Week 1, 2035

played in New England, MA

68 degrees, fair, 9 mph wind

Buffalo Bills	0	6	13	3	-	22
New England Patriots	0	7	11	7	-	25

Scoring Summary
2Q: 12:03 BUF - Lewis Clark 8 pass from Ian Pinckney (Efrain Stewart extra point failed)
2Q: 02:00 NED - Donovan Humphries 10 pass from Paul Vielma (Ezekiel Newhart extra point)
3Q: 09:18 BUF - Roosevelt McKenzie 1 run (Efrain Stewart extra point failed)
3Q: 08:40 NED - Luke Englund 53 pass from Paul Vielma (Paul Vielma pass to Xavier Mastin for conversion)
3Q: 04:13 BUF - Roosevelt McKenzie 3 run (Efrain Stewart extra point)
3Q: 01:49 NED - Ezekiel Newhart 44 field goal
4Q: 05:25 BUF - Efrain Stewart 34 field goal
4Q: 03:10 NED - Matt Merkerson 38 pass from Paul Vielma (Ezekiel Newhart extra point)

Scoring Summary
2Q: 12:03 BUF - Lewis Clark 8 pass from Ian Pinckney (Efrain Stewart extra point failed)
2Q: 02:00 NED - Donovan Humphries 10 pass from Paul Vielma (Ezekiel Newhart extra point)
3Q: 09:18 BUF - Roosevelt McKenzie 1 run (Efrain Stewart extra point failed)
3Q: 08:40 NED - Luke Englund 53 pass from Paul Vielma (Paul Vielma pass to Xavier Mastin for conversion)
3Q: 04:13 BUF - Roosevelt McKenzie 3 run (Efrain Stewart extra point)
3Q: 01:49 NED - Ezekiel Newhart 44 field goal
4Q: 05:25 BUF - Efrain Stewart 34 field goal
4Q: 03:10 NED - Matt Merkerson 38 pass from Paul Vielma (Ezekiel Newhart extra point)

Team Statistics BUF NED
Record 0-1 1-0
First Downs 19 18
- by Rushing 8 6
- by Passing 11 11
- by Penalty 0 1
Total Net Yards 332 395
- Offensive Plays 70 53
- Yards per Play 4.74 7.45
Net Rushing Yards 161 110
- Rushing Attempts 27 25
- Yards per Rush 5.96 4.40
Net Passing Yards 171 285
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 40 - 21 - 0 24 - 17 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 194 311
- Sacks/Yards Lost 3/23 4/26
- Yards per Pass Play 3.98 10.18
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 3/2
3rd Down Conversions 6/15 3/10
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.7 9.0
4th Down Conversions 0/1 0/0
Penalties/Yards 7/55 3/19
Punt Returns/Yards 0/0 3/15
Kick Returns/Yards 2/51 5/123
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 1/1
Red Zone Visits 4 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 3/1 1/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 26 OWN 33
Time of Possession 33:45 26:15

Team Statistics	BUF	NED
Record	0-1	1-0
First Downs	19	18
- by Rushing	8	6
- by Passing	11	11
- by Penalty	0	1
Total Net Yards	332	395
- Offensive Plays	70	53
- Yards per Play	4.74	7.45
Net Rushing Yards	161	110
- Rushing Attempts	27	25
- Yards per Rush	5.96	4.40
Net Passing Yards	171	285
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	40 - 21 - 0	24 - 17 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	194	311
- Sacks/Yards Lost	3/23	4/26
- Yards per Pass Play	3.98	10.18
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	3/2
3rd Down Conversions	6/15	3/10
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.7	9.0
4th Down Conversions	0/1	0/0
Penalties/Yards	7/55	3/19
Punt Returns/Yards	0/0	3/15
Kick Returns/Yards	2/51	5/123
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	1/1
Red Zone Visits	4	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	3/1	1/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 26	OWN 33
Time of Possession	33:45	26:15

Drive Charts

Buffalo Bills
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	12:22	3:40	OWN 5	7	35	Punt
1	4:13	1:25	OWN 1	3	9	Punt
1	1:15	4:23	OWN 33	10	67	Touchdown
2	7:11	0:59	OWN 20	3	0	Punt
2	6:12	1:37	OPP 35	3	-8	Punt
2	1:50	0:54	OWN 25	3	4	Punt
3	15:00	5:49	OWN 25	10	75	Touchdown
3	8:23	4:19	OWN 27	10	73	Touchdown
3	1:42	1:52	OWN 33	3	-15	Punt
4	13:20	1:16	OWN 20	3	7	Punt
4	10:51	5:33	OWN 36	10	47	Field Goal
4	2:39	0:48	OWN 25	5	3	Downs

New England Patriots
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	2:38	OWN 41	3	6	Punt
1	8:42	4:29	OWN 16	9	44	Punt
1	2:48	1:33	OPP 45	3	22	Fumble
2	11:52	4:41	OWN 15	7	72	Missed FG
2	4:35	2:45	OWN 7	9	93	Touchdown
2	0:56	0:56	OWN 9	2	4	Half
3	9:11	0:48	OWN 47	1	53	Touchdown
3	4:04	2:22	OWN 31	4	42	Field Goal
4	14:50	1:30	OWN 45	3	6	Punt
4	12:04	1:13	OWN 30	3	-6	Punt
4	5:18	2:39	OWN 34	5	66	Touchdown
4	1:51	1:51	OPP 28	5	8	Game

Game MVP: Paul Vielma, New England Patriots

Rushing Statistics

Buffalo	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB Roosevelt McKenzie	24	132	5.50	22	4	2
QB Ian Pinckney	2	24	12.00	18	1	0
RB Brant O'Donnell	1	5	5.00	5	0	0

New England	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
RB Myron Lynch	10	55	5.50	16	5
RB Warren Vance	9	46	5.11	14	2
QB Paul Vielma	3	4	1.33	5	0
WR Luke Englund	2	-3	-1.50	3	0
RB K.C. Prior	1	8	8.00	8	0

Passing Statistics

Buffalo	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Ian Pinckney	40	21	194	3/23	1	26	0	74.4

New England	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Paul Vielma	24	17	311	4/26	3	53	0	152.8

Receiving Statistics

Buffalo	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Lewis Clark	6	11	86	14.33	38	26	1
RB Roosevelt McKenzie	5	9	24	4.80	0	6	0
WR Leo Horning	4	10	30	7.50	11	21	0
TE Miles Kennedy	2	2	20	10.00	1	12	0
TE Emmitt Myers	2	2	3	1.50	0	4	0
RB Brant O'Donnell	1	2	12	12.00	4	12	0
WR Steven Blade	1	1	19	19.00	2	19	0
FB Brock Olshansky	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
WR Harris Abolofia	0	2	0	0.00	0	0	0

New England	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Matt Merkerson	5	6	129	25.80	52	38	1
WR Luke Englund	3	4	109	36.33	74	53	1
RB Warren Vance	2	2	5	2.50	3	3	0
WR Donovan Humphries	2	4	8	4.00	9	10	1
TE Xavier Mastin	2	3	44	22.00	4	33	0
RB Myron Lynch	1	1	7	7.00	4	7	0
WR Chance Clapp	1	1	7	7.00	0	7	0
TE Ty Gragg	1	3	2	2.00	0	2	0

Interception Statistics

Buffalo	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

New England	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Buffalo	Recov	Force
DE Victor Westbrook	1	1
OLB Andre Quezada	1	1
OLB Josiah Jones	0	1

New England	Fumb	Recov
RB Myron Lynch	1	0
QB Paul Vielma	1	0
WR Luke Englund	1	0
TE Xavier Mastin	0	1

Punting Statistics

Buffalo	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Luther Summers	7	308	44.0	41.9	53	3

New England	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Trent Thompson	4	176	44.0	39.0	49	2

Kicking Statistics

Buffalo	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Efrain Stewart	1/1	0/0	0/0	34	1/3

New England	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Ezekiel Newhart	1/2	1/1	0/0	44	2/2

Punt Return Statistics

Buffalo	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

New England	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Luke Englund	3	15	5.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Buffalo	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Leo Horning	2	51	25.5	0

