New Orleans Saints vs Buffalo Bills

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September 9th, 2001

2001 Week 1

Regular Season

Week 3 →

Saints Away

Final

Bills Home

Week 3 →

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Offensive Starters

QB A. Brooks

RB R. Williams

FB T. Smith

WR W. Jackson

WR J. Horn

TE C. Cleeland

T W. Roaf

G W. Williams

C J. Fontenot

G C. Naeole

T K. Turley

Defensive Starters

DE D. Howard

DT N. Hand

DT L. Glover

DE J. Johnson

LB K. Mitchell

LB C. Clemons

LB D. Smith

CB K. Mathis

CB F. Thomas

S S. Knight

S J. Bellamy

Score by Quarter

	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	FINAL
Saints	0	0	17	7	24
Bills	3	3	0	0	6

	Saints	Bills
Q1	0	3
Q2	0	3
Q3	17	0
Q4	7	0
FINAL	24	6

Key Performers

Saints

PassingA. Brooks

18/29, 209 YDS, 3 TD

RushingR. Williams

18, 93 YDS

ReceivingA. Connell

3, 89 YDS, 1 TD

TacklesK. Mitchell

SacksJ. Johnson

3.0

InterceptionsS. Knight

Bills

PassingR. Johnson

16/27, 160 YDS

RushingT. Henry

22, 58 YDS

ReceivingL. Centers

4, 37 YDS

TacklesA. Winfield

SacksB. Fisher

1.0

InterceptionsN/A

Team Comparison

Saints

Stat

Bills

First Downs

301

Total Yards

251

Rushes

109

Rush YDS

125

Rush TD

60.0%

PASS %

57.1%

192

NET PASS YDS

126

PASS TD

Takeaways

27:33

Time of Possession

32:27

Offensive Starters

R. Johnson QB

T. Henry RB

P. Price WR

E. Moulds WR

J. Riemersma TE

S. Jackson TE

J. Fina T

R. Brown G

B. Conaty C

C. Hulsey G

J. Jennings T

Defensive Starters

P. Hansen DE

S. Price DT

P. Williams DT

E. Flowers DE

K. Newman LB

S. Cowart LB

J. Foreman LB

A. Winfield CB

K. Irvin CB

R. Hill S

K. Carpenter S

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Momentum and Moments

Review the key moments and momentum swings in this 2001 Week 1 match up between the New Orleans Saints and the Buffalo Bills featuring 93 rushing yards by Ricky Williams.

Legend

Moment: Saints

Moment: Bills

Saints Momentum

Bills Momentum

Scoring Timeline

< Q1 > • BUF FG BUF FG

FIELD GOAL 🙌

Jake Arians 37 yard field goal good

Bills opens scoring → 3-0

< Q2 > • BUF FG BUF FG

FIELD GOAL 🙌

Jake Arians 22 yard field goal good

Bills extends lead → 6-0

< Q3 > • NOR TD NOR TD

TOUCHDOWN 🏈

Aaron Brooks pass complete to Albert Connell for 46 yards touchdown - PAT good

Saints takes the lead → 7-6

< Q3 > • NOR FG NOR FG

FIELD GOAL 🙌

John Carney 31 yard field goal good

Saints extends lead → 10-6

< Q3 > • NOR TD NOR TD

TOUCHDOWN 🏈

Aaron Brooks pass complete to Cam Cleeland for 12 yards touchdown - PAT good

Saints extends lead → 17-6

< Q4 > • NOR TD NOR TD

TOUCHDOWN 🏈

Aaron Brooks pass complete to Ricky Williams for 19 yards touchdown - PAT good

Saints extends lead → 24-6

Detailed Player Statistics

Player	Att	Cmp	CMP%	Yds	TD	Lng	Sk	Rate
Aaron Brooks	29	18	62.1	209	3	46	2	118.3
Joe Horn	1	0	0.0	0	0	0	0	39.6
Team Totals	30	18	60.0	209	3	46	2

Player	Att	Yds	Avg	Lng
Ricky Williams	18	93	5.2	21
Aaron Brooks	5	10	2.0	5
Terrelle Smith	2	4	2.0	3
Deuce McAllister	1	2	2.0	2
Team Totals	26	109	4.2	21

