Week 1, 2017

played in Buffalo, NY

56 degrees, fair, 9 mph wind

New England Patriots	7	7	3	7	-	24
Buffalo Bills	7	3	7	3	-	20

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:52 BUF - Rufus Norton 75 punt return (Bob Craig extra point)
1Q: 05:29 NED - Tommy Andersen 33 pass from Dakota Walburn (Harold Grant extra point)
2Q: 00:42 NED - Tommy Andersen 13 pass from Dakota Walburn (Harold Grant extra point)
2Q: 00:03 BUF - Bob Craig 31 field goal
3Q: 03:51 NED - Harold Grant 38 field goal
3Q: 00:46 BUF - Jonathan Kovel 8 pass from Jackson Stecker (Bob Craig extra point)
4Q: 10:48 BUF - Bob Craig 36 field goal
4Q: 00:31 NED - Thurman Brennan 16 run (Harold Grant extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:52 BUF - Rufus Norton 75 punt return (Bob Craig extra point)
1Q: 05:29 NED - Tommy Andersen 33 pass from Dakota Walburn (Harold Grant extra point)
2Q: 00:42 NED - Tommy Andersen 13 pass from Dakota Walburn (Harold Grant extra point)
2Q: 00:03 BUF - Bob Craig 31 field goal
3Q: 03:51 NED - Harold Grant 38 field goal
3Q: 00:46 BUF - Jonathan Kovel 8 pass from Jackson Stecker (Bob Craig extra point)
4Q: 10:48 BUF - Bob Craig 36 field goal
4Q: 00:31 NED - Thurman Brennan 16 run (Harold Grant extra point)

Team Statistics NED BUF
Record 1-0 0-1
First Downs 19 13
- by Rushing 3 5
- by Passing 16 8
- by Penalty 0 0
Total Net Yards 392 273
- Offensive Plays 69 52
- Yards per Play 5.68 5.25
Net Rushing Yards 74 87
- Rushing Attempts 27 33
- Yards per Rush 2.74 2.64
Net Passing Yards 318 186
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 37 - 24 - 0 19 - 12 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 349 186
- Sacks/Yards Lost 5/31 0/0
- Yards per Pass Play 7.57 9.79
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 1/1
3rd Down Conversions 4/14 1/10
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 10.4 7.1
4th Down Conversions 0/1 0/0
Penalties/Yards 7/55 3/20
Punt Returns/Yards 2/19 5/97
Kick Returns/Yards 0/0 1/41
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 3 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/1 1/2
Avg. Drive Start OWN 29 OWN 27
Time of Possession 32:45 27:15

Team Statistics	NED	BUF
Record	1-0	0-1
First Downs	19	13
- by Rushing	3	5
- by Passing	16	8
- by Penalty	0	0
Total Net Yards	392	273
- Offensive Plays	69	52
- Yards per Play	5.68	5.25
Net Rushing Yards	74	87
- Rushing Attempts	27	33
- Yards per Rush	2.74	2.64
Net Passing Yards	318	186
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	37 - 24 - 0	19 - 12 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	349	186
- Sacks/Yards Lost	5/31	0/0
- Yards per Pass Play	7.57	9.79
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	1/1
3rd Down Conversions	4/14	1/10
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	10.4	7.1
4th Down Conversions	0/1	0/0
Penalties/Yards	7/55	3/20
Punt Returns/Yards	2/19	5/97
Kick Returns/Yards	0/0	1/41
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	3	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/1	1/2
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 29	OWN 27
Time of Possession	32:45	27:15

Drive Charts

New England Patriots
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	11:54	2:10	OWN 28	3	8	Punt
1	9:44	4:27	OWN 6	8	94	Touchdown
1	3:52	2:34	OWN 28	6	7	Punt
2	14:40	2:38	OWN 42	5	25	Missed FG
2	7:54	4:09	OWN 20	7	25	Punt
2	1:50	1:15	OWN 45	4	55	Touchdown
3	15:00	1:28	OWN 25	3	6	Punt
3	11:32	2:17	OWN 21	3	4	Punt
3	7:12	3:28	OWN 44	7	35	Field Goal
3	0:35	2:12	OWN 25	3	1	Punt
4	10:42	2:42	OWN 25	6	8	Punt
4	4:13	3:15	OWN 11	11	55	Downs
4	0:42	0:24	OPP 34	3	34	Touchdown

Buffalo Bills
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	3:06	OWN 25	5	18	Punt
1	5:17	1:25	OWN 25	3	2	Punt
1	1:18	1:38	OWN 17	5	13	Punt
2	12:02	4:08	OWN 40	7	23	Punt
2	3:45	1:55	OWN 4	3	5	Punt
2	0:35	0:35	OWN 42	1	44	Field Goal
3	13:32	2:00	OWN 36	3	6	Punt
3	9:15	2:03	OWN 23	3	6	Punt
3	3:44	3:09	OWN 25	7	75	Touchdown
4	13:23	2:41	OWN 38	6	43	Field Goal
4	8:00	3:47	OWN 24	5	11	Punt
4	0:58	0:16	OWN 34	2	0	Fumble
4	0:18	0:18	OWN 25	2	12	Game

Game MVP: Dakota Walburn, New England Patriots

Rushing Statistics

New England	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Thurman Brennan	13	44	3.38	16	1	1
Alex Eisner	5	1	0.20	5	0	0
Dakota Walburn	5	28	5.60	10	1	0
Jack Alcott	2	4	2.00	3	0	0
Larry Guenther	1	1	1.00	1	0	0
Tyler Humphries	1	-4	-4.00	-4	0	0

Buffalo	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Elijah Nichols	15	47	3.13	13	2
Jackson Stecker	12	33	2.75	8	0
Tre Thomason	5	10	2.00	9	0
Colby Teller	1	-3	-3.00	-3	0

Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Dakota Walburn	37	24	349	5/31	2	52	0	113.4

Buffalo	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Jackson Stecker	19	12	186	0/0	1	44	0	113.0

Receiving Statistics

New England	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
RB Thurman Brennan	7	8	63	9.00	25	17	0
WR Aidan Zimmerman	6	7	123	20.50	18	52	0
TE Elijah Redman	4	8	76	19.00	51	26	0
RB Alex Eisner	2	3	21	10.50	6	11	0
WR Tommy Andersen	2	4	46	23.00	11	33	2
TE Darnell Coleman	1	4	3	3.00	0	3	0
WR Tyler Humphries	1	1	6	6.00	0	6	0
WR Colin Bamburg	1	2	11	11.00	0	11	0

Buffalo	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Henry McCracken	3	6	28	9.33	8	14	0
TE Jonathan Kovel	3	4	44	14.67	7	21	1
WR Ethan Andersen	2	3	37	18.50	22	33	0
FB Colby Teller	2	2	31	15.50	23	26	0
RB Elijah Nichols	1	1	2	2.00	0	2	0
WR Jackie Ward	1	2	44	44.00	13	44	0
RB Tre Thomason	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

New England	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Buffalo	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

New England	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Greg Rockett	0	1	0	0
Wade Hamilton	0	0	1	0

Buffalo	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Tre Thomason	1	0	0	0

Punting Statistics

New England	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Nickolas McGee	7	324	46.3	37.6	61	4

Buffalo	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Rondell Perkins	8	318	39.8	34.9	50	2

Kicking Statistics

New England	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Harold Grant	1/2	0/1	0/1	38	3/3

Buffalo	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Bob Craig	2/2	0/0	0/0	36	2/2

Punt Return Statistics

New England	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Avery Roberg	2	19	9.5	0

Buffalo	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Rufus Norton	5	97	19.4	1

Kick Return Statistics

New England	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Buffalo	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Ethan Andersen	1	41	41.0	0

Defensive Statistics

New England	Tack	Asst	RPlay	PPlay
S Wade Hamilton	7	2	33	19
ILB Thomas Chevrier	7	1	29	12
OLB Jeffery Lowe	6	2	32	17
ILB Amir Cogdell	4	0	13	13
DT Roy Horiszny	3	0	20	13
DE Sean McWilliams	3	0	28	12
CB Howie Schneider	2	3	33	18
DT Abel Bauer	2	1	16	9
S Arnie Gillette	2	0	30	14
OLB Drake Keene	1	2	32	17
DT Johnathan Borders	1	1	5	4
DE Greg Rockett	1	0	25	9
CB Rod Sawyer	1	0	22	8
CB Daquan Godfrey	1	0	9	7
CB Kendrick Capurro	1	0	27	19
DE Colin Covey	1	0	2	6
S Willie Oliver	1	0	3	6

Buffalo	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Cooper Jarrett	9	2	0.0	27	42
DE Nicolas Anderson	6	0	2.0	27	37
CB Blaine Webster	5	0	0.0	12	21
DT Edward Drake	4	1	1.5	22	26
ILB Kaleb May	4	3	0.0	25	31
S Harvey Schulz	4	0	0.0	5	24
ILB Mel Staple	3	1	0.0	19	15
S Kerry Horn	3	0	0.0	18	21
CB Rufus Norton	3	0	0.0	9	31
ILB Kaden Littwin	3	0	0.0	2	10
DE Bernard Hasting	2	2	0.0	21	24
CB Richard Heilman	2	0	0.0	20	26
OLB Leon Mathis	1	3	0.5	26	29
DT Michael Glover	1	1	0.5	4	11
CB Ernie Wooden	1	3	0.0	27	42
OLB J.J. Cote	1	2	0.0	2	11
OLB George McCarty	1	1	0.0	24	32
DT Percy Ellison	0	1	0.5	5	16

Pass Rush Statistics

New England	Hurry	PPlay
DT Johnathan Borders	1	4
DT Abel Bauer	1	9
ILB Thomas Chevrier	1	12

Buffalo	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Nicolas Anderson	2.0	0	4	3	37
DT Edward Drake	1.5	0	0	0	26
DT Percy Ellison	0.5	1	1	0	16
DT Michael Glover	0.5	0	1	0	11
OLB Leon Mathis	0.5	0	0	1	29
OLB George McCarty	0.0	0	1	0	32

Pass Defense Statistics

New England	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
OLB Jeffery Lowe	3	0	17
S Wade Hamilton	2	0	19
CB Howie Schneider	2	0	18
CB Rod Sawyer	1	0	8
CB Daquan Godfrey	1	0	7
ILB Thomas Chevrier	1	0	12
ILB Amir Cogdell	1	0	13
S Willie Oliver	1	0	6
S Arnie Gillette	0	1	14

Buffalo	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
S Cooper Jarrett	4	1	42
CB Blaine Webster	4	0	21
S Harvey Schulz	4	0	24
CB Rufus Norton	3	0	31
DE Nicolas Anderson	2	0	37
ILB Kaden Littwin	2	0	10
CB Ernie Wooden	1	1	42
S Kerry Horn	1	0	21
OLB J.J. Cote	1	0	11
CB Richard Heilman	1	0	26
DT Edward Drake	1	0	26

Blocking Statistics

New England	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Jorge Horowitz	1	7	27	0	42
Edgar Boykin	1	6	27	2	42
Louie Moorhead	1	4	27	0	42
Ezra Sutton	1	1	27	3	42
Lewis Corbett	0	3	27	0	42
Darnell Coleman	0	2	19	0	15

Buffalo	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	PPly
Paul Newhart	5	9	33	19
Levon Carter	3	6	33	19
Tom Swilling	1	6	33	19
Peyton Pustell	1	5	33	19
Otis Daniels	0	3	33	19
Colby Teller	0	1	5	4

Special Teams Tackles

New England	Tackles	STPlays
Jeffery Lowe	3	13
Cary Price	1	24
Tyler Humphries	1	18

Buffalo	Tackles	STPlays
Conner Jepson	1	19
Levon Carter	1	10

Participation

New England	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Thurman Brennan	22	39	---	---	25	86
Louie Moorhead	27	42	---	---	9	78
Ezra Sutton	27	42	---	---	9	78
Edgar Boykin	27	42	---	---	9	78
Lewis Corbett	27	42	---	---	9	78
Aidan Zimmerman	22	42	---	---	12	76
Dakota Walburn	27	42	---	---	2	71
Jorge Horowitz	27	42	---	---	---	69
Jeffery Lowe	---	---	32	17	13	62
Elijah Redman	26	31	---	---	2	59
Tyler Humphries	11	28	---	---	18	57
Wade Hamilton	---	---	33	19	3	55
Howie Schneider	---	---	33	18	2	53
Drake Keene	---	---	32	17	2	51
Kendrick Capurro	---	---	27	19	2	48
Rod Sawyer	---	---	22	8	15	45
Arnie Gillette	---	---	30	14	1	45
Thomas Chevrier	---	---	29	12	1	42
Sean McWilliams	---	---	28	12	1	41
Amir Cogdell	---	---	13	13	13	39
Tommy Andersen	8	23	---	---	8	39
Greg Rockett	---	---	25	9	1	35
Larry Guenther	8	3	---	---	24	35
Darnell Coleman	19	15	---	---	---	34
Roy Horiszny	---	---	20	13	1	34
Daquan Godfrey	---	---	9	7	17	33
Ethan Connell	9	19	---	---	2	30
Cary Price	---	---	1	2	24	27
Abel Bauer	---	---	16	9	1	26
Willie Oliver	---	---	3	6	17	26
Johnathan Borders	---	---	5	4	8	17
Alex Eisner	5	4	---	---	6	15
Jack Alcott	5	0	---	---	10	15
Jared Suto	0	0	---	---	9	9
Colin Covey	---	---	2	6	1	9
Irving Taber	---	---	0	0	8	8
Avery Roberg	---	---	0	0	8	8
Phil Burgess	---	---	3	4	1	8
Nickolas McGee	0	0	---	---	7	7
Harold Grant	0	0	---	---	7	7
Colin Bamburg	0	6	---	---	---	6
Donnell Alenduff	0	0	---	---	---	0
Austin Kalter	0	0	---	---	---	0
Harold Blades	0	0	---	---	---	0
Myron Canney	0	0	---	---	---	0
Jeff Harrison	0	0	---	---	---	0

Buffalo	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Ernie Wooden	---	---	27	42	2	71
Cooper Jarrett	---	---	27	42	2	71
Nicolas Anderson	---	---	27	37	2	66
Levon Carter	33	19	---	---	10	62
Peyton Pustell	33	19	---	---	10	62
Paul Newhart	33	19	---	---	10	62
Otis Daniels	33	19	---	---	10	62
Ethan Andersen	33	19	---	---	9	61
Kaleb May	---	---	25	31	2	58
Rufus Norton	---	---	9	31	17	57
George McCarty	---	---	24	32	1	57
Bernard Hasting	---	---	21	24	12	57
Leon Mathis	---	---	26	29	1	56
Jackson Stecker	33	19	---	---	2	54
Tom Swilling	33	19	---	---	---	52
Edward Drake	---	---	22	26	1	49
Jonathan Kovel	32	17	---	---	---	49
Richard Heilman	---	---	20	26	1	47
Jackie Ward	22	17	---	---	5	44
Harvey Schulz	---	---	5	24	15	44
Kerry Horn	---	---	18	21	3	42
Blaine Webster	---	---	12	21	8	41
J.J. Cote	---	---	2	11	25	38
Henry McCracken	23	13	---	---	---	36
Mel Staple	---	---	19	15	2	36
Al Sawyer	6	3	---	---	26	35
Tre Thomason	19	12	---	---	---	31
Percy Ellison	---	---	5	16	8	29
Elijah Nichols	21	7	---	---	---	28
Colby Teller	5	4	---	---	18	27
Conner Jepson	2	3	---	---	19	24
Kaden Littwin	---	---	2	10	12	24
Louie Blood	---	---	2	13	8	23
Branden Alcala	1	0	---	---	18	19
Michael Glover	---	---	4	11	1	16
Terry Jobe	1	0	---	---	12	13
Jermaine MacKay	---	---	0	0	12	12
Aiden Tomei	0	0	---	---	10	10
Rondell Perkins	0	0	---	---	8	8
Bob Craig	0	0	---	---	6	6
Kenny Coggins	0	0	---	---	---	0
Roger Lang	0	0	---	---	---	0
Calvin Horton	0	0	---	---	---	0
Brent Gray	0	0	---	---	---	0
Eric Nichols	---	---	0	0	---	0
Anthony Myers	---	---	0	0	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	6	11	1.8
Middle	18	61	3.4
Right	3	2	0.7
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	0	0	0.0
Middle	19	52	2.7
Right	14	35	2.5
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Dakota Walburn	37	24	5	2	1	2	7	4	0

