Conference Finals, 2022

played in New England, MA

31 degrees, fair, 2 mph wind

Buffalo Bills	0	3	7	3	-	13
New England Patriots	0	6	0	17	-	23

Scoring Summary
2Q: 10:11 NED - Harold Grant 27 field goal
2Q: 01:18 BUF - Dennis Carrion 56 field goal
2Q: 00:03 NED - Harold Grant 46 field goal
3Q: 06:57 BUF - Jonathan Kovel 10 pass from Jackson Stecker (Dennis Carrion extra point)
4Q: 15:00 BUF - Dennis Carrion 27 field goal
4Q: 14:53 NED - Elias Eyrich 87 kickoff return (Harold Grant extra point)
4Q: 03:22 NED - Elijah Redman 2 pass from Dakota Walburn (Harold Grant extra point)
4Q: 01:28 NED - Harold Grant 50 field goal

Scoring Summary
2Q: 10:11 NED - Harold Grant 27 field goal
2Q: 01:18 BUF - Dennis Carrion 56 field goal
2Q: 00:03 NED - Harold Grant 46 field goal
3Q: 06:57 BUF - Jonathan Kovel 10 pass from Jackson Stecker (Dennis Carrion extra point)
4Q: 15:00 BUF - Dennis Carrion 27 field goal
4Q: 14:53 NED - Elias Eyrich 87 kickoff return (Harold Grant extra point)
4Q: 03:22 NED - Elijah Redman 2 pass from Dakota Walburn (Harold Grant extra point)
4Q: 01:28 NED - Harold Grant 50 field goal

Team Statistics BUF NED
Record 11-8 13-4-1
First Downs 17 17
- by Rushing 4 10
- by Passing 12 5
- by Penalty 1 2
Total Net Yards 307 271
- Offensive Plays 71 60
- Yards per Play 4.32 4.52
Net Rushing Yards 105 190
- Rushing Attempts 30 34
- Yards per Rush 3.50 5.59
Net Passing Yards 202 81
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 37 - 23 - 1 23 - 13 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 223 101
- Sacks/Yards Lost 4/21 3/20
- Yards per Pass Play 4.93 3.12
Fumbles/Lost 2/0 2/2
3rd Down Conversions 6/17 3/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 6.8 8.8
4th Down Conversions 0/1 0/0
Penalties/Yards 9/65 5/35
Punt Returns/Yards 6/0 4/34
Kick Returns/Yards 0/0 4/168
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 1/19
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 2 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 0/1 1/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 32 OWN 27
Time of Possession 32:20 27:40

Team Statistics	BUF	NED
Record	11-8	13-4-1
First Downs	17	17
- by Rushing	4	10
- by Passing	12	5
- by Penalty	1	2
Total Net Yards	307	271
- Offensive Plays	71	60
- Yards per Play	4.32	4.52
Net Rushing Yards	105	190
- Rushing Attempts	30	34
- Yards per Rush	3.50	5.59
Net Passing Yards	202	81
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	37 - 23 - 1	23 - 13 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	223	101
- Sacks/Yards Lost	4/21	3/20
- Yards per Pass Play	4.93	3.12
Fumbles/Lost	2/0	2/2
3rd Down Conversions	6/17	3/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	6.8	8.8
4th Down Conversions	0/1	0/0
Penalties/Yards	9/65	5/35
Punt Returns/Yards	6/0	4/34
Kick Returns/Yards	0/0	4/168
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	1/19
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	2	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	0/1	1/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 32	OWN 27
Time of Possession	32:20	27:40

Drive Charts

Buffalo Bills
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	11:35	3:40	OWN 17	6	76	Interception
1	3:50	4:55	OWN 7	12	65	Missed FG
2	10:05	1:50	OWN 25	3	2	Punt
2	6:55	2:57	OWN 22	5	5	Punt
2	2:28	1:18	OWN 43	6	18	Field Goal
3	15:00	1:41	OWN 25	3	8	Punt
3	11:56	3:01	OWN 22	5	29	Punt
3	6:57	0:10	OPP 10	1	10	Touchdown
3	5:08	2:31	OWN 19	6	-6	Punt
3	2:37	2:44	OPP 33	6	23	Field Goal
4	14:40	1:37	OWN 25	3	-1	Punt
4	9:11	1:54	OWN 39	5	17	Punt
4	3:14	1:21	OWN 25	5	10	Downs
4	1:20	1:20	OWN 25	6	26	Game

New England Patriots
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	3:25	OWN 35	6	8	Punt
1	7:55	4:05	OWN 23	6	29	Punt
2	13:55	3:50	OWN 35	7	55	Field Goal
2	8:15	1:20	OWN 14	3	6	Punt
2	3:58	1:30	OWN 19	3	-8	Punt
2	1:10	1:10	OWN 38	5	33	Field Goal
3	13:19	1:23	OWN 14	3	7	Punt
3	8:55	1:58	OWN 6	4	26	Fumble
3	6:47	1:39	OWN 33	3	-9	Punt
4	13:03	3:52	OWN 25	9	47	Missed FG
4	7:17	4:03	OWN 20	9	80	Touchdown
4	1:53	0:33	OPP 35	3	2	Field Goal

Game MVP: Dakota Walburn, New England Patriots

Rushing Statistics

Buffalo	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Daniel Buckley	19	60	3.16	10	1
Jackson Stecker	8	45	5.63	11	1
Tyrell Rasmussen	3	0	0.00	6	0

New England	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Max Willis	13	61	4.69	15	1
Thurman Brennan	13	56	4.31	15	1
Dakota Walburn	8	73	9.13	14	3

Passing Statistics

Buffalo	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Jackson Stecker	37	23	223	4/21	1	36	1	76.7

New England	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Dakota Walburn	23	13	101	3/20	1	36	0	81.9

Receiving Statistics

Buffalo	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Barry Nichols	6	8	43	7.17	30	26	0
WR Gregory Wagner	6	10	53	8.83	10	13	0
TE Jonathan Kovel	5	7	52	10.40	0	19	1
WR Collin Ganser	4	8	71	17.75	66	36	0
FB A.J. Bressany	2	2	4	2.00	0	8	0
RB Daniel Buckley	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

New England	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
TE Elijah Redman	7	8	31	4.43	1	13	1
RB Thurman Brennan	2	3	16	8.00	1	8	0
WR Amos Herrmann	2	2	18	9.00	7	11	0
RB Max Willis	1	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
TE Derrick Hines	1	3	36	36.00	26	36	0
WR Ethan Connell	0	4	0	0.00	0	0	0
WR Tyler Humphries	0	2	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Buffalo	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

New England	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Jack Greer	1	19	19.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Buffalo	Fumb	Recov	Force
Daniel Buckley	2	0	0
Leonardo Thomason	0	1	1
Peyton Pustell	0	1	0
Kaleb May	0	1	0
Leon Mathis	0	1	0
Richard Heilman	0	0	1

New England	Fumb	Force
Thurman Brennan	1	0
Elias Eyrich	1	0
Ethan Connell	0	2

Punting Statistics

Buffalo	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Herb Beverly	7	382	54.6	46.9	66	5

New England	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Shawn Sanderson	6	299	49.8	49.8	58	2

Kicking Statistics

Buffalo	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Dennis Carrion	2/3	1/2	1/1	56	1/1

New England	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Harold Grant	3/4	2/3	1/1	50	2/2

Punt Return Statistics

Buffalo	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Daniel Buckley	6	0	0.0	0

New England	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Elias Eyrich	4	34	8.5	0

Kick Return Statistics

Buffalo	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

New England	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Elias Eyrich	3	145	48.3	1
Jesse Harmon	1	23	23.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Buffalo	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Kaleb May	10	1	0.0	31	18
S Byron Northcott	5	4	0.0	32	24
OLB Ricardo Sawyer	5	4	0.0	31	19
DE Nicolas Anderson	4	2	1.5	34	26
OLB Leon Mathis	4	1	0.0	24	16
CB Adam Ingram	4	1	0.0	30	17
DT Edward Drake	4	0	0.0	31	21
CB Richard Heilman	3	3	0.5	29	22
ILB Kaden Littwin	3	0	0.0	3	7
DE Ed Brothers	2	0	1.0	21	14
S Melvin Freeman	2	0	0.0	34	25
CB Ernie Wooden	1	1	0.0	16	17
DT Corey Parmely	1	0	0.0	3	5
RB Daniel Buckley	1	0	---	---	---
DE Bernard Hasting	0	1	0.0	14	16
S Barton Brandt	0	1	0.0	10	11

New England	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Charles Ames	8	1	1.0	27	36
ILB Burt McCarthy	5	0	1.0	15	20
ILB Mel Staple	5	1	0.0	10	15
ILB Kenyon Giles	5	1	0.0	14	17
S Willie Oliver	5	0	0.0	20	33
S Elias Eyrich	5	0	0.0	20	35
DE Howie Schroeder	3	0	1.0	17	32
CB Anthony Harmon	3	2	0.0	30	36
CB Jack Greer	3	1	0.0	24	28
ILB Amir Cogdell	3	1	0.0	15	21
DE Roy Horiszny	2	1	1.0	8	7
DT Cornell Hopkins	2	1	0.0	24	26
CB Keith Brewer	2	1	0.0	14	20
OLB Marlon Gorin	2	0	0.0	13	13
CB Kendrick Capurro	1	2	0.0	19	31
DT Norm Morton	1	0	0.0	11	17
ILB Dexter Jarvis	1	0	0.0	3	4
C Cameron Lagana	1	0	---	---	---
S Ernest Murray	0	1	0.0	10	8
DE Burt Worrall	0	1	0.0	30	41
CB Trenton Boyd	0	1	0.0	3	4

Pass Rush Statistics

Buffalo	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Nicolas Anderson	1.5	1	1	1	26
DE Ed Brothers	1.0	0	0	0	14
CB Richard Heilman	0.5	0	0	0	22
OLB Leon Mathis	0.0	0	1	0	16

New England	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Howie Schroeder	1.0	0	0	2	32
ILB Burt McCarthy	1.0	0	0	0	20
DE Roy Horiszny	1.0	0	0	0	7
OLB Charles Ames	1.0	0	0	0	36
DE Burt Worrall	0.0	1	3	2	41
DT Norm Morton	0.0	0	2	2	17
DT Cornell Hopkins	0.0	0	1	0	26
ILB Kenyon Giles	0.0	0	1	0	17

Pass Defense Statistics

Buffalo	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Richard Heilman	3	1	22
ILB Kaleb May	2	1	18
ILB Kaden Littwin	2	0	7
CB Adam Ingram	2	0	17
OLB Leon Mathis	1	0	16
DE Nicolas Anderson	1	0	26
DE Ed Brothers	1	0	14
S Melvin Freeman	1	0	25
S Byron Northcott	0	2	24
CB Ernie Wooden	0	1	17
OLB Ricardo Sawyer	0	1	19

New England	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Anthony Harmon	3	1	0	36
OLB Charles Ames	3	0	0	36
S Elias Eyrich	3	0	0	35
CB Jack Greer	2	0	1	28
ILB Burt McCarthy	2	0	0	20
ILB Mel Staple	2	0	0	15
S Willie Oliver	2	0	0	33
ILB Kenyon Giles	2	0	0	17
ILB Amir Cogdell	1	1	0	21
S Ernest Murray	1	0	0	8
OLB Marlon Gorin	1	0	0	13
CB Kendrick Capurro	1	0	0	31
CB Keith Brewer	0	1	0	20

Blocking Statistics

Buffalo	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Paul Newhart	3	5	30	0	41
Bernie Casarez	2	5	30	2	41
Peyton Pustell	2	5	30	0	41
Jimmy Gaines	1	3	30	1	41
Tom Swilling	0	4	30	1	41
A.J. Bressany	0	1	6	0	6

New England	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Jose Berkebile	3	6	0	34	0	26
Brady Wheeler	3	4	1	34	0	26
Martin Way	2	6	0	34	1	26
Ezra Sutton	2	4	0	34	2	26
Cameron Lagana	2	4	0	34	0	26
Billy Ussery	0	1	0	3	0	1
Derrick Hines	0	1	0	16	0	9

Special Teams Tackles

Buffalo	Tackles	STPlays
Willie Mergen	2	13
Leonardo Thomason	1	23
Tre Thomason	1	19
A.J. Bressany	1	18
Britt Lyden	1	18
Brady Grant	1	10

New England	Tackles	STPlays
Ethan Connell	3	15
Billy Ussery	2	25
Derrick Hines	1	11
Elias Eyrich	1	11

Participation

Buffalo	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Peyton Pustell	30	41	---	---	10	81
Paul Newhart	30	41	---	---	10	81
Jimmy Gaines	30	41	---	---	10	81
Bernie Casarez	30	41	---	---	10	81
Jackson Stecker	30	41	---	---	3	74
Gregory Wagner	29	40	---	---	5	74
Collin Ganser	28	36	---	---	8	72
Tom Swilling	30	41	---	---	---	71
Jonathan Kovel	26	39	---	---	2	67
Leon Mathis	---	---	24	16	25	65
Nicolas Anderson	---	---	34	26	4	64
Melvin Freeman	---	---	34	25	4	63
Richard Heilman	---	---	29	22	10	61
Willie Mergen	---	---	28	20	13	61
Byron Northcott	---	---	32	24	5	61
Daniel Buckley	23	26	---	---	11	60
Edward Drake	---	---	31	21	3	55
Ricardo Sawyer	---	---	31	19	3	53
Kaleb May	---	---	31	18	3	52
Barry Nichols	18	30	---	---	1	49
Adam Ingram	---	---	30	17	2	49
Ed Brothers	---	---	21	14	9	44
Barton Brandt	---	---	10	11	17	38
Ernie Wooden	---	---	16	17	1	34
Bernard Hasting	---	---	14	16	2	32
Brady Grant	9	13	---	---	10	32
A.J. Bressany	6	6	---	---	18	30
Leonardo Thomason	2	1	---	---	23	26
Britt Lyden	3	2	---	---	18	23
Kaden Littwin	---	---	3	7	12	22
Dylan Starks	---	---	2	5	15	22
Tre Thomason	0	0	---	---	19	19
Tyrell Rasmussen	6	12	---	---	---	18
Corey Parmely	---	---	3	5	7	15
Francisco Drake	0	0	---	---	10	10
Herb Beverly	0	0	---	---	7	7
Dennis Carrion	0	0	---	---	7	7
Nolan Rice	---	---	1	3	---	4
Edwin Davis	0	0	---	---	---	0
Amari Rice	0	0	---	---	---	0
Leonard Arnold	0	0	---	---	---	0
Rufus Stephenson	0	0	---	---	---	0
Abraham Poole	---	---	0	0	---	0
Harrison Blackwell	0	0	---	---	---	0
Stan Thomason	0	0	---	---	---	0

