Week 16, 2053

played in Buffalo, NY

23 degrees, fair, 4 mph wind

Atlanta Falcons	7	7	3	10	-	27
Buffalo Bills	7	3	7	0	-	17

Scoring Summary
1Q: 08:36 BUF - Reuben Harvey 16 run (Gary Vance extra point)
1Q: 02:55 ATL - Ashton Barrett 1 pass from Larry Tatum (Nick Heimburger extra point)
2Q: 10:05 BUF - Gary Vance 29 field goal
2Q: 06:35 ATL - Tevin Basham 6 run (Nick Heimburger extra point)
3Q: 06:34 ATL - Nick Heimburger 34 field goal
3Q: 04:34 BUF - Connor Samuels 30 pass from Rod Hameleers (Gary Vance extra point)
4Q: 03:03 ATL - Arnold Barnhart 55 interception return (Nick Heimburger extra point)
4Q: 02:00 ATL - Nick Heimburger 38 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 08:36 BUF - Reuben Harvey 16 run (Gary Vance extra point)
1Q: 02:55 ATL - Ashton Barrett 1 pass from Larry Tatum (Nick Heimburger extra point)
2Q: 10:05 BUF - Gary Vance 29 field goal
2Q: 06:35 ATL - Tevin Basham 6 run (Nick Heimburger extra point)
3Q: 06:34 ATL - Nick Heimburger 34 field goal
3Q: 04:34 BUF - Connor Samuels 30 pass from Rod Hameleers (Gary Vance extra point)
4Q: 03:03 ATL - Arnold Barnhart 55 interception return (Nick Heimburger extra point)
4Q: 02:00 ATL - Nick Heimburger 38 field goal

Team Statistics ATL BUF
Record 8-7 4-11
First Downs 24 20
- by Rushing 8 8
- by Passing 12 12
- by Penalty 4 0
Total Net Yards 349 414
- Offensive Plays 68 67
- Yards per Play 5.13 6.18
Net Rushing Yards 148 136
- Rushing Attempts 31 26
- Yards per Rush 4.77 5.23
Net Passing Yards 201 278
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 35 - 23 - 1 41 - 21 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards 209 278
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2/8 0/0
- Yards per Pass Play 5.43 6.78
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 1/1
3rd Down Conversions 4/12 5/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 9.3 8.4
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/1
Penalties/Yards 4/35 9/83
Punt Returns/Yards 3/12 2/22
Kick Returns/Yards 0/0 3/62
Interception Ret./Yards 2/55 1/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 4 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/1 1/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 31 OWN 20
Time of Possession 31:54 28:06

Team Statistics	ATL	BUF
Record	8-7	4-11
First Downs	24	20
- by Rushing	8	8
- by Passing	12	12
- by Penalty	4	0
Total Net Yards	349	414
- Offensive Plays	68	67
- Yards per Play	5.13	6.18
Net Rushing Yards	148	136
- Rushing Attempts	31	26
- Yards per Rush	4.77	5.23
Net Passing Yards	201	278
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	35 - 23 - 1	41 - 21 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards	209	278
- Sacks/Yards Lost	2/8	0/0
- Yards per Pass Play	5.43	6.78
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	1/1
3rd Down Conversions	4/12	5/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	9.3	8.4
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/1
Penalties/Yards	4/35	9/83
Punt Returns/Yards	3/12	2/22
Kick Returns/Yards	0/0	3/62
Interception Ret./Yards	2/55	1/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	4	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/1	1/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 31	OWN 20
Time of Possession	31:54	28:06

Drive Charts

Atlanta Falcons
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	8:21	5:34	OWN 25	11	75	Touchdown
1	0:06	1:08	OWN 2	4	20	Punt
2	10:00	3:34	OWN 25	8	75	Touchdown
2	4:17	2:51	OWN 12	10	85	Interception
2	0:21	0:21	OWN 30	1	-4	Half
3	15:00	1:59	OWN 25	3	-5	Punt
3	11:00	4:34	OWN 20	10	63	Field Goal
3	4:19	2:34	OWN 25	6	22	Punt
4	12:32	3:09	OWN 25	5	8	Punt
4	9:23	1:24	OPP 38	3	1	Punt
4	7:13	1:53	OWN 32	3	8	Punt
4	2:37	0:45	OPP 34	4	13	Field Goal
4	0:43	0:43	OPP 43	1	-1	Game

Buffalo Bills
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	6:39	OWN 7	12	93	Touchdown
1	2:47	2:41	OWN 31	4	19	Punt
2	13:58	3:58	OWN 31	10	57	Field Goal
2	6:26	2:09	OWN 18	5	28	Punt
2	1:26	1:05	OWN 20	3	4	Punt
3	13:01	2:01	OWN 39	5	18	Punt
3	6:26	2:07	OWN 25	4	75	Touchdown
3	1:45	4:13	OWN 2	8	28	Punt
4	7:59	0:46	OWN 20	3	1	Punt
4	5:20	2:25	OWN 6	6	43	Interception
4	2:55	0:18	OWN 25	1	0	Interception
4	1:52	1:09	OWN 25	6	18	Downs

Game MVP: Arnold Barnhart, Atlanta Falcons

Rushing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB Tevin Basham	16	65	4.06	22	3	1
RB Dalton Fultz	6	32	5.33	15	1	0
QB Larry Tatum	4	22	5.50	7	0	0
RB Norbert Gourdine	3	23	7.67	17	1	0
WR Lewis Chance	1	7	7.00	7	0	0
QB A.J. Sanford	1	-1	-1.00	-1	0	0

Buffalo	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB Reuben Harvey	17	86	5.06	16	4	1
QB Rod Hameleers	5	34	6.80	16	1	0
FB Butch Beyer	1	7	7.00	7	0	0
RB Jeremy Armstrong	1	8	8.00	8	0	0
WR Brad O'Neill	1	-3	-3.00	-3	0	0
RB Peyton Nixon	1	4	4.00	4	0	0

Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Larry Tatum	35	23	209	2/8	1	27	1	79.3

Buffalo	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Rod Hameleers	41	21	278	0/0	1	35	2	60.8

Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Billy Beale	8	10	78	9.75	37	27	0
WR Lewis Chance	4	7	35	8.75	15	18	0
WR Ashton Barrett	3	6	39	13.00	18	26	1
RB Tevin Basham	3	5	25	8.33	23	23	0
TE Bryce Bullock	2	2	22	11.00	0	14	0
TE Winston Lofton	2	4	7	3.50	0	8	0
WR Alexis Engler	1	1	3	3.00	0	3	0

Buffalo	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Connor Samuels	5	10	103	20.60	73	33	1
TE Donald Kubler	5	8	49	9.80	17	25	0
RB Reuben Harvey	4	6	20	5.00	0	9	0
WR Brad O'Neill	3	6	45	15.00	35	35	0
RB Jeremy Armstrong	2	2	23	11.50	12	15	0
WR Tucker Ngata	2	6	38	19.00	5	31	0
TE Tyrus Ford	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
FB Butch Beyer	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
RB Peyton Nixon	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Atlanta	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Arnold Barnhart	2	55	27.50	1

Buffalo	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Toby Vance	1	0	0.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Atlanta	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
G Earl Sinclair	0	1	0	0
RB Dalton Fultz	0	0	1	0

Buffalo	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
CB Bo Thornton	1	0	0	0

Punting Statistics

Atlanta	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Carlos Gabberty	6	281	46.8	39.8	58	2

Buffalo	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Eli Geis	6	283	47.2	41.8	55	2

Kicking Statistics

Atlanta	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Nick Heimburger	2/2	0/0	0/0	38	3/3

Buffalo	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Gary Vance	1/1	0/0	0/0	29	2/2

Punt Return Statistics

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Ashton Barrett	3	12	4.0	0

Buffalo	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Bo Thornton	2	22	11.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Buffalo	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Bo Thornton	2	39	19.5	0
Connor Samuels	1	23	23.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Atlanta	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Mason Sturgell	6	4	0.0	25	32
CB Arnold Barnhart	5	1	0.0	25	41
S Sean Oksenberg	5	1	0.0	21	26
OLB Eugene Riley	4	2	0.0	26	35
CB Josue German	3	2	0.0	22	35
OLB Lewis Riley	3	2	0.0	15	23
DT Conrad Young	3	1	0.0	19	18
CB Andrew Middleton	3	0	0.0	17	25
DE Jacob Butler	2	2	0.0	25	35
S Jack Finley	2	1	0.0	23	34
DE Tony Schwartz	2	1	0.0	23	32
OLB Dexter Powell	2	0	0.0	10	27
ILB Lamar Bruce	2	0	0.0	10	11
CB Roy Rodgers	2	0	0.0	13	31
QB Larry Tatum	1	0	---	---	---
DT Kaleb Dixon	1	0	0.0	5	12
CB Garrett Buckner	0	1	0.0	1	5

