Week 16, 2065

played in Buffalo, NY

20 degrees, fair, 2 mph wind

Atlanta Falcons	0	14	0	3	-	17
Buffalo Bills	10	0	0	0	-	10

Scoring Summary
1Q: 13:16 BUF - Bruce Horton 21 interception return (Grant Foster extra point)
1Q: 09:49 BUF - Grant Foster 28 field goal
2Q: 10:25 ATL - Elliot Grice 9 run (Gavin Hicks extra point)
2Q: 02:21 ATL - Bobby Hartman 7 pass from Riddick Ballard (Gavin Hicks extra point)
4Q: 02:37 ATL - Gavin Hicks 22 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 13:16 BUF - Bruce Horton 21 interception return (Grant Foster extra point)
1Q: 09:49 BUF - Grant Foster 28 field goal
2Q: 10:25 ATL - Elliot Grice 9 run (Gavin Hicks extra point)
2Q: 02:21 ATL - Bobby Hartman 7 pass from Riddick Ballard (Gavin Hicks extra point)
4Q: 02:37 ATL - Gavin Hicks 22 field goal

Team Statistics ATL BUF
Record 4-11 8-7
First Downs 20 12
- by Rushing 8 4
- by Passing 10 8
- by Penalty 2 0
Total Net Yards 322 243
- Offensive Plays 69 58
- Yards per Play 4.67 4.19
Net Rushing Yards 141 81
- Rushing Attempts 34 29
- Yards per Rush 4.15 2.79
Net Passing Yards 181 162
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 32 - 20 - 1 28 - 13 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards 200 168
- Sacks/Yards Lost 3/19 1/6
- Yards per Pass Play 5.17 5.59
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 1/0
3rd Down Conversions 4/15 2/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 6.2 8.0
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/1
Penalties/Yards 2/7 5/24
Punt Returns/Yards 5/34 5/15
Kick Returns/Yards 0/0 1/41
Interception Ret./Yards 2/0 1/21
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 3 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/1 0/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 29 OWN 27
Time of Possession 33:06 26:54

Team Statistics	ATL	BUF
Record	4-11	8-7
First Downs	20	12
- by Rushing	8	4
- by Passing	10	8
- by Penalty	2	0
Total Net Yards	322	243
- Offensive Plays	69	58
- Yards per Play	4.67	4.19
Net Rushing Yards	141	81
- Rushing Attempts	34	29
- Yards per Rush	4.15	2.79
Net Passing Yards	181	162
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	32 - 20 - 1	28 - 13 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards	200	168
- Sacks/Yards Lost	3/19	1/6
- Yards per Pass Play	5.17	5.59
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	1/0
3rd Down Conversions	4/15	2/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	6.2	8.0
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/1
Penalties/Yards	2/7	5/24
Punt Returns/Yards	5/34	5/15
Kick Returns/Yards	0/0	1/41
Interception Ret./Yards	2/0	1/21
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	3	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/1	0/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 29	OWN 27
Time of Possession	33:06	26:54

Drive Charts

Atlanta Falcons
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	13:55	0:51	OWN 14	2	6	Interception
1	13:04	1:51	OWN 25	3	-10	Punt
1	9:44	5:18	OWN 25	9	43	Missed FG
1	1:54	1:15	OWN 20	3	6	Punt
2	14:18	1:17	OWN 48	3	-4	Punt
2	11:36	1:22	OPP 30	3	30	Touchdown
2	5:15	3:01	OWN 20	7	80	Touchdown
3	15:00	2:20	OWN 25	5	20	Punt
3	10:35	6:45	OWN 5	14	61	Punt
3	0:18	1:10	OWN 34	3	8	Punt
4	12:40	1:47	OWN 21	4	21	Punt
4	9:06	0:56	OWN 35	3	-1	Punt
4	5:58	3:29	OWN 28	7	67	Field Goal
4	1:25	1:25	OWN 47	3	3	Game

