Week 17, 2042

played in Buffalo, NY

44 degrees, rain, 2 mph wind

New England Patriots	7	6	7	18	-	38
Buffalo Bills	3	7	7	7	-	24

Scoring Summary
1Q: 07:53 BUF - Jace Blackwell 48 field goal
1Q: 05:13 NED - Cole Harmatz 16 pass from Fernando O'Connor (Fred Benson extra point)
2Q: 14:16 NED - Fred Benson 34 field goal
2Q: 08:52 BUF - Dan Crimm 5 pass from Drew Scott (Jace Blackwell extra point)
2Q: 03:51 NED - Fred Benson 33 field goal
3Q: 06:02 NED - Fernando O'Connor 8 run (Fred Benson extra point)
3Q: 02:03 BUF - Dan Crimm 4 pass from Drew Scott (Jace Blackwell extra point)
4Q: 13:14 NED - Fred Benson 25 field goal
4Q: 09:55 NED - Scottie Brown 62 pass from Fernando O'Connor (Fernando O'Connor pass to Joshua Orlando for conversion)
4Q: 06:09 BUF - Isaac Glave 36 pass from Drew Scott (Jace Blackwell extra point)
4Q: 01:33 NED - Jonathan Hatcher 10 run (Fred Benson extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 07:53 BUF - Jace Blackwell 48 field goal
1Q: 05:13 NED - Cole Harmatz 16 pass from Fernando O'Connor (Fred Benson extra point)
2Q: 14:16 NED - Fred Benson 34 field goal
2Q: 08:52 BUF - Dan Crimm 5 pass from Drew Scott (Jace Blackwell extra point)
2Q: 03:51 NED - Fred Benson 33 field goal
3Q: 06:02 NED - Fernando O'Connor 8 run (Fred Benson extra point)
3Q: 02:03 BUF - Dan Crimm 4 pass from Drew Scott (Jace Blackwell extra point)
4Q: 13:14 NED - Fred Benson 25 field goal
4Q: 09:55 NED - Scottie Brown 62 pass from Fernando O'Connor (Fernando O'Connor pass to Joshua Orlando for conversion)
4Q: 06:09 BUF - Isaac Glave 36 pass from Drew Scott (Jace Blackwell extra point)
4Q: 01:33 NED - Jonathan Hatcher 10 run (Fred Benson extra point)

Team Statistics NED BUF
Record 8-8 11-5
First Downs 27 22
- by Rushing 14 3
- by Passing 12 16
- by Penalty 1 3
Total Net Yards 487 387
- Offensive Plays 66 67
- Yards per Play 7.38 5.78
Net Rushing Yards 175 93
- Rushing Attempts 28 20
- Yards per Rush 6.25 4.65
Net Passing Yards 312 294
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 37 - 22 - 0 43 - 24 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 317 328
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/5 4/34
- Yards per Pass Play 8.21 6.26
Fumbles/Lost 2/0 2/0
3rd Down Conversions 9/15 3/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 8.5 10.0
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/2
Penalties/Yards 10/70 7/45
Punt Returns/Yards 2/19 1/4
Kick Returns/Yards 3/86 4/83
Interception Ret./Yards 1/0 0/0
2pt Conversions 1/1 0/0
Red Zone Visits 6 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 3/3 2/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 35 OWN 26
Time of Possession 32:01 27:59

Team Statistics	NED	BUF
Record	8-8	11-5
First Downs	27	22
- by Rushing	14	3
- by Passing	12	16
- by Penalty	1	3
Total Net Yards	487	387
- Offensive Plays	66	67
- Yards per Play	7.38	5.78
Net Rushing Yards	175	93
- Rushing Attempts	28	20
- Yards per Rush	6.25	4.65
Net Passing Yards	312	294
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	37 - 22 - 0	43 - 24 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	317	328
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/5	4/34
- Yards per Pass Play	8.21	6.26
Fumbles/Lost	2/0	2/0
3rd Down Conversions	9/15	3/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	8.5	10.0
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/2
Penalties/Yards	10/70	7/45
Punt Returns/Yards	2/19	1/4
Kick Returns/Yards	3/86	4/83
Interception Ret./Yards	1/0	0/0
2pt Conversions	1/1	0/0
Red Zone Visits	6	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	3/3	2/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 35	OWN 26
Time of Possession	32:01	27:59

Drive Charts

New England Patriots
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	5:16	OWN 25	10	45	Missed FG
1	7:45	2:40	OWN 40	5	60	Touchdown
1	3:09	3:58	OWN 29	8	54	Field Goal
2	8:44	1:40	OWN 28	3	9	Punt
2	6:09	2:23	OWN 39	6	45	Field Goal
2	0:38	0:38	OWN 34	5	28	Half
3	12:32	6:40	OWN 27	10	73	Touchdown
3	1:57	3:48	OWN 25	9	67	Field Goal
4	10:38	1:00	OWN 36	3	64	Touchdown
4	5:58	3:18	OWN 25	4	18	Punt
4	1:51	0:26	OPP 14	3	14	Touchdown

Buffalo Bills
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	9:44	1:59	OWN 37	5	32	Field Goal
1	5:05	1:56	OWN 25	3	8	Punt
2	14:11	5:27	OWN 25	12	75	Touchdown
2	7:04	0:55	OWN 25	3	0	Punt
2	3:46	3:08	OWN 22	8	51	Missed FG
3	15:00	2:28	OWN 22	4	18	Punt
3	5:52	3:55	OWN 36	7	64	Touchdown
4	13:09	2:31	OWN 25	8	46	Missed FG
4	9:38	3:40	OWN 25	6	75	Touchdown
4	2:40	0:49	OWN 18	4	-4	Downs
4	1:25	1:25	OWN 26	8	37	Interception

Game MVP: Otis Poock, New England Patriots

Rushing Statistics

New England	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB Jonathan Hatcher	21	117	5.57	20	5	1
QB Fernando O'Connor	6	51	8.50	12	1	1
WR Cole Harmatz	1	7	7.00	7	0	0

Buffalo	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB Van Kennedy	14	59	4.21	12	1	0
RB Howie Sutter	6	34	5.67	18	1	0

Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Fernando O'Connor	37	22	317	1/5	2	62	0	105.3

Buffalo	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Drew Scott	43	24	328	4/34	3	49	1	93.9

Receiving Statistics

New England	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Cole Harmatz	6	10	114	19.00	47	40	1
WR Joshua Orlando	5	9	55	11.00	21	26	0
TE Terrence Hooper	5	7	44	8.80	18	26	0
TE Scottie Brown	2	2	71	35.50	54	62	1
TE Xavier Ramsey	2	2	9	4.50	0	6	0
WR Eduardo Packer	1	2	14	14.00	4	14	0
FB Shannon West	1	4	10	10.00	5	10	0
RB Jonathan Hatcher	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Buffalo	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
TE Ian Heath	8	10	70	8.75	22	19	0
WR Dan Crimm	5	11	45	9.00	20	22	2
TE Isaac Glave	3	6	55	18.33	3	36	1
WR Juan Hunter	3	6	93	31.00	61	49	0
WR Riddick Rendon	2	7	28	14.00	4	17	0
TE Steven Leake	2	2	14	7.00	0	9	0
RB Howie Sutter	1	1	23	23.00	16	23	0

Interception Statistics

New England	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Clarence Holmes	1	0	0.00	0

Buffalo	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

New England	Fumb	Recov	Force
QB Fernando O'Connor	2	0	0
RB Samuel Dillon	0	1	0
TE Terrence Hooper	0	1	0
CB Micah Scott	0	0	1
DE Dale Mathis	0	0	1

Buffalo	Fumb	Recov	Force
WR Riddick Rendon	1	0	0
RB Van Kennedy	1	0	0
T Vinny Anania	0	1	0
WR Dan Crimm	0	1	0
CB Jacob Webster	0	0	1
DE Sawyer Knight	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

New England	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Alexis Bode	2	81	40.5	38.5	43	1

Buffalo	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Robert Atteberry	3	126	42.0	35.7	45	1

Kicking Statistics

New England	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Fred Benson	3/4	0/1	0/0	34	3/3

Buffalo	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Jace Blackwell	1/3	1/3	0/0	48	3/3

Punt Return Statistics

New England	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Cole Harmatz	2	19	9.5	0

Buffalo	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Dan Crimm	1	4	4.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

New England	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Cole Harmatz	2	67	33.5	0
Eduardo Packer	1	19	19.0	0

Buffalo	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Jordan Kassell	4	83	20.8	0

Defensive Statistics

New England	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
CB Leo Booker	7	3	0.0	20	47
S Clarence Holmes	7	0	0.0	18	38
DE Dale Mathis	5	1	0.0	18	34
DE Otis Poock	3	1	3.5	19	47
CB Micah Scott	3	2	0.0	16	34
CB Tristan Terrell	3	1	0.0	20	47
OLB Alex Sham	3	0	0.0	4	12
DT Gary Paulsen	2	2	0.0	16	36
OLB Steven Burke	2	1	0.0	16	44
DT Kendrick Kalu	2	0	0.0	9	9
S Louie Seim	2	0	0.0	4	23
CB Rico Coleman	2	0	0.0	17	34
DE Timothy Tatum	1	0	0.5	16	30
DE Connor LeBoeuf	1	1	0.0	13	38
DE Cesar Harden	1	0	0.0	7	27
ILB Trent Ramirez	1	0	0.0	4	3
S Terrell Foster	0	1	0.0	3	14

Buffalo	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Jordan Kassell	6	2	0.0	28	38
OLB Bucky Lewis	5	2	0.0	28	38
CB Jared Quiroz	5	2	0.0	19	23
S Ike Billingsley	4	1	0.0	28	38
OLB Marty Inmon	4	1	0.0	27	36
CB Robert Zigler	3	4	0.0	28	37
DT Broderick Dawson	3	2	0.0	14	20
OLB Julian Lindsay	3	2	0.0	14	25
DE Sawyer Knight	2	1	0.5	13	11
OLB Rod Roberts	2	4	0.0	9	16
S Sawyer Bluske	2	1	0.0	13	11
CB Julio Dillon	2	0	0.0	11	21
DE Ronald Small	2	0	0.0	9	23
DE Amos Forbes	1	1	0.5	22	26
QB Drew Scott	1	0	---	---	---
CB Jacob Webster	1	0	0.0	17	17
DT Eric Colleran	1	0	0.0	14	18
DE Elias Mitchell	1	0	0.0	12	16

Pass Rush Statistics

New England	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Otis Poock	3.5	3	3	47
DE Timothy Tatum	0.5	2	0	30
DE Connor LeBoeuf	0.0	2	2	38
DE Cesar Harden	0.0	1	0	27

Buffalo	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
DE Sawyer Knight	0.5	1	0	11
DE Amos Forbes	0.5	0	0	26
DT Broderick Dawson	0.0	1	0	20
DE Elias Mitchell	0.0	1	0	16
DT Eric Colleran	0.0	0	2	18
OLB Marty Inmon	0.0	0	2	36

Pass Defense Statistics

New England	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Leo Booker	6	4	0	47
S Clarence Holmes	5	0	1	38
DE Dale Mathis	4	0	0	34
CB Micah Scott	3	0	0	34
CB Tristan Terrell	2	0	0	47
OLB Alex Sham	2	0	0	12
CB Rico Coleman	1	1	0	34
S Louie Seim	1	0	0	23

Buffalo	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
S Ike Billingsley	3	1	38
S Jordan Kassell	3	0	38
CB Robert Zigler	3	0	37
OLB Julian Lindsay	3	0	25
OLB Bucky Lewis	2	1	38
CB Julio Dillon	2	0	21
S Sawyer Bluske	2	0	11
DT Broderick Dawson	1	0	20
DE Sawyer Knight	1	0	11
OLB Marty Inmon	1	0	36
DE Ronald Small	1	0	23
CB Jacob Webster	0	1	17

Blocking Statistics

New England	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
G Damon Kramer	5	6	28	0	38
T Peyton McGee	2	5	28	0	38
G Stanley Wallace	2	4	28	1	38
G J.R. Kamin	2	4	28	0	38
T Donnell Jacques	1	2	28	0	38
TE Xavier Ramsey	1	1	3	0	8

Buffalo	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
T Drew Cassidy	2	3	20	1	47
C Joseph Denny	1	8	20	1	47
T Vinny Anania	1	4	20	1	47
G Kirk Coles	1	3	20	0	47
G Collin Boyer	1	2	20	1	47

Special Teams Tackles

New England	Tackles	STPlays
Eduardo Packer	2	15
Leo Booker	2	14
Louie Seim	1	19

Buffalo	Tackles	STPlays
Jacob Webster	2	22
Gerald Van Pelt	1	17
Quinn Schwartz	1	15
Robert Zigler	1	14

Participation

New England	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
CB Leo Booker	---	---	20	47	14	81
G Damon Kramer	28	38	---	---	6	72
G Stanley Wallace	28	38	---	---	6	72
T Peyton McGee	28	38	---	---	6	72
T Donnell Jacques	28	38	---	---	6	72
CB Micah Scott	---	---	16	34	21	71
CB Tristan Terrell	---	---	20	47	3	70
WR Cole Harmatz	28	34	---	---	8	70
DE Otis Poock	---	---	19	47	3	69
RB Jonathan Hatcher	26	25	---	---	17	68
G J.R. Kamin	28	38	---	---	---	66
QB Fernando O'Connor	28	38	---	---	---	66
WR Eduardo Packer	24	24	---	---	15	63
OLB Steven Burke	---	---	16	44	3	63
TE Terrence Hooper	25	35	---	---	---	60
DE Connor LeBoeuf	---	---	13	38	6	57
S Clarence Holmes	---	---	18	38	1	57
DE Dale Mathis	---	---	18	34	2	54
CB Rico Coleman	---	---	17	34	2	53
DT Gary Paulsen	---	---	16	36	---	52
DE Timothy Tatum	---	---	16	30	3	49
S Louie Seim	---	---	4	23	19	46
DE Cesar Harden	---	---	7	27	6	40
FB Shannon West	3	12	---	---	22	37
WR Joshua Orlando	16	20	---	---	---	36
TE Scottie Brown	11	17	---	---	---	28
WR Santiago Boyd	3	2	---	---	20	25
RB Earnest Hancock	0	0	---	---	22	22
OLB Alex Sham	---	---	4	12	5	21
OLB Ezekiel Duhart	---	---	0	0	18	18
DT Kendrick Kalu	---	---	9	9	---	18
S Terrell Foster	---	---	3	14	1	18
RB Samuel Dillon	1	13	---	---	---	14
WR Theodore Elias	0	0	---	---	13	13
K Fred Benson	0	0	---	---	12	12
TE Xavier Ramsey	3	8	---	---	---	11
ILB Trent Ramirez	---	---	4	3	3	10
P Alexis Bode	0	0	---	---	6	6
C Devon Brentley	0	0	---	---	6	6
QB Clifton Clinton	0	0	---	---	---	0
OLB Andrew Coutant	---	---	0	0	---	0
C Will Burns	0	0	---	---	---	0
DE Sammie Urbanchek	---	---	0	0	---	0
CB Curtis McCarthy	---	---	0	0	---	0
G Butch Bahn	0	0	---	---	---	0
CB Ernie Leake	---	---	0	0	---	0

Buffalo	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
CB Robert Zigler	---	---	28	37	14	79
S Jordan Kassell	---	---	28	38	12	78
OLB Bucky Lewis	---	---	28	38	9	75
WR Dan Crimm	19	45	---	---	10	74
T Vinny Anania	20	47	---	---	6	73
G Kirk Coles	20	47	---	---	6	73
G Collin Boyer	20	47	---	---	6	73
TE Ian Heath	16	41	---	---	16	73
T Drew Cassidy	20	47	---	---	6	73
S Ike Billingsley	---	---	28	38	4	70
OLB Marty Inmon	---	---	27	36	5	68
WR Juan Hunter	18	37	---	---	13	68
QB Drew Scott	20	47	---	---	---	67
C Joseph Denny	20	47	---	---	---	67
CB Jacob Webster	---	---	17	17	22	56
WR Riddick Rendon	18	35	---	---	---	53
DE Amos Forbes	---	---	22	26	3	51
RB Howie Sutter	6	21	---	---	21	48
TE Isaac Glave	5	20	---	---	21	46
CB Jared Quiroz	---	---	19	23	4	46
OLB Julian Lindsay	---	---	14	25	4	43
RB Van Kennedy	14	22	---	---	---	36
DT Broderick Dawson	---	---	14	20	1	35
DT Eric Colleran	---	---	14	18	3	35
DE Ronald Small	---	---	9	23	3	35
CB Julio Dillon	---	---	11	21	---	32
WR Leo Griffith	3	11	---	---	18	32
DE Elias Mitchell	---	---	12	16	4	32
OLB Rod Roberts	---	---	9	16	---	25
DE Sawyer Knight	---	---	13	11	---	24
S Sawyer Bluske	---	---	13	11	---	24
S Quinn Schwartz	---	---	1	2	15	18
ILB Gerald Van Pelt	---	---	0	0	17	17
ILB Emmitt Smith	---	---	1	2	10	13
K Jace Blackwell	0	0	---	---	8	8
C Nolan Peters	0	0	---	---	6	6
P Robert Atteberry	0	0	---	---	6	6
TE Steven Leake	1	2	---	---	---	3
DT Glenn Stephens	---	---	0	0	2	2
RB Troy Cushenbery	0	1	---	---	---	1
WR Weston Connell	0	0	---	---	---	0
C Braden Isaacs	0	0	---	---	---	0
QB Bob Frassrand	0	0	---	---	---	0
Unknown	---	---	0	0	---	0
T Randy Ackerman	0	0	---	---	---	0
DE Bennett Fortner	---	---	0	0	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	6	52	8.7
Middle	12	66	5.5
Right	10	57	5.7
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	7	35	5.0
Middle	10	37	3.7
Right	3	21	7.0
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Fernando O'Connor	37	22	5	1	4	3	4	0	0

Buffalo	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Drew Scott	43	24	5	2	3	5	8	5	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	10	4	36	3.6
Short (0-8 Yds)	19	13	189	9.9
Medium (9-18 Yds)	7	4	52	7.4
Long (19+ Yds)	1	1	40	40.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	1	1	22	22.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	22	15	155	7.0
Medium (9-18 Yds)	9	6	66	7.3
Long (19+ Yds)	11	2	85	7.7

Detailed Receiving Statistics

New England	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Cole Harmatz	10	6	2	114	2	34
WR Joshua Orlando	9	5	1	55	1	20
TE Terrence Hooper	7	5	0	44	1	35
FB Shannon West	4	1	1	10	0	12
TE Scottie Brown	2	2	0	71	1	17
WR Eduardo Packer	2	1	0	14	0	24
TE Xavier Ramsey	2	2	0	9	0	8
RB Jonathan Hatcher	1	0	0	0	0	25

Buffalo	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Dan Crimm	11	5	1	45	1	45
TE Ian Heath	10	8	0	70	0	41
WR Riddick Rendon	7	2	1	28	0	35
TE Isaac Glave	6	3	1	55	1	20
WR Juan Hunter	6	3	0	93	2	37
TE Steven Leake	2	2	0	14	0	2
RB Howie Sutter	1	1	0	23	1	21

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

New England	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Jonathan Hatcher	5	20	4.00	5.57
QB Fernando O'Connor	1	8	8.00	8.50

Buffalo	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Van Kennedy	1	4	4.00	4.21
RB Howie Sutter	1	9	9.00	5.67

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Fernando O'Connor	6	3	31	5.17	8.57

Buffalo	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Drew Scott	5	4	20	4.00	7.63

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

New England	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Cole Harmatz	2	1	16	8.00	11.40
TE Terrence Hooper	2	1	12	6.00	6.29
TE Xavier Ramsey	1	1	3	3.00	4.50
RB Jonathan Hatcher	1	0	0	0.00	0.00

Buffalo	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Dan Crimm	2	2	9	4.50	4.09
TE Ian Heath	1	1	2	2.00	7.00
WR Juan Hunter	1	0	0	0.00	15.50
TE Steven Leake	1	1	9	9.00	7.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

New England	Rushes	Conversions
QB Fernando O'Connor	3	3
RB Jonathan Hatcher	2	1

Buffalo	Rushes	Conversions
RB Howie Sutter	3	2

Third Down Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Comp	Conversions
Fernando O'Connor	10	7	5

Buffalo	Att	Comp	Conversions
Drew Scott	8	4	1

Third Down Receiving Statistics

New England	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Joshua Orlando	4	4	2
WR Cole Harmatz	3	2	2
TE Scottie Brown	1	1	1
WR Eduardo Packer	1	0	0
TE Terrence Hooper	1	0	0

Buffalo	Targ	Catch	Conversions
TE Ian Heath	3	2	0
WR Dan Crimm	2	1	0
WR Riddick Rendon	1	0	0
TE Isaac Glave	1	0	0
WR Juan Hunter	1	1	1

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)