Week 1, 2045

played in Tampa Bay, FL

69 degrees, fair, 10 mph wind

New Orleans Saints	6	3	0	9	-	18
Tampa Bay Buccaneers	0	7	0	10	-	17

Scoring Summary
1Q: 11:07 NOS - Ricardo Culbertson 40 field goal
1Q: 02:31 NOS - Ricardo Culbertson 23 field goal
2Q: 12:20 TBY - Steve Money 11 pass from Moe Tanner (Deion Castillo extra point)
2Q: 00:31 NOS - Ricardo Culbertson 33 field goal
4Q: 14:46 TBY - Deion Castillo 49 field goal
4Q: 10:29 NOS - Ricardo Culbertson 28 field goal
4Q: 04:56 TBY - Brian Rayburn 2 pass from Moe Tanner (Deion Castillo extra point)
4Q: 00:07 NOS - Marlon Brewer 56 pass from Kendall Siever (Dwight Franken run for conversion failed)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 11:07 NOS - Ricardo Culbertson 40 field goal
1Q: 02:31 NOS - Ricardo Culbertson 23 field goal
2Q: 12:20 TBY - Steve Money 11 pass from Moe Tanner (Deion Castillo extra point)
2Q: 00:31 NOS - Ricardo Culbertson 33 field goal
4Q: 14:46 TBY - Deion Castillo 49 field goal
4Q: 10:29 NOS - Ricardo Culbertson 28 field goal
4Q: 04:56 TBY - Brian Rayburn 2 pass from Moe Tanner (Deion Castillo extra point)
4Q: 00:07 NOS - Marlon Brewer 56 pass from Kendall Siever (Dwight Franken run for conversion failed)

Team Statistics NOS TBY
Record 1-0 0-1
First Downs 16 14
- by Rushing 7 5
- by Passing 9 8
- by Penalty 0 1
Total Net Yards 397 245
- Offensive Plays 73 62
- Yards per Play 5.44 3.95
Net Rushing Yards 160 105
- Rushing Attempts 34 27
- Yards per Rush 4.71 3.89
Net Passing Yards 237 140
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 35 - 16 - 1 34 - 14 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 265 146
- Sacks/Yards Lost 4/28 1/6
- Yards per Pass Play 6.08 4.00
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 3/1
3rd Down Conversions 5/19 3/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.7 7.5
4th Down Conversions 0/1 0/0
Penalties/Yards 7/48 5/30
Punt Returns/Yards 3/46 4/49
Kick Returns/Yards 0/0 3/70
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 1/11
2pt Conversions 1/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 4 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 0/3 2/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 27 OWN 31
Time of Possession 34:37 25:23

Team Statistics	NOS	TBY
Record	1-0	0-1
First Downs	16	14
- by Rushing	7	5
- by Passing	9	8
- by Penalty	0	1
Total Net Yards	397	245
- Offensive Plays	73	62
- Yards per Play	5.44	3.95
Net Rushing Yards	160	105
- Rushing Attempts	34	27
- Yards per Rush	4.71	3.89
Net Passing Yards	237	140
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	35 - 16 - 1	34 - 14 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	265	146
- Sacks/Yards Lost	4/28	1/6
- Yards per Pass Play	6.08	4.00
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	3/1
3rd Down Conversions	5/19	3/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.7	7.5
4th Down Conversions	0/1	0/0
Penalties/Yards	7/48	5/30
Punt Returns/Yards	3/46	4/49
Kick Returns/Yards	0/0	3/70
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	1/11
2pt Conversions	1/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	4	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	0/3	2/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 27	OWN 31
Time of Possession	34:37	25:23

Drive Charts

New Orleans Saints
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	3:59	OWN 25	7	52	Field Goal
1	9:25	6:59	OWN 20	13	74	Field Goal
1	0:50	1:02	OWN 46	3	-2	Interception
2	12:12	0:29	OWN 25	3	0	Punt
2	10:56	2:48	OWN 22	5	15	Punt
2	6:27	1:47	OWN 24	3	-2	Punt
2	2:27	2:01	OWN 20	6	64	Field Goal
3	14:02	1:55	OWN 39	3	7	Punt
3	10:32	1:37	OWN 35	3	5	Punt
3	5:49	1:21	OWN 20	3	5	Punt
3	2:57	1:35	OWN 4	3	2	Punt
4	14:39	1:05	OWN 25	3	0	Punt
4	12:44	2:22	OPP 29	4	18	Field Goal
4	4:46	2:47	OWN 25	8	49	Downs
4	1:27	1:27	OWN 13	6	87	Touchdown

Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	11:01	1:36	OWN 46	3	2	Punt
1	2:26	1:36	OWN 25	3	3	Punt
2	14:48	2:36	OPP 42	7	42	Touchdown
2	11:43	0:47	OWN 28	3	5	Punt
2	8:08	1:41	OWN 21	3	9	Punt
2	4:40	2:13	OWN 32	7	23	Punt
2	0:26	0:26	OWN 32	2	6	Half
3	15:00	0:58	OWN 25	3	1	Punt
3	12:07	1:35	OWN 21	3	5	Punt
3	8:55	3:06	OWN 28	6	28	Punt
3	4:28	1:31	OWN 30	3	5	Punt
3	1:22	1:43	OWN 42	5	26	Field Goal
4	13:34	0:50	OWN 26	3	3	Fumble
4	10:22	5:36	OWN 27	8	73	Touchdown
4	1:59	0:32	OWN 26	3	9	Punt

Game MVP: Ricardo Culbertson, New Orleans Saints

Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
RB Dwight Franken	29	133	4.59	43	3
QB Kendall Siever	2	20	10.00	14	1
RB Leonard Lang	2	8	4.00	4	0
WR Jeremiah Manuel	1	-1	-1.00	-1	0

Tampa Bay	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
RB Mo Chae	18	67	3.72	10	2
QB Moe Tanner	5	32	6.40	11	1
RB Brenden Mahoney	2	7	3.50	5	0
RB Deron Simmons	2	-1	-0.50	2	0

Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Kendall Siever	35	16	265	4/28	1	56	1	69.3

Tampa Bay	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Moe Tanner	34	14	146	1/6	2	26	0	73.9

Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Joe Howard	7	12	110	15.71	25	37	0
TE Jason Matesky	3	8	36	12.00	19	20	0
RB Dwight Franken	3	4	17	5.67	22	22	0
TE Tony Peele	2	3	46	23.00	13	40	0
WR Marlon Brewer	1	4	56	56.00	9	56	1
WR Dashawn Nixon	0	2	0	0.00	0	0	0
RB Leonard Lang	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Tampa Bay	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Brian Rayburn	3	6	11	3.67	0	6	1
WR Wally Brady	3	6	14	4.67	0	6	0
WR Will Jasso	3	3	59	19.67	6	26	0
WR Karl Berry	2	13	25	12.50	5	15	0
FB Steve Money	2	3	17	8.50	2	11	1
TE Kerry Laxdal	1	1	20	20.00	0	20	0
TE Richie Gould	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
RB Mo Chae	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

New Orleans	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Tampa Bay	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Herb Key	1	11	11.00	0

Fumble Statistics

New Orleans	Recov	Force
S Santiago Caldwell	1	0
CB Tim Babin	0	1
DT Chad Nicholas	0	1
OLB Donnell Thompson	0	1

Tampa Bay	Fumb	Recov
QB Moe Tanner	1	2
WR Brian Rayburn	1	0
RB Mo Chae	1	0

Punting Statistics

New Orleans	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Ellis Andrews	8	392	49.0	42.9	61	3

Tampa Bay	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Terrence Hanks	10	492	49.2	38.6	61	3

Kicking Statistics

New Orleans	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Ricardo Culbertson	4/4	1/1	0/0	40	0/0

Tampa Bay	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Deion Castillo	1/1	1/1	0/0	49	2/2

Punt Return Statistics

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Dashawn Nixon	3	46	15.3	0

Tampa Bay	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Andres Buenavista	4	49	12.3	0

Kick Return Statistics

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Tampa Bay	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Brian Rayburn	2	43	21.5	0
Karl Berry	1	27	27.0	0

Defensive Statistics

New Orleans	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Donnell Thompson	6	3	0.0	20	16
S Tyler Worden	5	2	0.0	25	31
S Carlton Stephenson	5	0	0.0	19	27
S Barry Moorehead	5	0	0.0	16	25
OLB Rick O'Donnell	3	1	0.0	11	14
S Santiago Caldwell	3	0	0.0	26	29
ILB Ike Grui	3	0	0.0	26	33
DT Chad Nicholas	2	0	1.0	21	25
DE Damon Springer	2	0	0.0	22	26
S Eugene Morris	1	1	0.0	13	14
DT Lincoln Carlisle	1	0	0.0	10	19
CB Tim Babin	1	0	0.0	12	22
DT Calvin Grier	1	0	0.0	23	25
WR Marlon Brewer	1	0	---	---	---
DE J.R. Turnbull	1	0	0.0	19	21
ILB Monty Bustos	0	1	0.0	1	2

Tampa Bay	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Gino Drake	7	3	0.0	34	39
DE Brett Dunning	6	1	0.0	24	18
ILB Shaquille Sanford	5	1	0.0	14	13
DE Eli Downs	4	1	1.0	21	27
S Roberto Horn	4	0	0.0	30	28
DE Roderick Bouton	3	1	1.0	18	21
OLB Joey Ross	3	3	0.0	23	31
CB Horace Cowan	3	0	0.0	24	23
DT Floyd Wiggins	3	0	0.0	15	10
CB Antoine Shannon	3	0	0.0	9	20
DT Byron Horton	2	1	1.0	15	15
OLB Landon Rice	2	0	0.5	27	25
OLB Marshall Fox	2	1	0.0	17	22
ILB Neil Ellison	2	1	0.0	15	12
DE Stephen O'Donnell	1	1	0.5	7	20
DE Amir Ogden	1	2	0.0	15	13
CB Andres Buenavista	1	1	0.0	22	28
CB Kennedy Franz	1	1	0.0	19	22
S Herb Key	0	1	0.0	19	26

Pass Rush Statistics

New Orleans	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Chad Nicholas	1.0	1	0	25
DE Damon Springer	0.0	2	1	26
DE J.R. Turnbull	0.0	2	0	21
ILB Ike Grui	0.0	2	0	33
DE Aidan Butler	0.0	1	0	25
S Tyler Worden	0.0	1	0	31

Tampa Bay	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Eli Downs	1.0	0	1	27
DT Byron Horton	1.0	0	0	15
DE Roderick Bouton	1.0	0	0	21
OLB Landon Rice	0.5	3	5	25
DE Stephen O'Donnell	0.5	2	0	20
DE Brett Dunning	0.0	1	0	18

Pass Defense Statistics

New Orleans	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
ILB Ike Grui	4	1	33
S Tyler Worden	2	1	31
DE Damon Springer	2	0	26
S Barry Moorehead	2	0	25
S Santiago Caldwell	1	1	29
CB Tim Babin	1	0	22
S Carlton Stephenson	1	0	27
OLB Donnell Thompson	1	0	16
S Eugene Morris	0	1	14

Tampa Bay	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S Roberto Horn	3	1	0	28
CB Antoine Shannon	3	0	0	20
OLB Joey Ross	2	1	0	31
S Gino Drake	2	0	0	39
ILB Shaquille Sanford	2	0	0	13
CB Andres Buenavista	1	2	0	28
CB Kennedy Franz	1	1	0	22
CB Horace Cowan	1	0	0	23
ILB Neil Ellison	1	0	0	12
S Herb Key	0	0	1	26

Blocking Statistics

New Orleans	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
T Brenden Nicol	2	9	34	0	39
C Francisco Helms	2	6	34	0	39
G Stephen Cunningham	1	7	34	1	39
G Rondell Petruzziello	1	5	34	0	39
T Sean Oxenby	1	3	34	2	39
TE Tony Peele	1	1	9	0	10
FB Stanley Russell	0	1	6	0	19
RB Dwight Franken	0	0	31	1	32

Tampa Bay	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
C Brad Milanovich	2	7	27	0	35
T Vincent Landtroop	2	4	27	0	35
G Griffin Fletcher	1	7	27	0	35
T Dakota Coles	0	3	27	1	35
G Tyrus Alexander	0	1	27	0	35

Special Teams Tackles

New Orleans	Tackles	STPlays
Jason Matesky	4	17
Dashawn Nixon	2	27
Rick O'Donnell	1	28

