Week 1, 1998

played in New Jersey, NJ

75 degrees, rain, 4 mph wind

Buffalo Bills	0	3	7	10	-	20
New Jersey Jets	7	0	3	7	-	17

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:31 NJY - Curtis Ennis 34 run (Michele Akers extra point)
2Q: 14:53 BUF - Braden Young 24 field goal
3Q: 04:38 NJY - Michele Akers 42 field goal
3Q: 00:36 BUF - Eddie George 13 run (Braden Young extra point)
4Q: 11:06 BUF - Braden Young 48 field goal
4Q: 03:53 NJY - Rod Smith 7 pass from Peyton Manning (Michele Akers extra point)
4Q: 00:54 BUF - Jake Delhomme 5 run (Braden Young extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:31 NJY - Curtis Ennis 34 run (Michele Akers extra point)
2Q: 14:53 BUF - Braden Young 24 field goal
3Q: 04:38 NJY - Michele Akers 42 field goal
3Q: 00:36 BUF - Eddie George 13 run (Braden Young extra point)
4Q: 11:06 BUF - Braden Young 48 field goal
4Q: 03:53 NJY - Rod Smith 7 pass from Peyton Manning (Michele Akers extra point)
4Q: 00:54 BUF - Jake Delhomme 5 run (Braden Young extra point)

Team Statistics BUF NJY
Record 1-0 0-1
First Downs 23 14
- by Rushing 8 4
- by Passing 15 10
- by Penalty 0 0
Total Net Yards 463 330
- Offensive Plays 76 59
- Yards per Play 6.09 5.59
Net Rushing Yards 145 173
- Rushing Attempts 33 24
- Yards per Rush 4.39 7.21
Net Passing Yards 318 157
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 42 - 24 - 1 31 - 21 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 320 177
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/2 4/20
- Yards per Pass Play 7.40 4.49
Fumbles/Lost 2/0 2/1
3rd Down Conversions 6/16 6/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 5.8 6.7
4th Down Conversions 1/1 0/1
Penalties/Yards 6/60 3/25
Punt Returns/Yards 3/2 2/26
Kick Returns/Yards 1/20 3/67
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 1/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 4 1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/1 1/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 25 OWN 28
Time of Possession 33:53 26:07

Team Statistics	BUF	NJY
Record	1-0	0-1
First Downs	23	14
- by Rushing	8	4
- by Passing	15	10
- by Penalty	0	0
Total Net Yards	463	330
- Offensive Plays	76	59
- Yards per Play	6.09	5.59
Net Rushing Yards	145	173
- Rushing Attempts	33	24
- Yards per Rush	4.39	7.21
Net Passing Yards	318	157
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	42 - 24 - 1	31 - 21 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	320	177
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/2	4/20
- Yards per Pass Play	7.40	4.49
Fumbles/Lost	2/0	2/1
3rd Down Conversions	6/16	6/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	5.8	6.7
4th Down Conversions	1/1	0/1
Penalties/Yards	6/60	3/25
Punt Returns/Yards	3/2	2/26
Kick Returns/Yards	1/20	3/67
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	1/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	4	1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/1	1/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 25	OWN 28
Time of Possession	33:53	26:07

Drive Charts

Buffalo Bills
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	9:13	4:05	OWN 20	8	50	Missed FG
1	2:34	2:46	OWN 20	6	73	Field Goal
2	12:01	2:33	OWN 20	5	27	Punt
2	8:15	7:44	OWN 21	17	78	Interception
3	15:00	3:20	OWN 20	6	28	Punt
3	10:01	1:17	OWN 21	3	3	Punt
3	4:30	1:09	OWN 20	3	7	Punt
3	2:20	1:52	OPP 25	4	25	Touchdown
4	14:39	3:40	OWN 19	7	50	Field Goal
4	9:03	1:30	OWN 28	3	2	Punt
4	3:43	3:02	OWN 20	15	80	Touchdown

