Week 12, 1998

played in Detroit, MI

24 degrees, fair, 1 mph wind

Buffalo Bills	7	7	10	7	-	31
Detroit Lions	7	7	0	3	-	17

Scoring Summary
1Q: 11:28 DET - Logan Hardy 7 pass from Bill Musgrave (Chad Stephenson extra point)
1Q: 08:42 BUF - Eric Hill 86 interception return (Braden Young extra point)
2Q: 08:48 BUF - Brett Perriman 14 pass from Jake Delhomme (Braden Young extra point)
2Q: 01:12 DET - Michael Jackson 24 pass from Bill Musgrave (Chad Stephenson extra point)
3Q: 07:33 BUF - Braden Young 43 field goal
3Q: 04:07 BUF - Wayne Campbell 22 pass from Jake Delhomme (Braden Young extra point)
4Q: 15:00 DET - Chad Stephenson 18 field goal
4Q: 09:34 BUF - Stephen Alexander 3 pass from Jake Delhomme (Braden Young extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 11:28 DET - Logan Hardy 7 pass from Bill Musgrave (Chad Stephenson extra point)
1Q: 08:42 BUF - Eric Hill 86 interception return (Braden Young extra point)
2Q: 08:48 BUF - Brett Perriman 14 pass from Jake Delhomme (Braden Young extra point)
2Q: 01:12 DET - Michael Jackson 24 pass from Bill Musgrave (Chad Stephenson extra point)
3Q: 07:33 BUF - Braden Young 43 field goal
3Q: 04:07 BUF - Wayne Campbell 22 pass from Jake Delhomme (Braden Young extra point)
4Q: 15:00 DET - Chad Stephenson 18 field goal
4Q: 09:34 BUF - Stephen Alexander 3 pass from Jake Delhomme (Braden Young extra point)

Team Statistics BUF DET
Record 5-6 4-7
First Downs 17 16
- by Rushing 4 1
- by Passing 13 13
- by Penalty 0 2
Total Net Yards 341 349
- Offensive Plays 70 70
- Yards per Play 4.87 4.99
Net Rushing Yards 133 65
- Rushing Attempts 35 21
- Yards per Rush 3.80 3.10
Net Passing Yards 208 284
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 34 - 20 - 2 48 - 22 - 4
- Gross Passing Yards 213 288
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/5 1/4
- Yards per Pass Play 5.94 5.80
Fumbles/Lost 4/1 3/2
3rd Down Conversions 7/18 3/16
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 4.7 6.9
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/1
Penalties/Yards 3/40 3/15
Punt Returns/Yards 3/27 1/-5
Kick Returns/Yards 4/68 2/40
Interception Ret./Yards 4/98 2/11
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 2 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/0 1/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 34 OWN 28
Time of Possession 32:32 27:28

Team Statistics	BUF	DET
Record	5-6	4-7
First Downs	17	16
- by Rushing	4	1
- by Passing	13	13
- by Penalty	0	2
Total Net Yards	341	349
- Offensive Plays	70	70
- Yards per Play	4.87	4.99
Net Rushing Yards	133	65
- Rushing Attempts	35	21
- Yards per Rush	3.80	3.10
Net Passing Yards	208	284
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	34 - 20 - 2	48 - 22 - 4
- Gross Passing Yards	213	288
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/5	1/4
- Yards per Pass Play	5.94	5.80
Fumbles/Lost	4/1	3/2
3rd Down Conversions	7/18	3/16
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	4.7	6.9
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/1
Penalties/Yards	3/40	3/15
Punt Returns/Yards	3/27	1/-5
Kick Returns/Yards	4/68	2/40
Interception Ret./Yards	4/98	2/11
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	2	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/0	1/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 34	OWN 28
Time of Possession	32:32	27:28

Drive Charts

Buffalo Bills
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	2:18	OWN 22	4	8	Fumble
1	11:21	1:23	OWN 23	3	4	Interception
1	7:44	2:02	OWN 32	4	21	Punt
1	3:51	1:20	OWN 48	3	6	Punt
1	1:41	3:45	OWN 33	6	11	Punt
2	10:23	1:44	OWN 21	5	79	Touchdown
2	5:57	1:13	OWN 1	3	5	Punt
2	3:36	1:39	OWN 5	3	8	Punt
2	1:00	1:00	OWN 21	4	17	Interception
3	13:00	2:59	OWN 27	6	24	Punt
3	8:34	1:07	OPP 35	3	9	Field Goal
3	4:52	1:00	OPP 25	2	25	Touchdown
4	14:55	5:30	OWN 20	12	80	Touchdown
4	7:51	3:56	OWN 27	6	27	Punt
4	2:38	0:29	OPP 33	3	2	Missed FG
4	1:34	1:34	OPP 38	3	5	Game

Detroit Lions
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	12:42	1:21	OPP 30	3	30	Touchdown
1	9:58	1:27	OPP 38	4	15	Interception
1	8:31	0:47	OWN 20	3	1	Punt
1	5:42	1:51	OWN 4	4	58	Fumble
1	2:31	0:50	OWN 20	3	-1	Punt
2	12:56	2:33	OWN 12	7	54	Interception
2	8:39	2:42	OWN 20	6	21	Punt
2	4:44	1:08	50	3	-3	Punt
2	1:57	0:57	OPP 48	3	48	Touchdown
3	15:00	2:00	OWN 28	3	8	Punt
3	10:01	1:27	OWN 7	3	23	Interception
3	7:27	2:35	OWN 17	6	11	Interception
3	3:52	3:57	OWN 20	10	79	Field Goal
4	9:25	1:34	OWN 20	3	3	Punt
4	3:55	1:17	OWN 20	6	22	Fumble
4	2:09	0:35	OWN 38	4	0	Downs

Game MVP: Jason Sehorn, Buffalo Bills

Rushing Statistics

Buffalo	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Eddie George	24	113	4.71	16	1
Curtis Alexander	8	14	1.75	10	1
Jake Delhomme	3	6	2.00	8	0

Detroit	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Sedrick Shaw	14	58	4.14	29	1
Raymond Priester	6	4	0.67	6	0
Bill Musgrave	1	3	3.00	3	0

Passing Statistics

Buffalo	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Jake Delhomme	34	20	213	1/5	3	42	2	82.1

Detroit	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Bill Musgrave	48	22	288	1/4	2	33	4	44.4

Receiving Statistics

Buffalo	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Brett Perriman	8	12	93	11.63	38	42	1
TE Stephen Alexander	6	8	55	9.17	20	19	1
WR Wayne Campbell	4	7	40	10.00	2	22	1
WR Joaquin Stuckey	1	2	11	11.00	3	11	0
WR Brian Finneran	1	4	14	14.00	4	14	0
TE Ben Coates	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Detroit	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Michael Jackson	10	18	181	18.10	88	33	1
WR Logan Hardy	6	10	43	7.17	4	18	1
WR Nigea Carter	3	10	47	15.67	19	20	0
TE Eric Green	1	6	9	9.00	0	9	0
FB Kimble Anders	1	1	-4	-4.00	0	-4	0
TE Thurman Alston	1	1	12	12.00	0	12	0
WR Willie Mays Hayes	0	2	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Buffalo	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Jason Sehorn	2	10	5.00	0
ILB Jerrott Willard	1	2	2.00	0
ILB Eric Hill	1	86	86.00	1

Detroit	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Terry McDaniel	1	11	11.00	0
S Greg Jackson	1	0	0.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Buffalo	Fumb	Recov	Force
Jake Delhomme	1	1	0
Brian Finneran	1	1	0
Eddie George	1	0	0
Curtis Alexander	1	0	0
Robert Jones	0	1	1
Erik McMillan	0	1	0
Chris Conrad	0	1	0
Bill Goldberg	0	0	1
Zach Bronson	0	0	1

Detroit	Fumb	Recov	Force
Michael Jackson	1	1	0
Bill Musgrave	1	0	0
Raymond Priester	1	0	0
Omar Stoutmire	0	1	2
Kimble Anders	0	0	1
Ivan Bullock	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Buffalo	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Rick Tuten	7	295	42.1	37.1	46	3

Detroit	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Chris Gardocki	6	315	52.5	48.0	58	3

Kicking Statistics

Buffalo	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Braden Young	1/2	1/2	0/0	43	4/4

Detroit	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Chad Stephenson	1/1	0/0	0/0	18	2/2

Punt Return Statistics

Buffalo	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Brian Finneran	3	27	9.0	0

Detroit	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Willie Mays Hayes	1	-5	-5.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Buffalo	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Kurt Schultz	3	55	18.3	0
Wayne Campbell	1	13	13.0	0

Detroit	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Jamel Williams	2	40	20.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Buffalo	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
CB Phillippi Sparks	6	2	0.0	21	49
CB Carlton Gray	6	0	0.0	14	39
ILB Eric Hill	5	3	0.0	21	48
S Erik McMillan	5	1	0.0	8	22
OLB Robert Jones	4	0	0.0	19	44
CB Jason Sehorn	3	1	0.0	20	47
S Zach Bronson	3	0	0.0	21	48
S Kurt Schultz	2	1	0.0	16	33
OLB Terry Killens	2	1	0.0	14	29
DE Robert Porcher	2	0	0.0	9	28
DT Bill Goldberg	1	0	1.0	12	30
DT Craig Veasley	1	0	0.0	9	20
WR Wayne Campbell	1	0	---	---	---
OLB Bob Joe	1	0	0.0	3	6
DE Israel Ifeanyichukwu	1	0	0.0	12	21
TE Stephen Alexander	1	0	---	---	---
DE Ren Hoek	0	2	0.0	13	22
ILB Stephen Boyd	0	1	0.0	7	10
DE Carl Powell	0	1	0.0	8	27
CB Reuben Dodge	0	1	0.0	2	10

Detroit	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Omar Stoutmire	7	3	0.5	33	34
CB Terrell Buckley	7	1	0.0	33	35
OLB Peter Boulware	7	0	0.0	12	20
OLB Ray Farmer	4	2	0.0	27	13
S Greg Jackson	4	1	0.0	33	32
DT Tim Dennis	3	2	0.0	28	29
OLB Bryan Cox	3	1	0.0	24	17
CB Denard Walker	3	1	0.0	35	35
DE Billy Ray Cyrus	3	0	0.0	30	27
DT Brenston Buckner	3	0	0.0	21	16
ILB Ivan Bullock	2	2	0.0	33	32
CB Terry McDaniel	2	1	0.0	7	20
TE Eric Green	2	0	---	---	---
DE Grant Wistrom	1	2	0.5	23	21
DE Fernando Smith	1	1	0.0	14	19
S Danny Copeland	1	0	0.0	3	7
FB Kimble Anders	1	0	---	---	---
G Hector Mathis	1	0	---	---	---
C Marcos Webb	1	0	---	---	---
DE Simeon Rice	0	1	0.0	14	15
DT Bryant Yerger	0	1	0.0	10	7
ILB Kivuusama Mays	0	1	0.0	2	3

Pass Rush Statistics

Buffalo	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Bill Goldberg	1.0	0	2	1	30
DE Carl Powell	0.0	1	1	0	27
DE Ren Hoek	0.0	1	0	0	22
OLB Robert Jones	0.0	0	3	1	44
DT Craig Veasley	0.0	0	2	0	20
DE Israel Ifeanyichukwu	0.0	0	2	0	21

Detroit	Sack	Hurry	PPlay
DE Grant Wistrom	0.5	2	21
S Omar Stoutmire	0.5	0	34
DE Billy Ray Cyrus	0.0	1	27
ILB Ivan Bullock	0.0	1	32

Pass Defense Statistics

Buffalo	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Jason Sehorn	4	1	2	47
OLB Robert Jones	3	1	0	44
CB Phillippi Sparks	3	0	0	49
CB Carlton Gray	3	0	0	39
S Erik McMillan	2	1	0	22
S Kurt Schultz	2	0	0	33
S Zach Bronson	2	0	0	48
OLB Terry Killens	1	1	0	29
ILB Eric Hill	1	0	1	48
OLB Bob Joe	1	0	0	6
ILB Jerrott Willard	0	0	1	2

Detroit	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Terrell Buckley	5	0	0	35
OLB Peter Boulware	3	0	0	20
CB Denard Walker	2	1	0	35
CB Terry McDaniel	2	0	1	20
S Greg Jackson	2	0	1	32
S Omar Stoutmire	2	0	0	34
DE Billy Ray Cyrus	1	1	0	27
ILB Ivan Bullock	1	1	0	32
OLB Bryan Cox	1	0	0	17
DE Fernando Smith	1	0	0	19

Blocking Statistics

Buffalo	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Bob Dahl	4	8	35	0	35
Brian Habib	3	5	35	0	35
Chris Conrad	2	8	35	0	35
Chris Gray	0	6	35	0	35
Visanthe Hall	0	5	35	1	35

Detroit	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Marcos Webb	2	3	21	0	49
Chester Karinen	1	4	21	0	49
Morris Jamison	1	2	7	0	19
Hector Mathis	0	6	21	1	49
Nathan Parks	0	3	21	0	49
Kimble Anders	0	1	8	0	27
Thurman Alston	0	1	5	0	11

Special Teams Tackles

Buffalo	Tackles	STPlays
Carlton Gray	2	18
Rodney Thomas	1	26

Detroit	Tackles	STPlays
Raymond Priester	2	26
Eric Green	2	16
Willie Mays Hayes	1	17
Kimble Anders	1	11
Ray Farmer	1	4

Participation

Buffalo	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Chris Gray	35	35	---	---	9	79
Jason Sehorn	---	---	20	47	8	75
Zach Bronson	---	---	21	48	3	72
Phillippi Sparks	---	---	21	49	1	71
Carlton Gray	---	---	14	39	18	71
Brian Habib	35	35	---	---	---	70
Bob Dahl	35	35	---	---	---	70
Visanthe Hall	35	35	---	---	---	70
Eric Hill	---	---	21	48	1	70
Jake Delhomme	35	35	---	---	---	70
Chris Conrad	35	35	---	---	---	70
Stephen Alexander	30	33	---	---	6	69
Robert Jones	---	---	19	44	1	64
Kurt Schultz	---	---	16	33	15	64
Wayne Campbell	24	26	---	---	12	62
Brian Finneran	22	19	---	---	15	56
Donnie McQuilken	19	18	---	---	17	54
Eddie George	27	24	---	---	---	51
Brett Perriman	24	24	---	---	---	48
Terry Killens	---	---	14	29	1	44
Bill Goldberg	---	---	12	30	---	42
Ren Hoek	---	---	13	22	5	40
Robert Porcher	---	---	9	28	3	40
Israel Ifeanyichukwu	---	---	12	21	6	39
Carl Powell	---	---	8	27	---	35
Reuben Dodge	---	---	2	10	22	34
Erik McMillan	---	---	8	22	1	31
Craig Veasley	---	---	9	20	1	30
Rodney Thomas	1	1	---	---	26	28
Joaquin Stuckey	7	11	---	---	9	27
Bob Joe	---	---	3	6	16	25
Ben Coates	12	6	---	---	3	21
David LaFleur	1	2	---	---	18	21
Curtis Alexander	8	11	---	---	1	20
Stephen Boyd	---	---	7	10	2	19
Joe Cain	---	---	2	4	10	16
Brian Johnston	0	0	---	---	9	9
Eric Mahlum	0	0	---	---	9	9
Jamie Brown	0	0	---	---	9	9
Jeff Smith	0	0	---	---	9	9
Braden Young	0	0	---	---	8	8
Rick Tuten	0	0	---	---	7	7
Jerrott Willard	---	---	0	2	3	5
Steve Pelleur	0	0	---	---	2	2
Paul Green	0	0	---	---	---	0
Jamie Martin	0	0	---	---	---	0

Detroit	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Hector Mathis	21	49	---	---	7	77
Denard Walker	---	---	35	35	3	73
Bill Musgrave	21	49	---	---	---	70
Terrell Buckley	---	---	33	35	2	70
Chester Karinen	21	49	---	---	---	70
Nathan Parks	21	49	---	---	---	70
Omar Stoutmire	---	---	33	34	3	70
Marcos Webb	21	49	---	---	---	70
Ivan Bullock	---	---	33	32	2	67
Greg Jackson	---	---	33	32	1	66
Nigea Carter	16	43	---	---	3	62
Billy Ray Cyrus	---	---	30	27	2	59
Tim Dennis	---	---	28	29	1	58
Sedrick Shaw	14	41	---	---	2	57
Peter Boulware	---	---	12	20	25	57
Logan Hardy	8	32	---	---	16	56
Michael Jackson	18	37	---	---	---	55
Eric Green	12	26	---	---	16	54
Kimble Anders	8	27	---	---	11	46
Bryan Cox	---	---	24	17	5	46
Grant Wistrom	---	---	23	21	2	46
Kirk Scrafford	14	30	---	---	---	44
Ray Farmer	---	---	27	13	4	44
Raymond Priester	7	11	---	---	26	44
Terry McDaniel	---	---	7	20	15	42
Brenston Buckner	---	---	21	16	2	39
Simeon Rice	---	---	14	15	6	35
Fernando Smith	---	---	14	19	1	34
Morris Jamison	7	19	---	---	7	33
Willie Mays Hayes	4	10	---	---	17	31
Thurman Alston	5	11	---	---	15	31
Danny Copeland	---	---	3	7	17	27
Bryant Yerger	---	---	10	7	8	25
Rodney Hampton	9	5	---	---	3	17
Eric Warfield	---	---	2	0	10	12
Jamel Williams	---	---	1	3	7	11
Kivuusama Mays	---	---	2	3	6	11
Damien Deyo	4	2	---	---	2	8
Chris Gardocki	0	0	---	---	7	7
Matt Landry	0	0	---	---	7	7
Mark Fischer	0	0	---	---	7	7
Teddy Berlat	0	0	---	---	7	7
Clarence Love	---	---	0	0	6	6
Chad Stephenson	0	0	---	---	5	5
Leroy Wickert	0	0	---	---	---	0
Charlie Batch	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	7	42	6.0
Middle	15	49	3.3
Right	11	44	4.0
None	2	-2	-1.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	6	38	6.3
Middle	9	24	2.7
Right	6	3	0.5
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Buffalo	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Jake Delhomme	34	20	2	4	1	3	4	0	2

Detroit	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Bill Musgrave	48	22	8	2	4	4	10	2	4

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	1	0	0	0.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	22	15	134	6.1
Medium (9-18 Yds)	9	3	38	4.2
Long (19+ Yds)	2	2	41	20.5

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	3	3	5	1.7
Short (0-8 Yds)	15	8	94	6.3
Medium (9-18 Yds)	23	9	145	6.3
Long (19+ Yds)	7	2	44	6.3

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Buffalo	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Brett Perriman	12	8	0	93	1	24
TE Stephen Alexander	8	6	0	55	0	33
WR Wayne Campbell	7	4	0	40	1	26
WR Brian Finneran	4	1	0	14	0	19
WR Joaquin Stuckey	2	1	0	11	0	11
TE Ben Coates	1	0	1	0	0	6

Detroit	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Michael Jackson	18	10	1	181	6	37
WR Nigea Carter	10	3	1	47	2	43
WR Logan Hardy	10	6	1	43	0	32
TE Eric Green	6	1	1	9	0	26
WR Willie Mays Hayes	2	0	0	0	0	10
FB Kimble Anders	1	1	0	-4	0	27
TE Thurman Alston	1	1	0	12	0	11

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Buffalo	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Eddie George	1	9	9.00	4.71
Curtis Alexander	1	3	3.00	1.75

Detroit	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Buffalo	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Jake Delhomme	4	2	17	4.25	6.26

Detroit	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Bill Musgrave	4	3	13	3.25	6.00

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Buffalo	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Brett Perriman	2	1	14	7.00	7.75
TE Stephen Alexander	2	1	3	1.50	6.88

Detroit	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Logan Hardy	2	2	10	5.00	4.30
TE Eric Green	1	0	0	0.00	1.50
WR Michael Jackson	1	1	3	3.00	10.06

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Buffalo	Rushes	Conversions
Eddie George	4	2
Jake Delhomme	1	0
Curtis Alexander	1	1

Detroit	Rushes	Conversions
Raymond Priester	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Buffalo	Att	Comp	Conversions
Jake Delhomme	11	7	4

Detroit	Att	Comp	Conversions
Bill Musgrave	14	4	3

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Buffalo	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Brett Perriman	3	2	0
WR Wayne Campbell	3	2	1
WR Joaquin Stuckey	2	1	1
TE Stephen Alexander	2	2	2
WR Brian Finneran	1	0	0

Detroit	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Michael Jackson	5	2	1
WR Nigea Carter	4	0	0
WR Logan Hardy	4	2	2
WR Willie Mays Hayes	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 70,000 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 21,400 (21,400)
End Zone 15,400 (15,400)
Mezzanine 8,900 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 13,600 (13,600)
Club Seats 7,400 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 3,300 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	70,000 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	21,400 (21,400)
End Zone	15,400 (15,400)
Mezzanine	8,900 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	13,600 (13,600)
Club Seats	7,400 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	3,300 (3,300)