Week 16, 1996

played in San Francisco, CA

46 degrees, fair, 10 mph wind

Buffalo Bills	0	7	0	6	-	13
San Francisco 49ers	3	21	7	14	-	45

Scoring Summary
1Q: 05:24 SFO - Steve Christie 42 field goal
2Q: 14:22 SFO - Jerome Bettis 2 run (Steve Christie extra point)
2Q: 11:30 SFO - Aaron Hayden 5 run (Steve Christie extra point)
2Q: 07:06 BUF - Paul Green 1 pass from Drew Bledsoe (Jason Elam extra point)
2Q: 00:45 SFO - Shawn Jefferson 36 pass from Mark Brunell (Steve Christie extra point)
3Q: 06:58 SFO - Mark Brunell 3 run (Steve Christie extra point)
4Q: 13:10 BUF - Wayne Campbell 4 pass from Drew Bledsoe (Eddie George run for conversion failed)
4Q: 13:02 SFO - Chandler Bing 91 kickoff return (Steve Christie extra point)
4Q: 05:06 SFO - Wayne Chrebet 65 pass from Mark Brunell (Steve Christie extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 05:24 SFO - Steve Christie 42 field goal
2Q: 14:22 SFO - Jerome Bettis 2 run (Steve Christie extra point)
2Q: 11:30 SFO - Aaron Hayden 5 run (Steve Christie extra point)
2Q: 07:06 BUF - Paul Green 1 pass from Drew Bledsoe (Jason Elam extra point)
2Q: 00:45 SFO - Shawn Jefferson 36 pass from Mark Brunell (Steve Christie extra point)
3Q: 06:58 SFO - Mark Brunell 3 run (Steve Christie extra point)
4Q: 13:10 BUF - Wayne Campbell 4 pass from Drew Bledsoe (Eddie George run for conversion failed)
4Q: 13:02 SFO - Chandler Bing 91 kickoff return (Steve Christie extra point)
4Q: 05:06 SFO - Wayne Chrebet 65 pass from Mark Brunell (Steve Christie extra point)

Team Statistics BUF SFO
Record 4-11 7-8
First Downs 14 24
- by Rushing 4 12
- by Passing 9 8
- by Penalty 1 4
Total Net Yards 239 452
- Offensive Plays 66 59
- Yards per Play 3.62 7.66
Net Rushing Yards 83 169
- Rushing Attempts 23 38
- Yards per Rush 3.61 4.45
Net Passing Yards 156 283
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 40 - 20 - 3 20 - 16 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 174 287
- Sacks/Yards Lost 3/18 1/4
- Yards per Pass Play 3.63 13.48
Fumbles/Lost 1/0 5/1
3rd Down Conversions 3/15 1/9
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 9.2 6.1
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 5/38 5/45
Punt Returns/Yards 1/8 5/29
Kick Returns/Yards 2/48 2/114
Interception Ret./Yards 1/2 3/13
2pt Conversions 1/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 2 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/0 3/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 27 OWN 31
Time of Possession 28:46 31:14

Team Statistics	BUF	SFO
Record	4-11	7-8
First Downs	14	24
- by Rushing	4	12
- by Passing	9	8
- by Penalty	1	4
Total Net Yards	239	452
- Offensive Plays	66	59
- Yards per Play	3.62	7.66
Net Rushing Yards	83	169
- Rushing Attempts	23	38
- Yards per Rush	3.61	4.45
Net Passing Yards	156	283
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	40 - 20 - 3	20 - 16 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	174	287
- Sacks/Yards Lost	3/18	1/4
- Yards per Pass Play	3.63	13.48
Fumbles/Lost	1/0	5/1
3rd Down Conversions	3/15	1/9
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	9.2	6.1
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	5/38	5/45
Punt Returns/Yards	1/8	5/29
Kick Returns/Yards	2/48	2/114
Interception Ret./Yards	1/2	3/13
2pt Conversions	1/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	2	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/0	3/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 27	OWN 31
Time of Possession	28:46	31:14

