Week 15, 2017

played in New Orleans, LA

68 degrees, fair, calm

Tampa Bay Buccaneers	10	10	7	0	-	27
New Orleans Saints	7	7	7	14	-	35

Scoring Summary
1Q: 11:16 TBY - Lester Arnold 39 field goal
1Q: 10:14 NOS - Irving Robasky 64 pass from Philip Rivers (Artie Farias extra point)
1Q: 04:05 TBY - Jason Tatum 16 pass from Doug Doane (Lester Arnold extra point)
2Q: 09:15 TBY - Dwayne Sanders 11 pass from Doug Doane (Lester Arnold extra point)
2Q: 04:31 NOS - Irving Robasky 16 pass from Philip Rivers (Artie Farias extra point)
2Q: 01:24 TBY - Lester Arnold 54 field goal
3Q: 12:11 TBY - Kenneth Mathis 4 pass from Doug Doane (Lester Arnold extra point)
3Q: 08:33 NOS - Kent Austin 9 pass from Philip Rivers (Artie Farias extra point)
4Q: 12:03 NOS - Arnie Pearson 18 run (Artie Farias extra point)
4Q: 08:13 NOS - Irving Robasky 18 pass from Philip Rivers (Artie Farias extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 11:16 TBY - Lester Arnold 39 field goal
1Q: 10:14 NOS - Irving Robasky 64 pass from Philip Rivers (Artie Farias extra point)
1Q: 04:05 TBY - Jason Tatum 16 pass from Doug Doane (Lester Arnold extra point)
2Q: 09:15 TBY - Dwayne Sanders 11 pass from Doug Doane (Lester Arnold extra point)
2Q: 04:31 NOS - Irving Robasky 16 pass from Philip Rivers (Artie Farias extra point)
2Q: 01:24 TBY - Lester Arnold 54 field goal
3Q: 12:11 TBY - Kenneth Mathis 4 pass from Doug Doane (Lester Arnold extra point)
3Q: 08:33 NOS - Kent Austin 9 pass from Philip Rivers (Artie Farias extra point)
4Q: 12:03 NOS - Arnie Pearson 18 run (Artie Farias extra point)
4Q: 08:13 NOS - Irving Robasky 18 pass from Philip Rivers (Artie Farias extra point)

Team Statistics TBY NOS
Record 7-7 11-3
First Downs 24 17
- by Rushing 5 5
- by Passing 19 11
- by Penalty 0 1
Total Net Yards 422 316
- Offensive Plays 82 55
- Yards per Play 5.15 5.75
Net Rushing Yards 113 70
- Rushing Attempts 26 16
- Yards per Rush 4.35 4.38
Net Passing Yards 309 246
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 53 - 33 - 3 36 - 19 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 327 266
- Sacks/Yards Lost 3/18 3/20
- Yards per Pass Play 5.52 6.31
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 1/0
3rd Down Conversions 10/19 4/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 8.5 9.5
4th Down Conversions 0/1 0/0
Penalties/Yards 8/55 5/40
Punt Returns/Yards 1/0 1/11
Kick Returns/Yards 4/108 4/102
Interception Ret./Yards 1/6 3/53
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 3 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 3/0 3/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 29 OWN 38
Time of Possession 37:07 22:53

Team Statistics	TBY	NOS
Record	7-7	11-3
First Downs	24	17
- by Rushing	5	5
- by Passing	19	11
- by Penalty	0	1
Total Net Yards	422	316
- Offensive Plays	82	55
- Yards per Play	5.15	5.75
Net Rushing Yards	113	70
- Rushing Attempts	26	16
- Yards per Rush	4.35	4.38
Net Passing Yards	309	246
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	53 - 33 - 3	36 - 19 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	327	266
- Sacks/Yards Lost	3/18	3/20
- Yards per Pass Play	5.52	6.31
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	1/0
3rd Down Conversions	10/19	4/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	8.5	9.5
4th Down Conversions	0/1	0/0
Penalties/Yards	8/55	5/40
Punt Returns/Yards	1/0	1/11
Kick Returns/Yards	4/108	4/102
Interception Ret./Yards	1/6	3/53
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	3	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	3/0	3/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 29	OWN 38
Time of Possession	37:07	22:53

Drive Charts

Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	3:50	OWN 22	6	56	Field Goal
1	9:56	1:27	OPP 49	3	-1	Punt
1	7:52	3:54	OWN 37	8	63	Touchdown
1	0:31	6:22	OWN 10	15	90	Touchdown
2	7:12	0:51	OWN 18	3	-1	Punt
2	4:24	3:07	OWN 20	8	43	Field Goal
3	14:29	2:24	OPP 30	6	30	Touchdown
3	8:27	1:43	OWN 20	3	3	Punt
3	5:44	5:54	OWN 10	11	61	Missed FG
4	13:10	1:07	OWN 44	3	1	Interception
4	11:50	2:14	OWN 25	4	18	Interception
4	8:05	3:42	OWN 26	7	27	Interception
4	2:14	0:59	OWN 44	4	1	Downs
4	0:02	0:02	OWN 9	1	1	Game

New Orleans Saints
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	11:10	1:14	OWN 20	5	80	Touchdown
1	8:29	0:37	OWN 12	3	0	Punt
1	3:58	3:27	OWN 38	6	7	Punt
2	9:09	1:57	OWN 31	4	7	Punt
2	6:21	1:57	OWN 38	5	62	Touchdown
2	1:17	1:17	OWN 20	3	5	Punt
3	15:00	0:31	OWN 23	1	0	Interception
3	12:05	3:38	OWN 40	8	60	Touchdown
3	6:44	1:00	OWN 37	3	5	Punt
4	14:50	1:40	OWN 36	3	-6	Punt
4	12:03	0:13	OPP 18	1	18	Touchdown
4	9:36	1:31	OPP 43	6	43	Touchdown
4	4:23	2:09	OWN 45	5	18	Missed FG
4	1:15	1:13	OPP 45	3	2	Punt

Game MVP: Irving Robasky, New Orleans Saints

Rushing Statistics

Tampa Bay	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Austin Punzel	16	73	4.56	22	2
Sam Donaldson	8	37	4.63	14	2
Doug Doane	2	3	1.50	2	0

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Arnie Pearson	10	40	4.00	18	1	1
Joel Garrison	4	24	6.00	12	1	0
Philip Rivers	1	-1	-1.00	-1	0	0
Winfred Niklos	1	7	7.00	7	0	0

Passing Statistics

Tampa Bay	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Doug Doane	53	33	327	3/18	3	25	3	74.9

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Philip Rivers	36	19	266	3/20	4	64	1	102.3

Receiving Statistics

Tampa Bay	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Bennie Covington	6	8	64	10.67	20	21	0
WR Kenneth Mathis	6	12	55	9.17	23	25	1
WR Jason Tatum	5	5	71	14.20	9	16	1
WR Dwayne Sanders	5	9	72	14.40	3	23	1
TE Andy Hammett	3	3	12	4.00	0	13	0
RB Sam Donaldson	3	8	21	7.00	2	11	0
TE Brant Emerson	3	3	18	6.00	0	7	0
RB Austin Punzel	2	5	14	7.00	17	15	0

New Orleans	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Irving Robasky	7	10	145	20.71	56	64	3
WR Curtis Weber	2	6	25	12.50	3	17	0
TE Graham King	2	2	34	17.00	12	18	0
FB Tony Brumley	2	2	6	3.00	2	3	0
RB Arnie Pearson	1	3	7	7.00	0	7	0
WR Kent Austin	1	7	9	9.00	2	9	1
RB Winfred Niklos	1	1	5	5.00	0	5	0
TE Charles Cortez	1	1	16	16.00	2	16	0
RB Joel Garrison	1	1	6	6.00	0	6	0
WR Deron Lyle	1	3	13	13.00	3	13	0

Interception Statistics

Tampa Bay	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Orlando Newhart	1	6	6.00	0

New Orleans	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Sammie Rutter	2	39	19.50	0
OLB Jared Ballard	1	14	14.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Tampa Bay	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Reuben Foster	0	0	1	0

New Orleans	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Philip Rivers	1	0	0	0
Tony Brumley	0	1	0	0

Punting Statistics

Tampa Bay	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Leon Venegas	3	134	44.7	41.0	51	1

New Orleans	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Artie Souza	5	219	43.8	43.8	51	3
Artie Farias	2	60	30.0	30.0	34	1

Kicking Statistics

Tampa Bay	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Lester Arnold	2/3	1/2	1/1	54	3/3

New Orleans	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Artie Farias	0/1	0/1	0/1	0	5/5

Punt Return Statistics

Tampa Bay	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Kenneth Mathis	1	0	0.0	0

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Curtis Weber	1	11	11.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Tampa Bay	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Dwayne Sanders	2	39	19.5	0
Orlando Newhart	2	69	34.5	0

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Tommy Cranwell	4	102	25.5	0

Defensive Statistics

Tampa Bay	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Lonnie Blades	7	0	0.0	15	38
S Lonnie Albright	6	0	0.0	15	39
CB Orlando Newhart	5	0	0.0	14	39
DT Reuben Foster	4	0	2.0	13	35
DE Amos Moss	2	1	0.5	14	37
S Chris Dillon	2	0	0.0	14	34
DE Austin Branch	1	1	0.5	13	36
ILB Wesley Eicholz	1	4	0.0	15	36
CB Glen Summerlin	1	1	0.0	15	39
RB Sam Donaldson	1	0	---	---	---
DE Lorenzo Kinney	1	0	0.0	1	1
WR Kenneth Mathis	1	0	---	---	---
WR Dwayne Sanders	1	0	---	---	---
DE David Pierce	1	0	0.0	2	2
DT Russell Lyle	0	2	0.0	12	29
CB Phil Becker	0	1	0.0	11	32

New Orleans	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Jared Ballard	11	3	0.0	22	43
OLB Donovan Mussatti	7	0	0.0	9	18
CB Daniel Bellas	7	0	0.0	21	44
S Norm Nichols	5	2	0.0	23	48
ILB Gary Thompson	5	1	0.0	26	52
CB Tommy Cranwell	5	1	0.0	26	52
CB Sammie Rutter	4	2	0.0	24	52
S Tyrone Weber	4	1	0.0	25	54
DE Jason Mireles	2	0	2.0	26	55
DT A.J. Coffey	2	2	0.0	25	56
DE Sammy Kolodzik	2	1	0.0	25	55
DE Tyrus Hazelwood	1	0	1.0	0	2
DE Harris Herron	1	1	0.0	5	11
DT Oliver Coffey	1	0	0.0	21	42
WR Kent Austin	1	0	---	---	---
OLB Norm Sapia	1	0	0.0	0	4
ILB Duane Burgess	1	0	0.0	2	7

Pass Rush Statistics

Tampa Bay	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Reuben Foster	2.0	0	1	3	35
DE Austin Branch	0.5	1	3	0	36
DE Amos Moss	0.5	0	1	0	37
DE Sammy Fuller	0.0	0	1	0	5
DT Russell Lyle	0.0	0	1	0	29

New Orleans	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Jason Mireles	2.0	0	0	0	55
DE Tyrus Hazelwood	1.0	1	0	0	2
DT A.J. Coffey	0.0	0	2	0	56
DT Oliver Coffey	0.0	0	1	6	42

Pass Defense Statistics

Tampa Bay	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Orlando Newhart	6	1	1	39
S Lonnie Albright	4	0	0	39
CB Glen Summerlin	4	0	0	39
OLB Lonnie Blades	2	0	0	38
S Chris Dillon	2	0	0	34
DE Lorenzo Kinney	1	0	0	1
CB Phil Becker	0	1	0	32
S Corey Nichols	0	1	0	10

