2018 · Week 16
Buffalo Bills at New England Patriots
Dec 23, 2018 · Gillette Stadium · outdoors · fieldturf
Recap
New England Patriots topped Buffalo Bills 24–12. ScoutIndex had favored Patriots (83%) going in. Patriots improve to 10-5; Bills fall to 5-10. Sony Michel was the story of the game with 116 rushing yards and 1 rushing TD.
Team stats
| BUF | NE | |
|---|---|---|
| 13 | First downs | 19 |
| 289 | Total yards | 399 |
| 217 | Passing yards | 126 |
| 72 | Rushing yards | 273 |
| 20/41 | Comp / Att | 13/25 |
| 3 | Turnovers | 3 |
| 0 | Sacks taken | 1 |
Scoring & key plays
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Box score
BUF
Passing
| Player | C/A | Yds | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Josh Allen | 20/41 | 217 | 1 | 2 |
Rushing
| Player | Car | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|
| Josh Allen | 5 | 30 | 0 |
| Keith Ford | 7 | 33 | 0 |
| LeSean McCoy | 6 | 9 | 0 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zay Jones | 5 | 9 | 67 | 1 |
| Jason Croom | 4 | 6 | 55 | 0 |
| Robert Foster | 4 | 7 | 52 | 0 |
| Keith Ford | 2 | 4 | 14 | 0 |
| Deonte Thompson | 1 | 2 | 11 | 0 |
| LeSean McCoy | 3 | 3 | 10 | 0 |
| Isaiah McKenzie | 1 | 8 | 8 | 0 |
| Logan Thomas | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
NE
Passing
| Player | C/A | Yds | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tom Brady | 13/24 | 126 | 1 | 2 |
| Brian Hoyer | 0/1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Rushing
| Player | Car | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sony Michel | 18 | 116 | 1 |
| Cordarrelle Patterson | 4 | 66 | 0 |
| James White | 8 | 41 | 1 |
| Rex Burkhead | 13 | 39 | 0 |
| Phillip Dorsett | 2 | 13 | 0 |
| Brian Hoyer | 2 | -2 | 0 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Julian Edelman | 6 | 10 | 70 | 1 |
| Cordarrelle Patterson | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| James White | 2 | 4 | 13 | 0 |
| Rex Burkhead | 4 | 5 | 40 | 0 |
| Rob Gronkowski | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |