Week 12, 2030

played in Buffalo, NY

33 degrees, fair, 3 mph wind

Detroit Lions	7	0	6	0	-	13
Buffalo Bills	0	9	0	6	-	15

Scoring Summary
1Q: 00:56 DET - Nate Byham 5 pass from J.J. Sutton (Justin Branch extra point)
2Q: 12:52 BUF - Taylor Mehlhaff 18 field goal
2Q: 06:40 BUF - Taylor Mehlhaff 49 field goal
2Q: 00:19 BUF - Taylor Mehlhaff 19 field goal
3Q: 08:11 DET - Justin Branch 33 field goal
3Q: 01:00 DET - Justin Branch 21 field goal
4Q: 12:15 BUF - Taylor Mehlhaff 29 field goal
4Q: 03:40 BUF - Taylor Mehlhaff 28 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 00:56 DET - Nate Byham 5 pass from J.J. Sutton (Justin Branch extra point)
2Q: 12:52 BUF - Taylor Mehlhaff 18 field goal
2Q: 06:40 BUF - Taylor Mehlhaff 49 field goal
2Q: 00:19 BUF - Taylor Mehlhaff 19 field goal
3Q: 08:11 DET - Justin Branch 33 field goal
3Q: 01:00 DET - Justin Branch 21 field goal
4Q: 12:15 BUF - Taylor Mehlhaff 29 field goal
4Q: 03:40 BUF - Taylor Mehlhaff 28 field goal

Team Statistics DET BUF
Record 7-4 6-5
First Downs 18 18
- by Rushing 5 7
- by Passing 13 11
- by Penalty 0 0
Total Net Yards 298 389
- Offensive Plays 68 64
- Yards per Play 4.38 6.08
Net Rushing Yards 92 171
- Rushing Attempts 21 30
- Yards per Rush 4.38 5.70
Net Passing Yards 206 218
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 44 - 24 - 0 33 - 19 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 224 226
- Sacks/Yards Lost 3/18 1/8
- Yards per Pass Play 4.38 6.41
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 1/0
3rd Down Conversions 8/17 6/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 6.9 4.7
4th Down Conversions 1/2 0/0
Penalties/Yards 3/25 2/20
Punt Returns/Yards 3/22 1/1
Kick Returns/Yards 5/137 3/61
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 3 4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/2 0/4
Avg. Drive Start OWN 28 OWN 27
Time of Possession 29:41 30:19

Team Statistics	DET	BUF
Record	7-4	6-5
First Downs	18	18
- by Rushing	5	7
- by Passing	13	11
- by Penalty	0	0
Total Net Yards	298	389
- Offensive Plays	68	64
- Yards per Play	4.38	6.08
Net Rushing Yards	92	171
- Rushing Attempts	21	30
- Yards per Rush	4.38	5.70
Net Passing Yards	206	218
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	44 - 24 - 0	33 - 19 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	224	226
- Sacks/Yards Lost	3/18	1/8
- Yards per Pass Play	4.38	6.41
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	1/0
3rd Down Conversions	8/17	6/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	6.9	4.7
4th Down Conversions	1/2	0/0
Penalties/Yards	3/25	2/20
Punt Returns/Yards	3/22	1/1
Kick Returns/Yards	5/137	3/61
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	3	4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/2	0/4
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 28	OWN 27
Time of Possession	29:41	30:19

Drive Charts

Detroit Lions
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	1:31	OWN 20	3	3	Punt
1	9:38	8:49	OWN 1	17	99	Touchdown
2	12:47	1:51	OWN 41	4	20	Punt
2	6:32	2:47	OWN 36	5	11	Punt
2	0:12	0:12	OWN 22	1	1	Half
3	12:57	4:54	OWN 35	11	49	Field Goal
3	5:36	4:44	OWN 46	11	50	Field Goal
4	12:08	2:49	OWN 35	6	23	Punt
4	3:32	0:47	OWN 26	3	0	Punt
4	2:03	1:29	OWN 22	8	17	Downs