New Orleans	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
OLB Donovan Mussatti	6	0	0	18
S Norm Nichols	5	2	0	48
CB Sammie Rutter	4	0	2	52
OLB Jared Ballard	4	0	1	43
CB Daniel Bellas	4	0	0	44
S Tyrone Weber	3	0	0	54
CB Tommy Cranwell	3	0	0	52
ILB Gary Thompson	1	1	0	52
ILB Duane Burgess	1	1	0	7
DE Harris Herron	1	0	0	11
OLB Norm Sapia	1	0	0	4

Blocking Statistics

Tampa Bay	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Thurman Cassidy	4	6	1	20	1	44
Oliver Lynn	2	5	0	13	0	37
Tyrone Carlisle	1	3	0	24	0	51
Marco Carter	1	3	0	15	0	24
Michael McNeil	1	1	0	4	0	12
Trent Rodgers	0	3	0	22	1	44
Conrad Chiaccheri	0	2	0	25	1	52
Andy Hammett	0	1	0	15	0	36

New Orleans	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Leon Schroeder	2	3	0	12	0	35
Wesley Hickman	1	3	0	10	0	17
Larry Andersen	1	2	0	14	0	32
Tony Brumley	1	1	1	7	0	20
Devin Medlock	1	1	1	2	0	7
Donald Matthews	0	2	0	14	1	34
Marlon Prill	0	2	0	8	0	27
Graham King	0	1	0	6	0	13
Henry Freeman	0	0	0	10	2	29

Special Teams Statistics

Tampa Bay	Tackles	STPlays
Dwight Sanders	3	14
Phil Blevins	2	23
Sam Donaldson	0	24
Kenneth Mathis	0	22
Brant Emerson	0	15
Bennie Covington	0	13
Corey Nichols	0	13
Rob Dennis	0	12
Dwayne Sanders	0	12
A.J. Chandler	0	10
Charlie Parrott	0	10
Walt Blanchard	0	10
Lester Arnold	0	9
Andy Hammett	0	8
J.J. Emmons	0	8
Lorenzo Kinney	0	7
Orlando Newhart	0	7
Leon Venegas	0	6
Thurman Cassidy	0	6
Marco Carter	0	6
Butch Harper	0	6
Michael McNeil	0	6
David Pierce	0	6
Stephen Upshaw	0	5
Robbie Arndorfer	0	4
Lonnie Albright	0	3
Oliver Lynn	0	3
Russell Lyle	0	3
Wesley Eicholz	0	2
Conrad Chiaccheri	0	2
Amos Moss	0	2
Lonnie Blades	0	2
Austin Punzel	0	1
Tyrone Carlisle	0	1
Sammy Fuller	0	1
Chris Dillon	0	1
Jason Tatum	0	1
Austin Branch	0	1
Glen Summerlin	0	1

New Orleans	Tackles	STPlays
Daniel Bellas	2	28
Curtis Weber	1	14
Travis Tusch	1	7
Sammie Rutter	1	4
Winfred Niklos	0	22
Charles Cortez	0	18
Norm Sapia	0	17
Nathan Wannamaker	0	16
Austin Koch	0	12
Johnny Tyler	0	12
Joel Garrison	0	10
Tony Brumley	0	9
Artie Farias	0	9
Tommy Cranwell	0	9
Norm Nichols	0	8
Wesley Hickman	0	8
Jimmy Lumpkin	0	8
Arnie Pearson	0	7
Larry Andersen	0	6
Roderick Keeley	0	6
Graham King	0	5
Henry Freeman	0	5
Artie Souza	0	5
Devin Medlock	0	4
Tyrone Weber	0	4
Jason Mireles	0	3
Tyrone Curtis	0	3
Donovan Mussatti	0	3
A.J. Coffey	0	3
Tyrus Hazelwood	0	3
Deron Lyle	0	3
Sammy Kolodzik	0	3
Gary Thompson	0	3
Duane Burgess	0	3
Norm Gardner	0	2
Donald Matthews	0	1
Oliver Coffey	0	1
Jared Ballard	0	1
Bobby McMichael	0	1

