New England 29, Buffalo 25
| Buffalo | 3 | 15 | – | 25 |
| New England | 3 | 13 | – | 29 |
First Quarter
NE_FG Ryland 30, 10:02. Drive: 10 plays, 63 yards, 4:58. Key Plays: Stevenson 14 run; Mac.Jones 25 pass to P.Brown; Stevenson 2 run on 3rd-and-4. New England 3, Buffalo 0.
NE_Elliott 2 run (Ryland kick), 6:58. Drive: 7 plays, 45 yards, 2:49. Key Plays: Peppers 1 interception return to Buffalo 45; Mac.Jones 10 pass to Douglas; Mac.Jones 16 pass to Douglas on 3rd-and-1. New England 10, Buffalo 0.
Second Quarter
Buf_FG Bass 36, 14:49. Drive: 14 plays, 57 yards, 7:09. Key Plays: J.Allen 28 pass to Cook on 3rd-and-5; J.Allen 1 run on 3rd-and-7; J.Allen 10 pass to Cook. New England 10, Buffalo 3.
NE_FG Ryland 24, 7:36. Drive: 5 plays, 40 yards, 2:44. Key Plays: Mac.Jones 33 pass to Bourne; Mac.Jones 7 pass to Bourne on 3rd-and-10. New England 13, Buffalo 3.
Third Quarter
Buf_Cook 8 pass from J.Allen (Bass kick), 9:53. Drive: 11 plays, 81 yards, 5:07. Key Plays: Ty.Johnson kick return to Buffalo 19; J.Allen 17 pass to Diggs; J.Allen 10 pass to Harty; Cook 20 run; J.Allen 10 pass to Knox. New England 13, Buffalo 10.
NE_FG Ryland 49, 4:30. Drive: 10 plays, 44 yards, 5:23. Key Plays: Mac.Jones 11 pass to Reagor; Mac.Jones 13 pass to Henry; Douglas 20 run. New England 16, Buffalo 10.
Fourth Quarter
NE_Bourne 4 pass from Mac.Jones (run failed), 7:36. Drive: 9 plays, 66 yards, 6:07. Key Plays: Mac.Jones 26 pass to P.Brown; Elliott 10 run; Elliott 1 run on 3rd-and-1; Mac.Jones 19 pass to Douglas. New England 22, Buffalo 10.
Buf_Diggs 25 pass from J.Allen (Bass kick), 5:32. Drive: 6 plays, 75 yards, 2:04. Key Plays: Ty.Johnson kick return to Buffalo 25; J.Allen 12 pass to Kincaid; J.Allen 11 pass to Shakir. New England 22, Buffalo 17.
Buf_J.Allen 1 run (Knox pass from J.Allen), 1:58. Drive: 8 plays, 29 yards, 2:58. Key Plays: J.Allen 13 pass to Shakir; J.Allen 4 pass to Kincaid on 4th-and-2. Buffalo 25, New England 22.
NE_Gesicki 1 pass from Mac.Jones (Ryland kick), :12. Drive: 9 plays, 75 yards, 1:46. Key Plays: Mac.Jones 34 pass to Stevenson; Mac.Jones 14 pass to Henry on 3rd-and-8; Mac.Jones 10 pass to Stevenson. New England 29, Buffalo 25.
A_64,628.
| Buf | NE | |
|---|---|---|
| FIRST DOWNS | 24 | 21 |
| Rushing | 7 | 6 |
| Passing | 14 | 13 |
| Penalty | 3 | 2 |
| THIRD DOWN EFF | 5-12 | 4-9 |
| FOURTH DOWN EFF | 2-3 | 0-0 |
| TOTAL NET YARDS | 339 | 364 |
| Total Plays | 66 | 55 |
| Avg Gain | 5.1 | 6.6 |
| NET YARDS RUSHING | 81 | 96 |
| Rushes | 24 | 24 |
| Avg per rush | 3.375 | 4.0 |
| NET YARDS PASSING | 258 | 268 |
| Sacked-Yds lost | 1-7 | 1-4 |
| Gross-Yds passing | 265 | 272 |
| Completed-Att. | 27-41 | 25-30 |
| Had Intercepted | 1 | 0 |
| Yards-Pass Play | 6.143 | 8.645 |
| KICKOFFS-EndZone-TB | 5-5-5 | 7-5-4 |
| PUNTS-Avg. | 1-55.0 | 2-55.0 |
| Punts blocked | 0 | 0 |
| FGs-PATs blocked | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| TOTAL RETURN YARDAGE | 65 | 26 |
| Punt Returns | 1-7 | 1-25 |
| Kickoff Returns | 3-58 | 0-0 |
| Interceptions | 0-0 | 1-1 |
| PENALTIES-Yds | 9-46 | 8-59 |
| FUMBLES-Lost | 1-1 | 1-1 |
| TIME OF POSSESSION | 32:14 | 27:46 |
INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS
RUSHING_Buffalo, Cook 13-56, J.Allen 7-17, Murray 4-8. New England, Stevenson 9-34, Elliott 11-31, Douglas 1-20, Mac.Jones 3-11.
PASSING_Buffalo, J.Allen 27-41-1-265. New England, Mac.Jones 25-30-0-272.
RECEIVING_Buffalo, Kincaid 8-75, Diggs 6-58, Shakir 4-35, Cook 3-46, Murray 2-20, Harty 1-10, Knox 1-10, Davis 1-6, Sherfield 1-5. New England, Bourne 6-63, Stevenson 6-51, Douglas 4-54, P.Brown 2-51, Henry 2-27, Gesicki 2-5, Reagor 1-11, Parker 1-8, Thornton 1-2.
PUNT RETURNS_Buffalo, Harty 1-7. New England, Douglas 1-25.
KICKOFF RETURNS_Buffalo, Ty.Johnson 3-58. New England, None.
TACKLES-ASSISTS-SACKS_Buffalo, Bernard 9-2-0, Jackson 7-0-0, Dodson 5-2-0, Poyer 4-5-1, Ta.Johnson 4-0-0, Williams 3-2-0, Benford 3-1-0, Ford 2-2-0, Hyde 1-2-0, Rapp 1-0-0, Rousseau 1-0-0, Settle 1-0-0, Epenesa 0-2-0, Lawson 0-1-0. New England, Dugger 7-0-0, Jennings 5-1-0, Jackson 5-0-0, Peppers 4-4-0, Bryant 4-1-0, Godchaux 3-2-0, Bentley 2-7-0, Barmore 2-1-1, Tavai 2-1-0, Jo.Jones 2-0-0, Mills 2-0-0, Ja.Jones 1-3-0, Wilson 1-1-0, Wise 1-1-0, Guy 0-1-0.
INTERCEPTIONS_Buffalo, None. New England, Peppers 1-1.
MISSED FIELD GOALS_Buffalo, Bass 42.
OFFICIALS_Referee Clete Blakeman, Ump Scott Campbell, HL Dana McKenzie, LJ Julian Mapp, FJ Terry Brown, SJ Lo Van Pham, BJ Jonah Monroe, Replay Chad Adams.