| New Orleans Saints at Buffalo Bills |
| Game Statistics & Box Score |
| Date: September 9, 2001 Location: Orchard Park, NY Venue: Ralph Wilson Stadium Attendance: 71447 |
| Weather: Scattered Clouds Temp: 87 F Humidty: 53% Wind: 10 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Orleans SaintsNO | 0 | 0 | 17 | 7 | 24 |
| Buffalo BillsBUF | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | NO | BUF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Buffalo BillsBUF | Jake Arians 37 FG | 0 | 3 |
| 2 | Buffalo BillsBUF | Jake Arians 22 FG | 0 | 6 |
| 3 | New Orleans SaintsNO | Albert Connell 46 pass from Aaron Brooks (John Carney kick) | 7 | 6 |
| 3 | New Orleans SaintsNO | John Carney 31 FG | 10 | 6 |
| 3 | New Orleans SaintsNO | Cam Cleeland 12 pass from Aaron Brooks (John Carney kick) | 17 | 6 |
| 4 | New Orleans SaintsNO | Ricky Williams 19 pass from Aaron Brooks (John Carney kick) | 24 | 6 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| New Orleans Saints | ||
| Offense | ||
| 87 | WR | Joe Horn |
| 88 | WR | Willie Jackson |
| 87 | LOT | Willie Roaf |
| 63 | LOG | Wally Williams |
| 62 | C | Jerry Fontenot |
| 65 | ROG | Chris Naeole |
| 68 | ROT | Kyle Turley |
| 85 | TE | Cam Cleeland |
| 2 | QB | Aaron Brooks |
| 34 | RB | Ricky Williams |
| 44 | FB | Terrelle Smith |
| Defense | ||
| 93 | LDE | Darren Howard |
| 99 | LDT | Norman Hand |
| 97 | RDT | La'Roi Glover |
| 94 | RDE | Joe Johnson |
| 59 | LOLB | Keith Mitchell |
| 56 | MLB | Charlie Clemons |
| 54 | ROLB | Darrin Smith |
| 23 | LCB | Kevin Mathis |
| 29 | SS | Sammy Knight |
| 20 | FS | Jay Bellamy |
| 22 | RCB | Fred Thomas |
| Buffalo Bills | ||
| Offense | ||
| 80 | WR | Eric Moulds |
| 81 | WR | Peerless Price |
| 70 | LOT | John Fina |
| 79 | LOG | Ruben Brown |
| 63 | C | Billy Conaty |
| 71 | ROG | Corey Hulsey |
| 75 | ROT | Jonas Jennings |
| 88 | TE | Sheldon Jackson |
| 85 | TE | Jay Riemersma |
| 11 | QB | Rob Johnson |
| 20 | RB | Travis Henry |
| Defense | ||
| 90 | LDE | Phil Hansen |
| 91 | LDT | Shawn Price |
| 93 | RDT | Pat Williams |
| 96 | RDE | Erik Flowers |
| 53 | SLB | Keith Newman |
| 56 | MLB | Sam Cowart |
| 55 | WLB | Jay Foreman |
| 26 | LCB | Antoine Winfield |
| 39 | SS | Raion Hill |
| 29 | FS | Keion Carpenter |
| 27 | RCB | Ken Irvin |
| TEAM STATS | TOP | FD | FDR | FDP | FDX | 3rdDownEff | 4thDownEff | PEN | PENY | FUM | Lost |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NO | 27:33 | 17 | 7 | 9 | 1 | 6/13 | 0/1 | 4 | 35 | 4 | 0 |
| BUF | 32:27 | 12 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 5/15 | 0/3 | 4 | 35 | 0 | 0 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Orleans Saints | |||||
| Ricky Williams | 18 | 93 | 5.2 | 21 | 0 |
| Aaron Brooks | 5 | 10 | 2.0 | 5 | 0 |
| Terrelle Smith | 2 | 4 | 2.0 | 3 | 0 |
| Deuce McAllister | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 26 | 109 | 4.2 | 21 | 0 |
| Buffalo Bills | |||||
| Travis Henry | 22 | 58 | 2.6 | 14 | 0 |
| Peerless Price | 1 | 31 | 31.0 | 31 | 0 |
| Rob Johnson | 3 | 23 | 7.7 | 18 | 0 |
| Larry Centers | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 11 | 0 |
| Sammy Morris | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 28 | 125 | 4.5 | 31 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Orleans Saints | |||||||||||
| Aaron Brooks | 29 | 18 | 62.1 | 0 | 209 | 7.2 | 46t | 3 | 2 | 17 | 118.3 |
| Joe Horn | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39.6 | |
| Team Totals | 30 | 18 | 60.0 | 0 | 209 | 7.0 | 46t | 3 | 2 | 17 | 114.4 |
| Buffalo Bills | |||||||||||
| Rob Johnson | 27 | 16 | 59.3 | 3 | 160 | 5.9 | 34 | 0 | 5 | 34 | 36.6 |
| Brian Moorman | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39.6 | |
| Team Totals | 28 | 16 | 57.1 | 3 | 160 | 5.7 | 34 | 0 | 5 | 34 | 33.9 |
| RECEIVING | TAR | REC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Orleans Saints | ||||||
| Joe Horn | 10 | 6 | 45 | 7.5 | 14 | 0 |
| Albert Connell | 4 | 3 | 89 | 29.7 | 46t | 1 |
| Robert Wilson | 2 | 2 | 15 | 7.5 | 8 | 0 |
| Cam Cleeland | 3 | 2 | 14 | 7.0 | 12t | 1 |
| Willie Jackson | 6 | 2 | 12 | 6.0 | 9 | 0 |
| Ricky Williams | 2 | 1 | 19 | 19.0 | 19t | 1 |
| Terrelle Smith | 1 | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 10 | 0 |
| Dave Stachelski | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 18 | 209 | 11.6 | 46t | 3 | |
| Buffalo Bills | ||||||
| Larry Centers | 4 | 4 | 37 | 9.3 | 26 | 0 |
| Jeremy McDaniel | 5 | 4 | 36 | 9.0 | 21 | 0 |
| Sammy Morris | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0.3 | 4 | 0 |
| Jay Riemersma | 6 | 2 | 16 | 8.0 | 12 | 0 |
| Eric Moulds | 4 | 1 | 34 | 34.0 | 34 | 0 |
| Peerless Price | 2 | 1 | 32 | 32.0 | 32 | 0 |
| Travis Henry | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
| Lance Brown | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Team Totals | 16 | 160 | 10.0 | 34 | 0 | |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Orleans Saints | |||||
| Sammy Knight | 3 | 40 | 13.3 | 21 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 3 | 40 | 13.3 | 21 | 0 |
