Week 8, 2016

played in Buffalo, NY

58 degrees, fair, 7 mph wind

New England Patriots	7	0	0	16	-	23
Buffalo Bills	7	9	0	14	-	30

Scoring Summary
1Q: 08:18 BUF - Jackson Stecker 6 run (Bob Craig extra point)
1Q: 05:13 NED - Thurman Brennan 7 run (Zack French extra point)
2Q: 11:50 BUF - Bob Craig 19 field goal
2Q: 08:15 BUF - Bob Craig 32 field goal
2Q: 02:30 BUF - Bob Craig 31 field goal
4Q: 11:46 NED - Darnell Coleman 5 pass from Austin Kalter (Zack French extra point failed)
4Q: 08:06 NED - Zack French 33 field goal
4Q: 03:45 BUF - Ethan Andersen 5 pass from Jackson Stecker (Bob Craig extra point)
4Q: 03:28 BUF - Rufus Norton 21 interception return (Bob Craig extra point)
4Q: 02:19 NED - Ethan Connell 21 pass from Austin Kalter (Zack French extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 08:18 BUF - Jackson Stecker 6 run (Bob Craig extra point)
1Q: 05:13 NED - Thurman Brennan 7 run (Zack French extra point)
2Q: 11:50 BUF - Bob Craig 19 field goal
2Q: 08:15 BUF - Bob Craig 32 field goal
2Q: 02:30 BUF - Bob Craig 31 field goal
4Q: 11:46 NED - Darnell Coleman 5 pass from Austin Kalter (Zack French extra point failed)
4Q: 08:06 NED - Zack French 33 field goal
4Q: 03:45 BUF - Ethan Andersen 5 pass from Jackson Stecker (Bob Craig extra point)
4Q: 03:28 BUF - Rufus Norton 21 interception return (Bob Craig extra point)
4Q: 02:19 NED - Ethan Connell 21 pass from Austin Kalter (Zack French extra point)

Team Statistics NED BUF
Record 3-5 4-4
First Downs 18 21
- by Rushing 9 10
- by Passing 7 9
- by Penalty 2 2
Total Net Yards 291 325
- Offensive Plays 54 67
- Yards per Play 5.39 4.85
Net Rushing Yards 140 128
- Rushing Attempts 22 44
- Yards per Rush 6.36 2.91
Net Passing Yards 151 197
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 31 - 17 - 2 23 - 15 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards 156 197
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/5 0/0
- Yards per Pass Play 4.72 8.57
Fumbles/Lost 2/1 1/0
3rd Down Conversions 3/10 7/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 8.0 7.7
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 7/49 6/39
Punt Returns/Yards 1/10 1/6
Kick Returns/Yards 2/38 2/32
Interception Ret./Yards 2/0 2/32
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 3 5
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/1 2/3
Avg. Drive Start OWN 28 OWN 28
Time of Possession 25:11 34:49

Team Statistics	NED	BUF
Record	3-5	4-4
First Downs	18	21
- by Rushing	9	10
- by Passing	7	9
- by Penalty	2	2
Total Net Yards	291	325
- Offensive Plays	54	67
- Yards per Play	5.39	4.85
Net Rushing Yards	140	128
- Rushing Attempts	22	44
- Yards per Rush	6.36	2.91
Net Passing Yards	151	197
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	31 - 17 - 2	23 - 15 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards	156	197
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/5	0/0
- Yards per Pass Play	4.72	8.57
Fumbles/Lost	2/1	1/0
3rd Down Conversions	3/10	7/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	8.0	7.7
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	7/49	6/39
Punt Returns/Yards	1/10	1/6
Kick Returns/Yards	2/38	2/32
Interception Ret./Yards	2/0	2/32
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	3	5
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/1	2/3
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 28	OWN 28
Time of Possession	25:11	34:49

Drive Charts

New England Patriots
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	8:10	2:14	OWN 25	5	25	Punt
1	5:36	0:32	OPP 14	2	14	Touchdown
1	1:23	2:32	OWN 8	5	6	Interception
2	11:45	2:12	OWN 8	4	19	Fumble
2	8:07	2:08	OWN 16	3	6	Punt
2	2:23	1:14	OWN 25	5	13	Punt
3	15:00	3:02	OWN 25	6	27	Punt
3	6:33	2:52	OWN 20	6	18	Punt
3	1:24	4:48	OWN 30	9	70	Touchdown
4	10:59	3:01	OPP 37	5	21	Field Goal
4	3:36	0:19	OWN 9	1	0	Interception
4	3:17	1:13	OWN 25	3	75	Touchdown

Buffalo Bills
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	6:50	OWN 25	14	75	Touchdown
1	5:56	0:20	OWN 6	2	0	Interception
1	5:04	3:41	OWN 25	6	19	Punt
2	13:51	2:06	OPP 25	5	23	Field Goal
2	9:33	1:26	OPP 20	3	5	Field Goal
2	5:59	3:36	OWN 40	10	46	Field Goal
2	1:09	1:09	OWN 3	3	14	Half
3	11:58	5:25	OWN 3	9	59	Punt
3	3:41	2:17	OWN 20	3	6	Punt
4	11:36	0:37	OWN 25	2	1	Interception
4	7:58	4:22	OWN 32	7	68	Touchdown
4	2:04	2:04	OWN 12	5	12	Game

Game MVP: Rufus Norton, Buffalo Bills

Rushing Statistics

New England	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Thurman Brennan	21	114	5.43	17	4	1
Aidan Zimmerman	1	26	26.00	26	1	0

Buffalo	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Jackson Stecker	18	84	4.67	10	1	1
Conner Jepson	13	40	3.08	11	2	0
Tre Thomason	10	2	0.20	11	1	0
Colby Teller	2	0	0.00	0	0	0
Jackie Ward	1	2	2.00	2	0	0

Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Austin Kalter	31	17	156	1/5	2	36	2	63.3

Buffalo	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Jackson Stecker	23	15	197	0/0	1	37	2	70.3

Receiving Statistics

New England	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Ethan Connell	7	9	82	11.71	27	36	1
WR Aidan Zimmerman	3	8	25	8.33	4	10	0
RB Thurman Brennan	2	2	9	4.50	4	5	0
TE Elijah Redman	2	3	19	9.50	10	14	0
TE Darnell Coleman	2	3	16	8.00	3	11	1
WR Tyler Humphries	1	2	5	5.00	0	5	0
WR Tom Drake	0	2	0	0.00	0	0	0
WR Chase Medsker	0	2	0	0.00	0	0	0

Buffalo	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Ethan Andersen	6	6	86	14.33	60	37	1
TE Al Sawyer	3	7	33	11.00	18	18	0
WR Henry McCracken	3	4	36	12.00	24	22	0
RB Conner Jepson	1	1	31	31.00	29	31	0
RB Tre Thomason	1	3	8	8.00	0	8	0
WR Jackie Ward	1	2	3	3.00	0	3	0

Interception Statistics

New England	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
OLB Jeffery Lowe	1	0	0.00	0
CB Kendrick Capurro	1	0	0.00	0

Buffalo	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Rufus Norton	1	21	21.00	1
S Cooper Jarrett	1	11	11.00	0

Fumble Statistics

New England	Fumb	Recov	Force
Thurman Brennan	1	0	0
Aidan Zimmerman	1	0	0
Darnell Coleman	0	1	0
Jeffery Lowe	0	0	1

Buffalo	Fumb	Recov	Force
Jackson Stecker	1	0	0
Spencer Fpord	0	1	0
George McCarty	0	1	0
Kerry Horn	0	0	1
Leon Mathis	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

New England	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Harvey Hipwell	5	228	45.6	44.4	59	4

Buffalo	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Amos Lozano	3	140	46.7	36.7	54	1

Kicking Statistics

New England	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Zack French	1/1	0/0	0/0	33	2/3

Buffalo	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Bob Craig	3/3	0/0	0/0	32	3/3

Punt Return Statistics

New England	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Pedro Bray	1	10	10.0	0

Buffalo	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Rufus Norton	1	6	6.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

New England	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Pedro Bray	2	38	19.0	0

Buffalo	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Rufus Norton	1	9	9.0	0
Ethan Andersen	1	23	23.0	0

Defensive Statistics

New England	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Thomas Chevrier	12	4	0.0	42	22
OLB Jeffery Lowe	6	2	0.0	44	23
DT Abel Bauer	6	1	0.0	23	12
S Wade Hamilton	5	3	0.0	44	23
OLB Drake Keene	5	2	0.0	41	17
CB Daquan Godfrey	4	2	0.0	44	23
DE Samuel Stiegler	3	2	0.0	43	18
CB Kendrick Capurro	3	1	0.0	44	23
ILB Amir Cogdell	3	0	0.0	18	5
S Arnie Gillette	2	1	0.0	26	18
OLB Carson Hartnett	2	0	0.0	3	6
CB Daren Schroeder	2	0	0.0	26	18
DE James Bradford	1	1	0.0	26	18
WR Aidan Zimmerman	1	0	---	---	---
G Lewis Corbett	1	0	---	---	---
DT Neal Barlow	0	4	0.0	21	11
DE Greg Rockett	0	1	0.0	19	10
S Pedro Bray	0	1	0.0	18	5

Buffalo	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Dillon Kirk	5	1	0.0	9	20
S Kerry Horn	5	1	0.0	21	24
ILB Kaleb May	5	1	0.0	21	24
DE Bernard Hasting	5	0	0.0	21	24
S Cooper Jarrett	4	1	0.0	22	32
OLB George McCarty	3	0	1.0	13	20
OLB Leon Mathis	3	1	0.0	22	32
CB Rufus Norton	2	1	0.0	22	27
CB Ernie Wooden	2	1	0.0	9	20
DT Edward Drake	1	1	0.0	21	24
RB Tre Thomason	1	0	---	---	---
TE Al Sawyer	1	0	---	---	---
CB Richard Heilman	1	0	0.0	22	27
ILB Mel Staple	0	1	0.0	12	17

Pass Rush Statistics

New England	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE James Bradford	1	3	18
OLB Jeffery Lowe	1	0	23
DT Abel Bauer	1	0	12

Buffalo	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
OLB George McCarty	1.0	0	0	20
OLB Leon Mathis	0.0	1	0	32
CB Rufus Norton	0.0	0	1	27
DT Edward Drake	0.0	0	1	24
DE Nicolas Anderson	0.0	0	1	29

Pass Defense Statistics

New England	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S Wade Hamilton	3	0	0	23
OLB Jeffery Lowe	2	0	1	23
OLB Carson Hartnett	2	0	0	6
CB Daren Schroeder	2	0	0	18
DT Abel Bauer	2	0	0	12
CB Daquan Godfrey	2	0	0	23
CB Kendrick Capurro	1	1	1	23
OLB Drake Keene	1	0	0	17
S Arnie Gillette	0	1	0	18
ILB Amir Cogdell	0	1	0	5

Buffalo	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
OLB Dillon Kirk	4	1	0	20
ILB Kaleb May	3	0	0	24
CB Rufus Norton	2	1	1	27
OLB Leon Mathis	2	0	0	32
CB Ernie Wooden	2	0	0	20
S Cooper Jarrett	1	2	1	32
S Kerry Horn	1	1	0	24
CB Richard Heilman	1	0	0	27
OLB George McCarty	1	0	0	20

Blocking Statistics

New England	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Ezra Sutton	4	8	22	0	32
Edgar Boykin	3	5	22	0	32
Lewis Corbett	2	3	22	0	32
Louie Moorhead	1	2	22	1	32
Jorge Horowitz	1	2	22	0	32
Darnell Coleman	1	2	12	0	17

Buffalo	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	PPly
Tom Swilling	4	11	44	23
Peyton Pustell	4	6	44	23
Spencer Fpord	2	3	44	23
Levon Carter	0	6	44	23
Brent Gray	0	4	44	23
Al Sawyer	0	2	39	21

Special Teams Tackles

New England	Tackles	STPlays
Tom Drake	3	21

Buffalo	Tackles	STPlays
Tre Thomason	2	10
Ernie Wooden	1	16

Participation

New England	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Jeffery Lowe	---	---	44	23	12	79
Wade Hamilton	---	---	44	23	12	79
Drake Keene	---	---	41	17	21	79
Thomas Chevrier	---	---	42	22	13	77
Daquan Godfrey	---	---	44	23	3	70
Kendrick Capurro	---	---	44	23	2	69
Samuel Stiegler	---	---	43	18	2	63
Louie Moorhead	22	32	---	---	6	60
Ezra Sutton	22	32	---	---	6	60
Edgar Boykin	22	32	---	---	6	60
Lewis Corbett	22	32	---	---	6	60
Jorge Horowitz	22	32	---	---	---	54
Elijah Redman	22	30	---	---	2	54
Austin Kalter	22	32	---	---	---	54
Aidan Zimmerman	22	29	---	---	---	51
Thurman Brennan	22	26	---	---	---	48
Ethan Connell	17	29	---	---	1	47
Daren Schroeder	---	---	26	18	2	46
James Bradford	---	---	26	18	1	45
Arnie Gillette	---	---	26	18	1	45
Tom Drake	10	12	---	---	21	43
Pedro Bray	---	---	18	5	16	39
Abel Bauer	---	---	23	12	1	36
Greg Rockett	---	---	19	10	6	35
Neal Barlow	---	---	21	11	3	35
Darnell Coleman	12	17	---	---	---	29
Amir Cogdell	---	---	18	5	2	25
Larry Guenther	4	1	---	---	19	24
Alex Eisner	0	3	---	---	18	21
Jonah Demar	1	2	---	---	16	19
Rod Sawyer	---	---	0	0	15	15
Chase Medsker	0	3	---	---	12	15
Rob Hopper	---	---	2	1	11	14
Carson Hartnett	---	---	3	6	3	12
Tyler Humphries	0	8	---	---	4	12
Roosevelt Woods	0	0	---	---	6	6
Harvey Hipwell	0	0	---	---	6	6
Zack French	0	0	---	---	6	6
Johnathan Borders	---	---	0	0	3	3
Bill Schenk	0	0	---	---	---	0
Donnell Alenduff	0	0	---	---	---	0
Roy Horiszny	---	---	0	0	---	0
Sean McWilliams	---	---	0	0	---	0
Dave Johnstone	0	0	---	---	---	0
J.T. Webb	0	0	---	---	---	0
Harold Blades	0	0	---	---	---	0

Buffalo	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Ethan Andersen	44	23	---	---	12	79
Jackie Ward	35	19	---	---	20	74
Levon Carter	44	23	---	---	6	73
Peyton Pustell	44	23	---	---	6	73
Spencer Fpord	44	23	---	---	6	73
Brent Gray	44	23	---	---	6	73
Jackson Stecker	44	23	---	---	3	70
Tom Swilling	44	23	---	---	---	67
Rufus Norton	---	---	22	27	11	60
Al Sawyer	39	21	---	---	---	60
Leon Mathis	---	---	22	32	1	55
Cooper Jarrett	---	---	22	32	1	55
Nicolas Anderson	---	---	22	29	1	52
Dillon Kirk	---	---	9	20	21	50
Richard Heilman	---	---	22	27	1	50
Conner Jepson	19	11	---	---	18	48
Kerry Horn	---	---	21	24	2	47
Tre Thomason	25	12	---	---	10	47
Kaleb May	---	---	21	24	1	46
Edward Drake	---	---	21	24	---	45
Ernie Wooden	---	---	9	20	16	45
Bernard Hasting	---	---	21	24	---	45
Henry McCracken	25	18	---	---	---	43
Colby Teller	15	5	---	---	20	40
George McCarty	---	---	13	20	1	34
Mel Staple	---	---	12	17	1	30
Harvey Slivka	2	1	---	---	23	26
Logan Lundberg	---	---	1	8	16	25
Percy Ellison	---	---	1	8	6	15
Tucker Young	---	---	1	8	6	15
Terry Jobe	12	3	---	---	---	15
Blaine Webster	---	---	0	8	6	14
Michael Glover	---	---	0	0	10	10
Bob Craig	0	0	---	---	10	10
Kaden Littwin	---	---	1	0	9	10
Casey Porter	2	1	---	---	5	8
Aiden Tomei	0	0	---	---	6	6
Branden Alcala	2	1	---	---	---	3
Amos Lozano	0	0	---	---	3	3
Eric Nichols	---	---	1	0	---	1
Elijah Nichols	0	0	---	---	---	0
Vernon Houston	0	0	---	---	---	0
Quinn Foreman	0	0	---	---	---	0
Kenny Coggins	0	0	---	---	---	0
Roger Lang	0	0	---	---	---	0
Calvin Horton	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	2	14	7.0
Middle	6	14	2.3
Right	14	112	8.0
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	3	14	4.7
Middle	30	91	3.0
Right	10	24	2.4
None	1	-1	-1.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Austin Kalter	31	17	2	2	1	5	3	0	2

Buffalo	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Jackson Stecker	23	15	3	0	0	3	3	3	2

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	3	2	10	3.3
Short (0-8 Yds)	12	11	67	5.6
Medium (9-18 Yds)	10	4	79	7.9
Long (19+ Yds)	6	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	8	6	99	12.4
Short (0-8 Yds)	10	7	87	8.7
Medium (9-18 Yds)	5	2	11	2.2
Long (19+ Yds)	0	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

New England	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Ethan Connell	9	7	1	82	2	29
WR Aidan Zimmerman	8	3	0	25	0	29
TE Elijah Redman	3	2	0	19	0	30
TE Darnell Coleman	3	2	0	16	0	17
WR Tom Drake	2	0	0	0	0	12
WR Chase Medsker	2	0	0	0	0	3
RB Thurman Brennan	2	2	0	9	0	26
WR Tyler Humphries	2	1	0	5	0	8

Buffalo	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
TE Al Sawyer	7	3	33	0	21
WR Ethan Andersen	6	6	86	1	23
WR Henry McCracken	4	3	36	1	18
RB Tre Thomason	3	1	8	0	12
WR Jackie Ward	2	1	3	0	19
RB Conner Jepson	1	1	31	1	11

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

New England	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Thurman Brennan	4	4	1.00	5.43

Buffalo	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Conner Jepson	3	-2	-0.67	3.08
Jackson Stecker	3	15	5.00	4.67
Tre Thomason	1	1	1.00	0.20
Colby Teller	1	0	0.00	0.00

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Austin Kalter	3	3	15	5.00	5.03

Buffalo	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Jackson Stecker	7	3	19	2.71	8.57

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

New England	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Ethan Connell	2	2	10	5.00	9.11
TE Darnell Coleman	1	1	5	5.00	5.33

Buffalo	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Henry McCracken	3	2	14	4.67	9.00
WR Ethan Andersen	1	1	5	5.00	14.33
RB Tre Thomason	1	0	0	0.00	2.67
TE Al Sawyer	1	0	0	0.00	4.71
WR Jackie Ward	1	0	0	0.00	1.50

Third Down Rushing Statistics

New England	Rushes	Conversions
Thurman Brennan	1	1

Buffalo	Rushes	Conversions
Jackson Stecker	7	4

Third Down Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Comp	Conversions
Austin Kalter	9	4	2

Buffalo	Att	Comp	Conversions
Jackson Stecker	7	5	3

Third Down Receiving Statistics

New England	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Aidan Zimmerman	3	2	2
WR Tom Drake	2	0	0
WR Ethan Connell	2	1	0
WR Chase Medsker	1	0	0
WR Tyler Humphries	1	1	0

Buffalo	Targ	Catch	Conversions
RB Tre Thomason	2	1	1
WR Henry McCracken	2	2	1
WR Ethan Andersen	1	1	1
TE Al Sawyer	1	1	0
WR Jackie Ward	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 59,700 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 17,500 (21,400)
End Zone 12,700 (15,400)
Mezzanine 8,000 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 11,600 (13,600)
Club Seats 6,800 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 3,100 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	59,700 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	17,500 (21,400)
End Zone	12,700 (15,400)
Mezzanine	8,000 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	11,600 (13,600)
Club Seats	6,800 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	3,100 (3,300)