The Buffalo Bills beat the New England Patriots 27-21 on Dec 31, 2023 at Highmark Stadium (Old).
Final · Highmark Stadium (Old)
Top performers
- Bailey Zappe threw for 209 yards, 0 touchdowns and 3 interceptions for the Patriots.
- Ezekiel Elliott ran for 39 yards on 14 carries.
- Josh Allen threw for 169 yards, 0 touchdowns and 1 interception for the Bills.
- James Cook III ran for 48 yards on 16 carries.
New England Patriots box score
Rushing
| CAR: Times the player ran with the ball. | YDS: Yards gained — through the air for a quarterback, on the ground or after a catch for everyone else. | TD: Touchdowns, worth six points before the extra point. | LNG: Longest single play, in yards. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ezekiel Elliott | 14 | 39 | 1 | 9 |
| Bailey Zappe | 5 | 37 | 1 | 18 |
| DeMario Douglas | 3 | 31 | 0 | 17 |
| Team | 22 | 107 | 2 | 18 |
Receiving
| REC: Passes caught. | TGTS: Passes thrown the player's way, caught or not. | YDS: Yards gained — through the air for a quarterback, on the ground or after a catch for everyone else. | TD: Touchdowns, worth six points before the extra point. | LNG: Longest single play, in yards. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jalen Reagor | 1 | 3 | 39 | 0 | 39 |
| Mike Gesicki | 4 | 6 | 35 | 0 | 14 |
| Tyquan Thornton | 3 | 3 | 24 | 0 | 14 |
| DeVante Parker | 1 | 2 | 15 | 0 | 15 |
| DeMario Douglas | 3 | 5 | 12 | 0 | 6 |
| Ezekiel Elliott | 1 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 6 |
| Pharaoh Brown | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| Team | 14 | 22 | 136 | 0 | 39 |
Defense
| TOT: Tackles made, solo and assisted together. | SOLO: Tackles made without help. | SACK: Quarterbacks tackled behind the line of scrimmage. A shared sack counts as a half. | INT: Interceptions — thrown away by a quarterback, taken by a defender. | PD: Passes defensed — throws broken up before they were caught. | FF: Fumbles forced by knocking the ball loose. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jahlani Tavai | 10 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kyle Dugger | 10 | 7 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Ja'Whaun Bentley | 7 | 5 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Christian Barmore | 6 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lawrence Guy | 5 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jalen Mills | 5 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Anfernee Jennings | 5 | 5 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Deatrich Wise Jr. | 4 | 2 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Josh Uche | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jonathan Jones | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Myles Bryant | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Keion White | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mack Wilson Sr. | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cody Davis | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Davon Godchaux | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team | 69 | 41 | 1.0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
Kicking
What the columns mean: LNG
Buffalo Bills box score
Rushing
| CAR: Times the player ran with the ball. | YDS: Yards gained — through the air for a quarterback, on the ground or after a catch for everyone else. | TD: Touchdowns, worth six points before the extra point. | LNG: Longest single play, in yards. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| James Cook III | 16 | 48 | 0 | 8 |
| Josh Allen | 11 | 44 | 2 | 19 |
| Ty Johnson | 5 | 22 | 0 | 7 |
| Khalil Shakir | 1 | 10 | 0 | 10 |
| Stefon Diggs | 1 | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| Kyle Allen | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team | 36 | 129 | 2 | 19 |
Receiving
| REC: Passes caught. | TGTS: Passes thrown the player's way, caught or not. | YDS: Yards gained — through the air for a quarterback, on the ground or after a catch for everyone else. | TD: Touchdowns, worth six points before the extra point. | LNG: Longest single play, in yards. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dalton Kincaid | 4 | 7 | 87 | 0 | 51 |
| Khalil Shakir | 4 | 4 | 39 | 0 | 18 |
| Stefon Diggs | 4 | 7 | 26 | 0 | 9 |
| Gabe Davis | 2 | 3 | 21 | 0 | 15 |
| Trent Sherfield | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| James Cook III | 1 | 3 | -4 | 0 | -4 |
| Team | 15 | 27 | 169 | 0 | 51 |
Defense
| TOT: Tackles made, solo and assisted together. | SOLO: Tackles made without help. | SACK: Quarterbacks tackled behind the line of scrimmage. A shared sack counts as a half. | INT: Interceptions — thrown away by a quarterback, taken by a defender. | PD: Passes defensed — throws broken up before they were caught. | FF: Fumbles forced by knocking the ball loose. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jordan Poyer | 10 | 8 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Terrel Bernard | 10 | 8 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tyrel Dodson | 5 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Taron Johnson | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Christian Benford | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Micah Hyde | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| DaQuan Jones | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Leonard Floyd | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rasul Douglas | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| Ed Oliver | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Tim Settle | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Taylor Rapp | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| AJ Epenesa | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Greg Rousseau | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kingsley Jonathan | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team | 49 | 37 | 3.0 | 3 | 6 | 1 |
Kicking
What the columns mean: LNG
Before and after
- Patriots · 2023 season · Previous Dec 24, 2023: NE 26, DEN 23 · Next Jan 7, 2024: NYJ 17, NE 3
- Bills · 2023 season · Previous Dec 23, 2023: BUF 24, LAC 22 · Next Jan 7, 2024: BUF 21, MIA 14