Week 3, 2031

played in Denver, CO

47 degrees, fair, 9 mph wind

Buffalo Bills	14	0	7	0	-	21
Denver Broncos	7	0	7	3	-	17

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:10 BUF - Marcos Michel 5 pass from Frank Cooley (Les Bibla extra point)
1Q: 04:13 BUF - Joe Small 6 pass from Frank Cooley (Les Bibla extra point)
1Q: 01:12 DEN - Kai Barnes 8 pass from Ralph McNeil (Shaun Gomez extra point)
3Q: 09:14 DEN - Gino Collier 13 pass from Ralph McNeil (Shaun Gomez extra point)
3Q: 03:04 BUF - Carlos Rayburn 5 run (Les Bibla extra point)
4Q: 10:00 DEN - Shaun Gomez 33 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:10 BUF - Marcos Michel 5 pass from Frank Cooley (Les Bibla extra point)
1Q: 04:13 BUF - Joe Small 6 pass from Frank Cooley (Les Bibla extra point)
1Q: 01:12 DEN - Kai Barnes 8 pass from Ralph McNeil (Shaun Gomez extra point)
3Q: 09:14 DEN - Gino Collier 13 pass from Ralph McNeil (Shaun Gomez extra point)
3Q: 03:04 BUF - Carlos Rayburn 5 run (Les Bibla extra point)
4Q: 10:00 DEN - Shaun Gomez 33 field goal

Team Statistics BUF DEN
Record 2-1 1-2
First Downs 29 14
- by Rushing 9 4
- by Passing 20 10
- by Penalty 0 0
Total Net Yards 456 322
- Offensive Plays 74 51
- Yards per Play 6.16 6.31
Net Rushing Yards 135 90
- Rushing Attempts 32 19
- Yards per Rush 4.22 4.74
Net Passing Yards 321 232
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 41 - 29 - 2 31 - 18 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 324 238
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/3 1/6
- Yards per Pass Play 7.64 7.25
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 1/0
3rd Down Conversions 9/15 5/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 6.1 9.9
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 7/70 7/50
Punt Returns/Yards 1/9 2/15
Kick Returns/Yards 1/24 1/13
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 2/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 4 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 3/0 2/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 19 OWN 29
Time of Possession 35:24 24:36

Team Statistics	BUF	DEN
Record	2-1	1-2
First Downs	29	14
- by Rushing	9	4
- by Passing	20	10
- by Penalty	0	0
Total Net Yards	456	322
- Offensive Plays	74	51
- Yards per Play	6.16	6.31
Net Rushing Yards	135	90
- Rushing Attempts	32	19
- Yards per Rush	4.22	4.74
Net Passing Yards	321	232
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	41 - 29 - 2	31 - 18 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	324	238
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/3	1/6
- Yards per Pass Play	7.64	7.25
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	1/0
3rd Down Conversions	9/15	5/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	6.1	9.9
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	7/70	7/50
Punt Returns/Yards	1/9	2/15
Kick Returns/Yards	1/24	1/13
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	2/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	4	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	3/0	2/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 19	OWN 29
Time of Possession	35:24	24:36

Drive Charts

Buffalo Bills
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	5:58	OWN 23	11	77	Touchdown
1	6:56	2:54	OWN 25	6	75	Touchdown
1	1:05	1:19	OWN 25	3	4	Punt
2	13:49	3:04	OWN 27	7	30	Punt
2	8:32	4:05	OWN 5	7	36	Punt
2	3:00	3:00	OWN 14	7	16	Half
3	9:07	6:10	OWN 19	13	81	Touchdown
3	1:06	2:20	OWN 19	4	29	Punt
4	9:53	0:39	OWN 11	1	0	Interception
4	7:50	3:05	OWN 5	5	19	Interception
4	3:43	3:43	OWN 41	10	49	Game

Denver Broncos
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	9:02	2:06	OWN 18	3	7	Punt
1	4:02	2:57	OWN 25	7	75	Touchdown
2	14:46	0:57	OWN 33	3	2	Punt
2	10:45	2:13	OWN 20	4	23	Punt
2	4:27	1:27	OWN 23	3	8	Punt
3	15:00	5:53	OWN 25	12	75	Touchdown
3	2:57	1:51	OWN 25	3	8	Punt
4	13:46	3:53	OWN 8	10	76	Field Goal
4	9:14	1:24	OPP 48	3	-6	Punt
4	4:45	1:02	OPP 38	3	4	Missed FG

Game MVP: Ralph McNeil, Denver Broncos

Rushing Statistics

Buffalo	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB Carlos Rayburn	13	49	3.77	20	1	1
RB Brody Mahon	9	48	5.33	10	1	0
RB Russell Archer	8	32	4.00	15	2	0
QB Frank Cooley	2	6	3.00	7	0	0

Denver	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
WR Gino Murphy	9	32	3.56	12	1
RB Gino Collier	9	47	5.22	20	1
QB Ralph McNeil	1	11	11.00	11	1

Passing Statistics

Buffalo	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Frank Cooley	41	29	324	1/3	2	23	2	89.9

Denver	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Ralph McNeil	31	18	238	1/6	2	37	0	103.9

Receiving Statistics

Buffalo	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Kai Humphries	8	9	108	13.50	33	23	0
WR Marcos Michel	7	12	86	12.29	23	22	1
WR Otis Branch	5	8	64	12.80	29	22	0
TE Adam Von der Ahe	3	5	27	9.00	2	14	0
FB Joe Small	3	3	20	6.67	2	12	1
RB Carlos Rayburn	2	3	12	6.00	2	7	0
FB Luke Gliniak	1	1	7	7.00	0	7	0

Denver	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Kai Barnes	4	5	27	6.75	10	14	1
WR Wendell Tait	4	8	77	19.25	49	34	0
TE Ken Walters	4	6	87	21.75	60	37	0
TE Tre Stanton	3	4	29	9.67	3	11	0
RB Gino Collier	2	3	15	7.50	10	13	1
WR Gino Murphy	1	4	3	3.00	0	3	0
TE Zachary Cates	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Buffalo	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Denver	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Reginald Ioane	1	0	0.00	0
CB Jorge Beyer	1	0	0.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Buffalo	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
OLB Mario Giles	0	0	1	0

Denver	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
RB Gino Collier	1	0	0	0
TE Ken Walters	0	1	0	0

Punting Statistics

Buffalo	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Abraham Thorne	4	176	44.0	35.3	46	2

Denver	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
DeAndre Moungey	6	292	48.7	47.2	59	4

Kicking Statistics

Buffalo	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Les Bibla	0/0	0/0	0/0	0	3/3

Denver	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Shaun Gomez	1/2	0/1	0/1	33	2/2

Punt Return Statistics

Buffalo	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Camden Gauthier	1	9	9.0	0

Denver	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Jerry Zessin	2	15	7.5	0

Kick Return Statistics

Buffalo	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Otis Branch	1	24	24.0	0

Denver	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Moe Linquist	1	13	13.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Buffalo	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Mario Giles	8	1	0.0	19	32
OLB Marquis Cote	7	3	0.0	19	32
DT Andre Walton	3	2	0.0	11	24
S Pete Callanan	3	0	0.0	12	25
DE Donte Goins	2	0	1.0	19	32
DE Alejandro Burgess	2	1	0.0	10	20
OLB Stanley Garrison	2	1	0.0	9	11
WR Marcos Michel	2	0	---	---	---
CB Rodolfo Jones	2	0	0.0	0	10
DT Antoine Taylor	1	2	0.0	18	20
S Dominic Nichols	1	1	0.0	19	31
CB Lionel Henson	1	0	0.0	11	13
S Mike Booker	1	0	0.0	16	22
DT James Reese	1	0	0.0	8	11
S Quinn Schwartz	1	0	0.0	14	27
CB Ken Lane	1	0	0.0	7	11

Denver	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Gustavo Unruh	14	2	0.0	29	36
S Reginald Ioane	6	2	0.0	29	38
S Britt Fore	5	2	0.0	16	26
S Courtney Fulton	5	2	0.0	19	23
CB Jorge Beyer	5	1	0.0	32	42
ILB Corey Alcorn	4	4	0.0	32	42
OLB Marcos Phillips	4	2	0.0	30	42
CB Colby Hester	4	1	0.0	18	18
DT Gregory Blake	3	2	1.0	27	32
DE Josh Matthews	2	2	0.0	27	35
ILB Clifton Norton	2	1	0.0	15	23
CB Dusty Enloe	2	0	0.0	7	11
DE Al Katzenmoyer	1	4	0.0	32	40
OLB Joe Westbrook	1	0	0.0	6	7
CB Moe Linquist	0	2	0.0	24	31

Pass Rush Statistics

Buffalo	Sack	Hurry	PPlay
DE Donte Goins	1.0	3	32
DT Antoine Taylor	0.0	1	20
DT Andre Walton	0.0	1	24
DT James Reese	0.0	1	11

Denver	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Gregory Blake	1.0	1	1	32
ILB Corey Alcorn	0.0	1	2	42
OLB Marcos Phillips	0.0	1	0	42
DE Al Katzenmoyer	0.0	0	1	40

Pass Defense Statistics

Buffalo	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
OLB Mario Giles	6	0	32
OLB Marquis Cote	4	1	32
CB Rodolfo Jones	3	0	10
S Pete Callanan	2	1	25
S Dominic Nichols	1	1	31
OLB Stanley Garrison	1	0	11
CB Ken Lane	1	0	11
CB Lionel Henson	0	1	13

Denver	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
ILB Gustavo Unruh	6	0	0	36
CB Jorge Beyer	4	1	1	42
CB Colby Hester	4	0	0	18
S Courtney Fulton	3	1	0	23
S Britt Fore	3	0	0	26
CB Dusty Enloe	2	1	0	11
S Reginald Ioane	2	0	1	38
ILB Corey Alcorn	2	0	0	42
DE Josh Matthews	1	0	0	35
OLB Marcos Phillips	1	0	0	42
ILB Clifton Norton	1	0	0	23

Blocking Statistics

Buffalo	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
G Dominique Sutton	4	9	32	0	42
C Riddick Anderson	3	7	32	0	42
T Hector Lukehart	2	6	32	0	42
G Darius Bialo	2	4	32	0	42
T Nick Floyd	1	4	32	1	42

Denver	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
T Ruben Goodwin	3	4	19	1	32
G Les Garner	2	5	19	0	32
G Andrew Haynesworth	2	4	19	0	32
T Clayton Grogg	1	4	19	0	32
C Dalton Strong	1	2	19	0	32

