Week 12, 1990

played in Buffalo, NY

46 degrees, fair, 1 mph wind

Detroit Lions	3	7	7	7	3	-	27
Buffalo Bills	7	7	3	7	0	-	24

Scoring Summary
1Q: 11:34 BUF - Cap Boso 9 pass from Troy Aikman (Fuad Reveiz extra point)
1Q: 03:50 DET - Matt Stover 18 field goal
2Q: 11:39 DET - Carlos Carson 4 pass from Doug Flutie (Matt Stover extra point)
2Q: 04:23 BUF - Troy Stradford 3 pass from Troy Aikman (Fuad Reveiz extra point)
3Q: 11:51 BUF - Fuad Reveiz 41 field goal
3Q: 05:37 DET - Marion Butts 3 run (Matt Stover extra point)
4Q: 06:57 DET - Marion Butts 13 run (Matt Stover extra point)
4Q: 03:03 BUF - Mervyn Fernandez 34 pass from Troy Aikman (Fuad Reveiz extra point)
OT: 10:17 DET - Matt Stover 48 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 11:34 BUF - Cap Boso 9 pass from Troy Aikman (Fuad Reveiz extra point)
1Q: 03:50 DET - Matt Stover 18 field goal
2Q: 11:39 DET - Carlos Carson 4 pass from Doug Flutie (Matt Stover extra point)
2Q: 04:23 BUF - Troy Stradford 3 pass from Troy Aikman (Fuad Reveiz extra point)
3Q: 11:51 BUF - Fuad Reveiz 41 field goal
3Q: 05:37 DET - Marion Butts 3 run (Matt Stover extra point)
4Q: 06:57 DET - Marion Butts 13 run (Matt Stover extra point)
4Q: 03:03 BUF - Mervyn Fernandez 34 pass from Troy Aikman (Fuad Reveiz extra point)
OT: 10:17 DET - Matt Stover 48 field goal

Team Statistics DET BUF
Record 4-7 6-5
First Downs 20 23
- by Rushing 6 4
- by Passing 12 18
- by Penalty 2 1
Total Net Yards 297 319
- Offensive Plays 70 67
- Yards per Play 4.24 4.76
Net Rushing Yards 127 79
- Rushing Attempts 29 23
- Yards per Rush 4.38 3.43
Net Passing Yards 170 240
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 38 - 18 - 2 41 - 33 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 188 259
- Sacks/Yards Lost 3/18 3/19
- Yards per Pass Play 4.15 5.45
Fumbles/Lost 1/0 2/1
3rd Down Conversions 9/17 7/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 6.5 5.7
4th Down Conversions 0/0 1/1
Penalties/Yards 6/45 3/23
Punt Returns/Yards 2/20 1/-1
Kick Returns/Yards 5/108 3/44
Interception Ret./Yards 1/70 2/41
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 4 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 3/1 2/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 35 OWN 31
Time of Possession 32:47 32:03

Team Statistics	DET	BUF
Record	4-7	6-5
First Downs	20	23
- by Rushing	6	4
- by Passing	12	18
- by Penalty	2	1
Total Net Yards	297	319
- Offensive Plays	70	67
- Yards per Play	4.24	4.76
Net Rushing Yards	127	79
- Rushing Attempts	29	23
- Yards per Rush	4.38	3.43
Net Passing Yards	170	240
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	38 - 18 - 2	41 - 33 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	188	259
- Sacks/Yards Lost	3/18	3/19
- Yards per Pass Play	4.15	5.45
Fumbles/Lost	1/0	2/1
3rd Down Conversions	9/17	7/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	6.5	5.7
4th Down Conversions	0/0	1/1
Penalties/Yards	6/45	3/23
Punt Returns/Yards	2/20	1/-1
Kick Returns/Yards	5/108	3/44
Interception Ret./Yards	1/70	2/41
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	4	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	3/1	2/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 35	OWN 31
Time of Possession	32:47	32:03

Drive Charts

Detroit Lions
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	2:44	OWN 21	6	20	Interception
1	11:24	1:33	OWN 20	3	0	Punt
1	8:23	4:40	OPP 46	7	45	Field Goal
2	12:27	0:56	OPP 15	4	15	Touchdown
2	4:13	1:49	OWN 30	3	7	Punt
3	11:45	6:16	OWN 30	11	70	Touchdown
3	3:07	1:25	OWN 29	3	3	Punt
4	14:49	8:00	OWN 22	16	78	Touchdown
4	2:51	1:56	OWN 28	8	23	Interception
OT1	15:00	1:45	OWN 28	4	22	Punt
OT1	11:41	1:31	50	5	19	Field Goal

