Week 10, 2018

played in Tampa Bay, FL

70 degrees, fair, calm

New Orleans Saints	3	14	0	0	-	17
Tampa Bay Buccaneers	10	0	0	0	-	10

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:31 TBY - Lester Arnold 46 field goal
1Q: 03:42 TBY - Bennie Covington 17 pass from Monty Flylum (Lester Arnold extra point)
1Q: 01:18 NOS - Artie Farias 49 field goal
2Q: 04:56 NOS - Joel Garrison 2 pass from Philip Rivers (Artie Farias extra point)
2Q: 00:25 NOS - Winfred Niklos 3 run (Artie Farias extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:31 TBY - Lester Arnold 46 field goal
1Q: 03:42 TBY - Bennie Covington 17 pass from Monty Flylum (Lester Arnold extra point)
1Q: 01:18 NOS - Artie Farias 49 field goal
2Q: 04:56 NOS - Joel Garrison 2 pass from Philip Rivers (Artie Farias extra point)
2Q: 00:25 NOS - Winfred Niklos 3 run (Artie Farias extra point)

Team Statistics NOS TBY
Record 5-4 1-8
First Downs 18 18
- by Rushing 7 4
- by Passing 9 14
- by Penalty 2 0
Total Net Yards 280 321
- Offensive Plays 59 70
- Yards per Play 4.75 4.59
Net Rushing Yards 81 95
- Rushing Attempts 24 24
- Yards per Rush 3.38 3.96
Net Passing Yards 199 226
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 33 - 18 - 2 44 - 29 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 211 238
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2/12 2/12
- Yards per Pass Play 5.69 4.91
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 2/1
3rd Down Conversions 1/10 6/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 11.1 6.0
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/1
Penalties/Yards 6/35 8/56
Punt Returns/Yards 3/28 1/3
Kick Returns/Yards 0/0 1/14
Interception Ret./Yards 1/0 2/8
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 2 1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/0 1/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 30 OWN 18
Time of Possession 27:17 32:43

Team Statistics	NOS	TBY
Record	5-4	1-8
First Downs	18	18
- by Rushing	7	4
- by Passing	9	14
- by Penalty	2	0
Total Net Yards	280	321
- Offensive Plays	59	70
- Yards per Play	4.75	4.59
Net Rushing Yards	81	95
- Rushing Attempts	24	24
- Yards per Rush	3.38	3.96
Net Passing Yards	199	226
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	33 - 18 - 2	44 - 29 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	211	238
- Sacks/Yards Lost	2/12	2/12
- Yards per Pass Play	5.69	4.91
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	2/1
3rd Down Conversions	1/10	6/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	11.1	6.0
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/1
Penalties/Yards	6/35	8/56
Punt Returns/Yards	3/28	1/3
Kick Returns/Yards	0/0	1/14
Interception Ret./Yards	1/0	2/8
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	2	1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/0	1/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 30	OWN 18
Time of Possession	27:17	32:43

Drive Charts

New Orleans Saints
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	10:23	1:58	OWN 20	7	34	Interception
1	3:35	2:23	OWN 20	5	48	Field Goal
2	10:31	3:37	OWN 20	6	24	Punt
2	6:54	2:05	OPP 23	4	23	Touchdown
2	1:41	1:26	OPP 43	6	43	Touchdown
3	15:00	3:26	OWN 20	8	22	Punt
3	10:06	1:46	OPP 44	3	9	Punt
3	2:52	1:18	OWN 5	3	23	Interception
3	0:39	2:32	OWN 7	5	14	Punt
4	11:15	2:42	OWN 29	5	25	Punt
4	4:41	2:41	OWN 14	5	24	Punt
4	0:45	0:45	OWN 40	3	-4	Game

Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	4:37	OWN 20	9	51	Field Goal
1	8:25	4:50	OWN 28	10	72	Touchdown
1	1:12	5:41	OWN 20	10	42	Punt
2	4:49	3:08	OWN 7	8	18	Interception
2	0:15	0:15	OWN 19	1	-1	Half
3	11:34	1:28	OWN 2	3	3	Punt
3	8:20	5:28	OWN 5	9	51	Punt
3	1:34	0:55	OWN 39	3	6	Punt
4	13:07	1:52	OWN 30	3	9	Punt
4	8:33	3:52	OWN 7	7	35	Punt
4	2:00	1:15	OWN 29	7	31	Downs

Game MVP: Winfred Niklos, New Orleans Saints

Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Winfred Niklos	15	57	3.80	15	2	1
Joel Garrison	4	21	5.25	11	1	0
Philip Rivers	3	-4	-1.33	-1	0	0
Arnie Pearson	2	7	3.50	6	0	0

Tampa Bay	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Austin Punzel	15	44	2.93	10	1
Sam Donaldson	6	39	6.50	14	1
Monty Flylum	3	12	4.00	9	0

Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Philip Rivers	33	18	211	2/12	1	35	2	59.0

Tampa Bay	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Monty Flylum	44	29	238	2/12	1	22	1	77.6

Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Irving Robasky	7	11	99	14.14	15	35	0
WR George Newkirk	3	5	40	13.33	8	22	0
WR Kent Austin	2	6	17	8.50	1	9	0
TE Graham King	1	3	9	9.00	0	9	0
FB Tony Brumley	1	2	12	12.00	2	12	0
WR Nathan Wannamaker	1	2	9	9.00	0	9	0
RB Winfred Niklos	1	2	13	13.00	0	13	0
RB Joel Garrison	1	1	2	2.00	0	2	1
TE Lance Emerson	1	1	10	10.00	0	10	0

Tampa Bay	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Bennie Covington	9	13	88	9.78	20	17	1
TE Brant Emerson	5	5	29	5.80	6	13	0
RB Austin Punzel	4	5	22	5.50	3	11	0
WR Clyde Watanabe	3	7	41	13.67	9	22	0
WR Kelvin Manifold	3	5	22	7.33	0	9	0
WR Dwayne Sanders	2	4	20	10.00	1	13	0
TE Andy Hammett	1	1	11	11.00	0	11	0
RB Sam Donaldson	1	2	0	0.00	0	0	0
WR Kenneth Mathis	1	1	5	5.00	0	5	0
FB Walt Blanchard	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

New Orleans	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Tommy Cranwell	1	0	0.00	0

Tampa Bay	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Glen Summerlin	1	8	8.00	0
ILB Chuck Manson	1	0	0.00	0

Fumble Statistics

New Orleans	Recov	Force
Henry Freeman	1	0
Daniel Bellas	0	1
Jared Ballard	0	1

Tampa Bay	Fumb	Recov
Kenneth Mathis	1	0
Monty Flylum	1	0
Kelvin Manifold	0	1

Punting Statistics

New Orleans	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Artie Souza	6	243	40.5	40.0	56	3

Tampa Bay	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Bruce Hopper	6	268	44.7	36.7	49	4

Kicking Statistics

New Orleans	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Artie Farias	1/1	1/1	0/0	49	2/2

Tampa Bay	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Lester Arnold	1/1	1/1	0/0	46	1/1

Punt Return Statistics

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Curtis Weber	3	28	9.3	0

Tampa Bay	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Kenneth Mathis	1	3	3.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Tampa Bay	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Kenneth Mathis	1	14	14.0	0

Defensive Statistics

New Orleans	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Duane Burgess	8	1	0.0	23	46
S Tyrone Weber	7	0	0.0	24	46
OLB Jared Ballard	6	3	1.0	23	44
DT Oliver Coffey	6	1	0.5	22	31
S Norm Nichols	5	0	0.0	18	40
CB Daniel Bellas	4	2	0.0	17	38
CB Sammie Rutter	4	2	0.0	23	44
DE Tyrus Hazelwood	3	1	0.0	6	6
CB Tommy Cranwell	3	1	0.0	18	39
OLB Norm Sapia	3	0	0.0	2	4
DE Harris Herron	1	1	0.5	24	43
DT A.J. Coffey	1	3	0.0	18	39
DE Jason Mireles	1	1	0.0	22	45
S Austin Koch	1	1	0.0	2	13
WR Kent Austin	1	0	---	---	---
RB Winfred Niklos	1	0	---	---	---
DE Jamal Wallace	1	0	0.0	0	3
OLB Donovan Mussatti	0	1	0.0	6	7

Tampa Bay	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Pat Turner	6	2	0.0	21	28
S Leslie Fields	6	0	0.0	20	28
DE David Pierce	4	1	0.5	23	34
OLB Lonnie Blades	4	1	0.0	24	35
CB Dixon Cox	4	1	0.0	15	30
S Chris Dillon	4	0	0.0	5	13
S D.J. Doherty	3	0	0.0	8	7
ILB Chuck Manson	2	5	0.0	23	35
CB Glen Summerlin	2	1	0.0	24	32
DE J.J. Emmons	1	2	1.0	12	26
DT Reuben Foster	1	1	0.5	23	34
CB Phil Blevins	1	2	0.0	19	34
TE Brant Emerson	1	0	---	---	---
DT Russell Lyle	1	0	0.0	17	23

Pass Rush Statistics

New Orleans	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Jared Ballard	1.0	0	0	0	44
DT Oliver Coffey	0.5	0	1	1	31
DE Harris Herron	0.5	0	1	0	43
DT A.J. Coffey	0.0	1	1	1	39

Tampa Bay	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
DE J.J. Emmons	1.0	0	1	26
DE David Pierce	0.5	1	0	34
DT Reuben Foster	0.5	0	1	34
OLB Lonnie Blades	0.0	0	1	35

Pass Defense Statistics

New Orleans	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S Tyrone Weber	6	1	0	46
S Norm Nichols	4	0	0	40
OLB Jared Ballard	4	0	0	44
CB Sammie Rutter	3	3	0	44
ILB Duane Burgess	3	1	0	46
CB Daniel Bellas	2	1	0	38
DE Tyrus Hazelwood	2	0	0	6
OLB Norm Sapia	2	0	0	4
DE Jason Mireles	1	0	0	45
S Austin Koch	1	0	0	13
DE Jamal Wallace	1	0	0	3
CB Tommy Cranwell	0	0	1	39

Tampa Bay	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S Leslie Fields	4	1	0	28
S Pat Turner	3	3	0	28
CB Dixon Cox	3	1	0	30
S D.J. Doherty	2	1	0	7
OLB Lonnie Blades	2	0	0	35
CB Phil Blevins	1	1	0	34
CB Glen Summerlin	1	0	1	32
S Chris Dillon	1	0	0	13
DT Russell Lyle	1	0	0	23
ILB Chuck Manson	0	0	1	35

Blocking Statistics

New Orleans	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Leon Schroeder	2	4	20	1	33
Larry Andersen	2	3	24	1	28
Jimmy Lumpkin	2	3	9	0	12
Johnnie Hogrefe	1	4	15	0	22
Wesley Hickman	1	2	19	0	25
Marlon Prill	1	2	14	0	28
Devin Medlock	0	2	10	0	14
Graham King	0	1	13	0	13

Tampa Bay	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Tyrone Carlisle	3	5	1	21	2	42
Oliver Lynn	1	5	0	17	0	34
Conrad Chiaccheri	1	2	0	23	0	37
Marco Carter	1	2	0	10	0	16
Thurman Cassidy	0	6	0	18	0	41
Andy Hammett	0	1	0	17	0	24
Walt Blanchard	0	1	0	9	0	19

Special Teams Statistics

New Orleans	Tackles	STPlays
Daniel Bellas	1	21
Arnie Pearson	1	20
Norm Sapia	0	16
Curtis Weber	0	14
Graham King	0	12
Lance Emerson	0	12
Winfred Niklos	0	10
Tony Brumley	0	9
Austin Koch	0	8
Jimmy Lumpkin	0	7
Henry Freeman	0	7
Devin Medlock	0	7
Tommy Cranwell	0	7
Nathan Wannamaker	0	6
Artie Souza	0	6
Donovan Mussatti	0	5
Tyrus Hazelwood	0	5
Leon Schroeder	0	5
Artie Farias	0	5
George Newkirk	0	5
Norm Gardner	0	5
Johnny Tyler	0	5
Jamal Wallace	0	4
Norm Nichols	0	3
Oliver Coffey	0	3
Terry Peterson	0	3
Gary Thompson	0	3
Johnnie Hogrefe	0	3
Irving Robasky	0	2
Larry Andersen	0	2
Sammie Rutter	0	2
Juan Fleck	0	2
Jason Mireles	0	1
Harris Herron	0	1
A.J. Coffey	0	1
Jared Ballard	0	1
Tyrone Weber	0	1
Duane Burgess	0	1
J.R. Fraaije	0	1

Tampa Bay	Tackles	STPlays
Lonnie Albright	2	13
Walt Blanchard	1	12
Nolan Norton	0	24
Sam Donaldson	0	19
Brant Emerson	0	13
Dwayne Sanders	0	13
Leslie Fields	0	11
Kenneth Mathis	0	9
Wesley Eicholz	0	7
Thurman Cassidy	0	7
Oliver Lynn	0	7
Andy Hammett	0	7
Marco Carter	0	7
Michael McNeil	0	7
Bruce Hopper	0	6
Graham Burmbaugh	0	6
Robbie Arndorfer	0	6
Andre Thornton	0	6
Dixon Cox	0	6
Amos Moss	0	5
Kelvin Manifold	0	5
Lester Arnold	0	4
Bennie Covington	0	4
Pat Turner	0	4
Clyde Watanabe	0	4
Phil Blevins	0	3
Lonnie Blades	0	2
D.J. Doherty	0	2
Russell Lyle	0	2
Carlos Harrison	0	2
Conrad Chiaccheri	0	1
Austin Punzel	0	1
Reuben Foster	0	1
J.J. Emmons	0	1
David Pierce	0	1
Glen Summerlin	0	1
Monty Flylum	0	1
Chuck Manson	0	1

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	6	28	4.7
Middle	9	26	2.9
Right	6	31	5.2
None	3	-4	-1.3

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	8	30	3.8
Middle	10	45	4.5
Right	5	21	4.2
None	1	-1	-1.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Philip Rivers	33	18	3	0	2	7	3	0	2

Tampa Bay	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Monty Flylum	44	29	1	3	1	6	3	2	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	0	0	0	0.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	8	7	43	5.4
Medium (9-18 Yds)	16	9	112	7.0
Long (19+ Yds)	9	2	56	6.2

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	6	4	11	1.8
Short (0-8 Yds)	16	13	74	4.6
Medium (9-18 Yds)	18	12	153	8.5
Long (19+ Yds)	4	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Irving Robasky	11	7	0	99	2	25
WR Kent Austin	6	2	0	17	0	28
WR George Newkirk	5	3	2	40	1	24
TE Graham King	3	1	0	9	0	13
FB Tony Brumley	2	1	0	12	0	20
WR Nathan Wannamaker	2	1	0	9	0	15
RB Winfred Niklos	2	1	0	13	0	21
RB Joel Garrison	1	1	0	2	0	12
TE Lance Emerson	1	1	0	10	0	10

Tampa Bay	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Bennie Covington	13	9	0	88	0	27
WR Clyde Watanabe	7	3	0	41	1	30
RB Austin Punzel	5	4	0	22	0	34
TE Brant Emerson	5	5	0	29	0	19
WR Kelvin Manifold	5	3	0	22	0	31
WR Dwayne Sanders	4	2	0	20	0	20
RB Sam Donaldson	2	1	0	0	0	12
TE Andy Hammett	1	1	0	11	0	24
FB Walt Blanchard	1	0	1	0	0	19
WR Kenneth Mathis	1	1	0	5	0	2

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Winfred Niklos	4	21	5.25	3.80
Arnie Pearson	1	1	1.00	3.50

Tampa Bay	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Philip Rivers	2	2	8	4.00	6.39

Tampa Bay	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Monty Flylum	2	1	17	8.50	5.41

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Irving Robasky	1	1	6	6.00	9.00
RB Joel Garrison	1	1	2	2.00	2.00

Tampa Bay	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
RB Austin Punzel	1	0	0	0.00	4.40
WR Bennie Covington	1	1	17	17.00	6.77

Third Down Rushing Statistics

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

Tampa Bay	Rushes	Conversions
Monty Flylum	2	1
Austin Punzel	1	0
Sam Donaldson	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Conversions
Philip Rivers	8	4	1

Tampa Bay	Att	Comp	Conversions
Monty Flylum	11	8	5

Third Down Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Irving Robasky	3	2	0
WR Kent Austin	2	1	1
WR Nathan Wannamaker	2	1	0
WR George Newkirk	1	0	0

Tampa Bay	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Bennie Covington	4	3	2
TE Brant Emerson	2	2	0
RB Austin Punzel	1	1	1
TE Andy Hammett	1	1	1
WR Dwayne Sanders	1	0	0
WR Clyde Watanabe	1	1	1
WR Kelvin Manifold	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 62,800 (65,700 capacity)
Upper Deck 16,400 (17,700)
End Zone 12,500 (12,700)
Mezzanine 7,200 (7,300)
Sideline Seats 10,800 (11,200)
Club Seats 11,700 (12,000)
Luxury Boxes 4,200 (4,800)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	62,800 (65,700 capacity)
Upper Deck	16,400 (17,700)
End Zone	12,500 (12,700)
Mezzanine	7,200 (7,300)
Sideline Seats	10,800 (11,200)
Club Seats	11,700 (12,000)
Luxury Boxes	4,200 (4,800)