Week 15, 2059

played in New Orleans, LA

68 degrees, fair, calm

Tampa Bay Buccaneers	0	3	7	3	-	13
New Orleans Saints	10	0	7	0	-	17

Scoring Summary
1Q: 11:49 NOS - Noah Janzen 15 pass from J.J. Gregoire (Kelly Bolerjack extra point)
1Q: 00:49 NOS - Kelly Bolerjack 25 field goal
2Q: 05:24 TBY - Bruce Battles 24 field goal
3Q: 09:32 TBY - Christian Hitchcock 12 run (Bruce Battles extra point)
3Q: 01:02 NOS - J.J. Gregoire 3 run (Kelly Bolerjack extra point)
4Q: 08:21 TBY - Bruce Battles 55 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 11:49 NOS - Noah Janzen 15 pass from J.J. Gregoire (Kelly Bolerjack extra point)
1Q: 00:49 NOS - Kelly Bolerjack 25 field goal
2Q: 05:24 TBY - Bruce Battles 24 field goal
3Q: 09:32 TBY - Christian Hitchcock 12 run (Bruce Battles extra point)
3Q: 01:02 NOS - J.J. Gregoire 3 run (Kelly Bolerjack extra point)
4Q: 08:21 TBY - Bruce Battles 55 field goal

Team Statistics TBY NOS
Record 6-8 12-2
First Downs 21 16
- by Rushing 5 9
- by Passing 10 6
- by Penalty 6 1
Total Net Yards 295 290
- Offensive Plays 70 55
- Yards per Play 4.21 5.27
Net Rushing Yards 113 153
- Rushing Attempts 31 34
- Yards per Rush 3.65 4.50
Net Passing Yards 182 137
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 38 - 21 - 1 20 - 12 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 186 140
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/4 1/3
- Yards per Pass Play 4.67 6.52
Fumbles/Lost 2/1 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 9/17 4/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 8.2 8.3
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 2/15 11/77
Punt Returns/Yards 3/42 2/17
Kick Returns/Yards 3/56 0/0
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 1/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 2 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/1 2/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 21 OWN 29
Time of Possession 29:45 30:15

Team Statistics	TBY	NOS
Record	6-8	12-2
First Downs	21	16
- by Rushing	5	9
- by Passing	10	6
- by Penalty	6	1
Total Net Yards	295	290
- Offensive Plays	70	55
- Yards per Play	4.21	5.27
Net Rushing Yards	113	153
- Rushing Attempts	31	34
- Yards per Rush	3.65	4.50
Net Passing Yards	182	137
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	38 - 21 - 1	20 - 12 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	186	140
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/4	1/3
- Yards per Pass Play	4.67	6.52
Fumbles/Lost	2/1	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	9/17	4/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	8.2	8.3
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	2/15	11/77
Punt Returns/Yards	3/42	2/17
Kick Returns/Yards	3/56	0/0
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	1/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	2	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/1	2/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 21	OWN 29
Time of Possession	29:45	30:15

Drive Charts

Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	11:41	3:21	OWN 23	6	34	Punt
1	5:15	1:27	OWN 33	5	17	Interception
1	0:42	1:20	OWN 16	3	-2	Punt
2	11:51	6:32	OWN 1	13	92	Field Goal
2	3:25	3:25	OWN 20	12	75	Half
3	15:00	5:35	OWN 15	11	85	Touchdown
3	7:41	1:17	OWN 17	3	1	Punt
3	0:52	1:11	OWN 25	3	-9	Punt
4	12:32	4:16	OWN 20	11	42	Field Goal
4	6:09	2:58	OWN 47	5	5	Punt

New Orleans Saints
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	3:19	OWN 25	6	75	Touchdown
1	8:20	3:05	OWN 3	5	18	Punt
1	3:48	3:06	OWN 39	8	53	Field Goal
2	14:22	2:31	OWN 44	3	9	Punt
2	5:19	1:54	OWN 25	4	32	Punt
3	9:25	1:44	OWN 25	3	4	Punt
3	6:24	5:32	OWN 46	10	54	Touchdown
4	14:41	2:09	OWN 36	6	11	Punt
4	8:16	2:07	OWN 25	3	0	Punt
4	3:11	1:13	OWN 6	3	7	Punt
4	1:58	1:58	OWN 48	4	10	Game

Game MVP: J.J. Gregoire, New Orleans Saints

Rushing Statistics

Tampa Bay	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB Christian Hitchcock	27	72	2.67	19	4	1
RB Justin Huntley	3	2	0.67	3	0	0
WR Jeffrey Gerhardt	1	39	39.00	39	1	0

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB Jessie Patterson	25	106	4.24	25	3	0
QB J.J. Gregoire	8	43	5.38	14	3	1
RB Silas Gilman	1	4	4.00	4	0	0

Passing Statistics

Tampa Bay	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Donnie Rezac	38	21	186	1/4	0	26	1	57.5

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
J.J. Gregoire	20	12	140	1/3	1	37	0	97.9

Receiving Statistics

Tampa Bay	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
TE Brett Nixon	8	13	122	15.25	56	26
WR Kirk Boyer	3	7	25	8.33	9	16
WR Camden Olvera	3	4	21	7.00	3	16
FB Joshua Evans	2	2	3	1.50	8	5
WR Marty Freeman	1	3	3	3.00	0	3
WR Jalen Blanchard	1	1	4	4.00	1	4
RB Justin Huntley	1	1	-4	-4.00	0	-4
TE Cesar Carpenter	1	3	12	12.00	7	12
RB Christian Hitchcock	1	1	0	0.00	0	0
TE Levon Clapp	0	3	0	0.00	0	0

New Orleans	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
RB Jessie Patterson	3	4	16	5.33	5	11	0
WR Trey Shannon	2	2	44	22.00	6	37	0
WR DeAndre Mills	2	3	22	11.00	11	20	0
WR Noah Janzen	1	1	15	15.00	0	15	1
TE Brian Lonier	1	3	13	13.00	5	13	0
WR Tony Meeber	1	2	6	6.00	0	6	0
TE Marquis Fenno	1	2	5	5.00	0	5	0
TE Parker Monds	1	3	19	19.00	5	19	0

Interception Statistics

Tampa Bay	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

New Orleans	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
OLB Joel Brockermeyer	1	0	0.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Tampa Bay	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
RB Christian Hitchcock	2	0	0	0
OLB Adam Yates	0	1	0	0

New Orleans	Recov	Force
CB Nick Sanders	1	0
CB Zach Schafer	0	1
RB Silas Gilman	0	1

Punting Statistics

Tampa Bay	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Earl Tenneson	5	225	45.0	41.6	51	2

New Orleans	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Joseph Dixon	7	347	49.6	37.9	54	2

Kicking Statistics

Tampa Bay	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Bruce Battles	2/2	1/1	1/1	55	1/1

New Orleans	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Kelly Bolerjack	1/1	0/0	0/0	25	2/2

Punt Return Statistics

Tampa Bay	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Christian Hitchcock	3	42	14.0	0

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Raymond Benson	2	17	8.5	0

Kick Return Statistics

Tampa Bay	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Jeffrey Gerhardt	2	33	16.5	0
Christian Hitchcock	1	23	23.0	0

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Defensive Statistics

Tampa Bay	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Rex Tripp	11	1	0.0	34	20
OLB Adam Yates	6	0	0.0	30	12
S Carson Wilcox	5	1	0.0	34	19
DT Drake Guest	4	1	1.0	34	20
CB Dustin Lynn	4	2	0.0	34	21
ILB Hunter O'Conner	3	2	0.0	34	19
CB Shawn Howard	2	1	0.0	9	11
CB Alvin Spencer	2	1	0.0	22	11
OLB Jimmie Bair	2	0	0.0	11	7
DE Brody Bradley	2	0	0.0	11	12
CB Jeremiah Singleton	1	1	0.0	25	12
OLB Aiden Drake	1	0	0.0	12	9
TE Levon Clapp	1	0	---	---	---
S Alexander Wheeler	1	0	0.0	0	3
DE Keegan Naranjo	0	1	0.0	29	18
DT Pat Hampton	0	1	0.0	27	16
DE Tito Middleton	0	1	0.0	24	10

New Orleans	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
DE Devan Jeffries	5	0	1.0	30	28
CB Zach Schafer	5	2	0.0	31	39
OLB Joel Brockermeyer	4	2	0.0	30	24
S Rickey Emack	4	1	0.0	14	27
ILB Marco Nichols	4	0	0.0	17	12
ILB Ernie Brown	4	0	0.0	17	26
OLB Trenton Garmon	3	2	0.0	13	25
CB Dillon Akiyama	3	0	0.0	14	27
OLB Butch Triplett	3	0	0.0	14	14
OLB Ed Sutton	3	0	0.0	17	28
DE Deron Midget	2	2	0.0	16	11
DE Edwin Cobb	2	1	0.0	14	26
S Justin Rhodes	2	1	0.0	19	32
CB Trey Dircks	2	1	0.0	18	28
S Kelvin Yockey	2	0	0.0	17	11
DT Arnold Dorf	1	1	0.0	14	27
DE Stan Shepherd	1	0	0.0	19	25
CB Cory Ethridge	1	0	0.0	14	11

Pass Rush Statistics

Tampa Bay	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Drake Guest	1.0	0	1	0	20

New Orleans	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Devan Jeffries	1.0	0	2	0	28
DE Deron Midget	0.0	1	0	1	11
OLB Ed Sutton	0.0	0	1	1	28
DE Stan Shepherd	0.0	0	0	2	25

Pass Defense Statistics

Tampa Bay	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
S Carson Wilcox	2	1	19
S Rex Tripp	2	0	20
CB Shawn Howard	2	0	11
CB Jeremiah Singleton	2	0	12
CB Dustin Lynn	1	1	21
OLB Jimmie Bair	1	0	7
CB Alvin Spencer	1	0	11
S Alexander Wheeler	1	0	3
ILB Hunter O'Conner	0	1	19

New Orleans	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S Rickey Emack	4	0	0	27
CB Zach Schafer	4	0	0	39
CB Dillon Akiyama	3	2	0	27
OLB Joel Brockermeyer	2	0	1	24
CB Trey Dircks	2	0	0	28
DE Edwin Cobb	1	1	0	26
ILB Ernie Brown	1	1	0	26
OLB Trenton Garmon	1	1	0	25
ILB Marco Nichols	1	0	0	12
OLB Ed Sutton	1	0	0	28
CB Cory Ethridge	1	0	0	11
S Kelvin Yockey	0	1	0	11

Blocking Statistics

Tampa Bay	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
G Tyrell Westbrook	3	8	0	31	0	39
G Jack Gardner	2	7	1	31	0	39
C Pedro Medeiros	2	5	0	31	0	39
T Tom Horner	1	8	0	31	0	39
T Shaquille Alcott	0	2	0	31	1	39
TE Cesar Carpenter	0	1	0	12	0	15

New Orleans	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
C DeAndre Becker	4	7	1	34	0	21
T Philip Berry	2	5	1	34	0	21
G Roman Sawyer	1	9	0	34	1	21
G Alejandro Sapolu	1	2	0	34	0	21
T Ed McBriar	0	3	0	34	0	21

Special Teams Tackles

Tampa Bay	Tackles	STPlays
Keegan Naranjo	1	21
Tyrell Westbrook	1	11

New Orleans	Tackles	STPlays
Zach Schafer	2	13
Silas Gilman	1	21
Nick Sanders	1	20
Cory Ethridge	1	12
DeAndre Becker	1	5

Participation

Tampa Bay	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
G Tyrell Westbrook	31	39	---	---	11	81
G Jack Gardner	31	39	---	---	7	77
T Shaquille Alcott	31	39	---	---	7	77
T Tom Horner	31	39	---	---	7	77
RB Christian Hitchcock	27	38	---	---	11	76
QB Donnie Rezac	31	39	---	---	---	70
C Pedro Medeiros	31	39	---	---	---	70
DE Keegan Naranjo	---	---	29	18	21	68
TE Brett Nixon	27	35	---	---	2	64
DT Drake Guest	---	---	34	20	8	62
WR Kirk Boyer	25	28	---	---	5	58
OLB Adam Yates	---	---	30	12	16	58
CB Dustin Lynn	---	---	34	21	1	56
S Rex Tripp	---	---	34	20	1	55
WR Camden Olvera	25	29	---	---	---	54
ILB Hunter O'Conner	---	---	34	19	1	54
S Carson Wilcox	---	---	34	19	1	54
FB Joshua Evans	10	19	---	---	17	46
DT Pat Hampton	---	---	27	16	1	44
CB Jeremiah Singleton	---	---	25	12	1	38
DE Tito Middleton	---	---	24	10	---	34
WR Jalen Blanchard	7	9	---	---	17	33
CB Alvin Spencer	---	---	22	11	---	33
DE Brody Bradley	---	---	11	12	8	31
WR Marty Freeman	15	15	---	---	---	30
TE Levon Clapp	2	6	---	---	20	28
TE Cesar Carpenter	12	15	---	---	---	27
OLB Aiden Drake	---	---	12	9	1	22
OLB Ross Wilson	---	---	0	1	20	21
CB Shawn Howard	---	---	9	11	---	20
OLB Jimmie Bair	---	---	11	7	---	18
S Alexander Wheeler	---	---	0	3	15	18
RB Broderick Aceves	0	0	---	---	15	15
DT Francisco Buckingham	---	---	3	5	7	15
WR Jeffrey Gerhardt	2	0	---	---	7	9
C Malik Murray	0	0	---	---	7	7
P Earl Tenneson	0	0	---	---	7	7
K Bruce Battles	0	0	---	---	6	6
C Marc Jackson	0	0	---	---	5	5
RB Justin Huntley	3	1	---	---	---	4
DE B.J. Lee	---	---	1	2	---	3
ILB Carl Foley	---	---	0	3	---	3
QB Francisco Posavec	0	0	---	---	---	0
FB Toby Anderko	0	0	---	---	---	0
T Timothy Hidalgo	0	0	---	---	---	0
ILB Nicky Plesko	---	---	0	0	---	0

New Orleans	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
CB Zach Schafer	---	---	31	39	13	83
OLB Ed Sutton	---	---	17	28	22	67
G Alejandro Sapolu	34	21	---	---	8	63
T Philip Berry	34	21	---	---	8	63
C DeAndre Becker	34	21	---	---	5	60
DE Devan Jeffries	---	---	30	28	1	59
WR Trey Shannon	32	21	---	---	4	57
G Roman Sawyer	34	21	---	---	---	55
T Ed McBriar	34	21	---	---	---	55
QB J.J. Gregoire	34	21	---	---	---	55
OLB Joel Brockermeyer	---	---	30	24	---	54
S Justin Rhodes	---	---	19	32	2	53
CB Trey Dircks	---	---	18	28	4	50
DT Arnold Dorf	---	---	14	27	7	48
WR Tony Meeber	29	16	---	---	1	46
DE Edwin Cobb	---	---	14	26	6	46
DE Stan Shepherd	---	---	19	25	2	46
ILB Ernie Brown	---	---	17	26	2	45
CB Dillon Akiyama	---	---	14	27	2	43
RB Jessie Patterson	29	14	---	---	---	43
S Rickey Emack	---	---	14	27	2	43
OLB Trenton Garmon	---	---	13	25	2	40
TE Parker Monds	10	9	---	---	21	40
TE Marquis Fenno	26	12	---	---	---	38
CB Cory Ethridge	---	---	14	11	12	37
RB Silas Gilman	5	7	---	---	21	33
ILB Marco Nichols	---	---	17	12	---	29
OLB Butch Triplett	---	---	14	14	---	28
S Kelvin Yockey	---	---	17	11	---	28
CB Emmett Douglas	---	---	12	8	8	28
DE Deron Midget	---	---	16	11	---	27
WR Noah Janzen	19	6	---	---	---	25
TE Brian Lonier	11	11	---	---	---	22
CB Nick Sanders	---	---	0	0	20	20
WR DeAndre Mills	4	7	---	---	7	18
WR Raymond Benson	4	2	---	---	9	15
WR Jimmie Huntley	0	0	---	---	14	14
RB Gavin Finch	1	0	---	---	9	10
ILB Grant Cote	---	---	1	0	9	10
T Donnell Causey	0	0	---	---	8	8
G Butch Branch	0	0	---	---	8	8
P Joseph Dixon	0	0	---	---	8	8
K Kelly Bolerjack	0	0	---	---	5	5
C Irv Conaway	0	0	---	---	3	3
DT Ross Cole	---	---	0	0	---	0
QB Jonathan Rackers	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	9	51	5.7
Middle	11	26	2.4
Right	11	36	3.3
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	9	63	7.0
Middle	17	72	4.2
Right	7	20	2.9
None	1	-2	-2.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Tampa Bay	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Donnie Rezac	38	21	2	5	1	6	3	4	1

