Week 17, 1987

played in New York, NJ

34 degrees, fair, 4 mph wind

Buffalo Bills	0	0	7	3	-	10
New York Jets	0	0	0	7	-	7

Scoring Summary
3Q: 08:50 BUF - Zeke Mowatt 79 pass from Kevin Sweeney (Carson Long extra point)
4Q: 05:01 NJY - Earl Campbell 2 run (Frank Corral extra point)
4Q: 00:09 BUF - Carson Long 23 field goal

Scoring Summary
3Q: 08:50 BUF - Zeke Mowatt 79 pass from Kevin Sweeney (Carson Long extra point)
4Q: 05:01 NJY - Earl Campbell 2 run (Frank Corral extra point)
4Q: 00:09 BUF - Carson Long 23 field goal

Team Statistics BUF NJY
Record 4-12 6-10
First Downs 12 12
- by Rushing 1 6
- by Passing 10 3
- by Penalty 1 3
Total Net Yards 253 210
- Offensive Plays 62 66
- Yards per Play 4.08 3.18
Net Rushing Yards 82 134
- Rushing Attempts 26 39
- Yards per Rush 3.15 3.44
Net Passing Yards 171 76
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 28 - 15 - 0 24 - 12 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 224 92
- Sacks/Yards Lost 8/53 3/16
- Yards per Pass Play 4.75 2.81
Fumbles/Lost 2/0 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 4/16 1/16
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 8.4 7.6
4th Down Conversions 0/1 0/1
Penalties/Yards 5/43 5/37
Punt Returns/Yards 4/2 3/15
Kick Returns/Yards 2/38 1/14
Interception Ret./Yards 1/0 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 1 1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 0/1 1/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 25 OWN 28
Time of Possession 27:29 32:31

Team Statistics	BUF	NJY
Record	4-12	6-10
First Downs	12	12
- by Rushing	1	6
- by Passing	10	3
- by Penalty	1	3
Total Net Yards	253	210
- Offensive Plays	62	66
- Yards per Play	4.08	3.18
Net Rushing Yards	82	134
- Rushing Attempts	26	39
- Yards per Rush	3.15	3.44
Net Passing Yards	171	76
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	28 - 15 - 0	24 - 12 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	224	92
- Sacks/Yards Lost	8/53	3/16
- Yards per Pass Play	4.75	2.81
Fumbles/Lost	2/0	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	4/16	1/16
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	8.4	7.6
4th Down Conversions	0/1	0/1
Penalties/Yards	5/43	5/37
Punt Returns/Yards	4/2	3/15
Kick Returns/Yards	2/38	1/14
Interception Ret./Yards	1/0	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	1	1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	0/1	1/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 25	OWN 28
Time of Possession	27:29	32:31

Drive Charts

Buffalo Bills
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	10:17	1:26	OWN 20	3	4	Punt
1	6:43	4:13	OWN 7	7	36	Punt
1	0:10	1:25	OWN 14	3	5	Punt
2	11:31	1:04	OWN 20	4	-1	Punt
2	7:46	2:59	OWN 37	7	32	Downs
2	2:49	1:43	OWN 27	3	3	Punt
3	15:00	1:43	OWN 26	3	3	Punt
3	9:18	0:43	OWN 7	3	93	Touchdown
3	7:16	1:40	OWN 35	3	4	Punt
3	3:02	3:22	50	8	21	Punt
4	13:12	1:52	OWN 36	3	-6	Punt
4	9:31	1:31	OWN 7	3	-6	Punt
4	4:55	1:40	OWN 32	4	10	Punt
4	2:14	2:12	OWN 39	8	55	Field Goal

New York Jets
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	4:43	OWN 20	9	40	Punt
1	8:51	2:08	OWN 34	4	17	Punt
1	2:30	2:20	OWN 22	5	19	Punt
2	13:45	2:14	OPP 47	3	9	Punt
2	10:27	2:41	OWN 29	6	34	Downs
2	4:47	1:58	OWN 31	3	-5	Punt
2	1:06	1:06	OWN 33	5	17	Interception
3	13:17	3:59	OWN 32	6	18	Punt
3	8:35	1:19	OWN 24	3	2	Punt
3	5:36	2:34	OWN 5	5	14	Punt
4	14:40	1:28	OWN 20	3	4	Punt
4	11:20	1:49	OWN 35	3	9	Punt
4	8:00	3:05	OPP 31	9	31	Touchdown
4	3:15	1:01	OWN 2	3	9	Punt
4	0:02	0:02	OWN 20	1	0	Game

Game MVP: Kevin Sweeney, Buffalo Bills

Rushing Statistics

Buffalo	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Gary Anderson	14	51	3.64	16	1
Larry Moriarty	4	6	1.50	4	0
Cedric Minter	4	17	4.25	8	0
Kevin Sweeney	2	3	1.50	2	0
Dan Ross	1	2	2.00	2	0
Daryl Turner	1	3	3.00	3	0

New York	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Earl Campbell	22	54	2.45	9	0	1
Ottis Anderson	16	77	4.81	23	4	0
Pete Mitchell	1	3	3.00	3	0	0

Passing Statistics

Buffalo	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Kevin Sweeney	28	15	224	8/53	1	79	0	92.0

New York	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Pete Mitchell	24	12	92	3/16	0	15	1	42.4

Receiving Statistics

Buffalo	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Daryl Turner	3	4	49	16.33	10	19	0
WR Stan Rome	2	3	14	7.00	0	14	0
RB Gary Anderson	2	3	13	6.50	9	9	0
TE Zeke Mowatt	2	2	94	47.00	68	79	1
WR Mike Young	2	7	18	9.00	0	12	0
TE Dan Ross	1	1	5	5.00	1	5	0
WR Bobby Duckworth	1	2	14	14.00	0	14	0
FB Larry Moriarty	1	2	14	14.00	0	14	0
RB Cedric Minter	1	2	3	3.00	0	3	0
WR George Farmer	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
TE Eric Sievers	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

New York	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Tony Hill	7	8	48	6.86	8	12
WR Steve Watson	2	4	19	9.50	0	10
RB Earl Campbell	1	3	15	15.00	10	15
WR Wes Chandler	1	4	9	9.00	0	9
TE Billy Griggs	1	2	1	1.00	0	1
RB Ottis Anderson	0	1	0	0.00	0	0
WR Kevin House	0	2	0	0.00	0	0

Interception Statistics

Buffalo	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
ILB Scott Radecic	1	0	0.00	0

New York	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Buffalo	Fumb	Recov
Larry Moriarty	1	0
Kevin Sweeney	1	0
Joe Bostic	0	1
Daryl Turner	0	1

New York	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Jim Wilks	0	0	1	0
Jeff Fuller	0	0	1	0

Punting Statistics

Buffalo	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Pat McInally	11	453	41.2	38.0	56	3

New York	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Johnny Evans	11	466	42.4	38.5	50	4

Kicking Statistics

Buffalo	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Carson Long	1/1	0/0	0/0	23	1/1

New York	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Frank Corral	0/0	0/0	0/0	0	1/1

Punt Return Statistics

Buffalo	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Mike Prior	4	2	0.5	0

New York	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Tony Hill	3	15	5.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Buffalo	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Maurice Harvey	2	38	19.0	0

New York	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Tony Hill	1	14	14.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Buffalo	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Johnny Rembert	6	3	0.0	33	26
S Mike Prior	5	4	0.0	32	19
S Shaun Gayle	5	1	0.0	32	23
DE Eric Dorsey	4	0	1.0	23	15
ILB Scott Radecic	4	4	0.0	31	18
ILB Jim Collins	4	2	0.0	14	4
CB Rod Hill	4	0	0.0	24	22
OLB Anthony Bell	3	1	1.0	29	15
S Maurice Harvey	3	0	1.0	7	10
DE Terry Dion	3	0	0.0	16	12
CB Wayne Davis	3	0	0.0	25	20
DE Mike Fultz	2	0	0.0	22	20
CB Kenny Johnson	2	0	0.0	14	7
OLB Leonard Jackson	2	0	0.0	8	9
CB Ronnie Lippett	1	1	0.0	29	15
DE Reggie White	1	1	0.0	32	18
DT Rickey McBeal	1	0	0.0	8	9
ILB Don Blackmon	0	2	0.0	9	4
DT Dino Mangiero	0	1	0.0	17	7
OLB Bruce Scholtz	0	1	0.0	9	4

