2012 Week 14 · Sun, Dec 9, 2012 · Ralph Wilson Stadium
St. Louis RamsWinner
15
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Buffalo Bills
12
BUF -3.5 upsetU 42 ✓
St. Louis Rams 15–12 — decided on the final possessions.
Pre-2018 game — box score & context only; play-by-play visuals start in 2018
Who moved the needle
Top performers
Passing · BUF
25/33, 247 yds, 1 TD, 1 INT
0.3 expected points added · +13.1% completion over expected
Full stat lines
Box score
St. Louis Rams
Buffalo Bills
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ryan Fitzpatrick | 25/33 | 247 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0.3 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C.J. Spiller | 7 | 37 | 5.3 | 0 | 1.6 |
| Fred Jackson | 9 | 14 | 1.6 | 0 | -8.2 |
| Ryan Fitzpatrick | 3 | 5 | 1.7 | 0 | -2.2 |
| Trevor Graham | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steve Johnson | 6 | 8 | 71 | 0 | 24% | 1.8 |
| Scott Chandler | 5 | 5 | 71 | 0 | 15% | 4.4 |
| Trevor Graham | 3 | 7 | 33 | 0 | 21% | -2.3 |
| Donald Jones | 3 | 5 | 33 | 0 | 15% | -0.8 |
| Fred Jackson | 5 | 5 | 16 | 0 | 15% | 0.2 |
| C.J. Spiller | 1 | 1 | 15 | 0 | 3% | 2.5 |
| Brad Smith | 1 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 3% | -0.4 |
| Lee Smith | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3% | 1.0 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nick Barnett | 5 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kelvin Sheppard | 2 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Jairus Byrd | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bryan Scott | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Spencer Johnson | 1 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mario Williams | 2 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Leodis McKelvin | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Arthur Moats | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Justin Rogers | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ron Brooks | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
Closing number vs result
Betting context
- Closing spread
- BUF -3.5
- Closing total
- 42
- STL moneyline
- +171
- BUF moneyline
- -190
Bills closed -3.5 and lost outright — an upset against the closing number.
Total closed 42; the game landed 27 — under by 15.0.
Conditions and crew
Game environment
- Venue
- Ralph Wilson Stadium
- Roof / surface
- outdoors · a turf
- Kickoff weather
- 37°F, wind 14 mph
- Referee
- Gene Steratore
- Rest
- STL 7 days · BUF 7 days
- Coaches
- Jeff Fisher vs Chan Gailey