Week 12, 2093

played in New Orleans, CA

54 degrees, fair, 2 mph wind

Buffalo Bills	14	3	3	13	-	33
New Orleans Saints	0	10	0	0	-	10

Scoring Summary
1Q: 15:00 BUF - Taylor Rayburn 40 interception return (Lamont Irwin extra point)
1Q: 07:05 BUF - Elias Ezell 1 pass from Cooper Lidberg (Lamont Irwin extra point)
2Q: 13:00 NOS - Shane Japp 10 run (Wally Cote extra point)
2Q: 08:44 BUF - Lamont Irwin 21 field goal
2Q: 00:50 NOS - Wally Cote 37 field goal
3Q: 04:56 BUF - Lamont Irwin 28 field goal
4Q: 11:36 BUF - Elias Ezell 3 pass from Cooper Lidberg (Lamont Irwin extra point)
4Q: 02:38 BUF - Lamont Irwin 31 field goal
4Q: 01:19 BUF - Lamont Irwin 37 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 15:00 BUF - Taylor Rayburn 40 interception return (Lamont Irwin extra point)
1Q: 07:05 BUF - Elias Ezell 1 pass from Cooper Lidberg (Lamont Irwin extra point)
2Q: 13:00 NOS - Shane Japp 10 run (Wally Cote extra point)
2Q: 08:44 BUF - Lamont Irwin 21 field goal
2Q: 00:50 NOS - Wally Cote 37 field goal
3Q: 04:56 BUF - Lamont Irwin 28 field goal
4Q: 11:36 BUF - Elias Ezell 3 pass from Cooper Lidberg (Lamont Irwin extra point)
4Q: 02:38 BUF - Lamont Irwin 31 field goal
4Q: 01:19 BUF - Lamont Irwin 37 field goal

Team Statistics BUF NOS
Record 5-6 6-5
First Downs 24 13
- by Rushing 10 3
- by Passing 11 9
- by Penalty 3 1
Total Net Yards 337 265
- Offensive Plays 67 63
- Yards per Play 5.03 4.21
Net Rushing Yards 133 75
- Rushing Attempts 32 16
- Yards per Rush 4.16 4.69
Net Passing Yards 204 190
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 33 - 23 - 0 43 - 25 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 222 214
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2/18 4/24
- Yards per Pass Play 5.83 4.04
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 1/1
3rd Down Conversions 4/12 8/17
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.8 6.9
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/2
Penalties/Yards 3/20 10/70
Punt Returns/Yards 2/14 2/21
Kick Returns/Yards 3/75 1/20
Interception Ret./Yards 1/40 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 6 1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/4 1/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 36 OWN 24
Time of Possession 33:01 26:59

Team Statistics	BUF	NOS
Record	5-6	6-5
First Downs	24	13
- by Rushing	10	3
- by Passing	11	9
- by Penalty	3	1
Total Net Yards	337	265
- Offensive Plays	67	63
- Yards per Play	5.03	4.21
Net Rushing Yards	133	75
- Rushing Attempts	32	16
- Yards per Rush	4.16	4.69
Net Passing Yards	204	190
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	33 - 23 - 0	43 - 25 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	222	214
- Sacks/Yards Lost	2/18	4/24
- Yards per Pass Play	5.83	4.04
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	1/1
3rd Down Conversions	4/12	8/17
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.8	6.9
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/2
Penalties/Yards	3/20	10/70
Punt Returns/Yards	2/14	2/21
Kick Returns/Yards	3/75	1/20
Interception Ret./Yards	1/40	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	6	1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/4	1/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 36	OWN 24
Time of Possession	33:01	26:59

Drive Charts

Buffalo Bills
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	13:10	6:11	OWN 24	12	76	Touchdown
1	3:55	1:53	OWN 21	3	9	Punt
2	12:50	4:11	OWN 36	7	60	Field Goal
2	7:36	0:57	OWN 41	3	8	Punt
2	4:50	1:40	OWN 34	4	13	Punt
2	0:45	0:45	OWN 24	2	16	Half
3	15:00	1:46	OWN 34	3	-11	Punt
3	10:09	5:21	OWN 20	11	69	Field Goal
3	1:04	4:39	OWN 15	13	85	Touchdown
4	7:39	5:09	OWN 45	6	41	Field Goal
4	1:48	0:34	OPP 27	3	7	Field Goal
4	0:23	0:23	OPP 30	1	-1	Game

New Orleans Saints
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	0:13	OWN 25	1	0	Interception
1	14:47	1:37	OWN 25	3	9	Punt
1	6:59	3:04	OWN 27	5	21	Punt
1	2:02	4:12	OWN 34	9	66	Touchdown
2	8:39	1:03	OWN 25	3	5	Punt
2	6:39	1:49	OWN 5	4	12	Punt
2	3:10	2:25	OWN 19	9	61	Field Goal
3	13:14	3:05	OWN 43	6	11	Punt
3	4:48	3:44	OWN 25	6	23	Punt
4	11:25	3:46	OWN 25	9	30	Fumble
4	2:30	0:42	OWN 20	4	7	Downs
4	1:14	0:51	OWN 25	4	5	Downs

Game MVP: Cooper Lidberg, Buffalo Bills

Rushing Statistics

Buffalo	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
RB Javier Payton	18	103	5.72	16	5
QB Cooper Lidberg	5	10	2.00	7	0
RB Cary Tavares	5	18	3.60	12	1
RB Eli Hamrick	3	0	0.00	1	0
WR Jordyn Tyson	1	2	2.00	2	0

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB Douglas Strickland	8	34	4.25	9	0	0
RB Shane Japp	7	43	6.14	11	2	1
WR Cameron Page	1	-2	-2.00	-2	0	0

Passing Statistics

Buffalo	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Cooper Lidberg	33	23	222	2/18	2	32	0	108.4

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Norman Goins	43	25	214	4/24	0	37	1	61.6

Receiving Statistics

Buffalo	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Jordyn Tyson	6	8	77	12.83	52	32	0
WR Kevin Herndon	4	6	30	7.50	12	14	0
WR Elias Ezell	4	4	29	7.25	19	27	2
TE Nate Boerkircher	4	9	32	8.00	0	14	0
FB Myles Stoutmire	3	3	32	10.67	31	21	0
RB Javier Payton	1	2	14	14.00	6	14	0
TE Kris Wells	1	1	8	8.00	4	8	0

New Orleans	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
RB Shane Japp	7	10	53	7.57	13	24
TE Nick Farr	4	10	34	8.50	4	15
WR Devonte Middleton	4	6	17	4.25	5	7
WR Cameron Page	2	6	18	9.00	0	13
WR Larry Flemming	2	3	35	17.50	23	19
WR Alvin Peacock	2	3	40	20.00	0	37
RB Douglas Strickland	2	3	-1	-0.50	0	0
TE Norman Wells	1	1	8	8.00	0	8
FB Trey Roever	1	1	10	10.00	11	10

Interception Statistics

Buffalo	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
OLB Taylor Rayburn	1	40	40.00	1

New Orleans	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Buffalo	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
OLB Taylor Rayburn	0	1	0	0
DE Jason Merrill	0	0	1	0

New Orleans	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
QB Norman Goins	1	0	0	0

Punting Statistics

Buffalo	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Miguel Walton	4	171	42.8	37.5	46	2

New Orleans	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Marcus May	6	245	40.8	35.2	52	1

Kicking Statistics

Buffalo	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Lamont Irwin	4/4	0/0	0/0	37	3/3

New Orleans	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Wally Cote	1/1	0/0	0/0	37	1/1

Punt Return Statistics

Buffalo	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Kelvin Norton	2	14	7.0	0

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Arnie Vance	2	21	10.5	0

Kick Return Statistics

Buffalo	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Devonte Floyd	2	55	27.5	0
Ike Browning	1	20	20.0	0

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Devonte Middleton	1	20	20.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Buffalo	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
DE Jason Merrill	6	0	2.0	14	36
OLB Taylor Rayburn	5	3	0.0	12	34
CB Troy Lowe	5	2	0.0	16	47
ILB Billy Holcomb	5	1	0.0	13	29
S Mack Montano	5	0	0.0	16	47
S Mackenzie Kitchens	4	1	0.0	12	37
CB Clyde Nussmeier	3	1	0.0	10	36
DT Ndukwe Followay	2	2	1.0	10	27
DE Lucas Smithson	2	0	1.0	12	33
ILB Trevor Blasingame	2	1	0.0	3	15
S Weston Mumper	1	1	0.0	4	10
CB Ike Browning	1	1	0.0	15	47
OLB Arvell Reese	1	1	0.0	14	45
CB Kelvin Norton	1	0	0.0	1	3
DT Deron Fulkerson	1	0	0.0	7	23
DE Neil Couillard	0	2	0.0	5	18
ILB Orlando Johnston	0	1	0.0	6	7

