Wild Card Playoff Games, 2021

played in Cleveland, OH

42 degrees, fair, 3 mph wind

Buffalo Bills	7	10	7	10	-	34
Cleveland Browns	14	3	14	0	-	31

Scoring Summary
1Q: 12:08 CLE - Tommy Galloway 7 pass from Grant Webb (Percy Robinson extra point)
1Q: 07:52 BUF - Pat Douglas 9 pass from Ralph Maxwell (Rickey Rosebrock extra point)
1Q: 03:24 CLE - Norm Dotson 2 pass from Grant Webb (Percy Robinson extra point)
2Q: 10:51 BUF - Ralph Maxwell 4 run (Rickey Rosebrock extra point)
2Q: 06:39 CLE - Percy Robinson 21 field goal
2Q: 01:32 BUF - Rickey Rosebrock 35 field goal
3Q: 13:45 CLE - J.C. Anthony 59 pass from Grant Webb (Percy Robinson extra point)
3Q: 13:30 BUF - Mack Alston 82 kickoff return (Rickey Rosebrock extra point)
3Q: 01:12 CLE - Rod McCullough 29 pass from Grant Webb (Percy Robinson extra point)
4Q: 05:28 BUF - Rickey Rosebrock 50 field goal
4Q: 00:30 BUF - Xavier Hernandez 8 pass from Ralph Maxwell (Rickey Rosebrock extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 12:08 CLE - Tommy Galloway 7 pass from Grant Webb (Percy Robinson extra point)
1Q: 07:52 BUF - Pat Douglas 9 pass from Ralph Maxwell (Rickey Rosebrock extra point)
1Q: 03:24 CLE - Norm Dotson 2 pass from Grant Webb (Percy Robinson extra point)
2Q: 10:51 BUF - Ralph Maxwell 4 run (Rickey Rosebrock extra point)
2Q: 06:39 CLE - Percy Robinson 21 field goal
2Q: 01:32 BUF - Rickey Rosebrock 35 field goal
3Q: 13:45 CLE - J.C. Anthony 59 pass from Grant Webb (Percy Robinson extra point)
3Q: 13:30 BUF - Mack Alston 82 kickoff return (Rickey Rosebrock extra point)
3Q: 01:12 CLE - Rod McCullough 29 pass from Grant Webb (Percy Robinson extra point)
4Q: 05:28 BUF - Rickey Rosebrock 50 field goal
4Q: 00:30 BUF - Xavier Hernandez 8 pass from Ralph Maxwell (Rickey Rosebrock extra point)

Team Statistics BUF CLE
Record 11-6 10-7
First Downs 22 19
- by Rushing 7 8
- by Passing 15 10
- by Penalty 0 1
Total Net Yards 380 457
- Offensive Plays 63 62
- Yards per Play 6.03 7.37
Net Rushing Yards 145 200
- Rushing Attempts 27 30
- Yards per Rush 5.37 6.67
Net Passing Yards 235 257
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 33 - 19 - 0 32 - 19 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 253 257
- Sacks/Yards Lost 3/18 0/0
- Yards per Pass Play 6.53 8.03
Fumbles/Lost 2/1 2/1
3rd Down Conversions 5/13 8/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.4 7.7
4th Down Conversions 1/1 0/0
Penalties/Yards 5/22 8/55
Punt Returns/Yards 1/12 3/12
Kick Returns/Yards 4/169 7/168
Interception Ret./Yards 1/0 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 4 4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 3/1 2/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 26 OWN 37
Time of Possession 29:21 30:39

Team Statistics	BUF	CLE
Record	11-6	10-7
First Downs	22	19
- by Rushing	7	8
- by Passing	15	10
- by Penalty	0	1
Total Net Yards	380	457
- Offensive Plays	63	62
- Yards per Play	6.03	7.37
Net Rushing Yards	145	200
- Rushing Attempts	27	30
- Yards per Rush	5.37	6.67
Net Passing Yards	235	257
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	33 - 19 - 0	32 - 19 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	253	257
- Sacks/Yards Lost	3/18	0/0
- Yards per Pass Play	6.53	8.03
Fumbles/Lost	2/1	2/1
3rd Down Conversions	5/13	8/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.4	7.7
4th Down Conversions	1/1	0/0
Penalties/Yards	5/22	8/55
Punt Returns/Yards	1/12	3/12
Kick Returns/Yards	4/169	7/168
Interception Ret./Yards	1/0	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	4	4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	3/1	2/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 26	OWN 37
Time of Possession	29:21	30:39

Drive Charts

Buffalo Bills
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	12:02	2:02	OWN 39	3	-1	Punt
1	9:01	1:15	OWN 41	3	59	Touchdown
1	3:16	7:37	OWN 32	16	68	Touchdown
2	6:33	0:14	OWN 20	2	7	Fumble
2	3:55	2:30	OWN 20	7	62	Field Goal
3	15:00	1:15	OWN 20	3	0	Punt
3	10:46	1:45	OWN 20	4	18	Punt
3	7:34	5:02	OWN 7	9	62	Missed FG
3	0:55	3:00	OWN 27	5	2	Punt
4	7:47	2:24	OWN 44	4	23	Field Goal
4	1:49	1:30	OWN 20	7	80	Touchdown

Cleveland Browns
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	2:58	OWN 36	5	64	Touchdown
1	10:00	0:59	OWN 34	3	-1	Punt
1	7:46	4:30	OWN 42	8	58	Touchdown
2	10:39	4:06	OWN 45	7	51	Field Goal
2	6:19	2:24	OPP 27	6	11	Interception
2	1:25	1:25	OWN 23	4	40	Half
3	13:45	0:15	OWN 41	1	59	Touchdown
3	13:17	2:31	OWN 31	4	29	Punt
3	9:01	1:27	OWN 20	3	1	Punt
3	2:32	1:37	OPP 43	4	43	Touchdown
4	12:55	5:08	OWN 22	9	49	Fumble
4	5:23	3:34	OWN 31	6	20	Punt
4	0:19	0:19	OWN 32	2	0	Game

Game MVP: Ralph Maxwell, Buffalo Bills

Rushing Statistics

Buffalo	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Benjamin Dantzler	12	55	4.58	27	2	0
Ralph Maxwell	7	33	4.71	7	0	1
Lance Becnel	6	30	5.00	15	2	0
Greg Janssen	2	27	13.50	17	2	0

Cleveland	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Norm Dotson	19	129	6.79	46	4
Ian Beyer	8	52	6.50	14	3
Grant Webb	2	4	2.00	4	0
Darryl Desrosiers	1	15	15.00	15	1

Passing Statistics

Buffalo	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Ralph Maxwell	33	19	253	3/18	2	36	0	102.2

Cleveland	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Grant Webb	27	16	235	0/0	4	59	1	111.9
Darryl Desrosiers	5	3	22	0/0	0	10	0	70.4

Receiving Statistics

Buffalo	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
FB Dennis Taylor	4	5	11	2.75	3	8	0
RB Lance Becnel	3	3	35	11.67	8	13	0
WR Pat Douglas	3	8	56	18.67	22	36	1
WR Roger Davenport	2	5	20	10.00	4	13	0
TE Tracy Marohl	2	3	39	19.50	25	35	0
WR Earnest Leal	2	3	34	17.00	0	18	0
WR Spencer Matias	1	3	15	15.00	3	15	0
WR Brock Ogden	1	1	35	35.00	0	35	0
TE Xavier Hernandez	1	1	8	8.00	4	8	1

Cleveland	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
RB Norm Dotson	5	5	49	9.80	18	26	1
WR Ian Hitchcock	4	6	45	11.25	17	21	0
WR J.C. Anthony	3	5	84	28.00	37	59	1
WR Rod McCullough	3	4	52	17.33	36	29	1
FB Gary Pegram	2	5	12	6.00	7	6	0
WR Antoine Feazell	1	3	8	8.00	0	8	0
TE Tommy Galloway	1	3	7	7.00	0	7	1
TE Thomas Hodges	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Buffalo	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Trevor Graham	1	0	0.00	0

Cleveland	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Buffalo	Fumb	Recov	Force
Spencer Matias	1	0	0
Benjamin Dantzler	1	0	0
Tracy Marohl	0	1	0
David Evans	0	1	0
Victor Paoletti	0	0	1
Mack Alston	0	0	1

Cleveland	Fumb	Recov	Force
Norm Dotson	2	0	0
Howie Barrett	0	1	1
Brady Scanlon	0	1	0
Cory Lamar	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Buffalo	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Rico Miiles	4	170	42.5	39.5	52	1

Cleveland	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Robbie Burgess	4	199	49.8	36.8	72	1

Kicking Statistics

Buffalo	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Rickey Rosebrock	2/3	1/2	1/1	50	4/4

Cleveland	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Percy Robinson	1/1	0/0	0/0	21	4/4

Punt Return Statistics

Buffalo	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Brock Ogden	1	12	12.0	0

Cleveland	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Kendrick Galloway	3	12	4.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Buffalo	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Mack Alston	4	169	42.3	1

Cleveland	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Kendrick Galloway	6	148	24.7	0
Ian Beyer	1	20	20.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Buffalo	Tack	Asst	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Kendrick Sersland	10	0	28	28
S Mack Alston	8	4	28	32
S Victor Paoletti	4	1	14	16
CB David Evans	3	1	27	30
S Ron Peeples	3	1	16	10
OLB Earnest Vasher	2	3	20	20
CB Phillip Halbert	2	2	15	13
S Leslie Ramthun	2	1	18	26
DE Edward Arnold	2	1	26	25
CB Trevor Graham	2	1	21	23
OLB Claude Hutton	2	0	9	15
DE Wendell Pehrson	1	1	13	10
OLB C.J. Jacobson	1	0	10	11
DE Nathan McIntyre	1	0	12	9
DT Deron Sharman	1	0	10	17
DT J.T. Shapiro	0	1	14	19

Cleveland	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Dwight Barnes	6	1	0.0	13	11
CB Jack Stewart	6	1	0.0	15	25
OLB Leo Fort	5	2	0.0	22	29
S Rob Szumnarski	4	1	0.0	21	20
DE Howie Barrett	3	0	1.0	24	22
DT Horace McDonald	3	0	1.0	19	23
S Bubba Lane	3	1	0.0	7	17
DT Darrin Grueneich	3	1	0.0	22	29
ILB Dan Fuller	3	0	0.0	21	18
DE Herb Kemp	2	0	1.0	14	12
S Cory Lamar	2	2	0.0	15	24
ILB A.J. Sexton	2	0	0.0	6	17
S Dennis Zawilinski	1	1	0.0	14	23
CB Lance Moroney	1	0	0.0	0	11
QB Grant Webb	1	0	---	---	---
TE Thomas Hodges	1	0	---	---	---
CB Steve Joseph	1	0	0.0	15	14
S Ted Carlson	1	0	0.0	1	3
CB Marshall Ford	0	2	0.0	19	21
CB Mickey Bensen	0	1	0.0	12	22

Pass Rush Statistics

Buffalo	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT J.T. Shapiro	0.0	0	1	1	19
DE Jamal Stokes	0.0	0	1	0	23

Cleveland	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Howie Barrett	1.0	2	2	22
DT Horace McDonald	1.0	1	1	23
DE Herb Kemp	1.0	0	1	12
DE Randall Spatz	0.0	3	0	30
OLB Leo Fort	0.0	1	0	29
DT Darrin Grueneich	0.0	1	0	29

Pass Defense Statistics

Buffalo	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S Victor Paoletti	4	1	0	16
CB David Evans	3	1	0	30
ILB Kendrick Sersland	3	0	0	28
S Ron Peeples	2	1	0	10
S Leslie Ramthun	2	0	0	26
OLB C.J. Jacobson	1	0	0	11
S Mack Alston	1	0	0	32
OLB Claude Hutton	1	0	0	15
CB Phillip Halbert	1	0	0	13
OLB Earnest Vasher	1	0	0	20
CB Lamar Toews	0	1	0	6
CB Trevor Graham	0	0	1	23

