Coverage: CBS
1:00 PM ET, December 28, 2008
Ralph Wilson Stadium, Buffalo, NY
Top Performers
Passing: T. Edwards (BUF) - 128 YDS
Rushing: F. Jackson (BUF) - 27 CAR, 136 YDS
Receiving: L. Evans (BUF) - 5 REC, 63 YDS
Scoring Summary
| FIRST QUARTER | NE | BUF | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
![]() | FG | 03:01 | Stephen Gostkowski 33 Yd | 3 | 0 |
| THIRD QUARTER | NE | BUF | |||
![]() | TD | 04:39 | LaMont Jordan 2 Yd Run (Stephen Gostkowski Kick) | 10 | 0 |
| FOURTH QUARTER | NE | BUF | |||
![]() | FG | 10:15 | Stephen Gostkowski 23 Yd | 13 | 0 |
Team Stat Comparison
New England | Buffalo | |
|---|---|---|
| 1st Downs | 16 | 15 |
3rd down efficiency | 2-10 | 9-17 |
4th down efficiency | 3-3 | 0-2 |
| Total Yards | 241 | 276 |
| Yards per play | 4.3 | 4.5 |
| Total Drives | 2 | 0 |
| Passing | 73 | 115 |
Comp-Att | 6-8 | 14-25 |
Yards per pass | 9.1 | 4.6 |
Interceptions thrown | 0 | 0 |
Sacks-Yards Lost | 1-5 | 2-13 |
| Rushing | 168 | 161 |
Rushing Attempts | 47 | 35 |
Yards per rush | 3.6 | 4.6 |
| Penalties | 2-10 | 3-20 |
| Turnovers | 0 | 1 |
Fumbles lost | 0 | 1 |
Interceptions thrown | 0 | 0 |
| Possession | 32:00 | 28:00 |
| NE Passing | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C/ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | INT | SACKS | QBR | |
| M. Cassel | 6/8 | 78 | 9.8 | 0 | 0 | 1-5 | 98.5 |
| Team | 6/8 | 73 | 9.1 | 0 | 0 | 1-5 | -- |
| BUF Passing | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C/ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | INT | SACKS | QBR | |
| T. Edwards | 14/25 | 128 | 5.1 | 0 | 0 | 2-13 | 28.6 |
| Team | 14/25 | 115 | 4.6 | 0 | 0 | 2-13 | -- |
| Buffalo Rushing | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LG | |
| F. Jackson | 27 | 136 | 5.0 | 0 | 32 |
| T. Edwards | 4 | 20 | 5.0 | 0 | 9 |
| X. Omon | 4 | 5 | 1.3 | 0 | 2 |
| Team | 35 | 161 | 4.6 | 0 | 32 |
| Buffalo Receiving | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LG | |
| L. Evans | 5 | 63 | 12.6 | 0 | 15 |
| R. Royal | 2 | 30 | 15.0 | 0 | 18 |
| J. Reed | 2 | 21 | 10.5 | 0 | 16 |
| D. Fine | 2 | 8 | 4.0 | 0 | 8 |
| D. Schouman | 2 | 6 | 3.0 | 0 | 3 |
| F. Jackson | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team | 14 | 128 | 9.1 | 0 | 18 |
| New England Fumbles | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| FUM | LOST | REC | |
| M. Vrabel | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Team | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Buffalo Fumbles | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| FUM | LOST | REC | |
| T. Edwards | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Team | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| New England Tackles | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| TOT | SACKS | SOLO | |
| J. Seau | 9 | 0 | 4 |
| J. Sanders | 8 | 0 | 7 |
| V. Wilfork | 8 | 0 | 4 |
| J. Mayo | 7 | 0 | 6 |
| B. Meriweather | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| M. Vrabel | 5 | 0 | 4 |
| J. Wilhite | 5 | 0 | 4 |
| J. Green | 5 | 2 | 3 |
| E. Hobbs III | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| R. Colvin | 4 | 0 | 3 |
| T. Warren | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| V. Redd | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| L. Izzo | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| M. Slater | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| L. Smith | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| M. Richardson | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Team | 69 | 2 | 51 |
| Buffalo Tackles | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| TOT | SACKS | SOLO | |
| R. Denney | 11 | 0 | 5 |
| B. Scott | 9 | 0 | 6 |
| K. Simpson | 8 | 0 | 5 |
| C. Kelsay | 7 | 0 | 5 |
| K. Williams | 6 | 1 | 6 |
| S. Johnson | 6 | 0 | 5 |
| P. Posluszny | 6 | 0 | 4 |
| K. Ellison | 5 | 0 | 2 |
| K. Mitchell | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| M. Stroud | 4 | 0 | 2 |
| T. McGee | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| R. Corner | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| D. Whitner | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Team | 73 | 1 | 51 |
| Buffalo Kick Returns | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NO | YDS | AVG | LG | |
| S. Johnson | 1 | 19 | 19.0 | 19 |
| F. Jackson | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 10 |
| L. McKelvin | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 |
| Team | 3 | 34 | 11.3 | 19 |
| Buffalo Punt Returns | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NO | YDS | AVG | LG | |
| F. Jackson | 1 | 30 | 30.0 | 30 |
| Team | 1 | 30 | 30.0 | 30 |
| New England Kicking | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FG | PCT | LONG | XP | PTS | |
| S. Gostkowski | 2/3 | 66.7 | 33 | 1/1 | 7 |
| Team | 2/3 | 66.7 | 33 | 1/1 | 7 |
| Buffalo Kicking | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FG | PCT | LONG | XP | PTS | |
| R. Lindell | 0/1 | 0.0 | -- | 0/0 | 0 |
| Team | 0/1 | 0.0 | -- | 0/0 | 0 |
| Buffalo Punting | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TOT | YDS | AVG | TB | -20 | LG | |
| B. Moorman | 3 | 93 | 31.0 | 0 | 1 | 45 |
| Team | 3 | 93 | 31.0 | 0 | 1 | 45 |
Attendance: 71,282



