Week 12, 1996

played in Los Angeles, CA

57 degrees, rain, 15 mph wind

Buffalo Bills0970-16
Los Angeles Rams1472313-57

Scoring Summary
1Q: 06:21 LA - Shawn Collins 2 pass from Steve Young (John Carney extra point)
1Q: 00:25 LA - Wesley Carroll 4 pass from Steve Young (John Carney extra point)
2Q: 08:13 BUF - Jason Elam 27 field goal
2Q: 02:11 LA - Terrell Davis 1 pass from Steve Young (John Carney extra point)
2Q: 00:45 BUF - Jason Elam 53 field goal
2Q: 00:05 BUF - Jason Elam 41 field goal
3Q: 12:50 BUF - Gary Brown 88 run (Jason Elam extra point)
3Q: 09:39 LA - Frank Simmons 57 punt return (John Carney extra point)
3Q: 07:16 LA - David Sloan 77 pass from Steve Young (John Carney extra point)
3Q: 02:42 LA - Terrell Davis 20 pass from Steve Young (John Carney extra point)
3Q: 01:15 LA - Safety: Scott Davis sacked quarterback in end zone
4Q: 13:02 LA - John Carney 50 field goal
4Q: 05:36 LA - John Carney 54 field goal
4Q: 02:00 LA - Ricky Watters 38 pass from Dave Brown (John Carney extra point)

Team StatisticsBUF LA
Record2-98-3
First Downs825
- by Rushing18
- by Passing716
- by Penalty01
Total Net Yards247520
- Offensive Plays6371
- Yards per Play3.927.32
Net Rushing Yards112157
- Rushing Attempts1338
- Yards per Rush8.624.13
Net Passing Yards135363
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt47 - 20 - 133 - 23 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards153363
- Sacks/Yards Lost3/180/0
- Yards per Pass Play2.7011.00
Fumbles/Lost2/00/0
3rd Down Conversions1/175/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down9.36.4
4th Down Conversions1/10/0
Penalties/Yards3/203/20
Punt Returns/Yards3/88/108
Kick Returns/Yards3/975/110
Interception Ret./Yards2/241/0
2pt Conversions0/00/0
Red Zone Visits14
- Red Zone TDs/FGs0/13/0
Avg. Drive StartOWN 23OWN 36
Time of Possession24:4735:13

Drive Charts

Buffalo Bills
QuarBeganPossFromPlaysYardsResult
111:221:34OWN 1532Punt
16:151:22OWN 4432Punt
10:192:18OWN 20647Missed FG
210:582:51OPP 40830Field Goal
25:371:58OWN 2033Punt
22:051:26OWN 20644Field Goal
20:200:20OPP 2521Field Goal
315:000:57OWN 2034Punt
312:500:18OWN 12188Touchdown
311:061:35OWN 93-3Punt
39:311:22OWN 2037Punt
36:581:16OWN 293-1Interception
32:311:28OWN 113-11Safety
414:230:30OWN 530Punt
412:572:23OWN 2249Punt
48:591:09OWN 536Punt
45:300:36OWN 2030Punt
41:431:43OWN 20324Game
Los Angeles Rams
QuarBeganPossFromPlaysYardsResult
115:003:38OWN 21860Interception
19:483:33OWN 29971Touchdown
14:534:34OWN 17983Touchdown
213:012:03OWN 4036Punt
28:072:30OWN 2938Punt
23:391:34OWN 28572Touchdown
20:390:19OWN 3910Interception
314:031:13OWN 4134Punt
312:321:26OWN 3932Punt
38:091:11OWN 20380Touchdown
35:423:11OWN 29771Touchdown
31:031:40OWN 4035Punt
413:530:56OPP 3532Field Goal
410:341:35OWN 3333Punt
47:502:20OPP 4336Field Goal
44:543:11OPP 47547Touchdown

Game MVP: Steve Young, Los Angeles Rams

Rushing Statistics

BuffaloAttYardsAvgLG10+TD
Gary Brown78712.438811
Eddie George471.75600
Anthony Thompson2189.00900
Los AngelesAttYardsAvgLG10+TD
Terrell Davis16915.691340
Ricky Watters15604.001830
Johnny Bailey760.86300

Passing Statistics

BuffaloAttCompYardsSk/YdTDLGIntRate
Drew Bledsoe46191473/18033140.7
Ebby Laroush1160/006091.7
Los AngelesAttCompYardsSk/YdTDLGIntRate
Steve Young28193080/05772114.3
Bill Musgrave3260/005070.1
Dave Brown22490/01380158.3

Receiving Statistics

BuffaloCatchTargYardsAvgYACLGTD
WR Brian Blades6147913.1739330
WR Brett Perriman410348.5026330
RB Eddie George3451.67840
RB Gary Brown2242.00020
WR Wayne Campbell2694.50670
WR Quinn Early1666.00060
TE Paul Green121010.003100
RB Anthony Thompson1166.00060
TE Bill Elliot0100.00000
WR Eric Guliford0100.00000
Los AngelesCatchTargYardsAvgYACLGTD
WR Arthur Marshall446716.7522210
RB Terrell Davis465513.7543222
WR Shawn Collins366622.0038441
WR Wesley Carroll36206.675151
WR Frank Sanders34175.67070
RB Ricky Watters224422.0037381
FB Wade Reeves1111.00010
TE Pierson Hill111111.009110
TE David Sloan127777.0069771
WR Jermaine Lewis1155.00050

Interception Statistics

BuffaloIntsYardsAvgTD
S Brian Washington12424.000
CB Jason Sehorn100.000
Los AngelesIntsYardsAvgTD
S Hannibal Lecter100.000

Fumble Statistics

BuffaloFumbRecovForceTD
Quinn Early1000
Brett Perriman1000
Brian Blades0100
Jerrott Willard0100
Los AngelesFumbRecovForceTD
Johnny Bailey0010
Levon Kirkland0010

Punting Statistics

BuffaloPuntYardsAvgNetLGIn20
Rick Tuten1044544.534.3521
Los AngelesPuntYardsAvgNetLGIn20
Shane Edge624841.340.0545

Kicking Statistics

BuffaloFGs40+Yd50+YdLGPAT
Jason Elam3/42/31/2531/1
Los AngelesFGs40+Yd50+YdLGPAT
John Carney2/22/22/2547/7

Punt Return Statistics

BuffaloRetYardsAvgTD
Quinn Early382.70
Los AngelesRetYardsAvgTD
Jermaine Lewis7517.30
Frank Simmons15757.01

Kick Return Statistics

BuffaloRetYardsAvgTD
Eric Guliford39732.30
Los AngelesRetYardsAvgTD
Jermaine Lewis511022.00

Defensive Statistics

BuffaloTackAsstSackRPlayPPlay
OLB Robert Jones1140.03228
ILB Eric Hill820.02728
S Gene Carroll520.03730
CB Phillippi Sparks500.02931
DE Mike Fox310.01719
CB Jason Sehorn310.02933
OLB Ron George300.02322
DE Israel Ifeanyichukwu300.02115
S Keith Bostic240.02218
S Brian Washington230.02922
DT Craig Veasley210.02514
CB Carlton Gray210.01517
DE Ren Hoek200.01718
OLB Alfred Williams110.0134
ILB Jerrott Willard110.0115
ILB Dino Hackett100.0911
WR Brian Blades10---------
DT George Thornton100.02114
OLB Bob Joe020.0129
DT Bill Goldberg010.01320
CB Jeremy Lincoln010.0165
Los AngelesTackAsstSackRPlayPPlay
S Hannibal Lecter500.01347
S Derrick Hoskins500.01040
CB Kevin Smith411.01246
CB Mark McMillian420.01047
CB Frank Simmons410.01148
OLB Dixon Edwards300.5522
ILB Levon Kirkland310.01029
WR Wesley Carroll20---------
CB Alex Molden200.0723
DE Scott Davis101.0726
OLB Lonnie Marts110.5420
DT Rhett Hall110.01032
ILB Pat Swilling100.0315
S Jason Belser100.0015
DT Esera Ruaolo010.0718
DE Raylee Johnson010.032

Pass Rush Statistics

BuffaloSackBlockHurryKnockPPlay
DE Mike Fox0.001019
DE Ren Hoek0.001018
Los AngelesSackBlockHurryKnockPPlay
DE Scott Davis1.001226
CB Kevin Smith1.000046
OLB Dixon Edwards0.500022
OLB Lonnie Marts0.500020
DE Jay Taylor0.012242
ILB Pat Swilling0.010015
CB Frank Simmons0.010048
ILB Levon Kirkland0.004129
DT Rhett Hall0.002132

Pass Defense Statistics

BuffaloCaughtDefnsdIntrcpPPlay
CB Phillippi Sparks62031
OLB Robert Jones50028
ILB Eric Hill40028
S Brian Washington20122
CB Jason Sehorn20133
ILB Dino Hackett10011
DT Craig Veasley10014
S Gene Carroll10030
OLB Ron George10022
CB Jeremy Lincoln0105
CB Carlton Gray01017
Los AngelesCaughtDefnsdIntrcpPPlay
S Hannibal Lecter42147
CB Mark McMillian32047
ILB Levon Kirkland21029
S Derrick Hoskins21040
CB Alex Molden21023
CB Frank Simmons20048
OLB Dixon Edwards10022
DT Rhett Hall10032
OLB Lonnie Marts10020
CB Kevin Smith10046
S Jason Belser10015
ILB Pat Swilling01015

Blocking Statistics

BuffaloKeyBlBlOppPancRPlySckAPPly
Chris Gray13012149
Brian Habib13012048
Visanthe Hall1208041
Donnie McQuilken1105018
Bob Dahl02011040
Jesse Sapolu0105012
Matt Willig01011040
Eric Mahlum0004112
Jamie Brown000218
Los AngelesKeyBlBlOppPancRPlySckAPPly
Paul Gruber49133030
Jumbo Elliott37036033
Wade Reeves35018013
Doug Widell26029031
David Sloan11020021
Greg Huntington03031029
Frank Garcia0301005
Gerald Perry0201104
Lincoln Kennedy0201004

Special Teams Tackles

BuffaloTacklesSTPlays
Wayne Campbell429
Eric Mahlum214
Bill Elliot129
Anthony Thompson129
Donnie McQuilken123
Brian Washington121
Eric Guliford119
Jesse Sapolu110
Los AngelesTacklesSTPlays
Pat Swilling218
Mark McMillian125
Johnny Bailey123
Frank Simmons120
Wesley Carroll115

Participation

BuffaloRPlyOffPPlyOffRPlyDefPPlyDefSTPlyTotal Plays
Chris Gray1249------1475
Brian Washington------29222172
Gene Carroll------3730269
Jason Sehorn------2933365
Quinn Early731------2361
Brian Habib1248---------60
Robert Jones------3228---60
Phillippi Sparks------2931---60
Drew Bledsoe1149---------60
Wayne Campbell622------2957
Matt Willig1140------455
Eric Hill------2728---55
Brian Blades1141---------52
Bob Dahl1140---------51
Jeremy Lincoln------1652950
Visanthe Hall841---------49
Ron George------2322247
Alfred Williams------1342946
Donnie McQuilken518------2346
Eric Guliford323------1945
Keith Bostic------2218444
Bill Elliot410------2943
George Thornton------2114843
Carlton Gray------15171042
Craig Veasley------2514241
Ren Hoek------1718540
Brett Perriman731---------38
Israel Ifeanyichukwu------2115238
Anthony Thompson26------2937
Mike Fox------1719137
Frank Hartley310------2235
Paul Green621------633
Bill Goldberg------1320---33
Bob Joe------1291132
Eric Mahlum412------1430
Gary Brown722---------29
Jesse Sapolu512------1027
Jamie Brown28------1424
Jerrott Willard------115521
Dino Hackett------911---20
Eddie George415---------19
Brian Johnston00------1414
Rick Tuten00------1010
Jason Elam00------99
Dave Wilson00------44
Ebby Laroush21---------3
Los AngelesRPlyOffPPlyOffRPlyDefPPlyDefSTPlyTotal Plays
Mark McMillian------10472582
Frank Simmons------11482079
Jumbo Elliott3633------877
Alex Molden------7233767
Doug Widell2931------565
Hannibal Lecter------1347565
Paul Gruber3330------164
Kevin Smith------1246462
Greg Huntington3129---------60
Jay Taylor------942960
John Flannery3029---------59
Dixon Edwards------5223158
Steve Young2628---------54
Derrick Hoskins------1040353
David Sloan2021------1253
Pierson Hill228------2151
Rhett Hall------1032547
Wesley Carroll1416------1545
Wade Reeves1813------1445
Frank Sanders2322---------45
Shawn Collins2022------143
Levon Kirkland------1029443
Alonzo Spellman------730441
Arthur Marshall1313------1440
Jermaine Lewis75------2739
Ricky Watters1919---------38
Howard Cross117------1937
Pat Swilling------3151836
Scott Davis------726134
Terrell Davis1618---------34
Johnny Bailey71------2331
Lonnie Marts------420529
Esera Ruaolo------718227
Pellom McDaniels------818127
Clint Haynes------318627
Jason Belser------0151126
Rueben Davis------412622
Lincoln Kennedy104------822
Frank Garcia105------722
Gerald Perry114------318
John Carney00------1212
Dave Brown62------210
Bill Musgrave63---------9
Raylee Johnson------3249
DeShaun Smith00------88
Shane Edge00------66

Directional Rushing Statistics

DistanceAttYardsAvg
Left000.0
Middle810613.3
Right561.2
None000.0
DistanceAttYardsAvg
Left5102.0
Middle21954.5
Right12524.3
None000.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

BuffaloAttCmp20+BdThDropDfnsHurrKnckIntc
Drew Bledsoe46192428961
Ebby Laroush110000000
Los AngelesAttCmp20+BdThDropDfnsHurrKnckIntc
Steve Young28197203202
Bill Musgrave320001000
Dave Brown221000000

Directional Passing Statistics

DistanceAttCompYardsAvg
Screen3372.3
Short (0-8 Yds)24161385.8
Medium (9-18 Yds)7181.1
Long (19+ Yds)13000.0
DistanceAttCompYardsAvg
Screen757911.3
Short (0-8 Yds)151115410.3
Medium (9-18 Yds)9713014.4
Long (19+ Yds)2000.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

BuffaloTargtCaugtDropdYards20+PPlay
WR Brian Blades146079141
WR Brett Perriman104134131
WR Quinn Early6106031
WR Wayne Campbell6219022
RB Eddie George4305015
TE Paul Green21010021
RB Gary Brown2204022
TE Bill Elliot1000010
RB Anthony Thompson110606
WR Eric Guliford1000023
Los AngelesTargtCaugtDropdYards20+PPlay
WR Shawn Collins63066222
WR Wesley Carroll63020016
RB Terrell Davis64055218
WR Arthur Marshall44067213
WR Frank Sanders43017022
RB Ricky Watters22044119
TE David Sloan21077121
FB Wade Reeves1101013
TE Pierson Hill1101108
WR Jermaine Lewis110505

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

BuffaloAttYardsAvgOverall Avg
Los AngelesAttYardsAvgOverall Avg
Ricky Watters166.004.00

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

BuffaloAttCompYardsAvg/AttOverall Avg
Drew Bledsoe42102.503.20
Los AngelesAttCompYardsAvg/AttOverall Avg
Steve Young107545.4011.00

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

BuffaloTargetCatchYardsAvg/TargOverall Avg
WR Brian Blades2184.005.64
WR Quinn Early1000.001.00
RB Gary Brown1122.002.00
Los AngelesTargetCatchYardsAvg/TargOverall Avg
WR Wesley Carroll32196.333.33
RB Terrell Davis32217.009.17
WR Shawn Collins2121.0011.00
WR Frank Sanders1177.004.25
WR Jermaine Lewis1155.005.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

BuffaloRushesConversions
Gary Brown10
Los AngelesRushesConversions
Ricky Watters30
Johnny Bailey10

Third Down Passing Statistics

BuffaloAttCompConversions
Drew Bledsoe1481
Los AngelesAttCompConversions
Steve Young644
Bill Musgrave210
Dave Brown111

Third Down Receiving Statistics

BuffaloTargCatchConversions
WR Brian Blades641
WR Quinn Early300
WR Brett Perriman220
WR Wayne Campbell210
RB Anthony Thompson110
Los AngelesTargCatchConversions
WR Arthur Marshall222
RB Terrell Davis211
WR Frank Sanders210
WR Shawn Collins111
WR Wesley Carroll100
TE David Sloan111

SectionAttendance
Stadium74,500 (99,900 capacity)
Upper Deck23,200 (25,300)
End Zone16,300 (18,200)
Mezzanine6,000 (10,500)
Sideline Seats10,900 (16,100)
Club Seats10,900 (19,900)
Luxury Boxes7,200 (9,900)