Week 16, 2017

played in Buffalo, NY

20 degrees, fair, 8 mph wind

Atlanta Falcons	7	3	0	10	-	20
Buffalo Bills	0	10	0	7	-	17

Scoring Summary
1Q: 13:03 ATL - Brian Leonard 20 run (Oliver Williams extra point)
2Q: 11:49 BUF - Taylor Mehlhaff 56 field goal
2Q: 01:25 BUF - Marshawn Lynch 1 run (Taylor Mehlhaff extra point)
2Q: 00:05 ATL - Oliver Williams 53 field goal
4Q: 06:55 ATL - Zach Huffman 7 run (Oliver Williams extra point)
4Q: 02:00 BUF - Marshawn Lynch 11 pass from Irv Andrulis (Taylor Mehlhaff extra point)
4Q: 00:12 ATL - Oliver Williams 47 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 13:03 ATL - Brian Leonard 20 run (Oliver Williams extra point)
2Q: 11:49 BUF - Taylor Mehlhaff 56 field goal
2Q: 01:25 BUF - Marshawn Lynch 1 run (Taylor Mehlhaff extra point)
2Q: 00:05 ATL - Oliver Williams 53 field goal
4Q: 06:55 ATL - Zach Huffman 7 run (Oliver Williams extra point)
4Q: 02:00 BUF - Marshawn Lynch 11 pass from Irv Andrulis (Taylor Mehlhaff extra point)
4Q: 00:12 ATL - Oliver Williams 47 field goal

Team Statistics ATL BUF
Record 12-3 2-12-1
First Downs 18 19
- by Rushing 4 5
- by Passing 11 13
- by Penalty 3 1
Total Net Yards 361 307
- Offensive Plays 58 69
- Yards per Play 6.22 4.45
Net Rushing Yards 109 130
- Rushing Attempts 24 31
- Yards per Rush 4.54 4.19
Net Passing Yards 252 177
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 32 - 25 - 0 36 - 23 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 267 190
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2/15 2/13
- Yards per Pass Play 7.41 4.66
Fumbles/Lost 1/1 1/0
3rd Down Conversions 7/14 8/17
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 5.8 7.2
4th Down Conversions 0/0 1/1
Penalties/Yards 4/24 7/60
Punt Returns/Yards 4/32 2/-6
Kick Returns/Yards 2/48 2/36
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 1 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/0 2/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 25 OWN 23
Time of Possession 27:25 32:35

Team Statistics	ATL	BUF
Record	12-3	2-12-1
First Downs	18	19
- by Rushing	4	5
- by Passing	11	13
- by Penalty	3	1
Total Net Yards	361	307
- Offensive Plays	58	69
- Yards per Play	6.22	4.45
Net Rushing Yards	109	130
- Rushing Attempts	24	31
- Yards per Rush	4.54	4.19
Net Passing Yards	252	177
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	32 - 25 - 0	36 - 23 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	267	190
- Sacks/Yards Lost	2/15	2/13
- Yards per Pass Play	7.41	4.66
Fumbles/Lost	1/1	1/0
3rd Down Conversions	7/14	8/17
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	5.8	7.2
4th Down Conversions	0/0	1/1
Penalties/Yards	4/24	7/60
Punt Returns/Yards	4/32	2/-6
Kick Returns/Yards	2/48	2/36
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	1	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/0	2/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 25	OWN 23
Time of Possession	27:25	32:35

Drive Charts

Atlanta Falcons
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	2:12	OWN 20	5	80	Touchdown
1	6:51	3:30	OWN 28	6	40	Missed FG
1	0:51	1:07	OWN 12	3	6	Punt
2	11:43	3:48	OWN 39	6	18	Punt
2	6:44	1:17	OWN 19	5	55	Fumble
2	1:16	1:16	OWN 20	3	44	Field Goal
3	12:08	2:00	OWN 9	3	7	Punt
3	6:31	2:52	OWN 17	7	24	Punt
3	0:09	8:23	OWN 29	16	71	Touchdown
4	1:52	1:00	OWN 27	5	33	Punt
4	0:21	0:14	OPP 43	1	13	Field Goal

Buffalo Bills
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	12:48	5:57	OWN 15	10	64	Missed FG
1	3:21	2:30	OWN 39	5	16	Punt
2	14:44	3:01	OWN 22	6	39	Field Goal
2	7:55	1:11	OWN 20	3	6	Punt
2	5:27	4:11	OWN 34	12	66	Touchdown
3	15:00	2:52	OWN 20	5	15	Punt
3	10:08	3:37	OWN 37	5	11	Punt
3	3:39	3:30	OWN 6	6	21	Punt
4	6:46	4:54	OWN 20	14	80	Touchdown
4	0:52	0:31	OWN 20	3	-10	Punt

Game MVP: Erik Ainge, Atlanta Falcons

Rushing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Zach Huffman	12	58	4.83	35	1	1
Bernard Harmon	7	19	2.71	7	0	0
Brian Leonard	5	32	6.40	20	1	1

Buffalo	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Marshawn Lynch	18	62	3.44	21	1	1
Justise Hairston	9	52	5.78	13	1	0
Irv Andrulis	2	6	3.00	4	0	0
Howard O'Neill	1	6	6.00	6	0	0
J.B. Barrere	1	4	4.00	4	0	0

Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Erik Ainge	32	25	267	2/15	0	44	0	101.4

Buffalo	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Irv Andrulis	36	23	190	2/13	1	27	0	86.5

Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Eddie Royal	5	11	48	9.60	8	14
RB Zach Huffman	4	4	16	4.00	0	8
WR Bob Brown	4	4	28	7.00	0	9
TE Everett Beardsley	3	3	20	6.67	0	11
WR Everett Wiggins	3	3	94	31.33	28	44
TE Moe Looper	3	3	27	9.00	4	14
WR Paul Williams	2	2	18	9.00	1	9
WR Malcolm Kelly	1	1	16	16.00	0	16
FB Brian Leonard	0	1	0	0.00	0	0

Buffalo	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
RB Marshawn Lynch	5	6	22	4.40	11	11	1
WR Colin Saenz	4	6	35	8.75	7	15	0
WR Jeffrey Rodriguez	4	4	45	11.25	2	27	0
WR Tito Grisso	4	5	47	11.75	1	18	0
RB Justise Hairston	2	3	14	7.00	13	10	0
WR T.J. Aspell	2	2	27	13.50	9	18	0
TE Roy Lincoln	1	3	-1	-1.00	0	-1	0
WR J.B. Barrere	1	4	1	1.00	0	1	0
FB Vinny O'Steen	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
TE Stan Strouse	0	2	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Atlanta	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Buffalo	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Atlanta	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Brian Leonard	1	0	0	0
Calvin Borders	0	0	1	0

Buffalo	Fumb	Recov	Force
Jeffrey Rodriguez	1	1	0
Juan Fisher	0	1	0
Curtis Lofton	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Atlanta	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Carlton Price	5	229	45.8	39.0	52	1

Buffalo	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Wayne Lombardi	6	284	47.3	42.0	65	4

Kicking Statistics

Atlanta	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Oliver Williams	2/3	2/3	1/1	53	2/2

Buffalo	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Taylor Mehlhaff	1/2	1/1	1/1	56	2/2

Punt Return Statistics

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Graham Lowe	4	32	8.0	0

Buffalo	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
T.J. Aspell	2	-6	-3.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Chad Neasman	1	32	32.0	0
Malcolm Kelly	1	16	16.0	0

Buffalo	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Percy Marlow	2	36	18.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Atlanta	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Shawn Crable	9	0	0.5	31	38
ILB Bart Shea	7	0	0.0	19	28
DE Jason Lynch	6	0	0.0	31	38
DT J.J. Wirthel	5	1	1.0	29	37
CB Calvin Borders	5	4	0.0	28	36
DE Monty Blackwell	5	0	0.0	28	35
CB Brady Al Shawa	3	2	0.0	22	30
ILB Tim Dobbins	3	1	0.0	12	10
S Clyde Ingalls	3	1	0.0	20	29
ILB Dean Willis	2	0	0.0	11	8
ILB Damon Ramirez	1	2	0.5	14	18
CB Chad Neasman	1	1	0.0	29	36
DT Claude Wroten	1	0	0.0	4	1
OLB Tim Shaw	1	0	0.0	4	3
CB Daymeion Hughes	1	0	0.0	7	13
G Burt Cavoretto	1	0	---	---	---
DE Damon Bromell	1	0	0.0	3	3
S Tom Zhao	1	0	0.0	7	13
S Lorenzo Logan	0	3	0.0	22	25
S Dana Washington	0	1	0.0	11	9