New Orleans	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
CB Matt Crocton	10	2	0.0	28	34
OLB Lincoln Buckner	7	4	1.0	31	34
S Tyrus Bridgman	7	1	0.0	32	35
CB Dustin Walsh	5	2	0.0	32	35
S Alonzo Saylor	4	4	0.0	32	30
DT Rod Hopkins	4	1	0.0	32	29
DE Jay Flowers	3	1	0.5	31	28
DE Elliot Welch	3	0	0.5	32	28
ILB Conner Franklin	3	1	0.0	20	16
ILB CJ Allen	3	0	0.0	13	13
CB Ernie Cromer	2	0	0.0	21	22
DT Joe Spencer	1	3	0.0	21	24
S Danny Hanson	1	0	0.0	2	1

Pass Rush Statistics

Buffalo	Sack	Hurry	PPlay
DE Jason Merrill	2.0	1	36
DE Lucas Smithson	1.0	3	33
DT Ndukwe Followay	1.0	3	27
DT Deron Fulkerson	0.0	1	23
DE Neil Couillard	0.0	1	18

New Orleans	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
OLB Lincoln Buckner	1.0	0	1	34
DE Elliot Welch	0.5	2	1	28
DE Jay Flowers	0.5	0	0	28

Pass Defense Statistics

Buffalo	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Troy Lowe	5	1	0	47
ILB Billy Holcomb	4	1	0	29
S Mack Montano	3	1	0	47
OLB Taylor Rayburn	3	0	1	34
CB Clyde Nussmeier	3	0	0	36
S Mackenzie Kitchens	2	0	0	37
ILB Trevor Blasingame	2	0	0	15
CB Kelvin Norton	1	1	0	3
DE Jason Merrill	1	0	0	36
OLB Arvell Reese	1	0	0	45

New Orleans	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Dustin Walsh	5	2	35
CB Matt Crocton	5	0	34
OLB Lincoln Buckner	3	1	34
CB Ernie Cromer	2	0	22
S Tyrus Bridgman	2	0	35
DE Jay Flowers	2	0	28
S Alonzo Saylor	1	1	30
DT Joe Spencer	1	0	24
ILB Conner Franklin	1	0	16
DT Rod Hopkins	1	0	29
S Lucas Bouchard	0	1	5

Blocking Statistics

Buffalo	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
G Connor Dillon	5	7	32	0	35
G Devan Dotson	4	5	32	1	35
C Denzel Small	3	10	32	0	35
T Kerry Howe	1	3	32	1	35
T Alexis Howe	0	4	32	0	35
TE Eli Awsare	0	1	3	0	7
TE Kris Wells	0	1	9	0	8

New Orleans	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
G Howard Cobb	3	4	1	16	0	47
C Pete Schrader	2	5	0	16	1	47
T Neal Long	1	4	0	16	2	47
T Gage Columbo	1	2	0	16	0	47
FB Trey Roever	1	1	0	4	0	16
TE Justin Joly	0	0	0	0	1	1

Special Teams Tackles

Buffalo	Tackles	STPlays
Deron Fulkerson	2	19
Elias Ezell	1	11

New Orleans	Tackles	STPlays
Lincoln Buckner	2	25
Shane Japp	2	9
Tyrus Bridgman	1	13

Participation

Buffalo	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
T Alexis Howe	32	35	---	---	8	75
G Devan Dotson	32	35	---	---	8	75
T Kerry Howe	32	35	---	---	8	75
G Connor Dillon	32	35	---	---	8	75
CB Ike Browning	---	---	15	47	11	73
WR Elias Ezell	29	32	---	---	11	72
OLB Arvell Reese	---	---	14	45	13	72
RB Javier Payton	22	28	---	---	19	69
QB Cooper Lidberg	32	35	---	---	---	67
C Denzel Small	32	35	---	---	---	67
CB Troy Lowe	---	---	16	47	1	64
S Mack Montano	---	---	16	47	1	64
WR Jordyn Tyson	31	30	---	---	---	61
TE Nate Boerkircher	30	28	---	---	---	58
WR Kevin Herndon	16	19	---	---	21	56
CB Clyde Nussmeier	---	---	10	36	10	56
S Mackenzie Kitchens	---	---	12	37	1	50
DE Jason Merrill	---	---	14	36	---	50
DT Deron Fulkerson	---	---	7	23	19	49
FB Myles Stoutmire	10	16	---	---	21	47
OLB Taylor Rayburn	---	---	12	34	1	47
DE Lucas Smithson	---	---	12	33	---	45
ILB Billy Holcomb	---	---	13	29	---	42
DT Ndukwe Followay	---	---	10	27	---	37
TE Eli Awsare	3	7	---	---	25	35
DE Neil Couillard	---	---	5	18	7	30
OLB Damian Blanchard	---	---	2	6	21	29
ILB Orlando Johnston	---	---	6	7	9	22
CB Kelvin Norton	---	---	1	3	17	21
CB Devonte Floyd	---	---	0	4	16	20
ILB Trevor Blasingame	---	---	3	15	1	19
TE Kris Wells	9	8	---	---	---	17
S Weston Mumper	---	---	4	10	---	14
OLB Levi Racz	---	---	4	9	---	13
K Lamont Irwin	0	0	---	---	12	12
RB Cary Tavares	7	3	---	---	---	10
C Harvey Garrod	0	0	---	---	8	8
P Miguel Walton	0	0	---	---	8	8
RB Eli Hamrick	3	4	---	---	---	7
DT Owen Reid	---	---	0	4	1	5
G Lester Moore	0	0	---	---	---	0
T Jimmie McRae	0	0	---	---	---	0
WR Kurt Arnold	0	0	---	---	---	0
WR Peter Cunningham	0	0	---	---	---	0
QB Jose Conley	0	0	---	---	---	0
WR Herman Reynaud	0	0	---	---	---	0

New Orleans	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
OLB Lincoln Buckner	---	---	31	34	25	90
S Tyrus Bridgman	---	---	32	35	13	80
CB Dustin Walsh	---	---	32	35	4	71
T Neal Long	16	47	---	---	7	70
G Howard Cobb	16	47	---	---	7	70
G Martin Edgerton	16	47	---	---	7	70
T Gage Columbo	16	47	---	---	7	70
S Alonzo Saylor	---	---	32	30	4	66
WR Devonte Middleton	15	43	---	---	8	66
CB Matt Crocton	---	---	28	34	4	66
DT Rod Hopkins	---	---	32	29	3	64
QB Norman Goins	16	47	---	---	---	63
C Pete Schrader	16	47	---	---	---	63
DE Elliot Welch	---	---	32	28	2	62
DE Jay Flowers	---	---	31	28	2	61
CB Ernie Cromer	---	---	21	22	17	60
TE Nick Farr	14	44	---	---	1	59
DT Joe Spencer	---	---	21	24	7	52
WR Cameron Page	14	35	---	---	1	50
WR Larry Flemming	11	28	---	---	8	47
RB Shane Japp	7	30	---	---	9	46
OLB Colby Pendleton	---	---	14	20	4	38
FB Trey Roever	4	16	---	---	16	36
ILB Conner Franklin	---	---	20	16	---	36
TE Norman Wells	3	10	---	---	21	34
WR Alvin Peacock	3	14	---	---	16	33
DT Christen Miller	---	---	11	17	2	30
ILB CJ Allen	---	---	13	13	2	28
RB Douglas Strickland	9	14	---	---	---	23
S Lucas Bouchard	---	---	0	5	15	20
RB Evan Winslett	0	0	---	---	18	18
WR Arnie Vance	0	0	---	---	14	14
DE Matthew Sutton	---	---	0	7	6	13
ILB Kaden Vaughn	---	---	0	0	12	12
ILB Carlton Oscarson	---	---	0	7	2	9
C Charles Perez	0	0	---	---	7	7
P Marcus May	0	0	---	---	7	7
K Wally Cote	0	0	---	---	4	4
CB Edgar Hancock	---	---	0	0	4	4
S Danny Hanson	---	---	2	1	---	3
TE Justin Joly	0	1	---	---	---	1
RB Pat Bloomer	0	0	---	---	---	0
T Darnell Blackburn	0	0	---	---	---	0
QB Keegan Clemons	0	0	---	---	---	0
WR Kurt Pleasant	0	0	---	---	---	0
C Russell Strow	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	8	28	3.5
Middle	12	64	5.3
Right	11	42	3.8
None	1	-1	-1.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	4	16	4.0
Middle	8	29	3.6
Right	4	30	7.5
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Buffalo	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Cooper Lidberg	33	23	4	0	1	5	2	0	0