Cleveland	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Jack Stewart	3	1	25
S Bubba Lane	3	0	17
OLB Dwight Barnes	3	0	11
ILB A.J. Sexton	2	0	17
S Rob Szumnarski	2	0	20
S Cory Lamar	2	0	24
OLB Leo Fort	1	0	29
CB Lance Moroney	1	0	11
S Dennis Zawilinski	1	0	23
CB Steve Joseph	1	0	14
CB Mickey Bensen	0	1	22

Blocking Statistics

Buffalo	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Jason Garrard	4	8	24	1	35
Earnest Bailey	1	6	25	0	36
Tracy Marohl	1	1	25	0	25
Xavier Hernandez	1	1	7	0	9
Mark Sepulveda	0	2	27	0	36
Jared Merrifield	0	2	5	0	1
Lawrence Asher	0	1	6	1	4
Dennis Taylor	0	1	18	0	17
Everett Mullins	0	0	18	1	25

Cleveland	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	PPly
Howard Shields	4	5	0	17	26
Shaun Bell	2	3	0	21	25
Burt Perreault	1	2	1	21	20
Fred Bridges	1	2	1	17	16
Trent Rodgers	1	2	0	17	16
Jamie Hoffman	1	1	0	9	7
Gary Pegram	0	4	0	25	31
Brady Scanlon	0	4	0	22	28
Shane Robinson	0	3	0	26	22
Thomas Hodges	0	1	0	17	15

Special Teams Statistics

Buffalo	Tackles	STPlays
Mack Alston	4	18
Roger Davenport	2	13
Xavier Hernandez	1	20
Greg Janssen	1	15
C.J. Jacobson	1	13
Christian Howe	1	13
Lance Becnel	0	21
Brock Ogden	0	20
Ron Peeples	0	15
Victor Paoletti	0	14
Dennis Taylor	0	13
Spencer Matias	0	10
Rickey Rosebrock	0	10
David Evans	0	9
Jared Merrifield	0	7
Keith Norris	0	7
Lawrence Asher	0	7
Marshall Chin	0	6
Kendrick Sersland	0	5
Everett Mullins	0	5
Jason Garrard	0	4
Rico Miiles	0	4
Nathan McIntyre	0	4
Jamal Stokes	0	3
Wendell Pehrson	0	3
Joel McElrath	0	3
Edward Arnold	0	3
Earnest Bailey	0	2
Deron Sharman	0	2
J.T. Shapiro	0	1
Leslie Ramthun	0	1
Lamar Toews	0	1
Claude Hutton	0	1
Trevor Graham	0	1
Earnest Vasher	0	1

Cleveland	Tackles	STPlays
Greg Harper	2	18
Alvin Noble	1	25
Tommy Galloway	1	17
Ian Beyer	0	22
Gary Pegram	0	21
Bubba Lane	0	17
Antoine Feazell	0	17
A.J. Sexton	0	15
J.C. Anthony	0	14
Jack Stewart	0	13
Kendrick Galloway	0	10
Percy Robinson	0	7
Mickey Bensen	0	7
Fred Bridges	0	5
Trent Rodgers	0	5
Cory Lamar	0	5
Shane Robinson	0	5
Darrin Grueneich	0	5
Jamie Hoffman	0	5
Robbie Burgess	0	4
Leo Fort	0	4
Dwight Barnes	0	4
Brady Scanlon	0	4
Howie Barrett	0	4
Marshall Ford	0	3
Randall Spatz	0	3
Horace McDonald	0	3
Dennis Zawilinski	0	3
Lance Moroney	0	2
Timothy Insley	0	2
Steve Joseph	0	2
Rob Szumnarski	0	1
Ian Hitchcock	0	1
Grant Webb	0	1
Thomas Hodges	0	1

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	8	64	8.0
Middle	12	57	4.8
Right	7	24	3.4
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	8	84	10.5
Middle	21	116	5.5
Right	1	0	0.0
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Buffalo	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Ralph Maxwell	33	19	3	2	1	2	8	4	0

