Week 3, 2027

played in Cleveland, OH

57 degrees, fair, 4 mph wind

Buffalo Bills	10	0	13	6	-	29
Cleveland Browns	0	0	3	0	-	3

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:52 BUF - Derrick Sheldon 20 field goal
1Q: 02:14 BUF - C.J. Carlson 15 pass from Blake Ruoff (Derrick Sheldon extra point)
3Q: 11:11 CLE - Danny Vaughn 48 field goal
3Q: 08:22 BUF - C.J. Carlson 7 run (Derrick Sheldon extra point failed)
3Q: 05:26 BUF - C.J. Carlson 84 run (Derrick Sheldon extra point)
4Q: 12:45 BUF - Derrick Sheldon 29 field goal
4Q: 05:12 BUF - Derrick Sheldon 34 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:52 BUF - Derrick Sheldon 20 field goal
1Q: 02:14 BUF - C.J. Carlson 15 pass from Blake Ruoff (Derrick Sheldon extra point)
3Q: 11:11 CLE - Danny Vaughn 48 field goal
3Q: 08:22 BUF - C.J. Carlson 7 run (Derrick Sheldon extra point failed)
3Q: 05:26 BUF - C.J. Carlson 84 run (Derrick Sheldon extra point)
4Q: 12:45 BUF - Derrick Sheldon 29 field goal
4Q: 05:12 BUF - Derrick Sheldon 34 field goal

Team Statistics BUF CLE
Record 2-1 0-3
First Downs 23 9
- by Rushing 9 5
- by Passing 11 4
- by Penalty 3 0
Total Net Yards 462 216
- Offensive Plays 74 59
- Yards per Play 6.24 3.66
Net Rushing Yards 222 92
- Rushing Attempts 28 19
- Yards per Rush 7.93 4.84
Net Passing Yards 240 124
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 44 - 24 - 1 37 - 19 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 250 145
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2/10 3/21
- Yards per Pass Play 5.22 3.10
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 4/13 3/16
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 10.8 8.7
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/2
Penalties/Yards 6/45 6/50
Punt Returns/Yards 5/77 2/8
Kick Returns/Yards 2/67 2/40
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 1/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 5 0
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/3 0/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 30 OWN 28
Time of Possession 33:17 26:43

Team Statistics	BUF	CLE
Record	2-1	0-3
First Downs	23	9
- by Rushing	9	5
- by Passing	11	4
- by Penalty	3	0
Total Net Yards	462	216
- Offensive Plays	74	59
- Yards per Play	6.24	3.66
Net Rushing Yards	222	92
- Rushing Attempts	28	19
- Yards per Rush	7.93	4.84
Net Passing Yards	240	124
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	44 - 24 - 1	37 - 19 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	250	145
- Sacks/Yards Lost	2/10	3/21
- Yards per Pass Play	5.22	3.10
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	4/13	3/16
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	10.8	8.7
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/2
Penalties/Yards	6/45	6/50
Punt Returns/Yards	5/77	2/8
Kick Returns/Yards	2/67	2/40
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	1/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	5	0
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/3	0/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 30	OWN 28
Time of Possession	33:17	26:43

Drive Charts

Buffalo Bills
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	4:14	OWN 39	7	58	Field Goal
1	8:10	6:02	OWN 4	12	96	Touchdown
2	13:28	2:35	OWN 30	6	14	Punt
2	9:01	2:42	OWN 33	9	31	Punt
2	4:24	1:04	OWN 37	4	13	Interception
2	2:17	1:45	OWN 1	5	12	Punt
2	0:11	0:11	OWN 3	2	0	Half
3	11:05	2:54	OWN 43	5	57	Touchdown
3	5:50	0:45	OWN 7	2	93	Touchdown
3	3:43	1:43	OWN 42	4	15	Punt
3	0:20	2:43	OPP 43	8	31	Field Goal
4	10:34	1:06	OWN 33	3	-1	Punt
4	8:39	3:35	OPP 42	5	25	Field Goal
4	3:22	2:12	OWN 42	3	8	Punt

