Week 1, 2036

played in New Orleans, LA

68 degrees, fair, calm

Tampa Bay Buccaneers	7	3	0	3	-	13
New Orleans Saints	7	7	3	10	-	27

Scoring Summary
1Q: 06:38 NOS - Everett Richardson 3 pass from Bryan Harding (Bernard Richard extra point)
1Q: 05:35 TBY - Benjamin Worthy 76 pass from Jack Peterson (Jason Salinas extra point)
2Q: 06:46 NOS - Pete Sutton 3 run (Bernard Richard extra point)
2Q: 02:00 TBY - Jason Salinas 33 field goal
3Q: 09:25 NOS - Bernard Richard 22 field goal
4Q: 12:19 NOS - Bernard Richard 40 field goal
4Q: 05:44 TBY - Jason Salinas 28 field goal
4Q: 03:34 NOS - R.J. Braddock 19 interception return (Bernard Richard extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 06:38 NOS - Everett Richardson 3 pass from Bryan Harding (Bernard Richard extra point)
1Q: 05:35 TBY - Benjamin Worthy 76 pass from Jack Peterson (Jason Salinas extra point)
2Q: 06:46 NOS - Pete Sutton 3 run (Bernard Richard extra point)
2Q: 02:00 TBY - Jason Salinas 33 field goal
3Q: 09:25 NOS - Bernard Richard 22 field goal
4Q: 12:19 NOS - Bernard Richard 40 field goal
4Q: 05:44 TBY - Jason Salinas 28 field goal
4Q: 03:34 NOS - R.J. Braddock 19 interception return (Bernard Richard extra point)

Team Statistics TBY NOS
Record 0-1 1-0
First Downs 14 23
- by Rushing 1 8
- by Passing 12 14
- by Penalty 1 1
Total Net Yards 328 364
- Offensive Plays 67 72
- Yards per Play 4.90 5.06
Net Rushing Yards 51 115
- Rushing Attempts 20 44
- Yards per Rush 2.55 2.61
Net Passing Yards 277 249
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 45 - 21 - 3 28 - 20 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 299 249
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2/22 0/0
- Yards per Pass Play 5.89 8.89
Fumbles/Lost 1/1 1/1
3rd Down Conversions 6/16 5/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 6.6 7.9
4th Down Conversions 0/1 0/0
Penalties/Yards 4/19 5/35
Punt Returns/Yards 4/32 3/12
Kick Returns/Yards 3/67 1/24
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 3/26
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 3 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 0/2 2/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 21 OWN 29
Time of Possession 25:31 34:29

Team Statistics	TBY	NOS
Record	0-1	1-0
First Downs	14	23
- by Rushing	1	8
- by Passing	12	14
- by Penalty	1	1
Total Net Yards	328	364
- Offensive Plays	67	72
- Yards per Play	4.90	5.06
Net Rushing Yards	51	115
- Rushing Attempts	20	44
- Yards per Rush	2.55	2.61
Net Passing Yards	277	249
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	45 - 21 - 3	28 - 20 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	299	249
- Sacks/Yards Lost	2/22	0/0
- Yards per Pass Play	5.89	8.89
Fumbles/Lost	1/1	1/1
3rd Down Conversions	6/16	5/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	6.6	7.9
4th Down Conversions	0/1	0/0
Penalties/Yards	4/19	5/35
Punt Returns/Yards	4/32	3/12
Kick Returns/Yards	3/67	1/24
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	3/26
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	3	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	0/2	2/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 21	OWN 29
Time of Possession	25:31	34:29

Drive Charts

Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	12:57	1:24	OWN 21	3	8	Punt
1	6:27	1:09	OWN 20	3	80	Touchdown
1	1:46	1:46	OWN 27	3	2	Punt
2	12:35	1:37	OWN 47	4	32	Fumble
2	6:39	4:44	OWN 22	11	62	Field Goal
2	0:50	0:50	OWN 27	5	7	Interception
3	15:00	0:57	OWN 20	3	-3	Punt
3	9:19	2:12	OWN 20	5	17	Punt
3	4:13	1:39	OWN 24	3	6	Punt
4	12:11	6:34	OWN 22	15	67	Field Goal
4	3:42	0:20	OWN 5	2	0	Interception
4	3:22	0:57	OWN 22	7	19	Downs
4	1:49	0:44	OWN 8	3	36	Interception

New Orleans Saints
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	2:03	OWN 31	3	1	Punt
1	11:33	5:06	OWN 24	9	76	Touchdown
1	5:18	3:32	OWN 17	6	14	Punt
2	15:00	2:25	OWN 27	5	36	Fumble
2	10:58	4:19	OWN 21	10	79	Touchdown
2	1:55	1:05	OWN 20	3	4	Punt
3	14:03	4:44	OWN 34	9	61	Field Goal
3	7:07	2:54	OWN 24	6	12	Punt
3	2:34	5:23	OWN 23	11	54	Field Goal
4	5:37	1:55	OWN 20	4	33	Punt
4	2:25	0:36	OPP 41	3	3	Punt
4	1:05	1:05	OWN 49	3	0	Game

Game MVP: Bryan Harding, New Orleans Saints

Rushing Statistics

Tampa Bay	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Jeffrey Blake	17	41	2.41	11	1
Joe Harding	2	4	2.00	3	0
Jack Peterson	1	6	6.00	6	0

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Pete Sutton	31	75	2.42	28	3	1
Corwin Winters	7	22	3.14	9	0	0
Bryan Harding	6	18	3.00	11	1	0

Passing Statistics

Tampa Bay	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Jack Peterson	45	21	299	2/22	1	76	3	48.3

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Bryan Harding	28	20	249	0/0	1	28	0	110.5

Receiving Statistics

Tampa Bay	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Wesley Shepard	4	6	34	8.50	5	16	0
WR Britt England	4	15	65	16.25	38	38	0
TE Edward Wyant	3	7	32	10.67	5	15	0
WR Warren Davidson	3	4	44	14.67	19	36	0
TE Dustin Dattilo	2	5	24	12.00	5	15	0
RB Jeffrey Blake	2	2	13	6.50	5	14	0
FB Richard Robertson	1	2	9	9.00	0	9	0
WR Benjamin Worthy	1	2	76	76.00	65	76	1
RB Joe Harding	1	1	2	2.00	0	2	0
WR Rickey Thomason	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

New Orleans	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Preston Stevenson	6	8	65	10.83	31	27	0
WR Tommy Patton	3	7	42	14.00	5	24	0
RB Pete Sutton	3	4	53	17.67	44	26	0
FB Everett Richardson	3	4	33	11.00	30	28	1
WR Chester Ellingsen	2	2	30	15.00	9	23	0
TE Dusty Tobias	1	1	20	20.00	6	20	0
RB Corwin Winters	1	1	-4	-4.00	0	-4	0
TE Cody Reid	1	1	10	10.00	0	10	0

Interception Statistics

Tampa Bay	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

New Orleans	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Karl Tucker	1	7	7.00	0
S R.J. Braddock	1	19	19.00	1
CB Ezra Austin	1	0	0.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Tampa Bay	Fumb	Recov	Force
Jack Peterson	1	0	0
Xavier Flagg	0	1	0
Leonardo Pritchett	0	0	1

New Orleans	Fumb	Recov	Force
Corwin Winters	1	0	0
Max Cabacungan	0	1	0
Rich Wolfe	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Tampa Bay	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Walt Sutter	5	228	45.6	43.2	54	1

New Orleans	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Moe Ellis	6	282	47.0	41.7	58	6

Kicking Statistics

Tampa Bay	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Jason Salinas	2/2	0/0	0/0	33	1/1

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

Punt Return Statistics

Tampa Bay	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Warren Davidson	4	32	8.0	0

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Preston Stevenson	3	12	4.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Tampa Bay	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Britt England	2	45	22.5	0
Wesley Shepard	1	22	22.0	0

