Week 12, 2054

played in Buffalo, NY

36 degrees, fair, 12 mph wind

Detroit Lions	22	0	0	3	-	25
Buffalo Bills	0	10	10	8	-	28

Scoring Summary
1Q: 11:28 DET - Don Recker 16 run (Clyde Mills extra point failed)
1Q: 09:09 DET - Don Recker 14 run (Clyde Mills extra point)
1Q: 04:15 DET - Clyde Mills 24 field goal
1Q: 00:24 DET - Chad McKee 78 interception return (Clyde Mills extra point failed)
2Q: 10:09 BUF - Gary Vance 36 field goal
2Q: 04:22 BUF - Connor Samuels 3 pass from Rod Hameleers (Gary Vance extra point)
3Q: 13:24 BUF - Jerald Alexander 52 pass from Rod Hameleers (Gary Vance extra point)
3Q: 05:36 BUF - Gary Vance 32 field goal
4Q: 05:44 DET - Clyde Mills 35 field goal
4Q: 05:14 BUF - Howard Rondeau 75 run (Rod Hameleers pass to Connor Samuels for conversion)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 11:28 DET - Don Recker 16 run (Clyde Mills extra point failed)
1Q: 09:09 DET - Don Recker 14 run (Clyde Mills extra point)
1Q: 04:15 DET - Clyde Mills 24 field goal
1Q: 00:24 DET - Chad McKee 78 interception return (Clyde Mills extra point failed)
2Q: 10:09 BUF - Gary Vance 36 field goal
2Q: 04:22 BUF - Connor Samuels 3 pass from Rod Hameleers (Gary Vance extra point)
3Q: 13:24 BUF - Jerald Alexander 52 pass from Rod Hameleers (Gary Vance extra point)
3Q: 05:36 BUF - Gary Vance 32 field goal
4Q: 05:44 DET - Clyde Mills 35 field goal
4Q: 05:14 BUF - Howard Rondeau 75 run (Rod Hameleers pass to Connor Samuels for conversion)

Team Statistics DET BUF
Record 7-4 6-5
First Downs 16 20
- by Rushing 9 4
- by Passing 7 13
- by Penalty 0 3
Total Net Yards 357 392
- Offensive Plays 54 68
- Yards per Play 6.61 5.76
Net Rushing Yards 163 115
- Rushing Attempts 23 29
- Yards per Rush 7.09 3.97
Net Passing Yards 194 277
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 30 - 16 - 0 39 - 25 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 198 277
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/4 0/0
- Yards per Pass Play 6.26 7.10
Fumbles/Lost 1/0 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 2/11 5/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 6.5 8.9
4th Down Conversions 0/1 0/0
Penalties/Yards 15/100 3/20
Punt Returns/Yards 3/38 2/9
Kick Returns/Yards 4/100 5/92
Interception Ret./Yards 1/78 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 1/1
Red Zone Visits 3 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/2 1/2
Avg. Drive Start OWN 30 OWN 27
Time of Possession 28:01 31:59

Team Statistics	DET	BUF
Record	7-4	6-5
First Downs	16	20
- by Rushing	9	4
- by Passing	7	13
- by Penalty	0	3
Total Net Yards	357	392
- Offensive Plays	54	68
- Yards per Play	6.61	5.76
Net Rushing Yards	163	115
- Rushing Attempts	23	29
- Yards per Rush	7.09	3.97
Net Passing Yards	194	277
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	30 - 16 - 0	39 - 25 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	198	277
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/4	0/0
- Yards per Pass Play	6.26	7.10
Fumbles/Lost	1/0	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	2/11	5/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	6.5	8.9
4th Down Conversions	0/1	0/0
Penalties/Yards	15/100	3/20
Punt Returns/Yards	3/38	2/9
Kick Returns/Yards	4/100	5/92
Interception Ret./Yards	1/78	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	1/1
Red Zone Visits	3	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/2	1/2
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 30	OWN 27
Time of Possession	28:01	31:59

