The Buffalo Bills came up just a bit short against the New England Patriots, 12 to 9, on December 16, 2001.
1st quarter
NE
BUF
Adam Vinatieri 40-yard field goal
3
0
2nd quarter
NE
BUF
Adam Vinatieri 32-yard field goal
6
0
3rd quarter
NE
BUF
Shayne Graham 41-yard field goal
6
3
4th quarter
NE
BUF
Shayne Graham 25-yard field goal
6
6
Shayne Graham 41-yard field goal
6
9
Adam Vinatieri 25-yard field goal
9
9
OT
NE
BUF
Adam Vinatieri 23-yard field goal
12
9
Patriots
Bills
1st Downs
17
19
Passing 1st Downs
11
13
Rushing 1st Downs
6
2
1st downs from penalties
0
4
3rd down efficiency
7 - 17
3 - 15
4th down efficiency
0 - 0
0 - 0
Total Plays
67
73
Total Yards
335
310
Yards per play
5.0
4.2
Passing
206
212
Comp - Att
19 - 35
22 - 44
Yards per pass
5.2
4.7
Interceptions thrown
1
1
Sacks - Yards lost
5 - 31
1 - 7
Rushing
129
98
Rushing Attempts
27
28
Yards per rush
4.8
3.5
Penalties
7
4
Turnovers
2
1
Fumbles lost
1
0
Interceptions
1
1
Possession
32:48
32:57
| NAME | CMP | ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | INT | SCK | RATE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tom Brady | 19 | 35 | 237 | 6.8 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 63.6 |
| Team | 19 | 35 | 206 | 6.8 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 63.6 |
| NAME | ATT | YDS | YPC | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Antowain Smith | 20 | 95 | 4.8 | 0 |
| Tom Brady | 3 | 13 | 4.3 | 0 |
| Kevin Faulk | 2 | 10 | 5.0 | 0 |
| Troy Brown | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 0 |
| Marc Edwards | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 |
| Team | 27 | 129 | 4.8 | 0 |
| NAME | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | TRG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| David Patten | 3 | 65 | 21.7 | 0 | 7 |
| Troy Brown | 5 | 62 | 12.4 | 0 | 8 |
| J.R. Redmond | 3 | 45 | 15.0 | 0 | 4 |
| Terry Glenn | 3 | 27 | 9.0 | 0 | 6 |
| Jermaine Wiggins | 1 | 25 | 25.0 | 0 | 2 |
| Patrick Pass | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Marc Edwards | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 | 3 |
| Kevin Faulk | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Rod Rutledge | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Antowain Smith | 1 | -5 | -5.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Team | 19 | 237 | 6.8 | 0 | 34 |
| NAME | FUM | LOST | FR |
|---|---|---|---|
| David Patten | 1 | 0 | |
| Antowain Smith | 1 | 0 | |
| Team | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| NAME | COMB | TKL | SCK | TFL | PDEF | QBH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tedy Bruschi | 8 | 7 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lawyer Milloy | 8 | 7 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Otis Smith | 6 | 6 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Mike Vrabel | 8 | 6 | 0.0 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| Tebucky Jones | 7 | 5 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ty Law | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Roman Phifer | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Anthony Pleasant | 3 | 3 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Terrell Buckley | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Je'Rod Cherry | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bobby Hamilton | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Matt Stevens | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tom Brady | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Antwan Harris | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Larry Izzo | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ted Johnson | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brandon Mitchell | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Richard Seymour | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Adam Vinatieri | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Terrance Shaw | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Team | 67 | 55 | 1.0 | 3 | 12 | 0 |
| NAME | FGM | FGA | LNG | XPM | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adam Vinatieri | 4 | 4 | 0 | 12 | |
| Team | 4 | 4 | 0 | 12 |
| NAME | PUNT | YDS | AVG | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ken Walter | 7 | 287 | 41.0 | |
| Team | 7 | 287 | 41.0 |
| NAME | KR | YDS | AVG | TD | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patrick Pass | 4 | 88 | 22.0 | 0 | |
| Team | 4 | 88 | 22.0 | 0 |
| NAME | PR | YDS | AVG | TD | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Troy Brown | 4 | 33 | 8.3 | 0 | |
| Kevin Faulk | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 0 | |
| Team | 5 | 40 | 8.0 | 0 |
| NAME | CMP | ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | INT | SCK | RATE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alex Van Pelt | 22 | 44 | 219 | 5.0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 55.0 |
| Team | 22 | 44 | 212 | 5.0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 55.0 |
| NAME | ATT | YDS | YPC | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Travis Henry | 12 | 54 | 4.5 | 0 |
| Shawn Bryson | 14 | 38 | 2.7 | 0 |
| Alex Van Pelt | 2 | 6 | 3.0 | 0 |
| Team | 28 | 98 | 3.5 | 0 |
| NAME | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | TRG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Peerless Price | 4 | 67 | 16.8 | 0 | 10 |
| Eric Moulds | 6 | 50 | 8.3 | 0 | 15 |
| Jay Riemersma | 4 | 36 | 9.0 | 0 | 6 |
| Larry Centers | 2 | 29 | 14.5 | 0 | 5 |
| Travis Henry | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Shawn Bryson | 3 | 12 | 4.0 | 0 | 3 |
| Sammy Morris | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Reggie Germany | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 | 2 |
| Avion Black | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Team | 22 | 219 | 5.0 | 0 | 44 |
| NAME | FUM | LOST | FR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Peerless Price | 1 | 0 | |
| Alex Van Pelt | 1 | 0 | |
| Phillip Crosby | 0 | 1 | |
| Raion Hill | 0 | 1 | |
| Jerry Ostroski | 0 | 1 | |
| Team | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| NAME | COMB | TKL | SCK | TFL | PDEF | QBH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Antoine Winfield | 8 | 8 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| DaShon Polk | 7 | 7 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jay Foreman | 9 | 6 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Keion Carpenter | 5 | 5 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Aaron Schobel | 7 | 5 | 2.0 | 3 | 1 | 2 |
| Brandon Spoon | 5 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Keith Newman | 6 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chris Watson | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Nate Clements | 3 | 2 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Phil Hansen | 4 | 2 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Raion Hill | 6 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Avion Black | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lance Brown | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Ron Edwards | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Erik Flowers | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Reggie Germany | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Shayne Graham | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jonas Jennings | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Fred Jones | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Pierson Prioleau | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tyrone Robertson | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Leif Larsen | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kendrick Office | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team | 78 | 57 | 5.0 | 7 | 3 | 6 |
| NAME | FGM | FGA | LNG | XPM | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shayne Graham | 3 | 4 | 0 | 9 | |
| Team | 3 | 4 | 0 | 9 |
| NAME | PUNT | YDS | AVG | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brian Moorman | 8 | 328 | 41.0 | |
| Team | 8 | 328 | 41.0 |
| NAME | KR | YDS | AVG | TD | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shawn Bryson | 5 | 94 | 18.8 | 0 | |
| Team | 5 | 94 | 18.8 | 0 |
| NAME | PR | YDS | AVG | TD | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Peerless Price | 2 | -2 | -1.0 | 0 | |
| Team | 2 | -2 | -1.0 | 0 |
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