Week 1, 2021

played in Tampa Bay, FL

96 degrees, fair, 8 mph wind

New Orleans Saints	6	0	10	10	-	26
Tampa Bay Buccaneers	0	0	7	0	-	7

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:30 NOS - J.R. Marston 47 field goal
1Q: 00:31 NOS - J.R. Marston 49 field goal
3Q: 08:23 NOS - J.R. Marston 27 field goal
3Q: 08:17 TBY - Orlando Newhart 95 kickoff return (Lester Arnold extra point)
3Q: 04:36 NOS - Alan Poole 8 run (J.R. Marston extra point)
4Q: 12:46 NOS - J.R. Marston 37 field goal
4Q: 03:23 NOS - Leo Sweeney 18 run (J.R. Marston extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:30 NOS - J.R. Marston 47 field goal
1Q: 00:31 NOS - J.R. Marston 49 field goal
3Q: 08:23 NOS - J.R. Marston 27 field goal
3Q: 08:17 TBY - Orlando Newhart 95 kickoff return (Lester Arnold extra point)
3Q: 04:36 NOS - Alan Poole 8 run (J.R. Marston extra point)
4Q: 12:46 NOS - J.R. Marston 37 field goal
4Q: 03:23 NOS - Leo Sweeney 18 run (J.R. Marston extra point)

Team Statistics NOS TBY
Record 1-0 0-1
First Downs 26 12
- by Rushing 11 4
- by Passing 12 7
- by Penalty 3 1
Total Net Yards 346 188
- Offensive Plays 80 50
- Yards per Play 4.33 3.76
Net Rushing Yards 155 72
- Rushing Attempts 35 12
- Yards per Rush 4.43 6.00
Net Passing Yards 191 116
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 38 - 17 - 1 35 - 19 - 3
- Gross Passing Yards 228 134
- Sacks/Yards Lost 7/37 3/18
- Yards per Pass Play 4.24 3.05
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 1/1
3rd Down Conversions 7/16 2/10
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 8.1 7.5
4th Down Conversions 0/0 1/2
Penalties/Yards 3/22 6/40
Punt Returns/Yards 1/-4 2/20
Kick Returns/Yards 2/48 5/172
Interception Ret./Yards 3/11 1/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 3 1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/2 0/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 30 OWN 23
Time of Possession 40:09 19:51

Team Statistics	NOS	TBY
Record	1-0	0-1
First Downs	26	12
- by Rushing	11	4
- by Passing	12	7
- by Penalty	3	1
Total Net Yards	346	188
- Offensive Plays	80	50
- Yards per Play	4.33	3.76
Net Rushing Yards	155	72
- Rushing Attempts	35	12
- Yards per Rush	4.43	6.00
Net Passing Yards	191	116
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	38 - 17 - 1	35 - 19 - 3
- Gross Passing Yards	228	134
- Sacks/Yards Lost	7/37	3/18
- Yards per Pass Play	4.24	3.05
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	1/1
3rd Down Conversions	7/16	2/10
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	8.1	7.5
4th Down Conversions	0/0	1/2
Penalties/Yards	3/22	6/40
Punt Returns/Yards	1/-4	2/20
Kick Returns/Yards	2/48	5/172
Interception Ret./Yards	3/11	1/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	3	1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/2	0/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 30	OWN 23
Time of Possession	40:09	19:51

Drive Charts

New Orleans Saints
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	5:36	OWN 29	10	41	Field Goal
1	6:33	2:46	OWN 3	5	10	Punt
1	2:25	1:59	OWN 40	4	28	Field Goal
2	10:07	5:49	OWN 17	9	34	Punt
2	3:08	2:03	OWN 17	6	42	Interception
3	14:01	5:44	OWN 35	13	55	Field Goal
3	8:02	3:38	OWN 29	10	71	Touchdown
3	2:53	5:13	OWN 35	10	45	Field Goal
4	10:06	4:27	OWN 7	9	27	Punt
4	5:08	1:09	OWN 47	3	-5	Punt
4	3:23	0:18	OPP 18	1	18	Touchdown
4	0:38	0:38	OWN 23	1	0	Game

Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	9:24	2:51	OWN 20	5	21	Punt
1	3:47	1:22	OWN 37	3	14	Interception
1	0:26	5:19	OWN 29	10	46	Interception
2	4:18	1:10	OWN 16	3	7	Punt
2	1:05	1:05	OWN 20	4	22	Half
3	15:00	0:59	OWN 14	3	-5	Punt
3	4:24	1:31	OWN 18	3	-1	Punt
4	12:40	2:34	OWN 20	4	23	Punt
4	5:39	0:31	OWN 31	2	20	Interception
4	3:59	0:36	OWN 15	3	3	Fumble
4	3:05	2:27	OWN 37	10	40	Downs