Buffalo Bills
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	1:05	OWN 25	3	4	Punt
1	11:13	1:29	OPP 41	4	30	Field Goal
1	4:26	2:32	OWN 39	5	27	Interception
1	0:39	1:21	50	3	9	Missed FG
2	13:01	1:25	OWN 8	3	0	Punt
2	10:14	4:59	OWN 25	10	74	Interception
2	2:14	2:14	OWN 10	5	29	Half
3	12:40	2:05	OWN 23	4	17	Punt
3	3:50	3:32	OWN 3	7	24	Punt
4	14:08	1:28	OWN 24	3	4	Punt
4	10:53	1:47	OWN 27	3	-1	Punt
4	8:10	2:12	OWN 21	4	22	Punt
4	2:29	1:04	OWN 49	4	4	Downs

Game MVP: Elliot Grice, Atlanta Falcons

Rushing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB Elliot Grice	28	143	5.11	50	2	1
QB Riddick Ballard	2	9	4.50	11	1	0
FB Ryan Benson	2	-4	-2.00	0	0	0
WR Tucker Forrester	1	-3	-3.00	-3	0	0
RB Bryson Burns	1	-4	-4.00	-4	0	0

Buffalo	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
RB Wes Buckley	10	45	4.50	14	1
RB Marco Labelle	9	11	1.22	13	1
RB Harris St. Martin	6	10	1.67	9	0
QB Rico Herndon	4	15	3.75	5	0

Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Riddick Ballard	32	20	200	3/19	1	23	1	77.6

Buffalo	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Rico Herndon	28	13	168	1/6	0	36	2	36.0

Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Gabe Farrell	10	13	123	12.30	62	23	0
TE Bobby Hartman	5	6	30	6.00	4	7	1
TE Cesar Iannaccone	2	2	32	16.00	4	21	0
WR Vincent Buckner	2	5	5	2.50	7	4	0
RB Bryson Burns	1	2	10	10.00	0	10	0
WR Tucker Forrester	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
RB Elliot Grice	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
FB Ryan Benson	0	2	0	0.00	0	0	0

Buffalo	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
TE Donald Anderson	4	12	87	21.75	44	36
WR Otis Meucci	3	7	29	9.67	14	16
WR Ronald Bourque	2	4	22	11.00	8	16
WR Marc Sica	2	3	14	7.00	2	13
RB Wes Buckley	1	1	1	1.00	0	1
WR Lukas Jordan	1	1	15	15.00	0	15

Interception Statistics

Atlanta	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Terrence Harmon	1	0	0.00	0
CB Edward Losman	1	0	0.00	0

Buffalo	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
OLB Bruce Horton	1	21	21.00	1

Fumble Statistics

Atlanta	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
S Corbin Poon	0	0	1	0

Buffalo	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
RB Wes Buckley	1	0	0	0
T Francisco Decker	0	1	0	0

Punting Statistics

Atlanta	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Scott Foster	8	286	35.8	33.9	52	3

Buffalo	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Joel Myers	7	326	46.6	41.7	64	3

Kicking Statistics

Atlanta	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Gavin Hicks	1/2	0/1	0/0	22	2/2

Buffalo	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Grant Foster	1/2	0/1	0/1	28	1/1

Punt Return Statistics

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Walt Cribbs	5	34	6.8	0

Buffalo	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Frankie McDaniel	5	15	3.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Buffalo	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Ronald Bourque	1	41	41.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Atlanta	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Corbin Poon	8	0	0.0	23	19
S D.J. Mason	5	2	0.0	29	29
OLB Reginald Jamison	5	0	0.0	12	11
OLB Weston Banks	4	2	0.0	28	26
DE Howie Sandilands	4	0	0.0	26	29
CB Edward Losman	3	0	1.0	15	15
CB Sawyer Santorum	3	1	0.0	24	20
CB Devon Zlotnik	3	0	0.0	13	12
CB Terrence Harmon	2	1	0.0	16	18
S Charles Tuck	1	2	0.0	5	10
DE Rufus Grisso	1	1	0.0	10	7
CB Jameson Muncy	1	1	0.0	4	5
DT Brad Roussel	1	1	0.0	29	29
CB Walt Cribbs	1	0	0.0	6	10
OLB J.C. Johnstone	1	0	0.0	1	3
DT Elijah Frenzel	0	4	0.0	28	29
ILB Al Bensen	0	1	0.0	23	18

Buffalo	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Bruce Horton	9	1	0.0	30	26
DT Norm Sawyer	7	1	1.0	25	18
S Tucker Compton	7	4	0.0	34	35
ILB Shane Fitzgerald	6	3	0.0	34	35
CB Julio Lowe	5	2	1.0	34	35
CB Bo Farley	4	1	0.0	29	26
S Mel Morris	3	2	0.0	33	30
DE Dylan Duran	2	1	0.5	12	23
DE Taylor Kisbany	2	2	0.0	23	21
OLB Walt Grier	2	1	0.0	19	9
DT Carter Mattocks	2	1	0.0	14	14
CB Teddy Torres	2	0	0.0	20	28
DE Colby Stephens	1	1	0.0	31	24
QB Rico Herndon	1	0	---	---	---
OLB Lee Shantz	1	0	0.0	1	8
DT Santiago Joyner	1	0	0.0	15	26
TE Donald Anderson	1	0	---	---	---
DT Ed Brandenburg	0	1	0.5	14	12
CB Bruce Rivers	0	1	0.0	0	7

Pass Rush Statistics

Atlanta	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
CB Edward Losman	1.0	0	0	0	15
DE Howie Sandilands	0.0	1	1	0	29
DE Seth Jamison	0.0	0	1	1	22
DT Elijah Frenzel	0.0	0	1	0	29

Buffalo	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
CB Julio Lowe	1.0	0	0	0	35
DT Norm Sawyer	1.0	0	0	0	18
DE Dylan Duran	0.5	1	1	1	23
DT Ed Brandenburg	0.5	0	0	0	12
DT Santiago Joyner	0.0	0	1	1	26

Pass Defense Statistics

Atlanta	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Sawyer Santorum	3	1	0	20
OLB Reginald Jamison	3	0	0	11
S Corbin Poon	2	1	0	19
CB Terrence Harmon	1	0	1	18
OLB J.C. Johnstone	1	0	0	3
CB Devon Zlotnik	1	0	0	12
S D.J. Mason	1	0	0	29
S Charles Tuck	1	0	0	10
OLB Weston Banks	0	1	0	26
CB Edward Losman	0	0	1	15

Buffalo	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
OLB Bruce Horton	5	0	1	26
CB Julio Lowe	3	0	0	35
ILB Shane Fitzgerald	3	0	0	35
CB Bo Farley	3	0	0	26
S Mel Morris	2	2	0	30
S Tucker Compton	2	0	0	35
OLB Walt Grier	1	0	0	9
OLB Lee Shantz	1	0	0	8
CB Teddy Torres	0	2	0	28

Blocking Statistics

Atlanta	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
C J.J. Baxter	5	10	0	34	1	35
G Elias Lynn	4	8	1	34	0	35
T Ross Cooley	2	11	1	34	0	35
TE Bobby Hartman	1	2	0	34	0	34
T Donald Kinney	1	1	0	34	2	35

Buffalo	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
G Malachi Schulz	3	5	29	0	29
T Deion McDonald	1	6	29	0	29
C Ed Blair	1	4	29	0	29
FB Hayden Thomason	1	2	10	0	2
G Marlon Boehnlein	0	7	29	1	29
T Francisco Decker	0	1	29	0	29

Special Teams Tackles

Atlanta	Tackles	STPlays
Les Reed	2	24
Cesar Iannaccone	1	23
Devon Terrell	1	16
Walt Cribbs	1	15
Elliot Grice	1	12

Buffalo	Tackles	STPlays
Hayden Thomason	2	24
Donald Anderson	2	10
Adam Castillo	1	23

Participation

Atlanta	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
G Van Myers	34	35	---	---	10	79
G Elias Lynn	34	35	---	---	10	79
RB Elliot Grice	32	26	---	---	12	70
C J.J. Baxter	34	35	---	---	---	69
TE Bobby Hartman	34	34	---	---	1	69
T Donald Kinney	34	35	---	---	---	69
T Ross Cooley	34	35	---	---	---	69
QB Riddick Ballard	34	35	---	---	---	69
DT Elijah Frenzel	---	---	28	29	9	66
WR Gabe Farrell	30	34	---	---	---	64
WR Tucker Forrester	29	31	---	---	1	61
DT Brad Roussel	---	---	29	29	2	60
S D.J. Mason	---	---	29	29	2	60
DE Howie Sandilands	---	---	26	29	1	56
OLB Weston Banks	---	---	28	26	2	56
WR Vincent Buckner	18	24	---	---	6	48
DE Seth Jamison	---	---	23	22	2	47
CB Sawyer Santorum	---	---	24	20	1	45
S Corbin Poon	---	---	23	19	2	44
TE Cesar Iannaccone	13	6	---	---	23	42
ILB Al Bensen	---	---	23	18	1	42
CB Edward Losman	---	---	15	15	9	39
CB Terrence Harmon	---	---	16	18	1	35
WR Les Reed	4	5	---	---	24	33
CB Walt Cribbs	---	---	6	10	15	31
S Charles Tuck	---	---	5	10	14	29
OLB J.C. Johnstone	---	---	1	3	23	27
FB Ryan Benson	5	6	---	---	16	27
CB Devon Zlotnik	---	---	13	12	---	25
DE Rufus Grisso	---	---	10	7	7	24
OLB Reginald Jamison	---	---	12	11	1	24
ILB Cesar Burks	---	---	4	7	11	22
CB Jameson Muncy	---	---	4	5	10	19
RB Devon Terrell	0	1	---	---	16	17
C Blaine Tucker	0	0	---	---	10	10
T Hugh Hollins	0	0	---	---	10	10
P Scott Foster	0	0	---	---	10	10
RB Bryson Burns	2	8	---	---	---	10
T Bubba Miller	0	0	---	---	10	10
K Gavin Hicks	0	0	---	---	6	6
WR Alan Reeves	0	0	---	---	6	6
TE Vinny McDaniel	3	0	---	---	---	3
OLB Artie Michi	---	---	0	0	---	0
QB Cody Stevens	0	0	---	---	---	0
DT Maurice Marchese	---	---	0	0	---	0
C Fernando Cooley	0	0	---	---	---	0

Buffalo	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
S Mel Morris	---	---	33	30	17	80
CB Julio Lowe	---	---	34	35	3	72
ILB Shane Fitzgerald	---	---	34	35	3	72
S Tucker Compton	---	---	34	35	2	71
G Marlon Boehnlein	29	29	---	---	9	67
QB Rico Herndon	29	29	---	---	---	58
WR Otis Meucci	29	28	---	---	1	58
C Ed Blair	29	29	---	---	---	58
G Malachi Schulz	29	29	---	---	---	58
T Deion McDonald	29	29	---	---	---	58
T Francisco Decker	29	29	---	---	---	58
TE Donald Anderson	22	25	---	---	10	57
CB Bo Farley	---	---	29	26	1	56
OLB Bruce Horton	---	---	30	26	---	56
DE Colby Stephens	---	---	31	24	---	55
DE Taylor Kisbany	---	---	23	21	10	54
DT Norm Sawyer	---	---	25	18	9	52
CB Teddy Torres	---	---	20	28	2	50
WR Lukas Jordan	24	19	---	---	3	46
DT Santiago Joyner	---	---	15	26	2	43
WR Ronald Bourque	17	20	---	---	4	41
DE Dylan Duran	---	---	12	23	2	37
FB Hayden Thomason	10	2	---	---	24	36
WR Frankie McDaniel	5	5	---	---	20	30
TE Adam Castillo	2	5	---	---	23	30
OLB Walt Grier	---	---	19	9	1	29
OLB Luis Canada	---	---	5	3	21	29
DT Carter Mattocks	---	---	14	14	1	29
DT Ed Brandenburg	---	---	14	12	---	26
RB Harris St. Martin	6	2	---	---	16	24
RB Wes Buckley	11	13	---	---	---	24
RB Marco Labelle	11	12	---	---	---	23
CB Bruce Rivers	---	---	0	7	15	22
TE Pedro Miller	7	11	---	---	1	19
WR Marc Sica	1	3	---	---	14	18
T Earnest Podmore	0	0	---	---	12	12
OLB Lee Shantz	---	---	1	8	2	11
ILB Lee Forrest	---	---	0	0	11	11
C Allen Bunzel	0	0	---	---	9	9
P Joel Myers	0	0	---	---	9	9
C Sergio Woodard	0	0	---	---	9	9
G Tyrus Bernstein	0	0	---	---	9	9
CB Tyler Dong	---	---	0	0	8	8
S Roderick Green	---	---	1	5	---	6
K Grant Foster	0	0	---	---	5	5
QB Walt Montgomery	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	5	6	1.2
Middle	19	44	2.3
Right	9	93	10.3
None	1	-2	-2.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	3	1	0.3
Middle	20	74	3.7
Right	6	6	1.0
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Riddick Ballard	32	20	4	3	1	4	2	2	1

Buffalo	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Rico Herndon	28	13	2	3	3	3	3	1	2

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	6	4	23	3.8
Short (0-8 Yds)	17	11	106	6.2
Medium (9-18 Yds)	6	4	51	8.5
Long (19+ Yds)	3	1	20	6.7

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	2	2	35	17.5
Short (0-8 Yds)	10	7	59	5.9
Medium (9-18 Yds)	10	3	38	3.8
Long (19+ Yds)	6	1	36	6.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Gabe Farrell	13	10	0	123	3	34
TE Bobby Hartman	6	5	0	30	0	34
WR Vincent Buckner	5	2	0	5	0	24
TE Cesar Iannaccone	2	2	0	32	1	6
RB Bryson Burns	2	1	0	10	0	8
FB Ryan Benson	2	0	0	0	0	6
WR Tucker Forrester	1	0	1	0	0	31
RB Elliot Grice	1	0	0	0	0	26

Buffalo	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
TE Donald Anderson	12	4	0	87	2	25
WR Otis Meucci	7	3	2	29	0	28
WR Ronald Bourque	4	2	0	22	0	20
WR Marc Sica	3	2	1	14	0	3
RB Wes Buckley	1	1	0	1	0	13
WR Lukas Jordan	1	1	0	15	0	19

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Elliot Grice	4	12	3.00	5.11
FB Ryan Benson	1	-4	-4.00	-2.00

Buffalo	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Marco Labelle	1	0	0.00	1.22

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Riddick Ballard	2	2	13	6.50	6.25

Buffalo	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Rico Herndon	4	1	10	2.50	6.00

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Bobby Hartman	1	1	7	7.00	5.00
WR Gabe Farrell	1	1	6	6.00	9.46

Buffalo	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Donald Anderson	3	1	10	3.33	7.25
WR Otis Meucci	1	0	0	0.00	4.14

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Atlanta	Rushes	Conversions
RB Elliot Grice	3	2
QB Riddick Ballard	1	0
RB Bryson Burns	1	0
FB Ryan Benson	1	0

Buffalo	Rushes	Conversions
RB Wes Buckley	4	1
QB Rico Herndon	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Conversions
Riddick Ballard	8	3	2

Buffalo	Att	Comp	Conversions
Rico Herndon	7	2	1

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Gabe Farrell	2	1	0
WR Vincent Buckner	2	0	0
RB Bryson Burns	2	1	1
TE Cesar Iannaccone	1	1	1
RB Elliot Grice	1	0	0

Buffalo	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Otis Meucci	2	0	0
WR Marc Sica	2	1	1
WR Ronald Bourque	1	0	0
RB Wes Buckley	1	1	0
TE Donald Anderson	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 69,000 (75,300 capacity)
Upper Deck 20,500 (23,100)
End Zone 15,100 (16,700)
Mezzanine 9,000 (9,600)
Sideline Seats 13,700 (14,800)
Club Seats 8,500 (8,900)
Luxury Boxes 2,200 (2,200)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	69,000 (75,300 capacity)
Upper Deck	20,500 (23,100)
End Zone	15,100 (16,700)
Mezzanine	9,000 (9,600)
Sideline Seats	13,700 (14,800)
Club Seats	8,500 (8,900)
Luxury Boxes	2,200 (2,200)