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Week 8: Buffalo Bills at New England Patriots

October 22, 2000
53°
New England Stadium (Boston, MA) Attendance: 68,477 (100%)
Bills 7 6 7 6 0 - 26
Patriots 3 7 3 13 3 - 29

Scoring Summary

(Qtr 1) Bills: 3-3-BUF 48 (9:05) (Hot Read) 12-Jim Kelly pass complete to 45-Michael Dendy for 52 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 7-Mike Bonds. NED 0 BUF 7
(Qtr 1) Patriots: 4-3-BUF 35 (4:17) 5-Walter McKeehan 53 yard field goal is GOOD. NED 3 BUF 7
(Qtr 2) Bills: 1-10-NED 43 (14:14) (Hot Read) 12-Jim Kelly pass complete to 35-Ronald Abernathy to NED 0 for 43 yards. TOUCHDOWN!
(Qtr 2) Patriots: 1-10-BUF 11 (1:19) 17-Larry Newell pass complete to 11-Johnathan Quirk for 11 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 5-Walter McKeehan. NED 10 BUF 13
(Qtr 3) Bills: 2-3-NED 3 (9:25) 12-Jim Kelly pass complete to 11-Andrew Villanueva for 3 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 7-Mike Bonds. NED 10 BUF 20
(Qtr 3) Patriots: 4-5-BUF 33 (5:01) 5-Walter McKeehan 51 yard field goal is GOOD. NED 13 BUF 20
(Qtr 4) Patriots: 4-8-BUF 35 (12:57) 5-Walter McKeehan 53 yard field goal is GOOD. NED 16 BUF 20
(Qtr 4) Patriots: 3-3-BUF 12 (8:36) 17-Larry Newell pass complete to 83-Tommy Cox for 12 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 5-Walter McKeehan. NED 23 BUF 20
(Qtr 4) Bills: 1-10-BUF 25 (8:32) 12-Jim Kelly pass complete to 80-James Lofton for 75 yards. TOUCHDOWN!
(Qtr 4) Patriots: 4-12-BUF 21 (0:57) 5-Walter McKeehan 40 yard field goal is GOOD. NED 26 BUF 26
(OT) Patriots: 1-10-BUF 16 (3:29) 5-Walter McKeehan 34 yard field goal is GOOD. NED 29 BUF 26

Team Statistics

Patriots Bills
First Downs 27 14
- Rushing 8 4
- Passing 19 10
- Penalty 0 0
Total Net Yards 513 425
- Offensive Plays 102 60
- Yards Per Play 5.03 7.08
Net Rushing Yards 145 58
- Rushing Attempts 41 12
- Yards Per Rush 3.54 4.83
Net Passing Yards 368 367
- Att/Comp/Int 58 / 33 / 2 43 / 19 / 3
- Gross Passing Yards 392 404
- Sacks/Yards Lost 3 / 24 5 / 37
- Yards Per Pass Play 6.03 7.65
- Yards Per Completion 11.88 21.26
Fumbles/Lost 1 / 0 1 / 0
3rd Down Conversions 12 / 25 1 / 10
- Avg YTG on 3rd Down 8.0 8.9
4th Down Conversions 0 / 0 0 / 0
Penalties/Yards 4 / 30 2 / 15
Punt Returns/Yards 1 / 8 2 / 14
Kick Returns/Yards 2 / 39 3 / 78
Int Returns/Yards 3 / 10 2 / 0
2pt Conversions 0 / 0 0 / 0
Red Zone Visits 4 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2 / 2 1 / 0
Avg Drive Start OWN 29 OWN 27
Time of Possession 48:32 23:03

Drive Charts

New England Patriots

Qtr Start Poss From Plays Yards Result
1 13:33 2:11 OWN 24 4 18 Punt
1 8:56 4:43 OWN 23 8 41 Field Goal
1 3:55 4:05 OWN 31 8 41 Missed FG
2 14:06 4:10 OWN 25 8 29 Punt
2 7:09 0:40 OWN 20 2 -1 Interception
2 5:35 4:20 OWN 10 11 90 Touchdown
3 15:00 2:04 OWN 16 3 9 Punt
3 9:21 4:24 OWN 25 10 42 Field Goal
3 2:38 4:46 OWN 33 9 33 Field Goal
4 11:58 3:26 OWN 31 6 69 Touchdown
4 8:22 3:26 OWN 25 8 40 Missed FG
4 3:25 2:31 OWN 26 10 53 Field Goal
4 0:39 0:05 OPP 28 1 0 Interception
4 0:05 0:05 OWN 17 2 -12 Half
OT 15:00 3:20 OWN 25 6 8 Punt
OT 7:52 2:11 OWN 16 3 10 Punt
OT 5:30 2:05 OPP 30 3 14 Field Goal

Buffalo Bills

Qtr Start Poss From Plays Yards Result
1 15:00 1:27 OWN 25 3 2 Punt
1 11:22 2:26 OWN 13 6 87 Touchdown
1 4:13 0:18 OWN 25 3 0 Punt
2 14:49 0:44 OWN 34 2 66 Touchdown
2 9:56 2:47 OWN 9 5 35 Punt
2 6:28 0:53 OPP 37 4 34 Interception
2 1:16 1:16 OWN 24 4 8 Half
3 12:56 3:35 OWN 32 7 68 Touchdown
3 4:57 2:19 OWN 21 3 1 Punt
4 12:53 0:54 OWN 25 3 -4 Punt
4 8:32 0:10 OWN 25 1 75 Touchdown
4 4:56 1:31 OWN 42 3 -9 Punt
4 0:53 0:14 OWN 22 2 0 Interception
4 0:35 0:30 OWN 20 5 15 Punt
OT 11:40 3:48 OWN 26 7 32 Punt
OT 5:41 0:11 OWN 24 2 0 Interception

Rushing Stats

New England Patriots

Name Att Yds Avg Lng 10+ TDs
Clarence Woodward 24 104 4.33 13 2 0
Frank Seidel 11 19 1.73 7 0 0
Andrew Pyle 5 13 2.60 6 0 0
Daniel Contreras 1 9 9.00 9 0 0

Buffalo Bills

Name Att Yds Avg Lng 10+ TDs
Michael Dendy 5 39 7.80 12 2 0
Ronald Abernathy 5 16 3.20 17 1 0
Billy Armstrong 1 4 4.00 4 0 0
Robert Harper 1 -1 -1.00 -1 0 0

Passing Stats

New England Patriots

Name Att Comp Yds Sk/Yd TDs Lng Int Rate
Larry Newell 57 33 392 3 / 24 2 32 2 76.06
Lucas Hill 1 0 0 0 / 0 0 - 0 39.58

Buffalo Bills

Name Att Comp Yds Sk/Yd TDs Lng Int Rate
Jim Kelly 43 19 404 5 / 37 4 75 3 79.99

Receiving Stats

New England Patriots

Name Rec Yds Avg Lng TDs
Johnathan Quirk 10 120 12.00 19 1
Walter Chambers 6 72 12.00 32 0
James Boley 6 68 11.33 24 0
Tommy Cox 3 59 19.67 25 1
Robert Malone 2 29 14.50 18 0
Thomas Rye 4 28 7.00 15 0
Clarence Woodward 1 10 10.00 10 0
Frank Seidel 1 6 6.00 6 0

Buffalo Bills

Name Rec Yds Avg Lng TDs
James Lofton 4 132 33.00 75 1
Ronald Abernathy 3 104 34.67 43 1
Michael Dendy 2 69 34.50 52 1
Andrew Villanueva 4 41 10.25 17 1
Andre Reed 2 20 10.00 12 0
Rickie Dees 1 15 15.00 15 0
Jason Jackson 1 11 11.00 11 0
Charles Freese 1 9 9.00 9 0
Kevin Michael 1 3 3.00 3 0

Blocking Stats

New England Patriots

Name PassBlk RunBlk SkAlld TklAlld
Michael Davis 0 0 1 0
Marvin Peterson 0 0 1 0
Josh Thomas 0 0 1 0

Buffalo Bills

Name PassBlk RunBlk SkAlld TklAlld
Juan Williams 0 0 1 0
Michael Dendy 0 0 1 0
Donald Butts 0 0 1 0

Interception Stats

New England Patriots

Name Int Yds Avg TDs
Alan Settle 1 7 7.00 0
James Lundstrom 1 2 2.00 0
Wayne Taylor 1 1 1.00 0

Buffalo Bills

Name Int Yds Avg TDs
Roger Carrier 1 0 0.00 0
Nathaniel Odomes 1 0 0.00 0

Fumble Stats

New England Patriots

Name Fumb Recov Force TDs
Johnathan Quirk 1 0 0 0
James Boley 0 1 0 0
Frank Seidel 0 0 1 0

Buffalo Bills

Name Fumb Recov Force TDs
Michael Dendy 1 0 0 0
Daryl Cooper 0 0 1 0
Nathaniel Odomes 0 1 0 0

Punting

New England Patriots

Name Punts Yds Avg Net Lng In 20
Austin Montgomery 5 227 45.40 43.00 50 1

Buffalo Bills

Name Punts Yds Avg Net Lng In 20
Mario Cote 8 373 46.63 42.25 64 1

Kicking

New England Patriots

Name FG 40+ 50+ Lng XP
Walter McKeehan 5 / 7 3 / 5 3 / 4 53 2 / 2

Buffalo Bills

Name FG 40+ 50+ Lng XP
Mike Bonds 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 - 2 / 4

Punt Return

New England Patriots

Name Ret Yds Avg Lng TDs
Frank Seidel 1 8 8.0 8 0

Buffalo Bills

Name Ret Yds Avg Lng TDs
Michael Dendy 2 14 7.0 8 0

Kick Return

New England Patriots

Name Ret Yds Avg TDs
Clarence Woodward 2 39 19.5 0

Buffalo Bills

Name Ret Yds Avg TDs
Michael Dendy 3 78 26.0 0

Defensive Stats

New England Patriots

Name Tackles Sacks
Alan Settle 8 0
Jerome Percy 6 0
Wayne Taylor 4 1
Michael Johnson 4 0
Leonard Trussell 3 0
James Lundstrom 3 2
Johnny Venezia 2 0
Mark Schwartz 2 1
Henry Ward 2 0
Thomas Rye 1 0
Travis Hibbitts 1 0
Michael Zorn 1 0
Dean Tenney 1 1
Johnathan Quirk 1 0

Buffalo Bills

Name Tackles Sacks
Mark Kelso 12 0
Daryl Cooper 9 0
Andrew Wilkinson 9 0
Nathaniel Odomes 8 0
Ernest Dejesus 6 0
Darryl Talley 5 0
Cornelius Bennett 4 0
Roger Carrier 4 0
James Velasquez 3 0
Nathan Clements 3 0
Shane Conlan 3 0
Jeff Wright 3 2
Phil Hansen 2 0
Alan Batton 2 0
Kevin Giles 2 0
Billy Free 2 1
Timmy Lane 1 0
Kevin Michael 1 0
Juan Williams 1 0
Charles Freese 1 0