Week 14, 2042

played in Minnesota, MN

68 degrees, fair, calm

Buffalo Bills	0	7	0	0	-	7
Minnesota Vikings	14	14	0	0	-	28

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:06 MIN - Mike Evans 16 pass from Jake Locker (Dixon Hawthorne extra point)
1Q: 07:28 MIN - Benjamin Stone 19 interception return (Dixon Hawthorne extra point)
2Q: 10:25 MIN - Mike Evans 17 pass from Jake Locker (Dixon Hawthorne extra point)
2Q: 04:37 MIN - Walt Lane 13 pass from Jake Locker (Dixon Hawthorne extra point)
2Q: 02:00 BUF - Marqise Lee 47 pass from Mickey Heemskerk (Curtis Flannery extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:06 MIN - Mike Evans 16 pass from Jake Locker (Dixon Hawthorne extra point)
1Q: 07:28 MIN - Benjamin Stone 19 interception return (Dixon Hawthorne extra point)
2Q: 10:25 MIN - Mike Evans 17 pass from Jake Locker (Dixon Hawthorne extra point)
2Q: 04:37 MIN - Walt Lane 13 pass from Jake Locker (Dixon Hawthorne extra point)
2Q: 02:00 BUF - Marqise Lee 47 pass from Mickey Heemskerk (Curtis Flannery extra point)

Team Statistics BUF MIN
Record 5-8 6-7
First Downs 13 22
- by Rushing 3 5
- by Passing 10 17
- by Penalty 0 0
Total Net Yards 287 364
- Offensive Plays 61 69
- Yards per Play 4.70 5.28
Net Rushing Yards 88 116
- Rushing Attempts 24 37
- Yards per Rush 3.67 3.14
Net Passing Yards 199 248
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 33 - 16 - 1 27 - 20 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 218 277
- Sacks/Yards Lost 4/19 5/29
- Yards per Pass Play 5.38 7.75
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 2/0
3rd Down Conversions 2/14 8/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 8.5 8.0
4th Down Conversions 1/5 0/0
Penalties/Yards 4/29 8/50
Punt Returns/Yards 1/4 2/18
Kick Returns/Yards 1/6 2/42
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 1/19
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 1 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 0/0 3/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 19 OWN 36
Time of Possession 25:35 34:25

Team Statistics	BUF	MIN
Record	5-8	6-7
First Downs	13	22
- by Rushing	3	5
- by Passing	10	17
- by Penalty	0	0
Total Net Yards	287	364
- Offensive Plays	61	69
- Yards per Play	4.70	5.28
Net Rushing Yards	88	116
- Rushing Attempts	24	37
- Yards per Rush	3.67	3.14
Net Passing Yards	199	248
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	33 - 16 - 1	27 - 20 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	218	277
- Sacks/Yards Lost	4/19	5/29
- Yards per Pass Play	5.38	7.75
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	2/0
3rd Down Conversions	2/14	8/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	8.5	8.0
4th Down Conversions	1/5	0/0
Penalties/Yards	4/29	8/50
Punt Returns/Yards	1/4	2/18
Kick Returns/Yards	1/6	2/42
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	1/19
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	1	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	0/0	3/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 19	OWN 36
Time of Possession	25:35	34:25

Drive Charts

Buffalo Bills
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	9:00	1:43	OWN 5	3	3	Interception
1	7:17	2:02	OWN 20	3	8	Punt
1	1:38	1:37	OWN 10	3	3	Punt
2	10:19	2:43	OWN 20	5	16	Punt
2	4:28	3:00	OWN 20	8	80	Touchdown
3	15:00	2:45	OWN 8	4	17	Punt
3	7:31	3:33	OWN 14	6	33	Punt
3	2:36	1:31	OWN 39	4	28	Missed FG
4	11:45	3:40	OWN 29	9	47	Downs
4	6:40	1:05	OWN 24	4	15	Downs
4	3:12	0:35	OWN 43	4	6	Downs
4	2:00	1:40	OWN 3	8	21	Downs

Minnesota Vikings
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	6:00	OWN 19	11	81	Touchdown
1	5:15	3:37	OWN 23	6	16	Punt
1	0:01	4:42	OWN 28	9	72	Touchdown
2	7:36	3:08	OWN 24	8	76	Touchdown
2	1:28	1:28	OWN 35	5	37	Half
3	12:15	4:44	OWN 32	8	17	Punt
3	3:58	1:22	OWN 20	3	-1	Punt
3	1:05	4:20	OWN 40	8	38	Missed FG
4	8:05	1:25	OWN 24	3	9	Punt
4	5:35	2:23	OPP 39	3	3	Missed FG
4	2:37	0:37	OPP 49	3	-2	Punt
4	0:20	0:20	OPP 24	2	-2	Game

Game MVP: Jake Locker, Minnesota Vikings

Rushing Statistics

Buffalo	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Preston Money	14	56	4.00	14	1
Bennett Neil	5	21	4.20	10	1
Mickey Heemskerk	3	10	3.33	6	0
Marqise Lee	1	2	2.00	2	0
Eddie Nagurski	1	-1	-1.00	-1	0

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Walt Lane	17	50	2.94	13	3
Butch Medsker	16	52	3.25	9	0
Jake Locker	4	14	3.50	10	1

Passing Statistics

Buffalo	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Mickey Heemskerk	33	16	218	4/19	1	47	1	67.5

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Jake Locker	27	20	277	5/29	3	34	0	143.5

Receiving Statistics

Buffalo	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Marqise Lee	4	8	96	24.00	24	47	1
RB Preston Money	3	3	50	16.67	46	26	0
WR Leo Duffy	3	5	30	10.00	1	14	0
TE Gene Fleck	1	4	6	6.00	0	6	0
WR Broderick Stultz	1	3	3	3.00	0	3	0
TE Tito Hughes	1	3	11	11.00	0	11	0
WR Corbin Malinsky	1	2	14	14.00	4	14	0
TE Dwayne Abrams	1	1	5	5.00	0	5	0
WR Eddie Nagurski	1	2	3	3.00	0	3	0
RB Bennett Neil	0	2	0	0.00	0	0	0

Minnesota	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Mike Evans	9	11	131	14.56	51	33	2
WR Tim Givens	5	8	78	15.60	22	30	0
RB Walt Lane	2	2	12	6.00	3	13	1
WR Greg Wells	1	1	9	9.00	1	9	0
RB Butch Medsker	1	2	11	11.00	4	11	0
RB Casey McDonald	1	1	2	2.00	0	2	0
TE Derrick Brechbill	1	1	34	34.00	0	34	0
WR Cary Halvorsen	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Buffalo	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Minnesota	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Benjamin Stone	1	19	19.00	1

Fumble Statistics

Buffalo	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Terry Gomez	0	0	1	0
Ray Howe	0	0	1	0

Minnesota	Fumb	Recov
Jake Locker	1	0
Butch Medsker	1	0
Earnest Hammontree	0	1
Casey McDonald	0	1

Punting Statistics

Buffalo	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Cris Dunaway	5	249	49.8	42.2	65	1

Minnesota	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Lance McWilliams	5	225	45.0	44.2	51	3

Kicking Statistics

Buffalo	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Curtis Flannery	0/1	0/1	0/1	0	1/1

Minnesota	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Dixon Hawthorne	0/2	0/1	0/1	0	4/4

Punt Return Statistics

Buffalo	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Broderick Stultz	1	4	4.0	0

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Vernon Warren	2	18	9.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Buffalo	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Terry Gomez	1	6	6.0	0

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Butch Medsker	2	42	21.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Buffalo	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
CB Alvin Fulton	8	1	0.0	31	30
ILB Maxwell Lester	8	1	0.0	21	17
OLB Ray Howe	6	2	1.0	28	28
S Terry Gomez	6	0	0.0	36	32
OLB Allen Monroe	5	2	0.0	29	21
DT Zack Sanderson	4	0	1.0	18	17
DE Kurt Narvaez	3	0	1.0	25	25
DT Darren Reid	3	3	0.0	28	23
DT Benjamin Gibbs	3	2	0.0	24	15
S Spencer Arnold	3	1	0.0	32	31
DE Grayson Thomas	2	2	1.0	31	25
CB Malik Vance	2	1	0.0	32	31
DE Tom Harris	1	0	1.0	19	22
ILB Louie Sinclair	1	1	0.0	5	1
CB Benjamin Lapalme	1	1	0.0	17	15
CB Weston Quinn	1	0	0.0	7	3
OLB Hudson Stewart	0	1	0.0	8	3
OLB Darren Grodin	0	1	0.0	8	11

Minnesota	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
CB Brandon Gordon	7	1	0.0	20	34
ILB Keegan George	6	1	0.0	22	28
OLB Lavonte David	5	0	0.0	20	23
DT Mercury Gonzalez	4	1	2.0	18	29
S Terry Mathews	4	2	0.0	24	37
S Benjamin Stone	3	2	0.0	24	34
CB Vernon Warren	3	1	0.0	23	31
OLB Marcus Smith	3	0	0.0	4	14
DE Elias Batista	2	0	1.0	23	36
S Zayden Drain	2	0	0.0	7	21
DE Ziggy Ansoh	1	0	1.0	21	28
DT Mike Daniels	1	1	0.0	14	21
CB Ivan Chandler	1	1	0.0	24	37
DT K.C. Bryant	1	0	0.0	9	16

Pass Rush Statistics

Buffalo	Sack	Block	Knock	PPlay
DE Kurt Narvaez	1.0	1	0	25
DE Tom Harris	1.0	0	0	22
OLB Ray Howe	1.0	0	0	28
DT Zack Sanderson	1.0	0	0	17
DE Grayson Thomas	1.0	0	0	25
OLB Darren Grodin	0.0	0	1	11

Minnesota	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
DT Mercury Gonzalez	2.0	0	3	29
DE Elias Batista	1.0	1	3	36
DE Ziggy Ansoh	1.0	0	2	28
DT K.C. Bryant	0.0	1	0	16
DT Mike Daniels	0.0	0	1	21

Pass Defense Statistics

Buffalo	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Alvin Fulton	6	0	30
OLB Ray Howe	3	0	28
OLB Allen Monroe	3	0	21
S Terry Gomez	2	0	32
ILB Maxwell Lester	2	0	17
CB Malik Vance	2	0	31
OLB Hudson Stewart	1	0	3
S Spencer Arnold	1	0	31
CB Benjamin Lapalme	0	2	15
OLB Darren Grodin	0	1	11

Minnesota	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Brandon Gordon	6	0	0	34
CB Ivan Chandler	2	0	0	37
S Terry Mathews	2	0	0	37
S Benjamin Stone	1	1	1	34
OLB Lavonte David	1	0	0	23
CB Vernon Warren	1	0	0	31
ILB Keegan George	1	0	0	28
OLB Marcus Smith	1	0	0	14
S Zayden Drain	1	0	0	21

Blocking Statistics

Buffalo	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Emmitt Catron	2	6	23	1	35
Kerry Coyle	1	7	23	0	31
Brandon Blake	1	2	24	2	37
Eddie Stewart	0	3	24	0	35
Alan Pearson	0	1	23	1	31
Kirk Sitz	0	1	12	0	13
Gene Fleck	0	1	9	0	18
Tito Hughes	0	1	19	0	21

Minnesota	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Earnest Hammontree	2	8	0	35	0	31
Marcus Ashe	2	5	0	33	1	31
Dan Ogden	2	3	0	35	0	31
Maddox Sandhu	1	8	1	33	2	32
Reggie Higdon	1	6	1	33	2	32
Kent Joyner	0	2	0	5	0	1
Derrick Brechbill	0	1	0	23	0	16

Special Teams Tackles

Buffalo	Tackles	STPlays
Matthew Dixon	3	12
Broderick Stultz	1	12

Minnesota	Tackles	STPlays
Zayden Drain	1	23
Sean Spence	1	12

Participation

Buffalo	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Terry Gomez	---	---	36	32	8	76
Brandon Blake	24	37	---	---	6	67
Eddie Stewart	24	35	---	---	6	65
Spencer Arnold	---	---	32	31	1	64
Malik Vance	---	---	32	31	1	64
Grayson Thomas	---	---	31	25	7	63
Alvin Fulton	---	---	31	30	1	62
Mickey Heemskerk	24	37	---	---	---	61
Alan Pearson	23	31	---	---	6	60
Emmitt Catron	23	35	---	---	---	58
Ray Howe	---	---	28	28	1	57
Kerry Coyle	23	31	---	---	---	54
Marqise Lee	23	29	---	---	1	53
Darren Reid	---	---	28	23	1	52
Allen Monroe	---	---	29	21	2	52
Kurt Narvaez	---	---	25	25	1	51
Bennett Neil	8	19	---	---	17	44
Tom Harris	---	---	19	22	2	43
Maxwell Lester	---	---	21	17	4	42
Leo Duffy	15	18	---	---	8	41
Zack Sanderson	---	---	18	17	6	41
Preston Money	16	19	---	---	5	40
Tito Hughes	19	21	---	---	---	40
Benjamin Gibbs	---	---	24	15	1	40
Benjamin Lapalme	---	---	17	15	7	39
Gene Fleck	9	18	---	---	5	32
Elliot Konkler	6	15	---	---	11	32
Darren Grodin	---	---	8	11	13	32
Kirk Sitz	12	13	---	---	2	27
Broderick Stultz	2	11	---	---	12	25
Emmanuel Bennett	---	---	8	2	13	23
Eddie Nagurski	9	11	---	---	3	23
Hudson Stewart	---	---	8	3	8	19
Weston Quinn	---	---	7	3	8	18
Kaden Yeung	2	10	---	---	6	18
Dwayne Abrams	0	3	---	---	13	16
Matthew Dixon	---	---	0	0	12	12
Louie Sinclair	---	---	5	1	5	11
Corbin Malinsky	1	8	---	---	---	9
Adam Meyer	1	6	---	---	---	7
Frankie Hill	0	0	---	---	6	6
Cris Dunaway	0	0	---	---	6	6
Curtis Flannery	0	0	---	---	3	3
Richie Madison	0	0	---	---	2	2
Alfred Shuman	0	0	---	---	---	0
William Gerdes	0	0	---	---	---	0

Minnesota	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Maddox Sandhu	33	32	---	---	6	71
Jake Locker	37	32	---	---	---	69
Earnest Hammontree	35	31	---	---	1	67
Dan Ogden	35	31	---	---	1	67
Reggie Higdon	33	32	---	---	---	65
Elias Batista	---	---	23	36	6	65
Marcus Ashe	33	31	---	---	---	64
Brandon Gordon	---	---	20	34	8	62
Ivan Chandler	---	---	24	37	1	62
Terry Mathews	---	---	24	37	1	62
Mike Evans	30	31	---	---	---	61
Vernon Warren	---	---	23	31	5	59
Benjamin Stone	---	---	24	34	1	59
Keegan George	---	---	22	28	1	51
Zayden Drain	---	---	7	21	23	51
Ziggy Ansoh	---	---	21	28	1	50
Tim Givens	22	25	---	---	2	49
Mercury Gonzalez	---	---	18	29	1	48
Derrick Brechbill	23	16	---	---	8	47
Walt Lane	20	16	---	---	9	45
Lavonte David	---	---	20	23	1	44
Casey McDonald	22	19	---	---	---	41
Butch Medsker	17	5	---	---	18	40
Mike Daniels	---	---	14	21	1	36
K.C. Bryant	---	---	9	16	4	29
Freddie Johnstone	18	10	---	---	---	28
Marcus Smith	---	---	4	14	10	28
Jordan Newsome	7	7	---	---	12	26
Freddie Quaccia	4	9	---	---	12	25
Greg Wells	7	15	---	---	1	23
Cary Halvorsen	9	5	---	---	9	23
Shannon Pharms	6	2	---	---	13	21
Sean Spence	---	---	1	7	12	20
Horace Dillon	6	1	---	---	7	14
Bo Murphy	---	---	4	2	7	13
Kent Joyner	5	1	---	---	7	13
John Raymond	5	1	---	---	6	12
Corwin Buchanan	---	---	2	8	---	10
Emmanuel Ramsey	0	0	---	---	7	7
Dixon Hawthorne	0	0	---	---	7	7
Trent Schroeder	---	---	4	1	---	5
Lance McWilliams	0	0	---	---	5	5
Myron Cropp	---	---	0	0	4	4
Archie Shabazz	0	0	---	---	2	2
Sawyer Huntley	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	6	31	5.2
Middle	11	46	4.2
Right	7	11	1.6
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	7	45	6.4
Middle	16	50	3.1
Right	12	23	1.9
None	2	-2	-1.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Buffalo	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Mickey Heemskerk	33	16	3	2	2	1	9	0	1

Minnesota	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Jake Locker	27	20	4	0	3	3	0	1	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	2	2	44	22.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	8	6	53	6.6
Medium (9-18 Yds)	19	7	74	3.9
Long (19+ Yds)	4	1	47	11.8

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	0	0	0	0.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	13	12	140	10.8
Medium (9-18 Yds)	8	5	65	8.1
Long (19+ Yds)	6	3	72	12.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Buffalo	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Marqise Lee	8	4	0	96	2	29
WR Leo Duffy	5	3	1	30	0	18
TE Gene Fleck	4	1	0	6	0	18
RB Preston Money	3	3	0	50	1	19
WR Broderick Stultz	3	1	0	3	0	11
TE Tito Hughes	3	1	0	11	0	21
RB Bennett Neil	2	0	1	0	0	19
WR Corbin Malinsky	2	1	0	14	0	8
WR Eddie Nagurski	2	1	0	3	0	11
TE Dwayne Abrams	1	1	0	5	0	3

Minnesota	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Mike Evans	11	9	1	131	1	31
WR Tim Givens	8	5	1	78	2	25
RB Butch Medsker	2	1	1	11	0	5
RB Walt Lane	2	2	0	12	0	16
WR Greg Wells	1	1	0	9	0	15
RB Casey McDonald	1	1	0	2	0	19
TE Derrick Brechbill	1	1	0	34	1	16
WR Cary Halvorsen	1	0	0	0	0	5

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Buffalo	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Butch Medsker	1	-2	-2.00	3.25
Walt Lane	1	0	0.00	2.94

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Buffalo	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Mickey Heemskerk	1	0	0	0.00	6.61

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Jake Locker	4	4	45	11.25	10.26

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Buffalo	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Eddie Nagurski	1	0	0	0.00	1.50

Minnesota	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Mike Evans	2	2	33	16.50	11.91
RB Walt Lane	2	2	12	6.00	6.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Buffalo	Rushes	Conversions
Bennett Neil	2	0
Preston Money	1	0

Minnesota	Rushes	Conversions
Butch Medsker	2	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Buffalo	Att	Comp	Conversions
Mickey Heemskerk	10	3	2

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Conversions
Jake Locker	11	8	8

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Buffalo	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Broderick Stultz	3	1	0
TE Gene Fleck	2	1	1
TE Tito Hughes	2	0	0
WR Marqise Lee	2	1	1
RB Bennett Neil	1	0	0

Minnesota	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Mike Evans	5	4	4
WR Tim Givens	3	2	2
RB Casey McDonald	1	1	1
TE Derrick Brechbill	1	1	1
WR Cary Halvorsen	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 78,900 (86,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 26,200 (26,800)
End Zone 19,300 (19,300)
Mezzanine 10,800 (11,100)
Sideline Seats 14,600 (17,000)
Club Seats 1,300 (1,900)
Luxury Boxes 6,700 (9,900)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	78,900 (86,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	26,200 (26,800)
End Zone	19,300 (19,300)
Mezzanine	10,800 (11,100)
Sideline Seats	14,600 (17,000)
Club Seats	1,300 (1,900)
Luxury Boxes	6,700 (9,900)