2005 · Week 8
Buffalo Bills at New England Patriots
Oct 30, 2005 · Gillette Stadium · outdoors · grass
Recap
New England Patriots topped Buffalo Bills 21–16. ScoutIndex had favored Patriots (74%) going in. Patriots improve to 4-3; Bills fall to 3-5. Tom Brady was the story of the game with 199 passing yards and 1 TD; 4 rushing yards.
Team stats
| BUF | NE | |
|---|---|---|
| 21 | First downs | 16 |
| 410 | Total yards | 292 |
| 263 | Passing yards | 199 |
| 147 | Rushing yards | 93 |
| 20/33 | Comp / Att | 14/21 |
| 1 | Turnovers | 1 |
| 2 | Sacks taken | 3 |
Scoring & key plays
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Box score
BUF
Passing
| Player | C/A | Yds | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kelly Holcomb | 20/33 | 263 | 1 | 1 |
Rushing
| Player | Car | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kelly Holcomb | 1 | -1 | 0 |
| Willis McGahee | 31 | 136 | 0 |
| Shaud Williams | 5 | 14 | 0 |
| Roscoe Parrish | 2 | -2 | 0 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Willis McGahee | 2 | 0 | 21 | 0 |
| Shaud Williams | 3 | 0 | 37 | 0 |
| Roscoe Parrish | 1 | 0 | 17 | 0 |
NE
Passing
| Player | C/A | Yds | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tom Brady | 14/21 | 199 | 1 | 0 |
Rushing
| Player | Car | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tom Brady | 1 | 4 | 0 |
| Corey Dillon | 18 | 72 | 2 |
| Patrick Pass | 3 | 17 | 0 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patrick Pass | 1 | 0 | 23 | 0 |