2020 · Week 16
Buffalo Bills at New England Patriots
Dec 28, 2020 · Gillette Stadium · outdoors · grass
Recap
It wasn't close — Buffalo Bills beat New England Patriots 38–9. The result matched ScoutIndex's lean toward Bills (55%). Bills improve to 12-3; Patriots fall to 6-9. Josh Allen was the story of the game with 320 passing yards and 4 TDs; 35 rushing yards. Bills out-gained the opponent 474–223 in total yards.
Team stats
| BUF | NE | |
|---|---|---|
| 30 | First downs | 9 |
| 474 | Total yards | 223 |
| 344 | Passing yards | 78 |
| 130 | Rushing yards | 145 |
| 30/40 | Comp / Att | 9/21 |
| 0 | Turnovers | 0 |
| 0 | Sacks taken | 3 |
Scoring & key plays
- Q1(12:49) 6-N.Folk 45 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-49-J.Cardona, Holder-7-J.Bailey.
- Q1(6:46) 2-T.Bass 22 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-69-R.Ferguson, Holder-9-C.Bojorquez.
- Q2(14:56) (Shotgun) 20-Z.Moss up the middle for 5 yards, TOUCHDOWN.
- Q22-T.Bass extra point is GOOD, Center-69-R.Ferguson, Holder-9-C.Bojorquez.
- Q2(10:50) (No Huddle, Shotgun) 1-C.Newton scrambles left tackle for 9 yards, TOUCHDOWN. NE-1 Newton 12th rush TD of season, ties franchise record for rush TD by a QB in a season (Grogan, 1976). NE-1 Newton 70th career rush TD, extends NFL record for rush TD by a QB (Young 54).
- Q26-N.Folk extra point is No Good, Wide Left, Center-49-J.Cardona, Holder-7-J.Bailey.
- Q2(5:37) 17-J.Allen pass short left to 85-L.Smith for 4 yards, TOUCHDOWN.
- Q22-T.Bass extra point is GOOD, Center-69-R.Ferguson, Holder-9-C.Bojorquez.
- Q2(4:05) 17-J.Allen pass short right to 14-S.Diggs for 50 yards, TOUCHDOWN.
- Q22-T.Bass extra point is GOOD, Center-69-R.Ferguson, Holder-9-C.Bojorquez.
- Q3(11:35) (Shotgun) 17-J.Allen pass short middle to 14-S.Diggs for 18 yards, TOUCHDOWN.
- Q32-T.Bass extra point is GOOD, Center-69-R.Ferguson, Holder-9-C.Bojorquez.
- Q4(13:24) (Shotgun) 17-J.Allen pass short left to 14-S.Diggs for 8 yards, TOUCHDOWN.
- Q42-T.Bass extra point is GOOD, Center-69-R.Ferguson, Holder-9-C.Bojorquez.
Box score
BUF
Passing
| Player | C/A | Yds | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Josh Allen | 27/36 | 320 | 4 | 0 |
| Jaquan Johnson | 1/1 | 13 | 0 | 0 |
| Matt Barkley | 2/3 | 11 | 0 | 0 |
Rushing
| Player | Car | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|
| Josh Allen | 4 | 35 | 0 |
| Zack Moss | 12 | 57 | 1 |
| Devin Singletary | 10 | 36 | 0 |
| Isaiah McKenzie | 2 | 5 | 0 |
| Matt Barkley | 3 | -3 | 0 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stefon Diggs | 9 | 11 | 145 | 3 |
| Zack Moss | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Dawson Knox | 3 | 4 | 51 | 0 |
| Devin Singletary | 2 | 2 | 16 | 0 |
| Gabe Davis | 3 | 5 | 33 | 0 |
| Lee Smith | 2 | 2 | 31 | 1 |
| Isaiah McKenzie | 4 | 4 | 26 | 0 |
| Cole Beasley | 3 | 5 | 17 | 0 |
| Siran Neal | 1 | 1 | 13 | 0 |
| Andre Roberts | 2 | 2 | 12 | 0 |
| Taiwan Jones | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
NE
Passing
| Player | C/A | Yds | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jarrett Stidham | 4/11 | 44 | 0 | 0 |
| Cam Newton | 5/10 | 34 | 0 | 0 |
Rushing
| Player | Car | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sony Michel | 10 | 69 | 0 |
| J.J. Taylor | 6 | 38 | 0 |
| Cam Newton | 4 | 24 | 1 |
| James White | 4 | 14 | 0 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jakobi Meyers | 4 | 6 | 45 | 0 |
| James White | 3 | 3 | 23 | 0 |
| Damiere Byrd | 1 | 3 | 7 | 0 |
| N'Keal Harry | 1 | 4 | 3 | 0 |
| Devin Asiasi | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |