Week 9, 2046

played in Tampa Bay, FL

83 degrees, fair, 8 mph wind

New Orleans Saints	13	10	0	10	-	33
Tampa Bay Buccaneers	7	6	10	0	-	23

Scoring Summary
1Q: 11:45 TBY - Daryl Montgomery 28 pass from Nicholas Simmons (Shawn Bui extra point)
1Q: 06:18 NOS - Amir Kemp 16 pass from Frankie Blanchard (Curtis Flannery extra point)
1Q: 01:49 NOS - Roy Sutter 31 pass from Frankie Blanchard (Curtis Flannery extra point failed)
2Q: 10:21 TBY - Shawn Bui 18 field goal
2Q: 04:44 NOS - Curtis Flannery 35 field goal
2Q: 02:00 NOS - Roy Sutter 49 pass from Frankie Blanchard (Curtis Flannery extra point)
2Q: 00:03 TBY - Shawn Bui 30 field goal
3Q: 11:30 TBY - Shawn Bui 47 field goal
3Q: 04:56 TBY - Orlando McKeon 4 run (Shawn Bui extra point)
4Q: 08:24 NOS - Curtis Flannery 36 field goal
4Q: 07:22 NOS - Bryce Travis 79 interception return (Curtis Flannery extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 11:45 TBY - Daryl Montgomery 28 pass from Nicholas Simmons (Shawn Bui extra point)
1Q: 06:18 NOS - Amir Kemp 16 pass from Frankie Blanchard (Curtis Flannery extra point)
1Q: 01:49 NOS - Roy Sutter 31 pass from Frankie Blanchard (Curtis Flannery extra point failed)
2Q: 10:21 TBY - Shawn Bui 18 field goal
2Q: 04:44 NOS - Curtis Flannery 35 field goal
2Q: 02:00 NOS - Roy Sutter 49 pass from Frankie Blanchard (Curtis Flannery extra point)
2Q: 00:03 TBY - Shawn Bui 30 field goal
3Q: 11:30 TBY - Shawn Bui 47 field goal
3Q: 04:56 TBY - Orlando McKeon 4 run (Shawn Bui extra point)
4Q: 08:24 NOS - Curtis Flannery 36 field goal
4Q: 07:22 NOS - Bryce Travis 79 interception return (Curtis Flannery extra point)

Team Statistics NOS TBY
Record 4-4 3-5
First Downs 21 25
- by Rushing 5 8
- by Passing 13 15
- by Penalty 3 2
Total Net Yards 390 364
- Offensive Plays 59 66
- Yards per Play 6.61 5.52
Net Rushing Yards 75 107
- Rushing Attempts 25 26
- Yards per Rush 3.00 4.12
Net Passing Yards 315 257
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 32 - 24 - 1 39 - 27 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards 329 263
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2/14 1/6
- Yards per Pass Play 9.26 6.43
Fumbles/Lost 1/1 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 8/14 3/11
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.6 7.8
4th Down Conversions 0/0 1/1
Penalties/Yards 8/65 8/43
Punt Returns/Yards 3/32 1/15
Kick Returns/Yards 2/50 2/41
Interception Ret./Yards 2/108 1/14
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 3 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/2 1/2
Avg. Drive Start OWN 31 OWN 28
Time of Possession 31:14 28:46

Team Statistics	NOS	TBY
Record	4-4	3-5
First Downs	21	25
- by Rushing	5	8
- by Passing	13	15
- by Penalty	3	2
Total Net Yards	390	364
- Offensive Plays	59	66
- Yards per Play	6.61	5.52
Net Rushing Yards	75	107
- Rushing Attempts	25	26
- Yards per Rush	3.00	4.12
Net Passing Yards	315	257
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	32 - 24 - 1	39 - 27 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards	329	263
- Sacks/Yards Lost	2/14	1/6
- Yards per Pass Play	9.26	6.43
Fumbles/Lost	1/1	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	8/14	3/11
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.6	7.8
4th Down Conversions	0/0	1/1
Penalties/Yards	8/65	8/43
Punt Returns/Yards	3/32	1/15
Kick Returns/Yards	2/50	2/41
Interception Ret./Yards	2/108	1/14
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	3	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/2	1/2
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 31	OWN 28
Time of Possession	31:14	28:46