Buffalo	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Toby Vance	11	0	0.0	31	31
OLB Jared Kipp	8	3	0.0	31	37
ILB J.C. Quinones	8	3	0.0	31	36
DE Justin Price	5	0	0.5	29	33
CB Chris Asumaa	4	2	1.0	31	36
S Ray Fisk	4	0	0.0	16	20
OLB J.B. Arnold	3	0	0.0	31	31
CB Kaden Sigrest	3	0	0.0	16	25
CB Bradley Pancake	2	2	0.0	31	37
DT Braxton Gorski	2	0	0.0	26	25
S Joel Jaeger	2	0	0.0	17	24
WR Connor Samuels	1	0	---	---	---
ILB Caden Steele	1	0	0.0	13	11
DT Drew Fridlund	0	1	0.5	11	11

Pass Rush Statistics

Atlanta	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
ILB Mason Sturgell	1	0	0	32
DE Jacob Butler	0	4	0	35
OLB Eugene Riley	0	2	2	35
CB Arnold Barnhart	0	1	0	41
DE Tony Schwartz	0	1	0	32
DT Kaleb Dixon	0	1	0	12
DT Lamar Kelley	0	0	1	11

Buffalo	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
CB Chris Asumaa	1.0	0	0	36
DE Justin Price	0.5	3	4	33
DT Drew Fridlund	0.5	1	0	11

Pass Defense Statistics

Atlanta	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
OLB Eugene Riley	4	0	0	35
CB Arnold Barnhart	3	0	2	41
S Sean Oksenberg	3	0	0	26
S Jack Finley	2	1	0	34
CB Josue German	2	1	0	35
CB Andrew Middleton	2	0	0	25
ILB Lamar Bruce	2	0	0	11
ILB Mason Sturgell	1	0	0	32
CB Roy Rodgers	1	0	0	31
OLB Lewis Riley	1	0	0	23

Buffalo	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
OLB Jared Kipp	5	1	0	37
S Ray Fisk	3	1	0	20
S Toby Vance	3	0	1	31
CB Kaden Sigrest	3	0	0	25
CB Chris Asumaa	2	1	0	36
S Joel Jaeger	2	0	0	24
ILB Caden Steele	2	0	0	11
ILB J.C. Quinones	2	0	0	36
OLB J.B. Arnold	1	0	0	31

Blocking Statistics

Atlanta	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
G Earl Sinclair	4	7	1	31	0	37
C Denzel Grieb	3	6	0	31	0	37
T Lewis Rives	2	3	0	31	2	37
G Aaron Meyer	1	5	0	31	0	37
T Griffin Gilmore	1	5	0	31	0	37

Buffalo	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	PPly
G Stan McGinnis	3	5	26	41
T Malcolm Stephens	2	3	26	41
G Damien Warhurst	1	8	26	41
C Lamont Herbertson	1	4	26	41
T Marty McPherson	1	2	26	41

Special Teams Tackles

Atlanta	Tackles	STPlays
Tevin Basham	1	24
Arnold Barnhart	1	17
Drake Russell	1	15
Dalton Fultz	1	11
Billy Beale	1	9

