Week 2, 2012

played in St. Louis, MO

82 degrees, fair, 7 mph wind

Buffalo Bills	7	6	3	0	-	16
St. Louis Cardinals	3	0	7	10	-	20

Scoring Summary
1Q: 08:09 STL - Derek Whaley 43 field goal
1Q: 02:31 BUF - LeGarrette Blount 2 run (Phil Dawson extra point)
2Q: 03:51 BUF - Phil Dawson 26 field goal
2Q: 00:16 BUF - Phil Dawson 43 field goal
3Q: 06:07 STL - Cedric Peerman 8 run (Derek Whaley extra point)
3Q: 02:27 BUF - Phil Dawson 44 field goal
4Q: 11:00 STL - Derek Whaley 39 field goal
4Q: 05:57 STL - Dexter McCluster 11 pass from Alex Smith (Derek Whaley extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 08:09 STL - Derek Whaley 43 field goal
1Q: 02:31 BUF - LeGarrette Blount 2 run (Phil Dawson extra point)
2Q: 03:51 BUF - Phil Dawson 26 field goal
2Q: 00:16 BUF - Phil Dawson 43 field goal
3Q: 06:07 STL - Cedric Peerman 8 run (Derek Whaley extra point)
3Q: 02:27 BUF - Phil Dawson 44 field goal
4Q: 11:00 STL - Derek Whaley 39 field goal
4Q: 05:57 STL - Dexter McCluster 11 pass from Alex Smith (Derek Whaley extra point)

Team Statistics BUF STL
Record 0-2 2-0
First Downs 22 13
- by Rushing 7 7
- by Passing 12 6
- by Penalty 3 0
Total Net Yards 315 237
- Offensive Plays 73 58
- Yards per Play 4.32 4.09
Net Rushing Yards 97 117
- Rushing Attempts 24 30
- Yards per Rush 4.04 3.90
Net Passing Yards 218 120
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 46 - 26 - 2 26 - 16 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 235 136
- Sacks/Yards Lost 3/17 2/16
- Yards per Pass Play 4.45 4.29
Fumbles/Lost 1/1 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 5/16 3/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.3 9.8
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 5/35 8/55
Punt Returns/Yards 2/12 5/50
Kick Returns/Yards 1/14 3/65
Interception Ret./Yards 1/0 2/17
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 3 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/1 2/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 26 OWN 34
Time of Possession 32:30 27:30

Team Statistics	BUF	STL
Record	0-2	2-0
First Downs	22	13
- by Rushing	7	7
- by Passing	12	6
- by Penalty	3	0
Total Net Yards	315	237
- Offensive Plays	73	58
- Yards per Play	4.32	4.09
Net Rushing Yards	97	117
- Rushing Attempts	24	30
- Yards per Rush	4.04	3.90
Net Passing Yards	218	120
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	46 - 26 - 2	26 - 16 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	235	136
- Sacks/Yards Lost	3/17	2/16
- Yards per Pass Play	4.45	4.29
Fumbles/Lost	1/1	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	5/16	3/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.3	9.8
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	5/35	8/55
Punt Returns/Yards	2/12	5/50
Kick Returns/Yards	1/14	3/65
Interception Ret./Yards	1/0	2/17
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	3	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/1	2/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 26	OWN 34
Time of Possession	32:30	27:30

Drive Charts

Buffalo Bills
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	11:28	1:13	OWN 8	3	6	Punt
1	8:04	5:42	OWN 25	13	75	Touchdown
2	14:50	2:22	OWN 19	5	19	Punt
2	11:29	1:15	OWN 29	3	1	Punt
2	7:32	3:47	OWN 35	7	56	Field Goal
2	1:50	1:40	OPP 48	7	22	Field Goal
3	15:00	1:03	OWN 25	3	7	Punt
3	11:57	3:29	OWN 1	6	20	Punt
3	5:56	3:37	OWN 16	7	57	Field Goal
3	0:02	1:04	OWN 45	4	8	Fumble
4	10:53	0:50	OWN 25	3	-5	Punt
4	9:18	1:31	OWN 31	3	4	Interception
4	5:47	3:36	OWN 25	8	56	Interception
4	0:20	0:20	OWN 33	2	-1	Game

St. Louis Cardinals
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	3:32	OWN 29	5	21	Punt
1	10:15	2:11	OPP 46	5	20	Field Goal
1	2:22	2:32	OWN 25	4	15	Punt
2	12:28	0:59	OWN 15	3	9	Punt
2	10:14	2:42	OWN 34	6	14	Interception
2	3:45	1:55	OWN 25	3	-6	Punt
2	0:10	0:10	OWN 20	1	-1	Half
3	13:57	2:00	OWN 49	3	4	Punt
3	8:28	2:32	OWN 28	8	72	Touchdown
3	2:19	2:17	OWN 24	3	2	Punt
4	13:58	3:05	OWN 47	5	31	Field Goal
4	10:03	0:45	OWN 38	3	7	Punt
4	7:47	2:00	OPP 22	4	22	Touchdown
4	2:11	1:51	OWN 14	5	7	Punt

Game MVP: Cory Redding, St. Louis Cardinals

Rushing Statistics

Buffalo	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB LeGarrette Blount	18	66	3.67	14	3	1
RB Bernard Scott	4	25	6.25	15	1	0
QB Eli Manning	1	5	5.00	5	0	0
WR Steve Smith	1	1	1.00	1	0	0

St. Louis	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB Daniel Thomas	15	34	2.27	15	2	0
QB Alex Smith	10	24	2.40	10	1	0
RB Cedric Peerman	4	54	13.50	33	1	1
WR Calvin Johnson	1	5	5.00	5	0	0

Passing Statistics

Buffalo	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Eli Manning	46	26	235	3/17	0	36	2	52.4

St. Louis	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Alex Smith	26	16	136	2/16	1	29	1	71.9

Receiving Statistics

Buffalo	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Jordy Nelson	10	13	114	11.40	59	36
WR Mike Sims-Walker	5	8	55	11.00	11	14
RB LeGarrette Blount	4	10	14	3.50	6	5
WR Steve Smith	2	5	4	2.00	0	4
TE Darrel Young	2	4	33	16.50	14	20
TE Zach Miller	2	5	11	5.50	4	8
RB Bernard Scott	1	1	4	4.00	0	4

St. Louis	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Dexter McCluster	4	4	65	16.25	40	29	1
RB Daniel Thomas	4	4	24	6.00	8	14	0
WR Michael Clayton	3	5	17	5.67	0	11	0
WR Kyle Williams	2	2	9	4.50	11	13	0
WR Calvin Johnson	1	3	5	5.00	1	5	0
RB Cedric Peerman	1	4	6	6.00	0	6	0
FB Rhett Ellison	1	1	10	10.00	0	10	0
TE Brody Eldridge	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
TE Conrad Rabach	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
TE Devonte McElroy	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Buffalo	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Robert Sands	1	0	0.00	0

St. Louis	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Bob Sanders	1	7	7.00	0
CB Dominique Foxworth	1	10	10.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Buffalo	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
QB Eli Manning	1	0	0	0

St. Louis	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
DT Aaron Maybin	0	1	0	0
DE Cory Redding	0	0	1	0

Punting Statistics

Buffalo	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Ray Hollas	6	277	46.2	37.8	53	2

St. Louis	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Jonathan Ludwig	8	309	38.6	37.1	48	3

Kicking Statistics

Buffalo	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Phil Dawson	3/3	2/2	0/0	44	1/1

St. Louis	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Derek Whaley	2/2	1/1	0/0	43	2/2

Punt Return Statistics

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

St. Louis	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Calvin Johnson	5	50	10.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Buffalo	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
T.J. Housmandzadeh	1	14	14.0	0

St. Louis	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Daniel Thomas	2	45	22.5	0
Caleb Stevenson	1	20	20.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Buffalo	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB David Hawthorne	8	4	0.0	30	28
CB Axel Batchelor	6	0	0.0	23	21
ILB Darryl Washington	5	3	0.0	24	17
DT Andre Fluellen	4	1	1.0	10	17
DT Damon England	4	0	0.0	24	18
S Darien Stewart	3	4	0.0	27	24
DT Connor Barwin	3	1	0.0	29	24
OLB Gerris Wilkinson	3	0	0.0	14	16
S Joey Thomas	2	0	0.0	3	4
DT Kendrick Ellis	2	0	0.0	25	19
DT LaJuan Ramsey	1	2	0.5	25	20
DE Chris Clemons	1	0	0.0	5	10
OLB Karlos Dansby	1	0	0.0	2	0
CB Daniel Bullocks	1	0	0.0	19	20
WR Jordy Nelson	1	0	---	---	---
TE Zach Miller	1	0	---	---	---
S Robert Sands	1	0	0.0	26	17
OLB Kevin Ellison	0	1	0.5	1	3
S Benny Sapp	0	1	0.0	9	12

St. Louis	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Corey Hall	12	3	0.0	23	49
OLB Akeem Jordan	8	1	0.0	23	44
DT Mike Patterson	5	3	0.5	24	47
CB Ashton Youboty	5	3	0.0	24	49
CB Janoris Jenkins	5	1	0.0	10	21
DE Cory Redding	4	0	1.5	23	37
OLB Spencer Larson	4	1	0.0	14	31
DT Osi Umenyiora	3	1	1.0	22	32
CB Ed Reed	3	0	0.0	22	48
S Courtney Greene	2	1	0.0	22	34
WR Calvin Johnson	1	0	---	---	---
CB Brandon Flowers	1	0	0.0	3	11
S Bob Sanders	0	1	0.0	2	15

Pass Rush Statistics

Buffalo	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Andre Fluellen	1.0	0	0	17
DT LaJuan Ramsey	0.5	1	0	20
OLB Kevin Ellison	0.5	0	0	3
DT Connor Barwin	0.0	1	1	24
DT Damon England	0.0	1	0	18

St. Louis	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Cory Redding	1.5	0	2	2	37
DT Osi Umenyiora	1.0	0	1	0	32
DT Mike Patterson	0.5	0	2	0	47
DT Aaron Maybin	0.0	1	2	2	40
OLB Thomas Howard	0.0	0	1	0	9
DT Marco Mularkey	0.0	0	1	0	17

Pass Defense Statistics

Buffalo	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
ILB David Hawthorne	5	0	0	28
CB Axel Batchelor	3	0	0	21
S Joey Thomas	2	0	0	4
S Darien Stewart	2	0	0	24
OLB Gerris Wilkinson	1	0	0	16
CB Daniel Bullocks	1	0	0	20
DT Connor Barwin	1	0	0	24
ILB Darryl Washington	1	0	0	17
CB Patrick Chung	0	1	0	26
S Robert Sands	0	0	1	17

St. Louis	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
ILB Corey Hall	6	0	0	49
CB Ashton Youboty	5	0	0	49
CB Janoris Jenkins	4	1	0	21
OLB Akeem Jordan	4	0	0	44
CB Ed Reed	3	1	0	48
OLB Spencer Larson	3	0	0	31
CB Brandon Flowers	1	0	0	11
S Bob Sanders	0	2	1	15
CB Dominique Foxworth	0	1	1	49

Blocking Statistics

Buffalo	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
G Jon Asamoah	3	5	1	24	1	49
C Eric Ghiaciuc	2	6	0	24	1	49
T Anthony Castonzo	2	5	0	24	1	49
G Wes Sims	1	4	0	24	0	49
T Michael Roos	1	4	0	24	0	49

St. Louis	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
G Christopher Williams	4	8	1	30	1	28
C Sawyer Prescott	2	6	0	30	1	28
G Kelechi Osemele	2	6	0	30	0	28
T Langston Walker	1	5	0	30	0	28
T George Bussey	1	1	0	30	0	28

Special Teams Tackles

Buffalo	Tackles	STPlays
Steve Smith	4	16
LeGarrette Blount	3	11
Karlos Dansby	1	25

St. Louis	Tackles	STPlays
Brandon Flowers	1	26
Cedric Peerman	1	20
Chad Stott	1	10

Participation

Buffalo	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
G Wes Sims	24	49	---	---	9	82
T Michael Roos	24	49	---	---	9	82
G Jon Asamoah	24	49	---	---	9	82
T Anthony Castonzo	24	49	---	---	9	82
WR Mike Sims-Walker	24	45	---	---	7	76
RB LeGarrette Blount	19	44	---	---	11	74
QB Eli Manning	24	49	---	---	---	73
C Eric Ghiaciuc	24	49	---	---	---	73
TE Zach Miller	24	45	---	---	2	71
WR Jordy Nelson	24	42	---	---	---	66
ILB David Hawthorne	---	---	30	28	2	60
DT Connor Barwin	---	---	29	24	2	55
CB Patrick Chung	---	---	27	26	1	54
WR Steve Smith	11	25	---	---	16	52
S Darien Stewart	---	---	27	24	1	52
DT LaJuan Ramsey	---	---	25	20	2	47
DT Kendrick Ellis	---	---	25	19	1	45
CB Axel Batchelor	---	---	23	21	---	44
TE Darrel Young	13	30	---	---	---	43
S Robert Sands	---	---	26	17	---	43
DT Damon England	---	---	24	18	---	42
S Benny Sapp	---	---	9	12	20	41
ILB Darryl Washington	---	---	24	17	---	41
CB Daniel Bullocks	---	---	19	20	1	40
DT Andre Fluellen	---	---	10	17	9	36
RB Bernard Scott	5	4	---	---	27	36
OLB Gerris Wilkinson	---	---	14	16	2	32
OLB Karlos Dansby	---	---	2	0	25	27
S Joey Thomas	---	---	3	4	19	26
TE Justin Stephens	0	0	---	---	25	25
WR T.J. Housmandzadeh	0	3	---	---	21	24
DE Chris Clemons	---	---	5	10	9	24
WR Michael Floyd	0	6	---	---	16	22
S Bradley Fletcher	---	---	4	11	2	17
RB Erik Burnett	0	1	---	---	13	14
CB Karl Paymah	---	---	3	1	9	13
ILB Robbie Kramer	---	---	0	0	13	13
C Winfred McIntire	0	0	---	---	9	9
K Phil Dawson	0	0	---	---	8	8
P Ray Hollas	0	0	---	---	6	6
OLB Kevin Ellison	---	---	1	3	1	5
QB Drew Stanton	0	0	---	---	3	3
TE Bear Pascoe	0	0	---	---	---	0
G Neal Minton	0	0	---	---	---	0
OLB John Dennis	---	---	0	0	---	0
T Gabe Corbett	0	0	---	---	---	0

St. Louis	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
DT Mike Patterson	---	---	24	47	16	87
CB Ed Reed	---	---	22	48	15	85
CB Ashton Youboty	---	---	24	49	3	76
ILB Corey Hall	---	---	23	49	4	76
CB Dominique Foxworth	---	---	23	49	3	75
OLB Akeem Jordan	---	---	23	44	2	69
T Langston Walker	30	28	---	---	10	68
T George Bussey	30	28	---	---	10	68
G Christopher Williams	30	28	---	---	10	68
G Kelechi Osemele	30	28	---	---	10	68
DT Aaron Maybin	---	---	20	40	3	63
DE Cory Redding	---	---	23	37	2	62
WR Calvin Johnson	28	24	---	---	7	59
QB Alex Smith	30	28	---	---	---	58
C Sawyer Prescott	30	28	---	---	---	58
S Courtney Greene	---	---	22	34	---	56
DT Osi Umenyiora	---	---	22	32	---	54
WR Michael Clayton	24	25	---	---	1	50
TE Brody Eldridge	28	20	---	---	1	49
OLB Spencer Larson	---	---	14	31	1	46
RB Daniel Thomas	19	19	---	---	5	43
WR Dexter McCluster	20	21	---	---	---	41
CB Brandon Flowers	---	---	3	11	26	40
RB Cedric Peerman	11	8	---	---	20	39
S Bob Sanders	---	---	2	15	19	36
OLB Thomas Howard	---	---	2	9	25	36
FB Rhett Ellison	6	8	---	---	18	32
CB Janoris Jenkins	---	---	10	21	1	32
DT Marco Mularkey	---	---	3	17	9	29
TE Conrad Rabach	1	2	---	---	25	28
WR Donnie Avery	4	3	---	---	17	24
WR Kyle Williams	1	5	---	---	9	15
TE Devonte McElroy	8	5	---	---	---	13
OLB Donnie Patrick	---	---	1	0	10	11
C Chad Stott	0	0	---	---	10	10
P Jonathan Ludwig	0	0	---	---	10	10
DE O'Brien Schofield	---	---	1	2	5	8
K Derek Whaley	0	0	---	---	7	7
RB Caleb Stevenson	0	0	---	---	5	5
OLB Dustin Farley	---	---	1	2	---	3
OLB Ryan Kerrigan	---	---	1	2	---	3
QB Glen Campbell	0	0	---	---	---	0
T Jonathan Scott	0	0	---	---	---	0
G Bradley Crane	0	0	---	---	---	0
T Jeremiah Coffey	0	0	---	---	---	0
T Bobby Massie	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	6	24	4.0
Middle	8	43	5.4
Right	10	30	3.0
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	5	40	8.0
Middle	22	61	2.8
Right	2	17	8.5
None	1	-1	-1.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Buffalo	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Eli Manning	46	26	3	3	0	5	9	4	2

St. Louis	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Alex Smith	26	16	1	1	4	1	3	1	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	14	9	55	3.9
Short (0-8 Yds)	19	12	97	5.1
Medium (9-18 Yds)	8	4	48	6.0
Long (19+ Yds)	5	1	35	7.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	6	5	45	7.5
Short (0-8 Yds)	13	9	66	5.1
Medium (9-18 Yds)	5	2	25	5.0
Long (19+ Yds)	2	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Buffalo	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Jordy Nelson	13	10	114	2	42
RB LeGarrette Blount	10	4	14	0	44
WR Mike Sims-Walker	8	5	55	0	45
WR Steve Smith	5	2	4	0	25
TE Zach Miller	5	2	11	0	45
TE Darrel Young	4	2	33	1	30
RB Bernard Scott	1	1	4	0	4

St. Louis	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Michael Clayton	5	3	1	17	0	25
RB Cedric Peerman	4	1	2	6	0	8
WR Dexter McCluster	4	4	0	65	1	21
RB Daniel Thomas	4	4	0	24	0	19
WR Calvin Johnson	3	1	1	5	0	24
WR Kyle Williams	2	2	0	9	0	5
TE Brody Eldridge	1	0	0	0	0	20
TE Conrad Rabach	1	0	0	0	0	2
FB Rhett Ellison	1	1	0	10	0	8
TE Devonte McElroy	1	0	0	0	0	5

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Buffalo	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB LeGarrette Blount	5	13	2.60	3.67

St. Louis	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Daniel Thomas	2	-4	-2.00	2.27
QB Alex Smith	1	1	1.00	2.40
RB Cedric Peerman	1	8	8.00	13.50

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Buffalo	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Eli Manning	6	2	5	0.83	5.11

St. Louis	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Alex Smith	6	3	18	3.00	5.23

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Buffalo	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Jordy Nelson	4	1	-3	-0.75	8.77
WR Mike Sims-Walker	1	1	8	8.00	6.88
RB LeGarrette Blount	1	0	0	0.00	1.40

St. Louis	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
RB Cedric Peerman	2	0	0	0.00	1.50
WR Dexter McCluster	2	2	22	11.00	16.25
WR Michael Clayton	1	0	0	0.00	3.40
WR Kyle Williams	1	1	-4	-4.00	4.50

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Buffalo	Rushes	Conversions
RB LeGarrette Blount	1	1

St. Louis	Rushes	Conversions
QB Alex Smith	2	0
RB Daniel Thomas	2	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Buffalo	Att	Comp	Conversions
Eli Manning	14	6	4

St. Louis	Att	Comp	Conversions
Alex Smith	8	6	2

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Buffalo	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Jordy Nelson	5	3	2
RB LeGarrette Blount	3	0	0
WR Steve Smith	2	1	0
TE Zach Miller	2	0	0
WR Mike Sims-Walker	1	1	1
TE Darrel Young	1	1	1

St. Louis	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Dexter McCluster	3	3	2
WR Michael Clayton	2	2	0
WR Calvin Johnson	2	0	0
RB Daniel Thomas	1	1	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 67,700 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 20,500 (21,400)
End Zone 14,400 (15,400)
Mezzanine 8,700 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 13,400 (13,600)
Club Seats 7,400 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 3,300 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	67,700 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	20,500 (21,400)
End Zone	14,400 (15,400)
Mezzanine	8,700 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	13,400 (13,600)
Club Seats	7,400 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	3,300 (3,300)