Week 1, 2041

played in Buffalo, NY

80 degrees, fair, 9 mph wind

New England Patriots	7	0	0	13	-	20
Buffalo Bills	3	7	7	0	-	17

Scoring Summary
1Q: 06:00 BUF - Carlton Kerr 39 field goal
1Q: 01:04 NED - Riddick Shepard 13 pass from Jorge Hoppe (Diego Sheasley extra point)
2Q: 01:26 BUF - Damian Johnson 13 run (Carlton Kerr extra point)
3Q: 08:49 BUF - Leo Horning 2 pass from Damian Johnson (Carlton Kerr extra point)
4Q: 13:25 NED - Terry Swift 1 pass from Jorge Hoppe (Diego Sheasley extra point)
4Q: 00:45 NED - Terry Swift 2 pass from Jorge Hoppe (Diego Sheasley extra point failed)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 06:00 BUF - Carlton Kerr 39 field goal
1Q: 01:04 NED - Riddick Shepard 13 pass from Jorge Hoppe (Diego Sheasley extra point)
2Q: 01:26 BUF - Damian Johnson 13 run (Carlton Kerr extra point)
3Q: 08:49 BUF - Leo Horning 2 pass from Damian Johnson (Carlton Kerr extra point)
4Q: 13:25 NED - Terry Swift 1 pass from Jorge Hoppe (Diego Sheasley extra point)
4Q: 00:45 NED - Terry Swift 2 pass from Jorge Hoppe (Diego Sheasley extra point failed)

Team Statistics NED BUF
Record 1-0 0-1
First Downs 19 21
- by Rushing 0 6
- by Passing 18 14
- by Penalty 1 1
Total Net Yards 328 355
- Offensive Plays 61 72
- Yards per Play 5.38 4.93
Net Rushing Yards 12 116
- Rushing Attempts 3 34
- Yards per Rush 4.00 3.41
Net Passing Yards 316 239
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 56 - 37 - 2 33 - 25 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 338 268
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2/22 5/29
- Yards per Pass Play 5.45 6.29
Fumbles/Lost 1/0 1/0
3rd Down Conversions 3/11 6/16
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 9.2 9.3
4th Down Conversions 1/2 0/1
Penalties/Yards 4/30 8/59
Punt Returns/Yards 5/53 2/11
Kick Returns/Yards 1/25 1/25
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 2/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 3 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 3/0 2/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 28 OWN 23
Time of Possession 25:25 34:35

Team Statistics	NED	BUF
Record	1-0	0-1
First Downs	19	21
- by Rushing	0	6
- by Passing	18	14
- by Penalty	1	1
Total Net Yards	328	355
- Offensive Plays	61	72
- Yards per Play	5.38	4.93
Net Rushing Yards	12	116
- Rushing Attempts	3	34
- Yards per Rush	4.00	3.41
Net Passing Yards	316	239
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	56 - 37 - 2	33 - 25 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	338	268
- Sacks/Yards Lost	2/22	5/29
- Yards per Pass Play	5.45	6.29
Fumbles/Lost	1/0	1/0
3rd Down Conversions	3/11	6/16
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	9.2	9.3
4th Down Conversions	1/2	0/1
Penalties/Yards	4/30	8/59
Punt Returns/Yards	5/53	2/11
Kick Returns/Yards	1/25	1/25
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	2/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	3	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	3/0	2/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 28	OWN 23
Time of Possession	25:25	34:35

Drive Charts

New England Patriots
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	3:49	OWN 22	5	44	Interception
1	5:52	4:55	OWN 25	9	75	Touchdown
2	14:52	1:26	OWN 28	3	1	Punt
2	12:25	2:34	OWN 43	6	29	Downs
2	6:41	2:25	OWN 4	5	17	Punt
2	1:17	1:15	OWN 25	4	18	Punt
3	8:39	1:20	OWN 25	5	19	Punt
3	2:11	3:56	OWN 34	9	66	Touchdown
4	11:29	0:36	OWN 28	2	6	Interception
4	7:49	0:31	OWN 16	3	0	Punt
4	5:12	1:53	OWN 20	4	26	Punt
4	2:03	1:24	OPP 32	7	32	Touchdown

Buffalo Bills
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	11:11	5:19	OWN 16	9	62	Field Goal
1	0:57	1:05	OWN 25	4	1	Punt
2	13:26	1:01	OWN 35	3	2	Punt
2	9:51	3:10	OWN 28	5	28	Punt
2	4:16	2:59	OWN 30	8	70	Touchdown
2	0:02	0:02	OWN 20	1	-2	Half
3	15:00	6:21	OWN 25	14	75	Touchdown
3	7:19	5:08	OWN 8	10	65	Missed FG
4	13:15	1:46	OWN 25	3	4	Punt
4	10:53	3:04	OWN 31	5	28	Punt
4	7:18	2:06	OWN 35	5	7	Punt
4	3:19	1:16	OWN 3	3	1	Punt
4	0:39	0:39	OWN 24	4	0	Downs

Game MVP: Damian Johnson, Buffalo Bills

Rushing Statistics

New England	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
QB Jorge Hoppe	3	12	4.00	6	0	0

Buffalo	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB Jackie Norton	12	39	3.25	23	1	0
RB Nickolas Tatum	12	26	2.17	12	1	0
QB Damian Johnson	10	51	5.10	14	2	1

Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Jorge Hoppe	56	37	338	2/22	3	24	2	85.2

Buffalo	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Damian Johnson	33	25	268	5/29	1	29	0	109.1

Receiving Statistics

New England	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Terry Swift	9	11	75	8.33	23	15	2
WR Gilbert Compton	8	16	79	9.88	53	22	0
TE Juan Hickman	6	10	33	5.50	4	10	0
WR Raul Ramirez	4	8	58	14.50	13	23	0
WR Connor Trombley	3	3	25	8.33	16	17	0
TE Riddick Shepard	3	4	38	12.67	18	16	1
TE Warren Milkovits	2	2	7	3.50	2	4	0
RB Benjamin Compton	1	1	-1	-1.00	0	-1	0
TE Gustavo Hager	1	1	24	24.00	17	24	0

Buffalo	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Leo Horning	9	11	53	5.89	20	12	1
WR Aiden Maloney	8	10	112	14.00	50	22	0
TE Vincent Wolfe	4	5	58	14.50	18	29	0
RB Nickolas Tatum	2	2	21	10.50	16	13	0
WR Zach Wilkins	1	2	16	16.00	2	16	0
RB Jackie Norton	1	2	8	8.00	2	8	0
TE Matt Williamson	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

New England	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Buffalo	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Clifton Hoover	1	0	0.00	0
CB Gage Fitzmaurice	1	0	0.00	0

Fumble Statistics

New England	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
WR Gilbert Compton	1	0	1	0
WR Terry Swift	0	1	0	0

Buffalo	Fumb	Recov	Force
WR Dustin Ainsworth	1	0	0
DT Curtis Minter	0	1	0
CB David Eddings	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

New England	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Dominic Ramsey	6	291	48.5	43.3	57	2

Buffalo	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Gustavo Cunningham	7	313	44.7	34.3	58	2

Kicking Statistics

New England	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Diego Sheasley	0/0	0/0	0/0	0	2/3

Buffalo	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Carlton Kerr	1/2	0/1	0/0	39	2/2

Punt Return Statistics

New England	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Gilbert Compton	5	53	10.6	0

Buffalo	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Dustin Ainsworth	2	11	5.5	0

Kick Return Statistics

New England	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Seth Norris	1	25	25.0	0

Buffalo	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Alex Joseph	1	25	25.0	0

Defensive Statistics

New England	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Sam Gunn	10	2	0.0	34	37
CB Roman West	8	3	0.0	34	36
S Winfred Deforne	7	1	0.0	29	29
OLB Josiah Palkowski	5	0	1.0	29	30
OLB Johnathan Schneider	5	2	0.0	32	36
DT Ernest Briggs	4	0	1.0	31	32
S Rick Stewart	3	3	0.0	34	38
CB Harold Browning	3	3	0.0	28	33
DE Tom Huffman	3	2	0.0	25	30
DE Tevin Andersen	2	0	2.0	13	13
DE Darius Grolitzer	2	1	0.5	26	26
ILB Brock Aspell	2	1	0.0	14	17
CB Joey Levi	2	0	0.0	6	3
CB Tre McIntyre	2	0	0.0	18	16
ILB Marco Watters	1	0	0.0	5	8
CB Seth Norris	1	0	0.0	4	8
S Ryan Savage	1	0	0.0	5	9
WR Gilbert Compton	1	0	---	---	---
WR Terry Swift	1	0	---	---	---
DE Jermaine Robinson	0	1	0.5	4	7

