Week 1, 2041

played in Buffalo, NY

45 degrees, fair, 8 mph wind

New England Patriots	7	0	0	7	-	14
Buffalo Bills	3	10	7	6	-	26

Scoring Summary
1Q: 06:50 BUF - Jace Blackwell 48 field goal
1Q: 03:56 NED - Ndukwe Murkowski 35 pass from Fernando O'Connor (Fred Benson extra point)
2Q: 09:40 BUF - Jace Blackwell 39 field goal
2Q: 03:01 BUF - Van Kennedy 19 run (Jace Blackwell extra point)
3Q: 07:02 BUF - Juan Hunter 1 pass from Bob Frassrand (Jace Blackwell extra point)
4Q: 13:45 NED - Jonathan Hatcher 5 run (Fred Benson extra point)
4Q: 09:19 BUF - Jace Blackwell 48 field goal
4Q: 00:36 BUF - Jace Blackwell 31 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 06:50 BUF - Jace Blackwell 48 field goal
1Q: 03:56 NED - Ndukwe Murkowski 35 pass from Fernando O'Connor (Fred Benson extra point)
2Q: 09:40 BUF - Jace Blackwell 39 field goal
2Q: 03:01 BUF - Van Kennedy 19 run (Jace Blackwell extra point)
3Q: 07:02 BUF - Juan Hunter 1 pass from Bob Frassrand (Jace Blackwell extra point)
4Q: 13:45 NED - Jonathan Hatcher 5 run (Fred Benson extra point)
4Q: 09:19 BUF - Jace Blackwell 48 field goal
4Q: 00:36 BUF - Jace Blackwell 31 field goal

Team Statistics NED BUF
Record 0-1 1-0
First Downs 14 27
- by Rushing 7 9
- by Passing 6 12
- by Penalty 1 6
Total Net Yards 248 398
- Offensive Plays 62 73
- Yards per Play 4.00 5.45
Net Rushing Yards 124 192
- Rushing Attempts 24 27
- Yards per Rush 5.17 7.11
Net Passing Yards 124 206
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 36 - 18 - 0 43 - 18 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 137 227
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2/13 3/21
- Yards per Pass Play 3.26 4.48
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 1/0
3rd Down Conversions 2/14 4/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.6 9.8
4th Down Conversions 1/2 0/0
Penalties/Yards 9/73 8/64
Punt Returns/Yards 3/32 2/15
Kick Returns/Yards 6/140 1/24
Interception Ret./Yards 1/13 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 1 4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/0 2/2
Avg. Drive Start OWN 34 OWN 28
Time of Possession 25:41 34:19

Team Statistics	NED	BUF
Record	0-1	1-0
First Downs	14	27
- by Rushing	7	9
- by Passing	6	12
- by Penalty	1	6
Total Net Yards	248	398
- Offensive Plays	62	73
- Yards per Play	4.00	5.45
Net Rushing Yards	124	192
- Rushing Attempts	24	27
- Yards per Rush	5.17	7.11
Net Passing Yards	124	206
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	36 - 18 - 0	43 - 18 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	137	227
- Sacks/Yards Lost	2/13	3/21
- Yards per Pass Play	3.26	4.48
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	1/0
3rd Down Conversions	2/14	4/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.6	9.8
4th Down Conversions	1/2	0/0
Penalties/Yards	9/73	8/64
Punt Returns/Yards	3/32	2/15
Kick Returns/Yards	6/140	1/24
Interception Ret./Yards	1/13	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	1	4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/0	2/2
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 34	OWN 28
Time of Possession	25:41	34:19

Drive Charts

New England Patriots
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	2:45	OWN 29	5	17	Punt
1	6:44	1:40	OWN 36	3	2	Punt
1	3:56	0:13	OPP 35	1	35	Touchdown
1	2:59	1:01	OPP 19	4	-13	Missed FG
1	1:03	3:31	OWN 39	7	23	Missed FG
2	9:33	3:31	OWN 24	5	30	Punt
2	2:48	2:23	OWN 22	6	14	Punt
3	10:29	1:09	OWN 20	3	4	Punt
3	6:51	3:42	OWN 29	8	26	Punt
3	0:32	1:53	OWN 42	5	58	Touchdown
4	11:41	1:02	OWN 7	3	-1	Punt
4	9:11	2:28	OWN 31	4	20	Punt
4	2:48	1:27	OWN 37	8	19	Downs
4	0:28	0:28	OWN 25	2	9	Game

