2011 BUFFALO BILLS FOOTBALL

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1 2011 BUFFALO BILLS FOOTBALL Regular Season Week 4 October 2, :00 PM Paul Brown Stadium CBS-TV BILLS 2011 REGULAR SEASON STATS - THROUGH WEEK 3 WON 3, LOST 0 * RUSHING No. Yds Avg Long TD 09/11 W 41-7 at Kansas City 68,755 Jackson t 3 09/18 W Oakland 68,191 Spiller /25 W New England 68,174 B. Smith /02 at Cincinnati J. White /09 Philadelphia Fitzpatrick /16 at New York Giants Jones /30 Washington TEAM t 4 11/06 New York Jets OPPONENTS /13 at Dallas * RECEIVING No. Yds Avg Long TD 11/20 at Miami St. Johnson /27 at New York Jets Nelson /04 Tennessee Jones /11 at San Diego Chandler /18 Miami Jackson /24 Denver Spiller /01 at New England Parrish Buff. Opp. TEAM TOTAL FIRST DOWNS OPPONENTS t 7 Rushing * INTERCEPTIONS No. Yds Avg Long TD Passing Florence Penalty 10 4 McKelvin rd Down: Made/Att 15/36 14/34 Wilson rd Down Pct Scott th Down: Made/Att 2/3 3/3 Searcy th Down Pct TEAM POSSESSION AVG. 32:11 27:49 OPPONENTS TOTAL NET YARDS * PUNTING No. Yds Avg Net TB In Lg B Avg. Per Game Moorman Total Plays TEAM Avg. Per Play OPPONENTS NET YARDS RUSHING * PUNT RETURNS Ret FC Yds Avg Long TD Avg. Per Game Parrish Total Rushes Spiller NET YARDS PASSING TEAM Avg. Per Game OPPONENTS Sacked/Yards Lost 2/13 2/14 * KICKOFF RETURNS No. Yds Avg Long TD Gross Yards B. Smith Att./Completions 112/72 114/75 Spiller Completion Pct TEAM Had Intercepted 4 6 OPPONENTS PUNTS/AVERAGE 12/ /44.5 * FIELD GOALS NET PUNTING AVG. 12/ /39.4 Lindell 0/ 0 3/ 3 1/ 2 1/ 1 0/0 PENALTIES/YARDS 17/133 17/181 TEAM 0/ 0 3/ 3 1/ 2 1/ 1 0/0 FUMBLES/BALL LOST 1/0 3/3 OPPONENTS 0/ 0 1/ 1 0/ 0 0/ 1 0/0 TOUCHDOWNS Lindell: (29G,38G)(25G,39B)(42G,28G) Rushing 4 3 OPP: (49N)()(23G) Passing 9 7 Returns 1 0 * SCORE BY PERIODS Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 OT PTS TEAM OPPONENTS * SCORING TD-Ru-Pa-Rt K-PAT FG S PTS Lindell /14 5/ Chandler Jackson St. Johnson Florence Jones Nelson Spiller TEAM /14 5/ OPPONENTS /10 1/ Pt Conv: TM 0-0, OPP 0-0 SACKS: Sp. Johnson 1, Scott 1, TM 2, OPP 2 FUM/LOST: Fitzpatrick 1/0 * PASSING Att Cmp Yds Cmp% Yds/Att TD TD% Int Int% Long Sack/Lost Rating Fitzpatrick / B. Smith / TEAM / OPPONENTS t 2/

2 2011 BUFFALO BILLS FOOTBALL Regular Season Week 4 October 2, :00 PM Paul Brown Stadium CBS-TV DEFENSIVE STATS SPECIAL TEAMS/DEFENSIVE STATS DEFENSIVE TACKLES PLAYER Solo Assist TFL TOTAL N. Barnett J. Byrd G. Wilson B. Scott L. McKelvin M. Dareus D. Florence S. Merriman K. Williams A. Davis A. Williams D. Edwards C. Kelsay D. Batten S. Johnson Sp. Johnson K. Sheppard K. Heard R. Corner A. Carrington TOTAL QUARTERBACK SACKS B. Scott 1 Sp. Johnson 1 TOTAL 2.0 INTERCEPTIONS D. Florence 2 D. Searcy 1 G. Wilson 1 B. Scott 1 L. McKelvin 1 TOTAL 6 DEFENSIVE FUMBLE RECOVERIES D. Batten 1 L. McKelvin 1 TOTAL 2 DEFENSIVE FORCED FUMBLES G. Wilson 1 N. Barnett 1 TOTAL 2 PASSES DEFENSED D. Florence 4 L. McKelvin 2 J. Byrd 2 N. Barnett 1 D. Searcy 1 G. Wilson 1 B. Scott 1 R. Corner 1 C. Kelsay 1 M. Dareus 1 TOTAL 14 SPECIAL TEAMS TACKLES PLAYER Solo Assist TOTAL C. White J. White B. Scott K. Sheppard A. Williams D. Batten C. McIntyre G. Wilson L. McKelvin R. Lindell D. Searcy A. Moats TOTAL SPECIAL TEAMS FORCED FUMBLES C. White 1 TOTAL 1 SPECIAL TEAMS FUMBLE RECOVERIES K. Sheppard 1 TOTAL 1 BILLS 2011 RANKINGS OFFENSE Category Total AFC Rank NFL Rank Total Yards/Game nd 3rd Points Per Game st 1st Passing Yards/Game th 11th Passing Yards/Attempt 7.3 T-5th T-10th Interceptions 4 T-10th T-21st Rushing Yards/Game nd 4th Rushing Yards/Play 5.6 1st 2nd Times Sacked 2 T-1st T-1st 1st Downs/Game rd 3rd 3rd Down Effi ciency 41.7% 6th 10th 4th Down Effi ciency 66.7% T-5th T-9th Time of Possession 32:11 5th 9th Punt Return Average 8.9 9th 17th Kick Return Average th 30th Net Punt Average th 9th Field Goal Percentage 83.3% T-8th T-19th DEFENSE Category Total AFC Rank NFL Rank Total Yards/Game th 26th Points Per Game th 21st Passing Yards/Game th 24th Passing Yards/Attempt th T-12th Interceptions 6 1st 1st Rushing Yards/Game th 24th Rushing Yards/Play th 25th Sacks 2 16th 32nd 1st Downs/Game th T-26th 3rd Down Effi ciency th 22nd 4th Down Effi ciency 100.0% T-14th T-29th Time of Possession 27:49 5th 9th Punt Return Average th 20th Kick Return Average th 3rd Net Punt Average th 21st Field Goal Percentage 50.0% T-1st T-1st 3

