2020 · Week 15
Buffalo Bills at Denver Broncos
Dec 19, 2020 · Invesco Field at Mile High · outdoors · grass
Recap
It wasn't close — Buffalo Bills beat Denver Broncos 48–19. The result matched ScoutIndex's lean toward Bills (65%). Bills improve to 11-3; Broncos fall to 5-9. Josh Allen was the story of the game with 359 passing yards and 2 TDs; 33 rushing yards and 2 rushing TDs. Bills out-gained the opponent 541–272 in total yards.
Team stats
| BUF | DEN | |
|---|---|---|
| 25 | First downs | 18 |
| 541 | Total yards | 272 |
| 359 | Passing yards | 132 |
| 182 | Rushing yards | 140 |
| 28/40 | Comp / Att | 20/32 |
| 0 | Turnovers | 0 |
| 1 | Sacks taken | 3 |
Scoring & key plays
- Q1(10:15) 1-T.Russolino 51 yard field goal is No Good, Wide Right, Center-46-J.Bobenmoyer, Holder-6-S.Martin.
- Q1(4:12) (Shotgun) 17-J.Allen pass short right to 88-D.Knox for 9 yards, TOUCHDOWN.
- Q12-T.Bass extra point is GOOD, Center-69-R.Ferguson, Holder-9-C.Bojorquez.
- Q2(10:37) (Shotgun) 17-J.Allen scrambles up the middle for 24 yards, TOUCHDOWN.
- Q22-T.Bass extra point is GOOD, Center-69-R.Ferguson, Holder-9-C.Bojorquez.
- Q2(6:34) (Shotgun) 25-M.Gordon left guard for 10 yards, TOUCHDOWN.
- Q21-T.Russolino extra point is GOOD, Center-46-J.Bobenmoyer, Holder-6-S.Martin.
- Q2(2:39) 26-D.Singletary left end for 5 yards, TOUCHDOWN NULLIFIED by Penalty. PENALTY on BUF-65-I.Boettger, Offensive Holding, 10 yards, enforced at DEN 5 - No Play.
- Q2(1:54) (Shotgun) 17-J.Allen pass deep middle to 87-J.Kumerow for 22 yards, TOUCHDOWN.
- Q22-T.Bass extra point is GOOD, Center-69-R.Ferguson, Holder-9-C.Bojorquez.
- Q2(:11) (Shotgun) 3-D.Lock pass short left to 87-N.Fant for 6 yards, TOUCHDOWN.
- Q21-T.Russolino extra point is No Good, Wide Right, Center-46-J.Bobenmoyer, Holder-6-S.Martin.
- Q3(11:05) 71-R.Bates and 77-T.Nsekhe reported in as eligible. 17-J.Allen scrambles right end for 1 yard, TOUCHDOWN.
- Q32-T.Bass extra point is GOOD, Center-69-R.Ferguson, Holder-9-C.Bojorquez.
- Q3(10:58) (Shotgun) 3-D.Lock sacked at DEN 19 for -6 yards (27-T.White). FUMBLES (27-T.White) [27-T.White], RECOVERED by BUF-55-J.Hughes at DEN 21. 55-J.Hughes for 21 yards, TOUCHDOWN.
- Q32-T.Bass extra point is GOOD, Center-69-R.Ferguson, Holder-9-C.Bojorquez.
- Q3(2:29) 71-R.Bates reported in as eligible. 17-J.Allen pass short middle to 85-L.Smith for 1 yard, TOUCHDOWN NULLIFIED by Penalty. PENALTY on BUF-71-R.Bates, Offensive Pass Interference, 10 yards, enforced at DEN 1 - No Play.
- Q3(1:43) (Shotgun) 17-J.Allen pass short left to 19-I.McKenzie for 7 yards, TOUCHDOWN NULLIFIED by Penalty. PENALTY on BUF, Illegal Formation, 5 yards, enforced at DEN 7 - No Play.
- Q3(:48) 2-T.Bass 27 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-69-R.Ferguson, Holder-9-C.Bojorquez.
- Q4(5:50) 2-T.Bass 27 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-69-R.Ferguson, Holder-9-C.Bojorquez.
- Q4(1:56) (Shotgun) 25-M.Gordon up the middle to BUF 1 for 7 yards (54-A.Klein). FUMBLES (54-A.Klein), recovered by DEN-66-D.Risner at BUF 1. The Replay Official reviewed the short of the goal line ruling, and the play was REVERSED. (Shotgun) 25-M.Gordon up the middle for 8 yards, TOUCHDOWN.
- Q41-T.Russolino extra point is No Good, Wide Right, Center-46-J.Bobenmoyer, Holder-6-S.Martin.
- Q4(1:51) 26-D.Singletary left tackle for 51 yards, TOUCHDOWN.
- Q42-T.Bass extra point is GOOD, Center-69-R.Ferguson, Holder-9-C.Bojorquez.
Box score
BUF
Passing
| Player | C/A | Yds | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Josh Allen | 28/40 | 359 | 2 | 0 |
Rushing
| Player | Car | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|
| Josh Allen | 3 | 33 | 2 |
| Zack Moss | 13 | 81 | 0 |
| Devin Singletary | 8 | 68 | 1 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stefon Diggs | 11 | 13 | 147 | 0 |
| Cole Beasley | 8 | 10 | 112 | 0 |
| Devin Singletary | 3 | 3 | 16 | 0 |
| Dawson Knox | 2 | 4 | 36 | 1 |
| Jake Kumerow | 1 | 1 | 22 | 1 |
| Gabe Davis | 2 | 5 | 18 | 0 |
| Isaiah McKenzie | 1 | 1 | 8 | 0 |
| Lee Smith | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
DEN
Passing
| Player | C/A | Yds | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Drew Lock | 20/32 | 132 | 1 | 0 |
Rushing
| Player | Car | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|
| Drew Lock | 5 | 37 | 0 |
| Melvin Gordon | 11 | 61 | 2 |
| Phillip Lindsay | 11 | 38 | 0 |
| Royce Freeman | 1 | 4 | 0 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Noah Fant | 8 | 11 | 68 | 1 |
| Melvin Gordon | 4 | 4 | 20 | 0 |
| Phillip Lindsay | 3 | 3 | 7 | 0 |
| Jerry Jeudy | 1 | 5 | 19 | 0 |
| Tim Patrick | 3 | 4 | 14 | 0 |
| KJ Hamler | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 |
| Nick Vannett | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |