Week 3, 2073

played in Buffalo, NY

47 degrees, fair, calm

Indianapolis Colts	7	7	0	7	-	21
Buffalo Bills	7	10	3	7	-	27

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:57 IND - Jeremy Kaplan 3 run (Cameron Staggs extra point)
1Q: 03:33 BUF - Cristian DeMeester 6 run (Miles Cesaire extra point)
2Q: 13:43 BUF - Barry Springer 5 run (Miles Cesaire extra point)
2Q: 07:41 BUF - Miles Cesaire 44 field goal
2Q: 03:28 IND - Weston Liotti 8 pass from Terrance Brewster (Cameron Staggs extra point)
3Q: 05:21 BUF - Miles Cesaire 38 field goal
4Q: 12:19 BUF - J.C. Gerhardt 7 pass from Cristian DeMeester (Miles Cesaire extra point)
4Q: 00:48 IND - Weston Liotti 2 pass from Terrance Brewster (Cameron Staggs extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:57 IND - Jeremy Kaplan 3 run (Cameron Staggs extra point)
1Q: 03:33 BUF - Cristian DeMeester 6 run (Miles Cesaire extra point)
2Q: 13:43 BUF - Barry Springer 5 run (Miles Cesaire extra point)
2Q: 07:41 BUF - Miles Cesaire 44 field goal
2Q: 03:28 IND - Weston Liotti 8 pass from Terrance Brewster (Cameron Staggs extra point)
3Q: 05:21 BUF - Miles Cesaire 38 field goal
4Q: 12:19 BUF - J.C. Gerhardt 7 pass from Cristian DeMeester (Miles Cesaire extra point)
4Q: 00:48 IND - Weston Liotti 2 pass from Terrance Brewster (Cameron Staggs extra point)

Team Statistics IND BUF
Record 1-2 1-2
First Downs 23 20
- by Rushing 11 9
- by Passing 10 10
- by Penalty 2 1
Total Net Yards 407 315
- Offensive Plays 66 65
- Yards per Play 6.17 4.85
Net Rushing Yards 204 159
- Rushing Attempts 24 36
- Yards per Rush 8.50 4.42
Net Passing Yards 203 156
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 41 - 23 - 1 27 - 19 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 208 166
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/5 2/10
- Yards per Pass Play 4.83 5.38
Fumbles/Lost 2/2 1/1
3rd Down Conversions 4/13 6/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 8.6 7.2
4th Down Conversions 1/1 0/0
Penalties/Yards 10/75 7/55
Punt Returns/Yards 1/-1 3/27
Kick Returns/Yards 2/43 1/24
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 1/6
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 3 4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 3/0 3/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 20 OWN 41
Time of Possession 27:26 32:34

Team Statistics	IND	BUF
Record	1-2	1-2
First Downs	23	20
- by Rushing	11	9
- by Passing	10	10
- by Penalty	2	1
Total Net Yards	407	315
- Offensive Plays	66	65
- Yards per Play	6.17	4.85
Net Rushing Yards	204	159
- Rushing Attempts	24	36
- Yards per Rush	8.50	4.42
Net Passing Yards	203	156
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	41 - 23 - 1	27 - 19 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	208	166
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/5	2/10
- Yards per Pass Play	4.83	5.38
Fumbles/Lost	2/2	1/1
3rd Down Conversions	4/13	6/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	8.6	7.2
4th Down Conversions	1/1	0/0
Penalties/Yards	10/75	7/55
Punt Returns/Yards	1/-1	3/27
Kick Returns/Yards	2/43	1/24
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	1/6
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	3	4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	3/0	3/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 20	OWN 41
Time of Possession	27:26	32:34

Drive Charts

Indianapolis Colts
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	5:13	OWN 22	11	78	Touchdown
1	6:09	1:32	OWN 3	3	13	Fumble
1	3:21	1:32	OWN 25	3	-4	Punt
2	13:37	2:10	OWN 35	4	28	Interception
2	7:34	4:14	OWN 25	7	75	Touchdown
2	1:45	1:45	OWN 6	7	42	Punt
3	10:37	0:35	OWN 20	3	0	Punt
3	5:15	3:59	OWN 25	9	40	Punt
4	12:09	1:14	OWN 25	3	1	Punt
4	8:49	3:59	OWN 20	8	32	Punt
4	2:26	1:47	OWN 18	10	82	Touchdown

Buffalo Bills
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	9:47	3:38	OWN 25	9	21	Punt
1	4:37	1:16	OPP 16	3	16	Touchdown
1	1:49	3:12	OWN 45	7	55	Touchdown
2	11:27	3:53	OWN 36	9	37	Field Goal
2	3:20	1:35	OWN 25	6	69	Fumble
3	15:00	4:23	OWN 23	7	43	Punt
3	10:02	4:47	OWN 47	9	32	Field Goal
3	1:16	1:57	OWN 20	5	20	Punt
4	14:19	2:10	OPP 19	4	19	Touchdown
4	10:55	2:06	OWN 39	3	-1	Punt
4	4:50	2:24	OWN 20	3	7	Punt
4	0:39	0:39	OPP 47	2	-3	Game

Game MVP: Cristian DeMeester, Buffalo Bills

Rushing Statistics

Indianapolis	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB Jeremy Kaplan	17	167	9.82	37	8	1
RB Dustin Monroe	3	20	6.67	17	1	0
QB Terrance Brewster	2	19	9.50	11	1	0
WR Wayne Price	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
RB Ashton Hernandez	1	-2	-2.00	-2	0	0

Buffalo	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB J.C. Gerhardt	25	107	4.28	22	3	0
QB Cristian DeMeester	8	38	4.75	10	1	1
RB Barry Springer	2	12	6.00	7	0	1
FB Randal Delgado	1	2	2.00	2	0	0

Passing Statistics

Indianapolis	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Terrance Brewster	41	23	208	1/5	2	33	1	76.0

Buffalo	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Cristian DeMeester	27	19	166	2/10	1	20	0	98.6

Receiving Statistics

Indianapolis	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Weston Liotti	10	15	81	8.10	39	31	2
TE Derrick Elliot	3	5	23	7.67	8	17	0
WR Mitchell Schuster	2	4	6	3.00	1	7	0
RB Jeremy Kaplan	2	3	10	5.00	0	8	0
TE Riley Zirn	2	6	44	22.00	7	33	0
FB Tevin Rice	1	1	-1	-1.00	0	-1	0
WR Wayne Price	1	5	10	10.00	0	10	0
WR Darnell King	1	1	8	8.00	2	8	0
TE Elijah Marcum	1	1	27	27.00	22	27	0

Buffalo	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
RB J.C. Gerhardt	6	9	54	9.00	9	19	1
TE Cary Gayle	4	7	42	10.50	10	20	0
WR Jeremy Rancilio	3	4	26	8.67	21	18	0
FB Randal Delgado	3	3	14	4.67	0	6	0
TE Emmanuel Hazeltine	1	2	3	3.00	0	3	0
WR Leroy Goodin	1	1	14	14.00	0	14	0
WR Zack Eddy	1	1	13	13.00	0	13	0

Interception Statistics

Indianapolis	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Buffalo	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Ted Finley	1	6	6.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Indianapolis	Fumb	Recov	Force
S Terrance Sanford	1	1	0
QB Terrance Brewster	1	0	0
DE Ricardo Moore	0	0	1

Buffalo	Fumb	Recov	Force
RB J.C. Gerhardt	1	0	0
DT Reggie Arton	0	1	0
T Marc Legins	0	1	0
TE Cary Gayle	0	0	1
S Winston Thamilarasan	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Indianapolis	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Cooper Cortez	6	264	44.0	29.5	52	0

Buffalo	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Jose Dotson	5	242	48.4	40.6	62	2

Kicking Statistics

Indianapolis	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Cameron Staggs	0/0	0/0	0/0	0	3/3

Buffalo	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Miles Cesaire	2/2	1/1	0/0	44	3/3

Punt Return Statistics

Indianapolis	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Terrance Sanford	1	-1	-1.0	0

Buffalo	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Troy Huntley	3	27	9.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Indianapolis	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Keegan Jewett	1	23	23.0	0
Danny Dodge	1	20	20.0	0

