Coverage: CBS
4:15 PM ET, December 11, 2011
Qualcomm Stadium, San Diego, CA
Top Performers
Passing: P. Rivers (SD) - 240 YDS, 3 TD
Rushing: R. Mathews (SD) - 20 CAR, 114 YDS
Receiving: S. Johnson (BUF) - 4 REC, 116 YDS
Scoring Summary
| FIRST QUARTER | BUF | SD | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TD | 07:52 | Antonio Gates 9 Yd Pass From Philip Rivers (Nick Novak Kick) | 0 | 7 | |
| SECOND QUARTER | BUF | SD | |||
| TD | 14:16 | Mike Tolbert 1 Yd Run (Pat Blocked) | 0 | 13 | |
| FG | 06:41 | Nick Novak 47 Yd | 0 | 16 | |
| THIRD QUARTER | BUF | SD | |||
| FG | 11:43 | Dave Rayner 37 Yd | 3 | 16 | |
| TD | 10:11 | Bryan Scott Recovered Fumble In End Zone (Dave Rayner Kick) | 10 | 16 | |
| TD | 04:11 | Antonio Gates 2 Yd Pass From Philip Rivers (Nick Novak Kick) | 10 | 23 | |
| TD | 04:02 | Steve Gregory 26 Yd Interception Return (Nick Novak Kick) | 10 | 30 | |
| FOURTH QUARTER | BUF | SD | |||
| TD | 09:01 | Patrick Crayton 26 Yd Pass From Philip Rivers (Nick Novak Kick) | 10 | 37 | |
Team Stat Comparison
BUF | SD | |
|---|---|---|
| 1st Downs | 17 | 23 |
Passing 1st downs | 10 | 15 |
Rushing 1st downs | 5 | 7 |
1st downs from Penalties | 2 | 1 |
3rd down efficiency | 4-11 | 8-14 |
4th down efficiency | 0-2 | 1-1 |
| Total Plays | 58 | 67 |
| Total Yards | 281 | 366 |
| Yards per play | 4.8 | 5.5 |
| Total Drives | 10 | 10 |
| Passing | 185 | 216 |
Comp - Att | 15-37 | 24-33 |
Yards per pass | 5.0 | 6.5 |
Interceptions thrown | 3 | 0 |
Sacks - Yards Lost | 1-10 | 2-24 |
| Rushing | 96 | 150 |
Rushing Attempts | 20 | 32 |
Yards per rush | 4.8 | 4.7 |
| Red Zone (Made-Att) | 0-2 | 3-3 |
| Penalties | 1-5 | 5-50 |
| Turnovers | 3 | 1 |
Fumbles lost | 0 | 1 |
Interceptions thrown | 3 | 0 |
| Defensive / Special Teams TDs | 1 | 1 |
| Possession | 24:27 | 35:33 |
| Buffalo Passing | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C/ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | INT | SACKS | QBR | RTG | |
| R. Fitzpatrick | 13/34 | 176 | 5.2 | 0 | 2 | 1-10 | 11.0 | 31.0 |
| T. Thigpen | 2/3 | 19 | 6.3 | 0 | 1 | 0-0 | 13.5 | 44.4 |
| Team | 15/37 | 185 | 5.0 | 0 | 3 | 1-10 | -- | -- |
| San Diego Passing | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C/ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | INT | SACKS | QBR | RTG | |
| P. Rivers | 24/33 | 240 | 7.3 | 3 | 0 | 2-24 | 92.5 | 123.3 |
| Team | 24/33 | 216 | 6.5 | 3 | 0 | 2-24 | -- | -- |
| Buffalo Rushing | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LG | ||
| C. Spiller | 12 | 46 | 3.8 | 0 | 16 | |
| R. Fitzpatrick | 5 | 26 | 5.2 | 0 | 18 | |
| T. Choice | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 0 | 12 | |
| T. Thigpen | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 0 | 8 | |
| J. White | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 | 4 | |
| Team | 20 | 96 | 4.8 | 0 | 18 | |
| San Diego Rushing | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LG | ||
| R. Mathews | 20 | 114 | 5.7 | 0 | 37 | |
| M. Tolbert | 6 | 21 | 3.5 | 1 | 13 | |
| E. Weddle | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 0 | 10 | |
| J. Hester | 3 | 7 | 2.3 | 0 | 3 | |
| B. Volek | 2 | -2 | -1.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Team | 32 | 150 | 4.7 | 1 | 37 | |
| Buffalo Receiving | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LG | TGTS | ||
| S. Johnson | 4 | 116 | 29.0 | 0 | 53 | 10 | |
| D. Hagan | 2 | 28 | 14.0 | 0 | 17 | 4 | |
| D. Nelson | 2 | 20 | 10.0 | 0 | 10 | 6 | |
| M. Caussin | 2 | 19 | 9.5 | 0 | 13 | 3 | |
| C. Spiller | 3 | 10 | 3.3 | 0 | 6 | 4 | |
| T. Choice | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | |
| L. Smith | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| B. Smith | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | |
| Team | 15 | 195 | 13.0 | 0 | 53 | 37 | |
| San Diego Receiving | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LG | TGTS | ||
| A. Gates | 7 | 68 | 9.7 | 2 | 17 | 9 | |
| V. Jackson | 5 | 55 | 11.0 | 0 | 17 | 9 | |
| P. Crayton | 3 | 37 | 12.3 | 1 | 26 | 3 | |
| R. Mathews | 6 | 34 | 5.7 | 0 | 10 | 6 | |
| M. Floyd | 2 | 29 | 14.5 | 0 | 15 | 2 | |
| R. McMichael | 1 | 17 | 17.0 | 0 | 17 | 1 | |
| M. Tolbert | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| K. Sperry | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Team | 24 | 240 | 10.0 | 3 | 26 | 32 | |
| Buffalo Fumbles | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| FUM | LOST | REC | |
| B. Scott | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Team | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| San Diego Fumbles | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| FUM | LOST | REC | |
| P. Rivers | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Team | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| San Diego Interceptions | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| INT | YDS | TD | |
| S. Gregory | 1 | 26 | 1 |
| E. Weddle | 1 | 26 | 0 |
| M. Gilchrist | 1 | 21 | 0 |
| Team | 3 | 73 | 1 |
| Buffalo Defensive | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TACKLES | MISC | ||||||
| TOT | SOLO | SACKS | TFL | PD | QB HTS | TD | |
| K. Sheppard | 14 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| B. Scott | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| N. Barnett | 8 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| G. Wilson | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| D. Edwards | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| C. Kelsay | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| M. Dareus | 5 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| L. McKelvin | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| S. Johnson | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| J. Byrd | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| A. Moats | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| D. Florence | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| K. Heard | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| -. Team | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| A. Levitre | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| D. Searcy | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| J. Rogers | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| C. Rinehart | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| A. Carrington | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team | 75 | 57 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| San Diego Defensive | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TACKLES | MISC | ||||||
| TOT | SOLO | SACKS | TFL | PD | QB HTS | TD | |
| S. Gregory | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Q. Jammer | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| T. Spikes | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| D. Hughes | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| A. Cason | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| A. Barnes | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| S. Phillips | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| M. Tolbert | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| E. Weddle | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| C. Liuget | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| C. Thomas | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| A. Garay | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| N. Diggs | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| V. Martin | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| T. LaBoy | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| B. Bird | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| A. Gachkar | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| S. Wright | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| D. Butler | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| M. Gilchrist | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Team | 53 | 39 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 3 | 1 |
| Buffalo Kick Returns | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | |
| J. Rogers | 4 | 96 | 24.0 | 33 | 0 |
| Team | 4 | 96 | 24.0 | 33 | 0 |
| San Diego Kick Returns | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | |
| R. Goodman | 2 | 42 | 21.0 | 23 | 0 |
| Team | 2 | 42 | 21.0 | 23 | 0 |
| San Diego Punt Returns | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | |
| P. Crayton | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 14 | 0 |
| Team | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 14 | 0 |
| Buffalo Kicking | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FG | PCT | LONG | XP | PTS | |
| D. Rayner | 1/2 | 50.0 | 37 | 1/1 | 4 |
| Team | 1/2 | 50.0 | 37 | 1/1 | 4 |
| San Diego Kicking | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FG | PCT | LONG | XP | PTS | |
| N. Novak | 1/1 | 100.0 | 47 | 4/5 | 7 |
| Team | 1/1 | 100.0 | 47 | 4/5 | 7 |
| Buffalo Punting | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TOT | YDS | AVG | TB | -20 | LG | |
| B. Moorman | 2 | 71 | 35.5 | 0 | 0 | 55 |
| Team | 2 | 71 | 35.5 | 0 | 0 | 55 |
| San Diego Punting | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TOT | YDS | AVG | TB | -20 | LG | |
| M. Scifres | 3 | 119 | 39.7 | 0 | 2 | 58 |
| Team | 3 | 119 | 39.7 | 0 | 2 | 58 |
Attendance: 62,494

