Week 1, 2015

played in New Orleans, LA

68 degrees, fair, calm

Tampa Bay Buccaneers	7	10	0	7	-	24
New Orleans Saints	7	0	3	10	-	20

Scoring Summary
1Q: 08:46 NOS - Tony Brumley 6 pass from Philip Rivers (Artie Farias extra point)
1Q: 04:16 TBY - Sam Donaldson 9 run (Jeff Chandler extra point)
2Q: 05:29 TBY - Rex Grossman 8 run (Jeff Chandler extra point)
2Q: 00:38 TBY - Jeff Chandler 18 field goal
3Q: 04:32 NOS - Artie Farias 30 field goal
4Q: 14:24 NOS - Arnie Pearson 4 pass from Philip Rivers (Artie Farias extra point)
4Q: 02:33 NOS - Artie Farias 19 field goal
4Q: 00:52 TBY - Sam Donaldson 2 run (Jeff Chandler extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 08:46 NOS - Tony Brumley 6 pass from Philip Rivers (Artie Farias extra point)
1Q: 04:16 TBY - Sam Donaldson 9 run (Jeff Chandler extra point)
2Q: 05:29 TBY - Rex Grossman 8 run (Jeff Chandler extra point)
2Q: 00:38 TBY - Jeff Chandler 18 field goal
3Q: 04:32 NOS - Artie Farias 30 field goal
4Q: 14:24 NOS - Arnie Pearson 4 pass from Philip Rivers (Artie Farias extra point)
4Q: 02:33 NOS - Artie Farias 19 field goal
4Q: 00:52 TBY - Sam Donaldson 2 run (Jeff Chandler extra point)

Team Statistics TBY NOS
Record 1-0 0-1
First Downs 22 21
- by Rushing 10 5
- by Passing 11 15
- by Penalty 1 1
Total Net Yards 403 387
- Offensive Plays 67 62
- Yards per Play 6.01 6.24
Net Rushing Yards 160 127
- Rushing Attempts 37 26
- Yards per Rush 4.32 4.88
Net Passing Yards 243 260
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 29 - 20 - 0 36 - 22 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards 247 260
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/4 0/0
- Yards per Pass Play 8.10 7.22
Fumbles/Lost 1/0 1/0
3rd Down Conversions 7/14 6/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 6.7 5.1
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 6/45 8/48
Punt Returns/Yards 1/-3 1/8
Kick Returns/Yards 2/43 3/61
Interception Ret./Yards 2/27 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 5 5
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 3/1 2/2
Avg. Drive Start OWN 26 OWN 25
Time of Possession 30:36 29:24

Team Statistics	TBY	NOS
Record	1-0	0-1
First Downs	22	21
- by Rushing	10	5
- by Passing	11	15
- by Penalty	1	1
Total Net Yards	403	387
- Offensive Plays	67	62
- Yards per Play	6.01	6.24
Net Rushing Yards	160	127
- Rushing Attempts	37	26
- Yards per Rush	4.32	4.88
Net Passing Yards	243	260
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	29 - 20 - 0	36 - 22 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards	247	260
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/4	0/0
- Yards per Pass Play	8.10	7.22
Fumbles/Lost	1/0	1/0
3rd Down Conversions	7/14	6/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	6.7	5.1
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	6/45	8/48
Punt Returns/Yards	1/-3	1/8
Kick Returns/Yards	2/43	3/61
Interception Ret./Yards	2/27	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	5	5
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	3/1	2/2
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 26	OWN 25
Time of Possession	30:36	29:24

Drive Charts

Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	1:56	OWN 30	3	-5	Punt
1	8:38	4:31	OWN 29	6	71	Touchdown
1	0:02	1:00	OWN 21	3	8	Punt
2	12:32	7:11	OWN 18	14	82	Touchdown
2	3:49	3:16	OWN 20	10	79	Field Goal
3	8:00	1:55	OWN 20	3	-1	Punt
3	4:27	3:16	OWN 15	6	24	Punt
4	14:18	1:16	OWN 20	3	0	Punt
4	11:08	4:21	OWN 32	8	31	Punt
4	2:27	1:41	OWN 20	8	80	Touchdown
4	0:30	0:30	OPP 29	3	24	Game

New Orleans Saints
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	13:04	4:26	OWN 36	10	64	Touchdown
1	4:07	4:05	OWN 20	9	39	Interception
2	14:02	1:30	OWN 24	3	7	Punt
2	5:21	1:32	OWN 44	3	5	Punt
2	0:33	0:33	OWN 9	1	-1	Half
3	15:00	7:00	OWN 30	14	65	Missed FG
3	6:05	1:38	OPP 46	4	33	Field Goal
3	1:11	1:53	OWN 14	5	86	Touchdown
4	13:02	1:54	OWN 10	3	6	Punt
4	6:47	4:20	OWN 20	9	78	Field Goal
4	0:46	0:16	OWN 16	1	0	Interception

Game MVP: Rex Grossman, Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Rushing Statistics

Tampa Bay	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Sam Donaldson	23	84	3.65	17	1	2
Tom Fox	10	60	6.00	22	2	0
Rex Grossman	4	16	4.00	10	1	1

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Arnie Pearson	12	71	5.92	25	2
Bryant Blakely	10	37	3.70	15	2
Philip Rivers	3	13	4.33	7	0
Tony Brumley	1	6	6.00	6	0

Passing Statistics

Tampa Bay	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Rex Grossman	29	20	247	1/4	0	42	0	95.0

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Philip Rivers	36	22	260	0/0	2	33	2	78.5

Receiving Statistics

Tampa Bay	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
RB Sam Donaldson	7	8	48	6.86	21	10
TE Kris Wilson	4	4	93	23.25	66	42
WR Brad Shannon	2	8	21	10.50	2	11
WR Bennie Covington	2	2	28	14.00	1	18
WR Blake Murray	2	2	21	10.50	0	15
WR Wes Brandon	2	2	32	16.00	2	25
TE Grant Clinton	1	2	4	4.00	0	4
WR Jason Tatum	0	1	0	0.00	0	0

New Orleans	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Irving Robasky	5	11	104	20.80	22	33	0
TE Graham King	5	5	71	14.20	21	30	0
FB Tony Brumley	5	7	35	7.00	20	13	1
RB Arnie Pearson	2	3	8	4.00	6	4	1
WR C.J. Cook	2	3	17	8.50	1	10	0
RB Bryant Blakely	1	1	3	3.00	0	3	0
TE Dwight Mendez	1	2	13	13.00	3	13	0
WR Kent Austin	1	2	9	9.00	0	9	0
WR Curtis Weber	0	2	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Tampa Bay	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Butch Wolfstone	2	27	13.50	0

New Orleans	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Tampa Bay	Fumb	Recov	Force
Sam Donaldson	1	0	0
Brad Shannon	0	1	0
Rob Lane	0	0	1

New Orleans	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Graham King	1	1	0	0
Austin Koch	0	0	1	0

Punting Statistics

Tampa Bay	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Shane Lechler	6	268	44.7	40.0	63	2

New Orleans	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Artie Souza	3	151	50.3	44.7	51	1

Kicking Statistics

Tampa Bay	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Jeff Chandler	1/1	0/0	0/0	18	3/3

New Orleans	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Artie Farias	2/3	0/0	0/0	30	2/2

Punt Return Statistics

Tampa Bay	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Bennie Henderson	1	-3	-3.0	0

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Curtis Weber	1	8	8.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Tampa Bay	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Brad Shannon	2	43	21.5	0

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Bryant Blakely	3	61	20.3	0

Defensive Statistics

Tampa Bay	Tack	Asst	RPlay	PPlay
S Chuck Ferreira	6	5	26	35
OLB Lonnie Blades	6	0	26	35
ILB Wesley Eicholz	5	3	24	34
CB Ronald Horn	5	3	19	31
S Chris Dillon	5	0	20	33
DE Sammy Fuller	4	0	24	32
DT Reuben Foster	3	1	24	35
CB Rob Lane	3	0	26	33
DT Russell Lyle	2	2	22	30
S Daryl Burke	2	0	4	6
S Bennie Henderson	1	0	0	4
DE Amos Moss	1	0	25	33
DT Raymond Warren	1	0	6	3
OLB Dwight Sanders	1	0	1	1

New Orleans	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Austin Koch	10	1	0.0	35	29
ILB A.J. Sexton	9	3	0.0	35	28
DE Harris Herron	6	1	0.5	36	29
CB Sammie Rutter	5	0	0.0	31	29
DT Oliver Coffey	4	2	0.5	26	22
CB Mitch Farrell	4	2	0.0	24	22
CB Drew Jordan	4	0	0.0	35	27
OLB Jared Ballard	2	3	0.0	28	23
S Kelvin Arntt	2	2	0.0	26	23
OLB Donovan Mussatti	2	1	0.0	23	13
DE Tyrus Hazelwood	2	0	0.0	5	4
DT Tyrone Curtis	1	1	0.0	29	27
CB Fernando Clayton	1	0	0.0	2	3
DE Brent Compton	1	0	0.0	33	27
RB Arnie Pearson	1	0	---	---	---
TE Dwight Mendez	1	0	---	---	---
DT Billy Joe Roberson	0	1	0.0	14	5
S Brenden Rasmussen	0	1	0.0	8	10
ILB Don Blake	0	1	0.0	2	2

Pass Rush Statistics

Tampa Bay	Block	Hurry	PPlay
DT Reuben Foster	2	0	35
S Chuck Ferreira	1	1	35
DE Sammy Fuller	0	3	32
CB Rob Lane	0	1	33
DE Amos Moss	0	1	33

New Orleans	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Oliver Coffey	0.5	0	1	1	22
DE Harris Herron	0.5	0	0	1	29
DE Brent Compton	0.0	2	2	0	27
DT Tyrone Curtis	0.0	1	0	1	27

Pass Defense Statistics

Tampa Bay	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Ronald Horn	5	0	0	31
CB Rob Lane	4	0	0	33
OLB Lonnie Blades	3	1	0	35
S Chuck Ferreira	3	0	0	35
ILB Wesley Eicholz	2	0	0	34
S Bennie Henderson	1	0	0	4
S Daryl Burke	1	0	0	6
DT Reuben Foster	1	0	0	35
DE Sammy Fuller	1	0	0	32
S Chris Dillon	1	0	0	33
CB Butch Wolfstone	0	0	2	34

New Orleans	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Drew Jordan	4	0	27
CB Sammie Rutter	4	0	29
S Austin Koch	3	0	29
ILB A.J. Sexton	2	1	28
S Kelvin Arntt	2	0	23
CB Fernando Clayton	1	0	3
DT Tyrone Curtis	1	0	27
DE Tyrus Hazelwood	1	0	4
CB Mitch Farrell	1	0	22
OLB Jared Ballard	1	0	23

Blocking Statistics

Tampa Bay	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Tyrone Carlisle	6	13	1	37	0	30
Conrad Chiaccheri	2	5	0	30	0	28
Leonard Agnew	1	4	0	37	0	30
Eddie Andrews	1	3	0	23	0	15
Otis Porter	1	2	0	15	0	14
Chuck Reynolds	1	1	0	22	1	16
Corey Duncan	1	1	0	17	0	9
Thurman Cassidy	0	3	0	21	0	17
Kris Wilson	0	1	0	24	0	22

New Orleans	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	PPly
Leon Schroeder	4	9	22	34
Travis Tusch	1	3	20	26
Donald Matthews	1	2	24	34
Jimmy Lumpkin	1	2	6	5
Henry Freeman	1	1	6	10
Larry Andersen	0	4	23	33
Wesley Hickman	0	2	24	31

Special Teams Statistics

Tampa Bay	Tackles	STPlays
Butch Wolfstone	2	9
Grant Clinton	1	16
Tyrone Carlisle	1	5
Tom Fox	0	19
Daryl Burke	0	18
Corey Duncan	0	15
Emmanuel Conway	0	15
Kris Wilson	0	13
Bennie Henderson	0	13
Wes Brandon	0	13
Marc Dominquez	0	10
Dwight Sanders	0	8
Shane Lechler	0	7
Conrad Chiaccheri	0	7
Chuck Reynolds	0	7
Jeff Chandler	0	6
Leonard Agnew	0	6
Eddie Andrews	0	6
Rob Dennis	0	6
Brad Shannon	0	5
Wesley Eicholz	0	4
Thurman Cassidy	0	4
Blake Murray	0	4
Russell Lyle	0	4
Chuck Ferreira	0	3
Rob Lane	0	3
Amos Moss	0	3
Lonnie Blades	0	3
Reuben Foster	0	3
Sammy Fuller	0	3
Chris Dillon	0	3
Austin Branch	0	3
Ronald Horn	0	3
Stephen Upshaw	0	2
Lorenzo Kinney	0	2
Bennie Covington	0	1
Sam Donaldson	0	1

New Orleans	Tackles	STPlays
Bryant Blakely	2	22
Graham King	1	9
George Newkirk	0	19
Kendrick Samuels	0	17
Tony Brumley	0	16
Dwight Mendez	0	16
Nathan Wannamaker	0	14
Arnold Webster	0	11
Curtis Weber	0	10
Reggie Bailey	0	10
Mitch Farrell	0	10
Austin Hitchcock	0	9
Artie Farias	0	8
Tyrus Hazelwood	0	7
Donovan Mussatti	0	6
Arnie Pearson	0	6
Drew Jordan	0	6
Jimmy Lumpkin	0	6
Larry Andersen	0	6
Marlon Prill	0	6
Henry Freeman	0	6
Don Blake	0	6
A.J. Coffey	0	5
C.J. Cook	0	4
Xavier Blair	0	3
Fernando Clayton	0	3
Artie Souza	0	3
Kelvin Arntt	0	2
Harris Herron	0	1
Tyrone Curtis	0	1
Austin Koch	0	1
Brenden Rasmussen	0	1
Oliver Coffey	0	1
Jared Ballard	0	1
A.J. Sexton	0	1

