Week 12, 2033

played in New Orleans, LA

68 degrees, fair, calm

Buffalo Bills	0	10	0	15	-	25
New Orleans Saints	7	7	14	3	-	31

Scoring Summary
1Q: 05:03 NOS - Rex Dunn 5 run (Bernard Richard extra point)
2Q: 08:41 BUF - Ken Goldberg 33 field goal
2Q: 02:06 BUF - Karl Strayhorn 10 pass from Ernie Sims (Ken Goldberg extra point)
2Q: 01:09 NOS - Preston Stevenson 27 pass from Bryan Harding (Bernard Richard extra point)
3Q: 11:16 NOS - Grant Guthrie 6 pass from Bryan Harding (Bernard Richard extra point)
3Q: 05:05 NOS - Roger Hayes 10 pass from Bryan Harding (Bernard Richard extra point)
4Q: 14:47 BUF - Steve Monroe 36 pass from Ernie Sims (Donald Loftus run for conversion)
4Q: 08:08 NOS - Bernard Richard 45 field goal
4Q: 00:50 BUF - Edgar Beechler 3 pass from Ernie Sims (Ken Goldberg extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 05:03 NOS - Rex Dunn 5 run (Bernard Richard extra point)
2Q: 08:41 BUF - Ken Goldberg 33 field goal
2Q: 02:06 BUF - Karl Strayhorn 10 pass from Ernie Sims (Ken Goldberg extra point)
2Q: 01:09 NOS - Preston Stevenson 27 pass from Bryan Harding (Bernard Richard extra point)
3Q: 11:16 NOS - Grant Guthrie 6 pass from Bryan Harding (Bernard Richard extra point)
3Q: 05:05 NOS - Roger Hayes 10 pass from Bryan Harding (Bernard Richard extra point)
4Q: 14:47 BUF - Steve Monroe 36 pass from Ernie Sims (Donald Loftus run for conversion)
4Q: 08:08 NOS - Bernard Richard 45 field goal
4Q: 00:50 BUF - Edgar Beechler 3 pass from Ernie Sims (Ken Goldberg extra point)

Team Statistics BUF NOS
Record 3-8 10-1
First Downs 25 21
- by Rushing 7 7
- by Passing 17 14
- by Penalty 1 0
Total Net Yards 424 361
- Offensive Plays 78 61
- Yards per Play 5.44 5.92
Net Rushing Yards 116 125
- Rushing Attempts 20 29
- Yards per Rush 5.80 4.31
Net Passing Yards 308 236
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 55 - 32 - 1 31 - 21 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards 325 243
- Sacks/Yards Lost 3/17 1/7
- Yards per Pass Play 5.31 7.38
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 1/1
3rd Down Conversions 8/18 4/10
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 8.3 8.0
4th Down Conversions 2/3 1/1
Penalties/Yards 7/40 5/40
Punt Returns/Yards 1/-1 2/19
Kick Returns/Yards 6/117 2/61
Interception Ret./Yards 2/11 1/17
2pt Conversions 1/1 0/0
Red Zone Visits 4 4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/1 3/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 29 OWN 37
Time of Possession 28:24 31:36

Team Statistics	BUF	NOS
Record	3-8	10-1
First Downs	25	21
- by Rushing	7	7
- by Passing	17	14
- by Penalty	1	0
Total Net Yards	424	361
- Offensive Plays	78	61
- Yards per Play	5.44	5.92
Net Rushing Yards	116	125
- Rushing Attempts	20	29
- Yards per Rush	5.80	4.31
Net Passing Yards	308	236
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	55 - 32 - 1	31 - 21 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards	325	243
- Sacks/Yards Lost	3/17	1/7
- Yards per Pass Play	5.31	7.38
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	1/1
3rd Down Conversions	8/18	4/10
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	8.3	8.0
4th Down Conversions	2/3	1/1
Penalties/Yards	7/40	5/40
Punt Returns/Yards	1/-1	2/19
Kick Returns/Yards	6/117	2/61
Interception Ret./Yards	2/11	1/17
2pt Conversions	1/1	0/0
Red Zone Visits	4	4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/1	3/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 29	OWN 37
Time of Possession	28:24	31:36

Drive Charts

Buffalo Bills
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	2:00	OWN 21	3	2	Interception
1	12:43	4:35	OWN 18	10	55	Missed FG
1	4:57	2:03	OWN 38	3	7	Punt
2	13:54	1:33	OWN 40	3	0	Punt
2	11:04	2:29	OPP 34	5	18	Field Goal
2	4:22	2:23	OWN 20	7	80	Touchdown
2	0:51	0:51	OWN 18	3	17	Half
3	11:05	2:26	OWN 21	3	-6	Punt
3	4:58	5:23	OWN 14	12	86	Touchdown
4	8:00	3:12	OWN 30	11	35	Downs
4	2:58	2:16	OWN 25	13	75	Touchdown
4	0:35	0:35	OWN 41	5	30	Game

New Orleans Saints
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	13:00	0:17	OPP 21	2	0	Interception
1	8:08	3:11	OWN 34	6	66	Touchdown
1	2:54	4:00	OWN 17	8	32	Interception
2	12:21	1:17	OWN 27	3	7	Fumble
2	8:35	4:13	OWN 25	7	30	Punt
2	1:59	1:08	OWN 44	4	56	Touchdown
3	15:00	3:55	OWN 41	8	59	Touchdown
3	8:39	3:41	OPP 46	8	46	Touchdown
4	14:35	6:35	OWN 20	12	52	Field Goal
4	4:48	1:50	OWN 35	3	-2	Punt

Game MVP: Ernie Sims, Buffalo Bills

Rushing Statistics

Buffalo	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Archie Carmona	7	17	2.43	9	0
Donald Loftus	6	49	8.17	26	3
Ernie Sims	6	48	8.00	21	2
Richard Robertson	1	2	2.00	2	0

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Jeffrey Cote	16	66	4.13	14	1	0
Grant Guthrie	5	22	4.40	10	1	0
Bryan Harding	4	23	5.75	8	0	0
Rex Dunn	3	9	3.00	5	0	1
Tyrell Summers	1	5	5.00	5	0	0

Passing Statistics

Buffalo	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Ernie Sims	55	32	325	3/17	3	36	1	85.8

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Bryan Harding	31	21	243	1/7	3	32	2	96.5

Receiving Statistics

Buffalo	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Steve Monroe	8	16	95	11.88	43	36	1
WR Cedric Sellers	7	8	82	11.71	35	24	0
TE Zack Kelley	5	8	69	13.80	19	30	0
WR Karl Strayhorn	3	4	28	9.33	2	10	1
FB Richard Robertson	2	2	7	3.50	3	4	0
RB Archie Carmona	2	2	8	4.00	1	5	0
WR Edgar Beechler	2	2	18	9.00	5	15	1
WR Nathan Mitchell	1	4	20	20.00	12	20	0
RB Donald Loftus	1	6	1	1.00	0	1	0
TE Bart Geib	1	3	-3	-3.00	0	-3	0

New Orleans	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Preston Stevenson	10	11	144	14.40	31	32	1
WR Rick Collins	3	6	27	9.00	7	15	0
RB Grant Guthrie	3	3	22	7.33	4	10	1
WR Roger Hayes	3	4	28	9.33	5	11	1
RB Jeffrey Cote	1	1	7	7.00	5	7	0
TE Jimmy Roberts	1	2	15	15.00	0	15	0
WR Mercury Hopkins	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
TE Joe Raymond	0	3	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Buffalo	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
ILB Chuck McDaniel	1	11	11.00	0
S Hardy Nixon	1	0	0.00	0

New Orleans	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
ILB Lamar McCarthy	1	17	17.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Buffalo	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Deon Riley	0	1	0	0
Ethan Devine	0	0	1	0

New Orleans	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Grant Guthrie	1	0	0	0

Punting Statistics

Buffalo	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Chester Gibson	3	121	40.3	34.0	47	1

New Orleans	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Darnell Briggs	2	86	43.0	33.5	45	0

