Bills top the Pats, 42-32, in a shootout to start the season 1-0. The Bills jumped to an early first quarter lead behind Marquise Goodwin's 3 touchdowns, 2 of which were kick returns. The Pats battled back behind a strong performance from their tight end group(Aaron Hernandez who?) with touchdowns to Gronk and Sudfield, bringing the game to 35-32 late in the fourth quarter. Goodwin added his fourth and final touchdown of the day and Byrd sealed the win with a red zone interception. GG widow.
Stat Comparison:
Passing-
Brady- 16/29 for 304 yards with 2 touchdowns and 1 int. His QB rating was 100.3.
Manuel- 9/10 for 166 yards with 2 touchdowns and 0 int. His QB rating was 158.3. Manuel also added 22 yards rushing.
Rushing-
Ridley- 15 rushes for 81 yards and 1 touchdown.
Vereen- 5 rushes for 33 yards and 1 touchdown. He added 2 receptions for 26 yards.
Spiller- 14 rushes for 90 yards and 2 touchdowns. He added 1 reception for 4 yards.
Receiving-
Marquise Goodwin- 3 Receptions for 107 yards and 2 touchdowns. He added 5 kick returns for 269 yards and 2 touchdowns and 2 punt returns for 48 yards. A total of 424 yards and 4 touchdowns.
Aaron Dobson- 5 receptions for 92 yards.
Zach Sudfield- 2 receptions for 88 yards and 1 touchdown.
Danny Amendola- 3 receptions for 51 yards. He added 7 kick returns for 208 yards.
Robert Gronkowski- 4 receptions for 47 yards and 1 touchdown.
Defense-
Dont'a Hightower- 6 tackles, 2 for a loss
Jerod Mayo- 5 tackles, 2 for a loss
Manny Lawson- 6 tackles, 2 for a loss, 2 sacks
Jairus Byrd- 4 tackles, 1 interception