Week 16, 2017

played in Buffalo, NY

23 degrees, snow, 7 mph wind

Atlanta Falcons	0	7	0	10	-	17
Buffalo Bills	10	0	0	10	-	20

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:24 BUF - Jerome Felton 2 run (Dan Carpenter extra point)
1Q: 03:43 BUF - Dan Carpenter 35 field goal
2Q: 03:49 ATL - Craig Stevens 8 pass from Matt Ryan (Jay Huntley extra point)
4Q: 15:00 ATL - Devonta Freeman 1 run (Jay Huntley extra point)
4Q: 07:10 BUF - Marcus Easley 22 pass from Tyrod Taylor (Dan Carpenter extra point)
4Q: 02:59 ATL - Jay Huntley 34 field goal
4Q: 00:03 BUF - Dan Carpenter 44 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:24 BUF - Jerome Felton 2 run (Dan Carpenter extra point)
1Q: 03:43 BUF - Dan Carpenter 35 field goal
2Q: 03:49 ATL - Craig Stevens 8 pass from Matt Ryan (Jay Huntley extra point)
4Q: 15:00 ATL - Devonta Freeman 1 run (Jay Huntley extra point)
4Q: 07:10 BUF - Marcus Easley 22 pass from Tyrod Taylor (Dan Carpenter extra point)
4Q: 02:59 ATL - Jay Huntley 34 field goal
4Q: 00:03 BUF - Dan Carpenter 44 field goal

Team Statistics ATL BUF
Record 10-5 13-2
First Downs 15 21
- by Rushing 6 3
- by Passing 9 17
- by Penalty 0 1
Total Net Yards 270 339
- Offensive Plays 59 71
- Yards per Play 4.58 4.77
Net Rushing Yards 76 68
- Rushing Attempts 20 21
- Yards per Rush 3.80 3.24
Net Passing Yards 194 271
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 38 - 27 - 2 46 - 35 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 201 292
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/7 4/21
- Yards per Pass Play 4.97 5.42
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 3/2
3rd Down Conversions 4/13 9/18
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 8.1 7.3
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 9/65 4/25
Punt Returns/Yards 3/49 5/4
Kick Returns/Yards 2/49 0/0
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 2/35
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 4 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/1 1/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 40 OWN 22
Time of Possession 27:13 32:47

Team Statistics	ATL	BUF
Record	10-5	13-2
First Downs	15	21
- by Rushing	6	3
- by Passing	9	17
- by Penalty	0	1
Total Net Yards	270	339
- Offensive Plays	59	71
- Yards per Play	4.58	4.77
Net Rushing Yards	76	68
- Rushing Attempts	20	21
- Yards per Rush	3.80	3.24
Net Passing Yards	194	271
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	38 - 27 - 2	46 - 35 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	201	292
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/7	4/21
- Yards per Pass Play	4.97	5.42
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	3/2
3rd Down Conversions	4/13	9/18
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	8.1	7.3
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	9/65	4/25
Punt Returns/Yards	3/49	5/4
Kick Returns/Yards	2/49	0/0
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	2/35
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	4	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/1	1/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 40	OWN 22
Time of Possession	27:13	32:47

Drive Charts

Atlanta Falcons
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	9:16	1:37	OWN 25	3	-6	Punt
1	3:35	5:30	OWN 25	8	26	Punt
2	9:21	1:26	OWN 22	3	9	Punt
2	6:23	2:41	OWN 31	8	69	Touchdown
2	2:09	1:54	OWN 20	5	22	Punt
3	15:00	1:52	OWN 35	3	3	Punt
3	13:08	0:11	OPP 15	1	0	Interception
3	9:48	3:12	OWN 28	6	15	Punt
3	5:03	5:11	OWN 41	10	59	Touchdown
4	13:13	2:01	OPP 29	6	8	Interception
4	6:57	1:29	OWN 29	3	5	Punt
4	3:55	1:02	OPP 22	3	5	Field Goal

