Week 9, 2040

played in Tampa Bay, FL

65 degrees, rain, 10 mph wind

New Orleans Saints	0	0	0	14	-	14
Tampa Bay Buccaneers	3	17	7	0	-	27

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:01 TBY - Jesse Dorsey 28 field goal
2Q: 12:42 TBY - Jesse Dorsey 26 field goal
2Q: 07:40 TBY - Richie Gould 33 pass from Benjamin Leyva (Jesse Dorsey extra point)
2Q: 03:49 TBY - Mason Loper 30 pass from Benjamin Leyva (Jesse Dorsey extra point)
3Q: 10:30 TBY - Mason Loper 34 pass from Benjamin Leyva (Jesse Dorsey extra point)
4Q: 11:26 NOS - Dashawn Nixon 17 pass from Amari Galloway (Dexter Winslett extra point)
4Q: 05:19 NOS - Joe Howard 2 pass from Amari Galloway (Dexter Winslett extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:01 TBY - Jesse Dorsey 28 field goal
2Q: 12:42 TBY - Jesse Dorsey 26 field goal
2Q: 07:40 TBY - Richie Gould 33 pass from Benjamin Leyva (Jesse Dorsey extra point)
2Q: 03:49 TBY - Mason Loper 30 pass from Benjamin Leyva (Jesse Dorsey extra point)
3Q: 10:30 TBY - Mason Loper 34 pass from Benjamin Leyva (Jesse Dorsey extra point)
4Q: 11:26 NOS - Dashawn Nixon 17 pass from Amari Galloway (Dexter Winslett extra point)
4Q: 05:19 NOS - Joe Howard 2 pass from Amari Galloway (Dexter Winslett extra point)

Team Statistics NOS TBY
Record 2-6 5-3
First Downs 10 25
- by Rushing 1 6
- by Passing 8 17
- by Penalty 1 2
Total Net Yards 169 448
- Offensive Plays 53 70
- Yards per Play 3.19 6.40
Net Rushing Yards 58 161
- Rushing Attempts 25 33
- Yards per Rush 2.32 4.88
Net Passing Yards 111 287
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 25 - 16 - 0 34 - 20 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 141 302
- Sacks/Yards Lost 3/30 3/15
- Yards per Pass Play 3.96 7.76
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 1/0
3rd Down Conversions 5/15 5/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 10.8 7.3
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 10/65 6/40
Punt Returns/Yards 0/0 5/61
Kick Returns/Yards 3/73 2/82
Interception Ret./Yards 1/8 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 2 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/0 0/2
Avg. Drive Start OWN 30 OWN 32
Time of Possession 25:55 34:05

Team Statistics	NOS	TBY
Record	2-6	5-3
First Downs	10	25
- by Rushing	1	6
- by Passing	8	17
- by Penalty	1	2
Total Net Yards	169	448
- Offensive Plays	53	70
- Yards per Play	3.19	6.40
Net Rushing Yards	58	161
- Rushing Attempts	25	33
- Yards per Rush	2.32	4.88
Net Passing Yards	111	287
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	25 - 16 - 0	34 - 20 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	141	302
- Sacks/Yards Lost	3/30	3/15
- Yards per Pass Play	3.96	7.76
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	1/0
3rd Down Conversions	5/15	5/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	10.8	7.3
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	10/65	6/40
Punt Returns/Yards	0/0	5/61
Kick Returns/Yards	3/73	2/82
Interception Ret./Yards	1/8	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	2	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/0	0/2
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 30	OWN 32
Time of Possession	25:55	34:05

Drive Charts

New Orleans Saints
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	2:05	OWN 38	3	-5	Punt
1	8:54	4:41	OWN 29	8	17	Punt
2	12:36	3:26	OWN 25	5	5	Punt
2	7:25	2:06	OWN 21	3	9	Punt
2	3:37	2:26	OWN 25	6	16	Punt
2	0:38	0:38	OWN 45	3	-7	Half
3	13:24	1:57	OWN 20	3	0	Punt
3	10:19	1:12	OWN 25	3	-17	Punt
3	7:48	2:36	OWN 20	6	22	Punt
4	14:48	3:29	OWN 30	8	70	Touchdown
4	8:43	1:41	OWN 20	3	-1	Punt
4	6:00	0:51	OPP 35	2	35	Touchdown

Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	12:55	4:01	OWN 35	7	54	Field Goal
1	4:13	6:37	OWN 3	13	88	Field Goal
2	9:10	1:45	50	4	50	Touchdown
2	5:19	1:42	OWN 23	7	77	Touchdown
2	1:11	0:33	OWN 12	3	-3	Punt
3	15:00	1:36	OPP 47	3	2	Punt
3	11:27	1:08	OWN 41	3	59	Touchdown
3	9:07	1:19	OWN 49	3	0	Punt
3	5:12	5:24	OWN 20	12	57	Missed FG
4	11:19	2:36	OWN 36	4	24	Punt
4	7:02	1:02	OWN 42	2	1	Interception
4	5:09	5:09	OWN 25	10	39	Game

Game MVP: Benjamin Leyva, Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
RB Lenny Cobb	11	40	3.64	45	1
RB Leonard Lang	10	23	2.30	4	0
RB Kelly Bronson	3	-4	-1.33	-1	0
QB Amari Galloway	1	-1	-1.00	-1	0

Tampa Bay	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
RB Dave Bond	16	53	3.31	9	0
RB Mack Lindsay	9	31	3.44	14	1
RB Earnest Lincoln	6	77	12.83	39	4
QB Tevin Strickland	2	0	0.00	2	0

Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Jon Smith	18	11	78	2/22	0	12	0	71.0
Amari Galloway	7	5	63	1/8	2	33	0	138.7

Tampa Bay	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Benjamin Leyva	23	16	232	1/3	3	34	0	141.6
Tevin Strickland	11	4	70	2/12	0	32	1	21.0

Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Dashawn Nixon	6	8	58	9.67	9	17	1
TE Ernest Morton	5	10	59	11.80	32	33	0
WR Joe Howard	3	3	11	3.67	5	5	1
WR Dan McNeil	1	2	4	4.00	0	4	0
RB Leonard Lang	1	1	9	9.00	8	9	0
TE Taylor Edwards	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Tampa Bay	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Mason Loper	6	9	134	22.33	33	34	2
WR Rod Hall	4	9	44	11.00	17	21	0
TE Morris Stuart	3	3	16	5.33	0	6	0
WR Randal Abe	2	2	37	18.50	21	27	0
WR Brian Rayburn	2	6	30	15.00	14	19	0
TE Richie Gould	2	3	36	18.00	0	33	1
WR Britt Moss	1	2	5	5.00	0	5	0

Interception Statistics

New Orleans	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Earnest Vera	1	8	8.00	0

Tampa Bay	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

New Orleans	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
DE Patrick Prior	0	0	1	0

Tampa Bay	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
CB James Garrison	1	0	0	0
DE Roderick Bouton	0	1	0	0

Punting Statistics

New Orleans	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Ellis Andrews	9	437	48.6	39.6	59	3

Tampa Bay	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Dominique Stiltner	4	182	45.5	30.5	51	0

Kicking Statistics

New Orleans	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Dexter Winslett	0/0	0/0	0/0	0	2/2

Tampa Bay	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Jesse Dorsey	2/3	0/1	0/0	28	3/3

Punt Return Statistics

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Tampa Bay	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
James Garrison	5	61	12.2	0

Kick Return Statistics

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Edgar Salari	3	73	24.3	0

Tampa Bay	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Brian Rayburn	2	82	41.0	0

Defensive Statistics

New Orleans	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
CB Shane Sanderson	8	0	0.0	29	28
OLB Marvin Galland	7	1	0.0	29	32
ILB Theodore Schulz	6	3	0.0	24	20
CB Tim Babin	6	1	0.0	27	32
DE Aidan Butler	4	3	1.5	30	34
CB Gus Goldblatt	4	4	0.0	27	31
S Edgar Salari	3	1	0.0	12	21
ILB Junior Horner	3	0	0.0	29	27
DE Anthony Farrell	2	0	0.0	20	15
OLB Glen Hanks	1	1	1.0	11	20
S Lester Gilmore	1	1	0.0	24	21
CB Earnest Vera	1	1	0.0	26	27
DT Bernie Greene	1	1	0.0	6	5
S Alonzo Dotson	1	0	0.0	4	6
CB Ryan Haines	1	0	0.0	4	5
OLB Dustin Wonders	1	0	0.0	9	13
DT Calvin Grier	1	0	0.0	13	22
ILB Samuel Richard	1	0	0.0	8	13
DE Patrick Prior	0	2	0.5	26	31

Tampa Bay	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Jimmie Sims	5	2	0.0	21	16
DE Earl Shannon	5	0	0.0	18	15
CB Phil DiCosimo	4	1	0.0	18	22
S Tyler Horner	3	3	0.0	24	26
ILB Ed Giles	3	2	0.0	15	11
DE Roderick Bouton	3	1	0.0	17	23
OLB Joey Ross	3	1	0.0	7	15
CB James Garrison	3	0	0.0	8	19
CB Lukas Stone	2	0	0.0	22	14
DE Diego Hancock	1	0	1.0	8	5
DT Byron Horton	1	0	1.0	18	16
DT Bruce Dodge	1	0	1.0	15	22
CB Vernon Bravata	1	1	0.0	18	13
ILB Richie Bauer	1	1	0.0	7	6
CB Kendrick Diaz	1	1	0.0	15	20
DT Floyd Wiggins	1	1	0.0	7	7
DE Brett Dunning	1	1	0.0	9	6
WR Rod Hall	1	0	---	---	---
CB Courtney Johansson	1	0	0.0	3	13
OLB Marshall Fox	1	0	0.0	3	7
DE Gregory Davison	1	0	0.0	7	12

Pass Rush Statistics

New Orleans	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
DE Aidan Butler	1.5	1	1	34
OLB Glen Hanks	1.0	0	0	20
DE Patrick Prior	0.5	0	4	31
OLB Marvin Galland	0.0	0	1	32
DT Calvin Grier	0.0	0	1	22

Tampa Bay	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Byron Horton	1.0	1	2	2	16
DE Diego Hancock	1.0	0	1	1	5
DT Bruce Dodge	1.0	0	1	0	22
OLB Gary Sampson	0.0	0	1	0	9

Pass Defense Statistics

New Orleans	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Shane Sanderson	5	0	0	28
CB Tim Babin	4	0	0	32
ILB Theodore Schulz	2	0	0	20
S Lester Gilmore	2	0	0	21
CB Gus Goldblatt	1	1	0	31
ILB Junior Horner	1	1	0	27
S Edgar Salari	1	0	0	21
OLB Marvin Galland	1	0	0	32
OLB Dustin Wonders	1	0	0	13
DE Aidan Butler	1	0	0	34
ILB Samuel Richard	1	0	0	13
CB Earnest Vera	0	0	1	27

Tampa Bay	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Phil DiCosimo	4	0	22
S Tyler Horner	3	0	26
CB Lukas Stone	2	1	14
OLB Joey Ross	2	0	15
CB James Garrison	1	0	19
ILB Ed Giles	1	0	11
CB Courtney Johansson	1	0	13
DE Earl Shannon	1	0	15
CB Kendrick Diaz	1	0	20
OLB Marshall Fox	0	1	7

Blocking Statistics

New Orleans	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
G Roosevelt Rodrigue	1	6	25	1	28
T Cody Leake	0	8	25	1	28
G Jessie Baxter	0	4	25	1	28
T Lawrence Janis	0	4	25	0	28
G Tracy Aycock	0	3	25	0	28

Tampa Bay	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
T Stephen Hanks	7	12	0	33	0	37
C Sedrick Arcenaux	3	7	0	33	1	37
C Jeffrey Welch	3	5	1	33	2	37
G Nicky Seinfeld	1	4	0	33	0	37
G Glenn Ling	0	2	0	33	0	37
TE Morris Stuart	0	2	0	25	0	30

Special Teams Tackles

New Orleans	Tackles	STPlays
Patrick Prior	3	19
Dashawn Nixon	2	18
Glen Hanks	1	25
Jessie Baxter	1	9

Tampa Bay	Tackles	STPlays
Diego Hancock	2	10
Mack Lindsay	1	12

Participation

New Orleans	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
DE Patrick Prior	---	---	26	31	19	76
TE Ernest Morton	23	28	---	---	22	73
DE Aidan Butler	---	---	30	34	7	71
WR Dashawn Nixon	23	27	---	---	18	68
OLB Marvin Galland	---	---	29	32	3	64
CB Tim Babin	---	---	27	32	3	62
T Lawrence Janis	25	28	---	---	9	62
G Jessie Baxter	25	28	---	---	9	62
CB Gus Goldblatt	---	---	27	31	3	61
CB Shane Sanderson	---	---	29	28	2	59
ILB Junior Horner	---	---	29	27	1	57
OLB Glen Hanks	---	---	11	20	25	56
RB Leonard Lang	12	22	---	---	22	56
CB Earnest Vera	---	---	26	27	2	55
G Roosevelt Rodrigue	25	28	---	---	---	53
T Cody Leake	25	28	---	---	---	53
G Tracy Aycock	25	28	---	---	---	53
WR Dan McNeil	14	20	---	---	13	47
S Edgar Salari	---	---	12	21	13	46
S Lester Gilmore	---	---	24	21	---	45
ILB Theodore Schulz	---	---	24	20	---	44
QB Jon Smith	20	20	---	---	---	40
DT Calvin Grier	---	---	13	22	3	38
WR Joe Howard	17	18	---	---	---	35
DE Anthony Farrell	---	---	20	15	---	35
RB Kelly Bronson	13	11	---	---	8	32
ILB Samuel Richard	---	---	8	13	6	27
S Alonzo Dotson	---	---	4	6	13	23
CB Ryan Haines	---	---	4	5	14	23
OLB Dustin Wonders	---	---	9	13	1	23
TE Taylor Edwards	5	8	---	---	6	19
RB Lenny Cobb	11	0	---	---	4	15
WR Collin Sohl	7	6	---	---	---	13
QB Amari Galloway	5	8	---	---	---	13
ILB Jace Westbrook	---	---	1	0	10	11
DT Bernie Greene	---	---	6	5	---	11
C Jeffrey Borges	0	0	---	---	9	9
G Rex Stanton	0	0	---	---	9	9
P Ellis Andrews	0	0	---	---	9	9
T Amari Liakos	0	0	---	---	9	9
DE Christopher Newton	---	---	4	4	---	8
K Dexter Winslett	0	0	---	---	3	3
DT Richard Harmon	---	---	0	0	---	0
P Monty Fulton	0	0	---	---	---	0
TE Patrick Kroeger	0	0	---	---	---	0

Tampa Bay	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
G Glenn Ling	33	37	---	---	7	77
T Stephen Hanks	33	37	---	---	7	77
C Sedrick Arcenaux	33	37	---	---	---	70
G Nicky Seinfeld	33	37	---	---	---	70
C Jeffrey Welch	33	37	---	---	---	70
WR Rod Hall	32	35	---	---	---	67
WR Brian Rayburn	29	29	---	---	8	66
WR Mason Loper	20	24	---	---	19	63
S Tyler Horner	---	---	24	26	10	60
TE Morris Stuart	25	30	---	---	3	58
CB Phil DiCosimo	---	---	18	22	17	57
DE Roderick Bouton	---	---	17	23	9	49
CB James Garrison	---	---	8	19	17	44
OLB Joey Ross	---	---	7	15	22	44
DT Byron Horton	---	---	18	16	9	43
CB Vernon Bravata	---	---	18	13	10	41
TE Richie Gould	7	9	---	---	25	41
ILB Jimmie Sims	---	---	21	16	3	40
QB Benjamin Leyva	15	24	---	---	---	39
DT Bruce Dodge	---	---	15	22	---	37
CB Lukas Stone	---	---	22	14	---	36
ILB Ed Giles	---	---	15	11	9	35
CB Kendrick Diaz	---	---	15	20	---	35
RB Mack Lindsay	10	12	---	---	12	34
DE Earl Shannon	---	---	18	15	---	33
QB Tevin Strickland	18	13	---	---	---	31
TE Devin Childers	2	3	---	---	25	30
WR Britt Moss	12	16	---	---	---	28
S Kyle Crocker	---	---	8	4	13	25
RB Dave Bond	17	7	---	---	---	24
DE Diego Hancock	---	---	8	5	10	23
RB Earnest Lincoln	6	15	---	---	---	21
DE Gregory Davison	---	---	7	12	---	19
CB Courtney Johansson	---	---	3	13	---	16
OLB Gary Sampson	---	---	6	9	---	15
DE Brett Dunning	---	---	9	6	---	15
DT Floyd Wiggins	---	---	7	7	---	14
ILB Richie Bauer	---	---	7	6	---	13
WR Randal Abe	5	5	---	---	3	13
OLB Marshall Fox	---	---	3	7	---	10
K Jesse Dorsey	0	0	---	---	9	9
DE Eli Downs	---	---	1	7	---	8
C Douglas Visconti	0	0	---	---	7	7
P Dominique Stiltner	0	0	---	---	7	7
G Shannon Clayton	0	0	---	---	7	7
T Britt Nkwenti	0	0	---	---	7	7

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	7	13	1.9
Middle	11	49	4.5
Right	7	-4	-0.6
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	4	25	6.3
Middle	14	80	5.7
Right	14	58	4.1
None	1	-2	-2.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Jon Smith	18	11	0	0	0	2	5	3	0
Amari Galloway	7	5	1	0	1	0	0	0	0

Tampa Bay	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Benjamin Leyva	23	16	5	2	1	0	4	0	0
Tevin Strickland	11	4	1	0	0	2	3	0	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	4	23	5.8
Short (0-8 Yds)	12	8	70	5.8
Medium (9-18 Yds)	9	4	48	5.3
Long (19+ Yds)	0	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	0	0	0	0.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	15	10	105	7.0
Medium (9-18 Yds)	12	6	81	6.8
Long (19+ Yds)	7	4	116	16.6

Detailed Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
TE Ernest Morton	10	5	1	59	1	28
WR Dashawn Nixon	8	6	0	58	0	27
WR Joe Howard	3	3	0	11	0	18
WR Dan McNeil	2	1	0	4	0	20
RB Leonard Lang	1	1	0	9	0	22
TE Taylor Edwards	1	0	0	0	0	8

Tampa Bay	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Rod Hall	9	4	0	44	1	35
WR Mason Loper	9	6	1	134	3	24
WR Brian Rayburn	6	2	0	30	0	29
TE Morris Stuart	3	3	0	16	0	30
TE Richie Gould	3	2	0	36	1	9
WR Randal Abe	2	2	0	37	1	5
WR Britt Moss	2	1	0	5	0	16

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
QB Amari Galloway	1	-1	-1.00	-1.00
RB Kelly Bronson	1	-2	-2.00	-1.33

Tampa Bay	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Dave Bond	3	7	2.33	3.31
RB Earnest Lincoln	1	2	2.00	12.83

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Amari Galloway	2	2	19	9.50	9.00

Tampa Bay	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Benjamin Leyva	4	2	8	2.00	10.09

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Dashawn Nixon	1	1	17	17.00	7.25
WR Joe Howard	1	1	2	2.00	3.67

Tampa Bay	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Rod Hall	1	0	0	0.00	4.89
WR Brian Rayburn	1	0	0	0.00	5.00
TE Richie Gould	1	1	3	3.00	12.00
WR Britt Moss	1	1	5	5.00	2.50

Third Down Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Rushes	Conversions
RB Leonard Lang	2	0

Tampa Bay	Rushes	Conversions
RB Dave Bond	1	1
RB Earnest Lincoln	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Conversions
Jon Smith	10	6	3
Amari Galloway	2	2	2

Tampa Bay	Att	Comp	Conversions
Tevin Strickland	5	2	2
Benjamin Leyva	4	1	1

Third Down Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Dashawn Nixon	6	4	3
TE Ernest Morton	4	3	2
WR Dan McNeil	1	0	0
RB Leonard Lang	1	1	0

Tampa Bay	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Brian Rayburn	3	0	0
WR Mason Loper	3	2	2
WR Rod Hall	2	1	1
WR Britt Moss	1	0	0

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)