Week 17, 1996

played in Buffalo, NY

45 degrees, fair, 7 mph wind

New Jersey Jets	7	7	10	3	-	27
Buffalo Bills	7	0	7	0	-	14

Scoring Summary
1Q: 02:40 NJY - Derrick Alexander 17 pass from Dave Schnell (Michele Akers extra point)
1Q: 00:33 BUF - Eddie George 40 run (Jason Elam extra point)
2Q: 12:16 NJY - Rudy Koncar 3 run (Michele Akers extra point)
3Q: 12:43 NJY - Michele Akers 47 field goal
3Q: 08:19 BUF - Quinn Early 3 pass from Drew Bledsoe (Jason Elam extra point)
3Q: 05:57 NJY - Derrick Alexander 16 pass from Dave Schnell (Michele Akers extra point)
4Q: 10:03 NJY - Michele Akers 25 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 02:40 NJY - Derrick Alexander 17 pass from Dave Schnell (Michele Akers extra point)
1Q: 00:33 BUF - Eddie George 40 run (Jason Elam extra point)
2Q: 12:16 NJY - Rudy Koncar 3 run (Michele Akers extra point)
3Q: 12:43 NJY - Michele Akers 47 field goal
3Q: 08:19 BUF - Quinn Early 3 pass from Drew Bledsoe (Jason Elam extra point)
3Q: 05:57 NJY - Derrick Alexander 16 pass from Dave Schnell (Michele Akers extra point)
4Q: 10:03 NJY - Michele Akers 25 field goal

Team Statistics NJY BUF
Record 9-6-1 4-12
First Downs 14 20
- by Rushing 3 4
- by Passing 11 13
- by Penalty 0 3
Total Net Yards 323 410
- Offensive Plays 61 74
- Yards per Play 5.30 5.54
Net Rushing Yards 83 155
- Rushing Attempts 30 37
- Yards per Rush 2.77 4.19
Net Passing Yards 240 255
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 28 - 15 - 1 37 - 20 - 5
- Gross Passing Yards 256 255
- Sacks/Yards Lost 3/16 0/0
- Yards per Pass Play 7.74 6.89
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 4/14 7/16
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 8.0 5.8
4th Down Conversions 0/0 1/2
Penalties/Yards 5/41 1/10
Punt Returns/Yards 2/20 4/30
Kick Returns/Yards 3/78 3/61
Interception Ret./Yards 5/48 1/27
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 4 1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 3/1 1/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 32 OWN 27
Time of Possession 27:21 32:39

Team Statistics	NJY	BUF
Record	9-6-1	4-12
First Downs	14	20
- by Rushing	3	4
- by Passing	11	13
- by Penalty	0	3
Total Net Yards	323	410
- Offensive Plays	61	74
- Yards per Play	5.30	5.54
Net Rushing Yards	83	155
- Rushing Attempts	30	37
- Yards per Rush	2.77	4.19
Net Passing Yards	240	255
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	28 - 15 - 1	37 - 20 - 5
- Gross Passing Yards	256	255
- Sacks/Yards Lost	3/16	0/0
- Yards per Pass Play	7.74	6.89
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	4/14	7/16
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	8.0	5.8
4th Down Conversions	0/0	1/2
Penalties/Yards	5/41	1/10
Punt Returns/Yards	2/20	4/30
Kick Returns/Yards	3/78	3/61
Interception Ret./Yards	5/48	1/27
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	4	1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	3/1	1/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 32	OWN 27
Time of Possession	27:21	32:39

Drive Charts

New Jersey Jets
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	11:30	1:35	OWN 34	3	-1	Punt
1	6:51	0:43	OWN 20	3	0	Punt
1	3:51	1:17	OWN 42	5	58	Touchdown
1	0:18	3:09	OWN 33	6	67	Touchdown
2	8:37	1:05	OWN 41	3	2	Punt
2	5:43	1:23	OWN 1	3	0	Punt
2	2:58	1:08	OWN 20	3	2	Punt
2	0:27	0:27	OWN 39	3	36	Half
3	15:00	2:23	OWN 40	5	30	Field Goal
3	8:09	2:23	OWN 34	5	66	Touchdown
3	5:35	1:23	OWN 49	3	-3	Punt
3	0:14	5:19	OWN 24	9	68	Field Goal
4	9:07	0:31	OPP 34	2	-3	Interception
4	6:34	2:28	OWN 20	3	-10	Punt
4	3:09	1:10	OWN 43	3	5	Punt
4	0:38	0:38	OWN 17	2	-3	Game

Buffalo Bills
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	3:30	OWN 20	6	19	Punt
1	9:55	3:04	OWN 28	6	20	Punt
1	6:08	2:17	OWN 37	4	28	Missed FG
1	2:34	2:16	OWN 17	4	83	Touchdown
2	12:09	3:32	OWN 22	7	44	Missed FG
2	7:32	1:49	OWN 24	3	6	Punt
2	4:20	1:22	50	3	-6	Punt
2	1:50	1:23	OWN 16	6	59	Interception
3	12:37	4:28	OWN 31	11	69	Touchdown
3	5:46	0:11	OWN 20	1	0	Interception
3	4:12	3:58	OWN 16	8	37	Interception
4	9:55	0:48	OWN 20	2	0	Interception
4	8:36	2:02	OPP 44	3	6	Punt
4	4:06	0:57	OWN 48	4	9	Downs
4	1:59	1:21	OWN 5	9	68	Interception

Game MVP: Derrick Alexander, New Jersey Jets

Rushing Statistics

New Jersey	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Vaughn Hebron	14	71	5.07	47	2	0
Rudy Koncar	14	15	1.07	8	0	1
Dave Schnell	2	-3	-1.50	-1	0	0

Buffalo	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Eddie George	23	143	6.22	40	4	1
Gary Brown	13	10	0.77	8	0	0
Drew Bledsoe	1	2	2.00	2	0	0

Passing Statistics

New Jersey	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Dave Schnell	28	15	256	3/16	2	35	1	93.7

Buffalo	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Drew Bledsoe	37	20	255	0/0	1	31	5	45.2

Receiving Statistics

New Jersey	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Derrick Alexander	8	13	128	16.00	40	31	2
WR Rod Smith	4	7	74	18.50	38	35	0
RB Vaughn Hebron	2	2	20	10.00	24	21	0
FB Matt Groening	1	1	34	34.00	30	34	0
WR Wendell Davis	0	2	0	0.00	0	0	0
WR Leroy Thompson	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
RB Rudy Koncar	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
RB Moe Williams	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Buffalo	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Brett Perriman	6	12	80	13.33	15	31	0
WR Brian Blades	4	7	77	19.25	7	30	0
RB Gary Brown	4	7	31	7.75	19	24	0
WR Quinn Early	3	5	48	16.00	30	26	1
TE Paul Green	1	1	11	11.00	0	11	0
FB Donnie McQuilken	1	1	5	5.00	0	5	0
RB Eddie George	1	1	3	3.00	0	3	0
TE Bill Elliot	0	2	0	0.00	0	0	0
RB Bernie Parmalee	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

New Jersey	Ints	Yards	Avg
S Patrick Hunter	1	22	22.00
OLB Jerry Olsavsky	1	8	8.00
OLB Eddie Robinson	1	2	2.00
CB Antonio Langham	1	4	4.00
CB Tyrone Poole	1	12	12.00

Buffalo	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
ILB Eric Hill	1	27	27.00	0

Fumble Statistics

New Jersey	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD

Buffalo	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD

Punting Statistics

New Jersey	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Sean Landeta	8	373	46.6	42.9	63	3

Buffalo	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Rick Tuten	5	242	48.4	36.4	69	2

Kicking Statistics

New Jersey	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Michele Akers	2/2	1/1	0/0	47	3/3

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

Punt Return Statistics

New Jersey	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Derrick Alexander	2	20	10.0	0

Buffalo	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Quinn Early	4	30	7.5	0

Kick Return Statistics

New Jersey	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Vaughn Hebron	3	78	26.0	0

Buffalo	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Eric Guliford	3	61	20.3	0

Defensive Statistics

New Jersey	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Eddie Robinson	10	0	0.0	27	21
S Joey Tribbiani	7	7	0.0	37	37
ILB Percy Snow	7	2	0.0	36	30
CB Tyrone Poole	6	0	0.0	22	29
S Patrick Hunter	5	4	0.0	37	36
OLB Jerry Olsavsky	3	2	0.0	20	16
DE Darrell Davis	3	1	0.0	31	26
CB David Pool	3	0	0.0	31	34
CB Antonio Langham	3	0	0.0	36	35
DE David Grant	2	2	0.0	27	26
DT William Perry	1	2	0.0	30	27
DE Joe Campbell	1	0	0.0	6	12
DT Tim Dennis	1	0	0.0	19	15
WR Derrick Alexander	1	0	---	---	---
DT John Kirksey	1	0	0.0	19	18
OLB Mitch Donahue	0	2	0.0	5	5

Buffalo	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Robert Jones	9	1	2.5	27	30
ILB Jeff Herrod	7	1	0.0	15	11
S Brian Washington	6	1	0.0	30	31
ILB Eric Hill	4	1	0.0	30	30
CB Jason Sehorn	3	2	0.0	29	30
S Kurt Schultz	3	1	0.0	30	30
OLB Ron George	3	0	0.0	18	15
DE Mike Fox	2	1	0.0	23	19
CB Jeremy Lincoln	2	1	0.0	16	21
WR Brett Perriman	2	0	---	---	---
DE Ren Hoek	2	0	0.0	21	23
DT Bill Goldberg	1	2	0.0	15	21
WR Brian Blades	1	0	---	---	---
WR Quinn Early	1	0	---	---	---
CB Phillippi Sparks	1	0	0.0	30	31
TE Frank Hartley	1	0	---	---	---
OLB Bob Joe	0	2	0.5	11	9

Pass Rush Statistics

New Jersey	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Joe Campbell	0.0	1	0	0	12
DT William Perry	0.0	0	2	0	27

Buffalo	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
OLB Robert Jones	2.5	0	0	30
OLB Bob Joe	0.5	0	0	9
DE Mike Fox	0.0	1	2	19
DT Bill Goldberg	0.0	1	1	21

Pass Defense Statistics

New Jersey	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S Joey Tribbiani	4	0	0	37
OLB Eddie Robinson	3	0	1	21
CB Tyrone Poole	3	0	1	29
ILB Percy Snow	3	0	0	30
S Patrick Hunter	2	2	1	36
CB Antonio Langham	2	0	1	35
S Matt Groenig	1	0	0	14
DE David Grant	1	0	0	26
CB David Pool	1	0	0	34
CB Audrey McMillian	0	1	0	9
OLB Jerry Olsavsky	0	0	1	16

Buffalo	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
OLB Robert Jones	4	0	0	30
S Kurt Schultz	2	1	0	30
ILB Jeff Herrod	2	0	0	11
CB Jeremy Lincoln	2	0	0	21
CB Jason Sehorn	2	0	0	30
CB Phillippi Sparks	1	1	0	31
S Brian Washington	1	0	0	31
OLB Ron George	1	0	0	15
ILB Eric Hill	0	1	1	30

Blocking Statistics

New Jersey	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Tim Ruddy	3	6	30	0	31
Charles McRae	2	7	30	1	31
Brian De Marco	1	8	30	1	31
Dermontti Dawson	0	4	30	1	31
Norm Fowler	0	2	30	0	31
Matt Groening	0	1	16	0	13

Buffalo	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	PPly
Brian Habib	3	7	37	37
Bob Dahl	2	6	37	37
Jesse Sapolu	1	7	36	25
Chris Gray	1	4	37	37
Donnie McQuilken	1	3	17	16
Frank Hartley	1	3	26	16
Matt Willig	0	6	37	37

Special Teams Tackles

New Jersey	Tackles	STPlays
Vaughn Hebron	2	24
Mitch Donahue	1	28
Audrey McMillian	1	20
Antone Vinatieri	1	19
Leroy Thompson	1	12
Dermontti Dawson	1	10

Buffalo	Tackles	STPlays
Quinn Early	3	22
Jeremy Lincoln	1	27
Gary Brown	1	4

Participation

New Jersey	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Joey Tribbiani	---	---	37	37	2	76
Patrick Hunter	---	---	37	36	2	75
Antonio Langham	---	---	36	35	2	73
Dermontti Dawson	30	31	---	---	10	71
Percy Snow	---	---	36	30	2	68
David Pool	---	---	31	34	1	66
Dave Schnell	30	31	---	---	---	61
Darrell Davis	---	---	31	26	4	61
Charles McRae	30	31	---	---	---	61
Norm Fowler	30	31	---	---	---	61
Tim Ruddy	30	31	---	---	---	61
Brian De Marco	30	31	---	---	---	61
William Perry	---	---	30	27	1	58
David Grant	---	---	27	26	2	55
Derrick Alexander	25	25	---	---	5	55
Rod Smith	28	27	---	---	---	55
Tyrone Poole	---	---	22	29	2	53
Vaughn Hebron	14	13	---	---	24	51
Eddie Robinson	---	---	27	21	2	50
Brian Kozlowski	20	21	---	---	9	50
Mitch Donahue	---	---	5	5	28	38
John Kirksey	---	---	19	18	1	38
Matt Groening	16	13	---	---	8	37
Tim Dennis	---	---	19	15	3	37
Jerry Olsavsky	---	---	20	16	---	36
Audrey McMillian	---	---	6	9	20	35
Rudy Koncar	15	14	---	---	5	34
Leroy Thompson	10	10	---	---	12	32
Matt Groenig	---	---	6	14	9	29
Wendell Davis	11	14	---	---	2	27
Regan Upshaw	---	---	10	11	6	27
James Jenkins	9	10	---	---	5	24
Antone Vinatieri	0	1	---	---	19	20
Robert Clark	0	2	---	---	17	19
Joe Campbell	---	---	6	12	1	19
Moe Williams	2	5	---	---	11	18
Lamont Hollinquest	---	---	1	2	9	12
Filmel Cowlings	0	0	---	---	10	10
Jeff Blackshear	0	0	---	---	10	10
John Harrison	0	0	---	---	10	10
Pellom LeVeck	0	0	---	---	10	10
Nate Dingle	---	---	1	4	4	9
Sean Landeta	0	0	---	---	8	8
Michele Akers	0	0	---	---	8	8
Ken O'Brien	0	0	---	---	2	2
Tony Banks	0	0	---	---	---	0

Buffalo	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Chris Gray	37	37	---	---	7	81
Brian Washington	---	---	30	31	16	77
Brian Blades	34	35	---	---	6	75
Matt Willig	37	37	---	---	1	75
Brian Habib	37	37	---	---	---	74
Bob Dahl	37	37	---	---	---	74
Drew Bledsoe	37	37	---	---	---	74
Jeremy Lincoln	---	---	16	21	27	64
Quinn Early	20	21	---	---	22	63
Phillippi Sparks	---	---	30	31	2	63
Eric Hill	---	---	30	30	3	63
Kurt Schultz	---	---	30	30	2	62
Jesse Sapolu	36	25	---	---	---	61
Jason Sehorn	---	---	29	30	2	61
Robert Jones	---	---	27	30	2	59
Brett Perriman	28	28	---	---	1	57
Donnie McQuilken	17	16	---	---	18	51
Ren Hoek	---	---	21	23	6	50
Frank Hartley	26	16	---	---	5	47
Mike Fox	---	---	23	19	4	46
Eddie George	23	17	---	---	---	40
Bill Goldberg	---	---	15	21	2	38
Bill Elliot	11	10	---	---	16	37
Gary Brown	14	19	---	---	4	37
Jeff Herrod	---	---	15	11	9	35
Ron George	---	---	18	15	1	34
Anthony Thompson	3	4	---	---	24	31
Paul Green	2	11	---	---	16	29
Craig Veasley	---	---	15	11	2	28
George Thornton	---	---	7	12	8	27
Alfred Williams	---	---	3	1	22	26
Bob Joe	---	---	11	9	1	21
Visanthe Hall	1	12	---	---	6	19
Israel Ifeanyichukwu	---	---	9	8	---	17
Bernie Parmalee	7	7	---	---	---	14
Eric Guliford	0	1	---	---	11	12
Dino Hackett	---	---	0	1	7	8
Gene Carroll	---	---	1	7	---	8
Brian Johnston	0	0	---	---	7	7
Eric Mahlum	0	0	---	---	7	7
Jamie Brown	0	0	---	---	7	7
Rick Tuten	0	0	---	---	5	5
Jason Elam	0	0	---	---	5	5
Dave Wilson	0	0	---	---	2	2
Keith Bostic	---	---	0	0	---	0
Ebby Laroush	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	13	63	4.8
Middle	14	19	1.4
Right	1	4	4.0
None	2	-3	-1.5

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	11	47	4.3
Middle	9	32	3.6
Right	17	76	4.5
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

New Jersey	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Dave Schnell	28	15	6	3	1	3	3	0	1

Buffalo	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Drew Bledsoe	37	20	5	2	4	3	2	0	5

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	9	5	65	7.2
Short (0-8 Yds)	8	3	45	5.6
Medium (9-18 Yds)	7	6	121	17.3
Long (19+ Yds)	4	1	25	6.3

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	0	0	0	0.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	16	14	128	8.0
Medium (9-18 Yds)	8	3	37	4.6
Long (19+ Yds)	13	3	90	6.9

Detailed Receiving Statistics

New Jersey	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Derrick Alexander	13	8	0	128	2	25
WR Rod Smith	7	4	1	74	2	27
WR Wendell Davis	2	0	0	0	0	14
RB Vaughn Hebron	2	2	0	20	1	13
FB Matt Groening	1	1	0	34	1	13
WR Leroy Thompson	1	0	0	0	0	10
RB Rudy Koncar	1	0	0	0	0	14
RB Moe Williams	1	0	0	0	0	5

Buffalo	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Brett Perriman	12	6	2	80	1	28
WR Brian Blades	7	4	0	77	2	35
RB Gary Brown	7	4	0	31	1	19
WR Quinn Early	5	3	1	48	1	21
TE Bill Elliot	2	0	0	0	0	10
TE Paul Green	1	1	0	11	0	11
RB Bernie Parmalee	1	0	1	0	0	7
FB Donnie McQuilken	1	1	0	5	0	16
RB Eddie George	1	1	0	3	0	17

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

New Jersey	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Vaughn Hebron	4	16	4.00	5.07
Rudy Koncar	2	2	1.00	1.07

Buffalo	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Gary Brown	1	-1	-1.00	0.77
Eddie George	1	0	0.00	6.22

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

New Jersey	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Dave Schnell	4	3	41	10.25	9.14

Buffalo	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Drew Bledsoe	1	1	3	3.00	6.89

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

New Jersey	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Derrick Alexander	3	3	41	13.67	9.85
WR Rod Smith	1	0	0	0.00	10.57

Buffalo	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Quinn Early	1	1	3	3.00	9.60

Third Down Rushing Statistics

New Jersey	Rushes	Conversions
Vaughn Hebron	3	0
Rudy Koncar	1	1

Buffalo	Rushes	Conversions
Drew Bledsoe	1	0
Eddie George	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

New Jersey	Att	Comp	Conversions
Dave Schnell	9	5	3

Buffalo	Att	Comp	Conversions
Drew Bledsoe	14	11	7

Third Down Receiving Statistics

New Jersey	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Derrick Alexander	3	2	2
WR Wendell Davis	2	0	0
FB Matt Groening	1	1	1
WR Leroy Thompson	1	0	0
RB Vaughn Hebron	1	1	0
WR Rod Smith	1	1	0

Buffalo	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Brett Perriman	6	3	2
RB Gary Brown	3	3	1
WR Brian Blades	2	2	1
TE Paul Green	1	1	1
FB Donnie McQuilken	1	1	1
RB Eddie George	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 59,200 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 17,300 (21,400)
End Zone 13,200 (15,400)
Mezzanine 7,600 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 11,600 (13,600)
Club Seats 6,400 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 3,100 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	59,200 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	17,300 (21,400)
End Zone	13,200 (15,400)
Mezzanine	7,600 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	11,600 (13,600)
Club Seats	6,400 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	3,100 (3,300)