Week 17, 2008

played in Buffalo, NY

17 degrees, fair, 3 mph wind

New Jersey Jets	7	3	0	14	-	24
Buffalo Bills	0	3	0	14	-	17

Scoring Summary
1Q: 07:56 NJY - Brandon Jones 13 pass from Ben Roethlisberger (Taylor Melhaff extra point)
2Q: 12:25 BUF - Nick Novak 20 field goal
2Q: 00:03 NJY - Taylor Melhaff 41 field goal
4Q: 06:25 BUF - Rob Konrad 6 pass from Ingle Martin (Nick Novak extra point)
4Q: 03:07 NJY - Dexter Jackson 28 pass from Ben Roethlisberger (Taylor Melhaff extra point)
4Q: 01:20 NJY - Felix Jones 21 run (Taylor Melhaff extra point)
4Q: 01:00 BUF - Mike Sims-Walker 83 pass from Ingle Martin (Nick Novak extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 07:56 NJY - Brandon Jones 13 pass from Ben Roethlisberger (Taylor Melhaff extra point)
2Q: 12:25 BUF - Nick Novak 20 field goal
2Q: 00:03 NJY - Taylor Melhaff 41 field goal
4Q: 06:25 BUF - Rob Konrad 6 pass from Ingle Martin (Nick Novak extra point)
4Q: 03:07 NJY - Dexter Jackson 28 pass from Ben Roethlisberger (Taylor Melhaff extra point)
4Q: 01:20 NJY - Felix Jones 21 run (Taylor Melhaff extra point)
4Q: 01:00 BUF - Mike Sims-Walker 83 pass from Ingle Martin (Nick Novak extra point)

Team Statistics NJY BUF
Record 13-3 7-8-1
First Downs 22 14
- by Rushing 7 3
- by Passing 15 11
- by Penalty 0 0
Total Net Yards 411 325
- Offensive Plays 70 57
- Yards per Play 5.87 5.70
Net Rushing Yards 148 65
- Rushing Attempts 30 21
- Yards per Rush 4.93 3.10
Net Passing Yards 263 260
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 39 - 23 - 0 32 - 27 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 273 283
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/10 4/23
- Yards per Pass Play 6.58 7.22
Fumbles/Lost 1/0 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 9/16 3/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 5.6 10.1
4th Down Conversions 0/1 0/1
Penalties/Yards 3/25 3/20
Punt Returns/Yards 3/25 2/10
Kick Returns/Yards 1/26 1/13
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 1 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/0 1/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 30 OWN 27
Time of Possession 28:45 31:15

Team Statistics	NJY	BUF
Record	13-3	7-8-1
First Downs	22	14
- by Rushing	7	3
- by Passing	15	11
- by Penalty	0	0
Total Net Yards	411	325
- Offensive Plays	70	57
- Yards per Play	5.87	5.70
Net Rushing Yards	148	65
- Rushing Attempts	30	21
- Yards per Rush	4.93	3.10
Net Passing Yards	263	260
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	39 - 23 - 0	32 - 27 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	273	283
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/10	4/23
- Yards per Pass Play	6.58	7.22
Fumbles/Lost	1/0	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	9/16	3/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	5.6	10.1
4th Down Conversions	0/1	0/1
Penalties/Yards	3/25	3/20
Punt Returns/Yards	3/25	2/10
Kick Returns/Yards	1/26	1/13
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	1	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/0	1/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 30	OWN 27
Time of Possession	28:45	31:15

Drive Charts

New Jersey Jets
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	11:35	3:46	OWN 20	7	80	Touchdown
1	5:29	2:03	OWN 17	6	16	Punt
2	12:18	3:48	OWN 25	9	39	Downs
2	7:35	4:50	OWN 5	10	62	Missed FG
2	1:21	1:21	OWN 36	7	40	Field Goal
3	15:00	2:08	OWN 25	5	39	Punt
3	10:36	3:09	OWN 41	6	18	Punt
3	1:37	2:29	OWN 20	6	16	Punt
4	11:27	1:07	OWN 26	3	9	Punt
4	6:18	3:23	OWN 35	6	65	Touchdown
4	1:52	0:47	OPP 33	4	33	Touchdown
4	0:32	0:32	OPP 46	1	-1	Game

Buffalo Bills
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	3:25	OWN 25	5	34	Punt
1	7:49	2:20	OWN 25	3	8	Punt
1	3:26	6:08	OWN 24	12	73	Field Goal
2	8:30	0:55	OWN 36	3	1	Punt
2	2:45	1:24	OWN 40	3	-8	Punt
3	12:52	2:16	OWN 20	3	4	Punt
3	7:27	5:50	OWN 20	10	42	Punt
4	14:08	2:41	OWN 23	5	12	Punt
4	10:20	4:02	OWN 42	8	58	Touchdown
4	2:55	1:03	OWN 25	4	8	Downs
4	1:05	0:33	OWN 17	1	83	Touchdown

Game MVP: Ben Roethlisberger, New Jersey Jets

Rushing Statistics

New Jersey	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB Cory Boyd	21	82	3.90	12	3	0
RB Felix Jones	5	39	7.80	21	1	1
QB Ben Roethlisberger	4	27	6.75	10	2	0

Buffalo	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
RB Alexis Shepherd	7	27	3.86	9	0
RB Eric Shelton	5	9	1.80	6	0
RB David Kirtman	5	21	4.20	11	1
FB Rob Konrad	2	-2	-1.00	2	0
QB Eli Manning	1	14	14.00	14	1
WR Steve Smith	1	-4	-4.00	-4	0

Passing Statistics

New Jersey	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Ben Roethlisberger	39	23	273	1/10	2	38	0	97.5

Buffalo	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Ingle Martin	21	18	204	4/23	2	83	0	138.9
Eli Manning	11	9	79	0/0	0	22	0	96.6

Receiving Statistics

New Jersey	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
TE Jacob Tamme	8	9	66	8.25	22	26	0
WR Steve Smith Sr.	6	16	78	13.00	33	26	0
WR Brandon Jones	4	5	76	19.00	39	38	1
WR Dez White	3	7	24	8.00	9	12	0
FB Jalen Gallier	1	1	1	1.00	1	1	0
WR Dexter Jackson	1	1	28	28.00	6	28	1

Buffalo	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Mike Sims-Walker	9	9	135	15.00	73	83	1
TE Stephen Alexander	5	8	49	9.80	26	20	0
WR Ashley Lelie	5	6	66	13.20	21	23	0
FB Rob Konrad	3	3	21	7.00	15	13	1
RB Alexis Shepherd	2	2	6	3.00	0	6	0
TE Teyo Jackson	1	2	5	5.00	0	5	0
WR Steve Smith	1	1	3	3.00	0	3	0
WR Jordy Nelson	1	1	-2	-2.00	0	-2	0

Interception Statistics

New Jersey	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Buffalo	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

New Jersey	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
RB Felix Jones	1	0	0	0
G Willie Colon	0	1	0	0

Buffalo	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
S Kenoy Kennedy	0	0	1	0

Punting Statistics

New Jersey	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Chris Kluwe	5	194	38.8	28.8	43	0

Buffalo	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Ray Hollas	7	310	44.3	35.0	55	2

Kicking Statistics

New Jersey	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Taylor Melhaff	1/2	1/2	0/1	41	3/3

Buffalo	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Nick Novak	1/1	0/0	0/0	20	2/2

Punt Return Statistics

New Jersey	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Ryan Mundy	3	25	8.3	0

Buffalo	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
T.J. Housmandzadeh	2	10	5.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

New Jersey	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Dexter Jackson	1	26	26.0	0

Buffalo	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
T.J. Housmandzadeh	1	13	13.0	0

Defensive Statistics

New Jersey	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Reggie Torbor	8	4	1.0	21	34
S Ryan Mundy	6	2	0.0	21	36
S Stanford Routt	6	0	0.0	21	34
CB Trumaine McBride	5	0	0.0	20	36
OLB Courtney Watson	4	2	1.0	21	36
ILB Rob Meier	4	0	1.0	21	35
ILB Rian Wallace	4	1	0.0	11	13
DT Landon Cohen	4	0	0.0	9	14
S Jimmy Williams	3	3	0.0	21	36
DT Kyle Williams	3	0	0.0	13	28
DT Paul Soliai	2	2	1.0	19	23
DE Ray McDonald	1	1	0.0	20	33

Buffalo	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Usama Young	7	3	0.0	30	40
CB Fabian Washington	7	1	0.0	30	40
DE Chris Clemons	5	1	0.0	26	24
OLB Gerris Wilkinson	5	1	0.0	28	21
ILB James Darling	4	5	0.0	28	22
DE Eric Moore	4	1	0.0	21	18
S Erik Coleman	3	1	0.0	20	29
DT John Thornton	2	2	0.0	28	24
OLB Karlos Dansby	2	2	0.0	18	11
S Kenoy Kennedy	2	0	0.0	10	11
CB Karl Paymah	2	0	0.0	9	20
OLB Julian Peterson	1	0	1.0	1	11
OLB Kirk Morrison	1	1	0.0	3	9
DT Delbert Cowsette	1	0	0.0	6	11
CB Terrence McGee	1	0	0.0	4	19
DT Tim Anderson	1	0	0.0	24	31
S Benny Sapp	1	0	0.0	3	4
CB Daniel Bullocks	1	0	0.0	27	38
DE Dewayne Robertson	0	1	0.0	10	25

Pass Rush Statistics

New Jersey	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
ILB Rob Meier	1.0	0	0	35
OLB Reggie Torbor	1.0	0	0	34
OLB Courtney Watson	1.0	0	0	36
DT Paul Soliai	1.0	0	0	23
DE Ray McDonald	0.0	1	1	33

Buffalo	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Julian Peterson	1.0	0	0	1	11
DE Chris Clemons	0.0	1	0	0	24
DT Tim Anderson	0.0	1	0	0	31
DE Eric Moore	0.0	1	0	0	18
DE Dewayne Robertson	0.0	0	1	1	25
DT John Thornton	0.0	0	1	0	24
DT Delbert Cowsette	0.0	0	1	0	11

Pass Defense Statistics

New Jersey	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
OLB Reggie Torbor	5	0	34
CB Trumaine McBride	4	0	36
S Jimmy Williams	3	1	36
OLB Courtney Watson	3	0	36
ILB Rian Wallace	3	0	13
S Stanford Routt	3	0	34
S Ryan Mundy	3	0	36
ILB Rob Meier	2	0	35
S James Butler	1	0	2
CB Renaldo Hill	0	1	23

Buffalo	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Fabian Washington	6	1	40
S Usama Young	3	1	40
CB Karl Paymah	2	1	20
DE Chris Clemons	2	0	24
S Erik Coleman	2	0	29
CB Daniel Bullocks	2	0	38
OLB Gerris Wilkinson	1	2	21
CB Terrence McGee	1	1	19
OLB Kirk Morrison	1	1	9
DT Delbert Cowsette	1	0	11
OLB Karlos Dansby	1	0	11
S Benny Sapp	1	0	4
ILB James Darling	0	2	22

Blocking Statistics

New Jersey	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
G Erik Pears	6	8	2	30	0	40
T Allen Barbre	3	4	0	30	1	40
T Walter Jones	2	4	0	30	0	40
G Willie Colon	0	3	0	30	0	40
FB Jalen Gallier	0	3	0	15	0	9
C Ryan Pontbraind	0	2	0	30	0	40
TE Miles Myers	0	1	0	12	0	9
TE Jacob Tamme	0	1	0	25	0	32

Buffalo	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
T John Tait	3	6	2	21	0	36
T Michael Roos	1	6	0	21	3	36
G Arturo Van Anden	0	4	0	21	0	36
G Wes Sims	0	3	0	21	0	36
C Olin Kreutz	0	1	0	21	1	36

Special Teams Tackles

New Jersey	Tackles	STPlays
Renaldo Hill	1	20
Stanford Kegler	1	20
Pat Lee	1	16

Buffalo	Tackles	STPlays
Rob Konrad	3	21
Steve Smith	1	12

Participation

New Jersey	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
T Walter Jones	30	40	---	---	7	77
G Erik Pears	30	40	---	---	7	77
C Ryan Pontbraind	30	40	---	---	---	70
QB Ben Roethlisberger	30	40	---	---	---	70
G Willie Colon	30	40	---	---	---	70
T Allen Barbre	30	40	---	---	---	70
TE Jacob Tamme	25	32	---	---	10	67
WR Steve Smith Sr.	28	38	---	---	---	66
S Jimmy Williams	---	---	21	36	9	66
S Ryan Mundy	---	---	21	36	8	65
S Stanford Routt	---	---	21	34	5	60
OLB Courtney Watson	---	---	21	36	1	58
ILB Rob Meier	---	---	21	35	1	57
CB Trumaine McBride	---	---	20	36	1	57
WR Dez White	23	32	---	---	1	56
OLB Reggie Torbor	---	---	21	34	1	56
CB Renaldo Hill	---	---	11	23	20	54
DE Ray McDonald	---	---	20	33	---	53
RB Cory Boyd	24	14	---	---	10	48
FB Jalen Gallier	15	9	---	---	22	46
DT Paul Soliai	---	---	19	23	1	43
WR Brandon Jones	12	30	---	---	---	42
DT Kyle Williams	---	---	13	28	1	42
TE Donald Lee	4	4	---	---	22	30
RB Felix Jones	6	20	---	---	4	30
ILB Rian Wallace	---	---	11	13	1	25
DT Landon Cohen	---	---	9	14	1	24
TE Miles Myers	12	9	---	---	1	22
OLB Stanford Kegler	---	---	0	0	20	20
CB Pat Lee	---	---	0	2	16	18
WR Mario Urrutia	1	11	---	---	4	16
S Kenny Phillips	---	---	0	0	14	14
DE Monty Pittard	---	---	2	11	---	13
ILB Kroy Biermann	---	---	0	0	11	11
WR Devin Thomas	0	0	---	---	9	9
C Chuck Horton	0	0	---	---	7	7
T Mike Williams	0	0	---	---	7	7
P Chris Kluwe	0	0	---	---	7	7
G Gabriel Rose	0	0	---	---	7	7
OLB Philip Schmaltz	---	---	0	0	7	7
K Taylor Melhaff	0	0	---	---	6	6
WR Dexter Jackson	0	1	---	---	4	5
S James Butler	---	---	0	2	---	2
QB Charlie Frye	0	0	---	---	---	0
OLB Malik Forbes	---	---	0	0	---	0
S Tyrell Johnson	---	---	0	0	---	0

Buffalo	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
CB Fabian Washington	---	---	30	40	2	72
CB Daniel Bullocks	---	---	27	38	7	72
S Usama Young	---	---	30	40	2	72
T John Tait	21	36	---	---	12	69
G Arturo Van Anden	21	36	---	---	8	65
G Wes Sims	21	36	---	---	8	65
T Michael Roos	21	36	---	---	8	65
S Erik Coleman	---	---	20	29	13	62
C Olin Kreutz	21	36	---	---	---	57
DE Chris Clemons	---	---	26	24	6	56
DT Tim Anderson	---	---	24	31	1	56
DT John Thornton	---	---	28	24	2	54
TE Stephen Alexander	20	32	---	---	1	53
ILB James Darling	---	---	28	22	1	51
OLB Gerris Wilkinson	---	---	28	21	1	50
OLB Karlos Dansby	---	---	18	11	20	49
WR Mike Sims-Walker	19	29	---	---	1	49
WR Steve Smith	12	23	---	---	12	47
WR Ashley Lelie	17	28	---	---	1	46
FB Rob Konrad	6	13	---	---	21	40
DE Eric Moore	---	---	21	18	1	40
RB David Kirtman	7	24	---	---	8	39
DE Dewayne Robertson	---	---	10	25	2	37
CB Terrence McGee	---	---	4	19	14	37
QB Ingle Martin	9	25	---	---	1	35
RB Eric Shelton	7	8	---	---	16	31
CB Karl Paymah	---	---	9	20	1	30
ILB David Hawthorne	---	---	2	18	10	30
S Kenoy Kennedy	---	---	10	11	2	23
QB Eli Manning	12	11	---	---	---	23
TE Eric Johnson	0	2	---	---	20	22
DT Andre Fluellen	---	---	2	14	5	21
WR T.J. Housmandzadeh	2	4	---	---	14	20
DT Delbert Cowsette	---	---	6	11	1	18
TE Teyo Jackson	7	9	---	---	---	16
OLB Kirk Morrison	---	---	3	9	1	13
OLB Julian Peterson	---	---	1	11	---	12
RB Alexis Shepherd	7	4	---	---	---	11
C Justin Snow	0	0	---	---	8	8
WR Jordy Nelson	1	4	---	---	3	8
G Reggie Nelson	0	0	---	---	7	7
P Ray Hollas	0	0	---	---	7	7
S Benny Sapp	---	---	3	4	---	7
K Nick Novak	0	0	---	---	5	5
C Harvey Knaack	0	0	---	---	---	0
G Pete Campion	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	6	27	4.5
Middle	17	71	4.2
Right	6	51	8.5
None	1	-1	-1.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	5	25	5.0
Middle	14	28	2.0
Right	2	12	6.0
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

New Jersey	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Ben Roethlisberger	39	23	5	1	0	9	3	2	0

Buffalo	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Ingle Martin	21	18	2	0	2	1	0	0	0
Eli Manning	11	9	2	0	0	1	1	1	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	6	5	77	12.8
Short (0-8 Yds)	15	10	82	5.5
Medium (9-18 Yds)	13	6	65	5.0
Long (19+ Yds)	5	2	49	9.8

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	8	8	51	6.4
Short (0-8 Yds)	10	10	40	4.0
Medium (9-18 Yds)	11	8	109	9.9
Long (19+ Yds)	3	1	83	27.7

Detailed Receiving Statistics

New Jersey	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Steve Smith Sr.	16	6	78	1	38
TE Jacob Tamme	9	8	66	1	32
WR Dez White	7	3	24	0	32
WR Brandon Jones	5	4	76	2	30
FB Jalen Gallier	1	1	1	0	9
WR Dexter Jackson	1	1	28	1	1

Buffalo	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Mike Sims-Walker	9	9	0	135	2	29
TE Stephen Alexander	8	5	0	49	1	32
WR Ashley Lelie	6	5	1	66	1	28
FB Rob Konrad	3	3	0	21	0	13
RB Alexis Shepherd	2	2	0	6	0	4
TE Teyo Jackson	2	1	1	5	0	9
WR Steve Smith	1	1	0	3	0	23
WR Jordy Nelson	1	1	0	-2	0	4

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

New Jersey	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

Buffalo	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Alexis Shepherd	2	9	4.50	3.86
RB Eric Shelton	1	-2	-2.00	1.80
RB David Kirtman	1	0	0.00	4.20

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

New Jersey	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Ben Roethlisberger	1	1	13	13.00	7.00

Buffalo	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Ingle Martin	2	2	12	6.00	9.71
Eli Manning	1	1	0	0.00	7.18

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

New Jersey	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Brandon Jones	1	1	13	13.00	15.20

Buffalo	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Mike Sims-Walker	2	2	6	3.00	15.00
FB Rob Konrad	1	1	6	6.00	7.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

New Jersey	Rushes	Conversions
RB Cory Boyd	2	1
QB Ben Roethlisberger	1	1

Buffalo	Rushes	Conversions
RB David Kirtman	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

New Jersey	Att	Comp	Conversions
Ben Roethlisberger	13	8	7

Buffalo	Att	Comp	Conversions
Ingle Martin	7	5	2
Eli Manning	4	3	0

Third Down Receiving Statistics

New Jersey	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Steve Smith Sr.	8	3	3
TE Jacob Tamme	3	3	3
WR Dez White	1	1	1
WR Brandon Jones	1	1	0

Buffalo	Targ	Catch	Conversions
TE Stephen Alexander	4	2	1
FB Rob Konrad	2	2	1
TE Teyo Jackson	2	1	0
WR Mike Sims-Walker	2	2	0
WR Ashley Lelie	1	1	0

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

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