2004 Week 4 · Sun, Oct 3, 2004 · Ralph Wilson Stadium
New England PatriotsWinner
31
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Buffalo Bills
17
NE -5.5 ✓O 35 ✓
New England Patriots 31–17.
Pre-2018 game — box score & context only; play-by-play visuals start in 2018
Who moved the needle
Top performers
Full stat lines
Box score
New England Patriots
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tom Brady | 17/30 | 298 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 20.8 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Corey Dillon | 19 | 79 | 4.2 | 1 | -2.9 |
| Patrick Pass | 5 | 18 | 3.6 | 0 | -1.0 |
| Tom Brady | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 0 | 0.7 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Vrabel | 7 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Tedy Bruschi | 3 | 3 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tyrone Poole | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
| Rodney Harrison | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Eugene Wilson | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rosevelt Colvin | 3 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Richard Seymour | 2 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ted Johnson | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ty Law | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Patrick Pass | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Buffalo Bills
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Drew Bledsoe | 18/30 | 247 | 1 | 1 | 7 | -11.7 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Travis Henry | 24 | 98 | 4.1 | 0 | -2.0 |
| Brian Moorman | 1 | 34 | 34.0 | 0 | 3.4 |
| Josh Reed | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 0 | 0.3 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| London Fletcher | 5 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Takeo Spikes | 3 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Terrence McGee | 5 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 |
| Izell Reese | 2 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Coy Wire | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nate Clements | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 |
| Chris Kelsay | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jeff Posey | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Troy Vincent | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Pat Williams | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Closing number vs result
Betting context
- Closing spread
- NE -5.5
- Closing total
- 35
- NE moneyline
- —
- BUF moneyline
- —
Patriots closed -5.5 and covered, winning by 14.
Total closed 35; the game landed 48 — over by 13.0.
Conditions and crew
Game environment
- Venue
- Ralph Wilson Stadium
- Roof / surface
- outdoors · astroplay
- Kickoff weather
- 58°F, wind 13 mph
- Referee
- Johnny Grier
- Rest
- NE 14 days · BUF 14 days
- Coaches
- Bill Belichick vs Mike Mularkey
Division game — familiarity tightens these matchups; closing numbers tend to be sharper.