Wild Card Playoff Games, 2036

played in California, CA

74 degrees, fair, 1 mph wind

Buffalo Bills	0	7	0	0	-	7
California Chargers	3	0	7	6	-	16

Scoring Summary
1Q: 06:12 CAL - Jackie McGillicuddy 43 field goal
2Q: 11:43 BUF - Nolan Gordon 1 pass from Duane Joyner (Devonte Cichanski extra point)
3Q: 00:54 CAL - Matthew Copeland 8 pass from Kai Hunter (Jackie McGillicuddy extra point)
4Q: 10:23 CAL - Jackie McGillicuddy 28 field goal
4Q: 03:14 CAL - Jackie McGillicuddy 23 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 06:12 CAL - Jackie McGillicuddy 43 field goal
2Q: 11:43 BUF - Nolan Gordon 1 pass from Duane Joyner (Devonte Cichanski extra point)
3Q: 00:54 CAL - Matthew Copeland 8 pass from Kai Hunter (Jackie McGillicuddy extra point)
4Q: 10:23 CAL - Jackie McGillicuddy 28 field goal
4Q: 03:14 CAL - Jackie McGillicuddy 23 field goal

Team Statistics BUF CAL
Record 9-8 11-6
First Downs 16 18
- by Rushing 5 6
- by Passing 11 11
- by Penalty 0 1
Total Net Yards 321 390
- Offensive Plays 61 70
- Yards per Play 5.26 5.57
Net Rushing Yards 94 124
- Rushing Attempts 17 29
- Yards per Rush 5.53 4.28
Net Passing Yards 227 266
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 43 - 25 - 2 40 - 26 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 232 273
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/5 1/7
- Yards per Pass Play 5.16 6.49
Fumbles/Lost 1/0 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 4/13 7/17
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 6.8 8.1
4th Down Conversions 1/1 1/1
Penalties/Yards 10/80 12/75
Punt Returns/Yards 3/19 5/47
Kick Returns/Yards 0/0 2/49
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 2/43
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 1 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/0 1/2
Avg. Drive Start OWN 21 OWN 30
Time of Possession 26:15 33:45

Team Statistics	BUF	CAL
Record	9-8	11-6
First Downs	16	18
- by Rushing	5	6
- by Passing	11	11
- by Penalty	0	1
Total Net Yards	321	390
- Offensive Plays	61	70
- Yards per Play	5.26	5.57
Net Rushing Yards	94	124
- Rushing Attempts	17	29
- Yards per Rush	5.53	4.28
Net Passing Yards	227	266
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	43 - 25 - 2	40 - 26 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	232	273
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/5	1/7
- Yards per Pass Play	5.16	6.49
Fumbles/Lost	1/0	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	4/13	7/17
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	6.8	8.1
4th Down Conversions	1/1	1/1
Penalties/Yards	10/80	12/75
Punt Returns/Yards	3/19	5/47
Kick Returns/Yards	0/0	2/49
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	2/43
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	1	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/0	1/2
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 21	OWN 30
Time of Possession	26:15	33:45

Drive Charts

Buffalo Bills
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	4:14	OWN 25	9	42	Punt
1	6:04	2:41	OWN 25	5	48	Interception
1	2:01	5:27	OWN 25	11	75	Touchdown
2	7:29	1:27	OWN 20	3	-2	Punt
2	4:45	2:20	OWN 26	6	23	Punt
3	11:44	2:02	OWN 8	5	19	Punt
3	7:57	2:18	OWN 21	5	27	Punt
3	0:48	0:37	OWN 25	3	-10	Punt
4	10:15	1:35	OWN 25	3	6	Punt
4	3:06	1:52	OWN 25	8	40	Interception
4	0:41	0:41	OWN 16	4	18	Game

California Chargers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	10:46	4:42	OWN 20	10	54	Field Goal
1	3:23	1:22	OWN 27	3	7	Punt
2	11:34	4:05	OWN 35	10	27	Punt
2	6:02	1:17	OWN 35	3	3	Punt
2	2:25	2:25	OWN 7	7	40	Half
3	15:00	3:16	OWN 42	5	19	Punt
3	9:42	1:45	OWN 39	3	-3	Punt
3	5:39	4:51	OWN 17	10	83	Touchdown
3	0:11	4:56	OWN 30	8	59	Field Goal
4	8:40	5:34	OWN 26	8	68	Field Goal
4	1:14	0:33	OPP 40	3	3	Punt

Game MVP: Kai Hunter, California Chargers

Rushing Statistics

Buffalo	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
RB Gerald Robertson	11	64	5.82	19	2
RB Nolan Gordon	2	16	8.00	8	0
QB Duane Joyner	2	8	4.00	5	0
RB Steven Ortega	2	6	3.00	5	0

California	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
RB Marshall Cassatt	12	41	3.42	19	1
RB Mitchell Hopper	6	29	4.83	12	1
QB Kai Hunter	6	21	3.50	9	0
FB Frankie Stewart	4	7	1.75	6	0
RB Daniel Matlosz	1	26	26.00	26	1

Passing Statistics

Buffalo	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Duane Joyner	43	25	232	1/5	1	32	2	61.3

California	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Kai Hunter	40	26	273	1/7	1	38	0	93.0

Receiving Statistics

Buffalo	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Cornell Darkins	7	9	53	7.57	0	18	0
WR Branden Pritchett	6	10	54	9.00	26	24	0
RB Nolan Gordon	6	7	55	9.17	26	24	1
RB Gerald Robertson	2	4	10	5.00	10	11	0
TE Joey Preston	2	6	36	18.00	26	32	0
TE Silas Upshaw	1	2	20	20.00	2	20	0
WR Riddick Morrison	1	2	4	4.00	0	4	0
FB Richard Dunlap	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
RB Steven Ortega	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

California	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
TE Joshua Kennedy	9	14	62	6.89	43	27	0
WR Devon Winslett	5	7	62	12.40	25	29	0
WR Matthew Copeland	4	4	52	13.00	32	28	1
RB Marshall Cassatt	4	5	47	11.75	29	38	0
WR Jalen Fuqua	3	4	54	18.00	23	33	0
WR Tito Ross	1	1	-4	-4.00	0	-4	0
FB Frankie Stewart	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
TE Chris Crane	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
TE Kevin Burton	0	3	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Buffalo	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

California	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Tyrus Preston	1	36	36.00	0
DE Christian Carriger	1	7	7.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Buffalo	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
WR Branden Pritchett	1	0	0	0
TE Joey Preston	0	1	0	0

California	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
S Jon Sawyer	0	0	1	0

Punting Statistics

Buffalo	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Tony Meier	7	338	48.3	38.7	62	3

California	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Ty Barton	6	229	38.2	31.7	50	4

Kicking Statistics

Buffalo	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Devonte Cichanski	0/0	0/0	0/0	0	1/1

California	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Jackie McGillicuddy	3/3	1/1	0/0	43	1/1

Punt Return Statistics

Buffalo	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Ralph Braico	3	19	6.3	0

California	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Bennett Wagner	5	47	9.4	0

Kick Return Statistics

Buffalo	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

California	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Heath Poston	2	49	24.5	0

Defensive Statistics

Buffalo	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
DE Shawn Phillips	11	2	0.0	28	39
S Danny Coleman	8	5	0.0	28	33
OLB Jeffrey Hudson	8	1	0.0	29	39
S Ralph Braico	7	2	0.0	29	41
ILB Chandler Sawchuk	4	1	0.0	14	15
CB Angel Sauerbrun	3	0	0.0	28	41
DE Braden Armendariz	2	2	1.0	24	29
ILB Sebastian Hubinger	2	4	0.0	29	39
S Marquis Whitfield	2	1	0.0	2	10
DT Mitchell Bishop	2	0	0.0	19	31
CB Mitch Becker	1	2	0.0	14	18
CB Butch Geason	1	1	0.0	10	15
S Britt Codina	1	1	0.0	6	10
T Tanner Kelley	1	0	---	---	---
CB Ezekiel Caldwell	1	0	0.0	11	21
DT Brad Fox	1	0	0.0	21	36
RB Gerald Robertson	1	0	---	---	---
DT Alfredo Kieta	1	0	0.0	9	12

California	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Leonard Robinson	7	1	0.0	17	44
S Jon Sawyer	6	2	0.0	17	44
S Tyrus Preston	6	1	0.0	17	44
ILB Larry Levine	5	1	0.0	17	36
ILB Philip Stugg	4	0	0.0	6	12
CB Enrique Ramsay	3	1	0.0	17	44
CB Bennett Wagner	3	1	0.0	16	40
CB Bennett Knight	2	1	0.0	6	23
OLB Cristian Winslett	2	1	0.0	17	36
DE Jeffrey Goss	1	0	1.0	10	25
CB Collin Ihler	1	1	0.0	6	16
ILB Ray Straw	1	0	0.0	0	8

Pass Rush Statistics

Buffalo	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Braden Armendariz	1.0	0	0	1	29
OLB Jeffrey Hudson	0.0	1	1	0	39
DE Elliot McConnell	0.0	1	1	0	15
CB Ezekiel Caldwell	0.0	1	0	0	21
DT Brad Fox	0.0	1	0	0	36
DT Alfredo Kieta	0.0	0	1	0	12
DT Mitchell Bishop	0.0	0	0	2	31

California	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Jeffrey Goss	1.0	0	1	1	25
DT Eric Wiggins	0.0	1	0	0	19
DE Christian Carriger	0.0	0	1	1	36
DE Lorenzo Cassidy	0.0	0	0	1	27

Pass Defense Statistics

Buffalo	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
DE Shawn Phillips	6	1	39
S Ralph Braico	4	0	41
CB Angel Sauerbrun	3	1	41
S Danny Coleman	2	1	33
OLB Jeffrey Hudson	2	0	39
S Marquis Whitfield	2	0	10
ILB Chandler Sawchuk	2	0	15
ILB Sebastian Hubinger	1	0	39
CB Butch Geason	1	0	15
DT Mitchell Bishop	1	0	31
S Britt Codina	1	0	10
CB Ezekiel Caldwell	1	0	21
CB Lawrence Musial	0	1	2

California	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
OLB Leonard Robinson	6	1	0	44
S Tyrus Preston	4	1	1	44
S Jon Sawyer	4	0	0	44
CB Enrique Ramsay	3	1	0	44
CB Bennett Wagner	3	1	0	40
ILB Larry Levine	2	2	0	36
CB Bennett Knight	2	0	0	23
ILB Ray Straw	1	0	0	8
DE Lorenzo Cassidy	0	1	0	27
DE Christian Carriger	0	0	1	36

Blocking Statistics

Buffalo	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
C Wade Hancock	2	3	13	1	34
T Travis Cloutier	2	3	17	0	44
C Kris Moore	2	3	17	0	44
G Miles Rhodes	1	3	17	0	44
T Tanner Kelley	0	1	17	0	44
G Clifton Alcott	0	1	4	0	10
TE Joey Preston	0	1	15	0	35

California	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
G Antoine Kripper	3	7	0	29	1	41
T Thurman Cortez	3	7	0	29	0	41
G Willie Carter	2	4	1	29	0	41
FB Frankie Stewart	1	2	0	18	0	12
C Myron Mussorgsky	0	4	0	29	0	41
T Ezekiel Shapiro	0	3	0	29	0	41
TE Joshua Kennedy	0	1	0	26	0	37

Special Teams Tackles

Buffalo	Tackles	STPlays
Caleb MacBeth	2	20
Fred Stevens	2	9
Silas Upshaw	1	20
Mitch Becker	1	15
Britt Codina	1	13

California	Tackles	STPlays
Chris Crane	1	23
Shawn Burnham	1	18
Quinn Hinkle	1	11

Participation

Buffalo	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
S Ralph Braico	---	---	29	41	9	79
CB Angel Sauerbrun	---	---	28	41	3	72
ILB Sebastian Hubinger	---	---	29	39	3	71
OLB Jeffrey Hudson	---	---	29	39	3	71
DE Shawn Phillips	---	---	28	39	3	70
G Miles Rhodes	17	44	---	---	7	68
S Danny Coleman	---	---	28	33	2	63
T Travis Cloutier	17	44	---	---	---	61
C Kris Moore	17	44	---	---	---	61
T Tanner Kelley	17	44	---	---	---	61
QB Duane Joyner	17	44	---	---	---	61
WR Cornell Darkins	16	44	---	---	---	60
DT Brad Fox	---	---	21	36	3	60
WR Branden Pritchett	13	39	---	---	5	57
TE Joey Preston	15	35	---	---	6	56
C Wade Hancock	13	34	---	---	7	54
DE Braden Armendariz	---	---	24	29	---	53
DT Mitchell Bishop	---	---	19	31	2	52
WR Riddick Morrison	14	33	---	---	1	48
CB Mitch Becker	---	---	14	18	15	47
RB Gerald Robertson	13	26	---	---	1	40
DE Elliot McConnell	---	---	12	15	9	36
TE Silas Upshaw	4	9	---	---	20	33
CB Ezekiel Caldwell	---	---	11	21	1	33
CB Butch Geason	---	---	10	15	7	32
ILB Chandler Sawchuk	---	---	14	15	2	31
RB Nolan Gordon	2	16	---	---	13	31
S Britt Codina	---	---	6	10	13	29
FB Richard Dunlap	3	11	---	---	13	27
OLB Caleb MacBeth	---	---	1	2	20	23
DT Alfredo Kieta	---	---	9	12	1	22
ILB Deron LeTourneau	---	---	4	3	11	18
WR Sedrick Merrick	2	3	---	---	13	18
G Clifton Alcott	4	10	---	---	1	15
S Marquis Whitfield	---	---	2	10	1	13
TE Ashton Terrell	1	0	---	---	9	10
T Fred Stevens	0	0	---	---	9	9
WR Jimmy Gomez	0	3	---	---	6	9
RB Steven Ortega	2	1	---	---	5	8
C Rusty Kochansky	0	0	---	---	7	7
P Tony Meier	0	0	---	---	7	7
DT Aidan Farley	---	---	1	0	6	7
G Al Delrio	0	0	---	---	7	7
K Devonte Cichanski	0	0	---	---	2	2
CB Lawrence Musial	---	---	0	2	---	2
QB Roger Tate	0	0	---	---	---	0

California	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
T Thurman Cortez	29	41	---	---	9	79
C Myron Mussorgsky	29	41	---	---	---	70
G Antoine Kripper	29	41	---	---	---	70
T Ezekiel Shapiro	29	41	---	---	---	70
QB Kai Hunter	29	41	---	---	---	70
OLB Leonard Robinson	---	---	17	44	9	70
G Willie Carter	29	41	---	---	---	70
TE Joshua Kennedy	26	37	---	---	---	63
CB Bennett Wagner	---	---	16	40	7	63
S Tyrus Preston	---	---	17	44	---	61
CB Enrique Ramsay	---	---	17	44	---	61
S Jon Sawyer	---	---	17	44	---	61
WR Matthew Copeland	24	36	---	---	---	60
WR Jalen Fuqua	25	32	---	---	---	57
OLB Cristian Winslett	---	---	17	36	---	53
ILB Larry Levine	---	---	17	36	---	53
DE Christian Carriger	---	---	16	36	---	52
DT Shawn Burnham	---	---	9	25	18	52
FB Frankie Stewart	18	12	---	---	17	47
RB Marshall Cassatt	21	24	---	---	2	47
DE Jeffrey Goss	---	---	10	25	7	42
WR Devon Winslett	10	26	---	---	2	38
DE Lorenzo Cassidy	---	---	8	27	---	35
CB Collin Ihler	---	---	6	16	13	35
CB Bennett Knight	---	---	6	23	1	30
ILB Ray Straw	---	---	0	8	20	28
TE Chris Crane	0	5	---	---	23	28
DT Eric Wiggins	---	---	8	19	---	27
TE Kevin Burton	10	12	---	---	---	22
RB Mitchell Hopper	6	14	---	---	1	21
ILB Philip Stugg	---	---	6	12	---	18
RB Daniel Matlosz	1	2	---	---	15	18
WR Kent Roupenian	0	2	---	---	16	18
S Timothy Taylor	---	---	0	0	14	14
CB Heath Poston	---	---	0	5	9	14
WR Tito Ross	4	3	---	---	6	13
TE Quinn Hinkle	0	0	---	---	11	11
C Patrick Jamison	0	0	---	---	9	9
P Ty Barton	0	0	---	---	9	9
G Otis Bronson	0	0	---	---	9	9
T Morris Donohue	0	0	---	---	9	9
G Nicholas Davison	0	0	---	---	9	9
K Jackie McGillicuddy	0	0	---	---	8	8
QB Edward Schaafsma	0	0	---	---	---	0
C Ty Hickman	0	0	---	---	---	0
S Mark Gaylor	---	---	0	0	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	4	23	5.8
Middle	9	41	4.6
Right	4	30	7.5
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	9	18	2.0
Middle	16	79	4.9
Right	4	27	6.8
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Buffalo	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Duane Joyner	43	25	4	3	2	7	2	3	2

California	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Kai Hunter	40	26	5	3	0	4	3	3	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	10	7	52	5.2
Short (0-8 Yds)	20	13	116	5.8
Medium (9-18 Yds)	7	4	44	6.3
Long (19+ Yds)	5	1	20	4.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	9	8	51	5.7
Short (0-8 Yds)	14	9	83	5.9
Medium (9-18 Yds)	14	9	139	9.9
Long (19+ Yds)	3	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Buffalo	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Branden Pritchett	10	6	1	54	1	39
WR Cornell Darkins	9	7	0	53	0	44
RB Nolan Gordon	7	6	0	55	1	16
TE Joey Preston	6	2	1	36	1	35
RB Gerald Robertson	4	2	0	10	0	26
TE Silas Upshaw	2	1	0	20	1	9
WR Riddick Morrison	2	1	0	4	0	33
FB Richard Dunlap	1	0	0	0	0	11
RB Steven Ortega	1	0	0	0	0	1

California	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
TE Joshua Kennedy	14	9	62	1	37
WR Devon Winslett	7	5	62	1	26
RB Marshall Cassatt	5	4	47	1	24
WR Jalen Fuqua	4	3	54	1	32
WR Matthew Copeland	4	4	52	1	36
TE Kevin Burton	3	0	0	0	12
FB Frankie Stewart	1	0	0	0	12
TE Chris Crane	1	0	0	0	5
WR Tito Ross	1	1	-4	0	3

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Buffalo	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Gerald Robertson	2	19	9.50	5.82

California	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
QB Kai Hunter	2	8	4.00	3.50
RB Marshall Cassatt	1	1	1.00	3.42

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Buffalo	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Duane Joyner	2	2	0	0.00	5.40

California	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Kai Hunter	5	3	14	2.80	6.83

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Buffalo	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Cornell Darkins	1	1	-1	-1.00	5.89
RB Nolan Gordon	1	1	1	1.00	7.86

California	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Jalen Fuqua	2	1	10	5.00	13.50
WR Matthew Copeland	1	1	8	8.00	13.00
TE Kevin Burton	1	0	0	0.00	0.00
RB Marshall Cassatt	1	1	-4	-4.00	9.40

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Buffalo	Rushes	Conversions
RB Gerald Robertson	1	1
QB Duane Joyner	1	0

California	Rushes	Conversions
QB Kai Hunter	2	1
RB Marshall Cassatt	2	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Buffalo	Att	Comp	Conversions
Duane Joyner	10	5	3

California	Att	Comp	Conversions
Kai Hunter	13	9	5

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Buffalo	Targ	Catch	Conversions
TE Joey Preston	3	1	1
WR Branden Pritchett	2	1	0
WR Cornell Darkins	2	1	1
TE Silas Upshaw	1	0	0
RB Gerald Robertson	1	1	0
RB Nolan Gordon	1	1	1

California	Targ	Catch	Conversions
TE Joshua Kennedy	5	2	1
RB Marshall Cassatt	3	2	1
WR Matthew Copeland	2	2	1
WR Devon Winslett	2	2	2
WR Jalen Fuqua	1	1	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 70,000 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 21,400 (21,400)
End Zone 15,400 (15,400)
Mezzanine 8,900 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 13,600 (13,600)
Club Seats 7,400 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 3,300 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	70,000 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	21,400 (21,400)
End Zone	15,400 (15,400)
Mezzanine	8,900 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	13,600 (13,600)
Club Seats	7,400 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	3,300 (3,300)