Week 1, 2050

played in Buffalo, NY

76 degrees, fair, 5 mph wind

New England Patriots	0	3	7	7	-	17
Buffalo Bills	3	0	3	3	-	9

Scoring Summary
1Q: 02:57 BUF - Frankie Cooper 45 field goal
2Q: 09:23 NED - Diego Sheasley 47 field goal
3Q: 07:04 BUF - Frankie Cooper 24 field goal
3Q: 01:35 NED - Nicky Norton 15 pass from Neil Cash (Diego Sheasley extra point)
4Q: 08:07 BUF - Frankie Cooper 38 field goal
4Q: 04:43 NED - Braxton Coleman 61 run (Diego Sheasley extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 02:57 BUF - Frankie Cooper 45 field goal
2Q: 09:23 NED - Diego Sheasley 47 field goal
3Q: 07:04 BUF - Frankie Cooper 24 field goal
3Q: 01:35 NED - Nicky Norton 15 pass from Neil Cash (Diego Sheasley extra point)
4Q: 08:07 BUF - Frankie Cooper 38 field goal
4Q: 04:43 NED - Braxton Coleman 61 run (Diego Sheasley extra point)

Team Statistics NED BUF
Record 1-0 0-1
First Downs 14 22
- by Rushing 5 9
- by Passing 9 12
- by Penalty 0 1
Total Net Yards 290 372
- Offensive Plays 52 73
- Yards per Play 5.58 5.10
Net Rushing Yards 125 148
- Rushing Attempts 24 35
- Yards per Rush 5.21 4.23
Net Passing Yards 165 224
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 27 - 19 - 1 38 - 24 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 168 224
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/3 0/0
- Yards per Pass Play 5.89 5.89
Fumbles/Lost 1/0 1/0
3rd Down Conversions 6/12 5/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 8.8 7.2
4th Down Conversions 0/0 1/2
Penalties/Yards 6/40 5/35
Punt Returns/Yards 0/0 4/37
Kick Returns/Yards 3/72 1/34
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 1/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 2 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/0 0/2
Avg. Drive Start OWN 24 OWN 32
Time of Possession 24:28 35:32

Team Statistics	NED	BUF
Record	1-0	0-1
First Downs	14	22
- by Rushing	5	9
- by Passing	9	12
- by Penalty	0	1
Total Net Yards	290	372
- Offensive Plays	52	73
- Yards per Play	5.58	5.10
Net Rushing Yards	125	148
- Rushing Attempts	24	35
- Yards per Rush	5.21	4.23
Net Passing Yards	165	224
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	27 - 19 - 1	38 - 24 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	168	224
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/3	0/0
- Yards per Pass Play	5.89	5.89
Fumbles/Lost	1/0	1/0
3rd Down Conversions	6/12	5/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	8.8	7.2
4th Down Conversions	0/0	1/2
Penalties/Yards	6/40	5/35
Punt Returns/Yards	0/0	4/37
Kick Returns/Yards	3/72	1/34
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	1/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	2	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/0	0/2
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 24	OWN 32
Time of Possession	24:28	35:32

Drive Charts

New England Patriots
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	11:35	0:55	OWN 20	4	21	Punt
1	2:52	2:44	OWN 43	3	-4	Punt
2	13:25	4:10	OWN 20	7	50	Field Goal
2	6:21	3:11	OPP 49	8	43	Interception
2	1:08	0:54	OWN 2	3	5	Punt
3	15:00	1:40	OWN 25	3	-6	Punt
3	6:59	5:31	OWN 35	11	65	Touchdown
4	12:13	1:19	OWN 9	3	6	Punt
4	8:02	3:37	OWN 28	5	72	Touchdown
4	1:53	1:53	OWN 9	5	8	Game

Buffalo Bills
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	3:25	OWN 25	6	28	Punt
1	10:40	7:48	OWN 20	13	52	Field Goal
1	0:08	1:43	OWN 30	5	20	Punt
2	9:15	2:54	OWN 25	5	38	Punt
2	3:10	2:02	OWN 20	6	40	Punt
2	0:14	0:14	OPP 48	2	5	Half
3	13:20	6:21	OWN 34	13	59	Field Goal
3	1:28	4:15	OWN 25	8	29	Punt
4	10:54	2:52	OWN 47	7	32	Field Goal
4	4:25	2:32	OWN 47	8	44	Downs

Game MVP: Neil Cash, New England Patriots

Rushing Statistics

New England	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB Braxton Coleman	11	88	8.00	61	2	1
QB Neil Cash	5	24	4.80	12	1	0
RB Carlton Rastok	5	9	1.80	6	0	0
FB Santiago Hicks	3	4	1.33	3	0	0

Buffalo	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
RB Ronald Franks	15	62	4.13	12	2
RB Brent Wunder	11	33	3.00	11	1
QB Deion Reddy	5	14	2.80	9	0
RB Les Ansley	2	29	14.50	16	2
WR Lorenzo Parrish	1	8	8.00	8	0
FB Weston Farley	1	2	2.00	2	0

Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Neil Cash	27	19	168	1/3	1	24	1	83.6

Buffalo	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Deion Reddy	38	24	224	0/0	0	25	0	79.2

Receiving Statistics

New England	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Emmitt Wilkins	5	10	44	8.80	7	20	0
RB Carlton Rastok	4	5	21	5.25	0	8	0
WR Damian Selfridge	4	4	57	14.25	26	24	0
TE Nicky Norton	2	3	17	8.50	11	15	1
TE Donnie Clements	2	3	21	10.50	0	13	0
RB Braxton Coleman	2	2	8	4.00	0	5	0

Buffalo	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Rome Compton	6	9	44	7.33	15	14
WR Barry Flynn	4	7	43	10.75	10	25
TE Ernie Marsh	4	4	22	5.50	13	10
RB Ronald Franks	4	5	38	9.50	20	24
WR Cedric Greene	3	7	44	14.67	0	24
WR Lorenzo Parrish	1	1	6	6.00	5	6
TE Tracy Oliver	1	1	8	8.00	1	8
FB Weston Farley	1	2	19	19.00	11	19
RB Les Ansley	0	1	0	0.00	0	0
RB Brent Wunder	0	1	0	0.00	0	0

Interception Statistics

New England	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Buffalo	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Alan Truchsess	1	0	0.00	0

Fumble Statistics

New England	Fumb	Recov	Force
WR Damian Selfridge	1	0	0
WR Emmitt Wilkins	0	1	0
CB Jerry Rivera	0	0	1

Buffalo	Fumb	Recov	Force
TE Ernie Marsh	1	0	0
RB Ronald Franks	0	1	0
CB Alan Truchsess	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

New England	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Alexander Owens	5	253	50.6	39.2	59	0

Buffalo	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Darren Clements	5	172	34.4	26.4	50	2

Kicking Statistics

New England	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Diego Sheasley	1/1	1/1	0/0	47	2/2

Buffalo	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Frankie Cooper	3/3	1/1	0/0	45	0/0

Punt Return Statistics

New England	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Buffalo	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Barry Flynn	4	37	9.3	0

Kick Return Statistics

New England	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Emmitt Wilkins	3	72	24.0	0

Buffalo	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Santiago Jordan	1	34	34.0	0

Defensive Statistics

New England	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Kennedy Copper	9	4	0.0	27	34
OLB Cornell Wagener	6	0	0.0	34	37
CB Corbin Caldwell	5	2	0.0	17	29
S Maxwell Clemons	5	2	0.0	25	22
CB Vincent Miller	5	0	0.0	34	36
S Broderick Bullock	4	1	0.0	27	25
DT Rich Gallacci	4	0	0.0	15	8
OLB Wyatt Hartman	3	3	0.0	10	16
CB Jerry Rivera	3	1	0.0	10	23
DE Adam Morris	3	0	0.0	33	22
DT Kenny Patterson	3	0	0.0	20	30
CB Otis Talley	2	3	0.0	32	20
DE Jim Stuart	2	2	0.0	34	37
OLB Grayson Perez	2	1	0.0	26	22
OLB Ramon McWilliams	2	0	0.0	19	16
S Anthony Singleton	1	1	0.0	10	25
QB Neil Cash	1	0	---	---	---

Buffalo	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
DE Bryan Sutter	5	1	0.5	22	16
S Randy Barlow	5	3	0.0	23	26
ILB Walter Holstine	5	2	0.0	24	19
DE Lorenzo Stuart	4	0	0.5	21	25
ILB Carlton Ingram	4	4	0.0	22	26
S Leonardo D'Eramo	4	1	0.0	22	17
CB Albert Root	4	1	0.0	23	28
CB Alan Truchsess	3	0	0.0	23	26
S Logan Lucas	2	0	0.0	1	11
OLB Thurman Flynn	2	0	0.0	11	21
DT Earl McKenzie	1	1	0.0	23	21
CB Grayson Prior	1	0	0.0	15	10
DT Sergio Cherry	1	0	0.0	9	13
DT Theodore Kefauver	0	1	0.0	16	14
S Santiago Jordan	0	1	0.0	2	2

Pass Rush Statistics

New England	Block	Hurry	PPlay
DT Kenny Patterson	1	0	30
DE Jim Stuart	0	2	37
DE Adam Morris	0	1	22
OLB Ramon McWilliams	0	1	16

Buffalo	Sack	Hurry	PPlay
DE Bryan Sutter	0.5	2	16
DE Lorenzo Stuart	0.5	0	25
DE Darnell Cunningham	0.0	1	13

Pass Defense Statistics

New England	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
ILB Kennedy Copper	6	0	34
CB Vincent Miller	4	1	36
S Broderick Bullock	3	0	25
CB Corbin Caldwell	3	0	29
CB Jerry Rivera	2	0	23
OLB Cornell Wagener	2	0	37
OLB Grayson Perez	1	0	22
OLB Ramon McWilliams	1	0	16
OLB Wyatt Hartman	1	0	16
S Maxwell Clemons	1	0	22
DE Adam Morris	0	1	22

Buffalo	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Alan Truchsess	4	1	1	26
S Randy Barlow	4	0	0	26
ILB Carlton Ingram	2	1	0	26
S Leonardo D'Eramo	2	0	0	17
S Logan Lucas	2	0	0	11
CB Albert Root	2	0	0	28
CB Grayson Prior	1	0	0	10
DE Lorenzo Stuart	1	0	0	25
OLB Thurman Flynn	1	0	0	21

Blocking Statistics

New England	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
G Ernie Valentine	4	7	24	0	28
T Matt Giles	2	4	24	0	28
G Roosevelt Holliday	0	6	24	1	28
C Jeffery Dennis	0	3	24	0	28
TE Nicky Norton	0	1	20	0	25
T Eddie Bell	0	1	24	0	28

Buffalo	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	PPly
C Ryan Woodard	5	12	2	35	38
T Johnny Crow	4	5	0	35	38
T Bill Brignac	2	2	0	35	38
G Lorenzo Ferguson	1	8	0	35	38
G Brody Welch	0	2	0	35	38
TE Ernie Marsh	0	1	0	11	9

Special Teams Tackles

New England	Tackles	STPlays
Ramon McWilliams	1	18
Braxton Coleman	1	13
Vincent Miller	1	12
Roosevelt Holliday	1	6
Eddie Bell	1	6

Buffalo	Tackles	STPlays
Tracy Oliver	1	21
Alan Truchsess	1	16
Weston Farley	1	16

Participation

New England	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
CB Vincent Miller	---	---	34	36	12	82
OLB Cornell Wagener	---	---	34	37	3	74
DE Jim Stuart	---	---	34	37	3	74
ILB Kennedy Copper	---	---	27	34	3	64
T Matt Giles	24	28	---	---	6	58
G Ernie Valentine	24	28	---	---	6	58
G Roosevelt Holliday	24	28	---	---	6	58
T Eddie Bell	24	28	---	---	6	58
S Broderick Bullock	---	---	27	25	3	55
CB Corbin Caldwell	---	---	17	29	9	55
DE Adam Morris	---	---	33	22	---	55
OLB Ramon McWilliams	---	---	19	16	18	53
DT Kenny Patterson	---	---	20	30	3	53
QB Neil Cash	24	28	---	---	---	52
C Jeffery Dennis	24	28	---	---	---	52
CB Otis Talley	---	---	32	20	---	52
WR Emmitt Wilkins	20	26	---	---	6	52
OLB Grayson Perez	---	---	26	22	---	48
CB Jerry Rivera	---	---	10	23	15	48
WR Damian Selfridge	21	27	---	---	---	48
S Maxwell Clemons	---	---	25	22	1	48
TE Nicky Norton	20	25	---	---	---	45
WR Samuel Schulz	16	15	---	---	14	45
OLB Wyatt Hartman	---	---	10	16	12	38
S Anthony Singleton	---	---	10	25	3	38
RB Braxton Coleman	14	11	---	---	13	38
TE Anthony McNeil	5	5	---	---	19	29
DT Rich Gallacci	---	---	15	8	5	28
RB Carlton Rastok	7	17	---	---	1	25
S Bryant Batson	---	---	8	4	12	24
TE Donnie Clements	6	7	---	---	4	17
FB Santiago Hicks	3	0	---	---	12	15
FB Kyle Burke	7	5	---	---	2	14
WR Brody Owens	1	2	---	---	11	14
DE Hunter Key	---	---	1	10	3	14
G Wendell Martin	0	0	---	---	9	9
DE Alfredo Vickery	---	---	1	1	5	7
C Sean Regler	0	0	---	---	6	6
P Alexander Owens	0	0	---	---	6	6
K Diego Sheasley	0	0	---	---	5	5
CB Colby Fielding	---	---	2	1	---	3
QB Jorge Hoppe	0	0	---	---	---	0
TE Emmitt Downes	0	0	---	---	---	0
C Tyrus Crane	0	0	---	---	---	0
T Perry Boles	0	0	---	---	---	0
DT Blaine Dawkins	---	---	0	0	---	0

Buffalo	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
TE Tracy Oliver	28	38	---	---	21	87
G Brody Welch	35	38	---	---	8	81
G Lorenzo Ferguson	35	38	---	---	8	81
T Johnny Crow	35	38	---	---	8	81
T Bill Brignac	35	38	---	---	8	81
C Ryan Woodard	35	38	---	---	---	73
QB Deion Reddy	35	38	---	---	---	73
WR Barry Flynn	32	35	---	---	5	72
WR Rome Compton	32	34	---	---	---	66
CB Alan Truchsess	---	---	23	26	16	65
DE Lorenzo Stuart	---	---	21	25	10	56
ILB Walter Holstine	---	---	24	19	9	52
CB Albert Root	---	---	23	28	1	52
S Randy Barlow	---	---	23	26	1	50
ILB Carlton Ingram	---	---	22	26	1	49
DT Earl McKenzie	---	---	23	21	---	44
S Leonardo D'Eramo	---	---	22	17	4	43
WR Cedric Greene	17	23	---	---	1	41
RB Ronald Franks	18	23	---	---	---	41
DE Bryan Sutter	---	---	22	16	---	38
WR Lorenzo Parrish	11	8	---	---	16	35
OLB Thurman Flynn	---	---	11	21	3	35
DT Theodore Kefauver	---	---	16	14	---	30
FB Weston Farley	8	6	---	---	16	30
DT Sergio Cherry	---	---	9	13	6	28
S Logan Lucas	---	---	1	11	14	26
CB Grayson Prior	---	---	15	10	---	25
CB Roy Ledoux	---	---	1	10	13	24
DE Darnell Cunningham	---	---	4	13	6	23
RB Brent Wunder	14	8	---	---	---	22
TE Ernie Marsh	11	9	---	---	---	20
RB Les Ansley	2	2	---	---	16	20
OLB Gus Raymond	---	---	1	0	16	17
WR Eddie Brady	1	1	---	---	7	9
DT Dan Robbins	---	---	0	8	1	9
S Santiago Jordan	---	---	2	2	4	8
C Eddie Schmaltz	0	0	---	---	8	8
K Frankie Cooper	0	0	---	---	7	7
P Darren Clements	0	0	---	---	5	5
TE Michael Drake	1	3	---	---	---	4
QB Burt Denoncourt	0	0	---	---	3	3
DE Orlando Rivard	---	---	1	2	---	3
DT Rico Smith	---	---	0	0	---	0
T Marquis Hsu	0	0	---	---	---	0
G Carl Jennings	0	0	---	---	---	0
S Seth McClover	---	---	0	0	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	9	29	3.2
Middle	8	71	8.9
Right	6	26	4.3
None	1	-1	-1.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	6	21	3.5
Middle	18	80	4.4
Right	11	47	4.3
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Neil Cash	27	19	2	1	1	2	3	0	1