New Orleans	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Norman Goins	43	25	2	1	3	4	9	0	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	10	8	83	8.3
Short (0-8 Yds)	17	10	76	4.5
Medium (9-18 Yds)	6	5	63	10.5
Long (19+ Yds)	0	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	9	7	39	4.3
Short (0-8 Yds)	17	8	36	2.1
Medium (9-18 Yds)	15	9	102	6.8
Long (19+ Yds)	2	1	37	18.5

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Buffalo	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
TE Nate Boerkircher	9	4	1	32	0	28
WR Jordyn Tyson	8	6	0	77	2	30
WR Kevin Herndon	6	4	0	30	0	19
WR Elias Ezell	4	4	0	29	1	32
FB Myles Stoutmire	3	3	0	32	1	16
RB Javier Payton	2	1	0	14	0	28
TE Kris Wells	1	1	0	8	0	8

New Orleans	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
TE Nick Farr	10	4	2	34	0	44
RB Shane Japp	10	7	1	53	1	30
WR Cameron Page	6	2	0	18	0	35
WR Devonte Middleton	6	4	0	17	0	43
WR Larry Flemming	3	2	0	35	0	28
WR Alvin Peacock	3	2	0	40	1	14
RB Douglas Strickland	3	2	0	-1	0	14
TE Norman Wells	1	1	0	8	0	10
FB Trey Roever	1	1	0	10	0	16

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Buffalo	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Javier Payton	5	5	1.00	5.72
RB Cary Tavares	2	-3	-1.50	3.60

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Shane Japp	2	17	8.50	6.14

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Buffalo	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Cooper Lidberg	10	6	33	3.30	6.73

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Norman Goins	4	1	0	0.00	4.98

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Buffalo	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Kevin Herndon	3	2	16	5.33	5.00
WR Elias Ezell	2	2	4	2.00	7.25
TE Nate Boerkircher	2	0	0	0.00	3.56
RB Javier Payton	1	0	0	0.00	7.00
FB Myles Stoutmire	1	1	6	6.00	10.67
WR Jordyn Tyson	1	1	7	7.00	9.63

New Orleans	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Cameron Page	3	0	0	0.00	3.00
RB Douglas Strickland	1	1	0	0.00	-0.33

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Buffalo	Rushes	Conversions
RB Javier Payton	1	0
RB Cary Tavares	1	0
RB Eli Hamrick	1	0

New Orleans	Rushes	Conversions
RB Douglas Strickland	2	0
RB Shane Japp	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Buffalo	Att	Comp	Conversions
Cooper Lidberg	9	5	4

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Conversions
Norman Goins	13	9	7

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Buffalo	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Jordyn Tyson	4	2	1
TE Nate Boerkircher	2	1	1
WR Elias Ezell	1	1	1
RB Javier Payton	1	0	0
FB Myles Stoutmire	1	1	1

New Orleans	Targ	Catch	Conversions
RB Shane Japp	4	2	1
TE Nick Farr	3	2	1
WR Cameron Page	2	1	1
TE Norman Wells	1	1	1
WR Devonte Middleton	1	1	1
WR Larry Flemming	1	1	1
WR Alvin Peacock	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 65,000 (65,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 16,100 (16,100)
End Zone 11,700 (11,700)
Mezzanine 6,800 (6,800)
Sideline Seats 10,400 (10,400)
Club Seats 15,000 (15,000)
Luxury Boxes 5,000 (5,000)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	65,000 (65,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	16,100 (16,100)
End Zone	11,700 (11,700)
Mezzanine	6,800 (6,800)
Sideline Seats	10,400 (10,400)
Club Seats	15,000 (15,000)
Luxury Boxes	5,000 (5,000)