Week 15, 2026

played in Tampa Bay, FL

75 degrees, fair, 1 mph wind

New Orleans Saints	10	3	7	0	-	20
Tampa Bay Buccaneers	0	3	7	0	-	10

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:53 NOS - Burt McCalla 24 field goal
1Q: 00:47 NOS - Johnny Rasmussen 51 fumble return (Burt McCalla extra point)
2Q: 05:22 TBY - Ed Jordan 38 field goal
2Q: 01:49 NOS - Burt McCalla 23 field goal
3Q: 07:27 NOS - Nolan Walters 20 pass from Alan Poole (Burt McCalla extra point)
3Q: 03:48 TBY - Rod McCullough 22 pass from Henry Garcia (Ed Jordan extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:53 NOS - Burt McCalla 24 field goal
1Q: 00:47 NOS - Johnny Rasmussen 51 fumble return (Burt McCalla extra point)
2Q: 05:22 TBY - Ed Jordan 38 field goal
2Q: 01:49 NOS - Burt McCalla 23 field goal
3Q: 07:27 NOS - Nolan Walters 20 pass from Alan Poole (Burt McCalla extra point)
3Q: 03:48 TBY - Rod McCullough 22 pass from Henry Garcia (Ed Jordan extra point)

Team Statistics NOS TBY
Record 13-1 7-7
First Downs 12 16
- by Rushing 4 5
- by Passing 7 10
- by Penalty 1 1
Total Net Yards 260 340
- Offensive Plays 58 67
- Yards per Play 4.48 5.07
Net Rushing Yards 102 121
- Rushing Attempts 29 25
- Yards per Rush 3.52 4.84
Net Passing Yards 158 219
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 28 - 13 - 0 41 - 26 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 166 223
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/8 1/4
- Yards per Pass Play 5.45 5.21
Fumbles/Lost 1/1 3/3
3rd Down Conversions 5/15 4/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 8.9 5.5
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/2
Penalties/Yards 9/65 4/25
Punt Returns/Yards 5/15 1/10
Kick Returns/Yards 2/62 3/50
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 2 0
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 0/2 0/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 41 OWN 22
Time of Possession 30:41 29:19

Team Statistics	NOS	TBY
Record	13-1	7-7
First Downs	12	16
- by Rushing	4	5
- by Passing	7	10
- by Penalty	1	1
Total Net Yards	260	340
- Offensive Plays	58	67
- Yards per Play	4.48	5.07
Net Rushing Yards	102	121
- Rushing Attempts	29	25
- Yards per Rush	3.52	4.84
Net Passing Yards	158	219
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	28 - 13 - 0	41 - 26 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	166	223
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/8	1/4
- Yards per Pass Play	5.45	5.21
Fumbles/Lost	1/1	3/3
3rd Down Conversions	5/15	4/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	8.9	5.5
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/2
Penalties/Yards	9/65	4/25
Punt Returns/Yards	5/15	1/10
Kick Returns/Yards	2/62	3/50
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	2	0
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	0/2	0/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 41	OWN 22
Time of Possession	30:41	29:19

Drive Charts

New Orleans Saints
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	13:26	2:38	OPP 30	6	23	Field Goal
1	6:08	2:04	OWN 20	3	3	Punt
1	2:50	1:28	OWN 26	3	35	Fumble
2	13:50	4:01	OWN 43	7	15	Punt
2	5:17	3:35	OWN 46	8	48	Field Goal
3	15:00	3:30	OWN 20	6	13	Punt
3	9:59	1:28	OWN 35	3	3	Punt
3	8:13	1:03	OPP 18	2	18	Touchdown
3	3:31	2:41	OWN 38	5	9	Punt
4	11:37	2:01	OWN 29	5	8	Punt
4	7:36	4:09	OWN 18	6	38	Punt
4	1:41	0:36	OWN 29	3	9	Punt
4	0:23	0:23	OPP 20	1	-2	Game

Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	1:34	OWN 35	2	2	Fumble
1	10:48	4:40	OWN 10	7	48	Punt
1	4:04	1:14	OWN 37	3	5	Punt
1	1:22	0:45	OWN 39	2	12	Fumble
1	0:37	1:47	OWN 19	3	1	Punt
2	9:49	4:32	OWN 20	7	59	Field Goal
2	1:42	1:42	OWN 17	5	29	Half
3	11:30	1:31	OWN 29	3	6	Punt
3	8:31	0:18	OWN 20	2	6	Fumble
3	7:10	3:39	OWN 20	8	80	Touchdown
3	0:50	4:13	OWN 6	8	25	Punt
4	9:36	2:00	OWN 29	5	13	Punt
4	3:27	1:46	OWN 12	8	59	Downs
4	1:05	0:42	OWN 15	4	5	Downs

Game MVP: Alan Poole, New Orleans Saints

Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Bobby Irwin	15	32	2.13	8	0
Mack Mathews	10	54	5.40	14	2
Alan Poole	4	16	4.00	7	0

Tampa Bay	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Omar Michaelson	15	54	3.60	16	2
Henry Garcia	5	19	3.80	6	0
Jackie Andersen	4	46	11.50	33	2
Ike Flowers	1	2	2.00	2	0

Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Alan Poole	28	13	166	1/8	1	29	0	77.3

Tampa Bay	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Henry Garcia	41	26	223	1/4	1	40	0	85.6

Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Nolan Walters	4	8	54	13.50	24	20	1
WR Phillip Newman	3	7	60	20.00	37	29	0
RB Bobby Irwin	1	1	5	5.00	0	5	0
TE Mitchell Emmons	1	4	22	22.00	0	22	0
FB Rex Dunn	1	1	4	4.00	0	4	0
WR Stephen Granberry	1	1	7	7.00	1	7	0
TE Lenny Shields	1	1	11	11.00	8	11	0
WR Kelvin Sandage	1	3	3	3.00	0	3	0
RB Mack Mathews	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
FB Junior Blair	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Tampa Bay	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Rod McCullough	5	8	46	9.20	32	22	1
RB Omar Michaelson	5	8	43	8.60	22	24	0
WR D.J. Carpenter	4	9	63	15.75	7	40	0
TE Bennie Walton	3	4	20	6.67	0	8	0
RB Jackie Andersen	3	3	11	3.67	6	8	0
TE Mitch Perkins	2	3	12	6.00	0	7	0
FB Allen Hargrave	1	1	2	2.00	0	2	0
WR Arnie Peters	1	2	12	12.00	0	12	0
RB Ike Flowers	1	1	4	4.00	0	4	0
WR Gerald Torres	1	1	10	10.00	0	10	0

Interception Statistics

New Orleans	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Tampa Bay	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

New Orleans	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Bobby Irwin	1	0	0	0
Max Tank	0	1	1	0
Johnny Rasmussen	0	1	0	1
Duane Sterritt	0	1	0	0
Bob Heath	0	0	1	0
Jorge Cloude	0	0	1	0

Tampa Bay	Fumb	Recov	Force
Henry Garcia	1	0	0
Bennie Walton	1	0	0
Omar Michaelson	1	0	0
Brock Robinson	0	1	0
K.C. Yantis	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

New Orleans	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Darnell Briggs	8	352	44.0	37.8	62	4

Tampa Bay	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Nicky Bodenhemer	6	236	39.3	33.5	43	1

Kicking Statistics

New Orleans	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Burt McCalla	2/2	0/0	0/0	24	2/2

Tampa Bay	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Ed Jordan	1/1	0/0	0/0	38	1/1

Punt Return Statistics

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Timothy Hiller	3	12	4.0	0
Darnell Carr	2	3	1.5	0

Tampa Bay	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Jessie Kelley	1	10	10.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Bobby Irwin	2	62	31.0	0

Tampa Bay	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Orlando Newhart	2	37	18.5	0
Jessie Kelley	1	13	13.0	0

Defensive Statistics

New Orleans	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Duane Sterritt	7	4	0.0	24	42
OLB Willie Rexin	7	1	0.0	17	33
ILB Jose Barfield	6	2	0.0	19	30
CB Bob Heath	5	2	0.0	22	42
OLB Lamar Bailey	4	1	0.0	9	12
DE Max Tank	3	0	1.0	20	35
S Jorge Cloude	3	1	0.0	24	39
OLB Otis Wallis	3	0	0.0	8	8
CB Ty Covington	3	0	0.0	13	31
ILB Earl Moulton	2	0	0.0	6	11
S Rickey Bridges	2	0	0.0	14	30
DE Cary Clinton	2	0	0.0	13	24
CB Timothy Hiller	1	1	0.0	12	12
OLB Duane Burgess	1	0	0.0	4	0
DT Eddie Bloomer	1	0	0.0	17	19
DE Brent Robbins	0	2	0.0	17	25
DT Junior Reeves	0	1	0.0	15	24

Tampa Bay	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Chuck Manson	7	0	0.0	23	21
CB K.C. Yantis	5	1	0.0	16	20
CB Jessie Kelley	5	0	0.0	27	22
S Thurman Clancy	4	2	0.0	26	27
DT Brock Robinson	3	2	0.0	26	22
CB Orlando Newhart	2	1	0.0	28	26
OLB Winfred Stone	2	0	0.0	12	8
OLB Quinn McGregor	2	0	0.0	15	18
S Aaron Halama	2	0	0.0	7	11
DT Clarence Rice	1	0	1.0	19	20
S Harvey Reeves	1	3	0.0	29	24
OLB Britt Reynoso	1	3	0.0	10	14
DT Orlando Westbrook	1	2	0.0	13	18
WR D.J. Carpenter	1	0	---	---	---
DE Nathan McIntyre	1	0	0.0	19	19
DE Alfred Thompson	1	0	0.0	20	19
TE Bennie Walton	1	0	---	---	---
DE Hardy Keil	1	0	0.0	10	10
OLB Rusty Kennedy	1	0	0.0	6	5
ILB Brian Krumrei	1	0	0.0	6	8

Pass Rush Statistics

New Orleans	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Max Tank	1.0	0	0	35
DE Brent Robbins	0.0	2	2	25
DE Cary Clinton	0.0	2	0	24
DT Johnny Rasmussen	0.0	1	0	22

Tampa Bay	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Clarence Rice	1.0	0	2	0	20
DE Hardy Keil	0.0	1	0	0	10
DE Alfred Thompson	0.0	0	2	1	19
OLB Winfred Stone	0.0	0	1	0	8
DT Orlando Westbrook	0.0	0	0	1	18

Pass Defense Statistics

New Orleans	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Ty Covington	4	2	31
OLB Willie Rexin	4	1	33
CB Bob Heath	4	0	42
S Jorge Cloude	3	0	39
S Duane Sterritt	2	1	42
OLB Lamar Bailey	2	0	12
S Rickey Bridges	2	0	30
ILB Earl Moulton	1	1	11
CB Timothy Hiller	1	0	12
ILB Jose Barfield	1	0	30
OLB Otis Wallis	1	0	8
DE Max Tank	1	0	35

Tampa Bay	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Jessie Kelley	3	1	22
OLB Britt Reynoso	2	1	14
S Aaron Halama	2	0	11
CB Orlando Newhart	1	1	26
OLB Quinn McGregor	1	1	18
ILB Chuck Manson	1	0	21
S Thurman Clancy	1	0	27
CB K.C. Yantis	1	0	20
ILB Brian Krumrei	1	0	8
OLB Rusty Kennedy	0	1	5

Blocking Statistics

New Orleans	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Marlon Finley	3	7	25	0	26
Cedric Flournoy	3	4	24	0	17
Joseph Sherman	1	5	25	0	26
Neil Delgado	1	4	24	0	24
Curtis Olivarez	1	2	29	0	29
Alex Priestley	1	1	9	1	13
Donnell Pritchett	0	2	5	0	5
Mitchell Emmons	0	1	14	0	17

Tampa Bay	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Johnnie Hogrefe	2	3	18	0	38
Bert Elkon	1	5	21	0	36
Lester Sawyer	1	4	23	0	36
Roger Wellins	1	2	19	0	30
Roger Peterson	1	1	6	1	12
Mitch Perkins	1	1	6	0	12
Perry Dubose	0	2	24	0	35
Allen Hargrave	0	2	11	0	13
Andy Mills	0	1	7	0	4

Special Teams Statistics

New Orleans	Tackles	STPlays
Bobby Irwin	2	23
Rex Dunn	1	18
Rickey Bridges	1	9
Junior Blair	0	19
Timothy Hiller	0	16
Lenny Shields	0	15
Stephen Granberry	0	14
Mack Mathews	0	13
Kelvin Sandage	0	12
D.J. Matthews	0	10
Marlon Finley	0	10
Otis Wallis	0	10
Cary Clinton	0	10
Donnell Pritchett	0	10
Earl Moulton	0	8
Duane Sterritt	0	8
Cedric Flournoy	0	8
Darnell Briggs	0	8
Alex Priestley	0	8
Burt McCalla	0	7
Bob Heath	0	5
Darnell Carr	0	5
Burt Tamaarkin	0	5
Neil Delgado	0	4
Sammie Rutter	0	2
Junior Reeves	0	2
Billy Joe Beckett	0	2
Willie Rexin	0	2
Mitchell Emmons	0	2
Brent Robbins	0	2
Duane Burgess	0	1
Nolan Walters	0	1
Eddie Bloomer	0	1
Lamar Bailey	0	1
Johnny Rasmussen	0	1
Jose Barfield	0	1
Ty Covington	0	1
Max Tank	0	1

Tampa Bay	Tackles	STPlays
Gerald Torres	3	15
Quinn McGregor	2	25
Bennie Walton	1	15
Arnie Peters	1	3
K.C. Yantis	0	21
D.J. Carpenter	0	16
Orlando Newhart	0	15
Jessie Kelley	0	15
Jackie Andersen	0	14
Allen Hargrave	0	14
Britt Reynoso	0	10
Hardy Keil	0	10
Rod McCullough	0	8
Mitch Perkins	0	8
Marcus Farrell	0	7
Louie Vance	0	7
Johnnie Hogrefe	0	7
Nicky Bodenhemer	0	6
Winfred Stone	0	6
Alfred Thompson	0	5
Andy Mills	0	5
Aaron Halama	0	5
Thurman Clancy	0	4
Ed Jordan	0	4
Roger Wellins	0	4
Clarence Rice	0	4
Orlando Westbrook	0	3
Chuck Manson	0	3
Nathan McIntyre	0	3
Roger Peterson	0	3
Harvey Reeves	0	2
Harold Ackerman	0	2
Brian Krumrei	0	2
Monty Flylum	0	1
Omar Michaelson	0	1
C.J. Mayes	0	1
Ike Flowers	0	1

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	9	25	2.8
Middle	7	35	5.0
Right	12	44	3.7
None	1	-2	-2.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	5	44	8.8
Middle	16	45	2.8
Right	4	32	8.0
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Alan Poole	28	13	4	1	3	5	5	2	0

Tampa Bay	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Henry Garcia	41	26	3	2	2	5	5	2	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	2	39	9.8
Short (0-8 Yds)	13	8	59	4.5
Medium (9-18 Yds)	3	1	17	5.7
Long (19+ Yds)	8	2	51	6.4

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	7	5	24	3.4
Short (0-8 Yds)	21	15	104	5.0
Medium (9-18 Yds)	10	5	55	5.5
Long (19+ Yds)	2	1	40	20.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Nolan Walters	8	4	0	54	1	25
WR Phillip Newman	7	3	1	60	2	27
TE Mitchell Emmons	4	1	1	22	1	17
WR Kelvin Sandage	3	1	1	3	0	10
RB Bobby Irwin	1	1	0	5	0	19
RB Mack Mathews	1	0	0	0	0	10
FB Junior Blair	1	0	0	0	0	10
FB Rex Dunn	1	1	0	4	0	7
WR Stephen Granberry	1	1	0	7	0	8
TE Lenny Shields	1	1	0	11	0	12

Tampa Bay	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR D.J. Carpenter	9	4	1	63	1	38
WR Rod McCullough	8	5	0	46	1	27
RB Omar Michaelson	8	5	0	43	1	29
TE Bennie Walton	4	3	0	20	0	21
RB Jackie Andersen	3	3	0	11	0	13
TE Mitch Perkins	3	2	1	12	0	12
WR Arnie Peters	2	1	0	12	0	21
FB Allen Hargrave	1	1	0	2	0	13
RB Ike Flowers	1	1	0	4	0	10
WR Gerald Torres	1	1	0	10	0	5

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Alan Poole	1	-2	-2.00	4.00

Tampa Bay	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Alan Poole	4	1	20	5.00	5.93

Tampa Bay	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Nolan Walters	1	1	20	20.00	6.75
TE Mitchell Emmons	1	0	0	0.00	5.50
FB Junior Blair	1	0	0	0.00	0.00
WR Kelvin Sandage	1	0	0	0.00	1.00

Tampa Bay	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg

Third Down Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Rushes	Conversions
Mack Mathews	2	0

Tampa Bay	Rushes	Conversions
Omar Michaelson	4	1
Jackie Andersen	2	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Conversions
Alan Poole	13	7	5

Tampa Bay	Att	Comp	Conversions
Henry Garcia	7	2	2

Third Down Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Phillip Newman	4	2	2
WR Nolan Walters	3	2	1
TE Mitchell Emmons	2	0	0
WR Kelvin Sandage	2	1	0
RB Bobby Irwin	1	1	1
TE Lenny Shields	1	1	1

Tampa Bay	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Rod McCullough	2	1	1
WR D.J. Carpenter	2	1	1
RB Omar Michaelson	1	0	0
WR Arnie Peters	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 47,100 (65,700 capacity)
Upper Deck 10,900 (17,700)
End Zone 10,200 (12,700)
Mezzanine 5,700 (7,300)
Sideline Seats 8,400 (11,200)
Club Seats 8,700 (12,000)
Luxury Boxes 3,200 (4,800)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	47,100 (65,700 capacity)
Upper Deck	10,900 (17,700)
End Zone	10,200 (12,700)
Mezzanine	5,700 (7,300)
Sideline Seats	8,400 (11,200)
Club Seats	8,700 (12,000)
Luxury Boxes	3,200 (4,800)