Jacksonville Jaguars vs Buffalo Bills

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← Week 17

December 28th, 1996

1996 Week WC

Wild Card Playoffs

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Jaguars Away

Final

Bills Home

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Offensive Starters

QB M. Brunell

RB N. Means

WR J. Smith

WR K. McCardell

TE D. Brown

TE P. Mitchell

T T. Boselli

G B. Coleman

C D. Widell

G R. Tylski

T L. Searcy

Defensive Starters

DE J. Lageman

DT D. Davey

DT J. Jurkovic

DE C. Simmons

LB K. Hardy

LB T. McManus

LB E. Robinson

CB A. Beasley

CB M. Washington

S D. Hall

S C. Hudson

Score by Quarter

	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	FINAL
Jaguars	10	7	3	10	30
Bills	14	3	3	7	27

	Jaguars	Bills
Q1	10	14
Q2	7	3
Q3	3	3
Q4	10	7
FINAL	30	27

Key Performers

Jaguars

PassingM. Brunell

18/33, 239 YDS, 1 TD

RushingN. Means

31, 175 YDS, 1 TD

ReceivingK. McCardell

4, 76 YDS

TacklesE. Robinson

SacksC. Simmons

2.0

InterceptionsC. Simmons

Bills

PassingJ. Kelly

21/32, 239 YDS, 1 TD

RushingT. Thomas

14, 50 YDS, 1 TD

ReceivingQ. Early

9, 122 YDS

TacklesD. Covington

SacksD. Covington

1.0

InterceptionsJ. Burris

Team Comparison

Jaguars

Stat

Bills

First Downs

409

Total Yards

308

Rushes

184

Rush YDS

Rush TD

54.5%

PASS %

61.1%

225

NET PASS YDS

216

PASS TD

Takeaways

33:06

Time of Possession

26:54

Offensive Starters

J. Kelly QB

T. Thomas RB

Q. Early WR

A. Reed WR

S. Tasker WR

L. Johnson TE

J. Fina T

R. Brown G

K. Hull C

J. Ostroski G

G. Parker T

Defensive Starters

P. Hansen DE

T. Washington DT

B. Smith DE

B. Paup LB

C. Spielman LB

D. Covington LB

S. Rogers LB

J. Burris CB

T. Smith CB

M. Stevens S

K. Schulz S

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Momentum and Moments

Review the key moments and momentum swings in this 1996 Wild Card match up between the Jacksonville Jaguars and the Buffalo Bills featuring 175 rushing yards by Natrone Means.

Legend

Moment: Jaguars

Moment: Bills

Jaguars Momentum

Bills Momentum

Scoring Timeline

< Q1 > • BUF TD BUF TD

TOUCHDOWN 🏈

Jim Kelly pass complete to Thurman Thomas for 7 yards touchdown - PAT good

Bills opens scoring → 7-0

< Q1 > • JAX TD JAX TD

TOUCHDOWN 🏈

Jim Kelly pass intended for Thurman Thomas is intercepted by Clyde Simmons at BB20 and returned for 20 yards touchdown - PAT good

Jaguars ties it up → 7-7

< Q1 > • BUF TD BUF TD

TOUCHDOWN 🏈

Thurman Thomas right tackle for 2 yards touchdown - PAT good

Bills takes the lead → 14-7

< Q1 > • JAX FG JAX FG

FIELD GOAL 🙌

Mike Hollis 27 yard field goal good

Jaguars cuts lead → 14-10

< Q2 > • JAX TD JAX TD

TOUCHDOWN 🏈

Natrone Means right tackle for 30 yards touchdown - PAT good

Jaguars takes the lead → 17-14

< Q2 > • BUF FG BUF FG

FIELD GOAL 🙌

Steve Christie 33 yard field goal good

Bills ties it up → 17-17

< Q3 > • BUF FG BUF FG

FIELD GOAL 🙌

Steve Christie 47 yard field goal good

Bills takes the lead → 20-17

< Q3 > • JAX FG JAX FG

FIELD GOAL 🙌

Mike Hollis 24 yard field goal good

Jaguars ties it up → 20-20

< Q4 > • BUF TD BUF TD

TOUCHDOWN 🏈

Mark Brunell pass is intercepted by Jeff Burris at JJ38 and returned for 38 yards touchdown - PAT good

Bills takes the lead → 27-20

< Q4 > • JAX TD JAX TD

TOUCHDOWN 🏈

Mark Brunell pass complete to Jimmy Smith for 2 yards touchdown - PAT good

Jaguars ties it up → 27-27

< Q4 > • JAX FG JAX FG

FIELD GOAL 🙌

Mike Hollis 45 yard field goal good

Jaguars takes the lead → 30-27

Detailed Player Statistics

Player	Att	Cmp	CMP%	Yds	TD	Int	Lng	Sk	Rate
Mark Brunell	33	18	54.5	239	1	2	47	2	62.6
Team Totals	33	18	54.5	239	1	2	47	2

Player	Att	Yds	Avg	TD	Lng
Natrone Means	31	175	5.6	1	62
Mark Brunell	3	9	3.0	0	5
James Stewart	1	0	0.0	0	0
Team Totals	35	184	5.3	1	62

Player	Tgt	Rec	Yds	Y/R	TD	Lng
Jimmy Smith	11	5	58	11.6	1	15
Keenan McCardell	6	4	76	19.0	0	26
Pete Mitchell	5	3	64	21.3	0	47
LeShai Maston	2	2	21	10.5	0	12
Natrone Means	3	1	-4	-4.0	0	-4
Willie Jackson	1	1	11	11.0	0	11
Derek Brown	1	1	8	8.0	0	8
James Stewart	1	1	5	5.0	0	5
Team Totals	30	18	239	13.3	1	47

Player	Comb	Solo	Ast	Sk	Int
Eddie Robinson	7	7	0	0	0
Kevin Hardy	6	6	0	0	0
Don Davey	5	5	0	0	0
Robert Massey	5	5	0	0	0
Tony Brackens	4	3	1	1	0
John Jurkovic	4	4	0	0	0
Jeff Lageman	4	4	0	0	0
Tom McManus	4	2	2	0	0
Clyde Simmons	3	2	1	2	1
Aaron Beasley	3	2	1	0	0
Travis Davis	3	1	2	0	0
Chris Hudson	2	2	0	0	0
Mickey Washington	2	2	0	0	0
Bucky Brooks	1	1	0	0	0
Dana Hall	1	0	1	0	0
Paul Frase	1	1	0	0	0
Team Totals	55	47	8	3	1

Player	Ret	Yds	Avg
Bucky Brooks	4	74	18.5
Ricky Bell	1	25	25
Team Totals	5	99	19.8

Player	Ret	Yds	Avg	TD
Chris Hudson	2	11	5.5	0
Team Totals	2	11	5.5	0

Player	FGA	FGM	XPA	XPM
Mike Hollis	4	3	3	3
Team Totals	4	3	3	3

Player	Pnt	Yds	Y/P
Bryan Barker	5	253	50.6
Team Totals	5	253	50.6

Player	Att	Cmp	CMP%	Yds	TD	Int	Lng	Sk	Rate
Jim Kelly	32	21	65.6	239	1	1	25	1	85.3
Todd Collins	4	1	25.0	7	0	0	7	2	39.6
Team Totals	36	22	61.1	246	1	1	25	3

Player	Att	Yds	Avg	TD	Lng
Thurman Thomas	14	50	3.6	1	14
Darick Holmes	9	10	1.1	0	7
Jim Kelly	4	18	4.5	0	15
Steve Tasker	1	9	9.0	0	9
Tim Tindale	1	5	5.0	0	5
Team Totals	29	92	3.2	1	15

Player	Tgt	Rec	Yds	Y/R	TD	Lng
Quinn Early	12	9	122	13.6	0	25
Thurman Thomas	7	3	24	8.0	1	10
Steve Tasker	4	3	30	10.0	0	19
Andre Reed	3	3	32	10.7	0	16
Lonnie Johnson	6	3	27	9.0	0	14
Darick Holmes	2	1	11	11.0	0	11
Tony Cline	1	0	0	0.0	0	0
Team Totals	35	22	246	11.2	1	25

Player	Comb	Solo	Ast	Sk	Int
Damien Covington	9	7	2	1	0
Chris Spielman	8	6	2	0	0
Kurt Schulz	6	6	0	0	0
Ted Washington	6	6	0	0	0
Jeff Burris	4	4	0	0	1
Phil Hansen	4	4	0	0	0
Thomas Smith	3	2	1	0	1
Bruce Smith	3	3	0	0	0
David White	2	2	0	1	0
Marlo Perry	2	2	0	0	0
Bryce Paup	1	0	1	0	0
Sam Rogers	1	1	0	0	0
Matt Stevens	1	1	0	0	0
Ken Irvin	1	1	0	0	0
Jim Jeffcoat	1	1	0	0	0
Emanuel Martin	1	0	1	0	0
Sean Moran	1	1	0	0	0
Gabe Northern	1	1	0	0	0
Team Totals	55	48	7	2	2