Buffalo @ Minnesota, Week 1 · 2025

105–7@FINAL238–5
Thu, Aug 28, 2025Huntington Bank StadiumMinneapolis, MN

HOW IT WENT

Week 1 · 2025
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Minnesota01031023

PLAY-BY-PLAY

167 plays
Q4Buffalo3 plays · 4 yds · 1:07 · Punt10–23
  1. 9:454th & 6 at BUF 29Dylan Drennan punt for 44 yds, fair catch by Koi Perich at the MINN 27
  2. 10:133rd & 4 at BUF 31Ta'Quan Roberson run for a loss of 2 yards to the BUF 29
  3. 10:412nd & 10 at BUF 25Al-Jay Henderson run for 6 yds to the BUF 31
  4. 10:471st & 10 at BUF 25Ta'Quan Roberson pass incomplete to Jasaiah Gathings
  5. 10:521st & 10 at MINN 35Brady Denaburg kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
Q4Minnesota1 play · 60 yds · 0:09 · Touchdown10–23
  1. 10:521st & 10 at MINN 40Drake Lindsey pass complete to Jalen Smith for 60 yds for a TD (Brady Denaburg KICK)
Q4Buffalo3 plays · 0 yds · 0:30 · Punt10–16
  1. 11:014th & 10 at BUF 25Dylan Drennan punt for 63 yds , Koi Perich returns for 18 yds to the MINN 40
  2. 11:014th & 10 at BUF 25Dylan Drennan punt for 63 yds , Koi Perich returns for 18 yds to the MINN 30
  3. 11:143rd & 10 at BUF 25Ta'Quan Roberson pass incomplete to Victor Snow
  4. 11:212nd & 10 at BUF 25Ta'Quan Roberson pass incomplete to Victor Snow
  5. 11:251st & 10 at BUF 25Ta'Quan Roberson pass incomplete to Jasaiah Gathings
  6. 11:311st & 10 at MINN 35Brady Denaburg kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
Q4Minnesota16 plays · 58 yds · 9:45 · End of Game10–23
  1. 0:00End of 4th Quarter
  2. 0:004th & 1 at BUF 18Darius Taylor run for 3 yds to the BUF 15 for a 1ST down
  3. 1:053rd & 3 at BUF 20Darius Taylor run for 2 yds to the BUF 18
  4. 1:532nd & 4 at BUF 21Darius Taylor run for 1 yd to the BUF 20
  5. 2:351st & 10 at BUF 27Darius Taylor run for 6 yds to the BUF 21
  6. 3:243rd & 4 at BUF 33Darius Taylor run for 6 yds to the BUF 27 for a 1ST down
  7. 3:322nd & 7 at BUF 36Darius Taylor run for 3 yds to the BUF 33
  8. 3:382nd & 7 at BUF 36Timeout Buffalo, clock 03:38
  9. 3:381st & 10 at BUF 39Darius Taylor run for 3 yds to the BUF 36
  10. 4:193rd & 4 at BUF 46Drake Lindsey pass complete to Darius Taylor for 7 yds to the BUF 39 for a 1ST down
  11. 4:303rd & 4 at BUF 46Timeout Buffalo, clock 04:30
  12. 4:302nd & 6 at BUF 48Cam Davis run for 2 yds to the BUF 46
  13. 5:151st & 10 at MINN 48Cam Davis run for 4 yds to the BUF 48
  14. 6:003rd & 3 at MINN 45Darius Taylor run for 3 yds to the MINN 48 for a 1ST down
  15. 6:442nd & 7 at MINN 41Darius Taylor run for 4 yds to the MINN 45
  16. 7:261st & 10 at MINN 38Darius Taylor run for 3 yds to the MINN 41
  17. 8:113rd & 4 at MINN 33A.J. Turner run for 5 yds to the MINN 38 for a 1ST down
  18. 8:532nd & 8 at MINN 29Cam Davis run for 4 yds to the MINN 33
  19. 9:391st & 10 at MINN 27Darius Taylor run for 2 yds to the MINN 29
  20. 0:254th & 1 at BUF 18Timeout Minnesota, clock 00:25
  21. 2:002nd & 4 at BUF 21Timeout Minnesota, clock 02:00
  22. 3:313rd & 4 at BUF 33Timeout Buffalo, clock 03:31
Q3Minnesota11 plays · 46 yds · 5:45 · Field Goal10–16
  1. 11:314th & 5 at BUF 7Brady Denaburg 25 yd FG GOOD
  2. 11:343rd & 5 at BUF 7Drake Lindsey pass incomplete to Jalen Smith
  3. 12:122nd & 8 at BUF 10Darius Taylor run for 3 yds to the BUF 7
  4. 12:511st & 10 at BUF 12Cam Davis run for 2 yds to the BUF 10
  5. 13:352nd & 3 at BUF 16Darius Taylor run for 4 yds to the BUF 12 for a 1ST down
  6. 14:111st & 10 at BUF 23Darius Taylor run for 7 yds to the BUF 16
  7. 14:492nd & 8 at BUF 31Drake Lindsey pass complete to Darius Taylor for 8 yds to the BUF 23 for a 1ST down
  8. 0:00End of 3rd Quarter
  9. 0:001st & 10 at BUF 33Drake Lindsey run for 2 yds to the BUF 31
  10. 1:163rd & 6 at BUF 49Drake Lindsey pass complete to Jalen Smith for 16 yds to the BUF 33 for a 1ST down
  11. 2:042nd & 10 at MINN 47Darius Taylor run for 4 yds to the BUF 49
  12. 2:121st & 10 at MINN 47Drake Lindsey pass incomplete to Jameson Geers
Q3Buffalo3 plays · 1 yds · 2:16 · Punt10–13
  1. 2:164th & 9 at BUF 14Dylan Drennan punt for 39 yds, fair catch by Koi Perich at the MINN 47
  2. 2:244th & 4 at BUF 19PENALTY BUFF Delay Of Game 5 yards from BUFF19 to BUFF14. NO PLAY.
  3. 3:043rd & 10 at BUF 13Ta'Quan Roberson pass complete to Victor Snow for 6 yds to the BUF 19
  4. 3:482nd & 10 at BUF 13Al-Jay Henderson run for no gain to the BUF 13
  5. 4:261st & 10 at BUF 13Al-Jay Henderson run for no gain to the BUF 13
Q3Minnesota5 plays · 27 yds · 2:16 · Punt10–13
  1. 4:324th & 5 at BUF 48Tom Weston punt for 35 yds, fair catch by Victor Snow at the BUF 13
  2. 4:393rd & 5 at BUF 48Drake Lindsey pass incomplete to Jalen Smith
  3. 5:232nd & 10 at MINN 47Darius Taylor run for 5 yds to the BUF 48
  4. 5:301st & 10 at MINN 47Drake Lindsey pass incomplete to Jameson Geers
  5. 6:112nd & 1 at MINN 34Darius Taylor run for 13 yds to the MINN 47 for a 1ST down
  6. 6:321st & 10 at MINN 25Drake Lindsey pass complete to Drew Biber for 9 yds to the MINN 34
  7. 6:481st & 10 at BUF 35Jack Howes kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
Q3Buffalo9 plays · 75 yds · 4:51 · Touchdown10–13
  1. 6:481st & 10 at MINN 40Ta'Quan Roberson pass complete to Victor Snow for 40 yds for a TD (Jack Howes KICK)
  2. 7:274th & 1 at MINN 42Al-Jay Henderson run for 2 yds to the MINN 40 for a 1ST down
  3. 8:063rd & 2 at MINN 43Messiah Burch run for 1 yd to the MINN 42
  4. 8:282nd & 6 at MINN 47Ta'Quan Roberson pass complete to Messiah Burch for 4 yds to the MINN 43
  5. 9:051st & 10 at BUF 49Al-Jay Henderson run for 4 yds to the MINN 47
  6. 9:342nd & 1 at BUF 45Ta'Quan Roberson pass complete to Jasaiah Gathings for 4 yds to the BUF 49 for a 1ST down
  7. 10:141st & 10 at BUF 36Ta'Quan Roberson pass complete to Victor Snow for 9 yds to the BUF 45
  8. 10:562nd & 2 at BUF 33Al-Jay Henderson run for 3 yds to the BUF 36 for a 1ST down
  9. 11:271st & 10 at BUF 25Ta'Quan Roberson pass complete to Jasaiah Gathings for 8 yds to the BUF 33
  10. 11:391st & 10 at MINN 35Brady Denaburg kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
