Week 17, 2061

played in Tampa Bay, FL

73 degrees, rain, 6 mph wind

New Orleans Saints	3	10	7	7	-	27
Tampa Bay Buccaneers	3	6	0	3	-	12

Scoring Summary
1Q: 06:01 TBY - Chuck Pearson 32 field goal
1Q: 03:08 NOS - Kelly Bolerjack 27 field goal
2Q: 07:53 NOS - Aaron Thomason 44 pass from J.J. Gregoire (Kelly Bolerjack extra point)
2Q: 04:55 TBY - Chuck Pearson 27 field goal
2Q: 00:50 NOS - Kelly Bolerjack 29 field goal
2Q: 00:03 TBY - Chuck Pearson 38 field goal
3Q: 07:24 NOS - Parker Monds 1 pass from J.J. Gregoire (Kelly Bolerjack extra point)
4Q: 13:18 TBY - Chuck Pearson 38 field goal
4Q: 01:52 NOS - Jessie Patterson 5 run (Kelly Bolerjack extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 06:01 TBY - Chuck Pearson 32 field goal
1Q: 03:08 NOS - Kelly Bolerjack 27 field goal
2Q: 07:53 NOS - Aaron Thomason 44 pass from J.J. Gregoire (Kelly Bolerjack extra point)
2Q: 04:55 TBY - Chuck Pearson 27 field goal
2Q: 00:50 NOS - Kelly Bolerjack 29 field goal
2Q: 00:03 TBY - Chuck Pearson 38 field goal
3Q: 07:24 NOS - Parker Monds 1 pass from J.J. Gregoire (Kelly Bolerjack extra point)
4Q: 13:18 TBY - Chuck Pearson 38 field goal
4Q: 01:52 NOS - Jessie Patterson 5 run (Kelly Bolerjack extra point)

Team Statistics NOS TBY
Record 12-4 8-8
First Downs 22 12
- by Rushing 9 6
- by Passing 13 5
- by Penalty 0 1
Total Net Yards 452 303
- Offensive Plays 66 52
- Yards per Play 6.85 5.83
Net Rushing Yards 163 171
- Rushing Attempts 40 30
- Yards per Rush 4.08 5.70
Net Passing Yards 289 132
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 25 - 18 - 1 22 - 10 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 294 132
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/5 0/0
- Yards per Pass Play 11.12 6.00
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 1/0
3rd Down Conversions 8/14 4/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.1 6.2
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 7/102 3/15
Punt Returns/Yards 2/25 0/0
Kick Returns/Yards 1/26 4/119
Interception Ret./Yards 1/0 1/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 4 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/2 0/3
Avg. Drive Start OWN 27 OWN 25
Time of Possession 34:49 25:11

Team Statistics	NOS	TBY
Record	12-4	8-8
First Downs	22	12
- by Rushing	9	6
- by Passing	13	5
- by Penalty	0	1
Total Net Yards	452	303
- Offensive Plays	66	52
- Yards per Play	6.85	5.83
Net Rushing Yards	163	171
- Rushing Attempts	40	30
- Yards per Rush	4.08	5.70
Net Passing Yards	289	132
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	25 - 18 - 1	22 - 10 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	294	132
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/5	0/0
- Yards per Pass Play	11.12	6.00
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	1/0
3rd Down Conversions	8/14	4/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.1	6.2
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	7/102	3/15
Punt Returns/Yards	2/25	0/0
Kick Returns/Yards	1/26	4/119
Interception Ret./Yards	1/0	1/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	4	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/2	0/3
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 27	OWN 25
Time of Possession	34:49	25:11

Drive Charts

New Orleans Saints
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	3:13	OWN 38	5	9	Punt
1	5:54	2:51	OWN 25	5	65	Field Goal
1	1:07	1:12	OWN 31	4	13	Punt
2	11:59	4:23	OWN 28	8	72	Touchdown
2	4:47	4:05	OWN 25	8	63	Field Goal
3	10:16	3:01	OWN 35	6	65	Touchdown
3	5:31	3:41	OWN 23	7	26	Interception
4	13:11	4:44	OWN 25	8	29	Punt
4	6:59	5:15	OWN 33	12	67	Touchdown
4	1:11	1:11	OWN 14	3	2	Game

Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	11:47	5:53	OWN 20	10	65	Field Goal
1	3:03	1:56	OWN 27	3	6	Punt
2	14:55	2:56	OWN 20	5	19	Punt
2	7:36	2:49	OWN 25	7	65	Field Goal
2	0:42	0:42	OWN 32	2	47	Field Goal
3	15:00	4:44	OWN 39	8	33	Missed FG
3	7:15	1:44	OWN 35	3	5	Punt
3	1:50	3:39	OWN 25	7	54	Field Goal
4	8:27	1:28	OWN 5	3	3	Punt
4	1:44	0:33	OWN 25	4	37	Interception

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

Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB Jessie Patterson	25	97	3.88	17	3	1
QB J.J. Gregoire	6	43	7.17	17	2	0
RB Emmett Clayton	5	9	1.80	6	0	0
RB Gavin Finch	3	14	4.67	9	0	0
WR Nolan Garrison	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Tampa Bay	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
RB Broderick Aceves	11	67	6.09	36	1
RB Sebastian Gitler	7	62	8.86	45	1
FB Toby Anderko	7	23	3.29	6	0
QB Justics Chelius	5	19	3.80	14	1

Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
J.J. Gregoire	25	18	294	1/5	2	44	1	121.1

Tampa Bay	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Justics Chelius	16	8	88	0/0	0	31	0	66.7
Arnold Szott	6	2	44	0/0	0	42	1	20.8

Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Trey Shannon	5	7	68	13.60	4	41	0
WR Tony Meeber	3	3	73	24.33	3	42	0
TE Parker Monds	3	4	14	4.67	7	8	1
TE Marquis Fenno	2	4	34	17.00	8	19	0
WR Aaron Thomason	1	1	44	44.00	39	44	1
RB Silas Gilman	1	1	13	13.00	3	13	0
RB Gavin Finch	1	2	14	14.00	3	14	0
WR Nolan Garrison	1	1	15	15.00	16	15	0
RB Emmett Clayton	1	1	19	19.00	15	19	0
WR Buddy Corbett	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Tampa Bay	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
RB Broderick Aceves	3	3	37	12.33	31	31
WR Camden Olvera	2	8	24	12.00	11	16
WR Orlando Yukich	2	5	13	6.50	5	11
RB Sebastian Gitler	1	2	42	42.00	36	42
FB Joshua Evans	1	1	11	11.00	0	11
FB Toby Anderko	1	1	5	5.00	2	5
WR Elliot Dillon	0	1	0	0.00	0	0
TE Cesar Carpenter	0	1	0	0.00	0	0

Interception Statistics

New Orleans	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Justin Rhodes	1	0	0.00	0

Tampa Bay	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Marty Gaines	1	0	0.00	0

Fumble Statistics

New Orleans	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
CB Cory Ethridge	0	0	1	0

Tampa Bay	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
FB Toby Anderko	1	0	0	0
G Tucker Buljina	0	1	0	0

Punting Statistics

New Orleans	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Joseph Dixon	3	150	50.0	36.7	56	1

Tampa Bay	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Bruce Halela	4	180	45.0	38.8	50	1

Kicking Statistics

New Orleans	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Kelly Bolerjack	2/2	0/0	0/0	29	3/3

Tampa Bay	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Chuck Pearson	4/5	0/1	0/0	38	0/0

Punt Return Statistics

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Rickey Emack	2	25	12.5	0

Tampa Bay	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Kick Return Statistics

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Trey Shannon	1	26	26.0	0

Tampa Bay	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Jeffrey Gerhardt	4	119	29.8	0

Defensive Statistics

New Orleans	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Ed Sutton	9	2	0.0	15	12
ILB Joel Brockermeyer	6	1	0.0	26	13
DT Buddy Bumgarner	3	2	0.0	24	9
OLB George Wohlman	3	2	0.0	27	15
S Justin Rhodes	3	1	0.0	17	21
CB Trey Dircks	3	1	0.0	24	20
DE Devan Jeffries	3	0	0.0	26	14
CB Emmett Douglas	3	0	0.0	14	19
OLB Devan McDaniel	2	2	0.0	15	10
S Kelvin Yockey	2	1	0.0	27	15
CB Luke Kinsella	1	1	0.0	16	18
TE Parker Monds	1	0	---	---	---
CB Cory Ethridge	1	0	0.0	27	14
OLB Bruce Reynolds	1	0	0.0	16	9

Tampa Bay	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Hunter O'Conner	9	3	0.0	38	25
S Marty Gaines	8	2	0.0	40	26
CB Chase Rodgers	6	0	0.5	39	26
OLB Adam Yates	5	4	0.0	40	26
ILB Morris Sampson	5	1	0.0	18	12
DE Eli Peterson	4	2	0.0	34	23
DE Robert Terrell	4	1	0.0	31	16
OLB Aiden Drake	3	3	0.0	35	17
CB Jermaine Newhart	3	1	0.0	24	16
OLB J.B. Arnold	2	2	0.5	6	9
CB Jeremiah Singleton	2	1	0.0	35	21
DT Geoff Buchanan	2	0	0.0	19	7
S Nathaniel Wayne	1	3	0.0	40	26
DT Drake Guest	1	1	0.0	21	19
WR Orlando Yukich	1	0	---	---	---
DE Jace Garrett	0	1	0.0	10	6

Pass Rush Statistics

New Orleans	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Devan Jeffries	2	2	14
DE Deron Midget	1	1	8
DT Buddy Bumgarner	1	0	9
DE Stan Shepherd	1	0	11
OLB Devan McDaniel	1	0	10

Tampa Bay	Sack	Hurry	PPlay
OLB J.B. Arnold	0.5	0	9
CB Chase Rodgers	0.5	0	26
DE Jace Garrett	0.0	1	6

Pass Defense Statistics

New Orleans	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
OLB Ed Sutton	3	0	0	12
CB Emmett Douglas	2	1	0	19
OLB Devan McDaniel	1	1	0	10
S Justin Rhodes	1	0	1	21
ILB Joel Brockermeyer	1	0	0	13
S Kelvin Yockey	1	0	0	15
OLB George Wohlman	1	0	0	15

Tampa Bay	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S Marty Gaines	4	1	1	26
ILB Hunter O'Conner	4	0	0	25
ILB Morris Sampson	3	0	0	12
OLB J.B. Arnold	2	0	0	9
OLB Adam Yates	2	0	0	26
S Alexander Wheeler	1	0	0	1
DE Eli Peterson	1	0	0	23
CB Chase Rodgers	1	0	0	26
CB Carlos Moss	0	1	0	3

Blocking Statistics

New Orleans	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
C DeAndre Becker	3	10	40	0	26
T Philip Berry	3	6	40	1	26
G Conrad Barrett	3	5	40	0	26
T Ed McBriar	2	5	40	0	26
G Roman Sawyer	1	7	40	0	26
TE Marquis Fenno	1	1	25	0	18

Tampa Bay	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	PPly
T Timothy Hidalgo	3	6	30	22
G Tucker Buljina	2	7	30	22
G Tyrell Westbrook	2	3	30	22
C Pedro Medeiros	1	7	30	22
T Bart Kenyon	0	2	30	22
TE Cesar Carpenter	0	1	26	19

Special Teams Tackles

New Orleans	Tackles	STPlays
Ray Foreman	2	19
Gavin Finch	1	19
Scottie Norton	1	15

Tampa Bay	Tackles	STPlays
Joshua Evans	1	22
Levon Clapp	1	22
Jeremiah Singleton	1	5

Participation

New Orleans	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
G Roman Sawyer	40	26	---	---	5	71
T Philip Berry	40	26	---	---	5	71
G Conrad Barrett	40	26	---	---	5	71
C DeAndre Becker	40	26	---	---	---	66
T Ed McBriar	40	26	---	---	---	66
QB J.J. Gregoire	40	26	---	---	---	66
CB Trey Dircks	---	---	24	20	18	62
WR Trey Shannon	28	21	---	---	10	59
CB Cory Ethridge	---	---	27	14	16	57
OLB Ed Sutton	---	---	15	12	21	48
RB Jessie Patterson	28	19	---	---	---	47
S Kelvin Yockey	---	---	27	15	3	45
OLB George Wohlman	---	---	27	15	3	45
DE Devan Jeffries	---	---	26	14	4	44
TE Marquis Fenno	25	18	---	---	---	43
ILB Joel Brockermeyer	---	---	26	13	4	43
S Justin Rhodes	---	---	17	21	5	43
WR Nolan Garrison	31	12	---	---	---	43
CB Emmett Douglas	---	---	14	19	8	41
DT Buddy Bumgarner	---	---	24	9	7	40
CB Luke Kinsella	---	---	16	18	4	38
RB Gavin Finch	12	6	---	---	19	37
S Rickey Emack	---	---	16	10	7	33
WR Tony Meeber	16	12	---	---	4	32
TE Parker Monds	17	15	---	---	---	32
WR Aaron Thomason	13	6	---	---	10	29
DE Stan Shepherd	---	---	13	11	4	28
DE Austin Caelwaerts	---	---	17	10	1	28
OLB Bruce Reynolds	---	---	16	9	2	27
OLB Devan McDaniel	---	---	15	10	1	26
TE Scottie Norton	2	5	---	---	15	22
WR Buddy Corbett	15	7	---	---	---	22
TE Jay Gray	0	0	---	---	19	19
WR Ray Foreman	0	0	---	---	19	19
RB Silas Gilman	6	6	---	---	6	18
DT Grant Webster	---	---	4	9	1	14
DE Deron Midget	---	---	4	8	1	13
DT Arnold Dorf	---	---	2	4	5	11
DE Edwin Cobb	---	---	0	1	9	10
RB Emmett Clayton	7	3	---	---	---	10
K Kelly Bolerjack	0	0	---	---	8	8
T Donnell Causey	0	0	---	---	5	5
P Joseph Dixon	0	0	---	---	5	5
C Kenneth Gibson	0	0	---	---	5	5
QB Kendall Brandon	0	0	---	---	---	0
C Jeremy Wagner	0	0	---	---	---	0

Tampa Bay	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
OLB Adam Yates	---	---	40	26	2	68
S Nathaniel Wayne	---	---	40	26	2	68
S Marty Gaines	---	---	40	26	2	68
CB Chase Rodgers	---	---	39	26	2	67
G Tyrell Westbrook	30	22	---	---	13	65
ILB Hunter O'Conner	---	---	38	25	1	64
WR Elliot Dillon	26	19	---	---	18	63
CB Jeremiah Singleton	---	---	35	21	5	61
G Tucker Buljina	30	22	---	---	9	61
T Timothy Hidalgo	30	22	---	---	9	61
T Bart Kenyon	30	22	---	---	9	61
DE Eli Peterson	---	---	34	23	1	58
C Pedro Medeiros	30	22	---	---	---	52
OLB Aiden Drake	---	---	35	17	---	52
TE Cesar Carpenter	26	19	---	---	6	51
DE Robert Terrell	---	---	31	16	1	48
WR Camden Olvera	28	19	---	---	---	47
RB Broderick Aceves	14	10	---	---	22	46
QB Justics Chelius	29	16	---	---	---	45
CB Jermaine Newhart	---	---	24	16	2	42
DT Drake Guest	---	---	21	19	1	41
ILB Morris Sampson	---	---	18	12	9	39
WR Orlando Yukich	18	17	---	---	---	35
OLB J.B. Arnold	---	---	6	9	19	34
TE Levon Clapp	9	3	---	---	22	34
DT Geoff Buchanan	---	---	19	7	4	30
FB Joshua Evans	4	2	---	---	22	28
CB Carlos Moss	---	---	5	3	15	23
DE Jace Garrett	---	---	10	6	3	19
WR Jeffrey Gerhardt	4	4	---	---	10	18
FB Toby Anderko	8	5	---	---	4	17
RB Sebastian Gitler	9	7	---	---	---	16
DE Brody Bradley	---	---	5	7	2	14
S Alexander Wheeler	---	---	0	1	12	13
C Fred Carlson	0	0	---	---	9	9
P Bruce Halela	0	0	---	---	9	9
K Chuck Pearson	0	0	---	---	9	9
WR Justin Fairweather	4	4	---	---	---	8
QB Arnold Szott	1	6	---	---	---	7
RB Christian Hitchcock	0	0	---	---	6	6
G Owen Samuels	0	0	---	---	4	4
TE Brayden Lofton	0	1	---	---	---	1
C Todd Lovejoy	0	0	---	---	---	0
DT Francisco Buckingham	---	---	0	0	---	0
G Roberto Brownback	0	0	---	---	---	0
T Brant Weber	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	7	27	3.9
Middle	19	76	4.0
Right	13	61	4.7
None	1	-1	-1.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	4	49	12.3
Middle	20	81	4.1
Right	6	41	6.8
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
J.J. Gregoire	25	18	4	2	1	2	1	0	1

Tampa Bay	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Justics Chelius	16	8	1	1	1	1	5	1	0
Arnold Szott	6	2	1	1	0	1	1	2	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	4	43	10.8
Short (0-8 Yds)	8	5	73	9.1
Medium (9-18 Yds)	8	6	73	9.1
Long (19+ Yds)	5	3	105	21.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	3	3	41	13.7
Short (0-8 Yds)	14	6	75	5.4
Medium (9-18 Yds)	2	1	16	8.0
Long (19+ Yds)	3	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Trey Shannon	7	5	1	68	1	21
TE Marquis Fenno	4	2	0	34	0	18
TE Parker Monds	4	3	0	14	0	15
WR Tony Meeber	3	3	0	73	2	12
RB Gavin Finch	2	1	0	14	0	6
WR Aaron Thomason	1	1	0	44	1	6
RB Silas Gilman	1	1	0	13	0	6
WR Nolan Garrison	1	1	0	15	0	12
RB Emmett Clayton	1	1	0	19	0	3
WR Buddy Corbett	1	0	0	0	0	7

Tampa Bay	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Camden Olvera	8	2	0	24	0	19
WR Orlando Yukich	5	2	0	13	0	17
RB Broderick Aceves	3	3	0	37	1	10
RB Sebastian Gitler	2	1	0	42	1	7
FB Joshua Evans	1	1	0	11	0	2
WR Elliot Dillon	1	0	1	0	0	19
TE Cesar Carpenter	1	0	0	0	0	19
FB Toby Anderko	1	1	0	5	0	5

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Jessie Patterson	5	9	1.80	3.88
QB J.J. Gregoire	1	5	5.00	7.17

Tampa Bay	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Broderick Aceves	2	0	0.00	6.09
QB Justics Chelius	1	1	1.00	3.80
RB Sebastian Gitler	1	4	4.00	8.86

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
J.J. Gregoire	5	3	24	4.80	11.76

Tampa Bay	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Justics Chelius	3	0	0	0.00	5.50

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Trey Shannon	2	1	9	4.50	9.71
TE Marquis Fenno	1	0	0	0.00	8.50
RB Gavin Finch	1	1	14	14.00	7.00
TE Parker Monds	1	1	1	1.00	3.50

Tampa Bay	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Camden Olvera	3	0	0	0.00	3.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Rushes	Conversions
RB Jessie Patterson	4	3
QB J.J. Gregoire	2	0

Tampa Bay	Rushes	Conversions
QB Justics Chelius	3	1
RB Broderick Aceves	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Conversions
J.J. Gregoire	7	5	5

Tampa Bay	Att	Comp	Conversions
Justics Chelius	7	3	3
Arnold Szott	1	1	0

Third Down Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Targ	Catch	Conversions
TE Marquis Fenno	3	2	2
WR Aaron Thomason	1	1	1
RB Silas Gilman	1	1	1
RB Gavin Finch	1	0	0
TE Parker Monds	1	1	1

Tampa Bay	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Orlando Yukich	3	2	1
WR Camden Olvera	2	0	0
FB Joshua Evans	1	1	1
RB Broderick Aceves	1	1	1
TE Cesar Carpenter	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 64,600 (65,700 capacity)
Upper Deck 16,600 (17,700)
End Zone 12,700 (12,700)
Mezzanine 7,300 (7,300)
Sideline Seats 11,200 (11,200)
Club Seats 12,000 (12,000)
Luxury Boxes 4,800 (4,800)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	64,600 (65,700 capacity)
Upper Deck	16,600 (17,700)
End Zone	12,700 (12,700)
Mezzanine	7,300 (7,300)
Sideline Seats	11,200 (11,200)
Club Seats	12,000 (12,000)
Luxury Boxes	4,800 (4,800)