Week 1, 2056

played in New England, MA

68 degrees, rain, 11 mph wind

Buffalo Bills	3	7	3	3	-	16
New England Patriots	14	7	3	0	-	24

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:36 BUF - Reginald Rodreick 46 field goal
1Q: 06:02 NED - Cris Mueller 19 fumble return (Ricardo Culbertson extra point)
1Q: 00:38 NED - Aiden Jenkins 2 run (Ricardo Culbertson extra point)
2Q: 10:39 BUF - Dustin Shaw 12 pass from Sherman Cranford (Reginald Rodreick extra point)
2Q: 02:51 NED - Ashton Arias 9 pass from Giovanni Mayes (Ricardo Culbertson extra point)
3Q: 10:19 BUF - Reginald Rodreick 42 field goal
3Q: 03:58 NED - Ricardo Culbertson 27 field goal
4Q: 01:02 BUF - Reginald Rodreick 56 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:36 BUF - Reginald Rodreick 46 field goal
1Q: 06:02 NED - Cris Mueller 19 fumble return (Ricardo Culbertson extra point)
1Q: 00:38 NED - Aiden Jenkins 2 run (Ricardo Culbertson extra point)
2Q: 10:39 BUF - Dustin Shaw 12 pass from Sherman Cranford (Reginald Rodreick extra point)
2Q: 02:51 NED - Ashton Arias 9 pass from Giovanni Mayes (Ricardo Culbertson extra point)
3Q: 10:19 BUF - Reginald Rodreick 42 field goal
3Q: 03:58 NED - Ricardo Culbertson 27 field goal
4Q: 01:02 BUF - Reginald Rodreick 56 field goal

Team Statistics BUF NED
Record 0-1 1-0
First Downs 18 22
- by Rushing 5 11
- by Passing 13 11
- by Penalty 0 0
Total Net Yards 336 314
- Offensive Plays 62 63
- Yards per Play 5.42 4.98
Net Rushing Yards 102 155
- Rushing Attempts 20 35
- Yards per Rush 5.10 4.43
Net Passing Yards 234 159
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 40 - 20 - 0 24 - 19 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 248 175
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2/14 4/16
- Yards per Pass Play 5.57 5.68
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 1/0
3rd Down Conversions 2/12 4/11
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 8.7 6.1
4th Down Conversions 0/1 0/0
Penalties/Yards 9/67 5/25
Punt Returns/Yards 4/52 1/7
Kick Returns/Yards 4/94 1/24
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 1 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/0 2/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 33 OWN 21
Time of Possession 26:12 33:48

Team Statistics	BUF	NED
Record	0-1	1-0
First Downs	18	22
- by Rushing	5	11
- by Passing	13	11
- by Penalty	0	0
Total Net Yards	336	314
- Offensive Plays	62	63
- Yards per Play	5.42	4.98
Net Rushing Yards	102	155
- Rushing Attempts	20	35
- Yards per Rush	5.10	4.43
Net Passing Yards	234	159
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	40 - 20 - 0	24 - 19 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	248	175
- Sacks/Yards Lost	2/14	4/16
- Yards per Pass Play	5.57	5.68
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	1/0
3rd Down Conversions	2/12	4/11
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	8.7	6.1
4th Down Conversions	0/1	0/0
Penalties/Yards	9/67	5/25
Punt Returns/Yards	4/52	1/7
Kick Returns/Yards	4/94	1/24
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	1	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/0	2/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 33	OWN 21
Time of Possession	26:12	33:48

Drive Charts

Buffalo Bills
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	12:50	3:20	OWN 32	8	39	Field Goal
1	5:56	0:55	OWN 26	3	0	Punt
1	0:29	5:00	OWN 11	8	89	Touchdown
2	8:50	1:18	OWN 47	3	5	Punt
2	2:42	1:39	OWN 32	5	20	Punt
3	15:00	4:49	OWN 25	9	50	Field Goal
3	3:51	4:04	OWN 25	10	27	Punt
4	12:46	1:32	OWN 47	3	0	Punt
4	9:38	1:00	OPP 46	3	5	Punt
4	6:18	2:53	OWN 49	6	20	Downs
4	2:11	1:16	OWN 25	5	36	Field Goal

