Detroit Lions vs Buffalo Bills

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October 5th, 1997

1997 Week 6

Regular Season

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Lions Away

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Offensive Starters

QB S. Mitchell

RB B. Sanders

FB T. Vardell

WR J. Morton

WR H. Moore

TE P. Metzelaars

T R. Roberts

G M. Compton

C K. Glover

G J. Hartings

T L. Tharpe

Defensive Starters

DE R. Porcher

DT M. Wells

DT L. Elliss

DE K. Waldroup

LB G. Jamison

LB S. Boyd

LB R. Brown

CB B. Westbrook

CB C. Raymond

S H. Colon

S M. Carrier

Score by Quarter

	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	FINAL
Lions	0	3	3	7	13
Bills	3	10	0	9	22

	Lions	Bills
Q1	0	3
Q2	3	10
Q3	3	0
Q4	7	9
FINAL	13	22

Key Performers

Lions

PassingS. Mitchell

20/38, 221 YDS

RushingB. Sanders

25, 107 YDS

ReceivingH. Moore

8, 116 YDS

TacklesS. Boyd

SacksM. Wells

1.0

InterceptionsN/A

Bills

PassingT. Collins

11/18, 122 YDS, 1 TD

RushingA. Smith

13, 88 YDS, 1 TD

ReceivingA. Reed

5, 95 YDS, 1 TD

TacklesH. Jones

SacksH. Jones

1.0

InterceptionsD. Covington

Team Comparison

Lions

Stat

Bills

First Downs

309

Total Yards

266

Rushes

120

Rush YDS

164

Rush TD

52.6%

PASS %

61.1%

189

NET PASS YDS

102

PASS TD

Takeaways

33:31

Time of Possession

26:29

Offensive Starters

T. Collins QB

T. Thomas RB

Q. Early WR

A. Reed WR

E. Moulds WR

L. Johnson TE

J. Fina T

R. Brown G

D. Zeigler C

J. Ostroski G

C. Louchiey 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

H. Jones S

K. Schulz S

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Momentum and Moments

Review the key moments and momentum swings in this 1997 Week 6 match up between the Detroit Lions and the Buffalo Bills featuring 116 receiving yards by Herman Moore.

Legend

Moment: Lions

Moment: Bills

Lions Momentum

Bills Momentum

Scoring Timeline

< Q1 > • BUF FG BUF FG

FIELD GOAL 🙌

Steve Christie 47 yard field goal good

Bills opens scoring → 3-0

< Q2 > • DET FG DET FG

FIELD GOAL 🙌

Jason Hanson 28 yard field goal good

Lions ties it up → 3-3

< Q2 > • BUF TD BUF TD

TOUCHDOWN 🏈

Todd Collins pass complete to Andre Reed for 43 yards touchdown - PAT good

Bills takes the lead → 10-3

< Q2 > • BUF FG BUF FG

FIELD GOAL 🙌

Steve Christie 33 yard field goal good

Bills extends lead → 13-3

< Q3 > • DET FG DET FG

FIELD GOAL 🙌

Jason Hanson 30 yard field goal good

Lions cuts lead → 13-6

< Q4 > • DET TD DET TD

TOUCHDOWN 🏈

Scott Mitchell scrambles right guard for 8 yards touchdown - PAT good

Lions ties it up → 13-13

< Q4 > • BUF SAF BUF SAF

SAFETY 🙏

Barry Sanders right tackle for -1 yards (tackle by Phil Hansen and Bruce Smith) - Safety!

Bills takes the lead → 15-13

< Q4 > • BUF TD BUF TD

TOUCHDOWN 🏈

Antowain Smith left guard for 56 yards touchdown - PAT good

Bills extends lead → 22-13

Detailed Player Statistics

Player	Att	Cmp	CMP%	Yds	TD	Int	Lng	Sk	Rate
Scott Mitchell	38	20	52.6	221	0	1	31	4	59.2
Team Totals	38	20	52.6	221	0	1	31	4

Player	Att	Yds	Avg	TD	Lng
Barry Sanders	25	107	4.3	0	40
Scott Mitchell	2	11	5.5	1	8
Ron Rivers	1	2	2.0	0	2
Team Totals	28	120	4.3	1	40

Player	Tgt	Rec	Yds	Y/R	Lng
Herman Moore	13	8	116	14.5	31
Barry Sanders	5	2	-1	-0.5	2
Johnnie Morton	4	2	27	13.5	21
Tommy Vardell	4	2	23	11.5	13
Pete Metzelaars	2	2	13	6.5	7
David Sloan	2	2	12	6.0	8
Tommie Boyd	5	1	23	23.0	23
Cory Schlesinger	1	1	8	8.0	8
Team Totals	36	20	221	11.1	31

Player	Comb	Solo	Ast	Sk
Stephen Boyd	9	5	4	0
Harry Colon	7	6	1	0
Mike Wells	6	4	2	1
Reggie Brown	6	5	1	0.5
Robert Porcher	6	2	4	0.5
Luther Elliss	5	4	1	0
Mark Carrier	3	2	1	0
Bryant Westbrook	3	3	0	0
Antonio London	2	2	0	1
George Jamison	1	1	0	0
Corey Raymond	1	0	1	0
Tracy Scroggins	1	1	0	0
Kerwin Waldroup	1	1	0	0
Team Totals	51	36	15	3

Player	Ret	Yds	Avg
Glyn Milburn	3	69	23
Matt Russell	1	0	0
Team Totals	4	69	17.3

Player	Ret	Yds	Avg	TD
Glyn Milburn	2	36	18	0
Team Totals	2	36	18.0	0

Player	FGA	FGM	XPA	XPM
Jason Hanson	2	2	1	1
Team Totals	2	2	1	1

Player	Pnt	Yds	Y/P
John Jett	5	226	45.2
Team Totals	5	226	45.2

Player	Att	Cmp	CMP%	Yds	TD	Int	Lng	Sk	Rate
Todd Collins	18	11	61.1	122	1	0	43	3	99.8
Team Totals	18	11	61.1	122	1	0	43	3

Player	Att	Yds	Avg	TD	Lng
Antowain Smith	13	88	6.8	1	56
Thurman Thomas	13	73	5.6	0	24
Todd Collins	4	3	0.8	0	5
Team Totals	30	164	5.5	1	56

Player	Tgt	Rec	Yds	Y/R	TD	Lng
Andre Reed	5	5	95	19.0	1	43
Thurman Thomas	6	5	21	4.2	0	8
Antowain Smith	1	1	6	6.0	0	6
Eric Moulds	1	0	0	0.0	0	0
Lonnie Johnson	2	0	0	0.0	0	0
Tim Tindale	1	0	0	0.0	0	0
Quinn Early	2	0	0	0.0	0	0
Team Totals	18	11	122	11.1	1	43

Player	Comb	Solo	Ast	Sk	Int
Henry Jones	10	9	1	1	0
Chris Spielman	9	6	3	0	0
Bryce Paup	7	6	1	1	0
Bruce Smith	6	4	2	1	0
Ted Washington	5	4	1	0	0
Damien Covington	4	2	2	0	1
Sam Rogers	3	2	1	1	0
Jeff Burris	3	2	1	0	0
Kurt Schulz	3	3	0	0	0
Thomas Smith	3	3	0	0	0
Emanuel Martin	3	3	0	0	0
Phil Hansen	2	1	1	0	0
Marcellus Wiley	2	1	1	0	0
Marlon Kerner	1	1	0	0	0
Sean Moran	1	1	0	0	0
Gabe Northern	1	0	1	0	0
Team Totals	63	48	15	4	1