Week 17, 2034

played in New Orleans, LA

68 degrees, fair, calm

Tampa Bay Buccaneers	0	3	0	3	-	6
New Orleans Saints	10	6	17	3	-	36

Scoring Summary
1Q: 08:41 NOS - Jeffrey Cote 4 pass from Bryan Harding (Bernard Richard extra point)
1Q: 03:20 NOS - Bernard Richard 34 field goal
2Q: 07:47 NOS - Bernard Richard 19 field goal
2Q: 01:10 TBY - Jason Salinas 55 field goal
2Q: 00:03 NOS - Bernard Richard 50 field goal
3Q: 11:26 NOS - Bernard Richard 22 field goal
3Q: 08:30 NOS - Preston Stevenson 13 pass from Bryan Harding (Bernard Richard extra point)
3Q: 05:04 NOS - Tyrell Summers 8 run (Bernard Richard extra point)
4Q: 10:14 TBY - Jason Salinas 37 field goal
4Q: 08:04 NOS - Bernard Richard 42 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 08:41 NOS - Jeffrey Cote 4 pass from Bryan Harding (Bernard Richard extra point)
1Q: 03:20 NOS - Bernard Richard 34 field goal
2Q: 07:47 NOS - Bernard Richard 19 field goal
2Q: 01:10 TBY - Jason Salinas 55 field goal
2Q: 00:03 NOS - Bernard Richard 50 field goal
3Q: 11:26 NOS - Bernard Richard 22 field goal
3Q: 08:30 NOS - Preston Stevenson 13 pass from Bryan Harding (Bernard Richard extra point)
3Q: 05:04 NOS - Tyrell Summers 8 run (Bernard Richard extra point)
4Q: 10:14 TBY - Jason Salinas 37 field goal
4Q: 08:04 NOS - Bernard Richard 42 field goal

Team Statistics TBY NOS
Record 10-6 12-4
First Downs 8 24
- by Rushing 3 6
- by Passing 4 18
- by Penalty 1 0
Total Net Yards 194 485
- Offensive Plays 49 68
- Yards per Play 3.96 7.13
Net Rushing Yards 73 109
- Rushing Attempts 24 32
- Yards per Rush 3.04 3.41
Net Passing Yards 121 376
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 25 - 11 - 1 35 - 25 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 121 382
- Sacks/Yards Lost 0/0 1/6
- Yards per Pass Play 4.84 10.44
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 1/0
3rd Down Conversions 3/13 8/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.1 6.2
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 2/10 6/30
Punt Returns/Yards 1/2 2/17
Kick Returns/Yards 5/89 3/88
Interception Ret./Yards 1/0 1/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 1 6
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 0/1 3/3
Avg. Drive Start OWN 21 OWN 36
Time of Possession 23:23 36:37

Team Statistics	TBY	NOS
Record	10-6	12-4
First Downs	8	24
- by Rushing	3	6
- by Passing	4	18
- by Penalty	1	0
Total Net Yards	194	485
- Offensive Plays	49	68
- Yards per Play	3.96	7.13
Net Rushing Yards	73	109
- Rushing Attempts	24	32
- Yards per Rush	3.04	3.41
Net Passing Yards	121	376
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	25 - 11 - 1	35 - 25 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	121	382
- Sacks/Yards Lost	0/0	1/6
- Yards per Pass Play	4.84	10.44
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	1/0
3rd Down Conversions	3/13	8/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.1	6.2
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	2/10	6/30
Punt Returns/Yards	1/2	2/17
Kick Returns/Yards	5/89	3/88
Interception Ret./Yards	1/0	1/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	1	6
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	0/1	3/3
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 21	OWN 36
Time of Possession	23:23	36:37

Drive Charts

Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	2:14	OWN 15	3	5	Punt
1	8:35	2:16	OWN 20	3	-4	Punt
1	3:12	2:53	OWN 26	5	48	Missed FG
2	7:40	1:41	OWN 26	4	21	Punt
2	2:14	1:11	OWN 44	6	18	Field Goal
3	11:21	1:09	OWN 19	2	13	Interception
3	8:22	2:22	OWN 20	3	2	Punt
3	4:56	2:00	OWN 40	3	5	Punt
3	0:16	5:10	OWN 6	11	74	Field Goal
4	7:58	1:56	OWN 20	3	1	Punt
4	3:37	0:36	OWN 7	3	0	Punt
4	1:05	1:05	OWN 12	3	11	Game

New Orleans Saints
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	12:46	4:11	OWN 32	9	68	Touchdown
1	6:19	3:07	OWN 45	6	38	Field Goal
1	0:19	7:39	OWN 33	13	65	Field Goal
2	5:59	3:45	OWN 4	7	41	Interception
2	1:03	1:03	OWN 36	2	31	Field Goal
3	15:00	3:39	OWN 32	8	63	Field Goal
3	10:12	1:50	OPP 44	4	44	Touchdown
3	6:00	1:04	OWN 36	3	64	Touchdown
3	2:56	2:40	OWN 32	6	15	Punt
4	10:06	2:08	OWN 38	4	37	Field Goal
4	6:02	2:25	OWN 35	3	1	Punt
4	3:01	1:56	OPP 43	3	-2	Punt

Game MVP: Preston Stevenson, New Orleans Saints

Rushing Statistics

Tampa Bay	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Ernest Hancock	12	46	3.83	13	2
Gino Washington	5	11	2.20	6	0
Darrell Dennis	4	2	0.50	4	0
Ricky Ingram	3	14	4.67	8	0

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Jeffrey Cote	19	65	3.42	16	2	0
Tyrell Summers	10	37	3.70	16	1	1
Bryan Harding	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
Grant Guthrie	1	4	4.00	4	0	0
Dusty Tobias	1	3	3.00	3	0	0

Passing Statistics

Tampa Bay	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Ricky Ingram	25	11	121	0/0	0	40	1	42.3

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Bryan Harding	35	25	382	1/6	2	61	1	114.2

Receiving Statistics

Tampa Bay	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Ty Jonas	3	7	38	12.67	0	26
WR Benjamin Worthy	2	6	14	7.00	0	11
TE Jamal Small	2	3	17	8.50	0	14
WR Britt England	2	6	45	22.50	27	40
FB Jermaine Robertson	1	1	9	9.00	0	9
FB Cary Beckham	1	1	-2	-2.00	0	-2
WR Rickey Thomason	0	1	0	0.00	0	0

New Orleans	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Preston Stevenson	13	15	243	18.69	75	61	1
WR Tommy Patton	3	3	26	8.67	0	15	0
WR Rick Collins	2	5	41	20.50	5	30	0
TE Jimmy Roberts	2	2	28	14.00	1	19	0
FB Rex Dunn	1	1	11	11.00	11	11	0
RB Jeffrey Cote	1	1	4	4.00	0	4	1
WR Roger Hayes	1	2	8	8.00	1	8	0
TE Joe Raymond	1	4	13	13.00	3	13	0
WR Chester Ellingsen	1	2	8	8.00	2	8	0

Interception Statistics

Tampa Bay	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
OLB Rico Fredrickson	1	0	0.00	0

New Orleans	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Justin Borders	1	0	0.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Tampa Bay	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Ken Greer	0	0	1	0

New Orleans	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Tyrell Summers	1	0	0	0
Jackie Wagner	0	1	0	0

Punting Statistics

Tampa Bay	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Tyrone Gillespie	7	298	42.6	40.1	49	1

New Orleans	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Darnell Briggs	3	139	46.3	45.7	57	3

Kicking Statistics

Tampa Bay	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Jason Salinas	2/3	1/2	1/1	55	0/0

New Orleans	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Bernard Richard	5/5	2/2	1/1	50	3/3

Punt Return Statistics

Tampa Bay	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Ty Jonas	1	2	2.0	0

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Preston Stevenson	2	17	8.5	0

Kick Return Statistics

Tampa Bay	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Britt England	4	78	19.5	0
Ty Jonas	1	11	11.0	0

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Marlon Cox	2	58	29.0	0
Chester Ellingsen	1	30	30.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Tampa Bay	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
CB Emmanuel Gillespie	7	1	0.0	24	31
S Ken Greer	6	1	0.0	29	30
OLB Donald Abrams	5	3	0.5	13	11
DT Clarence Rice	5	3	0.0	25	30
S Melvin Thomason	5	0	0.0	26	31
ILB Donnell Welch	4	1	0.0	19	19
ILB Al Bornstein	4	0	0.0	26	29
ILB Blaine Freeman	3	1	0.0	6	7
OLB Bennie Comella	3	0	0.0	22	27
DE Xavier Flagg	2	1	0.5	27	32
OLB Rico Fredrickson	2	2	0.0	27	32
S Hardy Graf	2	1	0.0	11	12
CB Jose Alcott	2	1	0.0	26	32
CB Walter Greer	2	0	0.0	8	6
DE Jessie Canas	1	1	0.0	18	24
DE Jimmie Checovetes	1	1	0.0	14	12
WR Britt England	1	0	---	---	---
CB Ronnie Akroyd	1	0	0.0	15	16
DT Brock Robinson	0	1	0.0	7	6

New Orleans	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S R.J. Braddock	7	2	0.0	23	21
OLB Byron Bennett	5	1	0.0	20	24
ILB Lamar McCarthy	4	1	0.0	13	19
S Karl Tucker	3	2	0.0	23	23
DT Burt Tamaarkin	2	1	0.0	10	12
S Justin Borders	2	1	0.0	20	21
CB Ty Covington	2	0	0.0	15	15
ILB Dale Landolt	2	0	0.0	9	6
OLB Rodney Whalen	2	0	0.0	7	5
DE Max Tank	1	1	0.0	18	16
DT Adam Dixon	1	1	0.0	11	13
DE Max Cabacungan	1	0	0.0	23	23
CB Bubba Reese	1	0	0.0	22	22
S Steve Ziel	1	0	0.0	4	2
S Marlon Cox	1	0	0.0	4	7
TE Joe Raymond	1	0	---	---	---
DT Jorge Templeton	0	1	0.0	20	16

Pass Rush Statistics

Tampa Bay	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Xavier Flagg	0.5	1	0	32
OLB Donald Abrams	0.5	0	0	11
DE Jessie Canas	0.0	2	0	24
OLB Bennie Comella	0.0	1	0	27
OLB Rico Fredrickson	0.0	0	1	32

New Orleans	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Max Cabacungan	1	3	3	23
DT Jorge Templeton	0	2	1	16
DE Max Tank	0	1	1	16

Pass Defense Statistics

Tampa Bay	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Emmanuel Gillespie	5	0	0	31
CB Jose Alcott	4	2	0	32
S Melvin Thomason	4	0	0	31
ILB Donnell Welch	3	0	0	19
S Hardy Graf	2	0	0	12
OLB Bennie Comella	2	0	0	27
DE Xavier Flagg	1	0	0	32
DE Jessie Canas	1	0	0	24
CB Ronnie Akroyd	1	0	0	16
S Ken Greer	1	0	0	30
ILB Blaine Freeman	1	0	0	7
OLB Rico Fredrickson	0	0	1	32

New Orleans	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
ILB Lamar McCarthy	3	1	0	19
S Karl Tucker	1	1	0	23
CB Bubba Reese	1	1	0	22
S R.J. Braddock	1	1	0	21
S Justin Borders	1	0	1	21
CB Ty Covington	1	0	0	15
ILB Dale Landolt	1	0	0	6
OLB Byron Bennett	1	0	0	24
OLB Rodney Whalen	1	0	0	5
CB Ross Heinrich	0	1	0	10

Blocking Statistics

Tampa Bay	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	PPly
Doug Emerson	2	5	22	22
Donald Peterson	1	5	19	19
Walter Oukac	1	3	17	20
Randal Schechter	0	3	18	19
Kendall Short	0	2	9	7
Norbert Mahoney	0	1	20	23
Cary Beckham	0	1	8	8
Ian Mahoney	0	1	9	6

New Orleans	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Shawn Fadiman	2	9	24	0	27
Jackie Wagner	2	3	28	0	28
Marvin Buckner	1	3	24	0	31
Trent Sinclair	1	1	9	0	9
Cris Scott	0	6	26	1	29
Ellis Tornberg	0	3	15	0	14
Jimmy Roberts	0	2	18	0	11
Mel Harper	0	2	21	0	30
Vernon Huffman	0	1	13	0	12
Joe Raymond	0	1	16	0	21

Special Teams Statistics

Tampa Bay	Tackles	STPlays
Hardy Graf	1	21
Rickey Thomason	1	19
Cary Beckham	1	18
Ty Jonas	1	16
Walter Greer	1	13
Gino Washington	0	24
Jermaine Robertson	0	13
Benjamin Worthy	0	12
Al Bornstein	0	12
Kendall Short	0	10
Winston Beattie	0	10
Vinny Compton	0	10
Ian Mahoney	0	10
Jose Alcott	0	9
Edward Wyant	0	8
Jamal Small	0	8
Norbert Mahoney	0	8
Ronnie Akroyd	0	8
Tyrone Gillespie	0	7
Britt England	0	7
Walter Oukac	0	7
Xavier Flagg	0	6
Rico Fredrickson	0	6
Jason Salinas	0	6
Clarence Rice	0	5
Ken Greer	0	5
Donald Abrams	0	4
Jessie Canas	0	4
Jimmie Checovetes	0	4
Donnell Welch	0	4
Emmanuel Gillespie	0	4
Randal Schechter	0	3
Todd Downs	0	3
Melvin Thomason	0	3
Blaine Freeman	0	3
Billy Givens	0	3
Bennie Comella	0	3
Andrew Rivera	0	2
Walter England	0	1

New Orleans	Tackles	STPlays
Justin Borders	2	15
Marlon Cox	2	12
Tyrell Summers	1	26
Jimmy Roberts	1	18
Rodney Whalen	0	21
Dusty Tobias	0	19
Rex Dunn	0	18
Rick Collins	0	18
Ty Covington	0	16
Chester Ellingsen	0	16
Bernard Richard	0	13
Skip Lindsay	0	11
Ross Heinrich	0	11
Trent Sinclair	0	8
Vernon Huffman	0	8
Shawn Fadiman	0	8
Rich Banks	0	8
Ellis Tornberg	0	8
Preston Stevenson	0	7
Byron Bennett	0	6
Mel Harper	0	6
Jorge Templeton	0	6
Rico Fields	0	5
Roger Hayes	0	4
Adam Dixon	0	4
Darnell Briggs	0	3
Max Tank	0	3
Burt Tamaarkin	0	3
Dale Landolt	0	3
Karl Tucker	0	3
Bubba Reese	0	3
Lamar McCarthy	0	3
Max Cabacungan	0	2
Cris Scott	0	2
R.J. Braddock	0	2

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	11	40	3.6
Middle	5	17	3.4
Right	8	16	2.0
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	11	43	3.9
Middle	10	41	4.1
Right	11	25	2.3
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Tampa Bay	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Ricky Ingram	25	11	2	0	1	5	6	5	1

New Orleans	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Bryan Harding	35	25	4	1	2	2	4	1	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	1	1	-2	-2.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	8	6	34	4.3
Medium (9-18 Yds)	9	3	63	7.0
Long (19+ Yds)	7	1	26	3.7

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	1	1	12	12.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	14	9	59	4.2
Medium (9-18 Yds)	15	12	185	12.3
Long (19+ Yds)	5	3	126	25.2

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Tampa Bay	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Ty Jonas	7	3	0	38	1	18
WR Benjamin Worthy	6	2	1	14	0	15
WR Britt England	6	2	0	45	1	10
TE Jamal Small	3	2	0	17	0	19
WR Rickey Thomason	1	0	0	0	0	9
FB Jermaine Robertson	1	1	0	9	0	14
FB Cary Beckham	1	1	0	-2	0	8

New Orleans	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Preston Stevenson	15	13	0	243	3	35
WR Rick Collins	5	2	0	41	1	13
TE Joe Raymond	4	1	0	13	0	21
WR Tommy Patton	3	3	0	26	0	25
TE Jimmy Roberts	2	2	0	28	0	11
WR Roger Hayes	2	1	1	8	0	11
WR Chester Ellingsen	2	1	1	8	0	4
FB Rex Dunn	1	1	0	11	0	21
RB Jeffrey Cote	1	1	0	4	0	21

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Tampa Bay	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Darrell Dennis	1	-1	-1.00	0.50

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Jeffrey Cote	3	9	3.00	3.42
Grant Guthrie	1	4	4.00	4.00
Dusty Tobias	1	3	3.00	3.00
Tyrell Summers	1	8	8.00	3.70

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Tampa Bay	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Bryan Harding	8	4	25	3.13	10.91

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Tampa Bay	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg

New Orleans	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Preston Stevenson	3	2	18	6.00	16.20
TE Joe Raymond	2	0	0	0.00	3.25
WR Rick Collins	1	0	0	0.00	8.20
WR Tommy Patton	1	1	3	3.00	8.67
RB Jeffrey Cote	1	1	4	4.00	4.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Tampa Bay	Rushes	Conversions
Gino Washington	5	1
Darrell Dennis	2	0

New Orleans	Rushes	Conversions
Tyrell Summers	4	2
Jeffrey Cote	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Tampa Bay	Att	Comp	Conversions
Ricky Ingram	6	4	2

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Conversions
Bryan Harding	10	6	6

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Tampa Bay	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Ty Jonas	2	1	0
WR Benjamin Worthy	1	1	1
TE Jamal Small	1	1	1
WR Rickey Thomason	1	0	0
FB Cary Beckham	1	1	0

New Orleans	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Rick Collins	2	0	0
WR Preston Stevenson	2	1	1
WR Roger Hayes	2	1	1
FB Rex Dunn	1	1	1
WR Tommy Patton	1	1	1
RB Jeffrey Cote	1	1	1
TE Jimmy Roberts	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 96,500 (99,900 capacity)
Upper Deck 25,300 (25,300)
End Zone 17,400 (18,200)
Mezzanine 10,500 (10,500)
Sideline Seats 16,100 (16,100)
Club Seats 19,900 (19,900)
Luxury Boxes 7,300 (9,900)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	96,500 (99,900 capacity)
Upper Deck	25,300 (25,300)
End Zone	17,400 (18,200)
Mezzanine	10,500 (10,500)
Sideline Seats	16,100 (16,100)
Club Seats	19,900 (19,900)
Luxury Boxes	7,300 (9,900)