2002 · Week 2
Buffalo Bills at Minnesota Vikings
Sep 15, 2002 · Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome · dome · astroturf
Recap
Buffalo Bills beat Minnesota Vikings 45–39. It was an upset by ScoutIndex's numbers — Bills had just a 36% chance going in. Bills improve to 1-1; Vikings fall to 0-2. Drew Bledsoe led the way with 463 passing yards and 3 TDs.
Team stats
| BUF | MIN | |
|---|---|---|
| 24 | First downs | 27 |
| 494 | Total yards | 494 |
| 463 | Passing yards | 281 |
| 31 | Rushing yards | 213 |
| 35/49 | Comp / Att | 25/46 |
| 0 | Turnovers | 1 |
| 3 | Sacks taken | 5 |
Scoring & key plays
Play-by-play not loaded for this game.
Box score
BUF
Passing
| Player | C/A | Yds | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Drew Bledsoe | 35/49 | 463 | 3 | 0 |
Rushing
| Player | Car | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|
| Drew Bledsoe | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Larry Centers | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Travis Henry | 12 | 30 | 0 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Peerless Price | 13 | 16 | 185 | 2 |
| Josh Reed | 8 | 11 | 110 | 1 |
| Eric Moulds | 8 | 13 | 86 | 0 |
| Larry Centers | 4 | 6 | 44 | 0 |
| Jay Riemersma | 2 | 3 | 38 | 0 |
MIN
Passing
| Player | C/A | Yds | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daunte Culpepper | 25/45 | 281 | 3 | 0 |
| Randy Moss | 0/1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Rushing
| Player | Car | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|
| Daunte Culpepper | 7 | 20 | 1 |
| Randy Moss | 1 | 5 | 0 |
| Moe Williams | 17 | 102 | 1 |
| Michael Bennett | 10 | 45 | 0 |
| Doug Chapman | 4 | 41 | 0 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Randy Moss | 11 | 21 | 111 | 1 |
| Moe Williams | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| D'Wayne Bates | 3 | 3 | 68 | 1 |
| Jimmy Kleinsasser | 6 | 8 | 56 | 0 |
| Derrick Alexander | 3 | 9 | 25 | 1 |
| Chris Walsh | 2 | 2 | 21 | 0 |
| Hunter Goodwin | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |