Week 1, 2018

played in New Orleans, LA

68 degrees, fair, calm

Tampa Bay Buccaneers	0	20	0	0	-	20
New Orleans Saints	10	7	7	10	-	34

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:03 NOS - Artie Farias 36 field goal
1Q: 04:52 NOS - Tony Brumley 9 pass from Philip Rivers (Artie Farias extra point)
2Q: 14:15 TBY - Kelvin Manifold 4 pass from Doug Doane (Lester Arnold extra point)
2Q: 09:37 TBY - Lester Arnold 47 field goal
2Q: 04:55 TBY - Austin Punzel 1 run (Lester Arnold extra point)
2Q: 01:55 NOS - Irving Robasky 2 pass from Philip Rivers (Artie Farias extra point)
2Q: 00:03 TBY - Lester Arnold 49 field goal
3Q: 09:51 NOS - Tony Brumley 4 pass from Philip Rivers (Artie Farias extra point)
4Q: 14:31 NOS - Charles Cortez 2 pass from Philip Rivers (Artie Farias extra point)
4Q: 00:32 NOS - Artie Farias 42 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:03 NOS - Artie Farias 36 field goal
1Q: 04:52 NOS - Tony Brumley 9 pass from Philip Rivers (Artie Farias extra point)
2Q: 14:15 TBY - Kelvin Manifold 4 pass from Doug Doane (Lester Arnold extra point)
2Q: 09:37 TBY - Lester Arnold 47 field goal
2Q: 04:55 TBY - Austin Punzel 1 run (Lester Arnold extra point)
2Q: 01:55 NOS - Irving Robasky 2 pass from Philip Rivers (Artie Farias extra point)
2Q: 00:03 TBY - Lester Arnold 49 field goal
3Q: 09:51 NOS - Tony Brumley 4 pass from Philip Rivers (Artie Farias extra point)
4Q: 14:31 NOS - Charles Cortez 2 pass from Philip Rivers (Artie Farias extra point)
4Q: 00:32 NOS - Artie Farias 42 field goal

Team Statistics TBY NOS
Record 0-1 1-0
First Downs 14 24
- by Rushing 7 8
- by Passing 6 14
- by Penalty 1 2
Total Net Yards 214 368
- Offensive Plays 52 72
- Yards per Play 4.12 5.11
Net Rushing Yards 99 127
- Rushing Attempts 22 33
- Yards per Rush 4.50 3.85
Net Passing Yards 115 241
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 26 - 14 - 0 37 - 24 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards 137 256
- Sacks/Yards Lost 4/22 2/15
- Yards per Pass Play 3.83 6.18
Fumbles/Lost 1/1 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 2/10 8/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 6.0 7.0
4th Down Conversions 1/1 0/0
Penalties/Yards 4/35 3/20
Punt Returns/Yards 0/0 3/45
Kick Returns/Yards 5/136 2/50
Interception Ret./Yards 2/7 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 2 5
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/0 4/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 32 OWN 34
Time of Possession 23:41 36:19

Team Statistics	TBY	NOS
Record	0-1	1-0
First Downs	14	24
- by Rushing	7	8
- by Passing	6	14
- by Penalty	1	2
Total Net Yards	214	368
- Offensive Plays	52	72
- Yards per Play	4.12	5.11
Net Rushing Yards	99	127
- Rushing Attempts	22	33
- Yards per Rush	4.50	3.85
Net Passing Yards	115	241
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	26 - 14 - 0	37 - 24 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards	137	256
- Sacks/Yards Lost	4/22	2/15
- Yards per Pass Play	3.83	6.18
Fumbles/Lost	1/1	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	2/10	8/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	6.0	7.0
4th Down Conversions	1/1	0/0
Penalties/Yards	4/35	3/20
Punt Returns/Yards	0/0	3/45
Kick Returns/Yards	5/136	2/50
Interception Ret./Yards	2/7	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	2	5
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/0	4/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 32	OWN 34
Time of Possession	23:41	36:19

Drive Charts

Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	9:57	1:50	OWN 20	3	5	Punt
1	4:47	5:39	OWN 45	11	55	Touchdown
2	11:29	2:00	OPP 32	3	2	Field Goal
2	8:39	3:52	OPP 41	9	41	Touchdown
2	1:46	1:46	OWN 28	4	40	Field Goal
3	15:00	1:47	OWN 26	3	4	Punt
3	9:41	2:38	OWN 34	4	26	Punt
3	2:58	0:48	OWN 7	3	3	Punt
4	14:22	1:57	OWN 34	3	3	Punt
4	11:27	0:52	OWN 16	4	15	Fumble
4	9:05	1:05	OWN 37	3	10	Punt
4	0:24	0:24	OWN 20	2	15	Game

New Orleans Saints
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	5:03	OWN 36	10	45	Field Goal
1	8:07	3:20	OPP 49	7	49	Touchdown
2	14:08	2:39	OWN 20	5	10	Interception
2	9:29	0:50	OWN 20	3	6	Interception
2	4:47	3:01	OWN 20	10	80	Touchdown
3	13:13	3:32	OPP 47	6	47	Touchdown
3	7:03	4:05	OWN 20	6	30	Punt
3	2:10	2:48	50	7	50	Touchdown
4	12:25	0:58	OWN 25	3	5	Punt
4	10:35	1:30	OPP 31	3	1	Missed FG
4	8:00	7:36	OWN 20	13	55	Field Goal

Game MVP: Philip Rivers, New Orleans Saints

Rushing Statistics

Tampa Bay	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Austin Punzel	12	61	5.08	19	1	1
Sam Donaldson	8	28	3.50	9	0	0
Doug Doane	2	10	5.00	5	0	0

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Joel Garrison	23	85	3.70	16	5
Winfred Niklos	7	32	4.57	18	1
Arnie Pearson	3	10	3.33	6	0

Passing Statistics

Tampa Bay	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Doug Doane	26	14	137	4/22	1	21	0	81.7

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Philip Rivers	37	24	256	2/15	4	48	2	98.5

Receiving Statistics

Tampa Bay	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Clyde Watanabe	5	8	56	11.20	19	18	0
WR Kelvin Manifold	3	5	18	6.00	1	11	1
RB Austin Punzel	2	2	5	2.50	4	6	0
WR Bennie Covington	1	2	18	18.00	0	18	0
RB Sam Donaldson	1	2	21	21.00	10	21	0
WR Jeff Sallee	1	1	16	16.00	1	16	0
WR Kenneth Mathis	1	1	3	3.00	0	3	0
TE Andy Hammett	0	2	0	0.00	0	0	0
TE Brant Emerson	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
RB Carlos Harrison	0	2	0	0.00	0	0	0

New Orleans	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
TE Charles Cortez	6	7	51	8.50	5	14	1
WR Kent Austin	5	8	90	18.00	5	48	0
WR Irving Robasky	4	8	22	5.50	10	8	1
FB Tony Brumley	4	4	20	5.00	0	9	2
WR Nathan Wannamaker	2	3	26	13.00	0	21	0
TE Graham King	1	1	27	27.00	4	27	0
RB Joel Garrison	1	1	5	5.00	5	5	0
WR Deron Lyle	1	4	15	15.00	0	15	0
RB Winfred Niklos	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Tampa Bay	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Glen Summerlin	1	0	0.00	0
CB Dixon Cox	1	7	7.00	0

New Orleans	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Tampa Bay	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Doug Doane	1	0	0	0

New Orleans	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Harris Herron	0	1	0	0
A.J. Coffey	0	0	1	0

Punting Statistics

Tampa Bay	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Glen Irwin	6	257	42.8	28.7	53	0

New Orleans	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Artie Souza	2	87	43.5	43.5	44	1

Kicking Statistics

Tampa Bay	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Lester Arnold	2/2	2/2	0/0	49	2/2

New Orleans	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Artie Farias	2/3	1/2	0/0	42	4/4

Punt Return Statistics

Tampa Bay	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Curtis Weber	3	45	15.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Tampa Bay	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Orlando Newhart	5	136	27.2	0

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Tommy Cranwell	2	50	25.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Tampa Bay	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
DT Reuben Foster	9	3	0.5	32	39
OLB Lonnie Blades	8	1	0.0	33	38
CB Orlando Newhart	6	2	0.0	32	39
CB Dixon Cox	6	0	0.0	24	29
ILB Chuck Manson	5	1	0.0	32	38
DT Russell Lyle	4	1	0.0	28	30
S D.J. Doherty	3	1	1.0	10	8
DE J.J. Emmons	3	1	0.0	32	36
CB Glen Summerlin	3	1	0.0	32	39
S Corey Nichols	3	0	0.0	7	6
DE Amos Moss	1	0	0.5	30	38
S Chris Dillon	1	2	0.0	26	34
S Leslie Fields	1	1	0.0	23	29
DT Graham Burmbaugh	1	0	0.0	9	9
OLB Robbie Arndorfer	1	0	0.0	3	1
OLB A.J. Chandler	0	1	0.0	7	10

New Orleans	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
CB Tommy Cranwell	6	1	0.0	17	26
CB Daniel Bellas	4	0	1.0	20	30
S Norm Nichols	4	2	0.0	19	26
OLB Jared Ballard	4	2	0.0	22	30
DT Renaldo Carraway	4	0	0.0	6	4
CB Sammie Rutter	3	0	0.0	19	29
DT A.J. Coffey	2	3	1.0	20	26
DT Oliver Coffey	2	3	1.0	15	23
DE Harris Herron	2	0	1.0	20	29
S Tyrone Weber	2	0	0.0	21	30
ILB Duane Burgess	2	0	0.0	21	29
DE Tyrus Hazelwood	1	1	0.0	5	5
S Norm Gardner	1	1	0.0	5	7
S Austin Koch	1	0	0.0	1	0
WR Kent Austin	1	0	---	---	---
WR Nathan Wannamaker	1	0	---	---	---

Pass Rush Statistics

Tampa Bay	Sack	Hurry	PPlay
S D.J. Doherty	1.0	0	8
DT Reuben Foster	0.5	2	39
DE Amos Moss	0.5	1	38
DT Russell Lyle	0.0	1	30

New Orleans	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Oliver Coffey	1.0	2	3	23
DE Harris Herron	1.0	0	0	29
DT A.J. Coffey	1.0	0	0	26
CB Daniel Bellas	1.0	0	0	30
DT Renaldo Carraway	0.0	1	0	4
ILB Duane Burgess	0.0	1	0	29

Pass Defense Statistics

Tampa Bay	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Dixon Cox	4	1	1	29
OLB Lonnie Blades	4	1	0	38
CB Glen Summerlin	3	2	1	39
CB Orlando Newhart	3	0	0	39
ILB Chuck Manson	2	1	0	38
S Corey Nichols	2	0	0	6
S Chris Dillon	1	1	0	34
S Lonnie Albright	1	0	0	2
S Leslie Fields	1	0	0	29
S D.J. Doherty	1	0	0	8
OLB A.J. Chandler	1	0	0	10
OLB Robbie Arndorfer	1	0	0	1

New Orleans	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Sammie Rutter	3	2	29
CB Daniel Bellas	3	1	30
S Norm Nichols	3	1	26
DE Tyrus Hazelwood	1	0	5
OLB Jared Ballard	1	0	30
S Tyrone Weber	1	0	30
ILB Duane Burgess	1	0	29
CB Tommy Cranwell	1	0	26

Blocking Statistics

Tampa Bay	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Tyrone Carlisle	3	5	19	1	24
Walt Blanchard	2	2	8	0	7
Leonard Agnew	1	3	11	0	11
Conrad Chiaccheri	1	2	17	2	22
Thurman Cassidy	1	2	13	1	24
Marco Carter	1	2	8	0	8
Oliver Lynn	1	1	15	0	23
Michael McNeil	1	1	8	0	5
Trent Rodgers	0	2	14	0	25

New Orleans	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Marlon Prill	2	8	1	26	0	31
Henry Freeman	2	7	1	26	0	29
Devin Medlock	2	6	0	25	0	33
Donald Matthews	2	4	0	26	1	32
Jimmy Lumpkin	1	2	0	12	0	8
Tony Brumley	1	1	0	22	0	21
Leon Schroeder	0	4	0	29	1	37
Johnnie Hogrefe	0	1	0	7	0	10

Special Teams Statistics

Tampa Bay	Tackles	STPlays
Lonnie Albright	2	17
Nolan Norton	2	17
Carlos Harrison	1	4
Sam Donaldson	0	19
Brant Emerson	0	17
Walt Blanchard	0	15
Robbie Arndorfer	0	14
Jeff Sallee	0	13
Phil Blevins	0	13
Kenneth Mathis	0	13
Orlando Newhart	0	10
Thurman Cassidy	0	8
Glen Irwin	0	8
Marco Carter	0	8
Michael McNeil	0	8
Zach Coon	0	8
Dwayne Sanders	0	7
Oliver Lynn	0	6
Lester Arnold	0	6
Lonnie Blades	0	4
Andy Hammett	0	4
Russell Lyle	0	4
Corey Nichols	0	4
Amos Moss	0	3
Reuben Foster	0	3
Chris Dillon	0	3
D.J. Doherty	0	3
J.J. Emmons	0	3
Graham Burmbaugh	0	3
A.J. Chandler	0	3
Glen Summerlin	0	3
Chuck Manson	0	3
Austin Punzel	0	2
Leslie Fields	0	2
Leonard Agnew	0	2
Kelvin Manifold	0	2
Dixon Cox	0	2

New Orleans	Tackles	STPlays
Curtis Weber	1	21
Arnie Pearson	1	16
Gary Thompson	1	14
Norm Gardner	1	11
Winfred Niklos	1	8
Lance Emerson	0	16
Norm Sapia	0	15
Juan Fleck	0	12
Donovan Mussatti	0	11
Austin Koch	0	11
Artie Farias	0	10
Nathan Wannamaker	0	10
Johnny Tyler	0	10
Daniel Bellas	0	7
Charles Cortez	0	7
Graham King	0	6
Tony Brumley	0	6
Deron Lyle	0	6
Tommy Cranwell	0	6
Jamal Wallace	0	6
Tyrus Hazelwood	0	5
Wesley Hickman	0	5
Jimmy Lumpkin	0	5
Devin Medlock	0	5
Johnnie Hogrefe	0	5
Donald Matthews	0	3
Jared Ballard	0	3
Sammie Rutter	0	3
J.R. Fraaije	0	3
Jason Mireles	0	2
Harris Herron	0	2
A.J. Coffey	0	2
Norm Nichols	0	2
Oliver Coffey	0	2
Artie Souza	0	2
Tyrone Weber	0	2
Duane Burgess	0	2
Irving Robasky	0	1
Henry Freeman	0	1

