Week 17, 2025

played in Tampa Bay, FL

59 degrees, fair, 5 mph wind

New Orleans Saints	10	3	0	14	-	27
Tampa Bay Buccaneers	3	14	3	10	-	30

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:03 NOS - Burt McCalla 23 field goal
1Q: 07:22 TBY - Wes Kozak 32 field goal
1Q: 05:53 NOS - Rex Dunn 45 pass from Alan Poole (Burt McCalla extra point)
2Q: 15:00 TBY - Bennie Walton 4 pass from Monty Flylum (Wes Kozak extra point)
2Q: 10:49 TBY - D.J. Carpenter 19 pass from Monty Flylum (Wes Kozak extra point)
2Q: 06:07 NOS - Burt McCalla 24 field goal
3Q: 08:09 TBY - Wes Kozak 33 field goal
4Q: 10:22 NOS - Martin Robertson 11 pass from Alan Poole (Burt McCalla extra point)
4Q: 02:48 TBY - Wes Kozak 23 field goal
4Q: 00:45 TBY - Aaron Halama 77 interception return (Wes Kozak extra point)
4Q: 00:19 NOS - Leo Sweeney 30 pass from Alan Poole (Burt McCalla extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:03 NOS - Burt McCalla 23 field goal
1Q: 07:22 TBY - Wes Kozak 32 field goal
1Q: 05:53 NOS - Rex Dunn 45 pass from Alan Poole (Burt McCalla extra point)
2Q: 15:00 TBY - Bennie Walton 4 pass from Monty Flylum (Wes Kozak extra point)
2Q: 10:49 TBY - D.J. Carpenter 19 pass from Monty Flylum (Wes Kozak extra point)
2Q: 06:07 NOS - Burt McCalla 24 field goal
3Q: 08:09 TBY - Wes Kozak 33 field goal
4Q: 10:22 NOS - Martin Robertson 11 pass from Alan Poole (Burt McCalla extra point)
4Q: 02:48 TBY - Wes Kozak 23 field goal
4Q: 00:45 TBY - Aaron Halama 77 interception return (Wes Kozak extra point)
4Q: 00:19 NOS - Leo Sweeney 30 pass from Alan Poole (Burt McCalla extra point)

Team Statistics NOS TBY
Record 5-11 8-8
First Downs 19 20
- by Rushing 3 7
- by Passing 12 13
- by Penalty 4 0
Total Net Yards 349 355
- Offensive Plays 55 69
- Yards per Play 6.35 5.14
Net Rushing Yards 100 124
- Rushing Attempts 25 40
- Yards per Rush 4.00 3.10
Net Passing Yards 249 231
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 29 - 14 - 1 28 - 22 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 254 237
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/5 1/6
- Yards per Pass Play 8.30 7.97
Fumbles/Lost 2/2 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 6/11 8/16
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 5.5 6.3
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 3/15 8/50
Punt Returns/Yards 2/16 3/35
Kick Returns/Yards 6/187 1/18
Interception Ret./Yards 1/5 1/77
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 3 5
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/2 2/3
Avg. Drive Start OWN 30 OWN 38
Time of Possession 24:12 35:48

Team Statistics	NOS	TBY
Record	5-11	8-8
First Downs	19	20
- by Rushing	3	7
- by Passing	12	13
- by Penalty	4	0
Total Net Yards	349	355
- Offensive Plays	55	69
- Yards per Play	6.35	5.14
Net Rushing Yards	100	124
- Rushing Attempts	25	40
- Yards per Rush	4.00	3.10
Net Passing Yards	249	231
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	29 - 14 - 1	28 - 22 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	254	237
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/5	1/6
- Yards per Pass Play	8.30	7.97
Fumbles/Lost	2/2	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	6/11	8/16
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	5.5	6.3
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	3/15	8/50
Punt Returns/Yards	2/16	3/35
Kick Returns/Yards	6/187	1/18
Interception Ret./Yards	1/5	1/77
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	3	5
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/2	2/3
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 30	OWN 38
Time of Possession	24:12	35:48