Buffalo	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Deion Reddy	38	24	3	4	3	2	4	0	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	3	8	2.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	11	9	55	5.0
Medium (9-18 Yds)	10	7	105	10.5
Long (19+ Yds)	2	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	5	3	12	2.4
Short (0-8 Yds)	22	17	134	6.1
Medium (9-18 Yds)	7	3	54	7.7
Long (19+ Yds)	4	1	24	6.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

New England	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Emmitt Wilkins	10	5	1	44	1	26
RB Carlton Rastok	5	4	0	21	0	17
WR Damian Selfridge	4	4	0	57	1	27
TE Nicky Norton	3	2	0	17	0	25
TE Donnie Clements	3	2	0	21	0	7
RB Braxton Coleman	2	2	0	8	0	11

Buffalo	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Rome Compton	9	6	1	44	0	34
WR Cedric Greene	7	3	0	44	1	23
WR Barry Flynn	7	4	1	43	1	35
RB Ronald Franks	5	4	0	38	1	23
TE Ernie Marsh	4	4	0	22	0	9
FB Weston Farley	2	1	0	19	0	6
WR Lorenzo Parrish	1	1	0	6	0	8
TE Tracy Oliver	1	1	0	8	0	38
RB Les Ansley	1	0	1	0	0	2
RB Brent Wunder	1	0	0	0	0	8

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

New England	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Carlton Rastok	1	0	0.00	1.80

Buffalo	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Les Ansley	1	16	16.00	14.50
QB Deion Reddy	1	-2	-2.00	2.80
RB Ronald Franks	1	-1	-1.00	4.13
RB Brent Wunder	1	1	1.00	3.00

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Neil Cash	4	2	29	7.25	6.22

Buffalo	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Deion Reddy	6	2	4	0.67	5.89

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

New England	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Emmitt Wilkins	2	0	0	0.00	4.40
TE Nicky Norton	1	1	15	15.00	5.67
WR Damian Selfridge	1	1	14	14.00	14.25

Buffalo	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Cedric Greene	3	1	5	1.67	6.29
WR Barry Flynn	1	1	-1	-1.00	6.14
RB Brent Wunder	1	0	0	0.00	0.00
WR Rome Compton	1	0	0	0.00	4.89

Third Down Rushing Statistics

New England	Rushes	Conversions
QB Neil Cash	1	0
RB Braxton Coleman	1	1

Buffalo	Rushes	Conversions
QB Deion Reddy	1	0
RB Ronald Franks	1	0
RB Brent Wunder	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Comp	Conversions
Neil Cash	10	7	5

Buffalo	Att	Comp	Conversions
Deion Reddy	12	8	5

Third Down Receiving Statistics

New England	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Damian Selfridge	3	3	3
TE Nicky Norton	2	2	1
TE Donnie Clements	2	1	1
WR Emmitt Wilkins	2	1	0
RB Carlton Rastok	1	0	0

Buffalo	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Cedric Greene	3	2	2
TE Ernie Marsh	3	3	1
WR Rome Compton	3	1	0
RB Ronald Franks	2	1	1
WR Barry Flynn	1	1	1

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)