Week 14, 2042

played in Minnesota, MN

68 degrees, fair, calm

Buffalo Bills	21	10	3	0	-	34
Minnesota Vikings	0	3	7	0	-	10

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:36 BUF - Miles Howe 8 run (Ricky Lelie extra point)
1Q: 03:32 BUF - Miles Howe 6 run (Ricky Lelie extra point)
1Q: 03:19 BUF - Shaun Larocque 11 fumble return (Ricky Lelie extra point)
2Q: 14:04 MIN - Bernard Richard 23 field goal
2Q: 02:05 BUF - Kody McElroy 53 pass from Ernie Sims (Ricky Lelie extra point)
2Q: 00:03 BUF - Ricky Lelie 48 field goal
3Q: 10:36 MIN - Wes Gmerek 8 pass from Axel Wilczewski (Bernard Richard extra point)
3Q: 04:42 BUF - Ricky Lelie 38 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:36 BUF - Miles Howe 8 run (Ricky Lelie extra point)
1Q: 03:32 BUF - Miles Howe 6 run (Ricky Lelie extra point)
1Q: 03:19 BUF - Shaun Larocque 11 fumble return (Ricky Lelie extra point)
2Q: 14:04 MIN - Bernard Richard 23 field goal
2Q: 02:05 BUF - Kody McElroy 53 pass from Ernie Sims (Ricky Lelie extra point)
2Q: 00:03 BUF - Ricky Lelie 48 field goal
3Q: 10:36 MIN - Wes Gmerek 8 pass from Axel Wilczewski (Bernard Richard extra point)
3Q: 04:42 BUF - Ricky Lelie 38 field goal

Team Statistics BUF MIN
Record 7-6 4-9
First Downs 18 13
- by Rushing 12 4
- by Passing 4 9
- by Penalty 2 0
Total Net Yards 347 251
- Offensive Plays 61 63
- Yards per Play 5.69 3.98
Net Rushing Yards 187 114
- Rushing Attempts 43 26
- Yards per Rush 4.35 4.38
Net Passing Yards 160 137
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 18 - 11 - 0 33 - 18 - 4
- Gross Passing Yards 160 165
- Sacks/Yards Lost 0/0 4/28
- Yards per Pass Play 8.89 3.70
Fumbles/Lost 1/0 2/1
3rd Down Conversions 3/13 3/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 6.6 7.4
4th Down Conversions 0/0 1/1
Penalties/Yards 1/4 5/35
Punt Returns/Yards 3/10 4/19
Kick Returns/Yards 1/18 2/34
Interception Ret./Yards 4/32 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 2 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/0 1/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 31 OWN 23
Time of Possession 31:17 28:43

Team Statistics	BUF	MIN
Record	7-6	4-9
First Downs	18	13
- by Rushing	12	4
- by Passing	4	9
- by Penalty	2	0
Total Net Yards	347	251
- Offensive Plays	61	63
- Yards per Play	5.69	3.98
Net Rushing Yards	187	114
- Rushing Attempts	43	26
- Yards per Rush	4.35	4.38
Net Passing Yards	160	137
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	18 - 11 - 0	33 - 18 - 4
- Gross Passing Yards	160	165
- Sacks/Yards Lost	0/0	4/28
- Yards per Pass Play	8.89	3.70
Fumbles/Lost	1/0	2/1
3rd Down Conversions	3/13	3/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	6.6	7.4
4th Down Conversions	0/0	1/1
Penalties/Yards	1/4	5/35
Punt Returns/Yards	3/10	4/19
Kick Returns/Yards	1/18	2/34
Interception Ret./Yards	4/32	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	2	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/0	1/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 31	OWN 23
Time of Possession	31:17	28:43

Drive Charts

Buffalo Bills
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	4:31	OWN 5	9	95	Touchdown
1	8:05	4:39	OWN 20	9	80	Touchdown
2	13:57	3:17	OWN 20	5	20	Punt
2	7:13	0:40	OWN 15	3	2	Punt
2	6:25	0:58	OWN 49	3	7	Punt
2	3:56	0:48	OWN 28	3	2	Punt
2	2:12	0:13	OWN 47	2	53	Touchdown
2	0:29	0:29	OPP 38	1	7	Field Goal
3	10:26	5:49	OWN 23	10	56	Field Goal
3	1:19	2:09	OWN 20	3	6	Punt
4	12:38	1:39	OWN 20	4	8	Punt
4	9:16	4:35	OWN 41	6	29	Punt
4	3:18	1:11	OPP 46	3	2	Punt

Minnesota Vikings
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	10:29	2:24	OWN 20	4	27	Punt
1	3:26	0:17	OWN 20	2	-9	Fumble
1	3:09	4:12	OWN 32	9	62	Field Goal
2	10:40	3:27	OWN 23	6	11	Punt
2	6:33	0:08	OWN 30	1	0	Interception
2	5:27	1:31	OWN 20	3	7	Punt
2	3:08	0:56	OWN 23	3	-4	Punt
2	1:59	1:30	OWN 20	3	-8	Interception
3	15:00	4:34	OWN 20	8	80	Touchdown
3	4:37	3:18	OWN 35	7	25	Punt
4	14:10	1:32	OWN 26	3	8	Punt
4	10:59	1:43	OWN 19	3	7	Punt
4	4:41	1:23	OWN 20	4	11	Interception
4	2:07	2:07	OWN 23	7	19	Interception

Game MVP: Joseph Jennings, Buffalo Bills

Rushing Statistics

Buffalo	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Miles Howe	31	149	4.81	22	4	2
Quinn Graham	7	15	2.14	7	0	0
Ernie Sims	5	23	4.60	7	0	0

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Axel Wilczewski	12	59	4.92	8	0
Nicolas Orlando	8	22	2.75	19	1
Freddie Hopkins	4	25	6.25	20	1
Bryan Harding	2	8	4.00	4	0

Passing Statistics

Buffalo	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Ernie Sims	18	11	160	0/0	1	53	0	108.5

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Bryan Harding	17	10	129	4/28	0	40	2	43.1
Axel Wilczewski	16	8	36	0/0	1	12	2	37.5

Receiving Statistics

Buffalo	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Clifton Noisy	3	3	20	6.67	0	8	0
WR Britt England	2	3	64	32.00	53	46	0
FB Taylor Larsen	2	2	6	3.00	0	7	0
WR Kody McElroy	2	3	59	29.50	0	53	1
WR Arnie Antonick	1	1	4	4.00	0	4	0
RB Miles Howe	1	2	7	7.00	0	7	0
WR Stephen Rehberg	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
RB Quinn Graham	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
TE Randal Weinmeister	0	2	0	0.00	0	0	0

Minnesota	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Wes Gmerek	4	9	51	12.75	33	40	1
WR Rusty Humphrey	3	4	18	6.00	0	12	0
WR Alvin Wooden	3	7	35	11.67	1	18	0
WR Erick Chelle	3	5	37	12.33	25	27	0
WR Brady Schexnayder	2	3	14	7.00	0	11	0
RB Freddie Hopkins	1	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
TE Stanley Franklin	1	1	2	2.00	0	2	0
WR Evan Cannida	1	1	8	8.00	0	8	0
FB Hardy Francis	0	2	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Buffalo	Ints	Yards	Avg
CB Jose Alcott	1	23	23.00
OLB Joseph Jennings	1	9	9.00
ILB Jeffrey Hughes	1	0	0.00
S Clay Howard	1	0	0.00

Minnesota	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Buffalo	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Miles Howe	1	0	0	0
Shaun Larocque	0	1	0	1
Kendrick Ellis	0	1	0	0
Kennedy Jarvis	0	0	1	0
Joseph Jennings	0	0	1	0

Minnesota	Fumb	Recov	Force
Bryan Harding	1	0	0
Axel Wilczewski	1	0	0
Harris Rizzo	0	1	0
Trent Rayburn	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Buffalo	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Harold Giba	8	352	44.0	36.6	55	2

Minnesota	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Thurman Heyer	7	312	44.6	37.4	53	2

Kicking Statistics

Buffalo	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Ricky Lelie	2/2	1/1	0/0	48	4/4

Minnesota	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Bernard Richard	1/1	0/0	0/0	23	1/1

Punt Return Statistics

Buffalo	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
A.J. Freeland	3	10	3.3	0

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Rusty Humphrey	4	19	4.8	0

Kick Return Statistics

Buffalo	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Reuben Brooks	1	18	18.0	0

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Rusty Humphrey	2	34	17.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Buffalo	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
CB Reuben Brooks	6	1	0.0	21	33
ILB Jeffrey Hughes	6	0	0.0	22	34
OLB Joseph Jennings	5	0	2.0	19	32
CB Jose Alcott	5	0	0.0	22	30
DE Lorenzo Kustok	4	0	1.0	21	28
S Kennedy Jarvis	4	4	0.0	21	36
S Hardy Nixon	3	0	0.0	23	35
ILB Mercury Sutor	3	0	0.0	3	4
DT Nate Sanders	2	0	1.0	17	17
OLB Deon Riley	2	1	0.0	16	19
CB Randy Fiske	2	1	0.0	25	36
S Clay Howard	2	0	0.0	8	11
DT Shaun Larocque	1	1	0.0	12	23
DE Kaleb Pieper	1	0	0.0	17	21
S A.J. Freeland	1	0	0.0	7	9
DE Jeffrey Spencer	0	2	0.0	11	22

Minnesota	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Trent Rayburn	9	2	0.0	36	17
DE Diego Drake	6	0	0.0	43	16
DT Alvin Thomas	4	5	0.0	40	18
S Conner Dux	4	2	0.0	40	18
CB Miguel Webb	4	1	0.0	36	15
S Andrew Sheldon	4	0	0.0	39	18
DT Cameron Sherman	3	1	0.0	31	11
OLB T.J. Matthews	3	1	0.0	35	15
CB Bobby Gerhardt	2	3	0.0	19	11
DE Van Ballard	2	2	0.0	13	8
OLB Horace Glover	2	2	0.0	27	7
CB Kurt Suckle	2	1	0.0	41	16
OLB Lukas Wallace	2	0	0.0	11	3
S B.J. Singleton	2	0	0.0	11	6
WR Rusty Humphrey	1	0	---	---	---
WR Wes Gmerek	1	0	---	---	---
RB Freddie Hopkins	1	0	---	---	---
WR Erick Chelle	1	0	---	---	---
DT Evan Bryant	1	0	0.0	7	4
ILB Bryan Endsley	1	0	0.0	7	1

Pass Rush Statistics

Buffalo	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Joseph Jennings	2.0	0	0	1	32
DT Nate Sanders	1.0	1	1	0	17
DE Lorenzo Kustok	1.0	0	1	1	28
DE Kaleb Pieper	0.0	0	1	0	21

Minnesota	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Van Ballard	1	0	0	8
ILB Trent Rayburn	1	0	0	17
DE Diego Drake	0	2	1	16
DT Alvin Thomas	0	1	1	18
DE Sam Foster	0	0	1	12

Pass Defense Statistics

Buffalo	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S Clay Howard	3	0	1	11
CB Reuben Brooks	3	0	0	33
CB Jose Alcott	2	0	1	30
OLB Deon Riley	2	0	0	19
S Kennedy Jarvis	2	0	0	36
CB Randy Fiske	2	0	0	36
ILB Jeffrey Hughes	1	0	1	34
ILB Mercury Sutor	1	0	0	4
DE Lorenzo Kustok	1	0	0	28
DT Shaun Larocque	1	0	0	23
S Hardy Nixon	0	1	0	35
OLB J.J. Francis	0	1	0	6
OLB Joseph Jennings	0	0	1	32

Minnesota	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
S Conner Dux	4	0	18
CB Miguel Webb	3	0	15
OLB Lukas Wallace	2	0	3
CB Kurt Suckle	1	0	16
S B.J. Singleton	1	0	6
OLB T.J. Matthews	0	1	15

Blocking Statistics

Buffalo	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	PPly
Sedrick Douthit	3	10	43	18
Wally Jurkiewicz	3	7	43	18
Malcolm Stephens	2	7	41	18
Deron Griffin	2	5	42	18
Kendrick Ellis	1	6	43	18
Taylor Larsen	1	1	23	8
Randal Weinmeister	1	1	28	13
Brayden Hammond	0	1	3	0

Minnesota	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Albert Galligher	1	5	21	1	28
Kennedy Warren	1	2	25	2	34
Harris Rizzo	0	2	18	0	31
Asher Spar	0	1	23	0	31
Johnathan Malone	0	1	11	0	21
Damon Newsome	0	1	5	0	9
Tyrell Franz	0	0	22	1	30

Special Teams Tackles

Buffalo	Tackles	STPlays
Deon Riley	2	18
Nick Hemler	1	19
Hunter Stevenson	1	10
Brayden Hammond	1	10
Taylor Larsen	1	8

Minnesota	Tackles	STPlays
B.J. Singleton	2	25
Johnathan Malone	1	16
Damon Newsome	1	8

Participation

Buffalo	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Hardy Nixon	---	---	23	35	17	75
Randy Fiske	---	---	25	36	13	74
Miles Howe	35	11	---	---	26	72
Kendrick Ellis	43	18	---	---	10	71
Britt England	37	17	---	---	10	64
Reuben Brooks	---	---	21	33	8	62
Ernie Sims	43	18	---	---	---	61
Sedrick Douthit	43	18	---	---	---	61
Wally Jurkiewicz	43	18	---	---	---	61
Deron Griffin	42	18	---	---	---	60
Malcolm Stephens	41	18	---	---	---	59
Kennedy Jarvis	---	---	21	36	1	58
Jose Alcott	---	---	22	30	5	57
Jeffrey Hughes	---	---	22	34	1	57
Joseph Jennings	---	---	19	32	3	54
Deon Riley	---	---	16	19	18	53
Lorenzo Kustok	---	---	21	28	1	50
Randal Weinmeister	28	13	---	---	8	49
Kaleb Pieper	---	---	17	21	8	46
Kody McElroy	30	14	---	---	---	44
Nate Sanders	---	---	17	17	8	42
Taylor Larsen	23	8	---	---	8	39
Stephen Rehberg	14	7	---	---	16	37
Nick Hemler	15	2	---	---	19	36
Shaun Larocque	---	---	12	23	---	35
Jeffrey Spencer	---	---	11	22	---	33
Clifton Noisy	20	9	---	---	3	32
A.J. Freeland	---	---	7	9	15	31
J.J. Francis	---	---	6	6	15	27
R. Jay Brandon	---	---	8	8	7	23
Clay Howard	---	---	8	11	---	19
Hunter Stevenson	4	2	---	---	10	16
Brayden Hammond	3	0	---	---	10	13
Quinn Graham	7	6	---	---	---	13
Malachi Harris	---	---	3	1	7	11
Dean Clark	0	0	---	---	10	10
Ricardo Owens	0	0	---	---	10	10
Colin Bronson	0	0	---	---	10	10
Harold Giba	0	0	---	---	10	10
Mercury Sutor	---	---	3	4	1	8
Ricky Lelie	0	0	---	---	8	8
Kurt Hoover	---	---	4	2	1	7
Arnie Antonick	2	1	---	---	---	3
Bradley Gilliam	0	0	---	---	---	0
Archie Duffy	0	0	---	---	---	0
Logan Buie	---	---	0	0	---	0

Minnesota	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Diego Drake	---	---	43	16	8	67
Andrew Sheldon	---	---	39	18	5	62
Miguel Webb	---	---	36	15	10	61
Conner Dux	---	---	40	18	3	61
Alvin Thomas	---	---	40	18	2	60
Kennedy Warren	25	34	---	---	---	59
Kurt Suckle	---	---	41	16	2	59
Harris Rizzo	18	31	---	---	8	57
Wes Gmerek	14	20	---	---	22	56
Rusty Humphrey	13	24	---	---	17	54
Asher Spar	23	31	---	---	---	54
Trent Rayburn	---	---	36	17	1	54
Tyrell Franz	22	30	---	---	---	52
T.J. Matthews	---	---	35	15	2	52
Albert Galligher	21	28	---	---	---	49
Johnathan Malone	11	21	---	---	16	48
Sam Foster	---	---	33	12	2	47
Alvin Wooden	16	24	---	---	6	46
Erick Chelle	19	27	---	---	---	46
Cameron Sherman	---	---	31	11	2	44
Horace Glover	---	---	27	7	10	44
B.J. Singleton	---	---	11	6	25	42
Lukas Wallace	---	---	11	3	22	36
Tucker King	4	6	---	---	23	33
Bryan Harding	11	21	---	---	---	32
Freddie Hopkins	13	19	---	---	---	32
Axel Wilczewski	15	16	---	---	---	31
Bobby Gerhardt	---	---	19	11	1	31
Van Ballard	---	---	13	8	9	30
Hardy Francis	13	9	---	---	7	29
Isaac Girling	9	9	---	---	8	26
Evan Cannida	6	8	---	---	12	26
Nicolas Orlando	9	12	---	---	2	23
Aidan Svrcek	---	---	4	2	16	22
Damon Newsome	5	9	---	---	8	22
Jose DeVane	4	6	---	---	10	20
Stanley Franklin	5	5	---	---	9	19
Kaden Mills	4	7	---	---	8	19
Kennedy McConnell	3	6	---	---	8	17
Evan Bryant	---	---	7	4	---	11
Bryan Endsley	---	---	7	1	1	9
Brady Schexnayder	3	4	---	---	---	7
Thurman Heyer	0	0	---	---	7	7
Bernard Richard	0	0	---	---	4	4
Marcos Duda	0	0	---	---	1	1
Ashton Sanford	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	14	62	4.4
Middle	18	51	2.8
Right	11	74	6.7
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	3	27	9.0
Middle	22	84	3.8
Right	1	3	3.0
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Buffalo	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Ernie Sims	18	11	2	1	0	1	3	3	0

