Week 17, 2037

played in Tampa Bay, FL

44 degrees, fair, calm

New Orleans Saints	0	7	3	13	-	23
Tampa Bay Buccaneers	17	0	0	0	-	17

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:06 TBY - Wendell Herbst 7 pass from Ross Abrams (Jason Salinas extra point)
1Q: 05:20 TBY - Britt England 4 pass from Ross Abrams (Jason Salinas extra point)
1Q: 00:27 TBY - Jason Salinas 53 field goal
2Q: 02:15 NOS - Bubba Reese 71 interception return (Kyle Sims extra point)
3Q: 02:59 NOS - Kyle Sims 21 field goal
4Q: 13:34 NOS - Pete Sutton 2 run (Kyle Sims extra point)
4Q: 06:23 NOS - Kyle Sims 19 field goal
4Q: 02:00 NOS - Kyle Sims 37 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:06 TBY - Wendell Herbst 7 pass from Ross Abrams (Jason Salinas extra point)
1Q: 05:20 TBY - Britt England 4 pass from Ross Abrams (Jason Salinas extra point)
1Q: 00:27 TBY - Jason Salinas 53 field goal
2Q: 02:15 NOS - Bubba Reese 71 interception return (Kyle Sims extra point)
3Q: 02:59 NOS - Kyle Sims 21 field goal
4Q: 13:34 NOS - Pete Sutton 2 run (Kyle Sims extra point)
4Q: 06:23 NOS - Kyle Sims 19 field goal
4Q: 02:00 NOS - Kyle Sims 37 field goal

Team Statistics NOS TBY
Record 11-5 7-9
First Downs 19 21
- by Rushing 7 8
- by Passing 11 13
- by Penalty 1 0
Total Net Yards 401 332
- Offensive Plays 64 70
- Yards per Play 6.27 4.74
Net Rushing Yards 137 172
- Rushing Attempts 43 24
- Yards per Rush 3.19 7.17
Net Passing Yards 264 160
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 20 - 18 - 0 43 - 19 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 270 175
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/6 3/15
- Yards per Pass Play 12.57 3.48
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 4/13 7/17
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 5.6 8.6
4th Down Conversions 0/1 0/1
Penalties/Yards 4/26 2/17
Punt Returns/Yards 2/-4 3/35
Kick Returns/Yards 2/43 2/35
Interception Ret./Yards 1/71 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 4 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/3 2/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 23 OWN 23
Time of Possession 32:34 27:26

Team Statistics	NOS	TBY
Record	11-5	7-9
First Downs	19	21
- by Rushing	7	8
- by Passing	11	13
- by Penalty	1	0
Total Net Yards	401	332
- Offensive Plays	64	70
- Yards per Play	6.27	4.74
Net Rushing Yards	137	172
- Rushing Attempts	43	24
- Yards per Rush	3.19	7.17
Net Passing Yards	264	160
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	20 - 18 - 0	43 - 19 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	270	175
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/6	3/15
- Yards per Pass Play	12.57	3.48
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	4/13	7/17
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	5.6	8.6
4th Down Conversions	0/1	0/1
Penalties/Yards	4/26	2/17
Punt Returns/Yards	2/-4	3/35
Kick Returns/Yards	2/43	2/35
Interception Ret./Yards	1/71	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	4	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/3	2/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 23	OWN 23
Time of Possession	32:34	27:26

Drive Charts

New Orleans Saints
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	9:57	2:00	OWN 30	3	4	Punt
1	5:11	2:13	OWN 27	3	9	Punt
1	0:20	2:42	OWN 20	7	45	Downs
2	10:35	2:41	OWN 11	5	47	Punt
2	5:09	2:03	OWN 20	3	7	Punt
2	0:01	0:01	OWN 20	1	-2	Half
3	15:00	3:42	OWN 20	7	36	Punt
3	10:21	7:30	OWN 11	14	85	Field Goal
3	0:25	2:01	OWN 38	5	62	Touchdown
4	11:41	5:26	OWN 16	9	82	Field Goal
4	4:09	2:15	OWN 46	6	34	Field Goal
4	0:13	0:13	OWN 23	1	-1	Game

Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	5:03	OWN 20	12	80	Touchdown
1	7:57	2:46	OWN 26	6	74	Touchdown
1	2:58	2:38	OWN 27	5	37	Field Goal
2	12:38	2:03	OWN 35	4	0	Punt
2	7:54	2:45	OWN 20	8	27	Punt
2	3:06	1:02	OWN 37	4	8	Interception
2	2:04	2:03	OWN 20	9	32	Punt
3	11:18	0:57	OWN 20	3	5	Punt
3	2:51	2:26	OWN 20	5	10	Punt
4	13:24	1:43	OWN 20	3	8	Punt
4	6:15	2:06	OWN 15	3	2	Punt
4	1:54	1:41	OWN 23	8	54	Downs

Game MVP: Pete Sutton, New Orleans Saints

Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Pete Sutton	32	119	3.72	24	4	1
Corwin Winters	8	14	1.75	8	0	0
Zachary Lyons	3	4	1.33	7	0	0

Tampa Bay	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Jeffrey Blake	15	99	6.60	37	4
Jack Starks	5	36	7.20	16	2
Ross Abrams	4	37	9.25	12	2

Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Zachary Lyons	20	18	270	1/6	0	55	0	118.8

Tampa Bay	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Ross Abrams	43	19	175	3/15	2	31	1	61.7

Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
RB Pete Sutton	8	8	138	17.25	96	55
WR Tommy Patton	3	5	29	9.67	18	25
RB Tevin Naquin	2	2	23	11.50	14	20
TE Tito Martin	2	2	25	12.50	7	20
WR Kyle Fairley	2	2	31	15.50	0	25
WR Chester Ellingsen	1	1	24	24.00	14	24

Tampa Bay	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Britt England	6	14	49	8.17	17	18	1
WR Wendell Herbst	4	7	48	12.00	17	17	1
WR Jack Everett	2	5	37	18.50	21	31	0
TE Dustin Dattilo	2	6	0	0.00	0	1	0
WR Warren Davidson	2	3	12	6.00	3	8	0
RB Jack Starks	1	1	9	9.00	0	9	0
RB Jeffrey Blake	1	2	9	9.00	0	9	0
TE Camden Holloman	1	4	11	11.00	3	11	0

Interception Statistics

New Orleans	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Bubba Reese	1	71	71.00	1

Tampa Bay	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

New Orleans	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD

Tampa Bay	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD

Punting Statistics

New Orleans	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Mack Petry	5	234	46.8	31.8	54	2

Tampa Bay	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Walt Sutter	7	331	47.3	42.1	57	2

Kicking Statistics

New Orleans	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Kyle Sims	3/3	0/0	0/0	37	2/2

Tampa Bay	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Jason Salinas	1/1	1/1	1/1	53	2/2

Punt Return Statistics

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Jonathan Poston	2	-4	-2.0	0

Tampa Bay	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Warren Davidson	3	35	11.7	0

Kick Return Statistics

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Chester Ellingsen	2	43	21.5	0

Tampa Bay	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Britt England	2	35	17.5	0

Defensive Statistics

New Orleans	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Edward Lutey	9	1	0.0	24	46
OLB Rodney Whalen	6	2	0.0	23	45
S Karl Tucker	6	0	0.0	22	39
CB Bubba Reese	6	0	0.0	24	46
DT Adam Dixon	4	0	0.5	19	38
DT Jorge Templeton	3	3	1.5	19	34
ILB Lamar McCarthy	3	1	0.0	13	25
DE Rich Banks	2	1	1.0	21	30
OLB Geoff Kubrak	1	1	0.0	4	9
OLB Lorenzo Frederick	1	0	0.0	2	6
ILB Dale Landolt	1	0	0.0	8	13
S Justin Borders	1	0	0.0	15	30
CB Roderick Iadevaia	1	0	0.0	24	46
DE Max Cabacungan	0	1	0.0	22	41

