2016 Week 3 · Sun, Sep 25, 2016 · New Era Field
Arizona Cardinals
18
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Buffalo BillsWinner
33
ARI -5 upsetO 48 ✓
Buffalo Bills 33–18.
Pre-2018 game — box score & context only; play-by-play visuals start in 2018
Who moved the needle
Top performers
Passing · ARI
26/50, 287 yds, 0 TD, 4 INT
-12.0 expected points added · -7.6% completion over expected
Passing · BUF
14/25, 119 yds, 0 TD, 1 INT
-7.0 expected points added · -7.8% completion over expected
Full stat lines
Box score
Arizona Cardinals
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carson Palmer | 26/50 | 287 | 0 | 4 | 5 | -12.0 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| David Johnson | 19 | 83 | 4.4 | 2 | 0.2 |
| Chris Johnson | 2 | 5 | 2.5 | 0 | -0.4 |
| Drew Butler | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | -9.8 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Brown | 6 | 11 | 70 | 0 | 22% | -2.3 |
| Michael Floyd | 4 | 11 | 65 | 0 | 22% | -5.9 |
| Larry Fitzgerald | 7 | 12 | 60 | 0 | 24% | -0.0 |
| Jaron Brown | 3 | 6 | 49 | 0 | 12% | -1.5 |
| David Johnson | 3 | 6 | 28 | 0 | 12% | -0.5 |
| Darren Fells | 2 | 2 | 15 | 0 | 4% | 2.2 |
| Jermaine Gresham | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2% | -0.5 |
| Troy Niklas | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2% | -0.7 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tony Jefferson | 5 | 3 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Marcus Cooper | 5 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Patrick Peterson | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
| Kevin Minter | 4 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tyrann Mathieu | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tyvon Branch | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Markus Golden | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Calais Campbell | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Chandler Jones | 3 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| D.J. Swearinger | 1 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Buffalo Bills
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tyrod Taylor | 14/25 | 119 | 0 | 1 | 4 | -7.0 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LeSean McCoy | 17 | 110 | 6.5 | 2 | 2.4 |
| Tyrod Taylor | 9 | 76 | 8.4 | 1 | 2.8 |
| Mike Gillislee | 3 | 20 | 6.7 | 0 | 2.1 |
| Jonathan Williams | 3 | 2 | 0.7 | 0 | -2.1 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Robert Woods | 6 | 8 | 51 | 0 | 32% | 0.1 |
| Nick O'Leary | 1 | 1 | 28 | 0 | 4% | 1.7 |
| Walt Powell | 3 | 5 | 28 | 0 | 20% | -0.1 |
| LeSean McCoy | 3 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 16% | -1.5 |
| Marquise Goodwin | 1 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 20% | -0.1 |
| Charles Clay | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8% | -1.4 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zach Brown | 8 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Corey White | 8 | 1 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
| Kyle Williams | 2 | 2 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Corey Graham | 4 | 0 | 1.0 | 1 | 3 |
| Stephon Gilmore | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 2 | 4 |
| Preston Brown | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lorenzo Alexander | 1 | 2 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Corbin Bryant | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Robert Blanton | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nickell Robey | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
Closing number vs result
Betting context
- Closing spread
- ARI -5
- Closing total
- 48
- ARI moneyline
- -218
- BUF moneyline
- +195
Cardinals closed -5 and lost outright — an upset against the closing number.
Total closed 48; the game landed 51 — over by 3.0.
Conditions and crew
Game environment
- Venue
- New Era Field
- Roof / surface
- outdoors · a turf
- Kickoff weather
- 64°F, wind 8 mph
- Referee
- Walt Anderson
- Rest
- ARI 7 days · BUF 10 days
- Coaches
- Bruce Arians vs Rex Ryan