AFC Conference Semi-Final 06-30-2010 Ralph Wilson Stadium Temp:28 Wind:15-25 None Line:Buffalo by 7 MVP:Norwood 2008 San Diego (13-5) 0 17 7 10 34 2008 Buffalo (13-4) 3 7 14 7 31 1 5:41 Buffalo FG Carney 50 (12-47-6:53) 0-3 2 14:11 San Diego TD Norwood 1 run (Bironas) (13-60-6:25) 7-3 2 10:19 Buffalo TD Pennington 12 pass to Wade (Carney) (7-61-3:52) 7-10 2 5:51 San Diego FG Bironas 21 (9-83-4:28) 10-10 2 0:30 San Diego TD Romo 5 pass to Jones (Bironas) (6-41-0:55) 17-10 3 12:23 San Diego TD Faulk 13 run (Bironas) (4-31-1:40) 24-10 3 6:27 Buffalo TD Pennington 18 pass to Washington (Carney) (11-72-5:56) 24-17 3 0:55 Buffalo TD Pennington 19 pass to Washington (Carney) (8-72-4:25) 24-24 4 10:37 San Diego TD Norwood 5 run (Bironas) (11-75-5:18) 31-24 4 4:55 Buffalo TD Pennington 8 pass to Keller (Carney) (11-80-5:42) 31-31 4 0:51 San Diego FG Bironas 31 (10-47-4:02) 34-31 SD Buf First Downs 22 27 Rushes 25-122 23-133 Passes 33-18-263 43-27-277 Sacked 4-28 0-0 Fumble 3 0 Penalties 6-26 4-44 Turnovers 0 4 Time 28:23 31:37 Third Down 8-15 9-13 Fourth Down 1-1 0-1 Red Att/Td/Fg 6/4/2 4/4/0 Net Offense 357 410 Injuries: Richardson(SD-0) < San Diego > < Buffalo > Passing Att Cmp Yds Sk 25 In Td Rate Passing Att Cmp Yds Sk 25 In Td Rate Romo 33 18 263 4 1 0 1 90.8 Pennington 43 27 277 0 0 4 4 73.5 Rushing Att Yds Ave FD 10 Lg TD Rushing Att Yds Ave FD 10 Lg TD Charles 8 49 6.1 2 1 15 0 Williams 20 119 6.0 8 7 15 0 Faulk 8 42 5.3 1 1 13 1 Jones 2 8 4.0 1 0 5 0 Norwood 7 16 2.3 4 0 5 2 Pennington 1 6 6.0 0 0 6 0 Richardson 1 10 10.0 1 1 10 0 Romo 1 5 5.0 0 0 5 0 Receiving No Dp Yds Ave FD 25 Lg TD Receiving No Dp Yds Ave FD 25 Lg TD Colston 5 0 120 24.0 3 1 66 0 Moore 8 0 71 8.9 4 0 15 0 Jones 5 0 59 11.8 4 0 20 1 Jackson 5 0 49 9.8 5 0 17 0 Shiancoe 3 0 20 6.7 2 0 8 0 Washington 4 0 64 16.0 4 0 19 2 Walker 2 0 25 12.5 2 0 13 0 Keller 4 0 35 8.8 1 0 10 1 Faulk 2 0 18 9.0 1 0 19 0 Wade 3 0 34 11.3 2 0 16 1 Bruce 1 0 21 21.0 1 0 21 0 Williams 3 0 24 8.0 2 0 11 0 Fumbles No Rec TD Fumbles No Rec TD Charles 1 0 0 Walker 1 0 0 Romo 1 0 0 Pitts 0 2 0 Diehl 0 1 0 Kick Returns No Yds Ave Lg TD Kick Returns No Yds Ave Lg TD Norwood 5 121 24.2 32 0 Demps 4 89 22.3 27 0 Charles 1 19 19.0 19 0 Jones 1 12 12.0 12 0 Punt Returns No Fc Yds Ave Lg TD Punt Returns No Fc Yds Ave Lg TD Faulk 1 0 16 16.0 16 0 Kicking Fg Lg Xp Pts Kicking Fg Lg Xp Pts Bironas 2-2 31 4-4 10 Carney 1-1 50 4-4 7 Punting No Yds Ave Tb 20 Bk Lg Punting No Yds Ave Tb 20 Bk Lg Lee 3 148 49.3 2 0 0 63 Scifres 1 54 54.0 0 0 0 54 Defense Tkl Sk Def Stf Hur FF INT Defense Tkl Sk Def Stf Hur FF INT Jammer 10 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 Seymour 5 1 1 0 0 0 0-0 Davis 9 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 Jones 5 0 2 1 0 0 0-0 Ruud 7 0 1 0 0 0 0-0 Briggs 5 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 Thomas 6 0 1 3 0 0 0-0 Kiwanuka 4 2 0 0 0 1 0-0 Phillips 5 0 3 0 0 0 1-11 Jeanty 4 0 0 0 0 1 0-0 McGee 5 0 0 0 0 0 1-2 Pearson 4 0 0 0 0 1 0-0 White 4 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 Sanders 4 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 Hayden 1 0 0 0 0 0 1-0 Houston 3 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 McDonald 1 0 1 0 0 0 0-0 Reeves 3 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 Holliday 1 0 0 0 1 0 0-0 Johnson 3 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 Keisel 1 0 0 0 1 0 0-0 Thornton 2 0 1 0 0 0 0-0 Wade 1 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 Olshansky 1 1 0 0 0 0 0-0 Peterson 1 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 Ratliff 1 0 1 0 1 0 0-0 Rubin 1 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 Babineaux 1 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 Williams 1 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 Tyler 1 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 Dumervil 0 0 0 0 2 0 0-0 Paxton 1 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 Ellis 0 0 0 0 1 0 0-0 Johnson 1 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 Jennings 0 0 0 0 0 0 1-0 Foote 1 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 Demps 1 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 Play-By-Play Play-By-Play Play-By-Play 1st Quarter KO 14:52 SD Charles ret of 19 --- KO-deep --- Return 1 10 own33 14:07 SD Charles 15 Bas Pitch-R 3-4 tM Pass 1 10 own48 13:29 SD Sk-Kiwanuka -3 Bas S-Slant 4-3 tM Basic 2 13 own45 13:23 SD Romo-Faulk X 3W1 M-Hitch 3-3 M Pass 3 13 own45 12:39 SD Sk-Kiwanuka -8/F 3W1 M-Slant/PBK 3-3 M Pass-Colston 4 21 own37 12:34 SD Lee 63, Tb --- Pt-deep --- Return 1 10 own20 11:51 Buf Williams 6 Bas OffTkl-R 3-4 M Pass-Moore 2 4 own26 11:12 Buf Williams 3 Bas OffTkl-L 3-4 tM Basic 3 1 own29 10:35 Buf Penning-Jackson 5 