Week 12, 2045

played in New Orleans, LA

55 degrees, fair, 5 mph wind

Buffalo Bills	7	0	0	6	-	13
New Orleans Saints	3	3	10	3	-	19

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:39 NOS - Ricardo Culbertson 28 field goal
1Q: 04:16 BUF - Juan Hunter 6 pass from Bob Frassrand (Steve Patterson extra point)
2Q: 00:21 NOS - Ricardo Culbertson 26 field goal
3Q: 05:20 NOS - Joe Howard 26 pass from Kendall Siever (Ricardo Culbertson extra point)
3Q: 02:43 NOS - Ricardo Culbertson 40 field goal
4Q: 11:33 NOS - Ricardo Culbertson 45 field goal
4Q: 08:14 BUF - Steve Patterson 22 field goal
4Q: 01:54 BUF - Steve Patterson 43 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:39 NOS - Ricardo Culbertson 28 field goal
1Q: 04:16 BUF - Juan Hunter 6 pass from Bob Frassrand (Steve Patterson extra point)
2Q: 00:21 NOS - Ricardo Culbertson 26 field goal
3Q: 05:20 NOS - Joe Howard 26 pass from Kendall Siever (Ricardo Culbertson extra point)
3Q: 02:43 NOS - Ricardo Culbertson 40 field goal
4Q: 11:33 NOS - Ricardo Culbertson 45 field goal
4Q: 08:14 BUF - Steve Patterson 22 field goal
4Q: 01:54 BUF - Steve Patterson 43 field goal

Team Statistics BUF NOS
Record 6-5 11-0
First Downs 13 21
- by Rushing 4 10
- by Passing 7 10
- by Penalty 2 1
Total Net Yards 330 355
- Offensive Plays 59 74
- Yards per Play 5.59 4.80
Net Rushing Yards 94 216
- Rushing Attempts 19 43
- Yards per Rush 4.95 5.02
Net Passing Yards 236 139
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 40 - 22 - 1 31 - 16 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 236 139
- Sacks/Yards Lost 0/0 0/0
- Yards per Pass Play 5.90 4.48
Fumbles/Lost 3/1 2/0
3rd Down Conversions 4/13 6/17
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 5.0 5.8
4th Down Conversions 1/2 1/1
Penalties/Yards 5/25 4/30
Punt Returns/Yards 1/11 1/9
Kick Returns/Yards 3/85 1/13
Interception Ret./Yards 1/0 1/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 2 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/1 0/2
Avg. Drive Start OWN 21 OWN 35
Time of Possession 25:25 34:35

Team Statistics	BUF	NOS
Record	6-5	11-0
First Downs	13	21
- by Rushing	4	10
- by Passing	7	10
- by Penalty	2	1
Total Net Yards	330	355
- Offensive Plays	59	74
- Yards per Play	5.59	4.80
Net Rushing Yards	94	216
- Rushing Attempts	19	43
- Yards per Rush	4.95	5.02
Net Passing Yards	236	139
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	40 - 22 - 1	31 - 16 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	236	139
- Sacks/Yards Lost	0/0	0/0
- Yards per Pass Play	5.90	4.48
Fumbles/Lost	3/1	2/0
3rd Down Conversions	4/13	6/17
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	5.0	5.8
4th Down Conversions	1/2	1/1
Penalties/Yards	5/25	4/30
Punt Returns/Yards	1/11	1/9
Kick Returns/Yards	3/85	1/13
Interception Ret./Yards	1/0	1/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	2	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/1	0/2
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 21	OWN 35
Time of Possession	25:25	34:35

Drive Charts

Buffalo Bills
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	10:31	6:21	OWN 32	11	68	Touchdown
2	14:45	1:35	OWN 20	4	35	Interception
2	11:16	1:32	OWN 13	3	5	Punt
2	6:28	1:32	OWN 3	3	9	Punt
2	3:48	0:46	OWN 3	3	7	Punt
2	0:16	0:16	OWN 25	2	7	Half
3	15:00	3:10	OWN 36	5	20	Punt
3	11:00	3:52	OWN 47	7	18	Downs
3	5:05	1:02	OWN 25	2	17	Fumble
3	2:35	1:51	OWN 25	5	12	Punt
4	11:28	3:21	OWN 24	10	71	Field Goal
4	3:04	1:16	OWN 3	5	71	Field Goal

New Orleans Saints
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	4:29	OWN 25	11	64	Field Goal
1	4:10	4:25	OWN 25	8	33	Punt
2	13:10	1:54	OWN 34	3	5	Punt
2	9:44	3:16	OWN 40	7	38	Interception
2	4:56	1:08	OPP 44	3	-5	Punt
2	3:02	2:46	OPP 45	9	36	Field Goal
3	11:50	0:50	OWN 20	3	-3	Punt
3	7:08	2:03	OWN 35	5	65	Touchdown
3	4:03	1:28	OPP 42	4	19	Field Goal
3	0:44	4:16	OWN 28	9	44	Field Goal
4	8:07	5:03	OWN 25	7	30	Punt
4	1:48	1:48	OWN 21	5	34	Game

Game MVP: Ricardo Culbertson, New Orleans Saints

Rushing Statistics

Buffalo	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB Van Kennedy	14	78	5.57	10	1	0
RB Cornelius Swan	5	16	3.20	6	0	0

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
RB Leonard Lang	25	100	4.00	11	2
RB Dwight Franken	16	108	6.75	20	4
QB Kendall Siever	2	8	4.00	9	0

Passing Statistics

Buffalo	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Bob Frassrand	40	22	236	0/0	1	67	1	70.4

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Kendall Siever	31	16	139	0/0	1	26	1	61.1

Receiving Statistics

Buffalo	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Juan Hunter	10	20	90	9.00	23	38	1
RB Van Kennedy	3	4	73	24.33	60	67	0
WR Dan Crimm	2	4	33	16.50	34	31	0
TE Austin Lewis	2	3	10	5.00	0	7	0
TE Steven Leake	1	3	12	12.00	0	12	0
WR Tommy Overton	1	3	3	3.00	0	3	0
RB Cornelius Swan	1	1	3	3.00	0	3	0
WR Lonnie Graham	1	1	6	6.00	0	6	0
WR Isaiah Saipaia	1	1	6	6.00	0	6	0

New Orleans	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
RB Leonard Lang	6	6	25	4.17	20	13	0
TE Tony Peele	4	11	46	11.50	0	15	0
WR Joe Howard	2	6	36	18.00	15	26	1
WR Victor Buckley	1	1	8	8.00	7	8	0
TE Aaron Weber	1	2	11	11.00	0	11	0
TE Taylor Edwards	1	1	6	6.00	0	6	0
FB Stanley Russell	1	2	7	7.00	0	7	0
WR Marlon Brewer	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
RB Dwight Franken	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Buffalo	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Ike Billingsley	1	0	0.00	0

New Orleans	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Gus Goldblatt	1	0	0.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Buffalo	Fumb	Recov	Force
WR Juan Hunter	2	0	0
RB Van Kennedy	1	1	0
TE Steven Leake	0	1	0
S Sawyer Bluske	0	0	1
OLB Rod Roberts	0	0	1

New Orleans	Fumb	Recov	Force
RB Leonard Lang	2	0	0
T Brenden Nicol	0	1	0
S Tyler Worden	0	1	0
FB Stanley Russell	0	1	0
OLB Donnell Thompson	0	0	2
DT Calvin Grier	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Buffalo	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Dylan Kanyak	5	197	39.4	33.6	44	0

New Orleans	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Ellis Andrews	5	225	45.0	38.8	48	3

Kicking Statistics

Buffalo	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Steve Patterson	2/2	1/1	0/0	43	1/1

New Orleans	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Ricardo Culbertson	4/4	2/2	0/0	45	1/1

Punt Return Statistics

Buffalo	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Maurice Blanchard	1	11	11.0	0

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Dashawn Nixon	1	9	9.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Buffalo	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Maurice Blanchard	3	85	28.3	0

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Dashawn Nixon	1	13	13.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Buffalo	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Jordan Kassell	8	6	0.0	43	31
DE Dominique Lewis	7	0	0.0	30	19
OLB Bucky Lewis	6	2	0.0	18	17
ILB Ruben Stanton	5	1	0.0	40	30
CB Jared Quiroz	4	2	0.0	31	18
S Ike Billingsley	4	0	0.0	43	31
ILB Ty Dehaven	3	6	0.0	21	18
S Sawyer Bluske	3	0	0.0	22	13
DT Noah Peay	3	0	0.0	17	16
OLB Rod Roberts	2	2	0.0	22	13
DE Wally Oliver	2	1	0.0	20	18
CB Robert Zigler	2	0	0.0	26	17
CB Julio Dillon	2	0	0.0	36	22
DE Harold Hardy	2	0	0.0	21	18
DT K.C. Hammond	1	1	0.0	13	13
DE Bennett Fortner	1	1	0.0	22	13
DT Dominique Harrison	1	1	0.0	9	8
CB Drake Terrell	1	1	0.0	21	20
RB Van Kennedy	1	0	---	---	---
DT Toby Coker	0	1	0.0	18	6

New Orleans	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Santiago Caldwell	10	1	0.0	17	34
ILB Ike Grui	7	0	0.0	17	38
OLB Donnell Thompson	6	2	0.0	17	39
S Carlton Stephenson	4	1	0.0	16	33
DT Calvin Grier	3	2	0.0	16	27
CB Gus Goldblatt	3	0	0.0	15	29
CB Philip Sparrow	2	0	0.0	16	27
DT Chad Nicholas	1	1	0.0	14	27
DT Lincoln Carlisle	1	0	0.0	6	17
WR Joe Howard	1	0	---	---	---
OLB Rick O'Donnell	1	0	0.0	3	9
S Frederick Hanlin	1	0	0.0	6	18
S Barry Moorehead	1	0	0.0	4	10
DE J.R. Turnbull	0	1	0.0	18	32
DE Peyton Mann	0	1	0.0	15	36

Pass Rush Statistics

Buffalo	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Bennett Fortner	1	1	0	13
ILB Ruben Stanton	1	1	0	30
DE Dominique Lewis	0	1	1	19
CB Jared Quiroz	0	1	0	18
DT Noah Peay	0	1	0	16

New Orleans	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Peyton Mann	2	1	36
DT Calvin Grier	1	0	27
DE Damon Springer	1	0	3
DE J.R. Turnbull	0	2	32

Pass Defense Statistics

Buffalo	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
OLB Bucky Lewis	4	1	0	17
CB Julio Dillon	2	2	0	22
S Ike Billingsley	2	1	1	31
S Jordan Kassell	2	0	0	31
ILB Ruben Stanton	2	0	0	30
CB Robert Zigler	1	0	0	17
S Sawyer Bluske	1	0	0	13
DE Harold Hardy	1	0	0	18
ILB Ty Dehaven	1	0	0	18
CB Drake Terrell	0	1	0	20

New Orleans	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
ILB Ike Grui	5	4	0	38
S Santiago Caldwell	5	1	0	34
S Carlton Stephenson	3	0	0	33
CB Philip Sparrow	2	2	0	27
CB Gus Goldblatt	2	0	1	29
OLB Donnell Thompson	2	0	0	39
OLB Rick O'Donnell	1	1	0	9
DT Calvin Grier	1	0	0	27
S Barry Moorehead	1	0	0	10
S Eugene Morris	0	1	0	2

Blocking Statistics

Buffalo	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	PPly
T Dan Harris	3	5	0	19	40
G Collin Boyer	2	6	0	19	40
T Brody Prescott	2	2	0	19	40
C Joseph Denny	1	4	1	19	40
FB Max Boyer	1	1	0	2	1
G Hunter Duffy	0	1	0	19	40

New Orleans	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	PPly
G Stephen Cunningham	6	10	1	43	31
T Sean Oxenby	6	9	1	43	31
T Brenden Nicol	4	5	1	43	31
C Francisco Helms	3	11	0	43	31
G Roosevelt Rodrigue	1	4	0	43	31
FB Stanley Russell	1	1	0	9	11
TE Tony Peele	0	1	0	37	26

Special Teams Tackles

Buffalo	Tackles	STPlays
Reuben Mattis	1	22
Austin Lewis	1	22

New Orleans	Tackles	STPlays
Barry Moorehead	2	12
Dashawn Nixon	1	20
Gus Goldblatt	1	16

