Week 15, 2023

played in New Orleans, LA

68 degrees, fair, calm

Tampa Bay Buccaneers	0	3	3	10	-	16
New Orleans Saints	7	0	0	3	-	10

Scoring Summary
1Q: 06:08 NOS - Tyrus Humphrey 2 pass from Alan Poole (J.R. Marston extra point)
2Q: 00:59 TBY - Andy Schultz 51 field goal
3Q: 06:29 TBY - Andy Schultz 29 field goal
4Q: 13:44 NOS - J.R. Marston 50 field goal
4Q: 09:55 TBY - Andy Schultz 46 field goal
4Q: 06:40 TBY - Preston Ward recovered blocked punt in end zone (Andy Schultz extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 06:08 NOS - Tyrus Humphrey 2 pass from Alan Poole (J.R. Marston extra point)
2Q: 00:59 TBY - Andy Schultz 51 field goal
3Q: 06:29 TBY - Andy Schultz 29 field goal
4Q: 13:44 NOS - J.R. Marston 50 field goal
4Q: 09:55 TBY - Andy Schultz 46 field goal
4Q: 06:40 TBY - Preston Ward recovered blocked punt in end zone (Andy Schultz extra point)

Team Statistics TBY NOS
Record 7-7 9-4-1
First Downs 14 13
- by Rushing 5 3
- by Passing 8 9
- by Penalty 1 1
Total Net Yards 245 207
- Offensive Plays 61 60
- Yards per Play 4.02 3.45
Net Rushing Yards 104 99
- Rushing Attempts 30 32
- Yards per Rush 3.47 3.09
Net Passing Yards 141 108
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 30 - 14 - 0 27 - 13 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 147 113
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/6 1/5
- Yards per Pass Play 4.55 3.86
Fumbles/Lost 1/0 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 5/15 6/17
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 9.8 6.2
4th Down Conversions 0/0 1/1
Penalties/Yards 5/26 2/16
Punt Returns/Yards 6/24 5/10
Kick Returns/Yards 3/50 5/138
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 1 1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 0/1 1/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 24 OWN 29
Time of Possession 29:36 30:24

Team Statistics	TBY	NOS
Record	7-7	9-4-1
First Downs	14	13
- by Rushing	5	3
- by Passing	8	9
- by Penalty	1	1
Total Net Yards	245	207
- Offensive Plays	61	60
- Yards per Play	4.02	3.45
Net Rushing Yards	104	99
- Rushing Attempts	30	32
- Yards per Rush	3.47	3.09
Net Passing Yards	141	108
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	30 - 14 - 0	27 - 13 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	147	113
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/6	1/5
- Yards per Pass Play	4.55	3.86
Fumbles/Lost	1/0	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	5/15	6/17
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	9.8	6.2
4th Down Conversions	0/0	1/1
Penalties/Yards	5/26	2/16
Punt Returns/Yards	6/24	5/10
Kick Returns/Yards	3/50	5/138
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	1	1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	0/1	1/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 24	OWN 29
Time of Possession	29:36	30:24

Drive Charts

Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	12:12	1:18	OWN 8	3	-1	Punt
1	5:57	2:32	OWN 21	3	7	Punt
1	1:19	2:41	OWN 31	5	17	Punt
2	10:46	1:20	OWN 40	3	-11	Punt
2	5:34	4:43	OWN 20	14	46	Field Goal
2	0:05	0:05	OWN 32	1	12	Half
3	15:00	3:32	OWN 17	5	19	Punt
3	9:58	3:34	OWN 28	8	60	Field Goal
3	4:05	1:29	OWN 22	3	6	Punt
4	13:39	3:51	OWN 27	8	44	Field Goal
4	4:36	3:50	OWN 22	8	24	Punt

New Orleans Saints
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	2:48	OWN 39	5	9	Punt
1	10:54	4:57	OPP 48	9	48	Touchdown
1	3:25	2:06	OWN 29	3	2	Punt
2	13:38	2:52	OWN 11	6	19	Punt
2	9:26	3:52	OWN 13	7	51	Punt
2	0:51	0:46	OWN 28	3	5	Punt
3	11:28	1:30	OWN 25	3	6	Punt
3	6:24	2:19	OWN 40	3	-4	Punt
3	2:36	3:57	OWN 25	8	42	Field Goal
4	9:48	3:24	OWN 45	6	13	Punt
4	6:24	1:48	OWN 30	3	4	Punt
4	0:46	0:46	OWN 17	4	13	Game

Game MVP: Andy Schultz, Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Rushing Statistics

Tampa Bay	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Omar Michaelson	22	53	2.41	11	1	0
Glen Mock	8	51	6.38	37	2	0

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Bobby Irwin	22	87	3.95	16	1
Joel Garrison	4	-3	-0.75	1	0
Alan Poole	4	13	3.25	7	0
Leo Sweeney	1	1	1.00	1	0
Phillip Newman	1	1	1.00	1	0

Passing Statistics

Tampa Bay	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Henry Garcia	30	14	147	1/6	0	23	0	61.4

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Alan Poole	27	13	113	1/5	1	34	0	72.0

Receiving Statistics

Tampa Bay	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Kelvin Manifold	4	5	36	9.00	0	21
TE Bennie Walton	4	8	32	8.00	5	23
WR Damon Morris	3	4	38	12.67	5	23
WR D.J. Carpenter	2	8	32	16.00	8	17
TE Chad Shwiner	1	1	9	9.00	0	9
WR Bennie Covington	0	2	0	0.00	0	0
FB Preston Ward	0	1	0	0.00	0	0
RB Omar Michaelson	0	1	0	0.00	0	0

New Orleans	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Tyrus Humphrey	3	3	15	5.00	8	7	1
WR Phillip Newman	2	8	13	6.50	0	7	0
RB Bobby Irwin	2	2	39	19.50	0	34	0
FB Junior Blair	2	2	8	4.00	0	10	0
TE Earl Fiume	1	2	11	11.00	0	11	0
TE Leo Sweeney	1	3	6	6.00	0	6	0
WR Nolan Walters	1	4	17	17.00	9	17	0
TE Mitchell Emmons	1	2	4	4.00	0	4	0

Interception Statistics

Tampa Bay	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

New Orleans	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Tampa Bay	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Omar Michaelson	1	0	0	0
Preston Ward	0	1	0	1

New Orleans	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Jose Barfield	0	0	1	0

Punting Statistics

Tampa Bay	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Scott Martinez	7	303	43.3	41.9	48	2

New Orleans	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Darrell Shepherd	9	334	37.1	32.2	54	2

Kicking Statistics

Tampa Bay	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Andy Schultz	3/3	2/2	1/1	51	1/1

New Orleans	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
J.R. Marston	1/1	1/1	1/1	50	1/1

Punt Return Statistics

Tampa Bay	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Kelvin Manifold	6	24	4.0	0

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Timothy Hiller	5	10	2.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Tampa Bay	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Orlando Newhart	3	50	16.7	0

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Bobby Irwin	3	88	29.3	0
Tyrus Humphrey	2	50	25.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Tampa Bay	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Mario Hillery	6	6	0.0	29	20
ILB Chuck Manson	6	0	0.0	25	21
S Aaron Halama	4	3	0.0	32	28
DT Russell Lyle	4	1	0.0	20	10
CB Josh Crawley	3	4	0.0	24	25
DE Hardy Keil	3	3	0.0	21	15
S Sammy Boyer	3	1	0.0	32	27
OLB Britt Reynoso	3	1	0.0	13	17
DT Orlando Westbrook	3	0	0.0	15	16
DE Alfred Thompson	2	1	1.0	22	23
DT Reuben Foster	2	2	0.0	17	13
CB Orlando Newhart	2	0	0.0	32	28
ILB Ernest May	1	0	0.0	3	9
DE J.J. Emmons	1	0	0.0	10	5
ILB Shawn Fazande	1	0	0.0	7	6
CB Leonard Kingsbury	1	0	0.0	27	24

New Orleans	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Willie Rexin	7	2	0.0	24	25
ILB Jose Barfield	7	2	0.0	20	20
S Duane Sterritt	5	2	0.0	28	27
CB David Evans	4	1	0.0	17	21
DE Eddie Bloomer	3	0	0.0	21	19
CB Timothy Hiller	3	0	0.0	13	18
DT Oliver Coffey	2	1	0.5	17	16
CB Sammie Rutter	2	2	0.0	22	21
ILB Earl Moulton	2	2	0.0	21	19
OLB Duane Burgess	2	1	0.0	22	22
ILB Sean Ackerman	2	0	0.0	5	1
DE Nate Serban	1	2	0.5	18	17
S Rickey Bridges	1	1	0.0	2	9
DE Cary Clinton	1	1	0.0	12	14
DE Brent Robbins	1	1	0.0	9	12
CB Howie Lord	1	0	0.0	22	19
OLB Otis Wallis	1	0	0.0	6	6
DT Junior Reeves	0	2	0.0	13	15

Pass Rush Statistics

Tampa Bay	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Alfred Thompson	1.0	1	4	0	23
DT Russell Lyle	0.0	0	1	0	10

New Orleans	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Nate Serban	0.5	0	2	0	17
DT Oliver Coffey	0.5	0	1	1	16
OLB Duane Burgess	0.0	1	2	2	22

Pass Defense Statistics

Tampa Bay	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
OLB Mario Hillery	5	0	20
OLB Britt Reynoso	2	0	17
S Aaron Halama	1	3	28
S Sammy Boyer	1	1	27
CB Orlando Newhart	1	1	28
CB Leonard Kingsbury	1	1	24
ILB Chuck Manson	1	0	21
CB Josh Crawley	1	0	25

New Orleans	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
OLB Willie Rexin	3	1	25
CB Timothy Hiller	3	1	18
CB Sammie Rutter	2	0	21
CB David Evans	2	0	21
S Duane Sterritt	1	1	27
ILB Sean Ackerman	1	0	1
OLB Duane Burgess	1	0	22
DE Brent Robbins	1	0	12
ILB Jose Barfield	0	3	20
DT Junior Reeves	0	1	15
S Rickey Bridges	0	1	9

Blocking Statistics

Tampa Bay	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Louie Vance	4	7	1	28	0	24
Amos Worden	3	4	0	26	0	28
Jesse Stargell	1	4	0	23	0	26
Howie Collins	1	2	0	7	0	5
Tyrone Carlisle	0	4	0	29	1	31
Preston Ward	0	4	0	17	0	17
Joe Troxel	0	3	0	5	0	3
Perry Dubose	0	2	0	25	0	25

New Orleans	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Joseph Sherman	3	5	0	28	0	22
Curtis Olivarez	1	7	0	30	0	28
Larry Andersen	1	5	1	23	0	16
Neil Delgado	1	2	0	30	0	25
Mitchell Emmons	1	1	0	19	0	14
Marlon Finley	0	4	0	27	1	24
Junior Blair	0	4	0	25	0	20
Mel Galiardo	0	1	0	5	0	4
Cedric Flournoy	0	1	0	11	0	12

Special Teams Statistics

Tampa Bay	Tackles	STPlays
Glen Mock	3	27
Chad Shwiner	2	18
Derek Goodwin	2	18
Preston Ward	1	21
Omar Michaelson	1	12
Orlando Newhart	1	9
Aaron Halama	0	27
Ernest May	0	18
Bennie Covington	0	17
Kelvin Manifold	0	12
Sammy Boyer	0	10
Scott Martinez	0	10
Howie Collins	0	10
Amos Worden	0	10
Lester Sawyer	0	10
Tyrone Carlisle	0	9
Korey Donovan	0	9
Andy Schultz	0	8
Hardy Keil	0	6
Reuben Foster	0	5
Louie Vance	0	5
Damon Morris	0	5
Bennie Walton	0	5
Andy Mills	0	5
Courtney Mudgett	0	4
Josh Crawley	0	4
Nolan Norton	0	3
Terrell Aidoo	0	3
Alfred Thompson	0	2
Joe Troxel	0	1
Rob Szumnarski	0	1
Orlando Westbrook	0	1
Chuck Manson	0	1
Britt Reynoso	0	1
Leonard Kingsbury	0	1

New Orleans	Tackles	STPlays
Joel Garrison	4	25
Otis Wallis	2	30
Earl Fiume	1	18
Rickey Bridges	1	12
Marlon Finley	1	10
Timothy Hiller	0	29
Tyrus Humphrey	0	15
Bobby Irwin	0	12
D.J. Matthews	0	10
Mitch Crutchfield	0	10
Leo Sweeney	0	9
Martin Robertson	0	9
Darrell Shepherd	0	9
Junior Blair	0	9
Mel Galiardo	0	9
Sean Ackerman	0	8
Brent Robbins	0	8
Mitchell Emmons	0	7
Larry Andersen	0	6
Duane Burgess	0	5
Earl Moulton	0	5
Junior Reeves	0	5
Cedric Flournoy	0	5
David Evans	0	4
J.R. Marston	0	4
Eddie Bloomer	0	4
Nate Serban	0	4
Shane Love	0	4
Lamar Bailey	0	4
Sammie Rutter	0	3
Duane Sterritt	0	3
Jose Barfield	0	3
Jorge Cloude	0	3
Gerald Meeber	0	1
Oliver Coffey	0	1
Bryant Hickman	0	1
Nolan Walters	0	1
Howie Lord	0	1
Willie Rexin	0	1
Cary Clinton	0	1

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	8	43	5.4
Middle	11	29	2.6
Right	11	32	2.9
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	9	38	4.2
Middle	15	37	2.5
Right	8	24	3.0
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Tampa Bay	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Henry Garcia	30	14	3	2	0	8	5	3	0

New Orleans	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Alan Poole	27	13	1	1	0	6	5	0	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	1	1	-1	-1.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	16	8	49	3.1
Medium (9-18 Yds)	8	2	32	4.0
Long (19+ Yds)	5	3	67	13.4

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	3	3	10	3.3
Short (0-8 Yds)	13	9	92	7.1
Medium (9-18 Yds)	6	1	11	1.8
Long (19+ Yds)	4	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Tampa Bay	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR D.J. Carpenter	8	2	32	0	25
TE Bennie Walton	8	4	32	1	23
WR Kelvin Manifold	5	4	36	1	23
WR Damon Morris	4	3	38	1	15
WR Bennie Covington	2	0	0	0	8
TE Chad Shwiner	1	1	9	0	12
FB Preston Ward	1	0	0	0	17
RB Omar Michaelson	1	0	0	0	26

New Orleans	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Phillip Newman	8	2	13	0	26
WR Nolan Walters	4	1	17	0	17
WR Tyrus Humphrey	3	3	15	0	6
TE Leo Sweeney	3	1	6	0	22
TE Earl Fiume	2	1	11	0	5
RB Bobby Irwin	2	2	39	1	18
TE Mitchell Emmons	2	1	4	0	14
FB Junior Blair	2	2	8	0	20

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Tampa Bay	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Bobby Irwin	2	9	4.50	3.95

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Tampa Bay	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Henry Garcia	3	1	3	1.00	4.90

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Alan Poole	1	1	2	2.00	4.19

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Tampa Bay	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Bennie Walton	2	1	3	1.50	4.00
WR Bennie Covington	1	0	0	0.00	0.00

New Orleans	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Tyrus Humphrey	1	1	2	2.00	5.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Tampa Bay	Rushes	Conversions
Omar Michaelson	3	1
Glen Mock	2	1

New Orleans	Rushes	Conversions
Joel Garrison	1	0
Bobby Irwin	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Tampa Bay	Att	Comp	Conversions
Henry Garcia	10	5	3

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Conversions
Alan Poole	15	7	5

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Tampa Bay	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Damon Morris	4	3	2
WR D.J. Carpenter	3	1	1
WR Kelvin Manifold	1	0	0
FB Preston Ward	1	0	0
TE Bennie Walton	1	1	0

New Orleans	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Phillip Newman	5	1	1
WR Nolan Walters	3	1	1
WR Tyrus Humphrey	2	2	2
TE Mitchell Emmons	2	1	0
FB Junior Blair	2	2	1
TE Leo Sweeney	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 80,200 (80,200 capacity)
Upper Deck 20,400 (20,400)
End Zone 14,700 (14,700)
Mezzanine 8,500 (8,500)
Sideline Seats 13,000 (13,000)
Club Seats 19,900 (19,900)
Luxury Boxes 3,700 (3,700)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	80,200 (80,200 capacity)
Upper Deck	20,400 (20,400)
End Zone	14,700 (14,700)
Mezzanine	8,500 (8,500)
Sideline Seats	13,000 (13,000)
Club Seats	19,900 (19,900)
Luxury Boxes	3,700 (3,700)