Week 17, 2043

played in Tampa Bay, FL

83 degrees, fair, 6 mph wind

New Orleans Saints	7	3	7	3	-	20
Tampa Bay Buccaneers	7	7	0	3	-	17

Scoring Summary
1Q: 08:27 TBY - Lamont Walters 16 pass from Colby Bunyan (Percy Wynn extra point)
1Q: 00:39 NOS - Bradley Roberson 2 pass from Leroy Jackson (Freddie Weiner extra point)
2Q: 08:42 NOS - Freddie Weiner 18 field goal
2Q: 01:28 TBY - Alec Montgomery 10 pass from Colby Bunyan (Percy Wynn extra point)
3Q: 01:42 NOS - Damian Wormser 4 pass from Leroy Jackson (Freddie Weiner extra point)
4Q: 12:56 TBY - Percy Wynn 28 field goal
4Q: 08:16 NOS - Freddie Weiner 26 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 08:27 TBY - Lamont Walters 16 pass from Colby Bunyan (Percy Wynn extra point)
1Q: 00:39 NOS - Bradley Roberson 2 pass from Leroy Jackson (Freddie Weiner extra point)
2Q: 08:42 NOS - Freddie Weiner 18 field goal
2Q: 01:28 TBY - Alec Montgomery 10 pass from Colby Bunyan (Percy Wynn extra point)
3Q: 01:42 NOS - Damian Wormser 4 pass from Leroy Jackson (Freddie Weiner extra point)
4Q: 12:56 TBY - Percy Wynn 28 field goal
4Q: 08:16 NOS - Freddie Weiner 26 field goal

Team Statistics NOS TBY
Record 9-7 7-9
First Downs 26 14
- by Rushing 11 2
- by Passing 14 12
- by Penalty 1 0
Total Net Yards 435 339
- Offensive Plays 76 55
- Yards per Play 5.72 6.16
Net Rushing Yards 183 75
- Rushing Attempts 39 12
- Yards per Rush 4.69 6.25
Net Passing Yards 252 264
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 36 - 26 - 0 42 - 22 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 259 272
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/7 1/8
- Yards per Pass Play 6.81 6.14
Fumbles/Lost 1/0 1/1
3rd Down Conversions 7/15 6/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 6.1 8.2
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/2
Penalties/Yards 4/43 4/20
Punt Returns/Yards 2/6 2/19
Kick Returns/Yards 1/19 1/23
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 4 4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/2 2/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 23 OWN 26
Time of Possession 39:13 20:47

Team Statistics	NOS	TBY
Record	9-7	7-9
First Downs	26	14
- by Rushing	11	2
- by Passing	14	12
- by Penalty	1	0
Total Net Yards	435	339
- Offensive Plays	76	55
- Yards per Play	5.72	6.16
Net Rushing Yards	183	75
- Rushing Attempts	39	12
- Yards per Rush	4.69	6.25
Net Passing Yards	252	264
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	36 - 26 - 0	42 - 22 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	259	272
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/7	1/8
- Yards per Pass Play	6.81	6.14
Fumbles/Lost	1/0	1/1
3rd Down Conversions	7/15	6/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	6.1	8.2
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/2
Penalties/Yards	4/43	4/20
Punt Returns/Yards	2/6	2/19
Kick Returns/Yards	1/19	1/23
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	4	4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/2	2/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 23	OWN 26
Time of Possession	39:13	20:47

Drive Charts

New Orleans Saints
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	2:04	OWN 11	3	7	Punt
1	8:19	7:51	OWN 25	14	75	Touchdown
2	13:37	5:01	OWN 28	9	71	Field Goal
2	6:11	2:40	OWN 15	6	38	Punt
2	1:22	1:22	OWN 21	5	26	Punt
3	13:35	2:37	OWN 14	6	6	Punt
3	9:14	3:49	OWN 31	7	36	Punt
3	4:53	3:22	OWN 39	7	61	Touchdown
4	12:50	4:42	OWN 25	8	66	Field Goal
4	6:44	6:00	OWN 26	11	34	Punt

Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	12:56	4:37	OWN 40	10	60	Touchdown
1	0:28	1:51	OWN 25	3	9	Punt
2	8:36	2:25	OWN 25	5	60	Fumble
2	3:31	2:09	OWN 7	8	93	Touchdown
3	15:00	1:25	OWN 25	3	-1	Punt
3	10:58	1:44	OPP 49	5	18	Downs
3	5:25	0:32	OWN 20	3	0	Punt
3	1:31	3:41	OWN 25	8	64	Field Goal
4	8:08	1:24	OWN 25	6	15	Punt
4	0:44	0:44	OWN 20	4	6	Downs

Game MVP: Leroy Jackson, New Orleans Saints

Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
RB Dwayne Starks	23	70	3.04	10	1
RB Nicholas Kruk	14	110	7.86	37	2
QB Leroy Jackson	1	0	0.00	0	0
WR Bradley DiMaio	1	3	3.00	3	0

Tampa Bay	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
RB Alexander Boyce	7	59	8.43	44	1
RB Ezekiel Sanders	4	11	2.75	7	0
QB Colby Bunyan	1	5	5.00	5	0

Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Leroy Jackson	36	26	259	1/7	2	34	0	110.7

Tampa Bay	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Colby Bunyan	42	22	272	1/8	2	48	0	88.6

Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
TE Johnny Kernbach	8	10	136	17.00	43	34	0
WR Bradley Roberson	7	7	63	9.00	43	24	1
WR Bradley DiMaio	5	6	29	5.80	11	18	0
WR Damian Wormser	3	5	19	6.33	7	11	1
RB Dwayne Starks	3	4	12	4.00	6	9	0
TE Kai Banks	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
WR Zachery King	0	3	0	0.00	0	0	0

Tampa Bay	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Lamont Walters	5	7	87	17.40	40	46	1
WR Alec Montgomery	4	7	54	13.50	18	22	1
RB Ezekiel Sanders	3	7	21	7.00	9	16	0
TE Bruce Cotter	3	6	66	22.00	52	48	0
TE Wayne Francis	2	2	2	1.00	1	6	0
RB Alexander Boyce	2	4	11	5.50	0	8	0
WR Reggie LaPorte	1	2	24	24.00	16	24	0
TE Henry Cross	1	2	3	3.00	0	3	0
WR Tevin Waldorf	1	4	4	4.00	6	4	0
WR Tyrell Alcott	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	Force
RB Nicholas Kruk	1	1	0
CB Phil Puente	0	1	0
OLB Damien Nixon	0	0	1

Tampa Bay	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
TE Wayne Francis	1	0	0	0
DE Allen Horner	0	0	1	0

Punting Statistics

New Orleans	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Jared Szabo	6	254	42.3	32.5	51	2

Tampa Bay	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Tevin Schneider	4	171	42.8	41.3	52	0

Kicking Statistics

New Orleans	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Freddie Weiner	2/2	0/0	0/0	26	2/2

Tampa Bay	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Percy Wynn	1/1	0/0	0/0	28	2/2

Punt Return Statistics

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Bradley Roberson	2	6	3.0	0

Tampa Bay	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Ezekiel Sanders	2	19	9.5	0

Kick Return Statistics

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Bradley Roberson	1	19	19.0	0

Tampa Bay	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Alexander Boyce	1	23	23.0	0

Defensive Statistics

New Orleans	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Damien Nixon	7	2	0.0	12	43
S Arnold Stewart	6	1	0.0	12	43
ILB J.T. Montgomery	3	1	0.0	11	21
DE Greg Booker	3	0	0.0	12	42
DE Archie Santana	2	0	1.0	7	24
S Justics Schneider	2	0	0.0	2	19
OLB Angel Clancy	2	0	0.0	12	31
CB Tevin Cochrane	1	1	0.0	7	14
CB Phil Puente	1	1	0.0	9	28
DE Miguel Moore	1	0	0.0	1	27
DE Ron Dworak	1	0	0.0	5	6
S Alexander Eldridge	1	0	0.0	10	24
ILB Emmett Aberdeen	1	0	0.0	2	15
DT Bo Arnold	1	0	0.0	12	31
CB Chad Ford	0	1	0.0	12	43

Tampa Bay	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Josue Wells	15	3	0.0	39	37
CB Javier Swift	6	3	0.0	38	31
DE Joshua Blocker	5	1	1.0	32	28
ILB Collin Kemp	5	7	0.0	36	26
CB Matt Newsom	5	1	0.0	31	28
OLB Kelvin Tuttle	5	0	0.0	15	18
CB Rondell Copeland	3	0	0.0	10	17
OLB Todd Walker	3	0	0.0	23	17
DT Derrick Zukowsky	3	0	0.0	23	13
S Emmett George	2	5	0.0	36	26
S James Houari	2	1	0.0	3	10
CB Brian Prescott	2	1	0.0	17	21
DE Ernie Richardson	2	0	0.0	22	14
DE Allen Horner	2	0	0.0	34	25
OLB Brad Meagher	2	0	0.0	20	13
DE Hayden Krueger	1	1	0.0	10	11
ILB Clarence Stephenson	1	1	0.0	8	9
DE Jamie Walton	0	1	0.0	16	19

Pass Rush Statistics

New Orleans	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Archie Santana	1.0	1	1	0	24
DE Greg Booker	0.0	1	1	0	42
OLB Angel Clancy	0.0	0	2	0	31
DT Bo Arnold	0.0	0	1	1	31
DE Miguel Moore	0.0	0	1	0	27

Tampa Bay	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Joshua Blocker	1.0	1	1	28
DE Allen Horner	0.0	2	0	25
ILB Clarence Stephenson	0.0	1	1	9
DT Derrick Zukowsky	0.0	1	0	13
ILB Collin Kemp	0.0	1	0	26
DE Ernie Richardson	0.0	1	0	14
DE Jamie Walton	0.0	0	1	19

Pass Defense Statistics

New Orleans	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
OLB Damien Nixon	5	2	43
S Arnold Stewart	4	1	43
CB Phil Puente	2	1	28
S Justics Schneider	2	0	19
CB Chad Ford	1	3	43
ILB Emmett Aberdeen	1	1	15
DE Miguel Moore	1	0	27
DE Ron Dworak	1	0	6
S Alexander Eldridge	1	0	24
DE Greg Booker	1	0	42
ILB J.T. Montgomery	1	0	21
CB Tevin Cochrane	1	0	14
OLB Angel Clancy	1	0	31
DE Archie Santana	0	1	24
CB Jeremy Jannot	0	1	13

Tampa Bay	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Javier Swift	4	0	31
CB Matt Newsom	4	0	28
S Josue Wells	3	0	37
S Emmett George	3	0	26
CB Rondell Copeland	2	0	17
OLB Todd Walker	2	0	17
OLB Kelvin Tuttle	2	0	18
CB Brian Prescott	2	0	21
ILB Collin Kemp	2	0	26
DE Joshua Blocker	1	0	28
S James Houari	1	0	10
OLB Brad Meagher	0	2	13

Blocking Statistics

New Orleans	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
G Marco Cooney	5	12	0	39	1	37
C Matt Stephenson	4	9	1	39	0	37
G Rodolfo McDowall	2	6	0	39	0	37
T Kai Bensen	2	5	0	39	0	37
TE Johnny Kernbach	2	3	0	36	0	35
T Kristopher Webb	1	3	0	39	0	37

Tampa Bay	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
G Dominic Tayoun	1	4	12	0	43
T Eddie Newhart	1	2	10	0	33
T Daryl Newhart	1	2	12	0	43
C Jordan Gilmore	0	2	12	0	43
G Joseph Vinci	0	1	12	1	43

Special Teams Tackles

New Orleans	Tackles	STPlays
Kim Roussel	1	19
Leland Buckley	1	13
Johnny Kernbach	1	11

