2008 Week 1 · Sun, Sep 7, 2008 · Ralph Wilson Stadium
Seattle Seahawks
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Buffalo BillsWinner
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BUF -1 ✓O 38.5 ✓
Buffalo Bills 34–10 — never really in doubt late.
Pre-2018 game — box score & context only; play-by-play visuals start in 2018
Who moved the needle
Top performers
Passing · BUF
19/30, 215 yds, 1 TD, 0 INT
-0.8 expected points added · +1.2% completion over expected
Passing · SEA
17/41, 190 yds, 1 TD, 1 INT
-13.0 expected points added · -12.9% completion over expected
Full stat lines
Box score
Seattle Seahawks
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matt Hasselbeck | 17/41 | 190 | 1 | 1 | 5 | -13.0 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Julius Jones | 13 | 45 | 3.5 | 0 | -3.4 |
| Maurice Morris | 6 | 31 | 5.2 | 0 | 0.8 |
| Leonard Weaver | 2 | 9 | 4.5 | 0 | -0.8 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leroy Hill | 2 | 5 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Lofa Tatupu | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Deon Grant | 2 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kelly Jennings | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Julian Peterson | 1 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Marcus Trufant | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 |
| Darryl Tapp | 1 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Red Bryant | 1 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| D.D. Lewis | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Patrick Kerney | 2 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
Buffalo Bills
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trent Edwards | 19/30 | 215 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -0.8 |
| Brian Moorman | 1/1 | 19 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4.4 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marshawn Lynch | 18 | 76 | 4.2 | 1 | -2.2 |
| Fred Jackson | 10 | 31 | 3.1 | 0 | -3.2 |
| Trent Edwards | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marcus Stroud | 3 | 3 | 0.5 | 0 | 2 |
| Donte Whitner | 5 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Ashton Youboty | 5 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Terrence McGee | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 1 | 3 |
| Ko Simpson | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Paul Posluszny | 2 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 |
| Kyle Williams | 1 | 2 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Jabari Greer | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Kawika Mitchell | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bryan Scott | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Closing number vs result
Betting context
- Closing spread
- BUF -1
- Closing total
- 38.5
- SEA moneyline
- —
- BUF moneyline
- —
Bills closed -1 and covered, winning by 24.
Total closed 38.5; the game landed 44 — over by 5.5.
Conditions and crew
Game environment
- Venue
- Ralph Wilson Stadium
- Roof / surface
- outdoors · astroplay
- Kickoff weather
- 66°F, wind 11 mph
- Referee
- Walt Coleman
- Rest
- SEA 7 days · BUF 7 days
- Coaches
- Mike Holmgren vs Dick Jauron