The New England Patriots defeated the Buffalo Bills, 27 to 17, on December 8, 2002.

2002 New England Patriots

Final

BUF

Bills

6-7-0

17

NE

27

1

0

17

2

0

3

3

10

0

4

7

7

Total

17

27

1st quarter

BUF

NE

Patriots

Adam Vinatieri 39-yard field goal

0

3

Patriots

David Patten 10-yard pass from Tom Brady (Adam Vinatieri kick)

0

10

Patriots

Donald Hayes 9-yard pass from Tom Brady (Adam Vinatieri kick)

0

17

2nd quarter

BUF

NE

Patriots

Adam Vinatieri 46-yard field goal

0

20

3rd quarter

BUF

NE

Bills

Mike Hollis 26-yard field goal

3

20

Bills

Eric Moulds 12-yard pass from Drew Bledsoe (Mike Hollis kick)

10

20

4th quarter

BUF

NE

Patriots

Antowain Smith 4-yard run (Adam Vinatieri kick)

10

27

Bills

Eric Moulds 4-yard pass from Drew Bledsoe (Mike Hollis kick)

17

27

Bills

Patriots

1st Downs

24

14

Passing 1st Downs

15

6

Rushing 1st Downs

7

7

1st downs from penalties

2

1

3rd down efficiency

10 - 14

4 - 11

4th down efficiency

0 - 0

0 - 0

Total Plays

71

53

Total Yards

390

275

Yards per play

5.5

5.2

Passing

312

183

Comp - Att

32 - 51

15 - 27

Yards per pass

5.9

6.8

Interceptions thrown

4

0

Sacks - Yards lost

2 - 16

0 - 0

Rushing

78

92

Rushing Attempts

18

26

Yards per rush

4.3

3.5

Penalties

4

9

Turnovers

5

0

Fumbles lost

1

0

Interceptions

4

0

Possession

30:38

29:22

Passing

NAME CMP ATT YDS AVG TD INT SCK RATE
Drew Bledsoe 32 51 328 6.4 2 4 2 61.6
Team 32 51 312 6.4 2 4 2 61.6

Rushing

NAME ATT YDS YPC TD
Travis Henry 15 60 4.0 0
Drew Bledsoe 2 11 5.5 0
Larry Centers 1 7 7.0 0
Team 18 78 4.3 0

Receiving

NAME REC YDS AVG TD TRG
Peerless Price 9 105 11.7 0 16
Josh Reed 3 68 22.7 0 4
Eric Moulds 8 63 7.9 2 13
Larry Centers 5 42 8.4 0 6
Jay Riemersma 4 39 9.8 0 4
Charles Johnson 2 17 8.5 0 2
Travis Henry 0 0 0 2
Dave Moore 0 0 0 2
Ruben Brown 1 -6 -6.0 0 1
Team 32 328 6.4 2 50

Fumbles

NAME FUM LOST FR
Travis Henry 1 0 0
Peerless Price 1 1 0
Mike Williams 0 0 1
Team 2 1 0

Defense

NAME COMB TKL SCK TFL PDEF QBH
London Fletcher 13 9 0.0 0 1 0
Pierson Prioleau 6 5 0.0 0 0 0
Eddie Robinson 7 4 0.0 1 0 0
Charles Johnson 3 3 0.0 0 0 0
Aaron Schobel 3 3 0.0 0 0 0
Pat Williams 6 3 0.0 0 0 0
Justin Bannan 3 2 0.0 0 0 0
Ron Edwards 3 2 0.0 0 0 0
Chris Watson 3 2 0.0 0 0 0
Antoine Winfield 3 2 0.0 0 1 0
Ruben Brown 1 1 0.0 0 0 0
Larry Centers 1 1 0.0 0 0 0
Sammy Morris 1 1 0.0 0 0 0
Eric Moulds 1 1 0.0 0 0 0
Keith Newman 3 1 0.0 0 0 0
Peerless Price 1 1 0.0 0 0 0
Coy Wire 3 1 0.0 0 0 0
Chidi Ahanotu 3 0 0.0 0 0 0
Nate Clements 1 0 0.0 0 0 0
Greg Favors 1 0 0.0 0 0 0
Mike Williams 1 0 0.0 0 0 0
Team 67 42 0.0 1 2 0

Kicking

NAME FGM FGA LNG XPM PTS
Mike Hollis 1 1 2 5
Team 1 1 2 5

Punting

NAME PUNT YDS AVG LNG
Brian Moorman 3 130 43.3
Team 3 130 43.3

Kick Return

NAME KR YDS AVG TD LNG
Charlie Rogers 6 109 18.2 0
Team 6 109 18.2 0

Punt Return

NAME PR YDS AVG TD LNG
Charlie Rogers 2 9 4.5 0
Team 2 9 4.5 0

Passing

NAME CMP ATT YDS AVG TD INT SCK RATE
Tom Brady 15 27 183 6.8 2 0 0 101.3
Team 15 27 183 6.8 2 0 0 101.3

Rushing

NAME ATT YDS YPC TD
Antowain Smith 17 68 4.0 1
Troy Brown 1 21 21.0 0
Kevin Faulk 1 5 5.0 0
Marc Edwards 2 3 1.5 0
Tom Brady 5 -5 -1.0 0
Team 26 92 3.5 1

Receiving

NAME REC YDS AVG TD TRG
Deion Branch 1 41 41.0 0 1
Christian Fauria 1 33 33.0 0 3
David Givens 1 30 30.0 0 1
Troy Brown 3 27 9.0 0 5
David Patten 2 14 7.0 1 7
Donald Hayes 1 9 9.0 1 3
Antowain Smith 2 9 4.5 0 2
Daniel Graham 2 8 4.0 0 2
Marc Edwards 1 7 7.0 0 1
Kevin Faulk 1 5 5.0 0 2
Team 15 183 6.8 2 27

Fumbles

NAME FUM LOST FR
Tom Brady 1 0 0
Daniel Graham 0 0 1
Otis Smith 0 0 1
Team 1 0 1

Defense

NAME COMB TKL SCK TFL PDEF QBH
Ted Johnson 9 6 1.0 1 0 1
Otis Smith 6 6 0.0 1 0 0
Victor Green 8 5 0.0 0 0 0
Terrell Buckley 4 4 0.0 0 1 0
Tebucky Jones 6 4 0.0 0 2 0
Ty Law 5 4 0.0 0 1 0
Willie McGinest 7 4 0.0 0 0 0
Lawyer Milloy 5 3 0.0 0 0 0
Roman Phifer 4 3 0.0 0 0 0
Anthony Pleasant 3 3 0.0 0 1 0
Richard Seymour 4 3 1.0 2 1 1
Mike Vrabel 4 3 0.0 0 0 0
Je'Rod Cherry 2 2 0.0 0 0 0
Leonard Myers 2 2 0.0 0 0 0
Patrick Pass 2 2 0.0 0 0 0
Matt Chatham 2 1 0.0 0 0 0
Bobby Hamilton 1 1 0.0 0 0 0
Antwan Harris 2 1 0.0 0 0 0
Larry Izzo 1 1 0.0 0 0 0
Chris Hayes 3 0 0.0 0 0 0
Team 80 58 2.0 4 6 2

Kicking

NAME FGM FGA LNG XPM PTS
Adam Vinatieri 2 3 3 9
Team 2 3 3 9

Punting

NAME PUNT YDS AVG LNG
Ken Walter 4 145 36.3
Team 4 145 36.3

Kick Return

NAME KR YDS AVG TD LNG
Kevin Faulk 1 16 16.0 0
Marc Edwards 2 12 6.0 0
Patrick Pass 1 8 8.0 0
Team 4 36 9.0 0

Punt Return

NAME PR YDS AVG TD LNG
Troy Brown 1 27 27.0 0
Team 1 27 27.0 0

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Team Leaders

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PASS

2,120

Jones

Mac Jones

RUSH

642

Elliott

Ezekiel Elliott

REC

561

Douglas

DeMario Douglas

Team Rankings

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PPG

13.9

31st

OPP PPG

21.5

15th

RUSH YDS/G

95.7

26th

PASS YDS/G

199.5

29th

2023 Division Standings

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TEAM W L T PCT
Bills Bills
11 6 0 .647
Dolphins Dolphins
11 6 0 .647
Jets Jets
7 10 0 .412
Patriots Patriots
4 13 0 .235

Last Game

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NE Patriots

4-13-0

3

Final

17

NYJ Jets

7-10-0

Sun 7 Jan 2024

NFL 2023 Leaders

NFL 2023 Rankings

NFL 2023 Betting

NFL 2023 Division Standings

AFC North W L T PCT
1
Ravens Ravens
13 4 0 .765
2
Browns Browns
11 6 0 .647
AFC East W L T PCT
1
Bills Bills
11 6 0 .647
2
Dolphins Dolphins
11 6 0 .647
AFC West W L T PCT
1
Chiefs Chiefs
11 6 0 .647
2
Raiders Raiders
8 9 0 .471
AFC South W L T PCT
1
Texans Texans
10 7 0 .588
2
Jaguars Jaguars
9 8 0 .529
NFC North W L T PCT
1
Lions Lions
12 5 0 .706
2
Packers Packers
9 8 0 .529
NFC West W L T PCT
1
49ers 49ers
12 5 0 .706
2
Rams Rams
10 7 0 .588
NFC East W L T PCT
1
Cowboys Cowboys
12 5 0 .706
2
Eagles Eagles
11 6 0 .647
NFC South W L T PCT
1
Buccaneers Buccaneers
9 8 0 .529
2
Saints Saints
9 8 0 .529

NFL 2023 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE MATCHUP SCORE
Sat
2/10
SF SF
@
KC KC
22-25
Sat
1/27
KC KC
@
BAL BAL
17-10
Sat
1/27
DET DET
@
SF SF
31-34
Sat
1/20
TB TB
@
DET DET
23-31
Sat
1/20
KC KC
@
BUF BUF
27-24

Schedule

DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Fri
9/6
GB GB
@
PHI PHI
1:00 PM