Sunday, 11/11/12
| Final | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buffalo | 0 | 17 | 7 | 7 | 31 |
| New England | 10 | 14 | 7 | 6 | 37 |
| Time and Attendance | |
|---|---|
| Time | 3:12 |
| Attendance | 68,756 |
Scoring Summary
| BUF - NE | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st Quarter | 6:04 | NE | FG | Stephen Gostkowski 43 yd FG | 0 - 3 |
| 3:54 | NE | TD | Stevan Ridley 1 yd run (Stephen Gostkowski kick) | 0 - 10 | |
| 2nd Quarter | 12:07 | BUF | FG | Rian Lindell 41 yd FG | 3 - 10 |
| 9:09 | NE | TD | Danny Woodhead 15 yd run (Stephen Gostkowski kick) | 3 - 17 | |
| 6:03 | BUF | TD | Fred Jackson 14 yd run (Rian Lindell kick) | 10 - 17 | |
| 3:54 | NE | TD | Rob Gronkowski 2 yd pass from Tom Brady (Stephen Gostkowski kick) | 10 - 24 | |
| 0:31 | BUF | TD | Scott Chandler 3 yd pass from Ryan Fitzpatrick (Rian Lindell kick) | 17 - 24 | |
| 3rd Quarter | 7:06 | NE | TD | Danny Woodhead 18 yd pass from Tom Brady (Stephen Gostkowski kick) | 17 - 31 |
| 1:37 | BUF | TD | Fred Jackson 1 yd run (Rian Lindell kick) | 24 - 31 | |
| 4th Quarter | 14:10 | NE | FG | Stephen Gostkowski 48 yd FG | 24 - 34 |
| 7:47 | BUF | TD | Donald Jones 2 yd pass from Ryan Fitzpatrick (Rian Lindell kick) | 31 - 34 | |
| 2:06 | NE | FG | Stephen Gostkowski 27 yd FG | 31 - 37 | |
Team Statistics
| BUF | NE | |
|---|---|---|
| First Downs | 35 | 27 |
| Passing | 20 | 14 |
| Rushing | 11 | 8 |
| Penalty | 4 | 5 |
| Third Down Efficiency | 7-11 | 7-12 |
| Fourth Down Efficiency | 1-1 | 0-0 |
| Net Yards | 481 | 347 |
| Total Plays | 71 | 68 |
| Average Gain Per Play | 6.8 | 5.1 |
| Net Yards Rushing | 162 | 117 |
| Rushes | 28 | 29 |
| Average Per Rush | 5.8 | 4.0 |
| Net Yards Passing | 319 | 230 |
| Completions - Attempts | 27-40 | 23-38 |
| Yards Per Pass Play | 7.4 | 5.9 |
| Times Sacked | 3 | 1 |
| Yards Lost to Sacks | 18 | 7 |
| Had Intercepted | 1 | 0 |
| Punts | 2 | 2 |
| Average Punt | 50.0 | 34.5 |
| Penalties | 14 | 7 |
| Penalty Yards | 148 | 73 |
| Fumbles | 3 | 0 |
| Fumbles Lost | 2 | 0 |
Passing
| Buffalo | Comp | Att | Yds | Pct | Y/A | Sack | YdsL | TD | Int |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R. Fitzpatrick | 27 | 40 | 337 | 67.5 | 8.4 | 3 | 18 | 2 | 1 |
| New England | Comp | Att | Yds | Pct | Y/A | Sack | YdsL | TD | Int |
| T. Brady | 23 | 38 | 237 | 60.5 | 6.2 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 0 |
Rushing
| Buffalo | Rush | Yds | Avg | Lng | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| F. Jackson | 16 | 80 | 5.0 | 14 | 2 |
| C. Spiller | 9 | 70 | 7.8 | 14 | 0 |
| R. Fitzpatrick | 3 | 12 | 4.0 | 6 | 0 |
| New England | Rush | Yds | Avg | Lng | TD |
| S. Ridley | 22 | 98 | 4.5 | 24 | 1 |
| S. Vereen | 5 | 5 | 1.0 | 5 | 0 |
| D. Woodhead | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 15 | 1 |
| T. Brady | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | -1 | 0 |
Receiving
| Buffalo | Rec | Yds | Avg | Lng | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| S. Johnson | 6 | 86 | 14.3 | 21 | 0 |
| D. Jones | 6 | 74 | 12.3 | 22 | 1 |
| S. Chandler | 5 | 65 | 13.0 | 23 | 1 |
| C. Spiller | 4 | 61 | 15.3 | 25 | 0 |
| F. Jackson | 4 | 35 | 8.8 | 15 | 0 |
| T. Graham | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 11 | 0 |
| L. Smith | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
| B. Smith | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| New England | Rec | Yds | Avg | Lng | TD |
| W. Welker | 6 | 74 | 12.3 | 23 | 0 |
| B. Lloyd | 5 | 45 | 9.0 | 12 | 0 |
| D. Woodhead | 4 | 46 | 11.5 | 18 | 1 |
| D. Branch | 4 | 30 | 7.5 | 13 | 0 |
| R. Gronkowski | 3 | 31 | 10.3 | 24 | 1 |
| S. Vereen | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 11 | 0 |
| S. Ridley | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| M. Hoomanawanui | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Kicking
| Buffalo | XPM | XPA | Pct | FGM | FGA | Pct | Lng | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R. Lindell | 4 | 4 | 100.0 | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 41 | 7 |
| New England | XPM | XPA | Pct | FGM | FGA | Pct | Lng | Pts |
| S. Gostkowski | 4 | 4 | 100.0 | 3 | 3 | 100.0 | 48 | 13 |
Punting
| Buffalo | Punt | Avg | Blk | In20 | TB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| S. Powell | 2 | 50.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| New England | Punt | Avg | Blk | In20 | TB |
| Z. Mesko | 2 | 34.5 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Kick/Punt Returns
| Buffalo | KR | Yds | Avg | Lng | TD | PR | Yds | Avg | Lng | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| L. McKelvin | 1 | 21 | 21.0 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| B. Smith | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| New England | KR | Yds | Avg | Lng | TD | PR | Yds | Avg | Lng | TD |
| D. McCourty | 2 | 36 | 18.0 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| J. Edelman | 1 | 32 | 32.0 | 32 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 5.0 | 6 | 0 |
Defense
| Buffalo | Tack | Ast | Sack | Yds | FFum | FumR | PD | Int | Yds | Int'TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| S. Gilmore | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| N. Barnett | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| J. Rogers | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| M. Dareus | 4 | 1 | 0.5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| L. McKelvin | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| J. Byrd | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| D. Searcy | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| M. Williams | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| G. Wilson | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| A. Carrington | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| B. Scott | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| K. Moore | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| K. Williams | 1 | 1 | 0.5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| S. Johnson | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| A. Moats | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| E. Wood | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| R. Brooks | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| R. Martin | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| A. Levitre | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| C. White | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| C. McIntyre | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| F. Jackson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| New England | Tack | Ast | Sack | Yds | FFum | FumR | PD | Int | Yds | Int'TD |
| B. Spikes | 5 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| A. Dennard | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| J. Mayo | 4 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| D. McCourty | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| K. Arrington | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| S. Gregory | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| V. Wilfork | 2 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| R. Ninkovich | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| D. Hightower | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| J. Cunningham | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| T. Wilson | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| C. Jones | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| J. Francis | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| M. Cole | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| K. Love | 0 | 1 | 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 |
| D. Martin | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |










