New England Patriots29–25Buffalo Bills
NE by 4 points
Gillette Stadium
- 368Total yards346
Total yards: New England Patriots 368, Buffalo Bills 346. Passing plus rushing. Not a published column -- summed here so it means the same thing everywhere it appears.
- 272Passing yards265
Passing yards: New England Patriots 272, Buffalo Bills 265. Net of sacks, as the league counts it.
- 96Rushing yards81
Rushing yards: New England Patriots 96, Buffalo Bills 81. Yards gained on the ground.
- 19First downs21
First downs: New England Patriots 19, Buffalo Bills 21. Passing and rushing only — a first down awarded by penalty is not published and is not counted.
- 1.0Sacks1.0
Sacks: New England Patriots 1.0, Buffalo Bills 1.0. Sacks by this defence.
- 6QB hits4
QB hits: New England Patriots 6, Buffalo Bills 4. Hits on the opposing quarterback, sacks included.
- 3Tackles for loss4
Tackles for loss: New England Patriots 3, Buffalo Bills 4. Runs and short passes stopped behind the line.
- 2Takeaways1
Takeaways: New England Patriots 2, Buffalo Bills 1. Interceptions caught plus opposition fumbles recovered.
- 8Penalties9
Penalties: New England Patriots 8, Buffalo Bills 9. Penalties accepted against this team.
- 59Penalty yards46
Penalty yards: New England Patriots 59, Buffalo Bills 46. Yards conceded to penalties.
- 13.2Passing EPA8.6
Passing EPA: New England Patriots 13.2, Buffalo Bills 8.6. Expected points added by the passing game. Above nought is better than an average offence would have managed from the same downs.
- -0.6Rushing EPA1.9
Rushing EPA: New England Patriots -0.6, Buffalo Bills 1.9. The same for the running game.