Week 17, 2082

played in New Orleans, CA

68 degrees, fair, 3 mph wind

Tampa Bay Buccaneers	0	7	0	0	-	7
New Orleans Saints	7	3	0	0	-	10

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:49 NOS - Xavier Tucker 9 pass from Troy Craig (Dennis Zaoussis extra point)
2Q: 06:13 NOS - Dennis Zaoussis 31 field goal
2Q: 02:33 TBY - Emmett Ricketts 75 interception return (Levi Hughes extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:49 NOS - Xavier Tucker 9 pass from Troy Craig (Dennis Zaoussis extra point)
2Q: 06:13 NOS - Dennis Zaoussis 31 field goal
2Q: 02:33 TBY - Emmett Ricketts 75 interception return (Levi Hughes extra point)

Team Statistics TBY NOS
Record 9-7 14-2
First Downs 6 30
- by Rushing 2 10
- by Passing 4 18
- by Penalty 0 2
Total Net Yards 146 529
- Offensive Plays 45 83
- Yards per Play 3.24 6.37
Net Rushing Yards 29 170
- Rushing Attempts 18 35
- Yards per Rush 1.61 4.86
Net Passing Yards 117 359
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 26 - 13 - 0 45 - 30 - 3
- Gross Passing Yards 123 379
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/6 3/20
- Yards per Pass Play 4.33 7.48
Fumbles/Lost 1/0 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 1/12 7/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 8.6 10.3
4th Down Conversions 0/1 0/0
Penalties/Yards 6/60 8/55
Punt Returns/Yards 2/12 2/16
Kick Returns/Yards 1/27 0/0
Interception Ret./Yards 3/75 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 0 5
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 0/0 1/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 26 OWN 23
Time of Possession 20:43 39:17

Team Statistics	TBY	NOS
Record	9-7	14-2
First Downs	6	30
- by Rushing	2	10
- by Passing	4	18
- by Penalty	0	2
Total Net Yards	146	529
- Offensive Plays	45	83
- Yards per Play	3.24	6.37
Net Rushing Yards	29	170
- Rushing Attempts	18	35
- Yards per Rush	1.61	4.86
Net Passing Yards	117	359
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	26 - 13 - 0	45 - 30 - 3
- Gross Passing Yards	123	379
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/6	3/20
- Yards per Pass Play	4.33	7.48
Fumbles/Lost	1/0	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	1/12	7/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	8.6	10.3
4th Down Conversions	0/1	0/0
Penalties/Yards	6/60	8/55
Punt Returns/Yards	2/12	2/16
Kick Returns/Yards	1/27	0/0
Interception Ret./Yards	3/75	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	0	5
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	0/0	1/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 26	OWN 23
Time of Possession	20:43	39:17

Drive Charts

Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	10:42	2:38	OWN 25	5	10	Punt
1	5:46	1:21	OWN 42	3	-5	Punt
1	1:43	2:10	OWN 27	6	10	Punt
2	11:42	0:50	OWN 20	3	-6	Punt
2	6:06	1:35	OWN 25	3	6	Punt
2	0:37	0:37	OWN 20	2	14	Half
3	15:00	2:24	OWN 38	3	7	Punt
3	10:09	2:06	OWN 35	4	18	Punt
3	5:02	3:10	OWN 20	7	45	Downs
3	0:42	1:46	OWN 6	3	4	Punt
4	10:20	1:01	OWN 37	3	-1	Punt
4	5:46	1:36	OWN 23	3	9	Punt

New Orleans Saints
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	4:18	OWN 25	8	75	Touchdown
1	8:04	2:18	OWN 13	4	10	Punt
1	4:25	2:42	OWN 4	5	32	Punt
2	14:33	2:51	OWN 5	6	92	Interception
2	10:52	4:46	OWN 46	10	40	Field Goal
2	4:31	2:11	OWN 27	6	42	Interception
2	2:20	1:43	OWN 25	10	60	Interception
3	12:36	2:27	OWN 20	3	4	Punt
3	8:03	3:01	OWN 1	7	58	Punt
3	1:52	1:10	OWN 35	3	-1	Punt
4	13:56	3:36	OWN 48	7	22	Missed FG
4	9:19	3:33	OWN 25	6	11	Punt
4	4:10	4:10	OWN 29	9	64	Game

