Conference Semifinals, 2050

played in Denver, CO

51 degrees, fair, 1 mph wind

Buffalo Bills7778-29
Denver Broncos7667-26

Scoring Summary
1Q: 04:27 DEN - Norman Maloney 6 pass from Irving Solymos (Zane Killian extra point)
1Q: 00:11 BUF - Connor Samuels 80 pass from Rod Hameleers (Donnie Maxwell extra point)
2Q: 11:39 DEN - Zane Killian 26 field goal
2Q: 04:16 DEN - Zane Killian 32 field goal
2Q: 01:51 BUF - Connor Samuels 20 pass from Rod Hameleers (Donnie Maxwell extra point)
3Q: 09:58 DEN - Zane Killian 28 field goal
3Q: 06:53 BUF - Connor Samuels 35 pass from Rod Hameleers (Donnie Maxwell extra point)
3Q: 02:09 DEN - Zane Killian 34 field goal
4Q: 14:31 DEN - Herman Erickson 3 pass from Irving Solymos (Zane Killian extra point)
4Q: 01:00 BUF - Tyrus Ford 4 pass from Rod Hameleers (Rod Hameleers pass to Connor Samuels for conversion)

Team StatisticsBUFDEN
Record12-612-5
First Downs2022
- by Rushing36
- by Passing1616
- by Penalty10
Total Net Yards408462
- Offensive Plays5977
- Yards per Play6.926.00
Net Rushing Yards77130
- Rushing Attempts1928
- Yards per Rush4.054.64
Net Passing Yards331332
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt37 - 25 - 048 - 28 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards354335
- Sacks/Yards Lost3/231/3
- Yards per Pass Play8.286.78
Fumbles/Lost1/11/0
3rd Down Conversions6/127/17
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down10.38.4
4th Down Conversions0/01/1
Penalties/Yards10/808/57
Punt Returns/Yards1/93/28
Kick Returns/Yards1/222/39
Interception Ret./Yards1/410/0
2pt Conversions1/10/0
Red Zone Visits26
- Red Zone TDs/FGs2/02/4
Avg. Drive StartOWN 22OWN 32
Time of Possession25:4934:11

Drive Charts

Buffalo Bills
QuarBeganPossFromPlaysYardsResult
19:301:42OWN 2032Punt
14:181:36OWN 25521Punt
10:110:11OWN 20180Touchdown
211:323:12OWN 15529Punt
24:112:31OWN 25675Touchdown
20:200:20OWN 2817Half
315:001:27OWN 253-17Punt
39:533:10OWN 25775Touchdown
35:020:06OWN 2118Fumble
32:011:03OWN 303-10Punt
414:243:19OWN 25630Punt
48:257:36OWN 151885Touchdown
Denver Broncos
QuarBeganPossFromPlaysYardsResult
115:005:30OWN 291135Punt
17:483:30OPP 46946Touchdown
12:422:31OWN 23542Punt
215:003:28OWN 25666Field Goal
28:204:09OWN 12973Field Goal
21:401:20OWN 2433Punt
313:333:40OWN 41848Field Goal
36:431:41OWN 2532Punt
34:562:55OPP 29612Field Goal
30:581:34OWN 45655Touchdown
411:052:40OWN 19615Punt
40:490:49OWN 18525Interception

Game MVP: Rod Hameleers, Buffalo Bills

Rushing Statistics

BuffaloAttYardsAvgLG10+TD
RB Miles Howe5163.20700
RB Tyrone Kreidler5163.20600
QB Rod Hameleers5367.201020
RB Jeremy Armstrong393.00500
RB Reuben Harvey100.00000
DenverAttYardsAvgLG10+TD
RB Norman Maloney191035.423730
RB Jalen Carlson441.00600
WR Herman Erickson221.00200
RB Nick Gomez2178.501210
QB Irving Solymos144.00400

Passing Statistics

BuffaloAttCompYardsSk/YdTDLGIntRate
Rod Hameleers37253543/234800134.3
DenverAttCompYardsSk/YdTDLGIntRate
Irving Solymos48283351/3236184.9

Receiving Statistics

BuffaloCatchTargYardsAvgYACLGTD
WR Connor Samuels91218921.00116803
TE Tyrus Ford56326.401391
TE Bryce Bullock595310.6016180
WR Wally Reese236633.0031440
WR Fred Bishop23136.500110
RB Miles Howe11-4-4.000-40
TE Donald Kubler1355.00050
DenverCatchTargYardsAvgYACLGTD
TE Neal Ostroski6117913.1726270
WR Bill Stevens6117712.8335230
WR Lorenzo Chuang58387.6012230
WR Herman Erickson5118817.6069361
RB Norman Maloney23136.50471
RB Jalen Carlson1166.00060
FB Isaac Engleberger111919.0018190
RB Nick Gomez1155.00550
TE Hector Moreland111010.004100

Interception Statistics

BuffaloIntsYardsAvgTD
S Ernest Rzentkowski14141.000
DenverIntsYardsAvgTD

Fumble Statistics

BuffaloFumbRecovForceTD
TE Tyrus Ford1000
ILB Jeffrey Hughes0010
DenverFumbRecovForceTD
WR Bill Stevens1100
CB Gustavo Beck0100
CB Derrick Buckley0010

Punting Statistics

BuffaloPuntYardsAvgNetLGIn20
Eli Geis625442.337.7513
DenverPuntYardsAvgNetLGIn20
Rodney Parrott522444.835.0541

Kicking Statistics

BuffaloFGs40+Yd50+YdLGPAT
Donnie Maxwell0/00/00/003/3
DenverFGs40+Yd50+YdLGPAT
Zane Killian4/40/00/0342/2

Punt Return Statistics

BuffaloRetYardsAvgTD
Cristian Oquendo199.00
DenverRetYardsAvgTD
Bill Stevens3289.30

Kick Return Statistics

BuffaloRetYardsAvgTD
Connor Samuels12222.00
DenverRetYardsAvgTD
Everett Fredrickson23919.50

Defensive Statistics

BuffaloTackAsstSackRPlayPPlay
CB Chris Asumaa610.02747
OLB Fernando Comeaux610.02843
CB Frank Hampton610.02443
S Ernest Rzentkowski530.02849
DT Earl Webb510.02839
OLB Neal DiCosomo510.01330
ILB Jeffrey Hughes410.01131
DT Braxton Gorski400.02847
OLB Kerry Niechniedowicz310.01020
ILB Monty Ennis310.01518
DE Chris Morton201.01524
S Ray Fisk240.02849
DE Deion Leyva200.01415
CB Marcus Kissinger100.01617
DE Jim Perry100.01639
DenverTackAsstSackRPlayPPlay
S Everett Fredrickson710.01940
OLB Nolan Norris631.01940
ILB Jason Mara530.01328
CB Kenneth Bell500.0923
S Tony Greenlee411.01940
CB Gustavo Beck420.01633
CB Derrick Buckley300.01938
DT Juan Callis240.51738
S Renaldo Hampton200.01323
DE Wes Banks100.51940
ILB Enrique Barton150.01738
TE Hector Moreland10---------
OLB Landon Shapiro100.0612
ILB Bill Dawkins100.022

Pass Rush Statistics

BuffaloSackBlockHurryKnockPPlay
DE Chris Morton1.000124
DT Braxton Gorski0.001147
ILB Jeffrey Hughes0.001031
DE Jim Perry0.001039
OLB Fernando Comeaux0.001043
DenverSackBlockHurryKnockPPlay
OLB Nolan Norris1.001040
S Tony Greenlee1.000040
DT Juan Callis0.510038
DE Wes Banks0.500140
DE Grady Laing0.002037

Pass Defense Statistics

BuffaloCaughtDefnsdIntrcpPPlay
OLB Neal DiCosomo41030
CB Frank Hampton41043
CB Chris Asumaa40047
OLB Kerry Niechniedowicz30020
S Ray Fisk21049
ILB Jeffrey Hughes20031
OLB Fernando Comeaux20043
ILB Monty Ennis20018
S Ernest Rzentkowski11149
CB Marcus Kissinger10017
DT Earl Webb10039
DE Deion Leyva10015
CB B.J. Walton10013
DenverCaughtDefnsdIntrcpPPlay
CB Kenneth Bell41023
CB Gustavo Beck40033
CB Derrick Buckley31038
S Everett Fredrickson30040
ILB Jason Mara30028
OLB Nolan Norris30040
S Tony Greenlee20040
S Renaldo Hampton12023
ILB Enrique Barton10038
ILB Bill Dawkins1002

Blocking Statistics

BuffaloKeyBlBlOppPancRPlySckAPPly
T Malcolm Stephens14019040
G Pedro Lowe13019240
T Marty McPherson13019040
G Stan McGinnis02019140
C Lamont Herbertson02019040
DenverKeyBlBlOppPancRPlySckAPPly
T Adrian Holton38028049
T Marcos Morris28128049
C Pete Winters25028049
G Richie Ellison14028149
G Hardy Alstatt12028049

Special Teams Tackles

BuffaloTacklesSTPlays
Jeffrey Hughes226
Tyrus Ford123
Butch Beyer117
Braxton Gorski115
DenverTacklesSTPlays
Rex Washington123
Herman Erickson113

Participation

BuffaloRPlyOffPPlyOffRPlyDefPPlyDefSTPlyTotal Plays
DT Braxton Gorski------28471590
S Ernest Rzentkowski------2849582
S Ray Fisk------2849481
CB Chris Asumaa------2747478
TE Tyrus Ford1837------2378
OLB Fernando Comeaux------2843475
DT Earl Webb------2839370
CB Frank Hampton------2443370
ILB Jeffrey Hughes------11312668
G Pedro Lowe1940------665
T Marty McPherson1940------665
WR Wally Reese1433------1764
WR Connor Samuels1836------761
T Malcolm Stephens1940---------59
DE Jim Perry------1639459
G Stan McGinnis1940---------59
C Lamont Herbertson1940---------59
QB Rod Hameleers1940---------59
OLB Kerry Niechniedowicz------10202555
OLB Neal DiCosomo------1330346
DE Chris Morton------1524645
CB Marcus Kissinger------1617740
TE Bryce Bullock1524---------39
RB Miles Howe612------1836
CB B.J. Walton------6131736
ILB Monty Ennis------1518134
DE Deion Leyva------1415---29
FB Butch Beyer48------1729
S Raul Canady------051621
RB Reuben Harvey516---------21
WR Fred Bishop416---------20
DT Jameson Quimby------07613
WR Harrison Rogers00------1212
S Cristian Oquendo------001212
RB Tyrone Kreidler55---------10
RB Jeremy Armstrong37---------10
TE Donald Kubler36---------9
C Brendan Kehl00------66
P Eli Geis00------66
G Damien Warhurst00------66
T Elias Forsberg00------66
K Donnie Maxwell00------55
OLB Dominique Corbett------1315
QB Teddy Thao00---------0
WR Aidan Richmond00---------0
S Joel Jaeger------00---0
DenverRPlyOffPPlyOffRPlyDefPPlyDefSTPlyTotal Plays
G Hardy Alstatt2849------986
T Marcos Morris2849------986
T Adrian Holton2849------986
G Richie Ellison2849------986
QB Irving Solymos2849---------77
C Pete Winters2849---------77
WR Herman Erickson2440------1377
WR Lorenzo Chuang2441------570
S Everett Fredrickson------1940564
OLB Nolan Norris------1940261
S Tony Greenlee------1940---59
DE Wes Banks------1940---59
WR Bill Stevens1933------759
TE Neal Ostroski922------2758
CB Derrick Buckley------1938---57
DT Juan Callis------1738---55
ILB Enrique Barton------1738---55
S Renaldo Hampton------13231854
DE Grady Laing------1637---53
TE Hector Moreland2031---------51
CB Gustavo Beck------1633150
RB Norman Maloney1931---------50
FB Isaac Engleberger1016------2248
RB Jalen Carlson912------2142
ILB Jason Mara------1328---41
OLB Landon Shapiro------6122139
CB Kenneth Bell------923638
ILB Rex Washington------002323
WR Francisco Dotson02------2123
CB Bart Tauke------031720
TE Kris Folk411---------15
WR R.J. Hoying02------1113
DE Leland Clemmons------33612
K Zane Killian00------1111
DT Joel Margraff------22610
C Glenn Cheek00------99
P Rodney Parrott00------99
RB Nick Gomez24---------6
ILB Bill Dawkins------22---4
G Antonio Mullaney00---------0
QB Eli Grzecki00---------0
ILB Oliver Stewart------00---0
C Gary Javier00---------0
G Randal Fouts00---------0
DE B.J. Hickman------00---0
T Erik Rigsby00---------0