Buffalo	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Cesar Josephson	1	24	24.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Indianapolis	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Keegan Jewett	10	5	0.0	36	29
ILB Buddy Davison	7	1	0.0	35	29
OLB Mack Strauss	6	4	0.0	36	28
DE Fernando Boswell	5	0	0.0	33	26
DE Howie Lembcke	4	1	2.0	22	22
CB Brent Blackburn	4	0	0.0	34	28
S Terrance Sanford	3	2	0.0	36	29
CB Butch Schobel	3	2	0.0	36	28
DT Alexander Thweat	2	0	0.0	16	20
OLB Cody Wayne	2	0	0.0	34	18
CB Eli Cook	2	0	0.0	19	20
DT Jeffery Null	1	1	0.0	21	11
WR Mitchell Schuster	1	0	---	---	---
ILB Brandon Hawkins	1	0	0.0	17	8
DE Ricardo Moore	1	0	0.0	16	8
OLB Donnie Dudley	0	1	0.0	2	12

Buffalo	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Caleb Cofield	7	1	0.0	24	40
CB Ted Finley	7	0	0.0	24	42
CB Harold Steward	6	2	0.0	24	42
DT Reggie Arton	4	1	1.0	19	32
CB Arnold Cook	4	1	0.0	24	40
DT Artie Wooden	4	0	0.0	22	33
OLB Gabriel Chandler	2	3	0.0	24	34
S Winston Thamilarasan	2	2	0.0	24	42
S Tyler McCorvey	2	0	0.0	19	28
OLB Manuel Rush	2	0	0.0	5	13
DE Darius Waller	1	0	0.0	21	25
DT Kai Rayburn	1	0	0.0	7	19
CB Alfredo Snyder	1	0	0.0	0	6

Pass Rush Statistics

Indianapolis	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Howie Lembcke	2.0	1	1	1	22
DE Fernando Boswell	0.0	0	1	1	26
OLB Cody Wayne	0.0	0	1	1	18
DT Alexander Thweat	0.0	0	1	0	20

Buffalo	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Reggie Arton	1.0	0	1	1	32
DE Dixon Ferry	0.0	1	1	0	33
DE Darius Waller	0.0	0	2	1	25
DE Heath Lehman	0.0	0	2	1	17
DT Artie Wooden	0.0	0	1	0	33

Pass Defense Statistics

Indianapolis	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
S Keegan Jewett	6	0	29
OLB Mack Strauss	2	1	28
CB Butch Schobel	2	1	28
ILB Buddy Davison	2	0	29
CB Brent Blackburn	2	0	28
CB Eli Cook	2	0	20
DT Alexander Thweat	1	0	20
S Terrance Sanford	1	0	29
DE Ricardo Moore	1	0	8

Buffalo	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Harold Steward	5	1	0	42
CB Ted Finley	5	0	1	42
CB Arnold Cook	4	0	0	40
ILB Caleb Cofield	3	2	0	40
OLB Gabriel Chandler	2	1	0	34
OLB Manuel Rush	2	0	0	13
DT Kai Rayburn	1	0	0	19
CB Alfredo Snyder	1	0	0	6
S Tyler McCorvey	0	1	0	28

Blocking Statistics

Indianapolis	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
T Colin Peeples	4	5	0	24	0	42
C Aiden Elway	2	7	0	24	0	42
T Colby Rivera	2	4	2	24	0	42
G Eduardo Middleton	2	4	0	24	0	42
G Tre Hutchins	1	2	0	24	1	42

Buffalo	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
T Marc Legins	4	9	1	36	0	29
T Sedrick Montgomery	2	6	0	36	1	29
C Morris Burton	1	6	0	36	0	29
G Jeremiah Hancock	1	5	0	36	1	29
FB Randal Delgado	0	1	0	16	0	9
G Chad Carter	0	1	0	36	0	29

Special Teams Tackles

Indianapolis	Tackles	STPlays
Graham Keeley	1	22
Barry Crutcher	1	17
Mack Strauss	1	12
Alfred Eli	1	6

