Wild Card Playoff Games, 2015

played in Buffalo, NY

35 degrees, snow, 16 mph wind

Indianapolis Colts	0	7	7	0	-	14
Buffalo Bills	7	3	7	3	-	20

Scoring Summary
1Q: 03:07 BUF - Colin Saenz 15 pass from Rob Cressio (Taylor Mehlhaff extra point)
2Q: 11:10 BUF - Taylor Mehlhaff 40 field goal
2Q: 07:31 IND - Lincoln Murphy 1 run (Mitchell Mayes extra point)
3Q: 10:31 BUF - Tyrell Mimick 16 pass from Rob Cressio (Taylor Mehlhaff extra point)
3Q: 04:14 IND - Santonio Holmes 3 pass from Jordan Palmer (Mitchell Mayes extra point)
4Q: 11:17 BUF - Taylor Mehlhaff 37 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 03:07 BUF - Colin Saenz 15 pass from Rob Cressio (Taylor Mehlhaff extra point)
2Q: 11:10 BUF - Taylor Mehlhaff 40 field goal
2Q: 07:31 IND - Lincoln Murphy 1 run (Mitchell Mayes extra point)
3Q: 10:31 BUF - Tyrell Mimick 16 pass from Rob Cressio (Taylor Mehlhaff extra point)
3Q: 04:14 IND - Santonio Holmes 3 pass from Jordan Palmer (Mitchell Mayes extra point)
4Q: 11:17 BUF - Taylor Mehlhaff 37 field goal

Team Statistics IND BUF
Record 9-8 11-6
First Downs 15 26
- by Rushing 5 9
- by Passing 10 15
- by Penalty 0 2
Total Net Yards 246 379
- Offensive Plays 48 68
- Yards per Play 5.13 5.57
Net Rushing Yards 80 134
- Rushing Attempts 20 38
- Yards per Rush 4.00 3.53
Net Passing Yards 166 245
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 26 - 18 - 1 29 - 20 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 179 250
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2/13 1/5
- Yards per Pass Play 5.93 8.17
Fumbles/Lost 1/0 1/1
3rd Down Conversions 3/9 9/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 8.4 7.8
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 6/36 5/30
Punt Returns/Yards 3/5 0/0
Kick Returns/Yards 4/97 3/67
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 1/6
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 2 4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/0 2/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 27 OWN 29
Time of Possession 24:42 35:18

Team Statistics	IND	BUF
Record	9-8	11-6
First Downs	15	26
- by Rushing	5	9
- by Passing	10	15
- by Penalty	0	2
Total Net Yards	246	379
- Offensive Plays	48	68
- Yards per Play	5.13	5.57
Net Rushing Yards	80	134
- Rushing Attempts	20	38
- Yards per Rush	4.00	3.53
Net Passing Yards	166	245
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	26 - 18 - 1	29 - 20 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	179	250
- Sacks/Yards Lost	2/13	1/5
- Yards per Pass Play	5.93	8.17
Fumbles/Lost	1/0	1/1
3rd Down Conversions	3/9	9/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	8.4	7.8
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	6/36	5/30
Punt Returns/Yards	3/5	0/0
Kick Returns/Yards	4/97	3/67
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	1/6
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	2	4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/0	2/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 27	OWN 29
Time of Possession	24:42	35:18

Drive Charts

Indianapolis Colts
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	4:20	OWN 30	6	20	Punt
1	8:42	0:08	OWN 48	1	0	Interception
1	2:59	3:05	OWN 26	6	26	Punt
2	11:02	3:40	OWN 28	7	72	Touchdown
2	3:53	1:57	OWN 18	3	3	Punt
3	10:21	6:15	OWN 20	13	80	Touchdown
3	1:16	1:30	OWN 21	3	3	Punt
4	11:12	2:38	OWN 15	6	26	Punt
4	7:08	1:44	OWN 38	3	6	Punt

Buffalo Bills
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	10:40	1:58	OWN 5	5	47	Fumble
1	8:34	5:35	OPP 48	10	48	Touchdown
2	14:54	3:52	OWN 20	7	57	Field Goal
2	7:22	3:29	OWN 23	5	16	Punt
2	1:56	1:56	OWN 34	6	26	Missed FG
3	15:00	4:39	OWN 41	8	59	Touchdown
3	4:06	2:50	OWN 32	4	6	Punt
4	14:46	3:34	OWN 48	9	32	Field Goal
4	8:34	1:26	OWN 24	3	4	Punt
4	5:24	5:24	OWN 11	11	80	Game

Game MVP: Rob Cressio, Buffalo Bills

Rushing Statistics

Indianapolis	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Lamar Montero	10	13	1.30	9	0	0
Lincoln Murphy	6	39	6.50	12	2	1
Jordan Palmer	3	14	4.67	7	0	0
Howard O'Neill	1	14	14.00	14	1	0

Buffalo	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Marshawn Lynch	26	103	3.96	16	5
Percy Hildreth	11	32	2.91	11	1
Rob Cressio	1	-1	-1.00	-1	0

Passing Statistics

Indianapolis	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Jordan Palmer	26	18	179	2/13	1	41	1	85.2

Buffalo	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Rob Cressio	29	20	250	1/5	2	38	0	118.4

Receiving Statistics

Indianapolis	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Santonio Holmes	5	7	65	13.00	35	29	1
WR D.J. Fields	3	5	27	9.00	1	14	0
WR Dixon McElroy	2	4	6	3.00	0	3	0
WR Paris Warren	2	2	57	28.50	19	41	0
RB Lamar Montero	2	3	22	11.00	19	17	0
FB Vinny O'Steen	1	1	-1	-1.00	0	-1	0
TE Ben Patrick	1	1	-1	-1.00	0	-1	0
TE Jim Hanlon	1	2	6	6.00	0	6	0
RB Lincoln Murphy	1	1	-2	-2.00	0	-2	0

Buffalo	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Colin Saenz	6	7	83	13.83	5	31	1
WR Tyrell Mimick	5	6	53	10.60	4	16	1
WR Brant Hatcher	3	7	29	9.67	0	12	0
TE Stan Strouse	2	2	48	24.00	6	38	0
TE Trent Waters	2	2	19	9.50	2	11	0
RB Marshawn Lynch	1	3	7	7.00	0	7	0
WR Jimmy Bush	1	1	11	11.00	0	11	0
TE Thurman Cobb	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Indianapolis	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Buffalo	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
OLB Curtis Lofton	1	6	6.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Indianapolis	Fumb	Recov	Force
Corey Webster	1	0	0
Dixon McElroy	0	1	0
Dexter Rickard	0	1	0
Deion Watkins	0	0	1

Buffalo	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Percy Hildreth	1	0	0	0
Stewart Bradley	0	0	1	0

Punting Statistics

Indianapolis	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Wes Gilson	6	246	41.0	37.7	48	2

Buffalo	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Reggie Hodges	3	123	41.0	39.3	44	2

Kicking Statistics

Indianapolis	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Mitchell Mayes	0/0	0/0	0/0	0	2/2

Buffalo	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Taylor Mehlhaff	2/3	1/2	0/1	40	2/2

Punt Return Statistics

Indianapolis	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Cornelius Romund	3	5	1.7	0

Buffalo	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Kick Return Statistics

Indianapolis	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Corey Webster	4	97	24.3	0

Buffalo	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Harold Codeke	3	67	22.3	0

Defensive Statistics

Indianapolis	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Lawrence Timmons	10	1	0.0	37	30
OLB Michael Okwo	6	4	0.0	33	28
S Dexter Rickard	6	2	0.0	33	30
CB Calvin Borders	5	2	0.0	34	29
DT Mike Patterson	5	1	0.0	34	30
DE Deion Watkins	4	1	1.0	36	29
S Michael Griffin	4	2	0.0	33	28
OLB Grady Swinger	4	1	0.0	26	23
CB Corey Webster	3	3	0.0	35	28
S Nick Collins	3	2	0.0	32	24
DE Christian Sievers	3	1	0.0	38	30
OLB Carlos DeVito	1	1	0.0	13	7
CB Levon Biamila	1	1	0.0	11	7
DE Baraka Atkins	1	0	0.0	2	1
TE Jim Hanlon	1	0	---	---	---
OLB Stanford Keglar	0	1	0.0	2	0

