2006 · Week 1
Buffalo Bills at New England Patriots
Sep 10, 2006 · Gillette Stadium · outdoors · grass
Recap
New England Patriots escaped with a 19–17 win over Buffalo Bills. The result matched ScoutIndex's lean toward Patriots (78%). Patriots improve to 1-0; Bills fall to 0-1. Tom Brady was the story of the game with 163 passing yards and 2 TDs; 3 rushing yards.
Team stats
| BUF | NE | |
|---|---|---|
| 12 | First downs | 19 |
| 263 | Total yards | 346 |
| 164 | Passing yards | 163 |
| 99 | Rushing yards | 183 |
| 15/23 | Comp / Att | 11/23 |
| 0 | Turnovers | 1 |
| 3 | Sacks taken | 3 |
Scoring & key plays
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Box score
BUF
Passing
| Player | C/A | Yds | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| J.P. Losman | 15/23 | 164 | 0 | 0 |
Rushing
| Player | Car | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|
| J.P. Losman | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Willis McGahee | 20 | 70 | 0 |
| Anthony Thomas | 3 | 29 | 1 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Willis McGahee | 2 | 0 | 24 | 0 |
| Anthony Thomas | 2 | 0 | 16 | 0 |
NE
Passing
| Player | C/A | Yds | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tom Brady | 11/23 | 163 | 2 | 1 |
Rushing
| Player | Car | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tom Brady | 5 | 3 | 0 |
| Laurence Maroney | 17 | 86 | 0 |
| Corey Dillon | 16 | 73 | 0 |
| Kevin Faulk | 3 | 21 | 0 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Corey Dillon | 2 | 0 | 22 | 0 |
| Kevin Faulk | 1 | 0 | 17 | 1 |