New England	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Luke Englund	4	104	26.0	0
Matt Merkerson	1	19	19.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Buffalo	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Winfred Deforne	6	3	0.0	24	27
ILB Phillip Winters	6	2	0.0	24	27
OLB Trent Farrell	5	0	2.0	9	16
DE Victor Westbrook	4	0	1.0	25	27
OLB Andre Quezada	4	2	0.0	25	28
S Clifton Hoover	4	0	0.0	25	28
CB Kelly Wilson	3	0	0.0	19	16
OLB Josiah Jones	2	0	1.0	2	4
DE Gabriel Schneider	2	2	0.0	15	18
DT Jorge Kournikova	2	1	0.0	14	11
CB Alex Joseph	2	1	0.0	24	28
CB Carlton Galloway	1	0	0.0	24	23
DE Wade Reed	1	0	0.0	21	23
S Ernie Miller	1	0	0.0	2	1
DT Lonnie Wolf	0	1	0.0	20	26

New England	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Randal Gedney	6	3	0.0	27	35
S Marcus Wiggins	6	1	0.0	25	41
ILB J.J. Dreiser	6	0	0.0	14	24
ILB Marco Watters	5	1	0.0	25	31
OLB Roger Newton	4	2	0.0	27	43
CB Donnie Hardy	4	2	0.0	27	35
CB Frankie George	4	0	0.0	12	24
DE Marcos Dotson	3	3	1.0	21	26
DE Bart Wiggins	3	2	0.5	26	41
CB Roman West	2	2	0.0	25	41
OLB Colin McGill	2	0	0.0	19	31
OLB Luther Castro	1	0	1.0	8	12
DE Robbie Conway	1	1	0.5	7	19
T Grant Aarhus	1	0	---	---	---
ILB Scott Buckner	1	0	0.0	2	2

Pass Rush Statistics

Buffalo	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Trent Farrell	2.0	0	0	0	16
DE Victor Westbrook	1.0	0	0	3	27
OLB Josiah Jones	1.0	0	0	1	4
DE Wade Reed	0.0	1	0	1	23
DT Lonnie Wolf	0.0	0	2	0	26
CB Alex Joseph	0.0	0	1	0	28

New England	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Luther Castro	1.0	0	3	0	12
DE Marcos Dotson	1.0	0	0	0	26
DE Bart Wiggins	0.5	1	4	5	41
DE Robbie Conway	0.5	0	1	1	19
DT Todd Watson	0.0	0	1	1	30

Pass Defense Statistics

Buffalo	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Alex Joseph	4	0	28
OLB Trent Farrell	2	0	16
S Winfred Deforne	2	0	27
ILB Phillip Winters	2	0	27
DE Gabriel Schneider	2	0	18
CB Carlton Galloway	1	1	23
OLB Andre Quezada	1	1	28
CB Kelly Wilson	1	0	16
S Ernie Miller	1	0	1
S Clifton Hoover	1	0	28

New England	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Frankie George	4	1	24
CB Donnie Hardy	4	1	35
OLB Roger Newton	3	2	43
ILB J.J. Dreiser	3	0	24
S Marcus Wiggins	3	0	41
S Randal Gedney	2	0	35
CB Roman West	1	1	41
ILB Marco Watters	1	0	31

Blocking Statistics

Buffalo	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
G Corbin Hermann	4	6	1	27	0	43
T Will Forbes	4	6	0	27	1	43
C Darius Smith	3	8	1	27	0	43
T Glenn Fletcher	3	4	0	27	0	43
G T.J. Money	0	2	0	27	1	43
TE Miles Kennedy	0	0	0	26	1	40

New England	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
C Tyler Mason	2	6	25	0	28
T Grant Aarhus	2	4	25	1	28
T Andres Manusky	2	3	13	2	15
G Cory Anthony	1	2	25	0	28
G Frederick Osborne	0	4	25	0	28
T Carter Wilkerson	0	2	12	1	13
TE Xavier Mastin	0	1	23	0	28

Special Teams Tackles

Buffalo	Tackles	STPlays
Andre Quezada	4	14
Emmitt Myers	2	20
Victor Westbrook	2	14

