Week 9, 2070

played in Tampa Bay, FL

67 degrees, rain, 13 mph wind

New Orleans Saints	7	7	0	7	-	21
Tampa Bay Buccaneers	14	9	6	0	-	29

Scoring Summary
1Q: 11:10 TBY - Francisco Smilanich 99 interception return (Jonathan Harper extra point)
1Q: 06:27 TBY - Billy Reisinger 26 pass from Chance Harrison (Jonathan Harper extra point)
1Q: 00:35 NOS - Taylor Martin 15 pass from Eddie Dennis (Frankie Lincoln extra point)
2Q: 11:27 TBY - Billy Reisinger 38 pass from Chance Harrison (Jonathan Harper extra point failed)
2Q: 05:41 NOS - Taylor Martin 1 pass from Eddie Dennis (Frankie Lincoln extra point)
2Q: 00:07 TBY - Jonathan Harper 24 field goal
3Q: 11:19 TBY - Perry Sigsbee 4 run (Jonathan Harper extra point failed)
4Q: 07:45 NOS - Thurman Devenny 3 run (Frankie Lincoln extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 11:10 TBY - Francisco Smilanich 99 interception return (Jonathan Harper extra point)
1Q: 06:27 TBY - Billy Reisinger 26 pass from Chance Harrison (Jonathan Harper extra point)
1Q: 00:35 NOS - Taylor Martin 15 pass from Eddie Dennis (Frankie Lincoln extra point)
2Q: 11:27 TBY - Billy Reisinger 38 pass from Chance Harrison (Jonathan Harper extra point failed)
2Q: 05:41 NOS - Taylor Martin 1 pass from Eddie Dennis (Frankie Lincoln extra point)
2Q: 00:07 TBY - Jonathan Harper 24 field goal
3Q: 11:19 TBY - Perry Sigsbee 4 run (Jonathan Harper extra point failed)
4Q: 07:45 NOS - Thurman Devenny 3 run (Frankie Lincoln extra point)

Team Statistics NOS TBY
Record 3-5 7-1
First Downs 28 21
- by Rushing 7 8
- by Passing 19 10
- by Penalty 2 3
Total Net Yards 460 352
- Offensive Plays 69 56
- Yards per Play 6.67 6.29
Net Rushing Yards 85 119
- Rushing Attempts 22 29
- Yards per Rush 3.86 4.10
Net Passing Yards 375 233
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 46 - 32 - 2 26 - 17 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 382 242
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/7 1/9
- Yards per Pass Play 7.98 8.63
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 4/0
3rd Down Conversions 7/12 3/8
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 6.3 7.9
4th Down Conversions 0/1 0/0
Penalties/Yards 7/65 3/25
Punt Returns/Yards 0/0 2/15
Kick Returns/Yards 1/12 3/78
Interception Ret./Yards 1/0 2/126
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 4 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 3/0 1/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 22 OWN 28
Time of Possession 32:33 27:27

Team Statistics	NOS	TBY
Record	3-5	7-1
First Downs	28	21
- by Rushing	7	8
- by Passing	19	10
- by Penalty	2	3
Total Net Yards	460	352
- Offensive Plays	69	56
- Yards per Play	6.67	6.29
Net Rushing Yards	85	119
- Rushing Attempts	22	29
- Yards per Rush	3.86	4.10
Net Passing Yards	375	233
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	46 - 32 - 2	26 - 17 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	382	242
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/7	1/9
- Yards per Pass Play	7.98	8.63
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	4/0
3rd Down Conversions	7/12	3/8
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	6.3	7.9
4th Down Conversions	0/1	0/0
Penalties/Yards	7/65	3/25
Punt Returns/Yards	0/0	2/15
Kick Returns/Yards	1/12	3/78
Interception Ret./Yards	1/0	2/126
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	4	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	3/0	1/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 22	OWN 28
Time of Possession	32:33	27:27

Drive Charts

New Orleans Saints
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	3:58	OWN 25	8	71	Interception
1	11:02	3:13	OWN 25	6	44	Interception
1	6:16	5:51	OWN 19	10	81	Touchdown
2	11:12	5:39	OWN 25	11	75	Touchdown
3	11:09	2:02	OWN 25	4	18	Punt
3	4:41	1:10	OWN 5	6	19	Punt
3	2:07	1:38	OWN 30	3	6	Punt
4	11:48	4:14	OWN 28	10	72	Touchdown
4	5:41	1:48	OWN 21	3	8	Punt
4	2:12	1:40	OWN 17	8	51	Downs

Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	7:49	1:33	OWN 45	5	55	Touchdown
1	0:25	4:13	OWN 28	7	72	Touchdown
2	5:33	5:33	OWN 31	12	62	Field Goal
3	15:00	3:51	OWN 26	6	74	Touchdown
3	9:07	4:26	OWN 11	9	43	Punt
3	3:31	1:24	OWN 32	3	3	Punt
3	0:29	3:41	OWN 16	7	44	Interception
4	7:34	1:53	OWN 25	5	21	Punt
4	3:53	1:41	OWN 40	3	5	Punt
4	0:32	0:32	OWN 32	2	-2	Game

Game MVP: Eddie Dennis, New Orleans Saints

Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB Galloping Gene Vallet	13	62	4.77	14	5	0
RB Edwin Wheeler	4	12	3.00	11	1	0
RB Thurman Devenny	3	6	2.00	3	0	1
QB Eddie Dennis	2	5	2.50	3	0	0

Tampa Bay	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB Perry Sigsbee	19	88	4.63	11	4	1
QB Chance Harrison	6	15	2.50	9	0	0
RB Bradley Bensen	4	16	4.00	5	0	0

Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Eddie Dennis	46	32	382	1/7	2	35	2	91.0

Tampa Bay	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Chance Harrison	26	17	242	1/9	2	38	1	105.0

Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
TE Reuben Cundiff	8	12	101	12.63	74	31	0
WR Taylor Martin	7	12	116	16.57	54	35	2
RB Galloping Gene Vallet	6	9	35	5.83	16	10	0
WR Leonardo Seder	4	5	63	15.75	11	26	0
WR Sherman McAninch	3	4	36	12.00	13	19	0
TE Riley Wooden	2	2	11	5.50	0	11	0
WR Jerald Erickson	1	1	18	18.00	13	18	0
TE Gregory Wolfe	1	1	2	2.00	0	2	0

Tampa Bay	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Jeremiah Rasmussen	6	7	95	15.83	60	32	0
WR Billy Reisinger	5	9	75	15.00	51	38	2
TE Barry Samuels	2	3	29	14.50	3	15	0
WR Peyton Gower	2	4	18	9.00	6	13	0
TE Jose High	2	3	25	12.50	0	17	0

Interception Statistics

New Orleans	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
OLB Shaquille Grider	1	0	0.00	0

Tampa Bay	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
OLB Danny Doering	1	27	27.00	0
OLB Francisco Smilanich	1	99	99.00	1

Fumble Statistics

New Orleans	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
CB Clifton Robertson	0	0	1	0
DE Terry Winslett	0	0	1	0
S Johnny Mayes	0	0	1	0
OLB Devon Porter	0	0	1	0

Tampa Bay	Fumb	Recov
RB Perry Sigsbee	1	1
RB Bradley Bensen	1	0
QB Chance Harrison	1	0
WR Billy Reisinger	1	0
G Dominique Newsome	0	1
G Sammy Calinoff	0	1
WR Jeremiah Rasmussen	0	1

Punting Statistics

New Orleans	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Alfredo Kelley	4	184	46.0	42.3	55	2

Tampa Bay	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Mike Horner	4	147	36.8	36.8	41	2

Kicking Statistics

New Orleans	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Frankie Lincoln	0/0	0/0	0/0	0	3/3

Tampa Bay	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Jonathan Harper	1/1	0/0	0/0	24	2/4

Punt Return Statistics

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Tampa Bay	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Peyton Gower	2	15	7.5	0

Kick Return Statistics

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Jacob Fausel	1	12	12.0	0

Tampa Bay	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Everett Ward	3	78	26.0	0

Defensive Statistics

New Orleans	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Devon Porter	7	0	0.0	28	27
S Johnny Mayes	6	0	0.0	28	27
DE Harry Walters	5	2	0.0	24	17
OLB Shaquille Grider	4	3	0.0	28	20
CB Abel Foster	4	2	0.0	28	25
CB Clifton Robertson	4	0	0.0	14	21
DE Terry Winslett	2	0	1.0	23	17
CB Reggie Stedman	2	1	0.0	29	27
ILB Seth Clayton	2	1	0.0	14	6
DE Rick Friday	2	0	0.0	6	9
S Parker McHugh	2	0	0.0	29	26
RB Galloping Gene Vallet	1	0	---	---	---
DE Roy Harvey	1	0	0.0	9	11
DE Logan Lorenz	0	2	0.0	6	9
DE Rodolfo Scheungrab	0	1	0.0	23	19
DE Wade Merritt	0	1	0.0	25	19

Tampa Bay	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Danny Doering	12	1	0.0	20	44
DT Angel Bronson	7	3	0.0	21	45
CB Andres Van Horn	4	2	0.0	12	24
S Everett Ward	4	1	0.0	20	45
S Richie Schwartz	3	2	0.0	22	37
ILB Dennis Hernandez	3	1	0.0	10	14
S Gary King	3	0	0.0	2	18
CB Aaron Wolfe	3	0	0.0	20	32
OLB Sergio Parrish	2	2	0.0	22	47
OLB Johnny Shea	2	1	0.0	2	12
OLB Francisco Smilanich	2	1	0.0	20	44
CB Cole Dilday	2	0	0.0	15	33
DT Taylor Jerman	2	0	0.0	9	13
DE Grady Stuart	1	0	1.0	2	11
DE Kurt Adkins	1	1	0.0	20	42
DT Bert Greenham	1	0	0.0	12	24
WR Billy Reisinger	1	0	---	---	---
DE Cody Gargiulo	0	1	0.0	2	6

Pass Rush Statistics

New Orleans	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
DE Terry Winslett	1.0	0	0	17
DE Wade Merritt	0.0	1	1	19
DE Rodolfo Scheungrab	0.0	0	2	19
DE Rick Friday	0.0	0	1	9

Tampa Bay	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Grady Stuart	1.0	0	1	1	11
DT Angel Bronson	0.0	1	2	1	45
DE Kurt Adkins	0.0	1	2	1	42
DT Bert Greenham	0.0	1	1	0	24
OLB Francisco Smilanich	0.0	0	0	1	44

Pass Defense Statistics

New Orleans	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Clifton Robertson	4	0	0	21
OLB Devon Porter	4	0	0	27
OLB Shaquille Grider	3	1	1	20
CB Reggie Stedman	2	0	0	27
S Johnny Mayes	2	0	0	27
ILB Seth Clayton	2	0	0	6

Tampa Bay	Caught	Intrcp	PPlay
OLB Danny Doering	6	1	44
CB Andres Van Horn	4	0	24
DT Angel Bronson	3	0	45
S Gary King	3	0	18
CB Aaron Wolfe	3	0	32
OLB Francisco Smilanich	2	1	44
S Richie Schwartz	2	0	37
CB Cole Dilday	2	0	33
OLB Johnny Shea	2	0	12
OLB Sergio Parrish	2	0	47
S Everett Ward	1	0	45
CB Colby Christie	1	0	26
ILB Dennis Hernandez	1	0	14

Blocking Statistics

New Orleans	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
T Claude Shepherd	4	7	22	1	47
G Leland Gerhardt	2	5	22	0	47
C Chad Gonzalez	1	5	22	0	47
TE Riley Wooden	1	1	4	0	5
G Peyton Reynolds	0	2	22	0	47
T Harry Carson	0	2	22	0	47

Tampa Bay	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
G Dominique Newsome	3	6	1	29	0	27
G Bryant Herman	3	5	0	29	0	27
T Tyrell Knightley	2	5	0	29	0	27
G Sammy Calinoff	1	4	0	19	0	17
C Tyrus Gustin	0	1	0	10	0	10
T Derek Guyon	0	1	0	29	0	27
TE Barry Samuels	0	1	0	23	0	19
RB Perry Sigsbee	0	0	0	23	1	16

Special Teams Tackles

New Orleans	Tackles	STPlays
Gregory Wolfe	2	17
Thurman Devenny	2	16
Cameron Witte	1	17

