Week 12, 2042

played in Buffalo, NY

27 degrees, fair, 2 mph wind

Detroit Lions14008-22
Buffalo Bills147107-38

Scoring Summary
1Q: 11:19 BUF - Kody McElroy 15 pass from Ernie Sims (Ricky Lelie extra point)
1Q: 05:28 BUF - Randal Weinmeister 33 pass from Ernie Sims (Ricky Lelie extra point)
1Q: 02:33 DET - B.J. Copeland 5 pass from Grady Novotny (Trent Howery extra point)
1Q: 00:24 DET - Earnest Cox 18 pass from Grady Novotny (Trent Howery extra point)
2Q: 11:57 BUF - Quinn Graham 2 pass from Ernie Sims (Ricky Lelie extra point)
3Q: 09:10 BUF - Ricky Lelie 41 field goal
3Q: 04:19 BUF - Jeffrey Hughes 64 interception return (Ricky Lelie extra point)
4Q: 14:19 BUF - Britt England 17 pass from Ernie Sims (Ricky Lelie extra point)
4Q: 01:01 DET - Earnest Cox 20 pass from Raymond Fields (Raymond Fields pass to Caleb Thorpe for conversion)

Team StatisticsDETBUF
Record5-65-6
First Downs1618
- by Rushing26
- by Passing1412
- by Penalty00
Total Net Yards356341
- Offensive Plays6763
- Yards per Play5.315.41
Net Rushing Yards32143
- Rushing Attempts1335
- Yards per Rush2.464.09
Net Passing Yards324198
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt53 - 34 - 327 - 21 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards329209
- Sacks/Yards Lost1/51/11
- Yards per Pass Play6.007.07
Fumbles/Lost0/01/1
3rd Down Conversions3/153/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down8.17.0
4th Down Conversions1/41/1
Penalties/Yards5/333/20
Punt Returns/Yards2/72/9
Kick Returns/Yards3/602/62
Interception Ret./Yards0/03/64
2pt Conversions1/10/0
Red Zone Visits23
- Red Zone TDs/FGs2/03/0
Avg. Drive StartOWN 31OWN 34
Time of Possession27:1332:47

Drive Charts

Detroit Lions
QuarBeganPossFromPlaysYardsResult
115:001:40OWN 2046Interception
111:102:59OWN 6617Punt
15:151:51OWN 2039Punt
13:240:59OPP 19319Touchdown
11:050:50OPP 43243Touchdown
211:492:32OWN 39418Punt
26:294:10OWN 81144Punt
21:191:03OWN 33531Interception
39:031:58OWN 2137Punt
35:161:08OPP 4932Interception
34:081:59OWN 2038Punt
414:121:21OWN 3024Punt
49:371:49OWN 40629Downs
45:212:42OWN 27818Downs
42:021:16OWN 20480Touchdown
Buffalo Bills
QuarBeganPossFromPlaysYardsResult
113:202:10OPP 30530Touchdown
18:112:56OWN 32668Touchdown
12:251:20OWN 203-10Punt
10:153:26OWN 39761Touchdown
29:172:48OWN 20517Punt
22:191:00OWN 2037Punt
20:160:16OWN 3228Half
315:005:57OWN 321044Field Goal
37:051:49OWN 1039Punt
32:092:57OWN 33667Touchdown
412:513:14OWN 37630Missed FG
47:482:27OWN 3130Punt
42:390:37OPP 4532Punt
40:460:46OPP 471-2Game

Game MVP: Ernie Sims, Buffalo Bills

Rushing Statistics

DetroitAttYardsAvgLG10+TD
B.J. Copeland10121.20800
Zack Marvin2157.50900
Grady Novotny155.00500
BuffaloAttYardsAvgLG10+TD
Miles Howe271264.672540
Quinn Graham7192.71700
Ernie Sims1-2-2.00-200

Passing Statistics

DetroitAttCompYardsSk/YdTDLGIntRate
Grady Novotny45292411/5225365.1
Raymond Fields85880/01400139.6
BuffaloAttCompYardsSk/YdTDLGIntRate
Ernie Sims27212091/114330138.5

Receiving Statistics

DetroitCatchTargYardsAvgYACLGTD
TE Aaron de los Santos911808.8917200
WR Earnest Cox6910317.1760402
RB B.J. Copeland58295.800131
WR Caleb Thorpe474611.506200
FB Jameson Rose44369.0035250
WR Francisco Myers3800.00230
WR Sherman Browning121111.000110
TE Norm Conlan111414.000140
FB Nick Barker111010.001100
WR Karl Floyd0200.00000
BuffaloCatchTargYardsAvgYACLGTD
WR Britt England88678.3812171
WR Kody McElroy466817.0035321
TE Randal Weinmeister334615.3323331
WR Clifton Noisy2352.50060
FB Taylor Larsen11-1-1.000-10
RB Quinn Graham1122.00021
WR Arnie Antonick111616.000160
RB Miles Howe1266.00460
WR Stephen Rehberg0200.00000

Interception Statistics

DetroitIntsYardsAvgTD
BuffaloIntsYardsAvgTD
CB Jose Alcott100.000
CB Kurt Hoover100.000
ILB Jeffrey Hughes16464.001

Fumble Statistics

DetroitFumbRecovForceTD
Randall McIntyre0100
B.J. Copeland0010
BuffaloFumbRecovForceTD
Vincent Lopes1000

Punting Statistics

DetroitPuntYardsAvgNetLGIn20
Gerald Strong732346.139.1582
BuffaloPuntYardsAvgNetLGIn20
Harold Giba624340.536.0481

Kicking Statistics

DetroitFGs40+Yd50+YdLGPAT
Trent Howery0/00/00/002/2
BuffaloFGs40+Yd50+YdLGPAT
Ricky Lelie1/21/20/1415/5

Punt Return Statistics

DetroitRetYardsAvgTD
Sherman Browning273.50
BuffaloRetYardsAvgTD
Vincent Lopes294.50

Kick Return Statistics

DetroitRetYardsAvgTD
Sherman Browning25025.00
Devante Shelton11010.00
BuffaloRetYardsAvgTD
Kurt Hoover13232.00
Austin Antonides13030.00

Defensive Statistics

DetroitTackAsstSackRPlayPPlay
S Ken Greer920.03528
ILB Everett Cloutier710.01614
ILB Wally Dunn630.03228
OLB Gavin McNeil610.02827
S Richie Linquist510.03528
CB Don Dockett430.03228
OLB Ramon Hergett410.02824
DT Emmett Bayer201.02322
CB Devante Shelton230.03328
CB Riddick Lang220.01914
DT Cris Bush200.0126
DE Ruben Ellis110.01811
RB B.J. Copeland10---------
ILB Chance Bronson100.030
WR Francisco Myers10---------
OLB Gus Kramer100.0101
S Nicky Ortmeier010.064
DT Mario Chernetsky010.01717
BuffaloTackAsstSackRPlayPPlay
ILB Jeffrey Hughes630.01351
S Hardy Nixon600.01353
CB Kurt Hoover600.01042
CB Jose Alcott500.01247
OLB Joseph Jennings411.01246
S Kennedy Jarvis410.01352
CB Randy Fiske320.01044
S Clay Howard300.0216
OLB Deon Riley200.0531
ILB Mercury Sutor200.0312
OLB R. Jay Brandon110.0610
DE Lorenzo Kustok100.01144
DT Shaun Larocque100.0937
DE Kaleb Pieper100.0210

Pass Rush Statistics

DetroitSackBlockHurryKnockPPlay
DT Emmett Bayer1.000022
OLB Ramon Hergett0.010024
DE Ruben Ellis0.001011
BuffaloSackBlockHurryKnockPPlay
OLB Joseph Jennings1.000146
DE Lorenzo Kustok0.023444
DT Shaun Larocque0.002137
DE Juan Godfrey0.001036

