Week 3, 2023

played in Cincinnati, OH

73 degrees, fair, 8 mph wind

Buffalo Bills	3	10	21	14	-	48
Cincinnati Bengals	0	3	0	8	-	11

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:42 BUF - Taylor Mehlhaff 29 field goal
2Q: 13:05 BUF - Irv Buckner 8 pass from Phillip Rotzell (Taylor Mehlhaff extra point)
2Q: 03:10 CIN - Jerald Krzyzanowski 34 field goal
2Q: 00:33 BUF - Taylor Mehlhaff 32 field goal
3Q: 11:03 BUF - Colin Saenz 9 pass from Phillip Rotzell (Taylor Mehlhaff extra point)
3Q: 07:18 BUF - Harvey Horn 10 pass from Phillip Rotzell (Taylor Mehlhaff extra point)
3Q: 02:19 BUF - Colin Saenz 31 pass from Phillip Rotzell (Taylor Mehlhaff extra point)
4Q: 13:40 CIN - Vince Roberts 4 pass from Trevor Reed (Jimmy Mills run for conversion)
4Q: 10:41 BUF - James Hardy 27 pass from Phillip Rotzell (Taylor Mehlhaff extra point)
4Q: 02:48 BUF - Gabe Blasingame 4 run (Taylor Mehlhaff extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:42 BUF - Taylor Mehlhaff 29 field goal
2Q: 13:05 BUF - Irv Buckner 8 pass from Phillip Rotzell (Taylor Mehlhaff extra point)
2Q: 03:10 CIN - Jerald Krzyzanowski 34 field goal
2Q: 00:33 BUF - Taylor Mehlhaff 32 field goal
3Q: 11:03 BUF - Colin Saenz 9 pass from Phillip Rotzell (Taylor Mehlhaff extra point)
3Q: 07:18 BUF - Harvey Horn 10 pass from Phillip Rotzell (Taylor Mehlhaff extra point)
3Q: 02:19 BUF - Colin Saenz 31 pass from Phillip Rotzell (Taylor Mehlhaff extra point)
4Q: 13:40 CIN - Vince Roberts 4 pass from Trevor Reed (Jimmy Mills run for conversion)
4Q: 10:41 BUF - James Hardy 27 pass from Phillip Rotzell (Taylor Mehlhaff extra point)
4Q: 02:48 BUF - Gabe Blasingame 4 run (Taylor Mehlhaff extra point)

Team Statistics BUF CIN
Record 1-2 0-3
First Downs 25 17
- by Rushing 4 4
- by Passing 19 11
- by Penalty 2 2
Total Net Yards 392 286
- Offensive Plays 69 55
- Yards per Play 5.68 5.20
Net Rushing Yards 62 54
- Rushing Attempts 30 18
- Yards per Rush 2.07 3.00
Net Passing Yards 330 232
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 37 - 28 - 0 37 - 21 - 3
- Gross Passing Yards 343 232
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2/13 0/0
- Yards per Pass Play 8.46 6.27
Fumbles/Lost 1/1 3/1
3rd Down Conversions 9/14 2/10
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 8.1 9.3
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 8/60 8/55
Punt Returns/Yards 2/13 1/18
Kick Returns/Yards 3/62 4/82
Interception Ret./Yards 3/35 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 1/1
Red Zone Visits 6 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 3/2 1/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 48 OWN 22
Time of Possession 35:17 24:43

Team Statistics	BUF	CIN
Record	1-2	0-3
First Downs	25	17
- by Rushing	4	4
- by Passing	19	11
- by Penalty	2	2
Total Net Yards	392	286
- Offensive Plays	69	55
- Yards per Play	5.68	5.20
Net Rushing Yards	62	54
- Rushing Attempts	30	18
- Yards per Rush	2.07	3.00
Net Passing Yards	330	232
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	37 - 28 - 0	37 - 21 - 3
- Gross Passing Yards	343	232
- Sacks/Yards Lost	2/13	0/0
- Yards per Pass Play	8.46	6.27
Fumbles/Lost	1/1	3/1
3rd Down Conversions	9/14	2/10
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	8.1	9.3
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	8/60	8/55
Punt Returns/Yards	2/13	1/18
Kick Returns/Yards	3/62	4/82
Interception Ret./Yards	3/35	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	1/1
Red Zone Visits	6	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	3/2	1/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 48	OWN 22
Time of Possession	35:17	24:43

Drive Charts

Buffalo Bills
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	5:23	OWN 24	10	64	Field Goal
1	7:07	1:15	OWN 19	3	2	Punt
1	3:54	6:00	OWN 27	12	73	Touchdown
2	10:04	2:56	OWN 29	5	20	Punt
2	6:22	1:38	OPP 19	3	1	Fumble
2	3:05	2:37	OWN 32	7	53	Field Goal
3	13:26	2:34	OPP 10	5	10	Touchdown
3	10:05	2:55	OPP 30	7	30	Touchdown
3	6:06	4:04	OWN 44	8	56	Touchdown
4	13:29	3:00	OWN 29	7	71	Touchdown
4	6:47	2:23	OWN 46	3	-7	Punt
4	2:48	0:08	OPP 4	1	4	Touchdown

Cincinnati Bengals
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	9:37	2:30	OWN 20	5	20	Punt
1	5:52	1:58	OPP 48	4	28	Missed FG
2	12:54	2:50	OWN 34	5	10	Punt
2	7:08	0:46	OWN 2	3	17	Fumble
2	4:44	1:39	OWN 30	7	53	Field Goal
2	0:28	0:28	OWN 20	1	-1	Half
3	15:00	1:34	OWN 20	3	0	Interception
3	10:52	0:47	OWN 19	1	0	Interception
3	7:10	1:04	OWN 20	3	-2	Punt
3	2:02	3:33	OWN 39	7	61	Touchdown
4	10:29	3:42	OWN 20	8	24	Interception
4	4:24	1:36	OWN 3	3	12	Punt
4	2:40	2:40	OWN 9	5	54	Game

Game MVP: Phillip Rotzell, Buffalo Bills

Rushing Statistics

Buffalo	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Gabe Blasingame	22	57	2.59	19	2	1
R.J. Anhalt	6	10	1.67	6	0	0
Marshall Quaccia	2	-5	-2.50	0	0	0

Cincinnati	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Jay Bishop	8	5	0.63	4	0
Jimmy Mills	7	27	3.86	10	1
Trevor Reed	2	11	5.50	12	1
Hakeem Nicks	1	11	11.00	11	1

Passing Statistics

Buffalo	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Phillip Rotzell	37	28	343	2/13	5	31	0	143.3

Cincinnati	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Trevor Reed	37	21	232	0/0	1	28	3	50.7

Receiving Statistics

Buffalo	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Colin Saenz	7	11	103	14.71	34	31	2
WR James Hardy	5	5	66	13.20	35	27	1
FB Marshall Quaccia	5	5	54	10.80	44	29	0
WR Irv Buckner	3	4	28	9.33	9	19	1
WR Earnest Schepis	3	5	50	16.67	34	24	0
RB Gabe Blasingame	2	4	9	4.50	0	6	0
TE Kendall Carswell	2	2	23	11.50	3	16	0
WR Harvey Horn	1	1	10	10.00	10	10	1

Cincinnati	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Hakeem Nicks	5	8	55	11.00	17	25	0
WR Derrick Williams	4	6	46	11.50	19	17	0
WR Brenden Lipford	4	8	52	13.00	12	23	0
TE Vince Roberts	3	5	47	15.67	27	28	1
WR Dale Schneider	1	3	10	10.00	5	10	0
FB Dominic Evans	1	1	1	1.00	0	1	0
TE Monty Kirk	1	2	6	6.00	0	6	0
WR Paul Johnston	1	1	9	9.00	0	9	0
RB Jimmy Mills	1	2	6	6.00	0	6	0
RB Jay Bishop	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Buffalo	Ints	Yards	Avg
S Daniel Sagapolutele	1	35	35.00
ILB Sean Lee	1	0	0.00
OLB Cameron Sheffield	1	0	0.00

Cincinnati	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Buffalo	Fumb	Recov	Force
Phillip Rotzell	1	0	0
Jerome Murphy	0	1	0
D.J. Habich	0	0	1
Jamie Allen	0	0	1
Sean Lee	0	0	1

