Week 1, 2054

played in New Orleans, CA

75 degrees, fair, 6 mph wind

Tampa Bay Buccaneers	0	14	0	3	-	17
New Orleans Saints	7	0	10	3	-	20

Scoring Summary
1Q: 11:30 NOS - Courtney Landrum 9 pass from Randal Blanchard (Winston Bell extra point)
2Q: 14:26 TBY - Cary Cothran 73 pass from Zane McNeil (Zachary Hoffman extra point)
2Q: 02:43 TBY - Zane McNeil 14 run (Zachary Hoffman extra point)
3Q: 10:44 NOS - Braxton Miller 24 pass from Randal Blanchard (Winston Bell extra point)
3Q: 06:46 NOS - Winston Bell 42 field goal
4Q: 13:11 TBY - Zachary Hoffman 24 field goal
4Q: 02:56 NOS - Winston Bell 47 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 11:30 NOS - Courtney Landrum 9 pass from Randal Blanchard (Winston Bell extra point)
2Q: 14:26 TBY - Cary Cothran 73 pass from Zane McNeil (Zachary Hoffman extra point)
2Q: 02:43 TBY - Zane McNeil 14 run (Zachary Hoffman extra point)
3Q: 10:44 NOS - Braxton Miller 24 pass from Randal Blanchard (Winston Bell extra point)
3Q: 06:46 NOS - Winston Bell 42 field goal
4Q: 13:11 TBY - Zachary Hoffman 24 field goal
4Q: 02:56 NOS - Winston Bell 47 field goal

Team Statistics TBY NOS
Record 0-1 1-0
First Downs 16 17
- by Rushing 3 3
- by Passing 13 12
- by Penalty 0 2
Total Net Yards 374 361
- Offensive Plays 62 67
- Yards per Play 6.03 5.39
Net Rushing Yards 72 86
- Rushing Attempts 24 25
- Yards per Rush 3.00 3.44
Net Passing Yards 302 275
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 35 - 23 - 0 42 - 26 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 317 275
- Sacks/Yards Lost 3/15 0/0
- Yards per Pass Play 7.95 6.55
Fumbles/Lost 1/0 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 4/15 3/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 6.6 7.7
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/1
Penalties/Yards 4/25 3/30
Punt Returns/Yards 5/26 2/15
Kick Returns/Yards 0/0 3/55
Interception Ret./Yards 1/12 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 2 1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 0/1 1/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 27 OWN 22
Time of Possession 29:56 30:04

Team Statistics	TBY	NOS
Record	0-1	1-0
First Downs	16	17
- by Rushing	3	3
- by Passing	13	12
- by Penalty	0	2
Total Net Yards	374	361
- Offensive Plays	62	67
- Yards per Play	6.03	5.39
Net Rushing Yards	72	86
- Rushing Attempts	24	25
- Yards per Rush	3.00	3.44
Net Passing Yards	302	275
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	35 - 23 - 0	42 - 26 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	317	275
- Sacks/Yards Lost	3/15	0/0
- Yards per Pass Play	7.95	6.55
Fumbles/Lost	1/0	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	4/15	3/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	6.6	7.7
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/1
Penalties/Yards	4/25	3/30
Punt Returns/Yards	5/26	2/15
Kick Returns/Yards	0/0	3/55
Interception Ret./Yards	1/12	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	2	1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	0/1	1/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 27	OWN 22
Time of Possession	29:56	30:04

Drive Charts

Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	11:24	2:37	OWN 25	4	14	Punt
1	5:27	3:44	OWN 37	6	19	Punt
2	15:00	0:50	OWN 23	2	77	Touchdown
2	11:38	1:27	OWN 5	3	7	Punt
2	8:30	3:17	OWN 10	7	52	Punt
2	4:26	1:08	OWN 19	3	8	Punt
2	2:43	0:08	OPP 14	1	14	Touchdown
2	1:01	1:01	OWN 19	4	23	Half
3	15:00	1:22	OWN 25	3	-4	Punt
3	10:34	0:56	OWN 25	3	4	Punt
3	6:40	2:03	OWN 25	4	28	Punt
3	3:03	4:59	OWN 32	11	61	Field Goal
4	9:36	2:25	OWN 30	4	12	Punt
4	2:51	0:51	OWN 25	3	6	Punt
4	1:26	1:26	OWN 33	4	43	Game

