Week 17, 2043

played in Tampa Bay, FL

60 degrees, fair, 4 mph wind

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

Scoring Summary
1Q: 11:28 TBY - Will Jasso 9 pass from Moe Tanner (Deion Castillo extra point)
2Q: 03:20 TBY - Eugene Sanford 31 pass from Moe Tanner (Deion Castillo extra point)
2Q: 00:03 TBY - Deion Castillo 43 field goal
3Q: 09:42 NOS - Dexter Winslett 27 field goal
3Q: 03:53 TBY - Will Jasso 9 pass from Moe Tanner (Deion Castillo extra point)
4Q: 12:08 TBY - Deion Castillo 44 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 11:28 TBY - Will Jasso 9 pass from Moe Tanner (Deion Castillo extra point)
2Q: 03:20 TBY - Eugene Sanford 31 pass from Moe Tanner (Deion Castillo extra point)
2Q: 00:03 TBY - Deion Castillo 43 field goal
3Q: 09:42 NOS - Dexter Winslett 27 field goal
3Q: 03:53 TBY - Will Jasso 9 pass from Moe Tanner (Deion Castillo extra point)
4Q: 12:08 TBY - Deion Castillo 44 field goal

Team Statistics NOS TBY
Record 5-11 9-7
First Downs 18 23
- by Rushing 2 6
- by Passing 13 15
- by Penalty 3 2
Total Net Yards 223 355
- Offensive Plays 65 62
- Yards per Play 3.43 5.73
Net Rushing Yards 62 82
- Rushing Attempts 25 31
- Yards per Rush 2.48 2.65
Net Passing Yards 161 273
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 37 - 23 - 0 30 - 22 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 176 278
- Sacks/Yards Lost 3/15 1/5
- Yards per Pass Play 4.03 8.81
Fumbles/Lost 2/1 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 8/16 8/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 8.8 8.3
4th Down Conversions 1/2 0/0
Penalties/Yards 4/25 5/35
Punt Returns/Yards 0/0 3/42
Kick Returns/Yards 2/47 1/32
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 1 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 0/1 2/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 21 OWN 33
Time of Possession 30:20 29:40

Team Statistics	NOS	TBY
Record	5-11	9-7
First Downs	18	23
- by Rushing	2	6
- by Passing	13	15
- by Penalty	3	2
Total Net Yards	223	355
- Offensive Plays	65	62
- Yards per Play	3.43	5.73
Net Rushing Yards	62	82
- Rushing Attempts	25	31
- Yards per Rush	2.48	2.65
Net Passing Yards	161	273
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	37 - 23 - 0	30 - 22 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	176	278
- Sacks/Yards Lost	3/15	1/5
- Yards per Pass Play	4.03	8.81
Fumbles/Lost	2/1	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	8/16	8/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	8.8	8.3
4th Down Conversions	1/2	0/0
Penalties/Yards	4/25	5/35
Punt Returns/Yards	0/0	3/42
Kick Returns/Yards	2/47	1/32
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	1	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	0/1	2/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 21	OWN 33
Time of Possession	30:20	29:40

Drive Charts

New Orleans Saints
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	11:22	6:02	OWN 25	11	35	Punt
1	1:07	3:59	OWN 6	9	25	Punt
2	9:51	1:38	OWN 41	4	11	Punt
2	3:10	1:27	OWN 25	3	-2	Punt
3	15:00	5:26	OWN 31	10	59	Field Goal
3	3:47	3:34	OWN 23	6	18	Punt
4	12:02	4:55	OWN 25	10	46	Fumble
4	4:43	2:29	OWN 16	7	27	Downs
4	1:42	1:42	OWN 2	6	29	Game

Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	3:38	OWN 42	7	58	Touchdown
1	5:20	4:13	OWN 20	9	37	Punt
2	12:08	2:17	OWN 44	4	22	Missed FG
2	8:13	5:03	OWN 11	11	89	Touchdown
2	1:43	1:43	OWN 34	6	40	Field Goal
3	9:34	5:47	OWN 25	12	75	Touchdown
3	0:13	3:11	OWN 30	7	43	Field Goal
4	7:07	2:24	OWN 38	3	0	Punt
4	2:14	0:32	OPP 43	3	-4	Punt

Game MVP: Moe Tanner, Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
RB Leonard Lang	9	31	3.44	13	1
RB Lenny Cobb	8	26	3.25	15	1
RB Kelly Bronson	8	5	0.63	6	0

Tampa Bay	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
RB Mo Chae	17	26	1.53	10	1
WR Javier Rivers	12	37	3.08	14	2
QB Moe Tanner	2	19	9.50	11	1

Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Jon Smith	37	23	176	3/15	0	18	0	73.7

