Week 12, 2025

played in New Orleans, LA

68 degrees, fair, calm

Buffalo Bills	0	14	7	10	-	31
New Orleans Saints	14	7	3	6	-	30

Scoring Summary
1Q: 12:55 NOS - Alan Poole 7 run (Burt McCalla extra point)
1Q: 01:34 NOS - Bobby Irwin 1 run (Burt McCalla extra point)
2Q: 13:20 NOS - Alan Poole 5 run (Burt McCalla extra point)
2Q: 09:33 BUF - Johnnie Gillott 3 pass from Michael Herndon (Emmitt Savoie extra point)
2Q: 01:30 BUF - Steve Monroe 44 pass from Michael Herndon (Emmitt Savoie extra point)
3Q: 06:54 BUF - Benjamin Dantzler 16 run (Emmitt Savoie extra point)
3Q: 01:30 NOS - Burt McCalla 49 field goal
4Q: 10:28 BUF - Benjamin Dantzler 6 run (Emmitt Savoie extra point)
4Q: 06:28 NOS - Burt McCalla 21 field goal
4Q: 02:24 NOS - Burt McCalla 31 field goal
4Q: 00:04 BUF - Emmitt Savoie 28 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 12:55 NOS - Alan Poole 7 run (Burt McCalla extra point)
1Q: 01:34 NOS - Bobby Irwin 1 run (Burt McCalla extra point)
2Q: 13:20 NOS - Alan Poole 5 run (Burt McCalla extra point)
2Q: 09:33 BUF - Johnnie Gillott 3 pass from Michael Herndon (Emmitt Savoie extra point)
2Q: 01:30 BUF - Steve Monroe 44 pass from Michael Herndon (Emmitt Savoie extra point)
3Q: 06:54 BUF - Benjamin Dantzler 16 run (Emmitt Savoie extra point)
3Q: 01:30 NOS - Burt McCalla 49 field goal
4Q: 10:28 BUF - Benjamin Dantzler 6 run (Emmitt Savoie extra point)
4Q: 06:28 NOS - Burt McCalla 21 field goal
4Q: 02:24 NOS - Burt McCalla 31 field goal
4Q: 00:04 BUF - Emmitt Savoie 28 field goal

Team Statistics BUF NOS
Record 6-5 4-7
First Downs 27 21
- by Rushing 10 10
- by Passing 15 10
- by Penalty 2 1
Total Net Yards 484 397
- Offensive Plays 67 59
- Yards per Play 7.22 6.73
Net Rushing Yards 210 142
- Rushing Attempts 26 34
- Yards per Rush 8.08 4.18
Net Passing Yards 274 255
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 38 - 24 - 1 25 - 15 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 291 255
- Sacks/Yards Lost 3/17 0/0
- Yards per Pass Play 6.68 10.20
Fumbles/Lost 3/3 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 7/10 3/11
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 8.4 7.5
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 3/15 6/30
Punt Returns/Yards 0/0 0/0
Kick Returns/Yards 2/41 5/128
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 1/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 4 5
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 3/1 3/2
Avg. Drive Start OWN 25 OWN 39
Time of Possession 30:41 29:19

Team Statistics	BUF	NOS
Record	6-5	4-7
First Downs	27	21
- by Rushing	10	10
- by Passing	15	10
- by Penalty	2	1
Total Net Yards	484	397
- Offensive Plays	67	59
- Yards per Play	7.22	6.73
Net Rushing Yards	210	142
- Rushing Attempts	26	34
- Yards per Rush	8.08	4.18
Net Passing Yards	274	255
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	38 - 24 - 1	25 - 15 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	291	255
- Sacks/Yards Lost	3/17	0/0
- Yards per Pass Play	6.68	10.20
Fumbles/Lost	3/3	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	7/10	3/11
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	8.4	7.5
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	3/15	6/30
Punt Returns/Yards	0/0	0/0
Kick Returns/Yards	2/41	5/128
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	1/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	4	5
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	3/1	3/2
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 25	OWN 39
Time of Possession	30:41	29:19

Drive Charts

Buffalo Bills
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	0:55	OWN 20	2	6	Fumble
1	12:43	2:43	OWN 26	7	33	Fumble
1	7:23	3:43	OWN 20	7	53	Missed FG
1	1:24	1:21	OWN 20	4	30	Interception
2	13:12	3:48	OWN 20	8	80	Touchdown
2	5:03	1:16	OWN 37	3	5	Punt
2	1:49	0:38	OPP 49	2	49	Touchdown
2	0:12	0:12	OWN 20	1	-1	Half
3	11:34	4:55	OWN 33	10	67	Touchdown
3	1:25	6:03	OWN 20	12	80	Touchdown
4	6:22	1:05	OWN 20	3	14	Fumble
4	2:19	2:19	OWN 21	8	68	Field Goal

New Orleans Saints
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	14:05	1:22	OPP 26	3	26	Touchdown
1	10:00	2:37	OWN 41	6	17	Punt
1	3:40	2:16	OWN 34	5	66	Touchdown
1	0:03	1:51	OWN 43	5	57	Touchdown
2	9:24	4:21	OWN 37	7	33	Missed FG
2	3:47	1:58	OWN 6	3	6	Punt
2	1:11	0:59	OWN 40	4	11	Punt
3	15:00	3:26	OWN 30	6	44	Missed FG
3	6:39	5:14	OWN 31	9	37	Field Goal
4	10:22	4:00	OWN 31	7	65	Field Goal
4	5:17	2:58	OPP 34	4	20	Field Goal

Game MVP: Benjamin Dantzler, Buffalo Bills

Rushing Statistics

Buffalo	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Benjamin Dantzler	14	103	7.36	26	3	2
Greg Janssen	10	106	10.60	32	3	0
Michael Herndon	1	-1	-1.00	-1	0	0
Steve Monroe	1	2	2.00	2	0	0

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Dwight Wright	14	61	4.36	20	2	0
Bobby Irwin	11	51	4.64	18	2	1
Alan Poole	8	35	4.38	10	1	2
Rex Dunn	1	-5	-5.00	-5	0	0

Passing Statistics

Buffalo	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Michael Herndon	38	24	291	3/17	2	44	1	93.1

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Alan Poole	25	15	255	0/0	0	51	0	94.6

Receiving Statistics

Buffalo	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Steve Monroe	9	11	153	17.00	56	44	1
WR Johnnie Gillott	4	6	34	8.50	4	19	1
RB Benjamin Dantzler	4	10	58	14.50	30	23	0
TE Christian Howe	3	4	10	3.33	0	6	0
FB Terrell Walton	2	3	17	8.50	14	21	0
WR Todd Benson	1	1	11	11.00	0	11	0
TE Raymond Alexander	1	1	8	8.00	0	8	0
RB Greg Janssen	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
WR Nathan Mitchell	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

New Orleans	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Nolan Walters	5	7	115	23.00	76	51
RB Bobby Irwin	4	6	37	9.25	10	13
TE Leo Sweeney	2	2	28	14.00	11	21
WR Phillip Newman	2	4	26	13.00	8	19
TE Mitchell Emmons	1	2	16	16.00	2	16
FB Rex Dunn	1	2	33	33.00	31	33
WR Terrell Hicks	0	2	0	0.00	0	0

Interception Statistics

Buffalo	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

New Orleans	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Howie Lord	1	0	0.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Buffalo	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Todd Benson	1	0	0	0
Michael Herndon	1	0	0	0
Greg Janssen	1	0	0	0

New Orleans	Recov	Force
Nate Serban	1	1
Johnny Rasmussen	1	0
Jorge Cloude	1	0
Sammie Rutter	0	1
Jose Barfield	0	1

Punting Statistics

Buffalo	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Rico Miiles	1	52	52.0	52.0	52	1

New Orleans	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Darnell Briggs	3	128	42.7	29.3	49	0

Kicking Statistics

Buffalo	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Emmitt Savoie	1/2	0/1	0/0	28	4/4

New Orleans	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Burt McCalla	3/5	1/3	0/0	49	3/3

Punt Return Statistics

Buffalo	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Kick Return Statistics

Buffalo	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Lance Becnel	2	41	20.5	0

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Bobby Irwin	4	109	27.3	0
Howie Lord	1	19	19.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Buffalo	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Claude Hutton	6	2	0.0	18	14
OLB Earnest Vasher	5	0	0.0	21	17
CB Trevor Graham	4	4	0.0	30	22
CB Ellis Bramlett	4	1	0.0	26	23
DE Edward Arnold	4	0	0.0	24	20
ILB Rod Ulufale	4	0	0.0	25	20
S Tony Merriman	3	1	0.0	34	25
DT Donovan Haddix	3	0	0.0	14	12
S Adrian Hastings	2	3	0.0	28	22
CB Lamar Toews	2	2	0.0	33	24
DT Deron Sharman	2	1	0.0	20	13
DT Trevor Beliveau	2	1	0.0	16	10
DE Jessie Heath	2	0	0.0	8	11
OLB Neil Fedolfi	2	0	0.0	3	1
DT Daryl Poly	1	2	0.0	16	9
RB Lance Becnel	1	0	---	---	---
DE Amos Reagor	0	2	0.0	26	14

New Orleans	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Jose Barfield	8	3	0.0	21	35
ILB Earl Moulton	6	2	0.0	16	18
CB Bob Heath	6	0	0.0	17	33
OLB Otis Wallis	4	1	0.5	14	16
S Duane Sterritt	4	2	0.0	26	38
DT Johnny Rasmussen	2	1	1.0	11	14
DE Nate Serban	2	0	0.5	11	15
CB Timothy Hiller	2	1	0.0	4	11
DE Eddie Bloomer	2	0	0.0	6	13
OLB Willie Rexin	2	0	0.0	24	37
DE Cary Clinton	2	0	0.0	20	28
CB Ty Covington	2	0	0.0	15	21
DT Junior Reeves	1	1	1.0	15	28
S Jorge Cloude	1	3	0.0	22	34
DE Brent Robbins	1	1	0.0	15	26
CB Sammie Rutter	1	0	0.0	15	18
CB Howie Lord	1	0	0.0	16	27
S Bryant Hickman	0	1	0.0	4	6
OLB Lamar Bailey	0	1	0.0	14	33

Pass Rush Statistics

Buffalo	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Jessie Heath	2	0	11
DE Edward Arnold	1	0	20
DT Daryl Poly	1	0	9
DE Amos Reagor	0	1	14

New Orleans	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Junior Reeves	1.0	1	0	28
DT Johnny Rasmussen	1.0	0	0	14
OLB Otis Wallis	0.5	2	0	16
DE Nate Serban	0.5	0	0	15
DE Cary Clinton	0.0	1	1	28
DE Brent Robbins	0.0	1	0	26

Pass Defense Statistics

Buffalo	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
OLB Earnest Vasher	4	0	17
OLB Claude Hutton	3	0	14
CB Ellis Bramlett	3	0	23
S Adrian Hastings	2	2	22
DE Edward Arnold	1	0	20
CB Trevor Graham	1	0	22
DE Jessie Heath	1	0	11
ILB Rod Ulufale	0	1	20
OLB Lamar Bradford	0	1	8

New Orleans	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
ILB Earl Moulton	5	0	0	18
CB Bob Heath	4	0	0	33
S Duane Sterritt	3	1	0	38
ILB Jose Barfield	3	1	0	35
CB Sammie Rutter	2	2	0	18
CB Ty Covington	2	0	0	21
CB Howie Lord	1	1	1	27
CB Timothy Hiller	1	0	0	11
DT Johnny Rasmussen	1	0	0	14
OLB Otis Wallis	1	0	0	16
S Jorge Cloude	1	0	0	34
DT Junior Reeves	0	1	0	28
OLB Willie Rexin	0	1	0	37

Blocking Statistics

Buffalo	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Earnest Bailey	4	8	25	0	41
Lawrence Asher	4	5	21	1	33
Skip Louis	2	3	23	1	37
Terrell Walton	2	2	13	0	26
Melvin Bryant	1	2	19	0	28
Christian Howe	1	1	18	0	25
Otis Finks	1	1	11	0	17
Raymond Alexander	0	1	15	1	19
Graham Brewer	0	1	6	0	7
Korey Fox	0	1	20	0	34

New Orleans	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	PPly
Neil Delgado	3	6	29	21
Rex Dunn	3	3	18	13
Cedric Flournoy	1	6	25	21
Marlon Finley	1	4	29	22
Joseph Sherman	1	3	34	23
Curtis Olivarez	0	3	34	25
Mel Galiardo	0	2	5	3
Leo Sweeney	0	1	27	21
Mitchell Emmons	0	1	12	8

Special Teams Statistics

Buffalo	Tackles	STPlays
Lance Becnel	1	18
Lamar Toews	1	17
Greg Janssen	1	12
Nathan Mitchell	1	12
Mack Alston	1	8
Todd Benson	0	16
Ellis Bramlett	0	16
Lester Emerson	0	15
Nolan Adderly	0	14
Christian Howe	0	13
Lamar Bradford	0	12
Trevor Graham	0	11
Earnest Leal	0	9
Emmitt Savoie	0	7
Tony Merriman	0	6
Daryl Poly	0	6
Earnest Vasher	0	5
Deron Sharman	0	5
Jessie Heath	0	5
Adrian Hastings	0	5
Jamal Stokes	0	4
Raymond Alexander	0	4
Terrell Walton	0	4
Johnnie Gillott	0	3
Edward Arnold	0	3
Otis Finks	0	3
Adam Moss	0	3
Rod Ulufale	0	3
Graham Brewer	0	3
Earnest Bailey	0	2
Donovan Haddix	0	2
Raymond White	0	2
Rico Miiles	0	1
Claude Hutton	0	1
Melvin Bryant	0	1
Amos Reagor	0	1
Neil Fedolfi	0	1

