Wild Card Playoff Games, 2075

played in Denver, CO

41 degrees, rain, 8 mph wind

Buffalo Bills	0	10	0	0	-	10
Denver Broncos	7	7	14	3	-	31

Scoring Summary
1Q: 07:59 DEN - Brandon Whalen 99 interception return (Cory Hoover extra point)
2Q: 12:39 BUF - Bradley Griffith 25 field goal
2Q: 08:49 DEN - Gilbert Loukas 30 pass from Nicholas Leibert (Cory Hoover extra point)
2Q: 00:28 BUF - Emmitt Wolfe 2 pass from Nick Staton (Bradley Griffith extra point)
3Q: 12:02 DEN - Gilbert Loukas 2 pass from Nicholas Leibert (Cory Hoover extra point)
3Q: 07:46 DEN - Jim Weaver 22 pass from Nicholas Leibert (Cory Hoover extra point)
4Q: 09:16 DEN - Cory Hoover 28 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 07:59 DEN - Brandon Whalen 99 interception return (Cory Hoover extra point)
2Q: 12:39 BUF - Bradley Griffith 25 field goal
2Q: 08:49 DEN - Gilbert Loukas 30 pass from Nicholas Leibert (Cory Hoover extra point)
2Q: 00:28 BUF - Emmitt Wolfe 2 pass from Nick Staton (Bradley Griffith extra point)
3Q: 12:02 DEN - Gilbert Loukas 2 pass from Nicholas Leibert (Cory Hoover extra point)
3Q: 07:46 DEN - Jim Weaver 22 pass from Nicholas Leibert (Cory Hoover extra point)
4Q: 09:16 DEN - Cory Hoover 28 field goal

Team Statistics BUF DEN
Record 10-7 13-4
First Downs 23 14
- by Rushing 6 6
- by Passing 17 8
- by Penalty 0 0
Total Net Yards 406 261
- Offensive Plays 84 50
- Yards per Play 4.83 5.22
Net Rushing Yards 100 90
- Rushing Attempts 33 29
- Yards per Rush 3.03 3.10
Net Passing Yards 306 171
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 50 - 26 - 1 19 - 14 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 311 185
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/5 2/14
- Yards per Pass Play 6.00 8.14
Fumbles/Lost 1/0 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 8/20 2/9
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.8 10.2
4th Down Conversions 1/3 0/0
Penalties/Yards 6/30 2/20
Punt Returns/Yards 3/-8 4/65
Kick Returns/Yards 3/80 1/31
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 1/99
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 3 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/1 1/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 23 OWN 30
Time of Possession 35:03 24:57

Team Statistics	BUF	DEN
Record	10-7	13-4
First Downs	23	14
- by Rushing	6	6
- by Passing	17	8
- by Penalty	0	0
Total Net Yards	406	261
- Offensive Plays	84	50
- Yards per Play	4.83	5.22
Net Rushing Yards	100	90
- Rushing Attempts	33	29
- Yards per Rush	3.03	3.10
Net Passing Yards	306	171
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	50 - 26 - 1	19 - 14 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	311	185
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/5	2/14
- Yards per Pass Play	6.00	8.14
Fumbles/Lost	1/0	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	8/20	2/9
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.8	10.2
4th Down Conversions	1/3	0/0
Penalties/Yards	6/30	2/20
Punt Returns/Yards	3/-8	4/65
Kick Returns/Yards	3/80	1/31
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	1/99
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	3	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/1	1/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 23	OWN 30
Time of Possession	35:03	24:57

Drive Charts

Buffalo Bills
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	7:13	OWN 31	12	44	Interception
1	7:47	3:26	OWN 30	5	19	Punt
1	2:32	5:01	OWN 47	8	45	Field Goal
2	10:31	1:06	OWN 4	3	0	Punt
2	8:38	5:30	OWN 25	11	32	Punt
2	1:43	1:24	OWN 23	6	77	Touchdown
3	11:53	1:48	OWN 25	5	22	Punt
3	7:33	1:43	OWN 37	3	-11	Punt
3	3:53	3:38	OWN 1	7	50	Punt
4	9:09	1:03	OWN 25	3	4	Punt
4	5:49	2:33	OWN 14	11	39	Downs
4	2:10	1:44	OWN 20	10	70	Downs

Denver Broncos
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	4:21	1:49	OWN 10	3	-3	Punt
2	12:31	2:00	OWN 35	3	3	Punt
2	9:25	0:47	OPP 34	2	34	Touchdown
2	3:08	1:25	OWN 20	3	0	Punt
2	0:19	0:19	OWN 25	1	-1	Half
3	15:00	3:07	OWN 25	8	75	Touchdown
3	10:05	2:32	OWN 27	6	73	Touchdown
3	5:50	1:57	OWN 43	3	7	Punt
3	0:15	6:06	OWN 20	14	69	Field Goal
4	8:06	2:17	OWN 41	3	-3	Punt
4	3:16	1:06	OWN 47	3	6	Punt
4	0:26	0:26	OWN 10	2	-4	Game

Game MVP: Nicholas Leibert, Denver Broncos

Rushing Statistics

Buffalo	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
RB Gerald Bradley	19	47	2.47	24	1
RB Abraham Cunningham	12	40	3.33	10	1
QB Nick Staton	2	13	6.50	8	0

Denver	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
RB Christopher Barker	14	71	5.07	34	2
RB Samuel Rudoff	11	23	2.09	12	1
QB Nicholas Leibert	3	-5	-1.67	-1	0
RB Sean Ross	1	1	1.00	1	0

Passing Statistics

Buffalo	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Nick Staton	50	26	311	1/5	1	40	1	69.7

Denver	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Nicholas Leibert	19	14	185	2/14	3	46	0	143.6

Receiving Statistics

Buffalo	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Trenton Hargis	8	15	91	11.38	22	24	0
WR Emmitt Wolfe	6	6	97	16.17	55	40	1
TE Mel Vance	5	11	82	16.40	23	27	0
WR Chuck Moline	4	10	24	6.00	0	10	0
RB Gerald Bradley	1	2	3	3.00	0	3	0
TE Devan Donovan	1	4	7	7.00	6	7	0
RB Carson Logan	1	1	7	7.00	1	7	0
TE Rusty Marty	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Denver	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
TE Jim Weaver	6	7	97	16.17	53	46	1
WR Gilbert Loukas	5	5	67	13.40	34	31	2
WR Sammie Lattimore	1	2	7	7.00	0	7	0
WR Malik Raymond	1	1	5	5.00	0	5	0
WR Blake Reid	1	2	9	9.00	0	9	0
TE Elliot Strickland	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
RB Christopher Barker	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Buffalo	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Denver	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Brandon Whalen	1	99	99.00	1

Fumble Statistics

Buffalo	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
WR Kaleb Mitchell	1	0	0	0
CB Enrique Light	0	1	0	0

Denver	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
G Skip Matney	0	0	1	0

Punting Statistics

Buffalo	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Otis Bobo	7	315	45.0	30.0	50	2

Denver	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Terrence Manthey	6	297	49.5	47.5	55	3

Kicking Statistics

Buffalo	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Bradley Griffith	1/1	0/0	0/0	25	1/1

Denver	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Cory Hoover	1/1	0/0	0/0	28	4/4

Punt Return Statistics

Buffalo	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Kaleb Mitchell	3	-8	-2.7	0

Denver	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Braxton Cote	4	65	16.3	0

Kick Return Statistics

Buffalo	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Chuck Moline	3	80	26.7	0

Denver	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Braxton Cote	1	31	31.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Buffalo	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Malcolm Woodson	6	1	0.0	27	15
ILB Pedro Muir	4	2	0.0	27	20
S J.T. Walters	4	1	0.0	29	20
DE Emmitt Caswell	4	1	0.0	21	17
CB Dwayne Cochrane	3	3	0.0	27	18
OLB Giovanni Armstrong	3	0	0.0	20	16
OLB Greg Fulton	3	0	0.0	9	5
CB Pete Banks	2	3	0.0	29	19
CB Tre Wooldridge	2	0	0.0	21	15
DE Cesar Hayes	1	0	1.0	18	13
OLB Reggie Bell	1	0	1.0	1	4
DE Leland Krakowski	1	1	0.0	8	6
DT Rusty Donaldson	1	1	0.0	9	4
DE Winston Myers	1	1	0.0	11	6
DT Buddy Gidley	1	1	0.0	13	4
ILB Johnathan Goodwin	1	0	0.0	8	7
CB Mario Stone	1	0	0.0	26	14

Denver	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Warren Burke	9	1	0.0	32	34
S Brandon Whalen	6	3	0.0	14	39
CB Harrison Faison	6	2	0.0	33	51
CB Marc Valles	5	3	0.0	28	31
OLB Nathaniel Ackerman	5	0	0.0	29	46
S Braxton Cote	4	5	0.0	33	51
DT Martin Lanham	3	5	0.0	25	34
S Lamont Dodge	3	2	0.0	24	18
S Jesse Bensen	3	2	0.0	12	37
CB Alonzo Castagnola	3	1	0.0	6	22
DE Clifton Tatangelo	3	0	0.0	29	44
DT Theodore Ballard	2	0	0.0	5	10
OLB Gilbert Buckner	2	0	0.0	20	29
DE Alexander Domingo	2	0	0.0	21	30
DT Jamie McElroy	1	0	1.0	4	20
DT Artie Kozak	1	0	0.0	25	29
DT Billy Wahle	1	0	0.0	7	11

Pass Rush Statistics

Buffalo	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
DE Cesar Hayes	1.0	0	0	13
OLB Reggie Bell	1.0	0	0	4
CB Pete Banks	0.0	1	0	19
DE Emmitt Caswell	0.0	0	1	17

Denver	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Jamie McElroy	1.0	0	0	0	20
DT Artie Kozak	0.0	1	1	0	29
DE Clifton Tatangelo	0.0	1	0	1	44
OLB Nathaniel Ackerman	0.0	1	0	0	46
DT Martin Lanham	0.0	0	1	1	34
DE Trent Rivera	0.0	0	1	0	25
DE Alexander Domingo	0.0	0	1	0	30

Pass Defense Statistics

Buffalo	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
OLB Malcolm Woodson	3	0	15
S J.T. Walters	3	0	20
CB Tre Wooldridge	2	2	15
CB Pete Banks	2	1	19
ILB Pedro Muir	2	0	20
ILB Johnathan Goodwin	1	0	7
CB Mario Stone	1	0	14

Denver	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Harrison Faison	6	1	0	51
OLB Warren Burke	4	0	0	34
S Brandon Whalen	3	2	1	39
OLB Nathaniel Ackerman	3	1	0	46
S Jesse Bensen	3	0	0	37
S Braxton Cote	2	3	0	51
OLB Gilbert Buckner	2	1	0	29
CB Marc Valles	2	0	0	31
CB Alonzo Castagnola	1	0	0	22

Blocking Statistics

Buffalo	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
G Bennett Kaufmann	3	5	33	0	51
T Dean Barrett	3	4	33	0	51
T Oscar Maloney	2	9	33	0	51
C Barry Schweitzer	2	7	33	0	51
G Brent Dressel	1	4	33	1	51
TE Devan Donovan	0	2	17	0	26

Denver	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
G Skip Matney	4	9	0	29	1	21
G Enrique Price	3	8	1	29	0	21
T Craig Kirk	1	1	0	29	0	21
C James Gray	0	4	0	26	0	16
T Derek Monaco	0	3	0	29	1	21
TE Jim Weaver	0	1	0	27	0	20

