Week 1, 2068

played in New England, MA

67 degrees, fair, 6 mph wind

Buffalo Bills	3	6	0	0	-	9
New England Patriots	0	7	3	3	-	13

Scoring Summary
1Q: 00:46 BUF - Troy Hartman 18 field goal
2Q: 10:04 NED - Edgar Conway 1 run (Miles Cesaire extra point)
2Q: 04:17 BUF - Troy Hartman 28 field goal
2Q: 02:05 BUF - Troy Hartman 49 field goal
3Q: 05:33 NED - Miles Cesaire 39 field goal
4Q: 05:29 NED - Miles Cesaire 33 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 00:46 BUF - Troy Hartman 18 field goal
2Q: 10:04 NED - Edgar Conway 1 run (Miles Cesaire extra point)
2Q: 04:17 BUF - Troy Hartman 28 field goal
2Q: 02:05 BUF - Troy Hartman 49 field goal
3Q: 05:33 NED - Miles Cesaire 39 field goal
4Q: 05:29 NED - Miles Cesaire 33 field goal

Team Statistics BUF NED
Record 0-1 1-0
First Downs 21 15
- by Rushing 5 7
- by Passing 14 7
- by Penalty 2 1
Total Net Yards 376 277
- Offensive Plays 76 59
- Yards per Play 4.95 4.69
Net Rushing Yards 90 119
- Rushing Attempts 24 24
- Yards per Rush 3.75 4.96
Net Passing Yards 286 158
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 51 - 26 - 2 31 - 20 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 292 189
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/6 4/31
- Yards per Pass Play 5.50 4.51
Fumbles/Lost 1/0 2/1
3rd Down Conversions 3/15 4/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.5 9.2
4th Down Conversions 1/2 0/0
Penalties/Yards 5/25 4/25
Punt Returns/Yards 4/30 5/49
Kick Returns/Yards 1/18 1/21
Interception Ret./Yards 1/3 2/57
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 2 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 0/2 1/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 21 OWN 36
Time of Possession 32:46 27:14

Team Statistics	BUF	NED
Record	0-1	1-0
First Downs	21	15
- by Rushing	5	7
- by Passing	14	7
- by Penalty	2	1
Total Net Yards	376	277
- Offensive Plays	76	59
- Yards per Play	4.95	4.69
Net Rushing Yards	90	119
- Rushing Attempts	24	24
- Yards per Rush	3.75	4.96
Net Passing Yards	286	158
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	51 - 26 - 2	31 - 20 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	292	189
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/6	4/31
- Yards per Pass Play	5.50	4.51
Fumbles/Lost	1/0	2/1
3rd Down Conversions	3/15	4/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.5	9.2
4th Down Conversions	1/2	0/0
Penalties/Yards	5/25	4/25
Punt Returns/Yards	4/30	5/49
Kick Returns/Yards	1/18	1/21
Interception Ret./Yards	1/3	2/57
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	2	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	0/2	1/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 21	OWN 36
Time of Possession	32:46	27:14

Drive Charts

Buffalo Bills
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	2:53	OWN 19	6	33	Interception
1	11:55	4:22	OWN 7	9	57	Punt
1	5:38	4:58	OWN 33	10	66	Field Goal
2	13:18	1:18	OWN 18	5	18	Punt
2	9:54	5:45	OWN 25	11	64	Field Goal
2	2:58	1:02	OWN 46	4	22	Field Goal
3	13:39	1:39	OWN 29	3	8	Punt
3	5:26	1:17	OWN 25	3	6	Punt
3	2:52	2:29	OWN 5	5	26	Punt
4	13:58	4:21	OWN 23	8	27	Interception
4	5:24	1:42	OWN 25	3	4	Punt
4	2:23	1:12	OWN 6	9	40	Downs

