National Football League
New England 34, Buffalo 3
When: 1:00 PM ET, Sunday, December 26, 2010
Where: New Era Field, Orchard Park, New York
Temperature: 22°
Head Official: Alberto Riveron
Attendance: 68281

Tom Brady threw three touchdown passes and the New England Patriots forced seven turnovers en route to wrapping up the No. 1 seed in the AFC by dominating the Buffalo Bills 34-3 on Sunday.

Rob Gronkowski caught a pair of touchdown passes and Alge Crumpler caught another for the Patriots (13-2), who clinched the AFC East title and home-field advantage throughout the playoffs. New England has won seven in a row.

Buffalo actually held an early lead, driving easily down the field for a field goal on their first possession. But Danny Woodhead’s 29-yard touchdown run six minutes later put New England on top for good.

Brady turned the Bills’ first three turnovers into touchdowns and broke Bernie Kosar’s NFL record of 308 consecutive pass attempts without an interception early in the third quarter.

Brady continued to state his case for league MVP, improving his overall numbers to 34 touchdowns and just four interceptions on the season. New England has not turned the ball over in the last seven games and has committed just nine giveaways on the season.

Patrick Chung, Dane Fletcher and Jarrad Page each intercepted Buffalo quarterback Ryan Fitzpatrick, who finished 18 of 37 for 251 yards as the Bills (4-11) had their two-game winning streak snapped.

Top Game Performances
Rushing
New England   Buffalo
BenJarvus Green-Ellis Player Fred Jackson
19 Attempts 13
104 Yards 81
5.5 Avg Yards 6.2
0 Touchdowns 0
15 Long 27
Receiving
New England   Buffalo
Rob Gronkowski Player Naaman Roosevelt
4 Receptions 4
54 Yards 74
13.5 Avg Yards 18.5
2 Touchdowns 0
23 Long 30
Team Stats Summary
 
  Yards Scoring Defense
Team Tot Rus Pas TD FG INT Sck FF
New England 348 217 131 4 2 3 3.0 3
Buffalo 376 125 251 0 1 0 1.0 0
Upcoming Games
  • Buffalo will play their next game on the road against N.Y. Jets. The Bills have a W/L % of .000 after a win and .000 after a loss.
  • New England will play their next game at home against Miami. The Patriots have a W/L % of .000 after a win and .000 after a loss.