Buffalo Bills
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	12:15	5:31	OWN 2	10	67	Field Goal
1	5:04	1:08	OWN 9	3	5	Punt
1	3:43	0:44	OWN 29	2	0	Interception
1	1:58	0:55	OWN 39	5	29	Missed FG
2	12:32	2:59	OWN 45	7	33	Field Goal
2	6:02	3:14	OWN 20	6	80	Touchdown
2	0:25	0:25	OWN 29	2	10	Half
3	15:00	4:31	OWN 18	10	40	Punt
3	9:20	2:29	OWN 40	6	60	Touchdown
3	3:09	2:37	OWN 20	6	-2	Punt
4	13:39	1:58	OWN 25	4	24	Punt
4	10:39	1:28	OPP 48	4	17	Field Goal
4	6:43	3:55	OWN 20	5	16	Punt
4	1:21	0:53	OWN 44	5	42	Field Goal

Game MVP: Van Kennedy, Buffalo Bills

Rushing Statistics

New England	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB Samuel Dillon	9	38	4.22	15	1	0
RB Jonathan Hatcher	8	48	6.00	18	2	1
RB Maxwell Longwell	3	2	0.67	3	0	0
QB Fernando O'Connor	3	26	8.67	10	1	0
WR Ndukwe Murkowski	1	10	10.00	10	1	0

Buffalo	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB Van Kennedy	23	161	7.00	30	8	1
RB Adam Evans	4	31	7.75	13	1	0

Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Fernando O'Connor	36	18	137	2/13	1	35	0	68.8

Buffalo	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Bob Frassrand	43	18	227	3/21	1	31	1	57.0

Receiving Statistics

New England	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Cole Harmatz	4	4	20	5.00	0	12	0
TE Terrence Hooper	4	8	12	3.00	2	5	0
WR Eduardo Packer	3	6	43	14.33	9	28	0
WR Ndukwe Murkowski	2	8	38	19.00	32	35	1
RB Samuel Dillon	2	4	11	5.50	1	6	0
TE Scottie Brown	1	1	8	8.00	0	8	0
FB Shannon West	1	1	3	3.00	0	3	0
RB Jonathan Hatcher	1	2	2	2.00	2	2	0
TE Louie Davies	0	2	0	0.00	0	0	0

Buffalo	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Riddick Rendon	5	14	60	12.00	5	28	0
WR Juan Hunter	5	8	34	6.80	0	17	1
WR Dan Crimm	3	9	49	16.33	15	22	0
RB Van Kennedy	2	4	23	11.50	16	18	0
TE Isaac Glave	2	4	41	20.50	19	31	0
TE Ian Heath	1	3	20	20.00	8	20	0
WR Brad Wilkerson	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

New England	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Micah Scott	1	13	13.00	0

Buffalo	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

New England	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
ILB Trent Ramirez	0	0	1	0

Buffalo	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
WR Juan Hunter	1	0	0	0
TE Ian Heath	0	1	0	0

Punting Statistics

New England	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Alexis Bode	8	364	45.5	36.1	52	2

Buffalo	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Robert Atteberry	5	206	41.2	30.8	44	1

Kicking Statistics

New England	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Fred Benson	0/2	0/2	0/1	0	2/2

Buffalo	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Jace Blackwell	4/5	2/3	0/0	48	2/2

Punt Return Statistics

New England	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Cole Harmatz	3	32	10.7	0

Buffalo	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Julio Dillon	2	15	7.5	0

Kick Return Statistics

New England	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Cole Harmatz	6	140	23.3	0

Buffalo	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Dan Crimm	1	24	24.0	0

Defensive Statistics

New England	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
CB Leo Booker	9	5	0.0	27	46
S Wes Handel	6	4	0.0	25	44
OLB Alex Sham	6	2	0.0	26	44
DE Cesar McGregor	4	0	1.5	20	36
ILB Trent Ramirez	4	1	0.0	26	46
DE Otis Poock	3	1	1.0	27	46
S Steven Boyd	3	0	0.0	9	18
DE Leon Nichols	2	1	0.5	15	23
DT Gary Paulsen	2	4	0.0	22	33
CB Micah Scott	2	1	0.0	23	38
ILB Evan Oliver	1	0	0.0	1	0
S Les Starr	1	0	0.0	2	2
CB Tristan Terrell	1	0	0.0	26	46
DE Connor LeBoeuf	1	0	0.0	12	28
S Terrell Foster	1	0	0.0	19	30
DE Cesar Harden	0	1	0.0	10	17

Buffalo	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Julian Lindsay	7	0	0.0	14	31
S Jordan Kassell	5	0	0.0	24	38
S Ike Billingsley	5	0	0.0	24	38
DE Elias Mitchell	3	0	1.0	15	34
OLB Bucky Lewis	3	1	0.0	24	38
S Quinn Schwartz	3	0	0.0	10	20
DT Eric Colleran	2	2	0.0	18	18
OLB Steven Burke	2	1	0.0	10	7
CB Robert Zigler	2	0	0.0	17	34
OLB Marty Inmon	2	0	0.0	11	10
CB Jared Quiroz	2	0	0.0	12	28
DE Ronald Small	1	1	1.0	15	33
S Sawyer Bluske	1	3	0.0	12	24
CB Jacob Webster	1	1	0.0	11	17
CB Spencer Del Barco	1	0	0.0	9	5
DT Barry Kohn	1	0	0.0	1	3
WR Juan Hunter	1	0	---	---	---
DE Josh Malone	0	2	0.0	9	6
DT Broderick Dawson	0	1	0.0	5	17
DE Amos Forbes	0	1	0.0	10	6

Pass Rush Statistics

New England	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Cesar McGregor	1.5	2	2	36
DE Otis Poock	1.0	6	8	46
DE Leon Nichols	0.5	0	0	23
DE Connor LeBoeuf	0.0	1	1	28
DE Cesar Harden	0.0	1	0	17
DT Gary Paulsen	0.0	1	0	33

Buffalo	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
DE Elias Mitchell	1.0	1	4	34
DE Ronald Small	1.0	1	1	33
DT Broderick Dawson	0.0	1	0	17
DT Eric Colleran	0.0	0	1	18

Pass Defense Statistics

New England	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Leo Booker	4	2	0	46
ILB Trent Ramirez	4	0	0	46
S Wes Handel	3	1	0	44
S Steven Boyd	2	0	0	18
OLB Alex Sham	2	0	0	44
S Terrell Foster	1	2	0	30
CB Micah Scott	1	1	1	38
DE Cesar McGregor	1	0	0	36

Buffalo	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
OLB Bucky Lewis	3	0	38
S Ike Billingsley	2	3	38
CB Jacob Webster	2	2	17
S Quinn Schwartz	2	0	20
OLB Julian Lindsay	2	0	31
CB Jared Quiroz	2	0	28
CB Spencer Del Barco	1	0	5
DT Eric Colleran	1	0	18
CB Robert Zigler	1	0	34
OLB Marty Inmon	1	0	10
DE Elias Mitchell	1	0	34
S Jordan Kassell	0	2	38

Blocking Statistics

New England	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
G Stanley Wallace	4	7	1	24	0	38
G Damon Kramer	2	2	1	24	0	38
G Lincoln McKnight	1	3	0	24	0	38
G J.R. Kamin	1	3	0	24	0	38
T Peyton McGee	0	5	0	24	1	38
FB Shannon West	0	1	0	4	0	6
RB Jonathan Hatcher	0	0	0	9	1	19

Buffalo	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
C Joseph Denny	4	8	1	27	0	46
T Vinny Anania	4	5	0	27	1	46
G Kirk Coles	3	4	0	27	2	46
G Collin Boyer	1	5	0	27	0	46
T R.J. Heilman	1	4	0	27	0	46
TE Ian Heath	1	1	0	26	0	44

Special Teams Tackles

New England	Tackles	STPlays
Louie Davies	1	25
Evan Oliver	1	23
Shannon West	1	17

Buffalo	Tackles	STPlays
Robert Zigler	4	25
Brad Wilkerson	1	28
Ed Sanders	1	28
Spencer Del Barco	1	15
Jerry Logan	1	10
Juan Hunter	1	7