Game MVP: Tyrell Gaylor, New Orleans Saints

Rushing Statistics

Tampa Bay	Att	Yards	Avg	LG
RB Jerald Freeman	11	25	2.27	7
RB Greg Dhamers	5	-1	-0.20	2
QB Jordan Schuster	1	2	2.00	2
RB Julio Stanton	1	3	3.00	3

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
RB Tyrell Gaylor	26	140	5.38	24	5
RB Doug Huntley	4	17	4.25	8	0
RB Desmond Aleinkoff	2	8	4.00	5	0
QB Troy Craig	2	5	2.50	7	0
WR Clay Kestner	1	0	0.00	0	0

Passing Statistics

Tampa Bay	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Jordan Schuster	26	13	123	1/6	0	26	0	63.5

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Troy Craig	45	30	379	3/20	1	55	3	72.4

Receiving Statistics

Tampa Bay	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Rick Hazel	7	9	71	10.14	26	22
WR Jordan Rivera	2	4	10	5.00	0	7
WR Myles Daye	1	3	-1	-1.00	0	-1
TE Xavier Glover	1	1	9	9.00	1	9
WR Marshall Minkel	1	3	26	26.00	6	26
RB Jerald Freeman	1	1	8	8.00	0	8
TE Stan Boyd	0	5	0	0.00	0	0

New Orleans	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
RB Tyrell Gaylor	8	9	80	10.00	42	31	0
WR Billy Reisinger	5	7	71	14.20	7	31	0
TE Colin Richardson	5	7	96	19.20	64	55	0
WR Clay Kestner	4	8	73	18.25	28	40	0
WR Cristian Schwartz	2	4	17	8.50	5	13	0
WR Demetrius Reynolds	2	2	16	8.00	0	12	0
TE Clarence Rose	2	4	9	4.50	1	8	0
RB Doug Huntley	1	2	8	8.00	8	8	0
WR Xavier Tucker	1	1	9	9.00	0	9	1
RB Desmond Aleinkoff	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Tampa Bay	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Bryant Dillon	1	0	0.00	0
OLB Emmett Ricketts	1	75	75.00	1
S Herman McGarigle	1	0	0.00	0

New Orleans	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Tampa Bay	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
RB Greg Dhamers	1	0	0	0
DE J.T. Mintz	0	1	0	0

New Orleans	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
G Bobby Torres	0	0	1	0

Punting Statistics

Tampa Bay	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Gerald Brandon	10	489	48.9	45.3	59	5

New Orleans	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Steve Willig	6	267	44.5	39.2	60	1

Kicking Statistics

Tampa Bay	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Levi Hughes	0/0	0/0	0/0	0	1/1

New Orleans	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Dennis Zaoussis	1/2	0/1	0/0	31	1/1

Punt Return Statistics

Tampa Bay	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Greg Dhamers	2	12	6.0	0

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Doug Huntley	2	16	8.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Tampa Bay	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Rick Hazel	1	27	27.0	0

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Defensive Statistics

Tampa Bay	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Roger Ramirez	12	4	0.0	35	44
S Bryant Dillon	10	4	0.0	35	48
OLB Ricky Cobb	7	2	0.0	34	43
OLB Emmett Ricketts	7	1	0.0	34	47
S Herman McGarigle	6	1	0.0	18	32
DE Jackie Von Wyss	5	4	1.5	35	38
CB Carson Farr	4	2	0.0	31	42
S Patterson Dightman	4	1	0.0	35	48
DE Bernie Irwin	3	0	1.5	17	25
OLB Leslie Bismo	2	0	0.0	18	17
S Jimmy Stewart	1	1	0.0	33	32
DT Cody Romanos	1	1	0.0	11	10
OLB Greg Fulton	1	0	0.0	1	5
DT Eugene Bearden	1	0	0.0	15	14
CB Aidan Anderson	1	0	0.0	1	15
DT Kenyon Cantwell	0	2	0.0	24	38
CB Kennedy Perkins	0	1	0.0	4	7

