2006 Week 7 · Sun, Oct 22, 2006 · Ralph Wilson Stadium
New England PatriotsWinner
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Buffalo Bills
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NE -5.5 ✓U 35.5 ✓
New England Patriots 28–6 — never really in doubt late.
Pre-2018 game — box score & context only; play-by-play visuals start in 2018
Who moved the needle
Top performers
Passing · NE
18/27, 195 yds, 2 TD, 0 INT
11.5 expected points added · +6.7% completion over expected
Passing · BUF
16/25, 193 yds, 0 TD, 1 INT
-5.9 expected points added · +5.2% completion over expected
Full stat lines
Box score
New England Patriots
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tom Brady | 18/27 | 195 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 11.5 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Corey Dillon | 14 | 47 | 3.4 | 2 | -0.4 |
| Laurence Maroney | 8 | 29 | 3.6 | 0 | -1.8 |
| Chad Jackson | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 0 | 1.6 |
| Reche Caldwell | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 | 0.2 |
| Tom Brady | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 0 | -2.8 |
| Kevin Faulk | 1 | -3 | -3.0 | 0 | -0.3 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Junior Seau | 4 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tedy Bruschi | 3 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Vrabel | 2 | 5 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rodney Harrison | 3 | 3 | 0.5 | 0 | 1 |
| Eugene Wilson | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rosevelt Colvin | 2 | 2 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Asante Samuel | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 3 |
| Vince Wilfork | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Mike Wright | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ellis Hobbs | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Buffalo Bills
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| J.P. Losman | 16/25 | 193 | 0 | 1 | 2 | -5.9 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Willis McGahee | 20 | 59 | 3.0 | 0 | -1.5 |
| J.P. Losman | 3 | 13 | 4.3 | 0 | -4.8 |
| Anthony Thomas | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | -0.5 |
| Josh Reed | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | -0.4 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| London Fletcher | 5 | 3 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Terrence McGee | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Donte Whitner | 1 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Aaron Schobel | 3 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nate Clements | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Larry Tripplett | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Angelo Crowell | 1 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jabari Greer | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Takeo Spikes | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chris Kelsay | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
Closing number vs result
Betting context
- Closing spread
- NE -5.5
- Closing total
- 35.5
- NE moneyline
- -248
- BUF moneyline
- +228
Patriots closed -5.5 and covered, winning by 22.
Total closed 35.5; the game landed 34 — under by 1.5.
Conditions and crew
Game environment
- Venue
- Ralph Wilson Stadium
- Roof / surface
- outdoors · astroplay
- Kickoff weather
- 50°F, wind 14 mph
- Referee
- Jeff Triplette
- Rest
- NE 14 days · BUF 7 days
- Coaches
- Bill Belichick vs Dick Jauron
Division game — familiarity tightens these matchups; closing numbers tend to be sharper.