Week 1, 2092

played in New England, MA

80 degrees, rain, 13 mph wind

Buffalo Bills	7	7	3	7	-	24
New England Patriots	7	6	0	0	-	13

Scoring Summary
1Q: 11:38 BUF - Arturo Van Diver 4 pass from Cooper Lidberg (Lamont Irwin extra point)
1Q: 06:45 NED - Alfred Stanislaw 8 run (Neal Politopoulos extra point)
2Q: 08:55 NED - Neal Politopoulos 29 field goal
2Q: 02:14 NED - Neal Politopoulos 21 field goal
2Q: 02:00 BUF - Micah Garcia 48 pass from Cooper Lidberg (Lamont Irwin extra point)
3Q: 08:30 BUF - Lamont Irwin 44 field goal
4Q: 06:50 BUF - Arturo Van Diver 20 pass from Cooper Lidberg (Lamont Irwin extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 11:38 BUF - Arturo Van Diver 4 pass from Cooper Lidberg (Lamont Irwin extra point)
1Q: 06:45 NED - Alfred Stanislaw 8 run (Neal Politopoulos extra point)
2Q: 08:55 NED - Neal Politopoulos 29 field goal
2Q: 02:14 NED - Neal Politopoulos 21 field goal
2Q: 02:00 BUF - Micah Garcia 48 pass from Cooper Lidberg (Lamont Irwin extra point)
3Q: 08:30 BUF - Lamont Irwin 44 field goal
4Q: 06:50 BUF - Arturo Van Diver 20 pass from Cooper Lidberg (Lamont Irwin extra point)

Team Statistics BUF NED
Record 1-0 0-1
First Downs 15 21
- by Rushing 3 7
- by Passing 11 12
- by Penalty 1 2
Total Net Yards 301 391
- Offensive Plays 49 84
- Yards per Play 6.14 4.65
Net Rushing Yards 52 120
- Rushing Attempts 19 31
- Yards per Rush 2.74 3.87
Net Passing Yards 249 271
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 30 - 19 - 0 52 - 28 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards 249 277
- Sacks/Yards Lost 0/0 1/6
- Yards per Pass Play 8.30 5.11
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 2/1
3rd Down Conversions 2/10 9/19
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 10.4 8.3
4th Down Conversions 0/0 1/4
Penalties/Yards 4/35 8/80
Punt Returns/Yards 0/0 1/8
Kick Returns/Yards 3/72 2/54
Interception Ret./Yards 2/19 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 1 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/0 1/2
Avg. Drive Start OWN 40 OWN 28
Time of Possession 25:12 34:48

Team Statistics	BUF	NED
Record	1-0	0-1
First Downs	15	21
- by Rushing	3	7
- by Passing	11	12
- by Penalty	1	2
Total Net Yards	301	391
- Offensive Plays	49	84
- Yards per Play	6.14	4.65
Net Rushing Yards	52	120
- Rushing Attempts	19	31
- Yards per Rush	2.74	3.87
Net Passing Yards	249	271
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	30 - 19 - 0	52 - 28 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards	249	277
- Sacks/Yards Lost	0/0	1/6
- Yards per Pass Play	8.30	5.11
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	2/1
3rd Down Conversions	2/10	9/19
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	10.4	8.3
4th Down Conversions	0/0	1/4
Penalties/Yards	4/35	8/80
Punt Returns/Yards	0/0	1/8
Kick Returns/Yards	3/72	2/54
Interception Ret./Yards	2/19	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	1	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/0	1/2
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 40	OWN 28
Time of Possession	25:12	34:48

Drive Charts

Buffalo Bills
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	3:33	OWN 25	6	75	Touchdown
1	6:36	5:33	OWN 22	9	39	Punt
2	8:50	1:04	OWN 21	3	-10	Punt
2	5:50	1:04	OWN 20	3	-2	Punt
2	2:07	0:39	OPP 48	1	48	Touchdown
3	12:40	4:15	OWN 24	7	49	Field Goal
3	3:03	1:40	OWN 32	6	37	Missed FG
3	1:08	1:00	OPP 34	3	-2	Punt
4	8:54	2:17	OWN 37	4	63	Touchdown
4	4:43	2:25	OPP 38	3	2	Punt
4	2:09	0:33	OPP 34	3	5	Missed FG
4	0:51	0:51	OPP 37	2	-3	Game

New England Patriots
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	11:27	4:51	OWN 31	8	69	Touchdown
1	1:03	7:13	OWN 3	17	85	Field Goal
2	7:46	1:56	OPP 48	3	6	Punt
2	4:46	2:39	OWN 17	9	79	Field Goal
2	1:28	1:28	OWN 25	3	3	Half
3	15:00	2:20	OWN 49	4	27	Fumble
3	8:25	5:22	OWN 25	12	43	Downs
3	1:23	0:15	OWN 38	2	0	Interception
3	0:08	6:14	OWN 20	14	50	Missed FG
4	6:37	1:54	OWN 25	8	13	Downs
4	2:18	0:09	OWN 20	1	0	Interception
4	1:36	0:45	OWN 36	4	1	Downs

Game MVP: Cooper Lidberg, Buffalo Bills

Rushing Statistics

Buffalo	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
RB Javier Payton	13	40	3.08	22	1
QB Cooper Lidberg	3	6	2.00	9	0
RB Cary Tavares	3	6	2.00	3	0

New England	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB Heath Flowers	12	64	5.33	20	3	0
RB Brenden Gaylor	9	13	1.44	8	0	0
QB Alfred Stanislaw	8	38	4.75	9	0	1
WR Jamal Hardy	2	5	2.50	7	0	0

Passing Statistics

Buffalo	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Cooper Lidberg	30	19	249	0/0	3	48	0	122.8

New England	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Alfred Stanislaw	52	28	277	1/6	0	34	2	53.1

Receiving Statistics

Buffalo	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
TE Todd Kramer	4	6	65	16.25	19	26	0
RB Javier Payton	4	6	27	6.75	9	12	0
WR Kurt Arnold	4	5	39	9.75	7	29	0
WR Xavier Tucker	2	3	28	14.00	17	24	0
TE Arturo Van Diver	2	4	24	12.00	10	20	2
WR Brad Percell	1	4	12	12.00	0	12	0
WR Micah Garcia	1	1	48	48.00	41	48	1
FB Myles Stoutmire	1	1	6	6.00	0	6	0

New England	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Malik Dotson	12	16	122	10.17	53	34
WR Daquan Chapman	5	12	56	11.20	41	24
RB Heath Flowers	3	5	17	5.67	0	6
TE Duane Richard	2	6	11	5.50	1	9
TE Corwin Meyer	2	2	15	7.50	7	9
WR Denzel Porcaro	1	2	7	7.00	3	7
WR Jamal Hardy	1	2	32	32.00	0	32
RB Brenden Gaylor	1	4	3	3.00	0	3
RB Edwin Talley	1	3	14	14.00	0	14

Interception Statistics

Buffalo	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
ILB Billy Holcomb	1	19	19.00	0
CB Ike Browning	1	0	0.00	0

New England	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Buffalo	Recov	Force
DT Marcos Harding	1	0
CB Troy Lowe	0	1
CB Ike Browning	0	1

New England	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
QB Alfred Stanislaw	2	0	0	0
C Darius Alfaro	0	1	0	0

Punting Statistics

Buffalo	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Miguel Walton	5	204	40.8	31.2	51	1

New England	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Perry Baker	1	42	42.0	22.0	42	0

Kicking Statistics

Buffalo	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Lamont Irwin	1/3	1/3	0/0	44	3/3

New England	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Neal Politopoulos	2/3	0/1	0/0	29	1/1

Punt Return Statistics

Buffalo	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

New England	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Edwin Talley	1	8	8.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Buffalo	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Devonte Floyd	3	72	24.0	0

New England	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Denzel Porcaro	2	54	27.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Buffalo	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Mack Montano	11	1	0.0	31	53
CB Ike Browning	10	2	0.0	31	53
CB Troy Lowe	6	1	0.0	21	46
DT Marcos Harding	5	1	0.0	27	41
ILB Billy Holcomb	4	2	0.0	30	52
OLB Damian Blanchard	4	1	0.0	14	24
DE Levi Racz	3	2	0.5	26	33
DE Jason Merrill	3	1	0.5	18	37
OLB Taylor Rayburn	2	1	0.0	13	19
S Ernie Fredrickson	2	0	0.0	17	43
S Mackenzie Kitchens	2	0	0.0	14	10
CB Clyde Nussmeier	1	3	0.0	30	51
OLB Orlando Johnston	1	1	0.0	16	22
ILB Jumbo Walsh	1	0	0.0	3	5
DT Ndukwe Followay	1	0	0.0	22	43
OLB Trevor Blasingame	1	0	0.0	1	1
DE Leon Diaz	0	1	0.0	13	24
CB Ron Holliday	0	1	0.0	2	5