New England Patriots
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	2:10	OWN 25	4	3	Punt
1	9:30	3:34	OWN 25	9	75	Touchdown
1	5:01	4:32	OWN 23	9	77	Touchdown
2	10:29	1:39	OWN 25	3	-1	Punt
2	7:32	4:50	OWN 3	11	97	Touchdown
2	1:03	1:03	OWN 13	2	12	Half
3	10:11	6:20	OWN 37	11	53	Field Goal
4	14:47	2:01	OWN 9	3	8	Punt
4	11:14	1:36	OWN 3	3	-2	Punt
4	8:38	2:20	OWN 8	3	7	Punt
4	3:25	1:14	OWN 31	3	4	Punt
4	0:55	0:55	OPP 45	2	-3	Game

Game MVP: Giovanni Mayes, New England Patriots

Rushing Statistics

Buffalo	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
RB Dustin Shaw	11	60	5.45	14	2
QB Sherman Cranford	7	32	4.57	11	1
RB Darnell White	2	10	5.00	5	0

New England	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB Aiden Jenkins	28	126	4.50	14	1	1
QB Giovanni Mayes	5	7	1.40	10	1	0
WR Levon Russell	2	22	11.00	16	1	0

Passing Statistics

Buffalo	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Sherman Cranford	40	20	248	2/14	1	34	0	77.9

New England	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Giovanni Mayes	24	19	175	4/16	1	27	0	110.9

Receiving Statistics

Buffalo	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Chuck O'Sullivan	6	12	66	11.00	11	19	0
TE Devonte Ferguson	5	12	61	12.20	12	17	0
RB Dustin Shaw	3	7	31	10.33	0	12	1
TE Nathaniel King	2	2	26	13.00	6	15	0
RB Darnell White	2	3	40	20.00	35	34	0
WR Darryl Hansen	1	2	11	11.00	0	11	0
WR Mackenzie Benton	1	1	13	13.00	7	13	0
TE Josh Davis	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

New England	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
TE Arnold Alexander	6	7	54	9.00	11	20	0
FB Francisco Cavka	3	3	6	2.00	4	8	0
RB Aiden Jenkins	3	4	33	11.00	24	27	0
WR Ashton Arias	2	4	13	6.50	10	9	1
WR Dwight Kantowski	2	3	31	15.50	9	17	0
WR Cris Mueller	1	1	4	4.00	0	4	0
TE David Greene	1	1	26	26.00	9	26	0
WR Levon Russell	1	1	8	8.00	3	8	0

Interception Statistics

Buffalo	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

New England	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Buffalo	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
S Walt McGregor	0	0	1	0

New England	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
WR Cris Mueller	1	1	0	1

Punting Statistics

Buffalo	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Harvey Hayes	6	260	43.3	42.2	58	6

New England	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Jerry Bullock	6	278	46.3	37.7	52	1

Kicking Statistics

Buffalo	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Reginald Rodreick	3/3	3/3	1/1	56	1/1

New England	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Ricardo Culbertson	1/1	0/0	0/0	27	3/3

Punt Return Statistics

Buffalo	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Dillon Whiting	4	52	13.0	0

New England	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Frederick Heybach	1	7	7.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Buffalo	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Gregory Bombard	3	73	24.3	0
Dylan Strickland	1	21	21.0	0

New England	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Levon Russell	1	24	24.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Buffalo	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
CB Dylan Strickland	7	4	0.0	34	28
OLB Angel Gaines	7	1	0.0	32	28
ILB Clyde Rivera	6	3	1.0	21	20
DT Jace Wicher	5	0	0.5	20	21
CB Mario Schuler	5	0	0.0	32	28
S Walt McGregor	4	1	0.0	26	22
OLB Juan Elling	3	1	0.0	12	6
DE Bobby Suggs	3	0	0.0	26	21
S Lawrence Blackburn	3	0	0.0	12	8
OLB Rick Irvin	2	6	0.5	21	17
CB Cary Vega	2	0	1.0	30	26
DE Kent Baker	2	0	0.0	18	17
OLB Heath Gerhardt	1	0	1.0	16	11
CB Dominique McGregor	1	1	0.0	26	22
DT Dave Cryer	1	0	0.0	16	7
DE Scott Harvey	1	0	0.0	18	12
CB Duane Brewer	1	0	0.0	5	2
ILB Hugh Richardson	0	2	0.0	12	6

