| Played in Detroit, MI, weather: 68 degrees, fair, calm. |
| Buffalo won the toss and elected to receive. |
| Start of first quarter. |
| (1Q: 15:00) Rusty Sheldon kicked off 58 yards from the DET30. Earnest Schepis returned the ball 24 yards to the BUF36. Tackled by Jordy Nelson. |
| Buffalo: I formation, strength is right. The defense is in a 43 and 2-deep man-to-man coverage, expecting the run. Bellis is blitzing. 1-10-BUF36 (1Q: 14:26) PENALTY: Buffalo was called for a False Start. |
| Buffalo: Single-Back formation with trips receivers, strength is right. The defense is in a 43 with nickel personnel and 3-deep zone coverage, keying aggressively on the pass. 1-15-BUF31 (1Q: 14:19) Phillip Rotzell pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Levon Givens. DE Tyson Jackson hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| Buffalo: Weak formation with three wide receivers, strength is left. The defense is in a 43 with nickel personnel and 2-deep man-to-man coverage, keying aggressively on the pass. 2-15-BUF31 (1Q: 14:06) Phillip Rotzell pass completed to WR Levon Givens for 11 yards. Tackled by OLB Howie Bellis, assisted by S Glover Quin. |
| Buffalo: Weak formation with three wide receivers, strength is right. The defense is in a 43 with nickel personnel and 2-deep bump-and-run coverage, keying aggressively on the pass. 3-4-BUF42 (1Q: 13:39) Phillip Rotzell pass completed to FB Marshall Quaccia for 9 yards. Tackled by OLB Howie Bellis. Quaccia gained 6 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| Buffalo: Weak formation with three wide receivers, strength is right. The defense is in a 43 with dime personnel and 3-deep zone coverage, expecting the pass. Quin is blitzing. 1-10-DET49 (1Q: 13:00) Phillip Rotzell pass completed to FB Marshall Quaccia for 26 yards. Tackled by CB Joe Haden. Quaccia gained 23 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| Buffalo: Weak formation with three wide receivers, strength is left. The defense is in a 43 and 2-deep bump-and-run coverage, expecting the run. Bellis, Nicholas and Barrett are blitzing. 1-10-DET23 (1Q: 12:12) Phillip Rotzell pass completed to WR Irv Buckner for 18 yards. Tackled by S Glover Quin. Buckner gained 5 yards after the catch. |
| Buffalo: Single-Back formation with trips receivers, strength is right. The defense is in a 43 with nickel personnel and 2-deep man-to-man coverage, expecting the pass. Bellis and Haden are blitzing. 1-5-DET05 (1Q: 11:38) Phillip Rotzell sacked by DE Tyson Jackson for a loss of 6 yards. Sack allowed by Neil Clark. |
| Buffalo: Weak formation with three wide receivers, strength is left. The defense is in a 43 with nickel personnel and 2-deep man-to-man coverage, expecting the pass. 2-11-DET11 (1Q: 10:57) Phillip Rotzell pass completed to WR Levon Givens for 11 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! The quarterback threw into double coverage. Buffalo 6, Detroit 0 |
| (1Q: 10:57) Extra point by Taylor Mehlhaff was good. Buffalo 7, Detroit 0 |
| (1Q: 10:50) Taylor Mehlhaff kicked off 75 yards from the BUF30. Touchback. |
| Detroit: I formation, strength is left. The defense is in a 43 and 2-deep bump-and-run coverage, keying aggressively on the run. 1-10-DET20 (1Q: 10:50) Andre Brown ran inside the left guard for -1 yards. Tackled by ILB Bryan Covington, assisted by DE Mark Fredrickson. |
| Detroit: Single-Back formation, strength is left. The defense is in a 43 with nickel personnel and 2-deep bump-and-run coverage, expecting the pass. 2-11-DET19 (1Q: 10:25) Pat White pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Jordy Nelson. CB Fernando Mathews defended the pass. |
| Detroit: Single-Back formation, strength is left. The defense is in a 43 with nickel personnel and 2-deep bump-and-run coverage, expecting the pass. Lee is blitzing. 3-11-DET19 (1Q: 10:19) Pat White pass completed to WR Greg Ellison for 6 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by CB Ethan Gaytan. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-5-DET25 (1Q: 09:37) Riddick Garrod punted 43 yards. The ball was marked out of bounds at the BUF32. |
| Buffalo: Single-Back formation, strength is right. The defense is in a 43 with dime personnel and 2-deep bump-and-run coverage, expecting the pass. 1-10-BUF32 (1Q: 09:30) Phillip Rotzell pass completed to WR Irv Buckner for 7 yards. Tackled by CB Terrell Barrett. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| Buffalo: Weak formation with two tight ends, strength is left. The defense is in a 43 and 2-deep bump-and-run coverage, expecting the run. 2-3-BUF39 (1Q: 08:50) Phillip Rotzell pass was blocked at the line, intended for TE Shawn Nelson. DT Ken Phillips blocked the pass. |
| Buffalo: Weak formation with three wide receivers, strength is right. The defense is in a 43 with nickel personnel and 2-deep bump-and-run coverage, keying aggressively on the pass. 3-3-BUF39 (1Q: 08:46) Phillip Rotzell pass completed to FB Marshall Quaccia for 11 yards. Tackled by CB Joe Haden. Quaccia gained 8 yards after the catch. |
| Buffalo: Weak formation with three wide receivers, strength is left. The defense is in a 43 with nickel personnel and 2-deep man-to-man coverage, expecting the pass. 1-10-DET50 (1Q: 08:11) Gabe Blasingame ran inside the left guard for 6 yards. Tackled by OLB Howie Bellis. Key block delivered by Korey Blades. |
| Buffalo: Weak formation with three wide receivers, strength is left. The defense is in a 43 with nickel personnel and weak-side man, otherwise cover-7 zone coverage, keying aggressively on the pass. 2-4-DET44 (1Q: 07:30) Phillip Rotzell pass completed to WR Irv Buckner for 13 yards. Tackled by ILB George McDade. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Buckner gained 6 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| Buffalo: Weak formation with three wide receivers, strength is right. The defense is in a 43 with nickel personnel and 2-deep bump-and-run coverage, keying aggressively on the pass. 1-10-DET31 (1Q: 07:00) Phillip Rotzell pass completed to FB Marshall Quaccia for 2 yards. Tackled by ILB George McDade, assisted by S Eric McGuire. |
| Buffalo: Weak formation with two tight ends, strength is left. The defense is in a 43 with dime personnel and 3-deep zone coverage, keying aggressively on the pass. 2-8-DET29 (1Q: 06:25) Gabe Blasingame ran inside the left guard for 4 yards. Tackled by ILB George McDade, assisted by CB Edgar Meert. |
| Buffalo: Strong formation, strength is right. The defense is in a 43 with nickel personnel and 4-deep zone coverage, keying aggressively on the pass. 3-4-DET25 (1Q: 05:56) Phillip Rotzell pass completed to WR Colin Saenz for 14 yards. Tackled by CB Terrell Barrett. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Saenz gained 9 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| Buffalo: Single-Back formation, strength is left. The defense is in a 43 with nickel personnel and 3-deep zone coverage, expecting the pass. McDade and Eastridge are blitzing. 1-10-DET11 (1Q: 05:21) Phillip Rotzell pass completed to WR Earnest Schepis for 11 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! Schepis gained 1 yard after the catch. Buffalo 13, Detroit 0 |
| (1Q: 05:21) Extra point by Taylor Mehlhaff was good. Buffalo 14, Detroit 0 |
| (1Q: 05:12) Taylor Mehlhaff kicked off 75 yards from the BUF30. Touchback. |
| Detroit: Pro formation, strength is left. The defense is in a 43 and 2-deep bump-and-run coverage, expecting the run. Lee is blitzing. 1-10-DET20 (1Q: 05:12) Pat White pass completed to FB Damon Lebiedzinski for 28 yards. Tackled by OLB Dwayne Abeykoon. Lebiedzinski gained 30 yards after the catch. |
| Detroit: Weak formation, strength is right. The defense is in a 43 and 2-deep bump-and-run coverage, keying aggressively on the run. 1-10-DET48 (1Q: 04:43) Pat White pass completed to WR Jordy Nelson for 9 yards. Tackled by OLB Brant Linquist. Nelson gained 2 yards after the catch. |
| Detroit: Pro formation, strength is left. The defense is in a 43 and 3-deep zone coverage, keying aggressively on the run. 2-1-BUF43 (1Q: 04:00) Brock Houghtlin ran around left end for 4 yards. Tackled by S Roosevelt Webster, assisted by ILB Bryan Covington. Key block delivered by Spencer Batteaux. |
| Detroit: I formation, strength is right. The defense is in a 43 with nickel personnel and 2-deep bump-and-run coverage, keying aggressively on the pass. 1-10-BUF39 (1Q: 03:14) Pat White pass completed to WR Jordy Nelson for 39 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! Nelson gained 29 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw into double coverage. Buffalo 14, Detroit 6 |
| (1Q: 03:14) Extra point by Rusty Sheldon was good. Buffalo 14, Detroit 7 |
| (1Q: 02:57) Rusty Sheldon kicked off 71 yards from the DET30. Touchback. |
| Buffalo: Weak formation with three wide receivers, strength is right. The defense is in a 43 with dime personnel and 2-deep bump-and-run coverage, keying aggressively on the pass. Nicholas is blitzing. 1-10-BUF20 (1Q: 02:57) Phillip Rotzell pass was dropped by WR Irv Buckner. |
| Buffalo: Weak formation with two tight ends, strength is right. The defense is in a 43 with nickel personnel and 2-deep man-to-man coverage, expecting the pass. 2-10-BUF20 (1Q: 02:49) Phillip Rotzell pass completed to TE Shawn Nelson for 11 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by ILB George McDade. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. PENALTY: Detroit was called for Defensive Holding. The penalty was declined. |
| Buffalo: Weak formation with three wide receivers, strength is left. The defense is in a 43 with nickel personnel and 2-deep bump-and-run coverage, keying aggressively on the pass. 1-10-BUF31 (1Q: 02:41) Phillip Rotzell pass completed to WR Earnest Schepis for 16 yards. Tackled by CB Terrell Barrett, assisted by ILB George McDade. Schepis gained 8 yards after the catch. |
| Buffalo: I formation, strength is right. The defense is in a 43 and 2-deep man-to-man coverage, keying aggressively on the run. 1-10-BUF47 (1Q: 02:03) Phillip Rotzell pass completed to RB Gabe Blasingame for 14 yards. Tackled by CB Joe Haden. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| Buffalo: Single-Back formation, strength is right. The defense is in a 43 and 3-deep zone coverage, keying aggressively on the run. 1-10-DET39 (1Q: 01:20) Phillip Rotzell pass completed to RB Gabe Blasingame for -4 yards. Tackled by OLB Howie Bellis. |
| Buffalo: Weak formation with three wide receivers, strength is left. The defense is in a 43 with nickel personnel and 4-deep zone coverage, keying aggressively on the pass. 2-14-DET43 (1Q: 00:36) PENALTY: Buffalo was called for a False Start. |
| Buffalo: Weak formation with three wide receivers, strength is left. The defense is in a 43 with dime personnel and 3-deep zone coverage, keying aggressively on the pass. Eastridge is blitzing. 2-19-DET48 (1Q: 00:30) Phillip Rotzell pass was intended for WR Earnest Schepis and was intercepted by S Eric McGuire at the DET21. The interception was returned 11 yards. Tackled by Earnest Schepis. Buffalo's Levon Givens was hurt on the play. This appears to be a minor hand injury. He should be able to remain in the game. |
| Detroit: Strong formation, strength is right. The defense is in a 43 with nickel personnel and 3-deep zone coverage, expecting the pass. 1-10-DET32 (1Q: 00:22) Pat White pass completed to WR Broderick Hammond for 13 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by CB Ethan Gaytan. Hammond gained 12 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| Start of second quarter. |
| Detroit: I formation, strength is right. The defense is in a 43 and 2-deep bump-and-run coverage, keying aggressively on the run. Lee is blitzing. 1-10-DET45 (2Q: 15:00) Pat White pass completed to WR Jordy Nelson for 9 yards. Tackled by S Roosevelt Webster. Nelson gained 2 yards after the catch. |
| Detroit: Strong formation, strength is right. The defense is in a 43 with nickel personnel and 2-deep man-to-man coverage, expecting the pass. 2-1-BUF46 (2Q: 14:23) Pat White pass fell incomplete, intended for TE Cornelius Newnam. DE Doug Worthington hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| Detroit: Strong formation, strength is right. The defense is in a 43 and 3-deep zone coverage, keying aggressively on the run. 3-1-BUF46 (2Q: 14:13) Brock Houghtlin ran around right end for 2 yards. Tackled by S Harvey Keith, assisted by DT Everett Kinsella. Key block delivered by Joe Thomas. |
| Detroit: Single-Back formation, strength is left. The defense is in a 43 and 2-deep bump-and-run coverage, keying aggressively on the run. 1-10-BUF44 (2Q: 13:33) Pat White pass completed to TE Mel Beaver for 11 yards. Tackled by CB Ethan Gaytan. |
| Detroit: Single-Back formation, strength is right. The defense is in a 43 with dime personnel and 2-deep man-to-man coverage, expecting the pass. 1-10-BUF33 (2Q: 12:58) Andre Brown ran around left end for 1 yard. Tackled by CB Curtis Ackerman. |
| Detroit: Strong formation, strength is left. The defense is in a 43 with dime personnel and 2-deep man-to-man coverage, expecting the pass. Abeykoon and Allen are blitzing. 2-9-BUF32 (2Q: 12:17) Pat White pass completed to FB Damon Lebiedzinski for 10 yards. Tackled by S Roosevelt Webster. Lebiedzinski gained 10 yards after the catch. |
| Detroit: Strong formation, strength is left. The defense is in a 43 with nickel personnel and 2-deep bump-and-run coverage, expecting the pass. 1-10-BUF22 (2Q: 11:30) Andre Brown ran inside the left guard for 1 yard. Tackled by S Roosevelt Webster, assisted by ILB Sean Lee. |
| Detroit: Single-Back formation, strength is right. The defense is in a 43 with nickel personnel and 2-deep bump-and-run coverage, keying aggressively on the pass. Rudoff and Linquist are blitzing. 2-9-BUF21 (2Q: 10:51) Brock Houghtlin ran a counterplay inside the left tackle for 2 yards. Tackled by DT Everett Kinsella. |
| Detroit: Single-Back formation, strength is left. The defense is in a 43 with nickel personnel and 3-deep zone coverage, keying aggressively on the pass. Rudoff is blitzing. 3-7-BUF19 (2Q: 10:11) Pat White pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Broderick Hammond. CB Ethan Gaytan defended the pass. |
| 4-7-BUF19 (2Q: 10:06) Rusty Sheldon attempted a 36 yard field goal and missed wide to the right. |
| Buffalo: Single-Back formation with four receivers, strength is right. The defense is in a 43 with nickel personnel and strong-side man, otherwise cover-7 zone coverage, keying aggressively on the pass. 1-10-BUF26 (2Q: 09:59) Gabe Blasingame ran inside the left tackle for 3 yards. Tackled by ILB George McDade. |
| Buffalo: Single-Back formation with trips receivers, strength is left. The defense is in a 43 with nickel personnel and 3-deep zone coverage, keying aggressively on the pass. 2-7-BUF29 (2Q: 09:35) Phillip Rotzell pass fell incomplete, intended for TE Kendall Carswell. OLB Jason Worilds defended the pass. |
| Buffalo: Weak formation with three wide receivers, strength is right. The defense is in a 43 with dime personnel and 4-deep zone coverage, keying aggressively on the pass. Nicholas and Quin are blitzing. 3-7-BUF29 (2Q: 09:28) Phillip Rotzell pass completed to WR Earnest Schepis for 39 yards. Tackled by CB Joe Haden. Schepis gained 31 yards after the catch. PENALTY: Detroit was called for an Intentional Face Mask. |
| Buffalo: Weak formation with three wide receivers, strength is right. The defense is in a 43 and 3-deep zone coverage, expecting the pass. 1-10-DET17 (2Q: 09:08) Phillip Rotzell pass completed to WR Levon Givens for 12 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by OLB Stephen Nicholas. Givens gained 5 yards after the catch. PENALTY: Detroit was called for an Intentional Face Mask. |
| Buffalo: I formation with two tight ends, strength is right. The defense is in a 43 with nickel personnel and 2-deep man-to-man coverage, expecting the pass. 1-3-DET03 (2Q: 08:59) Phillip Rotzell pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Earnest Schepis. CB Kris Eastridge defended the pass. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| Buffalo: I formation, strength is left. The defense is in a 43 with nickel personnel and 2-deep man-to-man coverage, expecting the pass. 2-3-DET03 (2Q: 08:53) Phillip Rotzell pass completed to TE Kendall Carswell for 3 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. Buffalo 20, Detroit 7 |
| (2Q: 08:53) Extra point by Taylor Mehlhaff was good. Buffalo 21, Detroit 7 |
| (2Q: 08:44) Taylor Mehlhaff kicked off 62 yards from the BUF30. Joe Haden returned the ball 23 yards to the DET31. Tackled by Harvey Horn. |
| Detroit: Strong formation, strength is left. The defense is in a 43 with nickel personnel and 2-deep bump-and-run coverage, expecting the pass. 1-10-DET31 (2Q: 08:09) Pat White pass completed to WR Broderick Hammond for 5 yards. Tackled by OLB Donald Rudoff, assisted by S Roosevelt Webster. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| Detroit: Strong formation, strength is left. The defense is in a 43 with nickel personnel and strong-side man, otherwise cover-7 zone coverage, keying aggressively on the pass. 2-5-DET36 (2Q: 07:41) Brock Houghtlin ran around right end for 4 yards. Tackled by S Jamie Allen. |
| Detroit: Pro formation with two tight ends, strength is left. The defense is in a 43 with goal-line personnel and 2-deep bump-and-run coverage, keying aggressively on the run. Hall is blitzing. 3-1-DET40 (2Q: 07:01) Ryan Mathews ran inside the right tackle for 0 yards. Tackled by ILB Sean Lee, assisted by ILB Bryan Covington. The defense looked very familiar with that play. |
| Detroit: Single-Back formation, strength is right. The defense is in a 43 and strong-side man, otherwise cover-7 zone coverage, keying aggressively on the run. 4-1-DET40 (2Q: 06:34) Brock Houghtlin ran inside the right tackle for 0 yards. Tackled by DT Everett Kinsella, assisted by DE Chris Long. The ball goes over on downs. |
| Buffalo: Weak formation with three wide receivers, strength is right. The defense is in a 43 with dime personnel and 2-deep bump-and-run coverage, keying aggressively on the pass. 1-10-DET40 (2Q: 06:27) Phillip Rotzell pass completed to RB Gabe Blasingame for 7 yards. Tackled by CB Terrell Barrett, assisted by DE Tyson Jackson. Blasingame gained 1 yard after the catch. |
| Buffalo: I formation, strength is left. The defense is in a 43 and strong-side man, otherwise cover-7 zone coverage, expecting the run. 2-3-DET33 (2Q: 06:11) Marshall Quaccia ran around right end for 7 yards. Tackled by OLB Howie Bellis, assisted by DT Dave Thibodeau. Key block delivered by Jorge Lynn. |
| Buffalo: Weak formation with three wide receivers, strength is left. The defense is in a 43 with nickel personnel and 3-deep zone coverage, expecting the pass. 1-10-DET26 (2Q: 05:54) Phillip Rotzell pass completed to RB Gabe Blasingame for 6 yards. Tackled by S Glover Quin. |
| Buffalo: Pro formation with two tight ends, strength is right. The defense is in a 43 and strong-side man, otherwise cover-7 zone coverage, keying aggressively on the run. 2-4-DET20 (2Q: 05:34) Gabe Blasingame ran around right end for 5 yards. Tackled by OLB Howie Bellis, assisted by DE Tyson Jackson. Key block delivered by Jorge Lynn. |
| Buffalo: Weak formation with three wide receivers, strength is left. The defense is in a 43 and 3-deep zone coverage, keying aggressively on the run. 1-10-DET15 (2Q: 05:15) Phillip Rotzell sacked by DE Tyson Jackson for a loss of 6 yards. Sack allowed by J.C. Iafrate. The defense looked extremely familiar with that play. The ball was fumbled and recovered by DET Rickey Nelson for 79 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! Buffalo 21, Detroit 13 |
| (2Q: 05:15) Extra point by Rusty Sheldon was good. Buffalo 21, Detroit 14 |
| (2Q: 04:58) Rusty Sheldon kicked off 62 yards from the DET30. Earnest Schepis returned the ball 23 yards to the BUF31. Tackled by Ronald McConnell. |
| Buffalo: Weak formation with three wide receivers, strength is left. The defense is in a 43 and 2-deep bump-and-run coverage, keying aggressively on the run. Nicholas is blitzing. 1-10-BUF31 (2Q: 04:41) Phillip Rotzell sacked by OLB Stephen Nicholas for a loss of 5 yards. Nicholas ran right past Korey Blades and knocked down the quarterback. The defense looked very familiar with that play. |
| Buffalo: I formation, strength is left. The defense is in a 43 and 2-deep man-to-man coverage, expecting the run. Bellis and McGuire are blitzing. 2-15-BUF26 (2Q: 04:12) PENALTY: Buffalo was called for a False Start. |
| Buffalo: Single-Back formation, strength is right. The defense is in a 43 and 2-deep man-to-man coverage, expecting the run. 2-20-BUF21 (2Q: 04:08) Phillip Rotzell pass completed to WR Earnest Schepis for 39 yards. Tackled by OLB Howie Bellis. Schepis gained 16 yards after the catch. |
| Buffalo: Weak formation with three wide receivers, strength is right. The defense is in a 43 and weak-side man, otherwise cover-7 zone coverage, keying aggressively on the run. 1-10-DET40 (2Q: 03:22) Phillip Rotzell pass completed to FB Marshall Quaccia for 2 yards. Tackled by OLB Stephen Nicholas, assisted by OLB Howie Bellis. |
| Buffalo: I formation, strength is right. The defense is in a 43 with nickel personnel and 2-deep man-to-man coverage, keying aggressively on the pass. 2-8-DET38 (2Q: 03:03) Phillip Rotzell pass completed to WR Earnest Schepis for 22 yards. Tackled by S Eric McGuire. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Schepis gained 9 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| Buffalo: Single-Back formation, strength is right. The defense is in a 43 with nickel personnel and 2-deep bump-and-run coverage, expecting the pass. Worilds and McDade are blitzing. 1-10-DET16 (2Q: 02:46) Phillip Rotzell pass completed to TE Kendall Carswell for 4 yards. Tackled by CB Joe Haden. |
| Buffalo: Weak formation with two tight ends, strength is right. The defense is in a 43 with nickel personnel and 2-deep man-to-man coverage, expecting the pass. Bellis and McDade are blitzing. 2-6-DET12 (2Q: 02:24) Phillip Rotzell pass completed to RB Gabe Blasingame for 6 yards. Tackled by S Eric McGuire. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| Buffalo: Strong formation, strength is left. The defense is in a 43 and strong-side man, otherwise cover-7 zone coverage, keying aggressively on the run. 1-6-DET06 (2Q: 02:02) Phillip Rotzell pass fell incomplete, intended for TE Kendall Carswell. DT Ike Whittenburg hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| Official time out for the two-minute warning. |
| Buffalo: Pro formation, strength is left. The defense is in a 43 with nickel personnel and 2-deep man-to-man coverage, keying aggressively on the pass. 2-6-DET06 (2Q: 01:56) Kenneth Hopper ran around right end for -1 yards. Tackled by OLB Howie Bellis, assisted by ILB George McDade. |
| Buffalo: Strong formation, strength is left. The defense is in a 43 with nickel personnel and 2-deep man-to-man coverage, keying aggressively on the pass. Bellis, McDade and Quin are blitzing. 3-7-DET07 (2Q: 01:36) Phillip Rotzell pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Levon Givens. ILB George McDade hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The defense looked very familiar with that play. |
| 4-7-DET07 (2Q: 01:29) Taylor Mehlhaff attempted a 24 yard field goal and succeeded. Buffalo 24, Detroit 14 |
| (2Q: 01:23) Taylor Mehlhaff kicked off 70 yards from the BUF30. Joe Haden returned the ball 23 yards to the DET23. Tackled by Sean Lee. PENALTY: Detroit was called for Holding on the Kick Return. |
| Detroit: Single-Back formation, strength is left. The defense is in a 43 with dime personnel and 2-deep bump-and-run coverage, keying aggressively on the pass. 1-10-DET11 (2Q: 01:14) Brock Houghtlin ran inside the right tackle for 12 yards. Tackled by DE Chris Long. Key block delivered by Nick Culhane. |
| Detroit: I formation, strength is left. The defense is in a 43 with dime personnel and 2-deep man-to-man coverage, keying aggressively on the pass. 1-10-DET23 (2Q: 00:40) Pat White pass completed to FB Damon Lebiedzinski for 4 yards. Tackled by ILB Sean Lee. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| Detroit: Single-Back formation, strength is right. The defense is in a 43 with nickel personnel and 2-deep bump-and-run coverage, keying aggressively on the pass. 2-6-DET27 (2Q: 00:08) Andre Brown ran outside the right tackle for 10 yards. Tackled by CB Mark Hall. Key block delivered by Nick Culhane. |
| Start of third quarter. |
| (3Q: 15:00) Taylor Mehlhaff kicked off 71 yards from the BUF30. Touchback. |
| Detroit: Strong formation, strength is left. The defense is in a 43 and 3-deep zone coverage, expecting the run. Covington, Abeykoon and Webster are blitzing. 1-10-DET20 (3Q: 15:00) Pat White pass completed to TE Cornelius Newnam for 27 yards. Tackled by CB Mark Hall. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Newnam gained 19 yards after the catch. |
| Detroit: Single-Back formation, strength is right. The defense is in a 43 with nickel personnel and 2-deep bump-and-run coverage, expecting the pass. 1-10-DET47 (3Q: 14:17) Andre Brown ran inside the left tackle for 18 yards. Tackled by CB Jerome Murphy, assisted by ILB Sean Lee. Brown made a great move on Carlton OBrien. The ball was fumbled and recovered by DET Pat White to the BUF35. |
| Detroit: Pro formation, strength is right. The defense is in a 43 and 3-deep zone coverage, expecting the run. 1-10-BUF35 (3Q: 13:31) Andre Brown ran inside the right tackle for 0 yards. Tackled by DT Everett Kinsella. |
| Detroit: I formation, strength is right. The defense is in a 43 with nickel personnel and 2-deep man-to-man coverage, keying aggressively on the pass. 2-10-BUF35 (3Q: 12:47) Andre Brown ran inside the right guard for 35 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! Key block delivered by Roger Owens. Buffalo 24, Detroit 20 |
| (3Q: 12:47) Extra point by Rusty Sheldon was good. Buffalo 24, Detroit 21 |
| (3Q: 12:32) Rusty Sheldon kicked off 63 yards from the DET30. Earnest Schepis returned the ball 26 yards to the BUF33. Tackled by Mel Beaver. |
| Buffalo: Single-Back formation, strength is left. The defense is in a 43 with nickel personnel and 3-deep zone coverage, expecting the pass. Bellis is blitzing. 1-10-BUF33 (3Q: 11:56) Phillip Rotzell pass was thrown incomplete, intended for WR Earnest Schepis. The defense looked very familiar with that play. |
| Buffalo: Strong formation, strength is right. The defense is in a 43 with nickel personnel and strong-side man, otherwise cover-7 zone coverage, keying aggressively on the pass. McDade is blitzing. 2-10-BUF33 (3Q: 11:51) Phillip Rotzell pass completed to FB Marshall Quaccia for -1 yards. Tackled by CB Joe Haden, assisted by CB Edgar Meert. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| Buffalo: Single-Back formation with trips receivers, strength is left. The defense is in a 43 with dime personnel and 4-deep zone coverage, keying aggressively on the pass. 3-11-BUF32 (3Q: 11:05) Phillip Rotzell pass was blocked at the line, intended for WR Irv Buckner. DT Ike Whittenburg blocked the pass. |
| 4-11-BUF32 (3Q: 10:59) Thomas Morstead punted 58 yards. Joe Haden returned the kick 9 yards to the DET19. Tackled by Kenneth Hopper. Ball was fumbled and recovered by BUF Marshall Quaccia at the DET19. |
| Buffalo: Single-Back formation with four receivers, strength is right. The defense is in a 43 with nickel personnel and 2-deep man-to-man coverage, expecting the pass. Bellis and Meert are blitzing. 1-10-DET19 (3Q: 10:51) Phillip Rotzell pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Colin Saenz. CB Kris Eastridge defended the pass. The defense looked very familiar with that play. |
| Buffalo: Pro formation, strength is left. The defense is in a 43 with dime personnel and 2-deep bump-and-run coverage, keying aggressively on the pass. 2-10-DET19 (3Q: 10:46) Gabe Blasingame ran outside the right tackle for 4 yards. Tackled by CB Terrell Barrett. |
| Buffalo: Single-Back formation with trips receivers, strength is right. The defense is in a 43 with nickel personnel and 3-deep zone coverage, keying aggressively on the pass. 3-6-DET15 (3Q: 10:17) Phillip Rotzell pass was dropped by WR Irv Buckner. The defense looked very familiar with that play. |
| 4-6-DET15 (3Q: 10:13) Taylor Mehlhaff attempted a 32 yard field goal and succeeded. Buffalo 27, Detroit 21 |
| (3Q: 10:07) Taylor Mehlhaff kicked off 60 yards from the BUF30. Joe Haden returned the ball 15 yards to the DET25. Tackled by Sean Lee. |
| Detroit: Pro formation, strength is right. The defense is in a 43 with nickel personnel and 2-deep bump-and-run coverage, keying aggressively on the pass. 1-10-DET25 (3Q: 09:36) Pat White pass completed to WR Broderick Hammond for 20 yards. Tackled by S Harvey Keith. |
| Detroit: Single-Back formation, strength is left. The defense is in a 43 and 2-deep bump-and-run coverage, expecting the run. Lee is blitzing. 1-10-DET45 (3Q: 09:06) Pat White pass completed to WR Jordy Nelson for 18 yards. Tackled by OLB Donald Rudoff. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Nelson gained 8 yards after the catch. |
| Detroit: Pro formation, strength is right. The defense is in a 43 with nickel personnel and 2-deep bump-and-run coverage, keying aggressively on the pass. 1-10-BUF37 (3Q: 08:23) Pat White pass completed to WR Ronald McConnell for 6 yards. Tackled by S Jamie Allen, assisted by CB Jerome Murphy. |
| Detroit: Five-Receiver Spread formation, strength is right. The defense is in a 43 with nickel personnel and 2-deep man-to-man coverage, expecting the pass. 2-4-BUF31 (3Q: 07:50) Pat White pass completed to WR Omar Schultz for 14 yards. Tackled by CB Jerome Murphy. |
| Detroit: Five-Receiver Spread formation, strength is right. The defense is in a 43 with nickel personnel and 2-deep man-to-man coverage, keying aggressively on the pass. 1-10-BUF17 (3Q: 07:04) Pat White pass completed to WR Broderick Hammond for 12 yards. Tackled by CB Ethan Gaytan, assisted by S Jamie Allen. PENALTY: Detroit was called for Offensive Holding. |
| Detroit: Five-Receiver Spread formation, strength is left. The defense is in a 43 with nickel personnel and 2-deep bump-and-run coverage, expecting the pass. 1-20-BUF27 (3Q: 06:56) Pat White pass completed to WR Omar Schultz for 7 yards. Tackled by S Roosevelt Webster. |
| Detroit: Weak formation, strength is right. The defense is in a 43 with nickel personnel and 2-deep bump-and-run coverage, keying aggressively on the pass. 2-13-BUF20 (3Q: 06:22) Andre Brown ran inside the right tackle for 8 yards. Tackled by ILB Sean Lee. |
| Detroit: Five-Receiver Spread formation, strength is left. The defense is in a 43 with nickel personnel and 2-deep bump-and-run coverage, keying aggressively on the pass. Murphy is blitzing. 3-5-BUF12 (3Q: 05:53) Pat White pass completed to WR Omar Schultz for 12 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. Detroit 27, Buffalo 27 |
| (3Q: 05:53) Extra point by Rusty Sheldon was good. Detroit 28, Buffalo 27 |
| (3Q: 05:42) Rusty Sheldon kicked off 69 yards from the DET30. Earnest Schepis returned the ball 36 yards to the BUF37. Tackled by Ronald McConnell. |
| Buffalo: I formation, strength is left. The defense is in a 43 with nickel personnel and 2-deep bump-and-run coverage, expecting the pass. 1-10-BUF37 (3Q: 05:07) Phillip Rotzell pass completed to FB Marshall Quaccia for 2 yards. Tackled by CB Joe Haden. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| Buffalo: Strong formation with two tight ends, strength is left. The defense is in a 43 and 2-deep bump-and-run coverage, keying aggressively on the run. 2-8-BUF39 (3Q: 04:26) Phillip Rotzell pass fell incomplete, intended for RB Gabe Blasingame. DE Tyson Jackson hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The defense looked extremely familiar with that play. |
| Buffalo: Weak formation with three wide receivers, strength is right. The defense is in a 43 with nickel personnel and 3-deep zone coverage, keying aggressively on the pass. McDade is blitzing. 3-8-BUF39 (3Q: 04:21) Phillip Rotzell pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Irv Buckner. DE Rickey Nelson drove right through Korey Blades to hurry the quarterback. The defense looked very familiar with that play. |
| 4-8-BUF39 (3Q: 04:14) Thomas Morstead punted 50 yards. Joe Haden returned the kick 89 yards for a TOUCHDOWN! Detroit 34, Buffalo 27 |
| (3Q: 04:14) Extra point by Rusty Sheldon was good. Detroit 35, Buffalo 27 |
| (3Q: 04:07) Rusty Sheldon kicked off 74 yards from the DET30. Touchback. |
| Buffalo: Single-Back formation, strength is right. The defense is in a 43 with nickel personnel and 3-deep zone coverage, expecting the pass. 1-10-BUF20 (3Q: 04:07) PENALTY: Buffalo was called for a False Start. |
| Buffalo: Single-Back formation with trips receivers, strength is left. The defense is in a 43 with nickel personnel and 3-deep zone coverage, keying aggressively on the pass. 1-15-BUF15 (3Q: 04:01) Phillip Rotzell pass was intended for WR Levon Givens and was intercepted by ILB George McDade at the BUF33. The interception was returned 26 yards. Tackled by Levon Givens. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| Detroit: I formation, strength is left. The defense is in a 43 and 1-deep, bump-and-run coverage, expecting the run. 1-7-BUF07 (3Q: 03:52) Andre Brown ran a trap outside the left tackle for 1 yard. Tackled by S Jamie Allen, assisted by ILB Sean Lee. |
| Detroit: Strong formation, strength is left. The defense is in a 43 and 2-deep bump-and-run coverage, keying aggressively on the run. 2-6-BUF06 (3Q: 03:06) Pat White pass completed to RB Andre Brown for 6 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! Brown gained 1 yard after the catch. Detroit 41, Buffalo 27 |
| (3Q: 03:06) Extra point by Rusty Sheldon was good. Detroit 42, Buffalo 27 |
| (3Q: 02:55) Rusty Sheldon kicked off 75 yards from the DET30. Touchback. |
| Buffalo: Weak formation with three wide receivers, strength is left. The defense is in a 43 with nickel personnel and 2-deep bump-and-run coverage, expecting the pass. McDade is blitzing. 1-10-BUF20 (3Q: 02:55) Phillip Rotzell pass fell incomplete, intended for RB Gabe Blasingame. DT Ike Whittenburg hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The defense looked extremely familiar with that play. |
| Buffalo: Weak formation with three wide receivers, strength is left. The defense is in a 43 with nickel personnel and 4-deep zone coverage, keying aggressively on the pass. 2-10-BUF20 (3Q: 02:50) Phillip Rotzell pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Irv Buckner. CB Edgar Meert defended the pass. The defense looked extremely familiar with that play. |
| Buffalo: Weak formation with three wide receivers, strength is left. The defense is in a 43 with nickel personnel and 2-deep man-to-man coverage, keying aggressively on the pass. 3-10-BUF20 (3Q: 02:43) Phillip Rotzell pass was blocked at the line, intended for WR Earnest Schepis. DT Ike Whittenburg blocked the pass. The defense looked extremely familiar with that play. |
| 4-10-BUF20 (3Q: 02:39) Thomas Morstead punted 57 yards. Joe Haden returned the kick 6 yards to the DET29. Tackled by Sean Lee. |
| Detroit: Pro formation, strength is left. The defense is in a 43 and 2-deep bump-and-run coverage, expecting the run. 1-10-DET29 (3Q: 02:30) Andre Brown ran a draw inside the left guard for 4 yards. Tackled by DE Mark Fredrickson, assisted by ILB Sean Lee. |
| Detroit: Pro formation, with the second receiver in the slot, strength is left. The defense is in a 43 and 2-deep bump-and-run coverage, expecting the run. 2-6-DET33 (3Q: 01:46) Brock Houghtlin ran inside the left tackle for -4 yards. Tackled by DT Teddy Richard, assisted by S Roosevelt Webster. |
| Detroit: Pro formation, with the second receiver in the slot, strength is left. The defense is in a 43 with nickel personnel and strong-side man, otherwise cover-7 zone coverage, keying aggressively on the pass. 3-10-DET29 (3Q: 01:16) Pat White pass completed to WR Broderick Hammond for 3 yards. Tackled by ILB Sean Lee. |
| 4-7-DET32 (3Q: 00:47) Riddick Garrod punted 48 yards. The ball was downed at the BUF20. |
| Buffalo: Strong formation, strength is right. The defense is in a 43 with nickel personnel and 2-deep bump-and-run coverage, keying aggressively on the pass. 1-10-BUF20 (3Q: 00:38) Phillip Rotzell pass was intended for WR Earnest Schepis and was intercepted by S Glover Quin at the BUF33. Tackled by Earnest Schepis. |
| Detroit: Pro formation, strength is right. The defense is in a 43 and 2-deep bump-and-run coverage, expecting the run. Rudoff is blitzing. 1-10-BUF33 (3Q: 00:26) Pat White pass completed to WR Greg Ellison for 30 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by CB Jerome Murphy. Ellison gained 18 yards after the catch. |
| Start of fourth quarter. |
| Detroit: Single-Back formation, strength is left. The defense is in a 43 and 2-deep bump-and-run coverage, keying aggressively on the run. 1-3-BUF03 (4Q: 15:00) Andre Brown ran inside the right tackle for 1 yard. Tackled by S Roosevelt Webster, assisted by S Jamie Allen. |
| Detroit: Pro formation with two tight ends, strength is right. The defense is in a 43 and strong-side man, otherwise cover-7 zone coverage, expecting the run. Abeykoon is blitzing. 2-2-BUF02 (4Q: 14:17) Pat White pass was thrown incomplete, intended for WR Jordy Nelson. |
| Detroit: Weak formation, strength is left. The defense is in a 43 with nickel personnel and 2-deep bump-and-run coverage, keying aggressively on the pass. Lee is blitzing. 3-2-BUF02 (4Q: 14:11) Pat White pass completed to FB Damon Lebiedzinski for 2 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! Detroit 48, Buffalo 27 |
| (4Q: 14:11) Extra point by Rusty Sheldon was good. Detroit 49, Buffalo 27 |
| (4Q: 14:05) Rusty Sheldon kicked off 59 yards from the DET30. Earnest Schepis returned the ball 28 yards to the BUF39. Tackled by Jason Worilds. |