Tampa Bay	Tackles	STPlays
Kelvin Tuttle	2	8
James Houari	1	16

Participation

New Orleans	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
TE Johnny Kernbach	36	35	---	---	11	82
WR Bradley Roberson	33	36	---	---	8	77
T Kristopher Webb	39	37	---	---	---	76
C Matt Stephenson	39	37	---	---	---	76
G Marco Cooney	39	37	---	---	---	76
QB Leroy Jackson	39	37	---	---	---	76
T Kai Bensen	39	37	---	---	---	76
G Rodolfo McDowall	39	37	---	---	---	76
WR Damian Wormser	31	36	---	---	---	67
CB Chad Ford	---	---	12	43	5	60
S Arnold Stewart	---	---	12	43	1	56
OLB Damien Nixon	---	---	12	43	1	56
DE Greg Booker	---	---	12	42	1	55
RB Dwayne Starks	25	28	---	---	---	53
S Alexander Eldridge	---	---	10	24	13	47
DT Bo Arnold	---	---	12	31	1	44
OLB Angel Clancy	---	---	12	31	1	44
ILB J.T. Montgomery	---	---	11	21	9	41
TE Kai Banks	21	13	---	---	6	40
WR Bradley DiMaio	17	21	---	---	1	39
CB Phil Puente	---	---	9	28	1	38
OLB Kim Roussel	---	---	0	14	19	33
CB Rodney Diegel	---	---	6	23	4	33
DE Archie Santana	---	---	7	24	1	32
TE Terrell Jaime	8	1	---	---	21	30
RB Nicholas Kruk	14	5	---	---	11	30
DE Miguel Moore	---	---	1	27	1	29
WR Zachery King	6	7	---	---	15	28
CB Jeremy Jannot	---	---	0	13	13	26
RB Camden Ringrose	4	0	---	---	21	25
S Justics Schneider	---	---	2	19	1	22
CB Tevin Cochrane	---	---	7	14	---	21
ILB Emmett Aberdeen	---	---	2	15	---	17
DE Ron Dworak	---	---	5	6	4	15
G Leland Buckley	0	0	---	---	13	13
DT Nickolas Schulz	---	---	0	12	---	12
WR Victor Spellman	0	3	---	---	8	11
P Jared Szabo	0	0	---	---	8	8
C Robbie Ellis	0	0	---	---	8	8
C Leroy Farmer	0	0	---	---	8	8
G Marshall Biru	0	0	---	---	8	8
T Vincent Fackleman	0	0	---	---	8	8
K Freddie Weiner	0	0	---	---	7	7
DT Jordan Reynolds	---	---	0	0	4	4
QB Nicholas Kinney	0	0	---	---	---	0
S Diego Sutter	---	---	0	0	---	0

Tampa Bay	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
S Josue Wells	---	---	39	37	2	78
CB Javier Swift	---	---	38	31	2	71
ILB Collin Kemp	---	---	36	26	1	63
S Emmett George	---	---	36	26	1	63
DE Joshua Blocker	---	---	32	28	2	62
CB Matt Newsom	---	---	31	28	1	60
DE Allen Horner	---	---	34	25	1	60
G Joseph Vinci	12	43	---	---	5	60
C Jordan Gilmore	12	43	---	---	---	55
G Dominic Tayoun	12	43	---	---	---	55
T Daryl Newhart	12	43	---	---	---	55
QB Colby Bunyan	12	43	---	---	---	55
RB Ezekiel Sanders	4	32	---	---	19	55
OLB Brad Meagher	---	---	20	13	20	53
WR Reggie LaPorte	12	35	---	---	---	47
TE Bruce Cotter	11	35	---	---	---	46
T Eddie Newhart	10	33	---	---	---	43
CB Rondell Copeland	---	---	10	17	16	43
OLB Todd Walker	---	---	23	17	2	42
DT Geoff Tubbs	---	---	13	23	6	42
OLB Kelvin Tuttle	---	---	15	18	8	41
WR Tevin Waldorf	10	23	---	---	8	41
RB Alexander Boyce	9	11	---	---	20	40
CB Brian Prescott	---	---	17	21	1	39
TE Wayne Francis	0	17	---	---	20	37
DT Derrick Zukowsky	---	---	23	13	1	37
DE Ernie Richardson	---	---	22	14	1	37
DE Jamie Walton	---	---	16	19	1	36
WR Lamont Walters	2	25	---	---	6	33
ILB Clarence Stephenson	---	---	8	9	12	29
S James Houari	---	---	3	10	16	29
WR Alec Montgomery	9	20	---	---	---	29
TE Henry Cross	2	16	---	---	5	23
DE Gus Perryman	---	---	2	13	7	22
DE Hayden Krueger	---	---	10	11	1	22
WR Tyrell Alcott	1	1	---	---	16	18
T Bubba Wagner	2	10	---	---	5	17
CB Eric Moore	---	---	0	6	6	12
RB Jumbo Stokes	0	0	---	---	10	10
C Braden Keisel	0	0	---	---	5	5
K Percy Wynn	0	0	---	---	5	5
P Tevin Schneider	0	0	---	---	5	5
C Sean Lytle	0	0	---	---	5	5
ILB Gavin Langenberg	---	---	1	2	---	3
G Denzel Hall	0	0	---	---	---	0
QB Johnny Sullivan	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	9	42	4.7
Middle	22	108	4.9
Right	8	33	4.1
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	4	20	5.0
Middle	5	63	12.6
Right	3	-8	-2.7
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Leroy Jackson	36	26	5	0	1	2	7	3	0

Tampa Bay	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Colby Bunyan	42	22	4	2	0	10	6	1	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	8	5	17	2.1
Short (0-8 Yds)	18	16	140	7.8
Medium (9-18 Yds)	6	3	45	7.5
Long (19+ Yds)	4	2	57	14.3

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	5	3	3	0.6
Short (0-8 Yds)	26	15	183	7.0
Medium (9-18 Yds)	10	4	86	8.6
Long (19+ Yds)	1	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
TE Johnny Kernbach	10	8	1	136	4	35
WR Bradley Roberson	7	7	0	63	1	36
WR Bradley DiMaio	6	5	0	29	0	21
WR Damian Wormser	5	3	0	19	0	36
RB Dwayne Starks	4	3	0	12	0	28
WR Zachery King	3	0	0	0	0	7
TE Kai Banks	1	0	0	0	0	13

Tampa Bay	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
RB Ezekiel Sanders	7	3	21	0	32
WR Lamont Walters	7	5	87	1	25
WR Alec Montgomery	7	4	54	1	20
TE Bruce Cotter	6	3	66	1	35
RB Alexander Boyce	4	2	11	0	11
WR Tevin Waldorf	4	1	4	0	23
TE Wayne Francis	2	2	2	0	17
WR Reggie LaPorte	2	1	24	1	35
TE Henry Cross	2	1	3	0	16
WR Tyrell Alcott	1	0	0	0	1

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Dwayne Starks	3	0	0.00	3.04
RB Nicholas Kruk	3	12	4.00	7.86
QB Leroy Jackson	1	0	0.00	0.00

Tampa Bay	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Alexander Boyce	1	1	1.00	8.43
RB Ezekiel Sanders	1	4	4.00	2.75

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Leroy Jackson	6	6	29	4.83	7.19

Tampa Bay	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Colby Bunyan	5	2	26	5.20	6.48

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Damian Wormser	2	2	15	7.50	3.80
WR Bradley Roberson	2	2	8	4.00	9.00
RB Dwayne Starks	1	1	3	3.00	3.00
WR Bradley DiMaio	1	1	3	3.00	4.83

Tampa Bay	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
RB Ezekiel Sanders	2	0	0	0.00	3.00
WR Lamont Walters	2	1	16	8.00	12.43
WR Alec Montgomery	1	1	10	10.00	7.71

Third Down Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Rushes	Conversions
RB Dwayne Starks	4	1

Tampa Bay	Rushes	Conversions

Third Down Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Conversions
Leroy Jackson	10	9	6

Tampa Bay	Att	Comp	Conversions
Colby Bunyan	13	9	6

Third Down Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Targ	Catch	Conversions
TE Johnny Kernbach	3	3	3
WR Bradley Roberson	3	3	1
WR Damian Wormser	2	2	1
RB Dwayne Starks	2	1	1

Tampa Bay	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Alec Montgomery	4	2	2
TE Bruce Cotter	3	3	2
RB Ezekiel Sanders	2	1	0
WR Lamont Walters	2	1	1
RB Alexander Boyce	1	1	1
WR Tevin Waldorf	1	1	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 89,100 (89,400 capacity)
Upper Deck 27,100 (27,400)
End Zone 19,900 (19,900)
Mezzanine 11,500 (11,500)
Sideline Seats 17,600 (17,600)
Club Seats 7,400 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 5,600 (5,600)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	89,100 (89,400 capacity)
Upper Deck	27,100 (27,400)
End Zone	19,900 (19,900)
Mezzanine	11,500 (11,500)
Sideline Seats	17,600 (17,600)
Club Seats	7,400 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	5,600 (5,600)