2015 Week 11 · Mon, Nov 23, 2015 · Gillette Stadium
Buffalo Bills
13
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New England PatriotsWinner
20
NE -7 pushU 47.5 ✓29°F
New England Patriots 20–13.
Pre-2018 game — box score & context only; play-by-play visuals start in 2018
Who moved the needle
Top performers
Passing · NE
20/39, 277 yds, 1 TD, 1 INT
2.9 expected points added · -11.5% completion over expected
Passing · BUF
20/36, 233 yds, 0 TD, 0 INT
1.3 expected points added · -5.4% completion over expected
Full stat lines
Box score
Buffalo Bills
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tyrod Taylor | 20/36 | 233 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1.3 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LeSean McCoy | 20 | 82 | 4.1 | 1 | 0.1 |
| Karlos Williams | 6 | 11 | 1.8 | 0 | -3.5 |
| Tyrod Taylor | 4 | 1 | 0.3 | 0 | -2.2 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chris Hogan | 6 | 7 | 95 | 0 | 19% | 5.0 |
| Robert Woods | 4 | 9 | 44 | 0 | 25% | -1.1 |
| LeSean McCoy | 6 | 10 | 41 | 0 | 28% | 0.3 |
| Sammy Watkins | 3 | 6 | 39 | 0 | 17% | 0.7 |
| Charles Clay | 1 | 3 | 14 | 0 | 8% | -0.9 |
| Chris Gragg | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3% | -0.7 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Preston Brown | 5 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bacarri Rambo | 6 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Corey Graham | 3 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nigel Bradham | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jerry Hughes | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| IK Enemkpali | 1 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Manny Lawson | 2 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ronald Darby | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Marcell Dareus | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jonathan Meeks | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
New England Patriots
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tom Brady | 20/39 | 277 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2.9 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LeGarrette Blount | 16 | 56 | 3.5 | 0 | -3.6 |
| Brandon Bolden | 4 | 15 | 3.8 | 0 | -0.7 |
| James White | 2 | 14 | 7.0 | 1 | 0.9 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Danny Amendola | 9 | 12 | 117 | 0 | 32% | 5.2 |
| Brandon LaFell | 4 | 8 | 66 | 0 | 21% | 1.0 |
| Rob Gronkowski | 2 | 7 | 37 | 0 | 18% | -0.5 |
| James White | 2 | 3 | 32 | 1 | 8% | 4.4 |
| Aaron Dobson | 1 | 2 | 17 | 0 | 5% | -0.1 |
| LeGarrette Blount | 1 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 5% | -0.7 |
| Scott Chandler | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 5% | -0.8 |
| Brandon Bolden | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3% | -0.5 |
| Chris Harper | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3% | -2.7 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Logan Ryan | 7 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Jonathan Freeny | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rob Ninkovich | 4 | 2 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Jerod Mayo | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Patrick Chung | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Jabaal Sheard | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dont'a Hightower | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tavon Wilson | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Malcolm Butler | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Malcom Brown | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Closing number vs result
Betting context
- Closing spread
- NE -7
- Closing total
- 47.5
- BUF moneyline
- +301
- NE moneyline
- -345
Patriots closed -7 and it landed exactly on the number — a push.
Total closed 47.5; the game landed 33 — under by 14.5.
Conditions and crew
Game environment
- Venue
- Gillette Stadium
- Roof / surface
- outdoors · fieldturf
- Kickoff weather
- 29°F, wind 8 mph
- Referee
- Gene Steratore
- Rest
- BUF 11 days · NE 8 days
- Coaches
- Rex Ryan vs Bill Belichick
Division game — familiarity tightens these matchups; closing numbers tend to be sharper.