8:00 PM ET, August 17, 2012
Mall of America Field, Minneapolis, MN
Scoring Summary
| FIRST QUARTER | BUF | MIN | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TD | 11:04 | Jerome Felton 1 Yd Pass From Christian Ponder (Blair Walsh Kick) | 0 | 7 | |
| FG | 01:39 | Blair Walsh 22 Yd | 0 | 10 | |
| SECOND QUARTER | BUF | MIN | |||
| TD | 08:51 | Donald Jones 31 Yd Pass From Ryan Fitzpatrick (Rian Lindell Kick) | 7 | 10 | |
| FG | 05:40 | Blair Walsh 47 Yd | 7 | 13 | |
| FG | 00:27 | Blair Walsh 45 Yd | 7 | 16 | |
| THIRD QUARTER | BUF | MIN | |||
| TD | 13:25 | Tashard Choice 1 Yd Run (Rian Lindell Kick) | 14 | 16 | |
| FG | 04:49 | Blair Walsh 40 Yd | 14 | 19 | |
| FOURTH QUARTER | BUF | MIN | |||
| FG | 03:37 | Blair Walsh 30 Yd | 14 | 22 | |
| TD | 03:18 | Audie Cole 20 Yd Interception Return (Blair Walsh Kick) | 14 | 29 | |
| TD | 03:05 | Audie Cole 30 Yd Interception Return (Blair Walsh Kick) | 14 | 36 | |
Team Stat Comparison
BUF | MIN | |
|---|---|---|
| 1st Downs | 15 | 18 |
Passing 1st downs | 10 | 10 |
Rushing 1st downs | 5 | 7 |
1st downs from Penalties | 0 | 1 |
3rd down efficiency | 5-14 | 4-14 |
4th down efficiency | 0-3 | 1-1 |
| Total Plays | 65 | 66 |
| Total Yards | 317 | 421 |
| Yards per play | 4.9 | 6.4 |
| Total Drives | 14 | 12 |
| Passing | 249 | 261 |
Comp - Att | 25-45 | 21-36 |
Yards per pass | 5.5 | 7.3 |
Interceptions thrown | 2 | 0 |
Sacks - Yards Lost | 0-0 | 3-11 |
| Rushing | 68 | 160 |
Rushing Attempts | 20 | 27 |
Yards per rush | 3.4 | 5.9 |
| Red Zone (Made-Att) | 1-1 | 1-3 |
| Penalties | 7-55 | 3-25 |
| Turnovers | 2 | 1 |
Fumbles lost | 0 | 1 |
Interceptions thrown | 2 | 0 |
| Defensive / Special Teams TDs | 0 | 2 |
| Possession | 28:19 | 31:41 |
| Buffalo Passing | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C/ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | INT | SACKS | RTG | ||
| V. Young | 8/14 | 123 | 8.8 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 86.3 | |
| R. Fitzpatrick | 8/11 | 58 | 5.3 | 1 | 0 | 0-0 | 115.0 | |
| T. Thigpen | 8/15 | 56 | 3.7 | 0 | 1 | 0-0 | 34.3 | |
| B. Smith | 1/5 | 12 | 2.4 | 0 | 1 | 0-0 | 0.0 | |
| Team | 25/45 | 249 | 5.5 | 1 | 2 | 0-0 | -- | |
| Minnesota Passing | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C/ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | INT | SACKS | RTG | ||
| C. Ponder | 10/13 | 136 | 10.5 | 1 | 0 | 2-11 | 135.4 | |
| J. Webb | 7/15 | 73 | 4.9 | 0 | 0 | 1-0 | 61.2 | |
| S. Rosenfels | 4/8 | 63 | 7.9 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 76.6 | |
| Team | 21/36 | 261 | 7.3 | 1 | 0 | 3-11 | -- | |
| Buffalo Rushing | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LG | ||
| F. Jackson | 5 | 27 | 5.4 | 0 | 20 | |
| T. Choice | 7 | 15 | 2.1 | 1 | 4 | |
| T. Thigpen | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 0 | 14 | |
| B. Smith | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 0 | 14 | |
| J. White | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 2 | |
| Z. Brown | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| C. Spiller | 2 | -3 | -1.5 | 0 | 5 | |
| Team | 20 | 68 | 3.4 | 1 | 20 | |
| Minnesota Rushing | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LG | ||
| J. Webb | 2 | 64 | 32.0 | 0 | 41 | |
| M. Asiata | 7 | 43 | 6.1 | 0 | 22 | |
| T. Gerhart | 6 | 30 | 5.0 | 0 | 16 | |
| D. Coleman | 5 | 12 | 2.4 | 0 | 3 | |
| L. Hilliard | 3 | 6 | 2.0 | 0 | 7 | |
| C. Ponder | 3 | 6 | 2.0 | 0 | 3 | |
| S. Rosenfels | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Team | 27 | 160 | 5.9 | 0 | 41 | |
| Buffalo Receiving | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LG | TGTS | ||
| T. Graham | 2 | 69 | 34.5 | 0 | 64 | 3 | |
| N. Roosevelt | 6 | 60 | 10.0 | 0 | 13 | 12 | |
| D. Jones | 1 | 31 | 31.0 | 1 | 31 | 1 | |
| D. Dickerson | 3 | 30 | 10.0 | 0 | 14 | 4 | |
| T. Choice | 2 | 20 | 10.0 | 0 | 18 | 3 | |
| F. Jackson | 3 | 14 | 4.7 | 0 | 8 | 3 | |
| D. Nelson | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 0 | 8 | 2 | |
| S. Johnson | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 0 | 7 | 2 | |
| R. Martin | 2 | 6 | 3.0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | |
| D. Clowney | 2 | 6 | 3.0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | |
| L. Smith | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | |
| D. Hagan | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
| K. Aiken | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| J. White | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Z. Brown | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| C. Spiller | 1 | -5 | -5.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Team | 25 | 249 | 10.0 | 1 | 64 | 44 | |
| Minnesota Receiving | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LG | TGTS | ||
| E. Arceneaux | 2 | 50 | 25.0 | 0 | 48 | 2 | |
| J. Simpson | 3 | 43 | 14.3 | 0 | 33 | 5 | |
| S. Burton | 2 | 36 | 18.0 | 0 | 26 | 2 | |
| M. Jenkins | 1 | 35 | 35.0 | 0 | 35 | 1 | |
| A. Reisner | 2 | 22 | 11.0 | 0 | 18 | 2 | |
| P. Harvin | 1 | 21 | 21.0 | 0 | 21 | 1 | |
| T. Gerhart | 1 | 19 | 19.0 | 0 | 19 | 1 | |
| M. Shuler | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 0 | 14 | 1 | |
| K. Taylor | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 0 | 9 | 4 | |
| R. Ellison | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 0 | 8 | 2 | |
| K. Rudolph | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 0 | 7 | 2 | |
| L. Hilliard | 3 | 6 | 2.0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | |
| J. Felton | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
| D. Coleman | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| D. Aromashodu | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |
| Team | 21 | 272 | 13.0 | 1 | 48 | 36 | |
| Buffalo Fumbles | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| FUM | LOST | REC | |
| S. Johnson | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| D. Howell | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Team | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Minnesota Fumbles | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| FUM | LOST | REC | |
| S. Burton | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Team | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Minnesota Interceptions | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| INT | YDS | TD | |
| A. Cole | 2 | 50 | 2 |
| Team | 2 | 50 | 2 |
| Buffalo Defensive | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TACKLES | MISC | ||||||
| TOT | SOLO | SACKS | TFL | PD | QB HTS | TD | |
| D. Howell | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| A. Moats | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| R. Brooks | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| I. Green | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| K. Morrison | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| A. Williams | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| S. McKillop | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| G. Wilson | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| T. Carder | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| D. Edwards | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| M. Dareus | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| J. Byrd | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| B. Scott | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| N. Barnett | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| C. White | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| K. Williams | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| L. McKelvin | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| J. Gilbert | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| N. Saenz | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| C. McIntyre | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| D. Clowney | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| S. Merriman | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| D. Searcy | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| M. Anderson | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| N. Sukay | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| S. Johnson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| D. Batten | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| K. Moore | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| C. Kelsay | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| K. Heard | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team | 59 | 45 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Minnesota Defensive | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TACKLES | MISC | ||||||
| TOT | SOLO | SACKS | TFL | PD | QB HTS | TD | |
| L. Dean | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| T. McKenzie | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Z. Bowman | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| M. Mitchell | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| A. Sendejo | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| C. Carr | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| M. Raymond | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| J. Brinkley | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| E. Frampton | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| R. Jones | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| J. Robinson | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| C. Cook | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| S. Burton | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| B. Robison | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| J. Allen | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| C. Greenway | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| T. Guyton | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| -. Team | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| T. Nielsen | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| D. Reed | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| E. Owusu | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| C. Paredes | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| E. Henderson | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| B. Walters | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| M. Sherels | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| H. Smith | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| A. Jacobs | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| C. Ballard | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| J. Charleston | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| C. Gatewood | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| J. Sanford | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| A. Cole | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| N. Reed | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Team | 56 | 48 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 2 |
| Buffalo Punt Returns | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | |
| T. Graham | 2 | 12 | 6.0 | 14 | 0 |
| Team | 2 | 12 | 6.0 | 14 | 0 |
| Minnesota Punt Returns | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | |
| J. Wright | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 15 | 0 |
| J. Robinson | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
| B. Walters | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
| M. Sherels | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team | 4 | 24 | 6.0 | 15 | 0 |
| Buffalo Kicking | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FG | PCT | LONG | XP | PTS | |
| R. Lindell | 0/0 | 0.0 | -- | 2/2 | 2 |
| Team | 0/0 | 0.0 | -- | 2/2 | 2 |
| Minnesota Kicking | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FG | PCT | LONG | XP | PTS | |
| B. Walsh | 5/6 | 83.3 | 47 | 3/3 | 18 |
| Team | 5/6 | 83.3 | 47 | 3/3 | 18 |
| Buffalo Punting | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TOT | YDS | AVG | TB | -20 | LG | |
| S. Powell | 3 | 138 | 46.0 | 0 | 1 | 54 |
| B. Moorman | 3 | 128 | 42.7 | 0 | 0 | 48 |
| Team | 6 | 266 | 44.3 | 0 | 1 | 54 |
| Minnesota Punting | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TOT | YDS | AVG | TB | -20 | LG | |
| C. Kluwe | 3 | 122 | 40.7 | 0 | 0 | 45 |
| Team | 3 | 122 | 40.7 | 0 | 0 | 45 |
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