Week 17, 2018

played in Buffalo, NY

42 degrees, fair, calm

New England Patriots0007-7
Buffalo Bills09210-30

Scoring Summary
2Q: 12:59 BUF - Darren Alto 22 field goal
2Q: 03:43 BUF - Jonathan Kovel 24 pass from Jackson Stecker (Darren Alto extra point failed)
3Q: 14:25 BUF - Tre Thomason 63 run (Darren Alto extra point)
3Q: 11:51 BUF - Tony Ogden 32 pass from Jackson Stecker (Darren Alto extra point)
3Q: 03:56 BUF - Ethan Andersen 11 pass from Jackson Stecker (Darren Alto extra point)
4Q: 05:47 NED - Aidan Zimmerman 1 pass from Austin Kalter (Harold Grant extra point)

Team StatisticsNEDBUF
Record2-1410-6
First Downs1415
- by Rushing46
- by Passing98
- by Penalty11
Total Net Yards253425
- Offensive Plays6457
- Yards per Play3.957.46
Net Rushing Yards82261
- Rushing Attempts2738
- Yards per Rush3.046.87
Net Passing Yards171164
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt33 - 18 - 118 - 14 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards203170
- Sacks/Yards Lost4/321/6
- Yards per Pass Play4.628.63
Fumbles/Lost2/11/1
3rd Down Conversions4/155/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down6.38.5
4th Down Conversions0/10/0
Penalties/Yards6/327/45
Punt Returns/Yards1/33/26
Kick Returns/Yards5/1262/51
Interception Ret./Yards0/01/12
2pt Conversions0/00/0
Red Zone Visits22
- Red Zone TDs/FGs1/01/1
Avg. Drive StartOWN 29OWN 32
Time of Possession29:1730:43

Drive Charts

New England Patriots
QuarBeganPossFromPlaysYardsResult
115:002:29OPP 423-5Punt
112:210:51OPP 162-2Fumble
19:563:13OWN 29630Punt
12:391:23OWN 2631Punt
212:522:24OWN 2439Punt
27:211:44OWN 213-2Punt
23:302:30OWN 22734Interception
20:020:02OWN 201-2Half
314:072:16OWN 348Punt
311:412:05OWN 2438Punt
37:472:23OWN 35521Punt
33:483:58OWN 26616Punt
49:484:08OWN 20980Touchdown
42:430:29OWN 3540Downs
41:401:40OWN 20552Game
Buffalo Bills
QuarBeganPossFromPlaysYardsResult
112:310:10OWN 201-4Fumble
111:301:34OWN 1838Punt
16:434:04OWN 20922Punt
11:163:24OWN 35560Field Goal
210:283:07OWN 27622Punt
25:372:07OWN 31469Touchdown
21:000:58OWN 41520Punt
315:000:53OWN 37163Touchdown
311:510:10OPP 32132Touchdown
39:361:49OWN 2234Punt
35:241:36OWN 20580Touchdown
414:505:02OWN 27835Punt
45:402:57OWN 2730Punt
42:140:34OPP 353-6Punt

Game MVP: Jackson Stecker, Buffalo Bills

Rushing Statistics

New EnglandAttYardsAvgLG10+TD
Thurman Brennan12494.081110
Alex Cofield960.67400
Austin Kalter3165.33700
Dakota Walburn284.001010
Aidan Zimmerman133.00300
BuffaloAttYardsAvgLG10+TD
Tre Thomason242148.926351
Jackson Stecker7415.86800
Elijah Nichols6101.67900
Colby Teller1-4-4.00-400

Passing Statistics

New EnglandAttCompYardsSk/YdTDLGIntRate
Austin Kalter21111551/8133092.4
Dakota Walburn127483/24014132.6
BuffaloAttCompYardsSk/YdTDLGIntRate
Jackson Stecker18141701/63450145.6

