Week 1, 2012

played in New Orleans, LA

68 degrees, fair, calm

Tampa Bay Buccaneers	7	7	0	0	-	14
New Orleans Saints	10	7	14	10	-	41

Scoring Summary
1Q: 11:57 NOS - Taylor Jacobs 13 pass from Philip Rivers (David Akers extra point)
1Q: 04:51 NOS - David Akers 36 field goal
1Q: 01:52 TBY - Ashley Lelie 10 pass from Rex Grossman (Thomas Knoll extra point)
2Q: 12:51 NOS - Arnie Pearson 8 pass from Philip Rivers (David Akers extra point)
2Q: 02:56 TBY - Austin Punzel 2 run (Thomas Knoll extra point)
3Q: 13:28 NOS - Jessie Dunk 49 pass from Philip Rivers (David Akers extra point)
3Q: 03:09 NOS - Jessie Dunk 10 pass from Philip Rivers (David Akers extra point)
4Q: 09:19 NOS - Arnie Pearson 2 run (David Akers extra point)
4Q: 02:31 NOS - David Akers 42 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 11:57 NOS - Taylor Jacobs 13 pass from Philip Rivers (David Akers extra point)
1Q: 04:51 NOS - David Akers 36 field goal
1Q: 01:52 TBY - Ashley Lelie 10 pass from Rex Grossman (Thomas Knoll extra point)
2Q: 12:51 NOS - Arnie Pearson 8 pass from Philip Rivers (David Akers extra point)
2Q: 02:56 TBY - Austin Punzel 2 run (Thomas Knoll extra point)
3Q: 13:28 NOS - Jessie Dunk 49 pass from Philip Rivers (David Akers extra point)
3Q: 03:09 NOS - Jessie Dunk 10 pass from Philip Rivers (David Akers extra point)
4Q: 09:19 NOS - Arnie Pearson 2 run (David Akers extra point)
4Q: 02:31 NOS - David Akers 42 field goal

Team Statistics TBY NOS
Record 0-1 1-0
First Downs 17 28
- by Rushing 7 3
- by Passing 10 22
- by Penalty 0 3
Total Net Yards 292 490
- Offensive Plays 62 67
- Yards per Play 4.71 7.31
Net Rushing Yards 114 88
- Rushing Attempts 20 23
- Yards per Rush 5.70 3.83
Net Passing Yards 178 402
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 37 - 23 - 1 44 - 29 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 219 402
- Sacks/Yards Lost 5/41 0/0
- Yards per Pass Play 4.24 9.14
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 8/15 5/11
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.0 7.0
4th Down Conversions 0/1 0/0
Penalties/Yards 8/55 9/65
Punt Returns/Yards 1/6 1/5
Kick Returns/Yards 5/125 3/64
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 1/28
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 2 5
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/0 4/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 30 OWN 29
Time of Possession 27:46 32:14

Team Statistics	TBY	NOS
Record	0-1	1-0
First Downs	17	28
- by Rushing	7	3
- by Passing	10	22
- by Penalty	0	3
Total Net Yards	292	490
- Offensive Plays	62	67
- Yards per Play	4.71	7.31
Net Rushing Yards	114	88
- Rushing Attempts	20	23
- Yards per Rush	5.70	3.83
Net Passing Yards	178	402
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	37 - 23 - 1	44 - 29 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	219	402
- Sacks/Yards Lost	5/41	0/0
- Yards per Pass Play	4.24	9.14
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	8/15	5/11
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.0	7.0
4th Down Conversions	0/1	0/0
Penalties/Yards	8/55	9/65
Punt Returns/Yards	1/6	1/5
Kick Returns/Yards	5/125	3/64
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	1/28
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	2	5
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/0	4/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 30	OWN 29
Time of Possession	27:46	32:14

Drive Charts

Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	0:47	OWN 28	1	0	Interception
1	11:51	1:57	OWN 37	3	8	Punt
1	8:56	0:57	OWN 40	3	-6	Punt
1	4:45	2:58	OWN 45	6	55	Touchdown
2	12:42	2:12	OWN 22	4	15	Punt
2	8:03	5:16	OWN 18	15	82	Touchdown
2	1:54	0:52	OWN 35	3	7	Punt
2	0:11	0:11	OPP 47	1	7	Half
3	13:12	4:42	OWN 20	8	29	Punt
3	3:00	3:00	OWN 29	5	32	Punt
4	9:12	4:08	OWN 18	7	12	Downs
4	2:24	2:24	OWN 20	6	26	Game

New Orleans Saints
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	14:13	2:22	OPP 44	6	44	Touchdown
1	9:54	0:58	OWN 20	3	4	Punt
1	7:59	3:14	OWN 27	8	54	Field Goal
1	1:47	4:05	OWN 31	9	69	Touchdown
2	10:30	2:27	OWN 6	6	38	Punt
2	2:47	0:53	OWN 40	3	-10	Punt
2	1:02	0:51	OWN 4	3	7	Punt
3	15:00	1:48	OWN 26	3	74	Touchdown
3	8:30	5:30	OWN 20	11	80	Touchdown
4	15:00	5:48	OWN 20	12	80	Touchdown
4	5:04	2:40	OPP 30	3	5	Field Goal

Game MVP: Philip Rivers, New Orleans Saints

Rushing Statistics

Tampa Bay	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Austin Punzel	15	95	6.33	30	3	1
Cory Booker	5	19	3.80	7	0	0

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Arnie Pearson	16	67	4.19	12	1	1
Arnie Bernard	5	8	1.60	5	0	0
Darrell Irwin	2	13	6.50	8	0	0

Passing Statistics

Tampa Bay	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Rex Grossman	31	19	138	2/11	1	19	1	69.0
Josh McCown	6	4	81	3/30	0	43	0	109.7

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Philip Rivers	44	29	402	0/0	4	49	0	125.3

Receiving Statistics

Tampa Bay	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Michael Clayton	5	5	57	11.40	1	29	0
WR Ashley Lelie	4	7	49	12.25	11	19	1
RB Cory Booker	3	3	6	2.00	0	5	0
TE Sedrick Battle	3	6	58	19.33	3	43	0
TE Jason Witten	2	2	14	7.00	0	7	0
WR Brad Shannon	2	8	20	10.00	0	15	0
WR Jumbo Nejedly	1	2	8	8.00	0	8	0
RB Austin Punzel	1	1	7	7.00	6	7	0
FB Melvin Van DeWege	1	1	2	2.00	2	2	0
TE Karl Wayne	1	2	-2	-2.00	0	-2	0

New Orleans	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Taylor Jacobs	6	8	126	21.00	14	44	1
WR Jessie Dunk	6	8	113	18.83	11	49	2
RB Arnie Pearson	6	6	36	6.00	2	9	1
WR Devery Henderson	4	6	47	11.75	25	21	0
WR Irving Robasky	3	9	38	12.67	12	21	0
RB Arnie Bernard	1	1	6	6.00	2	6	0
TE Graham King	1	3	10	10.00	0	10	0
FB Tony Brumley	1	1	9	9.00	0	9	0
TE Dwight Mendez	1	2	17	17.00	9	17	0

Interception Statistics

Tampa Bay	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

New Orleans	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Mike Doss	1	28	28.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Tampa Bay	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD

New Orleans	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD

Punting Statistics

Tampa Bay	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Josh Bidwell	6	300	50.0	39.2	57	2

New Orleans	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Horace Ogden	4	151	37.8	36.3	44	1

Kicking Statistics

Tampa Bay	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Thomas Knoll	0/0	0/0	0/0	0	2/2

New Orleans	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
David Akers	2/2	1/1	0/0	42	5/5

Punt Return Statistics

Tampa Bay	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Dwight Smith	1	6	6.0	0

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Taylor Jacobs	1	5	5.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Tampa Bay	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Brad Shannon	4	108	27.0	0
Cory Booker	1	17	17.0	0

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Taylor Jacobs	2	44	22.0	0
Arnie Pearson	1	20	20.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Tampa Bay	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
CB Butch Wolfstone	8	2	0.0	20	43
ILB Wesley Eicholz	7	4	0.0	22	43
DE Dewayne White	5	2	0.0	22	43
DT Reuben Foster	4	2	0.0	13	38
OLB Derrick Poland	4	1	0.0	16	37
CB Ike Taylor	4	0	0.0	17	33
S Will Demps	3	1	0.0	17	33
S Dwight Smith	3	1	0.0	21	44
OLB Lonnie Blades	3	1	0.0	22	44
ILB Gary Brackett	2	1	0.0	8	11
DT Pat Nied	2	0	0.0	11	14
DT Matt Bryant	1	1	0.0	3	0
DE Amos Moss	1	1	0.0	20	42
WR Ashley Lelie	1	0	---	---	---
OLB Marc Dominquez	0	2	0.0	2	3
DE Julius Peppers	0	1	0.0	3	2
CB Wayne Hurt	0	1	0.0	17	33

