Week 17, 2016

played in New Orleans, LA

68 degrees, fair, calm

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

Scoring Summary
1Q: 12:20 NOS - Kent Austin 5 pass from Philip Rivers (Artie Farias extra point)
2Q: 12:55 TBY - Brad Shannon 3 pass from Doug Doane (Jeff Chandler extra point)
2Q: 08:25 NOS - Kent Austin 2 pass from Philip Rivers (Artie Farias extra point)
4Q: 05:55 NOS - Irving Robasky 16 pass from Philip Rivers (Artie Farias extra point)
4Q: 03:59 TBY - Andy Hammett 12 pass from Doug Doane (Jeff Chandler extra point)
4Q: 03:50 NOS - Kendrick Hastings 94 kickoff return (Artie Farias extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 12:20 NOS - Kent Austin 5 pass from Philip Rivers (Artie Farias extra point)
2Q: 12:55 TBY - Brad Shannon 3 pass from Doug Doane (Jeff Chandler extra point)
2Q: 08:25 NOS - Kent Austin 2 pass from Philip Rivers (Artie Farias extra point)
4Q: 05:55 NOS - Irving Robasky 16 pass from Philip Rivers (Artie Farias extra point)
4Q: 03:59 TBY - Andy Hammett 12 pass from Doug Doane (Jeff Chandler extra point)
4Q: 03:50 NOS - Kendrick Hastings 94 kickoff return (Artie Farias extra point)

Team Statistics TBY NOS
Record 6-10 8-8
First Downs 24 22
- by Rushing 11 9
- by Passing 11 13
- by Penalty 2 0
Total Net Yards 346 328
- Offensive Plays 71 60
- Yards per Play 4.87 5.47
Net Rushing Yards 193 127
- Rushing Attempts 30 26
- Yards per Rush 6.43 4.88
Net Passing Yards 153 201
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 38 - 19 - 3 33 - 18 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 180 207
- Sacks/Yards Lost 3/27 1/6
- Yards per Pass Play 3.73 5.91
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 1/1
3rd Down Conversions 6/15 4/10
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 10.0 6.9
4th Down Conversions 0/1 0/0
Penalties/Yards 7/65 3/15
Punt Returns/Yards 2/6 3/27
Kick Returns/Yards 4/110 3/134
Interception Ret./Yards 1/0 3/18
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 2 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/0 3/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 28 OWN 34
Time of Possession 33:34 26:26

Team Statistics	TBY	NOS
Record	6-10	8-8
First Downs	24	22
- by Rushing	11	9
- by Passing	11	13
- by Penalty	2	0
Total Net Yards	346	328
- Offensive Plays	71	60
- Yards per Play	4.87	5.47
Net Rushing Yards	193	127
- Rushing Attempts	30	26
- Yards per Rush	6.43	4.88
Net Passing Yards	153	201
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	38 - 19 - 3	33 - 18 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	180	207
- Sacks/Yards Lost	3/27	1/6
- Yards per Pass Play	3.73	5.91
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	1/1
3rd Down Conversions	6/15	4/10
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	10.0	6.9
4th Down Conversions	0/1	0/0
Penalties/Yards	7/65	3/15
Punt Returns/Yards	2/6	3/27
Kick Returns/Yards	4/110	3/134
Interception Ret./Yards	1/0	3/18
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	2	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/0	3/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 28	OWN 34
Time of Possession	33:34	26:26

Drive Charts

Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	2:18	OWN 20	4	3	Interception
1	12:13	1:52	OWN 33	4	14	Interception
1	9:05	3:05	OWN 39	5	-4	Punt
1	3:15	5:28	OWN 20	11	80	Touchdown
2	8:16	3:01	OWN 39	6	1	Punt
2	3:47	3:05	OWN 17	10	33	Punt
3	12:08	3:37	OWN 20	6	18	Punt
3	7:43	3:32	OWN 8	7	27	Punt
3	2:09	2:03	OWN 21	3	4	Punt
4	15:00	2:42	50	6	14	Punt
4	9:23	0:45	OWN 36	2	27	Interception
4	5:49	1:59	OWN 29	3	71	Touchdown
4	3:36	0:41	OWN 34	4	8	Downs

New Orleans Saints
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	12:42	0:29	OPP 27	3	27	Touchdown
1	10:21	1:16	OWN 33	3	-5	Punt
1	6:00	2:45	OWN 20	7	30	Punt
2	12:47	4:31	OWN 26	8	74	Touchdown
2	5:15	1:28	OWN 16	5	32	Punt
2	0:42	0:42	OWN 27	2	-1	Half
3	15:00	2:52	OWN 34	7	32	Punt
3	8:31	0:48	OWN 39	3	9	Punt
3	4:11	2:02	OWN 24	3	4	Punt
3	0:06	0:06	OWN 37	1	0	Interception
4	12:18	2:55	OWN 20	6	44	Fumble
4	8:38	2:49	OWN 38	5	62	Touchdown
4	2:55	2:55	OPP 42	7	20	Game

Game MVP: Donovan Mussatti, New Orleans Saints

Rushing Statistics

Tampa Bay	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Austin Punzel	20	142	7.10	27	6
Sam Donaldson	7	42	6.00	11	2
Doug Doane	3	9	3.00	4	0

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Arnie Pearson	13	78	6.00	14	2
Arnold Webster	12	50	4.17	10	1
Philip Rivers	1	-1	-1.00	-1	0

Passing Statistics

Tampa Bay	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Doug Doane	38	19	180	3/27	2	32	3	48.1

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Philip Rivers	33	18	207	1/6	3	22	1	91.3

Receiving Statistics

Tampa Bay	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Brad Shannon	7	10	74	10.57	18	32	1
TE Andy Hammett	3	5	35	11.67	6	17	1
WR Jason Tatum	3	4	26	8.67	1	12	0
RB Austin Punzel	2	4	2	1.00	1	3	0
WR Blake Murray	2	5	13	6.50	0	7	0
TE Brant Emerson	2	2	30	15.00	3	27	0
WR Bennie Covington	0	5	0	0.00	0	0	0
WR Derek Stewart	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
RB Sam Donaldson	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
WR Richard Leigh	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

New Orleans	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Irving Robasky	8	14	112	14.00	12	19	1
WR Kent Austin	6	8	54	9.00	3	22	2
RB Arnie Pearson	2	2	10	5.00	5	6	0
WR Curtis Weber	1	6	20	20.00	0	20	0
WR C.J. Cook	1	2	11	11.00	9	11	0
TE Graham King	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Tampa Bay	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Daryl Burke	1	0	0.00	0

New Orleans	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
OLB Donovan Mussatti	2	11	5.50	0
CB Terry Peterson	1	7	7.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Tampa Bay	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Wesley Eicholz	0	1	0	0
Amos Moss	0	0	1	0

New Orleans	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Arnie Pearson	1	0	0	0

Punting Statistics

Tampa Bay	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Leon Venegas	7	277	39.6	32.9	45	2

New Orleans	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Artie Souza	6	253	42.2	34.5	54	3

Kicking Statistics

Tampa Bay	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Jeff Chandler	0/0	0/0	0/0	0	2/2

New Orleans	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Artie Farias	0/0	0/0	0/0	0	4/4

Punt Return Statistics

Tampa Bay	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Butch Wolfstone	2	6	3.0	0

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Curtis Weber	3	27	9.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Tampa Bay	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Brad Shannon	4	110	27.5	0

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Curtis Weber	1	11	11.0	0
Arnie Pearson	1	29	29.0	0
Kendrick Hastings	1	94	94.0	1

Defensive Statistics

Tampa Bay	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Lonnie Blades	8	4	0.0	26	34
ILB Wesley Eicholz	5	1	0.0	25	34
DE Amos Moss	4	1	1.0	25	34
CB Phil Blevins	4	1	0.0	19	26
S Chris Dillon	4	0	0.0	22	32
S Chuck Ferreira	3	2	0.0	25	34
CB Butch Wolfstone	3	1	0.0	26	33
CB Gus Madison	2	0	0.0	25	33
DE Austin Branch	2	0	0.0	23	31
DT Graham Burmbaugh	1	3	0.0	13	6
S Daryl Burke	1	1	0.0	6	9
DT Russell Lyle	1	1	0.0	22	26
WR Brad Shannon	1	0	---	---	---
WR Bennie Covington	1	0	---	---	---
OLB Geoff Brazell	1	0	0.0	4	4
TE Brant Emerson	1	0	---	---	---
DE J.J. Emmons	1	0	0.0	1	0

New Orleans	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Don Blake	6	2	0.0	29	38
CB Sammie Rutter	6	0	0.0	28	40
OLB Jared Ballard	5	5	0.0	24	26
S Austin Koch	5	1	0.0	30	40
S Kelvin Arntt	5	0	0.0	23	38
DE Harris Herron	4	2	2.0	29	41
CB Mitch Farrell	4	0	0.0	25	37
S Tyrone Weber	4	0	0.0	10	18
DT Oliver Coffey	3	0	0.0	23	25
OLB Donovan Mussatti	2	0	1.0	13	19
DE Tyrus Hazelwood	2	1	0.0	29	39
CB Terry Peterson	2	0	0.0	28	39
WR Curtis Weber	1	0	---	---	---
OLB Reggie Bailey	1	0	0.0	0	1
DT A.J. Coffey	1	0	0.0	29	39
OLB Riddick Becker	0	1	0.0	1	3

Pass Rush Statistics

Tampa Bay	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Amos Moss	1.0	1	3	1	34
DE Austin Branch	0.0	1	1	0	31
DT Russell Lyle	0.0	0	1	2	26
DT Reuben Foster	0.0	0	1	0	29

New Orleans	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
DE Harris Herron	2.0	0	2	41
OLB Donovan Mussatti	1.0	0	0	19
DT A.J. Coffey	0.0	2	1	39
DE Tyrus Hazelwood	0.0	0	2	39

Pass Defense Statistics

Tampa Bay	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Butch Wolfstone	4	1	0	33
CB Gus Madison	2	3	0	33
S Chuck Ferreira	2	1	0	34
ILB Wesley Eicholz	2	0	0	34
OLB Lonnie Blades	2	0	0	34
CB Phil Blevins	2	0	0	26
S Daryl Burke	1	0	1	9
DE Amos Moss	1	0	0	34
S Chris Dillon	1	0	0	32
DE Austin Branch	1	0	0	31

New Orleans	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Sammie Rutter	4	1	0	40
ILB Don Blake	3	1	0	38
S Kelvin Arntt	3	0	0	38
S Austin Koch	2	2	0	40
CB Mitch Farrell	2	0	0	37
OLB Reggie Bailey	1	0	0	1
DE Tyrus Hazelwood	1	0	0	39
OLB Jared Ballard	1	0	0	26
OLB Riddick Becker	1	0	0	3
S Tyrone Weber	1	0	0	18
OLB Donovan Mussatti	0	0	2	19
CB Terry Peterson	0	0	1	39

Blocking Statistics

Tampa Bay	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Leonard Agnew	5	6	21	1	33
Otis Porter	4	5	27	0	38
Carl Katzenmoyer	2	8	23	0	35
Marco Carter	1	2	20	0	20
Conrad Chiaccheri	0	4	28	2	38
Corey Duncan	0	1	9	0	14
Tyrone Carlisle	0	1	26	0	35

New Orleans	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Travis Tusch	5	6	1	17	0	27
Tony Brumley	3	4	0	15	0	18
Graham King	2	2	0	13	0	13
Larry Andersen	2	2	0	22	0	29
Leon Schroeder	1	3	0	24	0	29
Marlon Prill	1	2	0	18	1	20
Henry Freeman	1	2	0	9	0	7
Wesley Hickman	1	1	0	12	0	19
Donald Matthews	0	1	0	22	0	29
Charles Cortez	0	1	0	5	0	14
Devin Medlock	0	1	0	4	0	5

Special Teams Statistics

Tampa Bay	Tackles	STPlays
Daryl Burke	2	20
Richard Leigh	1	21
Brant Emerson	1	14
Derek Stewart	1	8
Sam Donaldson	0	20
Rob Dennis	0	12
Corey Duncan	0	11
Tom Fox	0	11
Butch Wolfstone	0	10
Leon Venegas	0	7
Geoff Brazell	0	7
Marco Carter	0	7
Chuck Reynolds	0	7
Trent Rodgers	0	7
Phil Blevins	0	7
Leonard Agnew	0	6
Carl Katzenmoyer	0	6
Stephen Upshaw	0	6
Lorenzo Kinney	0	6
J.J. Emmons	0	6
Brad Shannon	0	5
Andy Hammett	0	5
Sammy Fuller	0	5
Dwight Sanders	0	4
Jeff Chandler	0	3
Blake Murray	0	3
Wesley Eicholz	0	1
Chuck Ferreira	0	1
Conrad Chiaccheri	0	1
Austin Punzel	0	1
Lonnie Blades	0	1
Tyrone Carlisle	0	1
Russell Lyle	0	1

New Orleans	Tackles	STPlays
Norm Sapia	3	29
Charles Cortez	1	13
Tyrone Weber	1	8
Jimmy Lumpkin	1	6
Drew Jordan	0	21
Arnold Webster	0	20
Tony Brumley	0	18
Nathan Wannamaker	0	15
Kendrick Hastings	0	12
Curtis Weber	0	9
Reggie Bailey	0	8
Winfred Niklos	0	7
Tracy Homer	0	6
Wesley Hickman	0	6
Larry Andersen	0	6
Henry Freeman	0	6
Artie Souza	0	6
Graham King	0	5
Artie Farias	0	5
Brent Compton	0	4
Kelvin Arntt	0	4
Travis Tusch	0	4
Donovan Mussatti	0	3
Oliver Coffey	0	3
Arnie Pearson	0	2
C.J. Cook	0	2
Harris Herron	0	1
Mitch Farrell	0	1
Devin Medlock	0	1

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	10	53	5.3
Middle	15	86	5.7
Right	5	54	10.8
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	5	22	4.4
Middle	11	77	7.0
Right	9	29	3.2
None	1	-1	-1.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Tampa Bay	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Doug Doane	38	19	2	3	2	4	5	0	3

New Orleans	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Philip Rivers	33	18	3	1	0	5	6	3	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	3	2	3	1.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	11	7	32	2.9
Medium (9-18 Yds)	14	8	86	6.1
Long (19+ Yds)	10	2	59	5.9

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	2	2	2	1.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	9	7	50	5.6
Medium (9-18 Yds)	11	4	56	5.1
Long (19+ Yds)	11	5	99	9.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Tampa Bay	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Brad Shannon	10	7	0	74	1	36
TE Andy Hammett	5	3	0	35	0	25
WR Bennie Covington	5	0	1	0	0	25
WR Blake Murray	5	2	0	13	0	22
RB Austin Punzel	4	2	1	2	0	27
WR Jason Tatum	4	3	0	26	0	18
TE Brant Emerson	2	2	0	30	1	11
WR Derek Stewart	1	0	0	0	0	7
RB Sam Donaldson	1	0	0	0	0	11
WR Richard Leigh	1	0	0	0	0	1

New Orleans	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Irving Robasky	14	8	112	0	32
WR Kent Austin	8	6	54	2	30
WR Curtis Weber	6	1	20	1	20
RB Arnie Pearson	2	2	10	0	19
WR C.J. Cook	2	1	11	0	9
TE Graham King	1	0	0	0	13

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Tampa Bay	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Austin Punzel	2	12	6.00	7.10

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Arnold Webster	2	11	5.50	4.17
Arnie Pearson	1	8	8.00	6.00

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Tampa Bay	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Doug Doane	2	2	15	7.50	4.74

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Philip Rivers	3	3	23	7.67	6.27

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Tampa Bay	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Brad Shannon	1	1	3	3.00	7.40
TE Andy Hammett	1	1	12	12.00	7.00

New Orleans	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Kent Austin	2	2	7	3.50	6.75
WR Irving Robasky	1	1	16	16.00	8.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Tampa Bay	Rushes	Conversions
Doug Doane	2	2
Austin Punzel	1	0
Sam Donaldson	1	1

New Orleans	Rushes	Conversions
Arnie Pearson	2	2

Third Down Passing Statistics

Tampa Bay	Att	Comp	Conversions
Doug Doane	11	4	3

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Conversions
Philip Rivers	8	4	2

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Tampa Bay	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Blake Murray	3	1	0
WR Jason Tatum	2	1	1
WR Brad Shannon	1	0	0
RB Austin Punzel	1	1	1
TE Andy Hammett	1	1	1
WR Bennie Covington	1	0	0
WR Derek Stewart	1	0	0
WR Richard Leigh	1	0	0

New Orleans	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Irving Robasky	6	3	2
WR Curtis Weber	1	0	0
WR Kent Austin	1	1	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 74,800 (75,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 20,400 (20,400)
End Zone 14,600 (14,600)
Mezzanine 8,400 (8,400)
Sideline Seats 12,700 (12,900)
Club Seats 15,000 (15,000)
Luxury Boxes 3,700 (3,700)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	74,800 (75,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	20,400 (20,400)
End Zone	14,600 (14,600)
Mezzanine	8,400 (8,400)
Sideline Seats	12,700 (12,900)
Club Seats	15,000 (15,000)
Luxury Boxes	3,700 (3,700)