New England Patriots
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	12:07	0:12	OPP 25	2	18	Fumble
1	7:33	1:55	OWN 20	4	18	Punt
1	0:40	2:22	OWN 25	5	29	Punt
2	12:00	2:06	OWN 33	5	67	Touchdown
2	4:09	1:11	OWN 25	3	-1	Punt
2	1:56	1:56	OWN 25	7	51	Interception
3	15:00	1:21	OWN 32	3	-6	Punt
3	12:00	6:34	OWN 23	13	55	Field Goal
3	4:09	1:17	OWN 44	3	2	Punt
3	0:23	1:25	OWN 22	3	9	Punt
4	9:37	4:13	OPP 40	6	24	Field Goal
4	3:42	1:19	OWN 33	3	1	Punt
4	1:11	1:11	OPP 46	2	0	Game

Game MVP: Edgar Conway, New England Patriots

Rushing Statistics

Buffalo	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB Adrian McCormick	19	72	3.79	18	2	0
RB Adam Glenn	5	18	3.60	11	1	0

New England	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB Edgar Conway	22	117	5.32	15	4	1
QB Asher Gainey	2	2	1.00	3	0	0

Passing Statistics

Buffalo	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Frankie Gradkowski	51	26	292	1/6	0	22	2	52.1

New England	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Asher Gainey	31	20	189	4/31	0	45	1	67.8

Receiving Statistics

Buffalo	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Juan Kelly	7	8	73	10.43	12	22
TE Cary Gayle	5	10	60	12.00	13	20
WR Jeremy Rancilio	5	9	64	12.80	14	22
RB Adrian McCormick	4	5	33	8.25	17	10
WR Brayden Dixon	2	2	26	13.00	6	19
WR Toby Butterworth	1	8	10	10.00	0	10
FB Byron Montgomery	1	3	5	5.00	0	5
TE Quentin Crites	1	3	21	21.00	8	21
RB Adam Glenn	0	3	0	0.00	0	0

New England	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Eddie Bourgeois	5	8	75	15.00	36	45
WR Cory Poplawski	5	7	50	10.00	0	15
WR Roosevelt Burroughs	2	6	12	6.00	3	13
TE Conrad Head	2	2	7	3.50	0	4
TE Deron Olevao	2	3	16	8.00	7	13
RB Darren Freeman	1	1	-3	-3.00	0	-3
RB Edgar Conway	1	2	8	8.00	4	8
WR Johnnie Hayes	1	1	9	9.00	0	9
WR Byron Dawkins	1	1	15	15.00	10	15

Interception Statistics

Buffalo	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Lester Anglewicz	1	3	3.00	0

New England	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
OLB Edwin Maxwell	1	34	34.00	0
CB Stalin Dole	1	23	23.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Buffalo	Fumb	Recov	Force
QB Frankie Gradkowski	1	1	0
S Harvey Harper	0	1	0
DE Heath Lehman	0	0	1
CB Arnold Cook	0	0	1

New England	Fumb	Recov	Force
WR Eddie Bourgeois	1	1	0
QB Asher Gainey	1	0	0
OLB Darien Peterson	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Buffalo	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Dave Basile	6	271	45.2	33.7	58	2

New England	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Burt Lane	7	317	45.3	41.0	60	4

Kicking Statistics

Buffalo	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Troy Hartman	3/3	1/1	0/0	49	0/0

New England	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Miles Cesaire	2/2	0/0	0/0	39	1/1

Punt Return Statistics

Buffalo	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Lester Anglewicz	4	30	7.5	0

New England	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Elias Garrison	5	49	9.8	0

Kick Return Statistics

Buffalo	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

New England	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Devon Griffith	1	18	18.0	0
Darren Freeman	1	21	21.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Buffalo	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Courtney Wilson	8	2	0.0	23	34
OLB Maurice Guy	6	1	0.0	23	30
S Harvey Harper	4	2	0.0	18	24
DT Clyde Bullock	4	1	0.0	19	24
CB Harold Steward	4	1	0.0	23	34
DE Griffin Marin	3	3	0.5	13	24
CB Arnold Cook	3	1	0.0	23	34
S Lester Anglewicz	3	0	0.0	24	31
DE Heath Lehman	2	0	2.0	2	9
DT Nicky Baxter	2	1	1.0	16	30
CB Javier Shuran	2	1	0.0	13	28
S Otis Foster	2	0	0.0	4	6
DE Ketric Shannon	1	1	0.5	21	23
G Deon Duff	1	0	---	---	---
CB Caleb Casas	1	0	0.0	1	1
TE Zachery Freibergs	1	0	---	---	---
S Tre Coles	0	1	0.0	3	12
OLB Damien Tatum	0	1	0.0	10	5
DT Reggie Arton	0	1	0.0	12	15

New England	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Erik Kinney	10	3	0.0	24	52
ILB Damon Henson	7	1	0.0	24	52
OLB Edwin Maxwell	6	1	0.0	24	44
CB Kris Irwin	5	2	0.0	20	38
DT Grant Nikaido	5	0	0.0	17	26
CB Cody Borders	4	1	0.0	22	50
OLB Darien Peterson	3	0	0.5	24	52
CB Tim Dickey	3	0	0.0	5	22
DT Allen Dukes	2	0	0.0	19	35
CB Ashton Mayes	2	0	0.0	23	48
CB Stalin Dole	2	0	0.0	21	37
DT Giovanni Shedleski	1	2	0.0	9	24
RB Edgar Conway	1	0	---	---	---
DE Zane Hunte	1	0	0.0	6	20
DT Gino Seely	0	1	0.5	2	12
DE Shaun Ferguson	0	1	0.0	19	34

Pass Rush Statistics

Buffalo	Sack	Hurry	PPlay
DE Heath Lehman	2.0	0	9
DT Nicky Baxter	1.0	2	30
DE Ketric Shannon	0.5	1	23
DE Griffin Marin	0.5	0	24
DT Clyde Bullock	0.0	2	24

New England	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Gino Seely	0.5	1	0	0	12
OLB Darien Peterson	0.5	0	2	3	52
DE Shaun Ferguson	0.0	1	5	1	34
DT Allen Dukes	0.0	1	0	0	35
DT Giovanni Shedleski	0.0	0	4	0	24
DT Grant Nikaido	0.0	0	3	0	26
DE Zane Hunte	0.0	0	1	1	20

Pass Defense Statistics

Buffalo	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
ILB Courtney Wilson	7	1	0	34
CB Arnold Cook	3	1	0	34
OLB Maurice Guy	3	0	0	30
S Lester Anglewicz	2	0	1	31
DT Clyde Bullock	1	0	0	24
S Otis Foster	1	0	0	6
CB Javier Shuran	1	0	0	28
S Harvey Harper	1	0	0	24
CB Harold Steward	1	0	0	34

New England	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S Erik Kinney	7	1	0	52
ILB Damon Henson	5	0	0	52
CB Cody Borders	3	1	0	50
CB Tim Dickey	3	0	0	22
CB Stalin Dole	2	1	1	37
CB Kris Irwin	2	1	0	38
OLB Edwin Maxwell	2	0	1	44
CB Ashton Mayes	2	0	0	48
DT Giovanni Shedleski	0	1	0	24

Blocking Statistics

Buffalo	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
G Deon Duff	3	11	24	0	52
T Zachary Dorsett	3	6	24	0	52
C Mike Scancella	1	4	24	0	52
FB Byron Montgomery	1	1	4	0	5
G Grady Twyner	0	1	24	1	52
T Irving Lyle	0	1	24	0	52

New England	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
C Seth Durham	5	8	1	24	1	35
T Dalton Adams	3	3	0	7	1	24
G Omar Keyes	1	4	0	24	1	35
G Chris Reeves	1	3	0	24	0	35
G Wally Embree	1	2	1	24	1	35
T Bernie Barlow	0	1	0	17	0	11
TE Deron Olevao	0	1	0	9	0	15

Special Teams Tackles

Buffalo	Tackles	STPlays
Adrian McCormick	2	24
Damien Tatum	2	20
Brayden Dixon	1	18
Cary Gayle	1	17

New England	Tackles	STPlays
Omar Keyes	2	13
Kris Irwin	1	23
Chris Reeves	1	9
Roosevelt Burroughs	1	5

