Week 9, 2025

played in New Orleans, LA

68 degrees, fair, calm

Tampa Bay Buccaneers	7	7	7	10	-	31
New Orleans Saints	7	10	7	3	-	27

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:56 TBY - Omar Michaelson 2 run (Wes Kozak extra point)
1Q: 05:44 NOS - Phillip Newman 1 pass from Alan Poole (Burt McCalla extra point)
2Q: 12:19 TBY - Bennie Walton 2 pass from Henry Garcia (Wes Kozak extra point)
2Q: 09:14 NOS - Bobby Irwin 12 run (Burt McCalla extra point)
2Q: 00:28 NOS - Burt McCalla 19 field goal
3Q: 10:33 NOS - Rex Dunn 3 pass from Alan Poole (Burt McCalla extra point)
3Q: 04:07 TBY - Omar Michaelson 12 run (Wes Kozak extra point)
4Q: 11:30 TBY - Wes Kozak 27 field goal
4Q: 04:35 NOS - Burt McCalla 24 field goal
4Q: 01:44 TBY - Omar Michaelson 1 run (Wes Kozak extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:56 TBY - Omar Michaelson 2 run (Wes Kozak extra point)
1Q: 05:44 NOS - Phillip Newman 1 pass from Alan Poole (Burt McCalla extra point)
2Q: 12:19 TBY - Bennie Walton 2 pass from Henry Garcia (Wes Kozak extra point)
2Q: 09:14 NOS - Bobby Irwin 12 run (Burt McCalla extra point)
2Q: 00:28 NOS - Burt McCalla 19 field goal
3Q: 10:33 NOS - Rex Dunn 3 pass from Alan Poole (Burt McCalla extra point)
3Q: 04:07 TBY - Omar Michaelson 12 run (Wes Kozak extra point)
4Q: 11:30 TBY - Wes Kozak 27 field goal
4Q: 04:35 NOS - Burt McCalla 24 field goal
4Q: 01:44 TBY - Omar Michaelson 1 run (Wes Kozak extra point)

Team Statistics TBY NOS
Record 4-4 4-4
First Downs 24 22
- by Rushing 9 5
- by Passing 14 15
- by Penalty 1 2
Total Net Yards 431 357
- Offensive Plays 63 50
- Yards per Play 6.84 7.14
Net Rushing Yards 118 119
- Rushing Attempts 35 26
- Yards per Rush 3.37 4.58
Net Passing Yards 313 238
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 28 - 21 - 0 24 - 17 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 313 238
- Sacks/Yards Lost 0/0 0/0
- Yards per Pass Play 11.18 9.92
Fumbles/Lost 1/0 1/1
3rd Down Conversions 9/13 7/10
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 6.1 5.7
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 9/75 5/33
Punt Returns/Yards 0/0 0/0
Kick Returns/Yards 5/117 5/137
Interception Ret./Yards 1/27 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 5 5
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 4/1 3/2
Avg. Drive Start OWN 27 OWN 37
Time of Possession 35:13 24:47

Team Statistics	TBY	NOS
Record	4-4	4-4
First Downs	24	22
- by Rushing	9	5
- by Passing	14	15
- by Penalty	1	2
Total Net Yards	431	357
- Offensive Plays	63	50
- Yards per Play	6.84	7.14
Net Rushing Yards	118	119
- Rushing Attempts	35	26
- Yards per Rush	3.37	4.58
Net Passing Yards	313	238
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	28 - 21 - 0	24 - 17 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	313	238
- Sacks/Yards Lost	0/0	0/0
- Yards per Pass Play	11.18	9.92
Fumbles/Lost	1/0	1/1
3rd Down Conversions	9/13	7/10
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	6.1	5.7
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	9/75	5/33
Punt Returns/Yards	0/0	0/0
Kick Returns/Yards	5/117	5/137
Interception Ret./Yards	1/27	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	5	5
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	4/1	3/2
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 27	OWN 37
Time of Possession	35:13	24:47

Drive Charts

Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	1:38	OWN 19	3	6	Punt
1	12:07	2:21	OWN 20	7	80	Touchdown
1	5:37	8:24	OWN 18	14	82	Touchdown
2	9:07	4:24	OWN 25	7	30	Punt
2	0:23	0:23	OWN 47	1	-9	Half
3	10:27	6:30	OWN 20	11	80	Touchdown
3	3:05	6:40	OWN 38	10	52	Field Goal
4	4:29	2:53	OWN 27	8	73	Touchdown
4	0:49	0:49	OWN 32	3	-3	Game

New Orleans Saints
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	13:22	1:15	OWN 33	3	7	Punt
1	9:46	4:09	OWN 44	8	56	Touchdown
2	12:13	3:06	OWN 45	5	55	Touchdown
2	4:43	4:20	OWN 20	11	78	Field Goal
3	15:00	4:33	OWN 48	8	52	Touchdown
3	3:57	0:52	OWN 46	1	16	Fumble
4	11:25	6:56	OWN 29	12	64	Field Goal
4	1:36	0:47	OWN 36	3	39	Interception

Game MVP: Henry Garcia, Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Rushing Statistics

Tampa Bay	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Omar Michaelson	26	107	4.12	12	1	3
Henry Garcia	5	4	0.80	3	0	0
Skip Oukac	4	7	1.75	5	0	0

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Bobby Irwin	11	45	4.09	12	2	1
Dwight Wright	7	36	5.14	16	1	0
Alan Poole	6	34	5.67	10	1	0
Rex Dunn	2	4	2.00	3	0	0

Passing Statistics

Tampa Bay	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Henry Garcia	28	21	313	0/0	1	55	0	123.0

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Alan Poole	24	17	238	0/0	2	35	1	112.8

Receiving Statistics

Tampa Bay	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
TE Bennie Walton	6	6	66	11.00	16	17	1
RB Omar Michaelson	4	4	29	7.25	3	11	0
WR Kelvin Manifold	3	4	80	26.67	45	55	0
WR D.J. Carpenter	3	5	36	12.00	0	35	0
WR Rod McCullough	2	4	53	26.50	30	28	0
TE Chad Shwiner	1	3	40	40.00	25	40	0
WR Damon Morris	1	1	6	6.00	0	6	0
RB Jackie Andersen	1	1	3	3.00	0	3	0

New Orleans	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Nolan Walters	5	8	105	21.00	49	35	0
TE Leo Sweeney	3	3	47	15.67	6	20	0
RB Bobby Irwin	3	4	35	11.67	24	15	0
RB Dwight Wright	2	2	25	12.50	3	24	0
FB Rex Dunn	2	2	7	3.50	0	4	1
WR Phillip Newman	1	4	1	1.00	0	1	1
WR Terrell Hicks	1	1	18	18.00	0	18	0

Interception Statistics

Tampa Bay	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Harvey Reeves	1	27	27.00	0

New Orleans	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Tampa Bay	Fumb	Recov	Force
Kelvin Manifold	1	0	0
Alfred Thompson	0	1	0
Omar Michaelson	0	1	0
Orlando Newhart	0	0	1

New Orleans	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Dwight Wright	1	0	0	0
Bryant Hickman	0	0	1	0

Punting Statistics

Tampa Bay	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Nicky Bodenhemer	2	87	43.5	33.5	45	0

New Orleans	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Darnell Briggs	1	60	60.0	40.0	60	0

Kicking Statistics

Tampa Bay	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Wes Kozak	1/1	0/0	0/0	27	4/4

New Orleans	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Burt McCalla	2/2	0/0	0/0	24	3/3

Punt Return Statistics

Tampa Bay	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Kick Return Statistics

Tampa Bay	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Orlando Newhart	4	100	25.0	0
Kelvin Manifold	1	17	17.0	0

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Bobby Irwin	5	137	27.4	0

Defensive Statistics

Tampa Bay	Tack	Asst	RPlay	PPlay
CB Orlando Newhart	8	0	14	15
S Bruce Prescott	7	1	18	20
ILB Chuck Manson	3	0	19	21
S Aaron Halama	3	0	15	8
ILB Bubba Cote	3	0	7	3
OLB Mario Hillery	2	2	20	18
CB Lester Noetzel	2	2	10	13
CB Leonard Kingsbury	2	1	23	17
OLB Britt Reynoso	2	0	14	8
DT Brock Robinson	2	0	16	20
DT Orlando Westbrook	1	2	18	15
S Harvey Reeves	1	1	20	22
DE Alfred Thompson	1	1	15	15
OLB Winfred Stone	1	0	3	4
DE Hardy Keil	1	0	8	5
CB K.C. Yantis	1	0	20	17
DE Nathan McIntyre	0	3	18	19

New Orleans	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Jose Barfield	5	3	0.0	33	24
DT Junior Reeves	5	1	0.0	23	17
S Duane Sterritt	4	2	0.0	33	25
CB Sammie Rutter	4	1	0.0	21	21
S Bryant Hickman	4	0	0.0	6	5
CB Bob Heath	4	0	0.0	17	20
OLB Willie Rexin	4	0	0.0	31	26
S Jorge Cloude	3	2	0.0	26	23
DE Brent Robbins	3	2	0.0	23	19
DT Johnny Rasmussen	3	0	0.0	15	12
ILB Earl Moulton	2	1	0.0	24	18
OLB Lamar Bailey	2	1	0.0	25	21
OLB Otis Wallis	2	1	0.0	14	7
CB Howie Lord	1	1	0.0	17	12
WR Nolan Walters	1	0	---	---	---
DE Eddie Bloomer	1	0	0.0	16	8
DE Nate Serban	1	0	0.0	12	9
DE Cary Clinton	1	0	0.0	19	20
CB Ty Covington	1	0	0.0	25	16

Pass Rush Statistics

Tampa Bay	Hurry	PPlay
DT Orlando Westbrook	1	15
DE Terrell Aidoo	1	9
OLB Mario Hillery	1	18

New Orleans	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Cary Clinton	1	1	0	20
OLB Lamar Bailey	0	2	1	21
DE Brent Robbins	0	2	1	19

Pass Defense Statistics

Tampa Bay	Caught	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Orlando Newhart	3	0	15
OLB Britt Reynoso	2	0	8
CB Leonard Kingsbury	2	0	17
S Aaron Halama	2	0	8
DT Brock Robinson	2	0	20
ILB Chuck Manson	1	0	21
S Bruce Prescott	1	0	20
DE Alfred Thompson	1	0	15
OLB Mario Hillery	1	0	18
ILB Bubba Cote	1	0	3
CB Lester Noetzel	1	0	13
S Harvey Reeves	0	1	22

New Orleans	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Sammie Rutter	5	0	21
S Duane Sterritt	3	1	25
OLB Willie Rexin	3	0	26
S Bryant Hickman	2	0	5
CB Bob Heath	2	0	20
ILB Earl Moulton	1	0	18
OLB Lamar Bailey	1	0	21
ILB Jose Barfield	1	0	24
S Jorge Cloude	1	0	23
DE Brent Robbins	1	0	19
CB Ty Covington	1	0	16

Blocking Statistics

Tampa Bay	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	PPly
Bert Elkon	4	8	0	28	25
Lester Sawyer	3	4	0	29	19
Marcus Farrell	2	3	0	11	10
Shawn Neumeyer	2	3	0	25	22
Perry Dubose	1	3	1	31	27
Louie Vance	1	1	0	7	3
Roger Wellins	1	1	0	10	6
Johnnie Hogrefe	0	7	1	24	18
Chad Shwiner	0	1	0	18	15

New Orleans	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	PPly
Marlon Finley	2	7	0	26	18
Joseph Sherman	1	3	0	26	22
Junior Blair	1	2	0	5	3
Rex Dunn	1	1	1	20	12
Curtis Olivarez	0	2	0	26	24
Cedric Flournoy	0	2	0	20	18
D.J. Matthews	0	1	0	1	3
Neil Delgado	0	1	0	25	21
Mitchell Emmons	0	1	0	13	13

Special Teams Statistics

Tampa Bay	Tackles	STPlays
Omar Michaelson	2	9
Skip Oukac	1	16
Aaron Halama	1	14
Kelvin Manifold	1	13
Orlando Newhart	0	16
Mitch Perkins	0	14
Chad Shwiner	0	13
Winfred Stone	0	13
Barry Blackwell	0	13
Lester Noetzel	0	12
Wes Kozak	0	7
Damon Morris	0	7
Bubba Cote	0	6
Marcus Farrell	0	3
Louie Vance	0	3
Johnnie Hogrefe	0	3
Bruce Prescott	0	3
Mario Hillery	0	3
Roger Wellins	0	3
C.J. Mayes	0	3
Nicky Bodenhemer	0	2
Chuck Manson	0	2
Terrell Aidoo	0	2
Britt Reynoso	0	2
Shawn Neumeyer	0	2
Bennie Walton	0	2
Hardy Keil	0	2
K.C. Yantis	0	2
Monty Flylum	0	1
Orlando Westbrook	0	1
Harvey Reeves	0	1
Nathan McIntyre	0	1
Alfred Thompson	0	1
Leonard Kingsbury	0	1
Harold Ackerman	0	1
Brock Robinson	0	1

