Coverage: CBS
1:00 PM ET, September 25, 2011
Ralph Wilson Stadium, Buffalo, NY
Top Performers
Passing: T. Brady (NE) - 387 YDS, 4 TD, 4 INT
Rushing: F. Jackson (BUF) - 12 CAR, 74 YDS, 1 TD
Receiving: W. Welker (NE) - 16 REC, 217 YDS, 2 TD
Scoring Summary
| FIRST QUARTER | NE | BUF | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TD | 09:45 | Wes Welker 14 Yd Pass From Tom Brady (Stephen Gostkowski Kick) | 7 | 0 | |
| TD | 06:01 | Rob Gronkowski 1 Yd Pass From Tom Brady (Stephen Gostkowski Kick) | 14 | 0 | |
| SECOND QUARTER | NE | BUF | |||
| TD | 06:01 | Rob Gronkowski 26 Yd Pass From Tom Brady (Stephen Gostkowski Kick) | 21 | 0 | |
| TD | 01:56 | Steve Johnson 11 Yd Pass From Ryan Fitzpatrick (Rian Lindell Kick) | 21 | 7 | |
| FG | 00:03 | Rian Lindell 42 Yd | 21 | 10 | |
| THIRD QUARTER | NE | BUF | |||
| TD | 09:34 | Scott Chandler 3 Yd Pass From Ryan Fitzpatrick (Rian Lindell Kick) | 21 | 17 | |
| FG | 04:51 | Stephen Gostkowski 23 Yd | 24 | 17 | |
| FOURTH QUARTER | NE | BUF | |||
| TD | 10:36 | Fred Jackson 1 Yd Run (Rian Lindell Kick) | 24 | 24 | |
| TD | 10:22 | Drayton Florence 27 Yd Interception Return (Rian Lindell Kick) | 24 | 31 | |
| TD | 03:25 | Wes Welker 6 Yd Pass From Tom Brady (Stephen Gostkowski Kick) | 31 | 31 | |
| FG | 00:00 | Rian Lindell 28 Yd | 31 | 34 | |
Team Stat Comparison
NE | BUF | |
|---|---|---|
| 1st Downs | 30 | 24 |
Passing 1st downs | 21 | 16 |
Rushing 1st downs | 6 | 4 |
1st downs from Penalties | 3 | 4 |
3rd down efficiency | 3-9 | 4-11 |
4th down efficiency | 2-2 | 0-1 |
| Total Plays | 71 | 60 |
| Total Yards | 495 | 448 |
| Yards per play | 7.0 | 7.5 |
| Total Drives | 13 | 13 |
| Passing | 387 | 369 |
Comp - Att | 30-45 | 27-40 |
Yards per pass | 8.6 | 9.2 |
Interceptions thrown | 4 | 2 |
Sacks - Yards Lost | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Rushing | 108 | 79 |
Rushing Attempts | 26 | 20 |
Yards per rush | 4.2 | 4.0 |
| Red Zone (Made-Att) | 3-5 | 3-4 |
| Penalties | 8-93 | 9-77 |
| Turnovers | 4 | 2 |
Fumbles lost | 0 | 0 |
Interceptions thrown | 4 | 2 |
| Defensive / Special Teams TDs | 0 | 1 |
| Possession | 31:15 | 28:45 |
| New England Passing | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C/ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | INT | SACKS | QBR | RTG | |
| T. Brady | 30/45 | 387 | 8.6 | 4 | 4 | 0-0 | 61.2 | 86.0 |
| Team | 30/45 | 387 | 8.6 | 4 | 4 | 0-0 | -- | -- |
| Buffalo Passing | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C/ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | INT | SACKS | QBR | RTG | |
| R. Fitzpatrick | 27/40 | 369 | 9.2 | 2 | 2 | 0-0 | 91.1 | 92.6 |
| Team | 27/40 | 369 | 9.2 | 2 | 2 | 0-0 | -- | -- |
| New England Rushing | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LG | ||
| S. Ridley | 6 | 42 | 7.0 | 0 | 16 | |
| D. Woodhead | 6 | 21 | 3.5 | 0 | 10 | |
| W. Welker | 1 | 19 | 19.0 | 0 | 19 | |
| B. Green-Ellis | 10 | 18 | 1.8 | 0 | 5 | |
| T. Brady | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 | 5 | |
| J. Edelman | 2 | 3 | 1.5 | 0 | 5 | |
| Team | 26 | 108 | 4.2 | 0 | 19 | |
| Buffalo Rushing | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LG | ||
| F. Jackson | 12 | 74 | 6.2 | 1 | 21 | |
| B. Smith | 2 | 6 | 3.0 | 0 | 5 | |
| C. Spiller | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 | 3 | |
| D. Jones | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | 2 | |
| R. Fitzpatrick | 4 | -6 | -1.5 | 0 | 0 | |
| Team | 20 | 79 | 4.0 | 1 | 21 | |
| New England Receiving | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LG | TGTS | ||
| W. Welker | 16 | 217 | 13.6 | 2 | 33 | 20 | |
| R. Gronkowski | 7 | 109 | 15.6 | 2 | 29 | 9 | |
| C. Ochocinco | 2 | 28 | 14.0 | 0 | 19 | 4 | |
| D. Woodhead | 3 | 20 | 6.7 | 0 | 13 | 5 | |
| S. Ridley | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 0 | 8 | 1 | |
| J. Edelman | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | |
| D. Branch | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
| Team | 30 | 387 | 12.9 | 4 | 33 | 45 | |
| Buffalo Receiving | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LG | TGTS | ||
| D. Jones | 5 | 101 | 20.2 | 0 | 48 | 10 | |
| S. Johnson | 8 | 94 | 11.8 | 1 | 33 | 10 | |
| F. Jackson | 5 | 87 | 17.4 | 0 | 38 | 6 | |
| D. Nelson | 6 | 84 | 14.0 | 0 | 26 | 8 | |
| S. Chandler | 2 | 10 | 5.0 | 1 | 7 | 3 | |
| B. Smith | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| N. Roosevelt | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| C. Spiller | 1 | -7 | -7.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Team | 27 | 369 | 13.7 | 2 | 48 | 40 | |
| New England Interceptions | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| INT | YDS | TD | |
| K. Arrington | 2 | 37 | 0 |
| Team | 2 | 37 | 0 |
| Buffalo Interceptions | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| INT | YDS | TD | |
| D. Florence | 1 | 27 | 1 |
| L. McKelvin | 1 | 21 | 0 |
| G. Wilson | 1 | 8 | 0 |
| B. Scott | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Team | 4 | 56 | 1 |
| New England Defensive | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TACKLES | MISC | ||||||
| TOT | SOLO | SACKS | TFL | PD | QB HTS | TD | |
| D. McCourty | 11 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| L. Bodden | 7 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| K. Arrington | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| J. Mayo | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| B. Spikes | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| A. Carter | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| V. Wilfork | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| J. Barrett | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| S. Brown | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| G. Guyton | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| R. Ninkovich | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| D. Woodhead | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| K. Love | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| D. Aiken | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| J. Ihedigbo | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| R. Gronkowski | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| L. Cohen | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| M. Light | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| M. Slater | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| M. Anderson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| A. Molden | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| D. Fletcher | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Team | 66 | 43 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 0 |
| Buffalo Defensive | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TACKLES | MISC | ||||||
| TOT | SOLO | SACKS | TFL | PD | QB HTS | TD | |
| J. Byrd | 12 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| G. Wilson | 11 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| B. Scott | 11 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| N. Barnett | 11 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| D. Edwards | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| L. McKelvin | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| A. Williams | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| R. Corner | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| C. White | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| D. Florence | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| A. Carrington | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| K. Williams | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| C. Kelsay | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| A. Davis | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| S. Johnson | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| S. Johnson | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| D. Searcy | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| R. Martin | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| R. Fitzpatrick | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| J. White | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| C. McIntyre | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| K. Sheppard | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| A. Moats | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| D. Batten | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| M. Dareus | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| S. Merriman | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Team | 90 | 51 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 1 |
| New England Kick Returns | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | |
| J. Edelman | 3 | 63 | 21.0 | 29 | 0 |
| R. Ninkovich | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 10 | 0 |
| Team | 4 | 73 | 18.3 | 29 | 0 |
| Buffalo Kick Returns | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | |
| C. Spiller | 1 | 16 | 16.0 | 16 | 0 |
| Team | 1 | 16 | 16.0 | 16 | 0 |
| New England Punt Returns | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | |
| J. Edelman | 3 | 31 | 10.3 | 18 | 0 |
| Team | 3 | 31 | 10.3 | 18 | 0 |
| Buffalo Punt Returns | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | |
| C. Spiller | 2 | 20 | 10.0 | 10 | 0 |
| Team | 2 | 20 | 10.0 | 10 | 0 |
| New England Kicking | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FG | PCT | LONG | XP | PTS | |
| S. Gostkowski | 1/1 | 100.0 | 23 | 4/4 | 7 |
| Team | 1/1 | 100.0 | 23 | 4/4 | 7 |
| Buffalo Kicking | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FG | PCT | LONG | XP | PTS | |
| R. Lindell | 2/2 | 100.0 | 42 | 4/4 | 10 |
| Team | 2/2 | 100.0 | 42 | 4/4 | 10 |
| New England Punting | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TOT | YDS | AVG | TB | -20 | LG | |
| Z. Mesko | 3 | 140 | 46.7 | 0 | 2 | 57 |
| Team | 3 | 140 | 46.7 | 0 | 2 | 57 |
| Buffalo Punting | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TOT | YDS | AVG | TB | -20 | LG | |
| B. Moorman | 5 | 253 | 50.6 | 0 | 2 | 63 |
| Team | 5 | 253 | 50.6 | 0 | 2 | 63 |
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