Week 12, 1989

played in New Orleans, LA

71 degrees, fair, 6 mph wind

Buffalo Bills	3	0	0	0	-	3
New Orleans Saints	7	10	7	10	-	34

Scoring Summary
1Q: 11:25 BUF - Mike Cofer 52 field goal
1Q: 05:40 NOS - Ernest Givins 12 pass from Randall Cunningham (Morten Andersen extra point)
2Q: 03:45 NOS - Morten Andersen 41 field goal
2Q: 00:37 NOS - Buster Rhymes 20 pass from Randall Cunningham (Morten Andersen extra point)
3Q: 02:15 NOS - Bill Johnson 8 run (Morten Andersen extra point)
4Q: 02:26 NOS - Morten Andersen 22 field goal
4Q: 01:34 NOS - Ottis Anderson 5 run (Morten Andersen extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 11:25 BUF - Mike Cofer 52 field goal
1Q: 05:40 NOS - Ernest Givins 12 pass from Randall Cunningham (Morten Andersen extra point)
2Q: 03:45 NOS - Morten Andersen 41 field goal
2Q: 00:37 NOS - Buster Rhymes 20 pass from Randall Cunningham (Morten Andersen extra point)
3Q: 02:15 NOS - Bill Johnson 8 run (Morten Andersen extra point)
4Q: 02:26 NOS - Morten Andersen 22 field goal
4Q: 01:34 NOS - Ottis Anderson 5 run (Morten Andersen extra point)

Team Statistics BUF NOS
Record 6-5 5-6
First Downs 16 19
- by Rushing 5 7
- by Passing 11 12
- by Penalty 0 0
Total Net Yards 247 373
- Offensive Plays 66 61
- Yards per Play 3.74 6.11
Net Rushing Yards 61 129
- Rushing Attempts 14 35
- Yards per Rush 4.36 3.69
Net Passing Yards 186 244
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 49 - 31 - 1 26 - 18 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 207 244
- Sacks/Yards Lost 3/21 0/0
- Yards per Pass Play 3.58 9.38
Fumbles/Lost 3/1 2/0
3rd Down Conversions 8/18 7/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 5.7 6.1
4th Down Conversions 0/1 0/0
Penalties/Yards 3/21 3/20
Punt Returns/Yards 2/5 1/-2
Kick Returns/Yards 4/65 1/21
Interception Ret./Yards 1/0 1/15
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 1 4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 0/0 2/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 24 OWN 35
Time of Possession 29:10 30:50

Team Statistics	BUF	NOS
Record	6-5	5-6
First Downs	16	19
- by Rushing	5	7
- by Passing	11	12
- by Penalty	0	0
Total Net Yards	247	373
- Offensive Plays	66	61
- Yards per Play	3.74	6.11
Net Rushing Yards	61	129
- Rushing Attempts	14	35
- Yards per Rush	4.36	3.69
Net Passing Yards	186	244
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	49 - 31 - 1	26 - 18 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	207	244
- Sacks/Yards Lost	3/21	0/0
- Yards per Pass Play	3.58	9.38
Fumbles/Lost	3/1	2/0
3rd Down Conversions	8/18	7/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	5.7	6.1
4th Down Conversions	0/1	0/0
Penalties/Yards	3/21	3/20
Punt Returns/Yards	2/5	1/-2
Kick Returns/Yards	4/65	1/21
Interception Ret./Yards	1/0	1/15
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	1	4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	0/0	2/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 24	OWN 35
Time of Possession	29:10	30:50

Drive Charts

Buffalo Bills
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	3:42	OWN 20	7	45	Field Goal
1	5:32	8:06	OWN 30	15	56	Fumble
2	10:43	3:55	OWN 29	6	17	Punt
2	3:37	2:20	OWN 13	6	17	Punt
2	0:23	0:23	OWN 20	1	-2	Half
3	9:51	3:47	OWN 20	8	47	Missed FG
3	2:08	2:54	OWN 27	5	18	Punt
4	13:03	0:55	OWN 43	3	3	Punt
4	10:31	1:07	OWN 43	3	-4	Punt
4	6:26	0:38	OWN 8	4	9	Downs
4	2:21	0:47	OWN 17	3	-3	Interception
4	1:25	1:25	OWN 20	5	36	Game

New Orleans Saints
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	11:18	5:46	OWN 34	10	66	Touchdown
2	12:26	1:43	OWN 14	3	6	Punt
2	6:48	3:11	OWN 15	6	61	Field Goal
2	1:17	0:54	OWN 42	4	58	Touchdown
3	15:00	5:09	OWN 20	10	64	Interception
3	6:04	3:56	OWN 40	9	60	Touchdown
4	14:14	1:11	OWN 20	3	1	Punt
4	12:08	1:37	OWN 1	3	5	Punt
4	9:24	2:58	OWN 23	6	20	Punt
4	5:48	3:27	OPP 17	6	12	Field Goal
4	1:34	0:09	OPP 5	1	5	Touchdown

Game MVP: Randall Cunningham, New Orleans Saints

Rushing Statistics

Buffalo	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Gary Anderson	6	22	3.67	10	1
Cedric Minter	6	28	4.67	11	1
Troy Stradford	1	13	13.00	13	1
Troy Aikman	1	-2	-2.00	-2	0

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Bill Johnson	21	79	3.76	20	2	1
Ottis Anderson	8	11	1.38	5	0	1
Randall Cunningham	4	36	9.00	19	1	0
Hubert Oliver	1	1	1.00	1	0	0
Craig Heyward	1	2	2.00	2	0	0

Passing Statistics

Buffalo	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Troy Aikman	49	31	207	3/21	0	19	1	63.9

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Randall Cunningham	26	18	244	0/0	2	35	1	108.5

Receiving Statistics

Buffalo	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Michael Timpson	7	11	65	9.29	17	17
WR Butch Woolfolk	6	8	41	6.83	0	14
WR Flipper Anderson	5	13	27	5.40	6	19
FB Larry Moriarty	4	4	35	8.75	21	16
WR Troy Stradford	3	3	14	4.67	1	9
RB Cedric Minter	2	3	5	2.50	0	4
TE Eric Sievers	1	1	7	7.00	0	7
TE Anthony Jones	1	2	5	5.00	0	5
TE Damone Johnson	1	1	5	5.00	0	5
WR Kelvin Edwards	1	1	3	3.00	0	3
RB Gary Anderson	0	1	0	0.00	0	0
RB Mel Gray	0	1	0	0.00	0	0

New Orleans	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Buster Rhymes	6	7	116	19.33	42	35	1
WR Ernest Givins	4	7	42	10.50	0	18	1
WR Rick Parros	3	4	36	12.00	0	19	0
TE Ethan Horton	3	3	22	7.33	0	11	0
FB Hubert Oliver	1	1	19	19.00	9	19	0
TE Jimmie Johnson	1	2	9	9.00	0	9	0
WR Odessa Turner	0	2	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Buffalo	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Benny Perrin	1	0	0.00	0

New Orleans	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Lorenzo Lynch	1	15	15.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Buffalo	Fumb	Recov	Force
Cedric Minter	1	0	0
Mike Prior	1	0	0
Troy Aikman	1	0	0
Gary Hadd	0	1	0
Oliver North	0	1	0
Benny Perrin	0	0	1
Dan Benish	0	0	1

New Orleans	Fumb	Recov	Force
Ottis Anderson	1	0	0
Bill Johnson	1	0	0
Pierce Holt	0	1	1
Randall Cunningham	0	1	0
Wes Pritchett	0	1	0
Emanuel King	0	0	1
Curt Jarvis	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Buffalo	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Rick Tuten	5	211	42.2	38.6	55	2

New Orleans	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Mike Saxon	4	194	48.5	47.3	55	1

Kicking Statistics

Buffalo	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Mike Cofer	1/2	1/2	1/2	52	0/0

New Orleans	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Morten Andersen	2/2	1/1	0/0	41	4/4

Punt Return Statistics

Buffalo	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Mike Prior	2	5	2.5	0

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Ottis Anderson	1	-2	-2.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Buffalo	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Ken Buben	2	27	13.5	0
Tory Smith	2	38	19.0	0

