Week 14, 2002

played in Minnesota, MN

42 degrees, fair, 8 mph wind

Buffalo Bills	7	0	0	3	-	10
Minnesota Vikings	13	17	3	7	-	40

Scoring Summary
1Q: 11:47 MIN - Phil Dawson 45 field goal
1Q: 08:22 MIN - Phil Dawson 21 field goal
1Q: 02:44 MIN - Darnerien McCants 3 pass from Brian Griese (Phil Dawson extra point)
1Q: 01:53 BUF - Chris Fuamatu-Ma'afala 84 fumble return (David Akers extra point)
2Q: 09:44 MIN - Fred Taylor 3 pass from Brian Griese (Phil Dawson extra point)
2Q: 05:01 MIN - Jason McKie 1 pass from Brian Griese (Phil Dawson extra point)
2Q: 00:03 MIN - Phil Dawson 22 field goal
3Q: 12:27 MIN - Phil Dawson 53 field goal
4Q: 13:58 BUF - David Akers 20 field goal
4Q: 09:07 MIN - Terry Glenn 12 pass from Brian Griese (Phil Dawson extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 11:47 MIN - Phil Dawson 45 field goal
1Q: 08:22 MIN - Phil Dawson 21 field goal
1Q: 02:44 MIN - Darnerien McCants 3 pass from Brian Griese (Phil Dawson extra point)
1Q: 01:53 BUF - Chris Fuamatu-Ma'afala 84 fumble return (David Akers extra point)
2Q: 09:44 MIN - Fred Taylor 3 pass from Brian Griese (Phil Dawson extra point)
2Q: 05:01 MIN - Jason McKie 1 pass from Brian Griese (Phil Dawson extra point)
2Q: 00:03 MIN - Phil Dawson 22 field goal
3Q: 12:27 MIN - Phil Dawson 53 field goal
4Q: 13:58 BUF - David Akers 20 field goal
4Q: 09:07 MIN - Terry Glenn 12 pass from Brian Griese (Phil Dawson extra point)

Team Statistics BUF MIN
Record 1-12 11-2
First Downs 13 31
- by Rushing 5 16
- by Passing 6 14
- by Penalty 2 1
Total Net Yards 197 517
- Offensive Plays 49 68
- Yards per Play 4.02 7.60
Net Rushing Yards 82 299
- Rushing Attempts 21 41
- Yards per Rush 3.90 7.29
Net Passing Yards 115 218
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 27 - 14 - 0 27 - 19 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 120 218
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/5 0/0
- Yards per Pass Play 4.11 8.07
Fumbles/Lost 1/0 1/0
3rd Down Conversions 2/11 4/10
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 8.7 4.0
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 4/35 5/35
Punt Returns/Yards 1/0 7/79
Kick Returns/Yards 5/99 1/28
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 1 6
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 0/1 4/2
Avg. Drive Start OWN 22 OWN 31
Time of Possession 21:12 38:48

Team Statistics	BUF	MIN
Record	1-12	11-2
First Downs	13	31
- by Rushing	5	16
- by Passing	6	14
- by Penalty	2	1
Total Net Yards	197	517
- Offensive Plays	49	68
- Yards per Play	4.02	7.60
Net Rushing Yards	82	299
- Rushing Attempts	21	41
- Yards per Rush	3.90	7.29
Net Passing Yards	115	218
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	27 - 14 - 0	27 - 19 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	120	218
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/5	0/0
- Yards per Pass Play	4.11	8.07
Fumbles/Lost	1/0	1/0
3rd Down Conversions	2/11	4/10
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	8.7	4.0
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	4/35	5/35
Punt Returns/Yards	1/0	7/79
Kick Returns/Yards	5/99	1/28
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	1	6
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	0/1	4/2
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 22	OWN 31
Time of Possession	21:12	38:48

Drive Charts

Buffalo Bills
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	11:41	1:24	OWN 20	4	5	Punt
1	8:15	1:31	OWN 20	3	7	Punt
1	2:36	1:28	OWN 19	2	81	Touchdown
2	9:38	1:17	OWN 20	3	6	Punt
2	4:50	1:40	OWN 21	4	4	Punt
3	15:00	0:51	OWN 20	3	-2	Punt
3	12:19	2:00	OWN 28	3	0	Punt
3	8:37	1:41	OWN 40	4	15	Punt
3	3:28	4:37	OWN 20	12	77	Field Goal
4	8:59	2:22	OWN 19	5	11	Punt
4	4:10	4:10	OWN 20	8	57	Game

Minnesota Vikings
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	3:19	OWN 20	7	52	Field Goal
1	10:17	2:02	OWN 31	5	65	Field Goal
1	6:44	4:08	OWN 39	8	61	Touchdown
1	1:08	6:30	OWN 20	11	80	Touchdown
2	8:21	3:31	OWN 44	7	56	Touchdown
2	3:10	3:10	OWN 35	6	60	Field Goal
3	14:09	1:50	OWN 45	4	19	Field Goal
3	10:19	1:42	OWN 21	3	4	Punt
3	6:56	3:28	OWN 20	6	20	Punt
4	13:51	4:52	OWN 29	8	71	Touchdown
4	6:37	2:27	OWN 38	3	9	Punt

Game MVP: Brian Griese, Minnesota Vikings

Rushing Statistics

Buffalo	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Curtis Alexander	15	86	5.73	21	4
Chris Fuamatu-Ma'afala	4	-9	-2.25	0	0
Philip Beyer	2	5	2.50	7	0

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Fred Taylor	28	151	5.39	14	6
Shaun Ozment	8	87	10.88	31	3
Brian Griese	5	61	12.20	32	1

Passing Statistics

Buffalo	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Tee Martin	17	8	53	1/5	0	13	0	54.2
Trent Dilfer	10	6	67	0/0	0	19	0	80.0

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Brian Griese	27	19	218	0/0	4	28	0	133.9

Receiving Statistics

Buffalo	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
RB Curtis Alexander	5	6	50	10.00	4	19
WR Brian Finneran	3	5	14	4.67	0	8
WR Todd Pinkston	3	6	32	10.67	8	13
WR Wayne McGarity	2	3	20	10.00	2	17
WR Jason McAddley	1	4	4	4.00	0	4
RB Philip Beyer	0	1	0	0.00	0	0
WR T.J. Housmandzadeh	0	2	0	0.00	0	0

Minnesota	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Darnerien McCants	8	10	106	13.25	40	28	1
WR Terry Glenn	4	5	40	10.00	1	12	1
RB Fred Taylor	3	4	33	11.00	28	20	1
FB Patrick Pass	1	1	2	2.00	0	2	0
TE Nick Goings	1	3	16	16.00	6	16	0
WR Scotty Anderson	1	1	20	20.00	7	20	0
TE Jason McKie	1	1	1	1.00	0	1	1
FB Kevin McLeod	0	2	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Buffalo	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Minnesota	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Buffalo	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Brian Finneran	1	0	0	0
Chris Fuamatu-Ma'afala	0	1	0	1
Robert Bean	0	0	1	0

Minnesota	Fumb	Recov	Force
Fred Taylor	1	0	0
Chris Dishman	0	1	0
Jay Foreman	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Buffalo	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Ray Hollas	8	392	49.0	36.6	58	2

Minnesota	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Mitch Berger	3	148	49.3	36.0	60	0

Kicking Statistics

Buffalo	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
David Akers	1/1	0/0	0/0	20	1/1

Minnesota	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Phil Dawson	4/4	2/2	1/1	53	4/4

Punt Return Statistics

Buffalo	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
T.J. Housmandzadeh	1	0	0.0	0

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
MarTay Jenkins	6	65	10.8	0
Scotty Anderson	1	14	14.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Buffalo	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
T.J. Housmandzadeh	4	82	20.5	0
Wayne McGarity	1	17	17.0	0

