Week 5, 2008

played in Denver, CO

67 degrees, fair, 5 mph wind

Buffalo Bills	0	3	7	0	-	10
Denver Broncos	3	20	0	3	-	26

Scoring Summary
1Q: 08:23 DEN - Vince Joseph 44 field goal
2Q: 14:08 BUF - Nick Novak 47 field goal
2Q: 12:08 DEN - Josh Reed 6 pass from Kevin Daft (Vince Joseph extra point)
2Q: 02:48 DEN - Kevin Boss 14 pass from Kevin Daft (Vince Joseph extra point failed)
2Q: 00:46 DEN - Cory Redding 90 fumble return (Vince Joseph extra point)
3Q: 08:27 BUF - Eli Manning 3 run (Nick Novak extra point)
4Q: 02:17 DEN - Vince Joseph 51 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 08:23 DEN - Vince Joseph 44 field goal
2Q: 14:08 BUF - Nick Novak 47 field goal
2Q: 12:08 DEN - Josh Reed 6 pass from Kevin Daft (Vince Joseph extra point)
2Q: 02:48 DEN - Kevin Boss 14 pass from Kevin Daft (Vince Joseph extra point failed)
2Q: 00:46 DEN - Cory Redding 90 fumble return (Vince Joseph extra point)
3Q: 08:27 BUF - Eli Manning 3 run (Nick Novak extra point)
4Q: 02:17 DEN - Vince Joseph 51 field goal

Team Statistics BUF DEN
Record 1-3-1 3-1
First Downs 21 13
- by Rushing 7 4
- by Passing 12 9
- by Penalty 2 0
Total Net Yards 339 272
- Offensive Plays 69 53
- Yards per Play 4.91 5.13
Net Rushing Yards 77 103
- Rushing Attempts 26 26
- Yards per Rush 2.96 3.96
Net Passing Yards 262 169
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 39 - 28 - 0 26 - 18 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 284 174
- Sacks/Yards Lost 4/22 1/5
- Yards per Pass Play 6.09 6.26
Fumbles/Lost 3/2 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 6/15 4/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 8.1 5.8
4th Down Conversions 0/1 0/0
Penalties/Yards 4/35 5/40
Punt Returns/Yards 3/15 2/21
Kick Returns/Yards 3/62 1/23
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 2 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/0 2/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 24 OWN 33
Time of Possession 31:59 28:01

Team Statistics	BUF	DEN
Record	1-3-1	3-1
First Downs	21	13
- by Rushing	7	4
- by Passing	12	9
- by Penalty	2	0
Total Net Yards	339	272
- Offensive Plays	69	53
- Yards per Play	4.91	5.13
Net Rushing Yards	77	103
- Rushing Attempts	26	26
- Yards per Rush	2.96	3.96
Net Passing Yards	262	169
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	39 - 28 - 0	26 - 18 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	284	174
- Sacks/Yards Lost	4/22	1/5
- Yards per Pass Play	6.09	6.26
Fumbles/Lost	3/2	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	6/15	4/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	8.1	5.8
4th Down Conversions	0/1	0/0
Penalties/Yards	4/35	5/40
Punt Returns/Yards	3/15	2/21
Kick Returns/Yards	3/62	1/23
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	2	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/0	2/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 24	OWN 33
Time of Possession	31:59	28:01

Drive Charts

Buffalo Bills
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	2:51	OWN 22	4	15	Punt
1	8:16	2:58	OWN 25	6	27	Punt
1	3:07	4:07	OWN 24	8	46	Field Goal
2	11:57	4:51	OWN 41	9	30	Missed FG
2	4:25	1:08	OWN 20	3	-16	Fumble
2	2:40	2:07	OWN 25	6	65	Fumble
2	0:33	0:33	OWN 17	1	17	Half
3	13:40	5:21	OWN 36	12	64	Touchdown
3	4:47	3:05	OWN 9	5	15	Punt
4	15:00	0:58	OWN 35	3	9	Punt
4	11:44	3:27	OWN 20	5	17	Punt
4	2:09	1:17	OWN 25	8	35	Downs

Denver Broncos
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	12:09	3:53	OWN 33	6	40	Field Goal
1	5:18	2:11	OWN 20	5	18	Punt
2	14:00	2:03	OWN 25	4	75	Touchdown
2	7:06	2:41	OWN 36	5	15	Punt
2	3:17	0:37	OPP 4	2	4	Touchdown
3	15:00	1:20	OWN 34	3	-10	Punt
3	8:19	3:32	OWN 25	6	22	Punt
3	1:42	1:42	OWN 24	3	3	Punt
4	14:02	2:18	OWN 20	7	39	Punt
4	8:17	6:08	OWN 20	9	46	Field Goal
4	0:52	0:52	OWN 40	3	0	Game

Game MVP: Kevin Daft, Denver Broncos

Rushing Statistics

Buffalo	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB David Kirtman	9	46	5.11	17	2	0
RB Eric Shelton	7	2	0.29	14	1	0
RB Alexis Shepherd	5	23	4.60	7	0	0
QB Eli Manning	3	7	2.33	3	0	1
WR Steve Smith	2	-1	-0.50	2	0	0

Denver	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
RB Elias Marchant	12	66	5.50	26	3
RB Leon Washington	12	40	3.33	8	0
QB Kevin Daft	2	-3	-1.50	-1	0

Passing Statistics

Buffalo	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Eli Manning	39	28	284	4/22	0	39	0	92.2

Denver	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Kevin Daft	26	18	174	1/5	2	48	0	113.3

Receiving Statistics

Buffalo	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
TE Stephen Alexander	7	9	68	9.71	17	24
WR Steve Smith	7	9	110	15.71	78	39
WR Mike Sims-Walker	5	8	25	5.00	3	9
WR Ashley Lelie	3	3	32	10.67	7	15
WR T.J. Housmandzadeh	2	3	19	9.50	3	13
TE Justin Peelle	2	3	20	10.00	2	11
RB Alexis Shepherd	1	2	4	4.00	0	4
RB David Kirtman	1	1	6	6.00	8	6
WR Jordy Nelson	0	1	0	0.00	0	0

Denver	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Josh Reed	5	6	42	8.40	35	18	1
TE LeBron James	4	6	15	3.75	0	5	0
TE Kevin Boss	3	3	42	14.00	10	18	1
FB Thomas Tapeh	2	3	9	4.50	0	9	0
RB Leon Washington	2	2	8	4.00	5	4	0
WR Bernard Berrian	1	1	48	48.00	0	48	0
RB Elias Marchant	1	2	10	10.00	0	10	0
TE Alge Crumpler	0	2	0	0.00	0	0	0
WR Marques Colston	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Buffalo	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Denver	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Buffalo	Fumb	Recov
QB Eli Manning	2	0
TE Stephen Alexander	1	0
WR Ashley Lelie	0	1

Denver	Recov	Force	TD
DE Cory Redding	2	0	1
OLB Tully Banta-Cain	0	2	0
CB Lito Sheppard	0	1	0

Punting Statistics

Buffalo	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Ray Hollas	5	270	54.0	37.8	66	1

Denver	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Arturo de le Rosa	6	265	44.2	35.0	51	1

Kicking Statistics

Buffalo	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Nick Novak	1/2	1/2	0/0	47	1/1

Denver	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Vince Joseph	2/2	2/2	1/1	51	2/3

Punt Return Statistics

Buffalo	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
T.J. Housmandzadeh	3	15	5.0	0

Denver	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Leon Washington	2	21	10.5	0

Kick Return Statistics

Buffalo	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
T.J. Housmandzadeh	2	44	22.0	0
David Kirtman	1	18	18.0	0

Denver	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Sawyer McNeil	1	23	23.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Buffalo	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB James Darling	6	1	0.0	25	23
OLB Gerris Wilkinson	5	1	0.0	21	21
OLB Karlos Dansby	4	1	0.0	14	12
DE Dewayne Robertson	3	2	0.5	24	16
S Usama Young	3	4	0.0	21	27
DT Larry Tripplett	3	0	0.0	15	17
S Benny Sapp	3	0	0.0	23	20
CB Fabian Washington	3	0	0.0	25	24
DE Eric Moore	2	0	0.5	19	23
DT John Thornton	2	2	0.0	18	19
S Kenoy Kennedy	2	1	0.0	16	18
S Erik Coleman	2	0	0.0	12	9
OLB Julian Peterson	1	0	0.0	5	0
OLB Kirk Morrison	1	0	0.0	5	6
CB Daniel Bullocks	1	0	0.0	3	6
CB Karl Paymah	0	1	0.0	11	16

Denver	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Marcus Maxey	9	3	0.0	24	39
CB Lito Sheppard	7	2	0.0	26	42
OLB Tully Banta-Cain	6	1	2.0	25	43
CB Sawyer McNeil	5	0	0.0	17	28
OLB Chet Donnelly	4	2	1.0	23	32
DT Sedrick Ellis	4	0	1.0	20	35
S Dexter Jackson	4	1	0.0	23	32
ILB Terna Nande	4	1	0.0	12	15
CB Ronald Bartell	3	1	0.0	22	33
DE Cory Redding	2	2	0.0	23	35
ILB Malcolm Warfield	2	1	0.0	12	21
ILB Torrance Marshall	2	0	0.0	11	19
S Jeffrey Bernard	2	0	0.0	4	11
DE Darryl Tapp	1	2	0.0	25	34
DE Menson Holloway	1	1	0.0	4	11
S Madieu Williams	1	0	0.0	1	7

Pass Rush Statistics

Buffalo	Sack	Hurry	PPlay
DE Dewayne Robertson	0.5	0	16
DE Eric Moore	0.5	0	23
DE Chris Clemons	0.0	2	14
DT Delbert Cowsette	0.0	1	12

Denver	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Tully Banta-Cain	2.0	1	2	43
DT Sedrick Ellis	1.0	1	0	35
OLB Chet Donnelly	1.0	0	0	32
ILB Torrance Marshall	0.0	1	0	19
DE Cory Redding	0.0	1	0	35

Pass Defense Statistics

Buffalo	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
S Benny Sapp	4	0	20
ILB James Darling	3	0	23
CB Fabian Washington	3	0	24
OLB Gerris Wilkinson	2	0	21
S Kenoy Kennedy	1	1	18
DE Dewayne Robertson	1	0	16
OLB Karlos Dansby	1	0	12
S Erik Coleman	1	0	9
OLB Kirk Morrison	1	0	6
CB Daniel Bullocks	1	0	6

Denver	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Lito Sheppard	7	0	42
CB Sawyer McNeil	4	0	28
CB Ronald Bartell	3	2	33
S Marcus Maxey	3	2	39
S Dexter Jackson	2	0	32
S Jeffrey Bernard	2	0	11
OLB Chet Donnelly	2	0	32
ILB Terna Nande	2	0	15
ILB Malcolm Warfield	1	1	21
ILB Torrance Marshall	1	0	19
OLB Tully Banta-Cain	1	0	43
CB Willie Andrews	0	1	5

Blocking Statistics

Buffalo	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
G Wes Sims	3	6	0	26	1	43
T John Tait	3	5	1	26	0	43
G Arturo Van Anden	3	5	0	26	1	43
T Michael Roos	1	6	0	26	1	43
C Olin Kreutz	1	4	0	26	1	43

Denver	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
C Justin Hartwig	4	7	0	26	0	27
T Will Whittcker	1	6	0	26	0	27
G Dan Buenning	1	5	1	26	0	27
T Jordan Gross	1	2	0	26	0	27
T Eric Winston	0	2	0	26	1	27
TE Alge Crumpler	0	2	0	15	0	10

Special Teams Tackles

Buffalo	Tackles	STPlays
Rob Konrad	1	22
Eric Johnson	1	21
John Tait	1	10

Denver	Tackles	STPlays
Matt Forte	2	11
Sedrick Ellis	2	11
Elias Marchant	1	17
Jim Booker	1	10

Participation

Buffalo	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
T John Tait	26	43	---	---	10	79
G Arturo Van Anden	26	43	---	---	7	76
G Wes Sims	26	43	---	---	7	76
T Michael Roos	26	43	---	---	7	76
C Olin Kreutz	26	43	---	---	---	69
QB Eli Manning	26	43	---	---	---	69
WR Steve Smith	19	30	---	---	14	63
TE Stephen Alexander	23	37	---	---	1	61
CB Fabian Washington	---	---	25	24	2	51
WR Mike Sims-Walker	19	30	---	---	1	50
S Usama Young	---	---	21	27	2	50
ILB James Darling	---	---	25	23	---	48
WR Ashley Lelie	18	26	---	---	1	45
S Benny Sapp	---	---	23	20	1	44
CB Karl Paymah	---	---	11	16	16	43
RB David Kirtman	11	23	---	---	9	43
DE Eric Moore	---	---	19	23	---	42
OLB Gerris Wilkinson	---	---	21	21	---	42
DT Larry Tripplett	---	---	15	17	8	40
DE Dewayne Robertson	---	---	24	16	---	40
FB Rob Konrad	5	11	---	---	22	38
DT John Thornton	---	---	18	19	---	37
S Kenoy Kennedy	---	---	16	18	3	37
S Erik Coleman	---	---	12	9	14	35
WR T.J. Housmandzadeh	7	9	---	---	17	33
RB Eric Shelton	8	8	---	---	15	31
OLB Kirk Morrison	---	---	5	6	20	31
TE Eric Johnson	2	5	---	---	21	28
OLB Karlos Dansby	---	---	14	12	2	28
DE Chris Clemons	---	---	5	14	8	27
TE Justin Peelle	9	17	---	---	---	26
DT Delbert Cowsette	---	---	13	12	---	25
ILB David Hawthorne	---	---	1	4	14	19
RB Alexis Shepherd	5	12	---	---	1	18
CB Daniel Bullocks	---	---	3	6	8	17
DE Courtney Brown	---	---	5	9	2	16
WR Jordy Nelson	4	7	---	---	5	16
DT Andre Fluellen	---	---	5	1	2	8
C Justin Snow	0	0	---	---	7	7
OLB Julian Peterson	---	---	5	0	---	5
P Ray Hollas	0	0	---	---	5	5
K Nick Novak	0	0	---	---	5	5
T Sam Baker	0	0	---	---	5	5
QB Ingle Martin	0	0	---	---	2	2
G Pete Campion	0	0	---	---	---	0
C Dan Koppen	0	0	---	---	---	0

Denver	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
CB Lito Sheppard	---	---	26	42	2	70
OLB Tully Banta-Cain	---	---	25	43	2	70
DT Sedrick Ellis	---	---	20	35	11	66
S Marcus Maxey	---	---	24	39	---	63
T Jordan Gross	26	27	---	---	8	61
G Dan Buenning	26	27	---	---	8	61
T Will Whittcker	26	27	---	---	8	61
T Eric Winston	26	27	---	---	8	61
DE Cory Redding	---	---	23	35	2	60
DE Darryl Tapp	---	---	25	34	---	59
CB Ronald Bartell	---	---	22	33	2	57
OLB Chet Donnelly	---	---	23	32	1	56
S Dexter Jackson	---	---	23	32	---	55
CB Sawyer McNeil	---	---	17	28	10	55
QB Kevin Daft	26	27	---	---	---	53
C Justin Hartwig	26	27	---	---	---	53
WR Josh Reed	24	25	---	---	1	50
TE LeBron James	25	24	---	---	---	49
WR Marques Colston	24	21	---	---	---	45
RB Elias Marchant	13	10	---	---	17	40
RB Leon Washington	13	15	---	---	8	36
OLB Clint Session	---	---	4	11	21	36
ILB Malcolm Warfield	---	---	12	21	2	35
ILB Terna Nande	---	---	12	15	8	35
WR Bernard Berrian	11	13	---	---	8	32
S Jeffrey Bernard	---	---	4	11	16	31
ILB Torrance Marshall	---	---	11	19	---	30
FB Thomas Tapeh	2	11	---	---	16	29
TE Alge Crumpler	15	10	---	---	2	27
DT Shaun Rogers	---	---	6	14	7	27
TE Kevin Boss	2	5	---	---	20	27
DE Menson Holloway	---	---	4	11	7	22
CB Michael Waddell	---	---	2	6	14	22
WR Reidel Anthony	1	0	---	---	16	17
RB Matt Forte	0	1	---	---	11	12
C Jim Booker	0	0	---	---	10	10
S Madieu Williams	---	---	1	7	2	10
K Vince Joseph	0	0	---	---	8	8
CB Willie Andrews	---	---	2	5	---	7
P Arturo de le Rosa	0	0	---	---	6	6
QB Duante Culpepper	0	0	---	---	2	2
QB Francisco Chapman	0	0	---	---	---	0
T Mathias Nkwenti	0	0	---	---	---	0
C Alexis Prescott	0	0	---	---	---	0
WR LeRon McCoy	0	0	---	---	---	0
G Oniel Cousins	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	5	38	7.6
Middle	12	11	0.9
Right	9	28	3.1
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	3	17	5.7
Middle	19	86	4.5
Right	2	3	1.5
None	2	-3	-1.5

Detailed Passing Statistics

Buffalo	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Eli Manning	39	28	3	0	1	6	4	2	0

Denver	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Kevin Daft	26	18	1	1	3	1	3	0	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	6	5	48	8.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	25	18	153	6.1
Medium (9-18 Yds)	4	4	53	13.3
Long (19+ Yds)	4	1	30	7.5

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	8	5	41	5.1
Short (0-8 Yds)	10	8	37	3.7
Medium (9-18 Yds)	6	4	48	8.0
Long (19+ Yds)	2	1	48	24.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Buffalo	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
TE Stephen Alexander	9	7	0	68	1	37
WR Steve Smith	9	7	1	110	2	30
WR Mike Sims-Walker	8	5	0	25	0	30
WR T.J. Housmandzadeh	3	2	0	19	0	9
TE Justin Peelle	3	2	0	20	0	17
WR Ashley Lelie	3	3	0	32	0	26
RB Alexis Shepherd	2	1	0	4	0	12
RB David Kirtman	1	1	0	6	0	23
WR Jordy Nelson	1	0	0	0	0	7

Denver	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Josh Reed	6	5	1	42	0	25
TE LeBron James	6	4	0	15	0	24
FB Thomas Tapeh	3	2	1	9	0	11
TE Kevin Boss	3	3	0	42	0	5
TE Alge Crumpler	2	0	0	0	0	10
RB Elias Marchant	2	1	1	10	0	10
RB Leon Washington	2	2	0	8	0	15
WR Bernard Berrian	1	1	0	48	1	13
WR Marques Colston	1	0	0	0	0	21

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Buffalo	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
QB Eli Manning	1	3	3.00	2.33
RB Eric Shelton	1	-4	-4.00	0.29

Denver	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Buffalo	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Eli Manning	3	3	18	6.00	7.28

Denver	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Kevin Daft	2	2	20	10.00	6.69

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Buffalo	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
RB Alexis Shepherd	1	1	4	4.00	2.00
WR T.J. Housmandzadeh	1	1	13	13.00	6.33
WR Steve Smith	1	1	1	1.00	12.22

Denver	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Josh Reed	1	1	6	6.00	7.00
TE Kevin Boss	1	1	14	14.00	14.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Buffalo	Rushes	Conversions
RB David Kirtman	4	2
QB Eli Manning	1	1

Denver	Rushes	Conversions
RB Elias Marchant	4	2
QB Kevin Daft	1	0
RB Leon Washington	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Buffalo	Att	Comp	Conversions
Eli Manning	9	7	3

Denver	Att	Comp	Conversions
Kevin Daft	7	3	2

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Buffalo	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Steve Smith	4	3	1
TE Stephen Alexander	2	2	1
WR Mike Sims-Walker	2	1	0
RB David Kirtman	1	1	1

Denver	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Josh Reed	3	2	1
TE Alge Crumpler	1	0	0
TE LeBron James	1	0	0
WR Marques Colston	1	0	0
TE Kevin Boss	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 99,900 (99,900 capacity)
Upper Deck 25,300 (25,300)
End Zone 18,200 (18,200)
Mezzanine 10,500 (10,500)
Sideline Seats 16,100 (16,100)
Club Seats 19,900 (19,900)
Luxury Boxes 9,900 (9,900)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	99,900 (99,900 capacity)
Upper Deck	25,300 (25,300)
End Zone	18,200 (18,200)
Mezzanine	10,500 (10,500)
Sideline Seats	16,100 (16,100)
Club Seats	19,900 (19,900)
Luxury Boxes	9,900 (9,900)