Week 12, 2021

played in New Orleans, LA

68 degrees, fair, calm

Buffalo Bills7307-17
New Orleans Saints61008-24

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)

Team StatisticsBUFNOS
Record6-56-5
First Downs1317
- by Rushing45
- by Passing911
- by Penalty01
Total Net Yards305307
- Offensive Plays6158
- Yards per Play5.005.29
Net Rushing Yards135127
- Rushing Attempts3130
- Yards per Rush4.354.23
Net Passing Yards170180
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt28 - 17 - 127 - 15 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards182185
- Sacks/Yards Lost2/121/5
- Yards per Pass Play5.676.43
Fumbles/Lost1/11/0
3rd Down Conversions8/176/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down8.16.7
4th Down Conversions0/00/0
Penalties/Yards9/745/40
Punt Returns/Yards1/41/-3
Kick Returns/Yards3/993/54
Interception Ret./Yards0/01/10
2pt Conversions0/01/1
Red Zone Visits35
- Red Zone TDs/FGs2/12/3
Avg. Drive StartOWN 25OWN 39
Time of Possession30:2729:33

Drive Charts

Buffalo Bills
QuarBeganPossFromPlaysYardsResult
115:003:37OPP 49649Touchdown
19:483:25OWN 47617Missed FG
14:020:35OWN 3310Fumble
11:582:07OWN 2032Punt
211:302:08OWN 133-4Interception
27:543:57OWN 46951Field Goal
22:332:22OWN 3612Punt
38:515:51OWN 3832Punt
31:221:41OWN 2949Punt
413:093:10OWN 33767Touchdown
44:401:39OWN 20519Punt
40:380:38OWN 636Game
New Orleans Saints
QuarBeganPossFromPlaysYardsResult
111:231:35OWN 233-5Punt
16:232:21OWN 43645Field Goal
13:271:29OPP 28314Field Goal
214:513:21OWN 32768Touchdown
29:221:28OPP 1731Field Goal
23:571:24OWN 3932Punt
20:110:11OWN 37120Half
315:006:09OWN 201041Punt
33:001:38OWN 2036Punt
414:411:32OPP 2731Missed FG
49:595:19OWN 201080Touchdown
43:012:23OWN 17621Punt

Game MVP: Alan Poole, New Orleans Saints

Rushing Statistics

BuffaloAttYardsAvgLG10+TD
Roosevelt Elizondo13604.624111
Lance Becnel9283.11800
Ralph Maxwell6274.50700
Dennis Taylor122.00200
Xavier Hernandez11919.001910
Greg Janssen1-1-1.00-100
New OrleansAttYardsAvgLG10+TD
Daniel McCarthy17774.532720
Bobby Irwin8232.88800
Johnny Tyler221.00200
Alan Poole144.00400
Leo Sweeney12020.002010
Phillip Newman111.00100

Passing Statistics

BuffaloAttCompYardsSk/YdTDLGIntRate
Ralph Maxwell28171822/12128176.8
New OrleansAttCompYardsSk/YdTDLGIntRate
Alan Poole27151851/52360101.6

Receiving Statistics

BuffaloCatchTargYardsAvgYACLGTD
WR Spencer Matias36227.330150
WR Earnest Leal35289.335150
WR Pat Douglas353812.670151
RB Roosevelt Elizondo232512.5011160
TE Tracy Marohl22157.50190
RB Lance Becnel222110.5014150
WR Roger Davenport112828.0025280
RB Greg Janssen1155.00050
TE Xavier Hernandez0200.00000
New OrleansCatchTargYardsAvgYACLGTD
WR Irving Robasky687913.170201
TE Charles Cortez24178.500121
TE Graham King151111.000110
RB Daniel McCarthy1277.00670
WR Deron Lyle1155.00050
TE Leo Sweeney1244.00040
WR Nolan Walters123636.0029360
WR Phillip Newman121010.007100
RB Bobby Irwin111616.007160

Interception Statistics

BuffaloIntsYardsAvgTD
New OrleansIntsYardsAvgTD
OLB Duane Burgess11010.000

Fumble Statistics

BuffaloFumbRecovForceTD
Pat Douglas1000
Nathan McIntyre0010
New OrleansFumbRecovForceTD
Bobby Irwin1000
Jake Harry0100
Phillip Newman0100
Nate Serban0010

Punting Statistics

BuffaloPuntYardsAvgNetLGIn20
Rico Miiles519739.436.0650
New OrleansPuntYardsAvgNetLGIn20
Darrell Shepherd523246.445.6563

Kicking Statistics

BuffaloFGs40+Yd50+YdLGPAT
Rickey Rosebrock1/20/10/1202/2
New OrleansFGs40+Yd50+YdLGPAT
J.R. Marston3/40/10/0331/1

Punt Return Statistics

BuffaloRetYardsAvgTD
Brock Ogden144.00
New OrleansRetYardsAvgTD
Roderick Hanson1-3-3.00

Kick Return Statistics

BuffaloRetYardsAvgTD
Mack Alston27437.00
Lance Becnel12525.00
New OrleansRetYardsAvgTD
Bobby Irwin35418.00

Defensive Statistics

BuffaloTackAsstSackRPlayPPlay
ILB Phil Tuiososopo620.01510
ILB Kendrick Sersland610.01315
DE Edward Arnold510.02112
OLB Claude Hutton410.02015
OLB Earnest Vasher320.02120
DE Jamal Stokes300.01521
DT Deron Sharman211.01217
S Leslie Ramthun230.02224
S Mack Alston220.03028
S Rondell Marsh210.01515
CB Trevor Graham210.01918
ILB Marshall Chin200.087
CB David Evans200.02020
DE Nathan McIntyre200.0147
CB Lamar Toews110.02727
RB Roosevelt Elizondo10---------
WR Pat Douglas10---------
DT Adrian Ellis010.02323
New OrleansTackAsstSackRPlayPPlay
ILB Dan Kerouac1000.02930
S Duane Sterritt740.03029
OLB Duane Burgess500.02928
DT Junior Reeves320.02727
OLB Willie Rexin310.01312
CB Bob Heath300.01322
CB Timothy Hiller300.02627
DT Oliver Coffey211.01921
OLB Lamar Bailey201.056
DE Orlando Murray220.02018
S Jake Harry210.01720
CB Sammie Rutter200.02422
ILB Corey Logan100.0104
DE Eddie Bloomer100.0112
S Rickey Bridges100.02018
DE Nate Serban010.01017

Pass Rush Statistics

BuffaloSackBlockHurryKnockPPlay
DT Deron Sharman1.000017
DE Jamal Stokes0.003221
S Rondell Marsh0.001015
DE Austin Branch0.001016
DE Edward Arnold0.001012
New OrleansSackBlockHurryKnockPPlay
DT Oliver Coffey1.010021
OLB Lamar Bailey1.00006
DE Orlando Murray0.002018
OLB Duane Burgess0.001028
DT Junior Reeves0.000127

Pass Defense Statistics

BuffaloCaughtDefnsdIntrcpPPlay
ILB Kendrick Sersland30015
DE Jamal Stokes20021
S Mack Alston20028
ILB Phil Tuiososopo11010
CB Lamar Toews11027
S Rondell Marsh10015
S Leslie Ramthun10024
CB David Evans10020
DE Edward Arnold10012
OLB Claude Hutton10015
OLB Earnest Vasher10020
New OrleansCaughtDefnsdIntrcpPPlay
ILB Dan Kerouac41030
CB Bob Heath30022
OLB Duane Burgess20128
S Jake Harry20020
S Duane Sterritt20029
DE Nate Serban10017
OLB Willie Rexin10012
CB Timothy Hiller10027
S Rickey Bridges10018
S Bryant Hickman01019

Blocking Statistics

BuffaloKeyBlBlOppPancRPlySckAPPly
Jason Garrard26125028
Earnest Bailey17030030
Jared Merrifield13016117
Mercury Hartman13025124
Everett Mullins11120014
Dennis Taylor11019017
Mark Sepulveda03031029
Keith Norris010707
Tracy Marohl01026027
New OrleansKeyBlBlOppPancRPlySckAPPly
Larry Andersen210126120
Johnnie Hogrefe24021022
Travis Tusch1201108
Wesley Hickman12022019
D.J. Matthews120604
Johnny Tyler1101309
Leon Schroeder04024026
Neil Delgado02025024
Devin Medlock01015017
Leo Sweeney01028024

Special Teams Statistics

BuffaloTacklesSTPlays
Greg Janssen215
Mack Alston119
Christian Howe117
Lance Becnel022
Rondell Marsh020
Xavier Hernandez016
Brock Ogden015
David Evans014
Edgar Paniagua012
Lamar Toews012
Dennis Taylor011
Kendrick Sersland010
C.J. Jacobson010
Marshall Chin09
Jared Merrifield07
Keith Norris07
Lawrence Asher07
Nathan McIntyre07
Rickey Rosebrock06
Roger Davenport05
J.T. Shapiro05
Rico Miiles05
Jamal Stokes05
Edward Arnold05
Leslie Ramthun04
Earnest Bailey04
Everett Mullins03
Earnest Vasher03
Adrian Ellis03
Joel McElrath02
Deron Sharman02
Tracy Marohl01
Austin Branch01
Claude Hutton01
Trevor Graham01
New OrleansTacklesSTPlays
Wally Kaczmarek115
Roderick Hanson115
Rickey Bridges115
Corey Logan111
Bobby Irwin024
Timothy Hiller020
Graham King016
Charles Cortez016
Dwayne Gelbart014
Leo Sweeney013
Willie Rexin011
J.R. Marston010
Travis Tusch09
Devin Medlock09
Johnny Tyler09
D.J. Matthews09
Shane Love09
Sammie Rutter08
Orlando Murray07
Larry Andersen06
Jake Harry06
Darrell Shepherd05
J.R. Fraaije04
Nate Serban04
Leon Schroeder03
Oliver Coffey02
Bryant Hickman02
Eddie Bloomer02
Bob Heath02
Dan Kerouac02
Duane Sterritt02
Daniel McCarthy01
Duane Burgess01
Johnnie Hogrefe01
Earl Moulton01
Junior Reeves01
Lamar Bailey01

Directional Rushing Statistics

DistanceAttYardsAvg
Left4143.5
Middle15624.1
Right12594.9
None000.0
DistanceAttYardsAvg
Left9353.9
Middle9242.7
Right12685.7
None000.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

BuffaloAttCmp20+BdThDropDfnsHurrKnckIntc
Ralph Maxwell28171032311
New OrleansAttCmp20+BdThDropDfnsHurrKnckIntc
Alan Poole27152222620

Directional Passing Statistics

DistanceAttCompYardsAvg
Screen333110.3
Short (0-8 Yds)108747.4
Medium (9-18 Yds)96778.6
Long (19+ Yds)5000.0
DistanceAttCompYardsAvg
Screen1177.0
Short (0-8 Yds)118918.3
Medium (9-18 Yds)135675.2
Long (19+ Yds)212010.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

BuffaloTargtCaugtDropdYards20+PPlay
WR Spencer Matias63022020
WR Earnest Leal53128013
WR Pat Douglas53138019
RB Roosevelt Elizondo32125014
TE Tracy Marohl22015027
RB Lance Becnel22021016
TE Xavier Hernandez200008
WR Roger Davenport1102815
RB Greg Janssen110509
New OrleansTargtCaugtDropdYards20+PPlay
WR Irving Robasky86179120
TE Graham King5101107
TE Charles Cortez42017013
RB Daniel McCarthy2107019
TE Leo Sweeney2104024
WR Nolan Walters21136112
WR Phillip Newman21010020
WR Deron Lyle110507
RB Bobby Irwin1101609

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

BuffaloAttYardsAvgOverall Avg
Lance Becnel341.333.11
Roosevelt Elizondo221.004.62
Greg Janssen1-1-1.00-1.00
New OrleansAttYardsAvgOverall Avg
Daniel McCarthy4194.754.53
Bobby Irwin231.502.88
Phillip Newman111.001.00

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

BuffaloAttCompYardsAvg/AttOverall Avg
Ralph Maxwell54469.206.50
New OrleansAttCompYardsAvg/AttOverall Avg
Alan Poole62254.176.85

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

BuffaloTargetCatchYardsAvg/TargOverall Avg
RB Roosevelt Elizondo2194.508.33
WR Pat Douglas222814.007.60
TE Tracy Marohl1199.007.50
New OrleansTargetCatchYardsAvg/TargOverall Avg
WR Irving Robasky212010.009.88
TE Graham King2000.002.20
TE Charles Cortez1155.004.25
WR Nolan Walters1000.0018.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

BuffaloRushesConversions
Ralph Maxwell20
Lance Becnel11
Xavier Hernandez11
Greg Janssen10
New OrleansRushesConversions
Daniel McCarthy10
Johnny Tyler11
Alan Poole10
Bobby Irwin11

Third Down Passing Statistics

BuffaloAttCompConversions
Ralph Maxwell1286
New OrleansAttCompConversions
Alan Poole1054

Third Down Receiving Statistics

BuffaloTargCatchConversions
WR Pat Douglas322
RB Lance Becnel221
WR Earnest Leal211
WR Spencer Matias100
WR Roger Davenport111
TE Tracy Marohl111
TE Xavier Hernandez100
RB Greg Janssen110
New OrleansTargCatchConversions
TE Graham King411
WR Irving Robasky210
WR Nolan Walters211
TE Charles Cortez111
TE Leo Sweeney111

SectionAttendance
Stadium71,300 (75,000 capacity)
Upper Deck19,100 (20,400)
End Zone14,000 (14,600)
Mezzanine7,900 (8,400)
Sideline Seats12,500 (12,900)
Club Seats15,000 (15,000)
Luxury Boxes2,800 (3,700)