Week 9, 2013

played in New Orleans, LA

68 degrees, fair, calm

Tampa Bay Buccaneers	7	7	3	7	-	24
New Orleans Saints	7	14	10	3	-	34

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:59 NOS - Devery Henderson 14 pass from Philip Rivers (Artie Farias extra point)
1Q: 06:19 TBY - Ashley Lelie 9 pass from Rex Grossman (Thomas Knoll extra point)
2Q: 15:00 NOS - Tony Brumley 10 pass from Philip Rivers (Artie Farias extra point)
2Q: 08:34 TBY - Austin Punzel 3 run (Thomas Knoll extra point)
2Q: 04:22 NOS - Tony Brumley 4 pass from Philip Rivers (Artie Farias extra point)
3Q: 08:49 NOS - Artie Farias 49 field goal
3Q: 05:28 TBY - Thomas Knoll 43 field goal
3Q: 01:17 NOS - Devery Henderson 3 pass from Philip Rivers (Artie Farias extra point)
4Q: 11:43 NOS - Artie Farias 34 field goal
4Q: 04:14 TBY - Brad Shannon 1 pass from Rex Grossman (Thomas Knoll extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:59 NOS - Devery Henderson 14 pass from Philip Rivers (Artie Farias extra point)
1Q: 06:19 TBY - Ashley Lelie 9 pass from Rex Grossman (Thomas Knoll extra point)
2Q: 15:00 NOS - Tony Brumley 10 pass from Philip Rivers (Artie Farias extra point)
2Q: 08:34 TBY - Austin Punzel 3 run (Thomas Knoll extra point)
2Q: 04:22 NOS - Tony Brumley 4 pass from Philip Rivers (Artie Farias extra point)
3Q: 08:49 NOS - Artie Farias 49 field goal
3Q: 05:28 TBY - Thomas Knoll 43 field goal
3Q: 01:17 NOS - Devery Henderson 3 pass from Philip Rivers (Artie Farias extra point)
4Q: 11:43 NOS - Artie Farias 34 field goal
4Q: 04:14 TBY - Brad Shannon 1 pass from Rex Grossman (Thomas Knoll extra point)

Team Statistics TBY NOS
Record 3-5 5-3
First Downs 20 29
- by Rushing 3 7
- by Passing 16 21
- by Penalty 1 1
Total Net Yards 325 501
- Offensive Plays 58 73
- Yards per Play 5.60 6.86
Net Rushing Yards 58 132
- Rushing Attempts 19 29
- Yards per Rush 3.05 4.55
Net Passing Yards 267 369
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 37 - 21 - 1 44 - 31 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 280 369
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2/13 0/0
- Yards per Pass Play 6.85 8.39
Fumbles/Lost 2/0 1/1
3rd Down Conversions 5/12 9/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 6.2 5.5
4th Down Conversions 1/1 0/0
Penalties/Yards 5/50 7/50
Punt Returns/Yards 0/0 1/4
Kick Returns/Yards 7/176 4/107
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 1/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 4 6
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 3/0 4/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 28 OWN 32
Time of Possession 23:58 36:02

Team Statistics	TBY	NOS
Record	3-5	5-3
First Downs	20	29
- by Rushing	3	7
- by Passing	16	21
- by Penalty	1	1
Total Net Yards	325	501
- Offensive Plays	58	73
- Yards per Play	5.60	6.86
Net Rushing Yards	58	132
- Rushing Attempts	19	29
- Yards per Rush	3.05	4.55
Net Passing Yards	267	369
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	37 - 21 - 1	44 - 31 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	280	369
- Sacks/Yards Lost	2/13	0/0
- Yards per Pass Play	6.85	8.39
Fumbles/Lost	2/0	1/1
3rd Down Conversions	5/12	9/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	6.2	5.5
4th Down Conversions	1/1	0/0
Penalties/Yards	5/50	7/50
Punt Returns/Yards	0/0	1/4
Kick Returns/Yards	7/176	4/107
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	1/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	4	6
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	3/0	4/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 28	OWN 32
Time of Possession	23:58	36:02

Drive Charts

Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	12:41	1:21	OWN 1	3	7	Interception
1	10:49	4:40	OWN 40	9	60	Touchdown
2	14:52	6:24	OWN 20	11	80	Touchdown
2	4:17	1:29	OWN 43	3	1	Punt
2	0:10	0:10	OWN 18	1	-2	Half
3	15:00	1:55	OWN 37	3	7	Punt
3	8:43	3:20	OWN 40	6	34	Field Goal
3	1:08	1:24	OWN 25	3	2	Punt
4	11:35	1:16	OWN 35	3	-7	Punt
4	5:11	1:03	OWN 30	5	70	Touchdown
4	2:08	2:08	OWN 20	11	68	Game

New Orleans Saints
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	2:19	OWN 20	6	21	Punt
1	11:20	0:31	OPP 27	2	27	Touchdown
1	6:09	6:17	OWN 31	10	69	Touchdown
2	8:28	4:11	OWN 36	8	64	Touchdown
2	2:48	2:38	OWN 12	13	85	Missed FG
3	13:05	4:22	OWN 16	8	52	Field Goal
3	5:23	4:15	OWN 34	7	66	Touchdown
4	14:44	3:09	OWN 28	9	55	Field Goal
4	10:19	5:08	OWN 38	9	37	Fumble
4	4:08	2:00	OWN 35	4	20	Punt

Game MVP: Philip Rivers, New Orleans Saints

Rushing Statistics

Tampa Bay	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	TD
Austin Punzel	13	50	3.85	9	1
Cory Booker	5	10	2.00	6	0
Rex Grossman	1	-2	-2.00	-2	0

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Arnie Pearson	19	99	5.21	25	4	0
Mark Coons	10	33	3.30	12	1	0

Passing Statistics

Tampa Bay	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Rex Grossman	37	21	280	2/13	2	40	1	87.6

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Philip Rivers	44	31	369	0/0	4	32	0	126.0

Receiving Statistics

Tampa Bay	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Ashley Lelie	7	7	139	19.86	20	40	1
WR Michael Clayton	5	12	47	9.40	11	24	0
WR Brad Shannon	2	5	10	5.00	1	9	1
RB Cory Booker	2	2	21	10.50	8	13	0
WR Clarence Williams	2	3	27	13.50	0	15	0
RB Austin Punzel	1	3	7	7.00	0	7	0
TE Sedrick Battle	1	1	20	20.00	0	20	0
WR Bennie Covington	1	2	9	9.00	0	9	0
TE Jason Witten	0	2	0	0.00	0	0	0

New Orleans	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Irving Robasky	6	10	96	16.00	20	23	0
WR Curtis Weber	5	8	95	19.00	25	32	0
RB Arnie Pearson	5	5	32	6.40	9	13	0
WR Devery Henderson	4	5	46	11.50	22	21	2
FB Tony Brumley	4	4	21	5.25	0	10	2
WR C.J. Cook	3	7	45	15.00	0	26	0
TE Graham King	2	2	21	10.50	2	13	0
RB Mark Coons	1	1	6	6.00	0	6	0
TE Dwight Mendez	1	2	7	7.00	2	7	0

Interception Statistics

Tampa Bay	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

New Orleans	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Austin Koch	1	0	0.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Tampa Bay	Fumb	Recov	Force
Rex Grossman	1	0	0
Cory Booker	1	0	0
Thurman Cassidy	0	2	0
Amos Moss	0	1	0
Wesley Eicholz	0	0	1

New Orleans	Fumb	Force
Mark Coons	1	0
Brock Evans	0	1
Austin Koch	0	1

Punting Statistics

Tampa Bay	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Ken Roques	4	167	41.8	40.8	49	2

New Orleans	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Horace Ogden	2	103	51.5	41.5	58	1

Kicking Statistics

Tampa Bay	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Thomas Knoll	1/1	1/1	0/0	43	3/3

New Orleans	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Artie Farias	2/3	1/1	0/0	49	4/4

Punt Return Statistics

Tampa Bay	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Curtis Weber	1	4	4.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Tampa Bay	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Brad Shannon	6	155	25.8	0
Cory Booker	1	21	21.0	0

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Taylor Jacobs	3	81	27.0	0
Mark Coons	1	26	26.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Tampa Bay	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Wesley Eicholz	14	1	0.0	28	44
S Chuck Ferreira	11	2	0.0	28	42
S Chris Dillon	5	1	0.0	24	38
OLB Lonnie Blades	4	1	0.0	28	44
CB Butch Wolfstone	3	1	0.0	27	44
DE Amos Moss	3	1	0.0	28	43
DT Eddie Hardy	3	0	0.0	22	37
DT Reuben Foster	2	5	0.0	27	43
CB Leroy Rindfleisch	2	3	0.0	27	42
CB Wayne Hurt	2	1	0.0	22	35
OLB Hunter Hodges	1	1	0.0	3	2
WR Michael Clayton	1	0	---	---	---
DE Dewayne White	1	0	0.0	27	44
OLB Marc Dominquez	1	0	0.0	7	9
DT Pat Nied	1	0	0.0	6	7
S Daryl Burke	1	0	0.0	7	7

New Orleans	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Austin Koch	6	1	0.0	18	39
ILB Courtney Watson	5	3	0.0	17	36
DE Tyrus Hazelwood	4	0	0.0	15	20
DE Brent Compton	3	1	1.0	16	36
DT Billy Joe Roberson	3	0	0.0	18	37
S Brenden Rasmussen	3	0	0.0	6	21
CB Drew Jordan	3	0	0.0	17	36
DE Brock Evans	2	0	1.0	13	34
S Arnie Shafer	2	3	0.0	13	33
CB Dennis Weathersby	2	2	0.0	17	39
OLB Kendrick Samuels	2	2	0.0	19	38
CB Heath Cooper	2	0	0.0	13	32
ILB Corey Tatum	1	0	0.0	2	0
G Larry Andersen	1	0	---	---	---

Pass Rush Statistics

Tampa Bay	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Amos Moss	2	4	43
DE Dewayne White	1	0	44
DT Pat Nied	1	0	7
OLB Lonnie Blades	1	0	44
DT Reuben Foster	1	0	43

New Orleans	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Brock Evans	1.0	2	1	0	34
DE Brent Compton	1.0	1	3	1	36
DT Billy Joe Roberson	0.0	0	1	0	37

Pass Defense Statistics

Tampa Bay	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
S Chuck Ferreira	6	1	42
ILB Wesley Eicholz	5	1	44
CB Butch Wolfstone	5	1	44
OLB Lonnie Blades	5	0	44
S Chris Dillon	4	0	38
CB Leroy Rindfleisch	2	0	42
DT Eddie Hardy	2	0	37
CB Wayne Hurt	2	0	35
OLB Marc Dominquez	0	1	9
S Daryl Burke	0	1	7

New Orleans	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Drew Jordan	3	1	0	36
OLB Kendrick Samuels	3	0	0	38
ILB Courtney Watson	2	1	0	36
S Austin Koch	2	0	1	39
CB Dennis Weathersby	2	0	0	39
DE Tyrus Hazelwood	2	0	0	20
S Brenden Rasmussen	2	0	0	21
S Arnie Shafer	1	1	0	33
DT Billy Joe Roberson	1	0	0	37
CB Heath Cooper	1	0	0	32
DE Brent Compton	1	0	0	36
DE Brock Evans	1	0	0	34

Blocking Statistics

Tampa Bay	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Otis Porter	1	2	15	1	34
Allen Wilson	1	1	4	1	10
Sedrick Battle	1	1	8	0	15
Michael Shaw	1	1	4	0	11
Kendall Rawson	1	1	4	0	4
Oliver Vickrey	1	1	5	0	2
Thurman Cassidy	0	7	15	0	30
Tyrone Carlisle	0	2	16	0	32
Brett Williams	0	1	4	0	11
Toniu Fonoti	0	1	13	0	33

New Orleans	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	PPly
Larry Andersen	3	4	0	22	29
Jon Stinchcomb	2	5	1	26	35
Travis Tusch	2	5	0	21	32
Donald Matthews	1	4	0	29	44
Shaun Dworak	1	2	0	8	12
Leon Schroeder	0	4	0	25	38
Tony Brumley	0	2	0	18	25
Lamont Forbes	0	1	0	7	15
Graham King	0	1	0	17	26
Wesley Hickman	0	1	0	3	9

Special Teams Statistics

Tampa Bay	Tackles	STPlays
Wayne Hurt	2	14
Jason Witten	1	17
Daryl Burke	1	17
Michael Clayton	1	12
Cory Booker	0	18
Karl Wayne	0	16
Bennie Covington	0	13
Rob Lane	0	12
Hunter Hodges	0	12
Timothy Ballard	0	12
Austin Punzel	0	7
Brad Shannon	0	6
Melvin Van DeWege	0	6
Thomas Knoll	0	6
Brett Williams	0	5
Thurman Cassidy	0	5
Leroy Rindfleisch	0	5
Michael Shaw	0	5
Kendall Rawson	0	5
Wesley Eicholz	0	4
Chuck Ferreira	0	4
Matt Bryant	0	4
Sedrick Battle	0	4
Tyrone Carlisle	0	4
Ken Roques	0	4
Butch Wolfstone	0	3
Amos Moss	0	3
Raymond Warren	0	3
Chris Dillon	0	3
Ashley Lelie	0	2
Dewayne White	0	2
Lonnie Blades	0	2
Reuben Foster	0	2
Marc Dominquez	0	1
Pat Nied	0	1
Clarence Williams	0	1
Reggie Garcia	0	1
Allen Wilson	0	1

