19 - 151 - 23 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards243315
- Sacks/Yards Lost1/73/19
- Yards per Pass Play6.945.48
Fumbles/Lost1/11/1
3rd Down Conversions7/155/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down7.88.4
4th Down Conversions0/00/0
Penalties/Yards8/504/27
Punt Returns/Yards2/300/0
Kick Returns/Yards5/2306/149
Interception Ret./Yards2/171/13
2pt Conversions0/02/2
Red Zone Visits35
- Red Zone TDs/FGs2/13/1
Avg. Drive StartOWN 32OWN 33
Time of Possession28:1631:44

Drive Charts

New England Patriots
QuarBeganPossFromPlaysYardsResult
112:261:07OWN 49351Touchdown
19:470:39OWN 4031Punt
11:390:57OWN 2338Punt
213:111:28OWN 1331Punt
210:020:21OWN 20114Fumble
28:321:09OPP 929Touchdown
24:244:08OWN 24842Missed FG
315:004:38OWN 251275Touchdown
38:543:13OPP 38736Field Goal
33:311:09OWN 19517Interception
414:492:23OWN 33467Touchdown
48:382:54OWN 24576Touchdown
44:011:54OWN 1337Punt
40:470:47OWN 203-5Game
Buffalo Bills
QuarBeganPossFromPlaysYardsResult
115:002:34OWN 24411Punt
111:191:32OWN 2337Punt
19:086:15OWN 201166Field Goal
12:360:57OWN 2539Punt
10:422:31OWN 16526Punt
211:431:41OWN 3933Punt
29:411:09OPP 3434Field Goal
27:232:59OWN 36764Touchdown
20:160:16OWN 41249Half
310:221:28OWN 22416Fumble
35:412:10OWN 3136Punt
32:222:33OPP 28728Touchdown
412:263:48OWN 341052Interception
45:441:43OWN 25575Touchdown
42:071:20OWN 35616Interception

Game MVP: Donnie Merrifield, New England Patriots

Rushing Statistics

New EnglandAttYardsAvgLG10+TD
RB Donnie Merrifield161257.815723
QB Xavier Gerhardt800.00700
RB Richard Poston23216.002410
RB Lukas Duffy144.00400
BuffaloAttYardsAvgLG10+TD
RB Brody Mahon12705.832320
RB Ben Boyd5244.801110
QB Nicholas Curtis4338.251210
WR Jalen Brownlee1-6-6.00-600

Passing Statistics

New EnglandAttCompYardsSk/YdTDLGIntRate
Xavier Gerhardt33192431/7252188.3
BuffaloAttCompYardsSk/YdTDLGIntRate
Nicholas Curtis42202692/11253174.4
Frank Cooley93461/8124148.6

Receiving Statistics

New EnglandCatchTargYardsAvgYACLGTD
WR Tony Grabulis7911917.0065521
FB Asher Kostinko45205.0016170
WR Camden Gauthier25189.000170
TE Jose Rivers2752.50130
WR Raul Barrios23168.005110
RB Donnie Merrifield134949.0046491
TE Devin Reid111616.003160
BuffaloCatchTargYardsAvgYACLGTD
WR Morris Bensen6138914.832421
WR Joshua Orlando44256.257141
WR Jalen Brownlee3610033.332530
RB Brody Mahon37113.67051
TE Jack Tyler3105117.000250
TE Evan Campbell23157.500120
TE Ricardo Pritchett122121.0011210
WR Levon Woo1233.00030
RB Ben Boyd0400.00000

Interception Statistics

New EnglandIntsYardsAvgTD
CB Jake Wooden11717.000
S Amari Ojeda100.000
BuffaloIntsYardsAvgTD
OLB Stanley Garrison11313.000

Fumble Statistics

New EnglandFumbRecovForceTD
RB Richard Poston1000
CB O.J. Barker0100
DT Aiden Van Pelt0010
BuffaloFumbRecovForceTD
RB Brody Mahon1000
S Francisco Kitchens0100
CB Anthony Klingensmith0010