3 2011 BUFFALO BILLS FOOTBALL Regular Season Week 4 October 2, :00 PM Paul Brown Stadium CBS-TV 1ST Buffalo became the fi rst team in NFL history to win backto-back games after trailing by 18 or more points in each at one point (21-3 vs. Oakland, 21-0 vs. New England). BY THE NUMBERS 8-1 Buffalo s record when RB Fred Jackson rushes for 100 yards or more. Jackson rushed for 112 yards in Week One s 41-7 victory against Kansas City. 1 The Bills are the only team in the NFL to feature three players with three or more touchdowns in 2011 (TE Scott Chandler - 4; RB Fred Jackson and WR Stevie Johnson - 3). 3 Quarterbacks in the NFL with three or more games of fourplus touchdown passes since the start of the 2010 season - Ryan Fitzpatrick, Tom Brady and Eli Manning. 3 The number of seventh-round selections listed as starters on the Bills offense - QB Ryan Fitzpatrick (STL), WR Stevie Johnson and LT Demetrius Bell. 3RD QB Ryan Fitzpatrick became the third Bills quarterback in team history to post three 4-touchdown passing games in his Bills career. Fitzpatrick tied a career-high with four touchdown passes in Week One at Kansas City. Jim Kelly has the most in franchise history with 10 and Joe Ferguson achieved the feat five times. 4TH The Bills were only the fourth team in NFL history to score three go-ahead touchdowns in the fourth quarter of one game in Week Two vs. Oakland (NY Giants vs. St. Louis Cardinals , Miami vs. NY Jets and Oakland vs. Pittsburgh ). 4 First-time captains for the Bills in QB Ryan Fitzpatrick, RB Fred Jackson, LB Andra Davis and NT Kyle Williams were all voted captains for the fi rst time this year. 5 The top 5 jerseys sold in The Bills Store since the uniform launch on June 24th 1) #99 Marcell Dareus, 2) #13 Stevie Johnson, 3) #14 Ryan Fitzpatrick, 4) #22 Fred Jackson, 5) #28 CJ Spiller. 5 Starting quarterbacks on NFL Kickoff Weekend rosters who were drafted in the 6th round or later (including undrafted players). The group consists of Buffalo s Ryan Fitzpatrick, Dallas Tony Romo, Kansas City s Matt Cassel, New England s Tom Brady and Tennessee s Matt Hasselbeck. 7 Number of players in 2011 to score a touchdown for Buffalo - tying with Houston, NY Giants and NY Jets as having the most players to cross the end zone in The number of yards Buffalo is averaging on fi rst-down plays (99-788) which leads the NFL. 10 Buffalo has defeated Cincinnati in each of their previous 10 regular season games - the longest current winning streak in the NFL over one opponent - and tied as the longest in team history (NY Jets, ). 14 Rookies and fi rst year players on the Bills Kickoff Weekend roster. Tied for the second-most in the AFC. 16 Number of 300-pound players on the Buffalo Bills Kickoff Weekend roster. The most of any team in the NFL. 26 The number of years that have passed since AHC/ILB coach Dave Wannstedt coached a position group at the college or professional level. This is his fi rst year that he has coached a position at the NFL level. 30 Buffalo has scored 30 points or more in each of their fi rst three games for the fourth time in team history, fi rst since The number of consecutive games RB Fred Jackson has played. His streak is the third-longest among active NFL running backs (Thomas Jones (KC) 90; Rock Cartwright (Oak) 60). 113 The number of points Buffalo has scored in its fi rst three games of the 2011 season - the most in team history through Weeks One-Three A career-high passer rating posted by QB Ryan Fitzpatrick in Week One at Kansas City. It was the highest quarterback rating in the NFL for Kickoff Weekend. 163 The number of consecutive games P Brian Moorman has appeared in - ranks as the most consecutive games played among active NFL punters. 175 The number of consecutive games K Rian Lindell has played in - ranks as the second most consecutive games played among active NFL kickers (Ryan Longwell, MIN - 227) Average weight of the Buffalo Bills players from the Kickoff Weekend roster. The highest average in the NFL. 4

4 2010 BUFFALO BILLS FOOTBALL Regular Season Week 4 October 2, :00 PM Paul Brown Stadium CBS-TV LAST GAME - BILLS-PATRIOTS Sunday, September 25, 2011 Ralph Wilson Stadium 68,174 The Bills put together their second straight come-frombehind victory to defeat the Patriots and snapped their 15-game losing streak to New England in front of a home crowd at Ralph Wilson Stadium. Patriots QB Tom Brady connected with WR Wes Welker on 16 plays for 217 yards and two touchdowns. Another favorite receiver of Brady was TE Rob Gronkowski who had a 100-yard receiving day and added two touchdowns. New England quickly went up 21-0 with six minutes left in the second quarter, but just like last week the Bills kept their heads up and climbed right back in it. On Tom Brady s fi rst pass of the second half, CB Leodis McKelvin cut off the route and intercepted the pass, setting up a three-yard touchdown pass to TE Scott Chandler. The next two Patriots drives, the Bills were able to hold them to just three points. S George Wilson was able to pick off another Brady pass, the third Bills interception that led to points. RB Fred Jackson ran up the middle for a one yard touchdown to tie the game Bills CB Drayton Florence intercepted Brady in New England territory and ran it back for a 27 yard touchdown return. This touchdown gave the Bills the lasting momentum that would indeed favor them. With 3:25 remaining and a tied game at 31-31, QB Ryan Fitzpatrick connected with RB Fred Jackson for a 39-yard catchand-run down to the one-yard line. After a series of kneels, K Rian Lindell came on the fi eld and coverted a 28-yard game-winning fi eld goal as time expired. TEAM F PATRIOTS BILLS TM QTR. TIME SCORING PLAY DRIVE SCR NE 1 9:45 W. Welker 14 yd. pass from QB T. Brady (S. Gostkowski kick) 9-80, 5: NE 1 6:01 R. Gronkowski 1 yd. pass from QB T. Brady (S. Gostowski kick) 6-35, 2: NE 2 6:01 R. Gronkowski 26 yd. pass from QB T. Brady (S. Gostowski kick) 5-65, 1: BUF 2 1:56 St. Johnson 11 yd. pass from QB T. Brady (R. Lindell kick) 7-96, 4: BUF 2 0:03 R. Lindell 42 yd. fi eld goal 10-66, 1: BUF 3 9:34 S. Chandler 3 yd. pass from QB T. Brady (R. Lindell kick) 7-39, 3: NE 3 4:51 S. Gostowski 23 yd. fi eld goal 10-81, 4: BUF 4 10:36 F. Jackson 1 yd. run (R. Lindell kick) 2-95, 0: BUF 4 10:22 D. Florence 27 yd. interception return (R. Lindell kick) NE 4 3:25 W. Welker 6 yd. pass from T. Brady (S. Gostowski kick) 15-71, 6: BUF 4 0:00 R. Lindell 28 yd. fi eld goal 8-70, 3: TEAM STATS BUF NE First Downs Rushes-Yards Net Passing Yards Total Net Yards Passing (A-C-I) Sacked by Opp Punts-Average Fumbles-Lost Penalties Time of Poss. 28:45 31:15 RUSHING BILLS: F. Jackson 12-74,1 TD; B. Smith 2-6, C. Spiller 1-3, D. Jones 1-2, R. Fitzpatrick 4 (-6) PATRIOTS: S. Ridley 7-44; D. Woodhead 6-21; W. Welker 1-19; B. Green-Ellis 9-16; T. Brady 1-5; J. Edelman 2-3 PASSING BILLS: R. Fitzpatrick , 2 TD, 2 INTs PATRIOTS: T. Brady , 4 TD, 4 INTs RECEIVING BILLS: St. Johnson 8-94, 1 TD; D. Nelson 6-84; D. Jones 5-101; F. Jackson 5-87; S. Chandler 2-10; C. Spiller 1- (-7) PATRIOTS: W. Welker , 2 TD; R. Gronkowski 7-109, 2 TD; D. Woodhead 3-20; C. Ochocinco 2-28; S. Ridley 1-8; J. Edelman 1-5 WHAT TO LOOK FOR..... OFFENSE QB Ryan Fitzpatrick 32 completions to move ahead of Dennis Shaw (485) for eighth-most in team history 55 passing yards to tally 8,000 in his career 159 passing yards for 1,000 in 2011 RB Fred Jackson Two rushing touchdowns to reach 15 in his career 82 scrimmage yards to reach 500 on the season WR Stevie Johnson 59 receiving yards to total 1,500 in his career One touchdown catch to mark the 15th of his career TE Scott Chandler One touchdown catch to become the fi rst Bills tight end with fi ve in a season since 2004 (Mark Campbell, 5) RT Erik Pears One game played to total 50 in his career. DEFENSE FS Jairus Byrd 45 interception return yards to reach 200 for his career CB Leodis McKelvin One pass defensed to reach 20 his career S George Wilson One interception to tally 10 in his career NT Kyle Williams 1.5 sacks to tally 15 in his career DT Spencer Johnson One fumble recovery to total 5 in his career LB Shawne Merriman 1.5 sacks to tally 45 in his career LB Chris Kelsay 0.5 sack to break a tie with Fred Smerlas for 10th on the team s all-time sack chart (25.5)... SPECIAL TEAMS K Rian Lindell One fi eld goal made to mark the 255th of his career Four fi eld goals to reach 200 as a Bill P Brian Moorman One punt inside the 20 to mark the 225th of his career KR Brad Smith 11 KOR yards to reach 2,000 in his career 5

5 2010 BUFFALO BILLS FOOTBALL Regular Season Week 4 October 2, :00 PM Paul Brown Stadium CBS-TV BILLS-BENGALS BROHM IN NFL DEBUT SERIES Buffalo and Cincinnati will meet for the 25th time in the regular season this week, with the Bills holding a 15-9 record against the Bengals. The Bills and Bengals are playing for the 13th time in Cincinnati where the series is tied at six games each. This week s game will mark the fourth meeting between the two teams in the month of October, with the Bills owning a 3-0 mark. BILLS-BENGALS BROHM IN NFL SERIES DEBUT HIGHS Rushing Yards Bills: 197, O.J. Simpson CIN Bengals: 141, Harold Green BUF Receiving Yards Bills: 220, James Lofton BUF Bengals: 156, Billy Brooks BUF Passing Yards Bills: 392, Jim Kelly BUF Bengals: 447, Ken Anderson CIN TALE BROHM OF THE IN TAPE NFL - DEBUT 2011 STATS Bills Category Bengals 3-0 Record Points Scored Points Allowed Touchdowns Scored 5 10 Touchdowns Allowed 6 4 Rushing TDs 1 9 Passing TDs 4 0 Return TDs 0 3 Rushing TDs Allowed 2 7 Passing TDs Allowed 4 0 Return TDs Allowed 0 2/13 Sacked/Yards Lost 7/48 1/0 Fumbles/Lost 1/1 4 Had Intercepted 2 5/6 Field Goals Made/Attempted 7/ Average Yards Per Game Opp. Average Yards Per Game Average Rushing Yards Per Game Opp. Avg. Rushing Yards Per Game Average Passing Yards Per Game Opp, Avg. Passing Yards Per Game Turnover Ratio +1 32:11 Average Time of Possession 28:16 3/4/11 NFL Rank-Total Offense/Run/Pass 25/17/24 26/23/24 NFL Rank-Total Defense/Run/Pass 3/7/5 vs. Philadelphia Next Jacksonville CONNECTIONS - BILLS-BENGALS Bills = bold italic; Bengals = bold FORMER BILLS/BENGALS Bills QB Ryan Fitzpatrick played for the Bengals during 2007 and 2008 seasons, fi nishing his stint in Cincinnati with 1,905 passing yards and 8 TDs, while also rushing for 304 yards and two TDs. Bengals WR coach Mike Sheppard was the offensive coordinator for the Bills in Bengals CB Nate Clements played for the Bills from During his time in Buffalo he totaled 434 tackles and 23 INT s. AREA CONNECTIONS Buffalo C Eric Wood was born and raised in Cincinnati, OH and attended Elder High School. NFL CONNECTIONS Buffalo HC Chan Gailey held the same position in Dallas ( ) with Bengals DC Mike Zimmer on staff. Bills DC George Edwards and Bengals AST coach Paul Guenther coached on the same Washington staff together from , while Cincinnati S&CC Chip Morton was the Redskins head strength and conditioning coach for the 2002 season. Edwards was coaching the LBs for Miami in 2008 when Bengals S Chris Crocker was on the Dolphins roster. Bills LB Andra Davis and Bengals S Chris Crocker played three seasons together, , with the Cleveland Browns. Buffalo FB Corey McIntyre and Bengals S Chris Crocker played on the same 2007 Atlanta Falcons team. Bills OT Erik Pears and DT Kellen Heard along with Bengals QB Bruce Gradkowski and LB Thomas Howard played together in Oakland in 2009 and Buffalo TE David Martin ( ) and LB Nick Barnett ( ) played with Bengals TE Donald Lee in Green Bay. Bills QB/WR Brad Smith and Bengals K Mike Nugent were on the same New York Jets squad from Two Bills players played with Bengals S Gibril Wilson while with the Miami Dolphins for the 2009 season; Bills QB Tyler Thigpen and TE David Martin. Multiple Bills players were born and raised in Ohio: CB Reggie Corner (Canton) and G Eric Wood (Cincinnati). COLLEGE CONNECTIONS Bills HC Chan Gailey coached Bengals LB/DE Michael Johnson from while he held the same position at Georgia Tech. Bills WR David Nelson and Bengals WR Andre Caldwell and DE Carlos Dunlap were all teammates with the Florida Gators during the 2007 season, when the team ended up with a 9-4 record and No. 13 national ranking. Bills QB Tyler Thigpen threw to Bengals WR Jerome Simpson at Coastal Carolina from In Thigpen s fi nal year with Simpson he threw for 3,296 yards with Simpson totaling 1,077 receiving yards. Bills RB Johnny White and DB Da Norris Searcy both played college ball with Bengals WR Brandon Tate at North Carolina during the seasons. Buffalo C Eric Wood and Bengals LB Brandon Johnson played at Louisville together for Wood s freshman year and Johnson s senior year in Bills CB Aaron Williams and LB Roddrick Muckelroy were teammates during the seasons at Texas. Bills DE Marcell Dareus and Bengals OT Andre Smith played at Alabama together during the 2008 season. 6