New Orleans	Tackles	STPlays
Dwight Wright	2	6
Otis Wallis	1	18
Howie Lord	1	12
Martin Robertson	1	12
Bryant Hickman	0	15
Mack Mathews	0	15
Mitchell Emmons	0	14
Stephen Granberry	0	14
Earl Moulton	0	13
Junior Blair	0	13
Timothy Hiller	0	9
Burt McCalla	0	8
Bobby Irwin	0	7
Bob Heath	0	5
Leo Sweeney	0	3
D.J. Matthews	0	3
Nate Serban	0	3
Marlon Finley	0	3
Mitch Crutchfield	0	3
Cary Clinton	0	3
Rex Dunn	0	3
Nolan Walters	0	2
Billy Joe Beckett	0	2
Mel Galiardo	0	2
Cedric Flournoy	0	2
Alex Priestley	0	2
Sammie Rutter	0	1
Junior Reeves	0	1
Duane Sterritt	0	1
Willie Rexin	0	1
Jorge Cloude	0	1
Darnell Briggs	0	1

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	13	55	4.2
Middle	15	45	3.0
Right	5	20	4.0
None	2	-2	-1.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	9	31	3.4
Middle	13	52	4.0
Right	4	36	9.0
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Tampa Bay	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Henry Garcia	28	21	5	0	0	1	5	2	0

New Orleans	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Alan Poole	24	17	4	2	1	0	3	0	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	0	0	0	0.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	15	11	131	8.7
Medium (9-18 Yds)	11	9	147	13.4
Long (19+ Yds)	2	1	35	17.5

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	3	24	6.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	8	7	56	7.0
Medium (9-18 Yds)	4	3	61	15.3
Long (19+ Yds)	8	4	97	12.1

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Tampa Bay	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
TE Bennie Walton	6	6	66	0	19
WR D.J. Carpenter	5	3	36	1	24
WR Kelvin Manifold	4	3	80	1	8
WR Rod McCullough	4	2	53	2	11
RB Omar Michaelson	4	4	29	0	23
TE Chad Shwiner	3	1	40	1	15
WR Damon Morris	1	1	6	0	7
RB Jackie Andersen	1	1	3	0	10

New Orleans	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Nolan Walters	8	5	1	105	2	20
WR Phillip Newman	4	1	0	1	0	19
RB Bobby Irwin	4	3	0	35	0	18
TE Leo Sweeney	3	3	0	47	1	16
RB Dwight Wright	2	2	0	25	1	6
FB Rex Dunn	2	2	0	7	0	12
WR Terrell Hicks	1	1	0	18	0	8

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Tampa Bay	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Omar Michaelson	10	40	4.00	4.12
Skip Oukac	1	5	5.00	1.75
Henry Garcia	1	1	1.00	0.80

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Bobby Irwin	5	23	4.60	4.09
Rex Dunn	2	4	2.00	2.00

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Tampa Bay	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Henry Garcia	2	2	8	4.00	11.18

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Alan Poole	7	6	34	4.86	9.92

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Tampa Bay	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Damon Morris	1	1	6	6.00	6.00
TE Bennie Walton	1	1	2	2.00	11.00

New Orleans	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Nolan Walters	2	2	25	12.50	13.13
WR Phillip Newman	2	1	1	0.50	0.25
FB Rex Dunn	2	2	7	3.50	3.50
RB Dwight Wright	1	1	1	1.00	12.50

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Tampa Bay	Rushes	Conversions
Henry Garcia	3	2
Omar Michaelson	3	2
Skip Oukac	1	1

New Orleans	Rushes	Conversions
Alan Poole	2	2
Dwight Wright	2	1
Bobby Irwin	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Tampa Bay	Att	Comp	Conversions
Henry Garcia	6	4	4

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Conversions
Alan Poole	5	4	4

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Tampa Bay	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Kelvin Manifold	1	1	1
TE Chad Shwiner	1	0	0
WR Rod McCullough	1	0	0
WR D.J. Carpenter	1	1	1
TE Bennie Walton	1	1	1
RB Omar Michaelson	1	1	1

New Orleans	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Phillip Newman	2	1	1
TE Leo Sweeney	1	1	1
WR Nolan Walters	1	1	1
RB Dwight Wright	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 77,300 (80,200 capacity)
Upper Deck 19,500 (20,400)
End Zone 14,200 (14,700)
Mezzanine 8,300 (8,500)
Sideline Seats 12,800 (13,000)
Club Seats 19,700 (19,900)
Luxury Boxes 2,800 (3,700)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	77,300 (80,200 capacity)
Upper Deck	19,500 (20,400)
End Zone	14,200 (14,700)
Mezzanine	8,300 (8,500)
Sideline Seats	12,800 (13,000)
Club Seats	19,700 (19,900)
Luxury Boxes	2,800 (3,700)