Week 12, 2021

played in New Orleans, LA

68 degrees, fair, calm

Buffalo Bills	7	3	0	7	-	17
New Orleans Saints	6	10	0	8	-	24

Scoring Summary
1Q: 11:31 BUF - Pat Douglas 13 pass from Ralph Maxwell (Rickey Rosebrock extra point)
1Q: 04:08 NOS - J.R. Marston 29 field goal
1Q: 02:05 NOS - J.R. Marston 31 field goal
2Q: 11:40 NOS - Charles Cortez 5 pass from Alan Poole (J.R. Marston extra point)
2Q: 08:00 NOS - J.R. Marston 33 field goal
2Q: 04:02 BUF - Rickey Rosebrock 20 field goal
4Q: 10:05 BUF - Roosevelt Elizondo 2 run (Rickey Rosebrock extra point)
4Q: 04:56 NOS - Irving Robasky 20 pass from Alan Poole (Alan Poole pass to Phillip Newman for conversion)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 11:31 BUF - Pat Douglas 13 pass from Ralph Maxwell (Rickey Rosebrock extra point)
1Q: 04:08 NOS - J.R. Marston 29 field goal
1Q: 02:05 NOS - J.R. Marston 31 field goal
2Q: 11:40 NOS - Charles Cortez 5 pass from Alan Poole (J.R. Marston extra point)
2Q: 08:00 NOS - J.R. Marston 33 field goal
2Q: 04:02 BUF - Rickey Rosebrock 20 field goal
4Q: 10:05 BUF - Roosevelt Elizondo 2 run (Rickey Rosebrock extra point)
4Q: 04:56 NOS - Irving Robasky 20 pass from Alan Poole (Alan Poole pass to Phillip Newman for conversion)

Team Statistics BUF NOS
Record 6-5 6-5
First Downs 13 17
- by Rushing 4 5
- by Passing 9 11
- by Penalty 0 1
Total Net Yards 305 307
- Offensive Plays 61 58
- Yards per Play 5.00 5.29
Net Rushing Yards 135 127
- Rushing Attempts 31 30
- Yards per Rush 4.35 4.23
Net Passing Yards 170 180
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 28 - 17 - 1 27 - 15 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 182 185
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2/12 1/5
- Yards per Pass Play 5.67 6.43
Fumbles/Lost 1/1 1/0
3rd Down Conversions 8/17 6/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 8.1 6.7
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 9/74 5/40
Punt Returns/Yards 1/4 1/-3
Kick Returns/Yards 3/99 3/54
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 1/10
2pt Conversions 0/0 1/1
Red Zone Visits 3 5
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/1 2/3
Avg. Drive Start OWN 25 OWN 39
Time of Possession 30:27 29:33

Team Statistics	BUF	NOS
Record	6-5	6-5
First Downs	13	17
- by Rushing	4	5
- by Passing	9	11
- by Penalty	0	1
Total Net Yards	305	307
- Offensive Plays	61	58
- Yards per Play	5.00	5.29
Net Rushing Yards	135	127
- Rushing Attempts	31	30
- Yards per Rush	4.35	4.23
Net Passing Yards	170	180
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	28 - 17 - 1	27 - 15 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	182	185
- Sacks/Yards Lost	2/12	1/5
- Yards per Pass Play	5.67	6.43
Fumbles/Lost	1/1	1/0
3rd Down Conversions	8/17	6/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	8.1	6.7
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	9/74	5/40
Punt Returns/Yards	1/4	1/-3
Kick Returns/Yards	3/99	3/54
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	1/10
2pt Conversions	0/0	1/1
Red Zone Visits	3	5
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/1	2/3
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 25	OWN 39
Time of Possession	30:27	29:33

Drive Charts

Buffalo Bills
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	3:37	OPP 49	6	49	Touchdown
1	9:48	3:25	OWN 47	6	17	Missed FG
1	4:02	0:35	OWN 33	1	0	Fumble
1	1:58	2:07	OWN 20	3	2	Punt
2	11:30	2:08	OWN 13	3	-4	Interception
2	7:54	3:57	OWN 46	9	51	Field Goal
2	2:33	2:22	OWN 3	6	12	Punt
3	8:51	5:51	OWN 3	8	32	Punt
3	1:22	1:41	OWN 29	4	9	Punt
4	13:09	3:10	OWN 33	7	67	Touchdown
4	4:40	1:39	OWN 20	5	19	Punt
4	0:38	0:38	OWN 6	3	6	Game

New Orleans Saints
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	11:23	1:35	OWN 23	3	-5	Punt
1	6:23	2:21	OWN 43	6	45	Field Goal
1	3:27	1:29	OPP 28	3	14	Field Goal
2	14:51	3:21	OWN 32	7	68	Touchdown
2	9:22	1:28	OPP 17	3	1	Field Goal
2	3:57	1:24	OWN 39	3	2	Punt
2	0:11	0:11	OWN 37	1	20	Half
3	15:00	6:09	OWN 20	10	41	Punt
3	3:00	1:38	OWN 20	3	6	Punt
4	14:41	1:32	OPP 27	3	1	Missed FG
4	9:59	5:19	OWN 20	10	80	Touchdown
4	3:01	2:23	OWN 17	6	21	Punt

Game MVP: Alan Poole, New Orleans Saints

Rushing Statistics

Buffalo	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Roosevelt Elizondo	13	60	4.62	41	1	1
Lance Becnel	9	28	3.11	8	0	0
Ralph Maxwell	6	27	4.50	7	0	0
Dennis Taylor	1	2	2.00	2	0	0
Xavier Hernandez	1	19	19.00	19	1	0
Greg Janssen	1	-1	-1.00	-1	0	0

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Daniel McCarthy	17	77	4.53	27	2
Bobby Irwin	8	23	2.88	8	0
Johnny Tyler	2	2	1.00	2	0
Alan Poole	1	4	4.00	4	0
Leo Sweeney	1	20	20.00	20	1
Phillip Newman	1	1	1.00	1	0

Passing Statistics

Buffalo	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Ralph Maxwell	28	17	182	2/12	1	28	1	76.8

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Alan Poole	27	15	185	1/5	2	36	0	101.6

Receiving Statistics

Buffalo	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Spencer Matias	3	6	22	7.33	0	15	0
WR Earnest Leal	3	5	28	9.33	5	15	0
WR Pat Douglas	3	5	38	12.67	0	15	1
RB Roosevelt Elizondo	2	3	25	12.50	11	16	0
TE Tracy Marohl	2	2	15	7.50	1	9	0
RB Lance Becnel	2	2	21	10.50	14	15	0
WR Roger Davenport	1	1	28	28.00	25	28	0
RB Greg Janssen	1	1	5	5.00	0	5	0
TE Xavier Hernandez	0	2	0	0.00	0	0	0

New Orleans	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Irving Robasky	6	8	79	13.17	0	20	1
TE Charles Cortez	2	4	17	8.50	0	12	1
TE Graham King	1	5	11	11.00	0	11	0
RB Daniel McCarthy	1	2	7	7.00	6	7	0
WR Deron Lyle	1	1	5	5.00	0	5	0
TE Leo Sweeney	1	2	4	4.00	0	4	0
WR Nolan Walters	1	2	36	36.00	29	36	0
WR Phillip Newman	1	2	10	10.00	7	10	0
RB Bobby Irwin	1	1	16	16.00	7	16	0

Interception Statistics

Buffalo	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

New Orleans	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
OLB Duane Burgess	1	10	10.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Buffalo	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Pat Douglas	1	0	0	0
Nathan McIntyre	0	0	1	0

New Orleans	Fumb	Recov	Force
Bobby Irwin	1	0	0
Jake Harry	0	1	0
Phillip Newman	0	1	0
Nate Serban	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Buffalo	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Rico Miiles	5	197	39.4	36.0	65	0

