Week 8, 1998

played in Buffalo, NY

49 degrees, fair, 2 mph wind

New Jersey Jets	0	7	0	7	-	14
Buffalo Bills	14	14	0	7	-	35

Scoring Summary
1Q: 07:09 BUF - Eddie George 7 run (Braden Young extra point)
1Q: 05:02 BUF - Eddie George 2 pass from Jake Delhomme (Braden Young extra point)
2Q: 08:26 BUF - Eddie George 15 run (Braden Young extra point)
2Q: 05:21 NJY - Leroy Thompson 1 pass from Ken O'Brien (Michele Akers extra point)
2Q: 00:39 BUF - Ben Coates 28 pass from Jake Delhomme (Braden Young extra point)
4Q: 07:47 NJY - Derrick Alexander 2 pass from Dave Schnell (Michele Akers extra point)
4Q: 04:43 BUF - Wayne Campbell 35 pass from Jake Delhomme (Braden Young extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 07:09 BUF - Eddie George 7 run (Braden Young extra point)
1Q: 05:02 BUF - Eddie George 2 pass from Jake Delhomme (Braden Young extra point)
2Q: 08:26 BUF - Eddie George 15 run (Braden Young extra point)
2Q: 05:21 NJY - Leroy Thompson 1 pass from Ken O'Brien (Michele Akers extra point)
2Q: 00:39 BUF - Ben Coates 28 pass from Jake Delhomme (Braden Young extra point)
4Q: 07:47 NJY - Derrick Alexander 2 pass from Dave Schnell (Michele Akers extra point)
4Q: 04:43 BUF - Wayne Campbell 35 pass from Jake Delhomme (Braden Young extra point)

Team Statistics NJY BUF
Record 5-3 3-5
First Downs 12 26
- by Rushing 1 10
- by Passing 11 15
- by Penalty 0 1
Total Net Yards 230 475
- Offensive Plays 46 78
- Yards per Play 5.00 6.09
Net Rushing Yards 41 189
- Rushing Attempts 13 49
- Yards per Rush 3.15 3.86
Net Passing Yards 189 286
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 31 - 18 - 1 27 - 22 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 211 298
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2/22 2/12
- Yards per Pass Play 5.73 9.86
Fumbles/Lost 2/1 2/1
3rd Down Conversions 3/9 11/17
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 10.1 7.8
4th Down Conversions 0/1 1/1
Penalties/Yards 4/35 6/45
Punt Returns/Yards 0/0 2/5
Kick Returns/Yards 4/82 2/34
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 1/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 2 4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/0 3/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 22 OWN 38
Time of Possession 19:06 40:54

Team Statistics	NJY	BUF
Record	5-3	3-5
First Downs	12	26
- by Rushing	1	10
- by Passing	11	15
- by Penalty	0	1
Total Net Yards	230	475
- Offensive Plays	46	78
- Yards per Play	5.00	6.09
Net Rushing Yards	41	189
- Rushing Attempts	13	49
- Yards per Rush	3.15	3.86
Net Passing Yards	189	286
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	31 - 18 - 1	27 - 22 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	211	298
- Sacks/Yards Lost	2/22	2/12
- Yards per Pass Play	5.73	9.86
Fumbles/Lost	2/1	2/1
3rd Down Conversions	3/9	11/17
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	10.1	7.8
4th Down Conversions	0/1	1/1
Penalties/Yards	4/35	6/45
Punt Returns/Yards	0/0	2/5
Kick Returns/Yards	4/82	2/34
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	1/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	2	4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/0	3/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 22	OWN 38
Time of Possession	19:06	40:54

Drive Charts

New Jersey Jets
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	4:55	3:46	OWN 20	5	16	Punt
2	13:43	1:20	OWN 20	3	3	Punt
2	8:18	3:05	OWN 32	10	68	Touchdown
2	0:29	0:29	OWN 20	2	-3	Half
3	15:00	3:41	OWN 21	6	46	Missed FG
3	6:09	1:09	OWN 40	3	1	Punt
4	14:15	2:03	OWN 20	3	-17	Punt
4	10:14	2:38	OWN 20	7	80	Touchdown
4	4:30	1:06	OWN 20	6	21	Downs
4	1:57	0:10	OWN 11	1	0	Interception