Tampa Bay	Tackles	STPlays
Francisco Smilanich	1	16

Participation

New Orleans	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
G Peyton Reynolds	22	47	---	---	4	73
T Harry Carson	22	47	---	---	4	73
QB Eddie Dennis	22	47	---	---	---	69
T Claude Shepherd	22	47	---	---	---	69
G Leland Gerhardt	22	47	---	---	---	69
C Chad Gonzalez	22	47	---	---	---	69
WR Jerald Erickson	15	40	---	---	9	64
TE Reuben Cundiff	19	45	---	---	---	64
WR Leonardo Seder	15	35	---	---	13	63
WR Taylor Martin	18	41	---	---	---	59
CB Reggie Stedman	---	---	29	27	1	57
S Johnny Mayes	---	---	28	27	1	56
OLB Devon Porter	---	---	28	27	1	56
S Parker McHugh	---	---	29	26	1	56
CB Abel Foster	---	---	28	25	1	54
RB Galloping Gene Vallet	16	36	---	---	---	52
OLB Shaquille Grider	---	---	28	20	3	51
CB Clifton Robertson	---	---	14	21	13	48
DE Wade Merritt	---	---	25	19	1	45
DE Rodolfo Scheungrab	---	---	23	19	1	43
DE Harry Walters	---	---	24	17	1	42
TE Gregory Wolfe	9	16	---	---	17	42
DE Terry Winslett	---	---	23	17	1	41
DE Roy Harvey	---	---	9	11	4	24
RB Thurman Devenny	3	3	---	---	16	22
ILB Seth Clayton	---	---	14	6	1	21
RB Edwin Wheeler	7	5	---	---	9	21
S Cameron Witte	---	---	1	1	17	19
DE Logan Lorenz	---	---	6	9	4	19
OLB Ezra Daschle	---	---	0	1	17	18
TE Riley Wooden	4	5	---	---	9	18
WR Sherman McAninch	2	8	---	---	5	15
DE Rick Friday	---	---	6	9	---	15
OLB Rusty Hampton	---	---	1	7	7	15
CB Clifton Talley	---	---	0	0	8	8
WR Jacob Fausel	2	1	---	---	5	8
DT Herb Paschal	---	---	0	7	---	7
CB Bernard Castillo	---	---	1	0	4	5
P Alfredo Kelley	0	0	---	---	4	4
K Frankie Lincoln	0	0	---	---	4	4
C Alexis Benton	0	0	---	---	4	4
G Spencer Freitag	0	0	---	---	4	4
T Ed Burgess	0	0	---	---	4	4
CB Deron Graham	---	---	2	1	---	3
C Grant Bergen	0	0	---	---	---	0
QB Gage Douglas	0	0	---	---	---	0

Tampa Bay	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
OLB Francisco Smilanich	---	---	20	44	16	80
S Everett Ward	---	---	20	45	12	77
OLB Danny Doering	---	---	20	44	8	72
OLB Sergio Parrish	---	---	22	47	1	70
T Tyrell Knightley	29	27	---	---	10	66
DT Angel Bronson	---	---	21	45	---	66
S Richie Schwartz	---	---	22	37	5	64
DE Kurt Adkins	---	---	20	42	---	62
CB Cole Dilday	---	---	15	33	13	61
G Dominique Newsome	29	27	---	---	5	61
T Derek Guyon	29	27	---	---	5	61
G Bryant Herman	29	27	---	---	5	61
RB Perry Sigsbee	23	16	---	---	18	57
QB Chance Harrison	29	27	---	---	---	56
CB Aaron Wolfe	---	---	20	32	4	56
WR Billy Reisinger	28	26	---	---	---	54
WR Jeremiah Rasmussen	26	22	---	---	---	48
WR Peyton Gower	17	22	---	---	4	43
TE Barry Samuels	23	19	---	---	---	42
CB Andres Van Horn	---	---	12	24	4	40
CB Colby Christie	---	---	11	26	---	37
G Sammy Calinoff	19	17	---	---	---	36
DT Bert Greenham	---	---	12	24	---	36
TE Marcos Sutor	5	4	---	---	18	27
ILB Dennis Hernandez	---	---	10	14	---	24
DT Taylor Jerman	---	---	9	13	---	22
RB Bradley Bensen	7	11	---	---	2	20
C Tyrus Gustin	10	10	---	---	---	20
S Gary King	---	---	2	18	---	20
TE Jose High	12	6	---	---	---	18
WR Carl Looker	1	3	---	---	13	17
RB Malik Carter	3	6	---	---	8	17
WR Lukas Jordan	0	0	---	---	14	14
OLB Johnny Shea	---	---	2	12	---	14
DE Grady Stuart	---	---	2	11	---	13
DE Cody Gargiulo	---	---	2	6	4	12
K Jonathan Harper	0	0	---	---	6	6
P Mike Horner	0	0	---	---	5	5
C Jumbo Weaver	0	0	---	---	5	5
WR Darien Ford	0	0	---	---	5	5
DT Bucky Simmons	---	---	0	0	4	4
T Parker Holmes	0	0	---	---	4	4
DE Efrain Duncan	---	---	0	0	---	0
WR Darrell Jeffries	0	0	---	---	---	0
QB Kenneth Schulz	0	0	---	---	---	0
G Howard Sweeney	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	4	36	9.0
Middle	14	27	1.9
Right	4	22	5.5
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	5	22	4.4
Middle	12	44	3.7
Right	10	55	5.5
None	2	-2	-1.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Eddie Dennis	46	32	6	2	1	0	6	4	2

