NFC CONFERENCE SEMI FINALS 01-22-2012 Yankee Stadium Temp:42 Wind:0-5 None Line:Tri City by 11 MVP:McFadden 1 2 3 4 Tot 2009 Buffalo (12-6) 0 3 14 3 20 2009 Tri City (15-2) 3 0 3 3 9 1 1:34 Tri City FG Rayner 23 (10-41-5:10) 0-3 2 0:21 Buffalo FG Cundiff 22 (16-72-7:38) 3-3 3 13:24 Buffalo TD Palmer 4 pass to Moss (Cundiff) (3-18-1:29) 10-3 3 7:20 Buffalo TD McFadden 20 run (Cundiff) (6-43-3:47) 17-3 3 0:39 Tri City FG Rayner 36 (13-53-6:30) 17-6 4 6:09 Tri City FG Rayner 22 (13-64-6:06) 17-9 4 1:34 Buffalo FG Cundiff 40 (4-8-0:18) 20-9 Drive Summary 1 Buffalo Buf 17 3 plays 4 yards 2:08 Punt 1 Buffalo TCR 41 4 plays 11 yards 2:28 Interception 1 Tri City Buf 48 3 plays 0 yards 1:25 Punt 1 Buffalo Buf 11 4 plays 14 yards 1:48 Interception 1 Tri City Buf 46 10 plays 41 yards 5:10 Field Goal, Buf 0 TCR 3 1 Buffalo Buf 17 13 plays 43 yards 6:58 Turnover on downs 2 Tri City TCR 40 3 plays 4 yards 1:19 Punt 2 Buffalo Buf 24 16 plays 72 yards 7:38 Field Goal, Buf 3 TCR 3 2 Tri City TCR 20 1 plays 0 yards 0:16 End of half. 3 Tri City TCR 20 1 plays 0 yards 0:07 Interception 3 Buffalo TCR 18 3 plays 18 yards 1:29 Touchdown, Buf 10 TCR 3 3 Tri City TCR 20 4 plays 26 yards 2:17 Interception 3 Buffalo TCR 43 6 plays 43 yards 3:47 Touchdown, Buf 17 TCR 3 3 Tri City TCR 29 13 plays 53 yards 6:30 Field Goal, Buf 17 TCR 6 3 Buffalo Buf 6 3 plays 2 yards 0:45 Punt 4 Tri City Buf 49 5 plays 4 yards 1:16 Punt 4 Buffalo Buf 21 3 plays 4 yards 0:52 Punt 4 Tri City TCR 32 13 plays 64 yards 6:06 Field Goal, Buf 17 TCR 9 4 Buffalo Buf 15 5 plays 12 yards 4:01 Punt 4 Buffalo TCR 30 4 plays 8 yards 0:18 Field Goal, Buf 20 TCR 9 4 Tri City TCR 29 3 plays 0 yards 0:30 Punt 4 Buffalo Buf 29 2 plays 1 yards 0:53 End of game. Buf TCR First Downs 17 13 Rushes 31-125 22-94 Passes 32-20-140 28-13-121 Sacked 1-3 2-8 Fumble 0 2 Penalties 6-40 5-20 Turnovers 2 4 Time 33:56 26:04 Third Down 6-14 4-11 Fourth Down 2-3 1-1 Red Att/Td/Fg 3/2/1 3/0/3 Net Offense 262 207 Injuries: 1st-Ndukwe(Buf-temp), 1st-Bush(Buf-1), 2nd-Lilja(Buf-1) Not Available Due To Injury: Buf: Williams, Finley TCR: < Buffalo > < Tri City > Passing Att Cmp Yds Sk 25 In Td Rate Passing Att Cmp Yds Sk 25 In Td Rate Palmer 32 20 140 1 0 2 1 56.8 Roethlisber 28 13 121 2 1 2 0 29.0 Rushing Att Yds Ave FD 10 Lg TD Rushing Att Yds Ave FD 10 Lg TD McFadden 26 111 4.3 6 4 20 1 Hillis 12 36 3.0 3 0 8 0 Mendenhall 4 15 3.8 1 1 13 0 Roethlisber 3 35 11.7 2 2 25 0 Palmer 1 -1 -1.0 0 0 0 0 Rice 7 23 3.3 1 0 7 0 Receiving No Dp Att Yds Ave FD 25 Lg TD Receiving No Dp Att Yds Ave FD 25 Lg TD Moss 5 0 8 30 6.0 5 0 10 1 Rice 4 0 7 19 4.8 0 0 9 0 Bennett 5 0 7 31 6.2 1 0 8 0 Colston 3 1 6 35 11.7 2 0 15 0 Pettigrew 5 0 6 49 9.8 2 0 19 0 Owens 3 0 5 18 6.0 1 0 8 0 McFadden 3 0 7 19 6.3 1 0 9 0 Johnson,C 2 0 5 39 19.5 2 1 26 0 Britt 1 0 3 8 8.0 1 0 8 0 Hillis 1 0 1 10 10.0 1 0 10 0 Bush 1 0 1 3 3.0 0 0 3 0 Hagan 0 0 1 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 Miller 0 0 3 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 Fumbles No Rec TD Fumbles No Rec TD Pouncey 0 1 0 Munnerlyn 2 0 0 Lilja 0 1 0 Kick Returns No Yds Ave Lg TD Kick Returns No Yds Ave Lg TD McCluster 4 51 12.8 16 0 Sanders 3 72 24.0 32 0 Punt Returns No Fc Yds Ave Lg TD Punt Returns No Fc Yds Ave Lg TD McCluster 1 1 15 15.0 15 0 Munnerlyn 4 0 21 5.3 8 0 Bush 0 1 0 0.0 0 0 Kicking Fg Lg Xp Pts Kicking Fg Lg Xp Pts Cundiff 2-2 40 2-2 8 Rayner 3-3 36 0-0 9 Punting No Yds Ave Tb 20 Bk Lg Punting No Yds Ave Tb 20 Bk Lg Kern 4 186 46.5 0 0 0 49 Mesko 4 150 37.5 0 1 0 47 Defense Tkl Sk Def Stf Hur FF INT Defense Tkl Sk Def Stf Hur FF INT McIntosh 6 0 2 0 0 0 0-0 Beason 9 0 0 2 0 0 0-0 Ndukwe 5 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 Rodgers-Cro 6 0 1 0 0 0 1-31 Weddle 5 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 McFadden 6 0 1 0 0 0 0-0 Okoye 4 1 0 0 2 0 0-0 Houston 6 0 1 0 0 0 0-0 Williams,M 4 1 0 0 0 0 0-0 Huff 6 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 Golston 3 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 Freeney 4 1 0 1 2 0 0-0 Ayers 3 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 Reed,E 4 0 0 0 0 0 1-0 McKelvin 3 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 Mathis 3 0 0 0 2 0 0-0 Pontbriand 2 0 0 0 0 2 0-0 Witherspoon 3 0 1 1 0 0 0-0 Porter 2 0 2 0 0 0 0-0 Wake 2 0 1 1 0 0 0-0 Avril 2 0 0 1 1 0 0-0 Jones 2 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 Cromartie 1 0 0 0 0 0 1-13 Munnerlyn 1 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 Mouton 1 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 Williams,K 1 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 Brown,E 1 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 Hardy 1 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 Hood 1 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 Mangold 1 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 Bradley 1 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 Brooks 1 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 Woodley 0 0 0 0 0 0 1-12 Chancellor 1 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 Thomas 1 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 1st Quarter KO 14:51 Buf McCluster ret of 14 --- KO-deep --- Return 1 10 own17 14:46 Buf Mendenhall 0 Bas Draw 4-3 M Pass 2 10 own17 14:03 Buf McFadden 2 Bas Off Tackle-L 4-3 M Pass 3 8 own19 13:24 Buf Pen5(Lilja) Bas M-Cross 3-3 M Pass 3 13 own14 13:16 Buf Palmer-Bennett 7 Bas M-Out/sec 3-3 M Pass 4 6 own21 12:35 Buf Kern 45,Munnerlyn 7 --- Pt-deep --- Return 1 10 opp41 12:27 Buf McFadden 7 3W1 Dive 3-3 M Pass 2 3 opp34 11:44 Buf McFadden -1 3W1 Dive 3-3 M Basic 3 4 opp35 10:59 Buf Palmer-Bennett 5 3W1 S-Out/sec 3-3 tM Basic 1 10 opp30 10:07 Buf Palmer-INT-Rodgers-C 3W1 M-Cross 3-3 M Basic 1 10 opp48 9:53 TCR Roethli-Johnson X Bas L-Slant/PBK 4-3 M Basic 2 10 opp48 9:48 TCR Rice 3 Bas Dive 4-3 M Basic 3 7 opp45 9:14 TCR Sk-Williams -3 3W1 S-Slant 3-3 M Pass/Bz1 4 10 opp48 8:37 TCR Mesko 37,Bush FC --- Pt-side --- faircatch 1 10 own11 8:29 Buf McFadden 5 3W1 Pitch-L 4-3 M Pass/Bz1 2 5 own16 7:49 Buf Palmer-Moss X 3W1 M-Out/sec 4-3 M Pass 3 5 own16 7:40 Buf McFadden 9 3W1 Pitch-R 3-3 M Pass 1 10 own25 6:49 Buf Palmer-INT-Reed 3W1 L-Cross 3-3 M Basic 1 10 opp46 6:49 TCR TCR Wins Challenge 1 10 opp46 6:43 TCR Rice 4 Bas Trap-L 4-3 M Basic 2 6 opp42 6:06 TCR Rice 0 Bas Trap-R 4-3 M Basic 3 6 opp42 5:28 TCR Roethlisberger 25 3W1 S-Flat 3-3 M Pass/Bz1 1 10 opp17 4:44 TCR Roethli-Rice X 3W1 S-Flat 3-3 M Basic 2 10 opp17 4:40 TCR Hillis 1 Bas Off Tackle-L/RBw 3-4 M Basic 3 9 opp16 4:01 TCR Roethli-Hillis 10 Bas S-Flat/RBw 3-4 M Basic 1 6 opp6 3:31 TCR Pen5(Joseph) Bas S-Slant/RBw 3-4 M Basic 1 11 opp11 3:27 TCR Hillis 3 Bas Dive 3-4 M Basic 2 8 opp8 2:50 TCR Hillis 3 Bas Sweep-R 3-4 M Pass/Bz1 3 5 opp5 2:14 TCR Hillis 0 Bas Pitch-R/RBw 3-4 tM Basic 4 5 opp5 1:34 TCR FG Rayner 23/G --- FG --- Block 0-3 KO 1:29 Buf McCluster ret of 16 --- KO-deep --- Return 1 10 own17 1:25 Buf Palmer-Bush 3 3W1 Screen 3-3 M Basic 2 7 own20 0:41 Buf Palmer-Bennett X 3W1 M-Out/sec 3-3 M Pass 3 7 own20 0:33 Buf Palmer-Moss 7 4WR M-Cross 3-2 M Pass 1 10 own27 0:00 Buf End Quarter No Play 2nd Quarter 1 10 own27 14:55 Buf McFadden 0 4WR Off Tackle-L 3-2 M