New Orleans	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
CB Byron Armstrong	9	0	0.0	18	26
CB Alonzo Conrad	4	0	1.0	18	24
OLB Myles Walsh	4	2	0.0	15	24
ILB Tracy Hitchcock	3	2	0.0	7	4
DT Colin Gaines	3	0	0.0	15	16
ILB Karl Ehlert	2	0	0.0	4	12
QB Troy Craig	2	0	---	---	---
S Ross Oliver	1	2	0.0	18	27
OLB Rex Baber	1	1	0.0	10	7
DE Evan Hopson	1	1	0.0	15	25
CB Nick Bauer	1	1	0.0	11	21
DT Hunter Romund	1	1	0.0	13	17
DT Cody Owens	1	0	0.0	7	14
ILB Noah Kerchner	1	0	0.0	7	11
S Wyatt Yoder	0	1	0.0	8	17

Pass Rush Statistics

Tampa Bay	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Jackie Von Wyss	1.5	0	0	0	38
DE Bernie Irwin	1.5	0	0	0	25
CB Carson Farr	0.0	1	2	0	42
OLB Leslie Bismo	0.0	0	1	0	17
DT Kenyon Cantwell	0.0	0	1	0	38
OLB Emmett Ricketts	0.0	0	0	1	47

New Orleans	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
CB Alonzo Conrad	1.0	0	0	0	24
OLB Frederick Kinney	0.0	1	1	0	19
DT Colin Gaines	0.0	0	2	2	16
OLB Myles Walsh	0.0	0	1	1	24
DE Evan Hopson	0.0	0	1	0	25
DE Justin Campbell	0.0	0	1	0	6

Pass Defense Statistics

Tampa Bay	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S Bryant Dillon	8	1	1	48
OLB Emmett Ricketts	5	1	1	47
OLB Ricky Cobb	4	1	0	43
S Herman McGarigle	3	1	1	32
ILB Roger Ramirez	3	0	0	44
S Patterson Dightman	3	0	0	48
S Jimmy Stewart	1	0	0	32
DT Eugene Bearden	1	0	0	14
CB Carson Farr	1	0	0	42
CB Aidan Anderson	1	0	0	15

New Orleans	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Byron Armstrong	5	0	26
ILB Karl Ehlert	2	0	12
CB Alonzo Conrad	2	0	24
OLB Myles Walsh	1	2	24
CB Nick Bauer	1	1	21
ILB Tracy Hitchcock	1	0	4
DT Colin Gaines	1	0	16
CB Troy Chrysler	0	2	10
S Antonio Mansker	0	1	7

Blocking Statistics

Tampa Bay	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
C Braden Branch	2	3	18	0	27
G Tim Norris	1	4	18	0	27
T Vernon Jewett	1	3	18	0	27
T Jameson Shea	0	5	18	1	27
G Keegan Glover	0	2	18	0	27

New Orleans	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
G Micah Gillespie	5	8	35	0	48
G Graham Mathews	3	7	35	0	48
T J.T. Grabowski	3	6	35	0	48
T Gage Rose	3	5	35	1	48
C Darryl Blake	2	7	35	2	48

Special Teams Tackles

Tampa Bay	Tackles	STPlays
Julio Stanton	1	21
Patterson Dightman	1	14

New Orleans	Tackles	STPlays
Troy Chrysler	1	21
Byron Armstrong	1	9
Bobby Torres	1	8

Participation

Tampa Bay	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
S Patterson Dightman	---	---	35	48	14	97
S Bryant Dillon	---	---	35	48	13	96
OLB Emmett Ricketts	---	---	34	47	14	95
ILB Roger Ramirez	---	---	35	44	2	81
OLB Ricky Cobb	---	---	34	43	2	79
CB Carson Farr	---	---	31	42	2	75
DE Jackie Von Wyss	---	---	35	38	2	75
S Jimmy Stewart	---	---	33	32	---	65
DT Kenyon Cantwell	---	---	24	38	2	64
G Keegan Glover	18	27	---	---	10	55
S Herman McGarigle	---	---	18	32	2	52
WR Rick Hazel	18	27	---	---	5	50
QB Jordan Schuster	18	27	---	---	---	45
T Vernon Jewett	18	27	---	---	---	45
G Tim Norris	18	27	---	---	---	45
C Braden Branch	18	27	---	---	---	45
T Jameson Shea	18	27	---	---	---	45
DE Bernie Irwin	---	---	17	25	1	43
TE Stan Boyd	15	26	---	---	---	41
WR Jordan Rivera	14	25	---	---	---	39
WR Myles Daye	11	15	---	---	11	37
RB Julio Stanton	2	13	---	---	21	36
OLB Leslie Bismo	---	---	18	17	---	35
TE Xavier Glover	7	7	---	---	21	35
DT Eugene Bearden	---	---	15	14	6	35
DE J.T. Mintz	---	---	4	20	7	31
OLB Greg Fulton	---	---	1	5	21	27
RB Jerald Freeman	11	11	---	---	2	24
CB Aidan Anderson	---	---	1	15	8	24
CB Kennedy Perkins	---	---	4	7	11	22
DT Cody Romanos	---	---	11	10	---	21
RB Greg Dhamers	5	2	---	---	11	18
C Brent Lee	0	0	---	---	10	10
T Karl Patton	0	0	---	---	10	10
WR Marshall Minkel	3	7	---	---	---	10
P Gerald Brandon	0	0	---	---	10	10
G Tommy Harding	0	0	---	---	10	10
T Kristopher Cole	0	0	---	---	10	10
ILB Amir Valdez	---	---	0	0	9	9
TE Tracy Burke	3	2	---	---	3	8
CB Keegan Ignasiak	---	---	0	3	---	3
K Levi Hughes	0	0	---	---	2	2
WR Rickey Zimmerman	1	0	---	---	1	2
QB Kenneth Schulz	0	0	---	---	---	0
S Nicholas Beuerlein	---	---	0	0	---	0
WR Jackie Slezak	0	0	---	---	---	0

New Orleans	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
G Graham Mathews	35	48	---	---	8	91
G Micah Gillespie	35	48	---	---	8	91
T J.T. Grabowski	35	48	---	---	---	83
QB Troy Craig	35	48	---	---	---	83
T Gage Rose	35	48	---	---	---	83
C Darryl Blake	35	48	---	---	---	83
TE Colin Richardson	35	45	---	---	---	80
WR Clay Kestner	27	41	---	---	2	70
WR Cristian Schwartz	30	38	---	---	---	68
RB Tyrell Gaylor	28	33	---	---	---	61
CB Byron Armstrong	---	---	18	26	9	53
OLB Frederick Kinney	---	---	11	19	21	51
WR Billy Reisinger	21	25	---	---	2	48
S Ross Oliver	---	---	18	27	---	45
CB Alonzo Conrad	---	---	18	24	---	42
DE Evan Hopson	---	---	15	25	---	40
TE Clarence Rose	17	22	---	---	---	39
OLB Myles Walsh	---	---	15	24	---	39
WR Demetrius Reynolds	6	12	---	---	17	35
RB Desmond Aleinkoff	4	8	---	---	23	35
CB Troy Chrysler	---	---	3	10	21	34
CB Nick Bauer	---	---	11	21	1	33
RB Doug Huntley	5	11	---	---	17	33
DT Colin Gaines	---	---	15	16	---	31
DT Hunter Romund	---	---	13	17	---	30
S Antonio Mansker	---	---	10	7	13	30
ILB Karl Ehlert	---	---	4	12	12	28
S Wyatt Yoder	---	---	8	17	2	27
TE Rusty Tyler	2	0	---	---	23	25
DT Cody Owens	---	---	7	14	---	21
ILB Noah Kerchner	---	---	7	11	---	18
DT Alfred Tapia	---	---	1	7	10	18
OLB Rex Baber	---	---	10	7	---	17
DE Reggie Burkhammer	---	---	3	3	10	16
CB Orlando Hampton	---	---	0	0	12	12
ILB Tracy Hitchcock	---	---	7	4	---	11
DE Justin Campbell	---	---	4	6	---	10
WR Xavier Tucker	0	5	---	---	5	10
G Bobby Torres	0	0	---	---	8	8
P Steve Willig	0	0	---	---	8	8
T Amos Cortez	0	0	---	---	8	8
C Darnell Besbeas	0	0	---	---	8	8
K Dennis Zaoussis	0	0	---	---	5	5
C Jeremy Tyler	0	0	---	---	---	0
C Kent Kappe	0	0	---	---	---	0
QB Shannon Monroe	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	3	-1	-0.3
Middle	11	19	1.7
Right	4	11	2.8
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	4	34	8.5
Middle	24	118	4.9
Right	6	20	3.3
None	1	-2	-2.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Tampa Bay	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Jordan Schuster	26	13	2	0	0	6	6	3	0

New Orleans	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Troy Craig	45	30	5	2	1	4	4	1	3

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	3	1	22	7.3
Short (0-8 Yds)	13	7	42	3.2
Medium (9-18 Yds)	7	4	33	4.7
Long (19+ Yds)	3	1	26	8.7

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	6	5	17	2.8
Short (0-8 Yds)	19	15	205	10.8
Medium (9-18 Yds)	17	9	126	7.4
Long (19+ Yds)	3	1	31	10.3

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Tampa Bay	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Rick Hazel	9	7	71	1	27
TE Stan Boyd	5	0	0	0	26
WR Jordan Rivera	4	2	10	0	25
WR Myles Daye	3	1	-1	0	15
WR Marshall Minkel	3	1	26	1	7
TE Xavier Glover	1	1	9	0	7
RB Jerald Freeman	1	1	8	0	11

New Orleans	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
RB Tyrell Gaylor	9	8	0	80	1	33
WR Clay Kestner	8	4	0	73	1	41
WR Billy Reisinger	7	5	0	71	1	25
TE Colin Richardson	7	5	1	96	2	45
WR Cristian Schwartz	4	2	0	17	0	38
TE Clarence Rose	4	2	0	9	0	22
WR Demetrius Reynolds	2	2	0	16	0	12
RB Doug Huntley	2	1	0	8	0	11
RB Desmond Aleinkoff	1	0	0	0	0	8
WR Xavier Tucker	1	1	0	9	0	5

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Tampa Bay	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Doug Huntley	2	11	5.50	4.25
RB Tyrell Gaylor	2	13	6.50	5.38
QB Troy Craig	1	-2	-2.00	2.50

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Tampa Bay	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Troy Craig	6	3	18	3.00	8.42

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Tampa Bay	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg

New Orleans	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Cristian Schwartz	1	1	13	13.00	4.25
RB Desmond Aleinkoff	1	0	0	0.00	0.00
TE Colin Richardson	1	0	0	0.00	13.71
RB Doug Huntley	1	0	0	0.00	4.00
RB Tyrell Gaylor	1	1	-4	-4.00	8.89
WR Xavier Tucker	1	1	9	9.00	9.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Tampa Bay	Rushes	Conversions
RB Julio Stanton	1	1

New Orleans	Rushes	Conversions
QB Troy Craig	1	0
RB Doug Huntley	1	1
RB Tyrell Gaylor	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Tampa Bay	Att	Comp	Conversions
Jordan Schuster	11	3	0

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Conversions
Troy Craig	12	5	5

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Tampa Bay	Targ	Catch
WR Myles Daye	3	1
TE Stan Boyd	3	0
WR Jordan Rivera	2	1
TE Xavier Glover	1	1
WR Marshall Minkel	1	0
WR Rick Hazel	1	0

New Orleans	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Billy Reisinger	3	2	2
TE Colin Richardson	3	2	2
RB Doug Huntley	2	1	1
WR Clay Kestner	2	0	0
WR Cristian Schwartz	1	0	0
TE Clarence Rose	1	0	0

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

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