Participation

Buffalo	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
G Deon Duff	24	52	---	---	9	85
G Grady Twyner	24	52	---	---	9	85
T Irving Lyle	24	52	---	---	9	85
T Zachary Dorsett	24	52	---	---	9	85
TE Cary Gayle	19	41	---	---	17	77
C Mike Scancella	24	52	---	---	---	76
WR Toby Butterworth	24	52	---	---	---	76
QB Frankie Gradkowski	24	52	---	---	---	76
WR Juan Kelly	24	49	---	---	---	73
RB Adrian McCormick	19	28	---	---	24	71
ILB Courtney Wilson	---	---	23	34	13	70
CB Harold Steward	---	---	23	34	12	69
S Lester Anglewicz	---	---	24	31	11	66
CB Arnold Cook	---	---	23	34	2	59
OLB Maurice Guy	---	---	23	30	2	55
DT Clyde Bullock	---	---	19	24	10	53
WR Jeremy Rancilio	19	31	---	---	---	50
DT Nicky Baxter	---	---	16	30	2	48
CB Javier Shuran	---	---	13	28	3	44
DE Ketric Shannon	---	---	21	23	---	44
S Harvey Harper	---	---	18	24	1	43
DE Griffin Marin	---	---	13	24	1	38
DT Reggie Arton	---	---	12	15	9	36
WR Brayden Dixon	3	14	---	---	18	35
DE Darius Waller	---	---	12	14	9	35
OLB Damien Tatum	---	---	10	5	20	35
S Tre Coles	---	---	3	12	17	32
RB Adam Glenn	5	20	---	---	4	29
TE Zachery Freibergs	0	3	---	---	24	27
CB Cornelius Greer	---	---	1	4	15	20
TE Quentin Crites	2	10	---	---	4	16
DE Heath Lehman	---	---	2	9	1	12
S Otis Foster	---	---	4	6	---	10
FB Byron Montgomery	4	5	---	---	---	9
C Alex Pulley	0	0	---	---	9	9
P Dave Basile	0	0	---	---	9	9
WR Winfred Brock	1	7	---	---	---	8
K Troy Hartman	0	0	---	---	7	7
T Mark Jenkins	0	0	---	---	4	4
CB Caleb Casas	---	---	1	1	---	2
DT Kai Rayburn	---	---	1	1	---	2
OLB Tommy Schmac	---	---	1	1	---	2
OLB James Brewer	---	---	1	1	---	2
QB Burt Dawkins	0	0	---	---	---	0
C Edgar Nixon	0	0	---	---	---	0
T Johnny Willis	0	0	---	---	---	0

New England	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
OLB Edwin Maxwell	---	---	24	44	22	90
ILB Damon Henson	---	---	24	52	13	89
CB Ashton Mayes	---	---	23	48	12	83
CB Kris Irwin	---	---	20	38	23	81
OLB Darien Peterson	---	---	24	52	4	80
S Erik Kinney	---	---	24	52	3	79
CB Cody Borders	---	---	22	50	4	76
G Omar Keyes	24	35	---	---	13	72
C Seth Durham	24	35	---	---	9	68
G Wally Embree	24	35	---	---	9	68
G Chris Reeves	24	35	---	---	9	68
WR Cory Poplawski	16	27	---	---	23	66
DT Allen Dukes	---	---	19	35	7	61
DE Shaun Ferguson	---	---	19	34	7	60
CB Stalin Dole	---	---	21	37	2	60
QB Asher Gainey	24	35	---	---	---	59
RB Edgar Conway	24	28	---	---	---	52
WR Eddie Bourgeois	20	32	---	---	---	52
WR Roosevelt Burroughs	18	27	---	---	5	50
TE Conrad Head	23	27	---	---	---	50
T Dalton Adams	7	24	---	---	13	44
DT Grant Nikaido	---	---	17	26	1	44
DT Giovanni Shedleski	---	---	9	24	2	35
T Bernie Barlow	17	11	---	---	3	31
DE Zane Hunte	---	---	6	20	2	28
CB Tim Dickey	---	---	5	22	1	28
TE Nolan Sutter	4	3	---	---	19	26
TE Deron Olevao	9	15	---	---	---	24
S Elias Garrison	---	---	3	3	14	20
WR Byron Dawkins	5	11	---	---	3	19
DT Gino Seely	---	---	2	12	2	16
RB Darren Freeman	1	1	---	---	13	15
WR Johnnie Hayes	0	4	---	---	10	14
OLB Duane Jizmejian	---	---	2	10	1	13
C Devon Griffith	0	0	---	---	11	11
DE Vincent Owens	---	---	0	5	6	11
S Fred Anthony	---	---	0	8	1	9
P Burt Lane	0	0	---	---	7	7
K Miles Cesaire	0	0	---	---	6	6
RB Edgar Houston	0	0	---	---	6	6
QB Grady Chapman	0	0	---	---	2	2
OLB Jake Campbell	---	---	0	0	---	0
QB Thomas Dillon	0	0	---	---	---	0
OLB Luther Morales	---	---	0	0	---	0
S Seth Kozlowski	---	---	0	0	---	0
C Tyler Lyle	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	4	16	4.0
Middle	5	24	4.8
Right	15	50	3.3
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	9	42	4.7
Middle	9	40	4.4
Right	5	38	7.6
None	1	-1	-1.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Buffalo	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Frankie Gradkowski	51	26	5	0	0	5	15	5	2

