Week 12, 2021

played in New Orleans, LA

56 degrees, fair, 10 mph wind

Buffalo Bills	0	0	8	0	-	8
New Orleans Saints	7	17	3	10	-	37

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:32 NOS - Randal Clements 31 pass from Deron Heimulu (Jamal Rooney extra point)
2Q: 15:00 NOS - Daniel Naslund 1 run (Jamal Rooney extra point)
2Q: 07:25 NOS - Daniel Naslund 2 pass from Deron Heimulu (Jamal Rooney extra point)
2Q: 00:25 NOS - Jamal Rooney 26 field goal
3Q: 10:00 BUF - Tyrell Rasmussen 35 run (Jackson Stecker pass to Bryan Dunlap for conversion)
3Q: 03:40 NOS - Jamal Rooney 40 field goal
4Q: 11:59 NOS - Leonardo Powell 6 pass from Deron Heimulu (Jamal Rooney extra point)
4Q: 04:36 NOS - Jamal Rooney 49 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:32 NOS - Randal Clements 31 pass from Deron Heimulu (Jamal Rooney extra point)
2Q: 15:00 NOS - Daniel Naslund 1 run (Jamal Rooney extra point)
2Q: 07:25 NOS - Daniel Naslund 2 pass from Deron Heimulu (Jamal Rooney extra point)
2Q: 00:25 NOS - Jamal Rooney 26 field goal
3Q: 10:00 BUF - Tyrell Rasmussen 35 run (Jackson Stecker pass to Bryan Dunlap for conversion)
3Q: 03:40 NOS - Jamal Rooney 40 field goal
4Q: 11:59 NOS - Leonardo Powell 6 pass from Deron Heimulu (Jamal Rooney extra point)
4Q: 04:36 NOS - Jamal Rooney 49 field goal

Team Statistics BUF NOS
Record 3-8 4-7
First Downs 12 27
- by Rushing 5 8
- by Passing 6 15
- by Penalty 1 4
Total Net Yards 204 378
- Offensive Plays 47 79
- Yards per Play 4.34 4.78
Net Rushing Yards 92 136
- Rushing Attempts 15 44
- Yards per Rush 6.13 3.09
Net Passing Yards 112 242
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 30 - 13 - 0 31 - 25 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 125 263
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2/13 4/21
- Yards per Pass Play 3.50 6.91
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 4/12 12/18
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 9.3 6.8
4th Down Conversions 0/1 0/0
Penalties/Yards 9/65 6/50
Punt Returns/Yards 0/0 6/97
Kick Returns/Yards 5/105 0/0
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 0/0
2pt Conversions 1/1 0/0
Red Zone Visits 0 5
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 0/0 3/2
Avg. Drive Start OWN 22 OWN 36
Time of Possession 18:50 41:10

Team Statistics	BUF	NOS
Record	3-8	4-7
First Downs	12	27
- by Rushing	5	8
- by Passing	6	15
- by Penalty	1	4
Total Net Yards	204	378
- Offensive Plays	47	79
- Yards per Play	4.34	4.78
Net Rushing Yards	92	136
- Rushing Attempts	15	44
- Yards per Rush	6.13	3.09
Net Passing Yards	112	242
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	30 - 13 - 0	31 - 25 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	125	263
- Sacks/Yards Lost	2/13	4/21
- Yards per Pass Play	3.50	6.91
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	4/12	12/18
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	9.3	6.8
4th Down Conversions	0/1	0/0
Penalties/Yards	9/65	6/50
Punt Returns/Yards	0/0	6/97
Kick Returns/Yards	5/105	0/0
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	0/0
2pt Conversions	1/1	0/0
Red Zone Visits	0	5
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	0/0	3/2
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 22	OWN 36
Time of Possession	18:50	41:10

Drive Charts

Buffalo Bills
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	9:19	2:24	OWN 22	4	25	Punt
2	14:53	2:06	OWN 25	6	17	Punt
2	7:17	2:56	OWN 28	8	17	Punt
2	0:17	0:17	OWN 29	1	15	Half
3	15:00	0:57	OWN 25	3	-5	Punt
3	12:18	2:35	OWN 15	4	85	Touchdown
3	8:15	3:04	OWN 13	6	-9	Punt
3	3:35	2:08	OWN 15	6	15	Punt
4	11:53	1:25	OWN 25	3	9	Punt
4	4:31	2:42	OWN 27	6	28	Downs

New Orleans Saints
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	5:41	OWN 25	10	75	Touchdown
1	6:55	7:02	OWN 20	15	80	Touchdown
2	12:47	5:30	OWN 38	12	62	Touchdown
2	4:21	4:04	OWN 28	12	63	Field Goal
3	14:03	1:45	OWN 30	5	16	Punt
3	9:43	1:28	OWN 25	3	3	Punt
3	5:11	1:36	OPP 27	3	4	Field Goal
3	1:27	4:34	OWN 44	10	56	Touchdown
4	10:28	5:57	OWN 39	8	29	Field Goal
4	1:49	1:49	OWN 45	3	-2	Game

Game MVP: Deron Heimulu, New Orleans Saints

Rushing Statistics

Buffalo	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Tyrell Rasmussen	8	44	5.50	35	2	1
Jackson Stecker	7	48	6.86	8	0	0

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Daniel Naslund	23	60	2.61	7	0	1
Bobby Horenstein	17	51	3.00	15	2	0
Deron Heimulu	3	26	8.67	12	1	0
Malik Brandon	1	-1	-1.00	-1	0	0

Passing Statistics

Buffalo	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Jackson Stecker	30	13	125	2/13	0	41	0	55.5

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Deron Heimulu	31	25	263	4/21	3	34	0	134.2

Receiving Statistics

Buffalo	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Henry McCracken	5	6	25	5.00	15	13
WR Bryan Dunlap	2	5	44	22.00	15	41
RB Tre Thomason	1	1	24	24.00	15	24
TE Jonathan Kovel	1	2	7	7.00	0	7
RB Tyrell Rasmussen	1	1	2	2.00	0	2
FB A.J. Bressany	1	3	2	2.00	0	2
TE Brady Grant	1	2	16	16.00	5	16
WR Collin Ganser	1	10	5	5.00	0	5

New Orleans	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
RB Bobby Horenstein	6	6	33	5.50	12	12	0
WR Randal Clements	5	6	98	19.60	45	34	1
WR Martin Schoeppner	4	5	34	8.50	16	13	0
TE Leonardo Powell	3	3	47	15.67	15	24	1
WR Jermaine Wilson	3	6	14	4.67	1	10	0
FB Cooper Floyd	2	3	14	7.00	0	8	0
RB Daniel Naslund	1	1	2	2.00	0	2	1
TE Brock Barfield	1	1	21	21.00	4	21	0

Interception Statistics

Buffalo	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

New Orleans	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Buffalo	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD

New Orleans	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD

Punting Statistics

Buffalo	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Herb Beverly	7	323	46.1	29.4	55	3

New Orleans	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Jackie Tate	2	98	49.0	49.0	59	2

Kicking Statistics

Buffalo	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT

New Orleans	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Jamal Rooney	3/3	2/2	0/0	49	4/4

Punt Return Statistics

Buffalo	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Corwin Torres	6	97	16.2	0

Kick Return Statistics

Buffalo	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Collin Ganser	4	85	21.3	0
Britt Lyden	1	20	20.0	0

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Defensive Statistics

Buffalo	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Kaleb May	10	3	1.0	36	30
DT Edward Drake	8	2	0.0	42	31
S Cooper Jarrett	7	3	0.0	37	35
CB Richard Heilman	6	0	0.0	40	26
DE Bernard Hasting	4	1	1.0	16	14
OLB Leon Mathis	4	3	0.0	19	15
CB R.J. Altuna	4	3	0.0	43	27
S Byron Northcott	4	2	0.0	41	34
OLB Winfred Fjelstad	4	1	0.0	19	24
S Jaylen Lehmann	3	1	1.0	17	17
DT Corey Parmely	3	4	0.0	27	20
DE Nicolas Anderson	2	0	1.0	34	27
ILB Andres Sellers	2	2	0.0	16	10
OLB Nolan Rice	2	0	0.0	17	16
ILB Kaden Littwin	1	1	0.0	9	0
DE Ed Brothers	1	1	0.0	29	35
DT Neal Ballard	1	1	0.0	14	10
CB Chuck Horton	1	0	0.0	16	10
DT Willie Mergen	1	0	0.0	12	4