Tampa Bay	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Chance Harrison	26	17	4	2	0	1	4	0	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	9	7	52	5.8
Short (0-8 Yds)	25	19	229	9.2
Medium (9-18 Yds)	10	4	45	4.5
Long (19+ Yds)	2	2	56	28.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	4	43	10.8
Short (0-8 Yds)	10	8	105	10.5
Medium (9-18 Yds)	11	5	94	8.5
Long (19+ Yds)	1	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Taylor Martin	12	7	0	116	3	41
TE Reuben Cundiff	12	8	0	101	2	45
RB Galloping Gene Vallet	9	6	1	35	0	36
WR Leonardo Seder	5	4	0	63	1	35
WR Sherman McAninch	4	3	0	36	0	8
TE Riley Wooden	2	2	0	11	0	5
WR Jerald Erickson	1	1	0	18	0	40
TE Gregory Wolfe	1	1	0	2	0	16

Tampa Bay	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Billy Reisinger	9	5	75	2	26
WR Jeremiah Rasmussen	7	6	95	2	22
WR Peyton Gower	4	2	18	0	22
TE Barry Samuels	3	2	29	0	19
TE Jose High	3	2	25	0	6

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Galloping Gene Vallet	2	25	12.50	4.77
RB Thurman Devenny	1	3	3.00	2.00
RB Edwin Wheeler	1	-1	-1.00	3.00

Tampa Bay	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Perry Sigsbee	2	10	5.00	4.63
QB Chance Harrison	1	9	9.00	2.50

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Eddie Dennis	7	4	27	3.86	8.30

Tampa Bay	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Chance Harrison	2	0	0	0.00	9.31

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Taylor Martin	3	2	16	5.33	9.67
TE Reuben Cundiff	3	1	3	1.00	8.42
RB Galloping Gene Vallet	1	1	8	8.00	3.89

Tampa Bay	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Peyton Gower	1	0	0	0.00	4.50
WR Billy Reisinger	1	0	0	0.00	8.33

Third Down Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Rushes	Conversions
RB Galloping Gene Vallet	1	1

Tampa Bay	Rushes	Conversions

Third Down Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Conversions
Eddie Dennis	10	7	6

Tampa Bay	Att	Comp	Conversions
Chance Harrison	8	5	3

Third Down Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Targ	Catch	Conversions
TE Reuben Cundiff	4	2	2
WR Leonardo Seder	2	2	2
RB Galloping Gene Vallet	2	1	1
WR Taylor Martin	1	1	1
WR Sherman McAninch	1	1	0

Tampa Bay	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Jeremiah Rasmussen	4	4	2
WR Billy Reisinger	3	1	1
TE Barry Samuels	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 65,700 (65,700 capacity)
Upper Deck 17,700 (17,700)
End Zone 12,700 (12,700)
Mezzanine 7,300 (7,300)
Sideline Seats 11,200 (11,200)
Club Seats 12,000 (12,000)
Luxury Boxes 4,800 (4,800)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	65,700 (65,700 capacity)
Upper Deck	17,700 (17,700)
End Zone	12,700 (12,700)
Mezzanine	7,300 (7,300)
Sideline Seats	11,200 (11,200)
Club Seats	12,000 (12,000)
Luxury Boxes	4,800 (4,800)