Conference Finals, 2024

played in Tampa Bay, FL

76 degrees, fair, 8 mph wind

New Orleans Saints	0	17	7	10	-	34
Tampa Bay Buccaneers	3	0	7	0	-	10

Scoring Summary
1Q: 04:29 TBY - Deion Wayne 20 field goal
2Q: 13:04 NOS - Burt McCalla 39 field goal
2Q: 07:03 NOS - Phillip Newman 30 pass from Alan Poole (Burt McCalla extra point)
2Q: 01:03 NOS - Nolan Walters 56 pass from Alan Poole (Burt McCalla extra point)
3Q: 12:40 NOS - Mitchell Emmons 17 pass from Alan Poole (Burt McCalla extra point)
3Q: 01:36 TBY - Skip Oukac 13 run (Deion Wayne extra point)
4Q: 06:52 NOS - Burt McCalla 35 field goal
4Q: 05:07 NOS - Mitchell Emmons 52 pass from Alan Poole (Burt McCalla extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 04:29 TBY - Deion Wayne 20 field goal
2Q: 13:04 NOS - Burt McCalla 39 field goal
2Q: 07:03 NOS - Phillip Newman 30 pass from Alan Poole (Burt McCalla extra point)
2Q: 01:03 NOS - Nolan Walters 56 pass from Alan Poole (Burt McCalla extra point)
3Q: 12:40 NOS - Mitchell Emmons 17 pass from Alan Poole (Burt McCalla extra point)
3Q: 01:36 TBY - Skip Oukac 13 run (Deion Wayne extra point)
4Q: 06:52 NOS - Burt McCalla 35 field goal
4Q: 05:07 NOS - Mitchell Emmons 52 pass from Alan Poole (Burt McCalla extra point)

Team Statistics NOS TBY
Record 12-7 12-7
First Downs 19 17
- by Rushing 8 6
- by Passing 10 10
- by Penalty 1 1
Total Net Yards 476 319
- Offensive Plays 65 59
- Yards per Play 7.32 5.41
Net Rushing Yards 221 96
- Rushing Attempts 41 19
- Yards per Rush 5.39 5.05
Net Passing Yards 255 223
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 24 - 14 - 0 39 - 20 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 255 228
- Sacks/Yards Lost 0/0 1/5
- Yards per Pass Play 10.63 5.58
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 1/1
3rd Down Conversions 5/14 3/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 5.8 5.8
4th Down Conversions 1/1 0/2
Penalties/Yards 6/55 4/25
Punt Returns/Yards 2/13 3/25
Kick Returns/Yards 3/99 4/88
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 4 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/1 1/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 39 OWN 23
Time of Possession 34:08 25:52

Team Statistics	NOS	TBY
Record	12-7	12-7
First Downs	19	17
- by Rushing	8	6
- by Passing	10	10
- by Penalty	1	1
Total Net Yards	476	319
- Offensive Plays	65	59
- Yards per Play	7.32	5.41
Net Rushing Yards	221	96
- Rushing Attempts	41	19
- Yards per Rush	5.39	5.05
Net Passing Yards	255	223
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	24 - 14 - 0	39 - 20 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	255	228
- Sacks/Yards Lost	0/0	1/5
- Yards per Pass Play	10.63	5.58
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	1/1
3rd Down Conversions	5/14	3/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	5.8	5.8
4th Down Conversions	1/1	0/2
Penalties/Yards	6/55	4/25
Punt Returns/Yards	2/13	3/25
Kick Returns/Yards	3/99	4/88
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	4	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/1	1/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 39	OWN 23
Time of Possession	34:08	25:52

Drive Charts

New Orleans Saints
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	11:36	2:31	OWN 5	6	19	Punt
1	4:22	6:23	OPP 49	12	27	Field Goal
2	11:30	4:38	OWN 14	9	86	Touchdown
2	2:40	1:57	OWN 20	4	80	Touchdown
3	15:00	2:12	OWN 40	3	9	Punt
3	12:48	0:19	OPP 17	2	17	Touchdown
3	11:19	2:31	OWN 48	5	51	Missed FG
3	7:28	2:53	OWN 37	5	24	Punt
3	1:26	1:33	OWN 37	3	4	Punt
4	11:27	4:40	OWN 20	9	62	Field Goal
4	5:17	0:27	OWN 48	2	52	Touchdown
4	3:42	3:42	OPP 30	6	15	Game

Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	3:24	OWN 21	6	39	Punt
1	9:05	4:43	OWN 40	13	57	Field Goal
2	12:59	1:29	OWN 35	3	5	Punt
2	6:52	4:12	OWN 34	8	30	Punt
2	0:43	0:43	OWN 20	2	18	Half
3	12:29	1:10	OWN 20	3	1	Punt
3	8:48	1:20	OWN 10	3	9	Punt
3	4:35	3:09	OWN 20	7	80	Touchdown
4	14:53	3:26	OWN 26	6	38	Punt
4	6:47	1:30	OWN 12	5	40	Downs
4	4:50	1:08	OWN 23	4	7	Downs

