Week 8, 2010

played in Buffalo, NY

52 degrees, fair, 10 mph wind

New Jersey Jets	3	14	14	3	-	34
Buffalo Bills	10	10	0	6	-	26

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:27 BUF - Adam Vinatieri 40 field goal
1Q: 07:26 BUF - Eric Shelton 8 pass from Eli Manning (Adam Vinatieri extra point)
1Q: 01:45 NJY - Taylor Melhaff 25 field goal
2Q: 12:24 BUF - Adam Vinatieri 32 field goal
2Q: 06:11 NJY - Steve Smith Sr. 14 pass from Ben Roethlisberger (Taylor Melhaff extra point)
2Q: 02:16 BUF - Mike Sims-Walker 2 pass from Eli Manning (Adam Vinatieri extra point)
2Q: 00:41 NJY - Kroy Biermann 47 interception return (Taylor Melhaff extra point)
3Q: 12:32 NJY - Steve Smith Sr. 21 pass from Ben Roethlisberger (Taylor Melhaff extra point)
3Q: 01:42 NJY - Victor Cruz 12 pass from Ben Roethlisberger (Taylor Melhaff extra point)
4Q: 10:07 NJY - Taylor Melhaff 41 field goal
4Q: 07:22 BUF - Adam Vinatieri 30 field goal
4Q: 02:39 BUF - Adam Vinatieri 53 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:27 BUF - Adam Vinatieri 40 field goal
1Q: 07:26 BUF - Eric Shelton 8 pass from Eli Manning (Adam Vinatieri extra point)
1Q: 01:45 NJY - Taylor Melhaff 25 field goal
2Q: 12:24 BUF - Adam Vinatieri 32 field goal
2Q: 06:11 NJY - Steve Smith Sr. 14 pass from Ben Roethlisberger (Taylor Melhaff extra point)
2Q: 02:16 BUF - Mike Sims-Walker 2 pass from Eli Manning (Adam Vinatieri extra point)
2Q: 00:41 NJY - Kroy Biermann 47 interception return (Taylor Melhaff extra point)
3Q: 12:32 NJY - Steve Smith Sr. 21 pass from Ben Roethlisberger (Taylor Melhaff extra point)
3Q: 01:42 NJY - Victor Cruz 12 pass from Ben Roethlisberger (Taylor Melhaff extra point)
4Q: 10:07 NJY - Taylor Melhaff 41 field goal
4Q: 07:22 BUF - Adam Vinatieri 30 field goal
4Q: 02:39 BUF - Adam Vinatieri 53 field goal

Team Statistics NJY BUF
Record 7-1 5-3
First Downs 24 14
- by Rushing 8 4
- by Passing 16 10
- by Penalty 0 0
Total Net Yards 405 335
- Offensive Plays 62 54
- Yards per Play 6.53 6.20
Net Rushing Yards 156 83
- Rushing Attempts 31 20
- Yards per Rush 5.03 4.15
Net Passing Yards 249 252
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 31 - 24 - 1 32 - 21 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 249 266
- Sacks/Yards Lost 0/0 2/14
- Yards per Pass Play 8.03 7.41
Fumbles/Lost 1/1 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 5/11 2/11
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 5.9 7.8
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 3/25 6/37
Punt Returns/Yards 2/18 1/-1
Kick Returns/Yards 5/120 3/50
Interception Ret./Yards 1/47 1/39
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 4 5
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 3/1 2/3
Avg. Drive Start OWN 32 OWN 31
Time of Possession 33:11 26:49

Team Statistics	NJY	BUF
Record	7-1	5-3
First Downs	24	14
- by Rushing	8	4
- by Passing	16	10
- by Penalty	0	0
Total Net Yards	405	335
- Offensive Plays	62	54
- Yards per Play	6.53	6.20
Net Rushing Yards	156	83
- Rushing Attempts	31	20
- Yards per Rush	5.03	4.15
Net Passing Yards	249	252
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	31 - 24 - 1	32 - 21 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	249	266
- Sacks/Yards Lost	0/0	2/14
- Yards per Pass Play	8.03	7.41
Fumbles/Lost	1/1	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	5/11	2/11
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	5.9	7.8
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	3/25	6/37
Punt Returns/Yards	2/18	1/-1
Kick Returns/Yards	5/120	3/50
Interception Ret./Yards	1/47	1/39
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	4	5
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	3/1	2/3
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 32	OWN 31
Time of Possession	33:11	26:49

Drive Charts

New Jersey Jets
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	9:20	0:48	OWN 34	1	-2	Fumble
1	7:18	5:39	OWN 37	9	55	Field Goal
2	12:17	6:12	OWN 25	10	75	Touchdown
2	4:15	1:37	OWN 42	3	1	Interception
2	2:06	0:40	OWN 30	3	3	Punt
3	15:00	2:40	OWN 25	5	75	Touchdown
3	9:54	2:28	OWN 17	5	37	Punt
3	5:50	4:15	OWN 37	7	63	Touchdown
4	14:06	4:04	OWN 18	9	58	Field Goal
4	7:15	2:55	OWN 33	3	3	Punt
4	2:32	2:32	OPP 45	7	22	Game

Buffalo Bills
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	5:40	OWN 25	10	52	Field Goal
1	8:32	1:14	OPP 22	3	22	Touchdown
1	1:39	4:22	OWN 8	9	77	Field Goal
2	6:05	1:50	OWN 25	3	-4	Punt
2	2:38	0:32	OPP 10	2	10	Touchdown
2	1:26	0:58	OWN 26	4	24	Interception
2	0:28	0:28	OWN 14	1	-10	Half
3	12:20	2:26	OWN 21	3	1	Punt
3	7:26	1:36	OWN 20	3	-1	Punt
3	1:35	2:29	OWN 27	5	21	Punt
4	10:02	2:47	OWN 25	6	62	Field Goal
4	4:20	1:48	OWN 13	5	51	Field Goal

Game MVP: Ben Roethlisberger, New Jersey Jets

Rushing Statistics

New Jersey	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
RB Felix Jones	15	94	6.27	25	3
RB Cory Boyd	15	63	4.20	19	2
QB Ben Roethlisberger	1	-1	-1.00	-1	0

Buffalo	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
RB Eric Shelton	15	57	3.80	28	2
RB LeGarrette Blount	2	8	4.00	8	0
WR Ashley Lelie	1	5	5.00	5	0
WR Steve Smith	1	3	3.00	3	0
RB Bernard Scott	1	10	10.00	10	1

Passing Statistics

New Jersey	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Ben Roethlisberger	31	24	249	0/0	3	21	1	118.9

Buffalo	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Eli Manning	32	21	266	2/14	2	50	1	99.2

Receiving Statistics

New Jersey	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Steve Smith Sr.	7	10	95	13.57	18	21	2
WR Victor Cruz	6	7	64	10.67	0	18	1
TE Jacob Tamme	5	8	39	7.80	0	12	0
TE Miles Myers	3	3	23	7.67	4	15	0
WR Dez White	1	1	16	16.00	1	16	0
RB Cory Boyd	1	1	5	5.00	0	5	0
WR Dexter Jackson	1	1	7	7.00	0	7	0

Buffalo	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
RB Eric Shelton	4	5	31	7.75	25	14	1
WR Jordy Nelson	4	10	28	7.00	8	14	0
WR Ashley Lelie	3	3	71	23.67	36	50	0
WR Mike Sims-Walker	3	4	18	6.00	0	14	1
FB Rob Konrad	2	2	10	5.00	15	8	0
TE Darrel Young	2	3	73	36.50	2	40	0
TE Zach Miller	2	4	15	7.50	3	12	0
RB LeGarrette Blount	1	1	20	20.00	17	20	0

Interception Statistics

New Jersey	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
ILB Kroy Biermann	1	47	47.00	1

Buffalo	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Patrick Chung	1	39	39.00	0

Fumble Statistics

New Jersey	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
RB Cory Boyd	1	0	0	0

Buffalo	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
S Darien Stewart	0	1	1	0

Punting Statistics

New Jersey	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Thomas Morstead	3	137	45.7	39.3	51	1

Buffalo	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Ray Hollas	4	193	48.3	43.8	60	2

Kicking Statistics

New Jersey	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Taylor Melhaff	2/2	1/1	0/0	41	4/4

Buffalo	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Adam Vinatieri	4/4	2/2	1/1	53	2/2

Punt Return Statistics

New Jersey	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Ryan Mundy	2	18	9.0	0

Buffalo	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
T.J. Housmandzadeh	1	-1	-1.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

New Jersey	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Dexter Jackson	5	120	24.0	0

Buffalo	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
T.J. Housmandzadeh	2	37	18.5	0
Patrick Chung	1	13	13.0	0

Defensive Statistics

New Jersey	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Kroy Biermann	5	1	0.0	20	29
CB Glover Quin	5	1	0.0	20	34
DT Kyle Williams	5	0	0.0	18	33
OLB Sean Weatherspoon	5	0	0.0	4	24
S Ryan Mundy	4	3	0.0	20	34
S Tyrell Johnson	4	0	0.0	18	30
CB Pat Lee	3	0	0.0	20	34
ILB Rob Meier	2	0	0.5	20	34
OLB Courtney Watson	2	3	0.0	17	16
DT Paul Soliai	2	1	0.0	15	11
DE Ricky Jean-Francois	2	1	0.0	7	25
DE Ray McDonald	1	1	1.5	20	34
ILB A.J. Springer	1	1	0.0	3	19
G Willie Colon	1	0	---	---	---
T John Terry	1	0	---	---	---

Buffalo	Tack	Asst	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Gerris Wilkinson	11	2	28	28
CB Fabian Washington	6	2	31	27
ILB David Hawthorne	6	2	30	31
S Usama Young	5	3	30	31
CB Patrick Chung	5	0	30	28
OLB Karlos Dansby	3	1	12	9
DT LaJuan Ramsey	3	1	17	17
DE Corey Wooton	3	1	18	19
S Darien Stewart	2	2	30	31
DT Delbert Cowsette	2	1	16	16
DT Connor Barwin	2	1	30	31
DE Chris Clemons	2	0	28	24
OLB Malik Forbes	1	0	2	1
OLB Kevin Ellison	0	3	17	18
S Benny Sapp	0	1	10	14
DT Andre Fluellen	0	1	10	12

Pass Rush Statistics

New Jersey	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Ray McDonald	1.5	4	1	34
ILB Rob Meier	0.5	1	0	34
DT Kyle Williams	0.0	0	1	33

Buffalo	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Delbert Cowsette	0.0	1	0	0	16
DT Connor Barwin	0.0	0	3	2	31

Pass Defense Statistics

New Jersey	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
OLB Sean Weatherspoon	6	0	0	24
CB Glover Quin	4	2	0	34
CB Pat Lee	3	0	0	34
S Tyrell Johnson	3	0	0	30
S Ryan Mundy	1	1	0	34
ILB Kroy Biermann	1	0	1	29
ILB Rob Meier	1	0	0	34
DE Ricky Jean-Francois	1	0	0	25
ILB A.J. Springer	1	0	0	19

Buffalo	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Fabian Washington	8	0	0	27
CB Patrick Chung	4	0	1	28
OLB Karlos Dansby	2	0	0	9
OLB Gerris Wilkinson	2	0	0	28
ILB David Hawthorne	2	0	0	31
DE Corey Wooton	2	0	0	19
S Darien Stewart	1	1	0	31
DT Delbert Cowsette	1	0	0	16
OLB Malik Forbes	1	0	0	1
S Usama Young	1	0	0	31
CB Daniel Bullocks	0	1	0	4

Blocking Statistics

New Jersey	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	PPly
G Willie Colon	5	7	2	31	31
T Allen Barbre	3	5	0	31	31
T John Terry	2	6	0	31	31
G Erik Pears	2	3	0	31	31
C Erik Cook	0	5	0	31	31
FB Jalen Gallier	0	3	0	17	7
TE Donald Lee	0	1	0	6	1

Buffalo	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
T Sam Baker	4	8	20	1	34
G Wes Sims	2	3	20	0	34
T John Tait	1	3	20	1	34
G Neal Minton	0	4	20	0	34
G Arturo Van Anden	0	2	20	0	34

Special Teams Tackles

New Jersey	Tackles	STPlays
Sean Weatherspoon	1	25
Jalen Gallier	1	23
Cedric Humes	1	19
Ryan D'Imperio	1	14

Buffalo	Tackles	STPlays
Fabian Washington	5	13
Rob Konrad	2	25

Participation

New Jersey	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
CB Pat Lee	---	---	20	34	25	79
G Erik Pears	31	31	---	---	5	67
G Willie Colon	31	31	---	---	5	67
ILB Rob Meier	---	---	20	34	8	62
QB Ben Roethlisberger	31	31	---	---	---	62
T Allen Barbre	31	31	---	---	---	62
S Ryan Mundy	---	---	20	34	8	62
C Erik Cook	31	31	---	---	---	62
T John Terry	31	31	---	---	---	62
WR Steve Smith Sr.	28	31	---	---	---	59
DE Ray McDonald	---	---	20	34	4	58
TE Jacob Tamme	28	30	---	---	---	58
CB Glover Quin	---	---	20	34	4	58
DT Kyle Williams	---	---	18	33	3	54
OLB Sean Weatherspoon	---	---	4	24	25	53
ILB Kroy Biermann	---	---	20	29	3	52
S Tyrell Johnson	---	---	18	30	3	51
FB Jalen Gallier	17	7	---	---	23	47
OLB Courtney Watson	---	---	17	16	12	45
WR Victor Cruz	17	27	---	---	---	44
WR Dez White	11	8	---	---	20	39
RB Cory Boyd	16	22	---	---	---	38
DE Ricky Jean-Francois	---	---	7	25	4	36
ILB A.J. Springer	---	---	3	19	14	36
TE Miles Myers	17	18	---	---	---	35
S T.J. Ward	---	---	16	13	1	30
DT Paul Soliai	---	---	15	11	1	27
RB Darren Sproles	0	0	---	---	23	23
RB Felix Jones	15	8	---	---	---	23
RB Cedric Humes	0	0	---	---	19	19
OLB Deion Sunderland	---	---	0	0	18	18
WR Juaquin Iglesias	0	2	---	---	14	16
RB Ryan D'Imperio	0	0	---	---	14	14
CB Tony Beckham	---	---	0	4	5	9
K Taylor Melhaff	0	0	---	---	9	9
WR Dexter Jackson	0	1	---	---	7	8
TE Donald Lee	6	1	---	---	---	7
C Chuck Horton	0	0	---	---	5	5
T Herman Johnson	0	0	---	---	5	5
T Alejandro Villanueva	0	0	---	---	5	5
P Thomas Morstead	0	0	---	---	3	3
CB Trumaine McBride	---	---	2	0	---	2
QB Dennis Dixon	0	0	---	---	2	2
C Dave Yovanovits	0	0	---	---	---	0
S Jimmy Williams	---	---	0	0	---	0
DT Mike Neal	---	---	0	0	---	0

Buffalo	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
CB Fabian Washington	---	---	31	27	13	71
RB Eric Shelton	17	29	---	---	22	68
CB Patrick Chung	---	---	30	28	9	67
ILB David Hawthorne	---	---	30	31	3	64
S Usama Young	---	---	30	31	2	63
DT Connor Barwin	---	---	30	31	2	63
S Darien Stewart	---	---	30	31	2	63
T John Tait	20	34	---	---	8	62
G Arturo Van Anden	20	34	---	---	8	62
G Wes Sims	20	34	---	---	8	62
T Sam Baker	20	34	---	---	8	62
OLB Gerris Wilkinson	---	---	28	28	2	58
DE Chris Clemons	---	---	28	24	5	57
QB Eli Manning	20	34	---	---	---	54
G Neal Minton	20	34	---	---	---	54
TE Zach Miller	19	34	---	---	---	53
WR Jordy Nelson	17	27	---	---	---	44
OLB Karlos Dansby	---	---	12	9	21	42
WR Mike Sims-Walker	15	26	---	---	1	42
S Benny Sapp	---	---	10	14	17	41
FB Rob Konrad	3	11	---	---	25	39
DE Corey Wooton	---	---	18	19	2	39
DT LaJuan Ramsey	---	---	17	17	4	38
OLB Kevin Ellison	---	---	17	18	2	37
DT Delbert Cowsette	---	---	16	16	1	33
WR Ashley Lelie	15	11	---	---	7	33
WR Steve Smith	9	7	---	---	16	32
TE Teyo Jackson	0	0	---	---	25	25
WR T.J. Housmandzadeh	0	1	---	---	21	22
DT Andre Fluellen	---	---	10	12	---	22
TE Darrel Young	2	17	---	---	---	19
S Joey Thomas	---	---	1	0	17	18
K Adam Vinatieri	0	0	---	---	11	11
RB Bernard Scott	1	3	---	---	7	11
ILB Darryl Washington	---	---	0	0	9	9
C Winfred McIntire	0	0	---	---	8	8
CB Daniel Bullocks	---	---	0	4	3	7
P Ray Hollas	0	0	---	---	4	4
QB Charlie Whitehurst	0	0	---	---	4	4
OLB Malik Forbes	---	---	2	1	---	3
TE Bear Pascoe	0	3	---	---	---	3
RB LeGarrette Blount	2	1	---	---	---	3
S Bradley Fletcher	---	---	1	0	---	1
C Eric Ghiaciuc	0	0	---	---	---	0
T Jamon Meredith	0	0	---	---	---	0
G Jon Asamoah	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	4	47	11.8
Middle	20	69	3.5
Right	6	41	6.8
None	1	-1	-1.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	2	10	5.0
Middle	10	45	4.5
Right	8	28	3.5
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

New Jersey	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Ben Roethlisberger	31	24	2	0	0	2	3	2	1

Buffalo	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Eli Manning	32	21	4	0	2	3	5	2	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	3	2	2	0.7
Short (0-8 Yds)	14	12	95	6.8
Medium (9-18 Yds)	13	9	134	10.3
Long (19+ Yds)	1	1	18	18.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	10	8	67	6.7
Short (0-8 Yds)	9	7	39	4.3
Medium (9-18 Yds)	7	3	37	5.3
Long (19+ Yds)	6	3	123	20.5

Detailed Receiving Statistics

New Jersey	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Steve Smith Sr.	10	7	95	2	31
TE Jacob Tamme	8	5	39	0	30
WR Victor Cruz	7	6	64	0	27
TE Miles Myers	3	3	23	0	18
WR Dez White	1	1	16	0	8
RB Cory Boyd	1	1	5	0	22
WR Dexter Jackson	1	1	7	0	1

Buffalo	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Jordy Nelson	10	4	0	28	0	27
RB Eric Shelton	5	4	0	31	0	29
WR Mike Sims-Walker	4	3	0	18	0	26
TE Zach Miller	4	2	1	15	0	34
WR Ashley Lelie	3	3	0	71	1	11
TE Darrel Young	3	2	1	73	2	17
FB Rob Konrad	2	2	0	10	0	11
RB LeGarrette Blount	1	1	0	20	1	1

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

New Jersey	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Cory Boyd	3	0	0.00	4.20

Buffalo	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Eric Shelton	2	3	1.50	3.80

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

New Jersey	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Ben Roethlisberger	6	5	36	6.00	8.03

Buffalo	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Eli Manning	6	5	30	5.00	8.31

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

New Jersey	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Victor Cruz	3	2	9	3.00	9.14
TE Jacob Tamme	2	2	13	6.50	4.88
WR Steve Smith Sr.	1	1	14	14.00	9.50

Buffalo	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
FB Rob Konrad	1	1	8	8.00	5.00
WR Ashley Lelie	1	1	12	12.00	23.67
RB Eric Shelton	1	1	8	8.00	6.20
WR Mike Sims-Walker	1	1	2	2.00	4.50
WR Jordy Nelson	1	1	0	0.00	2.80
TE Darrel Young	1	0	0	0.00	24.33

Third Down Rushing Statistics

New Jersey	Rushes	Conversions
RB Cory Boyd	3	1
RB Felix Jones	1	1

Buffalo	Rushes	Conversions
RB Eric Shelton	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

New Jersey	Att	Comp	Conversions
Ben Roethlisberger	7	3	3

Buffalo	Att	Comp	Conversions
Eli Manning	9	4	2

Third Down Receiving Statistics

New Jersey	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Steve Smith Sr.	3	1	1
TE Jacob Tamme	3	1	1
WR Victor Cruz	1	1	1

Buffalo	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Jordy Nelson	5	2	1
WR Mike Sims-Walker	2	1	0
WR Ashley Lelie	1	1	1
TE Zach Miller	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 69,300 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 20,700 (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	69,300 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	20,700 (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)