Week 17, 2058

played in New Orleans, CA

52 degrees, fair, 5 mph wind

Tampa Bay Buccaneers	0	3	3	14	-	20
New Orleans Saints	0	14	6	3	-	23

Scoring Summary
2Q: 11:24 NOS - Elliot Mathews 17 run (Dillon Westbrook extra point)
2Q: 05:06 TBY - Zachary Hoffman 44 field goal
2Q: 02:06 NOS - Emmett Francis 5 pass from Eddie Curtis (Dillon Westbrook extra point)
3Q: 10:26 NOS - Dillon Westbrook 31 field goal
3Q: 06:52 TBY - Zachary Hoffman 33 field goal
3Q: 02:58 NOS - Dillon Westbrook 46 field goal
4Q: 15:00 TBY - Ivan Benjamin 3 pass from Zane McNeil (Zachary Hoffman extra point)
4Q: 08:16 TBY - J.C. Brookes 2 run (Zachary Hoffman extra point)
4Q: 03:37 NOS - Dillon Westbrook 45 field goal

Scoring Summary
2Q: 11:24 NOS - Elliot Mathews 17 run (Dillon Westbrook extra point)
2Q: 05:06 TBY - Zachary Hoffman 44 field goal
2Q: 02:06 NOS - Emmett Francis 5 pass from Eddie Curtis (Dillon Westbrook extra point)
3Q: 10:26 NOS - Dillon Westbrook 31 field goal
3Q: 06:52 TBY - Zachary Hoffman 33 field goal
3Q: 02:58 NOS - Dillon Westbrook 46 field goal
4Q: 15:00 TBY - Ivan Benjamin 3 pass from Zane McNeil (Zachary Hoffman extra point)
4Q: 08:16 TBY - J.C. Brookes 2 run (Zachary Hoffman extra point)
4Q: 03:37 NOS - Dillon Westbrook 45 field goal

Team Statistics TBY NOS
Record 10-6 2-14
First Downs 22 24
- by Rushing 6 8
- by Passing 12 16
- by Penalty 4 0
Total Net Yards 340 418
- Offensive Plays 61 59
- Yards per Play 5.57 7.08
Net Rushing Yards 137 151
- Rushing Attempts 27 23
- Yards per Rush 5.07 6.57
Net Passing Yards 203 267
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 31 - 21 - 1 34 - 25 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards 222 279
- Sacks/Yards Lost 3/19 2/12
- Yards per Pass Play 5.97 7.42
Fumbles/Lost 1/1 1/0
3rd Down Conversions 8/13 3/8
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.8 5.3
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 4/30 5/47
Punt Returns/Yards 1/5 0/0
Kick Returns/Yards 4/90 5/97
Interception Ret./Yards 2/13 1/9
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 5 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/1 2/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 29 OWN 22
Time of Possession 30:31 29:29

Team Statistics	TBY	NOS
Record	10-6	2-14
First Downs	22	24
- by Rushing	6	8
- by Passing	12	16
- by Penalty	4	0
Total Net Yards	340	418
- Offensive Plays	61	59
- Yards per Play	5.57	7.08
Net Rushing Yards	137	151
- Rushing Attempts	27	23
- Yards per Rush	5.07	6.57
Net Passing Yards	203	267
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	31 - 21 - 1	34 - 25 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards	222	279
- Sacks/Yards Lost	3/19	2/12
- Yards per Pass Play	5.97	7.42
Fumbles/Lost	1/1	1/0
3rd Down Conversions	8/13	3/8
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.8	5.3
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	4/30	5/47
Punt Returns/Yards	1/5	0/0
Kick Returns/Yards	4/90	5/97
Interception Ret./Yards	2/13	1/9
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	5	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/1	2/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 29	OWN 22
Time of Possession	30:31	29:29

Drive Charts

Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	2:08	OWN 25	4	-6	Punt
1	11:18	3:34	OWN 28	6	16	Punt
1	2:54	2:54	OWN 33	6	52	Fumble
2	11:07	6:07	OWN 28	11	45	Field Goal
2	1:59	1:59	OWN 19	4	12	Half
3	10:18	3:31	OWN 23	7	61	Field Goal
3	2:52	2:59	OWN 41	5	59	Touchdown
4	12:41	4:32	OWN 38	11	62	Touchdown
4	3:30	1:40	OWN 25	7	59	Interception
4	0:27	0:27	OWN 37	3	-3	Game

New Orleans Saints
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	12:52	1:34	OWN 42	3	19	Interception
1	7:44	4:50	OWN 3	10	64	Interception
2	15:00	3:53	OWN 15	7	85	Touchdown
2	5:00	3:01	OWN 19	9	81	Touchdown
3	15:00	4:42	OWN 11	9	75	Field Goal
3	6:47	3:55	OWN 29	7	42	Field Goal
4	14:53	2:12	OWN 20	3	7	Punt
4	8:09	4:39	OWN 43	7	29	Field Goal
4	1:50	1:23	OWN 18	4	16	Punt

Game MVP: Elliot Mathews, New Orleans Saints

Rushing Statistics

Tampa Bay	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB J.C. Brookes	15	59	3.93	11	2	1
RB Lionel Lucas	8	63	7.88	21	2	0
QB Zane McNeil	4	15	3.75	6	0	0

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB Elliot Mathews	15	111	7.40	20	5	1
RB Alejandro Mendola	5	26	5.20	13	1	0
QB Eddie Curtis	2	4	2.00	6	0	0
WR Zachary Frederick	1	10	10.00	10	1	0

Passing Statistics

Tampa Bay	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Zane McNeil	31	21	222	3/19	1	38	1	85.7

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Eddie Curtis	34	25	279	2/12	1	28	2	82.8

Receiving Statistics

Tampa Bay	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Dennis Sherman	8	8	87	10.88	47	38	0
TE Jorge Spain	6	8	80	13.33	9	26	0
WR Cary Cothran	2	3	7	3.50	5	8	0
TE Kendrick Battle	2	4	20	10.00	1	11	0
RB J.C. Brookes	1	2	2	2.00	0	2	0
WR Ivan Benjamin	1	2	3	3.00	0	3	1
WR David Page	1	3	23	23.00	0	23	0

New Orleans	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Emmett Francis	10	11	120	12.00	37	20	1
WR Frank Garrett	5	6	42	8.40	18	17	0
WR Zachary Frederick	4	8	46	11.50	7	26	0
TE Griffin Nelson	2	3	38	19.00	25	28	0
WR Spencer Franklin	2	2	14	7.00	0	13	0
TE Rod Gleason	1	3	11	11.00	0	11	0
RB Alejandro Mendola	1	1	8	8.00	2	8	0

Interception Statistics

Tampa Bay	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Julian Kemp	1	13	13.00	0
CB Dominic Fronimopoulos	1	0	0.00	0

New Orleans	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Leslie Barber	1	9	9.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Tampa Bay	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
QB Zane McNeil	1	0	0	0
OLB Morris McKissick	0	0	1	0

New Orleans	Fumb	Recov	Force
QB Eddie Curtis	1	0	0
DT Taylor Padgett	0	1	0
T Vince Hines	0	1	0
DE Perry Freeman	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Tampa Bay	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Mike Horner	2	92	46.0	46.0	53	1

New Orleans	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
John Currie	2	69	34.5	32.0	40	0

Kicking Statistics

Tampa Bay	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Zachary Hoffman	2/2	1/1	0/0	44	2/2

New Orleans	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Dillon Westbrook	3/3	2/2	0/0	46	2/2

Punt Return Statistics

Tampa Bay	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Freddie Hodges	1	5	5.0	0

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Kick Return Statistics

Tampa Bay	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Mel Clancy	4	90	22.5	0

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Griffin Broome	4	84	21.0	0
Frank Garrett	1	13	13.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Tampa Bay	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Colton Cortez	8	4	0.0	23	36
ILB Javier Webster	7	2	0.0	21	28
CB Justin Webb	5	2	0.0	23	36
S Philip Kanou	5	0	0.0	21	30
DE A.J. Schultz	3	1	0.0	16	19
DT Stephen Heier	3	0	0.0	18	21
OLB Morris McKissick	2	0	1.0	9	10
DE Carter Malio	2	0	1.0	22	31
CB Julian Kemp	2	1	0.0	19	29
DT Drake Larkin	2	1	0.0	9	11
S Leslie Williamson	2	0	0.0	16	17
S Kirk Richmond	2	0	0.0	1	4
CB Dominic Fronimopoulos	2	0	0.0	2	17
OLB Grant Holmes	1	3	0.0	13	21
TE Kendrick Battle	1	0	---	---	---
OLB Kerry Pritchett	1	0	0.0	3	11
CB Freddie Hodges	1	0	0.0	0	3
DE Junior Glaze	0	2	0.0	19	29
ILB Andy Drake	0	1	0.0	1	3

