Saturday, 12/24/11
| Final | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denver | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 14 |
| Buffalo | 0 | 17 | 6 | 17 | 40 |
| Time and Attendance | |
|---|---|
| Time | 2:59 |
| Attendance | 45,112 |
Scoring Summary
| DEN - BUF | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st Quarter | 7:13 | DEN | TD | Tim Tebow 1 yd run (Matt Prater kick) | 7 - 0 |
| 2nd Quarter | 6:06 | BUF | FG | Dave Rayner 28 yd FG | 7 - 3 |
| 4:05 | BUF | TD | Leodis McKelvin 80 yd punt return (Dave Rayner kick) | 7 - 10 | |
| 0:19 | BUF | TD | C.J. Spiller 4 yd run (Dave Rayner kick) | 7 - 17 | |
| 3rd Quarter | 11:42 | DEN | TD | Daniel Fells 17 yd pass from Tim Tebow (Matt Prater kick) | 14 - 17 |
| 6:19 | BUF | FG | Dave Rayner 25 yd FG | 14 - 20 | |
| 2:32 | BUF | FG | Dave Rayner 25 yd FG | 14 - 23 | |
| 4th Quarter | 13:26 | BUF | FG | Dave Rayner 29 yd FG | 14 - 26 |
| 8:03 | BUF | TD | Jairus Byrd 37 yd interception return (Dave Rayner kick) | 14 - 33 | |
| 7:45 | BUF | TD | Spencer Johnson 17 yd opp fumble return (Dave Rayner kick) | 14 - 40 | |
Team Statistics
| DEN | BUF | |
|---|---|---|
| First Downs | 18 | 14 |
| Passing | 8 | 6 |
| Rushing | 7 | 7 |
| Penalty | 3 | 1 |
| Third Down Efficiency | 2-13 | 2-12 |
| Fourth Down Efficiency | 2-3 | 0-0 |
| Net Yards | 285 | 351 |
| Total Plays | 68 | 56 |
| Average Gain Per Play | 4.2 | 6.3 |
| Net Yards Rushing | 133 | 160 |
| Rushes | 35 | 28 |
| Average Per Rush | 3.8 | 5.7 |
| Net Yards Passing | 152 | 191 |
| Completions - Attempts | 13-29 | 15-27 |
| Yards Per Pass Play | 4.6 | 6.8 |
| Times Sacked | 4 | 1 |
| Yards Lost to Sacks | 33 | 5 |
| Had Intercepted | 3 | 0 |
| Punts | 7 | 4 |
| Average Punt | 43.7 | 50.3 |
| Penalties | 7 | 8 |
| Penalty Yards | 58 | 69 |
| Fumbles | 2 | 0 |
| Fumbles Lost | 1 | 0 |
Passing
| Denver | Comp | Att | Yds | Pct | Y/A | Sack | YdsL | TD | Int |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| T. Tebow | 13 | 29 | 185 | 44.8 | 6.4 | 4 | 33 | 1 | 3 |
| Buffalo | Comp | Att | Yds | Pct | Y/A | Sack | YdsL | TD | Int |
| R. Fitzpatrick | 15 | 27 | 196 | 55.6 | 7.3 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
Rushing
| Denver | Rush | Yds | Avg | Lng | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W. McGahee | 15 | 64 | 4.3 | 24 | 0 |
| T. Tebow | 10 | 34 | 3.4 | 12 | 1 |
| J. Johnson | 6 | 23 | 3.8 | 8 | 0 |
| L. Ball | 4 | 12 | 3.0 | 5 | 0 |
| Buffalo | Rush | Yds | Avg | Lng | TD |
| C. Spiller | 16 | 111 | 6.9 | 38 | 1 |
| T. Choice | 9 | 27 | 3.0 | 11 | 0 |
| R. Fitzpatrick | 3 | 22 | 7.3 | 12 | 0 |
Receiving
| Denver | Rec | Yds | Avg | Lng | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| D. Thomas | 4 | 76 | 19.0 | 47 | 0 |
| D. Rosario | 2 | 46 | 23.0 | 32 | 0 |
| D. Fells | 2 | 22 | 11.0 | 17 | 1 |
| J. Johnson | 2 | 19 | 9.5 | 17 | 0 |
| M. Willis | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 11 | 0 |
| V. Green | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 |
| E. Royal | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| E. Decker | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| W. McGahee | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| L. Ball | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Buffalo | Rec | Yds | Avg | Lng | TD |
| S. Johnson | 4 | 92 | 23.0 | 55 | 0 |
| D. Nelson | 3 | 41 | 13.7 | 30 | 0 |
| C. Spiller | 2 | 27 | 13.5 | 16 | 0 |
| D. Hagan | 2 | 9 | 4.5 | 6 | 0 |
| K. Brock | 1 | 21 | 21.0 | 21 | 0 |
| B. Smith | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 |
| M. Caussin | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
| T. Choice | 1 | -8 | -8.0 | -8 | 0 |
| S. Chandler | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Kicking
| Denver | XPM | XPA | Pct | FGM | FGA | Pct | Lng | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M. Prater | 2 | 2 | 100.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 |
| Buffalo | XPM | XPA | Pct | FGM | FGA | Pct | Lng | Pts |
| D. Rayner | 4 | 4 | 100.0 | 4 | 6 | 66.7 | 29 | 16 |
Punting
| Denver | Punt | Avg | Blk | In20 | TB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| B. Colquitt | 7 | 43.7 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Buffalo | Punt | Avg | Blk | In20 | TB |
| B. Moorman | 4 | 50.3 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
Kick/Punt Returns
| Denver | KR | Yds | Avg | Lng | TD | PR | Yds | Avg | Lng | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M. Willis | 7 | 138 | 19.7 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| E. Royal | 2 | 27 | 13.5 | 17 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| Buffalo | KR | Yds | Avg | Lng | TD | PR | Yds | Avg | Lng | TD |
| J. Rogers | 3 | 101 | 33.7 | 40 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| L. McKelvin | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 135 | 45.0 | 80 | 1 |
Defense
| Denver | Tack | Ast | Sack | Yds | FFum | FumR | PD | Int | Yds | Int'TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C. Harris | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| D. Bruton | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| D. Williams | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| E. Dumervil | 3 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| C. Bailey | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| A. Goodman | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| B. Dawkins | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| W. Woodyard | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| B. Bunkley | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| M. Thomas | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| J. Mays | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Q. Carter | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| J. Hunter | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| R. McBean | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| R. Moore | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| R. Ayers | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| V. Miller | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| C. Kuper | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| M. Prater | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| L. Ball | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| M. Haggan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| D. Rosario | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| J. Wilhite | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Buffalo | Tack | Ast | Sack | Yds | FFum | FumR | PD | Int | Yds | Int'TD |
| C. Kelsay | 7 | 3 | 3 | 27 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| J. Byrd | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 37 | 1 |
| S. Johnson | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| A. Williams | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| D. Florence | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| K. Sheppard | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| N. Barnett | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| G. Wilson | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| M. Dareus | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| J. Rogers | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 0 |
| A. Moats | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| D. Edwards | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| K. Morrison | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| K. Moore | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| B. Scott | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| A. Davis | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| K. Heard | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| A. Carrington | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| D. Batten | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| D. Searcy | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| C. McIntyre | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| K. Aiken | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| L. McKelvin | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |










