2013 · Week 1
New England Patriots at Buffalo Bills
Sep 8, 2013 · Ralph Wilson Stadium · outdoors · a_turf
Recap
New England Patriots escaped with a 23–21 win over Buffalo Bills. ScoutIndex had favored Patriots (66%) going in. Patriots improve to 1-0; Bills fall to 0-1. Tom Brady was the story of the game with 288 passing yards and 2 TDs. Patriots out-gained the opponent 446–286 in total yards.
Team stats
| NE | BUF | |
|---|---|---|
| 25 | First downs | 13 |
| 446 | Total yards | 286 |
| 288 | Passing yards | 150 |
| 158 | Rushing yards | 136 |
| 29/52 | Comp / Att | 18/27 |
| 3 | Turnovers | 2 |
| 3 | Sacks taken | 0 |
Scoring & key plays
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Box score
NE
Passing
| Player | C/A | Yds | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tom Brady | 29/52 | 288 | 2 | 1 |
Rushing
| Player | Car | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tom Brady | 4 | -4 | 0 |
| Shane Vereen | 14 | 101 | 0 |
| Stevan Ridley | 9 | 46 | 0 |
| LeGarrette Blount | 7 | 15 | 0 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Danny Amendola | 10 | 14 | 104 | 0 |
| Shane Vereen | 7 | 10 | 58 | 0 |
| Julian Edelman | 7 | 9 | 79 | 2 |
| Kenbrell Thompkins | 4 | 14 | 42 | 0 |
| Michael Hoomanawanui | 1 | 2 | 5 | 0 |
| Josh Boyce | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Zach Sudfeld | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
BUF
Passing
| Player | C/A | Yds | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EJ Manuel | 18/27 | 150 | 2 | 0 |
Rushing
| Player | Car | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|
| EJ Manuel | 3 | 23 | 0 |
| Fred Jackson | 13 | 67 | 0 |
| C.J. Spiller | 17 | 41 | 0 |
| Trevor Graham | 1 | 5 | 0 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fred Jackson | 4 | 5 | 41 | 0 |
| C.J. Spiller | 5 | 6 | 14 | 0 |
| Steve Johnson | 3 | 6 | 39 | 1 |
| Scott Chandler | 4 | 6 | 38 | 0 |
| Robert Woods | 1 | 2 | 18 | 1 |
| Trevor Graham | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Marquise Goodwin | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |