2017 Week 13 · Sun, Dec 3, 2017 · New Era Field
New England PatriotsWinner
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Buffalo Bills
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NE -7.5 ✓U 48.5 ✓
New England Patriots 23–3 — 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
21/30, 258 yds, 0 TD, 1 INT
12.5 expected points added · +5.3% completion over expected
Passing · BUF
9/18, 65 yds, 0 TD, 1 INT
-14.0 expected points added · -14.2% completion over expected
Receiving · NE
9/11 for 147 yds, 0 TD
37% of team targets · 11.9 expected points added
Full stat lines
Box score
New England Patriots
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tom Brady | 21/30 | 258 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 12.5 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dion Lewis | 15 | 92 | 6.1 | 0 | 2.2 |
| Rex Burkhead | 12 | 78 | 6.5 | 2 | 4.8 |
| James White | 5 | 18 | 3.6 | 0 | -1.4 |
| Brandin Cooks | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 | -0.8 |
| Brian Hoyer | 2 | -2 | -1.0 | 0 | -4.0 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rob Gronkowski | 9 | 11 | 147 | 0 | 37% | 11.9 |
| Danny Amendola | 2 | 4 | 34 | 0 | 13% | 2.4 |
| James White | 4 | 6 | 32 | 0 | 20% | 0.4 |
| Rex Burkhead | 3 | 4 | 25 | 0 | 13% | 1.6 |
| Brandin Cooks | 2 | 3 | 17 | 0 | 10% | -0.0 |
| Dwayne Allen | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3% | 0.1 |
| Jacob Hollister | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3% | -0.8 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Malcolm Butler | 6 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Malcom Brown | 2 | 3 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Devin McCourty | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Jonathan Jones | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Eric Lee | 2 | 2 | 1.5 | 1 | 2 |
| Deatrich Wise | 1 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| David Harris | 2 | 2 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Lawrence Guy | 1 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Stephon Gilmore | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 |
| Kyle Van Noy | 1 | 2 | 0.5 | 0 | 1 |
Buffalo Bills
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tyrod Taylor | 9/18 | 65 | 0 | 1 | 3 | -14.0 |
| Nathan Peterman | 6/15 | 50 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -12.1 |
| Joe Webb | 0/1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -0.6 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LeSean McCoy | 15 | 93 | 6.2 | 0 | 2.8 |
| Tyrod Taylor | 3 | 32 | 10.7 | 0 | 4.6 |
| Joe Webb | 3 | 27 | 9.0 | 0 | 1.5 |
| Travaris Cadet | 4 | 22 | 5.5 | 0 | 1.0 |
| Nathan Peterman | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 0 | 0.2 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zay Jones | 2 | 7 | 22 | 0 | 21% | -8.0 |
| Deonte Thompson | 2 | 8 | 21 | 0 | 24% | -2.4 |
| Charles Clay | 3 | 3 | 20 | 0 | 9% | 0.9 |
| Travaris Cadet | 3 | 5 | 19 | 0 | 15% | -3.6 |
| Jordan Matthews | 1 | 3 | 14 | 0 | 9% | 0.7 |
| Logan Thomas | 2 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 6% | -0.9 |
| LeSean McCoy | 2 | 5 | 9 | 0 | 15% | -7.5 |
| Andre Holmes | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3% | -0.4 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Micah Hyde | 9 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Jordan Poyer | 5 | 5 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ramon Humber | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Preston Brown | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Adolphus Washington | 4 | 2 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tre'Davious White | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
| Eddie Yarbrough | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lafayette Pitts | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Deandre Coleman | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Shaq Lawson | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
Closing number vs result
Betting context
- Closing spread
- NE -7.5
- Closing total
- 48.5
- NE moneyline
- -325
- BUF moneyline
- +285
Patriots closed -7.5 and covered, winning by 20.
Total closed 48.5; the game landed 26 — under by 22.5.
Conditions and crew
Game environment
- Venue
- New Era Field
- Roof / surface
- outdoors · a turf
- Kickoff weather
- 48°F, wind 13 mph
- Referee
- Gene Steratore
- Rest
- NE 7 days · BUF 7 days
- Coaches
- Bill Belichick vs Sean McDermott
Division game — familiarity tightens these matchups; closing numbers tend to be sharper.