Drive Charts

Buffalo Bills
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	12:18	3:11	OWN 20	8	56	Missed FG
1	7:22	0:49	OWN 22	2	3	Interception
1	5:18	2:41	OWN 20	5	15	Interception
2	14:13	1:18	OWN 20	3	-6	Punt
2	11:23	4:27	OWN 20	10	80	Touchdown
2	4:42	1:20	OWN 46	4	11	Punt
2	0:34	0:34	OWN 20	2	10	Half
3	15:00	4:31	OWN 20	9	12	Punt
3	6:50	0:59	OWN 20	3	8	Punt
3	5:04	1:32	OWN 48	3	7	Punt
3	0:32	1:14	OWN 27	3	-4	Punt
4	14:18	1:16	OPP 40	3	40	Touchdown
4	12:46	1:06	OWN 31	3	0	Punt
4	8:37	2:38	OWN 20	5	18	Punt
4	4:52	0:16	OWN 15	1	0	Interception
4	2:14	0:33	OWN 26	3	-1	Punt

San Francisco 49ers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	2:42	OWN 39	3	6	Punt
1	9:07	1:45	OWN 31	3	9	Punt
1	6:33	1:15	OPP 22	3	-3	Field Goal
1	2:37	3:24	OPP 46	7	46	Touchdown
2	12:55	1:32	OWN 41	3	59	Touchdown
2	6:56	2:14	OWN 20	5	41	Missed FG
2	3:22	2:48	OWN 3	6	97	Touchdown
3	10:29	3:39	OWN 20	9	80	Touchdown
3	5:51	0:47	OWN 32	2	3	Interception
3	3:32	3:00	OWN 6	5	20	Punt
4	11:40	3:03	OWN 14	6	34	Punt
4	5:59	1:07	OWN 40	2	60	Touchdown
4	4:36	2:22	OWN 27	3	8	Punt
4	1:41	1:41	OWN 29	3	5	Game

Game MVP: Mark Brunell, San Francisco 49ers

Rushing Statistics

Buffalo	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Eddie George	17	65	3.82	36	1
Gary Brown	4	12	3.00	4	0
Anthony Thompson	1	-1	-1.00	-1	0
Drew Bledsoe	1	7	7.00	7	0

San Francisco	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Jerome Bettis	18	90	5.00	14	3	1
Aaron Hayden	18	67	3.72	27	1	1
Mark Brunell	2	12	6.00	9	0	1

Passing Statistics

Buffalo	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Drew Bledsoe	38	20	174	3/18	2	34	3	49.6
Ebby Laroush	2	0	0	0/0	0	0	0	39.6

San Francisco	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Mark Brunell	20	16	287	1/4	2	65	1	131.3

Receiving Statistics

Buffalo	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Wayne Campbell	5	8	56	11.20	23	34	1
WR Brett Perriman	4	6	50	12.50	7	23	0
WR Quinn Early	3	8	14	4.67	0	8	0
TE Paul Green	2	3	0	0.00	0	1	1
TE Frank Hartley	2	4	21	10.50	15	13	0
WR Brian Blades	1	6	5	5.00	0	5	0
RB Gary Brown	1	2	25	25.00	14	25	0
WR Eric Guliford	1	1	4	4.00	0	4	0
RB Eddie George	1	1	-1	-1.00	0	-1	0
TE Bill Elliot	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

San Francisco	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Joe Horn	7	8	97	13.86	18	35	0
WR Shawn Jefferson	4	5	68	17.00	17	36	1
TE Kyle Brady	3	4	53	17.67	38	38	0
WR Wayne Chrebet	1	2	65	65.00	50	65	1
FB Tony Richardson	1	1	4	4.00	4	4	0

Interception Statistics

Buffalo	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
ILB Jeff Herrod	1	2	2.00	0

San Francisco	Ints	Yards	Avg
S Willie Clay	1	0	0.00
S Cliff Martin	1	13	13.00
CB Terrance Shaw	1	0	0.00

Fumble Statistics

Buffalo	Fumb	Recov	Force
Quinn Early	1	0	0
Paul Green	0	1	0
Wayne Campbell	0	1	0
Anthony Thompson	0	0	1
Bill Goldberg	0	0	1
Donnie McQuilken	0	0	1
Frank Hartley	0	0	1
Eric Hill	0	0	1

San Francisco	Fumb	Recov	Force
Chandler Bing	3	0	0
Mark Brunell	1	0	0
Kyle Brady	1	0	0
Shawn Jefferson	0	1	0
Terrance Shaw	0	1	0
Adam Timmerman	0	1	0
Joe Horn	0	1	0
Shar Pourdanesh	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Buffalo	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Rick Tuten	9	388	43.1	39.9	61	3

San Francisco	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Greg Montgomery	5	239	47.8	38.2	55	1