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Chester Ellingsen	1	24	24.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Tampa Bay	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Donnell Welch	17	3	0.0	44	28
S Ken Greer	7	4	0.0	44	28
OLB Leonardo Pritchett	6	3	0.0	43	27
OLB Wendell McGregor	6	1	0.0	41	26
DE Xavier Flagg	6	1	0.0	38	22
ILB Randy Yarbrough	6	1	0.0	31	20
CB Ronnie Akroyd	5	1	0.0	44	28
DT Chuck England	2	1	0.0	36	20
S Marc Carpenter	2	1	0.0	42	28
DE Herman Engelke	2	0	0.0	31	18
CB Craig Delgado	1	2	0.0	44	28
TE Edward Wyant	1	0	---	---	---
WR Britt England	1	0	---	---	---
DE Buddy Joseph	0	1	0.0	13	10

New Orleans	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Rodney Whalen	11	0	0.0	20	47
ILB Lamar McCarthy	6	2	0.0	19	45
CB Roderick Iadevaia	5	2	0.0	20	46
CB Ezra Austin	4	0	0.0	11	37
CB Bubba Reese	3	1	0.0	20	47
DT Adam Dixon	3	1	0.0	17	30
OLB Rich Wolfe	2	1	1.0	4	5
S R.J. Braddock	2	2	0.0	20	47
DT Jorge Templeton	2	1	0.0	15	42
DE Max Tank	1	0	1.0	16	39
S Karl Tucker	1	1	0.0	17	40
QB Bryan Harding	1	0	---	---	---
DE Rich Banks	1	0	0.0	12	27
S Edward Lutey	1	0	0.0	0	3
DE Max Cabacungan	0	1	0.0	20	47

Pass Rush Statistics

Tampa Bay	Block	Hurry	PPlay
OLB Wendell McGregor	1	0	26
DE Xavier Flagg	0	2	22
DE Herman Engelke	0	2	18

New Orleans	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Max Tank	1.0	0	1	1	39
OLB Rich Wolfe	1.0	0	0	0	5
DE Max Cabacungan	0.0	2	5	5	47
DT Jorge Templeton	0.0	0	1	0	42
DE Rich Banks	0.0	0	1	0	27
ILB Lamar McCarthy	0.0	0	0	1	45

Pass Defense Statistics

Tampa Bay	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
ILB Donnell Welch	4	1	28
ILB Randy Yarbrough	4	0	20
OLB Wendell McGregor	3	0	26
CB Ronnie Akroyd	3	0	28
OLB Leonardo Pritchett	3	0	27
S Marc Carpenter	2	0	28
S Ken Greer	1	0	28
DE Xavier Flagg	0	1	22
CB Craig Delgado	0	1	28

New Orleans	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
OLB Rodney Whalen	5	0	0	47
CB Roderick Iadevaia	4	3	0	46
ILB Lamar McCarthy	4	0	0	45
CB Ezra Austin	3	0	1	37
CB Bubba Reese	2	1	0	47
S R.J. Braddock	1	0	1	47
OLB Rich Wolfe	1	0	0	5
S Edward Lutey	1	0	0	3
S Karl Tucker	0	2	1	40

Blocking Statistics

Tampa Bay	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Preston Peters	2	7	20	0	47
Norbert Mahoney	0	3	20	0	47
Bennie McGregor	0	2	20	1	47
Donald Peterson	0	2	20	1	47
Richard Robertson	0	2	15	0	30
Tyrell Prior	0	2	20	0	47
Dustin Dattilo	0	1	15	0	29

New Orleans	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	PPly
Shawn Fadiman	3	15	0	44	28
Vernon Huffman	2	8	0	44	28
Ellis Tornberg	1	4	0	44	28
Cris Scott	1	3	0	44	28
Everett Richardson	0	3	1	21	20
Dusty Tobias	0	3	0	39	24
Marvin Buckner	0	3	0	44	28

Special Teams Tackles

Tampa Bay	Tackles	STPlays
Rickey Thomason	1	12
Donnell Welch	1	11
Jeffrey Blake	1	9
Jamal Small	1	7

