Week 1, 2024

played in New Orleans, LA

68 degrees, fair, calm

Tampa Bay Buccaneers	0	10	0	3	-	13
New Orleans Saints	10	10	7	10	-	37

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:21 NOS - Bobby Irwin 55 pass from Alan Poole (Burt McCalla extra point)
1Q: 06:59 NOS - Burt McCalla 24 field goal
2Q: 12:28 NOS - Alan Poole 14 run (Burt McCalla extra point)
2Q: 07:36 TBY - Rod McCullough 43 pass from Henry Garcia (Deion Wayne extra point)
2Q: 05:22 NOS - Burt McCalla 50 field goal
2Q: 00:42 TBY - Deion Wayne 45 field goal
3Q: 13:19 NOS - Phillip Newman 57 pass from Alan Poole (Burt McCalla extra point)
4Q: 11:45 TBY - Deion Wayne 24 field goal
4Q: 07:49 NOS - Alan Poole 23 run (Burt McCalla extra point)
4Q: 02:03 NOS - Burt McCalla 36 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:21 NOS - Bobby Irwin 55 pass from Alan Poole (Burt McCalla extra point)
1Q: 06:59 NOS - Burt McCalla 24 field goal
2Q: 12:28 NOS - Alan Poole 14 run (Burt McCalla extra point)
2Q: 07:36 TBY - Rod McCullough 43 pass from Henry Garcia (Deion Wayne extra point)
2Q: 05:22 NOS - Burt McCalla 50 field goal
2Q: 00:42 TBY - Deion Wayne 45 field goal
3Q: 13:19 NOS - Phillip Newman 57 pass from Alan Poole (Burt McCalla extra point)
4Q: 11:45 TBY - Deion Wayne 24 field goal
4Q: 07:49 NOS - Alan Poole 23 run (Burt McCalla extra point)
4Q: 02:03 NOS - Burt McCalla 36 field goal

Team Statistics TBY NOS
Record 0-1 1-0
First Downs 15 21
- by Rushing 1 13
- by Passing 13 7
- by Penalty 1 1
Total Net Yards 338 452
- Offensive Plays 71 67
- Yards per Play 4.76 6.75
Net Rushing Yards 54 263
- Rushing Attempts 13 41
- Yards per Rush 4.15 6.41
Net Passing Yards 284 189
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 53 - 29 - 1 25 - 11 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards 319 195
- Sacks/Yards Lost 5/35 1/6
- Yards per Pass Play 4.90 7.27
Fumbles/Lost 1/0 1/1
3rd Down Conversions 4/18 3/10
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 8.9 10.5
4th Down Conversions 1/4 0/0
Penalties/Yards 4/25 5/35
Punt Returns/Yards 1/8 2/2
Kick Returns/Yards 5/109 4/135
Interception Ret./Yards 2/3 1/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 1 4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 0/1 1/2
Avg. Drive Start OWN 24 OWN 42
Time of Possession 28:20 31:40

Team Statistics	TBY	NOS
Record	0-1	1-0
First Downs	15	21
- by Rushing	1	13
- by Passing	13	7
- by Penalty	1	1
Total Net Yards	338	452
- Offensive Plays	71	67
- Yards per Play	4.76	6.75
Net Rushing Yards	54	263
- Rushing Attempts	13	41
- Yards per Rush	4.15	6.41
Net Passing Yards	284	189
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	53 - 29 - 1	25 - 11 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards	319	195
- Sacks/Yards Lost	5/35	1/6
- Yards per Pass Play	4.90	7.27
Fumbles/Lost	1/0	1/1
3rd Down Conversions	4/18	3/10
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	8.9	10.5
4th Down Conversions	1/4	0/0
Penalties/Yards	4/25	5/35
Punt Returns/Yards	1/8	2/2
Kick Returns/Yards	5/109	4/135
Interception Ret./Yards	2/3	1/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	1	4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	0/1	1/2
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 24	OWN 42
Time of Possession	28:20	31:40

Drive Charts

Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	2:26	OWN 20	4	25	Punt
1	10:03	0:43	OWN 24	1	-5	Interception
1	6:52	3:13	OWN 34	5	34	Missed FG
1	2:18	1:32	OWN 41	3	5	Punt
2	12:18	1:41	OWN 20	3	8	Punt
2	8:49	1:30	OWN 26	5	74	Touchdown
2	5:16	1:24	OWN 20	4	33	Punt
2	1:29	0:54	OPP 36	3	8	Field Goal
3	13:00	2:17	OWN 16	3	7	Punt
3	8:16	1:47	OWN 20	3	6	Punt
3	5:58	1:38	OWN 11	5	37	Punt
3	2:10	5:30	OWN 23	14	70	Field Goal
4	7:38	2:46	OWN 23	10	23	Downs
4	4:19	1:13	OWN 15	4	8	Downs
4	1:57	0:36	OWN 14	4	0	Downs

New Orleans Saints
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	12:34	2:31	OWN 6	6	94	Touchdown
1	9:20	2:28	OPP 25	6	18	Field Goal
1	3:39	1:21	OWN 36	3	-9	Punt
1	0:46	3:28	OWN 29	8	71	Touchdown
2	10:37	1:48	OWN 35	4	26	Interception
2	7:19	2:03	OWN 42	4	25	Field Goal
2	3:52	2:23	OWN 4	5	45	Fumble
2	0:35	0:35	OWN 40	4	10	Half
3	15:00	2:00	OWN 38	3	62	Touchdown
3	10:43	2:27	OWN 41	4	15	Punt
3	6:29	0:31	OWN 46	3	0	Punt
3	4:20	2:10	OWN 22	3	9	Punt
4	11:40	4:02	OWN 42	7	58	Touchdown
4	4:52	0:33	OPP 46	2	-8	Interception
4	3:06	1:09	OPP 23	3	4	Field Goal
4	1:21	1:21	OPP 14	2	7	Game

Game MVP: Bobby Irwin, New Orleans Saints

Rushing Statistics

Tampa Bay	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Omar Michaelson	8	24	3.00	10	1
Henry Garcia	3	21	7.00	8	0
Skip Oukac	1	6	6.00	6	0
Monty Flylum	1	3	3.00	3	0

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Bobby Irwin	21	128	6.10	21	7	0
Dwight Wright	9	38	4.22	12	1	0
Alan Poole	7	81	11.57	23	3	2
Rex Dunn	3	11	3.67	10	1	0
Phillip Newman	1	5	5.00	5	0	0

Passing Statistics

Tampa Bay	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Henry Garcia	40	24	291	3/20	1	43	1	80.3
Monty Flylum	13	5	28	2/15	0	14	0	46.6

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Alan Poole	25	11	195	1/6	2	57	2	64.6

Receiving Statistics

Tampa Bay	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Rod McCullough	7	10	114	16.29	44	43	1
WR D.J. Carpenter	6	8	44	7.33	3	16	0
TE Bennie Walton	5	10	51	10.20	2	15	0
WR Kelvin Manifold	4	7	35	8.75	8	15	0
RB Omar Michaelson	4	6	12	3.00	1	8	0
WR Damon Morris	2	8	49	24.50	29	31	0
TE Chad Shwiner	1	3	14	14.00	0	14	0
WR Derek Goodwin	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

New Orleans	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Nolan Walters	4	11	32	8.00	4	10	0
WR Phillip Newman	3	7	80	26.67	8	57	1
TE Earl Fiume	2	2	26	13.00	0	14	0
RB Bobby Irwin	2	4	57	28.50	46	55	1
WR Tyrus Humphrey	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Tampa Bay	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Orlando Newhart	2	3	1.50	0

New Orleans	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Jorge Cloude	1	0	0.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Tampa Bay	Fumb	Recov	Force
Henry Garcia	1	1	0
Terrell Aidoo	0	1	0
Hardy Keil	0	0	1

New Orleans	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Bobby Irwin	1	0	0	0
David Evans	0	0	1	0

Punting Statistics

Tampa Bay	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Scott Martinez	7	250	35.7	35.4	45	2

New Orleans	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Darnell Briggs	4	173	43.3	36.3	54	2

Kicking Statistics

Tampa Bay	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Deion Wayne	2/3	1/2	0/0	45	1/1

New Orleans	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Burt McCalla	3/3	1/1	1/1	50	4/4

Punt Return Statistics

Tampa Bay	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Jessie Kelley	1	8	8.0	0

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Timothy Hiller	2	2	1.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Tampa Bay	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Orlando Newhart	4	97	24.3	0
Jessie Kelley	1	12	12.0	0

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Bobby Irwin	4	135	33.8	0

Defensive Statistics

Tampa Bay	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Shawn Fazande	5	4	0.0	25	16
DT Russell Lyle	5	3	0.0	25	13
DE Hardy Keil	5	0	0.0	27	19
OLB Britt Reynoso	4	1	0.0	28	15
S Rob Szumnarski	4	0	0.0	30	17
CB Cornell Clemons	4	0	0.0	26	20
DE Alfred Thompson	3	0	1.0	25	19
CB Orlando Newhart	3	1	0.0	33	26
DE J.J. Emmons	3	0	0.0	14	7
OLB Winfred Stone	3	0	0.0	16	7
DT Orlando Westbrook	2	1	0.0	18	14
CB Jessie Kelley	2	1	0.0	37	22
S Aaron Halama	2	0	0.0	35	21
ILB Bubba Cote	2	0	0.0	16	10
OLB Otis Forbes	1	2	0.0	18	12
RB Omar Michaelson	1	0	---	---	---
S Cole Nixon	0	2	0.0	29	21
DE Terrell Aidoo	0	1	0.0	16	7

