National Football League
BOXSCORE
| PLAY-BY-PLAY
| RECAP
Buffalo 34,
New England 31
When: 1:00 PM ET, Sunday, September 25, 2011
Where: Ralph Wilson Stadium, Orchard Park, New York
Temperature: 78°
Head Official: Carl Cheffers
Attendance: 68174
Where: Ralph Wilson Stadium, Orchard Park, New York
Temperature: 78°
Head Official: Carl Cheffers
Attendance: 68174
Final Scoring Summary
| Final | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | T |
| New England | 14 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 31 |
| Buffalo | 0 | 10 | 7 | 17 | 34 |
SCORING
Scoring Summary
| 1st Quarter - 9:45 | ||
| New England | TD |
Buffalo 0 - New England 7 Wes Welker 14 yd. pass from Tom Brady (Stephen Gostkowski kick) |
| 1st Quarter - 6:01 | ||
| New England | TD |
Buffalo 0 - New England 14 Rob Gronkowski 1 yd. pass from Tom Brady (Stephen Gostkowski kick) |
| 2nd Quarter - 6:01 | ||
| New England | TD |
Buffalo 0 - New England 21 Rob Gronkowski 26 yd. pass from Tom Brady (Stephen Gostkowski kick) |
| 2nd Quarter - 1:56 | ||
| Buffalo | TD |
Buffalo 7 - New England 21 Steve Johnson 11 yd. pass from Ryan Fitzpatrick (Rian Lindell kick) |
| 2nd Quarter - 0:03 | ||
| Buffalo | FG |
Buffalo 10 - New England 21 Rian Lindell 42 yd. field goal |
| 3rd Quarter - 9:34 | ||
| Buffalo | TD |
Buffalo 17 - New England 21 Scott Chandler 3 yd. pass from Ryan Fitzpatrick (Rian Lindell kick) |
| 3rd Quarter - 4:51 | ||
| New England | FG |
Buffalo 17 - New England 24 Stephen Gostkowski 23 yd. field goal |
| 4th Quarter - 10:36 | ||
| Buffalo | TD |
Buffalo 24 - New England 24 Fred Jackson 1 yd. run (Rian Lindell kick) |
| 4th Quarter - 10:22 | ||
| Buffalo | TD |
Buffalo 31 - New England 24 Drayton Florence 27 yd. interception return (Rian Lindell kick) |
| 4th Quarter - 3:25 | ||
| New England | TD |
Buffalo 31 - New England 31 Wes Welker 6 yd. pass from Tom Brady (Stephen Gostkowski kick) |
| 4th Quarter - 0:00 | ||
| Buffalo | FG |
Buffalo 34 - New England 31 Rian Lindell 28 yd. field goal |
TEAMS
Team Stats
| New England | Buffalo | |
| 1st Downs | 30 | 24 |
| Rushing | 6 | 4 |
| Passing | 21 | 16 |
| Penalty | 3 | 4 |
| 3rd Down Conversions | 3-9 | 4-11 |
| 4th Down Conversions | 2-2 | 0-1 |
| Punts-Average | 3-46.7 | 5-50.6 |
| Return Yards | 141 | 92 |
| Punts-Returns | 3-31 | 2-20 |
| Kickoffs-Returns | 4-73 | 1-16 |
| Int-Returns | 2-37 | 4-56 |
| Penalties-Yards | 8-93 | 9-77 |
| Fumbles-Lost | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Time of Possession | 31:15 | 28:45 |
| Total Net Yards | 495 | 448 |
| Total Plays | 71 | 60 |
| Average Gain | 7.0 | 7.5 |
| Net Yards Rushing | 108 | 79 |
| Rushes | 26 | 20 |
| Average/Rush | 4.2 | 4.0 |
| Net Yards Passing | 387 | 369 |
| Comp-Att | 30-45 | 27-40 |
| Yards/Pass | 8.6 | 9.2 |
| Sacked-Yards Lost | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Had Intercepted | 4 | 2 |
| Touchdowns | 4 | 4 |
| Rushing | 0 | 1 |
| Passing | 4 | 2 |
| Other | 0 | 1 |
| Extra Points | 4-4 | 4-4 |
| Field Goals | 1-1 | 2-2 |
| Red Zone Efficiency | 3-5-60% | 3-4-75% |
| Goal To Go Efficiency | 3-3-100% | 2-3-67% |
| Safeties | 0 | 0 |
PLAYER STATS
New England Patriots
(2-1)
| Passing | ||||
| COMP/ATT | YDS | TD | INT | |
| T. Brady | 30/45 | 387 | 4 | 4 |
Buffalo Bills
(3-0)
| Passing | ||||
| COMP/ATT | YDS | TD | INT | |
| R. Fitzpatrick | 27/40 | 369 | 2 | 2 |
| Rushing | |||||
| ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | LG | |
| S. Ridley | 6 | 42 | 7.0 | 0 | 8 |
| 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 |
| Rushing | |||||
| ATT | 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 |
| Receiving | ||||||
| TAR | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LG | |
| W. Welker | 20 | 16 | 217 | 13.6 | 2 | 33 |
| R. Gronkowski | 9 | 7 | 109 | 15.6 | 2 | 29 |
| C. Ochocinco | 4 | 2 | 28 | 14.0 | 0 | 19 |
| D. Woodhead | 5 | 3 | 20 | 6.7 | 0 | 13 |
| S. Ridley | 1 | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 0 | 8 |
| J. Edelman | 3 | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 | 5 |
| Receiving | ||||||
| TAR | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LG | |
| D. Jones | 10 | 5 | 101 | 20.2 | 0 | 48 |
| S. Johnson | 10 | 8 | 94 | 11.8 | 1 | 33 |
| F. Jackson | 6 | 5 | 87 | 17.4 | 0 | 39 |
| D. Nelson | 8 | 6 | 84 | 14.0 | 0 | 20 |
| S. Chandler | 3 | 2 | 10 | 5.0 | 1 | 7 |
| N. Roosevelt | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| B. Smith | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| C. Spiller | 1 | 1 | -7 | -7.0 | 0 | -7 |
| Interceptions | |||
| NO. | YDS | TD | |
| K. Arrington | 2 | 37 | 0 |
| Interceptions | |||
| NO. | YDS | TD | |
| D. Florence | 1 | 27 | 1 |
| L. McKelvin | 1 | 21 | 0 |
| G. Wilson | 1 | 8 | 0 |
| B. Scott | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Sacks | ||
| NO. | YDS | |
| No sacks | ||
| Sacks | ||
| NO. | YDS | |
| No sacks | ||
| Tackles | ||
| TK | Ast | |
| D. McCourty | 8 | 3 |
| L. Bodden | 5 | 2 |
| J. Mayo | 4 | 1 |
| J. Barrett | 3 | 0 |
| V. Wilfork | 3 | 1 |
| A. Carter | 3 | 1 |
| K. Arrington | 3 | 3 |
| S. Brown | 2 | 1 |
| B. Spikes | 2 | 3 |
| L. Cohen | 1 | 0 |
| K. Love | 1 | 1 |
| G. Guyton | 1 | 2 |
| R. Ninkovich | 1 | 2 |
| M. Anderson | 0 | 1 |
| A. Molden | 0 | 1 |
| Tackles | ||
| TK | Ast | |
| J. Byrd | 8 | 4 |
| G. Wilson | 6 | 4 |
| B. Scott | 6 | 4 |
| N. Barnett | 6 | 5 |
| A. Williams | 4 | 1 |
| R. Corner | 3 | 0 |
| L. McKelvin | 3 | 3 |
| D. Edwards | 3 | 4 |
| A. Carrington | 2 | 0 |
| D. Florence | 2 | 0 |
| D. Batten | 0 | 1 |
| M. Dareus | 0 | 1 |
| A. Davis | 0 | 2 |
| K. Williams | 0 | 2 |
| S. Johnson | 0 | 2 |
| C. Kelsay | 0 | 2 |
| Tackles For Loss | |
| NO. | |
| J. Barrett | 1.0 |
| J. Mayo | 1.0 |
| Tackles For Loss | |
| NO. | |
| A. Carrington | 1.0 |
| Fumbles | |
| NO. | |
| No fumbles | |
| Fumbles | |
| NO. | |
| No fumbles | |