Week 3, 2060

played in Denver, CO

74 degrees, fair, 9 mph wind

Buffalo Bills	7	7	7	3	-	24
Denver Broncos	3	7	0	7	-	17

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:26 DEN - Marquis Cole 25 field goal
1Q: 05:37 BUF - Colton Bradford 13 pass from Drew Ackerman (Deon McGee extra point)
2Q: 05:24 BUF - Nathaniel King 27 pass from Drew Ackerman (Deon McGee extra point)
2Q: 02:12 DEN - Courtney Carlisle 7 pass from Damien McElroy (Marquis Cole extra point)
3Q: 04:11 BUF - Toby Butterworth 1 pass from Drew Ackerman (Deon McGee extra point)
4Q: 03:54 BUF - Deon McGee 18 field goal
4Q: 02:07 DEN - Stan Ballard 6 pass from Damien McElroy (Marquis Cole extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:26 DEN - Marquis Cole 25 field goal
1Q: 05:37 BUF - Colton Bradford 13 pass from Drew Ackerman (Deon McGee extra point)
2Q: 05:24 BUF - Nathaniel King 27 pass from Drew Ackerman (Deon McGee extra point)
2Q: 02:12 DEN - Courtney Carlisle 7 pass from Damien McElroy (Marquis Cole extra point)
3Q: 04:11 BUF - Toby Butterworth 1 pass from Drew Ackerman (Deon McGee extra point)
4Q: 03:54 BUF - Deon McGee 18 field goal
4Q: 02:07 DEN - Stan Ballard 6 pass from Damien McElroy (Marquis Cole extra point)

Team Statistics BUF DEN
Record 2-1 0-3
First Downs 18 24
- by Rushing 3 4
- by Passing 14 17
- by Penalty 1 3
Total Net Yards 331 415
- Offensive Plays 63 69
- Yards per Play 5.25 6.01
Net Rushing Yards 60 117
- Rushing Attempts 29 24
- Yards per Rush 2.07 4.88
Net Passing Yards 271 298
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 32 - 23 - 0 45 - 26 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards 283 298
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2/12 0/0
- Yards per Pass Play 7.97 6.62
Fumbles/Lost 4/0 1/1
3rd Down Conversions 5/13 5/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.5 10.6
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/1
Penalties/Yards 6/45 12/93
Punt Returns/Yards 2/22 3/35
Kick Returns/Yards 3/68 1/20
Interception Ret./Yards 2/0 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 3 4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/1 2/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 28 OWN 27
Time of Possession 30:38 29:22

Team Statistics	BUF	DEN
Record	2-1	0-3
First Downs	18	24
- by Rushing	3	4
- by Passing	14	17
- by Penalty	1	3
Total Net Yards	331	415
- Offensive Plays	63	69
- Yards per Play	5.25	6.01
Net Rushing Yards	60	117
- Rushing Attempts	29	24
- Yards per Rush	2.07	4.88
Net Passing Yards	271	298
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	32 - 23 - 0	45 - 26 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards	283	298
- Sacks/Yards Lost	2/12	0/0
- Yards per Pass Play	7.97	6.62
Fumbles/Lost	4/0	1/1
3rd Down Conversions	5/13	5/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.5	10.6
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/1
Penalties/Yards	6/45	12/93
Punt Returns/Yards	2/22	3/35
Kick Returns/Yards	3/68	1/20
Interception Ret./Yards	2/0	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	3	4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/1	2/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 28	OWN 27
Time of Possession	30:38	29:22

Drive Charts

Buffalo Bills
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	10:19	4:50	OWN 30	9	70	Touchdown
1	2:17	3:23	OWN 20	7	41	Punt
2	11:27	2:08	OWN 47	5	16	Punt
2	7:58	2:48	50	6	50	Touchdown
2	2:02	1:03	OWN 25	4	13	Punt
3	15:00	3:28	OWN 27	5	3	Punt
3	8:54	4:52	OWN 23	11	77	Touchdown
3	1:16	1:27	OWN 3	3	3	Punt
4	11:33	1:40	OWN 22	3	1	Punt
4	8:18	4:30	OWN 42	6	57	Field Goal
4	1:58	0:45	OWN 21	3	0	Punt
4	0:23	0:23	OWN 28	1	-1	Game