Pass Defense Statistics

DetroitCaughtDefnsdIntrcpPPlay
ILB Wally Dunn50028
CB Don Dockett50028
CB Devante Shelton30028
OLB Gavin McNeil30027
OLB Ramon Hergett20024
S Ken Greer10028
ILB Everett Cloutier10014
DE Ruben Ellis10011
BuffaloCaughtDefnsdIntrcpPPlay
CB Kurt Hoover60142
S Hardy Nixon60053
CB Jose Alcott43147
CB Randy Fiske31044
ILB Jeffrey Hughes30151
S Kennedy Jarvis30052
S Clay Howard30016
OLB Joseph Jennings21046
OLB Deon Riley10031
ILB Mercury Sutor10012
DE Lorenzo Kustok10044
OLB R. Jay Brandon10010

Blocking Statistics

DetroitKeyBlBlOppPancRPlySckAPPly
Chuck Gandy15013053
Harvey Henderson11013149
Aaron de los Santos11011043
Tucker Karp03013046
Jameson Rose01112030
Blake Borders01013046
BuffaloKeyBlBlOppPancRPlySckAPPly
Kendrick Ellis212034028
Sedrick Douthit26032028
Malcolm Stephens25033028
Deron Griffin15035028
Wally Jurkiewicz04035128
Brayden Hammond010200
Randal Weinmeister01028020

Special Teams Tackles

DetroitTacklesSTPlays
Aaron de los Santos218
B.J. Copeland124
Earnest Cox113
BuffaloTacklesSTPlays
Deon Riley217
Miles Howe126
Britt England113
Hardy Nixon113

Participation

DetroitRPlyOffPPlyOffRPlyDefPPlyDefSTPlyTotal Plays
B.J. Copeland1141------2476
Chuck Gandy1353------773
Aaron de los Santos1143------1872
Ken Greer------3528871
Devante Shelton------3328970
Ramon Hergett------28241466
Kenneth Williams1353---------66
Richie Linquist------3528265
Wally Dunn------3228262
Harvey Henderson1349---------62
Don Dockett------3228262
Grady Novotny1346---------59
Blake Borders1346---------59
Tucker Karp1346---------59
Earnest Cox936------1358
Gavin McNeil------2827257
Riddick Lang------19142356
Emmett Bayer------2322449
Jameson Rose1230------446
Francisco Myers1128---------39
Caleb Thorpe421------1338
Kent Barker------1816337
Mario Chernetsky------1717337
Paul Barrett------1712635
Everett Cloutier------1614232
Ruben Ellis------1811130
Nick Barker121------729
Norm Conlan219------627
Sherman Browning03------2124
Gus Kramer------1011223
Nicky Ortmeier------641121
Cris Bush------126119
Tyler Ballard010------717
Zack Marvin213---------15
Karl Floyd213---------15
Ernie Ocampo08------715
Chance Bronson------301114
Vinny Clemons02------1214
Justin Donaldson05------712
Juan Flannery------3069
Raymond Fields08---------8
Gerald Strong00------77
Randall McIntyre00------77
Trent Howery00------44
Devan Madison00---------0
Albert Rogers00---------0
BuffaloRPlyOffPPlyOffRPlyDefPPlyDefSTPlyTotal Plays
Hardy Nixon------13531379
Britt England3428------1375
Miles Howe2821------2675
Jose Alcott------12471170
Kendrick Ellis3428------870
Joseph Jennings------12461169
Randy Fiske------10441468
Kennedy Jarvis------1352---65
Wally Jurkiewicz3528------164
Jeffrey Hughes------1351---64
Ernie Sims3528---------63
Deron Griffin3528---------63
Malcolm Stephens3328---------61
Sedrick Douthit3228---------60
Kurt Hoover------1042456
Randal Weinmeister2820------856
Lorenzo Kustok------1144---55
Deon Riley------5311753
Juan Godfrey------1236149
Kody McElroy2523---------48
Shaun Larocque------937248
Taylor Larsen1511------1541
A.J. Freeland------4191538
Stephen Rehberg87------1833
Nick Hemler122------1832
Clifton Noisy1315---------28
Kaleb Pieper------2101123
J.J. Francis------171422
Nate Sanders------417---21
R. Jay Brandon------610420
Jeffrey Spencer------118---19
Clay Howard------216---18
Mercury Sutor------312---15
Hunter Stevenson56------415
Quinn Graham76---------13
Brayden Hammond20------810
Ricardo Owens30------710
Austin Antonides------0279
Colin Bronson10------89
Ricky Lelie00------99
Dean Clark00------88
Harold Giba00------88
Vincent Lopes------0033
Arnie Antonick01---------1
Bradley Gilliam00---------0
Archie Duffy00---------0

