Week 15, 2014

played in Tampa Bay, FL

57 degrees, fair, 7 mph wind

New Orleans Saints	0	7	7	10	-	24
Tampa Bay Buccaneers	0	0	0	0	-	0

Scoring Summary
2Q: 05:28 NOS - Graham King 4 pass from Philip Rivers (Artie Farias extra point)
3Q: 08:08 NOS - Irving Robasky 7 pass from Philip Rivers (Artie Farias extra point)
4Q: 05:24 NOS - Artie Farias 47 field goal
4Q: 02:20 NOS - Bryant Blakely 4 run (Artie Farias extra point)

Scoring Summary
2Q: 05:28 NOS - Graham King 4 pass from Philip Rivers (Artie Farias extra point)
3Q: 08:08 NOS - Irving Robasky 7 pass from Philip Rivers (Artie Farias extra point)
4Q: 05:24 NOS - Artie Farias 47 field goal
4Q: 02:20 NOS - Bryant Blakely 4 run (Artie Farias extra point)

Team Statistics NOS TBY
Record 13-1 7-7
First Downs 24 13
- by Rushing 6 3
- by Passing 17 9
- by Penalty 1 1
Total Net Yards 363 228
- Offensive Plays 69 65
- Yards per Play 5.26 3.51
Net Rushing Yards 128 89
- Rushing Attempts 34 23
- Yards per Rush 3.76 3.87
Net Passing Yards 235 139
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 35 - 22 - 0 41 - 17 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 235 146
- Sacks/Yards Lost 0/0 1/7
- Yards per Pass Play 6.71 3.31
Fumbles/Lost 2/1 1/1
3rd Down Conversions 6/14 5/16
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 6.6 8.4
4th Down Conversions 1/1 0/2
Penalties/Yards 4/35 3/25
Punt Returns/Yards 2/1 1/0
Kick Returns/Yards 1/33 3/44
Interception Ret./Yards 1/0 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 3 0
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 3/0 0/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 30 OWN 23
Time of Possession 31:53 28:07

Team Statistics	NOS	TBY
Record	13-1	7-7
First Downs	24	13
- by Rushing	6	3
- by Passing	17	9
- by Penalty	1	1
Total Net Yards	363	228
- Offensive Plays	69	65
- Yards per Play	5.26	3.51
Net Rushing Yards	128	89
- Rushing Attempts	34	23
- Yards per Rush	3.76	3.87
Net Passing Yards	235	139
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	35 - 22 - 0	41 - 17 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	235	146
- Sacks/Yards Lost	0/0	1/7
- Yards per Pass Play	6.71	3.31
Fumbles/Lost	2/1	1/1
3rd Down Conversions	6/14	5/16
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	6.6	8.4
4th Down Conversions	1/1	0/2
Penalties/Yards	4/35	3/25
Punt Returns/Yards	2/1	1/0
Kick Returns/Yards	1/33	3/44
Interception Ret./Yards	1/0	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	3	0
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	3/0	0/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 30	OWN 23
Time of Possession	31:53	28:07

Drive Charts

New Orleans Saints
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	1:51	OWN 37	3	6	Punt
1	8:28	3:12	OWN 20	7	31	Punt
1	2:07	2:23	OWN 20	6	59	Fumble
2	10:11	4:50	OWN 36	10	64	Touchdown
2	4:33	1:12	OWN 16	3	6	Punt
2	2:12	0:32	OWN 2	3	3	Punt
2	1:29	1:29	OWN 19	3	23	Half
3	13:56	5:57	OWN 21	13	79	Touchdown
3	3:24	1:40	OPP 49	3	5	Punt
4	14:50	1:12	OWN 21	3	4	Punt
4	10:20	5:03	OWN 17	8	53	Field Goal
4	4:18	2:05	OPP 22	6	22	Touchdown
4	0:01	0:01	OPP 41	1	-2	Game

Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	13:09	4:41	OWN 10	9	46	Punt
1	5:16	3:09	OWN 20	6	20	Punt
2	14:44	4:33	OWN 21	10	50	Missed FG
2	5:21	0:48	OWN 20	3	9	Punt
2	3:21	1:09	OWN 29	3	-2	Punt
2	1:40	0:11	OPP 42	1	0	Interception
3	15:00	1:04	OWN 20	3	2	Punt
3	7:59	4:35	OWN 15	7	41	Fumble
3	1:44	1:54	OWN 14	6	20	Punt
4	13:38	3:18	OWN 30	6	20	Punt
4	5:17	0:59	OWN 22	4	0	Downs
4	2:13	2:12	OWN 19	7	22	Downs

Game MVP: Philip Rivers, New Orleans Saints

Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Arnie Pearson	21	80	3.81	16	2	0
Bryant Blakely	12	50	4.17	18	1	1
Xavier Blair	1	-2	-2.00	-2	0	0

Tampa Bay	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Austin Punzel	16	68	4.25	18	2
Sam Donaldson	6	15	2.50	12	1
Rex Grossman	1	6	6.00	6	0

Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Philip Rivers	35	22	235	0/0	2	23	0	101.4

Tampa Bay	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Rex Grossman	31	15	124	1/7	0	20	1	45.7
Vince Olivares	10	2	22	0/0	0	11	0	39.6

Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
RB Arnie Pearson	6	8	54	9.00	21	18	0
WR Kent Austin	5	8	64	12.80	9	17	0
WR Irving Robasky	4	5	46	11.50	20	15	1
TE Graham King	4	5	34	8.50	10	12	1
WR Curtis Weber	2	3	36	18.00	0	23	0
FB Tony Brumley	1	1	1	1.00	0	1	0
WR Devery Henderson	0	4	0	0.00	0	0	0
TE Dwight Mendez	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Tampa Bay	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Emmanuel Conway	7	12	59	8.43	9	16
WR Bennie Covington	4	10	40	10.00	2	20
RB Sam Donaldson	2	2	14	7.00	4	9
RB Austin Punzel	1	1	7	7.00	0	7
WR Blake Murray	1	10	10	10.00	7	10
TE Leo Levine	1	2	2	2.00	0	2
WR Wes Brandon	1	2	14	14.00	0	14
TE Scottie Robinson	0	2	0	0.00	0	0

Interception Statistics

New Orleans	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Austin Koch	1	0	0.00	0

Tampa Bay	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

New Orleans	Fumb	Recov	Force
Arnie Pearson	1	1	0
Graham King	1	0	0
Fernando Clayton	0	1	0
Dennis Weathersby	0	0	1

Tampa Bay	Fumb	Recov	Force
Bennie Covington	1	0	0
Raymond Warren	0	1	0
Wayne Hurt	0	0	1
Chris Dillon	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

New Orleans	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Horace Ogden	6	257	42.8	39.5	49	2

Tampa Bay	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Shane Lechler	7	366	52.3	46.4	71	3

Kicking Statistics

New Orleans	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Artie Farias	1/1	1/1	0/0	47	3/3

Tampa Bay	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Thomas Knoll	0/1	0/1	0/0	0	0/0

Punt Return Statistics

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Mark Coons	2	1	0.5	0

Tampa Bay	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Bennie Henderson	1	0	0.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Mark Coons	1	33	33.0	0

Tampa Bay	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Butch Wolfstone	2	29	14.5	0
Emmanuel Conway	1	15	15.0	0

Defensive Statistics

New Orleans	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
CB Fernando Clayton	6	0	0.0	22	41
DE Brock Evans	5	0	1.0	22	42
ILB Courtney Watson	4	4	0.0	23	38
DT Billy Joe Roberson	4	1	0.0	20	42
CB Drew Jordan	4	0	0.0	18	40
DE Brent Compton	3	3	0.0	20	40
CB Dennis Weathersby	3	2	0.0	23	42
OLB Jared Ballard	3	0	0.0	22	27
S Arnie Shafer	2	2	0.0	17	39
DT Oliver Coffey	2	2	0.0	17	26
OLB Donovan Mussatti	2	0	0.0	5	18
S Austin Koch	1	0	0.0	21	42
S Brenden Rasmussen	1	0	0.0	5	17
DE Tyrus Hazelwood	0	1	0.0	6	1

Tampa Bay	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Lonnie Blades	11	1	0.0	34	35
ILB Wesley Eicholz	9	2	0.0	30	32
S Chuck Ferreira	6	1	0.0	34	35
DT Raymond Warren	5	1	0.0	31	34
CB Rob Lane	5	0	0.0	30	32
DE Amos Moss	4	1	0.0	33	34
S Chris Dillon	4	1	0.0	27	31
DE Sammy Fuller	3	3	0.0	31	32
CB Wayne Hurt	2	2	0.0	27	31
DT Russell Lyle	1	2	0.0	28	28
CB Butch Wolfstone	1	1	0.0	33	34
WR Bennie Covington	1	0	---	---	---
DT Eddie Hardy	1	0	0.0	9	6
TE Scottie Robinson	1	0	---	---	---
S Daryl Burke	0	1	0.0	8	7

