Buffalo Bills vs New England Patriots: player stats (Jan 5, 2025)

Week 18Final

At Gillette Stadium

Score by quarter
Team	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	T
BUF	–	10	6	–	16
NE	7	7	3	6	23

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Game leaders

Passing yards
Buffalo Bills: Mitchell Trubisky101 YDS15/21, 1 TD, 0 INT
New England Patriots: Joe Milton241 YDS22/29, 1 TD, 0 INT
Rushing yards
Buffalo Bills: Ray Davis64 YDS15 CAR, 0 TD
New England Patriots: Antonio Gibson41 YDS12 CAR, 0 TD
Receiving yards
Buffalo Bills: Curtis Samuel52 YDS7 REC, 0 TD
New England Patriots: Kayshon Boutte117 YDS7 REC, 1 TD
Tackles
Buffalo Bills: Joe Andreessen10 TCK3 SOLO, 0 SCK
New England Patriots: Christian Elliss13 TCK5 SOLO, 0 SCK

The New England Patriots beat the Buffalo Bills 23-16 in Week 18 on January 5, 2025 at Gillette Stadium. Joe Milton threw for 241 yards for the New England Patriots; Mitchell Trubisky threw for 101 for the Buffalo Bills.

Scoring plays

Q1

New England Patriots, Touchdown · 4:25(Shotgun) J.Milton left end for 1 yard, TOUCHDOWN. 19-J.Milton 1st NFL TD. J.Slye extra point is GOOD, Center-J.Cardona, Holder-B.Baringer.BUF 0, NE 7

Q2

Buffalo Bills, Touchdown · 12:09M.Trubisky pass short right to R.Davis for 2 yards, TOUCHDOWN. T.Bass extra point is GOOD, Center-R.Ferguson, Holder-S.Martin.BUF 7, NE 7
New England Patriots, Touchdown · 9:10(Shotgun) J.Milton pass deep middle to K.Boutte for 48 yards, TOUCHDOWN. NE 19-Milton 1st NFL TD pass. J.Slye extra point is GOOD, Center-J.Cardona, Holder-B.Baringer.BUF 7, NE 14
Buffalo Bills, Field goal · 4:39T.Bass 49 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-R.Ferguson, Holder-S.Martin.BUF 10, NE 14

Q3

Buffalo Bills, Touchdown · 7:56J.Cook up the middle for 1 yard, TOUCHDOWN. T.Bass extra point is No Good, Wide Right, Center-R.Ferguson, Holder-S.Martin.BUF 16, NE 14
New England Patriots, Field goal · 1:00 J.Slye 41 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-J.Cardona, Holder-B.Baringer.BUF 16, NE 17

Q4

New England Patriots, Field goal · 8:53J.Slye 42 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-J.Cardona, Holder-B.Baringer.BUF 16, NE 20
New England Patriots, Field goal · 1:55 J.Slye 50 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-J.Cardona, Holder-B.Baringer.BUF 16, NE 23

Team stats

Team stats: Buffalo Bills and New England Patriots
BUF	Stat	NE
6-15(better)40%	3rd down efficiency	4-1136%
1-425%	4th down efficiency	1-1(better)100%
12918/32 C/ATT	Passing yards	241(better)22/30 C/ATT
130(better)33 CAR	Rushing yards	7730 CAR
0(better)	Sacks taken	1
0(better)	Turnovers	1

Box score

Buffalo Bills: Passing

Mitchell TrubiskyQB	15/21	101	1	0	0	97.5
Mike WhiteQB	3/11	28	0	0	0	39.6

New England Patriots: Passing

Joe MiltonQB	22/29	241	1	0	0	111.4
Drake MayeQB	0/1	0	0	0	1	39.6

Buffalo Bills: Rushing

Mitchell TrubiskyQB	4	12	3.0	0	8
Ray DavisRB	15	64	4.3	0	23
James Cook IIIRB	10	28	2.8	1	7
Ty JohnsonRB	2	13	6.5	0	13
Keon ColemanWR	1	9	9.0	0	9
Reggie GilliamFB	1	4	4.0	0	4

New England Patriots: Rushing

Joe MiltonQB	10	16	1.6	1	9
Antonio GibsonRB	12	41	3.4	0	15
Terrell JenningsRB	8	20	2.5	0	7

Buffalo Bills: Receiving

Ray DavisRB	2	3	1	1	2
Curtis SamuelWR	7	8	52	0	14
Ty JohnsonRB	1	2	0	0	0
Mack HollinsWR	3	4	25	0	13
Quintin MorrisTE	3	4	20	0	8
Keon ColemanWR	2	10	31	0	20

New England Patriots: Receiving

Antonio GibsonRB	4	6	20	0	12
Terrell JenningsRB	0	1	0	0	0
Kayshon BoutteWR	7	7	117	1	48
Austin HooperTE	4	6	27	0	14
DeMario DouglasWR	3	4	34	0	15
Kendrick BourneWR	2	2	12	0	9
Javon BakerWR	1	1	12	0	12
Jaheim BellTE	1	1	19	0	19

Buffalo Bills: Defense

Joe AndreessenLB	10	3	0	0	0
Javon SolomonLB	8	4	0	1	0
Damar HamlinS	6	4	0	0	0
Ja'Marcus IngramCB	6	3	0	1	0
Casey ToohillDE	6	0	0	0	0
DeWayne CarterDT	5	3	0	1	0
Kaiir ElamCB	5	3	0	0	0
Ty JohnsonRB	2	2	0	0	0
Edefuan UlofoshioLB	5	4	0	1	1
Dorian WilliamsLB	4	2	0	0	0
Brandon CodringtonCB	4	3	0	0	0
Cole BishopS	3	1	0	0	1
Taylor RappS	3	3	0	0	0
Quinton JeffersonDT	2	1	0	1	0
Rasul DouglasCB	1	1	0	0	0
Von MillerLB	1	1	1	1	0

New England Patriots: Defense

Christian EllissLB	13	5	0	1
Anfernee JenningsLB	6	3	1	1
Marcellas Dial Jr.CB	5	4	0	0
Jaylinn HawkinsS	4	1	0	0
Jahlani TavaiLB	4	0	0	0
Eric Johnson IIDT	4	0	0	0
Titus LeoDE	4	4	1	1
Davon GodchauxDT	3	2	0	0
Daniel EkualeDT	3	1	0	0
Deatrich Wise Jr.DE	3	1	0	0
Jeremiah Pharms Jr.DT	3	2	0	0
Isaiah BoldenCB	3	2	0	0
Dell PettusS	2	2	0	1
Keion WhiteDE	2	2	0	0
Truman JonesDE	2	2	0	0
Kyle DuggerS	2	2	0	0
Marte MapuLB	2	1	0	0
Brenden SchoolerS	2	0	0	0
Miles BattleCB	2	2	0	3
Alex AustinCB	1	1	1	1
Sione TakitakiLB	1	1	0	0

Buffalo Bills: Kicking

Tyler BassPK	1/1	49	1

New England Patriots: Kicking

Joey SlyePK	3/3	50	2

Lines

Consensus close, 10 books

Spread: BUF −3.5; opened BUF −2; NE covered
Total: 36.5; opened 41; Over

BetMGM closed BUF −3.5, total 36.5. 9 more books and every move are in Pro

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Season series

BUF 1, NE 1

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

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