Tampa Bay	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Donnell Welch	12	1	0.0	43	21
OLB Leonardo Pritchett	7	2	0.0	36	20
OLB Jaiden St. Clair	6	2	0.0	27	11
S Ken Greer	5	4	0.0	43	21
DT Winston Crespo	5	0	0.0	29	16
CB Ronnie Akroyd	4	0	0.0	43	21
DE Xavier Flagg	3	5	0.5	38	19
DE Buddy Joseph	3	0	0.5	32	15
S Doug Dawkins	3	2	0.0	38	20
DT Bobby Patton	3	1	0.0	14	5
CB Craig Delgado	2	0	0.0	43	21
DT Jeffrey McKnight	2	0	0.0	18	8
DT Norbert Money	1	1	0.0	24	12
DT Martin Bernstein	1	0	0.0	11	6
ILB Randy Yarbrough	1	0	0.0	7	2
CB Doug Brazil	1	0	0.0	9	7
OLB Darrin Hamaoka	0	2	0.0	7	1

Pass Rush Statistics

New Orleans	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Jorge Templeton	1.5	0	1	2	34
DE Rich Banks	1.0	0	1	0	30
DT Adam Dixon	0.5	0	0	0	38
DE Max Tank	0.0	1	0	0	22
DE Max Cabacungan	0.0	1	0	0	41
OLB Rich Wolfe	0.0	0	1	0	9

Tampa Bay	Sack	Knock	PPlay
DE Xavier Flagg	0.5	1	19
DE Buddy Joseph	0.5	0	15
OLB Leonardo Pritchett	0.0	1	20

Pass Defense Statistics

New Orleans	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Bubba Reese	5	2	1	46
S Karl Tucker	4	0	0	39
OLB Rodney Whalen	2	2	0	45
CB Roderick Iadevaia	2	1	0	46
S Edward Lutey	2	0	0	46
OLB Lorenzo Frederick	1	0	0	6
S Justin Borders	1	0	0	30
S R.J. Braddock	1	0	0	7
DE Rich Banks	1	0	0	30
OLB Geoff Kubrak	0	1	0	9

Tampa Bay	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
ILB Donnell Welch	5	0	21
OLB Jaiden St. Clair	4	0	11
S Doug Dawkins	2	0	20
CB Craig Delgado	2	0	21
S Ken Greer	1	1	21
OLB Leonardo Pritchett	1	1	20
DE Xavier Flagg	1	0	19
CB Ronnie Akroyd	1	0	21
CB Doug Brazil	1	0	7

Blocking Statistics

New Orleans	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Shawn Fadiman	3	12	43	0	21
Randal Schechter	3	10	43	1	21
Dusty Tobias	2	3	40	0	20
Shannon Lyons	1	6	43	0	21
Vernon Huffman	1	5	43	0	21
Terry McKenzie	0	3	43	0	21
Tito Martin	0	1	19	0	8

Tampa Bay	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Donald Peterson	3	4	24	1	46
Norbert Mahoney	2	4	24	0	46
Bryant Cooper	1	2	24	0	46
Dustin Dattilo	1	1	19	0	42
Griffin Carr	0	3	24	1	46
Walter Oukac	0	2	24	1	46
Lester Martin	0	2	10	0	21
Camden Holloman	0	2	11	0	13

Special Teams Tackles

New Orleans	Tackles	STPlays
Tevin Naquin	2	18
Pete Sutton	1	17
Lorenzo Frederick	1	15
Justin Borders	1	12

Tampa Bay	Tackles	STPlays
Darrin Hamaoka	3	26
Warren Davidson	1	16

Participation

New Orleans	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Bubba Reese	---	---	24	46	8	78
Dusty Tobias	40	20	---	---	16	76
Shannon Lyons	43	21	---	---	8	72
Roderick Iadevaia	---	---	24	46	2	72
Edward Lutey	---	---	24	46	1	71
Rodney Whalen	---	---	23	45	1	69
Pete Sutton	34	16	---	---	17	67
Max Cabacungan	---	---	22	41	1	64
Randal Schechter	43	21	---	---	---	64
Vernon Huffman	43	21	---	---	---	64
Shawn Fadiman	43	21	---	---	---	64
Terry McKenzie	43	21	---	---	---	64
Zachary Lyons	43	21	---	---	---	64
Adam Dixon	---	---	19	38	5	62
Karl Tucker	---	---	22	39	---	61
Tommy Patton	38	19	---	---	4	61
Justin Borders	---	---	15	30	12	57
Jorge Templeton	---	---	19	34	1	54
Kyle Fairley	24	13	---	---	17	54
Rich Banks	---	---	21	30	2	53
Corwin Winters	28	13	---	---	6	47
Tevin Naquin	18	9	---	---	18	45
Lamar McCarthy	---	---	13	25	3	41
Tito Martin	19	8	---	---	11	38
Max Tank	---	---	6	22	7	35
Dale Landolt	---	---	8	13	10	31
Geoff Kubrak	---	---	4	9	18	31
Enrique Sullivan	---	---	9	19	2	30
Chester Ellingsen	9	5	---	---	13	27
Lorenzo Frederick	---	---	2	6	15	23
Rich Wolfe	---	---	7	9	5	21
Jonathan Poston	---	---	0	0	17	17
Jeffrey DeWalt	5	2	---	---	4	11
R.J. Braddock	---	---	2	7	1	10
Ezra Austin	---	---	0	1	9	10
Randall McIntyre	0	0	---	---	8	8
Dusty Banks	0	0	---	---	8	8
J.B. Drew	0	0	---	---	8	8
Buddy Day	0	0	---	---	8	8
Mack Petry	0	0	---	---	8	8
Jonathan Manusky	0	0	---	---	6	6
Kyle Sims	0	0	---	---	3	3
Zane Shannon	---	---	0	0	3	3
Rico Fields	0	0	---	---	---	0
Floyd McCrory	0	0	---	---	---	0
Arnie Walters	---	---	0	0	---	0

Tampa Bay	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Ronnie Akroyd	---	---	43	21	18	82
Bryant Cooper	24	46	---	---	8	78
Donald Peterson	24	46	---	---	8	78
Britt England	21	45	---	---	11	77
Craig Delgado	---	---	43	21	7	71
Norbert Mahoney	24	46	---	---	---	70
Walter Oukac	24	46	---	---	---	70
Griffin Carr	24	46	---	---	---	70
Ross Abrams	24	46	---	---	---	70
Donnell Welch	---	---	43	21	5	69
Dustin Dattilo	19	42	---	---	6	67
Ken Greer	---	---	43	21	3	67
Doug Dawkins	---	---	38	20	3	61
Xavier Flagg	---	---	38	19	3	60
Leonardo Pritchett	---	---	36	20	3	59
Jeffrey Blake	19	38	---	---	---	57
Jack Everett	13	28	---	---	10	51
Buddy Joseph	---	---	32	15	2	49
Winston Crespo	---	---	29	16	2	47
Norbert Money	---	---	24	12	4	40
Jaiden St. Clair	---	---	27	11	2	40
Jack Starks	5	8	---	---	23	36
Lester Martin	10	21	---	---	4	35
Darrin Hamaoka	---	---	7	1	26	34
Warren Davidson	5	9	---	---	16	30
Camden Holloman	11	13	---	---	5	29
Jeffrey McKnight	---	---	18	8	1	27
Doug Brazil	---	---	9	7	11	27
Wendell Herbst	10	16	---	---	---	26
Max Griffis	7	1	---	---	18	26
Luke Spillman	---	---	5	3	17	25
Bobby Patton	---	---	14	5	6	25
Sammie Guthrie	0	9	---	---	14	23
Martin Bernstein	---	---	11	6	5	22
Randy Yarbrough	---	---	7	2	---	9
Herman Engelke	---	---	6	2	---	8
Marco Nimmons	0	0	---	---	8	8
Malachi Delgado	---	---	0	0	8	8
Seth Enloe	0	0	---	---	8	8
Luther Meier	0	0	---	---	8	8
Walt Sutter	0	0	---	---	7	7
Jason Salinas	0	0	---	---	5	5
Leroy Donovan	0	0	---	---	1	1
Paul Provost	0	0	---	---	---	0
Floyd Fonseca	0	0	---	---	---	0
Kendrick Lyon	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	10	37	3.7
Middle	21	64	3.0
Right	10	39	3.9
None	2	-3	-1.5

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	6	61	10.2
Middle	18	111	6.2
Right	0	0	0.0
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Zachary Lyons	20	18	7	0	0	2	0	2	0

Tampa Bay	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Ross Abrams	43	19	1	6	5	6	3	2	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	4	46	11.5
Short (0-8 Yds)	13	13	204	15.7
Medium (9-18 Yds)	2	0	0	0.0
Long (19+ Yds)	1	1	20	20.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	5	5	30	6.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	17	9	72	4.2
Medium (9-18 Yds)	17	5	73	4.3
Long (19+ Yds)	3	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
RB Pete Sutton	8	8	138	2	16
WR Tommy Patton	5	3	29	1	19
RB Tevin Naquin	2	2	23	1	9
TE Tito Martin	2	2	25	1	8
WR Kyle Fairley	2	2	31	1	13
WR Chester Ellingsen	1	1	24	1	5

Tampa Bay	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Britt England	14	6	3	49	0	45
WR Wendell Herbst	7	4	2	48	0	16
TE Dustin Dattilo	6	2	0	0	0	42
WR Jack Everett	5	2	0	37	1	28
TE Camden Holloman	4	1	0	11	0	13
WR Warren Davidson	3	2	0	12	0	9
RB Jeffrey Blake	2	1	0	9	0	38
RB Jack Starks	1	1	0	9	0	8

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Pete Sutton	8	15	1.88	3.72
Corwin Winters	2	1	0.50	1.75

Tampa Bay	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Jeffrey Blake	2	2	1.00	6.60
Jack Starks	1	13	13.00	7.20

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Zachary Lyons	1	1	9	9.00	13.50

Tampa Bay	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Ross Abrams	2	2	11	5.50	4.07

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
RB Pete Sutton	1	1	9	9.00	17.25

Tampa Bay	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Wendell Herbst	1	1	7	7.00	6.86
WR Britt England	1	1	4	4.00	3.50

Third Down Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Rushes	Conversions
Pete Sutton	9	2
Zachary Lyons	1	0

Tampa Bay	Rushes	Conversions
Jack Starks	2	1
Ross Abrams	2	1
Jeffrey Blake	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Conversions
Zachary Lyons	3	3	2

Tampa Bay	Att	Comp	Conversions
Ross Abrams	11	8	5

Third Down Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Targ	Catch	Conversions
RB Pete Sutton	2	2	2
WR Tommy Patton	1	1	0

Tampa Bay	Targ	Catch	Conversions
TE Dustin Dattilo	3	2	0
WR Britt England	3	2	2
WR Jack Everett	2	1	0
WR Wendell Herbst	1	1	1
RB Jack Starks	1	1	1
WR Warren Davidson	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 36,500 (65,700 capacity)
Upper Deck 8,800 (17,700)
End Zone 5,800 (12,700)
Mezzanine 3,700 (7,300)
Sideline Seats 6,200 (11,200)
Club Seats 7,200 (12,000)
Luxury Boxes 4,800 (4,800)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	36,500 (65,700 capacity)
Upper Deck	8,800 (17,700)
End Zone	5,800 (12,700)
Mezzanine	3,700 (7,300)
Sideline Seats	6,200 (11,200)
Club Seats	7,200 (12,000)
Luxury Boxes	4,800 (4,800)