Week 12, 2029

played in New Orleans, LA

68 degrees, fair, calm

Buffalo Bills	7	0	3	10	-	20
New Orleans Saints	7	7	7	6	-	27

Scoring Summary
1Q: 12:13 BUF - Robert Dawson 3 pass from Derrick O'Neill (Ken Goldberg extra point)
1Q: 05:56 NOS - Nolan Walters 10 pass from Alan Poole (Burt McCalla extra point)
2Q: 02:44 NOS - Preston Stevenson 3 pass from Alan Poole (Burt McCalla extra point)
3Q: 07:44 BUF - Ken Goldberg 35 field goal
3Q: 02:54 NOS - Preston Stevenson 4 pass from Alan Poole (Burt McCalla extra point)
4Q: 14:53 NOS - Burt McCalla 20 field goal
4Q: 10:53 BUF - Zack Kelley 3 pass from Derrick O'Neill (Ken Goldberg extra point)
4Q: 02:37 BUF - Ken Goldberg 27 field goal
4Q: 00:59 NOS - Burt McCalla 37 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 12:13 BUF - Robert Dawson 3 pass from Derrick O'Neill (Ken Goldberg extra point)
1Q: 05:56 NOS - Nolan Walters 10 pass from Alan Poole (Burt McCalla extra point)
2Q: 02:44 NOS - Preston Stevenson 3 pass from Alan Poole (Burt McCalla extra point)
3Q: 07:44 BUF - Ken Goldberg 35 field goal
3Q: 02:54 NOS - Preston Stevenson 4 pass from Alan Poole (Burt McCalla extra point)
4Q: 14:53 NOS - Burt McCalla 20 field goal
4Q: 10:53 BUF - Zack Kelley 3 pass from Derrick O'Neill (Ken Goldberg extra point)
4Q: 02:37 BUF - Ken Goldberg 27 field goal
4Q: 00:59 NOS - Burt McCalla 37 field goal

Team Statistics BUF NOS
Record 6-5 11-0
First Downs 18 23
- by Rushing 5 7
- by Passing 13 15
- by Penalty 0 1
Total Net Yards 410 427
- Offensive Plays 57 64
- Yards per Play 7.19 6.67
Net Rushing Yards 149 159
- Rushing Attempts 25 32
- Yards per Rush 5.96 4.97
Net Passing Yards 261 268
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 31 - 19 - 1 32 - 19 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 268 268
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/7 0/0
- Yards per Pass Play 8.16 8.38
Fumbles/Lost 1/1 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 5/11 6/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 5.7 4.6
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 4/20 3/20
Punt Returns/Yards 0/0 0/0
Kick Returns/Yards 5/103 5/151
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 1/29
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 4 5
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/2 3/2
Avg. Drive Start OWN 27 OWN 36
Time of Possession 29:45 30:15

Team Statistics	BUF	NOS
Record	6-5	11-0
First Downs	18	23
- by Rushing	5	7
- by Passing	13	15
- by Penalty	0	1
Total Net Yards	410	427
- Offensive Plays	57	64
- Yards per Play	7.19	6.67
Net Rushing Yards	149	159
- Rushing Attempts	25	32
- Yards per Rush	5.96	4.97
Net Passing Yards	261	268
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	31 - 19 - 1	32 - 19 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	268	268
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/7	0/0
- Yards per Pass Play	8.16	8.38
Fumbles/Lost	1/1	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	5/11	6/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	5.7	4.6
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	4/20	3/20
Punt Returns/Yards	0/0	0/0
Kick Returns/Yards	5/103	5/151
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	1/29
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	4	5
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/2	3/2
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 27	OWN 36
Time of Possession	29:45	30:15

Drive Charts

Buffalo Bills
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	2:54	OWN 32	6	68	Touchdown
1	5:46	3:13	OWN 26	4	26	Punt
2	12:32	0:13	OWN 20	1	20	Fumble
2	10:52	2:39	OWN 28	5	27	Punt
2	6:53	1:00	OWN 36	3	8	Punt
2	2:34	2:05	OWN 18	5	18	Punt
3	12:59	5:23	OWN 24	8	58	Field Goal
3	2:44	1:02	OWN 43	2	0	Interception
4	14:46	4:00	OWN 35	7	65	Touchdown
4	9:09	6:37	OWN 20	11	70	Field Goal
4	0:54	0:54	OWN 20	5	35	Game

New Orleans Saints
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	12:06	6:20	OWN 41	13	59	Touchdown
1	2:33	5:01	OWN 13	11	52	Punt
2	12:19	1:27	OPP 40	4	19	Missed FG
2	8:13	1:20	OWN 20	3	6	Punt
2	5:53	3:19	OWN 25	6	75	Touchdown
2	0:29	0:29	OWN 20	2	59	Half
3	15:00	2:01	OWN 32	3	0	Punt
3	7:36	4:52	OWN 34	7	66	Touchdown
3	1:42	1:56	OPP 25	6	22	Field Goal
4	10:46	1:37	50	3	6	Punt
4	2:32	1:38	OWN 27	6	53	Field Goal

Game MVP: Alan Poole, New Orleans Saints

Rushing Statistics

Buffalo	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Donald Loftus	16	107	6.69	25	3
Ben Hastings	6	19	3.17	7	0
Derrick O'Neill	3	23	7.67	12	1

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Jeffrey Cote	18	85	4.72	15	4
Alan Poole	8	47	5.88	9	0
Bobby Irwin	5	24	4.80	11	1
Ed McCarthy	1	3	3.00	3	0

Passing Statistics

Buffalo	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Derrick O'Neill	31	19	268	1/7	2	51	1	97.2

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Alan Poole	32	19	268	0/0	3	51	0	117.7

Receiving Statistics

Buffalo	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Steve Monroe	6	10	86	14.33	11	37	0
TE Zack Kelley	5	7	80	16.00	15	23	1
WR Jeremy Leupold	2	5	24	12.00	0	16	0
RB Donald Loftus	2	2	5	2.50	3	3	0
TE Bart Geib	2	2	19	9.50	4	11	0
WR Alvin Cockerham	1	1	51	51.00	36	51	0
WR Robert Dawson	1	1	3	3.00	0	3	1
WR Nathan Mitchell	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
RB Ben Hastings	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

New Orleans	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Phillip Newman	7	10	116	16.57	36	29	0
WR Preston Stevenson	7	11	100	14.29	44	51	2
WR Nolan Walters	2	3	20	10.00	7	10	1
TE Mitchell Emmons	2	5	24	12.00	7	16	0
RB Ed McCarthy	1	1	8	8.00	7	8	0
RB Jeffrey Cote	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
TE Jimmy Roberts	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Buffalo	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

New Orleans	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Ty Covington	1	29	29.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Buffalo	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Zack Kelley	1	0	0	0

New Orleans	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Danny Cortez	0	1	1	0

Punting Statistics

Buffalo	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Antonio Tubbs	4	155	38.8	33.8	45	1

New Orleans	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Darnell Briggs	4	161	40.3	30.3	44	0

Kicking Statistics

Buffalo	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Ken Goldberg	2/2	0/0	0/0	35	2/2

New Orleans	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Burt McCalla	2/3	0/0	0/0	37	3/3

Punt Return Statistics

Buffalo	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Kick Return Statistics

Buffalo	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Mack Alston	5	103	20.6	0

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Marc Stanton	4	114	28.5	0
Bobby Irwin	1	37	37.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Buffalo	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Rod Ulufale	8	4	0.0	24	26
S Mack Alston	8	0	0.0	27	27
OLB Darryl Wallace	5	0	0.0	12	4
S Marlon Paswater	4	3	0.0	26	29
CB Rodney Downs	4	0	0.0	25	25
CB Ricky Conway	3	0	0.0	8	9
DT Deron Sharman	2	2	0.0	27	21
DT Wayne Lundy	2	2	0.0	19	18
OLB Leon Walker	2	2	0.0	16	22
S Adrian Hastings	2	0	0.0	6	3
OLB Neil Fedolfi	2	0	0.0	12	13
ILB Nolan Adderly	1	1	0.0	9	10
OLB Drew Inhofe	1	0	0.0	8	8
DT Daryl Poly	1	0	0.0	5	11
CB Ellis Bramlett	1	0	0.0	25	25
DT Donovan Haddix	1	0	0.0	23	17
DE Matthew Jones	1	0	0.0	11	15
TE Zack Kelley	1	0	---	---	---
CB Adam Klotz	0	2	0.0	17	15

New Orleans	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Jose Barfield	5	2	0.0	15	25
OLB Byron Bennett	5	1	0.0	25	31
S Duane Sterritt	4	2	0.0	18	25
S Tommie Grange	4	0	0.0	7	12
OLB Otis Wallis	3	2	1.0	10	14
DE Cary Clinton	3	0	0.0	8	18
CB Danny Cortez	2	2	0.0	13	20
ILB Dale Landolt	2	1	0.0	9	6
CB Bubba Reese	2	1	0.0	9	13
DT Eddie Bloomer	2	0	0.0	19	21
DT Junior Reeves	2	0	0.0	10	20
CB Ty Covington	2	0	0.0	17	20
S Steve Ziel	2	0	0.0	12	13
S Jorge Cloude	1	1	0.0	14	17
DE Max Tank	1	1	0.0	24	29
DT Burt Tamaarkin	1	1	0.0	18	21
DE Brent Robbins	1	0	0.0	20	21
CB Howie Lord	0	1	0.0	19	18
S Marc Stanton	0	1	0.0	1	1

Pass Rush Statistics

Buffalo	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Deron Sharman	1	2	2	21
DE Jessie Heath	1	0	1	22
DE Amos Reagor	1	0	0	20
DE Matthew Jones	0	1	1	15

New Orleans	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Otis Wallis	1.0	0	0	14
DE Max Tank	0.0	2	4	29
DT Junior Reeves	0.0	1	1	20
DE Brent Robbins	0.0	1	0	21
DE Cary Clinton	0.0	0	1	18

Pass Defense Statistics

Buffalo	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
S Marlon Paswater	4	0	29
OLB Neil Fedolfi	3	1	13
OLB Leon Walker	2	1	22
CB Ricky Conway	2	1	9
CB Ellis Bramlett	2	0	25
CB Rodney Downs	2	0	25
ILB Rod Ulufale	1	1	26
ILB Nolan Adderly	1	0	10
S Adrian Hastings	1	0	3
OLB Darryl Wallace	1	0	4
S Mack Alston	0	1	27
CB Tommie Grover	0	1	12

New Orleans	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
ILB Jose Barfield	3	1	0	25
CB Danny Cortez	3	1	0	20
CB Ty Covington	3	0	1	20
S Tommie Grange	3	0	0	12
OLB Otis Wallis	2	0	0	14
S Duane Sterritt	1	1	0	25
S Jorge Cloude	1	1	0	17
DE Cary Clinton	1	0	0	18
OLB Byron Bennett	1	0	0	31
CB Bubba Reese	1	0	0	13
CB Howie Lord	0	1	0	18

Blocking Statistics

Buffalo	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Melvin Bryant	5	7	1	25	1	32
Earnest Bailey	1	4	0	24	0	32
Korey Fox	1	2	0	22	0	27
Richard Robertson	1	2	0	11	0	21
Lester Whittington	1	2	0	16	0	20
Zack Kelley	1	1	0	21	0	29
Trent Dircks	1	1	0	9	0	12
Skip Louis	0	2	0	17	0	19
B.J. Cunningham	0	1	0	8	0	13

New Orleans	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	PPly
Cris Scott	2	5	30	28
Cedric Flournoy	2	3	24	24
Kris Lebiedzinski	2	2	8	5
Joseph Sherman	1	4	31	30
Marlon Finley	1	3	26	30
Mitchell Emmons	0	2	19	16
Junior Blair	0	2	14	18
Roger Vaughn	0	2	24	27
Trent Sinclair	0	2	14	11

Special Teams Statistics

Buffalo	Tackles	STPlays
Greg Janssen	2	21
Tommie Grover	1	20
Mack Alston	1	9
Ricky Conway	1	6
Darryl Wallace	0	18
Marlon Paswater	0	17
Raymond Alexander	0	17
Jeremy Leupold	0	17
Bart Geib	0	17
Adam Klotz	0	11
Neil Fedolfi	0	9
Alvin Cockerham	0	9
Ben Hastings	0	9
Robert Dawson	0	8
Ken Goldberg	0	7
Melvin Bryant	0	6
B.J. Cunningham	0	6
Richard Robertson	0	6
Matthew Jones	0	6
Lester Whittington	0	6
Donovan Haddix	0	5
Antonio Tubbs	0	4
Zack Kelley	0	4
Jessie Heath	0	3
Rod Ulufale	0	3
Amos Reagor	0	3
Nick Midget	0	3
Trent Dircks	0	3
Ellis Bramlett	0	2
Aaron Hoy	0	2
Rodney Downs	0	2
Wayne Lundy	0	2
Deron Sharman	0	1
Drew Inhofe	0	1
Leon Walker	0	1