Cleveland	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Grant Webb	27	16	4	3	2	3	2	0	1
Darryl Desrosiers	5	3	0	1	0	1	0	1	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	1	1	-2	-2.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	10	7	53	5.3
Medium (9-18 Yds)	18	9	149	8.3
Long (19+ Yds)	3	2	53	17.7

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	5	2	17	3.4
Short (0-8 Yds)	15	12	132	8.8
Medium (9-18 Yds)	9	4	49	5.4
Long (19+ Yds)	3	1	59	19.7

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Buffalo	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Pat Douglas	8	3	0	56	1	21
WR Roger Davenport	5	2	0	20	0	14
FB Dennis Taylor	5	4	0	11	0	17
WR Spencer Matias	3	1	0	15	0	25
TE Tracy Marohl	3	2	1	39	1	25
RB Lance Becnel	3	3	0	35	0	15
WR Earnest Leal	3	2	0	34	0	20
WR Brock Ogden	1	1	0	35	1	7
TE Xavier Hernandez	1	1	0	8	0	9

Cleveland	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Ian Hitchcock	6	4	1	45	1	21
WR J.C. Anthony	5	3	0	84	1	11
RB Norm Dotson	5	5	0	49	1	22
FB Gary Pegram	5	2	0	12	0	31
WR Rod McCullough	4	3	0	52	1	20
WR Antoine Feazell	3	1	0	8	0	8
TE Tommy Galloway	3	1	0	7	0	19
TE Thomas Hodges	1	0	1	0	0	15

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Buffalo	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Ralph Maxwell	3	18	6.00	4.71
Benjamin Dantzler	1	1	1.00	4.58

Cleveland	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Norm Dotson	3	1	0.33	6.79
Grant Webb	1	0	0.00	2.00

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Buffalo	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Ralph Maxwell	9	4	28	3.11	7.67

Cleveland	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Grant Webb	7	3	18	2.57	8.70

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Buffalo	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
FB Dennis Taylor	3	2	11	3.67	2.20
WR Pat Douglas	3	1	9	3.00	7.00
WR Roger Davenport	1	0	0	0.00	4.00
TE Xavier Hernandez	1	1	8	8.00	8.00

Cleveland	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
RB Norm Dotson	2	2	11	5.50	9.80
WR J.C. Anthony	1	0	0	0.00	16.80
FB Gary Pegram	1	0	0	0.00	2.40
TE Tommy Galloway	1	1	7	7.00	2.33
WR Ian Hitchcock	1	0	0	0.00	7.50
TE Thomas Hodges	1	0	0	0.00	0.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Buffalo	Rushes	Conversions
Ralph Maxwell	1	1

Cleveland	Rushes	Conversions
Norm Dotson	3	2
Ian Beyer	3	3

Third Down Passing Statistics

Buffalo	Att	Comp	Conversions
Ralph Maxwell	10	4	4

Cleveland	Att	Comp	Conversions
Grant Webb	8	5	3
Darryl Desrosiers	1	1	0

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Buffalo	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Roger Davenport	4	1	1
WR Spencer Matias	2	0	0
FB Dennis Taylor	2	1	1
RB Lance Becnel	1	1	1
WR Pat Douglas	1	1	1

Cleveland	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR J.C. Anthony	2	1	1
RB Norm Dotson	2	2	0
TE Tommy Galloway	2	1	1
WR Rod McCullough	2	1	1
WR Ian Hitchcock	1	1	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 73,200 (73,200 capacity)
Upper Deck 22,000 (22,000)
End Zone 15,800 (15,800)
Mezzanine 9,100 (9,100)
Sideline Seats 14,000 (14,000)
Club Seats 8,600 (8,600)
Luxury Boxes 3,700 (3,700)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	73,200 (73,200 capacity)
Upper Deck	22,000 (22,000)
End Zone	15,800 (15,800)
Mezzanine	9,100 (9,100)
Sideline Seats	14,000 (14,000)
Club Seats	8,600 (8,600)
Luxury Boxes	3,700 (3,700)