Week 17, 2066

played in Buffalo, NY

45 degrees, fair, calm

New England Patriots	7	14	7	14	-	42
Buffalo Bills	7	0	3	3	-	13

Scoring Summary
1Q: 06:29 NED - Edgar Conway 50 run (Marquis Cole extra point)
1Q: 00:27 BUF - Toby Butterworth 1 pass from Frankie Gradkowski (Kendall Hankton extra point)
2Q: 10:21 NED - Byron Dawkins 11 pass from Thomas Dillon (Marquis Cole extra point)
2Q: 04:04 NED - Edgar Conway 6 run (Marquis Cole extra point)
3Q: 10:06 NED - Edgar Conway 3 run (Marquis Cole extra point)
3Q: 00:31 BUF - Kendall Hankton 21 field goal
4Q: 13:52 NED - Byron Dawkins 28 pass from Thomas Dillon (Marquis Cole extra point)
4Q: 08:02 BUF - Kendall Hankton 33 field goal
4Q: 04:42 NED - Edgar Conway 11 run (Marquis Cole extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 06:29 NED - Edgar Conway 50 run (Marquis Cole extra point)
1Q: 00:27 BUF - Toby Butterworth 1 pass from Frankie Gradkowski (Kendall Hankton extra point)
2Q: 10:21 NED - Byron Dawkins 11 pass from Thomas Dillon (Marquis Cole extra point)
2Q: 04:04 NED - Edgar Conway 6 run (Marquis Cole extra point)
3Q: 10:06 NED - Edgar Conway 3 run (Marquis Cole extra point)
3Q: 00:31 BUF - Kendall Hankton 21 field goal
4Q: 13:52 NED - Byron Dawkins 28 pass from Thomas Dillon (Marquis Cole extra point)
4Q: 08:02 BUF - Kendall Hankton 33 field goal
4Q: 04:42 NED - Edgar Conway 11 run (Marquis Cole extra point)

Team Statistics NED BUF
Record 8-8 7-9
First Downs 24 27
- by Rushing 10 6
- by Passing 13 20
- by Penalty 1 1
Total Net Yards 438 371
- Offensive Plays 58 71
- Yards per Play 7.55 5.23
Net Rushing Yards 196 110
- Rushing Attempts 31 17
- Yards per Rush 6.32 6.47
Net Passing Yards 242 261
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 26 - 23 - 0 52 - 24 - 3
- Gross Passing Yards 258 269
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/16 2/8
- Yards per Pass Play 8.96 4.83
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 1/1
3rd Down Conversions 5/8 6/11
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 8.9 8.3
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 6/34 9/60
Punt Returns/Yards 1/3 2/48
Kick Returns/Yards 0/0 4/61
Interception Ret./Yards 3/1 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 4 4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 4/0 1/2
Avg. Drive Start OWN 28 OWN 26
Time of Possession 31:17 28:43

Team Statistics	NED	BUF
Record	8-8	7-9
First Downs	24	27
- by Rushing	10	6
- by Passing	13	20
- by Penalty	1	1
Total Net Yards	438	371
- Offensive Plays	58	71
- Yards per Play	7.55	5.23
Net Rushing Yards	196	110
- Rushing Attempts	31	17
- Yards per Rush	6.32	6.47
Net Passing Yards	242	261
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	26 - 23 - 0	52 - 24 - 3
- Gross Passing Yards	258	269
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/16	2/8
- Yards per Pass Play	8.96	4.83
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	1/1
3rd Down Conversions	5/8	6/11
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	8.9	8.3
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	6/34	9/60
Punt Returns/Yards	1/3	2/48
Kick Returns/Yards	0/0	4/61
Interception Ret./Yards	3/1	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	4	4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	4/0	1/2
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 28	OWN 26
Time of Possession	31:17	28:43

Drive Charts

New England Patriots
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	10:08	4:00	OWN 17	7	83	Touchdown
1	0:21	5:10	OWN 25	10	75	Touchdown
2	8:18	4:24	OWN 44	10	56	Touchdown
2	1:41	1:41	OWN 8	5	31	Half
3	15:00	5:05	OWN 25	9	75	Touchdown
3	6:13	1:22	OWN 4	3	2	Punt
3	0:25	0:51	OWN 25	3	1	Punt
4	14:18	0:39	OPP 37	2	37	Touchdown
4	7:57	3:26	OWN 25	5	75	Touchdown
4	3:46	1:46	OWN 29	3	8	Punt
4	1:17	1:17	OWN 46	2	1	Game

