Week 17, 1987

played in New York, NJ

34 degrees, fair, 4 mph wind

Buffalo Bills0073-10
New York Jets0007-7

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

Team StatisticsBUFNJY
Record4-126-10
First Downs1212
- by Rushing16
- by Passing103
- by Penalty13
Total Net Yards253210
- Offensive Plays6266
- Yards per Play4.083.18
Net Rushing Yards82134
- Rushing Attempts2639
- Yards per Rush3.153.44
Net Passing Yards17176
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt28 - 15 - 024 - 12 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards22492
- Sacks/Yards Lost8/533/16
- Yards per Pass Play4.752.81
Fumbles/Lost2/00/0
3rd Down Conversions4/161/16
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down8.47.6
4th Down Conversions0/10/1
Penalties/Yards5/435/37
Punt Returns/Yards4/23/15
Kick Returns/Yards2/381/14
Interception Ret./Yards1/00/0
2pt Conversions0/00/0
Red Zone Visits11
- Red Zone TDs/FGs0/11/0
Avg. Drive StartOWN 25OWN 28
Time of Possession27:2932:31

Drive Charts

Buffalo Bills
QuarBeganPossFromPlaysYardsResult
110:171:26OWN 2034Punt
16:434:13OWN 7736Punt
10:101:25OWN 1435Punt
211:311:04OWN 204-1Punt
27:462:59OWN 37732Downs
22:491:43OWN 2733Punt
315:001:43OWN 2633Punt
39:180:43OWN 7393Touchdown
37:161:40OWN 3534Punt
33:023:2250821Punt
413:121:52OWN 363-6Punt
49:311:31OWN 73-6Punt
44:551:40OWN 32410Punt
42:142:12OWN 39855Field Goal
New York Jets
QuarBeganPossFromPlaysYardsResult
115:004:43OWN 20940Punt
18:512:08OWN 34417Punt
12:302:20OWN 22519Punt
213:452:14OPP 4739Punt
210:272:41OWN 29634Downs
24:471:58OWN 313-5Punt
21:061:06OWN 33517Interception
313:173:59OWN 32618Punt
38:351:19OWN 2432Punt
35:362:34OWN 5514Punt
414:401:28OWN 2034Punt
411:201:49OWN 3539Punt
48:003:05OPP 31931Touchdown
43:151:01OWN 239Punt
40:020:02OWN 2010Game

Game MVP: Kevin Sweeney, Buffalo Bills

Rushing Statistics

BuffaloAttYardsAvgLG10+TD
Gary Anderson14513.641610
Larry Moriarty461.50400
Cedric Minter4174.25800
Kevin Sweeney231.50200
Dan Ross122.00200
Daryl Turner133.00300
New YorkAttYardsAvgLG10+TD
Earl Campbell22542.45901
Ottis Anderson16774.812340
Pete Mitchell133.00300

Passing Statistics

BuffaloAttCompYardsSk/YdTDLGIntRate
Kevin Sweeney28152248/53179092.0
New YorkAttCompYardsSk/YdTDLGIntRate
Pete Mitchell2412923/16015142.4

Receiving Statistics

BuffaloCatchTargYardsAvgYACLGTD
WR Daryl Turner344916.3310190
WR Stan Rome23147.000140
RB Gary Anderson23136.50990
TE Zeke Mowatt229447.0068791
WR Mike Young27189.000120
TE Dan Ross1155.00150
WR Bobby Duckworth121414.000140
FB Larry Moriarty121414.000140
RB Cedric Minter1233.00030
WR George Farmer0100.00000
TE Eric Sievers0100.00000
New YorkCatchTargYardsAvgYACLGTD
WR Tony Hill78486.868120
WR Steve Watson24199.500100
RB Earl Campbell131515.0010150
WR Wes Chandler1499.00090
TE Billy Griggs1211.00010
RB Ottis Anderson0100.00000
WR Kevin House0200.00000

Interception Statistics

BuffaloIntsYardsAvgTD
ILB Scott Radecic100.000
New YorkIntsYardsAvgTD

Fumble Statistics

BuffaloFumbRecovForceTD
Larry Moriarty1000
Kevin Sweeney1000
Joe Bostic0100
Daryl Turner0100
New YorkFumbRecovForceTD
Jim Wilks0010
Jeff Fuller0010

Punting Statistics

BuffaloPuntYardsAvgNetLGIn20
Pat McInally1145341.238.0563
New YorkPuntYardsAvgNetLGIn20
Johnny Evans1146642.438.5504

Kicking Statistics

BuffaloFGs40+Yd50+YdLGPAT
Carson Long1/10/00/0231/1
New YorkFGs40+Yd50+YdLGPAT
Frank Corral0/00/00/001/1

Punt Return Statistics

BuffaloRetYardsAvgTD
Mike Prior420.50
New YorkRetYardsAvgTD
Tony Hill3155.00

Kick Return Statistics

BuffaloRetYardsAvgTD
Maurice Harvey23819.00
New YorkRetYardsAvgTD
Tony Hill11414.00

Defensive Statistics

BuffaloTackAsstSackRPlayPPlay
OLB Johnny Rembert630.03326
S Mike Prior540.03219
S Shaun Gayle510.03223
DE Eric Dorsey401.02315
ILB Scott Radecic440.03118
ILB Jim Collins420.0144
CB Rod Hill400.02422
OLB Anthony Bell311.02915
S Maurice Harvey301.0710
DE Terry Dion300.01612
CB Wayne Davis300.02520
DE Mike Fultz200.02220
CB Kenny Johnson200.0147
OLB Leonard Jackson200.089
CB Ronnie Lippett110.02915
DE Reggie White110.03218
DT Rickey McBeal100.089
ILB Don Blackmon020.094
DT Dino Mangiero010.0177
OLB Bruce Scholtz010.094
New YorkTackAsstSackRPlayPPlay
S Eugene Robinson720.01527
DT William Perry541.51631
S Dextor Clinkscale410.0119
CB Rod Lewis410.02029
DE Bill Neill321.5811
OLB Bruce Beekley311.02228
OLB Michael Jackson301.073
S Jeff Fuller310.02025
OLB Templeton Peck300.099
OLB Louis Cooper211.01933
CB Danny Wagoner201.01825
CB Elbert Foules220.01930
ILB Troy Benson200.02230
DE Jim Wilks131.01920
WR Steve Watson10---------
CB LeRoy Irvin100.01215
ILB Avon Riley100.0814
DT Andrew Provence100.02123
DE T.J. Turner100.01423
S John Harris010.0611

Pass Rush Statistics

BuffaloSackBlockHurryKnockPPlay
DE Eric Dorsey1.001015
S Maurice Harvey1.000010
OLB Anthony Bell1.000015
DE Terry Dion0.001012
New YorkSackBlockHurryKnockPPlay
DE Bill Neill1.500011
DT William Perry1.500031
OLB Louis Cooper1.011033
DE Jim Wilks1.001120
OLB Bruce Beekley1.000028
CB Danny Wagoner1.000025
OLB Michael Jackson1.00003
DT Andrew Provence0.001023
DE T.J. Turner0.001023

Pass Defense Statistics

BuffaloCaughtDefnsdIntrcpPPlay
OLB Johnny Rembert21026
S Shaun Gayle20023
S Mike Prior12019
CB Ronnie Lippett11015
DT Rickey McBeal1009
CB Kenny Johnson1007
ILB Jim Collins1004
CB Rod Hill10022
CB Wayne Davis10020
OLB Leonard Jackson1009
S Maurice Harvey01010
ILB Scott Radecic00118
New YorkCaughtDefnsdIntrcpPPlay
S Eugene Robinson40027
S Dextor Clinkscale3009
CB Rod Lewis20029
S Jeff Fuller20025
CB LeRoy Irvin10015
CB Elbert Foules10030
OLB Michael Jackson1003
OLB Templeton Peck1009
CB Danny Wagoner01025

Blocking Statistics

BuffaloKeyBlBlOppPancRPlySckAPPly
Mark Cannon26025131
Larry Moriarty12118017
Wayne Radloff12017125
Eric Sievers11018020
Joe Bostic05019325
Ron Mattes04021025
Harry Swayne02024130
Sean Lee0107217
Wes Phillips01017027
New YorkKeyBlBlOppPancRPlySckAPPly
William Roberts37039227
Leonard Burton27032120
Nate Newton27037023
Sam Claphan16033025
Ray Wallace1201805
Don Greco03018019
Billy Griggs03016021
Kelvin Clark02028020
Craig McEwen0102507

Special Teams Tackles

BuffaloTacklesSTPlays
George Farmer217
Rod Hill116
Maurice Harvey15
New YorkTacklesSTPlays
John Harris117
Pete Johnson116
Dextor Clinkscale115
Ray Wallace18
LeRoy Irvin16
Wes Chandler15

Participation

BuffaloRPlyOffPPlyOffRPlyDefPPlyDefSTPlyTotal Plays
Mark Cannon2531------1268
Kevin Sweeney2636------163
Rod Hill------24221662
Mike Prior------32191162
Johnny Rembert------3326---59
Harry Swayne2430------458
Joe Bostic1925------1256
Wes Phillips1727------1256
Shaun Gayle------3223156
Bobby Duckworth1325------1654
Scott Radecic------3118251
Reggie White------3218---50
Wayne Radloff1725------648
Cedric Minter712------2847
Daryl Turner2123------347
Anthony Bell------2915347
Wayne Davis------2520146
Ron Mattes2125---------46
Mike Fultz------2220345
Ronnie Lippett------2915145
Larry Moriarty1817------944
Eric Sievers1820------543
Gary Anderson1924---------43
Terry Dion------16121442
Mike Young1624---------40
Eric Dorsey------2315240
Bruce Scholtz------942639
Kenny Johnson------1471536
Sean Lee717------1236
Zeke Mowatt413------1734
Dino Mangiero------177125
Stan Rome1014---------24
Rick Woods------118524
Maurice Harvey------710522
Dan Ross35------1422
Leonard Jackson------89522
Steve Wilson------412521
George Farmer13------1721
Jim Collins------144220
Don Blackmon------94518
Rickey McBeal------89---17
Pat McInally00------1111
Carson Long00------44
Rueben Mayes00------22
Kyle Mackey00---------0
Bubby Brister00---------0
New YorkRPlyOffPPlyOffRPlyDefPPlyDefSTPlyTotal Plays
Troy Benson------22302678
Nate Newton3723------1070
Elbert Foules------19302069
William Roberts3927---------66
Pete Mitchell3927---------66
Leonard Burton3220------1163
Tony Hill2818------1561
Kelvin Clark2820------1159
Sam Claphan3325---------58
Andrew Provence------21231256
Louis Cooper------1933254
Bruce Beekley------2228353
Ottis Anderson169------2752
Jim Wilks------19201251
Earl Campbell2520------550
Rod Lewis------2029150
Don Greco1819------1148
Billy Griggs1621------1148
William Perry------1631148
Kevin House2520---------45
Jeff Fuller------2025---45
Danny Wagoner------1825---43
Eugene Robinson------1527143
Wes Chandler2017------542
Steve Watson1411------1439
T.J. Turner------1423---37
Craig McEwen257------537
Dextor Clinkscale------1191535
John Harris------6111734
LeRoy Irvin------1215633
Ray Wallace185------831
Pete Johnson76------1629
Avon Riley------814729
Templeton Peck------99220
Bill Neill------811---19
Michael Jackson------73212
Ben Tamburello10------1112
Johnny Evans00------1111
Randy Young71------19
Dave Simmons------0055
Frank Corral00------22
Paul Skansi11---------2
Spencer Tillman00------22
Tim Mazzetti00---------0
Bob Gagliano00---------0
John Witkowski00---------0

Directional Rushing Statistics

DistanceAttYardsAvg
Left4235.8
Middle16382.4
Right6213.5
None000.0
DistanceAttYardsAvg
Left16523.3
Middle11312.8
Right12514.3
None000.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

BuffaloAttCmp20+BdThDropDfnsHurrKnckIntc
Kevin Sweeney28151431410
New YorkAttCmp20+BdThDropDfnsHurrKnckIntc
Pete Mitchell24120225201

Directional Passing Statistics

DistanceAttCompYardsAvg
Screen63183.0
Short (0-8 Yds)6230.5
Medium (9-18 Yds)151020313.5
Long (19+ Yds)1000.0
DistanceAttCompYardsAvg
Screen4210.3
Short (0-8 Yds)63274.5
Medium (9-18 Yds)147644.6
Long (19+ Yds)0000.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

BuffaloTargtCaugtDropdYards20+PPlay
WR Mike Young72118024
WR Daryl Turner43049023
WR Stan Rome32014014
RB Gary Anderson32113024
WR Bobby Duckworth21114025
FB Larry Moriarty21014017
TE Zeke Mowatt22094113
RB Cedric Minter2103012
TE Dan Ross110505
WR George Farmer100003
TE Eric Sievers1000020
New YorkTargtCaugtDropdYards20+PPlay
WR Tony Hill87048018
WR Wes Chandler4119017
WR Steve Watson42119011
RB Earl Campbell31015020
WR Kevin House2000020
TE Billy Griggs2101021
RB Ottis Anderson100009

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

BuffaloAttYardsAvgOverall Avg
Gary Anderson252.503.64
New YorkAttYardsAvgOverall Avg
Earl Campbell382.672.45
Ottis Anderson133.004.81

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

BuffaloAttCompYardsAvg/AttOverall Avg
New YorkAttCompYardsAvg/AttOverall Avg
Pete Mitchell1000.003.83

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

BuffaloTargetCatchYardsAvg/TargOverall Avg
New YorkTargetCatchYardsAvg/TargOverall Avg
RB Earl Campbell1000.005.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

BuffaloRushesConversions
Gary Anderson31
Kevin Sweeney10
New YorkRushesConversions
Earl Campbell20
Ottis Anderson10

Third Down Passing Statistics

BuffaloAttCompConversions
Kevin Sweeney943
New YorkAttCompConversions
Pete Mitchell1251

Third Down Receiving Statistics

BuffaloTargCatchConversions
WR Stan Rome321
WR Daryl Turner222
WR Mike Young200
FB Larry Moriarty100
RB Cedric Minter100
New YorkTargCatchConversions
WR Tony Hill331
WR Wes Chandler310
RB Earl Campbell200
WR Steve Watson210
RB Ottis Anderson100
WR Kevin House100

SectionAttendance
Stadium58,100 (86,700 capacity)
Upper Deck18,000 (26,500)
End Zone12,000 (19,100)
Mezzanine7,700 (11,000)
Sideline Seats10,600 (16,900)
Club Seats5,100 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes4,700 (5,800)