Game MVP: J.R. Marston, New Orleans Saints

Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Bobby Irwin	20	65	3.25	12	2	0
Joel Garrison	9	18	2.00	7	0	0
Alan Poole	2	19	9.50	11	1	1
Leo Sweeney	2	37	18.50	19	2	1
Graham King	1	8	8.00	8	0	0
Nolan Walters	1	8	8.00	8	0	0

Tampa Bay	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Max Pugh	7	24	3.43	7	0	0
Glen Mock	5	48	9.60	15	3	0

Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Alan Poole	38	17	228	7/37	0	27	1	53.4

Tampa Bay	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Monty Flylum	35	19	134	3/18	0	33	3	27.5

Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Phillip Newman	6	12	83	13.83	23	24
TE Charles Cortez	3	8	43	14.33	7	20
WR Nolan Walters	3	6	49	16.33	6	27
WR Irving Robasky	2	4	24	12.00	9	18
TE Graham King	1	1	10	10.00	0	10
TE Leo Sweeney	1	2	7	7.00	6	7
WR Dwayne Gelbart	1	2	12	12.00	0	12
WR Deron Lyle	0	1	0	0.00	0	0
RB Bobby Irwin	0	2	0	0.00	0	0

Tampa Bay	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR D.J. Carpenter	6	11	55	9.17	2	33
WR Kelvin Manifold	5	9	40	8.00	15	20
RB Glen Mock	2	2	7	3.50	0	7
WR Ed Epperson	2	6	1	0.50	0	2
WR Bennie Covington	1	2	10	10.00	3	10
RB Max Pugh	1	1	3	3.00	0	3
TE Gene Gulbransen	1	1	8	8.00	7	8
WR Damon Morris	1	2	10	10.00	0	10
FB Walt Blanchard	0	1	0	0.00	0	0

Interception Statistics

New Orleans	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Bryant Hickman	2	9	4.50	0
S Jake Harry	1	2	2.00	0

Tampa Bay	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Jessie Kelley	1	0	0.00	0

Fumble Statistics

New Orleans	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Orlando Murray	0	1	1	0

Tampa Bay	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Monty Flylum	1	0	0	0

Punting Statistics

New Orleans	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Darrell Shepherd	4	181	45.3	40.3	52	3

Tampa Bay	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Bruce Hopper	5	266	53.2	54.0	56	2

Kicking Statistics

New Orleans	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
J.R. Marston	4/4	2/2	0/0	49	2/2

Tampa Bay	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Lester Arnold	0/0	0/0	0/0	0	1/1

Punt Return Statistics

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Roderick Hanson	1	-4	-4.0	0

Tampa Bay	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Jessie Kelley	2	20	10.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Bobby Irwin	2	48	24.0	0

Tampa Bay	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Orlando Newhart	3	135	45.0	1
Jessie Kelley	2	37	18.5	0

Defensive Statistics

New Orleans	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Wally Kaczmarek	5	2	0.0	11	36
OLB Duane Burgess	4	1	1.0	12	37
CB Sammie Rutter	3	2	0.0	8	24
S Bryant Hickman	3	1	0.0	10	34
S Duane Sterritt	3	1	0.0	12	37
DE Orlando Murray	2	1	1.0	8	31
DT Junior Reeves	2	0	1.0	5	31
DT Oliver Coffey	2	1	0.0	8	26
ILB Corey Logan	2	1	0.0	3	3
S Jake Harry	2	0	0.0	3	23
CB Bob Heath	2	0	0.0	10	36
S Rickey Bridges	2	0	0.0	1	5
CB Shane Rhodes	1	1	0.0	11	31
WR Phillip Newman	1	0	---	---	---
CB Timothy Hiller	1	0	0.0	4	18
OLB Willie Rexin	0	1	0.0	8	14