Buffalo	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Caden Floyd	8	0	0.0	3	56
CB Alex Joseph	7	0	0.0	3	53
CB David Eddings	4	2	0.0	3	36
S Clifton Hoover	4	1	0.0	3	58
OLB Arnold Bradford	4	1	0.0	3	42
OLB Zachery Dawkins	2	1	1.0	1	37
DT Howard Jennings	2	0	1.0	3	56
CB Leroy Scheungrab	2	1	0.0	1	22
S Dashawn Hong	2	0	0.0	3	56
ILB Phillip Winters	1	0	0.0	0	9
DE Lenny Simmons	1	0	0.0	3	50
DT Curtis Minter	1	0	0.0	1	31
DE Lester Jimoh	0	2	0.0	3	49
CB Gage Fitzmaurice	0	1	0.0	1	30
CB R.J. Gunn	0	1	0.0	0	6

Pass Rush Statistics

New England	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Tevin Andersen	2.0	0	0	13
DT Ernest Briggs	1.0	2	1	32
OLB Josiah Palkowski	1.0	0	0	30
DE Jermaine Robinson	0.5	0	0	7
DE Darius Grolitzer	0.5	0	0	26
DT Adrian Tatum	0.0	1	0	7
ILB Sam Gunn	0.0	1	0	37
DE Tom Huffman	0.0	0	2	30

Buffalo	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
OLB Zachery Dawkins	1.0	1	2	37
DT Howard Jennings	1.0	0	3	56
DE Lester Jimoh	0.0	0	1	49

Pass Defense Statistics

New England	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
ILB Sam Gunn	5	0	37
S Winfred Deforne	4	0	29
CB Roman West	4	0	36
OLB Johnathan Schneider	3	0	36
S Rick Stewart	2	1	38
CB Seth Norris	2	0	8
CB Joey Levi	1	1	3
ILB Brock Aspell	1	0	17
DT Ernest Briggs	1	0	32
OLB Josiah Palkowski	1	0	30
CB Tre McIntyre	1	0	16
CB Harold Browning	0	1	33

Buffalo	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Alex Joseph	7	2	0	53
ILB Caden Floyd	7	0	0	56
CB David Eddings	4	1	0	36
S Clifton Hoover	4	0	1	58
OLB Arnold Bradford	4	0	0	42
CB Leroy Scheungrab	2	1	0	22
ILB Phillip Winters	2	0	0	9
S Dashawn Hong	2	0	0	56
DT Howard Jennings	1	0	0	56
OLB Zachery Dawkins	1	0	0	37
CB Alfredo Ireland	1	0	0	4
DE Lenny Simmons	1	0	0	50
DT Curtis Minter	1	0	0	31
OLB Shawn Tapeh	0	1	0	7
CB Gage Fitzmaurice	0	0	1	30

Blocking Statistics

New England	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
G Erik Looker	0	0	0	3	2	58

Buffalo	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
T Ray Tremmel	2	4	1	34	2	38
G Gabe Hoffman	2	4	0	34	2	38
T Kurt Brooks	1	8	0	34	0	38
C Riley Light	1	7	1	34	0	38
TE Vincent Wolfe	1	1	0	28	0	37
G Derek Fultz	0	2	0	27	0	30
G Bo Pifott	0	0	0	7	1	8

Special Teams Tackles

New England	Tackles	STPlays
Gilbert Compton	2	21
Alfred Towne	1	7

Buffalo	Tackles	STPlays
Alfredo Ireland	2	21
Vincent Wolfe	1	23
Shawn Tapeh	1	21
Alex Joseph	1	15
Ray Tremmel	1	9

Participation

New England	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
S Rick Stewart	---	---	34	38	17	89
OLB Josiah Palkowski	---	---	29	30	23	82
ILB Sam Gunn	---	---	34	37	2	73
CB Roman West	---	---	34	36	1	71
OLB Johnathan Schneider	---	---	32	36	2	70
WR Terry Swift	3	50	---	---	15	68
T Jonah Lincoln	3	58	---	---	6	67
DT Ernest Briggs	---	---	31	32	1	64
DE Tom Huffman	---	---	25	30	8	63
CB Harold Browning	---	---	28	33	2	63
T Spencer Joseph	3	58	---	---	---	61
QB Jorge Hoppe	3	58	---	---	---	61
G Riddick Pryce	3	58	---	---	---	61
C Curtis Aarhus	3	58	---	---	---	61
G Erik Looker	3	58	---	---	---	61
WR Gilbert Compton	2	37	---	---	21	60
S Winfred Deforne	---	---	29	29	1	59
TE Juan Hickman	3	51	---	---	---	54
DE Darius Grolitzer	---	---	26	26	---	52
WR Raul Ramirez	3	45	---	---	---	48
RB Jose Carello	2	33	---	---	10	45
CB Tre McIntyre	---	---	18	16	10	44
ILB Brock Aspell	---	---	14	17	12	43
TE Gustavo Hager	1	15	---	---	21	37
RB Benjamin Compton	0	10	---	---	21	31
CB Seth Norris	---	---	4	8	17	29
DE Tevin Andersen	---	---	13	13	2	28
RB Willie Bush	1	14	---	---	8	23
DE Jermaine Robinson	---	---	4	7	8	19
WR Connor Trombley	0	16	---	---	1	17
TE Riddick Shepard	0	16	---	---	---	16
S Ryan Savage	---	---	5	9	1	15
ILB Marco Watters	---	---	5	8	---	13
DT Adrian Tatum	---	---	3	7	1	11
CB Joey Levi	---	---	6	3	---	9
WR Alfred Towne	0	0	---	---	7	7
G Devonte Robson	0	0	---	---	6	6
C Roberto Russett	0	0	---	---	6	6
G Deron Guthrie	0	0	---	---	6	6
P Dominic Ramsey	0	0	---	---	6	6
T Manuel Furrey	0	0	---	---	6	6
CB D.J. Pugh	---	---	0	3	1	4
K Diego Sheasley	0	0	---	---	4	4
TE Warren Milkovits	0	3	---	---	---	3
ILB Kim Tubbs	---	---	0	0	---	0
QB Ricardo Sellers	0	0	---	---	---	0

Buffalo	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
TE Vincent Wolfe	28	37	---	---	23	88
T Ray Tremmel	34	38	---	---	9	81
G Gabe Hoffman	34	38	---	---	9	81
T Kurt Brooks	34	38	---	---	9	81
C Riley Light	34	38	---	---	---	72
QB Damian Johnson	34	38	---	---	---	72
CB Alex Joseph	---	---	3	53	15	71
RB Nickolas Tatum	24	24	---	---	23	71
WR Leo Horning	30	35	---	---	---	65
WR Aiden Maloney	31	34	---	---	---	65
G Derek Fultz	27	30	---	---	6	63
S Clifton Hoover	---	---	3	58	---	61
DT Howard Jennings	---	---	3	56	---	59
ILB Caden Floyd	---	---	3	56	---	59
S Dashawn Hong	---	---	3	56	---	59
DE Lenny Simmons	---	---	3	50	---	53
DE Lester Jimoh	---	---	3	49	---	52
WR Zach Wilkins	23	26	---	---	1	50
OLB Arnold Bradford	---	---	3	42	---	45
CB David Eddings	---	---	3	36	---	39
OLB Zachery Dawkins	---	---	1	37	---	38
DT Curtis Minter	---	---	1	31	6	38
CB Leroy Scheungrab	---	---	1	22	14	37
RB Jackie Norton	18	17	---	---	1	36
DT Tony Branton	---	---	2	29	---	31
CB Gage Fitzmaurice	---	---	1	30	---	31
OLB Shawn Tapeh	---	---	0	7	21	28
CB Alfredo Ireland	---	---	0	4	21	25
TE Matt Williamson	9	12	---	---	---	21
ILB Phillip Winters	---	---	0	9	10	19
G Bo Pifott	7	8	---	---	3	18
WR Vincent O'Neal	0	0	---	---	16	16
S Norm Sporzynski	---	---	0	0	14	14
DE Tito Willis	---	---	0	7	6	13
RB Brett May	1	0	---	---	9	10
C Terrell Parnell	0	0	---	---	9	9
WR Sedrick Pries	2	0	---	---	7	9
P Gustavo Cunningham	0	0	---	---	9	9
WR Dustin Ainsworth	1	2	---	---	6	9
TE Seth Branch	3	3	---	---	---	6
K Carlton Kerr	0	0	---	---	6	6
CB R.J. Gunn	---	---	0	6	---	6
T Winston Slaughter	0	0	---	---	---	0
T Elias Maloney	0	0	---	---	---	0
QB Scott Szczupakiewicz	0	0	---	---	---	0
C Randall McLemore	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	0	0	0.0
Middle	3	12	4.0
Right	0	0	0.0
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	3	24	8.0
Middle	17	98	5.8
Right	13	-4	-0.3
None	1	-2	-2.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Jorge Hoppe	56	37	3	2	3	5	6	0	2