New Orleans	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
J.J. Gregoire	20	12	2	1	3	3	1	0	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	6	6	42	7.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	18	11	77	4.3
Medium (9-18 Yds)	10	3	51	5.1
Long (19+ Yds)	4	1	16	4.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	3	3	12	4.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	6	3	30	5.0
Medium (9-18 Yds)	7	5	61	8.7
Long (19+ Yds)	4	1	37	9.3

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Tampa Bay	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
TE Brett Nixon	13	8	0	122	2	35
WR Kirk Boyer	7	3	1	25	0	28
WR Camden Olvera	4	3	0	21	0	29
WR Marty Freeman	3	1	0	3	0	15
TE Levon Clapp	3	0	0	0	0	6
TE Cesar Carpenter	3	1	0	12	0	15
FB Joshua Evans	2	2	0	3	0	19
WR Jalen Blanchard	1	1	0	4	0	9
RB Justin Huntley	1	1	0	-4	0	1
RB Christian Hitchcock	1	1	0	0	0	38

New Orleans	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
RB Jessie Patterson	4	3	0	16	0	14
TE Brian Lonier	3	1	2	13	0	11
WR DeAndre Mills	3	2	0	22	1	7
TE Parker Monds	3	1	0	19	0	9
WR Tony Meeber	2	1	0	6	0	16
TE Marquis Fenno	2	1	1	5	0	12
WR Trey Shannon	2	2	0	44	1	21
WR Noah Janzen	1	1	0	15	0	6

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Tampa Bay	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Christian Hitchcock	4	15	3.75	2.67

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Jessie Patterson	3	5	1.67	4.24
QB J.J. Gregoire	2	10	5.00	5.38

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Tampa Bay	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Donnie Rezac	2	1	9	4.50	4.89

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
J.J. Gregoire	4	2	22	5.50	7.00

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Tampa Bay	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Brett Nixon	1	1	9	9.00	9.38
TE Levon Clapp	1	0	0	0.00	0.00

New Orleans	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Parker Monds	2	0	0	0.00	6.33
WR Noah Janzen	1	1	15	15.00	15.00
WR Trey Shannon	1	1	7	7.00	22.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Tampa Bay	Rushes	Conversions
RB Christian Hitchcock	1	1

New Orleans	Rushes	Conversions
QB J.J. Gregoire	3	1
RB Silas Gilman	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Tampa Bay	Att	Comp	Conversions
Donnie Rezac	15	10	8

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Conversions
J.J. Gregoire	7	4	3

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Tampa Bay	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Kirk Boyer	5	1	1
TE Brett Nixon	5	5	5
TE Cesar Carpenter	2	1	1
FB Joshua Evans	1	1	0
WR Marty Freeman	1	1	0
WR Camden Olvera	1	1	1

New Orleans	Targ	Catch	Conversions
TE Parker Monds	2	1	1
TE Brian Lonier	1	0	0
WR Tony Meeber	1	0	0
RB Jessie Patterson	1	1	1
TE Marquis Fenno	1	1	0
WR Trey Shannon	1	1	1

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)