Buffalo Bills
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	13:29	3:51	OWN 25	8	36	Punt
1	0:49	3:02	OWN 40	6	59	Field Goal
2	10:56	4:24	OWN 20	9	48	Field Goal
2	3:45	3:33	OWN 15	14	83	Field Goal
3	15:00	2:03	OWN 20	3	9	Punt
3	8:03	2:27	OWN 17	3	-2	Punt
3	0:52	3:44	OWN 29	7	59	Field Goal
4	9:19	5:47	OWN 20	11	69	Field Goal
4	2:45	0:42	OWN 29	3	9	Punt
4	0:34	0:34	OPP 39	1	-1	Game

Game MVP: Taylor Mehlhaff, Buffalo Bills

Rushing Statistics

Detroit	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Travis Payton	9	46	5.11	13	2
J.J. Sutton	3	13	4.33	7	0
Dwayne George	3	21	7.00	12	1
Edward Kondovski	3	4	1.33	2	0
Terrance Kremers	2	1	0.50	3	0
AJ Green	1	7	7.00	7	0

Buffalo	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Keith Rivers	19	108	5.68	25	2
Ryan Williams	10	64	6.40	18	3
Phillip Rotzell	1	-1	-1.00	-1	0

Passing Statistics

Detroit	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
J.J. Sutton	44	24	224	3/18	1	21	0	76.3

Buffalo	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Phillip Rotzell	33	19	226	1/8	0	29	0	78.6

Receiving Statistics

Detroit	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
TE Bruce Brizzolara	6	11	66	11.00	30	18	0
RB Travis Payton	5	8	53	10.60	17	21	0
WR AJ Green	4	8	25	6.25	7	13	0
FB Dwayne George	3	4	40	13.33	14	21	0
TE Nate Byham	2	2	11	5.50	0	6	1
WR Raymond Stephenson	2	5	10	5.00	0	11	0
RB Terrance Kremers	2	2	19	9.50	0	10	0
WR Jason Donovan	0	2	0	0.00	0	0	0
WR Golden Tate	0	2	0	0.00	0	0	0

Buffalo	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Lonnie Fafinski	4	6	42	10.50	9	24
WR Edwin Upchurch	4	6	63	15.75	16	29
WR Mario Sim	3	4	33	11.00	1	21
TE Corey Blalock	3	5	26	8.67	7	11
WR Reggie Michael	3	6	42	14.00	13	26
TE Derek Wofford	1	4	16	16.00	6	16
RB Keith Rivers	1	2	4	4.00	2	4

Interception Statistics

Detroit	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Buffalo	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Detroit	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Percy Press	0	0	1	0

Buffalo	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Keith Rivers	1	0	0	0
Corey Blalock	0	1	0	0

Punting Statistics

Detroit	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
R.J. Lyons	5	217	43.4	35.2	53	1

Buffalo	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Thomas Morstead	4	175	43.8	38.3	49	2

Kicking Statistics

Detroit	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Justin Branch	2/2	0/0	0/0	33	1/1

Buffalo	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Taylor Mehlhaff	5/5	1/1	0/0	49	0/0

Punt Return Statistics

Detroit	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
AJ Green	3	22	7.3	0

Buffalo	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Larry Asante	1	1	1.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Detroit	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Golden Tate	4	115	28.8	0
Travis Payton	1	22	22.0	0

Buffalo	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Larry Asante	3	61	20.3	0

Defensive Statistics

Detroit	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Jerry Parker	6	1	0.0	21	24
DT Percy Press	6	1	0.0	27	24
S Kevin Delgado	6	1	0.0	30	34
CB Lonnie Denyer	6	0	0.0	28	31
ILB Ross Donohue	5	1	0.0	16	21
S Rodney Dunn	4	2	0.0	18	20
ILB Marvin Gillette	4	0	0.0	12	15
DE Austin Tomei	3	2	0.5	16	21
CB Bryant McNeil	2	1	0.0	27	28
S Glover Quin	2	0	0.0	15	14
DE Brett Honigstein	1	1	0.0	18	21
DT Drake Nevis	1	1	0.0	20	19
OLB Daniel Molden	1	1	0.0	21	23
OLB Renaldo Sims	1	0	0.0	24	22
OLB William Backstrom	0	4	0.5	15	20

Buffalo	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Jerry Hughes	9	0	0.0	13	34
S Brady DeAngelis	6	1	0.0	19	46
OLB Carlton McAddley	4	2	0.0	20	40
OLB Jack Marsh	4	1	0.0	20	37
CB Alex Banks	3	2	0.0	17	23
ILB Wayne Snyder	3	1	0.0	11	31
CB Rich Labbe	3	1	0.0	9	35
ILB Rondell Quinn	3	0	0.0	8	13
CB Rusty Parker	3	0	0.0	13	36
S Teddy Hutton	3	0	0.0	12	26
DE DaQuan Bowers	2	0	1.0	9	18
DT Jurrell Casey	1	0	1.0	11	20
DE Daryl Perry	1	3	0.5	12	29
S Jerry Peters	1	0	0.0	12	21
DE Nolan Urban	0	1	0.5	14	25
DT Antoine Sellers	0	1	0.0	7	23

Pass Rush Statistics

Detroit	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
OLB William Backstrom	0.5	1	0	20
DE Austin Tomei	0.5	0	0	21
DE Brett Honigstein	0.0	1	0	21
DT Percy Press	0.0	0	1	24
ILB Marvin Gillette	0.0	0	1	15

Buffalo	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE DaQuan Bowers	1.0	1	0	0	18
DT Jurrell Casey	1.0	0	0	0	20
DE Daryl Perry	0.5	2	0	1	29
DE Nolan Urban	0.5	0	1	0	25
OLB Jack Marsh	0.0	1	4	5	37
DT Toby Barker	0.0	0	1	0	27

Pass Defense Statistics

Detroit	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
S Kevin Delgado	5	0	34
CB Lonnie Denyer	4	1	31
ILB Marvin Gillette	2	1	15
ILB Jerry Parker	2	0	24
OLB Daniel Molden	2	0	23
ILB Ross Donohue	2	0	21
CB Bryant McNeil	1	3	28
DE Austin Tomei	1	0	21
OLB Renaldo Sims	0	1	22

Buffalo	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
ILB Jerry Hughes	6	0	34
S Brady DeAngelis	3	1	46
OLB Carlton McAddley	3	1	40
ILB Rondell Quinn	2	2	13
ILB Wayne Snyder	2	1	31
CB Alex Banks	2	0	23
CB Rusty Parker	2	0	36
CB Rich Labbe	2	0	35
S Jerry Peters	1	0	21
S Teddy Hutton	1	0	26

Blocking Statistics

Detroit	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Julio Koepke	4	5	2	20	1	46
Mike Iupati	2	2	0	19	0	43
Travis Corbett	1	2	0	16	0	39
Dwayne George	1	1	0	17	0	29
Rickey Stoole	1	1	0	5	0	11
Todd Evans	0	4	0	21	1	47
Zachary Williams	0	3	0	18	1	40

Buffalo	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Keith Williams	4	8	25	0	30
Jorge Lynn	3	5	23	0	32
Ted Shinners	3	5	23	0	27
Brock Pearson	1	5	14	0	17
Kenyon Fulcher	1	2	26	0	28
Allen Daniels	0	2	13	0	16
Dennis Gindin	0	1	7	0	7
Edwin Quinn	0	1	7	0	2
Byron Stingily	0	0	20	1	23

Special Teams Tackles

Detroit	Tackles	STPlays
Dwayne George	2	13
Kevin Delgado	1	20
Nate Byham	1	17

Buffalo	Tackles	STPlays
Lonnie Fafinski	3	15
Larry Asante	2	19
Donald Yeager	1	25
Allen Daniels	1	23
Keith Rivers	1	15

