Conference Semifinals, 2061

played in Pittsburgh, PA

20 degrees, fair, 5 mph wind

Buffalo Bills01436-23
Pittsburgh Steelers71770-31

Scoring Summary
1Q: 02:37 PIT - Terrence Meier 7 run (Freddie Sanderson extra point)
2Q: 13:51 PIT - Wes Blair 11 pass from Andre Reid (Freddie Sanderson extra point)
2Q: 12:29 BUF - Howard Rondeau 70 run (Rusty Grudich extra point)
2Q: 11:00 PIT - Terrence Meier 8 run (Freddie Sanderson extra point)
2Q: 05:41 PIT - Freddie Sanderson 45 field goal
2Q: 02:27 BUF - Aidan Poppe 1 pass from Hardy Tatum (Rusty Grudich extra point)
3Q: 09:01 PIT - Irv Nygaard 19 pass from Andre Reid (Freddie Sanderson extra point)
3Q: 05:20 BUF - Rusty Grudich 44 field goal
4Q: 13:16 BUF - Rusty Grudich 43 field goal
4Q: 02:02 BUF - Rusty Grudich 55 field goal

Team StatisticsBUFPIT
Record9-915-2
First Downs2020
- by Rushing58
- by Passing1312
- by Penalty20
Total Net Yards365379
- Offensive Plays7959
- Yards per Play4.626.42
Net Rushing Yards124132
- Rushing Attempts2223
- Yards per Rush5.645.74
Net Passing Yards241247
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt53 - 33 - 032 - 18 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards261269
- Sacks/Yards Lost4/204/22
- Yards per Pass Play4.236.86
Fumbles/Lost0/02/1
3rd Down Conversions8/204/11
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down9.19.8
4th Down Conversions2/20/0
Penalties/Yards5/357/47
Punt Returns/Yards2/225/81
Kick Returns/Yards2/633/100
Interception Ret./Yards0/00/0
2pt Conversions0/00/0
Red Zone Visits24
- Red Zone TDs/FGs1/14/0
Avg. Drive StartOWN 26OWN 33
Time of Possession33:4726:13

Drive Charts

Buffalo Bills
QuarBeganPossFromPlaysYardsResult
115:003:40OWN 25620Punt
19:164:02OWN 32726Punt
12:271:43OWN 2533Punt
213:401:30OWN 25375Touchdown
210:502:09OWN 493-7Punt
25:353:19OWN 271073Touchdown
20:410:41OWN 1723Half
313:091:57OWN 1430Punt
38:533:40OWN 251048Field Goal
33:411:10OWN 4131Punt
30:552:47OWN 49825Field Goal
410:434:08OWN 7724Punt
44:522:58OWN 31459Field Goal
Pittsburgh Steelers
QuarBeganPossFromPlaysYardsResult
111:202:04OWN 313-2Punt
15:142:47OWN 20680Touchdown
10:442:04OWN 33567Touchdown
212:101:20OWN 25575Touchdown
28:413:06OWN 35637Field Goal
22:161:35OWN 4330Punt
315:001:51OWN 403-2Punt
311:122:19OPP 40640Touchdown
35:131:32OWN 353-9Punt
32:311:36OWN 8543Fumble
413:082:25OWN 25619Punt
46:351:43OPP 4437Punt
41:541:54OWN 25514Game

Game MVP: Andre Reid, Pittsburgh Steelers

Rushing Statistics

BuffaloAttYardsAvgLG10+TD
RB Howard Rondeau13997.627011
RB Russell Stuart7213.00800
QB Hardy Tatum133.00300
WR Nicholas McIntyre111.00100
PittsburghAttYardsAvgLG10+TD
RB Irv Nygaard10525.202920
RB Terrence Meier8516.381322
QB Andre Reid5295.801110

Passing Statistics

BuffaloAttCompYardsSk/YdTDLGIntRate
Hardy Tatum53332614/20133080.7
PittsburghAttCompYardsSk/YdTDLGIntRate
Andre Reid32182694/222450104.8

