Bills 45-39 Vikings (15 Sep, 2002) Box Score

Buffalo Bills

1-1, 1-0 away

	1	2	3	4	OT	T
BUF	6	7	10	16	6	45
MIN	3	10	13	13	0	39

Minnesota Vikings

0-2, 0-1 home

Buffalo Passing


Drew Bledsoe
team

C/ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	INT	SACKS	RTG
35/49	463	9.4	3	0	3-26	121.4
35/49	437	9.4	3	0	3-26	121.4

Minnesota Passing


Daunte Culpepper
Randy Moss
team

C/ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	SACKS	RTG
25/45	281	6.2	3	5-45	96.6
0/1	0	0.0	0	0-0	39.6
25/46	236	6.1	3	5-45	94.6

Buffalo Rushing


Travis Henry
Larry Centers
Drew Bledsoe
team

CAR	YDS	AVG	LONG
12	30	2.5	17
1	1	1.0	1
1	0	0.0	0
14	31	2.2	17

Minnesota Rushing


Moe Williams
Michael Bennett
Doug Chapman
Daunte Culpepper
Randy Moss
team

CAR	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
17	102	6.0	1	23
10	45	4.5	0	17
4	41	10.3	0	27
7	20	2.9	1	8
1	5	5.0	0	5
39	213	5.5	2	27

Buffalo Receiving


Peerless Price
Josh Reed
Eric Moulds
Larry Centers
Jay Riemersma
team

REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
13	185	14.2	2	48
8	110	13.8	1	28
8	86	10.8	0	23
4	44	11.0	0	14
2	38	19.0	0	28
35	463	13.2	3	48

Minnesota Receiving


Randy Moss
D'Wayne Bates
Jimmy Kleinsasser
Derrick Alexander
Chris Walsh
team

REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
11	111	10.1	1	31
3	68	22.7	1	29
6	56	9.3	0	11
3	25	8.3	1	17
2	21	10.5	0	16
25	281	11.2	3	31

Buffalo Fumbles


Drew Bledsoe
Travis Henry
Ron Edwards
Kendrick Office
Justin Bannan
team

FUM	LOST	REC
1	0	0
1	0	0
0	0	1
0	0	1
0	0	1
2	0	3

Minnesota Fumbles


Daunte Culpepper
Doug Chapman
team

FUM	LOST	REC
4	3	0
1	0	0
5	3	0

Buffalo Defense



Pierson Prioleau
Eddie Robinson Jr.
London Fletcher
Antoine Winfield
Chidi Ahanotu
Aaron Schobel
Nate Clements
Pat Williams
Coy Wire
Chris Watson
Jason Bostic
Keith Newman
Phil Crosby
Justin Bannan
Kendrick Office
Shawn Bryson
Charlie Rogers
DaShon Polk
Ron Edwards
Tony Driver
Brian Moorman
Sammy Morris
team

TACKLES				MISC
TOT	SOLO	SACKS	TFL	PD	QB HTS	TD
12	10	0	0	0	0	0
8	6	0	0	0	0	0
8	5	0	0	0	0	0
7	6	0	0	0	0	0
5	5	1	0	0	0	0
5	4	2.5	0	0	0	0
5	4	0	0	2	0	0
4	3	0.5	0	0	0	0
4	3	0	0	0	0	0
3	3	0	0	0	0	0
3	3	0	0	0	0	0
3	2	1	0	0	0	0
2	2	0	0	0	0	0
2	2	0	0	0	0	0
2	1	0	0	0	0	0
1	1	0	0	0	0	0
1	1	0	0	0	0	0
1	1	0	0	0	0	0
1	1	0	0	0	0	1
1	1	0	0	0	0	0
1	1	0	0	0	0	0
1	0	0	0	0	0	0
80	65	5	0	2	0	3

Minnesota Defense



Tyrone Carter
Corey Chavous
Greg Biekert
Brian Williams
Lemanski Hall
Harold Morrow
Ronnie Bradford
Kenny Mixon
Jack Brewer
Lorenzo Bromell
Moe Williams
Lance Johnstone
Jim Nelson
Fred Robbins
Eric Kelly
Brian Russell
Willie Offord
Chris Walsh
Henri Crockett
Chuck Wiley
Nick Rogers
team

TACKLES				MISC
TOT	SOLO	SACKS	TFL	PD	QB HTS	TD
7	7	0	0	1	0	0
7	6	0	0	0	0	0
7	4	0	0	0	0	0
5	5	0	0	0	0	0
4	4	0	0	0	0	0
4	4	0	0	0	0	0
4	3	0	0	0	0	0
3	2	1	0	0	0	0
3	2	0	0	0	0	0
2	2	2	0	0	0	0
2	2	0	0	0	0	0
2	2	0	0	0	0	0
2	2	0	0	0	0	0
2	2	0	0	0	0	0
2	2	0	0	0	0	0
2	2	0	0	0	0	0
2	1	0	0	0	0	0
1	1	0	0	0	0	0
1	1	0	0	0	0	0
1	1	0	0	0	0	0
1	0	0	0	0	0	0
64	55	3	0	1	0	0

Buffalo Interceptions

	INT	YDS	TD
No Buffalo Interceptions

Minnesota Interceptions

	INT	YDS	TD
No Minnesota Interceptions

Buffalo Kick Returns


Charlie Rogers
Phil Crosby
team

NO	YDS	AVG	LONG	TD
8	221	27.6	90	1
1	11	11.0	11	0
9	232	25.8	90	1

Minnesota Kick Returns


Cedric James
Doug Chapman
team

NO	YDS	AVG	LONG
4	85	21.3	22
4	82	20.5	34
8	167	20.9	34

Buffalo Punt Returns


Charlie Rogers
team

NO	YDS	AVG	LONG	TD
1	16	16.0	16	0
1	16	16.0	16	0

Minnesota Punt Returns


D'Wayne Bates
team

NO	YDS	AVG	LONG	TD
2	74	37.0	61	0
2	74	37.0	61	0

Buffalo Kicking


Mike Hollis
team

FG	PCT	LONG	XP	PTS
4/5	80.0	54	3/3	15
4/5	80.0	54	3/3	15

Minnesota Kicking


Doug Brien
team

FG	PCT	LONG	XP	PTS
2/3	66.7	29	3/5	9
2/3	66.7	29	3/5	9

Buffalo Punting


Brian Moorman
team

NO	YDS	AVG	TB	In 20	LONG
5	203	40.6	1	0	61
5	203	40.6	1	0	61

Minnesota Punting


Kyle Richardson
team

NO	YDS	AVG	TB	In 20	LONG
3	140	46.7	0	0	51
3	140	46.7	0	0	51

9:15 PM, 15 September 2002

Attendance: 64,047

Referees:
Ron Winter

Team	W	L	PCT	PF	PA
Buffalo	12	3	.800	469	331
Miami	7	8	.467	305	329
New York	4	11	.267	292	344
New England	3	12	.200	259	361

Team	W	L	PCT	PF	PA
Detroit	13	2	.867	493	299
Minnesota	13	2	.867	396	276
Green Bay	10	4	.714	379	287
Chicago	4	11	.267	283	342

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