Participation

Detroit	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Kevin Delgado	---	---	30	34	20	84
Todd Evans	21	47	---	---	6	74
Bruce Brizzolara	21	44	---	---	8	73
AJ Green	18	40	---	---	14	72
J.J. Sutton	21	47	---	---	---	68
Bryant McNeil	---	---	27	28	13	68
Julio Koepke	20	46	---	---	---	66
Lonnie Denyer	---	---	28	31	5	64
Mike Iupati	19	43	---	---	---	62
Dwayne George	17	29	---	---	13	59
Zachary Williams	18	40	---	---	1	59
Travis Payton	16	36	---	---	6	58
Jerry Parker	---	---	21	24	10	55
Nate Byham	13	25	---	---	17	55
Percy Press	---	---	27	24	4	55
Travis Corbett	16	39	---	---	---	55
William Backstrom	---	---	15	20	20	55
Raymond Stephenson	8	28	---	---	16	52
Daniel Molden	---	---	21	23	5	49
Brett Honigstein	---	---	18	21	8	47
Renaldo Sims	---	---	24	22	1	47
Austin Tomei	---	---	16	21	6	43
Rodney Dunn	---	---	18	20	3	41
Drake Nevis	---	---	20	19	2	41
Ross Donohue	---	---	16	21	2	39
Harris Friday	---	---	12	18	3	33
Glover Quin	---	---	15	14	2	31
Marvin Gillette	---	---	12	15	3	30
Golden Tate	4	10	---	---	15	29
Edward Kondovski	3	2	---	---	21	26
Rickey Stoole	5	11	---	---	7	23
Dixon Hudson	5	8	---	---	7	20
Myron Maupin	---	---	3	10	3	16
Terrance Kremers	3	11	---	---	---	14
Scott Feely	---	---	6	7	---	13
Jason Donovan	2	10	---	---	---	12
Kelvin Vance	---	---	0	0	12	12
C.J. Meadows	1	1	---	---	7	9
Gino Swift	---	---	1	2	4	7
Ricky Carpenter	0	0	---	---	7	7
Justin Branch	0	0	---	---	6	6
R.J. Lyons	0	0	---	---	5	5
Archie Griffin	0	0	---	---	2	2
Bruce Delgado	---	---	0	0	2	2
Lester Schokora	0	0	---	---	---	0
Dwayne Hogenmiller	0	0	---	---	---	0

Buffalo	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Edwin Upchurch	24	29	---	---	15	68
Brady DeAngelis	---	---	19	46	2	67
Phillip Rotzell	30	34	---	---	---	64
Jorge Lynn	23	32	---	---	7	62
Carlton McAddley	---	---	20	40	1	61
Jack Marsh	---	---	20	37	2	59
Ted Shinners	23	27	---	---	7	57
Keith Williams	25	30	---	---	---	55
Kenyon Fulcher	26	28	---	---	---	54
Keith Rivers	20	19	---	---	15	54
Wayne Snyder	---	---	11	31	11	53
Allen Daniels	13	16	---	---	23	52
Corey Blalock	20	21	---	---	10	51
Rusty Parker	---	---	13	36	2	51
Jerry Peters	---	---	12	21	18	51
Jerry Hughes	---	---	13	34	3	50
Teddy Hutton	---	---	12	26	11	49
Lonnie Fafinski	14	18	---	---	15	47
Rich Labbe	---	---	9	35	2	46
Alex Banks	---	---	17	23	5	45
Mario Sim	17	21	---	---	6	44
Larry Asante	---	---	9	15	19	43
Daryl Perry	---	---	12	29	2	43
Byron Stingily	20	23	---	---	---	43
Nolan Urban	---	---	14	25	3	42
Toby Barker	---	---	12	27	2	41
Brock Pearson	14	17	---	---	9	40
Derek Wofford	11	13	---	---	15	39
Antoine Sellers	---	---	7	23	5	35
Reggie Michael	18	17	---	---	---	35
Jurrell Casey	---	---	11	20	3	34
Donald Yeager	---	---	1	7	25	33
DaQuan Bowers	---	---	9	18	1	28
Rondell Quinn	---	---	8	13	2	23
Dennis Gindin	7	7	---	---	9	23
Ryan Williams	10	12	---	---	---	22
Archie Roberts	5	4	---	---	9	18
Tommy Wyden	---	---	1	10	1	12
Taylor Mehlhaff	0	0	---	---	11	11
Edwin Quinn	7	2	---	---	2	11
Eli Wolflick	---	---	1	1	4	6
Arnold Garrison	0	0	---	---	5	5
Korey Flint	2	3	---	---	---	5
Thomas Morstead	0	0	---	---	4	4
Lee Wright	1	1	---	---	---	2
Donny Stropka	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	5	36	7.2
Middle	10	36	3.6
Right	5	19	3.8
None	1	1	1.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	5	17	3.4
Middle	21	142	6.8
Right	3	13	4.3
None	1	-1	-1.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Detroit	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
J.J. Sutton	44	24	2	1	4	5	6	6	0

