2021 · Week 12
Buffalo Bills at New Orleans Saints
Nov 25, 2021 · Louisiana Superdome · dome · sportturf
Recap
It wasn't close — Buffalo Bills beat New Orleans Saints 31–6. ScoutIndex's model didn't see it coming, giving Bills only a 46% shot beforehand. Bills improve to 7-4; Saints fall to 5-6. Josh Allen was the story of the game with 260 passing yards and 4 TDs; 43 rushing yards. Bills out-gained the opponent 373–207 in total yards.
Team stats
| BUF | NO | |
|---|---|---|
| 20 | First downs | 11 |
| 373 | Total yards | 207 |
| 260 | Passing yards | 163 |
| 113 | Rushing yards | 44 |
| 23/28 | Comp / Att | 17/30 |
| 2 | Turnovers | 1 |
| 2 | Sacks taken | 2 |
Scoring & key plays
- Q1(7:15) (Shotgun) 17-J.Allen pass short left to 88-D.Knox for 7 yards, TOUCHDOWN. Pass -1, YAC 8
- Q12-T.Bass extra point is GOOD, Center-69-R.Ferguson, Holder-3-M.Haack.
- Q2(8:50) 2-T.Bass 34 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-69-R.Ferguson, Holder-3-M.Haack.
- Q2(:22) 17-J.Allen pass short right to 88-D.Knox for 7 yards, TOUCHDOWN NULLIFIED by Penalty. PENALTY on BUF-65-I.Boettger, Ineligible Downfield Pass, 5 yards, enforced at NO 7 - No Play.
- Q3(8:54) 17-J.Allen pass short left to 14-S.Diggs for 5 yards, TOUCHDOWN. Pass 4, YAC 1
- Q32-T.Bass extra point is GOOD, Center-69-R.Ferguson, Holder-3-M.Haack.
- Q3(4:28) 71-R.Bates reported in as eligible. 17-J.Allen pass short right to 88-D.Knox for 24 yards, TOUCHDOWN. Pass 10, YAC 14
- Q32-T.Bass extra point is GOOD, Center-69-R.Ferguson, Holder-3-M.Haack.
- Q4(15:00) (Shotgun) 15-T.Siemian pass short right to 81-N.Vannett for 11 yards, TOUCHDOWN. Pass 11, YAC 0
- Q4(8:25) (Shotgun) 17-J.Allen pass short left to 22-M.Breida for 23 yards, TOUCHDOWN. Pass -2, YAC 25
- Q42-T.Bass extra point is GOOD, Center-69-R.Ferguson, Holder-3-M.Haack.
Box score
BUF
Passing
| Player | C/A | Yds | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Josh Allen | 23/28 | 260 | 4 | 2 |
Rushing
| Player | Car | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|
| Josh Allen | 8 | 43 | 0 |
| Devin Singletary | 15 | 44 | 0 |
| Matt Breida | 9 | 26 | 0 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stefon Diggs | 7 | 9 | 74 | 1 |
| Gabe Davis | 2 | 3 | 47 | 0 |
| Cole Beasley | 5 | 5 | 46 | 0 |
| Devin Singletary | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 |
| Dawson Knox | 3 | 3 | 32 | 2 |
| Matt Breida | 2 | 2 | 29 | 1 |
| Emmanuel Sanders | 3 | 3 | 28 | 0 |
NO
Passing
| Player | C/A | Yds | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trevor Siemian | 17/29 | 163 | 1 | 1 |
| Blake Gillikin | 0/1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Rushing
| Player | Car | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|
| Trevor Siemian | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| Ty Montgomery | 6 | 14 | 0 |
| Tony Jones | 16 | 27 | 0 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lil'Jordan Humphrey | 3 | 5 | 47 | 0 |
| Tre'Quan Smith | 4 | 5 | 31 | 0 |
| Ty Montgomery | 5 | 7 | 31 | 0 |
| Marquez Callaway | 2 | 4 | 24 | 0 |
| Nick Vannett | 1 | 1 | 11 | 1 |
| Adam Prentice | 1 | 1 | 10 | 0 |
| Deonte Harty | 1 | 5 | 9 | 0 |