New Orleans	Tackles	STPlays
Stephen Granberry	1	17
Bob Heath	1	14
Mack Mathews	0	20
Junior Blair	0	18
Otis Wallis	0	17
Mitchell Emmons	0	17
Bryant Hickman	0	16
Earl Moulton	0	13
Burt McCalla	0	12
Martin Robertson	0	12
D.J. Matthews	0	8
Marlon Finley	0	8
Mitch Crutchfield	0	8
Dwight Wright	0	7
Alex Priestley	0	7
Howie Lord	0	6
Bobby Irwin	0	6
Billy Joe Beckett	0	5
Leo Sweeney	0	4
Mel Galiardo	0	4
Cedric Flournoy	0	4
Sammie Rutter	0	3
Cary Clinton	0	3
Darnell Briggs	0	3
Junior Reeves	0	2
Duane Sterritt	0	2
Lamar Bailey	0	2
Willie Rexin	0	2
Jose Barfield	0	2
Brent Robbins	0	2
Rex Dunn	0	2
Nolan Walters	0	1
Nate Serban	0	1
Neil Delgado	0	1
Timothy Hiller	0	1
Johnny Rasmussen	0	1
Jorge Cloude	0	1
Ty Covington	0	1

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	6	39	6.5
Middle	12	104	8.7
Right	7	68	9.7
None	1	-1	-1.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	11	54	4.9
Middle	16	68	4.3
Right	7	20	2.9
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Buffalo	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Michael Herndon	38	24	4	1	0	7	5	1	1

New Orleans	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Alan Poole	25	15	5	1	1	4	4	1	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	8	4	27	3.4
Short (0-8 Yds)	15	10	97	6.5
Medium (9-18 Yds)	12	9	123	10.3
Long (19+ Yds)	3	1	44	14.7

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	2	0	0	0.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	13	11	168	12.9
Medium (9-18 Yds)	9	4	87	9.7
Long (19+ Yds)	1	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Buffalo	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Steve Monroe	11	9	153	2	34
RB Benjamin Dantzler	10	4	58	1	30
WR Johnnie Gillott	6	4	34	0	28
TE Christian Howe	4	3	10	0	25
FB Terrell Walton	3	2	17	1	26
WR Todd Benson	1	1	11	0	8
RB Greg Janssen	1	0	0	0	11
TE Raymond Alexander	1	1	8	0	19
WR Nathan Mitchell	1	0	0	0	14

New Orleans	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Nolan Walters	7	5	1	115	3	24
RB Bobby Irwin	6	4	0	37	0	16
WR Phillip Newman	4	2	0	26	0	22
TE Leo Sweeney	2	2	0	28	1	21
TE Mitchell Emmons	2	1	0	16	0	8
FB Rex Dunn	2	1	0	33	1	13
WR Terrell Hicks	2	0	0	0	0	8

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Buffalo	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Benjamin Dantzler	6	35	5.83	7.36
Steve Monroe	1	2	2.00	2.00

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Bobby Irwin	5	20	4.00	4.64
Alan Poole	2	12	6.00	4.38
Dwight Wright	2	5	2.50	4.36

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Buffalo	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Michael Herndon	1	1	3	3.00	7.66

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Alan Poole	2	1	7	3.50	10.20

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Buffalo	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Johnnie Gillott	1	1	3	3.00	5.67

New Orleans	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Nolan Walters	1	1	7	7.00	16.43
TE Mitchell Emmons	1	0	0	0.00	8.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Buffalo	Rushes	Conversions
Benjamin Dantzler	3	2

New Orleans	Rushes	Conversions
Dwight Wright	3	1
Alan Poole	2	0
Bobby Irwin	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Buffalo	Att	Comp	Conversions
Michael Herndon	7	6	5

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Conversions
Alan Poole	5	1	1

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Buffalo	Targ	Catch	Conversions
RB Benjamin Dantzler	3	2	2
WR Todd Benson	1	1	0
WR Johnnie Gillott	1	1	1
TE Christian Howe	1	1	1
WR Steve Monroe	1	1	1

New Orleans	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Terrell Hicks	2	0	0
TE Leo Sweeney	1	1	1
WR Phillip Newman	1	0	0
TE Mitchell Emmons	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 77,300 (80,200 capacity)
Upper Deck 19,500 (20,400)
End Zone 14,200 (14,700)
Mezzanine 8,300 (8,500)
Sideline Seats 12,800 (13,000)
Club Seats 19,700 (19,900)
Luxury Boxes 2,800 (3,700)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	77,300 (80,200 capacity)
Upper Deck	19,500 (20,400)
End Zone	14,200 (14,700)
Mezzanine	8,300 (8,500)
Sideline Seats	12,800 (13,000)
Club Seats	19,700 (19,900)
Luxury Boxes	2,800 (3,700)