Drive Charts

New Orleans Saints
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	5:04	OWN 41	8	53	Field Goal
1	7:16	1:37	OPP 48	2	48	Touchdown
2	14:52	0:33	OWN 38	1	2	Fumble
2	10:40	4:41	OPP 48	8	41	Field Goal
2	3:02	0:59	OWN 3	3	0	Punt
2	0:45	0:45	OWN 28	3	32	Half
3	8:03	2:14	OWN 37	3	4	Punt
3	2:38	7:27	OWN 18	15	82	Touchdown
4	6:11	1:05	OWN 10	3	15	Fumble
4	2:40	0:45	OWN 20	3	1	Punt
4	1:15	0:42	OWN 28	4	37	Interception
4	0:33	0:25	OWN 36	3	64	Touchdown

Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	9:56	2:40	OWN 19	5	66	Field Goal
1	5:39	5:47	OWN 20	12	80	Touchdown
2	14:19	3:39	OPP 40	8	40	Touchdown
2	5:59	2:57	OWN 20	5	21	Punt
2	2:03	1:18	OPP 37	6	4	Interception
3	15:00	6:57	OWN 20	12	64	Field Goal
3	5:49	3:11	OWN 21	5	19	Punt
4	10:11	4:00	OWN 20	7	34	Punt
4	5:06	2:26	OPP 25	5	19	Field Goal
4	1:55	0:40	OWN 40	3	5	Punt
4	0:08	0:08	OPP 39	1	-2	Game

Game MVP: Monty Flylum, Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Bobby Irwin	15	48	3.20	7	0
Dwight Wright	6	27	4.50	10	1
Rex Dunn	2	0	0.00	4	0
Alan Poole	1	24	24.00	24	1
Martin Robertson	1	1	1.00	1	0

Tampa Bay	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Omar Michaelson	36	117	3.25	33	1
Jackie Andersen	3	9	3.00	8	0
Monty Flylum	1	-2	-2.00	-2	0

Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Alan Poole	29	14	254	1/5	3	45	1	98.9

Tampa Bay	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Monty Flylum	28	22	237	1/6	2	45	1	110.8

Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
RB Bobby Irwin	4	4	101	25.25	75	37	0
WR Nolan Walters	3	9	12	4.00	0	7	0
TE Leo Sweeney	2	3	52	26.00	4	30	1
FB Rex Dunn	2	2	48	24.00	42	45	1
WR Martin Robertson	1	3	11	11.00	0	11	1
TE Mitchell Emmons	1	3	23	23.00	0	23	0
WR Terrell Hicks	1	3	7	7.00	0	7	0
RB Dwight Wright	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Tampa Bay	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Rod McCullough	6	8	73	12.17	29	20	0
WR D.J. Carpenter	5	5	41	8.20	0	19	1
TE Bennie Walton	4	5	64	16.00	43	45	1
RB Omar Michaelson	4	5	40	10.00	12	17	0
TE Chad Shwiner	1	1	8	8.00	0	8	0
WR Damon Morris	1	2	5	5.00	0	5	0
RB Jackie Andersen	1	1	6	6.00	0	6	0
WR Kelvin Manifold	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

New Orleans	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Jorge Cloude	1	5	5.00	0

Tampa Bay	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Aaron Halama	1	77	77.00	1

Fumble Statistics

New Orleans	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Alan Poole	1	0	0	0
Nolan Walters	1	0	0	0

Tampa Bay	Recov	Force
Nathan McIntyre	1	0
Lewis Schramm	1	0
Alfred Thompson	0	1
Mario Hillery	0	1

Punting Statistics

New Orleans	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Darnell Briggs	3	146	48.7	37.0	53	1

Tampa Bay	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Nicky Bodenhemer	4	177	44.3	40.3	56	3

Kicking Statistics

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

Tampa Bay	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Wes Kozak	3/3	0/0	0/0	33	3/3