Punting Statistics

New EnglandPuntYardsAvgNetLGIn20
Kris Miller420451.046.0591
BuffaloPuntYardsAvgNetLGIn20
Everett Robertson626143.535.2582

Kicking Statistics

New EnglandFGs40+Yd50+YdLGPAT
Fred Benson1/20/10/1196/6
BuffaloFGs40+Yd50+YdLGPAT
Shaun Gomez2/21/10/0471/1

Punt Return Statistics

New EnglandRetYardsAvgTD
Edgar Salari23015.00
BuffaloRetYardsAvgTD

Kick Return Statistics

New EnglandRetYardsAvgTD
Edgar Salari523046.01
BuffaloRetYardsAvgTD
Anthony Klingensmith511823.60
Joshua Orlando13131.00

Defensive Statistics

New EnglandTackAsstSackRPlayPPlay
S Edgar Salari1310.02044
ILB Tracy Ford510.02254
DE Stan Evans421.52253
OLB Kelly Newton420.02142
CB Tristan Terrell420.02253
CB Jake Wooden310.02052
S Mercury Kramer300.02151
DT Cristian Hansen220.51034
CB Wendell Washington200.0312
DE Cesar Harden111.02150
DT Aiden Van Pelt110.02244
S Amari Ojeda100.0313
WR Raul Barrios10---------
OLB Bucky Lewis100.0822
DT Buddy Lacasse100.01231
BuffaloTackAsstSackRPlayPPlay
S Pete Callanan610.02022
CB Jacob Webster510.02532
OLB Stanley Garrison400.02531
DT Raul Rosenfels400.01926
OLB Korey Glover320.02427
S Francisco Kitchens310.01215
CB Anthony Klingensmith300.02025
CB Brock West210.01510
S Quinn Schwartz200.0713
S Lance Pearson200.01621
DE Jerald Tubbs101.02527
DE Josh Malone110.01113
ILB Kim Duncan100.01113
QB Frank Cooley10---------
TE Jack Tyler10---------
CB Spencer Del Barco100.022
DE Tyrus Doyle100.0810
DT Gabriel Sexton010.01216
DE Bennett Campbell010.01722

Pass Rush Statistics

New EnglandSackBlockHurryKnockPPlay
DE Stan Evans1.504153
DE Cesar Harden1.032350
DT Cristian Hansen0.501034
DE Horace Bakker0.01013
DT Aiden Van Pelt0.002044
BuffaloSackBlockHurryKnockPPlay
DE Jerald Tubbs1.000027
DT Gabriel Sexton0.011116
DT Raul Rosenfels0.001026
DT Owen Robbins0.001015

Pass Defense Statistics

New EnglandCaughtDefnsdIntrcpPPlay
S Edgar Salari51044
CB Jake Wooden30152
S Mercury Kramer30051
ILB Tracy Ford20054
OLB Bucky Lewis20022
CB Tristan Terrell20053
CB Wendell Washington13012
OLB Kelly Newton12042
S Amari Ojeda10113
DE Stan Evans10053
ILB Max Brock1001
DT Cristian Hansen10034
DE Cesar Harden01050
BuffaloCaughtDefnsdIntrcpPPlay
S Pete Callanan31022
OLB Stanley Garrison30131
CB Jacob Webster30032
OLB Korey Glover23027
CB Brock West20010
S Lance Pearson11021
ILB Kim Duncan10013
OLB Thomas Lang1007
S Francisco Kitchens10015
CB Anthony Klingensmith10025
CB Spencer Del Barco1002

Blocking Statistics

New EnglandKeyBlBlOppPancRPlySckAPPly
G Donnie Searcy34127034
T Jumbo Cortez26027034
G Tre Marshall18027134
C Toby Van Verth15127034
BuffaloKeyBlBlOppPancRPlySckAPPly
G Kirk Coles35022054
G Darius Bialo26022050
T Nick Floyd14022254
T Nick Rose12022152
C Parker Sanford01022054