Drive Charts

Detroit Lions
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	3:44	OWN 25	7	75	Touchdown
1	9:09	0:11	OPP 14	1	14	Touchdown
1	7:11	3:04	OWN 37	6	56	Field Goal
2	10:02	2:09	OWN 25	3	1	Punt
2	4:12	2:56	OWN 35	5	21	Punt
3	13:07	2:24	OWN 26	3	6	Punt
3	5:28	3:16	OWN 18	6	14	Punt
4	14:04	1:15	OWN 15	3	8	Punt
4	11:53	6:15	OWN 1	11	81	Field Goal
4	4:55	1:42	OWN 27	5	22	Punt
4	2:01	0:39	OWN 42	4	9	Downs

Buffalo Bills
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	11:16	2:07	OWN 25	3	5	Punt
1	8:58	1:47	OWN 28	3	3	Punt
1	4:07	3:52	OWN 26	9	38	Interception
1	0:15	5:13	OWN 20	8	61	Field Goal
2	7:53	3:41	OWN 29	11	71	Touchdown
2	1:16	1:16	OWN 20	4	11	Punt
3	15:00	1:53	OWN 16	3	84	Touchdown
3	10:43	5:15	OWN 28	11	57	Field Goal
3	2:12	3:08	OWN 20	6	19	Punt
4	12:49	0:56	OWN 45	3	3	Punt
4	5:38	0:43	OWN 25	2	75	Touchdown
4	3:13	1:12	OWN 21	3	4	Punt
4	1:22	1:22	OWN 49	3	-9	Game

Game MVP: Rod Hameleers, Buffalo Bills

Rushing Statistics

Detroit	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB Don Recker	21	153	7.29	18	9	2
RB Salvador Poston	2	10	5.00	8	0	0

Buffalo	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB Howard Rondeau	15	91	6.07	75	2	1
RB Reuben Harvey	6	16	2.67	6	0	0
QB Rod Hameleers	4	19	4.75	14	1	0
RB Arnold Ringo	4	-11	-2.75	-1	0	0

Passing Statistics

Detroit	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Darius England	30	16	198	1/4	0	34	0	74.0

Buffalo	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Rod Hameleers	39	25	277	0/0	2	52	1	91.5

Receiving Statistics

Detroit	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Zane Revel	4	7	32	8.00	0	18
TE J.R. Connell	3	5	36	12.00	0	20
WR Erik Coyne	3	6	44	14.67	23	34
RB Don Recker	2	5	19	9.50	2	10
FB Alfredo Blair	2	2	44	22.00	29	33
TE Lance Hughes	1	2	6	6.00	0	6
TE Salvador Walsh	1	2	17	17.00	3	17
WR Griffin Earhart	0	1	0	0.00	0	0

Buffalo	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Connor Samuels	13	18	134	10.31	80	32	1
WR Jerald Alexander	4	4	84	21.00	43	52	1
RB Arnold Ringo	3	5	14	4.67	3	6	0
TE Ricky Martins	2	7	6	3.00	0	3	0
RB Howard Rondeau	2	3	3	1.50	0	3	0
FB Butch Beyer	1	1	36	36.00	36	36	0
RB Reuben Harvey	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Detroit	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Chad McKee	1	78	78.00	1

Buffalo	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Detroit	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
RB Don Recker	1	0	0	0
T Sergio McCauley	0	1	0	0

Buffalo	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
OLB J.B. Arnold	0	0	1	0

Punting Statistics

Detroit	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Junior Grunow	6	248	41.3	36.5	48	1

Buffalo	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Samuel Shaw	6	246	41.0	34.7	58	3

Kicking Statistics

Detroit	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Clyde Mills	2/2	0/0	0/0	35	1/3

Buffalo	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Gary Vance	2/2	0/0	0/0	36	2/2

Punt Return Statistics

Detroit	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Erik Coyne	3	38	12.7	0

Buffalo	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Bo Thornton	2	9	4.5	0

Kick Return Statistics

Detroit	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Erik Coyne	3	77	25.7	0
Donald Castellanos	1	23	23.0	0

Buffalo	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Donnell Gray	4	68	17.0	0
Connor Samuels	1	24	24.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Detroit	Tack	Asst	RPlay	PPlay
S Chad McKee	11	3	29	39
CB Van Jacobs	5	4	19	28
OLB Alexis May	5	2	27	36
S Al Blair	4	2	19	23
ILB Mercury Farber	4	1	11	15
OLB Glen Petrafassi	3	1	24	31
ILB Thomas Patterson	3	1	6	9
ILB Joel Berry	3	1	23	29
DT Rex O'Donnell	2	3	16	23
DE Ron Lyle	2	2	22	26
CB Dashawn Whalen	2	1	26	32
DE Corbin Ramirez	2	0	28	35
S Luke Levy	1	2	11	17
OLB Nathan Tarplin	1	1	7	11
CB Ferdinand Cook	1	0	28	38
CB Darryl Malamala	1	0	2	3
DT Ian Heath	0	3	14	18

Buffalo	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB J.B. Arnold	8	0	0.0	23	27
S Toby Vance	5	2	0.0	23	31
S Leonardo Cox	4	1	0.0	23	31
DE Justin Price	3	2	0.5	19	31
CB Bradley Pancake	3	1	0.0	23	28
OLB Jared Kipp	3	0	0.0	19	31
CB Tony Fletcher	3	0	0.0	20	18
ILB Angel Kramer	2	1	0.0	3	16
ILB J.C. Quinones	2	1	0.0	19	31
CB Elijah Wheeler	2	0	0.0	23	28
DT Drew Fridlund	1	0	0.5	5	19
OLB Raul Bensen	1	1	0.0	4	4
CB Bo Thornton	1	0	0.0	4	3
DE Joey Lindsay	0	2	0.0	19	17

Pass Rush Statistics

Detroit	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
ILB Joel Berry	1	0	0	29
DE Corbin Ramirez	0	2	1	35
DE Ron Lyle	0	1	1	26
DT Rex O'Donnell	0	1	0	23
DE Jeremiah Petkovich	0	1	0	15

Buffalo	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Justin Price	0.5	0	2	2	31
DT Drew Fridlund	0.5	0	2	0	19
OLB Jared Kipp	0.0	1	0	0	31
DE Joey Lindsay	0.0	1	0	0	17
DT Braxton Gorski	0.0	0	1	0	17
CB Elijah Wheeler	0.0	0	1	0	28

Pass Defense Statistics

Detroit	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Van Jacobs	4	0	0	28
S Chad McKee	3	0	1	39
ILB Mercury Farber	3	0	0	15
CB Dashawn Whalen	2	0	0	32
ILB Thomas Patterson	2	0	0	9
S Al Blair	2	0	0	23
OLB Alexis May	2	0	0	36
CB Darryl Malamala	2	0	0	3
DE Ron Lyle	1	1	0	26
S Luke Levy	1	1	0	17
OLB Nathan Tarplin	1	0	0	11
DE Corbin Ramirez	1	0	0	35
CB Ferdinand Cook	1	0	0	38
ILB Joel Berry	0	1	0	29

Buffalo	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
OLB J.B. Arnold	4	1	27
S Leonardo Cox	2	2	31
S Toby Vance	2	1	31
OLB Jared Kipp	2	0	31
CB Tony Fletcher	2	0	18
CB Bradley Pancake	1	0	28
OLB Raul Bensen	1	0	4
ILB Angel Kramer	1	0	16
ILB J.C. Quinones	1	0	31

Blocking Statistics

Detroit	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
C Evan Dunn	4	9	0	23	0	31
G Philip Bradford	3	4	0	23	1	31
T Sergio McCauley	1	5	0	23	0	31
T Johnnie Bumpers	1	2	1	23	0	31
G Jack Phillips	1	2	0	23	0	31
FB Alfredo Blair	0	1	0	3	0	14

Buffalo	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	PPly
C Earl Lake	2	11	29	39
G Stan McGinnis	2	8	29	39
G Gregory Cole	1	3	29	39
T Marty McPherson	0	2	29	39
FB Butch Beyer	0	1	9	12
T Stephen Centeno	0	1	29	39

Special Teams Tackles

Detroit	Tackles	STPlays
Don Recker	3	20
Nathan Tarplin	1	24
Glen Petrafassi	1	13
Donald Castellanos	1	12
Jack Phillips	1	8

Buffalo	Tackles	STPlays
Braxton Gorski	3	12
Leonardo Cox	1	20
Bradley Pancake	1	14
Jerald Alexander	1	10
Marty McPherson	1	8

Participation

Detroit	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
CB Dashawn Whalen	---	---	26	32	26	84
CB Ferdinand Cook	---	---	28	38	15	81
S Chad McKee	---	---	29	39	2	70
OLB Glen Petrafassi	---	---	24	31	13	68
DE Corbin Ramirez	---	---	28	35	2	65
RB Don Recker	21	24	---	---	20	65
OLB Alexis May	---	---	27	36	2	65
T Sergio McCauley	23	31	---	---	8	62
G Philip Bradford	23	31	---	---	8	62
G Jack Phillips	23	31	---	---	8	62
T Johnnie Bumpers	23	31	---	---	8	62
WR Erik Coyne	23	26	---	---	12	61
QB Darius England	23	31	---	---	---	54
C Evan Dunn	23	31	---	---	---	54
ILB Joel Berry	---	---	23	29	1	53
DE Ron Lyle	---	---	22	26	1	49
CB Van Jacobs	---	---	19	28	1	48
TE J.R. Connell	19	29	---	---	---	48
WR Zane Revel	19	25	---	---	---	44
S Al Blair	---	---	19	23	1	43
OLB Nathan Tarplin	---	---	7	11	24	42
DT Ian Heath	---	---	14	18	8	40
DT Rex O'Donnell	---	---	16	23	---	39
FB Alfredo Blair	3	14	---	---	20	37
WR Griffin Earhart	16	20	---	---	---	36
TE Salvador Walsh	0	5	---	---	26	31
S Luke Levy	---	---	11	17	1	29
ILB Thomas Patterson	---	---	6	9	13	28
ILB Mercury Farber	---	---	11	15	1	27
DE Jeremiah Petkovich	---	---	7	15	2	24
WR Ray Foreman	4	0	---	---	20	24
CB Darryl Malamala	---	---	2	3	17	22
WR Donald Castellanos	4	0	---	---	12	16
TE Lance Hughes	0	6	---	---	6	12
RB Salvador Poston	6	6	---	---	---	12
P Junior Grunow	0	0	---	---	8	8
C Terrell Bullock	0	0	---	---	8	8
K Clyde Mills	0	0	---	---	8	8
DE Brady Bradford	---	---	0	1	6	7
QB Frank Schonberger	0	0	---	---	---	0
WR Floyd Bannan	0	0	---	---	---	0
C Jackson George	0	0	---	---	---	0
S Phillip Merkerson	---	---	0	0	---	0
RB Johnny Evans	0	0	---	---	---	0
G Elias Kelley	0	0	---	---	---	0

Buffalo	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
G Stan McGinnis	29	39	---	---	8	76
T Marty McPherson	29	39	---	---	8	76
G Gregory Cole	29	39	---	---	8	76
T Stephen Centeno	29	39	---	---	8	76
WR Connor Samuels	29	38	---	---	7	74
S Leonardo Cox	---	---	23	31	20	74
C Earl Lake	29	39	---	---	---	68
QB Rod Hameleers	29	39	---	---	---	68
CB Bradley Pancake	---	---	23	28	14	65
CB Tony Fletcher	---	---	20	18	20	58
WR Tucker Ngata	24	31	---	---	2	57
S Toby Vance	---	---	23	31	2	56
TE Ricky Martins	21	34	---	---	---	55
OLB Jared Kipp	---	---	19	31	3	53
CB Elijah Wheeler	---	---	23	28	2	53
RB Howard Rondeau	15	20	---	---	18	53
DE Justin Price	---	---	19	31	2	52
ILB J.C. Quinones	---	---	19	31	2	52
OLB J.B. Arnold	---	---	23	27	2	52
DT Braxton Gorski	---	---	18	17	12	47
WR Jerald Alexander	16	21	---	---	10	47
FB Butch Beyer	9	12	---	---	20	41
DE Joey Lindsay	---	---	19	17	---	36
TE Robert Houston	4	5	---	---	26	35
DT Drew Fridlund	---	---	5	19	8	32
OLB Jerald Klosterman	---	---	4	4	23	31
TE Trent Rosas	13	12	---	---	---	25
RB Arnold Ringo	7	15	---	---	---	22
WR Jerry Lautenberg	0	2	---	---	19	21
ILB Angel Kramer	---	---	3	16	---	19
DE Kerry Thompson	---	---	4	5	7	16
CB Bo Thornton	---	---	4	3	6	13
RB Reuben Harvey	6	4	---	---	2	12
ILB Caden Steele	---	---	0	0	12	12
OLB Raul Bensen	---	---	4	4	1	9
C Brendan Kehl	0	0	---	---	8	8
K Gary Vance	0	0	---	---	8	8
WR Donnell Gray	1	1	---	---	6	8
P Samuel Shaw	0	0	---	---	6	6
CB Lucas Burnett	---	---	0	0	6	6
QB Nolan Bernard	0	0	---	---	2	2
QB Tyler Hicks	0	0	---	---	---	0
T Elias Forsberg	0	0	---	---	---	0
T Gus Li	0	0	---	---	---	0
OLB Clay Bavinck	---	---	0	0	---	0
DT Andre Barrett	---	---	0	0	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	7	43	6.1
Middle	13	92	7.1
Right	3	28	9.3
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	3	5	1.7
Middle	18	101	5.6
Right	7	10	1.4
None	1	-1	-1.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Detroit	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Darius England	30	16	3	2	0	4	6	2	0