Buffalo	Tackles	STPlays
J.C. Gerhardt	2	17
Cary Gayle	1	23

Participation

Indianapolis	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
OLB Mack Strauss	---	---	36	28	12	76
S Terrance Sanford	---	---	36	29	9	74
CB Brent Blackburn	---	---	34	28	11	73
S Keegan Jewett	---	---	36	29	8	73
T Colin Peeples	24	42	---	---	6	72
T Colby Rivera	24	42	---	---	6	72
G Tre Hutchins	24	42	---	---	6	72
G Eduardo Middleton	24	42	---	---	6	72
C Aiden Elway	24	42	---	---	---	66
WR Weston Liotti	24	42	---	---	---	66
QB Terrance Brewster	24	42	---	---	---	66
CB Butch Schobel	---	---	36	28	2	66
ILB Buddy Davison	---	---	35	29	1	65
TE Derrick Elliot	22	40	---	---	1	63
DE Fernando Boswell	---	---	33	26	---	59
WR Mitchell Schuster	22	33	---	---	1	56
OLB Cody Wayne	---	---	34	18	2	54
DE Howie Lembcke	---	---	22	22	2	46
WR Wayne Price	16	14	---	---	15	45
TE Riley Zirn	4	21	---	---	20	45
RB Jeremy Kaplan	19	21	---	---	2	42
CB Eli Cook	---	---	19	20	2	41
DT Alexander Thweat	---	---	16	20	2	38
OLB Donnie Dudley	---	---	2	12	21	35
DT Jeffery Null	---	---	21	11	1	33
CB Graham Keeley	---	---	3	2	22	27
ILB Brandon Hawkins	---	---	17	8	---	25
DE Ricardo Moore	---	---	16	8	1	25
FB Tevin Rice	3	6	---	---	12	21
WR Darnell King	4	7	---	---	9	20
RB Barry Crutcher	0	0	---	---	17	17
RB Ashton Hernandez	3	12	---	---	---	15
RB Dustin Monroe	3	11	---	---	---	14
S Danny Dodge	---	---	0	0	14	14
ILB Jermaine Cortez	---	---	0	1	11	12
C Alfred Eli	0	0	---	---	6	6
P Cooper Cortez	0	0	---	---	6	6
DE Jay Kalk	---	---	0	0	5	5
OLB Tyler Stanton	---	---	0	0	5	5
S Benjamin Porter	---	---	0	0	5	5
K Cameron Staggs	0	0	---	---	4	4
TE Elijah Marcum	0	3	---	---	---	3
C Bucky Dotson	0	0	---	---	---	0
G Devon Marshall	0	0	---	---	---	0
T Cornell Boland	0	0	---	---	---	0
QB Dustin Franz	0	0	---	---	---	0

Buffalo	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
RB J.C. Gerhardt	34	29	---	---	17	80
TE Cary Gayle	27	26	---	---	23	76
CB Harold Steward	---	---	24	42	7	73
G Jeremiah Hancock	36	29	---	---	7	72
T Marc Legins	36	29	---	---	7	72
G Chad Carter	36	29	---	---	7	72
T Sedrick Montgomery	36	29	---	---	7	72
WR Leroy Goodin	33	29	---	---	5	67
S Winston Thamilarasan	---	---	24	42	1	67
CB Ted Finley	---	---	24	42	---	66
QB Cristian DeMeester	36	29	---	---	---	65
C Morris Burton	36	29	---	---	---	65
ILB Caleb Cofield	---	---	24	40	---	64
CB Arnold Cook	---	---	24	40	---	64
DT Artie Wooden	---	---	22	33	6	61
WR Zack Eddy	33	27	---	---	---	60
OLB Gabriel Chandler	---	---	24	34	---	58
DE Dixon Ferry	---	---	21	33	---	54
DT Reggie Arton	---	---	19	32	---	51
WR Jeremy Rancilio	19	13	---	---	16	48
FB Randal Delgado	16	9	---	---	23	48
S Tyler McCorvey	---	---	19	28	---	47
DE Darius Waller	---	---	21	25	---	46
DT Kai Rayburn	---	---	7	19	---	26
TE Emmanuel Hazeltine	8	6	---	---	11	25
OLB Timothy Newhart	---	---	0	2	21	23
CB Alfredo Snyder	---	---	0	6	15	21
DE Heath Lehman	---	---	3	17	---	20
WR Troy Huntley	2	0	---	---	17	19
OLB Manuel Rush	---	---	5	13	---	18
S Quinn Streets	---	---	0	0	15	15
DE Butch Caldwell	---	---	3	10	---	13
ILB Mark Christopher	---	---	0	2	10	12
WR Cesar Josephson	3	4	---	---	4	11
TE Frederick Iadevaia	3	2	---	---	6	11
K Miles Cesaire	0	0	---	---	8	8
DE Sergio Giles	---	---	0	2	6	8
C Alex Pulley	0	0	---	---	7	7
P Jose Dotson	0	0	---	---	7	7
RB Barry Springer	2	0	---	---	---	2
T Zachary Dorsett	0	0	---	---	---	0
QB Grady Ardizzone	0	0	---	---	---	0
G Brody Hopkins	0	0	---	---	---	0
QB Dwayne Koester	0	0	---	---	---	0
G Earnest Harmon	0	0	---	---	---	0
C Doug Ellison	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	8	65	8.1
Middle	10	83	8.3
Right	6	56	9.3
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	2	15	7.5
Middle	24	99	4.1
Right	8	48	6.0
None	2	-3	-1.5