Buffalo	Tackles	STPlays
Bradley Pancake	2	18
Stan McGinnis	1	7

Participation

Atlanta	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
CB Arnold Barnhart	---	---	25	41	17	83
WR Billy Beale	30	37	---	---	9	76
G Earl Sinclair	31	37	---	---	8	76
C Denzel Grieb	31	37	---	---	---	68
G Aaron Meyer	31	37	---	---	---	68
T Griffin Gilmore	31	37	---	---	---	68
T Lewis Rives	31	37	---	---	---	68
RB Tevin Basham	21	22	---	---	24	67
WR Ashton Barrett	25	30	---	---	10	65
QB Larry Tatum	28	37	---	---	---	65
OLB Eugene Riley	---	---	26	35	1	62
S Sean Oksenberg	---	---	21	26	15	62
OLB Dexter Powell	---	---	10	27	23	60
DE Jacob Butler	---	---	25	35	---	60
ILB Mason Sturgell	---	---	25	32	1	58
S Jack Finley	---	---	23	34	1	58
CB Josue German	---	---	22	35	1	58
DE Tony Schwartz	---	---	23	32	1	56
TE Winston Lofton	25	30	---	---	---	55
TE Bryce Bullock	15	10	---	---	24	49
WR Lewis Chance	20	26	---	---	1	47
CB Roy Rodgers	---	---	13	31	1	45
CB Andrew Middleton	---	---	17	25	1	43
OLB Lewis Riley	---	---	15	23	---	38
DT Conrad Young	---	---	19	18	---	37
RB Dalton Fultz	10	15	---	---	11	36
ILB Lamar Bruce	---	---	10	11	10	31
WR Alexis Engler	1	7	---	---	18	26
CB Drake Russell	---	---	1	6	15	22
DE Fred Prior	---	---	3	12	7	22
DT Lamar Kelley	---	---	2	11	6	19
DT Kaleb Dixon	---	---	5	12	1	18
RB Lukas Lyons	0	2	---	---	12	14
RB Norbert Gourdine	7	6	---	---	---	13
CB Garrett Buckner	---	---	1	5	7	13
C Antoine Campbell	0	0	---	---	8	8
K Nick Heimburger	0	0	---	---	8	8
C A.J. Garrett	0	0	---	---	8	8
T Rodney Dunlap	0	0	---	---	8	8
T Jesse Evison	0	0	---	---	8	8
P Carlos Gabberty	0	0	---	---	6	6
QB A.J. Sanford	3	0	---	---	2	5
TE Alvin Fulton	1	0	---	---	---	1
ILB Lamar Jacome	---	---	0	0	---	0
DT Donald Fitzgerald	---	---	0	0	---	0
DT Joshua Hadden	---	---	0	0	---	0

Buffalo	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
CB Bradley Pancake	---	---	31	37	18	86
CB Chris Asumaa	---	---	31	36	15	82
T Malcolm Stephens	26	41	---	---	11	78
G Stan McGinnis	26	41	---	---	7	74
G Damien Warhurst	26	41	---	---	7	74
T Marty McPherson	26	41	---	---	7	74
WR Connor Samuels	26	41	---	---	6	73
OLB Jared Kipp	---	---	31	37	4	72
ILB J.C. Quinones	---	---	31	36	2	69
C Lamont Herbertson	26	41	---	---	---	67
QB Rod Hameleers	26	41	---	---	---	67
WR Tucker Ngata	25	39	---	---	1	65
DE Justin Price	---	---	29	33	2	64
S Toby Vance	---	---	31	31	1	63
TE Donald Kubler	25	38	---	---	---	63
OLB J.B. Arnold	---	---	31	31	1	63
DT Braxton Gorski	---	---	26	25	10	61
DE Jessie Lofton	---	---	26	30	1	57
S Joel Jaeger	---	---	17	24	16	57
RB Reuben Harvey	22	25	---	---	1	48
WR Brad O'Neill	19	24	---	---	---	43
CB Kaden Sigrest	---	---	16	25	1	42
S Ray Fisk	---	---	16	20	3	39
TE Tyrus Ford	2	13	---	---	23	38
ILB Caden Steele	---	---	13	11	13	37
FB Butch Beyer	4	3	---	---	17	24
DT Drew Fridlund	---	---	11	11	1	23
RB Jeremy Armstrong	2	4	---	---	16	22
OLB Clay Bavinck	---	---	0	0	20	20
WR Jerry Lautenberg	2	8	---	---	9	19
WR Terrell Griffin	0	0	---	---	16	16
CB Bo Thornton	---	---	0	1	14	15
DT Weston Barker	---	---	1	6	7	14
DE Justics McKenzie	---	---	0	6	7	13
RB Peyton Nixon	2	10	---	---	---	12
OLB Raul Bensen	---	---	0	7	1	8
C Brendan Kehl	0	0	---	---	7	7
P Eli Geis	0	0	---	---	7	7
K Gary Vance	0	0	---	---	5	5
TE Ricky Martins	1	0	---	---	---	1
G Pedro Lowe	0	0	---	---	---	0
T Elias Forsberg	0	0	---	---	---	0
T Gus Li	0	0	---	---	---	0
P Samuel Shaw	0	0	---	---	---	0
QB Nolan Bernard	0	0	---	---	---	0
ILB Jimmie Bair	---	---	0	0	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	5	20	4.0
Middle	21	71	3.4
Right	4	58	14.5
None	1	-1	-1.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	3	14	4.7
Middle	15	75	5.0
Right	8	47	5.9
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Larry Tatum	35	23	4	2	2	3	4	4	1