Receiving Statistics

New EnglandCatchTargYardsAvgYACLGTD
TE Donnell Sutton48389.500140
RB Thurman Brennan34227.3316160
C Donnell Alenduff222010.000140
WR Aidan Zimmerman23157.500141
RB Alex Cofield24115.50470
RB Scott Starnes226331.5062330
WR Lamar Becker11-1-1.000-10
WR Ethan Connell161313.007130
WR Tyler Humphries112222.002220
TE K.C. Hutchins0200.00000
BuffaloCatchTargYardsAvgYACLGTD
WR Bryan Dunlap45246.000160
WR Ethan Andersen34206.6717111
RB Tre Thomason2394.50060
TE Jonathan Kovel226934.5039451
WR Jackie Ward1266.00060
TE Tony Ogden113232.0018321
WR Branden Alcala111010.000100

Interception Statistics

New EnglandIntsYardsAvgTD
BuffaloIntsYardsAvgTD
CB Ernie Wooden11212.000

Fumble Statistics

New EnglandFumbRecovForceTD
Thurman Brennan1000
Austin Kalter1000
Sean McWilliams0100
Jeff Harrison0100
Howie Schneider0010
BuffaloFumbRecovForceTD
Tre Thomason1000
Cooper Jarrett0100
Edward Drake0010
Ernie Wooden0010

Punting Statistics

New EnglandPuntYardsAvgNetLGIn20
Nickolas McGee938442.733.1540
BuffaloPuntYardsAvgNetLGIn20
Rondell Perkins830538.130.3450

Kicking Statistics

New EnglandFGs40+Yd50+YdLGPAT
Harold Grant0/00/00/001/1
BuffaloFGs40+Yd50+YdLGPAT
Darren Alto1/10/00/0223/4

Punt Return Statistics

New EnglandRetYardsAvgTD
Rod Sawyer133.00
BuffaloRetYardsAvgTD
Ethan Andersen3268.70

Kick Return Statistics

New EnglandRetYardsAvgTD
Rod Sawyer39431.30
Lamar Becker23216.00
BuffaloRetYardsAvgTD
Ethan Andersen25125.50

Defensive Statistics

New EnglandTackAsstSackRPlayPPlay
ILB Ted Hendrix750.03014
DT Mercury Sims610.53418
OLB Drake Keene510.53518
CB Kendrick Capurro520.03417
CB Howie Schneider500.03619
OLB Kris Thompson400.03115
S Arnie Gillette400.02713
CB Daquan Godfrey300.0168
CB Rod Sawyer210.02211
DE Sean McWilliams210.02614
DT Roy Horiszny200.071
S Willie Oliver120.095
DE Colin Covey110.0115
WR Ethan Connell10---------
ILB Thomas Chevrier100.0165
ILB Amir Cogdell100.054
S Wade Hamilton030.03218
DE Phil Burgess010.02413
BuffaloTackAsstSackRPlayPPlay
OLB Leon Mathis911.02428
OLB George McCarty511.01819
DT Edward Drake510.02623
S Cooper Jarrett430.02735
CB Ernie Wooden410.02535
ILB Kaden Littwin340.02317
ILB Mel Staple211.5219
DE Nicolas Anderson210.52732
DT Percy Ellison210.01411
CB Richard Heilman200.0726
CB Blaine Webster200.0716
S Irv Fields200.02030
CB R.J. Altuna200.02316
S Harvey Schulz120.078
DE Bernard Hasting100.02313
DE Louie Blood100.01330

Pass Rush Statistics

New EnglandSackBlockHurryKnockPPlay
DT Mercury Sims0.500118
OLB Drake Keene0.500018
ILB Ted Hendrix0.001014
DE Phil Burgess0.001013
BuffaloSackBlockHurryKnockPPlay
ILB Mel Staple1.500019
OLB Leon Mathis1.001128
OLB George McCarty1.000019
DE Nicolas Anderson0.510032
DE Louie Blood0.012030
DE Bernard Hasting0.010013

