Conference Semifinals, 2000

played in Houston, AL

57 degrees, fair, 9 mph wind

Buffalo Bills	0	0	0	0	-	0
Houston Texans	9	3	14	0	-	26

Scoring Summary
1Q: 08:20 HOU - Sebastian Janikowski 18 field goal
1Q: 03:35 HOU - David Boston 31 pass from David Klingler (Sebastian Janikowski extra point failed)
2Q: 00:03 HOU - Sebastian Janikowski 46 field goal
3Q: 11:34 HOU - Laveranues Coles 22 pass from David Klingler (Sebastian Janikowski extra point)
3Q: 06:53 HOU - Jamal Lewis 3 run (Sebastian Janikowski extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 08:20 HOU - Sebastian Janikowski 18 field goal
1Q: 03:35 HOU - David Boston 31 pass from David Klingler (Sebastian Janikowski extra point failed)
2Q: 00:03 HOU - Sebastian Janikowski 46 field goal
3Q: 11:34 HOU - Laveranues Coles 22 pass from David Klingler (Sebastian Janikowski extra point)
3Q: 06:53 HOU - Jamal Lewis 3 run (Sebastian Janikowski extra point)

Team Statistics BUF HOU
Record 11-7 14-3
First Downs 10 20
- by Rushing 5 7
- by Passing 5 13
- by Penalty 0 0
Total Net Yards 176 379
- Offensive Plays 54 67
- Yards per Play 3.26 5.66
Net Rushing Yards 91 163
- Rushing Attempts 20 40
- Yards per Rush 4.55 4.08
Net Passing Yards 85 216
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 29 - 15 - 0 25 - 19 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 126 229
- Sacks/Yards Lost 5/41 2/13
- Yards per Pass Play 2.50 8.00
Fumbles/Lost 2/2 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 1/12 5/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 11.4 7.5
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 7/50 6/30
Punt Returns/Yards 6/48 3/27
Kick Returns/Yards 4/79 0/0
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 0 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 0/0 1/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 29 OWN 30
Time of Possession 24:43 35:17

Team Statistics	BUF	HOU
Record	11-7	14-3
First Downs	10	20
- by Rushing	5	7
- by Passing	5	13
- by Penalty	0	0
Total Net Yards	176	379
- Offensive Plays	54	67
- Yards per Play	3.26	5.66
Net Rushing Yards	91	163
- Rushing Attempts	20	40
- Yards per Rush	4.55	4.08
Net Passing Yards	85	216
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	29 - 15 - 0	25 - 19 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	126	229
- Sacks/Yards Lost	5/41	2/13
- Yards per Pass Play	2.50	8.00
Fumbles/Lost	2/2	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	1/12	5/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	11.4	7.5
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	7/50	6/30
Punt Returns/Yards	6/48	3/27
Kick Returns/Yards	4/79	0/0
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	0	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	0/0	1/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 29	OWN 30
Time of Possession	24:43	35:17

Drive Charts

Buffalo Bills
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	1:54	OWN 20	3	-3	Punt
1	8:15	1:22	OWN 24	3	2	Punt
1	3:24	2:04	OWN 22	4	30	Punt
2	14:44	0:47	OWN 40	3	0	Punt
2	10:59	1:42	OWN 45	3	3	Punt
2	7:30	2:18	OWN 49	4	-1	Punt
2	3:40	1:45	OWN 26	5	39	Punt
3	11:21	1:49	OWN 23	3	-1	Punt
3	8:15	0:42	OWN 19	2	-7	Fumble
3	6:47	2:51	OWN 26	3	-10	Punt
3	2:10	2:01	OWN 15	4	44	Fumble
4	13:38	1:39	OWN 17	3	3	Punt
4	10:10	4:20	OWN 43	9	17	Punt
4	1:48	1:48	OWN 39	5	25	Game

