The Buffalo Bills couldn't pull it off against the Jacksonville Jaguars, 30 to 27, in the 1996 AFC Wild Card game on December 28, 1996.
Final
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
Passing
| NAME | CMP | ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | INT | SCK | RATE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mark Brunell M. Brunell | 18 | 33 | 239 | 7.2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 62.6 |
| Team | 18 | 33 | 225 | 7.2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 62.6 |
Rushing
| NAME | ATT | YDS | YPC | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Natrone Means N. Means | 31 | 175 | 5.6 | 1 |
| Mark Brunell M. Brunell | 3 | 9 | 3.0 | 0 |
| James Stewart J. Stewart | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Team | 35 | 184 | 5.3 | 1 |
Receiving
| NAME | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | TRG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Keenan McCardell K. McCardell | 4 | 76 | 19.0 | 0 | |
| Pete Mitchell P. Mitchell | 3 | 64 | 21.3 | 0 | |
| Jimmy Smith J. Smith | 5 | 58 | 11.6 | 1 | |
| Le'Shai Maston L. Maston | 2 | 21 | 10.5 | 0 | |
| Willie Jackson W. Jackson | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 0 | |
| Derek Brown D. Brown | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 0 | |
| James Stewart J. Stewart | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 | |
| Natrone Means N. Means | 1 | -4 | -4.0 | 0 | |
| Team | 18 | 239 | 7.2 | 1 | 0 |
Fumbles
| NAME | FUM | LOST | FR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Team | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Defense
| NAME | COMB | TKL | SCK | TFL | PDEF | QBH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tony Brackens T. Brackens | 1.0 | |||||
| Clyde Simmons C. Simmons | 2.0 | |||||
| Team | 3.0 |
Kicking
| NAME | FGM | FGA | LNG | XPM | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Hollis M. Hollis | 3 | 4 | 3 | 12 | |
| Team | 3 | 4 | 3 | 12 |
Punting
| NAME | PUNT | YDS | AVG | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bryan Barker B. Barker | 5 | 253 | 50.6 | 59 |
| Team | 5 | 253 | 50.6 |
Kick Return
| NAME | KR | YDS | AVG | TD | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bucky Brooks B. Brooks | 4 | 74 | 18.5 | 0 | 25 |
| Ricky Bell R. Bell | 1 | 25 | 25.0 | 0 | 25 |
| Team | 5 | 99 | 19.8 | 0 |
Punt Return
| NAME | PR | YDS | AVG | TD | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chris Hudson C. Hudson | 2 | 11 | 5.5 | 0 | 11 |
| Team | 2 | 11 | 5.5 | 0 |
Passing
| NAME | CMP | ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | INT | SCK | RATE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jim Kelly J. Kelly | 21 | 32 | 239 | 7.5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 85.3 |
| Todd Collins T. Collins | 1 | 4 | 7 | 1.8 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 39.6 |
| Team | 22 | 36 | 216 | 6.8 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 79.2 |
Rushing
| NAME | ATT | YDS | YPC | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thurman Thomas T. Thomas | 14 | 50 | 3.6 | 1 |
| Jim Kelly J. Kelly | 4 | 18 | 4.5 | 0 |
| Darick Holmes D. Holmes | 9 | 10 | 1.1 | 0 |
| Steve Tasker S. Tasker | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 0 |
| Tim Tindale T. Tindale | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 |
| Team | 29 | 92 | 3.2 | 1 |
Receiving
| NAME | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | TRG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quinn Early Q. Early | 9 | 122 | 13.6 | 0 | |
| Andre Reed A. Reed | 3 | 32 | 10.7 | 0 | |
| Steve Tasker S. Tasker | 3 | 30 | 10.0 | 0 | |
| Lonnie Johnson L. Johnson | 3 | 27 | 9.0 | 0 | |
| Thurman Thomas T. Thomas | 3 | 24 | 8.0 | 1 | |
| Darick Holmes D. Holmes | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 0 | |
| Team | 22 | 246 | 6.8 | 1 | 0 |
Fumbles
| NAME | FUM | LOST | FR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Team | 4 | 2 | 0 |
Defense
| NAME | COMB | TKL | SCK | TFL | PDEF | QBH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Damien Covington D. Covington | 1.0 | |||||
| David White D. White | 1.0 | |||||
| Team | 2.0 |
Kicking
| NAME | FGM | FGA | LNG | XPM | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steve Christie S. Christie | 2 | 2 | 3 | 9 | |
| Team | 2 | 2 | 3 | 9 |
Punting
| NAME | PUNT | YDS | AVG | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chris Mohr C. Mohr | 5 | 216 | 43.2 | 53 |
| Team | 5 | 216 | 43.2 |
Kick Return
| NAME | KR | YDS | AVG | TD | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eric Moulds E. Moulds | 5 | 142 | 28.4 | 0 | 57 |
| Russell Copeland R. Copeland | 1 | 26 | 26.0 | 0 | 26 |
| Robert Coons R. Coons | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 | 4 |
| Team | 7 | 172 | 24.6 | 0 |
Punt Return
| NAME | PR | YDS | AVG | TD | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jeff Burris J. Burris | 5 | 32 | 6.4 | 0 | 16 |
| Team | 5 | 32 | 6.4 | 0 |
More Bills Stats
PPG
26.5
6th
OPP PPG
18.3
4th
RUSH YDS/G
130.1
7th
PASS YDS/G
253.3
10th
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