Buffalo Bills vs New York Giants - Week 1 1996

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September 1st, 1996

1996 Week 1

Regular Season

Buffalo Bills

23

Bills Away

23

Final

20

Final

New York Giants

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Offensive Starters

QB J. Kelly

RB T. Thomas

WR Q. Early

WR S. Tasker

WR A. Reed

TE L. Johnson

T J. Fina

G R. Brown

C K. Hull

G J. Ostroski

T G. Parker

Defensive Starters

DE P. Hansen

DT T. Washington

DE B. Smith

LB B. Paup

LB C. Spielman

LB M. Maddox

LB S. Rogers

CB J. Burris

CB T. Smith

S H. Jones

S K. Schulz

Score by Quarter

	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	FINAL
Bills	0	7	10	3	23
Giants	3	14	3	0	20

	Bills	Giants
Q1	0	3
Q2	7	14
Q3	10	3
Q4	3	0
FINAL	23	20

Key Performers

Bills

PassingJ. Kelly

24/41, 313 YDS, 1 TD

RushingT. Thomas

32, 97 YDS, 1 TD

ReceivingA. Reed

5, 138 YDS, 1 TD

TacklesB. Smith

9

SacksB. Smith

2.0

InterceptionsN/A

0

Giants

PassingD. Brown

11/27, 169 YDS, 1 TD

RushingR. Hampton

18, 50 YDS

ReceivingC. Way

4, 78 YDS, 1 TD

TacklesJ. Armstead

14

SacksC. Miller

2.0

InterceptionsP. Sparks

1

Team Comparison

Bills

Stat

Giants

25

First Downs

12

410

Total Yards

231

43

Rushes

31

153

Rush YDS

93

1

Rush TD

0

58.5%

PASS %

40.7%

257

NET PASS YDS

138

1

PASS TD

1

1

Takeaways

2

40:30

Time of Possession

29:38

Offensive Starters

D. Brown QB

R. Hampton RB

C. Way FB

T. Lewis WR

C. Calloway WR

H. Cross TE

G. Bishop T

R. Zatechka G

B. Williams C

R. Stone G

S. Gragg T

Defensive Starters

M. Strahan DE

R. Harris DT

K. Hamilton DT

C. Bratzke DE

J. Armstead LB

C. Widmer LB

C. Miller LB

P. Sparks CB

J. Sehorn CB

J. Campbell S

T. Wooten S

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Momentum and Moments

Review the key moments and momentum swings in this 1996 Week 1 match up between the Buffalo Bills and the New York Giants featuring 313 passing yards by Jim Kelly.

Legend

Moment: Bills

Moment: Giants

Bills Momentum

Giants Momentum

Scoring Timeline

< Q1 > • NYG FG NYG FG

FIELD GOAL 🙌

Brad Daluiso 22 yard field goal good

Giants opens scoring → 3-0

< Q2 > • NYG TD NYG TD

TOUCHDOWN 🏈

Chris Mohr punts 51 yards returned by Amani Toomer for 87 yards touchdown - PAT no good - PAT good

Giants extends lead → 10-0

< Q2 > • NYG TD NYG TD

TOUCHDOWN 🏈

Dave Brown pass complete to Charles Way for 37 yards touchdown - PAT good

Giants extends lead → 17-0

< Q2 > • BUF TD BUF TD

TOUCHDOWN 🏈

Thurman Thomas right guard for 1 yard touchdown - PAT good

Bills cuts lead → 17-7

< Q3 > • NYG FG NYG FG

FIELD GOAL 🙌

Brad Daluiso 34 yard field goal good

Giants extends lead → 20-7

< Q3 > • BUF FG BUF FG

FIELD GOAL 🙌

Steve Christie 28 yard field goal good

Bills cuts lead → 20-10

< Q3 > • BUF TD BUF TD

TOUCHDOWN 🏈

Jim Kelly pass complete to Andre Reed for 60 yards touchdown - PAT good

Bills cuts lead → 20-17

< Q4 > • BUF FG BUF FG

FIELD GOAL 🙌

Steve Christie 39 yard field goal good

Bills ties it up → 20-20

< QOT > • BUF FG BUF FG

FIELD GOAL 🙌

Steve Christie 34 yard field goal good

Bills takes the lead → 23-20

Detailed Player Statistics

Player	Att	Cmp	CMP%	Yds	TD	Int	Lng	Sk	Rate
Jim Kelly	41	24	58.5	313	1	1	60	7	80.6
Team Totals	41	24	58.5	313	1	1	60	7

Player	Att	Yds	Avg	TD	Lng
Thurman Thomas	32	97	3.0	1	11
Darick Holmes	7	31	4.4	0	7
Steve Tasker	2	1	0.5	0	5
Andre Reed	1	13	13.0	0	13
Eric Moulds	1	11	11.0	0	11
Team Totals	43	153	3.6	1	13

Player	Tgt	Rec	Yds	Y/R	TD	Lng
Tony Cline	8	6	41	6.8	0	14
Lonnie Johnson	6	6	37	6.2	0	8
Andre Reed	7	5	138	27.6	1	60
Quinn Early	9	3	67	22.3	0	39
Thurman Thomas	4	2	19	9.5	0	14
Eric Moulds	4	1	2	2.0	0	2
Steve Tasker	2	1	9	9.0	0	9
Russell Copeland	1	0	0	0.0	0	0
Team Totals	41	24	313	13.0	1	60

Player	Comb	Solo	Ast	Sk	Int
Bruce Smith	9	8	1	2	0
Chris Spielman	9	8	1	0	0
Henry Jones	8	7	1	0	0
Mark Maddox	7	4	3	0	0
Ted Washington	5	4	1	1	0
Bryce Paup	4	2	2	1	0
Phil Hansen	4	2	2	0	0
Kurt Schulz	4	3	1	0	0
Sam Rogers	3	2	1	0	0
Jeff Burris	2	2	0	0	0
Thomas Smith	2	1	1	0	0
Jim Jeffcoat	1	1	0	1	0
Marlo Perry	1	1	0	0	0
Emanuel Martin	1	0	1	0	0
Team Totals	60	45	15	5	0

Player	Ret	Yds	Avg	TD
Eric Moulds	1	15	15	0
Team Totals	1	15	15.0	0

Player	Ret	Yds	Avg	TD
Russell Copeland	2	-5	-2.5	0
Jeff Burris	1	0	0	0
Team Totals	3	-5	-1.7	0

Player	FGA	FGM	XPA	XPM
Steve Christie	3	3	2	2
Team Totals	3	3	2	2

Player	Pnt	Yds	Y/P
Chris Mohr	9	385	42.8
Team Totals	9	385	42.8

Player	Att	Cmp	CMP%	Yds	TD	Int	Lng	Sk	Rate
Dave Brown	27	11	40.7	169	1	0	37	5	74.5
Team Totals	27	11	40.7	169	1	0	37	5

Player	Att	Yds	Avg	TD	Lng
Rodney Hampton	18	50	2.8	0	12
Tyrone Wheatley	5	9	1.8	0	11
Dave Brown	4	26	6.5	0	12
Charles Way	2	4	2.0	0	2
Keith Elias	1	2	2.0	0	2
Chris Calloway	1	2	2.0	0	2
Team Totals	31	93	3.0	0	12

Player	Tgt	Rec	Yds	Y/R	TD	Lng
Charles Way	5	4	78	19.5	1	37
Thomas Lewis	6	3	45	15.0	0	22
Keith Elias	1	1	7	7.0	0	7
Howard Cross	5	1	19	19.0	0	19
Lawrence Dawsey	2	1	13	13.0	0	13
Aaron Pierce	2	1	7	7.0	0	7
Chris Calloway	2	0	0	0.0	0	0
Amani Toomer	2	0	0	0.0	0	0
Team Totals	25	11	169	15.4	1	37

Player	Comb	Solo	Ast	Sk	Int
Jessie Armstead	14	9	5	1	0
Jesse Campbell	11	9	2	0	0
Corey Widmer	10	7	3	0	0
Tito Wooten	10	7	3	0	0
Robert Harris	8	4	4	1	0
Keith Hamilton	7	7	0	1	0
Jason Sehorn	7	7	0	1	0
Michael Strahan	7	4	3	0.5	0
Phillippi Sparks	6	6	0	0	1
Chad Bratzke	6	5	1	0.5	0
Corey Miller	5	5	0	2	0
Ray Agnew	1	0	1	0	0
Bernard Holsey	1	1	0	0	0
Thomas Randolph	1	1	0	0	0
Team Totals	94	72	22	7	1

Player	Ret	Yds	Avg	TD
Amani Toomer	3	56	18.7	0
Tyrone Wheatley	1	14	14	0
Team Totals	4	70	17.5	0

Player	Ret	Yds	Avg	TD
Amani Toomer	4	113	28.3	1
Team Totals	4	113	28.3	1

Player	FGA	FGM	XPA	XPM
Brad Daluiso	2	2	2	2
Team Totals	2	2	2	2

Player	Pnt	Yds	Y/P
Mike Horan	10	397	39.7
Team Totals	10	397	39.7

Bills 1996 Season

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