Exhibition Week 2, 2045

played in Minnesota, MN

68 degrees, fair, calm

Buffalo Bills	0	0	7	0	-	7
Minnesota Vikings	7	31	0	0	-	38

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:25 MIN - Julio Herndon 12 pass from Grady Banks (Dixon Hawthorne extra point)
2Q: 14:35 MIN - Dixon Hawthorne 33 field goal
2Q: 11:16 MIN - Mike Evans 9 pass from Colton Novak (Dixon Hawthorne extra point)
2Q: 07:33 MIN - Mike Evans 11 pass from Colton Novak (Dixon Hawthorne extra point)
2Q: 06:15 MIN - Julio Herndon 36 pass from Colton Novak (Dixon Hawthorne extra point)
2Q: 03:13 MIN - Derrick Brechbill 5 pass from Colton Novak (Dixon Hawthorne extra point)
3Q: 00:47 BUF - Malik Vance recovered blocked punt in end zone (Benjamin Sipes extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:25 MIN - Julio Herndon 12 pass from Grady Banks (Dixon Hawthorne extra point)
2Q: 14:35 MIN - Dixon Hawthorne 33 field goal
2Q: 11:16 MIN - Mike Evans 9 pass from Colton Novak (Dixon Hawthorne extra point)
2Q: 07:33 MIN - Mike Evans 11 pass from Colton Novak (Dixon Hawthorne extra point)
2Q: 06:15 MIN - Julio Herndon 36 pass from Colton Novak (Dixon Hawthorne extra point)
2Q: 03:13 MIN - Derrick Brechbill 5 pass from Colton Novak (Dixon Hawthorne extra point)
3Q: 00:47 BUF - Malik Vance recovered blocked punt in end zone (Benjamin Sipes extra point)

Team Statistics BUF MIN
Record 0-1 1-0
First Downs 10 25
- by Rushing 4 5
- by Passing 4 17
- by Penalty 2 3
Total Net Yards 182 430
- Offensive Plays 56 76
- Yards per Play 3.25 5.66
Net Rushing Yards 115 107
- Rushing Attempts 25 38
- Yards per Rush 4.60 2.82
Net Passing Yards 67 323
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 28 - 14 - 2 35 - 25 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 79 348
- Sacks/Yards Lost 3/12 3/25
- Yards per Pass Play 2.16 8.50
Fumbles/Lost 2/2 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 3/14 7/16
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 6.1 9.4
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 7/53 9/55
Punt Returns/Yards 1/14 6/45
Kick Returns/Yards 1/26 0/0
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 2/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 0 5
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 0/0 4/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 21 OWN 38
Time of Possession 25:08 34:52

Team Statistics	BUF	MIN
Record	0-1	1-0
First Downs	10	25
- by Rushing	4	5
- by Passing	4	17
- by Penalty	2	3
Total Net Yards	182	430
- Offensive Plays	56	76
- Yards per Play	3.25	5.66
Net Rushing Yards	115	107
- Rushing Attempts	25	38
- Yards per Rush	4.60	2.82
Net Passing Yards	67	323
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	28 - 14 - 2	35 - 25 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	79	348
- Sacks/Yards Lost	3/12	3/25
- Yards per Pass Play	2.16	8.50
Fumbles/Lost	2/2	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	3/14	7/16
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	6.1	9.4
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	7/53	9/55
Punt Returns/Yards	1/14	6/45
Kick Returns/Yards	1/26	0/0
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	2/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	0	5
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	0/0	4/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 21	OWN 38
Time of Possession	25:08	34:52

Drive Charts

Buffalo Bills
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	10:18	3:34	OWN 20	6	25	Punt
1	4:22	2:33	OWN 1	6	13	Interception
2	14:30	1:02	OWN 20	3	28	Fumble
2	11:08	1:19	OWN 20	4	15	Punt
2	7:22	0:49	OWN 20	2	-1	Interception
2	6:02	1:27	OWN 20	3	3	Punt
2	3:06	1:10	OWN 20	4	-7	Punt
2	0:14	0:14	OWN 20	1	-1	Half
3	15:00	2:09	OWN 23	3	8	Punt
3	9:30	0:59	OWN 20	3	8	Punt
3	7:17	4:48	OWN 4	10	52	Punt
4	10:02	0:54	OWN 26	3	2	Punt
4	7:13	3:28	OWN 20	6	27	Fumble
4	1:53	1:01	OPP 36	3	2	Missed FG

