| Buffalo Bills at Tennessee Oilers Game Statistics |
| Date: November 23, 1997 Location: Memphis, TN |
| Venue: Liberty Bowl Attendance: 23751 |
| Weather: Fog Temp: 42 F Humidty: 93% Wind: 7 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buffalo BillsBUF | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 14 |
| Tennessee OilersTEN | 14 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 31 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | BUF | TEN |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tennessee OilersTEN | Marcus Robertson 27 opponents fumble recovery (Al Del Greco kick) | 0 | 7 |
| 1 | Tennessee OilersTEN | Steve McNair 1 run (Al Del Greco kick) | 0 | 14 |
| 2 | Tennessee OilersTEN | Steve McNair 3 run (Al Del Greco kick) | 0 | 21 |
| 2 | Buffalo BillsBUF | Quinn Early 9 pass from Todd Collins (Steve Christie kick) | 7 | 21 |
| 3 | Tennessee OilersTEN | Al Del Greco 51 FG | 7 | 24 |
| 4 | Buffalo BillsBUF | Quinn Early 6 pass from Todd Collins (Steve Christie kick) | 14 | 24 |
| 4 | Tennessee OilersTEN | Derek Russell 2 pass from Steve McNair (Al Del Greco kick) | 14 | 31 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Buffalo Bills | ||
| Offense | ||
| 88 | WR | Quinn Early |
| 83 | WR | Andre Reed |
| 70 | LOT | John Fina |
| 79 | LOG | Ruben Brown |
| 61 | C | Dusty Zeigler |
| 68 | ROG | Corbin Lacina |
| 60 | ROT | Jerry Ostroski |
| 84 | TE | Lonnie Johnson |
| 85 | TE | Jay Riemersma |
| 15 | QB | Todd Collins |
| 34 | RB | Thurman Thomas |
| Defense | ||
| 90 | LDE | Phil Hansen |
| 98 | LDT | Sean Moran |
| 92 | RDT | Ted Washington |
| 78 | RDE | Bruce Smith |
| 95 | LOLB | Bryce Paup |
| 52 | MLB | John Holecek |
| 59 | ROLB | Sam Rogers |
| 22 | LCB | Jeff Burris |
| 30 | SS | Henry Jones |
| 24 | FS | Kurt Schulz |
| 28 | RCB | Thomas Smith |
| Tennessee Oilers | ||
| Offense | ||
| 84 | WR | Willie Davis |
| 82 | WR | Derrick Mason |
| 85 | WR | Derek Russell |
| 72 | LOT | Brad Hopkins |
| 74 | LOG | Bruce Matthews |
| 53 | C | Mark Stepnoski |
| 77 | ROG | Kevin Donnalley |
| 69 | ROT | Jon Runyan |
| 89 | TE | Frank Wycheck |
| 9 | QB | Steve McNair |
| 27 | RB | Eddie George |
| Defense | ||
| 78 | LDE | Anthony Cook |
| 96 | LDT | Gary Walker |
| 92 | RDT | Henry Ford |
| 90 | RDE | James Roberson |
| 58 | LLB | Joe Bowden |
| 52 | MLB | Barron Wortham |
| 56 | RLB | Lonnie Marts |
| 25 | LCB | Denard Walker |
| 23 | SS | Blaine Bishop |
| 31 | FS | Marcus Robertson |
| 29 | RCB | Darryll Lewis |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buffalo Bills | |||||
| Antowain Smith | 9 | 7 | 0.8 | 4 | 0 |
| Thurman Thomas | 3 | 1 | 0.3 | 2 | 0 |
| Todd Collins | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | -1 | 0 |
| Darick Holmes | 1 | -3 | -3.0 | -3 | 0 |
| Tennessee Oilers | |||||
| Eddie George | 25 | 93 | 3.7 | 27 | 0 |
| Steve McNair | 6 | 45 | 7.5 | 21 | 2 |
| Rodney Thomas | 8 | 33 | 4.1 | 15 | 0 |
| Dave Krieg | 2 | -1 | -0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Derrick Mason | 1 | -7 | -7.0 | -7 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buffalo Bills | |||||||||||
| Todd Collins | 40 | 25 | 62.5 | 1 | 286 | 7.2 | 45 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 90.2 |
| Tennessee Oilers | |||||||||||
| Steve McNair | 24 | 15 | 62.5 | 0 | 167 | 7.0 | 26 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 97.0 |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buffalo Bills | |||||
| Quinn Early | 8 | 103 | 12.9 | 26 | 2 |
| Andre Reed | 5 | 93 | 18.6 | 45 | 0 |
| Jay Riemersma | 5 | 29 | 5.8 | 16 | 0 |
| Lonnie Johnson | 3 | 18 | 6.0 | 8 | 0 |
| Antowain Smith | 2 | 27 | 13.5 | 19 | 0 |
| Darick Holmes | 2 | 16 | 8.0 | 9 | 0 |
| Tennessee Oilers | |||||
| Frank Wycheck | 6 | 51 | 8.5 | 14 | 0 |
| Willie Davis | 3 | 37 | 12.3 | 17 | 0 |
| Derrick Mason | 2 | 40 | 20.0 | 26 | 0 |
| Rodney Thomas | 2 | 22 | 11.0 | 14 | 0 |
| Eddie George | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 15 | 0 |
| Derek Russell | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2t | 1 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buffalo Bills | |||||
| Tennessee Oilers | |||||
| Roger Jones | 1 | 24 | 24.0 | 24 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buffalo Bills | |||||
| Chris Mohr | 5 | 208 | 41.6 | 47 | 0 |
| Tennessee Oilers | |||||
| Reggie Roby | 5 | 201 | 40.2 | 47 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buffalo Bills | ||||||
| Jeff Burris | 2 | 2 | 16 | 8.0 | 14 | 0 |
| Tennessee Oilers | ||||||
| Derrick Mason | 3 | 1 | 42 | 14.0 | 29 | 0 |
| Marcus Robertson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| KICKOFFS | NO | YDS | AVG | TB |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buffalo Bills | ||||
| Steve Christie | 3 | 157 | 52.3 | 0 |
| Tennessee Oilers | ||||
| Al Del Greco | 6 | 347 | 57.8 | 0 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buffalo Bills | ||||||
| Eric Moulds | 3 | 59 | 19.7 | 24 | 0 | |
| Darick Holmes | 3 | 45 | 15.0 | 21 | 0 | |
| Tennessee Oilers | ||||||
| Rodney Thomas | 2 | 46 | 23.0 | 25 | 0 | |
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
| Buffalo Bills | |
| Bryce Paup | 1.0 |
| Ted Washington | 1.0 |
| Tennessee Oilers | |
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