Kicking Statistics

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

San Francisco	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Steve Christie	1/2	1/2	0/1	42	6/6

Punt Return Statistics

Buffalo	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Quinn Early	1	8	8.0	0

San Francisco	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Chandler Bing	5	29	5.8	0

Kick Return Statistics

Buffalo	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Eric Guliford	2	48	24.0	0

San Francisco	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Chandler Bing	2	114	57.0	1

Defensive Statistics

Buffalo	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Eric Hill	8	0	0.0	31	21
S Keith Bostic	6	1	0.0	28	13
OLB Robert Jones	5	2	0.0	33	20
CB Phillippi Sparks	5	0	0.0	34	21
DT Bill Goldberg	4	0	1.0	21	10
ILB Jeff Herrod	4	3	0.0	25	13
CB Jason Sehorn	3	2	0.0	32	21
S Brian Washington	3	0	0.0	15	8
OLB Ron George	2	2	0.0	24	13
DE Mike Fox	2	1	0.0	23	16
DT Craig Veasley	2	0	0.0	18	11
OLB Alfred Williams	1	2	0.0	6	1
CB Jeremy Lincoln	1	2	0.0	17	8
WR Brian Blades	1	0	---	---	---
S Gene Carroll	1	0	0.0	10	1
DT George Thornton	1	0	0.0	15	5
TE Frank Hartley	1	0	---	---	---
RB Eddie George	1	0	---	---	---
DE Israel Ifeanyichukwu	1	0	0.0	14	7

San Francisco	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
DT Stimpson Cat	7	2	0.5	22	42
ILB Ed McDaniel	7	0	0.0	22	40
CB Willie Beamon	5	0	0.0	20	39
CB Terrance Shaw	4	2	0.0	19	37
OLB Joe Bowden	4	1	0.0	19	33
OLB William Thomas	3	1	1.0	23	43
CB Koby Thomas	3	1	0.0	20	40
S Cliff Martin	3	1	0.0	19	37
S Willie Clay	2	1	0.0	22	42
DE James Jones	1	0	1.0	16	20
ILB Karl Mecklenburg	1	1	0.5	2	16
S Anthony Newman	1	3	0.0	8	13
ILB Mike Barber	1	2	0.0	3	9
DT Kelvin Pritchett	1	0	0.0	8	24
WR Joe Horn	1	0	---	---	---
ILB Ray Lewis	1	0	0.0	4	6
DE Lee Carter	0	3	0.0	19	24

Pass Rush Statistics

Buffalo	Sack	Hurry	PPlay
DT Bill Goldberg	1.0	0	10
DE Israel Ifeanyichukwu	0.0	2	7
OLB Bob Joe	0.0	1	7

San Francisco	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE James Jones	1.0	0	2	0	20
OLB William Thomas	1.0	0	0	0	43
DT Stimpson Cat	0.5	1	1	0	42
ILB Karl Mecklenburg	0.5	0	0	0	16
DE Lee Carter	0.0	1	1	0	24
OLB Joe Bowden	0.0	1	0	1	33

Pass Defense Statistics

Buffalo	Caught	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Phillippi Sparks	5	0	21
ILB Jeff Herrod	3	1	13
S Brian Washington	2	0	8
S Keith Bostic	1	0	13
DT Bill Goldberg	1	0	10
OLB Robert Jones	1	0	20
S Kurt Schultz	1	0	21
CB Jason Sehorn	1	0	21
ILB Eric Hill	1	0	21

San Francisco	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Willie Beamon	5	0	0	39
CB Koby Thomas	3	2	0	40
CB Terrance Shaw	3	0	1	37
OLB Joe Bowden	3	0	0	33
ILB Ed McDaniel	2	1	0	40
S Willie Clay	1	1	1	42
ILB Karl Mecklenburg	1	0	0	16
DT Stimpson Cat	1	0	0	42
OLB William Thomas	1	0	0	43
ILB Mike Barber	0	1	0	9
S Cliff Martin	0	0	1	37

Blocking Statistics

Buffalo	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Chris Gray	2	3	22	0	40
Brian Habib	1	5	23	0	43
Bob Dahl	1	5	23	0	43
Matt Willig	1	4	22	3	40
Donnie McQuilken	0	3	14	0	15
Visanthe Hall	0	2	22	0	40

San Francisco	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Adam Timmerman	7	9	0	33	0	21
Tony Mandarich	3	5	1	36	1	21
Ken Blackman	2	8	0	35	0	21
Eric Harris	2	5	0	36	0	21
Mike Devlin	1	4	0	34	0	21
Kyle Brady	1	2	0	28	0	17
Jim Branson	0	1	0	11	0	6
David Walker	0	1	0	6	0	0
Abner Wilson	0	1	0	6	0	0
Michael Roan	0	1	0	16	0	4

Special Teams Tackles

Buffalo	Tackles	STPlays
Wayne Campbell	1	24
Anthony Thompson	1	21
Frank Hartley	1	20
Donnie McQuilken	1	19
Eric Mahlum	1	10
Chris Gray	1	9

San Francisco	Tackles	STPlays
Terrance Shaw	1	34
Jim Branson	1	16
Travis Davis	1	10
Shar Pourdanesh	1	7

Participation

Buffalo	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Chris Gray	22	40	---	---	9	71
Brian Habib	23	43	---	---	1	67
Bob Dahl	23	43	---	---	---	66
Wayne Campbell	10	32	---	---	24	66
Drew Bledsoe	22	41	---	---	---	63
Matt Willig	22	40	---	---	---	62
Visanthe Hall	22	40	---	---	---	62
Brian Blades	19	36	---	---	3	58
Phillippi Sparks	---	---	34	21	2	57
Jason Sehorn	---	---	32	21	2	55
Robert Jones	---	---	33	20	1	54
Kurt Schultz	---	---	31	21	2	54
Eric Hill	---	---	31	21	2	54
Brett Perriman	18	33	---	---	---	51
Jeremy Lincoln	---	---	17	8	23	48
Donnie McQuilken	14	15	---	---	19	48
Frank Hartley	12	15	---	---	20	47
Brian Washington	---	---	15	8	22	45
Quinn Early	4	23	---	---	15	42
Keith Bostic	---	---	28	13	---	41
Ren Hoek	---	---	24	14	3	41
Mike Fox	---	---	23	16	1	40
Jeff Herrod	---	---	25	13	1	39
Ron George	---	---	24	13	1	38
Bill Goldberg	---	---	21	10	4	35
Eddie George	17	18	---	---	---	35
Bill Elliot	5	4	---	---	21	30
Craig Veasley	---	---	18	11	---	29
George Thornton	---	---	15	5	8	28
Alfred Williams	---	---	6	1	20	27
Bob Joe	---	---	10	7	9	26
Paul Green	9	13	---	---	2	24
Anthony Thompson	1	1	---	---	21	23
Gary Brown	5	17	---	---	---	22
Eric Guliford	1	8	---	---	12	21
Israel Ifeanyichukwu	---	---	14	7	---	21
Jesse Sapolu	1	3	---	---	10	14
Eric Mahlum	1	3	---	---	10	14
Jamie Brown	1	3	---	---	10	14
Gene Carroll	---	---	10	1	2	13
Dino Hackett	---	---	7	0	4	11
Brian Johnston	0	0	---	---	10	10
Rick Tuten	0	0	---	---	9	9
Jason Elam	0	0	---	---	4	4
Ebby Laroush	1	2	---	---	---	3
Dave Wilson	0	0	---	---	1	1

San Francisco	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
William Thomas	---	---	23	43	24	90
Terrance Shaw	---	---	19	37	34	90
Stimpson Cat	---	---	22	42	1	65
Willie Clay	---	---	22	42	1	65
Tony Mandarich	36	21	---	---	7	64
Ed McDaniel	---	---	22	40	1	63
Mark Brunell	38	21	---	---	2	61
Koby Thomas	---	---	20	40	1	61
Cliff Martin	---	---	19	37	5	61
Adam Timmerman	33	21	---	---	7	61
Willie Beamon	---	---	20	39	1	60
Eric Harris	36	21	---	---	---	57
Ken Blackman	35	21	---	---	---	56
Mike Devlin	34	21	---	---	---	55
Kyle Brady	28	17	---	---	9	54
Joe Bowden	---	---	19	33	1	53
Tony Richardson	22	9	---	---	21	52
Wayne Chrebet	29	18	---	---	3	50
Lee Carter	---	---	19	24	6	49
Joe Horn	27	20	---	---	---	47
Aaron Hayden	19	8	---	---	18	45
James Jones	---	---	16	20	5	41
Michael Roan	16	4	---	---	18	38
Shawn Jefferson	11	10	---	---	12	33
Kelvin Pritchett	---	---	8	24	1	33
Jim Branson	11	6	---	---	16	33
Jerome Bettis	19	13	---	---	---	32
Karl Mecklenburg	---	---	2	16	11	29
Chandler Bing	3	0	---	---	21	24
Anthony Newman	---	---	8	13	2	23
Tommy Kane	5	0	---	---	15	20
Tyrone Williams	---	---	5	6	8	19
Ray Lewis	---	---	4	6	5	15
Mike Barber	---	---	3	9	2	14
Travis Davis	---	---	2	2	10	14
Abner Wilson	6	0	---	---	7	13
Shar Pourdanesh	4	0	---	---	7	11
Steve Christie	0	0	---	---	10	10
Vince Browning	0	0	---	---	7	7
David Walker	6	0	---	---	---	6
Greg Montgomery	0	0	---	---	5	5
Bob Kuberski	---	---	0	0	4	4
Gino Torretta	0	0	---	---	---	0
Willie Jackson	0	0	---	---	---	0
Joe Johnson	---	---	0	0	---	0
Jason Woodard	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	4	38	9.5
Middle	19	45	2.4
Right	0	0	0.0
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	11	66	6.0
Middle	15	58	3.9
Right	12	45	3.8
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Buffalo	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Drew Bledsoe	38	20	3	1	4	5	3	1	3
Ebby Laroush	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0

San Francisco	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Mark Brunell	20	16	6	0	0	0	3	0	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	3	2	14	4.7
Short (0-8 Yds)	22	14	84	3.8
Medium (9-18 Yds)	11	3	53	4.8
Long (19+ Yds)	4	1	23	5.8

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	2	2	42	21.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	13	10	84	6.5
Medium (9-18 Yds)	2	1	65	32.5
Long (19+ Yds)	3	3	96	32.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Buffalo	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Quinn Early	8	3	1	14	0	23
WR Wayne Campbell	8	5	2	56	1	32
WR Brian Blades	6	1	1	5	0	36
WR Brett Perriman	6	4	0	50	1	33
TE Frank Hartley	4	2	0	21	0	15
TE Paul Green	3	2	0	0	0	13
RB Gary Brown	2	1	0	25	1	17
TE Bill Elliot	1	0	0	0	0	4
WR Eric Guliford	1	1	0	4	0	8
RB Eddie George	1	1	0	-1	0	18

San Francisco	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Joe Horn	8	7	97	2	20
WR Shawn Jefferson	5	4	68	2	10
TE Kyle Brady	4	3	53	1	17
WR Wayne Chrebet	2	1	65	1	18
FB Tony Richardson	1	1	4	0	9

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Buffalo	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Drew Bledsoe	1	7	7.00	7.00
Eddie George	1	2	2.00	3.82

San Francisco	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Jerome Bettis	6	19	3.17	5.00
Aaron Hayden	2	8	4.00	3.72
Mark Brunell	1	3	3.00	6.00

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Buffalo	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Drew Bledsoe	3	3	4	1.33	4.58

San Francisco	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Buffalo	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Paul Green	2	2	0	0.00	0.00
WR Wayne Campbell	1	1	4	4.00	7.00

San Francisco	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Buffalo	Rushes	Conversions

San Francisco	Rushes	Conversions
Aaron Hayden	5	0
Jerome Bettis	2	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Buffalo	Att	Comp	Conversions
Drew Bledsoe	14	7	3
Ebby Laroush	1	0	0

San Francisco	Att	Comp	Conversions
Mark Brunell	2	0	0

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Buffalo	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Brian Blades	4	1	1
WR Wayne Campbell	3	2	1
WR Quinn Early	2	1	0
WR Brett Perriman	2	1	0
TE Bill Elliot	1	0	0
TE Paul Green	1	1	1
RB Gary Brown	1	0	0
WR Eric Guliford	1	1	0

San Francisco	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Shawn Jefferson	1	0	0
TE Kyle Brady	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 55,100 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 16,400 (21,400)
End Zone 12,000 (15,400)
Mezzanine 7,000 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 10,600 (13,600)
Club Seats 6,100 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 3,000 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	55,100 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	16,400 (21,400)
End Zone	12,000 (15,400)
Mezzanine	7,000 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	10,600 (13,600)
Club Seats	6,100 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	3,000 (3,300)