Week 12, 2001

played in New Orleans, LA

76 degrees, fair, 3 mph wind

Buffalo Bills	10	3	0	6	-	19
New Orleans Saints	14	0	7	0	-	21

Scoring Summary
1Q: 11:02 NOS - LaMont Jordan 6 run (Mike Vanderjagt extra point)
1Q: 08:05 BUF - Joey Galloway 46 pass from Tee Martin (David Beckham extra point)
1Q: 04:42 BUF - David Beckham 46 field goal
1Q: 01:39 NOS - Alvis Whitted 30 pass from Matt Hassebeck (Mike Vanderjagt extra point)
2Q: 08:36 BUF - David Beckham 22 field goal
3Q: 05:33 NOS - John Davis 3 pass from Matt Hassebeck (Mike Vanderjagt extra point)
4Q: 03:45 BUF - Eddie George 3 run (Eddie George run for conversion failed)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 11:02 NOS - LaMont Jordan 6 run (Mike Vanderjagt extra point)
1Q: 08:05 BUF - Joey Galloway 46 pass from Tee Martin (David Beckham extra point)
1Q: 04:42 BUF - David Beckham 46 field goal
1Q: 01:39 NOS - Alvis Whitted 30 pass from Matt Hassebeck (Mike Vanderjagt extra point)
2Q: 08:36 BUF - David Beckham 22 field goal
3Q: 05:33 NOS - John Davis 3 pass from Matt Hassebeck (Mike Vanderjagt extra point)
4Q: 03:45 BUF - Eddie George 3 run (Eddie George run for conversion failed)

Team Statistics BUF NOS
Record 5-6 5-6
First Downs 21 20
- by Rushing 7 11
- by Passing 12 7
- by Penalty 2 2
Total Net Yards 300 339
- Offensive Plays 69 64
- Yards per Play 4.35 5.30
Net Rushing Yards 96 219
- Rushing Attempts 28 40
- Yards per Rush 3.43 5.48
Net Passing Yards 204 120
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 37 - 17 - 1 23 - 13 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards 230 122
- Sacks/Yards Lost 4/26 1/2
- Yards per Pass Play 4.98 5.00
Fumbles/Lost 1/1 1/1
3rd Down Conversions 6/15 4/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 9.5 7.7
4th Down Conversions 0/1 0/0
Penalties/Yards 10/75 8/65
Punt Returns/Yards 1/15 4/36
Kick Returns/Yards 1/25 0/0
Interception Ret./Yards 2/9 1/19
2pt Conversions 1/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 3 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/2 2/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 25 OWN 31
Time of Possession 30:04 29:56

Team Statistics	BUF	NOS
Record	5-6	5-6
First Downs	21	20
- by Rushing	7	11
- by Passing	12	7
- by Penalty	2	2
Total Net Yards	300	339
- Offensive Plays	69	64
- Yards per Play	4.35	5.30
Net Rushing Yards	96	219
- Rushing Attempts	28	40
- Yards per Rush	3.43	5.48
Net Passing Yards	204	120
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	37 - 17 - 1	23 - 13 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards	230	122
- Sacks/Yards Lost	4/26	1/2
- Yards per Pass Play	4.98	5.00
Fumbles/Lost	1/1	1/1
3rd Down Conversions	6/15	4/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	9.5	7.7
4th Down Conversions	0/1	0/0
Penalties/Yards	10/75	8/65
Punt Returns/Yards	1/15	4/36
Kick Returns/Yards	1/25	0/0
Interception Ret./Yards	2/9	1/19
2pt Conversions	1/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	3	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/2	2/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 25	OWN 31
Time of Possession	30:04	29:56

Drive Charts

Buffalo Bills
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	2:41	OWN 27	5	15	Interception
1	10:53	3:03	OWN 20	6	80	Touchdown
1	7:05	2:31	OPP 27	7	-2	Field Goal
1	1:26	1:12	OWN 20	3	8	Punt
2	13:49	5:20	OWN 30	10	65	Field Goal
2	3:47	1:54	OWN 20	5	1	Punt
3	12:15	2:47	OWN 4	7	45	Fumble
3	5:25	1:32	OWN 20	3	8	Punt
3	2:22	1:12	OWN 31	3	2	Punt
4	14:39	1:42	OWN 9	3	0	Punt
4	12:57	2:33	OWN 38	6	6	Punt
4	6:37	3:01	OWN 31	9	69	Touchdown
4	1:51	0:34	OWN 10	4	0	Downs

New Orleans Saints
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	12:19	1:26	OPP 33	3	33	Touchdown
1	7:50	0:45	OWN 20	2	1	Interception
1	4:34	3:08	OWN 13	6	87	Touchdown
1	0:14	1:25	OWN 35	3	8	Punt
2	8:29	4:42	OWN 20	8	32	Punt
2	1:53	1:53	OWN 13	6	36	Half
3	15:00	2:45	OWN 20	5	22	Punt
3	9:28	4:03	OPP 49	8	49	Touchdown
3	3:53	1:31	OWN 29	3	6	Punt
3	1:10	1:31	OWN 21	4	11	Punt
4	10:24	3:47	OWN 13	10	48	Interception
4	3:36	1:45	OWN 20	5	22	Punt
4	1:17	1:17	OPP 10	2	4	Game

Game MVP: Jessie Armstead, New Orleans Saints

Rushing Statistics

Buffalo	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Chris Fuamatu-Ma'afala	20	44	2.20	10	1	0
Eddie George	6	34	5.67	12	1	1
Tee Martin	2	18	9.00	11	1	0

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
LaMont Jordan	27	157	5.81	37	5	1
Abraham Marschalk	12	63	5.25	13	4	0
Matt Hassebeck	1	-1	-1.00	-1	0	0

Passing Statistics

Buffalo	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Tee Martin	37	17	230	4/26	1	46	1	64.0

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Matt Hassebeck	23	13	122	1/2	2	30	2	64.0

Receiving Statistics

Buffalo	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Joey Galloway	7	13	111	15.86	41	46	1
TE Stephen Alexander	2	5	18	9.00	7	11	0
WR Brian Finneran	2	8	21	10.50	2	11	0
WR Wayne McGarity	2	4	22	11.00	4	16	0
TE Eric Johnson	2	3	27	13.50	0	16	0
RB Chris Fuamatu-Ma'afala	1	1	11	11.00	0	11	0
WR T.J. Housmandzadeh	1	2	20	20.00	13	20	0
WR Todd Pinkston	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

New Orleans	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Alvis Whitted	4	6	63	15.75	9	30	1
RB LaMont Jordan	3	3	2	0.67	5	2	0
TE John Davis	2	4	6	3.00	0	3	1
WR Jeff Graham	1	4	4	4.00	0	4	0
WR Kevin Alexander	1	3	9	9.00	0	9	0
RB Abraham Marschalk	1	1	11	11.00	12	11	0
WR Laveranues Coles	1	2	27	27.00	1	27	0

Interception Statistics

Buffalo	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
OLB Robert Jones	1	9	9.00	0
ILB Eric Hill	1	0	0.00	0

New Orleans	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Kelly Herndon	1	19	19.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Buffalo	Fumb	Recov	Force
Tee Martin	1	0	0
Eddie George	0	1	0
Antonio Stofa	0	0	1

New Orleans	Fumb	Recov	Force
Vinny Sutherland	1	0	0
Stimpson Cat	0	1	0
Dexter Coakley	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Buffalo	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Joe Prokop	6	289	48.2	42.2	55	3

New Orleans	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Will Bryce	6	274	45.7	39.8	51	4

Kicking Statistics

Buffalo	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
David Beckham	2/2	1/1	0/0	46	1/1

New Orleans	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Mike Vanderjagt	0/0	0/0	0/0	0	3/3

Punt Return Statistics

Buffalo	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
T.J. Housmandzadeh	1	15	15.0	0

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Vinny Sutherland	4	36	9.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Buffalo	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
T.J. Housmandzadeh	1	25	25.0	0

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Defensive Statistics

Buffalo	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Eric Hill	11	2	0.0	34	23
S John Heeter	8	6	0.0	39	24
DT John Thornton	6	6	0.0	30	13
S Zach Bronson	4	1	0.0	34	23
CB Phillippi Sparks	3	1	0.0	39	22
DE Darren Howard	3	1	0.0	34	16
CB Jason Sehorn	3	0	0.0	36	22
DT Leon Bender	3	0	0.0	21	12
CB Rashard Cook	2	2	0.5	25	21
OLB Vernon Crawford	2	0	0.0	12	3
OLB Jamir Miller	1	0	0.5	22	16
OLB Robert Jones	1	1	0.0	32	18
S Darren Perry	1	0	0.0	13	10
DE Chidi Ahanotu	1	0	0.0	6	8
RB Chris Fuamatu-Ma'afala	1	0	---	---	---
ILB Rahim Abdullah	1	0	0.0	4	0
DT Bill Goldberg	0	1	0.0	12	11
ILB Barry Minter	0	1	0.0	14	3
DE Jamal Duff	0	1	0.0	19	12

New Orleans	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Dexter Coakley	6	0	0.5	25	40
OLB Jessie Armstead	5	2	2.5	21	26
ILB Brian Simmons	5	5	0.0	28	41
S Deke McQuay	4	5	0.0	28	41
CB Kelly Herndon	4	2	0.0	28	41
CB Antoine Winfield	3	3	0.0	28	41
CB Tyrone Williams	3	2	0.0	16	29
S Donovin Darius	3	0	0.0	3	11
ILB Dhani Jones	3	0	0.0	12	12
DT Darrell Russell	2	0	0.5	12	14
DE Lamar King	2	1	0.0	15	17
S Dwight Smith	2	0	0.0	27	41
DE Chad Bratzke	1	1	0.5	13	24
DT William Munny	1	1	0.0	17	12
ILB Brett Wallerstedt	1	0	0.0	4	4
WR Kevin Alexander	1	0	---	---	---
DT William Carr	1	0	0.0	16	27
WR Alvis Whitted	1	0	---	---	---

Pass Rush Statistics

Buffalo	Sack	Hurry	PPlay
OLB Jamir Miller	0.5	0	16
CB Rashard Cook	0.5	0	21
DE Jamal Duff	0.0	1	12
OLB Terry Killens	0.0	1	6

New Orleans	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Jessie Armstead	2.5	0	0	2	26
OLB Dexter Coakley	0.5	0	4	0	40
DE Chad Bratzke	0.5	0	0	0	24
DT Darrell Russell	0.5	0	0	0	14
DE Stimpson Cat	0.0	2	1	1	29
DT William Munny	0.0	0	1	0	12

Pass Defense Statistics

Buffalo	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Jason Sehorn	3	0	0	22
S Zach Bronson	3	0	0	23
ILB Eric Hill	2	0	1	23
CB Phillippi Sparks	1	2	0	22
S John Heeter	1	0	0	24
DT Leon Bender	1	0	0	12
CB Rashard Cook	1	0	0	21
DE Darren Howard	1	0	0	16
OLB Robert Jones	0	1	1	18

New Orleans	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Kelly Herndon	5	0	1	41
S Dwight Smith	3	1	0	41
ILB Brian Simmons	3	0	0	41
CB Antoine Winfield	1	1	0	41
ILB Brett Wallerstedt	1	0	0	4
DE Chad Bratzke	1	0	0	24
CB Tyrone Williams	1	0	0	29
S Donovin Darius	1	0	0	11
ILB Dhani Jones	1	0	0	12
S Deke McQuay	0	1	0	41

Blocking Statistics

Buffalo	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Flozell Adkins	3	8	28	1	41
Brian Habib	2	5	28	2	41
Chris Gray	2	3	28	1	41
Jerome Daniels	2	3	18	0	33
Reggie Nelson	1	2	28	0	41
Stephen Alexander	0	3	22	0	34
Visanthe Hall	0	2	10	0	8

New Orleans	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Damion McIntosh	5	8	1	40	1	24
Ike Davis	4	10	0	40	0	24
Gary Ivan Gordon	2	7	0	40	0	24
Joe Wong	2	5	0	40	0	24
Zack Freeman	2	4	0	40	0	24
John Davis	2	2	0	32	0	22
Graham Somerville	1	3	0	23	0	2

Special Teams Tackles

Buffalo	Tackles	STPlays
David Sloan	1	17
Todd Pinkston	1	17
Rahim Abdullah	1	11
Antonio Stofa	1	8