| Buffalo: Weak formation with three wide receivers, strength is left. The defense is in a 43 and strong-side man, otherwise cover-7 zone coverage, keying aggressively on the run. 1-10-BUF39 (4Q: 13:32) Phillip Rotzell pass completed to WR Earnest Schepis for 13 yards. Tackled by OLB Stephen Nicholas. |
| Buffalo: Weak formation with three wide receivers, strength is right. The defense is in a 43 with dime personnel and 3-deep zone coverage, keying aggressively on the pass. 1-10-DET48 (4Q: 12:51) Phillip Rotzell pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Irv Buckner. DE Rickey Nelson hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The defense looked extremely familiar with that play. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| Buffalo: Weak formation with three wide receivers, strength is right. The defense is in a 43 with nickel personnel and 4-deep zone coverage, expecting the pass. 2-10-DET48 (4Q: 12:47) Phillip Rotzell pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Levon Givens. DT Randal Tanner hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The defense looked extremely familiar with that play. |
| Buffalo: Single-Back formation with trips receivers, strength is right. The defense is in a 43 with nickel personnel and 3-deep zone coverage, keying aggressively on the pass. 3-10-DET48 (4Q: 12:42) Phillip Rotzell pass completed to WR Irv Buckner for 1 yard. Tackled by S Eric McGuire. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-9-DET47 (4Q: 12:03) Thomas Morstead punted 47 yards. Touchback. |
| Detroit: Pro formation, strength is left. The defense is in a 43 and 1-deep, bump-and-run coverage, expecting the run. 1-10-DET20 (4Q: 11:56) Brock Houghtlin ran inside the left guard for -2 yards. Tackled by S Roosevelt Webster. DT Everett Kinsella knocked down Spencer Batteaux to break up the play. |
| Detroit: Pro formation, strength is right. The defense is in a 43 with nickel personnel and strong-side man, otherwise cover-7 zone coverage, keying aggressively on the pass. 2-12-DET18 (4Q: 11:13) Brock Houghtlin ran a counterplay inside the left tackle for 3 yards. Tackled by DT Everett Kinsella. PENALTY: Buffalo was called for Illegal Use of the Hands by the Defense. |
| Detroit: I formation, strength is left. The defense is in a 43 and 2-deep man-to-man coverage, expecting the run. 1-10-DET23 (4Q: 11:04) Andre Brown ran around left end for 7 yards. Tackled by DE Chris Long. Key block delivered by Spencer Batteaux. |
| Detroit: Pro formation, strength is left. The defense is in a 43 and 2-deep man-to-man coverage, expecting the run. 2-3-DET30 (4Q: 10:36) Pat White sacked by DT Teddy Richard for a loss of 5 yards. Sack allowed by Roger Owens. |
| Detroit: Pro formation, strength is right. The defense is in a 43 with nickel personnel and 2-deep man-to-man coverage, expecting the pass. 3-8-DET25 (4Q: 09:54) Damon Lebiedzinski ran outside the right tackle for 4 yards. Tackled by DT Everett Kinsella. |
| 4-4-DET29 (4Q: 09:15) Riddick Garrod punted 43 yards. Ted McGregor returned the kick 7 yards to the BUF35. Tackled by Omar Schultz. |
| Buffalo: Strong formation, strength is left. The defense is in a 43 with dime personnel and 2-deep bump-and-run coverage, keying aggressively on the pass. 1-10-BUF35 (4Q: 09:05) Phillip Rotzell pass was dropped by WR Colin Saenz. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| Buffalo: Weak formation with three wide receivers, strength is right. The defense is in a 43 with dime personnel and 4-deep zone coverage, keying aggressively on the pass. 2-10-BUF35 (4Q: 08:58) Phillip Rotzell pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Earnest Schepis. S Glover Quin defended the pass. The defense looked extremely familiar with that play. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| Buffalo: Weak formation with three wide receivers, strength is right. The defense is in a 43 with dime personnel and strong-side man, otherwise cover-7 zone coverage, keying aggressively on the pass. 3-10-BUF35 (4Q: 08:46) Phillip Rotzell pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Irv Buckner. DT Ike Whittenburg hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The defense looked extremely familiar with that play. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. PENALTY: Detroit was called for Defensive Holding. |
| Buffalo: Weak formation with three wide receivers, strength is left. The defense is in a 43 with dime personnel and 2-deep bump-and-run coverage, keying aggressively on the pass. 1-10-BUF40 (4Q: 08:41) Phillip Rotzell sacked by DE Rickey Nelson for a loss of 5 yards. Sack allowed by Michael Oher. The defense looked extremely familiar with that play. |
| Buffalo: Weak formation with three wide receivers, strength is left. The defense is in a 43 with dime personnel and 2-deep man-to-man coverage, keying aggressively on the pass. Nicholas is blitzing. 2-15-BUF35 (4Q: 08:20) Phillip Rotzell pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Colin Saenz. DE Rickey Nelson hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The defense looked very familiar with that play. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| Buffalo: Single-Back formation with trips receivers, strength is right. The defense is in a 43 with nickel personnel and 3-deep zone coverage, keying aggressively on the pass. 3-15-BUF35 (4Q: 08:11) Phillip Rotzell pass completed to WR Irv Buckner for 36 yards. Tackled by CB Joe Haden. Buckner gained 25 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| Buffalo: Single-Back formation with trips receivers, strength is left. The defense is in a 43 with dime personnel and 2-deep man-to-man coverage, keying aggressively on the pass. 1-10-DET29 (4Q: 07:54) Phillip Rotzell pass completed to TE Kendall Carswell for 12 yards. Tackled by CB Kris Eastridge. |
| Buffalo: Strong formation, strength is right. The defense is in a 43 and 4-deep zone coverage, expecting the pass. 1-10-DET17 (4Q: 07:38) Phillip Rotzell pass was blocked at the line, intended for WR Earnest Schepis. DT Grady Coffey blocked the pass. The defense looked extremely familiar with that play. |
| Buffalo: Single-Back formation, strength is left. The defense is in a 43 with nickel personnel and 2-deep man-to-man coverage, keying aggressively on the pass. McDade is blitzing. 2-10-DET17 (4Q: 07:30) Phillip Rotzell pass was blocked at the line, intended for WR Irv Buckner. DE Tyson Jackson blocked the pass. The defense looked extremely familiar with that play. |
| Buffalo: Single-Back formation with trips receivers, strength is left. The defense is in a 43 with nickel personnel and 2-deep man-to-man coverage, keying aggressively on the pass. 3-10-DET17 (4Q: 07:22) Phillip Rotzell pass was blocked at the line, intended for WR Colin Saenz. DT Ike Whittenburg blocked the pass. The defense looked extremely familiar with that play. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| Buffalo: Weak formation with three wide receivers, strength is right. The defense is in a 43 with nickel personnel and 3-deep zone coverage, keying aggressively on the pass. McDade is blitzing. 4-10-DET17 (4Q: 07:13) Phillip Rotzell pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Irv Buckner. DE Tyson Jackson hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The defense looked extremely familiar with that play. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. The ball goes over on downs. |
| Detroit: I formation with two tight ends, strength is right. The defense is in a 43 and weak-side man, otherwise cover-7 zone coverage, expecting the run. 1-10-DET17 (4Q: 07:04) Brock Houghtlin ran around the left tackle for 28 yards. Tackled by ILB Sean Lee. Key block delivered by Cornell Donovan. |
| Detroit: I formation, strength is right. The defense is in a 43 with nickel personnel and 2-deep man-to-man coverage, expecting the pass. Rudoff is blitzing. 1-10-DET45 (4Q: 06:17) Andre Brown ran inside the right tackle for 5 yards. Tackled by ILB Sean Lee, assisted by DT Teddy Richard. Key block delivered by Roger Owens. |
| Detroit: Weak formation, strength is left. The defense is in a 43 and weak-side man, otherwise cover-7 zone coverage, keying aggressively on the run. 2-5-DET50 (4Q: 05:30) Brock Houghtlin ran inside the right guard for 0 yards. Tackled by DT Teddy Richard. |
| Detroit: I formation, strength is right. The defense is in a 43 and 2-deep bump-and-run coverage, expecting the run. 3-5-DET50 (4Q: 04:43) Brock Houghtlin ran around right end for 4 yards. Tackled by S Roosevelt Webster, assisted by OLB Brant Linquist. |
| 4-1-BUF46 (4Q: 03:58) Riddick Garrod punted 46 yards. Touchback. |
| Buffalo: Strong formation, strength is left. The defense is in a 43 with dime personnel and 2-deep man-to-man coverage, keying aggressively on the pass. Nicholas and Lewis are blitzing. 1-10-BUF20 (4Q: 03:52) Phillip Rotzell pass was thrown incomplete, intended for WR Earnest Schepis. The defense looked very familiar with that play. |
| Buffalo: Single-Back formation, strength is left. The defense is in a 43 with dime personnel and 2-deep bump-and-run coverage, keying aggressively on the pass. 2-10-BUF20 (4Q: 03:44) Phillip Rotzell pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Harvey Horn. DE Xavier Saperstein hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The defense looked extremely familiar with that play. |
| Buffalo: Single-Back formation with trips receivers, strength is left. The defense is in a 43 with dime personnel and 3-deep zone coverage, keying aggressively on the pass. 3-10-BUF20 (4Q: 03:37) Phillip Rotzell pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Irv Buckner. DE Tyson Jackson hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The defense looked extremely familiar with that play. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| Buffalo: Single-Back formation with trips receivers, strength is right. The defense is in a 43 with dime personnel and 2-deep man-to-man coverage, keying aggressively on the pass. Nicholas and Quin are blitzing. 4-10-BUF20 (4Q: 03:30) Phillip Rotzell pass was blocked at the line, intended for TE Kendall Carswell. DE Rickey Nelson blocked the pass. The defense looked extremely familiar with that play. The ball goes over on downs. |
| Detroit: Pro formation, strength is right. The defense is in a 43 and 1-deep, bump-and-run coverage, keying aggressively on the run. 1-10-BUF20 (4Q: 03:22) Andre Brown ran inside the right guard for 0 yards. Tackled by DT Everett Kinsella. |
| Detroit: Pro formation with two tight ends, strength is left. The defense is in a 43 and 2-deep bump-and-run coverage, keying aggressively on the run. 2-10-BUF20 (4Q: 02:37) Brock Houghtlin ran around the left tackle for 1 yard. Tackled by ILB Bryan Covington. |
| Buffalo called a time out. |
| Detroit: Single-Back formation with trips receivers, strength is right. The defense is in a 43 and 2-deep bump-and-run coverage, expecting the run. Abeykoon is blitzing. 3-9-BUF19 (4Q: 02:29) Brock Houghtlin ran outside the right tackle for 1 yard. Tackled by DE Chris Long. |
| Buffalo called a time out. |
| 4-8-BUF18 (4Q: 02:17) Rusty Sheldon attempted a 35 yard field goal and succeeded. Detroit 52, Buffalo 27 |
| (4Q: 02:10) Rusty Sheldon kicked off 66 yards from the DET30. Toby Swanger returned the ball 23 yards to the BUF27. Tackled by Ronald McConnell. |
| Buffalo: Single-Back formation with four receivers, strength is left. The defense is in a 43 with dime personnel and 3-deep zone coverage, keying aggressively on the pass. 1-10-BUF27 (4Q: 02:05) Phillip Rotzell pass was intended for WR Colin Saenz and was intercepted by S Eric McGuire at the DET41. Tackled by Colin Saenz. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| Official time out for the two-minute warning. |
| Detroit: I formation, strength is right. The defense is in a 43 and 2-deep bump-and-run coverage, keying aggressively on the run. 1-10-DET41 (4Q: 01:56) Andre Brown ran a trap outside the right tackle for 2 yards. Tackled by ILB Sean Lee. |
| Detroit: Pro formation with two tight ends, strength is right. The defense is in a 43 and 1-deep, man-to-man coverage, keying aggressively on the run. 2-8-DET43 (4Q: 01:09) Brock Houghtlin ran inside the right guard for 5 yards. Tackled by DT Everett Kinsella. |
| Detroit: Single-Back formation, strength is left. The defense is in a 43 and 2-deep man-to-man coverage, keying aggressively on the run. 3-3-DET48 (4Q: 00:21) Brock Houghtlin ran inside the right tackle for -2 yards. Tackled by DE Doug Worthington. |
| Final Score: Detroit Lions 52, Buffalo Bills 27 |