Week 12, 2038

played in Buffalo, NY

50 degrees, fair, 4 mph wind

Detroit Lions	3	17	0	0	-	20
Buffalo Bills	0	0	14	7	-	21

Scoring Summary
1Q: 08:29 DET - Phil Hosken 19 field goal
2Q: 15:00 DET - Phil Hosken 33 field goal
2Q: 06:39 DET - Jeff Diano 18 pass from Grady Novotny (Phil Hosken extra point)
2Q: 00:43 DET - Bubba Hernandez 32 pass from Grady Novotny (Phil Hosken extra point)
3Q: 06:41 BUF - Owen Farrens 81 punt return (Kyle Sims extra point)
3Q: 02:12 BUF - Harvey Johnson 25 pass from Ernie Sims (Kyle Sims extra point)
4Q: 00:35 BUF - Harvey Johnson 36 pass from Ernie Sims (Kyle Sims extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 08:29 DET - Phil Hosken 19 field goal
2Q: 15:00 DET - Phil Hosken 33 field goal
2Q: 06:39 DET - Jeff Diano 18 pass from Grady Novotny (Phil Hosken extra point)
2Q: 00:43 DET - Bubba Hernandez 32 pass from Grady Novotny (Phil Hosken extra point)
3Q: 06:41 BUF - Owen Farrens 81 punt return (Kyle Sims extra point)
3Q: 02:12 BUF - Harvey Johnson 25 pass from Ernie Sims (Kyle Sims extra point)
4Q: 00:35 BUF - Harvey Johnson 36 pass from Ernie Sims (Kyle Sims extra point)

Team Statistics DET BUF
Record 3-8 5-6
First Downs 20 15
- by Rushing 10 4
- by Passing 10 11
- by Penalty 0 0
Total Net Yards 371 339
- Offensive Plays 72 54
- Yards per Play 5.15 6.28
Net Rushing Yards 156 86
- Rushing Attempts 33 19
- Yards per Rush 4.73 4.53
Net Passing Yards 215 253
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 34 - 25 - 0 33 - 21 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 241 275
- Sacks/Yards Lost 5/26 2/22
- Yards per Pass Play 5.51 7.23
Fumbles/Lost 1/0 1/0
3rd Down Conversions 6/17 5/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 8.5 6.5
4th Down Conversions 1/1 0/1
Penalties/Yards 0/0 1/5
Punt Returns/Yards 2/-5 4/81
Kick Returns/Yards 1/37 2/56
Interception Ret./Yards 1/0 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 3 0
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/2 0/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 29 OWN 19
Time of Possession 37:19 22:41

Team Statistics	DET	BUF
Record	3-8	5-6
First Downs	20	15
- by Rushing	10	4
- by Passing	10	11
- by Penalty	0	0
Total Net Yards	371	339
- Offensive Plays	72	54
- Yards per Play	5.15	6.28
Net Rushing Yards	156	86
- Rushing Attempts	33	19
- Yards per Rush	4.73	4.53
Net Passing Yards	215	253
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	34 - 25 - 0	33 - 21 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	241	275
- Sacks/Yards Lost	5/26	2/22
- Yards per Pass Play	5.51	7.23
Fumbles/Lost	1/0	1/0
3rd Down Conversions	6/17	5/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	8.5	6.5
4th Down Conversions	1/1	0/1
Penalties/Yards	0/0	1/5
Punt Returns/Yards	2/-5	4/81
Kick Returns/Yards	1/37	2/56
Interception Ret./Yards	1/0	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	3	0
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/2	0/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 29	OWN 19
Time of Possession	37:19	22:41

Drive Charts

Detroit Lions
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	13:33	5:12	OWN 21	12	77	Field Goal
1	6:23	6:31	OWN 23	11	61	Field Goal
2	12:45	6:12	OWN 12	11	88	Touchdown
2	5:37	2:36	OWN 41	6	19	Punt
2	1:35	1:05	OWN 41	3	59	Touchdown
3	15:00	2:09	OWN 20	5	19	Punt
3	8:31	1:58	OWN 36	3	8	Punt
3	6:33	2:04	OWN 20	3	7	Punt
3	2:01	1:40	OWN 20	3	8	Punt
4	12:57	3:40	OWN 20	6	11	Punt
4	7:42	2:30	OWN 35	3	3	Punt
4	2:48	1:01	OWN 49	5	11	Punt
4	0:22	0:22	OPP 49	1	0	Game

Buffalo Bills
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	1:27	OWN 20	3	5	Punt
1	8:21	1:58	OWN 20	5	17	Punt
2	14:52	2:07	OWN 28	3	7	Punt
2	6:33	0:56	OWN 20	3	1	Punt
2	3:01	1:26	OWN 20	4	8	Punt
2	0:30	0:30	OWN 27	1	21	Half
3	12:51	4:20	OWN 1	9	54	Interception
3	4:29	2:28	OWN 27	5	73	Touchdown
3	0:21	2:24	OWN 13	6	30	Punt
4	9:17	1:35	OWN 18	3	5	Punt
4	5:12	2:24	OWN 18	7	33	Downs
4	1:47	1:25	OWN 20	5	80	Touchdown

Game MVP: Deon Riley, Buffalo Bills

Rushing Statistics

Detroit	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
B.J. Copeland	21	90	4.29	16	8
Kelly Sutton	9	23	2.56	8	0
Grady Novotny	3	43	14.33	33	1

Buffalo	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Owen Farrens	13	80	6.15	21	2
Archie Carmona	3	-5	-1.67	0	0
Ernie Sims	2	6	3.00	5	0
Gary Pierce	1	5	5.00	5	0

Passing Statistics

Detroit	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Grady Novotny	34	25	241	5/26	2	32	0	112.5

Buffalo	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Ernie Sims	33	21	275	2/22	2	36	1	97.4

Receiving Statistics

Detroit	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
RB B.J. Copeland	7	8	24	3.43	14	8	0
WR Bubba Hernandez	6	8	61	10.17	32	32	1
WR Earnest Cox	4	6	80	20.00	37	30	0
TE J.J. Burton	3	3	31	10.33	19	27	0
WR Jeff Diano	2	3	23	11.50	5	18	1
FB Gabriel Thomason	2	4	22	11.00	23	12	0
RB Donald Loftus	1	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
WR Desmond Caldwell	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Buffalo	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
RB Owen Farrens	7	8	62	8.86	34	15	0
WR Gary Pierce	5	7	109	21.80	39	32	0
WR Harvey Johnson	4	8	69	17.25	8	36	2
WR Tommy Patton	2	4	25	12.50	11	17	0
WR Damon Hill	1	2	4	4.00	0	4	0
TE Zack Kelley	1	1	3	3.00	0	3	0
TE Wally Erbs	1	2	3	3.00	0	3	0

Interception Statistics

Detroit	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
DT Jose Miller	1	0	0.00	0

Buffalo	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Detroit	Fumb	Recov	Force
Grady Novotny	1	0	0
Buddy Andrews	0	1	0
Billy Joe Shawver	0	0	1

Buffalo	Fumb	Recov	Force
Owen Farrens	1	0	0
Robbie Tate	0	1	0
Jose Alcott	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Detroit	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Gerald Strong	8	377	47.1	37.5	60	4

Buffalo	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Caiden Shaw	7	310	44.3	42.1	57	1

Kicking Statistics

Detroit	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Phil Hosken	2/2	0/0	0/0	33	2/2

Buffalo	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Kyle Sims	0/0	0/0	0/0	0	3/3

Punt Return Statistics

Detroit	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Jeff Diano	2	-5	-2.5	0

Buffalo	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Owen Farrens	4	81	20.3	1

Kick Return Statistics

Detroit	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
B.J. Copeland	1	37	37.0	0

Buffalo	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Bryan Fisher	1	31	31.0	0
Melvin Thomason	1	25	25.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Detroit	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Oscar Cochrane	6	0	1.0	19	33
OLB Ramon Hergett	5	0	1.0	15	29
S Marlon Writt	4	1	0.0	14	33
CB Daryl Oliver	4	1	0.0	19	35
CB Andrew Vlasak	4	1	0.0	13	33
DE Brad Cassaday	4	0	0.0	18	30
CB Devante Shelton	3	1	0.0	19	35
DT Jorge Kemp	2	1	0.0	12	16
S Howard Wallenbrock	2	0	0.0	7	18
DE Nathan Madrid	2	0	0.0	12	25
OLB Brady Hastings	1	3	0.0	16	20
DT Leslie Morrison	1	1	0.0	18	35
ILB Dean Chesser	1	0	0.0	5	21
ILB Everett Cloutier	1	0	0.0	6	2
DT Jose Miller	0	1	0.0	14	19

Buffalo	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Ethan Devine	14	5	0.0	31	38
CB Earl Wombacher	6	2	0.0	30	37
OLB Deon Riley	5	2	3.5	21	27
ILB Chuck McDaniel	5	4	0.0	25	30
CB Jose Alcott	5	2	0.0	33	39
OLB Joseph Jennings	5	1	0.0	27	32
DT Damon Towle	4	0	1.0	23	31
DE Jeffrey Spencer	3	3	0.5	20	24
DE Howard Kelly	3	0	0.0	20	24
CB Robbie Tate	2	3	0.0	23	27
S Melvin Thomason	2	1	0.0	33	37
ILB Matt Ramaswami	2	1	0.0	17	21
OLB J.J. Francis	2	0	0.0	11	10
S Lonnie Parson	2	0	0.0	12	14
WR Andre Cox	1	0	---	---	---
DE Vincent Gerhardt	1	0	0.0	13	15
DT Noah Ingram	0	1	0.0	10	8
DE Donnie Volmert	0	1	0.0	13	15

Pass Rush Statistics

Detroit	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
S Oscar Cochrane	1.0	0	0	33
OLB Ramon Hergett	1.0	0	0	29
DE Brad Cassaday	0.0	1	0	30
DT Leslie Morrison	0.0	0	1	35

Buffalo	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Deon Riley	3.5	1	0	27
DT Damon Towle	1.0	0	1	31
DE Jeffrey Spencer	0.5	0	0	24
DE Howard Kelly	0.0	1	0	24
DE Vincent Gerhardt	0.0	1	0	15

Pass Defense Statistics

Detroit	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S Oscar Cochrane	4	1	0	33
S Marlon Writt	4	0	0	33
OLB Ramon Hergett	3	2	0	29
CB Daryl Oliver	3	1	0	35
CB Devante Shelton	2	1	0	35
CB Andrew Vlasak	2	0	0	33
OLB Brady Hastings	1	1	0	20
ILB Dean Chesser	1	0	0	21
S Howard Wallenbrock	1	0	0	18
DT Jose Miller	0	0	1	19

Buffalo	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
S Ethan Devine	7	1	38
CB Jose Alcott	4	2	39
CB Earl Wombacher	4	0	37
OLB Joseph Jennings	3	0	32
ILB Chuck McDaniel	2	0	30
S Melvin Thomason	1	0	37
ILB Matt Ramaswami	1	0	21
DE Vincent Gerhardt	1	0	15
OLB J.J. Francis	1	0	10
DE Jeffrey Spencer	1	0	24

Blocking Statistics

Detroit	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Carlos Bell	4	7	0	33	1	39
Roy Peachey	2	6	1	33	0	39
Buddy Andrews	2	4	0	33	3	39
Chuck Gandy	2	4	0	33	0	39
Matt Andrews	1	7	0	33	1	39
Gabriel Thomason	1	1	0	23	0	20
Pete Sprouse	0	1	0	12	0	10

Buffalo	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Wally Jurkiewicz	2	5	19	0	35
Phil Picchietti	2	5	19	0	35
Ian Cochrane	1	5	19	1	35
Deron Griffin	1	1	19	0	35
Jerry Douglas	0	1	11	0	19
Kris Lebiedzinski	0	0	19	1	35

Special Teams Tackles

Detroit	Tackles	STPlays
J.J. Burton	2	18
Donald Loftus	1	20
Billy Joe Shawver	1	17
B.J. Copeland	1	15

Buffalo	Tackles	STPlays
Deon Riley	1	18
Joseph Jennings	1	17
Jerry Douglas	1	11

Participation

Detroit	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Carlos Bell	33	39	---	---	10	82
Matt Andrews	33	39	---	---	---	72
Roy Peachey	33	39	---	---	---	72
Buddy Andrews	33	39	---	---	---	72
Grady Novotny	33	39	---	---	---	72
Chuck Gandy	33	39	---	---	---	72
Earnest Cox	25	35	---	---	9	69
Andrew Vlasak	---	---	13	33	22	68
Devante Shelton	---	---	19	35	13	67
B.J. Copeland	23	25	---	---	15	63
Leslie Morrison	---	---	18	35	6	59
J.J. Burton	21	19	---	---	18	58
Daryl Oliver	---	---	19	35	1	55
Marlon Writt	---	---	14	33	7	54
Gabriel Thomason	23	20	---	---	11	54
Bubba Hernandez	21	29	---	---	2	52
Oscar Cochrane	---	---	19	33	---	52
Brady Hastings	---	---	16	20	14	50
Brad Cassaday	---	---	18	30	---	48
Jeff Diano	9	16	---	---	22	47
Desmond Caldwell	14	18	---	---	14	46
Ramon Hergett	---	---	15	29	---	44
Nathan Madrid	---	---	12	25	---	37
Jose Miller	---	---	14	19	---	33
Donald Loftus	4	6	---	---	20	30
Pete Sprouse	12	10	---	---	7	29
Jorge Kemp	---	---	12	16	1	29
Dean Chesser	---	---	5	21	---	26
Howard Wallenbrock	---	---	7	18	---	25
Kelly Sutton	10	10	---	---	4	24
Billy Joe Shawver	---	---	2	0	17	19
Bennie McGregor	0	0	---	---	10	10
Jose Landers	0	0	---	---	10	10
Brant Eberhart	0	0	---	---	10	10
Jackie Delgado	0	0	---	---	10	10
Leslie Hildebrandt	3	7	---	---	---	10
Rico Fredrickson	---	---	0	0	9	9
Gerald Strong	0	0	---	---	8	8
Deion Aschbacher	---	---	0	1	7	8
Everett Cloutier	---	---	6	2	---	8
Phil Hosken	0	0	---	---	7	7
Raymond Fields	0	0	---	---	2	2
Sammie Foster	0	0	---	---	---	0
Darren Powell	0	0	---	---	---	0
Steve Connor	0	0	---	---	---	0
Blake Borders	0	0	---	---	---	0

Buffalo	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Jose Alcott	---	---	33	39	11	83
Melvin Thomason	---	---	33	37	7	77
Joseph Jennings	---	---	27	32	17	76
Ethan Devine	---	---	31	38	2	71
Earl Wombacher	---	---	30	37	2	69
Robbie Tate	---	---	23	27	17	67
Deon Riley	---	---	21	27	18	66
Kris Lebiedzinski	19	35	---	---	7	61
Damon Towle	---	---	23	31	2	56
Chuck McDaniel	---	---	25	30	1	56
Ernie Sims	19	35	---	---	---	54
Wally Jurkiewicz	19	35	---	---	---	54
Deron Griffin	19	35	---	---	---	54
Phil Picchietti	19	35	---	---	---	54
Ian Cochrane	19	35	---	---	---	54
Owen Farrens	15	28	---	---	9	52
Tommy Patton	9	23	---	---	17	49
Jeffrey Spencer	---	---	20	24	4	48
Howard Kelly	---	---	20	24	2	46
Harvey Johnson	15	29	---	---	---	44
Lonnie Parson	---	---	12	14	17	43
Jerry Douglas	11	19	---	---	11	41
Gary Pierce	12	27	---	---	---	39
Matt Ramaswami	---	---	17	21	1	39
J.J. Francis	---	---	11	10	17	38
Zack Kelley	15	16	---	---	6	37
Donnie Volmert	---	---	13	15	8	36
Vincent Gerhardt	---	---	13	15	5	33
Damon Hill	4	13	---	---	9	26
Nate Stimson	0	0	---	---	23	23
Troy Barrett	3	5	---	---	15	23
Wally Erbs	6	5	---	---	8	19
Noah Ingram	---	---	10	8	1	19
Archie Carmona	4	7	---	---	---	11
Alfred Gilmore	0	0	---	---	7	7
Dean Clark	0	0	---	---	7	7
Sedrick Douthit	0	0	---	---	7	7
Brody Picton	0	0	---	---	7	7
Caiden Shaw	0	0	---	---	7	7
Kris Garrett	---	---	1	0	5	6
Bryan Fisher	0	0	---	---	5	5
Andre Cox	1	3	---	---	---	4
Kyle Sims	0	0	---	---	4	4
Ed Buckley	0	0	---	---	---	0
Marlon McDaniel	---	---	0	0	---	0
Marco Josephson	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	10	42	4.2
Middle	15	91	6.1
Right	8	23	2.9
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	6	46	7.7
Middle	10	22	2.2
Right	3	18	6.0
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Detroit	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Grady Novotny	34	25	4	1	2	3	3	1	0

Buffalo	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Ernie Sims	33	21	5	3	0	6	1	1	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	9	9	56	6.2
Short (0-8 Yds)	14	11	82	5.9
Medium (9-18 Yds)	7	4	71	10.1
Long (19+ Yds)	4	1	32	8.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	5	3	17	3.4
Short (0-8 Yds)	16	13	111	6.9
Medium (9-18 Yds)	4	0	0	0.0
Long (19+ Yds)	7	5	147	21.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Detroit	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Bubba Hernandez	8	6	1	61	1	29
RB B.J. Copeland	8	7	0	24	0	25
WR Earnest Cox	6	4	0	80	2	35
FB Gabriel Thomason	4	2	1	22	0	20
WR Jeff Diano	3	2	0	23	0	16
TE J.J. Burton	3	3	0	31	1	19
RB Donald Loftus	1	1	0	0	0	6
WR Desmond Caldwell	1	0	0	0	0	18

Buffalo	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Harvey Johnson	8	4	69	2	29
RB Owen Farrens	8	7	62	0	28
WR Gary Pierce	7	5	109	3	27
WR Tommy Patton	4	2	25	0	23
WR Damon Hill	2	1	4	0	13
TE Wally Erbs	2	1	3	0	5
TE Zack Kelley	1	1	3	0	16

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Detroit	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
B.J. Copeland	5	20	4.00	4.29

Buffalo	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Detroit	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Grady Novotny	5	3	23	4.60	7.09

Buffalo	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Detroit	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
RB B.J. Copeland	2	2	5	2.50	3.00
FB Gabriel Thomason	2	0	0	0.00	5.50
WR Jeff Diano	1	1	18	18.00	7.67

Buffalo	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Detroit	Rushes	Conversions
B.J. Copeland	4	1
Grady Novotny	2	1
Kelly Sutton	2	1

Buffalo	Rushes	Conversions
Ernie Sims	1	1
Owen Farrens	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Detroit	Att	Comp	Conversions
Grady Novotny	9	7	3

Buffalo	Att	Comp	Conversions
Ernie Sims	11	5	4

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Detroit	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Jeff Diano	3	2	1
WR Bubba Hernandez	2	1	0
RB B.J. Copeland	2	2	1
RB Donald Loftus	1	1	0
FB Gabriel Thomason	1	1	1

Buffalo	Targ	Catch	Conversions
RB Owen Farrens	4	3	2
WR Harvey Johnson	3	1	1
WR Gary Pierce	2	1	1
WR Damon Hill	1	0	0
WR Tommy Patton	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 71,000 (95,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 16,200 (23,500)
End Zone 11,600 (16,900)
Mezzanine 7,200 (9,800)
Sideline Seats 11,500 (15,000)
Club Seats 16,100 (19,900)
Luxury Boxes 8,400 (9,900)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	71,000 (95,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	16,200 (23,500)
End Zone	11,600 (16,900)
Mezzanine	7,200 (9,800)
Sideline Seats	11,500 (15,000)
Club Seats	16,100 (19,900)
Luxury Boxes	8,400 (9,900)