Week 12, 2011

played in Dallas, TX

71 degrees, fair, 10 mph wind

Buffalo Bills	3	7	7	7	-	24
Dallas Cowboys	10	3	3	6	-	22

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:10 BUF - Phil Dawson 32 field goal
1Q: 05:44 DAL - Shane Vereen 12 run (Matthew Molinet extra point)
1Q: 00:45 DAL - Matthew Molinet 22 field goal
2Q: 04:25 DAL - Matthew Molinet 45 field goal
2Q: 00:55 BUF - Mike Sims-Walker 16 pass from Eli Manning (Phil Dawson extra point)
3Q: 10:08 DAL - Matthew Molinet 24 field goal
3Q: 02:26 BUF - Jordy Nelson 11 pass from Eli Manning (Phil Dawson extra point)
4Q: 12:54 BUF - LeGarrette Blount 4 run (Phil Dawson extra point)
4Q: 03:21 DAL - Tony Jackson 13 pass from Vince Young (DeShawn Wynn run for conversion failed)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:10 BUF - Phil Dawson 32 field goal
1Q: 05:44 DAL - Shane Vereen 12 run (Matthew Molinet extra point)
1Q: 00:45 DAL - Matthew Molinet 22 field goal
2Q: 04:25 DAL - Matthew Molinet 45 field goal
2Q: 00:55 BUF - Mike Sims-Walker 16 pass from Eli Manning (Phil Dawson extra point)
3Q: 10:08 DAL - Matthew Molinet 24 field goal
3Q: 02:26 BUF - Jordy Nelson 11 pass from Eli Manning (Phil Dawson extra point)
4Q: 12:54 BUF - LeGarrette Blount 4 run (Phil Dawson extra point)
4Q: 03:21 DAL - Tony Jackson 13 pass from Vince Young (DeShawn Wynn run for conversion failed)

Team Statistics BUF DAL
Record 6-5 6-5
First Downs 25 22
- by Rushing 12 4
- by Passing 13 17
- by Penalty 0 1
Total Net Yards 420 390
- Offensive Plays 70 61
- Yards per Play 6.00 6.39
Net Rushing Yards 156 73
- Rushing Attempts 32 21
- Yards per Rush 4.88 3.48
Net Passing Yards 264 317
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 37 - 23 - 0 39 - 26 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards 267 322
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/3 1/5
- Yards per Pass Play 6.95 7.93
Fumbles/Lost 1/0 1/0
3rd Down Conversions 6/13 4/11
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 6.8 7.1
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 7/39 0/0
Punt Returns/Yards 2/13 2/19
Kick Returns/Yards 2/32 5/125
Interception Ret./Yards 2/0 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 1/0
Red Zone Visits 4 4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 3/1 2/2
Avg. Drive Start OWN 28 OWN 23
Time of Possession 31:33 28:27

Team Statistics	BUF	DAL
Record	6-5	6-5
First Downs	25	22
- by Rushing	12	4
- by Passing	13	17
- by Penalty	0	1
Total Net Yards	420	390
- Offensive Plays	70	61
- Yards per Play	6.00	6.39
Net Rushing Yards	156	73
- Rushing Attempts	32	21
- Yards per Rush	4.88	3.48
Net Passing Yards	264	317
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	37 - 23 - 0	39 - 26 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards	267	322
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/3	1/5
- Yards per Pass Play	6.95	7.93
Fumbles/Lost	1/0	1/0
3rd Down Conversions	6/13	4/11
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	6.8	7.1
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	7/39	0/0
Punt Returns/Yards	2/13	2/19
Kick Returns/Yards	2/32	5/125
Interception Ret./Yards	2/0	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	1/0
Red Zone Visits	4	4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	3/1	2/2
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 28	OWN 23
Time of Possession	31:33	28:27

Drive Charts

Buffalo Bills
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	4:57	OWN 25	9	60	Field Goal
1	5:38	1:32	OWN 25	3	7	Punt
1	0:39	2:27	OWN 25	4	18	Punt
2	11:11	3:09	OWN 36	6	23	Punt
2	4:17	3:33	OWN 25	12	75	Touchdown
3	10:02	2:51	OWN 17	6	18	Punt
3	5:04	2:48	OWN 39	6	61	Touchdown
3	1:18	3:33	OWN 36	8	64	Touchdown
4	10:29	1:14	OWN 22	4	15	Punt
4	7:02	1:19	OPP 38	3	0	Punt
4	3:10	3:10	OWN 5	9	59	Game