Receiving Statistics

BuffaloCatchTargYardsAvgYACLGTD
WR Nicholas McIntyre8149812.2552330
WR Ellis Segura611416.838160
RB Howard Rondeau47215.250100
WR Aidan Poppe45297.2516261
TE Geoff Clausen46215.252150
TE Trent Rosas33206.674200
WR Jerald Alexander23189.000160
FB Caiden Berman23136.50070
RB Russell Stuart0100.00000
PittsburghCatchTargYardsAvgYACLGTD
WR Wes Blair7128011.4341331
TE Winston Orbik556513.0015250
WR Sergio Rice333812.6723270
WR Herman Shelton276733.5016450
RB Irv Nygaard111919.0014191
WR Axel Jennings0100.00000
TE Roderick Baxter0200.00000
WR Desmond Lang0100.00000

Interception Statistics

BuffaloIntsYardsAvgTD
PittsburghIntsYardsAvgTD

Fumble Statistics

BuffaloFumbRecovForceTD
DE Joey Lindsay0100
OLB Lance Byrne0010
CB Kaleb Battle0010
PittsburghFumbRecovForceTD
RB Irv Nygaard1100
WR Sergio Rice1000

Punting Statistics

BuffaloPuntYardsAvgNetLGIn20
J.C. Drake729542.127.7553
PittsburghPuntYardsAvgNetLGIn20
Camden Powell626544.240.5494

Kicking Statistics

BuffaloFGs40+Yd50+YdLGPAT
Rusty Grudich3/33/31/1552/2
PittsburghFGs40+Yd50+YdLGPAT
Freddie Sanderson1/11/10/0454/4

Punt Return Statistics

BuffaloRetYardsAvgTD
Ellis Segura22211.00
PittsburghRetYardsAvgTD
Wes Blair58116.20

Kick Return Statistics

BuffaloRetYardsAvgTD
Jerald Alexander14040.00
Nicholas McIntyre12323.00
PittsburghRetYardsAvgTD
Ross Bilodeau310033.30

Defensive Statistics

BuffaloTackAsstSackRPlayPPlay
ILB Angel Kramer901.01525
S Tre McLaurin530.02336
OLB Erick Davison411.02336
OLB Lance Byrne401.01831
S Bobby Bills400.02231
DE Don Lockhart220.02332
DE Justin Price200.01418
CB Kaleb Battle200.01826
CB Roger McKenzie200.0515
DT Kai Hitchcock200.01426
CB Monty Hartman121.02336
DE Joey Lindsay100.01924
CB Amir Crawford100.0817
OLB Donald Lowe100.045
CB Kurt Verba100.049
PittsburghTackAsstSackRPlayPPlay
CB Randall Abdullah620.02257
OLB Marcus Lake620.01043
CB Ross Bilodeau620.02257
S Gage Weidman600.01641
DE Edwin Fragomeni502.52053
S Elijah Young520.02257
CB Sebastian Stokes420.02043
OLB Bruce Llewellyn320.01417
DE Marty Webb310.0624
DT Gage Pham310.01934
ILB Wally Richardson300.01217
DE Nicky Plesko211.51133
DT Bob Lipscomb200.01635
OLB Donny Roberts200.0830
CB Marc Moody120.0322
DE Ryan Rodgers010.01541

Pass Rush Statistics

BuffaloSackBlockHurryKnockPPlay
ILB Angel Kramer1.000025
CB Monty Hartman1.000036
OLB Lance Byrne1.000031
OLB Erick Davison1.000036
DE Don Lockhart0.011132
DE Justin Price0.001018
DE Joey Lindsay0.001024
DT Lester Johnston0.000114
PittsburghSackBlockHurryKnockPPlay
DE Edwin Fragomeni2.512253
DE Nicky Plesko1.500033
DT Bob Lipscomb0.001035

