Week 15, 2035

played in New Orleans, LA

68 degrees, fair, calm

Tampa Bay Buccaneers	7	10	0	13	-	30
New Orleans Saints	7	6	0	3	-	16

Scoring Summary
1Q: 11:41 NOS - Preston Stevenson 2 pass from Bryan Harding (Bernard Richard extra point)
1Q: 07:45 TBY - Ernest Hancock 3 run (Jason Salinas extra point)
2Q: 11:58 NOS - Bernard Richard 27 field goal
2Q: 08:44 TBY - Jason Salinas 51 field goal
2Q: 05:11 TBY - Henry Garcia 4 run (Jason Salinas extra point)
2Q: 01:16 NOS - Bernard Richard 36 field goal
4Q: 12:54 NOS - Bernard Richard 32 field goal
4Q: 12:23 TBY - Ernest Hancock 89 pass from Henry Garcia (Jason Salinas extra point)
4Q: 05:37 TBY - Edward Wyant 12 pass from Henry Garcia (Jason Salinas extra point failed)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 11:41 NOS - Preston Stevenson 2 pass from Bryan Harding (Bernard Richard extra point)
1Q: 07:45 TBY - Ernest Hancock 3 run (Jason Salinas extra point)
2Q: 11:58 NOS - Bernard Richard 27 field goal
2Q: 08:44 TBY - Jason Salinas 51 field goal
2Q: 05:11 TBY - Henry Garcia 4 run (Jason Salinas extra point)
2Q: 01:16 NOS - Bernard Richard 36 field goal
4Q: 12:54 NOS - Bernard Richard 32 field goal
4Q: 12:23 TBY - Ernest Hancock 89 pass from Henry Garcia (Jason Salinas extra point)
4Q: 05:37 TBY - Edward Wyant 12 pass from Henry Garcia (Jason Salinas extra point failed)

Team Statistics TBY NOS
Record 9-5 8-6
First Downs 17 19
- by Rushing 6 5
- by Passing 11 11
- by Penalty 0 3
Total Net Yards 402 359
- Offensive Plays 51 69
- Yards per Play 7.88 5.20
Net Rushing Yards 112 77
- Rushing Attempts 28 25
- Yards per Rush 4.00 3.08
Net Passing Yards 290 282
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 23 - 16 - 1 43 - 28 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 290 288
- Sacks/Yards Lost 0/0 1/6
- Yards per Pass Play 12.61 6.41
Fumbles/Lost 1/1 2/1
3rd Down Conversions 6/12 7/16
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 6.5 7.3
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/1
Penalties/Yards 8/50 4/30
Punt Returns/Yards 2/15 1/2
Kick Returns/Yards 4/75 4/118
Interception Ret./Yards 1/3 1/18
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 3 4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 3/0 1/3
Avg. Drive Start OWN 36 OWN 28
Time of Possession 26:02 33:58

Team Statistics	TBY	NOS
Record	9-5	8-6
First Downs	17	19
- by Rushing	6	5
- by Passing	11	11
- by Penalty	0	3
Total Net Yards	402	359
- Offensive Plays	51	69
- Yards per Play	7.88	5.20
Net Rushing Yards	112	77
- Rushing Attempts	28	25
- Yards per Rush	4.00	3.08
Net Passing Yards	290	282
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	23 - 16 - 1	43 - 28 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	290	288
- Sacks/Yards Lost	0/0	1/6
- Yards per Pass Play	12.61	6.41
Fumbles/Lost	1/1	2/1
3rd Down Conversions	6/12	7/16
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	6.5	7.3
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/1
Penalties/Yards	8/50	4/30
Punt Returns/Yards	2/15	1/2
Kick Returns/Yards	4/75	4/118
Interception Ret./Yards	1/3	1/18
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	3	4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	3/0	1/3
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 36	OWN 28
Time of Possession	26:02	33:58

Drive Charts

Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	2:02	OWN 20	4	34	Interception
1	11:32	3:54	OWN 33	8	67	Touchdown
1	5:36	1:55	OWN 34	3	4	Punt
2	11:53	3:16	OWN 25	5	41	Field Goal
2	7:28	2:26	OWN 46	6	54	Touchdown
2	1:08	1:08	OWN 19	4	25	Punt
3	10:15	1:58	OWN 20	3	3	Punt
3	4:36	1:36	OPP 45	3	1	Punt
4	12:47	0:44	OWN 11	1	89	Touchdown
4	9:15	3:49	OPP 48	7	48	Touchdown
4	4:48	2:55	OWN 42	6	20	Punt
4	1:15	0:10	OPP 23	1	1	Fumble

New Orleans Saints
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	12:58	1:26	OPP 39	4	39	Touchdown
1	7:38	2:02	OWN 20	3	7	Punt
1	3:41	6:48	OWN 5	12	85	Field Goal
2	8:37	1:09	OWN 20	3	-2	Punt
2	5:02	3:54	OWN 30	7	51	Field Goal
3	15:00	4:45	OWN 27	9	30	Punt
3	8:17	3:41	OWN 34	6	22	Punt
3	3:00	5:13	OWN 20	10	65	Field Goal
4	12:03	2:48	OWN 33	5	8	Interception
4	5:26	0:38	OWN 48	1	10	Fumble
4	1:53	0:38	OWN 20	4	3	Downs
4	1:05	1:05	OWN 22	6	36	Game

Game MVP: Henry Garcia, Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Rushing Statistics

Tampa Bay	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Ernest Hancock	20	85	4.25	19	3	1
Reggie Pena	6	22	3.67	9	0	0
Henry Garcia	2	5	2.50	4	0	1

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Bryan Harding	7	39	5.57	10	1
Jeffrey Cote	7	13	1.86	6	0
Corwin Winters	6	9	1.50	7	0
Cornelius Hughes	5	16	3.20	8	0

Passing Statistics

Tampa Bay	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Henry Garcia	23	16	290	0/0	2	89	1	123.0

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Bryan Harding	43	28	288	1/6	1	34	1	82.3

Receiving Statistics

Tampa Bay	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Warren Davidson	7	8	89	12.71	11	20	0
WR Britt England	3	7	44	14.67	12	17	0
TE Edward Wyant	2	3	27	13.50	4	15	1
RB Ernest Hancock	2	2	95	47.50	89	89	1
WR Benjamin Worthy	1	1	6	6.00	0	6	0
TE Dustin Dattilo	1	2	29	29.00	21	29	0

New Orleans	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Preston Stevenson	8	13	121	15.13	15	33	1
WR Tommy Patton	6	9	55	9.17	17	15	0
TE Dusty Tobias	4	5	23	5.75	6	11	0
WR Chester Ellingsen	4	4	55	13.75	18	34	0
FB Rex Dunn	2	3	0	0.00	3	1	0
RB Jeffrey Cote	2	2	30	15.00	29	29	0
TE Johnny East	1	1	2	2.00	0	2	0
FB Everett Richardson	1	2	2	2.00	0	2	0
WR Trent Tucker	0	2	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Tampa Bay	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Ronnie Akroyd	1	3	3.00	0

New Orleans	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S R.J. Braddock	1	18	18.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Tampa Bay	Fumb	Recov	Force
Ernest Hancock	1	0	0
Lorenzo Daniels	0	1	1
Ken Greer	0	0	1

New Orleans	Fumb	Recov	Force
Bryan Harding	2	0	0
Karl Tucker	0	1	0
Tommy Patton	0	1	0
Rodney Whalen	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Tampa Bay	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Chester Gibson	5	224	44.8	36.4	57	2

New Orleans	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Darnell Briggs	4	133	33.3	24.5	50	0

Kicking Statistics

Tampa Bay	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Jason Salinas	1/1	1/1	1/1	51	3/4

New Orleans	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Bernard Richard	3/3	0/0	0/0	36	1/1

Punt Return Statistics

Tampa Bay	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Warren Davidson	2	15	7.5	0

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Preston Stevenson	1	2	2.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Tampa Bay	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Britt England	3	59	19.7	0
Dixon Cash	1	16	16.0	0

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Chester Ellingsen	3	97	32.3	0
Preston Stevenson	1	21	21.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Tampa Bay	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Al Bornstein	8	5	0.0	24	40
CB Emmanuel Gillespie	8	2	0.0	25	44
S Marc Carpenter	8	0	0.0	25	43
ILB Brenden Johnson	5	2	0.0	16	11
S Ken Greer	4	3	0.0	25	44
CB Ronnie Akroyd	4	0	0.0	25	44
OLB Vinny Compton	4	0	0.0	19	38
DE Xavier Flagg	3	1	1.0	22	41
DT Billy Givens	3	0	0.0	13	16
DT Bobby Patton	2	2	0.0	19	37
CB Quinn Orlando	1	1	0.0	5	20
TE Edward Wyant	1	0	---	---	---
S Hardy Graf	1	0	0.0	2	15
OLB Dean Garrett	1	0	0.0	4	11
DE Lorenzo Daniels	0	1	0.0	22	36
DE Jimmie Checovetes	0	1	0.0	10	14
S Cary Garrison	0	1	0.0	1	4

New Orleans	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
DE Max Cabacungan	5	1	0.0	26	18
OLB Byron Bennett	5	1	0.0	27	19
S R.J. Braddock	5	1	0.0	28	23
OLB Rodney Whalen	4	0	0.0	11	7
DT Jorge Templeton	3	2	0.0	22	16
ILB Lamar McCarthy	3	2	0.0	22	18
CB Danny Cortez	3	1	0.0	23	22
CB Roderick Iadevaia	3	1	0.0	28	23
ILB Dale Landolt	3	0	0.0	6	5
DT Adam Dixon	2	1	0.0	20	16
S Karl Tucker	1	2	0.0	21	23
DT Burt Tamaarkin	1	1	0.0	8	7
DE Rich Banks	1	1	0.0	7	11
WR Preston Stevenson	1	0	---	---	---
CB Ezra Austin	1	0	0.0	9	15
DE Max Tank	0	1	0.0	23	17
DT Marc Croft	0	1	0.0	6	7

Pass Rush Statistics

Tampa Bay	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Xavier Flagg	1.0	0	1	2	41
DT Brock Robinson	0.0	1	0	0	12
DE Lorenzo Daniels	0.0	0	2	0	36
ILB Al Bornstein	0.0	0	1	0	40
S Marc Carpenter	0.0	0	1	0	43
DT Bobby Patton	0.0	0	1	0	37

New Orleans	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Max Tank	0.0	0	3	0	17
DE Max Cabacungan	0.0	0	0	2	18

Pass Defense Statistics

Tampa Bay	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Emmanuel Gillespie	5	0	0	44
S Marc Carpenter	4	1	0	43
ILB Al Bornstein	4	0	0	40
ILB Brenden Johnson	4	0	0	11
CB Ronnie Akroyd	3	0	1	44
OLB Vinny Compton	3	0	0	38
CB Quinn Orlando	1	0	0	20
DE Xavier Flagg	1	0	0	41
S Ken Greer	1	0	0	44
DT Billy Givens	1	0	0	16
OLB Dean Garrett	1	0	0	11

New Orleans	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
OLB Byron Bennett	5	0	0	19
S R.J. Braddock	3	0	1	23
CB Roderick Iadevaia	3	0	0	23
CB Danny Cortez	2	1	0	22
ILB Lamar McCarthy	1	2	0	18
S Karl Tucker	1	0	0	23
OLB Rodney Whalen	1	0	0	7

Blocking Statistics

Tampa Bay	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	PPly
Preston Peters	2	7	28	23
J.B. Lujan	2	5	28	23
Paul Hardy	2	3	17	14
Randal Schechter	1	4	28	23
Edward Wyant	1	1	23	20
Dustin Dattilo	1	1	12	9
Bennett Amaral	1	1	28	23
Norbert Mahoney	0	4	28	23

New Orleans	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Shawn Fadiman	2	3	25	1	44
Shannon Lyons	1	4	25	0	44
Rex Dunn	1	2	14	0	26
Cris Scott	0	3	25	0	44
Vernon Huffman	0	3	25	0	44
Marvin Buckner	0	3	25	0	44

Special Teams Tackles

Tampa Bay	Tackles	STPlays
Ronnie Akroyd	2	14
Donnell Welch	1	23
Dixon Cash	1	18
Hardy Graf	1	15

New Orleans	Tackles	STPlays
Roderick Iadevaia	2	16
Justin Borders	1	20
Johnny East	1	19
Rex Dunn	1	18
Dusty Tobias	1	15

