Week 4, 1997

played in Tennessee, TX

59 degrees, fair, 3 mph wind

Buffalo Bills07714-28
Tennessee Oilers310022-35

Scoring Summary
1Q: 06:59 TEN - Lucy Draper 24 field goal
2Q: 15:00 TEN - Haywood Jeffires 3 pass from Randall Floyd (Lucy Draper extra point)
2Q: 04:55 BUF - Brian Blades 31 pass from Ebby Laroush (Jason Elam extra point)
2Q: 00:03 TEN - Lucy Draper 42 field goal
3Q: 06:27 BUF - Eddie George 3 run (Jason Elam extra point)
4Q: 12:08 TEN - Ben Johnson 28 pass from Randall Floyd (Lucy Draper extra point)
4Q: 11:56 BUF - Eric Guliford 99 kickoff return (Jason Elam extra point)
4Q: 04:48 TEN - Haywood Jeffires 22 pass from Randall Floyd (Sedrick Shaw run for conversion)
4Q: 00:43 BUF - Eddie George 1 pass from Ebby Laroush (Jason Elam extra point)
4Q: 00:18 TEN - Alfred Pupunu 69 pass from Randall Floyd (Lucy Draper extra point)

Team StatisticsBUFTEN
Record0-43-1
First Downs1523
- by Rushing36
- by Passing1116
- by Penalty11
Total Net Yards296498
- Offensive Plays6175
- Yards per Play4.856.64
Net Rushing Yards101112
- Rushing Attempts3024
- Yards per Rush3.374.67
Net Passing Yards195386
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt30 - 18 - 249 - 34 - 3
- Gross Passing Yards198404
- Sacks/Yards Lost1/32/18
- Yards per Pass Play6.297.57
Fumbles/Lost0/00/0
3rd Down Conversions6/157/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down7.86.5
4th Down Conversions2/31/1
Penalties/Yards4/403/20
Punt Returns/Yards4/334/27
Kick Returns/Yards1/995/117
Interception Ret./Yards3/162/5
2pt Conversions0/01/1
Red Zone Visits23
- Red Zone TDs/FGs2/01/1
Avg. Drive StartOWN 29OWN 29
Time of Possession28:1531:45

Drive Charts

Buffalo Bills
QuarBeganPossFromPlaysYardsResult
113:101:42OWN 3336Punt
16:532:18OWN 2039Punt
214:501:15OWN 2038Punt
211:370:56OWN 29221Interception
25:470:32OWN 2023Interception
25:060:21OPP 31231Touchdown
23:041:49OWN 2556Punt
315:004:27OWN 20941Downs
310:214:00OPP 47847Touchdown
33:033:01OWN 20615Punt
49:201:24OWN 2139Punt
44:374:00OWN 201680Touchdown
Tennessee Oilers
QuarBeganPossFromPlaysYardsResult
115:001:50OWN 2339Punt
111:284:35OWN 26967Field Goal
14:354:45OWN 21979Touchdown
213:351:58OWN 19419Punt
210:414:54OWN 241269Interception
25:150:09OWN 2410Interception
24:451:41OWN 3635Punt
21:151:15OWN 32843Field Goal
310:330:12OWN 3910Interception
36:213:18OWN 36616Punt
30:023:06OWN 33767Touchdown
411:422:22OWN 3131Punt
47:563:19OWN 39861Touchdown
40:370:37OWN 28272Touchdown

Game MVP: Randall Floyd, Tennessee Oilers

Rushing Statistics

BuffaloAttYardsAvgLG10+TD
Eddie George19723.791821
Gary Brown9171.891210
Ebby Laroush2126.00700
TennesseeAttYardsAvgLG10+TD
Rey Mysterio Jr15654.331410
Randall Floyd4246.001010
Sedrick Shaw4276.751710
Joe Aska1-4-4.00-400

Passing Statistics

BuffaloAttCompYardsSk/YdTDLGIntRate
Ebby Laroush30181981/3231274.0
TennesseeAttCompYardsSk/YdTDLGIntRate
Randall Floyd46323922/18469397.4
Jeff George32120/007074.3

Receiving Statistics

BuffaloCatchTargYardsAvgYACLGTD
WR Brian Blades7119413.4324311
WR Brett Perriman6116611.009260
TE Paul Green1155.00050
WR Michael Timpson1166.00060
WR Wayne Campbell1288.00380
TE Frank Hartley111818.0018180
RB Eddie George1111.00011
RB Gary Brown0100.00000
TE David LaFleur0100.00000
TennesseeCatchTargYardsAvgYACLGTD
WR Haywood Jeffires1217907.507222
WR Lonzell Hill596913.8014250
WR Joaquin Stuckey466917.250260
FB Donnell Bennett44297.2520130
WR Ben Johnson243015.0019281
TE Alfred Pupunu239648.0073691
RB Sedrick Shaw2221.00030
FB Joe Aska1166.00060
WR Alex Van Dyke1177.00470
RB Rey Mysterio Jr1266.00060

Interception Statistics

BuffaloIntsYardsAvgTD
CB Jason Sehorn2136.500
OLB Robert Jones133.000
TennesseeIntsYardsAvgTD
S Mark Carrier155.000
CB Dexter Bahr100.000

Fumble Statistics

BuffaloFumbRecovForceTD
TennesseeFumbRecovForceTD

Punting Statistics

BuffaloPuntYardsAvgNetLGIn20
Rick Tuten625542.538.0551
TennesseePuntYardsAvgNetLGIn20
Tom Hutton523046.035.4532

Kicking Statistics

BuffaloFGs40+Yd50+YdLGPAT
Jason Elam0/00/00/004/4
TennesseeFGs40+Yd50+YdLGPAT
Lucy Draper2/21/10/0423/3

Punt Return Statistics

BuffaloRetYardsAvgTD
Gary Brown4338.30
TennesseeRetYardsAvgTD
Joaquin Stuckey4276.80

Kick Return Statistics

BuffaloRetYardsAvgTD
Eric Guliford19999.01
TennesseeRetYardsAvgTD
Rey Mysterio Jr49624.00
Macey Brooks12121.00

Defensive Statistics

BuffaloTackAsstSackRPlayPPlay
OLB Robert Jones930.02347
CB Carlton Gray800.01442
ILB Joe Cain611.02341
DE Darren Mickell411.0923
S Kurt Schultz440.02049
CB Jason Sehorn430.02251
S John Heeter420.02345
S Zach Bronson400.01224
CB Phillippi Sparks330.02348
DE Chester McGlockton300.01638
DT Bill Goldberg210.01532
DE Ren Hoek110.01528
OLB Terry Killens110.01530
WR Brett Perriman10---------
DT Craig Veasley100.0919
ILB Jerrott Willard100.0118
TE David LaFleur10---------
DT George Thornton010.0813
TennesseeTackAsstSackRPlayPPlay
ILB Pepper Johnson740.02729
S Alvin Walton730.02730
OLB Mike Vrabel600.02024
S George Teague510.01922
DT Israel Miller330.01917
CB Dexter Bahr320.02627
DE Shante Carver310.02423
S Mark Carrier300.02527
CB Chris Dishman210.0618
OLB Carlos Jenkins200.0107
DT Shane Dronett120.52025
DE Anthony Smith110.52326
WR Lonzell Hill10---------
OLB Vincent Brown100.0119
CB James Hasty100.02827
QB Randall Floyd10---------
DE Ray Moreno100.0105
RB Rey Mysterio Jr10---------
ILB Curtis Jackson III010.032

Pass Rush Statistics

BuffaloSackBlockHurryKnockPPlay
ILB Joe Cain1.001041
DE Darren Mickell1.000023
DE Chester McGlockton0.001238
DT George Thornton0.001013
OLB Terry Killens0.001030
DT Bill Goldberg0.000132
TennesseeSackBlockHurryKnockPPlay
DE Anthony Smith0.500126
DT Shane Dronett0.500025
DT Israel Miller0.011017
DE Shante Carver0.010123

Pass Defense Statistics

BuffaloCaughtDefnsdIntrcpPPlay
CB Carlton Gray90042
OLB Robert Jones50147
CB Phillippi Sparks41048
CB Jason Sehorn40251
S Kurt Schultz22049
ILB Joe Cain21041
DE Darren Mickell20023
S John Heeter20045
S Zach Bronson20024
ILB Jerrott Willard1008
OLB Terry Killens10030
TennesseeCaughtDefnsdIntrcpPPlay
S Alvin Walton41030
OLB Mike Vrabel30024
CB Dexter Bahr21127
OLB Vincent Brown2009
CB James Hasty20027
S George Teague20022
CB Chris Dishman11018
S Mark Carrier10127
DE Ray Moreno1005

Blocking Statistics

BuffaloKeyBlBlOppPancRPlySckAPPly
Lomas Brown34030031
Chris Gray18030031
Eric Mahlum18030031
Walter Jones13030131
Visanthe Hall13030031
Paul Green01026026
David LaFleur010708
TennesseeKeyBlBlOppPancRPlySckAPPly
Sid Miller24024151
Jay Pennison23018033
Jeff Davidson13024151
Jeff Christy13024051
Wally Williams13024051
Joe Aska110406
Alfred Pupunu02019043
Itula Mili010506

Special Teams Tackles

BuffaloTacklesSTPlays
Carlton Gray418
Gary Brown121
Wayne Campbell121
Frank Hartley110
Michael Timpson19
Chris Gray16
TennesseeTacklesSTPlays
Lonzell Hill215
Sedrick Shaw117
Ben Talley115

Participation

BuffaloRPlyOffPPlyOffRPlyDefPPlyDefSTPlyTotal Plays
Kurt Schultz------20491281
John Heeter------23451280
Jason Sehorn------2251679
Carlton Gray------14421874
Phillippi Sparks------2348273
Robert Jones------2347272
Joe Cain------2341367
Chris Gray3031------667
Eric Mahlum3031------667
Lomas Brown3031---------61
Ebby Laroush3031---------61
Visanthe Hall3031---------61
Walter Jones3031---------61
Paul Green2626------557
Chester McGlockton------1638155
Brian Blades2726------154
Wayne Campbell1615------2152
Bill Goldberg------1532350
Gary Brown1115------2147
Ren Hoek------1528245
Terry Killens------1530---45
Eddie George1915------1044
Zach Bronson------1224743
Brett Perriman1922---------41
Darren Mickell------923941
Frank Hartley1112------1033
David LaFleur78------1631
Craig Veasley------919---28
Jeff Herrod------4101024
Michael Timpson77------923
George Thornton------813122
Bob Joe------151521
Bernie Parmalee68------620
Jerrott Willard------118---19
Eric Guliford11------1012
Dino Hackett------18---9
Brian Johnston00------66
Rick Tuten00------66
Jamie Brown00------66
Jeff Smith00------66
Jason Elam00------55
Steve Pelleur00---------0
Brian Habib00---------0
Bob Dahl00---------0
Jake Delhomme00---------0
TennesseeRPlyOffPPlyOffRPlyDefPPlyDefSTPlyTotal Plays
Jeff Davidson2451------782
Wally Williams2451------782
Alfred Pupunu1943------1678
Sid Miller2451---------75
Jeff Christy2451---------75
Randall Floyd2348---------71
Lonzell Hill1434------1563
Haywood Jeffires2339---------62
Jay Pennison1833------758
Alvin Walton------2730158
Joaquin Stuckey1636------658
Rey Mysterio Jr1835------558
Pepper Johnson------2729---56
Mike Vrabel------20241256
James Hasty------2827---55
Dexter Bahr------2627---53
Donnell Bennett1324------1653
Mark Carrier------2527---52
Anthony Smith------2326---49
Hugh Douglas------2516748
Shane Dronett------2025247
Shante Carver------2423---47
Chris Dishman------6182246
George Teague------1922---41
Israel Miller------1917339
Sedrick Shaw515------1737
Vincent Brown------1191030
Ron Granger------671225
Orlando Brown618---------24
Ben Johnson315---------18
Itula Mili56------718
Carlos Jenkins------107---17
Joe Aska46------717
Macey Brooks01------1617
Ben Talley------101516
Ray Moreno------105---15
Alex Van Dyke01------1213
Curtis Jackson III------3238
Thomas Rayam00------77
Marcus Brown00------77
Tom Hutton00------77
David Akers00------55
Jeff George13---------4
Lucy Draper00------22
Tom Hodson00---------0
George Hegamin00---------0

Directional Rushing Statistics

DistanceAttYardsAvg
Left6274.5
Middle13322.5
Right11423.8
None000.0
DistanceAttYardsAvg
Left3134.3
Middle19995.2
Right200.0
None000.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

BuffaloAttCmp20+BdThDropDfnsHurrKnckIntc
Ebby Laroush30183403122
TennesseeAttCmp20+BdThDropDfnsHurrKnckIntc
Randall Floyd46326224333
Jeff George320000100

Directional Passing Statistics

DistanceAttCompYardsAvg
Screen22189.0
Short (0-8 Yds)1211776.4
Medium (9-18 Yds)63467.7
Long (19+ Yds)102575.7
DistanceAttCompYardsAvg
Screen88516.4
Short (0-8 Yds)1913904.7
Medium (9-18 Yds)14815310.9
Long (19+ Yds)8511013.8

Detailed Receiving Statistics

BuffaloTargtCaugtDropdYards20+PPlay
WR Brian Blades117094226
WR Brett Perriman116066122
WR Wayne Campbell2108015
TE Paul Green1105026
WR Michael Timpson110607
RB Gary Brown1000015
TE Frank Hartley11018012
RB Eddie George1101015
TE David LaFleur100008
TennesseeTargtCaugtDropdYards20+PPlay
WR Haywood Jeffires1712190139
WR Lonzell Hill95069134
WR Joaquin Stuckey64069136
WR Ben Johnson42130115
FB Donnell Bennett44029024
TE Alfred Pupunu32096243
RB Rey Mysterio Jr2106035
RB Sedrick Shaw2202015
FB Joe Aska110606
WR Alex Van Dyke110701

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

BuffaloAttYardsAvgOverall Avg
Eddie George351.673.79
Gary Brown1-1-1.001.89
TennesseeAttYardsAvgOverall Avg

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

BuffaloAttCompYardsAvg/AttOverall Avg
Ebby Laroush33248.006.60
TennesseeAttCompYardsAvg/AttOverall Avg
Randall Floyd64142.338.52

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

BuffaloTargetCatchYardsAvg/TargOverall Avg
WR Brett Perriman222311.506.00
RB Eddie George1111.001.00
TennesseeTargetCatchYardsAvg/TargOverall Avg
WR Haywood Jeffires3272.335.29
WR Lonzell Hill1188.007.67
TE Alfred Pupunu1000.0032.00
RB Sedrick Shaw11-1-1.001.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

BuffaloRushesConversions
Ebby Laroush20
Eddie George11
TennesseeRushesConversions
Sedrick Shaw22
Joe Aska10

Third Down Passing Statistics

BuffaloAttCompConversions
Ebby Laroush12115
TennesseeAttCompConversions
Randall Floyd1165
Jeff George110

Third Down Receiving Statistics

BuffaloTargCatchConversions
WR Brian Blades553
WR Brett Perriman542
TE Paul Green110
WR Wayne Campbell110
TennesseeTargCatchConversions
WR Haywood Jeffires321
WR Lonzell Hill222
WR Joaquin Stuckey211
TE Alfred Pupunu211
WR Ben Johnson100
WR Alex Van Dyke110
RB Rey Mysterio Jr100

SectionAttendance
Stadium53,300 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck18,100 (21,400)
End Zone10,000 (15,400)
Mezzanine6,900 (8,900)
Sideline Seats10,200 (13,600)
Club Seats5,900 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes2,200 (3,300)