6 2011 BUFFALO BILLS FOOTBALL Regular Season Week 4 October 2, :00 PM Paul Brown Stadium CBS-TV GAILEY ENTERS YEAR TWO Chan Gailey is in his second year as the head coach of the Buffalo Bills in His reputation as an innovative offensive coach continued to fl ourish in 2010 as the Bills offense was one of nine teams to feature a 3,000- yard passer, 1,000-yard receiver and a running back with over 1,000 yards from scrimmage. GAILEY S RECORD AS A COACH NFL Head Coach record - reg. season (three seasons) NFL Head Coach record - postseason NFL assistant record - regular season (13 seasons) NFL assistant record - postseason World League Head Coach (two seasons) College Head Coach (nine seasons) College assistant coach (nine seasons) Career Total (35 seasons) SUCCESS IN THE RED ZONE Buffalo s offense has converted 11 of their 14 drives inside of the red zone during the 2011 season into touchdowns. With a 78.6 percent red zone touchdown effi ciency mark, the Bills offense ranks third in the NFL through Week Three. Below is a look at the leaders in red zone touchdown effi ciency through the fi rst three games: NFL RED ZONE TOUCHDOWN EFFICIENCY RK. RZ DRIVES RZ TDs RZ TD % 1. NY Giants Oakland Buffalo New England NY Jets The Bills 11 touchdowns in the red zone are tied with New England as the most in the NFL. BILLS ALL-TIME RECORD W L T PCT. Home Games Road Games Playoff Games - Home Playoff Games - Road Neutral Site Playoff Games TOTALS BILLS COACHES IN SECOND SEASON Chan Gailey became the second head coach in team history to start off his second year at the helm of the Bills with a 3-0 record (Marv Levy, 1988) and the second time in his NFL head coaching tenure (Dallas, 1999). Below is a chart of Bills head coaches and their records in their second season with the franchise: Coach Year 2nd Season Record Buster Ramsey (4th AFL East) Lou Saban (T-1st AFL East) Joel Collier (T-3rd AFL East) John Rauch (4th AFL East) Chuck Knox (4th AFC East) Kay Stephenson (5th AFC East) Marv Levy (1st AFC East) Wade Phillips (2nd AFC East) Gregg Williams (4th AFC East) Mike Mularkey (3rd AFC East) Dick Jauron (2nd AFC East) Chan Gailey (1st AFC East) STRENGTH OF SCHEDULE Based on 2010 regular season records, the Bills 2011 opponents accumulated a record of for a strength of schedule of the second highest winning percentage among team opponents in Below is a list of the Bills 2011 opponents and their 2010 records: OPPONENT 2010 REC REC. 9/11 at Kansas City /18 OAKLAND /25 NEW ENGLAND /2 at Cincinnati /9 PHILADELPHIA /16 at New York Giants /30 WASHINGTON /6 NEW YORK JETS /13 at Dallas /20 at Miami /27 at New York Jets /4 TENNESSEE /11 at San Diego /18 MIAMI /24 DENVER /1 at New England TOTAL (53.5%) (45.8%) Below is a list of the NFL teams whose opponents have the highest winning percentage based on the 2011 regular season schedule: RK TEAM SCHEDULE STRENGTH 1. Carolina Panthers.555 ( ) 2. Buffalo Bills.535 ( ) T3. Seven Teams.520 ( ) 7

7 2011 BUFFALO BILLS FOOTBALL Regular Season Week 4 October 2, :00 PM Paul Brown Stadium CBS-TV 8 EDWARDS EYES 3-4 OVERHAUL George Edwards is in his second season as the team s defensive coordinator. The Bills defense intercepted New England QB Tom Brady four times on Sunday and held the Patriots to 10 second-half points after allowing 21 in the fi rst two quarters. Below is a look at where the defense ranks through Week Three: RANKINGS IN THE NFL (AFC) Interceptions: 6, 1st in NFL (1st) Passes Defensed: 15, T-12th in NFL (T-6th) DEFENSE LIMITING OPPONENT S SCORING Buffalo s defense has held opponents to 24 points in the second half in 2011 games - tied as the seventh-fewest in the league. NFL SECOND HALF POINTS ALLOWED RK. TEAM 2nd HALF PTS. ALLOWED 1. Detroit Tennessee Tampa Bay Pittsburgh 21 T5. Baltimore, Washington 23 T7. Buffalo, Seattle 24 DeHAVEN RETURNS TO BUFFALO In his second season as the team s Special Teams Coordinator, Bruce DeHaven s kickoff unit has forced opposing teams to begin their offensive drives at the 18.9 yard line - tied for the fi fth-best average in the NFL (2nd in the AFC): 2011 AVG. OPP. STARTING POS. AFTER KICKOFF RK. TEAM OPP STARTING LINE. 1. Tampa Bay New England Chicago St. Louis 18.8 T5. Buffalo 18.9 Atlanta 18.9 Buffalo s special teams unit also ranks fi rst in the league with nine of their opponent s drives after kickoffs in 2011 beginning inside of their 20 yard line: 2011 OPPONENT DRIVES AFTER KICKOFF INSIDE 20 RK. TEAM INSIDE Buffalo 9 T2. Cleveland, New England, NY Jets 6 MODKINS RUNNING THE O Curtis Modkins is in his second year as the team s Offensive Coordinator/Running Backs coach. On Sunday vs. New England, Buffalo rallied back from a 21-0 defi cit and totaled 448 yards of offense to defeat the Patriots, Below is a look at where the offense ranks through Week Three: RANKINGS IN THE NFL (AFC) Scoring: 37.7, 1st in NFL Yards on First Down Plays: 7.96, 1st in NFL First Downs/Game: 27.0, 3rd in NFL (3rd) Total Offense: yards/game, 3rd in NFL (2nd) Rushing Yards Per Game: yards, 4th in NFL (2nd) Time of Possession: 32:11, 9th in NFL (5th) 3rd Down Efficiency: 41.7%, 10th in NFL (6th) LIGHTING UP THE SCOREBOARD The Bills rank fi rst in the NFL with an average of 37.7 points per game: NFL POINTS PER GAME RK. TEAM POINTS PER GAME 1. Buffalo 37.7 T2. New England 34.7 New Orleans Detroit Green Bay 33.0 FIRST DOWN EFFICIENCY Buffalo is averaging 7.96 yards per fi rst-down play in 2011 (99-788) to lead the NFL. Twenty-four plays on fi rst down have reached yards, ranking fi rst in the league. NFL YARDS PER FIRST-DOWN PLAY RK. TEAM 1st DWN-YDs AVG. 1. Buffalo New England Arizona Green Bay Oakland RUNNING DOWN THE FIELD In 2011, Buffalo s offense ranks fourth in the NFL with an average of rushing yards per game: NFL RUSHING YARDS PER GAME RK. TEAM RUSH YARDS PER GAME 1. Oakland Philadelphia Minnesota Buffalo Houston 138.0

