Sunday, 09/30/12
| Final | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New England | 7 | 0 | 14 | 31 | 52 |
| Buffalo | 0 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 28 |
| Time and Attendance | |
|---|---|
| Time | 3:17 |
| Attendance | 70,684 |
Scoring Summary
| NE - BUF | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st Quarter | 6:49 | NE | TD | Stevan Ridley 6 yd run (Stephen Gostkowski kick) | 7 - 0 |
| 2nd Quarter | 9:43 | BUF | TD | Scott Chandler 24 yd pass from Ryan Fitzpatrick (Rian Lindell kick) | 7 - 7 |
| 3:30 | BUF | TD | Scott Chandler 20 yd pass from Ryan Fitzpatrick (Rian Lindell kick) | 7 - 14 | |
| 3rd Quarter | 11:08 | BUF | TD | Donald Jones 68 yd pass from Ryan Fitzpatrick (Rian Lindell kick) | 7 - 21 |
| 8:10 | NE | TD | Danny Woodhead 17 yd pass from Tom Brady (Stephen Gostkowski kick) | 14 - 21 | |
| 3:53 | NE | TD | Tom Brady 4 yd run (Stephen Gostkowski kick) | 21 - 21 | |
| 4th Quarter | 14:55 | NE | TD | Rob Gronkowski 28 yd pass from Tom Brady (Stephen Gostkowski kick) | 28 - 21 |
| 11:42 | NE | TD | Stevan Ridley 2 yd run (Stephen Gostkowski kick) | 35 - 21 | |
| 10:29 | NE | TD | Brandon Bolden 7 yd run (Stephen Gostkowski kick) | 42 - 21 | |
| 6:32 | BUF | TD | Brad Smith 35 yd pass from Ryan Fitzpatrick (Rian Lindell kick) | 42 - 28 | |
| 4:02 | NE | TD | Brandon Lloyd 25 yd pass from Tom Brady (Stephen Gostkowski kick) | 49 - 28 | |
| 1:56 | NE | FG | Stephen Gostkowski 30 yd FG | 52 - 28 | |
Team Statistics
| NE | BUF | |
|---|---|---|
| First Downs | 33 | 19 |
| Passing | 13 | 15 |
| Rushing | 19 | 4 |
| Penalty | 1 | 0 |
| Third Down Efficiency | 4-11 | 8-15 |
| Fourth Down Efficiency | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Net Yards | 580 | 438 |
| Total Plays | 77 | 69 |
| Average Gain Per Play | 7.5 | 6.3 |
| Net Yards Rushing | 247 | 98 |
| Rushes | 40 | 27 |
| Average Per Rush | 6.2 | 3.6 |
| Net Yards Passing | 333 | 340 |
| Completions - Attempts | 22-36 | 22-39 |
| Yards Per Pass Play | 9.0 | 8.1 |
| Times Sacked | 1 | 3 |
| Yards Lost to Sacks | 7 | 10 |
| Had Intercepted | 0 | 4 |
| Punts | 3 | 5 |
| Average Punt | 39.7 | 41.8 |
| Penalties | 1 | 3 |
| Penalty Yards | 10 | 17 |
| Fumbles | 3 | 3 |
| Fumbles Lost | 2 | 2 |
Passing
| New England | Comp | Att | Yds | Pct | Y/A | Sack | YdsL | TD | Int |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| T. Brady | 22 | 36 | 340 | 61.1 | 9.4 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 0 |
| Buffalo | Comp | Att | Yds | Pct | Y/A | Sack | YdsL | TD | Int |
| R. Fitzpatrick | 22 | 39 | 350 | 56.4 | 9.0 | 3 | 10 | 4 | 4 |
Rushing
| New England | Rush | Yds | Avg | Lng | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| S. Ridley | 22 | 106 | 4.8 | 13 | 2 |
| B. Bolden | 16 | 137 | 8.6 | 27 | 1 |
| T. Brady | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 1 |
| S. Vereen | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Buffalo | Rush | Yds | Avg | Lng | TD |
| F. Jackson | 13 | 29 | 2.2 | 11 | 0 |
| C. Spiller | 8 | 33 | 4.1 | 14 | 0 |
| R. Fitzpatrick | 3 | 14 | 4.7 | 7 | 0 |
| T. Choice | 2 | 14 | 7.0 | 12 | 0 |
| J. White | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 |
Receiving
| New England | Rec | Yds | Avg | Lng | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W. Welker | 9 | 129 | 14.3 | 26 | 0 |
| R. Gronkowski | 5 | 104 | 20.8 | 41 | 1 |
| B. Lloyd | 3 | 50 | 16.7 | 25 | 1 |
| D. Woodhead | 2 | 23 | 11.5 | 17 | 1 |
| D. Fells | 1 | 18 | 18.0 | 18 | 0 |
| B. Bolden | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 11 | 0 |
| S. Vereen | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
| Buffalo | Rec | Yds | Avg | Lng | TD |
| S. Chandler | 4 | 62 | 15.5 | 24 | 2 |
| T. Graham | 4 | 34 | 8.5 | 10 | 0 |
| F. Jackson | 3 | 50 | 16.7 | 34 | 0 |
| D. Jones | 2 | 90 | 45.0 | 68 | 1 |
| B. Smith | 2 | 49 | 24.5 | 35 | 1 |
| D. Dickerson | 2 | 36 | 18.0 | 24 | 0 |
| S. Johnson | 2 | 23 | 11.5 | 16 | 0 |
| C. Spiller | 2 | 5 | 2.5 | 3 | 0 |
| T. Choice | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 |
Kicking
| New England | XPM | XPA | Pct | FGM | FGA | Pct | Lng | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| S. Gostkowski | 7 | 7 | 100.0 | 1 | 3 | 33.3 | 30 | 10 |
| Buffalo | XPM | XPA | Pct | FGM | FGA | Pct | Lng | Pts |
| R. Lindell | 4 | 4 | 100.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 4 |
Punting
| New England | Punt | Avg | Blk | In20 | TB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Z. Mesko | 3 | 39.7 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Buffalo | Punt | Avg | Blk | In20 | TB |
| S. Powell | 5 | 41.8 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
Kick/Punt Returns
| New England | KR | Yds | Avg | Lng | TD | PR | Yds | Avg | Lng | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| D. McCourty | 1 | 20 | 20.0 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| W. Welker | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 14 | 0 |
| Buffalo | KR | Yds | Avg | Lng | TD | PR | Yds | Avg | Lng | TD |
| L. McKelvin | 1 | 26 | 26.0 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Defense
| New England | Tack | Ast | Sack | Yds | FFum | FumR | PD | Int | Yds | Int'TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| D. McCourty | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 34 | 0 |
| B. Spikes | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| R. Ninkovich | 4 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| J. Mayo | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| P. Chung | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| S. Gregory | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| C. Jones | 3 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| K. Arrington | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| T. Wilson | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 22 | 0 |
| D. Hightower | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| V. Wilfork | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| K. Love | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| S. Ridley | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| S. Moore | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| T. White | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| R. Dowling | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| J. Cunningham | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| R. Wendell | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| M. Slater | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| N. Ebner | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| R. Gronkowski | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Buffalo | Tack | Ast | Sack | Yds | FFum | FumR | PD | Int | Yds | Int'TD |
| N. Barnett | 10 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| G. Wilson | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| B. Scott | 8 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| J. Byrd | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| S. Gilmore | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| J. Rogers | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| K. Williams | 3 | 2 | 0.5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| M. Williams | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| A. Williams | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| A. Carrington | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| D. Searcy | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| M. Anderson | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| A. Moats | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| M. Dareus | 0 | 3 | 0.5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| K. Sheppard | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| R. Fitzpatrick | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| E. Wood | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| E. Pears | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| J. White | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| C. White | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| T. Graham | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| F. Jackson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| S. Johnson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |










