Week 12, 1981

played in New Orleans, LA

58 degrees, rain, 10 mph wind

Buffalo Bills	0	7	0	0	-	7
New Orleans Saints	3	0	0	0	-	3

Scoring Summary
1Q: 02:01 NOS - Dave Jacobs 31 field goal
2Q: 13:31 BUF - George Farmer 3 pass from Richard Todd (Carson Long extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 02:01 NOS - Dave Jacobs 31 field goal
2Q: 13:31 BUF - George Farmer 3 pass from Richard Todd (Carson Long extra point)

Team Statistics BUF NOS
Record 6-5 2-9
First Downs 11 17
- by Rushing 4 7
- by Passing 6 9
- by Penalty 1 1
Total Net Yards 161 341
- Offensive Plays 53 69
- Yards per Play 3.04 4.94
Net Rushing Yards 77 155
- Rushing Attempts 25 38
- Yards per Rush 3.08 4.08
Net Passing Yards 84 186
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 27 - 11 - 1 28 - 17 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards 90 207
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/6 3/21
- Yards per Pass Play 3.00 6.00
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 2/1
3rd Down Conversions 4/14 7/16
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 9.1 8.6
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/1
Penalties/Yards 4/25 7/50
Punt Returns/Yards 1/3 2/9
Kick Returns/Yards 1/18 2/36
Interception Ret./Yards 2/41 1/1
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 1 1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/0 0/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 26 OWN 30
Time of Possession 23:55 36:05

Team Statistics	BUF	NOS
Record	6-5	2-9
First Downs	11	17
- by Rushing	4	7
- by Passing	6	9
- by Penalty	1	1
Total Net Yards	161	341
- Offensive Plays	53	69
- Yards per Play	3.04	4.94
Net Rushing Yards	77	155
- Rushing Attempts	25	38
- Yards per Rush	3.08	4.08
Net Passing Yards	84	186
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	27 - 11 - 1	28 - 17 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards	90	207
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/6	3/21
- Yards per Pass Play	3.00	6.00
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	2/1
3rd Down Conversions	4/14	7/16
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	9.1	8.6
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/1
Penalties/Yards	4/25	7/50
Punt Returns/Yards	1/3	2/9
Kick Returns/Yards	1/18	2/36
Interception Ret./Yards	2/41	1/1
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	1	1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/0	0/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 26	OWN 30
Time of Possession	23:55	36:05

Drive Charts

Buffalo Bills
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	1:32	OWN 20	3	1	Punt
1	11:55	1:59	OWN 42	4	20	Punt
1	1:56	3:32	OWN 29	9	71	Touchdown
2	9:39	2:53	OWN 2	5	3	Punt
2	5:20	2:41	OWN 2	5	13	Punt
2	0:53	0:53	OWN 26	3	10	Half
3	12:23	0:43	OWN 27	3	-5	Punt
3	9:49	1:03	OWN 23	3	-3	Punt
3	4:38	1:42	OWN 41	3	7	Punt
4	12:34	0:55	OWN 42	3	4	Interception
4	11:30	1:15	OWN 45	3	-3	Punt
4	5:16	4:09	OWN 24	9	28	Punt

New Orleans Saints
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	13:28	1:33	OWN 41	4	17	Interception
1	9:56	8:00	OWN 20	14	66	Field Goal
2	13:24	3:45	OWN 34	5	18	Punt
2	6:46	1:26	OPP 41	3	-4	Punt
2	2:39	1:46	OWN 36	3	-3	Punt
3	15:00	2:37	OWN 12	5	23	Punt
3	11:40	1:51	OWN 31	3	7	Punt
3	8:46	4:08	OWN 36	8	30	Missed FG
3	2:56	5:22	OWN 6	9	59	Missed FG
4	11:39	0:09	OPP 47	1	2	Fumble
4	10:15	4:59	OWN 18	8	56	Interception
4	1:07	1:07	OWN 20	6	40	Downs

Game MVP: Andy Dorris, Buffalo Bills

Rushing Statistics

Buffalo	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Walter Payton	10	21	2.10	13	1
Earl Gant	9	37	4.11	15	1
Ted McKnight	4	14	3.50	8	0
Billy Jackson	2	5	2.50	3	0

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Wayne Mosley	23	70	3.04	15	4
James Mayberry	13	76	5.85	17	3
Rick Trocano	2	9	4.50	6	0

Passing Statistics

Buffalo	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Richard Todd	27	11	90	1/6	1	25	1	46.8

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Rick Trocano	28	17	207	3/21	0	32	2	53.7