New England	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
CB Bryan Goloboy	8	2	0.0	20	42
ILB Zach Fisk	6	2	0.0	20	42
S Giovanni Palepoi	5	3	0.0	20	42
DE Ronnie Meier	4	0	2.0	20	42
DT Gary Williams	4	0	0.0	14	34
ILB Nathan Dusek	3	1	0.0	18	34
S Mitch Barton	3	0	0.0	4	8
CB Cesar Henry	2	2	0.0	14	30
CB Antonio Conaway	2	0	0.0	14	35
DT Craig Doyle	1	1	0.0	16	35
CB Anthony Wayne	1	0	0.0	10	14
DT Shaun Kalter	1	0	0.0	10	15
CB Johnny Becnel	1	0	0.0	1	5
S Levi Hopper	0	1	0.0	17	23

Pass Rush Statistics

Buffalo	Sack	Hurry	PPlay
ILB Clyde Rivera	1.0	0	20
CB Cary Vega	1.0	0	26
OLB Heath Gerhardt	1.0	0	11
DT Jace Wicher	0.5	0	21
OLB Rick Irvin	0.5	0	17
DE Sam Richard	0.0	1	6

New England	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Ronnie Meier	2.0	0	0	0	42
DE Gus Richard	0.0	1	2	0	36
DT Gary Williams	0.0	0	2	1	34

Pass Defense Statistics

Buffalo	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
ILB Clyde Rivera	4	0	20
OLB Angel Gaines	4	0	28
CB Dylan Strickland	4	0	28
S Lawrence Blackburn	2	0	8
CB Mario Schuler	2	0	28
CB Dominique McGregor	1	1	22
S Walt McGregor	1	0	22
OLB Rick Irvin	1	0	17
CB Cary Vega	0	1	26

New England	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Bryan Goloboy	7	0	42
ILB Zach Fisk	3	2	42
ILB Nathan Dusek	3	1	34
S Giovanni Palepoi	3	0	42
CB Cesar Henry	2	1	30
CB Anthony Wayne	1	1	14
S Mitch Barton	1	0	8
CB Antonio Conaway	0	2	35
S Gregory Hill	0	1	19
DE Gus Richard	0	1	36
S Levi Hopper	0	1	23

Blocking Statistics

Buffalo	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
G Jeremiah Ewbank	2	4	0	20	0	42
T Wally Abrams	2	2	1	20	0	42
C Chris Blair	2	2	0	20	1	42
G Randall Maiher	1	2	0	20	1	42
G Dominic Beaver	1	2	0	20	0	42
TE Devonte Ferguson	0	1	0	17	0	34

New England	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
G Bryson Rutulante	6	9	1	35	0	28
C Ellis Gaines	4	5	0	35	2	28
T Ross Tyler	2	8	0	35	0	28
C Brandon Maloney	2	6	0	35	0	28
T Heath Asperilla	2	4	0	35	2	28

Special Teams Tackles

Buffalo	Tackles	STPlays
Josh Davis	1	25
Chuck O'Sullivan	1	11

New England	Tackles	STPlays
Arnold Alexander	2	23
Joseph Mounts	2	22
Shaun Kalter	1	19
Anthony Wayne	1	16
Levi Hopper	1	16
Jeremy Neal	1	9

Participation

Buffalo	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
OLB Angel Gaines	---	---	32	28	23	83
CB Dylan Strickland	---	---	34	28	17	79
WR Chuck O'Sullivan	20	42	---	---	11	73
C Chris Blair	20	42	---	---	9	71
G Dominic Beaver	20	42	---	---	9	71
CB Cary Vega	---	---	30	26	8	64
QB Sherman Cranford	20	42	---	---	---	62
G Jeremiah Ewbank	20	42	---	---	---	62
TE Devonte Ferguson	17	34	---	---	11	62
G Randall Maiher	20	42	---	---	---	62
T Wally Abrams	20	42	---	---	---	62
CB Mario Schuler	---	---	32	28	1	61
WR Darryl Hansen	16	36	---	---	---	52
OLB Heath Gerhardt	---	---	16	11	23	50
CB Dominique McGregor	---	---	26	22	1	49
S Walt McGregor	---	---	26	22	1	49
DE Bobby Suggs	---	---	26	21	1	48
WR Mackenzie Benton	10	32	---	---	6	48
RB Dustin Shaw	18	25	---	---	---	43
ILB Clyde Rivera	---	---	21	20	1	42
DT Jace Wicher	---	---	20	21	1	42
OLB Rick Irvin	---	---	21	17	---	38
DE Kent Baker	---	---	18	17	1	36
DE Scott Harvey	---	---	18	12	---	30
DT Dave Cryer	---	---	16	7	6	29
WR Gregory Bombard	3	7	---	---	17	27
TE Josh Davis	0	1	---	---	25	26
FB Corwin Garner	2	2	---	---	19	23
CB Duane Brewer	---	---	5	2	15	22
DE Sam Richard	---	---	8	6	6	20
S Lawrence Blackburn	---	---	12	8	---	20
RB Antoine Taylor	0	0	---	---	19	19
OLB Juan Elling	---	---	12	6	---	18
WR Raul Arora	8	10	---	---	---	18
ILB Hugh Richardson	---	---	12	6	---	18
RB Darnell White	2	15	---	---	---	17
CB Dillon Whiting	---	---	0	0	11	11
TE Nathaniel King	4	6	---	---	---	10
T Luis Mitchell	0	0	---	---	9	9
C Donte Throckmorton	0	0	---	---	9	9
T Weston Alexander	0	0	---	---	9	9
P Harvey Hayes	0	0	---	---	9	9
K Reginald Rodreick	0	0	---	---	8	8
QB Mitch Wagner	0	0	---	---	---	0
DT Damien Cano	---	---	0	0	---	0
Unknown	0	0	---	---	---	0

New England	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
TE Arnold Alexander	33	21	---	---	23	77
T Heath Asperilla	35	28	---	---	7	70
DE Ronnie Meier	---	---	20	42	7	69
ILB Nathan Dusek	---	---	18	34	16	68
WR Ashton Arias	34	27	---	---	5	66
ILB Zach Fisk	---	---	20	42	3	65
CB Bryan Goloboy	---	---	20	42	3	65
S Giovanni Palepoi	---	---	20	42	3	65
G Bryson Rutulante	35	28	---	---	---	63
T Ross Tyler	35	28	---	---	---	63
QB Giovanni Mayes	35	28	---	---	---	63
C Brandon Maloney	35	28	---	---	---	63
C Ellis Gaines	35	28	---	---	---	63
RB Aiden Jenkins	32	26	---	---	5	63
DE Gus Richard	---	---	15	36	9	60
WR Dwight Kantowski	33	23	---	---	---	56
S Levi Hopper	---	---	17	23	16	56
DT Craig Doyle	---	---	16	35	3	54
CB Antonio Conaway	---	---	14	35	3	52
DT Gary Williams	---	---	14	34	1	49
CB Cesar Henry	---	---	14	30	3	47
DT Shaun Kalter	---	---	10	15	19	44
CB Anthony Wayne	---	---	10	14	16	40
WR Cris Mueller	23	16	---	---	---	39
FB Francisco Cavka	8	8	---	---	17	33
WR Levon Russell	6	5	---	---	17	28
S Gregory Hill	---	---	2	19	3	24
RB Frederick Heybach	0	0	---	---	23	23
ILB Joseph Mounts	---	---	0	0	22	22
TE David Greene	3	10	---	---	---	13
S Mitch Barton	---	---	4	8	---	12
WR Brent Nelson	2	0	---	---	10	12
DE Oliver Lincoln	---	---	5	6	---	11
OLB Jeremy Neal	---	---	0	0	9	9
CB Johnny Becnel	---	---	1	5	2	8
G Darryl Stone	0	0	---	---	7	7
G Connor Castillo	0	0	---	---	7	7
C J.R. Clayton	0	0	---	---	7	7
C Damien Hutton	0	0	---	---	7	7
K Ricardo Culbertson	0	0	---	---	6	6
P Jerry Bullock	0	0	---	---	6	6
TE Donny Berry	1	3	---	---	---	4
QB Ben Wilkins	0	0	---	---	1	1
RB Kenneth Buljina	0	1	---	---	---	1
RB Noah Brewer	0	0	---	---	---	0
ILB Shane Schexnayder	---	---	0	0	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	3	32	10.7
Middle	13	48	3.7
Right	4	22	5.5
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	11	51	4.6
Middle	12	58	4.8
Right	10	49	4.9
None	2	-3	-1.5

