Week 16, 1997

played in Atlanta, GA

56 degrees, fair, calm

Buffalo Bills	7	0	0	0	-	7
Atlanta Falcons	0	3	0	3	-	6

Scoring Summary
1Q: 01:33 BUF - Paul Green 18 pass from Ebby Laroush (Jason Elam extra point)
2Q: 00:53 ATL - Dale Dawson 43 field goal
4Q: 08:14 ATL - Dale Dawson 45 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 01:33 BUF - Paul Green 18 pass from Ebby Laroush (Jason Elam extra point)
2Q: 00:53 ATL - Dale Dawson 43 field goal
4Q: 08:14 ATL - Dale Dawson 45 field goal

Team Statistics BUF ATL
Record 8-7 4-11
First Downs 14 13
- by Rushing 4 5
- by Passing 10 8
- by Penalty 0 0
Total Net Yards 331 286
- Offensive Plays 64 70
- Yards per Play 5.17 4.09
Net Rushing Yards 90 181
- Rushing Attempts 29 30
- Yards per Rush 3.10 6.03
Net Passing Yards 241 105
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 33 - 18 - 1 38 - 13 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 253 114
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2/12 2/9
- Yards per Pass Play 6.89 2.63
Fumbles/Lost 1/1 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 7/18 7/19
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 5.7 7.1
4th Down Conversions 1/1 0/0
Penalties/Yards 2/10 7/45
Punt Returns/Yards 4/10 3/0
Kick Returns/Yards 2/47 1/15
Interception Ret./Yards 1/0 1/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 1 1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/0 0/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 19 OWN 24
Time of Possession 30:35 29:25

Team Statistics	BUF	ATL
Record	8-7	4-11
First Downs	14	13
- by Rushing	4	5
- by Passing	10	8
- by Penalty	0	0
Total Net Yards	331	286
- Offensive Plays	64	70
- Yards per Play	5.17	4.09
Net Rushing Yards	90	181
- Rushing Attempts	29	30
- Yards per Rush	3.10	6.03
Net Passing Yards	241	105
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	33 - 18 - 1	38 - 13 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	253	114
- Sacks/Yards Lost	2/12	2/9
- Yards per Pass Play	6.89	2.63
Fumbles/Lost	1/1	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	7/18	7/19
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	5.7	7.1
4th Down Conversions	1/1	0/0
Penalties/Yards	2/10	7/45
Punt Returns/Yards	4/10	3/0
Kick Returns/Yards	2/47	1/15
Interception Ret./Yards	1/0	1/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	1	1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/0	0/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 19	OWN 24
Time of Possession	30:35	29:25

Drive Charts

Buffalo Bills
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	1:16	OWN 26	4	14	Punt
1	9:25	8:02	OWN 26	14	74	Touchdown
2	13:13	2:27	OWN 43	6	23	Missed FG
2	9:26	3:43	OWN 1	6	38	Punt
2	0:48	0:48	OWN 20	3	41	Half
3	11:08	1:31	OWN 20	3	6	Punt
3	7:20	1:00	OWN 3	3	5	Punt
3	6:05	1:53	OWN 5	4	21	Punt
3	2:08	2:24	OWN 13	6	24	Punt
4	13:52	3:27	OWN 33	6	28	Interception
4	9:07	0:10	OWN 35	1	2	Fumble
4	8:06	2:15	OWN 22	3	2	Punt
4	2:57	1:51	OWN 6	5	43	Punt

Atlanta Falcons
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	13:44	4:19	OWN 6	8	29	Punt
1	1:23	3:10	OWN 17	6	13	Punt
2	10:46	1:20	OWN 41	3	5	Punt
2	5:43	4:55	OWN 13	12	61	Field Goal
3	15:00	3:52	OWN 20	9	33	Punt
3	9:37	2:17	OWN 18	5	46	Punt
3	6:20	0:15	OWN 47	2	0	Interception
3	4:12	2:04	OWN 23	5	14	Punt
4	14:44	0:52	OWN 6	3	9	Punt
4	10:25	1:18	OWN 29	3	4	Punt
4	8:57	0:51	OPP 18	3	-10	Field Goal
4	5:51	2:54	OWN 20	6	22	Punt
4	1:06	1:06	OWN 1	5	40	Game

Game MVP: Robert Jones, Buffalo Bills

Rushing Statistics

Buffalo	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Eddie George	17	61	3.59	19	2	0
Gary Brown	12	29	2.42	8	0	0

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Randy Baldwin	12	82	6.83	45	1
Tim Hall	11	53	4.82	20	1
Jon Kitna	6	36	6.00	14	1
Tom Waddle	1	10	10.00	10	1

Passing Statistics

Buffalo	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Jake Delhomme	23	11	174	1/6	0	39	1	55.4
Ebby Laroush	10	7	79	1/6	1	18	0	126.7

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Jon Kitna	38	13	114	2/9	0	33	1	32.1

Receiving Statistics

Buffalo	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Brian Blades	5	8	52	10.40	23	22	0
WR Brett Perriman	4	10	60	15.00	36	24	0
WR Wayne Campbell	3	5	47	15.67	5	18	0
TE Paul Green	2	4	57	28.50	26	39	1
WR Michael Timpson	2	4	23	11.50	5	14	0
RB Gary Brown	1	1	8	8.00	2	8	0
RB Eddie George	1	1	6	6.00	0	6	0

Atlanta	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Tom Waddle	3	13	42	14.00	14	33
TE Brian Kinchen	2	2	12	6.00	0	7
FB Derrick Fenner	2	5	4	2.00	3	3
RB Randy Baldwin	2	2	32	16.00	28	25
WR Freddie Scott	2	9	12	6.00	0	7
WR Scott Schwedes	1	2	1	1.00	0	1
WR Titus Dixon	1	4	11	11.00	0	11

Interception Statistics

Buffalo	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S John Heeter	1	0	0.00	0

Atlanta	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
OLB Derrick Thomas	1	0	0.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Buffalo	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Gary Brown	1	0	0	0

Atlanta	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Graham Donaldson	0	1	0	0
Cortez Kennedy	0	0	1	0

Punting Statistics

Buffalo	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Rick Tuten	8	402	50.3	50.3	58	5

Atlanta	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Mike Saxon	9	395	43.9	40.6	57	4

Kicking Statistics

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

Atlanta	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Dale Dawson	2/2	2/2	0/0	45	0/0

Punt Return Statistics

Buffalo	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Gary Brown	3	13	4.3	0
John Heeter	1	-3	-3.0	0

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Garth Algar	3	0	0.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Buffalo	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Gary Brown	1	16	16.0	0
Eric Guliford	1	31	31.0	0

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Michael Booker	1	15	15.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Buffalo	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
CB Phillippi Sparks	9	1	0.0	30	40
ILB Joe Cain	6	1	0.0	28	27
OLB Robert Jones	5	2	1.0	30	39
DE Ren Hoek	4	0	1.0	16	28
S Kurt Schultz	4	0	0.0	14	24
S John Heeter	4	0	0.0	30	40
CB Jason Sehorn	3	1	0.0	27	40
DE Chester McGlockton	3	0	0.0	23	36
CB Carlton Gray	3	0	0.0	20	29
WR Brett Perriman	2	0	---	---	---
S Zach Bronson	2	0	0.0	22	31
ILB Eric Hill	1	1	0.0	11	22
OLB Terry Killens	1	1	0.0	21	18
DT Bill Goldberg	0	2	0.0	17	23
DT Craig Veasley	0	1	0.0	13	17

Atlanta	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Patrise Alexander	9	2	0.5	29	35
S Garth Algar	7	3	0.0	29	35
DE Orpheus Roye	5	2	1.5	26	30
DT Cortez Kennedy	4	3	0.0	27	29
OLB Derrick Thomas	4	1	0.0	26	29
CB Robert Van Winkle	4	0	0.0	29	34
DT Dana Stubblefield	3	1	0.0	16	15
CB Randy Fuller	3	1	0.0	28	34
CB Michael Booker	3	1	0.0	2	10
DT R.C. Wrightman	2	0	0.0	20	22
OLB Howard Dinkins	1	1	0.0	22	19
DE Rick Lyle	1	1	0.0	19	24
S Jerome Woods	1	1	0.0	26	35
WR Tom Waddle	1	0	---	---	---
OLB Graham Donaldson	1	0	0.0	7	13
DE Greg Jefferson	0	1	0.0	10	11

Pass Rush Statistics

Buffalo	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Ren Hoek	1.0	0	2	0	28
OLB Robert Jones	1.0	0	1	2	39
DT Bill Goldberg	0.0	1	1	2	23
ILB Jeff Herrod	0.0	0	1	0	8
DT Craig Veasley	0.0	0	1	0	17
DE Chester McGlockton	0.0	0	1	0	36
OLB Terry Killens	0.0	0	1	0	18

Atlanta	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Orpheus Roye	1.5	0	1	0	30
ILB Patrise Alexander	0.5	0	0	0	35
DE Greg Jefferson	0.0	1	0	0	11
DT Cortez Kennedy	0.0	0	1	1	29
DT R.C. Wrightman	0.0	0	1	0	22

Pass Defense Statistics

Buffalo	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Phillippi Sparks	4	1	0	40
CB Jason Sehorn	2	3	0	40
ILB Joe Cain	2	1	0	27
OLB Robert Jones	2	1	0	39
S John Heeter	2	0	1	40
CB Carlton Gray	1	0	0	29
ILB Eric Hill	0	1	0	22

