2008 Week 12 · Sun, Nov 23, 2008 · Arrowhead Stadium
Buffalo BillsWinner
54
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Kansas City Chiefs
31
BUF -3 ✓O 43 ✓
Buffalo Bills 54–31 — 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
24/32, 273 yds, 2 TD, 0 INT
9.4 expected points added · +15.5% completion over expected
Passing · KC
17/31, 240 yds, 3 TD, 2 INT
-8.1 expected points added · -5.5% completion over expected
Full stat lines
Box score
Buffalo Bills
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trent Edwards | 24/32 | 273 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 9.4 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marshawn Lynch | 20 | 79 | 4.0 | 1 | 5.4 |
| Fred Jackson | 9 | 56 | 6.2 | 0 | -1.2 |
| Trent Edwards | 6 | 38 | 6.3 | 2 | 6.8 |
| J.P. Losman | 3 | -2 | -0.7 | 0 | -3.5 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blake Costanzo | 6 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| George Wilson | 4 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Keith Ellison | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 |
| Terrence McGee | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ko Simpson | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Paul Posluszny | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Reggie Corner | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ryan Denney | 3 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 |
| John Wendling | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Leodis McKelvin | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 2 |
Kansas City Chiefs
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tyler Thigpen | 17/31 | 240 | 3 | 2 | 3 | -8.1 |
| Quinn Gray | 7/8 | 76 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6.1 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Larry Johnson | 7 | 81 | 11.6 | 0 | 1.9 |
| Tyler Thigpen | 3 | 29 | 9.7 | 0 | -1.0 |
| Quinn Gray | 1 | 27 | 27.0 | 0 | -0.8 |
| Jamaal Charles | 2 | 22 | 11.0 | 0 | 0.3 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rocky Boiman | 9 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bernard Pollard | 8 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Maurice Leggett | 6 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 |
| Jason Babin | 6 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jarrad Page | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brandon Carr | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| DaJuan Morgan | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Derrick Johnson | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Will Franklin | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ron Edwards | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Closing number vs result
Betting context
- Closing spread
- BUF -3
- Closing total
- 43
- BUF moneyline
- -145
- KC moneyline
- +135
Bills closed -3 and covered, winning by 23.
Total closed 43; the game landed 85 — over by 42.0.
Conditions and crew
Game environment
- Venue
- Arrowhead Stadium
- Roof / surface
- outdoors · grass
- Kickoff weather
- 50°F, wind 10 mph
- Referee
- Bill Leavy
- Rest
- BUF 6 days · KC 7 days
- Coaches
- Dick Jauron vs Herm Edwards