Week 1, 2071

played in New England, MA

79 degrees, rain, 11 mph wind

Buffalo Bills	14	6	10	3	-	33
New England Patriots	0	3	0	0	-	3

Scoring Summary
1Q: 11:03 BUF - J.C. Gerhardt 41 run (Deon McGee extra point)
1Q: 06:01 BUF - Jeremy Rancilio 27 pass from Grady Ardizzone (Deon McGee extra point)
2Q: 08:00 BUF - Deon McGee 22 field goal
2Q: 05:16 BUF - Deon McGee 22 field goal
2Q: 00:47 NED - Miles Cesaire 20 field goal
3Q: 05:57 BUF - Deon McGee 36 field goal
3Q: 01:26 BUF - J.C. Gerhardt 10 pass from Grady Ardizzone (Deon McGee extra point)
4Q: 10:24 BUF - Deon McGee 36 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 11:03 BUF - J.C. Gerhardt 41 run (Deon McGee extra point)
1Q: 06:01 BUF - Jeremy Rancilio 27 pass from Grady Ardizzone (Deon McGee extra point)
2Q: 08:00 BUF - Deon McGee 22 field goal
2Q: 05:16 BUF - Deon McGee 22 field goal
2Q: 00:47 NED - Miles Cesaire 20 field goal
3Q: 05:57 BUF - Deon McGee 36 field goal
3Q: 01:26 BUF - J.C. Gerhardt 10 pass from Grady Ardizzone (Deon McGee extra point)
4Q: 10:24 BUF - Deon McGee 36 field goal

Team Statistics BUF NED
Record 1-0 0-1
First Downs 21 11
- by Rushing 8 1
- by Passing 11 9
- by Penalty 2 1
Total Net Yards 391 262
- Offensive Plays 76 59
- Yards per Play 5.14 4.44
Net Rushing Yards 203 30
- Rushing Attempts 40 15
- Yards per Rush 5.08 2.00
Net Passing Yards 188 232
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 36 - 17 - 0 42 - 20 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards 188 246
- Sacks/Yards Lost 0/0 2/14
- Yards per Pass Play 5.22 5.27
Fumbles/Lost 1/0 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 8/18 0/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.2 10.7
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 2/10 12/111
Punt Returns/Yards 7/49 2/43
Kick Returns/Yards 0/0 1/23
Interception Ret./Yards 2/40 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 5 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/4 0/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 33 OWN 25
Time of Possession 35:33 24:27

Team Statistics	BUF	NED
Record	1-0	0-1
First Downs	21	11
- by Rushing	8	1
- by Passing	11	9
- by Penalty	2	1
Total Net Yards	391	262
- Offensive Plays	76	59
- Yards per Play	5.14	4.44
Net Rushing Yards	203	30
- Rushing Attempts	40	15
- Yards per Rush	5.08	2.00
Net Passing Yards	188	232
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	36 - 17 - 0	42 - 20 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards	188	246
- Sacks/Yards Lost	0/0	2/14
- Yards per Pass Play	5.22	5.27
Fumbles/Lost	1/0	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	8/18	0/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.2	10.7
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	2/10	12/111
Punt Returns/Yards	7/49	2/43
Kick Returns/Yards	0/0	1/23
Interception Ret./Yards	2/40	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	5	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/4	0/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 33	OWN 25
Time of Possession	35:33	24:27

Drive Charts

Buffalo Bills
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	4:17	OWN 25	8	75	Touchdown
1	8:38	2:51	OWN 31	5	69	Touchdown
1	4:31	1:07	OWN 25	3	9	Punt
1	1:40	3:05	OWN 20	6	23	Punt
2	11:44	3:51	OWN 25	8	70	Field Goal
2	7:00	1:50	OPP 37	6	32	Field Goal
2	3:32	0:46	OWN 40	3	3	Punt
2	0:42	0:42	OWN 25	5	26	Half
3	10:42	4:50	OWN 31	12	50	Field Goal
3	4:52	1:17	OWN 37	3	6	Punt
3	2:08	0:51	OPP 13	3	13	Touchdown
4	14:49	4:31	OWN 37	7	44	Field Goal
4	8:12	2:00	OWN 17	3	2	Punt
4	4:07	2:17	OWN 20	3	0	Punt
4	0:38	0:38	OWN 26	1	0	Game

New England Patriots
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	10:43	2:05	OWN 24	5	3	Punt
1	5:47	1:16	OWN 25	3	8	Punt
1	3:24	1:44	OWN 43	3	6	Punt
2	13:35	1:51	OWN 23	3	-3	Punt
2	7:53	0:53	OWN 25	3	26	Interception
2	5:10	1:38	OWN 11	3	9	Punt
2	2:46	2:04	OWN 20	8	77	Field Goal
3	15:00	4:18	OWN 25	7	57	Missed FG
3	5:52	1:00	OWN 25	3	-3	Punt
3	3:35	1:27	OWN 17	3	0	Interception
3	1:17	1:28	OWN 25	3	9	Punt
4	10:18	2:06	OWN 25	5	15	Punt
4	6:12	2:05	OWN 31	7	17	Punt
4	1:50	1:12	OWN 39	3	-9	Punt

Game MVP: J.C. Gerhardt, Buffalo Bills

Rushing Statistics

Buffalo	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB J.C. Gerhardt	36	184	5.11	41	5	1
QB Grady Ardizzone	2	13	6.50	7	0	0
RB Matt Blodgett	1	3	3.00	3	0	0
FB Randal Delgado	1	3	3.00	3	0	0

New England	Att	Yards	Avg	LG
RB Adam Bensen	10	28	2.80	9
RB Isaiah Flanagan	3	-6	-2.00	1
QB Corwin Devenny	1	4	4.00	4
WR Walter Hartman	1	4	4.00	4

Passing Statistics

Buffalo	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Grady Ardizzone	36	17	188	0/0	2	27	0	81.7

New England	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Corwin Devenny	42	20	246	2/14	0	38	2	46.3

Receiving Statistics

Buffalo	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
TE Cary Gayle	7	12	65	9.29	5	15	0
WR Winfred Brock	4	5	57	14.25	4	26	0
WR Jeremy Rancilio	4	10	60	15.00	23	27	1
RB J.C. Gerhardt	2	6	6	3.00	0	10	1
FB Randal Delgado	0	3	0	0.00	0	0	0

New England	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Darryll Anderson	7	14	108	15.43	5	38
WR Teddy Casper	5	10	33	6.60	0	20
WR Walter Hartman	4	10	72	18.00	22	23
WR Adam Snook	3	5	27	9.00	0	10
TE Tommy Lucas	1	1	6	6.00	0	6
TE Deron Olevao	0	2	0	0.00	0	0

Interception Statistics

Buffalo	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Tyler McCorvey	1	17	17.00	0
CB Harold Steward	1	23	23.00	0

New England	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Buffalo	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
WR Cesar Josephson	1	0	0	0
CB Arnold Cook	0	1	0	0

New England	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
FB Ted Yancey	0	0	1	0

Punting Statistics

Buffalo	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Jose Dotson	6	290	48.3	37.8	57	3

New England	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Burt Lane	10	488	48.8	39.9	57	4

Kicking Statistics

Buffalo	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Deon McGee	4/4	0/0	0/0	36	3/3

New England	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Miles Cesaire	1/2	0/0	0/0	20	0/0

Punt Return Statistics

Buffalo	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Cesar Josephson	7	49	7.0	0

New England	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Darryll Anderson	2	43	21.5	0

Kick Return Statistics

Buffalo	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

New England	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Walter Hartman	1	23	23.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Buffalo	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S George Hughes	6	0	0.0	11	34
ILB Gabriel Chandler	5	3	0.0	13	28
ILB Caleb Cofield	5	1	0.0	13	37
CB Harold Steward	5	0	0.0	15	44
S James May	4	1	0.0	15	44
DE Heath Lehman	2	0	2.0	13	29
S Tyler McCorvey	2	1	0.0	8	23
CB Arnold Cook	2	1	0.0	13	35
DT Kai Rayburn	2	0	0.0	3	9
DT Reggie Arton	2	0	0.0	13	30
DT Nicky Baxter	1	2	0.0	13	41
OLB Manuel Rush	1	0	0.0	5	22
DE Sergio Giles	0	1	0.0	5	17
ILB Mark Christopher	0	1	0.0	0	2

New England	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Edwin Maxwell	12	3	0.0	30	35
S Edwin Rogers	9	3	0.0	38	35
CB Ray Rodgers	8	1	0.0	40	36
ILB Damon Henson	5	3	0.0	40	36
DT Grant Nikaido	5	2	0.0	35	32
OLB Duane Jizmejian	3	4	0.0	21	20
DT Giovanni Shedleski	2	2	0.0	29	25
DE Zane Hunte	2	0	0.0	29	32
CB Leon Murray	2	0	0.0	15	7
DE Christopher Roberge	1	2	0.0	32	26
DE Shaun Ferguson	1	1	0.0	17	12
S Norm Sweeney	1	1	0.0	36	32
CB Bucky Butler	1	1	0.0	20	17
WR Darryll Anderson	1	0	---	---	---
RB Adam Bensen	1	0	---	---	---
DT Jumbo Snook	1	0	0.0	16	15
S Nolan Betancourt	1	0	0.0	33	36
OLB Scott Gray	0	1	0.0	6	0

Pass Rush Statistics

Buffalo	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Heath Lehman	2.0	2	2	3	29
DT Reggie Arton	0.0	0	2	0	30
DE Sergio Giles	0.0	0	1	0	17
DT Nicky Baxter	0.0	0	1	0	41

New England	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Christopher Roberge	6	3	26
DE Shaun Ferguson	3	1	12
DE Zane Hunte	2	1	32
DT Giovanni Shedleski	1	0	25

Pass Defense Statistics

Buffalo	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
ILB Caleb Cofield	4	2	0	37
ILB Gabriel Chandler	4	0	0	28
S James May	3	1	0	44
CB Harold Steward	2	4	1	44
CB Arnold Cook	2	1	0	35
S George Hughes	2	0	0	34
OLB Manuel Rush	1	1	0	22
S Tyler McCorvey	1	0	1	23
DT Kai Rayburn	1	0	0	9
CB Austin Freeman	0	1	0	14

New England	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
OLB Edwin Maxwell	8	0	35
CB Ray Rodgers	3	3	36
S Edwin Rogers	2	0	35
S Norm Sweeney	1	1	32
ILB Damon Henson	1	0	36
CB Leon Murray	1	0	7
S Nolan Betancourt	1	0	36
OLB Duane Jizmejian	0	1	20

Blocking Statistics

Buffalo	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	PPly
G Peter Hinman	3	6	40	36
C Mike Scancella	2	9	40	36
G Jeremiah Hancock	2	9	40	36
T Marc Legins	1	6	33	36
T Zachary Dorsett	1	5	40	36
FB Randal Delgado	1	1	11	7
G Demetrius Walters	0	2	7	0

New England	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
C Wally Embree	2	6	12	1	29
G Chris Reeves	2	3	15	0	44
T Ellis Covington	0	2	15	0	44
QB Don Blake	0	1	2	1	9
TE Tommy Lucas	0	1	2	0	13
G Dalton Boudreaux	0	1	13	0	35

Special Teams Tackles

Buffalo	Tackles	STPlays
Winfred Brock	1	24
Cary Gayle	1	15
Peter Hinman	1	10

New England	Tackles	STPlays
Ted Yancey	3	28
Butch Jaco	2	28
Isaiah Flanagan	1	22
Randy Joyner	1	14

Participation

Buffalo	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
WR Winfred Brock	38	36	---	---	24	98
RB J.C. Gerhardt	39	35	---	---	14	88
G Peter Hinman	40	36	---	---	10	86
T Zachary Dorsett	40	36	---	---	10	86
G Jeremiah Hancock	40	36	---	---	10	86
TE Cary Gayle	32	34	---	---	15	81
CB Harold Steward	---	---	15	44	22	81
T Marc Legins	33	36	---	---	10	79
C Mike Scancella	40	36	---	---	---	76
WR Jeremy Rancilio	28	33	---	---	10	71
QB Grady Ardizzone	33	36	---	---	---	69
CB Arnold Cook	---	---	13	35	13	61
S James May	---	---	15	44	2	61
DT Nicky Baxter	---	---	13	41	1	55
ILB Caleb Cofield	---	---	13	37	1	51
S George Hughes	---	---	11	34	1	46
DE Heath Lehman	---	---	13	29	2	44
DT Reggie Arton	---	---	13	30	1	44
ILB Gabriel Chandler	---	---	13	28	2	43
WR Monty Linquist	22	18	---	---	2	42
FB Randal Delgado	11	7	---	---	24	42
DE Darius Waller	---	---	10	24	1	35
CB Austin Freeman	---	---	2	14	19	35
DE Sergio Giles	---	---	5	17	10	32
OLB Timothy Newhart	---	---	1	4	27	32
S Tyler McCorvey	---	---	8	23	1	32
CB Caleb Casas	---	---	9	21	1	31
WR Cesar Josephson	16	2	---	---	12	30
TE Dan Kagan	0	0	---	---	29	29
OLB Manuel Rush	---	---	5	22	2	29
TE Emmanuel Hazeltine	13	15	---	---	---	28
DE Dixon Ferry	---	---	2	13	11	26
RB Matt Blodgett	1	0	---	---	20	21
DT Kai Rayburn	---	---	3	9	1	13
ILB Mark Christopher	---	---	0	2	11	13
K Deon McGee	0	0	---	---	12	12
C Alex Pulley	0	0	---	---	10	10
DE Desmond Mahe	---	---	1	8	1	10
P Jose Dotson	0	0	---	---	10	10
G Demetrius Walters	7	0	---	---	---	7
QB Burt Dawkins	7	0	---	---	---	7
OLB Shaun Day	---	---	0	5	---	5
WR Mitch Shiver	0	0	---	---	---	0
C Bennett Ingram	0	0	---	---	---	0
CB Marco Tyler	---	---	0	0	---	0
QB Kaden Grillot	0	0	---	---	---	0

New England	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
ILB Damon Henson	---	---	40	36	4	80
CB Ray Rodgers	---	---	40	36	4	80
OLB Edwin Maxwell	---	---	30	35	11	76
S Edwin Rogers	---	---	38	35	3	76
S Nolan Betancourt	---	---	33	36	3	72
S Norm Sweeney	---	---	36	32	3	71
T Ellis Covington	15	44	---	---	12	71
DT Grant Nikaido	---	---	35	32	3	70
WR Darryll Anderson	12	41	---	---	14	67
DE Zane Hunte	---	---	29	32	4	65
DE Christopher Roberge	---	---	32	26	3	61
G Dalton Boudreaux	13	35	---	---	12	60
QB Corwin Devenny	15	44	---	---	---	59
G Chris Reeves	15	44	---	---	---	59
DT Giovanni Shedleski	---	---	29	25	4	58
TE Deron Olevao	15	38	---	---	1	54
WR Walter Hartman	13	31	---	---	8	52
T Fernando Banks	13	35	---	---	---	48
RB Isaiah Flanagan	4	19	---	---	22	45
OLB Duane Jizmejian	---	---	21	20	1	42
C Wally Embree	12	29	---	---	---	41
CB Leon Murray	---	---	15	7	19	41
WR Teddy Casper	12	29	---	---	---	41
CB Bucky Butler	---	---	20	17	3	40
DE Shaun Ferguson	---	---	17	12	7	36
DT Jumbo Snook	---	---	16	15	1	32
OLB Scott Gray	---	---	6	0	25	31
RB Adam Bensen	11	17	---	---	2	30
T Kent Andrews	3	15	---	---	12	30
FB Ted Yancey	0	1	---	---	28	29
RB Butch Jaco	0	0	---	---	28	28
ILB Luther Newhart	---	---	0	0	26	26
WR Adam Snook	5	20	---	---	---	25
T Randy Joyner	2	9	---	---	14	25
WR Brian Horner	0	6	---	---	18	24
TE Tommy Lucas	2	13	---	---	7	22
CB Les Kau	---	---	3	0	16	19
QB Don Blake	2	9	---	---	2	13
C Devon Griffith	0	0	---	---	12	12
P Burt Lane	0	0	---	---	10	10
CB Dominic Tietsworth	---	---	0	0	6	6
K Miles Cesaire	0	0	---	---	4	4
TE Les Sullivan	1	2	---	---	---	3
WR Barry Doar	0	3	---	---	---	3
DT Brett Guidry	---	---	0	0	---	0
ILB Ray Matthews	---	---	0	0	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	2	24	12.0
Middle	21	86	4.1
Right	17	93	5.5
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	4	14	3.5
Middle	7	2	0.3
Right	4	14	3.5
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Buffalo	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Grady Ardizzone	36	17	2	1	1	5	12	5	0