Tampa Bay	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Moe Tanner	30	22	278	1/5	3	31	0	135.1

Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Dashawn Nixon	8	13	64	8.00	27	18
WR Marlon Brewer	5	12	42	8.40	17	15
WR Joe Howard	5	5	27	5.40	1	11
TE Wade Cuviello	2	4	25	12.50	3	17
TE Miguel Mazurek	2	2	15	7.50	0	9
TE Taylor Edwards	1	1	3	3.00	0	3

Tampa Bay	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Brian Rayburn	7	7	87	12.43	26	20	0
WR Will Jasso	7	9	81	11.57	23	31	2
TE Richie Gould	3	5	47	15.67	9	21	0
WR Britt Moss	2	3	17	8.50	0	13	0
WR Eugene Sanford	2	3	44	22.00	16	31	1
RB Deron Simmons	1	2	2	2.00	0	2	0
WR Rod Hall	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

New Orleans	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Tampa Bay	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

New Orleans	Fumb	Recov
QB Jon Smith	1	0
WR Dashawn Nixon	1	0
WR Marlon Brewer	0	1

Tampa Bay	Recov	Force
DE Kenneth Kennedy	1	0
DE Roderick Bouton	0	1
WR Javier Rivers	0	1

Punting Statistics

New Orleans	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Ellis Andrews	5	216	43.2	30.8	57	2

Tampa Bay	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Dominique Stiltner	3	129	43.0	43.0	47	3

Kicking Statistics

New Orleans	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Dexter Winslett	1/1	0/0	0/0	27	0/0

Tampa Bay	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Deion Castillo	2/3	2/3	0/1	44	3/3

Punt Return Statistics

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Tampa Bay	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Frank McInnis	3	42	14.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Dashawn Nixon	2	47	23.5	0

Tampa Bay	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Brian Rayburn	1	32	32.0	0

Defensive Statistics

New Orleans	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Rick O'Donnell	9	1	0.0	27	26
S Carlton Stephenson	8	1	0.0	22	26
CB Gus Goldblatt	6	3	0.0	31	30
OLB Amir Doxzon	5	2	0.0	25	25
CB Shane Sanderson	4	0	0.0	12	13
CB Tim Babin	4	0	0.0	28	31
CB James Tatum	3	1	0.0	23	25
CB Earnest Vera	3	0	0.0	22	23
DT Calvin Grier	2	0	0.0	8	15
DE Christopher Newton	2	0	0.0	6	6
DE Aidan Butler	1	2	1.0	27	25
OLB Glen Hanks	1	2	0.0	8	11
WR Joe Howard	1	0	---	---	---
DE Anthony Farrell	1	0	0.0	23	16
ILB Samuel Richard	1	0	0.0	29	26
OLB Donnell Thompson	1	0	0.0	9	6
DE Damon Springer	0	1	0.0	22	25

Tampa Bay	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
CB Andres Buenavista	7	2	0.0	15	33
OLB Marshall Fox	5	1	0.0	13	26
S Gino Drake	4	2	0.0	25	40
ILB Johnnie Gillette	4	2	0.0	12	11
OLB Julian Lindsay	4	0	0.0	12	7
DE Roderick Bouton	3	1	2.5	13	26
DT Byron Horton	3	0	0.5	11	31
OLB Joey Ross	3	2	0.0	13	31
S Frank McInnis	3	1	0.0	14	33
CB K.C. Holmes	2	1	0.0	13	16
CB Kendrick Diaz	2	1	0.0	14	32
DE Eli Downs	2	1	0.0	11	25
S Herb Key	2	1	0.0	14	26
DE Kenneth Kennedy	2	1	0.0	21	20
DT Floyd Wiggins	2	0	0.0	8	5
DE Brett Dunning	1	2	0.0	10	6
ILB Ed Giles	1	1	0.0	8	5
CB Richie Reilly	1	1	0.0	24	22

Pass Rush Statistics

New Orleans	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Aidan Butler	1.0	0	3	4	25
ILB Samuel Richard	0.0	0	1	0	26

Tampa Bay	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Roderick Bouton	2.5	0	1	0	26
DT Byron Horton	0.5	1	2	1	31
DE Eli Downs	0.0	1	1	0	25
OLB Julian Lindsay	0.0	0	0	1	7

Pass Defense Statistics

New Orleans	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB James Tatum	3	0	25
CB Earnest Vera	3	0	23
CB Gus Goldblatt	3	0	30
S Carlton Stephenson	3	0	26
OLB Amir Doxzon	2	2	25
CB Shane Sanderson	2	0	13
OLB Glen Hanks	2	0	11
CB Tim Babin	2	0	31
OLB Rick O'Donnell	2	0	26

