Conference Finals, 2043

played in Pittsburgh, PA

49 degrees, fair, 13 mph wind

Buffalo Bills	13	3	3	6	-	25
Pittsburgh Steelers	0	10	0	17	-	27

Scoring Summary
1Q: 08:49 BUF - Dan Crimm 15 pass from Bob Frassrand (Jace Blackwell extra point failed)
1Q: 00:29 BUF - Dan Crimm 29 pass from Bob Frassrand (Jace Blackwell extra point)
2Q: 09:31 PIT - Matthew Sherman 4 run (Rico Washington extra point)
2Q: 04:20 BUF - Jace Blackwell 30 field goal
2Q: 00:03 PIT - Rico Washington 52 field goal
3Q: 07:43 BUF - Jace Blackwell 26 field goal
4Q: 13:45 PIT - Owen Marincic 7 run (Rico Washington extra point)
4Q: 09:57 PIT - Wally Castagnola 40 fumble return (Rico Washington extra point)
4Q: 03:49 PIT - Rico Washington 49 field goal
4Q: 02:07 BUF - Riddick Rendon 15 pass from Bob Frassrand (Howie Sutter run for conversion failed)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 08:49 BUF - Dan Crimm 15 pass from Bob Frassrand (Jace Blackwell extra point failed)
1Q: 00:29 BUF - Dan Crimm 29 pass from Bob Frassrand (Jace Blackwell extra point)
2Q: 09:31 PIT - Matthew Sherman 4 run (Rico Washington extra point)
2Q: 04:20 BUF - Jace Blackwell 30 field goal
2Q: 00:03 PIT - Rico Washington 52 field goal
3Q: 07:43 BUF - Jace Blackwell 26 field goal
4Q: 13:45 PIT - Owen Marincic 7 run (Rico Washington extra point)
4Q: 09:57 PIT - Wally Castagnola 40 fumble return (Rico Washington extra point)
4Q: 03:49 PIT - Rico Washington 49 field goal
4Q: 02:07 BUF - Riddick Rendon 15 pass from Bob Frassrand (Howie Sutter run for conversion failed)

Team Statistics BUF PIT
Record 13-5 15-3
First Downs 21 18
- by Rushing 3 9
- by Passing 17 8
- by Penalty 1 1
Total Net Yards 449 272
- Offensive Plays 72 55
- Yards per Play 6.24 4.95
Net Rushing Yards 110 113
- Rushing Attempts 31 23
- Yards per Rush 3.55 4.91
Net Passing Yards 339 159
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 40 - 24 - 1 30 - 16 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 345 172
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/6 2/13
- Yards per Pass Play 8.27 4.97
Fumbles/Lost 4/1 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 10/17 3/10
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 6.8 7.9
4th Down Conversions 0/1 0/0
Penalties/Yards 9/58 3/15
Punt Returns/Yards 4/100 1/10
Kick Returns/Yards 3/54 3/92
Interception Ret./Yards 1/18 1/0
2pt Conversions 1/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 4 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/2 2/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 32 OWN 29
Time of Possession 33:45 26:15

Team Statistics	BUF	PIT
Record	13-5	15-3
First Downs	21	18
- by Rushing	3	9
- by Passing	17	8
- by Penalty	1	1
Total Net Yards	449	272
- Offensive Plays	72	55
- Yards per Play	6.24	4.95
Net Rushing Yards	110	113
- Rushing Attempts	31	23
- Yards per Rush	3.55	4.91
Net Passing Yards	339	159
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	40 - 24 - 1	30 - 16 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	345	172
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/6	2/13
- Yards per Pass Play	8.27	4.97
Fumbles/Lost	4/1	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	10/17	3/10
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	6.8	7.9
4th Down Conversions	0/1	0/0
Penalties/Yards	9/58	3/15
Punt Returns/Yards	4/100	1/10
Kick Returns/Yards	3/54	3/92
Interception Ret./Yards	1/18	1/0
2pt Conversions	1/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	4	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/2	2/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 32	OWN 29
Time of Possession	33:45	26:15

Drive Charts

Buffalo Bills
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	11:42	3:02	OWN 44	7	56	Touchdown
1	7:21	1:05	OPP 44	4	8	Downs
1	4:17	4:03	OWN 20	9	80	Touchdown
2	13:59	1:22	OPP 37	3	8	Missed FG
2	9:25	5:10	OWN 27	9	60	Field Goal
2	1:59	0:57	OWN 18	3	7	Punt
3	15:00	7:23	OWN 13	14	78	Field Goal
3	4:18	3:35	OWN 32	6	27	Punt
4	13:34	3:52	OWN 8	8	32	Fumble
4	9:42	2:31	OWN 25	3	8	Punt
4	3:42	1:44	OWN 26	5	74	Touchdown
4	1:22	0:09	OPP 38	1	0	Interception

Pittsburgh Steelers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	3:18	OWN 23	5	2	Punt
1	8:40	1:19	OWN 25	3	4	Punt
1	6:16	1:59	OWN 36	6	11	Punt
1	0:14	1:15	OWN 47	3	1	Punt
2	12:37	3:12	OWN 42	7	58	Touchdown
2	4:15	2:16	OWN 25	6	18	Punt
2	1:02	1:02	OWN 34	3	31	Field Goal
3	7:37	3:19	OWN 31	5	41	Interception
3	0:43	2:09	OWN 20	5	80	Touchdown
4	7:11	3:29	OWN 44	8	24	Field Goal
4	1:58	0:36	OWN 25	3	9	Punt
4	1:13	1:13	OWN 4	2	8	Game

Game MVP: Bob Frassrand, Buffalo Bills

Rushing Statistics

Buffalo	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB Howie Sutter	22	73	3.32	27	1	0
RB Van Kennedy	9	37	4.11	12	1	0

Pittsburgh	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
QB Owen Marincic	13	46	3.54	13	1	1
RB Matthew Sherman	7	50	7.14	24	2	1
RB Jack Lenz	3	17	5.67	11	1	0

Passing Statistics

Buffalo	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Bob Frassrand	40	24	345	1/6	3	45	1	102.6

Pittsburgh	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Owen Marincic	30	16	172	2/13	0	41	1	56.5

Receiving Statistics

Buffalo	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Riddick Rendon	7	11	92	13.14	10	31	1
WR Dan Crimm	7	9	130	18.57	45	45	2
TE Isaac Glave	4	6	29	7.25	0	10	0
RB Van Kennedy	2	2	31	15.50	21	28	0
WR Juan Hunter	2	5	22	11.00	0	17	0
TE Steven Leake	1	3	33	33.00	3	33	0
RB Howie Sutter	1	3	8	8.00	1	8	0
WR Tommy Overton	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Pittsburgh	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Dalton Dunn	6	10	53	8.83	21	22
WR Sergio Ohara	5	9	86	17.20	33	41
WR Shaun Benzer	1	4	3	3.00	0	3
WR Mason Loper	1	2	9	9.00	0	9
WR Kody Cormier	1	1	1	1.00	1	1
TE Roosevelt Holliday	1	2	15	15.00	2	15
RB Matthew Sherman	1	1	5	5.00	0	5
TE Deron McCree	0	1	0	0.00	0	0

Interception Statistics

Buffalo	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Jordan Kassell	1	18	18.00	0

Pittsburgh	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Emmett Phillips	1	0	0.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Buffalo	Fumb	Recov
RB Howie Sutter	2	0
WR Dan Crimm	1	2
QB Bob Frassrand	1	0
T Vinny Anania	0	1

Pittsburgh	Recov	Force	TD
DT Wally Castagnola	1	1	1
G Griffin Fletcher	0	1	0
OLB Dana Barber	0	1	0
ILB Justics Randle	0	1	0

Punting Statistics

Buffalo	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Dylan Kanyak	3	115	38.3	28.3	41	0

Pittsburgh	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Jay Fullerton	6	242	40.3	20.3	57	2

Kicking Statistics

Buffalo	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Jace Blackwell	2/3	0/1	0/0	30	1/2

Pittsburgh	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Rico Washington	2/2	2/2	1/1	52	3/3

Punt Return Statistics

Buffalo	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Dan Crimm	4	100	25.0	0

Pittsburgh	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Brant Winters	1	10	10.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Buffalo	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Donnell Roset	2	31	15.5	0
Kim Gati	1	23	23.0	0

Pittsburgh	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Keegan Lofton	2	52	26.0	0
Shaun Benzer	1	40	40.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Buffalo	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Ruben Stanton	8	0	0.0	22	26
S Ike Billingsley	6	2	0.0	23	32
DE Sawyer Knight	4	1	0.5	22	26
OLB Bucky Lewis	3	3	0.0	15	28
S Jordan Kassell	3	1	0.0	23	32
CB Jared Quiroz	3	0	0.0	18	27
CB Julio Dillon	2	1	0.0	22	32
S Sawyer Bluske	2	0	0.0	6	11
ILB Gerald Van Pelt	2	0	0.0	15	14
CB Drake Terrell	2	0	0.0	5	9
DE Harold Hardy	1	1	1.5	17	27
CB Robert Zigler	1	1	0.0	19	28
TE Steven Leake	1	0	---	---	---
OLB Rod Roberts	1	0	0.0	15	16
DT Eric Colleran	0	1	0.0	15	22

Pittsburgh	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Gabe Jourden	8	1	0.0	31	41
S Butch Washington	8	1	0.0	31	41
ILB Phillip Matthews	6	0	0.0	12	20
CB A.J. Wells	5	0	0.0	22	31
OLB Dana Barber	4	2	1.0	27	37
CB Emmett Phillips	4	3	0.0	31	41
OLB Shane Rayburn	4	3	0.0	29	31
ILB Bryan Burke	4	1	0.0	23	26
DT Wally Castagnola	3	2	0.0	22	33
ILB Dan Dodge	3	0	0.0	10	8
DE Bennett Joyner	2	0	0.0	20	31
WR Dalton Dunn	1	0	---	---	---
ILB Justics Randle	1	0	0.0	2	3
CB Keegan Lofton	1	0	0.0	31	41
DT Britt Holtz	0	2	0.0	26	29
DT Lance Barker	0	1	0.0	5	12

Pass Rush Statistics

Buffalo	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Harold Hardy	1.5	0	1	2	27
DE Sawyer Knight	0.5	0	1	0	26
DT Eric Colleran	0.0	1	1	0	22
OLB Rod Roberts	0.0	0	1	1	16
DT Glenn Stephens	0.0	0	1	0	10
S Sawyer Bluske	0.0	0	1	0	11

Pittsburgh	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Dana Barber	1.0	0	0	1	37
DT Britt Holtz	0.0	1	0	0	29
DT Wally Castagnola	0.0	0	3	3	33
DE Malachi Smith	0.0	0	1	0	10

Pass Defense Statistics

Buffalo	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S Ike Billingsley	4	1	0	32
ILB Ruben Stanton	2	1	0	26
S Jordan Kassell	2	0	1	32
OLB Bucky Lewis	2	0	0	28
CB Jared Quiroz	2	0	0	27
CB Drake Terrell	2	0	0	9
CB Robert Zigler	1	1	0	28
DE Sawyer Knight	1	0	0	26
DT Eric Colleran	0	1	0	22
CB Julio Dillon	0	1	0	32

Pittsburgh	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Emmett Phillips	5	0	1	41
S Butch Washington	5	0	0	41
CB A.J. Wells	5	0	0	31
ILB Phillip Matthews	3	0	0	20
S Gabe Jourden	2	3	0	41
CB Keegan Lofton	2	0	0	41
OLB Shane Rayburn	1	3	0	31
OLB Dana Barber	1	0	0	37

Blocking Statistics

Buffalo	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
C Braden Isaacs	3	11	31	0	41
T Brody Prescott	2	5	31	0	41
T Drew Cassidy	1	6	31	1	41
T Vinny Anania	1	2	31	0	41
G Kirk Coles	0	6	31	0	41
TE Reuben Mattis	0	1	7	0	5

Pittsburgh	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
G Griffin Fletcher	2	4	0	23	1	32
G Donnell Upshaw	2	2	0	23	0	32
T Rick Rozanski	1	4	0	23	0	32
C Theodore Andrews	1	3	1	23	1	32
T Tony Malewitz	0	2	0	23	0	32

Special Teams Tackles

Buffalo	Tackles	STPlays
Drew Cassidy	2	8
Gerald Van Pelt	1	14
Riddick Rendon	1	1

Pittsburgh	Tackles	STPlays
Emmett Phillips	3	18
Collin Gordon	1	23
Kenyon Fredrickson	1	21
Brant Winters	1	13
Griffin Fletcher	1	8

