Week 2, 2015

played in Buffalo, NY

70 degrees, fair, 2 mph wind

New England Patriots	0	0	0	7	-	7
Buffalo Bills	10	7	0	17	-	34

Scoring Summary
1Q: 06:10 BUF - Dan Carpenter 20 field goal
1Q: 01:43 BUF - Karlos Williams 32 run (Dan Carpenter extra point)
2Q: 06:40 BUF - Sammy Watkins 5 pass from Tyrod Taylor (Dan Carpenter extra point)
4Q: 13:51 NED - LeGarrette Blount 17 run (Stephen Gostkowski extra point)
4Q: 09:51 BUF - Marquise Goodwin 3 pass from Tyrod Taylor (Dan Carpenter extra point)
4Q: 06:30 BUF - LeSean McCoy 35 run (Dan Carpenter extra point)
4Q: 02:25 BUF - Dan Carpenter 36 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 06:10 BUF - Dan Carpenter 20 field goal
1Q: 01:43 BUF - Karlos Williams 32 run (Dan Carpenter extra point)
2Q: 06:40 BUF - Sammy Watkins 5 pass from Tyrod Taylor (Dan Carpenter extra point)
4Q: 13:51 NED - LeGarrette Blount 17 run (Stephen Gostkowski extra point)
4Q: 09:51 BUF - Marquise Goodwin 3 pass from Tyrod Taylor (Dan Carpenter extra point)
4Q: 06:30 BUF - LeSean McCoy 35 run (Dan Carpenter extra point)
4Q: 02:25 BUF - Dan Carpenter 36 field goal

Team Statistics NED BUF
Record 1-1 2-0
First Downs 15 18
- by Rushing 3 11
- by Passing 10 7
- by Penalty 2 0
Total Net Yards 209 409
- Offensive Plays 57 66
- Yards per Play 3.67 6.20
Net Rushing Yards 67 314
- Rushing Attempts 12 45
- Yards per Rush 5.58 6.98
Net Passing Yards 142 95
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 39 - 21 - 0 20 - 15 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 203 100
- Sacks/Yards Lost 6/61 1/5
- Yards per Pass Play 3.16 4.52
Fumbles/Lost 1/1 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 1/11 9/17
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 12.3 4.8
4th Down Conversions 0/2 0/0
Penalties/Yards 5/35 6/49
Punt Returns/Yards 1/7 4/29
Kick Returns/Yards 4/99 1/26
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 2 4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/0 2/2
Avg. Drive Start OWN 26 OWN 34
Time of Possession 23:49 36:11

Team Statistics	NED	BUF
Record	1-1	2-0
First Downs	15	18
- by Rushing	3	11
- by Passing	10	7
- by Penalty	2	0
Total Net Yards	209	409
- Offensive Plays	57	66
- Yards per Play	3.67	6.20
Net Rushing Yards	67	314
- Rushing Attempts	12	45
- Yards per Rush	5.58	6.98
Net Passing Yards	142	95
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	39 - 21 - 0	20 - 15 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	203	100
- Sacks/Yards Lost	6/61	1/5
- Yards per Pass Play	3.16	4.52
Fumbles/Lost	1/1	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	1/11	9/17
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	12.3	4.8
4th Down Conversions	0/2	0/0
Penalties/Yards	5/35	6/49
Punt Returns/Yards	1/7	4/29
Kick Returns/Yards	4/99	1/26
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	2	4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/0	2/2
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 26	OWN 34
Time of Possession	23:49	36:11

Drive Charts

New England Patriots
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	12:19	3:17	OWN 12	7	20	Punt
1	6:02	1:37	OWN 29	3	-3	Punt
2	14:54	1:30	OWN 20	5	10	Punt
2	6:33	2:01	OWN 41	3	-8	Punt
2	2:27	1:05	OWN 45	4	9	Punt
3	15:00	2:41	OWN 20	6	31	Punt
3	10:06	4:13	OWN 39	7	46	Missed FG
3	3:03	4:24	OWN 11	8	89	Touchdown
4	9:41	1:43	OWN 30	6	11	Downs
4	6:16	1:35	OWN 20	5	8	Downs
4	2:20	0:40	OWN 20	3	5	Punt