Dallas Cowboys
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	10:03	4:25	OWN 34	7	66	Touchdown
1	4:06	3:27	OWN 37	7	58	Field Goal
2	13:12	2:01	OWN 1	4	24	Punt
2	8:02	3:45	OWN 20	7	52	Field Goal
2	0:44	0:44	OWN 35	5	22	Interception
3	15:00	4:58	OWN 29	10	64	Field Goal
3	7:11	2:07	OWN 6	5	15	Punt
3	2:16	0:58	OWN 18	3	5	Punt
4	12:45	2:16	OWN 34	3	8	Punt
4	9:15	2:13	OWN 21	4	11	Interception
4	5:43	2:33	OWN 20	6	80	Touchdown

Game MVP: Eli Manning, Buffalo Bills

Rushing Statistics

Buffalo	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB LeGarrette Blount	25	148	5.92	30	6	1
QB Eli Manning	4	8	2.00	5	0	0
WR Ashley Lelie	1	2	2.00	2	0	0
WR Steve Smith	1	-3	-3.00	-3	0	0
RB Bernard Scott	1	1	1.00	1	0	0

Dallas	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB Shane Vereen	18	65	3.61	15	3	1
RB DeShawn Wynn	2	8	4.00	5	0	0
QB Vince Young	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Passing Statistics

Buffalo	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Eli Manning	37	23	267	1/3	2	40	0	101.9

Dallas	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Vince Young	39	26	322	1/5	1	41	2	79.2

Receiving Statistics

Buffalo	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
RB LeGarrette Blount	7	10	61	8.71	42	24	0
WR Mike Sims-Walker	5	7	44	8.80	15	16	1
WR Jordy Nelson	5	7	93	18.60	44	40	1
WR Ashley Lelie	3	5	14	4.67	0	12	0
WR Steve Smith	2	2	39	19.50	11	24	0
TE Darrel Young	1	2	16	16.00	0	16	0
TE Zach Miller	0	4	0	0.00	0	0	0

Dallas	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
TE Dustin Keller	6	9	65	10.83	50	24	0
WR Marcus Larson	6	11	65	10.83	25	20	0
RB Shane Vereen	4	5	70	17.50	7	37	0
WR Brett Swain	3	4	22	7.33	8	17	0
WR Mike Wallace	3	5	61	20.33	22	41	0
TE Tony Jackson	1	1	13	13.00	0	13	1
TE Bo Scaife	1	1	11	11.00	10	11	0
RB DeShawn Wynn	1	1	12	12.00	0	12	0
RB Javarris Williams	1	2	3	3.00	0	3	0

Interception Statistics

Buffalo	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Fabian Washington	1	0	0.00	0
S Robert Sands	1	0	0.00	0

Dallas	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Buffalo	Fumb	Recov	Force
RB LeGarrette Blount	1	0	0
TE Zach Miller	0	1	0
DT LaJuan Ramsey	0	0	1

Dallas	Fumb	Recov	Force
RB DeShawn Wynn	1	0	0
G Seth Olsen	0	1	0
DT Red Bryant	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Buffalo	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Ray Hollas	6	286	47.7	37.8	59	3

Dallas	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Brent Bowden	4	169	42.3	39.0	49	1

Kicking Statistics

Buffalo	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Phil Dawson	1/1	0/0	0/0	32	3/3

Dallas	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Matthew Molinet	3/3	1/1	0/0	45	1/1

Punt Return Statistics

Buffalo	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
T.J. Housmandzadeh	2	13	6.5	0

Dallas	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Javarris Williams	2	19	9.5	0

Kick Return Statistics

Buffalo	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
T.J. Housmandzadeh	2	32	16.0	0

Dallas	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Eric Weddle	5	125	25.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Buffalo	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Gerris Wilkinson	10	1	0.0	17	34
ILB David Hawthorne	5	3	0.0	21	37
DT Connor Barwin	5	2	0.0	21	38
S Joey Thomas	5	1	0.0	19	29
CB Patrick Chung	5	1	0.0	18	33
S Bradley Fletcher	3	0	0.0	19	31
DT Kendrick Ellis	2	1	1.0	18	26
DT Andre Fluellen	2	0	0.0	2	13
S Robert Sands	2	0	0.0	2	9
DT LaJuan Ramsey	1	2	0.0	19	35
CB Axel Batchelor	1	1	0.0	18	30
DE Chris Clemons	1	0	0.0	17	29
CB Fabian Washington	1	0	0.0	18	40
CB Karl Paymah	1	0	0.0	2	9
CB Daniel Bullocks	1	0	0.0	5	10
OLB Malik Forbes	1	0	0.0	3	2
OLB Kevin Ellison	0	1	0.0	5	13

