Wild Card Playoff Games, 2020

played in Denver, CO

27 degrees, fair, 16 mph wind

Buffalo Bills	7	7	7	10	-	31
Denver Broncos	3	6	0	7	-	16

Scoring Summary
1Q: 05:38 BUF - Mack Alston 42 interception return (Rickey Rosebrock extra point)
1Q: 00:33 DEN - Danny Whitfield 33 field goal
2Q: 12:45 BUF - Earnest Leal 20 pass from Ralph Maxwell (Rickey Rosebrock extra point)
2Q: 07:04 DEN - Danny Whitfield 27 field goal
2Q: 02:50 DEN - Danny Whitfield 36 field goal
3Q: 13:27 BUF - Edgar Paniagua 17 pass from Ralph Maxwell (Rickey Rosebrock extra point)
4Q: 14:54 BUF - Rickey Rosebrock 35 field goal
4Q: 11:00 DEN - Broderick Austin 22 pass from Lorenzo Capoccia (Danny Whitfield extra point)
4Q: 02:00 BUF - Roger Davenport 5 pass from Ralph Maxwell (Rickey Rosebrock extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 05:38 BUF - Mack Alston 42 interception return (Rickey Rosebrock extra point)
1Q: 00:33 DEN - Danny Whitfield 33 field goal
2Q: 12:45 BUF - Earnest Leal 20 pass from Ralph Maxwell (Rickey Rosebrock extra point)
2Q: 07:04 DEN - Danny Whitfield 27 field goal
2Q: 02:50 DEN - Danny Whitfield 36 field goal
3Q: 13:27 BUF - Edgar Paniagua 17 pass from Ralph Maxwell (Rickey Rosebrock extra point)
4Q: 14:54 BUF - Rickey Rosebrock 35 field goal
4Q: 11:00 DEN - Broderick Austin 22 pass from Lorenzo Capoccia (Danny Whitfield extra point)
4Q: 02:00 BUF - Roger Davenport 5 pass from Ralph Maxwell (Rickey Rosebrock extra point)

Team Statistics BUF DEN
Record 12-5 9-8
First Downs 17 18
- by Rushing 8 3
- by Passing 8 14
- by Penalty 1 1
Total Net Yards 312 292
- Offensive Plays 55 66
- Yards per Play 5.67 4.42
Net Rushing Yards 160 84
- Rushing Attempts 30 21
- Yards per Rush 5.33 4.00
Net Passing Yards 152 208
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 24 - 13 - 0 42 - 23 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards 154 226
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/2 3/18
- Yards per Pass Play 6.08 4.62
Fumbles/Lost 1/0 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 4/11 5/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 5.6 9.8
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/1
Penalties/Yards 5/40 7/39
Punt Returns/Yards 1/4 3/19
Kick Returns/Yards 3/49 5/130
Interception Ret./Yards 2/59 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 3 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/1 0/3
Avg. Drive Start OWN 29 OWN 26
Time of Possession 28:09 31:51

Team Statistics	BUF	DEN
Record	12-5	9-8
First Downs	17	18
- by Rushing	8	3
- by Passing	8	14
- by Penalty	1	1
Total Net Yards	312	292
- Offensive Plays	55	66
- Yards per Play	5.67	4.42
Net Rushing Yards	160	84
- Rushing Attempts	30	21
- Yards per Rush	5.33	4.00
Net Passing Yards	152	208
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	24 - 13 - 0	42 - 23 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards	154	226
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/2	3/18
- Yards per Pass Play	6.08	4.62
Fumbles/Lost	1/0	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	4/11	5/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	5.6	9.8
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/1
Penalties/Yards	5/40	7/39
Punt Returns/Yards	1/4	3/19
Kick Returns/Yards	3/49	5/130
Interception Ret./Yards	2/59	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	3	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/1	0/3
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 29	OWN 26
Time of Possession	28:09	31:51

Drive Charts

Buffalo Bills
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	1:57	OWN 18	3	9	Punt
1	11:22	4:03	OWN 11	7	43	Punt
1	0:25	2:57	OWN 14	5	86	Touchdown
2	6:59	0:34	OWN 20	3	0	Punt
2	2:43	2:19	OWN 26	6	14	Punt
3	14:25	1:06	OPP 18	3	18	Touchdown
3	10:27	5:04	OWN 20	8	27	Punt
3	3:04	3:17	OWN 40	6	42	Field Goal
4	10:48	1:11	OWN 20	3	9	Punt
4	5:39	3:45	OWN 20	10	80	Touchdown
4	0:59	0:59	OPP 47	2	-2	Game