Denver Broncos
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	4:41	OWN 25	10	67	Field Goal
1	5:29	3:12	OWN 25	10	70	Interception
2	13:54	2:27	OWN 20	3	-3	Punt
2	9:19	1:21	OWN 20	3	30	Fumble
2	5:10	3:08	OWN 25	11	75	Touchdown
2	0:59	0:59	OWN 27	2	-2	Half
3	11:32	2:38	OWN 29	6	0	Punt
3	4:02	2:46	OWN 25	5	16	Punt
4	14:49	3:16	OWN 31	6	14	Punt
4	9:53	1:35	OWN 38	3	7	Interception
4	3:48	1:50	OWN 22	6	78	Touchdown
4	1:13	0:50	OWN 48	6	24	Downs

Game MVP: Drew Ackerman, Buffalo Bills

Rushing Statistics

Buffalo	Att	Yards	Avg	LG
RB Jesse Dillon	18	40	2.22	6
RB Arturo Boone	5	7	1.40	7
QB Drew Ackerman	3	8	2.67	5
RB Skip Downs	3	5	1.67	7

Denver	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
RB Dave Wigtil	15	63	4.20	10	1
RB Artie Carmack	6	30	5.00	17	2
QB Damien McElroy	2	11	5.50	6	0
RB Josiah Pederson	1	13	13.00	13	1

Passing Statistics

Buffalo	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Drew Ackerman	32	23	283	2/12	3	32	0	130.0

Denver	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Damien McElroy	45	26	298	0/0	2	26	2	74.1

Receiving Statistics

Buffalo	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Colton Bradford	8	9	113	14.13	64	24	1
TE Nathaniel King	4	6	83	20.75	20	27	1
WR Toby Butterworth	4	5	53	13.25	31	32	1
RB Jesse Dillon	3	3	2	0.67	0	3	0
WR Juan Kelly	2	7	30	15.00	14	24	0
FB Corwin Garner	1	1	3	3.00	0	3	0
RB Arturo Boone	1	1	-1	-1.00	0	-1	0

Denver	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Stan Ballard	8	13	78	9.75	25	19	1
WR Courtney Carlisle	7	12	89	12.71	15	23	1
WR Dana Marshall	4	5	65	16.25	34	26	0
TE J.T. Peterson	4	7	30	7.50	3	18	0
TE Butch Hawkins	1	2	5	5.00	0	5	0
RB Dave Wigtil	1	2	24	24.00	9	24	0
FB Mack Angell	1	1	7	7.00	0	7	0
RB Artie Carmack	0	2	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Buffalo	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Mario Schuler	1	0	0.00	0
CB Cornell Roberson	1	0	0.00	0

Denver	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Buffalo	Fumb	Recov	Force
QB Drew Ackerman	1	1	0
RB Skip Downs	1	0	0
TE Nathaniel King	1	0	0
S Oliver Howe	1	0	0
WR Colton Bradford	0	2	0
TE Gregory Lowther	0	1	0
CB Deron Shiroma	0	1	0
DE Denzel Flowers	0	0	1

Denver	Fumb	Force
RB Josiah Pederson	1	1
CB Kyle Bennett	0	2
DE Kent Baker	0	1

Punting Statistics

Buffalo	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Irv Murray	7	312	44.6	33.9	55	1

Denver	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
C.J. Peterson	4	195	48.8	43.3	60	2

Kicking Statistics

Buffalo	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Deon McGee	1/1	0/0	0/0	18	3/3

Denver	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Marquis Cole	1/1	0/0	0/0	25	2/2

Punt Return Statistics

Buffalo	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Oliver Howe	2	22	11.0	0

Denver	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Kyle Bennett	3	35	11.7	0

Kick Return Statistics

Buffalo	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Oliver Howe	2	37	18.5	0
Skip Downs	1	31	31.0	0

Denver	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Kyle Bennett	1	20	20.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Buffalo	Tack	Asst	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Ross Rayburn	11	3	24	45
S Walt McGregor	8	2	12	32
S Caleb Leverson	6	1	23	43
OLB Harvey Linquist	4	1	13	14
OLB Teddy Bullock	3	1	22	33
CB Deron Shiroma	3	0	12	32
OLB Ronnie Hernandez	2	2	22	44
DE Denzel Flowers	2	1	10	29
DE Derrick Cook	2	0	12	12
DT Marty Branch	1	1	12	23
OLB Ernie Swindal	1	1	12	13
CB Sherman Pearson	1	1	11	19
DE Blaine Everett	1	0	18	24
CB Mario Schuler	1	0	12	30
S Oliver Howe	1	0	13	15
CB Cornell Roberson	0	2	14	28