Special Teams Tackles

New EnglandTacklesSTPlays
Camden Gauthier222
Asher Kostinko122
Amari Ojeda120
Tracy Ford115
Kelly Newton114
BuffaloTacklesSTPlays
Pete Callanan323
Stanley Garrison126
Quinn Schwartz115
Lance Pearson16

Participation

New EnglandRPlyOffPPlyOffRPlyDefPPlyDefSTPlyTotal Plays
ILB Tracy Ford------22541591
DE Cesar Harden------2150879
TE Jose Rivers2330------2578
S Edgar Salari------20441478
DE Stan Evans------2253277
OLB Kelly Newton------21421477
CB Tristan Terrell------2253277
DT Aiden Van Pelt------2244874
S Mercury Kramer------2151274
CB Jake Wooden------2052173
G Donnie Searcy2734------667
T Jim Smith2734------667
WR Raul Barrios2525------1464
WR Camden Gauthier1921------2262
C Toby Van Verth2734---------61
QB Xavier Gerhardt2734---------61
T Jumbo Cortez2734---------61
G Tre Marshall2734---------61
WR Tony Grabulis2633---------59
RB Donnie Merrifield2129------656
CB O.J. Barker------1331650
DT Cristian Hansen------1034246
DT Buddy Lacasse------1231---43
FB Asher Kostinko411------2237
S Amari Ojeda------3132036
OLB Bucky Lewis------822232
OLB Rod Boscarino------132428
RB Richard Poston23------2025
CB Ryan Grandt------002020
TE Devin Reid711------119
CB Wendell Washington------312116
ILB Blake Robbins------011112
K Fred Benson00------1010
T Kendall Snyder00------66
C Lucas Crangle00------66
G Dave Doyle00------66
P Kris Miller00------66
WR D.J. Glover33---------6
DE Horace Bakker------13---4
RB Lukas Duffy22---------4
TE Gabe Chapman22---------4
ILB Max Brock------01---1
WR Dan Baker10---------1
QB Riddick Welch00---------0
C Martin Melaragni00---------0
S Terry Lovejoy------00---0
BuffaloRPlyOffPPlyOffRPlyDefPPlyDefSTPlyTotal Plays
WR Jalen Brownlee2254------1490
C Parker Sanford2254------884
G Kirk Coles2254------884
OLB Stanley Garrison------25312682
T Nick Rose2252------882
TE Jack Tyler1851------877
T Nick Floyd2254---------76
G Darius Bialo2250---------72
WR Morris Bensen1949------169
QB Nicholas Curtis2244---------66
S Pete Callanan------20222365
CB Anthony Klingensmith------20251863
DE Jerald Tubbs------2527658
CB Jacob Webster------2532158
WR Joshua Orlando1234------854
OLB Korey Glover------2427152
DT Raul Rosenfels------1926651
RB Brody Mahon1335---------48
RB Ben Boyd916------2247
S Lance Pearson------1621643
DE Bennett Campbell------1722---39
S Quinn Schwartz------7131535
TE Ricardo Pritchett77------2034
CB Korey Erickson------920130
WR Levon Woo47------1930
CB Brock West------1510530
S Francisco Kitchens------1215229
DT Gabriel Sexton------1216129
DT Owen Robbins------1315---28
ILB Kim Duncan------1113327
TE Stanley Reagor00------2626
DE Josh Malone------1113125
TE Evan Campbell617---------23
DE Tyrus Doyle------810119
CB Spencer Del Barco------221317
OLB Thomas Lang------37111
DE Jermaine Webb------37111
ILB Bryson Sampson------001111
QB Frank Cooley010---------10
K Shaun Gomez00------88
P Everett Robertson00------88
C Nolan Peters00------88
G Kipp Acker06---------6
T Raymond Hrynewych00---------0
C Dakota Leporati00---------0
QB Nicholas Swift00---------0