Participation

New England	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
CB Micah Scott	---	---	23	38	20	81
ILB Trent Ramirez	---	---	26	46	6	78
DE Otis Poock	---	---	27	46	5	78
CB Leo Booker	---	---	27	46	5	78
CB Tristan Terrell	---	---	26	46	5	77
OLB Alex Sham	---	---	26	44	5	75
S Wes Handel	---	---	25	44	5	74
G Damon Kramer	24	38	---	---	10	72
G Lincoln McKnight	24	38	---	---	10	72
G Stanley Wallace	24	38	---	---	10	72
T Peyton McGee	24	38	---	---	10	72
G J.R. Kamin	24	38	---	---	---	62
QB Fernando O'Connor	24	38	---	---	---	62
WR Ndukwe Murkowski	23	38	---	---	---	61
WR Eduardo Packer	19	34	---	---	7	60
TE Terrence Hooper	23	37	---	---	---	60
DE Cesar McGregor	---	---	20	36	3	59
DT Gary Paulsen	---	---	22	33	1	56
WR Cole Harmatz	12	25	---	---	12	49
S Terrell Foster	---	---	19	30	---	49
TE Louie Davies	11	10	---	---	25	46
DE Connor LeBoeuf	---	---	12	28	5	45
DE Leon Nichols	---	---	15	23	6	44
S Steven Boyd	---	---	9	18	6	33
DE Cesar Harden	---	---	10	17	5	32
RB Samuel Dillon	12	18	---	---	---	30
RB Jonathan Hatcher	9	19	---	---	---	28
FB Shannon West	4	6	---	---	17	27
ILB Evan Oliver	---	---	1	0	23	24
RB Maxwell Longwell	3	1	---	---	20	24
ILB Joel Somers	---	---	1	0	22	23
S Les Starr	---	---	2	2	15	19
WR Santiago Boyd	0	0	---	---	17	17
CB Rico Coleman	---	---	0	0	14	14
DE Dale Mathis	---	---	4	8	1	13
WR Theodore Elias	0	1	---	---	10	11
P Alexis Bode	0	0	---	---	10	10
C Devon Brentley	0	0	---	---	10	10
K Fred Benson	0	0	---	---	5	5
TE Scottie Brown	4	1	---	---	---	5
DT Kendrick Kalu	---	---	0	0	5	5
OLB Jalen Buchanan	---	---	2	1	---	3
QB Clifton Clinton	0	0	---	---	---	0
T Donnell Jacques	0	0	---	---	---	0
C Will Burns	0	0	---	---	---	0
G Ellis Palmer	0	0	---	---	---	0

Buffalo	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
OLB Bucky Lewis	---	---	24	38	25	87
T Vinny Anania	27	46	---	---	10	83
G Kirk Coles	27	46	---	---	10	83
G Collin Boyer	27	46	---	---	10	83
T R.J. Heilman	27	46	---	---	10	83
CB Robert Zigler	---	---	17	34	25	76
WR Riddick Rendon	27	46	---	---	---	73
C Joseph Denny	27	46	---	---	---	73
QB Bob Frassrand	27	46	---	---	---	73
WR Dan Crimm	26	43	---	---	3	72
TE Ian Heath	26	44	---	---	---	70
WR Juan Hunter	21	40	---	---	7	68
S Jordan Kassell	---	---	24	38	5	67
S Ike Billingsley	---	---	24	38	2	64
RB Van Kennedy	23	40	---	---	---	63
DE Elias Mitchell	---	---	15	34	10	59
OLB Julian Lindsay	---	---	14	31	13	58
DE Ronald Small	---	---	15	33	2	50
S Quinn Schwartz	---	---	10	20	18	48
CB Jared Quiroz	---	---	12	28	2	42
S Sawyer Bluske	---	---	12	24	2	38
DT Eric Colleran	---	---	18	18	---	36
DT Broderick Dawson	---	---	5	17	10	32
WR Brad Wilkerson	1	2	---	---	28	31
RB Adam Evans	4	7	---	---	20	31
CB Jacob Webster	---	---	11	17	2	30
CB Spencer Del Barco	---	---	9	5	15	29
TE Ed Sanders	0	0	---	---	28	28
FB Calvin Kinney	2	2	---	---	23	27
OLB Marty Inmon	---	---	11	10	---	21
CB Julio Dillon	---	---	4	7	8	19
OLB Steven Burke	---	---	10	7	---	17
DE Amos Forbes	---	---	10	6	---	16
DE Josh Malone	---	---	9	6	---	15
ILB Mackenzie Drury	---	---	9	4	---	13
K Jace Blackwell	0	0	---	---	12	12
TE Isaac Glave	5	6	---	---	---	11
WR Jerry Logan	0	0	---	---	10	10
C Nolan Peters	0	0	---	---	10	10
P Robert Atteberry	0	0	---	---	10	10
DT Barry Kohn	---	---	1	3	---	4
QB Drew Scott	0	0	---	---	---	0
RB Troy Cushenbery	0	0	---	---	---	0
C Braden Isaacs	0	0	---	---	---	0
C Allen Burton	0	0	---	---	---	0
S Bucky Marsh	---	---	0	0	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	4	26	6.5
Middle	11	36	3.3
Right	9	62	6.9
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	4	9	2.3
Middle	14	107	7.6
Right	9	76	8.4
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Fernando O'Connor	36	18	2	1	1	7	6	0	0

