GAME THREAD: GAME THREAD: NFL: BUFFALO (0-2) at NEW ENGLAND (2-0)

NFL: BUFFALO at NEW ENGLAND

<div class="pre">NFL
BUFFALO 7
NEW ENGLAND 31 3:22 LEFT, 3RD QTR

BUF BALL ON BUF 22 YD LINE
1ST AND 10</div>

 

NFL: BUFFALO at NEW ENGLAND

<div class="pre">NFL
BUFFALO 7
NEW ENGLAND 31 0:28 LEFT, 3RD QTR

NWE BALL ON NWE 2 YD LINE
1ST AND 10</div>

 

NFL: BUFFALO at NEW ENGLAND

<div class="pre">NFL END, 3RD QTR 1ST 2ND 3RD 4TH TOTAL
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BUFFALO 7 0 0 7
NEW ENGLAND 3 14 14 31 END, 3RD QTR

SCORING SUMMARY

1ST QUARTER: NWE - FG, STEPHEN GOSTKOWSKI 24 YD, 5:34.
Drive: 10 plays, 28 yards in 4:22.
Key plays: Green fumble recovery
Buffalo 36; Evans 2-yard run on
4th-and-1 to Buffalo 24. NEW
ENGLAND 3-0
BUF - TD, MARSHAWN LYNCH 8 YD RUN (RIAN
LINDELL KICK), 12:16. Drive: 12
plays, 80 yards in 6:42. Key plays:
Edwards 16-yard pass to Price to
Buffalo 42; Edwards 13-yard pass to
Parrish on 3rd-and-8 to New England
43; Edwards 21-yard pass to Reed to
New England 22; Edwards 5-yard pass
to Gaines on 3rd-and-3 to New
England 10. BUFFALO 7-3
2ND QUARTER: NWE - TD, BENJAMIN WATSON 8 YD PASS FROM TOM
BRADY (STEPHEN GOSTKOWSKI KICK),
9:52. Drive: 6 plays, 47 yards in
2:35. Key plays: Welker 29-yard
punt return to Buffalo 47; Morris
12-yard run to Buffalo 35; Brady
11-yard pass to Gaffney to Buffalo
24. NEW ENGLAND 10-7
NWE - TD, RANDY MOSS 3 YD PASS FROM TOM BRADY
(STEPHEN GOSTKOWSKI KICK), 13:43.
Drive: 6 plays, 48 yards in 2:44.
Key plays: Welker 26-yard punt
return to Buffalo 48; Maroney
19-yard run to Buffalo 29; T Brady
20-yard pass to K Brady to Buffalo
2. NEW ENGLAND 17-7
3RD QUARTER: NWE - TD, JABAR GAFFNEY 4 YD PASS FROM TOM
BRADY (STEPHEN GOSTKOWSKI KICK),
8:38. Drive: 9 plays, 89 yards in
5:08. Key plays: Brady 10-yard pass
to Welker to New England 15; Brady
11-yard pass to Welker on 3rd-and-6
to New England 26; Brady 45-yard
pass to Moss to Buffalo 23; Maroney
15-yard run to Buffalo 8. NEW
ENGLAND 24-7
NWE - TD, SAMMY MORRIS 4 YD RUN (STEPHEN
GOSTKOWSKI KICK), 11:34. Drive: 4
plays, 58 yards in 1:37. Key plays:
Morris 10-yard run to Buffalo 41; T
Brady 26-yard pass to Welker to
Buffalo 15 lateral to Moss to NEW
ENGLAND 31-7</div>

 

NFL: BUFFALO at NEW ENGLAND

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BUFFALO 7
NEW ENGLAND 31 10:22 LEFT, 4TH QTR

BUF BALL ON BUF 20 YD LINE
1ST AND 10</div>

 

NFL: BUFFALO at NEW ENGLAND

<div class="pre">NFL TD NWE
RANDY MOSS 45 YD PASS FROM TOM BRADY
(STEPHEN GOSTKOWSKI KICK)

BUFFALO 7
NEW ENGLAND 38 10:22 LEFT, 4TH QTR</div>

 

NFL: BUFFALO at NEW ENGLAND

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BUFFALO 7
NEW ENGLAND 38 8:15 LEFT, 4TH QTR

NWE BALL ON NWE 28 YD LINE
1ST AND 10</div>

 

NFL: BUFFALO at NEW ENGLAND

<div class="pre">NFL
BUFFALO 7
NEW ENGLAND 38 6:09 LEFT, 4TH QTR

BUF BALL ON BUF 33 YD LINE
1ST AND 10</div>

 

NFL: BUFFALO at NEW ENGLAND

<div class="pre">NFL
BUFFALO 7
NEW ENGLAND 38 5:57 LEFT, 4TH QTR

NWE BALL ON BUF 12 YD LINE
1ST AND 10</div>

 

NFL: BUFFALO at NEW ENGLAND

<div class="pre">NFL
BUFFALO 7
NEW ENGLAND 38 3:47 LEFT, 4TH QTR

BUF BALL ON BUF 6 YD LINE
1ST AND 10</div>

 

NFL: BUFFALO at NEW ENGLAND

<div class="pre">NFL TWO MINUTE WARNING, 2ND HALF

BUFFALO 7
NEW ENGLAND 38

BUF BALL ON BUF 19 YD LINE
1ST AND 10</div>

 

NFL: BUFFALO at NEW ENGLAND

<div class="pre">NFL FINAL 1ST 2ND 3RD 4TH TOTAL
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BUFFALO 7 0 0 0 7
NEW ENGLAND 3 14 14 7 38 FINAL