Pass Defense Statistics

New EnglandCaughtDefnsdIntrcpPPlay
ILB Ted Hendrix21014
CB Rod Sawyer20011
CB Daquan Godfrey2008
CB Kendrick Capurro11017
S Wade Hamilton10018
S Arnie Gillette10013
ILB Thomas Chevrier1005
ILB Amir Cogdell1004
DE Sean McWilliams10014
OLB Drake Keene10018
S Willie Oliver1005
BuffaloCaughtDefnsdIntrcpPPlay
CB Ernie Wooden41135
OLB Leon Mathis31028
CB Richard Heilman24026
OLB George McCarty20019
CB Blaine Webster20016
S Cooper Jarrett12035
ILB Mel Staple10019
S Irv Fields10030
S Harvey Schulz1008
CB R.J. Altuna10016

Blocking Statistics

New EnglandKeyBlBlOppPancRPlySckAPPly
Arturo Sticha26127132
Ezra Sutton23027137
Harris Clements06027030
Myron Canney04027130
Jeff Harrison03027037
Thurman Brennan00019137
BuffaloKeyBlBlOppPancRPlySckAPPly
Tom Swilling38038019
Peyton Pustell17038119
Paul Newhart14038019
Colby Teller1401303
Otis Daniels14038019
Levon Carter04038019

Special Teams Tackles

New EnglandTacklesSTPlays
Alex Cofield125
Carter Halford123
Ethan Connell112
Aidan Zimmerman112
Myron Canney19
BuffaloTacklesSTPlays
Edward Drake314
Ethan Andersen225
Colby Teller118

Participation

New EnglandRPlyOffPPlyOffRPlyDefPPlyDefSTPlyTotal Plays
Donnell Sutton2534------1574
Ezra Sutton2737------973
Jeff Harrison2737------973
Myron Canney2730------966
Harris Clements2730------966
Lamar Becker1934------659
Kendrick Capurro------3417859
Arturo Sticha2732---------59
Thurman Brennan1937------157
Aidan Zimmerman1727------1256
Drake Keene------3518356
Howie Schneider------3619156
Mercury Sims------3418153
Wade Hamilton------3218252
Rod Sawyer------22111447
Kris Thompson------3115147
Ted Hendrix------3014246
Alex Cofield144------2543
Ethan Connell1218------1242
Daquan Godfrey------1681741
Arnie Gillette------2713141
Sean McWilliams------2614141
Phil Burgess------2413---37
Carter Halford------952337
Thomas Chevrier------1651435
Tyler Humphries613------1534
Austin Kalter1022---------32
Dakota Walburn1715---------32
Willie Oliver------951529
Abel Bauer------95822
K.C. Hutchins157---------22
Scott Starnes87------722
Roy Horiszny------71917
Colin Covey------115---16
Elijah Redman00------1010
Broderick Parrish00------99
Amir Cogdell------54---9
Zane Cobb02------79
Nickolas McGee00------99
Donnell Alenduff07---------7
Edgar Boykin07---------7
Tyler Michaud07---------7
Rodolfo Russell------51---6
Harold Grant00------22
Albert Springer------00---0
D.J. Kelly------00---0
BuffaloRPlyOffPPlyOffRPlyDefPPlyDefSTPlyTotal Plays
Ethan Andersen3819------2582
Levon Carter3819------966
Peyton Pustell3819------966
Paul Newhart3819------966
Irv Fields------20301666
Otis Daniels3819------966
Edward Drake------26231463
Cooper Jarrett------2735163
George McCarty------18192562
Ernie Wooden------2535---60
Nicolas Anderson------2732---59
Jackson Stecker3819------158
Tom Swilling3819---------57
Leon Mathis------2428---52
Jackie Ward2814------951
Richard Heilman------7261750
Jonathan Kovel3218---------50
Tre Thomason3116---------47
Louie Blood------1330---43
Kaden Littwin------2317---40
R.J. Altuna------2316---39
Bryan Dunlap2612---------38
Bernard Hasting------2313---36
Branden Alcala117------1735
Percy Ellison------1411934
Colby Teller133------1834
Kaleb May------5151131
Tony Ogden14------2631
Anthony Myers------519---24
Blaine Webster------716---23
Conner Jepson41------1722
Mel Staple------219---21
Geoff Lynn------091120
Ivan Shea------06915
Harvey Schulz------78---15
Trenton Whiting00------99
Rondell Perkins00------88
Elijah Nichols61---------7
Darren Alto00------77
Winfred Fjelstad------10---1
Kenny Coggins00---------0
Terry Jobe00---------0
Calvin Horton00---------0
Eric Nichols------00---0
Noah Moore00---------0
Robbie Hayes00---------0