8 2011 BUFFALO BILLS FOOTBALL Regular Season Week 4 October 2, :00 PM Paul Brown Stadium CBS-TV FITZ SLINGING THE BALL QB Ryan Fitzpatrick led Buffalo back from a 21-0 defi cit against New England to defeat the Patriots, on Sunday in his fourth fourth-quarter comeback in Buffalo. Fitzpatrick threw two touchdown passes and completed 27-of- 40 passes for 369 yards with two interceptions for a 92.6 QB rating. Fitzpatrick joins Joe Ferguson (1975) and Jim Kelly (1991 and 1992) as the third QB in Bills history to start a season with three straight multi-touchdown games. Below is a look at where Fitzpatrick ranks among the top quarterbacks through Week Three: FITZPATRICK RANKINGS IN THE NFL (AFC) Touchdown Passing Percent: 8.1, 2nd in NFL (2nd) Touchdown Passes: 9, T-2nd in NFL (2nd) Fourth Quarter QB Rating: 131.1, 4th in NFL (3rd) Percent of Passes for First Downs: 41.4, 4th in NFL (4th) Quarterback Rating: 103.5, 6th in NFL (2nd) 2011 NFL LEADING PASSERS - QB RATING RK. QB, TEAM ATT COMP YDS TD INT RATING 1. Rodgers, GB Brady, NE , Stafford, DET Brees, NO , Manning, NYG Fitzpatrick, BUF SETS CAREER-HIGH QB RATING IN 2011 SEASON OPENER Fitzpatrick made his fi rst Kickoff Weekend start in his seven-year career on September 11th and led the NFL with a personal-best QB rating. The Harvard product completed 17 of 25 passes for 208 yards and matched a career-high with four touchdowns. CLOSING IN ON 8,000 PASSING YARDS In his NFL career, Fitzpatrick has thrown for 7,945 passing yards on 751-of-1,286 passes along with 53 touchdowns and 45 interceptions. Fitzpatrick eclipsed the 7,000 passing yard plateau in Week 16 s game vs. New England in FITZPATRICK IN BILLS BOOKS Fitzpatrick ranks sixth in team history with 41 touchdown passes after posting two in Sunday s win against New England. He moved into sixth place with his third four-touchdown performance of his Bills career in Week One. MOST PASSING TOUCHDOWNS - BILLS RK. BILLS PASSING TDs 1. Jim Kelly, Joe Ferguson, Jack Kemp, Drew Bledsoe, Doug Flutie, Ryan Fitzpatrick, Fitzpatrick has completed 454-of-779 passes in his Bills career for a completion mark of 57.28% - ranking as the seventh-highest among Bills quarterbacks: HIGHEST COMPLETION PERCENTAGE - BILLS RK. BILLS CMP-ATT PCT. 5. Drew Bledsoe, , Frank Reich, Ryan Fitzpatrick, With 454 completions in his Buffalo tenure, Fitzpatrick ranks ninth in team history on the completions chart: MOST PASS COMPLETIONS - BILLS RK. BILLS COMPLETIONS 6. J.P. Losman, Trent Edwards, Dennis Shaw, Ryan Fitzpatrick, Rob Johnson, His 5,269 passing yards since joining the Bills in 2009 place Fitzpatrick ninth on the all-time list: MOST PASSING YARDS - BILLS RK. BILLS PASSING YDs 6. Dennis Shaw, , J.P. Losman, , Trent Edwards, , Ryan Fitzpatrick, , Rob Johnson, ,798 9

9 2011 BUFFALO BILLS FOOTBALL Regular Season Week 4 October 2, :00 PM Paul Brown Stadium CBS-TV JOHNSON: WHY SO SERIOUS WR Stevie Johnson caught a touchdown for the third straight game on Sunday and fi nished with eight receptions for 94 yards. Johnson leads the Bills with 256 receiving yards and shares the team lead of 20 catches with WR David Nelson. Fifteen of Johnson s 20 receptions have moved the chains for Buffalo s offense through Week Three. RANKINGS IN THE NFL (AFC) Receptions for First Downs: 15, T-4th in NFL (T-4th) Touchdown Catches: 3, T-6th in NFL (T-4th) Receptions: 20, T-7th in NFL (T-5th) Yards After Catch: 187, 8th in NFL (6th) JOHNSON S 2011 TOUCHDOWN STREAK With touchdown catches in each of the fi rst three games, Johnson and TE Scott Chandler are the third and fourth Bills to haul in scoring grabs in each of the fi rst three games of a season (Andre Reed and Eric Moulds ). JOHNSON SINCE 2010 In 2010, Johnson produced team and personal-bests of 82 catches for 1,073 receiving yards and 10 touchdowns. Johnson s 13 touchdown grabs since 2010 are fi fth in the NFL: NFL RECEIVING TOUCHDOWN LEADERS: CURRENT RK. PLAYER, Team REC. YDS TDs 1. Calvin Johnson, DET 93 1, Dwayne Bowe, KC 83 1, Rob Gronkowski, NE Greg Jennings, GB 94 1, Stevie Johnson, BUF 102 1, Since 2010, Johnson s 102 receptions are fi fth-most in the AFC (ninth in the NFL): AFC RECEPTIONS LEADERS: CURRENT RK. PLAYER, Team REC. YDS 1. Reggie Wayne, IND 125 1, Wes Welker, NE 117 1, Andre Johnson, HOU 107 1, Brandon Marshall, MIA 103 1, Stevie Johnson, BUF 102 1,329 MORE JOHNSON SINCE 10 THIRD-DOWN SUCCESS Johnson has caught 35 passes for 482 yards and four touchdowns on third-down plays since His 35 catches are second-most since 2010 on third-down plays: NFL 3rd DOWN RECEIVING YARDS LEADERS CURRENT RK. PLAYER, Team REC. YDS TD 1. Roddy White, ATL Stevie Johnson, BUF Davone Bess, MIA HOMEFIELD ADVANTAGE AMONG AFC WIDEOUTS Johnson ranks tied for fi fth in the NFL with 58 receptions in home games since the 2010 season: NFL HOME GAME RECEPTION LEADERS CURRENT RK. PLAYER, Team REC. YDS AVG T1. Santana Moss, WAS Jason Witten, DAL T3. Brandon Marshall, MIA Reggie Wayne, IND T5. Stevie Johnson, BUF Roddy White, ATL ROAD GAME SUCCESS Eight of Johnson s 13 touchdown catches since 2010 have occurred on the road, ranking as the fi fth-most touchdown catches in away contests: NFL AWAY GAME RECEIVING TOUCHDOWN LEADERS CURRENT RK. PLAYER, Team REC. YDS TD 1. Rob Gronkowski, NE T2. Dwayne Bowe, KC Calvin Johnson, DET Jeremy Maclin, PHI Stevie Johnson, BUF Johnson has recorded 10 catches for 25-plus yards in away games since 2010, tying for the second-most 25- plus yard receptions in road games: NFL AWAY GAME 25-PLUS YARD CATCHES CURRENT RK. PLAYER, Team REC. YDS 25-PLUS 1. DeSean Jackson, PHI T2. Stevie Johnson, BUF Miles Austin, DAL Greg Jennings, GB Andre Johnson, HOU Brandon Lloyd, DEN Mike Wallace, PIT

10 2011 BUFFALO BILLS FOOTBALL Regular Season Week 4 October 2, :00 PM Paul Brown Stadium CBS-TV WR NELSON UNDRAFTED SUCCESS Second-year wideout David Nelson posted six catches for 84 yards on Sunday. Nelson ranks tied for fi fth among wide receivers with 20 catches on the season for 233 yards: NFL WR RECEIVING LEADERS RK. PLAYER, Team REC. YDS TDs 1. Wes Welker, NE T2. Andre Johnson, HOU Mike Wallace, PIT Nate Washington, TEN T5. Stevie Johnson, BUF David Nelson, BUF Roddy White, ATL In Week Two, Nelson scored the game-winning touchdown on a six-yard reception with 14 seconds remaining vs. Oakland. CHANDLER CATCHES ON TE Scott Chandler caught his fourth touchdown of the season on Sunday to put Buffalo within four points of New England, On the season, Chandler has caught nine passes for 89 yards with four touchdowns - ranking second among tight ends in receiving touchdowns and tied for third in the NFL: NFL TIGHT END TOUCHDOWN LEADERS RK. PLAYER, Team REC. YDS TDs 1. Rob Gronkowski, NE Scott Chandler, BUF T3. Two players tied 3 Chandler joins former Bills WR Don Beebe (1991) as the second player in team history to post four receiving touchdowns through the fi rst three games of a season. JACKSON LEADING THE CHARGE RB Fred Jackson rushed for a team high 74 yards on Sunday, increasing his season total to 303 yards, marking the sixth time a Bill has had 300 or more yards rushing after the fi rst three games of a season. Below is a look at where Jackson ranks through Week Three in the NFL: RANKINGS IN THE NFL (AFC) Rushing Average: 6.4, T-2nd in NFL (T-2nd) Scrimmage Yards: 418, 3rd in NFL (3rd) Rushing Yards: 303, 4th in NFL (3rd) 2011 NFL RUSHING YARDS LEADERS RK. PLAYER ATT-YDS AVG. TDs 1. Darren McFadden, OAK LeSean McCoy, PHI Maurice Jones-Drew, JAC Fred Jackson, BUF Ben Tate, HOU NFL SCRIMMAGE YARDS LEADERS RK. PLAYER, TM TOTAL RUSH REC. T1. Darren McFadden, OAK Wes Welker, NE Fred Jackson, BUF JACKSON IN BILLS BOOKS Jackson ranks second in team history among running backs with 200-plus carries with a 4.56 average: HIGHEST RUSHING AVERAGE - BILLS RK. BILLS RUSH-YDS AVG. 1. O.J. Simpson 2,123-10, Fred Jackson 694-3, Cookie Gilchrist 676-3, Jackson ranks seventh in team history with 3,163 rushing yards: MOST RUSHING YARDS - BILLS RK. BILLS RUSHING YDS 6. Willis McGahee, , Fred Jackson, , Cookie Gilchrist, ,056 Jackson ranks 11th in team history with 4,381 scrimmage yards: 2011 NFL SCRIMMAGE YARDS LEADERS RK. PLAYER, TM TOTAL RUSH REC. 9. Frank Lewis 4, , Travis Henry 4,540 3, Fred Jackson 4,381 3,163 1,218 11

11 2011 BUFFALO BILLS FOOTBALL Regular Season Week 4 October 2, :00 PM Paul Brown Stadium CBS-TV JACKSON AMONG UNDRAFTEDS Jackson s career total of 3,163 rushing yards ranks fi fth-most among undrafted players who began their careers since the modern era in 1970: 1970-CURRENT NFL UNDRAFTED RUSHING LEADERS RK. PLAYER ATT-YDS AVG. TDs 1. Priest Holmes ( ) 1,780-8, Willie Parker ( ) 1,253-5, Ryan Grant (2007-present) 790-3, Doug Kotar ( ) 900-3, Fred Jackson (2007-present) 694-3, Dominic Rhodes ( ) 777-3, JACKSON DURABILL Jackson has appeared in a stretch of 58 consecutive games at running back - third-longest streak in NFL among active NFL running backs. THRILLER SPILLER Second-year RB/KR C.J. Spiller set a career-high in Week Two with 63 rushing yards on Sunday, including a careerlong scamper of 26 yards in the fourth quarter. Spiller scored the fi rst rushing touchdown of his career in Week One on a nine-yard run, fi nishing the game with 16 yards on fi ve carries and a fi ve yard reception. OFFENSIVE NOTES JONES REACHES CENTURY MARK WR Donald Jones set a career-high and recorded his fi rst 100-yard receiving game on Sunday fi nishing with fi ve catches for 101 yards. He is the 50th Bill in team history to register a 100-yard receiving game. OFFENSE REACHES 400 YARDS IN BACK-TO-BACK GAMES The Bills offense totaled 448 yards of offense in Sunday s win and reached 481 in Week Two s win vs. Oakland. This is the fi rst back-to-back 400-yard games in team history since 2002 (9/29 vs. Chicago - 10/13 at Houston). BARNETT SIDELINE-TO-SIDELINE Newly acquired inside linebacker Nick Barnett tallied 11 tackles on Sunday for his second straight double-digit tackle game. Barnett plays with an edge and a fi nd-the-way-to-the-ball mentality which paid off in Week Two. Barnett forced a fumble on Raiders RB Darren McFadden that was recovered by fellow LB Danny Batten. Buffalo scored a touchdown on the ensuing possession, to put the Bills within four points. Through Week Three, Barnett ranks tied for fourth in the NFL with 29 total tackles: NFL LEADING TACKLERS RK. PLAYER/TEAM POS TOTAL TACKLES 1. Pat Angerer, IND LB 41 T2. Sean Weatherspoon, ATL LB 30 D Well Jackson, CLE LB 30 T4. Nick Barnett, BUF LB 29 Sean Lee, DAL LB 29 Curtis Lofton, ATL LB 29 FLORENCE COVERS GROUND CB Drayton Florence gave Buffalo a lead in the fourth quarter of Sunday s game on a 27-yard interception return - his second pick six of his career. Since 2010, Florence ranks tied for sixth among AFC cornerbacks with 19 passes defensed: RK. PLAYER/TEAM PD 1. Brandon Carr, KC Joe Haden, CLE Antoine Cason, SD 21 T4. Brandon Flowers, KC 20 Devin McCourty, NE 20 T6. Drayton Florence, BUF 19 Antonio Cromartie, NYJ 19 FLORENCE FOUNDATION RAFFLE TO BENEFIT BUFFALO MILITARY FAMILIES The Drayton Florence Foundation has announced a raffl e for a game day experience package with proceeds going to help military families in the Buffalo area. The raffle is being conducted online at e29.com and kicks off today, the 10th anniversary of the September 11th tragedy. For just $10, you and a guest are entered into a drawing for a chance to watch the Buffalo Bills game on October 9, 2011 against the Philadelphia Eagles in style! The winner will be selected on Friday, September 30th and only 1000 tickets will be sold. 12

12 2011 BUFFALO BILLS FOOTBALL Regular Season Week 4 October 2, :00 PM Paul Brown Stadium CBS-TV WILLIAMS ADDED TO PRO BOWL NT Kyle Williams was selected to his fi rst Pro Bowl roster in 2011 after a 2010 season that featured a career-best 5.5 sacks and 77 tackles (54 solo), fi nishing second among NFL defensive linemen: RK. PLAYER/TEAM POS TOTAL TACKLES 1. Ahtyba Rubin, CLE NT Kyle Williams, BUF NT Justin Tuck, NYG DE 76 WILLIAMS GETS TO THE QB With 5.5 sacks in 2010, Williams ranked tied for seventh among NFL interior defensive linemen according to statspass.com: RK.PLAYER/TEAM SACKS-YARDS 1. Ndamukong Suh, DET Israel Idonije, CHI Tommy Kelly, OAK B.J. Raji, GB T5. Sedrick Ellis, NO Fred Robbins, STL T7. Kyle Williams, BUF Antonio Garay, SD Haloti Ngata, BAL Mike Wright, NE A FORCE IN THE MIDDLE Since entering the NFL in 2006, Williams ranks fourth with 293 total tackles among defensive linemen according to statspass.com: RK.PLAYER/TEAM TACKLES SOLO ASST 1. Justin Smith, CIN-SF Trent Cole, PHI Jared Allen, KC-MIN Kyle Williams, BUF Aaron Kampman, GB-JAC EDWARDS ON THE END DE Dwan Edwards tallied 57 tackles in 2010 in 11 games played and started in 2010, before suffering a season-ending injury in Week 12. At the time of being placed on IR, his 57 tackles ranked second among defensive linemen according to sats compiled on NFL.com: DEFENSIVE LINEMEN TACKLES - WEEKS 1-12 RK. PLAYER/TEAM POS TOTAL TACKLES 1. Kyle Williams, BUF NT Dwan Edwards, BUF DE Justin Tuck, NYG DE 56 LIGHTS OUT MERRIMAN ADDED TO D Shawne Merriman signed a contract extension with the Bills on January 1st, after joining the team off waivers in November of With 56 starts in 63 games since entering the NFL as a fi rst-round (12th overall) draft choice of San Diego in 2005, Merriman has totaled 231 tackles (177 solo) and 43.5 sacks. His 43.5 sacks since the 2005 season rank tied for eighth among NFL linebackers. The Maryland product posted 39.5 sacks in his fi rst three seasons which led the league in that time span. DEFENSIVE NOTES DEFENSE PICKS BRADY FOUR TIMES CBs Drayton Florence and Leodis McKelvin and DBs Bryan Scott and George Wilson each picked off Patriots QB Tom Brady in Sunday s game. BYRD POSTS DOUBLE DIGIT TACKLES IN SECOND STRAIGHT GAME FS Jairus Byrd led Buffalo s defense on Sunday with 12 total tackles, eight solo. In Week Two, Byrd tallied 10 total tackles. Byrd ranks tied for fi fth in the AFC with 21 solo tackles in SEARCY SEALS COMEBACK WIN VS. RAIDERS Rookie CB Da Norris Searcy intercepted a Raiders QB Jason Campbell Hail Mary pass as the game expired in Buffalo s end zone in Week Two, sealing Buffalo s a win. Searcy is the one of fi ve NFL rookies with an interception. BILLS UNVEIL NEW UNIFORMS Buffalo will sport a new look in The Bills - the only NFL team to change their uniform in unveiled new uniforms which incorporate the team s storied history along with a dynamic design. The Bills new uniforms marks the team s 15th different look, including their throwback jersey (2005) and AFL 50th Anniversary jersey (2009). The Bills have had fi ve major uniform changes and many other minor changes over the years. 13

13 2011 BUFFALO BILLS FOOTBALL Regular Season Week 4 October 2, :00 PM Paul Brown Stadium CBS-TV 14 LINDELL AMONG MOST CONSISTENT K Rian Lindell connected on a gamewinning 28-yard field goal as time expired to cap off Buffalo s win over New England on Sunday. The kick marked Lindell s 12th career game-winning conversion. Lindell converted four extra points and two field goals. On the season, Lindell has made all 14 extra point attempts and five-of-six field goal tries. Lindell has 196 field goals made with the Bills, which ranks second in team history (Steve Christie, 234). LINDELL ONE OF THE BEST IN NFL INSIDE 40 YARDS SINCE 2006 Since 2006, Lindell s field goal percentage inside 40 yards is fourth in the League among active kickers. He is one of only four active kickers with just three misses inside 40 yards since 2006 (min. 60 FGM). Below is a list of the best percentages on all field goals inside the 40 since the 2006 season (minimum 60 FGM). RK. PLAYER, TEAM FG S % 1. Matt Bryant, ATL % 2. John Kasay, CAR % 3. Nate Kaeding, SD % 4. Rian Lindell, BUF % LINDELL WITH THE BILLS In his nine-year career with the Bills, Lindell has set the following records. Career Field Goal % ( ) Most consecutive PATs Single season Field Goal % (23-25) in 2006 Most Consecutive Field Goals - 18 (10/21/07-12/9/07) BILLS SCORING LIST - LINDELL RANKS SECOND Lindell ranks second on the Bills all-time scoring list with 843 points. He only trails Steve Christie s franchisemark of 1,011. RK. PLAYER POINTS 1. Steve Christie K , Rian Lindell K Scott Norwood K LINDELL SETS BILLS PAT RECORD Lindell holds the longest PATs made streak in Bills history. RK. PLAYER PATs (Years) 1. Rian Lindell 225 ( ) 2. Steve Christie 172 ( ) MOORMAN AMONG NFL s BEST P Brian Moorman landed two of his fi ve punts on Sunday vs. New England inside of their 20-yard line while posting a 50.6 punting average. MOORMAN IN 2010 Moorman fi nished 2010 with 75 punts for 3,181 yards, a 42.4-yard average, a long of 61 yards and 17 inside the 20 this season. MOORMAN SETS BILLS RECORD FOR PUNTS In the fi nal game of the 2010 season, Moorman set a new Bills record for career punts with 775 in his 10-year stint with the team. He passed Chris Mohr (769) to take over the top spot. MOORMAN INSIDE THE 20 NFL RANKINGS SINCE 2006 Since 2006, Moorman has 131 punts inside the 20, which is ninth best in the NFL over that time span. RK. PLAYER In Dustin Colquitt, KC Sam Koch, BAL Chris Kluwe, MIN Andy Lee, SF Brad Maynard, CHI Shane Lechler, OAK Donnie Jones, STL Jason Baker, CAR Brian Moorman, BUF 131 T10. Ben Graham, ARI 130 Michael Koenen, ATL-TB 130 MOORMAN NET PUNTING AVERAGE SINCE 2005 Moorman s net punting average since the 2005 season is 38.7, which ranks tied for fi fth in the NFL over that time span (min. 240 punts). RK. PLAYER NET AVG. 1. Shane Lechler, OAK Donnie Jones, STL 39.5 T3. Mat McBriar, DAL 39.0 Andy Lee, SF 39.0 T5. Brian Moorman, BUF 38.7 Dustin Colquitt, KC 38.7 MOORMAN S RANKS IN BILLS RECORD BOOKS Punts (career) Highest punting average (career) Longest punt - 84 yards (12/22/02 at GB) Highest punting average (season) in 2009 Highest punting average (game) (10/8/06) Punts inside 20 (career) Punts inside 20 (season) - 33 in 2006 (shared w/ J. Kidd (85)

14 2011 BUFFALO BILLS FOOTBALL Regular Season Week 4 October 2, :00 PM Paul Brown Stadium CBS-TV ROSTER FACTS Oldest Bills Player: P Brian Moorman, 35, Born 2/5/1976 Youngest Bills Player: CB Aaron Williams, 21, Born 4/23/1990 Heaviest Bills Player: DE Kellen Heard, 346 lbs. Lightest Bills Player: P Brian Moorman, 172 lbs. Tallest Bills Player: OL Erik Pears and Sam Young, 6-8 Shortest Bills Player: CBs Terrence McGee and Reggie Corner, 5-9 Coaches who played in the NFL: 1, Adrian White Most Seasons with the Bills: P Brian Moorman, 11 seasons Most NFL seasons: K Rian Lindell, 12 seasons Closest to Home: QB/WR Brad Smith - Youngstown, OH miles Furthest from Home: LG Andy Levitre - Santa Cruz, CA - 2,706 miles States producing the most Bills: Texas, 6: TE Scott Chandler, RB Fred Jackson, WR David Nelson, DE Kellen Heard, CB Terrence McGee, CB Aaron Williams Colleges with the most Bills: Oregon State, 3: LB Nick Barnett, DE Dwan Edwards and OL Andy Levitre Bills from NCAA Division II or III colleges: 3 - CB Drayton Florence (Tuskegee, II), RB Fred Jackson (Coe College, III), and P Brian Moorman (Pittsburg State, II) Former Bills 1st round picks: 4 - DE Marcell Dareus, CB Leodis McKelvin, RB C.J. Spiller, RG Eric Wood Pro Bowlers: 5 - FS Jairus Byrd, CB Terrence McGee, LB Shawne Merriman, P Brian Moorman, NT Kyle Williams Bills with playoff experience: 9 - LB Nick Barnett, LB Andra Davis, DE Dwan Edwards, CB Drayton Florence, DT Spencer Johnson, TE David Martin, LB Shawne Merriman, S Bryan Scott, QB Brad Smith Bills with Super Bowl rings: 1 - LB Nick Barnett BET YOU DIDN T KNOW... CB Leodis McKelvin and RB C.J. Spiller switched numbers this offseason. McKelvin will wear No. 21 and Spiller will wear No. 28. Spiller wore No. 28 during his illustrious college career at Clemson. His number was retired at Clemson last season. LB Shawne Merriman spent six weeks in the offseason participating in mixed martial arts training with FOXSports reporter Jay Glazer this offseason. Formers Bills Darryl Talley, Steve Christie and Gabe Northern all visited camp this year. Talley, who hopes to start a career in coaching, spent a week with the team s coaching staff after talking to Head Coach Chan Gailey about the opportunity. Northern took in a few days of practice before he started his fi rst year as defensive line coach at Prairie View A&M. Christie caught up with his former Special Teams Coordinator Bruce DeHaven and worked with the team s kickers. New arrivals Ryan Fitzpatrick and his wife had their third child and fi rst daughter (Lucy Violet) on March 11; Kyle Williams and his wife had their third child and fi rst son (Harrison Reed) in February; Rookie RB Johnny White and his girlfriend had a son (Caison) on July 29, the same day White signed his Buffalo Bills contract. He fl ew back to Asheville, NC for the child s birth and fl ew back to Rochester for the start of training camp on July 30th. TE Scott Chandler and his wife had their second daughter, Vayda, in August. WR Stevie Johnson has signed a sponsorship deal with eyeblack.com. Johnson s eye black strips feature his signature FlyGuy hand gesture that mimics the shape of a bird s wings and it signifies the positive, uplifting personal philosophy that Stevie lives by. Designs are available at eyeblack.com/steviejohnson. LB Nick Barnett has a music recording studio in his home and owns a recording company called Clarity Records. He has a personal collection of over 1,000 vinyl albums. He hosted a hip-hop radio show on the college radio station at Oregon State. WR David Nelson posted a top 10 list on the dos and don ts for rookies at training camp on his twitter feed (@ David Nelson86). The list was featured on ESPN2 s First Take on Tuesday, August 2nd. Asst. to the Head Coach Daryl Daye will assist Dave Wannstedt in coaching inside linebackers and Bruce DeHaven in coaching special teams... This summer, Daye also assisted the Tom Sartori Band in writing the Red, White & Blue song performed during the team s uniform unveiling on June 24th. Three Buffalo Bills position groups have dubbed nicknames for themselves Offensive line = Wolfpack; Linebackers = Bills Mafi a; Wide receivers = Goon Squad. 15

15 2011 BUFFALO BILLS FOOTBALL Regular Season Week 4 October 2, :00 PM Paul Brown Stadium CBS-TV WELCOME TO BUFFALO - FREE AGENT SIGNINGS LB Nick Barnett: Has started all 110 career games played since entering the NFL as a fi rst-round draft choice (29th overall) by Green Bay in , 236-pound Oregon State product has 15.5 career sacks and seven fumble recoveries LB Kirk Morrison: Started 95 of 98 games played since entering the NFL as a third-round (78th overall) draft choice of Oakland in Totaled 763 (573 solo) tackles, 5.0 sacks, seven interceptions and 18 passes defensed , 240-pound San Diego State product played for Oakland ( ) before being acquired by Jacksonville in 2010 via trade QB/WR Brad Smith: Finished the 2010 season second in the NFL with a 28.6 kickoff return average (50-1,432) and carried the ball 38 times for 299 yards with a touchdown , 210-pound Missouri product entered the NFL as a fourth-round (103rd overall) draft pick of the Jets in 2006 and has played in 76 career games TE Lee Smith: Entered the NFL as a fi fth-round (159th overall) draft choice of New England in The 6-6, 269-pound tight end started 24 of 48 games at Marshall and recorded 75 catches for 791 yards and three touchdowns QB Tyler Thigpen: Re-joins Chan Gailey after setting career-highs in 2008 in Kansas City (Gailey - Offensive Coordinator), completing 230-of-420 passes for 2,608 yards with 18 touchdowns and 12 interceptions , 224-pound Coastal Carolina product entered the NFL as a seventh-round (217th overall) draft pick of Minnesota in OL Sam Young: A 6-8, 322-pound Notre Dame product, was selected in the sixth-round (179th overall) by Dallas in 2010 and appeared in two games with the Cowboys. Young set the Irish school record for the most consecutive games started with 50 ( ). DRAFT PICK NOTES DE Marcell Dareus: (1st round-3rd overall)-started 15-of-33 games at Alabama and totaled 70 tackles (40 solo), adding 11.0 sacks. Was a 2010 All-Southeastern Conference fi rst-team selection... CB Aaron Williams: (2nd round-34th overall)-totaled 106 tackles (64 solo) and added 3.0 sacks, four interceptions and 24 pass break-ups in 37 games with 23 starts at Texas. Led the Longhorns with 13 passes defensed in LB Kelvin Sheppard: (3rd round-68th overall)-a three-year starter at Louisiana State, played in 53 games with 30 starts and fi nished ninth in school history with 311 tackles. Posted a Southeastern Conference third-best 116 tackles (46 solo) in 2010 en route to fi rstteam SEC accolades... DB Da Norris Searcy: (4th round-100th overall)- Started 23-of-48 games at North Carolina and totaled 106 tackles (64 solo) and fi ve interceptions. Added 35 punt returns for 440 yards (12.57 avg.) and returned 20 kickoffs for 484 yards (24.2 avg.)... T Chris Hairston: (4th round-122nd overall)-started 36-of-47 games played at Clemson. The 6-7, 325-pound offensive lineman was a fi rst-team All-Atlantic Coast Conference selection in RB Johnny White: (5th round- 133rd overall)-led North Carolina with 720 rushing yards on 130 carries and seven touchdowns in Totaled 1,262 rushing yards on 246 carries with eight touchdowns and 47 catches for 510 yards with one score in his Tar Heel career... LB Chris White: (6th round-169th overall)-finished fourth in the Southeastern Conference in 2010 with 105 tackles at Mississippi State and was a second-team conference selection. DB Justin Rogers: (7th round-206th overall)-set a Richmond school-record with 12 career interceptions and posted 109 tackles (53 solo) with the Spiders. Set a Colonial Athletic Conference career-record in kickoff return yards with 2,561 on 112 attempts. 16