Week 15, 2029

played in New Orleans, LA

68 degrees, fair, calm

Tampa Bay Buccaneers	3	7	0	0	-	10
New Orleans Saints	14	6	14	10	-	44

Scoring Summary
1Q: 13:50 NOS - Howie Lord 34 interception return (Burt McCalla extra point)
1Q: 09:35 TBY - Percy Robinson 45 field goal
1Q: 07:40 NOS - Ed McCarthy 6 pass from Alan Poole (Burt McCalla extra point)
2Q: 11:22 NOS - Burt McCalla 29 field goal
2Q: 03:08 TBY - D.J. Carpenter 14 pass from Henry Garcia (Percy Robinson extra point)
2Q: 00:14 NOS - Burt McCalla 26 field goal
3Q: 14:10 NOS - Rick Collins 34 pass from Alan Poole (Burt McCalla extra point)
3Q: 01:55 NOS - Preston Stevenson 41 pass from Alan Poole (Burt McCalla extra point)
4Q: 13:24 NOS - Burt McCalla 27 field goal
4Q: 08:31 NOS - Jimmy Roberts 2 pass from Alan Poole (Burt McCalla extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 13:50 NOS - Howie Lord 34 interception return (Burt McCalla extra point)
1Q: 09:35 TBY - Percy Robinson 45 field goal
1Q: 07:40 NOS - Ed McCarthy 6 pass from Alan Poole (Burt McCalla extra point)
2Q: 11:22 NOS - Burt McCalla 29 field goal
2Q: 03:08 TBY - D.J. Carpenter 14 pass from Henry Garcia (Percy Robinson extra point)
2Q: 00:14 NOS - Burt McCalla 26 field goal
3Q: 14:10 NOS - Rick Collins 34 pass from Alan Poole (Burt McCalla extra point)
3Q: 01:55 NOS - Preston Stevenson 41 pass from Alan Poole (Burt McCalla extra point)
4Q: 13:24 NOS - Burt McCalla 27 field goal
4Q: 08:31 NOS - Jimmy Roberts 2 pass from Alan Poole (Burt McCalla extra point)

Team Statistics TBY NOS
Record 6-8 13-1
First Downs 19 20
- by Rushing 3 4
- by Passing 15 15
- by Penalty 1 1
Total Net Yards 321 380
- Offensive Plays 66 57
- Yards per Play 4.86 6.67
Net Rushing Yards 85 132
- Rushing Attempts 16 31
- Yards per Rush 5.31 4.26
Net Passing Yards 236 248
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 48 - 25 - 2 25 - 18 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 246 255
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2/10 1/7
- Yards per Pass Play 4.72 9.54
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 4/14 5/10
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 8.6 4.3
4th Down Conversions 1/1 0/0
Penalties/Yards 6/74 1/5
Punt Returns/Yards 2/6 3/15
Kick Returns/Yards 6/73 3/124
Interception Ret./Yards 1/9 2/34
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 1 5
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/0 2/3
Avg. Drive Start OWN 23 OWN 34
Time of Possession 30:24 29:36

Team Statistics	TBY	NOS
Record	6-8	13-1
First Downs	19	20
- by Rushing	3	4
- by Passing	15	15
- by Penalty	1	1
Total Net Yards	321	380
- Offensive Plays	66	57
- Yards per Play	4.86	6.67
Net Rushing Yards	85	132
- Rushing Attempts	16	31
- Yards per Rush	5.31	4.26
Net Passing Yards	236	248
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	48 - 25 - 2	25 - 18 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	246	255
- Sacks/Yards Lost	2/10	1/7
- Yards per Pass Play	4.72	9.54
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	4/14	5/10
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	8.6	4.3
4th Down Conversions	1/1	0/0
Penalties/Yards	6/74	1/5
Punt Returns/Yards	2/6	3/15
Kick Returns/Yards	6/73	3/124
Interception Ret./Yards	1/9	2/34
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	1	5
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/0	2/3
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 23	OWN 34
Time of Possession	30:24	29:36

Drive Charts

Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	1:21	OWN 20	3	5	Interception
1	13:39	4:12	OWN 21	8	51	Field Goal
1	7:33	3:25	OWN 15	8	49	Punt
2	14:51	0:48	OWN 13	2	22	Interception
2	11:15	4:51	OWN 30	9	29	Punt
2	3:52	0:53	OPP 34	4	34	Touchdown
3	13:59	6:08	OWN 17	11	51	Punt
3	5:16	1:03	OWN 23	3	5	Punt
3	1:36	0:55	OWN 20	3	0	Punt
4	13:17	2:05	OWN 21	3	5	Punt
4	8:23	1:10	OWN 20	4	15	Punt
4	4:42	4:42	OWN 20	8	30	Game

New Orleans Saints
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	9:27	1:54	OPP 43	4	43	Touchdown
1	4:08	4:17	OWN 2	8	29	Punt
2	14:03	2:48	50	4	38	Field Goal
2	6:24	2:32	OWN 5	5	23	Interception
2	2:59	2:52	OWN 38	8	53	Field Goal
3	15:00	1:01	OPP 42	3	42	Touchdown
3	7:51	2:35	OWN 20	5	14	Punt
3	4:13	2:37	OWN 33	5	67	Touchdown
3	0:41	2:24	OWN 41	5	49	Field Goal
4	11:12	2:49	OWN 45	7	55	Touchdown
4	7:13	2:31	OWN 30	3	2	Punt

Game MVP: Alan Poole, New Orleans Saints

Rushing Statistics

Tampa Bay	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Omar Michaelson	9	41	4.56	21	1
Jackie Andersen	4	33	8.25	15	1
Henry Garcia	2	8	4.00	6	0
D.J. Carpenter	1	3	3.00	3	0

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Bobby Irwin	12	31	2.58	7	0
Jeffrey Cote	12	67	5.58	16	1
Alan Poole	6	30	5.00	8	0
Nolan Walters	1	4	4.00	4	0

Passing Statistics

Tampa Bay	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Henry Garcia	48	25	246	2/10	1	27	2	56.4

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Alan Poole	25	18	255	1/7	4	41	1	127.5

Receiving Statistics

Tampa Bay	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR D.J. Carpenter	8	15	93	11.63	23	22	1
RB Omar Michaelson	4	6	36	9.00	29	27	0
WR Rod McCullough	3	7	23	7.67	0	14	0
TE Bennie Walton	3	6	41	13.67	0	19	0
WR Isaac Briggs	3	5	24	8.00	15	10	0
FB Ike Perez	1	1	4	4.00	0	4	0
WR Dwayne Gelbart	1	5	13	13.00	9	13	0
RB Jackie Andersen	1	1	7	7.00	4	7	0
TE O.J. DeVries	1	2	5	5.00	0	5	0

New Orleans	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Preston Stevenson	5	5	115	23.00	28	41	1
WR Nolan Walters	2	6	21	10.50	0	11	0
RB Bobby Irwin	2	3	18	9.00	17	12	0
TE Mitchell Emmons	2	3	40	20.00	8	21	0
TE Jimmy Roberts	2	2	5	2.50	0	3	1
WR Mercury Hopkins	2	2	8	4.00	0	7	0
WR Rick Collins	1	2	34	34.00	21	34	1
RB Ed McCarthy	1	1	6	6.00	3	6	1
RB Jeffrey Cote	1	1	8	8.00	10	8	0

Interception Statistics

Tampa Bay	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Kendall Frazer	1	9	9.00	0

New Orleans	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Howie Lord	1	34	34.00	1
CB Danny Cortez	1	0	0.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Tampa Bay	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD

New Orleans	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD

Punting Statistics

Tampa Bay	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Jack Bashford	7	259	37.0	32.0	43	2

New Orleans	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Darnell Briggs	3	153	51.0	49.0	62	1

Kicking Statistics

Tampa Bay	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Percy Robinson	1/1	1/1	0/0	45	1/1

New Orleans	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Burt McCalla	3/3	0/0	0/0	29	5/5

Punt Return Statistics

Tampa Bay	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Jessie Kelley	1	0	0.0	0
Tito Garrison	1	6	6.0	0

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Preston Stevenson	2	7	3.5	0
Mercury Hopkins	1	8	8.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Tampa Bay	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Grady Devine	5	56	11.2	0
Dwayne Gelbart	1	17	17.0	0

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Marc Stanton	3	124	41.3	0

Defensive Statistics

Tampa Bay	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Jerald Tallent	10	2	0.0	25	22
ILB Al Bornstein	7	0	0.0	20	9
S Thurman Clancy	4	2	0.0	26	22
ILB Rex Quartucci	4	0	0.0	11	17
DT Brock Robinson	3	2	0.0	21	20
OLB Buddy Fogle	3	0	0.0	20	16
DE Nathan McIntyre	2	0	1.0	23	19
S Kendall Frazer	2	1	0.0	11	15
ILB Brian Krumrei	2	0	0.0	11	10
DE Paul Miller	1	2	0.0	20	18
CB Herb Mulcahy	1	1	0.0	20	19
S Norm Leat	1	1	0.0	23	14
CB Edwin Guthrie	1	1	0.0	7	6
CB Jessie Kelley	1	0	0.0	17	15
DE Alfred Thompson	1	0	0.0	12	9
RB Omar Michaelson	1	0	---	---	---
DT Randal Minnick	1	0	0.0	11	13
OLB Leroy Terrell	1	0	0.0	7	5
OLB Donny Titone	1	0	0.0	13	6
DT Clarence Rice	0	2	0.0	24	14

New Orleans	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Jose Barfield	7	2	0.0	15	35
OLB Byron Bennett	5	5	0.0	16	46
S Jorge Cloude	4	1	0.0	12	36
S Steve Ziel	3	0	1.0	4	15
OLB Otis Wallis	3	0	0.0	0	14
S Tommie Grange	3	0	0.0	8	15
DT Junior Reeves	2	1	1.0	8	29
S Duane Sterritt	2	3	0.0	12	43
CB Howie Lord	2	2	0.0	13	38
DE Brent Robbins	2	0	0.0	9	30
ILB Dale Landolt	2	0	0.0	1	13
CB Bubba Reese	2	0	0.0	3	16
DT Eddie Bloomer	1	2	0.0	10	30
S Justin Borders	1	1	0.0	4	9
CB Danny Cortez	1	0	0.0	10	32
DE Max Tank	1	0	0.0	14	46
DT Burt Tamaarkin	1	0	0.0	12	33
RB Jeffrey Cote	1	0	---	---	---

Pass Rush Statistics

Tampa Bay	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Nathan McIntyre	1.0	0	0	0	19
DE Alfred Thompson	0.0	0	1	0	9

New Orleans	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Junior Reeves	1.0	1	2	0	29
S Steve Ziel	1.0	0	0	0	15
DE Max Tank	0.0	0	4	4	46
DE Cary Clinton	0.0	0	1	1	31
DE Brent Robbins	0.0	0	1	1	30

Pass Defense Statistics

Tampa Bay	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S Kendall Frazer	3	0	1	15
ILB Rex Quartucci	3	0	0	17
CB Herb Mulcahy	3	0	0	19
OLB Buddy Fogle	2	1	0	16
S Thurman Clancy	2	0	0	22
CB Jessie Kelley	1	1	0	15
ILB Brian Krumrei	1	0	0	10
S Jerald Tallent	1	0	0	22
OLB Leroy Terrell	1	0	0	5
S Norm Leat	1	0	0	14

New Orleans	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
ILB Jose Barfield	4	0	0	35
S Jorge Cloude	3	1	0	36
OLB Otis Wallis	3	0	0	14
OLB Byron Bennett	3	0	0	46
CB Bubba Reese	3	0	0	16
CB Howie Lord	2	0	1	38
S Tommie Grange	2	0	0	15
ILB Dale Landolt	2	0	0	13
S Duane Sterritt	1	1	0	43
CB Danny Cortez	1	0	1	32
S Steve Ziel	1	0	0	15
ILB Roman Cassidy	0	1	0	3
S Justin Borders	0	1	0	9

Blocking Statistics

Tampa Bay	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Johnnie Hogrefe	2	2	12	0	40
Perry Dubose	1	4	15	0	42
Lester Sawyer	1	1	13	1	39
Doug Emerson	1	1	14	1	36
Ike Perez	0	2	9	0	28
Roger Wellins	0	2	14	0	45
Bennie Walton	0	1	5	0	21
Craig Caldwell	0	1	3	0	18

New Orleans	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Roger Vaughn	3	6	23	1	17
Cris Scott	2	4	30	0	24
Marlon Finley	2	3	30	0	24
Joseph Sherman	1	3	23	0	20
Trent Sinclair	1	1	8	0	15
Cedric Flournoy	0	3	24	0	13
Kris Lebiedzinski	0	3	8	0	9
Archie Garrett	0	2	9	0	8
Mitchell Emmons	0	1	21	0	15

Special Teams Statistics

Tampa Bay	Tackles	STPlays
Kendall Frazer	3	13
Thurman Clancy	2	22
Herb Mulcahy	1	9
Jackie Andersen	0	22
Bennie Walton	0	19
Brian Krumrei	0	18
Dwayne Gelbart	0	15
Tito Garrison	0	15
Jessie Kelley	0	14
C.J. Butts	0	13
Grady Devine	0	13
Rex Quartucci	0	9
Johnnie Hogrefe	0	8
Isaac Briggs	0	8
Jack Bashford	0	8
Craig Caldwell	0	8
Donald Peterson	0	8
Ike Perez	0	7
Roger Wellins	0	7
Terrance Krumrei	0	6
Clarence Rice	0	5
Percy Robinson	0	4
Nathan McIntyre	0	4
O.J. DeVries	0	4
Al Bornstein	0	4
Perry Dubose	0	3
Buddy Fogle	0	3
Andrew Shorter	0	3
Paul Miller	0	3
Jerald Tallent	0	2
Randal Minnick	0	2
Donny Titone	0	2
D.J. Carpenter	0	1
Alfred Thompson	0	1
Omar Michaelson	0	1
Brock Robinson	0	1
Norm Leat	0	1

New Orleans	Tackles	STPlays
Bobby Irwin	4	18
Justin Borders	2	15
Pat Brooks	1	15
Tommie Grange	1	14
Ed McCarthy	0	21
Rick Collins	0	19
Otis Wallis	0	17
Junior Blair	0	17
Jimmy Roberts	0	14
Mitchell Emmons	0	11
Roman Cassidy	0	11
Marc Stanton	0	11
Bubba Reese	0	11
Darryl Schaub	0	9
Brent Robbins	0	8
Marlon Finley	0	6
Archie Garrett	0	6
Trent Sinclair	0	6
Kris Lebiedzinski	0	6
Cedric Flournoy	0	5
Dale Landolt	0	5
Preston Stevenson	0	5
Steve Ziel	0	4
Burt McCalla	0	3
Howie Lord	0	3
Billy Joe Beckett	0	3
Jorge Cloude	0	3
Darnell Briggs	0	3
Burt Tamaarkin	0	3
Duane Sterritt	0	2
Danny Cortez	0	2
Ty Covington	0	2
Mercury Hopkins	0	2
Junior Reeves	0	1
Joseph Sherman	0	1
Jose Barfield	0	1
Cary Clinton	0	1
Byron Bennett	0	1
Jeffrey Cote	0	1