New York	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Eugene Robinson	7	2	0.0	15	27
DT William Perry	5	4	1.5	16	31
S Dextor Clinkscale	4	1	0.0	11	9
CB Rod Lewis	4	1	0.0	20	29
DE Bill Neill	3	2	1.5	8	11
OLB Bruce Beekley	3	1	1.0	22	28
OLB Michael Jackson	3	0	1.0	7	3
S Jeff Fuller	3	1	0.0	20	25
OLB Templeton Peck	3	0	0.0	9	9
OLB Louis Cooper	2	1	1.0	19	33
CB Danny Wagoner	2	0	1.0	18	25
CB Elbert Foules	2	2	0.0	19	30
ILB Troy Benson	2	0	0.0	22	30
DE Jim Wilks	1	3	1.0	19	20
WR Steve Watson	1	0	---	---	---
CB LeRoy Irvin	1	0	0.0	12	15
ILB Avon Riley	1	0	0.0	8	14
DT Andrew Provence	1	0	0.0	21	23
DE T.J. Turner	1	0	0.0	14	23
S John Harris	0	1	0.0	6	11

Pass Rush Statistics

Buffalo	Sack	Hurry	PPlay
DE Eric Dorsey	1.0	1	15
S Maurice Harvey	1.0	0	10
OLB Anthony Bell	1.0	0	15
DE Terry Dion	0.0	1	12

New York	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Bill Neill	1.5	0	0	0	11
DT William Perry	1.5	0	0	0	31
OLB Louis Cooper	1.0	1	1	0	33
DE Jim Wilks	1.0	0	1	1	20
OLB Bruce Beekley	1.0	0	0	0	28
CB Danny Wagoner	1.0	0	0	0	25
OLB Michael Jackson	1.0	0	0	0	3
DT Andrew Provence	0.0	0	1	0	23
DE T.J. Turner	0.0	0	1	0	23

Pass Defense Statistics

Buffalo	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
OLB Johnny Rembert	2	1	0	26
S Shaun Gayle	2	0	0	23
S Mike Prior	1	2	0	19
CB Ronnie Lippett	1	1	0	15
DT Rickey McBeal	1	0	0	9
CB Kenny Johnson	1	0	0	7
ILB Jim Collins	1	0	0	4
CB Rod Hill	1	0	0	22
CB Wayne Davis	1	0	0	20
OLB Leonard Jackson	1	0	0	9
S Maurice Harvey	0	1	0	10
ILB Scott Radecic	0	0	1	18

New York	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
S Eugene Robinson	4	0	27
S Dextor Clinkscale	3	0	9
CB Rod Lewis	2	0	29
S Jeff Fuller	2	0	25
CB LeRoy Irvin	1	0	15
CB Elbert Foules	1	0	30
OLB Michael Jackson	1	0	3
OLB Templeton Peck	1	0	9
CB Danny Wagoner	0	1	25

Blocking Statistics

Buffalo	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Mark Cannon	2	6	0	25	1	31
Larry Moriarty	1	2	1	18	0	17
Wayne Radloff	1	2	0	17	1	25
Eric Sievers	1	1	0	18	0	20
Joe Bostic	0	5	0	19	3	25
Ron Mattes	0	4	0	21	0	25
Harry Swayne	0	2	0	24	1	30
Sean Lee	0	1	0	7	2	17
Wes Phillips	0	1	0	17	0	27

New York	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
William Roberts	3	7	39	2	27
Leonard Burton	2	7	32	1	20
Nate Newton	2	7	37	0	23
Sam Claphan	1	6	33	0	25
Ray Wallace	1	2	18	0	5
Don Greco	0	3	18	0	19
Billy Griggs	0	3	16	0	21
Kelvin Clark	0	2	28	0	20
Craig McEwen	0	1	25	0	7

Special Teams Tackles

Buffalo	Tackles	STPlays
George Farmer	2	17
Rod Hill	1	16
Maurice Harvey	1	5

New York	Tackles	STPlays
John Harris	1	17
Pete Johnson	1	16
Dextor Clinkscale	1	15
Ray Wallace	1	8
LeRoy Irvin	1	6
Wes Chandler	1	5

Participation

Buffalo	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Mark Cannon	25	31	---	---	12	68
Kevin Sweeney	26	36	---	---	1	63
Rod Hill	---	---	24	22	16	62
Mike Prior	---	---	32	19	11	62
Johnny Rembert	---	---	33	26	---	59
Harry Swayne	24	30	---	---	4	58
Joe Bostic	19	25	---	---	12	56
Wes Phillips	17	27	---	---	12	56
Shaun Gayle	---	---	32	23	1	56
Bobby Duckworth	13	25	---	---	16	54
Scott Radecic	---	---	31	18	2	51
Reggie White	---	---	32	18	---	50
Wayne Radloff	17	25	---	---	6	48
Cedric Minter	7	12	---	---	28	47
Daryl Turner	21	23	---	---	3	47
Anthony Bell	---	---	29	15	3	47
Wayne Davis	---	---	25	20	1	46
Ron Mattes	21	25	---	---	---	46
Mike Fultz	---	---	22	20	3	45
Ronnie Lippett	---	---	29	15	1	45
Larry Moriarty	18	17	---	---	9	44
Eric Sievers	18	20	---	---	5	43
Gary Anderson	19	24	---	---	---	43
Terry Dion	---	---	16	12	14	42
Mike Young	16	24	---	---	---	40
Eric Dorsey	---	---	23	15	2	40
Bruce Scholtz	---	---	9	4	26	39
Kenny Johnson	---	---	14	7	15	36
Sean Lee	7	17	---	---	12	36
Zeke Mowatt	4	13	---	---	17	34
Dino Mangiero	---	---	17	7	1	25
Stan Rome	10	14	---	---	---	24
Rick Woods	---	---	11	8	5	24
Maurice Harvey	---	---	7	10	5	22
Dan Ross	3	5	---	---	14	22
Leonard Jackson	---	---	8	9	5	22
Steve Wilson	---	---	4	12	5	21
George Farmer	1	3	---	---	17	21
Jim Collins	---	---	14	4	2	20
Don Blackmon	---	---	9	4	5	18
Rickey McBeal	---	---	8	9	---	17
Pat McInally	0	0	---	---	11	11
Carson Long	0	0	---	---	4	4
Rueben Mayes	0	0	---	---	2	2
Kyle Mackey	0	0	---	---	---	0
Bubby Brister	0	0	---	---	---	0

New York	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Troy Benson	---	---	22	30	26	78
Nate Newton	37	23	---	---	10	70
Elbert Foules	---	---	19	30	20	69
William Roberts	39	27	---	---	---	66
Pete Mitchell	39	27	---	---	---	66
Leonard Burton	32	20	---	---	11	63
Tony Hill	28	18	---	---	15	61
Kelvin Clark	28	20	---	---	11	59
Sam Claphan	33	25	---	---	---	58
Andrew Provence	---	---	21	23	12	56
Louis Cooper	---	---	19	33	2	54
Bruce Beekley	---	---	22	28	3	53
Ottis Anderson	16	9	---	---	27	52
Jim Wilks	---	---	19	20	12	51
Earl Campbell	25	20	---	---	5	50
Rod Lewis	---	---	20	29	1	50
Don Greco	18	19	---	---	11	48
Billy Griggs	16	21	---	---	11	48
William Perry	---	---	16	31	1	48
Kevin House	25	20	---	---	---	45
Jeff Fuller	---	---	20	25	---	45
Danny Wagoner	---	---	18	25	---	43
Eugene Robinson	---	---	15	27	1	43
Wes Chandler	20	17	---	---	5	42
Steve Watson	14	11	---	---	14	39
T.J. Turner	---	---	14	23	---	37
Craig McEwen	25	7	---	---	5	37
Dextor Clinkscale	---	---	11	9	15	35
John Harris	---	---	6	11	17	34
LeRoy Irvin	---	---	12	15	6	33
Ray Wallace	18	5	---	---	8	31
Pete Johnson	7	6	---	---	16	29
Avon Riley	---	---	8	14	7	29
Templeton Peck	---	---	9	9	2	20
Bill Neill	---	---	8	11	---	19
Michael Jackson	---	---	7	3	2	12
Ben Tamburello	1	0	---	---	11	12
Johnny Evans	0	0	---	---	11	11
Randy Young	7	1	---	---	1	9
Dave Simmons	---	---	0	0	5	5
Frank Corral	0	0	---	---	2	2
Paul Skansi	1	1	---	---	---	2
Spencer Tillman	0	0	---	---	2	2
Tim Mazzetti	0	0	---	---	---	0
Bob Gagliano	0	0	---	---	---	0
John Witkowski	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	4	23	5.8
Middle	16	38	2.4
Right	6	21	3.5
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	16	52	3.3
Middle	11	31	2.8
Right	12	51	4.3
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Buffalo	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Kevin Sweeney	28	15	1	4	3	1	4	1	0

New York	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Pete Mitchell	24	12	0	2	2	5	2	0	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	6	3	18	3.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	6	2	3	0.5
Medium (9-18 Yds)	15	10	203	13.5
Long (19+ Yds)	1	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	2	1	0.3
Short (0-8 Yds)	6	3	27	4.5
Medium (9-18 Yds)	14	7	64	4.6
Long (19+ Yds)	0	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Buffalo	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Mike Young	7	2	1	18	0	24
WR Daryl Turner	4	3	0	49	0	23
WR Stan Rome	3	2	0	14	0	14
RB Gary Anderson	3	2	1	13	0	24
WR Bobby Duckworth	2	1	1	14	0	25
FB Larry Moriarty	2	1	0	14	0	17
TE Zeke Mowatt	2	2	0	94	1	13
RB Cedric Minter	2	1	0	3	0	12
TE Dan Ross	1	1	0	5	0	5
WR George Farmer	1	0	0	0	0	3
TE Eric Sievers	1	0	0	0	0	20

New York	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	PPlay
WR Tony Hill	8	7	0	48	18
WR Wes Chandler	4	1	1	9	17
WR Steve Watson	4	2	1	19	11
RB Earl Campbell	3	1	0	15	20
WR Kevin House	2	0	0	0	20
TE Billy Griggs	2	1	0	1	21
RB Ottis Anderson	1	0	0	0	9

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Buffalo	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Gary Anderson	2	5	2.50	3.64

New York	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Earl Campbell	3	8	2.67	2.45
Ottis Anderson	1	3	3.00	4.81

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Buffalo	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg

New York	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Pete Mitchell	1	0	0	0.00	3.83

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Buffalo	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg

New York	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
RB Earl Campbell	1	0	0	0.00	5.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Buffalo	Rushes	Conversions
Gary Anderson	3	1
Kevin Sweeney	1	0

New York	Rushes	Conversions
Earl Campbell	2	0
Ottis Anderson	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Buffalo	Att	Comp	Conversions
Kevin Sweeney	9	4	3

New York	Att	Comp	Conversions
Pete Mitchell	12	5	1

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Buffalo	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Stan Rome	3	2	1
WR Daryl Turner	2	2	2
WR Mike Young	2	0	0
FB Larry Moriarty	1	0	0
RB Cedric Minter	1	0	0

New York	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Tony Hill	3	3	1
WR Wes Chandler	3	1	0
RB Earl Campbell	2	0	0
WR Steve Watson	2	1	0
RB Ottis Anderson	1	0	0
WR Kevin House	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 58,100 (86,700 capacity)
Upper Deck 18,000 (26,500)
End Zone 12,000 (19,100)
Mezzanine 7,700 (11,000)
Sideline Seats 10,600 (16,900)
Club Seats 5,100 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 4,700 (5,800)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	58,100 (86,700 capacity)
Upper Deck	18,000 (26,500)
End Zone	12,000 (19,100)
Mezzanine	7,700 (11,000)
Sideline Seats	10,600 (16,900)
Club Seats	5,100 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	4,700 (5,800)