Buffalo	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Curtis Lofton	8	0	0.0	18	26
OLB Paul Posluszny	6	0	0.0	15	20
DT Ray Cochrane	5	1	1.5	18	28
S Dashon Goldson	5	0	0.0	20	22
DE Chris Long	4	1	0.5	21	31
CB A.J. Harrison	4	0	0.0	14	16
OLB Marcus Cunningham	4	0	0.0	18	20
S Brandon Flowers	2	2	0.0	17	26
CB Danny Duff	2	0	0.0	19	21
CB Rod Calico	2	0	0.0	14	25
DE Baraka Atkins	1	1	0.0	10	8
OLB Alex Raffensperger	1	1	0.0	6	10
DT Haloti Ngata	1	0	0.0	17	30
OLB Stephen Singleton	1	0	0.0	12	20
DE Carlton OBrien	1	0	0.0	20	29
CB Juan Fisher	0	1	0.0	8	19

Pass Rush Statistics

Atlanta	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT J.J. Wirthel	1.0	0	1	37
OLB Shawn Crable	0.5	2	0	38
ILB Damon Ramirez	0.5	0	0	18
ILB Bart Shea	0.0	1	0	28
DE Jason Lynch	0.0	1	0	38

Buffalo	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Ray Cochrane	1.5	0	1	2	28
DE Chris Long	0.5	1	0	3	31
DE Carlton OBrien	0.0	0	2	0	29

Pass Defense Statistics

Atlanta	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Calvin Borders	4	0	36
ILB Bart Shea	3	0	28
OLB Shawn Crable	3	0	38
ILB Tim Dobbins	2	0	10
CB Brady Al Shawa	2	0	30
CB Chad Neasman	1	4	36
S Tom Zhao	1	1	13
ILB Dean Willis	1	0	8
DT J.J. Wirthel	1	0	37
S Clyde Ingalls	1	0	29
OLB Tim Shaw	1	0	3
CB Daymeion Hughes	1	0	13
ILB Damon Ramirez	1	0	18
DE Jason Lynch	1	0	38

Buffalo	Caught	PPlay
OLB Paul Posluszny	5	20
OLB Curtis Lofton	5	26
CB A.J. Harrison	3	16
S Dashon Goldson	3	22
OLB Marcus Cunningham	3	20
CB Rod Calico	2	25
S Brandon Flowers	2	26
CB Juan Fisher	1	19
OLB Alex Raffensperger	1	10

Blocking Statistics

Atlanta	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Mike Pollak	3	6	1	21	0	34
Davin Joseph	2	4	0	19	0	27
Wesley Covington	1	4	0	22	1	28
Brian Boone	0	3	0	9	0	8
Brian Leonard	0	2	0	17	0	23
Barry Richardson	0	1	0	6	1	9
Steven Marshall	0	1	0	8	0	7
Luke Fulton	0	1	0	20	0	31
Moe Looper	0	1	0	18	0	22
Burt Cavoretto	0	1	0	15	0	26

Buffalo	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Graham Casher	3	6	0	29	1	30
Orlando Fortenberry	2	6	0	26	1	35
Branden Albert	2	5	0	27	0	33
Stephen Hansen	2	4	1	27	0	31
Vinny O'Steen	1	1	0	9	0	12
Mansfield Wrotto	0	3	0	26	0	31
Howard O'Neill	0	1	0	15	0	18
Alfred Rogers	0	1	0	10	0	13
Jay Blake	0	1	0	4	0	7
Neil James	0	1	0	6	0	10

Special Teams Tackles

Atlanta	Tackles	STPlays
Chad Neasman	2	12
Bernard Harmon	1	22
Daymeion Hughes	1	9

Buffalo	Tackles	STPlays
Justise Hairston	5	21
Alfred Rogers	1	6

Participation

Atlanta	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Chad Neasman	---	---	29	36	12	77
Jason Lynch	---	---	31	38	8	77
Shawn Crable	---	---	31	38	2	71
J.J. Wirthel	---	---	29	37	2	68
Calvin Borders	---	---	28	36	2	66
Monty Blackwell	---	---	28	35	2	65
Brady Al Shawa	---	---	22	30	9	61
Erik Ainge	24	34	---	---	---	58
Lorenzo Logan	---	---	22	25	9	56
Brian Leonard	17	23	---	---	16	56
Mike Pollak	21	34	---	---	---	55
Davin Joseph	19	27	---	---	8	54
Luke Fulton	20	31	---	---	---	51
Wesley Covington	22	28	---	---	---	50
Clyde Ingalls	---	---	20	29	1	50
Bart Shea	---	---	19	28	3	50
Burt Cavoretto	15	26	---	---	8	49
Eddie Royal	18	26	---	---	---	44
Everett Beardsley	11	16	---	---	16	43
Moe Looper	18	22	---	---	---	40
Everett Wiggins	15	22	---	---	2	39
Bernard Harmon	7	10	---	---	22	39
Damon Ramirez	---	---	14	18	4	36
Sean Seleski	---	---	9	8	17	34
Dana Washington	---	---	11	9	10	30
Zach Huffman	12	18	---	---	---	30
Daymeion Hughes	---	---	7	13	9	29
Tim Dobbins	---	---	12	10	5	27
Dean Willis	---	---	11	8	6	25
Brian Boone	9	8	---	---	8	25
Malcolm Kelly	5	11	---	---	9	25
Bob Brown	11	13	---	---	---	24
Steven Marshall	8	7	---	---	8	23
Barry Richardson	6	9	---	---	8	23
Tom Zhao	---	---	7	13	2	22
Paul Williams	1	4	---	---	12	17
Reuben Collins	5	5	---	---	6	16
Tim Shaw	---	---	4	3	7	14
Graham Lowe	0	0	---	---	13	13
Oliver Williams	0	0	---	---	7	7
Damon Bromell	---	---	3	3	---	6
Claude Wroten	---	---	4	1	---	5
Carlton Price	0	0	---	---	5	5
Rickey Pote	---	---	0	0	3	3
Ernie Westbrook	0	0	---	---	3	3
Kyle Boller	0	0	---	---	---	0

Buffalo	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Irv Andrulis	31	38	---	---	---	69
Branden Albert	27	33	---	---	5	65
Orlando Fortenberry	26	35	---	---	2	63
Graham Casher	29	30	---	---	---	59
Stephen Hansen	27	31	---	---	---	58
Mansfield Wrotto	26	31	---	---	---	57
Chris Long	---	---	21	31	2	54
Stan Strouse	15	22	---	---	15	52
Carlton OBrien	---	---	20	29	3	52
A.J. Harrison	---	---	14	16	20	50
Paul Posluszny	---	---	15	20	15	50
Ray Cochrane	---	---	18	28	4	50
Tito Grisso	24	25	---	---	---	49
Haloti Ngata	---	---	17	30	1	48
Colin Saenz	16	22	---	---	9	47
Curtis Lofton	---	---	18	26	2	46
Brandon Flowers	---	---	17	26	3	46
Justise Hairston	11	13	---	---	21	45
Marshawn Lynch	20	25	---	---	---	45
Dashon Goldson	---	---	20	22	1	43
Danny Duff	---	---	19	21	3	43
J.B. Barrere	19	22	---	---	2	43
Stephen Singleton	---	---	12	20	9	41
Rod Calico	---	---	14	25	2	41
Marcus Cunningham	---	---	18	20	2	40
Howard O'Neill	15	18	---	---	6	39
Roy Lincoln	12	12	---	---	14	38
Shay Morley	---	---	8	14	15	37
Vinny O'Steen	9	12	---	---	10	31
Juan Fisher	---	---	8	19	2	29
Alfred Rogers	10	13	---	---	6	29
Alex Raffensperger	---	---	6	10	12	28
Baraka Atkins	---	---	10	8	6	24
T.J. Aspell	4	6	---	---	14	24
Jeffrey Rodriguez	10	13	---	---	1	24
Jay Blake	4	7	---	---	8	19
Neil James	6	10	---	---	3	19
Chester Pritchett	---	---	7	7	2	16
Percy Marlow	0	0	---	---	13	13
Blake Patterson	0	0	---	---	8	8
Leland Rose	---	---	2	2	4	8
Wayne Lombardi	0	0	---	---	8	8
Taylor Mehlhaff	0	0	---	---	6	6
Percy Hildreth	0	0	---	---	5	5
Ben Roethlisberger	0	0	---	---	---	0
Daniel Parker	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	5	32	6.4
Middle	13	29	2.2
Right	6	48	8.0
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	8	54	6.8
Middle	16	56	3.5
Right	7	20	2.9
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Erik Ainge	32	25	3	2	1	0	3	5	0