Houston Texans
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	13:06	4:51	OWN 46	10	53	Field Goal
1	6:53	3:29	OWN 27	7	73	Touchdown
1	1:20	1:36	OWN 1	4	21	Punt
2	13:57	2:58	OWN 26	5	36	Missed FG
2	9:17	1:47	OWN 2	3	8	Punt
2	5:12	1:32	OWN 20	3	9	Punt
2	1:55	1:55	OWN 20	6	51	Field Goal
3	15:00	3:39	OWN 20	9	80	Touchdown
3	9:32	1:17	OWN 40	3	2	Punt
3	7:33	0:46	OPP 5	2	5	Touchdown
3	3:56	1:46	OWN 40	3	5	Punt
3	0:09	1:31	OWN 41	3	0	Punt
4	11:59	1:49	OWN 36	3	8	Punt
4	5:50	4:02	OWN 6	6	13	Punt

Game MVP: David Klingler, Houston Texans

Rushing Statistics

Buffalo	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Curtis Alexander	11	46	4.18	13	3
Chris Fuamatu-Ma'afala	7	36	5.14	25	1
Trent Dilfer	2	9	4.50	5	0

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Charlie Garner	23	62	2.70	12	1	0
Jamal Lewis	15	77	5.13	23	3	1
David Klingler	1	5	5.00	5	0	0
Todd Steussie	1	19	19.00	19	1	0

Passing Statistics

Buffalo	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Dave Schnell	19	8	68	4/30	0	26	0	52.0
Trent Dilfer	10	7	58	1/11	0	28	0	84.6

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
David Klingler	25	19	229	2/13	2	31	0	130.3

Receiving Statistics

Buffalo	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
RB Curtis Alexander	7	10	48	6.86	39	28
WR Wesley Carroll	2	4	10	5.00	0	7
WR Wayne Campbell	2	3	10	5.00	0	9
WR Joey Galloway	2	5	21	10.50	3	12
WR Brian Finneran	2	3	37	18.50	3	26
TE David Sloan	0	2	0	0.00	0	0
TE David LaFleur	0	1	0	0.00	0	0
TE Stephen Alexander	0	1	0	0.00	0	0

Houston	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR David Boston	5	5	97	19.40	25	31	1
RB Jamal Lewis	5	6	35	7.00	2	13	0
WR Laveranues Coles	3	5	60	20.00	31	24	1
FB Aaron Craver	1	1	-4	-4.00	0	-4	0
WR James Jett	1	3	5	5.00	4	5	0
RB Charlie Garner	1	1	-1	-1.00	0	-1	0
WR Germane Crowell	1	2	10	10.00	4	10	0
TE Jermaine Wiggins	1	1	16	16.00	6	16	0
WR Dante Hall	1	1	11	11.00	9	11	0

Interception Statistics

Buffalo	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Houston	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Buffalo	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Dave Schnell	1	0	0	0
Curtis Alexander	1	0	0	0

Houston	Recov	Force
Robert Porcher	1	0
Marvin Jones	1	0
Chris Slade	0	1
Dexter McCleon	0	1

Punting Statistics

Buffalo	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Rick Tuten	11	489	44.5	38.4	54	3

Houston	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Scott Tyner	8	348	43.5	37.5	48	4

Kicking Statistics

Buffalo	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT

Houston	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Sebastian Janikowski	2/3	1/2	0/1	46	2/3

Punt Return Statistics

Buffalo	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Wayne McGarity	6	48	8.0	0

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Dante Hall	3	27	9.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Buffalo	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Wayne McGarity	4	79	19.8	0

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Defensive Statistics

Buffalo	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Vernon Crawford	6	3	0.0	38	22
S Zach Bronson	6	1	0.0	23	27
ILB Eric Hill	5	4	0.0	39	27
CB Phillippi Sparks	5	2	0.0	40	27
CB Jason Sehorn	5	2	0.0	40	25
DT Bill Goldberg	5	1	0.0	26	9
S Rogers Beckett	5	0	0.0	32	16
OLB Terry Killens	3	3	1.0	33	16
DE Ren Hoek	3	2	1.0	27	12
DE Darren Howard	3	1	0.0	19	21
ILB Barry Minter	3	0	0.0	11	10
CB Robert Bean	3	0	0.0	32	18
DT John Thornton	2	1	0.0	15	18
DE Carl Powell	2	0	0.0	22	6
WR Wayne McGarity	1	0	---	---	---
ILB Rahim Abdullah	1	0	0.0	10	4
OLB Rob Morris	1	0	0.0	12	10
DE Chidi Ahanotu	0	1	0.0	13	15
S John Heeter	0	1	0.0	8	14

Houston	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Ike Reese	6	1	1.0	10	29
OLB Chris Slade	4	0	2.0	18	22
DT Keith Hamilton	4	0	0.0	18	26
S Myron Bell	4	0	0.0	12	29
ILB Marvin Jones	3	0	0.0	10	11
DE Hunter Fatafehi	2	0	1.0	11	20
DT Brian Young	2	1	0.5	12	28
DE Kevin Carter	2	0	0.5	7	13
S Le Roy Butler	2	1	0.0	16	28
CB Ramos McDonald	2	1	0.0	12	19
CB Chris Canty	2	0	0.0	17	30
ILB Tedy Bruschi	1	3	0.0	13	24
OLB Mo Lewis	1	1	0.0	8	10
S Jay Bellamy	1	0	0.0	10	11
S Bob Scanlan	1	0	0.0	3	1
CB Dexter McCleon	1	0	0.0	17	27
CB Patrick Surtain	1	0	0.0	13	26
DT Gilbert Brown	0	1	0.0	3	1

Pass Rush Statistics

Buffalo	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
OLB Terry Killens	1.0	0	1	16
DE Ren Hoek	1.0	0	0	12
OLB Vernon Crawford	0.0	1	0	22
ILB Rahim Abdullah	0.0	1	0	4

Houston	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Chris Slade	2.0	1	2	22
DE Hunter Fatafehi	1.0	1	0	20
OLB Ike Reese	1.0	0	0	29
DE Kevin Carter	0.5	3	3	13
DT Brian Young	0.5	1	0	28

Pass Defense Statistics

Buffalo	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
OLB Vernon Crawford	3	1	22
CB Phillippi Sparks	3	0	27
CB Jason Sehorn	2	0	25
ILB Eric Hill	2	0	27
S Zach Bronson	2	0	27
S Rogers Beckett	2	0	16
ILB Barry Minter	1	0	10
OLB Terry Killens	1	0	16
DE Darren Howard	1	0	21
OLB Rob Morris	1	0	10
CB Robert Bean	1	0	18

Houston	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
OLB Ike Reese	4	1	29
S Myron Bell	2	0	29
CB Dexter McCleon	2	0	27
S Le Roy Butler	1	1	28
OLB Mo Lewis	1	0	10
ILB Marvin Jones	1	0	11
S Jay Bellamy	1	0	11
ILB Tedy Bruschi	1	0	24
CB Patrick Surtain	1	0	26
CB Ramos McDonald	1	0	19

Blocking Statistics

Buffalo	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Ian Beckles	2	3	0	11	0	13
Visanthe Hall	2	2	0	9	3	21
Chris Gray	1	4	0	12	0	23
Antonio Stofa	1	3	0	14	1	29
Max Lane	1	2	1	17	0	32
Chris Conrad	0	3	0	15	0	29
Jerome Daniels	0	1	0	7	0	8
Reggie Nelson	0	0	0	10	1	10

Houston	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Todd Steussie	3	9	1	32	1	27
Adam Treu	2	5	0	35	0	27
Zach Pillar	2	4	0	34	0	27
Brendan Stai	1	6	0	30	0	27
Kyle Turley	1	5	0	36	1	27
Dwayne Carswell	1	1	0	26	0	12
Aaron Craver	0	2	0	19	0	12
Tony Ramirez	0	2	0	12	0	0
Harvey Knaack	0	2	0	11	0	0
Ben Coates	0	1	0	11	0	0
Jermaine Wiggins	0	1	0	27	0	20
Angel Hardy	0	1	0	10	0	0

Special Teams Tackles

Buffalo	Tackles	STPlays
Todd Pinkston	1	25
David LaFleur	1	16
Wayne Campbell	1	13

Houston	Tackles	STPlays
Myron Bell	3	13
Charlie Garner	1	26
Dante Hall	1	25
Jay Bellamy	1	11
Kris Hastings	1	11
Angel Hardy	1	11
Zach Pillar	1	8
Ramos McDonald	1	5

Participation

Buffalo	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Phillippi Sparks	---	---	40	27	12	79
Terry Killens	---	---	33	16	25	74
Robert Bean	---	---	32	18	24	74
Eric Hill	---	---	39	27	3	69
Jason Sehorn	---	---	40	25	3	68
Vernon Crawford	---	---	38	22	3	63
Rogers Beckett	---	---	32	16	10	58
Antonio Stofa	14	29	---	---	11	54
Zach Bronson	---	---	23	27	2	52
Curtis Alexander	13	20	---	---	17	50
Wesley Carroll	14	29	---	---	6	49
Max Lane	17	32	---	---	---	49
Chris Gray	12	23	---	---	11	46
Chris Conrad	15	29	---	---	2	46
Bill Goldberg	---	---	26	9	9	44
Darren Howard	---	---	19	21	2	42
Ren Hoek	---	---	27	12	---	39
Carl Powell	---	---	22	6	10	38
Todd Pinkston	3	9	---	---	25	37
John Thornton	---	---	15	18	2	35
Dave Schnell	11	23	---	---	---	34
Wayne Campbell	9	12	---	---	13	34
Wayne McGarity	8	12	---	---	13	33
Ian Beckles	11	13	---	---	8	32
Chidi Ahanotu	---	---	13	15	3	31
Joey Galloway	9	22	---	---	---	31
Reggie Nelson	10	10	---	---	11	31
Visanthe Hall	9	21	---	---	---	30
David Sloan	11	10	---	---	8	29
David LaFleur	4	7	---	---	16	27
Brian Finneran	8	17	---	---	2	27
Stephen Alexander	8	9	---	---	8	25
John Heeter	---	---	8	14	1	23
Rob Morris	---	---	12	10	1	23
Barry Minter	---	---	11	10	1	22
Trent Dilfer	9	11	---	---	---	20
Eddie George	6	6	---	---	7	19
Chris Fuamatu-Ma'afala	7	12	---	---	---	19
Rahim Abdullah	---	---	10	4	4	18
Jerome Daniels	7	8	---	---	1	16
Dan Campbell	0	5	---	---	11	16
Rick Tuten	0	0	---	---	11	11
Marshall Pleasant	0	0	---	---	11	11
Brian Habib	5	5	---	---	---	10
David Beckham	0	0	---	---	1	1
Jamie Martin	0	0	---	---	---	0