Participation

Buffalo	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
S Jordan Kassell	---	---	43	31	24	98
S Ike Billingsley	---	---	43	31	19	93
ILB Ruben Stanton	---	---	40	30	4	74
WR Juan Hunter	19	38	---	---	10	67
G Collin Boyer	19	40	---	---	7	66
G Hunter Duffy	19	40	---	---	7	66
DE Dominique Lewis	---	---	30	19	16	65
T Dan Harris	19	40	---	---	2	61
CB Robert Zigler	---	---	26	17	17	60
CB Julio Dillon	---	---	36	22	2	60
C Joseph Denny	19	40	---	---	---	59
QB Bob Frassrand	19	40	---	---	---	59
TE Steven Leake	15	38	---	---	6	59
T Brody Prescott	19	40	---	---	---	59
OLB Bucky Lewis	---	---	18	17	22	57
WR Dan Crimm	19	38	---	---	---	57
CB Jared Quiroz	---	---	31	18	3	52
DE Harold Hardy	---	---	21	18	13	52
WR Tommy Overton	15	30	---	---	---	45
RB Van Kennedy	14	30	---	---	---	44
CB Drake Terrell	---	---	21	20	3	44
ILB Ty Dehaven	---	---	21	18	2	41
DE Wally Oliver	---	---	20	18	2	40
S Sawyer Bluske	---	---	22	13	2	37
DE Bennett Fortner	---	---	22	13	2	37
OLB Rod Roberts	---	---	22	13	2	37
DT Noah Peay	---	---	17	16	4	37
TE Austin Lewis	4	10	---	---	22	36
DT Toby Coker	---	---	18	6	5	29
DT K.C. Hammond	---	---	13	13	2	28
TE Reuben Mattis	0	2	---	---	22	24
WR Isaiah Saipaia	0	2	---	---	17	19
DT Dominique Harrison	---	---	9	8	---	17
RB Cornelius Swan	5	10	---	---	---	15
T Paul Turner	0	0	---	---	11	11
CB Maurice Blanchard	---	---	0	0	11	11
C Sedrick Morton	0	0	---	---	7	7
T Randy Ackerman	0	0	---	---	7	7
P Dylan Kanyak	0	0	---	---	7	7
K Steve Patterson	0	0	---	---	6	6
FB Max Boyer	2	1	---	---	---	3
WR Lonnie Graham	2	1	---	---	---	3
QB Graham Bernard	0	0	---	---	---	0
T Eli Wolfe	0	0	---	---	---	0
S Brayden Dillon	---	---	0	0	---	0
DT Terry Enright	---	---	0	0	---	0

New Orleans	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
TE Tony Peele	37	26	---	---	24	87
G Stephen Cunningham	43	31	---	---	9	83
RB Leonard Lang	27	24	---	---	24	75
T Brenden Nicol	43	31	---	---	---	74
QB Kendall Siever	43	31	---	---	---	74
G Roosevelt Rodrigue	43	31	---	---	---	74
T Sean Oxenby	43	31	---	---	---	74
C Francisco Helms	43	31	---	---	---	74
WR Joe Howard	42	31	---	---	---	73
WR Marlon Brewer	42	26	---	---	---	68
S Santiago Caldwell	---	---	17	34	17	68
ILB Ike Grui	---	---	17	38	11	66
CB Gus Goldblatt	---	---	15	29	16	60
WR Dashawn Nixon	27	12	---	---	20	59
OLB Donnell Thompson	---	---	17	39	2	58
DE J.R. Turnbull	---	---	18	32	6	56
DE Peyton Mann	---	---	15	36	2	53
S Carlton Stephenson	---	---	16	33	1	50
S Tyler Worden	---	---	15	29	6	50
DT Chad Nicholas	---	---	14	27	6	47
CB Philip Sparrow	---	---	16	27	4	47
DT Calvin Grier	---	---	16	27	1	44
RB Dwight Franken	16	5	---	---	14	35
TE Aaron Weber	11	12	---	---	9	32
S Frederick Hanlin	---	---	6	18	2	26
S Barry Moorehead	---	---	4	10	12	26
DT Lincoln Carlisle	---	---	6	17	2	25
FB Stanley Russell	9	11	---	---	---	20
WR Jeremiah Manuel	0	0	---	---	19	19
OLB Marcos Norris	---	---	0	0	18	18
CB Tim Babin	---	---	5	10	1	16
DE Aidan Butler	---	---	2	13	---	15
OLB Rick O'Donnell	---	---	3	9	3	15
WR Victor Buckley	3	1	---	---	10	14
K Ricardo Culbertson	0	0	---	---	10	10
G Rondell Petruzziello	0	0	---	---	9	9
C Jeffrey Borges	0	0	---	---	9	9
P Ellis Andrews	0	0	---	---	9	9
T Amari Liakos	0	0	---	---	9	9
DE Damon Springer	---	---	4	3	1	8
DT Jay Stark	---	---	1	5	---	6
RB Blaine Justice	0	5	---	---	---	5
ILB Monty Bustos	---	---	2	2	---	4
TE Taylor Edwards	1	2	---	---	---	3
S Eugene Morris	---	---	0	2	---	2
QB Jackson Karau	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	6	24	4.0
Middle	10	47	4.7
Right	3	23	7.7
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	11	58	5.3
Middle	22	119	5.4
Right	9	40	4.4
None	1	-1	-1.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Buffalo	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Bob Frassrand	40	22	3	1	3	9	4	3	1

New Orleans	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Kendall Siever	31	16	1	0	2	5	5	1	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	3	2	33	11.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	14	11	99	7.1
Medium (9-18 Yds)	18	8	66	3.7
Long (19+ Yds)	5	1	38	7.6

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	7	5	16	2.3
Short (0-8 Yds)	5	4	25	5.0
Medium (9-18 Yds)	18	7	98	5.4
Long (19+ Yds)	1	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Buffalo	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Juan Hunter	20	10	2	90	1	38
WR Dan Crimm	4	2	1	33	1	38
RB Van Kennedy	4	3	0	73	1	30
TE Steven Leake	3	1	0	12	0	38
WR Tommy Overton	3	1	0	3	0	30
TE Austin Lewis	3	2	0	10	0	10
RB Cornelius Swan	1	1	0	3	0	10
WR Lonnie Graham	1	1	0	6	0	1
WR Isaiah Saipaia	1	1	0	6	0	2

New Orleans	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
TE Tony Peele	11	4	1	46	0	26
WR Joe Howard	6	2	1	36	1	31
RB Leonard Lang	6	6	0	25	0	24
TE Aaron Weber	2	1	0	11	0	12
FB Stanley Russell	2	1	0	7	0	11
WR Victor Buckley	1	1	0	8	0	1
WR Marlon Brewer	1	0	0	0	0	26
TE Taylor Edwards	1	1	0	6	0	2
RB Dwight Franken	1	0	0	0	0	5

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Buffalo	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Van Kennedy	1	9	9.00	5.57

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Leonard Lang	2	4	2.00	4.00
RB Dwight Franken	1	5	5.00	6.75

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Buffalo	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Bob Frassrand	5	3	15	3.00	5.90

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Kendall Siever	7	2	7	1.00	4.48

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Buffalo	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Dan Crimm	1	0	0	0.00	8.25
WR Juan Hunter	1	1	6	6.00	4.50
TE Steven Leake	1	0	0	0.00	4.00
WR Lonnie Graham	1	1	6	6.00	6.00
TE Austin Lewis	1	1	3	3.00	3.33

New Orleans	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Tony Peele	3	1	5	1.67	4.18
WR Joe Howard	2	0	0	0.00	6.00
RB Leonard Lang	1	1	2	2.00	4.17
FB Stanley Russell	1	0	0	0.00	3.50

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Buffalo	Rushes	Conversions
RB Van Kennedy	2	1
RB Cornelius Swan	1	0

New Orleans	Rushes	Conversions
RB Leonard Lang	5	2
QB Kendall Siever	2	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Buffalo	Att	Comp	Conversions
Bob Frassrand	10	6	3

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Conversions
Kendall Siever	10	5	4

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Buffalo	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Juan Hunter	5	2	1
TE Austin Lewis	2	1	0
WR Dan Crimm	1	1	1
TE Steven Leake	1	1	1
RB Cornelius Swan	1	1	0

New Orleans	Targ	Catch	Conversions
TE Tony Peele	3	1	1
RB Leonard Lang	2	2	1
FB Stanley Russell	2	1	1
WR Marlon Brewer	1	0	0
TE Aaron Weber	1	0	0
TE Taylor Edwards	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 77,900 (85,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 17,300 (19,900)
End Zone 12,400 (14,300)
Mezzanine 7,300 (8,300)
Sideline Seats 11,500 (12,700)
Club Seats 19,500 (19,900)
Luxury Boxes 9,900 (9,900)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	77,900 (85,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	17,300 (19,900)
End Zone	12,400 (14,300)
Mezzanine	7,300 (8,300)
Sideline Seats	11,500 (12,700)
Club Seats	19,500 (19,900)
Luxury Boxes	9,900 (9,900)