Buffalo	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Irv Andrulis	36	23	1	3	1	5	4	1	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	1	0	0	0.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	13	12	64	4.9
Medium (9-18 Yds)	14	11	130	9.3
Long (19+ Yds)	4	2	73	18.3

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	5	4	25	5.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	12	9	32	2.7
Medium (9-18 Yds)	15	8	91	6.1
Long (19+ Yds)	4	2	42	10.5

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Eddie Royal	11	5	1	48	0	26
RB Zach Huffman	4	4	0	16	0	18
WR Bob Brown	4	4	0	28	0	13
TE Everett Beardsley	3	3	0	20	0	16
WR Everett Wiggins	3	3	0	94	3	22
TE Moe Looper	3	3	0	27	0	22
WR Paul Williams	2	2	0	18	0	4
FB Brian Leonard	1	0	0	0	0	23
WR Malcolm Kelly	1	1	0	16	0	11

Buffalo	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
RB Marshawn Lynch	6	5	0	22	0	25
WR Colin Saenz	6	4	0	35	0	22
WR Tito Grisso	5	4	0	47	0	25
WR Jeffrey Rodriguez	4	4	0	45	1	13
WR J.B. Barrere	4	1	0	1	0	22
RB Justise Hairston	3	2	0	14	0	13
TE Roy Lincoln	3	1	0	-1	0	12
TE Stan Strouse	2	0	1	0	0	22
WR T.J. Aspell	2	2	0	27	0	6
FB Vinny O'Steen	1	0	0	0	0	12

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Brian Leonard	1	20	20.00	6.40
Zach Huffman	1	7	7.00	4.83

Buffalo	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Marshawn Lynch	3	6	2.00	3.44

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Erik Ainge	4	4	12	3.00	8.34

Buffalo	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Irv Andrulis	3	3	24	8.00	5.28

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Everett Beardsley	1	1	-1	-1.00	6.67
TE Moe Looper	1	1	4	4.00	9.00
RB Zach Huffman	1	1	1	1.00	4.00
WR Bob Brown	1	1	8	8.00	7.00

Buffalo	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
RB Marshawn Lynch	1	1	11	11.00	3.67
WR Colin Saenz	1	1	4	4.00	5.83
WR Jeffrey Rodriguez	1	1	9	9.00	11.25

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Atlanta	Rushes	Conversions
Zach Huffman	2	1
Bernard Harmon	2	1

Buffalo	Rushes	Conversions
Justise Hairston	2	1
Marshawn Lynch	2	2
Irv Andrulis	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Conversions
Erik Ainge	10	6	5

Buffalo	Att	Comp	Conversions
Irv Andrulis	11	9	5

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Eddie Royal	4	1	1
WR Everett Wiggins	2	2	2
FB Brian Leonard	1	0	0
WR Paul Williams	1	1	1
TE Moe Looper	1	1	1
RB Zach Huffman	1	1	0

Buffalo	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Colin Saenz	3	2	2
WR Jeffrey Rodriguez	2	2	2
TE Roy Lincoln	2	1	0
WR Tito Grisso	2	2	1
RB Marshawn Lynch	1	1	0
WR J.B. Barrere	1	1	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 33,600 (75,300 capacity)
Upper Deck 8,700 (23,100)
End Zone 7,500 (16,700)
Mezzanine 4,600 (9,600)
Sideline Seats 7,600 (14,800)
Club Seats 4,400 (8,900)
Luxury Boxes 800 (2,200)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	33,600 (75,300 capacity)
Upper Deck	8,700 (23,100)
End Zone	7,500 (16,700)
Mezzanine	4,600 (9,600)
Sideline Seats	7,600 (14,800)
Club Seats	4,400 (8,900)
Luxury Boxes	800 (2,200)