Cincinnati	Fumb	Recov	Force
Brenden Lipford	1	1	0
Dale Schneider	1	0	0
Dominic Evans	1	0	0
Les Monroe	0	1	0
Moe Robinson	0	1	0
Sedrick Ellis	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Buffalo	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Thomas Morstead	3	152	50.7	44.7	58	2

Cincinnati	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Ralph Flannery	4	119	29.8	26.5	41	2

Kicking Statistics

Buffalo	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Taylor Mehlhaff	2/2	0/0	0/0	32	6/6

Cincinnati	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Jerald Krzyzanowski	1/2	0/0	0/0	34	0/0

Punt Return Statistics

Buffalo	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Jamie Allen	2	13	6.5	0

Cincinnati	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Courtney Brustkern	1	18	18.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Buffalo	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Harvey Horn	2	38	19.0	0
Earnest Schepis	1	24	24.0	0

Cincinnati	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Dale Schneider	2	28	14.0	0
Courtney Brustkern	2	54	27.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Buffalo	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB James Laurinaitis	5	1	0.0	16	32
CB Ethan Gaytan	3	1	0.0	13	35
DE Carlton OBrien	3	0	0.0	13	29
CB Fernando Mathews	3	0	0.0	12	17
ILB Sean Lee	3	0	0.0	8	13
DT Everett Kinsella	2	1	0.0	12	24
OLB D.J. Habich	2	1	0.0	9	14
CB Benjamin King	2	1	0.0	8	22
DE Doug Worthington	2	1	0.0	15	31
DT Teddy Richard	2	0	0.0	9	13
S Alonzo Galloway	2	0	0.0	5	8
OLB Cameron Sheffield	2	0	0.0	6	21
S Daniel Sagapolutele	1	2	0.0	15	33
DE Chris Long	1	0	0.0	9	15
CB Kris Eastridge	1	0	0.0	14	24
S Jamie Allen	1	0	0.0	13	27
QB Phillip Rotzell	1	0	---	---	---
OLB Donald Rudoff	1	0	0.0	2	2

Cincinnati	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Roosevelt Calmus	7	2	0.0	30	39
S Randall Nastasi	6	0	0.0	19	33
ILB Brett Price	5	4	0.0	25	34
DT Rondell Dillingham	4	2	1.0	19	23
DT Moe Robinson	4	1	0.0	21	36
CB Courtney Brustkern	4	0	0.0	19	26
CB Dana Justice	4	0	0.0	10	18
OLB Dwight Tobin	4	0	0.0	12	9
DT Kentwan Balmer	3	0	0.0	13	5
DE Sedrick Ellis	2	0	1.0	20	22
S Dana Kelleher	2	2	0.0	21	30
CB Amari Spievey	2	2	0.0	24	31
S Vernon Elliott	2	1	0.0	14	11
CB J.C. Ehlert	2	0	0.0	21	31
S Jeff Kinney	2	0	0.0	6	7
OLB Arthur Moats	1	1	0.0	7	4
WR Hakeem Nicks	1	0	---	---	---
TE Monty Kirk	1	0	---	---	---
RB Jay Bishop	1	0	---	---	---
DE Jimmy Carey	0	2	0.0	14	22
DE Walt Fraaije	0	1	0.0	21	27
DE Isaac Kelley	0	1	0.0	12	18

Pass Rush Statistics

Buffalo	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
ILB James Laurinaitis	1	0	1	32
DE Carlton OBrien	0	2	0	29
DT Everett Kinsella	0	2	0	24

Cincinnati	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Sedrick Ellis	1.0	1	0	22
DT Rondell Dillingham	1.0	0	1	23
DT Moe Robinson	0.0	1	0	36
DE Jimmy Carey	0.0	1	0	22
S Dana Kelleher	0.0	1	0	30

