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Buffalo Bills at New Orleans Saints - Week 8
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CAR
TB		 31
 13
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MIA
NE		 17
 27
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BUF
NO		 17
 35
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CLE
KC		 17
 23
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DAL
DET		 30
 31
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SF
JAC		 42
 10
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NYG
PHI		 15
 7
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PIT
OAK		 18
 21
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NYJ
CIN		 9
 49
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ATL
ARI		 13
 27
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WAS
DEN		 21
 45
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GB
MIN		 44
 31
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SEA
STL		 14
 9
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Playoffs: Wild-Card | Divisional Playoffs | Conference Championships | Super Bowl

Prediction: Saints 31, Bills 20
by Mike Krueger | Follow @FF_Today

Player Rankings and Projections
Buffalo Bills
Rank  Player Projections
QB 23 Thaddeus Lewis Pass: 210, 1 TD Rush: 10, 0
RB 9 Fred Jackson Rush: 70, 1 TD Rec: 4-30, 0
 RB 32 Tashard Choice Rush: 20, 0 TD Rec: 1-10, 0
WR 24 Steve Johnson Rec: 5-60, 1 TD
WR 43 Robert Woods Rec: 3-40, 0 TD
WR 75 T.J. Graham Rec: 1-20, 0 TD
TE 16 Scott Chandler Rec: 3-40, 0 TD
K 7 Dan Carpenter FG: 2/2 XP: 2/2
DEF 26 Defense / ST  
View all Week 8 Rankings or Projections
  
New Orleans Saints
Rank  Player Projections
QB 3 Drew Brees Pass: 300, 3 TD Rush: 0, 0
RB 13 Darren Sproles Rush: 30, 0 TD Rec: 8-60, 1
RB 15 Pierre Thomas Rush: 60, 1 TD Rec: 4-30, 0
 WR 16 Marques Colston Rec: 6-80, 1 TD
 WR 40 Lance Moore Rec: 3-40, 0 TD
WR 53 Kenny Stills Rec: 3-40, 0 TD
 TE 24 Jimmy Graham Rec: 3-30, 0 TD
K 16 Garrett Hartley FG: 1/1 XP: 4/4
DEF 12 Defense / ST  

Game Notes

Bills In 2 career starts with Bills, QB THAD LEWIS has 1-1 record & has completed 40 of 64 passes (62.5 pct.) for 418 yards with 3 TDs (2 pass, 1 rush) vs. 1 INT & 85.3 rating. Has 121.9 4th quarter passer rating in 2013... Bills avg. AFC-best 140.4 rush yards per game... RB C.J. Spiller aims for 3rd straight game with 100+ rush yards (103, 103) vs. NFC. RB Fred Jackson has 4 rush TDs in past 5... WR Steve Johnson aims for 3rd straight game with 100+ rec. yards & TD vs. NFC... Since 2011, TE Scott Chandler has 14 TD catches, 2nd-most on team... Defense has NFL-best 12 INTs in 2013... S Jim Leonhard & Aaron Williams have career-best 3 INTs apiece in 2013... DE Mario Williams (10) has most sacks through 1st 7 games of season by Bill since '82. Reached 10+ sacks for 4th time in career. Needs 4 sacks to tie career-best of 14 in 2007... Rookie LB Kiko Alonso leads team with 70 tackles... DT Marcell Dareus has 3 sacks in past 4... Rookie CB NICKELL ROBEY had INT-return TD last week.

Saints Since joining NO in 2006, QB Drew Brees leads NFL with 35,529 yards & 258 TDs. Since 2011, is 15-4 at home, completing 497 of 735 (67.6 pct.) for 6,192 yards with 64 TDs vs. 16 INTs for 113.5 rating. His 6,192 yards & 64 TDs both lead NFL... In only game vs. Buf., RB Pierre Thomas rushed for career-high 126 yards & 2 TDs. Since 2011, RB Darren Sproles leads NFL RBs with 193 catches, 1,743 rec. yards & 15 rec. TDs. Rookie RB Khiry Robinson rushed for 1st career TD in Week 6... TE Jimmy Graham has 6 TDs in past 4 at home & aims for 5th home game in row with TD. In past 4 home games, has 26 catches for 394 yards (98.5 per game) & 6 TDs. Since 2011 (incl. playoffs), leads NFL TEs with 233 catches & 3,043 yards. Leads NFC TEs with 29 TDs in span. Rookie WR Kenny Stills had 1st career TD (34 yards) in Week 6. WR Marques Colston aims for 5th in row at home with 5+ rec. Has 3 TDs in past 4 at home... DE Cameron Jordan has 5 sacks in past 5. Rookie Kenny Vaccaro is 1 of 2 rookie safeties with sack & INT.


Results and Schedule

Buffalo Bills
Week Date Opp H/A Score Dif
1 2013-09-08 NE H L 21-23 -2
2 2013-09-15 CAR H W 24-23 +1
3 2013-09-22 NYJ A L 20-27 -7
4 2013-09-29 BAL H W 23-20 +3
5 2013-10-03 CLE A L 24-37 -13
6 2013-10-13 CIN H L 24-27 -3
7 2013-10-20 MIA A W 23-21 +2
8 2013-10-27 NO A    
9 2013-11-03 KC H    
10 2013-11-10 PIT A    
11 2013-11-17 NYJ H    
12   Bye      
13 2013-12-01 ATL H    
14 2013-12-08 TB A    
15 2013-12-15 JAC A    
16 2013-12-22 MIA H    
17 2013-12-29 NE A    
   

New Orleans Saints
Week Date Opp H/A Score Dif
1 2013-09-08 ATL H W 23-17 +6
2 2013-09-15 TB A W 16-14 +2
3 2013-09-22 ARI H W 31-7 +24
4 2013-09-30 MIA H W 38-17 +21
5 2013-10-06 CHI A W 26-18 +8
6 2013-10-13 NE A L 27-30 -3
7   Bye      
8 2013-10-27 BUF H    
9 2013-11-03 NYJ A    
10 2013-11-10 DAL H    
11 2013-11-17 SF H    
12 2013-11-21 ATL A    
13 2013-12-02 SEA A    
14 2013-12-08 CAR H    
15 2013-12-15 STL A    
16 2013-12-22 CAR A    
17 2013-12-29 TB H    

Injury Report

Buffalo Bills
Out  QB EJ Manuel (knee)
Doubtful  OLB Manny Lawson (hamstring)
 RB C.J. Spiller (ankle)
Probable  RB Fred Jackson (knee)
 DT Kyle Williams (achilles-tendon)
IR  NT Alex Carrington (knee, 9/29/2013)
 K Dustin Hopkins (groin, 10/7/2013)
 QB Kevin Kolb (concussion, 8/30/2013)
 WR Brad Smith (ribs, 8/30/2013)
   

New Orleans Saints
Out  NT Brodrick Bunkley (calf)
 SS Roman Harper (knee)
Questionable  TE Jimmy Graham (leg)
 RB Mark Ingram (toe)
 DE Cameron Jordan (ankle)
Probable  FS Malcolm Jenkins (back)
 WR Lance Moore (hand)
IR  DE Kenyon Coleman (pectoral, 8/7/2013)
 WR Joe Morgan (knee, 8/27/2013)
 CB Patrick Robinson (knee, 9/18/2013)
 OLB Will Smith (knee, 8/27/2013)
 ILB Jonathan Vilma (knee, 9/3/2013)
PUP  OLB Victor Butler (knee)

Offense Stats Comparison

  BUF
 Offense 		 NO
 Offense 		 NFL
 Avg. 		  Adv. 
Points for 23.5 28.0 23.0 NO
Rushing yards 138.5 82.3 109.1 BUF
Rushing yards per attempt 4.11 3.64 4.09 BUF
Completion % 55.6% 64.9% 61.1% NO
Passing yards 191.5 298.7 242.9 NO
Passing yards per completion 10.43 11.63 11.03 NO
Passing yards per attempt 5.80 7.54 6.74 NO
Interceptions 0.8 0.7 0.9 NO
Fumbles lost 0.5 0.3 0.7 NO
Sacks allowed 3.8 2.7 2.7 NO
3rd down conversions 36.3% 41.4% 37.8% NO
4th down conversions 33.3% 50.0% 43.4% NO
Time of possession 27:26 33:42 48:41 NO
  Defense Stats Comparison

  BUF
 Defense 		 NO
 Defense 		 NFL
 Avg. 		  Adv. 
Points against 24.5 16.3 23.0 NO
Rushing yards 125.3 116.7 109.1 NO
Rushing yards per attempt 3.93 4.93 4.09 BUF
Completion % 55.0% 58.3% 61.1% BUF
Passing yards 255.3 204.0 242.9 NO
Passing yards per completion 12.50 10.87 11.03 NO
Passing yards per attempt 6.87 6.34 6.74 NO
INT return 1.5 1.3 0.9 BUF
Fumble recoveries 0.0 0.7 0.7 NO
Sacks 3.5 3.7 2.7 NO
3rd down conversions 34.0% 36.7% 37.8% BUF
4th down conversions 50.0% 25.0% 43.4% NO
Time of possession 32:38 25:58 48:41 NO

Special Teams Stats Comparison

   BUF   NO  NFL
 Avg. 		  Adv. 
Yards per punt return 8.8 10.6 9.0 NO
Yards per kick return 20.5 18.8 24.2 BUF
Yards allowed per punt return 12.7 5.1 9.0 NO
Yards allowed per kick return 21.7 26.2 24.2 BUF
  Misc Stats Comparison

   BUF   NO  NFL
 Avg. 		  Adv. 
Penalties 6.8 5.0 6.4 NO
Penalty yards 62.8 36.7 55.8 NO

Note: Team statistics are shown as the average per game through Weeks 2 to 7 of the 2013 season after deducting the best and worst value from the data set. The exception is yards per rush attempt, completion %, yards per pass completion, yards per pass attempt, 3rd and 4th down conversions, special teams and the NFL averages, which are each calculated based on totals through Weeks 2 to 7 with no adjustment.

Weather

Dome Stadium

Team vs. Team History

Buffalo Bills vs. New Orleans Saints
 Season   Week   Date   Vis   Home   Score   Winner 
2001 1 2001-09-09 NO BUF 24-6 NO
2005 4 2005-10-02 BUF NO 7-19 NO
2009 3 2009-09-27 NO BUF 27-7 NO

Note: Only playoff games from the 2004 to 2010 seasons are included in the team vs. team history. Playoff games from seasons prior to 2004 are not currently included in the database.