Week 15, 2032

played in Tampa Bay, FL

44 degrees, fair, 10 mph wind

New Orleans Saints	0	14	7	6	-	27
Tampa Bay Buccaneers	0	10	0	0	-	10

Scoring Summary
2Q: 14:28 TBY - Jason Salinas 39 field goal
2Q: 07:13 TBY - Toby Castanie 15 pass from Leon Horn (Jason Salinas extra point)
2Q: 03:25 NOS - Jeffrey Cote 5 run (Bernard Richard extra point)
2Q: 00:18 NOS - Bryan Harding 10 run (Bernard Richard extra point)
3Q: 05:28 NOS - Mitchell Emmons 49 pass from Bryan Harding (Bernard Richard extra point)
4Q: 07:06 NOS - Bernard Richard 44 field goal
4Q: 02:11 NOS - Bernard Richard 27 field goal

Scoring Summary
2Q: 14:28 TBY - Jason Salinas 39 field goal
2Q: 07:13 TBY - Toby Castanie 15 pass from Leon Horn (Jason Salinas extra point)
2Q: 03:25 NOS - Jeffrey Cote 5 run (Bernard Richard extra point)
2Q: 00:18 NOS - Bryan Harding 10 run (Bernard Richard extra point)
3Q: 05:28 NOS - Mitchell Emmons 49 pass from Bryan Harding (Bernard Richard extra point)
4Q: 07:06 NOS - Bernard Richard 44 field goal
4Q: 02:11 NOS - Bernard Richard 27 field goal

Team Statistics NOS TBY
Record 12-2 5-8-1
First Downs 19 18
- by Rushing 6 4
- by Passing 13 13
- by Penalty 0 1
Total Net Yards 403 259
- Offensive Plays 67 64
- Yards per Play 6.01 4.05
Net Rushing Yards 145 76
- Rushing Attempts 36 26
- Yards per Rush 4.03 2.92
Net Passing Yards 258 183
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 29 - 17 - 2 35 - 19 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 274 204
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2/16 3/21
- Yards per Pass Play 8.32 4.82
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 10/16 3/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.3 9.5
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/2
Penalties/Yards 4/25 4/33
Punt Returns/Yards 5/49 1/10
Kick Returns/Yards 2/44 4/84
Interception Ret./Yards 1/19 2/17
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 5 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/2 1/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 42 OWN 17
Time of Possession 31:14 28:46

Team Statistics	NOS	TBY
Record	12-2	5-8-1
First Downs	19	18
- by Rushing	6	4
- by Passing	13	13
- by Penalty	0	1
Total Net Yards	403	259
- Offensive Plays	67	64
- Yards per Play	6.01	4.05
Net Rushing Yards	145	76
- Rushing Attempts	36	26
- Yards per Rush	4.03	2.92
Net Passing Yards	258	183
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	29 - 17 - 2	35 - 19 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	274	204
- Sacks/Yards Lost	2/16	3/21
- Yards per Pass Play	8.32	4.82
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	10/16	3/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.3	9.5
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/2
Penalties/Yards	4/25	4/33
Punt Returns/Yards	5/49	1/10
Kick Returns/Yards	2/44	4/84
Interception Ret./Yards	1/19	2/17
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	5	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/2	1/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 42	OWN 17
Time of Possession	31:14	28:46

Drive Charts

New Orleans Saints
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	11:49	1:14	OWN 34	3	9	Punt
1	6:52	1:53	OPP 47	3	6	Punt
2	14:22	4:29	OWN 26	8	34	Punt
2	7:04	3:45	OWN 20	11	80	Touchdown
2	1:22	1:16	OWN 37	7	63	Touchdown
3	15:00	2:33	OWN 36	4	40	Interception
3	11:22	1:29	OWN 34	3	9	Punt
3	8:03	2:51	OWN 41	6	59	Touchdown
4	14:51	3:09	OWN 41	6	42	Interception
4	10:23	3:22	50	6	23	Field Goal
4	5:46	3:40	OPP 35	8	25	Field Goal
4	0:38	0:38	OPP 32	2	-2	Game

Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	3:11	OWN 9	5	13	Punt
1	10:35	3:43	OWN 7	9	12	Punt
1	4:59	5:37	OWN 20	11	58	Field Goal
2	9:53	2:49	OWN 20	5	80	Touchdown
2	3:19	1:57	OWN 20	4	-1	Punt
2	0:06	0:06	OWN 20	1	-1	Half
3	12:27	1:05	OWN 23	3	5	Punt
3	9:53	1:50	OWN 20	3	1	Punt
3	5:12	5:21	OWN 19	9	45	Interception
4	11:42	1:19	OWN 9	3	8	Punt
4	7:01	1:15	OWN 21	5	14	Downs
4	2:06	1:28	OWN 22	6	10	Downs