Minnesota Vikings
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	4:42	OWN 20	10	80	Touchdown
1	6:44	2:22	OWN 15	5	43	Punt
1	1:49	2:19	OPP 29	5	13	Field Goal
2	13:28	2:20	OPP 48	6	48	Touchdown
2	9:49	2:27	OWN 31	5	69	Touchdown
2	6:33	0:31	OPP 40	2	40	Touchdown
2	4:35	1:29	OWN 38	6	62	Touchdown
2	1:56	1:42	OWN 39	6	-2	Punt
3	12:51	3:21	OWN 27	8	28	Punt
3	8:31	1:14	OWN 42	3	-3	Punt
3	2:29	1:56	OWN 20	3	4	Punt
3	0:33	5:31	OWN 20	10	30	Punt
4	9:08	1:55	50	3	5	Punt
4	3:45	1:52	OPP 47	3	0	Punt
4	0:52	0:52	OWN 41	2	3	Game

Game MVP: Colton Novak, Minnesota Vikings

Rushing Statistics

Buffalo	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Luca Schulz	14	69	4.93	17	2
Josue Van DeWege	8	34	4.25	20	1
Cory Hamilton	2	6	3.00	7	0
Austin Lane	1	6	6.00	6	0

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
J.R. England	32	86	2.69	14	1
Walt Lane	5	22	4.40	10	1
Brent Nicholson	1	-1	-1.00	-1	0

Passing Statistics

Buffalo	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Cory Hamilton	22	11	51	2/7	0	10	1	37.3
Garrett Grayson	6	3	28	1/5	0	22	1	23.6

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Colton Novak	27	19	252	2/13	4	44	0	139.2
Grady Banks	8	6	96	1/12	1	32	0	154.2

Receiving Statistics

Buffalo	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Julio Van DeWege	3	3	27	9.00	4	10
RB Luca Schulz	3	6	14	4.67	1	8
FB Austin Lane	2	3	5	2.50	2	4
WR Marqise Lee	2	3	2	1.00	6	3
WR Landon Newhart	2	5	2	1.00	0	2
TE Kirk McKenzie	1	2	22	22.00	16	22
WR Renaldo Moylan	1	5	7	7.00	0	7
TE Elliot March	0	1	0	0.00	0	0

Minnesota	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
TE Derrick Brechbill	6	8	78	13.00	38	44	1
WR Mike Evans	5	6	100	20.00	25	43	2
WR Julio Herndon	5	7	113	22.60	22	36	2
WR Silas Fuller	5	8	34	6.80	4	13	0
RB J.R. England	3	4	13	4.33	1	9	0
WR Casey Greer	1	2	10	10.00	0	10	0

Interception Statistics

Buffalo	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Minnesota	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Harrison Voinovich	1	0	0.00	0
CB Kevin Johnson	1	0	0.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Buffalo	Fumb	TD
Cory Hamilton	1	0
Josue Van DeWege	1	0
Malik Vance	0	1

Minnesota	Recov	Force
Elias Batista	1	1
Ziggy Ansoh	1	0
Drake Fender	0	1

Punting Statistics

Buffalo	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Conner Poston	8	344	43.0	34.9	53	1

Minnesota	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Tucker Compton	8	289	36.1	26.9	63	3

Kicking Statistics

Buffalo	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Benjamin Sipes	0/1	0/1	0/1	0	1/1

Minnesota	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Dixon Hawthorne	1/1	0/0	0/0	33	5/5

Punt Return Statistics

Buffalo	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Luca Schulz	1	14	14.0	0

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Silas Fuller	6	45	7.5	0

Kick Return Statistics

Buffalo	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Bradley Peller	1	26	26.0	0