Cleveland Browns
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	10:46	2:36	OWN 25	5	24	Punt
1	2:08	3:40	OWN 25	6	30	Punt
2	10:53	1:52	OWN 33	3	5	Punt
2	6:19	1:55	OWN 20	4	17	Punt
2	3:20	1:03	OWN 47	4	15	Punt
2	0:32	0:21	OWN 46	3	0	Punt
3	15:00	3:55	OWN 25	9	44	Field Goal
3	8:11	2:21	OWN 37	5	10	Punt
3	5:05	1:22	OWN 25	3	3	Punt
3	2:00	1:40	OWN 5	3	5	Punt
4	12:37	2:03	OWN 22	3	5	Punt
4	9:28	0:49	OWN 42	4	0	Downs
4	5:04	1:42	OWN 25	5	33	Downs
4	1:10	1:10	OWN 20	2	10	Game

Game MVP: C.J. Carlson, Buffalo Bills

Rushing Statistics

Buffalo	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB C.J. Carlson	14	166	11.86	84	3	2
RB Leonard Shaw	6	38	6.33	11	2	0
RB Russell Archer	5	5	1.00	4	0	0
QB Blake Ruoff	2	11	5.50	8	0	0
WR Caden Sinclair	1	2	2.00	2	0	0

Cleveland	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
RB DeAndre Nordstrom	8	19	2.38	13	1
WR Fernando Fleck	6	16	2.67	7	0
QB Walter Hayward	4	47	11.75	25	1
WR James Pointer	1	10	10.00	10	1

Passing Statistics

Buffalo	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Blake Ruoff	44	24	250	2/10	1	39	1	69.3

Cleveland	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Walter Hayward	29	11	109	2/16	0	25	0	49.3
Ernie Hawks	8	8	36	1/5	0	21	0	85.4

Receiving Statistics

Buffalo	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
FB Joe Small	4	5	13	3.25	8	7	0
RB C.J. Carlson	3	3	53	17.67	37	33	1
TE Adam Von der Ahe	3	5	30	10.00	4	16	0
TE Juan Talley	3	5	31	10.33	6	25	0
WR Kai Humphries	3	4	64	21.33	27	37	0
WR Caden Sinclair	3	3	31	10.33	31	39	0
TE Everett Cortez	2	2	14	7.00	0	9	0
WR Johnathan Shea	2	10	-1	-0.50	1	0	0
WR Camden Gauthier	1	5	15	15.00	0	15	0
RB Russell Archer	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
WR Wally Brennan	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Cleveland	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR James Pointer	4	7	38	9.50	13	19
TE Ramon Maticic	4	11	40	10.00	18	21
WR Tony Lucas	3	5	4	1.33	0	6
WR Fernando Fleck	2	3	9	4.50	0	6
RB Shawn Agustoni	2	3	8	4.00	6	5
WR Preston Ashby	1	1	3	3.00	3	3
TE Andre Bullock	1	1	12	12.00	1	12
WR Donnell Hutton	1	3	6	6.00	0	6
WR Abraham Loudon	1	2	25	25.00	9	25
RB DeAndre Nordstrom	0	1	0	0.00	0	0

Interception Statistics

Buffalo	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Cleveland	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Bruce Flemister	1	0	0.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Buffalo	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD

Cleveland	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD

Punting Statistics

Buffalo	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Abraham Thorne	6	222	37.0	29.0	50	1

Cleveland	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Kendrick Castillo	10	431	43.1	35.4	53	5

Kicking Statistics

Buffalo	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Derrick Sheldon	3/3	0/0	0/0	34	2/3

Cleveland	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Danny Vaughn	1/1	1/1	0/0	48	0/0

Punt Return Statistics

Buffalo	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Camden Gauthier	5	77	15.4	0

Cleveland	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Louis Coffey	2	8	4.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Buffalo	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Rico Buckley	2	67	33.5	0

Cleveland	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Donnell Hutton	2	40	20.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Buffalo	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Bobby Hibbs	7	1	0.0	18	37
OLB Nicholas Carter	5	0	0.0	12	15
S Eduardo Downs	4	1	0.0	18	33
OLB Kirk Rivera	4	0	0.0	4	21
DE Gage Riley	3	0	2.0	14	33
S C.J. Girling	3	1	0.0	8	16
DT Antoine Taylor	2	2	0.0	15	26
CB Rico Buckley	2	1	0.0	14	32
DT Archie Berggren	2	1	0.0	12	34
OLB Butch Magana	2	1	0.0	2	17
CB Andre' Reeves	2	0	0.0	13	24
DE Josh Glover	1	1	1.0	19	40
S Donovan Malone	1	1	0.0	16	26
WR Johnathan Shea	1	0	---	---	---
CB Spencer Phillips	1	0	0.0	4	10
ILB Emmett Manning	1	0	0.0	5	5
S Jameson Duran	1	0	0.0	4	17
DT Demetrius Keen	0	2	0.0	12	21
CB Walter Nachman	0	1	0.0	14	20