Buffalo Bills
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	4:52	OWN 15	8	45	Punt
1	6:08	5:47	OWN 25	13	75	Touchdown
2	10:11	1:53	OWN 25	5	27	Interception
2	3:54	2:13	OWN 25	9	60	Interception
3	9:55	3:42	OWN 27	7	14	Punt
3	4:51	4:26	OWN 36	11	60	Field Goal
4	14:34	0:16	50	2	2	Fumble
4	13:39	5:42	OWN 14	11	70	Field Goal
4	4:31	0:45	OWN 22	3	0	Punt
4	2:00	0:43	OWN 30	2	8	Interception

Game MVP: Thomas Dillon, New England Patriots

Rushing Statistics

New England	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB Edgar Conway	22	186	8.45	53	4	4
RB Darren Freeman	7	3	0.43	7	0	0
QB Thomas Dillon	1	7	7.00	7	0	0
WR Eddie Bourgeois	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Buffalo	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
RB Adrian McCormick	13	73	5.62	22	5
QB Frankie Gradkowski	3	29	9.67	13	1
QB Omar Bollin	1	8	8.00	8	0

Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Thomas Dillon	26	23	258	1/16	2	28	0	133.6

Buffalo	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Frankie Gradkowski	51	24	269	2/8	1	30	2	53.4
Omar Bollin	1	0	0	0/0	0	0	1	0.0

Receiving Statistics

New England	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Roosevelt Burroughs	4	5	24	6.00	4	10	0
WR Byron Dawkins	4	5	57	14.25	9	28	2
WR Eddie Bourgeois	4	4	62	15.50	31	24	0
WR Dave Yocum	3	4	57	19.00	40	27	0
RB Edgar Conway	3	3	4	1.33	3	9	0
RB Darren Freeman	2	2	24	12.00	15	12	0
TE Ben Ward	2	2	19	9.50	0	12	0
TE Brad Gehrls	1	1	11	11.00	6	11	0

Buffalo	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Toby Butterworth	6	12	90	15.00	37	30	1
WR Juan Kelly	5	11	35	7.00	7	18	0
FB Byron Montgomery	5	10	49	9.80	6	14	0
RB Adrian McCormick	3	3	34	11.33	15	12	0
RB Jesse Dillon	2	2	27	13.50	10	14	0
TE Cary Gayle	2	10	15	7.50	1	11	0
WR Jeremy Rancilio	1	1	19	19.00	13	19	0
TE Shaun Galasinski	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
WR Tanner Null	0	2	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

New England	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Kris Irwin	2	1	0.50	0
S Gus Bates	1	0	0.00	0

Buffalo	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

New England	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
DE Vincent Owens	0	1	0	0
S Erik Kinney	0	0	1	0

Buffalo	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
RB Adrian McCormick	1	0	0	0

Punting Statistics

New England	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Burt Lane	3	159	53.0	37.0	64	1

Buffalo	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Drake Ochs	3	130	43.3	42.3	55	2

Kicking Statistics

New England	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Marquis Cole	0/0	0/0	0/0	0	6/6

Buffalo	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Kendall Hankton	2/2	0/0	0/0	33	1/1

Punt Return Statistics

New England	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Aiden Kanu	1	3	3.0	0

Buffalo	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Lester Anglewicz	2	48	24.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

New England	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Buffalo	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Lester Anglewicz	3	43	14.3	0
Leo McIntyre	1	18	18.0	0

Defensive Statistics

New England	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Edwin Maxwell	8	2	0.0	16	47
DT Giovanni Shedleski	6	1	1.0	15	32
CB Sam Upshaw	5	1	0.0	11	33
S Gus Bates	4	2	0.0	15	50
S Erik Kinney	4	1	0.0	16	50
ILB Bucky Blackwell	3	2	0.0	16	46
OLB Duane Jizmejian	3	0	0.0	7	30
OLB Jake Campbell	2	1	1.0	2	6
CB Tracy Bismonte	2	2	0.0	17	50
DE Seth Dietrich	1	1	0.0	6	21
DT Josue McCormick	1	0	0.0	17	52
DE Vincent Owens	1	0	0.0	10	27
DT Allen Dukes	1	0	0.0	2	24
CB Aiden Kanu	1	0	0.0	1	9
CB Kris Irwin	0	1	0.0	17	53

