2014 Week 17 · Sun, Dec 28, 2014 · Gillette Stadium
Final
Buffalo Bills 17 at New England Patriots 9. Final.
Buffalo Bills 17–9.
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.
Buffalo Bills
50 dressed · 8 never used
- 79Erik PearsG · Every snap100%59 snaps
- 66Seantrel HendersonT · Every snap100%59 snaps
- 18Kyle OrtonQB · Every snap100%59 snaps
- 70Eric WoodC · Every snap100%59 snaps
- 14Sammy WatkinsWR · Full-time98%58 snaps
- 10Robert WoodsWR · Heavy rotation78%46 snaps
- 77Cordy GlennT · Heavy rotation78%46 snaps
- 84Scott ChandlerTE · Heavy rotation61%36 snaps
- 22Fred JacksonRB · Heavy rotation58%34 snaps
- 85Lee SmithTE · Heavy rotation56%33 snaps
- 15Chris HoganWR · Heavy rotation53%31 snaps
- 60Kraig UrbikG · Heavy rotation51%30 snaps
- 68Cyril RichardsonG · Rotational49%29 snaps
- 48MarQueis GrayTE · Rotational47%28 snaps
- 75Chris HairstonT · Situational24%14 snaps
- 28C.J. SpillerRB · Situational24%14 snaps
- 26Anthony DixonRB · Situational20%12 snaps
- —Deonte ThompsonWR · Situational3%2 snaps
Dressed, never took a snap · 8
New England Patriots
51 dressed · 9 never used
- 61Marcus CannonT · Every snap100%67 snaps
- 62Ryan WendellC · Every snap100%67 snaps
- 66Bryan StorkC · Every snap100%67 snaps
- 67Josh KlineG · Full-time91%61 snaps
- 19Brandon LaFellWR · Full-time82%55 snaps
- 80Danny AmendolaWR · Full-time81%54 snaps
- 84Brian TymsWR · Full-time81%54 snaps
- 71Cameron FlemingT · Heavy rotation63%42 snaps
- 10Jimmy GaroppoloQB · Heavy rotation52%35 snaps
- 77Nate SolderT · Rotational48%32 snaps
- 12Tom BradyQB · Rotational48%32 snaps
- 47Michael HoomanawanuiTE · Rotational46%31 snaps
- —Tim WrightTE · Rotational45%30 snaps
- 34Shane VereenRB · Rotational43%29 snaps
- —Steve ManeriTE · Rotational33%22 snaps
- —LeGarrette BlountRB · Rotational33%22 snaps
- 38Brandon BoldenRB · Situational22%15 snaps
- 82Josh BoyceWR · Situational15%10 snaps
- 46James DevelinFB · Situational12%8 snaps
- 28James WhiteRB · Situational6%4 snaps
Dressed, never took a snap · 9
Who moved the needle
Top performers
Passing · BUF
16/23, 176 yds, 1 TD, 0 INT
2.4 expected points added · +2.6% completion over expected
Passing · NE
10/17, 90 yds, 0 TD, 0 INT
-10.0 expected points added · -8.0% completion over expected
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
Buffalo Bills
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kyle Orton | 16/23 | 176 | 1 | 0 | 2 | +2.4 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fred Jackson | 18 | 58 | 3.2 | 0 | −2.0 |
| Anthony Dixon | 7 | 27 | 3.9 | 1 | +0.2 |
| C.J. Spiller | 5 | 17 | 3.4 | 0 | +0.1 |
| Sammy Watkins | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 | +0.3 |
| Kyle Orton | 2 | -3 | -1.5 | 0 | −2.1 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sammy Watkins | 3 | 5 | 57 | 0 | 22% | +1.8 |
| Robert Woods | 4 | 4 | 39 | 1 | 17% | +4.6 |
| MarQueis Gray | 3 | 3 | 25 | 0 | 13% | +2.0 |
| Scott Chandler | 1 | 1 | 20 | 0 | 4% | +2.0 |
| Lee Smith | 1 | 1 | 18 | 0 | 4% | +1.8 |
| Anthony Dixon | 1 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 4% | +0.8 |
| Fred Jackson | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 13% | −1.7 |
| Chris Hogan | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 13% | −0.9 |
| C.J. Spiller | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 9% | −0.8 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ron Brooks | 8 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Da'Norris Searcy | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Corey Graham | 2 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nickell Robey | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Preston Brown | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Aaron Williams | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Nigel Bradham | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jerry Hughes | 1 | 2 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Jarius Wynn | 2 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kyle Williams | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
New England Patriots
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jimmy Garoppolo | 10/17 | 90 | 0 | 0 | 3 | −10.0 |
| Tom Brady | 8/16 | 80 | 0 | 0 | 1 | −1.9 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LeGarrette Blount | 10 | 62 | 6.2 | 0 | +2.3 |
| Jimmy Garoppolo | 4 | 16 | 4.0 | 0 | −1.3 |
| Brandon Bolden | 5 | 15 | 3.0 | 0 | −0.7 |
| Brandon LaFell | 2 | 13 | 6.5 | 0 | +0.6 |
| Tom Brady | 2 | 9 | 4.5 | 0 | −0.1 |
| Shane Vereen | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | −1.2 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brandon LaFell | 4 | 6 | 70 | 0 | 19% | +3.1 |
| Brian Tyms | 4 | 6 | 39 | 0 | 19% | +1.4 |
| Danny Amendola | 4 | 7 | 24 | 0 | 22% | −4.0 |
| Timothy Wright | 1 | 3 | 15 | 0 | 9% | −2.2 |
| Shane Vereen | 3 | 4 | 14 | 0 | 13% | +0.0 |
| James White | 2 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 6% | −0.5 |
| Brandon Bolden | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6% | −2.4 |
| Steve Maneri | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3% | −0.4 |
| Michael Hoomanawanui | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3% | −0.6 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jonathan Casillas | 4 | 5 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Darius Fleming | 1 | 5 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sealver Siliga | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tavon Wilson | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chandler Jones | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Logan Ryan | 2 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jamie Collins | 1 | 4 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Malcolm Butler | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Devin McCourty | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rob Ninkovich | 1 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Closing number vs result
Betting context
- Closing spread
- Patriots -4.5
- Closing total
- 43.5
- Bills moneyline
- +195
- Patriots moneyline
- -218
Patriots closed -4.5 and lost outright — an upset against the closing number.
Total closed 43.5; the game landed 26 — under by 17.5.
Conditions and crew
Game environment
- Venue
- Gillette Stadium
- Roof / surface
- outdoors · fieldturf
- Kickoff weather
- Cool, 45°F at kickoff; breezy at 11 mph out of the west; light drizzle.
- Referee
- Terry McAulay
- Rest
- Bills 7 days · Patriots 7 days
- Coaches
- Doug Marrone vs Bill Belichick
Division game — familiarity tightens these matchups; closing numbers tend to be sharper.