Dallas	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Shawne Merriman	11	2	0.0	32	32
S Jaiquawn Jarrett	8	0	0.0	30	32
ILB Larry English	5	4	0.0	32	38
CB Nick Schommer	4	4	0.0	30	36
S Eric Weddle	4	1	0.0	30	38
DT Red Bryant	3	2	0.0	31	35
DE Eric Moore	3	1	0.0	29	27
CB Walter McFadden	3	1	0.0	16	14
DE Jermaine Cunningham	2	1	1.0	27	35
DT Carlton Powell	2	2	0.0	9	11
DT Trevor Laws	2	2	0.0	24	30
CB Nnamdi Asomugha	2	1	0.0	28	34
OLB Zach Diles	1	1	0.0	17	27
CB DeAngelo Hall	1	0	0.0	5	9
QB Vince Young	1	0	---	---	---
CB Bernard Pollard	1	0	0.0	2	6
WR Mike Wallace	1	0	---	---	---

Pass Rush Statistics

Buffalo	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Kendrick Ellis	1.0	0	0	1	26
DT LaJuan Ramsey	0.0	1	1	1	35
DT Connor Barwin	0.0	0	2	3	38
DE Chris Clemons	0.0	0	1	0	29
OLB Malik Forbes	0.0	0	1	0	2
DT Andre Fluellen	0.0	0	1	0	13

Dallas	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Jermaine Cunningham	1.0	0	1	0	35
CB Nnamdi Asomugha	0.0	1	0	0	34
DE Eric Moore	0.0	1	0	0	27
DT Red Bryant	0.0	0	1	1	35
DT Trevor Laws	0.0	0	1	0	30

Pass Defense Statistics

Buffalo	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
OLB Gerris Wilkinson	6	1	0	34
CB Patrick Chung	5	0	0	33
ILB David Hawthorne	4	0	0	37
S Bradley Fletcher	3	0	0	31
DT Connor Barwin	2	0	0	38
CB Fabian Washington	1	0	1	40
S Robert Sands	1	0	1	9
S Joey Thomas	1	0	0	29
CB Karl Paymah	1	0	0	9
CB Axel Batchelor	1	0	0	30
DT Andre Fluellen	1	0	0	13
OLB Malik Forbes	0	1	0	2

Dallas	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
S Jaiquawn Jarrett	4	1	32
ILB Larry English	4	0	38
CB Nick Schommer	3	2	36
OLB Shawne Merriman	3	0	32
OLB Zach Diles	2	1	27
CB Nnamdi Asomugha	2	0	34
CB Walter McFadden	2	0	14
CB Bernard Pollard	1	0	6
S Eric Weddle	1	0	38
DT Carlton Powell	1	0	11
CB DeAngelo Hall	0	1	9

Blocking Statistics

Buffalo	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
G Wes Sims	6	6	0	32	1	38
T Michael Roos	5	8	1	32	0	38
C Eric Ghiaciuc	3	8	0	32	0	38
G Jon Asamoah	1	3	0	32	0	38
TE Zach Miller	1	1	0	30	0	36
T John Tait	0	5	0	32	0	38

Dallas	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
G Uche Nwaneri	2	6	21	0	40
T Bryant McKinnie	1	5	21	1	40
T Wade Smith	1	3	21	0	40
G Seth Olsen	1	3	21	0	40
TE Bo Scaife	1	1	1	0	4
C Tyson Walter	0	3	21	0	40

Special Teams Tackles

Buffalo	Tackles	STPlays
Zach Miller	2	11
LeGarrette Blount	2	11
Teyo Jackson	1	22
Karlos Dansby	1	21
Karl Paymah	1	16

Dallas	Tackles	STPlays
Red Bryant	2	11
Nnamdi Asomugha	1	22
Braden Stallings	1	14

Participation

Buffalo	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
RB LeGarrette Blount	31	38	---	---	11	80
T John Tait	32	38	---	---	7	77
G Wes Sims	32	38	---	---	7	77
T Michael Roos	32	38	---	---	7	77
TE Zach Miller	30	36	---	---	11	77
G Jon Asamoah	32	38	---	---	7	77
QB Eli Manning	32	38	---	---	1	71
C Eric Ghiaciuc	32	38	---	---	---	70
WR Mike Sims-Walker	30	33	---	---	1	64
CB Fabian Washington	---	---	18	40	5	63
DT Connor Barwin	---	---	21	38	3	62
DT LaJuan Ramsey	---	---	19	35	7	61
ILB David Hawthorne	---	---	21	37	3	61
CB Patrick Chung	---	---	18	33	9	60
WR Jordy Nelson	26	28	---	---	---	54
OLB Gerris Wilkinson	---	---	17	34	1	52
S Joey Thomas	---	---	19	29	2	50
S Bradley Fletcher	---	---	19	31	---	50
CB Axel Batchelor	---	---	18	30	---	48
DE Chris Clemons	---	---	17	29	---	46
DT Kendrick Ellis	---	---	18	26	---	44
WR Steve Smith	11	15	---	---	14	40
TE Darrel Young	16	23	---	---	---	39
WR Ashley Lelie	14	13	---	---	6	33
CB Karl Paymah	---	---	2	9	16	27
S Robert Sands	---	---	2	9	16	27
RB Eric Shelton	1	1	---	---	22	24
TE Teyo Jackson	0	0	---	---	22	22
OLB Karlos Dansby	---	---	1	0	21	22
CB Daniel Bullocks	---	---	5	10	7	22
OLB Kevin Ellison	---	---	5	13	2	20
WR T.J. Housmandzadeh	0	2	---	---	16	18
DT Andre Fluellen	---	---	2	13	2	17
ILB Darryl Washington	---	---	2	5	10	17
RB Bernard Scott	1	0	---	---	12	13
DE Corey Wooton	---	---	1	8	2	11
DT Chris Baker	---	---	3	6	1	10
DE Dewayne Robertson	---	---	0	3	5	8
C Winfred McIntire	0	0	---	---	7	7
K Phil Dawson	0	0	---	---	6	6
P Ray Hollas	0	0	---	---	6	6
OLB Malik Forbes	---	---	3	2	---	5
TE Bear Pascoe	0	1	---	---	---	1
QB Charlie Whitehurst	0	0	---	---	---	0
G Neal Minton	0	0	---	---	---	0
T Anthony Castonzo	0	0	---	---	---	0

Dallas	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
S Eric Weddle	---	---	30	38	18	86
CB Nnamdi Asomugha	---	---	28	34	22	84
DT Red Bryant	---	---	31	35	11	77
TE Dustin Keller	20	27	---	---	24	71
ILB Larry English	---	---	32	38	1	71
T Bryant McKinnie	21	40	---	---	7	68
CB Nick Schommer	---	---	30	36	1	67
OLB Shawne Merriman	---	---	32	32	2	66
OLB Zach Diles	---	---	17	27	21	65
DE Jermaine Cunningham	---	---	27	35	1	63
S Jaiquawn Jarrett	---	---	30	32	1	63
C Tyson Walter	21	40	---	---	---	61
T Wade Smith	21	40	---	---	---	61
QB Vince Young	21	40	---	---	---	61
G Uche Nwaneri	21	40	---	---	---	61
DT Trevor Laws	---	---	24	30	7	61
G Seth Olsen	21	40	---	---	---	61
WR Marcus Larson	20	40	---	---	---	60
WR Mike Wallace	19	35	---	---	4	58
DE Eric Moore	---	---	29	27	1	57
RB Shane Vereen	19	31	---	---	---	50
WR Brett Swain	18	29	---	---	1	48
CB DeAngelo Hall	---	---	5	9	17	31
CB Walter McFadden	---	---	16	14	---	30
WR Charles Lee	0	0	---	---	24	24
WR Braden Stallings	3	7	---	---	14	24
DT Carlton Powell	---	---	9	11	---	20
RB DeShawn Wynn	2	10	---	---	6	18
DE Atiyyah Ellison	---	---	6	11	---	17
RB Duece McAllister	0	2	---	---	14	16
TE Tony Jackson	3	11	---	---	1	15
TE Bo Scaife	1	4	---	---	10	15
OLB Jerrell Freeman	---	---	0	0	11	11
DE Miles Harden	---	---	2	3	6	11
RB Javarris Williams	0	4	---	---	6	10
K Matthew Molinet	0	0	---	---	9	9
CB Bernard Pollard	---	---	2	6	---	8
G Dan Buenning	0	0	---	---	7	7
C Donnie Farkas	0	0	---	---	7	7
G Chris Scott	0	0	---	---	7	7
P Brent Bowden	0	0	---	---	7	7
T Julian Sullivan	0	0	---	---	7	7
S Kurt Campbell	---	---	2	0	---	2
QB Derek Anderson	0	0	---	---	---	0
OLB Angel Giaramito	---	---	0	0	---	0
C Mackenzie Clinton	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	7	29	4.1
Middle	6	18	3.0
Right	18	110	6.1
None	1	-1	-1.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	7	18	2.6
Middle	6	12	2.0
Right	8	43	5.4
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Buffalo	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Eli Manning	37	23	4	2	2	5	3	1	0

Dallas	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Vince Young	39	26	5	1	1	2	6	5	2

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	11	7	93	8.5
Short (0-8 Yds)	20	11	71	3.6
Medium (9-18 Yds)	4	3	39	9.8
Long (19+ Yds)	2	2	64	32.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	5	4	52	10.4
Short (0-8 Yds)	22	15	132	6.0
Medium (9-18 Yds)	8	6	97	12.1
Long (19+ Yds)	4	1	41	10.3

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Buffalo	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
RB LeGarrette Blount	10	7	1	61	1	38
WR Mike Sims-Walker	7	5	1	44	0	33
WR Jordy Nelson	7	5	0	93	2	28
WR Ashley Lelie	5	3	0	14	0	13
TE Zach Miller	4	0	0	0	0	36
WR Steve Smith	2	2	0	39	1	15
TE Darrel Young	2	1	0	16	0	23

Dallas	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Marcus Larson	11	6	1	65	1	40
TE Dustin Keller	9	6	0	65	2	27
WR Mike Wallace	5	3	0	61	1	35
RB Shane Vereen	5	4	0	70	1	31
WR Brett Swain	4	3	0	22	0	29
RB Javarris Williams	2	1	0	3	0	4
TE Tony Jackson	1	1	0	13	0	11
TE Bo Scaife	1	1	0	11	0	4
RB DeShawn Wynn	1	1	0	12	0	10

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Buffalo	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB LeGarrette Blount	2	9	4.50	5.92
QB Eli Manning	1	1	1.00	2.00
RB Bernard Scott	1	1	1.00	1.00

Dallas	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Shane Vereen	3	19	6.33	3.61

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Buffalo	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Eli Manning	7	3	38	5.43	7.22

Dallas	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Vince Young	6	3	26	4.33	8.26

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Buffalo	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Mike Sims-Walker	2	2	27	13.50	6.29
WR Jordy Nelson	2	1	11	5.50	13.29
RB LeGarrette Blount	2	0	0	0.00	6.10
TE Zach Miller	1	0	0	0.00	0.00

Dallas	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Dustin Keller	3	1	7	2.33	7.22
TE Tony Jackson	1	1	13	13.00	13.00
WR Brett Swain	1	1	6	6.00	5.50
RB Javarris Williams	1	0	0	0.00	1.50

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Buffalo	Rushes	Conversions
RB LeGarrette Blount	2	2

Dallas	Rushes	Conversions
RB Shane Vereen	3	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Buffalo	Att	Comp	Conversions
Eli Manning	11	7	4

Dallas	Att	Comp	Conversions
Vince Young	8	4	3

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Buffalo	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Mike Sims-Walker	3	3	2
WR Jordy Nelson	3	2	1
WR Ashley Lelie	2	1	0
RB LeGarrette Blount	2	1	1
TE Darrel Young	1	0	0

Dallas	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Marcus Larson	3	3	2
TE Dustin Keller	2	0	0
WR Brett Swain	2	1	1
WR Mike Wallace	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 66,600 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 19,900 (21,400)
End Zone 14,400 (15,400)
Mezzanine 8,500 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 13,100 (13,600)
Club Seats 7,400 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 3,300 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	66,600 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	19,900 (21,400)
End Zone	14,400 (15,400)
Mezzanine	8,500 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	13,100 (13,600)
Club Seats	7,400 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	3,300 (3,300)