Week 9, 2028

played in Tampa Bay, FL

63 degrees, rain, 12 mph wind

New Orleans Saints	0	0	7	0	-	7
Tampa Bay Buccaneers	3	3	0	21	-	27

Scoring Summary
1Q: 05:14 TBY - Preston Kaplan 44 field goal
2Q: 09:45 TBY - Preston Kaplan 20 field goal
3Q: 07:58 NOS - J.B. Hargrove 9 run (Salvador Varitek extra point)
4Q: 13:23 TBY - Marshall Armstrong 2 run (Preston Kaplan extra point)
4Q: 13:16 TBY - Edwin Whitted 34 interception return (Preston Kaplan extra point)
4Q: 07:51 TBY - Marshall Armstrong 13 pass from Roger Peters (Preston Kaplan extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 05:14 TBY - Preston Kaplan 44 field goal
2Q: 09:45 TBY - Preston Kaplan 20 field goal
3Q: 07:58 NOS - J.B. Hargrove 9 run (Salvador Varitek extra point)
4Q: 13:23 TBY - Marshall Armstrong 2 run (Preston Kaplan extra point)
4Q: 13:16 TBY - Edwin Whitted 34 interception return (Preston Kaplan extra point)
4Q: 07:51 TBY - Marshall Armstrong 13 pass from Roger Peters (Preston Kaplan extra point)

Team Statistics NOS TBY
Record 5-3 4-4
First Downs 15 19
- by Rushing 5 6
- by Passing 10 11
- by Penalty 0 2
Total Net Yards 298 273
- Offensive Plays 58 66
- Yards per Play 5.14 4.14
Net Rushing Yards 119 103
- Rushing Attempts 26 35
- Yards per Rush 4.58 2.94
Net Passing Yards 179 170
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 31 - 22 - 2 29 - 18 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 183 177
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/4 2/7
- Yards per Pass Play 5.59 5.48
Fumbles/Lost 4/3 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 3/11 7/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 8.4 6.5
4th Down Conversions 0/1 0/0
Penalties/Yards 10/95 9/74
Punt Returns/Yards 2/14 2/41
Kick Returns/Yards 3/53 2/47
Interception Ret./Yards 1/11 2/34
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 2 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/0 2/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 26 OWN 38
Time of Possession 28:58 31:02

Team Statistics	NOS	TBY
Record	5-3	4-4
First Downs	15	19
- by Rushing	5	6
- by Passing	10	11
- by Penalty	0	2
Total Net Yards	298	273
- Offensive Plays	58	66
- Yards per Play	5.14	4.14
Net Rushing Yards	119	103
- Rushing Attempts	26	35
- Yards per Rush	4.58	2.94
Net Passing Yards	179	170
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	31 - 22 - 2	29 - 18 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	183	177
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/4	2/7
- Yards per Pass Play	5.59	5.48
Fumbles/Lost	4/3	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	3/11	7/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	8.4	6.5
4th Down Conversions	0/1	0/0
Penalties/Yards	10/95	9/74
Punt Returns/Yards	2/14	2/41
Kick Returns/Yards	3/53	2/47
Interception Ret./Yards	1/11	2/34
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	2	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/0	2/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 26	OWN 38
Time of Possession	28:58	31:02

Drive Charts

New Orleans Saints
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	3:48	OWN 25	7	33	Punt
1	7:34	0:41	OWN 20	3	9	Fumble
1	5:07	5:14	OWN 15	9	47	Fumble
2	9:37	2:45	OWN 31	3	-4	Punt
2	5:32	1:55	OWN 27	3	1	Punt
2	0:18	0:18	OWN 47	2	-4	Half
3	13:04	5:14	OWN 30	9	70	Touchdown
3	5:24	3:32	OWN 5	6	15	Punt
4	13:16	0:12	OWN 25	1	0	Interception
4	13:04	1:20	OWN 25	3	6	Punt
4	7:41	1:22	OWN 18	4	38	Fumble
4	4:11	0:56	OPP 39	3	25	Interception
4	1:55	1:44	OWN 18	5	12	Downs

Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	11:12	3:38	OWN 20	8	13	Punt
1	6:53	1:46	OPP 29	3	2	Field Goal
2	14:53	5:16	OWN 44	10	53	Field Goal
2	6:52	1:20	OWN 34	3	9	Punt
2	3:37	3:19	OWN 15	10	49	Interception
3	15:00	1:56	OWN 27	3	7	Punt
3	7:50	2:26	OWN 24	4	14	Punt
3	1:52	3:36	OPP 33	8	33	Touchdown
4	11:44	4:03	OWN 27	12	73	Touchdown
4	6:19	2:08	OWN 44	3	7	Punt
4	3:15	1:20	OWN 20	3	1	Punt
4	0:11	0:11	OPP 30	2	-3	Game

Game MVP: Marshall Armstrong, Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB Gage Stephenson	11	41	3.73	14	2	0
QB Percy Duckett	7	46	6.57	14	2	0
RB J.B. Hargrove	7	32	4.57	9	0	1
RB Thurman Cote	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Tampa Bay	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB Marshall Armstrong	22	59	2.68	9	0	1
QB Roger Peters	11	41	3.73	14	1	0
RB Denzel Shaw	2	3	1.50	4	0	0

Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Percy Duckett	27	19	174	1/4	0	18	2	56.7
Orlando Marsh	4	3	9	0/0	0	5	0	77.1

Tampa Bay	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Roger Peters	29	18	177	2/7	1	20	1	76.4

Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Howard Grant	7	8	67	9.57	29	16
WR Gene Gardner	7	9	47	6.71	11	15
TE Cary Thomas	3	5	34	11.33	10	18
WR Andre Richmond	2	3	20	10.00	6	14
WR Caiden Hayes	1	4	17	17.00	0	17
RB Thurman Cote	1	1	-4	-4.00	0	-4
RB J.B. Hargrove	1	1	2	2.00	3	2

Tampa Bay	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Alan Mathers	5	6	45	9.00	24	19	0
WR Kenny Bell	3	6	21	7.00	2	10	0
TE Lucas Spearman	3	5	26	8.67	2	12	0
TE Kenny Prentice	2	4	18	9.00	0	13	0
RB Denzel Shaw	1	1	14	14.00	4	14	0
WR Byron Cornwell	1	2	16	16.00	7	16	0
WR Al Thompson	1	1	4	4.00	0	4	0
RB Marshall Armstrong	1	2	13	13.00	0	13	1
WR Ronnie Ellison	1	2	20	20.00	0	20	0

Interception Statistics

New Orleans	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Butch Booker	1	11	11.00	0

Tampa Bay	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Edwin Whitted	1	34	34.00	1
CB Bucky Stone	1	0	0.00	0

Fumble Statistics

New Orleans	Fumb	Recov
WR Gene Gardner	2	0
CB Santiago Kagan	1	1
WR Howard Grant	1	0

Tampa Bay	Recov	Force
CB Melvin Bernard	1	1
S Dusty Jarrell	1	0
CB Bucky Stone	1	0
ILB Brady Harwood	0	1
CB Edwin Whitted	0	1
OLB Christian Patton	0	1

Punting Statistics

New Orleans	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Alan Wallace	5	229	45.8	33.6	54	1

Tampa Bay	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Everett Robertson	6	255	42.5	36.8	67	1

Kicking Statistics

New Orleans	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Salvador Varitek	0/0	0/0	0/0	0	1/1

Tampa Bay	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Preston Kaplan	2/2	1/1	0/0	44	3/3

Punt Return Statistics

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Santiago Kagan	2	14	7.0	0

Tampa Bay	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Edwin Whitted	2	41	20.5	0

Kick Return Statistics

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Santiago Kagan	2	36	18.0	0
Lamar Emmons	1	17	17.0	0

Tampa Bay	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Dusty Jarrell	2	47	23.5	0

Defensive Statistics

New Orleans	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Butch Booker	8	0	0.0	33	31
OLB Mario Giles	7	2	0.0	33	31
DT Aidan Ogden	6	0	1.0	25	24
CB Santiago Kagan	5	4	0.0	33	31
DE Bryce Leeuwenburg	4	2	0.0	32	26
ILB Bobby Sutton	3	2	0.0	25	10
ILB Omar Siglar	3	0	0.0	9	19
DE Terrell Randle	2	3	1.0	13	20
CB Tyrus Blackwell	2	3	0.0	35	31
S Herman Null	2	2	0.0	5	13
CB Edwin Donovan	2	1	0.0	31	18
CB Bryan Horner	2	0	0.0	29	25
DT Adrian Mieske	1	0	0.0	20	23
QB Percy Duckett	1	0	---	---	---
ILB Gage Stuart	1	0	0.0	4	3
RB Gage Stephenson	1	0	---	---	---
DE Kody Knight	1	0	0.0	29	20
OLB Ashton Mason	0	1	0.0	8	6

Tampa Bay	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Paul Spetz	7	3	0.0	23	24
OLB Caleb Porter	7	1	0.0	26	25
ILB Randall Jolly	5	2	0.0	26	32
CB Gary Fox	5	0	0.0	25	27
S Chase Korte	4	2	0.0	23	31
CB Melvin Bernard	3	1	0.0	12	20
DE Ray Wean	2	0	1.0	12	21
ILB Brady Harwood	2	0	0.0	9	9
S Dusty Jarrell	2	0	0.0	5	12
DE Andrew Cowles	2	0	0.0	13	14
OLB Christian Patton	2	0	0.0	4	9
S Alex Morton	1	1	0.0	16	15
CB Edwin Whitted	1	1	0.0	23	30
TE Kenny Prentice	1	0	---	---	---
DT Brandon Coleman	1	0	0.0	17	22
CB Bucky Stone	1	0	0.0	16	22
DE Neil Flannery	0	2	0.0	17	18
DT Archie Berggren	0	1	0.0	9	10
DT Brian Mahoney	0	1	0.0	10	11

Pass Rush Statistics

New Orleans	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Terrell Randle	1.0	0	0	20
DT Aidan Ogden	1.0	0	0	24
DE Bryce Leeuwenburg	0.0	3	1	26
ILB Bobby Sutton	0.0	1	0	10

Tampa Bay	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Ray Wean	1.0	1	0	21
DE Neil Flannery	0.0	1	0	18
ILB Randall Jolly	0.0	1	0	32
OLB Caleb Porter	0.0	0	1	25

Pass Defense Statistics

New Orleans	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S Butch Booker	4	0	1	31
CB Tyrus Blackwell	3	0	0	31
CB Santiago Kagan	3	0	0	31
ILB Omar Siglar	2	0	0	19
OLB Mario Giles	2	0	0	31
S Herman Null	2	0	0	13
OLB Ashton Mason	1	0	0	6
ILB Bobby Sutton	1	0	0	10
ILB Gage Stuart	0	1	0	3
DT Aidan Ogden	0	1	0	24
CB Bryan Horner	0	1	0	25

Tampa Bay	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Gary Fox	4	1	0	27
S Chase Korte	4	0	0	31
CB Melvin Bernard	3	0	0	20
ILB Brady Harwood	2	0	0	9
OLB Caleb Porter	2	0	0	25
OLB Christian Patton	2	0	0	9
CB Edwin Whitted	1	0	1	30
CB Bucky Stone	1	0	1	22
OLB Paul Spetz	1	0	0	24
ILB Randall Jolly	1	0	0	32
S Dusty Jarrell	1	0	0	12

Blocking Statistics

New Orleans	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
G Danny Boone	3	5	26	1	32
T K.C. Bauer	2	5	26	0	32
G Rusty Cowley	1	3	26	0	32
FB Collin Hartman	1	1	9	0	8
C Caden Sanks	0	3	26	0	32
C Abel Durham	0	1	26	0	32
TE Luis Calhoun	0	1	8	0	4

Tampa Bay	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
C K.C. Polk	4	8	35	0	31
G Allen Madison	2	5	35	0	31
G Gus Andrews	1	8	35	0	31
T Ray Shea	1	4	35	2	31
TE Kenny Prentice	1	1	15	0	12
T Alexis Pettway	0	3	35	0	31

Special Teams Tackles

New Orleans	Tackles	STPlays
Lamar Emmons	2	19
Bryan Horner	1	14
K.C. Bauer	1	5

Tampa Bay	Tackles	STPlays
Alex Morton	2	19
Gary Fox	2	17
Edwin Whitted	1	11

Participation

New Orleans	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
CB Santiago Kagan	---	---	33	31	14	78
OLB Mario Giles	---	---	33	31	9	73
CB Bryan Horner	---	---	29	25	14	68
CB Tyrus Blackwell	---	---	35	31	2	68
S Butch Booker	---	---	33	31	3	67
DE Bryce Leeuwenburg	---	---	32	26	8	66
G Rusty Cowley	26	32	---	---	5	63
C Caden Sanks	26	32	---	---	5	63
T K.C. Bauer	26	32	---	---	5	63
G Danny Boone	26	32	---	---	5	63
C Abel Durham	26	32	---	---	---	58
WR Gene Gardner	26	32	---	---	---	58
DT Aidan Ogden	---	---	25	24	6	55
QB Percy Duckett	26	28	---	---	---	54
TE Cary Thomas	23	29	---	---	1	53
CB Edwin Donovan	---	---	31	18	2	51
DE Kody Knight	---	---	29	20	2	51
WR Howard Grant	20	28	---	---	---	48
ILB Bobby Sutton	---	---	25	10	12	47
DT Adrian Mieske	---	---	20	23	2	45
RB Gage Stephenson	15	21	---	---	---	36
WR Caiden Hayes	14	21	---	---	1	36
DE Terrell Randle	---	---	13	20	2	35
DT Logan Flemister	---	---	21	10	---	31
FB Collin Hartman	9	8	---	---	14	31
S Herman Null	---	---	5	13	13	31
ILB Omar Siglar	---	---	9	19	2	30
ILB Gage Stuart	---	---	4	3	19	26
WR Andre Richmond	4	7	---	---	14	25
RB Thurman Cote	3	3	---	---	13	19
S Lamar Emmons	---	---	0	0	19	19
TE Tevin Dunlap	0	0	---	---	18	18
OLB Ashton Mason	---	---	8	6	2	16
RB J.B. Hargrove	8	7	---	---	---	15
TE Luis Calhoun	8	4	---	---	---	12
WR Glen Newhart	0	0	---	---	7	7
C Tyrell Berry	0	0	---	---	5	5
P Alan Wallace	0	0	---	---	5	5
QB Orlando Marsh	0	4	---	---	---	4
K Salvador Varitek	0	0	---	---	2	2
C J.B. Barber	0	0	---	---	---	0
T Scottie Mazurek	0	0	---	---	---	0
G Andres Brady	0	0	---	---	---	0
ILB Shane McKinley	---	---	0	0	---	0
G Freddie Prescott	0	0	---	---	---	0
T Donald Gilmore	0	0	---	---	---	0

Tampa Bay	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
RB Marshall Armstrong	30	30	---	---	10	70
CB Gary Fox	---	---	25	27	17	69
T Alexis Pettway	35	31	---	---	---	66
C K.C. Polk	35	31	---	---	---	66
QB Roger Peters	35	31	---	---	---	66
WR Byron Cornwell	35	31	---	---	---	66
G Gus Andrews	35	31	---	---	---	66
T Ray Shea	35	31	---	---	---	66
G Allen Madison	35	31	---	---	---	66
CB Edwin Whitted	---	---	23	30	11	64
ILB Randall Jolly	---	---	26	32	---	58
S Chase Korte	---	---	23	31	---	54
WR Alan Mathers	30	23	---	---	---	53
OLB Caleb Porter	---	---	26	25	---	51
S Alex Morton	---	---	16	15	19	50
OLB Paul Spetz	---	---	23	24	---	47
CB Melvin Bernard	---	---	12	20	13	45
DT Brandon Coleman	---	---	17	22	5	44
WR Kenny Bell	24	18	---	---	---	42
DE Neil Flannery	---	---	17	18	5	40
CB Bucky Stone	---	---	16	22	---	38
DE Ray Wean	---	---	12	21	---	33
RB Denzel Shaw	6	3	---	---	21	30
TE Lucas Spearman	14	14	---	---	1	29
TE Kenny Prentice	15	12	---	---	2	29
WR Al Thompson	13	15	---	---	---	28
DE Andrew Cowles	---	---	13	14	---	27
WR Jeff Uerling	1	1	---	---	21	23
DT Brian Mahoney	---	---	10	11	---	21
WR Ronnie Ellison	1	5	---	---	15	21
OLB Howard Farr	---	---	0	0	19	19
DT Archie Berggren	---	---	9	10	---	19
S Dusty Jarrell	---	---	5	12	2	19
ILB Brady Harwood	---	---	9	9	---	18
TE Max Anwar	6	3	---	---	7	16
OLB Christian Patton	---	---	4	9	---	13
K Preston Kaplan	0	0	---	---	8	8
C Norbert Meechan	0	0	---	---	8	8
G Billy Clemons	0	0	---	---	8	8
P Everett Robertson	0	0	---	---	8	8
T Mackenzie Broyles	0	0	---	---	8	8
G Mitch Barlow	0	0	---	---	8	8
G Tito Sweeney	0	0	---	---	8	8
ILB Donnie Feinstein	---	---	0	0	7	7
C Emmett Sloan	0	0	---	---	---	0
QB Brian Woods	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	2	13	6.5
Middle	17	75	4.4
Right	7	31	4.4
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	3	13	4.3
Middle	27	97	3.6
Right	3	-4	-1.3
None	2	-3	-1.5