New Orleans	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Dontarrious Thomas	6	4	0.0	18	42
OLB Kendrick Samuels	5	5	1.0	20	42
DT Billy Joe Roberson	4	1	2.5	19	41
DE Tim Apold	4	2	1.0	18	41
S Mike Doss	4	4	0.0	20	42
CB Dennis Weathersby	3	2	0.0	20	40
CB Fernando Clayton	3	0	0.0	20	42
CB Heath Cooper	3	0	0.0	13	29
S Brenden Rasmussen	3	0	0.0	18	37
DE Travis LaBoy	2	1	0.0	20	40
S Kelvin Arntt	2	1	0.0	4	7
DT A.J. Coffey	2	1	0.0	2	5
S Austin Koch	2	0	0.0	5	9
DT Tyrus Hazelwood	1	1	0.5	14	33
OLB Reggie Bailey	1	0	0.0	2	0
OLB Donovan Mussatti	1	0	0.0	3	7

Pass Rush Statistics

Tampa Bay	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Reuben Foster	1	3	0	38
DE Amos Moss	1	1	1	42
ILB Wesley Eicholz	1	0	0	43
CB Wayne Hurt	0	1	0	33

New Orleans	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Billy Joe Roberson	2.5	0	1	0	41
DE Tim Apold	1.0	0	0	0	41
OLB Kendrick Samuels	1.0	0	0	0	42
DT Tyrus Hazelwood	0.5	0	1	1	33
CB Dennis Weathersby	0.0	1	0	0	40
DE Travis LaBoy	0.0	0	2	1	40
ILB Dontarrious Thomas	0.0	0	1	0	42
DT Oliver Coffey	0.0	0	1	0	2

Pass Defense Statistics

Tampa Bay	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Butch Wolfstone	9	2	43
CB Ike Taylor	5	1	33
ILB Wesley Eicholz	3	1	43
OLB Lonnie Blades	3	1	44
OLB Derrick Poland	3	0	37
S Will Demps	2	0	33
S Dwight Smith	2	0	44
DT Pat Nied	2	0	14

New Orleans	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
ILB Dontarrious Thomas	4	0	0	42
CB Dennis Weathersby	3	1	0	40
CB Heath Cooper	3	0	0	29
S Brenden Rasmussen	3	0	0	37
CB Fernando Clayton	2	1	0	42
OLB Kendrick Samuels	2	1	0	42
DE Travis LaBoy	1	0	0	40
DE Tim Apold	1	0	0	41
S Kelvin Arntt	1	0	0	7
OLB Donovan Mussatti	1	0	0	7
DT A.J. Coffey	1	0	0	5
S Austin Koch	1	0	0	9
S Mike Doss	0	0	1	42

Blocking Statistics

Tampa Bay	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Reggie Wagner	3	3	0	12	1	30
Toniu Fonoti	2	6	0	19	1	36
Thurman Cassidy	2	3	1	13	2	30
Brett Williams	1	2	0	8	0	13
Kendall Rawson	1	2	0	16	0	30
Tyrone Carlisle	0	2	0	16	1	32
Sedrick Battle	0	1	0	7	0	17
Melvin Van DeWege	0	1	0	8	0	17

New Orleans	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	PPly
Donald Matthews	3	5	0	23	44
Jon Stinchcomb	2	6	1	21	37
Bart Rivera	2	6	0	19	39
Graham King	2	2	1	18	29
Lamont Forbes	0	2	0	17	34
Lennie Friedman	0	1	0	15	36
Dwight Mendez	0	1	0	6	10

Special Teams Statistics

Tampa Bay	Tackles	STPlays
Michael Clayton	2	14
Wayne Hurt	1	11
Melvin Van DeWege	1	4
Cornelius Sobin	0	21
Sedrick Battle	0	16
Jumbo Nejedly	0	15
Daryl Burke	0	14
Karl Wayne	0	13
Gary Brackett	0	11
Rob Lane	0	10
Shaun Phillips	0	8
Cory Booker	0	8
Leroy Rindfleisch	0	8
Marc Dominquez	0	7
Mike Gandy	0	6
Brett Williams	0	6
Artis Hicks	0	6
Josh Bidwell	0	6
Dewayne White	0	6
Dwight Smith	0	6
Brad Shannon	0	6
Thurman Cassidy	0	6
Jason Witten	0	5
Ashley Lelie	0	5
Matt Bryant	0	4
Matt Paulk	0	4
Tyrone Carlisle	0	4
Will Demps	0	3
Ike Taylor	0	3
Wesley Eicholz	0	3
Thomas Knoll	0	3
Butch Wolfstone	0	2
Amos Moss	0	2
Lonnie Blades	0	2
Roman Oliver	0	2
Pat Nied	0	1
Derrick Poland	0	1
Reuben Foster	0	1

