The Buffalo Bills emerged victorious over the Detroit Lions, 22 to 13, on October 5, 1997.

1997 Buffalo Bills

Final

DET

Lions

3-3-0

13

BUF

Bills

3-2-0

22

1

0

3

2

3

10

3

3

0

4

7

9

Total

13

22

1st quarter

DET

BUF

Bills

Steve Christie 47-yard field goal

0

3

2nd quarter

DET

BUF

Lions

Jason Hanson 28-yard field goal

3

3

Bills

Andre Reed 43-yard pass from Todd Collins (Steve Christie kick)

3

10

Bills

Steve Christie 33-yard field goal

3

13

3rd quarter

DET

BUF

Lions

Jason Hanson 30-yard field goal

6

13

4th quarter

DET

BUF

Lions

Scott Mitchell 8-yard run (Jason Hanson kick)

13

13

Bills

Safety by Phil Hansen

13

15

Bills

Antowain Smith 56-yard run (Steve Christie kick)

13

22

Lions

Bills

1st Downs

17

10

Passing 1st Downs

9

4

Rushing 1st Downs

6

6

1st downs from penalties

2

0

3rd down efficiency

7 - 17

2 - 11

4th down efficiency

0 - 1

0 - 0

Total Plays

70

51

Total Yards

309

266

Yards per play

4.4

5.2

Passing

189

102

Comp - Att

20 - 38

11 - 18

Yards per pass

4.5

4.9

Interceptions thrown

1

0

Sacks - Yards lost

4 - 32

3 - 20

Rushing

120

164

Rushing Attempts

28

30

Yards per rush

4.3

5.5

Penalties

8

7

Turnovers

1

0

Fumbles lost

0

0

Interceptions

1

0

Possession

33:31

26:29

Passing

NAME CMP ATT YDS AVG TD INT SCK RATE
Scott Mitchell 20 38 221 5.8 0 1 4 59.2
Team 20 38 189 5.8 0 1 4 59.2

Rushing

NAME ATT YDS YPC TD
Barry Sanders 25 107 4.3 0
Scott Mitchell 2 11 5.5 1
Ron Rivers 1 2 2.0 0
Team 28 120 4.3 1

Receiving

NAME REC YDS AVG TD TRG
Herman Moore 8 116 14.5 0
Johnnie Morton 2 27 13.5 0
Tommie Boyd 1 23 23.0 0
Tommy Vardell 2 23 11.5 0
Pete Metzelaars 2 13 6.5 0
David Sloan 2 12 6.0 0
Cory Schlesinger 1 8 8.0 0
Barry Sanders 2 -1 -0.5 0
Team 20 221 5.8 0 0

Fumbles

NAME FUM LOST FR
Team 1 0 0

Defense

NAME COMB TKL SCK TFL PDEF QBH
Reggie Brown 0.5
Antonio London 1.0
Robert Porcher 0.5
Mike Wells 1.0
Team 3.0

Kicking

NAME FGM FGA LNG XPM PTS
Jason Hanson 2 2 1 7
Team 2 2 1 7

Punting

NAME PUNT YDS AVG LNG
John Jett 5 226 45.2
Team 6 226 37.7

Kick Return

NAME KR YDS AVG TD LNG
Glyn Milburn 3 69 23.0 0
Matt Russell 1 0 0.0 0
Team 4 69 17.3 0

Punt Return

NAME PR YDS AVG TD LNG
Glyn Milburn 2 36 18.0 0
Team 2 36 18.0 0

Passing

NAME CMP ATT YDS AVG TD INT SCK RATE
Todd Collins 11 18 122 6.8 1 0 3 99.8
Team 11 18 102 6.8 1 0 3 99.8

Rushing

NAME ATT YDS YPC TD
Antowain Smith 13 88 6.8 1
Thurman Thomas 13 73 5.6 0
Todd Collins 4 3 0.8 0
Team 30 164 5.5 1

Receiving

NAME REC YDS AVG TD TRG
Andre Reed 5 95 19.0 1
Thurman Thomas 5 21 4.2 0
Antowain Smith 1 6 6.0 0
Team 11 122 6.8 1 0

Fumbles

NAME FUM LOST FR
Team 2 0 0

Defense

NAME COMB TKL SCK TFL PDEF QBH
Henry Jones 1.0
Bryce Paup 1.0
Sam Rogers 1.0
Bruce Smith 1.0
Team 4.0

Kicking

NAME FGM FGA LNG XPM PTS
Steve Christie 2 2 2 8
Team 2 2 2 8

Punting

NAME PUNT YDS AVG LNG
Chris Mohr 8 360 45.0
Team 8 360 45.0

Kick Return

NAME KR YDS AVG TD LNG
Eric Moulds 4 108 27.0 0
Jeff Burris 1 10 10.0 0
Team 5 118 23.6 0

Punt Return

NAME PR YDS AVG TD LNG
Steve Tasker 2 3 1.5 0
Team 2 3 1.5 0

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Team Leaders

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PASS

4,306

Allen

Josh Allen

RUSH

1,122

Cook

James Cook

REC

1,183

Diggs

Stefon Diggs

Team Rankings

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PPG

26.5

6th

OPP PPG

18.3

4th

RUSH YDS/G

130.1

7th

PASS YDS/G

253.3

10th

2023 Division Standings

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TEAM W L T PCT
Bills Bills
11 6 0 .647
Dolphins Dolphins
11 6 0 .647
Jets Jets
7 10 0 .412
Patriots Patriots
4 13 0 .235

Last Game

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BUF Bills

1-1-0

24

Final

27

KC Chiefs

2-0-0

Sun 21 Jan 2024

NFL 2023 Leaders

NFL 2023 Rankings

NFL 2023 Betting

NFL 2023 Division Standings

AFC North W L T PCT
1
Ravens Ravens
13 4 0 .765
2
Browns Browns
11 6 0 .647
AFC East W L T PCT
1
Bills Bills
11 6 0 .647
2
Dolphins Dolphins
11 6 0 .647
AFC West W L T PCT
1
Chiefs Chiefs
11 6 0 .647
2
Raiders Raiders
8 9 0 .471
AFC South W L T PCT
1
Texans Texans
10 7 0 .588
2
Jaguars Jaguars
9 8 0 .529
NFC North W L T PCT
1
Lions Lions
12 5 0 .706
2
Packers Packers
9 8 0 .529
NFC West W L T PCT
1
49ers 49ers
12 5 0 .706
2
Rams Rams
10 7 0 .588
NFC East W L T PCT
1
Cowboys Cowboys
12 5 0 .706
2
Eagles Eagles
11 6 0 .647
NFC South W L T PCT
1
Buccaneers Buccaneers
9 8 0 .529
2
Saints Saints
9 8 0 .529

NFL 2023 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE MATCHUP SCORE
Sat
2/10
SF SF
@
KC KC
22-25
Sat
1/27
KC KC
@
BAL BAL
17-10
Sat
1/27
DET DET
@
SF SF
31-34
Sat
1/20
TB TB
@
DET DET
23-31
Sat
1/20
KC KC
@
BUF BUF
27-24

Schedule

DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Fri
9/6
GB GB
@
PHI PHI
1:00 PM