Week 17, 2027

played in New England, MA

31 degrees, fair, 4 mph wind

Buffalo Bills	3	3	10	3	6	-	25
New England Patriots	3	6	0	10	0	-	19

Scoring Summary
1Q: 11:18 BUF - Efrain Stewart 54 field goal
1Q: 06:35 NED - T.J. Rhyne 21 field goal
2Q: 09:32 NED - T.J. Rhyne 26 field goal
2Q: 06:17 BUF - Efrain Stewart 39 field goal
2Q: 02:06 NED - T.J. Rhyne 47 field goal
3Q: 10:59 BUF - Efrain Stewart 27 field goal
3Q: 02:02 BUF - Brady Grant 4 pass from J.C. Giles (Efrain Stewart extra point)
4Q: 14:01 NED - Elias Eyrich 29 interception return (T.J. Rhyne extra point)
4Q: 08:41 BUF - Efrain Stewart 32 field goal
4Q: 00:30 NED - T.J. Rhyne 50 field goal
OT: 10:00 BUF - Collin Ganser 97 kickoff return

Scoring Summary
1Q: 11:18 BUF - Efrain Stewart 54 field goal
1Q: 06:35 NED - T.J. Rhyne 21 field goal
2Q: 09:32 NED - T.J. Rhyne 26 field goal
2Q: 06:17 BUF - Efrain Stewart 39 field goal
2Q: 02:06 NED - T.J. Rhyne 47 field goal
3Q: 10:59 BUF - Efrain Stewart 27 field goal
3Q: 02:02 BUF - Brady Grant 4 pass from J.C. Giles (Efrain Stewart extra point)
4Q: 14:01 NED - Elias Eyrich 29 interception return (T.J. Rhyne extra point)
4Q: 08:41 BUF - Efrain Stewart 32 field goal
4Q: 00:30 NED - T.J. Rhyne 50 field goal
OT: 10:00 BUF - Collin Ganser 97 kickoff return

Team Statistics BUF NED
Record 9-7 9-6-1
First Downs 13 15
- by Rushing 2 8
- by Passing 10 6
- by Penalty 1 1
Total Net Yards 235 300
- Offensive Plays 58 59
- Yards per Play 4.05 5.08
Net Rushing Yards 41 111
- Rushing Attempts 20 20
- Yards per Rush 2.05 5.55
Net Passing Yards 194 189
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 33 - 25 - 1 37 - 22 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 222 197
- Sacks/Yards Lost 5/28 2/8
- Yards per Pass Play 5.11 4.85
Fumbles/Lost 1/0 2/1
3rd Down Conversions 5/14 6/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 8.6 7.0
4th Down Conversions 0/1 0/0
Penalties/Yards 6/30 6/35
Punt Returns/Yards 3/35 2/10
Kick Returns/Yards 6/240 3/60
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 1/29
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 4 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/3 0/2
Avg. Drive Start OWN 37 OWN 26
Time of Possession 31:08 29:05

Team Statistics	BUF	NED
Record	9-7	9-6-1
First Downs	13	15
- by Rushing	2	8
- by Passing	10	6
- by Penalty	1	1
Total Net Yards	235	300
- Offensive Plays	58	59
- Yards per Play	4.05	5.08
Net Rushing Yards	41	111
- Rushing Attempts	20	20
- Yards per Rush	2.05	5.55
Net Passing Yards	194	189
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	33 - 25 - 1	37 - 22 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	222	197
- Sacks/Yards Lost	5/28	2/8
- Yards per Pass Play	5.11	4.85
Fumbles/Lost	1/0	2/1
3rd Down Conversions	5/14	6/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	8.6	7.0
4th Down Conversions	0/1	0/0
Penalties/Yards	6/30	6/35
Punt Returns/Yards	3/35	2/10
Kick Returns/Yards	6/240	3/60
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	1/29
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	4	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/3	0/2
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 37	OWN 26
Time of Possession	31:08	29:05

Drive Charts

Buffalo Bills
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	12:53	1:40	OPP 32	3	-5	Field Goal
1	6:27	4:14	OWN 25	8	34	Downs
2	9:25	3:15	OWN 40	5	38	Field Goal
2	5:13	1:33	OWN 19	3	9	Punt
2	2:01	0:58	OWN 45	3	-6	Punt
3	15:00	2:22	OWN 36	3	-3	Punt
3	12:38	1:44	OPP 15	3	5	Field Goal
3	8:11	6:18	OWN 21	13	79	Touchdown
4	14:01	0:11	OWN 18	1	0	Interception
4	13:50	5:16	OWN 40	8	45	Field Goal
4	5:32	3:32	OWN 20	6	29	Punt
4	0:22	0:22	OWN 36	2	0	Half

New England Patriots
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	2:07	OWN 25	3	-11	Punt
1	11:13	4:46	OWN 25	9	71	Field Goal
1	2:13	7:48	OWN 41	16	50	Field Goal
2	6:10	0:57	OWN 25	3	8	Punt
2	3:40	1:39	OWN 41	4	29	Field Goal
2	1:03	1:03	OWN 22	3	15	Half
3	10:54	2:43	OWN 20	5	28	Punt
3	1:53	2:52	OWN 33	5	15	Punt
4	8:34	3:02	OWN 31	4	19	Punt
4	2:00	1:38	OWN 6	7	61	Field Goal

Game MVP: J.C. Giles, Buffalo Bills

Rushing Statistics

Buffalo	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Richard Langfahl	11	14	1.27	8	0
Ike Fleming	4	3	0.75	4	0
Tommy Sampson	3	8	2.67	3	0
J.C. Giles	2	16	8.00	11	1

New England	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Burt Aiton	12	56	4.67	23	1
Dakota Walburn	4	39	9.75	13	2
Abraham Small	4	16	4.00	10	1

Passing Statistics

Buffalo	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
J.C. Giles	33	25	222	5/28	1	28	1	90.7

New England	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Dakota Walburn	37	22	197	2/8	0	38	0	73.8

Receiving Statistics

Buffalo	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Gregory Wagner	8	13	65	8.13	24	27	0
TE Brady Grant	5	5	45	9.00	17	19	1
WR Collin Ganser	5	6	69	13.80	26	28	0
WR Donald Clemons	3	3	34	11.33	10	24	0
FB A.J. Bressany	2	2	3	1.50	0	3	0
RB Ike Fleming	1	1	7	7.00	2	7	0
RB Richard Langfahl	1	1	-1	-1.00	0	-1	0
TE Jonathan Kovel	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
TE Norman Bronson	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

New England	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Amos Herrmann	5	9	36	7.20	14	21
WR Matt Merkerson	4	7	79	19.75	24	38
TE Elijah Redman	3	4	12	4.00	6	10
WR Dana Ignasiak	3	3	22	7.33	12	9
WR Hector Dawson	2	2	5	2.50	0	6
RB Burt Aiton	2	2	13	6.50	0	10
TE Braden Dell	2	3	28	14.00	16	24
RB Abraham Small	1	4	2	2.00	5	2
WR Levon Lindsay	0	1	0	0.00	0	0
TE Marty DeMulling	0	1	0	0.00	0	0

Interception Statistics

Buffalo	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

New England	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Elias Eyrich	1	29	29.00	1

Fumble Statistics

Buffalo	Fumb	Recov	Force
Roger Raphael	1	0	0
Johnathan Meier	0	1	0
Quentin Clayton	0	1	0
Nicholas Nguyen	0	0	1
Jason Booker	0	0	1

New England	Fumb	Recov	Force
Abraham Small	1	0	0
Matt Merkerson	1	0	0
Conner Goldsmith	0	1	0
Jose Berkebile	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Buffalo	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Devonte Giba	4	177	44.3	41.8	57	2

New England	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Herb Beverly	5	216	43.2	32.2	50	3

Kicking Statistics

Buffalo	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Efrain Stewart	4/4	1/1	1/1	54	1/1

New England	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
T.J. Rhyne	4/4	2/2	1/1	50	1/1

Punt Return Statistics

Buffalo	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Roger Raphael	3	35	11.7	0

New England	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Matt Merkerson	2	10	5.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Buffalo	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Collin Ganser	6	240	40.0	1

New England	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Dana Ignasiak	3	60	20.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Buffalo	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Gus Spencer	9	2	0.0	20	39
OLB Ricardo Sawyer	7	3	0.0	20	39
S Troy Bannan	5	0	0.0	20	38
ILB Donnie Burkhardt	4	2	0.5	17	29
DE Jimmy Berns	3	1	0.0	17	38
DT Cooper Brost	3	1	0.0	17	31
DE Jamie Frederick	3	1	0.0	15	24
OLB Sean George	3	0	0.0	11	25
DT Jason Booker	2	2	0.5	16	30
S Joe Manning	2	2	0.0	20	39
ILB Quentin Clayton	1	0	1.0	3	12
DT Jeremy Sawyer	1	1	0.0	6	15
CB Levon Murphy	1	0	0.0	10	17
CB Francisco Boerigter	0	2	0.0	19	35

New England	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Randall Bonk	8	4	0.0	20	35
S Elias Eyrich	6	1	0.0	16	31
S Jason Burns	5	1	0.0	12	29
CB Cristian Gonzalez	4	2	0.0	20	38
DT Salvador Terrell	3	0	1.5	9	14
DE Robbie Conway	3	2	0.5	11	27
OLB Travis Lechler	3	0	0.0	20	38
DE Sammie Sherman	3	0	0.0	16	25
CB Leonardo Trabosh	2	1	0.0	11	19
ILB Cary Schneider	2	1	0.0	9	22
S Arnie Gillette	2	0	0.0	12	15
DT Craig Harris	1	1	1.0	9	19
DT Leo Kloosterman	1	0	1.0	2	5
OLB Carl Houston	1	0	1.0	9	23
OLB Heath Cote	1	2	0.0	11	15
CB Ty Barber	1	0	0.0	11	25
ILB Zack Constant	1	0	0.0	1	2
DE Tucker Allen	1	0	0.0	8	16
CB Riley Nixon	1	0	0.0	8	12

Pass Rush Statistics

Buffalo	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
ILB Quentin Clayton	1.0	0	0	12
DT Jason Booker	0.5	0	1	30
ILB Donnie Burkhardt	0.5	0	0	29
DE Jimmy Berns	0.0	1	1	38
OLB Sean George	0.0	0	2	25
OLB Ricardo Sawyer	0.0	0	1	39
DE Jamie Frederick	0.0	0	1	24

New England	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Salvador Terrell	1.5	0	0	14
DT Craig Harris	1.0	0	1	19
DT Leo Kloosterman	1.0	0	0	5
OLB Carl Houston	1.0	0	0	23
DE Robbie Conway	0.5	0	0	27
DE Sammie Sherman	0.0	1	0	25

Pass Defense Statistics

Buffalo	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
OLB Ricardo Sawyer	4	0	39
S Gus Spencer	4	0	39
OLB Sean George	3	1	25
S Troy Bannan	3	0	38
DE Jimmy Berns	2	0	38
DE Jamie Frederick	2	0	24
S Joe Manning	1	0	39
CB Levon Murphy	1	0	17
ILB Donnie Burkhardt	1	0	29
DT Cooper Brost	1	0	31
CB Francisco Boerigter	0	2	35

New England	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S Elias Eyrich	6	1	1	31
S Jason Burns	4	1	0	29
ILB Randall Bonk	3	0	0	35
CB Cristian Gonzalez	3	0	0	38
OLB Travis Lechler	2	0	0	38
CB Leonardo Trabosh	2	0	0	19
CB Ty Barber	1	0	0	25
ILB Zack Constant	1	0	0	2
DE Tucker Allen	1	0	0	16
ILB Cary Schneider	1	0	0	22
DE Robbie Conway	1	0	0	27
CB Riley Nixon	0	2	0	12

Blocking Statistics

Buffalo	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Jaylen Alston	2	6	20	0	38
Levi Leinaweaver	0	5	20	3	38
Lucas Bryant	0	3	20	1	38
A.J. Bressany	0	2	5	0	13
Pete Arias	0	1	20	1	38
Nicholas Nguyen	0	1	20	0	38

New England	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Lionel Kirk	2	3	0	20	0	39
Jose Berkebile	1	5	1	20	0	39
Brady Wheeler	1	3	0	20	0	39
Al Giannino	1	3	0	20	0	39
Conner Goldsmith	0	2	0	20	1	39
Marty DeMulling	0	0	0	6	1	8

Special Teams Tackles

Buffalo	Tackles	STPlays
Alex Schmidgall	3	26
Ike Fleming	1	21
Nicholas Nguyen	1	8

New England	Tackles	STPlays
Jason Burns	4	16
Arnie Gillette	1	18
Hector Dawson	1	13
Jose Berkebile	1	9
Al Giannino	1	9

Participation

Buffalo	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Brady Grant	20	37	---	---	10	67
Lucas Bryant	20	38	---	---	8	66
Levi Leinaweaver	20	38	---	---	8	66
Pete Arias	20	38	---	---	8	66
Nicholas Nguyen	20	38	---	---	8	66
Francisco Boerigter	---	---	19	35	11	65
Ricardo Sawyer	---	---	20	39	5	64
Troy Bannan	---	---	20	38	5	63
Joe Manning	---	---	20	39	4	63
Gus Spencer	---	---	20	39	4	63
Sean George	---	---	11	25	25	61
J.C. Giles	20	38	---	---	---	58
Jaylen Alston	20	38	---	---	---	58
Jimmy Berns	---	---	17	38	3	58
Collin Ganser	17	31	---	---	8	56
Gregory Wagner	18	36	---	---	---	54
Cooper Brost	---	---	17	31	2	50
Donald Clemons	12	15	---	---	22	49
Jason Booker	---	---	16	30	2	48
Donnie Burkhardt	---	---	17	29	1	47
Jamie Frederick	---	---	15	24	1	40
Ike Fleming	5	9	---	---	21	35
Levon Murphy	---	---	10	17	7	34
Jonathan Kovel	5	16	---	---	10	31
Quentin Clayton	---	---	3	12	15	30
Jeremy Sawyer	---	---	6	15	8	29
Richard Langfahl	12	15	---	---	---	27
Alex Schmidgall	0	0	---	---	26	26
R.J. Altuna	---	---	1	6	19	26
Vincent Malone	---	---	1	3	17	21
A.J. Bressany	5	13	---	---	2	20
Raul McCauley	---	---	7	7	6	20
Jason Harrow	0	0	---	---	20	20
Roger Raphael	0	1	---	---	17	18
Tommy Sampson	3	13	---	---	---	16
Efrain Stewart	0	0	---	---	10	10
Devonte Giba	0	0	---	---	8	8
Johnathan Meier	0	0	---	---	8	8
Norman Bronson	3	4	---	---	---	7
Josiah Jones	---	---	0	2	1	3
Jackson Stecker	0	0	---	---	---	0
Edgar Burney	0	0	---	---	---	0
Braden Pantoja	0	0	---	---	---	0
Bill Kemp	0	0	---	---	---	0
Phillip Cooley	---	---	0	0	---	0
Logan Hawkins	0	0	---	---	---	0

New England	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Lionel Kirk	20	39	---	---	9	68
Brady Wheeler	20	39	---	---	9	68
Jose Berkebile	20	39	---	---	9	68
Al Giannino	20	39	---	---	9	68
Travis Lechler	---	---	20	38	4	62
Cristian Gonzalez	---	---	20	38	4	62
Elijah Redman	11	22	---	---	26	59
Dakota Walburn	20	39	---	---	---	59
Randall Bonk	---	---	20	35	4	59
Conner Goldsmith	20	39	---	---	---	59
Jason Burns	---	---	12	29	16	57
Braden Dell	20	37	---	---	---	57
Amos Herrmann	17	39	---	---	---	56
Abraham Small	7	18	---	---	26	51
Elias Eyrich	---	---	16	31	3	50
Heath Cote	---	---	11	15	24	50
Matt Merkerson	14	31	---	---	4	49
Leonardo Trabosh	---	---	11	19	18	48
Arnie Gillette	---	---	12	15	18	45
Sammie Sherman	---	---	16	25	3	44
Robbie Conway	---	---	11	27	4	42
Ty Barber	---	---	11	25	4	40
Carl Houston	---	---	9	23	3	35
Burt Aiton	14	20	---	---	---	34
Cary Schneider	---	---	9	22	2	33
Craig Harris	---	---	9	19	2	30
Dana Ignasiak	6	17	---	---	6	29
Salvador Terrell	---	---	9	14	2	25
Tucker Allen	---	---	8	16	---	24
Riley Nixon	---	---	8	12	4	24
Levon Lindsay	0	1	---	---	21	22
Derrick Hines	2	0	---	---	18	20
Hector Dawson	3	2	---	---	13	18
Brenden Rosas	---	---	5	8	5	18
Lance Wirth	0	0	---	---	17	17
Marty DeMulling	6	8	---	---	---	14
Zack Constant	---	---	1	2	10	13
Leo Kloosterman	---	---	2	5	4	11
T.J. Rhyne	0	0	---	---	11	11
Herb Beverly	0	0	---	---	9	9
Riley Makowski	0	0	---	---	9	9
Joshua Platt	0	0	---	---	---	0
Cary Fleming	0	0	---	---	---	0
Josue Mueller	0	0	---	---	---	0
Quentin Winslett	0	0	---	---	---	0
Rico Hoskins	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	5	7	1.4
Middle	11	27	2.5
Right	4	7	1.8
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	5	18	3.6
Middle	11	61	5.5
Right	4	32	8.0
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Buffalo	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
J.C. Giles	33	25	5	1	1	4	1	1	1

New England	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Dakota Walburn	37	22	4	0	4	3	6	0	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	5	4	9	1.8
Short (0-8 Yds)	17	14	117	6.9
Medium (9-18 Yds)	7	4	40	5.7
Long (19+ Yds)	4	3	56	14.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	7	5	29	4.1
Short (0-8 Yds)	18	13	85	4.7
Medium (9-18 Yds)	8	3	45	5.6
Long (19+ Yds)	3	1	38	12.7

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Buffalo	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Gregory Wagner	13	8	0	65	2	36
WR Collin Ganser	6	5	0	69	2	31
TE Brady Grant	5	5	0	45	0	37
WR Donald Clemons	3	3	0	34	1	15
FB A.J. Bressany	2	2	0	3	0	13
TE Jonathan Kovel	1	0	0	0	0	16
RB Ike Fleming	1	1	0	7	0	9
TE Norman Bronson	1	0	1	0	0	4
RB Richard Langfahl	1	1	0	-1	0	15

New England	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Amos Herrmann	9	5	1	36	1	39
WR Matt Merkerson	7	4	1	79	2	31
TE Elijah Redman	4	3	0	12	0	22
RB Abraham Small	4	1	1	2	0	18
WR Dana Ignasiak	3	3	0	22	0	17
TE Braden Dell	3	2	1	28	1	37
WR Hector Dawson	2	2	0	5	0	2
RB Burt Aiton	2	2	0	13	0	20
WR Levon Lindsay	1	0	0	0	0	1
TE Marty DeMulling	1	0	0	0	0	8

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Buffalo	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Richard Langfahl	3	1	0.33	1.27
Ike Fleming	2	-2	-1.00	0.75
J.C. Giles	1	5	5.00	8.00

New England	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Dakota Walburn	1	6	6.00	9.75

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Buffalo	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
J.C. Giles	6	5	16	2.67	6.73

New England	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Dakota Walburn	7	3	4	0.57	5.32

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Buffalo	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Gregory Wagner	4	3	7	1.75	5.00
TE Brady Grant	2	2	9	4.50	9.00

New England	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Amos Herrmann	2	0	0	0.00	4.00
RB Abraham Small	2	1	2	1.00	0.50
TE Elijah Redman	1	1	3	3.00	3.00
WR Hector Dawson	1	1	-1	-1.00	2.50
TE Marty DeMulling	1	0	0	0.00	0.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Buffalo	Rushes	Conversions
J.C. Giles	1	1
Ike Fleming	1	0
Richard Langfahl	1	0

New England	Rushes	Conversions
Dakota Walburn	2	2
Abraham Small	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Buffalo	Att	Comp	Conversions
J.C. Giles	8	8	4

New England	Att	Comp	Conversions
Dakota Walburn	11	7	3

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Buffalo	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Donald Clemons	2	2	1
WR Gregory Wagner	2	2	2
FB A.J. Bressany	1	1	0
TE Brady Grant	1	1	0
WR Collin Ganser	1	1	1
RB Richard Langfahl	1	1	0

New England	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Hector Dawson	2	2	0
RB Abraham Small	2	0	0
WR Matt Merkerson	2	1	1
WR Dana Ignasiak	2	2	1
TE Elijah Redman	1	1	1
TE Braden Dell	1	1	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)