New Orleans	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
CB Leslie Barber	7	1	0.0	20	28
OLB Joshua Bible	6	1	1.0	27	34
CB Bo Floyd	5	2	0.0	21	25
DT Taylor Padgett	4	1	0.0	20	29
DE Perry Freeman	3	2	1.0	22	29
DE Raymond Garrison	3	0	1.0	15	23
OLB Damien Alchesky	3	1	0.0	10	13
ILB Adam Ruoff	3	1	0.0	12	15
S Curtis Grossman	2	2	0.0	26	30
DE Brent Browning	2	1	0.0	22	20
OLB Braxton Fontenot	2	1	0.0	10	15
S Richie Urbina	2	0	0.0	25	26
CB Alonzo Roberson	2	0	0.0	5	8
S Richard Pozy	2	0	0.0	25	32
TE Rod Gleason	1	0	---	---	---
DT Arturo Brisset	1	0	0.0	23	30
RB Elliot Mathews	1	0	---	---	---
DE Roman Delgado	1	0	0.0	6	6
S Orlando DeSpirito	0	2	0.0	7	11

Pass Rush Statistics

Tampa Bay	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Carter Malio	1.0	0	1	0	31
OLB Morris McKissick	1.0	0	0	0	10
DE Junior Glaze	0.0	1	3	1	29
DE A.J. Schultz	0.0	0	0	1	19

New Orleans	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Perry Freeman	1.0	1	0	29
DE Raymond Garrison	1.0	0	1	23
OLB Joshua Bible	1.0	0	0	34
DE Brent Browning	0.0	1	0	20
DT Arturo Brisset	0.0	1	0	30

Pass Defense Statistics

Tampa Bay	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S Colton Cortez	7	0	0	36
CB Justin Webb	3	0	0	36
CB Dominic Fronimopoulos	2	0	1	17
ILB Javier Webster	2	0	0	28
S Philip Kanou	2	0	0	30
S Kirk Richmond	2	0	0	4
CB Julian Kemp	1	0	1	29
OLB Morris McKissick	1	0	0	10
DT Stephen Heier	1	0	0	21
S Leslie Williamson	1	0	0	17
DE A.J. Schultz	1	0	0	19
OLB Kerry Pritchett	1	0	0	11
CB Freddie Hodges	1	0	0	3
OLB Grant Holmes	0	1	0	21
DT Zack Davis	0	1	0	25

New Orleans	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Leslie Barber	6	0	1	28
OLB Joshua Bible	3	3	0	34
OLB Damien Alchesky	2	0	0	13
S Richie Urbina	2	0	0	26
DE Brent Browning	1	0	0	20
S Curtis Grossman	1	0	0	30
CB Bo Floyd	1	0	0	25
DT Taylor Padgett	1	0	0	29
OLB Braxton Fontenot	1	0	0	15
DE Perry Freeman	1	0	0	29
ILB Adam Ruoff	1	0	0	15
CB Alonzo Roberson	1	0	0	8

Blocking Statistics

Tampa Bay	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
G Craig Kinchen	3	6	27	0	34
C Corbin Myre	3	5	27	1	34
T Dylan Sinclair	3	4	27	1	34
G Dillon Allen	1	4	27	1	34
T James Anderson	1	2	27	0	34
TE Kendrick Battle	1	1	10	0	12
TE Jorge Spain	0	1	21	0	32

New Orleans	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
G Lamar Kennedy	5	8	0	23	0	36
C Marshall Whiting	2	6	1	23	1	36
T John Huie	2	3	0	23	0	36
T Vince Hines	1	4	0	23	0	36
C J.J. Baxter	1	1	0	23	1	36

Special Teams Tackles

Tampa Bay	Tackles	STPlays
Kerry Pritchett	3	9
Dakota Perez	2	17

New Orleans	Tackles	STPlays
Richard Pozy	3	10
Alejandro Mendola	1	16
Dustin Royal	1	16

