Lindell’s 38-yard field goal caps Bills
24-23 win.
Rian Lindell’s mind is at ease after the Buffalo kicker
made up for what could’ve been a costly mistake. The rest of the Bills are
breathing easy, too.
In a game they had no business winning, the Bills overcame three quarters of
their own ineptitude to score 17 points in the final 8 minutes for a 24-23 win
over the Oakland Raiders on Sunday. Lindell hit a 38-yard field goal as time ran
out—making up for a 46-yarder he missed earlier in the game—and helping Buffalo
get off to a 3-0 start for the first time since 1992.
“You had better believe it,” Lindell said. “I can sleep tonight now.”
Believe this, too: With New England losing to Miami, Buffalo is now alone in
first place atop the AFC East...more
Scoring Summary
OAK - BUF
1st Quarter
12:40
OAK
FG
Sebastian Janikowski kicked a
23-yard field goal
3 - 0
0:31
OAK
FG
Sebastian Janikowski kicked a
35-yard field goal
6 - 0
2nd Quarter
10:30
BUF
TD
Marshawn Lynch rushed to the left
for 14 yard gain (Rian Lindell made PAT)
6 - 7
1:56
OAK
FG
Sebastian Janikowski kicked a
32-yard field goal
9 - 7
3rd Quarter
7:30
OAK
TD
JaMarcus Russell rushed up the
middle for 1 yard gain (Sebastian Janikowski made
PAT)
16 - 7
4th Quarter
7:59
BUF
TD
Marshawn Lynch rushed up the middle
for 3 yard gain (Rian Lindell made PAT)
16 - 14
6:23
OAK
TD
JaMarcus Russell passed to Johnnie
Lee Higgins down the middle for 84 yard gain
(Sebastian Janikowski made PAT)
23 - 14
4:03
BUF
TD
Trent Edwards passed to Roscoe
Parrish to the left for 14 yard gain (Rian Lindell
made PAT)
23 - 21
0:00
BUF
FG
Rian Lindell kicked a 38-yard field
goal
23 - 24
Team Statistics
OAK
BUF
First Downs
10
25
Passing
4
16
Rushing
6
8
Penalty
0
1
Third Down
Efficiency
2-12
5-12
Fourth Down
Efficiency
0-0
1-1
TOTAL NET YARDS
247
378
Total Plays
50
72
Average Gain Per
Play
4.9
5.3
NET YARDS
RUSHING
98
116
Rushes
30
30
Average Per Rush
3.3
3.9
NET YARDS
PASSING
149
262
Completions-Attempts
9-19
24-39
Yards Per Pass
Play
7.5
6.2
Times Sacked
1
3
Yards Lost to
Sacks
7
17
Had Intercepted
0
1
PUNTS
6
5
Average Punt
50.8
47.6
PENALTIES
4
4
Penalty Yards
25
25
FUMBLES
1
3
Fumbles Lost
1
2
TIME OF
POSSESSION
25:33
34:27
Pregame Previews, Storylines,
and News
Preview:
New Page 1
If the Buffalo Bills' perfect start
continues, Lane Kiffin's coaching tenure with the Oakland Raiders may not.
While the Bills' best start in 16 years is at stake, so too might be the job
status of Kiffin when Oakland visits Buffalo on Sunday.
A tumultuous offseason led to Raiders owner Al Davis sending Kiffin a letter of
resignation to sign. Kiffin never put his name on the dotted line and he's
continued to clash with the ostentatious icon, bringing about reports the coach
would soon be fired, especially after a 41-14 home loss to Denver to open the
season.
Oakland (1-1) might have helped saved his job with a 23-8 win at Kansas City
last Sunday, though it certainly seems as if one false move - or potentially one
more loss - could spell the end of Kiffin's brief tenure as Raiders coach...more
Inside the Game Plans:
Notable:
RAIDERS: If
Raiders coach Lane Kiffin is true to his word regarding the Raiders'
deficiencies in the passing game, expect another heavy diet of running
even though the going will be considerably tougher against the Bills. If
McFadden is ready to play, they'll look to attack the perimeter more
often and use him as a receiver on swing passes. Defensively, with the
Bills presenting more position groupings than in years past, the Raiders
are likely to go vanilla and revert to a defense that doesn't blitz as
much as it did in Kansas City...
FULL STORY
BILLS: The
Raiders were remodeled with $220 million in personnel moves over the
offseason yet they remain a mystery. A week after a lousy performance
against Denver, Oakland defeated Kansas City 23-8 and rushed for 300
yards. The Bills need to take advantage of the Raiders' coaching turmoil
at home. Young QB JaMarcus Russell can be rattled with pressure and
Buffalo's defense is capable of shutting down Oakland's running game,
forcing him to pass, and rattling him into mistakes...
FULL STORY
JaMarcus Russell was just
6-of-17 for 55 yards against Kansas City last weekend, but still managed
to win his first game as an NFL quarterback.
Buffalo is 5-3 in its last eight home
games with each of the losses coming to a 2007 playoff team (Dallas, NY
Giants, New England).
Buffalo Bills beating Oakland Raiders is best
bet
Rochester
Democrat and Chronicle, NY
The Buffalo Bills are a team on
the upgrade. The Oakland Raiders are a team
wondering when its head coach will be fired. The
Bills are off to a 2-0 start ...
Sports Extra: Bills-Raiders Preview
WGRZ-TV, NY
Adam Benigni and Ben Hayes break
down the Bills match-up against the Oakland
Raiders Sunday at Ralph Wilson Stadium, and
bring you the latest on the Sabres ...
Toast-of-the-town Bills host Team Turmoil
Raiders
The Spread, M
``You go for a jog and you feel
like it's paparazzi, because the TV cameras are
following you and they're asking if you're still
the coach of the Raiders,'' ...
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