| New England Patriots at Buffalo Bills Game Statistics |
| Date: December 16, 2001 Location: Orchard Park, NY |
| Venue: Ralph Wilson Stadium Attendance: 45527 |
| Weather: Overcast Temp: 34 F Humidty: 85% Wind: 13 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | OT | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New England PatriotsNE | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 12 |
| Buffalo BillsBUF | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 9 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | NE | BUF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New England PatriotsNE | Adam Vinatieri 40 FG | 3 | 0 |
| 2 | New England PatriotsNE | Adam Vinatieri 32 FG | 6 | 0 |
| 3 | Buffalo BillsBUF | Shayne Graham 41 FG | 6 | 3 |
| 4 | Buffalo BillsBUF | Shayne Graham 25 FG | 6 | 6 |
| 4 | Buffalo BillsBUF | Shayne Graham 41 FG | 6 | 9 |
| 4 | New England PatriotsNE | Adam Vinatieri 25 FG | 9 | 9 |
| 5 | New England PatriotsNE | Adam Vinatieri 23 FG | 12 | 9 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| New England Patriots | ||
| Offense | ||
| 80 | WR | Troy Brown |
| 86 | WR | David Patten |
| 72 | LOT | Matt Light |
| 77 | LOG | Mike Compton |
| 65 | C | Damien Woody |
| 63 | ROG | Joe Andruzzi |
| 64 | ROT | Greg Randall |
| 83 | TE | Rod Rutledge |
| 12 | QB | Tom Brady |
| 32 | RB | Antowain Smith |
| 44 | FB | Marc Edwards |
| Defense | ||
| 91 | LDE | Bobby Hamilton |
| 96 | LDT | Brandon Mitchell |
| 93 | RDT | Richard Seymour |
| 98 | RDE | Anthony Pleasant |
| 50 | LOLB | Mike Vrabel |
| 54 | MLB | Tedy Bruschi |
| 95 | ROLB | Roman Phifer |
| 24 | LCB | Ty Law |
| 36 | SS | Lawyer Milloy |
| 34 | FS | Tebucky Jones |
| 45 | RCB | Otis Smith |
| Buffalo Bills | ||
| Offense | ||
| 80 | WR | Eric Moulds |
| 81 | WR | Peerless Price |
| 70 | LOT | John Fina |
| 79 | LOG | Ruben Brown |
| 63 | C | Billy Conaty |
| 60 | ROG | Jerry Ostroski |
| 75 | ROT | Jonas Jennings |
| 85 | TE | Jay Riemersma |
| 10 | QB | Alex Van Pelt |
| 20 | RB | Travis Henry |
| 37 | FB | Larry Centers |
| Defense | ||
| 90 | LDE | Phil Hansen |
| 97 | LDT | Leif Larsen |
| 98 | RDT | Ron Edwards |
| 94 | RDE | Aaron Schobel |
| 53 | SLB | Keith Newman |
| 58 | MLB | Brandon Spoon |
| 55 | WLB | Jay Foreman |
| 26 | LCB | Antoine Winfield |
| 39 | SS | Raion Hill |
| 29 | FS | Keion Carpenter |
| 22 | RCB | Nate Clements |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New England Patriots | |||||
| Antowain Smith | 20 | 95 | 4.8 | 38 | 0 |
| Tom Brady | 3 | 13 | 4.3 | 12 | 0 |
| Kevin Faulk | 2 | 10 | 5.0 | 7 | 0 |
| Troy Brown | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 |
| Marc Edwards | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| Buffalo Bills | |||||
| Travis Henry | 12 | 54 | 4.5 | 14 | 0 |
| Shawn Bryson | 14 | 38 | 2.7 | 6 | 0 |
| Alex Van Pelt | 2 | 6 | 3.0 | 4 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New England Patriots | |||||||||||
| Tom Brady | 35 | 19 | 54.3 | 1 | 237 | 6.8 | 40 | 0 | 5 | 31 | 63.6 |
| Buffalo Bills | |||||||||||
| Alex Van Pelt | 44 | 22 | 50.0 | 1 | 219 | 5.0 | 33 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 55.0 |
| RECEIVING | TAR | REC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New England Patriots | ||||||
| Troy Brown | 8 | 5 | 62 | 12.4 | 26 | 0 |
| David Patten | 7 | 3 | 65 | 21.7 | 40 | 0 |
| J.R. Redmond | 4 | 3 | 45 | 15.0 | 17 | 0 |
| Terry Glenn | 6 | 3 | 27 | 9.0 | 19 | 0 |
| Jermaine Wiggins | 2 | 1 | 25 | 25.0 | 25 | 0 |
| Patrick Pass | 1 | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 13 | 0 |
| Marc Edwards | 3 | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| Kevin Faulk | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| Antowain Smith | 1 | 1 | -5 | -5.0 | -5 | 0 |
| Rod Rutledge | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Buffalo Bills | ||||||
| Eric Moulds | 15 | 6 | 50 | 8.3 | 13 | 0 |
| Peerless Price | 10 | 4 | 67 | 16.8 | 33 | 0 |
| Jay Riemersma | 6 | 4 | 36 | 9.0 | 13 | 0 |
| Shawn Bryson | 3 | 3 | 12 | 4.0 | 11 | 0 |
| Larry Centers | 5 | 2 | 29 | 14.5 | 21 | 0 |
| Travis Henry | 1 | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 14 | 0 |
| Sammy Morris | 1 | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 |
| Reggie Germany | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| Avion Black | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New England Patriots | |||||
