2023 · Week 7
Buffalo Bills at New England Patriots
Oct 22, 2023 · Gillette Stadium · outdoors · fieldturf
Recap
New England Patriots topped Buffalo Bills 29–25. It was an upset by ScoutIndex's numbers — Patriots had just a 29% chance going in. Patriots improve to 2-5; Bills fall to 4-3. Mac Jones was the story of the game with 272 passing yards and 2 TDs; 11 rushing yards.
Team stats
| BUF | NE | |
|---|---|---|
| 21 | First downs | 19 |
| 346 | Total yards | 368 |
| 265 | Passing yards | 272 |
| 81 | Rushing yards | 96 |
| 27/41 | Comp / Att | 25/30 |
| 2 | Turnovers | 1 |
| 1 | Sacks taken | 1 |
Scoring & key plays
- Q1(10:05) 37-C.Ryland 30 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-49-J.Cardona, Holder-17-B.Baringer.
- Q1(7:05) 15-E.Elliott up the middle for 2 yards, TOUCHDOWN. NE 15-Elliott 70th career rush TD, 34th all-time.
- Q137-C.Ryland extra point is GOOD, Center-49-J.Cardona, Holder-17-B.Baringer.
- Q1(:06) (Shotgun) 17-J.Allen pass short middle to 88-D.Knox for 8 yards, TOUCHDOWN NULLIFIED by Penalty. PENALTY on BUF-28-L.Murray, Offensive Pass Interference, 10 yards, enforced at NE 8 - No Play.
- Q2(14:52) 2-T.Bass 36 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-69-R.Ferguson, Holder-8-S.Martin.
- Q2(7:39) 37-C.Ryland 24 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-49-J.Cardona, Holder-17-B.Baringer.
- Q2(1:55) 2-T.Bass 42 yard field goal is No Good, Wide Right, Center-69-R.Ferguson, Holder-8-S.Martin.
- Q3(9:57) (Shotgun) 17-J.Allen pass short left to 4-J.Cook for 8 yards, TOUCHDOWN.
- Q32-T.Bass extra point is GOOD, Center-69-R.Ferguson, Holder-8-S.Martin.
- Q3(4:34) 37-C.Ryland 49 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-49-J.Cardona, Holder-17-B.Baringer.
- Q4(7:40) (Shotgun) 10-M.Jones pass short left to 84-K.Bourne for 4 yards, TOUCHDOWN [21-J.Poyer].
- Q4(5:40) (No Huddle, Shotgun) 17-J.Allen pass deep right to 14-S.Diggs for 25 yards, TOUCHDOWN [5-J.Peppers].
- Q42-T.Bass extra point is GOOD, Center-69-R.Ferguson, Holder-8-S.Martin.
- Q4(2:00) 17-J.Allen up the middle for 1 yard, TOUCHDOWN.
- Q4(:15) (Shotgun) 10-M.Jones pass short right to 88-M.Gesicki for 1 yard, TOUCHDOWN.
- Q437-C.Ryland extra point is GOOD, Center-49-J.Cardona, Holder-17-B.Baringer.
Box score
BUF
Passing
| Player | C/A | Yds | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Josh Allen | 27/41 | 265 | 2 | 1 |
Rushing
| Player | Car | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|
| Josh Allen | 7 | 17 | 1 |
| James Cook | 13 | 56 | 0 |
| Latavius Murray | 4 | 8 | 0 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dalton Kincaid | 8 | 8 | 75 | 0 |
| Stefon Diggs | 6 | 12 | 58 | 1 |
| James Cook | 3 | 3 | 46 | 1 |
| Khalil Shakir | 4 | 4 | 35 | 0 |
| Latavius Murray | 2 | 2 | 20 | 0 |
| Dawson Knox | 1 | 3 | 10 | 0 |
| Deonte Harty | 1 | 1 | 10 | 0 |
| Gabe Davis | 1 | 5 | 6 | 0 |
| Trent Sherfield | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0 |
NE
Passing
| Player | C/A | Yds | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mac Jones | 25/30 | 272 | 2 | 0 |
Rushing
| Player | Car | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mac Jones | 3 | 11 | 0 |
| DeMario Douglas | 1 | 20 | 0 |
| Rhamondre Stevenson | 9 | 34 | 0 |
| Ezekiel Elliott | 11 | 31 | 1 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kendrick Bourne | 6 | 7 | 63 | 1 |
| DeMario Douglas | 4 | 6 | 54 | 0 |
| Rhamondre Stevenson | 6 | 6 | 51 | 0 |
| Pharaoh Brown | 2 | 2 | 51 | 0 |
| Ezekiel Elliott | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Hunter Henry | 2 | 3 | 27 | 0 |
| Jalen Reagor | 1 | 1 | 11 | 0 |
| DeVante Parker | 1 | 1 | 8 | 0 |
| Mike Gesicki | 2 | 2 | 5 | 1 |
| Tyquan Thornton | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 |