Agate Types

MONDAY, DECEMBER 28, 2020

National Football League

Bills 38, Patriots 9

Gillette Stadium

	1	2	3	4	T
BUF12-3	3	21	7	7	38
NE6-9	3	6	0	0	9

Scoring

First Quarter

NE — Nick Folk 45 Yd Field Goal , 12:44(0-3)

BUF — Tyler Bass 22 Yd Field Goal , 6:43(3-3)

Second Quarter

BUF — Zack Moss 5 Yd Run (Tyler Bass Kick), 14:50(10-3)

NE — Cam Newton 9 Yd Run (Nick Folk PAT failed), 10:39(10-9)

BUF — Lee Smith 4 Yd pass from Josh Allen (Tyler Bass Kick), 5:32(17-9)

BUF — Stefon Diggs 50 Yd pass from Josh Allen (Tyler Bass Kick), 3:55(24-9)

Third Quarter

BUF — Stefon Diggs 18 Yd pass from Josh Allen (Tyler Bass Kick), 11:28(31-9)

Fourth Quarter

BUF — Stefon Diggs 8 Yd pass from Josh Allen (Tyler Bass Kick), 13:16(38-9)

Team Stats

	BUF	NE
First downs	31	11
Total yards	474	201
Rushing yards	130	145
Passing yards	344	56
3rd down eff.	5-12	4-12
4th down eff.	3-3	0-0
Penalties	3-27	4-25
Turnovers	0	0
Possession	39:41	20:19

NFL Standings — Through December 28, 2020

American Football Conference

AFC East	W	L	Pct
Bills	12	3	.800
Dolphins	10	5	.667
Patriots	6	9	.400
Jets	2	13	.133

AFC North	W	L	T	Pct
Steelers	12	3	0	.800
Ravens	10	5	0	.667
Browns	10	5	0	.667
Bengals	4	10	1	.300

AFC South	W	L	Pct
Titans	10	5	.667
Colts	10	5	.667
Texans	4	11	.267
Jaguars	1	14	.067

AFC West	W	L	Pct
Chiefs	14	1	.933
Raiders	7	8	.467
Chargers	6	9	.400
Broncos	5	10	.333

National Football Conference

NFC East	W	L	T	Pct
Commanders	6	9	0	.400
Cowboys	6	9	0	.400
Giants	5	10	0	.333
Eagles	4	10	1	.300

NFC North	W	L	Pct
Packers	12	3	.800
Bears	8	7	.533
Vikings	6	9	.400
Lions	5	10	.333

NFC South	W	L	Pct
Saints	11	4	.733
Buccaneers	10	5	.667
Panthers	5	10	.333
Falcons	4	11	.267

NFC West	W	L	Pct
Seahawks	11	4	.733
Rams	9	6	.600
Cardinals	8	7	.533
49ers	6	9	.400

College Football Standings — 2020 Final

Atlantic Coast Conference	Conf		All
Atlantic Coast Conference	W	L	W	L
Notre Dame	9	0	10	2
Clemson	8	1	10	2
Miami	7	2	8	3
NC State	7	3	8	4
North Carolina	7	3	8	4
Boston College	5	5	6	5
Pittsburgh	5	5	6	5
Virginia Tech	5	5	5	6
Virginia	4	5	5	5
Wake Forest	3	4	4	5
Georgia Tech	3	6	3	7
Louisville	3	7	4	7
Florida State	2	6	3	6
Duke	1	9	2	9
Syracuse	1	9	1	10

American Conference	Conf		All
American Conference	W	L	W	L
Cincinnati	6	0	9	1
Tulsa	6	0	6	3
Memphis	5	3	8	3
UCF	5	3	6	4
SMU	4	3	7	3
Houston	3	3	3	5
Navy	3	4	3	7
Tulane	3	5	6	6
East Carolina	3	5	3	6
Temple	1	6	1	6
South Florida	0	7	1	8

Big 12 Conference	Conf		All
Big 12 Conference	W	L	W	L
Iowa State	8	1	9	3
Oklahoma	6	2	9	2
Oklahoma State	6	3	8	3
Texas	5	3	7	3
TCU	5	4	6	4
West Virginia	4	4	6	4
Kansas State	4	5	4	6
Texas Tech	3	6	4	6
Baylor	2	7	2	7
Kansas	0	8	0	9

