Week 1, 2038

played in Buffalo, NY

57 degrees, fair, 2 mph wind

New England Patriots	0	0	7	0	-	7
Buffalo Bills	7	0	3	17	-	27

Scoring Summary
1Q: 04:53 BUF - Leo Horning 51 pass from Damian Johnson (Dean Arnold extra point)
3Q: 11:02 BUF - Dean Arnold 41 field goal
3Q: 03:11 NED - Willie Bush 24 pass from Herbert Booker (Diego Sheasley extra point)
4Q: 14:15 BUF - Roosevelt McKenzie 1 pass from Damian Johnson (Dean Arnold extra point)
4Q: 11:35 BUF - Gilbert Compton 4 pass from Damian Johnson (Dean Arnold extra point)
4Q: 02:52 BUF - Dean Arnold 36 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 04:53 BUF - Leo Horning 51 pass from Damian Johnson (Dean Arnold extra point)
3Q: 11:02 BUF - Dean Arnold 41 field goal
3Q: 03:11 NED - Willie Bush 24 pass from Herbert Booker (Diego Sheasley extra point)
4Q: 14:15 BUF - Roosevelt McKenzie 1 pass from Damian Johnson (Dean Arnold extra point)
4Q: 11:35 BUF - Gilbert Compton 4 pass from Damian Johnson (Dean Arnold extra point)
4Q: 02:52 BUF - Dean Arnold 36 field goal

Team Statistics NED BUF
Record 0-1 1-0
First Downs 16 19
- by Rushing 0 7
- by Passing 14 12
- by Penalty 2 0
Total Net Yards 297 387
- Offensive Plays 61 70
- Yards per Play 4.87 5.53
Net Rushing Yards 30 145
- Rushing Attempts 10 36
- Yards per Rush 3.00 4.03
Net Passing Yards 267 242
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 47 - 27 - 3 29 - 20 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 299 266
- Sacks/Yards Lost 4/32 5/24
- Yards per Pass Play 5.24 7.12
Fumbles/Lost 1/1 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 4/13 7/16
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.8 8.2
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 2/10 4/32
Punt Returns/Yards 2/27 2/16
Kick Returns/Yards 1/22 1/25
Interception Ret./Yards 1/0 3/6
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 0 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 0/0 2/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 25 OWN 32
Time of Possession 25:07 34:53

Team Statistics	NED	BUF
Record	0-1	1-0
First Downs	16	19
- by Rushing	0	7
- by Passing	14	12
- by Penalty	2	0
Total Net Yards	297	387
- Offensive Plays	61	70
- Yards per Play	4.87	5.53
Net Rushing Yards	30	145
- Rushing Attempts	10	36
- Yards per Rush	3.00	4.03
Net Passing Yards	267	242
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	47 - 27 - 3	29 - 20 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	299	266
- Sacks/Yards Lost	4/32	5/24
- Yards per Pass Play	5.24	7.12
Fumbles/Lost	1/1	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	4/13	7/16
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.8	8.2
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	2/10	4/32
Punt Returns/Yards	2/27	2/16
Kick Returns/Yards	1/22	1/25
Interception Ret./Yards	1/0	3/6
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	0	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	0/0	2/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 25	OWN 32
Time of Possession	25:07	34:53

Drive Charts

New England Patriots
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	3:00	OWN 25	6	35	Punt
1	9:11	1:04	OWN 20	3	6	Punt
1	4:37	4:29	OWN 33	7	29	Punt
2	12:58	1:30	OWN 33	3	7	Punt
2	7:20	3:23	OWN 4	8	24	Fumble
2	3:49	2:06	OWN 13	6	55	Missed FG
2	0:37	0:37	OWN 21	4	22	Half
3	10:55	1:17	OWN 25	3	47	Interception
3	6:12	3:12	OWN 40	7	60	Touchdown
3	0:55	0:54	OWN 32	3	-11	Interception
4	14:06	0:52	OWN 25	3	4	Interception
4	11:25	0:49	OWN 25	3	3	Punt
4	2:44	1:06	OWN 25	4	21	Punt
4	0:25	0:25	OWN 41	1	12	Game

Buffalo Bills
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	12:00	2:49	OWN 20	5	43	Punt
1	8:07	3:30	OWN 35	7	65	Touchdown
1	0:08	2:10	OWN 8	5	17	Punt
2	11:28	4:08	OWN 11	7	41	Punt
2	3:57	0:08	OPP 19	1	0	Interception
2	1:43	1:06	OWN 39	4	9	Punt
3	15:00	4:05	OWN 24	6	52	Field Goal
3	9:38	3:26	OWN 14	6	18	Punt
3	3:00	2:05	OWN 25	3	3	Punt
3	0:01	0:55	OPP 29	4	29	Touchdown
4	13:14	1:49	OPP 43	6	43	Touchdown
4	10:36	7:52	OWN 24	13	57	Field Goal
4	1:38	1:13	OWN 12	3	5	Punt

Game MVP: Damian Johnson, Buffalo Bills

Rushing Statistics

New England	Att	Yards	Avg	LG
RB Jose Carello	4	17	4.25	6
QB Herbert Booker	2	11	5.50	6
RB Willie Bush	2	4	2.00	3
RB Benjamin Compton	1	0	0.00	0
WR Jesse Capasso	1	-2	-2.00	-2

Buffalo	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
RB Ike Villareal	15	69	4.60	24	2
RB Roosevelt McKenzie	12	29	2.42	9	0
QB Damian Johnson	8	50	6.25	8	0
WR Gilbert Compton	1	-3	-3.00	-3	0

Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Herbert Booker	46	26	292	4/32	1	42	3	55.7
Derek Hewko	1	1	7	0/0	0	7	0	95.8

Buffalo	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Damian Johnson	29	20	266	5/24	3	51	1	117.9

Receiving Statistics

New England	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Tom Strong	10	15	115	11.50	69	42	0
TE Riddick Shepard	4	4	28	7.00	3	13	0
RB Willie Bush	3	3	41	13.67	33	24	1
TE Juan Hickman	3	3	23	7.67	0	13	0
TE Braden Rose	2	3	7	3.50	4	5	0
WR Luke Englund	2	7	57	28.50	20	36	0
WR Donovan Humphries	1	6	18	18.00	4	18	0
WR Jesse Capasso	1	4	9	9.00	0	9	0
RB Jose Carello	1	2	1	1.00	0	1	0

Buffalo	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Leo Horning	8	8	142	17.75	90	51	1
WR Gilbert Compton	3	6	53	17.67	32	46	1
RB Roosevelt McKenzie	2	2	10	5.00	2	9	1
RB Ike Villareal	2	3	18	9.00	14	18	0
TE Rodney Gilmore	2	3	18	9.00	12	12	0
WR Jeffrey Kerr	1	1	6	6.00	0	6	0
FB Jamie Nelson	1	3	6	6.00	1	6	0
TE Vincent Wolfe	1	3	13	13.00	4	13	0

Interception Statistics

New England	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
ILB Sam Gunn	1	0	0.00	0

Buffalo	Ints	Yards	Avg
OLB Andre Quezada	1	6	6.00
S Clifton Hoover	1	0	0.00
CB Alex Joseph	1	0	0.00

Fumble Statistics

New England	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
QB Herbert Booker	1	0	0	0

Buffalo	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
DT Morris Daileader	0	1	0	0
DE Douglas Connell	0	0	1	0

Punting Statistics

New England	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Rodolfo Margraff	6	264	44.0	38.0	53	3

Buffalo	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Charlie Shaw	7	291	41.6	34.9	44	2

Kicking Statistics

New England	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Diego Sheasley	0/1	0/1	0/0	0	1/1

Buffalo	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Dean Arnold	2/2	1/1	0/0	41	3/3

Punt Return Statistics

New England	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Gino Shaw	2	27	13.5	0

Buffalo	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Gilbert Compton	2	16	8.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

New England	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Luke Englund	1	22	22.0	0

Buffalo	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Alex Joseph	1	25	25.0	0

Defensive Statistics

New England	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Marco Watters	14	2	1.0	33	29
OLB Carlos Whalen	9	0	1.0	35	33
DE Todd Watson	6	0	1.0	31	25
CB Roman West	6	0	0.0	35	34
OLB Drake Grant	5	2	1.0	35	32
S Rick Stewart	5	1	0.0	36	34
S Alvin Johnston	3	2	0.0	31	25
DE Lamont Cirino	3	1	0.0	5	5
CB Seth Norris	2	0	0.0	28	21
CB D.J. Pugh	2	0	0.0	7	11
DT Josue Arteaga	1	1	1.0	21	18
RB Benjamin Compton	1	0	---	---	---
TE Braden Rose	1	0	---	---	---
WR Luke Englund	1	0	---	---	---
CB Lester Borders	1	0	0.0	17	13
S Ryan Savage	1	0	0.0	5	11
T Spencer Joseph	1	0	---	---	---
ILB Sam Gunn	0	2	0.0	20	21
DT Quinn Connell	0	1	0.0	14	14

Buffalo	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
CB Alex Joseph	7	2	0.0	10	51
OLB Andre Quezada	6	1	0.0	10	48
ILB Phillip Winters	6	0	0.0	10	46
CB Kelly Wilson	4	0	0.0	10	48
S Clifton Hoover	3	2	0.0	10	51
S Winfred Deforne	3	0	0.0	10	46
DE Joseph Blanchard	2	0	1.5	0	6
DT Howard Jennings	2	0	0.0	9	45
OLB Nicky Fannin	2	0	0.0	7	23
DE Travis Boehm	1	0	1.0	8	36
DE Douglas Connell	1	0	1.0	10	51
DT Lionel Reaves	1	1	0.5	2	15
WR Gilbert Compton	1	0	---	---	---
DE Cedric Ellard	1	0	0.0	2	14
CB Korey Baker	1	0	0.0	3	27
ILB Caden Floyd	0	1	0.0	0	5

Pass Rush Statistics

New England	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
ILB Marco Watters	1.0	1	0	29
DE Todd Watson	1.0	0	1	25
OLB Drake Grant	1.0	0	1	32
OLB Carlos Whalen	1.0	0	0	33
DT Josue Arteaga	1.0	0	0	18
DE Bart Wiggins	0.0	1	2	27

Buffalo	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Joseph Blanchard	1.5	0	1	6
DE Douglas Connell	1.0	4	2	51
DE Travis Boehm	1.0	3	0	36
DT Lionel Reaves	0.5	1	0	15
DT Morris Daileader	0.0	2	0	37

Pass Defense Statistics

New England	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S Rick Stewart	4	0	0	34
CB Roman West	4	0	0	34
ILB Marco Watters	3	0	0	29
OLB Drake Grant	2	3	0	32
OLB Carlos Whalen	2	0	0	33
S Alvin Johnston	2	0	0	25
CB Seth Norris	1	0	0	21
CB Lester Borders	1	0	0	13
CB D.J. Pugh	1	0	0	11
ILB Sam Gunn	0	0	1	21

Buffalo	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Alex Joseph	8	0	1	51
CB Kelly Wilson	4	1	0	48
ILB Phillip Winters	4	0	0	46
OLB Andre Quezada	3	1	1	48
OLB Nicky Fannin	2	1	0	23
S Winfred Deforne	2	0	0	46
S Clifton Hoover	1	1	1	51
DT Howard Jennings	1	0	0	45
DE Cedric Ellard	1	0	0	14
CB Korey Baker	1	0	0	27

Blocking Statistics

New England	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
G Randall Clayton	1	3	10	0	51
T Spencer Joseph	1	1	10	2	51
T Carter Wilkerson	0	3	10	1	51
G Deron Guthrie	0	1	10	0	51
RB Jose Carello	0	0	5	1	11

Buffalo	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
G T.J. Money	3	11	36	1	34
C Riley Light	3	8	36	0	34
T Will Forbes	3	7	36	0	34
G Marcus Lewis	2	4	36	2	34
T Kurt Brooks	1	2	36	2	34
FB Jamie Nelson	1	1	12	0	11

Special Teams Tackles

New England	Tackles	STPlays
Donovan Humphries	2	22
Devon Stackhouse	1	22

Buffalo	Tackles	STPlays
Roosevelt McKenzie	2	17
Spencer Franken	1	7

Participation

New England	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
S Rick Stewart	---	---	36	34	2	72
CB Roman West	---	---	35	34	2	71
OLB Carlos Whalen	---	---	35	33	2	70
OLB Drake Grant	---	---	35	32	2	69
G Deron Guthrie	10	51	---	---	7	68
C Curtis Aarhus	10	51	---	---	7	68
TE Braden Rose	4	39	---	---	22	65
S Alvin Johnston	---	---	31	25	8	64
WR Donovan Humphries	3	38	---	---	22	63
ILB Marco Watters	---	---	33	29	1	63
T Carter Wilkerson	10	51	---	---	---	61
G Randall Clayton	10	51	---	---	---	61
T Spencer Joseph	10	51	---	---	---	61
QB Herbert Booker	10	50	---	---	---	60
DE Todd Watson	---	---	31	25	1	57
DE Bart Wiggins	---	---	29	27	---	56
CB Seth Norris	---	---	28	21	7	56
ILB Sam Gunn	---	---	20	21	15	56
WR Tom Strong	9	39	---	---	---	48
DT Josue Arteaga	---	---	21	18	8	47
RB Benjamin Compton	2	22	---	---	22	46
WR Luke Englund	3	32	---	---	8	43
CB Lester Borders	---	---	17	13	9	39
TE Riddick Shepard	8	25	---	---	---	33
CB Devon Stackhouse	---	---	4	5	22	31
DT Quinn Connell	---	---	14	14	1	29
RB Willie Bush	3	16	---	---	9	28
TE Juan Hickman	7	12	---	---	8	27
WR Jesse Capasso	6	20	---	---	---	26
OLB Drake Howard	---	---	2	3	15	20
CB D.J. Pugh	---	---	7	11	1	19
DE Lamont Cirino	---	---	5	5	8	18
S Ryan Savage	---	---	5	11	1	17
RB Jose Carello	5	11	---	---	---	16
S Gino Shaw	---	---	0	0	15	15
DE Colin DeMint	---	---	4	7	1	12
DE Tom Huffman	---	---	3	4	1	8
P Rodolfo Margraff	0	0	---	---	7	7
T Myron Scott	0	0	---	---	7	7
C Roberto Russett	0	0	---	---	7	7
G Bernard Lester	0	0	---	---	7	7
OLB Dustin Avdic	---	---	0	0	6	6
K Diego Sheasley	0	0	---	---	3	3
DT Ernest Briggs	---	---	1	2	---	3
QB Derek Hewko	0	1	---	---	---	1
WR Santiago Bruener	0	1	---	---	---	1

Buffalo	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
G Marcus Lewis	36	34	---	---	9	79
G T.J. Money	36	34	---	---	9	79
T Will Forbes	36	34	---	---	9	79
T Kurt Brooks	36	34	---	---	9	79
CB Alex Joseph	---	---	10	51	16	77
WR Gilbert Compton	36	32	---	---	7	75
C Riley Light	36	34	---	---	---	70
QB Damian Johnson	36	34	---	---	---	70
CB Kelly Wilson	---	---	10	48	8	66
S Clifton Hoover	---	---	10	51	1	62
DE Douglas Connell	---	---	10	51	1	62
TE Vincent Wolfe	33	29	---	---	---	62
WR Leo Horning	32	27	---	---	---	59
OLB Andre Quezada	---	---	10	48	---	58
S Winfred Deforne	---	---	10	46	1	57
ILB Phillip Winters	---	---	10	46	1	57
DT Howard Jennings	---	---	9	45	1	55
DT Morris Daileader	---	---	9	37	---	46
DE Travis Boehm	---	---	8	36	1	45
RB Ike Villareal	24	20	---	---	1	45
RB Roosevelt McKenzie	12	13	---	---	17	42
FB Jamie Nelson	12	11	---	---	16	39
WR Jeffrey Kerr	19	16	---	---	2	37
CB Korey Baker	---	---	3	27	3	33
OLB Nicky Fannin	---	---	7	23	1	31
TE Clarence Herndon	1	5	---	---	23	29
TE Rodney Gilmore	10	16	---	---	---	26
DT Lionel Reaves	---	---	2	15	7	24
OLB Joshua Child	---	---	0	1	21	22
S Jerald Cortez	---	---	0	6	14	20
CB Ray Szczepaniak	---	---	0	5	13	18
DE Cedric Ellard	---	---	2	14	---	16
WR Kendrick Harden	1	1	---	---	14	16
DE Joseph Blanchard	---	---	0	6	6	12
RB Brenden Richardson	0	0	---	---	12	12
P Charlie Shaw	0	0	---	---	9	9
C Gary Gutowski	0	0	---	---	9	9
K Dean Arnold	0	0	---	---	8	8
ILB Lonnie King	---	---	0	0	8	8
WR Spencer Franken	0	0	---	---	7	7
ILB Caden Floyd	---	---	0	5	---	5
C David Verdin	0	0	---	---	---	0
G Louie Perkins	0	0	---	---	---	0
T Braden Winters	0	0	---	---	---	0
QB Andre Taylor	0	0	---	---	---	0
C Roderick McIntyre	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	3	9	3.0
Middle	5	20	4.0
Right	2	1	0.5
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	5	27	5.4
Middle	24	95	4.0
Right	7	23	3.3
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Herbert Booker	46	26	6	1	2	4	10	2	3
Derek Hewko	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0

Buffalo	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Damian Johnson	29	20	3	2	1	3	2	4	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	9	9	109	12.1
Short (0-8 Yds)	14	8	31	2.2
Medium (9-18 Yds)	19	8	97	5.1
Long (19+ Yds)	5	2	62	12.4

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	6	4	25	4.2
Short (0-8 Yds)	17	12	90	5.3
Medium (9-18 Yds)	5	3	100	20.0
Long (19+ Yds)	1	1	51	51.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

New England	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Tom Strong	15	10	0	115	3	39
WR Luke Englund	7	2	0	57	2	32
WR Donovan Humphries	6	1	2	18	0	38
WR Jesse Capasso	4	1	0	9	0	20
TE Riddick Shepard	4	4	0	28	0	25
TE Braden Rose	3	2	0	7	0	39
RB Willie Bush	3	3	0	41	1	16
TE Juan Hickman	3	3	0	23	0	12
RB Jose Carello	2	1	0	1	0	11

Buffalo	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Leo Horning	8	8	0	142	2	27
WR Gilbert Compton	6	3	0	53	1	32
FB Jamie Nelson	3	1	1	6	0	11
RB Ike Villareal	3	2	0	18	0	20
TE Rodney Gilmore	3	2	0	18	0	16
TE Vincent Wolfe	3	1	0	13	0	29
RB Roosevelt McKenzie	2	2	0	10	0	13
WR Jeffrey Kerr	1	1	0	6	0	16

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

New England	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

Buffalo	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Roosevelt McKenzie	1	-4	-4.00	2.42
QB Damian Johnson	1	5	5.00	6.25
RB Ike Villareal	1	0	0.00	4.60

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg

Buffalo	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Damian Johnson	4	3	24	6.00	9.17

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

New England	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg

Buffalo	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Gilbert Compton	2	1	4	2.00	8.83
RB Roosevelt McKenzie	1	1	1	1.00	5.00
WR Leo Horning	1	1	19	19.00	17.75

Third Down Rushing Statistics

New England	Rushes	Conversions

Buffalo	Rushes	Conversions
RB Ike Villareal	5	1
QB Damian Johnson	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Comp	Conversions
Herbert Booker	13	6	4

Buffalo	Att	Comp	Conversions
Damian Johnson	10	9	5

Third Down Receiving Statistics

New England	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Jesse Capasso	3	1	0
WR Luke Englund	3	0	0
WR Donovan Humphries	2	0	0
TE Braden Rose	2	2	1
WR Tom Strong	1	1	1
TE Juan Hickman	1	1	1
TE Riddick Shepard	1	1	1

Buffalo	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Leo Horning	4	4	3
RB Ike Villareal	2	2	1
WR Gilbert Compton	2	2	1
WR Jeffrey Kerr	1	1	0
TE Vincent Wolfe	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 99,800 (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 9,800 (9,900)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	99,800 (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	9,800 (9,900)