Punt Return Statistics

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Timothy Hiller	2	16	8.0	0

Tampa Bay	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Kelvin Manifold	3	35	11.7	0

Kick Return Statistics

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Bobby Irwin	6	187	31.2	0

Tampa Bay	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Orlando Newhart	1	18	18.0	0

Defensive Statistics

New Orleans	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Jose Barfield	9	3	0.0	34	27
ILB Earl Moulton	9	2	0.0	29	17
OLB Willie Rexin	7	2	1.0	24	23
OLB Lamar Bailey	7	2	0.0	33	19
DT Junior Reeves	6	1	0.0	24	20
S Duane Sterritt	3	2	0.0	25	18
S Bryant Hickman	3	1	0.0	21	14
CB Ty Covington	3	0	0.0	29	19
CB Bob Heath	2	3	0.0	15	13
S Jorge Cloude	2	2	0.0	29	23
CB Howie Lord	2	0	0.0	15	11
CB Danny Cortez	2	0	0.0	30	15
DE Brent Robbins	1	2	0.0	18	16
DT Johnny Rasmussen	1	1	0.0	17	9
CB Timothy Hiller	1	0	0.0	17	12
OLB Otis Wallis	1	0	0.0	8	7
DE Cary Clinton	1	0	0.0	19	17
DE Eddie Bloomer	0	2	0.0	21	12

Tampa Bay	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Chuck Manson	8	1	0.0	22	25
CB Orlando Newhart	4	0	0.0	24	29
S Bruce Prescott	4	0	0.0	24	26
OLB Britt Reynoso	3	0	0.0	7	9
DE Nathan McIntyre	3	0	0.0	20	20
DT Orlando Westbrook	2	1	0.5	17	22
S Aaron Halama	2	1	0.0	21	26
DE Alfred Thompson	1	0	0.5	18	20
CB Leonard Kingsbury	1	2	0.0	18	22
CB Lester Noetzel	1	2	0.0	18	28
DE Terrell Aidoo	1	1	0.0	7	10
DT Brock Robinson	1	1	0.0	19	18
WR Rod McCullough	1	0	---	---	---
OLB Winfred Stone	1	0	0.0	4	12
DE Hardy Keil	1	0	0.0	5	10
CB K.C. Yantis	1	0	0.0	18	23
DT C.J. Mayes	1	0	0.0	9	9
OLB Mario Hillery	0	1	0.0	18	15
ILB Bubba Cote	0	1	0.0	3	3

Pass Rush Statistics

New Orleans	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Willie Rexin	1.0	0	0	0	23
DE Brent Robbins	0.0	1	0	1	16
DE Cary Clinton	0.0	0	1	2	17
OLB Lamar Bailey	0.0	0	0	1	19

Tampa Bay	Sack	Hurry	PPlay
DT Orlando Westbrook	0.5	0	22
DE Alfred Thompson	0.5	0	20
DE Nathan McIntyre	0.0	2	20
DE Hardy Keil	0.0	1	10

Pass Defense Statistics

New Orleans	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
ILB Jose Barfield	4	0	0	27
S Bryant Hickman	3	0	0	14
OLB Willie Rexin	3	0	0	23
CB Ty Covington	3	0	0	19
CB Bob Heath	2	1	0	13
S Jorge Cloude	2	0	1	23
ILB Earl Moulton	2	0	0	17
S Duane Sterritt	1	0	0	18
OLB Lamar Bailey	1	0	0	19
CB Timothy Hiller	1	0	0	12

Tampa Bay	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Orlando Newhart	4	0	0	29
CB Lester Noetzel	2	3	0	28
CB Leonard Kingsbury	1	2	0	22
S Aaron Halama	1	1	1	26
ILB Chuck Manson	1	0	0	25
S Bruce Prescott	1	0	0	26
OLB Britt Reynoso	1	0	0	9
OLB Winfred Stone	1	0	0	12
OLB Mario Hillery	1	0	0	15
CB K.C. Yantis	1	0	0	23
DE Nathan McIntyre	0	1	0	20

