New England Patriots vs Buffalo Bills: player stats (Dec 22, 2024)

Week 16Final

At Highmark Stadium

Score by quarter
Team	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	T
NE	7	7	–	7	21
BUF	–	7	10	7	24

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Game leaders

BUF

Passing yards
New England Patriots: Drake Maye261 YDS22/36, 2 TD, 1 INT
Buffalo Bills: Josh Allen154 YDS16/29, 1 TD, 1 INT
Rushing yards
New England Patriots: Rhamondre Stevenson60 YDS12 CAR, 1 TD
Buffalo Bills: James Cook III100 YDS11 CAR, 1 TD
Receiving yards
New England Patriots: Kayshon Boutte95 YDS5 REC, 1 TD
Buffalo Bills: James Cook III26 YDS3 REC, 1 TD
Tackles
New England Patriots: Kyle Dugger8 TCK6 SOLO, 0 SCK
Buffalo Bills: Terrel Bernard12 TCK8 SOLO, 0 SCK

In Week 16, the Buffalo Bills held off the New England Patriots 24-21 on December 22, 2024 at Highmark Stadium. Josh Allen passed for 154 yards for the Buffalo Bills, and Drake Maye had 261 for the New England Patriots.

Scoring plays

Q1

New England Patriots, Touchdown · 12:01(Shotgun) D.Maye pass deep right to K.Boutte for 28 yards, TOUCHDOWN. J.Slye extra point is GOOD, Center-J.Cardona, Holder-B.Baringer.NE 7, BUF 0

Q2

New England Patriots, Touchdown · 14:16R.Stevenson right guard for 14 yards, TOUCHDOWN. J.Slye extra point is GOOD, Center-J.Cardona, Holder-B.Baringer.NE 14, BUF 0
Buffalo Bills, Touchdown · 11:56(Shotgun) A.Anderson reported in as eligible. J.Cook left tackle for 46 yards, TOUCHDOWN. T.Bass extra point is GOOD, Center-R.Ferguson, Holder-S.Martin.NE 14, BUF 7

Q3

Buffalo Bills, Touchdown · 9:41(Shotgun) J.Allen pass short left to J.Cook for 4 yards, TOUCHDOWN. T.Bass extra point is GOOD, Center-R.Ferguson, Holder-S.Martin.NE 14, BUF 14
Buffalo Bills, Field goal · 6:02T.Bass 50 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-R.Ferguson, Holder-S.Martin.NE 14, BUF 17

Q4

Buffalo Bills, Touchdown · 10:10(Shotgun) D.Maye FUMBLES (Aborted) at NE 3, RECOVERED by BUF-Ta.Johnson at NE -1. TOUCHDOWN. T.Bass extra point is GOOD, Center-R.Ferguson, Holder-S.Martin.NE 14, BUF 24
New England Patriots, Touchdown · 1:13(No Huddle, Shotgun) D.Maye pass short right to H.Henry for 9 yards, TOUCHDOWN. J.Slye extra point is GOOD, Center-J.Cardona, Holder-B.Baringer.NE 21, BUF 24

Team stats

Team stats: New England Patriots and Buffalo Bills
NE	Stat	BUF
7-12(better)58%	3rd down efficiency	4-1136%
2-2100%	4th down efficiency	1-1100%
261(better)22/36 C/ATT	Passing yards	15416/29 C/ATT
12630 CAR	Rushing yards	172(better)28 CAR
2	Sacks taken	1(better)
3	Turnovers	1(better)

Box score

New England Patriots: Passing

Drake MayeQB	22/36	261	2	1	2	90.2

Buffalo Bills: Passing

Josh AllenQB	16/29	154	1	1	1	67.3

New England Patriots: Rushing

Drake MayeQB	6	30	5.0	0	13
Rhamondre StevensonRB	12	60	5.0	1	14
Antonio GibsonRB	10	28	2.8	0	9
DeMario DouglasWR	1	6	6.0	0	6
Dell PettusS	1	2	2.0	0	2