New England	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Asher Gainey	31	20	1	1	2	2	5	0	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	5	2	14	2.8
Short (0-8 Yds)	23	12	89	3.9
Medium (9-18 Yds)	19	10	154	8.1
Long (19+ Yds)	4	2	35	8.8

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	11	8	29	2.6
Short (0-8 Yds)	8	5	35	4.4
Medium (9-18 Yds)	9	7	125	13.9
Long (19+ Yds)	3	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Buffalo	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
TE Cary Gayle	10	5	60	1	41
WR Jeremy Rancilio	9	5	64	2	31
WR Juan Kelly	8	7	73	1	49
WR Toby Butterworth	8	1	10	0	52
RB Adrian McCormick	5	4	33	0	28
FB Byron Montgomery	3	1	5	0	5
TE Quentin Crites	3	1	21	1	10
RB Adam Glenn	3	0	0	0	20
WR Brayden Dixon	2	2	26	0	14

New England	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Eddie Bourgeois	8	5	0	75	1	32
WR Cory Poplawski	7	5	1	50	0	27
WR Roosevelt Burroughs	6	2	0	12	0	27
TE Deron Olevao	3	2	1	16	0	15
RB Edgar Conway	2	1	0	8	0	28
TE Conrad Head	2	2	0	7	0	27
RB Darren Freeman	1	1	0	-3	0	1
WR Johnnie Hayes	1	1	0	9	0	4
WR Byron Dawkins	1	1	0	15	0	11

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Buffalo	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Adam Glenn	4	7	1.75	3.60
RB Adrian McCormick	2	1	0.50	3.79

New England	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Edgar Conway	4	10	2.50	5.32

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Buffalo	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Frankie Gradkowski	3	1	7	2.33	5.73

New England	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Buffalo	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Brayden Dixon	1	1	7	7.00	13.00
TE Cary Gayle	1	0	0	0.00	6.00
WR Jeremy Rancilio	1	0	0	0.00	7.11

New England	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Buffalo	Rushes	Conversions
RB Adam Glenn	3	1

New England	Rushes	Conversions
RB Edgar Conway	3	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Buffalo	Att	Comp	Conversions
Frankie Gradkowski	12	6	2

New England	Att	Comp	Conversions
Asher Gainey	10	7	3

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Buffalo	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Juan Kelly	3	2	1
WR Toby Butterworth	3	0	0
WR Jeremy Rancilio	3	3	1
RB Adam Glenn	2	0	0
WR Brayden Dixon	1	1	0

New England	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Cory Poplawski	3	3	1
WR Roosevelt Burroughs	2	1	1
WR Eddie Bourgeois	2	1	0
TE Deron Olevao	2	1	1
TE Conrad Head	1	1	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)