Week 5, 2023

played in Denver, CO

59 degrees, fair, 11 mph wind

Buffalo Bills701021-38
Denver Broncos3603-12

Scoring Summary
1Q: 11:20 DEN - Lee Peel 23 field goal
1Q: 05:13 BUF - Earnest Schepis 20 pass from Phillip Rotzell (Taylor Mehlhaff extra point)
2Q: 12:32 DEN - Lee Peel 25 field goal
2Q: 00:10 DEN - Lee Peel 19 field goal
3Q: 15:00 BUF - Earnest Schepis 98 kickoff return (Taylor Mehlhaff extra point)
3Q: 13:11 BUF - Taylor Mehlhaff 44 field goal
4Q: 14:27 DEN - Lee Peel 45 field goal
4Q: 13:03 BUF - Kendall Carswell 52 pass from Phillip Rotzell (Taylor Mehlhaff extra point)
4Q: 03:03 BUF - Gabe Blasingame 19 run (Taylor Mehlhaff extra point)
4Q: 02:05 BUF - Gabe Blasingame 5 run (Taylor Mehlhaff extra point)

Team StatisticsBUFDEN
Record2-33-1
First Downs1525
- by Rushing59
- by Passing916
- by Penalty10
Total Net Yards301426
- Offensive Plays4781
- Yards per Play6.405.26
Net Rushing Yards83128
- Rushing Attempts2030
- Yards per Rush4.154.27
Net Passing Yards218298
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt27 - 16 - 050 - 31 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards218305
- Sacks/Yards Lost0/01/7
- Yards per Pass Play8.075.84
Fumbles/Lost0/03/1
3rd Down Conversions5/116/16
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down8.46.4
4th Down Conversions0/01/1
Penalties/Yards5/304/34
Punt Returns/Yards2/222/21
Kick Returns/Yards2/1253/56
Interception Ret./Yards1/00/0
2pt Conversions0/00/0
Red Zone Visits23
- Red Zone TDs/FGs2/00/3
Avg. Drive StartOWN 36OWN 22
Time of Possession22:4837:12

Drive Charts

Buffalo Bills
QuarBeganPossFromPlaysYardsResult
111:122:37OWN 20517Punt
17:052:04OPP 49649Touchdown
212:252:28OWN 20625Punt
26:123:06OWN 39519Punt
314:061:01OPP 3538Field Goal
39:080:59OWN 2133Punt
33:001:51OWN 2735Punt
414:201:31OWN 20380Touchdown
47:454:56OWN 201080Touchdown
42:310:32OPP 15415Touchdown
Denver Broncos
QuarBeganPossFromPlaysYardsResult
115:003:48OWN 33761Field Goal
18:351:30OWN 333Punt
15:017:36OWN 231369Field Goal
29:573:45OWN 161052Missed FG
23:063:02OWN 201378Field Goal
314:390:33OWN 2910Interception
313:053:57OWN 20614Punt
38:095:09OWN 381042Missed FG
31:091:49OWN 46526Field Goal
412:495:04OWN 4842Punt
42:490:18OWN 2025Fumble
41:591:59OWN 20329Game

Game MVP: Phillip Rotzell, Buffalo Bills

Rushing Statistics

BuffaloAttYardsAvgLG10+TD
Gabe Blasingame14694.931932
R.J. Anhalt4123.00900
Marshall Quaccia221.00100
DenverAttYardsAvgLG10+TD
Bobby Floyd18583.221110
Tito Sheldon9576.331320
Brian Brohm3134.33500

Passing Statistics

BuffaloAttCompYardsSk/YdTDLGIntRate
Phillip Rotzell27162180/02520109.7
DenverAttCompYardsSk/YdTDLGIntRate
Brian Brohm50313051/7041170.8

Receiving Statistics

BuffaloCatchTargYardsAvgYACLGTD
WR James Hardy556312.6012240
WR Colin Saenz35258.331110
WR Earnest Schepis335217.334201
TE Leonard Dodge22115.50060
TE Kendall Carswell286834.0051521
RB Gabe Blasingame13-1-1.001-10
TE Gilbert Maioriello0100.00000
DenverCatchTargYardsAvgYACLGTD
WR Ricky Burroughs8149111.3831200
RB Bobby Floyd712527.4319140
WR Terrell Houari779012.8635410
TE Perry Sheldon232010.006210
TE Anthony Hill223216.001160
RB Tito Sheldon24126.002100
WR Marlon Mills1211.00010
TE Dustin Francis1233.00030
FB B.J. Bertolini1244.00040
FB Robert Newton0100.00000
WR Austin Miller0100.00000

Interception Statistics

BuffaloIntsYardsAvgTD
CB Kris Eastridge100.000
DenverIntsYardsAvgTD

Fumble Statistics

BuffaloFumbRecovForceTD
Jamie Allen0100
Teddy Richard0010
Sean Lee0010
Cameron Sheffield0010
DenverFumbRecovForceTD
Brian Brohm2100
Ricky Burroughs1100

Punting Statistics

BuffaloPuntYardsAvgNetLGIn20
Thomas Morstead522244.436.2602
DenverPuntYardsAvgNetLGIn20
Sam Glover316454.740.7561

Kicking Statistics

BuffaloFGs40+Yd50+YdLGPAT
Taylor Mehlhaff1/11/10/0445/5
DenverFGs40+Yd50+YdLGPAT
Lee Peel4/61/20/0450/0

Punt Return Statistics

BuffaloRetYardsAvgTD
James Hardy199.00
Jamie Allen11313.00
DenverRetYardsAvgTD
Gary Lindquist22110.50

Kick Return Statistics

BuffaloRetYardsAvgTD
Earnest Schepis212562.51
DenverRetYardsAvgTD
Dexter McCluster35618.70

Defensive Statistics

BuffaloTackAsstSackRPlayPPlay
S Roosevelt Webster820.02140
ILB James Laurinaitis710.02543
DT Everett Kinsella540.02139
S Jamie Allen510.02735
OLB Cameron Sheffield500.01429
CB Ethan Gaytan410.01737
S Daniel Sagapolutele400.01738
CB Benjamin King300.0924
ILB Sean Lee230.01426
CB Kris Eastridge220.01719
CB Fernando Mathews220.01725
OLB D.J. Habich210.01723
OLB Donald Rudoff210.063
CB Jerome Murphy210.01326
DT Barry Dennis200.01325
DE Doug Worthington200.01724
DE Mark Fredrickson110.52748
DT Teddy Richard110.51616
S Alonzo Galloway110.039
DE Carlton OBrien100.01932
DenverTackAsstSackRPlayPPlay
ILB Patrick Angerer710.01520
S Darren Meehan330.01821
DT Dennis Parrish220.099
OLB Lionel Schneider210.084
S Al Afalava210.0511
DT Larry Meadows210.01118
CB Charlie Galasinski210.0918
DE Ernie Halkin200.01222
DE Jason Burke200.01014
CB Alphonso Smith200.01823
CB Adam Potts200.0518
OLB Stan Whitfield110.01120
S Rico Hill110.01721
RB Bobby Floyd10---------
G Will Beatty10---------
S Mercury Dotson100.037
OLB Reuben Stevenson010.0127

Pass Rush Statistics

BuffaloSackBlockHurryKnockPPlay
DE Mark Fredrickson0.511048
DT Teddy Richard0.501016
DT Everett Kinsella0.001039
DenverSackBlockHurryKnockPPlay
OLB Pat Zimmerman0.001123
S Rico Hill0.001021

Pass Defense Statistics

BuffaloCaughtDefnsdIntrcpPPlay
S Jamie Allen41035
S Roosevelt Webster40040
CB Ethan Gaytan31037
OLB Cameron Sheffield30029
CB Fernando Mathews21025
CB Jerome Murphy21026
CB Kris Eastridge20119
S Daniel Sagapolutele20038
DT Everett Kinsella20039
ILB Sean Lee20026
CB Benjamin King12024
OLB D.J. Habich11023
S Alonzo Galloway1009
DE Doug Worthington10024
OLB Donald Rudoff1003
ILB James Laurinaitis03043
DenverCaughtDefnsdIntrcpPPlay
S Al Afalava30011
CB Alphonso Smith20023
CB Adam Potts20018
ILB Patrick Angerer20020
CB Charlie Galasinski20018
S Darren Meehan11021
OLB Stan Whitfield11020
S Rico Hill11021
S Mercury Dotson1107
OLB Reuben Stevenson1007

Blocking Statistics

BuffaloKeyBlBlOppPancRPlySckAPPly
J.C. Iafrate16011022
Jorge Lynn13018026
Korey Glavin110504
Kendall Carswell11019023
Donald Buckner11016023
Louis Vasquez04019026
Michael Oher03017020
Marshall Quaccia01014011
DenverKeyBlBlOppPancRPlySckAPPly
J.R. Clemons69129049
Randal Welch26127047
Rondell Brady120707
Eugene Monroe11024147
Dustin Francis11019025
Bryan Bulaga03029048
Will Beatty0209014
B.J. Bertolini02017020
Jorge Sirmon02024041

Special Teams Tackles

BuffaloTacklesSTPlays
Sean Lee314
Colin Saenz119
Roosevelt Webster118
DenverTacklesSTPlays
Tito Sheldon123
Marlon Mills115
Dustin Francis114

Participation

BuffaloRPlyOffPPlyOffRPlyDefPPlyDefSTPlyTotal Plays
Mark Fredrickson------27481085
Roosevelt Webster------21401879
James Laurinaitis------2543876
Jamie Allen------2735971
Ethan Gaytan------17371266
Everett Kinsella------2139363
Daniel Sagapolutele------1738560
D.J. Habich------17231959
Carlton OBrien------1932556
Sean Lee------14261454
Benjamin King------9241649
Phillip Rotzell2027---------47
Cameron Sheffield------1429447
Louis Vasquez1926---------45
Fernando Mathews------1725345
Jorge Lynn1826---------44
Kendall Carswell1923---------42
Doug Worthington------1724142
Jerome Murphy------1326342
Barry Dennis------1325341
Colin Saenz714------1940
Gabe Blasingame1623---------39
Donald Buckner1623---------39
J.C. Iafrate1122------538
Gilbert Maioriello129------1637
Michael Oher1720---------37
Kris Eastridge------1719137
Earnest Schepis619------1237
Teddy Richard------1616335
Marshall Quaccia1411------833
James Hardy620------632
R.J. Anhalt44------2129
Leonard Dodge1411------328
Jonathan Luigs106------420
Jeff Thomason37------616
Korey Glavin54------615
Darren Conley21------1215
Donald Rudoff------63514
Alonzo Galloway------39113
Harvey Horn00------1313
Taylor Mehlhaff00------88
J.B. Siegel00------66
Thomas Morstead00------55
James Heurtin11------35
Rhett Bomar00------11
Will Stock00---------0
DenverRPlyOffPPlyOffRPlyDefPPlyDefSTPlyTotal Plays
J.R. Clemons2949------886
Brian Brohm3051---------81
Bryan Bulaga2948------178
Randal Welch2747---------74
Jorge Sirmon2441------873
Eugene Monroe2447---------71
Terrell Houari2339---------62
Ricky Burroughs2140---------61
Dustin Francis1925------1458
B.J. Bertolini1720------1855
Anthony Hill1730------754
Tito Sheldon1120------2354
Bobby Floyd1927---------46
Adam Potts------5182346
Alphonso Smith------1823142
Ernie Halkin------1222640
Pat Zimmerman------1523240
Darren Meehan------1821---39
Reuben Stevenson------1272039
Rico Hill------1721139
Patrick Angerer------1520136
Austin Miller711------1735
Stan Whitfield------1120233
Will Beatty914------932
Robert Newton820------331
Al Afalava------5111430
Larry Meadows------1118130
Marlon Mills59------1529
Charlie Galasinski------918229
Morgan Burnett------1512---27
Patrick Willis------911626
Vernon Gholston------1011425
Jason Burke------1014---24
Rondell Brady77------923
Gary Lindquist01------2223
Perry Sheldon310------922
Dennis Parrish------99119
Lionel Schneider------84719
Everson Griffen------87116
Dexter McCluster03------1215
Kris Prescott12------912
Lee Peel00------1111
Mercury Dotson------37111
Ernie Westbrook00------66
Sam Glover00------33
Percy Barnes00---------0

Directional Rushing Statistics

DistanceAttYardsAvg
Left6244.0
Middle8273.4
Right6325.3
None000.0
DistanceAttYardsAvg
Left9192.1
Middle11524.7
Right10575.7
None000.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

BuffaloAttCmp20+BdThDropDfnsHurrKnckIntc
Phillip Rotzell27163144210
DenverAttCmp20+BdThDropDfnsHurrKnckIntc
Brian Brohm503132210301

Directional Passing Statistics

DistanceAttCompYardsAvg
Screen31-1-0.3
Short (0-8 Yds)1171039.4
Medium (9-18 Yds)86789.8
Long (19+ Yds)52387.6
DistanceAttCompYardsAvg
Screen42133.3
Short (0-8 Yds)30221846.1
Medium (9-18 Yds)1671086.8
Long (19+ Yds)0000.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

BuffaloTargtCaugtDropdYards20+PPlay
TE Kendall Carswell82368123
WR Colin Saenz53025014
WR James Hardy55063120
RB Gabe Blasingame311-1023
WR Earnest Schepis33052119
TE Leonard Dodge22011011
TE Gilbert Maioriello100009
DenverTargtCaugtDropdYards20+PPlay
WR Ricky Burroughs148191140
RB Bobby Floyd127052027
WR Terrell Houari77090139
RB Tito Sheldon42012020
TE Perry Sheldon32020110
WR Marlon Mills211109
TE Anthony Hill22032030
TE Dustin Francis2103025
FB B.J. Bertolini2104020
FB Robert Newton1000020
WR Austin Miller1000011

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

BuffaloAttYardsAvgOverall Avg
Gabe Blasingame3248.004.93
Marshall Quaccia111.001.00
R.J. Anhalt199.003.00
DenverAttYardsAvgOverall Avg
Bobby Floyd144.003.22

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

BuffaloAttCompYardsAvg/AttOverall Avg
Phillip Rotzell31206.678.07
DenverAttCompYardsAvg/AttOverall Avg
Brian Brohm9491.006.10

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

BuffaloTargetCatchYardsAvg/TargOverall Avg
WR Colin Saenz1000.005.00
TE Kendall Carswell1000.008.50
WR Earnest Schepis112020.0017.33
DenverTargetCatchYardsAvg/TargOverall Avg
WR Ricky Burroughs2000.006.50
RB Bobby Floyd1144.004.33
TE Perry Sheldon11-1-1.006.67
WR Terrell Houari1155.0012.86
WR Marlon Mills1111.000.50
RB Tito Sheldon1000.003.00
TE Dustin Francis1000.001.50
WR Austin Miller1000.000.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

BuffaloRushesConversions
Gabe Blasingame21
R.J. Anhalt11
DenverRushesConversions
Tito Sheldon32
Bobby Floyd21
Brian Brohm10

Third Down Passing Statistics

BuffaloAttCompConversions
Phillip Rotzell853
DenverAttCompConversions
Brian Brohm1053

Third Down Receiving Statistics

BuffaloTargCatchConversions
TE Kendall Carswell311
WR Colin Saenz210
WR Earnest Schepis221
WR James Hardy111
DenverTargCatchConversions
WR Ricky Burroughs411
TE Perry Sheldon211
WR Terrell Houari221
WR Marlon Mills110
FB B.J. Bertolini100

SectionAttendance
Stadium75,700 (76,100 capacity)
Upper Deck23,500 (23,500)
End Zone16,900 (16,900)
Mezzanine9,700 (9,700)
Sideline Seats14,600 (14,900)
Club Seats8,400 (8,500)
Luxury Boxes2,600 (2,600)