Buffalo Bills
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	2:41	OWN 20	5	19	Punt
1	9:02	3:00	OWN 18	6	79	Field Goal
1	4:25	3:00	OWN 44	6	56	Touchdown
1	1:19	1:25	OPP 37	3	-2	Punt
2	13:24	6:51	OWN 27	14	73	Touchdown
2	4:32	2:05	OWN 23	3	4	Punt
2	1:22	1:22	OWN 20	5	27	Half
3	12:19	2:13	OWN 7	3	4	Punt
3	5:53	2:50	OWN 22	5	17	Punt
4	13:39	3:58	OWN 36	7	64	Touchdown
4	7:58	1:42	OPP 41	3	41	Touchdown
4	4:41	2:21	OPP 28	3	9	Field Goal
4	1:40	1:40	OWN 33	3	3	Game

Game MVP: Tyrod Taylor, Buffalo Bills

Rushing Statistics

New England	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Tom Brady	5	54	10.80	17	2	0
LeGarrette Blount	4	12	3.00	17	1	1
Dion Lewis	3	1	0.33	4	0	0

Buffalo	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
LeSean McCoy	20	165	8.25	64	3	1
Karlos Williams	14	117	8.36	33	3	1
Tyrod Taylor	6	36	6.00	11	1	0
Jerome Felton	2	-3	-1.50	0	0	0
Charles Clay	1	2	2.00	2	0	0
E.J. Manuel	1	-1	-1.00	-1	0	0
Robert Woods	1	-2	-2.00	-2	0	0

Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Tom Brady	39	21	203	6/61	0	42	0	68.6

Buffalo	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Tyrod Taylor	20	15	100	1/5	2	20	0	118.8

Receiving Statistics

New England	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
TE Rob Gronkowski	5	7	62	12.40	39	42
WR Chris Harper	5	8	63	12.60	31	22
WR Julian Edelman	4	7	38	9.50	12	17
WR Brandon LaFell	2	7	20	10.00	15	15
WR Danny Amendola	1	3	5	5.00	0	5
RB LeGarrette Blount	1	3	-2	-2.00	0	-2
RB Brandon Bolden	1	1	12	12.00	5	12
TE A.J. Derby	1	1	3	3.00	0	3
FB Joey Iosefa	1	2	2	2.00	2	2

Buffalo	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Sammy Watkins	5	5	35	7.00	13	10	1
TE Chris Gragg	4	4	30	7.50	4	17	0
WR Marquise Goodwin	3	3	28	9.33	2	20	1
RB LeSean McCoy	2	3	8	4.00	9	11	0
FB Charles Clay	1	1	-1	-1.00	0	-1	0
FB Jerome Felton	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
WR Robert Woods	0	3	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

New England	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Buffalo	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

New England	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Dion Lewis	1	0	0	0

Buffalo	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
MarQueis Gray	0	1	0	0
Nigel Bradham	0	0	1	0

Punting Statistics

New England	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Ryan Allen	7	326	46.6	39.6	57	4

Buffalo	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Colton Schmidt	5	216	43.2	37.8	57	2

Kicking Statistics

New England	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Stephen Gostkowski	0/1	0/0	0/0	0	1/1

Buffalo	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Dan Carpenter	2/2	0/0	0/0	36	4/4

Punt Return Statistics

New England	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Brandon Bolden	1	7	7.0	0

Buffalo	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Sammy Watkins	4	29	7.3	0

Kick Return Statistics

New England	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Dion Lewis	4	99	24.8	0

Buffalo	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Ronald Darby	1	26	26.0	0

Defensive Statistics

New England	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Jerod Mayo	10	5	0.0	45	21
S Devin McCourty	10	3	0.0	39	21
S Tavon Wilson	5	1	0.0	20	12
OLB Jon Bostic	4	0	1.0	25	12
DE Jabaal Sheard	4	1	0.0	28	15
CB Tarell Brown	3	1	0.0	40	21
ILB Dane Fletcher	3	1	0.0	26	5
DE Chandler Jones	3	1	0.0	34	17
S Duron Harmon	3	0	0.0	11	6
OLB Eric Martin	3	0	0.0	27	13
DE Rob Ninkovich	2	1	0.0	11	4
DT Alan Branch	1	1	0.0	26	9
S Patrick Chung	1	1	0.0	23	8
OLB Nick Moody	1	1	0.0	18	8
CB Darryl Roberts	1	1	0.0	37	21
DE Akiem Hicks	1	0	0.0	19	12
CB Malcolm Butler	1	0	0.0	22	14
S Jordan Richards	0	1	0.0	8	2

