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 1998
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Week 15
December 13, 1998 Oakland 21
Bills 44
Attendance: 62,002
ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. (AP) Doug Flutie got all the help he needed from the Buffalo
defense.
| Scoring
Summary |
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1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
F |
| Oakland |
0 |
7 |
7 |
7 |
21 |
| Bills |
3 |
17 |
17 |
7 |
44 |
First Quarter
BUF FG Christie 32, 4:58. Drive: 12 plays, 66 yards, 6:53. Key plays: Flutie 18
pass to Moulds; Flutie 12 pass to Reed; A.Smith 20 run; Flutie 9 pass to Reed on
3rd-and-3. Buffalo 3, Oakland 0.
Second Quarter
BUF Riemersma 14 pass from Flutie (Christie kick), 10:38. Drive: 14 plays, 80
yards, 7:09. Key plays: Flutie 19 pass to Reed on 3rd-and-9; Flutie 17 pass to Reed on
3rd-and-3 to Oakland 8. Buffalo 10, Oakland 0.BUF L.Johnson 2 pass from
Flutie (Christie kick), 8:15. Drive: 2 plays, 2 yards, :42. Key play: K.Williams 73 punt
return to Raiders 2. Buffalo 17, Oakland 0.
OAK Dudley 18 pass from Wilson (Davis kick), 1:54. Drive: 12 plays, 65 yards,
6:21. Key plays: H.Williams 7 run on 3rd-and-2; Wilson 11 pass to Mickens on 3rd-and-11;
H.Williams 1 run on 4th-and-1. Buffalo 17, Oakland 7.
BUF FG Christie 49, :16. Drive: 7 plays, 33 yards, 1:38. Key play: Flutie 19
pass to Moulds. Buffalo 20, Oakland 7.
Third Quarter
BUF A.Smith 5 run (Christie kick), 10:31. Drive: 5 plays, 73 yards, 2:42. Key
plays: Flutie 27 pass to Riemersa; 26-yard pass interfernce penalty on Brooks.
BUF FG Christie 32, 8:09. Drive: 4 plays, 5 yards, 1:58. Key plays: Hansen
recovered Dudley's fumble at Oakland 19. Buffalo 30, Oakland 7.
BUF Hansen 13 fumble return (Christie kick), 7:13. Buffalo 37, Oakland 7.
OAK Howard 75 punt return (Davis kick), 3:55. Buffalo 37, Oakland 14.
Fourth Quarter
BUF Northern 40 interception return (Christie kick), 8:21. Buffalo 44, Oakland 14.
OAK Brown 30 pass from Wilson (Davis kick), 3:57. Drive: 8 plays, 80 yards,
4:24. Key plays: Jordan 10 and 12 runs; 15-yard personal foul penalty on Northern. Buffalo
44, Oakland 21. |
The Bills returned a fumble and an interception for touchdowns, and another
pickoff and fumble recovery led to a touchdown and field goal.
"Buffalo forced some of those turnovers with aggressive play," Oakland
coach Jon Gruden said.
Raiders quarterback Wade Wilson was also sacked five times in Buffalo's 44-21
rout of Oakland on Sunday.
The 39-year-old Wilson, who hadn't started a game in two years, threw for 131
yards and touchdowns to Rickey Dudley and Tim Brown.
But the turnovers and leaky offensive line made particularly porous by the
absence of starting guard Derrick Graham decimated the Raiders' most effective weapon,
their defense.
Flutie threw for 184 yards and two touchdowns with no interceptions. Antowain
Smith scored one TD and gained 77 yards, exactly the number he needed to reach the
1,000-yard mark for the season.
Gruden, whose team managed just 178 yards without starting quarterback Jeff George and
running back Napoleon Kaufman, said Flutie impressed but didn't surprise him.
"You don't throw for 2 million yards in Canada and win the Heisman Trophy for
nothing," said the 35-year-old Gruden, who was a quarterback at Dayton while Flutie
was becoming famous at Boston College.
"This guy is a rare bird and he's fun to watch."
For the second straight week the Raiders weren't fun for Gruden to watch.
The Bills scored on six straight possessions and added a fumble recovery and return to
take a 37-7 lead in the third quarter and stay in the AFC East championship race. Buffalo
(9-5) amassed 316 yards, converted on six of 15 third downs and did not turn the ball
over.
"We certainly got Oakland at the right time," said Bills coach Wade Phillips,
whose team has won four of its last five games and nine of 11.
The Bills are hoping to become only the fourth team in league history to reach the
playoffs after an 0-3 start.
The Raiders (7-7) have lost five of six after a 7-3 start, and continue to feel the
frustration of 1995, when they dropped their last six and missed the playoffs after
starting 8-2.
"I'm not going to compare this team to teams of the past," said Brown, who
capped the scoring with a 30-yard pass from Wilson with 3:57 left. "But it's a tough
way to go."
Two touchdowns in the second quarter gave the Bills a 17-0 lead. Buffalo safety Kurt
Schulz set up the first one, stealing Wilson's pass from James Jett at the Bills 20 late
in the first quarter. Flutie then threw 13 yards to Jay Riemersma in the end zone.
Kevin Williams set up the second touchdown with a 73-yard punt return to the Oakland 2.
Flutie tossed to Lonnie Johnson for the points.
Smith scored, and Phil Hansen recovered Wilson's fumble, after Bruce Smith jarred the
ball loose, and ran it 13 yards for a touchdown that made it 37-7 in the third quarter.
Steve Christie kicked two 32-yard field goals and a 49-yarder in the game.
Desmond Howard returned a punt 75 yards for a touchdown in the third quarter.
| Game
Breakdown |
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OAK |
BUF |
FIRST DOWNS
Rushing
Passing
Penalty
THIRD DOWN EFF
FOURTH DOWN EFF
TOTAL NET YARDS
Total Plays
Avg Gain
NET YARDS RUSHING
Rushes
Avg per rush
NET YARDS PASSING
Sacked-Yds lost
Gross-Yds passing
Completed-Att.
Had Intercepted
Yards-Pass Play
KICKOFFS-EndZone-TB
PUNTS-Avg.
Punts blocked
FGs-PATs blocked
TOTAL RETURN YARDAGE
Punts Returns
Kickoffs Returns
Interceptions
PENALTIES-Yds
FUMBLES-Lost
TIME OF POSSESSION |
13
6
6
1
3-10
1-1
178
53
3.4
91
22
4.1
87
5-44
131
16-26
2
2.8
4-0-0
6-46.2
0
0-0
261
4-112
8-149
0-0
4-41
2-2
25:09 |
18
5
12
1
6-15
0-1
316
66
4.8
134
39
3.4
182
1-2
184
17-26
0
6.7
9-1-1
5-46.6
0
0-0
199
3-95
4-64
2-40
2-25
1-0
34:51 |
INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS
RUSHING OAKLAND, Jordan 7-53, H.Williams 14-33, Wilson 1-5.
BUFFALO, A.Smith 22-77, Thomas 5-20, Flutie 3-20, Linton 6-6, Gash 2-6, K.Williams 1-5.PASSING
OAKLAND, Wilson 16-26-2-131. BUFFALO, Flutie 17-26-0-184, R.Johnson 0-0-0-0.
RECEIVING OAKLAND, Brown 5-58, Jett 3-20, Dudley 3-12, Ritchie
2-25, Mickens 2-15, Jordan 1-1. BUFFALO, Moulds 6-64, Reed 5-70, Riemersa 2-40, Linton
1-10, Gash 1-3, Johnson 1-2, Thomas 1-(minus 5).
PUNT RETURNS OAKLAND, Howard 4-112. BUFFALO, K.Williams 3-95.
KICKOFF RETURNS OAKLAND, Howard 6-132, Branch 1-17, Amey 1-0.
BUFFALO, K.Williams 3-61, Johnson 1-3.
TACKLES-ASSISTS-SACKS OAKLAND, Biekert 13-1-1, Branch 6-0-0,
Woodson 5-1-0, Johnstone 5-0-0, Riddick 4-2-0, Wooden 4-2-0, Morton 4-0-0, Maryland 2-2-0,
Russell 3-0-0, Brooks 2-0-0, Carter 2-0-0, Harvey 2-0-0, Jackson 2-0-0, Harris 1-1-0,
Mickens 1-0-0, Robbins 1-0-0, Trapp 1-0-0, J.Williams 1-0-0, Jett 1-0-0, Walker 0-1-0.
BUFFALO, Rogers 5-4-1, Irvin 6-0-0, Cowart 5-1-0, B.Smith 4-0-1, Perry 3-1-0, Jones 3-0-0,
Grier 3-0-0, Northern 3-0-0, Holecek 2-1-0, Schulz 2-0-0, Smedley 2-0-2, Linton 2-0-0,
Martin 2-0-0, Hansen 1-0-0, Price 1-0-1, Simmons 1-0-0, Washington 1-0-0, Wiley 1-0-0,
Pike 1-0-0, Brandenburg 1-0-0.
INTERCEPTIONS OAKLAND, None. BUFFALO, Northern 1-40, Schulz
1-0.
MISSED FIELD GOALS None. |
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