Houston	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Todd Steussie	32	27	---	---	11	70
Chris Canty	---	---	17	30	23	70
Zach Pillar	34	27	---	---	8	69
Kyle Turley	36	27	---	---	3	66
Adam Treu	35	27	---	---	3	65
Jermaine Wiggins	27	20	---	---	11	58
Brendan Stai	30	27	---	---	---	57
Charlie Garner	23	7	---	---	26	56
Dwayne Carswell	26	12	---	---	17	55
Myron Bell	---	---	12	29	13	54
David Klingler	25	27	---	---	---	52
Mo Lewis	---	---	8	10	31	49
Le Roy Butler	---	---	16	28	---	44
Keith Hamilton	---	---	18	26	---	44
Dexter McCleon	---	---	17	27	---	44
Aaron Craver	19	12	---	---	12	43
Laveranues Coles	21	21	---	---	1	43
James Jett	19	23	---	---	---	42
David Boston	16	12	---	---	14	42
Hunter Fatafehi	---	---	11	20	11	42
Ike Reese	---	---	10	29	2	41
Brian Young	---	---	12	28	1	41
Chris Slade	---	---	18	22	---	40
Patrick Surtain	---	---	13	26	1	40
Tedy Bruschi	---	---	13	24	1	38
Dante Hall	10	3	---	---	25	38
Ramos McDonald	---	---	12	19	5	36
Jamal Lewis	16	19	---	---	1	36
Jay Bellamy	---	---	10	11	11	32
Robert Porcher	---	---	9	14	5	28
Germane Crowell	12	6	---	---	6	24
Marvin Jones	---	---	10	11	1	22
Angel Hardy	10	0	---	---	11	21
Kevin Carter	---	---	7	13	---	20
Harvey Knaack	11	0	---	---	8	19
Tony Graziani	15	0	---	---	3	18
Ben Coates	11	0	---	---	6	17
Tony Ramirez	12	0	---	---	---	12
Scott Von der Ahe	---	---	1	5	5	11
Kris Hastings	0	0	---	---	11	11
Gilbert Brown	---	---	3	1	5	9
Scott Tyner	0	0	---	---	8	8
Sebastian Janikowski	0	0	---	---	8	8
Bob Scanlan	---	---	3	1	---	4
Damon Huard	0	0	---	---	---	0
George Jones	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	7	33	4.7
Middle	7	20	2.9
Right	6	38	6.3
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	9	49	5.4
Middle	21	80	3.8
Right	10	34	3.4
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Buffalo	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Dave Schnell	19	8	1	3	1	2	5	5	0
Trent Dilfer	10	7	1	0	2	0	1	0	0

Houston	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
David Klingler	25	19	4	2	0	1	1	0	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	6	3	11	1.8
Short (0-8 Yds)	13	6	54	4.2
Medium (9-18 Yds)	9	5	35	3.9
Long (19+ Yds)	1	1	26	26.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	3	2	11	3.7
Short (0-8 Yds)	11	9	62	5.6
Medium (9-18 Yds)	6	6	97	16.2
Long (19+ Yds)	5	2	59	11.8

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Buffalo	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
RB Curtis Alexander	10	7	0	48	1	20
WR Joey Galloway	5	2	0	21	0	22
WR Wesley Carroll	4	2	0	10	0	29
WR Wayne Campbell	3	2	1	10	0	12
WR Brian Finneran	3	2	0	37	1	17
TE David Sloan	2	0	0	0	0	10
TE David LaFleur	1	0	1	0	0	7
TE Stephen Alexander	1	0	1	0	0	9

Houston	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
RB Jamal Lewis	6	5	35	0	19
WR David Boston	5	5	97	2	12
WR Laveranues Coles	5	3	60	2	21
WR James Jett	3	1	5	0	23
WR Germane Crowell	2	1	10	0	6
FB Aaron Craver	1	1	-4	0	12
RB Charlie Garner	1	1	-1	0	7
TE Jermaine Wiggins	1	1	16	0	20
WR Dante Hall	1	1	11	0	3

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Buffalo	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Charlie Garner	3	5	1.67	2.70
Jamal Lewis	3	14	4.67	5.13

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Buffalo	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
David Klingler	2	1	5	2.50	9.16

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Buffalo	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg

Houston	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR James Jett	2	1	5	2.50	1.67

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Buffalo	Rushes	Conversions
Curtis Alexander	1	0

Houston	Rushes	Conversions
Charlie Garner	7	1
Jamal Lewis	5	2

Third Down Passing Statistics

Buffalo	Att	Comp	Conversions
Dave Schnell	7	2	0
Trent Dilfer	2	1	1

Houston	Att	Comp	Conversions
David Klingler	3	2	2

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Buffalo	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Wesley Carroll	2	1	0
WR Joey Galloway	2	1	0
TE David Sloan	2	0	0
RB Curtis Alexander	2	1	1
WR Brian Finneran	1	0	0

Houston	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Germane Crowell	2	1	1
WR David Boston	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 69,100 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 20,500 (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	69,100 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	20,500 (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)