New Jersey Jets
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	5:47	OWN 20	12	80	Touchdown
1	5:08	2:34	OWN 37	5	13	Punt
2	14:48	2:47	OWN 20	6	27	Punt
2	9:28	1:13	OWN 20	3	6	Punt
2	0:31	0:31	OWN 20	2	73	Half
3	11:40	1:39	OWN 15	3	4	Punt
3	8:44	4:14	OWN 46	7	29	Field Goal
3	3:21	1:01	OWN 29	3	15	Fumble
3	0:28	0:49	OWN 26	3	3	Punt
4	10:59	1:56	OWN 28	3	-1	Punt
4	7:33	3:50	OWN 43	8	57	Touchdown
4	0:41	0:41	OWN 36	4	4	Downs

Game MVP: Jake Delhomme, Buffalo Bills

Rushing Statistics

Buffalo	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Eddie George	17	72	4.24	13	2	1
Curtis Alexander	10	34	3.40	10	1	0
Jake Delhomme	4	21	5.25	7	0	1
Rodney Thomas	2	18	9.00	15	1	0

New Jersey	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Curtis Ennis	17	141	8.29	63	2	1
Derrick Cullors	6	29	4.83	10	1	0
Moe Williams	1	3	3.00	3	0	0

Passing Statistics

Buffalo	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Jake Delhomme	42	24	320	1/2	0	42	1	71.5

New Jersey	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Peyton Manning	31	21	177	4/20	1	32	0	93.0

Receiving Statistics

Buffalo	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Wayne Campbell	8	11	96	12.00	33	29
TE Ben Coates	6	7	90	15.00	34	33
TE Stephen Alexander	4	12	90	22.50	46	42
FB Donnie McQuilken	2	3	8	4.00	0	7
WR Brian Finneran	2	4	19	9.50	0	11
RB Eddie George	1	1	1	1.00	0	1
TE David LaFleur	1	3	16	16.00	0	16
RB Curtis Alexander	0	1	0	0.00	0	0

New Jersey	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Rod Smith	7	11	57	8.14	15	14	1
WR Derrick Alexander	5	8	71	14.20	9	32	0
WR Sergey Brin	4	5	19	4.75	0	9	0
WR Leroy Thompson	2	2	13	6.50	7	14	0
RB Derrick Cullors	2	2	10	5.00	0	7	0
TE Brian Saxton	1	1	7	7.00	1	7	0
TE Antone Vinatieri	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
RB Curtis Ennis	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Buffalo	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

New Jersey	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Joey Tribbiani	1	0	0.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Buffalo	Fumb	Recov	Force
Curtis Alexander	1	0	0
Brian Finneran	1	0	0
Craig Veasley	0	1	0
Robert Porcher	0	1	0
Visanthe Hall	0	1	0
Phillippi Sparks	0	0	1
Bob Joe	0	0	1

New Jersey	Fumb	Recov	Force
Derrick Cullors	1	0	0
Peyton Manning	1	0	0
Brian De Marco	0	1	0
Sherman Williams	0	0	1
Joe Salave'a	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Buffalo	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Rick Tuten	5	217	43.4	34.2	53	1

New Jersey	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Sean Landeta	6	300	50.0	43.0	57	1

Kicking Statistics

Buffalo	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Braden Young	2/3	1/2	0/0	48	2/2

New Jersey	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Michele Akers	1/1	1/1	0/0	42	2/2

Punt Return Statistics

Buffalo	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Brian Finneran	3	2	0.7	0

New Jersey	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Derrick Alexander	2	26	13.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Buffalo	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Kurt Schultz	1	20	20.0	0

New Jersey	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Moe Williams	3	67	22.3	0

Defensive Statistics

Buffalo	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S John Heeter	7	2	0.0	24	35
OLB Robert Jones	6	1	0.0	22	29
CB Phillippi Sparks	6	1	0.0	24	35
CB Carlton Gray	6	0	0.0	15	23
DE Ren Hoek	3	0	2.0	13	19
DE Israel Ifeanyichukwu	3	1	0.0	9	15
S Zach Bronson	3	1	0.0	24	35
DE Carl Powell	2	0	1.0	11	16
CB Jason Sehorn	2	2	0.0	23	33
ILB Eric Hill	2	0	0.0	22	35
OLB Bob Joe	1	0	1.0	6	7
ILB Joe Cain	1	4	0.0	9	10
DE Robert Porcher	1	4	0.0	15	20
DT Bill Goldberg	1	0	0.0	14	22
DT Craig Veasley	1	0	0.0	10	13
S Kurt Schultz	1	0	0.0	3	7
ILB Jerrott Willard	1	0	0.0	2	0
QB Jake Delhomme	1	0	---	---	---

New Jersey	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Damon Jordan	11	3	0.0	33	41
S Joey Tribbiani	8	2	0.0	32	42
S Zack de la Rocha	6	1	0.0	31	41
CB Chris Canty	6	0	0.0	28	40
OLB Jerry Olsavsky	5	1	1.0	19	32
CB Antonio Langham	5	0	0.0	33	43
DE Darrell Davis	2	1	0.0	17	22
S Ricky Parker	2	1	0.0	14	22
DT Joe Salave'a	2	1	0.0	17	23
ILB Antwaune Ponds	2	0	0.0	16	19
DT Leonard Renfro	1	2	0.0	16	22
DE David Grant	1	1	0.0	15	22
DT Pat Williams	1	1	0.0	17	21
DE Regan Upshaw	1	0	0.0	18	21
RB Derrick Cullors	1	0	---	---	---
OLB Derrick Rodgers	1	0	0.0	25	25
S Izell Reese	1	0	0.0	8	16

Pass Rush Statistics

Buffalo	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Ren Hoek	2.0	0	0	0	19
OLB Bob Joe	1.0	0	0	0	7
DE Carl Powell	1.0	0	0	0	16
OLB Robert Jones	0.0	1	3	1	29

New Jersey	Sack	Hurry	PPlay
OLB Jerry Olsavsky	1.0	0	32
DE David Grant	0.0	1	22
S Joey Tribbiani	0.0	1	42
DE Regan Upshaw	0.0	1	21

Pass Defense Statistics

Buffalo	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
S John Heeter	4	0	35
S Zach Bronson	3	1	35
CB Carlton Gray	3	0	23
OLB Robert Jones	2	0	29
CB Phillippi Sparks	2	0	35
ILB Joe Cain	1	1	10
CB Jason Sehorn	1	1	33
DE Ren Hoek	1	0	19
S Kurt Schultz	1	0	7
ILB Eric Hill	1	0	35
DE Israel Ifeanyichukwu	1	0	15
OLB Terry Killens	1	0	21

New Jersey	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Antonio Langham	5	3	0	43
ILB Damon Jordan	5	1	0	41
CB Chris Canty	4	0	0	40
S Joey Tribbiani	3	1	1	42
OLB Jerry Olsavsky	2	1	0	32
S Izell Reese	2	0	0	16
DT Leonard Renfro	1	0	0	22
S Zack de la Rocha	1	0	0	41
ILB Antwaune Ponds	1	0	0	19
OLB Derrick Rodgers	0	1	0	25

Blocking Statistics

Buffalo	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Brian Habib	3	8	33	1	43
Walter Jones	2	6	33	0	43
Visanthe Hall	2	4	33	0	43
Chris Gray	1	3	33	0	43
Bob Dahl	0	4	32	0	42
Donnie McQuilken	0	4	25	0	37

New Jersey	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Brian De Marco	4	7	24	1	35
Norm Fowler	2	4	24	0	35
Max Lane	1	5	24	2	35
Antone Vinatieri	1	2	20	0	31
Dermontti Dawson	0	2	24	1	35
Tim Ruddy	0	2	24	0	35
Jim Branson	0	1	12	0	8
Brian Saxton	0	1	5	0	4

Special Teams Tackles

Buffalo	Tackles	STPlays
Carlton Gray	2	15
Rodney Thomas	1	23
Kurt Schultz	1	14
Jason Sehorn	1	6

New Jersey	Tackles	STPlays
Sherman Williams	3	16
Brian Saxton	1	13

Participation

Buffalo	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Chris Gray	33	43	---	---	8	84
Brian Habib	33	43	---	---	---	76
Ben Coates	33	43	---	---	---	76
Visanthe Hall	33	43	---	---	---	76
Jake Delhomme	33	43	---	---	---	76
Walter Jones	33	43	---	---	---	76
Bob Dahl	32	42	---	---	---	74
Donnie McQuilken	25	37	---	---	9	71
Stephen Alexander	31	37	---	---	3	71
Wayne Campbell	25	33	---	---	9	67
Jason Sehorn	---	---	23	33	6	62
John Heeter	---	---	24	35	2	61
Phillippi Sparks	---	---	24	35	1	60
Zach Bronson	---	---	24	35	1	60
Eric Hill	---	---	22	35	1	58
Carlton Gray	---	---	15	23	15	53
Robert Jones	---	---	22	29	1	52
Eddie George	19	32	---	---	---	51
Bill Goldberg	---	---	14	22	3	39
Robert Porcher	---	---	15	20	2	37
Terry Killens	---	---	15	21	1	37
Brian Finneran	8	10	---	---	18	36
Ren Hoek	---	---	13	19	3	35
Israel Ifeanyichukwu	---	---	9	15	6	30
Bob Joe	---	---	6	7	16	29
Joe Cain	---	---	9	10	9	28
Rodney Thomas	2	3	---	---	23	28
Carl Powell	---	---	11	16	1	28
David LaFleur	3	6	---	---	17	26
Reuben Dodge	---	---	1	4	20	25
Kurt Schultz	---	---	3	7	14	24
Curtis Alexander	12	8	---	---	4	24
Craig Veasley	---	---	10	13	---	23
Paul Green	7	6	---	---	7	20
Shawn Barber	---	---	2	6	4	12
Brett Perriman	0	0	---	---	10	10
Ian Beckles	1	1	---	---	8	10
Brian Johnston	0	0	---	---	8	8
Eric Mahlum	0	0	---	---	8	8
Braden Young	0	0	---	---	8	8
Chris Conrad	0	0	---	---	8	8
Rick Tuten	0	0	---	---	5	5
Jerrott Willard	---	---	2	0	2	4
Steve Pelleur	0	0	---	---	3	3
Joaquin Stuckey	0	0	---	---	---	0
Jamie Martin	0	0	---	---	---	0

New Jersey	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Joey Tribbiani	---	---	32	42	8	82
Antonio Langham	---	---	33	43	5	81
Damon Jordan	---	---	33	41	3	77
Zack de la Rocha	---	---	31	41	5	77
Chris Canty	---	---	28	40	3	71
Dermontti Dawson	24	35	---	---	7	66
Antone Vinatieri	20	31	---	---	15	66
Derrick Alexander	22	33	---	---	5	60
Norm Fowler	24	35	---	---	---	59
Tim Ruddy	24	35	---	---	---	59
Max Lane	24	35	---	---	---	59
Brian De Marco	24	35	---	---	---	59
Peyton Manning	24	35	---	---	---	59
Rod Smith	20	32	---	---	3	55
Derrick Rodgers	---	---	25	25	4	54
Jerry Olsavsky	---	---	19	32	2	53
Ricky Parker	---	---	14	22	11	47
David Grant	---	---	15	22	9	46
Darrell Davis	---	---	17	22	5	44
Leonard Renfro	---	---	16	22	3	41
Regan Upshaw	---	---	18	21	2	41
Izell Reese	---	---	8	16	17	41
Nate Dingle	---	---	8	6	26	40
Joe Salave'a	---	---	17	23	---	40
Pat Williams	---	---	17	21	---	38
Sergey Brin	9	27	---	---	---	36
Antwaune Ponds	---	---	16	19	1	36
Jessie Yan	---	---	14	11	8	33
Curtis Ennis	18	14	---	---	---	32
Leroy Thompson	3	10	---	---	14	27
Jim Branson	12	8	---	---	7	27
Derrick Cullors	6	13	---	---	4	23
Brian Saxton	5	4	---	---	13	22
Moe Williams	4	2	---	---	15	21
Sherman Williams	0	0	---	---	16	16
Isaac Byrd	1	1	---	---	10	12
Tyrone Poole	---	---	2	4	3	9
Charles McRae	0	0	---	---	7	7
Filmel Cowlings	0	0	---	---	7	7
Pellom LeVeck	0	0	---	---	7	7
Robert Hicks	0	0	---	---	7	7
Sean Landeta	0	0	---	---	6	6
Michele Akers	0	0	---	---	5	5
Ken O'Brien	0	0	---	---	1	1
Dave Schnell	0	0	---	---	---	0
Tony Banks	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	10	61	6.1
Middle	13	40	3.1
Right	10	44	4.4
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	19	152	8.0
Middle	4	11	2.8
Right	1	10	10.0
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Buffalo	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Jake Delhomme	42	24	5	5	2	7	3	0	1

New Jersey	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Peyton Manning	31	21	1	1	2	3	3	1	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	5	3	40	8.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	17	9	83	4.9
Medium (9-18 Yds)	18	11	155	8.6
Long (19+ Yds)	2	1	42	21.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	1	0	0	0.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	22	17	117	5.3
Medium (9-18 Yds)	4	3	28	7.0
Long (19+ Yds)	4	1	32	8.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Buffalo	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
TE Stephen Alexander	12	4	0	90	2	37
WR Wayne Campbell	11	8	1	96	2	33
TE Ben Coates	7	6	0	90	1	43
WR Brian Finneran	4	2	0	19	0	10
FB Donnie McQuilken	3	2	0	8	0	37
TE David LaFleur	3	1	0	16	0	6
RB Eddie George	1	1	0	1	0	32
RB Curtis Alexander	1	0	1	0	0	8

New Jersey	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Rod Smith	11	7	0	57	0	32
WR Derrick Alexander	8	5	2	71	1	33
WR Sergey Brin	5	4	0	19	0	27
WR Leroy Thompson	2	2	0	13	0	10
RB Derrick Cullors	2	2	0	10	0	13
TE Antone Vinatieri	1	0	0	0	0	31
TE Brian Saxton	1	1	0	7	0	4
RB Curtis Ennis	1	0	0	0	0	14

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Buffalo	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Curtis Alexander	4	8	2.00	3.40
Jake Delhomme	2	9	4.50	5.25
Eddie George	1	13	13.00	4.24

New Jersey	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Curtis Ennis	1	3	3.00	8.29

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Buffalo	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Jake Delhomme	5	1	9	1.80	7.62

New Jersey	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Peyton Manning	4	3	7	1.75	5.71

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Buffalo	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE David LaFleur	2	0	0	0.00	5.33
TE Ben Coates	1	0	0	0.00	12.86
WR Wayne Campbell	1	1	9	9.00	8.73
TE Stephen Alexander	1	0	0	0.00	7.50

New Jersey	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Rod Smith	2	2	7	3.50	5.18
WR Sergey Brin	2	1	0	0.00	3.80

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Buffalo	Rushes	Conversions
Rodney Thomas	2	2
Eddie George	1	0
Jake Delhomme	1	1
Curtis Alexander	1	1

New Jersey	Rushes	Conversions
Derrick Cullors	1	0
Curtis Ennis	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Buffalo	Att	Comp	Conversions
Jake Delhomme	11	2	2

New Jersey	Att	Comp	Conversions
Peyton Manning	12	9	6

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Buffalo	Targ	Catch	Conversions
TE Stephen Alexander	5	0	0
WR Wayne Campbell	2	1	1
TE Ben Coates	1	1	1
FB Donnie McQuilken	1	0	0
TE David LaFleur	1	0	0
WR Brian Finneran	1	0	0

New Jersey	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Rod Smith	5	3	3
WR Leroy Thompson	2	2	1
WR Derrick Alexander	2	1	1
WR Sergey Brin	2	2	0
TE Brian Saxton	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 73,100 (86,700 capacity)
Upper Deck 21,400 (26,500)
End Zone 15,800 (19,100)
Mezzanine 9,100 (11,000)
Sideline Seats 14,500 (16,900)
Club Seats 6,600 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 5,700 (5,800)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	73,100 (86,700 capacity)
Upper Deck	21,400 (26,500)
End Zone	15,800 (19,100)
Mezzanine	9,100 (11,000)
Sideline Seats	14,500 (16,900)
Club Seats	6,600 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	5,700 (5,800)