Q3Minnesota8 plays · 59 yds · 3:18 · Field Goal3–13
  1. 11:394th & 7 at BUF 11Brady Denaburg 29 yd FG GOOD
  2. 11:423rd & 7 at BUF 11Drake Lindsey pass incomplete to Jalen Smith
  3. 11:472nd & 7 at BUF 11Drake Lindsey pass incomplete to Frank Bierman
  4. 12:201st & 10 at BUF 14A.J. Turner run for 3 yds to the BUF 11
  5. 12:542nd & 11 at BUF 26Drake Lindsey pass complete to Darius Taylor for 12 yds to the BUF 14 for a 1ST down
  6. 14:571st & 10 at BUF 25Darius Taylor run for a loss of 1 yard to the BUF 26
  7. 14:571st & 10 at BUF 35Drake Lindsey pass complete to Logan Loya for 10 yds to the BUF 25 for a 1ST down
  8. 14:571st & 10 at MINN 30Drake Lindsey pass complete to Javon Tracy for 35 yds to the BUF 35 for a 1ST down
  9. 14:571st & 10 at BUF 35Jack Howes kickoff for 43 yds , Jameson Geers return for 8 yds to the MINN 30
  10. 14:571st & 10 at BUF 35Jack Howes kickoff for 43 yds , Jameson Geers return for 8 yds to the MINN 30
  11. 0:001st & 10 at MINN 35Brady Denaburg kickoff for 57 yds , Miles Greer return for 18 yds to the BUF 26 Miles Greer fumbled, recovered by BUF Matt Kingsbury
Q2Minnesota4 plays · 4 yds · 1:51 · Punt3–7
  1. 6:054th & 17 at MINN 29Tom Weston punt for 50 yds , Victor Snow returns for no gain to the BUF 21
  2. 6:133rd & 17 at MINN 29Drake Lindsey pass complete to Jalen Smith for 22 yds to the BUF 49 for a 1ST down
  3. 6:272nd & 17 at MINN 29Drake Lindsey pass incomplete to Javon Tracy
  4. 7:101st & 10 at MINN 36Drake Lindsey sacked by Red Murdock for a loss of 7 yards to the MINN 29
  5. 7:491st & 10 at MINN 25Darius Taylor run for 11 yds to the MINN 36 for a 1ST down
  6. 7:561st & 10 at MINN 36Timeout Minnesota, clock 07:56
  7. 7:561st & 10 at BUF 35Jack Howes kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
Q2Buffalo4 plays · 5 yds · 1:52 · Field Goal3–7
  1. 7:564th & 5 at MINN 18Jack Howes 36 yd FG GOOD
  2. 8:303rd & 6 at MINN 19Ta'Quan Roberson pass complete to Victor Snow for 1 yd to the MINN 18
  3. 9:042nd & 15 at MINN 28Ta'Quan Roberson pass complete to Jasaiah Gathings for 9 yds to the MINN 19
  4. 9:401st & 10 at MINN 23Messiah Burch run for a loss of 5 yards to the MINN 28
Q2Minnesota6 plays · 60 yds · 2:37 · Interception0–7
  1. 9:481st & 10 at BUF 21Drake Lindsey pass intercepted Mitchell Gonser return for 54 yds to the MINN 23
  2. 10:161st & 10 at BUF 39Buffalo Penalty, Personal Foul (15 Yards) to the BUF 21 for a 1ST down
  3. 10:481st & 10 at MINN 34Drake Lindsey pass complete to Javon Tracy for 27 yds to the BUF 39 for a 1ST down
  4. 11:263rd & 10 at MINN 19Drake Lindsey pass complete to Le'Meke Brockington for 15 yds to the MINN 34 for a 1ST down
  5. 12:072nd & 10 at MINN 19Darius Taylor run for no gain to the MINN 19
  6. 12:211st & 10 at MINN 19Drake Lindsey pass incomplete to Darius Taylor
Q2Buffalo4 plays · 18 yds · 1:28 · Punt0–7
  1. 12:254th & 3 at BUF 43Dylan Drennan punt for 38 yds, fair catch by Koi Perich at the MINN 19
  2. 12:383rd & 12 at BUF 34Ta'Quan Roberson pass complete to Nik McMillan for 9 yds to the BUF 43
  3. 13:102nd & 10 at BUF 36Ta'Quan Roberson run for a loss of 2 yards to the BUF 34
  4. 13:231st & 10 at BUF 36Ta'Quan Roberson pass incomplete to Jasaiah Gathings
  5. 13:371st & 10 at BUF 25Ta'Quan Roberson pass complete to Nik McMillan for 11 yds to the BUF 36 for a 1ST down
  6. 13:531st & 10 at MINN 35Brady Denaburg kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
Q2Minnesota11 plays · 50 yds · 1:15 · Field Goal3–10
  1. 0:00End of 2nd Quarter
  2. 0:023rd & 20 at BUF 20Brady Denaburg 38 yd FG GOOD
  3. 0:063rd & 20 at BUF 20Timeout Minnesota, clock 00:06
  4. 0:062nd & 9 at BUF 9Drake Lindsey sacked for a loss of 11 yards to the BUF 20
  5. 0:111st & 9 at BUF 9Drake Lindsey pass incomplete to Jalen Smith
  6. 0:192nd & 10 at BUF 23Drake Lindsey pass complete to Javon Tracy for 9 yds to the BUF 14
  7. 0:251st & 10 at BUF 23Drake Lindsey pass incomplete to Le'Meke Brockington
  8. 0:301st & 10 at BUF 23Timeout Buffalo, clock 00:30
  9. 0:301st & 10 at BUF 38No Huddle-Shotgun Lindsey,Drake pass incomplete deep middle to Geers,Jameson thrown to BUFF16 broken up by Brown,SaVeon PENALTY BUFF Pass Interference (Brown,SaVeon) 15 yards from BUFF38 to BUFF23, 1ST DOWN. NO PLAY.
  10. 0:382nd & 10 at MINN 47Drake Lindsey pass complete to Le'Meke Brockington for 15 yds to the BUF 38 for a 1ST down
  11. 0:431st & 10 at MINN 47Drake Lindsey pass incomplete to Javon Tracy
  12. 0:513rd & 2 at MINN 38Darius Taylor run for 9 yds to the MINN 47 for a 1ST down
  13. 0:562nd & 2 at MINN 38Drake Lindsey pass incomplete to Jameson Geers
  14. 1:061st & 10 at MINN 30Drake Lindsey pass complete to Logan Loya for 8 yds to the MINN 38
  15. 0:153rd & 1 at BUF 14Darius Taylor run for 5 yds to the BUF 9 for a 1ST down
  16. 0:151st & 9 at BUF 9Timeout Minnesota, clock 00:15
Q2Buffalo11 plays · 49 yds · 4:48 · Missed FG3–7
  1. 1:174th & 3 at MINN 30Jack Howes 48 yd FG MISSED
  2. 1:543rd & 4 at MINN 31Terrance Shelton Jr. run for 1 yd to the MINN 30
  3. 2:072nd & 7 at MINN 34Al-Jay Henderson run for 3 yds to the MINN 31
  4. 2:511st & 10 at MINN 37Ta'Quan Roberson run for 3 yds to the MINN 34
  5. 3:242nd & 9 at MINN 48Ta'Quan Roberson pass complete to Victor Snow for 11 yds to the MINN 37 for a 1ST down
  6. 3:551st & 10 at MINN 49Al-Jay Henderson run for 1 yd to the MINN 48
  7. 4:242nd & 5 at BUF 36Terrance Shelton Jr. run for 15 yds to the MINN 49 for a 1ST down
  8. 4:571st & 10 at BUF 31Ta'Quan Roberson run for 5 yds to the BUF 36
  9. 5:243rd & 6 at BUF 25Ta'Quan Roberson run for 6 yds to the BUF 31 for a 1ST down
  10. 5:352nd & 6 at BUF 25Ta'Quan Roberson pass incomplete to Nik McMillan
  11. 5:571st & 10 at BUF 21Ta'Quan Roberson run for 4 yds to the BUF 25
  12. 2:003rd & 4 at MINN 31Timeout Minnesota, clock 02:00
Q1Minnesota7 plays · 50 yds · 4:22 · Touchdown0–7
  1. 13:531st & 9 at BUF 9Drake Lindsey pass complete to Jameson Geers for 9 yds for a TD (Brady Denaburg KICK)
  2. 14:151st & 4 at BUF 4PENALTY MINN Delay Of Game 5 yards from BUFF04 to BUFF09. NO PLAY.
  3. 14:512nd & 10 at BUF 22Darius Taylor run for 18 yds to the BUF 4 for a 1ST down
  4. 0:00End of 1st Quarter
  5. 0:001st & 10 at BUF 22A.J. Turner run for no gain to the BUF 22
  6. 1:091st & 10 at BUF 37Drake Lindsey pass complete to Jameson Geers for 15 yds to the BUF 22 for a 1ST down
  7. 1:543rd & 4 at BUF 44Drake Lindsey pass complete to Jameson Geers for 7 yds to the BUF 37 for a 1ST down
  8. 2:362nd & 9 at BUF 49Darius Taylor run for 5 yds to the BUF 44
  9. 3:081st & 10 at MINN 50Darius Taylor run for 1 yd to the BUF 49
Q1Buffalo3 plays · -5 yds · 1:34 · Punt0–0
  1. 3:154th & 15 at BUF 6Dylan Drennan punt for 44 yds, fair catch by Koi Perich at the 50 yard line
  2. 3:263rd & 12 at BUF 9Buffalo Penalty, Chop Block (Yards) declined
  3. 4:002nd & 15 at BUF 6Ta'Quan Roberson run for 3 yds to the BUF 9
  4. 4:341st & 10 at BUF 11Ta'Quan Roberson pass complete to Messiah Burch for 5 yds to the BUF 6
Q1Minnesota8 plays · 35 yds · 4:07 · Downs0–0
  1. 4:494th & 1 at BUF 11Jameson Geers run for no gain to the BUF 11
  2. 5:243rd & 8 at BUF 18Drake Lindsey pass complete to Jameson Geers for 8 yds to the BUF 10 for a 1ST down
  3. 6:142nd & 10 at BUF 20A.J. Turner run for 2 yds to the BUF 18
  4. 6:201st & 10 at BUF 20Drake Lindsey pass incomplete to Jalen Smith
  5. 6:432nd & 6 at BUF 28Darius Taylor run for 8 yds to the BUF 20 for a 1ST down
  6. 7:191st & 10 at BUF 32A.J. Turner run for 4 yds to the BUF 28
  7. 7:592nd & 1 at BUF 37Darius Taylor run for 5 yds to the BUF 32 for a 1ST down
  8. 8:441st & 10 at BUF 46Drake Lindsey pass complete to Darius Taylor for 9 yds to the BUF 37
Q1Buffalo3 plays · 6 yds · 1:01 · Punt0–0
  1. 8:564th & 4 at BUF 7Dylan Drennan punt for 39 yds, punt out-of-bounds at the BUF 46
  2. 9:023rd & 4 at BUF 7Ta'Quan Roberson pass incomplete to Jasaiah Gathings
  3. 9:482nd & 10 at BUF 1Al-Jay Henderson run for 6 yds to the BUF 7
  4. 9:541st & 10 at BUF 1Ta'Quan Roberson pass incomplete to Jasaiah Gathings
Q1Minnesota5 plays · 19 yds · 3:00 · Punt0–0
  1. 9:574th & 7 at BUF 46Tom Weston punt for 45 yds
  2. 10:103rd & 7 at BUF 46Drake Lindsey pass complete to Jalen Smith for 11 yds to the BUF 35 for a 1ST down
  3. 10:512nd & 9 at BUF 48A.J. Turner run for 2 yds to the BUF 46
  4. 11:311st & 10 at BUF 49Darius Taylor run for 1 yd to the BUF 48
  5. 12:082nd & 6 at MINN 39Drake Lindsey pass complete to Koi Perich for 12 yds to the BUF 49 for a 1ST down
  6. 12:511st & 10 at MINN 35Darius Taylor run for 4 yds to the MINN 39
Q1Buffalo3 plays · -2 yds · 2:03 · Punt0–0
  1. 12:574th & 12 at BUF 23Dylan Drennan punt for 42 yds, fair catch by Koi Perich at the MINN 35
  2. 13:383rd & 5 at BUF 30Ta'Quan Roberson sacked for a loss of 7 yards to the BUF 23
  3. 14:252nd & 3 at BUF 32Al-Jay Henderson run for a loss of 2 yards to the BUF 30
  4. 14:362nd & 8 at BUF 27PENALTY MINN Offside (Eastern,Deven) 5 yards from BUFF27 to BUFF32. NO PLAY.
  5. 14:551st & 10 at BUF 25Al-Jay Henderson run for 2 yds to the BUF 27
  6. 15:001st & 10 at MINN 35Brady Denaburg kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback

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