Directional Rushing Statistics

DistanceAttYardsAvg
Left5204.0
Middle20683.4
Right1-4-4.0
None1-2-2.0
DistanceAttYardsAvg
Left58016.0
Middle211135.4
Right12685.7
None000.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

New EnglandAttCmp20+BdThDropDfnsHurrKnckIntc
Austin Kalter21113006210
Dakota Walburn1270002101
BuffaloAttCmp20+BdThDropDfnsHurrKnckIntc
Jackson Stecker18143002210

Directional Passing Statistics

DistanceAttCompYardsAvg
Screen878811.0
Short (0-8 Yds)73294.1
Medium (9-18 Yds)125363.0
Long (19+ Yds)63508.3
DistanceAttCompYardsAvg
Screen64223.7
Short (0-8 Yds)86313.9
Medium (9-18 Yds)4411729.3
Long (19+ Yds)0000.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

New EnglandTargtCaugtDropdYards20+PPlay
TE Donnell Sutton84038034
WR Ethan Connell61013018
RB Thurman Brennan43022037
RB Alex Cofield4201104
WR Aidan Zimmerman32015027
C Donnell Alenduff2202007
TE K.C. Hutchins200007
RB Scott Starnes2206327
WR Lamar Becker110-1034
WR Tyler Humphries11022113
BuffaloTargtCaugtDropdYards20+PPlay
WR Bryan Dunlap54024012
WR Ethan Andersen43020019
RB Tre Thomason3209016
WR Jackie Ward2106014
TE Jonathan Kovel22069218
TE Tony Ogden1103214
WR Branden Alcala1101007

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

New EnglandAttYardsAvgOverall Avg
Alex Cofield144.000.67
BuffaloAttYardsAvgOverall Avg
Elijah Nichols221.001.67
Tre Thomason2-4-2.008.92

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

New EnglandAttCompYardsAvg/AttOverall Avg
Austin Kalter3272.337.38
BuffaloAttCompYardsAvg/AttOverall Avg
Jackson Stecker21115.509.44

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

New EnglandTargetCatchYardsAvg/TargOverall Avg
WR Aidan Zimmerman2110.505.00
C Donnell Alenduff1166.0010.00
BuffaloTargetCatchYardsAvg/TargOverall Avg
WR Ethan Andersen21115.505.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

New EnglandRushesConversions
Thurman Brennan30
Austin Kalter21
BuffaloRushesConversions
Tre Thomason61
Jackson Stecker41

Third Down Passing Statistics

New EnglandAttCompConversions
Austin Kalter522
Dakota Walburn211
BuffaloAttCompConversions
Jackson Stecker443

Third Down Receiving Statistics

New EnglandTargCatchConversions
TE K.C. Hutchins200
TE Donnell Sutton211
WR Ethan Connell100
WR Aidan Zimmerman111
WR Tyler Humphries111
BuffaloTargCatchConversions
RB Tre Thomason111
WR Jackie Ward111
WR Branden Alcala110
TE Jonathan Kovel111

SectionAttendance
Stadium65,800 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck19,600 (21,400)
End Zone14,000 (15,400)
Mezzanine8,600 (8,900)
Sideline Seats12,900 (13,600)
Club Seats7,400 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes3,300 (3,300)