The Buffalo Bills were defeated by the Jacksonville Jaguars, 30 to 27, in the 1996 AFC Wild Card game on December 28, 1996.
1st quarter
JAX
BUF
Thurman Thomas 7-yard pass from Jim Kelly (Steve Christie kick)
0
7
Clyde Simmons 20-yard interception return (Mike Hollis kick)
7
7
Thurman Thomas 2-yard run (Steve Christie kick)
7
14
Mike Hollis 27-yard field goal
10
14
2nd quarter
JAX
BUF
Natrone Means 30-yard run (Mike Hollis kick)
17
14
Steve Christie 33-yard field goal
17
17
3rd quarter
JAX
BUF
Steve Christie 47-yard field goal
17
20
Mike Hollis 24-yard field goal
20
20
4th quarter
JAX
BUF
Jeff Burris 38-yard interception return (Steve Christie kick)
20
27
Jimmy Smith 2-yard pass from Mark Brunell (Mike Hollis kick)
27
27
Mike Hollis 45-yard field goal
30
27
Jaguars
Bills
1st Downs
18
19
Passing 1st Downs
13
14
Rushing 1st Downs
5
5
1st downs from penalties
0
0
3rd down efficiency
7 - 17
5 - 15
4th down efficiency
1 - 1
0 - 1
Total Plays
70
68
Total Yards
409
308
Yards per play
5.8
4.5
Passing
225
216
Comp - Att
18 - 33
22 - 36
Yards per pass
6.4
5.5
Interceptions thrown
2
1
Sacks - Yards lost
2 - 14
3 - 30
Rushing
184
92
Rushing Attempts
35
29
Yards per rush
5.3
3.2
Penalties
6
6
Turnovers
2
3
Fumbles lost
0
2
Interceptions
2
1
Possession
33:06
26:54
| NAME | CMP | ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | INT | SCK | RATE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mark Brunell | 18 | 33 | 239 | 7.2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 62.6 |
| Team | 18 | 33 | 225 | 7.2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 62.6 |
| NAME | ATT | YDS | YPC | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Natrone Means | 31 | 175 | 5.6 | 1 |
| Mark Brunell | 3 | 9 | 3.0 | 0 |
| James Stewart | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Team | 35 | 184 | 5.3 | 1 |
| NAME | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | TRG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Keenan McCardell | 4 | 76 | 19.0 | 0 | |
| Pete Mitchell | 3 | 64 | 21.3 | 0 | |
| Jimmy Smith | 5 | 58 | 11.6 | 1 | |
| Le'Shai Maston | 2 | 21 | 10.5 | 0 | |
| Willie Jackson | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 0 | |
| Derek Brown | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 0 | |
| James Stewart | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 | |
| Natrone Means | 1 | -4 | -4.0 | 0 | |
| Team | 18 | 239 | 7.2 | 1 | 0 |
| NAME | FUM | LOST | FR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Team | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| NAME | COMB | TKL | SCK | TFL | PDEF | QBH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tony Brackens | 1.0 | |||||
| Clyde Simmons | 2.0 | |||||
| Team | 3.0 |
| NAME | FGM | FGA | LNG | XPM | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Hollis | 3 | 4 | 3 | 12 | |
| Team | 3 | 4 | 3 | 12 |
| NAME | PUNT | YDS | AVG | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bryan Barker | 5 | 253 | 50.6 | 59 |
| Team | 5 | 253 | 50.6 |
| NAME | KR | YDS | AVG | TD | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bucky Brooks | 4 | 74 | 18.5 | 0 | 25 |
| Ricky Bell | 1 | 25 | 25.0 | 0 | 25 |
| Team | 5 | 99 | 19.8 | 0 |
| NAME | PR | YDS | AVG | TD | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chris Hudson | 2 | 11 | 5.5 | 0 | 11 |
| Team | 2 | 11 | 5.5 | 0 |
| NAME | CMP | ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | INT | SCK | RATE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jim Kelly | 21 | 32 | 239 | 7.5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 85.3 |
| Todd Collins | 1 | 4 | 7 | 1.8 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 39.6 |
| Team | 22 | 36 | 216 | 6.8 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 79.2 |
| NAME | ATT | YDS | YPC | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thurman Thomas | 14 | 50 | 3.6 | 1 |
| Jim Kelly | 4 | 18 | 4.5 | 0 |
| Darick Holmes | 9 | 10 | 1.1 | 0 |
| Steve Tasker | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 0 |
| Tim Tindale | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 |
| Team | 29 | 92 | 3.2 | 1 |
| NAME | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | TRG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quinn Early | 9 | 122 | 13.6 | 0 | |
| Andre Reed | 3 | 32 | 10.7 | 0 | |
| Steve Tasker | 3 | 30 | 10.0 | 0 | |
| Lonnie Johnson | 3 | 27 | 9.0 | 0 | |
| Thurman Thomas | 3 | 24 | 8.0 | 1 | |
| Darick Holmes | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 0 | |
| Team | 22 | 246 | 6.8 | 1 | 0 |
| NAME | FUM | LOST | FR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Team | 4 | 2 | 0 |
| NAME | COMB | TKL | SCK | TFL | PDEF | QBH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Damien Covington | 1.0 | |||||
| David White | 1.0 | |||||
| Team | 2.0 |
| NAME | FGM | FGA | LNG | XPM | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steve Christie | 2 | 2 | 3 | 9 | |
| Team | 2 | 2 | 3 | 9 |
| NAME | PUNT | YDS | AVG | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chris Mohr | 5 | 216 | 43.2 | 53 |
| Team | 5 | 216 | 43.2 |
| NAME | KR | YDS | AVG | TD | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eric Moulds | 5 | 142 | 28.4 | 0 | 57 |
| Russell Copeland | 1 | 26 | 26.0 | 0 | 26 |
| Robert Coons | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 | 4 |
| Team | 7 | 172 | 24.6 | 0 |
| NAME | PR | YDS | AVG | TD | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jeff Burris | 5 | 32 | 6.4 | 0 | 16 |
| Team | 5 | 32 | 6.4 | 0 |
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