Week 3, 2043

played in Buffalo, NY

51 degrees, fair, 5 mph wind

Indianapolis Colts	3	10	7	7	-	27
Buffalo Bills	7	17	7	0	-	31

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:00 IND - Melvin Downs 46 field goal
1Q: 03:07 BUF - Jose Edmonds 1 pass from Ernie Sims (Ricky Lelie extra point)
2Q: 12:42 BUF - Miles Howe 9 run (Ricky Lelie extra point)
2Q: 08:36 BUF - Lorenzo Kustok 7 fumble return (Ricky Lelie extra point)
2Q: 08:16 IND - Rickey Elias 67 run (Melvin Downs extra point)
2Q: 01:32 IND - Melvin Downs 21 field goal
2Q: 00:03 BUF - Ricky Lelie 27 field goal
3Q: 10:19 IND - Grant Washington 9 pass from Cornelius Gillespie (Melvin Downs extra point)
3Q: 03:44 BUF - Ernie Sims 1 run (Ricky Lelie extra point)
4Q: 11:34 IND - Dennis Rubin 2 pass from Cornelius Gillespie (Melvin Downs extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:00 IND - Melvin Downs 46 field goal
1Q: 03:07 BUF - Jose Edmonds 1 pass from Ernie Sims (Ricky Lelie extra point)
2Q: 12:42 BUF - Miles Howe 9 run (Ricky Lelie extra point)
2Q: 08:36 BUF - Lorenzo Kustok 7 fumble return (Ricky Lelie extra point)
2Q: 08:16 IND - Rickey Elias 67 run (Melvin Downs extra point)
2Q: 01:32 IND - Melvin Downs 21 field goal
2Q: 00:03 BUF - Ricky Lelie 27 field goal
3Q: 10:19 IND - Grant Washington 9 pass from Cornelius Gillespie (Melvin Downs extra point)
3Q: 03:44 BUF - Ernie Sims 1 run (Ricky Lelie extra point)
4Q: 11:34 IND - Dennis Rubin 2 pass from Cornelius Gillespie (Melvin Downs extra point)

Team Statistics IND BUF
Record 1-2 2-1
First Downs 18 27
- by Rushing 5 11
- by Passing 10 14
- by Penalty 3 2
Total Net Yards 322 382
- Offensive Plays 59 71
- Yards per Play 5.46 5.38
Net Rushing Yards 176 139
- Rushing Attempts 27 38
- Yards per Rush 6.52 3.66
Net Passing Yards 146 243
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 27 - 16 - 1 33 - 24 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 178 243
- Sacks/Yards Lost 5/32 0/0
- Yards per Pass Play 4.56 7.36
Fumbles/Lost 1/1 3/3
3rd Down Conversions 2/12 7/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 6.7 5.5
4th Down Conversions 0/1 0/0
Penalties/Yards 7/57 6/45
Punt Returns/Yards 3/38 3/24
Kick Returns/Yards 1/21 0/0
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 1/18
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 3 5
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/1 3/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 30 OWN 28
Time of Possession 26:47 33:13

Team Statistics	IND	BUF
Record	1-2	2-1
First Downs	18	27
- by Rushing	5	11
- by Passing	10	14
- by Penalty	3	2
Total Net Yards	322	382
- Offensive Plays	59	71
- Yards per Play	5.46	5.38
Net Rushing Yards	176	139
- Rushing Attempts	27	38
- Yards per Rush	6.52	3.66
Net Passing Yards	146	243
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	27 - 16 - 1	33 - 24 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	178	243
- Sacks/Yards Lost	5/32	0/0
- Yards per Pass Play	4.56	7.36
Fumbles/Lost	1/1	3/3
3rd Down Conversions	2/12	7/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	6.7	5.5
4th Down Conversions	0/1	0/0
Penalties/Yards	7/57	6/45
Punt Returns/Yards	3/38	3/24
Kick Returns/Yards	1/21	0/0
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	1/18
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	3	5
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/1	3/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 30	OWN 28
Time of Possession	26:47	33:13

Drive Charts

Indianapolis Colts
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	1:35	OWN 20	4	19	Punt
1	11:43	2:51	OPP 49	5	20	Field Goal
1	3:01	1:55	OWN 7	3	7	Punt
2	12:32	2:00	OWN 21	3	2	Interception
2	9:41	1:15	OWN 9	3	-2	Fumble
2	8:26	0:42	OWN 20	3	80	Touchdown
2	4:45	3:18	OWN 20	10	76	Field Goal
3	13:22	3:12	OPP 43	8	43	Touchdown
3	3:36	1:50	OWN 20	3	8	Punt
4	15:00	2:17	OWN 42	3	-11	Punt
4	12:43	1:16	OPP 32	3	32	Touchdown
4	10:04	1:26	OWN 39	3	-3	Punt
4	6:44	4:00	OWN 28	9	46	Downs

Buffalo Bills
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	13:25	1:42	OWN 20	4	29	Fumble
1	8:52	5:51	OWN 20	12	80	Touchdown
1	1:06	3:34	OWN 44	7	56	Touchdown
2	10:32	0:51	OPP 14	3	6	Fumble
2	7:44	2:59	OWN 20	8	34	Punt
2	1:27	1:27	OWN 20	5	70	Field Goal
3	15:00	1:38	OWN 20	3	3	Punt
3	10:10	6:34	OWN 20	13	80	Touchdown
3	1:46	1:46	OWN 15	3	5	Punt
4	11:27	1:23	OWN 20	3	1	Punt
4	8:38	1:54	OWN 32	3	5	Punt
4	2:44	2:44	OWN 26	7	24	Game

Game MVP: Joseph Jennings, Buffalo Bills

Rushing Statistics

Indianapolis	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Rickey Elias	18	146	8.11	67	4	1
James Chustz	7	24	3.43	17	1	0
Cornelius Gillespie	2	6	3.00	4	0	0

Buffalo	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Miles Howe	29	127	4.38	21	3	1
Quinn Graham	5	0	0.00	2	0	0
Ernie Sims	4	12	3.00	8	0	1

Passing Statistics

Indianapolis	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Cornelius Gillespie	27	16	178	5/32	2	37	1	88.2

Buffalo	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Ernie Sims	33	24	243	0/0	1	40	0	103.5

Receiving Statistics

Indianapolis	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Grant Washington	4	8	51	12.75	32	37	1
TE Caiden Poulsen	3	6	64	21.33	2	32	0
WR Dennis Rubin	3	6	13	4.33	0	11	1
WR Bo Lester	2	3	18	9.00	0	15	0
RB Rickey Elias	2	2	2	1.00	0	3	0
WR Vincent Battle	2	2	30	15.00	15	15	0

Buffalo	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Britt England	8	10	36	4.50	8	15	0
WR Jose Edmonds	5	7	43	8.60	11	14	1
RB Miles Howe	5	7	64	12.80	37	40	0
TE Donald Guagliardo	2	2	38	19.00	18	24	0
WR Kody McElroy	2	4	42	21.00	14	24	0
FB Taylor Larsen	1	1	7	7.00	2	7	0
RB Quinn Graham	1	1	13	13.00	9	13	0
WR Alex McNeil	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Indianapolis	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Buffalo	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
OLB Joseph Jennings	1	18	18.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Indianapolis	Fumb	Recov	Force
Cornelius Gillespie	1	0	0
Bobby Patton	0	1	1
Harrison Bridges	0	1	0
Miles Blackburn	0	1	0
Larry Walters	0	0	1
James Chustz	0	0	1

Buffalo	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Ernie Sims	1	0	0	0
Floyd MacIntyre	1	0	0	0
Miles Howe	1	0	0	0
Lorenzo Kustok	0	1	0	1
Joseph Jennings	0	0	1	0

Punting Statistics

Indianapolis	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Jeff Hemler	5	250	50.0	41.2	61	2

Buffalo	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Bruce Tilton	5	217	43.4	31.8	46	0

Kicking Statistics

Indianapolis	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Melvin Downs	2/2	1/1	0/0	46	3/3

Buffalo	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Ricky Lelie	1/1	0/0	0/0	27	4/4

Punt Return Statistics

Indianapolis	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Chad Riley	3	38	12.7	0

Buffalo	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Floyd MacIntyre	2	11	5.5	0
Jose Edmonds	1	13	13.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Indianapolis	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
James Chustz	1	21	21.0	0

Buffalo	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Defensive Statistics

Indianapolis	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Irving Horner	9	3	0.0	31	31
ILB Brock Donovan	8	1	0.0	33	28
S Willie Wainright	5	3	0.0	36	31
DT Bobby Patton	5	2	0.0	24	15
CB Roberto Dimick	4	3	0.0	37	30
CB Orlando Stuart	4	1	0.0	37	30
ILB Iker Wiseman	3	2	0.0	19	12
OLB Roy Lyle	3	1	0.0	23	17
S Larry Walters	3	0	0.0	34	30
S Dana Mauricia	3	0	0.0	9	11
DT Jeffrey Escamilla	2	0	0.0	15	18
CB Tyrone Russell	1	3	0.0	15	23
OLB Ricardo Williamson	1	1	0.0	8	1
DE Emmett Caldwell	1	1	0.0	19	16
DE Kerry Kerns	1	0	0.0	19	17
DE Harrison Bridges	1	0	0.0	22	14
OLB Brad Cochrane	1	0	0.0	9	7
WR Dennis Rubin	1	0	---	---	---
S Dashawn Godfrey	1	0	0.0	6	8
DE Damian Mills	1	0	0.0	16	19

Buffalo	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Kennedy Jarvis	6	2	0.0	27	32
ILB Jeffrey Hughes	5	5	0.0	27	32
CB Floyd MacIntyre	5	2	0.0	27	32
OLB Deon Riley	5	1	0.0	16	8
OLB Joseph Jennings	4	2	2.0	25	28
DE Lorenzo Kustok	4	1	2.0	19	28
DE Juan Godfrey	3	1	0.5	24	22
DT Shaun Larocque	3	0	0.0	15	20
OLB J.J. Francis	2	2	0.5	14	16
CB Kurt Hoover	2	1	0.0	22	25
S Austin Antonides	2	0	0.0	10	23
CB Brayden Kehl	2	0	0.0	9	16
T Malcolm Stephens	1	0	---	---	---
S Clay Howard	1	0	0.0	18	17
DE Butch McLeod	1	0	0.0	11	14
S Butch Terrell	0	1	0.0	4	6

Pass Rush Statistics

Indianapolis	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Harrison Bridges	1	0	0	14
OLB Brad Cochrane	1	0	0	7
OLB Roy Lyle	0	1	0	17
OLB Irving Horner	0	0	2	31

Buffalo	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Joseph Jennings	2.0	0	2	2	28
DE Lorenzo Kustok	2.0	0	0	2	28
DE Juan Godfrey	0.5	1	0	0	22
OLB J.J. Francis	0.5	0	0	0	16
DT Shaun Larocque	0.0	0	1	0	20
ILB Jeffrey Hughes	0.0	0	1	0	32

Pass Defense Statistics

Indianapolis	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
OLB Irving Horner	6	1	31
CB Orlando Stuart	4	0	30
S Willie Wainright	4	0	31
CB Roberto Dimick	2	0	30
S Dana Mauricia	2	0	11
S Larry Walters	1	1	30
DT Bobby Patton	1	0	15
CB Tyrone Russell	1	0	23
ILB Iker Wiseman	1	0	12
ILB Brock Donovan	1	0	28
S Dashawn Godfrey	1	0	8

Buffalo	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Floyd MacIntyre	4	1	0	32
S Kennedy Jarvis	2	1	0	32
CB Kurt Hoover	2	0	0	25
S Austin Antonides	2	0	0	23
ILB Jeffrey Hughes	2	0	0	32
OLB Joseph Jennings	1	1	1	28
OLB Deon Riley	1	0	0	8
DE Juan Godfrey	1	0	0	22
DE Butch McLeod	1	0	0	14
CB Bart Ogden	0	1	0	15

Blocking Statistics

Indianapolis	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Arnie Monaghan	3	8	1	27	0	32
Caiden Poulsen	2	2	0	25	0	32
Miles Blackburn	1	4	0	27	1	32
Luis Myers	1	3	0	27	2	32
Lukas Bauer	0	4	0	27	2	32
Nathaniel McQuaig	0	4	0	27	0	32

Buffalo	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	PPly
Wally Jurkiewicz	4	7	0	38	33
Kendrick Ellis	3	10	0	38	33
Sedrick Douthit	2	6	0	38	33
Malcolm Stephens	2	5	0	38	33
Donald Guagliardo	1	1	1	30	16
Randal Weinmeister	1	1	0	7	4
Taylor Larsen	0	2	0	24	14
Lamar Withers	0	2	0	38	33

Special Teams Tackles

Indianapolis	Tackles	STPlays
James Chustz	1	23
Vincent Battle	1	16
Ben Cunningham	1	7

Buffalo	Tackles	STPlays
Deon Riley	2	26
Nicholas Laliberte	2	16

Participation

Indianapolis	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Orlando Stuart	---	---	37	30	12	79
Larry Walters	---	---	34	30	12	76
Willie Wainright	---	---	36	31	2	69
Caiden Poulsen	25	32	---	---	11	68
Roberto Dimick	---	---	37	30	1	68
Miles Blackburn	27	32	---	---	7	66
Brock Donovan	---	---	33	28	3	64
Irving Horner	---	---	31	31	1	63
Cornelius Gillespie	27	32	---	---	---	59
Lukas Bauer	27	32	---	---	---	59
Nathaniel McQuaig	27	32	---	---	---	59
Arnie Monaghan	27	32	---	---	---	59
Luis Myers	27	32	---	---	---	59
Dennis Rubin	26	28	---	---	1	55
Earnest Beverly	16	15	---	---	23	54
Tyrone Russell	---	---	15	23	11	49
Vincent Battle	10	18	---	---	16	44
Roy Lyle	---	---	23	17	4	44
Damian Mills	---	---	16	19	7	42
Grant Washington	14	22	---	---	5	41
Bobby Patton	---	---	24	15	---	39
James Chustz	7	9	---	---	23	39
Harrison Bridges	---	---	22	14	2	38
Kerry Kerns	---	---	19	17	1	37
Jeffrey Escamilla	---	---	15	18	3	36
Emmett Caldwell	---	---	19	16	---	35
Rickey Elias	19	14	---	---	1	34
Iker Wiseman	---	---	19	12	2	33
Teddy Caldwell	10	5	---	---	17	32
Ricardo Williamson	---	---	8	1	21	30
Bo Lester	5	8	---	---	16	29
Tim Stokes	---	---	6	5	13	24
Dana Mauricia	---	---	9	11	1	21
Brad Cochrane	---	---	9	7	---	16
Dashawn Godfrey	---	---	6	8	---	14
Derek Kleinecke	3	9	---	---	1	13
Melvin Downs	0	0	---	---	8	8
Benjamin Fry	0	0	---	---	7	7
Bart Ferreira	0	0	---	---	7	7
Vernon Zimmerman	0	0	---	---	7	7
Ben Cunningham	0	0	---	---	7	7
Jeff Hemler	0	0	---	---	5	5
Chad Riley	0	0	---	---	4	4
Jeffery Roden	0	0	---	---	2	2
Adam Tubbs	0	0	---	---	---	0
Myron Lyle	0	0	---	---	---	0

Buffalo	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Britt England	38	31	---	---	12	81
Kendrick Ellis	38	33	---	---	6	77
Floyd MacIntyre	---	---	27	32	17	76
Ernie Sims	38	33	---	---	---	71
Sedrick Douthit	38	33	---	---	---	71
Wally Jurkiewicz	38	33	---	---	---	71
Malcolm Stephens	38	33	---	---	---	71
Lamar Withers	38	33	---	---	---	71
Donald Guagliardo	30	16	---	---	16	62
Kennedy Jarvis	---	---	27	32	2	61
Jeffrey Hughes	---	---	27	32	2	61
Jose Edmonds	30	28	---	---	1	59
Joseph Jennings	---	---	25	28	2	55
Miles Howe	31	22	---	---	2	55
Deon Riley	---	---	16	8	26	50
Lorenzo Kustok	---	---	19	28	2	49
Kody McElroy	13	20	---	---	16	49
Kurt Hoover	---	---	22	25	1	48
Juan Godfrey	---	---	24	22	1	47
Austin Antonides	---	---	10	23	8	41
Taylor Larsen	24	14	---	---	1	39
Bart Ogden	---	---	12	15	12	39
J.J. Francis	---	---	14	16	8	38
Shaun Larocque	---	---	15	20	2	37
Brayden Kehl	---	---	9	16	12	37
Clay Howard	---	---	18	17	2	37
Butch McLeod	---	---	11	14	6	31
Nate Sanders	---	---	12	12	5	29
Nicholas Laliberte	5	4	---	---	16	25
Butch Terrell	---	---	4	6	11	21
Zachery Zahursky	0	0	---	---	20	20
Leland Viragh	5	15	---	---	---	20
Randal Weinmeister	7	4	---	---	6	17
Alex McNeil	2	9	---	---	6	17
Alan Mayes	---	---	3	2	5	10
R. Jay Brandon	---	---	2	4	2	8
Quinn Graham	5	2	---	---	---	7
Dean Clark	0	0	---	---	6	6
Deron Griffin	0	0	---	---	6	6
Brayden Hammond	0	0	---	---	6	6
Nickolas Zuchowski	0	0	---	---	6	6
Ricky Lelie	0	0	---	---	6	6
Bruce Tilton	0	0	---	---	5	5
Darien Junker	0	0	---	---	1	1
Brenden Richard	0	0	---	---	---	0
Stan Sawyer	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	7	49	7.0
Middle	15	30	2.0
Right	5	97	19.4
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	8	21	2.6
Middle	16	59	3.7
Right	13	61	4.7
None	1	-2	-2.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Indianapolis	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Cornelius Gillespie	27	16	3	1	0	4	4	4	1

Buffalo	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Ernie Sims	33	24	3	2	2	2	1	2	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	2	33	8.3
Short (0-8 Yds)	11	6	22	2.0
Medium (9-18 Yds)	9	6	69	7.7
Long (19+ Yds)	3	2	54	18.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	12	10	107	8.9
Short (0-8 Yds)	10	8	40	4.0
Medium (9-18 Yds)	9	6	96	10.7
Long (19+ Yds)	2	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Indianapolis	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Grant Washington	8	4	51	1	22
TE Caiden Poulsen	6	3	64	2	32
WR Dennis Rubin	6	3	13	0	28
WR Bo Lester	3	2	18	0	8
RB Rickey Elias	2	2	2	0	14
WR Vincent Battle	2	2	30	0	18

Buffalo	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Britt England	10	8	0	36	0	31
WR Jose Edmonds	7	5	1	43	0	28
RB Miles Howe	7	5	0	64	1	22
WR Kody McElroy	4	2	0	42	1	20
TE Donald Guagliardo	2	2	0	38	1	16
FB Taylor Larsen	1	1	0	7	0	14
RB Quinn Graham	1	1	0	13	0	2
WR Alex McNeil	1	0	1	0	0	9

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Indianapolis	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Rickey Elias	1	3	3.00	8.11

Buffalo	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Ernie Sims	2	6	3.00	3.00
Miles Howe	2	17	8.50	4.38
Quinn Graham	1	0	0.00	0.00

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Indianapolis	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Cornelius Gillespie	8	5	23	2.88	6.59

Buffalo	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Ernie Sims	4	3	5	1.25	7.36

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Indianapolis	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Dennis Rubin	4	2	2	0.50	2.17
WR Grant Washington	3	2	18	6.00	6.38
RB Rickey Elias	1	1	3	3.00	1.00

Buffalo	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Jose Edmonds	2	1	1	0.50	6.14
WR Britt England	1	1	1	1.00	3.60
RB Miles Howe	1	1	3	3.00	9.14

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Indianapolis	Rushes	Conversions

Buffalo	Rushes	Conversions
Miles Howe	4	3
Ernie Sims	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Indianapolis	Att	Comp	Conversions
Cornelius Gillespie	9	3	2

Buffalo	Att	Comp	Conversions
Ernie Sims	8	6	4

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Indianapolis	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Grant Washington	3	1	1
TE Caiden Poulsen	2	0	0
WR Dennis Rubin	1	0	0
WR Bo Lester	1	0	0
RB Rickey Elias	1	1	0
WR Vincent Battle	1	1	1

Buffalo	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Britt England	3	2	0
TE Donald Guagliardo	2	2	2
FB Taylor Larsen	1	1	1
WR Jose Edmonds	1	1	1
WR Alex McNeil	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 73,100 (95,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 17,100 (23,500)
End Zone 12,500 (16,900)
Mezzanine 7,300 (9,800)
Sideline Seats 11,200 (15,000)
Club Seats 15,900 (19,900)
Luxury Boxes 9,100 (9,900)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	73,100 (95,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	17,100 (23,500)
End Zone	12,500 (16,900)
Mezzanine	7,300 (9,800)
Sideline Seats	11,200 (15,000)
Club Seats	15,900 (19,900)
Luxury Boxes	9,100 (9,900)