Kicking Statistics

Buffalo	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Ken Goldberg	1/2	0/1	0/0	33	2/2

New Orleans	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Bernard Richard	1/1	1/1	0/0	45	4/4

Punt Return Statistics

Buffalo	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Edgar Beechler	1	-1	-1.0	0

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Roger Hayes	2	19	9.5	0

Kick Return Statistics

Buffalo	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Tyrell McKnight	6	117	19.5	0

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Marlon Cox	2	61	30.5	0

Defensive Statistics

Buffalo	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
DT Damon Towle	5	3	0.0	26	23
OLB Deon Riley	5	1	0.0	26	28
S Mitchell Richard	5	1	0.0	18	18
DE Howie Handwerker	5	0	0.0	27	26
S Edwin Castillo	4	1	0.0	27	29
OLB Leon Walker	3	1	0.0	12	13
ILB Chuck McDaniel	3	1	0.0	19	25
CB Tyrell McKnight	3	0	0.0	5	4
CB Deron Ford	3	0	0.0	8	17
S Ethan Devine	2	2	0.0	14	20
ILB Darryl Wallace	2	1	0.0	5	5
CB William Tubbs	2	1	0.0	21	15
DE Amos Reagor	1	0	1.0	20	25
CB Bobby Parker	1	1	0.0	16	17
OLB Travis Burgess	1	1	0.0	11	7
DE Carey Richardson	1	0	0.0	11	13
RB Donald Loftus	1	0	---	---	---
S Hardy Nixon	1	0	0.0	18	22
CB Carlos Hoffmann	0	2	0.0	25	28
ILB Patrick Walters	0	1	0.0	4	2

New Orleans	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Byron Bennett	9	1	0.0	18	49
CB Roderick Iadevaia	6	0	0.0	17	48
ILB Lamar McCarthy	5	1	0.0	14	35
DE Max Tank	4	0	2.0	17	56
S R.J. Braddock	4	3	0.0	20	57
CB Norbert Dawson	4	1	0.0	13	49
ILB Dale Landolt	4	0	0.0	6	21
OLB Skip Lindsay	3	1	1.0	4	4
DT Junior Reeves	3	0	0.0	13	30
DT Jorge Templeton	2	2	0.0	16	42
S Steve Ziel	2	0	0.0	14	29
DT Burt Tamaarkin	1	2	0.0	10	37
FB Rex Dunn	1	0	---	---	---
CB Ty Covington	1	0	0.0	11	38
S Karl Tucker	1	0	0.0	12	40
CB Bubba Reese	1	0	0.0	3	10
WR Preston Stevenson	1	0	---	---	---
S Justin Borders	1	0	0.0	1	8
OLB Rodney Whalen	1	0	0.0	8	17
DE Brent Robbins	0	1	0.0	16	55

Pass Rush Statistics

Buffalo	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Amos Reagor	1.0	0	0	1	25
DT Damon Towle	0.0	1	0	0	23
DT Wayne Lundy	0.0	0	1	0	9

New Orleans	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Max Tank	2.0	1	4	3	56
OLB Skip Lindsay	1.0	0	0	0	4
S Karl Tucker	0.0	1	0	0	40
DE Brent Robbins	0.0	0	3	0	55
DT Burt Tamaarkin	0.0	0	1	0	37
DT Jorge Templeton	0.0	0	1	0	42

Pass Defense Statistics

Buffalo	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
OLB Deon Riley	4	1	0	28
S Mitchell Richard	3	0	0	18
ILB Chuck McDaniel	2	0	1	25
CB Bobby Parker	2	0	0	17
S Edwin Castillo	2	0	0	29
CB Deron Ford	2	0	0	17
OLB Leon Walker	1	1	0	13
S Hardy Nixon	1	0	1	22
DT Damon Towle	1	0	0	23
S Ethan Devine	1	0	0	20
CB Tyrell McKnight	1	0	0	4
CB William Tubbs	1	0	0	15
OLB Travis Burgess	0	1	0	7
CB Carlos Hoffmann	0	1	0	28

New Orleans	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Roderick Iadevaia	7	1	0	48
OLB Byron Bennett	6	0	0	49
S R.J. Braddock	3	2	0	57
ILB Dale Landolt	3	0	0	21
ILB Lamar McCarthy	2	2	1	35
DE Max Tank	2	0	0	56
CB Norbert Dawson	1	1	0	49
DE Brent Robbins	1	0	0	55
CB Ty Covington	1	0	0	38
S Karl Tucker	1	0	0	40
CB Bubba Reese	1	0	0	10
S Justin Borders	1	0	0	8
DT Jorge Templeton	1	0	0	42
OLB Rodney Whalen	1	0	0	17
OLB Skip Lindsay	1	0	0	4

Blocking Statistics

Buffalo	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Korey Fox	3	5	18	1	47
Nick Midget	3	4	16	0	45
Trent Dircks	1	1	19	0	50
Deion Castillo	0	3	17	0	47
Richard Robertson	0	1	15	0	40
Alfred Gilmore	0	0	3	2	18

New Orleans	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Cris Scott	2	8	0	28	0	29
Dwayne Peyton	2	5	0	27	0	27
Shawn Fadiman	2	3	1	27	1	27
Marvin Buckner	1	2	0	26	0	26
Ellis Tornberg	1	2	0	5	0	9
Mel Harper	0	3	0	23	0	21
Jimmy Roberts	0	1	1	11	0	8
Dusty Tobias	0	1	0	6	0	4

Special Teams Statistics

Buffalo	Tackles	STPlays
Deon Riley	2	10
Archie Carmona	1	16
Travis Burgess	1	15
Preston Worthy	0	16
Hardy Nixon	0	15
Carlos Hoffmann	0	14
Nathan Mitchell	0	13
Karl Strayhorn	0	12
Bart Geib	0	11
Edgar Beechler	0	8
Richard Robertson	0	7
Ken Goldberg	0	7
Tyrell McKnight	0	6
Mitchell Richard	0	6
Deion Castillo	0	5
Melvin Bryant	0	5
Alfred Gilmore	0	5
Moe Kleinecke	0	5
Sedrick Douthit	0	5
Patrick Walters	0	5
Amos Reagor	0	3
Chester Gibson	0	3
Zack Kelley	0	2
Tyrus Davidson	0	2
Ethan Devine	0	2
Chuck McDaniel	0	2
Deron Ford	0	2
Cedric Sellers	0	1
Wayne Lundy	0	1
Leon Walker	0	1
Damon Towle	0	1
Edwin Castillo	0	1
Howie Handwerker	0	1
Matt Ramaswami	0	1

New Orleans	Tackles	STPlays
Tyrell Summers	4	17
Dusty Tobias	1	14
Steve Ziel	1	13
Tamarick Koonce	1	12
Rick Collins	0	14
Justin Borders	0	13
Roderick Iadevaia	0	10
Skip Lindsay	0	10
Marlon Cox	0	10
Byron Bennett	0	8
Bernard Richard	0	7
Rodney Whalen	0	7
Rex Dunn	0	6
Jimmy Roberts	0	6
Brent Robbins	0	5
Preston Stevenson	0	5
Dale Kiburz	0	5
Burt Tamaarkin	0	4
Bubba Reese	0	4
Lamar McCarthy	0	4
Darnell Briggs	0	3
Ty Covington	0	3
Roger Hayes	0	3
Mel Harper	0	3
Jackie Wagner	0	3
Ellis Tornberg	0	3
Norbert Dawson	0	2
Max Tank	0	2
Vernon Huffman	0	2
R.J. Braddock	0	2
Shawn Fadiman	0	2
Junior Reeves	0	1
Dwayne Peyton	0	1
Dale Landolt	0	1
Karl Tucker	0	1
Jorge Templeton	0	1
Rich Banks	0	1
Joe Raymond	0	1

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	7	44	6.3
Middle	10	49	4.9
Right	3	23	7.7
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	7	39	5.6
Middle	7	27	3.9
Right	15	59	3.9
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Buffalo	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Ernie Sims	55	32	4	4	1	6	9	3	1

New Orleans	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Bryan Harding	31	21	3	1	1	4	1	1	2

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	9	7	49	5.4
Short (0-8 Yds)	23	16	137	6.0
Medium (9-18 Yds)	21	8	115	5.5
Long (19+ Yds)	2	1	24	12.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	4	27	6.8
Short (0-8 Yds)	12	9	77	6.4
Medium (9-18 Yds)	11	6	90	8.2
Long (19+ Yds)	4	2	49	12.3

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Buffalo	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Steve Monroe	16	8	0	95	1	52
WR Cedric Sellers	8	7	0	82	1	37
TE Zack Kelley	8	5	0	69	1	39
RB Donald Loftus	6	1	0	1	0	31
WR Nathan Mitchell	4	1	0	20	1	19
WR Karl Strayhorn	4	3	0	28	0	23
TE Bart Geib	3	1	1	-3	0	15
FB Richard Robertson	2	2	0	7	0	40
RB Archie Carmona	2	2	0	8	0	27
WR Edgar Beechler	2	2	0	18	0	7

New Orleans	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Preston Stevenson	11	10	0	144	3	32
WR Rick Collins	6	3	1	27	0	27
WR Roger Hayes	4	3	0	28	0	12
RB Grant Guthrie	3	3	0	22	0	10
TE Joe Raymond	3	0	0	0	0	22
TE Jimmy Roberts	2	1	0	15	0	8
RB Jeffrey Cote	1	1	0	7	0	20
WR Mercury Hopkins	1	0	0	0	0	4

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Buffalo	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Donald Loftus	1	-6	-6.00	8.17

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Rex Dunn	2	7	3.50	3.00
Jeffrey Cote	2	6	3.00	4.13
Grant Guthrie	2	8	4.00	4.40
Bryan Harding	1	4	4.00	5.75

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Buffalo	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Ernie Sims	4	3	17	4.25	5.91

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Bryan Harding	5	3	23	4.60	7.84

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Buffalo	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Steve Monroe	1	1	4	4.00	5.94
WR Nathan Mitchell	1	0	0	0.00	5.00
WR Karl Strayhorn	1	1	10	10.00	7.00
WR Edgar Beechler	1	1	3	3.00	9.00

New Orleans	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
RB Grant Guthrie	1	1	6	6.00	7.33
TE Jimmy Roberts	1	0	0	0.00	7.50
WR Preston Stevenson	1	1	7	7.00	13.09
WR Mercury Hopkins	1	0	0	0.00	0.00
WR Roger Hayes	1	1	10	10.00	7.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Buffalo	Rushes	Conversions
Ernie Sims	2	0

New Orleans	Rushes	Conversions
Grant Guthrie	2	0
Rex Dunn	1	1
Tyrell Summers	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Buffalo	Att	Comp	Conversions
Ernie Sims	15	8	8

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Conversions
Bryan Harding	6	3	3

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Buffalo	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Steve Monroe	5	3	3
TE Zack Kelley	4	3	3
WR Nathan Mitchell	2	0	0
WR Cedric Sellers	1	1	1
RB Donald Loftus	1	0	0
TE Bart Geib	1	0	0
WR Karl Strayhorn	1	1	1

New Orleans	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Preston Stevenson	2	1	1
WR Rick Collins	1	0	0
RB Grant Guthrie	1	1	1
WR Roger Hayes	1	1	1
TE Joe Raymond	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 77,700 (80,200 capacity)
Upper Deck 20,100 (20,400)
End Zone 13,900 (14,700)
Mezzanine 8,400 (8,500)
Sideline Seats 12,800 (13,000)
Club Seats 19,700 (19,900)
Luxury Boxes 2,800 (3,700)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	77,700 (80,200 capacity)
Upper Deck	20,100 (20,400)
End Zone	13,900 (14,700)
Mezzanine	8,400 (8,500)
Sideline Seats	12,800 (13,000)
Club Seats	19,700 (19,900)
Luxury Boxes	2,800 (3,700)