New England	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Edward Faber	7	0	0.0	19	30
S Luke Newsome	5	2	0.0	19	30
OLB Harold Lang	4	3	0.0	18	30
DT Sawyer Cucina	4	1	0.0	15	15
CB Asher Lane	2	1	0.0	14	20
S Harvey Gabberty	2	0	0.0	18	30
CB Winfred Bernstein	1	2	0.0	16	22
DE Irv Grier	1	1	0.0	18	29
DE Josiah Stillwell	1	1	0.0	16	22
CB Cris Shapiro	1	1	0.0	3	7
WR Malik Dotson	1	0	---	---	---
DE Eugene Wilkins	1	0	0.0	2	8
ILB DeAndre Newsome	1	0	0.0	16	22
TE Duane Richard	1	0	---	---	---
DE Justin McNeil	1	0	0.0	4	9
CB Walter Schultz	1	0	0.0	17	22

Pass Rush Statistics

Buffalo	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Levi Racz	0.5	2	0	33
DE Jason Merrill	0.5	1	0	37
DE Leon Diaz	0.0	1	2	24
OLB Taylor Rayburn	0.0	1	0	19

New England	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Irv Grier	0.0	0	2	0	29
DE Josiah Stillwell	0.0	0	1	0	22

Pass Defense Statistics

Buffalo	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S Mack Montano	6	0	0	53
CB Troy Lowe	5	1	0	46
CB Ike Browning	4	3	1	53
DT Marcos Harding	3	0	0	41
OLB Damian Blanchard	2	1	0	24
ILB Billy Holcomb	2	0	1	52
S Ernie Fredrickson	1	1	0	43
ILB Jumbo Walsh	1	0	0	5
DE Jason Merrill	1	0	0	37
OLB Taylor Rayburn	1	0	0	19
OLB Trevor Blasingame	1	0	0	1
CB Clyde Nussmeier	1	0	0	51
OLB Orlando Johnston	0	1	0	22

New England	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
OLB Edward Faber	5	1	30
S Luke Newsome	4	0	30
CB Asher Lane	3	0	20
CB Winfred Bernstein	2	0	22
S Harvey Gabberty	2	0	30
CB Walter Schultz	1	2	22
DE Josiah Stillwell	1	0	22
CB Cris Shapiro	1	0	7
CB Ryan Bosley	0	1	10

Blocking Statistics

Buffalo	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	PPly
T Lenny Schreiber	1	4	19	30
TE Todd Kramer	1	2	15	29
G Devan Dotson	1	2	19	30
FB Myles Stoutmire	1	1	5	7
T Alexis Howe	0	3	19	30
C Denzel Small	0	2	19	30
G Connor Dillon	0	2	19	30

New England	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
C Darius Alfaro	3	5	31	0	53
T Derrick Byrd	2	6	31	0	53
G Victor Franz	1	5	31	0	53
G Elijah Riley	1	2	19	1	25
TE Corwin Meyer	1	1	18	0	37
T Edwin Sonneman	0	3	31	0	53
G Darrell Watson	0	2	12	0	28

Special Teams Tackles

Buffalo	Tackles	STPlays
Hector Washington	2	11
Brad Percell	1	13

New England	Tackles	STPlays
Winfred Bernstein	1	16
Daquan Chapman	1	9
Edward Faber	1	8

