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Week 16: Buffalo Bills at New England Patriots December 23, 2018 - Gillette Stadium Thursday, Aug WEEK 16: BUFFALO BILLS AT NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS DECEMBER 23, 2018 - GILLETTE STADIUM THURSDAY, AUG. 9 VS. CAROLINA L, 23-28 FRIDAY, AUG. 17 AT CLEVELAND W, 19-17 SUNDAY, AUG. 26 VS. cincinnati L, 13-26 PRESEASON THURSDAY, AUG. 30 AT CHICAGO W, 28-27 SUNDAY, SEPT. 9 AT BALTIMORE L, 3-47 SUNDAY, SEPT. 16 VS. LA CHARGERS L, 20-31 SUNDAY, SEPT. 23 AT minnesota W, 27-6 SUNDAY, SEPT. 30 at green bay L, 0-22 SUNDAY, Oct. 7 VS. Tennessee W, 13-12 SUNDAY, OCT. 14 at houston L, 13-20 SUNDAY, OCT. 21 AT INDIANAPOLIS L, 5-37 MONDAY, OCT. 29 VS. new england L, 6-25 SUNDAY, NOV. 4 VS. CHICAGO L, 9-41 SUNDAY, NOV. 11 AT NY JETS W, 41-10 REGULAR SEASON BYE SUNDAY, NOV. 25 VS. jacksonville W, 24-21 SUNDAY, dec. 2 at miami L, 17-21 SUNDAY, dec. 9 VS. NY JETS l, 23-27 SUNDAY, dec. 16 VS. detroit W, 14-13 SUNDAY, dec. 23 at new england 1:00 P.M. SUNDAY, dec. 30 VS. MIami 1:00 P.M.* POSTSEASON *SUBJECT TO FLEX SCHEDULING HOME AFC and NFC Wild Card Playoffs January 5-6 ALL GAME TIMES ARE ET AFC and NFC Divisional Playoffs January 12-13 AWAY AFC and NFC Championship Games January 20 Super Bowl LIII (Atlanta, GA) (CBS) February 3 leading the charge BUFFALO BILLS (5-9) @ NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS (9-5) December 23, 2018 - Gillette Stadium The Buffalo Bills will hit the road for the final time this season to take on the New England Patriots in Week 16 at Gillette Stadium with BROADCAST INFO kickoff scheduled for 1:00 p.m. TELEVISION CBS will broadcast Sunday’s game. Greg Gumbel RECENT series history will handle play-by-play while Trent Green and Bruce Arians will be the game analysts. Melanie Collins will DATE LOCATION RESULT report from the sideline. 10/29/2018 Buffalo L, 6-25 12/24/2017 New England L, 16-37 BILLS RADIO This Sunday’s game will be broadcast on WGR550 and 12/3/2017 Buffalo L, 3-23 the Buffalo Bills radio network. Play-by-play duties will 10/30/2016 Buffalo L, 25-41 be handled by John Murphy and he will be joined in the 10/2/2016 New England W, 16-0 booth by Mark Kelso and Sal Capaccio on the sideline. NATIONAL RADIO topTop connectionsConnections This Sunday’s game will be broadcast on the SportsUSA radio network. Play-by-play duties will be handled by Bills Offensive Coordinator Brian Daboll previously Larry Kahn and he will be joined in the booth by Doug worked for the Patriots in a variety of roles from Plank. 2000-06 and then again from 2013-16. During his time with the Patriots, Daboll worked as the defensive assistant, wide receivers coach and tight end coach. TALE2017 OF TALE THE OF TAPE THE TAPE Daboll won five Super Bowls during his time in Bills Category Patriots New England. 5-9 Record 9-5 Patriots WR Chris Hogan spent four seasons with 15.4 (31st) Points Scored Per Game 26.7 (7th) the Bills from 2012-2015 before signing with New 23.8 (t-18th) Points Allowed Per Game 22.1 (t-13th) England. 31 (t-26th) Sacks 26 (29th) -8 (t-26th) Turnover +/- +7 (11t h) Bills OT Conor McDermott was drafted in the sixth round (211th overall) by the Patriots in the 2017 NFL 29.1 (14th) Average Starting Field Position 28.6 (16th) Draft. 31.8% (30th) 3rd Down % 41.6% (9th) 56.3% (19th) Red Zone TD % 58.0% (16th) Patriots CB Stephon Gilmore spent five seasons 110 (31st) Penalties 84 (t-6th) with the Bills (2012-16) after being drafted by the organization in the first round (10th overall) of the 293.4 (31st) Average Yards Per Game 395.0 (5th) 2012 draft before signing with the Patriots before the 292.2 (2nd) Opp. Average Yards Per Game 372.7 (23rd) 2017 season. 124.7 (9th) Average Rushing Yards Per Game 116.6 (15th) 104.8 (10th) Opp. Avg. Rushing Yards Per Game 116.2 (17t h) Patriots TE Rob Gronkowski is from Williamsville, NY, where he played football and basketball at 168.7 (31st) Average Passing Yards Per Game 278.4 (6th) Williamsville North. He was named WNY first-team 187.4 (1st) Opp. Avg. Passing Yards Per Game 256.5 (23rd) and was second-team All-State as a junior before transferring to Woodland Hills High School outside of Pittsburgh, PA. BYSERIES THEBills HISTORYNUMBERS by the numbers top performances against patriots The Bills rank third in the NFL with 37.6% of their offensive and LeSean McCoy defensive snaps being played by Has rushed for 449 yards and two touchdowns in seven games against 37. 6 first-and-second year players. New England. Has also totaled 303 yards and one touchdown as a receiver. Since being promoted from the practice squad in Week 10, rookie Jordan Poyer Had six tackles and a pick-six off Tom Brady in the Bills last visit to WR Robert Foster has averaged Foxboro on 12/24/17. 87.6 receiving yards per game, which is 10th best in the NFL. He 87. 6 Lorenzo Alexander has eight catches of 25 yards or Had six tackles and two sacks of Tom Brady on Monday Night Football more, which is the second most in on 10/29/18. the NFL in that time span. Alphabetical roster NO NAME POS HT WT DOB EXP COLLEGE HOMETOWN HOW ACQ. 57 Alexander, Lorenzo LB 6-1 245 5/31/1983 12 California Berkeley, CA FA-16 17 Allen, Josh QB 6-5 237 5/21/1996 R Wyoming Firebaugh, CA D1a-18 3 Anderson, Derek QB 6-6 235 6/15/1983 14 Oregon State Scappoose, OR FA-18 5 Barkley, Matt QB 6-2 234 9/8/1990 6 Southern California Santa Anna, CA FA-18 65 Boettger, Ike G 6-6 313 10/5/1994 R Iowa Cedar Falls, IA W-18 (KC) 20 Bush, Rafael S 5-11 203 5/12/1987 8 South Carolina State Williston, SC FA-18 85 Clay, Charles TE 6-3 255 2/13/1989 8 Tulsa Little Rock, AR FA-15 80 Croom, Jason TE 6-5 246 2/28/1994 1 Tennessee Norcross, GA UDFA-17 8 Darr, Matt P 6-1 217 7/2/1992 3 Tennessee Bakersfield, CA FA-18 73 Dawkins, Dion T 6-5 320 4/26/1994 2 Temple Rahway, NJ D2b-17 42 DiMarco, Patrick FB 6-1 234 4/30/1989 8 South Carolina Altamonte Springs, FL FA-17 62 Ducasse, Vladimir G 6-5 329 10/15/1987 9 Massachusetts Port-au-Prince, Haiti FA-17 49 Edmunds, Tremaine LB 6-5 250 5/2/1998 R Virginia Tech Ringgold, VA D1b-18 69 Ferguson, Reid LS 6-2 235 3/24/1994 2 LSU Buford, GA FA-16 35 Ford, Keith RB 5-10 219 4/18/1994 R Texas A&M Cypress, TX UDFA-18 16 Foster, Robert WR 6-2 196 5/7/1994 R Alabama Monaca, PA UDFA-18 72 Groy, Ryan C/G 6-5 320 9/30/1990 5 Wisconsin Middleton, WI FA-15 4 Hauschka, Stephen K 6-4 210 6/29/1985 11 Middlebury Needham, MA FA-17 55 Hughes, Jerry DE 6-2 254 8/13/1988 9 Texas Christian Sugar Land, TX TR-13 (IND) 23 Hyde, Micah S 6-0 197 12/31/1990 6 Iowa Fostoria, OH FA-17 33 Ivory, Chris RB 6-0 223 3/22/1988 9 Tiffin Longview, TX FA-18 11 Jones, Zay WR 6-2 200 3/30/1995 2 East Carolina Austin, TX D2a-17 44 Lacey, Deon LB 6-3 235 7/18/1990 2 West Alabama Brighton, AL W-17 (MIA) 90 Lawson, Shaq DE 6-3 267 6/17/1994 3 Clemson Central, SC D1-16 38 Lewis, Ryan CB 6-0 185 4/15/1994 1 Pittsburgh Seattle, WA W-18 (NE) 98 Lotulelei, Star DT 6-2 315 12/20/1989 6 Utah South Jordan, UT FA-18 56 Love, Mike DE 6-3 255 01/22/1994 R South Florida Clearwater, FL UDFA-18 31 Marlowe, Dean S 6-1 208 7/25/1992 2 James Madison Queens, NY FA-17 14 McCloud III, Ray-Ray WR 5-9 190 10/15/1996 R Clemson Tampa, FL D6-18 25 McCoy, LeSean RB 5-11 210 7/12/1988 10 Pittsburgh Harrisburg, PA TR-15 (PHI) 68 McDermott, Conor T 6-8 305 10/19/1992 2 UCLA Nashville, TN W-17 (NE) 19 McKenzie, Isaiah WR 5-8 173 4/9/1995 2 Georgia Miami, FL W-18 (DEN) 76 Miller, John G 6-3 315 8/12/1993 4 Louisville Miami, FL D3-15 79 Mills, Jordan T 6-5 316 12/24/1990 6 Louisiana Tech Thibodaux, LA FA-15 45 Murphy, Marcus RB 5-9 195 10/3/1991 3 Missouri DeSoto, TX FA-17 93 Murphy, Trent DE 6-6 260 12/22/1990 5 Stanford Phoenix, AZ FA-18 29 Neal, Siran S 6-0 206 8/4/1994 R Jacksonville State Eufaula, AL D5a-18 99 Phillips, Harrison DT 6-3 307 1/25/1996 R Stanford Omaha, NE D3-18 97 Phillips, Jordan DT 6-6 341 9/21/1992 4 Oklahoma Towanda, KS W-18 (MIA) 30 Pitts, Lafayette CB 5-11 195 9/24/1992 3 Pittsburgh Duquesne, PA W-17 (JAX) 21 Poyer, Jordan S 6-0 191 4/25/1991 6 Oregon State The Dalles, OR FA-17 37 Rice, Denzel CB 6-0 185 3/31/1993 2 Coastal Carolina Winston-Salem, NC FA-18 15 Scott, Da'Mari WR 6-0 205 8/8/1995 R Fresno State Los Angeles, CA FA-18 74 Sirles, Jeremiah T/G 6-6 315 8/8/1991 5 Nebraska Lakewood, CO FA-18 51 Stanford, Julian LB 6-1 230 9/2/1990 6 Wagner Bloomfield, CT FA-18 75 Teller, Wyatt G 6-4 314 11/21/1994 R Virginia Tech Bealton, VA D5b-18 82 Thomas, Logan TE 6-6 250 7/1/1991 4 Virginia Tech Lynchburg, VA FA-16 52 Thompson, Corey LB 6-1 222 12/23/1993 R LSU Missouri City, TX UDFA-18 10 Thompson, Deonte WR 6-0 205 2/14/1989 7 Florida Belle Glade, FL FA-18 47 Wallace, Levi CB 6-0 179 6/12/1995 R Alabama Tucson, AZ UDFA-18 27 White, Tre'Davious CB 5-11 192 1/16/1995 2 LSU Shreveport, LA D1-17 95 Williams, Kyle DT 6-1 303 6/10/1983 13 LSU Ruston, LA D5a-06 54 Yarbrough, Eddie DE 6-3 259 4/24/1993 2 Wyoming Aurora, CO FA-17 RESERVE/INJURED 66 Bodine, Russell C 6-3 308 6/30/1992 5 North Carolina Scottsville, VA FA-18 9 Bojorquez, Corey P 6-0 208 9/13/1996 R New Mexico Bellflower, CA W-18 (NE) 7 Carter, Cory P 5-11 220 3/5/1994 1 Texas Southern Raymond, MS FA-17 24 Johnson, Taron CB 5-11 192 7/27/1996 R Weber State Sacramento, CA D4-18 26 Jones, Taiwan RB 6-0 195 7/26/1988 8 Eastern Washington San Francisco, CA FA-17 58 Milano, Matt LB 6-0 223 7/28/1994 2 Boston College Orlando, FL D5a-17 numerical roster NO NAME POS HT WT AGE EXP COLLEGE HOMETOWN HOW ACQ.
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