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
MarTay Jenkins	1	28	28.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Buffalo	Tack	Asst	RPlay	PPlay
S Rogers Beckett	8	2	32	25
OLB Vernon Crawford	6	2	29	16
CB Jason Sehorn	5	1	37	27
S John Heeter	4	0	15	10
ILB Antony Jordan	4	0	31	23
DT John Thornton	4	0	35	22
OLB Rob Morris	4	0	14	7
S Zach Bronson	3	3	30	18
CB Robert Bean	3	1	20	19
DE Eric Chandler	3	0	28	19
CB Phillippi Sparks	2	3	35	25
OLB Robert Jones	2	1	25	14
DT Leon Bender	2	1	24	15
DT Charles Hill	2	0	13	8
DE Jamal Duff	1	2	28	18
DT Graham Newsome	1	2	22	14
DE Troy Barnett	1	0	13	9
ILB Rahim Abdullah	1	0	10	4

Minnesota	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Jay Foreman	6	1	0.0	20	28
CB Walt Harris	6	0	0.0	21	28
ILB James Darling	5	1	0.0	16	20
S Ryan Clark	4	2	0.0	21	28
DE Mike Rucker	3	1	1.0	18	27
CB Artrell Hawkins	3	3	0.0	21	28
OLB Henri Crockett	2	1	0.0	17	23
DE Jay Williams	2	0	0.0	10	9
CB Lenny Walls	2	0	0.0	18	27
S Paul Miranda	1	2	0.0	21	28
DE Courtney Brown	1	0	0.0	14	20
DT Delbert Cowsette	1	0	0.0	8	14
S Brock Williams	0	2	0.0	6	8

Pass Rush Statistics

Buffalo	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT John Thornton	0.0	1	1	0	22
DT Graham Newsome	0.0	0	1	0	14

Minnesota	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Mike Rucker	1.0	1	1	27
OLB Henri Crockett	0.0	3	1	23
DT Dan Wilkinson	0.0	1	1	14
DE Jay Williams	0.0	1	0	9

Pass Defense Statistics

Buffalo	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
ILB Antony Jordan	5	0	23
CB Jason Sehorn	3	0	27
OLB Vernon Crawford	2	1	16
S Zach Bronson	2	0	18
S Rogers Beckett	1	1	25
CB Phillippi Sparks	1	0	25
S John Heeter	1	0	10
DE Jamal Duff	1	0	18
OLB Rob Morris	1	0	7
CB Robert Bean	1	0	19
DT Charles Hill	1	0	8

Minnesota	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Walt Harris	5	1	28
OLB Jay Foreman	3	0	28
CB Artrell Hawkins	2	0	28
CB Lenny Walls	2	0	27
S Ryan Clark	1	2	28
DE Jay Williams	1	0	9
S Paul Miranda	0	1	28
S Brock Williams	0	1	8

Blocking Statistics

Buffalo	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Antonio Stofa	3	4	14	0	14
Mike Pearson	2	3	11	0	14
Chris Villarrial	1	4	19	0	23
Chris Conrad	1	2	9	0	7
Chris Gray	0	3	9	0	19
Max Lane	0	2	12	1	21
Reggie Nelson	0	2	10	0	14
Visanthe Hall	0	1	6	0	12

Minnesota	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	PPly
Cory Raymer	3	7	41	27
Wilford Brown	3	7	41	27
Tony Boselli	3	6	41	27
Anthony Redmon	3	5	41	27
Chris Dishman	3	5	41	27
Nick Goings	3	5	36	27
Kevin McLeod	1	2	26	11

Special Teams Tackles

Buffalo	Tackles	STPlays
Curtis Alexander	2	23
John Heeter	2	19
Todd Pinkston	2	6
Jason McAddley	1	16
Chris Gray	1	7

Minnesota	Tackles	STPlays
Jay Graham	2	25
Wyatt Ashworth	1	27
Jason McKie	1	18
George Layne	1	13
Nick Goings	1	10

Participation

Buffalo	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Jason Sehorn	---	---	37	27	9	73
Phillippi Sparks	---	---	35	25	3	63
John Thornton	---	---	35	22	3	60
Rogers Beckett	---	---	32	25	3	60
Curtis Alexander	16	20	---	---	23	59
Antony Jordan	---	---	31	23	4	58
Zach Bronson	---	---	30	18	4	52
Robert Jones	---	---	25	14	11	50
Jamal Duff	---	---	28	18	4	50
Eric Chandler	---	---	28	19	3	50
Robert Bean	---	---	20	19	10	49
Mark Campbell	15	17	---	---	15	47
Vernon Crawford	---	---	29	16	1	46
John Heeter	---	---	15	10	19	44
Jason McAddley	13	15	---	---	16	44
Chris Villarrial	19	23	---	---	---	42
Graham Newsome	---	---	22	14	5	41
Leon Bender	---	---	24	15	1	40
Wayne McGarity	12	13	---	---	14	39
Todd Pinkston	14	19	---	---	6	39
Antonio Stofa	14	14	---	---	9	37
Chris Gray	9	19	---	---	7	35
T.J. Housmandzadeh	7	16	---	---	11	34
Max Lane	12	21	---	---	---	33
Tee Martin	14	18	---	---	---	32
Zach Quaccia	15	16	---	---	---	31
Rob Morris	---	---	14	7	9	30
Brian Finneran	8	12	---	---	8	28
Mike Pearson	11	14	---	---	2	27
David Sloan	8	12	---	---	6	26
Chris Conrad	9	7	---	---	9	25
Rashard Cook	---	---	10	4	11	25
Charles Hill	---	---	13	8	4	25
Reggie Nelson	10	14	---	---	---	24
Rahim Abdullah	---	---	10	4	10	24
Troy Barnett	---	---	13	9	---	22
Philip Beyer	7	11	---	---	4	22
Trent Dilfer	7	10	---	---	1	18
Visanthe Hall	6	12	---	---	---	18
Chris Fuamatu-Ma'afala	4	5	---	---	8	17
Eric Johnson	1	0	---	---	14	15
Pellom LeVeck	0	0	---	---	9	9
Edwin Mulitalo	0	0	---	---	9	9
Ray Hollas	0	0	---	---	8	8
David Akers	0	0	---	---	4	4
Shaun King	0	0	---	---	---	0

Minnesota	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Wilford Brown	41	27	---	---	7	75
Nick Goings	36	27	---	---	10	73
Lenny Walls	---	---	18	27	28	73
Anthony Redmon	41	27	---	---	---	68
Tony Boselli	41	27	---	---	---	68
Cory Raymer	41	27	---	---	---	68
Chris Dishman	41	27	---	---	---	68
Brian Griese	41	27	---	---	---	68
Terry Glenn	40	26	---	---	---	66
Darnerien McCants	30	26	---	---	10	66
Ryan Clark	---	---	21	28	10	59
Fred Taylor	33	25	---	---	---	58
Mike Rucker	---	---	18	27	10	55
Artrell Hawkins	---	---	21	28	1	50
Paul Miranda	---	---	21	28	1	50
Walt Harris	---	---	21	28	---	49
Jay Foreman	---	---	20	28	1	49
Kevin McLeod	26	11	---	---	5	42
Henri Crockett	---	---	17	23	1	41
Courtney Brown	---	---	14	20	5	39
James Darling	---	---	16	20	2	38
Dan Wilkinson	---	---	13	14	2	29
Wyatt Ashworth	---	---	1	0	27	28
Jason McKie	9	1	---	---	18	28
Jay Graham	0	0	---	---	25	25
Brock Williams	---	---	6	8	11	25
Delbert Cowsette	---	---	8	14	1	23
Scotty Anderson	12	8	---	---	3	23
Kailey Wong	---	---	5	3	13	21
David Kleinfeld	3	0	---	---	16	19
Jay Williams	---	---	10	9	---	19
MarTay Jenkins	0	1	---	---	17	18
Patrick Pass	4	8	---	---	3	15
George Layne	0	0	---	---	13	13
Phil Dawson	0	0	---	---	12	12
Sheldon Jackson	4	0	---	---	8	12
Shaun Ozment	8	2	---	---	1	11
Troy Sadowski	0	0	---	---	7	7
Grey Ruegamer	0	0	---	---	7	7
Manuia Savea	0	0	---	---	7	7
Ron Frederick	0	0	---	---	7	7
Curtis Perkins	0	0	---	---	4	4
Lawrence Sellers	---	---	1	3	---	4
Mitch Berger	0	0	---	---	3	3
Michael Caston	---	---	0	0	1	1
Chad Hutchison	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	6	0	0.0
Middle	7	64	9.1
Right	8	18	2.3
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	10	47	4.7
Middle	24	199	8.3
Right	7	53	7.6
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Buffalo	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Tee Martin	17	8	0	0	2	4	3	1	0
Trent Dilfer	10	6	0	0	0	1	3	2	0

Minnesota	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Brian Griese	27	19	5	0	3	2	2	0	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	2	1	0	0.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	12	9	65	5.4
Medium (9-18 Yds)	5	3	36	7.2
Long (19+ Yds)	8	1	19	2.4

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	7	5	36	5.1
Short (0-8 Yds)	9	6	55	6.1
Medium (9-18 Yds)	11	8	127	11.5
Long (19+ Yds)	0	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Buffalo	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	PPlay
RB Curtis Alexander	6	5	0	50	20
WR Todd Pinkston	6	3	1	32	19
WR Brian Finneran	5	3	0	14	12
WR Jason McAddley	4	1	0	4	15
WR Wayne McGarity	3	2	0	20	13
WR T.J. Housmandzadeh	2	0	1	0	16
RB Philip Beyer	1	0	0	0	11

Minnesota	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Darnerien McCants	10	8	0	106	3	26
WR Terry Glenn	5	4	1	40	0	26
RB Fred Taylor	4	3	0	33	1	25
TE Nick Goings	3	1	0	16	0	27
FB Kevin McLeod	2	0	2	0	0	11
FB Patrick Pass	1	1	0	2	0	8
WR Scotty Anderson	1	1	0	20	1	8
TE Jason McKie	1	1	0	1	0	1

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Buffalo	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Fred Taylor	6	30	5.00	5.39
Brian Griese	1	7	7.00	12.20
Shaun Ozment	1	12	12.00	10.88

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Buffalo	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Trent Dilfer	3	2	8	2.67	6.70

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Brian Griese	7	5	21	3.00	8.07

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Buffalo	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
RB Curtis Alexander	1	1	0	0.00	8.33
WR Brian Finneran	1	1	8	8.00	2.80
WR Wayne McGarity	1	0	0	0.00	6.67

Minnesota	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
RB Fred Taylor	2	1	3	1.50	8.25
WR Terry Glenn	1	1	12	12.00	8.00
FB Kevin McLeod	1	0	0	0.00	0.00
FB Patrick Pass	1	1	2	2.00	2.00
WR Darnerien McCants	1	1	3	3.00	10.60
TE Jason McKie	1	1	1	1.00	1.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Buffalo	Rushes	Conversions
Philip Beyer	2	0

Minnesota	Rushes	Conversions
Fred Taylor	3	2
Brian Griese	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Buffalo	Att	Comp	Conversions
Tee Martin	6	2	1
Trent Dilfer	3	2	1

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Conversions
Brian Griese	6	2	2

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Buffalo	Targ	Catch	Conversions
RB Curtis Alexander	3	2	2
WR Jason McAddley	3	1	0
WR Brian Finneran	1	1	0
WR Todd Pinkston	1	0	0
WR T.J. Housmandzadeh	1	0	0

Minnesota	Targ	Catch	Conversions
RB Fred Taylor	3	2	2
FB Kevin McLeod	1	0	0
TE Nick Goings	1	0	0
WR Darnerien McCants	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 72,000 (72,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 15,200 (15,200)
End Zone 11,000 (11,000)
Mezzanine 6,300 (6,300)
Sideline Seats 9,700 (9,700)
Club Seats 19,900 (19,900)
Luxury Boxes 9,900 (9,900)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	72,000 (72,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	15,200 (15,200)
End Zone	11,000 (11,000)
Mezzanine	6,300 (6,300)
Sideline Seats	9,700 (9,700)
Club Seats	19,900 (19,900)
Luxury Boxes	9,900 (9,900)