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	5	27	5.4
Middle	18	58	3.2
Right	3	28	9.3
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	0	0	0.0
Middle	6	28	4.7
Right	9	43	4.8
None	1	-1	-1.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Tampa Bay	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Doug Doane	53	33	4	5	4	4	3	6	3

New Orleans	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Philip Rivers	36	19	1	2	3	3	7	3	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	5	2	16	3.2
Short (0-8 Yds)	20	16	98	4.9
Medium (9-18 Yds)	20	12	145	7.3
Long (19+ Yds)	8	3	68	8.5

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	4	22	5.5
Short (0-8 Yds)	9	6	52	5.8
Medium (9-18 Yds)	15	7	111	7.4
Long (19+ Yds)	8	2	81	10.1

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Tampa Bay	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Kenneth Mathis	12	6	0	55	1	38
WR Dwayne Sanders	9	5	1	72	2	26
WR Bennie Covington	8	6	0	64	1	37
RB Sam Donaldson	8	3	0	21	0	22
RB Austin Punzel	5	2	3	14	0	35
WR Jason Tatum	5	5	0	71	0	34
TE Andy Hammett	3	3	0	12	0	36
TE Brant Emerson	3	3	0	18	0	16

New Orleans	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Irving Robasky	10	7	0	145	1	28
WR Kent Austin	7	1	0	9	0	31
WR Curtis Weber	6	2	3	25	0	27
RB Arnie Pearson	3	1	0	7	0	14
WR Deron Lyle	3	1	0	13	0	23
TE Graham King	2	2	0	34	0	13
FB Tony Brumley	2	2	0	6	0	20
RB Winfred Niklos	1	1	0	5	0	8
TE Charles Cortez	1	1	0	16	0	9
RB Joel Garrison	1	1	0	6	0	17

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Tampa Bay	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Austin Punzel	1	4	4.00	4.56
Doug Doane	1	2	2.00	1.50

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Arnie Pearson	1	18	18.00	4.00
Joel Garrison	1	1	1.00	6.00

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Tampa Bay	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Doug Doane	5	4	40	8.00	6.17

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Philip Rivers	5	4	49	9.80	7.39

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Tampa Bay	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Kenneth Mathis	2	1	4	2.00	4.58
RB Sam Donaldson	1	1	9	9.00	2.63
WR Jason Tatum	1	1	16	16.00	14.20
WR Dwayne Sanders	1	1	11	11.00	8.00

New Orleans	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Irving Robasky	2	2	34	17.00	14.50
WR Curtis Weber	1	0	0	0.00	4.17
WR Kent Austin	1	1	9	9.00	1.29
RB Joel Garrison	1	1	6	6.00	6.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Tampa Bay	Rushes	Conversions
Sam Donaldson	2	1
Austin Punzel	1	0

New Orleans	Rushes	Conversions
Philip Rivers	1	0
Winfred Niklos	1	0
Joel Garrison	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Tampa Bay	Att	Comp	Conversions
Doug Doane	15	9	9

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Conversions
Philip Rivers	7	5	3

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Tampa Bay	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Dwayne Sanders	5	3	3
RB Sam Donaldson	4	1	1
WR Kenneth Mathis	3	2	2
TE Andy Hammett	1	1	1
WR Bennie Covington	1	1	1
TE Brant Emerson	1	1	1

New Orleans	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Curtis Weber	2	1	1
WR Irving Robasky	1	1	1
FB Tony Brumley	1	1	0
WR Kent Austin	1	0	0
RB Winfred Niklos	1	1	0
TE Charles Cortez	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 74,700 (75,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 20,400 (20,400)
End Zone 14,600 (14,600)
Mezzanine 8,300 (8,400)
Sideline Seats 12,700 (12,900)
Club Seats 15,000 (15,000)
Luxury Boxes 3,700 (3,700)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	74,700 (75,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	20,400 (20,400)
End Zone	14,600 (14,600)
Mezzanine	8,300 (8,400)
Sideline Seats	12,700 (12,900)
Club Seats	15,000 (15,000)
Luxury Boxes	3,700 (3,700)