Buffalo	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Phillip Rotzell	33	19	4	2	2	6	2	0	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	1	1	-1	-1.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	27	17	162	6.0
Medium (9-18 Yds)	15	6	63	4.2
Long (19+ Yds)	1	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	3	3	23	7.7
Short (0-8 Yds)	16	9	72	4.5
Medium (9-18 Yds)	7	5	81	11.6
Long (19+ Yds)	7	2	50	7.1

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Detroit	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
TE Bruce Brizzolara	11	6	0	66	0	44
WR AJ Green	8	4	2	25	0	40
RB Travis Payton	8	5	0	53	1	36
WR Raymond Stephenson	5	2	2	10	0	28
FB Dwayne George	4	3	0	40	1	29
WR Jason Donovan	2	0	0	0	0	10
TE Nate Byham	2	2	0	11	0	25
WR Golden Tate	2	0	0	0	0	10
RB Terrance Kremers	2	2	0	19	0	11

Buffalo	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Lonnie Fafinski	6	4	0	42	1	18
WR Reggie Michael	6	3	1	42	1	17
WR Edwin Upchurch	6	4	0	63	1	29
TE Corey Blalock	5	3	1	26	0	21
WR Mario Sim	4	3	0	33	1	21
TE Derek Wofford	4	1	0	16	0	13
RB Keith Rivers	2	1	0	4	0	19

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Detroit	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Terrance Kremers	1	3	3.00	0.50
Edward Kondovski	1	2	2.00	1.33
Travis Payton	1	2	2.00	5.11

Buffalo	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Keith Rivers	3	8	2.67	5.68
Ryan Williams	1	-2	-2.00	6.40

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Detroit	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
J.J. Sutton	4	1	5	1.25	5.09

Buffalo	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Phillip Rotzell	7	1	3	0.43	6.85

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Detroit	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Nate Byham	1	1	5	5.00	5.50
WR Golden Tate	1	0	0	0.00	0.00
TE Bruce Brizzolara	1	0	0	0.00	6.00
RB Travis Payton	1	0	0	0.00	6.63

Buffalo	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Mario Sim	2	1	3	1.50	8.25
TE Corey Blalock	1	0	0	0.00	5.20
WR Lonnie Fafinski	1	0	0	0.00	7.00
TE Derek Wofford	1	0	0	0.00	4.00
RB Keith Rivers	1	0	0	0.00	2.00
WR Edwin Upchurch	1	0	0	0.00	10.50

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Detroit	Rushes	Conversions
Edward Kondovski	3	2
J.J. Sutton	1	1

Buffalo	Rushes	Conversions
Keith Rivers	2	1
Ryan Williams	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Detroit	Att	Comp	Conversions
J.J. Sutton	13	8	5

Buffalo	Att	Comp	Conversions
Phillip Rotzell	11	7	4

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Detroit	Targ	Catch	Conversions
RB Travis Payton	4	3	2
TE Nate Byham	2	2	1
WR AJ Green	2	1	0
WR Raymond Stephenson	2	0	0
WR Jason Donovan	1	0	0
TE Bruce Brizzolara	1	1	1
FB Dwayne George	1	1	1

Buffalo	Targ	Catch	Conversions
TE Derek Wofford	3	1	1
WR Mario Sim	2	2	1
TE Corey Blalock	2	1	1
WR Edwin Upchurch	2	1	1
WR Lonnie Fafinski	1	1	0
WR Reggie Michael	1	1	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 13,000 (75,300 capacity)
Upper Deck 9,700 (23,100)
End Zone 500 (16,700)
Mezzanine 400 (9,600)
Sideline Seats 1,600 (14,800)
Club Seats 800 (8,900)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	13,000 (75,300 capacity)
Upper Deck	9,700 (23,100)
End Zone	500 (16,700)
Mezzanine	400 (9,600)
Sideline Seats	1,600 (14,800)
Club Seats	800 (8,900)