Week 2, 2024

played in St. Louis, MO

86 degrees, fair, 11 mph wind

Buffalo Bills	3	13	3	3	-	22
St. Louis Cardinals	0	3	7	0	-	10

Scoring Summary
1Q: 04:01 BUF - Dan Carpenter 27 field goal
2Q: 12:16 STL - Colby Waldron 37 field goal
2Q: 07:31 BUF - Kerry Rodriguez 9 run (Dan Carpenter extra point)
2Q: 03:23 BUF - Dan Carpenter 46 field goal
2Q: 00:03 BUF - Dan Carpenter 56 field goal
3Q: 13:38 STL - Chauncey Gardner-Johnson 77 interception return (Colby Waldron extra point)
3Q: 05:23 BUF - Dan Carpenter 19 field goal
4Q: 01:43 BUF - Dan Carpenter 47 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 04:01 BUF - Dan Carpenter 27 field goal
2Q: 12:16 STL - Colby Waldron 37 field goal
2Q: 07:31 BUF - Kerry Rodriguez 9 run (Dan Carpenter extra point)
2Q: 03:23 BUF - Dan Carpenter 46 field goal
2Q: 00:03 BUF - Dan Carpenter 56 field goal
3Q: 13:38 STL - Chauncey Gardner-Johnson 77 interception return (Colby Waldron extra point)
3Q: 05:23 BUF - Dan Carpenter 19 field goal
4Q: 01:43 BUF - Dan Carpenter 47 field goal

Team Statistics BUF STL
Record 1-1 0-2
First Downs 24 8
- by Rushing 8 2
- by Passing 13 6
- by Penalty 3 0
Total Net Yards 421 183
- Offensive Plays 82 57
- Yards per Play 5.13 3.21
Net Rushing Yards 147 60
- Rushing Attempts 38 15
- Yards per Rush 3.87 4.00
Net Passing Yards 274 123
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 44 - 26 - 1 42 - 17 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 274 123
- Sacks/Yards Lost 0/0 0/0
- Yards per Pass Play 6.23 2.93
Fumbles/Lost 1/1 1/0
3rd Down Conversions 8/18 3/16
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 6.4 9.6
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/2
Penalties/Yards 6/50 8/65
Punt Returns/Yards 3/15 4/53
Kick Returns/Yards 2/53 1/20
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 1/77
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 3 1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/2 0/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 30 OWN 28
Time of Possession 38:28 21:32

Team Statistics	BUF	STL
Record	1-1	0-2
First Downs	24	8
- by Rushing	8	2
- by Passing	13	6
- by Penalty	3	0
Total Net Yards	421	183
- Offensive Plays	82	57
- Yards per Play	5.13	3.21
Net Rushing Yards	147	60
- Rushing Attempts	38	15
- Yards per Rush	3.87	4.00
Net Passing Yards	274	123
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	44 - 26 - 1	42 - 17 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	274	123
- Sacks/Yards Lost	0/0	0/0
- Yards per Pass Play	6.23	2.93
Fumbles/Lost	1/1	1/0
3rd Down Conversions	8/18	3/16
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	6.4	9.6
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/2
Penalties/Yards	6/50	8/65
Punt Returns/Yards	3/15	4/53
Kick Returns/Yards	2/53	1/20
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	1/77
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	3	1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/2	0/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 30	OWN 28
Time of Possession	38:28	21:32

Drive Charts

Buffalo Bills
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	11:27	1:37	OWN 20	3	6	Punt
1	7:55	4:02	OWN 24	7	66	Field Goal
1	2:15	1:42	OWN 33	3	8	Punt
2	12:09	4:44	OWN 21	11	79	Touchdown
2	6:30	3:15	OWN 38	7	33	Field Goal
2	1:53	1:53	OWN 21	7	40	Field Goal
3	15:00	1:30	OWN 25	4	19	Interception
3	13:30	2:08	OWN 42	4	16	Punt
3	8:49	3:31	OWN 37	8	61	Field Goal
3	4:07	3:37	OWN 12	11	44	Punt
4	14:38	1:39	OWN 18	4	31	Fumble
4	11:34	2:51	OWN 8	4	18	Punt
4	7:46	4:38	OWN 20	6	11	Punt
4	2:16	0:38	OPP 32	3	2	Field Goal
4	0:51	0:51	OPP 27	2	-3	Game

St. Louis Cardinals
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	3:33	OWN 25	8	36	Punt
1	9:50	1:55	OWN 30	6	12	Punt
1	3:53	1:38	OWN 25	3	6	Punt
1	0:33	3:24	OWN 23	9	57	Field Goal
2	7:25	0:55	OWN 25	3	3	Punt
2	3:15	1:22	OWN 23	3	-2	Punt
3	11:22	2:33	OWN 20	4	17	Punt
3	5:18	1:11	OWN 25	3	1	Punt
3	0:30	0:52	OWN 29	4	15	Punt
4	12:59	1:25	OPP 49	3	5	Punt
4	8:43	0:57	OWN 36	3	4	Punt
4	3:08	0:52	OWN 30	4	2	Downs
4	1:38	0:47	OWN 25	4	2	Downs

Game MVP: Dan Carpenter, Buffalo Bills

Rushing Statistics

Buffalo	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB Kerry Rodriguez	31	142	4.58	22	4	1
QB Dak Prescott	3	4	1.33	7	0	0
TE Renaldo Rayburn	2	-1	-0.50	0	0	0
FB Lincoln Kazadi	1	1	1.00	1	0	0
RB Sammy Brennan	1	1	1.00	1	0	0

St. Louis	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
RB Salvador Bunten	11	52	4.73	16	2
QB Silas Frederick	2	8	4.00	6	0
WR Devonte Phipps	1	-3	-3.00	-3	0
RB Tony Pollard	1	3	3.00	3	0

Passing Statistics

Buffalo	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Dak Prescott	44	26	274	0/0	0	30	1	67.8

St. Louis	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Silas Frederick	42	17	123	0/0	0	35	0	48.3

Receiving Statistics

Buffalo	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Mecole Hardman	10	13	117	11.70	71	29
WR Samuel Dunbar	9	20	70	7.78	19	25
TE Calvin Appleton	3	5	11	3.67	2	9
WR Aaron Dobson	2	4	46	23.00	34	30
TE Edwin Swift	1	1	16	16.00	0	16
RB Kerry Rodriguez	1	1	14	14.00	6	14

St. Louis	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Taywan Taylor	5	10	52	10.40	13	35
WR Eric McCarthy	4	12	26	6.50	0	12
WR Devonte Phipps	3	8	21	7.00	0	10
TE Neil Bradley	2	6	21	10.50	7	11
RB Fernando Niles	1	2	-2	-2.00	0	-2
WR Cris Rivero	1	2	3	3.00	0	3
RB Salvador Bunten	1	2	2	2.00	1	2

Interception Statistics

Buffalo	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

St. Louis	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Chauncey Gardner-Johnson	1	77	77.00	1

Fumble Statistics

Buffalo	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
RB Kerry Rodriguez	1	0	0	0
OLB Sam Shanahan	0	0	1	0

St. Louis	Fumb	Recov	Force
RB Fernando Niles	1	0	0
DE Deion Hamilton	0	1	1
CB Ryan Webb	0	1	0

Punting Statistics

Buffalo	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Jackson McElroy	6	267	44.5	32.3	57	4

St. Louis	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Mack Lane	10	418	41.8	36.3	60	2

Kicking Statistics

Buffalo	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Dan Carpenter	5/5	3/3	1/1	56	1/1

St. Louis	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Colby Waldron	1/1	0/0	0/0	37	1/1

Punt Return Statistics

Buffalo	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Kristopher Reisinger	3	15	5.0	0

St. Louis	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Fernando Niles	4	53	13.3	0

Kick Return Statistics

Buffalo	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Mecole Hardman	1	31	31.0	0
Lamont Upshaw	1	22	22.0	0

St. Louis	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Tony Pollard	1	20	20.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Buffalo	Tack	Asst	RPlay	PPlay
CB Chidobe Awuzie	7	0	15	42
S Jessie Kinney	6	0	15	42
ILB Julian Okwara	3	3	2	22
OLB Kyler Fackrell	3	2	14	21
S Terrell Edmunds	3	1	15	42
OLB Sam Shanahan	3	1	14	37
DE Robert Nkemdiche	3	0	12	22
CB Lamont Upshaw	2	0	11	28
OLB A. J. Klein	1	0	1	5
DT Dalvin Tomlinson	1	0	9	21
DT Dustin Westerman	0	2	13	36
DE Chad Thomas	0	1	13	37

St. Louis	Tack	Asst	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Josh Allen	13	3	38	44
S Broderick Carlson	11	3	38	44
CB Duke Dawson	6	4	38	44
DT Chris Barker	5	5	37	38
CB Ryan Webb	4	0	20	36
OLB Haason Reddick	3	1	17	7
DE Zach Allen	3	1	32	30
S Chauncey Gardner-Johnson	3	1	38	42
OLB Leroy Taylor	3	1	21	38
DT Jonathan Greenard	3	0	35	29
OLB Daniel Hacker	2	2	18	6
CB Jaire Alexander	2	0	38	44
DE Deion Hamilton	1	1	36	42
DE Louie Blackburn	1	1	10	18

Pass Rush Statistics

Buffalo	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Dion Jordan	1	1	0	25
DE Robert Nkemdiche	0	3	0	22
DE Chad Thomas	0	3	0	37
DE Devonte Criswell	0	1	1	14
DE Ezekiel Ansah	0	0	1	12

St. Louis	Block	Hurry	PPlay
DE Deion Hamilton	1	1	42
OLB Leroy Taylor	0	2	38
ILB Josh Allen	0	1	44

Pass Defense Statistics

Buffalo	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Chidobe Awuzie	5	2	42
ILB Julian Okwara	3	2	22
S Jessie Kinney	3	0	42
CB Lamont Upshaw	2	0	28
S Terrell Edmunds	1	3	42
OLB Kyler Fackrell	1	1	21
DE Robert Nkemdiche	1	0	22
OLB Sam Shanahan	1	0	37
OLB A. J. Klein	0	2	5
CB Corn Elder	0	1	41

St. Louis	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
ILB Josh Allen	8	0	0	44
CB Duke Dawson	4	0	0	44
CB Ryan Webb	4	0	0	36
S Chauncey Gardner-Johnson	3	3	1	42
S Broderick Carlson	2	1	0	44
CB Jaire Alexander	1	1	0	44
OLB Leroy Taylor	1	1	0	38
OLB Haason Reddick	1	0	0	7
DE Zach Allen	1	0	0	30
OLB Daniel Hacker	1	0	0	6
S Rufus Wynn	0	1	0	1

Blocking Statistics

Buffalo	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	PPly
T Ty Sambrailo	5	8	0	38	44
G Calvin Carlson	2	11	1	38	44
T Javier Bates	1	8	0	38	44
C Marcus Martin	1	5	0	38	44
TE Calvin Appleton	1	1	0	35	44
G Bryson Sanderson	0	2	0	38	44

St. Louis	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	PPly
G Bert Wallace	2	5	15	42
G Nolan Palmer	1	3	15	42
G Melvin Alamar	0	3	15	42
C Martin Groza	0	2	15	42

Special Teams Tackles

Buffalo	Tackles	STPlays
Sam Shanahan	3	13
Xavien Howard	1	19
Calvin Appleton	1	12

St. Louis	Tackles	STPlays
Broderick Carlson	2	30
Eric McCarthy	2	14
Tee Higgins	1	8

Participation

Buffalo	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
T Ty Sambrailo	38	44	---	---	11	93
G Calvin Carlson	38	44	---	---	11	93
T Javier Bates	38	44	---	---	11	93
G Bryson Sanderson	38	44	---	---	11	93
TE Calvin Appleton	35	44	---	---	12	91
WR Mecole Hardman	28	36	---	---	19	83
C Marcus Martin	38	44	---	---	---	82
QB Dak Prescott	38	44	---	---	---	82
RB Kerry Rodriguez	35	43	---	---	1	79
WR Samuel Dunbar	27	39	---	---	3	69
CB Corn Elder	---	---	15	41	11	67
OLB Sam Shanahan	---	---	14	37	13	64
WR Aaron Dobson	23	35	---	---	---	58
S Jessie Kinney	---	---	15	42	1	58
CB Chidobe Awuzie	---	---	15	42	1	58
S Terrell Edmunds	---	---	15	42	1	58
DE Chad Thomas	---	---	13	37	---	50
DT Dustin Westerman	---	---	13	36	---	49
DT Dion Jordan	---	---	7	25	11	43
CB Lamont Upshaw	---	---	11	28	4	43
TE Renaldo Rayburn	11	3	---	---	28	42
ILB Julian Okwara	---	---	2	22	14	38
OLB Kyler Fackrell	---	---	14	21	---	35
CB Xavien Howard	---	---	3	13	19	35
DE Robert Nkemdiche	---	---	12	22	---	34
DT Dalvin Tomlinson	---	---	9	21	1	31
TE Edwin Swift	17	9	---	---	2	28
FB Lincoln Kazadi	3	1	---	---	24	28
OLB Xavier Blake	---	---	0	1	25	26
WR Kristopher Reisinger	0	0	---	---	24	24
RB Sammy Brennan	3	1	---	---	19	23
S P. J. Williams	---	---	0	0	19	19
DE Ezekiel Ansah	---	---	4	12	1	17
WR Keke Coutee	8	9	---	---	---	17
DE Devonte Criswell	---	---	1	14	1	16
K Dan Carpenter	0	0	---	---	11	11
P Jackson McElroy	0	0	---	---	11	11
C Eric Barton	0	0	---	---	11	11
DE Norman Wilczewski	---	---	0	0	10	10
OLB A. J. Klein	---	---	1	5	---	6
DE Jason Strowbridge	---	---	1	1	---	2
C Ralph Dangelo	0	0	---	---	---	0
G Mel Singleton	0	0	---	---	---	0
QB Shane Solik	0	0	---	---	---	0
G Austin Jackson	0	0	---	---	---	0
S L'Jarius Sneed	---	---	0	0	---	0

St. Louis	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
S Broderick Carlson	---	---	38	44	30	112
CB Duke Dawson	---	---	38	44	5	87
ILB Josh Allen	---	---	38	44	5	87
CB Jaire Alexander	---	---	38	44	4	86
S Chauncey Gardner-Johnson	---	---	38	42	6	86
OLB Leroy Taylor	---	---	21	38	27	86
DE Deion Hamilton	---	---	36	42	4	82
DT Chris Barker	---	---	37	38	3	78
WR Eric McCarthy	15	42	---	---	14	71
T Brandon Scherff	15	42	---	---	11	68
G Melvin Alamar	15	42	---	---	11	68
G Nolan Palmer	15	42	---	---	11	68
G Bert Wallace	15	42	---	---	11	68
DT Jonathan Greenard	---	---	35	29	2	66
DE Zach Allen	---	---	32	30	3	65
CB Ryan Webb	---	---	20	36	9	65
QB Silas Frederick	15	42	---	---	---	57
C Martin Groza	15	42	---	---	---	57
WR Devonte Phipps	15	39	---	---	---	54
TE Neil Bradley	15	38	---	---	1	54
WR Taywan Taylor	13	33	---	---	1	47
RB Salvador Bunten	14	22	---	---	6	42
DE Louie Blackburn	---	---	10	18	9	37
RB Fernando Niles	0	18	---	---	16	34
RB Tony Pollard	1	4	---	---	26	31
OLB Haason Reddick	---	---	17	7	4	28
WR Cris Rivero	1	11	---	---	15	27
OLB Daniel Hacker	---	---	18	6	1	25
TE Don McElroy	0	0	---	---	25	25
DT Terrence Garrett	---	---	1	12	10	23
CB DeAndre Simmons	---	---	0	1	16	17
ILB Malik Harrison	---	---	0	0	12	12
C Norm Chachick	0	0	---	---	11	11
P Mack Lane	0	0	---	---	11	11
DT Edward Weagle	---	---	1	8	2	11
RB Norm Hartley	1	3	---	---	6	10
WR Tee Higgins	0	0	---	---	8	8
K Colby Waldron	0	0	---	---	4	4
S Rufus Wynn	---	---	0	1	1	2
C Timothy Gardner	0	0	---	---	---	0
C Norbert Pennock	0	0	---	---	---	0
G Diego Goodge	0	0	---	---	---	0
G Tony Peterson	0	0	---	---	---	0
QB Shannon Gilliam	0	0	---	---	---	0
TE Harrison Bryant	0	0	---	---	---	0
T Mekhi Becton	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	9	47	5.2
Middle	18	64	3.6
Right	9	39	4.3
None	2	-3	-1.5

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	2	18	9.0
Middle	10	38	3.8
Right	3	4	1.3
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Buffalo	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Dak Prescott	44	26	4	1	4	7	4	0	1

St. Louis	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Silas Frederick	42	17	1	1	4	11	8	2	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	5	4	64	12.8
Short (0-8 Yds)	30	16	128	4.3
Medium (9-18 Yds)	7	5	57	8.1
Long (19+ Yds)	2	1	25	12.5

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	6	4	5	0.8
Short (0-8 Yds)	23	10	61	2.7
Medium (9-18 Yds)	10	2	22	2.2
Long (19+ Yds)	3	1	35	11.7

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Buffalo	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Samuel Dunbar	20	9	3	70	1	39
WR Mecole Hardman	13	10	1	117	2	36
TE Calvin Appleton	5	3	0	11	0	44
WR Aaron Dobson	4	2	0	46	1	35
TE Edwin Swift	1	1	0	16	0	9
RB Kerry Rodriguez	1	1	0	14	0	43

St. Louis	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Eric McCarthy	12	4	1	26	0	42
WR Taywan Taylor	10	5	0	52	1	33
WR Devonte Phipps	8	3	1	21	0	39
TE Neil Bradley	6	2	2	21	0	38
RB Fernando Niles	2	1	0	-2	0	18
WR Cris Rivero	2	1	0	3	0	11
RB Salvador Bunten	2	1	0	2	0	22

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Buffalo	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Kerry Rodriguez	3	13	4.33	4.58
TE Renaldo Rayburn	1	0	0.00	-0.50

St. Louis	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Salvador Bunten	1	-1	-1.00	4.73

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Buffalo	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Dak Prescott	5	1	9	1.80	6.23

St. Louis	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Silas Frederick	2	0	0	0.00	2.93

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Buffalo	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Mecole Hardman	2	1	9	4.50	9.00
WR Samuel Dunbar	2	0	0	0.00	3.50
WR Aaron Dobson	1	0	0	0.00	11.50

St. Louis	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Taywan Taylor	1	0	0	0.00	5.20
WR Cris Rivero	1	0	0	0.00	1.50

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Buffalo	Rushes	Conversions
RB Kerry Rodriguez	3	1

St. Louis	Rushes	Conversions

Third Down Passing Statistics

Buffalo	Att	Comp	Conversions
Dak Prescott	15	9	7

St. Louis	Att	Comp	Conversions
Silas Frederick	16	9	3

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Buffalo	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Samuel Dunbar	7	3	2
WR Mecole Hardman	4	3	2
WR Aaron Dobson	2	1	1
TE Calvin Appleton	1	1	1
RB Kerry Rodriguez	1	1	1

St. Louis	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Eric McCarthy	6	3	1
WR Taywan Taylor	4	2	1
TE Neil Bradley	2	1	1
RB Fernando Niles	2	1	0
WR Devonte Phipps	1	1	0
WR Cris Rivero	1	1	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 43,100 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 12,100 (21,400)
End Zone 8,700 (15,400)
Mezzanine 5,400 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 8,700 (13,600)
Club Seats 5,100 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 3,100 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	43,100 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	12,100 (21,400)
End Zone	8,700 (15,400)
Mezzanine	5,400 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	8,700 (13,600)
Club Seats	5,100 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	3,100 (3,300)