Participation

Buffalo	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
T Drew Cassidy	31	41	---	---	8	80
T Vinny Anania	31	41	---	---	6	78
G Kirk Coles	31	41	---	---	6	78
T Brody Prescott	31	41	---	---	6	78
RB Howie Sutter	22	31	---	---	22	75
WR Dan Crimm	29	38	---	---	7	74
WR Juan Hunter	29	39	---	---	5	73
C Braden Isaacs	31	41	---	---	---	72
QB Bob Frassrand	31	41	---	---	---	72
TE Isaac Glave	21	34	---	---	15	70
CB Robert Zigler	---	---	19	28	22	69
S Jordan Kassell	---	---	23	32	2	57
S Ike Billingsley	---	---	23	32	2	57
OLB Bucky Lewis	---	---	15	28	13	56
CB Julio Dillon	---	---	22	32	2	56
DE Sawyer Knight	---	---	22	26	7	55
WR Riddick Rendon	24	29	---	---	1	54
ILB Ruben Stanton	---	---	22	26	3	51
CB Jared Quiroz	---	---	18	27	2	47
DE Harold Hardy	---	---	17	27	2	46
ILB Gerald Van Pelt	---	---	15	14	14	43
DT Eric Colleran	---	---	15	22	2	39
TE Reuben Mattis	7	5	---	---	21	33
OLB Rod Roberts	---	---	15	16	1	32
DT Glenn Stephens	---	---	8	10	6	24
TE Steven Leake	9	14	---	---	---	23
WR Leo Griffith	1	2	---	---	19	22
S Sawyer Bluske	---	---	6	11	2	19
RB Van Kennedy	9	8	---	---	1	18
S Bucky Marsh	---	---	0	0	17	17
ILB Emmitt Smith	---	---	1	0	15	16
CB Drake Terrell	---	---	5	9	2	16
DT Broderick Dawson	---	---	2	6	2	10
WR Kim Gati	0	0	---	---	10	10
DE Bennett Fortner	---	---	5	5	---	10
K Jace Blackwell	0	0	---	---	9	9
WR Tommy Overton	3	3	---	---	---	6
C Devonte Williamson	0	0	---	---	6	6
P Dylan Kanyak	0	0	---	---	6	6
WR Donnell Roset	0	0	---	---	5	5
RB Troy Cushenbery	1	2	---	---	1	4
T Randy Ackerman	0	0	---	---	3	3
S Brayden Dillon	---	---	0	1	---	1
C Joseph Denny	0	0	---	---	---	0
QB Graham Bernard	0	0	---	---	---	0
G Bradley Brautlacht	0	0	---	---	---	0

Pittsburgh	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
CB Emmett Phillips	---	---	31	41	18	90
CB Keegan Lofton	---	---	31	41	12	84
OLB Shane Rayburn	---	---	29	31	22	82
S Butch Washington	---	---	31	41	4	76
S Gabe Jourden	---	---	31	41	3	75
WR Shaun Benzer	23	32	---	---	18	73
WR Dalton Dunn	23	32	---	---	11	66
OLB Dana Barber	---	---	27	37	1	65
G Donnell Upshaw	23	32	---	---	8	63
G Griffin Fletcher	23	32	---	---	8	63
T Tony Malewitz	23	32	---	---	8	63
T Rick Rozanski	23	32	---	---	8	63
DT Wally Castagnola	---	---	22	33	3	58
QB Owen Marincic	23	32	---	---	---	55
C Theodore Andrews	23	32	---	---	---	55
DT Britt Holtz	---	---	26	29	---	55
DE Bennett Joyner	---	---	20	31	3	54
CB A.J. Wells	---	---	22	31	1	54
TE Deron McCree	22	27	---	---	1	50
ILB Bryan Burke	---	---	23	26	---	49
RB Matthew Sherman	15	10	---	---	21	46
DE Collin Gordon	---	---	6	14	23	43
WR Sergio Ohara	17	24	---	---	---	41
ILB Phillip Matthews	---	---	12	20	3	35
RB Jack Lenz	8	17	---	---	1	26
DT Lance Barker	---	---	5	12	6	23
DE Malachi Smith	---	---	10	10	3	23
TE Kenyon Fredrickson	0	0	---	---	21	21
S Brant Winters	---	---	3	2	13	18
ILB Dan Dodge	---	---	10	8	---	18
TE Roosevelt Holliday	6	9	---	---	1	16
S Johnny Blackburn	---	---	0	0	13	13
RB Ian Barnes	0	0	---	---	12	12
WR Mason Loper	1	4	---	---	6	11
C Ross Howard	0	0	---	---	8	8
P Jay Fullerton	0	0	---	---	8	8
K Rico Washington	0	0	---	---	7	7
ILB Justics Randle	---	---	2	3	2	7
WR Kody Cormier	0	3	---	---	---	3
TE Robert Terry	0	2	---	---	---	2
C Jimmy Benson	0	0	---	---	---	0
T Skip Dominguez	0	0	---	---	---	0
S Frederick Sigman	---	---	0	0	---	0
QB Albert Poling	0	0	---	---	---	0
G Mitch Szczupakiewicz	0	0	---	---	---	0
C Otis Steber	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	6	15	2.5
Middle	20	76	3.8
Right	5	19	3.8
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	1	-1	-1.0
Middle	18	108	6.0
Right	3	8	2.7
None	1	-2	-2.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Buffalo	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Bob Frassrand	40	24	5	1	3	6	4	4	1