New Orleans	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Jorge Cloude	6	1	0.0	9	43
S Duane Sterritt	6	0	0.0	12	55
OLB Duane Burgess	4	1	0.5	12	48
ILB Jose Barfield	4	1	0.0	7	35
OLB Lamar Bailey	3	0	1.5	7	33
CB David Evans	3	1	0.0	11	46
ILB Earl Moulton	3	0	0.0	3	12
CB Howie Lord	3	0	0.0	7	40
DE Nate Serban	2	0	1.5	5	26
CB Timothy Hiller	2	2	0.0	7	37
OLB Willie Rexin	2	1	0.0	11	44
DE Brent Robbins	2	1	0.0	8	32
CB Sammie Rutter	2	0	0.0	10	34
DT Junior Reeves	1	2	1.5	8	37
OLB Otis Wallis	1	1	0.0	2	10
ILB Sean Ackerman	1	0	0.0	1	3
TE Earl Fiume	1	0	---	---	---
WR Nolan Walters	1	0	---	---	---
T Neil Delgado	1	0	---	---	---
DT Johnny Rasmussen	1	0	0.0	5	21
S Bryant Hickman	0	1	0.0	5	19
DE Cary Clinton	0	1	0.0	11	48

Pass Rush Statistics

Tampa Bay	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Alfred Thompson	1.0	2	2	0	19

New Orleans	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Lamar Bailey	1.5	1	2	1	33
DT Junior Reeves	1.5	0	1	0	37
DE Nate Serban	1.5	0	0	2	26
OLB Duane Burgess	0.5	1	1	0	48
DE Brent Robbins	0.0	0	3	1	32
DE Cary Clinton	0.0	0	3	0	48

Pass Defense Statistics

Tampa Bay	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Orlando Newhart	2	3	2	26
S Rob Szumnarski	2	0	0	17
ILB Shawn Fazande	2	0	0	16
S Aaron Halama	2	0	0	21
OLB Otis Forbes	1	1	0	12
CB Cornell Clemons	1	0	0	20
OLB Winfred Stone	1	0	0	7

New Orleans	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S Duane Sterritt	6	0	0	55
S Jorge Cloude	5	1	1	43
ILB Jose Barfield	4	2	0	35
CB Howie Lord	3	1	0	40
OLB Willie Rexin	2	1	0	44
CB Timothy Hiller	2	1	0	37
OLB Duane Burgess	2	0	0	48
ILB Earl Moulton	2	0	0	12
CB David Evans	1	1	0	46
CB Sammie Rutter	1	0	0	34
OLB Otis Wallis	1	0	0	10
S Bryant Hickman	0	1	0	19

Blocking Statistics

Tampa Bay	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Louie Vance	1	3	4	0	14
Bert Elkon	1	2	10	0	51
Lester Sawyer	0	2	9	3	51
Marcus Farrell	0	1	9	0	44
Perry Dubose	0	1	13	0	45
Shawn Neumeyer	0	0	11	1	48
Daniel Harding	0	0	0	1	13

New Orleans	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Marlon Finley	6	6	1	40	0	22
Neil Delgado	5	9	1	37	1	26
Curtis Olivarez	2	7	0	41	0	26
D.J. Matthews	1	4	0	37	0	20
Cedric Flournoy	1	4	0	30	0	20
Larry Andersen	0	2	0	11	0	6
Mitch Crutchfield	0	1	0	8	0	6
Rex Dunn	0	1	0	24	0	13

Special Teams Statistics

Tampa Bay	Tackles	STPlays
Skip Oukac	3	26
Derek Goodwin	1	22
Chad Shwiner	1	21
Deion Wayne	1	7
Bucky Stevenson	0	21
Otis Forbes	0	19
Kelvin Manifold	0	16
Cole Nixon	0	16
Cornell Clemons	0	15
Jessie Kelley	0	14
Orlando Newhart	0	13
Marcus Farrell	0	10
Scott Martinez	0	10
Daniel Harding	0	10
Amos Worden	0	10
Aaron Halama	0	10
Louie Vance	0	9
Bennie Walton	0	9
Bubba Cote	0	8
Russell Lyle	0	6
Damon Morris	0	6
Shawn Neumeyer	0	6
Omar Michaelson	0	6
Orlando Westbrook	0	4
Roger Wellins	0	4
Rob Szumnarski	0	3
J.J. Emmons	0	3
Britt Reynoso	0	3
Hardy Keil	0	3
Terrell Aidoo	0	2
Alfred Thompson	0	2
Shawn Fazande	0	2
Reuben Foster	0	1
Winfred Stone	0	1
Andy Mills	0	1

New Orleans	Tackles	STPlays
Otis Wallis	2	32
Earl Fiume	2	17
Timothy Hiller	1	29
Shane Love	1	19
Dwight Wright	0	24
Tyrus Humphrey	0	19
Mitchell Emmons	0	17
Junior Blair	0	17
Bryant Hickman	0	13
Sean Ackerman	0	12
Burt McCalla	0	11
Cary Clinton	0	9
Wesley Hickman	0	7
Larry Andersen	0	7
Marlon Finley	0	7
Mitch Crutchfield	0	7
Jose Barfield	0	6
Earl Moulton	0	5
Nate Serban	0	5
Bobby Irwin	0	5
Brent Robbins	0	5
Martin Robertson	0	4
Darnell Briggs	0	4
Sammie Rutter	0	3
Duane Burgess	0	3
David Evans	0	3
Howie Lord	0	3
Duane Sterritt	0	3
Billy Joe Beckett	0	3
Mel Galiardo	0	3
Cedric Flournoy	0	3
Rex Dunn	0	3
Lamar Bailey	0	2
Willie Rexin	0	2
Johnny Rasmussen	0	2
Jorge Cloude	0	2
Eddie Bloomer	0	1
D.J. Matthews	0	1
Junior Reeves	0	1

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	3	15	5.0
Middle	10	39	3.9
Right	0	0	0.0
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	12	67	5.6
Middle	20	153	7.7
Right	8	44	5.5
None	1	-1	-1.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Tampa Bay	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Henry Garcia	40	24	4	0	2	5	7	2	1
Monty Flylum	13	5	0	0	1	3	3	2	0

New Orleans	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Alan Poole	25	11	2	3	1	4	2	0	2

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	2	2	1	0.5
Short (0-8 Yds)	22	13	76	3.5
Medium (9-18 Yds)	25	13	219	8.8
Long (19+ Yds)	4	1	23	5.8

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	1	1	2	2.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	7	3	68	9.7
Medium (9-18 Yds)	13	6	68	5.2
Long (19+ Yds)	4	1	57	14.3

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Tampa Bay	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Rod McCullough	10	7	0	114	3	32
TE Bennie Walton	10	5	1	51	0	43
WR Damon Morris	8	2	0	49	1	33
WR D.J. Carpenter	8	6	0	44	0	33
WR Kelvin Manifold	7	4	1	35	0	24
RB Omar Michaelson	6	4	1	12	0	51
TE Chad Shwiner	3	1	0	14	0	22
WR Derek Goodwin	1	0	0	0	0	3

New Orleans	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Nolan Walters	11	4	1	32	0	21
WR Phillip Newman	7	3	0	80	1	24
RB Bobby Irwin	4	2	0	57	1	19
TE Earl Fiume	2	2	0	26	0	15
WR Tyrus Humphrey	1	0	0	0	0	9

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Tampa Bay	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Alan Poole	3	20	6.67	11.57
Bobby Irwin	2	7	3.50	6.10
Rex Dunn	1	-1	-1.00	3.67

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Tampa Bay	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Henry Garcia	3	1	4	1.33	7.28

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Alan Poole	1	0	0	0.00	7.80

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Tampa Bay	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Chad Shwiner	1	0	0	0.00	4.67
WR Rod McCullough	1	1	4	4.00	11.40
WR Damon Morris	1	0	0	0.00	6.13

New Orleans	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Nolan Walters	1	0	0	0.00	2.91

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Tampa Bay	Rushes	Conversions
Henry Garcia	1	0

New Orleans	Rushes	Conversions
Alan Poole	3	1
Dwight Wright	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Tampa Bay	Att	Comp	Conversions
Henry Garcia	11	10	4
Monty Flylum	4	1	0

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Conversions
Alan Poole	5	4	2

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Tampa Bay	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR D.J. Carpenter	5	4	2
WR Rod McCullough	4	4	1
TE Bennie Walton	3	1	1
WR Kelvin Manifold	2	1	0
RB Omar Michaelson	1	1	0

New Orleans	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Nolan Walters	2	1	0
RB Bobby Irwin	2	2	1
TE Earl Fiume	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 76,400 (80,200 capacity)
Upper Deck 19,100 (20,400)
End Zone 13,800 (14,700)
Mezzanine 8,100 (8,500)
Sideline Seats 12,700 (13,000)
Club Seats 19,900 (19,900)
Luxury Boxes 2,800 (3,700)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	76,400 (80,200 capacity)
Upper Deck	19,100 (20,400)
End Zone	13,800 (14,700)
Mezzanine	8,100 (8,500)
Sideline Seats	12,700 (13,000)
Club Seats	19,900 (19,900)
Luxury Boxes	2,800 (3,700)