Week 1, 2045

played in Tampa Bay, FL

100 degrees, fair, 5 mph wind

New Orleans Saints	10	7	3	0	-	20
Tampa Bay Buccaneers	7	6	0	10	-	23

Scoring Summary
1Q: 12:09 NOS - Johnny Kernbach 57 pass from Leroy Jackson (Freddie Weiner extra point)
1Q: 05:50 NOS - Freddie Weiner 39 field goal
1Q: 03:22 TBY - Reggie LaPorte 13 pass from Johnny Sullivan (Dakota Hixon extra point)
2Q: 10:04 TBY - Dakota Hixon 27 field goal
2Q: 06:34 NOS - Bradley Roberson 10 pass from Leroy Jackson (Freddie Weiner extra point)
2Q: 00:03 TBY - Dakota Hixon 56 field goal
3Q: 06:06 NOS - Freddie Weiner 18 field goal
4Q: 13:48 TBY - Dakota Hixon 20 field goal
4Q: 08:48 TBY - Reggie LaPorte 31 pass from Johnny Sullivan (Dakota Hixon extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 12:09 NOS - Johnny Kernbach 57 pass from Leroy Jackson (Freddie Weiner extra point)
1Q: 05:50 NOS - Freddie Weiner 39 field goal
1Q: 03:22 TBY - Reggie LaPorte 13 pass from Johnny Sullivan (Dakota Hixon extra point)
2Q: 10:04 TBY - Dakota Hixon 27 field goal
2Q: 06:34 NOS - Bradley Roberson 10 pass from Leroy Jackson (Freddie Weiner extra point)
2Q: 00:03 TBY - Dakota Hixon 56 field goal
3Q: 06:06 NOS - Freddie Weiner 18 field goal
4Q: 13:48 TBY - Dakota Hixon 20 field goal
4Q: 08:48 TBY - Reggie LaPorte 31 pass from Johnny Sullivan (Dakota Hixon extra point)

Team Statistics NOS TBY
Record 0-1 1-0
First Downs 15 19
- by Rushing 3 7
- by Passing 12 12
- by Penalty 0 0
Total Net Yards 365 398
- Offensive Plays 57 59
- Yards per Play 6.40 6.75
Net Rushing Yards 98 147
- Rushing Attempts 26 32
- Yards per Rush 3.77 4.59
Net Passing Yards 267 251
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 30 - 21 - 0 27 - 21 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 271 251
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/4 0/0
- Yards per Pass Play 8.61 9.30
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 8/15 5/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.6 5.9
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 2/15 2/7
Punt Returns/Yards 2/20 1/4
Kick Returns/Yards 3/53 2/41
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 3 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/2 1/2
Avg. Drive Start OWN 26 OWN 26
Time of Possession 29:16 30:44

Team Statistics	NOS	TBY
Record	0-1	1-0
First Downs	15	19
- by Rushing	3	7
- by Passing	12	12
- by Penalty	0	0
Total Net Yards	365	398
- Offensive Plays	57	59
- Yards per Play	6.40	6.75
Net Rushing Yards	98	147
- Rushing Attempts	26	32
- Yards per Rush	3.77	4.59
Net Passing Yards	267	251
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	30 - 21 - 0	27 - 21 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	271	251
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/4	0/0
- Yards per Pass Play	8.61	9.30
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	8/15	5/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.6	5.9
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	2/15	2/7
Punt Returns/Yards	2/20	1/4
Kick Returns/Yards	3/53	2/41
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	3	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/2	1/2
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 26	OWN 26
Time of Possession	29:16	30:44

Drive Charts

New Orleans Saints
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	13:32	1:39	OWN 43	3	57	Touchdown
1	9:46	4:04	OWN 27	7	51	Field Goal
1	3:12	3:19	OWN 25	5	15	Punt
2	9:59	3:33	OWN 25	8	75	Touchdown
2	2:59	2:36	OWN 20	9	46	Missed FG
3	15:00	3:22	OWN 22	5	23	Punt
3	10:33	4:33	OWN 42	8	57	Field Goal
4	13:40	1:46	OWN 15	3	0	Punt
4	8:38	5:21	OWN 23	9	26	Punt

Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	1:28	OWN 25	3	4	Punt
1	11:53	2:07	OWN 27	3	1	Punt
1	5:42	2:30	OWN 25	5	75	Touchdown
2	14:53	4:54	OWN 20	10	70	Field Goal
2	6:26	3:27	OWN 25	5	27	Punt
2	0:23	0:23	OWN 41	2	20	Field Goal
3	11:38	1:05	OWN 24	3	-3	Punt
3	6:00	7:20	OWN 32	13	65	Field Goal
4	11:54	3:16	OWN 41	6	59	Touchdown
4	3:17	3:17	OWN 3	9	73	Game

Game MVP: Johnny Sullivan, Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
RB Dwayne Starks	17	28	1.65	9	0
RB Nicholas Kruk	7	22	3.14	11	1
WR Bradley Roberson	1	43	43.00	43	1
WR Victor Spellman	1	5	5.00	5	0

Tampa Bay	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
RB Ezekiel Sanders	13	59	4.54	29	2
RB Herb Jarosek	10	23	2.30	12	1
QB William Browning	5	32	6.40	16	2
QB Johnny Sullivan	2	23	11.50	16	1
WR Alec Montgomery	2	10	5.00	10	1

Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Leroy Jackson	30	21	271	1/4	2	57	0	120.2

Tampa Bay	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Johnny Sullivan	27	21	251	0/0	2	47	0	130.0

Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Bradley Roberson	7	7	75	10.71	33	24	1
RB Dwayne Starks	4	7	44	11.00	24	25	0
TE Junior Alston	2	3	19	9.50	6	18	0
TE Johnny Kernbach	2	2	77	38.50	56	57	1
RB Nicholas Kruk	2	2	5	2.50	1	9	0
WR Zachery King	2	3	34	17.00	7	33	0
WR Damian Wormser	1	4	9	9.00	11	9	0
WR Victor Spellman	1	1	8	8.00	2	8	0
TE Ezra Lincoln	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Tampa Bay	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Tevin Waldorf	7	9	48	6.86	9	15	0
WR Reggie LaPorte	4	4	62	15.50	42	31	2
TE Bruce Cotter	3	4	28	9.33	0	19	0
WR Alec Montgomery	3	4	84	28.00	13	47	0
TE Jerry Bradford	2	2	20	10.00	3	12	0
RB Ezekiel Sanders	1	2	3	3.00	0	3	0
RB Herb Jarosek	1	2	6	6.00	0	6	0

Interception Statistics

New Orleans	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Tampa Bay	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

New Orleans	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD

Tampa Bay	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD

Punting Statistics

New Orleans	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Tyrus Clement	4	187	46.8	40.8	60	1

Tampa Bay	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Tevin Schneider	4	178	44.5	34.5	61	1

Kicking Statistics

New Orleans	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Freddie Weiner	2/3	0/1	0/1	39	2/2

Tampa Bay	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Dakota Hixon	3/3	1/1	1/1	56	2/2

Punt Return Statistics

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Bradley Roberson	2	20	10.0	0

Tampa Bay	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Jameson Singleton	1	4	4.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Levi Dodge	3	53	17.7	0

Tampa Bay	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Dillon Stanislaw	2	41	20.5	0

Defensive Statistics

New Orleans	Tack	Asst	RPlay	PPlay
S Diego Sutter	7	3	31	25
OLB Angel Clancy	7	1	26	21
S Arnold Stewart	6	2	29	27
OLB Rusty Powell	5	1	22	13
OLB Damien Nixon	5	1	32	27
DT Bo Arnold	4	2	28	26
OLB Edwin Pritchett	4	0	10	13
CB Devonte Duckett	4	0	24	22
DE Alonzo Koski	3	0	25	22
CB Tevin Cochrane	2	0	16	10
CB Malachi Manning	1	0	15	15
CB Levi Dodge	1	0	20	14
CB Donovan Otto	1	0	1	2
DE Greg Booker	0	2	29	22
ILB Reggie Montoya	0	2	13	15

