Week 1, 2029

played in Buffalo, NY

64 degrees, rain, 6 mph wind

New England Patriots	14	3	0	7	-	24
Buffalo Bills	3	14	0	3	-	20

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:12 NED - Dakota Walburn 3 run (Frank Seay extra point)
1Q: 04:36 NED - Braden Dell 17 pass from Dakota Walburn (Frank Seay extra point)
1Q: 02:15 BUF - Efrain Stewart 48 field goal
2Q: 11:22 BUF - Miles Kennedy 7 pass from J.C. Giles (Efrain Stewart extra point)
2Q: 07:53 NED - Frank Seay 26 field goal
2Q: 04:19 BUF - Trenton Huntley 5 pass from J.C. Giles (Efrain Stewart extra point)
4Q: 12:54 BUF - Efrain Stewart 50 field goal
4Q: 01:10 NED - Matt Merkerson 17 pass from Dakota Walburn (Frank Seay extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:12 NED - Dakota Walburn 3 run (Frank Seay extra point)
1Q: 04:36 NED - Braden Dell 17 pass from Dakota Walburn (Frank Seay extra point)
1Q: 02:15 BUF - Efrain Stewart 48 field goal
2Q: 11:22 BUF - Miles Kennedy 7 pass from J.C. Giles (Efrain Stewart extra point)
2Q: 07:53 NED - Frank Seay 26 field goal
2Q: 04:19 BUF - Trenton Huntley 5 pass from J.C. Giles (Efrain Stewart extra point)
4Q: 12:54 BUF - Efrain Stewart 50 field goal
4Q: 01:10 NED - Matt Merkerson 17 pass from Dakota Walburn (Frank Seay extra point)

Team Statistics NED BUF
Record 1-0 0-1
First Downs 18 14
- by Rushing 5 4
- by Passing 13 10
- by Penalty 0 0
Total Net Yards 428 360
- Offensive Plays 68 66
- Yards per Play 6.29 5.45
Net Rushing Yards 85 121
- Rushing Attempts 18 30
- Yards per Rush 4.72 4.03
Net Passing Yards 343 239
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 46 - 24 - 0 33 - 21 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards 373 263
- Sacks/Yards Lost 4/30 3/24
- Yards per Pass Play 6.86 6.64
Fumbles/Lost 1/0 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 3/14 5/16
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 10.9 7.7
4th Down Conversions 0/1 0/0
Penalties/Yards 6/40 6/34
Punt Returns/Yards 4/30 4/27
Kick Returns/Yards 3/95 2/61
Interception Ret./Yards 2/87 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 4 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 3/1 2/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 28 OWN 29
Time of Possession 27:59 32:01

Team Statistics	NED	BUF
Record	1-0	0-1
First Downs	18	14
- by Rushing	5	4
- by Passing	13	10
- by Penalty	0	0
Total Net Yards	428	360
- Offensive Plays	68	66
- Yards per Play	6.29	5.45
Net Rushing Yards	85	121
- Rushing Attempts	18	30
- Yards per Rush	4.72	4.03
Net Passing Yards	343	239
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	46 - 24 - 0	33 - 21 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards	373	263
- Sacks/Yards Lost	4/30	3/24
- Yards per Pass Play	6.86	6.64
Fumbles/Lost	1/0	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	3/14	5/16
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	10.9	7.7
4th Down Conversions	0/1	0/0
Penalties/Yards	6/40	6/34
Punt Returns/Yards	4/30	4/27
Kick Returns/Yards	3/95	2/61
Interception Ret./Yards	2/87	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	4	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	3/1	2/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 28	OWN 29
Time of Possession	27:59	32:01

Drive Charts

New England Patriots
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	12:38	2:39	OWN 39	6	61	Touchdown
1	8:08	3:42	OWN 20	9	80	Touchdown
1	2:07	3:00	OPP 46	5	3	Punt
2	11:15	3:30	OWN 25	7	66	Field Goal
2	4:09	1:32	OWN 42	3	-4	Punt
2	0:51	0:33	OWN 29	3	37	Missed FG
3	15:00	1:24	OWN 25	3	1	Punt
3	11:19	1:27	OWN 15	3	8	Punt
3	6:36	3:06	OWN 30	8	33	Downs
3	2:52	1:00	OWN 23	3	8	Punt
3	0:03	0:57	OWN 40	3	-3	Punt
4	12:47	1:41	OWN 35	3	3	Punt
4	9:05	1:03	OWN 7	3	8	Punt
4	5:38	2:31	OWN 20	5	37	Punt
4	1:53	0:50	OWN 30	4	70	Touchdown

Buffalo Bills
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	2:22	OWN 25	3	-14	Punt
1	9:59	1:51	OWN 25	3	8	Punt
1	4:26	2:19	OWN 25	5	44	Field Goal
2	14:07	2:52	OWN 20	7	80	Touchdown
2	7:45	3:36	OWN 42	6	58	Touchdown
2	2:37	1:46	OWN 4	5	20	Punt
2	0:18	0:18	OWN 41	2	8	Interception
3	13:36	2:17	OWN 26	3	8	Punt
3	9:52	3:16	OWN 38	7	34	Interception
3	3:30	0:38	OWN 37	3	-5	Punt
3	1:52	1:49	OWN 42	3	-18	Punt
4	14:06	1:19	OWN 23	4	44	Field Goal
4	11:06	2:01	OWN 26	3	9	Punt
4	8:02	2:24	OWN 40	3	3	Punt
4	3:07	1:14	OWN 15	3	1	Punt
4	1:03	1:03	OWN 36	6	60	Game

Game MVP: Dakota Walburn, New England Patriots

Rushing Statistics

New England	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Marty Cooley	13	46	3.54	21	2	0
Dakota Walburn	4	23	5.75	9	0	1
Bryant Osgood	1	16	16.00	16	1	0

Buffalo	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Roosevelt McKenzie	21	83	3.95	45	1
J.C. Giles	5	34	6.80	10	1
Alejandro Shaye	2	-4	-2.00	0	0
Nicky Flockhart	2	8	4.00	9	0

Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Dakota Walburn	46	24	373	4/30	2	53	0	93.8

Buffalo	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
J.C. Giles	33	21	263	3/24	2	37	2	83.2

Receiving Statistics

New England	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Morris Ladd	6	8	106	17.67	63	33	0
TE Braden Dell	5	8	61	12.20	10	17	1
WR Amos Herrmann	4	9	87	21.75	12	53	0
WR Donovan Humphries	4	10	32	8.00	12	18	0
WR Matt Merkerson	2	3	52	26.00	43	35	1
TE Elijah Redman	1	3	29	29.00	29	29	0
WR Keegan O'Neal	1	2	2	2.00	0	2	0
RB Marty Cooley	1	1	4	4.00	0	4	0
TE Leroy McMahon	0	2	0	0.00	0	0	0

Buffalo	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Collin Ganser	5	7	89	17.80	70	35	0
WR Trenton Huntley	5	5	59	11.80	21	22	1
TE Miles Kennedy	4	5	40	10.00	3	18	1
WR Gregory Wagner	3	10	23	7.67	9	17	0
RB Roosevelt McKenzie	2	3	12	6.00	0	11	0
TE Brady Grant	1	1	3	3.00	2	3	0
FB Jason Harrow	1	1	37	37.00	39	37	0
TE Perry Norris	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

New England	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Cristian Gonzalez	1	13	13.00	0
S Marcus Wiggins	1	74	74.00	0

Buffalo	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

New England	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Dakota Walburn	1	0	0	0
Britt Pachelbel	0	1	0	0

Buffalo	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Victor Westbrook	0	0	1	0

Punting Statistics

New England	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Nickolas McGee	9	389	43.2	38.0	56	4

Buffalo	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Irving Eatherton	9	474	52.7	47.1	67	4

Kicking Statistics

New England	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Frank Seay	1/2	0/1	0/1	26	3/3

Buffalo	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Efrain Stewart	2/2	2/2	1/1	50	2/2

Punt Return Statistics

New England	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Matt Merkerson	4	30	7.5	0

Buffalo	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Broderick Barnes	4	27	6.8	0

Kick Return Statistics

New England	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Matt Merkerson	3	95	31.7	0

Buffalo	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Francisco Boerigter	2	61	30.5	0

Defensive Statistics

New England	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Rufus Fisk	7	2	0.0	29	27
CB Cristian Gonzalez	7	1	0.0	28	34
DE Robbie Conway	6	1	2.0	30	33
ILB Randall Bonk	6	2	0.0	29	27
S Marcus Wiggins	5	1	0.0	28	34
ILB Mel Asher	4	2	1.0	16	14
OLB Colin McGill	4	2	0.0	28	34
CB Ivan Liu	4	0	0.0	17	21
S Joe Manning	3	2	0.0	28	34
CB Winston Barber	2	0	0.0	13	18
DT Bart Wiggins	1	2	0.0	29	30
DE Norbert Carpenter	1	1	0.0	9	15
DE Tucker Allen	1	1	0.0	21	24
OLB Lawrence Collier	1	0	0.0	3	11
DT Mason Reid	0	1	0.0	1	4

Buffalo	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
CB Carlton Galloway	7	2	0.0	18	50
OLB Trent Farrell	6	3	0.0	17	36
ILB Donnie Burkhardt	5	2	0.0	17	37
DE Victor Westbrook	4	1	2.0	17	46
CB Roosevelt Quintero	4	1	0.5	10	27
S Sammie Bullock	3	1	0.0	18	40
S Gus Spencer	3	0	0.0	18	50
DT Branden Tatum	2	1	1.5	17	40
CB Francisco Boerigter	2	0	0.0	17	48
DE Jimmy Berns	1	1	0.0	16	41
CB Jesse Osborne	1	0	0.0	1	14
WR Gregory Wagner	1	0	---	---	---
OLB Ricardo Sawyer	1	0	0.0	8	21
CB Levon Murphy	1	0	0.0	2	12
ILB Phillip Cooley	1	0	0.0	1	12
DT Erick Springer	1	0	0.0	5	23
OLB Josiah Jones	1	0	0.0	1	13
RB Roosevelt McKenzie	1	0	---	---	---

Pass Rush Statistics

New England	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Robbie Conway	2.0	1	2	33
ILB Mel Asher	1.0	0	0	14
DT Bart Wiggins	0.0	1	1	30
OLB Colin McGill	0.0	1	0	34
ILB Randall Bonk	0.0	0	1	27

Buffalo	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Victor Westbrook	2.0	0	5	6	46
DT Branden Tatum	1.5	0	1	0	40
CB Roosevelt Quintero	0.5	0	0	0	27
DE Jimmy Berns	0.0	2	0	0	41
OLB Ricardo Sawyer	0.0	1	0	0	21
DE Jamie Frederick	0.0	0	1	0	7

Pass Defense Statistics

New England	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
OLB Rufus Fisk	5	0	0	27
CB Cristian Gonzalez	4	0	1	34
S Joe Manning	2	0	0	34
CB Ivan Liu	2	0	0	21
S Marcus Wiggins	1	1	1	34
ILB Randall Bonk	1	1	0	27
OLB Colin McGill	1	1	0	34
OLB Lawrence Collier	1	0	0	11
DE Norbert Carpenter	1	0	0	15
CB Winston Barber	1	0	0	18
DE Tucker Allen	1	0	0	24
DT Bart Wiggins	1	0	0	30
ILB Mel Asher	0	1	0	14

Buffalo	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Carlton Galloway	5	2	50
OLB Trent Farrell	4	1	36
ILB Donnie Burkhardt	3	1	37
CB Roosevelt Quintero	3	1	27
S Sammie Bullock	2	1	40
OLB Ricardo Sawyer	1	1	21
ILB Phillip Cooley	1	1	12
CB Jesse Osborne	1	0	14
CB Levon Murphy	1	0	12
S Gus Spencer	1	0	50
CB Francisco Boerigter	1	0	48
OLB Josiah Jones	1	0	13

Blocking Statistics

New England	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Myles Richmond	2	6	18	0	50
Eugene Ramsey	1	3	18	1	50
Jimmy Tabor	1	2	18	2	50
Britt Pachelbel	0	2	18	0	50
Lucas Bryant	0	1	18	1	50

Buffalo	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Darius Smith	5	10	30	1	36
Levi Leinaweaver	2	3	30	0	36
Nicholas Nguyen	1	4	30	0	36
Andres Manusky	0	3	30	2	36
C.J. Humphries	0	2	30	0	36
Jason Harrow	0	2	9	0	10
Brady Grant	0	1	9	0	10

Special Teams Tackles

New England	Tackles	STPlays
Donovan Humphries	2	14
Elijah Redman	1	30
Lawrence Collier	1	29
Keegan O'Neal	1	20
Lucas Bryant	1	11

Buffalo	Tackles	STPlays
Nicholas Nguyen	3	16
Brady Grant	2	14
Perry Norris	1	30
Collin Ganser	1	10

Participation

New England	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Lucas Bryant	18	50	---	---	11	79
Jimmy Tabor	18	50	---	---	11	79
Myles Richmond	18	50	---	---	11	79
Britt Pachelbel	18	50	---	---	11	79
Donovan Humphries	18	44	---	---	14	76
Amos Herrmann	18	46	---	---	5	69
Dakota Walburn	18	50	---	---	---	68
Eugene Ramsey	18	50	---	---	---	68
Braden Dell	17	48	---	---	---	65
Robbie Conway	---	---	30	33	2	65
Joe Manning	---	---	28	34	2	64
Cristian Gonzalez	---	---	28	34	2	64
Marcus Wiggins	---	---	28	34	2	64
Colin McGill	---	---	28	34	2	64
Bart Wiggins	---	---	29	30	1	60
Randall Bonk	---	---	29	27	1	57
Rufus Fisk	---	---	29	27	1	57
Tucker Allen	---	---	21	24	10	55
Morris Ladd	11	33	---	---	7	51
Bryant Osgood	2	15	---	---	30	47
Ivan Liu	---	---	17	21	9	47
Elijah Redman	4	11	---	---	30	45
Lawrence Collier	---	---	3	11	29	43
Marty Cooley	16	27	---	---	---	43
Winston Barber	---	---	13	18	2	33
Fred Carlson	---	---	12	19	1	32
Mel Asher	---	---	16	14	1	31
J.R. Mahoney	---	---	4	6	19	29
Matt Merkerson	1	10	---	---	18	29
Norbert Carpenter	---	---	9	15	1	25
Keegan O'Neal	0	5	---	---	20	25
Mason Forrester	---	---	2	2	19	23
Bo Whitfield	---	---	1	5	15	21
Mason Reid	---	---	1	4	10	15
Al Giannino	0	0	---	---	14	14
Reuben Lincoln	0	2	---	---	12	14
Leroy McMahon	3	9	---	---	---	12
Nickolas McGee	0	0	---	---	11	11
A.J. Newton	0	0	---	---	11	11
Frank Seay	0	0	---	---	7	7
Troy Bannan	---	---	2	2	---	4
Emmanuel Ogden	---	---	0	2	---	2
Sebastian Gale	0	0	---	---	---	0
Conner Goldsmith	0	0	---	---	---	0
Kody Buchanan	0	0	---	---	---	0
Jackson Johanningmeier	---	---	0	0	---	0

Buffalo	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Gus Spencer	---	---	18	50	21	89
Nicholas Nguyen	30	36	---	---	16	82
Francisco Boerigter	---	---	17	48	16	81
Levi Leinaweaver	30	36	---	---	11	77
C.J. Humphries	30	36	---	---	11	77
Collin Ganser	28	33	---	---	10	71
Carlton Galloway	---	---	18	50	2	70
Miles Kennedy	28	32	---	---	9	69
J.C. Giles	30	36	---	---	---	66
Gregory Wagner	30	35	---	---	1	66
Andres Manusky	30	36	---	---	---	66
Darius Smith	30	36	---	---	---	66
Victor Westbrook	---	---	17	46	1	64
Sammie Bullock	---	---	18	40	2	60
Ricardo Sawyer	---	---	8	21	30	59
Jimmy Berns	---	---	16	41	2	59
Branden Tatum	---	---	17	40	2	59
Donnie Burkhardt	---	---	17	37	3	57
Trent Farrell	---	---	17	36	2	55
Roosevelt McKenzie	26	23	---	---	---	49
Cooper Brost	---	---	14	32	---	46
Erick Springer	---	---	5	23	11	39
Roosevelt Quintero	---	---	10	27	1	38
Alejandro Shaye	2	11	---	---	21	34
Perry Norris	0	3	---	---	30	33
Brady Grant	9	10	---	---	14	33
Levon Murphy	---	---	2	12	19	33
Trenton Huntley	14	18	---	---	---	32
Donald Clemons	1	5	---	---	21	27
Phillip Cooley	---	---	1	12	13	26
A.J. Bressany	1	0	---	---	21	22
Jason Harrow	9	10	---	---	---	19
Jamie Frederick	---	---	1	7	9	17
Jesse Osborne	---	---	1	14	---	15
Josiah Jones	---	---	1	13	---	14
Broderick Barnes	0	0	---	---	13	13
Irving Eatherton	0	0	---	---	11	11
Mitch Olson	0	0	---	---	11	11
Mercury Horton	0	0	---	---	11	11
Efrain Stewart	0	0	---	---	7	7
Nicky Flockhart	2	0	---	---	---	2
Sean George	---	---	0	1	---	1
Tommy Sampson	0	0	---	---	---	0
Rogers Newman	0	0	---	---	---	0
Logan Hawkins	0	0	---	---	---	0
Noah Covington	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	3	-3	-1.0
Middle	13	83	6.4
Right	2	5	2.5
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	6	14	2.3
Middle	18	98	5.4
Right	6	9	1.5
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Dakota Walburn	46	24	6	3	1	8	7	6	0

Buffalo	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
J.C. Giles	33	21	5	2	1	4	3	4	2

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	7	3	46	6.6
Short (0-8 Yds)	21	15	196	9.3
Medium (9-18 Yds)	11	5	78	7.1
Long (19+ Yds)	7	1	53	7.6

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	7	5	77	11.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	14	10	90	6.4
Medium (9-18 Yds)	11	6	96	8.7
Long (19+ Yds)	1	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

New England	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Donovan Humphries	10	4	0	32	0	44
WR Amos Herrmann	9	4	1	87	1	46
WR Morris Ladd	8	6	0	106	3	33
TE Braden Dell	8	5	0	61	0	48
TE Elijah Redman	3	1	0	29	1	11
WR Matt Merkerson	3	2	0	52	1	10
TE Leroy McMahon	2	0	0	0	0	9
WR Keegan O'Neal	2	1	0	2	0	5
RB Marty Cooley	1	1	0	4	0	27

Buffalo	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Gregory Wagner	10	3	0	23	0	35
WR Collin Ganser	7	5	1	89	2	33
TE Miles Kennedy	5	4	0	40	0	32
WR Trenton Huntley	5	5	0	59	2	18
RB Roosevelt McKenzie	3	2	0	12	0	23
TE Perry Norris	1	0	0	0	0	3
TE Brady Grant	1	1	0	3	0	10
FB Jason Harrow	1	1	0	37	1	10

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

New England	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Dakota Walburn	1	3	3.00	5.75
Marty Cooley	1	2	2.00	3.54

Buffalo	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Roosevelt McKenzie	2	0	0.00	3.95
J.C. Giles	1	2	2.00	6.80

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Dakota Walburn	9	3	36	4.00	8.11

Buffalo	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
J.C. Giles	3	2	12	4.00	7.97

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

New England	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Amos Herrmann	3	0	0	0.00	9.67
TE Braden Dell	2	1	17	8.50	7.63
WR Morris Ladd	1	0	0	0.00	13.25
WR Keegan O'Neal	1	1	2	2.00	1.00
WR Matt Merkerson	1	1	17	17.00	17.33
WR Donovan Humphries	1	0	0	0.00	3.20

Buffalo	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Gregory Wagner	1	0	0	0.00	2.30
TE Miles Kennedy	1	1	7	7.00	8.00
WR Trenton Huntley	1	1	5	5.00	11.80

Third Down Rushing Statistics

New England	Rushes	Conversions
Dakota Walburn	1	1

Buffalo	Rushes	Conversions
Alejandro Shaye	2	0
Roosevelt McKenzie	2	2

Third Down Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Comp	Conversions
Dakota Walburn	12	6	2

Buffalo	Att	Comp	Conversions
J.C. Giles	10	7	3

Third Down Receiving Statistics

New England	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Morris Ladd	3	2	0
TE Braden Dell	3	2	1
WR Amos Herrmann	2	2	1
WR Donovan Humphries	2	0	0
TE Elijah Redman	1	0	0
WR Matt Merkerson	1	0	0

Buffalo	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Gregory Wagner	3	2	1
TE Miles Kennedy	3	2	1
WR Trenton Huntley	3	3	1
WR Collin Ganser	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)