Minnesota	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Bryan Harding	17	10	2	1	2	0	1	0	2
Axel Wilczewski	16	8	0	1	1	2	2	2	2

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	1	0	0	0.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	9	7	47	5.2
Medium (9-18 Yds)	7	3	60	8.6
Long (19+ Yds)	1	1	53	53.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	2	1	0	0.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	14	10	93	6.6
Medium (9-18 Yds)	9	7	72	8.0
Long (19+ Yds)	8	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Buffalo	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Britt England	3	2	64	1	17
WR Clifton Noisy	3	3	20	0	9
WR Kody McElroy	3	2	59	1	14
FB Taylor Larsen	2	2	6	0	8
RB Miles Howe	2	1	7	0	11
TE Randal Weinmeister	2	0	0	0	13
WR Stephen Rehberg	1	0	0	0	7
RB Quinn Graham	1	0	0	0	6
WR Arnie Antonick	1	1	4	0	1

Minnesota	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Wes Gmerek	9	4	1	51	1	20
WR Alvin Wooden	7	3	1	35	0	24
WR Erick Chelle	5	3	0	37	1	27
WR Rusty Humphrey	4	3	0	18	0	24
WR Brady Schexnayder	3	2	0	14	0	4
FB Hardy Francis	2	0	1	0	0	9
RB Freddie Hopkins	1	1	0	0	0	19
TE Stanley Franklin	1	1	0	2	0	5
WR Evan Cannida	1	1	0	8	0	8

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Buffalo	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Miles Howe	3	20	6.67	4.81

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Freddie Hopkins	1	-1	-1.00	6.25
Nicolas Orlando	1	-4	-4.00	2.75

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Buffalo	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Ernie Sims	1	1	4	4.00	8.89

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Bryan Harding	2	1	3	1.50	7.59
Axel Wilczewski	1	1	8	8.00	2.25

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Buffalo	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Clifton Noisy	1	1	4	4.00	6.67

Minnesota	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Rusty Humphrey	1	1	3	3.00	4.50
WR Wes Gmerek	1	1	8	8.00	5.67
FB Hardy Francis	1	0	0	0.00	0.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Buffalo	Rushes	Conversions
Miles Howe	4	1
Ernie Sims	3	1
Quinn Graham	2	0

Minnesota	Rushes	Conversions
Axel Wilczewski	3	1
Bryan Harding	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Buffalo	Att	Comp	Conversions
Ernie Sims	4	2	1

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Conversions
Bryan Harding	6	4	2
Axel Wilczewski	3	1	0

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Buffalo	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Clifton Noisy	1	1	1
RB Quinn Graham	1	0	0
WR Arnie Antonick	1	1	0
TE Randal Weinmeister	1	0	0

Minnesota	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Erick Chelle	3	2	1
WR Alvin Wooden	2	1	1
WR Wes Gmerek	2	0	0
WR Rusty Humphrey	1	1	0
RB Freddie Hopkins	1	1	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 91,500 (91,500 capacity)
Upper Deck 24,800 (24,800)
End Zone 17,900 (17,900)
Mezzanine 10,400 (10,400)
Sideline Seats 15,900 (15,900)
Club Seats 17,500 (17,500)
Luxury Boxes 5,000 (5,000)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	91,500 (91,500 capacity)
Upper Deck	24,800 (24,800)
End Zone	17,900 (17,900)
Mezzanine	10,400 (10,400)
Sideline Seats	15,900 (15,900)
Club Seats	17,500 (17,500)
Luxury Boxes	5,000 (5,000)