Receiving Statistics

Buffalo	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Dennis Franklin	2	2	23	11.50	7	21	0
WR Wally Henry	2	4	9	4.50	2	5	0
WR Tony Hill	2	5	35	17.50	21	25	0
WR George Farmer	2	2	7	3.50	0	4	1
RB Walter Payton	1	6	-1	-1.00	0	-1	0
TE Gary Shirk	1	3	10	10.00	1	10	0
RB Earl Gant	1	1	7	7.00	4	7	0
WR Archie Griffin	0	3	0	0.00	0	0	0
TE Walt Arnold	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

New Orleans	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Art Monk	6	9	98	16.33	24	23
WR Larry Wilcox	4	8	61	15.25	11	32
RB Wayne Mosley	3	3	4	1.33	0	6
TE Raymond Chester	1	1	10	10.00	5	10
TE Henry Childs	1	2	10	10.00	8	10
WR Ray Jarvis	1	2	20	20.00	15	20
RB James Mayberry	1	2	4	4.00	0	4

Interception Statistics

Buffalo	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Graham Spreen	1	29	29.00	0
ILB Jim Collins	1	12	12.00	0

New Orleans	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Louis Wright	1	1	1.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Buffalo	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Andy Dorris	0	1	1	0
Don Rives	0	0	1	0

New Orleans	Fumb	Recov
Wayne Mosley	1	0
Rick Trocano	1	0
Gerry Sullivan	0	1

Punting Statistics

Buffalo	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Pat McInally	9	385	42.8	37.3	49	2

New Orleans	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Dan Melville	5	210	42.0	41.4	46	2

Kicking Statistics

Buffalo	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Carson Long	0/0	0/0	0/0	0	1/1

New Orleans	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Dave Jacobs	1/3	0/2	0/2	31	0/0

Punt Return Statistics

Buffalo	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Graham Spreen	1	3	3.0	0

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Al Walker	2	9	4.5	0

Kick Return Statistics

Buffalo	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Graham Spreen	1	18	18.0	0

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Al Walker	2	36	18.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Buffalo	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
CB Kenny Johnson	8	0	0.0	26	23
S Dextor Clinkscale	5	0	0.0	16	19
DE Andy Dorris	4	0	2.0	30	22
OLB Tom Toner	4	2	0.0	34	25
CB Dwight Harrison	4	1	0.0	32	26
ILB Don Blackmon	4	0	0.0	14	8
ILB Jim Collins	3	2	0.0	30	24
ILB Don Rives	3	1	0.0	10	3
S Bryant Salter	3	1	0.0	35	23
CB Graham Spreen	3	1	0.0	24	24
DT Carl Barisich	3	0	0.0	15	11
S Tommy Casanova	3	0	0.0	34	31
OLB Mel Land	3	0	0.0	14	12
DE Walt Patulski	2	1	1.0	24	20
DT Mike Dawson	2	2	0.0	23	20
DE Will Wynn	2	0	0.0	8	9
OLB Keena Turner	1	1	0.0	18	14
OLB Frank LeMaster	1	0	0.0	4	3
FB Ted McKnight	1	0	---	---	---
CB Jeff Wright	0	2	0.0	13	13

New Orleans	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Kim Bokamper	9	3	1.0	22	26
S Tommy Myers	7	1	0.0	21	23
ILB Rick Razzano	3	4	0.0	19	20
CB Nathan Conrady	3	0	0.0	16	22
DT Derland Moore	2	1	0.0	22	24
S Brent Sexton	2	1	0.0	10	14
OLB Lawrence Taylor	2	1	0.0	14	7
CB Louis Wright	2	0	0.0	15	21
DE Ben Williams	2	0	0.0	13	21
DE Tony Cline	1	2	0.0	20	20
DE Greg Foggie	1	0	0.0	16	15
WR Larry Wilcox	1	0	---	---	---
S Tim Baylor	1	0	0.0	4	9
S Mike Haynes	1	0	0.0	23	23
G Dave Lafary	1	0	---	---	---
DT John Woodcock	0	2	0.0	17	15

Pass Rush Statistics

Buffalo	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Andy Dorris	2.0	0	0	2	22
DE Walt Patulski	1.0	0	1	0	20
DE Doug McDougald	0.0	1	0	0	11
DT Mike Dawson	0.0	0	1	0	20
ILB Jim Collins	0.0	0	1	0	24

New Orleans	Sack	Hurry	PPlay
ILB Kim Bokamper	1.0	0	26
DE Ben Williams	0.0	2	21
DE John Andrews	0.0	1	17
DT Derland Moore	0.0	1	24
DE Greg Foggie	0.0	1	15
DT John Woodcock	0.0	1	15

Pass Defense Statistics

Buffalo	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Kenny Johnson	7	0	0	23
CB Dwight Harrison	3	0	0	26
S Bryant Salter	2	1	0	23
CB Graham Spreen	2	0	1	24
OLB Tom Toner	1	0	0	25
DE Will Wynn	1	0	0	9
S Dextor Clinkscale	1	0	0	19
ILB Jim Collins	0	0	1	24

