Week 6, 2026

played in New Orleans, LA

68 degrees, fair, calm

Tampa Bay Buccaneers	10	0	7	0	-	17
New Orleans Saints	7	7	7	3	-	24

Scoring Summary
1Q: 08:22 TBY - D.J. Carpenter 75 pass from Henry Garcia (Ed Jordan extra point)
1Q: 00:06 TBY - Ed Jordan 37 field goal
1Q: 00:01 NOS - Bobby Irwin 79 kickoff return (Burt McCalla extra point)
2Q: 01:15 NOS - Phillip Newman 23 pass from Alan Poole (Burt McCalla extra point)
3Q: 06:41 TBY - Omar Michaelson 3 run (Ed Jordan extra point)
3Q: 05:24 NOS - Mack Mathews 8 run (Burt McCalla extra point)
4Q: 09:01 NOS - Burt McCalla 19 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 08:22 TBY - D.J. Carpenter 75 pass from Henry Garcia (Ed Jordan extra point)
1Q: 00:06 TBY - Ed Jordan 37 field goal
1Q: 00:01 NOS - Bobby Irwin 79 kickoff return (Burt McCalla extra point)
2Q: 01:15 NOS - Phillip Newman 23 pass from Alan Poole (Burt McCalla extra point)
3Q: 06:41 TBY - Omar Michaelson 3 run (Ed Jordan extra point)
3Q: 05:24 NOS - Mack Mathews 8 run (Burt McCalla extra point)
4Q: 09:01 NOS - Burt McCalla 19 field goal

Team Statistics TBY NOS
Record 2-4 5-1
First Downs 19 16
- by Rushing 6 8
- by Passing 12 7
- by Penalty 1 1
Total Net Yards 342 330
- Offensive Plays 71 50
- Yards per Play 4.82 6.60
Net Rushing Yards 79 161
- Rushing Attempts 26 24
- Yards per Rush 3.04 6.71
Net Passing Yards 263 169
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 42 - 23 - 0 26 - 16 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 281 169
- Sacks/Yards Lost 3/18 0/0
- Yards per Pass Play 5.84 6.50
Fumbles/Lost 1/1 1/1
3rd Down Conversions 3/15 1/8
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 8.1 6.0
4th Down Conversions 3/3 0/0
Penalties/Yards 6/27 4/30
Punt Returns/Yards 2/-3 4/49
Kick Returns/Yards 5/84 4/166
Interception Ret./Yards 1/0 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 2 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/0 1/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 25 OWN 31
Time of Possession 32:56 27:04

Team Statistics	TBY	NOS
Record	2-4	5-1
First Downs	19	16
- by Rushing	6	8
- by Passing	12	7
- by Penalty	1	1
Total Net Yards	342	330
- Offensive Plays	71	50
- Yards per Play	4.82	6.60
Net Rushing Yards	79	161
- Rushing Attempts	26	24
- Yards per Rush	3.04	6.71
Net Passing Yards	263	169
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	42 - 23 - 0	26 - 16 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	281	169
- Sacks/Yards Lost	3/18	0/0
- Yards per Pass Play	5.84	6.50
Fumbles/Lost	1/1	1/1
3rd Down Conversions	3/15	1/8
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	8.1	6.0
4th Down Conversions	3/3	0/0
Penalties/Yards	6/27	4/30
Punt Returns/Yards	2/-3	4/49
Kick Returns/Yards	5/84	4/166
Interception Ret./Yards	1/0	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	2	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/0	1/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 25	OWN 31
Time of Possession	32:56	27:04

Drive Charts

Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	11:16	3:12	OWN 2	7	98	Touchdown
1	5:07	5:06	OWN 20	11	60	Field Goal
2	15:00	3:08	OWN 20	6	21	Punt
2	9:16	1:33	OWN 6	3	8	Punt
2	4:38	1:30	OWN 34	3	-3	Punt
2	0:59	0:59	OWN 19	3	9	Half
3	15:00	8:29	OWN 34	14	66	Touchdown
3	5:16	1:47	OWN 19	5	10	Punt
3	2:26	1:56	OWN 20	4	17	Punt
4	8:54	1:28	OWN 12	3	7	Punt
4	6:34	2:06	OPP 48	3	5	Punt
4	2:45	0:46	OPP 36	3	25	Fumble
4	1:18	1:18	OWN 32	6	9	Game

New Orleans Saints
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	3:44	OWN 38	5	15	Punt
1	8:04	2:57	OWN 30	5	18	Punt
2	11:52	2:36	OWN 27	5	22	Punt
2	7:43	3:05	OWN 42	6	31	Missed FG
2	3:08	2:09	OWN 38	4	62	Touchdown
3	6:31	1:15	OWN 48	2	52	Touchdown
3	3:29	1:03	OWN 47	3	2	Punt
3	0:30	6:36	OWN 17	12	81	Field Goal
4	7:26	0:52	OWN 40	2	8	Fumble
4	4:28	1:43	OWN 5	3	11	Interception
4	1:59	0:41	OWN 11	3	9	Punt

Game MVP: Bobby Irwin, New Orleans Saints

Rushing Statistics

Tampa Bay	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	TD
Omar Michaelson	18	43	2.39	7	1
Jackie Andersen	5	25	5.00	9	0
Henry Garcia	3	11	3.67	5	0

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Bobby Irwin	14	120	8.57	44	4	0
Mack Mathews	7	28	4.00	14	1	1
Alan Poole	2	13	6.50	7	0	0
Nolan Walters	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Passing Statistics

Tampa Bay	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Henry Garcia	42	23	281	3/18	1	75	0	83.5

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Alan Poole	26	16	169	0/0	1	23	1	77.2

Receiving Statistics

Tampa Bay	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
RB Omar Michaelson	7	9	47	6.71	21	11	0
WR Rod McCullough	5	10	56	11.20	15	23	0
WR D.J. Carpenter	4	6	115	28.75	52	75	1
TE Bennie Walton	3	5	27	9.00	4	11	0
TE Mitch Perkins	2	3	24	12.00	2	16	0
WR Arnie Peters	1	4	6	6.00	0	6	0
WR Gerald Torres	1	2	6	6.00	0	6	0
RB Jackie Andersen	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

New Orleans	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
RB Bobby Irwin	5	5	48	9.60	23	21	0
WR Nolan Walters	2	4	26	13.00	19	19	0
WR Phillip Newman	2	4	36	18.00	19	23	1
RB Mack Mathews	2	2	25	12.50	5	20	0
FB Junior Blair	2	3	12	6.00	0	8	0
TE Mitchell Emmons	1	3	7	7.00	0	7	0
WR Terrell Hicks	1	1	12	12.00	0	12	0
TE Lenny Shields	1	2	3	3.00	2	3	0
WR Stephen Granberry	0	2	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Tampa Bay	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Orlando Newhart	1	0	0.00	0

New Orleans	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Tampa Bay	Fumb	Recov	Force
Henry Garcia	1	0	0
Alfred Thompson	0	1	0
Brock Robinson	0	0	1

New Orleans	Fumb	Recov	Force
Bobby Irwin	1	0	0
Brent Robbins	0	1	0
Lamar Bailey	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Tampa Bay	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Nicky Bodenhemer	7	305	43.6	36.6	51	4

New Orleans	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Darnell Briggs	5	233	46.6	39.2	53	2

Kicking Statistics

Tampa Bay	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Ed Jordan	1/1	0/0	0/0	37	2/2

New Orleans	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Burt McCalla	1/2	0/1	0/0	19	3/3

Punt Return Statistics

Tampa Bay	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Jessie Kelley	2	-3	-1.5	0

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Timothy Hiller	4	49	12.3	0

Kick Return Statistics

Tampa Bay	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Orlando Newhart	5	84	16.8	0

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Bobby Irwin	4	166	41.5	1

Defensive Statistics

Tampa Bay	Tack	Asst	RPlay	PPlay
S Bruce Prescott	4	3	21	20
CB Orlando Newhart	4	1	18	16
OLB Quinn McGregor	4	0	12	19
CB Jessie Kelley	3	3	18	26
ILB Chuck Manson	3	2	17	18
OLB Britt Reynoso	3	1	8	12
CB Leonard Kingsbury	3	0	12	16
DE Alfred Thompson	2	5	14	20
S Thurman Clancy	2	2	20	20
DT Clarence Rice	2	1	16	17
OLB Winfred Stone	2	0	11	7
CB K.C. Yantis	2	0	8	4
DE Terrell Aidoo	1	0	10	6
S Harvey Reeves	1	0	4	7
DT Brock Robinson	1	0	17	16
OLB Dominic Galloway	1	0	6	8

New Orleans	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
DE Max Tank	5	1	1.0	18	34
S Duane Sterritt	5	3	0.0	24	43
ILB Jose Barfield	5	1	0.0	17	31
OLB Willie Rexin	5	0	0.0	20	33
CB Timothy Hiller	4	1	0.0	16	34
CB Ty Covington	4	0	0.0	18	34
DT Junior Reeves	3	0	1.0	18	28
DT Eddie Bloomer	3	1	0.0	16	28
DE Brent Robbins	3	1	0.0	16	28
S Jorge Cloude	2	3	0.0	19	38
ILB Earl Moulton	2	0	0.0	9	14
OLB Otis Wallis	2	0	0.0	6	11
OLB Lamar Bailey	1	0	1.0	7	7
DE Cary Clinton	1	2	0.0	10	12
S Rickey Bridges	1	1	0.0	11	18
CB Bob Heath	1	0	0.0	20	36
CB Howie Lord	1	0	0.0	9	14
DT Johnny Rasmussen	1	0	0.0	16	32
TE Mitchell Emmons	1	0	---	---	---
DT Burt Tamaarkin	1	0	0.0	12	17