New Orleans	Tackles	STPlays
Mike Doss	3	14
Devery Henderson	1	20
Tony Brumley	1	17
Kelvin Arntt	1	15
Corey Tatum	1	12
Mark Coons	0	21
Taylor Jacobs	0	15
Dwight Mendez	0	15
Curtis Weber	0	14
Heath Cooper	0	13
Reggie Bailey	0	12
Artie Farias	0	10
Graham King	0	7
Lamont Forbes	0	5
Arnie Bernard	0	5
Wesley Hickman	0	5
Shaun Dworak	0	4
Oliver Coffey	0	4
Larry Andersen	0	4
Dennis Weathersby	0	3
Xavier Blair	0	3
Arnie Shafer	0	3
Courtney Watson	0	2
Tim Apold	0	2
Tyrus Hazelwood	0	2
Travis Tusch	0	2
Brenden Rasmussen	0	2
Horace Ogden	0	2
Jimmy Lumpkin	0	2
Billy Joe Roberson	0	1
Brent Compton	0	1
Brock Evans	0	1
Donovan Mussatti	0	1
Austin Koch	0	1
Kendrick Samuels	0	1
Drew Jordan	0	1

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	3	9	3.0
Middle	11	32	2.9
Right	4	19	4.8
None	1	-2	-2.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	10	53	5.3
Middle	16	39	2.4
Right	3	40	13.3
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Tampa Bay	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Rex Grossman	37	21	5	0	4	3	5	1	1

New Orleans	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Philip Rivers	44	31	6	0	2	5	6	4	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	3	2	7	2.3
Short (0-8 Yds)	10	9	73	7.3
Medium (9-18 Yds)	12	7	111	9.3
Long (19+ Yds)	12	3	89	7.4

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	3	3	21	7.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	14	13	99	7.1
Medium (9-18 Yds)	16	12	168	10.5
Long (19+ Yds)	11	3	81	7.4

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Tampa Bay	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Michael Clayton	12	5	1	47	1	21
WR Ashley Lelie	7	7	0	139	3	21
WR Brad Shannon	5	2	1	10	0	34
RB Austin Punzel	3	1	1	7	0	24
WR Clarence Williams	3	2	0	27	0	24
TE Jason Witten	2	0	1	0	0	13
RB Cory Booker	2	2	0	21	0	13
WR Bennie Covington	2	1	0	9	0	6
TE Sedrick Battle	1	1	0	20	1	15

New Orleans	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Irving Robasky	10	6	0	96	1	33
WR Curtis Weber	8	5	0	95	3	28
WR C.J. Cook	7	3	1	45	1	28
WR Devery Henderson	5	4	0	46	1	21
RB Arnie Pearson	5	5	0	32	0	32
FB Tony Brumley	4	4	0	21	0	25
TE Graham King	2	2	0	21	0	26
TE Dwight Mendez	2	1	1	7	0	10
RB Mark Coons	1	1	0	6	0	12

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Tampa Bay	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Austin Punzel	4	6	1.50	3.85

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Arnie Pearson	3	1	0.33	5.21
Mark Coons	1	2	2.00	3.30

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Tampa Bay	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Rex Grossman	5	4	27	5.40	7.57

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Philip Rivers	12	9	65	5.42	8.39

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Tampa Bay	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Brad Shannon	2	2	10	5.00	2.00
WR Ashley Lelie	1	1	9	9.00	19.86
RB Cory Booker	1	1	8	8.00	10.50
RB Austin Punzel	1	0	0	0.00	2.33

New Orleans	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
FB Tony Brumley	4	4	21	5.25	5.25
WR Irving Robasky	3	2	21	7.00	9.60
WR Devery Henderson	2	2	17	8.50	9.20
RB Mark Coons	1	1	6	6.00	6.00
TE Dwight Mendez	1	0	0	0.00	3.50
WR C.J. Cook	1	0	0	0.00	6.43

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Tampa Bay	Rushes	Conversions
Cory Booker	1	0
Austin Punzel	1	1

New Orleans	Rushes	Conversions
Arnie Pearson	4	2
Mark Coons	2	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Tampa Bay	Att	Comp	Conversions
Rex Grossman	9	5	4

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Conversions
Philip Rivers	8	7	6

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Tampa Bay	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Michael Clayton	5	2	1
WR Ashley Lelie	1	1	1
WR Brad Shannon	1	1	1
RB Austin Punzel	1	0	0
WR Clarence Williams	1	1	1

New Orleans	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Irving Robasky	2	1	1
WR Devery Henderson	1	1	0
RB Mark Coons	1	1	1
WR Curtis Weber	1	1	1
TE Graham King	1	1	1
TE Dwight Mendez	1	1	1
WR C.J. Cook	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 67,000 (75,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 17,900 (20,400)
End Zone 13,200 (14,600)
Mezzanine 7,400 (8,400)
Sideline Seats 11,400 (12,900)
Club Seats 14,200 (15,000)
Luxury Boxes 2,900 (3,700)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	67,000 (75,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	17,900 (20,400)
End Zone	13,200 (14,600)
Mezzanine	7,400 (8,400)
Sideline Seats	11,400 (12,900)
Club Seats	14,200 (15,000)
Luxury Boxes	2,900 (3,700)