New Orleans	Tackles	STPlays
Kelvin Arntt	2	24
Graham King	1	15
Devery Henderson	1	13
Austin Koch	1	11
Darrell Irwin	1	10
Taylor Jacobs	0	17
Mike Karney	0	16
Arnie Bernard	0	14
Dennis Weathersby	0	11
Mike Doss	0	11
Dwight Mendez	0	11
Courtney Watson	0	10
David Akers	0	10
Jessie Dunk	0	9
Tony Brumley	0	9
Lamont Forbes	0	6
Donovan Mussatti	0	6
Travis Tusch	0	6
Jacob Rogers	0	5
Johnny King	0	5
Brent Compton	0	5
Harris Herron	0	5
Oliver Coffey	0	5
Horace Ogden	0	4
Reggie Bailey	0	3
Arnie Pearson	0	3
Lee Attico	0	3
Xavier Blair	0	2
Dontarrious Thomas	0	1
Travis LaBoy	0	1
Tim Apold	0	1
Tyrus Hazelwood	0	1

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	5	22	4.4
Middle	12	55	4.6
Right	3	37	12.3
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	7	31	4.4
Middle	12	45	3.8
Right	4	12	3.0
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Tampa Bay	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Rex Grossman	31	19	0	2	0	3	5	2	1
Josh McCown	6	4	2	0	1	0	1	0	0

New Orleans	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Philip Rivers	44	29	6	0	2	5	5	1	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	6	6	18	3.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	9	9	60	6.7
Medium (9-18 Yds)	12	6	69	5.8
Long (19+ Yds)	10	2	72	7.2

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	4	30	7.5
Short (0-8 Yds)	12	10	102	8.5
Medium (9-18 Yds)	22	12	157	7.1
Long (19+ Yds)	6	3	113	18.8

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Tampa Bay	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Brad Shannon	8	2	1	20	0	40
WR Ashley Lelie	7	4	0	49	0	20
TE Sedrick Battle	6	3	0	58	1	17
WR Michael Clayton	5	5	0	57	1	23
RB Cory Booker	3	3	0	6	0	13
TE Jason Witten	2	2	0	14	0	16
WR Jumbo Nejedly	2	1	0	8	0	17
TE Karl Wayne	2	1	0	-2	0	16
RB Austin Punzel	1	1	0	7	0	27
FB Melvin Van DeWege	1	1	0	2	0	17

New Orleans	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Irving Robasky	9	3	0	38	1	24
WR Taylor Jacobs	8	6	1	126	2	33
WR Jessie Dunk	8	6	1	113	2	28
WR Devery Henderson	6	4	0	47	1	23
RB Arnie Pearson	6	6	0	36	0	33
TE Graham King	3	1	0	10	0	29
TE Dwight Mendez	2	1	0	17	0	10
RB Arnie Bernard	1	1	0	6	0	11
FB Tony Brumley	1	1	0	9	0	3

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Tampa Bay	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Cory Booker	2	9	4.50	3.80
Austin Punzel	2	5	2.50	6.33

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Arnie Pearson	5	9	1.80	4.19

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Tampa Bay	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Rex Grossman	3	3	9	3.00	4.45

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Philip Rivers	8	5	45	5.63	9.14

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Tampa Bay	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Ashley Lelie	1	1	10	10.00	7.00
RB Cory Booker	1	1	1	1.00	2.00
TE Karl Wayne	1	1	-2	-2.00	-1.00

New Orleans	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Taylor Jacobs	3	2	27	9.00	15.75
WR Jessie Dunk	2	1	10	5.00	14.13
RB Arnie Pearson	2	2	8	4.00	6.00
WR Devery Henderson	1	0	0	0.00	7.83

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Tampa Bay	Rushes	Conversions
Cory Booker	2	2
Austin Punzel	1	1

New Orleans	Rushes	Conversions
Arnie Bernard	1	0
Arnie Pearson	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Tampa Bay	Att	Comp	Conversions
Rex Grossman	8	5	3
Josh McCown	3	2	2

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Conversions
Philip Rivers	9	4	4

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Tampa Bay	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Brad Shannon	3	1	0
TE Sedrick Battle	3	2	1
WR Ashley Lelie	1	1	1
WR Michael Clayton	1	1	1
WR Jumbo Nejedly	1	0	0
RB Austin Punzel	1	1	1
FB Melvin Van DeWege	1	1	1

New Orleans	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Irving Robasky	4	1	1
WR Devery Henderson	1	1	1
WR Taylor Jacobs	1	0	0
WR Jessie Dunk	1	1	1
TE Graham King	1	0	0
TE Dwight Mendez	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 60,700 (75,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 16,100 (20,400)
End Zone 11,900 (14,600)
Mezzanine 6,800 (8,400)
Sideline Seats 10,500 (12,900)
Club Seats 12,900 (15,000)
Luxury Boxes 2,500 (3,700)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	60,700 (75,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	16,100 (20,400)
End Zone	11,900 (14,600)
Mezzanine	6,800 (8,400)
Sideline Seats	10,500 (12,900)
Club Seats	12,900 (15,000)
Luxury Boxes	2,500 (3,700)