Bas S-Hitch 3-4 sZiPass/Bz1 1 10 own34 9:53 Buf Williams -1 Bas OffTkl-L 3-4 Z Run-Williams,D 2 11 own33 9:13 Buf Penning-Wade 16 3W1 M-Slant/SG/sec 3-3 Z Pass/Bz1/Li 1 10 own49 8:35 Buf Penning-Washingt 12 Bas M-Cross/PBK 3-4 Z Basic/Lo 1 10 opp39 7:58 Buf Williams -1 Bas OffTkl-L 3-4 Z Run-Williams,D/Lo 2 11 opp40 7:13 Buf Williams 11 Bas Sweep-L 3-4 dZ Pass/Lo 1 10 opp29 7:04 Buf Buf Pen15(Herremans) Bas OffTkl-L 3-4 Z Basic/Bz1 1 25 opp44 7:00 Buf Penning-Jackson X 3W1 M-Hitch/SG/PBK 3-2 M Pass-Jackson/Bz1 2 25 opp44 6:22 Buf Penning-Wade 6 3W1 M-Fly/SG/PBK/sec 3-3 MiPass/Bz1 3 19 opp38 5:41 Buf Penning-Moore 5 3W1 L-Fly/SG/PBK/sec 3-2 lM Pass-Jackson/Bz1 4 14 opp33 5:36 Buf FG Carney 50/G --- FG --- Block 0-3 KO 5:22 SD Norwood ret of 28 --- KO-deep --- Return 1 10 own40 5:15 SD Romo-Bruce X Bas M-Fly/sec 4-3 M Key-Charles 2 10 own40 4:37 SD Romo-Faulk 19 3W1 S-Flat 3-4 M Pass 1 10 opp41 4:01 SD Charles 4 Bas Sweep-R 4-3 tM Dbl-Charles 2 6 opp37 3:19 SD Richardson 10 Bas OffTkl-R 4-3 tM Pass-Faulk 1 10 opp27 3:14 SD Romo-Faulk X Bas S-Flat 4-3 M Pass 2 10 opp27 2:48 SD Romo-Jones 10 3W1 S-Hitch/sec 3-3 M Pass-Colston/Shian 3 0 opp17 2:08 SD Norwood 3 2T2 OffTkl-L 4-3 tM Run-Norwood 1 10 opp14 1:25 SD Norwood 0 Bas Quick-L 4-3 M Key-Norwood 2 10 opp14 0:44 SD Romo-Colston 9 3W1 S-Hitch 3-3 M Pass-Faulk/Colston 3 1 opp5 0:41 SD Romo-Jones X 3W1 S-Flat/HO 4-3 tM Run 4 1 opp5 0:00 SD Norwood 3 Bas Trap-R/HO 4-3 tM Goalline 2nd Quarter 1 2 opp2 14:19 SD Norwood 1 2T2 Dive/HO 4-3 tM Goalline 2 1 opp1 14:11 SD Norwood 1/TD Bas OffTkl-R/HO 4-3 M Run/Li/A 7-3 KO 13:55 Buf Demps ret of 27 --- KO-deep --- Return 1 10 own39 13:12 Buf Penning-Moore 15 Bas M-Cross 3-4 M Pass-Moore/Jackson 1 10 opp46 12:30 Buf Penning-Jackson 17 Bas S-Slant 3-4 Z Key-Williams 1 10 opp29 11:51 Buf Penning-Moore 8 Bas S-Flat/PBK/sec 3-4 Z Run-Williams,D/Lo 2 2 opp21 11:14 Buf Penning-Moore 8 Bas M-Cross/PBK/sec 3-4 Z Key-Williams/Li 1 10 opp13 10:34 Buf Williams 1 Bas OffTkl-L 3-4 tM Dbl-Williams/Kelle 2 9 opp12 10:30 Buf Penning-Moore X Bas M-Cross/SG/PBK 3-2 lM Pass/Bz1 3 9 opp12 10:19 Buf Penning-Wade 12/TD 3W1 M-Fly/SG/PBK/sec 3-3 M Pass/Bz1/A 7-10 KO 10:12 SD Norwood ret of 13 --- KO-deep --- Return 1 10 own13 10:09 SD Romo-Shiancoe X Bas S-Hitch 4-3 M Key-Charles 2 10 own13 9:32 SD Faulk 0 Bas Pitch-R 3-3 M Pass 3 10 own13 8:42 SD Romo-Colston 66 3W1 