Week 17, 2013

played in Tampa Bay, FL

73 degrees, fair, 1 mph wind

New Orleans Saints	14	14	7	0	-	35
Tampa Bay Buccaneers	0	0	0	14	-	14

Scoring Summary
1Q: 13:17 NOS - Graham King 6 pass from Philip Rivers (Artie Farias extra point)
1Q: 02:53 NOS - Arnie Pearson 1 run (Artie Farias extra point)
2Q: 11:31 NOS - Irving Robasky 15 pass from Philip Rivers (Artie Farias extra point)
2Q: 04:39 NOS - Mark Coons 2 run (Artie Farias extra point)
3Q: 11:45 NOS - C.J. Cook 8 pass from Philip Rivers (Artie Farias extra point)
4Q: 14:19 TBY - Austin Punzel 2 run (Thomas Knoll extra point)
4Q: 03:28 TBY - Sedrick Battle 3 pass from Reggie Garcia (Thomas Knoll extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 13:17 NOS - Graham King 6 pass from Philip Rivers (Artie Farias extra point)
1Q: 02:53 NOS - Arnie Pearson 1 run (Artie Farias extra point)
2Q: 11:31 NOS - Irving Robasky 15 pass from Philip Rivers (Artie Farias extra point)
2Q: 04:39 NOS - Mark Coons 2 run (Artie Farias extra point)
3Q: 11:45 NOS - C.J. Cook 8 pass from Philip Rivers (Artie Farias extra point)
4Q: 14:19 TBY - Austin Punzel 2 run (Thomas Knoll extra point)
4Q: 03:28 TBY - Sedrick Battle 3 pass from Reggie Garcia (Thomas Knoll extra point)

Team Statistics NOS TBY
Record 12-4 6-10
First Downs 25 19
- by Rushing 8 11
- by Passing 15 7
- by Penalty 2 1
Total Net Yards 414 266
- Offensive Plays 69 60
- Yards per Play 6.00 4.43
Net Rushing Yards 109 196
- Rushing Attempts 33 34
- Yards per Rush 3.30 5.76
Net Passing Yards 305 70
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 36 - 22 - 1 23 - 10 - 3
- Gross Passing Yards 305 91
- Sacks/Yards Lost 0/0 3/21
- Yards per Pass Play 8.47 2.69
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 1/1
3rd Down Conversions 6/12 5/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.6 6.4
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/1
Penalties/Yards 5/48 6/40
Punt Returns/Yards 3/12 2/3
Kick Returns/Yards 3/59 4/108
Interception Ret./Yards 3/38 1/3
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 5 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 5/0 2/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 45 OWN 19
Time of Possession 31:29 28:31

Team Statistics	NOS	TBY
Record	12-4	6-10
First Downs	25	19
- by Rushing	8	11
- by Passing	15	7
- by Penalty	2	1
Total Net Yards	414	266
- Offensive Plays	69	60
- Yards per Play	6.00	4.43
Net Rushing Yards	109	196
- Rushing Attempts	33	34
- Yards per Rush	3.30	5.76
Net Passing Yards	305	70
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	36 - 22 - 1	23 - 10 - 3
- Gross Passing Yards	305	91
- Sacks/Yards Lost	0/0	3/21
- Yards per Pass Play	8.47	2.69
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	1/1
3rd Down Conversions	6/12	5/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.6	6.4
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/1
Penalties/Yards	5/48	6/40
Punt Returns/Yards	3/12	2/3
Kick Returns/Yards	3/59	4/108
Interception Ret./Yards	3/38	1/3
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	5	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	5/0	2/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 45	OWN 19
Time of Possession	31:29	28:31

Drive Charts

New Orleans Saints
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	14:53	1:44	OPP 31	4	31	Touchdown
1	11:01	4:15	OWN 28	9	43	Interception
1	4:47	2:01	OPP 18	5	18	Touchdown
1	0:39	4:18	OWN 24	9	76	Touchdown
2	8:14	3:43	OWN 20	10	80	Touchdown
2	3:26	0:57	OPP 33	3	5	Missed FG
2	1:43	1:03	OWN 32	3	2	Punt
3	15:00	3:20	OWN 36	7	64	Touchdown
3	10:24	3:08	OWN 13	6	51	Punt
4	14:10	2:22	OWN 42	3	6	Punt
4	9:19	1:38	OPP 39	3	8	Punt
4	3:21	2:12	OWN 25	6	26	Punt
4	0:09	0:09	OPP 4	1	-1	Game

Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	13:09	2:08	OWN 15	4	10	Punt
1	6:46	1:59	OWN 5	4	14	Interception
1	2:46	2:07	OWN 35	3	-4	Punt
2	11:21	3:07	OWN 29	5	33	Punt
2	4:31	1:05	OWN 26	3	9	Interception
2	2:29	0:46	OWN 35	3	6	Punt
2	0:40	0:40	OWN 13	3	7	Half
3	11:40	1:16	OWN 20	3	3	Punt
3	7:16	8:06	OWN 2	14	98	Touchdown
4	11:48	2:29	OWN 11	5	26	Interception
4	7:41	4:20	OWN 20	10	80	Touchdown
4	1:09	1:00	OWN 20	4	-16	Downs

Game MVP: Billy Joe Roberson, New Orleans Saints

Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Arnie Pearson	20	54	2.70	11	1	1
Mark Coons	11	50	4.55	18	2	1
Philip Rivers	2	5	2.50	6	0	0

Tampa Bay	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Austin Punzel	22	104	4.73	21	3	1
Cory Booker	11	84	7.64	22	3	0
Reggie Garcia	1	8	8.00	8	0	0

Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Philip Rivers	36	22	305	0/0	3	38	1	104.5

Tampa Bay	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Reggie Garcia	23	10	91	3/21	1	16	3	29.6

Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Irving Robasky	5	11	100	20.00	16	29	1
WR C.J. Cook	5	8	62	12.40	0	21	1
WR Curtis Weber	3	5	36	12.00	0	14	0
RB Arnie Pearson	3	3	20	6.67	0	9	0
WR Devery Henderson	2	4	60	30.00	11	38	0
TE Graham King	2	2	20	10.00	9	14	1
RB Mark Coons	1	1	3	3.00	0	3	0
FB Tony Brumley	1	2	4	4.00	0	4	0

Tampa Bay	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Clarence Williams	3	6	26	8.67	3	13	0
TE Sedrick Battle	2	3	15	7.50	0	12	1
TE Jason Witten	1	1	13	13.00	0	13	0
WR Ashley Lelie	1	2	16	16.00	6	16	0
WR Michael Clayton	1	3	2	2.00	4	2	0
WR Brad Shannon	1	6	16	16.00	4	16	0
RB Austin Punzel	1	2	3	3.00	0	3	0

Interception Statistics

New Orleans	Ints	Yards	Avg
CB Dennis Weathersby	1	20	20.00
S Austin Koch	1	15	15.00
CB Drew Jordan	1	3	3.00

Tampa Bay	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Leroy Rindfleisch	1	3	3.00	0

Fumble Statistics

New Orleans	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Curtis Weber	0	1	0	0
Dennis Weathersby	0	0	1	0

Tampa Bay	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Brad Shannon	1	0	0	0

Punting Statistics

New Orleans	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Horace Ogden	5	211	42.2	33.6	57	3

Tampa Bay	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Ken Roques	5	221	44.2	37.8	52	1

Kicking Statistics

New Orleans	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Artie Farias	0/1	0/1	0/0	0	5/5

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

Punt Return Statistics

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Curtis Weber	3	12	4.0	0

Tampa Bay	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Leroy Rindfleisch	2	3	1.5	0

Kick Return Statistics

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Mark Coons	3	59	19.7	0

Tampa Bay	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Brad Shannon	3	85	28.3	0
Cory Booker	1	23	23.0	0

Defensive Statistics

New Orleans	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
DT Billy Joe Roberson	8	3	3.0	33	26
S Austin Koch	5	4	0.0	33	26
CB Drew Jordan	5	1	0.0	28	26
CB Dennis Weathersby	4	1	0.0	34	26
S Arnie Shafer	4	1	0.0	31	26
S Brenden Rasmussen	4	0	0.0	15	14
CB Fernando Clayton	3	0	0.0	34	26
DE Brent Compton	3	0	0.0	33	26
DE Tyrus Hazelwood	3	0	0.0	17	12
OLB Jared Ballard	3	0	0.0	33	26
ILB Courtney Watson	2	3	0.0	33	23
DE Harris Herron	1	3	0.0	33	26
WR Irving Robasky	1	0	---	---	---

Tampa Bay	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Chuck Ferreira	8	0	0.0	33	36
S Chris Dillon	6	1	0.0	23	29
CB Leroy Rindfleisch	5	4	0.0	31	33
ILB Wesley Eicholz	5	3	0.0	32	34
OLB Lonnie Blades	5	2	0.0	32	36
CB Butch Wolfstone	4	1	0.0	33	36
OLB Marc Dominquez	3	1	0.0	14	10
DT Reuben Foster	3	0	0.0	30	33
CB Wayne Hurt	3	0	0.0	18	27
DE Sammy Fuller	3	0	0.0	15	9
DE Amos Moss	1	2	0.0	32	32
DE Shaun Phillips	1	1	0.0	18	27
DT Eddie Hardy	1	1	0.0	25	27
WR Michael Clayton	1	0	---	---	---
WR Brad Shannon	1	0	---	---	---
DT Pat Nied	1	0	0.0	13	9
TE Sedrick Battle	1	0	---	---	---
OLB Hunter Hodges	0	1	0.0	4	4

Pass Rush Statistics

New Orleans	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Billy Joe Roberson	3.0	0	1	0	26
DE Brent Compton	0.0	0	2	2	26

Tampa Bay	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Amos Moss	1	3	32
DE Shaun Phillips	1	0	27
DT Reuben Foster	0	2	33

Pass Defense Statistics

New Orleans	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S Arnie Shafer	2	1	0	26
S Austin Koch	2	0	1	26
CB Fernando Clayton	2	0	0	26
CB Drew Jordan	1	0	1	26
DE Brent Compton	1	0	0	26
DE Tyrus Hazelwood	1	0	0	12
S Brenden Rasmussen	1	0	0	14
CB Dennis Weathersby	0	2	1	26

Tampa Bay	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S Chris Dillon	5	0	0	29
CB Leroy Rindfleisch	4	1	1	33
CB Butch Wolfstone	2	4	0	36
ILB Wesley Eicholz	2	1	0	34
S Chuck Ferreira	2	1	0	36
CB Wayne Hurt	2	1	0	27
OLB Marc Dominquez	2	0	0	10
OLB Lonnie Blades	2	0	0	36
DT Pat Nied	1	0	0	9

Blocking Statistics

New Orleans	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	PPly
Donald Matthews	3	7	33	36
Larry Andersen	3	4	32	31
Jon Stinchcomb	1	5	27	24
Travis Tusch	1	5	25	27
Tony Brumley	1	3	18	21
Leon Schroeder	1	3	17	22
Wesley Hickman	1	2	6	12
Lamont Forbes	1	1	17	19
Shaun Dworak	0	1	8	9

Tampa Bay	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Toniu Fonoti	4	8	3	28	0	24
Tyrone Carlisle	4	7	0	27	0	24
Allen Wilson	3	5	0	28	0	18
Reggie Wagner	3	4	0	30	1	20
Kendall Rawson	2	4	0	16	2	10
Eddie Andrews	2	2	0	16	0	8
Otis Porter	1	3	0	19	0	16
Melvin Van DeWege	0	1	0	19	0	13

Special Teams Statistics

New Orleans	Tackles	STPlays
Devery Henderson	2	20
Mark Coons	1	20
Mike Doss	1	14
Jon Stinchcomb	1	5
Dennis Weathersby	1	2
Dwight Mendez	0	14
Curtis Weber	0	13
Tony Brumley	0	12
Taylor Jacobs	0	10
Kendrick Samuels	0	10
Kelvin Arntt	0	9
Arnie Bernard	0	9
Graham King	0	9
Tim Apold	0	8
Reggie Bailey	0	7
Drew Jordan	0	7
Artie Farias	0	7
Lamont Forbes	0	6
Wesley Hickman	0	6
Shaun Dworak	0	5
Horace Ogden	0	5
Oliver Coffey	0	5
Austin Hitchcock	0	4
Donovan Mussatti	0	3
Brenden Rasmussen	0	3
Courtney Watson	0	2
Tyrus Hazelwood	0	2
Xavier Blair	0	1
Donald Matthews	0	1
Larry Andersen	0	1

Tampa Bay	Tackles	STPlays
Wayne Hurt	1	19
Jason Witten	1	14
Cory Booker	1	14
Melvin Van DeWege	1	13
Karl Wayne	1	13
Sedrick Battle	1	8
Michael Clayton	0	13
Daryl Burke	0	10
Marc Dominquez	0	9
Bennie Covington	0	9
Rob Lane	0	8
Timothy Ballard	0	8
Ashley Lelie	0	6
Austin Punzel	0	6
Brett Williams	0	5
Kendall Rawson	0	5
Hunter Hodges	0	5
Eddie Andrews	0	5
Ken Roques	0	5
Sammy Fuller	0	5
Raymond Warren	0	5
Brad Shannon	0	4
Matt Bryant	0	4
Leroy Rindfleisch	0	3
Tyrone Carlisle	0	3
Thomas Knoll	0	3
Toniu Fonoti	0	2
Shaun Phillips	0	2
Wesley Eicholz	0	2
Butch Wolfstone	0	2
Chuck Ferreira	0	2
Allen Wilson	0	2
Chris Dillon	0	2
Amos Moss	0	1
Lonnie Blades	0	1
Eddie Hardy	0	1
Reuben Foster	0	1

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	12	37	3.1
Middle	17	61	3.6
Right	3	12	4.0
None	1	-1	-1.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	11	62	5.6
Middle	13	74	5.7
Right	10	60	6.0
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Philip Rivers	36	22	6	2	1	8	2	5	1

Tampa Bay	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Reggie Garcia	23	10	0	3	1	3	3	2	3

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	3	13	3.3
Short (0-8 Yds)	6	3	17	2.8
Medium (9-18 Yds)	12	11	144	12.0
Long (19+ Yds)	14	5	131	9.4

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	1	1	2	2.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	6	3	9	1.5
Medium (9-18 Yds)	8	6	80	10.0
Long (19+ Yds)	8	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Irving Robasky	11	5	1	100	3	31
WR C.J. Cook	8	5	0	62	1	25
WR Curtis Weber	5	3	0	36	0	22
WR Devery Henderson	4	2	0	60	2	11
RB Arnie Pearson	3	3	0	20	0	24
TE Graham King	2	2	0	20	0	25
FB Tony Brumley	2	1	0	4	0	21
RB Mark Coons	1	1	0	3	0	12

Tampa Bay	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	PPlay
WR Brad Shannon	6	1	1	16	24
WR Clarence Williams	6	3	0	26	10
WR Michael Clayton	3	1	0	2	8
TE Sedrick Battle	3	2	0	15	15
WR Ashley Lelie	2	1	0	16	18
RB Austin Punzel	2	1	0	3	15
TE Jason Witten	1	1	0	13	6

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Arnie Pearson	4	8	2.00	2.70
Mark Coons	2	16	8.00	4.55
Philip Rivers	1	-1	-1.00	2.50

Tampa Bay	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Cory Booker	3	14	4.67	7.64
Austin Punzel	3	1	0.33	4.73

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Philip Rivers	5	4	32	6.40	8.47

Tampa Bay	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Reggie Garcia	2	2	16	8.00	3.96

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR C.J. Cook	2	1	8	4.00	7.75
RB Mark Coons	1	1	3	3.00	3.00
WR Irving Robasky	1	1	15	15.00	9.09
TE Graham King	1	1	6	6.00	10.00

Tampa Bay	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Jason Witten	1	1	13	13.00	13.00
TE Sedrick Battle	1	1	3	3.00	5.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Rushes	Conversions
Mark Coons	3	2
Arnie Pearson	2	0

Tampa Bay	Rushes	Conversions
Austin Punzel	3	3
Cory Booker	1	1
Reggie Garcia	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Conversions
Philip Rivers	7	4	4

Tampa Bay	Att	Comp	Conversions
Reggie Garcia	6	1	0

Third Down Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Curtis Weber	4	2	2
WR Devery Henderson	1	1	1
WR Irving Robasky	1	1	1
WR C.J. Cook	1	0	0

Tampa Bay	Targ	Catch
WR Clarence Williams	3	1
WR Ashley Lelie	1	0
WR Brad Shannon	1	0
RB Austin Punzel	1	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 62,300 (65,700 capacity)
Upper Deck 15,900 (17,700)
End Zone 12,700 (12,700)
Mezzanine 7,100 (7,300)
Sideline Seats 10,800 (11,200)
Club Seats 11,800 (12,000)
Luxury Boxes 4,000 (4,800)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	62,300 (65,700 capacity)
Upper Deck	15,900 (17,700)
End Zone	12,700 (12,700)
Mezzanine	7,100 (7,300)
Sideline Seats	10,800 (11,200)
Club Seats	11,800 (12,000)
Luxury Boxes	4,000 (4,800)