New Orleans Saints
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	3:36	OWN 21	7	79	Touchdown
1	8:47	3:20	OWN 6	6	17	Punt
1	1:43	1:43	OWN 20	5	19	Punt
2	14:10	2:32	OWN 30	3	9	Punt
2	10:11	1:41	OWN 40	4	12	Punt
2	5:13	0:47	OWN 20	3	-1	Punt
2	3:18	0:35	OWN 20	2	2	Interception
2	2:35	1:34	OWN 21	3	2	Punt
3	13:38	3:04	OWN 39	6	61	Touchdown
3	9:38	2:58	OWN 29	6	46	Field Goal
3	4:37	1:34	OWN 9	3	3	Punt
4	13:04	3:28	OWN 25	6	45	Downs
4	7:11	4:20	OWN 12	10	58	Field Goal
4	2:00	0:34	OWN 27	3	9	Punt

Game MVP: Zane McNeil, Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Rushing Statistics

Tampa Bay	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB Brad Wolfe	11	29	2.64	16	1	0
RB J.C. Brookes	7	8	1.14	5	0	0
QB Zane McNeil	5	31	6.20	14	1	1
RB Lionel Lucas	1	4	4.00	4	0	0

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
RB Wade Midler	13	78	6.00	25	3
RB Roderick Christakes	9	9	1.00	8	0
FB Xavier Henson	2	0	0.00	0	0
WR Emmett Francis	1	-1	-1.00	-1	0

Passing Statistics

Tampa Bay	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Zane McNeil	35	23	317	3/15	1	73	0	104.0

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Randal Blanchard	42	26	275	0/0	2	36	1	86.9

Receiving Statistics

Tampa Bay	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
TE Dennis Hopkins	6	8	51	8.50	0	19	0
WR Cary Cothran	4	6	93	23.25	62	73	1
WR Kelly Kendall	4	5	38	9.50	7	16	0
RB Brad Wolfe	3	5	28	9.33	25	26	0
WR Elias Alexander	2	2	44	22.00	46	22	0
WR Danny Boyer	2	7	28	14.00	4	20	0
TE Cedric Glaze	1	1	32	32.00	19	32	0
RB J.C. Brookes	1	1	3	3.00	0	3	0

New Orleans	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Braxton Miller	6	10	74	12.33	41	25	1
WR Rex Konruff	4	8	18	4.50	13	8	0
WR Emmett Francis	4	5	22	5.50	0	8	0
TE Courtney Landrum	3	5	52	17.33	22	36	1
RB Roderick Christakes	3	3	35	11.67	27	31	0
WR Rusty Maryland	2	4	33	16.50	21	29	0
FB Xavier Henson	2	2	15	7.50	2	9	0
RB Wade Midler	2	3	26	13.00	17	19	0
TE Quinn Cason	0	2	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Tampa Bay	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
OLB Gerald Wilson	1	12	12.00	0

New Orleans	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Tampa Bay	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
QB Zane McNeil	1	1	0	0

New Orleans	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
OLB Billy Shannon	0	0	1	0

Punting Statistics

Tampa Bay	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Tony Fletcher	10	448	44.8	39.3	57	4

New Orleans	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Ross Jenkins	8	405	50.6	47.4	67	4

Kicking Statistics

Tampa Bay	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Zachary Hoffman	1/1	0/0	0/0	24	2/2

New Orleans	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Winston Bell	2/2	2/2	0/0	47	2/2

Punt Return Statistics

Tampa Bay	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Danny Boyer	5	26	5.2	0

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Emmett Francis	2	15	7.5	0

Kick Return Statistics

Tampa Bay	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Rex Konruff	3	55	18.3	0

Defensive Statistics

Tampa Bay	Tack	Asst	RPlay	PPlay
S Dixon Quinn	9	1	24	36
CB Dean Clough	8	3	25	42
DE Junior Glaze	4	1	25	33
CB Chance Knudson	4	1	21	29
OLB Ezekiel Kennedy	4	0	14	27
S Tucker Ferguson	4	0	11	18
OLB Gerald Wilson	3	1	14	26
OLB Grant Holmes	3	0	8	18
DT Fernando McCallister	2	3	22	33
ILB Andy Drake	2	2	25	35
DT Zack Davis	2	1	16	27
DE Gus Beyer	1	3	25	38
CB Tristan Clayton	1	1	11	14
S Charlie Kinney	1	0	15	28
DT Tristan Bernard	1	0	12	24
CB Everett Gibson	0	1	4	18

New Orleans	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Billy Shannon	8	2	2.0	24	38
ILB Mark Villalobos	6	2	0.0	12	16
S Landon Gemmell	5	0	0.0	22	36
CB Dennis Smalley	5	0	0.0	23	37
OLB Jumbo Panariello	3	0	1.0	17	27
S Curtis Grossman	3	2	0.0	23	37
CB Stephen Osborne	3	1	0.0	19	31
ILB Fernando Jones	3	0	0.0	11	20
CB Blaine Cooley	2	1	0.0	14	18
DT Devin McNeil	2	1	0.0	15	18
DE Randal Foster	2	0	0.0	16	22
DE Tyoka Barber	2	0	0.0	5	13
DE Winfred Martinez	1	2	0.0	17	28
S Doug Naranjo	1	0	0.0	5	11
S Damon Barber	1	0	0.0	2	1
WR Braxton Miller	1	0	---	---	---
DT Arturo Brisset	1	0	0.0	20	35
DT Max Perkins	0	1	0.0	10	12

Pass Rush Statistics

Tampa Bay	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Gus Beyer	3	1	38
DE Junior Glaze	1	1	33
DT Fernando McCallister	0	1	33

New Orleans	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Billy Shannon	2.0	0	1	0	38
OLB Jumbo Panariello	1.0	0	0	0	27
DT Arturo Brisset	0.0	1	0	0	35
DE Randal Foster	0.0	0	1	1	22
DE Tyoka Barber	0.0	0	1	0	13

Pass Defense Statistics

Tampa Bay	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Dean Clough	9	1	0	42
S Dixon Quinn	4	0	0	36
OLB Ezekiel Kennedy	3	0	0	27
ILB Andy Drake	2	2	0	35
S Tucker Ferguson	2	1	0	18
CB Chance Knudson	2	1	0	29
OLB Grant Holmes	2	0	0	18
OLB Gerald Wilson	1	0	1	26
CB Tristan Clayton	1	0	0	14
S Charlie Kinney	0	1	0	28

New Orleans	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
ILB Mark Villalobos	4	0	16
OLB Billy Shannon	3	1	38
CB Dennis Smalley	3	1	37
S Landon Gemmell	3	0	36
OLB Jumbo Panariello	2	1	27
CB Stephen Osborne	2	0	31
CB Blaine Cooley	2	0	18
S Curtis Grossman	1	1	37
S Doug Naranjo	1	0	11
ILB Fernando Jones	1	0	20
DE Tyoka Barber	1	0	13
CB Jackie Sprouse	0	1	6

Blocking Statistics

Tampa Bay	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
T James Anderson	1	5	1	24	1	38
G Dillon Allen	1	5	0	24	0	38
C Corbin Myre	1	4	0	24	0	38
FB Johnny Norris	1	2	0	5	0	10
G Craig Kinchen	0	3	0	24	1	38
T Dylan Sinclair	0	1	0	24	1	38

New Orleans	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	PPly
T Demetrius Di Pietro	5	9	25	42
G Gerald Drexler	1	4	25	42
C Darren Wilkerson	0	4	25	42
G Irv Maxwell	0	4	25	42
T Troy Rodgers	0	3	25	42
FB Xavier Henson	0	1	6	9

Special Teams Tackles

Tampa Bay	Tackles	STPlays
Chance Knudson	3	24
Kelly Kendall	1	19
James Anderson	1	11

New Orleans	Tackles	STPlays
Jumbo Panariello	2	28
Devin McNeil	2	14
Gerald Drexler	1	10

