Wild Card Playoff Games, 2036

played in Buffalo, NY

19 degrees, fair, 8 mph wind

New England Patriots	0	7	7	7	-	21
Buffalo Bills	7	7	0	10	-	24

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:08 BUF - Jalen Brownlee 9 pass from Frank Cooley (Shaun Gomez extra point)
2Q: 13:05 BUF - Marshall Armstrong 15 run (Shaun Gomez extra point)
2Q: 06:38 NED - Donnie Merrifield 20 pass from Xavier Gerhardt (Fred Benson extra point)
3Q: 09:53 NED - Donnie Merrifield 3 run (Fred Benson extra point)
4Q: 10:41 BUF - Jack Tyler 1 pass from Frank Cooley (Shaun Gomez extra point)
4Q: 10:35 NED - Edgar Salari 92 kickoff return (Fred Benson extra point)
4Q: 00:27 BUF - Shaun Gomez 25 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:08 BUF - Jalen Brownlee 9 pass from Frank Cooley (Shaun Gomez extra point)
2Q: 13:05 BUF - Marshall Armstrong 15 run (Shaun Gomez extra point)
2Q: 06:38 NED - Donnie Merrifield 20 pass from Xavier Gerhardt (Fred Benson extra point)
3Q: 09:53 NED - Donnie Merrifield 3 run (Fred Benson extra point)
4Q: 10:41 BUF - Jack Tyler 1 pass from Frank Cooley (Shaun Gomez extra point)
4Q: 10:35 NED - Edgar Salari 92 kickoff return (Fred Benson extra point)
4Q: 00:27 BUF - Shaun Gomez 25 field goal

Team Statistics NED BUF
Record 9-7-1 11-5-1
First Downs 15 26
- by Rushing 6 4
- by Passing 5 20
- by Penalty 4 2
Total Net Yards 223 428
- Offensive Plays 61 80
- Yards per Play 3.66 5.35
Net Rushing Yards 99 70
- Rushing Attempts 22 23
- Yards per Rush 4.50 3.04
Net Passing Yards 124 358
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 39 - 19 - 2 53 - 30 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 124 395
- Sacks/Yards Lost 0/0 4/37
- Yards per Pass Play 3.18 6.28
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 3/0
3rd Down Conversions 3/13 4/17
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 6.3 9.9
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 6/45 8/53
Punt Returns/Yards 2/37 2/64
Kick Returns/Yards 4/163 2/42
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 2/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 2 4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/0 3/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 29 OWN 29
Time of Possession 25:57 34:03

Team Statistics	NED	BUF
Record	9-7-1	11-5-1
First Downs	15	26
- by Rushing	6	4
- by Passing	5	20
- by Penalty	4	2
Total Net Yards	223	428
- Offensive Plays	61	80
- Yards per Play	3.66	5.35
Net Rushing Yards	99	70
- Rushing Attempts	22	23
- Yards per Rush	4.50	3.04
Net Passing Yards	124	358
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	39 - 19 - 2	53 - 30 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	124	395
- Sacks/Yards Lost	0/0	4/37
- Yards per Pass Play	3.18	6.28
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	3/0
3rd Down Conversions	3/13	4/17
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	6.3	9.9
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	6/45	8/53
Punt Returns/Yards	2/37	2/64
Kick Returns/Yards	4/163	2/42
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	2/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	2	4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/0	3/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 29	OWN 29
Time of Possession	25:57	34:03

Drive Charts

New England Patriots
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	9:59	2:05	OWN 33	3	6	Punt
1	4:54	2:18	OWN 24	5	26	Punt
2	14:24	1:02	OWN 5	3	2	Punt
2	12:54	4:49	OWN 19	8	25	Punt
2	6:50	0:24	OPP 15	2	15	Touchdown
2	3:53	1:51	OWN 13	5	35	Interception
2	0:35	0:28	OWN 35	3	7	Punt
3	15:00	5:17	OWN 25	11	75	Touchdown
3	7:37	0:29	OWN 39	3	0	Punt
3	4:38	1:40	OWN 35	3	3	Punt
4	14:50	2:17	OWN 28	6	20	Punt
4	8:17	0:13	OWN 25	1	0	Interception
4	6:35	2:12	OWN 20	3	0	Punt
4	2:37	0:30	OWN 20	3	6	Punt
4	0:20	0:20	OWN 32	3	16	Game

Buffalo Bills
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	5:01	OWN 25	11	75	Touchdown
1	7:54	3:00	OWN 4	7	43	Punt
1	2:36	3:12	OWN 20	7	15	Punt
2	13:22	0:28	OPP 10	2	10	Touchdown
2	8:05	1:15	OWN 3	3	7	Punt
2	6:26	2:33	OWN 25	6	35	Punt
2	2:02	1:27	OWN 41	6	31	Missed FG
2	0:07	0:07	OWN 20	1	-1	Half
3	9:43	2:06	OWN 23	3	3	Punt
3	7:08	2:30	OWN 40	4	32	Missed FG
3	2:58	3:08	OWN 20	6	12	Punt
4	12:33	1:58	OWN 20	5	80	Touchdown
4	10:20	2:03	OWN 21	3	9	Punt
4	8:04	1:29	OPP 49	4	12	Punt
4	4:23	1:46	OWN 39	5	12	Punt
4	2:07	1:47	OWN 26	7	66	Field Goal

Game MVP: Frank Cooley, Buffalo Bills

Rushing Statistics

New England	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
QB Xavier Gerhardt	7	20	2.86	10	1	0
RB Donnie Merrifield	7	54	7.71	18	2	1
RB Richard Poston	6	19	3.17	7	0	0
RB Lukas Duffy	2	6	3.00	7	0	0

Buffalo	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB Adam Evans	13	40	3.08	15	1	0
RB Marshall Armstrong	9	31	3.44	15	1	1
QB Frank Cooley	1	-1	-1.00	-1	0	0

Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Xavier Gerhardt	39	19	124	0/0	1	20	2	43.1

Buffalo	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Frank Cooley	53	30	395	4/37	2	42	0	92.9

Receiving Statistics

New England	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Camden Gauthier	4	6	14	3.50	3	8	0
WR Tony Grabulis	4	9	39	9.75	9	17	0
RB Donnie Merrifield	3	5	39	13.00	37	20	1
TE Jose Rivers	2	7	9	4.50	0	7	0
WR Raul Barrios	2	2	4	2.00	3	3	0
RB Richard Poston	2	4	9	4.50	8	9	0
FB Asher Kostinko	1	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
TE Gabe Chapman	1	2	10	10.00	1	10	0
TE Devin Reid	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
RB Lukas Duffy	0	2	0	0.00	0	0	0

Buffalo	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Riddick Rendon	8	18	147	18.38	20	42	0
WR Jalen Brownlee	7	13	92	13.14	1	40	1
TE Jack Tyler	6	8	82	13.67	18	24	1
RB Adam Evans	5	8	55	11.00	4	16	0
RB Marshall Armstrong	3	4	15	5.00	0	8	0
TE Evan Campbell	1	1	4	4.00	0	4	0
WR Joshua Orlando	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

New England	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Buffalo	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Korey Erickson	1	0	0.00	0
CB Brock West	1	0	0.00	0

Fumble Statistics

New England	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
CB Jake Wooden	0	0	1	0
DE Stan Evans	0	0	1	0
DE Cesar Harden	0	0	1	0

Buffalo	Fumb	Recov
QB Frank Cooley	2	0
TE Jack Tyler	1	1
RB Adam Evans	0	1
G Kirk Coles	0	1

Punting Statistics

New England	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Kris Miller	10	513	51.3	36.9	62	3

Buffalo	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Everett Robertson	9	361	40.1	31.6	57	2

Kicking Statistics

New England	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Fred Benson	0/0	0/0	0/0	0	3/3

Buffalo	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Shaun Gomez	1/3	0/2	0/0	25	3/3

Punt Return Statistics

New England	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Edgar Salari	2	37	18.5	0

Buffalo	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Anthony Klingensmith	2	64	32.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

New England	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Edgar Salari	4	163	40.8	1

Buffalo	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Anthony Klingensmith	1	21	21.0	0
Jordan Kassell	1	21	21.0	0

