| Detroit Lions at Buffalo Bills Game Statistics |
| Date: October 5, 1997 Location: Orchard Park, NY |
| Venue: Rich Stadium Attendance: 78025 |
| Weather: Scattered Clouds Temp: 67 F Humidty: 76% Wind: 14 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit LionsDET | 0 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 13 |
| Buffalo BillsBUF | 3 | 10 | 0 | 9 | 22 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | DET | BUF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Buffalo BillsBUF | Steve Christie 47 FG | 0 | 3 |
| 2 | Detroit LionsDET | Jason Hanson 28 FG | 3 | 3 |
| 2 | Buffalo BillsBUF | Andre Reed 43 pass from Todd Collins (Steve Christie kick) | 3 | 10 |
| 2 | Buffalo BillsBUF | Steve Christie 33 FG | 3 | 13 |
| 3 | Detroit LionsDET | Jason Hanson 30 FG | 6 | 13 |
| 4 | Detroit LionsDET | Scott Mitchell 8 run (Jason Hanson kick) | 13 | 13 |
| 4 | Buffalo BillsBUF | Safety, Barry Sanders tackled in end zone by Phil Hansen | 13 | 15 |
| 4 | Buffalo BillsBUF | Antowain Smith 56 run (Steve Christie kick) | 13 | 22 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Detroit Lions | ||
| Offense | ||
| 84 | WR | Herman Moore |
| 87 | WR | Johnnie Morton |
| 72 | LOT | Ray Roberts |
| 77 | LOG | Mike Compton |
| 53 | C | Kevin Glover |
| 64 | ROG | Jeff Hartings |
| 71 | ROT | Larry Tharpe |
| 89 | TE | Pete Metzelaars |
| 19 | QB | Scott Mitchell |
| 20 | HB | Barry Sanders |
| 44 | FB | Tommy Vardell |
| Defense | ||
| 91 | LDE | Robert Porcher |
| 95 | NT | Mike Wells |
| 94 | UT | Luther Elliss |
| 93 | RDE | Kerwin Waldroup |
| 58 | SLB | George Jamison |
| 57 | MLB | Stephen Boyd |
| 59 | WLB | Reggie Brown |
| 23 | LCB | Bryant Westbrook |
| 29 | SS | Harry Colon |
| 27 | FS | Mark Carrier |
| 1 | RCB | Corey Raymond |
| Buffalo Bills | ||
| Offense | ||
| 88 | WR | Quinn Early |
| 80 | WR | Eric Moulds |
| 83 | WR | Andre Reed |
| 70 | LOT | John Fina |
| 79 | LOG | Ruben Brown |
| 61 | C | Dusty Zeigler |
| 60 | ROG | Jerry Ostroski |
| 72 | ROT | Corey Louchiey |
| 84 | TE | Lonnie Johnson |
| 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 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit Lions | |||||
| Barry Sanders | 25 | 107 | 4.3 | 40 | 0 |
| Scott Mitchell | 2 | 11 | 5.5 | 8t | 1 |
| Ron Rivers | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| Buffalo Bills | |||||
| Antowain Smith | 13 | 88 | 6.8 | 56t | 1 |
| Thurman Thomas | 13 | 73 | 5.6 | 24 | 0 |
| Todd Collins | 4 | 3 | 0.8 | 5 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit Lions | |||||||||||
| Scott Mitchell | 38 | 20 | 52.6 | 1 | 221 | 5.8 | 31 | 0 | 4 | 32 | 59.2 |
| Buffalo Bills | |||||||||||
| Todd Collins | 18 | 11 | 61.1 | 0 | 122 | 6.8 | 43t | 1 | 3 | 20 | 99.8 |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit Lions | |||||
| Herman Moore | 8 | 116 | 14.5 | 31 | 0 |
| Johnnie Morton | 2 | 27 | 13.5 | 21 | 0 |
| Tommy Vardell | 2 | 23 | 11.5 | 13 | 0 |
| Pete Metzelaars | 2 | 13 | 6.5 | 7 | 0 |
| David Sloan | 2 | 12 | 6.0 | 8 | 0 |
| Barry Sanders | 2 | -1 | -0.5 | 2 | 0 |
| Tommie Boyd | 1 | 23 | 23.0 | 23 | 0 |
| Cory Schlesinger | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 |
| Buffalo Bills | |||||
| Andre Reed | 5 | 95 | 19.0 | 43t | 1 |
| Thurman Thomas | 5 | 21 | 4.2 | 8 | 0 |
| Antowain Smith | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit Lions | |||||
| Buffalo Bills | |||||
| Damien Covington | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit Lions | |||||
| John Jett | 5 | 226 | 45.2 | 50 | 1 |
| Buffalo Bills | |||||
| Chris Mohr | 8 | 360 | 45.0 | 55 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit Lions | ||||||
| Glyn Milburn | 2 | 4 | 36 | 18.0 | 27 | 0 |
| Buffalo Bills | ||||||
| Steve Tasker | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1.5 | 2 | 0 |
| KICKOFFS | NO | YDS | AVG | TB |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit Lions | ||||
| Jason Hanson | 4 | 262 | 65.5 | 0 |
| John Jett | 1 | 47 | 47.0 | 0 |
| Buffalo Bills | ||||
| Steve Christie | 5 | 313 | 62.6 | 1 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit Lions | ||||||
| Glyn Milburn | 3 | 69 | 23.0 | 29 | 0 | |
| Matt Russell | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Buffalo Bills | ||||||
| Eric Moulds | 4 | 108 | 27.0 | 53 | 0 | |
| Jeff Burris | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 10 | 0 | |
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
| Detroit Lions | |
| Mike Wells | 1.0 |
| Reggie Brown | 0.5 |
| Robert Porcher | 0.5 |
| Buffalo Bills | |
| Henry Jones | 1.0 |
| Bryce Paup | 1.0 |
| Bruce Smith | 1.0 |
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