Pass Defense Statistics

Buffalo	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Ethan Gaytan	4	1	0	35
ILB Sean Lee	3	0	1	13
CB Benjamin King	2	1	0	22
OLB Cameron Sheffield	2	0	1	21
ILB James Laurinaitis	2	0	0	32
CB Fernando Mathews	2	0	0	17
S Daniel Sagapolutele	1	1	1	33
OLB D.J. Habich	1	1	0	14
CB Kris Eastridge	1	0	0	24
S Jamie Allen	1	0	0	27
DT Teddy Richard	1	0	0	13
S Alonzo Galloway	1	0	0	8

Cincinnati	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
ILB Roosevelt Calmus	5	1	39
CB Courtney Brustkern	5	0	26
ILB Brett Price	4	0	34
CB Dana Justice	4	0	18
CB J.C. Ehlert	3	0	31
OLB Dwight Tobin	2	0	9
S Randall Nastasi	2	0	33
S Vernon Elliott	1	1	11
S Jeff Kinney	1	0	7
CB Amari Spievey	1	0	31

Blocking Statistics

Buffalo	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
J.C. Iafrate	2	5	19	1	25
Michael Oher	2	4	25	0	32
Louis Vasquez	1	7	30	1	38
Donald Buckner	1	4	24	0	35
Korey Glavin	1	1	8	0	5
Jorge Lynn	0	6	27	0	35
Jonathan Luigs	0	2	12	0	17
Kendall Carswell	0	1	28	0	25

Cincinnati	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	PPly
Les Griffith	2	2	15	30
Les Monroe	1	6	18	37
Breno Giacomini	1	2	16	26
Monty Kirk	1	1	5	15
Lonnie Fisher	0	5	11	29
Blake Schlueter	0	1	7	8

Special Teams Statistics

Buffalo	Tackles	STPlays
Colin Saenz	3	12
Sean Lee	1	15
Jeff Thomason	1	5
Ethan Gaytan	0	22
D.J. Habich	0	20
J.B. Siegel	0	20
Gilbert Maioriello	0	17
Earnest Schepis	0	16
Marshall Quaccia	0	15
Harvey Horn	0	14
Alonzo Galloway	0	13
Taylor Mehlhaff	0	11
Jamie Allen	0	7
Chris Long	0	6
Darren Conley	0	6
Korey Glavin	0	5
Kendall Carswell	0	5
Everett Kinsella	0	4
Jonathan Luigs	0	4
James Laurinaitis	0	4
James Hardy	0	3
J.C. Iafrate	0	3
Thomas Morstead	0	3
James Heurtin	0	3
Daniel Sagapolutele	0	2
Rhett Bomar	0	2
Kris Eastridge	0	2
Roosevelt Webster	0	2
Doug Worthington	0	2
Donald Rudoff	0	2
Cameron Sheffield	0	2
Carlton OBrien	0	1
Irv Buckner	0	1
Benjamin King	0	1
Teddy Richard	0	1
Fernando Mathews	0	1
R.J. Anhalt	0	1

Cincinnati	Tackles	STPlays
Vince Roberts	1	18
Derrick Williams	1	16
Hakeem Nicks	1	15
Dale Schneider	1	14
Larry Margolies	1	6
Jimmy Mills	0	19
Monty Kirk	0	16
Courtney Brustkern	0	13
Dana Justice	0	12
Jeff Kinney	0	12
Dwight Tobin	0	11
Vernon Elliott	0	11
Arthur Moats	0	9
Brett Price	0	6
Dominic Evans	0	6
Blake Schlueter	0	6
Les Griffith	0	6
Ralph Flannery	0	6
J.C. Ehlert	0	5
Austin Horn	0	5
Jerald Krzyzanowski	0	5
Isaac Kelley	0	4
Kentwan Balmer	0	3
Lonnie Fisher	0	3
Lamar Reed	0	3
Larry Hart	0	3
Tom Moore	0	3
Moe Robinson	0	2
Walt Fraaije	0	2
Roosevelt Calmus	0	2
Dana Kelleher	0	2
Jay Bishop	0	2
Randall Nastasi	0	2
Amari Spievey	0	2
Sedrick Ellis	0	1
Rondell Dillingham	0	1
Sherman Murrah	0	1

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	8	6	0.8
Middle	18	51	2.8
Right	4	5	1.3
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	5	8	1.6
Middle	8	23	2.9
Right	4	24	6.0
None	1	-1	-1.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Buffalo	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Phillip Rotzell	37	28	5	0	3	2	4	1	0

Cincinnati	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Trevor Reed	37	21	3	4	0	4	4	1	3

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	8	8	73	9.1
Short (0-8 Yds)	10	9	105	10.5
Medium (9-18 Yds)	14	11	165	11.8
Long (19+ Yds)	5	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	3	2	12	4.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	18	14	138	7.7
Medium (9-18 Yds)	9	5	82	9.1
Long (19+ Yds)	7	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Buffalo	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Colin Saenz	11	7	1	103	2	27
WR James Hardy	5	5	0	66	1	28
FB Marshall Quaccia	5	5	0	54	1	26
WR Earnest Schepis	5	3	1	50	1	30
WR Irv Buckner	4	3	1	28	0	11
RB Gabe Blasingame	4	2	0	9	0	30
TE Kendall Carswell	2	2	0	23	0	25
WR Harvey Horn	1	1	0	10	0	3

Cincinnati	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Hakeem Nicks	8	5	55	1	22
WR Brenden Lipford	8	4	52	1	29
WR Derrick Williams	6	4	46	0	15
TE Vince Roberts	5	3	47	1	30
WR Dale Schneider	3	1	10	0	12
TE Monty Kirk	2	1	6	0	15
RB Jimmy Mills	2	1	6	0	16
FB Dominic Evans	1	1	1	0	24
WR Paul Johnston	1	1	9	0	1
RB Jay Bishop	1	0	0	0	21

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Buffalo	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Gabe Blasingame	7	12	1.71	2.59
Marshall Quaccia	1	0	0.00	-2.50

Cincinnati	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Jay Bishop	1	-1	-1.00	0.63

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Buffalo	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Phillip Rotzell	11	9	68	6.18	9.27

Cincinnati	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Trevor Reed	7	2	9	1.29	6.27

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Buffalo	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Colin Saenz	5	4	35	7.00	9.36
FB Marshall Quaccia	2	2	12	6.00	10.80
WR Irv Buckner	1	1	8	8.00	7.00
WR James Hardy	1	1	3	3.00	13.20
RB Gabe Blasingame	1	0	0	0.00	2.25
WR Harvey Horn	1	1	10	10.00	10.00

Cincinnati	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Vince Roberts	2	1	4	2.00	9.40
WR Hakeem Nicks	2	1	5	2.50	6.88
WR Dale Schneider	1	0	0	0.00	3.33
TE Monty Kirk	1	0	0	0.00	3.00
WR Brenden Lipford	1	0	0	0.00	6.50

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Buffalo	Rushes	Conversions
Marshall Quaccia	1	0
Gabe Blasingame	1	1
R.J. Anhalt	1	0

Cincinnati	Rushes	Conversions
Hakeem Nicks	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Buffalo	Att	Comp	Conversions
Phillip Rotzell	11	9	8

Cincinnati	Att	Comp	Conversions
Trevor Reed	9	3	1

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Buffalo	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Earnest Schepis	3	1	1
WR Colin Saenz	2	2	2
WR James Hardy	2	2	2
WR Irv Buckner	1	1	1
FB Marshall Quaccia	1	1	0
TE Kendall Carswell	1	1	1
WR Harvey Horn	1	1	1

Cincinnati	Targ	Catch	Conversions
TE Vince Roberts	2	1	1
WR Hakeem Nicks	2	1	0
TE Monty Kirk	2	1	0
WR Brenden Lipford	2	0	0
WR Dale Schneider	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 62,700 (65,600 capacity)
Upper Deck 18,900 (19,900)
End Zone 13,700 (14,300)
Mezzanine 8,000 (8,300)
Sideline Seats 12,100 (12,700)
Club Seats 7,300 (7,600)
Luxury Boxes 2,700 (2,800)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	62,700 (65,600 capacity)
Upper Deck	18,900 (19,900)
End Zone	13,700 (14,300)
Mezzanine	8,000 (8,300)
Sideline Seats	12,100 (12,700)
Club Seats	7,300 (7,600)
Luxury Boxes	2,700 (2,800)