Buffalo	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Cory Cochrane	7	3	0.0	20	28
DT Everett Kinsella	6	0	1.0	20	27
CB Juan Fisher	6	2	0.0	18	25
CB Louis Gibson	3	1	0.0	18	22
OLB Curtis Lofton	3	1	0.0	20	28
DT Andy Humphries	3	0	0.0	15	22
S Chad Reeves	2	1	0.0	18	24
CB R.J. Terry	2	0	0.0	20	27
DE Chris Long	2	0	0.0	19	26
DE Steve Barber	1	0	1.0	4	6
DT Ray Cochrane	1	4	0.0	18	27
S Dashon Goldson	1	0	0.0	20	27
S Lincoln Page	1	0	0.0	4	5

Pass Rush Statistics

Indianapolis	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Deion Watkins	1.0	0	0	0	29
DT Mike Patterson	0.0	1	0	0	30
OLB Grady Swinger	0.0	1	0	0	23
DE Christian Sievers	0.0	0	1	1	30

Buffalo	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Steve Barber	1.0	0	0	6
DT Everett Kinsella	1.0	0	0	27
DT Andy Humphries	0.0	1	0	22
S Lincoln Page	0.0	1	0	5
DE Chris Long	0.0	0	1	26

Pass Defense Statistics

Indianapolis	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
S Dexter Rickard	5	1	30
S Michael Griffin	4	0	28
CB Calvin Borders	4	0	29
S Nick Collins	2	1	24
CB Corey Webster	2	0	28
OLB Lawrence Timmons	1	1	30
DE Deion Watkins	1	0	29
OLB Michael Okwo	1	0	28

Buffalo	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
OLB Curtis Lofton	4	0	1	28
CB Juan Fisher	3	3	0	25
CB R.J. Terry	2	1	0	27
DT Andy Humphries	2	0	0	22
DT Everett Kinsella	2	0	0	27
OLB Cory Cochrane	2	0	0	28
CB Louis Gibson	2	0	0	22
S Chad Reeves	1	0	0	24

Blocking Statistics

Indianapolis	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Carlos Yanok	3	4	16	0	25
Davin Joseph	2	6	20	1	26
Wesley Covington	1	2	19	1	22
Willie Colon	1	2	20	0	25
Jeremy Trueblood	0	2	17	0	24
Howard O'Neill	0	1	10	0	9

Buffalo	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Orlando Fortenberry	5	11	0	36	0	29
Nick Portillo	3	8	1	33	1	26
Nick Kaczur	2	5	0	32	0	27
Darnell Winslett	1	5	0	35	0	27
Branden Albert	1	4	0	11	0	7
Stan Strouse	1	1	0	27	0	17
Mansfield Wrotto	0	3	0	37	0	29

Special Teams Tackles

Indianapolis	Tackles	STPlays
Reggie Torbor	2	14
Jim Hanlon	1	9

Buffalo	Tackles	STPlays
Cory Cochrane	3	8
Stewart Bradley	2	20
Percy Hildreth	1	19
Trent Waters	1	13

Participation

Indianapolis	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Christian Sievers	---	---	38	30	3	71
Corey Webster	---	---	35	28	8	71
Nick Collins	---	---	32	24	14	70
Lawrence Timmons	---	---	37	30	3	70
Deion Watkins	---	---	36	29	3	68
Mike Patterson	---	---	34	30	3	67
Dexter Rickard	---	---	33	30	3	66
Calvin Borders	---	---	34	29	3	66
Michael Okwo	---	---	33	28	3	64
Michael Griffin	---	---	33	28	3	64
Grady Swinger	---	---	26	23	1	50
Jordan Palmer	20	28	---	---	---	48
Davin Joseph	20	26	---	---	---	46
Jeremy Trueblood	17	24	---	---	5	46
Carlos Yanok	16	25	---	---	5	46
Willie Colon	20	25	---	---	---	45
Dixon McElroy	13	21	---	---	8	42
Wesley Covington	19	22	---	---	---	41
Paris Warren	10	19	---	---	8	37
Jim Hanlon	11	14	---	---	9	34
Levon Biamila	---	---	11	7	16	34
Santonio Holmes	10	22	---	---	---	32
Ben Patrick	8	9	---	---	14	31
Lamar Montero	14	15	---	---	---	29
Brad Walters	---	---	6	2	19	27
Reggie Torbor	---	---	9	3	14	26
Howard O'Neill	10	9	---	---	3	22
Carlos DeVito	---	---	13	7	1	21
D.J. Fields	10	11	---	---	---	21
Cornelius Romund	5	5	---	---	11	21
Riddick Turnbull	7	9	---	---	5	21
Rodney Triplett	0	0	---	---	17	17
Vinny O'Steen	3	6	---	---	6	15
Lincoln Murphy	6	9	---	---	---	15
Chuck Reeves	1	6	---	---	6	13
Sione Pouha	---	---	4	0	3	7
Cory Kadletz	0	0	---	---	6	6
Wes Gilson	0	0	---	---	6	6
Dean Breese	0	3	---	---	2	5
Stanford Keglar	---	---	2	0	3	5
Kamerion Wimbley	---	---	0	1	3	4
Mitchell Mayes	0	0	---	---	3	3
Baraka Atkins	---	---	2	1	---	3
Stephen Atkins	0	0	---	---	---	0
Atiyyah Ellison	---	---	0	0	---	0
Vince Young	0	0	---	---	---	0

Buffalo	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Rob Cressio	38	30	---	---	---	68
Darnell Winslett	35	27	---	---	5	67
Orlando Fortenberry	36	29	---	---	1	66
Mansfield Wrotto	37	29	---	---	---	66
Nick Portillo	33	26	---	---	6	65
Nick Kaczur	32	27	---	---	---	59
Cory Cochrane	---	---	20	28	8	56
Louis Gibson	---	---	18	22	13	53
Stan Strouse	27	17	---	---	7	51
Marshawn Lynch	27	22	---	---	---	49
Dashon Goldson	---	---	20	27	1	48
Curtis Lofton	---	---	20	28	---	48
Tyrell Mimick	20	21	---	---	6	47
Colin Saenz	28	19	---	---	---	47
Everett Kinsella	---	---	20	27	---	47
R.J. Terry	---	---	20	27	---	47
Ray Cochrane	---	---	18	27	---	45
Trent Waters	22	10	---	---	13	45
Chris Long	---	---	19	26	---	45
Juan Fisher	---	---	18	25	1	44
Brant Hatcher	13	18	---	---	13	44
Chad Reeves	---	---	18	24	---	42
Andy Humphries	---	---	15	22	1	38
Thurman Cobb	14	13	---	---	9	36
Madison Hedgecock	19	10	---	---	6	35
Jimmy Bush	8	15	---	---	12	35
Percy Hildreth	11	4	---	---	19	34
Branden Albert	11	7	---	---	6	24
Stewart Bradley	---	---	0	1	20	21
Paul Posluszny	---	---	4	8	6	18
Steve Barber	---	---	4	6	6	16
Alfred Rogers	5	4	---	---	5	14
Lincoln Page	---	---	4	5	5	14
Stephen Singleton	---	---	0	0	8	8
Harvey Lewis	---	---	0	1	7	8
Jay Blake	1	1	---	---	6	8
Taylor Mehlhaff	0	0	---	---	8	8
Alex Raffensperger	---	---	0	0	6	6
Haloti Ngata	---	---	2	3	---	5
Harold Codeke	---	---	0	1	3	4
Reggie Hodges	0	0	---	---	3	3
Adam Banks	---	---	0	0	3	3
Jeff Rowe	0	0	---	---	3	3
Bo Hawkins	1	1	---	---	1	3
Dexter Hanks	---	---	0	0	3	3
Unknown	---	---	0	0	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	6	18	3.0
Middle	13	60	4.6
Right	1	2	2.0
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	9	41	4.6
Middle	14	77	5.5
Right	14	17	1.2
None	1	-1	-1.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Indianapolis	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Jordan Palmer	26	18	2	1	0	4	2	1	1

Buffalo	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Rob Cressio	29	20	2	0	3	3	1	1	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	2	2	15	7.5
Short (0-8 Yds)	11	9	45	4.1
Medium (9-18 Yds)	12	6	78	6.5
Long (19+ Yds)	1	1	41	41.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	1	1	5	5.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	10	5	39	3.9
Medium (9-18 Yds)	11	10	104	9.5
Long (19+ Yds)	7	4	102	14.6

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Indianapolis	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Santonio Holmes	7	5	65	1	22
WR D.J. Fields	5	3	27	0	11
WR Dixon McElroy	4	2	6	0	21
RB Lamar Montero	3	2	22	0	15
WR Paris Warren	2	2	57	1	19
TE Jim Hanlon	2	1	6	0	14
FB Vinny O'Steen	1	1	-1	0	6
TE Ben Patrick	1	1	-1	0	9
RB Lincoln Murphy	1	1	-2	0	9

Buffalo	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Brant Hatcher	7	3	2	29	0	18
WR Colin Saenz	7	6	0	83	1	19
WR Tyrell Mimick	6	5	0	53	0	21
RB Marshawn Lynch	3	1	0	7	0	22
TE Stan Strouse	2	2	0	48	1	17
TE Trent Waters	2	2	0	19	0	10
WR Jimmy Bush	1	1	0	11	0	15
TE Thurman Cobb	1	0	1	0	0	13

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Indianapolis	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Lamar Montero	1	0	0.00	1.30
Lincoln Murphy	1	1	1.00	6.50

Buffalo	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Marshawn Lynch	3	6	2.00	3.96
Percy Hildreth	2	3	1.50	2.91
Rob Cressio	1	-1	-1.00	-1.00

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Indianapolis	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Jordan Palmer	4	2	20	5.00	6.88

Buffalo	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Rob Cressio	4	2	31	7.75	8.62

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Indianapolis	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Santonio Holmes	2	1	3	1.50	9.29
WR Dixon McElroy	1	0	0	0.00	1.50
RB Lamar Montero	1	1	17	17.00	7.33

Buffalo	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Tyrell Mimick	2	1	16	8.00	8.83
WR Colin Saenz	1	1	15	15.00	11.86
TE Thurman Cobb	1	0	0	0.00	0.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Indianapolis	Rushes	Conversions
Jordan Palmer	2	0
Lincoln Murphy	1	1

Buffalo	Rushes	Conversions
Percy Hildreth	2	1
Marshawn Lynch	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Indianapolis	Att	Comp	Conversions
Jordan Palmer	6	4	2

Buffalo	Att	Comp	Conversions
Rob Cressio	10	8	7

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Indianapolis	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR D.J. Fields	2	1	1
WR Dixon McElroy	1	0	0
WR Santonio Holmes	1	1	1
RB Lamar Montero	1	1	0
RB Lincoln Murphy	1	1	0

Buffalo	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Tyrell Mimick	3	2	2
WR Colin Saenz	3	3	2
WR Brant Hatcher	2	1	1
WR Jimmy Bush	1	1	1
TE Trent Waters	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 47,900 (75,300 capacity)
Upper Deck 12,900 (23,100)
End Zone 10,600 (16,700)
Mezzanine 6,500 (9,600)
Sideline Seats 10,500 (14,800)
Club Seats 6,300 (8,900)
Luxury Boxes 1,100 (2,200)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	47,900 (75,300 capacity)
Upper Deck	12,900 (23,100)
End Zone	10,600 (16,700)
Mezzanine	6,500 (9,600)
Sideline Seats	10,500 (14,800)
Club Seats	6,300 (8,900)
Luxury Boxes	1,100 (2,200)