Buffalo Bills
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	5:44	OWN 25	10	75	Touchdown
1	7:39	4:04	OWN 39	9	43	Field Goal
2	13:05	3:44	OWN 20	6	24	Punt
2	7:55	1:32	OWN 22	3	5	Punt
2	3:42	1:33	OWN 25	5	29	Punt
2	0:15	0:15	OWN 5	1	8	Half
3	12:57	3:09	OWN 5	7	43	Punt
3	6:36	1:33	OWN 14	3	7	Punt
4	14:52	1:39	OWN 25	3	-12	Punt
4	11:12	4:15	OPP 47	9	47	Touchdown
4	5:28	1:33	OWN 15	3	7	Fumble
4	2:53	2:53	OWN 25	12	48	Field Goal

Game MVP: Tyrod Taylor, Buffalo Bills

Rushing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB Devonta Freeman	12	53	4.42	12	1	1
QB Matt Ryan	2	15	7.50	8	0	0
RB Tevin Coleman	2	4	2.00	6	0	0
FB Collin Covington	2	3	1.50	4	0	0
RB Bernard Pierce	1	2	2.00	2	0	0
WR Derek Reynolds	1	-1	-1.00	-1	0	0

Buffalo	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB Dion Lewis	10	27	2.70	8	0	0
FB Jerome Felton	6	12	2.00	5	0	1
QB Tyrod Taylor	4	27	6.75	12	1	0
RB Karlos Williams	1	2	2.00	2	0	0

Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Matt Ryan	38	27	201	1/7	1	22	2	70.1

Buffalo	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Tyrod Taylor	46	35	292	4/21	1	33	0	99.1

Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Julio Jones	9	12	78	8.67	27	22	0
TE Craig Stevens	6	8	33	5.50	1	8	1
WR Kaleb Mueller	6	9	50	8.33	27	21	0
RB Devonta Freeman	4	5	18	4.50	0	9	0
WR Andre Roberts	1	3	7	7.00	6	7	0
RB Bernard Pierce	1	1	15	15.00	7	15	0

Buffalo	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Sammy Watkins	11	13	100	9.09	18	22	0
WR Denarius Moore	7	10	96	13.71	29	33	0
WR Marcus Easley	6	8	43	7.17	2	22	1
FB Jerome Felton	3	4	12	4.00	0	12	0
TE Chris Gragg	3	4	9	3.00	0	5	0
TE Maxwell Church	2	2	16	8.00	0	11	0
RB Dion Lewis	1	1	4	4.00	0	4	0
WR Dezmin Lewis	1	3	5	5.00	0	5	0
RB Karlos Williams	1	1	7	7.00	6	7	0

Interception Statistics

Atlanta	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Buffalo	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
OLB Nigel Bradham	1	0	0.00	0
OLB Jamie Collins	1	35	35.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Atlanta	Recov	Force
OLB Courtney Upshaw	1	0
TE Khari Lee	1	0
CB Robert Alford	0	1
CB T.J. Carrie	0	1
DE Vic Beasley	0	1

Buffalo	Fumb	Recov
WR Denarius Moore	1	0
QB Tyrod Taylor	1	0
CB Doran Grant	1	0
G Kaleb Stevenson	0	1

Punting Statistics

Atlanta	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Matt Bosher	7	336	48.0	44.6	53	5

Buffalo	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Colton Schmidt	6	249	41.5	30.0	53	1

Kicking Statistics

Atlanta	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Jay Huntley	1/1	0/0	0/0	34	2/2

Buffalo	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Dan Carpenter	2/2	1/1	0/0	44	2/2

Punt Return Statistics

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Devonta Freeman	3	49	16.3	0

Buffalo	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Doran Grant	5	4	0.8	0

Kick Return Statistics

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Robert Alford	2	49	24.5	0

Buffalo	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Defensive Statistics

Atlanta	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Brooks Reed	9	3	0.0	20	41
OLB Roman Schumann	7	1	0.5	13	23
OLB Courtney Upshaw	7	1	0.0	20	44
CB Robert Alford	4	5	0.5	20	42
DE Vic Beasley	4	2	0.5	19	44
S Malcolm Jenkins	4	3	0.0	19	47
CB T.J. Carrie	4	1	0.0	16	47
DT Ra'Shede Hageman	4	1	0.0	20	42
DE Ashton Lankford	3	0	0.0	9	29
DT Amos Sherrill	2	1	1.0	14	31
DT Al Woods	2	0	0.0	9	16
WR Julio Jones	2	0	---	---	---
S Hugh Murray	2	0	0.0	9	34
DE Corey Wootton	1	1	1.5	0	13
S William Moore	1	2	0.0	13	29
ILB Deon Ripple	1	1	0.0	1	9
S Eugene Garibay	1	1	0.0	8	33
CB Jalen Collins	1	0	0.0	6	4

Buffalo	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Nigel Bradham	8	4	0.0	10	24
CB Ronald Darby	6	1	0.0	19	35
DT Marcell Dareus	4	1	0.0	20	36
S Aaron Williams	3	5	0.0	20	39
ILB Wilson Donohue	3	2	0.0	10	23
OLB Scott Fischer	3	1	0.0	10	14
OLB Jamie Collins	3	0	0.0	11	24
OLB Preston Quinn	3	0	0.0	10	13
DE Anthony Lee	2	0	1.0	17	31
DE Jerry Hughes	2	2	0.0	19	33
S Bacarri Rambo	2	1	0.0	20	39
CB Miles Asperilla	2	0	0.0	2	8
CB Doran Grant	1	1	0.0	10	19
DT Stefan Charles	1	0	0.0	8	15
ILB Preston Brown	1	0	0.0	0	1
DT Edward Kendall	1	0	0.0	12	27
CB Peter Bullock	1	0	0.0	16	38

Pass Rush Statistics

Atlanta	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Corey Wootton	1.5	0	0	0	13
DT Amos Sherrill	1.0	0	0	1	31
DE Vic Beasley	0.5	1	2	0	44
CB Robert Alford	0.5	0	0	0	42
OLB Roman Schumann	0.5	0	0	0	23
S Malcolm Jenkins	0.0	0	1	0	47
DT Ra'Shede Hageman	0.0	0	1	0	42
DE Ashton Lankford	0.0	0	1	0	29
OLB Courtney Upshaw	0.0	0	0	1	44

Buffalo	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Anthony Lee	1.0	2	0	31
OLB Jamie Collins	0.0	1	2	24
DE Jerry Hughes	0.0	1	1	33
DT Edward Kendall	0.0	1	0	27

Pass Defense Statistics

Atlanta	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
OLB Courtney Upshaw	7	1	44
ILB Brooks Reed	6	0	41
CB T.J. Carrie	5	0	47
OLB Roman Schumann	3	0	23
S Malcolm Jenkins	2	0	47
CB Robert Alford	2	0	42
DE Ashton Lankford	2	0	29
S Hugh Murray	2	0	34
S Eugene Garibay	1	1	33
S William Moore	1	0	29
DT Ra'Shede Hageman	1	0	42
DE Vic Beasley	1	0	44
CB Jalen Collins	1	0	4
ILB Deon Ripple	1	0	9

Buffalo	Caught	Intrcp	PPlay
OLB Nigel Bradham	5	1	24
OLB Jamie Collins	3	1	24
CB Ronald Darby	3	0	35
S Bacarri Rambo	2	0	39
OLB Preston Quinn	2	0	13
OLB Scott Fischer	2	0	14
CB Miles Asperilla	2	0	8
CB Peter Bullock	2	0	38
S Aaron Williams	1	0	39
DT Stefan Charles	1	0	15
ILB Preston Brown	1	0	1
CB Doran Grant	1	0	19
ILB Wilson Donohue	1	0	23
DE Anthony Lee	1	0	31

Blocking Statistics

Atlanta	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
G Kris Gaylor	2	4	20	1	39
T Andre Smith	2	4	18	0	34
G Brad Vasquez	2	4	20	0	39
T Jake Matthews	1	3	20	0	39
G Bart Karl	0	3	20	0	39

Buffalo	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
G John Harding	2	3	21	1	50
G John Miller	1	6	18	0	35
G Kaleb Stevenson	1	4	21	0	50
C Eric Wood	1	1	21	1	50
T Seantrel Henderson	0	2	21	2	50
C Kraig Urbik	0	1	3	0	15

Special Teams Tackles

Atlanta	Tackles	STPlays
Robert Alford	3	22
William Moore	1	22
Andre Smith	1	8

Buffalo	Tackles	STPlays
Nigel Bradham	1	21
Alejandro Engleberger	1	14
Doran Grant	1	13
Ben Bailey	1	12
John Harding	1	8

Participation

Atlanta	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
CB Robert Alford	---	---	20	42	22	84
S Malcolm Jenkins	---	---	19	47	16	82
G Kris Gaylor	20	39	---	---	8	67
G Brad Vasquez	20	39	---	---	8	67
OLB Courtney Upshaw	---	---	20	44	2	66
RB Devonta Freeman	16	29	---	---	20	65
DE Vic Beasley	---	---	19	44	2	65
S William Moore	---	---	13	29	22	64
CB T.J. Carrie	---	---	16	47	1	64
DT Ra'Shede Hageman	---	---	20	42	1	63
WR Julio Jones	20	37	---	---	5	62
ILB Brooks Reed	---	---	20	41	1	62
T Andre Smith	18	34	---	---	8	60
QB Matt Ryan	20	39	---	---	---	59
T Jake Matthews	20	39	---	---	---	59
G Bart Karl	20	39	---	---	---	59
OLB Roman Schumann	---	---	13	23	21	57
WR Kaleb Mueller	20	35	---	---	---	55
TE Craig Stevens	18	35	---	---	1	54
WR Andre Roberts	11	21	---	---	15	47
DT Amos Sherrill	---	---	14	31	2	47
S Hugh Murray	---	---	9	34	2	45
S Eugene Garibay	---	---	8	33	4	45
DE Ashton Lankford	---	---	9	29	1	39
DE Norm Webster	---	---	13	19	1	33
DT Al Woods	---	---	9	16	6	31
TE Khari Lee	0	4	---	---	21	25
ILB Deon Ripple	---	---	1	9	11	21
DE Corey Wootton	---	---	0	13	7	20
RB Bernard Pierce	3	15	---	---	2	20
RB Tevin Coleman	5	2	---	---	11	18
TE Will Tye	2	10	---	---	---	12
WR Derek Reynolds	1	3	---	---	7	11
CB Jalen Collins	---	---	6	4	---	10
FB Collin Covington	3	2	---	---	4	9
C Donnell Houle	0	0	---	---	8	8
G Aidan Galbraith	0	0	---	---	8	8
T Sebastian Vollmer	2	5	---	---	---	7
P Matt Bosher	0	0	---	---	7	7
K Jay Huntley	0	0	---	---	5	5
OLB Kennedy Schulz	---	---	2	1	1	4
WR Shaquille Bittner	1	2	---	---	---	3
CB Corey Graham	---	---	0	2	---	2
QB Austin Davis	0	0	---	---	1	1
C Joe Hawley	0	0	---	---	---	0
OLB Bill Harris	---	---	0	0	---	0

Buffalo	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
T Seantrel Henderson	21	50	---	---	8	79
G John Harding	21	50	---	---	8	79
G Kaleb Stevenson	21	50	---	---	8	79
C Eric Wood	21	50	---	---	---	71
QB Tyrod Taylor	21	50	---	---	---	71
WR Sammy Watkins	20	48	---	---	---	68
CB Ronald Darby	---	---	19	35	10	64
WR Denarius Moore	20	42	---	---	1	63
S Bacarri Rambo	---	---	20	39	4	63
S Aaron Williams	---	---	20	39	1	60
G John Miller	18	35	---	---	7	60
DT Marcell Dareus	---	---	20	36	1	57
OLB Nigel Bradham	---	---	10	24	21	55
TE Chris Gragg	7	25	---	---	23	55
CB Peter Bullock	---	---	16	38	1	55
FB Jerome Felton	19	33	---	---	1	53
DE Jerry Hughes	---	---	19	33	1	53
RB Dion Lewis	13	24	---	---	16	53
DE Anthony Lee	---	---	17	31	1	49
DT Edward Kendall	---	---	12	27	7	46
CB Doran Grant	---	---	10	19	13	42
WR Marcus Easley	7	26	---	---	8	41
TE Maxwell Church	14	26	---	---	---	40
OLB Jamie Collins	---	---	11	24	1	36
ILB Wilson Donohue	---	---	10	23	1	34
WR Dezmin Lewis	2	14	---	---	16	32
OLB Scott Fischer	---	---	10	14	1	25
DT Stefan Charles	---	---	8	15	1	24
OLB Preston Quinn	---	---	10	13	---	23
WR Alejandro Engleberger	0	5	---	---	14	19
C Kraig Urbik	3	15	---	---	---	18
FB Vernon Watkins	1	1	---	---	16	18
CB Miles Asperilla	---	---	2	8	7	17
DE Alex Carrington	---	---	2	7	7	16
ILB Preston Brown	---	---	0	1	11	12
RB Karlos Williams	2	6	---	---	4	12
S Ben Bailey	---	---	0	0	12	12
S Gustavo Walters	---	---	0	0	10	10
K Dan Carpenter	0	0	---	---	8	8
P Colton Schmidt	0	0	---	---	8	8
C Ernest Howard	0	0	---	---	8	8
CB Leodis McKelvin	---	---	4	3	---	7
G Pablo Clough	0	0	---	---	1	1
QB Maxwell Weaver	0	0	---	---	---	0
TE Darryl Strong	0	0	---	---	---	0
T Brandon Meier	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	6	12	2.0
Middle	9	48	5.3
Right	5	16	3.2
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	0	0	0.0
Middle	14	61	4.4
Right	7	7	1.0
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Matt Ryan	38	27	2	1	3	0	5	3	2

Buffalo	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Tyrod Taylor	46	35	3	3	0	2	5	2	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	9	9	54	6.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	20	13	87	4.4
Medium (9-18 Yds)	7	3	22	3.1
Long (19+ Yds)	2	2	38	19.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	7	6	3	0.4
Short (0-8 Yds)	21	17	134	6.4
Medium (9-18 Yds)	15	10	111	7.4
Long (19+ Yds)	3	2	44	14.7

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Julio Jones	12	9	0	78	1	37
WR Kaleb Mueller	9	6	1	50	1	35
TE Craig Stevens	8	6	1	33	0	35
RB Devonta Freeman	5	4	0	18	0	29
WR Andre Roberts	3	1	1	7	0	21
RB Bernard Pierce	1	1	0	15	0	15

Buffalo	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Sammy Watkins	13	11	100	1	48
WR Denarius Moore	10	7	96	1	42
WR Marcus Easley	8	6	43	1	26
FB Jerome Felton	4	3	12	0	33
TE Chris Gragg	4	3	9	0	25
WR Dezmin Lewis	3	1	5	0	14
TE Maxwell Church	2	2	16	0	26
RB Dion Lewis	1	1	4	0	24
RB Karlos Williams	1	1	7	0	6

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Devonta Freeman	2	13	6.50	4.42

Buffalo	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
FB Jerome Felton	1	2	2.00	2.00
RB Dion Lewis	1	1	1.00	2.70

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Matt Ryan	6	4	22	3.67	5.29

Buffalo	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Tyrod Taylor	3	1	0	0.00	6.35

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Craig Stevens	2	1	8	4.00	4.13
WR Julio Jones	2	1	10	5.00	6.50
RB Devonta Freeman	2	2	4	2.00	3.60

Buffalo	Target	Catch	Overall Avg
WR Marcus Easley	1	0	5.38
WR Denarius Moore	1	0	9.60
TE Chris Gragg	1	1	2.25

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Atlanta	Rushes	Conversions
RB Devonta Freeman	1	0

Buffalo	Rushes	Conversions
QB Tyrod Taylor	1	1
RB Dion Lewis	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Conversions
Matt Ryan	12	6	4

Buffalo	Att	Comp	Conversions
Tyrod Taylor	14	11	7

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Kaleb Mueller	4	2	0
WR Julio Jones	3	2	2
TE Craig Stevens	2	0	0
WR Andre Roberts	1	0	0
RB Bernard Pierce	1	1	1
RB Devonta Freeman	1	1	1

Buffalo	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Denarius Moore	6	4	1
WR Marcus Easley	4	4	4
FB Jerome Felton	1	1	1
TE Chris Gragg	1	1	1
WR Sammy Watkins	1	1	0
WR Dezmin Lewis	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 73,100 (73,100 capacity)
Upper Deck 21,000 (21,000)
End Zone 15,100 (15,100)
Mezzanine 8,700 (8,700)
Sideline Seats 13,400 (13,400)
Club Seats 10,800 (10,800)
Luxury Boxes 4,100 (4,100)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	73,100 (73,100 capacity)
Upper Deck	21,000 (21,000)
End Zone	15,100 (15,100)
Mezzanine	8,700 (8,700)
Sideline Seats	13,400 (13,400)
Club Seats	10,800 (10,800)
Luxury Boxes	4,100 (4,100)