Week 6, 2017

played in Tampa Bay, FL

91 degrees, fair, 2 mph wind

New Orleans Saints	3	21	0	3	-	27
Tampa Bay Buccaneers	0	7	7	3	-	17

Scoring Summary
1Q: 11:55 NOS - Artie Farias 26 field goal
2Q: 13:32 NOS - Winfred Niklos 8 pass from Philip Rivers (Artie Farias extra point)
2Q: 06:58 NOS - Arnie Pearson 59 fumble return (Artie Farias extra point)
2Q: 01:42 NOS - Deron Lyle 4 pass from Philip Rivers (Artie Farias extra point)
2Q: 00:15 TBY - Austin Punzel 3 run (Lester Arnold extra point)
3Q: 02:27 TBY - Charlie Parrott 1 run (Lester Arnold extra point)
4Q: 13:23 TBY - Lester Arnold 44 field goal
4Q: 01:11 NOS - Artie Farias 37 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 11:55 NOS - Artie Farias 26 field goal
2Q: 13:32 NOS - Winfred Niklos 8 pass from Philip Rivers (Artie Farias extra point)
2Q: 06:58 NOS - Arnie Pearson 59 fumble return (Artie Farias extra point)
2Q: 01:42 NOS - Deron Lyle 4 pass from Philip Rivers (Artie Farias extra point)
2Q: 00:15 TBY - Austin Punzel 3 run (Lester Arnold extra point)
3Q: 02:27 TBY - Charlie Parrott 1 run (Lester Arnold extra point)
4Q: 13:23 TBY - Lester Arnold 44 field goal
4Q: 01:11 NOS - Artie Farias 37 field goal

Team Statistics NOS TBY
Record 6-0 3-3
First Downs 17 17
- by Rushing 3 12
- by Passing 13 5
- by Penalty 1 0
Total Net Yards 303 326
- Offensive Plays 62 58
- Yards per Play 4.89 5.62
Net Rushing Yards 56 165
- Rushing Attempts 24 34
- Yards per Rush 2.33 4.85
Net Passing Yards 247 161
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 36 - 25 - 1 22 - 16 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 259 173
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2/12 2/12
- Yards per Pass Play 6.50 6.71
Fumbles/Lost 1/1 3/3
3rd Down Conversions 7/14 6/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 8.1 6.5
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/1
Penalties/Yards 4/30 6/41
Punt Returns/Yards 2/32 1/23
Kick Returns/Yards 3/86 5/135
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 1/7
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 5 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/1 2/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 42 OWN 25
Time of Possession 29:20 30:40

Team Statistics	NOS	TBY
Record	6-0	3-3
First Downs	17	17
- by Rushing	3	12
- by Passing	13	5
- by Penalty	1	0
Total Net Yards	303	326
- Offensive Plays	62	58
- Yards per Play	4.89	5.62
Net Rushing Yards	56	165
- Rushing Attempts	24	34
- Yards per Rush	2.33	4.85
Net Passing Yards	247	161
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	36 - 25 - 1	22 - 16 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	259	173
- Sacks/Yards Lost	2/12	2/12
- Yards per Pass Play	6.50	6.71
Fumbles/Lost	1/1	3/3
3rd Down Conversions	7/14	6/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	8.1	6.5
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/1
Penalties/Yards	4/30	6/41
Punt Returns/Yards	2/32	1/23
Kick Returns/Yards	3/86	5/135
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	1/7
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	5	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/1	2/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 42	OWN 25
Time of Possession	29:20	30:40

Drive Charts

New Orleans Saints
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	3:13	OWN 47	5	44	Field Goal
1	8:56	4:40	OWN 45	11	54	Fumble
1	2:22	3:56	OWN 42	9	58	Touchdown
2	9:45	2:55	OWN 1	7	19	Punt
2	4:44	3:08	OPP 36	9	36	Touchdown
2	0:08	0:08	OWN 23	1	-2	Half
3	8:26	1:22	OWN 18	3	-4	Punt
3	2:20	1:17	OWN 20	3	7	Punt
4	13:15	5:32	OWN 26	8	61	Missed FG
4	3:15	0:13	OPP 32	1	0	Interception
4	1:42	0:36	OPP 28	3	8	Field Goal
4	1:01	1:01	OPP 20	2	-1	Game

Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	11:47	2:51	OWN 30	3	1	Punt
1	4:16	1:54	OWN 1	3	2	Punt
2	13:26	3:41	OPP 48	6	11	Punt
2	6:50	2:06	OWN 18	3	8	Punt
2	1:36	1:28	OWN 29	6	71	Touchdown
3	15:00	6:34	OWN 15	10	81	Fumble
3	7:04	4:44	OWN 31	10	69	Touchdown
3	1:03	2:48	OWN 30	5	43	Field Goal
4	7:43	4:28	OWN 20	8	25	Punt
4	3:02	1:20	OWN 33	4	-5	Downs

Game MVP: Philip Rivers, New Orleans Saints

Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Joel Garrison	14	32	2.29	11	1
Winfred Niklos	7	22	3.14	6	0
Philip Rivers	3	2	0.67	5	0

Tampa Bay	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Austin Punzel	15	101	6.73	21	5	1
Charlie Parrott	12	44	3.67	13	1	1
Doug Doane	6	20	3.33	6	0	0
Sam Donaldson	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Philip Rivers	36	25	259	2/12	2	34	1	96.9

Tampa Bay	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Doug Doane	22	16	173	2/12	0	37	0	95.4

Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
FB Tony Brumley	5	5	40	8.00	7	13	0
WR Irving Robasky	4	5	76	19.00	5	34	0
WR Curtis Weber	3	4	53	17.67	11	30	0
WR Kent Austin	3	9	22	7.33	2	12	0
RB Winfred Niklos	3	4	12	4.00	2	8	1
TE Charles Cortez	2	2	20	10.00	2	15	0
WR Deron Lyle	2	2	24	12.00	7	20	1
TE Graham King	1	1	3	3.00	0	3	0
WR Nathan Wannamaker	1	1	6	6.00	2	6	0
RB Joel Garrison	1	2	3	3.00	0	3	0
FB Johnny Tyler	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Tampa Bay	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
RB Charlie Parrott	4	4	28	7.00	10	14
RB Austin Punzel	3	3	16	5.33	0	11
WR Bennie Covington	3	6	48	16.00	14	37
WR Brad Shannon	2	4	10	5.00	0	9
WR Jason Tatum	2	2	48	24.00	15	28
WR Clyde Watanabe	2	2	23	11.50	0	13
TE Andy Hammett	0	1	0	0.00	0	0

Interception Statistics

New Orleans	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Tampa Bay	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Lonnie Albright	1	7	7.00	0

Fumble Statistics

New Orleans	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Charles Cortez	1	0	0	0
Arnie Pearson	0	1	0	1
Austin Koch	0	1	0	0
Tyrone Weber	0	1	0	0
Daniel Bellas	0	0	1	0
Oliver Coffey	0	0	1	0
Deron Lyle	0	0	1	0

Tampa Bay	Fumb	Recov	Force
Brad Shannon	1	0	0
Charlie Parrott	1	0	0
Kenneth Mathis	1	0	0
Chris Dillon	0	1	1

Punting Statistics

New Orleans	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Artie Souza	3	142	47.3	39.7	55	0

Tampa Bay	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Leon Venegas	5	157	31.4	25.0	55	1

Kicking Statistics

New Orleans	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Artie Farias	2/3	0/0	0/0	37	3/3

Tampa Bay	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Lester Arnold	1/1	1/1	0/0	44	2/2

Punt Return Statistics

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Curtis Weber	2	32	16.0	0

Tampa Bay	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Kenneth Mathis	1	23	23.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Tommy Cranwell	2	63	31.5	0
Daniel Bellas	1	23	23.0	0

Tampa Bay	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Brad Shannon	3	76	25.3	0
Orlando Newhart	2	59	29.5	0

Defensive Statistics

New Orleans	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Jared Ballard	8	3	0.0	34	24
CB Terry Peterson	7	0	0.0	34	23
CB Tommy Cranwell	6	2	0.0	30	21
DT Oliver Coffey	5	0	1.0	26	15
S Norm Nichols	5	1	0.0	30	23
ILB Gary Thompson	4	2	0.0	34	23
S Tyrone Weber	3	4	0.0	33	23
CB Sammie Rutter	3	1	0.0	32	23
DE Jason Mireles	2	0	1.0	34	23
DE Harris Herron	2	1	0.0	34	22
S Norm Gardner	2	0	0.0	8	8
WR Curtis Weber	1	0	---	---	---
DT Tyrone Curtis	1	0	0.0	6	0
DT A.J. Coffey	1	0	0.0	32	24
OLB Donovan Mussatti	0	1	0.0	5	2
S Austin Koch	0	1	0.0	1	1

Tampa Bay	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Wesley Eicholz	7	1	0.0	22	38
DE Amos Moss	6	1	2.0	22	37
CB Orlando Newhart	6	1	0.0	21	38
OLB Lonnie Blades	5	3	0.0	24	37
S Lonnie Albright	5	2	0.0	23	37
CB Glen Summerlin	5	0	0.0	23	36
S Chris Dillon	3	4	0.0	19	34
DT Russell Lyle	2	0	0.0	18	34
DE Austin Branch	2	0	0.0	8	5
CB Phil Becker	1	3	0.0	15	31
DT Reuben Foster	1	1	0.0	18	36
G Oliver Lynn	1	0	---	---	---
DE Sammy Fuller	1	0	0.0	9	5
OLB A.J. Chandler	1	0	0.0	12	7
S Corey Nichols	1	0	0.0	4	6
DE J.J. Emmons	0	1	0.0	6	2

Pass Rush Statistics

New Orleans	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Oliver Coffey	1.0	0	1	2	15
DE Jason Mireles	1.0	0	1	0	23
ILB Gary Thompson	0.0	1	0	0	23
DT A.J. Coffey	0.0	0	1	1	24
DE Harris Herron	0.0	0	1	0	22

Tampa Bay	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Amos Moss	2.0	3	1	37
OLB Lonnie Blades	0.0	1	0	37
DE Stephen Upshaw	0.0	1	0	33
DT Russell Lyle	0.0	1	0	34

Pass Defense Statistics

New Orleans	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
OLB Jared Ballard	3	1	24
S Norm Nichols	3	0	23
CB Terry Peterson	3	0	23
ILB Gary Thompson	2	0	23
CB Tommy Cranwell	2	0	21
DT Oliver Coffey	1	0	15
CB Sammie Rutter	1	0	23
S Norm Gardner	1	0	8

Tampa Bay	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Glen Summerlin	5	1	0	36
OLB Lonnie Blades	4	1	0	37
CB Orlando Newhart	4	1	0	38
S Chris Dillon	4	0	0	34
ILB Wesley Eicholz	3	0	0	38
DE Amos Moss	2	0	0	37
S Lonnie Albright	1	1	1	37
CB Phil Becker	1	0	0	31
S Corey Nichols	1	0	0	6

Blocking Statistics

New Orleans	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Tony Brumley	2	2	12	0	17
Larry Andersen	1	4	10	0	12
Jimmy Lumpkin	1	3	17	1	29
Henry Freeman	1	3	12	0	8
Wesley Hickman	0	2	9	1	18
Travis Tusch	0	2	12	0	30
Leon Schroeder	0	2	21	0	35
Marlon Prill	0	2	18	0	25
Donald Matthews	0	1	21	0	33

Tampa Bay	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Conrad Chiaccheri	4	7	1	31	0	21
Tyrone Carlisle	3	8	0	29	1	22
Thurman Cassidy	3	4	0	31	0	19
Oliver Lynn	1	3	0	21	0	19
Trent Rodgers	1	3	0	28	0	17
Leonard Agnew	1	2	0	18	1	7
Michael McNeil	1	1	0	6	0	7

Special Teams Statistics

New Orleans	Tackles	STPlays
Daniel Bellas	2	23
Arnie Pearson	2	16
Deron Lyle	1	14
Sammie Rutter	1	3
Graham King	0	15
Nathan Wannamaker	0	14
Norm Sapia	0	13
Johnny Tyler	0	12
Austin Koch	0	10
Tony Brumley	0	10
Tommy Cranwell	0	10
Artie Farias	0	9
Tyrus Hazelwood	0	8
Winfred Niklos	0	8
Curtis Weber	0	7
Charles Cortez	0	7
Wesley Hickman	0	6
Larry Andersen	0	6
Donovan Mussatti	0	5
Henry Freeman	0	5
Sammy Kolodzik	0	5
Jimmy Lumpkin	0	4
Norm Gardner	0	4
Donald Matthews	0	3
Travis Tusch	0	3
Oliver Coffey	0	3
Artie Souza	0	3
Bobby McMichael	0	3
Duane Burgess	0	3
Jared Ballard	0	2
Jason Mireles	0	1
Harris Herron	0	1
A.J. Coffey	0	1
Norm Nichols	0	1
Leon Schroeder	0	1
Terry Peterson	0	1
Tyrone Weber	0	1
Gary Thompson	0	1

Tampa Bay	Tackles	STPlays
Orlando Newhart	2	13
Charlie Parrott	1	17
Dwight Sanders	1	15
Richard Monroe	1	15
Clyde Watanabe	1	9
Kenneth Mathis	0	14
Andy Hammett	0	13
Corey Nichols	0	13
Lonnie Albright	0	10
A.J. Chandler	0	10
Dwayne Sanders	0	10
Brad Shannon	0	9
Glen Summerlin	0	8
Thurman Cassidy	0	6
Marco Carter	0	6
Butch Harper	0	6
Michael McNeil	0	6
Leon Venegas	0	5
Lester Arnold	0	5
Wesley Eicholz	0	4
Oliver Lynn	0	4
Sam Donaldson	0	4
Russell Lyle	0	4
J.J. Emmons	0	4
Amos Moss	0	3
Lonnie Blades	0	3
Chris Dillon	0	3
Jason Tatum	0	3
David Pierce	0	3
Mack Schexnayder	0	3
Phil Becker	0	2
Austin Punzel	0	2
Reuben Foster	0	2
Stephen Upshaw	0	2
Austin Branch	0	2
Leonard Agnew	0	1
Tyrone Carlisle	0	1
Sammy Fuller	0	1
Robert Weber	0	1

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	7	42	6.0
Middle	11	11	1.0
Right	4	6	1.5
None	2	-3	-1.5

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	7	60	8.6
Middle	19	74	3.9
Right	8	31	3.9
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Philip Rivers	36	25	4	0	0	4	6	1	1

Tampa Bay	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Doug Doane	22	16	3	0	0	1	4	3	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	3	9	2.3
Short (0-8 Yds)	14	12	71	5.1
Medium (9-18 Yds)	11	8	115	10.5
Long (19+ Yds)	7	2	64	9.1

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	1	1	1	1.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	9	7	38	4.2
Medium (9-18 Yds)	8	6	77	9.6
Long (19+ Yds)	4	2	57	14.3

Detailed Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Kent Austin	9	3	22	0	33
WR Irving Robasky	5	4	76	2	30
FB Tony Brumley	5	5	40	0	17
WR Curtis Weber	4	3	53	1	26
RB Winfred Niklos	4	3	12	0	21
TE Charles Cortez	2	2	20	0	13
RB Joel Garrison	2	1	3	0	17
WR Deron Lyle	2	2	24	1	12
TE Graham King	1	1	3	0	16
WR Nathan Wannamaker	1	1	6	0	2
FB Johnny Tyler	1	0	0	0	3

Tampa Bay	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Bennie Covington	6	3	48	1	14
WR Brad Shannon	4	2	10	0	20
RB Charlie Parrott	4	4	28	0	11
RB Austin Punzel	3	3	16	0	14
WR Jason Tatum	2	2	48	2	14
WR Clyde Watanabe	2	2	23	0	14
TE Andy Hammett	1	0	0	0	13

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Joel Garrison	5	5	1.00	2.29
Winfred Niklos	2	4	2.00	3.14
Philip Rivers	1	-1	-1.00	0.67

Tampa Bay	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Austin Punzel	3	12	4.00	6.73
Charlie Parrott	1	1	1.00	3.67

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Philip Rivers	12	9	66	5.50	7.19

Tampa Bay	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Doug Doane	1	1	14	14.00	7.86

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Kent Austin	3	1	6	2.00	2.44
WR Curtis Weber	2	2	23	11.50	13.25
FB Tony Brumley	2	2	8	4.00	8.00
WR Irving Robasky	1	1	12	12.00	15.20
RB Winfred Niklos	1	1	8	8.00	3.00
TE Charles Cortez	1	1	5	5.00	10.00
FB Johnny Tyler	1	0	0	0.00	0.00
WR Deron Lyle	1	1	4	4.00	12.00

Tampa Bay	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
RB Charlie Parrott	1	1	14	14.00	7.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Rushes	Conversions
Philip Rivers	1	1
Winfred Niklos	1	0

Tampa Bay	Rushes	Conversions
Doug Doane	5	2
Sam Donaldson	1	0
Charlie Parrott	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Conversions
Philip Rivers	12	10	6

Tampa Bay	Att	Comp	Conversions
Doug Doane	6	4	3

Third Down Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Kent Austin	3	1	1
FB Tony Brumley	2	2	0
TE Charles Cortez	2	2	1
WR Deron Lyle	2	2	2
WR Curtis Weber	1	1	1
WR Nathan Wannamaker	1	1	1
RB Winfred Niklos	1	1	0

Tampa Bay	Targ	Catch	Conversions
RB Charlie Parrott	2	2	1
WR Brad Shannon	1	0	0
WR Bennie Covington	1	0	0
WR Jason Tatum	1	1	1
WR Clyde Watanabe	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 63,800 (65,700 capacity)
Upper Deck 16,800 (17,700)
End Zone 12,700 (12,700)
Mezzanine 7,300 (7,300)
Sideline Seats 10,900 (11,200)
Club Seats 11,800 (12,000)
Luxury Boxes 4,300 (4,800)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	63,800 (65,700 capacity)
Upper Deck	16,800 (17,700)
End Zone	12,700 (12,700)
Mezzanine	7,300 (7,300)
Sideline Seats	10,900 (11,200)
Club Seats	11,800 (12,000)
Luxury Boxes	4,300 (4,800)