Buffalo	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Jackson Stecker	19	12	4	0	3	1	3	0	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	4	30	7.5
Short (0-8 Yds)	19	13	142	7.5
Medium (9-18 Yds)	7	4	49	7.0
Long (19+ Yds)	7	3	128	18.3

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	2	2	4	2.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	9	4	49	5.4
Medium (9-18 Yds)	6	5	89	14.8
Long (19+ Yds)	2	1	44	22.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

New England	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
RB Thurman Brennan	8	7	0	63	0	39
TE Elijah Redman	8	4	1	76	2	31
WR Aidan Zimmerman	7	6	0	123	2	42
TE Darnell Coleman	4	1	0	3	0	15
WR Tommy Andersen	4	2	0	46	1	23
RB Alex Eisner	3	2	0	21	0	4
WR Colin Bamburg	2	1	0	11	0	6
WR Tyler Humphries	1	1	0	6	0	28

Buffalo	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Henry McCracken	6	3	1	28	0	13
TE Jonathan Kovel	4	3	0	44	1	17
WR Ethan Andersen	3	2	1	37	1	19
WR Jackie Ward	2	1	1	44	1	17
FB Colby Teller	2	2	0	31	1	4
RB Elijah Nichols	1	1	0	2	0	7
RB Tre Thomason	1	0	0	0	0	12

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

New England	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Thurman Brennan	2	18	9.00	3.38

Buffalo	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Jackson Stecker	1	-1	-1.00	2.75

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Dakota Walburn	3	1	13	4.33	9.43

Buffalo	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Jackson Stecker	2	1	8	4.00	9.79

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

New England	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Elijah Redman	1	0	0	0.00	9.50
TE Darnell Coleman	1	0	0	0.00	0.75
WR Tommy Andersen	1	1	13	13.00	11.50

Buffalo	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Ethan Andersen	1	0	0	0.00	12.33
TE Jonathan Kovel	1	1	8	8.00	11.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

New England	Rushes	Conversions
Thurman Brennan	2	0
Dakota Walburn	1	0

Buffalo	Rushes	Conversions
Jackson Stecker	4	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Comp	Conversions
Dakota Walburn	10	6	4

Buffalo	Att	Comp	Conversions
Jackson Stecker	6	3	1

Third Down Receiving Statistics

New England	Targ	Catch	Conversions
RB Thurman Brennan	2	2	1
WR Aidan Zimmerman	2	1	0
WR Tommy Andersen	2	0	0
WR Colin Bamburg	2	1	1
TE Elijah Redman	1	1	1
WR Tyler Humphries	1	1	1

Buffalo	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Henry McCracken	3	2	1
RB Tre Thomason	1	0	0
WR Jackie Ward	1	0	0
FB Colby Teller	1	1	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 58,600 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 17,100 (21,400)
End Zone 12,400 (15,400)
Mezzanine 7,900 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 11,600 (13,600)
Club Seats 6,600 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 3,000 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	58,600 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	17,100 (21,400)
End Zone	12,400 (15,400)
Mezzanine	7,900 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	11,600 (13,600)
Club Seats	6,600 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	3,000 (3,300)