Directional Rushing Statistics

DistanceAttYardsAvg
Left1012412.4
Middle11423.8
Right300.0
None3-5-1.7
DistanceAttYardsAvg
Left3248.0
Middle16885.5
Right393.0
None000.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

New EnglandAttCmp20+BdThDropDfnsHurrKnckIntc
Xavier Gerhardt33193135311
BuffaloAttCmp20+BdThDropDfnsHurrKnckIntc
Nicholas Curtis42205327731
Frank Cooley931100221

Directional Passing Statistics

DistanceAttCompYardsAvg
Screen116676.1
Short (0-8 Yds)147876.2
Medium (9-18 Yds)657212.0
Long (19+ Yds)21178.5
DistanceAttCompYardsAvg
Screen4261.5
Short (0-8 Yds)138544.2
Medium (9-18 Yds)187693.8
Long (19+ Yds)16618611.6

Detailed Receiving Statistics

New EnglandTargtCaugtDropdYards20+PPlay
WR Tony Grabulis971119233
TE Jose Rivers7205030
WR Camden Gauthier52018021
FB Asher Kostinko54120011
WR Raul Barrios32016025
RB Donnie Merrifield31149129
TE Devin Reid11016011
BuffaloTargtCaugtDropdYards20+PPlay
WR Morris Bensen136189149
TE Jack Tyler103151151
RB Brody Mahon73011035
WR Jalen Brownlee630100354
WR Joshua Orlando44025034
RB Ben Boyd4000016
TE Evan Campbell32015017
TE Ricardo Pritchett2102117
WR Levon Woo210307

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

New EnglandAttYardsAvgOverall Avg
RB Donnie Merrifield4133.257.81
QB Xavier Gerhardt1-2-2.000.00
BuffaloAttYardsAvgOverall Avg
RB Brody Mahon2105.005.83

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

New EnglandAttCompYardsAvg/AttOverall Avg
Xavier Gerhardt54204.007.36
BuffaloAttCompYardsAvg/AttOverall Avg
Nicholas Curtis94283.116.40
Frank Cooley2131.505.11

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

New EnglandTargetCatchYardsAvg/TargOverall Avg
WR Raul Barrios22168.005.33
FB Asher Kostinko11-4-4.004.00
TE Jose Rivers1000.000.71
WR Tony Grabulis1188.0013.22
BuffaloTargetCatchYardsAvg/TargOverall Avg
RB Brody Mahon3131.001.57
WR Joshua Orlando33227.336.25
TE Jack Tyler2000.005.10
WR Jalen Brownlee1000.0016.67
WR Morris Bensen1166.006.85
RB Ben Boyd1000.000.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

New EnglandRushesConversions
RB Donnie Merrifield42
QB Xavier Gerhardt10
BuffaloRushesConversions
RB Brody Mahon11

Third Down Passing Statistics

New EnglandAttCompConversions
Xavier Gerhardt1095
BuffaloAttCompConversions
Nicholas Curtis1143
Frank Cooley211

Third Down Receiving Statistics

New EnglandTargCatchConversions
WR Tony Grabulis332
TE Jose Rivers220
WR Raul Barrios211
WR Camden Gauthier110
RB Donnie Merrifield111
TE Devin Reid111
BuffaloTargCatchConversions
WR Jalen Brownlee322
RB Brody Mahon300
WR Morris Bensen211
TE Jack Tyler100
TE Evan Campbell110
WR Joshua Orlando111
WR Levon Woo100
RB Ben Boyd100

SectionAttendance
Stadium69,700 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck21,100 (21,400)
End Zone15,400 (15,400)
Mezzanine8,900 (8,900)
Sideline Seats13,600 (13,600)
Club Seats7,400 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes3,300 (3,300)