| Buffalo Bills at New York Jets Game Statistics |
| Date: September 7, 1997 Location: East Rutherford, NJ |
| Venue: Giants Stadium Attendance: 72988 |
| Weather: Clear Temp: 79 F Humidty: 47% Wind: 10 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buffalo BillsBUF | 0 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 28 |
| New York JetsNYJ | 3 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 22 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | BUF | NYJ |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New York JetsNYJ | John Hall 26 FG | 0 | 3 |
| 2 | New York JetsNYJ | Dedric Ward 19 pass from Neil O'Donnell (John Hall kick) | 0 | 10 |
| 2 | Buffalo BillsBUF | Thurman Thomas 2 run (Steve Christie kick) | 7 | 10 |
| 2 | Buffalo BillsBUF | Andre Reed 10 pass from Todd Collins (Steve Christie kick) | 14 | 10 |
| 2 | New York JetsNYJ | John Hall 19 FG | 14 | 13 |
| 3 | Buffalo BillsBUF | Quinn Early 37 pass from Todd Collins (Steve Christie kick) | 21 | 13 |
| 3 | New York JetsNYJ | Aaron Glenn 96 kickoff return (Adrian Murrell run failed) | 21 | 19 |
| 4 | New York JetsNYJ | John Hall 52 FG | 21 | 22 |
| 4 | Buffalo BillsBUF | Jay Riemersma 10 pass from Todd Collins (Steve Christie kick) | 28 | 22 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Buffalo Bills | ||
| Offense | ||
| 88 | WR | Quinn Early |
| 83 | WR | Andre Reed |
| 70 | LOT | John Fina |
| 79 | LOG | Ruben Brown |
| 60 | C | Jerry Ostroski |
| 68 | ROG | Corbin Lacina |
| 72 | ROT | Corey Louchiey |
| 84 | TE | Lonnie Johnson |
| 85 | TE | Jay Riemersma |
| 15 | QB | Todd Collins |
| 34 | RB | Thurman Thomas |
| Defense | ||
| 90 | LDE | Phil Hansen |
| 92 | NT | Ted Washington |
| 78 | RDE | Bruce Smith |
| 95 | LOLB | Bryce Paup |
| 54 | LILB | Chris Spielman |
| 57 | RILB | Damien Covington |
| 59 | ROLB | Sam Rogers |
| 22 | LCB | Jeff Burris |
| 30 | SS | Henry Jones |
| 24 | FS | Kurt Schulz |
| 28 | RCB | Thomas Smith |
| New York Jets | ||
| Offense | ||
| 81 | WR | Jeff Graham |
| 19 | WR | Keyshawn Johnson |
| 76 | LOT | John Elliott |
| 66 | LOG | Lonnie Palelei |
| 62 | C | Roger Duffy |
| 70 | ROG | Matt O'Dwyer |
| 73 | ROT | David Williams |
| 84 | TE | Fred Baxter |
| 14 | QB | Neil O'Donnell |
| 32 | RB | Leon Johnson |
| 20 | FB | Richie Anderson |
| Defense | ||
| 95 | LDE | Rick Lyle |
| 98 | NT | Ronnie Dixon |
| 99 | RDE | Hugh Douglas |
| 57 | LOLB | Mo Lewis |
| 52 | LILB | Pepper Johnson |
| 55 | RILB | Marvin Jones |
| 58 | ROLB | James Farrior |
| 31 | LCB | Aaron Glenn |
| 21 | SS | Victor Green |
| 42 | FS | Marcus Coleman |
| 45 | RCB | Otis Smith |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buffalo Bills | |||||
| Antowain Smith | 14 | 47 | 3.4 | 14 | 0 |
| Thurman Thomas | 12 | 18 | 1.5 | 7 | 1 |
| Todd Collins | 6 | 11 | 1.8 | 6 | 0 |
| Chris Mohr | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| New York Jets | |||||
| Adrian Murrell | 14 | 27 | 1.9 | 6 | 0 |
| Leon Johnson | 4 | 11 | 2.8 | 5 | 0 |
| Neil O'Donnell | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 1 | 0 |
| Richie Anderson | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buffalo Bills | |||||||||||
| Todd Collins | 22 | 15 | 68.2 | 2 | 210 | 9.5 | 45 | 3 | 2 | 17 | 100.4 |
| New York Jets | |||||||||||
| Neil O'Donnell | 37 | 16 | 43.2 | 2 | 218 | 5.9 | 39 | 1 | 8 | 55 | 49.2 |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buffalo Bills | |||||
| Andre Reed | 5 | 39 | 7.8 | 15 | 1 |
| Tim Tindale | 4 | 105 | 26.3 | 45 | 0 |
| Jay Riemersma | 2 | 19 | 9.5 | 10t | 1 |
| Quinn Early | 1 | 37 | 37.0 | 37t | 1 |
| Lonnie Johnson | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 |
| Eric Moulds | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 |
| Antowain Smith | 1 | -6 | -6.0 | -6 | 0 |
| New York Jets | |||||
| Keyshawn Johnson | 3 | 86 | 28.7 | 39 | 0 |
| Dedric Ward | 3 | 51 | 17.0 | 27 | 1 |
| Wayne Chrebet | 3 | 39 | 13.0 | 21 | 0 |
| Richie Anderson | 3 | 18 | 6.0 | 7 | 0 |
| Leon Johnson | 2 | 14 | 7.0 | 9 | 0 |
| Kyle Brady | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 |
| Fred Baxter | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buffalo Bills | |||||
| Jeff Burris | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 |
| Chris Spielman | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 |
| New York Jets | |||||
| Marcus Coleman | 1 | 24 | 24.0 | 24 | 0 |
| Ray Mickens | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buffalo Bills | |||||
| Chris Mohr | 5 | 251 | 50.2 | 55 | 0 |
| New York Jets | |||||
| Brian Hansen | 5 | 241 | 48.2 | 58 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buffalo Bills | ||||||
| Steve Tasker | 4 | 0 | 69 | 17.3 | 47 | 0 |
| New York Jets | ||||||
| Dedric Ward | 3 | 1 | 25 | 8.3 | 10 | 0 |
| KICKOFFS | NO | YDS | AVG | TB |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buffalo Bills | ||||
| Steve Christie | 5 | 319 | 63.8 | 1 |
| New York Jets | ||||
| John Hall | 5 | 347 | 69.4 | 4 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buffalo Bills | ||||||
| Eric Moulds | 1 | 34 | 34.0 | 34 | 0 | |
| New York Jets | ||||||
| Aaron Glenn | 3 | 140 | 46.7 | 96 | 1 | |
| Dedric Ward | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 11 | 0 | |
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
| Buffalo Bills | |
| Bryce Paup | 3.0 |
| Bruce Smith | 1.5 |
| Phil Hansen | 1.0 |
| Sam Rogers | 1.0 |
| Jim Jeffcoat | 0.5 |
| Sean Moran | 0.5 |
| Ted Washington | 0.5 |
| New York Jets | |
| Hugh Douglas | 1.0 |
| Rick Lyle | 1.0 |
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