Detailed Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Percy Duckett	27	19	0	2	1	1	2	1	2
Orlando Marsh	4	3	0	0	0	0	1	0	0

Tampa Bay	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Roger Peters	29	18	1	1	2	3	4	1	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	8	8	27	3.4
Short (0-8 Yds)	13	8	80	6.2
Medium (9-18 Yds)	7	5	59	8.4
Long (19+ Yds)	3	1	17	5.7

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	1	1	0	0.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	15	9	78	5.2
Medium (9-18 Yds)	10	7	79	7.9
Long (19+ Yds)	3	1	20	6.7

Detailed Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	PPlay
WR Gene Gardner	9	7	0	47	32
WR Howard Grant	8	7	0	67	28
TE Cary Thomas	5	3	1	34	29
WR Caiden Hayes	4	1	0	17	21
WR Andre Richmond	3	2	0	20	7
RB Thurman Cote	1	1	0	-4	3
RB J.B. Hargrove	1	1	0	2	7

Tampa Bay	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Kenny Bell	6	3	0	21	0	18
WR Alan Mathers	6	5	1	45	0	23
TE Lucas Spearman	5	3	0	26	0	14
TE Kenny Prentice	4	2	1	18	0	12
WR Byron Cornwell	2	1	0	16	0	31
RB Marshall Armstrong	2	1	0	13	0	30
WR Ronnie Ellison	2	1	0	20	1	5
RB Denzel Shaw	1	1	0	14	0	3
WR Al Thompson	1	1	0	4	0	15

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Gage Stephenson	1	3	3.00	3.73
RB J.B. Hargrove	1	9	9.00	4.57

Tampa Bay	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Marshall Armstrong	5	10	2.00	2.68
QB Roger Peters	2	7	3.50	3.73
RB Denzel Shaw	1	-1	-1.00	1.50

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Percy Duckett	1	0	0	0.00	6.44

Tampa Bay	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Roger Peters	5	2	26	5.20	6.10

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Caiden Hayes	1	0	0	0.00	4.25

Tampa Bay	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Kenny Prentice	2	1	13	6.50	4.50
RB Marshall Armstrong	2	1	13	6.50	6.50
WR Kenny Bell	1	0	0	0.00	3.50

Third Down Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Rushes	Conversions
QB Percy Duckett	2	1
RB Gage Stephenson	1	0
RB J.B. Hargrove	1	0

Tampa Bay	Rushes	Conversions
RB Marshall Armstrong	3	2
QB Roger Peters	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Conversions
Percy Duckett	6	5	2
Orlando Marsh	1	1	0

Tampa Bay	Att	Comp	Conversions
Roger Peters	10	8	5

Third Down Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Gene Gardner	5	4	0
WR Howard Grant	1	1	1
TE Cary Thomas	1	1	1

Tampa Bay	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Alan Mathers	3	3	2
TE Lucas Spearman	2	1	0
WR Kenny Bell	1	0	0
TE Kenny Prentice	1	1	1
RB Denzel Shaw	1	1	1
WR Al Thompson	1	1	0
RB Marshall Armstrong	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 80,000 (80,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 21,700 (21,700)
End Zone 15,700 (15,700)
Mezzanine 9,000 (9,000)
Sideline Seats 13,900 (13,900)
Club Seats 9,800 (9,800)
Luxury Boxes 9,900 (9,900)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	80,000 (80,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	21,700 (21,700)
End Zone	15,700 (15,700)
Mezzanine	9,000 (9,000)
Sideline Seats	13,900 (13,900)
Club Seats	9,800 (9,800)
Luxury Boxes	9,900 (9,900)