Week 9, 2008

played in New Jersey, NJ

64 degrees, fair, 8 mph wind

Buffalo Bills	3	10	0	0	-	13
New Jersey Jets	0	10	7	13	-	30

Scoring Summary
1Q: 03:15 BUF - Nick Novak 42 field goal
2Q: 12:28 BUF - Mike Sims-Walker 15 pass from Eli Manning (Nick Novak extra point)
2Q: 08:39 NJY - Taylor Melhaff 50 field goal
2Q: 02:54 BUF - Nick Novak 29 field goal
2Q: 00:44 NJY - Jimmy Williams 36 interception return (Taylor Melhaff extra point)
3Q: 09:57 NJY - Cory Boyd 1 run (Taylor Melhaff extra point)
4Q: 14:45 NJY - Taylor Melhaff 32 field goal
4Q: 05:19 NJY - Steve Smith Sr. 18 pass from Ben Roethlisberger (Taylor Melhaff extra point)
4Q: 02:03 NJY - Taylor Melhaff 20 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 03:15 BUF - Nick Novak 42 field goal
2Q: 12:28 BUF - Mike Sims-Walker 15 pass from Eli Manning (Nick Novak extra point)
2Q: 08:39 NJY - Taylor Melhaff 50 field goal
2Q: 02:54 BUF - Nick Novak 29 field goal
2Q: 00:44 NJY - Jimmy Williams 36 interception return (Taylor Melhaff extra point)
3Q: 09:57 NJY - Cory Boyd 1 run (Taylor Melhaff extra point)
4Q: 14:45 NJY - Taylor Melhaff 32 field goal
4Q: 05:19 NJY - Steve Smith Sr. 18 pass from Ben Roethlisberger (Taylor Melhaff extra point)
4Q: 02:03 NJY - Taylor Melhaff 20 field goal

Team Statistics BUF NJY
Record 2-5-1 7-1
First Downs 21 18
- by Rushing 3 7
- by Passing 17 9
- by Penalty 1 2
Total Net Yards 369 308
- Offensive Plays 71 57
- Yards per Play 5.20 5.40
Net Rushing Yards 93 111
- Rushing Attempts 25 26
- Yards per Rush 3.72 4.27
Net Passing Yards 276 197
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 45 - 27 - 2 29 - 19 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 281 209
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/5 2/12
- Yards per Pass Play 6.00 6.35
Fumbles/Lost 1/1 2/1
3rd Down Conversions 4/13 6/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.5 4.2
4th Down Conversions 0/1 0/0
Penalties/Yards 7/59 7/45
Punt Returns/Yards 2/12 2/23
Kick Returns/Yards 2/34 1/23
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 2/74
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 2 4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/1 2/2
Avg. Drive Start OWN 23 OWN 35
Time of Possession 31:09 28:51

Team Statistics	BUF	NJY
Record	2-5-1	7-1
First Downs	21	18
- by Rushing	3	7
- by Passing	17	9
- by Penalty	1	2
Total Net Yards	369	308
- Offensive Plays	71	57
- Yards per Play	5.20	5.40
Net Rushing Yards	93	111
- Rushing Attempts	25	26
- Yards per Rush	3.72	4.27
Net Passing Yards	276	197
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	45 - 27 - 2	29 - 19 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	281	209
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/5	2/12
- Yards per Pass Play	6.00	6.35
Fumbles/Lost	1/1	2/1
3rd Down Conversions	4/13	6/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.5	4.2
4th Down Conversions	0/1	0/0
Penalties/Yards	7/59	7/45
Punt Returns/Yards	2/12	2/23
Kick Returns/Yards	2/34	1/23
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	2/74
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	2	4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/1	2/2
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 23	OWN 35
Time of Possession	31:09	28:51

Drive Charts

Buffalo Bills
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	10:39	7:29	OWN 20	13	55	Field Goal
1	1:55	4:33	OWN 24	10	76	Touchdown
2	8:33	5:45	OWN 9	11	79	Field Goal
2	1:51	1:18	OWN 21	3	5	Interception
2	0:33	0:33	OWN 25	3	23	Half
3	15:00	1:27	OWN 25	3	-7	Punt
3	9:51	2:30	OWN 15	4	61	Fumble
3	6:02	1:29	OWN 33	3	1	Punt
4	14:40	1:36	OWN 19	3	2	Punt
4	10:56	2:49	OWN 37	7	23	Downs
4	5:11	0:22	OWN 25	2	0	Interception
4	1:55	1:55	OWN 25	9	36	Game

New Jersey Jets
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	4:21	OWN 24	6	30	Punt
1	3:10	1:15	OWN 25	3	0	Punt
2	12:22	3:49	OWN 25	9	42	Field Goal
2	2:48	0:57	OWN 25	3	3	Punt
3	13:33	3:42	OWN 45	8	55	Touchdown
3	7:21	1:19	OWN 24	3	8	Punt
3	4:33	4:53	OWN 19	10	66	Field Goal
4	13:04	2:08	50	4	19	Fumble
4	8:07	2:56	OWN 40	6	60	Touchdown
4	4:49	2:54	OPP 18	6	15	Field Goal

Game MVP: Ben Roethlisberger, New Jersey Jets

Rushing Statistics

Buffalo	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
RB David Kirtman	7	22	3.14	11	1
RB Eric Shelton	6	26	4.33	14	2
RB Alexis Shepherd	5	18	3.60	8	0
WR Steve Smith	3	13	4.33	8	0
FB Rob Konrad	2	-1	-0.50	2	0
QB Eli Manning	2	15	7.50	11	1

New Jersey	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB Cory Boyd	18	69	3.83	10	1	1
RB Felix Jones	8	42	5.25	15	3	0

Passing Statistics

Buffalo	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Eli Manning	45	27	281	1/5	1	34	2	67.0

New Jersey	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Ben Roethlisberger	29	19	209	2/12	1	32	0	98.1

Receiving Statistics

Buffalo	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Mike Sims-Walker	8	14	94	11.75	54	34	1
WR Ashley Lelie	5	7	52	10.40	15	17	0
WR Steve Smith	4	8	33	8.25	0	15	0
TE Stephen Alexander	3	6	37	12.33	16	20	0
TE Justin Peelle	3	4	51	17.00	22	28	0
FB Rob Konrad	2	2	12	6.00	7	13	0
RB Alexis Shepherd	1	1	1	1.00	0	1	0
RB Eric Shelton	1	1	1	1.00	0	1	0
WR T.J. Housmandzadeh	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
RB David Kirtman	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

New Jersey	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
TE Jacob Tamme	7	8	95	13.57	47	32	0
WR Dez White	6	6	48	8.00	33	20	0
WR Steve Smith Sr.	3	7	46	15.33	9	19	1
WR Brandon Jones	3	7	20	6.67	10	8	0
TE Miles Myers	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Buffalo	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

New Jersey	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Jimmy Williams	1	36	36.00	1
S Ryan Mundy	1	38	38.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Buffalo	Fumb	Recov	Force
RB David Kirtman	1	0	0
DT John Thornton	0	1	1
DE Eric Moore	0	0	1

New Jersey	Fumb	Recov	Force
RB Felix Jones	1	0	0
RB Cory Boyd	1	0	0
TE Donald Lee	0	1	0
OLB Courtney Watson	0	1	0
S James Butler	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Buffalo	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Ray Hollas	3	136	45.3	37.7	54	1

New Jersey	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Chris Kluwe	4	195	48.8	40.8	56	1

Kicking Statistics

Buffalo	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Nick Novak	2/2	1/1	0/0	42	1/1

New Jersey	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Taylor Melhaff	3/3	1/1	1/1	50	3/3

Punt Return Statistics

Buffalo	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
T.J. Housmandzadeh	2	12	6.0	0

New Jersey	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Ryan Mundy	2	23	11.5	0

Kick Return Statistics

Buffalo	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
T.J. Housmandzadeh	2	34	17.0	0

New Jersey	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Dexter Jackson	1	23	23.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Buffalo	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB James Darling	9	1	1.0	26	20
S Benny Sapp	5	1	0.0	26	16
CB Fabian Washington	5	0	0.0	25	30
OLB Gerris Wilkinson	4	2	0.0	24	26
OLB Karlos Dansby	4	1	0.0	19	11
DT Delbert Cowsette	4	0	0.0	23	15
DT John Thornton	3	1	0.0	24	20
DE Eric Moore	3	1	0.0	21	26
S Usama Young	2	1	0.0	25	31
CB Karl Paymah	2	0	0.0	5	20
DT Andre Fluellen	1	1	1.0	1	10
S Kenoy Kennedy	1	2	0.0	20	15
DE Courtney Brown	1	1	0.0	8	4
QB Eli Manning	1	0	---	---	---
S Erik Coleman	1	0	0.0	7	16
DT Larry Tripplett	0	1	0.0	4	17
ILB David Hawthorne	0	1	0.0	0	11

New Jersey	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Ryan Mundy	8	2	0.0	25	46
OLB Reggie Torbor	8	1	0.0	25	36
S Stanford Routt	7	0	0.0	25	46
DT Paul Soliai	5	1	0.0	20	31
OLB Courtney Watson	4	3	0.0	25	46
DT Kyle Williams	4	1	0.0	24	44
S Jimmy Williams	4	0	0.0	15	35
CB Trumaine McBride	3	1	0.0	25	46
ILB Rob Meier	2	2	1.0	24	46
ILB Rian Wallace	2	3	0.0	10	11
S James Butler	2	0	0.0	10	14
CB Renaldo Hill	1	2	0.0	15	35
T Walter Jones	1	0	---	---	---
DE Monty Pittard	1	0	0.0	18	37
DE Ray McDonald	1	0	0.0	2	3

Pass Rush Statistics

Buffalo	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
ILB James Darling	1.0	0	0	20
DT Andre Fluellen	1.0	0	0	10
DE Eric Moore	0.0	2	1	26
DE Dewayne Robertson	0.0	2	0	8
DE Chris Clemons	0.0	1	0	24

New Jersey	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
ILB Rob Meier	1.0	0	2	0	46
DT Kyle Williams	0.0	2	0	1	44
DE Antoine McGwire	0.0	0	1	0	6
DE Monty Pittard	0.0	0	1	0	37
DE Ray McDonald	0.0	0	0	1	3

Pass Defense Statistics

Buffalo	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
OLB Gerris Wilkinson	5	1	26
CB Fabian Washington	5	0	30
S Benny Sapp	4	0	16
CB Karl Paymah	2	0	20
S Kenoy Kennedy	1	1	15
OLB Karlos Dansby	1	0	11
S Usama Young	1	0	31

New Jersey	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S Stanford Routt	7	1	0	46
OLB Reggie Torbor	6	1	0	36
S Ryan Mundy	4	0	1	46
CB Trumaine McBride	3	0	0	46
S Jimmy Williams	2	0	1	35
ILB Rian Wallace	2	0	0	11
CB Renaldo Hill	1	1	0	35
OLB Courtney Watson	1	0	0	46
S James Butler	1	0	0	14
CB Pat Lee	0	1	0	7

Blocking Statistics

Buffalo	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
T John Tait	2	3	25	0	46
G Arturo Van Anden	1	6	25	0	46
G Wes Sims	1	4	25	0	46
C Olin Kreutz	1	3	25	1	46
TE Justin Peelle	1	1	6	0	12
T Michael Roos	0	4	25	0	46
TE Stephen Alexander	0	1	24	0	40
FB Rob Konrad	0	1	8	0	13

New Jersey	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
C Ryan Pontbraind	4	8	0	26	1	31
T Allen Barbre	3	6	0	26	0	31
T Walter Jones	2	7	1	26	0	31
G Willie Colon	0	3	0	26	0	31
G Gabriel Rose	0	2	0	26	1	31

Special Teams Tackles

Buffalo	Tackles	STPlays
Rob Konrad	2	20
John Tait	1	9

New Jersey	Tackles	STPlays
Donald Lee	1	21
Jalen Gallier	1	21
Cory Boyd	1	13
Devin Thomas	1	13

Participation

Buffalo	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
T John Tait	25	46	---	---	9	80
G Arturo Van Anden	25	46	---	---	5	76
G Wes Sims	25	46	---	---	5	76
T Michael Roos	25	46	---	---	5	76
C Olin Kreutz	25	46	---	---	---	71
QB Eli Manning	25	46	---	---	---	71
TE Stephen Alexander	24	40	---	---	2	66
WR Steve Smith	17	34	---	---	13	64
S Usama Young	---	---	25	31	3	59
CB Fabian Washington	---	---	25	30	3	58
WR Ashley Lelie	20	32	---	---	2	54
WR Mike Sims-Walker	19	34	---	---	---	53
S Kenoy Kennedy	---	---	20	15	17	52
OLB Gerris Wilkinson	---	---	24	26	2	52
OLB Karlos Dansby	---	---	19	11	19	49
DE Eric Moore	---	---	21	26	2	49
S Benny Sapp	---	---	26	16	6	48
ILB James Darling	---	---	26	20	1	47
DE Chris Clemons	---	---	21	24	2	47
DT John Thornton	---	---	24	20	1	45
RB David Kirtman	10	23	---	---	11	44
RB Eric Shelton	10	16	---	---	16	42
FB Rob Konrad	8	13	---	---	20	41
DT Delbert Cowsette	---	---	23	15	2	40
CB Daniel Bullocks	---	---	2	16	16	34
WR T.J. Housmandzadeh	5	7	---	---	17	29
CB Karl Paymah	---	---	5	20	2	27
S Erik Coleman	---	---	7	16	1	24
ILB David Hawthorne	---	---	0	11	13	24
TE Eric Johnson	0	5	---	---	18	23
DT Larry Tripplett	---	---	4	17	1	22
TE Justin Peelle	6	12	---	---	---	18
DT Andre Fluellen	---	---	1	10	6	17
DE Dewayne Robertson	---	---	2	8	6	16
WR Jordy Nelson	1	7	---	---	7	15
RB Alexis Shepherd	5	7	---	---	---	12
DE Courtney Brown	---	---	8	4	---	12
OLB Kirk Morrison	---	---	2	5	1	8
K Nick Novak	0	0	---	---	6	6
C Justin Snow	0	0	---	---	5	5
P Ray Hollas	0	0	---	---	3	3
T Sam Baker	0	0	---	---	3	3
QB Ingle Martin	0	0	---	---	2	2
OLB Julian Peterson	---	---	1	0	---	1
G Pete Campion	0	0	---	---	---	0
C Dan Koppen	0	0	---	---	---	0

New Jersey	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
S Stanford Routt	---	---	25	46	9	80
S Ryan Mundy	---	---	25	46	5	76
OLB Courtney Watson	---	---	25	46	2	73
CB Trumaine McBride	---	---	25	46	2	73
ILB Rob Meier	---	---	24	46	2	72
DT Kyle Williams	---	---	24	44	2	70
CB Renaldo Hill	---	---	15	35	18	68
G Willie Colon	26	31	---	---	7	64
G Gabriel Rose	26	31	---	---	7	64
OLB Reggie Torbor	---	---	25	36	2	63
T Walter Jones	26	31	---	---	---	57
C Ryan Pontbraind	26	31	---	---	---	57
QB Ben Roethlisberger	26	31	---	---	---	57
T Allen Barbre	26	31	---	---	---	57
WR Steve Smith Sr.	26	30	---	---	---	56
DE Monty Pittard	---	---	18	37	1	56
DT Paul Soliai	---	---	20	31	1	52
S Jimmy Williams	---	---	15	35	---	50
TE Jacob Tamme	24	26	---	---	---	50
WR Dez White	19	25	---	---	1	45
RB Cory Boyd	18	10	---	---	13	41
FB Jalen Gallier	10	9	---	---	21	40
RB Felix Jones	8	16	---	---	8	32
DT Landon Cohen	---	---	9	17	4	30
WR Brandon Jones	7	22	---	---	---	29
TE Donald Lee	5	2	---	---	21	28
TE Miles Myers	13	7	---	---	7	27
S James Butler	---	---	10	14	2	26
ILB Rian Wallace	---	---	10	11	2	23
CB Pat Lee	---	---	0	7	14	21
OLB Philip Schmaltz	---	---	0	0	18	18
S Kenny Phillips	---	---	0	0	14	14
DE Antoine McGwire	---	---	3	6	4	13
WR Devin Thomas	0	0	---	---	13	13
WR Mario Urrutia	0	7	---	---	4	11
K Taylor Melhaff	0	0	---	---	10	10
C Chuck Horton	0	0	---	---	7	7
T Mike Williams	0	0	---	---	7	7
P Chris Kluwe	0	0	---	---	7	7
T Brandon Keith	0	0	---	---	7	7
ILB Kroy Biermann	---	---	0	0	7	7
DE Ray McDonald	---	---	2	3	---	5
WR Dexter Jackson	0	1	---	---	4	5
QB Charlie Frye	0	0	---	---	---	0
OLB Malik Forbes	---	---	0	0	---	0
S Tyrell Johnson	---	---	0	0	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	6	22	3.7
Middle	17	61	3.6
Right	2	10	5.0
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	6	33	5.5
Middle	16	63	3.9
Right	4	15	3.8
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Buffalo	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Eli Manning	45	27	3	3	3	4	4	2	2

New Jersey	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Ben Roethlisberger	29	19	3	2	1	2	5	1	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	3	3	44	14.7
Short (0-8 Yds)	25	17	121	4.8
Medium (9-18 Yds)	10	6	101	10.1
Long (19+ Yds)	7	1	15	2.1

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	4	19	4.8
Short (0-8 Yds)	15	11	112	7.5
Medium (9-18 Yds)	8	4	78	9.8
Long (19+ Yds)	2	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Buffalo	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Mike Sims-Walker	14	8	1	94	1	34
WR Steve Smith	8	4	1	33	0	34
WR Ashley Lelie	7	5	0	52	0	32
TE Stephen Alexander	6	3	1	37	1	40
TE Justin Peelle	4	3	0	51	1	12
FB Rob Konrad	2	2	0	12	0	13
RB Alexis Shepherd	1	1	0	1	0	7
WR T.J. Housmandzadeh	1	0	0	0	0	7
RB Eric Shelton	1	1	0	1	0	16
RB David Kirtman	1	0	0	0	0	23

New Jersey	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
TE Jacob Tamme	8	7	1	95	2	26
WR Steve Smith Sr.	7	3	0	46	0	30
WR Brandon Jones	7	3	0	20	0	22
WR Dez White	6	6	0	48	1	25
TE Miles Myers	1	0	0	0	0	7

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Buffalo	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB David Kirtman	1	1	1.00	3.14

New Jersey	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Cory Boyd	4	4	1.00	3.83
RB Felix Jones	3	12	4.00	5.25

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Buffalo	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Eli Manning	3	2	22	7.33	6.24

New Jersey	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Ben Roethlisberger	5	3	46	9.20	7.21

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Buffalo	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Stephen Alexander	1	0	0	0.00	6.17
WR Ashley Lelie	1	1	7	7.00	7.43
WR Mike Sims-Walker	1	1	15	15.00	6.71

New Jersey	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Steve Smith Sr.	4	3	46	11.50	6.57
WR Brandon Jones	1	0	0	0.00	2.86

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Buffalo	Rushes	Conversions
RB David Kirtman	1	0

New Jersey	Rushes	Conversions
RB Felix Jones	2	2
RB Cory Boyd	2	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Buffalo	Att	Comp	Conversions
Eli Manning	11	5	4

New Jersey	Att	Comp	Conversions
Ben Roethlisberger	7	3	3

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Buffalo	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Mike Sims-Walker	4	1	1
WR Steve Smith	3	2	2
TE Stephen Alexander	2	1	0
TE Justin Peelle	2	1	1

New Jersey	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Brandon Jones	3	1	1
TE Jacob Tamme	2	2	2
WR Steve Smith Sr.	1	0	0
TE Miles Myers	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 70,300 (86,700 capacity)
Upper Deck 26,500 (26,500)
End Zone 12,400 (19,100)
Mezzanine 10,500 (11,000)
Sideline Seats 12,800 (16,900)
Club Seats 5,400 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 2,700 (5,800)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	70,300 (86,700 capacity)
Upper Deck	26,500 (26,500)
End Zone	12,400 (19,100)
Mezzanine	10,500 (11,000)
Sideline Seats	12,800 (16,900)
Club Seats	5,400 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	2,700 (5,800)