SCORING SUMMARY

1ST QUARTER: NWE - FG, STEPHEN GOSTKOWSKI 24 YD, 5:34.
Drive: 10 plays, 28 yards in 4:22.
Key plays: Green fumble recovery
Buffalo 36; Evans 2-yard run on
4th-and-1 to Buffalo 24. NEW
ENGLAND 3-0
BUF - TD, MARSHAWN LYNCH 8 YD RUN (RIAN
LINDELL KICK), 12:16. Drive: 12
plays, 80 yards in 6:42. Key plays:
Edwards 16-yard pass to Price to
Buffalo 42; Edwards 13-yard pass to
Parrish on 3rd-and-8 to New England
43; Edwards 21-yard pass to Reed to
New England 22; Edwards 5-yard pass
to Gaines on 3rd-and-3 to New
England 10. BUFFALO 7-3
2ND QUARTER: NWE - TD, BENJAMIN WATSON 8 YD PASS FROM TOM
BRADY (STEPHEN GOSTKOWSKI KICK),
9:52. Drive: 6 plays, 47 yards in
2:35. Key plays: Welker 29-yard
punt return to Buffalo 47; Morris
12-yard run to Buffalo 35; Brady
11-yard pass to Gaffney to Buffalo
24. NEW ENGLAND 10-7
NWE - TD, RANDY MOSS 3 YD PASS FROM TOM BRADY
(STEPHEN GOSTKOWSKI KICK), 13:43.
Drive: 6 plays, 48 yards in 2:44.
Key plays: Welker 26-yard punt
return to Buffalo 48; Maroney
19-yard run to Buffalo 29; T Brady
20-yard pass to K Brady to Buffalo
2. NEW ENGLAND 17-7
3RD QUARTER: NWE - TD, JABAR GAFFNEY 4 YD PASS FROM TOM
BRADY (STEPHEN GOSTKOWSKI KICK),
8:38. Drive: 9 plays, 89 yards in
5:08. Key plays: Brady 10-yard pass
to Welker to New England 15; Brady
11-yard pass to Welker on 3rd-and-6
to New England 26; Brady 45-yard
pass to Moss to Buffalo 23; Maroney
15-yard run to Buffalo 8. NEW
ENGLAND 24-7
NWE - TD, SAMMY MORRIS 4 YD RUN (STEPHEN
GOSTKOWSKI KICK), 11:34. Drive: 4
plays, 58 yards in 1:37. Key plays:
Morris 10-yard run to Buffalo 41; T
Brady 26-yard pass to Welker plus
lateral to Moss for 11 yards to
Buffalo 4. NEW ENGLAND 31-7
4TH QUARTER: NWE - TD, RANDY MOSS 45 YD PASS FROM TOM
BRADY (STEPHEN GOSTKOWSKI KICK),
4:38. Drive: 10 plays, 98 yards in
5:06. Key plays: T Brady 10-yard
pass to Welker on 3rd-and-5 to New
England 28; T Brady 10-yard pass to
Faulk on 3rd-and-2 to New England
46. NEW ENGLAND 38-7

ATT: 68,756</div>

 

NFL: BUFFALO at NEW ENGLAND

<div class="pre">** CONFIRMED **
NFL
BUFFALO 7
NEW ENGLAND 38 FINAL</div>

 

NFL: BUFFALO at NEW ENGLAND

<div class="pre">NFL FINAL 1ST 2ND 3RD 4TH TOTAL
--- --- --- --- -----
BUFFALO 7 0 0 0 7
NEW ENGLAND 3 14 14 7 38 FINAL

SCORING SUMMARY

1ST QUARTER:

5:34 NWE - FG, STEPHEN GOSTKOWSKI 24 YD.
Drive: 10 plays, 28 yards in 4:22.
Key plays: Green fumble recovery Buffalo 36; Evans 2-yard run on
4th-and-1 to Buffalo 24. NEW ENGLAND 3-0.
12:16 BUF - TD, MARSHAWN LYNCH 8 YD RUN (RIAN LINDELL KICK).
Drive: 12 plays, 80 yards in 6:42.
Key plays: Edwards 16-yard pass to Price to Buffalo 42; Edwards
13-yard pass to Parrish on 3rd-and-8 to New England 43; Edwards 21-yard
pass to Reed to New England 22; Edwards 5-yard pass to Gaines on 3rd-and-3
to New England 10. BUFFALO 7-3.

2ND QUARTER:

9:52 NWE - TD, BENJAMIN WATSON 8 YD PASS FROM TOM BRADY (STEPHEN GOSTKOWSKI KICK).
Drive: 6 plays, 47 yards in 2:35.
Key plays: Welker 29-yard punt return to Buffalo 47; Morris 12-yard
run to Buffalo 35; Brady 11-yard pass to Gaffney to Buffalo 24. NEW
ENGLAND 10-7.
13:43 NWE - TD, RANDY MOSS 3 YD PASS FROM TOM BRADY (STEPHEN GOSTKOWSKI KICK).
Drive: 6 plays, 48 yards in 2:44.
Key plays: Welker 26-yard punt return to Buffalo 48; Maroney 19-yard
run to Buffalo 29; T Brady 20-yard pass to K Brady to Buffalo 2. NEW
ENGLAND 17-7.

3RD QUARTER:

8:38 NWE - TD, JABAR GAFFNEY 4 YD PASS FROM TOM BRADY (STEPHEN GOSTKOWSKI KICK).
Drive: 9 plays, 89 yards in 5:08.
Key plays: Brady 10-yard pass to Welker to New England 15; Brady
11-yard pass to Welker on 3rd-and-6 to New England 26; Brady 45-yard pass
to Moss to Buffalo 23; Maroney 15-yard run to Buffalo 8. NEW ENGLAND 24-7.
11:34 NWE - TD, SAMMY MORRIS 4 YD RUN (STEPHEN GOSTKOWSKI KICK).
Drive: 4 plays, 58 yards in 1:37.
Key plays: Morris 10-yard run to Buffalo 41; T Brady 26-yard pass to
Welker plus lateral to Moss for 11 yards to Buffalo 4. NEW ENGLAND 31-7.

4TH QUARTER:

4:38 NWE - TD, RANDY MOSS 45 YD PASS FROM TOM BRADY (STEPHEN GOSTKOWSKI KICK).
Drive: 10 plays, 98 yards in 5:06.
Key plays: T Brady 10-yard pass to Welker on 3rd-and-5 to New
England 28; T Brady 10-yard pass to Faulk on 3rd-and-2 to New England 46.
NEW ENGLAND 38-7.

BUFFALO - NEW ENGLAND Final Statistics

TEAM STATISTICS BUFFALO NEW ENGLAND

FIRST DOWNS 12 27
Rushing 5 12
Passing 6 14
Penalty 1 1
THIRD DOWN EFFICIENCY 4-11-36% 4-10-40%
FOURTH DOWN EFFICIENCY 0-0-0% 1-3-33%
TOTAL NET YARDS 193 485
Total offensive plays 50 68
Average gain per play 3.9 7.1
NET YARDS RUSHING 110 177
Rushing attempts 27 38
Average gain per rush 4.1 4.7
Tackles for loss-yards 1-2 5-14
NET YARDS PASSING 83 308
Times sacked: Number-Yards 2-18 1-3
Gross passing yards 101 311
PASS ATTEMPTS-COMPLETIONS-HAD INTERCEPTED 21-11-1 29-23-0
Avg gain per pass play 3.6 10.3
KICKOFFS: Number-In End Zone-Touchbacks 2-1-0 7-5-2
PUNTS: Number and Average 7-49.0 2-29.5
Had blocked 0 0
Net punting average 49.0 -6.5
TOTAL RETURN YARDAGE (Not including kickoffs) 0 114
Number-Yards: Punt Returns 0-0 3-72
Number-Yards: Kickoff Returns 5-112 1-33
Number-Yards: Interception Returns 0-0 1-42
PENALTIES: Number-Yards 5-30 2-20
FUMBLES: Number-Lost 1-1 1-1
TOUCHDOWNS 1 5
Rushing 1 1
Passing 0 4
Interceptions 0 0
Other (blocked kicks, etc.) 0 0
EXTRA POINTS: Made-Attempts 1-1 5-5
Kicking: Made-Attempts 1-1 5-5
Passing: Made-Attempts 0-0 0-0
Rushing: Made-Attempts 0-0 0-0
FIELD GOALS: Made-Attempts 0-0 1-1
FGs - PATs had blocked 0-0 0-0
RED ZONE EFFICIENCY 1-1-100% 4-7-57%
GOAL TO GO EFFICIENCY 1-1-100% 3-5-60%
SAFETIES 0 0
TIME OF POSSESSION 25:41 34:19


INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS

BUFFALO NEW ENGLAND

RUSHING ATT YDS AVG LG TD RUSHING ATT YDS AVG LG TD
-------------------------------------- --------------------------------------
M LYNCH 20 74 3.7 12 1 L MARONEY 19 103 5.4 19 0
D WRIGHT 6 36 6.0 12 0 S MORRIS 12 46 3.8 12 1
T EDWARDS 1 0 0.0 0 0 K FAULK 2 14 7.0 11 0
H EVANS 4 12 3.0 9 0
T BRADY 1 2 2.0 2 0

PASSING CM-AT-YDS IN TD LG PASSING CM-AT-YDS IN TD LG
-------------------------------------- --------------------------------------
T EDWARDS 10-20- 97 1 0 21 T BRADY 23-29-311 0 4 45
J LOSMAN 1- 1- 4 0 0 4

Sacked-Yards Lost: T EDWARDS 1-9, Sacked-Yards Lost: T BRADY 1-3.
J LOSMAN 1-9.

RECEIVING NO YDS AVG LG TD RECEIVING NO YDS AVG LG TD
-------------------------------------- --------------------------------------
R PARRISH 2 27 13.5 14 0 W WELKER 6 69 11.5 26 0
J REED 2 27 13.5 21 0 R MOSS 5 115 23.0 45 2
P PRICE 2 23 11.5 16 0 K FAULK 5 38 7.6 10 0
M LYNCH 2 6 3.0 4 0 B WATSON 2 17 8.5 9 1
L EVANS 1 7 7.0 7 0 J GAFFNEY 2 15 7.5 11 1
R NEUFELD 1 6 6.0 6 0 D STALLWOR 1 28 28.0 28 0
M GAINES 1 5 5.0 5 0 K BRADY 1 20 20.0 20 0
D THOMAS 1 9 9.0 9 0

INTERCEPTIONS NO YDS AVG LG TD INTERCEPTIONS NO YDS AVG LG TD
-------------------------------------- --------------------------------------
A SAMUEL 1 42 42.0 42 0

PUNTING NO YDS AVG T I LG PUNTING NO YDS AVG T I LG
-------------------------------------- --------------------------------------
B MOORMAN 7 343 49.0 0 2 75 C HANSON 2 59 29.5 0 0 30

T = Touchbacks, I = Inside 20

PUNT RETURNS NO YDS AVG LG TD PUNT RETURNS NO YDS AVG LG TD
-------------------------------------- --------------------------------------
W WELKER 3 72 24.0 29 0

KICKOFF RETURNS NO YDS AVG LG TD KICKOFF RETURNS NO YDS AVG LG TD
-------------------------------------- --------------------------------------
J SCOBEY 5 112 22.4 29 0 E HOBBS 1 33 33.0 33 0

KICKING XP/XPA FG/FGA KICKING XP/XPA FG/FGA
---------------------------------- ----------------------------------
R LINDELL 1/1 0/0 S GOSTKOWS 5/5 1/1
Dist.: 24

O-D O-D
FUMBLES NO LOST FF REC FUMBLES NO LOST FF REC
------------------------------------ ------------------------------------
J LOSMAN 1 1 0 0-0 T BRADY 1 1 0 0-0
J MCCARGO 0 0 1 0-1 E HOBBS 0 0 1 0-0
J GREEN 0 0 0 0-1

DEFENSE TK SO AS SK-YD DEFENSE TK SO AS SK-YD
------------------------------------ ------------------------------------
J DIGIORGIO 12 8 4 .5-1.5 A THOMAS 9 7 2 0-0
D WHITNER 11 5 6 0-0 R COLVIN 7 4 3 0-0
K THOMAS 10 6 4 0-0 M VRABEL 6 3 3 0-0
C KELSAY 8 5 3 0-0 J SANDERS 6 2 4 0-0
A CROWELL 7 5 2 0-0 J SEAU 5 3 2 0-0
L TRIPPLETT 6 2 4 0-0 J GREEN 4 3 1 1-9
J LEONHARD 5 3 2 0-0 T BRUSCHI 4 3 1 0-0
A SCHOBEL 5 2 3 .5-1.5 V WILFORK 3 3 0 0-0
J MCCARGO 4 3 1 0-0 E HOBBS 3 1 2 1-9
A YOUBOTY 4 3 1 0-0 R BAKER 3 1 2 0-0
P POSLUSZNY 4 3 1 0-0 T WARREN 3 1 2 0-0
J GREER 3 3 0 0-0 B MERIWEATHER 3 0 3 0-0
K WILLIAMS 3 2 1 0-0 E ALEXANDER 2 2 0 0-0
J JEFFERSON 2 2 0 0-0 E WILSON 2 1 1 0-0
T ANDERSON 2 2 0 0-0 R GAY 1 1 0 0-0
B SCOTT 1 1 0 0-0 A SAMUEL 1 1 0 0-0
M HAGGAN 1 1 0 0-0 L SMITH 1 1 0 0-0
J STAMER 1 0 1 0-0

Att: 68,756</div>

 

By Mike Petraglia
PA SportsTicker Contributing Writer


FOXBOROUGH, Massachusetts (Ticker) - Tom Brady and Randy Mossare adjusting quite nicely to each other.


Brady tied a career high with four touchdown passes as thePatriots cruised to a 38-7 win over the Buffalo Bills on Sundayat Gillette Stadium.


Acquired from the Oakland Raiders this offseason, Moss hauled intwo of Brady's touchdown passes and finished with fivereceptions for 115 yards.


The former Pro Bowl receiver has five touchdowns already thisseason and is the first player to crack the 100-yard receivingmark in each of his first three games with a new team.

Brady finished 23-of-29 for 311 yards and no interceptions asthe Patriots (3-0) scored 38 points for the third consecutiveweek.


While the Patriots are unbeaten through three games this season,the Bills (0-3) are winless and lost more than just the game.

Staring quarterback J.P. Losman did not return after injuringhis left knee during the game's first series. Later in thefirst, linebacker Paul Posluszny, drafted out of Penn State,broke his left forearm while making a tackle. Then running backJosh Scobey injured a knee in the first half and was alsoknocked out of the game.


The Patriots fell behind early on as rookie running backMarshawn Lynch scored from 8 yards out to cap a 12-play, 80-yarddrive, and give Buffalo a 7-3 edge.


It would be the lone bright spot of the day for the Bills.

The Patriots twice backed Buffalo deep into their own territoryin the second quarter, leading to touchdown drives of 47 and 48yards.


Brady found Ben Watson from 8 yards to give New England the leadfor good before Brady hit Randy Moss from 3 yards out for a17-7 lead.


A 4-yard touchdown reception by Jabar Gaffney and a 4-yard runby Sammy Morris put the game out of reach in the third.

The icing on the cake came early in the fourth quarter as Bradyconnected with Moss on a 45-yard touchdown pass, the 106thtouchdown reception of his career. The pass also pushed Mossover the 11,000-yard receiving plateau - the 19th player in NFLhistory to reach the milestone.


Though failing to reach the end zone, Patriots running backLaurence Maroney piled up 103 yards on 19 carries.

Playing in place of the injured Losman, rookie Trent Edwardsfinished 10-of-20 for 97 yards with no touchdowns and oneinterception

 

By Mike Petraglia
PA SportsTicker Contributing Writer


FOXBOROUGH, Massachusetts (Ticker) - Tom Brady and Randy Mossare adjusting quite nicely to each other.


Brady tied a career high with four touchdown passes as thePatriots cruised to a 38-7 win over the Buffalo Bills on Sundayat Gillette Stadium.


Acquired from the Oakland Raiders this offseason, Moss hauled intwo of Brady's touchdown passes and finished with fivereceptions for 115 yards.


The former Pro Bowl receiver has five touchdowns already thisseason and is the first player to crack the 100-yard receivingmark in each of his first three games with a new team.

Brady finished 23-of-29 for 311 yards and no interceptions asthe Patriots (3-0) scored 38 points for the third consecutiveweek.


While the Patriots are unbeaten through three games this season,the Bills (0-3) are winless and lost more than just the game.

Staring quarterback J.P. Losman did not return after injuringhis left knee during the game's first series. Later in thefirst, linebacker Paul Posluszny, drafted out of Penn State,broke his left forearm while making a tackle. Then running backJosh Scobey injured a knee in the first half and was alsoknocked out of the game.


The Patriots fell behind early on as rookie running backMarshawn Lynch scored from 8 yards out to cap a 12-play, 80-yarddrive, and give Buffalo a 7-3 edge.


It would be the lone bright spot of the day for the Bills.

The Patriots twice backed Buffalo deep into their own territoryin the second quarter, leading to touchdown drives of 47 and 48yards.


Brady found Ben Watson from 8 yards to give New England the leadfor good before Brady hit Randy Moss from 3 yards out for a17-7 lead.


A 4-yard touchdown reception by Jabar Gaffney and a 4-yard runby Sammy Morris put the game out of reach in the third.

The icing on the cake came early in the fourth quarter as Bradyconnected with Moss on a 45-yard touchdown pass, the 106thtouchdown reception of his career. The pass also pushed Mossover the 11,000-yard receiving plateau - the 19th player in NFLhistory to reach the milestone.


Though failing to reach the end zone, Patriots running backLaurence Maroney piled up 103 yards on 19 carries.

Playing in place of the injured Losman, rookie Trent Edwardsfinished 10-of-20 for 97 yards with no touchdowns and oneinterception

 

NFL: BUFFALO at NEW ENGLAND

<div class="pre">NFL FINAL 1ST 2ND 3RD 4TH TOTAL
--- --- --- --- -----
BUFFALO 7 0 0 0 7
NEW ENGLAND 3 14 14 7 38 FINAL

SCORING SUMMARY

1ST QUARTER:

5:34 NWE - FG, STEPHEN GOSTKOWSKI 24 YD.
Drive: 10 plays, 28 yards in 4:22.
Key plays: Green fumble recovery Buffalo 35; Evans 2-yard run on
4th-and-1 to Buffalo 24. NEW ENGLAND 3-0.
12:16 BUF - TD, MARSHAWN LYNCH 8 YD RUN (RIAN LINDELL KICK).
Drive: 12 plays, 80 yards in 6:42.
Key plays: Edwards 16-yard pass to Price to Buffalo 42; Edwards
13-yard pass to Parrish on 3rd-and-8 to New England 43; Edwards 21-yard
pass to Reed to New England 22; Edwards 5-yard pass to Gaines on 3rd-and-3
to New England 10. BUFFALO 7-3.

2ND QUARTER:

9:52 NWE - TD, BENJAMIN WATSON 8 YD PASS FROM TOM BRADY (STEPHEN GOSTKOWSKI KICK).
Drive: 6 plays, 47 yards in 2:35.
Key plays: Welker 29-yard punt return to Buffalo 47; Morris 12-yard
run to Buffalo 35; Brady 11-yard pass to Gaffney to Buffalo 24. NEW
ENGLAND 10-7.
13:43 NWE - TD, RANDY MOSS 3 YD PASS FROM TOM BRADY (STEPHEN GOSTKOWSKI KICK).
Drive: 6 plays, 48 yards in 2:44.
Key plays: Welker 26-yard punt return to Buffalo 48; Maroney 19-yard
run to Buffalo 29; T Brady 20-yard pass to K Brady to Buffalo 2. NEW
ENGLAND 17-7.

3RD QUARTER:

8:38 NWE - TD, JABAR GAFFNEY 4 YD PASS FROM TOM BRADY (STEPHEN GOSTKOWSKI KICK).
Drive: 9 plays, 89 yards in 5:08.
Key plays: Brady 10-yard pass to Welker to New England 15; Brady
11-yard pass to Welker on 3rd-and-6 to New England 26; Brady 45-yard pass
to Moss to Buffalo 23; Maroney 15-yard run to Buffalo 8. NEW ENGLAND 24-7.
11:34 NWE - TD, SAMMY MORRIS 4 YD RUN (STEPHEN GOSTKOWSKI KICK).
Drive: 4 plays, 58 yards in 1:37.
Key plays: Morris 10-yard run to Buffalo 41; T Brady 26-yard pass to
Welker plus lateral to Moss for 11 yards to Buffalo 4. NEW ENGLAND 31-7.

4TH QUARTER:

4:38 NWE - TD, RANDY MOSS 45 YD PASS FROM TOM BRADY (STEPHEN GOSTKOWSKI KICK).
Drive: 10 plays, 98 yards in 5:06.
Key plays: T Brady 10-yard pass to Welker on 3rd-and-5 to New
England 28; T Brady 10-yard pass to Faulk on 3rd-and-2 to New England 46.
NEW ENGLAND 38-7.

BUFFALO - NEW ENGLAND Final Statistics

TEAM STATISTICS BUFFALO NEW ENGLAND

FIRST DOWNS 12 27
Rushing 5 12
Passing 6 14
Penalty 1 1
THIRD DOWN EFFICIENCY 4-11-36% 4-10-40%
FOURTH DOWN EFFICIENCY 0-0-0% 1-3-33%
TOTAL NET YARDS 193 485
Total offensive plays 50 68
Average gain per play 3.9 7.1
NET YARDS RUSHING 110 177
Rushing attempts 27 38
Average gain per rush 4.1 4.7
Tackles for loss-yards 1-2 5-14
NET YARDS PASSING 83 308
Times sacked: Number-Yards 2-18 1-3
Gross passing yards 101 311
PASS ATTEMPTS-COMPLETIONS-HAD INTERCEPTED 21-11-1 29-23-0
Avg gain per pass play 3.6 10.3
KICKOFFS: Number-In End Zone-Touchbacks 2-1-0 7-5-2
PUNTS: Number and Average 7-49.0 2-29.5
Had blocked 0 0
Net punting average 49.0 -6.5
TOTAL RETURN YARDAGE (Not including kickoffs) 0 114
Number-Yards: Punt Returns 0-0 3-72
Number-Yards: Kickoff Returns 5-112 1-33
Number-Yards: Interception Returns 0-0 1-42
PENALTIES: Number-Yards 5-30 2-20
FUMBLES: Number-Lost 1-1 1-1
TOUCHDOWNS 1 5
Rushing 1 1
Passing 0 4
Interceptions 0 0
Other (blocked kicks, etc.) 0 0
EXTRA POINTS: Made-Attempts 1-1 5-5
Kicking: Made-Attempts 1-1 5-5
Passing: Made-Attempts 0-0 0-0
Rushing: Made-Attempts 0-0 0-0
FIELD GOALS: Made-Attempts 0-0 1-1
FGs - PATs had blocked 0-0 0-0
RED ZONE EFFICIENCY 1-1-100% 4-7-57%
GOAL TO GO EFFICIENCY 1-1-100% 3-5-60%
SAFETIES 0 0
TIME OF POSSESSION 25:41 34:19


INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS

BUFFALO NEW ENGLAND

RUSHING ATT YDS AVG LG TD RUSHING ATT YDS AVG LG TD
-------------------------------------- --------------------------------------
M LYNCH 20 74 3.7 12 1 L MARONEY 19 103 5.4 19 0
D WRIGHT 6 36 6.0 12 0 S MORRIS 12 46 3.8 12 1
T EDWARDS 1 0 0.0 0 0 K FAULK 2 14 7.0 11 0
H EVANS 4 12 3.0 9 0
T BRADY 1 2 2.0 2 0

PASSING CM-AT-YDS IN TD LG PASSING CM-AT-YDS IN TD LG
-------------------------------------- --------------------------------------
T EDWARDS 10-20- 97 1 0 21 T BRADY 23-29-311 0 4 45
J LOSMAN 1- 1- 4 0 0 4

Sacked-Yards Lost: T EDWARDS 1-9, Sacked-Yards Lost: T BRADY 1-3.
J LOSMAN 1-9.

RECEIVING NO YDS AVG LG TD RECEIVING NO YDS AVG LG TD
-------------------------------------- --------------------------------------
R PARRISH 2 27 13.5 14 0 W WELKER 6 69 11.5 26 0
J REED 2 27 13.5 21 0 R MOSS 5 115 23.0 45 2
P PRICE 2 23 11.5 16 0 K FAULK 5 38 7.6 10 0
M LYNCH 2 6 3.0 4 0 B WATSON 2 17 8.5 9 1
L EVANS 1 7 7.0 7 0 J GAFFNEY 2 15 7.5 11 1
R NEUFELD 1 6 6.0 6 0 D STALLWOR 1 28 28.0 28 0
M GAINES 1 5 5.0 5 0 K BRADY 1 20 20.0 20 0
D THOMAS 1 9 9.0 9 0

INTERCEPTIONS NO YDS AVG LG TD INTERCEPTIONS NO YDS AVG LG TD
-------------------------------------- --------------------------------------
A SAMUEL 1 42 42.0 42 0

PUNTING NO YDS AVG T I LG PUNTING NO YDS AVG T I LG
-------------------------------------- --------------------------------------
B MOORMAN 7 343 49.0 0 2 75 C HANSON 2 59 29.5 0 0 30

T = Touchbacks, I = Inside 20

PUNT RETURNS NO YDS AVG LG TD PUNT RETURNS NO YDS AVG LG TD
-------------------------------------- --------------------------------------
W WELKER 3 72 24.0 29 0

KICKOFF RETURNS NO YDS AVG LG TD KICKOFF RETURNS NO YDS AVG LG TD
-------------------------------------- --------------------------------------
J SCOBEY 5 112 22.4 29 0 E HOBBS 1 33 33.0 33 0

KICKING XP/XPA FG/FGA KICKING XP/XPA FG/FGA
---------------------------------- ----------------------------------
R LINDELL 1/1 0/0 S GOSTKOWS 5/5 1/1
Dist.: 24

O-D O-D
FUMBLES NO LOST FF REC FUMBLES NO LOST FF REC
------------------------------------ ------------------------------------
J LOSMAN 1 1 0 0-0 T BRADY 1 1 0 0-0
J MCCARGO 0 0 1 0-1 E HOBBS 0 0 1 0-0
J GREEN 0 0 0 0-1

DEFENSE TK SO AS SK-YD DEFENSE TK SO AS SK-YD
------------------------------------ ------------------------------------
J DIGIORGIO 12 8 4 .5-1.5 A THOMAS 9 7 2 0-0
D WHITNER 11 5 6 0-0 R COLVIN 7 4 3 0-0
K THOMAS 10 6 4 0-0 M VRABEL 6 3 3 0-0
C KELSAY 8 5 3 0-0 J SANDERS 6 2 4 0-0
A CROWELL 7 5 2 0-0 J SEAU 5 3 2 0-0
L TRIPPLETT 6 2 4 0-0 J GREEN 4 3 1 1-9
J LEONHARD 5 3 2 0-0 T BRUSCHI 4 3 1 0-0
A SCHOBEL 5 2 3 .5-1.5 V WILFORK 3 3 0 0-0
J MCCARGO 4 3 1 0-0 E HOBBS 3 1 2 1-9
A YOUBOTY 4 3 1 0-0 R BAKER 3 1 2 0-0
P POSLUSZNY 4 3 1 0-0 T WARREN 3 1 2 0-0
J GREER 3 3 0 0-0 B MERIWEATHER 3 0 3 0-0
K WILLIAMS 3 2 1 0-0 E ALEXANDER 2 2 0 0-0
J JEFFERSON 2 2 0 0-0 E WILSON 2 1 1 0-0
T ANDERSON 2 2 0 0-0 R GAY 1 1 0 0-0
B SCOTT 1 1 0 0-0 A SAMUEL 1 1 0 0-0
M HAGGAN 1 1 0 0-0 L SMITH 1 1 0 0-0
J STAMER 1 0 1 0-0

Officials: Referee-Scott Green, Umpire-Scott Dawson, Head
Linesman-Tony Veteri, Line Judge-Ron Marinucci, Field Judge-Boris
Cheek, Side Judge-Larry Rose, Back Judge-Lee Dyer.

Att: 68,756 Time of Game: 2:51</div>

 

NFL: BUFFALO at NEW ENGLAND

<div class="pre">** CONFIRMED **
NFL
BUFFALO 7
NEW ENGLAND 38 FINAL</div>

 

By Mike Petraglia
PA SportsTicker Contributing Writer


FOXBOROUGH, Massachusetts (Ticker) - Tom Brady and Randy Mossare adjusting quite nicely to each other.


Brady tied a career high with four touchdown passes as thePatriots cruised to a 38-7 win over the Buffalo Bills on Sundayat Gillette Stadium.


Acquired from the Oakland Raiders this offseason, Moss hauled intwo of Brady's touchdown passes and finished with fivereceptions for 115 yards.


"There's a lot of things (Moss) can still work on," Patriotscoach Bill Belichick said. "He hasn't had that much time in theoffense, but his production has been good. Tom (Brady) has beenable to find him when he's been open and Randy has been able toconvert."


The former Pro Bowl receiver has five touchdowns already thisseason and is the first player to crack the 100-yard receivingmark in each of his first three games with a new team.

Brady finished 23-of-29 for 311 yards and no interceptions asthe Patriots (3-0) scored 38 points for the third consecutiveweek.


"I think the way the offensive line performed today wasexceptional," Brady said. "It's kind of what they've been doingall year. They were doing such a good job run blocking, we hada lot of holes in the run game and they did a great job in passprotection and it allowed me to hold onto the ball a little bitlonger."


While the Patriots are unbeaten through three games this season,the Bills (0-3) are winless and lost more than just the game.

Staring quarterback J.P. Losman did not return after injuringhis left knee during the game's first series. Later in thefirst, linebacker Paul Posluszny, drafted out of Penn State,broke his left forearm while making a tackle.


"It was a long day for us in a lot of ways," Bills coach DickJauron said. "It didn't go anywhere near the way we hoped itwould have gone. The injuries certainly played a role in that.How big? We'll never know, but (the Patriots) are a fine team,an outstanding team."


The Patriots fell behind early on as rookie running backMarshawn Lynch scored from 8 yards out to cap a 12-play, 80-yarddrive, and give Buffalo a 7-3 edge.


