Week 9, 2034

played in Tampa Bay, FL

56 degrees, fair, calm

New Orleans Saints	0	7	0	14	-	21
Tampa Bay Buccaneers	7	10	7	0	-	24

Scoring Summary
1Q: 05:40 TBY - Darrell Dennis 2 run (Jason Salinas extra point)
2Q: 07:17 TBY - Jason Salinas 35 field goal
2Q: 03:01 TBY - Jamal Small 31 pass from Ricky Ingram (Jason Salinas extra point)
2Q: 00:31 NOS - Joe Raymond 2 pass from Bryan Harding (Henry Cooley extra point)
3Q: 11:19 TBY - Warren Davidson 10 pass from Ricky Ingram (Jason Salinas extra point)
4Q: 04:01 NOS - Mercury Hopkins 3 pass from Bryan Harding (Henry Cooley extra point)
4Q: 00:22 NOS - Joe Raymond 2 pass from Bryan Harding (Henry Cooley extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 05:40 TBY - Darrell Dennis 2 run (Jason Salinas extra point)
2Q: 07:17 TBY - Jason Salinas 35 field goal
2Q: 03:01 TBY - Jamal Small 31 pass from Ricky Ingram (Jason Salinas extra point)
2Q: 00:31 NOS - Joe Raymond 2 pass from Bryan Harding (Henry Cooley extra point)
3Q: 11:19 TBY - Warren Davidson 10 pass from Ricky Ingram (Jason Salinas extra point)
4Q: 04:01 NOS - Mercury Hopkins 3 pass from Bryan Harding (Henry Cooley extra point)
4Q: 00:22 NOS - Joe Raymond 2 pass from Bryan Harding (Henry Cooley extra point)

Team Statistics NOS TBY
Record 5-3 5-3
First Downs 22 21
- by Rushing 5 11
- by Passing 14 10
- by Penalty 3 0
Total Net Yards 335 338
- Offensive Plays 73 69
- Yards per Play 4.59 4.90
Net Rushing Yards 91 141
- Rushing Attempts 28 34
- Yards per Rush 3.25 4.15
Net Passing Yards 244 197
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 43 - 26 - 1 32 - 14 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 254 217
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2/10 3/20
- Yards per Pass Play 5.42 5.63
Fumbles/Lost 4/1 1/1
3rd Down Conversions 9/19 7/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 6.0 6.9
4th Down Conversions 2/2 0/0
Penalties/Yards 6/31 5/39
Punt Returns/Yards 3/13 2/-1
Kick Returns/Yards 5/140 3/53
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 1/8
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 3 4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 3/0 2/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 29 OWN 26
Time of Possession 29:11 30:49

Team Statistics	NOS	TBY
Record	5-3	5-3
First Downs	22	21
- by Rushing	5	11
- by Passing	14	10
- by Penalty	3	0
Total Net Yards	335	338
- Offensive Plays	73	69
- Yards per Play	4.59	4.90
Net Rushing Yards	91	141
- Rushing Attempts	28	34
- Yards per Rush	3.25	4.15
Net Passing Yards	244	197
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	43 - 26 - 1	32 - 14 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	254	217
- Sacks/Yards Lost	2/10	3/20
- Yards per Pass Play	5.42	5.63
Fumbles/Lost	4/1	1/1
3rd Down Conversions	9/19	7/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	6.0	6.9
4th Down Conversions	2/2	0/0
Penalties/Yards	6/31	5/39
Punt Returns/Yards	3/13	2/-1
Kick Returns/Yards	5/140	3/53
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	1/8
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	3	4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	3/0	2/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 29	OWN 26
Time of Possession	29:11	30:49

Drive Charts

New Orleans Saints
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	2:43	OWN 33	6	11	Punt
1	5:33	2:04	OWN 31	3	8	Punt
1	2:03	2:50	OWN 34	6	22	Punt
2	13:14	0:41	OWN 49	2	8	Fumble
2	7:10	3:03	OWN 41	6	13	Interception
2	2:46	2:25	OWN 26	10	74	Touchdown
3	11:08	1:54	OWN 30	3	0	Punt
3	7:31	2:29	OWN 42	6	20	Missed FG
3	3:34	2:25	OWN 19	4	10	Punt
3	0:12	1:54	OWN 25	3	4	Punt
4	10:35	6:43	OWN 4	19	96	Touchdown
4	1:29	1:15	OWN 25	7	75	Touchdown

Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	12:17	6:44	OWN 6	15	94	Touchdown
1	3:29	1:26	OWN 20	3	-5	Punt
2	14:13	0:59	OWN 11	3	0	Punt
2	12:33	5:23	OWN 43	10	39	Field Goal
2	4:07	1:21	OPP 47	5	47	Touchdown
2	0:21	0:21	OWN 26	1	-2	Half
3	15:00	3:52	OWN 32	8	68	Touchdown
3	9:14	1:43	OWN 6	3	7	Punt
3	5:02	1:28	OWN 45	5	36	Fumble
3	1:09	0:57	OWN 11	3	9	Punt
4	13:18	2:43	OWN 19	6	28	Punt
4	3:52	2:23	OWN 15	6	25	Punt
4	0:14	0:14	OPP 44	1	-2	Game

Game MVP: Ricky Ingram, Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Jeffrey Cote	11	32	2.91	17	1
Grant Guthrie	7	9	1.29	9	0
Bryan Harding	5	18	3.60	8	0
Dale Kiburz	4	31	7.75	13	2
Rick Collins	1	1	1.00	1	0

Tampa Bay	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Ernest Hancock	16	47	2.94	10	1	0
Darrell Dennis	11	54	4.91	10	2	1
Ricky Ingram	5	18	3.60	11	1	0
Gino Washington	2	22	11.00	18	1	0

Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Bryan Harding	43	26	254	2/10	3	47	1	90.6

Tampa Bay	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Ricky Ingram	32	14	217	3/20	2	34	0	87.6

Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Tommy Patton	10	15	86	8.60	26	12	0
WR Preston Stevenson	8	13	109	13.63	36	47	0
TE Joe Raymond	3	5	8	2.67	0	4	2
WR Rick Collins	1	1	5	5.00	0	5	0
RB Jeffrey Cote	1	1	4	4.00	0	4	0
TE Jimmy Roberts	1	2	11	11.00	0	11	0
WR Mercury Hopkins	1	1	3	3.00	2	3	1
WR Roger Hayes	1	1	28	28.00	0	28	0
FB Rex Dunn	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
RB Grant Guthrie	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Tampa Bay	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
TE Edward Wyant	4	8	48	12.00	0	21	0
WR Warren Davidson	4	6	52	13.00	4	22	1
WR Britt England	3	11	72	24.00	41	34	0
RB Ernest Hancock	1	1	9	9.00	0	9	0
TE Jamal Small	1	2	31	31.00	17	31	1
FB Jermaine Robertson	1	1	5	5.00	0	5	0
WR Benjamin Worthy	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
WR Rickey Thomason	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
RB Gino Washington	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

New Orleans	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Tampa Bay	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Ken Greer	1	8	8.00	0

Fumble Statistics

New Orleans	Fumb	Recov	Force
Jeffrey Cote	1	1	0
Roger Hayes	1	1	0
Grant Guthrie	1	0	0
Preston Stevenson	1	0	0
Tommy Patton	0	1	0
Adam Dixon	0	1	0
Justin Borders	0	0	1

Tampa Bay	Fumb	Recov	Force
Ernest Hancock	1	0	0
Ronnie Akroyd	0	1	0
Brock Robinson	0	0	1
Hardy Graf	0	0	1
Rico Fredrickson	0	0	1
Donnell Welch	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

New Orleans	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Darnell Briggs	6	316	52.7	49.5	61	5

Tampa Bay	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Tyrone Gillespie	6	288	48.0	45.8	62	2

Kicking Statistics

New Orleans	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Henry Cooley	0/1	0/1	0/1	0	3/3

Tampa Bay	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Jason Salinas	1/1	0/0	0/0	35	3/3

Punt Return Statistics

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Roger Hayes	3	13	4.3	0

Tampa Bay	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Benjamin Worthy	1	2	2.0	0
Warren Davidson	1	-3	-3.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Chester Ellingsen	4	121	30.3	0
Rick Collins	1	19	19.0	0

Tampa Bay	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Britt England	2	44	22.0	0
Ty Jonas	1	9	9.0	0

Defensive Statistics

New Orleans	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Lamar McCarthy	7	1	0.0	20	28
S R.J. Braddock	6	1	0.0	26	24
CB Roderick Iadevaia	6	0	0.0	31	33
OLB Byron Bennett	4	2	0.0	32	32
S Justin Borders	4	2	0.0	27	29
DE Max Cabacungan	3	1	1.0	30	31
DT Jorge Templeton	3	1	1.0	23	31
CB Ty Covington	3	0	0.0	22	18
DT Burt Tamaarkin	2	0	0.0	18	20
ILB Dale Landolt	2	0	0.0	14	7
OLB Rodney Whalen	2	0	0.0	12	16
DE Max Tank	1	0	1.0	26	27
CB Bubba Reese	1	2	0.0	16	19
S Steve Ziel	1	1	0.0	24	24
TE Jimmy Roberts	1	0	---	---	---
DE Rich Banks	1	0	0.0	12	12
DT Adam Dixon	0	1	0.0	16	15

Tampa Bay	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Al Bornstein	6	2	0.0	23	33
OLB Rico Fredrickson	6	1	0.0	20	42
S Ken Greer	5	4	0.0	24	42
CB Jose Alcott	5	1	0.0	23	26
DT Clarence Rice	3	1	0.0	20	36
DE Xavier Flagg	3	1	0.0	22	38
S Marc Carpenter	3	1	0.0	10	17
S Melvin Thomason	3	1	0.0	23	32
S Hardy Graf	3	0	0.0	7	16
DE Jessie Canas	2	2	1.5	19	29
DT Brock Robinson	2	1	0.5	11	21
DT Andrew Rivera	2	2	0.0	17	22
CB Emmanuel Gillespie	2	2	0.0	14	28
CB Martin Gerhardt	2	0	0.0	7	11
OLB Donald Abrams	2	0	0.0	13	19
OLB Bennie Comella	2	0	0.0	8	3
CB Ronnie Akroyd	1	0	0.0	21	35
ILB Donnell Welch	0	1	0.0	4	4
ILB Blaine Freeman	0	1	0.0	5	12
DT Billy Givens	0	1	0.0	5	6

Pass Rush Statistics

New Orleans	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Jorge Templeton	1.0	1	1	1	31
DE Max Cabacungan	1.0	0	4	3	31
DE Max Tank	1.0	0	3	2	27
DT Burt Tamaarkin	0.0	0	1	0	20

Tampa Bay	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
DE Jessie Canas	1.5	0	0	29
DT Brock Robinson	0.5	0	3	21
DE Jimmie Checovetes	0.0	1	0	23
DT Clarence Rice	0.0	0	2	36

Pass Defense Statistics

New Orleans	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Roderick Iadevaia	4	2	33
ILB Lamar McCarthy	2	1	28
CB Ty Covington	2	0	18
OLB Byron Bennett	2	0	32
CB Bubba Reese	1	0	19
S Justin Borders	1	0	29
OLB Rodney Whalen	1	0	16
S R.J. Braddock	1	0	24