Tampa Bay	Tackles	STPlays
Joey Ross	1	31
Steve Money	1	20
Karl Berry	1	19

Participation

New Orleans	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
TE Jason Matesky	32	37	---	---	17	86
G Rondell Petruzziello	34	39	---	---	12	85
G Stephen Cunningham	34	39	---	---	8	81
S Santiago Caldwell	---	---	26	29	20	75
ILB Ike Grui	---	---	26	33	15	74
T Brenden Nicol	34	39	---	---	---	73
QB Kendall Siever	34	39	---	---	---	73
WR Joe Howard	34	39	---	---	---	73
T Sean Oxenby	34	39	---	---	---	73
C Francisco Helms	34	39	---	---	---	73
WR Marlon Brewer	32	34	---	---	4	70
S Tyler Worden	---	---	25	31	11	67
RB Dwight Franken	31	32	---	---	---	63
WR Dashawn Nixon	19	16	---	---	27	62
DT Chad Nicholas	---	---	21	25	11	57
CB Gus Goldblatt	---	---	16	19	19	54
OLB Rick O'Donnell	---	---	11	14	28	53
DE J.R. Turnbull	---	---	19	21	11	51
TE Tony Peele	9	10	---	---	31	50
DT Calvin Grier	---	---	23	25	---	48
DE Damon Springer	---	---	22	26	---	48
S Carlton Stephenson	---	---	19	27	1	47
S Barry Moorehead	---	---	16	25	1	42
DE Aidan Butler	---	---	13	25	1	39
OLB Donnell Thompson	---	---	20	16	---	36
CB Tim Babin	---	---	12	22	1	35
DT Lincoln Carlisle	---	---	10	19	1	30
RB Leonard Lang	2	6	---	---	21	29
S Eugene Morris	---	---	13	14	---	27
FB Stanley Russell	6	19	---	---	---	25
WR Jeremiah Manuel	1	0	---	---	23	24
FB Logan Blake	0	0	---	---	23	23
TE Aaron Weber	2	1	---	---	12	15
S Frederick Hanlin	---	---	3	10	---	13
C Jeffrey Borges	0	0	---	---	12	12
WR Victor Buckley	2	1	---	---	9	12
P Ellis Andrews	0	0	---	---	12	12
T Amari Liakos	0	0	---	---	12	12
K Ricardo Culbertson	0	0	---	---	9	9
ILB Monty Bustos	---	---	1	2	---	3
OLB Marcos Norris	---	---	1	2	---	3
QB Jackson Karau	0	0	---	---	---	0
G Roosevelt Rodrigue	0	0	---	---	---	0
RB Blaine Justice	0	0	---	---	---	0
DE Dwayne Baca	---	---	0	0	---	0
OLB Gerald Wong	---	---	0	0	---	0

Tampa Bay	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
OLB Joey Ross	---	---	23	31	31	85
WR Karl Berry	27	35	---	---	19	81
S Gino Drake	---	---	34	39	4	77
RB Mo Chae	23	26	---	---	28	77
T Vincent Landtroop	27	35	---	---	11	73
G Griffin Fletcher	27	35	---	---	11	73
WR Brian Rayburn	19	25	---	---	18	62
T Dakota Coles	27	35	---	---	---	62
CB Andres Buenavista	---	---	22	28	12	62
QB Moe Tanner	27	35	---	---	---	62
C Brad Milanovich	27	35	---	---	---	62
G Tyrus Alexander	27	35	---	---	---	62
S Roberto Horn	---	---	30	28	---	58
WR Wally Brady	24	34	---	---	---	58
DT Byron Horton	---	---	15	15	27	57
FB Steve Money	18	16	---	---	20	54
CB Kennedy Franz	---	---	19	22	12	53
DE Eli Downs	---	---	21	27	4	52
OLB Landon Rice	---	---	27	25	---	52
CB Antoine Shannon	---	---	9	20	21	50
S Herb Key	---	---	19	26	4	49
TE Richie Gould	8	12	---	---	28	48
CB Horace Cowan	---	---	24	23	---	47
OLB Marshall Fox	---	---	17	22	5	44
DE Roderick Bouton	---	---	18	21	4	43
DE Brett Dunning	---	---	24	18	---	42
DE Amir Ogden	---	---	15	13	13	41
DE Stephen O'Donnell	---	---	7	20	12	39
ILB Neil Ellison	---	---	15	12	---	27
ILB Shaquille Sanford	---	---	14	13	---	27
DT Harrison Durham	---	---	6	16	4	26
DT Floyd Wiggins	---	---	15	10	---	25
TE Kerry Laxdal	6	6	---	---	5	17
WR Karl Clayton	0	7	---	---	9	16
WR Will Jasso	2	12	---	---	---	14
P Terrence Hanks	0	0	---	---	11	11
G Jessie Baxter	0	0	---	---	11	11
C Barry McDougall	0	0	---	---	11	11
OLB Scott Osteen	---	---	0	0	11	11
RB Brenden Mahoney	6	2	---	---	---	8
K Deion Castillo	0	0	---	---	5	5
RB Deron Simmons	2	0	---	---	---	2
G Nicky Seinfeld	0	0	---	---	1	1
QB Kaden Berdys	0	0	---	---	---	0
C Manuel Catcott	0	0	---	---	---	0
QB Pat Clark	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	10	67	6.7
Middle	18	81	4.5
Right	6	12	2.0
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	4	2	0.5
Middle	16	63	3.9
Right	7	40	5.7
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Kendall Siever	35	16	5	2	4	5	6	6	1

Tampa Bay	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Moe Tanner	34	14	2	5	2	4	9	1	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	7	5	37	5.3
Short (0-8 Yds)	4	2	8	2.0
Medium (9-18 Yds)	19	7	124	6.5
Long (19+ Yds)	4	2	96	24.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	1	0	0	0.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	15	8	46	3.1
Medium (9-18 Yds)	8	3	35	4.4
Long (19+ Yds)	10	3	65	6.5

Detailed Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Joe Howard	12	7	0	110	1	39
TE Jason Matesky	8	3	2	36	1	37
WR Marlon Brewer	4	1	0	56	1	34
RB Dwight Franken	4	3	1	17	1	32
TE Tony Peele	3	2	0	46	1	10
WR Dashawn Nixon	2	0	0	0	0	16
RB Leonard Lang	1	0	1	0	0	6

Tampa Bay	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Karl Berry	13	2	1	25	0	35
WR Brian Rayburn	6	3	0	11	0	25
WR Wally Brady	6	3	0	14	0	34
WR Will Jasso	3	3	0	59	1	12
FB Steve Money	3	2	0	17	0	16
TE Richie Gould	1	0	0	0	0	12
RB Mo Chae	1	0	1	0	0	26
TE Kerry Laxdal	1	1	0	20	1	6

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Dwight Franken	3	21	7.00	4.59

Tampa Bay	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Mo Chae	1	4	4.00	3.72

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Kendall Siever	5	3	16	3.20	7.57

Tampa Bay	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Moe Tanner	3	2	13	4.33	4.29

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Jason Matesky	3	1	14	4.67	4.50
WR Joe Howard	1	1	6	6.00	9.17
RB Dwight Franken	1	1	-4	-4.00	4.25

Tampa Bay	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Brian Rayburn	1	1	2	2.00	1.83
WR Karl Berry	1	0	0	0.00	1.92
FB Steve Money	1	1	11	11.00	5.67

Third Down Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Rushes	Conversions
RB Dwight Franken	4	3
QB Kendall Siever	1	0

Tampa Bay	Rushes	Conversions
RB Mo Chae	3	1
QB Moe Tanner	3	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Conversions
Kendall Siever	12	4	2

Tampa Bay	Att	Comp	Conversions
Moe Tanner	9	2	1

Third Down Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Joe Howard	7	2	2
TE Tony Peele	1	1	0
WR Marlon Brewer	1	0	0
TE Jason Matesky	1	0	0
WR Dashawn Nixon	1	0	0
RB Dwight Franken	1	1	0

Tampa Bay	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Karl Berry	4	0	0
WR Brian Rayburn	2	1	0
WR Wally Brady	2	0	0
FB Steve Money	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 72,600 (80,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 14,300 (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	72,600 (80,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	14,300 (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)