Buffalo Bills
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	7:59	OWN 20	14	80	Touchdown
1	6:54	1:59	OPP 24	4	24	Touchdown
1	1:09	2:26	OWN 22	6	20	Punt
2	12:23	4:05	OWN 29	8	71	Touchdown
2	5:13	4:44	OWN 21	10	79	Touchdown
3	11:19	5:10	OWN 40	9	27	Missed FG
3	5:00	5:45	OWN 27	11	33	Punt
4	12:12	1:58	OPP 49	3	2	Punt
4	7:36	3:06	OWN 20	5	80	Touchdown
4	3:24	1:27	OPP 41	6	30	Fumble
4	1:47	1:47	OPP 40	3	4	Punt

Game MVP: Jake Delhomme, Buffalo Bills

Rushing Statistics

New Jersey	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Curtis Ennis	11	38	3.45	11	1	0
Ken O'Brien	2	3	1.50	4	0	0

Buffalo	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Eddie George	31	122	3.94	15	1	2
Curtis Alexander	11	42	3.82	20	1	0
Rodney Thomas	4	14	3.50	6	0	0
Jake Delhomme	3	11	3.67	7	0	0

Passing Statistics

New Jersey	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Ken O'Brien	13	10	80	0/0	1	29	0	117.4
Dave Schnell	11	7	110	2/22	1	33	0	127.1
Tony Banks	7	1	21	0/0	0	21	1	0.0

Buffalo	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Jake Delhomme	27	22	298	2/12	3	38	0	149.7

Receiving Statistics

New Jersey	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Rod Smith	5	9	78	15.60	19	25	0
WR Leroy Thompson	4	7	62	15.50	26	33	1
WR Derrick Alexander	3	4	43	14.33	6	29	1
TE Jasper Claybrooks	2	3	2	1.00	0	3	0
WR Sergey Brin	2	3	22	11.00	4	21	0
FB Jim Branson	1	1	-1	-1.00	0	-1	0
WR Isaac Byrd	1	4	5	5.00	3	5	0

Buffalo	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
TE Stephen Alexander	9	9	85	9.44	20	15	0
WR Brett Perriman	4	4	85	21.25	39	38	0
WR Wayne Campbell	4	5	71	17.75	36	35	1
TE Ben Coates	2	2	37	18.50	10	28	1
RB Eddie George	2	2	9	4.50	0	7	1
WR Brian Finneran	1	3	11	11.00	4	11	0
WR Joaquin Stuckey	0	2	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

New Jersey	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Buffalo	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Carlton Gray	1	0	0.00	0

Fumble Statistics

New Jersey	Fumb	Recov	Force
Moe Williams	1	0	0
Curtis Ennis	1	0	0
Ken O'Brien	0	1	0
Izell Reese	0	1	0
Nate Dingle	0	0	1
Vernon Crawford	0	0	1

Buffalo	Fumb	Recov	Force
Curtis Alexander	1	0	0
Brian Finneran	1	0	0
David LaFleur	0	1	0
Reuben Dodge	0	1	0
John Heeter	0	0	1
Terry Killens	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

New Jersey	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Sean Landeta	4	173	43.3	42.0	48	1

Buffalo	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Rick Tuten	4	181	45.3	25.3	58	0

Kicking Statistics

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

Buffalo	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Braden Young	0/1	0/1	0/1	0	5/5

Punt Return Statistics

New Jersey	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Buffalo	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Brian Finneran	2	5	2.5	0

Kick Return Statistics

New Jersey	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Moe Williams	4	82	20.5	0

Buffalo	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Kurt Schultz	2	34	17.0	0

