Super Bowl XLIV: Saints vs. Buffalo Bills
November 30, -0001 70° Texas Stadium
Attendance: 75,000 (100%)
Saints 0 3 0 7 - 10
Buffalo Bills 7 0 13 11 - 31
Scoring Summary
(Qtr 1) Buffalo Bills: 2-10-NOS 13 (5:58) 19-Russell Sargent pass complete to 84-Robert Chang for 13 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 9-Kevin Storey. BUF 7 NOS 0
(Qtr 2) Saints: 4-17-BUF 30 (8:19) 3-Ivan Nilsson 47 yard field goal is GOOD. BUF 7 NOS 3
(Qtr 3) Buffalo Bills: 4-3-NOS 3 (11:57) 9-Kevin Storey 20 yard field goal is GOOD. BUF 10 NOS 3
(Qtr 3) Buffalo Bills: 4-3-NOS 5 (9:06) 9-Kevin Storey 22 yard field goal is GOOD. BUF 13 NOS 3
(Qtr 3) Buffalo Bills: 2-1-NOS 0 (0:57) 32-Wilfred Christian ran for 0 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 9-Kevin Storey. NOS 58-Robert Hilton was injured on the play. He looks like he should be able to return. BUF 20 NOS 3
(Qtr 4) Saints: 1-10-NOS 44 (14:55) 7-Thomas Williams pass complete to 10-Gary Ponder for 56 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 3-Ivan Nilsson. BUF 20 NOS 10
(Qtr 4) Buffalo Bills: 4-4-NOS 32 (10:04) 9-Kevin Storey 49 yard field goal is GOOD. BUF 83-Alvaro Little was injured on the play. BUF 23 NOS 10
(Qtr 4) Buffalo Bills: 3-8-NOS 38 (3:32) 7-Thomas Williams sacked at NOS 28 for -10 yards (52-William Paul) 7-Thomas Williams FUMBLES (52-William Paul) recovered by BUF-52-William Paul for 26 yards. TOUCHDOWN! 19-Russell Sargent pass complete to 84-Robert Chang for 2 yards. CONVERSION GOOD! BUF 31 NOS 10
Team Statistics
Buffalo Bills Saints
First Downs 13 12
- Rushing 2 1
- Passing 10 9
- Penalty 1 2
Total Net Yards 313 187
- Offensive Plays 74 64
- Yards Per Play 4.23 2.92
Net Rushing Yards 57 21
- Rushing Attempts 35 12
- Yards Per Rush 1.63 1.75
Net Passing Yards 256 166
- Att/Comp/Int 39 / 23 / 0 42 / 19 / 2
- Gross Passing Yards 256 253
- Sacks/Yards Lost 0 / 0 10 / 87
- Yards Per Pass Play 6.56 3.19
- Yards Per Completion 11.13 13.32
Fumbles/Lost 0 / 0 2 / 2
3rd Down Conversions 6 / 20 3 / 17
- Avg YTG on 3rd Down 7.6 10.0
4th Down Conversions 0 / 0 0 / 0
Penalties/Yards 4 / 29 1 / 8
Punt Returns/Yards 3 / 6 1 / 12
Kick Returns/Yards 0 / 0 2 / 70
Int Returns/Yards 2 / 2 0 / 0
2pt Conversions 1 / 1 0 / 0
Red Zone Visits 4 0
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2 / 2 0 / 0
Avg Drive Start OWN 34 OWN 22
Time of Possession 35:00 25:00
Drive Charts
Buffalo Bills
Qtr Start Poss From Plays Yards Result
1 15:00 1:53 OWN 25 3 0 Punt
1 10:42 4:29 OWN 9 7 26 Punt
1 6:00 0:06 OPP 13 2 13 Touchdown
1 4:19 3:26 OWN 4 6 19 Punt
2 14:53 3:22 OWN 35 5 15 Punt
2 8:15 2:14 OWN 25 6 30 Punt
2 3:05 1:14 OWN 45 3 -2 Punt
3 13:36 1:42 OPP 38 4 35 Field Goal
3 11:03 1:59 OPP 36 5 30 Field Goal
3 7:43 1:28 OWN 29 3 7 Punt
3 5:22 2:10 OWN 28 6 12 Punt
3 1:51 0:56 OWN 42 3 58 Touchdown
4 14:46 4:46 OWN 25 8 43 Field Goal
4 8:30 3:23 OWN 22 6 15 Punt
4 2:49 1:00 OWN 20 3 2 Punt
4 0:52 0:52 OWN 27 3 1 Game
Saints
Qtr Start Poss From Plays Yards Result
1 13:07 2:25 OWN 28 6 26 Punt
1 6:13 0:13 OWN 22 3 0 Fumble
1 5:55 1:35 OWN 30 3 9 Punt
1 0:53 1:00 OWN 28 3 -8 Punt
2 11:31 3:16 OWN 11 5 59 Field Goal
2 6:01 2:55 OWN 9 5 -4 Punt
2 1:52 1:52 OWN 2 3 10 Half
3 15:00 1:24 OWN 27 4 4 Interception
3 11:54 0:52 OWN 25 4 11 Interception
3 9:03 1:20 OWN 25 3 2 Punt
3 6:15 0:53 OWN 20 3 3 Punt
3 3:13 1:22 OWN 14 3 -4 Punt
3 0:55 1:09 OWN 25 4 75 Touchdown
4 10:00 1:30 OWN 25 3 5 Punt
4 5:06 1:42 OWN 13 6 25 Punt
4 3:24 0:35 OWN 25 3 8 Punt
4 1:49 0:57 OWN 39 3 -3 Punt
Player Stats
Rushing Stats
Buffalo Bills
Name Att Yds Avg Lng 10+ TDs
#7 Christopher Allen 11 32 2.91 10 1 0
#21 Wilfred Christian 4 21 5.25 12 1 1
#32 Karl Lee 18 4 0.22 12 1 0
#19 Russell Sargent 2 0 0.00 0 0 0
Saints
Name Att Yds Avg Lng 10+ TDs
#25 Dee Burns 7 14 2.00 6 0 0
#14 Brant Gaffney 1 8 8.00 8 0 0
#89 Abel Helm 1 0 0.00 0 0 0
#87 Philip Caldwell 3 -1 -0.33 4 0 0
Passing Stats
Buffalo Bills
Name Att Comp Yds Sk/Yd TDs Lng Int Rate
#19 Russell Sargent 39 23 256 0 / 0 1 57 0 87.13
Saints
Name Att Comp Yds Sk/Yd TDs Lng Int Rate
#7 Thomas Williams 41 19 253 10 / 87 1 56 2 54.22
#9 Mark Middaugh 1 0 0 0 / 0 0 0 0 39.58
Receiving Stats
Buffalo Bills
Name Rec Yds Avg Lng TDs
#80 Steven Pokorny 9 143 15.89 57 0
#11 Robert Chang 4 36 9.00 13 1
#44 Alvaro Little 6 31 5.17 8 0
#11 Cornelius Weesner 1 27 27.00 27 0
#32 Karl Lee 1 14 14.00 14 0
#84 Heriberto Carpenter 1 6 6.00 6 0
#7 Christopher Allen 1 -1 -1.00 -1 0
Saints
Name Rec Yds Avg Lng TDs
#11 Gary Ponder 2 59 29.50 56 1
#25 Dee Burns 4 56 14.00 25 0
#10 Brian Bolding 1 55 55.00 55 0
#89 Abel Helm 5 42 8.40 13 0
#87 Philip Caldwell 4 37 9.25 11 0
#89 Joseph Wilmer 1 2 2.00 2 0
#14 Brant Gaffney 1 1 1.00 1 0
#2 Thomas Gibbs 1 1 1.00 1 0
Blocking Stats
Buffalo Bills
Name PassBlk RunBlk SkAlld TklAlld
#59 Anthony Gross 38 35 0 2
#44 Alvaro Little 16 20 0 1
#72 Anthony Odell 53 35 0 0
#61 Jessie Gardella 45 40 0 5
#72 Glenn Knight 52 37 0 1
#80 Steven Pokorny 3 23 0 1
#62 William Jacobi 53 40 0 4
#84 Heriberto Carpenter 0 17 0 0
#86 Nolan King 22 19 0 0
#11 Robert Chang 0 20 0 1
#51 Martin Stewart 5 3 0 2
#57 Mark Mansfield 0 2 0 0
#74 Cody McCarter 0 1 0 0
#90 Victor Silva 0 2 0 0
#46 Michael Scott 16 6 0 0
#22 Matthew Fulcher 0 2 0 0
#96 Walter Chambers 0 2 0 0
#82 Alfred Tucker 0 6 0 0
#88 James Croft 18 15 0 2
#7 Christopher Allen 6 8 0 1
#11 Cornelius Weesner 0 9 0 1
#40 Jeremy Lilley 0 2 0 0
#55 Bryant Boettcher 0 1 0 0
#32 Karl Lee 4 1 0 0
#95 Clarence Jordan 0 1 0 0
#50 Jesse Garza 0 1 0 0
#46 Alexander Robinson 0 2 0 0
#59 William Paul 0 3 0 1
#21 Wilfred Christian 3 1 0 0
#68 Robert Fairley 0 1 0 0
#70 Andrew Johnston 0 1 0 0
#93 John Ortega 0 1 0 0
#99 Vernon Sieber 0 1 0 0
#37 Louis Williams 0 1 0 0
#6 Scott Kendrick 0 1 0 0
