Conference Semifinals, 2023

played in New England, MA

37 degrees, fair, 7 mph wind

Buffalo Bills	0	0	10	3	-	13
New England Patriots	13	0	0	10	-	23

Scoring Summary
1Q: 12:22 NED - Tyler Humphries 33 pass from Dakota Walburn (Harold Grant extra point)
1Q: 02:57 NED - Dakota Walburn 4 run (Harold Grant extra point failed)
3Q: 09:16 BUF - Zane West 19 field goal
3Q: 01:15 BUF - Jonathan Kovel 20 pass from Jackson Stecker (Zane West extra point)
4Q: 11:44 NED - Harold Grant 35 field goal
4Q: 05:08 BUF - Zane West 28 field goal
4Q: 01:01 NED - Clifton Connell 10 run (Harold Grant extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 12:22 NED - Tyler Humphries 33 pass from Dakota Walburn (Harold Grant extra point)
1Q: 02:57 NED - Dakota Walburn 4 run (Harold Grant extra point failed)
3Q: 09:16 BUF - Zane West 19 field goal
3Q: 01:15 BUF - Jonathan Kovel 20 pass from Jackson Stecker (Zane West extra point)
4Q: 11:44 NED - Harold Grant 35 field goal
4Q: 05:08 BUF - Zane West 28 field goal
4Q: 01:01 NED - Clifton Connell 10 run (Harold Grant extra point)

Team Statistics BUF NED
Record 11-7 13-4
First Downs 19 22
- by Rushing 8 10
- by Passing 10 11
- by Penalty 1 1
Total Net Yards 354 376
- Offensive Plays 63 60
- Yards per Play 5.62 6.27
Net Rushing Yards 147 140
- Rushing Attempts 30 32
- Yards per Rush 4.90 4.38
Net Passing Yards 207 236
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 30 - 18 - 0 28 - 22 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 228 236
- Sacks/Yards Lost 3/21 0/0
- Yards per Pass Play 6.27 8.43
Fumbles/Lost 1/0 1/0
3rd Down Conversions 6/15 5/10
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 8.5 4.7
4th Down Conversions 0/1 0/1
Penalties/Yards 7/40 3/27
Punt Returns/Yards 3/13 1/13
Kick Returns/Yards 3/57 3/69
Interception Ret./Yards 1/12 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 2 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 0/2 2/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 27 OWN 26
Time of Possession 30:37 29:23

Team Statistics	BUF	NED
Record	11-7	13-4
First Downs	19	22
- by Rushing	8	10
- by Passing	10	11
- by Penalty	1	1
Total Net Yards	354	376
- Offensive Plays	63	60
- Yards per Play	5.62	6.27
Net Rushing Yards	147	140
- Rushing Attempts	30	32
- Yards per Rush	4.90	4.38
Net Passing Yards	207	236
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	30 - 18 - 0	28 - 22 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	228	236
- Sacks/Yards Lost	3/21	0/0
- Yards per Pass Play	6.27	8.43
Fumbles/Lost	1/0	1/0
3rd Down Conversions	6/15	5/10
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	8.5	4.7
4th Down Conversions	0/1	0/1
Penalties/Yards	7/40	3/27
Punt Returns/Yards	3/13	1/13
Kick Returns/Yards	3/57	3/69
Interception Ret./Yards	1/12	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	2	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	0/2	2/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 27	OWN 26
Time of Possession	30:37	29:23

Drive Charts

Buffalo Bills
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	12:11	2:56	OWN 25	7	31	Punt
1	2:47	2:47	OWN 25	5	29	Punt
2	11:44	1:44	OWN 37	4	12	Punt
2	7:51	2:21	OWN 33	6	31	Punt
2	2:14	1:49	OWN 28	8	31	Punt
3	15:00	5:49	OWN 33	8	65	Field Goal
3	5:23	4:23	OWN 30	9	70	Touchdown
4	11:38	6:37	OWN 21	10	68	Field Goal
4	1:55	0:47	OWN 13	4	-1	Downs
4	0:50	0:50	OWN 30	3	8	Game

