Week 3, 2008

played in Buffalo, NY

65 degrees, rain, 5 mph wind

Cleveland Browns	0	7	0	10	-	17
Buffalo Bills	3	3	3	10	-	19

Scoring Summary
1Q: 08:42 BUF - Nick Novak 32 field goal
2Q: 11:18 CLE - Garrett Mills 6 pass from Quincy Carter (Stephen Gostkowski extra point)
2Q: 00:33 BUF - Nick Novak 46 field goal
3Q: 06:03 BUF - Nick Novak 39 field goal
4Q: 08:50 BUF - Eric Shelton 3 run (Nick Novak extra point)
4Q: 05:48 CLE - Stephen Gostkowski 49 field goal
4Q: 01:24 CLE - Will Franklin 16 pass from Quincy Carter (Stephen Gostkowski extra point)
4Q: 00:03 BUF - Nick Novak 31 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 08:42 BUF - Nick Novak 32 field goal
2Q: 11:18 CLE - Garrett Mills 6 pass from Quincy Carter (Stephen Gostkowski extra point)
2Q: 00:33 BUF - Nick Novak 46 field goal
3Q: 06:03 BUF - Nick Novak 39 field goal
4Q: 08:50 BUF - Eric Shelton 3 run (Nick Novak extra point)
4Q: 05:48 CLE - Stephen Gostkowski 49 field goal
4Q: 01:24 CLE - Will Franklin 16 pass from Quincy Carter (Stephen Gostkowski extra point)
4Q: 00:03 BUF - Nick Novak 31 field goal

Team Statistics CLE BUF
Record 1-2 1-1-1
First Downs 18 19
- by Rushing 5 5
- by Passing 11 14
- by Penalty 2 0
Total Net Yards 264 423
- Offensive Plays 60 62
- Yards per Play 4.40 6.82
Net Rushing Yards 60 86
- Rushing Attempts 23 26
- Yards per Rush 2.61 3.31
Net Passing Yards 204 337
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 35 - 23 - 0 34 - 27 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 226 354
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2/22 2/17
- Yards per Pass Play 5.51 9.36
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 8/15 5/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 8.3 11.0
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 3/28 9/75
Punt Returns/Yards 3/18 4/31
Kick Returns/Yards 1/12 2/32
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 2 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/0 1/2
Avg. Drive Start OWN 23 OWN 24
Time of Possession 27:18 32:42

Team Statistics	CLE	BUF
Record	1-2	1-1-1
First Downs	18	19
- by Rushing	5	5
- by Passing	11	14
- by Penalty	2	0
Total Net Yards	264	423
- Offensive Plays	60	62
- Yards per Play	4.40	6.82
Net Rushing Yards	60	86
- Rushing Attempts	23	26
- Yards per Rush	2.61	3.31
Net Passing Yards	204	337
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	35 - 23 - 0	34 - 27 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	226	354
- Sacks/Yards Lost	2/22	2/17
- Yards per Pass Play	5.51	9.36
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	8/15	5/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	8.3	11.0
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	3/28	9/75
Punt Returns/Yards	3/18	4/31
Kick Returns/Yards	1/12	2/32
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	2	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/0	1/2
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 23	OWN 24
Time of Possession	27:18	32:42

Drive Charts

Cleveland Browns
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	8:34	3:19	OWN 25	6	11	Punt
1	1:31	5:19	OWN 20	12	80	Touchdown
2	9:42	1:50	OWN 29	3	3	Punt
2	6:02	2:15	OWN 20	6	17	Punt
2	0:27	0:27	OWN 19	1	-2	Half
3	15:00	4:33	OWN 9	7	30	Punt
3	5:55	3:09	OWN 25	5	6	Punt
3	0:43	1:35	OWN 32	6	17	Punt
4	8:41	2:58	OWN 25	9	43	Field Goal
4	2:29	1:16	OWN 31	6	69	Touchdown

Buffalo Bills
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	6:26	OWN 16	10	69	Field Goal
1	5:15	3:44	OWN 25	6	35	Punt
2	11:12	1:30	OWN 25	3	3	Punt
2	7:52	1:50	OWN 31	3	8	Punt
2	3:47	3:20	OWN 16	9	55	Field Goal
3	10:27	4:32	OWN 26	8	52	Field Goal
3	2:46	2:03	OWN 32	3	7	Punt
4	14:08	5:27	OWN 20	10	80	Touchdown
4	5:43	3:14	OWN 24	5	8	Punt
4	1:13	1:13	OWN 25	5	61	Field Goal

Game MVP: Eli Manning, Buffalo Bills

Rushing Statistics

Cleveland	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
RB Reggie Bush	13	41	3.15	15	2
QB Quincy Carter	5	13	2.60	8	0
FB Garrett Mills	5	6	1.20	5	0

Buffalo	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB Eric Shelton	15	53	3.53	17	2	1
RB Alexis Shepherd	5	18	3.60	8	0	0
QB Eli Manning	3	14	4.67	9	0	0
RB Tony Hunt	2	-1	-0.50	0	0	0
WR Steve Smith	1	2	2.00	2	0	0

Passing Statistics

Cleveland	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Quincy Carter	35	23	226	2/22	2	21	0	102.7

Buffalo	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Eli Manning	34	27	354	2/17	0	51	0	110.0

Receiving Statistics

Cleveland	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Reggie Brown	7	10	96	13.71	42	21	0
TE Owen Daniels	5	7	36	7.20	6	18	0
RB Reggie Bush	3	4	35	11.67	11	17	0
WR Will Franklin	3	4	31	10.33	6	16	1
TE Armard Hall	2	6	19	9.50	3	12	0
FB Garrett Mills	2	3	6	3.00	2	6	1
WR Rasheed Marshall	1	1	3	3.00	0	3	0

Buffalo	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
TE Stephen Alexander	9	10	104	11.56	63	32
WR T.J. Housmandzadeh	6	7	85	14.17	24	51
WR Steve Smith	5	5	63	12.60	26	21
WR Ashley Lelie	3	3	35	11.67	0	20
RB Tony Hunt	2	5	32	16.00	25	28
WR Jordy Nelson	2	2	35	17.50	16	24
RB Alexis Shepherd	0	1	0	0.00	0	0
RB Eric Shelton	0	1	0	0.00	0	0

Interception Statistics

Cleveland	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Buffalo	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Cleveland	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD

Buffalo	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD

Punting Statistics

Cleveland	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Brian Moorman	6	277	46.2	37.7	51	3

Buffalo	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Ray Hollas	5	228	45.6	34.0	61	0

Kicking Statistics

Cleveland	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Stephen Gostkowski	1/1	1/1	0/0	49	2/2

Buffalo	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Nick Novak	4/4	1/1	0/0	46	1/1

Punt Return Statistics

Cleveland	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Andre Goodman	3	18	6.0	0

Buffalo	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
T.J. Housmandzadeh	4	31	7.8	0

Kick Return Statistics

Cleveland	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Sam Madison	1	12	12.0	0

Buffalo	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
T.J. Housmandzadeh	2	32	16.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Cleveland	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
CB Sam Madison	9	1	0.0	25	35
ILB Dhani Jones	7	3	0.0	22	25
S Charles Godfrey	6	4	0.0	26	36
S Kerry Rhodes	6	0	0.0	20	29
DT C.J. Patterson	4	1	1.5	14	26
DE Jason Wiltz	3	2	0.0	13	15
OLB Paul Posluszny	3	1	0.0	23	30
DT Jared Allen	2	2	0.0	19	25
CB Julio Wickland	2	1	0.0	4	11
CB Andre Goodman	2	1	0.0	17	19
DT Jess Mahelona	2	1	0.0	10	11
S Tyrone Carter	2	0	0.0	1	2
ILB Jamie McCleskey	2	0	0.0	4	11
DT Jimmy Verdon	1	1	0.5	19	22
OLB Dan Connor	1	3	0.0	11	12
CB Leon Hall	1	2	0.0	22	31
OLB DeMarcus Ware	1	0	0.0	7	16
DE Shaun Ellis	0	1	0.0	13	11
DE Dewayne White	0	1	0.0	1	1

Buffalo	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Usama Young	8	1	0.0	23	36
OLB Gerris Wilkinson	7	3	0.0	22	32
ILB James Darling	4	2	0.0	23	35
DT John Thornton	4	1	0.0	17	26
OLB Julian Peterson	3	1	0.0	19	27
DT Larry Tripplett	3	1	0.0	14	22
CB Daniel Bullocks	3	0	0.0	1	8
DE Chris Clemons	2	1	0.5	19	34
DT Andre Fluellen	2	0	0.5	16	21
S Kenoy Kennedy	2	1	0.0	18	28
S Benny Sapp	2	1	0.0	19	32
DE Eric Moore	1	1	1.0	19	30
DE Courtney Brown	1	0	0.0	1	4
CB Karl Paymah	1	0	0.0	9	15
ILB David Hawthorne	1	0	0.0	0	2
DT Delbert Cowsette	0	1	0.0	4	6

Pass Rush Statistics

Cleveland	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT C.J. Patterson	1.5	0	1	26
DT Jimmy Verdon	0.5	0	0	22
ILB Dhani Jones	0.0	2	0	25
OLB DeMarcus Ware	0.0	1	0	16

Buffalo	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Eric Moore	1.0	1	1	30
DE Chris Clemons	0.5	1	0	34
DT Andre Fluellen	0.5	0	0	21
DT John Thornton	0.0	1	0	26

Pass Defense Statistics

Cleveland	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Sam Madison	7	0	35
ILB Dhani Jones	5	0	25
S Charles Godfrey	3	0	36
ILB Jamie McCleskey	2	1	11
CB Julio Wickland	2	0	11
CB Andre Goodman	2	0	19
S Kerry Rhodes	1	1	29
OLB Paul Posluszny	1	1	30
DE Jason Wiltz	1	0	15
S Tyrone Carter	1	0	2
DT C.J. Patterson	1	0	26
CB Leon Hall	1	0	31

Buffalo	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
OLB Gerris Wilkinson	5	0	32
S Usama Young	4	1	36
CB Daniel Bullocks	3	0	8
OLB Julian Peterson	2	1	27
S Benny Sapp	2	1	32
S Kenoy Kennedy	2	0	28
ILB James Darling	1	1	35
CB Karl Paymah	1	1	15
DE Courtney Brown	1	0	4
S Erik Coleman	1	0	6
ILB David Hawthorne	1	0	2
CB Fabian Washington	0	1	33

Blocking Statistics

Cleveland	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
C Eric Ghiaciuc	3	5	23	0	37
G Chris Snee	2	9	23	0	37
G Orlando Walstead	1	2	23	1	37
FB Garrett Mills	1	2	21	0	27
T Jake Harvey	0	2	23	0	37
T Jermon Bushrod	0	0	23	1	37

Buffalo	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
C Olin Kreutz	3	5	26	0	36
G Wes Sims	2	6	26	0	36
T John Tait	2	5	26	0	36
T Michael Roos	2	5	26	0	36
G Arturo Van Anden	1	4	26	1	36
TE Teyo Jackson	0	1	2	0	3
RB Eric Shelton	0	0	17	1	21

Special Teams Tackles

Cleveland	Tackles	STPlays
Paul Posluszny	2	13
Keith Adams	1	21
Sergio Robertson	1	21
Chris Snee	1	11
Derrick Dockery	1	6

Buffalo	Tackles	STPlays
John Tait	3	14
Rob Konrad	1	24

Participation

Cleveland	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
CB Sam Madison	---	---	25	35	15	75
G Chris Snee	23	37	---	---	11	71
T Jermon Bushrod	23	37	---	---	7	67
G Orlando Walstead	23	37	---	---	7	67
T Jake Harvey	23	37	---	---	7	67
OLB Paul Posluszny	---	---	23	30	13	66
S Charles Godfrey	---	---	26	36	4	66
QB Quincy Carter	23	37	---	---	1	61
C Eric Ghiaciuc	23	37	---	---	---	60
RB Reggie Bush	23	37	---	---	---	60
CB Leon Hall	---	---	22	31	3	56
S Kerry Rhodes	---	---	20	29	2	51
TE Armard Hall	20	31	---	---	---	51
ILB Dhani Jones	---	---	22	25	3	50
FB Garrett Mills	21	27	---	---	2	50
WR Will Franklin	19	31	---	---	---	50
WR Reggie Brown	13	26	---	---	9	48
DT C.J. Patterson	---	---	14	26	8	48
CB Andre Goodman	---	---	17	19	11	47
DT Jared Allen	---	---	19	25	3	47
DT Jimmy Verdon	---	---	19	22	3	44
TE Owen Daniels	11	21	---	---	---	32
DE Jason Wiltz	---	---	13	15	2	30
CB Julio Wickland	---	---	4	11	14	29
TE Sergio Robertson	3	3	---	---	21	27
OLB DeMarcus Ware	---	---	7	16	3	26
ILB Jamie McCleskey	---	---	4	11	11	26
OLB Dan Connor	---	---	11	12	3	26
DE Shaun Ellis	---	---	13	11	1	25
OLB Keith Adams	---	---	2	0	21	23
DT Jess Mahelona	---	---	10	11	1	22
WR Rasheed Marshall	1	3	---	---	15	19
DE Kamerion Wimbly	---	---	6	7	6	19
S Tyrone Carter	---	---	1	2	14	17
RB Shaun Alexander	0	0	---	---	16	16
S James Ihedigbo	---	---	4	11	1	16
FB Gabe Majerus	0	0	---	---	13	13
DE Chris Harrington	---	---	3	10	---	13
WR Chaz Schillens	4	6	---	---	---	10
C Kim Castillo	0	0	---	---	7	7
P Brian Moorman	0	0	---	---	6	6
G Derrick Dockery	0	0	---	---	6	6
K Stephen Gostkowski	0	0	---	---	5	5
DE Dewayne White	---	---	1	1	---	2
QB Orlando Sheehan	0	0	---	---	---	0
T Freddie Witt	0	0	---	---	---	0

Buffalo	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
T John Tait	26	36	---	---	14	76
G Arturo Van Anden	26	36	---	---	9	71
G Wes Sims	26	36	---	---	9	71
T Michael Roos	26	36	---	---	9	71
C Olin Kreutz	26	36	---	---	---	62
QB Eli Manning	26	36	---	---	---	62
WR T.J. Housmandzadeh	20	22	---	---	19	61
S Usama Young	---	---	23	36	1	60
ILB James Darling	---	---	23	35	---	58
CB Fabian Washington	---	---	23	33	1	57
RB Eric Shelton	17	21	---	---	18	56
DE Chris Clemons	---	---	19	34	1	54
OLB Gerris Wilkinson	---	---	22	32	---	54
TE Stephen Alexander	23	29	---	---	1	53
WR Ashley Lelie	22	27	---	---	4	53
S Benny Sapp	---	---	19	32	2	53
S Kenoy Kennedy	---	---	18	28	3	49
DE Eric Moore	---	---	19	30	---	49
OLB Julian Peterson	---	---	19	27	---	46
DT John Thornton	---	---	17	26	1	44
WR Steve Smith	18	25	---	---	1	44
DT Larry Tripplett	---	---	14	22	7	43
FB Rob Konrad	6	8	---	---	24	38
CB Karl Paymah	---	---	9	15	14	38
DT Andre Fluellen	---	---	16	21	---	37
TE Teyo Jackson	2	3	---	---	23	28
WR Drake Hicks	2	7	---	---	15	24
S Erik Coleman	---	---	3	6	13	22
OLB Karlos Dansby	---	---	0	0	20	20
RB Tony Hunt	2	12	---	---	5	19
DE Dewayne Robertson	---	---	3	8	7	18
TE Justin Peelle	7	10	---	---	---	17
CB Daniel Bullocks	---	---	1	8	7	16
RB Alexis Shepherd	7	8	---	---	---	15
WR Jordy Nelson	4	8	---	---	3	15
ILB David Hawthorne	---	---	0	2	11	13
DT Delbert Cowsette	---	---	4	6	---	10
C Justin Snow	0	0	---	---	9	9
K Nick Novak	0	0	---	---	9	9
DE Courtney Brown	---	---	1	4	---	5
P Ray Hollas	0	0	---	---	5	5
T Sam Baker	0	0	---	---	5	5
QB Ingle Martin	0	0	---	---	4	4
OLB Kirk Morrison	---	---	0	2	1	3
G Pete Campion	0	0	---	---	---	0
C Dan Koppen	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	0	0	0.0
Middle	22	62	2.8
Right	0	0	0.0
None	1	-2	-2.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	4	7	1.8
Middle	16	57	3.6
Right	6	22	3.7
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Cleveland	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Quincy Carter	35	23	2	1	2	6	3	1	0

Buffalo	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Eli Manning	34	27	7	1	0	3	3	1	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	6	4	43	7.2
Short (0-8 Yds)	19	11	71	3.7
Medium (9-18 Yds)	8	8	112	14.0
Long (19+ Yds)	2	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	3	2	21	7.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	21	18	195	9.3
Medium (9-18 Yds)	5	4	46	9.2
Long (19+ Yds)	5	3	92	18.4

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Cleveland	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Reggie Brown	10	7	1	96	2	26
TE Owen Daniels	7	5	0	36	0	21
TE Armard Hall	6	2	0	19	0	31
RB Reggie Bush	4	3	0	35	0	37
WR Will Franklin	4	3	1	31	0	31
FB Garrett Mills	3	2	0	6	0	27
WR Rasheed Marshall	1	1	0	3	0	3

Buffalo	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
TE Stephen Alexander	10	9	104	2	29
WR T.J. Housmandzadeh	7	6	85	1	22
RB Tony Hunt	5	2	32	1	12
WR Steve Smith	5	5	63	1	25
WR Ashley Lelie	3	3	35	1	27
WR Jordy Nelson	2	2	35	1	8
RB Alexis Shepherd	1	0	0	0	8
RB Eric Shelton	1	0	0	0	21

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Cleveland	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

Buffalo	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Eric Shelton	2	2	1.00	3.53

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Cleveland	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Quincy Carter	3	2	22	7.33	6.46

Buffalo	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Eli Manning	2	1	4	2.00	10.41

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Cleveland	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Armard Hall	1	0	0	0.00	3.17
FB Garrett Mills	1	1	6	6.00	2.00
WR Will Franklin	1	1	16	16.00	7.75

Buffalo	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Stephen Alexander	1	0	0	0.00	10.40
RB Tony Hunt	1	1	4	4.00	6.40

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Cleveland	Rushes	Conversions
QB Quincy Carter	2	2
RB Reggie Bush	1	0

Buffalo	Rushes	Conversions
RB Tony Hunt	2	0
RB Eric Shelton	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Cleveland	Att	Comp	Conversions
Quincy Carter	12	9	6

Buffalo	Att	Comp	Conversions
Eli Manning	10	9	5

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Cleveland	Targ	Catch	Conversions
TE Owen Daniels	4	2	2
WR Reggie Brown	3	3	3
WR Will Franklin	2	1	1
WR Rasheed Marshall	1	1	0
TE Armard Hall	1	1	0
FB Garrett Mills	1	1	0

Buffalo	Targ	Catch	Conversions
RB Tony Hunt	3	2	1
TE Stephen Alexander	2	2	1
WR Ashley Lelie	2	2	1
WR T.J. Housmandzadeh	1	1	1
WR Steve Smith	1	1	0
WR Jordy Nelson	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 65,900 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 18,800 (21,400)
End Zone 14,700 (15,400)
Mezzanine 8,300 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 13,400 (13,600)
Club Seats 7,400 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 3,300 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	65,900 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	18,800 (21,400)
End Zone	14,700 (15,400)
Mezzanine	8,300 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	13,400 (13,600)
Club Seats	7,400 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	3,300 (3,300)