Week 17, 2028

played in New Orleans, LA

43 degrees, fair, 1 mph wind

Tampa Bay Buccaneers	7	14	3	7	-	31
New Orleans Saints	0	0	7	7	-	14

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:43 TBY - Denzel Shaw 3 run (Preston Kaplan extra point)
2Q: 15:00 TBY - Lucas Spearman 6 pass from Roger Peters (Preston Kaplan extra point)
2Q: 08:10 TBY - Marshall Armstrong 1 run (Preston Kaplan extra point)
3Q: 10:21 NOS - J.B. Hargrove 3 run (Salvador Varitek extra point)
3Q: 04:17 TBY - Preston Kaplan 19 field goal
4Q: 06:40 NOS - Andre Richmond 6 pass from Percy Duckett (Salvador Varitek extra point)
4Q: 03:11 TBY - Marshall Armstrong 26 run (Preston Kaplan extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:43 TBY - Denzel Shaw 3 run (Preston Kaplan extra point)
2Q: 15:00 TBY - Lucas Spearman 6 pass from Roger Peters (Preston Kaplan extra point)
2Q: 08:10 TBY - Marshall Armstrong 1 run (Preston Kaplan extra point)
3Q: 10:21 NOS - J.B. Hargrove 3 run (Salvador Varitek extra point)
3Q: 04:17 TBY - Preston Kaplan 19 field goal
4Q: 06:40 NOS - Andre Richmond 6 pass from Percy Duckett (Salvador Varitek extra point)
4Q: 03:11 TBY - Marshall Armstrong 26 run (Preston Kaplan extra point)

Team Statistics TBY NOS
Record 9-7 9-7
First Downs 27 19
- by Rushing 16 5
- by Passing 9 12
- by Penalty 2 2
Total Net Yards 491 357
- Offensive Plays 66 61
- Yards per Play 7.44 5.85
Net Rushing Yards 310 79
- Rushing Attempts 36 14
- Yards per Rush 8.61 5.64
Net Passing Yards 181 278
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 28 - 19 - 0 45 - 32 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 200 289
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2/19 2/11
- Yards per Pass Play 6.03 5.91
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 1/0
3rd Down Conversions 5/11 3/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.8 10.2
4th Down Conversions 0/0 2/3
Penalties/Yards 6/35 9/66
Punt Returns/Yards 2/8 2/3
Kick Returns/Yards 0/0 3/77
Interception Ret./Yards 1/0 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 4 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 3/1 2/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 21 OWN 31
Time of Possession 33:36 26:24

Team Statistics	TBY	NOS
Record	9-7	9-7
First Downs	27	19
- by Rushing	16	5
- by Passing	9	12
- by Penalty	2	2
Total Net Yards	491	357
- Offensive Plays	66	61
- Yards per Play	7.44	5.85
Net Rushing Yards	310	79
- Rushing Attempts	36	14
- Yards per Rush	8.61	5.64
Net Passing Yards	181	278
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	28 - 19 - 0	45 - 32 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	200	289
- Sacks/Yards Lost	2/19	2/11
- Yards per Pass Play	6.03	5.91
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	1/0
3rd Down Conversions	5/11	3/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.8	10.2
4th Down Conversions	0/0	2/3
Penalties/Yards	6/35	9/66
Punt Returns/Yards	2/8	2/3
Kick Returns/Yards	0/0	3/77
Interception Ret./Yards	1/0	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	4	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	3/1	2/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 21	OWN 31
Time of Possession	33:36	26:24

Drive Charts

Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	12:24	2:47	OWN 25	6	75	Touchdown
1	7:05	2:11	OWN 6	4	18	Punt
1	2:18	2:28	OWN 5	5	95	Touchdown
2	12:09	4:07	OWN 28	9	72	Touchdown
2	4:21	4:21	OWN 20	10	48	Missed FG
3	15:00	1:30	OWN 25	3	-5	Punt
3	10:10	6:01	OWN 25	13	73	Field Goal
3	2:06	1:41	OWN 24	3	-9	Punt
4	12:40	2:39	OWN 35	5	34	Missed FG
4	6:30	3:37	OWN 25	6	75	Touchdown
4	1:18	0:41	OWN 20	3	1	Punt

New Orleans Saints
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	2:36	OWN 30	3	8	Punt
1	9:37	2:32	OWN 25	5	23	Punt
1	4:54	2:36	OWN 38	5	20	Punt
2	14:50	2:41	OWN 31	6	0	Punt
2	8:02	3:41	OWN 28	9	28	Punt
3	13:30	3:20	OWN 42	7	58	Touchdown
3	4:09	2:03	OWN 25	3	3	Punt
3	0:25	2:45	OWN 37	6	28	Downs
4	10:01	3:31	OWN 38	10	62	Touchdown
4	2:53	1:35	OWN 25	6	73	Interception
4	0:37	0:37	OWN 30	2	9	Game

Game MVP: Marshall Armstrong, Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Rushing Statistics

Tampa Bay	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB Marshall Armstrong	22	227	10.32	62	8	2
QB Roger Peters	8	74	9.25	32	2	0
RB Denzel Shaw	6	9	1.50	8	0	1

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB Gage Stephenson	4	-1	-0.25	4	0	0
RB Thurman Cote	3	28	9.33	13	2	0
QB Percy Duckett	2	13	6.50	9	0	0
QB Harvey Dunnigan	2	16	8.00	11	1	0
RB J.B. Hargrove	2	11	5.50	8	0	1
WR Andre Richmond	1	12	12.00	12	1	0

Passing Statistics

Tampa Bay	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Roger Peters	28	19	200	2/19	1	43	0	100.3

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Harvey Dunnigan	32	24	187	1/4	0	25	0	88.9
Percy Duckett	13	8	102	1/7	1	34	1	79.6

Receiving Statistics

Tampa Bay	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Alan Mathers	7	8	53	7.57	7	21	0
WR Kenny Bell	4	7	77	19.25	8	43	0
TE Lucas Spearman	4	5	40	10.00	11	19	1
WR Ronnie Ellison	2	3	17	8.50	4	12	0
RB Denzel Shaw	1	1	8	8.00	0	8	0
RB Marshall Armstrong	1	1	5	5.00	2	5	0
TE Kenny Prentice	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
WR Byron Cornwell	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
WR Al Thompson	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

New Orleans	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Gene Gardner	12	15	104	8.67	17	34	0
WR Howard Grant	5	6	26	5.20	3	9	0
WR Andre Richmond	5	6	68	13.60	18	25	1
RB Thurman Cote	4	7	44	11.00	18	20	0
TE Cary Thomas	3	5	26	8.67	8	15	0
RB Gage Stephenson	1	2	13	13.00	4	13	0
TE Luis Calhoun	1	2	-1	-1.00	0	-1	0
FB Collin Hartman	1	2	9	9.00	10	9	0

Interception Statistics

Tampa Bay	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Edwin Whitted	1	0	0.00	0

New Orleans	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Tampa Bay	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
ILB Brady Harwood	0	0	1	0

New Orleans	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
RB Thurman Cote	1	0	0	0
TE Cary Thomas	0	1	0	0

Punting Statistics

Tampa Bay	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Everett Robertson	4	176	44.0	43.3	50	0

New Orleans	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Alan Wallace	6	261	43.5	38.8	52	2

Kicking Statistics

Tampa Bay	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Preston Kaplan	1/3	0/2	0/0	19	4/4

New Orleans	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Salvador Varitek	0/0	0/0	0/0	0	2/2

Punt Return Statistics

Tampa Bay	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Edwin Whitted	2	8	4.0	0

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Santiago Kagan	2	3	1.5	0

Kick Return Statistics

Tampa Bay	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Santiago Kagan	3	77	25.7	0

Defensive Statistics

Tampa Bay	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Chase Korte	6	1	0.0	13	40
CB Gary Fox	5	2	0.0	13	43
OLB Caleb Porter	5	2	0.0	12	43
CB Bucky Stone	5	0	0.0	9	26
CB Melvin Bernard	4	1	0.0	8	34
ILB Brady Harwood	4	0	0.0	5	20
CB Edwin Whitted	3	2	0.0	12	42
OLB Christian Patton	3	2	0.0	9	27
OLB Paul Spetz	3	0	0.0	5	20
DE Andrew Cowles	3	0	0.0	11	33
ILB Randall Jolly	2	0	1.0	12	43
DE Ray Wean	1	0	1.0	9	25
DT Devon Burnett	1	0	0.0	5	22
DT Archie Berggren	1	0	0.0	8	14
DE Neil Flannery	0	1	0.0	3	18
DT Brian Mahoney	0	1	0.0	8	34
S Dusty Jarrell	0	1	0.0	6	16
CB Lionel Stanton	0	1	0.0	6	16

New Orleans	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Mario Giles	13	1	0.0	36	29
CB Tyrus Blackwell	6	1	0.0	36	30
ILB Omar Siglar	4	0	1.0	17	17
CB Santiago Kagan	4	1	0.0	36	29
CB Bryan Horner	3	2	0.0	22	19
S Butch Booker	3	2	0.0	36	29
ILB Bobby Sutton	3	1	0.0	19	13
DT Adrian Mieske	3	0	0.0	25	20
DT Aidan Ogden	3	0	0.0	18	14
S Herman Null	2	2	0.0	34	27
DE Kody Knight	2	1	0.0	30	23
DE Terrell Randle	2	0	0.0	5	8
OLB Ashton Mason	2	0	0.0	14	12
DE Bryce Leeuwenburg	1	0	1.0	34	26
QB Percy Duckett	1	0	---	---	---
DT Darius Russell	1	0	0.0	15	14
DT Logan Flemister	0	1	0.0	14	12

Pass Rush Statistics

Tampa Bay	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
ILB Randall Jolly	1.0	1	1	43
DE Ray Wean	1.0	0	2	25
DE Neil Flannery	0.0	1	0	18
DE Andrew Cowles	0.0	1	0	33

New Orleans	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Bryce Leeuwenburg	1.0	1	2	0	26
ILB Omar Siglar	1.0	0	0	0	17
DT Adrian Mieske	0.0	0	1	0	20
DT Aidan Ogden	0.0	0	1	0	14
OLB Mario Giles	0.0	0	0	1	29

Pass Defense Statistics

Tampa Bay	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Gary Fox	5	1	0	43
ILB Brady Harwood	4	0	0	20
CB Melvin Bernard	4	0	0	34
CB Bucky Stone	4	0	0	26
OLB Paul Spetz	3	1	0	20
CB Edwin Whitted	3	0	1	42
S Chase Korte	3	0	0	40
DE Andrew Cowles	2	0	0	33
OLB Christian Patton	2	0	0	27
DT Devon Burnett	1	0	0	22
ILB Randall Jolly	1	0	0	43

New Orleans	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
OLB Mario Giles	6	1	29
S Butch Booker	3	0	29
ILB Bobby Sutton	2	0	13
CB Santiago Kagan	1	2	29
DT Adrian Mieske	1	0	20
DE Kody Knight	1	0	23
ILB Omar Siglar	1	0	17
CB Bryan Horner	1	0	19
CB Tyrus Blackwell	1	0	30
DT Darius Russell	1	0	14
S Herman Null	1	0	27

Blocking Statistics

Tampa Bay	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
G Allen Madison	5	11	36	1	30
C Emmett Sloan	4	7	36	0	30
T Alexis Pettway	4	5	36	0	30
T Ray Shea	4	5	36	0	30
G Billy Clemons	1	2	36	1	30

New Orleans	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
G Rusty Cowley	2	4	1	14	0	47
T K.C. Bauer	2	3	0	14	1	47
G Danny Boone	1	2	0	14	0	47
C Abel Durham	1	1	0	14	0	47
C Caden Sanks	0	1	0	14	1	47

Special Teams Tackles

Tampa Bay	Tackles	STPlays
Denzel Shaw	2	22
Jeff Uerling	1	22
Gary Fox	1	16
Lionel Stanton	1	15

New Orleans	Tackles	STPlays
Luis Calhoun	1	19
Terrell Randle	1	15

Participation

Tampa Bay	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
T Alexis Pettway	36	30	---	---	7	73
CB Gary Fox	---	---	13	43	16	72
RB Marshall Armstrong	30	27	---	---	12	69
C Emmett Sloan	36	30	---	---	---	66
G Billy Clemons	36	30	---	---	---	66
QB Roger Peters	36	30	---	---	---	66
WR Byron Cornwell	36	30	---	---	---	66
T Ray Shea	36	30	---	---	---	66
G Allen Madison	36	30	---	---	---	66
TE Lucas Spearman	29	23	---	---	9	61
CB Edwin Whitted	---	---	12	42	6	60
CB Melvin Bernard	---	---	8	34	15	57
ILB Randall Jolly	---	---	12	43	---	55
OLB Caleb Porter	---	---	12	43	---	55
WR Kenny Bell	24	24	---	---	6	54
S Chase Korte	---	---	13	40	---	53
WR Alan Mathers	25	19	---	---	---	44
DE Andrew Cowles	---	---	11	33	---	44
DT Brian Mahoney	---	---	8	34	---	42
DE Ray Wean	---	---	9	25	6	40
RB Denzel Shaw	10	6	---	---	22	38
CB Lionel Stanton	---	---	6	16	15	37
OLB Christian Patton	---	---	9	27	---	36
CB Bucky Stone	---	---	9	26	---	35
WR Ronnie Ellison	4	6	---	---	22	32
DT Devon Burnett	---	---	5	22	---	27
DE Neil Flannery	---	---	3	18	6	27
ILB Brady Harwood	---	---	5	20	---	25
OLB Paul Spetz	---	---	5	20	---	25
S Dusty Jarrell	---	---	6	16	3	25
TE Kenny Prentice	13	11	---	---	---	24
DT Archie Berggren	---	---	8	14	---	22
WR Jeff Uerling	0	0	---	---	22	22
OLB Howard Farr	---	---	0	0	19	19
TE Max Anwar	8	2	---	---	3	13
ILB Donnie Feinstein	---	---	0	1	9	10
K Preston Kaplan	0	0	---	---	9	9
C Norbert Meechan	0	0	---	---	7	7
G Carpet Tack Spencer	0	0	---	---	7	7
P Everett Robertson	0	0	---	---	7	7
G Gus Andrews	0	0	---	---	7	7
G Mitch Barlow	0	0	---	---	7	7
WR Al Thompson	1	2	---	---	---	3
ILB Mo Ballard	---	---	0	0	---	0
QB Brian Woods	0	0	---	---	---	0
G Tito Sweeney	0	0	---	---	---	0

New Orleans	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
CB Santiago Kagan	---	---	36	29	12	77
OLB Mario Giles	---	---	36	29	11	76
CB Tyrus Blackwell	---	---	36	30	3	69
G Rusty Cowley	14	47	---	---	6	67
C Caden Sanks	14	47	---	---	6	67
T K.C. Bauer	14	47	---	---	6	67
G Danny Boone	14	47	---	---	6	67
S Butch Booker	---	---	36	29	2	67
DE Bryce Leeuwenburg	---	---	34	26	2	62
S Herman Null	---	---	34	27	1	62
C Abel Durham	14	47	---	---	---	61
WR Gene Gardner	13	46	---	---	---	59
TE Cary Thomas	13	46	---	---	---	59
CB Bryan Horner	---	---	22	19	15	56
DE Kody Knight	---	---	30	23	---	53
DT Adrian Mieske	---	---	25	20	3	48
WR Howard Grant	9	39	---	---	---	48
QB Harvey Dunnigan	12	33	---	---	---	45
WR Andre Richmond	8	27	---	---	9	44
ILB Bobby Sutton	---	---	19	13	11	43
TE Luis Calhoun	6	12	---	---	19	37
ILB Omar Siglar	---	---	17	17	2	36
RB Thurman Cote	3	17	---	---	15	35
DT Aidan Ogden	---	---	18	14	2	34
DT Darius Russell	---	---	15	14	5	34
FB Collin Hartman	5	14	---	---	13	32
RB Gage Stephenson	7	23	---	---	---	30
DE Terrell Randle	---	---	5	8	15	28
OLB Ashton Mason	---	---	14	12	2	28
DT Logan Flemister	---	---	14	12	1	27
WR Glen Newhart	2	9	---	---	13	24
ILB Shane McKinley	---	---	0	1	20	21
CB Edwin Donovan	---	---	1	1	15	17
QB Percy Duckett	2	14	---	---	---	16
S Lamar Emmons	---	---	1	3	10	14
DE Steven Jacox	---	---	3	3	2	8
C Tyrell Berry	0	0	---	---	6	6
P Alan Wallace	0	0	---	---	6	6
RB J.B. Hargrove	3	1	---	---	---	4
K Salvador Varitek	0	0	---	---	3	3
TE Tevin Dunlap	1	1	---	---	---	2
C J.B. Barber	0	0	---	---	---	0
T Scottie Mazurek	0	0	---	---	---	0
G Andres Brady	0	0	---	---	---	0
G Freddie Prescott	0	0	---	---	---	0
T Donald Gilmore	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	11	17	1.5
Middle	18	214	11.9
Right	7	79	11.3
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	1	12	12.0
Middle	10	60	6.0
Right	3	7	2.3
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Tampa Bay	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Roger Peters	28	19	2	1	0	3	4	1	0

New Orleans	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Harvey Dunnigan	32	24	3	2	1	2	3	3	0
Percy Duckett	13	8	2	1	3	0	0	0	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	1	1	5	5.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	14	13	90	6.4
Medium (9-18 Yds)	8	4	62	7.8
Long (19+ Yds)	5	1	43	8.6

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	12	8	58	4.8
Short (0-8 Yds)	23	17	94	4.1
Medium (9-18 Yds)	5	4	53	10.6
Long (19+ Yds)	5	3	84	16.8

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Tampa Bay	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Alan Mathers	8	7	53	1	19
WR Kenny Bell	7	4	77	1	24
TE Lucas Spearman	5	4	40	0	23
WR Ronnie Ellison	3	2	17	0	6
TE Kenny Prentice	1	0	0	0	11
RB Denzel Shaw	1	1	8	0	6
WR Byron Cornwell	1	0	0	0	30
WR Al Thompson	1	0	0	0	2
RB Marshall Armstrong	1	1	5	0	27

New Orleans	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Gene Gardner	15	12	2	104	2	46
RB Thurman Cote	7	4	0	44	1	17
WR Howard Grant	6	5	1	26	0	39
WR Andre Richmond	6	5	0	68	2	27
TE Cary Thomas	5	3	0	26	0	46
RB Gage Stephenson	2	1	0	13	0	23
TE Luis Calhoun	2	1	0	-1	0	12
FB Collin Hartman	2	1	1	9	0	14

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Tampa Bay	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Marshall Armstrong	5	10	2.00	10.32
QB Roger Peters	3	13	4.33	9.25
RB Denzel Shaw	1	3	3.00	1.50

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB J.B. Hargrove	1	3	3.00	5.50

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Tampa Bay	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Roger Peters	6	5	40	6.67	7.14

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Percy Duckett	4	2	20	5.00	7.85

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Tampa Bay	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Alan Mathers	3	3	22	7.33	6.63
TE Lucas Spearman	1	1	6	6.00	8.00
WR Byron Cornwell	1	0	0	0.00	0.00
WR Ronnie Ellison	1	1	12	12.00	5.67

New Orleans	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Andre Richmond	2	2	20	10.00	11.33
TE Cary Thomas	1	0	0	0.00	5.20
FB Collin Hartman	1	0	0	0.00	4.50

Third Down Rushing Statistics

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

New Orleans	Rushes	Conversions
QB Percy Duckett	1	0
QB Harvey Dunnigan	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Tampa Bay	Att	Comp	Conversions
Roger Peters	7	5	3

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Conversions
Harvey Dunnigan	9	8	3
Percy Duckett	1	1	0

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Tampa Bay	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Alan Mathers	3	2	1
TE Lucas Spearman	1	1	1
RB Denzel Shaw	1	1	0
WR Al Thompson	1	0	0
WR Ronnie Ellison	1	1	1

New Orleans	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Gene Gardner	4	4	1
RB Gage Stephenson	2	1	0
WR Howard Grant	2	2	1
WR Andre Richmond	1	1	1
FB Collin Hartman	1	1	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 66,400 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 20,100 (21,400)
End Zone 14,400 (15,400)
Mezzanine 8,300 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 12,900 (13,600)
Club Seats 7,400 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 3,300 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	66,400 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	20,100 (21,400)
End Zone	14,400 (15,400)
Mezzanine	8,300 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	12,900 (13,600)
Club Seats	7,400 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	3,300 (3,300)