Game MVP: Alan Poole, New Orleans Saints

Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Bobby Irwin	18	118	6.56	38	2
Dwight Wright	9	47	5.22	11	1
Alan Poole	6	32	5.33	7	0
Mack Mathews	5	21	4.20	9	0
Rex Dunn	3	3	1.00	1	0

Tampa Bay	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Omar Michaelson	13	64	4.92	17	1	0
Skip Oukac	4	24	6.00	13	2	1
Henry Garcia	2	8	4.00	5	0	0

Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Alan Poole	24	14	255	0/0	4	56	0	134.5

Tampa Bay	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Henry Garcia	39	20	228	1/5	0	40	0	69.2

Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
TE Mitchell Emmons	4	5	80	20.00	28	52	2
WR Tyrus Humphrey	3	3	20	6.67	9	10	0
WR Nolan Walters	3	5	110	36.67	57	56	1
WR Phillip Newman	2	6	35	17.50	11	30	1
TE Earl Fiume	1	1	4	4.00	0	4	0
RB Mack Mathews	1	1	6	6.00	0	6	0
RB Bobby Irwin	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
RB Dwight Wright	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
FB Rex Dunn	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Tampa Bay	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Kelvin Manifold	3	6	34	11.33	1	18
WR Rod McCullough	3	7	26	8.67	0	10
WR Damon Morris	3	4	50	16.67	13	32
TE Bennie Walton	3	6	59	19.67	0	40
RB Omar Michaelson	3	6	19	6.33	11	10
RB Skip Oukac	1	3	6	6.00	0	6
TE Chad Shwiner	1	1	14	14.00	0	14
WR Derek Goodwin	1	4	12	12.00	0	12
RB Quentin Wilkinson	1	1	5	5.00	0	5
TE Walter Lynch	1	1	3	3.00	0	3

Interception Statistics

New Orleans	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Tampa Bay	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

New Orleans	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Mel Galiardo	0	1	0	0
Rickey Bridges	0	0	1	0

Tampa Bay	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Jessie Kelley	1	0	0	0

Punting Statistics

New Orleans	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Darnell Briggs	4	172	43.0	31.8	52	2

Tampa Bay	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Robbie Burgess	6	241	40.2	31.3	47	2

Kicking Statistics

New Orleans	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Burt McCalla	2/3	0/0	0/0	39	4/4

Tampa Bay	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Deion Wayne	1/1	0/0	0/0	20	1/1

Punt Return Statistics

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Timothy Hiller	2	13	6.5	0

Tampa Bay	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Jessie Kelley	3	25	8.3	0

Kick Return Statistics

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Bobby Irwin	2	68	34.0	0
Tyrus Humphrey	1	31	31.0	0

Tampa Bay	Ret	Yards	Avg
Jessie Kelley	2	34	17.0
Orlando Newhart	1	27	27.0
Cornell Clemons	1	27	27.0

Defensive Statistics

New Orleans	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Bryant Hickman	6	0	0.0	18	40
DE Brent Robbins	4	0	0.5	16	23
OLB Willie Rexin	4	1	0.0	17	33
DE Eddie Bloomer	3	1	0.0	7	7
ILB Jose Barfield	3	1	0.0	16	34
ILB Earl Moulton	3	0	0.0	8	13
CB Sammie Rutter	2	1	0.0	10	25
CB David Evans	2	1	0.0	12	26
CB Bob Heath	2	1	0.0	15	30
OLB Lamar Bailey	2	1	0.0	12	34
DE Cary Clinton	2	0	0.0	12	33
DT Junior Reeves	1	2	0.5	14	25
DT Johnny Rasmussen	1	1	0.0	8	16
S Jorge Cloude	1	1	0.0	13	28
DE Nate Serban	1	0	0.0	3	17
CB Timothy Hiller	1	0	0.0	4	10

Tampa Bay	Tack	Asst	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Chuck Manson	7	5	36	16
CB Jessie Kelley	6	1	36	18
CB Cornell Clemons	6	0	37	21
S Aaron Halama	5	1	27	19
DT Korey Donovan	4	1	31	15
S Cole Nixon	4	1	15	8
OLB Mario Hillery	4	0	30	10
ILB Shawn Fazande	3	1	5	8
DT Russell Lyle	2	3	36	21
CB Orlando Newhart	2	1	17	4
CB Josh Crawley	2	0	14	8
OLB Britt Reynoso	1	2	18	15
DE Hardy Keil	1	2	29	13
DE Terrell Aidoo	1	1	22	13
S Rob Szumnarski	1	0	26	17
DT Orlando Westbrook	1	0	10	9
CB K.C. Yantis	1	0	5	7
DE Alfred Thompson	0	3	31	22

Pass Rush Statistics

New Orleans	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Junior Reeves	0.5	1	1	0	25
DE Brent Robbins	0.5	0	1	4	23
OLB Lamar Bailey	0.0	0	4	2	34
DE Nate Serban	0.0	0	1	1	17
OLB Willie Rexin	0.0	0	1	0	33
DE Cary Clinton	0.0	0	1	0	33

Tampa Bay	Block	Hurry	PPlay
DE Alfred Thompson	1	1	22
DT Russell Lyle	0	1	21
DE Hardy Keil	0	1	13

Pass Defense Statistics

New Orleans	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
S Bryant Hickman	5	0	40
OLB Willie Rexin	2	1	33
CB Sammie Rutter	2	0	25
CB David Evans	2	0	26
CB Bob Heath	2	0	30
S Jorge Cloude	1	2	28
DE Eddie Bloomer	1	0	7
ILB Earl Moulton	1	0	13
OLB Lamar Bailey	1	0	34
CB Timothy Hiller	1	0	10
ILB Jose Barfield	1	0	34
DE Brent Robbins	1	0	23

Tampa Bay	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Cornell Clemons	2	0	21
CB Jessie Kelley	2	0	18
ILB Shawn Fazande	2	0	8
OLB Mario Hillery	2	0	10
OLB Britt Reynoso	1	1	15
CB K.C. Yantis	1	1	7
CB Orlando Newhart	1	0	4
OLB Winfred Stone	1	0	10
DT Korey Donovan	1	0	15
S Cole Nixon	1	0	8
S Aaron Halama	0	2	19

Blocking Statistics

New Orleans	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	PPly
Marlon Finley	5	8	1	37	20
Cedric Flournoy	3	5	0	34	15
Neil Delgado	2	6	0	33	17
Curtis Olivarez	2	5	0	40	24
D.J. Matthews	1	2	0	18	16
Oscar Reese	1	1	0	5	7
Mel Galiardo	1	1	0	5	5
Joseph Sherman	0	5	0	33	16
Rex Dunn	0	2	0	33	17

Tampa Bay	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Perry Dubose	4	4	16	0	38
Lester Sawyer	2	5	14	0	32
Marcus Farrell	1	1	14	0	30
Daniel Harding	1	1	4	0	6
Bennie Walton	1	1	6	0	20
Chad Shwiner	0	2	10	0	19
Louie Vance	0	1	5	0	8
Bucky Stevenson	0	1	12	0	20
Harold Ackerman	0	1	5	0	9
Roger Wellins	0	0	15	1	33

Special Teams Statistics

New Orleans	Tackles	STPlays
Rickey Bridges	2	12
Otis Wallis	1	23
Tyrus Humphrey	1	16
Earl Fiume	1	15
Howie Lord	1	9
Cedric Flournoy	1	5
Mack Mathews	0	21
Mitchell Emmons	0	16
Martin Robertson	0	13
Timothy Hiller	0	12
Rex Dunn	0	11
Sean Ackerman	0	10
Burt McCalla	0	10
D.J. Matthews	0	7
Marlon Finley	0	7
Oscar Reese	0	7
Mel Galiardo	0	7
Duane Burgess	0	6
Earl Moulton	0	6
Cary Clinton	0	6
Dwight Wright	0	6
Nate Serban	0	5
Bobby Irwin	0	4
Darnell Briggs	0	4
Sammie Rutter	0	3
Bryant Hickman	0	3
Billy Joe Beckett	0	3
Shane Love	0	3
Lamar Bailey	0	3
Neil Delgado	0	2
David Evans	0	1
Nolan Walters	0	1
Eddie Bloomer	0	1
Bob Heath	0	1
Junior Reeves	0	1
Willie Rexin	0	1
Johnny Rasmussen	0	1
Jose Barfield	0	1
Brent Robbins	0	1

Tampa Bay	Tackles	STPlays
Cole Nixon	2	10
Derek Goodwin	1	17
K.C. Yantis	1	14
Bucky Stevenson	1	7
Skip Oukac	0	20
Winfred Stone	0	18
Walter Lynch	0	17
Jessie Kelley	0	14
Cornell Clemons	0	13
Damon Morris	0	12
Chad Shwiner	0	10
Marcus Farrell	0	7
Louie Vance	0	7
Daniel Harding	0	7
Alfred Thompson	0	7
Andy Mills	0	7
Robbie Burgess	0	6
Russell Lyle	0	6
Britt Reynoso	0	6
Otis Forbes	0	6
Josh Crawley	0	6
Roger Wellins	0	6
Kelvin Manifold	0	4
Deion Wayne	0	4
Rob Szumnarski	0	3
Chuck Manson	0	3
Bennie Walton	0	3
Shawn Fazande	0	3
Mario Hillery	0	3
Korey Donovan	0	3
Orlando Newhart	0	2
Orlando Westbrook	0	2
Hardy Keil	0	2
Aaron Halama	0	2
Monty Flylum	0	1
Terrell Aidoo	0	1
Rod McCullough	0	1
Leonard Kingsbury	0	1
Omar Michaelson	0	1
Quentin Wilkinson	0	1
Harold Ackerman	0	1

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	16	107	6.7
Middle	14	61	4.4
Right	11	53	4.8
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	5	22	4.4
Middle	11	43	3.9
Right	3	31	10.3
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Alan Poole	24	14	5	1	1	4	3	0	0

Tampa Bay	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Henry Garcia	39	20	2	3	3	3	9	7	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	2	1	6	3.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	10	8	96	9.6
Medium (9-18 Yds)	3	0	0	0.0
Long (19+ Yds)	9	5	153	17.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	6	3	24	4.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	12	7	43	3.6
Medium (9-18 Yds)	15	8	89	5.9
Long (19+ Yds)	6	2	72	12.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Phillip Newman	6	2	0	35	1	17
WR Nolan Walters	5	3	0	110	3	18
TE Mitchell Emmons	5	4	0	80	1	17
WR Tyrus Humphrey	3	3	0	20	0	5
TE Earl Fiume	1	1	0	4	0	15
RB Bobby Irwin	1	0	0	0	0	10
RB Mack Mathews	1	1	0	6	0	5
RB Dwight Wright	1	0	1	0	0	9
FB Rex Dunn	1	0	0	0	0	17

Tampa Bay	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Rod McCullough	7	3	0	26	0	21
WR Kelvin Manifold	6	3	0	34	0	21
TE Bennie Walton	6	3	0	59	1	20
RB Omar Michaelson	6	3	1	19	0	31
WR Damon Morris	4	3	0	50	1	26
WR Derek Goodwin	4	1	2	12	0	23
RB Skip Oukac	3	1	0	6	0	12
TE Chad Shwiner	1	1	0	14	0	19
RB Quentin Wilkinson	1	1	0	5	0	4
TE Walter Lynch	1	1	0	3	0	3

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Bobby Irwin	3	5	1.67	6.56
Mack Mathews	1	3	3.00	4.20
Dwight Wright	1	1	1.00	5.22

Tampa Bay	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Skip Oukac	2	12	6.00	6.00
Henry Garcia	1	5	5.00	4.00
Omar Michaelson	1	17	17.00	4.92

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Alan Poole	4	2	27	6.75	10.63

Tampa Bay	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Henry Garcia	2	0	0	0.00	5.85

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Tyrus Humphrey	1	1	10	10.00	6.67
WR Nolan Walters	1	0	0	0.00	22.00
TE Mitchell Emmons	1	1	17	17.00	16.00
FB Rex Dunn	1	0	0	0.00	0.00

Tampa Bay	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Rod McCullough	1	0	0	0.00	3.71
TE Bennie Walton	1	0	0	0.00	9.83

Third Down Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Rushes	Conversions
Mack Mathews	4	1
Alan Poole	2	1
Bobby Irwin	2	1
Dwight Wright	1	0
Rex Dunn	1	0

Tampa Bay	Rushes	Conversions
Omar Michaelson	3	1
Skip Oukac	1	1
Henry Garcia	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Conversions
Alan Poole	4	3	2

Tampa Bay	Att	Comp	Conversions
Henry Garcia	7	4	1

Third Down Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Phillip Newman	2	2	2
TE Earl Fiume	1	1	0
FB Rex Dunn	1	0	0

Tampa Bay	Targ	Catch	Conversions
TE Bennie Walton	3	2	1
WR Kelvin Manifold	1	1	0
RB Omar Michaelson	1	0	0
WR Derek Goodwin	1	0	0
TE Walter Lynch	1	1	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 48,600 (65,700 capacity)
Upper Deck 11,300 (17,700)
End Zone 10,200 (12,700)
Mezzanine 5,800 (7,300)
Sideline Seats 8,500 (11,200)
Club Seats 9,000 (12,000)
Luxury Boxes 3,800 (4,800)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	48,600 (65,700 capacity)
Upper Deck	11,300 (17,700)
End Zone	10,200 (12,700)
Mezzanine	5,800 (7,300)
Sideline Seats	8,500 (11,200)
Club Seats	9,000 (12,000)
Luxury Boxes	3,800 (4,800)