Week 17, 2031

played in Tampa Bay, FL

77 degrees, fair, 7 mph wind

New Orleans Saints	7	7	3	3	-	20
Tampa Bay Buccaneers	7	0	3	3	-	13

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:41 NOS - Phillip Newman 19 pass from Alan Poole (Bernard Richard extra point)
1Q: 01:14 TBY - Lionel Chmielewski 2 run (Kevin Matthews extra point)
2Q: 14:15 NOS - Grant Guthrie 39 run (Bernard Richard extra point)
3Q: 05:24 NOS - Bernard Richard 26 field goal
3Q: 02:50 TBY - Kevin Matthews 48 field goal
4Q: 10:28 TBY - Kevin Matthews 31 field goal
4Q: 05:12 NOS - Bernard Richard 34 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:41 NOS - Phillip Newman 19 pass from Alan Poole (Bernard Richard extra point)
1Q: 01:14 TBY - Lionel Chmielewski 2 run (Kevin Matthews extra point)
2Q: 14:15 NOS - Grant Guthrie 39 run (Bernard Richard extra point)
3Q: 05:24 NOS - Bernard Richard 26 field goal
3Q: 02:50 TBY - Kevin Matthews 48 field goal
4Q: 10:28 TBY - Kevin Matthews 31 field goal
4Q: 05:12 NOS - Bernard Richard 34 field goal

Team Statistics NOS TBY
Record 14-2 4-12
First Downs 12 17
- by Rushing 5 7
- by Passing 6 8
- by Penalty 1 2
Total Net Yards 250 240
- Offensive Plays 52 74
- Yards per Play 4.81 3.24
Net Rushing Yards 137 104
- Rushing Attempts 28 32
- Yards per Rush 4.89 3.25
Net Passing Yards 113 136
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 23 - 12 - 2 42 - 20 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards 119 136
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/6 0/0
- Yards per Pass Play 4.71 3.24
Fumbles/Lost 1/1 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 3/11 7/18
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 8.3 6.7
4th Down Conversions 0/0 1/2
Penalties/Yards 8/79 6/32
Punt Returns/Yards 3/38 2/2
Kick Returns/Yards 3/67 3/49
Interception Ret./Yards 2/0 2/27
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 3 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/2 1/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 36 OWN 25
Time of Possession 26:32 33:28

Team Statistics	NOS	TBY
Record	14-2	4-12
First Downs	12	17
- by Rushing	5	7
- by Passing	6	8
- by Penalty	1	2
Total Net Yards	250	240
- Offensive Plays	52	74
- Yards per Play	4.81	3.24
Net Rushing Yards	137	104
- Rushing Attempts	28	32
- Yards per Rush	4.89	3.25
Net Passing Yards	113	136
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	23 - 12 - 2	42 - 20 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards	119	136
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/6	0/0
- Yards per Pass Play	4.71	3.24
Fumbles/Lost	1/1	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	3/11	7/18
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	8.3	6.7
4th Down Conversions	0/0	1/2
Penalties/Yards	8/79	6/32
Punt Returns/Yards	3/38	2/2
Kick Returns/Yards	3/67	3/49
Interception Ret./Yards	2/0	2/27
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	3	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/2	1/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 36	OWN 25
Time of Possession	26:32	33:28

Drive Charts

New Orleans Saints
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	4:27	OWN 29	9	71	Touchdown
1	1:05	2:09	OWN 34	3	66	Touchdown
2	10:21	1:25	OWN 2	3	2	Punt
2	7:18	3:28	OWN 11	7	39	Punt
2	2:31	0:16	OPP 45	1	-6	Fumble
2	1:39	1:39	OWN 20	3	18	Half
3	11:08	1:45	OWN 29	3	7	Punt
3	7:51	2:34	OPP 30	5	21	Field Goal
3	2:43	1:55	OWN 30	3	5	Interception
4	14:15	1:06	OWN 36	3	1	Interception
4	10:22	2:09	OWN 20	3	-4	Punt
4	7:46	2:39	OPP 31	5	14	Field Goal
4	0:58	0:38	OWN 40	3	7	Punt
4	0:10	0:10	OPP 38	1	-1	Game

Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	10:33	9:28	OWN 20	19	80	Touchdown
2	13:56	3:35	OWN 20	7	26	Punt
2	8:56	1:38	OWN 48	3	7	Punt
2	3:50	1:19	OWN 6	3	9	Punt
2	2:15	0:36	OPP 49	3	6	Punt
3	15:00	3:52	OWN 16	5	21	Punt
3	9:23	1:32	OWN 9	3	3	Punt
3	5:17	2:34	OWN 25	6	44	Field Goal
3	0:48	1:33	OWN 28	3	-1	Punt
4	13:09	2:47	OWN 49	7	37	Field Goal
4	8:13	0:27	OWN 29	2	-5	Interception
4	5:07	4:09	OWN 12	13	48	Downs
4	0:20	0:10	OWN 20	1	0	Interception

Game MVP: Grant Guthrie, New Orleans Saints

Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Grant Guthrie	15	86	5.73	39	3	1
Jeffrey Cote	6	21	3.50	12	1	0
Alan Poole	3	14	4.67	10	1	0
Bobby Irwin	2	11	5.50	8	0	0
Rex Dunn	1	4	4.00	4	0	0
Preston Stevenson	1	1	1.00	1	0	0

Tampa Bay	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Lionel Chmielewski	24	86	3.58	16	2	1
Donnell Bates	5	12	2.40	7	0	0
Todd Downs	2	6	3.00	4	0	0
Tommie Carty	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Alan Poole	23	12	119	1/6	1	28	2	45.3

Tampa Bay	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Todd Downs	42	20	136	0/0	0	22	2	35.4

Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Phillip Newman	4	5	60	15.00	17	28	1
RB Bobby Irwin	2	2	3	1.50	0	3	0
TE Jimmy Roberts	2	3	21	10.50	0	15	0
WR Preston Stevenson	2	7	25	12.50	5	20	0
TE Mitchell Emmons	1	2	11	11.00	0	11	0
WR Rick Collins	1	3	-1	-1.00	0	-1	0
WR Mercury Hopkins	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Tampa Bay	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Devin Tyler	4	9	8	2.00	0	3
TE O.J. DeVries	4	8	31	7.75	4	11
RB Lionel Chmielewski	3	4	40	13.33	30	21
RB Donnell Bates	3	5	28	9.33	1	22
WR Victor Hayes	2	3	11	5.50	1	9
RB Deion Mendola	1	2	5	5.00	0	5
WR R.J. Paduano	1	7	3	3.00	0	3
TE Will McAdams	1	1	11	11.00	4	11
FB Tommie Carty	1	1	-1	-1.00	0	-1
WR Aaron Kafka	0	1	0	0.00	0	0
WR Ross Shelton	0	1	0	0.00	0	0

Interception Statistics

New Orleans	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Duane Sterritt	1	0	0.00	0
OLB Byron Bennett	1	0	0.00	0

Tampa Bay	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB R.J. Lissvall	1	13	13.00	0
CB Edwin Guthrie	1	14	14.00	0

Fumble Statistics

New Orleans	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Alan Poole	1	0	0	0

Tampa Bay	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Clarence Rice	0	1	0	0
Tyrus Beyer	0	0	1	0

Punting Statistics

New Orleans	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Darnell Briggs	5	251	50.2	45.8	57	2

Tampa Bay	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Norm Burton	7	288	41.1	32.9	52	2

Kicking Statistics

New Orleans	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Bernard Richard	2/2	0/0	0/0	34	2/2

Tampa Bay	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Kevin Matthews	2/2	1/1	0/0	48	1/1

Punt Return Statistics

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Roger Hayes	3	38	12.7	0

Tampa Bay	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Aaron Kafka	2	2	1.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Tyrone Leibert	3	67	22.3	0

Tampa Bay	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Deion Mendola	2	36	18.0	0
Ross Shelton	1	13	13.0	0

Defensive Statistics

New Orleans	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Byron Bennett	8	4	0.0	31	41
ILB Dale Landolt	7	1	0.0	13	12
S Duane Sterritt	6	1	0.0	21	33
S Justin Borders	3	1	0.0	18	27
DE Max Tank	3	0	0.0	24	35
ILB Lamar McCarthy	3	0	0.0	21	37
DE Rich Banks	3	0	0.0	15	20
DE Cary Clinton	2	2	0.0	21	27
CB Bubba Reese	2	2	0.0	17	14
DT Jorge Templeton	2	2	0.0	27	29
CB Norbert Dawson	2	1	0.0	18	28
S Steve Ziel	2	1	0.0	22	28
CB Roderick Iadevaia	2	0	0.0	27	40
DT Junior Reeves	1	2	0.0	23	23
S Tommie Grange	1	1	0.0	9	10
OLB Rodney Whalen	1	1	0.0	16	9
ILB Jose Barfield	1	0	0.0	1	2
S Jorge Cloude	1	0	0.0	9	14
FB Rex Dunn	1	0	---	---	---
DT Burt Tamaarkin	1	0	0.0	10	23
RB Grant Guthrie	1	0	---	---	---

Tampa Bay	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Norm Leat	5	1	0.0	22	19
DE Xavier Flagg	5	0	0.0	26	22
OLB Bobby Flannery	4	0	0.0	13	10
DE Irving Baxter	3	1	0.0	17	8
S Melvin Prescott	3	0	0.0	19	16
DE Tyrus Beyer	2	1	1.0	13	18
DT Brock Robinson	2	1	0.0	21	14
DT Clarence Rice	2	1	0.0	21	17
CB R.J. Lissvall	2	1	0.0	13	15
ILB Donnell Ramsey	2	0	0.0	9	9
CB Edwin Guthrie	2	0	0.0	25	19
DT Steven Mixon	1	1	0.0	10	16
S Devin Matthews	1	0	0.0	11	8
TE O.J. DeVries	1	0	---	---	---
WR R.J. Paduano	1	0	---	---	---
ILB Al Bornstein	1	0	0.0	20	15
S Kendall Frazer	1	0	0.0	11	9
CB Al Dresback	1	0	0.0	1	6
CB Jose Alcott	1	0	0.0	27	18
OLB Donald Abrams	0	1	0.0	25	18

Pass Rush Statistics

New Orleans	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Rich Banks	1	0	0	20
DE Cary Clinton	0	3	2	27
DE Max Tank	0	2	1	35
DT Jorge Templeton	0	2	0	29
DE Brent Robbins	0	1	1	10
DT Junior Reeves	0	1	0	23

Tampa Bay	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Tyrus Beyer	1.0	0	2	0	18
DT Clarence Rice	0.0	1	0	0	17

Pass Defense Statistics

New Orleans	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S Duane Sterritt	4	0	1	33
ILB Lamar McCarthy	3	4	0	37
OLB Byron Bennett	3	0	1	41
S Justin Borders	2	0	0	27
CB Roderick Iadevaia	1	1	0	40
ILB Jose Barfield	1	0	0	2
S Jorge Cloude	1	0	0	14
CB Norbert Dawson	1	0	0	28
ILB Dale Landolt	1	0	0	12
CB Bubba Reese	1	0	0	14
S Steve Ziel	1	0	0	28
OLB Rodney Whalen	1	0	0	9
S Tommie Grange	0	1	0	10

Tampa Bay	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB R.J. Lissvall	2	0	1	15
S Norm Leat	2	0	0	19
S Melvin Prescott	2	0	0	16
OLB Bobby Flannery	2	0	0	10
CB Edwin Guthrie	1	0	1	19
ILB Al Bornstein	1	0	0	15
DE Xavier Flagg	1	0	0	22
CB Al Dresback	1	0	0	6
S Kendall Frazer	0	1	0	9

Blocking Statistics

New Orleans	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Vernon Huffman	3	4	18	0	15
Cris Scott	2	5	27	0	23
Joseph Sherman	1	2	27	1	24
Mel Harper	1	2	17	0	12
Mitchell Emmons	1	1	19	0	12
Trent Sinclair	0	6	21	0	15
Rex Dunn	0	2	18	0	12
Shawn Fadiman	0	2	7	0	9
Dwayne Peyton	0	1	18	0	16

Tampa Bay	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	PPly
Ralph Oliveira	2	4	20	29
Doug Emerson	2	4	23	33
Roger Wellins	1	4	24	33
Donald Peterson	1	3	12	15
Emmitt Oliver	1	3	26	37
Irving Burnett	1	2	12	13
Buddy Coombs	0	6	20	27
B.J. Lowe	0	2	14	14
O.J. DeVries	0	1	26	37
Lewis Gray	0	1	9	9

Special Teams Statistics

New Orleans	Tackles	STPlays
Bobby Irwin	3	16
Rex Dunn	1	23
Justin Borders	1	15
Phillip Newman	0	16
Mitchell Emmons	0	15
Jose Barfield	0	14
Rick Collins	0	11
Rich Banks	0	11
Lamar McCarthy	0	10
Tommie Grange	0	9
Jeffrey Cote	0	9
Roger Hayes	0	9
Bubba Reese	0	8
Jimmy Roberts	0	8
Roderick Iadevaia	0	8
B.J. Givens	0	7
Mike Emerson	0	7
Byron Bennett	0	7
Vernon Huffman	0	7
Bernard Richard	0	7
Norbert Dawson	0	6
Tyrone Leibert	0	6
Darnell Briggs	0	5
Mel Harper	0	5
Rodney Whalen	0	5
Shawn Fadiman	0	5
Cary Clinton	0	4
Duane Sterritt	0	3
Joseph Sherman	0	3
Junior Reeves	0	2
Jorge Cloude	0	2
Steve Ziel	0	2
Bryan Harding	0	2
Preston Stevenson	0	2
Jorge Templeton	0	2
Brent Robbins	0	1
Max Tank	0	1
Burt Tamaarkin	0	1
Trent Sinclair	0	1

Tampa Bay	Tackles	STPlays
Kendall Frazer	2	17
Jose Alcott	2	6
Lewis Gray	1	9
B.J. Lowe	1	8
Deion Mendola	0	23
Aaron Kafka	0	20
Tommie Carty	0	18
Will McAdams	0	16
R.J. Paduano	0	14
Darryl Gaines	0	12
Al Bornstein	0	11
R.J. Lissvall	0	11
Ross Shelton	0	11
Edwin Guthrie	0	11
Irving Burnett	0	9
Emmitt Oliver	0	9
O.J. DeVries	0	7
Norm Burton	0	7
Xavier Flagg	0	7
Kevin Matthews	0	6
Bobby Flannery	0	6
Roger Wellins	0	5
Donald Peterson	0	5
Michael Langer	0	4
Tyrus Beyer	0	4
Brock Robinson	0	3
Clarence Rice	0	3
Donald Abrams	0	3
Melvin Prescott	0	3
Raymond White	0	2
Devin Matthews	0	1
Lionel Chmielewski	0	1
Norm Leat	0	1
Nathan Holse	0	1
Steven Mixon	0	1

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	11	54	4.9
Middle	10	27	2.7
Right	6	57	9.5
None	1	-1	-1.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	12	43	3.6
Middle	13	35	2.7
Right	7	26	3.7
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Alan Poole	23	12	2	3	2	1	2	0	2

Tampa Bay	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Todd Downs	42	20	2	2	2	6	9	4	2

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	3	13	3.3
Short (0-8 Yds)	6	3	7	1.2
Medium (9-18 Yds)	4	4	52	13.0
Long (19+ Yds)	9	2	47	5.2

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	7	5	25	3.6
Short (0-8 Yds)	20	12	69	3.5
Medium (9-18 Yds)	11	2	20	1.8
Long (19+ Yds)	4	1	22	5.5

Detailed Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Preston Stevenson	7	2	2	25	1	24
WR Phillip Newman	5	4	0	60	1	20
WR Rick Collins	3	1	0	-1	0	11
TE Jimmy Roberts	3	2	0	21	0	11
RB Bobby Irwin	2	2	0	3	0	5
TE Mitchell Emmons	2	1	0	11	0	12
WR Mercury Hopkins	1	0	0	0	0	5

Tampa Bay	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Devin Tyler	9	4	0	8	0	28
TE O.J. DeVries	8	4	0	31	0	37
WR R.J. Paduano	7	1	2	3	0	23
RB Donnell Bates	5	3	0	28	1	10
RB Lionel Chmielewski	4	3	0	40	1	32
WR Victor Hayes	3	2	0	11	0	23
RB Deion Mendola	2	1	0	5	0	5
WR Aaron Kafka	1	0	0	0	0	7
WR Ross Shelton	1	0	0	0	0	6
TE Will McAdams	1	1	0	11	0	16
FB Tommie Carty	1	1	0	-1	0	23

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Jeffrey Cote	2	6	3.00	3.50
Grant Guthrie	1	3	3.00	5.73

Tampa Bay	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Lionel Chmielewski	5	13	2.60	3.58
Donnell Bates	1	-1	-1.00	2.40

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Alan Poole	4	2	22	5.50	5.17

Tampa Bay	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Todd Downs	3	1	5	1.67	3.24

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Phillip Newman	1	1	19	19.00	12.00
RB Bobby Irwin	1	1	3	3.00	1.50
TE Jimmy Roberts	1	0	0	0.00	7.00
WR Preston Stevenson	1	0	0	0.00	3.57

Tampa Bay	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR R.J. Paduano	2	0	0	0.00	0.43
RB Deion Mendola	1	1	5	5.00	2.50

Third Down Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Rushes	Conversions
Grant Guthrie	3	1

Tampa Bay	Rushes	Conversions
Lionel Chmielewski	2	2
Todd Downs	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Conversions
Alan Poole	8	3	2

Tampa Bay	Att	Comp	Conversions
Todd Downs	15	13	5

Third Down Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Phillip Newman	2	1	1
TE Jimmy Roberts	2	1	1
RB Bobby Irwin	1	1	0
TE Mitchell Emmons	1	0	0
WR Preston Stevenson	1	0	0
WR Mercury Hopkins	1	0	0

Tampa Bay	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Devin Tyler	4	3	0
TE O.J. DeVries	2	2	0
WR Victor Hayes	2	2	2
WR R.J. Paduano	2	1	0
RB Donnell Bates	2	2	1
RB Deion Mendola	1	1	1
TE Will McAdams	1	1	1
FB Tommie Carty	1	1	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 29,900 (65,700 capacity)
Upper Deck 6,900 (17,700)
End Zone 6,700 (12,700)
Mezzanine 3,700 (7,300)
Sideline Seats 5,700 (11,200)
Club Seats 5,400 (12,000)
Luxury Boxes 1,500 (4,800)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	29,900 (65,700 capacity)
Upper Deck	6,900 (17,700)
End Zone	6,700 (12,700)
Mezzanine	3,700 (7,300)
Sideline Seats	5,700 (11,200)
Club Seats	5,400 (12,000)
Luxury Boxes	1,500 (4,800)