Week 10, 2012

played in Tampa Bay, FL

83 degrees, rain, 15 mph wind

New Orleans Saints	7	14	0	7	-	28
Tampa Bay Buccaneers	0	0	0	3	-	3

Scoring Summary
1Q: 01:58 NOS - Arnie Pearson 8 run (David Akers extra point)
2Q: 07:53 NOS - Irving Robasky 72 pass from Philip Rivers (David Akers extra point)
2Q: 01:25 NOS - Devery Henderson 69 pass from Philip Rivers (David Akers extra point)
4Q: 13:20 NOS - Devery Henderson 66 pass from Philip Rivers (David Akers extra point)
4Q: 04:24 TBY - Thomas Knoll 28 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 01:58 NOS - Arnie Pearson 8 run (David Akers extra point)
2Q: 07:53 NOS - Irving Robasky 72 pass from Philip Rivers (David Akers extra point)
2Q: 01:25 NOS - Devery Henderson 69 pass from Philip Rivers (David Akers extra point)
4Q: 13:20 NOS - Devery Henderson 66 pass from Philip Rivers (David Akers extra point)
4Q: 04:24 TBY - Thomas Knoll 28 field goal

Team Statistics NOS TBY
Record 6-3 4-5
First Downs 11 20
- by Rushing 2 5
- by Passing 8 14
- by Penalty 1 1
Total Net Yards 335 385
- Offensive Plays 48 78
- Yards per Play 6.98 4.94
Net Rushing Yards 52 79
- Rushing Attempts 25 18
- Yards per Rush 2.08 4.39
Net Passing Yards 283 306
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 21 - 14 - 0 58 - 37 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards 295 319
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2/12 2/13
- Yards per Pass Play 12.30 5.10
Fumbles/Lost 1/0 2/2
3rd Down Conversions 2/12 5/16
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 8.4 6.3
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 2/10 6/35
Punt Returns/Yards 2/16 4/26
Kick Returns/Yards 2/54 4/92
Interception Ret./Yards 2/14 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 0 1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 0/0 0/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 27 OWN 27
Time of Possession 26:57 33:03

Team Statistics	NOS	TBY
Record	6-3	4-5
First Downs	11	20
- by Rushing	2	5
- by Passing	8	14
- by Penalty	1	1
Total Net Yards	335	385
- Offensive Plays	48	78
- Yards per Play	6.98	4.94
Net Rushing Yards	52	79
- Rushing Attempts	25	18
- Yards per Rush	2.08	4.39
Net Passing Yards	283	306
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	21 - 14 - 0	58 - 37 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards	295	319
- Sacks/Yards Lost	2/12	2/13
- Yards per Pass Play	12.30	5.10
Fumbles/Lost	1/0	2/2
3rd Down Conversions	2/12	5/16
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	8.4	6.3
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	2/10	6/35
Punt Returns/Yards	2/16	4/26
Kick Returns/Yards	2/54	4/92
Interception Ret./Yards	2/14	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	0	1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	0/0	0/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 27	OWN 27
Time of Possession	26:57	33:03

Drive Charts

New Orleans Saints
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	9:45	2:15	OWN 2	3	8	Punt
1	6:07	3:04	OWN 20	5	23	Punt
1	1:58	0:10	OPP 8	1	8	Touchdown
2	14:50	2:39	OWN 29	5	12	Punt
2	7:53	0:16	OWN 28	1	72	Touchdown
2	4:57	1:08	OWN 20	3	7	Punt
2	2:55	1:46	OWN 20	5	80	Touchdown
3	15:00	2:34	OWN 36	5	24	Punt
3	9:12	2:09	OWN 22	3	7	Punt
3	6:32	2:40	OWN 28	5	18	Punt
3	1:36	1:17	OWN 2	3	4	Punt
4	14:50	1:48	OWN 34	3	66	Touchdown
4	10:24	1:46	OWN 20	3	2	Punt
4	4:18	2:28	OWN 37	3	9	Punt

Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	5:15	OWN 18	9	42	Punt
1	7:30	1:23	OPP 48	3	3	Punt
1	3:03	1:05	OWN 5	3	3	Fumble
1	1:48	1:58	OWN 29	3	3	Punt
2	12:11	4:18	OWN 22	8	50	Fumble
2	7:37	2:40	OWN 29	5	11	Punt
2	3:49	0:54	OWN 36	3	9	Punt
2	1:09	1:09	OWN 26	5	48	Half
3	12:26	3:14	OWN 20	7	25	Punt
3	7:03	0:31	OWN 34	3	31	Interception
3	3:52	2:16	OWN 7	6	20	Punt
3	0:19	0:29	OPP 45	2	9	Interception
4	13:02	2:38	OWN 20	7	33	Punt
4	8:38	4:20	OWN 31	9	58	Field Goal
4	1:50	1:50	OWN 24	5	20	Game

