New England 24 to Buffalo 20

STATISTICS:

Rushing: New England - Williams: 18 for 89 yards (4.9 ave, 1 TD), Herbert: 3 for 9 yards (3 ave, 0 TD), Tucker: 1 for 4 yards (4 ave, 0 TD), Hill: 1 for 15 yards (15 ave, 0 TD), Purdy: 4 for 31 yards (0 TD)
Buffalo - Jones:16 for 68 yards (4.3 ave, 1 TD), Blackshear:3 for 15 yards (5 ave, 0 TD), Taylor:7 for 26 yards (3.7 ave, 0 TD), Watson:2 for 24 yards (12 ave, 0 TD), Flowers: 1 for 3 yards (0 TD)

Passing: New England - Purdy: 23-for-37, 255 yards, 2 TD / 1 INT
Buffalo - Flacco: 14-for-27, 215 yards, 1 TD / 1 INT


Receptions: New England - Cooper:3-15yds, Samuel:1-10yds, Chark:1-10yds, Westbrook-Ikhine:2-35yards, Hollins:2-25yards, Njoku:7-90yds, Fant:6-53yards, Williams:0-0yds, Herbert:1-17yards, Tucker:0-0yards, Hill:0-0yards
Buffalo - Olave:1-3yards, Flowers:4-68yds, Dell:5-97yards, Pierce:0-0yds, Ruckert:1-12yds, Knox:1-19yards, Washington:0-0yds, Jones:2-16yards, Blackshear:0-0yds, Taylor:0-0yards, Watson:0-0yards

Kick Returns: New England - Tucker: 0 for 0 yards (NAN ave), Oliver: 0 for 0 yards (NAN ave)
Buffalo - Blackshear: 3 for 90 yards (30 ave), Whittington: 1 for 22 yards (22 ave)

Punt Returns: New England - Shenault: 3 for 10 yards (3 ave), Oliver: 0 for 0 yards (NAN ave)
Buffalo - Dell: 4 for 40 yards (10 ave), Whittington: 0 for 0 yards (NAN ave)

Kickers: New England - Bass: 1-for-1; Buffalo - Carlson: 2-for-2
Punters: New England - O'Donnell: 4-44 ave. (in20:0, blocks:0)
Buffalo - Stonehouse: 4-52 ave. (in20:2, blocks:0)

PLAY-BY-PLAY:
Welcome to Buffalo. Following the coin toss, Buffalo will receive the ball first.

The kickoff goes deep into the endzone for a touchback.
14:50 | 1 and 10 @ 30 (30)... Aaron Jones runs for 6 yards (1-6yds | 6 ave:4.4).
14:13 | 2 and 4 @ 36 (36)... Incomplete pass.
14:05 | 3 and 4 @ 36 (36)... Joe Flacco (1-for-2 18 yds | 50%:59) passes complete to Zay Flowers for 18 yards.
13:39 | 1 and 10 @ 46 (54)... Aaron Jones runs for -2 yards (2-4yds | 2 ave:4.4).
12:54 | 2 and 12 @ 48 (52)... Joe Flacco (2-for-3 49 yds | 67%:59) passes complete to Tank Dell for 31 yards.
12:04 | 1 and 10 @ 17 (83)... Aaron Jones runs for 5 yards (3-9yds | 3 ave:4.4).
11:33 | 2 and 5 @ 12 (88)... Flacco throws a 12 yard TOUCHDOWN to Tank Dell!

TOUCHDOWN Buffalo!! Buffalo 7 to New England 0

The kickoff goes deep into the endzone for a touchback.
11:21 | 1 and 10 @ 70 (70)...
11:21 | 1 and 10 @ 30 (70)... Khalil Herbert runs for 4 yards (1-4yds | 4 ave:3.1).
10:56 | 2 and 6 @ 34 (66)... Brock Purdy (1-for-1 11 yds | 100%:65) passes complete to David Njoku for 11 yards.
10:14 | 1 and 10 @ 45 (55)... Buffalo gets the interception!
10:01 | 1 and 10 @ 8 (8)... Aaron Jones runs for 6 yards (4-15yds | 3.8 ave:4.4).
9:28 | 2 and 4 @ 14 (14)... Aaron Jones runs for 7 yards (5-22yds | 4.4 ave:4.4).
8:53 | 1 and 10 @ 21 (21)... Aaron Jones runs for 3 yards (6-25yds | 4.2 ave:4.4).
8:20 | 2 and 7 @ 24 (24)... New England defense gets the sack!
8:14 | 3 and 9 @ 22 (22)... New England needs to call a TIMEOUT (2 left). Incomplete pass.
8:03 | 4 and 9 @ 22 (22)... Ryan Stonehouse punts the ball 58 yards (58:55)
Laviska Shenault returns the ball 6 yards.
7:37 | 1 and 10 @ 26 (74)... Sean Tucker runs for 4 yards (1-4yds | 4 ave:2.6).
7:12 | 2 and 6 @ 30 (70)... Incomplete pass.
7:01 | 3 and 6 @ 30 (70)... Brock Purdy (2-for-3 40 yds | 67%:65) passes complete to David Njoku for 29 yards.
6:19 | 1 and 10 @ 41 (41)... Incomplete pass.
6:11 | 2 and 10 @ 41 (41)... Brock Purdy (3-for-5 47 yds | 60%:65) passes complete to Noah Fant for 7 yards.
5:40 | 3 and 3 @ 34 (34)... Brock Purdy (4-for-6 57 yds | 67%:65) passes complete to David Njoku for 10 yards.
4:58 | 1 and 10 @ 24 (24)... Purdy throws a 24 yard TOUCHDOWN to Nick Westbrook-Ikhine!

TOUCHDOWN New England!! New England 7 to Buffalo 7

The kick comes to Raheem Blackshear at the 7, returned to 39.
4:46 | 1 and 10 @ 39 (39)...
4:46 | 1 and 10 @ 39 (39)... Aaron Jones runs for 6 yards (7-31yds | 4.4 ave:4.4).
4:03 | 2 and 4 @ 45 (45)... Raheem Blackshear runs for 5 yards (1-5yds | 5 ave:5).
3:23 | 1 and 10 @ 50 (50)... Patrick Taylor runs for 4 yards (1-4yds | 4 ave:3.7).
2:52 | 2 and 6 @ 46 (54)... Aaron Jones runs for 0 yards (8-31yds | 3.9 ave:4.4).
2:08 | 3 and 6 @ 46 (54)... Incomplete pass.
2:00 | 4 and 6 @ 46 (54)... Ryan Stonehouse punts the ball 33 yards (45.5:55)
Laviska Shenault returns the ball 4 yards.
1:34 | 1 and 10 @ 17 (83)... Brock Purdy (6-for-8 88 yds | 75%:65) passes complete to Noah Fant for 7 yards.
1:06 | 2 and 3 @ 24 (76)... Incomplete pass.
0:58 | 3 and 3 @ 24 (76)... Incomplete pass.
0:50 | 4 and 3 @ 24 (76)... Pat O'Donnell punts the ball 49 yards (49:45)
Tank Dell returns the ball 9 yards.
0:33 | 1 and 10 @ 36 (36)... Aaron Jones runs for 5 yards (9-36yds | 4 ave:4.4).
0:06 | 2 and 5 @ 41 (41)... Patrick Taylor runs for 2 yards (2-6yds | 3 ave:3.7).
0:00 | 3 and 3 @ 43 (43)...

End of Quarter 1 (New England 7 to Buffalo 7)