Tampa Bay	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Jose Alcott	4	0	0	26
OLB Rico Fredrickson	3	2	0	42
S Hardy Graf	3	1	0	16
CB Ronnie Akroyd	3	0	0	35
S Ken Greer	2	2	1	42
ILB Al Bornstein	2	1	0	33
CB Emmanuel Gillespie	2	1	0	28
CB Martin Gerhardt	2	0	0	11
S Marc Carpenter	2	0	0	17
S Melvin Thomason	2	0	0	32
ILB Blaine Freeman	1	0	0	12

Blocking Statistics

New Orleans	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Vernon Huffman	2	4	22	0	29
Jackie Wagner	2	3	25	1	43
Trent Sinclair	1	5	8	0	8
Shawn Fadiman	1	3	22	0	34
Marvin Buckner	1	3	28	0	40
Archie Garrett	0	2	16	1	33
Rex Dunn	0	1	14	0	19
Cris Scott	0	1	13	0	22
Jimmy Roberts	0	1	7	0	17
Mel Harper	0	1	6	0	16

Tampa Bay	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Doug Emerson	4	9	34	1	32
Walter Oukac	2	4	33	1	34
Donald Peterson	2	4	30	0	33
Norbert Mahoney	2	4	33	0	35
Jamal Small	2	2	10	0	13
Kendall Short	1	1	6	1	6
Cary Beckham	1	1	17	0	12
Edward Wyant	0	2	27	0	31
Randal Schechter	0	2	25	0	25
Jermaine Robertson	0	1	10	0	16

Special Teams Statistics

New Orleans	Tackles	STPlays
Justin Borders	4	12
Nate Frederick	1	9
Dale Kiburz	0	22
Rex Dunn	0	17
Dusty Tobias	0	16
Roderick Iadevaia	0	16
Bubba Reese	0	14
Rick Collins	0	13
Rodney Whalen	0	12
Chester Ellingsen	0	10
Marlon Cox	0	9
Cris Scott	0	7
Preston Stevenson	0	7
Trent Sinclair	0	7
Mel Harper	0	7
Vernon Huffman	0	7
Darnell Briggs	0	6
Roger Hayes	0	6
Rich Banks	0	6
Adam Dixon	0	6
Dale Landolt	0	5
Jimmy Roberts	0	5
Henry Cooley	0	5
Mercury Hopkins	0	4
Skip Lindsay	0	4
Shawn Fadiman	0	3
Archie Garrett	0	2
Byron Bennett	0	2
Lamar McCarthy	0	2
R.J. Braddock	0	2
Joe Raymond	0	2
Ty Covington	0	1
Max Tank	0	1
Max Cabacungan	0	1
Burt Tamaarkin	0	1
Tommy Patton	0	1
Steve Ziel	0	1
Jorge Templeton	0	1
Rico Fields	0	1

Tampa Bay	Tackles	STPlays
Donnell Welch	3	15
Hardy Graf	1	16
Edward Wyant	1	15
Jamal Small	1	11
Marc Carpenter	1	10
Jose Alcott	1	6
Darrell Dennis	0	21
Bennie Comella	0	18
Walter England	0	15
Cary Beckham	0	12
Ty Jonas	0	10
Martin Gerhardt	0	9
Randal Schechter	0	7
Kendall Short	0	7
Winston Beattie	0	7
Jimmie Checovetes	0	7
Tyrone Gillespie	0	6
Jermaine Robertson	0	6
Jason Salinas	0	6
Benjamin Worthy	0	5
Norbert Mahoney	0	5
Warren Davidson	0	5
Blaine Freeman	0	5
Jessie Canas	0	4
Brock Robinson	0	3
Donald Abrams	0	3
Britt England	0	3
Walter Oukac	0	3
Al Bornstein	0	2
Andrew Rivera	0	1
Clarence Rice	0	1
Donald Peterson	0	1
Todd Downs	0	1
Rickey Thomason	0	1
Xavier Flagg	0	1
Rico Fredrickson	0	1
Melvin Thomason	0	1
Ronnie Akroyd	0	1
Ken Greer	0	1
Billy Givens	0	1

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	5	37	7.4
Middle	12	29	2.4
Right	11	25	2.3
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	10	44	4.4
Middle	7	30	4.3
Right	15	71	4.7
None	2	-4	-2.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Bryan Harding	43	26	2	0	1	7	5	0	1

Tampa Bay	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Ricky Ingram	32	14	4	0	5	3	9	6	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	3	1	4	1.3
Short (0-8 Yds)	22	16	93	4.2
Medium (9-18 Yds)	13	8	129	9.9
Long (19+ Yds)	3	1	28	9.3

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	1	1	5	5.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	12	4	44	3.7
Medium (9-18 Yds)	13	7	125	9.6
Long (19+ Yds)	6	2	43	7.2

Detailed Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Tommy Patton	15	10	0	86	0	34
WR Preston Stevenson	13	8	1	109	1	45
TE Joe Raymond	5	3	0	8	0	24
TE Jimmy Roberts	2	1	0	11	0	17
FB Rex Dunn	1	0	0	0	0	19
WR Rick Collins	1	1	0	5	0	13
RB Jeffrey Cote	1	1	0	4	0	24
RB Grant Guthrie	1	0	0	0	0	17
WR Mercury Hopkins	1	1	0	3	0	1
WR Roger Hayes	1	1	0	28	1	15

Tampa Bay	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Britt England	11	3	2	72	1	34
TE Edward Wyant	8	4	2	48	1	31
WR Warren Davidson	6	4	1	52	1	21
TE Jamal Small	2	1	0	31	1	13
WR Benjamin Worthy	1	0	0	0	0	7
RB Ernest Hancock	1	1	0	9	0	21
WR Rickey Thomason	1	0	0	0	0	5
FB Jermaine Robertson	1	1	0	5	0	16
RB Gino Washington	1	0	0	0	0	5

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Jeffrey Cote	1	5	5.00	2.91

Tampa Bay	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Ernest Hancock	5	4	0.80	2.94
Darrell Dennis	1	2	2.00	4.91

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Bryan Harding	16	10	53	3.31	5.91

Tampa Bay	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Ricky Ingram	5	1	10	2.00	6.78

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Tommy Patton	4	4	30	7.50	5.73
WR Preston Stevenson	3	2	11	3.67	8.38
TE Joe Raymond	3	2	4	1.33	1.60
WR Rick Collins	1	1	5	5.00	5.00
RB Grant Guthrie	1	0	0	0.00	0.00
TE Jimmy Roberts	1	0	0	0.00	5.50
WR Mercury Hopkins	1	1	3	3.00	3.00

Tampa Bay	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Edward Wyant	1	0	0	0.00	6.00
WR Benjamin Worthy	1	0	0	0.00	0.00
WR Rickey Thomason	1	0	0	0.00	0.00
WR Britt England	1	0	0	0.00	6.55
WR Warren Davidson	1	1	10	10.00	8.67

Third Down Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Rushes	Conversions
Grant Guthrie	2	1
Dale Kiburz	2	1
Jeffrey Cote	1	1

Tampa Bay	Rushes	Conversions
Darrell Dennis	4	2
Gino Washington	2	1
Ernest Hancock	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Conversions
Bryan Harding	14	8	6

Tampa Bay	Att	Comp	Conversions
Ricky Ingram	7	4	4

Third Down Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Tommy Patton	7	4	2
WR Preston Stevenson	3	2	2
TE Jimmy Roberts	2	1	1
WR Rick Collins	1	1	1
RB Grant Guthrie	1	0	0

Tampa Bay	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Warren Davidson	3	2	2
TE Jamal Small	1	1	1
WR Rickey Thomason	1	0	0
RB Gino Washington	1	0	0
WR Britt England	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 38,000 (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 2,200 (4,800)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	38,000 (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	2,200 (4,800)