Week 15, 2070

played in Buffalo, NY

45 degrees, fair, calm

New England Patriots	0	7	3	3	-	13
Buffalo Bills	10	0	7	0	-	17

Scoring Summary
1Q: 06:44 BUF - Troy Hartman 36 field goal
1Q: 00:48 BUF - Cary Gayle 65 pass from Grady Ardizzone (Troy Hartman extra point)
2Q: 01:56 NED - Cory Poplawski 5 pass from Asher Gainey (Miles Cesaire extra point)
3Q: 06:25 NED - Miles Cesaire 18 field goal
3Q: 04:15 BUF - Cary Gayle 19 pass from Grady Ardizzone (Troy Hartman extra point)
4Q: 15:00 NED - Miles Cesaire 50 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 06:44 BUF - Troy Hartman 36 field goal
1Q: 00:48 BUF - Cary Gayle 65 pass from Grady Ardizzone (Troy Hartman extra point)
2Q: 01:56 NED - Cory Poplawski 5 pass from Asher Gainey (Miles Cesaire extra point)
3Q: 06:25 NED - Miles Cesaire 18 field goal
3Q: 04:15 BUF - Cary Gayle 19 pass from Grady Ardizzone (Troy Hartman extra point)
4Q: 15:00 NED - Miles Cesaire 50 field goal

Team Statistics NED BUF
Record 9-5 3-11
First Downs 12 16
- by Rushing 1 6
- by Passing 10 8
- by Penalty 1 2
Total Net Yards 261 324
- Offensive Plays 60 74
- Yards per Play 4.35 4.38
Net Rushing Yards 43 124
- Rushing Attempts 14 41
- Yards per Rush 3.07 3.02
Net Passing Yards 218 200
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 41 - 19 - 1 32 - 17 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 252 208
- Sacks/Yards Lost 5/34 1/8
- Yards per Pass Play 4.74 6.06
Fumbles/Lost 1/1 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 2/14 8/20
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 10.5 6.9
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 10/80 4/39
Punt Returns/Yards 3/56 6/35
Kick Returns/Yards 1/30 0/0
Interception Ret./Yards 1/9 1/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 2 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/1 1/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 30 OWN 29
Time of Possession 23:27 36:33

Team Statistics	NED	BUF
Record	9-5	3-11
First Downs	12	16
- by Rushing	1	6
- by Passing	10	8
- by Penalty	1	2
Total Net Yards	261	324
- Offensive Plays	60	74
- Yards per Play	4.35	4.38
Net Rushing Yards	43	124
- Rushing Attempts	14	41
- Yards per Rush	3.07	3.02
Net Passing Yards	218	200
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	41 - 19 - 1	32 - 17 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	252	208
- Sacks/Yards Lost	5/34	1/8
- Yards per Pass Play	4.74	6.06
Fumbles/Lost	1/1	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	2/14	8/20
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	10.5	6.9
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	10/80	4/39
Punt Returns/Yards	3/56	6/35
Kick Returns/Yards	1/30	0/0
Interception Ret./Yards	1/9	1/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	2	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/1	1/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 30	OWN 29
Time of Possession	23:27	36:33

Drive Charts

New England Patriots
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	6:37	1:38	OWN 25	4	26	Punt
1	0:34	2:10	OWN 41	3	-2	Punt
2	12:01	1:07	OWN 37	3	-5	Punt
2	6:36	1:11	OWN 27	5	10	Punt
2	4:40	0:43	OWN 49	3	-4	Punt
2	2:53	1:04	OPP 45	4	45	Touchdown
3	15:00	4:16	OWN 25	9	50	Missed FG
3	9:18	3:00	OWN 42	8	57	Field Goal
3	4:49	0:08	OWN 13	1	0	Interception
3	4:06	1:23	OWN 25	4	32	Punt
3	0:54	1:02	OPP 40	3	7	Field Goal
4	12:46	1:26	OWN 1	3	0	Punt
4	9:26	0:52	OWN 20	3	3	Punt
4	6:11	2:14	OWN 20	3	6	Punt
4	2:07	0:18	OWN 19	2	12	Fumble
4	0:38	0:38	OWN 33	3	4	Game

Buffalo Bills
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	8:23	OWN 10	14	71	Field Goal
1	4:59	4:25	OWN 4	7	96	Touchdown
2	13:24	1:23	OWN 32	3	-2	Punt
2	10:54	4:18	OWN 28	9	52	Missed FG
2	5:25	0:45	OWN 37	2	8	Interception
2	3:57	1:04	OWN 13	3	4	Punt
2	1:49	1:49	OWN 25	6	26	Half
3	10:44	1:26	OWN 32	3	-8	Punt
3	6:18	1:29	OWN 25	3	4	Punt
3	4:41	0:35	OPP 19	2	19	Touchdown
3	2:43	1:49	OWN 20	3	-3	Punt
4	14:52	2:06	OWN 25	4	13	Punt
4	11:20	1:54	OWN 26	5	18	Punt
4	8:34	2:23	OWN 24	4	20	Punt
4	3:57	1:50	OWN 26	3	6	Punt
4	1:49	1:11	OPP 31	3	5	Missed FG

Game MVP: Cary Gayle, Buffalo Bills

Rushing Statistics

New England	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
RB Adam Bensen	9	18	2.00	7	0
QB Asher Gainey	2	9	4.50	9	0
RB Isaiah Flanagan	2	13	6.50	13	1
RB Edgar Houston	1	3	3.00	3	0

Buffalo	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
RB J.C. Gerhardt	35	100	2.86	14	4
QB Grady Ardizzone	3	18	6.00	8	0
RB Matt Blodgett	2	5	2.50	3	0
FB Byron Montgomery	1	1	1.00	1	0

Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Asher Gainey	41	19	252	5/34	1	39	1	64.3

Buffalo	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Grady Ardizzone	32	17	208	1/8	2	65	1	81.3

Receiving Statistics

New England	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Cory Poplawski	9	12	166	18.44	74	39	1
WR Darryll Anderson	2	9	17	8.50	0	9	0
TE Deron Olevao	2	6	17	8.50	8	21	0
RB Adam Bensen	2	4	19	9.50	20	23	0
TE Tommy Lucas	2	2	17	8.50	6	10	0
RB Edgar Houston	1	1	8	8.00	0	8	0
RB Isaiah Flanagan	1	1	8	8.00	5	8	0
WR Johnnie Hayes	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
WR Walter Hartman	0	4	0	0.00	0	0	0

Buffalo	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
TE Cary Gayle	8	11	148	18.50	56	65	2
FB Byron Montgomery	2	4	14	7.00	2	14	0
WR Jeremy Rancilio	2	3	9	4.50	0	6	0
TE Zachery Freibergs	2	2	12	6.00	0	8	0
WR Monty Linquist	1	5	8	8.00	0	8	0
WR Winfred Brock	1	3	3	3.00	0	3	0
RB J.C. Gerhardt	1	3	14	14.00	16	14	0
RB Matt Blodgett	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

New England	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Stalin Dole	1	9	9.00	0

Buffalo	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Caleb Casas	1	0	0.00	0

Fumble Statistics

New England	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
TE Deron Olevao	1	0	0	0

Buffalo	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
S James May	0	1	0	0
CB Caleb Casas	0	0	1	0

Punting Statistics

New England	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Burt Lane	9	426	47.3	41.2	65	3

Buffalo	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Jose Dotson	9	449	49.9	41.4	61	4

Kicking Statistics

New England	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Miles Cesaire	2/3	1/2	1/1	50	1/1

Buffalo	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Troy Hartman	1/3	0/1	0/0	36	2/2

Punt Return Statistics

New England	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Darryll Anderson	3	56	18.7	0

Buffalo	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Cesar Josephson	6	35	5.8	0

Kick Return Statistics

New England	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Walter Hartman	1	30	30.0	0

Buffalo	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Defensive Statistics

New England	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Damon Henson	8	0	0.0	41	33
DE Christopher Roberge	7	2	0.0	26	20
OLB Edwin Maxwell	6	7	0.0	39	33
CB Stalin Dole	6	1	0.0	38	27
DE Shaun Ferguson	5	0	1.0	17	15
CB Gilbert Hampton	5	4	0.0	41	33
DT Giovanni Shedleski	5	3	0.0	23	25
CB Ashton Mayes	4	1	0.0	35	28
OLB Duane Jizmejian	3	2	0.0	16	18
DT Grant Nikaido	2	3	0.0	39	28
S Fred Anthony	2	2	0.0	41	33
CB Ray Rodgers	2	1	0.0	27	15
DE Zane Hunte	1	0	0.0	37	30
CB Tim Dickey	1	0	0.0	11	12
WR Cory Poplawski	1	0	---	---	---

Buffalo	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
CB Harold Steward	6	1	0.0	8	42
OLB Manuel Rush	4	2	0.0	12	25
DT Reggie Arton	4	0	0.0	9	31
DT Nicky Baxter	3	1	1.0	9	32
S James May	3	1	0.0	14	46
DE Heath Lehman	2	0	2.0	6	35
DE Sergio Giles	2	0	1.0	10	31
ILB Courtney Wilson	2	1	0.0	8	37
S Harvey Harper	2	0	0.0	7	14
CB Sean Hutton	2	0	0.0	6	4
DE Darius Waller	1	0	1.0	12	23
OLB Maurice Guy	1	1	0.0	8	19
CB Arnold Cook	1	1	0.0	12	34
ILB Mark Christopher	1	1	0.0	6	8
WR Monty Linquist	1	0	---	---	---
CB Javier Shuran	1	0	0.0	6	32
CB Caleb Casas	1	0	0.0	3	23
DT Clyde Bullock	0	1	0.0	6	24
DT Kai Rayburn	0	1	0.0	4	5

Pass Rush Statistics

New England	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Shaun Ferguson	1.0	1	0	0	15
DT Grant Nikaido	0.0	1	0	0	28
DE Christopher Roberge	0.0	0	3	0	20
DE Zane Hunte	0.0	0	2	2	30

Buffalo	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Heath Lehman	2.0	1	0	35
DT Nicky Baxter	1.0	2	1	32
DE Darius Waller	1.0	2	0	23
DE Sergio Giles	1.0	1	0	31
DT Reggie Arton	0.0	1	0	31
CB Harold Steward	0.0	1	0	42

Pass Defense Statistics

New England	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Stalin Dole	5	0	1	27
OLB Edwin Maxwell	4	0	0	33
ILB Damon Henson	2	2	0	33
CB Gilbert Hampton	2	2	0	33
OLB Duane Jizmejian	1	0	0	18
S Fred Anthony	1	0	0	33
CB Ashton Mayes	1	0	0	28
CB Ray Rodgers	1	0	0	15
CB Tim Dickey	0	1	0	12

Buffalo	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Harold Steward	5	1	0	42
OLB Manuel Rush	3	0	0	25
CB Caleb Casas	2	0	1	23
ILB Mark Christopher	2	0	0	8
ILB Courtney Wilson	1	1	0	37
CB Javier Shuran	1	1	0	32
OLB Maurice Guy	1	1	0	19
DT Reggie Arton	1	0	0	31
CB Arnold Cook	1	0	0	34
S James May	1	0	0	46
CB Sean Hutton	1	0	0	4
S Lester Anglewicz	0	1	0	38
S Harvey Harper	0	1	0	14
DE Sergio Giles	0	1	0	31

Blocking Statistics

New England	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
G Wally Embree	2	5	14	3	46
C Josiah Cote	1	3	14	0	46
G Chris Reeves	0	3	14	2	46
T Ellis Covington	0	1	14	0	46

Buffalo	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
C Mike Scancella	3	13	41	1	33
T Zachary Dorsett	3	5	41	0	33
G Jeremiah Hancock	1	8	41	0	33
TE Zachery Freibergs	1	1	12	0	9
T Marc Legins	0	7	41	0	33
FB Byron Montgomery	0	3	10	0	9
T Peter Hinman	0	1	41	0	33

Special Teams Tackles

New England	Tackles	STPlays
Scott Gray	3	26
Butch Jaco	1	29
Wally Embree	1	12
Fernando Banks	1	12

