Sunday, 12/26/10
| Final | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New England | 7 | 17 | 7 | 3 | 34 |
| Buffalo | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Time and Attendance | |
|---|---|
| Time | 3:00 |
| Attendance | 68,281 |
Scoring Summary
| NE - BUF | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st Quarter | 10:08 | BUF | FG | Rian Lindell 26 yd FG | 0 - 3 |
| 3:46 | NE | TD | Danny Woodhead 29 yd run (Shayne Graham kick) | 7 - 3 | |
| 2nd Quarter | 12:27 | NE | TD | Rob Gronkowski 8 yd pass from Tom Brady (Shayne Graham kick) | 14 - 3 |
| 3:57 | NE | FG | Shayne Graham 34 yd FG | 17 - 3 | |
| 0:33 | NE | TD | Alge Crumpler 4 yd pass from Tom Brady (Shayne Graham kick) | 24 - 3 | |
| 3rd Quarter | 11:27 | NE | TD | Rob Gronkowski 8 yd pass from Tom Brady (Shayne Graham kick) | 31 - 3 |
| 4th Quarter | 10:15 | NE | FG | Shayne Graham 26 yd FG | 34 - 3 |
Team Statistics
| NE | BUF | |
|---|---|---|
| First Downs | 20 | 16 |
| Passing | 7 | 12 |
| Rushing | 12 | 3 |
| Penalty | 1 | 1 |
| Third Down Efficiency | 8-17 | 3-10 |
| Fourth Down Efficiency | 0-1 | 1-3 |
| Net Yards | 348 | 369 |
| Total Plays | 69 | 60 |
| Average Gain Per Play | 5.0 | 6.2 |
| Net Yards Rushing | 217 | 125 |
| Rushes | 41 | 20 |
| Average Per Rush | 5.3 | 6.3 |
| Net Yards Passing | 131 | 244 |
| Completions - Attempts | 15-27 | 18-37 |
| Yards Per Pass Play | 4.7 | 6.1 |
| Times Sacked | 1 | 3 |
| Yards Lost to Sacks | 9 | 7 |
| Had Intercepted | 0 | 3 |
| Punts | 5 | 2 |
| Average Punt | 41.2 | 34.0 |
| Penalties | 6 | 6 |
| Penalty Yards | 40 | 40 |
| Fumbles | 0 | 4 |
| Fumbles Lost | 0 | 4 |
Passing
| New England | Comp | Att | Yds | Pct | Y/A | Sack | YdsL | TD | Int |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| T. Brady | 15 | 27 | 140 | 55.6 | 5.2 | 1 | 9 | 3 | 0 |
| Buffalo | Comp | Att | Yds | Pct | Y/A | Sack | YdsL | TD | Int |
| R. Fitzpatrick | 18 | 37 | 251 | 48.6 | 6.8 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 3 |
Rushing
| New England | Rush | Yds | Avg | Lng | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| B. Green-Ellis | 19 | 104 | 5.5 | 15 | 0 |
| D. Woodhead | 13 | 93 | 7.2 | 29 | 1 |
| B. Hoyer | 4 | -2 | -0.5 | 1 | 0 |
| T. Brady | 3 | 13 | 4.3 | 7 | 0 |
| B. Tate | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 12 | 0 |
| F. Taylor | 1 | -3 | -3.0 | -3 | 0 |
| Buffalo | Rush | Yds | Avg | Lng | TD |
| F. Jackson | 13 | 81 | 6.2 | 27 | 0 |
| C. Spiller | 6 | 30 | 5.0 | 7 | 0 |
| R. Fitzpatrick | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 14 | 0 |
Receiving
| New England | Rec | Yds | Avg | Lng | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R. Gronkowski | 4 | 54 | 13.5 | 23 | 2 |
| D. Woodhead | 3 | 32 | 10.7 | 15 | 0 |
| W. Welker | 3 | 19 | 6.3 | 9 | 0 |
| D. Branch | 2 | 25 | 12.5 | 15 | 0 |
| A. Crumpler | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 1 |
| S. Morris | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| B. Green-Ellis | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| F. Taylor | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| B. Tate | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Buffalo | Rec | Yds | Avg | Lng | TD |
| S. Johnson | 5 | 58 | 11.6 | 16 | 0 |
| D. Jones | 5 | 54 | 10.8 | 40 | 0 |
| N. Roosevelt | 4 | 74 | 18.5 | 30 | 0 |
| C. Spiller | 2 | 54 | 27.0 | 41 | 0 |
| F. Jackson | 2 | 11 | 5.5 | 8 | 0 |
| D. Nelson | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Kicking
| New England | XPM | XPA | Pct | FGM | FGA | Pct | Lng | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| S. Graham | 4 | 4 | 100.0 | 2 | 2 | 100.0 | 34 | 10 |
| Buffalo | XPM | XPA | Pct | FGM | FGA | Pct | Lng | Pts |
| R. Lindell | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 26 | 3 |
Punting
| New England | Punt | Avg | Blk | In20 | TB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Z. Mesko | 5 | 41.2 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Buffalo | Punt | Avg | Blk | In20 | TB |
| B. Moorman | 2 | 34.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Kick/Punt Returns
| New England | KR | Yds | Avg | Lng | TD | PR | Yds | Avg | Lng | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| S. Morris | 1 | 23 | 23.0 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| B. Tate | 1 | 16 | 16.0 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Buffalo | KR | Yds | Avg | Lng | TD | PR | Yds | Avg | Lng | TD |
| C. Spiller | 5 | 84 | 16.8 | 22 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| N. Roosevelt | 2 | 31 | 15.5 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Defense
| New England | Tack | Ast | Sack | Yds | FFum | FumR | PD | Int | Yds | Int'TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| P. Chung | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 19 | 0 |
| T. Banta-Cain | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| G. Guyton | 3 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| B. Meriweather | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| J. Mayo | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| D. McCourty | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| V. Wilfork | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| K. Arrington | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| E. Moore | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| K. Love | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| R. Ninkovich | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| L. Cohen | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| D. Fletcher | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| G. Warren | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| R. Brace | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| J. Page | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| S. Brown | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| D. Butler | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| T. White | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| S. Morris | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| M. Slater | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Buffalo | Tack | Ast | Sack | Yds | FFum | FumR | PD | Int | Yds | Int'TD |
| A. Ayodele | 11 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| D. Whitner | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| P. Posluszny | 7 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| J. Byrd | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| S. Johnson | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| D. Florence | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| K. Williams | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| M. Stroud | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| C. Kelsay | 1 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| G. Wilson | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| A. Moats | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| A. Carrington | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| B. Scott | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| C. Spiller | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| R. Fitzpatrick | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| S. Johnson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| C. McIntyre | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| J. Stupar | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| S. Chandler | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |










