Circling the Wagons Once Again:Another Buffalo Bills Dynasty

[Mike3207]

I made 2 final trades before I started the regular season:

1. I traded a 2010 2nd and 2011 2nd to the Chiefs for CB Mike Jenkins. It seems like it might be harder to draft Pro Bowl-level CBs on the Zazzali path, so it was a price I was prepared to pay. I had 2 2nds in both those years, so I'll be OK.

2. Traded CB Terrence Mcgee to the Lions for their 2010 4th and 7th. I failed the re-sign goal, but the acquisition of Jenkins made him superfluous.

3. Mike Jenkins is now the 1st CB, Deanthony Nails is the 2nd CB, and Zack Bowman is the 3rd. I decided to go with Nails over Bowman because of Bowman's injury problems.

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I went ahead and played the 1st regular season game, beating the Saints 33-10. I used Middle Blitz extensively and Willis had a monster game with 9 sacks. I took Reggie Bush out of the came completely, but Brees had over 400 yards passing. On offense, Johnson had 200 yards passing and 60 yards rushing. McFadden had 100 yard rushing and a TD reception, so he was the other big star on offense. I did end up kicking too many FG's though.

NFL Scoreboard - Buffalo Bills (Blue) at New Orleans Saints (Gold)

September 6, 2009 1 2 3 4 F Buffalo Bills 10 16 7 0 33 New Orleans Saints 0 3 7 0 10 Top Performers Buffalo Bills - Stats Patrick Willis-11 tackles, 9 TFL, 9sacks, FF, FR Darren McFadden-20-107, 26 yd TD reception, 1 rushing TD New Orleans Saints - Stats Drew Brees-25-46-413 yds S. Hurd-7 catches, 112 yards	Team Stats Comparison BUF NO First Downs 18 19 3rd Down Efficiency 3-11 2-11 4th Down Efficiency 1-1 1-4 Total Yards 476 365 Passing Yards 208 349 Rushing Yards 171 3 Penalties-Penalty Yards 2-10 1-10 Turnovers 0 1 Time of Possession 33:27 26:32
Scoring Summary First Quarter BUF NO BUF 11:04 31 yd FG good-R. Bironas 3 0 BUF 3:41 3 yd run-Darren McFadden 10 0 Second Quarter BUF NO BUF 10:59 J. Johnson pass to R. Parrish for 16 yd TD 17 0 BUF 9:01 27 yd FG good-R. Bironas 20 0 BUF 3:07 33 yd FG good-R. Bironas 23 0 NO 1:00 23 yd FG good-M. Prater 23 3 BUF 0:04 40 yd FG good-R. Bironas 26 3 Third Quarter BUF NO NO 11:06 D. Brees pass to I. Wright for 41 yd TD 26 10 BUF 3:45 J. Johnson pass to D. McFadden for 26 yd TD
Buffalo Bills Passing C/ATT YDS TD INT Johnson 15/26 218 2 0 Rushing ATT YDS AVG TD McFadden 20 107 5.3 1 Johnson 9 64 7.1 Receiving REC YDS AVG TD Gonzalez 4 63 15.7 0 Brewster 4 38 9.5 0 Parrish 3 41 13.6 1 McFadden 1 26 26.0 1 Robinson 1 25 25.0 0 Defense TKL SACK INT TD Willis 11 9 0 0 Nails 7 0 0 0 Rivers 5 1 0 0 Ray 2 2 0 0 Kick Returning NO. YDS TD LONG McFadden 1 27 0 27 Parrish 1 24 Punt Returning NO. YDS TD LONG Parrish 4 46 0 Kicking FGM/A XPM/A PTS LONG Bironas 4/4 3/3 15 40 Punting NO. YDS AVG IN 20 Moorman 4 204 51.0 0 New Orleans Saints Passing C/ATT YDS TD INT Brees 25/46 412 Rushing ATT YDS AVG TD R. Bush 3 3 1.0 Receiving REC YDS AVG TD S. Hurd 7 112 16.0 0 E. Pearson 7 118 16.8 0 T. Copper 7 117 16.7 0 I. Wright 1 41 41.0 1 R. Bush 2 17 8.5 0 Defense TKL SACK INT TD Briggs 10 1 0 0 S. Ellis 8 1 0 0 A. Samuel 6 0 0 0 Vilma 6 0 0 0 B. Leber 5 0 0 0 Kick Returning NO. YDS TD LONG Bush 0 0 0 0 Punt Returning NO. YDS TD LONG Bush 1 13 13 Kicking FGM/A XPM/A PTS LONG Prater 1/1 1/1 4 Punting NO. YDS AVG IN 20 Ryan 4 158 39.5

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Game 2-Bills vs. Dolphins

My rushing game was in full effect, as Josh Johnson and the 2 RB's generated over 200 rushing yards. I didn't quite have the pass rush I did the first game, but I still managed to get some pressure. McFadden had a electrifying 80 yd run as he simply outran all the defenders on a sweep. I beat the Dolphins 48-30.

NFL Scoreboard - Buffalo Bills (Blue) at Miami Dolphins (Green)

September 14, 2009 1 2 3 4 F Buffalo Bills 14 13 0 21 48 Miami Dolphins 0 3 10 17 30 Top Performers Buffalo Bills - Stats Darren McFadden-109 rushing yards, 65 receiving Keith Rivers-7 tackles, 5 TFL Miami Dolphins - Stats Santana Moss-116 receiving yards, TD Ken Hamlin-9 tackles, INT	Team Stats Comparison Buf Mia First Downs 18 14 3rd Down Efficiency 4-7 3-10 4th Down Efficiency 0-0 1-1 Total Yards 535 405 Passing Yards 175 238 Rushing Yards 235 38 Penalties-Penalty Yards 3-35 3-52 Turnovers 2 2 Time of Possession 27:08 32:51
Scoring Summary First Quarter Buf Mia Buf 9:46 Touchdown-10 yd rush by Marshawn Lynch 7 0 Buf 08:36 Touchdown-3 yd rush by by M. Lynch 14 0 Second Quarter Buf Mia Mia 14:13 22 yd FG good-J. Feely 14 3 Buf 08:29 J. Johnson pass to D. Brewster for 8 yd TD 21 3 Buf 01:30 31 yd FG good-R. Bironas 24 3 Buf 00:03 32 yd FG good-R. Bironas 27 3 Third Quarter Buf Mia Mia 03:37 M. Ryan pass to S. Moss for 16 yd TD 27 10 Mia 01:28 37 yd FG good-J. Feely 27 13 Fourth Quarter Buf Mia Mia 14:12 M. Ryan pass to T. Ginn for 16 yard TD 27 20 Buf 14:07 Touchdown-80 yd rush by D. McFadden 34 20 Mia 10:00 Touchdown-4 yd rush by R. Brown 34 27 Mia 07:20 41 yd FG good-J. Feely 34 30 Buf 03:43 J. Johnson pass to T. Gonzalez for 3 yd TD 41 30 Buf 03:07 Interception-M. Ryan pass intercepted by C. Steltz for a TD 48 30
Buffalo Bills Passing C/ATT YDS TD INT Johnson 16/26 182 2 2 Rushing ATT YDS AVG TD McFadden 12 109 9.0 1 J. Johnson 6 66 11.0 0 M. Lynch 4 66 16.5 2 Receiving REC YDS AVG TD McFadden 4 65 16.2 0 Bennett 4 55 13.3 0 Gonzalez 3 23 7.6 1 Brewster 2 13 6.5 1 Robinson 1 26 26.0 0 Defense TKL SACK INT TD Keith Rivers 7 0 0 0 Calais Campbell 6 1 0 0 Craig Steltz 6 0 1 1 Patrick Willis 4 1 0 0 Okoye 3 2 0 0 Casey McGrath 3 0 1 0 Kick Returning NO. YDS TD LONG Parrish 3 62 0 30 Bennett 2 56 0 31 Punt Returning NO. YDS TD LONG Parrish 1 7 0 7 Kicking FGM/A XPM/A PTS LONG Bironas 2/2 6/6 12 32 Punting NO. YDS AVG IN 20 Moorman 2 110 55.0 0 Miami Dolphins Passing C/ATT YDS TD INT Ryan 19/34 254 2 2 Rushing ATT YDS AVG TD R. Brown 23 42 1.8 1 Receiving REC YDS AVG TD S. Moss 7 116 16.5 0 Stallworth 4 59 14.7 0 Ginn 1 16 16.0 1 Defense TKL SACK INT TD Ken Hamlin 9 0 1 0 Gamble 5 0 1 0 Jason Taylor 5 1 Porter 1 1 0 0 Kick Returning NO. YDS TD LONG Ginn 2 50 0 31 Booker 2 58 0 31 Punt Returning NO. YDS TD LONG Booker 1 21 0 21 Kicking FGM/A XPM/A PTS LONG Feely 3/3 3/3 9 41 Punting NO. YDS AVG IN 20 Fields 4 173 43.2 1

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Game 3- Bills vs Broncos

Had simply a dominating game vs. the Broncos. I managed to contain Cutler under 200 yards, limited Brandon Marshall to 30 yards receiving, and took their RB out of the game. The Broncos did a good job of containing McFadden, but Johnson picked up the slack with 119 rushing yds and 2 rushing TDs. Campbell and Willis both had 3 sacks on defense, and I even managed to pick up a safety in the game. I had my first shutout of the season in a 47-0 whitewashing of the Broncos.

NFL Scoreboard - Buffalo Bills () at Denver Broncos ()

September 20, 2009 1 2 3 4 F Buffalo Bills 14 3 7 23 47 Denver Broncos 0 0 0 0 0 Top Performers Buffalo Bills - Stats Josh Johnson-249 pass, 119 rush Patrick Willis-11 tackles, 6 TFL, 3 sacks Denver Broncos - Stats Brian Dawkins-7 tackles, INT D. Williams-9 tackles, sack	Team Stats Comparison Buf Den First Downs 19 9 3rd Down Efficiency 6-13 2-12 4th Down Efficiency 2-3 0-0 Total Yards 608 185 Passing Yards 241 154 Rushing Yards 194 6 Penalties-Penalty Yards 2-30 6-55 Turnovers 1 1 Time of Possession 36:54 23:01
Scoring Summary First Quarter Buf Den Buf 11:32 Touchdown- 8 yd rush by McFadden 7 0 Buf 01:22 Touchdown-12 yd rush by J. Johnson 14 0 Buf 00:47 26 yd FG good-R. Bironas 17 0 Third Quarter Buf Den Buf 15:00 93 yd PR TD by Roscoe Parrish 24 0 Fourth Quarter Buf Den Buf 15:00 Safety, rush by S. Alexander 26 0 Buf 13:52 J. Johnson pass to T. Gonzalez for 41 yd TD 33 0 Buf 11:56 Touchdown, 2 yd rush by D. McFadden 40 0 Buf 03:44 Touchdown, 12 yd rush by J. Johnson 47 0
Buffalo Bills Passing C/ATT YDS TD INT Johnson 19/29 248 1 1 Rushing ATT YDS AVG TD Johnson 19 119 6.2 2 McFadden 18 69 3.8 2 Receiving REC YDS AVG TD Bennett 7 115 16.4 0 Gonzalez 4 60 15.0 1 Brewster 4 55 13.7 0 Defense TKL SACK INT TD Willis 11 3 0 0 Campbell 5 3 Kick Returning NO. YDS TD LONG Parrish 1 92 1 92 Punt Returning NO. YDS TD LONG Parrish 7 81 0 20 Kicking FGM/A XPM/A PTS LONG Bironas 1/2 6/6 9 26 Punting NO. YDS AVG IN 20 Moorman 1 35 35.0 1 Denver Broncos Passing C/ATT YDS TD INT Cutler 15/27 184 0 0 Rushing ATT YDS AVG TD S. Alexander 15 6 0.4 0 Receiving REC YDS AVG TD Simpson 4 44 11.0 0 Graham 3 38 12.6 0 Marshall 2 34 17.0 0 Defense TKL SACK INT TD D. Williams 9 1 Dawkins 7 0 1 Kick Returning NO. YDS TD LONG Martinez 1 25 0 25 Punt Returning NO. YDS TD LONG No Punt Returns 0 0 0 0 Kicking FGM/A XPM/A PTS LONG Vanderjagt 0/1 0/0 0 0 Punting NO. YDS AVG IN 20 M. Koenen 9 324 36.0 0

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[Mike3207]

Currently 3-0 as I enter the bye week period, so I'll do a brief review. Rushing game between Johnson, McFadden, and Lynch is simply dominant: too many weapons to stop them all. Passing game needs some work; hopefully that'll pick up as the season goes on. I'm getting a lot of pressure from Campbell and Willis, I'd like to see Rivers get more involved in pass pressure. I've been able to shut down the opposing team's RBs so far, no one has gotten over 30 yds the first 3 games. I gave up a lot of pass yardage the first 2 games, but I liked the results I got in the Denver game. INTs have been down early in the season, but I hope that will pick up as well.

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Just a couple notes on the resignings I did after the 4th games vs. the Texans:

1. Re-signed FS Laron Landry 91/94 to a 6 year, 22.2 million dollar contract, with a 4 million signing bonus. It escalates 3.0-3.2-3.5-3.7-4.1-4.4 million on the cap.I met the owner goal in re-signing him.

2.Re-signed K Rob Bironas to 3 year, 5.1 million dollar contract with a 1 million signing bonus. It escalates 1.6 million-1.7 million-1.8 million on the cap. I met the owner goal in doing so.

3. Darren McFadden proved to be a major headache in re-signing. I got him to move down from Offer 32 to Offer 24 on the first negotiation, but I expect I'll have to make concessions to make him move further down.

As far as the game goes, I beat the Texans 34-7. Josh Johnson had 200 yards passing and 100 yards rushing for the 2nd straight game, and Earl Bennett had 3 TD catches.On defense, I continued to apply pressure as Willis had 3 sacks and Campbell and Rivers had 1.McFadden is an elite HB, but I'll definitely look at next year's HB draft class.

NFL Scoreboard - Buffalo Bills () at Houston Texans ()

October 5, 2010 1 2 3 4 F Buffalo Bills 7 6 0 21 34 Houston Texans 0 0 0 7 7 Top Performers Buffalo Bills - Stats Josh Johnson-202 yards passing, 111 rushing Patrick Willis-12 tackles, 4 TFL, 3 sacks Houston Texans - Stats Mario Williams-7 tackles, 5 TFL, 5 sacks Bennett-7 tackles, INT	Team Stats Comparison Hou Buf First Downs 13 21 3rd Down Efficiency 3-11 7-11 4th Down Efficiency 1-1 0-0 Total Yards 269 383 Passing Yards 203 173 Rushing Yards 22 202 Penalties-Penalty Yards 2-23 0-0 Turnovers 1 1 Time of Possession 23:48 36:12
Scoring Summary First Quarter Hou Buf Buf 03:47 J. Johnson pass to E. Bennett 0 7 Second Quarter Hou Buf Buf 04:58 29 yd FG good-R. Bironas 0 10 Buf 00:04 25 yd FG good-R. Bironas 0 13 Fourth Quarter Hou Buf Buf 11:19 J. Johnson pass to E. Bennett for 5 yd TD 0 20 Buf 06:36 J. Johnson pass to E Bennett for 25 yd TD 0 27 Buf 02:52 Touchdown-9 yd rush by D. McFadden 0 34 Hou 01:21 M. Schaub pass to A. Davis for 15 yd TD 7 34
Buffalo Bills Passing C/ATT YDS TD INT Schaub 16/24 241 1 0 Rushing ATT YDS AVG TD Jackson 19 35 1.8 Receiving REC YDS AVG TD Davis 4 65 13.0 1 Jackson 3 61 20.3 0 Morgan 3 53 17.6 0 Johnson 3 45 15.0 0 Defense TKL SACK INT TD Williams 7 5 0 0 Bennett 7 0 1 0 Abiemari 4 2 0 0 Guion 3 1 0 0 Kick Returning NO. YDS TD LONG Jackson 0 0 0 0 Punt Returning NO. YDS TD LONG Jackson 2 44 0 28 Kicking FGM/A XPM/A PTS LONG Brown 0/0 1/1 1 0 Punting NO. YDS AVG IN 20 Weatherford 7 287 36.7 3 Houston Texans Passing C/ATT YDS TD INT Johnson 18/30 202 3 1 Rushing ATT YDS AVG TD Johnson 12 111 9.2 0 Mcfadden 13 83 6.3 1 Receiving REC YDS AVG TD Bennett 7 84 12.0 3 Brewster 4 55 13.7 0 Defense TKL SACK INT TD Willis 12 3 0 0 Rivers 10 1 0 0 Steltz 5 1 0 0 Campbell 2 1 0 0 Kick Returning NO. YDS TD LONG Plue 1 4 0 4 Punt Returning NO. YDS TD LONG Parrish 1 4 0 4 Kicking FGM/A XPM/A PTS LONG Bironas 2/2 4/4 10 29 Punting NO. YDS AVG IN 20 Moorman 3 107 35.6 1

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Before I get to the Jets game, I'll mention some moves I made after the game. McFadden was asking the sun, moon and stars; so I traded him to the Cardinals for their 2011 pick. I hope the Cardinals don't get too good too soon, I got their 1st round picks the next 2 years. I used the money I had planned on spending on McFadden to resign my RE E. J. Ray.
I re-signed Ray to a 5 year, 25.5 million dollar contract, 4 million signing bonus. The bonus is modest enough I can trade him if a better RE comes along.

Now to the Jets game: it was almost over before it began. I steamrolled to a 45-0 lead after 3 quarters and never looked back. My defense had a bit of a letdown in the 4th quarter, but the game was never really in doubt. I cruised to a 55-21 win over the Jets to move to 5-0 on the season. I face the Colts next week, so I might face a difficult challenge there.

NFL Scoreboard - Buffalo Bills (Blue) at New York Jets (Green)

October 11, 2009 1 2 3 4 F Buffalo Bills 28 7 10 10 55 New York Jets 0 0 0 21 21 Top Performers Buffalo Bills - Stats Josh Johnson-132 rushing, 133 passing, Keith Rivers-9 tackles, INT New York Jets - Stats Dan Graham-289 passing yards Laverneus Coles-152 yards receiving	Team Stats Comparison Buf NYJ First Downs 16 13 3rd Down Efficiency 7-12 3-11 4th Down Efficiency 1-2 1-1 Total Yards 593 379 Passing Yards 152 263 Rushing Yards 254 32 Penalties-Penalty Yards 4-40 2-23 Turnovers 0 1 Time of Possession 35:45 24:42
Scoring Summary First Quarter Buf NYJ Buf 15:00 Earl Bennett returned kickoff 91 yards for a TD 7 0 Buf Touchdown-J. Johnson 14 yd TD run 14 0 Buf J. Johnson pass to T. Gonzalez for 2 yd run 21 0 Buf Touchdown-Marshawn Lynch 57 yd TD run 28 0 Second Quarter Buf NYJ Buf Touchdown-McFadden 5 yd TD run. 35 0 Third Quarter Buf NYJ Buf J. Johnson pass to T. Gonzalez for 9 yd TD reception. 42 0 Buf R. Bironas-41 yd FG 45 0 Fourth Quarter Buf NYJ NYJ D. Graham pass to L. Coles for 12 yd TD 45 7 NYJ D. Graham pass to L. Coles for 32 yd TD 45 14 Buf Touchdown-Marshawn Lynch 29 yd run 52 14 Buf R. Bironas-21 yd FG 55 14 NYJ D. Graham pass to D. Avery for 22 yd TD 55 21
Buffalo Bills Passing C/ATT YDS TD INT Johnson 13/19 133 2 0 Woodson 1/2 22 Rushing ATT YDS AVG TD J. Johnson 17 132 7.7 1 M. Lynch 3 95 31.6 2 McFadden 13 20 1.5 1 Receiving REC YDS AVG TD Bennett 5 74 14.8 0 Gonzalez 4 37 9.2 2 McFadden 3 28 9.3 Defense TKL SACK INT TD Rivers 9 0 1 0 Steltz 6 1 0 0 Willis 4 2 0 0 Ray 3 1 0 0 Kick Returning NO. YDS TD LONG Bennett 2 126 1 91 Punt Returning NO. YDS TD LONG Parrish 5 61 0 35 Kicking FGM/A XPM/A PTS LONG Bironas 2/2 7/7 13 42 Punting NO. YDS AVG IN 20 No Punts New York Jets Passing C/ATT YDS TD INT D. Graham 18/32 289 3 1 Rushing ATT YDS AVG TD Choice 13 19 1.4 0 Washington 4 17 4.2 0 Receiving REC YDS AVG TD L. Coles 10 152 15.2 2 Avery 2 37 18.5 1 Defense TKL SACK INT TD Ellis 5 1 0 0 Kick Returning NO. YDS TD LONG Miller 2 51 0 27 Avery 1 33 0 33 Punt Returning NO. YDS TD LONG No PR Kicking FGM/A XPM/A PTS LONG Nugent 0/1 3/3 3 0 Punting NO. YDS AVG IN 20 Graham 6 213 35.5 0

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So the Buffalo Bills won't go undefeated this season. We went into Indianapolis with a full head of steam; only to be disappointed by Reggie Wayne and Bob Sanders in a 29-24 loss.
Sanders had 3 INT in the game and Wayne had over 200 receiving yards; both were named Players of the Week. I removed Johnson after his 3rd INT, but Woodson didn't do any better. The 5-1 Bills will face the Panthers next.

NFL Scoreboard - Buffalo Bills () at Indianapolis Colts ()

October 18, 2009 1 2 3 4 F Buffalo Bills 14 0 7 3 24 Indianapolis Colts 7 14 5 3 29 Top Performers Buffalo Bills - Stats Keith Rivers-14 tackles, 5 TFL Patrick Willis-8 tackles, 4 TFL, 2 sacks Indianapolis Colts - Stats Reggie Wayne-217 receiving yards,3 TD catches Bob Sanders-8 tackles, 3 INTs	Team Stats Comparison Buf Ind First Downs 14 15 3rd Down Efficiency 4-13 3-16 4th Down Efficiency 0-1 0-0 Total Yards 587 391 Passing Yards 306 323 Rushing Yards 37 34 Penalties-Penalty Yards 1-15 0-0 Turnovers 5 1 Time of Possession 28:58 31:00
Scoring Summary First Quarter Buf Ind Buf 13:16 J. Johnson pass to E. Bennett for 54 yd TD 7 0 Ind 7:55 P. Manning pass to R. Wayne for 12 yd TD 7 7 Buf 7:32 R. Parrish returns kickoff 85 yards for a TD 14 7 Second Quarter Buf Ind Ind 1:27 P. Manning pass to R. Wayne for 33 yd TD 14 14 Ind 00:45 P. Manning pass to R. Wayne for 64 yd TD 14 21 Third Quarter Buf Ind Ind 10:03 Safety, rush by M. Lynch 14 23 Ind 6:24 A. Vinatieri-39 yd FG 14 26 Buf 2:48 A. Woodson pass to E. Bennett for 16 yd TD 21 26 Fourth Quarter Buf Ind Ind 9:51 A. Vinatieri-28 yd FG 21 29 Buf 5:30 R. Bironas-24 yd FG 24 29
Buffalo Bills Passing C/ATT YDS TD INT Johnson 7/17 163 1 3 Woodson 10/17 156 1 2 Rushing ATT YDS AVG TD J. Johnson 9 39 4.3 0 Lynch 12 -3 -0.2 0 Receiving REC YDS AVG TD Bennett 6 151 25.1 2 Defense TKL SACK INT TD Rivers 14 0 0 0 Willis 8 2 0 0 Steltz 5 2 0 0 Okoye 3 1 Kick Returning NO. YDS TD LONG Bennett 4 110 0 30 Parrish 2 105 1 85 Punt Returning NO. YDS TD LONG Parrish 5 39 0 14 Kicking FGM/A XPM/A PTS LONG Bironas 1/2 3/3 6 24 Punting NO. YDS AVG IN 20 Moorman 4 204 51.0 0 Indianapolis Colts Passing C/ATT YDS TD INT Manning 22/37 349 3 0 Rushing ATT YDS AVG TD Addai 22 40 1.8 0 Receiving REC YDS AVG TD Wayne 9 217 24.1 3 Defense TKL SACK INT TD Sanders 8 0 3 0 Keiaho 6 0 1 0 Kick Returning NO. YDS TD LONG Lee 1 20 0 20 Punt Returning NO. YDS TD LONG Lee 2 14 0 12 Kicking FGM/A XPM/A PTS LONG Vinatieri 2/2 3/3 9 39 Punting NO. YDS AVG IN 20 Smith 10 400 40.0 3

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