Week 2, 1988

played in St. Louis, MO

52 degrees, fair, 6 mph wind

Buffalo Bills01337-23
St. Louis Cardinals314717-41

Scoring Summary
1Q: 05:00 STL - Dale Dawson 31 field goal
2Q: 14:15 BUF - Zeke Mowatt 17 pass from Cliff Stoudt (John Smith extra point)
2Q: 12:17 BUF - Lorenzo Hampton 63 fumble return (John Smith extra point failed)
2Q: 08:27 STL - J.J. Birden 11 pass from Jeff Hostetler (Dale Dawson extra point)
2Q: 01:48 STL - Butch Rolle 32 fumble return (Dale Dawson extra point)
3Q: 11:08 STL - Curtis Duncan 17 pass from Jeff Hostetler (Dale Dawson extra point)
3Q: 04:20 BUF - John Smith 26 field goal
4Q: 14:16 STL - Curtis Duncan 7 pass from Jeff Hostetler (Dale Dawson extra point)
4Q: 05:58 BUF - Troy Stradford 23 pass from Cliff Stoudt (John Smith extra point)
4Q: 02:08 STL - Dale Dawson 48 field goal
4Q: 01:06 STL - Junior Tautalatasi 3 run (Dale Dawson extra point)

Team StatisticsBUFSTL
Record1-12-0
First Downs2018
- by Rushing54
- by Passing1414
- by Penalty10
Total Net Yards365370
- Offensive Plays6856
- Yards per Play5.376.61
Net Rushing Yards8390
- Rushing Attempts2023
- Yards per Rush4.153.91
Net Passing Yards282280
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt47 - 28 - 132 - 22 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards290285
- Sacks/Yards Lost1/81/5
- Yards per Pass Play5.888.48
Fumbles/Lost3/11/0
3rd Down Conversions7/143/11
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down6.98.0
4th Down Conversions0/10/0
Penalties/Yards9/745/35
Punt Returns/Yards3/191/4
Kick Returns/Yards6/1194/73
Interception Ret./Yards0/01/0
2pt Conversions0/00/0
Red Zone Visits24
- Red Zone TDs/FGs1/13/1
Avg. Drive StartOWN 26OWN 30
Time of Possession30:2829:32

Drive Charts

Buffalo Bills
QuarBeganPossFromPlaysYardsResult
115:003:43OWN 25518Punt
14:552:04OWN 36610Punt
10:441:35OWN 36464Touchdown
212:170:48OWN 29171Touchdown
28:175:50OWN 11035Punt
21:371:37OWN 26641Missed FG
311:026:49OWN 201371Field Goal
414:101:21OWN 2838Punt
411:201:34OWN 333-3Punt
48:152:33OWN 41759Touchdown
43:350:55OWN 19313Interception
42:010:55OWN 253-22Downs
40:590:59OWN 22510Game
St. Louis Cardinals
QuarBeganPossFromPlaysYardsResult
111:176:22OWN 111275Field Goal
12:512:07OWN 1635Punt
214:091:52OWN 2934Punt
211:293:12OWN 20680Touchdown
22:270:50OWN 2235Punt
315:003:58OWN 17783Touchdown
34:135:03OWN 27973Touchdown
412:491:29OWN 1835Punt
49:461:31OWN 233-4Punt
45:422:07OWN 2437Punt
42:400:39OPP 4039Field Goal
41:060:07OPP 313Touchdown

Game MVP: Jeff Hostetler, St. Louis Cardinals

Rushing Statistics

BuffaloAttYardsAvgLG10+TD
Gary Anderson15664.401210
Lorenzo Hampton4133.25500
Cliff Stoudt144.00400
St. LouisAttYardsAvgLG10+TD
DJ Dozier12171.42600
Gil Fenerty7649.142320
Junior Tautalatasi362.00301
Jeff Hostetler133.00300

Passing Statistics

BuffaloAttCompYardsSk/YdTDLGIntRate
Cliff Stoudt47282901/8228182.8
St. LouisAttCompYardsSk/YdTDLGIntRate
Jeff Hostetler23152091/53410133.8
Steve Bono97760/00240101.8

Receiving Statistics

BuffaloCatchTargYardsAvgYACLGTD
WR Mike Young81311814.7533280
WR Bobby Duckworth47348.5010160
RB Gary Anderson44256.254110
FB Larry Moriarty34113.67270
TE Zeke Mowatt334816.0014231
WR Daryl Turner22189.000100
WR Troy Stradford262713.508231
RB Cedric Minter1133.00330
RB Lorenzo Hampton1266.00060
WR Wesley Walker0100.00000
WR Flipper Anderson0400.00000
St. LouisCatchTargYardsAvgYACLGTD
WR Curtis Duncan91113014.4417242
WR Roy Green456616.5033410
FB Tony Paige344013.3312180
WR Vance Johnson37227.336130
RB DJ Dozier1155.00750
WR J.J. Birden121111.005111
TE Robert Tyler121111.005110

Interception Statistics

BuffaloIntsYardsAvgTD
St. LouisIntsYardsAvgTD
S Jim Bowman100.000

Fumble Statistics

BuffaloFumbRecovForceTD
Mike Prior2000
Zeke Mowatt1000
Lorenzo Hampton0101
Dwayne Woodruff0100
Jim Collins0010
St. LouisFumbRecovForceTD
Curtis Duncan1000
Butch Rolle0111
Gil Fenerty0100
Cornell Gowdy0010
Greg Lloyd0010

Punting Statistics

BuffaloPuntYardsAvgNetLGIn20
Barry Helton522344.643.8473
St. LouisPuntYardsAvgNetLGIn20
John Kidd627245.342.2530

Kicking Statistics

BuffaloFGs40+Yd50+YdLGPAT
John Smith1/20/10/1262/3
St. LouisFGs40+Yd50+YdLGPAT
Dale Dawson2/21/10/0485/5

Punt Return Statistics

BuffaloRetYardsAvgTD
Mike Prior3196.30
St. LouisRetYardsAvgTD
Leonard Smith144.00

Kick Return Statistics

BuffaloRetYardsAvgTD
Lorenzo Hampton59719.40
Wesley Walker12222.00
St. LouisRetYardsAvgTD
DJ Dozier35518.30
Gil Fenerty11818.00

Defensive Statistics

BuffaloTackAsstSackRPlayPPlay
CB Dwayne Woodruff600.01821
OLB Anthony Bell541.01925
ILB Jim Collins510.0812
ILB Dave Simmons410.048
DT Dino Mangiero310.01117
OLB Bruce Scholtz310.01929
S Shaun Gayle310.01628
ILB Scott Radecic300.01926
CB Wayne Davis210.01518
S Mike Prior210.01825
DE Eric Dorsey210.01110
CB Ronnie Lippett200.02130
DE Shawn Miller120.01323
WR Flipper Anderson10---------
DT Gary Hadd100.01723
St. LouisTackAsstSackRPlayPPlay
CB Albert Lewis1230.01838
OLB Greg Lloyd760.51842
S Leonard Smith410.01020
DT Dick Chapura300.51343
ILB Vincent Brown340.01135
CB Jerry Gray320.01541
S Cornell Gowdy300.01340
CB Ernest Gibson210.01435
S Jim Bowman210.01537
ILB Fredd Young200.0910
DE Tom Gibson110.0513
DE Keith Ferguson100.01635
OLB Ken Woodard100.0211
ILB Mark Brown100.034
CB Victor Scott100.01535
DE Ben Thomas100.01425
DT Kent Kremer010.01530
OLB Paul Butcher010.029

Pass Rush Statistics

BuffaloSackBlockHurryKnockPPlay
OLB Anthony Bell1.010025
DT Gary Hadd0.010023
DE Eric Dorsey0.001010
St. LouisSackBlockHurryKnockPPlay
OLB Greg Lloyd0.500242
DT Dick Chapura0.500043
DE Ben Thomas0.011025
DT Eric Holle0.001025
DE Tom Gibson0.001013

Pass Defense Statistics

BuffaloCaughtDefnsdIntrcpPPlay
ILB Jim Collins40012
CB Dwayne Woodruff31021
CB Ronnie Lippett31030
ILB Dave Simmons3008
S Shaun Gayle22028
OLB Bruce Scholtz20029
ILB Scott Radecic20026
CB Wayne Davis20018
S Mike Prior10025
St. LouisCaughtDefnsdIntrcpPPlay
CB Albert Lewis71038
OLB Greg Lloyd44042
CB Jerry Gray40041
S Cornell Gowdy31040
CB Ernest Gibson21035
ILB Vincent Brown20035
S Leonard Smith11020
S Jim Bowman10137
DE Keith Ferguson10035
OLB Ken Woodard10011
CB Victor Scott10035
ILB Fredd Young10010

Blocking Statistics

BuffaloKeyBlBlOppPancRPlySckAPPly
Steve Wallace37018041
Wayne Radloff23013038
Joe Bostic13016040
Harry Swayne13017034
Eric Sievers11013023
Larry Moriarty0108017
Mark Cannon0108011
Brian Habib0003114
St. LouisKeyBlBlOppPancRPlySckAPPly
Harris Barton26022131
Ken Dallafior26018030
Larry Williams12020022
Jim Lachey110408
Tommie Ginn03015023
Luis Sharpe01021028
Dean Steinkuhler010407
John Bruhin01011016
Robert Tyler010709

Special Teams Tackles

BuffaloTacklesSTPlays
Daryl Turner323
Dave Simmons118
Ken Buben115
St. LouisTacklesSTPlays
Cornell Gowdy318
Vincent Brown216
Curtis Duncan122
Butch Rolle121
Junior Tautalatasi121
Albert Lewis115

Participation

BuffaloRPlyOffPPlyOffRPlyDefPPlyDefSTPlyTotal Plays
Cliff Stoudt2048---------68
Jeff Bregel1541------561
Steve Wallace1841---------59
Joe Bostic1640------258
Wayne Radloff1338------556
Shaun Gayle------16281054
Dwayne Woodruff------18211453
Reggie White------1826852
Bobby Duckworth1133------751
Ronnie Lippett------2130---51
Mike Prior------1825851
Harry Swayne1734---------51
Bruce Scholtz------1929250
Scott Radecic------1926449
Zeke Mowatt820------2048
Mike Young1532---------47
Eric Sievers1323------1046
Anthony Bell------1925145
Gary Anderson1628---------44
Gary Hadd------1723141
Mike Stone------11151541
Cedric Minter59------2640
Ken Buben------8171540
Troy Stradford1027---------37
Shawn Miller------1323---36
Lorenzo Hampton416------1535
Wayne Davis------1518134
Flipper Anderson925---------34
Daryl Turner17------2331
Dave Simmons------481830
Dino Mangiero------1117129
Larry Moriarty817------429
Eric Dorsey------1110829
Mark Cannon811------726
Larry Combs712------726
Brian Habib314------724
Jim Collins------812323
Andy Headen------351321
Leonard Jackson------451221
Wesley Walker03------1619
Ron Mattes39---------12
John Smith00------77
Dan Ross00------66
Barry Helton00------55
Kevin Sweeney00------22
Bubby Brister00---------0
St. LouisRPlyOffPPlyOffRPlyDefPPlyDefSTPlyTotal Plays
Albert Lewis------18381571
Cornell Gowdy------13401871
Victor Scott------15351363
Curtis Duncan1624------2262
Greg Lloyd------1842262
Vincent Brown------11351662
Dick Chapura------1343359
Jerry Gray------1541157
Jim Bowman------1537254
Kent Kremer------1530853
Keith Ferguson------1635253
Ken Dallafior1830------553
Ernest Gibson------1435453
Harris Barton2231---------53
Luis Sharpe2128---------49
Larry Williams2022------345
Ben Thomas------1425342
Tommie Ginn1523------341
Jeff Hostetler1724---------41
Vance Johnson1820------240
Eric Holle------1225138
Mark Boyer1319------537
Roy Green1422---------36
Leonard Smith------1020535
John Bruhin1116------835
DJ Dozier1218------434
Butch Rolle55------2131
J.J. Birden1013------730
Junior Tautalatasi35------2129
Tony Paige714------728
Robert Tyler79------1127
Fredd Young------910625
Solomon Miller26------1523
Gil Fenerty810------523
Paul Butcher------291021
Jim Lachey48------820
Mark Brown------341219
Tom Gibson------513---18
Steve Bono69---------15
Ken Woodard------211114
Curtis Adams00------1313
Dean Steinkuhler47---------11
Dale Dawson00------1010
Trevor Matich00------88
John Kidd00------66
David Archer00------22

Directional Rushing Statistics

DistanceAttYardsAvg
Left4164.0
Middle6132.2
Right10545.4
None000.0
DistanceAttYardsAvg
Left10646.4
Middle12262.2
Right100.0
None000.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

BuffaloAttCmp20+BdThDropDfnsHurrKnckIntc
Cliff Stoudt47284338321
St. LouisAttCmp20+BdThDropDfnsHurrKnckIntc
Jeff Hostetler23152024000
Steve Bono971100100

Directional Passing Statistics

DistanceAttCompYardsAvg
Screen64203.3
Short (0-8 Yds)20131025.1
Medium (9-18 Yds)15101409.3
Long (19+ Yds)61284.7
DistanceAttCompYardsAvg
Screen33144.7
Short (0-8 Yds)19111236.5
Medium (9-18 Yds)658914.8
Long (19+ Yds)435914.8

Detailed Receiving Statistics

BuffaloTargtCaugtDropdYards20+PPlay
WR Mike Young1381118232
WR Bobby Duckworth74034033
WR Troy Stradford62027127
RB Gary Anderson44025028
FB Larry Moriarty43011017
WR Flipper Anderson4020025
TE Zeke Mowatt33048120
WR Daryl Turner2201807
RB Lorenzo Hampton2106016
WR Wesley Walker100003
RB Cedric Minter110309
St. LouisTargtCaugtDropdYards20+PPlay
WR Curtis Duncan1191130224
WR Vance Johnson73022020
WR Roy Green54066122
FB Tony Paige43140014
WR J.J. Birden21011013
TE Robert Tyler2101109
RB DJ Dozier1105018

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

BuffaloAttYardsAvgOverall Avg
Lorenzo Hampton155.003.25
St. LouisAttYardsAvgOverall Avg
DJ Dozier331.001.42
Junior Tautalatasi133.002.00
Gil Fenerty133.009.14

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

BuffaloAttCompYardsAvg/AttOverall Avg
Cliff Stoudt32196.336.17
St. LouisAttCompYardsAvg/AttOverall Avg
Jeff Hostetler43358.759.09
Steve Bono1000.008.44

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

BuffaloTargetCatchYardsAvg/TargOverall Avg
FB Larry Moriarty1122.002.75
TE Zeke Mowatt111717.0016.00
WR Troy Stradford1000.004.50
St. LouisTargetCatchYardsAvg/TargOverall Avg
WR Curtis Duncan222412.0011.82
WR J.J. Birden21115.505.50
WR Vance Johnson1000.003.14

Third Down Rushing Statistics

BuffaloRushesConversions
Gary Anderson33
St. LouisRushesConversions
Jeff Hostetler10
DJ Dozier10

Third Down Passing Statistics

BuffaloAttCompConversions
Cliff Stoudt1064
St. LouisAttCompConversions
Jeff Hostetler632
Steve Bono321

Third Down Receiving Statistics

BuffaloTargCatchConversions
WR Bobby Duckworth421
WR Mike Young322
FB Larry Moriarty110
WR Daryl Turner111
WR Flipper Anderson100
St. LouisTargCatchConversions
WR Curtis Duncan322
WR Roy Green210
WR Vance Johnson210
WR J.J. Birden100
TE Robert Tyler111

SectionAttendance
Stadium52,200 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck15,400 (21,400)
End Zone11,300 (15,400)
Mezzanine6,700 (8,900)
Sideline Seats9,900 (13,600)
Club Seats6,000 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes2,900 (3,300)