Buffalo 34, Jacksonville 18
When: 1:00 PM ET, Sunday, December 2, 2012
Where: Ralph Wilson Stadium, Orchard Park, New York
Temperature:
52°
Head Official:
Peter Morelli
Attendance:
53971
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Bills 34, Jaguars 18: Ryan Fitzpatrick threw for two touchdowns and ran for another as host Buffalo kept its postseason hopes alive.
Fitzpatrick threw for only 112 yards but guided the Bills (5-7) to 27 unanswered points to turn a 10-7 deficit into a 34-10 lead with 13:29 left in the game.
C.J. Spiller rushed for 77 yards and a touchdown and Fred Jackson ran for 109 yards on 25 carries as Buffalo amassed 232 yards on the ground in dealing Jacksonville (2-10) its eighth loss in nine games.
Jaguars quarterback Chad Henne, in his second start since replacing Blaine Gabbert, finished 18-of-41 for 208 yards with one touchdown and one interception. He ran for a score but was sacked four times and lost a fumble.
The Bills went ahead to stay on Fitzpatrick's 11-yard scoring pass to Scott Chandler with 1:56 left in the second quarter and extended the lead to 17-10 at the half on Rian Lindell's 29-yard field goal, which came after Mario Williams sacked Henne and forced a fumble.
GAME NOTEBOOK: Fitzpatrick opened the scoring with a quarterback sneak for his first rushing TD since Nov. 29, 2009. ... Jaguars RB Rashad Jennings was knocked out of the game with a concussion early in the second quarter. With Maurice Jones-Drew and Jalen Parmele already out with injuries, Jacksonville was forced to go with Montell Owens, who did not have a carry this season entering the contest. ... Lindell's 50-yard FG in the third quarter was his longest since he connected from the same distance at Baltimore on Oct. 24, 2010.
Top Game Performances
Receiving
| Jacksonville |
|
Buffalo |
|
Cecil Shorts
| Player |
T.J. Graham
|
|
7 |
Receptions |
2 |
|
77 |
Yards |
54 |
|
11.0 |
Avg Yards |
27.0 |
|
1 |
Touchdowns |
0 |
|
24 |
Long |
51 |
Team Stats Summary
| |
Yards |
Scoring |
Defense |
| Team |
Tot |
Rus |
Pas |
TD |
FG |
INT |
Sck |
FF |
| Jacksonville
|
236 |
50 |
186 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
0.0 |
0 |
| Buffalo
|
344 |
232 |
112 |
4 |
2 |
1 |
3.0 |
3 |
Upcoming Games
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Buffalo will play their next game at home against St. Louis.
The Bills have a W/L % of .000 after a win and .000 after a loss.
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Jacksonville will play their next game at home against N.Y. Jets.
The Jaguars have a W/L % of .000 after a win and .000 after a loss.