Buffalo	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Tre Coles	8	0	0.0	25	24
S Lester Anglewicz	7	1	0.0	29	26
ILB Caleb Witt	6	1	0.0	14	11
DE Clyde Witt	5	2	0.0	25	23
OLB Nate Morton	4	1	0.0	31	19
OLB Tim Spamer	3	2	1.0	31	25
CB Javier Shuran	3	2	0.0	27	18
ILB Courtney Wilson	3	1	0.0	30	27
DE Marcos Mueller	2	1	0.0	31	23
CB Ron Reynolds	2	0	0.0	8	6
CB Leo McIntyre	2	0	0.0	10	15
WR Juan Kelly	1	0	---	---	---
TE Shaun Galasinski	1	0	---	---	---
G Drew Parker	1	0	---	---	---
DT Jeffery Sheldon	1	0	0.0	11	9
CB Craig Wertz	1	0	0.0	26	17
TE Cary Gayle	1	0	---	---	---
CB Caleb Casas	1	0	0.0	12	15
DT Randy Horton	0	1	0.0	14	14

Pass Rush Statistics

New England	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Giovanni Shedleski	1.0	0	1	0	32
OLB Jake Campbell	1.0	0	0	0	6
DE Seth Dietrich	0.0	2	0	0	21
DE Vincent Owens	0.0	1	4	2	27
DE Zane Hunte	0.0	1	2	1	49
DT Josue McCormick	0.0	0	2	0	52

Buffalo	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Tim Spamer	1.0	0	0	0	25
DE Marcos Mueller	0.0	0	2	0	23

Pass Defense Statistics

New England	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Sam Upshaw	5	1	0	33
OLB Edwin Maxwell	5	0	0	47
S Gus Bates	4	1	1	50
S Erik Kinney	3	0	0	50
CB Tracy Bismonte	2	4	0	50
ILB Bucky Blackwell	2	1	0	46
OLB Duane Jizmejian	2	1	0	30
OLB Jake Campbell	1	0	0	6
DT Allen Dukes	0	1	0	24
CB Kris Irwin	0	0	2	53

Buffalo	Caught	PPlay
S Tre Coles	5	24
S Lester Anglewicz	5	26
CB Craig Wertz	3	17
OLB Nate Morton	3	19
CB Ron Reynolds	2	6
ILB Caleb Witt	2	11
CB Javier Shuran	2	18
CB Leo McIntyre	1	15

Blocking Statistics

New England	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
G Omar Keyes	6	10	1	31	0	27
T Dalton Adams	2	6	0	26	0	27
G Wally Embree	2	4	0	31	0	27
C Seth Durham	1	6	0	31	0	27
T Gerald Beggiani	1	3	0	31	1	27
TE Brad Gehrls	0	1	0	10	0	8

Buffalo	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
G Deon Duff	2	3	17	1	54
G Drew Parker	1	3	17	1	54
FB Byron Montgomery	1	1	6	0	20
G Kurt Thomas	1	1	16	0	50
C Mike Scancella	0	4	17	0	54
G Grady Twyner	0	1	17	0	54

Special Teams Tackles

New England	Tackles	STPlays
Omar Keyes	2	10
Edwin Maxwell	1	19
Pedro Buckley	1	14
Kris Irwin	1	12
Chris Reeves	1	3

Buffalo	Tackles	STPlays
Shaun Galasinski	1	19

Participation

New England	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
CB Kris Irwin	---	---	17	53	12	82
OLB Edwin Maxwell	---	---	16	47	19	82
CB Tracy Bismonte	---	---	17	50	6	73
DT Josue McCormick	---	---	17	52	2	71
G Omar Keyes	31	27	---	---	10	68
S Erik Kinney	---	---	16	50	2	68
S Gus Bates	---	---	15	50	2	67
DE Zane Hunte	---	---	15	49	1	65
ILB Bucky Blackwell	---	---	16	46	---	62
TE Ben Ward	27	22	---	---	12	61
T Gerald Beggiani	31	27	---	---	3	61
G Wally Embree	31	27	---	---	3	61
C Seth Durham	31	27	---	---	---	58
QB Thomas Dillon	31	27	---	---	---	58
RB Edgar Conway	24	19	---	---	14	57
WR Byron Dawkins	20	22	---	---	14	56
T Dalton Adams	26	27	---	---	3	56
DT Giovanni Shedleski	---	---	15	32	---	47
CB Sam Upshaw	---	---	11	33	2	46
DE Vincent Owens	---	---	10	27	5	42
OLB Duane Jizmejian	---	---	7	30	2	39
WR Eddie Bourgeois	18	20	---	---	---	38
WR Roosevelt Burroughs	19	16	---	---	---	35
DT Allen Dukes	---	---	2	24	5	31
WR Dave Yocum	16	14	---	---	---	30
DE Seth Dietrich	---	---	6	21	---	27
TE Conrad Head	5	3	---	---	16	24
TE Brad Gehrls	10	8	---	---	4	22
FB Pedro Buckley	4	2	---	---	14	20
S Elias Garrison	---	---	2	4	14	20
CB Aiden Kanu	---	---	1	9	4	14
CB Tim Dickey	---	---	0	0	13	13
RB Darren Freeman	7	5	---	---	---	12
DE Shaun Ferguson	---	---	0	3	7	10
WR Kerry Lucas	5	4	---	---	---	9
OLB Jake Campbell	---	---	2	6	1	9
K Marquis Cole	0	0	---	---	7	7
T Keith Swank	5	0	---	---	---	5
CB Cody Borders	---	---	1	4	---	5
S R.J. Mattes	---	---	1	4	---	5
C Devon Griffith	0	0	---	---	3	3
P Burt Lane	0	0	---	---	3	3
G Chris Reeves	0	0	---	---	3	3
CB Ashton Mayes	---	---	0	0	3	3
QB Moe Barber	0	0	---	---	---	0
OLB Luther Morales	---	---	0	0	---	0

Buffalo	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
G Deon Duff	17	54	---	---	5	76
G Drew Parker	17	54	---	---	5	76
G Grady Twyner	17	54	---	---	5	76
WR Juan Kelly	17	54	---	---	---	71
C Mike Scancella	17	54	---	---	---	71
QB Frankie Gradkowski	16	53	---	---	2	71
G Kurt Thomas	16	50	---	---	5	71
WR Toby Butterworth	17	53	---	---	---	70
TE Cary Gayle	14	49	---	---	7	70
RB Adrian McCormick	16	36	---	---	16	68
ILB Courtney Wilson	---	---	30	27	10	67
S Lester Anglewicz	---	---	29	26	10	65
S Tre Coles	---	---	25	24	14	63
OLB Tim Spamer	---	---	31	25	---	56
DE Marcos Mueller	---	---	31	23	---	54
OLB Nate Morton	---	---	31	19	---	50
DE Clyde Witt	---	---	25	23	---	48
CB Javier Shuran	---	---	27	18	---	45
CB Craig Wertz	---	---	26	17	---	43
ILB Caleb Witt	---	---	14	11	17	42
WR Jeremy Rancilio	10	27	---	---	---	37
RB Jesse Dillon	1	16	---	---	19	36
WR Tanner Null	3	13	---	---	16	32
CB Leo McIntyre	---	---	10	15	6	31
DT Randy Horton	---	---	14	14	3	31
S Bert Pearson	---	---	6	9	14	29
CB Caleb Casas	---	---	12	15	---	27
FB Byron Montgomery	6	20	---	---	---	26
DT Jeffery Sheldon	---	---	11	9	3	23
TE Shaun Galasinski	0	1	---	---	19	20
CB Ron Reynolds	---	---	8	6	1	15
WR Brayden Dixon	1	1	---	---	11	13
DT Robert Tipermas	---	---	7	4	---	11
DE Amari Herron	---	---	1	7	---	8
K Kendall Hankton	0	0	---	---	6	6
C Alex Pulley	0	0	---	---	5	5
T Abraham Boswell	1	4	---	---	---	5
DE Dusty Blair	---	---	1	0	3	4
T Zachary Dorsett	0	0	---	---	4	4
OLB Stanley Hickl	---	---	1	3	---	4
P Drake Ochs	0	0	---	---	3	3
CB Camden Matsko	---	---	1	2	---	3
QB Omar Bollin	1	1	---	---	---	2
TE Allen Ragonesi	0	0	---	---	---	0
C Earnest Hardy	0	0	---	---	---	0
CB Kurt Osborne	---	---	0	0	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	7	18	2.6
Middle	15	90	6.0
Right	9	88	9.8
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	3	44	14.7
Middle	5	40	8.0
Right	9	26	2.9
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Thomas Dillon	26	23	5	0	1	0	2	0	0