Buffalo	Tackles	STPlays
Desmond Stackhouse	2	13
Angel Farr	1	26
Arnold Cook	1	18

Participation

New England	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
OLB Edwin Maxwell	---	---	39	33	29	101
ILB Damon Henson	---	---	41	33	16	90
CB Ashton Mayes	---	---	35	28	20	83
WR Cory Poplawski	14	46	---	---	20	80
DE Zane Hunte	---	---	37	30	12	79
S Fred Anthony	---	---	41	33	3	77
CB Gilbert Hampton	---	---	41	33	3	77
T Keith Swank	14	46	---	---	12	72
G Wally Embree	14	46	---	---	12	72
DT Grant Nikaido	---	---	39	28	3	70
CB Stalin Dole	---	---	38	27	2	67
QB Asher Gainey	14	46	---	---	---	60
C Josiah Cote	14	46	---	---	---	60
G Chris Reeves	14	46	---	---	---	60
T Ellis Covington	14	46	---	---	---	60
WR Darryll Anderson	10	37	---	---	9	56
TE Deron Olevao	14	37	---	---	1	52
DT Giovanni Shedleski	---	---	23	25	1	49
DE Christopher Roberge	---	---	26	20	---	46
DE Shaun Ferguson	---	---	17	15	12	44
CB Ray Rodgers	---	---	27	15	2	44
WR Walter Hartman	8	30	---	---	4	42
RB Adam Bensen	11	30	---	---	---	41
OLB Duane Jizmejian	---	---	16	18	1	35
DT Gino Seely	---	---	20	13	2	35
FB Ted Yancey	0	3	---	---	29	32
RB Butch Jaco	0	0	---	---	29	29
OLB Scott Gray	---	---	0	0	26	26
ILB Luther Newhart	---	---	0	0	26	26
CB Tim Dickey	---	---	11	12	1	24
WR Johnnie Hayes	3	15	---	---	4	22
TE Tommy Lucas	6	14	---	---	---	20
RB Isaiah Flanagan	2	4	---	---	11	17
C Devon Griffith	0	0	---	---	12	12
RB Edgar Houston	1	7	---	---	4	12
G Greg Kemp	0	0	---	---	12	12
T Fernando Banks	0	0	---	---	12	12
P Burt Lane	0	0	---	---	9	9
K Miles Cesaire	0	0	---	---	7	7
TE Trenton Bailen	1	2	---	---	3	6
WR Adam Snook	0	5	---	---	---	5
QB Don Blake	0	0	---	---	3	3
DT Brett Guidry	---	---	0	0	---	0
S Norm Sweeney	---	---	0	0	---	0
DT Jumbo Snook	---	---	0	0	---	0
S Nolan Betancourt	---	---	0	0	---	0

Buffalo	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
WR Winfred Brock	39	31	---	---	20	90
T Zachary Dorsett	41	33	---	---	12	86
T Marc Legins	41	33	---	---	12	86
RB J.C. Gerhardt	39	31	---	---	11	81
TE Cary Gayle	34	31	---	---	13	78
C Mike Scancella	41	33	---	---	---	74
T Peter Hinman	41	33	---	---	---	74
QB Grady Ardizzone	41	33	---	---	---	74
G Jeremiah Hancock	41	33	---	---	---	74
WR Jeremy Rancilio	35	25	---	---	8	68
CB Arnold Cook	---	---	12	34	18	64
S James May	---	---	14	46	3	63
WR Monty Linquist	29	21	---	---	4	54
CB Harold Steward	---	---	8	42	3	53
ILB Courtney Wilson	---	---	8	37	1	46
S Lester Anglewicz	---	---	7	38	1	46
DE Sergio Giles	---	---	10	31	3	44
DT Nicky Baxter	---	---	9	32	1	42
DE Heath Lehman	---	---	6	35	1	42
DT Reggie Arton	---	---	9	31	2	42
DT Clyde Bullock	---	---	6	24	10	40
S Harvey Harper	---	---	7	14	19	40
CB Javier Shuran	---	---	6	32	1	39
OLB Manuel Rush	---	---	12	25	2	39
DE Darius Waller	---	---	12	23	2	37
TE Ben Cox	2	4	---	---	29	35
RB Matt Blodgett	2	2	---	---	29	33
OLB Maurice Guy	---	---	8	19	3	30
OLB Angel Farr	---	---	1	2	26	29
ILB Mark Christopher	---	---	6	8	15	29
CB Caleb Casas	---	---	3	23	---	26
TE Zachery Freibergs	12	9	---	---	---	21
CB Sean Hutton	---	---	6	4	11	21
FB Byron Montgomery	10	9	---	---	---	19
WR Cesar Josephson	2	0	---	---	13	15
S Desmond Stackhouse	---	---	0	0	13	13
C Alex Pulley	0	0	---	---	12	12
G Monty Kresser	0	0	---	---	12	12
G William McKnight	0	0	---	---	12	12
P Jose Dotson	0	0	---	---	12	12
DT Kai Rayburn	---	---	4	5	2	11
DE Ketric Shannon	---	---	0	1	9	10
K Troy Hartman	0	0	---	---	7	7
WR Mitch Shiver	1	2	---	---	---	3
QB Burt Dawkins	0	0	---	---	---	0
OLB Shaun Day	---	---	0	0	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	2	6	3.0
Middle	9	35	3.9
Right	3	2	0.7
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	1	11	11.0
Middle	21	88	4.2
Right	19	25	1.3
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Asher Gainey	41	19	6	2	3	7	8	1	1

Buffalo	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Grady Ardizzone	32	17	2	0	2	5	5	2	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	9	5	39	4.3
Short (0-8 Yds)	15	9	96	6.4
Medium (9-18 Yds)	13	3	59	4.5
Long (19+ Yds)	3	2	58	19.3

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	1	1	14	14.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	12	8	43	3.6
Medium (9-18 Yds)	18	7	86	4.8
Long (19+ Yds)	1	1	65	65.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

New England	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Cory Poplawski	12	9	0	166	4	46
WR Darryll Anderson	9	2	0	17	0	37
TE Deron Olevao	6	2	2	17	1	37
WR Walter Hartman	4	0	1	0	0	30
RB Adam Bensen	4	2	0	19	1	30
TE Tommy Lucas	2	2	0	17	0	14
WR Johnnie Hayes	1	0	0	0	0	15
RB Edgar Houston	1	1	0	8	0	7
RB Isaiah Flanagan	1	1	0	8	0	4

Buffalo	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
TE Cary Gayle	11	8	1	148	2	31
WR Monty Linquist	5	1	1	8	0	21
FB Byron Montgomery	4	2	0	14	0	9
WR Winfred Brock	3	1	0	3	0	31
WR Jeremy Rancilio	3	2	0	9	0	25
RB J.C. Gerhardt	3	1	0	14	0	31
TE Zachery Freibergs	2	2	0	12	0	9
RB Matt Blodgett	1	0	0	0	0	2

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

New England	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
QB Asher Gainey	1	9	9.00	4.50

Buffalo	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB J.C. Gerhardt	1	0	0.00	2.86

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Asher Gainey	4	1	5	1.25	6.15

Buffalo	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Grady Ardizzone	1	1	19	19.00	6.50

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

New England	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Darryll Anderson	2	0	0	0.00	1.89
TE Deron Olevao	1	0	0	0.00	2.83
WR Cory Poplawski	1	1	5	5.00	13.83

Buffalo	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Cary Gayle	1	1	19	19.00	13.45

Third Down Rushing Statistics

New England	Rushes	Conversions
QB Asher Gainey	1	0
RB Adam Bensen	1	1

Buffalo	Rushes	Conversions
RB J.C. Gerhardt	8	4
QB Grady Ardizzone	2	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Comp	Conversions
Asher Gainey	11	4	1

Buffalo	Att	Comp	Conversions
Grady Ardizzone	9	5	4

Third Down Receiving Statistics

New England	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Darryll Anderson	5	2	0
TE Deron Olevao	2	0	0
TE Tommy Lucas	2	2	1
WR Cory Poplawski	1	0	0
WR Walter Hartman	1	0	0

Buffalo	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Monty Linquist	4	1	1
TE Cary Gayle	3	3	2
FB Byron Montgomery	1	1	1
RB J.C. Gerhardt	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 91,800 (99,900 capacity)
Upper Deck 21,700 (25,300)
End Zone 16,100 (18,200)
Mezzanine 10,000 (10,500)
Sideline Seats 14,800 (16,100)
Club Seats 19,300 (19,900)
Luxury Boxes 9,900 (9,900)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	91,800 (99,900 capacity)
Upper Deck	21,700 (25,300)
End Zone	16,100 (18,200)
Mezzanine	10,000 (10,500)
Sideline Seats	14,800 (16,100)
Club Seats	19,300 (19,900)
Luxury Boxes	9,900 (9,900)