Denver Broncos
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	13:03	1:41	OWN 29	3	5	Punt
1	7:19	1:51	OWN 20	4	13	Interception
1	5:28	5:03	OWN 41	8	43	Field Goal
2	12:28	5:29	OWN 20	9	70	Field Goal
2	6:25	3:42	OWN 31	10	50	Field Goal
2	0:24	0:24	OWN 2	1	3	Half
3	15:00	0:35	OWN 28	1	0	Interception
3	13:19	2:52	OWN 40	5	0	Punt
3	5:23	2:19	OWN 16	5	12	Punt
4	14:47	3:59	OWN 36	7	64	Touchdown
4	9:37	3:58	OWN 22	9	27	Punt
4	1:54	0:55	OWN 37	5	10	Downs

Game MVP: Mack Alston, Buffalo Bills

Rushing Statistics

Buffalo	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Greg Janssen	13	82	6.31	20	3
Roosevelt Elizondo	10	40	4.00	9	0
Ralph Maxwell	7	38	5.43	16	1

Denver	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Dwight Shepherd	17	70	4.12	22	2
Donovan Walsh	3	14	4.67	8	0
Lorenzo Capoccia	1	0	0.00	0	0

Passing Statistics

Buffalo	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Ralph Maxwell	24	13	154	1/2	3	33	0	113.5

Denver	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Lorenzo Capoccia	42	23	226	3/18	1	34	2	58.2

Receiving Statistics

Buffalo	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Pat Douglas	5	6	58	11.60	2	26	0
RB Greg Janssen	3	3	8	2.67	1	3	0
WR Edgar Paniagua	2	3	50	25.00	16	33	1
WR Earnest Leal	2	3	33	16.50	0	20	1
WR Roger Davenport	1	2	5	5.00	0	5	1
FB Dennis Taylor	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
TE Tracy Marohl	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
WR Brock Ogden	0	3	0	0.00	0	0	0
RB Lance Becnel	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
TE Xavier Hernandez	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Denver	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Broderick Austin	6	10	69	11.50	3	22	1
WR Kurt Perkins	5	11	63	12.60	3	21	0
TE Otis Boyd	4	4	50	12.50	9	34	0
RB Donovan Walsh	2	3	3	1.50	0	3	0
RB Dwight Shepherd	2	2	8	4.00	3	5	0
WR Deron Lane	1	1	12	12.00	7	12	0
TE Lee Rayman	1	1	12	12.00	8	12	0
TE Steven Owens	1	1	4	4.00	0	4	0
WR Martin Adams	1	5	5	5.00	0	5	0
WR Deon Brunsvold	0	4	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Buffalo	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
ILB Phil Tuiososopo	1	17	17.00	0
S Mack Alston	1	42	42.00	1

Denver	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Buffalo	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Ralph Maxwell	1	0	0	0
Mark Sepulveda	0	1	0	0

Denver	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Tom Clancy	0	0	1	0

Punting Statistics

Buffalo	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Rico Miiles	6	302	50.3	43.8	58	3

Denver	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Christian Cunningham	4	198	49.5	38.5	60	1

Kicking Statistics

Buffalo	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Rickey Rosebrock	1/1	0/0	0/0	35	4/4

Denver	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Danny Whitfield	3/3	0/0	0/0	36	1/1

Punt Return Statistics

Buffalo	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Brock Ogden	1	4	4.0	0

Denver	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Ralph Finley	3	19	6.3	0

Kick Return Statistics

Buffalo	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
David Evans	2	30	15.0	0
Mack Alston	1	19	19.0	0

Denver	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Martin Adams	4	111	27.8	0
Ralph Finley	1	19	19.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Buffalo	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Mack Alston	8	0	1.0	20	44
ILB Phil Tuiososopo	7	2	0.0	20	42
DT J.T. Shapiro	5	0	1.0	18	39
ILB Kendrick Sersland	4	1	0.0	15	31
S Leslie Ramthun	4	1	0.0	17	38
DE Jamal Stokes	3	0	1.0	19	43
CB Rodney Nixon	3	1	0.0	20	43
DE Edward Arnold	3	1	0.0	18	41
CB David Evans	3	0	0.0	13	37
S Rondell Marsh	2	0	0.0	10	20
CB Lamar Toews	1	4	0.0	19	45
OLB C.J. Jacobson	1	1	0.0	13	36
OLB Claude Hutton	1	0	0.0	8	9
OLB Earnest Vasher	0	2	0.0	8	6

Denver	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Bernie Burke	8	2	0.0	29	25
DE Will Garner	5	0	1.0	28	25
ILB Chuck Densmore	4	1	0.0	29	25
CB Tom Clancy	4	1	0.0	22	23
DT J.B. Hock	3	3	0.0	23	21
OLB Buddy Fogle	3	1	0.0	25	24
CB Dennis Brock	3	1	0.0	25	25
DT Jamie Blair	2	2	0.0	24	22
CB John Echols	2	0	0.0	16	16
OLB Bubba Rhodes	1	1	0.0	17	8
DE Junior Clancy	1	1	0.0	25	22
OLB Charles Fullerton	1	1	0.0	7	2
S Jerald Thornton	1	0	0.0	9	3
WR Martin Adams	1	0	---	---	---
DE Lorenzo Johnson	1	0	0.0	7	3

Pass Rush Statistics

Buffalo	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Jamal Stokes	1.0	1	1	2	43
DT J.T. Shapiro	1.0	1	1	0	39
S Mack Alston	1.0	0	0	0	44
DE Edward Arnold	0.0	1	2	2	41
OLB C.J. Jacobson	0.0	0	1	0	36
CB Lamar Toews	0.0	0	1	0	45

Denver	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
DE Will Garner	1.0	0	0	25
DE Junior Clancy	0.0	1	2	22
OLB Buddy Fogle	0.0	1	1	24
DT J.B. Hock	0.0	1	0	21

Pass Defense Statistics

Buffalo	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S Mack Alston	4	2	1	44
CB Rodney Nixon	4	1	0	43
ILB Phil Tuiososopo	3	0	1	42
ILB Kendrick Sersland	3	0	0	31
S Leslie Ramthun	2	1	0	38
CB Lamar Toews	2	1	0	45
CB David Evans	2	1	0	37
S Rondell Marsh	2	0	0	20
OLB C.J. Jacobson	1	0	0	36

Denver	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
S Bernie Burke	3	0	25
CB John Echols	2	1	16
CB Dennis Brock	2	1	25
ILB Chuck Densmore	2	0	25
CB Tom Clancy	2	0	23
DE Junior Clancy	1	0	22
DE Will Garner	1	0	25
DT Jamie Blair	0	1	22

Blocking Statistics

Buffalo	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Ricky Weber	3	3	29	0	24
Mercury Hartman	2	6	28	0	24
Jason Garrard	2	4	27	0	23
Mark Sepulveda	1	3	30	0	25
Jared Merrifield	1	2	13	0	9
Dennis Taylor	1	1	14	0	7
Tracy Marohl	1	1	25	0	16
Everett Mullins	0	2	21	1	18
Xavier Hernandez	0	1	13	0	8

Denver	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Arnie Alcott	3	6	20	0	41
Jumbo Miller	2	5	20	1	40
Lance Guzowski	1	2	17	0	36
Clifton Baxter	1	2	9	0	13
Gus Murphy	1	1	20	2	43
Steven Owens	1	1	10	0	13
Pete Herbert	0	3	20	0	38
Marcus Farrell	0	1	4	0	13

Special Teams Statistics

Buffalo	Tackles	STPlays
Rondell Marsh	3	16
Mack Alston	2	19
David Evans	1	14
Pat Douglas	1	11
Dennis Taylor	1	9
Lance Becnel	0	22
Donald McGill	0	18
Xavier Hernandez	0	17
Brock Ogden	0	16
Ron Peeples	0	12
Sedrick Stolz	0	11
Fernando Dennis	0	9
Greg Janssen	0	9
Jared Merrifield	0	7
Keith Norris	0	7
Cory Russell	0	7
Rickey Rosebrock	0	7
Rico Miiles	0	6
Edgar Paniagua	0	5
Kendrick Sersland	0	5
Aaron Piccarreta	0	4
Ricky Weber	0	4
Austin Branch	0	4
Rodney Nixon	0	4
Wendell Pehrson	0	4
Phil Tuiososopo	0	3
C.J. Jacobson	0	3
J.T. Shapiro	0	3
Leslie Ramthun	0	3
Everett Mullins	0	3
Jamal Stokes	0	3
Lamar Toews	0	3
Edward Arnold	0	3
Earnest Vasher	0	2
Jason Garrard	0	1
Joel McElrath	0	1

Denver	Tackles	STPlays
Bubba Rhodes	2	26
Clifton Basford	1	11
Clifton Baxter	1	8
Donovan Walsh	0	23
Cornell Shah	0	18
Lee Rayman	0	18
Kurt Perkins	0	17
Otis Boyd	0	15
Deon Brunsvold	0	15
Steven Owens	0	13
Ralph Finley	0	12
Roy Guffey	0	11
Danny Whitfield	0	8
Marcus Farrell	0	7
Richard Wallace	0	7
Dexter Harrison	0	7
Will Garner	0	6
Martin Adams	0	6
Charles Fullerton	0	6
Lorenzo Johnson	0	6
Kris Mesler	0	6
Lance Guzowski	0	5
Christian Cunningham	0	4
Jumbo Miller	0	4
Norm Sinclair	0	3
Arnie Alcott	0	2
J.B. Hock	0	2
John Echols	0	1
Bernie Burke	0	1
Chuck Densmore	0	1
Tom Clancy	0	1
Junior Clancy	0	1
Jamie Blair	0	1
Buddy Fogle	0	1
Harvey Reeves	0	1
Dennis Brock	0	1

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	3	33	11.0
Middle	19	102	5.4
Right	6	27	4.5
None	2	-2	-1.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	2	6	3.0
Middle	11	33	3.0
Right	8	45	5.6
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Buffalo	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Ralph Maxwell	24	13	3	1	1	3	3	0	0

Denver	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Lorenzo Capoccia	42	23	4	0	2	6	6	4	2

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	1	0	0	0.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	7	5	20	2.9
Medium (9-18 Yds)	8	5	55	6.9
Long (19+ Yds)	8	3	79	9.9

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	2	2	7	3.5
Short (0-8 Yds)	13	11	56	4.3
Medium (9-18 Yds)	16	6	64	4.0
Long (19+ Yds)	11	4	99	9.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Buffalo	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Pat Douglas	6	5	0	58	1	16
WR Edgar Paniagua	3	2	0	50	1	15
WR Brock Ogden	3	0	1	0	0	6
WR Earnest Leal	3	2	0	33	1	11
RB Greg Janssen	3	3	0	8	0	9
WR Roger Davenport	2	1	0	5	0	18
FB Dennis Taylor	1	0	0	0	0	7
TE Tracy Marohl	1	0	0	0	0	16
RB Lance Becnel	1	0	0	0	0	4
TE Xavier Hernandez	1	0	0	0	0	8

Denver	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Kurt Perkins	11	5	1	63	1	31
WR Broderick Austin	10	6	0	69	2	37
WR Martin Adams	5	1	0	5	0	36
TE Otis Boyd	4	4	0	50	1	20
WR Deon Brunsvold	4	0	0	0	0	14
RB Donovan Walsh	3	2	1	3	0	12
RB Dwight Shepherd	2	2	0	8	0	30
WR Deron Lane	1	1	0	12	0	9
TE Lee Rayman	1	1	0	12	0	10
TE Steven Owens	1	1	0	4	0	13

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Buffalo	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Roosevelt Elizondo	2	4	2.00	4.00
Greg Janssen	2	12	6.00	6.31

Denver	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Dwight Shepherd	1	4	4.00	4.12

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Buffalo	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Ralph Maxwell	4	3	42	10.50	6.42

Denver	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Lorenzo Capoccia	5	3	8	1.60	5.38

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Buffalo	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Earnest Leal	2	1	20	10.00	11.00
WR Edgar Paniagua	1	1	17	17.00	16.67
WR Roger Davenport	1	1	5	5.00	2.50

Denver	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Kurt Perkins	2	1	5	2.50	5.73
WR Broderick Austin	2	1	3	1.50	6.90
RB Donovan Walsh	1	1	0	0.00	1.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Buffalo	Rushes	Conversions
Greg Janssen	3	3

Denver	Rushes	Conversions

Third Down Passing Statistics

Buffalo	Att	Comp	Conversions
Ralph Maxwell	8	4	1

Denver	Att	Comp	Conversions
Lorenzo Capoccia	14	8	5

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Buffalo	Targ	Catch	Conversions
RB Greg Janssen	3	3	0
WR Edgar Paniagua	2	1	1
WR Brock Ogden	2	0	0
WR Earnest Leal	1	0	0

Denver	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Kurt Perkins	4	1	1
WR Broderick Austin	4	3	2
RB Donovan Walsh	2	2	0
WR Martin Adams	2	1	1
WR Deron Lane	1	1	1
WR Deon Brunsvold	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 74,800 (76,100 capacity)
Upper Deck 23,500 (23,500)
End Zone 16,900 (16,900)
Mezzanine 9,500 (9,700)
Sideline Seats 14,300 (14,900)
Club Seats 8,500 (8,500)
Luxury Boxes 2,100 (2,600)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	74,800 (76,100 capacity)
Upper Deck	23,500 (23,500)
End Zone	16,900 (16,900)
Mezzanine	9,500 (9,700)
Sideline Seats	14,300 (14,900)
Club Seats	8,500 (8,500)
Luxury Boxes	2,100 (2,600)