New England	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Anthony Harmon	---	---	30	36	13	79
Burt Worrall	---	---	30	41	1	72
Ezra Sutton	34	26	---	---	10	70
Brady Wheeler	34	26	---	---	10	70
Martin Way	34	26	---	---	10	70
Jose Berkebile	34	26	---	---	10	70
Ethan Connell	29	23	---	---	15	67
Charles Ames	---	---	27	36	3	66
Elias Eyrich	---	---	20	35	11	66
Dakota Walburn	34	26	---	---	4	64
Elijah Redman	34	26	---	---	1	61
Cameron Lagana	34	26	---	---	---	60
Amos Herrmann	32	26	---	---	---	58
Jack Greer	---	---	24	28	2	54
Willie Oliver	---	---	20	33	1	54
Kendrick Capurro	---	---	19	31	2	52
Cornell Hopkins	---	---	24	26	2	52
Thurman Brennan	19	14	---	---	18	51
Howie Schroeder	---	---	17	32	1	50
Amir Cogdell	---	---	15	21	3	39
Norm Morton	---	---	11	17	9	37
Keith Brewer	---	---	14	20	3	37
Burt McCarthy	---	---	15	20	1	36
Derrick Hines	16	9	---	---	11	36
Kenyon Giles	---	---	14	17	---	31
Marlon Gorin	---	---	13	13	3	29
Billy Ussery	3	1	---	---	25	29
Quentin Hardy	6	4	---	---	19	29
Max Willis	15	12	---	---	1	28
Jesse Harmon	---	---	2	6	19	27
Tyler Humphries	13	13	---	---	1	27
Mel Staple	---	---	10	15	2	27
Pat Clemons	3	2	---	---	20	25
Phil Burgess	---	---	1	1	21	23
Trenton Boyd	---	---	3	4	15	22
Ernest Murray	---	---	10	8	3	21
Dexter Jarvis	---	---	3	4	11	18
Roy Horiszny	---	---	8	7	2	17
Brock Donovan	0	0	---	---	10	10
Harold Grant	0	0	---	---	9	9
Willie Edmonds	---	---	0	0	7	7
Shawn Sanderson	0	0	---	---	6	6
Julio Rodriguez	0	0	---	---	5	5
Rodolfo Russell	---	---	0	0	1	1
Devan Fleming	0	0	---	---	---	0
Jesse Kley	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	5	18	3.6
Middle	18	66	3.7
Right	7	21	3.0
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	10	53	5.3
Middle	19	103	5.4
Right	5	34	6.8
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Buffalo	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Jackson Stecker	37	23	3	0	1	3	7	6	1

New England	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Dakota Walburn	23	13	1	1	0	6	2	1	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	11	9	62	5.6
Short (0-8 Yds)	15	9	89	5.9
Medium (9-18 Yds)	7	5	72	10.3
Long (19+ Yds)	3	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	7	2	4	0.6
Short (0-8 Yds)	11	8	69	6.3
Medium (9-18 Yds)	3	3	28	9.3
Long (19+ Yds)	2	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Buffalo	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Gregory Wagner	10	6	0	53	0	40
WR Barry Nichols	8	6	0	43	1	30
WR Collin Ganser	8	4	1	71	2	36
TE Jonathan Kovel	7	5	0	52	0	39
FB A.J. Bressany	2	2	0	4	0	6
RB Daniel Buckley	1	0	0	0	0	26

New England	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
TE Elijah Redman	8	7	31	0	26
WR Ethan Connell	4	0	0	0	23
RB Thurman Brennan	3	2	16	0	14
TE Derrick Hines	3	1	36	1	9
WR Tyler Humphries	2	0	0	0	13
WR Amos Herrmann	2	2	18	0	26
RB Max Willis	1	1	0	0	12

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Buffalo	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Daniel Buckley	2	7	3.50	3.16
Tyrell Rasmussen	1	-3	-3.00	0.00

New England	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Max Willis	1	1	1.00	4.69
Dakota Walburn	1	9	9.00	9.13

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Buffalo	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Jackson Stecker	5	3	21	4.20	6.03

New England	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Dakota Walburn	2	2	9	4.50	4.39

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Buffalo	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Jonathan Kovel	2	2	18	9.00	7.43
WR Barry Nichols	1	1	3	3.00	5.38
RB Daniel Buckley	1	0	0	0.00	0.00
WR Collin Ganser	1	0	0	0.00	8.88

New England	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Elijah Redman	2	2	9	4.50	3.88

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Buffalo	Rushes	Conversions
Jackson Stecker	3	1
Tyrell Rasmussen	1	0
Daniel Buckley	1	1

New England	Rushes	Conversions
Dakota Walburn	3	1
Thurman Brennan	2	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Buffalo	Att	Comp	Conversions
Jackson Stecker	11	8	4

New England	Att	Comp	Conversions
Dakota Walburn	5	2	2

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Buffalo	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Gregory Wagner	5	3	2
WR Barry Nichols	3	2	2
TE Jonathan Kovel	1	1	0
FB A.J. Bressany	1	1	0
WR Collin Ganser	1	1	0

New England	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Ethan Connell	2	0	0
TE Elijah Redman	1	1	1
WR Tyler Humphries	1	0	0
WR Amos Herrmann	1	1	1

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

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