Atlanta	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
ILB Patrise Alexander	5	0	0	35
CB Robert Van Winkle	3	0	0	34
CB Randy Fuller	3	0	0	34
OLB Derrick Thomas	2	0	1	29
CB Michael Booker	2	0	0	10
S Garth Algar	1	0	0	35
S Jerome Woods	1	0	0	35
OLB Graham Donaldson	1	0	0	13
OLB Howard Dinkins	0	1	0	19

Blocking Statistics

Buffalo	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Bob Dahl	3	7	29	0	35
Visanthe Hall	2	6	29	1	35
Walter Jones	2	3	29	0	35
Frank Hartley	1	1	13	0	9
Chris Gray	0	6	29	1	35
Lomas Brown	0	3	29	0	35
Donnie McQuilken	0	3	13	0	8

Atlanta	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Courtney Hall	3	13	30	0	40
Scott Rehberg	2	5	30	1	40
Joe Panos	2	2	30	1	40
Randy Shughart	1	3	30	0	40
Melvin Hayes	0	1	30	0	40

Special Teams Tackles

Buffalo	Tackles	STPlays
Wayne Campbell	2	22
Carlton Gray	1	15
David LaFleur	1	14

Atlanta	Tackles	STPlays
Sean Lumpkin	2	15
Frank Wainright	2	14
Eric Kattus	1	16
Kenny Shedd	1	9

Participation

Buffalo	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
John Heeter	---	---	30	40	21	91
Chris Gray	29	35	---	---	9	73
Phillippi Sparks	---	---	30	40	2	72
Robert Jones	---	---	30	39	2	71
Jason Sehorn	---	---	27	40	4	71
Lomas Brown	29	35	---	---	---	64
Bob Dahl	29	35	---	---	---	64
Carlton Gray	---	---	20	29	15	64
Visanthe Hall	29	35	---	---	---	64
Walter Jones	29	35	---	---	---	64
Zach Bronson	---	---	22	31	11	64
Chester McGlockton	---	---	23	36	1	60
Wayne Campbell	15	22	---	---	22	59
Brian Blades	23	34	---	---	1	58
Joe Cain	---	---	28	27	2	57
Paul Green	20	26	---	---	9	55
Ren Hoek	---	---	16	28	5	49
Bill Goldberg	---	---	17	23	7	47
Eddie George	17	26	---	---	3	46
Jake Delhomme	22	24	---	---	---	46
Brett Perriman	19	26	---	---	---	45
Kurt Schultz	---	---	14	24	6	44
Gary Brown	12	9	---	---	22	43
Terry Killens	---	---	21	18	---	39
Darren Mickell	---	---	14	12	12	38
Eric Hill	---	---	11	22	1	34
Frank Hartley	13	9	---	---	9	31
Craig Veasley	---	---	13	17	---	30
Donnie McQuilken	13	8	---	---	7	28
Jeff Herrod	---	---	7	8	6	21
Michael Timpson	6	10	---	---	4	20
Ebby Laroush	7	11	---	---	---	18
Bernie Parmalee	5	5	---	---	7	17
Bob Joe	---	---	0	2	14	16
David LaFleur	2	0	---	---	14	16
Carl Powell	---	---	7	4	1	12
Brian Johnston	0	0	---	---	9	9
Eric Mahlum	0	0	---	---	9	9
Jamie Brown	0	0	---	---	9	9
Jeff Smith	0	0	---	---	9	9
Rick Tuten	0	0	---	---	8	8
Eric Guliford	0	0	---	---	6	6
George Thornton	---	---	0	0	4	4
Jason Elam	0	0	---	---	3	3
Steve Pelleur	0	0	---	---	1	1
Jerrott Willard	---	---	0	0	---	0

Atlanta	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Scott Rehberg	30	40	---	---	11	81
Garth Algar	---	---	29	35	9	73
Brian Kinchen	27	34	---	---	9	70
Courtney Hall	30	40	---	---	---	70
Randy Shughart	30	40	---	---	---	70
Joe Panos	30	40	---	---	---	70
Melvin Hayes	30	40	---	---	---	70
Jon Kitna	30	40	---	---	---	70
Robert Van Winkle	---	---	29	34	4	67
Patrise Alexander	---	---	29	35	1	65
Randy Fuller	---	---	28	34	1	63
Jerome Woods	---	---	26	35	2	63
Tom Waddle	26	33	---	---	---	59
Derrick Thomas	---	---	26	29	4	59
Cortez Kennedy	---	---	27	29	3	59
Freddie Scott	27	32	---	---	---	59
Derrick Fenner	18	24	---	---	15	57
Orpheus Roye	---	---	26	30	1	57
Tim Hall	12	15	---	---	22	49
R.C. Wrightman	---	---	20	22	6	48
Randy Baldwin	18	25	---	---	1	44
Rick Lyle	---	---	19	24	1	44
Howard Dinkins	---	---	22	19	---	41
Graham Donaldson	---	---	7	13	20	40
Michael Booker	---	---	2	10	21	33
Dana Stubblefield	---	---	16	15	---	31
Frank Wainright	7	8	---	---	14	29
Greg Jefferson	---	---	10	11	8	29
Titus Dixon	12	16	---	---	---	28
Scott Schwedes	3	9	---	---	13	25
Eric Kattus	0	3	---	---	16	19
Sean Lumpkin	---	---	2	1	15	18
Gerald McBurrows	---	---	1	8	7	16
Gregg Gamble	0	0	---	---	11	11
Hessley Hempstead	0	0	---	---	11	11
Jim Booker	0	0	---	---	11	11
Marcus Spriggs	0	0	---	---	11	11
Kenny Shedd	0	1	---	---	9	10
Mike Saxon	0	0	---	---	9	9
Shaft Covington	---	---	0	1	2	3
Braden Young	0	0	---	---	3	3
Dale Dawson	0	0	---	---	2	2
Ramon Shonta	0	0	---	---	2	2
Craig Erickson	0	0	---	---	---	0
Tiki Barber	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	10	26	2.6
Middle	9	41	4.6
Right	10	23	2.3
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	10	54	5.4
Middle	10	43	4.3
Right	10	84	8.4
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Buffalo	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Jake Delhomme	23	11	4	2	6	1	2	1	1
Ebby Laroush	10	7	0	1	0	0	1	0	0

Atlanta	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Jon Kitna	38	13	2	1	6	7	8	4	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	2	2	9	4.5
Short (0-8 Yds)	16	10	125	7.8
Medium (9-18 Yds)	6	5	105	17.5
Long (19+ Yds)	9	1	14	1.6

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	4	36	9.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	17	6	27	1.6
Medium (9-18 Yds)	8	2	18	2.3
Long (19+ Yds)	8	1	33	4.1

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Buffalo	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Brett Perriman	10	4	3	60	2	26
WR Brian Blades	8	5	1	52	1	34
WR Wayne Campbell	5	3	0	47	0	22
TE Paul Green	4	2	1	57	1	26
WR Michael Timpson	4	2	1	23	0	10
RB Gary Brown	1	1	0	8	0	9
RB Eddie George	1	1	0	6	0	26

Atlanta	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Tom Waddle	13	3	0	42	1	33
WR Freddie Scott	9	2	3	12	0	32
FB Derrick Fenner	5	2	1	4	0	24
WR Titus Dixon	4	1	2	11	0	16
WR Scott Schwedes	2	1	0	1	0	9
TE Brian Kinchen	2	2	0	12	0	34
RB Randy Baldwin	2	2	0	32	1	25

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Buffalo	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Buffalo	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Ebby Laroush	1	1	18	18.00	7.90

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Jon Kitna	1	0	0	0.00	3.00

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Buffalo	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Paul Green	1	1	18	18.00	14.25

Atlanta	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Titus Dixon	1	0	0	0.00	2.75

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Buffalo	Rushes	Conversions
Eddie George	2	1
Gary Brown	1	0

Atlanta	Rushes	Conversions
Tim Hall	2	2
Jon Kitna	2	0
Tom Waddle	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Buffalo	Att	Comp	Conversions
Jake Delhomme	10	5	4
Ebby Laroush	4	3	2

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Conversions
Jon Kitna	13	6	4

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Buffalo	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Brett Perriman	5	2	2
WR Brian Blades	4	3	2
TE Paul Green	2	1	1
WR Michael Timpson	1	0	0
RB Gary Brown	1	1	0
WR Wayne Campbell	1	1	1

Atlanta	Targ	Catch	Conversions
FB Derrick Fenner	3	1	0
WR Freddie Scott	3	0	0
WR Titus Dixon	2	0	0
RB Randy Baldwin	2	2	2
WR Scott Schwedes	1	1	0
TE Brian Kinchen	1	1	1
WR Tom Waddle	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 59,700 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 14,000 (17,100)
End Zone 10,100 (12,400)
Mezzanine 5,900 (7,100)
Sideline Seats 9,300 (10,900)
Club Seats 13,300 (15,000)
Luxury Boxes 7,100 (7,500)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	59,700 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	14,000 (17,100)
End Zone	10,100 (12,400)
Mezzanine	5,900 (7,100)
Sideline Seats	9,300 (10,900)
Club Seats	13,300 (15,000)
Luxury Boxes	7,100 (7,500)