Game MVP: Philip Rivers, New Orleans Saints

Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Arnie Pearson	15	28	1.87	8	0	1
Darrell Irwin	10	24	2.40	9	0	0

Tampa Bay	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Austin Punzel	12	52	4.33	12	1	0
Cory Booker	6	27	4.50	11	1	0

Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Philip Rivers	21	14	295	2/12	3	72	0	149.3

Tampa Bay	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Rex Grossman	51	33	275	1/8	0	31	2	62.1
Josh McCown	7	4	44	1/5	0	22	0	75.9

Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Devery Henderson	6	7	166	27.67	111	69	2
RB Arnie Pearson	2	4	13	6.50	0	10	0
WR Irving Robasky	2	4	90	45.00	62	72	1
FB Mike Karney	1	1	4	4.00	0	4	0
RB Arnie Bernard	1	1	5	5.00	0	5	0
WR Antoine Stein	1	2	9	9.00	2	9	0
TE Dwight Mendez	1	1	8	8.00	3	8	0
TE Graham King	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Tampa Bay	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Michael Clayton	10	12	110	11.00	4	31
WR Ashley Lelie	7	12	89	12.71	26	26
WR Brad Shannon	5	13	57	11.40	7	19
RB Austin Punzel	4	6	9	2.25	2	6
FB Melvin Van DeWege	4	5	20	5.00	7	12
RB Cory Booker	3	3	7	2.33	8	7
TE Jason Witten	2	2	16	8.00	11	10
WR Jumbo Nejedly	1	3	6	6.00	3	6
TE Sedrick Battle	1	2	5	5.00	0	5

Interception Statistics

New Orleans	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Dennis Weathersby	1	14	14.00	0
S Mike Doss	1	0	0.00	0

Tampa Bay	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

New Orleans	Fumb	Recov	Force
Taylor Jacobs	1	0	0
Courtney Watson	0	1	0
Brent Compton	0	1	0
Tyrus Hazelwood	0	1	0
Fernando Clayton	0	0	1
Tim Apold	0	0	1

Tampa Bay	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Austin Punzel	2	0	0	0
Daryl Burke	0	0	1	0

Punting Statistics

New Orleans	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Horace Ogden	10	430	43.0	38.4	55	3

Tampa Bay	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Josh Bidwell	8	404	50.5	38.5	71	3

Kicking Statistics

New Orleans	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
David Akers	0/0	0/0	0/0	0	4/4

Tampa Bay	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Thomas Knoll	1/1	0/0	0/0	28	0/0

Punt Return Statistics

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Taylor Jacobs	1	11	11.0	0
Antoine Stein	1	5	5.0	0

Tampa Bay	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Dwight Smith	3	19	6.3	0
Leroy Rindfleisch	1	7	7.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Taylor Jacobs	2	54	27.0	0

Tampa Bay	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Brad Shannon	2	50	25.0	0
Cory Booker	2	42	21.0	0

Defensive Statistics

New Orleans	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Mike Doss	10	3	0.0	17	59
DE Tim Apold	6	0	0.5	17	57
CB Heath Cooper	6	2	0.0	13	56
ILB Courtney Watson	5	3	0.0	17	57
S Michael Lewis	4	3	0.0	16	56
CB Fernando Clayton	4	2	0.0	17	60
OLB Kendrick Samuels	4	1	0.0	15	57
OLB Reggie Bailey	3	1	0.0	3	4
S Brenden Rasmussen	3	0	0.0	1	11
DT Billy Joe Roberson	2	2	1.0	17	59
DE Travis LaBoy	2	1	0.5	17	59
ILB Dontarrious Thomas	2	1	0.0	1	3
DT Tyrus Hazelwood	2	1	0.0	16	47
CB Dennis Weathersby	1	2	0.0	18	57
OLB Donovan Mussatti	1	0	0.0	5	6
DT A.J. Coffey	1	0	0.0	3	3

Tampa Bay	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
DE Amos Moss	5	1	1.0	21	23
DE Dewayne White	5	0	1.0	21	22
OLB Derrick Poland	5	1	0.0	18	15
OLB Lonnie Blades	4	2	0.0	25	22
S Dwight Smith	3	2	0.0	20	20
ILB Wesley Eicholz	3	1	0.0	22	22
DT Reuben Foster	3	1	0.0	23	22
DT Pat Nied	2	1	0.0	8	3
S Will Demps	2	0	0.0	16	20
ILB Gary Brackett	1	1	0.0	12	5
CB Ike Taylor	1	0	0.0	13	18
WR Michael Clayton	1	0	---	---	---
CB Butch Wolfstone	1	0	0.0	23	21
CB Rob Lane	1	0	0.0	5	3
CB Leroy Rindfleisch	1	0	0.0	12	5
FB Melvin Van DeWege	1	0	---	---	---
ILB Matt Paulk	0	2	0.0	5	4
CB Wayne Hurt	0	1	0.0	11	17

Pass Rush Statistics

New Orleans	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Billy Joe Roberson	1.0	0	0	0	59
DE Tim Apold	0.5	2	5	3	57
DE Travis LaBoy	0.5	0	2	2	59
DT Tyrus Hazelwood	0.0	0	1	1	47

Tampa Bay	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Amos Moss	1.0	0	1	23
DE Dewayne White	1.0	0	0	22
CB Wayne Hurt	0.0	1	0	17

Pass Defense Statistics

New Orleans	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Heath Cooper	6	3	0	56
S Mike Doss	6	0	1	59
CB Fernando Clayton	5	0	0	60
ILB Courtney Watson	3	0	0	57
S Michael Lewis	3	0	0	56
S Brenden Rasmussen	3	0	0	11
ILB Dontarrious Thomas	2	0	0	3
DE Travis LaBoy	2	0	0	59
OLB Kendrick Samuels	2	0	0	57
CB Dennis Weathersby	1	2	1	57
DE Tim Apold	1	0	0	57
OLB Reggie Bailey	1	0	0	4
DT A.J. Coffey	1	0	0	3
DT Tyrus Hazelwood	1	0	0	47

Tampa Bay	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Ike Taylor	4	0	18
S Will Demps	2	2	20
ILB Wesley Eicholz	2	0	22
OLB Derrick Poland	2	0	15
CB Butch Wolfstone	1	1	21
OLB Lonnie Blades	1	1	22
S Dwight Smith	1	0	20
CB Leroy Rindfleisch	1	0	5
S Daryl Burke	0	1	6

Blocking Statistics

New Orleans	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Lennie Friedman	1	5	22	2	16
Jacob Rogers	1	5	22	0	17
Johnny King	1	2	3	0	7
Jon Stinchcomb	0	6	21	0	17
Leon Schroeder	0	4	23	0	18
Donald Matthews	0	2	25	0	23
Dwight Mendez	0	1	7	0	3

Tampa Bay	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Toniu Fonoti	2	3	1	13	0	50
Brett Williams	2	3	0	15	0	42
Thurman Cassidy	1	4	0	14	0	52
Tyrone Carlisle	1	3	0	14	0	47
Jason Witten	1	2	0	13	0	30
Reggie Wagner	1	1	0	11	1	43
Mike Gandy	0	1	0	10	1	35
Gus Dorsey	0	1	0	2	0	6

Special Teams Statistics

New Orleans	Tackles	STPlays
Dwight Mendez	2	17
Darrell Irwin	1	24
Graham King	1	17
Arnie Bernard	1	12
Lamont Forbes	1	10
Heath Cooper	1	7
Dennis Weathersby	1	2
Mike Doss	0	18
Kendrick Samuels	0	15
Dontarrious Thomas	0	14
Devery Henderson	0	14
Johnny King	0	10
Bart Rivera	0	10
Tony Brumley	0	10
Horace Ogden	0	10
Austin Koch	0	9
Mike Karney	0	8
Taylor Jacobs	0	8
Harris Herron	0	8
Brenden Rasmussen	0	8
Oliver Coffey	0	8
Jacob Rogers	0	7
Brent Compton	0	6
Irving Robasky	0	6
Antoine Stein	0	6
David Akers	0	5
Travis Tusch	0	4
Courtney Watson	0	3
Tyrus Hazelwood	0	3
Arnie Pearson	0	2
Michael Lewis	0	1
Travis LaBoy	0	1
Billy Joe Roberson	0	1
Fernando Clayton	0	1
Tim Apold	0	1

