Week 14, 2005

played in Tampa Bay, FL

72 degrees, fair, 8 mph wind

Buffalo Bills	10	10	0	0	-	20
Tampa Bay Buccaneers	3	0	0	0	-	3

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:39 BUF - Nick Novak 44 field goal
1Q: 03:26 TBY - Joe Nedney 25 field goal
1Q: 00:41 BUF - Alexis Shepherd 11 run (Nick Novak extra point)
2Q: 06:41 BUF - Alexis Shepherd 15 pass from Trent Dilfer (Nick Novak extra point)
2Q: 00:03 BUF - Nick Novak 33 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:39 BUF - Nick Novak 44 field goal
1Q: 03:26 TBY - Joe Nedney 25 field goal
1Q: 00:41 BUF - Alexis Shepherd 11 run (Nick Novak extra point)
2Q: 06:41 BUF - Alexis Shepherd 15 pass from Trent Dilfer (Nick Novak extra point)
2Q: 00:03 BUF - Nick Novak 33 field goal

Team Statistics BUF TBY
Record 9-4 5-8
First Downs 20 7
- by Rushing 8 0
- by Passing 12 7
- by Penalty 0 0
Total Net Yards 412 164
- Offensive Plays 77 55
- Yards per Play 5.35 2.98
Net Rushing Yards 165 27
- Rushing Attempts 39 22
- Yards per Rush 4.23 1.23
Net Passing Yards 247 137
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 37 - 20 - 0 32 - 19 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 255 143
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/8 1/6
- Yards per Pass Play 6.50 4.15
Fumbles/Lost 2/1 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 5/16 2/16
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 8.9 9.4
4th Down Conversions 0/0 1/2
Penalties/Yards 10/78 4/35
Punt Returns/Yards 3/25 8/139
Kick Returns/Yards 1/36 1/30
Interception Ret./Yards 1/28 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 5 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/2 0/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 23 OWN 38
Time of Possession 34:23 25:37

Team Statistics	BUF	TBY
Record	9-4	5-8
First Downs	20	7
- by Rushing	8	0
- by Passing	12	7
- by Penalty	0	0
Total Net Yards	412	164
- Offensive Plays	77	55
- Yards per Play	5.35	2.98
Net Rushing Yards	165	27
- Rushing Attempts	39	22
- Yards per Rush	4.23	1.23
Net Passing Yards	247	137
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	37 - 20 - 0	32 - 19 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	255	143
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/8	1/6
- Yards per Pass Play	6.50	4.15
Fumbles/Lost	2/1	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	5/16	2/16
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	8.9	9.4
4th Down Conversions	0/0	1/2
Penalties/Yards	10/78	4/35
Punt Returns/Yards	3/25	8/139
Kick Returns/Yards	1/36	1/30
Interception Ret./Yards	1/28	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	5	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/2	0/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 23	OWN 38
Time of Possession	34:23	25:37

Drive Charts

Buffalo Bills
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	4:27	OWN 35	7	38	Field Goal
1	8:45	3:10	OWN 27	6	17	Fumble
1	3:21	2:49	OWN 25	10	75	Touchdown
2	14:09	1:26	OWN 20	3	4	Punt
2	11:13	4:38	OWN 19	9	81	Touchdown
2	4:03	0:35	OWN 37	3	0	Punt
2	1:52	1:52	OWN 13	6	71	Field Goal
3	13:22	2:18	OWN 23	6	21	Punt
3	7:30	1:16	OWN 9	3	0	Punt
3	4:45	1:23	OWN 20	3	5	Punt
3	1:41	1:29	OWN 5	3	4	Punt
4	14:04	3:55	OWN 3	7	21	Punt
4	8:59	1:26	OWN 20	4	-6	Punt
4	4:15	1:48	OWN 31	3	8	Punt
4	2:04	2:04	OPP 36	6	18	Game

Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	10:33	1:48	OWN 25	3	6	Punt
1	5:35	2:14	OPP 44	5	36	Field Goal
1	0:32	1:23	OWN 25	3	9	Punt
2	12:43	1:30	OWN 36	4	-3	Punt
2	6:35	2:32	OWN 34	3	-9	Punt
2	3:28	1:36	OWN 25	3	7	Punt
3	15:00	1:38	OWN 25	3	-3	Punt
3	11:04	3:34	OWN 35	6	18	Punt
3	6:14	1:29	OPP 45	3	2	Punt
3	3:22	1:41	OWN 45	3	5	Punt
3	0:12	1:08	OWN 46	3	9	Punt
4	10:09	1:10	OPP 43	3	2	Punt
4	7:33	3:18	OWN 39	10	55	Interception
4	2:27	0:23	OWN 41	4	-5	Downs

Game MVP: Trent Dilfer, Buffalo Bills

Rushing Statistics

Buffalo	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB Alexis Shepherd	18	54	3.00	11	1	1
QB Trent Dilfer	9	12	1.33	6	0	0
RB T.J. Duckett	9	69	7.67	15	3	0
RB Larry Ned	2	20	10.00	16	1	0
FB Sebastian Meeker	1	10	10.00	10	1	0

Tampa Bay	Att	Yards	Avg	LG
RB Ahman Green	9	9	1.00	3
RB Cedric Young	8	-2	-0.25	7
QB Koy Detmer	2	8	4.00	5
RB Elias Wynn	2	6	3.00	5
QB Cris Finley	1	6	6.00	6

Passing Statistics

Buffalo	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Trent Dilfer	37	20	255	1/8	1	38	0	84.8

Tampa Bay	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Cris Finley	18	7	56	0/0	0	15	1	24.3
Koy Detmer	14	12	87	1/6	0	19	0	92.5

Receiving Statistics

Buffalo	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Joe Jurevicius	6	8	83	13.83	44	38	0
WR T.J. Housmandzadeh	4	6	62	15.50	35	28	0
WR Jason McAddley	3	8	7	2.33	2	5	0
WR Terrence Copper	3	4	64	21.33	22	27	0
RB Alexis Shepherd	2	2	28	14.00	19	15	1
TE Eric Johnson	1	3	5	5.00	0	5	0
RB T.J. Duckett	1	2	6	6.00	0	6	0
TE Mark Campbell	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
TE Courtney Anderson	0	3	0	0.00	0	0	0

Tampa Bay	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
TE Mack Minnig	8	11	71	8.88	27	19
RB Ahman Green	4	8	25	6.25	2	15
WR Antonio Bryant	3	6	32	10.67	0	13
RB Cedric Young	2	2	8	4.00	1	4
TE Ledley King	1	1	0	0.00	0	0
WR Marcus Maxwell	1	2	7	7.00	1	7
WR Michael Lewis	0	2	0	0.00	0	0

Interception Statistics

Buffalo	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
OLB Julian Peterson	1	28	28.00	0

Tampa Bay	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Buffalo	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
WR Joe Jurevicius	1	1	0	0
RB Alexis Shepherd	1	0	0	0

Tampa Bay	Recov	Force
DT Langston Moore	1	0
S Damien Richardson	0	1
CB Shawntae Spencer	0	1

Punting Statistics

Buffalo	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Ray Hollas	9	435	48.3	32.9	60	2

Tampa Bay	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Scott Player	11	502	45.6	39.7	65	6

Kicking Statistics

Buffalo	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Nick Novak	2/2	1/1	0/0	44	2/2

Tampa Bay	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Joe Nedney	1/1	0/0	0/0	25	0/0

Punt Return Statistics

Buffalo	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
T.J. Housmandzadeh	3	25	8.3	0

Tampa Bay	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Ralph Brown	8	139	17.4	0

Kick Return Statistics

Buffalo	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Joe Jurevicius	1	36	36.0	0

Tampa Bay	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Cedric Young	1	30	30.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Buffalo	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Julian Peterson	7	1	1.0	22	29
ILB James Darling	5	2	0.0	22	33
S Kenoy Kennedy	4	1	0.0	21	21
DT Graham Newsome	4	0	0.0	10	8
DT Delbert Cowsette	4	0	0.0	15	28
CB Terrence McGee	4	0	0.0	4	17
OLB Charlie Anderson	4	0	0.0	10	17
CB Karl Paymah	3	0	0.0	12	21
DT John Thornton	2	0	0.0	22	32
S Benny Sapp	2	0	0.0	18	20
DE Chris Clemons	1	2	0.0	18	23
S Zach Bronson	1	1	0.0	11	22
ILB Chaun Thompson	0	1	0.0	1	2
S Erik Coleman	0	1	0.0	11	15
DE Eric Moore	0	1	0.0	15	18
CB Fabian Washington	0	1	0.0	22	31

