2012 Week 2 · Sun, Sep 16, 2012 · Ralph Wilson Stadium
Kansas City Chiefs
17
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Buffalo BillsWinner
35
BUF -3 ✓O 45 ✓
Buffalo Bills 35–17 — 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 · KC
23/42, 301 yds, 2 TD, 1 INT
-2.3 expected points added · -1.1% completion over expected
Passing · BUF
10/19, 178 yds, 2 TD, 0 INT
7.4 expected points added · -9.0% completion over expected
Full stat lines
Box score
Kansas City Chiefs
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matt Cassel | 23/42 | 301 | 2 | 1 | 5 | -2.3 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Peyton Hillis | 11 | 66 | 6.0 | 0 | -2.4 |
| Shaun Draughn | 5 | 56 | 11.2 | 0 | 3.4 |
| Matt Cassel | 2 | 25 | 12.5 | 0 | 2.6 |
| Jamaal Charles | 6 | 3 | 0.5 | 0 | -3.0 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dwayne Bowe | 8 | 15 | 102 | 2 | 37% | 7.3 |
| Jon Baldwin | 3 | 6 | 62 | 0 | 15% | 2.8 |
| Dexter McCluster | 4 | 5 | 32 | 0 | 12% | 1.1 |
| Kevin Boss | 1 | 1 | 29 | 0 | 2% | 3.1 |
| Peyton Hillis | 2 | 3 | 25 | 0 | 7% | -0.8 |
| Shaun Draughn | 1 | 2 | 23 | 0 | 5% | 0.7 |
| Jamaal Charles | 3 | 4 | 19 | 0 | 10% | -2.6 |
| Tony Moeaki | 1 | 4 | 9 | 0 | 10% | -1.4 |
| Steve Breaston | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2% | -1.4 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abram Elam | 5 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Derrick Johnson | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Justin Houston | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Javier Arenas | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Eric Berry | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tamba Hali | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dontari Poe | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Stanford Routt | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Edgar Jones | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brandon Siler | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Buffalo Bills
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ryan Fitzpatrick | 10/19 | 178 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7.4 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C.J. Spiller | 15 | 123 | 8.2 | 2 | 7.7 |
| Tashard Choice | 8 | 37 | 4.6 | 0 | 1.6 |
| Ryan Fitzpatrick | 4 | 34 | 8.5 | 0 | 4.1 |
| Johnny White | 5 | 11 | 2.2 | 0 | -1.5 |
| Brad Smith | 2 | 5 | 2.5 | 0 | -2.2 |
| Tyler Thigpen | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | 0 | 0.2 |
| Dorin Dickerson | 1 | -8 | -8.0 | 0 | -1.7 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steve Johnson | 2 | 5 | 56 | 1 | 26% | 4.8 |
| Scott Chandler | 2 | 5 | 53 | 1 | 26% | 2.7 |
| C.J. Spiller | 3 | 3 | 47 | 0 | 16% | 3.8 |
| Brad Smith | 1 | 1 | 16 | 0 | 5% | 1.0 |
| Trevor Graham | 1 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 5% | 0.4 |
| Tashard Choice | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5% | -1.4 |
| Donald Jones | 1 | 3 | -1 | 0 | 16% | -3.8 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jairus Byrd | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
| Stephon Gilmore | 7 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 3 |
| Nick Barnett | 2 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Terrence McGee | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| George Wilson | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Da'Norris Searcy | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kyle Williams | 2 | 1 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mark Anderson | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Nigel Bradham | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Aaron Williams | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
Closing number vs result
Betting context
- Closing spread
- BUF -3
- Closing total
- 45
- KC moneyline
- +147
- BUF moneyline
- -163
Bills closed -3 and covered, winning by 18.
Total closed 45; the game landed 52 — over by 7.0.
Conditions and crew
Game environment
- Venue
- Ralph Wilson Stadium
- Roof / surface
- outdoors · a turf
- Kickoff weather
- 66°F, wind 11 mph
- Referee
- Robert Dalton
- Rest
- KC 7 days · BUF 7 days
- Coaches
- Romeo Crennel vs Chan Gailey