New Orleans	Tackles	STPlays
Ed McCarthy	1	19
Bobby Irwin	1	18
Tommie Grange	1	14
Junior Blair	1	12
Justin Borders	1	12
Otis Wallis	0	19
Mitchell Emmons	0	17
Nolan Walters	0	15
Rick Collins	0	14
Marc Stanton	0	10
Marlon Finley	0	7
Archie Garrett	0	7
Trent Sinclair	0	7
Kris Lebiedzinski	0	7
Brent Robbins	0	6
Steve Ziel	0	6
Darryl Schaub	0	6
Roman Cassidy	0	5
Jimmy Roberts	0	5
Preston Stevenson	0	5
Joseph Sherman	0	4
Darnell Briggs	0	4
Ty Covington	0	4
Bubba Reese	0	4
Jeffrey Cote	0	4
Burt McCalla	0	3
Howie Lord	0	3
Billy Joe Beckett	0	3
Cedric Flournoy	0	3
Danny Cortez	0	3
Burt Tamaarkin	0	3
Eddie Bloomer	0	2
Duane Sterritt	0	2
Jose Barfield	0	2
Jorge Cloude	0	2
Dale Landolt	0	2
Byron Bennett	0	2
Junior Reeves	0	1
Cary Clinton	0	1
Max Tank	0	1

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	6	51	8.5
Middle	13	55	4.2
Right	6	43	7.2
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	11	44	4.0
Middle	14	71	5.1
Right	7	44	6.3
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Buffalo	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Derrick O'Neill	31	19	6	1	0	5	4	6	1

New Orleans	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Alan Poole	32	19	5	0	1	6	3	4	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	1	1	2	2.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	11	6	29	2.6
Medium (9-18 Yds)	13	8	142	10.9
Long (19+ Yds)	5	4	95	19.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	1	8	2.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	14	11	81	5.8
Medium (9-18 Yds)	7	6	150	21.4
Long (19+ Yds)	7	1	29	4.1

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Buffalo	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Steve Monroe	10	6	86	2	28
TE Zack Kelley	7	5	80	3	29
WR Jeremy Leupold	5	2	24	0	12
RB Donald Loftus	2	2	5	0	22
TE Bart Geib	2	2	19	0	12
WR Nathan Mitchell	1	0	0	0	8
WR Alvin Cockerham	1	1	51	1	9
WR Robert Dawson	1	1	3	0	3
RB Ben Hastings	1	0	0	0	10

New Orleans	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Preston Stevenson	11	7	0	100	2	26
WR Phillip Newman	10	7	0	116	3	30
TE Mitchell Emmons	5	2	1	24	0	16
WR Nolan Walters	3	2	0	20	0	13
RB Ed McCarthy	1	1	0	8	0	6
RB Jeffrey Cote	1	0	0	0	0	20
TE Jimmy Roberts	1	0	0	0	0	15

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Buffalo	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Donald Loftus	3	5	1.67	6.69
Ben Hastings	1	-2	-2.00	3.17

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Jeffrey Cote	5	16	3.20	4.72
Alan Poole	2	11	5.50	5.88

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Buffalo	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Derrick O'Neill	4	3	14	3.50	8.65

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Alan Poole	8	6	33	4.13	8.38

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Buffalo	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Bart Geib	1	1	8	8.00	9.50
TE Zack Kelley	1	1	3	3.00	11.43
WR Robert Dawson	1	1	3	3.00	3.00
RB Ben Hastings	1	0	0	0.00	0.00

New Orleans	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Preston Stevenson	3	3	6	2.00	9.09
WR Nolan Walters	2	2	20	10.00	6.67
WR Phillip Newman	1	1	7	7.00	11.60
TE Mitchell Emmons	1	0	0	0.00	4.80
RB Jeffrey Cote	1	0	0	0.00	0.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Buffalo	Rushes	Conversions
Donald Loftus	3	1
Ben Hastings	2	0

New Orleans	Rushes	Conversions
Alan Poole	3	2
Jeffrey Cote	2	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Buffalo	Att	Comp	Conversions
Derrick O'Neill	6	4	4

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Conversions
Alan Poole	8	3	3

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Buffalo	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Steve Monroe	1	0	0
WR Nathan Mitchell	1	0	0
WR Jeremy Leupold	1	1	1
RB Donald Loftus	1	1	1
WR Alvin Cockerham	1	1	1
TE Zack Kelley	1	1	1

New Orleans	Targ	Catch	Conversions
TE Mitchell Emmons	4	1	1
WR Phillip Newman	2	0	0
WR Nolan Walters	1	1	1
WR Preston Stevenson	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 75,900 (80,200 capacity)
Upper Deck 19,100 (20,400)
End Zone 13,600 (14,700)
Mezzanine 8,200 (8,500)
Sideline Seats 12,700 (13,000)
Club Seats 19,500 (19,900)
Luxury Boxes 2,800 (3,700)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	75,900 (80,200 capacity)
Upper Deck	19,100 (20,400)
End Zone	13,600 (14,700)
Mezzanine	8,200 (8,500)
Sideline Seats	12,700 (13,000)
Club Seats	19,500 (19,900)
Luxury Boxes	2,800 (3,700)