Week 14, 2018

played in Minnesota, MN

68 degrees, fair, calm

Buffalo Bills	0	7	7	3	-	17
Minnesota Vikings	0	0	7	0	-	7

Scoring Summary
2Q: 00:35 BUF - Marshawn Lynch 4 run (Taylor Mehlhaff extra point)
3Q: 09:17 BUF - Stan Strouse 9 pass from Matt Ryan (Taylor Mehlhaff extra point)
3Q: 00:48 MIN - Shawn Hartman 3 pass from Charlie Frye (Nate Kaeding extra point)
4Q: 01:15 BUF - Taylor Mehlhaff 42 field goal

Scoring Summary
2Q: 00:35 BUF - Marshawn Lynch 4 run (Taylor Mehlhaff extra point)
3Q: 09:17 BUF - Stan Strouse 9 pass from Matt Ryan (Taylor Mehlhaff extra point)
3Q: 00:48 MIN - Shawn Hartman 3 pass from Charlie Frye (Nate Kaeding extra point)
4Q: 01:15 BUF - Taylor Mehlhaff 42 field goal

Team Statistics BUF MIN
Record 7-6 4-9
First Downs 21 18
- by Rushing 7 3
- by Passing 13 14
- by Penalty 1 1
Total Net Yards 315 246
- Offensive Plays 66 61
- Yards per Play 4.77 4.03
Net Rushing Yards 96 58
- Rushing Attempts 22 17
- Yards per Rush 4.36 3.41
Net Passing Yards 219 188
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 42 - 28 - 0 42 - 28 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 229 203
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2/10 2/15
- Yards per Pass Play 4.98 4.27
Fumbles/Lost 1/1 2/0
3rd Down Conversions 9/16 4/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 8.1 7.6
4th Down Conversions 0/0 2/2
Penalties/Yards 7/53 5/35
Punt Returns/Yards 2/22 4/20
Kick Returns/Yards 1/23 1/22
Interception Ret./Yards 1/18 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 3 1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/1 1/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 22 OWN 25
Time of Possession 30:13 29:47

Team Statistics	BUF	MIN
Record	7-6	4-9
First Downs	21	18
- by Rushing	7	3
- by Passing	13	14
- by Penalty	1	1
Total Net Yards	315	246
- Offensive Plays	66	61
- Yards per Play	4.77	4.03
Net Rushing Yards	96	58
- Rushing Attempts	22	17
- Yards per Rush	4.36	3.41
Net Passing Yards	219	188
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	42 - 28 - 0	42 - 28 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	229	203
- Sacks/Yards Lost	2/10	2/15
- Yards per Pass Play	4.98	4.27
Fumbles/Lost	1/1	2/0
3rd Down Conversions	9/16	4/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	8.1	7.6
4th Down Conversions	0/0	2/2
Penalties/Yards	7/53	5/35
Punt Returns/Yards	2/22	4/20
Kick Returns/Yards	1/23	1/22
Interception Ret./Yards	1/18	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	3	1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/1	1/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 22	OWN 25
Time of Possession	30:13	29:47

Drive Charts

Buffalo Bills
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	11:55	2:10	OWN 20	5	20	Punt
1	4:34	7:24	OWN 5	15	56	Punt
2	6:07	5:38	OWN 20	12	80	Touchdown
3	15:00	5:53	OWN 25	11	75	Touchdown
3	7:11	2:17	OWN 37	6	9	Punt
3	0:41	2:13	OWN 12	3	8	Punt
4	9:59	0:59	OWN 7	3	9	Punt
4	6:28	1:59	OWN 20	5	13	Punt
4	3:30	2:22	OPP 42	6	17	Field Goal

Minnesota Vikings
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	3:05	OWN 20	6	27	Punt
1	9:45	5:11	OWN 7	10	46	Punt
2	12:10	6:03	OWN 20	9	44	Punt
2	0:29	0:29	OWN 19	1	-1	Half
3	9:07	1:56	OWN 20	3	2	Punt
3	4:54	1:23	OWN 17	3	6	Punt
3	3:31	2:50	OPP 46	5	46	Touchdown
4	13:28	3:29	OWN 33	8	21	Punt
4	9:00	2:32	OWN 38	6	13	Punt
4	4:29	0:59	OWN 23	5	10	Interception
4	1:08	1:08	OWN 30	5	22	Game

Game MVP: Matt Ryan, Buffalo Bills

Rushing Statistics

Buffalo	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Marshawn Lynch	17	91	5.35	18	2	1
Percy Hildreth	5	5	1.00	2	0	0

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Nicky Winters	11	37	3.36	10	1
Charlie Frye	3	7	2.33	5	0
Cedric Snowden	3	14	4.67	8	0

Passing Statistics

Buffalo	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Matt Ryan	42	28	229	2/10	1	27	0	88.3

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Charlie Frye	42	28	203	2/15	1	20	1	75.8

Receiving Statistics

Buffalo	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Colin Saenz	6	11	52	8.67	16	18	0
RB Marshawn Lynch	5	8	18	3.60	0	10	0
WR Jeffrey Rodriguez	5	6	50	10.00	15	19	0
WR Tito Grisso	4	5	45	11.25	13	27	0
TE Stan Strouse	2	2	19	9.50	9	10	1
RB Percy Hildreth	2	2	13	6.50	0	10	0
WR J.B. Barrere	2	3	7	3.50	0	4	0
TE Shawn Nelson	2	5	25	12.50	0	14	0

Minnesota	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Jarett Dillard	6	9	51	8.50	24	20	0
RB Nicky Winters	5	7	42	8.40	20	13	0
WR Shawn Hartman	4	7	19	4.75	0	8	1
TE Leon Beltramini	3	3	19	6.33	0	11	0
TE David Johnson	3	4	23	7.67	4	8	0
WR B.J. Fenno	2	4	14	7.00	2	11	0
WR Lionel Robinson	2	2	17	8.50	6	10	0
FB Cedric Snowden	1	1	7	7.00	1	7	0
TE Ike Dodge	1	1	5	5.00	0	5	0
WR Wayne Calixto	1	2	6	6.00	1	6	0

Interception Statistics

Buffalo	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB A.J. Harrison	1	18	18.00	0

Minnesota	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Buffalo	Fumb	Force
Ralph Cardona	1	0
Gerald Alexander	0	1
Dashon Goldson	0	1

Minnesota	Fumb	Recov	Force
Cedric Snowden	1	1	1
R.J. Cassidy	1	0	0
B.J. Fenno	0	1	0
Jarett Dillard	0	1	0

Punting Statistics

Buffalo	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Thomas Morstead	6	286	47.7	41.0	53	3

Minnesota	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Kevin Huber	7	313	44.7	33.0	53	2

Kicking Statistics

Buffalo	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Taylor Mehlhaff	1/1	1/1	0/0	42	2/2

Minnesota	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Nate Kaeding	0/0	0/0	0/0	0	1/1

Punt Return Statistics

Buffalo	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Ralph Cardona	2	22	11.0	0

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
R.J. Cassidy	4	20	5.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Buffalo	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Victor Harris	1	23	23.0	0

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Lionel Robinson	1	22	22.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Buffalo	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Alex Raffensperger	7	0	0.0	8	23
CB Danny Duff	7	0	0.0	11	39
S Dexter Rickard	5	2	0.0	14	38
ILB Ricky Ogden	4	2	1.0	14	38
CB A.J. Harrison	4	0	0.0	6	24
DE Chris Long	4	0	0.0	14	39
S Gerald Alexander	3	3	0.0	15	41
CB Joe Buckley	3	0	0.0	11	36
DT Chester Pritchett	2	2	0.0	15	36
OLB Luther Pulley	2	1	0.0	10	23
DE Steve Barber	1	0	1.0	11	22
DT Haloti Ngata	1	0	0.0	12	30
CB Ralph Cardona	1	0	0.0	6	8
DE Leland Rose	1	0	0.0	10	33
DE Geoff Price	0	1	0.0	5	12
CB Rod Calico	0	1	0.0	8	13
OLB Lamont Gunn	0	1	0.0	4	3

Minnesota	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Phil Gaylor	7	2	0.0	21	43
CB Ricardo Hoover	7	1	0.0	14	34
S Caleb Campbell	6	1	0.0	19	42
CB R.J. Cassidy	4	0	1.0	17	37
OLB Harold Forster	4	2	0.5	16	28
OLB Edgar Barrett	4	2	0.0	21	41
DT Scottie Benton	3	2	0.0	21	41
DE Trent South	3	1	0.0	22	44
S Nick Schommer	3	1	0.0	10	25
CB Irving Givens	3	0	0.0	10	19
S Harry Anaya	2	3	0.0	20	38
DT Bucky Sawczyn	1	1	0.0	4	4
OLB Stephen Singleton	1	0	0.0	1	0
S Thomas DeCoud	1	0	0.0	12	20
WR Lionel Robinson	1	0	---	---	---
ILB Andre Poston	1	0	0.0	3	7
DE Winfred Gerhardt	0	1	0.5	8	17
ILB Lester Jacobs	0	3	0.0	7	10
DE Conner Barwin	0	1	0.0	7	18

Pass Rush Statistics

Buffalo	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Steve Barber	1.0	0	0	0	22
ILB Ricky Ogden	1.0	0	0	0	38
DE Leland Rose	0.0	1	0	0	33
DE Chris Long	0.0	0	2	1	39

Minnesota	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
CB R.J. Cassidy	1.0	0	0	0	37
DE Winfred Gerhardt	0.5	0	1	0	17
OLB Harold Forster	0.5	0	0	0	28
OLB Edgar Barrett	0.0	1	1	1	41
DE Trent South	0.0	1	1	0	44
S Harry Anaya	0.0	1	0	0	38
DT Scottie Benton	0.0	0	1	2	41
DE Conner Barwin	0.0	0	1	1	18
DT Bucky Sawczyn	0.0	0	1	0	4

Pass Defense Statistics

Buffalo	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Danny Duff	7	0	0	39
CB A.J. Harrison	4	1	1	24
ILB Ricky Ogden	4	1	0	38
S Dexter Rickard	4	0	0	38
S Gerald Alexander	2	1	0	41
CB Joe Buckley	2	1	0	36
OLB Alex Raffensperger	2	0	0	23
OLB Luther Pulley	2	0	0	23
CB Ralph Cardona	1	0	0	8

Minnesota	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
ILB Phil Gaylor	5	0	43
S Caleb Campbell	4	0	42
CB Ricardo Hoover	3	1	34
OLB Harold Forster	3	0	28
CB R.J. Cassidy	3	0	37
OLB Edgar Barrett	2	1	41
S Harry Anaya	2	1	38
CB Irving Givens	2	0	19
S Thomas DeCoud	1	1	20
DT Scottie Benton	1	0	41
ILB Andre Poston	1	0	7
S Nick Schommer	1	0	25

Blocking Statistics

Buffalo	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Graham Casher	5	8	0	21	2	38
Louis Vasquez	1	5	0	22	0	42
Matthew Burley	1	2	1	20	0	34
Mansfield Wrotto	1	2	0	20	0	40
Michael Oher	1	2	0	19	0	31
Blake Patterson	1	1	0	3	0	13
Shawn Nelson	1	1	0	7	0	20
Grady Williamson	0	1	0	3	0	6

Minnesota	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Renaldo Becker	2	2	15	0	43
Uche Nwaneri	1	3	16	2	36
Kennedy Gaylord	1	2	15	0	37
Will Beatty	0	3	14	0	40
Sammie Hodges	0	2	17	0	44
Reagan Mauia	0	1	6	0	7
Fenuki Tupou	0	1	5	0	11

Special Teams Tackles

Buffalo	Tackles	STPlays
Stan Strouse	1	17
Dashon Goldson	1	12
Marty Rose	1	11
Doug Free	1	7
A.J. Harrison	1	6

Minnesota	Tackles	STPlays
Cedric Snowden	2	19
Thomas DeCoud	1	14

Participation

Buffalo	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Mansfield Wrotto	20	40	---	---	7	67
Matt Ryan	22	44	---	---	---	66
Louis Vasquez	22	42	---	---	---	64
Graham Casher	21	38	---	---	---	59
Danny Duff	---	---	11	39	8	58
Gerald Alexander	---	---	15	41	1	57
Matthew Burley	20	34	---	---	3	57
Dexter Rickard	---	---	14	38	1	53
Chris Long	---	---	14	39	---	53
Ricky Ogden	---	---	14	38	---	52
Joe Buckley	---	---	11	36	4	51
Colin Saenz	16	33	---	---	2	51
Chester Pritchett	---	---	15	36	---	51
Michael Oher	19	31	---	---	---	50
Stan Strouse	13	19	---	---	17	49
Leland Rose	---	---	10	33	6	49
Jeffrey Rodriguez	14	31	---	---	1	46
Alex Raffensperger	---	---	8	23	13	44
Haloti Ngata	---	---	12	30	1	43
Marshawn Lynch	17	25	---	---	---	42
J.B. Barrere	12	18	---	---	11	41
Tito Grisso	12	27	---	---	2	41
Shawn Nelson	7	20	---	---	13	40
A.J. Harrison	---	---	6	24	6	36
Luther Pulley	---	---	10	23	3	36
Leonard Dodge	10	18	---	---	8	36
Steve Barber	---	---	11	22	---	33
Dashon Goldson	---	---	4	10	12	26
Percy Hildreth	5	19	---	---	2	26
Rod Calico	---	---	8	13	5	26
Marcus Cunningham	---	---	7	13	5	25
Geoff Price	---	---	5	12	7	24
Oscar Purucker	4	16	---	---	4	24
Blake Patterson	3	13	---	---	7	23
Grady Williamson	3	6	---	---	13	22
Ralph Cardona	---	---	6	8	6	20
Marty Rose	---	---	2	3	11	16
Doug Free	1	6	---	---	7	14
T.J. Aspell	1	4	---	---	7	12
Lamont Gunn	---	---	4	3	5	12
Neil James	0	0	---	---	7	7
Thomas Morstead	0	0	---	---	6	6
Taylor Mehlhaff	0	0	---	---	5	5
Victor Harris	---	---	0	0	3	3
Rob Cressio	0	0	---	---	1	1
Daniel Parker	0	0	---	---	---	0

Minnesota	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Sammie Hodges	17	44	---	---	7	68
Trent South	---	---	22	44	1	67
Phil Gaylor	---	---	21	43	1	65
Scottie Benton	---	---	21	41	1	63
Edgar Barrett	---	---	21	41	1	63
R.J. Cassidy	---	---	17	37	8	62
Caleb Campbell	---	---	19	42	1	62
Charlie Frye	17	44	---	---	---	61
B.J. Fenno	14	34	---	---	12	60
Uche Nwaneri	16	36	---	---	7	59
Kennedy Gaylord	15	37	---	---	7	59
Harry Anaya	---	---	20	38	1	59
Renaldo Becker	15	43	---	---	---	58
Ricardo Hoover	---	---	14	34	7	55
Will Beatty	14	40	---	---	---	54
Cedric Snowden	7	20	---	---	19	46
Thomas DeCoud	---	---	12	20	14	46
Harold Forster	---	---	16	28	1	45
Jarett Dillard	11	30	---	---	3	44
Nicky Winters	13	30	---	---	---	43
David Johnson	7	23	---	---	6	36
Irving Givens	---	---	10	19	6	35
Nick Schommer	---	---	10	25	---	35
Shawn Hartman	10	23	---	---	1	34
Leon Beltramini	9	18	---	---	6	33
Conner Barwin	---	---	7	18	8	33
Winfred Gerhardt	---	---	8	17	5	30
Ike Dodge	0	12	---	---	13	25
Lester Jacobs	---	---	7	10	7	24
Lionel Robinson	6	14	---	---	4	24
Fenuki Tupou	5	11	---	---	7	23
Wayne Calixto	2	9	---	---	10	21
Reagan Mauia	6	7	---	---	7	20
Phil Graham	---	---	1	4	15	20
Manuel Ramirez	3	9	---	---	7	19
Larry English	---	---	7	9	---	16
Andre Poston	---	---	3	7	6	16
Bucky Sawczyn	---	---	4	4	---	8
Stephen Singleton	---	---	1	0	6	7
Kevin Huber	0	0	---	---	7	7
Timothy Hightower	0	0	---	---	6	6
Sam Cooper	---	---	1	3	---	4
Nate Kaeding	0	0	---	---	2	2
Alex Stepanovich	0	0	---	---	---	0
Percy Barnes	0	0	---	---	---	0
Randal Denton	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	1	2	2.0
Middle	18	72	4.0
Right	3	22	7.3
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	2	2	1.0
Middle	12	43	3.6
Right	2	14	7.0
None	1	-1	-1.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Buffalo	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Matt Ryan	42	28	1	0	1	4	6	4	0

Minnesota	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Charlie Frye	42	28	1	0	4	4	2	1	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	6	3	11	1.8
Short (0-8 Yds)	21	17	109	5.2
Medium (9-18 Yds)	13	8	109	8.4
Long (19+ Yds)	2	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	7	6	22	3.1
Short (0-8 Yds)	18	15	106	5.9
Medium (9-18 Yds)	13	7	75	5.8
Long (19+ Yds)	2	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Buffalo	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Colin Saenz	11	6	1	52	0	33
RB Marshawn Lynch	8	5	0	18	0	25
WR Jeffrey Rodriguez	6	5	0	50	0	31
WR Tito Grisso	5	4	0	45	1	27
TE Shawn Nelson	5	2	0	25	0	20
WR J.B. Barrere	3	2	0	7	0	18
TE Stan Strouse	2	2	0	19	0	19
RB Percy Hildreth	2	2	0	13	0	19

Minnesota	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Jarett Dillard	9	6	2	51	1	30
RB Nicky Winters	7	5	1	42	0	30
WR Shawn Hartman	7	4	0	19	0	23
WR B.J. Fenno	4	2	1	14	0	34
TE David Johnson	4	3	0	23	0	23
TE Leon Beltramini	3	3	0	19	0	18
WR Lionel Robinson	2	2	0	17	0	14
WR Wayne Calixto	2	1	0	6	0	9
FB Cedric Snowden	1	1	0	7	0	20
TE Ike Dodge	1	1	0	5	0	12

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Buffalo	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Marshawn Lynch	4	11	2.75	5.35
Percy Hildreth	2	2	1.00	1.00

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Buffalo	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Matt Ryan	3	3	19	6.33	5.45

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Charlie Frye	2	2	14	7.00	4.83

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Buffalo	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Stan Strouse	1	1	9	9.00	9.50
WR Jeffrey Rodriguez	1	1	7	7.00	8.33
WR J.B. Barrere	1	1	3	3.00	2.33

Minnesota	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Shawn Hartman	1	1	3	3.00	2.71
TE Leon Beltramini	1	1	11	11.00	6.33

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Buffalo	Rushes	Conversions
Marshawn Lynch	3	3

Minnesota	Rushes	Conversions
Charlie Frye	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Buffalo	Att	Comp	Conversions
Matt Ryan	12	8	6

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Conversions
Charlie Frye	12	5	4

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Buffalo	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Jeffrey Rodriguez	5	4	3
TE Shawn Nelson	3	1	1
WR Colin Saenz	2	2	1
RB Marshawn Lynch	1	1	1
WR Tito Grisso	1	0	0

Minnesota	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Jarett Dillard	3	1	0
WR B.J. Fenno	2	1	1
WR Shawn Hartman	2	0	0
TE Leon Beltramini	2	2	2
TE David Johnson	1	0	0
WR Wayne Calixto	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 72,800 (86,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 25,800 (29,400)
End Zone 18,100 (21,300)
Mezzanine 10,300 (12,300)
Sideline Seats 15,700 (18,800)
Club Seats 400 (500)
Luxury Boxes 2,500 (3,700)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	72,800 (86,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	25,800 (29,400)
End Zone	18,100 (21,300)
Mezzanine	10,300 (12,300)
Sideline Seats	15,700 (18,800)
Club Seats	400 (500)
Luxury Boxes	2,500 (3,700)