Tampa Bay	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Britt Fulmore	6	1	0.0	19	20
ILB Collin Kemp	5	2	0.0	25	21
OLB Justics Hollings	4	0	1.0	19	20
S Josue Wells	4	3	0.0	26	31
CB Jameson Singleton	4	1	0.0	20	24
OLB Dustin Reck	3	2	0.0	26	31
S Demetrius Flynn	3	2	0.0	25	29
CB Burt Tyler	3	0	0.0	9	15
OLB Brad Meagher	3	0	0.0	7	11
DE Al MacDowell	2	3	0.0	24	20
CB Javier Swift	2	0	0.0	26	28
DE Jamie Kelly	2	0	0.0	22	20
S Burt Bunnell	2	0	0.0	5	9
DT Derrick Zukowsky	1	1	0.0	11	12
DT Alexis Fackleman	1	1	0.0	14	9
CB Bernard Sinclair	1	0	0.0	0	7

Pass Rush Statistics

New Orleans	Block	Knock	PPlay
DE Wesley Ingram	1	0	6
DT Bo Arnold	1	0	26
OLB Damien Nixon	0	1	27

Tampa Bay	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Justics Hollings	1.0	1	1	1	20
DE Jamie Kelly	0.0	1	0	0	20
DE Jamie Walton	0.0	0	1	0	14
OLB Dustin Reck	0.0	0	1	0	31
DE Al MacDowell	0.0	0	1	0	20

Pass Defense Statistics

New Orleans	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Devonte Duckett	4	1	22
S Diego Sutter	4	0	25
S Arnold Stewart	2	1	27
OLB Damien Nixon	2	1	27
OLB Edwin Pritchett	1	0	13
CB Malachi Manning	1	0	15
DE Alonzo Koski	1	0	22
DT Bo Arnold	1	0	26
OLB Angel Clancy	1	0	21
ILB Bubba Dixon	1	0	3
ILB Reggie Montoya	1	0	15
CB Levi Dodge	1	0	14
CB Donovan Otto	1	0	2

Tampa Bay	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
S Demetrius Flynn	4	1	29
CB Jameson Singleton	4	0	24
S Josue Wells	3	1	31
ILB Britt Fulmore	3	0	20
CB Javier Swift	2	0	28
CB Burt Tyler	2	0	15
OLB Dustin Reck	1	0	31
OLB Brad Meagher	1	0	11
CB Bernard Sinclair	1	0	7

Blocking Statistics

New Orleans	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
T Vincent Fackleman	2	6	26	0	31
T Winston Kaufman	2	3	26	1	31
G J.B. Castanie	2	3	26	0	31
C Leslie Carson	1	6	26	0	31
T Kai Bensen	1	5	16	0	9
G Roberto Hatcher	0	3	10	0	22

Tampa Bay	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	PPly
G T.J. Harrison	6	11	1	32	27
T Mason Montes	3	3	0	32	27
T Eugene Taylor	1	6	0	32	27
C Kristopher Turnbull	1	5	0	32	27
G Lance Meyer	1	5	0	32	27
TE Bruce Cotter	0	1	0	25	24

Special Teams Tackles

New Orleans	Tackles	STPlays
Tim Graziani	1	17
Lewis Pearson	1	9
Ezra Lincoln	1	5

Tampa Bay	Tackles	STPlays
Darnell Mullens	1	21
Julian Middleton	1	20
Jerry Bradford	1	9
Dustin Reck	1	5
Herb Jarosek	1	5

Participation

New Orleans	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
T Winston Kaufman	26	31	---	---	7	64
T Vincent Fackleman	26	31	---	---	7	64
G J.B. Castanie	26	31	---	---	7	64
OLB Damien Nixon	---	---	32	27	3	62
TE Junior Alston	22	18	---	---	21	61
S Arnold Stewart	---	---	29	27	3	59
WR Bradley Roberson	25	29	---	---	4	58
S Diego Sutter	---	---	31	25	2	58
QB Leroy Jackson	26	31	---	---	---	57
C Leslie Carson	26	31	---	---	---	57
DT Bo Arnold	---	---	28	26	3	57
DE Greg Booker	---	---	29	22	3	54
OLB Angel Clancy	---	---	26	21	2	49
DE Alonzo Koski	---	---	25	22	1	48
CB Devonte Duckett	---	---	24	22	1	47
RB Dwayne Starks	20	25	---	---	---	45
CB Levi Dodge	---	---	20	14	11	45
S Howie Cedeno	---	---	16	8	17	41
CB Tevin Cochrane	---	---	16	10	14	40
WR Damian Wormser	16	22	---	---	---	38
OLB Rusty Powell	---	---	22	13	2	37
ILB Reggie Montoya	---	---	13	15	9	37
WR Zachery King	10	19	---	---	7	36
RB Nicholas Kruk	7	7	---	---	21	35
G Roberto Hatcher	10	22	---	---	2	34
WR Victor Spellman	9	8	---	---	16	33
CB Malachi Manning	---	---	15	15	2	32
TE Johnny Kernbach	8	19	---	---	---	27
TE Ezra Lincoln	13	8	---	---	5	26
OLB Edwin Pritchett	---	---	10	13	2	25
T Kai Bensen	16	9	---	---	---	25
OLB Connor Erickson	---	---	1	0	18	19
DE Wesley Ingram	---	---	6	6	5	17
RB Tim Graziani	0	0	---	---	17	17
DE Stephen Farrell	---	---	4	5	1	10
C Lewis Pearson	0	0	---	---	9	9
WR Raul Malone	0	0	---	---	9	9
K Freddie Weiner	0	0	---	---	8	8
C Terrence Walker	0	0	---	---	7	7
P Tyrus Clement	0	0	---	---	7	7
ILB Bubba Dixon	---	---	0	3	2	5
G Marshall Biru	0	0	---	---	5	5
DT Preston O'Hara	---	---	4	1	---	5
DT Emmett Robbins	---	---	0	0	4	4
CB Donovan Otto	---	---	1	2	---	3
QB C.J. Drake	0	0	---	---	---	0

Tampa Bay	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
G T.J. Harrison	32	27	---	---	7	66
T Eugene Taylor	32	27	---	---	7	66
T Mason Montes	32	27	---	---	7	66
G Lance Meyer	32	27	---	---	7	66
OLB Dustin Reck	---	---	26	31	5	62
S Demetrius Flynn	---	---	25	29	8	62
CB Javier Swift	---	---	26	28	7	61
CB Jameson Singleton	---	---	20	24	17	61
S Josue Wells	---	---	26	31	3	60
C Kristopher Turnbull	32	27	---	---	---	59
WR Tevin Waldorf	31	26	---	---	1	58
QB Johnny Sullivan	26	27	---	---	---	53
WR Reggie LaPorte	29	24	---	---	---	53
TE Bruce Cotter	25	24	---	---	1	50
WR Alec Montgomery	21	12	---	---	17	50
ILB Collin Kemp	---	---	25	21	2	48
DE Al MacDowell	---	---	24	20	2	46
DE Jamie Kelly	---	---	22	20	2	44
ILB Britt Fulmore	---	---	19	20	3	42
OLB Justics Hollings	---	---	19	20	3	42
RB Ezekiel Sanders	15	20	---	---	---	35
OLB Brad Meagher	---	---	7	11	16	34
TE Jerry Bradford	11	11	---	---	9	31
FB Darnell Mullens	1	8	---	---	21	30
S Burt Bunnell	---	---	5	9	13	27
DE Jamie Walton	---	---	6	14	5	25
CB Burt Tyler	---	---	9	15	1	25
TE Julian Middleton	3	2	---	---	20	25
DT Derrick Zukowsky	---	---	11	12	1	24
DT Alexis Fackleman	---	---	14	9	1	24
RB Herb Jarosek	10	7	---	---	5	22
RB Alexander Boyce	0	0	---	---	17	17
WR Dillon Stanislaw	5	0	---	---	10	15
WR Kendall Offutt	9	1	---	---	4	14
DE Rusty Brotherton	---	---	0	8	5	13
ILB Luis Bergler	---	---	1	2	9	12
CB Bernard Sinclair	---	---	0	7	5	12
DE Will Cleevely	---	---	0	8	1	9
K Dakota Hixon	0	0	---	---	8	8
P Tevin Schneider	0	0	---	---	7	7
C Sean Lytle	0	0	---	---	7	7
QB William Browning	6	0	---	---	---	6
DT Aidan Hoover	---	---	1	2	---	3
T Morris Donohue	0	0	---	---	---	0
G Joseph Vinci	0	0	---	---	---	0
C Lawrence Blake	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	7	52	7.4
Middle	14	36	2.6
Right	5	10	2.0
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	3	24	8.0
Middle	19	93	4.9
Right	9	31	3.4
None	1	-1	-1.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Leroy Jackson	30	21	5	0	1	2	4	1	0