Tampa Bay	Tackles	STPlays
Michael Clayton	1	12
Daryl Burke	1	12
Wayne Hurt	1	10
Marc Dominquez	1	6
Cornelius Sobin	0	21
Leroy Rindfleisch	0	21
Melvin Van DeWege	0	20
Shaun Phillips	0	19
Jumbo Nejedly	0	16
Sedrick Battle	0	15
Cory Booker	0	12
Dewayne White	0	10
Matt Bryant	0	10
Mike Gandy	0	9
Gary Brackett	0	9
Artis Hicks	0	9
Josh Bidwell	0	9
Dwight Smith	0	9
Thurman Cassidy	0	9
Tyrone Carlisle	0	7
Rob Lane	0	6
Michael Shaw	0	6
Jason Witten	0	5
Gus Dorsey	0	5
Ashley Lelie	0	4
Brad Shannon	0	4
Matt Paulk	0	4
Thomas Knoll	0	3
Will Demps	0	1
Ike Taylor	0	1
Wesley Eicholz	0	1
Amos Moss	0	1

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	8	11	1.4
Middle	14	34	2.4
Right	3	7	2.3
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	8	31	3.9
Middle	10	48	4.8
Right	0	0	0.0
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Philip Rivers	21	14	3	0	1	5	1	1	0

Tampa Bay	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Rex Grossman	51	33	3	1	2	3	8	6	2
Josh McCown	7	4	1	0	1	2	0	0	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	2	2	7	3.5
Short (0-8 Yds)	8	7	110	13.8
Medium (9-18 Yds)	7	3	91	13.0
Long (19+ Yds)	4	2	87	21.8

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	11	7	18	1.6
Short (0-8 Yds)	22	19	116	5.3
Medium (9-18 Yds)	15	9	130	8.7
Long (19+ Yds)	10	2	55	5.5

Detailed Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Devery Henderson	7	6	0	166	2	17
RB Arnie Pearson	4	2	0	13	0	19
WR Irving Robasky	4	2	1	90	1	13
WR Antoine Stein	2	1	0	9	0	4
FB Mike Karney	1	1	0	4	0	12
RB Arnie Bernard	1	1	0	5	0	9
TE Graham King	1	0	0	0	0	15
TE Dwight Mendez	1	1	0	8	0	3

Tampa Bay	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Brad Shannon	13	5	0	57	0	57
WR Ashley Lelie	12	7	1	89	2	31
WR Michael Clayton	12	10	1	110	2	39
RB Austin Punzel	6	4	0	9	0	38
FB Melvin Van DeWege	5	4	0	20	0	24
WR Jumbo Nejedly	3	1	0	6	0	15
RB Cory Booker	3	3	0	7	0	31
TE Jason Witten	2	2	0	16	0	30
TE Sedrick Battle	2	1	1	5	0	25

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Arnie Pearson	1	8	8.00	1.87

Tampa Bay	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Austin Punzel	1	8	8.00	4.33

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg

Tampa Bay	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Josh McCown	2	0	0	0.00	6.29

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg

Tampa Bay	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Ashley Lelie	1	0	0	0.00	7.42
WR Michael Clayton	1	0	0	0.00	9.17

Third Down Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Rushes	Conversions
Darrell Irwin	4	0

Tampa Bay	Rushes	Conversions
Cory Booker	1	1
Austin Punzel	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Conversions
Philip Rivers	8	4	2

Tampa Bay	Att	Comp	Conversions
Rex Grossman	11	6	2
Josh McCown	3	2	2

Third Down Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Devery Henderson	3	3	2
RB Arnie Pearson	2	0	0
FB Mike Karney	1	1	0
TE Graham King	1	0	0
WR Antoine Stein	1	0	0

Tampa Bay	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Brad Shannon	4	2	2
RB Austin Punzel	3	2	0
WR Ashley Lelie	2	1	1
WR Michael Clayton	1	1	0
WR Jumbo Nejedly	1	0	0
RB Cory Booker	1	1	0
TE Sedrick Battle	1	0	0
FB Melvin Van DeWege	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 64,300 (65,700 capacity)
Upper Deck 17,300 (17,700)
End Zone 12,700 (12,700)
Mezzanine 7,200 (7,300)
Sideline Seats 10,900 (11,200)
Club Seats 12,000 (12,000)
Luxury Boxes 4,200 (4,800)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	64,300 (65,700 capacity)
Upper Deck	17,300 (17,700)
End Zone	12,700 (12,700)
Mezzanine	7,200 (7,300)
Sideline Seats	10,900 (11,200)
Club Seats	12,000 (12,000)
Luxury Boxes	4,200 (4,800)