Exhibition Week 4, 2024

played in Buffalo, NY

79 degrees, fair, 2 mph wind

Atlanta Falcons14373-27
Buffalo Bills71403-24

Scoring Summary
1Q: 08:46 ATL - Dez Bryant 10 pass from Myron Herrlich (Ellis Godfrey extra point)
1Q: 03:21 BUF - James Hardy 8 pass from Phillip Rotzell (Taylor Mehlhaff extra point)
1Q: 01:33 ATL - Rashard Mendenhall 48 run (Ellis Godfrey extra point)
2Q: 12:24 ATL - Ellis Godfrey 32 field goal
2Q: 06:04 BUF - Steven Bradford 1 run (Taylor Mehlhaff extra point)
2Q: 00:40 BUF - Earnest Schepis 12 pass from Phillip Rotzell (Taylor Mehlhaff extra point)
3Q: 03:39 ATL - Frank Schneider 7 pass from Julio McElroy (Ellis Godfrey extra point)
4Q: 02:42 BUF - Taylor Mehlhaff 39 field goal
4Q: 00:06 ATL - Ellis Godfrey 20 field goal

Team StatisticsATLBUF
Record3-01-2
First Downs2918
- by Rushing73
- by Passing2214
- by Penalty01
Total Net Yards474285
- Offensive Plays7758
- Yards per Play6.164.91
Net Rushing Yards17425
- Rushing Attempts335
- Yards per Rush5.275.00
Net Passing Yards300260
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt44 - 32 - 250 - 28 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards300274
- Sacks/Yards Lost0/03/14
- Yards per Pass Play6.824.91
Fumbles/Lost2/10/0
3rd Down Conversions10/157/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down5.79.0
4th Down Conversions0/00/0
Penalties/Yards4/313/20
Punt Returns/Yards3/150/0
Kick Returns/Yards3/933/61
Interception Ret./Yards0/02/14
2pt Conversions0/00/0
Red Zone Visits42
- Red Zone TDs/FGs2/22/0
Avg. Drive StartOWN 24OWN 32
Time of Possession37:2722:33

Drive Charts

Atlanta Falcons
QuarBeganPossFromPlaysYardsResult
115:006:21OWN 201280Touchdown
16:080:49OWN 1340Punt
14:060:45OWN 523Fumble
13:152:02OWN 44356Touchdown
10:142:57OWN 44741Field Goal
25:542:51OWN 25630Punt
20:340:34OWN 2010Half
312:098:38OWN 21898Touchdown
31:325:27OWN 71172Interception
410:015:02OWN 29735Punt
42:350:19OWN 3610Interception
41:481:47OWN 48649Field Goal
Buffalo Bills
QuarBeganPossFromPlaysYardsResult
18:392:31OWN 20614Punt
15:191:13OWN 4031Punt
13:210:06OPP 818Touchdown
11:130:59OWN 2046Punt
212:176:23OWN 271273Touchdown
23:032:29OWN 101090Touchdown
315:002:51OWN 20721Punt
33:311:59OWN 32411Punt
411:051:04OWN 1733Punt
44:592:24OWN 20758Field Goal
42:160:28OPP 4130Missed FG

Game MVP: Phillip Rotzell, Buffalo Bills

Rushing Statistics

AtlantaAttYardsAvgLG10+TD
Rashard Mendenhall16925.754821
Jerry Saxon6162.67600
Darrin Strickland5214.20800
Myron Herrlich33612.002210
Julio McElroy252.50500
Billy Duffy144.00400
BuffaloAttYardsAvgLG10+TD
Gabe Blasingame4246.001120
Steven Bradford111.00101

Passing Statistics

AtlantaAttCompYardsSk/YdTDLGIntRate
Julio McElroy31232260/0125278.1
Myron Herrlich139740/01190109.1
BuffaloAttCompYardsSk/YdTDLGIntRate
Phillip Rotzell33222162/102190105.1
Rhett Bomar124521/4037047.9
Mack Lowe5260/006047.9

Receiving Statistics

AtlantaCatchTargYardsAvgYACLGTD
WR Jonathan Snyder8911514.3830250
WR Dez Bryant58448.806121
WR Jamie Marx47256.25590
WR Frank Schneider45379.255201
TE Billy Duffy34248.0010190
WR Marco Brock34299.670130
RB Jerry Saxon22105.00090
TE Nolan Brooks23147.005100
FB Darrin Strickland1122.00020
RB Rashard Mendenhall0100.00000
BuffaloCatchTargYardsAvgYACLGTD
WR James Hardy6117712.8329371
WR Earnest Schepis696110.173161
WR Harvey Horn511255.003120
WR Irv Buckner475112.7527190
TE Kendall Carswell343210.676140
WR Colin Saenz111919.003190
FB Marshall Quaccia1155.00050
RB Steven Bradford1111.00010
RB J.B. Siegel1233.00030
RB Gabe Blasingame0300.00000

Interception Statistics

AtlantaIntsYardsAvgTD
BuffaloIntsYardsAvgTD
CB Ethan Gaytan100.000
OLB Jack Marsh11414.000

Fumble Statistics

AtlantaFumbRecovForceTD
Rashard Mendenhall1000
Jerry Saxon1000
Frank Schneider0100
BuffaloFumbRecovForceTD
Jerome Murphy0100
Chris Long0010
Austen Lane0010

Punting Statistics

AtlantaPuntYardsAvgNetLGIn20
Corey Seder311839.332.7471
BuffaloPuntYardsAvgNetLGIn20
Thomas Morstead631552.550.0574

Kicking Statistics

AtlantaFGs40+Yd50+YdLGPAT
Ellis Godfrey2/20/00/0323/3
BuffaloFGs40+Yd50+YdLGPAT
Taylor Mehlhaff1/20/10/1393/3

Punt Return Statistics

AtlantaRetYardsAvgTD
Jamie Marx3155.00
BuffaloRetYardsAvgTD

Kick Return Statistics

AtlantaRetYardsAvgTD
Frank Schneider39331.00
BuffaloRetYardsAvgTD
Earnest Schepis36120.30

Defensive Statistics

AtlantaTackAsstSackRPlayPPlay
OLB Lamar Penarroya401.0531
OLB Gerald McRath410.0022
CB Kendrick Rison410.0237
CB Jerraud Powers310.0545
S Frankie Bjorke300.0340
S Broderick Stephenson220.0337
ILB Scott McKillop210.0223
S Desmond Hampton210.0451
WR Dez Bryant20---------
DT Corey Peters200.0444
OLB Dale Harmon200.0312
DT Randal Tanner100.5228
DT Marty Reilly100.5327
CB Rondell Shelton110.0334
ILB Shaun Zeier100.0330
DE Dwayne Compton010.5234
DE Wayne Maher010.5335
S Tom Zhao010.0210
DT J.C. Schrader010.0310
BuffaloTackAsstSackRPlayPPlay
OLB Tommy Wyden600.01424
ILB James Laurinaitis540.02838
ILB Sean Lee530.02426
CB Ethan Gaytan510.01831
CB Kris Eastridge510.01921
S Jamie Allen500.02028
CB Benjamin King430.02229
CB Jerome Murphy400.02523
CB Fernando Mathews320.01513
DT Everett Kinsella310.01926
DE D.J. Dole310.02333
DE Austen Lane300.02426
OLB Cameron Sheffield220.0511
DE Chris Long210.02630
OLB Jack Marsh200.01012
S Kendrick Green200.01831
DE Doug Worthington110.01632
S Joseph Delgado110.02122
DT Teddy Richard100.01320

Pass Rush Statistics

AtlantaSackBlockHurryKnockPPlay
OLB Lamar Penarroya1.001031
DT Randal Tanner0.512028
DT Marty Reilly0.503027
DE Dwayne Compton0.501034
DE Wayne Maher0.500035
DE Jason Lynch0.010028
DT Corey Peters0.001244
BuffaloSackBlockHurryKnockPPlay
DE Austen Lane0.010026
DE Doug Worthington0.001032

Pass Defense Statistics

AtlantaCaughtDefnsdIntrcpPPlay
CB Kendrick Rison42037
S Desmond Hampton41051
OLB Gerald McRath40022
S Frankie Bjorke40040
CB Jerraud Powers30045
OLB Lamar Penarroya20031
DT Corey Peters20044
CB Rondell Shelton11034
ILB Scott McKillop10023
S Broderick Stephenson10037
ILB Shaun Zeier10030
OLB Dale Harmon10012
DE Jason Lynch01028
BuffaloCaughtDefnsdIntrcpPPlay
OLB Tommy Wyden61024
CB Kris Eastridge40021
S Jamie Allen40028
CB Ethan Gaytan31131
CB Fernando Mathews30013
CB Benjamin King22029
CB Jerome Murphy21023
ILB James Laurinaitis20038
OLB Cameron Sheffield20011
S Kendrick Green20031
DE Austen Lane10026
ILB Sean Lee10026
OLB Jack Marsh00112

Blocking Statistics

AtlantaKeyBlBlOppPancRPlySckAPPly
Harvey Ancheta15022028
Mike Pollak14020022
Ronald Forbes14021022
Billy Duffy12025023
Keith DiMillo12019029
Tommie McKenna12013022
Sam Kovarik05022029
Zane Beadles02021033
John Greco01015019
Teddy Reeve01012016
BuffaloKeyBlBlOppPancRPlySckAPPly
J.C. Iafrate1203042
Jorge Lynn1114033
Jeff Thomason1104028
Louis Vasquez0104030
Michael Oher0004143
Donald Buckner0002135
Freddie Nowak0003134

Special Teams Tackles

AtlantaTacklesSTPlays
Darrin Strickland217
Dez Bryant114
BuffaloTacklesSTPlays
Colin Saenz319
Sean Lee219
Earnest Schepis113

Participation

AtlantaRPlyOffPPlyOffRPlyDefPPlyDefSTPlyTotal Plays
Darrin Strickland2524------1766
Billy Duffy2523------1765
Jerraud Powers------5451363
Dez Bryant1431------1459
Frankie Bjorke------3401659
Desmond Hampton------451257
Zane Beadles2133---------54
Nolan Brooks2324------653
Julio McElroy1931------252
Rashard Mendenhall2427---------51
Harvey Ancheta2228------151
Keith DiMillo1929------351
Sam Kovarik2229---------51
Rondell Shelton------3341451
Corey Peters------444250
Ronald Forbes2122------548
Jerry Saxon1017------2148
Jamie Marx1327------747
Dwayne Compton------234844
Mike Pollak2022------143
Broderick Stephenson------337141
Wayne Maher------335341
Kendrick Rison------237241
Tommie McKenna1322------540
John Greco1519------539
Lamar Penarroya------531339
Jonathan Snyder1721------139
Scott McKillop------2231237
Gerald McRath------0221234
Frank Schneider89------1734
Shaun Zeier------330134
Teddy Reeve1216------533
Jason Lynch------328132
Randal Tanner------228232
Marty Reilly------327131
Marco Brock617------629
Myron Herrlich1413---------27
Dale Harmon------3121126
J.C. Schrader------310215
Tom Zhao------210214
Burt Graham------0549
Don Owens00------88
T.J. Greenberg00------66
Corey Seder00------33
Ellis Godfrey00------22
Will Stock00---------0
BuffaloRPlyOffPPlyOffRPlyDefPPlyDefSTPlyTotal Plays
James Laurinaitis------28381076
Sean Lee------24261969
Chris Long------2630561
D.J. Dole------2333460
Kris Eastridge------19211555
Joseph Delgado------21221255
Jamie Allen------2028654
Benjamin King------2229253
Ethan Gaytan------1831352
Austen Lane------2426252
Kendall Carswell342------550
Kendrick Green------1831150
J.C. Iafrate342------449
Michael Oher443------249
Jerome Murphy------2523149
Doug Worthington------1632---48
Everett Kinsella------1926146
Earnest Schepis330------1346
Freddie Nowak334------845
Jorge Lynn433------441
Jeff Thomason428------840
Louis Vasquez430------539
Phillip Rotzell335---------38
Tommy Wyden------1424---38
James Hardy235---------37
Donald Buckner235---------37
Harvey Horn029------635
Marshall Quaccia224------834
Gabe Blasingame430---------34
Teddy Richard------1320---33
Steven Bradford29------2132
Irv Buckner229---------31
Fernando Mathews------1513129
Perry Georges37------1929
Jonathan Luigs120------728
J.B. Siegel020------828
Colin Saenz07------1926
Cameron Sheffield------5111026
Jack Marsh------1012123
Rhett Bomar113---------14
Leonard Dodge43------613
Clyde DeVault00------1313
Derrick Namnath------38---11
Mack Lowe15------28
Taylor Mehlhaff00------77
Thomas Morstead00------66

Directional Rushing Statistics

DistanceAttYardsAvg
Left11322.9
Middle13655.0
Right8779.6
None100.0
DistanceAttYardsAvg
Left22110.5
Middle231.5
Right111.0
None000.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

AtlantaAttCmp20+BdThDropDfnsHurrKnckIntc
Julio McElroy31233013102
Myron Herrlich1390022000
BuffaloAttCmp20+BdThDropDfnsHurrKnckIntc
Phillip Rotzell33220132420
Rhett Bomar1241213100
Mack Lowe520000300

Directional Passing Statistics

DistanceAttCompYardsAvg
Screen2110.5
Short (0-8 Yds)23211627.0
Medium (9-18 Yds)1491178.4
Long (19+ Yds)51204.0
DistanceAttCompYardsAvg
Screen5351.0
Short (0-8 Yds)25151174.7
Medium (9-18 Yds)151015210.1
Long (19+ Yds)5000.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

AtlantaTargtCaugtDropdYards20+PPlay
WR Jonathan Snyder980115221
WR Dez Bryant85044031
WR Jamie Marx74125027
WR Frank Schneider5413719
TE Billy Duffy43024023
WR Marco Brock43029017
TE Nolan Brooks32114024
RB Jerry Saxon22010017
RB Rashard Mendenhall1000027
FB Darrin Strickland1102024
BuffaloTargtCaugtDropdYards20+PPlay
WR James Hardy116277135
WR Harvey Horn115225029
WR Earnest Schepis96061030
WR Irv Buckner74051029
TE Kendall Carswell43032042
RB Gabe Blasingame3000030
RB J.B. Siegel2103020
WR Colin Saenz1101907
FB Marshall Quaccia1105024
RB Steven Bradford110109

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

AtlantaAttYardsAvgOverall Avg
Rashard Mendenhall3175.675.75
Darrin Strickland284.004.20
Billy Duffy144.004.00
Myron Herrlich188.0012.00
BuffaloAttYardsAvgOverall Avg
Steven Bradford111.001.00

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

AtlantaAttCompYardsAvg/AttOverall Avg
Myron Herrlich42123.005.69
Julio McElroy1177.007.29
BuffaloAttCompYardsAvg/AttOverall Avg
Phillip Rotzell54357.006.55

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

AtlantaTargetCatchYardsAvg/TargOverall Avg
WR Frank Schneider2173.507.40
WR Dez Bryant21105.005.50
TE Billy Duffy1122.006.00
BuffaloTargetCatchYardsAvg/TargOverall Avg
WR James Hardy32186.007.00
FB Marshall Quaccia1155.005.00
WR Earnest Schepis111212.006.78

Third Down Rushing Statistics

AtlantaRushesConversions
Rashard Mendenhall22
Myron Herrlich11
Jerry Saxon11
Darrin Strickland10
BuffaloRushesConversions
Steven Bradford11

Third Down Passing Statistics

AtlantaAttCompConversions
Julio McElroy654
Myron Herrlich422
BuffaloAttCompConversions
Phillip Rotzell865
Rhett Bomar421
Mack Lowe210

Third Down Receiving Statistics

AtlantaTargCatchConversions
WR Jamie Marx322
WR Dez Bryant311
WR Jonathan Snyder333
FB Darrin Strickland110
BuffaloTargCatchConversions
WR Earnest Schepis421
WR Harvey Horn321
WR Irv Buckner221
WR James Hardy211
TE Kendall Carswell222
RB Gabe Blasingame100

SectionAttendance
Stadium14,200 (75,300 capacity)
Upper Deck4,100 (23,100)
End Zone3,000 (16,700)
Mezzanine1,700 (9,600)
Sideline Seats3,200 (14,800)
Club Seats1,800 (8,900)
Luxury Boxes400 (2,200)