New Orleans	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
CB Desmond Segovia	3	1	0.0	9	16
S Tyrell Reid	3	0	0.0	8	16
ILB Wes Tong	3	0	0.0	14	28
OLB Chad Bush	2	0	0.5	7	14
S Irv Fields	2	2	0.0	9	20
CB Gus Betancourt	2	1	0.0	14	28
ILB Taylor Epperson	2	0	0.0	6	12
CB Thomas Grijalva	2	0	0.0	14	28
CB Steve Sampson	2	0	0.0	9	19
DT Sawyer Boone	1	1	1.5	13	30
OLB Tito Flynn	1	1	0.0	5	6
S Louie Pearson	1	0	0.0	9	21
DE Oliver Wilcox	1	0	0.0	10	24
DE Asher Upshaw	1	0	0.0	9	19
OLB Ezekiel Miller	1	0	0.0	1	5
CB Jumbo Jones	1	0	0.0	1	5
DT Byron Rountree	1	0	0.0	7	14
S Braxton Small	0	1	0.0	6	14
S Corwin Torres	0	1	0.0	8	21

Pass Rush Statistics

Buffalo	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Nicolas Anderson	1.0	1	0	27
ILB Kaleb May	1.0	0	0	30
DE Bernard Hasting	1.0	0	0	14
S Jaylen Lehmann	1.0	0	0	17
OLB Nolan Rice	0.0	1	0	16
DE Ed Brothers	0.0	0	1	35

New Orleans	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Sawyer Boone	1.5	3	2	0	30
OLB Chad Bush	0.5	0	0	0	14
CB Gus Betancourt	0.0	0	1	0	28
DE Oliver Wilcox	0.0	0	0	1	24

Pass Defense Statistics

Buffalo	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Richard Heilman	5	0	26
S Byron Northcott	4	0	34
ILB Kaleb May	3	0	30
CB R.J. Altuna	2	1	27
OLB Leon Mathis	2	0	15
S Cooper Jarrett	2	0	35
OLB Winfred Fjelstad	2	0	24
S Jaylen Lehmann	2	0	17
OLB Nolan Rice	1	1	16
ILB Andres Sellers	1	0	10
DT Corey Parmely	1	0	20

New Orleans	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
S Tyrell Reid	2	0	16
CB Desmond Segovia	2	0	16
CB Thomas Grijalva	1	3	28
ILB Taylor Epperson	1	1	12
CB Gus Betancourt	1	0	28
DE Asher Upshaw	1	0	19
CB Steve Sampson	1	0	19
OLB Ezekiel Miller	1	0	5
CB Jumbo Jones	1	0	5
DT Byron Rountree	1	0	14
ILB Wes Tong	1	0	28
S Louie Pearson	0	1	21
OLB Chad Bush	0	1	14
S Corwin Torres	0	1	21

Blocking Statistics

Buffalo	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Levon Carter	1	3	14	1	27
Tom Swilling	1	2	15	0	32
Peyton Pustell	0	2	15	0	32
Paul Newhart	0	1	15	0	32
Amari Rice	0	0	15	1	32

New Orleans	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Abel Lucas	3	11	0	44	2	35
Robert Farley	3	11	0	44	0	35
Chase Gibson	2	9	1	44	1	35
Korey Jenkins	2	4	0	36	1	35
Daquan Russell	0	3	0	44	0	35
Cooper Floyd	0	1	0	15	0	10
Korey Lee	0	1	0	8	0	0

Special Teams Tackles

Buffalo	Tackles	STPlays
Willie Mergen	3	13
Edward Drake	3	12

New Orleans	Tackles	STPlays
Derek Kemp	2	9
Leonardo Powell	1	22
Taylor Epperson	1	19
Chad Bush	1	19