Pass Rush Statistics

Tampa Bay	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Alfred Thompson	1	1	0	20
DT Clarence Rice	0	1	0	17
DT Brock Robinson	0	0	1	16

New Orleans	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Junior Reeves	1.0	0	3	0	28
DE Max Tank	1.0	0	2	0	34
OLB Lamar Bailey	1.0	0	0	1	7
DE Cary Clinton	0.0	1	0	1	12
DT Johnny Rasmussen	0.0	0	3	0	32
DE Brent Robbins	0.0	0	2	0	28

Pass Defense Statistics

Tampa Bay	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
OLB Quinn McGregor	3	0	0	19
CB Orlando Newhart	2	0	1	16
CB Jessie Kelley	2	0	0	26
OLB Winfred Stone	2	0	0	7
CB Leonard Kingsbury	2	0	0	16
ILB Chuck Manson	1	1	0	18
S Bruce Prescott	1	1	0	20
OLB Britt Reynoso	1	0	0	12
CB K.C. Yantis	1	0	0	4
OLB Dominic Galloway	1	0	0	8

New Orleans	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
OLB Willie Rexin	4	1	33
ILB Jose Barfield	3	0	31
CB Ty Covington	3	0	34
ILB Earl Moulton	2	0	14
CB Timothy Hiller	2	0	34
S Rickey Bridges	2	0	18
S Jorge Cloude	1	1	38
DE Max Tank	1	1	34
CB Bob Heath	1	0	36
CB Howie Lord	1	0	14
S Duane Sterritt	1	0	43
OLB Otis Wallis	1	0	11
DE Brent Robbins	1	0	28

Blocking Statistics

Tampa Bay	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Bert Elkon	2	7	23	0	38
Harold Ackerman	2	2	9	0	7
K.C. Busby	1	3	10	1	18
Andy Mills	1	2	8	0	14
Adam Hensley	1	1	12	0	22
Johnnie Hogrefe	0	3	18	0	35
Perry Dubose	0	2	21	1	42
Lester Sawyer	0	2	17	1	39
Roger Wellins	0	1	18	0	25

New Orleans	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	PPly
Curtis Olivarez	3	6	0	24	26
Neil Delgado	3	5	0	22	23
Marlon Finley	2	3	1	20	19
D.J. Matthews	1	3	0	18	21
Mel Galiardo	0	1	0	4	7
Cedric Flournoy	0	1	0	19	22
Alex Priestley	0	1	0	5	4
Lenny Shields	0	1	0	16	11
Donnell Pritchett	0	1	0	8	8

Special Teams Statistics

Tampa Bay	Tackles	STPlays
Quinn McGregor	2	17
Harvey Reeves	2	12
Mitch Perkins	1	17
Gerald Torres	1	16
Arnie Peters	1	11
Jackie Andersen	0	20
Adam Hensley	0	14
K.C. Yantis	0	13
Jessie Kelley	0	12
Britt Reynoso	0	9
Johnnie Hogrefe	0	8
Harold Ackerman	0	8
Roger Peterson	0	8
Nicky Bodenhemer	0	7
Orlando Newhart	0	7
Bennie Walton	0	7
Winfred Stone	0	6
Andy Mills	0	6
K.C. Busby	0	6
Ed Jordan	0	5
Nathan McIntyre	0	5
Leonard Kingsbury	0	5
Hardy Keil	0	5
D.J. Carpenter	0	4
Roger Wellins	0	4
Bruce Prescott	0	3
Alfred Thompson	0	3
Aaron Halama	0	3
C.J. Mayes	0	3
Clarence Rice	0	3
Dominic Galloway	0	3
Chuck Manson	0	2
Thurman Clancy	0	2
Omar Michaelson	0	2
Brock Robinson	0	2
Rusty Kennedy	0	2
Monty Flylum	0	1
Orlando Westbrook	0	1
Terrell Aidoo	0	1
Rod McCullough	0	1

