Week 14, 2054

played in Minnesota, MN

15 degrees, fair, 7 mph wind

Buffalo Bills	10	3	10	0	-	23
Minnesota Vikings	3	3	0	14	-	20

Scoring Summary
1Q: 12:07 MIN - Caleb Marquis 32 field goal
1Q: 07:06 BUF - Walt McGregor 36 interception return (Reginald Rodreick extra point)
1Q: 00:07 BUF - Reginald Rodreick 36 field goal
2Q: 07:25 MIN - Caleb Marquis 41 field goal
2Q: 00:03 BUF - Reginald Rodreick 54 field goal
3Q: 08:45 BUF - Reginald Rodreick 37 field goal
3Q: 01:09 BUF - Monty Ward 15 pass from Victor Schmeh (Reginald Rodreick extra point)
4Q: 12:36 MIN - Archie Clayton 16 run (Caleb Marquis extra point)
4Q: 02:38 MIN - Archie Clayton 1 run (Caleb Marquis extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 12:07 MIN - Caleb Marquis 32 field goal
1Q: 07:06 BUF - Walt McGregor 36 interception return (Reginald Rodreick extra point)
1Q: 00:07 BUF - Reginald Rodreick 36 field goal
2Q: 07:25 MIN - Caleb Marquis 41 field goal
2Q: 00:03 BUF - Reginald Rodreick 54 field goal
3Q: 08:45 BUF - Reginald Rodreick 37 field goal
3Q: 01:09 BUF - Monty Ward 15 pass from Victor Schmeh (Reginald Rodreick extra point)
4Q: 12:36 MIN - Archie Clayton 16 run (Caleb Marquis extra point)
4Q: 02:38 MIN - Archie Clayton 1 run (Caleb Marquis extra point)

Team Statistics BUF MIN
Record 5-8 3-10
First Downs 18 18
- by Rushing 6 6
- by Passing 10 11
- by Penalty 2 1
Total Net Yards 294 380
- Offensive Plays 60 63
- Yards per Play 4.90 6.03
Net Rushing Yards 76 125
- Rushing Attempts 26 28
- Yards per Rush 2.92 4.46
Net Passing Yards 218 255
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 32 - 21 - 1 35 - 20 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 232 255
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2/14 0/0
- Yards per Pass Play 6.41 7.29
Fumbles/Lost 5/0 1/0
3rd Down Conversions 5/13 3/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 6.5 10.1
4th Down Conversions 0/0 1/1
Penalties/Yards 5/45 13/82
Punt Returns/Yards 1/13 2/19
Kick Returns/Yards 1/29 2/46
Interception Ret./Yards 1/36 1/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 2 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/1 2/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 25 OWN 26
Time of Possession 31:04 28:56

Team Statistics	BUF	MIN
Record	5-8	3-10
First Downs	18	18
- by Rushing	6	6
- by Passing	10	11
- by Penalty	2	1
Total Net Yards	294	380
- Offensive Plays	60	63
- Yards per Play	4.90	6.03
Net Rushing Yards	76	125
- Rushing Attempts	26	28
- Yards per Rush	2.92	4.46
Net Passing Yards	218	255
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	32 - 21 - 1	35 - 20 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	232	255
- Sacks/Yards Lost	2/14	0/0
- Yards per Pass Play	6.41	7.29
Fumbles/Lost	5/0	1/0
3rd Down Conversions	5/13	3/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	6.5	10.1
4th Down Conversions	0/0	1/1
Penalties/Yards	5/45	13/82
Punt Returns/Yards	1/13	2/19
Kick Returns/Yards	1/29	2/46
Interception Ret./Yards	1/36	1/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	2	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/1	2/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 25	OWN 26
Time of Possession	31:04	28:56

Drive Charts

Buffalo Bills
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	12:00	3:45	OWN 25	6	23	Punt
1	3:40	3:40	OWN 11	9	70	Field Goal
2	11:51	1:17	OWN 5	3	5	Punt
2	7:20	0:45	OWN 25	3	-5	Punt
2	5:15	1:41	OWN 46	3	5	Punt
2	1:57	1:57	OWN 20	4	43	Field Goal
3	15:00	6:20	OWN 41	9	39	Field Goal
3	7:03	6:03	OWN 38	11	62	Touchdown
4	12:19	1:26	OWN 25	3	26	Interception
4	6:14	1:42	OWN 14	3	9	Punt
4	2:32	2:16	OWN 25	6	15	Punt

Minnesota Vikings
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	3:00	OWN 27	7	58	Field Goal
1	8:15	1:22	OWN 20	3	5	Interception
1	6:53	3:13	OWN 25	7	33	Punt
2	15:00	3:09	OWN 25	6	23	Punt
2	10:34	3:14	OPP 41	5	17	Field Goal
2	6:35	1:20	OWN 31	3	3	Punt
2	3:34	1:37	OWN 20	7	40	Punt
3	8:40	1:37	OWN 25	3	4	Punt
3	1:00	3:41	OWN 29	6	71	Touchdown
4	10:53	4:39	OWN 28	9	24	Punt
4	4:32	2:00	OWN 21	7	79	Touchdown
4	0:16	0:16	OWN 8	1	3	Game

Game MVP: Walt McGregor, Buffalo Bills

Rushing Statistics

Buffalo	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
RB Gino Footman	12	41	3.42	12	1
RB Cris Phillips	9	18	2.00	8	0
QB Victor Schmeh	4	21	5.25	9	0
RB Dustin Shaw	1	-4	-4.00	-4	0

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB Archie Clayton	16	81	5.06	17	3	2
RB Taylor Turner	8	24	3.00	9	0	0
QB Brock Dixon	3	15	5.00	7	0	0
FB Logan Terrell	1	5	5.00	5	0	0

Passing Statistics

Buffalo	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Victor Schmeh	32	21	232	2/14	1	30	1	84.4

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Brock Dixon	35	20	255	0/0	0	29	1	68.2

Receiving Statistics

Buffalo	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Randal Beyer	5	6	32	6.40	3	8	0
TE Nathaniel King	5	8	44	8.80	30	29	0
RB Gino Footman	4	5	46	11.50	25	20	0
TE Josh Davis	3	3	38	12.67	12	19	0
WR Monty Ward	2	3	45	22.50	0	30	1
WR Deon Roberts	2	6	27	13.50	5	17	0
WR Elliot Marohl	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Minnesota	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Melvin Joseph	6	7	93	15.50	49	28
RB Archie Clayton	4	4	22	5.50	4	11
WR Louis McCarthy	3	7	55	18.33	49	27
WR Ashton Esiason	3	5	39	13.00	31	29
TE Bert Hanks	2	8	28	14.00	15	15
RB Taylor Turner	1	2	12	12.00	1	12
FB Logan Terrell	1	1	6	6.00	0	6
WR Ed Wolf	0	1	0	0.00	0	0

Interception Statistics

Buffalo	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Walt McGregor	1	36	36.00	1

Minnesota	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
OLB Colton Wilcox	1	0	0.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Buffalo	Fumb	Recov	Force
QB Victor Schmeh	3	0	0
RB Cris Phillips	2	0	0
G Randall Maiher	0	2	0
WR Deon Roberts	0	1	0
T Rich Maltman	0	1	0
G Jeremiah Ewbank	0	1	0
DT Brock McGee	0	0	1

Minnesota	Fumb	Recov	Force
RB Taylor Turner	1	0	0
C Shaquille Thornton	0	1	0
DE Leroy Huffman	0	0	2
DT Ross Kelly	0	0	1
DT Gilbert Crook	0	0	1
ILB Dominic Collins	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Buffalo	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Winfred Jeffries	6	293	48.8	39.0	54	1

Minnesota	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Ernest Coleman	6	223	37.2	31.7	47	3

Kicking Statistics

Buffalo	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Reginald Rodreick	3/3	1/1	1/1	54	2/2

Minnesota	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Caleb Marquis	2/2	1/1	0/0	41	2/2

Punt Return Statistics

Buffalo	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Randal Beyer	1	13	13.0	0

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Oliver Auguston	2	19	9.5	0

Kick Return Statistics

Buffalo	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Randal Beyer	1	29	29.0	0

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Oliver Auguston	2	46	23.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Buffalo	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S R.J. Bernard	5	0	0.0	13	27
S Joey Howard	4	2	0.0	27	34
DE Kent Baker	4	1	0.0	14	10
CB Cary Vega	4	0	0.0	18	30
OLB Rick Irvin	4	0	0.0	14	25
OLB Heath Gerhardt	3	3	0.0	24	28
S Walt McGregor	3	1	0.0	16	28
CB Joshua Degrange	3	0	0.0	17	11
ILB Clyde Rivera	2	2	0.0	26	32
CB Dominique McGregor	2	1	0.0	14	28
DE Bobby Suggs	2	0	0.0	15	26
OLB Quentin Stevens	2	0	0.0	6	10
ILB Patrick Summers	2	0	0.0	13	7
DE Dominique Lewis	1	1	0.0	15	27
OLB Oscar Burks	1	1	0.0	13	7
DT Brock McGee	1	0	0.0	13	20
CB Mackenzie Robertson	1	0	0.0	10	5
FB Corwin Garner	1	0	---	---	---
DE Scott Harvey	1	0	0.0	12	7
DT Jace Wicher	1	0	0.0	11	6
S Allen Donovan	0	1	0.0	12	7

Minnesota	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Colton Wilcox	7	0	0.0	21	32
OLB Johnathan Crummey	5	1	0.0	14	14
S Gregory Hill	5	0	0.0	26	34
S Corwin Clancy	4	4	0.0	23	34
CB Oliver Auguston	4	2	0.0	20	25
S Tyler Diaz	4	1	0.0	23	34
ILB Dominic Collins	3	0	1.0	23	26
DT Levi Farrell	3	0	0.0	15	21
DT Ross Kelly	2	1	1.0	24	24
DT Gilbert Crook	2	2	0.0	20	30
CB Elijah Wynn	2	1	0.0	14	16
DE Ramon Shepard	2	1	0.0	15	20
DE Leroy Huffman	2	0	0.0	21	29
ILB Sebastian Dawson	1	1	0.0	2	8
DT Carl Cervantes	1	0	0.0	8	10
CB Peter Ginwright	1	0	0.0	9	14
OLB Brant Dawkins	1	0	0.0	3	1

Pass Rush Statistics

Buffalo	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Bobby Suggs	1	0	1	26
DT Brock McGee	0	2	0	20
DE Dominique Lewis	0	1	0	27
DE Kent Baker	0	1	0	10

Minnesota	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Ross Kelly	1.0	0	0	0	24
ILB Dominic Collins	1.0	0	0	0	26
DT Carl Cervantes	0.0	1	1	0	10
DE Leroy Huffman	0.0	0	2	1	29
DT Gilbert Crook	0.0	0	2	0	30

Pass Defense Statistics

Buffalo	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S R.J. Bernard	4	1	0	27
OLB Rick Irvin	3	1	0	25
S Joey Howard	2	2	0	34
CB Joshua Degrange	2	0	0	11
CB Cary Vega	2	0	0	30
CB Dominique McGregor	2	0	0	28
S Walt McGregor	1	2	1	28
ILB Clyde Rivera	1	0	0	32
OLB Quentin Stevens	1	0	0	10
OLB Oscar Burks	1	0	0	7
OLB Heath Gerhardt	1	0	0	28

Minnesota	Caught	Intrcp	PPlay
OLB Colton Wilcox	6	1	32
S Tyler Diaz	3	0	34
CB Oliver Auguston	2	0	25
S Gregory Hill	2	0	34
S Corwin Clancy	2	0	34
DT Carl Cervantes	1	0	10
CB Peter Ginwright	1	0	14
OLB Johnathan Crummey	1	0	14
CB Elijah Wynn	1	0	16
ILB Dominic Collins	1	0	26
ILB Sebastian Dawson	1	0	8

Blocking Statistics

Buffalo	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
G Randall Maiher	2	8	26	1	34
C Chris Blair	2	5	26	1	34
T Wally Abrams	2	4	26	0	34
G Jeremiah Ewbank	1	3	26	0	34
T Rich Maltman	0	2	26	0	34
FB Corwin Garner	0	1	11	0	5
TE Nathaniel King	0	1	13	0	29

Minnesota	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	PPly
C Rondell Osborne	3	8	3	28	35
G Reuben Fitzgerald	3	4	0	28	35
G Colin Clayton	1	5	0	28	35
C Shaquille Thornton	1	4	0	28	35
G James Harrison	1	2	0	28	35
TE Bert Hanks	1	1	0	27	34
FB Logan Terrell	0	1	0	10	4

Special Teams Tackles

Buffalo	Tackles	STPlays
Josh Davis	2	25
Rich Maltman	1	10
Randall Maiher	1	9

Minnesota	Tackles	STPlays
Gilbert Crook	1	25
Liam Shea	1	16

Participation

Buffalo	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
ILB Clyde Rivera	---	---	26	32	13	71
T Rich Maltman	26	34	---	---	10	70
G Jeremiah Ewbank	26	34	---	---	9	69
G Randall Maiher	26	34	---	---	9	69
T Wally Abrams	26	34	---	---	9	69
S Joey Howard	---	---	27	34	2	63
QB Victor Schmeh	26	34	---	---	3	63
CB Cary Vega	---	---	18	30	14	62
WR Monty Ward	14	28	---	---	19	61
C Chris Blair	26	34	---	---	---	60
WR Randal Beyer	23	22	---	---	11	56
DE Dominique Lewis	---	---	15	27	13	55
WR Deon Roberts	24	30	---	---	---	54
OLB Heath Gerhardt	---	---	24	28	---	52
TE Josh Davis	5	16	---	---	25	46
S Walt McGregor	---	---	16	28	2	46
CB Dominique McGregor	---	---	14	28	2	44
DE Bobby Suggs	---	---	15	26	2	43
S R.J. Bernard	---	---	13	27	2	42
TE Nathaniel King	13	29	---	---	---	42
OLB Rick Irvin	---	---	14	25	2	41
RB Gino Footman	14	26	---	---	---	40
OLB Quentin Stevens	---	---	6	10	24	40
DT Brock McGee	---	---	13	20	2	35
FB Corwin Garner	11	5	---	---	19	35
S Allen Donovan	---	---	12	7	15	34
TE Devonte Ferguson	11	5	---	---	16	32
DE Kent Baker	---	---	14	10	6	30
CB Mackenzie Robertson	---	---	10	5	15	30
CB Joshua Degrange	---	---	17	11	---	28
RB Dustin Shaw	1	5	---	---	19	25
OLB Oscar Burks	---	---	13	7	---	20
ILB Patrick Summers	---	---	13	7	---	20
DT Dave Cryer	---	---	4	9	6	19
DE Scott Harvey	---	---	12	7	---	19
DT Jace Wicher	---	---	11	6	---	17
RB Cris Phillips	10	1	---	---	---	11
C Shaquille Summers	0	0	---	---	9	9
K Reginald Rodreick	0	0	---	---	8	8
P Winfred Jeffries	0	0	---	---	6	6
T Luis Mitchell	0	0	---	---	4	4
WR Amari Compton	2	2	---	---	---	4
S Louie Rigney	---	---	1	1	1	3
WR Elliot Marohl	2	1	---	---	---	3
G Dominic Beaver	0	0	---	---	---	0
QB O.J. Green	0	0	---	---	---	0

