Conference Semifinals, 2023

played in Cleveland, OH

41 degrees, fair, 1 mph wind

Buffalo Bills	7	7	0	3	-	17
Cleveland Browns	10	10	7	0	-	27

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:50 CLE - Mike Mahoney 37 field goal
1Q: 07:36 BUF - Earnest Schepis 14 pass from Phillip Rotzell (Taylor Mehlhaff extra point)
1Q: 04:42 CLE - Rod Washington 1 run (Mike Mahoney extra point)
2Q: 15:00 BUF - R.J. Anhalt 2 run (Taylor Mehlhaff extra point)
2Q: 07:26 CLE - Jonathan Stewart 3 run (Mike Mahoney extra point)
2Q: 05:01 CLE - Mike Mahoney 24 field goal
3Q: 02:10 CLE - Rod Washington 1 run (Mike Mahoney extra point)
4Q: 11:46 BUF - Taylor Mehlhaff 38 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:50 CLE - Mike Mahoney 37 field goal
1Q: 07:36 BUF - Earnest Schepis 14 pass from Phillip Rotzell (Taylor Mehlhaff extra point)
1Q: 04:42 CLE - Rod Washington 1 run (Mike Mahoney extra point)
2Q: 15:00 BUF - R.J. Anhalt 2 run (Taylor Mehlhaff extra point)
2Q: 07:26 CLE - Jonathan Stewart 3 run (Mike Mahoney extra point)
2Q: 05:01 CLE - Mike Mahoney 24 field goal
3Q: 02:10 CLE - Rod Washington 1 run (Mike Mahoney extra point)
4Q: 11:46 BUF - Taylor Mehlhaff 38 field goal

Team Statistics BUF CLE
Record 11-7 16-1
First Downs 16 23
- by Rushing 2 7
- by Passing 14 15
- by Penalty 0 1
Total Net Yards 331 385
- Offensive Plays 60 67
- Yards per Play 5.52 5.75
Net Rushing Yards 13 121
- Rushing Attempts 4 37
- Yards per Rush 3.25 3.27
Net Passing Yards 318 264
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 54 - 28 - 2 29 - 18 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 329 270
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2/11 1/6
- Yards per Pass Play 5.68 8.80
Fumbles/Lost 1/0 1/1
3rd Down Conversions 4/14 5/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 9.3 6.8
4th Down Conversions 1/1 0/0
Penalties/Yards 7/47 3/29
Punt Returns/Yards 1/11 2/3
Kick Returns/Yards 5/108 1/23
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 2/45
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 2 4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/0 3/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 28 OWN 27
Time of Possession 22:48 37:12

Team Statistics	BUF	CLE
Record	11-7	16-1
First Downs	16	23
- by Rushing	2	7
- by Passing	14	15
- by Penalty	0	1
Total Net Yards	331	385
- Offensive Plays	60	67
- Yards per Play	5.52	5.75
Net Rushing Yards	13	121
- Rushing Attempts	4	37
- Yards per Rush	3.25	3.27
Net Passing Yards	318	264
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	54 - 28 - 2	29 - 18 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	329	270
- Sacks/Yards Lost	2/11	1/6
- Yards per Pass Play	5.68	8.80
Fumbles/Lost	1/0	1/1
3rd Down Conversions	4/14	5/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	9.3	6.8
4th Down Conversions	1/1	0/0
Penalties/Yards	7/47	3/29
Punt Returns/Yards	1/11	2/3
Kick Returns/Yards	5/108	1/23
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	2/45
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	2	4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/0	3/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 28	OWN 27
Time of Possession	22:48	37:12

Drive Charts

Buffalo Bills
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	9:44	1:30	OWN 24	3	2	Punt
1	8:14	0:49	OPP 24	2	24	Touchdown
1	4:35	4:45	OWN 22	9	78	Touchdown
2	12:32	1:25	OWN 28	3	-4	Punt
2	7:16	1:14	OWN 35	2	13	Interception
2	4:54	3:21	OWN 30	9	46	Missed FG
2	0:20	0:20	OWN 13	1	-2	Half
3	15:00	2:20	OWN 33	4	14	Punt
3	7:50	1:39	OWN 27	3	6	Punt
3	2:02	0:54	OWN 23	3	0	Punt
4	14:52	3:13	OWN 28	8	51	Field Goal
4	9:50	2:28	OWN 27	6	19	Punt
4	2:05	1:04	OWN 8	7	49	Interception

Cleveland Browns
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	5:16	OWN 22	10	58	Field Goal
1	7:25	2:50	OWN 20	6	80	Touchdown
2	14:50	2:18	OWN 19	3	-10	Punt
2	11:07	3:51	OWN 34	8	66	Touchdown
2	6:02	1:08	OPP 8	3	1	Field Goal
2	1:33	1:13	OWN 31	4	17	Punt
3	12:40	4:50	OWN 6	7	31	Punt
3	6:11	4:09	OWN 29	11	71	Touchdown
3	1:08	1:16	OWN 32	3	4	Punt
4	11:39	1:49	OWN 20	3	8	Punt
4	7:22	5:17	OWN 5	7	46	Punt
4	1:01	1:01	OWN 14	3	1	Game

Game MVP: Jonathan Stewart, Cleveland Browns

Rushing Statistics

Buffalo	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Gabe Blasingame	2	13	6.50	12	1	0
Phillip Rotzell	1	-2	-2.00	-2	0	0
R.J. Anhalt	1	2	2.00	2	0	1

Cleveland	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Jonathan Stewart	26	91	3.50	17	2	1
Rod Washington	7	23	3.29	12	1	2
Neil Harvey	4	7	1.75	6	0	0

Passing Statistics

Buffalo	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Phillip Rotzell	54	28	329	2/11	1	46	2	61.4

Cleveland	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Neil Harvey	29	18	270	1/6	0	40	0	92.6

Receiving Statistics

Buffalo	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Earnest Schepis	7	12	98	14.00	41	33	1
WR Colin Saenz	5	7	60	12.00	3	26	0
WR James Hardy	4	7	65	16.25	30	46	0
RB Gabe Blasingame	4	4	34	8.50	13	17	0
WR Irv Buckner	3	12	53	17.67	28	21	0
FB Marshall Quaccia	2	3	17	8.50	8	10	0
TE Kendall Carswell	2	4	2	1.00	2	2	0
WR Harvey Horn	1	4	0	0.00	0	0	0
TE Leonard Dodge	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Cleveland	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Cornell Upshaw	5	8	91	18.20	25	40
RB Jonathan Stewart	4	6	59	14.75	32	23
WR Spencer Farley	3	5	52	17.33	19	29
WR Mitchell Blake	3	3	32	10.67	13	16
TE Chase Coffman	2	2	25	12.50	10	16
WR Austin Collie	1	3	11	11.00	2	11
WR Sherman Abrams	0	1	0	0.00	0	0
TE Everett Poff	0	1	0	0.00	0	0

Interception Statistics

Buffalo	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Cleveland	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Dusty Cook	2	45	22.50	0

Fumble Statistics

Buffalo	Fumb	Recov	Force
Phillip Rotzell	1	0	0
Jeff Thomason	0	1	0
Jonathan Luigs	0	1	0
Marshall Quaccia	0	0	1

Cleveland	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Mitchell Blake	1	0	0	0
Terrance Knighton	0	0	1	0

Punting Statistics

Buffalo	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Thomas Morstead	6	274	45.7	45.2	50	2

Cleveland	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Les Johnson	6	271	45.2	43.3	63	3

Kicking Statistics

Buffalo	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Taylor Mehlhaff	1/2	0/1	0/0	38	2/2

Cleveland	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Mike Mahoney	2/2	0/0	0/0	37	3/3

Punt Return Statistics

Buffalo	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Jamie Allen	1	11	11.0	0

Cleveland	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Mitchell Blake	2	3	1.5	0

Kick Return Statistics

Buffalo	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
James Hardy	4	90	22.5	0
Irv Buckner	1	18	18.0	0

Cleveland	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Brandon Carr	1	23	23.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Buffalo	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Roosevelt Webster	7	4	0.0	33	28
ILB James Laurinaitis	7	2	0.0	35	29
DE Chris Long	7	0	0.0	29	19
CB Ethan Gaytan	6	0	0.0	22	21
DE Carlton OBrien	3	2	0.0	32	29
DT Everett Kinsella	2	3	1.0	27	21
S Jamie Allen	2	2	0.0	34	23
ILB Sean Lee	2	1	0.0	36	30
CB Jerome Murphy	2	1	0.0	9	10
DT Barry Dennis	2	0	0.0	17	12
CB Kris Eastridge	2	0	0.0	24	16
DT Teddy Richard	2	0	0.0	10	9
S Daniel Sagapolutele	1	1	0.0	18	18
CB Benjamin King	1	1	0.0	12	10
CB Fernando Mathews	1	1	0.0	28	20
WR James Hardy	1	0	---	---	---
DE Mark Fredrickson	1	0	0.0	10	11
OLB D.J. Habich	1	0	0.0	3	1
WR Earnest Schepis	1	0	---	---	---
OLB Donald Rudoff	1	0	0.0	4	4
OLB Cameron Sheffield	1	0	0.0	13	10

Cleveland	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Phillip Wheeler	6	0	0.0	4	29
CB Chuck Hoyler	5	1	0.0	1	48
CB Blake Reynolds	5	0	0.0	4	55
DT Jon Dupre	2	1	1.0	2	22
S Dominic Tirtha	2	1	0.0	4	54
ILB Dan Conner	2	0	0.0	3	41
CB Harry Foreman	2	0	0.0	1	34
OLB Sean Weatherspoon	2	0	0.0	3	35
DT Terrance Knighton	1	0	1.0	2	19
S Brandon Carr	1	1	0.0	0	3
S Dusty Cook	1	0	0.0	3	47
OLB Courtney Reardon	1	0	0.0	1	11
DT Jarron Gilbert	1	0	0.0	3	29

Pass Rush Statistics

Buffalo	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Everett Kinsella	1.0	1	0	21
DT Teddy Richard	0.0	1	1	9
DT Barry Dennis	0.0	1	0	12
DT Rufus Grier	0.0	1	0	8

Cleveland	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Jon Dupre	1.0	0	1	0	22
DT Terrance Knighton	1.0	0	0	0	19
DE Rusty Kaplan	0.0	1	5	1	36
DE Brett Harmon	0.0	0	2	1	37
DE Brian Orakpo	0.0	0	1	0	34
DE Trent Hudgins	0.0	0	1	0	32

Pass Defense Statistics

Buffalo	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
ILB James Laurinaitis	3	0	29
CB Ethan Gaytan	3	0	21
S Jamie Allen	2	1	23
S Roosevelt Webster	2	0	28
CB Jerome Murphy	2	0	10
ILB Sean Lee	1	1	30
OLB Cameron Sheffield	1	1	10
S Daniel Sagapolutele	1	0	18
CB Kris Eastridge	1	0	16
CB Fernando Mathews	1	0	20
OLB Donald Rudoff	1	0	4
CB Benjamin King	0	1	10

Cleveland	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
ILB Phillip Wheeler	6	0	0	29
CB Blake Reynolds	5	1	0	55
CB Chuck Hoyler	5	0	0	48
CB Harry Foreman	2	1	0	34
S Dominic Tirtha	2	1	0	54
OLB Sean Weatherspoon	2	1	0	35
ILB Dan Conner	2	0	0	41
S Dusty Cook	1	0	2	47
OLB Courtney Reardon	1	0	0	11
S Brandon Carr	1	0	0	3
DT Jarron Gilbert	1	0	0	29
CB Brenden Anderson	0	1	0	26

Blocking Statistics

Buffalo	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Jonathan Luigs	1	2	4	1	56
Michael Oher	1	1	2	0	21
James Heurtin	0	0	1	1	25

Cleveland	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Deon Shepardson	3	6	1	20	0	15
Isaac Knispel	3	5	0	14	0	12
Louis Farrell	1	4	0	31	1	29
Clifton Mills	0	12	1	33	0	27
Chase Coffman	1	1	0	33	0	24
Walt Donaldson	0	3	0	30	0	20
Corwin Cunningham	0	1	0	29	0	23
Julio Elliott	0	1	0	27	0	19

Special Teams Tackles

Buffalo	Tackles	STPlays
Sean Lee	2	12
Marshall Quaccia	1	10

Cleveland	Tackles	STPlays
Spencer Farley	3	12
Courtney Reardon	2	10
Dominic Tirtha	1	14

Participation

Buffalo	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Sean Lee	---	---	36	30	12	78
James Laurinaitis	---	---	35	29	3	67
Ethan Gaytan	---	---	22	21	24	67
Jamie Allen	---	---	34	23	9	66
Carlton OBrien	---	---	32	29	2	63
Kendall Carswell	4	47	---	---	12	63
Roosevelt Webster	---	---	33	28	1	62
Jonathan Luigs	4	56	---	---	1	61
Phillip Rotzell	4	56	---	---	---	60
Irv Buckner	0	50	---	---	6	56
Louis Vasquez	3	53	---	---	---	56
Colin Saenz	1	28	---	---	22	51
Chris Long	---	---	29	19	3	51
J.C. Iafrate	4	40	---	---	7	51
Everett Kinsella	---	---	27	21	2	50
Fernando Mathews	---	---	28	20	2	50
Jorge Lynn	3	46	---	---	---	49
Earnest Schepis	0	43	---	---	4	47
Daniel Sagapolutele	---	---	18	18	6	42
Kris Eastridge	---	---	24	16	1	41
Gabe Blasingame	3	36	---	---	---	39
James Hardy	4	28	---	---	6	38
Donald Buckner	2	35	---	---	1	38
Marshall Quaccia	4	22	---	---	10	36
R.J. Anhalt	1	9	---	---	24	34
James Heurtin	1	25	---	---	7	33
Benjamin King	---	---	12	10	11	33
Barry Dennis	---	---	17	12	3	32
Mark Fredrickson	---	---	10	11	11	32
Cameron Sheffield	---	---	13	10	2	25
Leonard Dodge	3	3	---	---	18	24
Michael Oher	2	21	---	---	---	23
D.J. Habich	---	---	3	1	18	22
Harvey Horn	0	8	---	---	12	20
Teddy Richard	---	---	10	9	---	19
Jerome Murphy	---	---	9	10	---	19
Chuck Poling	0	6	---	---	10	16
Rufus Grier	---	---	8	8	---	16
Donald Rudoff	---	---	4	4	6	14
Korey Glavin	1	4	---	---	8	13
Jeff Thomason	0	0	---	---	8	8
Taylor Mehlhaff	0	0	---	---	6	6
Thomas Morstead	0	0	---	---	6	6
Doug Worthington	---	---	3	1	---	4
Rhett Bomar	0	0	---	---	2	2
Will Stock	0	0	---	---	---	0

Cleveland	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Dominic Tirtha	---	---	4	54	14	72
Blake Reynolds	---	---	4	55	12	71
Dusty Cook	---	---	3	47	18	68
Clifton Mills	33	27	---	---	8	68
Neil Harvey	37	30	---	---	---	67
Chase Coffman	33	24	---	---	7	64
Cornell Upshaw	27	23	---	---	13	63
Louis Farrell	31	29	---	---	---	60
Corwin Cunningham	29	23	---	---	2	54
Jonathan Stewart	30	22	---	---	1	53
Deon Shepardson	20	15	---	---	17	52
Julio Elliott	27	19	---	---	6	52
Chuck Hoyler	---	---	1	48	2	51
Walt Donaldson	30	20	---	---	---	50
Brett Harmon	---	---	3	37	7	47
Dan Conner	---	---	3	41	1	45
Spencer Farley	16	16	---	---	12	44
Austin Collie	27	17	---	---	---	44
Sean Weatherspoon	---	---	3	35	5	43
Harry Foreman	---	---	1	34	7	42
Rusty Kaplan	---	---	2	36	2	40
Luke Meek	15	16	---	---	8	39
Phillip Wheeler	---	---	4	29	6	39
Mitchell Blake	11	12	---	---	15	38
Everett Poff	10	10	---	---	18	38
Rod Washington	7	8	---	---	23	38
Trent Hudgins	---	---	2	32	4	38
Brian Orakpo	---	---	2	34	1	37
Brenden Anderson	---	---	3	26	5	34
Jarron Gilbert	---	---	3	29	2	34
Isaac Knispel	14	12	---	---	8	34
Jon Dupre	---	---	2	22	4	28
Kam Chancellor	---	---	1	24	2	27
Courtney Reardon	---	---	1	11	10	22
Terrance Knighton	---	---	2	19	1	22
Scottie Hudson	6	4	---	---	8	18
Sherman Abrams	4	3	---	---	4	11
Mike Mahoney	0	0	---	---	8	8
Brandon Carr	---	---	0	3	4	7
Scottie Hollier	---	---	0	0	6	6
Les Johnson	0	0	---	---	6	6
Bernard Otto	---	---	0	0	4	4
Carlos Cochrane	---	---	0	0	3	3
Keith Null	0	0	---	---	2	2
Brad Feeley	---	---	0	0	---	0
Lamar Giles	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	1	12	12.0
Middle	2	3	1.5
Right	0	0	0.0
None	1	-2	-2.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	8	35	4.4
Middle	19	47	2.5
Right	8	42	5.3
None	2	-3	-1.5

Detailed Passing Statistics

Buffalo	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Phillip Rotzell	54	28	4	5	3	5	10	2	2

Cleveland	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Neil Harvey	29	18	4	2	1	4	4	1	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	8	7	68	8.5
Short (0-8 Yds)	20	10	79	4.0
Medium (9-18 Yds)	21	10	156	7.4
Long (19+ Yds)	5	1	26	5.2

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	0	0	0	0.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	14	9	100	7.1
Medium (9-18 Yds)	13	8	130	10.0
Long (19+ Yds)	2	1	40	20.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Buffalo	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Irv Buckner	12	3	0	53	1	50
WR Earnest Schepis	12	7	1	98	1	43
WR Colin Saenz	7	5	0	60	1	28
WR James Hardy	7	4	1	65	1	28
RB Gabe Blasingame	4	4	0	34	0	36
TE Kendall Carswell	4	2	1	2	0	47
WR Harvey Horn	4	1	0	0	0	8
FB Marshall Quaccia	3	2	0	17	0	22
TE Leonard Dodge	1	0	0	0	0	3

Cleveland	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Cornell Upshaw	8	5	0	91	2	23
RB Jonathan Stewart	6	4	1	59	1	22
WR Spencer Farley	5	3	0	52	1	16
WR Mitchell Blake	3	3	0	32	0	12
WR Austin Collie	3	1	0	11	0	17
TE Chase Coffman	2	2	0	25	0	24
WR Sherman Abrams	1	0	0	0	0	3
TE Everett Poff	1	0	0	0	0	10

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Buffalo	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Gabe Blasingame	1	1	1.00	6.50
R.J. Anhalt	1	2	2.00	2.00

Cleveland	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Jonathan Stewart	3	9	3.00	3.50
Rod Washington	2	2	1.00	3.29
Neil Harvey	1	6	6.00	1.75

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Buffalo	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Phillip Rotzell	1	1	14	14.00	6.09

Cleveland	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Neil Harvey	7	1	10	1.43	9.31

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Buffalo	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Earnest Schepis	1	1	14	14.00	8.17

Cleveland	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Cornell Upshaw	4	1	10	2.50	11.38
WR Spencer Farley	1	0	0	0.00	10.40
RB Jonathan Stewart	1	0	0	0.00	9.83
WR Sherman Abrams	1	0	0	0.00	0.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Buffalo	Rushes	Conversions

Cleveland	Rushes	Conversions
Jonathan Stewart	3	1
Neil Harvey	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Buffalo	Att	Comp	Conversions
Phillip Rotzell	14	7	4

Cleveland	Att	Comp	Conversions
Neil Harvey	10	6	4

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Buffalo	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Irv Buckner	5	2	2
WR Earnest Schepis	4	2	2
WR Colin Saenz	1	1	0
WR James Hardy	1	1	0
TE Leonard Dodge	1	0	0
FB Marshall Quaccia	1	0	0
RB Gabe Blasingame	1	1	0

Cleveland	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Cornell Upshaw	3	1	0
RB Jonathan Stewart	3	2	1
WR Mitchell Blake	1	1	1
WR Sherman Abrams	1	0	0
TE Chase Coffman	1	1	1
WR Austin Collie	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 72,300 (72,300 capacity)
Upper Deck 21,600 (21,600)
End Zone 15,600 (15,600)
Mezzanine 9,000 (9,000)
Sideline Seats 13,800 (13,800)
Club Seats 8,600 (8,600)
Luxury Boxes 3,700 (3,700)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	72,300 (72,300 capacity)
Upper Deck	21,600 (21,600)
End Zone	15,600 (15,600)
Mezzanine	9,000 (9,000)
Sideline Seats	13,800 (13,800)
Club Seats	8,600 (8,600)
Luxury Boxes	3,700 (3,700)