Tampa Bay	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Andres Buenavista	5	0	33
OLB Joey Ross	3	0	31
CB Kendrick Diaz	2	1	32
ILB Johnnie Gillette	2	1	11
OLB Julian Lindsay	2	0	7
S Frank McInnis	2	0	33
S Herb Key	2	0	26
S Gino Drake	1	1	40
ILB Ed Giles	1	0	5
CB K.C. Holmes	1	0	16
OLB Marshall Fox	1	0	26
DE Eli Downs	1	0	25
DE Kenneth Kennedy	0	1	20

Blocking Statistics

New Orleans	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
G Tracy Aycock	3	6	25	0	40
C Rico Stuart	1	5	25	1	40
T Amari Liakos	1	5	25	0	40
T Lawrence Janis	1	4	25	0	40
C Francisco Helms	0	4	25	1	40
TE Wade Cuviello	0	1	11	0	9
RB Leonard Lang	0	0	9	1	24

Tampa Bay	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
G Jessie Baxter	2	12	0	31	1	31
G Tyrus Alexander	1	5	1	31	0	31
G Nicky Seinfeld	1	4	0	31	0	31
G Karl Herkel	1	3	0	31	0	31
C Brad Milanovich	1	3	0	31	0	31
TE Richie Gould	0	1	0	25	0	24
TE Kerry Laxdal	0	1	0	9	0	5

Special Teams Tackles

New Orleans	Tackles	STPlays
Dashawn Nixon	2	16
Glen Hanks	1	17
Clarence Wentworth	1	6

Tampa Bay	Tackles	STPlays
Javier Rivers	1	18
Mo Chae	1	10

Participation

New Orleans	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
WR Marlon Brewer	24	40	---	---	16	80
WR Joe Howard	24	40	---	---	10	74
T Lawrence Janis	25	40	---	---	6	71
QB Jon Smith	25	40	---	---	---	65
G Tracy Aycock	25	40	---	---	---	65
T Amari Liakos	25	40	---	---	---	65
ILB Samuel Richard	---	---	29	26	10	65
C Rico Stuart	25	40	---	---	---	65
C Francisco Helms	25	40	---	---	---	65
CB Gus Goldblatt	---	---	31	30	3	64
CB Tim Babin	---	---	28	31	3	62
OLB Rick O'Donnell	---	---	27	26	9	62
CB James Tatum	---	---	23	25	13	61
WR Dashawn Nixon	14	31	---	---	16	61
DE Aidan Butler	---	---	27	25	6	58
OLB Amir Doxzon	---	---	25	25	2	52
S Carlton Stephenson	---	---	22	26	3	51
DE Damon Springer	---	---	22	25	3	50
RB Leonard Lang	9	24	---	---	16	49
CB Earnest Vera	---	---	22	23	2	47
TE Miguel Mazurek	11	30	---	---	---	41
DE Anthony Farrell	---	---	23	16	1	40
OLB Glen Hanks	---	---	8	11	17	36
CB Shane Sanderson	---	---	12	13	5	30
TE Wade Cuviello	11	9	---	---	5	25
DT Calvin Grier	---	---	8	15	2	25
RB Lenny Cobb	8	10	---	---	7	25
OLB Donnell Thompson	---	---	9	6	---	15
RB Kelly Bronson	8	6	---	---	---	14
S Eugene Morris	---	---	8	6	---	14
DT Bernie Greene	---	---	7	6	---	13
FB Stanley Russell	5	5	---	---	3	13
DE Christopher Newton	---	---	6	6	---	12
TE Taylor Edwards	7	4	---	---	---	11
WR Floyd Stewart	4	1	---	---	5	10
DT Stanley Emerson	---	---	0	0	10	10
C Jeffrey Borges	0	0	---	---	6	6
G Clarence Wentworth	0	0	---	---	6	6
G Terrance Bruce	0	0	---	---	6	6
T Sam Covington	0	0	---	---	6	6
ILB Junior Horner	---	---	3	0	2	5
P Ellis Andrews	0	0	---	---	5	5
K Dexter Winslett	0	0	---	---	3	3
QB Glenn Boone	0	0	---	---	1	1
S Santiago Caldwell	---	---	0	0	1	1
S Frank Devine	---	---	1	0	---	1

Tampa Bay	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
G Karl Herkel	31	31	---	---	6	68
G Nicky Seinfeld	31	31	---	---	6	68
G Jessie Baxter	31	31	---	---	6	68
WR Brian Rayburn	28	24	---	---	15	67
TE Richie Gould	25	24	---	---	18	67
S Gino Drake	---	---	25	40	1	66
QB Moe Tanner	31	31	---	---	---	62
C Brad Milanovich	31	31	---	---	---	62
G Tyrus Alexander	31	31	---	---	---	62
OLB Joey Ross	---	---	13	31	16	60
CB Richie Reilly	---	---	24	22	13	59
S Frank McInnis	---	---	14	33	12	59
DE Roderick Bouton	---	---	13	26	15	54
WR Britt Moss	16	27	---	---	7	50
DE Ronald Small	---	---	13	21	15	49
CB Andres Buenavista	---	---	15	33	---	48
DT Byron Horton	---	---	11	31	5	47
DE Kenneth Kennedy	---	---	21	20	6	47
CB Kendrick Diaz	---	---	14	32	---	46
WR Will Jasso	21	25	---	---	---	46
RB Mo Chae	17	19	---	---	10	46
S Herb Key	---	---	14	26	1	41
OLB Marshall Fox	---	---	13	26	1	40
WR Javier Rivers	14	6	---	---	18	38
DE Eli Downs	---	---	11	25	1	37
CB K.C. Holmes	---	---	13	16	1	30
ILB Johnnie Gillette	---	---	12	11	---	23
DE Gregory Davison	---	---	2	18	---	20
OLB Julian Lindsay	---	---	12	7	1	20
RB J.B. Weaver	11	5	---	---	1	17
DE Brett Dunning	---	---	10	6	1	17
DE Brady Gozinsky	---	---	9	6	---	15
WR Eugene Sanford	5	10	---	---	---	15
TE Kerry Laxdal	9	5	---	---	1	15
ILB Ed Giles	---	---	8	5	1	14
DT Floyd Wiggins	---	---	8	5	---	13
WR Rod Hall	4	7	---	---	---	11
RB Deron Simmons	5	3	---	---	---	8
K Deion Castillo	0	0	---	---	8	8
T Blake Hansen	0	0	---	---	6	6
P Dominique Stiltner	0	0	---	---	6	6
C Darius Finley	0	0	---	---	6	6
DE Thomas Wynn	---	---	0	0	5	5
QB Kennedy Dunlap	0	0	---	---	---	0
T Martin Phillips	0	0	---	---	---	0
QB Michael Linton	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	11	13	1.2
Middle	7	21	3.0
Right	7	28	4.0
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	7	19	2.7
Middle	15	43	2.9
Right	9	20	2.2
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Jon Smith	37	23	0	3	1	4	4	2	0

Tampa Bay	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Moe Tanner	30	22	4	2	0	2	4	4	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	5	4	13	2.6
Short (0-8 Yds)	15	11	74	4.9
Medium (9-18 Yds)	17	8	89	5.2
Long (19+ Yds)	0	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	0	0	0	0.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	11	10	84	7.6
Medium (9-18 Yds)	15	10	153	10.2
Long (19+ Yds)	4	2	41	10.3

Detailed Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	PPlay
WR Dashawn Nixon	13	8	0	64	31
WR Marlon Brewer	12	5	0	42	40
WR Joe Howard	5	5	0	27	40
TE Wade Cuviello	4	2	1	25	9
TE Miguel Mazurek	2	2	0	15	30
TE Taylor Edwards	1	1	0	3	4

Tampa Bay	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Will Jasso	9	7	81	1	25
WR Brian Rayburn	7	7	87	1	24
TE Richie Gould	5	3	47	1	24
WR Britt Moss	3	2	17	0	27
WR Eugene Sanford	3	2	44	1	10
RB Deron Simmons	2	1	2	0	3
WR Rod Hall	1	0	0	0	7

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Leonard Lang	1	0	0.00	3.44
RB Kelly Bronson	1	0	0.00	0.63

Tampa Bay	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Mo Chae	2	12	6.00	1.53
WR Javier Rivers	1	-5	-5.00	3.08

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Jon Smith	1	1	9	9.00	4.76

Tampa Bay	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Moe Tanner	3	2	18	6.00	9.27

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Dashawn Nixon	1	1	9	9.00	4.92

Tampa Bay	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Will Jasso	2	2	18	9.00	9.00
TE Richie Gould	1	0	0	0.00	9.40

Third Down Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Rushes	Conversions

Tampa Bay	Rushes	Conversions
WR Javier Rivers	3	0
QB Moe Tanner	2	2

Third Down Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Conversions
Jon Smith	14	9	8

Tampa Bay	Att	Comp	Conversions
Moe Tanner	8	6	6

Third Down Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Dashawn Nixon	7	4	3
WR Marlon Brewer	3	1	1
WR Joe Howard	3	3	3
TE Wade Cuviello	1	1	1

Tampa Bay	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Brian Rayburn	3	3	3
WR Will Jasso	2	2	2
WR Eugene Sanford	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)