New England defense gets the sack!
14:45 | 4 and 12 @ 34 (34)... Ryan Stonehouse punts the ball 59 yards (50:55)
Laviska Shenault returns the ball 0 yards.
14:27 | 1 and 10 @ 7 (93)... Kyren Williams runs for 13 yards (1-13yds | 13 ave:5.4).
13:46 | 1 and 10 @ 20 (80)... Kyren Williams runs for -1 yards (2-12yds | 6 ave:5.4).
13:03 | 2 and 11 @ 19 (81)... Brock Purdy (7-for-11 98 yds | 64%:65) passes complete to David Njoku for 10 yards.
12:23 | 3 and 1 @ 29 (71)... Brock Purdy runs for 16 yards (1-16yds | 16 ave:6.5).
11:33 | 1 and 10 @ 45 (55)... Kyren Williams runs for 1 yards (3-13yds | 4.3 ave:5.4).
10:52 | 2 and 9 @ 46 (54)... Brock Purdy runs for 4 yards (2-20yds | 10 ave:6.5).
10:21 | 3 and 5 @ 50 (50)... Brock Purdy (8-for-12 107 yds | 67%:65) passes complete to Noah Fant for 9 yards.
9:37 | 1 and 10 @ 41 (41)... Kyren Williams runs for 6 yards (4-19yds | 4.8 ave:5.4).
8:53 | 2 and 4 @ 35 (35)... Brock Purdy runs for 5 yards (3-25yds | 8.3 ave:6.5).
8:15 | 1 and 10 @ 30 (30)... Kyren Williams runs for 5 yards (5-24yds | 4.8 ave:5.4).
7:36 | 2 and 5 @ 25 (25)... Brock Purdy runs for 6 yards (4-31yds | 7.8 ave:6.5).
7:04 | 1 and 10 @ 19 (19)... Kyren Williams runs for 6 yards (6-30yds | 5 ave:5.4).
6:34 | 2 and 4 @ 13 (13)... Kyren Williams runs for 5 yards (7-35yds | 5 ave:5.4).
5:49 | 1 and 8 @ 8 (8)... Williams runs 8 yards for a TOUCHDOWN
TOUCHDOWN New England!! New England 14 to Buffalo 7

The kick comes to Jordan Whittington at the -3, returned to 19.
5:37 | 1 and 10 @ 19 (19)...
5:37 | 1 and 10 @ 19 (19)... Aaron Jones runs for 7 yards (10-43yds | 4.3 ave:4.4).
5:04 | 2 and 3 @ 26 (26)... Zay Flowers runs for 3 yards (1-3yds | 3 ave:3).
4:33 | 1 and 10 @ 29 (29)... Aaron Jones runs for 15 yards (11-58yds | 5.3 ave:4.4).
3:48 | 1 and 10 @ 44 (44)... Aaron Jones runs for -1 yards (12-57yds | 4.8 ave:4.4).
3:05 | 2 and 11 @ 43 (43)... Christian Watson runs for 12 yards (1-12yds | 12 ave:12.2).
2:22 | 1 and 10 @ 45 (55)... Joe Flacco (4-for-7 77 yds | 57%:59) passes complete to Zay Flowers for 16 yards. TWO-MINUTE WARNING
2:00 | 1 and 10 @ 29 (71)... Joe Flacco (5-for-8 92 yds | 63%:59) passes complete to Tank Dell for 15 yards.
1:28 | 1 and 10 @ 14 (86)... Joe Flacco (6-for-9 105 yds | 67%:59) passes complete to Zay Flowers for 13 yards. TIMEOUT Buffalo (2 left)
1:20 | 1 and 1 @ 1 (99)... Incomplete pass.
1:07 | 2 and 1 @ 1 (99)... Incomplete pass..
0:57 | 3 and 1 @ 1 (99)... Incomplete pass..
0:51 | 4 and 1 @ 1 (99)...
Here's a 18 fieldgoal attempt... GOOD! 10 to 14

The kickoff goes deep into the endzone for a touchback.
0:46 | 1 and 10 @ 30 (70)... Brock Purdy (9-for-13 112 yds | 69%:65) passes complete to David Njoku for 5 yards.
0:03 | 2 and 5 @ 35 (65)... Brock Purdy (10-for-14 125 yds | 71%:65) passes complete to Mack Hollins for 13 yards.
0:00 | 1 and 10 @ 48 (52)...

End of Quarter 2 (New England 14 to Buffalo 10)

The kickoff goes deep into the endzone for a touchback.
14:54 | 1 and 10 @ 70 (70)... Penalty on New England.
14:54 | 1 and 10 @ 30 (70)... Kyren Williams runs for 6 yards (9-49yds | 5.4 ave:5.4).
14:20 | 2 and 4 @ 36 (64)... Kyren Williams runs for 1 yards (10-50yds | 5 ave:5.4).
13:43 | 3 and 3 @ 37 (63)... Incomplete pass.
13:33 | 4 and 3 @ 37 (63)... Pat O'Donnell punts the ball 39 yards (44:45)
Tank Dell returns the ball 9 yards.
13:04 | 1 and 10 @ 33 (33)... Aaron Jones runs for 2 yards (13-59yds | 4.5 ave:4.4).
12:25 | 2 and 8 @ 35 (35)... Patrick Taylor runs for 5 yards (3-11yds | 3.7 ave:3.7).
11:52 | 3 and 3 @ 40 (40)... Joe Flacco (7-for-13 124 yds | 54%:59) passes complete to Tank Dell for 19 yards.
11:17 | 1 and 10 @ 41 (59)... Aaron Jones runs for -1 yards (14-58yds | 4.1 ave:4.4).
10:38 | 2 and 11 @ 42 (58)... Patrick Taylor runs for 4 yards (4-15yds | 3.8 ave:3.7).
10:10 | 3 and 7 @ 38 (62)... Joe Flacco (8-for-14 145 yds | 57%:59) passes complete to Zay Flowers for 21 yards.
9:34 | 1 and 10 @ 17 (83)... Aaron Jones runs for 8 yards (15-66yds | 4.4 ave:4.4).
8:53 | 2 and 2 @ 9 (91)... Patrick Taylor runs for -1 yards (5-14yds | 2.8 ave:3.7).
8:25 | 3 and 3 @ 10 (90)... Joe Flacco (9-for-15 153 yds | 60%:59) passes complete to Aaron Jones for 8 yards.
7:52 | 1 and 2 @ 2 (98)... Aaron Jones runs for 2 yards (16-68yds | 4.3 ave:4.4).
TOUCHDOWN Buffalo!! Buffalo 17 to New England 14

The kickoff goes deep into the endzone for a touchback.
7:02 | 1 and 10 @ 70 (70)...
7:02 | 1 and 10 @ 30 (70)... Kyren Williams runs for 9 yards (11-59yds | 5.4 ave:5.4).
6:30 | 2 and 1 @ 39 (61)... Kyren Williams runs for 6 yards (12-65yds | 5.4 ave:5.4).
5:56 | 1 and 10 @ 45 (55)... Kyren Williams runs for -1 yards (13-64yds | 4.9 ave:5.4).
5:26 | 2 and 11 @ 44 (56)... Khalil Herbert runs for 1 yards (2-5yds | 2.5 ave:3.1).
5:00 | 3 and 10 @ 45 (55)... Incomplete pass.
4:51 | 4 and 10 @ 45 (55)... Pat O'Donnell punts the ball 40 yards (42.7:45)
Tank Dell returns the ball 13 yards.
4:28 | 1 and 10 @ 28 (28)... Christian Watson runs for 12 yards (2-24yds | 12 ave:12.2).
3:53 | 1 and 10 @ 40 (40)... Penalty on Buffalo.
3:53 | 1 and 20 @ 30 (30)... Patrick Taylor runs for 8 yards (6-22yds | 3.7 ave:3.7).
3:25 | 2 and 12 @ 38 (38)... Raheem Blackshear runs for 5 yards (2-10yds | 5 ave:5).
2:44 | 3 and 7 @ 43 (43)... Incomplete pass.
2:36 | 4 and 7 @ 43 (43)... Ryan Stonehouse punts the ball 57 yards Touchback (51.8:55)

2:19 | 1 and 10 @ 20 (80)... Kyren Williams runs for 12 yards (14-76yds | 5.4 ave:5.4).
1:30 | 1 and 10 @ 32 (68)... Kyren Williams runs for -3 yards (15-73yds | 4.9 ave:5.4).
0:54 | 2 and 13 @ 29 (71)... Penalty on New England.
0:54 | 2 and 23 @ 19 (81)... Justice Hill runs for 15 yards (1-15yds | 15 ave:15.1).
0:08 | 3 and 8 @ 34 (66)... Brock Purdy (11-for-17 137 yds | 65%:65) passes complete to Noah Fant for 12 yards.
0:00 | 1 and 10 @ 46 (54)...

End of Quarter 3 (New England 14 to Buffalo 17)

Brock Purdy (12-for-18 150 yds | 67%:65) passes complete to David Njoku for 13 yards.
14:18 | 1 and 10 @ 41 (41)... Incomplete pass.
14:04 | 2 and 10 @ 41 (41)... Brock Purdy (13-for-20 162 yds | 65%:65) passes complete to David Njoku for 12 yards.
13:37 | 1 and 10 @ 29 (29)... Brock Purdy (14-for-21 173 yds | 67%:65) passes complete to Nick Westbrook-Ikhine for 11 yards.
13:07 | 1 and 10 @ 18 (18)... Kyren Williams runs for 13 yards (16-86yds | 5.4 ave:5.4).
12:23 | 1 and 5 @ 5 (5)... Purdy throws a 5 yard TOUCHDOWN to Amari Cooper!

TOUCHDOWN New England!! New England 21 to Buffalo 17

The kick comes to Raheem Blackshear at the 7, returned to 33.
12:12 | 1 and 10 @ 33 (33)...
12:12 | 1 and 10 @ 33 (33)... Joe Flacco (10-for-17 173 yds | 59%:59) passes complete to Tank Dell for 20 yards.
11:37 | 1 and 10 @ 47 (53)... Joe Flacco (11-for-18 185 yds | 61%:59) passes complete to Jeremy Ruckert for 12 yards.
11:08 | 1 and 10 @ 35 (65)... New England gets the interception!
10:57 | 1 and 10 @ 9 (91)... Incomplete pass.
10:48 | 2 and 10 @ 9 (91)... Incomplete pass.
10:38 | 3 and 10 @ 9 (91)... Brock Purdy (16-for-25 186 yds | 64%:65) passes complete to Noah Fant for 8 yards.
10:12 | 4 and 2 @ 17 (83)... Pat O'Donnell punts the ball 48 yards (44:45)
Tank Dell returns the ball 9 yards.
9:53 | 1 and 10 @ 44 (44)... Incomplete pass.
9:40 | 2 and 10 @ 44 (44)... Joe Flacco (12-for-20 204 yds | 60%:59) passes complete to Dawson Knox for 19 yards.
9:05 | 1 and 10 @ 37 (63)... Incomplete pass.
8:56 | 2 and 10 @ 37 (63)... Joe Flacco (13-for-22 212 yds | 59%:59) passes complete to Aaron Jones for 8 yards.
8:19 | 3 and 2 @ 29 (71)... Raheem Blackshear runs for 5 yards (3-15yds | 5 ave:5).
7:38 | 1 and 10 @ 24 (76)... Patrick Taylor runs for 4 yards (7-26yds | 3.7 ave:3.7).
7:12 | 2 and 6 @ 20 (80)... Incomplete pass.
7:03 | 3 and 6 @ 20 (80)... New England defense gets the sack!
6:58 | 4 and 9 @ 23 (77)...
Here's a 40 fieldgoal attempt... GOOD! 20 to 21

The kickoff goes deep into the endzone for a touchback.
6:52 | 1 and 10 @ 30 (70)... Brock Purdy (17-for-26 198 yds | 65%:65) passes complete to Mack Hollins for 12 yards.
6:04 | 1 and 10 @ 42 (58)... Brock Purdy (18-for-27 208 yds | 67%:65) passes complete to Amari Cooper for 10 yards.
5:22 | 1 and 10 @ 48 (48)... Incomplete pass.
5:13 | 2 and 10 @ 48 (48)... Brock Purdy (19-for-29 218 yds | 66%:65) passes complete to Noah Fant for 10 yards.
4:46 | 1 and 10 @ 38 (38)... Incomplete pass.
4:36 | 2 and 10 @ 38 (38)... Brock Purdy (20-for-31 235 yds | 65%:65) passes complete to Khalil Herbert for 17 yards.
4:02 | 1 and 10 @ 21 (21)... Brock Purdy (21-for-32 245 yds | 66%:65) passes complete to Curtis Samuel for 10 yards.
3:25 | 1 and 10 @ 11 (11)... Incomplete pass..
3:15 | 2 and 10 @ 11 (11)... Brock Purdy (22-for-34 255 yds | 65%:65) passes complete to D.J. Chark for 10 yards.
2:23 | 1 and 1 @ 1 (1)... Brock Purdy (23-for-35 255 yds | 66%:65) passes complete to Amari Cooper for 0 yards. TWO-MINUTE WARNING
2:00 | 2 and 1 @ 1 (1)... Incomplete pass.
1:13 | 3 and 1 @ 1 (1)... Incomplete pass..
1:03 | 4 and 1 @ 1 (1)...
Here's a 18 fieldgoal attempt... GOOD! 24 to 20

The kick comes to Raheem Blackshear at the 3, returned to 35.
0:54 | 1 and 10 @ 35 (35)... Joe Flacco (14-for-24 215 yds | 58%:55) passes complete to Chris Olave for 3 yards. TIMEOUT Buffalo (2 left)
0:48 | 2 and 7 @ 38 (38)... Incomplete pass.
0:42 | 3 and 7 @ 38 (38)... Incomplete pass.
0:34 | 4 and 7 @ 38 (38)... Going for it on 4th down... incomplete pass.
Ball turned over on downs.
0:34 | 1 and 10 @ 38 (38)... Kyren Williams runs for 6 yards (17-92yds | 5.4 ave:5.4). TIMEOUT Buffalo (1 left)
0:27 | 2 and 4 @ 32 (32)... Khalil Herbert runs for 4 yards (3-9yds | 3 ave:3.1). TIMEOUT Buffalo (0 left)
0:20 | 1 and 10 @ 28 (28)... Kyren Williams runs for -3 yards (18-89yds | 4.9 ave:5.4).
0:00 | 2 and 13 @ 31 (31)...

End of Quarter 4 (New England 24 to Buffalo 20)

CRUNCHING THE NUMBERS: ADJUSTMENTS TO WEEKLY UPDATE STATS
New England Offensive Line Grade (6.2) vs. Buffalo Front Seven (6.1) = 0.1 in the trenches
Buffalo Offensive Line (6.8) vs. New England Front Seven (6.1) = 0.7 adjustments to running averages
New England QB Completion % Impacts (x.1): WR (6.2) + OL (6.2) - Buffalo F7 (6.1) - SEC (6.3) = 0
Buffalo QB Completion % Impacts (x.1): WR (6) + OL (6.8) - New England F7 (6.1) - SEC (6.3) = 0.04
These adjustments will not always apply completely, such as in cases where QBs have high completion percentages already and get more yard rewards for strong adjustments instead and smaller (7%) percentage boost. Max 15%. WR collective grades increase .5 for 25+ catches in a week IRL in updates. Max OL/F7 difference for RB averages +/- 1.5yd ave.

New England QB1: update 26-for-40 (65%, 0 adj) 313-yds (12 ypc) 2/1 | SIM: 23-for-37 (62%) 255-yds (11.1 ypc), 2 TD / 1 INT
Buffalo QB1 update :12-for-22 (55%, 0.04 adj) 200-yds (16.7 ypc) 1/1 | SIM: 14-for-27 (52%) 215-yds (15.4 ypc), 1 TD / 1 INT
New England RB1: 23-122 (5.4 adj) | SIM: 18-89 (4.9 ave) ; RB2: 7-21 (3.1 adj) | SIM: 3-9 (3 ave) ; RB3: 2-5 (2.6 adj) | SIM: 1-4 (4 ave) ; RB4: 2-30 (15.1 adj) | SIM: 1-15 (15 ave)
Buffalo RB1: 18-67 (4.4 adj) | SIM: 16-68 (4.3 ave) ; RB2: 3-13 (5 adj) | SIM: 3-15 (5 ave) ; RB3: 8-24 (3.7 adj) | SIM: 7-26 (3.7 ave) ; RB4: 2-23 (12.2 adj) | SIM: 2-24 (12 ave)
New England WR1: 1-10 (10) | S: 3-15yds (5) ; WR2: 1-0 (0) | S: 1-10yds (10) ; WR3: 1-0 (0) | S: 1-10yds (10) ; WR4: 2-17 (8.5) | S: 2-35yds (17.5) ; WR5: 2-25 (12.5) | S: 2-25yds (12.5) ; TE1: 8-66 (8.3) | S: 7-90yds (12.9) ; TE2: - (NAN) | S: 6-53yds (8.8)
Buffalo WR1: 1-0 (0) | S: 1-3yds (3) ; WR2: 5-100 (20) | S: 4-68yds (17) ; WR3: 6-98 (16.3) | S: 5-97yds (19.4) ; WR4: 1-0 (0) | S: 0-0yds (NAN) ; WR5: 2-12 (6) | S: 1-12yds (12) ; TE1: 2-22 (11) | S: 1-19yds (19) ; TE2: - (NAN) | S: 0-0yds (NAN)
RB averages may shift in the game when they use up their weekly update carries, or if any unused TDs later in the game. WR and QB averages per completion are split between both player projections.