Week 9, 2031

played in New Orleans, LA

68 degrees, fair, calm

Tampa Bay Buccaneers	7	0	0	0	-	7
New Orleans Saints	7	14	0	3	-	24

Scoring Summary
1Q: 11:15 TBY - Orlando Meier 3 run (Kevin Matthews extra point)
1Q: 02:15 NOS - Jeffrey Cote 4 run (Bernard Richard extra point)
2Q: 08:30 NOS - Preston Stevenson 3 pass from Alan Poole (Bernard Richard extra point)
2Q: 04:32 NOS - Preston Stevenson 18 pass from Alan Poole (Bernard Richard extra point)
4Q: 07:02 NOS - Bernard Richard 47 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 11:15 TBY - Orlando Meier 3 run (Kevin Matthews extra point)
1Q: 02:15 NOS - Jeffrey Cote 4 run (Bernard Richard extra point)
2Q: 08:30 NOS - Preston Stevenson 3 pass from Alan Poole (Bernard Richard extra point)
2Q: 04:32 NOS - Preston Stevenson 18 pass from Alan Poole (Bernard Richard extra point)
4Q: 07:02 NOS - Bernard Richard 47 field goal

Team Statistics TBY NOS
Record 2-6 7-1
First Downs 16 20
- by Rushing 6 6
- by Passing 9 13
- by Penalty 1 1
Total Net Yards 262 377
- Offensive Plays 59 64
- Yards per Play 4.44 5.89
Net Rushing Yards 103 98
- Rushing Attempts 22 29
- Yards per Rush 4.68 3.38
Net Passing Yards 159 279
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 34 - 16 - 2 33 - 21 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 177 292
- Sacks/Yards Lost 3/18 2/13
- Yards per Pass Play 4.30 7.97
Fumbles/Lost 2/0 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 2/12 5/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 8.4 8.5
4th Down Conversions 0/0 1/1
Penalties/Yards 10/62 5/44
Punt Returns/Yards 1/2 4/23
Kick Returns/Yards 4/73 1/29
Interception Ret./Yards 1/28 2/5
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 1 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 0/0 3/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 27 OWN 24
Time of Possession 27:11 32:49

Team Statistics	TBY	NOS
Record	2-6	7-1
First Downs	16	20
- by Rushing	6	6
- by Passing	9	13
- by Penalty	1	1
Total Net Yards	262	377
- Offensive Plays	59	64
- Yards per Play	4.44	5.89
Net Rushing Yards	103	98
- Rushing Attempts	22	29
- Yards per Rush	4.68	3.38
Net Passing Yards	159	279
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	34 - 16 - 2	33 - 21 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	177	292
- Sacks/Yards Lost	3/18	2/13
- Yards per Pass Play	4.30	7.97
Fumbles/Lost	2/0	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	2/12	5/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	8.4	8.5
4th Down Conversions	0/0	1/1
Penalties/Yards	10/62	5/44
Punt Returns/Yards	1/2	4/23
Kick Returns/Yards	4/73	1/29
Interception Ret./Yards	1/28	2/5
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	1	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	0/0	3/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 27	OWN 24
Time of Possession	27:11	32:49

Drive Charts

Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	2:39	OWN 20	5	18	Punt
1	11:15	0:08	OPP 3	1	3	Touchdown
1	8:33	1:14	OWN 12	6	28	Punt
1	2:06	5:27	OWN 29	8	2	Punt
2	8:23	2:18	OWN 17	4	16	Punt
2	4:21	2:20	OWN 26	3	3	Punt
3	11:52	2:28	OWN 20	4	16	Punt
3	7:53	3:44	OWN 20	7	21	Punt
3	1:48	1:37	OWN 20	3	8	Punt
4	14:39	3:30	OWN 24	6	10	Punt
4	6:55	1:40	OWN 21	6	63	Interception
4	2:09	1:12	OWN 20	7	34	Interception

New Orleans Saints
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	12:21	1:06	OWN 7	3	1	Interception
1	11:07	2:34	OWN 13	5	13	Punt
1	7:19	5:13	OWN 10	10	90	Touchdown
2	11:39	3:16	OWN 32	6	68	Touchdown
2	6:05	1:44	OWN 36	4	64	Touchdown
2	2:01	2:01	OWN 12	4	47	Half
3	15:00	3:08	OWN 34	5	11	Punt
3	9:24	1:31	OWN 24	3	9	Punt
3	4:09	2:21	OWN 22	4	19	Punt
3	0:11	0:32	OWN 29	3	-4	Punt
4	11:09	4:14	OWN 42	8	28	Field Goal
4	5:15	3:06	OWN 10	7	33	Punt
4	0:57	0:57	OWN 41	2	-3	Game

Game MVP: Alan Poole, New Orleans Saints

Rushing Statistics

Tampa Bay	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Donnell Bates	11	46	4.18	9	0	0
Deion Mendola	7	42	6.00	14	2	0
Orlando Meier	3	12	4.00	5	0	1
Lester Carthon	1	3	3.00	3	0	0

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Jeffrey Cote	15	30	2.00	9	0	1
Rex Dunn	5	34	6.80	28	1	0
Alan Poole	4	17	4.25	8	0	0
Bryan Harding	3	12	4.00	15	1	0
Grant Guthrie	2	5	2.50	3	0	0

Passing Statistics

Tampa Bay	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Orlando Meier	29	15	160	3/18	0	26	1	53.8
Raymond White	5	1	17	0/0	0	17	1	1.7

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Alan Poole	32	21	292	2/13	2	39	1	102.6
Bryan Harding	1	0	0	0/0	0	0	0	39.6

Receiving Statistics

Tampa Bay	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Devin Tyler	5	7	63	12.60	3	25
RB Donnell Bates	3	3	20	6.67	9	8
WR R.J. Paduano	2	3	47	23.50	13	26
TE Will McAdams	2	2	29	14.50	11	17
WR Rusty Shapiro	1	5	17	17.00	11	17
RB Deion Mendola	1	2	0	0.00	0	0
TE O.J. DeVries	1	3	0	0.00	0	0
FB Tommie Carty	1	2	1	1.00	1	1
WR Victor Hayes	0	4	0	0.00	0	0
WR Ross Shelton	0	3	0	0.00	0	0

New Orleans	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Preston Stevenson	9	15	134	14.89	38	39	2
FB Rex Dunn	4	4	57	14.25	41	29	0
TE Mitchell Emmons	2	3	27	13.50	5	17	0
WR Mercury Hopkins	2	2	27	13.50	1	17	0
WR Phillip Newman	1	3	10	10.00	0	10	0
WR Rick Collins	1	2	19	19.00	0	19	0
TE Jimmy Roberts	1	2	6	6.00	0	6	0
WR Roger Hayes	1	1	12	12.00	4	12	0
WR Rick Jefcoat	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Tampa Bay	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Edwin Guthrie	1	28	28.00	0

New Orleans	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Justin Borders	1	5	5.00	0
ILB Lamar McCarthy	1	0	0.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Tampa Bay	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Orlando Meier	2	1	0	0
O.J. Falwell	0	1	0	0

New Orleans	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Brent Robbins	0	0	2	0

Punting Statistics

Tampa Bay	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Norm Burton	9	393	43.7	41.1	55	3

New Orleans	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Darnell Briggs	6	333	55.5	45.2	67	1

Kicking Statistics

Tampa Bay	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Kevin Matthews	0/0	0/0	0/0	0	1/1

New Orleans	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Bernard Richard	1/1	1/1	0/0	47	3/3

Punt Return Statistics

Tampa Bay	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Rusty Shapiro	1	2	2.0	0

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Roger Hayes	4	23	5.8	0

Kick Return Statistics

Tampa Bay	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Deion Mendola	4	73	18.3	0

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Tyrone Leibert	1	29	29.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Tampa Bay	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
CB Edwin Guthrie	6	0	0.0	26	28
DT Brock Robinson	5	1	1.5	20	21
CB Jose Alcott	5	2	0.0	26	28
ILB Al Bornstein	5	1	0.0	27	25
CB R.J. Lissvall	4	0	0.0	7	23
DE Xavier Flagg	3	2	0.0	22	28
S Calvin Shields	3	2	0.0	13	18
DT Clarence Rice	3	1	0.0	22	27
S Norm Leat	3	0	0.0	22	22
OLB Bobby Flannery	3	0	0.0	20	14
ILB Donnell Ramsey	2	1	0.0	4	11
OLB Donald Abrams	2	1	0.0	22	28
S Melvin Prescott	2	0	0.0	18	19
S Devin Matthews	1	0	0.0	2	9
WR Devin Tyler	1	0	---	---	---
TE O.J. DeVries	1	0	---	---	---
DE Paul Miller	0	1	0.5	9	12
DE Tyrus Beyer	0	1	0.0	20	23
OLB Darryl Gaines	0	1	0.0	9	8
DT Steven Mixon	0	1	0.0	15	18

New Orleans	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Byron Bennett	6	2	0.0	22	34
DE Brent Robbins	4	0	1.5	9	18
S Duane Sterritt	4	2	0.0	17	30
CB Ty Covington	4	0	0.0	16	24
CB Roderick Iadevaia	3	0	0.0	16	32
DT Jorge Templeton	2	3	1.0	16	23
CB Norbert Dawson	2	1	0.0	14	23
S Justin Borders	2	1	0.0	7	13
ILB Jose Barfield	2	0	0.0	1	6
S Steve Ziel	2	0	0.0	14	28
ILB Lamar McCarthy	2	0	0.0	18	31
DE Cary Clinton	1	1	0.5	16	23
DT Burt Tamaarkin	1	1	0.0	13	21
DE Barry DePree	1	1	0.0	13	19
DT Junior Reeves	1	0	0.0	11	17
S Tommie Grange	1	0	0.0	8	22
ILB Dale Landolt	1	0	0.0	8	4
WR Rick Jefcoat	1	0	---	---	---
DE Rich Banks	0	1	0.0	11	22

Pass Rush Statistics

Tampa Bay	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Brock Robinson	1.5	1	0	21
DE Paul Miller	0.5	1	0	12
DE Tyrus Beyer	0.0	2	0	23
DE Xavier Flagg	0.0	0	1	28

New Orleans	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Brent Robbins	1.5	0	2	2	18
DT Jorge Templeton	1.0	0	0	1	23
DE Cary Clinton	0.5	1	0	1	23
DE Rich Banks	0.0	0	2	1	22
DT Burt Tamaarkin	0.0	0	1	0	21
OLB Byron Bennett	0.0	0	1	0	34

Pass Defense Statistics

Tampa Bay	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Jose Alcott	4	3	0	28
CB R.J. Lissvall	4	0	0	23
OLB Donald Abrams	3	1	0	28
S Calvin Shields	3	0	0	18
CB Edwin Guthrie	2	0	1	28
DT Brock Robinson	1	0	0	21
ILB Al Bornstein	1	0	0	25
S Melvin Prescott	1	0	0	19
S Kendall Frazer	1	0	0	16
DE Xavier Flagg	1	0	0	28
ILB Donnell Ramsey	0	1	0	11

New Orleans	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Ty Covington	3	1	0	24
S Duane Sterritt	2	1	0	30
CB Roderick Iadevaia	2	1	0	32
ILB Jose Barfield	2	0	0	6
OLB Byron Bennett	1	1	0	34
S Justin Borders	1	0	1	13
ILB Lamar McCarthy	1	0	1	31
CB Norbert Dawson	1	0	0	23
DE Brent Robbins	1	0	0	18
ILB Dale Landolt	1	0	0	4
S Steve Ziel	1	0	0	28

Blocking Statistics

Tampa Bay	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Ralph Oliveira	2	3	0	14	2	27
Buddy Coombs	2	2	1	16	1	23
Roger Wellins	1	3	0	14	0	24
Lewis Gray	1	2	0	5	0	11
B.J. Lowe	1	1	0	8	0	13
O.J. Falwell	0	4	0	16	0	34
Doug Emerson	0	2	0	17	0	27
Emmitt Oliver	0	1	0	6	0	3
Tommie Carty	0	1	0	14	0	23

New Orleans	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Cris Scott	2	4	26	0	34
Vernon Huffman	2	2	20	0	19
Mel Harper	1	6	18	0	26
Trent Sinclair	1	2	19	0	16
Joseph Sherman	0	3	27	0	34
Shawn Fadiman	0	2	10	2	19
Rex Dunn	0	1	21	0	23
Jimmy Roberts	0	1	22	0	16
Kris Lebiedzinski	0	1	20	0	25

Special Teams Statistics

Tampa Bay	Tackles	STPlays
Kendall Frazer	2	16
Deion Mendola	1	20
O.J. DeVries	1	16
Ross Shelton	1	15
Darryl Gaines	0	15
Rusty Shapiro	0	13
R.J. Paduano	0	13
Tommie Carty	0	13
Lewis Gray	0	9
Donald Peterson	0	9
Lester Carthon	0	9
Emmitt Oliver	0	9
B.J. Lowe	0	9
Norm Burton	0	9
R.J. Lissvall	0	8
Al Bornstein	0	7
Calvin Shields	0	7
Roger Wellins	0	6
Will McAdams	0	6
Bobby Flannery	0	6
Brock Robinson	0	5
Melvin Prescott	0	4
Edwin Guthrie	0	4
Irving Baxter	0	4
Buddy Coombs	0	3
Paul Miller	0	3
Kevin Matthews	0	2
Clarence Rice	0	2
Donald Abrams	0	2
Devin Matthews	0	1
Devin Tyler	0	1
Donnell Ramsey	0	1
Tyrus Beyer	0	1
Norm Leat	0	1
Xavier Flagg	0	1
Al Dresback	0	1
Steven Mixon	0	1
Jose Alcott	0	1

New Orleans	Tackles	STPlays
Jimmy Roberts	1	15
Mercury Hopkins	1	13
Rick Collins	1	8
Tommie Grange	1	7
Duane Sterritt	1	5
Roderick Iadevaia	0	22
Grant Guthrie	0	20
Jose Barfield	0	18
Rex Dunn	0	14
Justin Borders	0	11
Roger Hayes	0	11
Mitchell Emmons	0	10
Rich Banks	0	9
B.J. Givens	0	7
Emmitt Jenkins	0	7
Vernon Huffman	0	7
Darnell Briggs	0	6
Bernard Richard	0	6
Lamar McCarthy	0	6
Tyrone Leibert	0	6
Rodney Whalen	0	5
Shawn Fadiman	0	5
Joseph Sherman	0	4
Brent Robbins	0	4
Ty Covington	0	4
Jorge Cloude	0	3
Cary Clinton	0	3
Byron Bennett	0	3
Mel Harper	0	3
Cris Scott	0	2
Jorge Templeton	0	2
Phillip Newman	0	1
Norbert Dawson	0	1
Steve Ziel	0	1
Bryan Harding	0	1
Jeffrey Cote	0	1
Preston Stevenson	0	1
Rick Jefcoat	0	1

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	8	47	5.9
Middle	4	12	3.0
Right	10	44	4.4
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	10	28	2.8
Middle	10	31	3.1
Right	7	42	6.0
None	2	-3	-1.5

Detailed Passing Statistics

Tampa Bay	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Orlando Meier	29	15	3	1	4	2	5	4	1
Raymond White	5	1	0	0	0	2	1	1	1

New Orleans	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Alan Poole	32	21	3	0	2	5	3	1	1
Bryan Harding	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	7	5	13	1.9
Short (0-8 Yds)	9	4	43	4.8
Medium (9-18 Yds)	14	5	75	5.4
Long (19+ Yds)	4	2	46	11.5

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	3	3	29	9.7
Short (0-8 Yds)	10	9	89	8.9
Medium (9-18 Yds)	12	6	103	8.6
Long (19+ Yds)	8	3	71	8.9

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Tampa Bay	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Devin Tyler	7	5	0	63	1	26
WR Rusty Shapiro	5	1	1	17	0	7
WR Victor Hayes	4	0	1	0	0	21
TE O.J. DeVries	3	1	0	0	0	31
WR R.J. Paduano	3	2	0	47	2	14
RB Donnell Bates	3	3	0	20	0	25
WR Ross Shelton	3	0	1	0	0	5
RB Deion Mendola	2	1	0	0	0	12
TE Will McAdams	2	2	0	29	0	15
FB Tommie Carty	2	1	1	1	0	23

New Orleans	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Preston Stevenson	15	9	1	134	2	35
FB Rex Dunn	4	4	0	57	1	23
WR Phillip Newman	3	1	1	10	0	21
TE Mitchell Emmons	3	2	0	27	0	15
WR Rick Collins	2	1	0	19	0	10
TE Jimmy Roberts	2	1	0	6	0	16
WR Mercury Hopkins	2	2	0	27	0	18
WR Roger Hayes	1	1	0	12	0	2
WR Rick Jefcoat	1	0	0	0	0	6

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Tampa Bay	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Orlando Meier	1	3	3.00	4.00

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Jeffrey Cote	1	4	4.00	2.00
Grant Guthrie	1	2	2.00	2.50

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Tampa Bay	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Orlando Meier	1	0	0	0.00	5.52

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Alan Poole	2	2	21	10.50	9.13

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Tampa Bay	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE O.J. DeVries	1	0	0	0.00	0.00

New Orleans	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Preston Stevenson	2	2	21	10.50	8.93

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Tampa Bay	Rushes	Conversions
Deion Mendola	1	0
Donnell Bates	1	0
Lester Carthon	1	1
Orlando Meier	1	0

New Orleans	Rushes	Conversions
Jeffrey Cote	3	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Tampa Bay	Att	Comp	Conversions
Orlando Meier	6	2	1
Raymond White	1	0	0

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Conversions
Alan Poole	11	7	4

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Tampa Bay	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Victor Hayes	2	0	0
WR Devin Tyler	1	0	0
RB Deion Mendola	1	1	0
TE O.J. DeVries	1	0	0
RB Donnell Bates	1	1	1
WR Ross Shelton	1	0	0

New Orleans	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Preston Stevenson	4	2	2
WR Phillip Newman	2	1	0
WR Rick Collins	2	1	1
FB Rex Dunn	1	1	1
TE Jimmy Roberts	1	1	0
WR Mercury Hopkins	1	1	0

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

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