Week 12, 2057

played in New Orleans, LA

68 degrees, fair, calm

Buffalo Bills	3	6	7	0	-	16
New Orleans Saints	7	3	0	10	-	20

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:12 NOS - Noah Janzen 27 pass from Jonathan Rackers (David Ward extra point)
1Q: 02:46 BUF - Gary Vance 47 field goal
2Q: 09:35 BUF - Gary Vance 31 field goal
2Q: 03:31 BUF - Gary Vance 35 field goal
2Q: 00:55 NOS - David Ward 56 field goal
3Q: 13:05 BUF - Howard Rondeau 18 run (Gary Vance extra point)
4Q: 13:32 NOS - Jessie Patterson 10 run (David Ward extra point)
4Q: 05:03 NOS - David Ward 47 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:12 NOS - Noah Janzen 27 pass from Jonathan Rackers (David Ward extra point)
1Q: 02:46 BUF - Gary Vance 47 field goal
2Q: 09:35 BUF - Gary Vance 31 field goal
2Q: 03:31 BUF - Gary Vance 35 field goal
2Q: 00:55 NOS - David Ward 56 field goal
3Q: 13:05 BUF - Howard Rondeau 18 run (Gary Vance extra point)
4Q: 13:32 NOS - Jessie Patterson 10 run (David Ward extra point)
4Q: 05:03 NOS - David Ward 47 field goal

Team Statistics BUF NOS
Record 7-4 7-4
First Downs 18 19
- by Rushing 8 10
- by Passing 10 9
- by Penalty 0 0
Total Net Yards 300 345
- Offensive Plays 67 62
- Yards per Play 4.48 5.56
Net Rushing Yards 129 179
- Rushing Attempts 27 34
- Yards per Rush 4.78 5.26
Net Passing Yards 171 166
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 38 - 24 - 1 26 - 12 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards 181 186
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2/10 2/20
- Yards per Pass Play 4.28 5.93
Fumbles/Lost 1/0 3/0
3rd Down Conversions 4/13 2/10
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.4 8.6
4th Down Conversions 0/1 1/1
Penalties/Yards 2/10 0/0
Punt Returns/Yards 2/29 3/24
Kick Returns/Yards 5/97 2/60
Interception Ret./Yards 2/1 1/12
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 4 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/2 1/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 29 OWN 27
Time of Possession 28:33 31:27

Team Statistics	BUF	NOS
Record	7-4	7-4
First Downs	18	19
- by Rushing	8	10
- by Passing	10	9
- by Penalty	0	0
Total Net Yards	300	345
- Offensive Plays	67	62
- Yards per Play	4.48	5.56
Net Rushing Yards	129	179
- Rushing Attempts	27	34
- Yards per Rush	4.78	5.26
Net Passing Yards	171	166
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	38 - 24 - 1	26 - 12 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards	181	186
- Sacks/Yards Lost	2/10	2/20
- Yards per Pass Play	4.28	5.93
Fumbles/Lost	1/0	3/0
3rd Down Conversions	4/13	2/10
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.4	8.6
4th Down Conversions	0/1	1/1
Penalties/Yards	2/10	0/0
Punt Returns/Yards	2/29	3/24
Kick Returns/Yards	5/97	2/60
Interception Ret./Yards	2/1	1/12
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	4	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/2	1/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 29	OWN 27
Time of Possession	28:33	31:27

Drive Charts

Buffalo Bills
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	3:22	OWN 22	5	15	Punt
1	9:02	2:48	OWN 26	5	7	Punt
1	4:28	1:50	OPP 44	4	14	Field Goal
2	14:33	5:04	OWN 20	11	66	Field Goal
2	6:52	3:29	OWN 47	8	35	Field Goal
2	0:47	0:47	OWN 24	1	-1	Half
3	14:21	1:35	OPP 36	3	36	Touchdown
3	10:37	1:09	OWN 6	3	5	Punt
3	6:03	4:24	OWN 15	10	43	Interception
4	13:23	2:22	OWN 19	3	4	Punt
4	4:55	1:02	OWN 20	3	1	Punt
4	2:11	2:02	OWN 29	11	70	Downs

