Week 5, 2026

played in Denver, CO

35 degrees, fair, 2 mph wind

Buffalo Bills01007-17
Denver Broncos10373-23

Scoring Summary
1Q: 07:18 DEN - Austin Miller 27 pass from Brian Brohm (Lee Peel extra point)
1Q: 03:54 DEN - Lee Peel 50 field goal
2Q: 10:33 BUF - Taylor Mehlhaff 30 field goal
2Q: 05:52 DEN - Lee Peel 48 field goal
2Q: 02:00 BUF - Tommy Wyden 80 fumble return (Taylor Mehlhaff extra point)
3Q: 05:50 DEN - Gino Moser 3 pass from Brian Brohm (Lee Peel extra point)
4Q: 10:09 DEN - Lee Peel 19 field goal
4Q: 05:56 BUF - James Hardy 55 pass from Phillip Rotzell (Taylor Mehlhaff extra point)

Team StatisticsBUFDEN
Record2-34-0
First Downs1527
- by Rushing48
- by Passing1116
- by Penalty03
Total Net Yards342442
- Offensive Plays5777
- Yards per Play6.005.74
Net Rushing Yards102144
- Rushing Attempts2326
- Yards per Rush4.435.54
Net Passing Yards240298
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt33 - 17 - 251 - 31 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards245298
- Sacks/Yards Lost1/50/0
- Yards per Pass Play7.065.84
Fumbles/Lost0/02/1
3rd Down Conversions4/124/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down6.87.2
4th Down Conversions1/20/0
Penalties/Yards10/764/40
Punt Returns/Yards1/-24/47
Kick Returns/Yards4/703/65
Interception Ret./Yards0/02/0
2pt Conversions0/00/0
Red Zone Visits13
- Red Zone TDs/FGs0/11/1
Avg. Drive StartOWN 22OWN 31
Time of Possession24:4335:17

Drive Charts

Buffalo Bills
QuarBeganPossFromPlaysYardsResult
115:003:13OWN 26410Punt
17:032:01OWN 20439Interception
13:463:31OWN 1467Punt
214:083:43OWN 24863Field Goal
25:461:55OWN 2039Punt
20:510:48OWN 45525Missed FG
312:242:16OWN 10621Punt
35:431:32OWN 17316Interception
32:341:32OWN 2039Punt
410:044:29OWN 151185Touchdown
42:591:04OWN 31521Downs
Denver Broncos
QuarBeganPossFromPlaysYardsResult
111:474:44OWN 1899Touchdown
15:021:16OWN 23444Field Goal
10:151:07OWN 3831Punt
210:254:39OWN 28741Field Goal
23:511:59OWN 33647Fumble
21:521:01OWN 314-11Punt
20:030:03OWN 3713Half
315:002:36OWN 3637Punt
310:084:25OWN 271373Touchdown
34:111:37OPP 4052Punt
31:025:58OWN 281670Field Goal
45:352:36OWN 20522Punt
41:551:55OWN 48543Game

Game MVP: Brian Brohm, Denver Broncos

Rushing Statistics

BuffaloAttYardsAvgLG10+TD
Lee Wright17623.651520
Gabe Blasingame4399.752910
Marshall Quaccia210.50100
DenverAttYardsAvgLG10+TD
Dexter McCluster13927.081560
Alonzo Fulton11504.551220
Brian Brohm221.00300

Passing Statistics

BuffaloAttCompYardsSk/YdTDLGIntRate
Phillip Rotzell33172451/5155260.8
DenverAttCompYardsSk/YdTDLGIntRate
Brian Brohm51312980/0244090.1

Receiving Statistics

BuffaloCatchTargYardsAvgYACLGTD
WR Broderick Hammond67508.3310150
WR James Hardy478721.7553551
TE Kendall Carswell263919.5023210
WR Colin Saenz172626.009260
TE Winfred Gilmore131010.000100
RB Gabe Blasingame11-3-3.000-30
FB Brent Randle1155.00350
WR Ian McDaniel113131.004310
DenverCatchTargYardsAvgYACLGTD
WR Austin Miller9119911.0025271
WR Ricky Burroughs511408.0021140
RB Dexter McCluster49317.752110
FB Robert Newton33175.6720150
WR Gino Moser2484.00051
TE Rob Benton23168.0016120
RB Alonzo Fulton22115.50190
TE Dustin Francis1388.00080
TE J.J. Caldwell111919.007190
WR Derek Stokes1155.00550
WR Donnell Richmond134444.000440

Interception Statistics

BuffaloIntsYardsAvgTD
DenverIntsYardsAvgTD
OLB Stan Whitfield100.000
ILB Patrick Angerer100.000

Fumble Statistics

BuffaloFumbRecovForceTD
Tommy Wyden0101
Sean Lee0010
Eli Wolflick0010
DenverFumbRecovForceTD
Austin Miller1000
J.J. Caldwell1000
Dustin Francis0100

Punting Statistics

BuffaloPuntYardsAvgNetLGIn20
Thomas Morstead527454.845.4632
DenverPuntYardsAvgNetLGIn20
Rod Francis518236.432.8451

Kicking Statistics

BuffaloFGs40+Yd50+YdLGPAT
Taylor Mehlhaff1/20/10/0302/2
DenverFGs40+Yd50+YdLGPAT
Lee Peel3/32/21/1502/2

Punt Return Statistics

BuffaloRetYardsAvgTD
Kirk Cole1-2-2.00
DenverRetYardsAvgTD
Mercury Dotson44711.80

Kick Return Statistics

BuffaloRetYardsAvgTD
Colin Saenz34314.30
Kirk Cole12727.00
DenverRetYardsAvgTD
Derek Stokes25025.00
Gino Moser11515.00

Defensive Statistics

BuffaloTackAsstSackRPlayPPlay
ILB James Laurinaitis850.01939
OLB Tommy Wyden830.02142
S Kenny Sockanathan610.02240
OLB Eli Wolflick330.01731
CB Jerome Murphy310.0616
CB Quentin Hammett310.02035
OLB Donald Yeager300.01016
CB Benjamin King220.01636
ILB Sean Lee220.0818
DT Glenn Dorsey210.01632
CB Fernando Mathews210.01726
CB Darrin Sebek210.0925
CB Vinny Washington200.0818
S Sherman Kufahl200.01732
DE Craig Sellers200.01732
DT Toby Barker120.01025
WR Colin Saenz10---------
TE Kendall Carswell10---------
DE Doug Worthington100.01428
DE D.J. Dole010.01528
DenverTackAsstSackRPlayPPlay
S Les Young530.01826
S Rico Hill520.02221
OLB Stan Whitfield400.01324
ILB Patrick Angerer400.02132
CB Todd Power400.01418
DE Billy Joe Corbett201.01623
S Darren Meehan200.0113
OLB Andy Booty200.067
S Mercury Dotson200.0920
OLB Conrad Barrere200.01010
DT Larry Meadows130.01720
CB Alphonso Smith110.01826
DT Jon Dupre100.01313
DE Bert Barker100.066
CB Morgan Burnett100.0215
CB Charlie Galasinski100.02230
DT Shaun Cella100.01219
DE Junior Harden020.0811
ILB Darryl Sharpton010.022
DE Bruce Pardee010.01728

Pass Rush Statistics

BuffaloSackBlockHurryKnockPPlay
OLB Jack Marsh0.011030
DT Glenn Dorsey0.002032
ILB James Laurinaitis0.002039
DE Craig Sellers0.002032
DE D.J. Dole0.001028
DenverSackBlockHurryKnockPPlay
DE Billy Joe Corbett1.002123
DE Bruce Pardee0.002028
DE Junior Harden0.001011
DT Shaun Cella0.001019
DT Larry Meadows0.000120

Pass Defense Statistics

BuffaloCaughtDefnsdIntrcpPPlay
ILB James Laurinaitis40039
ILB Sean Lee31018
CB Quentin Hammett31035
S Kenny Sockanathan30040
OLB Donald Yeager21016
CB Benjamin King20036
CB Jerome Murphy20016
S Sherman Kufahl20032
DE Craig Sellers20032
OLB Eli Wolflick20031
CB Fernando Mathews11026
CB Darrin Sebek11025
CB Vinny Washington10018
DE Doug Worthington10028
OLB Tommy Wyden10042
DT Toby Barker10025
DE D.J. Dole01028
DenverCaughtDefnsdIntrcpPPlay
OLB Stan Whitfield50124
S Les Young30026
OLB Andy Booty2007
CB Alphonso Smith11026
S Rico Hill11021
S Mercury Dotson11020
OLB Conrad Barrere11010
S Darren Meehan10013
CB Morgan Burnett10015
CB Todd Power10018
ILB Patrick Angerer00132

Blocking Statistics

BuffaloKeyBlBlOppPancRPlySckAPPly
J.C. Iafrate46017121
Jorge Lynn13018032
Kenyon Fulcher12022031
Kendall Carswell11023030
Jonathan Luigs04014018
Louis Vasquez03016026
Brent Randle0201104
Winfred Gilmore01010015
Brock Pearson01021029
DenverKeyBlBlOppPancRPlySckAPPly
J.R. Clemons39223044
Jorge Sirmon35126051
Eugene Monroe25025051
Danny Briscoe23022043
Robert Newton12011023

Special Teams Tackles

BuffaloTacklesSTPlays
Colin Saenz215
Darrin Sebek212
Brent Randle116
Jonathan Luigs17
Terrance Cole17
DenverTacklesSTPlays
Morgan Burnett220
Robert Newton122
Donnell Richmond117
Gino Moser115

Participation

BuffaloRPlyOffPPlyOffRPlyDefPPlyDefSTPlyTotal Plays
Tommy Wyden------21422184
Kendall Carswell2330------1568
Kenny Sockanathan------2240466
Benjamin King------16361264
James Laurinaitis------1939361
Phillip Rotzell2334---------57
Quentin Hammett------2035156
Eli Wolflick------1731755
Sherman Kufahl------1732554
Kenyon Fulcher2231---------53
Glenn Dorsey------1632452
Lee Wright1723------1151
Jorge Lynn1832---------50
Brock Pearson2129---------50
D.J. Dole------1528649
Jack Marsh------1730249
Craig Sellers------1732---49
Colin Saenz1021------1546
Doug Worthington------1428446
Darrin Sebek------9251246
J.C. Iafrate1721------644
Fernando Mathews------1726144
Louis Vasquez1626------143
Marshall Quaccia1316------1443
Winfred Gilmore1015------1742
James Hardy1424------139
Jonathan Luigs1418------739
Toby Barker------1025439
Jerome Murphy------6161032
Brent Randle114------1631
Donald Yeager------1016531
Broderick Hammond1019---------29
Sean Lee------818228
Vinny Washington------818---26
Ian McDaniel37------1525
Donald Buckner57------719
Kirk Cole01------1718
Jonathan Dees------710118
Terrance Cole26------715
Gabe Blasingame410---------14
Byron Schepis------02911
Taylor Mehlhaff00------66
Thomas Morstead00------55
Mack Lowe00------22
Rhett Bomar00---------0
Rod Washington00---------0
DenverRPlyOffPPlyOffRPlyDefPPlyDefSTPlyTotal Plays
Eugene Monroe2551------884
Brian Brohm2651---------77
Jorge Sirmon2651---------77
Danny Briscoe2243------873
J.R. Clemons2344------572
Bryan Bulaga2146---------67
Ricky Burroughs1943---------62
Austin Miller1939---------58
Rob Benton1630------1157
Robert Newton1123------2256
Patrick Angerer------2132255
Charlie Galasinski------2230254
Stan Whitfield------13241249
Alonzo Fulton1433------148
Alphonso Smith------1826347
Mercury Dotson------9201847
Bruce Pardee------1728247
Les Young------1826347
Rico Hill------2221245
Dustin Francis1220------1345
Derek Stokes1122------1043
Billy Joe Corbett------1623241
Larry Meadows------1720138
Dexter McCluster1319------638
Morgan Burnett------2152037
Shaun Cella------1219435
Todd Power------1418335
Gino Moser613------1534
Donnell Richmond68------1731
Jon Dupre------1313---26
Russell Okung711------826
Junior Harden------811625
J.J. Caldwell35------1725
Conrad Barrere------1010424
Andy Booty------671023
Sedrick Blake59------822
Darren Meehan------113216
Deon Reid------65314
Bert Barker------66---12
Paul Musterer------05611
Lee Peel00------99
Darryl Sharpton------2248
Rod Francis00------55
Lorenzo Upshaw00------33
Randal Welch10---------1
Ian Hazeltine00---------0

Directional Rushing Statistics

DistanceAttYardsAvg
Left6355.8
Middle11161.5
Right6518.5
None000.0
DistanceAttYardsAvg
Left8486.0
Middle4287.0
Right13695.3
None1-1-1.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

BuffaloAttCmp20+BdThDropDfnsHurrKnckIntc
Phillip Rotzell33174134622
DenverAttCmp20+BdThDropDfnsHurrKnckIntc
Brian Brohm51312236800

Directional Passing Statistics

DistanceAttCompYardsAvg
Screen3382.7
Short (0-8 Yds)105525.2
Medium (9-18 Yds)1681549.6
Long (19+ Yds)41317.8
DistanceAttCompYardsAvg
Screen108484.8
Short (0-8 Yds)23151004.3
Medium (9-18 Yds)146795.6
Long (19+ Yds)427117.8

Detailed Receiving Statistics

BuffaloTargtCaugtDropdYards20+PPlay
WR Colin Saenz71026121
WR James Hardy74187124
WR Broderick Hammond76150019
TE Kendall Carswell62139130
TE Winfred Gilmore31010015
RB Gabe Blasingame110-3010
FB Brent Randle110504
WR Ian McDaniel1103117
DenverTargtCaugtDropdYards20+PPlay
WR Ricky Burroughs115140043
WR Austin Miller119099139
RB Dexter McCluster94131019
WR Gino Moser4208013
FB Robert Newton33017023
TE Dustin Francis3118020
TE Rob Benton32016030
WR Donnell Richmond3104418
RB Alonzo Fulton22011033
TE J.J. Caldwell1101905
WR Derek Stokes1105022

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

BuffaloAttYardsAvgOverall Avg
Gabe Blasingame100.009.75
Lee Wright111.003.65
DenverAttYardsAvgOverall Avg
Dexter McCluster294.507.08
Alonzo Fulton263.004.55
Brian Brohm1-1-1.001.00

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

BuffaloAttCompYardsAvg/AttOverall Avg
Phillip Rotzell1000.007.42
DenverAttCompYardsAvg/AttOverall Avg
Brian Brohm74314.435.84

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

BuffaloTargetCatchYardsAvg/TargOverall Avg
WR Colin Saenz1000.003.71
DenverTargetCatchYardsAvg/TargOverall Avg
WR Austin Miller21168.009.00
WR Gino Moser1133.002.00
WR Ricky Burroughs1144.003.64
TE Dustin Francis1188.002.67
RB Dexter McCluster1000.003.44
TE Rob Benton1000.005.33

Third Down Rushing Statistics

BuffaloRushesConversions
Marshall Quaccia20
Gabe Blasingame11
Lee Wright10
DenverRushesConversions
Dexter McCluster41

Third Down Passing Statistics

BuffaloAttCompConversions
Phillip Rotzell743
DenverAttCompConversions
Brian Brohm953

Third Down Receiving Statistics

BuffaloTargCatchConversions
WR Broderick Hammond433
WR Colin Saenz100
WR James Hardy100
RB Gabe Blasingame110
DenverTargCatchConversions
RB Dexter McCluster311
WR Austin Miller322
FB Robert Newton110
WR Gino Moser110
WR Donnell Richmond100

SectionAttendance
Stadium74,000 (76,100 capacity)
Upper Deck23,000 (23,500)
End Zone16,700 (16,900)
Mezzanine9,500 (9,700)
Sideline Seats14,300 (14,900)
Club Seats8,300 (8,500)
Luxury Boxes2,200 (2,600)