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New England 12, Buffalo 9
Posted: Sunday December 16, 2001 05:29 PM
  1234OTTOTAL  
New England 3 3 0 3 3 12  
Buffalo 0 0 3 6 0 9 FINAL IN OT

Team Stats
  NEW ENGLAND BUFFALO
First Downs 1719
      Rushing62
      Passing1113
      Penalty04
3rd-Down Efficiency 7-173-15
4th-Down Efficiency 0-00-0
Total Net Yards 335310
      Total plays6773
      Average gain5.04.2
Net Yards Rushing 12998
      Rushes2728
      Average per rush4.83.5
Net Yards Passing 206212
      Completed-attempted19-3522-44
      Yards per pass5.24.7
      Sacked-yards lost5-311-7
      Had intercepted11
Punts-Average 7-41.08-41.0
Return Yardage 149115
      Punts-returns5-402-minus 2
      Kickoffs-returns4-885-94
      Interceptions-returns1-211-23
Penalties-Yards 7-604-30
Fumbles-Lost 2-12-0
Time Of Possession 32:4832:57
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New England Player Statistics
Rushing
Antowain Smith 20-95, Tom Brady 3-13, Kevin Faulk 2-10, Troy Brown 1-9, Marc Edwards 1-2.
Passing
Tom Brady 19-35 for 237 yards, 1 INT, 0 TD.
Receiving
Troy Brown 5-62, David Patten 3-65, Jr Redmond 3-45, Terry Glenn 3-27, Jermaine Wiggins 1-25, Patrick Pass 1-13, Marc Edwards 1-3, Kevin Faulk 1-2, Antowain Smith 1-minus 5.
Tackles (tackles-assists-sacks)
Lawyer Milloy 7-1-0, Tedy Bruschi 6-1-0, Otis Smith 6-0-0, Tebucky Jones 4-2-0, Roman Phifer 3-0-0, Anthony Pleasant 3-0-1, Ty Law 3-0-0, Bobby Hamilton 2-1-0, Matt Stevens 2-1-0, Terrell Buckley 2-1-0, Brandon Mitchell 1-2-0, Richard Seymour 1-1-0, Ted Johnson 1-0-0.
Fumbles Lost
Antowain Smith
Opponent Fumbles Recovered
None

Buffalo Player Statistics
Rushing
Travis Henry 12-54, Shawn Bryson 14-38, Alex Van Pelt 2-6.
Passing
Alex Van Pelt 22-44 for 219 yards, 1 INT, 0 TD.
Receiving
Eric Moulds 6-50, Peerless Price 4-67, Jay Riemersma 4-36, Shawn Bryson 3-12, Larry Centers 2-29, Travis Henry 1-14, Sammy Morris 1-8, Reggie Germany 1-3.
Tackles (tackles-assists-sacks)
Antoine Winfield 8-0-0, Jay Foreman 5-3-0.5, Bryce Fisher 5-2-2, Keith Newman 3-3-0, Raion Hill 2-4-0, Keion Carpenter 5-0-0, Brandon Spoon 4-1-0, Dashon Polk 4-0-0, Phil Hansen 2-2-1, Nate Clements 2-1-1, Tyrone Robertson 1-2-0, Chris Watson 2-0-0, Erik Flowers 1-1-0.5, Lance Brown 1-0-0, Ron Edwards 1-0-0, Pierson Prioleau 1-0-0, Kendrick Office 0-1-0, Leif Larsen 0-1-0.
Fumbles Lost
None
Opponent Fumbles Recovered
Raion Hill

Scoring Summary
First Quarter

NEW ENGLAND - FIELD GOAL (10:58)
Play: Adam Vinatieri 40 Yard
Drive: 9 plays, 28 yards in 4:09
Key Plays:
    • Edwards 2-yard run on 3rd-and-1 to Buffalo 39
NEW ENGLAND 3-0
 

Second Quarter

NEW ENGLAND - FIELD GOAL (14:07)
Play: Adam Vinatieri 32 Yard
Drive: 7 plays, 50 yards in 1:52
Key Plays:
    • Brady 40-yard pass to Patten on 3rd-and-3 to Buffalo 18
NEW ENGLAND 6-0
 

Third Quarter

BUFFALO - FIELD GOAL (3:47)
Play: Shayne Graham 41 Yard
Drive: 4 plays, 7 yards in 2:06
Key Plays:
    • Hill recovery of A Smith fumble at New England 30
NEW ENGLAND 6-3
 

Fourth Quarter

BUFFALO - FIELD GOAL (4:22)
Play: Shayne Graham 25 Yard
Drive: 15 plays, 76 yards in 7:46
Key Plays:
    • Van Pelt 11-yard pass to Bryson to Buffalo 28
    • Van Pelt 16-yard pass to Price to Buffalo 44
    • Van Pelt 8-yard pass to Riemersma to New England 44
    • Van Pelt 21-yard pass to Centers on 3rd-and-12 to New England 14
NEW ENGLAND 6, BUFFALO 6

BUFFALO - FIELD GOAL (9:03)
Play: Shayne Graham 41 Yard
Drive: 8 plays, 33 yards in 3:04
Key Plays:
    • Van Pelt 8-yard pass to Moulds on 3rd-and-5 to New England 43
    • Van pelt 13-yard pass to Moulds to New England 30
BUFFALO 9-6

NEW ENGLAND - FIELD GOAL (12:15)
Play: Adam Vinatieri 25 Yard
Drive: 7 plays, 56 yards in 3:12
Key Plays:
    • Brady 19-yard pass to Glenn to Buffalo 44
    • Brady 25-yard pass to Wiggins to Buffalo 11
NEW ENGLAND 9, BUFFALO 9
 

Overtime

NEW ENGLAND - FIELD GOAL (5:45)
Play: Adam Vinatieri 23 Yard
Drive: 8 plays, 75 yards in 3:18
Key Plays:
    • Brady 13-yard pass to Redmond to New England 33
    • A Smith 4-yard run on 3rd-and-1 to New England 46
    • Brady 13-yard pass to Patten to Buffalo 41
    • A Smith 38-yard run to Buffalo 3
NEW ENGLAND 12-9
 

Officials: Referee-Mike Carey, Umpire-Garth Defelice, Head linesman-Terry Gierke, Line judge-Walt Anderson, Field judge-David Warden, Side judge-Tom Fincken, Back judge-Keith Ferguson.

Attendence: 45,527

Time: 3:32

 


 
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