Pass/Bz1 2 10 own27 14:09 Buf Palmer-Bennett 8 4WR M-Cross/sec 3-2 M Pass/Bz1 3 2 own35 13:25 Buf McFadden -1 4WR Off Tackle-L 3-3 tM Basic 4 3 own34 12:36 Buf Palmer-McFadden 8 3W1 Screen 3-3 tM Basic 1 10 own42 11:52 Buf McFadden 3 3W1 Off Tackle-L 3-3 M Pass 2 7 own45 11:06 Buf McFadden 7 3W1 Pitch-L 3-3 M Basic 1 10 opp48 11:06 TCR TCR Loses Challenge 1 10 opp48 11:02 Buf Sk-Freeney -3 3W1 S-Out 3-3 tM Pass 2 13 own49 10:16 Buf Palmer-Bennett 5 3W1 S-Cross/sec 3-3 M Pass 3 8 opp46 9:37 Buf Palmer-McFadden X 3W1 S-Out/sec 3-3 tM Pass 4 8 opp46 9:31 Buf Palmer-Pettigre 6 3W1 S-Out 3-3 Z Pass 1 10 own40 9:25 TCR Rice 2 Bas Off Tackle-R 4-3 Z Basic 2 8 own42 8:48 TCR Hillis 2 Bas Off Tackle-R 4-3 Z Basic 3 6 own44 8:12 TCR Roethli-Colston X 3W1 M-Slant/PBK/sec 3-3 Z Pass/Bz1 4 6 own44 8:03 TCR Mesko 47,McCluster 1 --- Pt-deep --- Return 1 10 own24 7:59 Buf McFadden 3 3W1 Pitch-L 4-3 Z Basic 2 7 own27 7:18 Buf McFadden -3 3W1 Pitch-R 4-3 Z Run 3 10 own24 6:35 Buf Palmer-Pettigre 19 3W1 M-Slant 3-3 tM Pass 1 10 own43 5:48 Buf Palmer-McFadden 9 3W1 S-Flat 3-3 M Basic 2 1 opp48 5:02 Buf Palmer-Moss 5 3W1 B-Post/sec 3-3 M Pass 1 10 opp43 4:15 Buf Palmer-McFadden X 3W1 Screen 3-3 M Pass 2 10 opp43 4:08 Buf Palmer-Bennett 6 3W1 S-Out 3-3 Z Basic 3 4 opp37 3:26 Buf McFadden 1 3W1 Pitch-L 3-3 Z Pass 4 3 opp36 2:47 Buf Buf Timeout 4 3 opp36 2:41 Buf Palmer-Moss 10 3W1 S-Hitch 3-3 tM Basic 1 10 opp26 1:54 Buf McFadden 10 3W1 Pitch-L 3-3 M Pass 1 10 opp16 1:47 Buf Palmer-Pettigre 5 3W1 S-Flat/sec 4-2 M Basic 2 5 opp11 1:21 Buf Palmer-Britt 8 3W1 S-Out/sec 4-2 tM Basic 1 3 opp3 1:16 Buf McFadden -1 3W1 Pitch-L 4-3 tM Basic/A 2 4 opp4 0:33 Buf Palmer-Bennett X 3W1 S-Out 4-3 tM Basic/A 3 4 opp4 0:25 Buf Palmer-McFadden X 3W1 Screen 4-3 tM Pass/A 4 4 opp4 0:21 Buf FG Cundiff 22/G --- FG --- Block 3-3 KO 0:16 TCR Sanders ret of 9 --- KO-squib --- Watch Onside 1 10 own20 0:14 TCR Roethlisberger 0 Bas QbKneel 4-3 dZ Prevent 2 10 own20 0:00 TCR End Quarter No Play 3rd Quarter KO 15:00 TCR Kick Downed --- KO-deep --- Return 1 10 own20 14:53 TCR Roethli-INT-Woodley Bas S-Hitch/PBK/sec 4-3 Z Basic 1 10 opp18 14:44 Buf McFadden 14 3W1 Pitch-R 4-3 M Run 1 4 opp4 14:06 Buf Mendenhall 0 3W1 Dive 4-3 tM Goalline 2 4 opp4 13:24 Buf Palmer-Moss 4/TD 3W1 S-Out 4-3 tM Goalline/A 10-3 KO 13:24 TCR Kick Downed --- KO-deep --- Return 1 10 own20 13:11 TCR Roethli-Johnson 13 Bas S-Hitch/sec 4-3 Z Basic 1 10 own33 12:29 TCR Roethli-Colston 12 Bas S-Hitch/PBK 4-3 Z Pass/Bz1 1 10 own45 11:49 TCR Roethli-Rice 1 Bas S-Flat/PBK 4-3 Z Basic 2 9 own46 11:07 TCR Roethli-INT-Cromarti Bas S-Hitch/PBK 4-3 Z Pass/Bz1 1 10 opp43 11:01 Buf Palmer-Pettigre 7 3W1 M-Out 4-3 M Basic 2 3 opp36 10:24 Buf Palmer-Moss 4 3W1 S-Hitch 4-3 M Basic 1 10 opp32 9:40 Buf Palmer-McFadden 2 3W1 Screen 4-3 M Pass 2 8 opp30 8:57 Buf McFadden 3 3W1 Off Tackle-R 3-3 M Pass 3 5 opp27 8:18 Buf Pen5(Caldwell) 3W1 S-Hitch 3-3 M Pass 3 10 opp32 8:09 Buf Palmer-Pettigre 12 3W1 M-Cross 3-3 M Pass 1 10 opp20 7:20 Buf McFadden 20/TD 3W1 Pitch-L 4-3 M Basic 17-3 KO 7:14 TCR Sanders ret of 32 --- KO-deep --- Return 1 10 own29 7:10 TCR Roethli-Rice 4 Bas S-Flat 4-3 Z Basic 2 6 own33 6:32 TCR Buf Pen5(Porter) Bas M-Slant/sec 4-3 Z Pass/Bz1 1 10 own38 6:25 TCR Roethli-Colston 8 Bas S-Flat/RBw/sec 4-2 Z Pass 2 2 own46 5:42 TCR Hillis 8 Bas Trap-R 3-4 Z Basic 1 10 opp46 4:56 TCR Hillis 7 Bas Off Tackle-R 3-4 Z Basic 2 3 opp39 4:08 TCR Hillis 6 Bas Trap-R 3-4 Z Basic 1 10 opp33 3:25 TCR Hillis 5 Bas Off Tackle-R 3-4 Z Basic 2 5 opp28 2:47 TCR Hillis 2 Bas Trap-R 3-4 Z Run 3 3 opp26 2:12 TCR Hillis 3 Bas Trap-R 3-4 Z Run 1 10 opp23 1:27 TCR Roethli-Rice 5 Bas Screen 3-4 Z Basic 2 5 opp18 0:52 TCR Roethli-Rice X 3W1 S-Flat 3-3 Z Basic 3 5 opp18 0:44 TCR Roethli-Owens X 3W1 S-Hitch 3-3 Z Pass/Bz1 4 5 opp18 0:39 TCR FG Rayner 36/G --- FG --- Block 17-6 KO 0:31 Buf McCluster ret of 10 --- KO-deep --- Watch Onside 1 10 own11 0:31 Buf Pen5(Moss) 3W1 M-Cross 4-3 M Pass 1 15 own6 0:26 Buf Mendenhall 2 3W1 Draw 4-3 M Run 2 13 own8 0:00 Buf End Quarter No Play 4th Quarter 2 13 own8 14:53 Buf Palmer-Pettigre X 3W1 M-Slant 4-3 M Pass 3 13 own8 14:46 Buf Palmer-Britt X 3W1 M-Slant 3-2 Z Pass 4 13 own8 14:40 Buf Kern 49,Munnerlyn 8 --- Pt-deep --- Return 1 10 opp49 14:30 TCR Rice 7 Bas Off Tackle-L 4-3 Z Basic/Bz1 2 3 opp42 14:07 TCR Rice 7 Bas Off Tackle-L 4-3 Z Basic 1 10 opp35 13:54 TCR Pen5(Miller) Bas M-Slant/PBK 4-3 Z Run 1 15 opp40 13:41 TCR Roethli-Miller X Bas M-Slant/PBK 4-3 Z Pass 2 15 opp40 13:41 TCR Pen5(Herremans) Bas S-Hitch 4-3 Z Pass 2 20 opp45 13:34 TCR Roethli-Miller X 3W1 M-Slant 3-3 Z Pass/Bz1 3 20 opp45 13:24 TCR Roethli-Owens X 3W1 M-Cross/PBK 3-3 Z Pass/Bz1 4 20 opp45 13:19 TCR Mesko 24, OB --- Pt-side --- watchfakes 1 10 own21 13:12 Buf Palmer-McFadden X 3W1 Screen 4-3 Z Pass 2 10 own21 13:04 Buf Palmer-Britt X 3W1 S-Slant 3-3 Z Pass 3 10 own21 12:59 Buf McFadden 4 3W1 Pitch-L 3-3 Z Pass 4 6 own25 12:19 Buf Kern 49,Munnerlyn 6 --- Pt-deep --- Return 1 10 own32 12:11 TCR Roethli-Colston X Bas L-Slant/PBK/sec 4-3 Z Basic 2 10 own32 12:02 TCR Roethli-Colston 15 Bas S-Slant/PBK 4-3 Z Basic 1 10 own47 11:19 TCR Roethlisberger 10 Bas M-Slant/PBK/RBw 4-3 Z Pass 1 10 opp43 11:19 Buf Buf Loses Challenge 1 10 opp43 10:58 TCR Roethli-Rice X Bas S-Flat 4-3 Z Basic 2 10 opp43 10:53 TCR Hillis -4 Bas Pitch-R/RBw 4-3 Z Pass 3 14 opp47 10:12 TCR Roethli-Owens 8 3W1 M-Cross/PBK/sec 3-3 Z Pass/Bz1 4 6 opp39 9:30 TCR Roethli-Owens 6 3W1 S-Slant 3-3 Z Pass/Bz1 1 10 opp33 8:52 TCR Sk-Okoye -5 3W1 S-Quick 3-3 Z Basic 2 15 opp38 8:08 TCR Pen/Offset 3W1 M-Slant/PBK 3-3 Z Pass/Bz1 2 15 opp38 7:59 TCR Roethli-Johnson 26 3W1 M-Slant/PBK 3-3 Z Pass/Bz1 1 10 opp12 7:20 TCR Roethli-Owens 4 3W1 S-Quick 4-2 Z Pass/Bz2 2 6 opp8 7:04 TCR Rice 0 3W1 Pitch-R 4-2 Z Pass/Bz2 3 6 opp8 6:52 TCR Pen5(Johnson) 3W1 S-Out/PBK 4-2 Z Pass 3 11 opp13 6:43 TCR Roethli-Rice 9 3W1 S- 4-2 Z Pass/Bz2 4 2 opp4 6:09 TCR FG Rayner 22/G --- FG --- Block 17-9 KO 6:03 Buf McCluster ret of 11 --- KO-deep --- Watch Onside 1 10 own15 5:55 Buf McFadden 12 3W1 Pitch-R 4-3 Z Basic 1 10 own27 5:04 Buf Mendenhall 13 3W1 Pitch-L 4-3 Z Run 1 10 own40 4:20 Buf McFadden 1 3W1 Pitch-R 4-3 tM Run 2 9 own41 3:32 Buf Buf Pen10(Long) 3W1 M-Slant 4-3 M Run 2 19 own31 3:29 Buf Buf Pen10(Kuper) 3W1 Pitch-L 4-3 M Pass 2 29 own21 3:25 Buf McFadden 4 3W1 Pitch-R 4-3 M Pass 3 25 own25 2:41 Buf McFadden 2 3W1 Pitch-L 3-3 M Pass 4 23 own27 2:02 Buf Buf Timeout 4 23 own27 1:56 Buf Kern 43,Munnerlyn 0 --- Pt-deep --- Block 1 10 opp30 1:51 Buf McFadden 0 3W1 Pitch-R 4-3 Z Run 2 10 opp30 1:51 Buf TCR Timeout 2 10 opp30 1:47 Buf McFadden 0 3W1 Dive 4-3 Z Run 3 10 opp30 1:47 Buf TCR Timeout 3 10 opp30 1:38 Buf McFadden 8 3W1 Draw 4-3 Z Pass 4 2 opp22 1:38 Buf TCR Timeout 4 2 opp22 1:34 Buf FG Cundiff 40/G --- FG --- Block 20-9 KO 1:28 TCR Sanders ret of 31 --- KO-deep --- Return 1 10 own29 1:15 TCR Roethli-Johnson X 5WR M-Ladder 3-1 Z Pass 2 10 own29 1:11 TCR Roethli-Hagan X 4WR S-Hitch/sec 3-1 dZ Prevent 3 10 own29 0:58 TCR Roethli-Johnson X 4WR M-Out 3-1 dZ Prevent 4 10 own29 0:53 TCR Mesko 42,McCluster F --- Pt-deep --- watchfakes 1 10 own29 0:47 Buf McFadden 2 3W1 Dive 4-3 tM Goalline 2 8 own31 0:00 Buf Palmer -1 3W1 QbKneel 4-3 dZ Prevent