Week 9, 2016

played in Tampa Bay, FL

75 degrees, fair, 9 mph wind

New Orleans Saints	0	3	3	7	-	13
Tampa Bay Buccaneers	3	3	7	6	-	19

Scoring Summary
1Q: 05:34 TBY - Jeff Chandler 21 field goal
2Q: 13:53 TBY - Jeff Chandler 34 field goal
2Q: 00:38 NOS - Artie Farias 37 field goal
3Q: 10:37 TBY - Butch Wolfstone 68 interception return (Jeff Chandler extra point)
3Q: 04:01 NOS - Artie Farias 40 field goal
4Q: 13:38 TBY - Jeff Chandler 51 field goal
4Q: 04:57 NOS - Kent Austin 40 pass from Philip Rivers (Artie Farias extra point)
4Q: 01:14 TBY - Jeff Chandler 48 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 05:34 TBY - Jeff Chandler 21 field goal
2Q: 13:53 TBY - Jeff Chandler 34 field goal
2Q: 00:38 NOS - Artie Farias 37 field goal
3Q: 10:37 TBY - Butch Wolfstone 68 interception return (Jeff Chandler extra point)
3Q: 04:01 NOS - Artie Farias 40 field goal
4Q: 13:38 TBY - Jeff Chandler 51 field goal
4Q: 04:57 NOS - Kent Austin 40 pass from Philip Rivers (Artie Farias extra point)
4Q: 01:14 TBY - Jeff Chandler 48 field goal

Team Statistics NOS TBY
Record 3-5 3-5
First Downs 14 15
- by Rushing 0 6
- by Passing 11 9
- by Penalty 3 0
Total Net Yards 303 288
- Offensive Plays 61 69
- Yards per Play 4.97 4.17
Net Rushing Yards 12 115
- Rushing Attempts 9 35
- Yards per Rush 1.33 3.29
Net Passing Yards 291 173
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 48 - 21 - 2 31 - 21 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 318 193
- Sacks/Yards Lost 4/27 3/20
- Yards per Pass Play 5.60 5.09
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 2/0
3rd Down Conversions 4/16 4/17
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 8.1 8.6
4th Down Conversions 1/2 0/0
Penalties/Yards 6/55 11/92
Punt Returns/Yards 3/28 2/7
Kick Returns/Yards 5/105 2/49
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 2/68
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 0 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 0/0 0/2
Avg. Drive Start OWN 29 OWN 27
Time of Possession 23:23 36:37

Team Statistics	NOS	TBY
Record	3-5	3-5
First Downs	14	15
- by Rushing	0	6
- by Passing	11	9
- by Penalty	3	0
Total Net Yards	303	288
- Offensive Plays	61	69
- Yards per Play	4.97	4.17
Net Rushing Yards	12	115
- Rushing Attempts	9	35
- Yards per Rush	1.33	3.29
Net Passing Yards	291	173
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	48 - 21 - 2	31 - 21 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	318	193
- Sacks/Yards Lost	4/27	3/20
- Yards per Pass Play	5.60	5.09
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	2/0
3rd Down Conversions	4/16	4/17
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	8.1	8.6
4th Down Conversions	1/2	0/0
Penalties/Yards	6/55	11/92
Punt Returns/Yards	3/28	2/7
Kick Returns/Yards	5/105	2/49
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	2/68
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	0	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	0/0	0/2
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 29	OWN 27
Time of Possession	23:23	36:37

Drive Charts

New Orleans Saints
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	14:36	4:17	OWN 36	6	28	Interception
1	5:26	1:29	OWN 22	3	1	Punt
2	13:47	3:22	OWN 30	6	28	Punt
2	9:25	1:46	OWN 42	3	-6	Punt
2	5:06	1:55	OWN 15	3	7	Punt
2	1:53	1:23	OPP 42	4	22	Field Goal
3	10:37	0:13	OWN 20	1	0	Interception
3	10:24	3:04	OWN 20	9	48	Punt
3	5:58	2:03	OWN 30	4	47	Field Goal
4	13:31	1:35	OWN 20	3	-1	Punt
4	9:54	0:54	OWN 20	5	17	Punt
4	5:53	1:14	OWN 24	5	76	Touchdown
4	2:19	0:34	OWN 33	4	0	Downs
4	1:06	1:06	OWN 36	7	31	Game

Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	10:19	4:53	OWN 30	8	66	Field Goal
1	3:57	5:10	OWN 26	11	57	Field Goal
2	10:25	1:00	OWN 20	3	4	Punt
2	7:39	2:33	OWN 4	5	17	Punt
2	3:11	1:18	OWN 14	4	-3	Punt
2	0:30	0:30	OWN 42	3	-3	Half
3	15:00	4:23	OWN 33	7	27	Punt
3	7:20	1:22	OWN 20	3	4	Punt
3	3:55	5:24	OWN 20	10	46	Field Goal
4	11:56	2:02	OWN 40	5	24	Punt
4	9:00	3:07	OWN 18	5	15	Punt
4	4:39	2:20	OWN 20	3	5	Punt
4	1:45	0:39	OPP 33	3	2	Field Goal

Game MVP: Butch Wolfstone, Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Arnold Webster	5	4	0.80	7	0	0
Winfred Niklos	4	8	2.00	4	0	0

Tampa Bay	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Austin Punzel	20	60	3.00	14	1
Harper Boone	8	27	3.38	6	0
Tom Fox	7	28	4.00	26	1

Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Philip Rivers	48	21	318	4/27	1	46	2	55.7

Tampa Bay	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Harper Boone	31	21	193	3/20	0	46	0	84.5

Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR C.J. Cook	5	9	70	14.00	8	21	0
RB Winfred Niklos	5	8	34	6.80	10	11	0
WR Kent Austin	4	10	120	30.00	0	46	1
WR Curtis Weber	2	5	42	21.00	0	27	0
WR Irving Robasky	2	8	28	14.00	3	21	0
FB Tony Brumley	2	3	14	7.00	4	11	0
TE Charles Cortez	1	2	10	10.00	0	10	0
TE Graham King	0	2	0	0.00	0	0	0
WR Kendrick Hastings	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Tampa Bay	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
RB Sam Donaldson	7	9	31	4.43	18	12
WR Bennie Covington	4	6	27	6.75	7	11
WR Jason Tatum	4	5	38	9.50	7	16
WR Brad Shannon	3	5	66	22.00	15	46
WR Richard Leigh	2	4	21	10.50	6	16
RB Austin Punzel	1	1	10	10.00	7	10
WR Blake Murray	0	1	0	0.00	0	0

Interception Statistics

New Orleans	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Tampa Bay	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Butch Wolfstone	2	68	34.00	1

Fumble Statistics

New Orleans	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Oliver Coffey	0	0	1	0
Terry Peterson	0	0	1	0

Tampa Bay	Fumb	Recov
Harper Boone	1	1
Sam Donaldson	1	0
Austin Punzel	0	1

Punting Statistics

New Orleans	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Artie Souza	7	328	46.9	40.1	60	3

Tampa Bay	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Leon Venegas	8	356	44.5	36.0	56	1

Kicking Statistics

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

Tampa Bay	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Jeff Chandler	4/4	2/2	1/1	51	1/1

Punt Return Statistics

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Curtis Weber	2	16	8.0	0
Tyrone Weber	1	12	12.0	0

Tampa Bay	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Butch Wolfstone	2	7	3.5	0

Kick Return Statistics

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Kendrick Hastings	3	67	22.3	0
Tyrone Weber	2	38	19.0	0

Tampa Bay	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Brad Shannon	1	26	26.0	0
Tom Fox	1	23	23.0	0

Defensive Statistics

New Orleans	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Don Blake	11	3	0.0	35	33
OLB Jared Ballard	9	3	0.0	32	26
S Austin Koch	7	2	0.0	32	33
CB Mitch Farrell	5	1	0.0	31	31
CB Terry Peterson	5	0	0.0	32	29
DE Brent Compton	4	2	0.0	9	9
DE Harris Herron	3	0	1.0	31	32
OLB Reggie Bailey	3	1	0.0	13	10
DT Tyrone Curtis	3	0	0.0	8	10
CB Drew Jordan	3	0	0.0	24	27
DT A.J. Coffey	2	2	0.5	30	26
DE Tyrus Hazelwood	2	0	0.5	33	34
DT Oliver Coffey	1	1	1.0	27	22
S Kelvin Arntt	1	1	0.0	29	27
OLB Donovan Mussatti	1	0	0.0	1	2
FB Tony Brumley	1	0	---	---	---

Tampa Bay	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Wesley Eicholz	5	0	0.0	8	49
DE Amos Moss	4	1	2.0	9	52
S Chris Dillon	4	1	0.0	7	52
CB Rob Dennis	4	0	0.0	8	52
CB Butch Wolfstone	3	1	0.0	8	52
DT Reuben Foster	2	0	1.5	9	52
OLB Lonnie Blades	2	2	0.0	9	52
S Chuck Ferreira	2	1	0.0	9	52
CB Gus Madison	2	1	0.0	7	52
S Daryl Burke	2	0	0.0	0	21
DT Russell Lyle	1	2	0.5	9	31
CB Phil Blevins	1	0	0.0	1	3

Pass Rush Statistics

New Orleans	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
DE Harris Herron	1.0	0	2	32
DT Oliver Coffey	1.0	0	0	22
DE Tyrus Hazelwood	0.5	1	0	34
DT A.J. Coffey	0.5	0	2	26

Tampa Bay	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Amos Moss	2.0	1	4	0	52
DT Reuben Foster	1.5	1	2	3	52
DT Russell Lyle	0.5	0	1	0	31
DE Sammy Fuller	0.0	0	1	0	52

Pass Defense Statistics

New Orleans	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
ILB Don Blake	8	0	33
DE Brent Compton	3	0	9
CB Mitch Farrell	3	0	31
OLB Jared Ballard	2	1	26
CB Terry Peterson	2	1	29
S Austin Koch	1	1	33
OLB Reggie Bailey	1	0	10
DE Tyrus Hazelwood	1	0	34
S Kelvin Arntt	0	1	27

Tampa Bay	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Rob Dennis	5	2	0	52
S Chris Dillon	4	0	0	52
CB Butch Wolfstone	3	3	2	52
CB Gus Madison	2	2	0	52
ILB Wesley Eicholz	2	1	0	49
S Daryl Burke	2	1	0	21
S Chuck Ferreira	1	3	0	52
OLB Lonnie Blades	1	0	0	52
CB Phil Blevins	1	0	0	3

Blocking Statistics

New Orleans	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Leon Schroeder	1	1	9	1	49
Travis Tusch	0	2	7	1	39
Larry Andersen	0	2	9	1	47
Marlon Prill	0	2	6	1	35
Donald Matthews	0	1	9	0	44
Tony Brumley	0	1	4	0	22

Tampa Bay	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Conrad Chiaccheri	2	7	32	0	29
Leonard Agnew	2	6	30	1	26
Thurman Cassidy	1	5	23	1	30
Tyrone Carlisle	1	3	31	0	33
Marco Carter	1	3	21	0	13
Andy Hammett	1	2	21	0	16
Otis Porter	0	1	30	1	32

Special Teams Statistics

New Orleans	Tackles	STPlays
Winfred Niklos	3	26
George Newkirk	1	25
Tony Brumley	0	22
Norm Sapia	0	21
Drew Jordan	0	19
Curtis Weber	0	17
Charles Cortez	0	17
Austin Hitchcock	0	16
Norm Gardner	0	13
Kendrick Hastings	0	12
Reggie Bailey	0	11
Wesley Hickman	0	9
Jimmy Lumpkin	0	9
Graham King	0	8
Larry Andersen	0	8
Henry Freeman	0	8
Tyrone Weber	0	8
Tracy Homer	0	7
Oliver Coffey	0	7
Artie Souza	0	7
Brent Compton	0	6
Travis Tusch	0	6
Artie Farias	0	6
Mitch Farrell	0	5
Austin Koch	0	5
Arnold Webster	0	5
Kelvin Arntt	0	4
Harris Herron	0	4
Tyrus Hazelwood	0	4
Riddick Becker	0	4
Don Blake	0	4
Terry Peterson	0	4
A.J. Coffey	0	3
Jared Ballard	0	3
Donovan Mussatti	0	2
Bobby McMichael	0	2
Devin Medlock	0	2
Donald Matthews	0	1
Tyrone Curtis	0	1

Tampa Bay	Tackles	STPlays
Grant Clinton	4	22
Tom Fox	1	28
Richard Leigh	1	22
Jason Tatum	1	6
Bennie Covington	1	1
Brant Emerson	0	18
Blake Murray	0	16
Rob Dennis	0	16
Andy Hammett	0	14
Daryl Burke	0	14
Leon Venegas	0	12
Thurman Cassidy	0	12
Chuck Reynolds	0	12
Austin Branch	0	12
Trent Rodgers	0	12
Marco Carter	0	11
Dwight Sanders	0	11
Jeff Chandler	0	10
Butch Wolfstone	0	10
Geoff Brazell	0	9
Sam Donaldson	0	9
Phil Blevins	0	9
Leonard Agnew	0	7
J.J. Emmons	0	7
Conrad Chiaccheri	0	6
Austin Punzel	0	5
Lawrence Gillman	0	5
Brad Shannon	0	4
Wesley Eicholz	0	3
Chuck Ferreira	0	3
Russell Lyle	0	3
Amos Moss	0	2
Lonnie Blades	0	2
Gus Madison	0	2
Reuben Foster	0	2
Sammy Fuller	0	2
Chris Dillon	0	2

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	0	0	0.0
Middle	8	11	1.4
Right	1	1	1.0
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	9	34	3.8
Middle	20	56	2.8
Right	6	25	4.2
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Philip Rivers	48	21	6	0	3	12	8	3	2

Tampa Bay	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Harper Boone	31	21	1	0	1	4	4	0	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	5	4	24	4.8
Short (0-8 Yds)	9	5	44	4.9
Medium (9-18 Yds)	14	8	117	8.4
Long (19+ Yds)	20	4	133	6.7

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	9	8	38	4.2
Short (0-8 Yds)	10	7	41	4.1
Medium (9-18 Yds)	7	5	68	9.7
Long (19+ Yds)	5	1	46	9.2

Detailed Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Kent Austin	10	4	0	120	3	42
WR C.J. Cook	9	5	1	70	1	25
WR Irving Robasky	8	2	0	28	1	39
RB Winfred Niklos	8	5	2	34	0	32
WR Curtis Weber	5	2	0	42	1	34
FB Tony Brumley	3	2	0	14	0	22
TE Graham King	2	0	0	0	0	20
TE Charles Cortez	2	1	0	10	0	21
WR Kendrick Hastings	1	0	0	0	0	5

Tampa Bay	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
RB Sam Donaldson	9	7	0	31	0	19
WR Bennie Covington	6	4	0	27	0	20
WR Brad Shannon	5	3	0	66	1	25
WR Jason Tatum	5	4	0	38	0	17
WR Richard Leigh	4	2	1	21	0	6
RB Austin Punzel	1	1	0	10	0	22
WR Blake Murray	1	0	0	0	0	21

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

Tampa Bay	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Austin Punzel	6	24	4.00	3.00

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Philip Rivers	2	0	0	0.00	6.63

Tampa Bay	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Harper Boone	2	1	2	1.00	6.23

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Curtis Weber	1	0	0	0.00	8.40
WR Irving Robasky	1	0	0	0.00	3.50

Tampa Bay	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Bennie Covington	1	0	0	0.00	4.50
RB Sam Donaldson	1	1	2	2.00	3.44

Third Down Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Rushes	Conversions

Tampa Bay	Rushes	Conversions
Harper Boone	7	0
Austin Punzel	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Conversions
Philip Rivers	15	6	4

Tampa Bay	Att	Comp	Conversions
Harper Boone	9	5	4

Third Down Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Irving Robasky	4	1	1
RB Winfred Niklos	4	4	2
WR C.J. Cook	3	0	0
WR Kent Austin	2	1	1
WR Curtis Weber	1	0	0
FB Tony Brumley	1	0	0

Tampa Bay	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Brad Shannon	2	0	0
WR Bennie Covington	2	1	1
RB Sam Donaldson	2	1	0
WR Jason Tatum	2	2	2
RB Austin Punzel	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 63,800 (65,700 capacity)
Upper Deck 16,600 (17,700)
End Zone 12,700 (12,700)
Mezzanine 7,300 (7,300)
Sideline Seats 10,900 (11,200)
Club Seats 12,000 (12,000)
Luxury Boxes 4,300 (4,800)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	63,800 (65,700 capacity)
Upper Deck	16,600 (17,700)
End Zone	12,700 (12,700)
Mezzanine	7,300 (7,300)
Sideline Seats	10,900 (11,200)
Club Seats	12,000 (12,000)
Luxury Boxes	4,300 (4,800)