Week 15, 2016

played in Buffalo, NY

18 degrees, fair, calm

New England Patriots	0	3	0	3	-	6
Buffalo Bills	3	10	14	7	-	34

Scoring Summary
1Q: 08:10 BUF - Dan Carpenter 33 field goal
2Q: 12:47 NED - Stephen Gostkowski 18 field goal
2Q: 07:24 BUF - Dan Carpenter 47 field goal
2Q: 02:06 BUF - Robert Woods 12 pass from E.J. Manuel (Dan Carpenter extra point)
3Q: 08:15 BUF - Jerome Felton 2 run (Dan Carpenter extra point)
3Q: 01:32 BUF - Karlos Williams 3 run (Dan Carpenter extra point)
4Q: 13:34 NED - Stephen Gostkowski 25 field goal
4Q: 08:25 BUF - Karlos Williams 5 run (Dan Carpenter extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 08:10 BUF - Dan Carpenter 33 field goal
2Q: 12:47 NED - Stephen Gostkowski 18 field goal
2Q: 07:24 BUF - Dan Carpenter 47 field goal
2Q: 02:06 BUF - Robert Woods 12 pass from E.J. Manuel (Dan Carpenter extra point)
3Q: 08:15 BUF - Jerome Felton 2 run (Dan Carpenter extra point)
3Q: 01:32 BUF - Karlos Williams 3 run (Dan Carpenter extra point)
4Q: 13:34 NED - Stephen Gostkowski 25 field goal
4Q: 08:25 BUF - Karlos Williams 5 run (Dan Carpenter extra point)

Team Statistics NED BUF
Record 8-6 11-3
First Downs 18 19
- by Rushing 4 11
- by Passing 12 8
- by Penalty 2 0
Total Net Yards 302 347
- Offensive Plays 59 62
- Yards per Play 5.12 5.60
Net Rushing Yards 91 163
- Rushing Attempts 17 38
- Yards per Rush 5.35 4.29
Net Passing Yards 211 184
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 39 - 22 - 1 19 - 14 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 227 213
- Sacks/Yards Lost 3/16 5/29
- Yards per Pass Play 5.02 7.67
Fumbles/Lost 2/2 2/0
3rd Down Conversions 4/13 9/16
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 8.9 6.8
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 6/54 6/27
Punt Returns/Yards 1/8 2/29
Kick Returns/Yards 3/66 2/45
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 1/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 2 5
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 0/2 4/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 30 OWN 28
Time of Possession 25:24 34:36

Team Statistics	NED	BUF
Record	8-6	11-3
First Downs	18	19
- by Rushing	4	11
- by Passing	12	8
- by Penalty	2	0
Total Net Yards	302	347
- Offensive Plays	59	62
- Yards per Play	5.12	5.60
Net Rushing Yards	91	163
- Rushing Attempts	17	38
- Yards per Rush	5.35	4.29
Net Passing Yards	211	184
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	39 - 22 - 1	19 - 14 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	227	213
- Sacks/Yards Lost	3/16	5/29
- Yards per Pass Play	5.02	7.67
Fumbles/Lost	2/2	2/0
3rd Down Conversions	4/13	9/16
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	8.9	6.8
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	6/54	6/27
Punt Returns/Yards	1/8	2/29
Kick Returns/Yards	3/66	2/45
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	1/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	2	5
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	0/2	4/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 30	OWN 28
Time of Possession	25:24	34:36

Drive Charts

New England Patriots
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	8:05	2:30	OWN 20	4	35	Punt
1	4:07	1:11	OWN 48	3	8	Punt
1	1:07	3:26	OPP 39	8	38	Field Goal
2	10:19	1:07	OWN 47	3	-3	Fumble
2	7:17	3:55	OWN 20	8	45	Interception
2	2:00	2:00	OWN 20	7	49	Missed FG
3	15:00	2:25	OWN 28	3	-6	Punt
3	8:09	2:46	OWN 27	5	6	Punt
3	1:23	2:55	OWN 31	9	61	Field Goal
4	8:17	2:04	OWN 20	6	8	Punt
4	3:42	1:49	OWN 15	4	43	Fumble