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Greg Bright	1	21	21.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Buffalo	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Shaun Gayle	7	0	0.0	21	6
S Benny Perrin	6	0	0.0	25	23
ILB Scott Radecic	5	3	0.0	29	19
S Mike Prior	5	2	0.0	24	21
CB Tory Smith	4	1	0.0	26	20
DE Reggie White	3	2	0.0	28	23
ILB Dave Simmons	3	1	0.0	12	9
OLB Johnny Rembert	2	3	0.0	26	21
ILB Jim Collins	2	1	0.0	15	5
CB Ronnie Lippett	2	1	0.0	29	20
OLB Anthony Bell	2	1	0.0	27	25
DT Dan Benish	2	0	0.0	18	13
DE Shawn Miller	2	0	0.0	26	16
CB Ken Buben	2	0	0.0	11	13
CB Wayne Davis	1	1	0.0	21	21
WR Kelvin Edwards	1	0	---	---	---
OLB Leonard Jackson	1	0	0.0	6	3

New Orleans	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Chip Banks	7	1	1.0	5	31
S Carl Lews	7	1	0.0	8	30
ILB Cliff Odom	6	1	0.0	10	45
CB Tory Nixon	4	1	0.0	9	36
S Greg Bright	3	2	0.0	10	35
S Marcus Paul	3	2	0.0	14	45
DE Ron Holmes	3	1	0.0	14	49
OLB Lawrence Taylor	3	0	0.0	8	28
DT Curt Jarvis	3	0	0.0	5	30
DE Tony Colorito	2	1	1.0	10	31
DE Pierce Holt	2	0	1.0	9	46
CB Gill Byrd	2	1	0.0	13	44
CB Lorenzo Lynch	1	4	0.0	13	42
QB Randall Cunningham	1	0	---	---	---
DT Ryan Johnson	1	0	0.0	6	16
ILB Kurt Gouveia	0	1	0.0	1	4
S Greg Jackson	0	1	0.0	8	30

Pass Rush Statistics

Buffalo	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Anthony Bell	0.0	0	3	0	25
DT Gary Hadd	0.0	0	1	0	16

New Orleans	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
DE Tony Colorito	1.0	0	1	31
DE Pierce Holt	1.0	0	1	46
OLB Chip Banks	1.0	0	0	31
DE Ron Holmes	0.0	1	1	49
DT Curt Jarvis	0.0	0	1	30

Pass Defense Statistics

Buffalo	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S Benny Perrin	3	1	1	23
S Shaun Gayle	3	0	0	6
S Mike Prior	3	0	0	21
ILB Dave Simmons	2	0	0	9
CB Ronnie Lippett	2	0	0	20
CB Ken Buben	2	0	0	13
CB Tory Smith	1	1	0	20
CB Wayne Davis	1	0	0	21
OLB Anthony Bell	1	0	0	25

New Orleans	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
OLB Chip Banks	6	2	0	31
S Carl Lews	5	2	0	30
ILB Cliff Odom	4	1	0	45
S Marcus Paul	3	1	0	45
S Greg Bright	3	0	0	35
OLB Lawrence Taylor	3	0	0	28
CB Tory Nixon	3	0	0	36
CB Gill Byrd	2	1	0	44
CB Lorenzo Lynch	1	0	1	42
DE Ron Holmes	1	0	0	49
S Greg Jackson	0	1	0	30

Blocking Statistics

Buffalo	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Jeff Bregel	1	3	10	1	34
Brian Habib	1	2	14	1	45
Ron Mattes	1	2	9	0	40
Rob Monaco	1	2	8	0	10
Oliver North	1	1	8	0	26
Steve Wallace	0	1	5	1	13
Eric Sievers	0	1	4	0	18
Wayne Radloff	0	1	7	0	44

New Orleans	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	PPly
Mike Kelley	3	6	0	18	13
Rick Donnalley	1	6	1	30	25
Tony Jones	1	6	0	35	24
Hubert Oliver	1	4	0	17	15
Jeff Dellenbach	1	3	0	28	22
Ethan Horton	1	2	0	31	22
Keith Slough	0	2	0	24	17
Craig Heyward	0	1	0	9	5
Todd Kalis	0	1	0	21	10
Jimmie Johnson	0	1	0	8	4