Minnesota	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
TE Bert Hanks	27	34	---	---	24	85
OLB Colton Wilcox	---	---	21	32	25	78
DT Gilbert Crook	---	---	20	30	25	75
G Reuben Fitzgerald	28	35	---	---	8	71
WR Louis McCarthy	27	32	---	---	10	69
S Tyler Diaz	---	---	23	34	9	66
QB Brock Dixon	28	35	---	---	---	63
CB Oliver Auguston	---	---	20	25	18	63
C Shaquille Thornton	28	35	---	---	---	63
S Gregory Hill	---	---	26	34	3	63
C Rondell Osborne	28	35	---	---	---	63
G Colin Clayton	28	35	---	---	---	63
G James Harrison	28	35	---	---	---	63
S Corwin Clancy	---	---	23	34	3	60
WR Melvin Joseph	22	32	---	---	1	55
CB Elijah Wynn	---	---	14	16	24	54
DE Leroy Huffman	---	---	21	29	3	53
ILB Dominic Collins	---	---	23	26	2	51
RB Taylor Turner	10	14	---	---	24	48
DT Ross Kelly	---	---	24	24	---	48
WR Ashton Esiason	17	30	---	---	---	47
RB Archie Clayton	17	18	---	---	5	40
DT Levi Farrell	---	---	15	21	2	38
DE Ramon Shepard	---	---	15	20	3	38
CB Peter Ginwright	---	---	9	14	7	30
OLB Johnathan Crummey	---	---	14	14	1	29
DT Carl Cervantes	---	---	8	10	7	25
S Liam Shea	---	---	3	1	16	20
WR Raul Arora	0	3	---	---	17	20
FB Logan Terrell	10	4	---	---	---	14
TE David Greene	9	5	---	---	---	14
RB Keith Cain	0	0	---	---	12	12
ILB Sebastian Dawson	---	---	2	8	1	11
C Marcos Rice	0	0	---	---	8	8
T Owen Bachofen	0	0	---	---	8	8
G Jalen Bunten	0	0	---	---	8	8
G Bob Hawthorne	0	0	---	---	8	8
P Ernest Coleman	0	0	---	---	8	8
K Caleb Marquis	0	0	---	---	7	7
OLB Brant Dawkins	---	---	3	1	---	4
CB Buddy Shula	---	---	2	1	---	3
TE Cody Bryant	1	1	---	---	---	2
WR Ed Wolf	0	2	---	---	---	2
QB Glen Buckner	0	0	---	---	---	0
RB Kirk Briggs	0	0	---	---	---	0
OLB Devonte Grayvil	---	---	0	0	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	5	22	4.4
Middle	13	43	3.3
Right	8	11	1.4
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	9	32	3.6
Middle	12	56	4.7
Right	7	37	5.3
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Buffalo	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Victor Schmeh	32	21	3	2	2	0	5	1	1

Minnesota	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Brock Dixon	35	20	5	0	3	6	4	1	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	3	3	18	6.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	15	11	117	7.8
Medium (9-18 Yds)	8	4	34	4.3
Long (19+ Yds)	6	3	63	10.5

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	7	6	75	10.7
Short (0-8 Yds)	14	8	79	5.6
Medium (9-18 Yds)	12	6	101	8.4
Long (19+ Yds)	2	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Buffalo	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
TE Nathaniel King	8	5	1	44	1	29
WR Randal Beyer	6	5	0	32	0	22
WR Deon Roberts	6	2	0	27	0	30
RB Gino Footman	5	4	1	46	1	26
WR Monty Ward	3	2	0	45	1	28
TE Josh Davis	3	3	0	38	0	16
WR Elliot Marohl	1	0	0	0	0	1

Minnesota	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
TE Bert Hanks	8	2	1	28	0	34
WR Louis McCarthy	7	3	0	55	2	32
WR Melvin Joseph	7	6	0	93	2	32
WR Ashton Esiason	5	3	2	39	1	30
RB Archie Clayton	4	4	0	22	0	18
RB Taylor Turner	2	1	0	12	0	14
FB Logan Terrell	1	1	0	6	0	4
WR Ed Wolf	1	0	0	0	0	2

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Buffalo	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Cris Phillips	2	3	1.50	2.00

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Archie Clayton	5	27	5.40	5.06
RB Taylor Turner	1	1	1.00	3.00

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Buffalo	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Victor Schmeh	4	1	15	3.75	7.25

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Buffalo	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Monty Ward	1	1	15	15.00	15.00
WR Deon Roberts	1	0	0	0.00	4.50
TE Nathaniel King	1	0	0	0.00	5.50
WR Elliot Marohl	1	0	0	0.00	0.00

Minnesota	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Buffalo	Rushes	Conversions
RB Cris Phillips	3	1
RB Gino Footman	2	1

Minnesota	Rushes	Conversions
RB Taylor Turner	3	1
QB Brock Dixon	2	1
RB Archie Clayton	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Buffalo	Att	Comp	Conversions
Victor Schmeh	8	4	3

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Conversions
Brock Dixon	7	5	1

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Buffalo	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Randal Beyer	2	2	1
TE Nathaniel King	2	0	0
WR Monty Ward	1	0	0
TE Josh Davis	1	1	1
WR Deon Roberts	1	0	0
RB Gino Footman	1	1	1

Minnesota	Targ	Catch	Conversions
RB Taylor Turner	2	1	0
WR Louis McCarthy	2	2	1
WR Melvin Joseph	2	2	0
TE Bert Hanks	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 84,600 (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 9,500 (9,900)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	84,600 (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	9,500 (9,900)