Week 12, 1997

played in New Orleans, LA

74 degrees, fair, 10 mph wind

Buffalo Bills	21	3	14	0	-	38
New Orleans Saints	0	0	0	10	-	10

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:51 BUF - Brian Blades 13 pass from Ebby Laroush (Jason Elam extra point)
1Q: 08:29 BUF - Jason Sehorn 59 fumble return (Jason Elam extra point)
1Q: 02:01 BUF - Paul Green 2 pass from Ebby Laroush (Jason Elam extra point)
2Q: 04:40 BUF - Jason Elam 46 field goal
3Q: 10:10 BUF - Brett Perriman 31 pass from Jake Delhomme (Jason Elam extra point)
3Q: 03:18 BUF - Gary Brown 76 punt return (Jason Elam extra point)
4Q: 14:05 NOS - Leonard Klecko 22 pass from Danny Wuerffel (Morten Andersen extra point)
4Q: 01:14 NOS - Morten Andersen 36 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:51 BUF - Brian Blades 13 pass from Ebby Laroush (Jason Elam extra point)
1Q: 08:29 BUF - Jason Sehorn 59 fumble return (Jason Elam extra point)
1Q: 02:01 BUF - Paul Green 2 pass from Ebby Laroush (Jason Elam extra point)
2Q: 04:40 BUF - Jason Elam 46 field goal
3Q: 10:10 BUF - Brett Perriman 31 pass from Jake Delhomme (Jason Elam extra point)
3Q: 03:18 BUF - Gary Brown 76 punt return (Jason Elam extra point)
4Q: 14:05 NOS - Leonard Klecko 22 pass from Danny Wuerffel (Morten Andersen extra point)
4Q: 01:14 NOS - Morten Andersen 36 field goal

Team Statistics BUF NOS
Record 4-7 1-10
First Downs 20 14
- by Rushing 7 6
- by Passing 10 7
- by Penalty 3 1
Total Net Yards 286 306
- Offensive Plays 57 65
- Yards per Play 5.02 4.71
Net Rushing Yards 88 92
- Rushing Attempts 36 23
- Yards per Rush 2.44 4.00
Net Passing Yards 198 214
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 20 - 15 - 1 40 - 24 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards 203 219
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/5 2/5
- Yards per Pass Play 9.43 5.10
Fumbles/Lost 1/1 1/1
3rd Down Conversions 7/13 6/16
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.3 8.1
4th Down Conversions 0/0 1/1
Penalties/Yards 2/10 11/78
Punt Returns/Yards 5/118 1/7
Kick Returns/Yards 1/31 2/34
Interception Ret./Yards 2/0 1/16
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 2 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/0 0/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 37 OWN 23
Time of Possession 31:21 28:39

Team Statistics	BUF	NOS
Record	4-7	1-10
First Downs	20	14
- by Rushing	7	6
- by Passing	10	7
- by Penalty	3	1
Total Net Yards	286	306
- Offensive Plays	57	65
- Yards per Play	5.02	4.71
Net Rushing Yards	88	92
- Rushing Attempts	36	23
- Yards per Rush	2.44	4.00
Net Passing Yards	198	214
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	20 - 15 - 1	40 - 24 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards	203	219
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/5	2/5
- Yards per Pass Play	9.43	5.10
Fumbles/Lost	1/1	1/1
3rd Down Conversions	7/13	6/16
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.3	8.1
4th Down Conversions	0/0	1/1
Penalties/Yards	2/10	11/78
Punt Returns/Yards	5/118	1/7
Kick Returns/Yards	1/31	2/34
Interception Ret./Yards	2/0	1/16
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	2	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/0	0/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 37	OWN 23
Time of Possession	31:21	28:39

Drive Charts

Buffalo Bills
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	4:19	OWN 41	7	59	Touchdown
1	6:28	4:38	OWN 33	9	67	Touchdown
1	0:19	1:24	OWN 46	3	-3	Punt
2	12:25	1:48	OWN 31	3	5	Punt
2	9:01	4:27	OWN 40	7	31	Field Goal
2	1:51	1:38	OWN 20	5	32	Interception
3	13:04	3:06	OWN 41	6	59	Touchdown
3	8:20	1:14	OWN 39	3	3	Punt
4	13:50	1:56	OWN 20	5	46	Fumble
4	11:45	3:02	OPP 47	6	10	Punt
4	7:49	2:24	OWN 47	3	-1	Punt

New Orleans Saints
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	10:41	2:19	OWN 20	5	39	Fumble
1	8:22	1:54	OWN 20	3	9	Punt
1	1:50	1:31	OWN 6	3	2	Punt
2	13:55	1:30	OWN 19	3	6	Punt
2	10:37	1:36	OWN 23	3	8	Punt
2	4:34	2:43	OWN 20	9	61	Interception
2	0:13	0:13	OWN 45	1	-2	Half
3	15:00	1:56	OWN 15	3	-4	Punt
3	9:58	1:38	OWN 20	3	-3	Punt
3	7:06	3:55	OWN 11	6	17	Punt
3	3:11	4:21	OWN 33	9	67	Touchdown
4	11:54	0:09	OWN 34	1	0	Interception
4	8:43	0:54	OWN 20	3	2	Punt
4	5:25	4:19	OWN 20	11	61	Field Goal
4	1:02	1:02	50	2	2	Game

Game MVP: Ebby Laroush, Buffalo Bills

Rushing Statistics

Buffalo	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Gary Brown	19	50	2.63	14	2
Eddie George	15	31	2.07	12	2
Donnie McQuilken	1	0	0.00	0	0
Jake Delhomme	1	7	7.00	7	0

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Larry Long	16	63	3.94	13	2
Richard Huntley	5	13	2.60	7	0
Danny Wuerffel	2	16	8.00	10	1

Passing Statistics

Buffalo	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Jake Delhomme	14	9	116	1/5	1	32	1	84.2
Ebby Laroush	6	6	87	0/0	2	28	0	158.3

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Danny Wuerffel	40	24	219	2/5	1	22	2	62.4

Receiving Statistics

Buffalo	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Brian Blades	6	6	82	13.67	22	28	1
WR Brett Perriman	4	6	58	14.50	5	31	1
WR Michael Timpson	2	3	22	11.00	0	16	0
WR Eric Guliford	2	2	39	19.50	26	32	0
TE Paul Green	1	1	2	2.00	0	2	1
RB Gary Brown	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
WR Wayne Campbell	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

New Orleans	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Leonard Klecko	8	10	101	12.63	33	22	1
TE Keith Jennings	3	3	32	10.67	3	16	0
WR Jeff Graham	3	5	31	10.33	3	15	0
WR James McKnight	3	3	14	4.67	0	10	0
TE Tyrone Davis	3	4	13	4.33	0	7	0
RB Larry Long	2	3	23	11.50	14	20	0
WR Jake Reed	1	2	2	2.00	3	2	0
WR Karl Williams	1	5	3	3.00	0	3	0
WR Derek Russell	0	3	0	0.00	0	0	0
RB Richard Huntley	0	2	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Buffalo	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
ILB Joe Cain	1	0	0.00	0
CB Jason Sehorn	1	0	0.00	0

New Orleans	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Dewayne Washington	1	16	16.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Buffalo	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Gary Brown	1	0	0	0
Jason Sehorn	0	1	0	1
Bill Goldberg	0	0	1	0

New Orleans	Fumb	Recov	Force
Jeff Graham	1	0	0
William Carr	0	1	0
Pierce Holt	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Buffalo	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Rick Tuten	5	204	40.8	35.4	48	3

New Orleans	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Will Bryce	8	370	46.3	35.0	56	1

Kicking Statistics

Buffalo	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Jason Elam	1/1	1/1	0/0	46	5/5

New Orleans	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Morten Andersen	1/1	0/0	0/0	36	1/1

Punt Return Statistics

Buffalo	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Gary Brown	5	118	23.6	1

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Jake Reed	1	7	7.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Buffalo	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Eric Guliford	1	31	31.0	0

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Jake Reed	2	34	17.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Buffalo	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S John Heeter	12	1	0.0	23	42
CB Phillippi Sparks	6	1	0.0	15	32
ILB Jerrott Willard	6	1	0.0	13	19
S Zach Bronson	6	0	0.0	22	39
CB Jason Sehorn	4	2	0.0	23	39
DE Carl Powell	3	0	1.5	19	34
ILB Jeff Herrod	2	2	0.0	14	20
CB Carlton Gray	2	0	0.0	20	39
OLB Terry Killens	2	0	0.0	16	23
DE Chester McGlockton	1	1	0.5	6	15
DT George Thornton	1	2	0.0	14	21
ILB Joe Cain	1	0	0.0	10	23
WR Brett Perriman	1	0	---	---	---
DE Ren Hoek	1	0	0.0	7	11
S Rickey Dixon	0	4	0.0	16	31
DT Bill Goldberg	0	2	0.0	6	14
ILB Eric Hill	0	1	0.0	3	4

New Orleans	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Deke McQuay	9	1	0.0	15	10
DE Marvin Washington	4	0	1.0	25	16
S Bubba McDowell	4	1	0.0	32	21
ILB Don Davis	4	1	0.0	13	6
DE Robert Harris	4	0	0.0	22	15
CB Frank Robinson	4	0	0.0	30	17
S Brian Jordan	3	5	0.0	24	19
CB Dewayne Washington	3	2	0.0	34	19
ILB Mike Caldwell	3	1	0.0	23	15
OLB Jessie Armstead	2	1	0.0	21	16
DT William Carr	2	1	0.0	25	12
CB Monty Montgomery	2	1	0.0	21	15
DT Darrell Russell	1	3	0.0	22	14
DE Pierce Holt	1	1	0.0	14	6
DE Gary Ferguson	1	1	0.0	21	7
DT Mike Lodish	1	0	0.0	16	10
OLB Brett Wallerstedt	1	0	0.0	15	5
TE Tyrone Davis	1	0	---	---	---
QB Danny Wuerffel	1	0	---	---	---

Pass Rush Statistics

Buffalo	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Carl Powell	1.5	0	1	0	34
DE Chester McGlockton	0.5	1	0	0	15
ILB Jeff Herrod	0.0	1	0	0	20
DT Bill Goldberg	0.0	0	2	0	14
DT Craig Veasley	0.0	0	1	0	31
OLB Robert Jones	0.0	0	0	1	20

New Orleans	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Marvin Washington	1.0	0	0	1	16
CB Dewayne Washington	0.0	0	1	0	19

Pass Defense Statistics

Buffalo	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S John Heeter	5	1	0	42
CB Phillippi Sparks	4	0	0	32
ILB Jerrott Willard	3	0	0	19
S Zach Bronson	3	0	0	39
CB Carlton Gray	2	1	0	39
CB Jason Sehorn	2	0	1	39
ILB Jeff Herrod	1	0	0	20
DT Bill Goldberg	1	0	0	14
DT George Thornton	1	0	0	21
OLB Terry Killens	1	0	0	23
DE Carl Powell	1	0	0	34
ILB Joe Cain	0	0	1	23

New Orleans	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Frank Robinson	4	1	0	17
S Deke McQuay	3	0	0	10
CB Dewayne Washington	2	0	1	19
ILB Mike Caldwell	1	1	0	15
DE Marvin Washington	1	0	0	16
S Bubba McDowell	1	0	0	21
OLB Jessie Armstead	1	0	0	16
ILB Don Davis	1	0	0	6
CB Monty Montgomery	1	0	0	15

Blocking Statistics

Buffalo	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Visanthe Hall	3	7	33	0	20
Brian Habib	3	4	26	1	18
Chris Gray	1	9	36	0	21
Walter Jones	0	6	34	0	20
Bob Dahl	0	5	27	0	18
Paul Green	0	1	16	0	16
Donnie McQuilken	0	1	13	0	5
Eric Mahlum	0	1	12	0	4
Jeff Smith	0	1	12	0	4

New Orleans	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Larry Heck	2	6	23	0	36
Harris Barton	2	4	23	0	42
Patrick Salonen	1	2	8	0	14
Zack Freeman	1	1	15	0	29
Tyrone Davis	1	1	16	0	21
Tony Jones	0	2	15	1	28
Keith Jennings	0	2	12	0	24
Ruben Brown	0	2	11	0	19
Ike Davis	0	1	12	1	28

Special Teams Tackles

Buffalo	Tackles	STPlays
Wayne Campbell	2	21
Gary Brown	1	24

New Orleans	Tackles	STPlays
Larry Long	1	24
Tyrone Davis	1	19
Keith Jennings	1	15
Barry Minter	1	11
Ruben Brown	1	8

Participation

Buffalo	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Carlton Gray	---	---	20	39	32	91
Jason Sehorn	---	---	23	39	7	69
Rickey Dixon	---	---	16	31	21	68
John Heeter	---	---	23	42	1	66
Chris Gray	36	21	---	---	6	63
Zach Bronson	---	---	22	39	1	62
Carl Powell	---	---	19	34	8	61
Walter Jones	34	20	---	---	6	60
Visanthe Hall	33	20	---	---	---	53
Gary Brown	20	8	---	---	24	52
Wayne Campbell	19	11	---	---	21	51
Craig Veasley	---	---	17	31	1	49
Terry Killens	---	---	16	23	10	49
Phillippi Sparks	---	---	15	32	---	47
Bob Dahl	27	18	---	---	---	45
Brian Habib	26	18	---	---	---	44
Jeff Herrod	---	---	14	20	10	44
Paul Green	16	16	---	---	8	40
Jake Delhomme	25	15	---	---	---	40
Brian Blades	21	16	---	---	1	38
Joe Cain	---	---	10	23	3	36
George Thornton	---	---	14	21	1	36
Jerrott Willard	---	---	13	19	3	35
Brett Perriman	20	12	---	---	---	32
Frank Hartley	19	2	---	---	11	32
Eddie George	16	13	---	---	3	32
David LaFleur	11	4	---	---	16	31
Robert Jones	---	---	8	20	---	28
Michael Timpson	10	8	---	---	9	27
Donnie McQuilken	13	5	---	---	9	27
Bill Goldberg	---	---	6	14	4	24
Ren Hoek	---	---	7	11	6	24
Eric Guliford	9	4	---	---	11	24
Chester McGlockton	---	---	6	15	1	22
Eric Mahlum	12	4	---	---	6	22
Jeff Smith	12	4	---	---	6	22
Ebby Laroush	11	6	---	---	---	17
Bernie Parmalee	6	6	---	---	4	16
Jason Elam	0	0	---	---	8	8
Eric Hill	---	---	3	4	---	7
Brian Johnston	0	0	---	---	6	6
Bob Joe	---	---	1	5	---	6
Rick Tuten	0	0	---	---	5	5
Darren Mickell	---	---	0	0	5	5
Steve Pelleur	0	0	---	---	1	1
Lomas Brown	0	0	---	---	---	0

New Orleans	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Harris Barton	23	42	---	---	9	74
Larry Long	17	25	---	---	24	66
Danny Wuerffel	23	42	---	---	1	66
Bubba McDowell	---	---	32	21	11	64
Dewayne Washington	---	---	34	19	11	64
Larry Heck	23	36	---	---	4	63
Frank Robinson	---	---	30	17	15	62
Tyrone Davis	16	21	---	---	19	56
Keith Jennings	12	24	---	---	15	51
Ike Davis	12	28	---	---	7	47
Zack Freeman	15	29	---	---	2	46
Brian Jordan	---	---	24	19	1	44
Tony Jones	15	28	---	---	---	43
Marvin Washington	---	---	25	16	1	42
Robert Harris	---	---	22	15	4	41
Jake Reed	9	15	---	---	16	40
Mike Caldwell	---	---	23	15	2	40
Craig Heyward	11	13	---	---	14	38
Leonard Klecko	14	24	---	---	---	38
Jessie Armstead	---	---	21	16	1	38
Ruben Brown	11	19	---	---	8	38
William Carr	---	---	25	12	1	38
Brett Wallerstedt	---	---	15	5	17	37
Monty Montgomery	---	---	21	15	1	37
Derek Russell	9	20	---	---	7	36
Darrell Russell	---	---	22	14	---	36
Gary Ferguson	---	---	21	7	5	33
Jeff Graham	10	21	---	---	---	31
Mike Lodish	---	---	16	10	2	28
Patrick Salonen	8	14	---	---	6	28
Karl Williams	5	21	---	---	---	26
James McKnight	6	9	---	---	10	25
Deke McQuay	---	---	15	10	---	25
Richard Huntley	6	17	---	---	2	25
Barry Minter	---	---	10	2	11	23
Mike Martin	8	14	---	---	---	22
Don Davis	---	---	13	6	3	22
Pierce Holt	---	---	14	6	1	21
Dexter Coakley	---	---	13	6	1	20
Sebastian Fannin	0	0	---	---	12	12
Kyle Perkins	---	---	0	0	10	10
Frank Jordan	0	0	---	---	9	9
Will Bryce	0	0	---	---	8	8
Morten Andersen	0	0	---	---	4	4
Ralph Story	0	0	---	---	---	0
Paul Walker	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	14	36	2.6
Middle	11	16	1.5
Right	11	36	3.3
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	9	26	2.9
Middle	13	53	4.1
Right	1	13	13.0
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Buffalo	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Jake Delhomme	14	9	2	0	1	2	1	1	1
Ebby Laroush	6	6	2	0	0	0	0	0	0

New Orleans	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Danny Wuerffel	40	24	4	3	3	2	4	1	2

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	1	0	0	0.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	11	10	108	9.8
Medium (9-18 Yds)	4	3	43	10.8
Long (19+ Yds)	4	2	52	13.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	7	2	6	0.9
Short (0-8 Yds)	11	11	83	7.5
Medium (9-18 Yds)	14	10	108	7.7
Long (19+ Yds)	8	1	22	2.8

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Buffalo	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Brian Blades	6	6	0	82	2	16
WR Brett Perriman	6	4	0	58	1	12
WR Michael Timpson	3	2	0	22	0	8
WR Eric Guliford	2	2	0	39	1	4
TE Paul Green	1	1	0	2	0	16
RB Gary Brown	1	0	1	0	0	8
WR Wayne Campbell	1	0	0	0	0	11

New Orleans	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Leonard Klecko	10	8	0	101	3	24
WR Jeff Graham	5	3	1	31	0	21
WR Karl Williams	5	1	0	3	0	21
TE Tyrone Davis	4	3	0	13	0	21
TE Keith Jennings	3	3	0	32	0	24
WR Derek Russell	3	0	0	0	0	20
RB Larry Long	3	2	1	23	1	25
WR James McKnight	3	3	0	14	0	9
WR Jake Reed	2	1	0	2	0	15
RB Richard Huntley	2	0	1	0	0	17

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Buffalo	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Eddie George	2	5	2.50	2.07

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Danny Wuerffel	1	6	6.00	8.00

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Buffalo	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Ebby Laroush	2	2	15	7.50	14.50

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Danny Wuerffel	2	0	0	0.00	5.48

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Buffalo	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Brian Blades	1	1	13	13.00	13.67
TE Paul Green	1	1	2	2.00	2.00

New Orleans	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Leonard Klecko	1	0	0	0.00	10.10
WR Karl Williams	1	0	0	0.00	0.60

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Buffalo	Rushes	Conversions
Eddie George	2	2
Gary Brown	1	0
Jake Delhomme	1	0

New Orleans	Rushes	Conversions
Danny Wuerffel	2	2
Larry Long	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Buffalo	Att	Comp	Conversions
Jake Delhomme	8	5	4
Ebby Laroush	1	1	1

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Conversions
Danny Wuerffel	13	10	4

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Buffalo	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Brian Blades	2	2	1
WR Michael Timpson	2	2	2
WR Eric Guliford	2	2	2
WR Brett Perriman	1	0	0
RB Gary Brown	1	0	0
WR Wayne Campbell	1	0	0

New Orleans	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Leonard Klecko	5	4	2
WR Jeff Graham	2	1	1
WR James McKnight	2	2	0
TE Keith Jennings	1	1	0
WR Derek Russell	1	0	0
RB Larry Long	1	1	1
TE Tyrone Davis	1	1	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 42,800 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 12,600 (21,400)
End Zone 8,900 (15,400)
Mezzanine 5,800 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 8,400 (13,600)
Club Seats 4,600 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 2,500 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	42,800 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	12,600 (21,400)
End Zone	8,900 (15,400)
Mezzanine	5,800 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	8,400 (13,600)
Club Seats	4,600 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	2,500 (3,300)