Week 12, 1985

played in New Orleans, LA

68 degrees, fair, 9 mph wind

Buffalo Bills103010-23
New Orleans Saints331410-30

Scoring Summary
1Q: 11:59 NOS - Morten Andersen 33 field goal
1Q: 08:55 BUF - Carson Long 36 field goal
1Q: 02:39 BUF - Gary Anderson 22 run (Carson Long extra point)
2Q: 04:20 NOS - Morten Andersen 26 field goal
2Q: 00:30 BUF - Carson Long 48 field goal
3Q: 08:46 NOS - Roger Carr 13 pass from Randall Cunningham (Morten Andersen extra point)
3Q: 06:38 NOS - Larry Heater 74 run (Morten Andersen extra point)
4Q: 13:03 NOS - Randall Cunningham 2 run (Morten Andersen extra point)
4Q: 10:20 BUF - Carson Long 47 field goal
4Q: 04:37 NOS - Morten Andersen 26 field goal
4Q: 01:51 BUF - Daryl Turner 7 pass from Richard Todd (Carson Long extra point)

Team StatisticsBUFNOS
Record3-82-9
First Downs1520
- by Rushing29
- by Passing1311
- by Penalty00
Total Net Yards292395
- Offensive Plays6364
- Yards per Play4.636.17
Net Rushing Yards52233
- Rushing Attempts1133
- Yards per Rush4.737.06
Net Passing Yards240162
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt49 - 32 - 129 - 19 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards262178
- Sacks/Yards Lost3/222/16
- Yards per Pass Play4.625.23
Fumbles/Lost4/33/2
3rd Down Conversions2/137/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down8.55.6
4th Down Conversions2/20/0
Penalties/Yards6/451/5
Punt Returns/Yards0/04/22
Kick Returns/Yards4/884/82
Interception Ret./Yards1/281/1
2pt Conversions0/00/0
Red Zone Visits45
- Red Zone TDs/FGs2/12/3
Avg. Drive StartOWN 32OWN 38
Time of Possession26:2433:36

Drive Charts

Buffalo Bills
QuarBeganPossFromPlaysYardsResult
115:001:52OWN 323-10Fumble
111:533:04OWN 25756Field Goal
16:223:55OPP 46746Touchdown
214:481:51OWN 20419Punt
212:420:19OPP 174-13Interception
28:480:44OWN 3226Fumble
24:133:51OWN 20749Field Goal
311:251:58OWN 4417Fumble
38:392:01OWN 343-1Punt
36:202:00OWN 2230Punt
412:501:14OWN 2030Punt
411:251:12OPP 3838Field Goal
44:302:49OWN 201480Touchdown
New Orleans Saints
QuarBeganPossFromPlaysYardsResult
113:081:15OPP 2236Field Goal
18:492:27OWN 37528Interception
12:272:39OWN 25529Punt
212:570:15OWN 261-9Fumble
212:233:35OWN 21754Missed FG
28:043:51OPP 38729Field Goal
20:220:22OWN 2014Half
315:003:35OWN 20827Punt
39:270:48OPP 21221Touchdown
36:380:18OWN 26174Touchdown
34:206:30OWN 481152Touchdown
411:360:11OWN 3315Fumble
410:135:43OWN 36755Field Goal
41:411:41OWN 22525Game

Game MVP: Bill Johnson, New Orleans Saints

Rushing Statistics

BuffaloAttYardsAvgLG10+TD
Gary Anderson6284.672211
Cedric Minter4143.50700
Dave Logan11010.001010
New OrleansAttYardsAvgLG10+TD
Bill Johnson241385.751960
Larry Heater68914.837411
Randall Cunningham362.00501

Passing Statistics

BuffaloAttCompYardsSk/YdTDLGIntRate
Richard Todd49322623/22125177.1
New OrleansAttCompYardsSk/YdTDLGIntRate
Randall Cunningham29191782/16124179.3

Receiving Statistics

BuffaloCatchTargYardsAvgYACLGTD
WR Dave Logan1014636.3019220
WR Archie Griffin79517.291140
WR Daryl Turner666811.3314251
WR Mike Young36124.00070
FB Larry Moriarty233919.5029200
TE Tim Wrightman121111.000110
RB Gary Anderson1211.00010
RB Cedric Minter111010.0012100
WR Mark Pattison1377.00070
TE Eric Sievers0300.00000
New OrleansCatchTargYardsAvgYACLGTD
WR Roger Carr696310.502211
RB Bill Johnson33217.001080
WR John Floyd2284.00050
WR Kris Haines262512.508130
WR Carl Roaches24168.004110
TE Ethan Horton23126.00180
TE Walt Arnold112424.0016240
RB Larry Heater1199.00090

Interception Statistics

BuffaloIntsYardsAvgTD
OLB Johnny Rembert12828.000
New OrleansIntsYardsAvgTD
S Carl Lews111.000

Fumble Statistics

BuffaloFumbRecovForceTD
Archie Griffin2100
Richard Todd1000
Gary Anderson1000
Mike Prior0110
Milford Hodge0100
Keena Turner0010
Shaun Gayle0010
New OrleansFumbRecovForceTD
Carl Roaches1000
Bill Johnson1000
Randall Cunningham1000
Mike Calhoun0110
Gill Byrd0110
Roger Carr0100
Greg Bright0100
Lawrence Taylor0010
Carl Lews0010

Punting Statistics

BuffaloPuntYardsAvgNetLGIn20
Pat McInally417543.838.3511
New OrleansPuntYardsAvgNetLGIn20
Mike Saxon29547.537.5491

Kicking Statistics

BuffaloFGs40+Yd50+YdLGPAT
Carson Long3/32/20/0482/2
New OrleansFGs40+Yd50+YdLGPAT
Morten Andersen3/40/10/0333/3

Punt Return Statistics

BuffaloRetYardsAvgTD
New OrleansRetYardsAvgTD
Roger Carr3186.00
John Floyd144.00

Kick Return Statistics

BuffaloRetYardsAvgTD
Archie Griffin48822.00
New OrleansRetYardsAvgTD
Cleo Montgomery48220.50

Defensive Statistics

BuffaloTackAsstSackRPlayPPlay
OLB Johnny Rembert920.02621
S Mike Prior500.02420
S D.D. Hoggard410.01717
OLB Bruce Scholtz400.02724
S Shaun Gayle400.02629
ILB Scott Radecic400.0109
DE Reggie White310.52125
CB Ronnie Lippett300.03026
OLB Keena Turner210.52723
CB Rod Hill220.01918
DT Mike Dawson210.01714
CB Kenny Johnson210.01224
CB Wayne Davis200.0218
ILB Don Blackmon101.067
OLB Ron Crosby100.037
TE Eric Sievers10---------
DE Bubba Emanuel100.0109
DE Mike Hamby010.02322
DE Milford Hodge010.01817
New OrleansTackAsstSackRPlayPPlay
CB Gill Byrd500.0847
CB Issiac Holt500.0940
OLB Chip Banks411.0833
OLB Lawrence Taylor430.01149
ILB Cliff Odom330.01146
S Greg Bright310.0950
S Rod Kush300.0944
ILB Alvin Toles300.038
S Carl Lews300.0939
DE Mike Calhoun201.0323
CB Jo Jo Heath200.0745
DE Doug McDougald200.0928
DE Elvis Franks101.0829
WR Roger Carr10---------
DT Ray Yakavonis100.0924
OLB Fred Robinson100.022

Pass Rush Statistics

BuffaloSackBlockHurryKnockPPlay
ILB Don Blackmon1.01007
DE Reggie White0.501125
OLB Keena Turner0.500123
OLB Bruce Scholtz0.001224
DE Bubba Emanuel0.00109
S Shaun Gayle0.000129
New OrleansSackBlockHurryKnockPPlay
OLB Chip Banks1.012133
DE Elvis Franks1.002029
DE Mike Calhoun1.000023
DE Doug McDougald0.002028
DT Ray Yakavonis0.001024

Pass Defense Statistics

BuffaloCaughtDefnsdIntrcpPPlay
OLB Johnny Rembert30121
CB Rod Hill30018
CB Ronnie Lippett20026
S Shaun Gayle20029
ILB Scott Radecic2009
S D.D. Hoggard20017
S Mike Prior20020
OLB Ron Crosby1007
CB Kenny Johnson10024
OLB Bruce Scholtz10024
ILB Jim Collins0106
New OrleansCaughtDefnsdIntrcpPPlay
CB Gill Byrd51047
S Carl Lews40139
OLB Lawrence Taylor40049
CB Issiac Holt40040
S Greg Bright31050
ILB Cliff Odom23046
S Rod Kush21044
CB Jo Jo Heath20045
OLB Chip Banks20033
DE Mike Calhoun10023
DE Doug McDougald10028
DT Ray Yakavonis10024
ILB Alvin Toles1008

Blocking Statistics

BuffaloKeyBlBlOppPancRPlySckAPPly
Brad Edelman13011147
Sid Abramowicz12011143
Frank Hamilton1102012
Ron Mattes0309044
Bob Olderman0209045
Wayne Radloff0001113
New OrleansKeyBlBlOppPancRPlySckAPPly
Rich Strenger47024124
Edwin Bailey37031030
Jeff Dellenbach24028027
Dan Fike15029024
Billy Lindstrom14029123
Ethan Horton11026026
Walt Arnold0101205
Hubert Oliver0104011

Special Teams Tackles

BuffaloTacklesSTPlays
Rod Hill318
Eric Sievers120
Ron Crosby117
Archie Griffin115
Bob Olderman17
Wayne Radloff14
New OrleansTacklesSTPlays
Jo Jo Heath123
Larry Heater119
Carl Lews115
Emanuel King19

Participation

BuffaloRPlyOffPPlyOffRPlyDefPPlyDefSTPlyTotal Plays
Shaun Gayle------26291570
Brad Edelman1147------765
Richard Todd1152---------63
Bob Olderman945------761
Ronnie Lippett------3026359
Keena Turner------2723555
Rod Hill------19181855
Sid Abramowicz1143---------54
Bruce Scholtz------2724253
Ron Mattes944---------53
Archie Griffin433------1552
Mike Young1141---------52
Don Mosebar1039------251
Johnny Rembert------2621451
Reggie White------2125450
Daryl Turner736------750
Mike Prior------2420650
Eric Sievers326------2049
Mike Hamby------2322449
Dave Logan1038---------48
D.D. Hoggard------17171448
Cedric Minter413------2239
Kenny Johnson------1224137
Gary Anderson730---------37
Milford Hodge------1817237
Wayne Davis------218736
Mark Pattison216------1735
Mike Dawson------1714334
Ron Crosby------371727
Ted McKnight07------2027
Larry Moriarty311------1226
Scott Radecic------109423
Bubba Emanuel------109423
Don Blackmon------67821
Steve Hamilton------136120
Jim Fahnhorst------99119
Wayne Radloff113------418
Frank Hamilton212------418
Thomas Hopkins28------717
Tim Wrightman49------316
Jim Collins------46---10
Carson Long00------99
Morlon Poole09---------9
Pat McInally00------44
Gary Marangi00------33
Kyle Mackey00---------0
New OrleansRPlyOffPPlyOffRPlyDefPPlyDefSTPlyTotal Plays
Jo Jo Heath------7452375
Roger Carr2829------1067
Randall Cunningham3331---------64
Greg Bright------950463
Lawrence Taylor------1149363
Carl Lews------9391563
Edwin Bailey3130------162
Cliff Odom------1146259
Billy Lindstrom2923------658
Dan Fike2924------558
Gill Byrd------847257
Ethan Horton2626------557
Jeff Dellenbach2827------156
Rod Kush------944154
Issiac Holt------940251
Billy Jackson2011------1849
Rich Strenger2424---------48
Bill Johnson2620---------46
Chip Banks------833243
Doug McDougald------928441
Carl Roaches2219---------41
Elvis Franks------829239
Larry Heater711------1937
Walt Arnold125------1936
Ray Yakavonis------924235
Phil Murphy------228434
Kris Haines1418------133
Stafford Mays------225532
Mike Calhoun------323127
Hubert Oliver411------924
John Floyd52------1623
Mel Kaufman------022123
Tony Woodruff13------1721
Joe Walter68------620
Alvin Toles------38617
Steve Wilson97---------16
Cleo Montgomery00------1515
Mike Kelley54------615
Emanuel King------24915
Tremain Rogers48---------12
Morten Andersen00------1111
Fred Robinson------22610
Eric Wilson------0617
Steve Joachim00------44
Mike Saxon00------22
Warren Moon00---------0

Directional Rushing Statistics

DistanceAttYardsAvg
Left482.0
Middle4287.0
Right3165.3
None000.0
DistanceAttYardsAvg
Left9353.9
Middle1415210.9
Right9475.2
None1-1-1.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

BuffaloAttCmp20+BdThDropDfnsHurrKnckIntc
Richard Todd49323026711
New OrleansAttCmp20+BdThDropDfnsHurrKnckIntc
Randall Cunningham29192221351

Directional Passing Statistics

DistanceAttCompYardsAvg
Screen53132.6
Short (0-8 Yds)26201445.5
Medium (9-18 Yds)1691056.6
Long (19+ Yds)2000.0
DistanceAttCompYardsAvg
Screen1188.0
Short (0-8 Yds)2012964.8
Medium (9-18 Yds)555310.6
Long (19+ Yds)31217.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

BuffaloTargtCaugtDropdYards20+PPlay
WR Dave Logan1410063138
WR Archie Griffin97151033
WR Daryl Turner66068136
WR Mike Young63112041
TE Eric Sievers3000026
FB Larry Moriarty32039111
WR Mark Pattison3107016
TE Tim Wrightman2101109
RB Gary Anderson2101030
RB Cedric Minter11010013
New OrleansTargtCaugtDropdYards20+PPlay
WR Roger Carr96163129
WR Kris Haines62025018
WR Carl Roaches42116019
RB Bill Johnson33021020
TE Ethan Horton32012026
WR John Floyd220802
TE Walt Arnold1102415
RB Larry Heater1109011

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

BuffaloAttYardsAvgOverall Avg
Gary Anderson1-6-6.004.67
Cedric Minter122.003.50
New OrleansAttYardsAvgOverall Avg
Bill Johnson441.005.75
Larry Heater111.0014.83
Randall Cunningham122.002.00

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

BuffaloAttCompYardsAvg/AttOverall Avg
Richard Todd93151.675.35
New OrleansAttCompYardsAvg/AttOverall Avg
Randall Cunningham53255.006.14

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

BuffaloTargetCatchYardsAvg/TargOverall Avg
WR Daryl Turner33155.0011.33
WR Archie Griffin1000.005.67
WR Dave Logan1000.004.50
TE Eric Sievers1000.000.00
TE Tim Wrightman1000.005.50
RB Gary Anderson1000.000.50
WR Mark Pattison1000.002.33
New OrleansTargetCatchYardsAvg/TargOverall Avg
WR Roger Carr31134.337.00
WR John Floyd1133.004.00
RB Larry Heater1199.009.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

BuffaloRushesConversions
Gary Anderson10
Cedric Minter10
New OrleansRushesConversions
Bill Johnson42

Third Down Passing Statistics

BuffaloAttCompConversions
Richard Todd1052
New OrleansAttCompConversions
Randall Cunningham965

Third Down Receiving Statistics

BuffaloTargCatchConversions
WR Daryl Turner332
TE Eric Sievers200
WR Mike Young210
WR Dave Logan110
TE Tim Wrightman100
WR Mark Pattison100
New OrleansTargCatchConversions
WR Roger Carr543
TE Ethan Horton211
WR Kris Haines100
RB Bill Johnson111

SectionAttendance
Stadium31,900 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck10,400 (21,400)
End Zone6,600 (15,400)
Mezzanine3,800 (8,900)
Sideline Seats6,100 (13,600)
Club Seats3,700 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes1,300 (3,300)