Week 1, 2074

played in Buffalo, NY

56 degrees, fair, calm

New England Patriots 721103-41
Buffalo Bills 01030-13

Scoring Summary
1Q: 12:13 NED - Xavier Simien 21 run (Ron Finch extra point)
2Q: 14:35 BUF - Miles Cesaire 28 field goal
2Q: 09:29 NED - Xavier Simien 10 run (Ron Finch extra point)
2Q: 08:08 NED - Nolan Betancourt recovered blocked punt in end zone (Ron Finch extra point)
2Q: 02:50 NED - Teddy Casper 31 pass from Oliver Barlow (Ron Finch extra point)
2Q: 00:27 BUF - Zack Eddy 12 pass from Cristian DeMeester (Miles Cesaire extra point)
3Q: 11:44 BUF - Miles Cesaire 38 field goal
3Q: 07:33 NED - Les Sullivan 7 pass from Oliver Barlow (Ron Finch extra point)
3Q: 03:38 NED - Ron Finch 35 field goal
4Q: 02:00 NED - Ron Finch 30 field goal

Team StatisticsNEDBUF
Record1-00-1
First Downs2712
- by Rushing54
- by Passing197
- by Penalty31
Total Net Yards423266
- Offensive Plays8158
- Yards per Play5.224.59
Net Rushing Yards102112
- Rushing Attempts3023
- Yards per Rush3.404.87
Net Passing Yards321154
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt48 - 25 - 133 - 17 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards342170
- Sacks/Yards Lost3/212/16
- Yards per Pass Play6.294.40
Fumbles/Lost1/12/1
3rd Down Conversions8/162/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down9.68.7
4th Down Conversions0/00/0
Penalties/Yards5/288/70
Punt Returns/Yards5/724/56
Kick Returns/Yards0/02/47
Interception Ret./Yards0/01/0
2pt Conversions0/00/0
Red Zone Visits52
- Red Zone TDs/FGs2/21/1
Avg. Drive StartOWN 32OWN 26
Time of Possession37:0922:51

Drive Charts

New England Patriots
QuarBeganPossFromPlaysYardsResult
115:002:16OWN 2534Punt
112:440:45OPP 22222Touchdown
110:196:59OWN 51884Interception
214:285:09OWN 251075Touchdown
25:363:00OWN 241176Touchdown
20:160:16OWN 251-2Half
311:394:15OWN 251275Touchdown
35:301:58OPP 36418Field Goal
32:171:09OWN 49434Fumble
414:490:33OWN 2430Punt
412:211:45OWN 20313Punt
49:341:28OWN 3532Punt
46:484:55OPP 45732Field Goal
40:410:41OWN 412Game
Buffalo Bills
QuarBeganPossFromPlaysYardsResult
111:591:40OWN 25430Punt
13:203:52OWN 20969Field Goal
29:191:27OWN 1633Punt
27:522:16OWN 2559Punt
22:362:20OWN 40760Touchdown
315:003:21OWN 25754Field Goal
37:241:54OWN 223-6Punt
33:321:15OWN 1737Punt
31:081:19OWN 2935Punt
414:161:55OWN 4538Punt
410:361:02OWN 3731Punt
48:061:18OWN 1631Punt
41:531:12OWN 25615Punt

Game MVP: Teddy Casper, New England Patriots

Rushing Statistics

New EnglandAttYardsAvgLG10+TD
RB Xavier Simien27983.632152
RB Cris Hsu263.00400
QB Oliver Barlow1-2-2.00-200
BuffaloAttYardsAvgLG10+TD
RB J.C. Gerhardt15966.402820
QB Cristian DeMeester430.75600
RB Barry Springer4133.251110

Passing Statistics

New EnglandAttCompYardsSk/YdTDLGIntRate
Oliver Barlow48253423/21231180.4
BuffaloAttCompYardsSk/YdTDLGIntRate
Cristian DeMeester31171702/16133081.3
Warren Bridges2000/000039.6