Player	Tgt	Rec	Yds	Y/R	TD	Lng
Joe Horn	10	6	45	7.5	0	14
Albert Connell	4	3	89	29.7	1	46
Robert Wilson	2	2	15	7.5	0	8
Cam Cleeland	3	2	14	7.0	1	12
Willie Jackson	6	2	12	6.0	0	9
Ricky Williams	2	1	19	19.0	1	19
Terrelle Smith	1	1	10	10.0	0	10
Dave Stachelski	1	1	5	5.0	0	5
Team Totals	29	18	209	11.6	3	46

Player	Comb	Solo	Ast	Sk	Int
Keith Mitchell	9	8	1	0	0
Joe Johnson	8	6	2	3	0
Jay Bellamy	7	4	3	0	0
Fred Thomas	6	6	0	0	0
Sedrick Hodge	5	4	1	0	0
Charlie Clemons	4	4	0	1	0
Michael Hawthorne	4	3	1	0	0
Sammy Knight	3	2	1	0	3
LaRoi Glover	3	3	0	1	0
Norman Hand	3	1	2	0	0
Chris Oldham	3	1	2	0	0
Martin Chase	2	2	0	0	0
Darren Howard	2	1	1	0	0
Kevin Mathis	2	2	0	0	0
Fred McAfee	2	2	0	0	0
Toby Gowin	1	1	0	0	0
Robert Wilson	1	1	0	0	0
Kevin Houser	1	1	0	0	0
Darrin Smith	1	1	0	0	0
Willie Whitehead	1	0	1	0	0
Team Totals	68	53	15	5	3

Player	Ret	Yds	Avg
Michael Lewis	2	55	27.5
Deuce McAllister	1	13	13
Team Totals	3	68	22.7

Player	Ret	Yds	Avg
Michael Lewis	2	9	4.5
Deuce McAllister	1	10	10
Team Totals	3	19	6.3

Player	FGA	FGM	XPA	XPM
John Carney	1	1	3	3
Team Totals	1	1	3	3

Player	Pnt	Yds	Y/P
Toby Gowin	5	219	43.8
Team Totals	5	219	43.8

Player	Att	Cmp	CMP%	Yds	Int	Lng	Sk	Rate
Rob Johnson	27	16	59.3	160	3	34	5	36.6
Brian Moorman	1	0	0.0	0	0	0	0	39.6
Team Totals	28	16	57.1	160	3	34	5

Player	Att	Yds	Avg	Lng
Travis Henry	22	58	2.6	14
Rob Johnson	3	23	7.7	18
Peerless Price	1	31	31.0	31
Larry Centers	1	11	11.0	11
Sammy Morris	1	2	2.0	2
Team Totals	28	125	4.5	31

Player	Tgt	Rec	Yds	Y/R	Lng
Larry Centers	4	4	37	9.3	26
Jeremy McDaniel	5	4	36	9.0	21
Sammy Morris	4	3	1	0.3	4
Jay Riemersma	6	2	16	8.0	12
Travis Henry	2	1	4	4.0	4
Peerless Price	2	1	32	32.0	32
Eric Moulds	4	1	34	34.0	34
Lance Brown	1	0	0	0.0	0
Team Totals	28	16	160	10.0	34

Player	Comb	Solo	Ast	Sk
Antoine Winfield	7	6	1	0
Kenyatta Wright	7	5	2	0
Phil Hansen	5	3	2	0.5
Raion Hill	5	3	2	0
Jay Foreman	4	2	2	0
Keith Newman	4	3	1	0
Pat Williams	4	2	2	0
Bryce Fisher	3	2	1	1
Lance Brown	3	2	1	0
Ken Irvin	3	3	0	0
Erik Flowers	2	1	1	0.5
Keion Carpenter	2	2	0	0
Sam Cowart	2	0	2	0
Fred Jones	2	2	0	0
DaShon Polk	2	1	1	0
Shawn Price	2	1	1	0
Aaron Schobel	2	2	0	0
Nate Clements	1	1	0	0
Tony Driver	1	1	0	0
Reggie Germany	1	1	0	0
Dan OLeary	1	1	0	0
Team Totals	63	44	19	2