New Orleans	Tackles	STPlays
Justin Borders	2	16
Preston Stevenson	1	17
Cody Reid	1	17
Chester Ellingsen	1	10
Roderick Iadevaia	1	9
Randall McIntyre	1	8

Participation

Tampa Bay	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Wendell McGregor	---	---	41	26	20	87
Ronnie Akroyd	---	---	44	28	12	84
Craig Delgado	---	---	44	28	12	84
Donnell Welch	---	---	44	28	11	83
Bennie McGregor	20	47	---	---	7	74
Ken Greer	---	---	44	28	2	74
Marc Carpenter	---	---	42	28	2	72
Leonardo Pritchett	---	---	43	27	2	72
Britt England	20	45	---	---	5	70
Jack Peterson	20	47	---	---	---	67
Preston Peters	20	47	---	---	---	67
Donald Peterson	20	47	---	---	---	67
Tyrell Prior	20	47	---	---	---	67
Norbert Mahoney	20	47	---	---	---	67
Xavier Flagg	---	---	38	22	3	63
Jeffrey Blake	17	37	---	---	9	63
Richard Robertson	15	30	---	---	15	60
Chuck England	---	---	36	20	2	58
Randy Yarbrough	---	---	31	20	6	57
Herman Engelke	---	---	31	18	2	51
Edward Wyant	7	27	---	---	16	50
Dustin Dattilo	15	29	---	---	6	50
Wesley Shepard	10	24	---	---	14	48
Warren Davidson	5	16	---	---	12	33
Buddy Joseph	---	---	13	10	8	31
Nicky Turnbull	1	1	---	---	23	25
Benjamin Worthy	7	12	---	---	3	22
Emmanuel Gillespie	---	---	11	8	2	21
Bobby Patton	---	---	10	8	---	18
Rickey Thomason	0	5	---	---	12	17
Jimmie Checovetes	---	---	6	6	3	15
Joe Harding	3	9	---	---	3	15
Abel Keith	---	---	0	0	9	9
Jaiden St. Clair	---	---	2	2	5	9
Jamal Small	0	0	---	---	7	7
Deion Harden	0	0	---	---	7	7
Walter Oukac	0	0	---	---	7	7
Griffin Carr	0	0	---	---	7	7
Richard Newman	---	---	0	0	6	6
Jason Salinas	0	0	---	---	6	6
Walt Sutter	0	0	---	---	5	5
Cole Sanders	---	---	2	1	1	4
Todd Downs	0	0	---	---	2	2
Robert Billups	---	---	2	0	---	2
Jeff Roman	---	---	0	0	1	1
Floyd Fonseca	0	0	---	---	---	0

New Orleans	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Preston Stevenson	41	27	---	---	17	85
Ellis Tornberg	44	28	---	---	8	80
Bubba Reese	---	---	20	47	12	79
Roderick Iadevaia	---	---	20	46	9	75
Lamar McCarthy	---	---	19	45	10	74
Cris Scott	44	28	---	---	---	72
Bryan Harding	44	28	---	---	---	72
Vernon Huffman	44	28	---	---	---	72
Dusty Tobias	39	24	---	---	9	72
Shawn Fadiman	44	28	---	---	---	72
Marvin Buckner	44	28	---	---	---	72
Rodney Whalen	---	---	20	47	3	70
Max Cabacungan	---	---	20	47	2	69
R.J. Braddock	---	---	20	47	2	69
Ezra Austin	---	---	11	37	14	62
Jorge Templeton	---	---	15	42	4	61
Karl Tucker	---	---	17	40	2	59
Everett Richardson	21	20	---	---	18	59
Tommy Patton	36	20	---	---	1	57
Max Tank	---	---	16	39	1	56
Pete Sutton	36	19	---	---	---	55
Adam Dixon	---	---	17	30	3	50
Rich Banks	---	---	12	27	3	42
Chester Ellingsen	21	8	---	---	10	39
Cody Reid	9	8	---	---	17	34
Tyrell Summers	6	2	---	---	23	31
Justin Borders	---	---	3	7	16	26
Lorenzo Frederick	---	---	5	4	10	19
Corwin Winters	8	9	---	---	---	17
Thomas Matthews	3	3	---	---	9	15
Thurman Hancock	---	---	1	3	9	13
Rich Wolfe	---	---	4	5	3	12
Shannon Lyons	0	0	---	---	8	8
Randall McIntyre	0	0	---	---	8	8
Bernard Richard	0	0	---	---	8	8
J.B. Drew	0	0	---	---	8	8
Daryl Lyle	0	0	---	---	8	8
Moe Ellis	0	0	---	---	8	8
Dustin Wallace	---	---	0	0	5	5
T.J. Blackburn	---	---	0	0	5	5
Edward Lutey	---	---	0	3	---	3
Stanley Baxter	---	---	0	0	2	2
Josue Summers	---	---	0	1	---	1
Rico Fields	0	0	---	---	---	0
Floyd McCrory	0	0	---	---	---	0
Duane Tanner	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	9	18	2.0
Middle	3	12	4.0
Right	8	21	2.6
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	9	40	4.4
Middle	23	68	3.0
Right	10	9	0.9
None	2	-2	-1.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Tampa Bay	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Jack Peterson	45	21	3	2	3	6	8	7	3

New Orleans	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Bryan Harding	28	20	7	0	0	3	4	0	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	5	3	3	0.6
Short (0-8 Yds)	16	10	196	12.3
Medium (9-18 Yds)	22	8	100	4.5
Long (19+ Yds)	2	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	7	6	81	11.6
Short (0-8 Yds)	12	8	66	5.5
Medium (9-18 Yds)	8	5	78	9.8
Long (19+ Yds)	1	1	24	24.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Tampa Bay	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Britt England	15	4	2	65	1	45
TE Edward Wyant	7	3	1	32	0	27
WR Wesley Shepard	6	4	0	34	0	24
TE Dustin Dattilo	5	2	0	24	0	29
WR Warren Davidson	4	3	0	44	1	16
FB Richard Robertson	2	1	0	9	0	30
WR Benjamin Worthy	2	1	0	76	1	12
RB Jeffrey Blake	2	2	0	13	0	37
WR Rickey Thomason	1	0	0	0	0	5
RB Joe Harding	1	1	0	2	0	9

New Orleans	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Preston Stevenson	8	6	65	1	27
WR Tommy Patton	7	3	42	1	20
RB Pete Sutton	4	3	53	2	19
FB Everett Richardson	4	3	33	1	20
WR Chester Ellingsen	2	2	30	1	8
TE Dusty Tobias	1	1	20	1	24
RB Corwin Winters	1	1	-4	0	9
TE Cody Reid	1	1	10	0	8

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Tampa Bay	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Jeffrey Blake	5	2	0.40	2.41

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Pete Sutton	6	10	1.67	2.42
Corwin Winters	1	7	7.00	3.14

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Tampa Bay	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Jack Peterson	1	0	0	0.00	6.64

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Bryan Harding	5	3	14	2.80	8.89

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Tampa Bay	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Britt England	1	0	0	0.00	4.33

New Orleans	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Preston Stevenson	2	1	4	2.00	8.13
FB Everett Richardson	2	1	3	1.50	8.25
WR Chester Ellingsen	1	1	7	7.00	15.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Tampa Bay	Rushes	Conversions
Jeffrey Blake	2	0

New Orleans	Rushes	Conversions
Pete Sutton	5	1
Bryan Harding	3	2
Corwin Winters	2	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Tampa Bay	Att	Comp	Conversions
Jack Peterson	13	6	6

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Conversions
Bryan Harding	4	3	2

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Tampa Bay	Targ	Catch	Conversions
TE Edward Wyant	4	1	1
WR Britt England	3	2	2
TE Dustin Dattilo	2	1	1
WR Warren Davidson	2	1	1
FB Richard Robertson	1	0	0
WR Benjamin Worthy	1	1	1

New Orleans	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Tommy Patton	2	1	1
WR Chester Ellingsen	1	1	1
RB Corwin Winters	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)