Cleveland	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Ethan Kucharski	7	6	0.0	28	46
ILB Bennett Burgess	7	0	0.0	13	31
S Alexander Wagner	6	1	0.0	25	46
OLB Floyd Gerrity	6	1	0.0	26	38
DE Emmanuel Summers	5	2	1.0	9	29
CB Bruce Flemister	5	1	0.0	20	44
CB Nickolas Meier	4	3	0.0	28	46
OLB Duane Irwin	3	1	1.0	15	34
DT DeAndre Porter	2	0	0.0	27	40
DT Johnathan Callens	2	0	0.0	26	44
DT Donnell McWilliams	1	2	0.0	16	19
ILB Carlos Carvin	1	1	0.0	16	14
ILB Jackie Schenck	1	0	0.0	3	0
CB Andrew Simmons	1	0	0.0	15	15

Pass Rush Statistics

Buffalo	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Gage Riley	2.0	0	0	33
DE Josh Glover	1.0	4	1	40
DT Antoine Taylor	0.0	3	2	26
OLB Bobby Hibbs	0.0	1	0	37

Cleveland	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Duane Irwin	1.0	0	0	34
DE Emmanuel Summers	1.0	0	0	29
DT Donnell McWilliams	0.0	3	1	19
DT DeAndre Porter	0.0	2	3	40
DT Jeremy O'Neill	0.0	2	0	24
DE Fernando Stephens	0.0	1	0	16

Pass Defense Statistics

Buffalo	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
OLB Nicholas Carter	4	0	15
OLB Kirk Rivera	3	1	21
S Eduardo Downs	2	2	33
OLB Bobby Hibbs	2	1	37
CB Rico Buckley	2	0	32
DT Archie Berggren	2	0	34
OLB Butch Magana	2	0	17
CB Andre' Reeves	1	0	24
S Jameson Duran	1	0	17
S C.J. Girling	0	1	16

Cleveland	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Bruce Flemister	5	2	1	44
S Ethan Kucharski	5	0	0	46
OLB Floyd Gerrity	3	1	0	38
ILB Bennett Burgess	3	0	0	31
S Alexander Wagner	3	0	0	46
OLB Duane Irwin	2	0	0	34
DE Emmanuel Summers	2	0	0	29
ILB Carlos Carvin	1	1	0	14
DT Shaquille Long	0	1	0	6

Blocking Statistics

Buffalo	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
C Stan Brewer	4	7	1	28	0	46
T Jamal Gardner	4	5	0	28	1	46
T Hector Lukehart	2	4	0	25	0	46
G Jamal Bradford	1	7	0	28	0	46
G Marquis Douglas	1	4	0	28	1	46
TE Everett Cortez	0	1	0	4	0	6

Cleveland	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
T Salvador Shea	1	4	19	2	40
C Gino Sellers	1	4	19	0	40
G Graham Wand	1	3	19	0	40
G Nicolas James	1	1	17	1	35
T Julian Powell	0	3	19	0	40

Special Teams Tackles

Buffalo	Tackles	STPlays
Everett Cortez	2	28
Wally Brennan	1	21
C.J. Carlson	1	14

Cleveland	Tackles	STPlays
Johnathan Callens	2	15
Salvador Shea	2	11
Bruce Flemister	1	14
Graham Wand	1	11
Andrew Simmons	1	9

Participation

Buffalo	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
G Marquis Douglas	28	46	---	---	9	83
G Jamal Bradford	28	46	---	---	9	83
T Jamal Gardner	28	46	---	---	9	83
T Hector Lukehart	25	46	---	---	8	79
QB Blake Ruoff	28	46	---	---	---	74
C Stan Brewer	28	46	---	---	---	74
TE Adam Von der Ahe	26	44	---	---	---	70
WR Caden Sinclair	21	41	---	---	---	62
DE Josh Glover	---	---	19	40	1	60
OLB Bobby Hibbs	---	---	18	37	3	58
DE Gage Riley	---	---	14	33	11	58
RB C.J. Carlson	16	26	---	---	14	56
S Eduardo Downs	---	---	18	33	---	51
WR Camden Gauthier	18	21	---	---	11	50
CB Rico Buckley	---	---	14	32	3	49
OLB Kirk Rivera	---	---	4	21	24	49
DT Archie Berggren	---	---	12	34	1	47
CB Walter Nachman	---	---	14	20	13	47
WR Johnathan Shea	19	27	---	---	---	46
S Donovan Malone	---	---	16	26	3	45
DT Demetrius Keen	---	---	12	21	10	43
FB Joe Small	9	12	---	---	22	43
DT Antoine Taylor	---	---	15	26	1	42
TE Juan Talley	9	18	---	---	13	40
TE Everett Cortez	4	6	---	---	28	38
S Jameson Duran	---	---	4	17	17	38
CB Andre' Reeves	---	---	13	24	---	37
CB Spencer Phillips	---	---	4	10	17	31
OLB Butch Magana	---	---	2	17	12	31
RB Leonard Shaw	6	4	---	---	18	28
OLB Nicholas Carter	---	---	12	15	---	27
WR Wally Brennan	1	4	---	---	21	26
S C.J. Girling	---	---	8	16	1	25
RB Russell Archer	6	14	---	---	1	21
WR Kai Humphries	5	13	---	---	1	19
K Derrick Sheldon	0	0	---	---	10	10
DE Noah Conley	---	---	4	6	---	10
ILB Emmett Manning	---	---	5	5	---	10
C Colby Bolyn	0	0	---	---	9	9
P Abraham Thorne	0	0	---	---	9	9
S Brandon Owens	---	---	1	7	1	9
WR Rico Briles	0	0	---	---	8	8
C Riddick Anderson	3	0	---	---	---	3
T Philip Radford	0	0	---	---	1	1
QB Aiden Jacobs	0	0	---	---	---	0
DE Aaron Shipp	---	---	0	0	---	0

Cleveland	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
DT Johnathan Callens	---	---	26	44	15	85
CB Bruce Flemister	---	---	20	44	14	78
OLB Duane Irwin	---	---	15	34	28	77
CB Nickolas Meier	---	---	28	46	3	77
S Ethan Kucharski	---	---	28	46	3	77
S Alexander Wagner	---	---	25	46	3	74
T Salvador Shea	19	40	---	---	11	70
G Graham Wand	19	40	---	---	11	70
T Julian Powell	19	40	---	---	11	70
DT DeAndre Porter	---	---	27	40	2	69
OLB Floyd Gerrity	---	---	26	38	2	66
G Nicolas James	17	35	---	---	11	63
WR Fernando Fleck	10	24	---	---	26	60
C Gino Sellers	19	40	---	---	---	59
WR James Pointer	18	35	---	---	---	53
TE Ramon Maticic	18	35	---	---	---	53
ILB Bennett Burgess	---	---	13	31	3	47
DE Emmanuel Summers	---	---	9	29	8	46
QB Walter Hayward	13	31	---	---	---	44
WR Tony Lucas	17	27	---	---	---	44
CB Andrew Simmons	---	---	15	15	9	39
WR Donnell Hutton	15	16	---	---	8	39
DT Donnell McWilliams	---	---	16	19	2	37
DE Fernando Stephens	---	---	18	16	1	35
DT Jeremy O'Neill	---	---	8	24	2	34
ILB Carlos Carvin	---	---	16	14	---	30
CB Salvador Nelson	---	---	9	13	7	29
TE Curtis Fulcher	5	23	---	---	---	28
WR Preston Ashby	2	9	---	---	16	27
TE Andre Bullock	0	1	---	---	26	27
RB DeAndre Nordstrom	8	15	---	---	---	23
RB Shawn Agustoni	0	10	---	---	10	20
S Edward Borders	---	---	3	0	15	18
ILB Jackie Schenck	---	---	3	0	13	16
QB Ernie Hawks	6	9	---	---	---	15
WR Abraham Loudon	2	5	---	---	8	15
CB Casey Evans	---	---	0	0	14	14
DT Shaquille Long	---	---	2	6	6	14
C Kennedy Messer	0	0	---	---	11	11
P Kendrick Castillo	0	0	---	---	11	11
CB Louis Coffey	---	---	1	1	6	8
C Larry Nielsen	2	5	---	---	---	7
K Danny Vaughn	0	0	---	---	3	3
T Tyrus Sanchez	0	0	---	---	---	0
P Axel Howe	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	8	40	5.0
Middle	9	38	4.2
Right	11	144	13.1
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	3	23	7.7
Middle	16	69	4.3
Right	0	0	0.0
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Buffalo	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Blake Ruoff	44	24	4	4	2	5	8	4	1

