Week 3, 1996

played in Tennessee, TX

86 degrees, rain, 6 mph wind

Buffalo Bills	14	7	7	0	-	28
Tennessee Oilers	0	14	10	6	-	30

Scoring Summary
1Q: 08:47 BUF - Wayne Campbell 7 pass from Drew Bledsoe (Jason Elam extra point)
1Q: 05:54 BUF - Brian Blades 62 pass from Drew Bledsoe (Jason Elam extra point)
2Q: 11:14 BUF - Gary Brown 2 pass from Drew Bledsoe (Jason Elam extra point)
2Q: 08:10 TEN - Haywood Jeffires 24 pass from Jeff George (Lucy Draper extra point)
2Q: 00:38 TEN - Haywood Jeffires 4 pass from Jeff George (Lucy Draper extra point)
3Q: 10:05 TEN - Rey Mysterio Jr 3 run (Lucy Draper extra point)
3Q: 06:05 TEN - Lucy Draper 39 field goal
3Q: 02:44 BUF - Bill Elliot 28 pass from Drew Bledsoe (Jason Elam extra point)
4Q: 10:33 TEN - Lucy Draper 43 field goal
4Q: 00:14 TEN - Lucy Draper 26 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 08:47 BUF - Wayne Campbell 7 pass from Drew Bledsoe (Jason Elam extra point)
1Q: 05:54 BUF - Brian Blades 62 pass from Drew Bledsoe (Jason Elam extra point)
2Q: 11:14 BUF - Gary Brown 2 pass from Drew Bledsoe (Jason Elam extra point)
2Q: 08:10 TEN - Haywood Jeffires 24 pass from Jeff George (Lucy Draper extra point)
2Q: 00:38 TEN - Haywood Jeffires 4 pass from Jeff George (Lucy Draper extra point)
3Q: 10:05 TEN - Rey Mysterio Jr 3 run (Lucy Draper extra point)
3Q: 06:05 TEN - Lucy Draper 39 field goal
3Q: 02:44 BUF - Bill Elliot 28 pass from Drew Bledsoe (Jason Elam extra point)
4Q: 10:33 TEN - Lucy Draper 43 field goal
4Q: 00:14 TEN - Lucy Draper 26 field goal

Team Statistics BUF TEN
Record 1-2 3-0
First Downs 23 20
- by Rushing 4 2
- by Passing 16 18
- by Penalty 3 0
Total Net Yards 384 371
- Offensive Plays 71 60
- Yards per Play 5.41 6.18
Net Rushing Yards 55 44
- Rushing Attempts 32 17
- Yards per Rush 1.72 2.59
Net Passing Yards 329 327
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 36 - 22 - 1 40 - 28 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 344 347
- Sacks/Yards Lost 3/15 3/20
- Yards per Pass Play 8.44 7.60
Fumbles/Lost 1/1 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 7/15 1/11
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 8.6 11.3
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 4/25 10/70
Punt Returns/Yards 3/21 4/50
Kick Returns/Yards 4/75 4/93
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 1/26
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 2 4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/0 2/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 20 OWN 36
Time of Possession 31:45 28:15

Team Statistics	BUF	TEN
Record	1-2	3-0
First Downs	23	20
- by Rushing	4	2
- by Passing	16	18
- by Penalty	3	0
Total Net Yards	384	371
- Offensive Plays	71	60
- Yards per Play	5.41	6.18
Net Rushing Yards	55	44
- Rushing Attempts	32	17
- Yards per Rush	1.72	2.59
Net Passing Yards	329	327
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	36 - 22 - 1	40 - 28 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	344	347
- Sacks/Yards Lost	3/15	3/20
- Yards per Pass Play	8.44	7.60
Fumbles/Lost	1/1	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	7/15	1/11
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	8.6	11.3
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	4/25	10/70
Punt Returns/Yards	3/21	4/50
Kick Returns/Yards	4/75	4/93
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	1/26
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	2	4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/0	2/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 20	OWN 36
Time of Possession	31:45	28:15

Drive Charts

Buffalo Bills
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	13:22	4:42	OWN 26	10	74	Touchdown
1	6:30	0:54	OWN 25	2	75	Touchdown
1	3:06	7:00	OWN 8	14	92	Touchdown
2	8:00	4:32	OWN 20	10	34	Punt
2	1:50	0:49	OWN 24	2	5	Fumble
2	0:27	0:27	OWN 16	3	8	Half
3	15:00	1:19	OWN 20	3	5	Punt
3	9:59	1:03	OWN 20	3	2	Punt
3	5:59	3:26	OWN 26	9	74	Touchdown
3	0:55	1:46	OWN 15	3	4	Punt
4	10:27	1:31	OWN 31	3	2	Interception
4	6:47	2:22	OWN 20	7	28	Punt
4	2:31	0:37	OWN 20	3	1	Punt

Tennessee Oilers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	1:38	OWN 29	3	-6	Punt
1	8:40	2:10	OWN 21	3	6	Punt
1	5:36	2:30	OWN 42	3	3	Punt
2	11:06	3:06	OWN 29	5	71	Touchdown
2	3:28	1:38	OWN 19	3	9	Punt
2	1:01	0:34	OPP 25	2	25	Touchdown
3	13:41	3:42	OWN 21	8	79	Touchdown
3	8:56	2:57	OWN 42	5	36	Field Goal
3	2:33	1:38	OWN 20	5	9	Punt
4	14:09	3:42	OWN 47	7	27	Field Goal
4	8:56	2:09	OPP 33	5	-1	Punt
4	4:25	1:54	OWN 38	5	12	Punt
4	1:54	1:48	OWN 25	6	66	Field Goal

Game MVP: Jeff George, Tennessee Oilers

Rushing Statistics

Buffalo	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Eddie George	20	28	1.40	8	0
Gary Brown	11	23	2.09	12	1
Drew Bledsoe	1	4	4.00	4	0

Tennessee	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Rey Mysterio Jr	14	33	2.36	10	1	1
John Settle	3	11	3.67	8	0	0

Passing Statistics

Buffalo	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Drew Bledsoe	36	22	344	3/15	4	62	1	118.3

Tennessee	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Jeff George	40	28	347	3/20	2	34	0	113.2

Receiving Statistics

Buffalo	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Brian Blades	6	11	136	22.67	82	62	1
WR Quinn Early	4	5	67	16.75	25	22	0
WR Brett Perriman	4	7	46	11.50	9	28	0
WR Wayne Campbell	3	6	21	7.00	6	7	1
RB Gary Brown	2	3	9	4.50	11	7	1
TE Bill Elliot	1	1	28	28.00	20	28	1
FB Donnie McQuilken	1	1	7	7.00	2	7	0
RB Eddie George	1	1	30	30.00	25	30	0
TE Frank Hartley	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Tennessee	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Haywood Jeffires	14	20	195	13.93	65	34	2
WR Ben Johnson	3	6	24	8.00	5	12	0
RB Rey Mysterio Jr	3	3	4	1.33	2	2	0
WR Joaquin Stuckey	2	2	29	14.50	2	21	0
TE Alfred Pupunu	2	2	29	14.50	2	16	0
WR Chris Sanders	2	2	27	13.50	3	20	0
WR David Lang	1	2	33	33.00	0	33	0
FB Donnell Bennett	1	1	6	6.00	0	6	0

Interception Statistics

Buffalo	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Tennessee	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Robert Massey	1	26	26.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Buffalo	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Drew Bledsoe	1	0	0	0

Tennessee	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Hugh Douglas	0	1	0	0
Shante Carver	0	0	1	0

Punting Statistics

Buffalo	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Rick Tuten	6	269	44.8	36.5	54	2

Tennessee	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Tom Hutton	7	326	46.6	40.7	62	3

Kicking Statistics

Buffalo	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Jason Elam	0/0	0/0	0/0	0	4/4

Tennessee	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Lucy Draper	3/3	1/1	0/0	43	3/3

Punt Return Statistics

Buffalo	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Quinn Early	3	21	7.0	0

Tennessee	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Joaquin Stuckey	3	14	4.7	0
Rey Mysterio Jr	1	36	36.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Buffalo	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Eric Guliford	3	55	18.3	0
Quinn Early	1	20	20.0	0

Tennessee	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Barry Bonds	2	47	23.5	0
Rey Mysterio Jr	2	46	23.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Buffalo	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Robert Jones	10	0	0.0	17	41
S Kurt Schultz	8	1	0.0	16	43
CB Jason Sehorn	5	1	1.0	17	43
ILB Eric Hill	4	0	0.0	17	42
DE Mike Fox	3	0	1.0	12	31
CB Phillippi Sparks	3	1	0.0	17	43
DT Craig Veasley	3	0	0.0	4	18
S Keith Bostic	2	4	0.0	11	11
DE Ren Hoek	1	1	1.0	8	27
ILB Jeff Herrod	1	1	0.0	10	10
DT Bill Goldberg	1	1	0.0	14	25
CB Carlton Gray	1	1	0.0	6	31
ILB Dino Hackett	1	0	0.0	4	5
WR Brett Perriman	1	0	---	---	---
S Brian Washington	1	0	0.0	6	32
RB Eddie George	1	0	---	---	---
DE Israel Ifeanyichukwu	1	0	0.0	9	16
OLB Ron George	0	1	0.0	12	22

Tennessee	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Pepper Johnson	10	3	0.0	32	39
DT Shane Dronett	6	1	1.0	21	28
S Mark Carrier	5	5	0.0	26	39
DT Israel Miller	5	2	0.0	25	24
CB James Hasty	5	1	0.0	27	30
OLB Reggie Barnes	5	1	0.0	22	26
S Dave Thomas	4	0	0.0	9	13
CB Chris Dishman	3	1	0.0	32	39
DE Anthony Smith	2	1	1.0	23	24
CB Barry Bonds	2	1	0.0	18	25
DE Shante Carver	1	0	1.0	25	34
CB Robert Massey	1	2	0.0	7	19
S Alvin Walton	1	1	0.0	32	39
DT Mike Collins	1	1	0.0	9	4
DE Hugh Douglas	1	1	0.0	22	29
OLB Dante Jones	1	0	0.0	9	3

Pass Rush Statistics

Buffalo	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Ren Hoek	1.0	0	1	27
DE Mike Fox	1.0	0	0	31
CB Jason Sehorn	1.0	0	0	43
S Kurt Schultz	0.0	1	1	43
DT Bill Goldberg	0.0	1	0	25

Tennessee	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Shante Carver	1.0	1	1	34
DE Anthony Smith	1.0	0	1	24
DT Shane Dronett	1.0	0	0	28
ILB Pepper Johnson	0.0	2	0	39
DE Hugh Douglas	0.0	2	0	29
S Alvin Walton	0.0	1	1	39
DT Israel Miller	0.0	1	0	24

Pass Defense Statistics

Buffalo	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
OLB Robert Jones	7	0	41
S Kurt Schultz	6	0	43
CB Jason Sehorn	4	3	43
ILB Eric Hill	4	0	42
CB Phillippi Sparks	3	2	43
DT Craig Veasley	2	0	18
DE Mike Fox	1	0	31
CB Carlton Gray	1	0	31
S Brian Washington	0	1	32

Tennessee	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB James Hasty	5	0	0	30
ILB Pepper Johnson	4	2	0	39
S Dave Thomas	4	0	0	13
CB Chris Dishman	3	0	0	39
OLB Reggie Barnes	2	1	0	26
S Mark Carrier	2	0	0	39
CB Robert Massey	1	0	1	19
CB Barry Bonds	1	0	0	25

Blocking Statistics

Buffalo	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Bob Dahl	2	7	32	1	39
Brian Habib	1	6	32	1	39
Chris Gray	1	6	32	1	39
Visanthe Hall	1	6	32	0	39
Paul Green	1	2	24	0	18
Matt Willig	0	4	32	0	39

Tennessee	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Orlando Brown	2	5	0	17	1	43
Donnell Bennett	1	5	1	11	0	10
Wally Williams	1	3	0	17	1	43
Jay Pennison	1	2	0	17	0	43
Vlade Divac	1	2	0	17	0	43
Rey Mysterio Jr	0	0	0	14	1	31

Special Teams Tackles

Buffalo	Tackles	STPlays
Wayne Campbell	3	25
Bernie Parmalee	3	11
Jeremy Lincoln	1	26
Gary Brown	1	24

Tennessee	Tackles	STPlays
Robert Massey	3	18
Ben Talley	2	30
Chris Sanders	1	17
Thomas Rayam	1	10

Participation

Buffalo	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Chris Gray	32	39	---	---	6	77
Brian Habib	32	39	---	---	---	71
Bob Dahl	32	39	---	---	---	71
Drew Bledsoe	32	39	---	---	---	71
Matt Willig	32	39	---	---	---	71
Visanthe Hall	32	39	---	---	---	71
Brian Blades	28	39	---	---	---	67
Phillippi Sparks	---	---	17	43	3	63
Jason Sehorn	---	---	17	43	3	63
Kurt Schultz	---	---	16	43	3	62
Eric Hill	---	---	17	42	3	62
Robert Jones	---	---	17	41	3	61
Paul Green	24	18	---	---	14	56
Brett Perriman	25	28	---	---	---	53
Gary Brown	12	17	---	---	24	53
Wayne Campbell	10	17	---	---	25	52
Mike Fox	---	---	12	31	4	47
Donnie McQuilken	18	20	---	---	7	45
Brian Washington	---	---	6	32	5	43
Ren Hoek	---	---	8	27	5	40
Carlton Gray	---	---	6	31	3	40
Bill Goldberg	---	---	14	25	---	39
Eddie George	20	18	---	---	---	38
Quinn Early	4	14	---	---	19	37
Ron George	---	---	12	22	2	36
Frank Hartley	12	7	---	---	12	31
Gene Carroll	---	---	2	15	12	29
George Thornton	---	---	5	12	10	27
Jeremy Lincoln	---	---	0	1	26	27
Jeff Herrod	---	---	10	10	6	26
Alfred Williams	---	---	0	5	21	26
Israel Ifeanyichukwu	---	---	9	16	1	26
Craig Veasley	---	---	4	18	3	25
Eric Guliford	2	9	---	---	12	23
Keith Bostic	---	---	11	11	---	22
Bill Elliot	0	4	---	---	18	22
Dino Hackett	---	---	4	5	12	21
Bernie Parmalee	5	4	---	---	11	20
Jesse Sapolu	0	0	---	---	6	6
Brian Johnston	0	0	---	---	6	6
Rick Tuten	0	0	---	---	6	6
Eric Mahlum	0	0	---	---	6	6
Jamie Brown	0	0	---	---	6	6
Jason Elam	0	0	---	---	5	5
Dave Wilson	0	0	---	---	---	0
Ebby Laroush	0	0	---	---	---	0

Tennessee	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Chris Dishman	---	---	32	39	9	80
Alvin Walton	---	---	32	39	1	72
Pepper Johnson	---	---	32	39	---	71
Wally Williams	17	43	---	---	10	70
Haywood Jeffires	17	43	---	---	6	66
Mark Carrier	---	---	26	39	---	65
Barry Bonds	---	---	18	25	17	60
Jay Pennison	17	43	---	---	---	60
Vlade Divac	17	43	---	---	---	60
Jeff George	17	43	---	---	---	60
Jeff Davidson	17	43	---	---	---	60
Orlando Brown	17	43	---	---	---	60
Shante Carver	---	---	25	34	---	59
James Hasty	---	---	27	30	---	57
Hugh Douglas	---	---	22	29	6	57
Israel Miller	---	---	25	24	6	55
Ben Talley	---	---	10	13	30	53
Reggie Barnes	---	---	22	26	3	51
Rey Mysterio Jr	14	31	---	---	6	51
Joaquin Stuckey	10	36	---	---	4	50
Ben Johnson	11	38	---	---	---	49
Shane Dronett	---	---	21	28	---	49
Donnell Bennett	11	10	---	---	28	49
Anthony Smith	---	---	23	24	---	47
Robert Massey	---	---	7	19	18	44
Alfred Pupunu	14	19	---	---	10	43
Chris Sanders	4	17	---	---	17	38
Dave Thomas	---	---	9	13	12	34
Kevin Turner	0	8	---	---	22	30
David Lang	0	9	---	---	15	24
Mike Collins	---	---	9	4	---	13
Dante Jones	---	---	9	3	---	12
Eric Shaw	---	---	0	0	12	12
Jasper Claybrooks	1	1	---	---	10	12
Thomas Rayam	0	0	---	---	10	10
Jack Linn	0	0	---	---	10	10
Marcus Brown	0	0	---	---	10	10
Lucy Draper	0	0	---	---	10	10
Karl Stallings	0	0	---	---	10	10
Tom Hutton	0	0	---	---	10	10
John Settle	3	3	---	---	3	9
Patrick Sapp	---	---	3	1	3	7
Anthony Dilweg	0	0	---	---	---	0
Randall Floyd	0	0	---	---	---	0
Heath Irwin	0	0	---	---	---	0
John Michels	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	7	-8	-1.1
Middle	17	43	2.5
Right	8	20	2.5
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	6	21	3.5
Middle	8	22	2.8
Right	3	1	0.3
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Buffalo	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Drew Bledsoe	36	22	6	1	2	3	7	3	1

Tennessee	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Jeff George	40	28	7	0	2	6	2	2	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	5	4	30	6.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	14	10	153	10.9
Medium (9-18 Yds)	9	6	114	12.7
Long (19+ Yds)	8	2	47	5.9

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	4	17	4.3
Short (0-8 Yds)	19	14	113	5.9
Medium (9-18 Yds)	7	5	88	12.6
Long (19+ Yds)	8	5	129	16.1

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Buffalo	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Brian Blades	11	6	0	136	2	39
WR Brett Perriman	7	4	1	46	1	28
WR Wayne Campbell	6	3	1	21	0	17
WR Quinn Early	5	4	0	67	1	14
RB Gary Brown	3	2	0	9	0	17
TE Bill Elliot	1	1	0	28	1	4
FB Donnie McQuilken	1	1	0	7	0	20
TE Frank Hartley	1	0	0	0	0	7
RB Eddie George	1	1	0	30	1	18

Tennessee	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Haywood Jeffires	20	14	0	195	4	43
WR Ben Johnson	6	3	2	24	0	38
RB Rey Mysterio Jr	3	3	0	4	0	31
WR Joaquin Stuckey	2	2	0	29	1	36
WR David Lang	2	1	0	33	1	9
TE Alfred Pupunu	2	2	0	29	0	19
WR Chris Sanders	2	2	0	27	1	17
FB Donnell Bennett	1	1	0	6	0	10

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Buffalo	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Eddie George	5	-4	-0.80	1.40
Gary Brown	2	0	0.00	2.09

Tennessee	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Rey Mysterio Jr	2	9	4.50	2.36
John Settle	1	4	4.00	3.67

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Buffalo	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Drew Bledsoe	3	3	21	7.00	9.56

Tennessee	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Jeff George	5	3	16	3.20	8.68

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Buffalo	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Brian Blades	1	1	12	12.00	12.36
RB Gary Brown	1	1	2	2.00	3.00
WR Wayne Campbell	1	1	7	7.00	3.50

Tennessee	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Haywood Jeffires	2	2	10	5.00	9.75
FB Donnell Bennett	1	1	6	6.00	6.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Buffalo	Rushes	Conversions
Gary Brown	2	0
Drew Bledsoe	1	0

Tennessee	Rushes	Conversions

Third Down Passing Statistics

Buffalo	Att	Comp	Conversions
Drew Bledsoe	12	9	7

Tennessee	Att	Comp	Conversions
Jeff George	11	4	1

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Buffalo	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Quinn Early	4	3	3
WR Brett Perriman	3	2	1
WR Brian Blades	2	1	1
WR Wayne Campbell	2	2	1
RB Gary Brown	1	1	1

Tennessee	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Haywood Jeffires	3	0	0
WR Ben Johnson	3	1	0
RB Rey Mysterio Jr	2	2	0
WR David Lang	1	0	0
WR Chris Sanders	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 50,200 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 19,400 (21,400)
End Zone 11,500 (15,400)
Mezzanine 5,200 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 7,600 (13,600)
Club Seats 4,800 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 1,700 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	50,200 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	19,400 (21,400)
End Zone	11,500 (15,400)
Mezzanine	5,200 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	7,600 (13,600)
Club Seats	4,800 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	1,700 (3,300)