2002 · Week 9
New England Patriots at Buffalo Bills
Nov 3, 2002 · Ralph Wilson Stadium · outdoors · astroturf
Recap
New England Patriots routed Buffalo Bills 38–7. ScoutIndex's model didn't see it coming, giving Patriots only a 47% shot beforehand. Patriots improve to 4-4; Bills fall to 5-4. Tom Brady led the way with 265 passing yards and 3 TDs.
Team stats
| NE | BUF | |
|---|---|---|
| 22 | First downs | 22 |
| 424 | Total yards | 367 |
| 265 | Passing yards | 302 |
| 159 | Rushing yards | 65 |
| 22/26 | Comp / Att | 28/45 |
| 0 | Turnovers | 1 |
| 1 | Sacks taken | 4 |
Scoring & key plays
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Box score
NE
Passing
| Player | C/A | Yds | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tom Brady | 22/26 | 265 | 3 | 0 |
Rushing
| Player | Car | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tom Brady | 1 | -1 | 0 |
| Antowain Smith | 29 | 111 | 1 |
| Kevin Faulk | 4 | 53 | 1 |
| Marc Edwards | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Deion Branch | 1 | -4 | 0 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Antowain Smith | 5 | 6 | 31 | 2 |
| David Patten | 6 | 6 | 88 | 0 |
| Daniel Graham | 3 | 3 | 68 | 0 |
| Kevin Faulk | 1 | 1 | 19 | 0 |
| Troy Brown | 3 | 5 | 38 | 0 |
| Marc Edwards | 1 | 1 | 10 | 0 |
| Christian Fauria | 2 | 2 | 8 | 1 |
| Cameron Cleeland | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| Deion Branch | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
BUF
Passing
| Player | C/A | Yds | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Drew Bledsoe | 28/45 | 302 | 1 | 1 |
Rushing
| Player | Car | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|
| Drew Bledsoe | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Larry Centers | 1 | 10 | 0 |
| Travis Henry | 11 | 53 | 0 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Peerless Price | 9 | 13 | 98 | 1 |
| Eric Moulds | 5 | 12 | 68 | 0 |
| Larry Centers | 6 | 8 | 56 | 0 |
| Travis Henry | 3 | 3 | 12 | 0 |
| Sammy Morris | 2 | 2 | 32 | 0 |
| Josh Reed | 2 | 3 | 24 | 0 |
| Dave Moore | 1 | 2 | 12 | 0 |
| Jay Riemersma | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |