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- 31 - 34
Final 1 2 3 4 T 
New England
Patriots14 7 3 7 31 
Buffalo
Bills0 10 7 17 34 -
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Location:Ralph Wilson Stadium
Orchard Park, New York -
Attendance:68,174
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1st quarter
| Team | Time | Play | NE | Buf |
 |
09:45 | Wes Welker 14 yd pass from Tom Brady (Stephen Gostkowski kick) | 7 | 0 |
|
06:01 | Rob Gronkowski 1 yd pass from Tom Brady (Stephen Gostkowski kick) | 14 | 0 |
2nd quarter
| Team | Time | Play | NE | Buf |
|
06:01 | Rob Gronkowski 26 yd pass from Tom Brady (Stephen Gostkowski kick) | 21 | 0 |
 |
01:56 | Stevie Johnson 11 yd pass from Ryan Fitzpatrick (Rian Lindell kick) | 21 | 7 |
|
00:03 | Rian Lindell 42 yd FG | 21 | 10 |
3rd quarter
| Team | Time | Play | NE | Buf |
|
09:34 | Scott Chandler 3 yd pass from Ryan Fitzpatrick (Rian Lindell kick) | 21 | 17 |
|
04:51 | Stephen Gostkowski 23 yd FG | 24 | 17 |
4th quarter
| Team | Time | Play | NE | Buf |
|
10:36 | Fred Jackson 1 yd run (Rian Lindell kick) | 24 | 24 |
|
10:22 | Drayton Florence 27 yd interception return (Rian Lindell kick) | 24 | 31 |
|
03:25 | Wes Welker 6 yd pass from Tom Brady (Stephen Gostkowski kick) | 31 | 31 |
|
00:00 | Rian Lindell 28 yd FG | 31 | 34 |
Team Stats
| New England | Buffalo | |
| 1st Downs | 30 | 24 |
| Total Yards | 495 | 448 |
| Passing | 387 | 369 |
| Passing Completions/Attempts | 30/45 | 27/40 |
| Yards/Pass | 8.6 | 9.2 |
| Rushing | 108 | 79 |
| Rushing Attempts | 26 | 20 |
| Yards/Rush | 4.2 | 4.0 |
| Turnovers | 4 | 2 |
| Fumbles lost | 0 | 0 |
| Interceptions Thrown | 4 | 2 |
| Possession | 31:15 | 28:45 |
New England Passing
| Player | COM | ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | INT |
| Tom Brady | 30 | 45 | 387 | 8.6 | 4 | 4 |
Buffalo Passing
| Player | COM | ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | INT |
| Ryan Fitzpatrick | 27 | 40 | 369 | 9.2 | 2 | 2 |
New England Rushing
| Player | ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | LNG |
| Stevan Ridley | 7 | 44 | 6.3 | 0 | 16 |
| Danny Woodhead | 6 | 21 | 3.5 | 0 | 10 |
| Wes Welker | 1 | 19 | 19.0 | 0 | 19 |
| BenJarvus Green-Ellis | 9 | 16 | 1.8 | 0 | 5 |
| Tom Brady | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 | 5 |
| Julian Edelman | 2 | 3 | 1.5 | 0 | 5 |
Buffalo Rushing
| Player | ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | LNG |
| Fred Jackson | 12 | 74 | 6.2 | 1 | 21 |
| Brad Smith | 2 | 6 | 3.0 | 0 | 5 |
| C.J. Spiller | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 | 3 |
| Donald Jones | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | 2 |
| Ryan Fitzpatrick | 4 | -6 | -1.5 | 0 | 0 |
New England Receiving
| Player | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LNG |
| Wes Welker | 16 | 217 | 13.6 | 2 | 33 |
| Rob Gronkowski | 7 | 109 | 15.6 | 2 | 29 |
| Danny Woodhead | 3 | 20 | 6.7 | 0 | 13 |
| Chad Ochocinco | 2 | 28 | 14.0 | 0 | 19 |
| Stevan Ridley | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 0 | 8 |
| Julian Edelman | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 | 5 |
Buffalo Receiving
| Player | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LNG |
| Stevie Johnson | 8 | 94 | 11.8 | 1 | 33 |
| David Nelson | 6 | 84 | 14.0 | 0 | 26 |
| Donald Jones | 5 | 101 | 20.2 | 0 | 48 |
| Fred Jackson | 5 | 87 | 17.4 | 0 | 38 |
| Scott Chandler | 2 | 10 | 5.0 | 1 | 7 |
| C.J. Spiller | 1 | -7 | -7.0 | 0 | -7 |
New England Interceptions
| Player | INT | INTYDS | INTTD |
| Kyle Arrington | 2 | 37 | 0 |
Buffalo Interceptions
| Player | INT | INTYDS | INTTD |
| Leodis McKelvin | 1 | 21 | 0 |
| George Wilson | 1 | 8 | 0 |
| Bryan Scott | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Drayton Florence | 1 | 27 | 1 |
New England Tackles
| Player | TAK | SACKS | AST | TOT |
| Devin McCourty | 8 | 0.0 | 3 | 11 |
| Leigh Bodden | 5 | 0.0 | 2 | 7 |
| Jerod Mayo | 4 | 0.0 | 1 | 5 |
| Andre Carter | 3 | 0.0 | 1 | 4 |
| Kyle Arrington | 3 | 0.0 | 3 | 6 |
| Josh Barrett | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 3 |
| Vince Wilfork | 3 | 0.0 | 1 | 4 |
| Brandon Spikes | 2 | 0.0 | 3 | 5 |
| Sergio Brown | 2 | 0.0 | 1 | 3 |
| Kyle Love | 1 | 0.0 | 1 | 2 |
| Landon Cohen | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Rob Ninkovich | 1 | 0.0 | 2 | 3 |
| Gary Guyton | 1 | 0.0 | 2 | 3 |
Buffalo Tackles
| Player | TAK | SACKS | AST | TOT |
| Jairus Byrd | 8 | 0.0 | 4 | 12 |
| Nick Barnett | 6 | 0.0 | 5 | 11 |
| George Wilson | 6 | 0.0 | 4 | 10 |
| Bryan Scott | 6 | 0.0 | 4 | 10 |
| Aaron Williams | 4 | 0.0 | 1 | 5 |
| Dwan Edwards | 3 | 0.0 | 4 | 7 |
| Reggie Corner | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 3 |
| Leodis McKelvin | 3 | 0.0 | 3 | 6 |
| Alex Carrington | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 |
| Drayton Florence | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 |
New England Kick Returning
| Player | KRET | KRYDS | AVG | KRTD |
| Julian Edelman | 3 | 63 | 21.0 | 0 |
| Rob Ninkovich | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 0 |
Buffalo Kick Returning
| Player | KRET | KRYDS | AVG | KRTD |
| C.J. Spiller | 1 | 16 | 16.0 | 0 |
New England Punt Returning
| Player | PRET | PRYDS | AVG | PRTD |
| Julian Edelman | 3 | 31 | 10.3 | 0 |
Buffalo Punt Returning
| Player | PRET | PRYDS | AVG | PRTD |
| C.J. Spiller | 2 | 20 | 10.0 | 0 |
New England Punting
| Player | PUNTS | YDS | LNG |
| Zoltan Mesko | 3 | 140 | 57 |
Buffalo Punting
| Player | PUNTS | YDS | LNG |
| Brian Moorman | 5 | 253 | 63 |
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