Buffalo	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Damian Johnson	33	25	3	0	1	3	4	3	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	8	6	49	6.1
Short (0-8 Yds)	26	21	159	6.1
Medium (9-18 Yds)	16	9	107	6.7
Long (19+ Yds)	6	1	23	3.8

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	4	33	8.3
Short (0-8 Yds)	16	13	126	7.9
Medium (9-18 Yds)	11	8	109	9.9
Long (19+ Yds)	2	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

New England	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Gilbert Compton	16	8	2	79	1	37
WR Terry Swift	11	9	0	75	0	50
TE Juan Hickman	10	6	1	33	0	51
WR Raul Ramirez	8	4	0	58	1	45
TE Riddick Shepard	4	3	0	38	0	16
WR Connor Trombley	3	3	0	25	0	16
TE Warren Milkovits	2	2	0	7	0	3
RB Benjamin Compton	1	1	0	-1	0	10
TE Gustavo Hager	1	1	0	24	1	15

Buffalo	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Leo Horning	11	9	0	53	0	35
WR Aiden Maloney	10	8	0	112	2	34
TE Vincent Wolfe	5	4	0	58	1	37
WR Zach Wilkins	2	1	0	16	0	26
RB Jackie Norton	2	1	0	8	0	17
RB Nickolas Tatum	2	2	0	21	0	24
TE Matt Williamson	1	0	1	0	0	12

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

New England	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

Buffalo	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Jackie Norton	3	3	1.00	3.25
QB Damian Johnson	1	13	13.00	5.10

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Jorge Hoppe	8	6	36	4.50	6.04

Buffalo	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Damian Johnson	2	1	2	1.00	8.12

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

New England	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Gilbert Compton	3	1	-1	-0.33	4.94
WR Terry Swift	2	2	3	1.50	6.82
WR Raul Ramirez	1	1	18	18.00	7.25
TE Riddick Shepard	1	1	13	13.00	9.50
TE Warren Milkovits	1	1	3	3.00	3.50

Buffalo	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Leo Horning	1	1	2	2.00	4.82
TE Matt Williamson	1	0	0	0.00	0.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

New England	Rushes	Conversions

Buffalo	Rushes	Conversions
QB Damian Johnson	2	1
RB Jackie Norton	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Comp	Conversions
Jorge Hoppe	11	8	3

Buffalo	Att	Comp	Conversions
Damian Johnson	11	9	5

Third Down Receiving Statistics

New England	Targ	Catch	Conversions
TE Juan Hickman	4	4	0
WR Raul Ramirez	2	1	1
WR Gilbert Compton	2	1	0
WR Terry Swift	2	1	1
TE Gustavo Hager	1	1	1

Buffalo	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Aiden Maloney	3	3	3
TE Vincent Wolfe	3	3	1
WR Leo Horning	2	1	1
WR Zach Wilkins	2	1	0
RB Jackie Norton	1	1	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 98,200 (99,900 capacity)
Upper Deck 24,500 (25,300)
End Zone 17,800 (18,200)
Mezzanine 10,500 (10,500)
Sideline Seats 16,100 (16,100)
Club Seats 19,900 (19,900)
Luxury Boxes 9,400 (9,900)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	98,200 (99,900 capacity)
Upper Deck	24,500 (25,300)
End Zone	17,800 (18,200)
Mezzanine	10,500 (10,500)
Sideline Seats	16,100 (16,100)
Club Seats	19,900 (19,900)
Luxury Boxes	9,400 (9,900)