Participation

Tampa Bay	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
G Craig Kinchen	27	34	---	---	4	65
T James Anderson	27	34	---	---	4	65
G Dillon Allen	27	34	---	---	4	65
T Dylan Sinclair	27	34	---	---	4	65
CB Justin Webb	---	---	23	36	6	65
S Colton Cortez	---	---	23	36	3	62
C Corbin Myre	27	34	---	---	---	61
QB Zane McNeil	27	34	---	---	---	61
WR Dennis Sherman	26	33	---	---	---	59
RB J.C. Brookes	17	25	---	---	15	57
DE Carter Malio	---	---	22	31	2	55
WR Cary Cothran	24	30	---	---	---	54
S Philip Kanou	---	---	21	30	3	54
TE Jorge Spain	21	32	---	---	---	53
DE Junior Glaze	---	---	19	29	2	50
ILB Javier Webster	---	---	21	28	1	50
CB Julian Kemp	---	---	19	29	2	50
S Leslie Williamson	---	---	16	17	14	47
DT Stephen Heier	---	---	18	21	4	43
DE A.J. Schultz	---	---	16	19	5	40
OLB Morris McKissick	---	---	9	10	18	37
DT Zack Davis	---	---	8	25	2	35
OLB Grant Holmes	---	---	13	21	---	34
WR David Page	15	19	---	---	---	34
WR Ivan Benjamin	8	7	---	---	11	26
DE Everett Dotson	---	---	9	15	1	25
FB Dakota Perez	3	4	---	---	17	24
OLB Kerry Pritchett	---	---	3	11	9	23
TE Kendrick Battle	10	12	---	---	---	22
DT Drake Larkin	---	---	9	11	1	21
TE Lamar Henson	1	1	---	---	17	19
CB Dominic Fronimopoulos	---	---	2	17	---	19
S Kirk Richmond	---	---	1	4	13	18
WR Wesley Tate	1	1	---	---	15	17
RB Lionel Lucas	9	6	---	---	---	15
ILB Andy Drake	---	---	1	3	9	13
RB Mel Clancy	0	0	---	---	11	11
CB Freddie Hodges	---	---	0	3	8	11
K Zachary Hoffman	0	0	---	---	7	7
P Mike Horner	0	0	---	---	4	4
C Roberto Maloney	0	0	---	---	4	4
QB Howie Tharpe	0	0	---	---	---	0
G Cristian Sprincz	0	0	---	---	---	0
T Adrian Kennedy	0	0	---	---	---	0
C Ralph Griffin	0	0	---	---	---	0
C Junior Pereira	0	0	---	---	---	0

New Orleans	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
S Richard Pozy	---	---	25	32	10	67
OLB Joshua Bible	---	---	27	34	3	64
G Lamar Kennedy	23	36	---	---	5	64
T Vince Hines	23	36	---	---	5	64
WR Frank Garrett	23	34	---	---	5	62
CB Bo Floyd	---	---	21	25	15	61
C Marshall Whiting	23	36	---	---	---	59
WR Emmett Francis	23	36	---	---	---	59
T John Huie	23	36	---	---	---	59
QB Eddie Curtis	23	36	---	---	---	59
C J.J. Baxter	23	36	---	---	---	59
S Curtis Grossman	---	---	26	30	---	56
TE Rod Gleason	23	28	---	---	2	53
DE Brent Browning	---	---	22	20	11	53
DT Arturo Brisset	---	---	23	30	---	53
DT Taylor Padgett	---	---	20	29	4	53
DE Perry Freeman	---	---	22	29	2	53
S Richie Urbina	---	---	25	26	---	51
CB Leslie Barber	---	---	20	28	2	50
RB Elliot Mathews	18	26	---	---	---	44
WR Zachary Frederick	14	26	---	---	2	42
DE Raymond Garrison	---	---	15	23	1	39
ILB Adam Ruoff	---	---	12	15	9	36
RB Alejandro Mendola	5	10	---	---	16	31
OLB Braxton Fontenot	---	---	10	15	---	25
OLB Damien Alchesky	---	---	10	13	---	23
FB Vince Wayne	2	3	---	---	16	21
WR Dustin Royal	0	5	---	---	16	21
S Orlando DeSpirito	---	---	7	11	2	20
CB Alonzo Roberson	---	---	5	8	4	17
TE Griffin Nelson	7	9	---	---	---	16
TE Mitch Barnes	0	0	---	---	16	16
OLB Cornell Gianettino	---	---	0	0	14	14
WR Spencer Franklin	0	3	---	---	11	14
DE Roman Delgado	---	---	6	6	2	14
S Corbin Linquist	---	---	0	0	13	13
K Dillon Westbrook	0	0	---	---	9	9
C Bernard Kelley	0	0	---	---	5	5
RB Griffin Broome	0	0	---	---	5	5
T Todd McGhee	0	0	---	---	5	5
G Kody Tubbs	0	0	---	---	5	5
P John Currie	0	0	---	---	5	5
DE Vince Briggs	---	---	1	0	---	1
G Bob Sampson	0	0	---	---	---	0
QB Louie Kemp	0	0	---	---	---	0
C Owen Mathews	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	4	33	8.3
Middle	14	58	4.1
Right	9	46	5.1
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	7	41	5.9
Middle	12	91	7.6
Right	4	19	4.8
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Tampa Bay	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Zane McNeil	31	21	4	1	1	3	3	1	1