New Orleans	Tackles	STPlays
Otis Wallis	3	27
Junior Blair	2	12
Stephen Granberry	1	12
Earl Moulton	1	9
Bobby Irwin	0	23
Jim Stargell	0	16
Timothy Hiller	0	14
Terrell Hicks	0	14
Leo Sweeney	0	11
Duane Sterritt	0	10
Mack Mathews	0	10
Rickey Bridges	0	9
Cary Clinton	0	8
Burt McCalla	0	7
Lamar Bailey	0	7
Marlon Finley	0	7
Alex Priestley	0	7
Donnell Pritchett	0	7
Duane Burgess	0	6
Mel Galiardo	0	6
Cedric Flournoy	0	5
Darnell Briggs	0	5
Darnell Carr	0	5
Kelvin Sandage	0	4
Burt Tamaarkin	0	3
D.J. Matthews	0	2
Junior Reeves	0	2
Billy Joe Beckett	0	2
Willie Rexin	0	2
Jose Barfield	0	2
Brent Robbins	0	2
Nolan Walters	0	1
Eddie Bloomer	0	1
Bob Heath	0	1
Neil Delgado	0	1
Johnny Rasmussen	0	1
Jorge Cloude	0	1
Ty Covington	0	1
Max Tank	0	1

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	9	15	1.7
Middle	12	49	4.1
Right	5	15	3.0
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	7	36	5.1
Middle	6	54	9.0
Right	11	71	6.5
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Tampa Bay	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Henry Garcia	42	23	3	3	0	3	10	2	0

New Orleans	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Alan Poole	26	16	3	0	4	2	2	1	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	7	6	35	5.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	16	11	80	5.0
Medium (9-18 Yds)	10	3	37	3.7
Long (19+ Yds)	7	3	129	18.4

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	7	6	59	8.4
Short (0-8 Yds)	8	5	43	5.4
Medium (9-18 Yds)	8	5	67	8.4
Long (19+ Yds)	3	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Tampa Bay	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Rod McCullough	10	5	56	1	29
RB Omar Michaelson	9	7	47	0	39
WR D.J. Carpenter	6	4	115	2	42
TE Bennie Walton	5	3	27	0	25
WR Arnie Peters	4	1	6	0	28
TE Mitch Perkins	3	2	24	0	17
WR Gerald Torres	2	1	6	0	13
RB Jackie Andersen	1	0	0	0	10

New Orleans	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
RB Bobby Irwin	5	5	0	48	1	16
WR Nolan Walters	4	2	1	26	0	21
WR Phillip Newman	4	2	2	36	1	26
TE Mitchell Emmons	3	1	1	7	0	16
FB Junior Blair	3	2	0	12	0	12
RB Mack Mathews	2	2	0	25	1	10
WR Stephen Granberry	2	0	0	0	0	9
TE Lenny Shields	2	1	0	3	0	11
WR Terrell Hicks	1	1	0	12	0	5

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Tampa Bay	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Omar Michaelson	3	5	1.67	2.39

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Bobby Irwin	1	0	0.00	8.57
Mack Mathews	1	8	8.00	4.00

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Tampa Bay	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Henry Garcia	1	1	8	8.00	6.69

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Alan Poole	4	2	17	4.25	6.50

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Tampa Bay	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Mitch Perkins	1	1	8	8.00	8.00

New Orleans	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
FB Junior Blair	2	1	8	4.00	4.00
RB Bobby Irwin	1	1	9	9.00	9.60
WR Stephen Granberry	1	0	0	0.00	0.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Tampa Bay	Rushes	Conversions
Omar Michaelson	3	0
Henry Garcia	1	0

New Orleans	Rushes	Conversions
Nolan Walters	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Tampa Bay	Att	Comp	Conversions
Henry Garcia	11	8	3

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Conversions
Alan Poole	7	3	1

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Tampa Bay	Targ	Catch	Conversions
TE Bennie Walton	3	2	1
RB Omar Michaelson	3	3	0
WR Rod McCullough	2	1	1
WR D.J. Carpenter	1	1	0
WR Gerald Torres	1	1	1

New Orleans	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Stephen Granberry	2	0	0
WR Nolan Walters	1	0	0
RB Bobby Irwin	1	1	1
RB Mack Mathews	1	1	0
TE Mitchell Emmons	1	0	0
WR Terrell Hicks	1	1	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 73,900 (80,200 capacity)
Upper Deck 18,300 (20,400)
End Zone 13,500 (14,700)
Mezzanine 7,900 (8,500)
Sideline Seats 12,400 (13,000)
Club Seats 19,100 (19,900)
Luxury Boxes 2,700 (3,700)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	73,900 (80,200 capacity)
Upper Deck	18,300 (20,400)
End Zone	13,500 (14,700)
Mezzanine	7,900 (8,500)
Sideline Seats	12,400 (13,000)
Club Seats	19,100 (19,900)
Luxury Boxes	2,700 (3,700)