National Football League
BOXSCORE | PLAY-BY-PLAY | RECAP
Buffalo 40, Denver 14
When: 1:00 PM ET, Saturday, December 24, 2011
Where: Ralph Wilson Stadium, Orchard Park, New York
Temperature: 30°
Head Official: Walt Anderson
Attendance: 45112
Final Scoring Summary
 
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Denver 707014
Buffalo 01761740
SCORING
Scoring Summary
1st Quarter - 7:13
Denver TD Buffalo 0 - Denver 7
Tim Tebow 1 yd. run (Matt Prater kick)
2nd Quarter - 6:06
Buffalo FG Buffalo 3 - Denver 7
Dave Rayner 28 yd. field goal
2nd Quarter - 4:05
Buffalo TD Buffalo 10 - Denver 7
Leodis McKelvin 80 yd. punt return (Dave Rayner kick)
2nd Quarter - 0:19
Buffalo TD Buffalo 17 - Denver 7
C.J. Spiller 4 yd. run (Dave Rayner kick)
3rd Quarter - 11:42
Denver TD Buffalo 17 - Denver 14
Daniel Fells 17 yd. pass from Tim Tebow (Matt Prater kick)
3rd Quarter - 6:19
Buffalo FG Buffalo 20 - Denver 14
Dave Rayner 25 yd. field goal
3rd Quarter - 2:32
Buffalo FG Buffalo 23 - Denver 14
Dave Rayner 25 yd. field goal
4th Quarter - 13:26
Buffalo FG Buffalo 26 - Denver 14
Dave Rayner 29 yd. field goal
4th Quarter - 8:03
Buffalo TD Buffalo 33 - Denver 14
Jairus Byrd 37 yd. interception return (Dave Rayner kick)
4th Quarter - 7:45
Buffalo TD Buffalo 40 - Denver 14
Spencer Johnson 17 yd. fumble recovery (Dave Rayner kick)
TEAMS
Team Stats
  Denver Buffalo
1st Downs 18 14
Rushing 7 7
Passing 8 6
Penalty 3 1
3rd Down Conversions 2-13 2-12
4th Down Conversions 2-3 0-0
Punts-Average 7-43.7 4-50.3
Return Yards 168 288
Punts-Returns 1-3 3-135
Kickoffs-Returns 9-165 3-101
Int-Returns 0-0 3-52
Penalties-Yards 7-58 8-69
Fumbles-Lost 2-1 0-0
Time of Possession 30:31 29:29
Total Net Yards 285 351
Total Plays 68 56
Average Gain 4.2 6.3
Net Yards Rushing 133 160
Rushes 35 28
Average/Rush 3.8 5.7
Net Yards Passing 152 191
Comp-Att 13-29 15-27
Yards/Pass 4.6 6.8
Sacked-Yards Lost 4-33 1-5
Had Intercepted 3 0
Touchdowns 2 4
Rushing 1 1
Passing 1 0
Other 0 3
Extra Points 2-2 4-4
Field Goals 0-0 4-6
Red Zone Efficiency 2-3-67% 1-6-17%
Goal To Go Efficiency 1-1-100% 1-3-33%
Safeties 0 0
PLAYER STATS
Denver Broncos (8-7)
Passing
  COMP/ATT YDS TD INT
T. Tebow 13/29 185 1 3
Buffalo Bills (6-9)
Passing
  COMP/ATT YDS TD INT
R. Fitzpatrick 15/27 196 0 0
Rushing
  ATT YDS AVG TD LG
W. McGahee 15 64 4.3 0 24
T. Tebow 10 34 3.4 1 12
J. Johnson 6 23 3.8 0 8
L. Ball 4 12 3.0 0 5
Rushing
  ATT YDS AVG TD LG
C. Spiller 16 111 6.9 1 38
T. Choice 9 27 3.0 0 11
R. Fitzpatrick 3 22 7.3 0 12
Receiving
  TAR REC YDS AVG TD LG
D. Thomas 8 4 76 19.0 0 47
D. Rosario 2 2 46 23.0 0 32
D. Fells 2 2 22 11.0 1 17
J. Johnson 2 2 19 9.5 0 17
M. Willis 2 1 11 11.0 0 11
V. Green 1 1 9 9.0 0 9
E. Royal 3 1 2 2.0 0 2
L. Ball 3 0 0 0 0 0
E. Decker 4 0 0 0 0 0
R. Hochstein 1 0 0 0 0 0
W. McGahee 1 0 0 0 0 0
Receiving
  TAR REC YDS AVG TD LG
S. Johnson 7 4 92 23.0 0 55
D. Nelson 5 3 41 13.7 0 30
C. Spiller 3 2 27 13.5 0 16
K. Brock 1 1 21 21.0 0 21
D. Hagan 2 2 9 4.5 0 6
B. Smith 1 1 8 8.0 0 8
M. Caussin 1 1 6 6.0 0 6
S. Chandler 2 0 0 0 0 0
T. Choice 5 1 -8 -8.0 0 -8
Interceptions
  NO. YDS TD
No interceptions
Interceptions
  NO. YDS TD
J. Byrd 1 37 1
J. Rogers 1 15 0
A. Williams 1 0 0
Sacks
  NO. YDS
E. Dumervil 1.0 5.0
Sacks
  NO. YDS
C. Kelsay 3.0 27.0
A. Moats 1.0 6.0
Tackles
  TK Ast
C. Harris 7 1
D. Bruton 5 0
D. Williams 4 1
B. Dawkins 3 0
E. Dumervil 3 0
C. Bailey 3 0
A. Goodman 3 0
Q. Carter 2 0
J. Mays 2 0
W. Woodyard 2 1
M. Thomas 2 1
B. Bunkley 2 1
J. Hunter 1 0
R. McBean 1 0
R. Moore 1 0
V. Miller 0 1
R. Ayers 0 1
Tackles
  TK Ast
C. Kelsay 7 3
S. Johnson 5 1
J. Byrd 5 2
D. Florence 4 0
A. Williams 4 1
M. Dareus 3 1
G. Wilson 3 1
N. Barnett 3 3
K. Sheppard 3 4
J. Rogers 2 0
B. Scott 1 0
K. Moore 1 0
K. Morrison 1 0
A. Davis 1 0
D. Edwards 1 1
A. Moats 1 2
A. Carrington 0 1
K. Heard 0 1
D. Batten 0 1
Tackles For Loss
  NO.
D. Williams 2.0
E. Dumervil 2.0
D. Bruton 1.0
A. Goodman 1.0
Tackles For Loss
  NO.
C. Kelsay 2.0
M. Dareus 1.0
Fumbles
  NO.
T. Tebow 2
Fumbles
  NO.
No fumbles