Special Teams Tackles

Buffalo	Tackles	STPlays
Benny Perrin	1	19
Mel Gray	1	16

New Orleans	Tackles	STPlays
Greg Jackson	3	14
Emanuel King	2	11
Lawrence Taylor	1	9

Participation

Buffalo	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Benny Perrin	---	---	25	23	19	67
Troy Aikman	14	52	---	---	---	66
Brian Habib	14	45	---	---	1	60
Flipper Anderson	9	44	---	---	6	59
Reggie White	---	---	28	23	6	57
Anthony Bell	---	---	27	25	2	54
Tory Smith	---	---	26	20	8	54
Wayne Davis	---	---	21	21	10	52
Ronnie Lippett	---	---	29	20	2	51
Wayne Radloff	7	44	---	---	---	51
Jeff Bregel	10	34	---	---	7	51
Scott Radecic	---	---	29	19	2	50
Mike Prior	---	---	24	21	5	50
Ron Mattes	9	40	---	---	---	49
Larry Combs	8	41	---	---	---	49
Johnny Rembert	---	---	26	21	1	48
Butch Woolfolk	10	34	---	---	---	44
Shawn Miller	---	---	26	16	---	42
Gary Hadd	---	---	19	16	6	41
Oliver North	8	26	---	---	7	41
Michael Timpson	6	32	---	---	---	38
Eric Sievers	4	18	---	---	15	37
Troy Stradford	9	28	---	---	---	37
Ken Buben	---	---	11	13	10	34
Shaun Gayle	---	---	21	6	6	33
Damone Johnson	5	15	---	---	13	33
Dan Benish	---	---	18	13	1	32
Mel Gray	1	15	---	---	16	32
Anthony Jones	3	15	---	---	13	31
Dave Simmons	---	---	12	9	9	30
Larry Moriarty	5	15	---	---	9	29
Cedric Minter	6	20	---	---	---	26
Bob Otto	---	---	14	10	1	25
Gary Anderson	7	17	---	---	---	24
Rob Monaco	8	10	---	---	6	24
Kelvin Edwards	4	7	---	---	13	24
Jim Collins	---	---	15	5	2	22
Steve Wallace	5	13	---	---	---	18
Leonard Jackson	---	---	6	3	8	17
Andy Headen	---	---	8	2	6	16
Daryl Turner	1	0	---	---	14	15
Harry Swayne	1	7	---	---	7	15
Rick Tuten	0	0	---	---	5	5
Mike Cofer	0	0	---	---	4	4
Kevin Sweeney	0	0	---	---	2	2
Cliff Stoudt	0	0	---	---	---	0

New Orleans	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Ron Holmes	---	---	14	49	7	70
Gill Byrd	---	---	13	44	9	66
Randall Cunningham	35	26	---	---	---	61
Ethan Horton	31	22	---	---	8	61
Marcus Paul	---	---	14	45	2	61
Tony Jones	35	24	---	---	---	59
Cliff Odom	---	---	10	45	3	58
Lorenzo Lynch	---	---	13	42	2	57
Rick Donnalley	30	25	---	---	1	56
Pierce Holt	---	---	9	46	1	56
Jeff Dellenbach	28	22	---	---	4	54
Tory Nixon	---	---	9	36	7	52
Greg Jackson	---	---	8	30	14	52
Greg Bright	---	---	10	35	5	50
Keith Slough	24	17	---	---	6	47
Carl Lews	---	---	8	30	8	46
Lawrence Taylor	---	---	8	28	9	45
Ernest Givins	25	20	---	---	---	45
Hubert Oliver	17	15	---	---	12	44
Tony Colorito	---	---	10	31	3	44
Bill Johnson	23	17	---	---	2	42
Ottis Anderson	12	9	---	---	20	41
Chip Banks	---	---	5	31	1	37
Mike Kelley	18	13	---	---	6	37
Todd Kalis	21	10	---	---	6	37
Curt Jarvis	---	---	5	30	1	36
Ed Simmons	14	18	---	---	---	32
Odessa Turner	18	14	---	---	---	32
Rick Parros	15	11	---	---	5	31
Buster Rhymes	15	12	---	---	---	27
Andrew Provence	---	---	6	20	---	26
Jimmie Johnson	8	4	---	---	13	25
Wes Pritchett	---	---	3	7	15	25
Ryan Johnson	---	---	6	16	1	23
Kenny Jackson	2	1	---	---	14	17
Craig Heyward	9	5	---	---	3	17
David Jones	5	1	---	---	6	12
Danny Pittman	0	0	---	---	11	11
Emanuel King	---	---	0	0	11	11
Kurt Gouveia	---	---	1	4	5	10
Morten Andersen	0	0	---	---	9	9
Fred Robinson	---	---	2	3	2	7
Mike Saxon	0	0	---	---	4	4
Eric Wilson	---	---	0	0	4	4
Mike Howard	0	0	---	---	2	2
Steve Fuller	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	3	10	3.3
Middle	4	18	4.5
Right	6	35	5.8
None	1	-2	-2.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	7	27	3.9
Middle	20	65	3.3
Right	8	37	4.6
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Buffalo	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Troy Aikman	49	31	0	2	2	8	4	0	1

New Orleans	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Randall Cunningham	26	18	3	1	0	2	4	0	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	2	3	0.8
Short (0-8 Yds)	34	25	147	4.3
Medium (9-18 Yds)	11	4	57	5.2
Long (19+ Yds)	0	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	1	0	0	0.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	13	9	98	7.5
Medium (9-18 Yds)	7	6	73	10.4
Long (19+ Yds)	5	3	73	14.6

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Buffalo	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	PPlay
WR Flipper Anderson	13	5	1	27	44
WR Michael Timpson	11	7	0	65	32
WR Butch Woolfolk	8	6	0	41	34
FB Larry Moriarty	4	4	0	35	15
RB Cedric Minter	3	2	1	5	20
WR Troy Stradford	3	3	0	14	28
TE Anthony Jones	2	1	0	5	15
TE Eric Sievers	1	1	0	7	18
RB Gary Anderson	1	0	0	0	17
RB Mel Gray	1	0	0	0	15
TE Damone Johnson	1	1	0	5	15
WR Kelvin Edwards	1	1	0	3	7

New Orleans	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Buster Rhymes	7	6	116	3	12
WR Ernest Givins	7	4	42	0	20
WR Rick Parros	4	3	36	0	11
TE Ethan Horton	3	3	22	0	22
WR Odessa Turner	2	0	0	0	14
TE Jimmie Johnson	2	1	9	0	4
FB Hubert Oliver	1	1	19	0	15

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Buffalo	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Cedric Minter	1	3	3.00	4.67

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Bill Johnson	6	21	3.50	3.76
Ottis Anderson	4	10	2.50	1.38

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Buffalo	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Troy Aikman	1	0	0	0.00	4.22

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Randall Cunningham	5	4	44	8.80	9.38

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Buffalo	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Flipper Anderson	1	0	0	0.00	2.08

New Orleans	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Ernest Givins	4	3	24	6.00	6.00
WR Buster Rhymes	1	1	20	20.00	16.57

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Buffalo	Rushes	Conversions
Cedric Minter	1	1
Troy Stradford	1	1

New Orleans	Rushes	Conversions
Bill Johnson	3	0
Ottis Anderson	2	1
Randall Cunningham	2	2

Third Down Passing Statistics

Buffalo	Att	Comp	Conversions
Troy Aikman	14	8	6

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Conversions
Randall Cunningham	7	4	4

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Buffalo	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Flipper Anderson	5	1	0
WR Michael Timpson	3	2	2
WR Butch Woolfolk	2	1	1
FB Larry Moriarty	2	2	2
TE Damone Johnson	1	1	1
WR Troy Stradford	1	1	0

New Orleans	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Rick Parros	2	1	1
WR Buster Rhymes	2	2	2
WR Ernest Givins	2	0	0
TE Ethan Horton	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 41,400 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 13,400 (21,400)
End Zone 8,700 (15,400)
Mezzanine 5,000 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 7,800 (13,600)
Club Seats 4,800 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 1,700 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	41,400 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	13,400 (21,400)
End Zone	8,700 (15,400)
Mezzanine	5,000 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	7,800 (13,600)
Club Seats	4,800 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	1,700 (3,300)