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Madden 10 Franchise: Bills roughed up in season opener

Posted on April 13, 2010 at 01:23 PM.

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Buffalo opened its 2009 season with a 44-23 loss at the hands of the New England Patriots in Foxboro.

The Bills (0-1) led 7-0 after the first quarter, but surrendered 20 points in the second and trailed by 10 at halftime. Vincent Wolfork was a beast for the Patriots. He intercepted a Ryan Fitzpatrick pass and returned it 91 yards for a touchdown and later in the quarter, he sacked Fitzpatrick and forced a fumble, which was recovered for a New England touchdown.

Buffalo's weak offensive line struggled to keep its quarterbacks upright. New England had four sacks on the day and numerous quarterback hurries. Fitzpatrick and Trent Edwards (who replaced Fitzpatrick in the fourth quarter) weren't helped by the 6 dropped passes, either.

Wes Welker had a monster game, catching 15 balls for 164 yards and a touchdown. Randy Moss had 3 catches for 88 yards, including a 54-yard bomb from Tom Brady early in the 3rd quarter. Brady completed 67 percent of his passes (25-of-37) for 308 yards with the one touchdown and two interceptions.

Team Stats
Total Offense: NE 385-297
Rushing: NE 77-55
Passing: NE 308-242
First Downs: NE 18-13
Turnovers: Buff 3, NE 2
3rd Down: Buff 4-14 (28%), NE 3-9 (33%)
T.O.P.: Buff 24:08-23:52

Individual Stats
Passing
Fitzpatrick 9-22-164, 2 INT
Edwards 11-23-103, TD

Rushing
Fred Jackson 14-45 (3.2 ypc), TD
Marshawn Lynch 2-4
Fitzpatrick 1-5
Corey McIntyre 1-1

Receiving
Lee Evans 5-58
Terrell Owens 4-35
Josh Reed 4-52
Roscoe Parrish 3-44, TD
Fred Jackson 2-5
Derek Fine 1-8
Shawn Nelson 1-65

Defense
Paul Posluszny 5 tackles, 2 assists
Keith Ellison, Bryan Scott 4 solo, 3 assists, 1 tackle for loss
Ashton Youboty 1 INT, TD (51 yards)
Jairus Byrd 1 INT (6 yards)