2016 Week 8 · Sun, Oct 30, 2016 · New Era Field
New England PatriotsWinner
41
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Buffalo Bills
25
NE -5.5 ✓O 48 ✓
New England Patriots 41–25.
Pre-2018 game — box score & context only; play-by-play visuals start in 2018
Who moved the needle
Top performers
Passing · NE
22/33, 315 yds, 4 TD, 0 INT
21.3 expected points added · +5.0% completion over expected
Passing · BUF
19/38, 183 yds, 0 TD, 0 INT
-12.3 expected points added · -6.8% completion over expected
Full stat lines
Box score
New England Patriots
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tom Brady | 22/33 | 315 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 21.3 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LeGarrette Blount | 18 | 43 | 2.4 | 1 | -4.6 |
| Tom Brady | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 0 | 2.0 |
| James White | 2 | 15 | 7.5 | 0 | 0.4 |
| Julian Edelman | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | -0.8 |
| Jimmy Garoppolo | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rob Gronkowski | 5 | 7 | 109 | 1 | 21% | 8.5 |
| Chris Hogan | 4 | 4 | 91 | 1 | 12% | 10.4 |
| Julian Edelman | 4 | 8 | 37 | 1 | 24% | 2.3 |
| Martellus Bennett | 4 | 5 | 35 | 0 | 15% | 1.3 |
| Danny Amendola | 3 | 4 | 29 | 1 | 12% | 5.4 |
| James White | 2 | 5 | 14 | 0 | 15% | -0.3 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dont'a Hightower | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Elandon Roberts | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Patrick Chung | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Devin McCourty | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Logan Ryan | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Malcolm Butler | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chris Long | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jamie Collins | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Eric Rowe | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Trey Flowers | 2 | 1 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 |
Buffalo Bills
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tyrod Taylor | 19/38 | 183 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -12.3 |
| EJ Manuel | 1/2 | 35 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2.6 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Gillislee | 12 | 85 | 7.1 | 1 | 3.4 |
| Tyrod Taylor | 5 | 48 | 9.6 | 1 | 4.2 |
| Colton Schmidt | 1 | 16 | 16.0 | 0 | 4.1 |
| Brandon Tate | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 0 | 2.0 |
| Jonathan Williams | 5 | 12 | 2.4 | 1 | -0.0 |
| Reggie Bush | 2 | -8 | -4.0 | 0 | -2.1 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Walt Powell | 3 | 8 | 59 | 0 | 21% | 0.7 |
| Robert Woods | 4 | 7 | 50 | 0 | 18% | -2.4 |
| Reggie Bush | 2 | 3 | 34 | 0 | 8% | 1.1 |
| Jerome Felton | 2 | 3 | 26 | 0 | 8% | 0.5 |
| Brandon Tate | 2 | 3 | 17 | 0 | 8% | 1.2 |
| Nick O'Leary | 1 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 3% | 1.5 |
| Mike Gillislee | 3 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 8% | -1.9 |
| Justin Hunter | 1 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 13% | -1.9 |
| Charles Clay | 2 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 15% | -5.2 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zach Brown | 5 | 4 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Robert Blanton | 5 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Preston Brown | 5 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lerentee McCray | 2 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kevon Seymour | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Shaq Lawson | 1 | 2 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Adolphus Washington | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nickell Robey | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ronald Darby | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Brandon Spikes | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Closing number vs result
Betting context
- Closing spread
- NE -5.5
- Closing total
- 48
- NE moneyline
- -235
- BUF moneyline
- +210
Patriots closed -5.5 and covered, winning by 16.
Total closed 48; the game landed 66 — over by 18.0.
Conditions and crew
Game environment
- Venue
- New Era Field
- Roof / surface
- outdoors · a turf
- Kickoff weather
- 49°F, wind 9 mph
- Referee
- John Parry
- Rest
- NE 7 days · BUF 7 days
- Coaches
- Bill Belichick vs Rex Ryan
Division game — familiarity tightens these matchups; closing numbers tend to be sharper.