Week 1, 2030

played in New Orleans, LA

68 degrees, fair, calm

Tampa Bay Buccaneers	7	7	0	13	0	-	27
New Orleans Saints	10	3	7	7	3	-	30

Scoring Summary
1Q: 12:47 NOS - Lester Culjat 3 pass from Alan Poole (Bernard Richard extra point)
1Q: 10:24 TBY - Lionel Chmielewski 8 run (Joey Padron extra point)
1Q: 02:01 NOS - Bernard Richard 49 field goal
2Q: 10:48 TBY - Isaac Briggs 6 pass from Henry Garcia (Joey Padron extra point)
2Q: 04:24 NOS - Bernard Richard 40 field goal
3Q: 07:10 NOS - Jeffrey Cote 3 run (Bernard Richard extra point)
4Q: 13:44 TBY - Joey Padron 44 field goal
4Q: 07:48 TBY - Joey Padron 42 field goal
4Q: 06:22 TBY - Jerald Tallent 61 fumble return (Joey Padron extra point)
4Q: 00:57 NOS - Preston Stevenson 14 pass from Alan Poole (Bernard Richard extra point)
OT: 10:00 NOS - Bernard Richard 19 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 12:47 NOS - Lester Culjat 3 pass from Alan Poole (Bernard Richard extra point)
1Q: 10:24 TBY - Lionel Chmielewski 8 run (Joey Padron extra point)
1Q: 02:01 NOS - Bernard Richard 49 field goal
2Q: 10:48 TBY - Isaac Briggs 6 pass from Henry Garcia (Joey Padron extra point)
2Q: 04:24 NOS - Bernard Richard 40 field goal
3Q: 07:10 NOS - Jeffrey Cote 3 run (Bernard Richard extra point)
4Q: 13:44 TBY - Joey Padron 44 field goal
4Q: 07:48 TBY - Joey Padron 42 field goal
4Q: 06:22 TBY - Jerald Tallent 61 fumble return (Joey Padron extra point)
4Q: 00:57 NOS - Preston Stevenson 14 pass from Alan Poole (Bernard Richard extra point)
OT: 10:00 NOS - Bernard Richard 19 field goal

Team Statistics TBY NOS
Record 0-1 1-0
First Downs 14 23
- by Rushing 5 8
- by Passing 9 15
- by Penalty 0 0
Total Net Yards 318 421
- Offensive Plays 56 72
- Yards per Play 5.68 5.85
Net Rushing Yards 113 157
- Rushing Attempts 31 30
- Yards per Rush 3.65 5.23
Net Passing Yards 205 264
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 22 - 14 - 0 40 - 22 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards 222 277
- Sacks/Yards Lost 3/17 2/13
- Yards per Pass Play 8.20 6.29
Fumbles/Lost 2/2 4/2
3rd Down Conversions 4/13 4/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 4.9 7.2
4th Down Conversions 0/0 1/1
Penalties/Yards 1/5 6/40
Punt Returns/Yards 2/15 1/11
Kick Returns/Yards 6/107 6/167
Interception Ret./Yards 2/26 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 3 4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/1 3/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 32 OWN 37
Time of Possession 30:23 34:43

Team Statistics	TBY	NOS
Record	0-1	1-0
First Downs	14	23
- by Rushing	5	8
- by Passing	9	15
- by Penalty	0	0
Total Net Yards	318	421
- Offensive Plays	56	72
- Yards per Play	5.68	5.85
Net Rushing Yards	113	157
- Rushing Attempts	31	30
- Yards per Rush	3.65	5.23
Net Passing Yards	205	264
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	22 - 14 - 0	40 - 22 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards	222	277
- Sacks/Yards Lost	3/17	2/13
- Yards per Pass Play	8.20	6.29
Fumbles/Lost	2/2	4/2
3rd Down Conversions	4/13	4/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	4.9	7.2
4th Down Conversions	0/0	1/1
Penalties/Yards	1/5	6/40
Punt Returns/Yards	2/15	1/11
Kick Returns/Yards	6/107	6/167
Interception Ret./Yards	2/26	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	3	4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/1	3/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 32	OWN 37
Time of Possession	30:23	34:43

Drive Charts

Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	0:33	OWN 32	1	0	Fumble
1	12:37	2:19	OWN 33	6	67	Touchdown
1	7:14	2:59	OWN 46	5	20	Missed FG
1	1:56	3:31	OWN 13	5	25	Punt
2	12:34	1:57	OPP 32	4	32	Touchdown
2	6:11	0:11	OWN 42	1	-5	Fumble
2	4:18	1:50	OWN 13	3	-8	Punt
2	1:46	1:46	OWN 11	5	65	Half
3	14:33	1:20	OPP 48	3	1	Punt
3	7:02	2:42	OWN 15	4	29	Punt
3	2:35	2:10	OWN 10	3	3	Punt
3	0:16	1:37	OPP 36	3	9	Field Goal
4	11:48	4:05	OWN 20	7	55	Field Goal
4	4:40	2:27	OPP 47	3	8	Missed FG
4	0:50	0:50	OWN 19	3	17	Half

New Orleans Saints
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	14:27	1:50	OPP 32	4	32	Touchdown
1	10:18	3:04	OWN 49	5	12	Missed FG
1	4:15	2:19	OWN 41	5	27	Field Goal
2	13:25	0:51	OWN 5	2	27	Fumble
2	10:37	4:26	OWN 20	7	45	Missed FG
2	6:00	1:42	OPP 27	3	4	Field Goal
2	2:28	0:42	OWN 28	3	9	Punt
3	15:00	0:27	OWN 27	1	0	Interception
3	13:13	6:11	OWN 7	12	93	Touchdown
3	4:20	1:45	OWN 40	4	13	Punt
3	0:25	0:09	OPP 47	1	0	Interception
4	13:39	1:51	OWN 43	3	7	Punt
4	7:43	1:33	OWN 36	3	25	Fumble
4	6:10	1:30	OWN 20	3	-6	Punt
4	2:13	1:23	OWN 46	7	54	Touchdown
OT1	15:00	5:06	OWN 44	9	54	Field Goal

Game MVP: Tony Nixon, New Orleans Saints

Rushing Statistics

Tampa Bay	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Lionel Chmielewski	19	92	4.84	15	2	1
Shaun Hall	9	5	0.56	6	0	0
Henry Garcia	3	16	5.33	8	0	0

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Jeffrey Cote	17	87	5.12	20	2	1
Alan Poole	6	35	5.83	9	0	0
Grant Guthrie	6	33	5.50	14	1	0
Junior Blair	1	2	2.00	2	0	0

Passing Statistics

Tampa Bay	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Henry Garcia	22	14	222	3/17	1	45	0	112.3

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Alan Poole	40	22	277	2/13	2	42	2	72.6

Receiving Statistics

Tampa Bay	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR D.J. Carpenter	3	5	74	24.67	30	45	0
WR Isaac Briggs	3	5	26	8.67	9	14	1
TE Bennie Walton	2	4	10	5.00	0	7	0
RB Shaun Hall	2	3	36	18.00	26	27	0
TE O.J. DeVries	2	2	42	21.00	31	38	0
FB Dan Clewell	1	1	6	6.00	0	6	0
WR Kelvin Bohme	1	1	28	28.00	24	28	0
FB Claude Robinson	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

New Orleans	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Preston Stevenson	8	11	135	16.88	21	32	1
WR Phillip Newman	5	9	60	12.00	35	21	0
WR Lester Culjat	3	4	21	7.00	4	9	1
WR Rick Collins	2	5	54	27.00	28	42	0
TE Mitchell Emmons	1	3	0	0.00	1	0	0
RB Jeffrey Cote	1	3	3	3.00	0	3	0
RB Grant Guthrie	1	1	5	5.00	2	5	0
TE Jimmy Roberts	1	4	-1	-1.00	0	-1	0

Interception Statistics

Tampa Bay	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Edwin Guthrie	1	0	0.00	0
S Kendall Frazer	1	26	26.00	0

New Orleans	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Tampa Bay	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Henry Garcia	1	0	0	0
Lionel Chmielewski	1	0	0	0
Jerald Tallent	0	1	0	1
Edwin Guthrie	0	1	0	0
Brock Robinson	0	0	1	0
Andrew Shorter	0	0	1	0
Norm Leat	0	0	1	0
Tommy Fryer	0	0	1	0

New Orleans	Fumb	Recov	Force
Alan Poole	2	0	0
Jeffrey Cote	2	0	0
Tony Nixon	0	1	1
Joseph Sherman	0	1	0
Steve Ziel	0	1	0
Jimmy Roberts	0	1	0
Junior Reeves	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Tampa Bay	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Norm Burton	5	215	43.0	40.8	57	2

New Orleans	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Darnell Briggs	4	187	46.8	38.0	59	2

Kicking Statistics

Tampa Bay	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Joey Padron	2/4	2/4	0/2	44	3/3

New Orleans	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Bernard Richard	3/5	2/4	0/2	49	3/3

Punt Return Statistics

Tampa Bay	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Jessie Kelley	1	7	7.0	0
D.J. Carpenter	1	8	8.0	0

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Lester Culjat	1	11	11.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Tampa Bay	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Kelvin Bohme	5	95	19.0	0
Jessie Kelley	1	12	12.0	0

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Bobby Irwin	4	101	25.3	0
Marc Stanton	2	66	33.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Tampa Bay	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
CB Jessie Kelley	7	0	0.0	26	36
DT Brock Robinson	6	0	1.0	23	34
OLB Donald Abrams	6	0	0.0	22	23
S Jerald Tallent	5	1	0.0	26	41
DE Andrew Shorter	3	1	1.0	18	22
S Kendall Frazer	3	3	0.0	24	39
ILB Al Bornstein	3	2	0.0	21	30
CB Edwin Guthrie	3	2	0.0	23	36
ILB Donnell Ramsey	3	0	0.0	9	12
OLB Darryl Gaines	2	2	0.0	9	11
DT Chuck England	2	1	0.0	15	18
S Norm Leat	2	1	0.0	5	6
CB Al Dresback	2	0	0.0	14	26
DT Clarence Rice	1	0	0.0	20	25
C O.J. Falwell	1	0	---	---	---
DE Todd Slack	1	0	0.0	8	12
DE Xavier Flagg	1	0	0.0	12	20

New Orleans	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Duane Sterritt	8	1	0.0	26	23
DT Junior Reeves	6	0	0.0	27	10
DE Max Tank	4	1	0.5	25	20
OLB Byron Bennett	4	4	0.0	31	24
CB Danny Cortez	4	1	0.0	18	16
DT Eddie Bloomer	4	0	0.0	20	15
DE Tony Nixon	3	0	2.0	17	17
S Tommie Grange	3	0	0.0	10	4
ILB Dale Landolt	2	1	0.5	9	11
CB Bubba Reese	2	0	0.0	14	10
S Steve Ziel	2	0	0.0	24	17
CB Norbert Dawson	1	2	0.0	21	18
WR Phillip Newman	1	0	---	---	---
S Jorge Cloude	1	0	0.0	12	9
DE Cary Clinton	1	0	0.0	20	13
CB Ty Covington	1	0	0.0	17	15
TE Jimmy Roberts	1	0	---	---	---
ILB Jose Barfield	0	3	0.0	22	14
DT Jorge Templeton	0	1	0.0	11	11

Pass Rush Statistics

Tampa Bay	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
DT Brock Robinson	1.0	1	0	34
DE Andrew Shorter	1.0	0	1	22
DT Chuck England	0.0	1	1	18
ILB Al Bornstein	0.0	1	0	30
DT Clarence Rice	0.0	0	1	25
DE Paul Miller	0.0	0	1	30
DE Xavier Flagg	0.0	0	1	20

New Orleans	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Tony Nixon	2.0	1	0	1	17
DE Max Tank	0.5	0	3	3	20
ILB Dale Landolt	0.5	0	0	0	11
DT Johnny Rasmussen	0.0	1	0	0	15
DE Cary Clinton	0.0	0	1	1	13

Pass Defense Statistics

Tampa Bay	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Jessie Kelley	5	1	0	36
CB Edwin Guthrie	3	1	1	36
OLB Donald Abrams	3	0	0	23
ILB Donnell Ramsey	2	0	0	12
S Jerald Tallent	2	0	0	41
OLB Tommy Fryer	2	0	0	27
CB Al Dresback	2	0	0	26
S Kendall Frazer	1	0	1	39
DT Brock Robinson	1	0	0	34
ILB Al Bornstein	1	0	0	30

New Orleans	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
S Duane Sterritt	3	0	23
CB Danny Cortez	2	0	16
DE Max Tank	2	0	20
S Tommie Grange	2	0	4
S Jorge Cloude	1	1	9
CB Norbert Dawson	1	0	18
CB Ty Covington	1	0	15
ILB Dale Landolt	1	0	11
CB Bubba Reese	1	0	10

Blocking Statistics

Tampa Bay	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Roger Wellins	3	4	17	1	12
Buddy Coombs	2	2	28	0	25
Lester Sawyer	1	5	23	1	20
Bert Elkon	1	5	27	0	20
O.J. Falwell	1	3	12	0	7
O.J. DeVries	0	4	27	0	21
Johnnie Hogrefe	0	2	19	0	18
Ralph Oliveira	0	1	14	1	13
Perry Dubose	0	1	3	0	0
Donald Peterson	0	1	8	0	5

New Orleans	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Joseph Sherman	3	5	29	0	37
Trent Sinclair	3	3	22	2	33
Dwayne Peyton	2	5	27	0	39
Mel Harper	2	3	25	0	34
Kris Lebiedzinski	1	1	3	0	3
B.J. Givens	0	2	8	0	9
Cris Scott	0	2	29	0	40
Mitchell Emmons	0	1	11	0	23
Jimmy Roberts	0	1	22	0	22
Vernon Huffman	0	1	5	0	8

Special Teams Statistics

Tampa Bay	Tackles	STPlays
Kendall Frazer	2	26
Jessie Kelley	2	20
Sammy Sanderson	1	18
D.J. Carpenter	1	17
Jerald Tallent	1	13
Claude Robinson	0	22
O.J. DeVries	0	19
Dan Clewell	0	18
Kelvin Bohme	0	17
Al Bornstein	0	16
Al Dresback	0	13
Edwin Guthrie	0	11
Joey Padron	0	11
Johnnie Hogrefe	0	9
Perry Dubose	0	9
Ralph Oliveira	0	9
Doug Emerson	0	9
Darryl Gaines	0	9
Isaac Briggs	0	8
Shaun Hall	0	8
Bennie Walton	0	7
Andrew Shorter	0	6
Brock Robinson	0	5
Donald Peterson	0	5
Paul Miller	0	5
Norm Burton	0	5
Roger Wellins	0	4
Clarence Rice	0	4
Todd Downs	0	4
Xavier Flagg	0	3
Donnell Ramsey	0	2
Chuck England	0	2
Donald Abrams	0	2
Tommy Fryer	0	2
Norm Leat	0	1
Todd Slack	0	1
Bernard Donovan	0	1

New Orleans	Tackles	STPlays
Lester Culjat	2	19
Mitchell Emmons	1	18
Rick Collins	1	18
Tommie Grange	1	17
Junior Blair	1	13
Grant Guthrie	1	12
Duane Sterritt	1	4
Otis Wallis	0	24
Ed McCarthy	0	23
Bobby Irwin	0	22
Norbert Dawson	0	16
Marc Stanton	0	12
Bernard Richard	0	11
B.J. Givens	0	9
Archie Garrett	0	9
Kris Lebiedzinski	0	9
Vernon Huffman	0	9
Rodney Whalen	0	9
Tony Nixon	0	8
Ty Covington	0	6
Bubba Reese	0	6
Mel Harper	0	6
Phillip Newman	0	5
Danny Cortez	0	5
Dale Landolt	0	5
Bryan Harding	0	5
Junior Reeves	0	4
Cary Clinton	0	4
Darnell Briggs	0	4
Byron Bennett	0	4
Jimmy Roberts	0	4
Eddie Bloomer	0	3
Joseph Sherman	0	3
Johnny Rasmussen	0	3
Jorge Cloude	0	3
Steve Ziel	0	3
Jorge Templeton	0	3
Max Tank	0	2
Jose Barfield	0	1

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	11	40	3.6
Middle	7	19	2.7
Right	13	54	4.2
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	10	36	3.6
Middle	12	66	5.5
Right	8	55	6.9
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Tampa Bay	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Henry Garcia	22	14	5	1	0	1	4	5	0

New Orleans	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Alan Poole	40	22	5	4	2	2	5	0	2

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	4	49	12.3
Short (0-8 Yds)	7	5	68	9.7
Medium (9-18 Yds)	6	4	84	14.0
Long (19+ Yds)	5	1	21	4.2

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	3	15	3.8
Short (0-8 Yds)	13	9	68	5.2
Medium (9-18 Yds)	16	8	131	8.2
Long (19+ Yds)	7	2	63	9.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Tampa Bay	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR D.J. Carpenter	5	3	74	2	21
WR Isaac Briggs	5	3	26	0	8
TE Bennie Walton	4	2	10	0	8
RB Shaun Hall	3	2	36	1	7
TE O.J. DeVries	2	2	42	1	21
FB Dan Clewell	1	1	6	0	13
FB Claude Robinson	1	0	0	0	15
WR Kelvin Bohme	1	1	28	1	6

New Orleans	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Preston Stevenson	11	8	0	135	3	37
WR Phillip Newman	9	5	0	60	1	34
WR Rick Collins	5	2	1	54	1	18
TE Jimmy Roberts	4	1	0	-1	0	22
WR Lester Culjat	4	3	0	21	0	6
TE Mitchell Emmons	3	1	0	0	0	23
RB Jeffrey Cote	3	1	1	3	0	26
RB Grant Guthrie	1	1	0	5	0	11

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Tampa Bay	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Lionel Chmielewski	2	9	4.50	4.84
Shaun Hall	1	-7	-7.00	0.56

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Jeffrey Cote	4	8	2.00	5.12
Alan Poole	1	5	5.00	5.83

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Tampa Bay	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Henry Garcia	3	2	13	4.33	10.09

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Alan Poole	5	4	32	6.40	6.93

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Tampa Bay	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR D.J. Carpenter	1	0	0	0.00	14.80
TE Bennie Walton	1	1	7	7.00	2.50
WR Isaac Briggs	1	1	6	6.00	5.20

New Orleans	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Preston Stevenson	2	2	24	12.00	12.27
WR Rick Collins	1	0	0	0.00	10.80
RB Grant Guthrie	1	1	5	5.00	5.00
WR Lester Culjat	1	1	3	3.00	5.25

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Tampa Bay	Rushes	Conversions
Shaun Hall	4	0
Lionel Chmielewski	2	0
Henry Garcia	1	0

New Orleans	Rushes	Conversions
Alan Poole	2	0
Jeffrey Cote	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Tampa Bay	Att	Comp	Conversions
Henry Garcia	5	4	4

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Conversions
Alan Poole	10	3	3

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Tampa Bay	Targ	Catch	Conversions
RB Shaun Hall	2	2	2
TE Bennie Walton	1	1	1
WR Isaac Briggs	1	0	0
TE O.J. DeVries	1	1	1

New Orleans	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Rick Collins	3	2	2
WR Preston Stevenson	3	1	1
WR Phillip Newman	2	0	0
RB Jeffrey Cote	1	0	0
WR Lester Culjat	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 77,300 (80,200 capacity)
Upper Deck 20,100 (20,400)
End Zone 13,900 (14,700)
Mezzanine 8,300 (8,500)
Sideline Seats 12,700 (13,000)
Club Seats 19,500 (19,900)
Luxury Boxes 2,800 (3,700)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	77,300 (80,200 capacity)
Upper Deck	20,100 (20,400)
End Zone	13,900 (14,700)
Mezzanine	8,300 (8,500)
Sideline Seats	12,700 (13,000)
Club Seats	19,500 (19,900)
Luxury Boxes	2,800 (3,700)