Blocking Statistics

New Orleans	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Curtis Olivarez	2	3	18	0	16
Cedric Flournoy	1	6	14	0	17
Alex Priestley	1	3	15	0	22
Neil Delgado	1	2	16	1	27
Horace Erickson	1	2	9	0	4
Rex Dunn	1	1	13	0	18
Marlon Finley	0	6	19	0	11
Joseph Sherman	0	1	23	0	26
Mel Galiardo	0	1	7	0	20

Tampa Bay	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Johnnie Hogrefe	3	6	1	29	0	17
Louie Vance	2	4	0	10	1	7
Marcus Farrell	2	4	0	11	0	12
Perry Dubose	1	6	0	35	0	23
Chad Shwiner	1	3	0	21	0	8
Lester Sawyer	0	5	0	38	0	27
Shawn Neumeyer	0	3	0	11	0	8
Roger Wellins	0	3	0	29	0	21
Bert Elkon	0	3	0	30	0	22
Harold Ackerman	0	1	0	5	0	6
Roger Peterson	0	1	0	2	0	2

Special Teams Statistics

New Orleans	Tackles	STPlays
Bryant Hickman	2	18
Otis Wallis	1	23
Junior Blair	1	18
Mack Mathews	0	22
Bob Heath	0	18
Leo Sweeney	0	17
Martin Robertson	0	17
Nolan Walters	0	15
Earl Moulton	0	14
Howie Lord	0	9
Burt McCalla	0	8
Cary Clinton	0	7
Bobby Irwin	0	6
Dwight Wright	0	6
Nate Serban	0	5
Timothy Hiller	0	5
Marlon Finley	0	5
Mitch Crutchfield	0	5
Mitchell Emmons	0	5
Horace Erickson	0	5
Sammie Rutter	0	4
Lamar Bailey	0	4
Jorge Cloude	0	4
Alex Priestley	0	4
Jose Barfield	0	3
Mel Galiardo	0	3
Darnell Briggs	0	3
Ty Covington	0	3
Ricardo Compton	0	2
Junior Reeves	0	2
Duane Sterritt	0	2
Billy Joe Beckett	0	2
Neil Delgado	0	2
Willie Rexin	0	2
Brent Robbins	0	2
Danny Cortez	0	2
Johnny Rasmussen	0	1
Cedric Flournoy	0	1
Stephen Granberry	0	1

Tampa Bay	Tackles	STPlays
Barry Blackwell	4	19
Lewis Schramm	2	11
Jackie Andersen	1	21
Kelvin Manifold	1	17
Winfred Stone	0	19
Lester Noetzel	0	19
Chad Shwiner	0	18
Mitch Perkins	0	16
Orlando Newhart	0	15
Wes Kozak	0	10
Damon Morris	0	9
Nicky Bodenhemer	0	7
Louie Vance	0	7
Johnnie Hogrefe	0	7
D.J. Carpenter	0	7
Shawn Neumeyer	0	7
Bennie Walton	0	7
K.C. Yantis	0	7
Marcus Farrell	0	6
Bruce Prescott	0	6
Roger Wellins	0	6
Bubba Cote	0	6
Skip Oukac	0	4
C.J. Mayes	0	4
Chuck Manson	0	3
Brock Robinson	0	3
Britt Reynoso	0	2
Nathan McIntyre	0	2
Hardy Keil	0	2
Aaron Halama	0	2
Harold Ackerman	0	2
Orlando Westbrook	0	1
Terrell Aidoo	0	1
Alfred Thompson	0	1
Mario Hillery	0	1

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	9	34	3.8
Middle	11	29	2.6
Right	5	37	7.4
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	9	25	2.8
Middle	18	40	2.2
Right	12	61	5.1
None	1	-2	-2.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Alan Poole	29	14	7	2	1	7	3	0	1

Tampa Bay	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Monty Flylum	28	22	2	0	2	1	1	4	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	5	4	87	17.4
Short (0-8 Yds)	10	5	62	6.2
Medium (9-18 Yds)	8	2	30	3.8
Long (19+ Yds)	5	3	75	15.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	0	0	0	0.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	20	18	174	8.7
Medium (9-18 Yds)	6	3	44	7.3
Long (19+ Yds)	2	1	19	9.5

Detailed Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Nolan Walters	9	3	1	12	0	22
RB Bobby Irwin	4	4	0	101	3	17
TE Leo Sweeney	3	2	0	52	2	15
WR Martin Robertson	3	1	0	11	0	20
TE Mitchell Emmons	3	1	0	23	1	17
WR Terrell Hicks	3	1	0	7	0	14
FB Rex Dunn	2	2	0	48	1	18
RB Dwight Wright	1	0	0	0	0	13

Tampa Bay	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Rod McCullough	8	6	1	73	1	18
WR D.J. Carpenter	5	5	0	41	0	28
TE Bennie Walton	5	4	1	64	1	24
RB Omar Michaelson	5	4	0	40	0	25
WR Damon Morris	2	1	0	5	0	6
WR Kelvin Manifold	1	0	0	0	0	10
TE Chad Shwiner	1	1	0	8	0	8
RB Jackie Andersen	1	1	0	6	0	4

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Bobby Irwin	4	12	3.00	3.20
Martin Robertson	1	1	1.00	1.00
Dwight Wright	1	5	5.00	4.50

Tampa Bay	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Omar Michaelson	8	6	0.75	3.25
Jackie Andersen	2	9	4.50	3.00

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Alan Poole	6	2	14	2.33	8.76

Tampa Bay	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Monty Flylum	6	4	38	6.33	8.46

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Leo Sweeney	1	0	0	0.00	17.33
WR Nolan Walters	1	0	0	0.00	1.33
WR Martin Robertson	1	1	11	11.00	3.67
RB Dwight Wright	1	0	0	0.00	0.00
FB Rex Dunn	1	1	3	3.00	24.00
WR Terrell Hicks	1	0	0	0.00	2.33

Tampa Bay	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Chad Shwiner	1	1	8	8.00	8.00
WR Rod McCullough	1	1	7	7.00	9.13
WR Damon Morris	1	0	0	0.00	2.50
WR D.J. Carpenter	1	1	19	19.00	8.20
TE Bennie Walton	1	1	4	4.00	12.80
RB Omar Michaelson	1	0	0	0.00	8.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Rushes	Conversions

Tampa Bay	Rushes	Conversions
Omar Michaelson	7	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Conversions
Alan Poole	11	6	6

Tampa Bay	Att	Comp	Conversions
Monty Flylum	9	7	7

Third Down Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Nolan Walters	3	1	1
WR Martin Robertson	2	1	1
WR Terrell Hicks	2	1	1
TE Leo Sweeney	1	1	1
RB Bobby Irwin	1	1	1
RB Dwight Wright	1	0	0
FB Rex Dunn	1	1	1

Tampa Bay	Targ	Catch	Conversions
RB Omar Michaelson	3	2	2
WR Rod McCullough	2	1	1
TE Bennie Walton	2	2	2
TE Chad Shwiner	1	1	1
WR D.J. Carpenter	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 43,100 (65,700 capacity)
Upper Deck 10,000 (17,700)
End Zone 9,300 (12,700)
Mezzanine 5,300 (7,300)
Sideline Seats 7,700 (11,200)
Club Seats 8,000 (12,000)
Luxury Boxes 2,800 (4,800)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	43,100 (65,700 capacity)
Upper Deck	10,000 (17,700)
End Zone	9,300 (12,700)
Mezzanine	5,300 (7,300)
Sideline Seats	7,700 (11,200)
Club Seats	8,000 (12,000)
Luxury Boxes	2,800 (4,800)