2017 · Week 16
Buffalo Bills at New England Patriots
Dec 24, 2017 · Gillette Stadium · outdoors · fieldturf
Recap
New England Patriots routed Buffalo Bills 37–16. ScoutIndex had favored Patriots (82%) going in. Patriots improve to 12-3; Bills fall to 8-7. Dion Lewis led the way with 129 rushing yards and 1 rushing TD; 5 catches for 24 yards and 1 TD.
Team stats
| BUF | NE | |
|---|---|---|
| 16 | First downs | 26 |
| 365 | Total yards | 417 |
| 281 | Passing yards | 224 |
| 84 | Rushing yards | 193 |
| 21/38 | Comp / Att | 21/28 |
| 0 | Turnovers | 1 |
| 6 | Sacks taken | 2 |
Scoring & key plays
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Box score
BUF
Passing
| Player | C/A | Yds | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tyrod Taylor | 21/38 | 281 | 0 | 0 |
Rushing
| Player | Car | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tyrod Taylor | 3 | 16 | 0 |
| LeSean McCoy | 17 | 71 | 0 |
| Mike Tolbert | 3 | -3 | 0 |
| Travaris Cadet | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Deonte Thompson | 4 | 5 | 91 | 0 |
| LeSean McCoy | 5 | 7 | 76 | 0 |
| Kelvin Benjamin | 5 | 7 | 70 | 0 |
| Charles Clay | 4 | 10 | 37 | 0 |
| Mike Tolbert | 1 | 2 | 11 | 0 |
| Brandon Tate | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 |
| Zay Jones | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Patrick DiMarco | 1 | 1 | -8 | 0 |
| Travaris Cadet | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Nick O'Leary | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
NE
Passing
| Player | C/A | Yds | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tom Brady | 21/28 | 224 | 2 | 1 |
Rushing
| Player | Car | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tom Brady | 2 | 6 | 0 |
| Dion Lewis | 24 | 129 | 1 |
| Mike Gillislee | 6 | 28 | 1 |
| Brandon Bolden | 2 | 20 | 0 |
| Brandin Cooks | 1 | 6 | 0 |
| Jacob Hollister | 1 | 5 | 0 |
| Brian Hoyer | 2 | -1 | 0 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dion Lewis | 5 | 5 | 24 | 1 |
| Rob Gronkowski | 5 | 7 | 67 | 1 |
| Danny Amendola | 3 | 3 | 28 | 0 |
| Mike Gillislee | 1 | 1 | 15 | 0 |
| Dwayne Allen | 2 | 2 | 26 | 0 |
| Phillip Dorsett | 1 | 1 | 24 | 0 |
| Brandin Cooks | 2 | 5 | 19 | 0 |
| Kenny Britt | 1 | 2 | 16 | 0 |
| Jacob Hollister | 1 | 2 | 5 | 0 |