| Lawyer Milloy | 1 | 21 | 21.0 | 21 | 0 |
| Buffalo Bills | |||||
| Chris Watson | 1 | 23 | 23.0 | 23 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New England Patriots | |||||
| Ken Walter | 7 | 287 | 41.0 | 48 | 0 |
| Buffalo Bills | |||||
| Brian Moorman | 8 | 328 | 41.0 | 58 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New England Patriots | ||||||
| Troy Brown | 4 | 0 | 33 | 8.3 | 15 | 0 |
| Kevin Faulk | 1 | 0 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 |
| Buffalo Bills | ||||||
| Peerless Price | 2 | 2 | -2 | -1.0 | 3 | 0 |
| Nate Clements | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| KICKOFFS | NO | YDS | AVG | TB |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| New England Patriots | ||||
| Adam Vinatieri | 5 | 298 | 59.6 | 0 |
| Buffalo Bills | ||||
| Shayne Graham | 4 | 235 | 58.8 | 0 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New England Patriots | ||||||
| Patrick Pass | 4 | 88 | 22.0 | 27 | 0 | |
| Buffalo Bills | ||||||
| Shawn Bryson | 5 | 94 | 18.8 | 25 | 0 | |
| SACKS | NO | YDS |
|---|---|---|
| New England Patriots | ||
| Anthony Pleasant | 1.0 | 7.0 |
| Buffalo Bills | ||
| Aaron Schobel | 2.0 | 13.0 |
| Phil Hansen | 1.0 | 7.0 |
| Nate Clements | 1.0 | 1.0 |
| Erik Flowers | 0.5 | 5.0 |
| Jay Foreman | 0.5 | 5.0 |
| DEFENSE | TKL | TFL | QH | PD | FF | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New England Patriots | ||||||
| Lawyer Milloy | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Tedy Bruschi | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Vrabel | 8 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Tebucky Jones | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Otis Smith | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Anthony Pleasant | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Ty Law | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Roman Phifer | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Terrell Buckley | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Bobby Hamilton | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Matt Stevens | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brandon Mitchell | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Je'rod Cherry | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Richard Seymour | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ted Johnson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Antwan Harris | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Larry Izzo | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Adam Vinatieri | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tom Brady | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Terrance Shaw | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Buffalo Bills | ||||||
| Jay Foreman | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Antoine Winfield | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dashon Polk | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Aaron Schobel | 7 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Keith Newman | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Raion Hill | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Keion Carpenter | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Brandon Spoon | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Phil Hansen | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chris Watson | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Nate Clements | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tyrone Robertson | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Erik Flowers | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lance Brown | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ron Edwards | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Pierson Prioleau | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Avion Black | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Reggie Germany | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Shayne Graham | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Fred Jones | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jonas Jennings | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Leif Larsen | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kendrick Office | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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