Defensive Statistics

New Jersey	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Antwaune Ponds	9	1	0.0	32	14
S Joey Tribbiani	7	1	1.0	41	26
S Zack de la Rocha	7	2	0.0	46	28
CB Antonio Langham	6	4	0.0	41	29
ILB Damon Jordan	6	3	0.0	49	29
CB Chris Canty	6	0	0.0	39	25
DT Leonard Renfro	4	0	0.0	24	17
OLB Derrick Rodgers	3	2	0.5	29	20
OLB Jerry Olsavsky	3	1	0.5	25	20
DT Pat Williams	3	1	0.0	25	12
ILB Nate Dingle	3	0	0.0	22	2
S Izell Reese	2	1	0.0	17	9
OLB Vernon Crawford	2	0	0.0	25	9
DT Joe Salave'a	2	0	0.0	19	16
DE Regan Upshaw	1	1	0.0	29	13
S Ricky Parker	1	1	0.0	3	5
DE Darrell Davis	1	0	0.0	30	14
CB Tyrone Poole	1	0	0.0	23	15
WR Isaac Byrd	1	0	---	---	---

Buffalo	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
CB Reuben Dodge	4	1	0.0	12	26
CB Jason Sehorn	4	0	0.0	13	32
S Zach Bronson	4	0	0.0	13	26
ILB Eric Hill	3	1	0.0	13	32
DE Ren Hoek	3	0	0.0	6	23
DT Bill Goldberg	2	1	1.0	8	13
S John Heeter	2	2	0.0	13	30
CB Carlton Gray	2	0	0.0	12	27
DT Craig Veasley	1	0	1.0	5	22
OLB Terry Killens	1	1	0.0	8	18
CB Phillippi Sparks	1	0	0.0	1	13
ILB Jerrott Willard	1	0	0.0	0	10
DE Israel Ifeanyichukwu	1	0	0.0	5	18
DE Carl Powell	1	0	0.0	7	10
OLB Robert Jones	0	2	0.0	12	23

Pass Rush Statistics

New Jersey	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
S Joey Tribbiani	1.0	0	0	26
OLB Jerry Olsavsky	0.5	0	0	20
OLB Derrick Rodgers	0.5	0	0	20
DT Leonard Renfro	0.0	1	0	17
CB Antonio Langham	0.0	1	0	29
DE Regan Upshaw	0.0	0	1	13

Buffalo	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Craig Veasley	1.0	0	1	22
DT Bill Goldberg	1.0	0	0	13
OLB Robert Jones	0.0	1	1	23
OLB Bob Joe	0.0	1	0	5

Pass Defense Statistics

New Jersey	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Antonio Langham	4	1	29
CB Chris Canty	4	0	25
S Zack de la Rocha	3	0	28
ILB Damon Jordan	2	0	29
S Izell Reese	2	0	9
OLB Jerry Olsavsky	1	0	20
S Joey Tribbiani	1	0	26
CB Tyrone Poole	1	0	15
DT Pat Williams	1	0	12
S Ricky Parker	1	0	5
DT Joe Salave'a	1	0	16
ILB Antwaune Ponds	1	0	14

Buffalo	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Jason Sehorn	3	1	0	32
CB Reuben Dodge	3	0	0	26
S Zach Bronson	2	1	0	26
DE Ren Hoek	2	0	0	23
ILB Eric Hill	2	0	0	32
CB Carlton Gray	1	0	1	27
ILB Joe Cain	1	0	0	3
CB Phillippi Sparks	1	0	0	13
S John Heeter	1	0	0	30
ILB Jerrott Willard	1	0	0	10
DE Israel Ifeanyichukwu	1	0	0	18
S Kurt Schultz	0	1	0	11

Blocking Statistics

New Jersey	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Brian De Marco	2	5	0	13	0	33
Max Lane	1	2	1	13	0	33
Norm Fowler	1	2	0	13	1	29
Jasper Claybrooks	1	1	0	11	0	21
Tim Ruddy	0	1	0	13	1	27

Buffalo	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Chris Gray	3	10	1	45	0	29
Brian Habib	3	7	0	44	0	29
Bob Dahl	3	7	0	48	0	29
Visanthe Hall	2	9	1	43	0	29
Donnie McQuilken	2	4	0	25	0	17
Chris Conrad	1	4	0	44	2	29
Ian Beckles	1	2	0	6	0	0
Eric Mahlum	0	1	0	6	0	0
Jeff Smith	0	1	0	4	0	0
Stephen Alexander	0	1	0	43	0	26

Special Teams Tackles

New Jersey	Tackles	STPlays
Nate Dingle	1	24
Ricky Parker	1	12
Hugh Vauthier	1	11
Antonio Langham	1	8

Buffalo	Tackles	STPlays
Jerrott Willard	1	13
Carlton Gray	1	10
John Heeter	1	10
Curtis Alexander	1	6

Participation

New Jersey	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Damon Jordan	---	---	49	29	1	79
Antonio Langham	---	---	41	29	8	78
Zack de la Rocha	---	---	46	28	2	76
Joey Tribbiani	---	---	41	26	5	72
Chris Canty	---	---	39	25	1	65
Derrick Rodgers	---	---	29	20	2	51
Nate Dingle	---	---	22	2	24	48
Jerry Olsavsky	---	---	25	20	1	46
Max Lane	13	33	---	---	---	46
Brian De Marco	13	33	---	---	---	46
Antwaune Ponds	---	---	32	14	---	46
Dermontti Dawson	13	27	---	---	5	45
David Grant	---	---	20	16	8	44
Darrell Davis	---	---	30	14	---	44
Norm Fowler	13	29	---	---	---	42
Leonard Renfro	---	---	24	17	1	42
Regan Upshaw	---	---	29	13	---	42
Vernon Crawford	---	---	25	9	8	42
Izell Reese	---	---	17	9	16	42
Tim Ruddy	13	27	---	---	---	40
Jasper Claybrooks	11	21	---	---	7	39
Tyrone Poole	---	---	23	15	1	39
Pat Williams	---	---	25	12	1	38
Joe Salave'a	---	---	19	16	1	36
Rod Smith	12	22	---	---	---	34
Derrick Alexander	11	18	---	---	4	33
Curtis Ennis	13	19	---	---	---	32
Jim Branson	8	12	---	---	11	31
Sergey Brin	7	24	---	---	---	31
Leroy Thompson	1	14	---	---	13	28
Sherman Williams	0	7	---	---	18	25
Isaac Byrd	0	13	---	---	10	23
Ken O'Brien	7	13	---	---	1	21
Ricky Parker	---	---	3	5	12	20
Dave Schnell	6	13	---	---	---	19
Hugh Vauthier	0	8	---	---	11	19
Moe Williams	2	4	---	---	9	15
Charles McRae	0	6	---	---	5	11
Filmel Cowlings	0	6	---	---	5	11
Robert Hicks	0	4	---	---	5	9
Tony Banks	0	7	---	---	---	7
Pellom LeVeck	0	0	---	---	5	5
Sean Landeta	0	0	---	---	4	4
Michele Akers	0	0	---	---	4	4
Derrick Cullors	0	3	---	---	---	3

Buffalo	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Chris Gray	45	29	---	---	5	79
Jake Delhomme	49	29	---	---	---	78
Bob Dahl	48	29	---	---	---	77
Wayne Campbell	43	23	---	---	10	76
Brian Habib	44	29	---	---	---	73
Visanthe Hall	43	29	---	---	1	73
Chris Conrad	44	29	---	---	---	73
Stephen Alexander	43	26	---	---	3	72
John Heeter	---	---	13	30	10	53
Carlton Gray	---	---	12	27	10	49
Eddie George	33	14	---	---	---	47
Reuben Dodge	---	---	12	26	9	47
Jason Sehorn	---	---	13	32	1	46
Eric Hill	---	---	13	32	1	46
Brian Finneran	19	13	---	---	14	46
Ben Coates	28	11	---	---	6	45
Donnie McQuilken	25	17	---	---	3	45
Zach Bronson	---	---	13	26	1	40
Brett Perriman	18	14	---	---	6	38
Robert Jones	---	---	12	23	1	36
Ren Hoek	---	---	6	23	2	31
Curtis Alexander	12	13	---	---	6	31
Kurt Schultz	---	---	5	11	13	29
Israel Ifeanyichukwu	---	---	5	18	5	28
David LaFleur	11	3	---	---	14	28
Craig Veasley	---	---	5	22	---	27
Terry Killens	---	---	8	18	1	27
Rodney Thomas	4	3	---	---	18	25
Robert Porcher	---	---	8	15	1	24
Jerrott Willard	---	---	0	10	13	23
Bill Goldberg	---	---	8	13	1	22
Carl Powell	---	---	7	10	2	19
Joaquin Stuckey	9	8	---	---	---	17
Bob Joe	---	---	0	5	11	16
Phillippi Sparks	---	---	1	13	---	14
Joe Cain	---	---	1	3	9	13
Ian Beckles	6	0	---	---	5	11
Eric Mahlum	6	0	---	---	4	10
Jamie Brown	5	0	---	---	5	10
Stephen Boyd	---	---	1	6	1	8
Braden Young	0	0	---	---	7	7
Brian Johnston	0	0	---	---	5	5
Rick Tuten	0	0	---	---	4	4
Jeff Smith	4	0	---	---	---	4
Steve Pelleur	0	0	---	---	1	1
Jamie Martin	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	6	26	4.3
Middle	5	12	2.4
Right	1	4	4.0
None	1	-1	-1.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	14	84	6.0
Middle	16	65	4.1
Right	18	41	2.3
None	1	-1	-1.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

New Jersey	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Ken O'Brien	13	10	1	1	1	0	1	1	0
Dave Schnell	11	7	4	2	0	1	1	1	0
Tony Banks	7	1	1	2	1	2	0	0	1

Buffalo	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Jake Delhomme	27	22	4	1	1	1	2	1	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	0	0	0	0.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	10	9	42	4.2
Medium (9-18 Yds)	13	6	98	7.5
Long (19+ Yds)	8	3	71	8.9

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	0	0	0	0.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	17	15	187	11.0
Medium (9-18 Yds)	8	5	68	8.5
Long (19+ Yds)	2	2	43	21.5

Detailed Receiving Statistics

New Jersey	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Rod Smith	9	5	0	78	2	22
WR Leroy Thompson	7	4	0	62	2	14
WR Derrick Alexander	4	3	1	43	1	18
WR Isaac Byrd	4	1	1	5	0	13
TE Jasper Claybrooks	3	2	0	2	0	21
WR Sergey Brin	3	2	0	22	1	24
FB Jim Branson	1	1	0	-1	0	12

Buffalo	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
TE Stephen Alexander	9	9	0	85	0	26
WR Wayne Campbell	5	4	1	71	1	23
WR Brett Perriman	4	4	0	85	2	14
WR Brian Finneran	3	1	0	11	0	13
WR Joaquin Stuckey	2	0	0	0	0	8
TE Ben Coates	2	2	0	37	1	11
RB Eddie George	2	2	0	9	0	14

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

New Jersey	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

Buffalo	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Eddie George	4	30	7.50	3.94
Curtis Alexander	4	12	3.00	3.82

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

New Jersey	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Ken O'Brien	3	3	10	3.33	6.15
Dave Schnell	1	1	2	2.00	10.00

Buffalo	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Jake Delhomme	2	2	17	8.50	11.04

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

New Jersey	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Leroy Thompson	1	1	1	1.00	8.86
TE Jasper Claybrooks	1	1	3	3.00	0.67
WR Derrick Alexander	1	1	2	2.00	10.75
WR Rod Smith	1	1	6	6.00	8.67

Buffalo	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Wayne Campbell	1	1	15	15.00	14.20
RB Eddie George	1	1	2	2.00	4.50

Third Down Rushing Statistics

New Jersey	Rushes	Conversions

Buffalo	Rushes	Conversions
Rodney Thomas	3	2
Jake Delhomme	3	1
Eddie George	1	0
Curtis Alexander	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

New Jersey	Att	Comp	Conversions
Ken O'Brien	4	3	2
Dave Schnell	3	2	1
Tony Banks	1	0	0

Buffalo	Att	Comp	Conversions
Jake Delhomme	9	8	7

Third Down Receiving Statistics

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

Buffalo	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Brett Perriman	3	3	3
TE Stephen Alexander	3	3	3
WR Wayne Campbell	2	1	0
RB Eddie George	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 55,800 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 16,000 (21,400)
End Zone 12,100 (15,400)
Mezzanine 7,200 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 11,100 (13,600)
Club Seats 6,300 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 3,100 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	55,800 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	16,000 (21,400)
End Zone	12,100 (15,400)
Mezzanine	7,200 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	11,100 (13,600)
Club Seats	6,300 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	3,100 (3,300)