Week 12, 2008

played in Los Angeles, CA

62 degrees, fair, 9 mph wind

Buffalo Bills	10	3	7	6	-	26
Los Angeles Rams	0	3	3	7	-	13

Scoring Summary
1Q: 06:31 BUF - Nick Novak 30 field goal
1Q: 04:11 BUF - Jordy Nelson 13 pass from Eli Manning (Nick Novak extra point)
2Q: 14:20 LAS - Ryan Longwell 18 field goal
2Q: 03:08 BUF - Nick Novak 31 field goal
3Q: 09:03 BUF - David Kirtman 2 run (Nick Novak extra point)
3Q: 03:56 LAS - Ryan Longwell 34 field goal
4Q: 07:02 LAS - Adrian Peterson 28 run (Ryan Longwell extra point)
4Q: 02:41 BUF - Nick Novak 37 field goal
4Q: 00:47 BUF - Nick Novak 44 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 06:31 BUF - Nick Novak 30 field goal
1Q: 04:11 BUF - Jordy Nelson 13 pass from Eli Manning (Nick Novak extra point)
2Q: 14:20 LAS - Ryan Longwell 18 field goal
2Q: 03:08 BUF - Nick Novak 31 field goal
3Q: 09:03 BUF - David Kirtman 2 run (Nick Novak extra point)
3Q: 03:56 LAS - Ryan Longwell 34 field goal
4Q: 07:02 LAS - Adrian Peterson 28 run (Ryan Longwell extra point)
4Q: 02:41 BUF - Nick Novak 37 field goal
4Q: 00:47 BUF - Nick Novak 44 field goal

Team Statistics BUF LAS
Record 4-6-1 6-5
First Downs 21 11
- by Rushing 8 5
- by Passing 13 6
- by Penalty 0 0
Total Net Yards 396 278
- Offensive Plays 72 54
- Yards per Play 5.50 5.15
Net Rushing Yards 139 146
- Rushing Attempts 32 19
- Yards per Rush 4.34 7.68
Net Passing Yards 257 132
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 38 - 24 - 1 35 - 21 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 266 132
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2/9 0/0
- Yards per Pass Play 6.43 3.77
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 3/2
3rd Down Conversions 5/15 4/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.2 6.3
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/2
Penalties/Yards 2/20 4/30
Punt Returns/Yards 1/6 1/9
Kick Returns/Yards 0/0 7/203
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 1/6
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 5 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/3 0/2
Avg. Drive Start OWN 32 OWN 32
Time of Possession 36:59 23:01

Team Statistics	BUF	LAS
Record	4-6-1	6-5
First Downs	21	11
- by Rushing	8	5
- by Passing	13	6
- by Penalty	0	0
Total Net Yards	396	278
- Offensive Plays	72	54
- Yards per Play	5.50	5.15
Net Rushing Yards	139	146
- Rushing Attempts	32	19
- Yards per Rush	4.34	7.68
Net Passing Yards	257	132
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	38 - 24 - 1	35 - 21 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	266	132
- Sacks/Yards Lost	2/9	0/0
- Yards per Pass Play	6.43	3.77
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	3/2
3rd Down Conversions	5/15	4/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.2	6.3
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/2
Penalties/Yards	2/20	4/30
Punt Returns/Yards	1/6	1/9
Kick Returns/Yards	0/0	7/203
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	1/6
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	5	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/3	0/2
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 32	OWN 32
Time of Possession	36:59	23:01

Drive Charts

Buffalo Bills
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	12:48	6:22	OWN 7	14	80	Field Goal
1	5:32	1:31	OPP 36	3	36	Touchdown
2	14:13	1:01	OWN 25	3	2	Punt
2	12:27	3:19	OWN 24	6	28	Punt
2	6:50	1:31	OWN 30	3	2	Interception
2	5:10	2:07	OWN 34	6	52	Field Goal
2	0:32	0:32	OWN 41	3	-1	Punt
3	15:00	6:06	OWN 25	11	75	Touchdown
3	3:51	1:36	OWN 25	3	2	Punt
3	0:16	4:56	OWN 20	9	51	Missed FG
4	6:44	4:10	OWN 25	8	55	Field Goal
4	1:49	1:08	OPP 36	3	9	Field Goal

Los Angeles Rams
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	2:12	OWN 29	5	8	Punt
1	6:26	0:54	OWN 29	2	7	Fumble
1	4:01	4:48	OWN 33	8	66	Field Goal
2	13:12	0:45	OWN 32	3	4	Punt
2	9:08	2:18	OWN 20	4	22	Punt
2	5:19	0:09	OPP 42	1	8	Fumble
2	3:03	2:31	OWN 19	3	6	Punt
3	8:54	5:03	OWN 44	8	39	Field Goal
3	2:15	1:59	OWN 33	5	14	Punt
4	10:20	3:36	OWN 36	8	64	Touchdown
4	2:34	0:45	OWN 33	4	3	Downs
4	0:41	0:41	OWN 21	4	7	Downs

Game MVP: Eli Manning, Buffalo Bills

Rushing Statistics

Buffalo	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB David Kirtman	12	48	4.00	10	1	1
RB Eric Shelton	8	38	4.75	14	2	0
RB Alexis Shepherd	7	43	6.14	14	1	0
FB Rob Konrad	3	4	1.33	3	0	0
WR Steve Smith	2	6	3.00	6	0	0

Los Angeles	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB Adrian Peterson	16	120	7.50	30	3	1
QB Joey Harrington	3	26	8.67	13	1	0

Passing Statistics

Buffalo	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Eli Manning	38	24	266	2/9	1	48	1	81.7

Los Angeles	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Joey Harrington	35	21	132	0/0	0	22	0	67.8

Receiving Statistics

Buffalo	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR T.J. Housmandzadeh	8	13	68	8.50	23	20	0
TE Stephen Alexander	4	9	31	7.75	1	22	0
RB Alexis Shepherd	3	3	33	11.00	27	25	0
WR Ashley Lelie	3	5	27	9.00	8	17	0
WR Steve Smith	2	2	59	29.50	15	48	0
TE Justin Peelle	1	1	29	29.00	16	29	0
RB David Kirtman	1	1	3	3.00	0	3	0
WR Drake Hicks	1	1	3	3.00	6	3	0
WR Jordy Nelson	1	2	13	13.00	2	13	1
FB Rob Konrad	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Los Angeles	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
RB Adrian Peterson	6	7	11	1.83	6	5
WR Peerless Price	4	9	31	7.75	0	18
WR Paris Warren	3	6	27	9.00	15	21
WR Jabar Gaffney	2	3	24	12.00	8	22
TE Dallas Clark	2	4	22	11.00	10	12
WR Santonio Holmes	2	2	6	3.00	0	3
RB Willis McGahee	1	2	4	4.00	4	4
TE Matt Balogh	1	1	7	7.00	0	7

Interception Statistics

Buffalo	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Los Angeles	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
ILB Bobby Carpenter	1	6	6.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Buffalo	Recov	Force
S Kenoy Kennedy	1	0
OLB Gerris Wilkinson	1	0
DE Chris Clemons	0	2
S Usama Young	0	1

Los Angeles	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
RB Adrian Peterson	2	1	0	0
WR Paris Warren	1	0	0	0

Punting Statistics

Buffalo	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Ray Hollas	4	182	45.5	38.3	50	1

Los Angeles	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Craig Hentrich	5	220	44.0	38.8	56	1

Kicking Statistics

Buffalo	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Nick Novak	4/5	1/2	0/0	44	2/2

Los Angeles	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Ryan Longwell	2/2	0/0	0/0	34	1/1

Punt Return Statistics

Buffalo	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
T.J. Housmandzadeh	1	6	6.0	0

Los Angeles	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Ken Hamlin	1	9	9.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Buffalo	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Los Angeles	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Anthony Henry	7	203	29.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Buffalo	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Kirk Morrison	6	2	0.0	14	27
S Usama Young	6	1	0.0	18	34
DE Chris Clemons	5	1	0.0	18	28
DT John Thornton	5	0	0.0	19	28
CB Fabian Washington	3	0	0.0	16	34
ILB James Darling	2	2	0.0	18	25
CB Karl Paymah	2	1	0.0	7	12
OLB Julian Peterson	2	0	0.0	8	17
DE Dewayne Robertson	2	0	0.0	7	17
S Benny Sapp	1	1	0.0	17	27
DE Eric Moore	1	1	0.0	17	18
CB Daniel Bullocks	1	1	0.0	3	8
DE Courtney Brown	1	0	0.0	2	12
DT Delbert Cowsette	1	0	0.0	5	14
WR T.J. Housmandzadeh	1	0	---	---	---
S Erik Coleman	0	2	0.0	12	25
S Kenoy Kennedy	0	1	0.0	8	11
CB Terrence McGee	0	1	0.0	3	13