Detailed Passing Statistics

Indianapolis	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Terrance Brewster	41	23	4	0	4	5	7	3	1

Buffalo	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Cristian DeMeester	27	19	1	1	0	2	4	3	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	7	4	-4	-0.6
Short (0-8 Yds)	16	10	100	6.3
Medium (9-18 Yds)	14	8	79	5.6
Long (19+ Yds)	4	1	33	8.3

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	5	3	25	5.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	13	10	52	4.0
Medium (9-18 Yds)	7	5	75	10.7
Long (19+ Yds)	2	1	14	7.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Indianapolis	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Weston Liotti	15	10	2	81	2	42
TE Riley Zirn	6	2	0	44	1	21
TE Derrick Elliot	5	3	2	23	0	40
WR Wayne Price	5	1	0	10	0	14
WR Mitchell Schuster	4	2	0	6	0	33
RB Jeremy Kaplan	3	2	0	10	0	21
FB Tevin Rice	1	1	0	-1	0	6
WR Darnell King	1	1	0	8	0	7
TE Elijah Marcum	1	1	0	27	1	3

Buffalo	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
RB J.C. Gerhardt	9	6	54	0	29
TE Cary Gayle	7	4	42	1	26
WR Jeremy Rancilio	4	3	26	0	13
FB Randal Delgado	3	3	14	0	9
TE Emmanuel Hazeltine	2	1	3	0	6
WR Leroy Goodin	1	1	14	0	29
WR Zack Eddy	1	1	13	0	27

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Indianapolis	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Jeremy Kaplan	4	21	5.25	9.82

Buffalo	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
QB Cristian DeMeester	3	21	7.00	4.75
RB J.C. Gerhardt	2	2	1.00	4.28
RB Barry Springer	1	5	5.00	6.00

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Indianapolis	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Terrance Brewster	7	4	22	3.14	5.07

Buffalo	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Cristian DeMeester	6	5	26	4.33	6.15

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Indianapolis	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Weston Liotti	4	2	10	2.50	5.40
TE Derrick Elliot	1	0	0	0.00	4.60
WR Wayne Price	1	1	10	10.00	2.00
RB Jeremy Kaplan	1	1	2	2.00	3.33

Buffalo	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
RB J.C. Gerhardt	4	3	10	2.50	6.00
TE Cary Gayle	1	1	11	11.00	6.00
FB Randal Delgado	1	1	5	5.00	4.67

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Indianapolis	Rushes	Conversions
RB Ashton Hernandez	1	0
QB Terrance Brewster	1	0

Buffalo	Rushes	Conversions
RB J.C. Gerhardt	2	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Indianapolis	Att	Comp	Conversions
Terrance Brewster	10	5	4

Buffalo	Att	Comp	Conversions
Cristian DeMeester	11	7	6

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Indianapolis	Targ	Catch	Conversions
TE Riley Zirn	3	2	2
WR Weston Liotti	3	1	1
TE Derrick Elliot	2	1	1
FB Tevin Rice	1	1	0
WR Wayne Price	1	0	0

Buffalo	Targ	Catch	Conversions
TE Cary Gayle	4	2	2
TE Emmanuel Hazeltine	2	1	0
RB J.C. Gerhardt	2	1	1
WR Jeremy Rancilio	1	1	1
FB Randal Delgado	1	1	1
WR Zack Eddy	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 82,500 (99,900 capacity)
Upper Deck 19,700 (25,300)
End Zone 14,700 (18,200)
Mezzanine 9,000 (10,500)
Sideline Seats 13,300 (16,100)
Club Seats 16,900 (19,900)
Luxury Boxes 8,900 (9,900)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	82,500 (99,900 capacity)
Upper Deck	19,700 (25,300)
End Zone	14,700 (18,200)
Mezzanine	9,000 (10,500)
Sideline Seats	13,300 (16,100)
Club Seats	16,900 (19,900)
Luxury Boxes	8,900 (9,900)