Tampa Bay	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
DT Russell Lyle	9	1	2.0	24	34
ILB Chuck Manson	5	3	0.0	30	37
OLB Lonnie Blades	4	4	0.0	32	39
CB Orlando Newhart	4	1	0.0	27	43
CB Jessie Kelley	4	0	0.0	28	36
OLB Britt Reynoso	3	0	1.0	10	6
S Hunter Reynolds	3	1	0.5	12	13
S Emmanuel Tapscott	3	2	0.0	28	39
CB Glen Summerlin	3	1	0.0	18	35
DE Terrell Aidoo	3	0	0.0	18	16
S Tony Kingsley	3	0	0.0	8	10
DE Alfred Thompson	2	0	1.0	26	31
DT Marshall Henson	2	3	0.0	34	40
S Sherman Ferguson	2	2	0.0	25	33
ILB Jose Brooks	2	0	0.0	3	6
DE David Pierce	1	0	1.0	9	14
DT Orlando Westbrook	1	0	1.0	9	6
DE J.J. Emmons	1	1	0.5	17	29
CB Robert Knorr	1	1	0.0	15	11
WR Kelvin Manifold	1	0	---	---	---
WR Damon Morris	1	0	---	---	---
WR D.J. Carpenter	1	0	---	---	---
OLB Richard Hayes	1	0	0.0	6	4
ILB Justin Hogue	0	1	0.0	5	8

Pass Rush Statistics

New Orleans	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Orlando Murray	1.0	0	2	1	31
OLB Duane Burgess	1.0	0	1	0	37
DT Junior Reeves	1.0	0	0	0	31
DT Oliver Coffey	0.0	1	4	0	26

Tampa Bay	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Russell Lyle	2.0	0	1	1	34
DT Orlando Westbrook	1.0	0	1	0	6
DE Alfred Thompson	1.0	0	1	0	31
DE David Pierce	1.0	0	0	0	14
OLB Britt Reynoso	1.0	0	0	0	6
DE J.J. Emmons	0.5	0	1	0	29
S Hunter Reynolds	0.5	0	0	0	13
DT Marshall Henson	0.0	1	2	0	40
DE Terrell Aidoo	0.0	0	2	0	16

Pass Defense Statistics

New Orleans	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
ILB Wally Kaczmarek	5	0	0	36
S Bryant Hickman	3	0	2	34
S Duane Sterritt	2	1	0	37
S Jake Harry	2	0	1	23
CB Bob Heath	2	0	0	36
CB Timothy Hiller	1	1	0	18
CB Sammie Rutter	1	0	0	24
OLB Duane Burgess	1	0	0	37
CB Shane Rhodes	1	0	0	31
S Rickey Bridges	1	0	0	5

Tampa Bay	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Orlando Newhart	3	2	0	43
CB Jessie Kelley	3	1	1	36
S Hunter Reynolds	2	0	0	13
OLB Lonnie Blades	1	1	0	39
ILB Chuck Manson	1	1	0	37
ILB Jose Brooks	1	0	0	6
CB Glen Summerlin	1	0	0	35
S Emmanuel Tapscott	1	0	0	39
DE Terrell Aidoo	1	0	0	16
S Sherman Ferguson	1	0	0	33
DE Alfred Thompson	1	0	0	31
S Tony Kingsley	1	0	0	10

Blocking Statistics

New Orleans	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Jimmy Lumpkin	3	4	0	13	1	12
Wesley Hickman	3	3	0	27	1	30
Larry Andersen	2	7	1	26	1	27
Leon Schroeder	2	5	0	24	1	36
Johnnie Hogrefe	2	5	0	27	0	41
Devin Medlock	1	3	0	15	1	28
Neil Delgado	1	3	0	31	1	37
Charles Cortez	0	2	0	33	0	45
Travis Tusch	0	1	0	8	0	6
D.J. Matthews	0	0	0	4	1	8

Tampa Bay	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Perry Dubose	3	3	1	12	0	38
Louie Vance	2	3	1	9	0	33
Jesse Stargell	1	3	1	10	2	32
Tyrone Carlisle	1	1	0	8	0	31
Kennan Wieland	0	1	0	6	1	19
Walt Blanchard	0	1	0	4	0	10

Special Teams Statistics

New Orleans	Tackles	STPlays
Wally Kaczmarek	3	12
Joel Garrison	2	22
Bryant Hickman	1	13
Bob Heath	0	17
Willie Rexin	0	17
Graham King	0	16
Leo Sweeney	0	16
Roderick Hanson	0	14
Dwayne Gelbart	0	13
J.R. Marston	0	11
Rickey Bridges	0	11
Travis Tusch	0	8
Jimmy Lumpkin	0	8
Larry Andersen	0	8
Devin Medlock	0	8
Charles Cortez	0	7
Orlando Murray	0	6
Johnnie Hogrefe	0	5
J.R. Fraaije	0	4
Darrell Shepherd	0	4
Timothy Hiller	0	4
Nate Serban	0	3
Irving Robasky	0	2
Sammie Rutter	0	2
Corey Logan	0	2
Deron Lyle	0	2
D.J. Matthews	0	2
Bobby Irwin	0	2
Duane Burgess	0	1
Eddie Bloomer	0	1
Earl Moulton	0	1