It would be the lone bright spot of the day for the Bills.

The Patriots twice backed Buffalo deep into their own territoryin the second quarter, leading to touchdown drives of 47 and 48yards.


Brady found Ben Watson from 8 yards out to give New England thelead for good before Brady hit Randy Moss from 3 yards out for a17-7 lead.


A 4-yard touchdown reception by Jabar Gaffney and a 4-yard runby Sammy Morris put the game out of reach in the third.

The icing on the cake came early in the fourth quarter as Bradyconnected with Moss on a 45-yard touchdown pass, the 106thtouchdown reception of his career.


"It's fun to watch," Patriots linebacker Tedy Bruschi said. "Weare watching it also, but we are not paying attention on thesidelines so when we saw it on the Jumbotron, we just looked ateach other and shook our heads.


"(Moss) has shown us a few of those this year and when you watchthe replay, it just amazes you."


Moss also surpassed 11,000 receiving yards for his career,becoming the 19th player in NFL history to reach the milestone.

Though failing to reach the end zone, Patriots running backLaurence Maroney piled up 103 yards on 19 carries, his secondcareer 100-yard game.


Playing in place of the injured Losman, rookie Trent Edwardsfinished 10-of-20 for 97 yards with no touchdowns and oneinterception.

 

NFL: BUFFALO at NEW ENGLAND

<div class="pre">NFL FINAL 1ST 2ND 3RD 4TH TOTAL
--- --- --- --- -----
BUFFALO 7 0 0 0 7
NEW ENGLAND 3 14 14 7 38 FINAL

SCORING SUMMARY

1ST QUARTER:

5:34 NWE - FG, STEPHEN GOSTKOWSKI 24 YD.
Drive: 10 plays, 28 yards in 4:22.
Key plays: Green fumble recovery Buffalo 35; Evans 2-yard run on
4th-and-1 to Buffalo 24. NEW ENGLAND 3-0.
12:16 BUF - TD, MARSHAWN LYNCH 8 YD RUN (RIAN LINDELL KICK).
Drive: 12 plays, 80 yards in 6:42.
Key plays: Edwards 16-yard pass to Price to Buffalo 42; Edwards
13-yard pass to Parrish on 3rd-and-8 to New England 43; Edwards 21-yard
pass to Reed to New England 22; Edwards 5-yard pass to Gaines on 3rd-and-3
to New England 10. BUFFALO 7-3.

2ND QUARTER:

9:52 NWE - TD, BENJAMIN WATSON 8 YD PASS FROM TOM BRADY (STEPHEN GOSTKOWSKI KICK).
Drive: 6 plays, 47 yards in 2:35.
Key plays: Welker 29-yard punt return to Buffalo 47; Morris 12-yard
run to Buffalo 35; Brady 11-yard pass to Gaffney to Buffalo 24. NEW
ENGLAND 10-7.
13:43 NWE - TD, RANDY MOSS 3 YD PASS FROM TOM BRADY (STEPHEN GOSTKOWSKI KICK).
Drive: 6 plays, 48 yards in 2:44.
Key plays: Welker 26-yard punt return to Buffalo 48; Maroney 19-yard
run to Buffalo 29; T Brady 20-yard pass to K Brady to Buffalo 2. NEW
ENGLAND 17-7.

3RD QUARTER:

8:38 NWE - TD, JABAR GAFFNEY 4 YD PASS FROM TOM BRADY (STEPHEN GOSTKOWSKI KICK).
Drive: 9 plays, 89 yards in 5:08.
Key plays: Brady 10-yard pass to Welker to New England 15; Brady
11-yard pass to Welker on 3rd-and-6 to New England 26; Brady 45-yard pass
to Moss to Buffalo 23; Maroney 15-yard run to Buffalo 8. NEW ENGLAND 24-7.
11:34 NWE - TD, SAMMY MORRIS 4 YD RUN (STEPHEN GOSTKOWSKI KICK).
Drive: 4 plays, 58 yards in 1:37.
Key plays: Morris 10-yard run to Buffalo 41; T Brady 26-yard pass to
Welker plus lateral to Moss for 11 yards to Buffalo 4. NEW ENGLAND 31-7.

4TH QUARTER:

4:38 NWE - TD, RANDY MOSS 45 YD PASS FROM TOM BRADY (STEPHEN GOSTKOWSKI KICK).
Drive: 10 plays, 98 yards in 5:06.
Key plays: T Brady 10-yard pass to Welker on 3rd-and-5 to New
England 28; T Brady 10-yard pass to Faulk on 3rd-and-2 to New England 46.
NEW ENGLAND 38-7.

BUFFALO - NEW ENGLAND Final Statistics

TEAM STATISTICS BUFFALO NEW ENGLAND

FIRST DOWNS 12 27
Rushing 5 12
Passing 6 14
Penalty 1 1
THIRD DOWN EFFICIENCY 4-11-36% 4-10-40%
FOURTH DOWN EFFICIENCY 0-0-0% 1-3-33%
TOTAL NET YARDS 193 485
Total offensive plays 50 68
Average gain per play 3.9 7.1
NET YARDS RUSHING 110 177
Rushing attempts 27 38
Average gain per rush 4.1 4.7
Tackles for loss-yards 1-2 5-14
NET YARDS PASSING 83 308
Times sacked: Number-Yards 2-18 1-3
Gross passing yards 101 311
PASS ATTEMPTS-COMPLETIONS-HAD INTERCEPTED 21-11-1 29-23-0
Avg gain per pass play 3.6 10.3
KICKOFFS: Number-In End Zone-Touchbacks 2-1-0 7-5-2
PUNTS: Number and Average 7-49.0 2-29.5
Had blocked 0 0
Net punting average 49.0 -6.5
TOTAL RETURN YARDAGE (Not including kickoffs) 0 114
Number-Yards: Punt Returns 0-0 3-72
Number-Yards: Kickoff Returns 5-112 1-33
Number-Yards: Interception Returns 0-0 1-42
PENALTIES: Number-Yards 5-30 2-20
FUMBLES: Number-Lost 1-1 1-1
TOUCHDOWNS 1 5
Rushing 1 1
Passing 0 4
Interceptions 0 0
Other (blocked kicks, etc.) 0 0
EXTRA POINTS: Made-Attempts 1-1 5-5
Kicking: Made-Attempts 1-1 5-5
Passing: Made-Attempts 0-0 0-0
Rushing: Made-Attempts 0-0 0-0
FIELD GOALS: Made-Attempts 0-0 1-1
FGs - PATs had blocked 0-0 0-0
RED ZONE EFFICIENCY 1-1-100% 4-7-57%
GOAL TO GO EFFICIENCY 1-1-100% 3-5-60%
SAFETIES 0 0
TIME OF POSSESSION 25:41 34:19


INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS

BUFFALO NEW ENGLAND

RUSHING ATT YDS AVG LG TD RUSHING ATT YDS AVG LG TD
-------------------------------------- --------------------------------------
M LYNCH 20 74 3.7 12 1 L MARONEY 19 103 5.4 19 0
D WRIGHT 6 36 6.0 12 0 S MORRIS 12 46 3.8 12 1
T EDWARDS 1 0 0.0 0 0 K FAULK 2 14 7.0 11 0
H EVANS 4 12 3.0 9 0
T BRADY 1 2 2.0 2 0

PASSING CM-AT-YDS IN TD LG PASSING CM-AT-YDS IN TD LG
-------------------------------------- --------------------------------------
T EDWARDS 10-20- 97 1 0 21 T BRADY 23-29-311 0 4 45
J LOSMAN 1- 1- 4 0 0 4

Sacked-Yards Lost: T EDWARDS 1-9, Sacked-Yards Lost: T BRADY 1-3.
J LOSMAN 1-9.

RECEIVING NO YDS AVG LG TD RECEIVING NO YDS AVG LG TD
-------------------------------------- --------------------------------------
R PARRISH 2 27 13.5 14 0 W WELKER 6 69 11.5 26 0
J REED 2 27 13.5 21 0 R MOSS 5 115 23.0 45 2
P PRICE 2 23 11.5 16 0 K FAULK 5 38 7.6 10 0
M LYNCH 2 6 3.0 4 0 B WATSON 2 17 8.5 9 1
L EVANS 1 7 7.0 7 0 J GAFFNEY 2 15 7.5 11 1
R NEUFELD 1 6 6.0 6 0 D STALLWOR 1 28 28.0 28 0
M GAINES 1 5 5.0 5 0 K BRADY 1 20 20.0 20 0
D THOMAS 1 9 9.0 9 0

INTERCEPTIONS NO YDS AVG LG TD INTERCEPTIONS NO YDS AVG LG TD
-------------------------------------- --------------------------------------
A SAMUEL 1 42 42.0 42 0

PUNTING NO YDS AVG T I LG PUNTING NO YDS AVG T I LG
-------------------------------------- --------------------------------------
B MOORMAN 7 343 49.0 0 2 75 C HANSON 2 59 29.5 0 0 30

T = Touchbacks, I = Inside 20

PUNT RETURNS NO YDS AVG LG TD PUNT RETURNS NO YDS AVG LG TD
-------------------------------------- --------------------------------------
W WELKER 3 72 24.0 29 0

KICKOFF RETURNS NO YDS AVG LG TD KICKOFF RETURNS NO YDS AVG LG TD
-------------------------------------- --------------------------------------
J SCOBEY 5 112 22.4 29 0 E HOBBS 1 33 33.0 33 0

KICKING XP/XPA FG/FGA KICKING XP/XPA FG/FGA
---------------------------------- ----------------------------------
R LINDELL 1/1 0/0 S GOSTKOWS 5/5 1/1
Dist.: 24

O-D O-D
FUMBLES NO LOST FF REC FUMBLES NO LOST FF REC
------------------------------------ ------------------------------------
J LOSMAN 1 1 0 0-0 T BRADY 1 1 0 0-0
J MCCARGO 0 0 1 0-1 E HOBBS 0 0 1 0-0
J GREEN 0 0 0 0-1

DEFENSE TK SO AS SK-YD DEFENSE TK SO AS SK-YD
------------------------------------ ------------------------------------
J DIGIORGIO 12 8 4 .5-1.5 A THOMAS 9 7 2 0-0
D WHITNER 11 5 6 0-0 R COLVIN 7 4 3 0-0
K THOMAS 10 6 4 0-0 M VRABEL 6 3 3 0-0
C KELSAY 8 5 3 0-0 J SANDERS 6 2 4 0-0
A CROWELL 7 5 2 0-0 J SEAU 5 3 2 0-0
L TRIPPLETT 6 2 4 0-0 T BRUSCHI 4 3 1 0-0
J LEONHARD 5 3 2 0-0 J GREEN 4 2 2 .5-4.5
A SCHOBEL 5 2 3 .5-1.5 T WARREN 4 1 3 .5-4.5
J MCCARGO 4 3 1 0-0 V WILFORK 3 3 0 0-0
A YOUBOTY 4 3 1 0-0 E HOBBS 3 1 2 1-9
P POSLUSZNY 4 3 1 0-0 R BAKER 3 1 2 0-0
J GREER 3 3 0 0-0 B MERIWEATHER 3 0 3 0-0
K WILLIAMS 3 2 1 0-0 E ALEXANDER 2 2 0 0-0
J JEFFERSON 2 2 0 0-0 E WILSON 2 1 1 0-0
T ANDERSON 2 2 0 0-0 R GAY 1 1 0 0-0
B SCOTT 1 1 0 0-0 A SAMUEL 1 1 0 0-0
M HAGGAN 1 1 0 0-0 L SMITH 1 1 0 0-0
J STAMER 1 0 1 0-0

Officials: Referee-Scott Green, Umpire-Scott Dawson, Head
Linesman-Tony Veteri, Line Judge-Ron Marinucci, Field Judge-Boris
Cheek, Side Judge-Larry Rose, Back Judge-Lee Dyer.

Att: 68,756 Time of Game: 2:51</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NFL BUFFALO AT NEW ENGLAND
NOTE: RESENDING TO CORRECT SACKS FOR GREEN AND WARREN
FOR NEW ENGLAND.</div>