Special Teams Tackles

Buffalo	Tackles	STPlays
Hardy Carpenter	2	18
Camden Gauthier	1	17

Denver	Tackles	STPlays
Colby Hester	1	12
Ruben Goodwin	1	8

Participation

Buffalo	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
WR Kai Humphries	32	42	---	---	14	88
WR Marcos Michel	32	41	---	---	7	80
T Hector Lukehart	32	42	---	---	4	78
C Riddick Anderson	32	42	---	---	4	78
G Darius Bialo	32	42	---	---	4	78
G Dominique Sutton	32	42	---	---	---	74
QB Frank Cooley	32	42	---	---	---	74
T Nick Floyd	32	42	---	---	---	74
TE Adam Von der Ahe	30	39	---	---	---	69
OLB Marquis Cote	---	---	19	32	12	63
S Quinn Schwartz	---	---	14	27	16	57
OLB Mario Giles	---	---	19	32	2	53
DE Donte Goins	---	---	19	32	2	53
WR Otis Branch	23	26	---	---	4	53
S Dominic Nichols	---	---	19	31	2	52
DT Andre Walton	---	---	11	24	8	43
RB Carlos Rayburn	14	16	---	---	12	42
DT Antoine Taylor	---	---	18	20	2	40
S Mike Booker	---	---	16	22	2	40
S Pete Callanan	---	---	12	25	2	39
FB Luke Gliniak	7	9	---	---	18	34
DE Alejandro Burgess	---	---	10	20	---	30
DE Ricardo Brantley	---	---	10	18	1	29
DT James Reese	---	---	8	11	8	27
CB Lionel Henson	---	---	11	13	2	26
RB Russell Archer	8	15	---	---	2	25
FB Joe Small	4	7	---	---	14	25
WR Camden Gauthier	0	4	---	---	17	21
OLB Stanley Garrison	---	---	9	11	1	21
OLB Hardy Carpenter	---	---	0	1	18	19
RB Brody Mahon	10	8	---	---	---	18
CB Ken Lane	---	---	7	11	---	18
CB Rodolfo Jones	---	---	0	10	7	17
S Mike DeStefano	---	---	7	8	---	15
CB Reuben Trombley	---	---	0	1	12	13
DE Gene Bernard	---	---	0	3	7	10
C Colby Bolyn	0	0	---	---	4	4
P Abraham Thorne	0	0	---	---	4	4
K Les Bibla	0	0	---	---	4	4
T Terrence Dubreuil	0	0	---	---	4	4
TE Henry Washington	0	3	---	---	---	3
WR Johnathan Shea	0	0	---	---	---	0
C Stan Brewer	0	0	---	---	---	0
OLB Johnathan Gunn	---	---	0	0	---	0
QB Drew Scott	0	0	---	---	---	0
DE Jermaine Webb	---	---	0	0	---	0

Denver	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
ILB Corey Alcorn	---	---	32	42	6	80
CB Jorge Beyer	---	---	32	42	4	78
ILB Gustavo Unruh	---	---	29	36	10	75
OLB Marcos Phillips	---	---	30	42	1	73
DE Al Katzenmoyer	---	---	32	40	---	72
S Reginald Ioane	---	---	29	38	1	68
CB Moe Linquist	---	---	24	31	8	63
DE Josh Matthews	---	---	27	35	---	62
G Andrew Haynesworth	19	32	---	---	8	59
G Les Garner	19	32	---	---	8	59
DT Gregory Blake	---	---	27	32	---	59
T Ruben Goodwin	19	32	---	---	8	59
T Clayton Grogg	19	32	---	---	8	59
WR Wendell Tait	18	32	---	---	2	52
QB Ralph McNeil	19	32	---	---	---	51
C Dalton Strong	19	32	---	---	---	51
TE Ken Walters	17	32	---	---	---	49
WR Amir Dole	17	32	---	---	---	49
CB Colby Hester	---	---	18	18	12	48
ILB Clifton Norton	---	---	15	23	8	46
S Britt Fore	---	---	16	26	---	42
S Courtney Fulton	---	---	19	23	---	42
WR Gino Murphy	9	10	---	---	16	35
WR Kai Barnes	11	20	---	---	2	33
TE Tre Stanton	5	7	---	---	20	32
RB Gino Collier	10	22	---	---	---	32
OLB Joe Westbrook	---	---	6	7	17	30
CB Dusty Enloe	---	---	7	11	11	29
FB Raul Austin	8	1	---	---	14	23
DT Parker Kimberly	---	---	6	10	4	20
DE Darryl Meyer	---	---	3	6	4	13
WR Derek Lewis	0	0	---	---	12	12
C Skip Schnebele	0	0	---	---	8	8
TE Zachary Cates	0	4	---	---	4	8
P DeAndre Moungey	0	0	---	---	8	8
K Shaun Gomez	0	0	---	---	6	6
WR Donald Riley	0	0	---	---	6	6
RB Jerry Zessin	0	0	---	---	4	4
C Dalton Horner	0	0	---	---	---	0
QB Philip Richmond	0	0	---	---	---	0
C Rusty Riley	0	0	---	---	---	0
QB Preston Greer	0	0	---	---	---	0
T Gus Stauder	0	0	---	---	---	0
DT Perry Villa	---	---	0	0	---	0
ILB Francisco Brock	---	---	0	0	---	0
CB Marcos Webb	---	---	0	0	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	6	25	4.2
Middle	13	53	4.1
Right	12	58	4.8
None	1	-1	-1.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	5	39	7.8
Middle	6	16	2.7
Right	8	35	4.4
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Buffalo	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Frank Cooley	41	29	4	1	3	3	3	4	2

