Week 5, 1996

played in Denver, CO

33 degrees, fair, 5 mph wind

Buffalo Bills	0	7	3	3	-	13
Denver Broncos	17	7	7	5	-	36

Scoring Summary
1Q: 06:32 DEN - Joe Nedney 21 field goal
1Q: 05:12 DEN - Darnay Scott 17 pass from Don Majkowski (Joe Nedney extra point)
1Q: 00:35 DEN - LeShon Johnson 12 run (Joe Nedney extra point)
2Q: 09:13 BUF - Brian Blades 11 pass from Drew Bledsoe (Jason Elam extra point)
2Q: 01:38 DEN - Darnay Scott 11 pass from Don Majkowski (Joe Nedney extra point)
3Q: 10:13 DEN - Darnay Scott 13 pass from Don Majkowski (Joe Nedney extra point)
3Q: 00:13 BUF - Jason Elam 38 field goal
4Q: 09:29 BUF - Jason Elam 21 field goal
4Q: 06:04 DEN - Safety, holding called in the end zone
4Q: 01:41 DEN - Joe Nedney 33 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 06:32 DEN - Joe Nedney 21 field goal
1Q: 05:12 DEN - Darnay Scott 17 pass from Don Majkowski (Joe Nedney extra point)
1Q: 00:35 DEN - LeShon Johnson 12 run (Joe Nedney extra point)
2Q: 09:13 BUF - Brian Blades 11 pass from Drew Bledsoe (Jason Elam extra point)
2Q: 01:38 DEN - Darnay Scott 11 pass from Don Majkowski (Joe Nedney extra point)
3Q: 10:13 DEN - Darnay Scott 13 pass from Don Majkowski (Joe Nedney extra point)
3Q: 00:13 BUF - Jason Elam 38 field goal
4Q: 09:29 BUF - Jason Elam 21 field goal
4Q: 06:04 DEN - Safety, holding called in the end zone
4Q: 01:41 DEN - Joe Nedney 33 field goal

Team Statistics BUF DEN
Record 1-4 4-0
First Downs 12 18
- by Rushing 0 5
- by Passing 11 13
- by Penalty 1 0
Total Net Yards 227 381
- Offensive Plays 52 70
- Yards per Play 4.37 5.44
Net Rushing Yards 23 111
- Rushing Attempts 8 44
- Yards per Rush 2.88 2.52
Net Passing Yards 204 270
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 41 - 23 - 1 26 - 21 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 220 270
- Sacks/Yards Lost 3/16 0/0
- Yards per Pass Play 4.64 10.38
Fumbles/Lost 1/1 1/0
3rd Down Conversions 1/10 11/18
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.9 7.5
4th Down Conversions 0/2 0/0
Penalties/Yards 5/28 7/60
Punt Returns/Yards 1/7 1/13
Kick Returns/Yards 4/93 2/28
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 1/5
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 2 6
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/1 4/2
Avg. Drive Start OWN 22 OWN 39
Time of Possession 23:26 36:34

Team Statistics	BUF	DEN
Record	1-4	4-0
First Downs	12	18
- by Rushing	0	5
- by Passing	11	13
- by Penalty	1	0
Total Net Yards	227	381
- Offensive Plays	52	70
- Yards per Play	4.37	5.44
Net Rushing Yards	23	111
- Rushing Attempts	8	44
- Yards per Rush	2.88	2.52
Net Passing Yards	204	270
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	41 - 23 - 1	26 - 21 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	220	270
- Sacks/Yards Lost	3/16	0/0
- Yards per Pass Play	4.64	10.38
Fumbles/Lost	1/1	1/0
3rd Down Conversions	1/10	11/18
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.9	7.5
4th Down Conversions	0/2	0/0
Penalties/Yards	5/28	7/60
Punt Returns/Yards	1/7	1/13
Kick Returns/Yards	4/93	2/28
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	1/5
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	2	6
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/1	4/2
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 22	OWN 39
Time of Possession	23:26	36:34

Drive Charts

Buffalo Bills
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	1:38	OWN 20	3	5	Punt
1	5:03	1:35	OWN 35	3	-1	Interception
1	0:27	6:22	OWN 20	11	80	Touchdown
2	7:07	1:44	OWN 28	3	-2	Punt
2	1:31	0:55	OWN 37	3	4	Punt
3	10:07	1:35	OWN 20	4	9	Punt
3	3:14	3:07	OWN 6	7	73	Field Goal
4	13:50	4:27	OWN 30	10	66	Field Goal
4	6:04	0:10	OWN 7	1	-10	Safety
4	3:00	0:53	OWN 24	4	-5	Downs
4	1:34	0:44	OWN 24	4	-5	Downs

Denver Broncos
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	13:22	6:56	OWN 38	11	58	Field Goal
1	6:21	1:18	OPP 22	3	22	Touchdown
1	3:28	3:01	OPP 47	8	47	Touchdown
2	9:05	1:58	OWN 22	3	8	Punt
2	5:23	3:52	OWN 22	8	78	Touchdown
2	0:36	0:36	OWN 24	2	-4	Half
3	15:00	4:53	OWN 20	10	80	Touchdown
3	8:32	5:18	OWN 18	9	28	Punt
3	0:07	1:17	OWN 20	3	2	Punt
4	9:23	3:19	OWN 20	5	27	Punt
4	5:54	2:54	OWN 32	3	5	Punt
4	2:07	0:33	OPP 19	3	3	Field Goal
4	0:50	0:50	OPP 19	2	-3	Game

Game MVP: Don Majkowski, Denver Broncos

Rushing Statistics

Buffalo	Att	Yards	Avg	LG
Eddie George	4	13	3.25	5
Gary Brown	3	8	2.67	6
Drew Bledsoe	1	2	2.00	2

Denver	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Terry Allen	23	47	2.04	9	0	0
LeShon Johnson	16	57	3.56	27	2	1
Don Majkowski	4	4	1.00	5	0	0
Gizmo Williams	1	3	3.00	3	0	0

Passing Statistics

Buffalo	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Drew Bledsoe	41	23	220	3/16	1	47	1	69.1

Denver	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Don Majkowski	26	21	270	0/0	3	33	0	148.4

Receiving Statistics

Buffalo	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Brian Blades	6	8	50	8.33	0	18	1
WR Brett Perriman	4	8	32	8.00	5	14	0
WR Wayne Campbell	4	6	47	11.75	5	22	0
WR Quinn Early	3	6	25	8.33	8	10	0
WR Eric Guliford	3	6	62	20.67	12	47	0
TE Paul Green	1	3	8	8.00	0	8	0
RB Gary Brown	1	1	-1	-1.00	1	-1	0
FB Donnie McQuilken	1	1	-3	-3.00	0	-3	0
TE Frank Hartley	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
RB Eddie George	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Denver	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Darnay Scott	7	8	119	17.00	61	33	3
WR Isaac Bruce	4	5	36	9.00	4	16	0
RB Terry Allen	3	4	21	7.00	4	9	0
WR Stephen Baker	2	2	33	16.50	7	21	0
FB Jess McClure	2	3	40	20.00	39	31	0
RB LeShon Johnson	2	2	8	4.00	1	5	0
TE Charles Arbuckle	1	2	13	13.00	7	13	0

Interception Statistics

Buffalo	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Denver	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Blaine Bishop	1	5	5.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Buffalo	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Eric Guliford	1	0	0	0
Robert Jones	0	0	1	0

Denver	Fumb	Recov	Force
LeShon Johnson	1	0	0
Gizmo Williams	0	1	1
Jerry Ostroski	0	1	0

Punting Statistics

Buffalo	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Rick Tuten	4	178	44.5	41.3	53	1

Denver	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Craig Hentrich	5	230	46.0	44.6	48	3

Kicking Statistics

Buffalo	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Jason Elam	2/2	0/0	0/0	38	1/1

Denver	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Joe Nedney	2/2	0/0	0/0	33	4/4

Punt Return Statistics

Buffalo	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Quinn Early	1	7	7.0	0

Denver	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Charlie Jones	1	13	13.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Buffalo	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Quinn Early	2	50	25.0	0
Eric Guliford	2	43	21.5	0

Denver	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Gizmo Williams	2	28	14.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Buffalo	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Eric Hill	9	2	0.0	37	24
CB Jason Sehorn	8	2	0.0	38	24
S Brian Washington	7	2	0.0	29	17
S Keith Bostic	5	1	0.0	15	9
CB Phillippi Sparks	5	0	0.0	37	22
OLB Robert Jones	3	3	0.0	37	22
S Kurt Schultz	3	3	0.0	40	25
CB Carlton Gray	3	0	0.0	27	18
DE Israel Ifeanyichukwu	3	0	0.0	17	9
DE Ren Hoek	2	2	0.0	27	17
DT Bill Goldberg	2	1	0.0	28	16
ILB Jeff Herrod	2	0	0.0	20	10
S Gene Carroll	2	0	0.0	14	6
ILB Dino Hackett	1	2	0.0	11	10
DE Mike Fox	1	1	0.0	23	20
DT Craig Veasley	1	1	0.0	17	10
RB Gary Brown	1	0	---	---	---
OLB Alfred Williams	1	0	0.0	12	6
CB Jeremy Lincoln	1	0	0.0	8	3
OLB Ron George	0	2	0.0	26	12

Denver	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
CB Dan Taylor	6	2	0.0	7	42
CB Jason Mewes	6	2	0.0	8	41
OLB Shawn McFadden	4	0	2.0	7	18
ILB Josh Wooden	3	1	0.0	8	30
S Brian Dawkins	2	1	0.0	8	44
ILB Randall Godfrey	2	1	0.0	8	40
S Keith Lyle	2	0	0.0	1	18
DE Shannon Clavelle	2	0	0.0	4	31
DT Kevin Smith	1	0	1.0	6	41
S Blaine Bishop	1	1	0.0	8	44
CB Darryl Henley	1	0	0.0	6	39
DE Glenn Jacobs	1	0	0.0	4	28
OLB Martin Bishop	1	0	0.0	1	26
DE Gabe Wilkins	1	0	0.0	4	13

Pass Rush Statistics

Buffalo	Block	Hurry	PPlay
ILB Dino Hackett	1	0	10
DE Mike Fox	0	1	20
DE Israel Ifeanyichukwu	0	1	9

Denver	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Shawn McFadden	2.0	1	0	0	18
DT Kevin Smith	1.0	2	1	0	41
DE Gabe Wilkins	0.0	0	1	2	13
DE Glenn Jacobs	0.0	0	1	0	28
DE Shannon Clavelle	0.0	0	1	0	31
OLB Martin Bishop	0.0	0	0	1	26

Pass Defense Statistics

Buffalo	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Jason Sehorn	6	1	24
ILB Eric Hill	5	0	24
CB Jeremy Lincoln	2	0	3
CB Phillippi Sparks	2	0	22
OLB Robert Jones	1	1	22
S Keith Bostic	1	0	9
S Brian Washington	1	0	17
S Gene Carroll	1	0	6
S Kurt Schultz	1	0	25
CB Carlton Gray	1	0	18

Denver	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Dan Taylor	6	3	0	42
CB Jason Mewes	5	0	0	41
ILB Josh Wooden	3	0	0	30
ILB Randall Godfrey	2	0	0	40
S Blaine Bishop	1	2	1	44
CB Darryl Henley	1	1	0	39
OLB Shawn McFadden	1	0	0	18
DE Gabe Wilkins	1	0	0	13
S Keith Lyle	1	0	0	18
DE Shannon Clavelle	1	0	0	31
S Brian Dawkins	1	0	0	44

Blocking Statistics

Buffalo	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Matt Willig	1	2	8	1	39
Donnie McQuilken	1	1	5	0	12
Chris Gray	0	2	8	0	43
Brian Habib	0	1	8	1	42
Visanthe Hall	0	1	8	0	36
Troy Sienkiewicz	0	0	0	1	8

Denver	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	PPly
Jerry Ostroski	4	9	43	26
Jess McClure	2	2	12	6
Tony Semple	1	6	44	26
Richard Cooper	1	5	43	26
Trezelle Jenkins	1	4	43	25
Erik Williams	0	13	44	26
Charles Arbuckle	0	1	26	17

Special Teams Tackles

Buffalo	Tackles	STPlays
Carlton Gray	1	11
Bernie Parmalee	1	10
Brian Johnston	1	6

Denver	Tackles	STPlays
Jay Riemersma	2	15
Gizmo Williams	1	22
Anderson Cooper	1	15
Terry Allen	1	11

Participation

Buffalo	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Kurt Schultz	---	---	40	25	1	66
Jason Sehorn	---	---	38	24	2	64
Eric Hill	---	---	37	24	1	62
Brian Washington	---	---	29	17	15	61
Robert Jones	---	---	37	22	2	61
Phillippi Sparks	---	---	37	22	1	60
Wayne Campbell	8	41	---	---	11	60
Carlton Gray	---	---	27	18	11	56
Drew Bledsoe	8	44	---	---	---	52
Chris Gray	8	43	---	---	---	51
Eric Mahlum	8	37	---	---	6	51
Brian Habib	8	42	---	---	---	50
Ren Hoek	---	---	27	17	3	47
Matt Willig	8	39	---	---	---	47
Mike Fox	---	---	23	20	3	46
Bill Goldberg	---	---	28	16	2	46
Quinn Early	2	27	---	---	16	45
Gary Brown	3	19	---	---	23	45
Visanthe Hall	8	36	---	---	---	44
Ron George	---	---	26	12	2	40
Brett Perriman	7	32	---	---	---	39
Alfred Williams	---	---	12	6	19	37
Eric Guliford	0	18	---	---	17	35
Jeff Herrod	---	---	20	10	4	34
Dino Hackett	---	---	11	10	12	33
George Thornton	---	---	21	6	6	33
Jeremy Lincoln	---	---	8	3	22	33
Brian Blades	3	23	---	---	5	31
Craig Veasley	---	---	17	10	1	28
Paul Green	5	16	---	---	6	27
Israel Ifeanyichukwu	---	---	17	9	1	27
Keith Bostic	---	---	15	9	---	24
Bill Elliot	0	7	---	---	17	24
Gene Carroll	---	---	14	6	3	23
Frank Hartley	1	9	---	---	12	22
Donnie McQuilken	5	12	---	---	4	21
Eddie George	5	16	---	---	---	21
Jesse Sapolu	0	8	---	---	6	14
Troy Sienkiewicz	0	8	---	---	6	14
Jamie Brown	0	7	---	---	6	13
Bernie Parmalee	1	0	---	---	10	11
Jason Elam	0	0	---	---	7	7
Brian Johnston	0	0	---	---	6	6
Rick Tuten	0	0	---	---	4	4
Dave Wilson	0	0	---	---	2	2
Ebby Laroush	0	0	---	---	---	0

Denver	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Erik Williams	44	26	---	---	7	77
Tony Semple	44	26	---	---	7	77
Trezelle Jenkins	43	25	---	---	7	75
Don Majkowski	44	26	---	---	---	70
Richard Cooper	43	26	---	---	---	69
Jerry Ostroski	43	26	---	---	---	69
Darnay Scott	42	26	---	---	---	68
Stephen Baker	40	25	---	---	---	65
Blaine Bishop	---	---	8	44	2	54
Brian Dawkins	---	---	8	44	2	54
Isaac Bruce	23	15	---	---	15	53
Darryl Henley	---	---	6	39	7	52
Dan Taylor	---	---	7	42	2	51
Jason Mewes	---	---	8	41	2	51
Charles Arbuckle	26	17	---	---	7	50
Kevin Smith	---	---	6	41	2	49
Randall Godfrey	---	---	8	40	1	49
Terry Allen	23	14	---	---	11	48
Josh Wooden	---	---	8	30	5	43
Jay Riemersma	17	11	---	---	15	43
LeShon Johnson	24	11	---	---	1	36
Shannon Clavelle	---	---	4	31	1	36
Glenn Jacobs	---	---	4	28	3	35
Keith Lyle	---	---	1	18	14	33
Shawn McFadden	---	---	7	18	7	32
Gizmo Williams	3	2	---	---	22	27
Martin Bishop	---	---	1	26	---	27
Brett Carolan	6	3	---	---	18	27
Jess McClure	12	6	---	---	6	24
Gabe Wilkins	---	---	4	13	5	22
Bernanrd Holsey	---	---	4	16	1	21
Charlie Jones	0	0	---	---	20	20
Anderson Cooper	4	0	---	---	15	19
Mike Caldwell	---	---	2	3	11	16
Randy Neal	---	---	0	3	12	15
Shawn Wooden	---	---	0	3	11	14
Jason Layman	2	1	---	---	7	10
Joe Nedney	0	0	---	---	9	9
Walter Reeves	0	0	---	---	7	7
Travis Hall	---	---	2	3	2	7
Craig Hentrich	0	0	---	---	5	5
Andre Royal	---	---	0	1	4	5
Matt Blundin	0	0	---	---	2	2
Shawn Bouwens	1	0	---	---	---	1
Will Furrer	0	0	---	---	---	0
Glen Holecek	---	---	0	0	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	3	15	5.0
Middle	4	6	1.5
Right	1	2	2.0
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	16	34	2.1
Middle	17	52	3.1
Right	9	28	3.1
None	2	-3	-1.5

Detailed Passing Statistics

Buffalo	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Drew Bledsoe	41	23	2	1	3	6	4	3	1

Denver	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Don Majkowski	26	21	4	0	0	2	2	0	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	4	6	1.5
Short (0-8 Yds)	11	8	44	4.0
Medium (9-18 Yds)	18	8	89	4.9
Long (19+ Yds)	8	3	81	10.1

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	6	5	48	8.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	13	10	121	9.3
Medium (9-18 Yds)	7	6	101	14.4
Long (19+ Yds)	0	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Buffalo	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Brian Blades	8	6	0	50	0	23
WR Brett Perriman	8	4	0	32	0	32
WR Quinn Early	6	3	1	25	0	27
WR Wayne Campbell	6	4	1	47	1	41
WR Eric Guliford	6	3	0	62	1	18
TE Paul Green	3	1	1	8	0	16
RB Gary Brown	1	1	0	-1	0	19
FB Donnie McQuilken	1	1	0	-3	0	12
TE Frank Hartley	1	0	0	0	0	9
RB Eddie George	1	0	0	0	0	16

Denver	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Darnay Scott	8	7	119	2	26
WR Isaac Bruce	5	4	36	0	15
RB Terry Allen	4	3	21	0	14
FB Jess McClure	3	2	40	1	6
WR Stephen Baker	2	2	33	1	25
TE Charles Arbuckle	2	1	13	0	17
RB LeShon Johnson	2	2	8	0	11

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Buffalo	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Gary Brown	1	6	6.00	2.67
Drew Bledsoe	1	2	2.00	2.00

Denver	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
LeShon Johnson	5	17	3.40	3.56
Terry Allen	2	-2	-1.00	2.04
Don Majkowski	1	-2	-2.00	1.00
Gizmo Williams	1	3	3.00	3.00

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Buffalo	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Drew Bledsoe	3	1	11	3.67	5.37

Denver	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Don Majkowski	7	6	65	9.29	10.38

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Buffalo	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Brian Blades	1	1	11	11.00	6.25
WR Eric Guliford	1	0	0	0.00	10.33
TE Frank Hartley	1	0	0	0.00	0.00

Denver	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Darnay Scott	3	3	41	13.67	14.88
WR Isaac Bruce	2	2	20	10.00	7.20
FB Jess McClure	1	0	0	0.00	13.33
RB Terry Allen	1	1	4	4.00	5.25

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Buffalo	Rushes	Conversions

Denver	Rushes	Conversions
Terry Allen	3	2
LeShon Johnson	3	0
Don Majkowski	2	0
Gizmo Williams	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Buffalo	Att	Comp	Conversions
Drew Bledsoe	8	3	1

Denver	Att	Comp	Conversions
Don Majkowski	9	9	8

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Buffalo	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Brett Perriman	3	1	1
WR Quinn Early	2	0	0
WR Eric Guliford	2	1	0
WR Brian Blades	1	1	0

Denver	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Darnay Scott	4	4	4
WR Stephen Baker	2	2	2
WR Isaac Bruce	2	2	1
FB Jess McClure	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 85,000 (85,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 20,800 (20,800)
End Zone 15,000 (15,000)
Mezzanine 8,600 (8,600)
Sideline Seats 13,300 (13,300)
Club Seats 17,400 (17,400)
Luxury Boxes 9,900 (9,900)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	85,000 (85,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	20,800 (20,800)
End Zone	15,000 (15,000)
Mezzanine	8,600 (8,600)
Sideline Seats	13,300 (13,300)
Club Seats	17,400 (17,400)
Luxury Boxes	9,900 (9,900)