Defensive Statistics

New England	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Edgar Salari	10	2	0.0	23	56
CB Tristan Terrell	7	0	0.0	23	57
DE Cesar Harden	6	2	1.5	21	56
ILB Tracy Ford	5	5	0.0	23	57
DE Stan Evans	4	1	2.0	23	55
CB Jake Wooden	4	2	0.0	23	54
S Mercury Kramer	4	2	0.0	22	49
CB O.J. Barker	4	1	0.0	14	35
DT Cristian Hansen	3	0	0.0	9	27
DT Aiden Van Pelt	2	2	0.5	22	50
OLB Kelly Newton	2	1	0.0	22	49
DT Buddy Lacasse	1	1	0.0	15	37
S Amari Ojeda	1	0	0.0	1	9
OLB Rod Boscarino	1	0	0.0	1	8
RB Donnie Merrifield	1	0	---	---	---
WR Tony Grabulis	1	0	---	---	---
OLB Bucky Lewis	0	1	0.0	8	21

Buffalo	Tack	Asst	RPlay	PPlay
CB Jacob Webster	6	2	20	38
S Jordan Kassell	5	3	21	39
OLB Korey Glover	4	1	21	31
DE Jerald Tubbs	3	2	15	26
CB Korey Erickson	3	1	10	28
S Pete Callanan	3	0	12	21
DE Josh Malone	3	0	8	15
S Quinn Schwartz	2	1	10	18
OLB Stanley Garrison	2	0	19	38
DT Raul Rosenfels	2	0	18	29
DE Jermaine Webb	1	1	9	24
CB Anthony Klingensmith	1	1	13	22
OLB Thomas Lang	1	0	1	8
DE Bennett Campbell	1	0	12	16
DE Tyrus Doyle	1	0	5	13
DT Gabriel Sexton	0	1	13	23

Pass Rush Statistics

New England	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Stan Evans	2.0	0	4	3	55
DE Cesar Harden	1.5	1	4	2	56
DT Aiden Van Pelt	0.5	1	1	0	50
OLB Kelly Newton	0.0	0	1	0	49
DT Buddy Lacasse	0.0	0	1	0	37
OLB Bucky Lewis	0.0	0	0	1	21

Buffalo	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Raul Rosenfels	1	1	1	29
DE Tyrus Doyle	1	0	0	13
DE Jermaine Webb	0	2	0	24

Pass Defense Statistics

New England	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
S Edgar Salari	7	0	56
CB Tristan Terrell	5	0	57
CB Jake Wooden	4	1	54
CB O.J. Barker	4	0	35
S Mercury Kramer	3	1	49
DE Stan Evans	2	0	55
DE Cesar Harden	2	0	56
OLB Kelly Newton	1	2	49
ILB Tracy Ford	1	1	57
S Amari Ojeda	1	0	9

Buffalo	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S Jordan Kassell	3	0	0	39
CB Korey Erickson	2	1	1	28
OLB Stanley Garrison	2	0	0	38
S Pete Callanan	2	0	0	21
OLB Korey Glover	2	0	0	31
OLB Thomas Lang	1	2	0	8
DE Jerald Tubbs	1	0	0	26
DE Jermaine Webb	1	0	0	24
DT Raul Rosenfels	1	0	0	29
DE Josh Malone	1	0	0	15
CB Jacob Webster	1	0	0	38
DE Bennett Campbell	1	0	0	16
DE Tyrus Doyle	1	0	0	13
ILB Kim Duncan	0	1	0	17
S Quinn Schwartz	0	1	0	18
S Lance Pearson	0	1	0	1
CB Brock West	0	0	1	11

Blocking Statistics

New England	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	PPly
T Jumbo Cortez	4	5	1	22	39
G Donnie Searcy	2	4	0	22	39
G Tre Marshall	2	4	0	22	39
T Jim Smith	2	3	0	22	39
C Toby Van Verth	1	4	0	22	39
TE Devin Reid	0	1	0	8	18

Buffalo	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
T Raymond Hrynewych	3	6	23	1	57
C Parker Sanford	2	6	23	0	57
G Kirk Coles	2	3	23	1	57
G Darius Bialo	1	6	23	1	57
T Nick Floyd	0	1	23	0	57
RB Adam Evans	0	0	13	1	28

Special Teams Tackles

New England	Tackles	STPlays
Richard Poston	1	19
Asher Kostinko	1	18
Kelly Newton	1	15
Kendall Snyder	1	10

Buffalo	Tackles	STPlays
Jordan Kassell	2	18
Stanley Garrison	1	28
Joshua Orlando	1	21
Pete Callanan	1	14