New Orleans	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Eddie Curtis	34	25	3	0	0	2	4	2	2

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	7	6	50	7.1
Short (0-8 Yds)	14	9	55	3.9
Medium (9-18 Yds)	4	3	45	11.3
Long (19+ Yds)	5	3	72	14.4

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	3	42	10.5
Short (0-8 Yds)	16	13	124	7.8
Medium (9-18 Yds)	11	6	52	4.7
Long (19+ Yds)	3	3	61	20.3

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Tampa Bay	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Dennis Sherman	8	8	0	87	1	33
TE Jorge Spain	8	6	1	80	2	32
TE Kendrick Battle	4	2	0	20	0	12
WR Cary Cothran	3	2	0	7	0	30
WR David Page	3	1	0	23	1	19
RB J.C. Brookes	2	1	0	2	0	25
WR Ivan Benjamin	2	1	0	3	0	7

New Orleans	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Emmett Francis	11	10	120	1	36
WR Zachary Frederick	8	4	46	1	26
WR Frank Garrett	6	5	42	0	34
TE Rod Gleason	3	1	11	0	28
TE Griffin Nelson	3	2	38	1	9
WR Spencer Franklin	2	2	14	0	3
RB Alejandro Mendola	1	1	8	0	10

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Tampa Bay	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB J.C. Brookes	6	10	1.67	3.93
RB Lionel Lucas	1	4	4.00	7.88

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Elliot Mathews	1	17	17.00	7.40

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Tampa Bay	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Zane McNeil	3	1	3	1.00	7.16

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Eddie Curtis	2	1	5	2.50	8.21

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Tampa Bay	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Ivan Benjamin	1	1	3	3.00	1.50
TE Kendrick Battle	1	0	0	0.00	5.00
WR David Page	1	0	0	0.00	7.67

New Orleans	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Emmett Francis	1	1	5	5.00	10.91
WR Zachary Frederick	1	0	0	0.00	5.75

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Tampa Bay	Rushes	Conversions
QB Zane McNeil	1	1
RB J.C. Brookes	1	1

New Orleans	Rushes	Conversions
RB Alejandro Mendola	2	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Tampa Bay	Att	Comp	Conversions
Zane McNeil	10	7	6

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Conversions
Eddie Curtis	6	5	3

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Tampa Bay	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Dennis Sherman	3	3	3
TE Jorge Spain	3	3	2
WR David Page	2	1	1
WR Cary Cothran	1	0	0
WR Ivan Benjamin	1	0	0

New Orleans	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Frank Garrett	3	3	2
WR Zachary Frederick	2	1	0
RB Alejandro Mendola	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 63,300 (65,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 15,200 (16,100)
End Zone 11,200 (11,700)
Mezzanine 6,500 (6,800)
Sideline Seats 10,400 (10,400)
Club Seats 15,000 (15,000)
Luxury Boxes 5,000 (5,000)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	63,300 (65,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	15,200 (16,100)
End Zone	11,200 (11,700)
Mezzanine	6,500 (6,800)
Sideline Seats	10,400 (10,400)
Club Seats	15,000 (15,000)
Luxury Boxes	5,000 (5,000)