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Defensive Statistics

Buffalo	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Louie Sinclair	9	4	0.0	25	23
DT Benjamin Gibbs	7	2	0.0	38	34
OLB Bo Murphy	6	1	0.0	33	31
S Deone Bucannon	5	1	0.0	10	28
DT Mario Nelson	4	3	0.5	35	29
CB Alvin Fulton	4	1	0.0	14	21
CB Bradley Peller	4	0	0.0	14	19
DE Jameson Paullin	3	0	0.0	25	23
OLB Jay Cooks	3	0	0.0	7	11
ILB Maxwell Lester	2	1	1.0	13	15
OLB Ray Howe	2	1	0.0	23	12
S Emmanuel Bennett	2	1	0.0	31	29
S Dave Gochanour	2	1	0.0	30	21
CB Malik Vance	2	0	0.0	34	28
CB Byron Jones	2	0	0.0	27	24
DE Quentin Davis	1	0	0.5	13	18
DT Pedro Hanks	1	3	0.0	30	21
WR Marqise Lee	1	0	---	---	---
WR Renaldo Moylan	1	0	---	---	---
DE Grayson Thomas	0	3	1.0	9	18

Minnesota	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Keegan George	8	1	1.0	20	25
ILB Alonzo O'Neal	5	1	0.0	13	18
DT Trent Schroeder	3	3	0.0	15	26
S Benjamin Stone	3	2	0.0	16	19
CB Ivan Chandler	3	2	0.0	19	27
S Drake Fender	3	0	0.0	20	26
DE Elias Batista	2	1	1.5	16	22
DT K.C. Bryant	2	2	0.0	13	13
CB Joel Graham	2	2	0.0	23	29
DT A.J. Covington	2	0	0.0	10	5
CB Kevin Johnson	2	0	0.0	15	14
DE Ziggy Ansoh	1	0	0.5	17	22
ILB Jimmy Wayne	1	2	0.0	11	13
S Taylor Finley	1	1	0.0	23	24
OLB Moe Stewart	1	1	0.0	7	7
CB Harrison Voinovich	1	0	0.0	13	21
DE Herman Shannon	1	0	0.0	8	9

Pass Rush Statistics

Buffalo	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Grayson Thomas	1.0	0	0	18
ILB Maxwell Lester	1.0	0	0	15
DE Quentin Davis	0.5	1	0	18
DT Mario Nelson	0.5	0	1	29

Minnesota	Sack	Hurry	PPlay
DE Elias Batista	1.5	1	22
OLB Keegan George	1.0	0	25
DE Ziggy Ansoh	0.5	2	22
DT A.J. Covington	0.0	1	5
DE Sedrick Matthews	0.0	1	9
OLB Moe Stewart	0.0	1	7
ILB Alonzo O'Neal	0.0	1	18

Pass Defense Statistics

Buffalo	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Alvin Fulton	4	0	21
CB Byron Jones	4	0	24
OLB Jay Cooks	3	1	11
OLB Bo Murphy	3	0	31
ILB Louie Sinclair	2	1	23
CB Bradley Peller	2	0	19
S Emmanuel Bennett	2	0	29
S Deone Bucannon	2	0	28
S Miles Vance	1	0	13
CB Malik Vance	1	0	28
DT Pedro Hanks	1	0	21

Minnesota	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
OLB Keegan George	3	2	0	25
S Benjamin Stone	2	1	0	19
CB Ivan Chandler	2	1	0	27
S Drake Fender	2	0	0	26
CB Joel Graham	2	0	0	29
DT Trent Schroeder	1	0	0	26
OLB Moe Stewart	1	0	0	7
ILB Alonzo O'Neal	1	0	0	18
CB Kevin Johnson	0	1	1	14
CB Harrison Voinovich	0	0	1	21

Blocking Statistics

Buffalo	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Kerry Coyle	1	8	1	18	1	20
Ezra Burmeister	1	5	0	21	1	24
Terrell Leszynski	1	3	0	14	0	12
Tommie Goodwin	1	2	0	7	0	11
Zack Martin	1	2	0	21	0	25
Kaden Yeung	1	1	0	14	0	19
Charles Pruett	0	1	0	15	1	25
Toby Mino	0	1	0	15	0	19

Minnesota	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Juan Prescott	3	7	18	0	29
Reggie Higdon	3	4	23	0	33
Seth Malone	1	5	20	0	9
Aidan Quinn	1	3	15	0	5
Earnest Hammontree	1	2	26	0	31
Dan Ogden	0	5	26	1	30
John Raymond	0	4	12	0	7
Bob Huntley	0	2	14	0	8
Abraham Baysinger	0	2	33	0	20
Brandon Scherff	0	1	23	2	30
Sammie Gargac	0	1	12	0	8
Horace Dillon	0	1	15	0	8

Special Teams Tackles

Buffalo	Tackles	STPlays
Luca Schulz	2	26
Jake Bauman	2	16
Dave Gochanour	1	17
Ezra Burmeister	1	4

Minnesota	Tackles	STPlays
J.R. England	1	26
Keegan George	1	20

Participation

Buffalo	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Bo Murphy	---	---	33	31	16	80
Malik Vance	---	---	34	28	17	79
Benjamin Gibbs	---	---	38	34	1	73
Mario Nelson	---	---	35	29	8	72
Luca Schulz	15	28	---	---	26	69
Dave Gochanour	---	---	30	21	17	68
Emmanuel Bennett	---	---	31	29	4	64
Pedro Hanks	---	---	30	21	9	60
Byron Jones	---	---	27	24	8	59
Kirk McKenzie	22	19	---	---	17	58
Louie Sinclair	---	---	25	23	9	57
Zack Martin	21	25	---	---	9	55
Renaldo Moylan	16	17	---	---	19	52
Ezra Burmeister	21	24	---	---	4	49
Jameson Paullin	---	---	25	23	---	48
Elliot March	18	21	---	---	9	48
Landon Newhart	13	18	---	---	13	44
Bradley Peller	---	---	14	19	10	43
Cory Hamilton	17	24	---	---	1	42
Kaden Yeung	14	19	---	---	9	42
Charles Pruett	15	25	---	---	---	40
Kerry Coyle	18	20	---	---	2	40
Deone Bucannon	---	---	10	28	1	39
Alvin Fulton	---	---	14	21	2	37
Toby Mino	15	19	---	---	3	37
Ray Howe	---	---	23	12	1	36
Austin Lane	9	11	---	---	16	36
Terrell Leszynski	14	12	---	---	9	35
Jake Bauman	7	10	---	---	16	33
Quentin Davis	---	---	13	18	1	32
Maxwell Lester	---	---	13	15	3	31
Grayson Thomas	---	---	9	18	1	28
Miles Vance	---	---	7	13	7	27
Jay Cooks	---	---	7	11	8	26
Marqise Lee	7	13	---	---	---	20
Tommie Goodwin	7	11	---	---	---	18
Julio Van DeWege	6	12	---	---	---	18
Garrett Grayson	8	7	---	---	---	15
Josue Van DeWege	10	3	---	---	---	13
Dale Levi	0	0	---	---	9	9
Conner Poston	0	0	---	---	8	8
Edward Clancy	2	3	---	---	---	5
Benjamin Sipes	0	0	---	---	3	3
Carter Dunlap	0	0	---	---	1	1
Jerald Newman	0	0	---	---	---	0
Tre Joyner	0	0	---	---	---	0

Minnesota	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
J.R. England	33	23	---	---	26	82
Taylor Finley	---	---	23	24	26	73
Abraham Baysinger	33	20	---	---	17	70
Silas Fuller	21	30	---	---	17	68
Casey Greer	30	26	---	---	10	66
Derrick Brechbill	29	27	---	---	10	66
Keegan George	---	---	20	25	20	65
Earnest Hammontree	26	31	---	---	5	62
Dan Ogden	26	30	---	---	6	62
Drake Fender	---	---	20	26	15	61
Reggie Higdon	23	33	---	---	---	56
Ivan Chandler	---	---	19	27	10	56
Brandon Scherff	23	30	---	---	---	53
Joel Graham	---	---	23	29	1	53
Harrison Voinovich	---	---	13	21	17	51
Colton Novak	20	29	---	---	---	49
Juan Prescott	18	29	---	---	---	47
Mike Evans	14	22	---	---	10	46
Ziggy Ansoh	---	---	17	22	2	41
Trent Schroeder	---	---	15	26	---	41
Bob Huntley	14	8	---	---	18	40
Elias Batista	---	---	16	22	2	40
Benjamin Stone	---	---	16	19	1	36
K.C. Bryant	---	---	13	13	7	33
Alonzo O'Neal	---	---	13	18	2	33
Horace Dillon	15	8	---	---	9	32
Julio Herndon	11	18	---	---	1	30
Kevin Johnson	---	---	15	14	1	30
Seth Malone	20	9	---	---	---	29
Aidan Quinn	15	5	---	---	9	29
Jimmy Wayne	---	---	11	13	---	24
Sammie Gargac	12	8	---	---	3	23
John Raymond	12	7	---	---	4	23
Herman Shannon	---	---	8	9	5	22
A.J. Covington	---	---	10	5	6	21
Sedrick Matthews	---	---	9	9	2	20
Grady Banks	10	9	---	---	---	19
Walt Lane	5	14	---	---	---	19
Mercury Gonzalez	---	---	5	8	1	14
Moe Stewart	---	---	7	7	---	14
Malik Cox	0	2	---	---	8	10
Joshua Hampton	0	0	---	---	9	9
Tucker Compton	0	0	---	---	9	9
Dixon Hawthorne	0	0	---	---	8	8
Brent Nicholson	8	0	---	---	---	8
Luis Ramirez	---	---	2	4	---	6

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	7	32	4.6
Middle	14	71	5.1
Right	3	13	4.3
None	1	-1	-1.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	14	54	3.9
Middle	11	28	2.5
Right	12	26	2.2
None	1	-1	-1.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Buffalo	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Cory Hamilton	22	11	0	0	0	5	5	0	1
Garrett Grayson	6	3	1	0	0	0	2	0	1

Minnesota	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Colton Novak	27	19	4	3	2	2	1	1	0
Grady Banks	8	6	1	0	2	0	0	0	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	7	6	10	1.4
Short (0-8 Yds)	10	5	53	5.3
Medium (9-18 Yds)	8	3	16	2.0
Long (19+ Yds)	3	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	1	1	-3	-3.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	14	12	142	10.1
Medium (9-18 Yds)	13	8	83	6.4
Long (19+ Yds)	7	4	126	18.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Buffalo	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
RB Luca Schulz	6	3	14	0	28
WR Landon Newhart	5	2	2	0	18
WR Renaldo Moylan	5	1	7	0	17
WR Julio Van DeWege	3	3	27	0	12
FB Austin Lane	3	2	5	0	11
WR Marqise Lee	3	2	2	0	13
TE Kirk McKenzie	2	1	22	1	19
TE Elliot March	1	0	0	0	21

Minnesota	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
TE Derrick Brechbill	8	6	1	78	1	27
WR Silas Fuller	8	5	1	34	0	30
WR Julio Herndon	7	5	0	113	2	18
WR Mike Evans	6	5	1	100	2	22
RB J.R. England	4	3	0	13	0	23
WR Casey Greer	2	1	1	10	0	26

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Buffalo	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
J.R. England	4	7	1.75	2.69
Walt Lane	4	20	5.00	4.40

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Buffalo	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Colton Novak	6	5	33	5.50	9.33
Grady Banks	1	1	12	12.00	12.00

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Buffalo	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg

Minnesota	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Mike Evans	2	2	20	10.00	16.67
WR Julio Herndon	2	1	12	6.00	16.14
WR Silas Fuller	2	2	8	4.00	4.25
TE Derrick Brechbill	1	1	5	5.00	9.75

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Buffalo	Rushes	Conversions
Luca Schulz	1	1

Minnesota	Rushes	Conversions
J.R. England	8	2
Walt Lane	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Buffalo	Att	Comp	Conversions
Cory Hamilton	8	3	0
Garrett Grayson	3	2	2

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Conversions
Colton Novak	5	3	3
Grady Banks	2	1	1

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Buffalo	Targ	Catch	Conversions
RB Luca Schulz	3	0	0
TE Kirk McKenzie	2	1	1
WR Renaldo Moylan	2	1	1
WR Julio Van DeWege	1	1	0
FB Austin Lane	1	1	0
WR Marqise Lee	1	0	0
WR Landon Newhart	1	1	0

Minnesota	Targ	Catch	Conversions
TE Derrick Brechbill	2	1	1
RB J.R. England	2	1	1
WR Casey Greer	1	1	1
WR Mike Evans	1	0	0
WR Julio Herndon	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 77,600 (86,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 23,800 (26,800)
End Zone 17,500 (19,300)
Mezzanine 10,200 (11,100)
Sideline Seats 15,400 (17,000)
Club Seats 1,800 (1,900)
Luxury Boxes 8,900 (9,900)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	77,600 (86,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	23,800 (26,800)
End Zone	17,500 (19,300)
Mezzanine	10,200 (11,100)
Sideline Seats	15,400 (17,000)
Club Seats	1,800 (1,900)
Luxury Boxes	8,900 (9,900)