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	5	30	6.0
Middle	9	49	5.4
Right	2	6	3.0
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	12	43	3.6
Middle	7	40	5.7
Right	12	49	4.1
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Tampa Bay	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Henry Garcia	48	25	2	5	3	4	8	6	2

New Orleans	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Alan Poole	25	18	5	2	1	2	1	0	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	7	6	60	8.6
Short (0-8 Yds)	14	12	97	6.9
Medium (9-18 Yds)	22	7	89	4.0
Long (19+ Yds)	5	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	3	3	26	8.7
Short (0-8 Yds)	8	6	29	3.6
Medium (9-18 Yds)	11	8	159	14.5
Long (19+ Yds)	3	1	41	13.7

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Tampa Bay	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR D.J. Carpenter	15	8	1	93	1	43
WR Rod McCullough	7	3	0	23	0	23
TE Bennie Walton	6	3	0	41	0	21
RB Omar Michaelson	6	4	0	36	1	34
WR Dwayne Gelbart	5	1	2	13	0	24
WR Isaac Briggs	5	3	0	24	0	22
TE O.J. DeVries	2	1	0	5	0	28
FB Ike Perez	1	1	0	4	0	28
RB Jackie Andersen	1	1	0	7	0	11

New Orleans	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Nolan Walters	6	2	0	21	0	23
WR Preston Stevenson	5	5	0	115	3	22
RB Bobby Irwin	3	2	0	18	0	14
TE Mitchell Emmons	3	2	1	40	1	15
WR Rick Collins	2	1	0	34	1	11
TE Jimmy Roberts	2	2	0	5	0	12
WR Mercury Hopkins	2	2	0	8	0	4
RB Ed McCarthy	1	1	0	6	0	5
RB Jeffrey Cote	1	1	0	8	0	11

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Tampa Bay	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Bobby Irwin	4	6	1.50	2.58
Alan Poole	1	4	4.00	5.00
Nolan Walters	1	4	4.00	4.00
Jeffrey Cote	1	2	2.00	5.58

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Tampa Bay	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Henry Garcia	1	1	14	14.00	5.13

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Alan Poole	5	3	11	2.20	10.20

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Tampa Bay	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR D.J. Carpenter	1	1	14	14.00	6.20

New Orleans	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Jimmy Roberts	2	2	5	2.50	2.50
WR Nolan Walters	1	0	0	0.00	3.50
TE Mitchell Emmons	1	0	0	0.00	13.33
RB Ed McCarthy	1	1	6	6.00	6.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Tampa Bay	Rushes	Conversions
Omar Michaelson	1	0

New Orleans	Rushes	Conversions
Nolan Walters	1	0
Bobby Irwin	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Tampa Bay	Att	Comp	Conversions
Henry Garcia	13	5	4

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Conversions
Alan Poole	7	6	5

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Tampa Bay	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR D.J. Carpenter	5	2	2
WR Rod McCullough	2	1	0
TE Bennie Walton	2	0	0
WR Isaac Briggs	2	1	1
WR Dwayne Gelbart	1	0	0
RB Jackie Andersen	1	1	1

New Orleans	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Nolan Walters	2	1	1
TE Jimmy Roberts	2	2	1
RB Bobby Irwin	1	1	1
WR Rick Collins	1	1	1
WR Preston Stevenson	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 75,900 (80,200 capacity)
Upper Deck 19,100 (20,400)
End Zone 13,600 (14,700)
Mezzanine 8,200 (8,500)
Sideline Seats 12,700 (13,000)
Club Seats 19,500 (19,900)
Luxury Boxes 2,800 (3,700)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	75,900 (80,200 capacity)
Upper Deck	19,100 (20,400)
End Zone	13,600 (14,700)
Mezzanine	8,200 (8,500)
Sideline Seats	12,700 (13,000)
Club Seats	19,500 (19,900)
Luxury Boxes	2,800 (3,700)