Directional Rushing Statistics

DistanceAttYardsAvg
Left331.0
Middle13634.8
Right3113.7
None000.0
DistanceAttYardsAvg
Left4246.0
Middle15835.5
Right9232.6
None000.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

BuffaloAttCmp20+BdThDropDfnsHurrKnckIntc
Rod Hameleers37255224310
DenverAttCmp20+BdThDropDfnsHurrKnckIntc
Irving Solymos48287474421

Directional Passing Statistics

DistanceAttCompYardsAvg
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Short (0-8 Yds)151116110.7
Medium (9-18 Yds)1261028.5
Long (19+ Yds)325719.0
DistanceAttCompYardsAvg
Screen121013611.3
Short (0-8 Yds)2013914.6
Medium (9-18 Yds)94869.6
Long (19+ Yds)71223.1

Detailed Receiving Statistics

BuffaloTargtCaugtDropdYards20+PPlay
WR Connor Samuels1291189336
TE Bryce Bullock95153024
TE Tyrus Ford65032037
WR Wally Reese32066233
WR Fred Bishop32013016
TE Donald Kubler310506
RB Miles Howe110-4012
DenverTargtCaugtDropdYards20+PPlay
TE Neal Ostroski116079222
WR Herman Erickson115388240
WR Bill Stevens116277233
WR Lorenzo Chuang85238141
RB Norman Maloney32013031
RB Jalen Carlson1106012
FB Isaac Engleberger11019016
RB Nick Gomez110504
TE Hector Moreland11010031

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

BuffaloAttYardsAvgOverall Avg
DenverAttYardsAvgOverall Avg
RB Norman Maloney300.005.42
RB Jalen Carlson1-4-4.001.00

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

BuffaloAttCompYardsAvg/AttOverall Avg
Rod Hameleers53306.009.57
DenverAttCompYardsAvg/AttOverall Avg
Irving Solymos126332.756.98

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

BuffaloTargetCatchYardsAvg/TargOverall Avg
WR Connor Samuels222613.0015.75
WR Wally Reese1000.0022.00
TE Tyrus Ford1144.005.33
WR Fred Bishop1000.004.33
DenverTargetCatchYardsAvg/TargOverall Avg
TE Neal Ostroski3162.007.18
WR Lorenzo Chuang3131.004.75
WR Herman Erickson2131.508.00
WR Bill Stevens1000.007.00
RB Nick Gomez1155.005.00
TE Hector Moreland111010.0010.00
RB Norman Maloney1166.004.33

Third Down Rushing Statistics

BuffaloRushesConversions
QB Rod Hameleers43
DenverRushesConversions
RB Norman Maloney21

Third Down Passing Statistics

BuffaloAttCompConversions
Rod Hameleers843
DenverAttCompConversions
Irving Solymos1476

Third Down Receiving Statistics

BuffaloTargCatchConversions
TE Bryce Bullock411
WR Connor Samuels211
TE Tyrus Ford111
WR Fred Bishop110
DenverTargCatchConversions
WR Herman Erickson411
WR Bill Stevens421
TE Neal Ostroski222
WR Lorenzo Chuang211
RB Norman Maloney211

SectionAttendance
Stadium80,000 (80,000 capacity)
Upper Deck22,000 (22,000)
End Zone15,800 (15,800)
Mezzanine9,100 (9,100)
Sideline Seats14,000 (14,000)
Club Seats9,200 (9,200)
Luxury Boxes9,900 (9,900)