Week 1, 2069

played in Tampa Bay, FL

75 degrees, rain, 3 mph wind

New Orleans Saints	0	3	0	14	-	17
Tampa Bay Buccaneers	7	3	7	10	-	27

Scoring Summary
1Q: 00:02 TBY - Jose High 84 pass from Chance Harrison (Jonathan Harper extra point)
2Q: 06:09 TBY - Jonathan Harper 33 field goal
2Q: 00:03 NOS - Frankie Lincoln 20 field goal
3Q: 08:01 TBY - Barry Samuels 12 pass from Chance Harrison (Jonathan Harper extra point)
4Q: 12:48 TBY - Jonathan Harper 20 field goal
4Q: 09:12 NOS - Antonio Palumbo 11 pass from Louie Kemp (Frankie Lincoln extra point)
4Q: 02:31 TBY - Bradley Bensen 2 run (Jonathan Harper extra point)
4Q: 02:25 NOS - Reggie Stedman 88 kickoff return (Frankie Lincoln extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 00:02 TBY - Jose High 84 pass from Chance Harrison (Jonathan Harper extra point)
2Q: 06:09 TBY - Jonathan Harper 33 field goal
2Q: 00:03 NOS - Frankie Lincoln 20 field goal
3Q: 08:01 TBY - Barry Samuels 12 pass from Chance Harrison (Jonathan Harper extra point)
4Q: 12:48 TBY - Jonathan Harper 20 field goal
4Q: 09:12 NOS - Antonio Palumbo 11 pass from Louie Kemp (Frankie Lincoln extra point)
4Q: 02:31 TBY - Bradley Bensen 2 run (Jonathan Harper extra point)
4Q: 02:25 NOS - Reggie Stedman 88 kickoff return (Frankie Lincoln extra point)

Team Statistics NOS TBY
Record 0-1 1-0
First Downs 14 26
- by Rushing 2 11
- by Passing 11 14
- by Penalty 1 1
Total Net Yards 256 441
- Offensive Plays 51 77
- Yards per Play 5.02 5.73
Net Rushing Yards 35 140
- Rushing Attempts 20 39
- Yards per Rush 1.75 3.59
Net Passing Yards 221 301
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 29 - 20 - 0 37 - 26 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 231 307
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2/10 1/6
- Yards per Pass Play 7.13 7.92
Fumbles/Lost 2/0 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 5/13 10/18
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 9.2 6.2
4th Down Conversions 0/1 0/0
Penalties/Yards 6/45 5/50
Punt Returns/Yards 2/8 2/8
Kick Returns/Yards 3/149 0/0
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 2 4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/1 2/2
Avg. Drive Start OWN 23 OWN 30
Time of Possession 23:03 36:57

Team Statistics	NOS	TBY
Record	0-1	1-0
First Downs	14	26
- by Rushing	2	11
- by Passing	11	14
- by Penalty	1	1
Total Net Yards	256	441
- Offensive Plays	51	77
- Yards per Play	5.02	5.73
Net Rushing Yards	35	140
- Rushing Attempts	20	39
- Yards per Rush	1.75	3.59
Net Passing Yards	221	301
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	29 - 20 - 0	37 - 26 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	231	307
- Sacks/Yards Lost	2/10	1/6
- Yards per Pass Play	7.13	7.92
Fumbles/Lost	2/0	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	5/13	10/18
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	9.2	6.2
4th Down Conversions	0/1	0/0
Penalties/Yards	6/45	5/50
Punt Returns/Yards	2/8	2/8
Kick Returns/Yards	3/149	0/0
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	2	4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/1	2/2
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 23	OWN 30
Time of Possession	23:03	36:57

Drive Charts

New Orleans Saints
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	13:10	3:22	OWN 40	6	16	Punt
1	6:31	5:49	OWN 3	10	50	Punt
2	15:00	2:04	OWN 25	4	20	Punt
2	6:02	1:33	OWN 30	3	-2	Punt
2	1:21	1:21	OWN 20	4	77	Field Goal
3	15:00	1:06	OWN 25	3	4	Punt
3	11:17	0:46	OWN 11	3	6	Punt
3	7:51	3:30	OWN 25	6	5	Punt
4	12:43	3:40	OWN 48	7	52	Touchdown
4	0:58	0:44	OWN 4	5	18	Downs

Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	1:50	OWN 25	3	8	Punt
1	9:48	3:17	OWN 3	7	49	Punt
1	0:42	0:42	OWN 20	2	80	Touchdown
2	12:56	6:54	OWN 5	16	79	Field Goal
2	4:29	3:08	OWN 19	7	37	Punt
3	13:54	2:37	OWN 16	4	20	Punt
3	10:31	2:40	OPP 43	5	43	Touchdown
3	4:21	6:38	OWN 29	13	68	Field Goal
4	9:03	6:38	OWN 25	17	75	Touchdown
4	2:12	1:14	OPP 45	3	-1	Punt
4	0:14	0:14	OPP 22	1	-2	Game

Game MVP: Chance Harrison, Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
RB Galloping Gene Vallet	13	10	0.77	6	0
QB Louie Kemp	3	23	7.67	13	1
RB Amir Gordon	2	4	2.00	5	0
WR Sherman McAninch	1	0	0.00	0	0
FB Trey Soto	1	-2	-2.00	-2	0

Tampa Bay	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB Bradley Bensen	31	119	3.84	14	3	1
RB Grant Fitzgerald	5	-2	-0.40	4	0	0
RB Perry Sigsbee	2	25	12.50	20	1	0
QB Chance Harrison	1	-2	-2.00	-2	0	0

Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Louie Kemp	29	20	231	2/10	1	42	0	104.2

Tampa Bay	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Chance Harrison	37	26	307	1/6	2	84	0	113.2

Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Taylor Martin	6	10	35	5.83	15	14	0
TE Gregory Wolfe	4	6	40	10.00	13	19	0
WR Sherman McAninch	3	3	71	23.67	17	42	0
WR Antonio Palumbo	3	3	41	13.67	21	16	1
WR Leonardo Seder	2	2	27	13.50	5	16	0
RB Galloping Gene Vallet	1	1	17	17.00	6	17	0
RB Amir Gordon	1	1	0	0.00	2	0	0
TE Reuben Cundiff	0	2	0	0.00	0	0	0
FB Trey Soto	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Tampa Bay	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Peyton Gower	10	14	102	10.20	38	22	0
TE Barry Samuels	7	12	76	10.86	28	34	1
TE Jose High	5	5	117	23.40	83	84	1
WR Jeremiah Rasmussen	2	3	12	6.00	0	13	0
RB Bradley Bensen	1	2	-1	-1.00	0	-1	0
RB Grant Fitzgerald	1	1	1	1.00	1	1	0

Interception Statistics

New Orleans	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Tampa Bay	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

New Orleans	Fumb	Recov
RB Galloping Gene Vallet	2	0
TE Gregory Wolfe	0	1
G Leland Gerhardt	0	1

Tampa Bay	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
DE Efrain Duncan	0	0	1	0
OLB Danny Doering	0	0	1	0

Punting Statistics

New Orleans	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Irving Popp	7	292	41.7	37.7	50	2

Tampa Bay	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Mike Horner	5	219	43.8	38.2	55	3

Kicking Statistics

New Orleans	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Frankie Lincoln	1/1	0/0	0/0	20	2/2

Tampa Bay	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Jonathan Harper	2/2	0/0	0/0	33	3/3

Punt Return Statistics

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Amir Gordon	2	8	4.0	0

Tampa Bay	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Peyton Gower	2	8	4.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Reggie Stedman	3	149	49.7	1

Tampa Bay	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Defensive Statistics

New Orleans	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Shaquille Grider	8	2	0.0	36	36
OLB Devon Porter	7	2	1.0	35	36
S Parker McHugh	7	1	0.0	19	18
S Johnny Mayes	6	5	0.0	33	31
CB Clifton Talley	6	3	0.0	20	20
OLB Ezra Daschle	5	0	0.0	20	20
CB Reggie Stedman	4	0	0.0	39	38
DE Rodolfo Scheungrab	4	0	0.0	20	17
CB Abel Foster	4	0	0.0	36	36
DE Wade Merritt	3	1	0.0	36	33
DE Terry Winslett	3	0	0.0	34	35
OLB Britt Wolf	2	0	0.0	2	2
DT B.J. Adas	2	0	0.0	22	23
DT Herb Paschal	1	1	0.0	5	8
CB Bernard Castillo	0	2	0.0	11	9
CB Deron Graham	0	2	0.0	13	11
S Richard Pozy	0	1	0.0	5	7
DE Logan Lorenz	0	1	0.0	25	23
DE Roy Harvey	0	1	0.0	11	11
OLB Rusty Hampton	0	1	0.0	3	2

Tampa Bay	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Vernon Gerrity	7	1	0.0	20	26
DE Efrain Duncan	4	0	0.0	18	18
OLB Danny Doering	4	0	0.0	6	11
CB Darrin Whiting	3	2	0.0	19	30
CB Cole Dilday	3	1	0.0	15	20
OLB Johnny Shea	3	1	0.0	7	26
S Everett Ward	3	1	0.0	14	22
OLB Sergio Parrish	3	0	0.0	19	20
DE Kurt Adkins	2	1	2.0	20	31
CB Howie Mitkov	2	1	0.0	7	27
DE Grady Stuart	2	0	0.0	14	16
S Tommy Duncan	2	0	0.0	7	24
S Richie Schwartz	1	1	0.0	19	16
DT Bucky Simmons	1	0	0.0	13	4
CB Andres Van Horn	1	0	0.0	13	10

Pass Rush Statistics

New Orleans	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
OLB Devon Porter	1.0	0	0	36
DE Terry Winslett	0.0	1	1	35
DE Logan Lorenz	0.0	1	0	23
DE Wade Merritt	0.0	0	2	33

Tampa Bay	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Kurt Adkins	2.0	0	1	1	31
DE Efrain Duncan	0.0	1	0	0	18
DT Angel Bronson	0.0	0	1	0	17
OLB Sergio Parrish	0.0	0	1	0	20

Pass Defense Statistics

New Orleans	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Reggie Stedman	4	1	38
CB Abel Foster	4	1	36
OLB Ezra Daschle	4	0	20
OLB Shaquille Grider	4	0	36
OLB Devon Porter	3	0	36
S Parker McHugh	3	0	18
OLB Britt Wolf	2	0	2
S Johnny Mayes	1	0	31
CB Clifton Talley	1	0	20
CB Deron Graham	0	2	11
CB Bernard Castillo	0	1	9

Tampa Bay	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
OLB Johnny Shea	3	2	26
CB Darrin Whiting	3	0	30
ILB Vernon Gerrity	3	0	26
CB Cole Dilday	2	0	20
S Tommy Duncan	2	0	24
S Everett Ward	2	0	22
OLB Danny Doering	2	0	11
CB Howie Mitkov	1	0	27
CB Andres Van Horn	1	0	10
OLB Sergio Parrish	1	0	20

Blocking Statistics

New Orleans	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
T James Coles	1	3	20	1	31
G Leland Gerhardt	0	5	20	0	31
G Peyton Reynolds	0	3	20	1	31
TE Gregory Wolfe	0	2	20	0	30
C Chad Gonzalez	0	2	20	0	31
T D.J. Oxford	0	2	20	0	31

Tampa Bay	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
T Derek Guyon	5	10	0	39	1	38
C Tyrus Gustin	4	8	2	39	0	38
G Dominique Newsome	2	8	0	39	0	38
T Tyrell Knightley	2	6	0	39	0	38
G Bryant Herman	0	4	0	39	0	38
TE Barry Samuels	0	1	0	31	0	31
TE Jose High	0	1	0	15	0	24

Special Teams Tackles

New Orleans	Tackles	STPlays
Reuben Cundiff	1	21
Gregory Wolfe	1	11

Tampa Bay	Tackles	STPlays
Tyrell Knightley	2	13
Perry Sigsbee	1	23
Carl Looker	1	12

Participation

New Orleans	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
CB Reggie Stedman	---	---	39	38	14	91
OLB Shaquille Grider	---	---	36	36	2	74
CB Abel Foster	---	---	36	36	2	74
OLB Devon Porter	---	---	35	36	2	73
DE Terry Winslett	---	---	34	35	2	71
DE Wade Merritt	---	---	36	33	2	71
S Johnny Mayes	---	---	33	31	1	65
OLB Ezra Daschle	---	---	20	20	22	62
TE Gregory Wolfe	20	30	---	---	11	61
G Leland Gerhardt	20	31	---	---	8	59
T James Coles	20	31	---	---	8	59
T D.J. Oxford	20	31	---	---	8	59
G Peyton Reynolds	20	31	---	---	8	59
DE Logan Lorenz	---	---	25	23	7	55
WR Taylor Martin	20	31	---	---	1	52
DT B.J. Adas	---	---	22	23	7	52
QB Louie Kemp	20	31	---	---	---	51
C Chad Gonzalez	20	31	---	---	---	51
WR Leonardo Seder	17	22	---	---	8	47
CB Clifton Talley	---	---	20	20	4	44
S Parker McHugh	---	---	19	18	1	38
DE Rodolfo Scheungrab	---	---	20	17	---	37
RB Thurman Devenny	2	18	---	---	16	36
S Richard Pozy	---	---	5	7	22	34
CB Bernard Castillo	---	---	11	9	14	34
TE Reuben Cundiff	4	9	---	---	21	34
WR Sherman McAninch	13	19	---	---	---	32
RB Galloping Gene Vallet	15	12	---	---	1	28
CB Deron Graham	---	---	13	11	---	24
WR Antonio Palumbo	3	7	---	---	13	23
DE Roy Harvey	---	---	11	11	---	22
FB Trey Soto	3	4	---	---	15	22
OLB Rusty Hampton	---	---	3	2	11	16
DT Herb Paschal	---	---	5	8	---	13
RB Amir Gordon	3	3	---	---	5	11
P Irving Popp	0	0	---	---	8	8
C Corwin Butcher	0	0	---	---	8	8
WR Leon Banda	0	0	---	---	8	8
DE Leland Krakowski	---	---	4	2	---	6
OLB Britt Wolf	---	---	2	2	---	4
K Frankie Lincoln	0	0	---	---	4	4
C Jonathan Torres	0	0	---	---	---	0
G Spencer Freitag	0	0	---	---	---	0
T Leonard Buick	0	0	---	---	---	0
TE Riley Wooden	0	0	---	---	---	0
QB Wes Bernardino	0	0	---	---	---	0