Buffalo	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Bob Frassrand	43	18	4	6	1	6	11	11	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	9	8	21	2.3
Short (0-8 Yds)	13	6	63	4.8
Medium (9-18 Yds)	7	3	25	3.6
Long (19+ Yds)	7	1	28	4.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	3	2	11	3.7
Short (0-8 Yds)	11	7	50	4.5
Medium (9-18 Yds)	21	5	85	4.0
Long (19+ Yds)	8	4	81	10.1

Detailed Receiving Statistics

New England	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Ndukwe Murkowski	8	2	0	38	1	38
TE Terrence Hooper	8	4	1	12	0	37
WR Eduardo Packer	6	3	0	43	1	34
RB Samuel Dillon	4	2	0	11	0	18
WR Cole Harmatz	4	4	0	20	0	25
TE Louie Davies	2	0	0	0	0	10
RB Jonathan Hatcher	2	1	0	2	0	19
TE Scottie Brown	1	1	0	8	0	1
FB Shannon West	1	1	0	3	0	6

Buffalo	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Riddick Rendon	14	5	0	60	1	46
WR Dan Crimm	9	3	0	49	1	43
WR Juan Hunter	8	5	0	34	0	40
RB Van Kennedy	4	2	0	23	0	40
TE Isaac Glave	4	2	1	41	1	6
TE Ian Heath	3	1	0	20	1	44
WR Brad Wilkerson	1	0	0	0	0	2

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

New England	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Samuel Dillon	1	5	5.00	4.22
RB Jonathan Hatcher	1	5	5.00	6.00

Buffalo	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Van Kennedy	4	18	4.50	7.00

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Fernando O'Connor	2	1	5	2.50	3.81

Buffalo	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Bob Frassrand	4	2	16	4.00	5.28

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

New England	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
RB Samuel Dillon	1	1	5	5.00	2.75
TE Terrence Hooper	1	0	0	0.00	1.50

Buffalo	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Riddick Rendon	2	0	0	0.00	4.29
WR Dan Crimm	1	1	15	15.00	5.44
WR Juan Hunter	1	1	1	1.00	4.25

Third Down Rushing Statistics

New England	Rushes	Conversions
RB Maxwell Longwell	1	0
RB Jonathan Hatcher	1	0

Buffalo	Rushes	Conversions
RB Van Kennedy	5	2

Third Down Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Comp	Conversions
Fernando O'Connor	11	6	2

Buffalo	Att	Comp	Conversions
Bob Frassrand	7	3	2

Third Down Receiving Statistics

New England	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Ndukwe Murkowski	3	1	0
WR Cole Harmatz	2	2	1
RB Jonathan Hatcher	2	1	0
TE Terrence Hooper	2	1	0
TE Louie Davies	1	0	0
WR Eduardo Packer	1	1	1

Buffalo	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Dan Crimm	4	1	1
WR Riddick Rendon	1	1	0
RB Van Kennedy	1	1	1
TE Isaac Glave	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 60,300 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 17,300 (21,400)
End Zone 13,500 (15,400)
Mezzanine 7,900 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 12,200 (13,600)
Club Seats 6,800 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 2,600 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	60,300 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	17,300 (21,400)
End Zone	13,500 (15,400)
Mezzanine	7,900 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	12,200 (13,600)
Club Seats	6,800 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	2,600 (3,300)