Buffalo	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Rod Hameleers	41	21	6	4	2	2	9	3	2

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	3	3	46	15.3
Short (0-8 Yds)	18	12	85	4.7
Medium (9-18 Yds)	12	8	78	6.5
Long (19+ Yds)	2	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	6	3	40	6.7
Short (0-8 Yds)	19	13	151	7.9
Medium (9-18 Yds)	10	4	56	5.6
Long (19+ Yds)	6	1	31	5.2

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Billy Beale	10	8	0	78	2	37
WR Lewis Chance	7	4	1	35	0	26
WR Ashton Barrett	6	3	0	39	1	30
RB Tevin Basham	5	3	0	25	1	22
TE Winston Lofton	4	2	1	7	0	30
TE Bryce Bullock	2	2	0	22	0	10
WR Alexis Engler	1	1	0	3	0	7

Buffalo	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Connor Samuels	10	5	0	103	3	41
TE Donald Kubler	8	5	0	49	1	38
RB Reuben Harvey	6	4	0	20	0	25
WR Tucker Ngata	6	2	2	38	1	39
WR Brad O'Neill	6	3	0	45	1	24
RB Jeremy Armstrong	2	2	0	23	0	4
TE Tyrus Ford	1	0	0	0	0	13
FB Butch Beyer	1	0	0	0	0	3
RB Peyton Nixon	1	0	0	0	0	10

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Tevin Basham	2	6	3.00	4.06
QB Larry Tatum	1	7	7.00	5.50
RB Dalton Fultz	1	-2	-2.00	5.33

Buffalo	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Reuben Harvey	2	26	13.00	5.06
QB Rod Hameleers	1	4	4.00	6.80
WR Brad O'Neill	1	-3	-3.00	-3.00

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Larry Tatum	6	4	10	1.67	5.97

Buffalo	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Rod Hameleers	4	1	5	1.25	6.78

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Lewis Chance	2	1	3	1.50	5.00
WR Alexis Engler	1	1	3	3.00	3.00
TE Winston Lofton	1	0	0	0.00	1.75
WR Ashton Barrett	1	1	1	1.00	6.50
RB Tevin Basham	1	1	3	3.00	5.00

Buffalo	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Connor Samuels	2	1	5	2.50	10.30
TE Tyrus Ford	1	0	0	0.00	0.00
WR Brad O'Neill	1	0	0	0.00	7.50

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Atlanta	Rushes	Conversions
RB Norbert Gourdine	1	0

Buffalo	Rushes	Conversions
RB Reuben Harvey	2	2
QB Rod Hameleers	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Conversions
Larry Tatum	10	7	4

Buffalo	Att	Comp	Conversions
Rod Hameleers	11	7	3

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Billy Beale	4	3	2
WR Ashton Barrett	3	2	2
WR Lewis Chance	2	1	0
TE Bryce Bullock	1	1	0

Buffalo	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Tucker Ngata	3	2	1
RB Reuben Harvey	2	2	0
TE Donald Kubler	2	1	0
WR Brad O'Neill	2	1	1
WR Connor Samuels	1	1	1
FB Butch Beyer	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 85,900 (95,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 19,500 (23,500)
End Zone 15,300 (16,900)
Mezzanine 9,000 (9,800)
Sideline Seats 13,900 (15,000)
Club Seats 18,900 (19,900)
Luxury Boxes 9,300 (9,900)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	85,900 (95,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	19,500 (23,500)
End Zone	15,300 (16,900)
Mezzanine	9,000 (9,800)
Sideline Seats	13,900 (15,000)
Club Seats	18,900 (19,900)
Luxury Boxes	9,300 (9,900)