New Orleans	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Darrell Shepherd	5	232	46.4	45.6	56	3

Kicking Statistics

Buffalo	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Rickey Rosebrock	1/2	0/1	0/1	20	2/2

New Orleans	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
J.R. Marston	3/4	0/1	0/0	33	1/1

Punt Return Statistics

Buffalo	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Brock Ogden	1	4	4.0	0

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Roderick Hanson	1	-3	-3.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Buffalo	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Mack Alston	2	74	37.0	0
Lance Becnel	1	25	25.0	0

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Bobby Irwin	3	54	18.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Buffalo	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Phil Tuiososopo	6	2	0.0	15	10
ILB Kendrick Sersland	6	1	0.0	13	15
DE Edward Arnold	5	1	0.0	21	12
OLB Claude Hutton	4	1	0.0	20	15
OLB Earnest Vasher	3	2	0.0	21	20
DE Jamal Stokes	3	0	0.0	15	21
DT Deron Sharman	2	1	1.0	12	17
S Leslie Ramthun	2	3	0.0	22	24
S Mack Alston	2	2	0.0	30	28
S Rondell Marsh	2	1	0.0	15	15
CB Trevor Graham	2	1	0.0	19	18
ILB Marshall Chin	2	0	0.0	8	7
CB David Evans	2	0	0.0	20	20
DE Nathan McIntyre	2	0	0.0	14	7
CB Lamar Toews	1	1	0.0	27	27
RB Roosevelt Elizondo	1	0	---	---	---
WR Pat Douglas	1	0	---	---	---
DT Adrian Ellis	0	1	0.0	23	23

New Orleans	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Dan Kerouac	10	0	0.0	29	30
S Duane Sterritt	7	4	0.0	30	29
OLB Duane Burgess	5	0	0.0	29	28
DT Junior Reeves	3	2	0.0	27	27
OLB Willie Rexin	3	1	0.0	13	12
CB Bob Heath	3	0	0.0	13	22
CB Timothy Hiller	3	0	0.0	26	27
DT Oliver Coffey	2	1	1.0	19	21
OLB Lamar Bailey	2	0	1.0	5	6
DE Orlando Murray	2	2	0.0	20	18
S Jake Harry	2	1	0.0	17	20
CB Sammie Rutter	2	0	0.0	24	22
ILB Corey Logan	1	0	0.0	10	4
DE Eddie Bloomer	1	0	0.0	11	2
S Rickey Bridges	1	0	0.0	20	18
DE Nate Serban	0	1	0.0	10	17

Pass Rush Statistics

Buffalo	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Deron Sharman	1.0	0	0	17
DE Jamal Stokes	0.0	3	2	21
S Rondell Marsh	0.0	1	0	15
DE Austin Branch	0.0	1	0	16
DE Edward Arnold	0.0	1	0	12

New Orleans	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Oliver Coffey	1.0	1	0	0	21
OLB Lamar Bailey	1.0	0	0	0	6
DE Orlando Murray	0.0	0	2	0	18
OLB Duane Burgess	0.0	0	1	0	28
DT Junior Reeves	0.0	0	0	1	27

Pass Defense Statistics

Buffalo	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
ILB Kendrick Sersland	3	0	15
DE Jamal Stokes	2	0	21
S Mack Alston	2	0	28
ILB Phil Tuiososopo	1	1	10
CB Lamar Toews	1	1	27
S Rondell Marsh	1	0	15
S Leslie Ramthun	1	0	24
CB David Evans	1	0	20
DE Edward Arnold	1	0	12
OLB Claude Hutton	1	0	15
OLB Earnest Vasher	1	0	20

New Orleans	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
ILB Dan Kerouac	4	1	0	30
CB Bob Heath	3	0	0	22
OLB Duane Burgess	2	0	1	28
S Jake Harry	2	0	0	20
S Duane Sterritt	2	0	0	29
DE Nate Serban	1	0	0	17
OLB Willie Rexin	1	0	0	12
CB Timothy Hiller	1	0	0	27
S Rickey Bridges	1	0	0	18
S Bryant Hickman	0	1	0	19

Blocking Statistics

Buffalo	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Jason Garrard	2	6	1	25	0	28
Earnest Bailey	1	7	0	30	0	30
Jared Merrifield	1	3	0	16	1	17
Mercury Hartman	1	3	0	25	1	24
Everett Mullins	1	1	1	20	0	14
Dennis Taylor	1	1	0	19	0	17
Mark Sepulveda	0	3	0	31	0	29
Keith Norris	0	1	0	7	0	7
Tracy Marohl	0	1	0	26	0	27

New Orleans	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Larry Andersen	2	10	1	26	1	20
Johnnie Hogrefe	2	4	0	21	0	22
Travis Tusch	1	2	0	11	0	8
Wesley Hickman	1	2	0	22	0	19
D.J. Matthews	1	2	0	6	0	4
Johnny Tyler	1	1	0	13	0	9
Leon Schroeder	0	4	0	24	0	26
Neil Delgado	0	2	0	25	0	24
Devin Medlock	0	1	0	15	0	17
Leo Sweeney	0	1	0	28	0	24

Special Teams Statistics

Buffalo	Tackles	STPlays
Greg Janssen	2	15
Mack Alston	1	19
Christian Howe	1	17
Lance Becnel	0	22
Rondell Marsh	0	20
Xavier Hernandez	0	16
Brock Ogden	0	15
David Evans	0	14
Edgar Paniagua	0	12
Lamar Toews	0	12
Dennis Taylor	0	11
Kendrick Sersland	0	10
C.J. Jacobson	0	10
Marshall Chin	0	9
Jared Merrifield	0	7
Keith Norris	0	7
Lawrence Asher	0	7
Nathan McIntyre	0	7
Rickey Rosebrock	0	6
Roger Davenport	0	5
J.T. Shapiro	0	5
Rico Miiles	0	5
Jamal Stokes	0	5
Edward Arnold	0	5
Leslie Ramthun	0	4
Earnest Bailey	0	4
Everett Mullins	0	3
Earnest Vasher	0	3
Adrian Ellis	0	3
Joel McElrath	0	2
Deron Sharman	0	2
Tracy Marohl	0	1
Austin Branch	0	1
Claude Hutton	0	1
Trevor Graham	0	1

New Orleans	Tackles	STPlays
Wally Kaczmarek	1	15
Roderick Hanson	1	15
Rickey Bridges	1	15
Corey Logan	1	11
Bobby Irwin	0	24
Timothy Hiller	0	20
Graham King	0	16
Charles Cortez	0	16
Dwayne Gelbart	0	14
Leo Sweeney	0	13
Willie Rexin	0	11
J.R. Marston	0	10
Travis Tusch	0	9
Devin Medlock	0	9
Johnny Tyler	0	9
D.J. Matthews	0	9
Shane Love	0	9
Sammie Rutter	0	8
Orlando Murray	0	7
Larry Andersen	0	6
Jake Harry	0	6
Darrell Shepherd	0	5
J.R. Fraaije	0	4
Nate Serban	0	4
Leon Schroeder	0	3
Oliver Coffey	0	2
Bryant Hickman	0	2
Eddie Bloomer	0	2
Bob Heath	0	2
Dan Kerouac	0	2
Duane Sterritt	0	2
Daniel McCarthy	0	1
Duane Burgess	0	1
Johnnie Hogrefe	0	1
Earl Moulton	0	1
Junior Reeves	0	1
Lamar Bailey	0	1

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	4	14	3.5
Middle	15	62	4.1
Right	12	59	4.9
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	9	35	3.9
Middle	9	24	2.7
Right	12	68	5.7
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Buffalo	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Ralph Maxwell	28	17	1	0	3	2	3	1	1

New Orleans	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Alan Poole	27	15	2	2	2	2	6	2	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	3	3	31	10.3
Short (0-8 Yds)	10	8	74	7.4
Medium (9-18 Yds)	9	6	77	8.6
Long (19+ Yds)	5	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	1	1	7	7.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	11	8	91	8.3
Medium (9-18 Yds)	13	5	67	5.2
Long (19+ Yds)	2	1	20	10.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Buffalo	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Spencer Matias	6	3	0	22	0	20
WR Earnest Leal	5	3	1	28	0	13
WR Pat Douglas	5	3	1	38	0	19
RB Roosevelt Elizondo	3	2	1	25	0	14
TE Tracy Marohl	2	2	0	15	0	27
RB Lance Becnel	2	2	0	21	0	16
TE Xavier Hernandez	2	0	0	0	0	8
WR Roger Davenport	1	1	0	28	1	5
RB Greg Janssen	1	1	0	5	0	9

New Orleans	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Irving Robasky	8	6	1	79	1	20
TE Graham King	5	1	0	11	0	7
TE Charles Cortez	4	2	0	17	0	13
RB Daniel McCarthy	2	1	0	7	0	19
TE Leo Sweeney	2	1	0	4	0	24
WR Nolan Walters	2	1	1	36	1	12
WR Phillip Newman	2	1	0	10	0	20
WR Deron Lyle	1	1	0	5	0	7
RB Bobby Irwin	1	1	0	16	0	9

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Buffalo	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Lance Becnel	3	4	1.33	3.11
Roosevelt Elizondo	2	2	1.00	4.62
Greg Janssen	1	-1	-1.00	-1.00

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Daniel McCarthy	4	19	4.75	4.53
Bobby Irwin	2	3	1.50	2.88
Phillip Newman	1	1	1.00	1.00

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Buffalo	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Ralph Maxwell	5	4	46	9.20	6.50

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Alan Poole	6	2	25	4.17	6.85

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Buffalo	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
RB Roosevelt Elizondo	2	1	9	4.50	8.33
WR Pat Douglas	2	2	28	14.00	7.60
TE Tracy Marohl	1	1	9	9.00	7.50

New Orleans	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Irving Robasky	2	1	20	10.00	9.88
TE Graham King	2	0	0	0.00	2.20
TE Charles Cortez	1	1	5	5.00	4.25
WR Nolan Walters	1	0	0	0.00	18.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Buffalo	Rushes	Conversions
Ralph Maxwell	2	0
Lance Becnel	1	1
Xavier Hernandez	1	1
Greg Janssen	1	0

New Orleans	Rushes	Conversions
Daniel McCarthy	1	0
Johnny Tyler	1	1
Alan Poole	1	0
Bobby Irwin	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Buffalo	Att	Comp	Conversions
Ralph Maxwell	12	8	6

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Conversions
Alan Poole	10	5	4

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Buffalo	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Pat Douglas	3	2	2
RB Lance Becnel	2	2	1
WR Earnest Leal	2	1	1
WR Spencer Matias	1	0	0
WR Roger Davenport	1	1	1
TE Tracy Marohl	1	1	1
TE Xavier Hernandez	1	0	0
RB Greg Janssen	1	1	0

New Orleans	Targ	Catch	Conversions
TE Graham King	4	1	1
WR Irving Robasky	2	1	0
WR Nolan Walters	2	1	1
TE Charles Cortez	1	1	1
TE Leo Sweeney	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 71,300 (75,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 19,100 (20,400)
End Zone 14,000 (14,600)
Mezzanine 7,900 (8,400)
Sideline Seats 12,500 (12,900)
Club Seats 15,000 (15,000)
Luxury Boxes 2,800 (3,700)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	71,300 (75,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	19,100 (20,400)
End Zone	14,000 (14,600)
Mezzanine	7,900 (8,400)
Sideline Seats	12,500 (12,900)
Club Seats	15,000 (15,000)
Luxury Boxes	2,800 (3,700)