Special Teams Tackles

Buffalo	Tackles	STPlays
Chuck Moline	3	16
Greg Fulton	2	10

Denver	Tackles	STPlays
Skip Matney	4	11
Samuel Rudoff	1	23
Cory Hoover	1	9

Participation

Buffalo	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
T Oscar Maloney	33	51	---	---	8	92
C Barry Schweitzer	33	51	---	---	---	84
G Bennett Kaufmann	33	51	---	---	---	84
T Dean Barrett	33	51	---	---	---	84
QB Nick Staton	33	51	---	---	---	84
G Brent Dressel	33	51	---	---	---	84
WR Trenton Hargis	29	48	---	---	6	83
TE Mel Vance	27	49	---	---	---	76
TE Devan Donovan	17	26	---	---	23	66
RB Abraham Cunningham	13	29	---	---	23	65
OLB Giovanni Armstrong	---	---	20	16	23	59
WR Chuck Moline	15	28	---	---	16	59
WR Emmitt Wolfe	21	37	---	---	---	58
S J.T. Walters	---	---	29	20	1	50
CB Tre Wooldridge	---	---	21	15	14	50
CB Pete Banks	---	---	29	19	1	49
ILB Pedro Muir	---	---	27	20	1	48
CB Dwayne Cochrane	---	---	27	18	1	46
OLB Malcolm Woodson	---	---	27	15	---	42
CB Mario Stone	---	---	26	14	2	42
RB Gerald Bradley	20	20	---	---	1	41
DE Emmitt Caswell	---	---	21	17	1	39
DE Cesar Hayes	---	---	18	13	7	38
CB Dixon Peters	---	---	4	9	16	29
DT Shaun Hordorwich	---	---	7	14	7	28
WR Heath Hatfield	7	5	---	---	16	28
RB Carson Logan	8	8	---	---	9	25
OLB Greg Fulton	---	---	9	5	10	24
WR Kaleb Mitchell	4	2	---	---	15	21
ILB Johnathan Goodwin	---	---	8	7	2	17
DE Winston Myers	---	---	11	6	---	17
DT Buddy Gidley	---	---	13	4	---	17
TE Rusty Marty	4	3	---	---	8	15
DE Leland Krakowski	---	---	8	6	---	14
DT Rusty Donaldson	---	---	9	4	---	13
ILB Burt Papadopulos	---	---	0	0	10	10
G Steven Mayes	0	0	---	---	8	8
P Otis Bobo	0	0	---	---	8	8
C Robert McDonald	0	0	---	---	8	8
T Jeffrey Herndon	0	0	---	---	8	8
OLB Reggie Bell	---	---	1	4	1	6
CB Enrique Light	---	---	0	0	6	6
S Lonnie Welch	---	---	2	3	---	5
OLB Jonah Wheeler	---	---	2	2	---	4
K Bradley Griffith	0	0	---	---	4	4
QB Otis Austin	0	0	---	---	---	0

Denver	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
S Braxton Cote	---	---	33	51	11	95
CB Harrison Faison	---	---	33	51	1	85
DE Clifton Tatangelo	---	---	29	44	8	81
OLB Nathaniel Ackerman	---	---	29	46	1	76
DT Martin Lanham	---	---	25	34	12	71
OLB Warren Burke	---	---	32	34	---	66
S Jesse Bensen	---	---	12	37	17	66
DT Artie Kozak	---	---	25	29	7	61
G Skip Matney	29	21	---	---	11	61
CB Marc Valles	---	---	28	31	---	59
S Lamont Dodge	---	---	24	18	16	58
G Enrique Price	29	21	---	---	7	57
T Derek Monaco	29	21	---	---	7	57
T Craig Kirk	29	21	---	---	7	57
S Brandon Whalen	---	---	14	39	1	54
WR Gilbert Loukas	29	21	---	---	3	53
DE Alexander Domingo	---	---	21	30	---	51
QB Nicholas Leibert	29	21	---	---	---	50
OLB Gilbert Buckner	---	---	20	29	1	50
TE Jim Weaver	27	20	---	---	---	47
WR Sammie Lattimore	26	18	---	---	2	46
C James Gray	26	16	---	---	---	42
DE Trent Rivera	---	---	15	25	1	41
RB Samuel Rudoff	11	6	---	---	23	40
WR Blake Reid	19	15	---	---	3	37
CB Alonzo Castagnola	---	---	6	22	8	36
TE Elliot Strickland	4	6	---	---	20	30
RB Christopher Barker	16	14	---	---	---	30
DT Jamie McElroy	---	---	4	20	1	25
OLB Kelly Ingram	---	---	1	0	22	23
WR Malik Raymond	2	2	---	---	14	18
DT Billy Wahle	---	---	7	11	---	18
DT Theodore Ballard	---	---	5	10	---	15
RB Demetrius Briscoe	2	0	---	---	10	12
WR Donnie Kanou	3	1	---	---	7	11
G Denzel Gammon	3	5	---	---	2	10
ILB Myles Norris	---	---	0	0	10	10
K Cory Hoover	0	0	---	---	9	9
TE Kody Mahaffey	5	1	---	---	3	9
P Terrence Manthey	0	0	---	---	7	7
C Quinn Alexander	0	0	---	---	7	7
T Terry Locke	0	0	---	---	5	5
RB Sean Ross	1	1	---	---	---	2
OLB Trenton Carpenter	---	---	0	0	---	0
T Chandler Bridges	0	0	---	---	---	0
QB Hugh Harrison	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	4	10	2.5
Middle	15	44	2.9
Right	14	46	3.3
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	3	12	4.0
Middle	22	82	3.7
Right	1	1	1.0
None	3	-5	-1.7

Detailed Passing Statistics

Buffalo	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Nick Staton	50	26	5	1	7	8	4	2	1

Denver	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Nicholas Leibert	19	14	4	0	0	3	1	0	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	2	1	1	0.5
Short (0-8 Yds)	19	16	136	7.2
Medium (9-18 Yds)	24	8	147	6.1
Long (19+ Yds)	5	1	27	5.4

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	0	0	0	0.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	12	10	119	9.9
Medium (9-18 Yds)	6	3	35	5.8
Long (19+ Yds)	1	1	31	31.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Buffalo	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Trenton Hargis	15	8	3	91	1	48
TE Mel Vance	11	5	0	82	2	49
WR Chuck Moline	10	4	2	24	0	28
WR Emmitt Wolfe	6	6	0	97	2	37
TE Devan Donovan	4	1	0	7	0	26
RB Gerald Bradley	2	1	1	3	0	20
RB Carson Logan	1	1	0	7	0	8
TE Rusty Marty	1	0	1	0	0	3

Denver	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
TE Jim Weaver	7	6	97	2	20
WR Gilbert Loukas	5	5	67	2	21
WR Sammie Lattimore	2	1	7	0	18
WR Blake Reid	2	1	9	0	15
TE Elliot Strickland	1	0	0	0	6
WR Malik Raymond	1	1	5	0	2
RB Christopher Barker	1	0	0	0	14

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Buffalo	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Gerald Bradley	2	5	2.50	2.47
RB Abraham Cunningham	1	-4	-4.00	3.33

Denver	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Christopher Barker	1	-3	-3.00	5.07

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Buffalo	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Nick Staton	8	3	23	2.88	6.22

Denver	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Nicholas Leibert	5	2	6	1.20	9.74

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Buffalo	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Trenton Hargis	3	1	14	4.67	6.07
TE Mel Vance	2	0	0	0.00	7.45
WR Chuck Moline	1	0	0	0.00	2.40
TE Devan Donovan	1	1	7	7.00	1.75
WR Emmitt Wolfe	1	1	2	2.00	16.17

Denver	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Jim Weaver	2	1	4	2.00	13.86
WR Gilbert Loukas	1	1	2	2.00	13.40
TE Elliot Strickland	1	0	0	0.00	0.00
RB Christopher Barker	1	0	0	0.00	0.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Buffalo	Rushes	Conversions
RB Gerald Bradley	2	1
QB Nick Staton	1	1

Denver	Rushes	Conversions
RB Christopher Barker	2	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Buffalo	Att	Comp	Conversions
Nick Staton	16	7	6

Denver	Att	Comp	Conversions
Nicholas Leibert	6	3	2

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Buffalo	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Trenton Hargis	6	3	3
TE Mel Vance	4	0	0
WR Chuck Moline	2	1	1
TE Devan Donovan	2	1	0
WR Emmitt Wolfe	1	1	1
RB Carson Logan	1	1	1

Denver	Targ	Catch	Conversions
TE Jim Weaver	2	2	1
WR Gilbert Loukas	1	1	1
WR Sammie Lattimore	1	0	0
RB Christopher Barker	1	0	0
WR Blake Reid	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 51,800 (51,800 capacity)
Upper Deck 9,800 (9,800)
End Zone 7,100 (7,100)
Mezzanine 4,100 (4,100)
Sideline Seats 6,300 (6,300)
Club Seats 20,500 (20,500)
Luxury Boxes 4,000 (4,000)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	51,800 (51,800 capacity)
Upper Deck	9,800 (9,800)
End Zone	7,100 (7,100)
Mezzanine	4,100 (4,100)
Sideline Seats	6,300 (6,300)
Club Seats	20,500 (20,500)
Luxury Boxes	4,000 (4,000)