2013 Week 1 · Sun, Sep 8, 2013 · Ralph Wilson Stadium
Final
New England Patriots 23 at Buffalo Bills 21. Final.
New England Patriots 23–21 — decided on the final possessions.
The Game Day Roster
Who was out, who dressed and never took a snap, and who was on the field how much. Game-day list and snap counts from the weekly roster and snap feeds. Practice-squad and injured-reserve players are not shown — they were never on the game-day list.
New England Patriots
44 dressed · 10 never used
- 70Logan MankinsG · Every snap100%91 snaps
- 62Ryan WendellC · Every snap100%91 snaps
- 63Dan ConnollyG · Every snap100%91 snaps
- —Sebastian VollmerT · Every snap100%91 snaps
- 12Tom BradyQB · Every snap100%91 snaps
- 85Kenbrell ThompkinsWR · Full-time96%87 snaps
- 77Nate SolderT · Full-time93%85 snaps
- 11Julian EdelmanWR · Full-time89%81 snaps
- 47Michael HoomanawanuiTE · Full-time86%78 snaps
- 80Danny AmendolaWR · Heavy rotation62%56 snaps
- 34Shane VereenRB · Heavy rotation60%55 snaps
- 29LeGarrette BlountRB · Situational24%22 snaps
- —Zach SudfeldTE · Situational22%20 snaps
- 46James DevelinRB · Situational20%18 snaps
- 61Marcus CannonT · Situational18%16 snaps
- —Josh BoyceWR · Situational15%14 snaps
- 22Stevan RidleyRB · Situational15%14 snaps
Dressed, never took a snap · 10
Buffalo Bills
43 dressed · 7 never used
- 60Kraig UrbikG · Every snap100%63 snaps
- 79Erik PearsT · Every snap100%63 snaps
- —Colin BrownG · Every snap100%63 snaps
- 77Cordy GlennT · Every snap100%63 snaps
- 70Eric WoodC · Every snap100%63 snaps
- 3E.J. ManuelQB · Every snap100%63 snaps
- —Stevie JohnsonWR · Full-time98%62 snaps
- 10Robert WoodsWR · Full-time97%61 snaps
- 11T.J. GrahamWR · Full-time95%60 snaps
- 84Scott ChandlerTE · Full-time90%57 snaps
- 28C.J. SpillerRB · Heavy rotation59%37 snaps
- 22Fred JacksonRB · Rotational41%26 snaps
- 88Marquise GoodwinWR · Situational14%9 snaps
- 85Lee SmithTE · Situational3%2 snaps
- 81Marcus EasleyWR · Situational2%1 snap
Dressed, never took a snap · 7
Who moved the needle
Top performers
Passing · NE
29/52, 288 yds, 2 TD, 1 INT
5.8 expected points added · -6.6% completion over expected
Passing · BUF
18/27, 150 yds, 2 TD, 0 INT
2.8 expected points added · +4.9% completion over expected
Receiving · NE
10/14 for 104 yds, 0 TD
27% of team targets · 9.2 expected points added
No opportunity read for this era
Snap, route and expected-points data starts in 2021. This game is older than the usage record, so there is no opportunity read for it — the box score above is the complete picture we hold.
Full stat lines
Box score
New England Patriots
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tom Brady | 29/52 | 288 | 2 | 1 | 3 | +5.8 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shane Vereen | 14 | 101 | 7.2 | 0 | +2.0 |
| Stevan Ridley | 9 | 46 | 5.1 | 0 | −10.5 |
| LeGarrette Blount | 7 | 15 | 2.1 | 0 | −1.9 |
| Tom Brady | 4 | -4 | -1.0 | 0 | −5.3 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Danny Amendola | 10 | 14 | 104 | 0 | 27% | +9.2 |
| Julian Edelman | 7 | 9 | 79 | 2 | 17% | +8.3 |
| Shane Vereen | 7 | 10 | 58 | 0 | 19% | +2.8 |
| Kenbrell Thompkins | 4 | 14 | 42 | 0 | 27% | −4.9 |
| Michael Hoomanawanui | 1 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 4% | −1.2 |
| Zach Sudfeld | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2% | −3.5 |
| Josh Boyce | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4% | −1.0 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jerod Mayo | 6 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Steve Gregory | 5 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Tommy Kelly | 1 | 5 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rob Ninkovich | 2 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kyle Arrington | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Chandler Jones | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Aqib Talib | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Devin McCourty | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dont'a Hightower | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Vince Wilfork | 1 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Buffalo Bills
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EJ Manuel | 18/27 | 150 | 2 | 0 | 0 | +2.8 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fred Jackson | 13 | 67 | 5.2 | 0 | +2.0 |
| C.J. Spiller | 17 | 41 | 2.4 | 0 | −9.7 |
| EJ Manuel | 3 | 23 | 7.7 | 0 | +0.7 |
| Trevor Graham | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 | +1.5 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fred Jackson | 4 | 5 | 41 | 0 | 19% | +5.0 |
| Steve Johnson | 3 | 6 | 39 | 1 | 22% | +0.2 |
| Scott Chandler | 4 | 6 | 38 | 0 | 22% | +0.6 |
| Robert Woods | 1 | 2 | 18 | 1 | 7% | +2.0 |
| C.J. Spiller | 5 | 6 | 14 | 0 | 22% | −3.0 |
| Trevor Graham | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4% | −1.4 |
| Marquise Goodwin | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4% | −4.0 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Da'Norris Searcy | 6 | 3 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jim Leonhard | 8 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Aaron Williams | 2 | 5 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kiko Alonso | 3 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Leodis McKelvin | 5 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 4 |
| Kyle Williams | 1 | 3 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Alex Carrington | 1 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Arthur Moats | 1 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Justin Rogers | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
| Ron Brooks | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Closing number vs result
Betting context
- Closing spread
- Patriots -10
- Closing total
- 50.5
- Patriots moneyline
- -420
- Bills moneyline
- +361
Patriots closed -10, won by 2 — but didn't cover.
Total closed 50.5; the game landed 44 — under by 6.5.
Conditions and crew
Game environment
- Venue
- Ralph Wilson Stadium
- Roof / surface
- outdoors · a turf
- Kickoff weather
- Mild, 62°F at kickoff; a light breeze at 9 mph out of the north-east; clear.
- Referee
- Walt Anderson
- Rest
- Patriots 7 days · Bills 7 days
- Coaches
- Bill Belichick vs Doug Marrone
Division game — familiarity tightens these matchups; closing numbers tend to be sharper.