| Denver Broncos at Buffalo Bills Game Statistics |
| Date: December 24, 2011 Location: Orchard Park, NY |
| Venue: Ralph Wilson Stadium Attendance: 45112 |
| Weather: Cloudy Temp: 35 F Humidty: 67% Wind: 3 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denver BroncosDEN | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 14 |
| Buffalo BillsBUF | 0 | 17 | 6 | 17 | 40 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | DEN | BUF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Denver BroncosDEN | Tim Tebow 1 run (Matt Prater kick) | 7 | 0 |
| 2 | Buffalo BillsBUF | Dave Rayner 28 FG | 7 | 3 |
| 2 | Buffalo BillsBUF | Leodis McKelvin 80 punt return (Dave Rayner kick) | 7 | 10 |
| 2 | Buffalo BillsBUF | C.J. Spiller 4 run (Dave Rayner kick) | 7 | 17 |
| 3 | Denver BroncosDEN | Daniel Fells 17 pass from Tim Tebow (Matt Prater kick) | 14 | 17 |
| 3 | Buffalo BillsBUF | Dave Rayner 25 FG | 14 | 20 |
| 3 | Buffalo BillsBUF | Dave Rayner 25 FG | 14 | 23 |
| 4 | Buffalo BillsBUF | Dave Rayner 29 FG | 14 | 26 |
| 4 | Buffalo BillsBUF | Jairus Byrd 37 interception return (Dave Rayner kick) | 14 | 33 |
| 4 | Buffalo BillsBUF | Spencer Johnson 17 opponents fumble recovery (Dave Rayner kick) | 14 | 40 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Denver Broncos | ||
| Offense | ||
| 87 | WR | Eric Decker |
| 88 | WR | Demaryius Thomas |
| 78 | LOT | Ryan Clady |
| 68 | LOG | Zane Beadles |
| 50 | C | J.D. Walton |
| 73 | ROG | Chris Kuper |
| 74 | ROT | Orlando Franklin |
| 75 | TE | Chris Clark |
| 15 | QB | Tim Tebow |
| 23 | HB | Willis McGahee |
| 81 | FB | Dante Rosario |
| Defense | ||
| 91 | LDE | Robert Ayers |
| 79 | DT | Marcus Thomas |
| 77 | NT | Brodrick Bunkley |
| 92 | RDE | Elvis Dumervil |
| 58 | SLB | Von Miller |
| 51 | MLB | Joe Mays |
| 55 | WLB | D.J. Williams |
| 24 | LCB | Champ Bailey |
| 20 | SS | Brian Dawkins |
| 28 | FS | Quinton Carter |
| 21 | RCB | Andre' Goodman |
| Buffalo Bills | ||
| Offense | ||
| 13 | WR | Steve Johnson |
| 86 | WR | David Nelson |
| 16 | WR | Brad Smith |
| 77 | LOT | Demetrius Bell |
| 67 | LOG | Andy Levitre |
| 60 | C | Kraig Urbik |
| 76 | ROG | Chad Rinehart |
| 79 | ROT | Erik Pears |
| 82 | TE | Mike Caussin |
| 14 | QB | Ryan Fitzpatrick |
| 28 | HB | C.J. Spiller |
| Defense | ||
| 92 | LDE | Alex Carrington |
| 99 | NT | Marcell Dareus |
| 98 | RDE | Dwan Edwards |
| 90 | SLB | Chris Kelsay |
| 91 | JLB | Spencer Johnson |
| 55 | MLB | Kelvin Sheppard |
| 50 | WLB | Nick Barnett |
| 23 | LCB | Aaron Williams |
| 37 | SS | George Wilson |
| 31 | FS | Jairus Byrd |
| 29 | RCB | Drayton Florence |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denver Broncos | |||||
| Willis McGahee | 15 | 64 | 4.3 | 24 | 0 |
| Tim Tebow | 10 | 34 | 3.4 | 12 | 1 |
| Jeremiah Johnson | 6 | 23 | 3.8 | 8 | 0 |
| Lance Ball | 4 | 12 | 3.0 | 5 | 0 |
| Buffalo Bills | |||||
| C.J. Spiller | 16 | 111 | 6.9 | 38 | 1 |
| Tashard Choice | 9 | 27 | 3.0 | 11 | 0 |
| Ryan Fitzpatrick | 3 | 22 | 7.3 | 12 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denver Broncos | |||||||||||
| Tim Tebow | 29 | 13 | 44.8 | 3 | 185 | 6.4 | 47 | 1 | 4 | 33 | 37.9 |
| Buffalo Bills | |||||||||||
| Ryan Fitzpatrick | 27 | 15 | 55.6 | 0 | 196 | 7.3 | 55 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 78.6 |
| RECEIVING | TAR | REC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denver Broncos | ||||||
| Demaryius Thomas | 8 | 4 | 76 | 19.0 | 47 | 0 |
| Dante Rosario | 2 | 2 | 46 | 23.0 | 32 | 0 |
| Daniel Fells | 2 | 2 | 22 | 11.0 | 17t | 1 |
| Jeremiah Johnson | 2 | 2 | 19 | 9.5 | 17 | 0 |
| Matt Willis | 2 | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 11 | 0 |
| Virgil Green | 1 | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 |
| Eddie Royal | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| Eric Decker | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Lance Ball | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Willis McGahee | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Buffalo Bills | ||||||
| Steve Johnson | 7 | 4 | 92 | 23.0 | 55 | 0 |
| David Nelson | 5 | 3 | 41 | 13.7 | 30 | 0 |
| C.J. Spiller | 3 | 2 | 27 | 13.5 | 16 | 0 |
| Derek Hagan | 2 | 2 | 9 | 4.5 | 6 | 0 |
| Kevin Brock | 1 | 1 | 21 | 21.0 | 21 | 0 |
| Brad Smith | 1 | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 |
| Mike Caussin | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
| Tashard Choice | 5 | 1 | -8 | -8.0 | -8 | 0 |
| Scott Chandler | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denver Broncos | |||||
| Buffalo Bills | |||||
| Jairus Byrd | 1 | 37 | 37.0 | 37t | 1 |
| Spencer Johnson | 1 | 17 | 17.0 | 17t | 1 |
| Justin Rogers | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 15 | 0 |
| Aaron Williams | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denver Broncos | |||||
| Britton Colquitt | 7 | 306 | 43.7 | 50 | 0 |
| Buffalo Bills | |||||
| Brian Moorman | 4 | 201 | 50.3 | 58 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denver Broncos | ||||||
| Eddie Royal | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| Buffalo Bills | ||||||
| Leodis McKelvin | 3 | 3 | 135 | 45.0 | 80t | 1 |
| KICKOFFS | NO | YDS | AVG | TB |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denver Broncos | ||||
| Matt Prater | 3 | 199 | 66.3 | 0 |
| Buffalo Bills | ||||
| Dave Rayner | 9 | 556 | 61.8 | 0 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denver Broncos | ||||||
| Matt Willis | 7 | 0 | 138 | 19.7 | 29 | 0 |
| Eddie Royal | 2 | 0 | 27 | 13.5 | 27 | 0 |
| Buffalo Bills | ||||||
| Justin Rogers | 3 | 0 | 101 | 33.7 | 40 | 0 |
| SACKS | NO | YDS |
|---|---|---|
| Denver Broncos | ||
| Elvis Dumervil | 1.0 | 5.0 |
| Buffalo Bills | ||
| Chris Kelsay | 3.0 | 27.0 |
| Arthur Moats | 1.0 | 6.0 |
| DEFENSE | TKL | TFL | QH | PD | FF | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denver Broncos | ||||||
| Chris Harris | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| David Bruton | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| D.J. Williams | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Wesley Woodyard | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Elvis Dumervil | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Andre' Goodman | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Champ Bailey | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Brian Dawkins | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brodrick Bunkley | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Marcus Thomas | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Quinton Carter | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Joe Mays | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jonathan Wilhite | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jason Hunter | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Ryan McBean | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rahim Moore | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Matt Prater | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dante Rosario | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lance Ball | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Robert Ayers | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Von Miller | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mario Haggan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Buffalo Bills | ||||||
| Chris Kelsay | 10 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Kelvin Sheppard | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jairus Byrd | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Spencer Johnson | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nick Barnett | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Arthur Moats | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Drayton Florence | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Marcell Dareus | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| George Wilson | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Justin Rogers | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| DaĠNorris Searcy | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dwan Edwards | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kirk Morrison | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Andra Davis | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kyle Moore | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bryan Scott | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kamar Aiken | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Corey McIntyre | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Leodis McKelvin | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Alex Carrington | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Danny Batten | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kellen Heard | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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