2001 · Week 14
New England Patriots at Buffalo Bills
Dec 16, 2001 · Ralph Wilson Stadium · outdoors · astroturf
Recap
New England Patriots edged Buffalo Bills 12–9. The result matched ScoutIndex's lean toward Patriots (70%). Patriots improve to 9-5; Bills fall to 2-11. Tom Brady led the way with 237 passing yards; 13 rushing yards.
Team stats
| NE | BUF | |
|---|---|---|
| 17 | First downs | 15 |
| 366 | Total yards | 317 |
| 237 | Passing yards | 219 |
| 129 | Rushing yards | 98 |
| 19/35 | Comp / Att | 22/44 |
| 2 | Turnovers | 1 |
| 5 | Sacks taken | 1 |
Scoring & key plays
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Box score
NE
Passing
| Player | C/A | Yds | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tom Brady | 19/35 | 237 | 0 | 1 |
Rushing
| Player | Car | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tom Brady | 3 | 13 | 0 |
| Antowain Smith | 20 | 95 | 0 |
| Troy Brown | 1 | 9 | 0 |
| Kevin Faulk | 2 | 10 | 0 |
| Marc Edwards | 1 | 2 | 0 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Antowain Smith | 1 | 1 | -5 | 0 |
| David Patten | 3 | 7 | 65 | 0 |
| Troy Brown | 5 | 8 | 62 | 0 |
| J.R. Redmond | 3 | 4 | 45 | 0 |
| Terry Glenn | 3 | 6 | 27 | 0 |
| Jermaine Wiggins | 1 | 2 | 25 | 0 |
| Patrick Pass | 1 | 1 | 13 | 0 |
| Kevin Faulk | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Marc Edwards | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| Rod Rutledge | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
BUF
Passing
| Player | C/A | Yds | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alex Van Pelt | 22/44 | 219 | 0 | 1 |
Rushing
| Player | Car | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alex Van Pelt | 2 | 6 | 0 |
| Travis Henry | 12 | 54 | 0 |
| Shawn Bryson | 14 | 38 | 0 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Peerless Price | 4 | 10 | 67 | 0 |
| Travis Henry | 1 | 1 | 14 | 0 |
| Eric Moulds | 6 | 15 | 50 | 0 |
| Shawn Bryson | 3 | 3 | 12 | 0 |
| Jay Riemersma | 4 | 6 | 36 | 0 |
| Larry Centers | 2 | 5 | 29 | 0 |
| Sammy Morris | 1 | 1 | 8 | 0 |
| Reggie Germany | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| Avion Black | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |