Week 14, 2018

played in Minnesota, MN

68 degrees, fair, calm

Buffalo Bills	0	7	7	0	-	14
Minnesota Vikings	7	14	0	10	-	31

Scoring Summary
1Q: 11:22 MIN - Bryce Perkins 9 pass from Frankie Giles (Donnell Wilcox extra point)
2Q: 10:46 MIN - Donnell Crosland 13 pass from Frankie Giles (Donnell Wilcox extra point)
2Q: 04:27 BUF - Roosevelt Elizondo 1 run (Cory Edmond extra point)
2Q: 01:19 MIN - Randall Papadopulos 10 run (Donnell Wilcox extra point)
3Q: 12:08 BUF - Dennis Taylor 21 pass from Ralph Maxwell (Cory Edmond extra point)
4Q: 10:16 MIN - Randall Papadopulos 5 pass from Frankie Giles (Donnell Wilcox extra point)
4Q: 06:07 MIN - Donnell Wilcox 37 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 11:22 MIN - Bryce Perkins 9 pass from Frankie Giles (Donnell Wilcox extra point)
2Q: 10:46 MIN - Donnell Crosland 13 pass from Frankie Giles (Donnell Wilcox extra point)
2Q: 04:27 BUF - Roosevelt Elizondo 1 run (Cory Edmond extra point)
2Q: 01:19 MIN - Randall Papadopulos 10 run (Donnell Wilcox extra point)
3Q: 12:08 BUF - Dennis Taylor 21 pass from Ralph Maxwell (Cory Edmond extra point)
4Q: 10:16 MIN - Randall Papadopulos 5 pass from Frankie Giles (Donnell Wilcox extra point)
4Q: 06:07 MIN - Donnell Wilcox 37 field goal

Team Statistics BUF MIN
Record 7-6 7-6
First Downs 20 26
- by Rushing 8 10
- by Passing 12 16
- by Penalty 0 0
Total Net Yards 326 443
- Offensive Plays 64 61
- Yards per Play 5.09 7.26
Net Rushing Yards 140 188
- Rushing Attempts 29 33
- Yards per Rush 4.83 5.70
Net Passing Yards 186 255
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 35 - 19 - 0 27 - 19 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 186 260
- Sacks/Yards Lost 0/0 1/5
- Yards per Pass Play 5.31 9.11
Fumbles/Lost 1/0 2/0
3rd Down Conversions 5/12 4/9
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.7 6.8
4th Down Conversions 0/1 0/0
Penalties/Yards 5/39 3/20
Punt Returns/Yards 0/0 3/14
Kick Returns/Yards 5/141 2/54
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 2 5
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/0 4/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 30 OWN 24
Time of Possession 29:54 30:06

Team Statistics	BUF	MIN
Record	7-6	7-6
First Downs	20	26
- by Rushing	8	10
- by Passing	12	16
- by Penalty	0	0
Total Net Yards	326	443
- Offensive Plays	64	61
- Yards per Play	5.09	7.26
Net Rushing Yards	140	188
- Rushing Attempts	29	33
- Yards per Rush	4.83	5.70
Net Passing Yards	186	255
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	35 - 19 - 0	27 - 19 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	186	260
- Sacks/Yards Lost	0/0	1/5
- Yards per Pass Play	5.31	9.11
Fumbles/Lost	1/0	2/0
3rd Down Conversions	5/12	4/9
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.7	6.8
4th Down Conversions	0/1	0/0
Penalties/Yards	5/39	3/20
Punt Returns/Yards	0/0	3/14
Kick Returns/Yards	5/141	2/54
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	2	5
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/0	4/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 30	OWN 24
Time of Possession	29:54	30:06

Drive Charts

Buffalo Bills
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	11:12	4:24	OWN 29	6	30	Punt
1	5:29	2:40	OWN 38	5	18	Punt
1	1:54	3:11	OWN 18	6	19	Punt
2	10:40	6:20	OWN 40	11	60	Touchdown
2	1:10	1:10	OWN 9	4	14	Half
3	15:00	3:06	OWN 44	5	56	Touchdown
3	9:42	2:58	OWN 22	6	27	Punt
3	4:08	4:16	OWN 20	10	48	Missed FG
4	10:10	0:48	OWN 42	3	0	Punt
4	6:01	2:32	OWN 39	8	34	Downs

Minnesota Vikings
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	3:48	OWN 37	6	63	Touchdown
1	6:48	1:19	OWN 20	3	1	Punt
1	2:49	0:55	OWN 20	4	-4	Punt
2	13:43	3:03	OWN 22	6	78	Touchdown
2	4:20	3:10	OWN 27	10	73	Touchdown
3	11:54	2:12	OWN 20	5	20	Punt
3	6:44	2:36	OWN 18	6	42	Punt
4	14:52	4:42	OWN 39	8	61	Touchdown
4	9:22	3:21	OWN 18	5	62	Field Goal
4	3:29	3:29	OWN 27	9	48	Game

Game MVP: Frankie Giles, Minnesota Vikings

Rushing Statistics

Buffalo	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Roosevelt Elizondo	16	64	4.00	13	2	1
Lance Becnel	7	30	4.29	10	1	0
Ralph Maxwell	3	21	7.00	11	1	0
Marshall Enos	1	7	7.00	7	0	0
Dennis Taylor	1	2	2.00	2	0	0
Donovan Walsh	1	16	16.00	16	1	0

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Randall Papadopulos	19	146	7.68	39	4	1
Dominic Henry	11	30	2.73	8	0	0
Frankie Giles	3	12	4.00	8	0	0

Passing Statistics

Buffalo	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Ralph Maxwell	35	19	186	0/0	1	21	0	78.9

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Frankie Giles	27	19	260	1/5	3	32	0	137.8

Receiving Statistics

Buffalo	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Spencer Matias	4	8	59	14.75	8	20	0
WR Roger Davenport	4	5	34	8.50	6	14	0
WR Edgar Paniagua	3	8	30	10.00	6	14	0
FB Dennis Taylor	2	3	35	17.50	27	21	1
RB Roosevelt Elizondo	1	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
RB Donovan Walsh	1	1	2	2.00	0	2	0
TE Tracy Marohl	1	2	3	3.00	0	3	0
WR Brock Robbins	1	3	17	17.00	3	17	0
RB Lance Becnel	1	1	3	3.00	3	3	0
WR Peter LaGrange	1	2	3	3.00	0	3	0
RB Marshall Enos	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Minnesota	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Edwin Holliday	5	8	103	20.60	32	32	0
WR Bryce Perkins	4	7	59	14.75	16	23	1
WR Quentin Giles	4	4	54	13.50	4	24	0
RB Donnell Crosland	2	2	13	6.50	0	13	1
TE Jose Mueller	2	4	19	9.50	8	13	0
RB Randall Papadopulos	1	1	5	5.00	0	5	1
TE Roman Ferrari	1	1	7	7.00	0	7	0

Interception Statistics

Buffalo	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Minnesota	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Buffalo	Fumb	Recov	Force
Lance Becnel	1	0	0
Tracy Marohl	0	1	0
Rodney Nixon	0	0	1
Mack Alston	0	0	1

Minnesota	Fumb	Recov	Force
Bryce Perkins	1	0	0
Quentin Giles	1	0	0
Randall Papadopulos	0	1	0
Donnell Crosland	0	1	0
Vinny Bryant	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Buffalo	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Rico Miiles	5	213	42.6	31.8	45	3

Minnesota	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Herman Burns	4	185	46.3	41.3	66	1

Kicking Statistics

Buffalo	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Cory Edmond	0/1	0/1	0/0	0	2/2

Minnesota	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Donnell Wilcox	1/1	0/0	0/0	37	4/4

Punt Return Statistics

Buffalo	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Nick Blackburn	3	14	4.7	0

Kick Return Statistics

Buffalo	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Mack Alston	4	121	30.3	0
Peter LaGrange	1	20	20.0	0

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Austin Scott	2	54	27.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Buffalo	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Mack Alston	7	1	0.0	33	26
ILB Phil Tuiososopo	6	3	0.0	27	23
DT J.T. Shapiro	5	1	0.0	25	26
OLB C.J. Jacobson	4	3	0.5	22	24
OLB Fernando Dennis	4	2	0.0	26	24
DE Aaron Piccarreta	3	1	0.5	30	27
ILB Jake Bullock	3	0	0.0	18	6
DE Jamal Stokes	3	0	0.0	11	15
CB David Evans	3	0	0.0	20	19
CB Rodney Nixon	2	3	0.0	29	26
CB Dexter Hayes	2	2	0.0	33	28
DE Steve McWilliams	2	1	0.0	22	13
OLB James Schwartz	2	0	0.0	6	8
S Rondell Marsh	1	2	0.0	27	28
S Ron Peeples	1	1	0.0	9	4
OLB Austin Fair	1	0	0.0	9	5

Minnesota	Tack	Asst	RPlay	PPlay
CB J.C. Sturm	7	0	23	27
ILB Kurt Willis	6	5	29	35
CB Nick Blackburn	5	2	25	35
DT Randy Murray	5	1	27	32
S Jose Turner	4	4	29	35
S Richard Kerner	4	3	23	29
OLB Shannon Bynaker	4	0	27	21
DE Frank Lyle	3	2	26	32
ILB Vinny Bryant	3	0	5	3
CB Percy Garcia	2	0	25	32
ILB Archie O'Neal	2	0	5	5
S Kirk Baum	1	0	2	14
OLB Neal Kelleher	0	3	28	32
DE Chuck Laxdal	0	2	24	19
DE Dexter Rose	0	1	8	19
DT Clarence Snellings	0	1	2	5

Pass Rush Statistics

Buffalo	Sack	Hurry	PPlay
OLB C.J. Jacobson	0.5	2	24
DE Aaron Piccarreta	0.5	0	27
OLB Fernando Dennis	0.0	1	24
S Mack Alston	0.0	1	26

Minnesota	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Randy Murray	1	1	0	32
DE Dexter Rose	1	1	0	19
OLB Neal Kelleher	0	2	0	32
DE Frank Lyle	0	1	1	32
DE Chuck Laxdal	0	1	0	19

Pass Defense Statistics

Buffalo	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
ILB Phil Tuiososopo	3	0	23
S Mack Alston	3	0	26
CB Dexter Hayes	2	1	28
ILB Jake Bullock	2	0	6
OLB James Schwartz	2	0	8
CB Rodney Nixon	2	0	26
CB David Evans	2	0	19
OLB C.J. Jacobson	1	0	24
S Rondell Marsh	1	0	28
OLB Fernando Dennis	1	0	24

Minnesota	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
S Jose Turner	3	2	35
CB Nick Blackburn	3	1	35
CB J.C. Sturm	3	0	27
CB Percy Garcia	2	2	32
ILB Kurt Willis	2	2	35
DE Frank Lyle	2	0	32
S Richard Kerner	1	0	29
S Kirk Baum	1	0	14
ILB Archie O'Neal	1	0	5
OLB Shannon Bynaker	1	0	21

Blocking Statistics

Buffalo	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	PPly
Everett Mullins	5	10	23	32
Mark Sepulveda	2	4	29	35
Keith Norris	2	4	23	25
Jason Garrard	1	3	29	35
Jared Merrifield	1	2	12	13
Tracy Marohl	1	1	22	26
Mercury Hartman	0	3	26	30

Minnesota	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Tom Swisher	4	7	0	29	0	24
Britt Sims	3	8	1	33	0	28
Rico Cade	3	3	1	27	0	22
Clyde Jordan	3	3	0	16	0	6
Rod Erickson	2	5	0	27	0	26
Luther Winslett	2	4	0	18	1	22

Special Teams Statistics

Buffalo	Tackles	STPlays
Sedrick Stolz	3	22
Brenden Shoro	1	15
Jake Bullock	1	8
Marshall Enos	0	15
Mack Alston	0	15
Peter LaGrange	0	14
Ron Peeples	0	12
Xavier Hernandez	0	11
Jumbo Baldwin	0	10
David Evans	0	10
Roger Davenport	0	9
Dennis Taylor	0	9
Brock Robbins	0	9
Austin Fair	0	8
Jared Merrifield	0	6
Keith Norris	0	6
Ricky Weber	0	6
Mercury Hartman	0	6
Steve McWilliams	0	5
Rico Miiles	0	5
Cory Edmond	0	4
Wendell Pehrson	0	4
Fernando Dennis	0	2
Dexter Hayes	0	1
Edgar Paniagua	0	1
Aaron Piccarreta	0	1
Phil Tuiososopo	0	1
C.J. Jacobson	0	1
Rondell Marsh	0	1
J.T. Shapiro	0	1
Rodney Nixon	0	1
Michael Herndon	0	1

Minnesota	Tackles	STPlays
Neal Kelleher	2	11
Dominic Henry	1	18
Jay Griffith	1	14
Kirk Baum	1	13
Claude Adams	0	13
Roman Ferrari	0	12
Kurt Willis	0	11
Arnold Gaden	0	10
Vinny Bryant	0	9
Dwight Grolitzer	0	9
Gino Shields	0	8
Donnell Wilcox	0	7
Jose Mueller	0	7
Clarence Snellings	0	6
J.C. Sturm	0	6
Nick Blackburn	0	6
Clyde Jordan	0	5
Ralph Ingram	0	5
Will Mendheim	0	5
Dexter Rose	0	5
Robbie Cassidy	0	5
Shannon Bynaker	0	5
Rod Erickson	0	5
Britt Sims	0	4
Herman Burns	0	4
Archie O'Neal	0	4
Austin Scott	0	3
Edwin Holliday	0	2
Chuck Laxdal	0	1
Percy Garcia	0	1
Randy Murray	0	1
Randall Papadopulos	0	1
Donnell Crosland	0	1
Jose Turner	0	1
Frank Lyle	0	1
Frankie Giles	0	1

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	7	52	7.4
Middle	17	60	3.5
Right	5	28	5.6
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	5	32	6.4
Middle	22	136	6.2
Right	5	22	4.4
None	1	-2	-2.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Buffalo	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Ralph Maxwell	35	19	2	0	1	7	6	1	0

Minnesota	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Frankie Giles	27	19	5	0	3	1	4	0	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	3	2	3	1.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	13	10	91	7.0
Medium (9-18 Yds)	14	7	92	6.6
Long (19+ Yds)	5	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	0	0	0	0.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	11	9	74	6.7
Medium (9-18 Yds)	10	7	104	10.4
Long (19+ Yds)	6	3	82	13.7

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Buffalo	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Edgar Paniagua	8	3	1	30	0	25
WR Spencer Matias	8	4	0	59	1	29
WR Roger Davenport	5	4	0	34	0	20
FB Dennis Taylor	3	2	0	35	1	12
WR Brock Robbins	3	1	0	17	0	11
TE Tracy Marohl	2	1	0	3	0	26
WR Peter LaGrange	2	1	0	3	0	6
RB Marshall Enos	1	0	0	0	0	7
RB Roosevelt Elizondo	1	1	0	0	0	15
RB Donovan Walsh	1	1	0	2	0	3
RB Lance Becnel	1	1	0	3	0	10

Minnesota	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Edwin Holliday	8	5	0	103	3	27
WR Bryce Perkins	7	4	2	59	1	19
WR Quentin Giles	4	4	0	54	1	18
TE Jose Mueller	4	2	1	19	0	14
RB Donnell Crosland	2	2	0	13	0	19
RB Randall Papadopulos	1	1	0	5	0	11
TE Roman Ferrari	1	1	0	7	0	11

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Buffalo	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Roosevelt Elizondo	3	0	0.00	4.00
Ralph Maxwell	1	4	4.00	7.00
Lance Becnel	1	5	5.00	4.29

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Randall Papadopulos	4	26	6.50	7.68
Dominic Henry	2	3	1.50	2.73
Frankie Giles	1	8	8.00	4.00

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Buffalo	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Ralph Maxwell	1	0	0	0.00	5.31

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Frankie Giles	4	4	27	6.75	9.63

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Buffalo	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
RB Marshall Enos	1	0	0	0.00	0.00

Minnesota	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
RB Donnell Crosland	2	2	13	6.50	6.50
RB Randall Papadopulos	1	1	5	5.00	5.00
WR Bryce Perkins	1	1	9	9.00	8.43

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Buffalo	Rushes	Conversions
Donovan Walsh	1	0
Ralph Maxwell	1	1

Minnesota	Rushes	Conversions
Dominic Henry	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Buffalo	Att	Comp	Conversions
Ralph Maxwell	10	7	4

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Conversions
Frankie Giles	7	4	3

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Buffalo	Targ	Catch	Conversions
FB Dennis Taylor	2	1	1
WR Edgar Paniagua	1	1	1
WR Spencer Matias	1	1	1
WR Roger Davenport	1	1	1
RB Donovan Walsh	1	1	0
TE Tracy Marohl	1	1	0
WR Brock Robbins	1	0	0
RB Lance Becnel	1	1	0
WR Peter LaGrange	1	0	0

Minnesota	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Bryce Perkins	2	0	0
WR Edwin Holliday	2	1	1
WR Quentin Giles	1	1	1
RB Donnell Crosland	1	1	0
TE Jose Mueller	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 61,800 (64,100 capacity)
Upper Deck 21,200 (22,100)
End Zone 15,500 (15,900)
Mezzanine 8,900 (9,200)
Sideline Seats 13,900 (14,100)
Luxury Boxes 2,300 (2,800)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	61,800 (64,100 capacity)
Upper Deck	21,200 (22,100)
End Zone	15,500 (15,900)
Mezzanine	8,900 (9,200)
Sideline Seats	13,900 (14,100)
Luxury Boxes	2,300 (2,800)