Week 3, 1998

played in Tennessee, TX

71 degrees, stormy, 52 mph wind

Buffalo Bills	3	7	0	7	-	17
Tennessee Oilers	0	14	6	0	-	20

Scoring Summary
1Q: 02:27 BUF - Braden Young 45 field goal
2Q: 10:44 TEN - Alex Van Dyke 9 pass from Randall Floyd (Lucy Draper extra point)
2Q: 03:46 BUF - Stephen Alexander 42 pass from Jake Delhomme (Braden Young extra point)
2Q: 01:25 TEN - Haywood Jeffires 3 pass from Randall Floyd (Lucy Draper extra point)
3Q: 03:47 TEN - Lucy Draper 37 field goal
3Q: 01:29 TEN - Lucy Draper 29 field goal
4Q: 09:25 BUF - John Heeter 37 fumble return (Braden Young extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 02:27 BUF - Braden Young 45 field goal
2Q: 10:44 TEN - Alex Van Dyke 9 pass from Randall Floyd (Lucy Draper extra point)
2Q: 03:46 BUF - Stephen Alexander 42 pass from Jake Delhomme (Braden Young extra point)
2Q: 01:25 TEN - Haywood Jeffires 3 pass from Randall Floyd (Lucy Draper extra point)
3Q: 03:47 TEN - Lucy Draper 37 field goal
3Q: 01:29 TEN - Lucy Draper 29 field goal
4Q: 09:25 BUF - John Heeter 37 fumble return (Braden Young extra point)

Team Statistics BUF TEN
Record 1-2 1-2
First Downs 15 17
- by Rushing 5 4
- by Passing 10 10
- by Penalty 0 3
Total Net Yards 246 264
- Offensive Plays 67 68
- Yards per Play 3.67 3.88
Net Rushing Yards 93 71
- Rushing Attempts 27 25
- Yards per Rush 3.44 2.84
Net Passing Yards 153 193
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 38 - 17 - 2 42 - 26 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 164 202
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2/11 1/9
- Yards per Pass Play 3.83 4.49
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 3/1
3rd Down Conversions 3/15 2/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 8.3 11.1
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 3/39 9/59
Punt Returns/Yards 5/18 6/54
Kick Returns/Yards 2/34 1/20
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 2/29
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 0 4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 0/0 2/2
Avg. Drive Start OWN 20 OWN 34
Time of Possession 28:03 31:57

Team Statistics	BUF	TEN
Record	1-2	1-2
First Downs	15	17
- by Rushing	5	4
- by Passing	10	10
- by Penalty	0	3
Total Net Yards	246	264
- Offensive Plays	67	68
- Yards per Play	3.67	3.88
Net Rushing Yards	93	71
- Rushing Attempts	27	25
- Yards per Rush	3.44	2.84
Net Passing Yards	153	193
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	38 - 17 - 2	42 - 26 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	164	202
- Sacks/Yards Lost	2/11	1/9
- Yards per Pass Play	3.83	4.49
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	3/1
3rd Down Conversions	3/15	2/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	8.3	11.1
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	3/39	9/59
Punt Returns/Yards	5/18	6/54
Kick Returns/Yards	2/34	1/20
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	2/29
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	0	4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	0/0	2/2
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 20	OWN 34
Time of Possession	28:03	31:57

Drive Charts

Buffalo Bills
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	13:12	3:03	OWN 25	7	47	Missed FG
1	8:44	6:23	OWN 20	10	52	Field Goal
1	0:05	1:04	OWN 1	3	3	Punt
2	10:36	1:02	OWN 20	3	-5	Punt
2	6:15	2:47	OWN 26	5	74	Touchdown
2	1:19	0:51	OWN 20	3	3	Interception
3	15:00	1:04	OWN 20	3	0	Punt
3	13:01	0:57	OWN 26	3	0	Punt
3	10:01	1:19	OWN 24	3	0	Punt
3	3:39	0:35	OWN 23	2	0	Interception
3	1:23	1:31	OWN 16	3	6	Punt
4	13:56	3:42	OWN 25	6	12	Punt
4	5:55	2:05	OWN 20	6	14	Punt
4	2:25	1:58	OWN 24	10	45	Missed FG

Tennessee Oilers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	1:48	OWN 20	3	3	Punt
1	10:09	1:25	OWN 35	3	7	Punt
1	2:21	2:16	OWN 20	5	28	Punt
2	14:01	3:25	OWN 21	9	79	Touchdown
2	9:34	3:19	OWN 14	7	10	Punt
2	3:28	2:09	OWN 20	6	80	Touchdown
2	0:28	0:28	OPP 34	3	-20	Half
3	13:56	0:55	OWN 33	3	3	Punt
3	12:04	2:03	OWN 21	3	5	Punt
3	8:42	5:03	OWN 37	8	43	Field Goal
3	3:04	1:41	OPP 10	3	-2	Field Goal
4	14:52	0:56	OWN 40	3	0	Punt
4	10:14	1:00	OWN 39	2	-2	Fumble
4	9:14	3:19	OWN 17	6	42	Punt
4	3:50	1:25	OWN 43	3	-6	Punt
4	0:27	0:27	OWN 38	1	-1	Game

Game MVP: Randall Floyd, Tennessee Oilers

Rushing Statistics

Buffalo	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Eddie George	15	72	4.80	28	3
Curtis Alexander	8	-4	-0.50	3	0
Jake Delhomme	4	25	6.25	11	1

Tennessee	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Michael Pittman	14	49	3.50	10	1
Bam Morris	6	-5	-0.83	1	0
Randall Floyd	4	24	6.00	18	1
Donnell Bennett	1	3	3.00	3	0

Passing Statistics

Buffalo	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Jake Delhomme	38	17	164	2/11	1	42	2	44.2

Tennessee	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Randall Floyd	42	26	202	1/9	2	60	0	89.5

Receiving Statistics

Buffalo	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
TE Stephen Alexander	7	11	85	12.14	24	42	1
WR Brett Perriman	4	13	47	11.75	0	17	0
RB Curtis Alexander	2	3	4	2.00	0	4	0
TE Ben Coates	1	7	11	11.00	1	11	0
WR Wayne Campbell	1	2	5	5.00	0	5	0
FB Donnie McQuilken	1	1	5	5.00	0	5	0
TE David LaFleur	1	1	7	7.00	0	7	0

Tennessee	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Haywood Jeffires	9	13	37	4.11	6	9	1
RB Michael Pittman	8	10	107	13.38	91	60	0
WR Lonzell Hill	3	6	14	4.67	3	15	0
TE Derrick Walker	3	6	31	10.33	9	16	0
RB Bam Morris	1	1	4	4.00	0	4	0
WR Alex Van Dyke	1	2	9	9.00	0	9	1
WR Macey Brooks	1	3	0	0.00	0	0	0
FB Joe Aska	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Buffalo	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Tennessee	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
OLB Vincent Brown	1	0	0.00	0
OLB Steve Foley	1	29	29.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Buffalo	Recov	Force	TD
John Heeter	1	0	1
Carlton Gray	0	1	0
Bob Joe	0	1	0
Jason Sehorn	0	1	0

Tennessee	Fumb	Recov
Derrick Walker	1	1
Lonzell Hill	1	0
Bam Morris	1	0
Donnell Bennett	0	1

Punting Statistics

Buffalo	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Rick Tuten	8	411	51.4	44.6	81	2

Tennessee	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Tom Hutton	9	432	48.0	41.6	58	1

Kicking Statistics

Buffalo	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Braden Young	1/3	1/3	0/0	45	2/2

Tennessee	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Lucy Draper	2/2	0/0	0/0	37	2/2

Punt Return Statistics

Buffalo	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Brian Finneran	5	18	3.6	0

Tennessee	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Reggie Swinton	6	54	9.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Buffalo	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Kurt Schultz	1	16	16.0	0
Wayne Campbell	1	18	18.0	0

Tennessee	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Donald Hayes	1	20	20.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Buffalo	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Eric Hill	7	2	0.0	25	42
OLB Bob Joe	6	1	0.0	5	14
S John Heeter	4	4	0.0	25	43
OLB Terry Killens	4	4	0.0	19	24
DE Ren Hoek	4	1	0.0	18	26
DT Bill Goldberg	4	0	0.0	19	33
CB Reuben Dodge	4	0	0.0	13	20
DT Craig Veasley	3	0	1.0	6	10
OLB Robert Jones	3	3	0.0	23	41
CB Jason Sehorn	3	0	0.0	25	40
S Kurt Schultz	2	0	0.0	1	8
ILB Joe Cain	1	3	0.0	13	24
CB Carlton Gray	1	2	0.0	24	42
DE Robert Porcher	1	1	0.0	15	28
S Zach Bronson	1	1	0.0	25	43
T Brian Habib	1	0	---	---	---
WR Brett Perriman	1	0	---	---	---
DE Israel Ifeanyichukwu	1	0	0.0	10	15
OLB Shawn Barber	1	0	0.0	2	2
DE Carl Powell	0	1	0.0	7	17

Tennessee	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Pepper Johnson	8	1	0.0	27	38
S Mark Carrier	6	5	0.0	25	39
CB Duane Starks	6	0	0.0	27	40
DE Shante Carver	3	0	1.0	20	29
DT Israel Miller	3	1	0.0	15	14
CB Lemuel Stinson	3	0	0.0	19	32
CB Robert Williams	3	0	0.0	24	34
DE Hugh Douglas	2	3	1.0	21	33
OLB Steve Foley	2	2	0.0	17	14
OLB Vincent Brown	2	1	0.0	8	23
CB James Hasty	2	0	0.0	6	8
DE Ray Moreno	2	0	0.0	6	9
DT Harry Deligianis	2	0	0.0	9	10
S Darryl Williams	1	0	0.0	27	39
DT Shane Dronett	0	1	0.0	23	34

Pass Rush Statistics

Buffalo	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
DT Craig Veasley	1.0	0	0	10
DT Bill Goldberg	0.0	1	1	33
OLB Robert Jones	0.0	0	5	41
DE Robert Porcher	0.0	0	1	28

Tennessee	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
DE Hugh Douglas	1.0	2	1	33
DE Shante Carver	1.0	0	3	29
OLB Vincent Brown	0.0	1	0	23
ILB Pepper Johnson	0.0	0	1	38
DE Anthony Smith	0.0	0	1	12
CB Duane Starks	0.0	0	1	40

Pass Defense Statistics

Buffalo	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
OLB Bob Joe	5	0	14
CB Jason Sehorn	4	2	40
CB Reuben Dodge	4	0	20
DT Craig Veasley	2	0	10
S Kurt Schultz	2	0	8
S John Heeter	2	0	43
ILB Eric Hill	2	0	42
OLB Terry Killens	2	0	24
DE Ren Hoek	1	0	26
OLB Robert Jones	1	0	41
OLB Shawn Barber	1	0	2
CB Carlton Gray	0	1	42

Tennessee	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Duane Starks	6	0	0	40
OLB Vincent Brown	2	0	1	23
ILB Pepper Johnson	2	0	0	38
S Darryl Williams	1	2	0	39
S Mark Carrier	1	1	0	39
CB Robert Williams	1	1	0	34
OLB Steve Foley	1	0	1	14
CB James Hasty	1	0	0	8
CB Lemuel Stinson	1	0	0	32
DE Shante Carver	1	0	0	29
S George Teague	0	1	0	20

Blocking Statistics

Buffalo	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Visanthe Hall	2	3	27	0	40
Ian Beckles	2	2	27	1	40
Walter Jones	1	5	27	0	40
Brian Habib	0	6	27	0	40
Chris Gray	0	5	27	1	40
Ben Coates	0	1	27	0	40
David LaFleur	0	1	4	0	2

Tennessee	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Kevin Sargent	1	3	25	0	43
Jeff Davidson	1	2	25	0	43
Orlando Brown	1	1	25	0	43
Sid Miller	0	8	25	0	43
Jeff Christy	0	4	25	1	43
Donnell Bennett	0	3	15	0	16

Special Teams Tackles

Buffalo	Tackles	STPlays
Carlton Gray	4	18
Kurt Schultz	3	18

Tennessee	Tackles	STPlays
Joe Aska	2	19
Lonzell Hill	2	7
Bam Morris	1	28
Itula Mili	1	18
Darryl Williams	1	15

Participation

Buffalo	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Carlton Gray	---	---	24	42	18	84
Chris Gray	27	40	---	---	11	78
Jason Sehorn	---	---	25	40	5	70
John Heeter	---	---	25	43	2	70
Zach Bronson	---	---	25	43	2	70
Eric Hill	---	---	25	42	2	69
Ben Coates	27	40	---	---	1	68
Brian Habib	27	40	---	---	---	67
Ian Beckles	27	40	---	---	---	67
Visanthe Hall	27	40	---	---	---	67
Jake Delhomme	27	40	---	---	---	67
Walter Jones	27	40	---	---	---	67
Stephen Alexander	23	38	---	---	6	67
Robert Jones	---	---	23	41	2	66
Reuben Dodge	---	---	13	20	28	61
Donnie McQuilken	20	32	---	---	7	59
Brett Perriman	20	35	---	---	1	56
Bill Goldberg	---	---	19	33	2	54
Ren Hoek	---	---	18	26	4	48
Robert Porcher	---	---	15	28	5	48
Bob Joe	---	---	5	14	29	48
Terry Killens	---	---	19	24	3	46
Joe Cain	---	---	13	24	6	43
Eddie George	18	24	---	---	---	42
Israel Ifeanyichukwu	---	---	10	15	10	35
Paul Green	7	8	---	---	14	29
Curtis Alexander	9	16	---	---	4	29
Kurt Schultz	---	---	1	8	18	27
Rodney Thomas	0	0	---	---	27	27
Carl Powell	---	---	7	17	2	26
David LaFleur	4	2	---	---	19	25
Wayne Campbell	7	5	---	---	10	22
Brian Finneran	0	0	---	---	22	22
Craig Veasley	---	---	6	10	1	17
Brian Johnston	0	0	---	---	11	11
Joaquin Stuckey	0	0	---	---	11	11
Eric Mahlum	0	0	---	---	11	11
Jeff Smith	0	0	---	---	11	11
Chris Conrad	0	0	---	---	11	11
Rick Tuten	0	0	---	---	8	8
Braden Young	0	0	---	---	7	7
Jerrott Willard	---	---	0	1	5	6
Shawn Barber	---	---	2	2	2	6
Steve Pelleur	0	0	---	---	3	3
Erik McMillan	---	---	0	0	---	0
Jamie Martin	0	0	---	---	---	0

Tennessee	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Robert Williams	---	---	24	34	27	85
Darryl Williams	---	---	27	39	15	81
Jeff Davidson	25	43	---	---	11	79
Sid Miller	25	43	---	---	11	79
Duane Starks	---	---	27	40	3	70
Pepper Johnson	---	---	27	38	3	68
Jeff Christy	25	43	---	---	---	68
Kevin Sargent	25	43	---	---	---	68
Randall Floyd	25	43	---	---	---	68
Orlando Brown	25	43	---	---	---	68
Lonzell Hill	22	38	---	---	7	67
Mark Carrier	---	---	25	39	3	67
Derrick Walker	24	32	---	---	10	66
Shane Dronett	---	---	23	34	6	63
Haywood Jeffires	24	37	---	---	---	61
Lemuel Stinson	---	---	19	32	9	60
Hugh Douglas	---	---	21	33	3	57
Shante Carver	---	---	20	29	5	54
Michael Pittman	18	35	---	---	---	53
Bam Morris	7	8	---	---	28	43
Joe Aska	4	18	---	---	19	41
Vincent Brown	---	---	8	23	8	39
George Teague	---	---	9	20	10	39
Israel Miller	---	---	15	14	6	35
Ben Talley	---	---	7	10	18	35
Steve Foley	---	---	17	14	2	33
Donnell Bennett	15	16	---	---	1	32
Macey Brooks	9	17	---	---	3	29
Itula Mili	1	6	---	---	18	25
Reggie Swinton	0	0	---	---	24	24
Ray Moreno	---	---	6	9	8	23
Anthony Smith	---	---	7	12	1	20
Alex Van Dyke	1	8	---	---	11	20
Harry Deligianis	---	---	9	10	1	20
James Hasty	---	---	6	8	1	15
Donald Hayes	0	0	---	---	13	13
Jay Pennison	0	0	---	---	11	11
Marcus Brown	0	0	---	---	11	11
Tom Hutton	0	0	---	---	11	11
Steve McKinney	0	0	---	---	11	11
Ken Norton Jr.	---	---	0	0	5	5
David Akers	0	0	---	---	5	5
Lucy Draper	0	0	---	---	2	2
Curtis Jackson III	---	---	0	2	---	2
Tom Hodson	0	0	---	---	---	0
Alan Rodgers	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	7	35	5.0
Middle	15	49	3.3
Right	5	9	1.8
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	4	21	5.3
Middle	17	43	2.5
Right	3	8	2.7
None	1	-1	-1.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Buffalo	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Jake Delhomme	38	17	1	2	2	5	7	0	2

Tennessee	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Randall Floyd	42	26	1	3	2	3	7	0	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	0	0	0	0.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	21	12	71	3.4
Medium (9-18 Yds)	11	3	34	3.1
Long (19+ Yds)	6	2	59	9.8

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	9	7	91	10.1
Short (0-8 Yds)	26	17	95	3.7
Medium (9-18 Yds)	3	2	16	5.3
Long (19+ Yds)	4	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Buffalo	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Brett Perriman	13	4	1	47	0	35
TE Stephen Alexander	11	7	0	85	1	38
TE Ben Coates	7	1	1	11	0	40
RB Curtis Alexander	3	2	0	4	0	16
WR Wayne Campbell	2	1	0	5	0	5
FB Donnie McQuilken	1	1	0	5	0	32
TE David LaFleur	1	1	0	7	0	2

Tennessee	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Haywood Jeffires	13	9	0	37	0	37
RB Michael Pittman	10	8	0	107	1	35
WR Lonzell Hill	6	3	1	14	0	38
TE Derrick Walker	6	3	0	31	0	32
WR Macey Brooks	3	1	0	0	0	17
WR Alex Van Dyke	2	1	0	9	0	8
RB Bam Morris	1	1	0	4	0	8
FB Joe Aska	1	0	1	0	0	18

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Buffalo	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

Tennessee	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Michael Pittman	2	6	3.00	3.50
Bam Morris	1	0	0.00	-0.83

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Buffalo	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg

Tennessee	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Randall Floyd	6	6	11	1.83	4.81

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Buffalo	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg

Tennessee	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Haywood Jeffires	2	2	2	1.00	2.85
RB Michael Pittman	2	2	0	0.00	10.70
WR Alex Van Dyke	1	1	9	9.00	4.50
WR Macey Brooks	1	1	0	0.00	0.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Buffalo	Rushes	Conversions
Eddie George	1	1
Jake Delhomme	1	0

Tennessee	Rushes	Conversions
Bam Morris	2	0
Randall Floyd	1	0
Michael Pittman	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Buffalo	Att	Comp	Conversions
Jake Delhomme	12	5	2

Tennessee	Att	Comp	Conversions
Randall Floyd	10	8	2

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Buffalo	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Brett Perriman	5	0	0
TE Stephen Alexander	3	2	0
TE Ben Coates	1	0	0
FB Donnie McQuilken	1	1	1
TE David LaFleur	1	1	1
RB Curtis Alexander	1	1	0

Tennessee	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Haywood Jeffires	4	4	1
WR Lonzell Hill	2	1	0
RB Michael Pittman	2	1	1
RB Bam Morris	1	1	0
WR Macey Brooks	1	1	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 42,800 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 14,300 (21,400)
End Zone 6,600 (15,400)
Mezzanine 6,400 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 9,200 (13,600)
Club Seats 5,000 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 1,300 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	42,800 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	14,300 (21,400)
End Zone	6,600 (15,400)
Mezzanine	6,400 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	9,200 (13,600)
Club Seats	5,000 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	1,300 (3,300)