Buffalo	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Rod Hameleers	39	25	4	2	2	3	5	2	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	2	1	6	3.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	11	7	93	8.5
Medium (9-18 Yds)	15	7	79	5.3
Long (19+ Yds)	2	1	20	10.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	9	6	88	9.8
Short (0-8 Yds)	21	14	83	4.0
Medium (9-18 Yds)	9	5	106	11.8
Long (19+ Yds)	0	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Detroit	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Zane Revel	7	4	32	0	25
WR Erik Coyne	6	3	44	1	26
RB Don Recker	5	2	19	0	24
TE J.R. Connell	5	3	36	1	29
TE Lance Hughes	2	1	6	0	6
FB Alfredo Blair	2	2	44	1	14
TE Salvador Walsh	2	1	17	0	5
WR Griffin Earhart	1	0	0	0	20

Buffalo	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Connor Samuels	18	13	1	134	2	38
TE Ricky Martins	7	2	1	6	0	34
RB Arnold Ringo	5	3	0	14	0	15
WR Jerald Alexander	4	4	0	84	1	21
RB Howard Rondeau	3	2	0	3	0	20
FB Butch Beyer	1	1	0	36	1	12
RB Reuben Harvey	1	0	0	0	0	4

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Detroit	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Don Recker	4	34	8.50	7.29

Buffalo	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Detroit	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Darius England	4	2	4	1.00	6.60

Buffalo	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Rod Hameleers	5	5	25	5.00	7.10

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Detroit	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Zane Revel	2	1	-1	-0.50	4.57
TE Lance Hughes	1	0	0	0.00	3.00
WR Erik Coyne	1	1	5	5.00	7.33

Buffalo	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Connor Samuels	4	4	22	5.50	7.44
TE Ricky Martins	1	1	3	3.00	0.86

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Detroit	Rushes	Conversions

Buffalo	Rushes	Conversions
QB Rod Hameleers	3	0
RB Arnold Ringo	2	0
RB Howard Rondeau	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Detroit	Att	Comp	Conversions
Darius England	10	5	2

Buffalo	Att	Comp	Conversions
Rod Hameleers	9	6	4

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Detroit	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Zane Revel	4	2	1
TE Lance Hughes	2	1	0
TE J.R. Connell	2	1	0
RB Don Recker	1	0	0
WR Erik Coyne	1	1	1

Buffalo	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Connor Samuels	3	3	2
RB Arnold Ringo	2	1	0
TE Ricky Martins	2	0	0
FB Butch Beyer	1	1	1
WR Jerald Alexander	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 95,000 (95,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 23,500 (23,500)
End Zone 16,900 (16,900)
Mezzanine 9,800 (9,800)
Sideline Seats 15,000 (15,000)
Club Seats 19,900 (19,900)
Luxury Boxes 9,900 (9,900)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	95,000 (95,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	23,500 (23,500)
End Zone	16,900 (16,900)
Mezzanine	9,800 (9,800)
Sideline Seats	15,000 (15,000)
Club Seats	19,900 (19,900)
Luxury Boxes	9,900 (9,900)