Participation

New England	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
ILB Tracy Ford	---	---	23	57	17	97
S Edgar Salari	---	---	23	56	17	96
DE Cesar Harden	---	---	21	56	12	89
OLB Kelly Newton	---	---	22	49	15	86
DT Aiden Van Pelt	---	---	22	50	11	83
CB Tristan Terrell	---	---	23	57	3	83
DE Stan Evans	---	---	23	55	3	81
CB Jake Wooden	---	---	23	54	3	80
S Mercury Kramer	---	---	22	49	2	73
G Donnie Searcy	22	39	---	---	10	71
T Jim Smith	22	39	---	---	10	71
C Toby Van Verth	22	39	---	---	---	61
TE Jose Rivers	21	39	---	---	1	61
QB Xavier Gerhardt	22	39	---	---	---	61
T Jumbo Cortez	22	39	---	---	---	61
G Tre Marshall	22	39	---	---	---	61
WR Tony Grabulis	22	38	---	---	---	60
CB O.J. Barker	---	---	14	35	10	59
TE Devin Reid	8	18	---	---	27	53
DT Buddy Lacasse	---	---	15	37	1	53
WR Raul Barrios	14	25	---	---	2	41
RB Donnie Merrifield	9	27	---	---	5	41
DT Cristian Hansen	---	---	9	27	3	39
OLB Rod Boscarino	---	---	1	8	29	38
WR Camden Gauthier	13	19	---	---	2	34
RB Richard Poston	7	6	---	---	19	32
OLB Bucky Lewis	---	---	8	21	2	31
S Amari Ojeda	---	---	1	9	19	29
FB Asher Kostinko	1	9	---	---	18	28
WR Dan Baker	5	4	---	---	17	26
CB Ryan Grandt	---	---	0	0	18	18
ILB Blake Robbins	---	---	0	0	14	14
T Kendall Snyder	0	0	---	---	10	10
C Lucas Crangle	0	0	---	---	10	10
G Dave Doyle	0	0	---	---	10	10
P Kris Miller	0	0	---	---	10	10
WR D.J. Glover	2	1	---	---	7	10
TE Gabe Chapman	4	5	---	---	---	9
RB Lukas Duffy	4	4	---	---	---	8
CB Wendell Washington	---	---	1	4	---	5
DE Horace Bakker	---	---	2	3	---	5
K Fred Benson	0	0	---	---	4	4
ILB Max Brock	---	---	0	0	---	0
QB Riddick Welch	0	0	---	---	---	0
C Martin Melaragni	0	0	---	---	---	0
S Terry Lovejoy	---	---	0	0	---	0

Buffalo	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
T Nick Floyd	23	57	---	---	12	92
C Parker Sanford	23	57	---	---	12	92
G Kirk Coles	23	57	---	---	12	92
TE Jack Tyler	18	52	---	---	21	91
OLB Stanley Garrison	---	---	19	38	28	85
WR Jalen Brownlee	23	57	---	---	1	81
QB Frank Cooley	23	57	---	---	---	80
G Darius Bialo	23	57	---	---	---	80
T Raymond Hrynewych	23	57	---	---	---	80
WR Riddick Rendon	23	56	---	---	1	80
S Jordan Kassell	---	---	21	39	18	78
WR Joshua Orlando	15	34	---	---	21	70
CB Jacob Webster	---	---	20	38	10	68
OLB Korey Glover	---	---	21	31	---	52
CB Anthony Klingensmith	---	---	13	22	15	50
TE Ricardo Pritchett	6	11	---	---	31	48
S Quinn Schwartz	---	---	10	18	19	47
S Pete Callanan	---	---	12	21	14	47
DT Raul Rosenfels	---	---	18	29	---	47
DE Jerald Tubbs	---	---	15	26	---	41
RB Adam Evans	13	28	---	---	---	41
ILB Kim Duncan	---	---	9	17	14	40
CB Korey Erickson	---	---	10	28	---	38
RB Marshall Armstrong	10	28	---	---	---	38
DT Gabriel Sexton	---	---	13	23	---	36
DE Jermaine Webb	---	---	9	24	---	33
DE Josh Malone	---	---	8	15	10	33
TE Stanley Reagor	0	0	---	---	31	31
DE Bennett Campbell	---	---	12	16	---	28
DE Tyrus Doyle	---	---	5	13	10	28
TE Evan Campbell	7	18	---	---	---	25
CB Spencer Del Barco	---	---	4	1	18	23
CB Brock West	---	---	10	11	---	21
DT Owen Robbins	---	---	8	10	---	18
P Everett Robertson	0	0	---	---	12	12
C Nolan Peters	0	0	---	---	12	12
OLB Thomas Lang	---	---	1	8	---	9
K Shaun Gomez	0	0	---	---	8	8
WR Levon Woo	0	0	---	---	8	8
S Lance Pearson	---	---	3	1	---	4
G Kipp Acker	0	0	---	---	3	3
RB Brody Mahon	0	1	---	---	---	1
S Francisco Kitchens	---	---	1	0	---	1
QB Nicholas Curtis	0	0	---	---	---	0
C Dakota Leporati	0	0	---	---	---	0
ILB Bryson Sampson	---	---	0	0	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	5	31	6.2
Middle	14	39	2.8
Right	3	29	9.7
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	2	3	1.5
Middle	16	38	2.4
Right	4	30	7.5
None	1	-1	-1.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Xavier Gerhardt	39	19	1	3	4	6	3	1	2