Big Ten Conference	Conf		All
Big Ten Conference	W	L	W	L
East
Ohio State	5	0	7	1
Indiana	6	1	6	2
Penn State	4	5	4	5
Maryland	2	3	2	3
Rutgers	3	6	3	6
Michigan	2	4	2	4
Michigan State	2	5	2	5
West
Northwestern	6	1	7	2
Iowa	6	2	6	2
Wisconsin	3	3	4	3
Minnesota	3	4	3	4
Nebraska	3	5	3	5
Purdue	2	4	2	4
Illinois	2	6	2	6

Conference USA	Conf		All
Conference USA	W	L	W	L
East
Marshall	4	1	7	3
Florida Atlantic	4	2	5	4
Western Kentucky	4	3	5	7
Charlotte	2	2	2	4
Middle Tennessee	2	4	3	6
Florida International	0	3	0	5
West
UAB	3	1	6	3
UTSA	5	2	7	5
Louisiana Tech	4	2	5	5
North Texas	3	4	4	6
Rice	2	3	2	3
Southern Mississippi	2	4	3	7
UTEP	0	4	3	5

Mid-American Conference	Conf		All
Mid-American Conference	W	L	W	L
East
Buffalo	5	0	6	1
Kent State	3	1	3	1
Miami (OH)	2	1	2	1
Ohio	2	1	2	1
Akron	1	5	1	5
Bowling Green	0	5	0	5
West
Ball State	5	1	7	1
Toledo	4	2	4	2
Western Michigan	4	2	4	2
Central Michigan	3	3	3	3
Eastern Michigan	2	4	2	4
Northern Illinois	0	6	0	6

Mountain West Conference	Conf		All
Mountain West Conference	W	L	W	L
San José State	6	0	7	1
Boise State	5	0	5	2
Nevada	6	2	7	2
San Diego State	4	2	4	4
Hawai'i	4	4	5	4
Fresno State	3	3	3	3
Air Force	2	2	3	3
Wyoming	2	4	2	4
New Mexico	2	5	2	5
Colorado State	1	3	1	3
Utah State	1	5	1	5
UNLV	0	6	0	6

Pac-12 Conference	Conf		All
Pac-12 Conference	W	L	W	L
North
Washington	3	1	3	1
Stanford	4	2	4	2
Oregon	3	2	4	3
Oregon State	2	5	2	5
California	1	3	1	3
Washington State	1	3	1	3
South
USC	5	0	5	1
Colorado	3	1	4	2
Utah	3	2	3	2
Arizona State	2	2	2	2
UCLA	3	4	3	4
Arizona	0	5	0	5

Southeastern Conference	Conf		All
Southeastern Conference	W	L	W	L
East
Florida	8	2	8	4
Georgia	7	2	8	2
Missouri	5	5	5	5
Kentucky	4	6	5	6
Tennessee	3	7	3	7
South Carolina	2	8	2	8
Vanderbilt	0	9	0	9
West
Alabama	10	0	13	0
Texas A&M	8	1	9	1
Auburn	6	4	6	5
LSU	5	5	5	5
Ole Miss	4	5	5	5
Mississippi State	3	7	4	7
Arkansas	3	7	3	7

Sun Belt Conference	Conf		All
Sun Belt Conference	W	L	W	L
East
Coastal Carolina	8	0	11	1
Appalachian State	6	2	9	3
Georgia Southern	4	4	8	5
Georgia State	4	4	6	4
Troy	3	4	5	6
West
Louisiana	7	1	10	1
South Alabama	3	5	4	7
Arkansas State	2	6	4	7
Texas State	2	6	2	10
UL Monroe	0	7	0	10

College Football Polls — Final Rankings

AP Top 25		Rec	Pts	Trend
1.	Alabama (61)	13-0	1525	–
2.	Ohio State	7-1	1463	↑1
3.	Clemson	10-2	1378	↓1
4.	Texas A&M	9-1	1324	↑1
5.	Notre Dame	10-2	1279	↓1
6.	Oklahoma	9-2	1243	↑2
7.	Georgia	8-2	1144	↑4
8.	Cincinnati	9-1	1074	↓2
9.	Iowa State	9-3	1035	↑3
10.	Northwestern	7-2	893	↑5
11.	BYU	11-1	862	↑2
12.	Indiana	6-2	773	↓5
13.	Florida	8-4	764	↓3
14.	Coastal Carolina	11-1	725	↓5
15.	Louisiana	10-1	664	↑1
16.	Iowa	6-2	581	↑1
17.	Liberty	10-1	576	↑6
18.	North Carolina	8-4	532	↓4
19.	Texas	7-3	485	↑1
20.	Oklahoma State	8-3	417	NR
21.	USC	5-1	306	–
22.	Miami	8-3	284	↓4
23.	Ball State	7-1	183	NR
24.	San José State	7-1	80	↓5
25.	Buffalo	6-1	51	NR

Others receiving votes: Appalachian State 41, Tulsa 35, Army 24, Oregon 21, TCU 12, Memphis 12, Washington 10, UAB 10, Nevada 7, NC State 7, Wisconsin 3, West Virginia 1, Marshall 1

Dropped out: No. 22 Tulsa, No. 24 NC State, No. 25 Oregon

AFCA Coaches Poll		Rec	Pts	Trend
1.	Alabama (60)	13-0	1500	–
2.	Ohio State	7-1	1432	↑1
3.	Clemson	10-2	1349	↓1
4.	Texas A&M	9-1	1317	↑1
5.	Notre Dame	10-2	1247	↓1
6.	Oklahoma	9-2	1219	↑1
7.	Georgia	8-2	1146	↑2
8.	Cincinnati	9-1	1031	↓2
9.	Iowa State	9-3	997	↑3
10.	Northwestern	7-2	919	↑3
11.	BYU	11-1	796	↑4
12.	Florida	8-4	766	↓2
13.	Indiana	6-2	762	↓5
14.	Coastal Carolina	11-1	649	↓3
15.	Iowa	6-2	606	↑1
16.	Louisiana	10-1	596	↑1
17.	North Carolina	8-4	538	↓3
18.	Liberty	10-1	476	↑5
19.	Oklahoma State	8-3	456	↑2
20.	Texas	7-3	402	↑4
21.	USC	5-1	400	↓2
22.	Miami	8-3	275	↓4
23.	Ball State	7-1	157	NR
24.	San José State	7-1	100	↓4
25.	Buffalo	6-1	51	NR

Others receiving votes: Wisconsin 38, Oregon 36, NC State 35, Army 34, Appalachian State 30, Tulsa 30, Nevada 17, Auburn 17, Memphis 14, Utah 11, Ole Miss 10, SMU 7, West Virginia 7, Missouri 6, Boise State 6, Colorado 6, UAB 4, Marshall 2, Washington 2, Kentucky 1

Dropped out: No. 22 NC State, No. 25 Tulsa

Playoff Committee Rankings		Rec	Trend
1.	Alabama	11-0	–
2.	Clemson	10-1	↑1
3.	Ohio State	6-0	↑1
4.	Notre Dame	10-1	↓2
5.	Texas A&M	8-1	–
6.	Oklahoma	8-2	↑4
7.	Florida	8-3	–
8.	Cincinnati	9-0	↑1
9.	Georgia	7-2	↓1
10.	Iowa State	8-3	↓4
11.	Indiana	6-1	–
12.	Coastal Carolina	11-0	–
13.	North Carolina	8-3	↑2
14.	Northwestern	6-2	–
15.	Iowa	6-2	↑1
16.	BYU	10-1	↑1
17.	USC	5-1	↓4
18.	Miami	8-2	–
19.	Louisiana	9-1	–
20.	Texas	6-3	–
21.	Oklahoma State	7-3	–
22.	San José State	7-0	↑2
23.	NC State	8-3	↓1
24.	Tulsa	6-2	↓1
25.	Oregon	4-2	NR

Dropped out: No. 25 Colorado