1997 Game 216 (Week 16) Jacksonville at Buffalo

Jaguars blow out Bills

The Jacksonville Jaguars didn’t waste any time dismantling the Buffalo Bills Sunday afternoon at Rich Stadium. The Jaguars scored a touchdown on the first drive of the game and didn’t look back in their 27-7 blowout win over the Bills.

The Jaguars built a 24-0 lead in the first half due in large part to the throwing of QB Mark Brunell. After a 20-yd TD run by RB Natron Means, Brunell tossed a 4-yd touchdown pass to WR Jimmie Smith and then a 12-yd pass to TE Pete Mitchell in the 2nd quarter to give the Jaguars their 24-0 lead.

Brunell threw for 187 with most of those yards coming early in the game. Brunell was 16 of 28 passing with two touchdowns and zero interceptions. Jimmie Smith caught 7 passes for 107 yards and a TD. Means ran for 86 yards on 20 carries and the Jaguars ran for 143 total rushing yards.

Both the Jaguars and Bills are out of the playoffs and have been for quite a while now. The Jaguars are now 6-9 and will finish off their season at Oakland, while the Bills are now 4-11 and will finish up Saturday against the Green Bay Packers at Lambeau.

1997 Game 216 Stats

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