Denver	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Braden Gonzalez	6	4	0.0	28	26
CB Zane Eleazer	6	2	0.0	29	34
DE Dakota Kling	5	0	1.0	18	21
S Dana Fortin	5	3	0.0	19	25
ILB Perry Roark	5	1	0.0	25	26
OLB Caleb Vance	5	0	0.0	24	27
S Gavin Rodriguez	3	0	0.0	5	11
DT Jameson Raag	2	1	0.0	28	34
CB Dashawn Tarplin	2	1	0.0	16	19
CB Kyle Bennett	2	1	0.0	10	18
OLB Emmett Ruggiero	2	0	0.0	11	13
DE Kent Baker	1	0	1.0	3	7
ILB Leonardo Shaw	1	1	0.0	3	8
DE Kendel Thomas	1	1	0.0	25	18
CB Ryan Ellard	1	1	0.0	20	18
DT Carson Branch	1	0	0.0	16	21
DT Tyrell Aschbacher	1	0	0.0	14	13
QB Damien McElroy	1	0	---	---	---
WR Courtney Carlisle	1	0	---	---	---
OLB Jamie Collier	1	0	0.0	6	7

Pass Rush Statistics

Buffalo	Hurry	PPlay
DE Denzel Flowers	2	29
DE Bobby Suggs	1	33
DE Derrick Cook	1	12

Denver	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Dakota Kling	1.0	2	0	21
DE Kent Baker	1.0	0	0	7
DT Carson Branch	0.0	1	1	21
DE Elliot Kreuser	0.0	1	0	16

Pass Defense Statistics

Buffalo	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
ILB Ross Rayburn	6	3	0	45
S Walt McGregor	6	2	0	32
S Caleb Leverson	5	1	0	43
CB Cornell Roberson	2	1	1	28
CB Deron Shiroma	2	1	0	32
OLB Harvey Linquist	2	0	0	14
OLB Ernie Swindal	1	0	0	13
S Oliver Howe	1	0	0	15
CB Sherman Pearson	1	0	0	19
OLB Ronnie Hernandez	0	1	0	44
CB Mario Schuler	0	0	1	30

Denver	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Zane Eleazer	6	1	34
ILB Perry Roark	4	1	26
S Braden Gonzalez	2	0	26
S Gavin Rodriguez	2	0	11
S Dana Fortin	2	0	25
S Bill Gilmore	1	1	12
OLB Emmett Ruggiero	1	0	13
ILB Leonardo Shaw	1	0	8
OLB Caleb Vance	1	0	27
CB Dashawn Tarplin	1	0	19
CB Ryan Ellard	1	0	18
CB Kyle Bennett	1	0	18

Blocking Statistics

Buffalo	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
C Mike Scancella	3	4	29	0	34
C Chris Blair	2	11	29	0	34
G Deon Duff	0	4	29	1	34
T Randal Luikart	0	3	29	1	34
TE Nathaniel King	0	2	23	0	23
G Randall Maiher	0	1	29	0	34
TE Gregory Lowther	0	1	5	0	9

Denver	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	PPly
G Theodore Canady	3	7	0	24	45
C Evan McLemore	3	6	0	24	45
G Trenton Farrell	2	3	1	24	45
T Pedro Lowe	2	3	0	24	45
T Justin Shabowski	0	2	0	24	45
TE J.T. Peterson	0	1	0	22	44

Special Teams Tackles

Buffalo	Tackles	STPlays
Ross Rayburn	1	21
Aaron Mumper	1	19
Corwin Garner	1	14
Douglas Robertson	1	8

Denver	Tackles	STPlays
Stan Ballard	3	13
Butch Hawkins	1	21
Josiah Pederson	1	14

Participation

Buffalo	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
ILB Ross Rayburn	---	---	24	45	21	90
OLB Ronnie Hernandez	---	---	22	44	21	87
WR Colton Bradford	28	34	---	---	14	76
C Chris Blair	29	34	---	---	8	71
G Randall Maiher	29	34	---	---	8	71
C Mike Scancella	29	34	---	---	8	71
S Caleb Leverson	---	---	23	43	1	67
QB Drew Ackerman	29	34	---	---	1	64
T Randal Luikart	29	34	---	---	---	63
WR Juan Kelly	29	34	---	---	---	63
G Deon Duff	29	34	---	---	---	63
WR Toby Butterworth	23	25	---	---	9	57
CB Mario Schuler	---	---	12	30	14	56
OLB Teddy Bullock	---	---	22	33	1	56
CB Deron Shiroma	---	---	12	32	5	49
TE Nathaniel King	23	23	---	---	2	48
S Walt McGregor	---	---	12	32	2	46
DE Bobby Suggs	---	---	11	33	1	45
CB Cornell Roberson	---	---	14	28	1	43
RB Jesse Dillon	21	22	---	---	---	43
DE Blaine Everett	---	---	18	24	---	42
DT Marty Branch	---	---	12	23	5	40
DE Denzel Flowers	---	---	10	29	1	40
S Oliver Howe	---	---	13	15	8	36
CB Sherman Pearson	---	---	11	19	---	30
DE Derrick Cook	---	---	12	12	4	28
OLB Harvey Linquist	---	---	13	14	---	27
OLB Neil Nichols	---	---	2	12	12	26
OLB Ernie Swindal	---	---	12	13	---	25
RB Skip Downs	3	4	---	---	17	24
FB Corwin Garner	3	7	---	---	14	24
DT Leonardo Finley	---	---	9	14	---	23
TE Aaron Mumper	1	1	---	---	19	21
RB Arturo Boone	5	6	---	---	4	15
TE Gregory Lowther	5	9	---	---	---	14
S Clarence Agan	---	---	0	0	12	12
WR Gregory Bombard	4	4	---	---	---	8
C Donte Throckmorton	0	0	---	---	8	8
G Douglas Robertson	0	0	---	---	8	8
P Irv Murray	0	0	---	---	7	7
K Deon McGee	0	0	---	---	6	6
WR Pedro Plotz	0	1	---	---	---	1
OLB Caleb Witt	---	---	0	0	---	0
QB Grady Chapman	0	0	---	---	---	0
Unknown	---	---	0	0	---	0
QB A.J. Kasischke	0	0	---	---	---	0

Denver	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
T Justin Shabowski	24	45	---	---	5	74
G Trenton Farrell	24	45	---	---	5	74
G Theodore Canady	24	45	---	---	5	74
T Pedro Lowe	24	45	---	---	5	74
DT Jameson Raag	---	---	28	34	9	71
CB Zane Eleazer	---	---	29	34	8	71
TE J.T. Peterson	22	44	---	---	4	70
C Evan McLemore	24	45	---	---	---	69
QB Damien McElroy	24	45	---	---	---	69
WR Stan Ballard	18	37	---	---	13	68
ILB Perry Roark	---	---	25	26	13	64
WR Courtney Carlisle	18	39	---	---	---	57
S Braden Gonzalez	---	---	28	26	1	55
WR Dana Marshall	16	36	---	---	---	52
OLB Caleb Vance	---	---	24	27	---	51
CB Dashawn Tarplin	---	---	16	19	13	48
RB Dave Wigtil	17	31	---	---	---	48
OLB Emmett Ruggiero	---	---	11	13	21	45
DT Carson Branch	---	---	16	21	8	45
DE Kendel Thomas	---	---	25	18	1	44
S Dana Fortin	---	---	19	25	---	44
CB Kyle Bennett	---	---	10	18	16	44
TE Butch Hawkins	8	11	---	---	21	40
DE Dakota Kling	---	---	18	21	---	39
CB Ryan Ellard	---	---	20	18	---	38
S Gavin Rodriguez	---	---	5	11	16	32
S Bill Gilmore	---	---	10	12	6	28
DT Tyrell Aschbacher	---	---	14	13	---	27
FB Mack Angell	5	5	---	---	17	27
DE Elliot Kreuser	---	---	8	16	1	25
WR Donny Barlow	8	12	---	---	---	20
WR Roosevelt Burroughs	0	1	---	---	17	18
DE Kent Baker	---	---	3	7	7	17
RB Josiah Pederson	1	0	---	---	14	15
RB Artie Carmack	6	9	---	---	---	15
OLB Jamie Collier	---	---	6	7	1	14
ILB Leonardo Shaw	---	---	3	8	---	11
P C.J. Peterson	0	0	---	---	5	5
C Mel Lindsay	0	0	---	---	5	5
K Marquis Cole	0	0	---	---	5	5
DT Luther Ellard	---	---	1	0	---	1
TE Pete Ziskind	1	0	---	---	---	1
T Dave Stephenson	0	0	---	---	---	0
QB Ken Williams	0	0	---	---	---	0
C Tyrone Lake	0	0	---	---	---	0
G Mo Gilmore	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	3	-7	-2.3
Middle	20	68	3.4
Right	5	0	0.0
None	1	-1	-1.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	6	33	5.5
Middle	9	60	6.7
Right	9	24	2.7
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Buffalo	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Drew Ackerman	32	23	6	0	2	3	4	1	0

Denver	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Damien McElroy	45	26	4	0	3	9	4	0	2

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	2	2	2	1.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	16	14	172	10.8
Medium (9-18 Yds)	9	5	57	6.3
Long (19+ Yds)	5	2	52	10.4

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	3	3	17	5.7
Short (0-8 Yds)	23	13	119	5.2
Medium (9-18 Yds)	13	8	122	9.4
Long (19+ Yds)	5	2	40	8.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Buffalo	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Colton Bradford	9	8	0	113	2	34
WR Juan Kelly	7	2	2	30	1	34
TE Nathaniel King	6	4	0	83	2	23
WR Toby Butterworth	5	4	0	53	1	25
RB Jesse Dillon	3	3	0	2	0	22
FB Corwin Garner	1	1	0	3	0	7
RB Arturo Boone	1	1	0	-1	0	6

Denver	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Stan Ballard	13	8	0	78	0	37
WR Courtney Carlisle	12	7	2	89	2	39
TE J.T. Peterson	7	4	0	30	0	44
WR Dana Marshall	5	4	1	65	1	36
TE Butch Hawkins	2	1	0	5	0	11
RB Dave Wigtil	2	1	0	24	1	31
RB Artie Carmack	2	0	0	0	0	9
FB Mack Angell	1	1	0	7	0	5

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Buffalo	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Arturo Boone	2	1	0.50	1.40
RB Jesse Dillon	2	5	2.50	2.22
RB Skip Downs	1	7	7.00	1.67

Denver	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Dave Wigtil	1	0	0.00	4.20
QB Damien McElroy	1	6	6.00	5.50
RB Artie Carmack	1	-2	-2.00	5.00

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Buffalo	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Drew Ackerman	4	3	17	4.25	8.84

Denver	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Damien McElroy	7	3	17	2.43	6.62

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Buffalo	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Toby Butterworth	2	1	1	0.50	10.60
WR Colton Bradford	1	1	13	13.00	12.56
RB Jesse Dillon	1	1	3	3.00	0.67

Denver	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Stan Ballard	3	2	10	3.33	6.00
TE J.T. Peterson	2	0	0	0.00	4.29
RB Dave Wigtil	1	0	0	0.00	12.00
WR Courtney Carlisle	1	1	7	7.00	7.42

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Buffalo	Rushes	Conversions
RB Arturo Boone	2	1
RB Jesse Dillon	1	0

Denver	Rushes	Conversions
QB Damien McElroy	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Buffalo	Att	Comp	Conversions
Drew Ackerman	9	8	4

Denver	Att	Comp	Conversions
Damien McElroy	11	6	5

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Buffalo	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Colton Bradford	3	3	2
WR Juan Kelly	2	1	0
RB Jesse Dillon	2	2	0
TE Nathaniel King	1	1	1
WR Toby Butterworth	1	1	1

Denver	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Courtney Carlisle	5	3	2
WR Stan Ballard	3	1	1
WR Dana Marshall	2	2	2
RB Dave Wigtil	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 25,900 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 5,700 (19,000)
End Zone 4,300 (13,700)
Mezzanine 2,800 (7,900)
Sideline Seats 4,500 (12,100)
Club Seats 2,800 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 5,800 (9,900)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	25,900 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	5,700 (19,000)
End Zone	4,300 (13,700)
Mezzanine	2,800 (7,900)
Sideline Seats	4,500 (12,100)
Club Seats	2,800 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	5,800 (9,900)