New England	Tackles	STPlays
Ty Gragg	1	23
Ernie Adams	1	22

Participation

Buffalo	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
G Corbin Hermann	27	43	---	---	8	78
G T.J. Money	27	43	---	---	8	78
T Will Forbes	27	43	---	---	8	78
T Glenn Fletcher	27	43	---	---	8	78
C Darius Smith	27	43	---	---	---	70
QB Ian Pinckney	27	43	---	---	---	70
WR Leo Horning	22	34	---	---	14	70
TE Miles Kennedy	26	40	---	---	2	68
OLB Andre Quezada	---	---	25	28	14	67
DE Victor Westbrook	---	---	25	27	14	66
CB Alex Joseph	---	---	24	28	7	59
RB Roosevelt McKenzie	25	30	---	---	1	56
WR Harris Abolofia	22	34	---	---	---	56
S Clifton Hoover	---	---	25	28	2	55
S Winfred Deforne	---	---	24	27	3	54
ILB Phillip Winters	---	---	24	27	2	53
WR Lewis Clark	19	27	---	---	7	53
DT Lonnie Wolf	---	---	20	26	6	52
CB Carlton Galloway	---	---	24	23	2	49
TE Emmitt Myers	9	20	---	---	20	49
DE Wade Reed	---	---	21	23	2	46
RB Brant O'Donnell	6	16	---	---	19	41
CB Kelly Wilson	---	---	19	16	5	40
DE Gabriel Schneider	---	---	15	18	6	39
OLB Josiah Jones	---	---	2	4	21	27
OLB Trent Farrell	---	---	9	16	2	27
DT Jorge Kournikova	---	---	14	11	---	25
CB Al Dingle	---	---	1	4	13	18
WR Steven Blade	1	3	---	---	13	17
S Ernie Miller	---	---	2	1	13	16
ILB Jacques Riggs	---	---	1	1	9	11
FB Brock Olshansky	3	4	---	---	4	11
RB Keith Rubble	0	0	---	---	9	9
C Robbie Wishek	0	0	---	---	8	8
P Luther Summers	0	0	---	---	8	8
TE Shannon Maxwell	2	5	---	---	---	7
K Efrain Stewart	0	0	---	---	6	6
RB Moe Erickson	0	2	---	---	---	2
G Kennedy Spain	0	0	---	---	---	0
QB Monty Wesner	0	0	---	---	---	0
T Frederick Kessler	0	0	---	---	---	0
T Reginald Coleman	0	0	---	---	---	0
G Graham Beckles	0	0	---	---	---	0
RB J.R. Witt	0	0	---	---	---	0
C Chase Ramirez	0	0	---	---	---	0
T Ian Richardson	0	0	---	---	---	0

New England	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
OLB Colin McGill	---	---	19	31	22	72
OLB Roger Newton	---	---	27	43	1	71
DE Bart Wiggins	---	---	26	41	---	67
S Marcus Wiggins	---	---	25	41	---	66
CB Roman West	---	---	25	41	---	66
S Randal Gedney	---	---	27	35	1	63
CB Donnie Hardy	---	---	27	35	1	63
T Grant Aarhus	25	28	---	---	4	57
DT Todd Watson	---	---	25	30	1	56
ILB Marco Watters	---	---	25	31	---	56
C Tyler Mason	25	28	---	---	---	53
QB Paul Vielma	25	28	---	---	---	53
G Frederick Osborne	25	28	---	---	---	53
G Cory Anthony	25	28	---	---	---	53
WR Matt Merkerson	24	23	---	---	5	52
TE Xavier Mastin	23	28	---	---	---	51
DE Marcos Dotson	---	---	21	26	1	48
CB Frankie George	---	---	12	24	12	48
WR Donovan Humphries	24	24	---	---	---	48
WR Luke Englund	18	14	---	---	12	44
ILB J.J. Dreiser	---	---	14	24	1	39
TE Ty Gragg	4	11	---	---	23	38
S Ernie Adams	---	---	2	12	22	36
T Andres Manusky	13	15	---	---	6	34
CB Kevin Pringley	---	---	3	13	18	34
DE Robbie Conway	---	---	7	19	8	34
RB K.C. Prior	4	6	---	---	23	33
RB Warren Vance	12	19	---	---	---	31
RB Myron Lynch	12	6	---	---	12	30
WR Chance Clapp	3	4	---	---	19	26
T Carter Wilkerson	12	13	---	---	---	25
OLB Luther Castro	---	---	8	12	---	20
ILB Scott Buckner	---	---	2	2	13	17
TE Nolan Barbosa	1	4	---	---	11	16
DT Edward Fisher	---	---	2	13	---	15
WR Jesse Capasso	0	1	---	---	10	11
DT Lucas Peace	---	---	0	0	7	7
K Ezekiel Newhart	0	0	---	---	7	7
C Roberto Russett	0	0	---	---	6	6
P Trent Thompson	0	0	---	---	6	6
C Wendell Pehrson	0	0	---	---	6	6
G Matthew Zeier	0	0	---	---	6	6
QB Jacob Coffey	0	0	---	---	---	0
DE Mickey Chisholm	---	---	0	0	---	0
OLB Carlos Whalen	---	---	0	0	---	0
OLB Drake Howard	---	---	0	0	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	4	19	4.8
Middle	14	78	5.6
Right	9	64	7.1
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	4	19	4.8
Middle	14	78	5.6
Right	6	15	2.5
None	1	-2	-2.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Buffalo	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Ian Pinckney	40	21	3	3	1	5	9	7	0

New England	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Paul Vielma	24	17	7	1	0	2	3	5	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	10	6	52	5.2
Short (0-8 Yds)	20	11	64	3.2
Medium (9-18 Yds)	5	2	31	6.2
Long (19+ Yds)	5	2	47	9.4

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	4	32	8.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	9	7	103	11.4
Medium (9-18 Yds)	8	3	52	6.5
Long (19+ Yds)	3	3	124	41.3

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Buffalo	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Lewis Clark	11	6	0	86	2	27
WR Leo Horning	10	4	1	30	1	34
RB Roosevelt McKenzie	9	5	0	24	0	30
TE Miles Kennedy	2	2	0	20	0	40
RB Brant O'Donnell	2	1	0	12	0	16
TE Emmitt Myers	2	2	0	3	0	20
WR Harris Abolofia	2	0	0	0	0	34
FB Brock Olshansky	1	0	0	0	0	4
WR Steven Blade	1	1	0	19	0	3

New England	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Matt Merkerson	6	5	129	3	23
WR Donovan Humphries	4	2	8	0	24
WR Luke Englund	4	3	109	3	14
TE Ty Gragg	3	1	2	0	11
TE Xavier Mastin	3	2	44	1	28
RB Warren Vance	2	2	5	0	19
RB Myron Lynch	1	1	7	0	6
WR Chance Clapp	1	1	7	0	4

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Buffalo	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Roosevelt McKenzie	6	13	2.17	5.50

New England	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Myron Lynch	1	-1	-1.00	5.50
RB Warren Vance	1	3	3.00	5.11
QB Paul Vielma	1	-2	-2.00	1.33

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Buffalo	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Ian Pinckney	4	3	13	3.25	4.85

New England	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Paul Vielma	3	2	8	2.67	12.96

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Buffalo	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Leo Horning	2	1	1	0.50	3.00
TE Emmitt Myers	1	1	4	4.00	1.50
WR Lewis Clark	1	1	8	8.00	7.82

New England	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Donovan Humphries	2	2	8	4.00	2.00
TE Xavier Mastin	1	0	0	0.00	14.67

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Buffalo	Rushes	Conversions
RB Roosevelt McKenzie	2	2
QB Ian Pinckney	1	1

New England	Rushes	Conversions
RB Warren Vance	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Buffalo	Att	Comp	Conversions
Ian Pinckney	10	6	3

New England	Att	Comp	Conversions
Paul Vielma	7	6	2

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Buffalo	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Leo Horning	3	1	0
WR Lewis Clark	3	2	2
TE Miles Kennedy	1	1	0
RB Brant O'Donnell	1	1	1
TE Emmitt Myers	1	1	0
WR Harris Abolofia	1	0	0

New England	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Matt Merkerson	2	2	1
TE Xavier Mastin	2	1	1
WR Chance Clapp	1	1	0
RB Warren Vance	1	1	0
TE Ty Gragg	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)