Tampa Bay	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
T Tyrell Knightley	39	38	---	---	13	90
G Dominique Newsome	39	38	---	---	7	84
T Derek Guyon	39	38	---	---	7	84
G Bryant Herman	39	38	---	---	7	84
WR Peyton Gower	36	38	---	---	7	81
C Tyrus Gustin	39	38	---	---	---	77
QB Chance Harrison	39	38	---	---	---	77
WR Jeremiah Rasmussen	37	32	---	---	---	69
RB Bradley Bensen	32	30	---	---	1	63
TE Barry Samuels	31	31	---	---	1	63
DE Kurt Adkins	---	---	20	31	1	52
OLB Sergio Parrish	---	---	19	20	12	51
CB Darrin Whiting	---	---	19	30	1	50
CB Howie Mitkov	---	---	7	27	16	50
S Tommy Duncan	---	---	7	24	16	47
WR Carl Looker	21	14	---	---	12	47
ILB Vernon Gerrity	---	---	20	26	1	47
CB Cole Dilday	---	---	15	20	9	44
S Everett Ward	---	---	14	22	4	40
S Richie Schwartz	---	---	19	16	4	39
TE Jose High	15	24	---	---	---	39
DE Grady Stuart	---	---	14	16	8	38
DE Efrain Duncan	---	---	18	18	1	37
OLB Johnny Shea	---	---	7	26	---	33
RB Perry Sigsbee	3	3	---	---	23	29
DT Angel Bronson	---	---	3	17	7	27
TE Ralph McNamee	2	3	---	---	22	27
WR Lukas Jordan	5	2	---	---	18	25
RB Grant Fitzgerald	6	9	---	---	10	25
CB Andres Van Horn	---	---	13	10	---	23
ILB Lee Shantz	---	---	0	0	19	19
DT Bert Greenham	---	---	5	14	---	19
DT Bucky Simmons	---	---	13	4	1	18
OLB Danny Doering	---	---	6	11	1	18
DT Taylor Jerman	---	---	1	9	---	10
WR Darrell Jeffries	2	0	---	---	8	10
RB Malik Carter	5	4	---	---	---	9
K Jonathan Harper	0	0	---	---	8	8
P Mike Horner	0	0	---	---	7	7
C Jumbo Weaver	0	0	---	---	7	7
T Antoine Brooks	0	0	---	---	5	5
G Sammy Calinoff	0	0	---	---	---	0
T Nathan Barton	0	0	---	---	---	0
QB Daquan Washington	0	0	---	---	---	0
C Bobby Nakata	0	0	---	---	---	0
G Samuel Spencer	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	3	3	1.0
Middle	11	27	2.5
Right	6	5	0.8
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	8	30	3.8
Middle	21	87	4.1
Right	9	25	2.8
None	1	-2	-2.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Louie Kemp	29	20	2	1	2	2	3	1	0

Tampa Bay	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Chance Harrison	37	26	3	1	0	5	3	0	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	7	5	29	4.1
Short (0-8 Yds)	7	3	10	1.4
Medium (9-18 Yds)	12	10	135	11.3
Long (19+ Yds)	3	2	57	19.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	4	34	8.5
Short (0-8 Yds)	18	12	93	5.2
Medium (9-18 Yds)	15	10	180	12.0
Long (19+ Yds)	0	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Taylor Martin	10	6	0	35	0	31
TE Gregory Wolfe	6	4	1	40	0	30
WR Sherman McAninch	3	3	0	71	2	19
WR Antonio Palumbo	3	3	0	41	0	7
WR Leonardo Seder	2	2	0	27	0	22
TE Reuben Cundiff	2	0	1	0	0	9
RB Galloping Gene Vallet	1	1	0	17	0	12
RB Amir Gordon	1	1	0	0	0	3
FB Trey Soto	1	0	0	0	0	4

Tampa Bay	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Peyton Gower	14	10	102	1	38
TE Barry Samuels	12	7	76	1	31
TE Jose High	5	5	117	1	24
WR Jeremiah Rasmussen	3	2	12	0	32
RB Bradley Bensen	2	1	-1	0	30
RB Grant Fitzgerald	1	1	1	0	9

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

Tampa Bay	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Bradley Bensen	6	5	0.83	3.84

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Louie Kemp	4	2	11	2.75	7.97

Tampa Bay	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Chance Harrison	10	3	35	3.50	8.30

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Taylor Martin	2	0	0	0.00	3.50
TE Gregory Wolfe	1	1	0	0.00	6.67
WR Antonio Palumbo	1	1	11	11.00	13.67

Tampa Bay	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Peyton Gower	5	2	23	4.60	7.29
TE Barry Samuels	4	1	12	3.00	6.33
RB Bradley Bensen	1	0	0	0.00	-0.50

Third Down Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Rushes	Conversions
QB Louie Kemp	1	1

Tampa Bay	Rushes	Conversions
RB Bradley Bensen	9	5

Third Down Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Conversions
Louie Kemp	10	6	4

Tampa Bay	Att	Comp	Conversions
Chance Harrison	9	5	5

Third Down Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Taylor Martin	5	3	2
WR Antonio Palumbo	2	2	1
WR Leonardo Seder	1	1	1
TE Gregory Wolfe	1	0	0
TE Reuben Cundiff	1	0	0

Tampa Bay	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Peyton Gower	5	4	4
TE Barry Samuels	3	1	1
WR Jeremiah Rasmussen	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)