Participation

Tampa Bay	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Ronnie Akroyd	---	---	25	44	14	83
Ken Greer	---	---	25	44	11	80
Emmanuel Gillespie	---	---	25	44	3	72
Marc Carpenter	---	---	25	43	3	71
Al Bornstein	---	---	24	40	3	67
Xavier Flagg	---	---	22	41	3	66
Lorenzo Daniels	---	---	22	36	3	61
Vinny Compton	---	---	19	38	4	61
Edward Wyant	23	20	---	---	16	59
Bobby Patton	---	---	19	37	3	59
Bennett Amaral	28	23	---	---	6	57
Britt England	28	23	---	---	5	56
Henry Garcia	28	23	---	---	---	51
Preston Peters	28	23	---	---	---	51
Randal Schechter	28	23	---	---	---	51
Norbert Mahoney	28	23	---	---	---	51
J.B. Lujan	28	23	---	---	---	51
Paul Hardy	17	14	---	---	16	47
Ernest Hancock	21	17	---	---	6	44
Brenden Johnson	---	---	16	11	13	40
Warren Davidson	18	15	---	---	3	36
Donnell Welch	---	---	6	6	23	35
Billy Givens	---	---	13	16	4	33
Hardy Graf	---	---	2	15	15	32
Quinn Orlando	---	---	5	20	1	26
Dustin Dattilo	12	9	---	---	5	26
Jimmie Checovetes	---	---	10	14	1	25
Brock Robinson	---	---	9	12	3	24
Gino Washington	4	3	---	---	16	23
Dixon Cash	0	0	---	---	18	18
Benjamin Worthy	9	7	---	---	---	16
Dean Garrett	---	---	4	11	---	15
Zach Mathis	0	0	---	---	15	15
Buddy Joseph	---	---	3	8	3	14
Rickey Thomason	1	1	---	---	11	13
Reggie Pena	7	6	---	---	---	13
Jason Salinas	0	0	---	---	7	7
Donald Peterson	0	0	---	---	6	6
Jamal Small	0	0	---	---	6	6
Winston Beattie	0	0	---	---	6	6
Walter Oukac	0	0	---	---	6	6
Chester Gibson	0	0	---	---	5	5
Cary Garrison	---	---	1	4	---	5
Alexander Dedds	0	0	---	---	1	1
Todd Downs	0	0	---	---	---	0
Floyd Fonseca	0	0	---	---	---	0

New Orleans	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Preston Stevenson	24	44	---	---	19	87
Dusty Tobias	22	40	---	---	15	77
Vernon Huffman	25	44	---	---	7	76
Shannon Lyons	25	44	---	---	---	69
Cris Scott	25	44	---	---	---	69
Bryan Harding	25	44	---	---	---	69
Shawn Fadiman	25	44	---	---	---	69
Marvin Buckner	25	44	---	---	---	69
Roderick Iadevaia	---	---	28	23	16	67
Tommy Patton	21	38	---	---	5	64
Rex Dunn	14	26	---	---	18	58
Byron Bennett	---	---	27	19	12	58
R.J. Braddock	---	---	28	23	1	52
Danny Cortez	---	---	23	22	1	46
Max Cabacungan	---	---	26	18	1	45
Karl Tucker	---	---	21	23	1	45
Lamar McCarthy	---	---	22	18	1	41
Max Tank	---	---	23	17	---	40
Jorge Templeton	---	---	22	16	1	39
Adam Dixon	---	---	20	16	3	39
Jeffrey Cote	11	26	---	---	---	37
Everett Richardson	5	5	---	---	23	33
Chester Ellingsen	8	13	---	---	11	32
Justin Borders	---	---	9	1	20	30
Ezra Austin	---	---	9	15	6	30
Rich Banks	---	---	7	11	6	24
Johnny East	2	1	---	---	19	22
Rich Wolfe	---	---	7	4	10	21
Rodney Whalen	---	---	11	7	---	18
Corwin Winters	8	10	---	---	---	18
Dale Landolt	---	---	6	5	6	17
Marc Croft	---	---	6	7	3	16
Aaron Beyer	---	---	5	1	10	16
Burt Tamaarkin	---	---	8	7	---	15
Cornelius Hughes	5	2	---	---	6	13
Trent Tucker	4	9	---	---	---	13
Bernard Richard	0	0	---	---	8	8
Archie Garrett	0	0	---	---	7	7
Randall McIntyre	0	0	---	---	7	7
Jackie Wagner	0	0	---	---	7	7
Ellis Tornberg	0	0	---	---	7	7
Alejandro Harper	1	5	---	---	---	6
Darnell Briggs	0	0	---	---	4	4
Floyd McCrory	0	0	---	---	3	3
Grant Guthrie	0	1	---	---	---	1
Rico Fields	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	12	70	5.8
Middle	13	32	2.5
Right	3	10	3.3
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	4	7	1.8
Middle	15	62	4.1
Right	6	8	1.3
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Tampa Bay	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Henry Garcia	23	16	3	0	0	3	3	2	1

New Orleans	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Bryan Harding	43	28	6	1	3	1	6	2	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	2	2	95	47.5
Short (0-8 Yds)	8	6	75	9.4
Medium (9-18 Yds)	10	6	89	8.9
Long (19+ Yds)	3	2	31	10.3

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	8	6	34	4.3
Short (0-8 Yds)	22	16	108	4.9
Medium (9-18 Yds)	7	2	35	5.0
Long (19+ Yds)	4	4	111	27.8

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Tampa Bay	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Warren Davidson	8	7	89	1	15
WR Britt England	7	3	44	0	23
TE Edward Wyant	3	2	27	0	20
RB Ernest Hancock	2	2	95	1	17
TE Dustin Dattilo	2	1	29	1	9
WR Benjamin Worthy	1	1	6	0	7

New Orleans	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Preston Stevenson	13	8	0	121	4	44
WR Tommy Patton	9	6	1	55	0	38
TE Dusty Tobias	5	4	0	23	0	40
WR Chester Ellingsen	4	4	0	55	1	13
FB Rex Dunn	3	2	1	0	0	26
RB Jeffrey Cote	2	2	0	30	1	26
WR Trent Tucker	2	0	0	0	0	9
FB Everett Richardson	2	1	1	2	0	5
TE Johnny East	1	1	0	2	0	1

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Tampa Bay	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Ernest Hancock	4	13	3.25	4.25
Henry Garcia	2	5	2.50	2.50
Reggie Pena	1	5	5.00	3.67

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Jeffrey Cote	2	4	2.00	1.86
Bryan Harding	1	1	1.00	5.57
Corwin Winters	1	-4	-4.00	1.50

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Tampa Bay	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Henry Garcia	2	1	12	6.00	12.61

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Bryan Harding	7	3	9	1.29	6.70

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Tampa Bay	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Edward Wyant	1	1	12	12.00	9.00
WR Britt England	1	0	0	0.00	6.29

New Orleans	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Tommy Patton	3	1	3	1.00	6.11
TE Dusty Tobias	2	1	4	2.00	4.60
FB Rex Dunn	1	0	0	0.00	0.00
WR Preston Stevenson	1	1	2	2.00	9.31

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Tampa Bay	Rushes	Conversions
Ernest Hancock	3	1
Reggie Pena	2	1
Henry Garcia	1	1

New Orleans	Rushes	Conversions
Bryan Harding	2	2
Corwin Winters	2	0
Cornelius Hughes	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Tampa Bay	Att	Comp	Conversions
Henry Garcia	6	5	3

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Conversions
Bryan Harding	11	7	5

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Tampa Bay	Targ	Catch	Conversions
TE Edward Wyant	2	2	2
WR Warren Davidson	2	2	0
TE Dustin Dattilo	1	1	1
WR Britt England	1	0	0

New Orleans	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Preston Stevenson	5	4	3
WR Tommy Patton	3	1	1
RB Jeffrey Cote	1	1	1
TE Dusty Tobias	1	0	0
TE Johnny East	1	1	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 99,900 (99,900 capacity)
Upper Deck 25,300 (25,300)
End Zone 18,200 (18,200)
Mezzanine 10,500 (10,500)
Sideline Seats 16,100 (16,100)
Club Seats 19,900 (19,900)
Luxury Boxes 9,900 (9,900)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	99,900 (99,900 capacity)
Upper Deck	25,300 (25,300)
End Zone	18,200 (18,200)
Mezzanine	10,500 (10,500)
Sideline Seats	16,100 (16,100)
Club Seats	19,900 (19,900)
Luxury Boxes	9,900 (9,900)