Pass Rush Statistics

New Orleans	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
DE Brock Evans	1.0	0	1	42
DT Oliver Coffey	0.0	1	2	26
DT Billy Joe Roberson	0.0	0	2	42
DE Brent Compton	0.0	0	2	40
ILB Courtney Watson	0.0	0	1	38
OLB Jared Ballard	0.0	0	1	27

Tampa Bay	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
ILB Wesley Eicholz	1	0	1	32
CB Butch Wolfstone	1	0	0	34
DE Amos Moss	0	3	1	34
OLB Lonnie Blades	0	1	0	35
DE Sammy Fuller	0	1	0	32

Pass Defense Statistics

New Orleans	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Fernando Clayton	6	1	0	41
CB Drew Jordan	3	1	0	40
CB Dennis Weathersby	2	3	0	42
OLB Jared Ballard	2	0	0	27
ILB Courtney Watson	1	2	0	38
OLB Donovan Mussatti	1	1	0	18
S Arnie Shafer	1	1	0	39
DT Billy Joe Roberson	1	0	0	42
S Austin Koch	0	0	1	42

Tampa Bay	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
OLB Lonnie Blades	6	1	35
ILB Wesley Eicholz	5	0	32
CB Rob Lane	3	1	32
S Chris Dillon	3	0	31
S Chuck Ferreira	2	0	35
CB Butch Wolfstone	1	1	34
S Daryl Burke	1	0	7
DE Sammy Fuller	1	0	32

Blocking Statistics

New Orleans	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	PPly
Leon Schroeder	2	9	23	30
Larry Andersen	2	9	30	29
Marlon Prill	2	2	3	5
Donald Matthews	1	6	34	35
Travis Tusch	1	3	28	24
Graham King	1	2	22	20
Lamont Forbes	1	1	10	17
Tony Brumley	0	1	20	19

Tampa Bay	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Conrad Chiaccheri	2	4	0	20	0	38
Thurman Cassidy	2	2	0	17	0	31
Tyrone Carlisle	1	8	1	21	0	40
Toniu Fonoti	0	6	0	17	0	26
Otis Porter	0	1	0	21	1	39
Bo Randle	0	1	0	6	0	11

Special Teams Statistics

New Orleans	Tackles	STPlays
Bryant Blakely	2	15
Devery Henderson	1	12
Graham King	1	7
Mark Coons	0	20
Kendrick Samuels	0	20
Tony Brumley	0	20
Dwight Mendez	0	12
C.J. Cook	0	12
Drew Jordan	0	9
Ron Robinson	0	7
Tyrus Hazelwood	0	7
Jimmy Lumpkin	0	7
Marlon Prill	0	7
A.J. Sexton	0	7
Lamont Forbes	0	6
Tim Apold	0	6
Kelvin Arntt	0	6
Curtis Weber	0	6
Reggie Bailey	0	6
Horace Ogden	0	6
Artie Farias	0	6
Austin Hitchcock	0	5
Larry Andersen	0	5
Donald Matthews	0	3
Dennis Weathersby	0	2
Courtney Watson	0	2
Xavier Blair	0	1
Billy Joe Roberson	0	1
Fernando Clayton	0	1
Brent Compton	0	1
Brock Evans	0	1
Donovan Mussatti	0	1
Arnie Shafer	0	1
Austin Koch	0	1
Brenden Rasmussen	0	1
Oliver Coffey	0	1

Tampa Bay	Tackles	STPlays
Daryl Burke	1	8
Ted Buie	1	8
Tyrone Carlisle	1	6
Sam Donaldson	0	18
Hunter Hodges	0	17
Leo Levine	0	14
Scottie Robinson	0	13
Bennie Henderson	0	12
Wes Brandon	0	10
Brett Williams	0	8
Thurman Cassidy	0	8
Rob Lane	0	8
Reggie Wagner	0	8
Roman Oliver	0	8
Shane Lechler	0	7
Butch Wolfstone	0	7
Amos Moss	0	6
Bennie Covington	0	6
Karl Wayne	0	6
Emmanuel Conway	0	6
Timothy Ballard	0	6
Stephen Upshaw	0	6
Marc Dominquez	0	5
Donnell Harrison	0	5
Korey LeBoeuf	0	5
Wesley Eicholz	0	2
Melvin Van DeWege	0	2
Thomas Knoll	0	2
Blake Murray	0	2
Eddie Andrews	0	2
Russell Lyle	0	2
Chuck Ferreira	0	1
Austin Punzel	0	1
Lonnie Blades	0	1
Wayne Hurt	0	1
Reggie Garcia	0	1
Sammy Fuller	0	1
Raymond Warren	0	1
Chris Dillon	0	1

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	8	35	4.4
Middle	13	23	1.8
Right	12	72	6.0
None	1	-2	-2.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	7	21	3.0
Middle	7	14	2.0
Right	9	54	6.0
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Philip Rivers	35	22	1	0	3	3	5	2	0

Tampa Bay	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Rex Grossman	31	15	1	2	1	5	6	0	1
Vince Olivares	10	2	0	1	0	4	3	0	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	6	5	41	6.8
Short (0-8 Yds)	11	7	64	5.8
Medium (9-18 Yds)	13	9	107	8.2
Long (19+ Yds)	5	1	23	4.6

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	3	3	12	4.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	11	8	53	4.8
Medium (9-18 Yds)	18	6	81	4.5
Long (19+ Yds)	9	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
RB Arnie Pearson	8	6	2	54	0	27
WR Kent Austin	8	5	0	64	0	27
WR Irving Robasky	5	4	0	46	0	33
TE Graham King	5	4	1	34	0	20
WR Devery Henderson	4	0	0	0	0	11
WR Curtis Weber	3	2	0	36	1	20
FB Tony Brumley	1	1	0	1	0	19
TE Dwight Mendez	1	0	0	0	0	10

Tampa Bay	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Emmanuel Conway	12	7	0	59	0	22
WR Bennie Covington	10	4	0	40	1	23
WR Blake Murray	10	1	1	10	0	33
RB Sam Donaldson	2	2	0	14	0	13
TE Leo Levine	2	1	0	2	0	26
TE Scottie Robinson	2	0	0	0	0	18
WR Wes Brandon	2	1	0	14	0	24
RB Austin Punzel	1	1	0	7	0	31

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Arnie Pearson	3	15	5.00	3.81
Bryant Blakely	1	4	4.00	4.17

Tampa Bay	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Philip Rivers	4	3	23	5.75	6.71

Tampa Bay	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Graham King	2	2	16	8.00	6.80
WR Irving Robasky	1	1	7	7.00	9.20
WR Kent Austin	1	0	0	0.00	8.00

Tampa Bay	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg

Third Down Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Rushes	Conversions
Bryant Blakely	3	2
Arnie Pearson	1	1

Tampa Bay	Rushes	Conversions
Rex Grossman	1	0
Austin Punzel	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Conversions
Philip Rivers	10	5	3

Tampa Bay	Att	Comp	Conversions
Rex Grossman	12	7	5
Vince Olivares	2	0	0

Third Down Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Devery Henderson	2	0	0
RB Arnie Pearson	2	1	0
WR Irving Robasky	2	2	2
WR Kent Austin	2	1	1
WR Curtis Weber	1	0	0
TE Graham King	1	1	0

Tampa Bay	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Emmanuel Conway	5	3	2
WR Blake Murray	3	0	0
WR Bennie Covington	2	1	1
RB Austin Punzel	1	1	1
RB Sam Donaldson	1	1	0
TE Leo Levine	1	0	0
WR Wes Brandon	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 62,900 (65,700 capacity)
Upper Deck 16,600 (17,700)
End Zone 12,700 (12,700)
Mezzanine 7,000 (7,300)
Sideline Seats 10,700 (11,200)
Club Seats 11,700 (12,000)
Luxury Boxes 4,200 (4,800)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	62,900 (65,700 capacity)
Upper Deck	16,600 (17,700)
End Zone	12,700 (12,700)
Mezzanine	7,000 (7,300)
Sideline Seats	10,700 (11,200)
Club Seats	11,700 (12,000)
Luxury Boxes	4,200 (4,800)