Tampa Bay	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB John Fiala	7	3	0.0	35	33
OLB Carlos Emmons	7	0	0.0	35	33
DE Jay Ratliff	5	2	0.0	35	29
CB Ralph Brown	5	1	0.0	39	38
S Colin Branch	4	2	0.0	39	30
DE Brady Smith	4	1	0.0	34	30
DT Rocky Bernard	4	1	0.0	38	36
CB Shawntae Spencer	4	1	0.0	25	15
CB Ellis Hobbs	4	1	0.0	18	27
S Damien Richardson	4	0	0.0	19	19
OLB Wyatt Woodson	3	1	0.0	23	20
DT Pat Williams	2	0	1.0	21	23
DT Langston Moore	1	2	0.0	20	21
CB Dexter McCleon	1	0	0.0	16	18
DE John Frank	1	0	0.0	4	10
T Eddie Coles	1	0	---	---	---
OLB Edwin Sawyer	0	1	0.0	4	5

Pass Rush Statistics

Buffalo	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Julian Peterson	1.0	0	0	2	29
DT Delbert Cowsette	0.0	1	0	0	28
DT John Thornton	0.0	0	1	0	32
DT Charles Hill	0.0	0	1	0	4
DE Jarret Johnson	0.0	0	1	0	12
CB Karl Paymah	0.0	0	1	0	21

Tampa Bay	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Pat Williams	1.0	0	0	23
DT Rocky Bernard	0.0	2	2	36
OLB Wyatt Woodson	0.0	1	0	20

Pass Defense Statistics

Buffalo	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
OLB Charlie Anderson	4	1	0	17
CB Terrence McGee	4	0	0	17
OLB Julian Peterson	3	0	1	29
S Benny Sapp	3	0	0	20
ILB James Darling	2	1	0	33
CB Karl Paymah	2	0	0	21
S Kenoy Kennedy	1	0	0	21
S Erik Coleman	0	1	0	15

Tampa Bay	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Shawntae Spencer	4	0	15
CB Ralph Brown	3	1	38
OLB Carlos Emmons	2	1	33
ILB John Fiala	2	1	33
S Colin Branch	2	1	30
CB Ellis Hobbs	2	0	27
CB Dexter McCleon	1	1	18
DE Brady Smith	1	0	30
DT Pat Williams	1	0	23
S Damien Richardson	1	0	19
DT Rocky Bernard	1	0	36
DE Demetric Evans	0	1	20
OLB Wyatt Woodson	0	1	20

Blocking Statistics

Buffalo	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
T John Tait	6	12	2	39	0	38
T Michael Roos	3	6	0	39	0	38
G Reggie Nelson	2	8	0	39	0	38
C Marco Rivera	2	3	0	39	0	38
G Wes Sims	1	7	0	39	0	38
FB Sebastian Meeker	1	1	0	11	0	11
TE Eric Johnson	0	0	0	25	1	23

Tampa Bay	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
G Cole Shapiro	1	3	22	0	33
T Eddie Coles	1	3	22	0	33
C Nick Hardwick	0	6	22	0	33
G Randy Thomas	0	5	22	0	33
FB Thurman Reese	0	1	6	0	5
T Jon Stinchcomb	0	1	22	0	33
RB Ahman Green	0	0	18	1	29

Special Teams Tackles

Buffalo	Tackles	STPlays
T.J. Duckett	3	17
Fabian Washington	3	14
John Tait	2	15
Chaun Thompson	1	26

Tampa Bay	Tackles	STPlays
Antonio Bryant	2	17
Ledley King	1	17
Jon Stinchcomb	1	12

Participation

Buffalo	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
T John Tait	39	38	---	---	15	92
G Reggie Nelson	39	38	---	---	11	88
G Wes Sims	39	38	---	---	11	88
T Michael Roos	39	38	---	---	11	88
WR Joe Jurevicius	39	38	---	---	2	79
QB Trent Dilfer	39	38	---	---	---	77
C Marco Rivera	39	38	---	---	---	77
WR Jason McAddley	20	30	---	---	19	69
CB Fabian Washington	---	---	22	31	14	67
ILB James Darling	---	---	22	33	1	56
DT John Thornton	---	---	22	32	1	55
OLB Julian Peterson	---	---	22	29	1	52
S Zach Bronson	---	---	11	22	18	51
TE Mark Campbell	13	9	---	---	28	50
TE Eric Johnson	25	23	---	---	---	48
DT Delbert Cowsette	---	---	15	28	1	44
WR T.J. Housmandzadeh	20	11	---	---	13	44
WR Terrence Copper	15	23	---	---	6	44
S Kenoy Kennedy	---	---	21	21	1	43
DE Chris Clemons	---	---	18	23	1	42
FB Sebastian Meeker	11	11	---	---	19	41
S Benny Sapp	---	---	18	20	1	39
RB T.J. Duckett	10	11	---	---	17	38
CB Terrence McGee	---	---	4	17	17	38
RB Alexis Shepherd	24	13	---	---	---	37
DE Eric Moore	---	---	15	18	1	34
CB Karl Paymah	---	---	12	21	---	33
ILB Chaun Thompson	---	---	1	2	26	29
OLB Charlie Anderson	---	---	10	17	1	28
S Erik Coleman	---	---	11	15	---	26
DE Jarret Johnson	---	---	1	12	11	24
TE Courtney Anderson	15	9	---	---	---	24
CB Will Allen	---	---	1	10	11	22
DT Charles Hill	---	---	5	4	11	20
DT Graham Newsome	---	---	10	8	---	18
RB Larry Ned	3	12	---	---	---	15
ILB Antony Jordan	---	---	1	0	13	14
C Justin Snow	0	0	---	---	11	11
T Mike Pearson	0	0	---	---	9	9
P Ray Hollas	0	0	---	---	9	9
K Nick Novak	0	0	---	---	6	6
QB J.T. O'Sullivan	0	0	---	---	2	2
T Tony Pashos	0	0	---	---	---	0
G Justin Smiley	0	0	---	---	---	0
TE Randy Mara	0	0	---	---	---	0
OLB Kirk Morrison	---	---	0	0	---	0

Tampa Bay	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
OLB Carlos Emmons	---	---	35	33	28	96
CB Ralph Brown	---	---	39	38	12	89
S Colin Branch	---	---	39	30	16	85
DT Rocky Bernard	---	---	38	36	2	76
ILB John Fiala	---	---	35	33	2	70
G Randy Thomas	22	33	---	---	12	67
G Cole Shapiro	22	33	---	---	12	67
T Eddie Coles	22	33	---	---	12	67
T Jon Stinchcomb	22	33	---	---	12	67
DE Brady Smith	---	---	34	30	2	66
WR Antonio Bryant	19	30	---	---	17	66
DE Jay Ratliff	---	---	35	29	---	64
CB Ellis Hobbs	---	---	18	27	16	61
OLB Wyatt Woodson	---	---	23	20	14	57
C Nick Hardwick	22	33	---	---	---	55
TE Mack Minnig	18	27	---	---	6	51
DE Demetric Evans	---	---	20	20	10	50
RB Ahman Green	18	29	---	---	---	47
DT Pat Williams	---	---	21	23	1	45
WR Marcus Maxwell	10	19	---	---	16	45
CB Dexter McCleon	---	---	16	18	10	44
DT Langston Moore	---	---	20	21	1	42
TE Ledley King	11	13	---	---	17	41
CB Shawntae Spencer	---	---	25	15	---	40
S Damien Richardson	---	---	19	19	1	39
RB Cedric Young	10	9	---	---	18	37
WR Michael Lewis	12	22	---	---	---	34
QB Koy Detmer	14	15	---	---	---	29
TE Harvey Vail	0	1	---	---	27	28
FB Thurman Reese	6	5	---	---	16	27
QB Cris Finley	8	18	---	---	---	26
DE John Frank	---	---	4	10	10	24
P Scott Player	0	0	---	---	12	12
C Winfred McIntire	0	0	---	---	12	12
S Adrian Ward	---	---	1	8	1	10
OLB Edwin Sawyer	---	---	4	5	---	9
WR Kevin Johnson	4	4	---	---	---	8
RB Elias Wynn	2	6	---	---	---	8
OLB Robbie Herndon	---	---	3	3	1	7
K Joe Nedney	0	0	---	---	3	3
C Chris Dahlman	0	0	---	---	---	0
T Orlando Brown	0	0	---	---	---	0
G Cameron Spikes	0	0	---	---	---	0
WR Drew Bennett	0	0	---	---	---	0
QB Stefan Lefors	0	0	---	---	---	0
OLB Boomer Grigsby	---	---	0	0	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	9	56	6.2
Middle	21	102	4.9
Right	7	9	1.3
None	2	-2	-1.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	1	3	3.0
Middle	15	28	1.9
Right	6	-4	-0.7
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Buffalo	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Trent Dilfer	37	20	5	3	4	7	3	2	0

Tampa Bay	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Cris Finley	18	7	0	2	2	1	4	1	1
Koy Detmer	14	12	0	0	0	2	0	1	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	12	9	79	6.6
Short (0-8 Yds)	13	5	28	2.2
Medium (9-18 Yds)	10	5	120	12.0
Long (19+ Yds)	2	1	28	14.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	3	2	2	0.7
Short (0-8 Yds)	20	14	105	5.3
Medium (9-18 Yds)	5	3	36	7.2
Long (19+ Yds)	4	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Buffalo	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Joe Jurevicius	8	6	0	83	1	38
WR Jason McAddley	8	3	2	7	0	30
WR T.J. Housmandzadeh	6	4	0	62	2	11
WR Terrence Copper	4	3	0	64	2	23
TE Eric Johnson	3	1	1	5	0	23
TE Courtney Anderson	3	0	1	0	0	9
RB Alexis Shepherd	2	2	0	28	0	13
RB T.J. Duckett	2	1	0	6	0	11
TE Mark Campbell	1	0	0	0	0	9

Tampa Bay	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	PPlay
TE Mack Minnig	11	8	1	71	27
RB Ahman Green	8	4	0	25	29
WR Antonio Bryant	6	3	0	32	30
WR Michael Lewis	2	0	0	0	22
RB Cedric Young	2	2	0	8	9
WR Marcus Maxwell	2	1	1	7	19
TE Ledley King	1	1	0	0	13

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Buffalo	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Alexis Shepherd	5	11	2.20	3.00
QB Trent Dilfer	2	-2	-1.00	1.33

Tampa Bay	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Ahman Green	1	2	2.00	1.00

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Buffalo	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Trent Dilfer	2	1	15	7.50	6.89

Tampa Bay	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Koy Detmer	2	1	7	3.50	6.21
Cris Finley	2	1	13	6.50	3.11

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Buffalo	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
RB Alexis Shepherd	1	1	15	15.00	14.00
RB T.J. Duckett	1	0	0	0.00	3.00

Tampa Bay	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
RB Ahman Green	1	0	0	0.00	3.13
WR Antonio Bryant	1	1	13	13.00	5.33
TE Mack Minnig	1	0	0	0.00	6.45
WR Marcus Maxwell	1	1	7	7.00	3.50

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Buffalo	Rushes	Conversions
RB Larry Ned	2	1
QB Trent Dilfer	1	0

Tampa Bay	Rushes	Conversions
QB Koy Detmer	1	0
RB Ahman Green	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Buffalo	Att	Comp	Conversions
Trent Dilfer	12	8	4

Tampa Bay	Att	Comp	Conversions
Koy Detmer	7	7	1
Cris Finley	6	2	1

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Buffalo	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Joe Jurevicius	4	3	1
WR Jason McAddley	3	2	1
TE Eric Johnson	2	1	0
WR T.J. Housmandzadeh	1	1	1
TE Courtney Anderson	1	0	0
WR Terrence Copper	1	1	1

Tampa Bay	Targ	Catch	Conversions
TE Mack Minnig	5	4	2
RB Ahman Green	3	2	0
WR Antonio Bryant	2	1	0
WR Marcus Maxwell	2	1	0
TE Ledley King	1	1	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)