New Orleans Saints
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	11:38	2:36	OWN 3	6	97	Touchdown
1	6:14	1:46	OWN 2	3	9	Punt
1	2:38	3:05	OWN 25	6	30	Punt
2	9:29	2:37	OWN 25	5	39	Missed FG
2	3:23	2:36	OWN 26	8	35	Field Goal
3	15:00	0:39	OWN 25	2	2	Interception
3	12:46	2:09	50	3	3	Punt
3	9:28	3:25	OWN 43	8	39	Interception
3	1:39	3:16	OPP 47	7	47	Touchdown
4	11:01	6:06	OWN 22	10	48	Field Goal
4	3:53	1:42	OPP 46	3	-3	Punt
4	0:09	0:09	OWN 1	1	4	Game

Game MVP: Rick Patton, New Orleans Saints

Rushing Statistics

Buffalo	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB Howard Rondeau	15	94	6.27	36	3	1
QB Bart Brill	5	21	4.20	7	0	0
RB Vincent Beckles	4	7	1.75	6	0	0
RB Danny Spencer	2	1	0.50	1	0	0
WR Kent Steptoe	1	6	6.00	6	0	0

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB Jessie Patterson	28	145	5.18	33	7	1
QB Jonathan Rackers	3	20	6.67	9	0	0
RB Tevin Kirby	3	14	4.67	9	0	0

Passing Statistics

Buffalo	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Bart Brill	38	24	181	2/10	0	27	1	63.6

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Jonathan Rackers	26	12	186	2/20	1	37	2	51.1

Receiving Statistics

Buffalo	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
TE Trent Rosas	6	7	30	5.00	11	7
WR Kent Steptoe	6	9	54	9.00	10	17
RB Vincent Beckles	3	4	14	4.67	8	7
RB Howard Rondeau	3	3	12	4.00	0	8
WR Aidan Poppe	2	5	37	18.50	21	27
WR Jerry Lautenberg	1	3	11	11.00	0	11
WR Jerald Alexander	1	2	8	8.00	0	8
TE Marcos Farmer	1	2	4	4.00	0	4
WR Edward Ballard	1	2	11	11.00	0	11

New Orleans	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Trey Shannon	5	9	86	17.20	50	37	0
WR Tony Meeber	3	4	34	11.33	8	15	0
WR Noah Janzen	1	2	27	27.00	9	27	1
TE Vincent Jacobs	1	1	15	15.00	0	15	0
WR Raymond Benson	1	2	12	12.00	0	12	0
TE Marquis Fenno	1	3	12	12.00	0	12	0
FB Seth Mahoney	0	2	0	0.00	0	0	0
TE Brian Lonier	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
RB Jessie Patterson	0	2	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Buffalo	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Elijah Wheeler	1	0	0.00	0
CB Monty Hartman	1	1	1.00	0

New Orleans	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Tristan Sawyer	1	12	12.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Buffalo	Fumb	Recov	Force
RB Howard Rondeau	1	0	0
C Lamont Herbertson	0	1	0
DT Braxton Gorski	0	0	1
S Dustin Walters	0	0	1
OLB Peter Richard	0	0	1

New Orleans	Fumb	Recov	Force
RB Jessie Patterson	2	0	0
WR Raymond Benson	1	0	0
T Rick Patton	0	1	0
QB Jonathan Rackers	0	1	0
CB Walt Galloway	0	1	0
ILB Ernie Brown	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Buffalo	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Kennedy Mickus	5	275	55.0	50.2	65	3

New Orleans	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Norman Banks	4	168	42.0	29.8	47	2

Kicking Statistics

Buffalo	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Gary Vance	3/3	1/1	0/0	47	1/1

New Orleans	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
David Ward	2/3	2/3	1/2	56	2/2

Punt Return Statistics

Buffalo	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Danny Spencer	2	29	14.5	0

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Raymond Benson	3	24	8.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Buffalo	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Burt Sellers	4	78	19.5	0
Danny Spencer	1	19	19.0	0

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Raymond Benson	2	60	30.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Buffalo	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Angel Kramer	7	2	0.0	31	17
OLB Nicky McElroy	6	2	1.0	34	23
CB Monty Hartman	6	1	0.0	33	27
S Dustin Walters	5	0	0.0	33	22
DE Justin Price	4	0	1.0	34	26
OLB Peter Richard	4	2	0.0	34	23
CB Elijah Wheeler	3	1	0.0	34	28
CB Bradley Pancake	3	0	0.0	21	22
DE Joey Lindsay	2	1	0.0	31	24
ILB Devin Pleasant	2	1	0.0	17	18
S Leonardo Cox	1	4	0.0	34	28
DT Blaine Lincoln	1	1	0.0	28	15
WR Jerry Lautenberg	1	0	---	---	---
DT Asher Reynolds	1	0	0.0	3	10
CB Kaleb Battle	1	0	0.0	0	5

New Orleans	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Tristan Sawyer	11	1	0.0	26	36
ILB Ernie Brown	10	1	0.0	26	26
OLB Joel Brockermeyer	5	3	0.0	26	26
CB Justin Rhodes	5	1	0.0	25	38
DT Buddy Bumgarner	4	1	1.0	13	17
DE Edwin Cobb	2	0	1.0	17	28
ILB Lamar Bruce	2	2	0.0	18	31
DT Arnold Dorf	2	2	0.0	16	26
CB Zach Schafer	2	2	0.0	27	28
OLB Butch Triplett	2	0	0.0	8	21
CB Andre Tikaran	2	0	0.0	4	18
CB Nick Sanders	1	0	0.0	1	4
CB Walt Galloway	1	0	0.0	18	31
ILB Marco Nichols	1	0	0.0	9	9
TE Vincent Jacobs	1	0	---	---	---
RB Jessie Patterson	1	0	---	---	---
S Rickey Emack	1	0	0.0	17	28
S Kelvin Yockey	1	0	0.0	9	9
DE Devan Jeffries	0	2	0.0	26	33
OLB Trenton Garmon	0	1	0.0	2	13

Pass Rush Statistics

Buffalo	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Justin Price	1.0	4	1	26
OLB Nicky McElroy	1.0	1	0	23
DE Joey Lindsay	0.0	1	1	24

New Orleans	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Edwin Cobb	1.0	2	1	28
DT Buddy Bumgarner	1.0	1	1	17
DE Devan Jeffries	0.0	1	2	33
ILB Ernie Brown	0.0	1	0	26
DE Clayton Chestnut	0.0	0	2	12
OLB Butch Triplett	0.0	0	1	21

Pass Defense Statistics

Buffalo	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Elijah Wheeler	3	1	1	28
OLB Peter Richard	2	1	0	23
CB Monty Hartman	2	0	1	27
S Dustin Walters	1	1	0	22
OLB Nicky McElroy	1	0	0	23
CB Bradley Pancake	1	0	0	22
ILB Devin Pleasant	1	0	0	18
CB Kaleb Battle	1	0	0	5
ILB Angel Kramer	0	1	0	17

New Orleans	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S Tristan Sawyer	5	1	1	36
CB Justin Rhodes	5	1	0	38
OLB Joel Brockermeyer	4	0	0	26
ILB Ernie Brown	2	2	0	26
OLB Butch Triplett	2	0	0	21
CB Andre Tikaran	2	0	0	18
CB Nick Sanders	1	0	0	4
DT Arnold Dorf	1	0	0	26
S Rickey Emack	1	0	0	28
CB Zach Schafer	1	0	0	28
ILB Lamar Bruce	0	1	0	31

Blocking Statistics

Buffalo	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
C Lamont Herbertson	4	9	1	27	0	40
T Marty McPherson	2	3	0	27	0	40
G Stan McGinnis	1	2	0	27	0	40
G Damien Warhurst	0	6	0	27	2	40
T Stephen Centeno	0	2	0	27	0	40

New Orleans	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
G Reggie Oliver	4	9	34	1	28
T Rick Patton	4	7	34	0	28
G Roman Sawyer	3	8	34	0	28
C DeAndre Becker	1	4	34	0	28
T Warren Cothern	1	3	34	1	28

Special Teams Tackles

Buffalo	Tackles	STPlays
Braxton Gorski	2	15
Joey Lindsay	2	10
Vincent Beckles	1	22

New Orleans	Tackles	STPlays
Seth Mahoney	3	22
Trey Dircks	2	14
Brant Greer	1	18
Philip Berry	1	7

Participation

Buffalo	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
G Stan McGinnis	27	40	---	---	8	75
G Damien Warhurst	27	40	---	---	8	75
T Marty McPherson	27	40	---	---	8	75
T Stephen Centeno	27	40	---	---	8	75
WR Kent Steptoe	20	35	---	---	17	72
QB Bart Brill	27	40	---	---	---	67
C Lamont Herbertson	27	40	---	---	---	67
WR Jerry Lautenberg	26	40	---	---	---	66
S Leonardo Cox	---	---	34	28	4	66
CB Elijah Wheeler	---	---	34	28	3	65
DE Joey Lindsay	---	---	31	24	10	65
DE Justin Price	---	---	34	26	3	63
CB Monty Hartman	---	---	33	27	3	63
OLB Nicky McElroy	---	---	34	23	5	62
OLB Peter Richard	---	---	34	23	3	60
S Dustin Walters	---	---	33	22	3	58
TE Trent Rosas	11	22	---	---	22	55
CB Bradley Pancake	---	---	21	22	8	51
ILB Angel Kramer	---	---	31	17	1	49
RB Howard Rondeau	17	28	---	---	4	49
WR Aidan Poppe	18	28	---	---	---	46
ILB Devin Pleasant	---	---	17	18	11	46
RB Vincent Beckles	11	12	---	---	22	45
DT Blaine Lincoln	---	---	28	15	---	43
TE Julio Dail	18	16	---	---	---	34
RB Danny Spencer	4	2	---	---	16	22
OLB Vince Gilmore	---	---	0	5	17	22
DT Braxton Gorski	---	---	3	3	15	21
CB Kaleb Battle	---	---	0	5	13	18
WR Edward Ballard	1	5	---	---	10	16
DE Don Lockhart	---	---	3	6	7	16
DT Asher Reynolds	---	---	3	10	2	15
S Tre McLaurin	---	---	0	0	13	13
TE Marcos Farmer	4	8	---	---	---	12
WR Jerald Alexander	5	4	---	---	2	11
S Burt Sellers	---	---	0	5	5	10
C Isaiah Henderson	0	0	---	---	8	8
K Gary Vance	0	0	---	---	8	8
P Kennedy Mickus	0	0	---	---	5	5
QB Hardy Tatum	0	0	---	---	3	3
S Bobby Bills	---	---	1	1	---	2
ILB Enrique Anania	---	---	0	0	---	0
TE Logan Whitaker	0	0	---	---	---	0
C Amos Turner	0	0	---	---	---	0
G Ian Connell	0	0	---	---	---	0
T Bubba Wynn	0	0	---	---	---	0

New Orleans	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
WR Trey Shannon	33	28	---	---	10	71
T Rick Patton	34	28	---	---	7	69
G Reggie Oliver	34	28	---	---	7	69
CB Justin Rhodes	---	---	25	38	3	66
S Tristan Sawyer	---	---	26	36	3	65
QB Jonathan Rackers	34	28	---	---	---	62
T Warren Cothern	34	28	---	---	---	62
G Roman Sawyer	34	28	---	---	---	62
C DeAndre Becker	34	28	---	---	---	62
WR Tony Meeber	28	21	---	---	11	60
DE Devan Jeffries	---	---	26	33	---	59
CB Walt Galloway	---	---	18	31	9	58
TE Vincent Jacobs	15	18	---	---	22	55
CB Zach Schafer	---	---	27	28	---	55
ILB Lamar Bruce	---	---	18	31	4	53
DE Edwin Cobb	---	---	17	28	8	53
ILB Ernie Brown	---	---	26	26	---	52
OLB Joel Brockermeyer	---	---	26	26	---	52
RB Jessie Patterson	31	16	---	---	1	48
S Rickey Emack	---	---	17	28	3	48
DT Arnold Dorf	---	---	16	26	3	45
WR Raymond Benson	11	19	---	---	10	40
TE Marquis Fenno	23	13	---	---	---	36
DT Buddy Bumgarner	---	---	13	17	5	35
OLB Butch Triplett	---	---	8	21	3	32
WR Noah Janzen	15	11	---	---	---	26
FB Seth Mahoney	1	2	---	---	22	25
CB Andre Tikaran	---	---	4	18	3	25
TE Brian Lonier	10	8	---	---	5	23
WR Jimmie Huntley	0	0	---	---	21	21
CB Nick Sanders	---	---	1	4	15	20
DE Clayton Chestnut	---	---	5	12	3	20
ILB Mason Harris	---	---	0	0	19	19
ILB Brant Greer	---	---	0	0	18	18
ILB Marco Nichols	---	---	9	9	---	18
OLB Trenton Garmon	---	---	2	13	3	18
S Kelvin Yockey	---	---	9	9	---	18
RB Tevin Kirby	3	4	---	---	7	14
CB Trey Dircks	---	---	0	0	14	14
DE Stan Shepherd	---	---	4	6	---	10
K David Ward	0	0	---	---	8	8
G Alejandro Sapolu	0	0	---	---	7	7
C Maurice Wiggins	0	0	---	---	7	7
T Philip Berry	0	0	---	---	7	7
P Norman Banks	0	0	---	---	7	7
QB Gustavo Fuller	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	5	57	11.4
Middle	17	68	4.0
Right	5	4	0.8
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	7	36	5.1
Middle	14	56	4.0
Right	13	87	6.7
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Buffalo	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Bart Brill	38	24	1	0	2	5	5	7	1