Participation

Buffalo	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Cooper Jarrett	---	---	37	35	14	86
Edward Drake	---	---	42	31	12	85
Byron Northcott	---	---	41	34	3	78
R.J. Altuna	---	---	43	27	4	74
Richard Heilman	---	---	40	26	5	71
Kaleb May	---	---	36	30	2	68
Nicolas Anderson	---	---	34	27	5	66
Ed Brothers	---	---	29	35	1	65
Henry McCracken	13	30	---	---	12	55
Peyton Pustell	15	32	---	---	7	54
Paul Newhart	15	32	---	---	7	54
Amari Rice	15	32	---	---	7	54
Collin Ganser	15	31	---	---	8	54
Tyrell Rasmussen	10	24	---	---	15	49
Corey Parmely	---	---	27	20	2	49
Levon Carter	14	27	---	---	7	48
Tom Swilling	15	32	---	---	---	47
Jackson Stecker	15	32	---	---	---	47
Winfred Fjelstad	---	---	19	24	2	45
Bryan Dunlap	9	24	---	---	10	43
Chuck Horton	---	---	16	10	13	39
Jonathan Kovel	7	12	---	---	19	38
Leon Mathis	---	---	19	15	1	35
Jaylen Lehmann	---	---	17	17	1	35
Nolan Rice	---	---	17	16	1	34
Bernard Hasting	---	---	16	14	1	31
Brady Grant	12	19	---	---	---	31
Willie Mergen	---	---	12	4	13	29
Andres Sellers	---	---	16	10	2	28
Neal Ballard	---	---	14	10	---	24
Kaden Littwin	---	---	9	0	11	20
George McCarty	---	---	0	0	19	19
Tre Thomason	5	7	---	---	2	14
Britt Lyden	2	4	---	---	8	14
Ron Page	0	0	---	---	12	12
A.J. Bressany	2	9	---	---	---	11
Herb Beverly	0	0	---	---	7	7
Marcos Politte	0	0	---	---	7	7
Edwin Davis	1	5	---	---	---	6
Charles King	0	0	---	---	2	2
Leonard Arnold	0	0	---	---	---	0
Randal Dodge	0	0	---	---	---	0
Salvador Cavil	0	0	---	---	---	0
Rufus Stephenson	0	0	---	---	---	0
Jimmy Gaines	0	0	---	---	---	0
Bernie Casarez	0	0	---	---	---	0

New Orleans	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Leonardo Powell	40	33	---	---	22	95
Daquan Russell	44	35	---	---	5	84
Abel Lucas	44	35	---	---	5	84
Chase Gibson	44	35	---	---	5	84
Robert Farley	44	35	---	---	---	79
Korey Jenkins	36	35	---	---	5	76
Deron Heimulu	38	35	---	---	---	73
Martin Schoeppner	39	33	---	---	1	73
Randal Clements	33	33	---	---	1	67
Gus Betancourt	---	---	14	28	19	61
Bobby Horenstein	20	18	---	---	15	53
Cooper Floyd	15	10	---	---	20	45
Thomas Grijalva	---	---	14	28	2	44
Sawyer Boone	---	---	13	30	---	43
Wes Tong	---	---	14	28	---	42
Oliver Wilcox	---	---	10	24	7	41
Jermaine Wilson	21	20	---	---	---	41
Chad Bush	---	---	7	14	19	40
Daniel Naslund	24	15	---	---	---	39
Taylor Epperson	---	---	6	12	19	37
Corwin Torres	---	---	8	21	7	36
Braxton Small	---	---	6	14	15	35
Louie Pearson	---	---	9	21	---	30
Irv Fields	---	---	9	20	---	29
Asher Upshaw	---	---	9	19	---	28
Steve Sampson	---	---	9	19	---	28
Tyrell Reid	---	---	8	16	2	26
Denzel Covington	---	---	6	12	7	25
Desmond Segovia	---	---	9	16	---	25
Brock Barfield	16	9	---	---	---	25
Jumbo Jones	---	---	1	5	15	21
Miles Catcott	2	0	---	---	19	21
Byron Rountree	---	---	7	14	---	21
Leland Torres	8	4	---	---	---	12
Jamal Rooney	0	0	---	---	11	11
Derek Kemp	2	0	---	---	9	11
Tito Flynn	---	---	5	6	---	11
Malik Brandon	6	0	---	---	3	9
Korey Lee	8	0	---	---	---	8
Ezekiel Miller	---	---	1	5	---	6
Kaleb Reilly	0	0	---	---	5	5
Jackie Tate	0	0	---	---	2	2
Irv Tejeda	0	0	---	---	2	2
Logan Barnhart	0	0	---	---	---	0
Tom Demers	---	---	0	0	---	0
T.J. Robertson	---	---	0	0	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	1	35	35.0
Middle	12	61	5.1
Right	2	-4	-2.0
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	9	4	0.4
Middle	29	115	4.0
Right	5	18	3.6
None	1	-1	-1.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Buffalo	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Jackson Stecker	30	13	2	1	3	7	3	1	0