New Orleans	Tackles	STPlays
Tyrone Williams	1	24
Lorenzo Styles	1	15

Participation

Buffalo	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Flozell Adkins	28	41	---	---	8	77
Chris Gray	28	41	---	---	8	77
Reggie Nelson	28	41	---	---	8	77
Tee Martin	28	41	---	---	2	71
Brian Habib	28	41	---	---	---	69
Rashard Cook	---	---	25	21	20	66
Joey Galloway	26	34	---	---	4	64
John Heeter	---	---	39	24	---	63
Stephen Alexander	22	34	---	---	7	63
Phillippi Sparks	---	---	39	22	---	61
Jamir Miller	---	---	22	16	21	59
Jason Sehorn	---	---	36	22	1	59
Eric Hill	---	---	34	23	---	57
Zach Bronson	---	---	34	23	---	57
T.J. Housmandzadeh	17	20	---	---	15	52
Jerome Daniels	18	33	---	---	---	51
Robert Jones	---	---	32	18	---	50
Darren Howard	---	---	34	16	---	50
Brian Finneran	18	29	---	---	---	47
Eddie George	6	17	---	---	23	46
Chris Fuamatu-Ma'afala	22	24	---	---	---	46
John Thornton	---	---	30	13	1	44
Leon Bender	---	---	21	12	6	39
Darren Perry	---	---	13	10	9	32
Jamal Duff	---	---	19	12	---	31
Wayne McGarity	6	9	---	---	15	30
Aaron Stecker	9	15	---	---	4	28
Eric Johnson	6	11	---	---	10	27
Bill Goldberg	---	---	12	11	2	25
Barry Minter	---	---	14	3	7	24
Todd Pinkston	0	5	---	---	17	22
Visanthe Hall	10	8	---	---	---	18
David Sloan	1	0	---	---	17	18
Chidi Ahanotu	---	---	6	8	3	17
Terry Killens	---	---	8	6	3	17
Curtis Alexander	7	7	---	---	2	16
Vernon Crawford	---	---	12	3	---	15
Rahim Abdullah	---	---	4	0	11	15
Antonio Stofa	0	0	---	---	8	8
Albert Fix	0	0	---	---	8	8
David Beckham	0	0	---	---	7	7
Phil Glover	---	---	6	1	---	7
Joe Prokop	0	0	---	---	6	6
Dave Schnell	0	0	---	---	---	0
Kevin Sargent	0	0	---	---	---	0
Trent Dilfer	0	0	---	---	---	0

New Orleans	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Antoine Winfield	---	---	28	41	10	79
Deke McQuay	---	---	28	41	2	71
Brian Simmons	---	---	28	41	2	71
Kelly Herndon	---	---	28	41	2	71
Dwight Smith	---	---	27	41	3	71
Joe Wong	40	24	---	---	6	70
John Davis	32	22	---	---	15	69
Tyrone Williams	---	---	16	29	24	69
Dexter Coakley	---	---	25	40	2	67
Gary Ivan Gordon	40	24	---	---	---	64
Zack Freeman	40	24	---	---	---	64
Ike Davis	40	24	---	---	---	64
Matt Hassebeck	40	24	---	---	---	64
Damion McIntosh	40	24	---	---	---	64
Jessie Armstead	---	---	21	26	10	57
LaMont Jordan	27	7	---	---	21	55
Laveranues Coles	33	20	---	---	---	53
Kevin Alexander	19	19	---	---	11	49
Alvis Whitted	28	16	---	---	5	49
William Carr	---	---	16	27	4	47
Stimpson Cat	---	---	12	29	4	45
Lamar King	---	---	15	17	7	39
Chad Bratzke	---	---	13	24	1	38
Graham Somerville	23	2	---	---	11	36
Marcus Pollard	12	6	---	---	15	33
Jeff Graham	12	9	---	---	9	30
Abraham Marschalk	13	17	---	---	---	30
William Munny	---	---	17	12	---	29
Darrell Russell	---	---	12	14	2	28
Dhani Jones	---	---	12	12	4	28
Brett Wallerstedt	---	---	4	4	12	20
Lorenzo Styles	---	---	3	1	15	19
Vinny Sutherland	1	2	---	---	15	18
Donovin Darius	---	---	3	11	3	17
Larry Heck	0	0	---	---	6	6
Frank Jordan	0	0	---	---	6	6
Marcus Spears	0	0	---	---	6	6
Ruben Brown	0	0	---	---	6	6
Will Bryce	0	0	---	---	6	6
Mike Vanderjagt	0	0	---	---	4	4
Richard Huntley	0	0	---	---	3	3
Buddy Love	---	---	0	0	1	1
Charlie Ward	0	0	---	---	---	0
Bobby Taylor	---	---	0	0	---	0
Danny Wuerffel	0	0	---	---	---	0
Russ Hochstein	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	6	9	1.5
Middle	13	54	4.2
Right	9	33	3.7
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	10	51	5.1
Middle	25	147	5.9
Right	4	22	5.5
None	1	-1	-1.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Buffalo	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Tee Martin	37	17	3	4	4	3	6	3	1

New Orleans	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Matt Hassebeck	23	13	2	0	3	3	2	0	2

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	0	0	0	0.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	16	8	73	4.6
Medium (9-18 Yds)	20	8	132	6.6
Long (19+ Yds)	1	1	25	25.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	5	4	16	3.2
Short (0-8 Yds)	8	4	17	2.1
Medium (9-18 Yds)	7	3	32	4.6
Long (19+ Yds)	3	2	57	19.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Buffalo	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Joey Galloway	13	7	1	111	2	34
WR Brian Finneran	8	2	1	21	0	29
TE Stephen Alexander	5	2	1	18	0	34
WR Wayne McGarity	4	2	1	22	0	9
TE Eric Johnson	3	2	0	27	0	11
WR T.J. Housmandzadeh	2	1	0	20	1	20
RB Chris Fuamatu-Ma'afala	1	1	0	11	0	24
WR Todd Pinkston	1	0	0	0	0	5

New Orleans	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Alvis Whitted	6	4	1	63	1	16
WR Jeff Graham	4	1	1	4	0	9
TE John Davis	4	2	0	6	0	22
WR Kevin Alexander	3	1	0	9	0	19
RB LaMont Jordan	3	3	0	2	0	7
WR Laveranues Coles	2	1	1	27	1	20
RB Abraham Marschalk	1	1	0	11	0	17

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Buffalo	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Chris Fuamatu-Ma'afala	3	2	0.67	2.20
Eddie George	2	4	2.00	5.67

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
LaMont Jordan	6	23	3.83	5.81
Matt Hassebeck	1	-1	-1.00	-1.00

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Buffalo	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Tee Martin	5	2	20	4.00	6.22

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Matt Hassebeck	2	2	14	7.00	5.30

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Buffalo	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Joey Galloway	2	1	14	7.00	8.54
WR Brian Finneran	1	0	0	0.00	2.63
WR Wayne McGarity	1	1	6	6.00	5.50
WR Todd Pinkston	1	0	0	0.00	0.00

New Orleans	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE John Davis	1	1	3	3.00	1.50
RB Abraham Marschalk	1	1	11	11.00	11.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Buffalo	Rushes	Conversions
Tee Martin	2	2
Chris Fuamatu-Ma'afala	1	0

New Orleans	Rushes	Conversions
Abraham Marschalk	1	1
LaMont Jordan	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Buffalo	Att	Comp	Conversions
Tee Martin	11	6	4

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Conversions
Matt Hassebeck	10	6	3

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Buffalo	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Wayne McGarity	3	1	0
TE Eric Johnson	3	2	1
WR Brian Finneran	2	1	1
WR Joey Galloway	1	1	1
TE Stephen Alexander	1	0	0
WR T.J. Housmandzadeh	1	1	1

New Orleans	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Jeff Graham	3	1	0
TE John Davis	2	2	1
WR Alvis Whitted	2	2	2
WR Kevin Alexander	1	0	0
WR Laveranues Coles	1	0	0
RB LaMont Jordan	1	1	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 55,000 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 16,400 (21,400)
End Zone 11,800 (15,400)
Mezzanine 7,100 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 10,400 (13,600)
Club Seats 6,100 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 3,200 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	55,000 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	16,400 (21,400)
End Zone	11,800 (15,400)
Mezzanine	7,100 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	10,400 (13,600)
Club Seats	6,100 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	3,200 (3,300)