New Orleans	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
ILB Kim Bokamper	3	0	0	26
CB Louis Wright	2	1	1	21
ILB Rick Razzano	2	1	0	20
S Brent Sexton	1	1	0	14
S Mike Haynes	1	1	0	23
S Tim Baylor	1	0	0	9
OLB Lawrence Taylor	1	0	0	7
S Doug Jones	0	1	0	19
OLB Scot Brantley	0	1	0	10

Blocking Statistics

Buffalo	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Reggie McKenzie	3	6	21	0	26
Kelvin Clark	1	4	19	0	24
Ken Huff	0	5	23	0	24
Steve Riley	0	4	22	0	27
Ted McKnight	0	2	11	0	15
Chad Bush	0	1	6	1	4
Don Macek	0	1	21	0	26
Dave Scott	0	1	2	0	4
Gary Shirk	0	1	15	0	20

New Orleans	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Dave Lafary	3	10	0	32	1	28
Don Greco	2	9	0	31	2	26
Leon Gray	2	6	1	38	0	31
Jim Pietrzak	1	2	0	31	0	25
Raymond Chester	0	2	0	11	0	14
Richie Evans	0	2	0	6	0	3
Steve Wilson	0	2	0	33	0	28
Henry Childs	0	1	0	30	0	17
Gerry Sullivan	0	1	0	7	0	6
Vincent Horton	0	1	0	22	0	13

Special Teams Tackles

Buffalo	Tackles	STPlays
Earl Gant	1	18
Gary Shirk	1	11
Ted McKnight	1	6
Tony Hill	1	5

New Orleans	Tackles	STPlays
Larry Heater	2	7

Participation

Buffalo	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Tommy Casanova	---	---	34	31	3	68
Bryant Salter	---	---	35	23	3	61
Tom Toner	---	---	34	25	2	61
Dwight Harrison	---	---	32	26	2	60
Graham Spreen	---	---	24	24	12	60
Jim Collins	---	---	30	24	2	56
Ken Huff	23	24	---	---	8	55
Andy Dorris	---	---	30	22	2	54
Kenny Johnson	---	---	26	23	5	54
Richard Todd	25	28	---	---	---	53
Don Macek	21	26	---	---	3	50
Steve Riley	22	27	---	---	---	49
Walt Patulski	---	---	24	20	4	48
Mike Dawson	---	---	23	20	5	48
Dextor Clinkscale	---	---	16	19	13	48
Reggie McKenzie	21	26	---	---	---	47
Gary Shirk	15	20	---	---	11	46
Kelvin Clark	19	24	---	---	---	43
Jeff Wright	---	---	13	13	13	39
Tony Hill	14	20	---	---	5	39
Keena Turner	---	---	18	14	5	37
Walter Payton	15	20	---	---	---	35
Earl Gant	10	6	---	---	18	34
Walt Arnold	11	10	---	---	13	34
Dennis Franklin	14	10	---	---	8	32
Ted McKnight	11	15	---	---	6	32
Archie Griffin	15	16	---	---	---	31
Mel Land	---	---	14	12	5	31
Doug McDougald	---	---	14	11	6	31
Carl Barisich	---	---	15	11	1	27
Wally Henry	9	14	---	---	---	23
George Farmer	4	5	---	---	13	22
Don Blackmon	---	---	14	8	---	22
Frank LeMaster	---	---	4	3	12	19
Chad Bush	6	4	---	---	9	19
Will Wynn	---	---	8	9	1	18
Billy Jackson	7	4	---	---	7	18
Don Rives	---	---	10	3	4	17
Dave Scott	2	4	---	---	9	15
Len Gotshalk	3	1	---	---	9	13
Pat McInally	0	0	---	---	9	9
Steve Courson	4	2	---	---	1	7
Todd Thomas	4	2	---	---	---	6
Carson Long	0	0	---	---	2	2
Dave Mays	0	0	---	---	---	0
Jack Thompson	0	0	---	---	---	0

New Orleans	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Leon Gray	38	31	---	---	---	69
Rick Trocano	38	31	---	---	---	69
Dave Lafary	32	28	---	---	7	67
Henry Childs	30	17	---	---	16	63
Steve Wilson	33	28	---	---	1	62
Nathan Conrady	---	---	16	22	22	60
Don Greco	31	26	---	---	---	57
Jim Pietrzak	31	25	---	---	---	56
Derland Moore	---	---	22	24	9	55
Art Monk	23	25	---	---	5	53
Kim Bokamper	---	---	22	26	3	51
Larry Wilcox	25	25	---	---	---	50
James Mayberry	15	15	---	---	20	50
Tony Cline	---	---	20	20	9	49
Mike Haynes	---	---	23	23	---	46
Ray Jarvis	21	14	---	---	10	45
Tommy Myers	---	---	21	23	---	44
Doug Jones	---	---	22	19	1	42
Vincent Horton	22	13	---	---	6	41
Wayne Mosley	23	16	---	---	---	39
Rick Razzano	---	---	19	20	---	39
Al Walker	13	7	---	---	16	36
Louis Wright	---	---	15	21	---	36
Raymond Chester	11	14	---	---	9	34
Ben Williams	---	---	13	21	---	34
John Woodcock	---	---	17	15	---	32
Greg Foggie	---	---	16	15	---	31
John Andrews	---	---	12	17	---	29
Scot Brantley	---	---	9	10	9	28
Brent Sexton	---	---	10	14	3	27
John McMakin	7	9	---	---	10	26
Tim Baylor	---	---	4	9	9	22
Lawrence Taylor	---	---	14	7	1	22
Gerry Sullivan	7	6	---	---	8	21
Ken Bernich	7	5	---	---	8	20
Mel Kaufman	---	---	0	0	19	19
Richie Evans	6	3	---	---	1	10
Doug Dieken	0	0	---	---	8	8
Will Grant	5	3	---	---	---	8
Dan Melville	0	0	---	---	8	8
Larry Heater	0	0	---	---	7	7
Dave Jacobs	0	0	---	---	5	5
Pete Wysocki	---	---	0	2	1	3
Warren Moon	0	0	---	---	---	0
Sam Claphan	0	0	---	---	---	0
Dave Wilson	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	7	32	4.6
Middle	12	23	1.9
Right	6	22	3.7
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	13	52	4.0
Middle	18	67	3.7
Right	7	36	5.1
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Buffalo	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Richard Todd	27	11	2	2	1	6	6	0	1

New Orleans	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Rick Trocano	28	17	5	2	1	1	3	2	2

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	3	3	11	3.7
Short (0-8 Yds)	16	6	48	3.0
Medium (9-18 Yds)	6	2	31	5.2
Long (19+ Yds)	2	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	3	1	-2	-0.7
Short (0-8 Yds)	12	11	108	9.0
Medium (9-18 Yds)	7	3	49	7.0
Long (19+ Yds)	5	2	52	10.4

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Buffalo	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
RB Walter Payton	6	1	0	-1	0	20
WR Tony Hill	5	2	0	35	1	20
WR Wally Henry	4	2	0	9	0	14
WR Archie Griffin	3	0	1	0	0	16
TE Gary Shirk	3	1	0	10	0	20
WR Dennis Franklin	2	2	0	23	1	10
WR George Farmer	2	2	0	7	0	5
RB Earl Gant	1	1	0	7	0	6
TE Walt Arnold	1	0	0	0	0	10

New Orleans	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Art Monk	9	6	0	98	3	25
WR Larry Wilcox	8	4	1	61	1	25
RB Wayne Mosley	3	3	0	4	0	16
TE Henry Childs	2	1	0	10	0	17
WR Ray Jarvis	2	1	0	20	1	14
RB James Mayberry	2	1	0	4	0	15
TE Raymond Chester	1	1	0	10	0	14

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Buffalo	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Wayne Mosley	1	1	1.00	3.04
James Mayberry	1	7	7.00	5.85

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Buffalo	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Richard Todd	3	2	8	2.67	3.33

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Buffalo	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
RB Walter Payton	1	0	0	0.00	-0.17
WR Wally Henry	1	1	5	5.00	2.25
WR George Farmer	1	1	3	3.00	3.50

New Orleans	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Buffalo	Rushes	Conversions
Walter Payton	1	1
Earl Gant	1	0

New Orleans	Rushes	Conversions
James Mayberry	4	2
Rick Trocano	2	0
Wayne Mosley	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Buffalo	Att	Comp	Conversions
Richard Todd	12	5	3

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Conversions
Rick Trocano	8	6	4

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Buffalo	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Archie Griffin	3	0	0
TE Gary Shirk	2	1	1
WR Wally Henry	2	0	0
WR Dennis Franklin	1	1	0
RB Walter Payton	1	1	0
WR Tony Hill	1	0	0
RB Earl Gant	1	1	1
WR George Farmer	1	1	1

New Orleans	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Art Monk	4	4	4
WR Larry Wilcox	2	1	0
TE Raymond Chester	1	1	0
RB James Mayberry	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 35,400 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 10,900 (21,400)
End Zone 6,900 (15,400)
Mezzanine 4,800 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 7,600 (13,600)
Club Seats 4,200 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 1,000 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	35,400 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	10,900 (21,400)
End Zone	6,900 (15,400)
Mezzanine	4,800 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	7,600 (13,600)
Club Seats	4,200 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	1,000 (3,300)