M-Fly 3-3 M Pass 1 10 opp21 8:33 SD Romo-Bruce X Bas L-Hitch 4-3 tM Pass 2 10 opp21 7:57 SD Romo-Shiancoe 5 3W1 S-Flat 4-3 M Pass 3 5 opp16 7:21 SD Romo-Shiancoe 7 3W1 S-Hitch 3-3 M Pass 1 9 opp9 6:44 SD Norwood 3 Bas OffTkl-L 4-3 tM Pass 2 6 opp6 6:34 SD Romo-Norwood X Bas Screen 4-3 tM Pass 3 6 opp6 5:51 SD Faulk 2 3W1 Stretch-R 4-3 M Pass-Colston/Shian 4 4 opp4 5:47 SD FG Bironas 21/G --- FG --- Block 10-10 KO 5:41 Buf Demps ret of 19 --- KO-deep --- Return 1 10 own19 4:58 Buf Williams -1 Bas OffTkl-L 3-4 M Dbl-Moore/Jackson 2 11 own18 4:16 Buf Williams 10 Bas Pitch-L 3-3 M Basic/Bz1 3 1 own28 4:12 Buf Buf Pen10(Jackson) Bas S-Hitch 3-4 tM Run-Williams,D 3 11 own18 3:31 Buf Penning-Moore 7 3W1 M-Out/SG/PBK 3-2 M Pass/Bz1 4 4 own25 3:22 Buf Scifres 54,Faulk 16 --- Pt-deep --- Return 1 10 own37 3:11 SD SD Pen5(Bruce) Bas M-Slant/HO 4-3 M Pass 1 15 own32 2:34 SD Faulk 4 Bas Pitch-R/HO 4-3 M Pass 2 11 own36 2:08 SD Faulk 6 Bas Pitch-R/HO 3-3 Z Pass 3 5 own42 2:05 SD Romo-Shiancoe X Bas S-Hitch/HO/sec 3-3 M Pass 4 5 own42 2:00 SD Lee 58, Tb --- Pt-deep --- Return 1 10 own20 1:54 Buf Williams 10 Bas Pitch-L 3-3 MoBasic/Bz1 1 10 own30 1:46 Buf Williams 0 Bas OffTkl-L 3-4 dZ Pass 2 10 own30 1:43 Buf Penning-Jackson X 3W1 S-Slant/SG/PBK 3-2 lM Pass-Jackson/Bz1 3 10 own30 1:35 Buf Penning-Moore 13 3W1 M-Out/SG/PBK 3-2 M Pass-Wade/Moore/Bz 1 10 own43 1:25 Buf Penning-INT-Phillips 3W1 M-Cross/SG/PBK/sec 3-3 M Basic/Bz1 1 10 opp41 1:19 SD Romo-Shiancoe X 3W1 M-Out/HO 3-3 Z Pass 2 10 opp41 1:08 SD Romo-Jones 14 3W1 M-Hitch/HO 3-3 M Pass-Colston/Shian 1 10 opp27 0:54 SD Romo-Colston 16 3W1 S-Slant/HO 3-3 Z Pass 1 10 opp11 0:45 SD Faulk 6 Bas Trap-R/HO 3-3 M Pass 2 4 opp5 0:35 SD Romo-Faulk X Bas Screen/HO/PBK 3-3 tM Pass 3 4 opp5 0:30 SD Romo-Jones 5/TD 3W1 S-Out/combo/HO/sec 3-3 tM Pass 17-10 KO 0:30 SD Pen-kick ob --- KO-squib --- Return 1 10 own40 0:20 Buf Pennington 6 3W1 M-Cross/SG/PBK 3-2 lM Pass-Jackson 2 4 own46 0:12 Buf Penning-Jackson X 3W1 L-Slant/SG/PBK 3-2 lMoPass/Bz1 3 4 own46 0:09 Buf Penning-Jackson 8 3W1 M-Out/SG 3-2 lM Pass/Bz1 1 10 opp46 0:03 Buf Penning-Moore X 3W1 M-Out/SG/PBK 3-2 lM Pass-Jackson/Moore 2 10 opp46 0:00 Buf Penning-INT-Hayden 3W1 Hail/SG 3-1 dZ Prevent 3rd Quarter KO 14:53 Buf Demps ret of 19 --- KO-deep --- Return 1 10 own23 14:15 Buf Penning-Williams 6 Bas M-Cross/PBK/sec 3-4 Z Run-Williams,D/Lo 2 4 own29 14:03 Buf Penning-INT-McGee Bas S-Slant/PBK 3-4 M Dbl-Keller 1 10 opp31 13:25 SD Charles 6 Bas Sweep-L 4-3 M Pass-Shiancoe 2 4 opp25 13:19 SD Romo-Faulk X Bas Screen 4-3 M Pass-Faulk 3 4 opp25 12:37 SD Romo-Walker 12/F Bas S-Hitch/PBK 4-3 M Pass-Jones/Bruce 1 10 opp13 12:23 SD Faulk 13/TD Bas Pitch-R 4-3 M Pass-Faulk/Shianco24-10 KO 12:18 Buf Jones ret of 12 --- KO-angle --- Return 1 10 own28 12:12 Buf Penning-Jackson X Bas M-Cross/PBK 3-4 Z Pass 2 10 own28 11:33 Buf Penning-Keller 8 Bas M-Cross 3-4 M Pass-Bajema/Jackso 3 2 own36 10:53 Buf Penning-Moore 7 Bas S-Slant/PBK/sec 3-4 sZ Basic/Bz2/Li 1 10 own43 10:13 Buf Penning-Moore 8 Bas M-Cross/PBK 3-4 M Pass 2 2 opp49 9:34 Buf Jones 5 Bas OffTkl-L 3-4 dZ Key-Jones/Lo 1 10 opp44 9:26 Buf Penning-Moore X Bas M-Cross/PBK 3-4 Z Run-Williams,D 2 10 opp44 8:35 Buf Williams 14 Bas Sweep-L 3-3 M Pass/Bz1 1 10 opp30 7:55 Buf Penning-Jackson 10 Bas M-Cross/PBK 3-4 M Pass/Bz1 1 10 opp20 7:15 Buf Williams 2 Bas OffTkl-L 3-4 M Dbl-Washington/Wad 2 8 opp18 6:39 Buf Penning-Wade X Bas M-Cross 3-4 MoDbl-Bajema/Wade/Lo 3 8 opp18 6:39 Buf SD Wins Challenge 3 8 opp18 6:27 Buf Penning-Washingt 18/ Bas M-Hitch/PBK/sec 3-3 Z Pass/Bz1/A 24-17 KO 6:15 SD Norwood ret of 32 --- KO-deep --- Return 1 10 own38 6:10 SD Romo-Bruce X Bas S-Hitch 3-4 M Key-Charles 2 10 own38 5:30 SD Charles 7 Bas Dive 3-3 M Pass 3 3 own45 5:25 SD Romo-Faulk X Bas S- 3-3 M Pass-Faulk/Shianco 4 3 own45 5:20 SD Lee 27, OB --- Pt-side --- Return 1 10 own28 5:12 Buf Penning-Wade X Bas M-Fly/PBK/sec 4-3 Z Basic 2 10 own28 4:32 Buf Penning-Washingt 15 Bas M-Cross/PBK 3-4 Z Basic/Bz1 1 10 own43 3:46 Buf Williams 15 Bas OffTkl-L 3-4 Z Key-Williams 1 10 opp42 3:07 Buf Penning-Williams 11 Bas S-Slant/sec 3-4 Z Run-Williams,D/Lo 1 10 opp31 2:25 Buf Williams 3 Bas OffTkl-L 3-4 M Basic/Bz1 2 7 opp28 1:46 Buf Williams 2 Bas Pitch-L 3-3 M Pass-Washington/Ja 3 5 opp26 1:10 Buf Penning-Williams 7 Bas S-Cross/PBK/sec 3-3 tMiBasic/Bz1/Lo 1 10 opp19 0:55 Buf Penning-Washingt 19/ Bas M-Cross/PBK 3-4 M Run-Williams,D 24-24 KO 0:42 SD Norwood ret of 23 --- KO-deep --- Return 1 10 own25 0:02 SD Sk-Seymour -11 Bas L-Hitch 4-3 M Pass 2 21 own14 0:00 SD Romo-Colston 12 3W1 M-Slant 3-3 M Pass 4th Quarter 3 9 own26 15:00 SD Pen5(Trueblood) 3W1 M-Fly 3-2 M Pass 3 14 own21 14:56 SD Buf Pen11(Sanders) 3W1 M-Slant/PBK 3-2 Z Pass 1 10 own32 14:15 SD Romo 5 Bas S-Hitch 3-4 M Pass 2 5 own37 14:10 SD Romo-Walker X Bas S-Hitch 3-4 M Pass-Shiancoe 3 5 own37 13:29 SD Romo-Shiancoe 8 3W1 S-Hitch 3-2 M Pass 1 10 own45 12:47 SD Romo-Bruce 21 Bas L-Hitch 3-4 M Key-Charles 1 10 opp34 12:07 SD Charles 8 Bas Quick-L 3-4 tM Pass 2 2 opp26 11:26 SD Charles 8 Bas OffTkl-L 3-4 tM Pass-Colston/Shian 1 10 opp18 10:44 SD Romo-Walker 13 Bas S-Flat/sec 3-4 M Pass-Baskett/Shian 1 5 opp5 10:37 SD Norwood 5/TD Bas Pitch-L 4-3 tM Pass 31-24 KO 10:37 Buf kick downed --- KO-deep --- Return 1 10 own20 9:53 Buf Williams 15 Bas OffTkl-L 3-4 M Pass-Moore/Jackson 1 10 own35 9:07 Buf Williams 12 Bas Sweep-L 3-4 dZ Basic 1 10 own47 9:00 Buf Penning-Jackson X Bas M-Cross/PBK 3-4 M Key-Williams/Bz1/L 2 10 own47 8:31 Buf Penning-Keller 10 Bas M-Out/PBK/sec 4-3 M Run-Williams,D 3 0 opp43 7:53 Buf Penning-Jackson 9 Bas S-Slant 4-3 M Key-Pennington/Li 1 10 opp34 7:49 Buf SD Pen5(Ellis) Bas M-Cross/PBK/sec 3-3 M Basic/Bz1 1 5 opp29 7:08 Buf Williams 7 Bas Draw 3-4 M Run-Williams,D/Lo 1 10 opp22 6:27 Buf Williams 4 Bas Sweep-L 4-3 M Run-Williams,D/Li 2 6 opp18 5:46 Buf Jones 3 Bas OffTkl-L 3-2 tM Pass/Bz1 3 3 opp15 5:03 Buf Williams 7 Bas Sweep-L 4-3 sZiBasic/Bz1/Lo 1 8 opp8 4:55 Buf Penning-Keller 8/TD Bas M-Hitch/PBK/sec 4-3 Z Key-Williams 31-31 KO 4:41 SD Norwood ret of 25 --- KO-deep --- Return 1 10 own39 4:05 SD Sk-Olshansky -6 Bas S-Hitch 4-3 M Pass 2 16 own33 4:01 SD Romo-Jones X 3W1 S-Hitch 3-2 M Pass 3 16 own33 3:21 SD Romo-Colston 17 3W1 M-Slant/PBK 3-2 M Pass 1 10 50 2:43 SD Romo-Jones 10 Bas M-Fly 3-4 M Pass 1 10 opp40 2:07 SD Charles 3/F Bas OffTkl-L 3-4 tM Pass 2 7 opp37 2:00 SD Romo-Faulk -1 Bas Screen 3-3 M Pass 3 8 opp38 2:00 SD Pen5(Pitts) 3W1 M-Hitch 3-2 M Pass-Colston/Shian 3 13 opp43 1:17 SD Romo-Jones 20 3W1 M-Slant 3-2 M Pass-Colston/Shian 1 10 opp23 1:09 SD Charles -2 Bas OffTkl-R 4-3 M Run-Charles,J/A 2 12 opp25 1:00 SD Faulk 5 Bas Trap-R 4-3 M Run 3 7 opp20 0:51 SD Faulk 6 Bas OffTkl-R 4-3 M Run/A 4 1 opp14 0:48 SD FG Bironas 31/G --- FG --- Block 34-31 KO 0:36 Buf Demps ret of 24 --- KO-angle --- Return 1 10 own32 0:16 Buf Penning-Keller 9 3W1 L-Fly/SG/sec 3-2 lMoPass-Jackson/Washi 2 1 own41 0:11 Buf Penning-Moore X 3W1 B-Fly/SG/sec 3-2 dZ Pass/Bz1 3 1 own41 0:06 Buf Penning-Washingt X 3W1 L-Fly/SG/PBK 3-1 lM Pass-Jackson/Washi 4 1 own41 0:00 Buf Penning-INT-Jennings 3W1 Hail/SG 3-1 dZ Prevent