Buffalo	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
CB Stephon Gilmore	6	1	0.0	11	42
ILB Preston Brown	6	1	0.0	10	34
CB Leodis McKelvin	5	2	0.0	10	33
DE Mario Williams	4	1	2.5	10	35
S Corey Graham	4	0	0.0	10	36
S Aaron Williams	2	2	0.0	12	45
OLB Manny Lawson	2	0	0.0	8	25
OLB Nigel Bradham	2	0	0.0	0	18
ILB Preston Quinn	2	0	0.0	2	11
DE Jerry Hughes	1	0	1.0	9	33
DT Marcell Dareus	1	0	1.0	3	13
CB Ronald Darby	1	0	1.0	12	43
DT Stefan Charles	1	2	0.5	10	36
DE Alex Carrington	1	0	0.0	2	10
DE Jarius Wynn	0	1	0.0	5	20

Pass Rush Statistics

New England	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
OLB Jon Bostic	1.0	0	0	12
DE Chandler Jones	0.0	1	0	17
DE Jabaal Sheard	0.0	0	1	15
OLB Nick Moody	0.0	0	1	8

Buffalo	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Mario Williams	2.5	0	0	1	35
DE Jerry Hughes	1.0	0	3	4	33
DT Marcell Dareus	1.0	0	0	0	13
CB Ronald Darby	1.0	0	0	0	43
DT Stefan Charles	0.5	0	0	0	36
DT Kyle Williams	0.0	1	0	0	22
DE Jarius Wynn	0.0	0	1	0	20
OLB Nigel Bradham	0.0	0	1	0	18

Pass Defense Statistics

New England	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Tarell Brown	3	0	21
S Devin McCourty	2	1	21
ILB Jerod Mayo	2	0	21
CB Malcolm Butler	2	0	14
S Patrick Chung	1	0	8
ILB Dane Fletcher	1	0	5
DE Jabaal Sheard	1	0	15
S Duron Harmon	1	0	6
OLB Eric Martin	1	0	13
CB Darryl Roberts	1	0	21

Buffalo	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Stephon Gilmore	6	0	42
ILB Preston Brown	4	0	34
CB Leodis McKelvin	3	2	33
S Corey Graham	3	0	36
OLB Nigel Bradham	2	1	18
OLB Manny Lawson	1	0	25
DE Mario Williams	1	0	35
ILB Preston Quinn	1	0	11
S Aaron Williams	0	1	45
CB Ronald Darby	0	1	43

Blocking Statistics

New England	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Tre Jackson	1	1	12	1	41
Nate Solder	0	3	12	2	42
Sebastian Vollmer	0	1	12	3	43
Rob Gronkowski	0	1	12	0	40
Joey Iosefa	0	1	4	0	18

Buffalo	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
John Miller	4	6	39	0	21
Eric Wood	3	10	45	0	21
Cyrus Kouandjio	2	9	45	0	21
Richie Incognito	2	5	43	1	21
Cordy Glenn	1	4	39	0	21
Jerome Felton	1	2	26	0	6
Matthew Mulligan	1	1	17	0	8
John Harding	0	2	6	0	0

Special Teams Tackles

New England	Tackles	STPlays
Jordan Richards	2	19
Danny Amendola	2	12
Brandon Bolden	1	14

Buffalo	Tackles	STPlays
Karlos Williams	3	15
Nigel Bradham	1	9
Kraig Urbik	1	7

Participation

New England	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Jerod Mayo	---	---	45	21	3	69
LeGarrette Blount	9	34	---	---	22	65
Tarell Brown	---	---	40	21	3	64
Devin McCourty	---	---	39	21	2	62
Rob Gronkowski	12	40	---	---	8	60
Darryl Roberts	---	---	37	21	2	60
Dominique Yachera	12	40	---	---	7	59
Tom Brady	12	45	---	---	---	57
Sebastian Vollmer	12	43	---	---	1	56
David Andrews	12	43	---	---	---	55
Nate Solder	12	42	---	---	---	54
Chandler Jones	---	---	34	17	2	53
Tre Jackson	12	41	---	---	---	53
Julian Edelman	9	32	---	---	10	51
Brandon LaFell	6	26	---	---	13	45
Jabaal Sheard	---	---	28	15	1	44
Patrick Chung	---	---	23	8	12	43
Eric Martin	---	---	27	13	3	43
Dane Fletcher	---	---	26	5	10	41
Jon Bostic	---	---	25	12	2	39
Alan Branch	---	---	26	9	3	38
Danny Amendola	5	21	---	---	12	38
Chris Harper	9	28	---	---	---	37
Jonathan Freeny	---	---	16	3	17	36
Malcolm Butler	---	---	22	14	---	36
Akiem Hicks	---	---	19	12	4	35
Damon Samuels	---	---	20	7	7	34
Tavon Wilson	---	---	20	12	1	33
Joey Iosefa	4	18	---	---	10	32
Jordan Richards	---	---	8	2	19	29
Nick Moody	---	---	18	8	1	27
Duron Harmon	---	---	11	6	8	25
A.J. Derby	0	8	---	---	17	25
Brandon Bolden	3	6	---	---	14	23
Dion Lewis	3	12	---	---	7	22
Rob Ninkovich	---	---	11	4	---	15
Shaq Mason	0	5	---	---	8	13
Marcus Cannon	0	4	---	---	8	12
Bryan Stork	0	4	---	---	7	11
Joe Cardona	0	0	---	---	8	8
Ryan Allen	0	0	---	---	7	7
Jimmie Lucas	0	3	---	---	1	4
Stephen Gostkowski	0	0	---	---	3	3
K.C. Craddock	0	0	---	---	1	1
Jimmy Garoppolo	0	0	---	---	---	0

Buffalo	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Aaron Williams	---	---	12	45	15	72
Richie Incognito	43	21	---	---	7	71
Eric Wood	45	21	---	---	1	67
Cyrus Kouandjio	45	21	---	---	---	66
John Miller	39	21	---	---	6	66
Stephon Gilmore	---	---	11	42	9	62
Tyrod Taylor	39	21	---	---	---	60
Cordy Glenn	39	21	---	---	---	60
Chris Gragg	33	17	---	---	7	57
Ronald Darby	---	---	12	43	2	57
Leodis McKelvin	---	---	10	33	10	53
LeSean McCoy	30	16	---	---	4	50
Robert Woods	32	18	---	---	---	50
Corey Graham	---	---	10	36	3	49
Stefan Charles	---	---	10	36	1	47
Mario Williams	---	---	10	35	1	46
Sammy Watkins	24	16	---	---	6	46
Jerry Hughes	---	---	9	33	3	45
Preston Brown	---	---	10	34	1	45
Randell Johnson	---	---	6	14	21	41
Matthew Mulligan	17	8	---	---	15	40
Jerome Felton	26	6	---	---	6	38
Duke Williams	---	---	4	25	9	38
Karlos Williams	15	5	---	---	15	35
Manny Lawson	---	---	8	25	1	34
Kyle Williams	---	---	8	22	4	34
Chris Hogan	14	4	---	---	16	34
Jarius Wynn	---	---	5	20	5	30
Marquise Goodwin	18	12	---	---	---	30
Nigel Bradham	---	---	0	18	9	27
Marcus Easley	5	0	---	---	16	21
Marcell Dareus	---	---	3	13	4	20
MarQueis Gray	4	0	---	---	15	19
Charles Clay	6	1	---	---	11	18
Kraig Urbik	6	0	---	---	7	13
Alex Carrington	---	---	2	10	1	13
John Harding	6	0	---	---	7	13
Preston Quinn	---	---	2	11	---	13
Dan Carpenter	0	0	---	---	9	9
Garrison Sanborn	0	0	---	---	7	7
Colton Schmidt	0	0	---	---	7	7
Denarius Moore	3	2	---	---	1	6
E.J. Manuel	6	0	---	---	---	6
Dezmin Lewis	0	0	---	---	2	2
Josh Johnson	0	0	---	---	---	0
A.J. Tarpley	---	---	0	0	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	2	20	10.0
Middle	7	48	6.9
Right	3	-1	-0.3
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	14	84	6.0
Middle	25	193	7.7
Right	5	38	7.6
None	1	-1	-1.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Tom Brady	39	21	2	3	4	5	5	5	0

Buffalo	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Tyrod Taylor	20	15	1	1	0	1	2	0	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	7	5	16	2.3
Short (0-8 Yds)	16	11	140	8.8
Medium (9-18 Yds)	11	5	47	4.3
Long (19+ Yds)	5	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	6	5	23	3.8
Short (0-8 Yds)	9	6	18	2.0
Medium (9-18 Yds)	5	4	59	11.8
Long (19+ Yds)	0	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

New England	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Chris Harper	8	5	1	63	1	28
WR Julian Edelman	7	4	1	38	0	32
TE Rob Gronkowski	7	5	0	62	1	40
WR Brandon LaFell	7	2	2	20	0	26
WR Danny Amendola	3	1	0	5	0	21
RB LeGarrette Blount	3	1	0	-2	0	34
FB Joey Iosefa	2	1	0	2	0	18
RB Brandon Bolden	1	1	0	12	0	6
TE A.J. Derby	1	1	0	3	0	8

Buffalo	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Sammy Watkins	5	5	35	0	16
TE Chris Gragg	4	4	30	0	17
RB LeSean McCoy	3	2	8	0	16
WR Marquise Goodwin	3	3	28	1	12
WR Robert Woods	3	0	0	0	18
FB Jerome Felton	1	0	0	0	6
FB Charles Clay	1	1	-1	0	1

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

New England	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
LeGarrette Blount	1	17	17.00	3.00

Buffalo	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
LeSean McCoy	5	3	0.60	8.25
Tyrod Taylor	2	13	6.50	6.00
Karlos Williams	1	1	1.00	8.36

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Tom Brady	1	1	2	2.00	5.21

Buffalo	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Tyrod Taylor	6	3	19	3.17	5.00

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

New England	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
FB Joey Iosefa	1	1	2	2.00	1.00

Buffalo	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Robert Woods	2	0	0	0.00	0.00
FB Jerome Felton	1	0	0	0.00	0.00
RB LeSean McCoy	1	1	11	11.00	2.67
WR Marquise Goodwin	1	1	3	3.00	9.33
WR Sammy Watkins	1	1	5	5.00	7.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

New England	Rushes	Conversions
Tom Brady	2	1
LeGarrette Blount	1	0

Buffalo	Rushes	Conversions
LeSean McCoy	4	3
Tyrod Taylor	2	0
Karlos Williams	2	1
E.J. Manuel	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Comp	Conversions
Tom Brady	8	1	0

Buffalo	Att	Comp	Conversions
Tyrod Taylor	7	6	5

Third Down Receiving Statistics

New England	Targ	Catch
WR Julian Edelman	3	1
WR Brandon LaFell	2	0
WR Danny Amendola	1	0
TE Rob Gronkowski	1	0
WR Chris Harper	1	0

Buffalo	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Sammy Watkins	3	3	3
WR Marquise Goodwin	2	2	2
RB LeSean McCoy	1	1	0
WR Robert Woods	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 61,900 (73,100 capacity)
Upper Deck 17,400 (21,000)
End Zone 12,300 (15,100)
Mezzanine 7,300 (8,700)
Sideline Seats 11,600 (13,400)
Club Seats 9,500 (10,800)
Luxury Boxes 3,800 (4,100)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	61,900 (73,100 capacity)
Upper Deck	17,400 (21,000)
End Zone	12,300 (15,100)
Mezzanine	7,300 (8,700)
Sideline Seats	11,600 (13,400)
Club Seats	9,500 (10,800)
Luxury Boxes	3,800 (4,100)