New Orleans	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Jonathan Rackers	26	12	3	2	0	4	6	2	2

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	7	7	35	5.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	17	9	51	3.0
Medium (9-18 Yds)	13	8	95	7.3
Long (19+ Yds)	0	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	1	1	31	31.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	6	3	14	2.3
Medium (9-18 Yds)	15	7	114	7.6
Long (19+ Yds)	4	1	27	6.8

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Buffalo	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Kent Steptoe	9	6	1	54	0	35
TE Trent Rosas	7	6	0	30	0	22
WR Aidan Poppe	5	2	0	37	1	28
RB Vincent Beckles	4	3	1	14	0	12
WR Jerry Lautenberg	3	1	0	11	0	40
RB Howard Rondeau	3	3	0	12	0	28
WR Jerald Alexander	2	1	0	8	0	4
TE Marcos Farmer	2	1	0	4	0	8
WR Edward Ballard	2	1	0	11	0	5

New Orleans	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Trey Shannon	9	5	86	2	28
WR Tony Meeber	4	3	34	0	21
TE Marquis Fenno	3	1	12	0	13
FB Seth Mahoney	2	0	0	0	2
WR Noah Janzen	2	1	27	1	11
WR Raymond Benson	2	1	12	0	19
RB Jessie Patterson	2	0	0	0	16
TE Brian Lonier	1	0	0	0	8
TE Vincent Jacobs	1	1	15	0	18

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Buffalo	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
QB Bart Brill	2	11	5.50	4.20
RB Vincent Beckles	1	-1	-1.00	1.75
RB Howard Rondeau	1	18	18.00	6.27
RB Danny Spencer	1	1	1.00	0.50

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Jessie Patterson	2	6	3.00	5.18

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Buffalo	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Bart Brill	6	2	20	3.33	4.76

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Jonathan Rackers	2	1	12	6.00	7.15

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Buffalo	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Kent Steptoe	2	2	20	10.00	6.00
TE Trent Rosas	1	0	0	0.00	4.29
WR Edward Ballard	1	0	0	0.00	5.50
WR Aidan Poppe	1	0	0	0.00	7.40

New Orleans	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Marquis Fenno	1	1	12	12.00	4.00
WR Trey Shannon	1	0	0	0.00	9.56

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Buffalo	Rushes	Conversions
QB Bart Brill	1	1
WR Kent Steptoe	1	1

New Orleans	Rushes	Conversions
QB Jonathan Rackers	2	0
RB Jessie Patterson	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Buffalo	Att	Comp	Conversions
Bart Brill	10	5	2

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Conversions
Jonathan Rackers	7	2	2

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Buffalo	Targ	Catch	Conversions
RB Howard Rondeau	2	2	0
TE Trent Rosas	2	1	0
WR Aidan Poppe	2	0	0
RB Vincent Beckles	1	1	1
WR Jerald Alexander	1	0	0
WR Kent Steptoe	1	1	1

New Orleans	Targ	Catch	Conversions
FB Seth Mahoney	2	0	0
WR Noah Janzen	1	0	0
TE Vincent Jacobs	1	1	1
RB Jessie Patterson	1	0	0
TE Marquis Fenno	1	1	1
WR Trey Shannon	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 98,100 (99,900 capacity)
Upper Deck 25,300 (25,300)
End Zone 18,200 (18,200)
Mezzanine 10,500 (10,500)
Sideline Seats 14,600 (16,100)
Club Seats 19,900 (19,900)
Luxury Boxes 9,600 (9,900)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	98,100 (99,900 capacity)
Upper Deck	25,300 (25,300)
End Zone	18,200 (18,200)
Mezzanine	10,500 (10,500)
Sideline Seats	14,600 (16,100)
Club Seats	19,900 (19,900)
Luxury Boxes	9,600 (9,900)