New England	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Corwin Devenny	42	20	5	1	1	10	6	3	2

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	1	1	27	27.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	15	4	24	1.6
Medium (9-18 Yds)	18	11	111	6.2
Long (19+ Yds)	2	1	26	13.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	10	5	12	1.2
Short (0-8 Yds)	10	6	58	5.8
Medium (9-18 Yds)	14	4	48	3.4
Long (19+ Yds)	8	5	128	16.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Buffalo	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
TE Cary Gayle	12	7	1	65	0	34
WR Jeremy Rancilio	10	4	0	60	1	33
RB J.C. Gerhardt	6	2	0	6	0	35
WR Winfred Brock	5	4	0	57	1	36
FB Randal Delgado	3	0	0	0	0	7

New England	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Darryll Anderson	14	7	1	108	2	41
WR Walter Hartman	10	4	0	72	2	31
WR Teddy Casper	10	5	0	33	1	29
WR Adam Snook	5	3	0	27	0	20
TE Deron Olevao	2	0	0	0	0	38
TE Tommy Lucas	1	1	0	6	0	13

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Buffalo	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB J.C. Gerhardt	3	6	2.00	5.11
QB Grady Ardizzone	1	7	7.00	6.50

New England	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Isaiah Flanagan	1	1	1.00	-2.00
RB Adam Bensen	1	5	5.00	2.80

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Buffalo	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Grady Ardizzone	10	2	6	0.60	5.22

New England	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Corwin Devenny	5	2	8	1.60	5.86

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Buffalo	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
RB J.C. Gerhardt	4	2	6	1.50	1.00
WR Jeremy Rancilio	3	0	0	0.00	6.00
TE Cary Gayle	2	0	0	0.00	5.42
FB Randal Delgado	1	0	0	0.00	0.00

New England	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Darryll Anderson	2	1	8	4.00	7.71
WR Teddy Casper	2	1	0	0.00	3.30
WR Walter Hartman	1	0	0	0.00	7.20

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Buffalo	Rushes	Conversions
RB J.C. Gerhardt	7	3
QB Grady Ardizzone	2	1

New England	Rushes	Conversions
RB Adam Bensen	2	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Buffalo	Att	Comp	Conversions
Grady Ardizzone	9	4	4

New England	Att	Comp	Conversions
Corwin Devenny	11	2	0

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Buffalo	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Jeremy Rancilio	3	1	1
WR Winfred Brock	2	2	2
RB J.C. Gerhardt	2	1	1
TE Cary Gayle	1	0	0
FB Randal Delgado	1	0	0

New England	Targ	Catch
WR Darryll Anderson	3	0
WR Adam Snook	3	2
WR Walter Hartman	3	0
TE Deron Olevao	1	0
WR Teddy Casper	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)