Week 16: Buffalo at Indianapolis

December 20, 2026
70°
Indianapolis Stadium (Indianapolis, IN) Attendance: 44,013 (70%)
Buffalo 0 0 7 3 - 10
Indianapolis 6 14 3 3 - 26

Scoring Summary

(Qtr 1) Indianapolis: 4-9-BUF 32 (8:25) 19-Charles Johnson 50 yard field goal is GOOD. IND 3 BUF 0
(Qtr 1) Indianapolis: 4-11-BUF 11 (0:48) 19-Charles Johnson 29 yard field goal is GOOD. IND 6 BUF 0
(Qtr 2) Indianapolis: 3-5-BUF 5 (6:21) 17-Earl Gamache ran for 5 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 19-Charles Johnson. IND 13 BUF 0
(Qtr 2) Indianapolis: 2-5-BUF 5 (2:00) 17-Earl Gamache ran for 5 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 19-Charles Johnson. IND 20 BUF 0
(Qtr 3) Indianapolis: 4-5-BUF 19 (7:21) 19-Charles Johnson 37 yard field goal is GOOD. IND 23 BUF 0
(Qtr 3) Buffalo: 2-7-IND 9 (3:11) 7-Eric Viera pass complete to 83-James Butler for 9 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 18-Zachary Akridge. IND 23 BUF 7
(Qtr 4) Indianapolis: 4-10-BUF 31 (14:58) 19-Charles Johnson 49 yard field goal is GOOD. IND 26 BUF 7
(Qtr 4) Buffalo: 4-8-IND 20 (3:09) 18-Zachary Akridge 39 yard field goal is GOOD. IND 99-Ronald Bhatia was injured on the play. IND 26 BUF 10

Team Statistics

Indianapolis Buffalo
First Downs 18 11
- Rushing 9 4
- Passing 9 6
- Penalty 0 1
Total Net Yards 294 213
- Offensive Plays 67 56
- Yards Per Play 4.39 3.80
Net Rushing Yards 152 80
- Rushing Attempts 38 23
- Yards Per Rush 4.00 3.48
Net Passing Yards 142 133
- Att/Comp/Int 29 / 17 / 1 33 / 22 / 1
- Gross Passing Yards 142 133
- Sacks/Yards Lost 0 / 0 0 / 0
- Yards Per Pass Play 4.90 4.03
- Yards Per Completion 8.35 6.05
Fumbles/Lost 0 / 0 1 / 1
3rd Down Conversions 5 / 14 3 / 12
- Avg YTG on 3rd Down 6.8 7.3
4th Down Conversions 0 / 0 0 / 1
Penalties/Yards 2 / 25 0 / 0
Punt Returns/Yards 3 / 14 0 / 0
Kick Returns/Yards 2 / 59 1 / 25
Int Returns/Yards 1 / 1 1 / 0
2pt Conversions 0 / 0 0 / 0
Red Zone Visits 4 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2 / 2 1 / 1
Avg Drive Start OWN 39 OWN 26
Time of Possession 34:35 25:25

Drive Charts

Indianapolis

Qtr Start Poss From Plays Yards Result
1 12:52 4:31 OWN 33 9 35 Field Goal
1 4:41 3:56 OWN 46 8 43 Field Goal
2 12:23 6:05 OWN 46 10 54 Touchdown
2 4:58 3:01 OPP 45 7 45 Touchdown
3 15:00 3:01 OWN 22 6 14 Punt
3 10:20 3:03 OWN 38 6 43 Field Goal
3 5:49 0:45 OWN 28 2 -5 Interception
3 3:07 1:31 OWN 22 3 10 Punt
3 0:56 1:02 OPP 30 3 0 Field Goal
4 11:29 4:49 OWN 12 7 41 Punt
4 3:06 1:17 OWN 25 3 3 Punt
4 1:34 1:34 OPP 26 3 0 Game

Buffalo

Qtr Start Poss From Plays Yards Result
1 15:00 2:08 OWN 18 3 5 Punt
1 8:21 3:41 OWN 25 8 36 Missed FG
1 0:45 3:22 OWN 25 6 36 Missed FG
2 6:18 1:20 OWN 25 4 14 Interception
2 1:57 1:57 OWN 25 3 3 Half
3 11:59 1:39 OWN 17 3 6 Punt
3 7:17 1:29 OWN 25 3 1 Punt
3 5:03 1:56 OPP 31 4 31 Touchdown
3 1:36 0:40 OWN 21 2 2 Fumble
4 14:54 3:25 OWN 25 5 20 Punt
4 6:40 3:34 OWN 10 11 69 Field Goal
4 1:49 0:14 OWN 27 4 12 Downs

Rushing Stats

Indianapolis

Name Att Yds Avg Lng 10+ TDs
Earl Gamache 24 104 4.33 15 7 2
Fred Pool 11 48 4.36 14 2 0
Antonio Beck 3 0 0.00 0 0 0

Buffalo

Name Att Yds Avg Lng 10+ TDs
Michael Calloway 17 51 3.00 13 2 0
Jerome Montgomery 5 29 5.80 11 2 0
Herman Dyer 1 0 0.00 0 0 0

Passing Stats

Indianapolis

Name Att Comp Yds Sk/Yd TDs Lng Int Rate
Antonio Beck 29 17 142 0 / 0 0 18 1 56.97

Buffalo

Name Att Comp Yds Sk/Yd TDs Lng Int Rate
Eric Viera 33 22 133 0 / 0 1 15 1 71.91

Receiving Stats

Indianapolis

Name Rec Yds Avg Lng TDs
William Knudson 6 54 9.00 18 0
Earl Gamache 2 24 12.00 16 0
Michael Ferrell 1 16 16.00 16 0
James Hinds 3 14 4.67 7 0
Floyd Brown 2 14 7.00 11 0
Larry Ward 1 8 8.00 8 0
Christopher Wisniewski 1 7 7.00 7 0
Fred Pool 1 5 5.00 5 0

Buffalo

Name Rec Yds Avg Lng TDs
Michael Calloway 4 27 6.75 15 0
Leo Jimenez 2 22 11.00 12 0
Demetrius Rowe 2 21 10.50 15 0
James Butler 2 20 10.00 11 1
Robert Garrett 3 10 3.33 6 0
Matthew Orellana 2 10 5.00 9 0
Jerome Montgomery 3 9 3.00 9 0
Herman Dyer 3 7 2.33 7 0
William Johnson 1 7 7.00 7 0

Blocking Stats

Indianapolis

Name PassBlk RunBlk SkAlld TklAlld
Michael McDonald 0 4 0 1
Fred Pool 5 2 0 0
James Mastropietro 0 1 0 0
Scottie Poling 0 1 0 0
Matthew Talbot 0 4 0 0
Chester Gipe 0 4 0 0
Luke Post 0 2 0 0
David Block 0 4 0 1
James Frase 0 3 0 1
John McCoy 0 1 0 0
Abel Turney 0 4 0 0
Gerardo Christianson 0 2 0 0
Floyd Brown 0 1 0 0
Marvin Ferguson 11 3 0 0
Kenny Monk 0 5 0 1
Earl Gamache 0 3 0 1
Larry Ward 0 17 0 2
William Knudson 0 20 0 0
James Hinds 0 15 0 2
Christopher Wisniewski 11 34 0 3
Joel Smith 33 42 0 2
Douglas Ousley 38 36 0 2
Bradley Hamler 36 40 0 3
Wilson Crowley 38 42 0 1
Michael Ferrell 13 22 0 1
Tom Shoemaker 38 41 0 2
Robert Shelton 1 5 0 1
Craig Biggs 0 4 0 0

Buffalo

Name PassBlk RunBlk SkAlld TklAlld
David Ramey 0 1 0 0
Alvin Gomes 37 25 0 0
Demetrius Rowe 0 1 0 0
Lester Wilson 0 1 0 0
Cory Alexander 6 4 0 0
Matthew Orellana 2 1 0 0
Jerome Montgomery 3 1 0 0
Ronald Baxter 2 0 0 0
Robert Garrett 0 12 0 1
William Johnson 0 9 0 1
Lawrence Payne 9 0 0 0
Rich Conrad 8 3 0 0
Levi Roman 10 0 0 0
Michael Calloway 5 4 0 0
David Reese 32 31 0 2
Leo Jimenez 3 16 0 1
Thomas Kilgore 4 2 0 0
Timothy Wallner 25 21 0 1
Herman Dyer 23 11 0 1
Frank Munson 35 26 0 2
James Butler 0 12 0 0
Brandon Jackson 36 28 0 2
Paul Ferebee 0 2 0 0
Angelo Guzman 0 1 0 0
John Wilmoth 0 1 0 0
Kip Bowling 0 2 0 0
Eric Viera 0 1 0 0
Peter Pennington 0 1 0 0
Charles Brown 0 4 0 1
Frank Gonzales 0 2 0 0
Bradley Goldman 0 1 0 0

Interception Stats

Indianapolis

Name Int Yds Avg TDs
Chester Gipe 1 1 1.00 0

Buffalo

Name Int Yds Avg TDs
Kip Bowling 1 0 0.00 0

Fumble Stats

Indianapolis

Name Fumb Recov Force TDs
James Frase 0 1 0 0
David Block 0 0 1 0

Buffalo

Name Fumb Recov Force TDs
Michael Calloway 1 0 0 0

Punting

Indianapolis

Name Punts Yds Avg Net Lng In 20
Billy Bishop 4 175 43.75 43.75 47 2

Buffalo

Name Punts Yds Avg Net Lng In 20
Daniel Sanders 4 184 46.00 43.00 50 1

Kicking

Indianapolis

Name FG 40+ 50+ Lng XP
Charles Johnson 4 / 4 2 / 2 1 / 1 50 2 / 2

Buffalo

Name FG 40+ 50+ Lng XP
Zachary Akridge 1 / 3 0 / 2 0 / 2 39 1 / 1

Punt Return

Indianapolis

Name Ret Yds Avg Lng TDs
William Knudson 3 14 4.7 12 0

Buffalo

Kick Return

Indianapolis

Name Ret Yds Avg TDs
Fred Pool 2 59 29.5 0

Buffalo

Name Ret Yds Avg TDs
Lester Wilson 1 25 25.0 0

Defensive Stats