Buffalo Bills: Rushing

Josh AllenQB	6	30	5.0	0	12
James Cook IIIRB	11	100	9.1	1	46
Ty JohnsonRB	6	30	5.0	0	12
Ray DavisRB	5	12	2.4	0	8

New England Patriots: Receiving

Rhamondre StevensonRB	1	1	13	0	13
Antonio GibsonRB	2	2	8	0	4
DeMario DouglasWR	4	5	33	0	13
Kayshon BoutteWR	5	7	95	1	31
Hunter HenryTE	4	8	39	1	12
Austin HooperTE	4	5	55	0	26
Kendrick BourneWR	2	2	18	0	9
Javon BakerWR	0	1	0	0	0

Buffalo Bills: Receiving

James Cook IIIRB	3	3	26	1	16
Ty JohnsonRB	0	1	0	0	0
Ray DavisRB	1	1	17	0	17
Dalton KincaidTE	4	7	15	0	7
Mack HollinsWR	2	3	25	0	13
Khalil ShakirWR	2	6	22	0	12
Dawson KnoxTE	2	2	22	0	13
Keon ColemanWR	1	2	17	0	17
Amari CooperWR	1	2	10	0	10

New England Patriots: Defense

Kyle DuggerS	8	6	0	1	0	0
Christian EllissLB	7	4	0	0	0	1
Marte MapuLB	7	3	0	0	1	2
Jahlani TavaiLB	6	3	0	0	0	0
Davon GodchauxDT	4	2	0	0	0	0
Jaylinn HawkinsS	4	1	0	0	0	0
Jonathan JonesCB	4	2	0	0	0	1
Jeremiah Pharms Jr.DT	4	3	1	1	0	0
Deatrich Wise Jr.DE	3	1	0	0	0	0
Anfernee JenningsLB	2	0	0	0	0	0
Alex AustinCB	2	2	0	0	0	1
Sione TakitakiLB	2	1	0	0	0	0
Christian GonzalezCB	1	1	0	0	0	0
Keion WhiteDE	1	1	0	0	0	0
Eric Johnson IIDT	1	1	0	0	0	0
Daniel EkualeDT	1	1	0	0	0	0
Marcellas Dial Jr.CB	1	0	0	0	0	0
Yannick NgakoueDE	1	1	0	0	0	0
Isaiah BoldenCB	1	1	0	0	0	0

Buffalo Bills: Defense

Terrel BernardLB	12	8	0	0	0	0
Cole BishopS	8	6	0	1	0	0
Dorian WilliamsLB	8	3	0	0	0	0
Ty JohnsonRB	1	1	0	0	0	0
Kaiir ElamCB	6	2	0	0	0	0
Cam LewisCB	4	3	0	0	1	1
Greg RousseauLB	4	2	0	0	0	0
Christian BenfordCB	4	2	0	0	0	0
Taron JohnsonCB	3	1	0	0	0	0
AJ EpenesaDE	3	1	0	1	0	0
Baylon SpectorLB	3	0	1	0	0	0
Von MillerLB	2	1	0	0	0	0
Dawuane SmootLB	2	2	0	0	0	0
Austin JohnsonDT	2	0	1	0	0	0
Ja'Marcus IngramCB	2	2	0	0	0	0
Ed OliverDT	1	0	0	0	0	0
Joe AndreessenLB	1	0	0	0	0	0
Reggie GilliamFB	1	0	0	0	0	0
Jordan PhillipsDT	1	1	0	0	0	0
Quinton JeffersonDT	1	0	0	0	0	0
Jalen VirgilWR	1	1	0	0	0	0
Kareem JacksonS	1	1	0	0	0	0

New England Patriots: Kicking

Joey SlyePK	0/0	0	3

Buffalo Bills: Kicking

Tyler BassPK	1/1	50	3

Lines

Consensus close, 10 books

Spread: BUF −14; opened BUF −13; NE covered
Total: 48; opened 46.5; Under

BetMGM closed BUF −14, total 48. 9 more books and every move are in Pro

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Season series

NE 1, BUF 1

Dec 22 · this gameNew England Patriots 21, Buffalo Bills 24
Jan 5Buffalo Bills 16, New England Patriots 23

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