Los Angeles	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Curtis Lofton	8	2	0.0	29	35
CB Anthony Henry	7	3	0.0	31	40
DE Rodrique Wright	5	1	0.0	20	27
S Nedu Ndukwe	5	1	0.0	29	40
CB Scott Starks	4	0	0.0	32	40
DT Elvis Dumervil	3	1	1.0	31	40
S Chris Hope	3	4	0.0	29	36
ILB Ryan Claridge	3	3	0.0	16	21
OLB Aaron Schobel	3	2	0.0	14	10
DE Jonathan Babineaux	3	2	0.0	26	35
ILB Bobby Carpenter	3	1	0.0	11	24
DE Jaylen Westbrook	2	3	1.0	25	24
ILB Ray Lewis	2	0	0.0	5	2
OLB Ron Beyer	2	0	0.0	5	9
CB Dominique Rodgers-Cromartie1	1	2	0.0	15	18
CB Jerry Azumah	1	1	0.0	3	4
DT Darnell Dockett	1	0	0.0	12	13
S Rashidi Barnes	0	2	0.0	14	21

Pass Rush Statistics

Buffalo	Hurry	PPlay
DE Eric Moore	2	18
DE Chris Clemons	1	28
OLB Kirk Morrison	1	27

Los Angeles	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Elvis Dumervil	1.0	2	2	40
DE Jaylen Westbrook	1.0	1	0	24
S Chris Hope	0.0	1	0	36
DT Darnell Dockett	0.0	1	0	13
DE Jonathan Babineaux	0.0	1	0	35

Pass Defense Statistics

Buffalo	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Fabian Washington	4	1	34
S Usama Young	4	1	34
DE Chris Clemons	3	0	28
OLB Kirk Morrison	3	0	27
CB Karl Paymah	2	0	12
S Benny Sapp	1	1	27
DT John Thornton	1	0	28
OLB Julian Peterson	1	0	17
DE Dewayne Robertson	1	0	17
CB Daniel Bullocks	1	0	8
ILB James Darling	0	1	25
DE Courtney Brown	0	1	12

Los Angeles	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Scott Starks	4	1	0	40
CB Anthony Henry	4	0	0	40
ILB Curtis Lofton	3	0	0	35
S Nedu Ndukwe	2	1	0	40
ILB Bobby Carpenter	2	0	1	24
CB Dominique Rodgers-Cromartie2	2	0	0	18
CB Jerry Azumah	1	1	0	4
ILB Ray Lewis	1	0	0	2
DE Jaylen Westbrook	1	0	0	24
OLB Ron Beyer	1	0	0	9
DE Jonathan Babineaux	1	0	0	35
ILB Ryan Claridge	1	0	0	21
DT Elvis Dumervil	1	0	0	40
OLB Aaron Schobel	0	1	0	10
DE Rodrique Wright	0	1	0	27

Blocking Statistics

Buffalo	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
C Olin Kreutz	3	7	0	32	0	40
T John Tait	3	6	1	32	0	40
T Michael Roos	3	3	1	23	0	35
G Arturo Van Anden	2	5	0	32	2	40
TE Stephen Alexander	2	2	0	30	0	35
G Wes Sims	1	5	0	32	0	40
G Pete Campion	1	1	0	9	0	5
FB Rob Konrad	0	3	0	9	0	19

Los Angeles	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	PPly
G Braxton Lin	2	5	1	19	35
C Brad Meester	2	5	0	19	35
G Mike Gandy	2	3	0	19	35
T Chris Ruhman	2	2	0	19	35
T Marco Colombo	0	1	0	19	35

Special Teams Tackles

Buffalo	Tackles	STPlays
Rob Konrad	5	25
John Tait	2	16
Terrence McGee	1	16

Los Angeles	Tackles	STPlays
Visanthe Shiancoe	1	22

Participation

Buffalo	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
T John Tait	32	40	---	---	16	88
G Arturo Van Anden	32	40	---	---	9	81
G Wes Sims	32	40	---	---	9	81
WR T.J. Housmandzadeh	24	28	---	---	21	73
C Olin Kreutz	32	40	---	---	---	72
QB Eli Manning	32	40	---	---	---	72
WR Ashley Lelie	30	33	---	---	6	69
TE Stephen Alexander	30	35	---	---	2	67
T Michael Roos	23	35	---	---	6	64
OLB Kirk Morrison	---	---	14	27	18	59
S Erik Coleman	---	---	12	25	17	54
S Usama Young	---	---	18	34	2	54
FB Rob Konrad	9	19	---	---	25	53
CB Fabian Washington	---	---	16	34	2	52
RB David Kirtman	15	27	---	---	10	52
DT John Thornton	---	---	19	28	2	49
DE Chris Clemons	---	---	18	28	2	48
S Benny Sapp	---	---	17	27	2	46
WR Steve Smith	23	23	---	---	---	46
ILB James Darling	---	---	18	25	2	45
RB Eric Shelton	10	8	---	---	20	38
DE Eric Moore	---	---	17	18	2	37
CB Terrence McGee	---	---	3	13	16	32
DT Andre Fluellen	---	---	8	19	5	32
DE Dewayne Robertson	---	---	7	17	7	31
OLB Julian Peterson	---	---	8	17	2	27
TE Eric Johnson	0	3	---	---	23	26
S Kenoy Kennedy	---	---	8	11	1	20
ILB David Hawthorne	---	---	1	10	9	20
DT Delbert Cowsette	---	---	5	14	---	19
TE Justin Peelle	10	9	---	---	---	19
CB Karl Paymah	---	---	7	12	---	19
WR Jordy Nelson	2	6	---	---	11	19
CB Daniel Bullocks	---	---	3	8	5	16
DE Courtney Brown	---	---	2	12	---	14
G Pete Campion	9	5	---	---	---	14
RB Alexis Shepherd	7	5	---	---	---	12
K Nick Novak	0	0	---	---	12	12
C Justin Snow	0	0	---	---	9	9
OLB Karlos Dansby	---	---	3	2	4	9
OLB Gerris Wilkinson	---	---	5	4	---	9
WR Drake Hicks	0	4	---	---	4	8
T Sam Baker	0	0	---	---	7	7
QB Ingle Martin	0	0	---	---	5	5
P Ray Hollas	0	0	---	---	4	4
C Dan Koppen	0	0	---	---	---	0

Los Angeles	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
CB Anthony Henry	---	---	31	40	17	88
CB Scott Starks	---	---	32	40	5	77
DT Elvis Dumervil	---	---	31	40	5	76
S Nedu Ndukwe	---	---	29	40	5	74
S Chris Hope	---	---	29	36	4	69
ILB Curtis Lofton	---	---	29	35	4	68
DE Jonathan Babineaux	---	---	26	35	4	65
G Mike Gandy	19	35	---	---	7	61
G Braxton Lin	19	35	---	---	7	61
RB Adrian Peterson	19	30	---	---	9	58
S Rashidi Barnes	---	---	14	21	20	55
T Chris Ruhman	19	35	---	---	---	54
C Brad Meester	19	35	---	---	---	54
QB Joey Harrington	19	35	---	---	---	54
T Marco Colombo	19	35	---	---	---	54
DE Jaylen Westbrook	---	---	25	24	3	52
DE Rodrique Wright	---	---	20	27	5	52
WR Paris Warren	18	25	---	---	7	50
ILB Ryan Claridge	---	---	16	21	10	47
ILB Bobby Carpenter	---	---	11	24	6	41
WR Jabar Gaffney	14	23	---	---	1	38
CB Dominique Rodgers-Cromartie---	---	---	15	18	4	37
TE Matt Balogh	12	22	---	---	---	34
TE Dallas Clark	12	20	---	---	---	32
WR Santonio Holmes	5	10	---	---	17	32
WR Peerless Price	10	21	---	---	---	31
OLB Aaron Schobel	---	---	14	10	6	30
RB Willis McGahee	0	7	---	---	22	29
TE Visanthe Shiancoe	0	7	---	---	22	29
DT Darnell Dockett	---	---	12	13	4	29
CB Jerry Azumah	---	---	3	4	16	23
ILB Ray Lewis	---	---	5	2	15	22
OLB Ron Beyer	---	---	5	9	7	21
RB Jerome Harrison	1	0	---	---	13	14
TE Kellen Davis	4	9	---	---	---	13
P Craig Hentrich	0	0	---	---	11	11
WR Early Doucet	0	1	---	---	10	11
S Ken Hamlin	---	---	3	1	4	8
C Jerome Assler	0	0	---	---	7	7
C Lyle Sendlein	0	0	---	---	7	7
G Trent Mathews	0	0	---	---	7	7
K Ryan Longwell	0	0	---	---	6	6
DE Elias Martinez	---	---	2	0	---	2
G J.P. Machado	0	0	---	---	---	0
QB Matt Flynn	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	4	19	4.8
Middle	25	96	3.8
Right	3	24	8.0
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	5	10	2.0
Middle	11	110	10.0
Right	3	26	8.7
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Buffalo	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Eli Manning	38	24	5	1	1	5	6	2	1

Los Angeles	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Joey Harrington	35	21	2	0	4	5	4	0	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	7	5	29	4.1
Short (0-8 Yds)	17	10	71	4.2
Medium (9-18 Yds)	12	7	96	8.0
Long (19+ Yds)	2	2	70	35.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	7	5	13	1.9
Short (0-8 Yds)	15	11	65	4.3
Medium (9-18 Yds)	9	4	36	4.0
Long (19+ Yds)	3	1	18	6.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Buffalo	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR T.J. Housmandzadeh	13	8	0	68	1	28
TE Stephen Alexander	9	4	1	31	1	35
WR Ashley Lelie	5	3	0	27	0	33
RB Alexis Shepherd	3	3	0	33	1	5
WR Steve Smith	2	2	0	59	1	23
WR Jordy Nelson	2	1	0	13	0	6
FB Rob Konrad	1	0	0	0	0	19
TE Justin Peelle	1	1	0	29	1	9
RB David Kirtman	1	1	0	3	0	27
WR Drake Hicks	1	1	0	3	0	4

Los Angeles	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Peerless Price	9	4	1	31	0	21
RB Adrian Peterson	7	6	0	11	0	30
WR Paris Warren	6	3	1	27	1	25
TE Dallas Clark	4	2	1	22	0	20
WR Jabar Gaffney	3	2	0	24	1	23
RB Willis McGahee	2	1	1	4	0	7
WR Santonio Holmes	2	2	0	6	0	10
TE Matt Balogh	1	1	0	7	0	22

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Buffalo	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB David Kirtman	4	9	2.25	4.00
FB Rob Konrad	1	0	0.00	1.33

Los Angeles	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Adrian Peterson	4	13	3.25	7.50

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Buffalo	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Eli Manning	7	3	19	2.71	7.00

Los Angeles	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Joey Harrington	2	1	3	1.50	3.77

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Buffalo	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR T.J. Housmandzadeh	4	2	6	1.50	5.23
FB Rob Konrad	1	0	0	0.00	0.00
WR Ashley Lelie	1	0	0	0.00	5.40
WR Jordy Nelson	1	1	13	13.00	6.50

Los Angeles	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Paris Warren	2	1	3	1.50	4.50

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Buffalo	Rushes	Conversions
RB David Kirtman	3	1

Los Angeles	Rushes	Conversions
QB Joey Harrington	2	1
RB Adrian Peterson	2	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Buffalo	Att	Comp	Conversions
Eli Manning	11	4	4

Los Angeles	Att	Comp	Conversions
Joey Harrington	9	7	3

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Buffalo	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR T.J. Housmandzadeh	4	1	1
TE Stephen Alexander	3	1	1
FB Rob Konrad	1	0	0
TE Justin Peelle	1	1	1
WR Ashley Lelie	1	0	0
WR Steve Smith	1	1	1

Los Angeles	Targ	Catch	Conversions
RB Adrian Peterson	3	3	0
WR Peerless Price	2	2	2
WR Paris Warren	2	1	0
WR Jabar Gaffney	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)