Buffalo Bills
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	6:55	OWN 20	13	64	Field Goal
1	5:35	1:28	OWN 20	3	0	Punt
1	2:56	1:49	OWN 3	3	0	Punt
2	12:41	2:22	OWN 13	3	-4	Punt
2	9:12	1:55	OPP 39	3	9	Field Goal
2	3:22	1:22	OWN 27	4	73	Touchdown
3	12:35	4:26	OWN 44	8	56	Touchdown
3	5:23	4:00	OWN 28	8	72	Touchdown
4	13:28	5:11	OWN 27	11	73	Touchdown
4	6:13	2:31	OWN 29	3	1	Punt
4	1:53	1:53	OWN 42	3	2	Game

Game MVP: E.J. Manuel, Buffalo Bills

Rushing Statistics

New England	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Denard Robinson	7	56	8.00	36	2
Dion Lewis	6	12	2.00	10	1
LeGarrette Blount	2	2	1.00	1	0
Derek Carr	2	21	10.50	14	1

Buffalo	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
LeSean McCoy	21	102	4.86	19	4	0
Karlos Williams	12	33	2.75	11	1	2
E.J. Manuel	4	26	6.50	7	0	0
Jerome Felton	1	2	2.00	2	0	1

Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Derek Carr	39	22	227	3/16	0	29	1	62.7

Buffalo	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
E.J. Manuel	19	14	213	5/29	1	50	0	127.7

Receiving Statistics

New England	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Marquise Goodwin	8	13	76	9.50	27	18
TE Rob Gronkowski	5	8	77	15.40	42	29
WR Julian Edelman	2	2	9	4.50	0	10
WR Brandon LaFell	2	5	18	9.00	2	15
RB Denard Robinson	2	3	27	13.50	20	19
WR Max Hopper	2	4	13	6.50	1	8
TE Nick Boyle	1	2	7	7.00	0	7
RB Dion Lewis	0	1	0	0.00	0	0
WR Aaron Dobson	0	1	0	0.00	0	0

Buffalo	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Sammy Watkins	4	6	65	16.25	10	30	0
RB LeSean McCoy	3	3	60	20.00	44	50	0
WR Marcus Easley	2	2	32	16.00	5	19	0
WR Robert Woods	2	3	11	5.50	0	12	1
FB Jerome Felton	1	1	30	30.00	0	30	0
WR Denarius Moore	1	1	8	8.00	0	8	0
TE Chris Gragg	1	2	7	7.00	1	7	0
RB Karlos Williams	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

New England	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Buffalo	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Stephon Gilmore	1	0	0.00	0

Fumble Statistics

New England	Fumb	Force
Denard Robinson	1	0
Derek Carr	1	0
Tarell Brown	0	1
Nick Perry	0	1

Buffalo	Fumb	Recov	Force
E.J. Manuel	1	1	0
LeSean McCoy	1	0	0
Chris Hogan	0	1	0
Doran Grant	0	1	0
Anthony Lee	0	1	0
Bacarri Rambo	0	0	1
Preston Brown	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

New England	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Ryan Allen	5	231	46.2	36.4	53	2

Buffalo	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Colton Schmidt	4	163	40.8	38.8	52	0

Kicking Statistics

New England	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Stephen Gostkowski	2/3	0/1	0/0	25	0/0

Buffalo	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Dan Carpenter	2/2	1/1	0/0	47	4/4

Punt Return Statistics

New England	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Darryl Roberts	1	8	8.0	0

Buffalo	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Doran Grant	2	29	14.5	0

Kick Return Statistics

New England	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Dion Lewis	3	66	22.0	0

Buffalo	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Bacarri Rambo	2	45	22.5	0

Defensive Statistics

New England	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Devin McCourty	9	2	0.0	34	24
CB Justin Coleman	6	0	0.0	34	24
CB Tarell Brown	5	0	0.0	30	23
ILB Jerod Mayo	5	0	0.0	33	24
S Erik Watkins	4	2	0.0	28	21
OLB Ahmad Brooks	4	1	0.0	24	13
CB Darryl Roberts	4	0	0.0	25	15
DE Malliciah Goodman	3	1	0.0	18	4
DT Richard Jarvis	2	0	2.0	20	21
OLB Nick Perry	2	1	1.0	28	18
ILB Jonathan Freeny	2	0	1.0	12	4
DE Jabaal Sheard	2	0	0.0	23	16
OLB David Bass	2	0	0.0	10	6
DE Chandler Jones	1	0	1.0	20	20
ILB Dane Fletcher	1	2	0.0	20	9
DE Thomas Lujan	1	1	0.0	18	3
WR Marquise Goodwin	1	0	---	---	---
G Tre Jackson	1	0	---	---	---
S Jordan Richards	1	0	0.0	13	7
DT Damon Samuels	0	1	0.0	17	8