Directional Rushing Statistics

DistanceAttYardsAvg
Left492.3
Middle6274.5
Right3-4-1.3
None000.0
DistanceAttYardsAvg
Left11464.2
Middle66410.7
Right17352.1
None1-2-2.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

DetroitAttCmp20+BdThDropDfnsHurrKnckIntc
Grady Novotny45293212663
Raymond Fields853003000
BuffaloAttCmp20+BdThDropDfnsHurrKnckIntc
Ernie Sims27212220100

Directional Passing Statistics

DistanceAttCompYardsAvg
Screen87293.6
Short (0-8 Yds)26171375.3
Medium (9-18 Yds)1481238.8
Long (19+ Yds)52408.0
DistanceAttCompYardsAvg
Screen43102.5
Short (0-8 Yds)16131167.3
Medium (9-18 Yds)546813.6
Long (19+ Yds)21157.5

Detailed Receiving Statistics

DetroitTargtCaugtDropdYards20+PPlay
TE Aaron de los Santos119080143
WR Earnest Cox960103336
RB B.J. Copeland85029041
WR Francisco Myers8300028
WR Caleb Thorpe74146121
FB Jameson Rose44036130
WR Sherman Browning2101103
WR Karl Floyd2000013
TE Norm Conlan11014019
FB Nick Barker11010021
BuffaloTargtCaugtDropdYards20+PPlay
WR Britt England88067028
WR Kody McElroy64168123
WR Clifton Noisy3205015
TE Randal Weinmeister33046120
WR Stephen Rehberg201007
RB Miles Howe2106021
FB Taylor Larsen110-1011
RB Quinn Graham110206
WR Arnie Antonick1101601

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

DetroitAttYardsAvgOverall Avg
BuffaloAttYardsAvgOverall Avg
Miles Howe133.004.67

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

DetroitAttCompYardsAvg/AttOverall Avg
Grady Novotny44379.255.36
Raymond Fields212010.0011.00
BuffaloAttCompYardsAvg/AttOverall Avg
Ernie Sims44338.257.74

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

DetroitTargetCatchYardsAvg/TargOverall Avg
WR Earnest Cox223819.0011.44
RB B.J. Copeland1155.003.63
WR Caleb Thorpe111515.006.57
FB Jameson Rose11-1-1.009.00
WR Karl Floyd1000.000.00
BuffaloTargetCatchYardsAvg/TargOverall Avg
WR Britt England111717.008.38
FB Taylor Larsen11-1-1.00-1.00
RB Quinn Graham1122.002.00
WR Kody McElroy111515.0011.33

Third Down Rushing Statistics

DetroitRushesConversions
Grady Novotny10
B.J. Copeland10
BuffaloRushesConversions
Miles Howe30
Quinn Graham20

Third Down Passing Statistics

DetroitAttCompConversions
Grady Novotny1253
Raymond Fields100
BuffaloAttCompConversions
Ernie Sims743

Third Down Receiving Statistics

DetroitTargCatchConversions
TE Aaron de los Santos321
WR Francisco Myers300
WR Earnest Cox200
RB B.J. Copeland100
WR Sherman Browning100
WR Caleb Thorpe110
FB Jameson Rose111
FB Nick Barker111
BuffaloTargCatchConversions
WR Kody McElroy211
WR Britt England110
WR Stephen Rehberg100
WR Clifton Noisy100
WR Arnie Antonick111
TE Randal Weinmeister111

SectionAttendance
Stadium70,000 (95,000 capacity)
Upper Deck15,700 (23,500)
End Zone11,600 (16,900)
Mezzanine7,500 (9,800)
Sideline Seats11,200 (15,000)
Club Seats15,700 (19,900)
Luxury Boxes8,300 (9,900)