Game MVP: Jeffrey Cote, New Orleans Saints

Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Jeffrey Cote	15	72	4.80	28	1	1
Rex Dunn	14	43	3.07	37	1	0
Bryan Harding	5	24	4.80	10	1	1
Dusty Tobias	2	6	3.00	3	0	0

Tampa Bay	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Donald Scukanec	17	45	2.65	14	1
Lionel Chmielewski	5	24	4.80	10	1
Leon Horn	2	3	1.50	4	0
Billy Joe Nichols	1	3	3.00	3	0
Kim Lyon	1	1	1.00	1	0

Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Bryan Harding	29	17	274	2/16	1	49	2	73.0

Tampa Bay	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Leon Horn	31	18	200	3/21	1	35	1	74.7
Billy Joe Nichols	4	1	4	0/0	0	4	0	39.6

Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Preston Stevenson	6	9	92	15.33	27	26	0
WR Rick Collins	3	4	25	8.33	3	12	0
TE Mitchell Emmons	2	3	72	36.00	24	49	1
TE Jimmy Roberts	2	3	28	14.00	7	25	0
WR Phillip Newman	1	3	28	28.00	18	28	0
FB Rex Dunn	1	4	5	5.00	4	5	0
WR Roger Hayes	1	1	19	19.00	0	19	0
TE Dusty Tobias	1	2	5	5.00	5	5	0

Tampa Bay	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Devin Tyler	5	8	37	7.40	0	13	0
WR Toby Castanie	3	6	41	13.67	10	16	1
TE Edward Wyant	3	6	28	9.33	6	13	0
WR Ty Jonas	2	8	15	7.50	0	8	0
RB Lionel Chmielewski	2	2	12	6.00	0	10	0
RB Donald Scukanec	1	1	12	12.00	13	12	0
TE O.J. DeVries	1	1	35	35.00	17	35	0
WR Aaron Kafka	1	2	17	17.00	1	17	0
FB Jermaine Robertson	1	1	7	7.00	3	7	0

Interception Statistics

New Orleans	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Roderick Iadevaia	1	19	19.00	0

Tampa Bay	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB John Murphy	1	17	17.00	0
CB Al Dresback	1	0	0.00	0

Fumble Statistics

New Orleans	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD

Tampa Bay	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD

Punting Statistics

New Orleans	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Darnell Briggs	4	178	44.5	32.0	50	2

Tampa Bay	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Norm Burton	6	274	45.7	37.5	58	0

Kicking Statistics

New Orleans	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Bernard Richard	2/2	1/1	0/0	44	3/3

Tampa Bay	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Jason Salinas	1/1	0/0	0/0	39	1/1

Punt Return Statistics

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Roger Hayes	5	49	9.8	0

Tampa Bay	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Aaron Kafka	1	10	10.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Marlon Cox	2	44	22.0	0

Tampa Bay	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Toby Castanie	2	45	22.5	0
Britt England	2	39	19.5	0

Defensive Statistics

New Orleans	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
CB Norbert Dawson	8	0	0.0	12	22
DT Burt Tamaarkin	6	0	1.0	18	20
S Karl Tucker	6	3	0.0	19	26
DT Jorge Templeton	4	0	1.0	19	27
DT Junior Reeves	4	2	0.0	14	24
OLB Byron Bennett	4	1	0.0	25	33
S Justin Borders	3	2	0.0	17	28
OLB Rodney Whalen	3	1	0.0	8	14
ILB Lamar McCarthy	3	1	0.0	17	24
DE Brent Robbins	3	0	0.0	13	21
DE Max Tank	1	0	1.0	22	35
CB Ty Covington	1	1	0.0	16	23
FB Rex Dunn	1	0	---	---	---
TE Dusty Tobias	1	0	---	---	---
S Steve Ziel	0	3	0.0	15	26
CB Roderick Iadevaia	0	1	0.0	22	29
S Marlon Cox	0	1	0.0	3	5

Tampa Bay	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Al Bornstein	9	2	0.0	27	24
S Norm Leat	7	0	0.0	19	20
OLB Bo Farmer	6	0	0.0	28	16
DT Clarence Rice	5	2	0.5	28	25
DT Tyrone Sawyers	5	0	0.0	24	16
S Ken Greer	3	2	0.0	33	25
OLB Donald Abrams	3	1	0.0	21	23
DT Deron Sharman	2	0	1.0	9	7
ILB Duane Lake	2	2	0.0	16	7
CB John Murphy	2	0	0.0	18	22
CB Jose Alcott	2	0	0.0	32	24
DE Xavier Flagg	1	2	0.5	27	22
DE Amos Oland	1	1	0.0	23	23
S Kendall Frazer	1	1	0.0	17	18
WR Ty Jonas	1	0	---	---	---
DE Allen Kennedy	1	0	0.0	13	8

Pass Rush Statistics

New Orleans	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Max Tank	1.0	2	5	35
DT Jorge Templeton	1.0	2	2	27
DT Burt Tamaarkin	1.0	0	0	20
DE Rich Banks	0.0	1	1	20

Tampa Bay	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Deron Sharman	1.0	0	0	7
DT Clarence Rice	0.5	1	1	25
DE Xavier Flagg	0.5	0	1	22
OLB Robert Berggren	0.0	1	0	6

Pass Defense Statistics

New Orleans	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Norbert Dawson	4	0	0	22
S Karl Tucker	4	0	0	26
S Justin Borders	4	0	0	28
OLB Byron Bennett	2	1	0	33
DT Junior Reeves	1	0	0	24
CB Ty Covington	1	0	0	23
DT Burt Tamaarkin	1	0	0	20
DT Jorge Templeton	1	0	0	27
OLB Rodney Whalen	1	0	0	14
S Steve Ziel	0	3	0	26
CB Roderick Iadevaia	0	1	1	29

Tampa Bay	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S Norm Leat	4	0	0	20
ILB Al Bornstein	3	1	0	24
OLB Donald Abrams	2	1	0	23
OLB Bo Farmer	2	1	0	16
CB Jose Alcott	2	1	0	24
S Kendall Frazer	2	0	0	18
CB John Murphy	1	1	1	22
DE Amos Oland	1	0	0	23
CB Al Dresback	0	1	1	22
S Ken Greer	0	1	0	25

Blocking Statistics

New Orleans	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Cris Scott	2	6	0	29	0	27
Mel Harper	1	5	0	27	0	21
Rex Dunn	1	3	0	32	0	24
Trent Sinclair	0	6	2	29	2	27
Dwayne Peyton	0	4	0	26	0	23
Kris Lebiedzinski	0	4	0	13	0	9
Jimmy Roberts	0	2	0	23	0	15
Joseph Sherman	0	1	0	33	0	25

Tampa Bay	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Donald Peterson	4	7	23	1	33
Doug Emerson	1	4	25	0	37
O.J. DeVries	1	1	1	0	10
Edward Wyant	1	1	20	0	30
Jermaine Robertson	1	1	17	0	22
O.J. Falwell	0	3	21	0	33
Ralph Oliveira	0	2	24	1	34
Harry Abe	0	2	10	0	11
Kim Lyon	0	1	9	1	12
Norbert Mahoney	0	1	20	0	31

Special Teams Statistics

New Orleans	Tackles	STPlays
Roderick Iadevaia	2	11
Rick Collins	1	15
Justin Borders	1	14
Norbert Dawson	1	10
Ed McCarthy	0	21
Lamar McCarthy	0	16
Dusty Tobias	0	15
Tamarick Koonce	0	11
Rex Dunn	0	10
Mitchell Emmons	0	8
Bubba Reese	0	8
Bernard Richard	0	8
Nate Frederick	0	8
Marlon Cox	0	8
Burt Tamaarkin	0	6
Roger Hayes	0	6
Vernon Huffman	0	6
Rich Banks	0	6
Marvin Buckner	0	6
Byron Bennett	0	5
Kris Lebiedzinski	0	5
Tyrell Summers	0	5
Joseph Sherman	0	4
Darnell Briggs	0	4
Ty Covington	0	3
Preston Stevenson	0	3
Duane Sterritt	0	2
Dwayne Peyton	0	2
Karl Tucker	0	2
Steve Ziel	0	2
Bryan Harding	0	2
Trent Sinclair	0	2
Mel Harper	0	2
Junior Reeves	0	1
Brent Robbins	0	1
Max Tank	0	1
Jimmy Roberts	0	1
Jorge Templeton	0	1
Rodney Whalen	0	1

Tampa Bay	Tackles	STPlays
John Murphy	4	26
O.J. DeVries	3	16
Junior Patterson	0	19
Edward Wyant	0	14
Aaron Kafka	0	12
Al Bornstein	0	11
Toby Castanie	0	10
Calvin Shields	0	10
Britt England	0	10
Kim Lyon	0	8
Ralph Oliveira	0	7
Doug Emerson	0	7
Emmitt Oliver	0	7
Jermaine Robertson	0	7
Harry Abe	0	7
Norbert Mahoney	0	7
Norm Leat	0	6
Norm Burton	0	6
Ty Jonas	0	5
Allen Kennedy	0	5
Duane Lake	0	5
Jose Alcott	0	5
Robert Berggren	0	5
Amos Oland	0	4
Xavier Flagg	0	4
Jason Salinas	0	4
Tyrone Sawyers	0	2
Clarence Rice	0	2
Bo Farmer	0	2
Kendall Frazer	0	2
Irving Baxter	0	2
Donald Scukanec	0	1
Donald Abrams	0	1
Todd Downs	0	1
Al Dresback	0	1
Ken Greer	0	1

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	18	99	5.5
Middle	10	34	3.4
Right	6	14	2.3
None	2	-2	-1.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	6	31	5.2
Middle	7	16	2.3
Right	12	30	2.5
None	1	-1	-1.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Bryan Harding	29	17	6	1	0	7	2	2	2

Tampa Bay	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Leon Horn	31	18	1	2	2	4	4	7	1
Billy Joe Nichols	4	1	0	0	1	1	1	1	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	5	4	39	7.8
Short (0-8 Yds)	8	3	20	2.5
Medium (9-18 Yds)	8	6	96	12.0
Long (19+ Yds)	8	4	119	14.9

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	4	26	6.5
Short (0-8 Yds)	13	8	64	4.9
Medium (9-18 Yds)	16	7	114	7.1
Long (19+ Yds)	2	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Preston Stevenson	9	6	92	2	31
FB Rex Dunn	4	1	5	0	24
WR Rick Collins	4	3	25	0	14
WR Phillip Newman	3	1	28	1	20
TE Mitchell Emmons	3	2	72	2	13
TE Jimmy Roberts	3	2	28	1	15
TE Dusty Tobias	2	1	5	0	12
WR Roger Hayes	1	1	19	0	8

Tampa Bay	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Devin Tyler	8	5	0	37	0	23
WR Ty Jonas	8	2	1	15	0	22
WR Toby Castanie	6	3	2	41	0	26
TE Edward Wyant	6	3	0	28	0	30
RB Lionel Chmielewski	2	2	0	12	0	18
WR Aaron Kafka	2	1	0	17	0	7
RB Donald Scukanec	1	1	0	12	0	20
TE O.J. DeVries	1	1	0	35	1	10
FB Jermaine Robertson	1	1	0	7	0	22

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Rex Dunn	4	-2	-0.50	3.07
Bryan Harding	1	10	10.00	4.80
Jeffrey Cote	1	5	5.00	4.80

Tampa Bay	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Bryan Harding	6	2	20	3.33	9.45

Tampa Bay	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Leon Horn	2	2	17	8.50	6.45

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Preston Stevenson	2	1	15	7.50	10.22
TE Dusty Tobias	2	1	5	2.50	2.50
TE Mitchell Emmons	1	0	0	0.00	24.00
FB Rex Dunn	1	0	0	0.00	1.25

Tampa Bay	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Toby Castanie	1	1	15	15.00	6.83
RB Lionel Chmielewski	1	1	2	2.00	6.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Rushes	Conversions
Rex Dunn	2	0
Bryan Harding	1	1
Jeffrey Cote	1	1

Tampa Bay	Rushes	Conversions
Donald Scukanec	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Conversions
Bryan Harding	12	10	8

Tampa Bay	Att	Comp	Conversions
Leon Horn	10	3	3
Billy Joe Nichols	1	0	0

Third Down Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Rick Collins	3	2	1
TE Mitchell Emmons	2	2	2
TE Jimmy Roberts	2	2	1
WR Phillip Newman	1	0	0
FB Rex Dunn	1	1	1
WR Preston Stevenson	1	1	1
WR Roger Hayes	1	1	1
TE Dusty Tobias	1	1	1

Tampa Bay	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Ty Jonas	4	1	1
TE Edward Wyant	2	0	0
WR Aaron Kafka	2	1	1
WR Devin Tyler	1	0	0
WR Toby Castanie	1	0	0
FB Jermaine Robertson	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 37,800 (65,700 capacity)
Upper Deck 9,300 (17,700)
End Zone 8,700 (12,700)
Mezzanine 4,300 (7,300)
Sideline Seats 6,600 (11,200)
Club Seats 6,900 (12,000)
Luxury Boxes 2,000 (4,800)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	37,800 (65,700 capacity)
Upper Deck	9,300 (17,700)
End Zone	8,700 (12,700)
Mezzanine	4,300 (7,300)
Sideline Seats	6,600 (11,200)
Club Seats	6,900 (12,000)
Luxury Boxes	2,000 (4,800)