Tampa Bay	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Johnny Sullivan	27	21	3	1	0	3	0	1	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	7	5	13	1.9
Short (0-8 Yds)	14	11	109	7.8
Medium (9-18 Yds)	6	4	116	19.3
Long (19+ Yds)	3	1	33	11.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	7	5	45	6.4
Short (0-8 Yds)	11	9	74	6.7
Medium (9-18 Yds)	7	5	66	9.4
Long (19+ Yds)	2	2	66	33.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
RB Dwayne Starks	7	4	1	44	1	25
WR Bradley Roberson	7	7	0	75	1	29
WR Damian Wormser	4	1	0	9	0	22
TE Junior Alston	3	2	0	19	0	18
WR Zachery King	3	2	0	34	1	19
TE Johnny Kernbach	2	2	0	77	2	19
RB Nicholas Kruk	2	2	0	5	0	7
TE Ezra Lincoln	1	0	0	0	0	8
WR Victor Spellman	1	1	0	8	0	8

Tampa Bay	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Tevin Waldorf	9	7	48	0	26
WR Reggie LaPorte	4	4	62	1	24
TE Bruce Cotter	4	3	28	0	24
WR Alec Montgomery	4	3	84	2	12
RB Ezekiel Sanders	2	1	3	0	20
TE Jerry Bradford	2	2	20	0	11
RB Herb Jarosek	2	1	6	0	7

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Dwayne Starks	3	1	0.33	1.65
WR Victor Spellman	1	5	5.00	5.00

Tampa Bay	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Ezekiel Sanders	1	5	5.00	4.54
WR Alec Montgomery	1	0	0.00	5.00
RB Herb Jarosek	1	8	8.00	2.30

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Leroy Jackson	2	1	10	5.00	9.03

Tampa Bay	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Johnny Sullivan	6	3	23	3.83	9.30

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
RB Dwayne Starks	1	0	0	0.00	6.29
WR Bradley Roberson	1	1	10	10.00	10.71

Tampa Bay	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Tevin Waldorf	2	1	2	1.00	5.33
WR Reggie LaPorte	1	1	13	13.00	15.50
RB Ezekiel Sanders	1	0	0	0.00	1.50
TE Bruce Cotter	1	1	8	8.00	7.00
WR Alec Montgomery	1	0	0	0.00	21.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Rushes	Conversions
RB Dwayne Starks	2	1

Tampa Bay	Rushes	Conversions
RB Ezekiel Sanders	1	1
WR Alec Montgomery	1	0
QB William Browning	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Conversions
Leroy Jackson	13	9	7

Tampa Bay	Att	Comp	Conversions
Johnny Sullivan	9	7	4

Third Down Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Bradley Roberson	3	3	2
WR Damian Wormser	2	0	0
WR Zachery King	2	1	0
RB Dwayne Starks	1	1	1
TE Junior Alston	1	1	1
TE Johnny Kernbach	1	1	1
TE Ezra Lincoln	1	0	0
RB Nicholas Kruk	1	1	1
WR Victor Spellman	1	1	1

Tampa Bay	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Tevin Waldorf	4	2	1
TE Bruce Cotter	3	3	2
WR Reggie LaPorte	1	1	1
RB Ezekiel Sanders	1	1	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 83,900 (89,400 capacity)
Upper Deck 25,200 (27,400)
End Zone 18,500 (19,900)
Mezzanine 10,600 (11,500)
Sideline Seats 16,700 (17,600)
Club Seats 7,300 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 5,600 (5,600)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	83,900 (89,400 capacity)
Upper Deck	25,200 (27,400)
End Zone	18,500 (19,900)
Mezzanine	10,600 (11,500)
Sideline Seats	16,700 (17,600)
Club Seats	7,300 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	5,600 (5,600)