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	6	10	1.7
Middle	23	136	5.9
Right	6	16	2.7
None	2	-2	-1.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	3	27	9.0
Middle	15	68	4.5
Right	7	33	4.7
None	1	-1	-1.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Tampa Bay	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Rex Grossman	29	20	3	1	1	1	3	3	0

New Orleans	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Philip Rivers	36	22	3	0	2	1	6	0	2

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	3	3	23	7.7
Short (0-8 Yds)	14	12	153	10.9
Medium (9-18 Yds)	8	4	46	5.8
Long (19+ Yds)	4	1	25	6.3

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	5	4	29	5.8
Short (0-8 Yds)	10	8	45	4.5
Medium (9-18 Yds)	14	8	124	8.9
Long (19+ Yds)	7	2	62	8.9

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Tampa Bay	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Brad Shannon	8	2	1	21	0	29
RB Sam Donaldson	8	7	0	48	0	22
TE Kris Wilson	4	4	0	93	2	22
TE Grant Clinton	2	1	0	4	0	12
WR Bennie Covington	2	2	0	28	0	16
WR Blake Murray	2	2	0	21	0	13
WR Wes Brandon	2	2	0	32	1	4
WR Jason Tatum	1	0	0	0	0	14

New Orleans	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Irving Robasky	11	5	1	104	2	31
FB Tony Brumley	7	5	1	35	0	20
TE Graham King	5	5	0	71	1	20
RB Arnie Pearson	3	2	0	8	0	26
WR C.J. Cook	3	2	0	17	0	15
WR Curtis Weber	2	0	0	0	0	22
TE Dwight Mendez	2	1	0	13	0	10
WR Kent Austin	2	1	0	9	0	23
RB Bryant Blakely	1	1	0	3	0	10

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Tampa Bay	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Sam Donaldson	7	23	3.29	3.65
Rex Grossman	4	16	4.00	4.00
Tom Fox	1	-1	-1.00	6.00

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Arnie Pearson	4	9	2.25	5.92
Bryant Blakely	2	2	1.00	3.70
Philip Rivers	1	7	7.00	4.33

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Tampa Bay	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Rex Grossman	2	2	14	7.00	8.52

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Philip Rivers	6	3	14	2.33	7.22

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Tampa Bay	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
RB Sam Donaldson	1	1	7	7.00	6.00
WR Wes Brandon	1	1	7	7.00	16.00

New Orleans	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Irving Robasky	2	0	0	0.00	9.45
FB Tony Brumley	2	2	10	5.00	5.00
RB Arnie Pearson	1	1	4	4.00	2.67
WR Kent Austin	1	0	0	0.00	4.50

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Tampa Bay	Rushes	Conversions
Sam Donaldson	4	2
Tom Fox	1	1

New Orleans	Rushes	Conversions
Bryant Blakely	2	1
Philip Rivers	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Tampa Bay	Att	Comp	Conversions
Rex Grossman	8	6	4

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Conversions
Philip Rivers	10	6	5

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Tampa Bay	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Brad Shannon	3	1	0
WR Blake Murray	2	2	2
WR Bennie Covington	1	1	1
RB Sam Donaldson	1	1	1
WR Wes Brandon	1	1	0

New Orleans	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Irving Robasky	2	0	0
FB Tony Brumley	2	2	2
WR Curtis Weber	1	0	0
RB Arnie Pearson	1	0	0
TE Graham King	1	1	0
TE Dwight Mendez	1	1	1
WR C.J. Cook	1	1	1
WR Kent Austin	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 75,000 (75,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 20,400 (20,400)
End Zone 14,600 (14,600)
Mezzanine 8,400 (8,400)
Sideline Seats 12,900 (12,900)
Club Seats 15,000 (15,000)
Luxury Boxes 3,700 (3,700)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	75,000 (75,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	20,400 (20,400)
End Zone	14,600 (14,600)
Mezzanine	8,400 (8,400)
Sideline Seats	12,900 (12,900)
Club Seats	15,000 (15,000)
Luxury Boxes	3,700 (3,700)