Participation

Buffalo	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
CB Ike Browning	---	---	31	53	13	97
ILB Billy Holcomb	---	---	30	52	8	90
CB Clyde Nussmeier	---	---	30	51	7	88
S Mack Montano	---	---	31	53	3	87
DT Marcos Harding	---	---	27	41	2	70
CB Troy Lowe	---	---	21	46	2	69
DT Ndukwe Followay	---	---	22	43	2	67
S Ernie Fredrickson	---	---	17	43	2	62
DE Levi Racz	---	---	26	33	1	60
RB Javier Payton	13	27	---	---	17	57
DE Jason Merrill	---	---	18	37	2	57
C Denzel Small	19	30	---	---	8	57
G Connor Dillon	19	30	---	---	8	57
OLB Damian Blanchard	---	---	14	24	18	56
WR Brad Percell	14	24	---	---	13	51
T Alexis Howe	19	30	---	---	---	49
T Lenny Schreiber	19	30	---	---	---	49
G Devan Dotson	19	30	---	---	---	49
QB Cooper Lidberg	19	30	---	---	---	49
WR Xavier Tucker	16	29	---	---	---	45
TE Todd Kramer	15	29	---	---	---	44
DE Leon Diaz	---	---	13	24	2	39
OLB Orlando Johnston	---	---	16	22	---	38
DE Ike Craig	---	---	12	21	3	36
OLB Taylor Rayburn	---	---	13	19	2	34
WR Kurt Arnold	13	16	---	---	---	29
S Mackenzie Kitchens	---	---	14	10	1	25
FB Myles Stoutmire	5	7	---	---	13	25
WR Micah Garcia	7	5	---	---	9	21
TE Eli Awsare	0	1	---	---	18	19
TE Arturo Van Diver	4	9	---	---	5	18
C Ian Barrouquere	0	0	---	---	13	13
CB Ron Holliday	---	---	2	5	6	13
DE Hector Washington	---	---	0	0	11	11
CB Devonte Floyd	---	---	0	0	9	9
RB Cary Tavares	6	3	---	---	---	9
ILB Jumbo Walsh	---	---	3	5	---	8
T Jimmie McRae	0	0	---	---	8	8
C Harvey Garrod	0	0	---	---	8	8
P Miguel Walton	0	0	---	---	8	8
K Lamont Irwin	0	0	---	---	8	8
WR Peter Cunningham	2	0	---	---	1	3
OLB Trevor Blasingame	---	---	1	1	---	2
G William Chiang	0	0	---	---	---	0
QB Clarence Bensen	0	0	---	---	---	0
RB Earnest Foster	0	0	---	---	---	0

New England	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
G Victor Franz	31	53	---	---	4	88
T Derrick Byrd	31	53	---	---	4	88
T Edwin Sonneman	31	53	---	---	4	88
QB Alfred Stanislaw	31	53	---	---	---	84
C Darius Alfaro	31	53	---	---	---	84
WR Malik Dotson	26	45	---	---	---	71
WR Jamal Hardy	23	45	---	---	---	68
WR Daquan Chapman	19	39	---	---	9	67
S Luke Newsome	---	---	19	30	17	66
TE Corwin Meyer	18	37	---	---	5	60
OLB Edward Faber	---	---	19	30	8	57
RB Brenden Gaylor	16	22	---	---	18	56
CB Winfred Bernstein	---	---	16	22	16	54
RB Heath Flowers	19	35	---	---	---	54
OLB Harold Lang	---	---	18	30	3	51
S Harvey Gabberty	---	---	18	30	3	51
DE Irv Grier	---	---	18	29	3	50
ILB DeAndre Newsome	---	---	16	22	11	49
G Elijah Riley	19	25	---	---	3	47
G Darrell Watson	12	28	---	---	---	40
CB Walter Schultz	---	---	17	22	1	40
WR Denzel Porcaro	9	12	---	---	18	39
DE Josiah Stillwell	---	---	16	22	---	38
TE Duane Richard	12	16	---	---	9	37
RB Edwin Talley	8	11	---	---	17	36
CB Asher Lane	---	---	14	20	1	35
DT Sawyer Cucina	---	---	15	15	2	32
OLB Amir Gandy	---	---	3	8	17	28
TE Eugene Palmer	5	3	---	---	18	26
CB Ryan Bosley	---	---	5	10	7	22
DE Eugene Wilkins	---	---	2	8	7	17
DT Marlon Bushell	---	---	2	8	6	16
DE Justin McNeil	---	---	4	9	1	14
DT Salvador Stevens	---	---	3	8	1	12
CB Cris Shapiro	---	---	3	7	2	12
K Neal Politopoulos	0	0	---	---	7	7
C Andy Quaccia	0	0	---	---	4	4
P Perry Baker	0	0	---	---	4	4
G Britt Hauck	0	0	---	---	1	1
OLB Courtney Hughes	---	---	1	0	---	1
QB Brent Croxton	0	0	---	---	---	0
QB Dana Knight	0	0	---	---	---	0
RB Glenn Jerome	0	0	---	---	---	0
T Grady Hernandez	0	0	---	---	---	0
G Nathan Bettle	0	0	---	---	---	0
T Hardy Replogle	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	5	25	5.0
Middle	10	31	3.1
Right	2	-1	-0.5
None	2	-3	-1.5

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	2	3	1.5
Middle	24	105	4.4
Right	5	12	2.4
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Buffalo	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Cooper Lidberg	30	19	6	1	3	4	3	0	0

New England	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Alfred Stanislaw	52	28	4	3	7	7	5	2	2

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	0	0	0	0.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	17	12	143	8.4
Medium (9-18 Yds)	11	6	77	7.0
Long (19+ Yds)	2	1	29	14.5

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	11	6	66	6.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	26	16	102	3.9
Medium (9-18 Yds)	13	4	43	3.3
Long (19+ Yds)	2	2	66	33.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Buffalo	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
TE Todd Kramer	6	4	0	65	2	29
RB Javier Payton	6	4	1	27	0	27
WR Kurt Arnold	5	4	1	39	1	16
WR Brad Percell	4	1	0	12	0	24
TE Arturo Van Diver	4	2	1	24	1	9
WR Xavier Tucker	3	2	0	28	1	29
WR Micah Garcia	1	1	0	48	1	5
FB Myles Stoutmire	1	1	0	6	0	7

New England	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Malik Dotson	16	12	1	122	1	45
WR Daquan Chapman	12	5	2	56	2	39
TE Duane Richard	6	2	1	11	0	16
RB Heath Flowers	5	3	0	17	0	35
RB Brenden Gaylor	4	1	2	3	0	22
RB Edwin Talley	3	1	0	14	0	11
WR Denzel Porcaro	2	1	0	7	0	12
WR Jamal Hardy	2	1	1	32	1	45
TE Corwin Meyer	2	2	0	15	0	37

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Buffalo	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Javier Payton	1	6	6.00	3.08

New England	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Heath Flowers	2	2	1.00	5.33
QB Alfred Stanislaw	1	8	8.00	4.75

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Buffalo	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Cooper Lidberg	2	2	24	12.00	8.30

New England	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Alfred Stanislaw	6	1	9	1.50	5.33

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Buffalo	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Arturo Van Diver	2	2	24	12.00	6.00

New England	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Malik Dotson	2	0	0	0.00	7.63
RB Brenden Gaylor	1	0	0	0.00	0.75
RB Edwin Talley	1	0	0	0.00	4.67
RB Heath Flowers	1	0	0	0.00	3.40
TE Duane Richard	1	1	9	9.00	1.83

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Buffalo	Rushes	Conversions
RB Javier Payton	2	0

New England	Rushes	Conversions
QB Alfred Stanislaw	3	1
RB Brenden Gaylor	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Buffalo	Att	Comp	Conversions
Cooper Lidberg	8	5	2

New England	Att	Comp	Conversions
Alfred Stanislaw	15	11	7

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Buffalo	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Brad Percell	2	0	0
TE Todd Kramer	2	2	1
RB Javier Payton	2	2	1
TE Arturo Van Diver	1	0	0
WR Kurt Arnold	1	1	0

New England	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Malik Dotson	6	6	4
RB Brenden Gaylor	4	1	0
WR Denzel Porcaro	1	1	0
WR Jamal Hardy	1	1	1
WR Daquan Chapman	1	1	1
RB Heath Flowers	1	0	0
TE Duane Richard	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 75,000 (75,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 18,100 (18,100)
End Zone 13,000 (13,000)
Mezzanine 7,500 (7,500)
Sideline Seats 11,500 (11,500)
Club Seats 15,000 (15,000)
Luxury Boxes 9,900 (9,900)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	75,000 (75,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	18,100 (18,100)
End Zone	13,000 (13,000)
Mezzanine	7,500 (7,500)
Sideline Seats	11,500 (11,500)
Club Seats	15,000 (15,000)
Luxury Boxes	9,900 (9,900)