Denver	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Ralph McNeil	31	18	4	2	1	4	6	0	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	2	14	3.5
Short (0-8 Yds)	19	13	117	6.2
Medium (9-18 Yds)	14	12	155	11.1
Long (19+ Yds)	4	2	38	9.5

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	10	6	80	8.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	13	7	72	5.5
Medium (9-18 Yds)	7	5	86	12.3
Long (19+ Yds)	1	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Buffalo	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Marcos Michel	12	7	0	86	1	41
WR Kai Humphries	9	8	0	108	2	42
WR Otis Branch	8	5	1	64	1	26
TE Adam Von der Ahe	5	3	1	27	0	39
FB Joe Small	3	3	0	20	0	7
RB Carlos Rayburn	3	2	1	12	0	16
FB Luke Gliniak	1	1	0	7	0	9

Denver	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Wendell Tait	8	4	0	77	2	32
TE Ken Walters	6	4	0	87	2	32
WR Kai Barnes	5	4	0	27	0	20
TE Tre Stanton	4	3	0	29	0	7
WR Gino Murphy	4	1	1	3	0	10
RB Gino Collier	3	2	0	15	0	22
TE Zachary Cates	1	0	0	0	0	4

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Buffalo	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Carlos Rayburn	2	8	4.00	3.77
QB Frank Cooley	1	-1	-1.00	3.00
RB Russell Archer	1	2	2.00	4.00
RB Brody Mahon	1	4	4.00	5.33

Denver	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
WR Gino Murphy	2	16	8.00	3.56

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Buffalo	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Frank Cooley	3	3	20	6.67	7.90

Denver	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Ralph McNeil	8	4	24	3.00	7.68

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Buffalo	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Marcos Michel	1	1	5	5.00	7.17
FB Joe Small	1	1	6	6.00	6.67
WR Otis Branch	1	1	9	9.00	8.00

Denver	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Wendell Tait	3	1	-1	-0.33	9.63
TE Ken Walters	2	1	4	2.00	14.50
WR Kai Barnes	1	1	8	8.00	5.40
TE Zachary Cates	1	0	0	0.00	0.00
RB Gino Collier	1	1	13	13.00	5.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Buffalo	Rushes	Conversions
RB Carlos Rayburn	3	2
QB Frank Cooley	1	0
RB Russell Archer	1	1
RB Brody Mahon	1	1

Denver	Rushes	Conversions
RB Gino Collier	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Buffalo	Att	Comp	Conversions
Frank Cooley	9	7	5

Denver	Att	Comp	Conversions
Ralph McNeil	11	9	5

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Buffalo	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Kai Humphries	2	1	1
FB Joe Small	2	2	1
WR Otis Branch	2	2	1
WR Marcos Michel	1	0	0
RB Carlos Rayburn	1	1	1
FB Luke Gliniak	1	1	1

Denver	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Kai Barnes	4	4	1
TE Ken Walters	3	3	3
WR Wendell Tait	2	1	1
RB Gino Collier	2	1	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 62,600 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 16,500 (19,000)
End Zone 11,200 (13,700)
Mezzanine 7,000 (7,900)
Sideline Seats 11,000 (12,100)
Club Seats 7,000 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 9,900 (9,900)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	62,600 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	16,500 (19,000)
End Zone	11,200 (13,700)
Mezzanine	7,000 (7,900)
Sideline Seats	11,000 (12,100)
Club Seats	7,000 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	9,900 (9,900)