2011 · Week 17
Buffalo Bills at New England Patriots
Jan 1, 2012 · Gillette Stadium · outdoors · fieldturf
Recap
New England Patriots routed Buffalo Bills 49–21. ScoutIndex had favored Patriots (89%) going in. Patriots improve to 13-3; Bills fall to 6-10. Tom Brady led the way with 338 passing yards and 3 TDs. Bills turned it over 4 times to Patriots's 1.
Team stats
| BUF | NE | |
|---|---|---|
| 23 | First downs | 26 |
| 413 | Total yards | 498 |
| 307 | Passing yards | 360 |
| 106 | Rushing yards | 138 |
| 29/46 | Comp / Att | 24/36 |
| 4 | Turnovers | 1 |
| 2 | Sacks taken | 4 |
Scoring & key plays
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Box score
BUF
Passing
| Player | C/A | Yds | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ryan Fitzpatrick | 29/46 | 307 | 2 | 4 |
Rushing
| Player | Car | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ryan Fitzpatrick | 5 | 36 | 0 |
| C.J. Spiller | 13 | 60 | 0 |
| Tashard Choice | 1 | 4 | 1 |
| George Wilson | 1 | 6 | 0 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Derek Hagan | 7 | 10 | 89 | 0 |
| C.J. Spiller | 4 | 8 | 40 | 1 |
| Ruvell Martin | 4 | 5 | 42 | 0 |
| Steve Johnson | 4 | 7 | 40 | 1 |
| Scott Chandler | 3 | 3 | 29 | 0 |
| Naaman Roosevelt | 3 | 6 | 29 | 0 |
| David Nelson | 2 | 4 | 23 | 0 |
| Tashard Choice | 1 | 2 | 9 | 0 |
| Kevin Brock | 1 | 1 | 6 | 0 |
NE
Passing
| Player | C/A | Yds | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tom Brady | 23/35 | 338 | 3 | 1 |
| Brian Hoyer | 1/1 | 22 | 0 | 0 |
Rushing
| Player | Car | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aaron Hernandez | 2 | 26 | 0 |
| Stevan Ridley | 15 | 81 | 0 |
| BenJarvus Green-Ellis | 7 | 22 | 2 |
| Brian Hoyer | 3 | -2 | 0 |
| Danny Woodhead | 1 | 5 | 0 |
| Julian Edelman | 1 | 6 | 0 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aaron Hernandez | 7 | 11 | 138 | 1 |
| Rob Gronkowski | 8 | 10 | 108 | 2 |
| BenJarvus Green-Ellis | 1 | 1 | 53 | 0 |
| Wes Welker | 6 | 11 | 51 | 0 |
| Danny Woodhead | 2 | 2 | 10 | 0 |
| Chad Johnson | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |