Week 16, 1998

played in Chicago, IL

30 degrees, fair, 1 mph wind

Buffalo Bills	0	6	0	10	-	16
Chicago Bears	6	0	14	0	-	20

Scoring Summary
1Q: 07:36 CHI - Pete Stoyanovich 43 field goal
1Q: 03:26 CHI - Pete Stoyanovich 27 field goal
2Q: 14:28 BUF - Braden Young 42 field goal
2Q: 07:27 BUF - Braden Young 35 field goal
3Q: 10:17 CHI - Robert Smith 4 run (Pete Stoyanovich extra point)
3Q: 02:55 CHI - Robert Smith 3 pass from Andre Ware (Pete Stoyanovich extra point)
4Q: 11:45 BUF - Braden Young 21 field goal
4Q: 07:05 BUF - Joaquin Stuckey 20 pass from Jake Delhomme (Braden Young extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 07:36 CHI - Pete Stoyanovich 43 field goal
1Q: 03:26 CHI - Pete Stoyanovich 27 field goal
2Q: 14:28 BUF - Braden Young 42 field goal
2Q: 07:27 BUF - Braden Young 35 field goal
3Q: 10:17 CHI - Robert Smith 4 run (Pete Stoyanovich extra point)
3Q: 02:55 CHI - Robert Smith 3 pass from Andre Ware (Pete Stoyanovich extra point)
4Q: 11:45 BUF - Braden Young 21 field goal
4Q: 07:05 BUF - Joaquin Stuckey 20 pass from Jake Delhomme (Braden Young extra point)

Team Statistics BUF CHI
Record 7-8 6-9
First Downs 16 14
- by Rushing 3 4
- by Passing 13 9
- by Penalty 0 1
Total Net Yards 334 256
- Offensive Plays 65 64
- Yards per Play 5.14 4.00
Net Rushing Yards 97 101
- Rushing Attempts 22 32
- Yards per Rush 4.41 3.16
Net Passing Yards 237 155
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 41 - 25 - 3 26 - 18 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 249 193
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2/12 6/38
- Yards per Pass Play 5.51 4.84
Fumbles/Lost 5/3 1/0
3rd Down Conversions 4/12 7/17
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 6.9 8.8
4th Down Conversions 0/1 0/0
Penalties/Yards 5/35 4/30
Punt Returns/Yards 2/22 0/0
Kick Returns/Yards 4/102 2/54
Interception Ret./Yards 1/21 3/25
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 2 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 0/2 2/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 32 OWN 35
Time of Possession 27:48 32:12

Team Statistics	BUF	CHI
Record	7-8	6-9
First Downs	16	14
- by Rushing	3	4
- by Passing	13	9
- by Penalty	0	1
Total Net Yards	334	256
- Offensive Plays	65	64
- Yards per Play	5.14	4.00
Net Rushing Yards	97	101
- Rushing Attempts	22	32
- Yards per Rush	4.41	3.16
Net Passing Yards	237	155
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	41 - 25 - 3	26 - 18 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	249	193
- Sacks/Yards Lost	2/12	6/38
- Yards per Pass Play	5.51	4.84
Fumbles/Lost	5/3	1/0
3rd Down Conversions	4/12	7/17
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	6.9	8.8
4th Down Conversions	0/1	0/0
Penalties/Yards	5/35	4/30
Punt Returns/Yards	2/22	0/0
Kick Returns/Yards	4/102	2/54
Interception Ret./Yards	1/21	3/25
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	2	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	0/2	2/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 32	OWN 35
Time of Possession	27:48	32:12

Drive Charts

Buffalo Bills
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	1:56	OWN 20	5	37	Fumble
1	7:30	1:19	OWN 35	2	-9	Fumble
1	3:18	3:58	OWN 24	8	51	Field Goal
2	12:08	4:46	OWN 33	10	49	Field Goal
2	5:22	0:38	OWN 48	3	1	Punt
2	2:53	1:59	OWN 20	5	12	Punt
3	10:08	3:18	OWN 41	6	22	Downs
3	5:42	0:52	OWN 4	3	2	Interception
3	2:44	2:53	OWN 21	5	29	Punt
4	13:33	1:53	OPP 33	4	29	Field Goal
4	9:31	2:39	OWN 49	5	51	Touchdown
4	5:34	1:59	OWN 45	5	30	Fumble
4	2:16	0:19	OWN 33	2	0	Interception
4	0:15	0:15	OWN 20	2	0	Interception

Chicago Bears
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	13:04	5:34	OWN 43	12	31	Field Goal
1	6:11	2:53	OPP 21	6	11	Field Goal
2	14:20	2:12	OWN 26	3	9	Punt
2	7:22	2:00	OWN 20	3	-11	Punt
2	4:44	1:51	OWN 20	5	43	Punt
2	0:54	0:54	OWN 30	3	15	Half
3	15:00	4:52	OWN 20	9	80	Touchdown
3	6:50	1:08	OWN 37	3	4	Punt
3	4:50	2:06	OPP 24	5	24	Touchdown
4	14:51	1:18	OWN 2	3	1	Punt
4	11:40	2:09	OWN 39	4	22	Interception
4	6:52	1:18	OWN 20	3	-9	Punt
4	3:35	1:19	OWN 30	3	3	Punt
4	1:57	1:42	OPP 39	3	8	Punt

Game MVP: Robert Smith, Chicago Bears

Rushing Statistics

Buffalo	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Eddie George	12	36	3.00	9	0
Curtis Alexander	8	47	5.88	15	2
Jake Delhomme	2	14	7.00	8	0

Chicago	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Robert Smith	22	81	3.68	16	2	1
Ma'ake Scott	7	17	2.43	4	0	0
Andre Ware	1	5	5.00	5	0	0
Richie Anderson	1	2	2.00	2	0	0
Vincent Brisby	1	-4	-4.00	-4	0	0

Passing Statistics

Buffalo	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Jake Delhomme	41	25	249	2/12	1	26	3	55.8

Chicago	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Andre Ware	26	18	193	6/38	1	48	1	87.5

Receiving Statistics

Buffalo	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Brett Perriman	9	18	111	12.33	30	26	0
WR Brian Finneran	6	9	44	7.33	8	12	0
TE Stephen Alexander	5	7	30	6.00	4	10	0
WR Joaquin Stuckey	3	4	46	15.33	9	20	1
WR Wayne Campbell	2	3	18	9.00	0	10	0

Chicago	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Sterling Sharpe	5	9	51	10.20	28	28	0
RB Robert Smith	4	4	15	3.75	6	10	1
TE John Davis	3	4	9	3.00	0	7	0
FB Richie Anderson	2	2	9	4.50	2	6	0
WR Nate Lewis	1	1	13	13.00	0	13	0
TE Gilberto Campbell	1	1	48	48.00	43	48	0
RB Ma'ake Scott	1	1	23	23.00	9	23	0
WR Edwin Fleming	1	1	25	25.00	0	25	0
WR Vincent Brisby	0	3	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Buffalo	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
ILB Stephen Boyd	1	21	21.00	0

Chicago	Ints	Yards	Avg
S Marcus Paul	1	12	12.00
CB Marlon Kerner	1	13	13.00
ILB Earl Holmes	1	0	0.00

Fumble Statistics

Buffalo	Fumb	Recov	Force
Jake Delhomme	2	0	0
Brett Perriman	1	0	0
Wayne Campbell	1	0	0
Eddie George	1	0	0
Stephen Alexander	0	1	0
Corey Bradford	0	1	0
Eric Hill	0	0	1

Chicago	Fumb	Recov	Force
Andre Ware	1	0	0
Earl Holmes	0	2	0
Frank Bruno	0	1	1
Pat Harlow	0	1	0
Orlando Thomas	0	0	2
Marlon Kerner	0	0	1
Tony Brackens	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Buffalo	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Rick Tuten	3	137	45.7	39.0	51	1

Chicago	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Taylor Cochrane	8	328	41.0	33.3	55	1

Kicking Statistics

Buffalo	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Braden Young	3/3	1/1	0/0	42	1/1

Chicago	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Pete Stoyanovich	2/2	1/1	0/0	43	2/2

Punt Return Statistics

Buffalo	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Brian Finneran	2	22	11.0	0

Chicago	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Kick Return Statistics

Buffalo	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Kurt Schultz	3	70	23.3	0
Wayne Campbell	1	32	32.0	0

Chicago	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Nate Lewis	1	33	33.0	0
June Henley	1	21	21.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Buffalo	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Eric Hill	13	3	2.0	32	32
OLB Barry Minter	5	1	1.0	25	22
S Erik McMillan	4	1	0.0	26	18
CB Jason Sehorn	4	1	0.0	31	31
OLB Terry Killens	4	0	0.0	23	21
DT Bill Goldberg	3	3	0.0	29	27
S Zach Bronson	3	1	0.0	30	32
WR Brett Perriman	3	0	---	---	---
S Kurt Schultz	3	0	0.0	13	20
DE Israel Ifeanyichukwu	3	0	0.0	13	17
CB Phillippi Sparks	2	2	1.0	32	32
DT Leon Bender	2	0	1.0	24	20
OLB Bob Joe	2	0	0.0	8	9
DE Carl Powell	2	0	0.0	14	13
DE Ren Hoek	1	2	1.0	18	19
ILB Stephen Boyd	1	3	0.0	20	14
CB Carlton Gray	1	1	0.0	13	20
C Visanthe Hall	1	0	---	---	---
RB Eddie George	1	0	---	---	---

Chicago	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Earl Holmes	12	0	0.0	17	41
DE Tony Brackens	6	1	0.5	21	40
DE Jason Taylor	4	1	1.0	20	36
CB Marlon Kerner	4	1	0.0	15	34
S Denzel Coles	4	1	0.0	16	32
OLB Dwayne Rudd	3	0	0.0	13	28
DT Frank Bruno	2	2	0.5	15	27
CB Jason Simmons	2	2	0.0	22	43
OLB Greg Lloyd	2	1	0.0	13	19
OLB Lewis Bush	2	0	0.0	4	9
DT Sam Adams	1	1	0.0	19	32
DT Norman Hand	1	1	0.0	6	20
S Orlando Thomas	1	1	0.0	15	29
S Marcus Paul	1	0	0.0	5	9
TE John Davis	1	0	---	---	---
ILB Karsten Thornton	1	0	0.0	5	2
S Buddy Love	1	0	0.0	20	38

Pass Rush Statistics

Buffalo	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
ILB Eric Hill	2.0	0	0	1	32
OLB Barry Minter	1.0	1	0	0	22
DE Ren Hoek	1.0	0	0	0	19
CB Phillippi Sparks	1.0	0	0	0	32
DT Leon Bender	1.0	0	0	0	20
OLB Terry Killens	0.0	0	1	0	21
DE Carl Powell	0.0	0	1	0	13

Chicago	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
DE Jason Taylor	1.0	0	0	36
DE Tony Brackens	0.5	0	3	40
DT Frank Bruno	0.5	0	1	27
CB Jason Simmons	0.0	1	0	43
ILB Earl Holmes	0.0	0	2	41

Pass Defense Statistics

Buffalo	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Jason Sehorn	4	1	0	31
ILB Eric Hill	4	0	0	32
CB Carlton Gray	2	0	0	20
S Erik McMillan	1	0	0	18
DT Bill Goldberg	1	0	0	27
CB Phillippi Sparks	1	0	0	32
OLB Bob Joe	1	0	0	9
DE Israel Ifeanyichukwu	1	0	0	17
OLB Terry Killens	1	0	0	21
DE Carl Powell	1	0	0	13
S Zach Bronson	1	0	0	32
ILB Stephen Boyd	0	0	1	14

Chicago	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
ILB Earl Holmes	6	0	1	41
S Denzel Coles	3	1	0	32
CB Marlon Kerner	3	0	1	34
OLB Dwayne Rudd	3	0	0	28
CB Jason Simmons	2	2	0	43
OLB Lewis Bush	2	0	0	9
OLB Greg Lloyd	1	0	0	19
DT Sam Adams	1	0	0	32
DT Norman Hand	1	0	0	20
S Orlando Thomas	1	0	0	29
S Buddy Love	1	0	0	38
DE Jason Taylor	1	0	0	36
S Marcus Paul	0	0	1	9

Blocking Statistics

Buffalo	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Walter Jones	3	5	22	0	43
Chris Gray	2	4	22	1	43
Visanthe Hall	2	4	22	0	43
Stephen Alexander	1	3	20	0	41
Bob Dahl	1	1	22	0	43
Brian Habib	0	3	22	1	43

Chicago	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Alan Faneca	2	6	0	32	0	32
Cleveland Williams	2	4	0	32	0	32
Shaquille O'Neal	1	5	0	32	5	32
Pat Harlow	1	4	1	32	1	32
Ellison Onizuka	0	7	0	32	0	32
Richie Anderson	0	2	0	18	0	15
Gilberto Campbell	0	2	0	14	0	6
Rashaan Shehee	0	1	0	4	0	4

Special Teams Tackles

Buffalo	Tackles	STPlays
Kurt Schultz	2	24

Chicago	Tackles	STPlays
Marcus Paul	2	18
Ty Law	2	6
Marlon Kerner	1	20
Lance Scott	1	10

Participation

Buffalo	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Stephen Alexander	20	41	---	---	13	74
Chris Gray	22	43	---	---	6	71
Jason Sehorn	---	---	31	31	6	68
Bill Goldberg	---	---	29	27	10	66
Phillippi Sparks	---	---	32	32	2	66
Eric Hill	---	---	32	32	2	66
Brian Habib	22	43	---	---	---	65
Bob Dahl	22	43	---	---	---	65
Visanthe Hall	22	43	---	---	---	65
Jake Delhomme	22	43	---	---	---	65
Walter Jones	22	43	---	---	---	65
Zach Bronson	---	---	30	32	2	64
Kurt Schultz	---	---	13	20	24	57
Wayne Campbell	15	26	---	---	13	54
Leon Bender	---	---	24	20	10	54
Brian Finneran	9	26	---	---	17	52
Barry Minter	---	---	25	22	3	50
Carlton Gray	---	---	13	20	15	48
Brett Perriman	16	31	---	---	---	47
Terry Killens	---	---	23	21	2	46
Ben Coates	15	25	---	---	5	45
Erik McMillan	---	---	26	18	---	44
Eddie George	13	27	---	---	---	40
Ren Hoek	---	---	18	19	---	37
Bob Joe	---	---	8	9	20	37
Stephen Boyd	---	---	20	14	---	34
Israel Ifeanyichukwu	---	---	13	17	---	30
John Heeter	---	---	1	1	27	29
Carl Powell	---	---	14	13	2	29
Rodney Thomas	0	2	---	---	24	26
Curtis Alexander	9	16	---	---	---	25
Donnie McQuilken	6	3	---	---	11	20
Corey Bradford	0	5	---	---	13	18
Joaquin Stuckey	5	11	---	---	---	16
Paul Green	2	2	---	---	11	15
Joe Cain	---	---	0	4	10	14
Braden Young	0	0	---	---	8	8
Brian Johnston	0	0	---	---	6	6
Ian Beckles	0	0	---	---	6	6
Eric Mahlum	0	0	---	---	6	6
Jeff Smith	0	0	---	---	6	6
Ebby Laroush	0	0	---	---	3	3
Rick Tuten	0	0	---	---	3	3
Steve Pelleur	0	0	---	---	---	0
David Beckham	0	0	---	---	---	0
Chris Conrad	0	0	---	---	---	0

Chicago	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Cleveland Williams	32	32	---	---	10	74
Marlon Kerner	---	---	15	34	20	69
Jason Simmons	---	---	22	43	3	68
Tony Brackens	---	---	21	40	6	67
Ellison Onizuka	32	32	---	---	---	64
Andre Ware	32	32	---	---	---	64
Pat Harlow	32	32	---	---	---	64
Shaquille O'Neal	32	32	---	---	---	64
Alan Faneca	32	32	---	---	---	64
John Davis	22	23	---	---	18	63
Vincent Brisby	25	24	---	---	13	62
Earl Holmes	---	---	17	41	3	61
Buddy Love	---	---	20	38	3	61
Sterling Sharpe	30	29	---	---	---	59
Jason Taylor	---	---	20	36	3	59
Denzel Coles	---	---	16	32	11	59
Sam Adams	---	---	19	32	4	55
Robert Smith	23	25	---	---	1	49
Orlando Thomas	---	---	15	29	3	47
Dwayne Rudd	---	---	13	28	4	45
Frank Bruno	---	---	15	27	2	44
Richie Anderson	18	15	---	---	10	43
Ty Law	---	---	12	21	6	39
Ma'ake Scott	9	7	---	---	22	38
Greg Lloyd	---	---	13	19	2	34
Marcus Paul	---	---	5	9	18	32
Edwin Fleming	11	16	---	---	5	32
Norman Hand	---	---	6	20	2	28
Nate Lewis	4	10	---	---	12	26
Rashaan Shehee	4	4	---	---	15	23
Gilberto Campbell	14	6	---	---	---	20
Lewis Bush	---	---	4	9	6	19
Chris Zorich	---	---	3	10	---	13
J.D. Cannon	0	0	---	---	10	10
Earnest Stafford	0	0	---	---	10	10
Lance Scott	0	0	---	---	10	10
Raleigh Roundtree	0	0	---	---	10	10
Taylor Cochrane	0	0	---	---	10	10
Dwayne Gordon	---	---	0	0	9	9
Tim George	---	---	1	3	5	9
Karsten Thornton	---	---	5	2	2	9
June Henley	0	1	---	---	8	9
Pete Stoyanovich	0	0	---	---	7	7
DeShone Myles	---	---	0	0	3	3
Jay Fiedler	0	0	---	---	---	0
Howie Roberts	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	7	21	3.0
Middle	7	28	4.0
Right	8	48	6.0
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	12	50	4.2
Middle	14	38	2.7
Right	6	13	2.2
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Buffalo	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Jake Delhomme	41	25	3	2	1	3	6	0	3

Chicago	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Andre Ware	26	18	5	1	2	1	2	1	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	0	0	0	0.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	25	18	142	5.7
Medium (9-18 Yds)	14	7	107	7.6
Long (19+ Yds)	2	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	5	5	23	4.6
Short (0-8 Yds)	12	8	74	6.2
Medium (9-18 Yds)	7	4	71	10.1
Long (19+ Yds)	2	1	25	12.5

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Buffalo	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Brett Perriman	18	9	1	111	2	31
WR Brian Finneran	9	6	0	44	0	26
TE Stephen Alexander	7	5	0	30	0	41
WR Joaquin Stuckey	4	3	0	46	1	11
WR Wayne Campbell	3	2	0	18	0	26

Chicago	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Sterling Sharpe	9	5	0	51	2	29
RB Robert Smith	4	4	0	15	0	25
TE John Davis	4	3	1	9	0	23
WR Vincent Brisby	3	0	1	0	0	24
FB Richie Anderson	2	2	0	9	0	15
WR Nate Lewis	1	1	0	13	0	10
TE Gilberto Campbell	1	1	0	48	1	6
RB Ma'ake Scott	1	1	0	23	1	7
WR Edwin Fleming	1	1	0	25	1	16

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Buffalo	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Eddie George	2	3	1.50	3.00

Chicago	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Robert Smith	4	2	0.50	3.68

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Buffalo	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Jake Delhomme	4	1	20	5.00	6.07

Chicago	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Andre Ware	2	1	3	1.50	7.42

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Buffalo	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Brett Perriman	2	0	0	0.00	6.17
WR Joaquin Stuckey	1	1	20	20.00	11.50
WR Brian Finneran	1	0	0	0.00	4.89

Chicago	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
RB Robert Smith	1	1	3	3.00	3.75
TE John Davis	1	0	0	0.00	2.25

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Buffalo	Rushes	Conversions
Jake Delhomme	1	0
Curtis Alexander	1	0

Chicago	Rushes	Conversions
Robert Smith	4	1
Ma'ake Scott	3	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Buffalo	Att	Comp	Conversions
Jake Delhomme	10	5	4

Chicago	Att	Comp	Conversions
Andre Ware	8	7	5

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Buffalo	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Brett Perriman	5	2	2
WR Brian Finneran	4	2	1
TE Stephen Alexander	1	1	1

Chicago	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Sterling Sharpe	3	2	1
WR Nate Lewis	1	1	1
RB Robert Smith	1	1	0
RB Ma'ake Scott	1	1	1
TE John Davis	1	1	1
WR Edwin Fleming	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 50,200 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 14,900 (21,400)
End Zone 9,500 (15,400)
Mezzanine 6,500 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 10,400 (13,600)
Club Seats 5,800 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 3,100 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	50,200 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	14,900 (21,400)
End Zone	9,500 (15,400)
Mezzanine	6,500 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	10,400 (13,600)
Club Seats	5,800 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	3,100 (3,300)