Receiving Statistics

New EnglandCatchTargYardsAvgYACLGTD
WR Teddy Casper101517317.3086311
WR Abel Summers6148714.5018260
TE Tommy Lucas45369.003110
TE Les Sullivan252211.002151
WR Brian Horner25168.000130
RB Xavier Simien1388.00080
WR Darryll Anderson0100.00000
BuffaloCatchTargYardsAvgYACLGTD
RB J.C. Gerhardt56418.2022260
WR Leroy Goodin45184.502140
WR Zack Eddy366321.0036331
FB Randal Delgado222512.507190
TE Cary Gayle11-1-1.000-10
WR Carlton Offutt132020.0010200
WR Troy Huntley1744.00040
TE Richard Watson0100.00000
TE Frederick Iadevaia0200.00000

Interception Statistics

New EnglandIntsYardsAvgTD
BuffaloIntsYardsAvgTD
S Tyler McCorvey100.000

Fumble Statistics

New EnglandFumbRecovForceTD
RB Xavier Simien1100
DE Arnold Mason0010
OLB Edwin Maxwell0010
S Nolan Betancourt0001
BuffaloFumbRecovForceTD
QB Cristian DeMeester1000
WR Troy Huntley1000
DE Dixon Ferry0100
G Chad Carter0100
CB Harold Steward0010

Punting Statistics

New EnglandPuntYardsAvgNetLGIn20
Wade Algoe420751.837.8563
BuffaloPuntYardsAvgNetLGIn20
Tim Davison1040140.130.9563

Kicking Statistics

New EnglandFGs40+Yd50+YdLGPAT
Ron Finch2/20/00/0355/5
BuffaloFGs40+Yd50+YdLGPAT
Miles Cesaire2/20/00/0381/1

Punt Return Statistics

New EnglandRetYardsAvgTD
Darryll Anderson57214.40
BuffaloRetYardsAvgTD
Troy Huntley45614.00

Kick Return Statistics

New EnglandRetYardsAvgTD
BuffaloRetYardsAvgTD
Troy Huntley11818.00
Brian Brecher12929.00

Defensive Statistics

New EnglandTackAsstSackRPlayPPlay
S Curtis Banks810.02131
OLB Rodney Weliczka510.0718
ILB Tevin McGregor500.02031
DE Christopher Roberge401.02031
ILB Damon Henson320.02335
CB Grayson Ennis320.02334
DT Jumbo Snook310.01923
DT Brett Guidry220.51225
CB Miguel Bridges220.02132
CB Ray Rodgers200.02132
DE Arnold Mason100.501
S Nolan Betancourt120.01619
DE Kevin Shell110.02132
CB Bucky Butler100.024
QB Oliver Barlow10---------
C Alvin Garrison10---------
S Edwin Rogers010.034
DT Jordan Cassidy010.01216
BuffaloTackAsstSackRPlayPPlay
ILB Caleb Cofield1211.02851
OLB Gabriel Chandler620.02945
CB Ted Finley500.03051
S Winston Thamilarasan420.02951
CB Harold Steward320.03050
S Brian Brecher320.02436
S Tyler McCorvey310.0715
DT Bill Poston300.02334
DE Darius Waller230.52943
DE Dixon Ferry200.52434
DT Kai Rayburn200.058
CB Arnold Cook200.01929
DT Artie Wooden200.01020
CB Alfredo Snyder200.0414
DE Heath Lehman101.0721
DT Reggie Arton120.02240
OLB Johnnie Fletcher010.0614

Pass Rush Statistics

New EnglandSackBlockHurryKnockPPlay
DE Christopher Roberge1.003031
DT Brett Guidry0.501025
DE Arnold Mason0.50001
DE Kevin Shell0.003232
DT Jumbo Snook0.000223
OLB Edwin Maxwell0.00018
BuffaloSackBlockHurryKnockPPlay
ILB Caleb Cofield1.001051
DE Heath Lehman1.000021
DE Dixon Ferry0.502034
DE Darius Waller0.500043
OLB Gabriel Chandler0.001045

Pass Defense Statistics

New EnglandCaughtDefnsdIntrcpPPlay
ILB Tevin McGregor40031
ILB Damon Henson30035
OLB Rodney Weliczka30018
CB Ray Rodgers23032
S Curtis Banks20031
S Nolan Betancourt10019
CB Bucky Butler1004
CB Miguel Bridges10032
DT Jumbo Snook01023
BuffaloCaughtDefnsdIntrcpPPlay
ILB Caleb Cofield51051
CB Ted Finley42051
S Brian Brecher31036
OLB Gabriel Chandler30045
CB Alfredo Snyder30014
S Winston Thamilarasan21051
S Tyler McCorvey20115
CB Arnold Cook20029
CB Harold Steward11050
DT Bill Poston01034

Blocking Statistics

New EnglandKeyBlBlOppPancRPlySckAPPly
T Wally Griffin26029151
T Richie Wynn24029151
G Conrad Gilmore16030051
C Alvin Garrison06030051
C Wally Embree05030151
TE Les Sullivan02027045
BuffaloKeyBlBlOppPancRPlySckAPPly
T Sedrick Montgomery46223035
T Marc Legins25023135
G Chad Carter23021132
C Morris Burton15023035
G Jeremiah Hancock03023035
FB Randal Delgado0109015

Special Teams Tackles

New EnglandTacklesSTPlays
Edwin Maxwell227
Abel Summers216
Damon Henson128
Nolan Betancourt124
BuffaloTacklesSTPlays
Cary Gayle216
Timothy Newhart126
Frederick Iadevaia125
Herman Jones123
Butch Caldwell14

Participation

New EnglandRPlyOffPPlyOffRPlyDefPPlyDefSTPlyTotal Plays
RB Xavier Simien2844------28100
WR Abel Summers2946------1691
G Conrad Gilmore3051------687
ILB Damon Henson------23352886
T Wally Griffin2951------686
C Wally Embree3051---------81
WR Teddy Casper3051---------81
C Alvin Garrison3051---------81
T Richie Wynn2951---------80
CB Miguel Bridges------21322477
QB Oliver Barlow2551---------76
WR Brian Horner2128------2473
TE Les Sullivan2745---------72
DE Christopher Roberge------20311162
S Nolan Betancourt------16192459
CB Grayson Ennis------2334259
CB Ray Rodgers------2132255
DE Kevin Shell------2132255
S Curtis Banks------2131254
ILB Tevin McGregor------2031253
DT Brett Guidry------12251148
DT Jumbo Snook------1923244
OLB Edwin Maxwell------682741
TE Tommy Lucas620------1238
FB Quentin Mangum36------2837
DT Jordan Cassidy------1216---28
OLB Rodney Weliczka------718---25
WR Darryll Anderson18------1423
RB Cris Hsu31------1014
DE Arnold Mason------011011
K Ron Finch00------1010
DE Britt Whitfield------36110
WR Walter Hartman03------47
T Chad Lusher10------67
S Edwin Rogers------34---7
G Dakota Cole10------67
CB Bucky Butler------24---6
CB Derrick Richey------33---6
C Damon Atkins00------66
QB Orlando Diehl50---------5
TE Tevin Tasker23---------5
P Wade Algoe00------44
QB Andrew Reid00------22
OLB Dale Pence------00---0
DT Mickey Barnes------00---0
OLB Toby Brown------00---0
BuffaloRPlyOffPPlyOffRPlyDefPPlyDefSTPlyTotal Plays
S Winston Thamilarasan------29511898
CB Harold Steward------3050787
CB Ted Finley------3051283
ILB Caleb Cofield------2851281
OLB Gabriel Chandler------2945276
DE Darius Waller------2943173
G Jeremiah Hancock2335------1270
T Marc Legins2335------1270
T Sedrick Montgomery2335------1270
S Brian Brecher------2436868
G Chad Carter2132------1265
DT Reggie Arton------2240264
RB J.C. Gerhardt1731------1563
DE Dixon Ferry------2434159
C Morris Burton2335---------58
DT Bill Poston------2334---57
QB Cristian DeMeester2233---------55
WR Zack Eddy2231------255
TE Richard Watson1830------149
CB Arnold Cook------1929---48
TE Cary Gayle1120------1647
WR Troy Huntley1320------1245
FB Randal Delgado915------1842
WR Leroy Goodin1310------1841
DT Artie Wooden------1020636
TE Frederick Iadevaia28------2535
CB Alfredo Snyder------4141735
DE Heath Lehman------721230
OLB Timothy Newhart------112628
RB Herman Jones11------2325
S Tyler McCorvey------715224
OLB Johnnie Fletcher------614---20
WR Carlton Offutt34------1017
ILB Chester Cooley------301215
DT Kai Rayburn------58---13
C Alex Pulley00------1212
P Tim Davison00------1212
RB Barry Springer65---------11
DE Butch Caldwell------0448
K Miles Cesaire00------66
G Brody Hopkins23---------5
QB Warren Bridges12---------3
G Earnest Harmon00---------0
C Doug Ellison00---------0
DT Peyton Cordon------00---0
T William Al Shawa00---------0

Directional Rushing Statistics

DistanceAttYardsAvg
Left14443.1
Middle11595.4
Right410.3
None1-2-2.0
DistanceAttYardsAvg
Left6244.0
Middle13725.5
Right4164.0
None000.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

New EnglandAttCmp20+BdThDropDfnsHurrKnckIntc
Oliver Barlow48255657401
BuffaloAttCmp20+BdThDropDfnsHurrKnckIntc
Cristian DeMeester31173323650
Warren Bridges200001100

Directional Passing Statistics

DistanceAttCompYardsAvg
Screen323010.0
Short (0-8 Yds)19121256.6
Medium (9-18 Yds)20101618.1
Long (19+ Yds)61264.3
DistanceAttCompYardsAvg
Screen52275.4
Short (0-8 Yds)1210776.4
Medium (9-18 Yds)155664.4
Long (19+ Yds)1000.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

New EnglandTargtCaugtDropdYards20+PPlay
WR Teddy Casper15100173451
WR Abel Summers146187146
TE Tommy Lucas54036020
TE Les Sullivan52222045
WR Brian Horner52116028
RB Xavier Simien3118044
WR Darryll Anderson100008
BuffaloTargtCaugtDropdYards20+PPlay
WR Troy Huntley7114020
RB J.C. Gerhardt65041131
WR Zack Eddy63063131
WR Leroy Goodin54018010
WR Carlton Offutt3102014
FB Randal Delgado22025015
TE Frederick Iadevaia201008
TE Cary Gayle110-1020
TE Richard Watson1000030

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

New EnglandAttYardsAvgOverall Avg
RB Xavier Simien3124.003.63
RB Cris Hsu144.003.00
BuffaloAttYardsAvgOverall Avg

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

New EnglandAttCompYardsAvg/AttOverall Avg
Oliver Barlow5171.407.13
BuffaloAttCompYardsAvg/AttOverall Avg
Cristian DeMeester64355.835.48

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

New EnglandTargetCatchYardsAvg/TargOverall Avg
TE Les Sullivan2173.504.40
WR Abel Summers2000.006.21
WR Darryll Anderson1000.000.00
BuffaloTargetCatchYardsAvg/TargOverall Avg
RB J.C. Gerhardt2142.006.83
WR Zack Eddy223015.0010.50
WR Leroy Goodin1111.003.60
WR Troy Huntley1000.000.57

Third Down Rushing Statistics

New EnglandRushesConversions
RB Xavier Simien41
BuffaloRushesConversions
RB J.C. Gerhardt40

Third Down Passing Statistics

New EnglandAttCompConversions
Oliver Barlow1297
BuffaloAttCompConversions
Cristian DeMeester942
Warren Bridges100

Third Down Receiving Statistics

New EnglandTargCatchConversions
WR Teddy Casper444
TE Tommy Lucas221
TE Les Sullivan211
WR Brian Horner210
WR Abel Summers211
BuffaloTargCatchConversions
RB J.C. Gerhardt331
WR Troy Huntley300
WR Zack Eddy211
TE Richard Watson100
WR Carlton Offutt100

SectionAttendance
Stadium91,000 (99,900 capacity)
Upper Deck21,200 (25,300)
End Zone16,900 (18,200)
Mezzanine9,700 (10,500)
Sideline Seats14,400 (16,100)
Club Seats18,900 (19,900)
Luxury Boxes9,900 (9,900)