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	4	17	4.3
Middle	12	58	4.8
Right	6	24	4.0
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	9	40	4.4
Middle	14	52	3.7
Right	10	35	3.5
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Tampa Bay	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Doug Doane	26	14	1	2	2	4	4	3	0

New Orleans	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Philip Rivers	37	24	3	0	1	6	4	0	2

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	2	5	1.3
Short (0-8 Yds)	10	8	69	6.9
Medium (9-18 Yds)	10	4	63	6.3
Long (19+ Yds)	2	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	5	4	17	3.4
Short (0-8 Yds)	12	11	63	5.3
Medium (9-18 Yds)	12	6	80	6.7
Long (19+ Yds)	8	3	96	12.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Tampa Bay	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Clyde Watanabe	8	5	0	56	0	20
WR Kelvin Manifold	5	3	0	18	0	22
RB Austin Punzel	2	2	0	5	0	14
TE Andy Hammett	2	0	0	0	0	17
WR Bennie Covington	2	1	0	18	0	20
RB Sam Donaldson	2	1	0	21	1	14
RB Carlos Harrison	2	0	2	0	0	5
TE Brant Emerson	1	0	0	0	0	4
WR Jeff Sallee	1	1	0	16	0	3
WR Kenneth Mathis	1	1	0	3	0	7

New Orleans	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Irving Robasky	8	4	0	22	0	26
WR Kent Austin	8	5	1	90	1	31
TE Charles Cortez	7	6	0	51	0	25
FB Tony Brumley	4	4	0	20	0	21
WR Deron Lyle	4	1	0	15	0	24
WR Nathan Wannamaker	3	2	0	26	1	19
TE Graham King	1	1	0	27	1	6
RB Winfred Niklos	1	0	0	0	0	21
RB Joel Garrison	1	1	0	5	0	16

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Tampa Bay	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Austin Punzel	3	14	4.67	5.08
Sam Donaldson	2	11	5.50	3.50

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Joel Garrison	5	8	1.60	3.70
Winfred Niklos	1	1	1.00	4.57

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Tampa Bay	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Doug Doane	4	2	10	2.50	5.27

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Philip Rivers	8	6	29	3.63	6.92

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Tampa Bay	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
RB Austin Punzel	1	1	6	6.00	2.50
TE Andy Hammett	1	0	0	0.00	0.00
RB Carlos Harrison	1	0	0	0.00	0.00
WR Kelvin Manifold	1	1	4	4.00	3.60

New Orleans	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Irving Robasky	3	2	9	3.00	2.75
FB Tony Brumley	2	2	13	6.50	5.00
WR Nathan Wannamaker	1	1	5	5.00	8.67
TE Charles Cortez	1	1	2	2.00	7.29
WR Deron Lyle	1	0	0	0.00	3.75

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Tampa Bay	Rushes	Conversions
Austin Punzel	1	1
Doug Doane	1	0

New Orleans	Rushes	Conversions
Winfred Niklos	2	1
Arnie Pearson	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Tampa Bay	Att	Comp	Conversions
Doug Doane	7	4	1

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Conversions
Philip Rivers	12	7	6

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Tampa Bay	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Clyde Watanabe	2	0	0
WR Kelvin Manifold	2	2	0
RB Sam Donaldson	1	0	0
WR Jeff Sallee	1	1	1
WR Kenneth Mathis	1	1	0

New Orleans	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Deron Lyle	4	1	0
FB Tony Brumley	3	3	3
WR Irving Robasky	1	1	1
WR Kent Austin	1	1	1
WR Nathan Wannamaker	1	0	0
RB Winfred Niklos	1	0	0
TE Charles Cortez	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 72,200 (75,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 19,300 (20,400)
End Zone 14,400 (14,600)
Mezzanine 8,100 (8,400)
Sideline Seats 12,600 (12,900)
Club Seats 15,000 (15,000)
Luxury Boxes 2,800 (3,700)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	72,200 (75,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	19,300 (20,400)
End Zone	14,400 (14,600)
Mezzanine	8,100 (8,400)
Sideline Seats	12,600 (12,900)
Club Seats	15,000 (15,000)
Luxury Boxes	2,800 (3,700)