New Orleans	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Deron Heimulu	31	25	4	1	1	2	2	1	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	7	4	13	1.9
Short (0-8 Yds)	12	7	59	4.9
Medium (9-18 Yds)	9	1	12	1.3
Long (19+ Yds)	2	1	41	20.5

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	5	4	28	5.6
Short (0-8 Yds)	16	13	109	6.8
Medium (9-18 Yds)	7	6	78	11.1
Long (19+ Yds)	3	2	48	16.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Buffalo	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Collin Ganser	10	1	1	5	0	31
WR Henry McCracken	6	5	1	25	0	30
WR Bryan Dunlap	5	2	0	44	1	24
FB A.J. Bressany	3	1	1	2	0	9
TE Jonathan Kovel	2	1	0	7	0	12
TE Brady Grant	2	1	0	16	0	19
RB Tre Thomason	1	1	0	24	1	7
RB Tyrell Rasmussen	1	1	0	2	0	24

New Orleans	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Randal Clements	6	5	0	98	2	33
RB Bobby Horenstein	6	6	0	33	0	18
WR Jermaine Wilson	6	3	1	14	0	20
WR Martin Schoeppner	5	4	0	34	0	33
TE Leonardo Powell	3	3	0	47	1	33
FB Cooper Floyd	3	2	0	14	0	10
RB Daniel Naslund	1	1	0	2	0	15
TE Brock Barfield	1	1	0	21	1	9

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Buffalo	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Daniel Naslund	6	13	2.17	2.61
Bobby Horenstein	2	11	5.50	3.00

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Buffalo	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Deron Heimulu	8	6	33	4.13	8.48

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Buffalo	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg

New Orleans	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
RB Bobby Horenstein	4	4	25	6.25	5.50
WR Jermaine Wilson	2	0	0	0.00	2.33
TE Leonardo Powell	1	1	6	6.00	15.67
RB Daniel Naslund	1	1	2	2.00	2.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Buffalo	Rushes	Conversions
Jackson Stecker	5	3

New Orleans	Rushes	Conversions
Bobby Horenstein	3	1
Malik Brandon	1	0
Daniel Naslund	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Buffalo	Att	Comp	Conversions
Jackson Stecker	6	2	1

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Conversions
Deron Heimulu	11	10	10

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Buffalo	Targ	Catch	Conversions
TE Jonathan Kovel	2	1	1
WR Collin Ganser	2	0	0
WR Henry McCracken	1	1	0
WR Bryan Dunlap	1	0	0

New Orleans	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Randal Clements	4	3	3
TE Leonardo Powell	2	2	2
FB Cooper Floyd	1	1	1
WR Martin Schoeppner	1	1	1
RB Bobby Horenstein	1	1	1
RB Daniel Naslund	1	1	1
TE Brock Barfield	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 57,300 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 17,100 (21,400)
End Zone 12,400 (15,400)
Mezzanine 7,200 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 11,400 (13,600)
Club Seats 6,300 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 2,900 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	57,300 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	17,100 (21,400)
End Zone	12,400 (15,400)
Mezzanine	7,200 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	11,400 (13,600)
Club Seats	6,300 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	2,900 (3,300)