Cleveland	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Walter Hayward	29	11	1	4	1	5	8	3	0
Ernie Hawks	8	8	1	0	0	0	0	0	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	12	8	34	2.8
Short (0-8 Yds)	17	11	104	6.1
Medium (9-18 Yds)	9	3	50	5.6
Long (19+ Yds)	6	2	62	10.3

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	6	4	28	4.7
Short (0-8 Yds)	20	11	49	2.5
Medium (9-18 Yds)	8	4	68	8.5
Long (19+ Yds)	3	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Buffalo	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Johnathan Shea	10	2	1	-1	0	27
TE Adam Von der Ahe	5	3	0	30	0	44
TE Juan Talley	5	3	0	31	1	18
FB Joe Small	5	4	0	13	0	12
WR Camden Gauthier	5	1	1	15	0	21
WR Kai Humphries	4	3	0	64	1	13
RB C.J. Carlson	3	3	0	53	1	26
WR Caden Sinclair	3	3	0	31	1	41
TE Everett Cortez	2	2	0	14	0	6
RB Russell Archer	1	0	0	0	0	14
WR Wally Brennan	1	0	0	0	0	4

Cleveland	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
TE Ramon Maticic	11	4	0	40	1	35
WR James Pointer	7	4	0	38	0	35
WR Tony Lucas	5	3	0	4	0	27
WR Donnell Hutton	3	1	0	6	0	16
WR Fernando Fleck	3	2	1	9	0	24
RB Shawn Agustoni	3	2	0	8	0	10
WR Abraham Loudon	2	1	0	25	1	5
WR Preston Ashby	1	1	0	3	0	9
TE Andre Bullock	1	1	0	12	0	1
RB DeAndre Nordstrom	1	0	0	0	0	15

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Buffalo	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB C.J. Carlson	1	7	7.00	11.86
QB Blake Ruoff	1	3	3.00	5.50
RB Russell Archer	1	-1	-1.00	1.00
WR Caden Sinclair	1	2	2.00	2.00

Cleveland	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Buffalo	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Blake Ruoff	5	3	18	3.60	5.68

Cleveland	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Buffalo	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Johnathan Shea	3	1	0	0.00	-0.10
RB C.J. Carlson	1	1	15	15.00	17.67
TE Juan Talley	1	1	3	3.00	6.20

Cleveland	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Buffalo	Rushes	Conversions
QB Blake Ruoff	1	0
RB Leonard Shaw	1	0
RB Russell Archer	1	0

Cleveland	Rushes	Conversions
QB Walter Hayward	1	1
WR Fernando Fleck	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Buffalo	Att	Comp	Conversions
Blake Ruoff	10	6	4

Cleveland	Att	Comp	Conversions
Walter Hayward	10	3	1
Ernie Hawks	4	4	1

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Buffalo	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Johnathan Shea	2	1	0
TE Juan Talley	2	1	1
RB C.J. Carlson	1	1	1
TE Adam Von der Ahe	1	0	0
WR Kai Humphries	1	1	1
FB Joe Small	1	1	0
WR Camden Gauthier	1	1	1
WR Wally Brennan	1	0	0

Cleveland	Targ	Catch	Conversions
TE Ramon Maticic	5	1	1
WR Tony Lucas	3	2	0
WR James Pointer	2	1	1
WR Donnell Hutton	2	1	0
TE Andre Bullock	1	1	0
WR Fernando Fleck	1	1	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 53,700 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 15,900 (20,700)
End Zone 11,000 (14,900)
Mezzanine 6,700 (8,600)
Sideline Seats 9,900 (13,200)
Club Seats 5,700 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 4,500 (5,200)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	53,700 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	15,900 (20,700)
End Zone	11,000 (14,900)
Mezzanine	6,700 (8,600)
Sideline Seats	9,900 (13,200)
Club Seats	5,700 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	4,500 (5,200)