1994 Cleveland 20, 1994 Buffalo 27

1st

2nd

3rd

4th

OT

Total

1994 Cleveland

7

0

3

10

0

20

1994 Buffalo

7

3

10

7

0

27

Scoring Plays
Qtr Clock Team Scoring Description(Extra Point) Score
1 9:54 1994 Buffalo T.Thomas 1 yd. run (S.Christie kick) 7-0 BUA
1 0:00 1994 Cleveland L.Hoard 1 yd. run (M.Stover kick) 7-7 BUA
2 7:30 1994 Buffalo S.Christie 30 yd. field goal 10-7 BUA
3 7:48 1994 Cleveland M.Stover 33 yd. field goal 10-10 BUA
3 3:54 1994 Buffalo S.Christie 40 yd. field goal 13-10 BUA
3 1:12 1994 Buffalo R.Copeland 54 yd. pass from J.Kelly (S.Christie kick) 20-10 BUA
4 10:48 1994 Cleveland M.Stover 41 yd. field goal 20-13 BUA
4 1:45 1994 Buffalo C.Gardner 5 yd. run (S.Christie kick) 27-13 BUA
4 0:45 1994 Cleveland M.Carrier 4 yd. pass from V.Testaverde (M.Stover kick) 27-20 BUA
Other Highlights
Qtr Clock Team Event Player Yards
1 12:54 1994 Buffalo Intercept Jeff Burris 22
1 5:42 1994 Buffalo QBSack Anthony Pleasant -8
1 3:18 1994 Cleveland Pass Mark M. Carrier 34
2 3:00 1994 Buffalo Intercept Darryl Talley 0
2 1:07 1994 Buffalo Intercept Thomas Smith 0
2 0:08 1994 Buffalo QBSack Anthony Pleasant -11
3 1:48 1994 Buffalo QBSack Anthony Pleasant -3
4 12:18 1994 Cleveland Intercept Frank Stams 0
4 6:00 1994 Cleveland Fumble Leroy Hoard
4 1:30 1994 Cleveland QBSack Bruce Smith -4
4 1:15 1994 Cleveland Pass Derrick S. Alexander 30

Team Statistics

1994 Cleveland 1994 Buffalo
First Downs by Rush-Pass-Pen-Total 7-11-0-18 7-9-2-18
Third Down Efficiency 7-13-54% 5-14-36%
Fourth Down Efficiency 0-0-0% 0-0-0%
Red Zone Efficiency (pts-poss-pct) 17-28-61% 17-21-81%
Total Offense-Plays-Avg Yards Per Play 304-58-5.2 259-62-4.2
Total Net Yards Rushing 125 107
Total Rushes 28 32
Average Per Rush 4.5 3.3
Passes Completed/Attempted 15/29 (51.7%) 17/27 (63.0%)
Net Yards Passing 179 152
Avg Yards Per Pass 6.3 6.4
Sacked/Yards Lost 1/4 3/22
Punts/Average 3/41.0 5/41.6
Punts Received/Return Yardage 3/16 2/18
Kickoffs/Returns 2/53 3/58
Interceptions/Returns 1/0 3/22
Penalties/Yards 6/37 6/35
Total Fumbles/Fumbles Lost 2/1 1/0
Time of Possession 26 mins 56 secs 33 mins 4 secs
Average Drive Start CLA 38 BUA 30

Passing Stats

Att Comp Yds Comp % Yds/Att TD TD % INT INT % Long Sack Rating
1994 Cleveland
Vinny Testaverde 29 15 183 51.7 6.3 1 3.4 3 10.3 34 1/4 43.4
1994 Buffalo
Jim Kelly 27 17 174 63.0 6.4 1 3.7 1 3.7 54 3/22 78.3

Rushing Stats

No Yds Avg Long TD 2 Pt Conv Fumbles/Lost
1994 Cleveland
Leroy Hoard 14 66 4.7 17 1 0 1/1
Eric Metcalf 8 42 5.3 15 0 0 0/0
Earnest Byner 4 15 3.8 5 0 0 0/0
Vinny Testaverde 1 1 1.0 1 0 0 0/0
Tommy Vardell 1 1 1.0 1 0 0 0/0
1994 Buffalo
Thurman Thomas 21 80 3.8 17 1 0 1/0
Kenneth Davis 6 15 2.5 12 0 0 0/0
Carwell Gardner 4 13 3.3 5 1 0 0/0
Jim Kelly 1 -1 -1.0 -1 0 0 0/0

Receiving Stats

No Yds Avg Long TD 2 Pt Conv
1994 Cleveland
Mark M. Carrier 4 63 15.8 34 1 0
Leroy Hoard 4 27 6.8 10 0 0
Derrick S. Alexander 2 43 21.5 30 0 0
Eric Metcalf 2 11 5.5 6 0 0
Brian Kinchen 1 13 13.0 13 0 0
Michael D. Jackson 1 13 13.0 13 0 0
Tommy Vardell 1 13 13.0 13 0 0
1994 Buffalo
Andre Reed 5 12 2.4 8 0 0
Pete Metzelaars 4 31 7.8 10 0 0
Carwell Gardner 3 24 8.0 10 0 0
Bill Brooks 2 34 17.0 23 0 0
Russell Copeland 1 54 54.0 54 1 0
Don Beebe 1 11 11.0 11 0 0
Thurman Thomas 1 8 8.0 8 0 0

Field Goals and Extra Points

1-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50+ Totals % Made XPs
1994 Cleveland
Matt Stover 0/0 0/0 1/1 1/1 0/0 2/2 100 2/2
1994 Buffalo
Steve Christie 0/0 0/0 1/1 1/1 0/0 2/2 100 3/3

Punting

No Avg Net Tb Inside 20 Long Blocked
1994 Cleveland
Tom Tupa 3 41.0 28.3 1 1 55 0
1994 Buffalo
Chris Mohr 5 41.6 38.4 0 1 55 0

Kickoff Returns

No Yds Avg Long TD
1994 Cleveland
Randy Baldwin 2 53 26.5 27 0
1994 Buffalo
Yonel Jourdain 2 44 22.0 23 0
Don Beebe 1 14 14.0 14 0

Punt Returns

Ret FC Yds Avg Long TD
1994 Cleveland
Eric Metcalf 3 1 16 5.3 10 0
1994 Buffalo
Jeff Burris 2 0 18 9.0 16 0

Individual Defense

Tackles Sacks Fum Rec
1994 Cleveland
Pepper Johnson 10 0 0
Carl Banks 7 0 0
Frank Stams 6 0 0
Stevon Moore 5 0 0
Don Griffin 4 0 0
Michael Dean Perry 4 0 0
Anthony Pleasant 3 3 0
Eric Turner 3 0 0
Antonio Langham 3 0 0
Rob Burnett 2 0 0
Bill E. Johnson 1 0 0
Derrick S. Alexander 0 0 1
1994 Buffalo
Marvcus Patton 7 0 0
Mickey Washington 6 0 0
Darryl Talley 5 0 0
Cornelius Bennett 5 0 0
Mark Maddox 4 0 0
Thomas Smith 4 0 0
Henry Jones 4 0 0
Phil Hansen 4 0 0
Bruce Smith 2 1 0
Jeff D. Wright 1 0 1
Corbin Lacina 0 0 1

Interceptions

No Yds Avg Long TD
1994 Cleveland
Frank Stams 1 0 0.0 0 0
1994 Buffalo
Jeff Burris 1 22 22.0 22 0
Darryl Talley 1 0 0.0 0 0
Thomas Smith 1 0 0.0 0 0

Game Story

In a close battle Buffalo bested Cleveland by the score of 27 to 20. Thurman Thomas rushed the ball 21 times for 80 yards and added a touchdown. Buffalo had the advantage in time of possession, having the ball for 33:04. The crowd was treated to a touchdown pass to Russell Copeland that covered 54 yards with 1:12 left in the 3rd quarter. Buffalo led after three quarters 20 to 10.