Week 10, 2015

played in Tampa Bay, FL

85 degrees, fair, 9 mph wind

New Orleans Saints	0	14	0	0	-	14
Tampa Bay Buccaneers	14	14	10	7	-	45

Scoring Summary
1Q: 05:27 TBY - Sam Donaldson 36 run (Jeff Chandler extra point)
1Q: 01:11 TBY - Chuck Ferreira 67 interception return (Jeff Chandler extra point)
2Q: 09:53 TBY - Jason Tatum 2 pass from Rex Grossman (Jeff Chandler extra point)
2Q: 09:44 NOS - C.J. Cook 80 pass from Philip Rivers (Artie Farias extra point)
2Q: 03:52 NOS - Arnie Pearson 2 run (Artie Farias extra point)
2Q: 01:25 TBY - Austin Punzel 9 run (Jeff Chandler extra point)
3Q: 09:17 TBY - Jason Tatum 7 pass from Rex Grossman (Jeff Chandler extra point)
3Q: 00:32 TBY - Jeff Chandler 32 field goal
4Q: 08:22 TBY - Austin Punzel 43 run (Jeff Chandler extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 05:27 TBY - Sam Donaldson 36 run (Jeff Chandler extra point)
1Q: 01:11 TBY - Chuck Ferreira 67 interception return (Jeff Chandler extra point)
2Q: 09:53 TBY - Jason Tatum 2 pass from Rex Grossman (Jeff Chandler extra point)
2Q: 09:44 NOS - C.J. Cook 80 pass from Philip Rivers (Artie Farias extra point)
2Q: 03:52 NOS - Arnie Pearson 2 run (Artie Farias extra point)
2Q: 01:25 TBY - Austin Punzel 9 run (Jeff Chandler extra point)
3Q: 09:17 TBY - Jason Tatum 7 pass from Rex Grossman (Jeff Chandler extra point)
3Q: 00:32 TBY - Jeff Chandler 32 field goal
4Q: 08:22 TBY - Austin Punzel 43 run (Jeff Chandler extra point)

Team Statistics NOS TBY
Record 3-6 7-2
First Downs 19 27
- by Rushing 4 7
- by Passing 13 18
- by Penalty 2 2
Total Net Yards 293 482
- Offensive Plays 67 69
- Yards per Play 4.37 6.99
Net Rushing Yards 39 207
- Rushing Attempts 13 36
- Yards per Rush 3.00 5.75
Net Passing Yards 254 275
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 50 - 21 - 1 31 - 25 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 282 287
- Sacks/Yards Lost 4/28 2/12
- Yards per Pass Play 4.70 8.33
Fumbles/Lost 3/1 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 5/14 6/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 8.9 8.5
4th Down Conversions 0/1 0/0
Penalties/Yards 4/28 7/65
Punt Returns/Yards 1/3 2/10
Kick Returns/Yards 6/124 2/60
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 1/67
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 1 4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/0 3/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 22 OWN 33
Time of Possession 23:11 36:49

Team Statistics	NOS	TBY
Record	3-6	7-2
First Downs	19	27
- by Rushing	4	7
- by Passing	13	18
- by Penalty	2	2
Total Net Yards	293	482
- Offensive Plays	67	69
- Yards per Play	4.37	6.99
Net Rushing Yards	39	207
- Rushing Attempts	13	36
- Yards per Rush	3.00	5.75
Net Passing Yards	254	275
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	50 - 21 - 1	31 - 25 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	282	287
- Sacks/Yards Lost	4/28	2/12
- Yards per Pass Play	4.70	8.33
Fumbles/Lost	3/1	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	5/14	6/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	8.9	8.5
4th Down Conversions	0/1	0/0
Penalties/Yards	4/28	7/65
Punt Returns/Yards	1/3	2/10
Kick Returns/Yards	6/124	2/60
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	1/67
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	1	4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/0	3/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 22	OWN 33
Time of Possession	23:11	36:49

Drive Charts

New Orleans Saints
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	1:42	OWN 29	4	-16	Punt
1	11:34	2:55	OWN 20	7	16	Punt
1	5:15	4:15	OWN 31	8	36	Interception
1	1:00	1:14	OWN 27	3	3	Punt
2	9:44	0:17	OWN 20	1	80	Touchdown
2	6:25	2:43	OWN 12	9	88	Touchdown
2	1:16	1:16	OWN 20	5	18	Half
3	9:07	1:51	OWN 27	7	33	Punt
3	0:25	2:00	OWN 31	6	4	Punt
4	11:08	2:46	OWN 20	9	23	Downs
4	8:07	1:53	OWN 30	4	11	Fumble
4	4:26	0:59	OWN 20	3	1	Punt
4	1:06	1:06	OWN 6	4	13	Game

Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	13:18	1:44	OPP 45	3	2	Punt
1	8:39	3:24	OWN 22	6	78	Touchdown
2	14:46	5:02	OWN 26	9	74	Touchdown
2	9:27	3:02	OWN 27	5	11	Punt
2	3:42	2:26	OWN 46	8	54	Touchdown
3	15:00	5:53	OWN 20	10	80	Touchdown
3	7:16	6:51	OWN 2	16	83	Field Goal
4	13:25	2:17	OWN 9	5	38	Punt
4	8:22	0:15	OPP 43	1	43	Touchdown
4	6:14	1:48	OPP 41	3	0	Punt
4	3:27	2:21	OWN 40	3	-1	Punt

Game MVP: Rex Grossman, Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Arnie Pearson	8	28	3.50	12	2	1
Bryant Blakely	5	11	2.20	4	0	0

Tampa Bay	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Austin Punzel	25	121	4.84	43	2	2
Sam Donaldson	11	86	7.82	36	3	1

Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Philip Rivers	50	21	282	4/28	1	80	1	58.9

Tampa Bay	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Rex Grossman	31	25	287	2/12	2	24	0	126.7

Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
RB Arnie Pearson	5	6	33	6.60	29	10	0
WR Curtis Weber	4	8	60	15.00	9	33	0
WR Irving Robasky	3	14	30	10.00	0	12	0
WR C.J. Cook	3	3	106	35.33	59	80	1
TE Graham King	2	2	27	13.50	2	15	0
FB Tony Brumley	2	4	0	0.00	0	0	0
WR Kent Austin	2	11	26	13.00	4	18	0
TE Dwight Mendez	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
WR Nathan Wannamaker	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Tampa Bay	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Brad Shannon	10	11	138	13.80	27	24	0
WR Bennie Covington	5	8	68	13.60	12	23	0
WR Jason Tatum	4	4	34	8.50	8	14	2
RB Sam Donaldson	3	3	16	5.33	4	10	0
WR Blake Murray	2	2	24	12.00	0	15	0
TE Grant Clinton	1	3	7	7.00	1	7	0

Interception Statistics

New Orleans	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Tampa Bay	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Chuck Ferreira	1	67	67.00	1

Fumble Statistics

New Orleans	Fumb	Recov
Philip Rivers	1	0
Arnie Pearson	1	0
Nathan Wannamaker	1	0
Bryant Blakely	0	1
Donald Matthews	0	1

Tampa Bay	Recov	Force
Ronald Horn	1	0
Wesley Eicholz	0	1
Amos Moss	0	1
Reuben Foster	0	1

Punting Statistics

New Orleans	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Artie Souza	6	261	43.5	41.8	56	3

Tampa Bay	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Shane Lechler	5	245	49.0	36.4	55	2

Kicking Statistics

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

Tampa Bay	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Jeff Chandler	1/1	0/0	0/0	32	6/6

Punt Return Statistics

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Curtis Weber	1	3	3.0	0

Tampa Bay	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Butch Wolfstone	1	3	3.0	0
Brad Shannon	1	7	7.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Bryant Blakely	3	56	18.7	0
Nathan Wannamaker	3	68	22.7	0

Tampa Bay	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Brad Shannon	1	40	40.0	0
Emmanuel Conway	1	20	20.0	0

Defensive Statistics

New Orleans	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Austin Koch	10	2	0.0	27	33
DE Harris Herron	7	3	1.0	33	30
CB Mitch Farrell	6	0	0.0	12	21
ILB A.J. Sexton	5	1	0.0	34	30
OLB Donovan Mussatti	4	1	0.0	31	19
DT Oliver Coffey	4	1	0.0	25	22
OLB Jared Ballard	3	2	1.0	28	28
DT Billy Joe Roberson	3	1	0.0	15	13
DT A.J. Coffey	3	1	0.0	33	28
S Austin Hitchcock	3	0	0.0	9	0
S Brenden Rasmussen	2	4	0.0	25	25
CB Sammie Rutter	2	1	0.0	31	30
CB Fernando Clayton	2	0	0.0	16	7
DE Brent Compton	2	0	0.0	27	30
CB Drew Jordan	1	1	0.0	20	26
DE Tyrus Hazelwood	1	0	0.0	12	6
S Norm Gardner	0	1	0.0	7	6

Tampa Bay	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Lonnie Blades	8	0	2.0	13	53
CB Butch Wolfstone	6	2	0.0	13	53
S Daryl Burke	4	1	0.0	5	28
S Chuck Ferreira	4	0	0.0	12	54
ILB Wesley Eicholz	3	0	1.0	12	52
DT Reuben Foster	3	0	1.0	13	54
CB Rob Dennis	3	0	0.0	13	52
S Chris Dillon	2	2	0.0	12	51
DE Amos Moss	1	0	0.0	12	53
DE Sammy Fuller	1	0	0.0	12	52
CB Ronald Horn	0	2	0.0	11	48

Pass Rush Statistics

New Orleans	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Harris Herron	1.0	0	0	30
OLB Jared Ballard	1.0	0	0	28
DT Oliver Coffey	0.0	1	2	22
OLB Donovan Mussatti	0.0	0	1	19

Tampa Bay	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Lonnie Blades	2.0	0	0	0	53
DT Reuben Foster	1.0	1	5	2	54
ILB Wesley Eicholz	1.0	0	1	0	52
DE Sammy Fuller	0.0	2	2	0	52
DE Amos Moss	0.0	1	3	2	53
DT Russell Lyle	0.0	1	0	0	27
DE Austin Branch	0.0	0	1	0	2

Pass Defense Statistics

New Orleans	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Mitch Farrell	4	1	21
ILB A.J. Sexton	4	0	30
S Austin Koch	3	0	33
CB Sammie Rutter	2	2	30
CB Fernando Clayton	2	0	7
DE Harris Herron	2	0	30
OLB Donovan Mussatti	2	0	19
OLB Jared Ballard	2	0	28
DE Brent Compton	1	0	30
DT A.J. Coffey	1	0	28
S Brenden Rasmussen	1	0	25
CB Drew Jordan	1	0	26

Tampa Bay	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
OLB Lonnie Blades	5	0	0	53
CB Rob Dennis	4	2	0	52
S Daryl Burke	4	0	0	28
CB Butch Wolfstone	3	5	0	53
ILB Wesley Eicholz	2	0	0	52
DT Reuben Foster	2	0	0	54
S Chuck Ferreira	1	1	1	54
CB Ronald Horn	0	1	0	48

Blocking Statistics

New Orleans	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Larry Andersen	1	2	12	2	44
Leon Schroeder	1	2	12	1	51
Donald Matthews	1	2	13	0	50
Travis Tusch	1	2	9	0	36
Tony Brumley	1	2	5	0	23
Marlon Prill	0	1	10	1	29
Lamont Forbes	0	1	1	0	14
Henry Freeman	0	1	4	0	18

Tampa Bay	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Leonard Agnew	3	7	0	31	1	26
Conrad Chiaccheri	3	4	1	32	1	27
Thurman Cassidy	2	10	1	35	0	31
Carl Katzenmoyer	2	3	0	15	0	22
Otis Porter	2	3	0	33	0	26
Tyrone Carlisle	1	5	0	30	0	27
Eddie Andrews	0	2	0	4	0	6
Corey Duncan	0	1	0	19	0	17
Jeff Bridges	0	1	0	17	0	11

Special Teams Statistics

New Orleans	Tackles	STPlays
Bryant Blakely	2	22
Dwight Mendez	1	16
Austin Hitchcock	1	14
Curtis Weber	0	16
Tony Brumley	0	15
Nathan Wannamaker	0	14
Graham King	0	13
Kendrick Samuels	0	13
C.J. Cook	0	13
Arnold Webster	0	13
Fernando Clayton	0	11
Reggie Bailey	0	11
Donovan Mussatti	0	9
Drew Jordan	0	8
Lamont Forbes	0	6
Wesley Hickman	0	6
Jimmy Lumpkin	0	6
Artie Souza	0	6
Tyrone Curtis	0	5
Larry Andersen	0	5
Don Blake	0	5
Irving Robasky	0	4
Tyrus Hazelwood	0	3
Artie Farias	0	3
Norm Gardner	0	3
Mitch Farrell	0	2
Oliver Coffey	0	2
Brent Compton	0	1
Donald Matthews	0	1
Harris Herron	0	1
A.J. Coffey	0	1
Austin Koch	0	1
Travis Tusch	0	1
Brenden Rasmussen	0	1
A.J. Sexton	0	1
Sammie Rutter	0	1

Tampa Bay	Tackles	STPlays
Daryl Burke	3	19
Chuck Ferreira	1	23
Dwight Sanders	1	18
Corey Duncan	1	9
Wesley Eicholz	1	1
Sam Donaldson	0	21
Jeff Bridges	0	17
Wes Brandon	0	17
Butch Wolfstone	0	16
Emmanuel Conway	0	12
Marc Dominquez	0	10
Tom Fox	0	10
Jeff Chandler	0	9
Shane Lechler	0	6
Thurman Cassidy	0	6
Conrad Chiaccheri	0	6
Eddie Andrews	0	6
Stephen Upshaw	0	6
Lorenzo Kinney	0	6
Austin Branch	0	6
Brad Shannon	0	5
Carl Katzenmoyer	0	5
Grant Clinton	0	4
Leonard Agnew	0	4
Tyrone Carlisle	0	3
Blake Murray	0	3
B.J. Benson	0	3
Austin Punzel	0	1
Russell Lyle	0	1

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	2	15	7.5
Middle	4	8	2.0
Right	7	16	2.3
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	6	31	5.2
Middle	21	56	2.7
Right	9	120	13.3
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Philip Rivers	50	21	3	1	1	9	12	4	1

Tampa Bay	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Rex Grossman	31	25	2	0	2	3	1	3	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	5	3	18	3.6
Short (0-8 Yds)	10	8	38	3.8
Medium (9-18 Yds)	18	7	91	5.1
Long (19+ Yds)	17	3	135	7.9

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	3	3	16	5.3
Short (0-8 Yds)	14	11	87	6.2
Medium (9-18 Yds)	12	11	184	15.3
Long (19+ Yds)	2	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Irving Robasky	14	3	0	30	0	48
WR Kent Austin	11	2	0	26	0	37
WR Curtis Weber	8	4	1	60	1	34
RB Arnie Pearson	6	5	0	33	0	39
FB Tony Brumley	4	2	0	0	0	23
WR C.J. Cook	3	3	0	106	2	29
TE Graham King	2	2	0	27	0	28
TE Dwight Mendez	1	0	0	0	0	10
WR Nathan Wannamaker	1	0	0	0	0	7

Tampa Bay	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Brad Shannon	11	10	0	138	1	26
WR Bennie Covington	8	5	2	68	1	21
WR Jason Tatum	4	4	0	34	0	11
TE Grant Clinton	3	1	0	7	0	19
RB Sam Donaldson	3	3	0	16	0	16
WR Blake Murray	2	2	0	24	0	16

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Bryant Blakely	1	-1	-1.00	2.20
Arnie Pearson	1	2	2.00	3.50

Tampa Bay	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Austin Punzel	3	15	5.00	4.84
Sam Donaldson	1	5	5.00	7.82

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg

Tampa Bay	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Rex Grossman	6	3	27	4.50	9.26

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg

Tampa Bay	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Bennie Covington	3	1	18	6.00	8.50
WR Jason Tatum	2	2	9	4.50	8.50
WR Brad Shannon	1	0	0	0.00	12.55

Third Down Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Rushes	Conversions
Bryant Blakely	1	1
Arnie Pearson	1	1

Tampa Bay	Rushes	Conversions
Sam Donaldson	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Conversions
Philip Rivers	11	4	3

Tampa Bay	Att	Comp	Conversions
Rex Grossman	10	7	6

Third Down Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Curtis Weber	3	1	1
WR Irving Robasky	3	1	1
RB Arnie Pearson	2	1	0
WR Kent Austin	2	1	1
WR Nathan Wannamaker	1	0	0

Tampa Bay	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Brad Shannon	3	3	2
TE Grant Clinton	2	1	1
WR Bennie Covington	2	0	0
WR Blake Murray	2	2	2
WR Jason Tatum	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 61,200 (65,700 capacity)
Upper Deck 15,500 (17,700)
End Zone 12,700 (12,700)
Mezzanine 7,000 (7,300)
Sideline Seats 10,600 (11,200)
Club Seats 11,500 (12,000)
Luxury Boxes 3,900 (4,800)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	61,200 (65,700 capacity)
Upper Deck	15,500 (17,700)
End Zone	12,700 (12,700)
Mezzanine	7,000 (7,300)
Sideline Seats	10,600 (11,200)
Club Seats	11,500 (12,000)
Luxury Boxes	3,900 (4,800)