| Buffalo Bills | |||||
| Team Totals | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TB | I20 | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Orleans Saints | |||||||
| Toby Gowin | 5 | 219 | 43.8 | 50 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 5 | 219 | 43.8 | 50 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Buffalo Bills | |||||||
| Brian Moorman | 4 | 177 | 44.3 | 51 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 4 | 177 | 44.3 | 51 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Orleans Saints | ||||||
| Michael Lewis | 2 | 0 | 9 | 4.5 | 6 | 0 |
| Deuce McAllister | 1 | 0 | 10 | 10.0 | 10 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 3 | 0 | 19 | 6.3 | 10 | 0 |
| Buffalo Bills | ||||||
| Peerless Price | 3 | 0 | 10 | 3.3 | 9 | 0 |
| Avion Black | 1 | 0 | 34 | 34.0 | 34 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 4 | 0 | 44 | 11.0 | 34 | 0 |
| KICKOFFS | NO | YDS | AVG | TB |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Orleans Saints | ||||
| Toby Gowin | 5 | 324 | 64.8 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 5 | 0 | ||
| Buffalo Bills | ||||
| Brian Moorman | 3 | 195 | 65.0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 3 | 0 | ||
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Orleans Saints | ||||||
| Michael Lewis | 2 | 0 | 55 | 27.5 | 38 | 0 |
| Deuce McAllister | 1 | 0 | 13 | 13.0 | 13 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 3 | 0 | 68 | 22.7 | 38 | 0 |
| Buffalo Bills | ||||||
| Tony Driver | 3 | 0 | 51 | 17.0 | 20 | 0 |
| Nate Clements | 2 | 0 | 26 | 13.0 | 18 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 5 | 0 | 77 | 15.4 | 20 | 0 |
| SACKS | NO | YDS |
|---|---|---|
| New Orleans Saints | ||
| Joe Johnson | 3.0 | 17.0 |
| Charlie Clemons | 1.0 | 10.0 |
| La'Roi Glover | 1.0 | 7.0 |
| Team Totals | 5.0 | 34.0 |
| Buffalo Bills | ||
| Bryce Fisher | 1.0 | 7.0 |
| Erik Flowers | 0.5 | 5.0 |
| Phil Hansen | 0.5 | 5.0 |
| Team Totals | 2.0 | 17.0 |
| DEFENSE | TKL | TFL | QH | PD | FF | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Orleans Saints | ||||||
| Keith Mitchell | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Joe Johnson | 8 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jay Bellamy | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Fred Thomas | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Sedrick Hodge | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Charlie Clemons | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Michael Hawthorne | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| La'Roi Glover | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sammy Knight | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Norman Hand | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chris Oldham | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kevin Mathis | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Martin Chase | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Fred McAfee | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Darren Howard | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Darrin Smith | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Toby Gowin | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kevin Houser | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Robert Wilson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Willie Whitehead | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Buffalo Bills | ||||||
| Antoine Winfield | 7 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Kenyatta Wright | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Phil Hansen | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Raion Hill | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Keith Newman | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jay Foreman | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Pat Williams | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ken Irvin | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Bryce Fisher | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Lance Brown | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Keion Carpenter | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Aaron Schobel | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Fred Jones | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jonas Jennings | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dashon Polk | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Shawn Price | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Erik Flowers | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sam Cowart | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nate Clements | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tony Driver | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Reggie Germany | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dan O'Leary | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rob Johnson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |