2024 · Week 18
Buffalo Bills at New England Patriots
Jan 5, 2025 · Gillette Stadium · outdoors · fieldturf
Recap
New England Patriots defeated Buffalo Bills 23–16. ScoutIndex's model didn't see it coming, giving Patriots only a 20% shot beforehand. Patriots improve to 4-13; Bills fall to 13-4. Joe Milton III paced the offense with 241 passing yards and 1 TD; 16 rushing yards and 1 rushing TD.
Team stats
| BUF | NE | |
|---|---|---|
| 15 | First downs | 19 |
| 259 | Total yards | 318 |
| 129 | Passing yards | 241 |
| 130 | Rushing yards | 77 |
| 18/32 | Comp / Att | 22/30 |
| 0 | Turnovers | 1 |
| 0 | Sacks taken | 1 |
Scoring & key plays
- Q1(4:28) (Shotgun) 19-J.Milton left end for 1 yard, TOUCHDOWN. 19-J.Milton 1st NFL TD.
- Q113-J.Slye extra point is GOOD, Center-49-J.Cardona, Holder-17-B.Baringer.
- Q2(12:14) 11-M.Trubisky pass short right to 22-R.Davis for 2 yards, TOUCHDOWN.
- Q22-T.Bass extra point is GOOD, Center-69-R.Ferguson, Holder-8-S.Martin.
- Q2(9:22) (Shotgun) 19-J.Milton pass deep middle to 9-K.Boutte for 48 yards, TOUCHDOWN. NE 19-Milton 1st NFL TD pass.
- Q213-J.Slye extra point is GOOD, Center-49-J.Cardona, Holder-17-B.Baringer.
- Q2(4:44) 2-T.Bass 49 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-69-R.Ferguson, Holder-8-S.Martin.
- Q3(7:59) 4-J.Cook up the middle for 1 yard, TOUCHDOWN.
- Q32-T.Bass extra point is No Good, Wide Right, Center-69-R.Ferguson, Holder-8-S.Martin.
- Q3(1:04) 13-J.Slye 41 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-49-J.Cardona, Holder-17-B.Baringer.
- Q4(9:12) (Shotgun) 19-J.Milton pass deep left to 3-D.Douglas for 24 yards, TOUCHDOWN NULLIFIED by Penalty. PENALTY on NE-70-C.Wallace, Offensive Holding, 10 yards, enforced at BUF 24 - No Play. The Replay Official reviewed the pass completion ruling, and the play was REVERSED. (Shotgun) 19-J.Milton pass incomplete deep left to 3-D.Douglas. Penalty on NE-70-C.Wallace, Offensive Holding, declined.
- Q4(8:58) 13-J.Slye 42 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-49-J.Cardona, Holder-17-B.Baringer.
- Q4(2:00) 13-J.Slye 50 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-49-J.Cardona, Holder-17-B.Baringer.
Box score
BUF
Passing
| Player | C/A | Yds | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mitchell Trubisky | 15/21 | 101 | 1 | 0 |
| Mike White | 3/11 | 28 | 0 | 0 |
Rushing
| Player | Car | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mitchell Trubisky | 4 | 12 | 0 |
| Ray Davis | 15 | 64 | 0 |
| Keon Coleman | 1 | 9 | 0 |
| James Cook | 10 | 28 | 1 |
| Ty Johnson | 2 | 13 | 0 |
| Reggie Gilliam | 1 | 4 | 0 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ray Davis | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| Curtis Samuel | 7 | 8 | 52 | 0 |
| Keon Coleman | 2 | 10 | 31 | 0 |
| Mack Hollins | 3 | 4 | 25 | 0 |
| Quintin Morris | 3 | 4 | 20 | 0 |
| Ty Johnson | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
NE
Passing
| Player | C/A | Yds | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joe Milton III | 22/29 | 241 | 1 | 0 |
| Drake Maye | 0/1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Rushing
| Player | Car | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|
| Joe Milton III | 10 | 16 | 1 |
| Antonio Gibson | 12 | 41 | 0 |
| Terrell Jennings | 8 | 20 | 0 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kayshon Boutte | 7 | 7 | 117 | 1 |
| Antonio Gibson | 4 | 6 | 20 | 0 |
| DeMario Douglas | 3 | 4 | 34 | 0 |
| Austin Hooper | 4 | 6 | 27 | 0 |
| Terrell Jennings | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Jaheim Bell | 1 | 1 | 19 | 0 |
| Javon Baker | 1 | 1 | 12 | 0 |
| Kendrick Bourne | 2 | 2 | 12 | 0 |