Saints at Bills: 24–6
SaintsNO1–0
Week 1 September 9, 2001
246
Final
BillsBUF0–1
Game summary
| Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NO | 0 | 0 | 17 | 7 | 24 |
| BUF | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
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| Stat | NO | BUF |
|---|---|---|
| Points | 24 | 6 |
| Biggest lead | 18 | 6 |
| Total yards | 301 | 251 |
| Yards per play | 5.2 | 4.1 |
| Total plays | 58 | 61 |
| 1st downs | 17 | 12 |
| 3rd down |
| 6/13 |
| 5/15 |
| 4th down | 0/1 | 0/3 |
|---|
| Red zone TDs / trips | 2/3 | 0/2 |
|---|
| Passing yards | 209 | 160 |
|---|---|---|
| Completions / attempts | 18/30 | 16/28 |
| Yards per pass | 7 | 5.7 |
| Passing TDs | 3 | 0 |
| Rushing yards | 109 | 125 |
| Rush attempts | 26 | 28 |
| Yards per rush | 4.2 | 4.5 |
| Rushing TDs | 0 | 0 |
| Turnovers | 0 | 3 |
|---|---|---|
| Takeaways | 3 | 0 |
| INTs thrown | 0 | 3 |
| Fumbles lost | 0 | 0 |
| Defensive INTs | 3 | 0 |
| Forced fumbles | 0 | 2 |
| Sacks | 5 | 2 |
| Sack yards | 34 | 17 |
| Tackles for loss | 12 | 3 |
| QB hits | 5 | 2 |
| Defensive TDs | 0 | 0 |
| Punts | 5 | 4 |
|---|---|---|
| Field goals made / attempted | 1/1 | 2/2 |
| Penalties | 4 | 4 |
| Penalty yards | 35 | 35 |