Buffalo	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Aaron Williams	6	2	0.5	13	35
CB Stephon Gilmore	5	2	0.5	14	35
ILB Preston Brown	4	3	1.0	14	37
OLB Jamie Collins	4	2	0.0	9	25
S Corey Graham	4	1	0.0	10	12
S Bacarri Rambo	3	1	0.0	13	37
CB Ronald Darby	3	1	0.0	17	41
S Gustavo Walters	3	1	0.0	4	8
OLB Nigel Bradham	2	0	0.0	10	14
OLB Manny Lawson	1	2	0.5	3	10
DE Jerry Hughes	1	1	0.5	10	28
CB Leodis McKelvin	1	0	0.0	11	33
DT Marcell Dareus	1	0	0.0	13	26
DT Stefan Charles	1	0	0.0	5	17
OLB Scott Fischer	1	0	0.0	0	2
DE Anthony Lee	1	0	0.0	13	28
DT Edward Kendall	1	0	0.0	4	14
DE Alex Carrington	0	1	0.0	7	14
DT Corbin Bryant	0	1	0.0	8	20
ILB Preston Quinn	0	1	0.0	3	5

Pass Rush Statistics

New England	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Richard Jarvis	2.0	0	0	21
DE Chandler Jones	1.0	1	2	20
ILB Jonathan Freeny	1.0	0	0	4
OLB Nick Perry	1.0	0	0	18

Buffalo	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
ILB Preston Brown	1.0	0	0	0	37
DE Jerry Hughes	0.5	2	0	1	28
OLB Manny Lawson	0.5	0	0	0	10
S Aaron Williams	0.5	0	0	0	35
CB Stephon Gilmore	0.5	0	0	0	35
DE Alex Carrington	0.0	1	1	0	14
DE Anthony Lee	0.0	1	0	0	28
DT Marcell Dareus	0.0	0	1	1	26
OLB Jamie Collins	0.0	0	1	1	25
DT Corbin Bryant	0.0	0	1	0	20

Pass Defense Statistics

New England	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Justin Coleman	5	0	24
CB Tarell Brown	3	0	23
CB Darryl Roberts	2	0	15
ILB Jerod Mayo	1	0	24
S Devin McCourty	1	0	24
OLB David Bass	1	0	6
S Erik Watkins	1	0	21
OLB Nick Perry	0	1	18

Buffalo	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Stephon Gilmore	4	0	1	35
OLB Jamie Collins	3	0	0	25
CB Ronald Darby	3	0	0	41
S Corey Graham	2	1	0	12
S Bacarri Rambo	2	0	0	37
S Gustavo Walters	2	0	0	8
CB Leodis McKelvin	1	1	0	33
S Aaron Williams	1	0	0	35
OLB Nigel Bradham	1	0	0	14
DT Stefan Charles	1	0	0	17
ILB Preston Brown	1	0	0	37
OLB Scott Fischer	1	0	0	2
DE Alex Carrington	0	1	0	14
DT Corbin Bryant	0	1	0	20

Blocking Statistics

New England	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Nate Solder	2	5	1	17	2	41
Marcus Cannon	1	3	0	3	0	6
Marco Williamson	1	3	0	15	0	37
Tre Jackson	1	1	0	14	0	35
Jean Campbell	0	2	0	15	1	36
Bryan Stork	0	1	0	16	0	42

Buffalo	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Eric Wood	6	9	3	38	1	24
Seantrel Henderson	3	7	0	33	2	24
John Miller	2	6	0	33	0	24
Jerome Felton	1	1	0	19	0	12
Chris Gragg	1	1	0	29	0	16
Kraig Urbik	0	3	0	37	1	24
Cordy Glenn	0	3	0	38	1	24
Pablo Clough	0	2	0	5	0	0
MarQueis Gray	0	1	0	9	0	6
John Harding	0	1	0	6	0	0

Special Teams Tackles

New England	Tackles	STPlays
Logan Ryan	2	27
Nick Boyle	1	18
Devin McCourty	1	14

Buffalo	Tackles	STPlays
Karlos Williams	1	21
MarQueis Gray	1	15
Dezmin Lewis	1	15
Denarius Moore	1	10

Participation

New England	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Devin McCourty	---	---	34	24	14	72
Tarell Brown	---	---	30	23	12	65
Rob Gronkowski	14	35	---	---	14	63
Jerod Mayo	---	---	33	24	3	60
Justin Coleman	---	---	34	24	2	60
Nate Solder	17	41	---	---	1	59
Derek Carr	17	42	---	---	---	59
Marco Williamson	15	37	---	---	7	59
Bryan Stork	16	42	---	---	---	58
Marquise Goodwin	15	36	---	---	4	55
Denard Robinson	8	23	---	---	20	51
Jean Campbell	15	36	---	---	---	51
Erik Watkins	---	---	28	21	1	50
Tre Jackson	14	35	---	---	---	49
Nick Perry	---	---	28	18	1	47
Nick Boyle	10	19	---	---	18	47
Darryl Roberts	---	---	25	15	6	46
Richard Jarvis	---	---	20	21	3	44
Brandon LaFell	7	24	---	---	12	43
Chandler Jones	---	---	20	20	3	43
Logan Ryan	---	---	11	4	27	42
Jabaal Sheard	---	---	23	16	1	40
Ahmad Brooks	---	---	24	13	1	38
Dane Fletcher	---	---	20	9	9	38
Dion Lewis	7	16	---	---	11	34
Jonathan Freeny	---	---	12	4	14	30
Julian Edelman	9	16	---	---	4	29
Damon Samuels	---	---	17	8	4	29
Max Hopper	6	22	---	---	1	29
Malliciah Goodman	---	---	18	4	2	24
Thomas Lujan	---	---	18	3	3	24
Jordan Richards	---	---	13	7	---	20
Marcus Cannon	3	6	---	---	8	17
David Bass	---	---	10	6	1	17
LeGarrette Blount	4	10	---	---	2	16
Aaron Dobson	1	2	---	---	13	16
Burt Barnhill	2	6	---	---	8	16
A.J. Derby	4	7	---	---	4	15
Dominique Yachera	3	7	---	---	1	11
Joe Cardona	0	0	---	---	8	8
David Andrews	0	0	---	---	7	7
Stephen Gostkowski	0	0	---	---	6	6
Ryan Allen	0	0	---	---	5	5
Clarence McGettigan	0	0	---	---	3	3
Matt Flynn	0	0	---	---	---	0
Akiem Hicks	---	---	0	0	---	0

Buffalo	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Kraig Urbik	37	24	---	---	5	66
Ronald Darby	---	---	17	41	6	64
John Miller	33	24	---	---	6	63
Eric Wood	38	24	---	---	---	62
Cordy Glenn	38	24	---	---	---	62
Chris Gragg	29	16	---	---	13	58
Seantrel Henderson	33	24	---	---	1	58
E.J. Manuel	32	24	---	---	---	56
Bacarri Rambo	---	---	13	37	6	56
Preston Brown	---	---	14	37	3	54
LeSean McCoy	31	18	---	---	4	53
Stephon Gilmore	---	---	14	35	3	52
Aaron Williams	---	---	13	35	3	51
Leodis McKelvin	---	---	11	33	4	48
Sammy Watkins	28	20	---	---	---	48
Jerome Felton	19	12	---	---	14	45
Denarius Moore	22	13	---	---	10	45
Robert Woods	25	19	---	---	---	44
Marcell Dareus	---	---	13	26	4	43
Anthony Lee	---	---	13	28	2	43
Jerry Hughes	---	---	10	28	4	42
Karlos Williams	12	6	---	---	21	39
Corey Graham	---	---	10	12	14	36
Jamie Collins	---	---	9	25	2	36
Doran Grant	---	---	4	7	23	34
Manny Lawson	---	---	3	10	19	32
Corbin Bryant	---	---	8	20	3	31
MarQueis Gray	9	6	---	---	15	30
Nigel Bradham	---	---	10	14	2	26
Edward Kendall	---	---	4	14	8	26
Alex Carrington	---	---	7	14	3	24
Stefan Charles	---	---	5	17	---	22
Chris Hogan	5	3	---	---	13	21
Marcus Easley	10	7	---	---	---	17
Jarius Wynn	---	---	2	14	---	16
Dezmin Lewis	0	0	---	---	15	15
John Harding	6	0	---	---	6	12
Gustavo Walters	---	---	4	8	---	12
Pablo Clough	5	0	---	---	6	11
Preston Quinn	---	---	3	5	2	10
Dan Carpenter	0	0	---	---	9	9
Ryan Fitzpatrick	6	0	---	---	2	8
Garrison Sanborn	0	0	---	---	6	6
Scott Fischer	---	---	0	2	3	5
Colton Schmidt	0	0	---	---	4	4
Robert Chen	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	5	54	10.8
Middle	12	37	3.1
Right	0	0	0.0
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	4	37	9.3
Middle	22	67	3.0
Right	12	59	4.9
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Derek Carr	39	22	2	2	2	4	4	3	1

Buffalo	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
E.J. Manuel	19	14	4	2	1	1	1	2	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	3	3	49	16.3
Short (0-8 Yds)	22	13	105	4.8
Medium (9-18 Yds)	10	6	73	7.3
Long (19+ Yds)	4	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	1	1	4	4.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	12	8	127	10.6
Medium (9-18 Yds)	3	3	33	11.0
Long (19+ Yds)	3	2	49	16.3

Detailed Receiving Statistics

New England	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Marquise Goodwin	13	8	1	76	0	36
TE Rob Gronkowski	8	5	0	77	2	35
WR Brandon LaFell	5	2	0	18	0	24
WR Max Hopper	4	2	0	13	0	22
RB Denard Robinson	3	2	1	27	0	23
WR Julian Edelman	2	2	0	9	0	16
TE Nick Boyle	2	1	0	7	0	19
RB Dion Lewis	1	0	0	0	0	16
WR Aaron Dobson	1	0	0	0	0	2

Buffalo	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Sammy Watkins	6	4	0	65	2	20
RB LeSean McCoy	3	3	0	60	1	18
WR Robert Woods	3	2	0	11	0	19
WR Marcus Easley	2	2	0	32	0	7
TE Chris Gragg	2	1	0	7	0	16
FB Jerome Felton	1	1	0	30	1	12
WR Denarius Moore	1	1	0	8	0	13
RB Karlos Williams	1	0	1	0	0	6

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

New England	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
LeGarrette Blount	2	2	1.00	1.00
Dion Lewis	1	10	10.00	2.00

Buffalo	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
LeSean McCoy	5	13	2.60	4.86
Karlos Williams	2	8	4.00	2.75
Jerome Felton	1	2	2.00	2.00

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Derek Carr	4	0	0	0.00	5.82

Buffalo	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
E.J. Manuel	3	2	20	6.67	11.21

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

New England	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Rob Gronkowski	3	0	0	0.00	9.63
WR Brandon LaFell	1	0	0	0.00	3.60

Buffalo	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Denarius Moore	1	1	8	8.00	8.00
WR Robert Woods	1	1	12	12.00	3.67
WR Sammy Watkins	1	0	0	0.00	10.83

Third Down Rushing Statistics

New England	Rushes	Conversions
LeGarrette Blount	1	0
Dion Lewis	1	0

Buffalo	Rushes	Conversions
Karlos Williams	6	3
LeSean McCoy	4	2
E.J. Manuel	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Comp	Conversions
Derek Carr	8	5	4

Buffalo	Att	Comp	Conversions
E.J. Manuel	5	3	3

Third Down Receiving Statistics

New England	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Marquise Goodwin	4	4	3
WR Max Hopper	2	0	0
TE Rob Gronkowski	1	1	1
WR Brandon LaFell	1	0	0

Buffalo	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Sammy Watkins	2	1	1
RB LeSean McCoy	1	1	1
WR Marcus Easley	1	1	1
TE Chris Gragg	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 73,100 (73,100 capacity)
Upper Deck 21,000 (21,000)
End Zone 15,100 (15,100)
Mezzanine 8,700 (8,700)
Sideline Seats 13,400 (13,400)
Club Seats 10,800 (10,800)
Luxury Boxes 4,100 (4,100)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	73,100 (73,100 capacity)
Upper Deck	21,000 (21,000)
End Zone	15,100 (15,100)
Mezzanine	8,700 (8,700)
Sideline Seats	13,400 (13,400)
Club Seats	10,800 (10,800)
Luxury Boxes	4,100 (4,100)