Pittsburgh	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Owen Marincic	30	16	3	0	1	5	6	3	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	1	0	0	0.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	19	12	121	6.4
Medium (9-18 Yds)	13	8	98	7.5
Long (19+ Yds)	7	4	126	18.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	3	11	2.8
Short (0-8 Yds)	11	8	69	6.3
Medium (9-18 Yds)	11	4	51	4.6
Long (19+ Yds)	4	1	41	10.3

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Buffalo	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Riddick Rendon	11	7	0	92	1	29
WR Dan Crimm	9	7	1	130	2	38
TE Isaac Glave	6	4	1	29	0	34
WR Juan Hunter	5	2	0	22	0	39
TE Steven Leake	3	1	0	33	1	14
RB Howie Sutter	3	1	0	8	0	31
RB Van Kennedy	2	2	0	31	1	8
WR Tommy Overton	1	0	1	0	0	3

Pittsburgh	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Dalton Dunn	10	6	0	53	1	32
WR Sergio Ohara	9	5	1	86	2	24
WR Shaun Benzer	4	1	0	3	0	32
WR Mason Loper	2	1	0	9	0	4
TE Roosevelt Holliday	2	1	0	15	0	9
WR Kody Cormier	1	1	0	1	0	3
TE Deron McCree	1	0	0	0	0	27
RB Matthew Sherman	1	1	0	5	0	10

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Buffalo	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Howie Sutter	2	1	0.50	3.32
RB Van Kennedy	1	4	4.00	4.11

Pittsburgh	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
QB Owen Marincic	1	7	7.00	3.54
RB Matthew Sherman	1	4	4.00	7.14

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Buffalo	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Bob Frassrand	6	2	30	5.00	8.63

Pittsburgh	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Owen Marincic	1	1	3	3.00	5.73

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Buffalo	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Riddick Rendon	2	1	15	7.50	8.36
WR Dan Crimm	2	1	15	7.50	14.44
WR Juan Hunter	2	0	0	0.00	4.40

Pittsburgh	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Shaun Benzer	1	1	3	3.00	0.75

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Buffalo	Rushes	Conversions
RB Howie Sutter	5	1

Pittsburgh	Rushes	Conversions
QB Owen Marincic	2	1
RB Jack Lenz	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Buffalo	Att	Comp	Conversions
Bob Frassrand	12	11	9

Pittsburgh	Att	Comp	Conversions
Owen Marincic	6	2	2

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Buffalo	Targ	Catch	Conversions
TE Isaac Glave	5	4	2
WR Dan Crimm	3	3	3
WR Riddick Rendon	2	2	2
WR Juan Hunter	1	1	1
RB Howie Sutter	1	1	1

Pittsburgh	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Dalton Dunn	3	2	2
WR Shaun Benzer	1	0	0
WR Mason Loper	1	0	0
WR Sergio Ohara	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 99,000 (99,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 24,900 (24,900)
End Zone 18,000 (18,000)
Mezzanine 10,400 (10,400)
Sideline Seats 15,900 (15,900)
Club Seats 19,900 (19,900)
Luxury Boxes 9,900 (9,900)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	99,000 (99,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	24,900 (24,900)
End Zone	18,000 (18,000)
Mezzanine	10,400 (10,400)
Sideline Seats	15,900 (15,900)
Club Seats	19,900 (19,900)
Luxury Boxes	9,900 (9,900)