Tampa Bay	Tackles	STPlays
Orlando Newhart	1	11
Emmanuel Tapscott	1	11
Robert Knorr	1	10
Glen Mock	0	18
Jessie Kelley	0	15
Hunter Reynolds	0	15
Bennie Covington	0	13
Chad Shwiner	0	12
Jose Brooks	0	11
Gene Gulbransen	0	10
Damon Morris	0	9
Walt Blanchard	0	8
Glen Summerlin	0	7
Britt Reynoso	0	7
J.J. Emmons	0	6
Tyrone Carlisle	0	5
Bruce Hopper	0	5
Russell Lyle	0	5
Louie Vance	0	5
Chuck Manson	0	5
Alan Singleton	0	5
Lonnie Blades	0	4
David Pierce	0	4
Marshall Henson	0	4
Paul Singleton	0	4
Sherman Ferguson	0	4
Kennan Wieland	0	4
Richard Hayes	0	4
Max Pugh	0	3
Joe Troxel	0	3
Alfred Thompson	0	3
Lester Arnold	0	2
Orlando Westbrook	0	2
Perry Dubose	0	2
Cory Fields	0	2
Justin Hogue	0	2
Ed Epperson	0	1
Tony Kingsley	0	1

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	15	40	2.7
Middle	11	55	5.0
Right	9	60	6.7
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	3	15	5.0
Middle	7	48	6.9
Right	2	9	4.5
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Alan Poole	38	17	4	2	4	5	8	1	1

Tampa Bay	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Monty Flylum	35	19	2	1	2	2	7	1	3

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	1	1	7	7.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	12	3	41	3.4
Medium (9-18 Yds)	22	12	153	7.0
Long (19+ Yds)	3	1	27	9.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	5	4	10	2.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	13	10	45	3.5
Medium (9-18 Yds)	14	4	46	3.3
Long (19+ Yds)	3	1	33	11.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Phillip Newman	12	6	1	83	2	32
TE Charles Cortez	8	3	0	43	1	45
WR Nolan Walters	6	3	0	49	1	25
WR Irving Robasky	4	2	1	24	0	24
TE Leo Sweeney	2	1	1	7	0	32
WR Dwayne Gelbart	2	1	0	12	0	4
RB Bobby Irwin	2	0	0	0	0	28
TE Graham King	1	1	0	10	0	10
WR Deron Lyle	1	0	1	0	0	8

Tampa Bay	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR D.J. Carpenter	11	6	0	55	1	36
WR Kelvin Manifold	9	5	0	40	1	26
WR Ed Epperson	6	2	1	1	0	24
WR Bennie Covington	2	1	1	10	0	15
RB Glen Mock	2	2	0	7	0	21
WR Damon Morris	2	1	0	10	0	8
RB Max Pugh	1	1	0	3	0	16
TE Gene Gulbransen	1	1	0	8	0	18
FB Walt Blanchard	1	0	0	0	0	10

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Bobby Irwin	2	15	7.50	3.25
Alan Poole	1	8	8.00	9.50
Leo Sweeney	1	18	18.00	18.50
Nolan Walters	1	8	8.00	8.00

Tampa Bay	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Alan Poole	4	0	0	0.00	6.00

Tampa Bay	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Target	Overall Avg
WR Irving Robasky	2	6.00
WR Nolan Walters	1	8.17
WR Phillip Newman	1	6.92

Tampa Bay	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg

Third Down Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Rushes	Conversions
Bobby Irwin	3	2
Joel Garrison	1	1

Tampa Bay	Rushes	Conversions
Max Pugh	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Conversions
Alan Poole	10	4	4

Tampa Bay	Att	Comp	Conversions
Monty Flylum	8	6	1

Third Down Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Phillip Newman	4	2	2
WR Nolan Walters	2	0	0
WR Dwayne Gelbart	2	1	1
WR Irving Robasky	1	1	1
TE Charles Cortez	1	0	0

Tampa Bay	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR D.J. Carpenter	5	3	1
WR Kelvin Manifold	2	2	0
RB Glen Mock	1	1	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 53,700 (65,700 capacity)
Upper Deck 13,400 (17,700)
End Zone 11,300 (12,700)
Mezzanine 6,300 (7,300)
Sideline Seats 9,400 (11,200)
Club Seats 9,800 (12,000)
Luxury Boxes 3,500 (4,800)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	53,700 (65,700 capacity)
Upper Deck	13,400 (17,700)
End Zone	11,300 (12,700)
Mezzanine	6,300 (7,300)
Sideline Seats	9,400 (11,200)
Club Seats	9,800 (12,000)
Luxury Boxes	3,500 (4,800)