#94 Ricky Goodwin 0 1 0 0
#96 Thomas Frederick 0 1 0 0
Saints
Name PassBlk RunBlk SkAlld TklAlld
#71 James Elliot 55 17 3 3
#76 Curtis Saulsbury 51 19 3 3
#75 Jose Whitmore 47 18 1 2
#89 Joseph Wilmer 21 8 1 1
#2 Thomas Gibbs 28 7 1 1
#46 Jared Sullivan 0 2 0 0
#63 Kenneth Taylor 53 23 0 0
#64 John Allen 48 17 0 2
#16 Rodney Gerald 0 6 0 0
#11 Gary Ponder 0 6 0 0
#14 Brant Gaffney 3 1 0 0
#76 Joseph Bryan 21 3 0 0
#78 Christopher Valentino 18 1 0 0
#75 Ralph Rolfes 14 2 0 0
#54 Monty Hernandez 11 0 0 0
#52 Charles Eckert 8 2 0 0
#29 Clyde Bazile 0 4 0 1
#87 Philip Caldwell 7 0 0 0
#94 Thomas Norris 0 3 0 1
#37 Eric Dawson 0 2 0 0
#30 James Powell 0 2 0 0
#40 Randy Guarino 0 3 0 0
#36 Hiram Peet 0 2 0 0
#35 Robert Lorenz 1 3 0 0
#21 Sheldon Baird 0 3 0 0
#46 Juan Stepney 0 3 0 0
#10 Brian Bolding 0 4 0 1
#18 John Ta 0 7 0 0
#93 Cody Dejesus 0 3 0 0
#25 Dee Burns 7 1 0 0
#49 Miles Willett 0 3 0 0
#89 Abel Helm 2 5 0 0
#10 Numbers Smith 0 4 0 0
#55 Evan Luna 0 1 0 0
Interception Stats
Buffalo Bills
Name Int Yds Avg TDs
#55 Bryant Boettcher 2 2 1.00 0
Saints
Name Int Yds Avg TDs
Fumble Stats
Buffalo Bills
Name Fumb Recov Force TDs
#70 Andrew Johnston 0 1 1 0
#59 William Paul 0 1 1 1
Saints
Name Fumb Recov Force TDs
#7 Thomas Williams 2 0 0 0
Punting
Buffalo Bills
Name Punts Yds Avg Net Lng In20
#9 Julius Manzo 10 456 45.60 44.40 56 5
Saints
Name Punts Yds Avg Net Lng In20
#1 Denis Mathis 10 463 46.30 46.00 56 2
Kicking
Buffalo Bills
Name FG 40+ 50+ Lng XP
#9 Kevin Storey 3 / 3 1 / 1 0 / 0 49 2 / 2
Saints
Name FG 40+ 50+ Lng XP
#12 Ivan Nilsson 1 / 1 1 / 1 0 / 0 47 1 / 1
Punt Return
Buffalo Bills
Name Ret Yds Avg Lng TDs
#11 Cornelius Weesner 3 6 2.0 3 0
Saints
Name Ret Yds Avg Lng TDs
#10 Numbers Smith 1 12 12.0 12 0
Kick Return
Buffalo Bills
Name Ret Yds Avg TDs
Saints
Name Ret Yds Avg TDs
#10 Numbers Smith 2 70 35.0 0
Defensive Stats
Buffalo Bills
Name Tackles Sacks
#94 Ricky Goodwin 5 2
#37 Louis Williams 5 0
#40 Jeremy Lilley 5 0
#96 Thomas Frederick 4 4
#96 Walter Chambers 2 2
#44 Gavin Lyman 2 0
#93 John Ortega 2 0
#37 Herbert Nunez 2 0
#95 Clarence Jordan 2 0
#70 Andrew Johnston 1 1
#9 Kevin Storey 1 0
#51 Martin Stewart 1 0
#22 Matthew Fulcher 1 0
#68 Robert Fairley 1 0
#99 Vernon Sieber 1 0
#90 Victor Silva 1 0
#50 Jesse Garza 1 0
#55 Bryant Boettcher 1 0
#46 Alexander Robinson 1 0
#57 Mark Mansfield 1 0
#59 William Paul 0 1
Saints
Name Tackles Sacks
#52 Charles Eckert 6 0
#30 James Powell 6 0
#56 Robert Hilton 6 0
#90 Theron Scott 4 0
#56 Terry Best 4 0
#87 Timothy Grant 3 0
#29 Clyde Bazile 3 0
#55 Evan Luna 3 0
#94 Thomas Norris 3 0
#71 Edward Perkins 3 0
#61 Derek Maltby 2 0
#45 John Mullins 2 0
#35 Robert Lorenz 2 0
#36 Hiram Peet 2 0
#54 Monty Hernandez 1 0
#21 Sheldon Baird 1 0
#64 John Allen 1 0
#54 James Long 1 0
#37 Eric Dawson 1 0
#89 Joseph Wilmer 1 0
#49 Miles Willett 1 0
#40 Randy Guarino 1 0