Buffalo Bills
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	12:16	0:52	OPP 11	2	11	Touchdown
1	9:51	1:28	OWN 40	3	6	Fumble
1	3:43	6:16	OWN 3	11	59	Interception
2	11:31	7:18	OWN 33	14	67	Touchdown
2	2:24	2:24	OWN 17	8	31	Half
3	15:00	3:15	OWN 20	7	56	Field Goal
3	5:29	2:22	OWN 23	3	-8	Punt
3	1:42	1:53	OWN 23	3	6	Punt
4	6:49	3:58	OWN 26	8	74	Touchdown
4	0:55	0:55	OWN 37	5	28	Half
OT1	13:15	1:34	OWN 20	3	-1	Punt

Game MVP: Johnny Rembert, Buffalo Bills

Rushing Statistics

Detroit	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Marion Butts	18	71	3.94	13	1	2
Crash Davis	9	47	5.22	18	1	0
Doug Flutie	2	9	4.50	5	0	0

Buffalo	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Gary Anderson	10	45	4.50	19	1
Mike Pringle	8	23	2.88	17	1
Troy Aikman	2	5	2.50	3	0
Mervyn Fernandez	1	3	3.00	3	0
Herman Heard	1	1	1.00	1	0
Michael Timpson	1	2	2.00	2	0

Passing Statistics

Detroit	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Doug Flutie	38	18	188	3/18	1	28	2	49.0

Buffalo	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Troy Aikman	41	33	259	3/19	3	34	1	107.2

Receiving Statistics

Detroit	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
TE Wesley Walls	4	8	30	7.50	0	11	0
WR Don Beebe	3	6	30	10.00	4	15	0
WR Carlos Carson	2	4	17	8.50	5	13	1
FB Tim Spencer	2	2	9	4.50	2	6	0
WR Greg McMurtry	2	5	23	11.50	3	17	0
WR Jeff Campbell	2	2	44	22.00	8	28	0
TE Mike Mularkey	1	1	11	11.00	0	11	0
WR Quinn Early	1	4	18	18.00	0	18	0
RB Marion Butts	1	4	6	6.00	0	6	0
RB Crash Davis	0	2	0	0.00	0	0	0

Buffalo	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Troy Stradford	8	11	73	9.13	4	20	1
WR Mark Ingram	7	9	35	5.00	27	15	0
WR Mervyn Fernandez	6	8	68	11.33	37	34	1
C Cap Boso	4	4	34	8.50	7	12	1
WR Michael Timpson	4	5	21	5.25	1	15	0
RB Gary Anderson	2	2	15	7.50	11	12	0
WR Keith Ortego	1	1	5	5.00	0	5	0
RB Mike Pringle	1	1	8	8.00	0	8	0

Interception Statistics

Detroit	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
ILB Chris Spielman	1	70	70.00	0

Buffalo	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
OLB Johnny Rembert	1	41	41.00	0
ILB Scott Radecic	1	0	0.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Detroit	Fumb	Recov	Force
Jeff Campbell	1	0	0
Don Beebe	0	1	0
John Miller	0	1	0
Ronnie Lott	0	0	2

Buffalo	Fumb	Recov	Force
Tory Smith	1	0	0
Troy Aikman	1	0	0
Benny Perrin	0	1	0
Wayne Davis	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Detroit	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Russell Erxleben	4	180	45.0	40.3	50	1

Buffalo	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Rick Tuten	3	141	47.0	40.3	50	0

Kicking Statistics

Detroit	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Matt Stover	2/2	1/1	0/0	48	3/3

Buffalo	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Fuad Reveiz	1/1	1/1	0/0	41	3/3

Punt Return Statistics

Detroit	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Phil McConkey	2	20	10.0	0

Buffalo	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Mike Prior	1	-1	-1.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Detroit	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
James Brooks	5	108	21.6	0

Buffalo	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Tory Smith	3	44	14.7	0

Defensive Statistics

Detroit	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Ronnie Lott	8	4	0.5	23	44
ILB Chris Spielman	8	3	0.0	17	38
CB James Williams	7	0	0.0	21	36
CB Le-Lo Lang	6	0	0.0	14	30
ILB Niko Noga	5	0	0.0	11	8
DE Keith Ferguson	4	3	1.0	21	43
CB Duane Galloway	4	1	0.0	17	31
OLB Kurt Cobain	3	1	0.0	18	35
DE Jacob Green	2	0	0.0	9	17
DT Brian Sochia	2	0	0.0	12	12
CB Anthony Parker	2	0	0.0	12	23
DT Jerome Sally	1	3	1.5	20	37
S John Miller	1	4	0.0	17	33
S Fred Marion	1	2	0.0	6	12
DE Bruce Clark	1	1	0.0	7	22
OLB Duane Bickett	1	1	0.0	9	23
QB Doug Flutie	1	0	---	---	---
WR Don Beebe	1	0	---	---	---
DT Emanuel Weaver	0	1	0.0	19	40

Buffalo	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Johnny Rembert	7	0	2.0	20	29
S Benny Perrin	6	1	0.0	17	35
S Mike Prior	5	3	0.0	26	36
ILB Scott Radecic	5	2	0.0	24	36
CB Wayne Davis	5	1	0.0	22	39
DE Mike Fox	4	0	0.5	20	25
OLB Anthony Bell	3	2	0.5	24	39
S Shaun Gayle	3	2	0.0	20	22
CB Tory Smith	3	1	0.0	20	33
DT Bill Goldberg	3	1	0.0	22	27
CB Ronnie Lippett	2	1	0.0	29	41
DE Reggie White	1	1	0.0	17	29
ILB Jim Collins	1	0	0.0	16	9
WR Keith Ortego	1	0	---	---	---
DE Neil Elshire	0	1	0.0	7	14
DE Alonzo Mitz	0	1	0.0	9	16
OLB Leonard Jackson	0	1	0.0	7	6

Pass Rush Statistics

Detroit	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
DT Jerome Sally	1.5	1	0	37
DE Keith Ferguson	1.0	0	1	43
S Ronnie Lott	0.5	0	0	44
ILB Chris Spielman	0.0	0	1	38

Buffalo	Sack	Hurry	PPlay
OLB Johnny Rembert	2.0	0	29
DE Mike Fox	0.5	1	25
OLB Anthony Bell	0.5	0	39
DE Reggie White	0.0	1	29
DE Alonzo Mitz	0.0	1	16

Pass Defense Statistics

Detroit	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S Ronnie Lott	5	2	0	44
CB Le-Lo Lang	4	0	0	30
CB James Williams	4	0	0	36
ILB Chris Spielman	3	0	1	38
CB Anthony Parker	3	0	0	23
OLB Kurt Cobain	3	0	0	35
ILB Niko Noga	2	0	0	8
CB Duane Galloway	2	0	0	31
S Fred Marion	1	1	0	12
DE Jacob Green	1	0	0	17
DE Keith Ferguson	1	0	0	43
DT Jerome Sally	1	0	0	37
DT Emanuel Weaver	1	0	0	40
OLB Duane Bickett	1	0	0	23
S John Miller	1	0	0	33

Buffalo	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S Benny Perrin	5	0	0	35
CB Wayne Davis	3	0	0	39
OLB Anthony Bell	2	0	0	39
CB Tory Smith	2	0	0	33
S Mike Prior	1	2	0	36
OLB Johnny Rembert	1	1	1	29
CB Ronnie Lippett	1	1	0	41
S Shaun Gayle	1	1	0	22
ILB Scott Radecic	1	0	1	36
DT Bill Goldberg	1	0	0	27
OLB Leonard Jackson	0	1	0	6

Blocking Statistics

Detroit	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Anthony Munoz	4	7	29	2	40
Guy McIntyre	2	5	26	0	39
Tim Spencer	2	3	18	0	24
Randy Grimes	1	6	22	0	34
Paul Jetton	1	2	27	0	41
Tom Newberry	0	2	25	0	30
Kirk Scrafford	0	1	9	1	16
Ron Hall	0	1	10	0	3

Buffalo	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Steve Wallace	2	4	2	22	0	39
Darryl Haley	2	4	0	10	0	12
Brian Habib	1	2	0	15	0	33
Kevin Glover	0	5	0	19	0	33
Larry Combs	0	2	0	14	0	36
Wayne Radloff	0	1	0	17	2	32
Larry Moriarty	0	1	0	7	1	11
Cap Boso	0	1	0	12	0	30
Jeff Bregel	0	1	0	9	0	16

Special Teams Tackles

Detroit	Tackles	STPlays
Mike Mularkey	1	17
Phil McConkey	1	16
Ronnie Lott	1	12
Wesley Walls	1	12

Buffalo	Tackles	STPlays
Benny Perrin	1	19
Mike Pringle	1	19
Andy Headen	1	16
Bobby Micho	1	14
Keith Ortego	1	12
Jim Collins	1	11
Rob Monaco	1	4

Participation

Detroit	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Ronnie Lott	---	---	23	44	12	79
Wesley Walls	27	40	---	---	12	79
Anthony Munoz	29	40	---	---	5	74
Doug Flutie	29	41	---	---	---	70
Paul Jetton	27	41	---	---	2	70
Guy McIntyre	26	39	---	---	3	68
Keith Ferguson	---	---	21	43	1	65
Chris Spielman	---	---	17	38	9	64
Kurt Cobain	---	---	18	35	10	63
Randy Grimes	22	34	---	---	6	62
Jerome Sally	---	---	20	37	4	61
Emanuel Weaver	---	---	19	40	1	60
Tom Newberry	25	30	---	---	5	60
James Williams	---	---	21	36	---	57
Duane Galloway	---	---	17	31	7	55
Mike Mularkey	21	16	---	---	17	54
John Miller	---	---	17	33	2	52
Tim Spencer	18	24	---	---	9	51
Anthony Parker	---	---	12	23	12	47
Le-Lo Lang	---	---	14	30	---	44
Duane Bickett	---	---	9	23	11	43
Marion Butts	19	21	---	---	1	41
Carlos Carson	19	21	---	---	---	40
Crash Davis	10	20	---	---	6	36
Bruce Clark	---	---	7	22	---	29
Jacob Green	---	---	9	17	2	28
Greg McMurtry	7	18	---	---	3	28
Kirk Scrafford	9	16	---	---	3	28
Brian Sochia	---	---	12	12	2	26
Quinn Early	10	16	---	---	---	26
Niko Noga	---	---	11	8	2	21
Don Beebe	4	17	---	---	---	21
James Brooks	0	0	---	---	20	20
Fred Marion	---	---	6	12	1	19
Ken Lanier	7	5	---	---	6	18
Phil McConkey	0	2	---	---	16	18
Jeff Campbell	0	7	---	---	11	18
Ron Hall	10	3	---	---	4	17
Larry Kubin	---	---	0	0	11	11
Matt Stover	0	0	---	---	7	7
Russell Erxleben	0	0	---	---	4	4
Mike Loyd	0	0	---	---	2	2
Jason Buck	---	---	0	0	2	2
Uwe Von Schamann	0	0	---	---	---	0
Bobby Butler	---	---	0	0	---	0
Vinny Testaverde	0	0	---	---	---	0

Buffalo	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Mike Prior	---	---	26	36	11	73
Ronnie Lippett	---	---	29	41	2	72
Benny Perrin	---	---	17	35	19	71
Wayne Davis	---	---	22	39	9	70
Troy Aikman	23	44	---	---	---	67
Tory Smith	---	---	20	33	13	66
Anthony Bell	---	---	24	39	1	64
Steve Wallace	22	39	---	---	2	63
Scott Radecic	---	---	24	36	2	62
Shaun Gayle	---	---	20	22	12	54
Kevin Glover	19	33	---	---	2	54
Bill Goldberg	---	---	22	27	3	52
Johnny Rembert	---	---	20	29	2	51
Larry Combs	14	36	---	---	---	50
Reggie White	---	---	17	29	3	49
Wayne Radloff	17	32	---	---	---	49
Mike Fox	---	---	20	25	4	49
Mark Ingram	10	24	---	---	14	48
Troy Stradford	15	33	---	---	---	48
Brian Habib	15	33	---	---	---	48
Cap Boso	12	30	---	---	5	47
Mike Pringle	10	18	---	---	19	47
Mervyn Fernandez	21	24	---	---	1	46
Michael Timpson	17	24	---	---	---	41
Jim Collins	---	---	16	9	11	36
Gary Anderson	12	24	---	---	---	36
Dan Benish	---	---	12	12	5	29
Jeff Bregel	9	16	---	---	4	29
Darryl Haley	10	12	---	---	4	26
Andy Headen	---	---	7	3	16	26
Alonzo Mitz	---	---	9	16	---	25
Neil Elshire	---	---	7	14	2	23
Herman Heard	4	18	---	---	1	23
Keith Ortego	3	8	---	---	12	23
Rob Monaco	6	12	---	---	4	22
Eric Sievers	3	6	---	---	12	21
Larry Moriarty	7	11	---	---	2	20
Leonard Jackson	---	---	7	6	5	18
Bobby Micho	1	0	---	---	14	15
Oliver North	3	7	---	---	4	14
Paul McFadden	0	0	---	---	6	6
Rick Tuten	0	0	---	---	4	4
Fuad Reveiz	0	0	---	---	1	1
Steve Bono	0	0	---	---	---	0
Bobby Hebert	0	0	---	---	---	0
Bob Otto	---	---	0	0	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	9	52	5.8
Middle	11	38	3.5
Right	9	37	4.1
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	7	2	0.3
Middle	12	54	4.5
Right	4	23	5.8
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Detroit	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Doug Flutie	38	18	1	3	6	6	3	0	2

Buffalo	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Troy Aikman	41	33	2	0	1	3	2	0	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	7	4	19	2.7
Short (0-8 Yds)	10	5	41	4.1
Medium (9-18 Yds)	16	7	82	5.1
Long (19+ Yds)	5	2	46	9.2

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	9	8	38	4.2
Short (0-8 Yds)	24	19	153	6.4
Medium (9-18 Yds)	6	5	48	8.0
Long (19+ Yds)	2	1	20	10.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Detroit	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
TE Wesley Walls	8	4	2	30	0	40
WR Don Beebe	6	3	1	30	0	17
WR Greg McMurtry	5	2	0	23	0	18
WR Carlos Carson	4	2	2	17	0	21
WR Quinn Early	4	1	0	18	0	16
RB Marion Butts	4	1	1	6	0	21
FB Tim Spencer	2	2	0	9	0	24
RB Crash Davis	2	0	0	0	0	20
WR Jeff Campbell	2	2	0	44	1	7
TE Mike Mularkey	1	1	0	11	0	16

Buffalo	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Troy Stradford	11	8	0	73	1	33
WR Mark Ingram	9	7	0	35	0	24
WR Mervyn Fernandez	8	6	1	68	1	24
WR Michael Timpson	5	4	0	21	0	24
C Cap Boso	4	4	0	34	0	30
RB Gary Anderson	2	2	0	15	0	24
WR Keith Ortego	1	1	0	5	0	8
RB Mike Pringle	1	1	0	8	0	18

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Detroit	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Marion Butts	7	32	4.57	3.94
Crash Davis	4	17	4.25	5.22

Buffalo	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Gary Anderson	3	2	0.67	4.50
Mike Pringle	1	1	1.00	2.88

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Detroit	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Doug Flutie	5	3	21	4.20	4.95

Buffalo	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Troy Aikman	3	3	27	9.00	6.32

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Detroit	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Wesley Walls	2	1	11	5.50	3.75
WR Carlos Carson	1	1	4	4.00	4.25
RB Marion Butts	1	0	0	0.00	1.50
WR Greg McMurtry	1	1	6	6.00	4.60

Buffalo	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
C Cap Boso	1	1	9	9.00	8.50
WR Troy Stradford	1	1	3	3.00	6.64
WR Michael Timpson	1	1	15	15.00	4.20

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Detroit	Rushes	Conversions
Marion Butts	2	1

Buffalo	Rushes	Conversions
Troy Aikman	1	0
Mike Pringle	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Detroit	Att	Comp	Conversions
Doug Flutie	15	8	8

Buffalo	Att	Comp	Conversions
Troy Aikman	9	9	7

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Detroit	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Don Beebe	6	3	3
WR Quinn Early	2	1	1
RB Crash Davis	2	0	0
TE Wesley Walls	2	1	1
WR Jeff Campbell	2	2	2
WR Carlos Carson	1	1	1

Buffalo	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Mark Ingram	3	3	2
WR Mervyn Fernandez	2	2	2
WR Troy Stradford	2	2	1
RB Gary Anderson	1	1	1
WR Michael Timpson	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 51,300 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 15,800 (21,400)
End Zone 11,300 (15,400)
Mezzanine 6,500 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 10,000 (13,600)
Club Seats 5,400 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 2,300 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	51,300 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	15,800 (21,400)
End Zone	11,300 (15,400)
Mezzanine	6,500 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	10,000 (13,600)
Club Seats	5,400 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	2,300 (3,300)