Buffalo	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Frankie Gradkowski	51	24	3	0	3	9	9	3	2
Omar Bollin	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	6	6	64	10.7
Short (0-8 Yds)	10	8	57	5.7
Medium (9-18 Yds)	9	8	109	12.1
Long (19+ Yds)	1	1	28	28.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	1	1	12	12.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	23	14	119	5.2
Medium (9-18 Yds)	24	9	138	5.8
Long (19+ Yds)	4	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

New England	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Roosevelt Burroughs	5	4	1	24	0	16
WR Byron Dawkins	5	4	0	57	1	22
WR Dave Yocum	4	3	0	57	2	14
WR Eddie Bourgeois	4	4	0	62	2	20
RB Edgar Conway	3	3	0	4	0	19
RB Darren Freeman	2	2	0	24	0	5
TE Ben Ward	2	2	0	19	0	22
TE Brad Gehrls	1	1	0	11	0	8

Buffalo	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Toby Butterworth	12	6	1	90	3	53
WR Juan Kelly	11	5	0	35	0	54
FB Byron Montgomery	10	5	0	49	0	20
TE Cary Gayle	10	2	2	15	0	49
RB Adrian McCormick	3	3	0	34	0	36
WR Tanner Null	2	0	0	0	0	13
RB Jesse Dillon	2	2	0	27	0	16
TE Shaun Galasinski	1	0	0	0	0	1
WR Jeremy Rancilio	1	1	0	19	0	27

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

New England	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Edgar Conway	6	22	3.67	8.45
RB Darren Freeman	1	-8	-8.00	0.43

Buffalo	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Adrian McCormick	1	0	0.00	5.62
QB Frankie Gradkowski	1	13	13.00	9.67

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Thomas Dillon	3	3	20	6.67	9.92

Buffalo	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Frankie Gradkowski	10	3	11	1.10	5.27

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

New England	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Roosevelt Burroughs	1	1	10	10.00	4.80
RB Edgar Conway	1	1	-1	-1.00	1.33
WR Byron Dawkins	1	1	11	11.00	11.40

Buffalo	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Cary Gayle	4	0	0	0.00	1.50
WR Juan Kelly	2	1	0	0.00	3.18
WR Toby Butterworth	2	1	1	0.50	7.50
FB Byron Montgomery	2	1	10	5.00	4.90

Third Down Rushing Statistics

New England	Rushes	Conversions
RB Darren Freeman	1	0
RB Edgar Conway	1	1

Buffalo	Rushes	Conversions
QB Frankie Gradkowski	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Comp	Conversions
Thomas Dillon	6	4	4

Buffalo	Att	Comp	Conversions
Frankie Gradkowski	10	5	5

Third Down Receiving Statistics

New England	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Dave Yocum	2	1	1
WR Eddie Bourgeois	2	2	2
TE Brad Gehrls	1	1	1
WR Roosevelt Burroughs	1	0	0

Buffalo	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Juan Kelly	4	3	3
TE Cary Gayle	2	0	0
WR Tanner Null	1	0	0
RB Jesse Dillon	1	1	1
WR Toby Butterworth	1	0	0
WR Jeremy Rancilio	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 99,600 (99,900 capacity)
Upper Deck 25,000 (25,300)
End Zone 18,200 (18,200)
Mezzanine 10,500 (10,500)
Sideline Seats 16,100 (16,100)
Club Seats 19,900 (19,900)
Luxury Boxes 9,900 (9,900)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	99,600 (99,900 capacity)
Upper Deck	25,000 (25,300)
End Zone	18,200 (18,200)
Mezzanine	10,500 (10,500)
Sideline Seats	16,100 (16,100)
Club Seats	19,900 (19,900)
Luxury Boxes	9,900 (9,900)