Detailed Passing Statistics

Buffalo	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Sherman Cranford	40	20	1	0	5	10	4	1	0

New England	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Giovanni Mayes	24	19	3	1	1	2	1	0	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	8	3	44	5.5
Short (0-8 Yds)	15	7	75	5.0
Medium (9-18 Yds)	17	10	129	7.6
Long (19+ Yds)	0	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	9	8	52	5.8
Short (0-8 Yds)	10	7	61	6.1
Medium (9-18 Yds)	5	4	62	12.4
Long (19+ Yds)	0	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Buffalo	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Chuck O'Sullivan	12	6	0	66	0	42
TE Devonte Ferguson	12	5	4	61	0	34
RB Dustin Shaw	7	3	1	31	0	25
RB Darnell White	3	2	0	40	1	15
TE Nathaniel King	2	2	0	26	0	6
WR Darryl Hansen	2	1	0	11	0	36
TE Josh Davis	1	0	0	0	0	1
WR Mackenzie Benton	1	1	0	13	0	32

New England	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
TE Arnold Alexander	7	6	0	54	1	21
WR Ashton Arias	4	2	0	13	0	27
RB Aiden Jenkins	4	3	1	33	1	26
WR Dwight Kantowski	3	2	0	31	0	23
FB Francisco Cavka	3	3	0	6	0	8
WR Cris Mueller	1	1	0	4	0	16
TE David Greene	1	1	0	26	1	10
WR Levon Russell	1	1	0	8	0	5

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Buffalo	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Dustin Shaw	1	3	3.00	5.45

New England	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Aiden Jenkins	3	10	3.33	4.50

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Buffalo	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Sherman Cranford	1	1	12	12.00	6.20

New England	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Giovanni Mayes	5	3	17	3.40	7.29

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Buffalo	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
RB Dustin Shaw	1	1	12	12.00	4.43

New England	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Ashton Arias	2	1	9	4.50	3.25
TE Arnold Alexander	2	1	0	0.00	7.71
RB Aiden Jenkins	1	1	8	8.00	8.25

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Buffalo	Rushes	Conversions

New England	Rushes	Conversions
RB Aiden Jenkins	4	1
QB Giovanni Mayes	1	1
WR Levon Russell	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Buffalo	Att	Comp	Conversions
Sherman Cranford	10	3	2

New England	Att	Comp	Conversions
Giovanni Mayes	3	1	1

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Buffalo	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Chuck O'Sullivan	5	1	0
TE Devonte Ferguson	2	0	0
TE Nathaniel King	1	1	1
RB Darnell White	1	0	0
WR Mackenzie Benton	1	1	1

New England	Targ	Catch	Conversions
FB Francisco Cavka	1	1	1
TE Arnold Alexander	1	0	0
RB Aiden Jenkins	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 70,000 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 14,600 (14,600)
End Zone 10,500 (10,500)
Mezzanine 6,100 (6,100)
Sideline Seats 9,300 (9,300)
Club Seats 19,600 (19,600)
Luxury Boxes 9,900 (9,900)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	70,000 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	14,600 (14,600)
End Zone	10,500 (10,500)
Mezzanine	6,100 (6,100)
Sideline Seats	9,300 (9,300)
Club Seats	19,600 (19,600)
Luxury Boxes	9,900 (9,900)