Week 14, 2038

played in Minnesota, MN

34 degrees, rain, 3 mph wind

Buffalo Bills	14	0	3	3	-	20
Minnesota Vikings	3	10	10	10	-	33

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:49 BUF - Tanner Marsh 26 pass from Nathaniel Borders (Rico Washington extra point)
1Q: 09:24 BUF - Bucky Lewis 59 interception return (Rico Washington extra point)
1Q: 02:38 MIN - J.R. Hardy 32 field goal
2Q: 11:48 MIN - Melvin Austin 2 pass from Rico Sharp (J.R. Hardy extra point)
2Q: 07:35 MIN - J.R. Hardy 24 field goal
3Q: 12:26 MIN - Melvin Austin 19 pass from Rico Sharp (J.R. Hardy extra point)
3Q: 07:42 MIN - J.R. Hardy 19 field goal
3Q: 02:50 BUF - Rico Washington 25 field goal
4Q: 12:21 MIN - Rich Callaway 51 run (J.R. Hardy extra point)
4Q: 07:37 BUF - Rico Washington 34 field goal
4Q: 00:07 MIN - J.R. Hardy 42 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:49 BUF - Tanner Marsh 26 pass from Nathaniel Borders (Rico Washington extra point)
1Q: 09:24 BUF - Bucky Lewis 59 interception return (Rico Washington extra point)
1Q: 02:38 MIN - J.R. Hardy 32 field goal
2Q: 11:48 MIN - Melvin Austin 2 pass from Rico Sharp (J.R. Hardy extra point)
2Q: 07:35 MIN - J.R. Hardy 24 field goal
3Q: 12:26 MIN - Melvin Austin 19 pass from Rico Sharp (J.R. Hardy extra point)
3Q: 07:42 MIN - J.R. Hardy 19 field goal
3Q: 02:50 BUF - Rico Washington 25 field goal
4Q: 12:21 MIN - Rich Callaway 51 run (J.R. Hardy extra point)
4Q: 07:37 BUF - Rico Washington 34 field goal
4Q: 00:07 MIN - J.R. Hardy 42 field goal

Team Statistics BUF MIN
Record 7-6 11-2
First Downs 21 21
- by Rushing 4 10
- by Passing 16 11
- by Penalty 1 0
Total Net Yards 368 497
- Offensive Plays 72 65
- Yards per Play 5.11 7.65
Net Rushing Yards 90 194
- Rushing Attempts 27 32
- Yards per Rush 3.33 6.06
Net Passing Yards 278 303
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 42 - 22 - 0 33 - 15 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards 296 303
- Sacks/Yards Lost 3/18 0/0
- Yards per Pass Play 6.18 9.18
Fumbles/Lost 2/1 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 5/15 6/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 6.7 6.3
4th Down Conversions 0/1 0/0
Penalties/Yards 3/23 9/63
Punt Returns/Yards 0/0 2/26
Kick Returns/Yards 2/39 3/60
Interception Ret./Yards 2/59 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 2 6
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 0/2 2/3
Avg. Drive Start OWN 20 OWN 33
Time of Possession 31:01 28:59

Team Statistics	BUF	MIN
Record	7-6	11-2
First Downs	21	21
- by Rushing	4	10
- by Passing	16	11
- by Penalty	1	0
Total Net Yards	368	497
- Offensive Plays	72	65
- Yards per Play	5.11	7.65
Net Rushing Yards	90	194
- Rushing Attempts	27	32
- Yards per Rush	3.33	6.06
Net Passing Yards	278	303
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	42 - 22 - 0	33 - 15 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards	296	303
- Sacks/Yards Lost	3/18	0/0
- Yards per Pass Play	6.18	9.18
Fumbles/Lost	2/1	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	5/15	6/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	6.7	6.3
4th Down Conversions	0/1	0/0
Penalties/Yards	3/23	9/63
Punt Returns/Yards	0/0	2/26
Kick Returns/Yards	2/39	3/60
Interception Ret./Yards	2/59	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	2	6
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	0/2	2/3
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 20	OWN 33
Time of Possession	31:01	28:59

Drive Charts

Buffalo Bills
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	4:24	OWN 30	8	70	Touchdown
1	5:58	1:04	OWN 16	3	9	Punt
1	2:32	4:50	OWN 11	10	41	Fumble
2	11:37	2:30	OWN 16	5	12	Punt
2	7:28	2:53	OWN 25	5	6	Punt
2	1:48	1:34	OWN 4	6	71	Missed FG
3	12:17	1:29	OWN 25	3	3	Punt
3	7:34	4:52	OWN 25	12	67	Field Goal
3	0:55	1:01	OWN 41	3	5	Punt
4	12:03	4:31	OWN 25	9	58	Field Goal
4	5:08	2:06	OWN 8	7	39	Downs
4	0:02	0:02	OWN 25	1	0	Game

Minnesota Vikings
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	10:36	1:20	OWN 18	2	2	Interception
1	9:16	3:18	OWN 26	7	48	Interception
1	4:54	2:22	OWN 30	6	55	Field Goal
2	12:42	1:05	OPP 37	5	37	Touchdown
2	9:07	1:39	OWN 46	4	47	Field Goal
2	4:35	2:47	OWN 37	6	18	Punt
2	0:14	0:14	OWN 32	3	9	Half
3	15:00	2:43	OWN 25	5	75	Touchdown
3	10:48	3:14	OWN 31	7	67	Field Goal
3	2:42	1:47	OWN 26	3	1	Punt
4	14:54	2:51	OWN 20	6	80	Touchdown
4	7:32	2:24	OWN 25	3	6	Punt
4	3:02	3:00	OPP 47	8	22	Field Goal

Game MVP: Dominic Richard, Minnesota Vikings

Rushing Statistics

Buffalo	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
RB Tanner Marsh	13	51	3.92	13	3
RB Dominic Custer	4	9	2.25	6	0
TE Deron Dawson	3	9	3.00	5	0
QB Nathaniel Borders	3	15	5.00	9	0
RB Damian Battle	3	6	2.00	6	0
TE Donny Baxter	1	0	0.00	0	0

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB Johnathan Prior	21	101	4.81	21	3	0
RB Rich Callaway	7	69	9.86	51	1	1
QB Rico Sharp	3	19	6.33	11	1	0
WR Dexter Picken	1	5	5.00	5	0	0

Passing Statistics

Buffalo	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Nathaniel Borders	42	22	296	3/18	1	50	0	83.0

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Rico Sharp	33	15	303	0/0	2	45	2	73.2

Receiving Statistics

Buffalo	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
RB Tanner Marsh	10	13	96	9.60	38	26	1
WR Riddick Rendon	5	13	120	24.00	54	50	0
TE Jack Tyler	2	4	25	12.50	0	19	0
TE Deron Dawson	1	2	14	14.00	2	14	0
WR Joshua Orlando	1	4	12	12.00	0	12	0
TE Donny Baxter	1	2	4	4.00	0	4	0
RB Damian Battle	1	2	18	18.00	13	18	0
WR Darrin Maw	1	1	7	7.00	0	7	0
WR Morris Bensen	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Minnesota	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Dominic Richard	5	13	165	33.00	48	45	0
WR Melvin Austin	3	6	32	10.67	12	19	2
WR Dexter Picken	3	5	57	19.00	28	32	0
TE Wade Cuviello	2	3	33	16.50	14	19	0
WR Jerome Lindsay	2	3	16	8.00	0	15	0
TE Jerry Blackwell	0	3	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Buffalo	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
OLB Bucky Lewis	1	59	59.00	1
CB Robert Zigler	1	0	0.00	0

Minnesota	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Buffalo	Fumb	Recov
RB Tanner Marsh	1	0
QB Nathaniel Borders	1	0
G Kirk Coles	0	1

Minnesota	Recov	Force
DT Broderick Dawson	1	0
OLB Edward Ross	0	1
ILB Peter Plyler	0	1

Punting Statistics

Buffalo	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Robert Atteberry	5	224	44.8	35.6	54	0

Minnesota	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Terrence Hanks	3	150	50.0	50.0	62	2

Kicking Statistics

Buffalo	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Rico Washington	2/3	0/1	0/0	34	2/2

Minnesota	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
J.R. Hardy	4/4	1/1	0/0	42	3/3

Punt Return Statistics

Buffalo	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Jerome Lindsay	2	26	13.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Buffalo	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Anthony Klingensmith	2	39	19.5	0

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Dexter Picken	2	39	19.5	0
Zachary Houston	1	21	21.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Buffalo	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Ike Billingsley	8	3	0.0	30	30
CB Anthony Klingensmith	7	0	0.0	28	28
DE Chuck Preston	6	1	0.0	30	26
OLB Korey Glover	5	2	0.0	30	30
DT Lamont Burroughs	4	1	0.0	15	15
DE Jerald Tubbs	2	1	0.0	16	24
CB Jacob Webster	2	1	0.0	32	33
DE Tyrus Doyle	2	1	0.0	16	15
CB Robert Zigler	2	1	0.0	19	25
OLB Bucky Lewis	1	3	0.0	29	31
T Nick Floyd	1	0	---	---	---
ILB Jared Cassidy	1	0	0.0	3	3
DE Josh Malone	1	0	0.0	18	16
DT Gabriel Sexton	1	0	0.0	14	19
OLB Bennett Flannery	1	0	0.0	9	10
DT Butch Stone	0	1	0.0	19	20
S Pete Callanan	0	1	0.0	18	22

Minnesota	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Rex King	9	2	1.0	25	33
ILB Peter Plyler	7	0	0.0	27	45
DT Broderick Dawson	6	1	0.0	27	45
CB Zachary Houston	5	1	0.0	26	44
S Clyde Morley	4	3	0.0	27	45
S Craig Hopper	4	0	0.0	11	26
DT Glenn Stephens	3	1	0.0	25	33
S Bobby Flanigan	3	1	0.0	15	16
S Ashton Hudson	3	1	0.0	27	45
DE Dillon Sloan	2	1	1.0	26	43
OLB Edward Ross	2	0	1.0	16	25
DE Branden Hayes	2	0	0.0	25	43
CB Kurt Bowser	1	2	0.0	11	26
WR Dominic Richard	1	0	---	---	---

Pass Rush Statistics

Buffalo	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Gabriel Sexton	1	0	0	19
DT Butch Stone	0	1	0	20
DE Chuck Preston	0	1	0	26
DE Jerald Tubbs	0	0	1	24

Minnesota	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Dillon Sloan	1.0	1	1	6	43
OLB Edward Ross	1.0	0	0	0	25
OLB Rex King	1.0	0	0	0	33
DE Branden Hayes	0.0	0	2	2	43
DE Harris Shepard	0.0	0	2	1	15
DT Broderick Dawson	0.0	0	1	1	45

Pass Defense Statistics

Buffalo	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Anthony Klingensmith	5	1	0	28
S Ike Billingsley	4	0	0	30
CB Robert Zigler	3	0	1	25
CB Jacob Webster	1	2	0	33
OLB Korey Glover	1	1	0	30
DE Chuck Preston	1	0	0	26
S Pete Callanan	0	1	0	22
DE Tyrus Doyle	0	1	0	15
OLB Bucky Lewis	0	0	1	31

Minnesota	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
S Clyde Morley	4	1	45
CB Zachary Houston	4	1	44
OLB Rex King	4	1	33
ILB Peter Plyler	3	0	45
S Ashton Hudson	2	2	45
S Craig Hopper	2	0	26
DE Branden Hayes	2	0	43
S Bobby Flanigan	1	0	16
CB Kurt Bowser	0	1	26
CB Ethan McCarthy	0	1	10

Blocking Statistics

Buffalo	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
G Kirk Coles	2	6	27	0	45
C Parker Sanford	1	5	27	0	45
G Collin Boyer	1	4	27	0	45
T Nick Rose	1	3	27	1	45
T Nick Floyd	0	3	27	2	45
TE Deron Dawson	0	2	15	0	16
TE Jack Tyler	0	1	22	0	36

Minnesota	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	PPly
T Clay McCaslin	4	5	0	32	33
G Chandler Abrams	3	10	0	32	33
G Derek Cerda	2	8	0	32	33
T Bryant McDonald	2	3	1	32	33
C Bryson Fannon	2	3	0	32	33

Special Teams Tackles

Buffalo	Tackles	STPlays
Deron Dawson	2	23
Jordan Kassell	1	21
Joshua Orlando	1	19
Avery Nagle	1	8

Minnesota	Tackles	STPlays
Mercury Morrissey	1	25
Clyde Morley	1	21

Participation

Buffalo	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
T Nick Rose	27	45	---	---	8	80
G Kirk Coles	27	45	---	---	8	80
OLB Bucky Lewis	---	---	29	31	13	73
T Nick Floyd	27	45	---	---	---	72
C Parker Sanford	27	45	---	---	---	72
QB Nathaniel Borders	27	45	---	---	---	72
G Collin Boyer	27	45	---	---	---	72
CB Anthony Klingensmith	---	---	28	28	15	71
CB Jacob Webster	---	---	32	33	4	69
WR Riddick Rendon	21	45	---	---	---	66
WR Joshua Orlando	19	27	---	---	19	65
OLB Korey Glover	---	---	30	30	3	63
S Ike Billingsley	---	---	30	30	1	61
TE Jack Tyler	22	36	---	---	1	59
WR Darrin Maw	19	40	---	---	---	59
DE Chuck Preston	---	---	30	26	---	56
TE Deron Dawson	15	16	---	---	23	54
RB Tanner Marsh	16	34	---	---	---	50
S Jordan Kassell	---	---	16	11	21	48
CB Robert Zigler	---	---	19	25	3	47
DT Butch Stone	---	---	19	20	7	46
DE Jerald Tubbs	---	---	16	24	4	44
S Pete Callanan	---	---	18	22	3	43
DE Josh Malone	---	---	18	16	7	41
DT Lamont Burroughs	---	---	15	15	10	40
DE Tyrus Doyle	---	---	16	15	4	35
DT Gabriel Sexton	---	---	14	19	1	34
RB Damian Battle	5	12	---	---	16	33
OLB Bennett Flannery	---	---	9	10	13	32
RB Dominic Custer	6	0	---	---	24	30
CB Spencer Del Barco	---	---	6	3	16	25
S Quinn Schwartz	---	---	2	2	16	20
ILB Jared Cassidy	---	---	3	3	12	18
WR Morris Bensen	0	5	---	---	13	18
TE Donny Baxter	10	6	---	---	---	16
C Nolan Peters	0	0	---	---	8	8
T Raymond Hrynewych	0	0	---	---	8	8
G Avery Nagle	0	0	---	---	8	8
K Rico Washington	0	0	---	---	8	8
P Robert Atteberry	0	0	---	---	8	8
WR Damian Burns	2	4	---	---	---	6
CB Brock West	---	---	0	0	3	3
OLB Sergio Gonzalez	---	---	2	0	---	2
QB Frank Cooley	0	0	---	---	---	0
G Corey Cote	0	0	---	---	---	0
DE Darien Webb	---	---	0	0	---	0

Minnesota	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
S Clyde Morley	---	---	27	45	21	93
CB Zachary Houston	---	---	26	44	8	78
RB Johnathan Prior	25	26	---	---	25	76
DT Broderick Dawson	---	---	27	45	3	75
ILB Peter Plyler	---	---	27	45	3	75
S Ashton Hudson	---	---	27	45	3	75
G Chandler Abrams	32	33	---	---	7	72
G Derek Cerda	32	33	---	---	7	72
T Clay McCaslin	32	33	---	---	7	72
DE Dillon Sloan	---	---	26	43	3	72
DE Branden Hayes	---	---	25	43	3	71
DT Glenn Stephens	---	---	25	33	7	65
C Bryson Fannon	32	33	---	---	---	65
QB Rico Sharp	32	33	---	---	---	65
T Bryant McDonald	32	33	---	---	---	65
WR Dexter Picken	32	26	---	---	5	63
OLB Rex King	---	---	25	33	2	60
TE Jerry Blackwell	28	31	---	---	---	59
WR Dominic Richard	27	29	---	---	1	57
S Craig Hopper	---	---	11	26	19	56
OLB Edward Ross	---	---	16	25	8	49
WR Melvin Austin	19	23	---	---	1	43
CB Kurt Bowser	---	---	11	26	1	38
TE Wade Cuviello	11	9	---	---	16	36
S Bobby Flanigan	---	---	15	16	1	32
RB Rich Callaway	7	7	---	---	17	31
TE Mercury Morrissey	0	2	---	---	25	27
WR Jerome Lindsay	8	7	---	---	12	27
FB Steven McDaniel	0	0	---	---	25	25
OLB Ronnie Turner	---	---	0	0	21	21
DE Harris Shepard	---	---	5	15	1	21
CB Ethan McCarthy	---	---	4	10	1	15
WR Larry Rasmussen	3	5	---	---	7	15
K J.R. Hardy	0	0	---	---	12	12
ILB Manuel Ulrich	---	---	0	0	10	10
C Jackie Perkins	0	0	---	---	7	7
P Terrence Hanks	0	0	---	---	7	7
T Drew Delap	0	0	---	---	7	7
DE Reuben Oates	---	---	0	1	5	6
DT Wendell Foley	---	---	0	0	---	0
OLB Terrance Kovacs	---	---	0	0	---	0
C Darien Borders	0	0	---	---	---	0
QB Edgar Gagnon	0	0	---	---	---	0
CB Tony Ramsey	---	---	0	0	---	0
ILB Arnold Campion	---	---	0	0	---	0
DE Riley Farr	---	---	0	0	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	0	0	0.0
Middle	24	86	3.6
Right	3	4	1.3
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	9	62	6.9
Middle	19	122	6.4
Right	3	11	3.7
None	1	-1	-1.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Buffalo	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Nathaniel Borders	42	22	3	4	2	7	6	10	0

Minnesota	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Rico Sharp	33	15	5	2	5	6	2	1	2

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	2	23	5.8
Short (0-8 Yds)	10	6	51	5.1
Medium (9-18 Yds)	22	12	153	7.0
Long (19+ Yds)	6	2	69	11.5

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	3	2	43	14.3
Short (0-8 Yds)	8	4	36	4.5
Medium (9-18 Yds)	12	4	62	5.2
Long (19+ Yds)	10	5	162	16.2

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Buffalo	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
RB Tanner Marsh	13	10	1	96	1	34
WR Riddick Rendon	13	5	1	120	2	45
TE Jack Tyler	4	2	0	25	0	36
WR Joshua Orlando	4	1	0	12	0	27
TE Deron Dawson	2	1	0	14	0	16
TE Donny Baxter	2	1	0	4	0	6
RB Damian Battle	2	1	0	18	0	12
WR Morris Bensen	1	0	0	0	0	5
WR Darrin Maw	1	1	0	7	0	40

Minnesota	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Dominic Richard	13	5	2	165	4	29
WR Melvin Austin	6	3	1	32	0	23
WR Dexter Picken	5	3	1	57	1	26
TE Wade Cuviello	3	2	0	33	0	9
TE Jerry Blackwell	3	0	1	0	0	31
WR Jerome Lindsay	3	2	0	16	0	7

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Buffalo	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
TE Deron Dawson	1	0	0.00	3.00
RB Dominic Custer	1	0	0.00	2.25
RB Damian Battle	1	-1	-1.00	2.00

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Johnathan Prior	4	18	4.50	4.81
QB Rico Sharp	1	9	9.00	6.33
WR Dexter Picken	1	5	5.00	5.00

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Buffalo	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Nathaniel Borders	3	0	0	0.00	7.05

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Rico Sharp	8	2	21	2.63	9.18

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Buffalo	Target	Overall Avg
RB Tanner Marsh	1	7.38
WR Riddick Rendon	1	9.23
WR Joshua Orlando	1	3.00

Minnesota	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Melvin Austin	4	2	21	5.25	5.33
TE Jerry Blackwell	2	0	0	0.00	0.00
WR Dominic Richard	1	0	0	0.00	12.69
WR Jerome Lindsay	1	0	0	0.00	5.33

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Buffalo	Rushes	Conversions
QB Nathaniel Borders	2	1

Minnesota	Rushes	Conversions
RB Johnathan Prior	6	3
QB Rico Sharp	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Buffalo	Att	Comp	Conversions
Nathaniel Borders	11	4	4

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Conversions
Rico Sharp	7	4	3

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Buffalo	Targ	Catch	Conversions
RB Tanner Marsh	4	4	4
WR Riddick Rendon	3	0	0
WR Joshua Orlando	2	0	0
TE Jack Tyler	1	0	0
TE Deron Dawson	1	0	0

Minnesota	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Melvin Austin	3	2	2
WR Dominic Richard	2	2	1
TE Wade Cuviello	1	0	0
WR Jerome Lindsay	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 85,000 (85,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 23,700 (23,700)
End Zone 17,000 (17,000)
Mezzanine 9,800 (9,800)
Sideline Seats 15,000 (15,000)
Club Seats 9,600 (9,600)
Luxury Boxes 9,900 (9,900)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	85,000 (85,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	23,700 (23,700)
End Zone	17,000 (17,000)
Mezzanine	9,800 (9,800)
Sideline Seats	15,000 (15,000)
Club Seats	9,600 (9,600)
Luxury Boxes	9,900 (9,900)