Week 8, 2007

played in New Jersey, NJ

55 degrees, fair, 2 mph wind

Buffalo Bills	6	3	0	13	-	22
New Jersey Jets	0	0	0	3	-	3

Scoring Summary
1Q: 07:32 BUF - Nick Novak 34 field goal
1Q: 00:48 BUF - Nick Novak 27 field goal
2Q: 02:54 BUF - Nick Novak 46 field goal
4Q: 15:00 BUF - Steve Smith 7 pass from Eli Manning (Nick Novak extra point)
4Q: 10:03 NJY - Martin Gramatica 29 field goal
4Q: 06:26 BUF - Nick Novak 39 field goal
4Q: 00:47 BUF - Nick Novak 29 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 07:32 BUF - Nick Novak 34 field goal
1Q: 00:48 BUF - Nick Novak 27 field goal
2Q: 02:54 BUF - Nick Novak 46 field goal
4Q: 15:00 BUF - Steve Smith 7 pass from Eli Manning (Nick Novak extra point)
4Q: 10:03 NJY - Martin Gramatica 29 field goal
4Q: 06:26 BUF - Nick Novak 39 field goal
4Q: 00:47 BUF - Nick Novak 29 field goal

Team Statistics BUF NJY
Record 4-4 5-3
First Downs 18 13
- by Rushing 4 4
- by Passing 13 9
- by Penalty 1 0
Total Net Yards 331 315
- Offensive Plays 64 60
- Yards per Play 5.17 5.25
Net Rushing Yards 115 99
- Rushing Attempts 28 18
- Yards per Rush 4.11 5.50
Net Passing Yards 216 216
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 33 - 23 - 0 41 - 19 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards 233 224
- Sacks/Yards Lost 3/17 1/8
- Yards per Pass Play 6.00 5.14
Fumbles/Lost 1/0 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 5/14 6/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 8.3 8.5
4th Down Conversions 0/0 1/2
Penalties/Yards 3/20 6/55
Punt Returns/Yards 1/1 0/0
Kick Returns/Yards 0/0 5/138
Interception Ret./Yards 2/17 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 4 1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/3 0/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 35 OWN 26
Time of Possession 34:09 25:51

Team Statistics	BUF	NJY
Record	4-4	5-3
First Downs	18	13
- by Rushing	4	4
- by Passing	13	9
- by Penalty	1	0
Total Net Yards	331	315
- Offensive Plays	64	60
- Yards per Play	5.17	5.25
Net Rushing Yards	115	99
- Rushing Attempts	28	18
- Yards per Rush	4.11	5.50
Net Passing Yards	216	216
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	33 - 23 - 0	41 - 19 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards	233	224
- Sacks/Yards Lost	3/17	1/8
- Yards per Pass Play	6.00	5.14
Fumbles/Lost	1/0	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	5/14	6/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	8.3	8.5
4th Down Conversions	0/0	1/2
Penalties/Yards	3/20	6/55
Punt Returns/Yards	1/1	0/0
Kick Returns/Yards	0/0	5/138
Interception Ret./Yards	2/17	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	4	1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/3	0/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 35	OWN 26
Time of Possession	34:09	25:51

Drive Charts

Buffalo Bills
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	11:22	3:58	OWN 44	7	39	Field Goal
1	4:19	3:38	OWN 49	8	41	Field Goal
2	10:56	3:58	OWN 20	8	40	Punt
2	4:25	1:36	OWN 42	6	29	Field Goal
2	0:51	0:51	OWN 20	3	33	Half
3	15:00	3:16	OWN 25	6	-6	Punt
3	9:11	4:15	OWN 3	6	19	Punt
3	1:57	2:07	OWN 41	5	59	Touchdown
4	9:55	3:35	OWN 25	8	53	Field Goal
4	5:39	3:22	OWN 41	5	16	Punt
4	1:48	1:09	OPP 20	3	8	Field Goal

New Jersey Jets
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	3:38	OWN 25	6	38	Missed FG
1	7:24	3:05	OWN 38	6	20	Missed FG
1	0:41	4:45	OWN 31	8	25	Punt
2	6:58	2:33	OWN 4	6	46	Interception
2	2:49	1:58	OWN 20	3	6	Punt
3	11:44	2:33	OWN 34	5	10	Punt
3	4:56	2:59	OWN 39	6	27	Missed FG
4	14:50	4:55	OWN 25	12	63	Field Goal
4	6:20	0:41	OWN 31	1	0	Interception
4	2:17	0:29	OWN 20	4	0	Downs
4	0:39	0:39	OWN 27	4	45	Game

Game MVP: Eli Manning, Buffalo Bills

Rushing Statistics

Buffalo	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
RB Alexis Shepherd	9	32	3.56	9	0
RB David Kirtman	9	26	2.89	7	0
QB Eli Manning	6	42	7.00	13	1
FB Rob Konrad	3	6	2.00	6	0
WR Brian Finneran	1	9	9.00	9	0

New Jersey	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB Maurice Clarett	11	73	6.64	16	3	0
RB Willie Dawkins	7	26	3.71	8	0	0

Passing Statistics

Buffalo	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Eli Manning	33	23	233	3/17	1	31	0	99.7

New Jersey	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Peyton Manning	41	19	224	1/8	0	45	2	43.2

Receiving Statistics

Buffalo	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Brian Finneran	5	10	53	10.60	19	20	0
TE Stephen Alexander	4	4	28	7.00	7	20	0
FB Rob Konrad	3	3	15	5.00	10	16	0
WR T.J. Housmandzadeh	3	4	43	14.33	6	19	0
WR Steve Smith	3	6	37	12.33	7	15	1
WR Mike Sims-Walker	2	2	13	6.50	0	10	0
TE Eric Johnson	1	2	5	5.00	0	5	0
WR Jason McAddley	1	1	8	8.00	4	8	0
RB David Kirtman	1	1	31	31.00	0	31	0

New Jersey	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Steve Smith Sr.	8	22	113	14.13	33	45
WR Dez White	4	7	46	11.50	15	16
WR Brandon Jones	4	7	60	15.00	19	21
WR Thomas Anderson	2	2	4	2.00	0	3
RB Maurice Clarett	1	2	1	1.00	0	1
FB Jameel Cook	0	1	0	0.00	0	0

Interception Statistics

Buffalo	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
ILB James Darling	1	6	6.00	0
S Kenoy Kennedy	1	11	11.00	0

New Jersey	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Buffalo	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
WR T.J. Housmandzadeh	1	0	0	0
RB Alexis Shepherd	0	1	0	0

New Jersey	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
S James Butler	0	0	1	0

Punting Statistics

Buffalo	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Ray Hollas	4	165	41.3	36.3	47	1

New Jersey	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Chris Kluwe	3	152	50.7	43.7	55	2

Kicking Statistics

Buffalo	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Nick Novak	5/5	1/1	0/0	46	1/1

New Jersey	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Martin Gramatica	1/4	0/3	0/3	29	0/0

Punt Return Statistics

Buffalo	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
T.J. Housmandzadeh	1	1	1.0	0

New Jersey	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Kick Return Statistics

Buffalo	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

New Jersey	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Tyrus Newhart	5	138	27.6	0

Defensive Statistics

Buffalo	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB James Darling	6	2	0.0	14	17
CB Fabian Washington	4	1	0.0	17	42
CB Terrence McGee	4	0	0.0	5	24
DE Courtney Brown	3	1	0.0	18	37
S Benny Sapp	3	1	0.0	14	28
CB Karl Paymah	3	0	0.0	10	32
S Anthony Smith	3	0	0.0	10	27
DE Chris Clemons	2	3	1.0	14	23
OLB Julian Peterson	2	2	0.0	14	21
OLB Raynoch Thompson	2	0	0.0	5	24
S Kenoy Kennedy	2	0	0.0	14	19
S Erik Coleman	1	2	0.0	10	28
DT Keith Wright	1	1	0.0	7	24
ILB Antony Jordan	1	0	0.0	4	25
DT Larry Tripplett	1	0	0.0	14	37
OLB Kirk Morrison	0	1	0.0	7	4

New Jersey	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
CB Trumaine McBride	7	2	0.0	28	36
DE Ray McDonald	6	1	1.0	25	36
S Axel Geddes	6	2	0.0	28	36
OLB Reggie Torbor	6	1	0.0	27	33
S James Butler	5	3	0.0	27	33
ILB Rian Wallace	5	1	0.0	26	27
ILB Rob Meier	5	0	0.0	27	32
DT Kyle Williams	4	1	1.0	27	31
OLB Courtney Watson	3	0	0.0	15	23
DT Wendall Bryant	2	1	1.0	19	25
CB Renaldo Hill	2	3	0.0	27	28
DT Paul Soliai	1	1	0.0	10	12
WR Dez White	1	0	---	---	---
CB Dexter Wynn	1	0	0.0	14	24
TE Miles Myers	1	0	---	---	---
S Jimmy Williams	0	1	0.0	2	9

Pass Rush Statistics

Buffalo	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
DE Chris Clemons	1.0	0	0	23
DT Larry Tripplett	0.0	1	2	37
DT John Thornton	0.0	1	0	21
DE Courtney Brown	0.0	1	0	37
DE Dewayne Robertson	0.0	1	0	12
ILB Antony Jordan	0.0	0	1	25

New Jersey	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Ray McDonald	1.0	0	2	0	36
DT Wendall Bryant	1.0	0	0	0	25
DT Kyle Williams	1.0	0	0	0	31
ILB Rob Meier	0.0	1	0	0	32
CB Trumaine McBride	0.0	1	0	0	36
OLB Courtney Watson	0.0	0	2	1	23
DT Tim Anderson	0.0	0	1	0	5
DE Kabeer Gbaja-Biamila	0.0	0	0	1	3

Pass Defense Statistics

Buffalo	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Terrence McGee	4	1	0	24
CB Fabian Washington	3	1	0	42
ILB James Darling	3	0	1	17
S Benny Sapp	3	0	0	28
CB Karl Paymah	3	0	0	32
S Erik Coleman	1	3	0	28
OLB Raynoch Thompson	1	1	0	24
S Anthony Smith	1	0	0	27
DT John Thornton	0	1	0	21
S Kenoy Kennedy	0	0	1	19

New Jersey	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
S Axel Geddes	7	0	36
CB Trumaine McBride	6	0	36
S James Butler	3	1	33
ILB Rob Meier	2	0	32
ILB Rian Wallace	2	0	27
OLB Courtney Watson	1	0	23
CB Dexter Wynn	1	0	24
DE Ray McDonald	1	0	36

Blocking Statistics

Buffalo	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
C Dan Koppen	2	6	0	28	1	36
G Dan Buenning	2	5	0	25	0	36
T John Tait	1	5	1	28	0	36
T Michael Roos	1	4	0	28	2	36
G Chris Naeole	1	4	0	28	0	36
TE Stephen Alexander	0	2	0	26	0	28
FB Rob Konrad	0	1	0	10	0	16

New Jersey	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
G Erik Pears	3	5	18	1	42
C Ryan Pontbraind	2	4	18	0	42
T Walter Jones	2	3	18	0	42
TE Miles Myers	1	1	14	0	20
T Allen Barbre	0	3	18	0	42
G Brian Waters	0	2	18	0	42

Special Teams Tackles

Buffalo	Tackles	STPlays
Rob Konrad	2	21
John Tait	1	16
Kenoy Kennedy	1	13
Mike Sims-Walker	1	8

New Jersey	Tackles	STPlays
Jameel Cook	1	20

Participation

Buffalo	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
T John Tait	28	36	---	---	16	80
G Chris Naeole	28	36	---	---	9	73
T Michael Roos	28	36	---	---	9	73
G Dan Buenning	25	36	---	---	8	69
C Dan Koppen	28	36	---	---	---	64
QB Eli Manning	28	36	---	---	---	64
CB Fabian Washington	---	---	17	42	4	63
DE Courtney Brown	---	---	18	37	4	59
DT Larry Tripplett	---	---	14	37	6	57
TE Stephen Alexander	26	28	---	---	1	55
S Benny Sapp	---	---	14	28	13	55
RB David Kirtman	14	23	---	---	18	55
WR Steve Smith	22	26	---	---	---	48
FB Rob Konrad	10	16	---	---	21	47
S Kenoy Kennedy	---	---	14	19	13	46
WR Brian Finneran	18	26	---	---	1	45
CB Karl Paymah	---	---	10	32	3	45
DE Chris Clemons	---	---	14	23	4	41
S Erik Coleman	---	---	10	28	3	41
S Anthony Smith	---	---	10	27	4	41
WR Jason McAddley	7	16	---	---	16	39
WR T.J. Housmandzadeh	15	17	---	---	6	38
ILB Antony Jordan	---	---	4	25	8	37
OLB Julian Peterson	---	---	14	21	1	36
CB Terrence McGee	---	---	5	24	7	36
DT Keith Wright	---	---	7	24	4	35
DT John Thornton	---	---	12	21	1	34
TE Eric Johnson	8	5	---	---	20	33
ILB James Darling	---	---	14	17	1	32
OLB Raynoch Thompson	---	---	5	24	2	31
RB Alexis Shepherd	13	14	---	---	---	27
WR Mike Sims-Walker	7	9	---	---	8	24
DT Delbert Cowsette	---	---	5	14	1	20
DE Dewayne Robertson	---	---	2	12	2	16
OLB Charlie Anderson	---	---	0	0	16	16
K Nick Novak	0	0	---	---	12	12
OLB Kirk Morrison	---	---	7	4	1	12
C Justin Snow	0	0	---	---	9	9
RB Tony Hunt	0	0	---	---	9	9
T Mike Pearson	3	0	---	---	4	7
QB Ingle Martin	0	0	---	---	5	5
OLB Gerris Wilkinson	---	---	2	3	---	5
P Ray Hollas	0	0	---	---	4	4
C E.J. Whitney	0	0	---	---	1	1
G Nickolas McPhillips	0	0	---	---	---	0
TE Courtney Anderson	0	0	---	---	---	0

New Jersey	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
CB Renaldo Hill	---	---	27	28	19	74
S Axel Geddes	---	---	28	36	5	69
CB Trumaine McBride	---	---	28	36	5	69
T Walter Jones	18	42	---	---	7	67
G Brian Waters	18	42	---	---	7	67
G Erik Pears	18	42	---	---	7	67
T Allen Barbre	18	42	---	---	7	67
OLB Reggie Torbor	---	---	27	33	5	65
S James Butler	---	---	27	33	5	65
ILB Rob Meier	---	---	27	32	5	64
DE Ray McDonald	---	---	25	36	3	64
DT Kyle Williams	---	---	27	31	3	61
QB Peyton Manning	18	42	---	---	---	60
WR Steve Smith Sr.	18	42	---	---	---	60
C Ryan Pontbraind	18	42	---	---	---	60
ILB Rian Wallace	---	---	26	27	3	56
WR Dez White	16	37	---	---	---	53
DT Wendall Bryant	---	---	19	25	5	49
WR Brandon Jones	10	37	---	---	---	47
CB Dexter Wynn	---	---	14	24	8	46
WR Thomas Anderson	5	21	---	---	17	43
OLB Courtney Watson	---	---	15	23	5	43
RB Maurice Clarett	11	29	---	---	---	40
TE Miles Myers	14	20	---	---	---	34
FB Jameel Cook	7	6	---	---	20	33
TE Donald Lee	2	8	---	---	20	30
RB Willie Dawkins	7	4	---	---	15	26
DT Paul Soliai	---	---	10	12	4	26
S Gerald Alexander	---	---	2	3	13	18
OLB Roger Tatum	---	---	0	0	16	16
WR Claude Anderson	0	2	---	---	11	13
S Jimmy Williams	---	---	2	9	2	13
DE Kabeer Gbaja-Biamila	---	---	3	3	6	12
OLB Malik Forbes	---	---	0	0	11	11
WR Trevor Gaylor	0	1	---	---	9	10
DT Tim Anderson	---	---	1	5	2	8
C Chuck Horton	0	0	---	---	7	7
P Chris Kluwe	0	0	---	---	7	7
WR Tyrus Newhart	0	0	---	---	7	7
K Martin Gramatica	0	0	---	---	6	6
RB Darren Sproles	0	2	---	---	3	5
WR Salvador Chapman	0	1	---	---	---	1
T Mike Williams	0	0	---	---	---	0
QB Glen Campbell	0	0	---	---	---	0
TE Michael Allan	0	0	---	---	---	0
G Gabriel Rose	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	5	35	7.0
Middle	16	58	3.6
Right	7	22	3.1
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	7	45	6.4
Middle	7	19	2.7
Right	4	35	8.8
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Buffalo	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Eli Manning	33	23	3	0	2	1	5	2	0

New Jersey	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Peyton Manning	41	19	4	1	5	7	3	0	2

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	3	-5	-1.3
Short (0-8 Yds)	14	11	88	6.3
Medium (9-18 Yds)	13	8	119	9.2
Long (19+ Yds)	2	1	31	15.5

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	8	5	3	0.4
Short (0-8 Yds)	7	5	47	6.7
Medium (9-18 Yds)	18	8	129	7.2
Long (19+ Yds)	8	1	45	5.6

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Buffalo	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Brian Finneran	10	5	2	53	1	26
WR Steve Smith	6	3	0	37	0	26
TE Stephen Alexander	4	4	0	28	1	28
WR T.J. Housmandzadeh	4	3	0	43	0	17
FB Rob Konrad	3	3	0	15	0	16
TE Eric Johnson	2	1	0	5	0	5
WR Mike Sims-Walker	2	2	0	13	0	9
WR Jason McAddley	1	1	0	8	0	16
RB David Kirtman	1	1	0	31	1	23

New Jersey	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Steve Smith Sr.	22	8	3	113	3	42
WR Dez White	7	4	1	46	0	37
WR Brandon Jones	7	4	1	60	1	37
WR Thomas Anderson	2	2	0	4	0	21
RB Maurice Clarett	2	1	0	1	0	29
FB Jameel Cook	1	0	0	0	0	6

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Buffalo	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
FB Rob Konrad	1	-1	-1.00	2.00
RB Alexis Shepherd	1	7	7.00	3.56
RB David Kirtman	1	2	2.00	2.89

New Jersey	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Buffalo	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Eli Manning	7	4	15	2.14	7.06

New Jersey	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Peyton Manning	3	1	6	2.00	5.46

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Buffalo	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Brian Finneran	2	0	0	0.00	5.30
WR Steve Smith	2	1	7	3.50	6.17
TE Stephen Alexander	1	1	-4	-4.00	7.00
FB Rob Konrad	1	1	2	2.00	5.00
WR Mike Sims-Walker	1	1	10	10.00	6.50

New Jersey	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Steve Smith Sr.	2	0	0	0.00	5.14
WR Brandon Jones	1	1	6	6.00	8.57

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Buffalo	Rushes	Conversions
RB David Kirtman	2	0
RB Alexis Shepherd	1	0
QB Eli Manning	1	1

New Jersey	Rushes	Conversions
RB Maurice Clarett	2	1
RB Willie Dawkins	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Buffalo	Att	Comp	Conversions
Eli Manning	9	5	4

New Jersey	Att	Comp	Conversions
Peyton Manning	12	6	5

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Buffalo	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Brian Finneran	3	1	1
WR T.J. Housmandzadeh	2	1	0
WR Steve Smith	2	1	1
TE Eric Johnson	1	1	1
RB David Kirtman	1	1	1

New Jersey	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Steve Smith Sr.	8	3	2
WR Dez White	4	3	3

Section Attendance
Stadium 72,900 (86,700 capacity)
Upper Deck 19,300 (26,500)
End Zone 19,100 (19,100)
Mezzanine 10,000 (11,000)
Sideline Seats 13,800 (16,900)
Club Seats 6,700 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 4,000 (5,800)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	72,900 (86,700 capacity)
Upper Deck	19,300 (26,500)
End Zone	19,100 (19,100)
Mezzanine	10,000 (11,000)
Sideline Seats	13,800 (16,900)
Club Seats	6,700 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	4,000 (5,800)