Denver Broncos vs. Buffalo Bills - Box Score - December 24, 2011 - ESPN

Scores for Dec 24, 2011

Final

Broncos 14

(8-7, 5-3 away)

Bills 40

(6-9, 5-3 home)

Alerts

Coverage: CBS

1:00 PM ET, December 24, 2011

Ralph Wilson Stadium, Buffalo, NY

	1	2	3	4	T
DEN	7	0	7	0	14
BUF	0	17	6	17	40

Top Performers

Passing: R. Fitzpatrick (BUF) - 196 YDS

Rushing: C. Spiller (BUF) - 16 CAR, 111 YDS, 1 TD

Receiving: S. Johnson (BUF) - 4 REC, 92 YDS

Scoring Summary

FIRST QUARTER				DEN	BUF
	TD	07:13	Tim Tebow 1 Yd Run (Matt Prater Kick)	7	0
SECOND QUARTER				DEN	BUF
	FG	06:06	Dave Rayner 28 Yd	7	3
	TD	04:05	Leodis McKelvin 80 Yd Punt Return (Dave Rayner Kick)	7	10
	TD	00:19	C.J. Spiller 4 Yd Run (Dave Rayner Kick)	7	17
THIRD QUARTER				DEN	BUF
	TD	11:42	Daniel Fells 17 Yd Pass From Tim Tebow (Matt Prater Kick)	14	17
	FG	06:19	Dave Rayner 25 Yd	14	20
	FG	02:32	Dave Rayner 25 Yd	14	23
FOURTH QUARTER				DEN	BUF
	FG	13:26	Dave Rayner 29 Yd	14	26
	TD	08:03	Jairus Byrd 37 Yd Interception Return (Dave Rayner Kick)	14	33
	TD	07:45	Spencer Johnson 17 Yd Fumble Return (Dave Rayner Kick)	14	40

Team Stat Comparison

	DEN	BUF
1st Downs	18	14
Passing 1st downs	8	6
Rushing 1st downs	7	7
1st downs from Penalties	3	1
3rd down efficiency	2-13	2-12
4th down efficiency	2-3	0-0
Total Plays	68	56
Total Yards	285	351
Yards per play	4.2	6.3
Total Drives	16	13
Passing	152	191
Comp - Att	13-29	15-27
Yards per pass	5.2	7.1
Interceptions thrown	3	0
Sacks - Yards Lost	4-33	1-5
Rushing	133	160
Rushing Attempts	35	28
Yards per rush	3.8	5.7
Red Zone (Made-Att)	2-3	1-6
Penalties	7-58	8-69
Turnovers	4	0
Fumbles lost	1	0
Interceptions thrown	3	0
Defensive / Special Teams TDs	0	3
Possession	30:31	29:29

Denver Passing
	C/ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	INT	SACKS	QBR	RTG
T. Tebow	13/29	185	6.4	1	3	4-33	18.0	37.9
Team	13/29	152	5.2	1	3	4-33	--	--

Buffalo Passing
	C/ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	INT	SACKS	QBR	RTG
R. Fitzpatrick	15/27	196	7.3	0	0	1-5	37.1	78.6
Team	15/27	191	7.1	0	0	1-5	--	--

Denver Rushing
	CAR	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
Team	35	133	3.8	1	24

Buffalo Rushing
	CAR	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
Team	28	160	5.7	1	38

Denver Receiving
	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LG	TGTS
D. Thomas	4	76	19.0	0	47	8
D. Rosario	2	46	23.0	0	32	2
D. Fells	2	22	11.0	1	17	2
J. Johnson	2	19	9.5	0	17	2
M. Willis	1	11	11.0	0	11	2
V. Green	1	9	9.0	0	9	1
E. Royal	1	2	2.0	0	2	3
W. McGahee	0	0	0.0	0	0	1
E. Decker	0	0	0.0	0	0	4
L. Ball	0	0	0.0	0	0	3
Team	13	185	14.2	1	47	28

Buffalo Receiving
	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LG	TGTS
S. Johnson	4	92	23.0	0	55	7
D. Nelson	3	41	13.7	0	30	5
C. Spiller	2	27	13.5	0	16	3
K. Brock	1	21	21.0	0	21	1
D. Hagan	2	9	4.5	0	6	2
B. Smith	1	8	8.0	0	8	1
M. Caussin	1	6	6.0	0	6	1
S. Chandler	0	0	0.0	0	0	2
T. Choice	1	-8	-8.0	0	0	5
Team	15	196	13.1	0	55	27

Denver Fumbles
	FUM	LOST	REC
T. Tebow	2	1	0
Team	2	1	0

Buffalo Fumbles
	FUM	LOST	REC
S. Johnson	0	0	1
Team	0	0	1

Denver Interceptions
	INT	YDS	TD
Team	0	0	0

Buffalo Interceptions
	INT	YDS	TD
J. Byrd	1	37	1
J. Rogers	1	15	0
A. Williams	1	0	0
Team	3	52	1

Denver Defensive
	TACKLES				MISC
	TOT	SOLO	SACKS	TFL	PD	QB HTS	TD
C. Harris	8	7	0	0	0	0	0
D. Bruton	5	5	0	1	1	0	0
D. Williams	5	4	0	2	0	0	0
W. Woodyard	4	3	0	0	1	0	0
E. Dumervil	3	3	1	2	0	2	0
C. Bailey	3	3	0	0	2	0	0
B. Dawkins	3	3	0	0	0	0	0
A. Goodman	3	3	0	1	1	0	0
M. Thomas	3	2	0	0	0	0	0
B. Bunkley	3	2	0	0	0	0	0
Q. Carter	2	2	0	0	0	0	0
J. Mays	2	2	0	0	0	0	0
J. Wilhite	2	2	0	0	0	0	0
D. Rosario	1	1	0	0	0	0	0
R. McBean	1	1	0	0	0	0	0
J. Hunter	1	1	0	0	1	0	0
L. Ball	1	1	0	0	0	0	0
M. Prater	1	1	0	0	0	0	0
R. Moore	1	1	0	0	0	0	0
M. Haggan	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
R. Ayers	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
V. Miller	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
Team	55	47	1	6	6	2	0

Buffalo Defensive
	TACKLES				MISC
	TOT	SOLO	SACKS	TFL	PD	QB HTS	TD
C. Kelsay	10	7	3	2	0	3	0
K. Sheppard	8	4	0	0	0	1	0
J. Byrd	7	5	0	0	1	0	1
S. Johnson	6	5	0	0	0	0	1
N. Barnett	6	3	0	0	0	0	0
A. Williams	5	4	0	0	2	0	0
A. Moats	5	3	1	0	0	1	0
D. Florence	4	4	0	0	0	0	0
G. Wilson	4	3	0	0	0	0	0
M. Dareus	4	3	0	1	0	0	0
J. Rogers	3	3	0	0	2	0	0
D. Searcy	2	2	0	0	0	0	0
D. Edwards	2	1	0	0	0	1	0
B. Scott	1	1	0	0	0	0	0
A. Davis	1	1	0	0	0	0	0
K. Aiken	1	1	0	0	0	0	0
K. Morrison	1	1	0	0	1	0	0
K. Moore	1	1	0	0	0	0	0
C. McIntyre	1	1	0	0	0	0	0
L. McKelvin	1	1	0	0	0	0	1
A. Carrington	1	0	0	0	0	1	0
D. Batten	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
K. Heard	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
Team	76	54	4	3	6	7	3

Denver Kick Returns
	NO	YDS	AVG	LG	TD
M. Willis	7	138	19.7	29	0
E. Royal	2	27	13.5	17	0
Team	9	165	18.3	29	0

Buffalo Kick Returns
	NO	YDS	AVG	LG	TD
J. Rogers	3	101	33.7	40	0
Team	3	101	33.7	40	0

Denver Punt Returns
	NO	YDS	AVG	LG	TD
E. Royal	1	3	3.0	3	0
Team	1	3	3.0	3	0

Buffalo Punt Returns
	NO	YDS	AVG	LG	TD
L. McKelvin	3	135	45.0	80	1
Team	3	135	45.0	80	1

Denver Kicking
	FG	PCT	LONG	XP	PTS
M. Prater	0/0	0.0	--	2/2	2
Team	0/0	0.0	--	2/2	2

Buffalo Kicking
	FG	PCT	LONG	XP	PTS
D. Rayner	4/6	66.7	29	4/4	16
Team	4/6	66.7	29	4/4	16

Denver Punting
	TOT	YDS	AVG	TB	-20	LG
B. Colquitt	7	306	43.7	0	1	50
Team	7	306	43.7	0	1	50

Buffalo Punting
	TOT	YDS	AVG	TB	-20	LG
B. Moorman	4	201	50.3	1	2	58
Team	4	201	50.3	1	2	58

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