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This Week's Box Scores
  CIN 28, IND 13 |
| DAL 24, ARZ 6 |
| GB 17, STL 7 |
| JAC 24, KC 10 |
| MIA 24, NYJ 17 |
| MIN 29, CHI 22 |
| TB 31, ATL 10 |
| WAS 30, DET 7 |
| DEN 34, CAR 0 |
| NE 31, BUF 10 |
| NO 13, OAK 10 |
| SEA 37, SD 31 |
| TEN 10, NYG 6 |
| PIT 37, BAL 0 |
| SF 24, PHI 12 |
| New England Patriots 31,
Buffalo Bills 10
| First Quarter |
| Buf--FG S.Christie 23, 14:08.
NE--D.Cullors 86 kickoff return (A.Vinatieri kick), 14:26. |
| Second Quarter |
| NE--FG A.Vinatieri 42, 0:59.
NE--B.Coates 6 pass from D.Bledsoe (A.Vinatieri kick), 12:21. |
| Third Quarter |
| NE--C.Slade 1 interception return (A.Vinatieri kick), 8:55.
Buf--A.Smith 1 run (S.Christie kick), 14:12. |
| Fourth Quarter |
| NE--C.Martin21 run (A.Vinatieri kick), 2:30. |
| A--65,783. |
| | NE | BUF |
| FIRST DOWNS | 11 | 14 |
| Rushing | 5 | 4 |
| Passing | 6 | 7 |
| Penalty | 0 | 3 |
| 3RD-DOWN EFFICIENCY | 5-15 | 0-11 |
| 4TH-DOWN EFFICIENCY | 0-1 | 1-3 |
| TOTAL NET YARDS | 267 | 241 |
| Total Plays | 57 | 62 |
| Average Gain | 4.7 | 3.9 |
| NET YARDS RUSHING | 103 | 122 |
| Rushes | 32 | 27 |
| Average per Rush | 3.2 | 4.5 |
| NET YARDS PASSING | 164 | 119 |
| Completed - Attempted | 15-22 | 15-33 |
| Yards per Pass | 6.6 | 3.4 |
| Sacked - Yards Lost | 3-36 | 2-8 |
| Had Intercepted | 0 | 4 |
| PUNTS-AVERAGE | 6-38.8 | 5-45.2 |
| RETURN YARDAGE | 178 | 127 |
| Punt Returns - Yards | 3-16 | 1-20 |
| Kickoff Returns - Yards | 3-157 | 6-107 |
| Int. Returns - Yards | 4-5 | 0-0 |
| PENALTIES-YARDS | 4-48 | 9-46 |
| FUMBLES-LOST | 3-0 | 0-0 |
| TIME OF POSSESSION | 31:35 | 28:25 |
| INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS |
| RUSHING -- |
| | NE: | C.Martin 26-93, M.Grier 4-5, K.Byars 2-5. |
| | BUF: | A.Smith 12-43, T.Thomas 8-41, D.Holmes 4-25, A.Van Pelt 2-8, T.Collins 1-5. |
| PASSING -- |
| | NE: | D.Bledsoe 15-22-0-200. |
| | BUF: | T.Collins 12-21-1-89, A.Van Pelt 3-12-3-38. |
| RECEIVING -- |
| | NE: | T.Glenn 3-59, B.Coates 3-17, T.Brown 2-61, S.Jefferson 2-33, D.Meggett 2-10, S.Gash 2-6, C.Martin 1-14.. |
| | BUF: | L.Johnson 4-34, Q.Early 3-25, A.Reed 3-21, T.Cline 1-29, E.Moulds 1-9, D.Holmes 1-6, J.Riemersma 1-2, A.Smith 1-1., MISSED FIELD GOALS-- NE: A.Vinatieri 42. |
| MISSED FIELD GOALS -- |
| | NE: | A.Vinatieri 42. |
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