Participation

Tampa Bay	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
CB Chance Knudson	---	---	21	29	24	74
G Craig Kinchen	24	38	---	---	11	73
T James Anderson	24	38	---	---	11	73
G Dillon Allen	24	38	---	---	11	73
T Dylan Sinclair	24	38	---	---	11	73
CB Dean Clough	---	---	25	42	2	69
WR Cary Cothran	23	36	---	---	6	65
WR Danny Boyer	21	36	---	---	8	65
DE Gus Beyer	---	---	25	38	1	64
C Corbin Myre	24	38	---	---	---	62
QB Zane McNeil	24	38	---	---	---	62
ILB Andy Drake	---	---	25	35	1	61
S Charlie Kinney	---	---	15	28	18	61
S Dixon Quinn	---	---	24	36	1	61
DE Junior Glaze	---	---	25	33	1	59
WR Kelly Kendall	18	21	---	---	19	58
DT Fernando McCallister	---	---	22	33	1	56
OLB Grant Holmes	---	---	8	18	28	54
RB Brad Wolfe	14	19	---	---	20	53
TE Cedric Glaze	7	16	---	---	28	51
TE Dennis Hopkins	19	29	---	---	---	48
DT Zack Davis	---	---	16	27	2	45
DT Tristan Bernard	---	---	12	24	9	45
OLB Ezekiel Kennedy	---	---	14	27	2	43
OLB Gerald Wilson	---	---	14	26	2	42
CB Tristan Clayton	---	---	11	14	17	42
FB Johnny Norris	5	10	---	---	18	33
S Tucker Ferguson	---	---	11	18	2	31
CB Everett Gibson	---	---	4	18	1	23
WR Elias Alexander	0	3	---	---	18	21
ILB Danny Yeater	---	---	0	7	14	21
RB J.C. Brookes	9	10	---	---	---	19
P Tony Fletcher	0	0	---	---	11	11
C Carter Lindsay	0	0	---	---	11	11
RB Lionel Lucas	1	8	---	---	---	9
WR Ted Geary	0	0	---	---	8	8
ILB Alan McFarlane	---	---	0	0	8	8
ILB Devonte Farquhar	---	---	3	4	---	7
K Zachary Hoffman	0	0	---	---	5	5
S Philip Kanou	---	---	0	5	---	5
TE Henry Schroeder	2	2	---	---	---	4
WR Gabriel Heath	1	0	---	---	---	1
T Ernest Hallmann	0	0	---	---	---	0
G Harvey Halpern	0	0	---	---	---	0
QB Evan Mardling	0	0	---	---	---	0
G Derek Sutter	0	0	---	---	---	0

New Orleans	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
G Gerald Drexler	25	42	---	---	10	77
T Demetrius Di Pietro	25	42	---	---	10	77
G Irv Maxwell	25	42	---	---	10	77
T Troy Rodgers	25	42	---	---	10	77
OLB Jumbo Panariello	---	---	17	27	28	72
C Darren Wilkerson	25	42	---	---	---	67
TE Courtney Landrum	25	42	---	---	---	67
QB Randal Blanchard	25	42	---	---	---	67
WR Rex Konruff	20	39	---	---	4	63
CB Stephen Osborne	---	---	19	31	13	63
OLB Billy Shannon	---	---	24	38	1	63
WR Emmett Francis	15	21	---	---	27	63
S Curtis Grossman	---	---	23	37	1	61
CB Dennis Smalley	---	---	23	37	1	61
RB Wade Midler	15	26	---	---	19	60
S Landon Gemmell	---	---	22	36	1	59
WR Braxton Miller	20	38	---	---	---	58
DT Arturo Brisset	---	---	20	35	1	56
DT Devin McNeil	---	---	15	18	14	47
TE Levi Bronson	7	10	---	---	29	46
DE Winfred Martinez	---	---	17	28	---	45
ILB Mark Villalobos	---	---	12	16	14	42
DE Randal Foster	---	---	16	22	---	38
FB Xavier Henson	6	9	---	---	21	36
S Doug Naranjo	---	---	5	11	19	35
CB Blaine Cooley	---	---	14	18	2	34
ILB Fernando Jones	---	---	11	20	1	32
WR Rusty Maryland	2	8	---	---	21	31
DE Tyoka Barber	---	---	5	13	11	29
CB Jackie Sprouse	---	---	5	6	16	27
DT Norbert Blackwell	---	---	3	11	10	24
RB Roderick Christakes	10	14	---	---	---	24
DT Max Perkins	---	---	10	12	---	22
C Korey Toniolo	0	0	---	---	10	10
P Ross Jenkins	0	0	---	---	10	10
WR Dixon Granville	0	0	---	---	9	9
K Winston Bell	0	0	---	---	7	7
RB Joseph Lindsay	4	0	---	---	---	4
TE Quinn Cason	1	3	---	---	---	4
S Damon Barber	---	---	2	1	---	3
DE Wendell Olivarez	---	---	1	1	---	2
QB Floyd Talent	0	0	---	---	---	0
C Marshall Whiting	0	0	---	---	---	0
G Nathaniel Raymond	0	0	---	---	---	0
T Alfred Weber	0	0	---	---	---	0
C Stanley Horner	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	4	10	2.5
Middle	12	51	4.3
Right	8	11	1.4
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	3	6	2.0
Middle	16	41	2.6
Right	6	39	6.5
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Tampa Bay	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Zane McNeil	35	23	6	2	1	5	3	1	0

New Orleans	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Randal Blanchard	42	26	5	5	0	6	4	3	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	9	6	56	6.2
Short (0-8 Yds)	16	10	78	4.9
Medium (9-18 Yds)	8	6	110	13.8
Long (19+ Yds)	2	1	73	36.5

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	6	6	27	4.5
Short (0-8 Yds)	25	16	170	6.8
Medium (9-18 Yds)	8	4	78	9.8
Long (19+ Yds)	3	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Tampa Bay	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
TE Dennis Hopkins	8	6	0	51	0	29
WR Danny Boyer	7	2	0	28	1	36
WR Cary Cothran	6	4	1	93	1	36
WR Kelly Kendall	5	4	0	38	0	21
RB Brad Wolfe	5	3	0	28	1	19
WR Elias Alexander	2	2	0	44	2	3
TE Cedric Glaze	1	1	0	32	1	16
RB J.C. Brookes	1	1	0	3	0	10

New Orleans	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Braxton Miller	10	6	74	2	38
WR Rex Konruff	8	4	18	0	39
TE Courtney Landrum	5	3	52	1	42
WR Emmett Francis	5	4	22	0	21
WR Rusty Maryland	4	2	33	1	8
RB Wade Midler	3	2	26	0	26
RB Roderick Christakes	3	3	35	1	14
FB Xavier Henson	2	2	15	0	9
TE Quinn Cason	2	0	0	0	3

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Tampa Bay	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Brad Wolfe	3	3	1.00	2.64
QB Zane McNeil	1	14	14.00	6.20

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Wade Midler	1	0	0.00	6.00

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Tampa Bay	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Zane McNeil	4	3	11	2.75	9.06

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Randal Blanchard	2	1	9	4.50	6.55

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Tampa Bay	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
RB Brad Wolfe	3	2	2	0.67	5.60
WR Kelly Kendall	1	1	9	9.00	7.60

New Orleans	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Courtney Landrum	1	1	9	9.00	10.40
RB Wade Midler	1	0	0	0.00	8.67

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Tampa Bay	Rushes	Conversions
RB J.C. Brookes	2	1
QB Zane McNeil	1	0
RB Brad Wolfe	1	0

New Orleans	Rushes	Conversions
RB Wade Midler	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Tampa Bay	Att	Comp	Conversions
Zane McNeil	10	5	3

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Conversions
Randal Blanchard	13	8	3

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Tampa Bay	Targ	Catch	Conversions
TE Dennis Hopkins	3	1	0
WR Danny Boyer	3	2	1
WR Kelly Kendall	2	2	2
WR Cary Cothran	1	0	0
RB Brad Wolfe	1	0	0

New Orleans	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Rusty Maryland	3	1	1
WR Braxton Miller	3	2	0
WR Rex Konruff	2	1	1
TE Courtney Landrum	2	1	1
FB Xavier Henson	1	1	0
RB Wade Midler	1	1	0
WR Emmett Francis	1	1	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 64,300 (65,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 16,100 (16,100)
End Zone 11,700 (11,700)
Mezzanine 6,400 (6,800)
Sideline Seats 10,400 (10,400)
Club Seats 15,000 (15,000)
Luxury Boxes 4,700 (5,000)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	64,300 (65,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	16,100 (16,100)
End Zone	11,700 (11,700)
Mezzanine	6,400 (6,800)
Sideline Seats	10,400 (10,400)
Club Seats	15,000 (15,000)
Luxury Boxes	4,700 (5,000)