Pass Defense Statistics

BuffaloCaughtDefnsdIntrcpPPlay
S Tre McLaurin32036
CB Kaleb Battle21026
OLB Erick Davison21036
ILB Angel Kramer20025
OLB Lance Byrne20031
S Bobby Bills20031
CB Roger McKenzie20015
DE Justin Price10018
CB Amir Crawford10017
OLB Donald Lowe1005
CB Monty Hartman01036
PittsburghCaughtDefnsdIntrcpPPlay
CB Randall Abdullah60057
S Elijah Young53057
CB Ross Bilodeau42057
OLB Marcus Lake40043
CB Sebastian Stokes30043
S Gage Weidman21041
DE Marty Webb20024
OLB Bruce Llewellyn20017
OLB Donny Roberts20030
DT Gage Pham10034
ILB Wally Richardson10017
CB Marc Moody10022
DE Edwin Fragomeni01053

Blocking Statistics

BuffaloKeyBlBlOppPancRPlySckAPPly
T Bubba Wynn35022057
G Harold Pinto25022157
G Max Flowers23022257
C Amos Turner14022057
T Deion Horton12022057
FB Caiden Berman0104117
TE Trent Rosas0107019
PittsburghKeyBlBlOppPancRPlySckAPPly
G Adrian South48023236
G Sebastian Cook23023036
T Alfred Lee13023136
C Maurice Ayanbadejo13023136
T Zachery Fox11023036

Special Teams Tackles

BuffaloTacklesSTPlays
Don Lockhart314
Trent Rosas128
Caiden Berman121
Aidan Poppe121
Russell Stuart121
Joey Lindsay113
PittsburghTacklesSTPlays
DeAndre Boyd221
Max Terry125
Winston Orbik112

Participation

BuffaloRPlyOffPPlyOffRPlyDefPPlyDefSTPlyTotal Plays
T Bubba Wynn2257------1089
T Deion Horton2257---------79
QB Hardy Tatum2257---------79
C Amos Turner2257---------79
G Harold Pinto2257---------79
G Max Flowers2257---------79
WR Nicholas McIntyre1952------677
WR Ellis Segura2046------773
DE Don Lockhart------23321469
S Tre McLaurin------2336261
CB Monty Hartman------2336160
OLB Erick Davison------2336160
WR Jerald Alexander1436------656
DE Joey Lindsay------19241356
TE Trent Rosas719------2854
S Bobby Bills------2231154
ILB Angel Kramer------15251252
OLB Lance Byrne------1831251
TE Geoff Clausen1832---------50
RB Howard Rondeau1434------149
RB Russell Stuart818------2147
DT Kai Hitchcock------1426747
CB Kaleb Battle------1826145
WR Aidan Poppe419------2144
FB Caiden Berman417------2142
DE Justin Price------1418638
CB Roger McKenzie------5151838
OLB Donald Lowe------452433
CB Amir Crawford------817631
DT Lester Johnston------914124
S Zane Locklear------151723
OLB Dakota Gilmore------1010121
CB Kurt Verba------49114
WR Randy Owen02------1113
TE Logan Whitaker210---------12
T Bryant Petko00------1010
C Nate Osborne00------1010
G Philip Foley00------1010
G Zachery Martin00------1010
P J.C. Drake00------1010
K Rusty Grudich00------99
QB Gustavo Talaridou00---------0
RB Eli Coffey00---------0
DT Blaine Minter------00---0
DT Enrique Bechtel------00---0
S Logan Downs------00---0
PittsburghRPlyOffPPlyOffRPlyDefPPlyDefSTPlyTotal Plays
S Elijah Young------225722101
CB Randall Abdullah------22571190
CB Ross Bilodeau------2257988
WR Wes Blair2336------1877
DE Edwin Fragomeni------2053376
OLB Marcus Lake------10431669
TE Winston Orbik2332------1267
G Adrian South2336------766
T Alfred Lee2336------766
CB Sebastian Stokes------2043---63
S Gage Weidman------1641360
DE Ryan Rodgers------1541359
QB Andre Reid2336---------59
G Sebastian Cook2336---------59
C Maurice Ayanbadejo2336---------59
T Zachery Fox2336---------59
WR Sergio Rice2135------157
DT Gage Pham------1934---53
DT Bob Lipscomb------1635152
DE Marty Webb------6241848
DE Nicky Plesko------1133347
OLB Donny Roberts------830341
WR Herman Shelton1324---------37
OLB Bruce Llewellyn------1417---31
DT Colby Boshier------623231
RB Terrence Meier1020---------30
ILB Wally Richardson------1217---29
CB Marc Moody------322328
WR Axel Jennings01------2627
RB Irv Nygaard1313------127
TE Micah Carr00------2626
OLB Max Terry------002525
FB DeAndre Boyd00------2121
RB Juan Snyder00------1818
TE Roderick Baxter126---------18
CB Roberto Robinson------001818
CB Randal Levine------001313
FB Kirk Duveneck07------18
K Freddie Sanderson00------77
C Bernie Leeper00------77
P Camden Powell00------77
G Ricardo Price00------77
WR Desmond Lang05---------5
WR Norman Pardo01---------1
QB Howie Kayer00---------0
C Andrew Stidham00---------0

Directional Rushing Statistics

DistanceAttYardsAvg
Left111.0
Middle10242.4
Right11999.0
None000.0
DistanceAttYardsAvg
Left6477.8
Middle8465.8
Right8405.0
None1-1-1.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

BuffaloAttCmp20+BdThDropDfnsHurrKnckIntc
Hardy Tatum53334547320
PittsburghAttCmp20+BdThDropDfnsHurrKnckIntc
Andre Reid32185055320

Directional Passing Statistics

DistanceAttCompYardsAvg
Screen96424.7
Short (0-8 Yds)2618853.3
Medium (9-18 Yds)1891347.4
Long (19+ Yds)0000.0
DistanceAttCompYardsAvg
Screen22199.5
Short (0-8 Yds)107686.8
Medium (9-18 Yds)1771126.6
Long (19+ Yds)327023.3

Detailed Receiving Statistics

BuffaloTargtCaugtDropdYards20+PPlay
WR Nicholas McIntyre148098252
WR Ellis Segura116041046
RB Howard Rondeau74221034
TE Geoff Clausen64121032
WR Aidan Poppe54129119
TE Trent Rosas33020119
WR Jerald Alexander32018036
FB Caiden Berman32013017
RB Russell Stuart1000018
PittsburghTargtCaugtDropdYards20+PPlay
WR Wes Blair127280136
WR Herman Shelton72267224
TE Winston Orbik55065132
WR Sergio Rice33038135
TE Roderick Baxter200006
WR Axel Jennings101001
RB Irv Nygaard11019013
WR Desmond Lang100005

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

BuffaloAttYardsAvgOverall Avg
PittsburghAttYardsAvgOverall Avg
RB Terrence Meier2157.506.38

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

BuffaloAttCompYardsAvg/AttOverall Avg
Hardy Tatum43194.754.92
PittsburghAttCompYardsAvg/AttOverall Avg
Andre Reid323010.008.41

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

BuffaloTargetCatchYardsAvg/TargOverall Avg
RB Howard Rondeau1000.003.00
WR Jerald Alexander111616.006.00
WR Aidan Poppe1111.005.80
TE Geoff Clausen1122.003.50
PittsburghTargetCatchYardsAvg/TargOverall Avg
RB Irv Nygaard111919.0019.00
WR Herman Shelton1000.009.57
WR Wes Blair111111.006.67

Third Down Rushing Statistics

BuffaloRushesConversions
RB Howard Rondeau32
PittsburghRushesConversions
RB Irv Nygaard20
QB Andre Reid20
RB Terrence Meier11

Third Down Passing Statistics

BuffaloAttCompConversions
Hardy Tatum17156
PittsburghAttCompConversions
Andre Reid543

Third Down Receiving Statistics

BuffaloTargCatchConversions
WR Ellis Segura431
RB Howard Rondeau430
WR Nicholas McIntyre332
TE Trent Rosas221
WR Aidan Poppe222
WR Jerald Alexander110
TE Geoff Clausen110
PittsburghTargCatchConversions
TE Winston Orbik221
RB Irv Nygaard111
WR Herman Shelton100
WR Wes Blair111

SectionAttendance
Stadium99,900 (99,900 capacity)
Upper Deck25,300 (25,300)
End Zone18,200 (18,200)
Mezzanine10,500 (10,500)
Sideline Seats16,100 (16,100)
Club Seats19,900 (19,900)
Luxury Boxes9,900 (9,900)