Buffalo	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Frank Cooley	53	30	5	4	1	5	11	6	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	12	7	40	3.3
Short (0-8 Yds)	19	11	78	4.1
Medium (9-18 Yds)	5	1	6	1.2
Long (19+ Yds)	3	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	0	0	0	0.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	17	11	55	3.2
Medium (9-18 Yds)	27	14	182	6.7
Long (19+ Yds)	9	5	158	17.6

Detailed Receiving Statistics

New England	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Tony Grabulis	9	4	0	39	0	38
TE Jose Rivers	7	2	2	9	0	39
WR Camden Gauthier	6	4	0	14	0	19
RB Donnie Merrifield	5	3	1	39	1	27
RB Richard Poston	4	2	1	9	0	6
WR Raul Barrios	2	2	0	4	0	25
RB Lukas Duffy	2	0	0	0	0	4
TE Gabe Chapman	2	1	0	10	0	5
FB Asher Kostinko	1	1	0	0	0	9
TE Devin Reid	1	0	0	0	0	18

Buffalo	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Riddick Rendon	18	8	0	147	2	56
WR Jalen Brownlee	13	7	0	92	1	57
RB Adam Evans	8	5	0	55	0	28
TE Jack Tyler	8	6	0	82	2	52
RB Marshall Armstrong	4	3	1	15	0	28
TE Evan Campbell	1	1	0	4	0	18
WR Joshua Orlando	1	0	0	0	0	34

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

New England	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Donnie Merrifield	1	3	3.00	7.71

Buffalo	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Marshall Armstrong	1	15	15.00	3.44

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Xavier Gerhardt	2	1	20	10.00	3.18

Buffalo	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Frank Cooley	9	4	24	2.67	7.45

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

New England	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
RB Donnie Merrifield	2	1	20	10.00	7.80

Buffalo	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Jalen Brownlee	4	1	9	2.25	7.08
WR Riddick Rendon	3	1	4	1.33	8.17
RB Adam Evans	1	1	10	10.00	6.88
TE Jack Tyler	1	1	1	1.00	10.25

Third Down Rushing Statistics

New England	Rushes	Conversions
RB Richard Poston	1	0

Buffalo	Rushes	Conversions
RB Marshall Armstrong	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Comp	Conversions
Xavier Gerhardt	12	5	3

Buffalo	Att	Comp	Conversions
Frank Cooley	15	10	4

Third Down Receiving Statistics

New England	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Camden Gauthier	3	1	1
TE Jose Rivers	2	0	0
WR Raul Barrios	2	2	0
WR Tony Grabulis	2	0	0
RB Donnie Merrifield	1	1	1
TE Devin Reid	1	0	0
TE Gabe Chapman	1	1	1

Buffalo	Targ	Catch	Conversions
RB Marshall Armstrong	4	3	0
WR Jalen Brownlee	4	3	2
TE Jack Tyler	3	2	2
WR Riddick Rendon	3	1	0
TE Evan Campbell	1	1	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 70,000 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 21,400 (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	70,000 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	21,400 (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)