New England Patriots
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	2:49	OWN 28	6	72	Touchdown
1	9:15	6:28	OWN 20	12	80	Touchdown
2	15:00	3:16	OWN 7	8	56	Downs
2	10:00	2:09	OWN 14	5	21	Punt
2	5:30	3:16	OWN 20	6	16	Punt
2	0:25	0:25	OWN 20	1	-2	Half
3	9:11	3:48	OWN 32	7	35	Interception
3	1:00	4:22	OWN 23	7	59	Field Goal
4	5:01	3:06	OWN 8	6	37	Punt
4	1:08	0:18	OPP 12	2	12	Touchdown

Game MVP: Dakota Walburn, New England Patriots

Rushing Statistics

Buffalo	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Daniel Buckley	18	87	4.83	16	2
Jackson Stecker	6	37	6.17	12	1
Nicholas Stuber	6	23	3.83	10	1

New England	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Clifton Connell	12	33	2.75	16	2	1
Ashton Edwards	9	52	5.78	12	2	0
Terry Buckley	8	48	6.00	13	3	0
Dakota Walburn	3	7	2.33	5	0	1

Passing Statistics

Buffalo	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Jackson Stecker	30	18	228	3/21	1	37	0	94.9

New England	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Dakota Walburn	28	22	236	0/0	1	33	1	98.8

Receiving Statistics

Buffalo	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
TE Jonathan Kovel	4	5	34	8.50	12	20	1
WR Gregory Wagner	4	8	51	12.75	37	25	0
WR Barry Nichols	2	6	41	20.50	17	22	0
FB A.J. Bressany	2	2	15	7.50	2	12	0
RB Daniel Buckley	2	2	10	5.00	0	9	0
WR Collin Ganser	2	4	67	33.50	29	37	0
WR Britt Lyden	1	1	4	4.00	3	4	0
RB Nicholas Stuber	1	2	6	6.00	0	6	0

New England	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Amos Herrmann	8	8	76	9.50	35	27	0
TE Elijah Redman	5	6	62	12.40	36	32	0
WR Tyler Humphries	3	4	54	18.00	0	33	1
WR Monty Guenther	2	3	35	17.50	19	20	0
RB Terry Buckley	2	2	4	2.00	0	3	0
TE Billy Ussery	1	1	2	2.00	0	2	0
RB Ashton Edwards	1	2	3	3.00	6	3	0
TE Derrick Hines	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
WR Quentin Hardy	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Buffalo	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Levon Murphy	1	12	12.00	0

New England	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Buffalo	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Jackson Stecker	1	1	0	0
Willie Mergen	0	0	1	0

New England	Fumb	Recov	Force
Elias Eyrich	1	0	0
Derrick Hines	0	1	0
Burt Worrall	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Buffalo	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Herb Beverly	5	210	42.0	27.4	50	2

New England	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Melvin Donovan	3	123	41.0	36.7	46	2

Kicking Statistics

Buffalo	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Zane West	2/2	0/0	0/0	28	1/1

New England	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Harold Grant	1/1	0/0	0/0	35	2/3

Punt Return Statistics

Buffalo	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Daniel Buckley	3	13	4.3	0

New England	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Anthony Harmon	1	13	13.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Buffalo	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Collin Ganser	3	57	19.0	0

New England	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Elias Eyrich	3	69	23.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Buffalo	Tack	Asst	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Ricardo Sawyer	14	5	32	28
ILB Kaleb May	5	1	19	19
CB R.J. Altuna	5	1	22	21
S Gus Spencer	5	1	30	27
OLB Leon Mathis	4	1	17	17
S Troy Bannan	4	1	32	28
DE Ed Brothers	4	1	30	21
ILB J.T. Thornton	2	0	13	9
CB Levon Murphy	2	0	25	20
DT Carlos Flowers	1	3	28	25
DT Willie Mergen	1	2	29	22
CB Thomas Grijalva	1	0	29	24
DT Corey Parmely	1	0	7	9
S Melvin Freeman	1	0	3	1

New England	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Randall Bonk	10	4	1.0	30	30
DE Burt Worrall	5	0	1.5	28	32
S Elias Eyrich	5	0	0.0	19	28
CB Trenton Boyd	5	0	0.0	14	29
S Arnie Gillette	4	1	0.0	23	21
OLB Thomas Chevrier	3	2	0.0	30	30
CB Anthony Harmon	3	1	0.0	29	29
OLB Charles Ames	2	1	0.0	30	30
CB Tyrell Dixon	2	1	0.0	11	5
CB Kendrick Capurro	2	0	0.0	16	30
CB Jack Greer	2	0	0.0	4	6
DT Bo Copeland	2	0	0.0	11	8
S Willie Oliver	2	0	0.0	19	17
ILB Amir Cogdell	1	1	0.0	15	6
DE Cornell Hopkins	1	1	0.0	16	9
DT Norm Morton	1	1	0.0	10	16
WR Monty Guenther	1	0	---	---	---
DE Roy Horiszny	0	2	0.5	14	17
DT Rodolfo Russell	0	1	0.0	9	9

Pass Rush Statistics

Buffalo	Hurry	PPlay
CB Thomas Grijalva	1	24
OLB Leon Mathis	1	17
DE Ed Brothers	1	21
DE Winfred Compton	1	4

New England	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Burt Worrall	1.5	2	4	32
ILB Randall Bonk	1.0	1	2	30
DE Roy Horiszny	0.5	2	0	17
CB Anthony Harmon	0.0	1	0	29
DT Norm Morton	0.0	0	1	16
OLB Charles Ames	0.0	0	1	30

Pass Defense Statistics

Buffalo	Caught	Intrcp	PPlay
ILB Kaleb May	4	0	19
OLB Ricardo Sawyer	4	0	28
S Troy Bannan	3	0	28
CB Thomas Grijalva	2	0	24
OLB Leon Mathis	2	0	17
CB R.J. Altuna	2	0	21
S Gus Spencer	2	0	27
CB Levon Murphy	1	1	20
DT Willie Mergen	1	0	22
ILB J.T. Thornton	1	0	9

New England	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Trenton Boyd	5	2	29
S Arnie Gillette	2	1	21
CB Kendrick Capurro	2	0	30
CB Anthony Harmon	2	0	29
ILB Randall Bonk	2	0	30
CB Jack Greer	1	0	6
OLB Thomas Chevrier	1	0	30
DT Norm Morton	1	0	16
S Elias Eyrich	1	0	28
CB Tyrell Dixon	1	0	5

Blocking Statistics

Buffalo	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Paul Newhart	6	9	0	30	0	33
Tom Swilling	2	5	0	30	0	33
Amari Rice	1	4	0	30	2	33
Percy Lubienski	1	2	0	30	0	33
Jonathan Kovel	1	1	0	28	0	29
Bernie Casarez	0	2	1	9	0	8
Jimmy Gaines	0	2	0	21	1	25

New England	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	PPly
Ezra Sutton	5	11	0	32	28
Jose Berkebile	2	7	0	32	28
Brady Wheeler	2	5	1	32	28
Cameron Lagana	2	4	1	32	28
Derrick Hines	0	1	1	14	7
Martin Way	0	1	0	32	28

Special Teams Tackles

Buffalo	Tackles	STPlays
Leon Mathis	2	18
Willie Mergen	1	9

New England	Tackles	STPlays
Ken Baca	2	18
Derrick Hines	2	12
Julio Rodriguez	1	9
Melvin Donovan	1	6
Brock Donovan	1	4

Participation

Buffalo	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Paul Newhart	30	33	---	---	7	70
Amari Rice	30	33	---	---	7	70
Percy Lubienski	30	33	---	---	7	70
Tom Swilling	30	33	---	---	---	63
Jackson Stecker	30	33	---	---	---	63
Troy Bannan	---	---	32	28	2	62
Gregory Wagner	28	33	---	---	1	62
Nicolas Anderson	---	---	32	28	1	61
Collin Ganser	23	33	---	---	5	61
Ricardo Sawyer	---	---	32	28	1	61
Willie Mergen	---	---	29	22	9	60
Thomas Grijalva	---	---	29	24	5	58
Jonathan Kovel	28	29	---	---	---	57
Gus Spencer	---	---	30	27	---	57
Carlos Flowers	---	---	28	25	---	53
Leon Mathis	---	---	17	17	18	52
Ed Brothers	---	---	30	21	1	52
Jimmy Gaines	21	25	---	---	4	50
Daniel Buckley	21	20	---	---	8	49
Levon Murphy	---	---	25	20	---	45
Barry Nichols	17	26	---	---	1	44
R.J. Altuna	---	---	22	21	1	44
Kaleb May	---	---	19	19	1	39
A.J. Bressany	10	4	---	---	14	28
Brady Grant	11	4	---	---	8	23
Rodolfo Ogden	3	0	---	---	19	22
J.T. Thornton	---	---	13	9	---	22
Nicholas Stuber	9	12	---	---	---	21
Corey Parmely	---	---	7	9	4	20
Bernie Casarez	9	8	---	---	3	20
Britt Lyden	0	4	---	---	14	18
Tre Thomason	0	0	---	---	16	16
Ernie Wooden	---	---	1	4	11	16
Barton Brandt	---	---	2	1	12	15
Abraham Poole	---	---	0	0	8	8
Winfred Compton	---	---	1	4	3	8
Dylan Quimby	0	0	---	---	7	7
Herb Beverly	0	0	---	---	7	7
Ralph Huffman	0	0	---	---	7	7
Zane West	0	0	---	---	6	6
Melvin Freeman	---	---	3	1	---	4
A.J. McWilliams	0	0	---	---	---	0
Leonard Arnold	0	0	---	---	---	0
Rufus Stephenson	0	0	---	---	---	0
Stan Thomason	0	0	---	---	---	0
Howie Palacios	---	---	0	0	---	0

New England	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Anthony Harmon	---	---	29	29	11	69
Jose Berkebile	32	28	---	---	4	64
Cameron Lagana	32	28	---	---	4	64
Thomas Chevrier	---	---	30	30	2	62
Burt Worrall	---	---	28	32	2	62
Elijah Redman	32	28	---	---	1	61
Charles Ames	---	---	30	30	1	61
Randall Bonk	---	---	30	30	1	61
Ezra Sutton	32	28	---	---	---	60
Dakota Walburn	32	28	---	---	---	60
Brady Wheeler	32	28	---	---	---	60
Martin Way	32	28	---	---	---	60
Amos Herrmann	29	28	---	---	---	57
Monty Guenther	26	26	---	---	1	53
Elias Eyrich	---	---	19	28	5	52
Trenton Boyd	---	---	14	29	7	50
Kendrick Capurro	---	---	16	30	1	47
Arnie Gillette	---	---	23	21	1	45
Ashton Edwards	11	10	---	---	18	39
Willie Oliver	---	---	19	17	1	37
Tyler Humphries	16	17	---	---	---	33
Derrick Hines	14	7	---	---	12	33
Amir Cogdell	---	---	15	6	11	32
Cornell Hopkins	---	---	16	9	7	32
Roy Horiszny	---	---	14	17	---	31
Clifton Connell	14	15	---	---	---	29
Tyrell Dixon	---	---	11	5	13	29
Billy Ussery	7	4	---	---	17	28
Norm Morton	---	---	10	16	1	27
Bo Copeland	---	---	11	8	7	26
Terry Buckley	10	3	---	---	6	19
Ken Baca	0	0	---	---	18	18
Rodolfo Russell	---	---	9	9	---	18
Heath Cote	---	---	0	0	17	17
Glenn Kondovski	---	---	0	0	14	14
Quentin Hardy	1	2	---	---	8	11
Jack Greer	---	---	4	6	---	10
Darryl McDonald	---	---	2	8	---	10
Julio Rodriguez	0	0	---	---	9	9
Melvin Donovan	0	0	---	---	6	6
Harold Grant	0	0	---	---	6	6
Brock Donovan	0	0	---	---	4	4
Devan Fleming	0	0	---	---	4	4
Mack Simmons	---	---	0	3	1	4
Dexter Jarvis	---	---	0	0	1	1
Jesse Kley	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	6	13	2.2
Middle	14	80	5.7
Right	10	54	5.4
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	8	21	2.6
Middle	15	75	5.0
Right	8	46	5.8
None	1	-2	-2.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Buffalo	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Jackson Stecker	30	18	5	1	2	3	6	8	0

New England	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Dakota Walburn	28	22	5	0	1	0	4	0	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	5	4	21	4.2
Short (0-8 Yds)	13	8	70	5.4
Medium (9-18 Yds)	8	5	100	12.5
Long (19+ Yds)	4	1	37	9.3

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	5	5	41	8.2
Short (0-8 Yds)	15	12	120	8.0
Medium (9-18 Yds)	5	3	22	4.4
Long (19+ Yds)	3	2	53	17.7

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Buffalo	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Gregory Wagner	8	4	1	51	1	33
WR Barry Nichols	6	2	0	41	1	26
TE Jonathan Kovel	5	4	0	34	1	29
WR Collin Ganser	4	2	0	67	2	33
FB A.J. Bressany	2	2	0	15	0	4
RB Daniel Buckley	2	2	0	10	0	20
RB Nicholas Stuber	2	1	1	6	0	12
WR Britt Lyden	1	1	0	4	0	4

New England	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Amos Herrmann	8	8	0	76	2	28
TE Elijah Redman	6	5	0	62	1	28
WR Tyler Humphries	4	3	1	54	1	17
WR Monty Guenther	3	2	0	35	1	26
RB Terry Buckley	2	2	0	4	0	3
RB Ashton Edwards	2	1	0	3	0	10
TE Billy Ussery	1	1	0	2	0	4
TE Derrick Hines	1	0	0	0	0	7
WR Quentin Hardy	1	0	0	0	0	2

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Buffalo	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Daniel Buckley	6	21	3.50	4.83
Jackson Stecker	1	6	6.00	6.17
Nicholas Stuber	1	5	5.00	3.83

New England	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Terry Buckley	2	5	2.50	6.00
Dakota Walburn	1	4	4.00	2.33
Clifton Connell	1	10	10.00	2.75

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Buffalo	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Jackson Stecker	2	1	20	10.00	7.60

New England	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Dakota Walburn	1	1	6	6.00	8.43

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Buffalo	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Jonathan Kovel	1	1	20	20.00	6.80
WR Gregory Wagner	1	0	0	0.00	6.38

New England	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Elijah Redman	1	1	6	6.00	10.33

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Buffalo	Rushes	Conversions
Daniel Buckley	3	2
Jackson Stecker	2	0

New England	Rushes	Conversions
Ashton Edwards	2	1
Dakota Walburn	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Buffalo	Att	Comp	Conversions
Jackson Stecker	10	6	4

New England	Att	Comp	Conversions
Dakota Walburn	7	5	3

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Buffalo	Targ	Catch	Conversions
TE Jonathan Kovel	4	3	2
WR Gregory Wagner	3	2	1
WR Barry Nichols	1	0	0
WR Collin Ganser	1	0	0
RB Nicholas Stuber	1	1	1

New England	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Amos Herrmann	3	3	1
TE Elijah Redman	2	1	1
WR Monty Guenther	1	1	1
RB Ashton Edwards	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 99,900 (99,900 capacity)
Upper Deck 25,300 (25,300)
End Zone 18,200 (18,200)
Mezzanine 10,500 (10,500)
Sideline Seats 16,100 (16,100)
Club Seats 19,900 (19,900)
Luxury Boxes 9,900 (9,900)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	99,900 (99,900 capacity)
Upper Deck	25,300 (25,300)
End Zone	18,200 (18,200)
Mezzanine	10,500 (10,500)
Sideline Seats	16,100 (16,100)
Club Seats	19,900 (19,900)
Luxury Boxes	9,900 (9,900)