Drive Charts

New Orleans Saints
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	2:37	OWN 20	5	8	Interception
1	11:34	3:51	OWN 33	6	16	Punt
1	7:08	0:58	OPP 16	3	16	Touchdown
1	4:53	3:17	OWN 36	8	64	Touchdown
2	10:16	5:38	OWN 26	10	56	Field Goal
2	2:35	0:49	OWN 30	3	70	Touchdown
3	11:24	1:09	OWN 20	3	0	Punt
3	4:47	3:36	OWN 20	7	52	Fumble
4	13:47	5:31	OWN 6	10	75	Field Goal
4	6:05	3:53	OWN 36	5	11	Punt

Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	12:23	0:49	OPP 35	2	35	Touchdown
1	7:43	0:35	OWN 33	2	-5	Interception
1	6:10	1:17	OWN 20	3	6	Punt
1	1:36	6:20	OWN 20	14	79	Field Goal
2	4:38	2:03	OWN 20	3	9	Punt
2	1:46	1:46	OWN 20	8	67	Field Goal
3	15:00	3:36	OWN 40	6	30	Field Goal
3	10:15	5:28	OWN 40	10	60	Touchdown
3	1:11	2:24	OWN 37	5	19	Punt
4	8:16	1:04	OWN 28	2	11	Interception
4	7:12	1:07	OWN 20	3	2	Punt
4	2:12	2:12	OWN 3	9	51	Game

Game MVP: Frankie Blanchard, New Orleans Saints

Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Alexander Shannon	14	53	3.79	14	2	0
Cary Hicks	11	22	2.00	5	0	0

Tampa Bay	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Orlando McKeon	16	60	3.75	8	0	1
Nicholas Simmons	7	50	7.14	13	4	0
Dean Strong	3	-3	-1.00	1	0	0

Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Frankie Blanchard	32	24	329	2/14	3	49	1	125.7

Tampa Bay	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Nicholas Simmons	39	27	263	1/6	1	28	2	75.1

Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Amir Kemp	8	10	116	14.50	23	30	1
WR Roy Sutter	6	9	129	21.50	44	49	2
WR Tavon Austin	3	5	11	3.67	0	5	0
TE Rod Horton	3	3	15	5.00	0	8	0
WR Doug Irwin	2	3	38	19.00	0	41	0
FB Marco Gillespie	1	1	21	21.00	14	21	0
RB Alexander Shannon	1	1	-1	-1.00	0	-1	0

Tampa Bay	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Howard Rucci	9	13	91	10.11	35	25	0
WR Parker Cruise	7	10	70	10.00	3	15	0
TE Trevor Patterson	2	2	15	7.50	0	11	0
RB Orlando McKeon	2	2	22	11.00	0	13	0
WR Derrick Carr	2	3	8	4.00	0	5	0
WR Irving Carlson	1	1	7	7.00	2	7	0
FB Daryl Montgomery	1	2	28	28.00	27	28	1
FB Eric Shepard	1	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
RB Deron Valerio	1	1	15	15.00	0	15	0
TE Bryson Snyder	1	2	7	7.00	0	7	0
RB Dean Strong	0	2	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

New Orleans	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Bryce Travis	1	79	79.00	1
CB Jorge Cloak	1	29	29.00	0

Tampa Bay	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Trae Waynes	1	14	14.00	0

Fumble Statistics

New Orleans	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Alexander Shannon	1	0	0	0

Tampa Bay	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Kendall Brewer	0	1	0	0
Trae Waynes	0	0	1	0

Punting Statistics

New Orleans	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Jeff Siddiqui	3	123	41.0	36.0	50	2

Tampa Bay	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Jared Francis	4	191	47.8	39.8	51	1

Kicking Statistics

New Orleans	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Curtis Flannery	2/2	0/0	0/0	36	3/4

Tampa Bay	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Shawn Bui	3/3	1/1	0/0	47	2/2

Punt Return Statistics

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Tavon Austin	3	32	10.7	0

Tampa Bay	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Dean Strong	1	15	15.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Tavon Austin	2	50	25.0	0

Tampa Bay	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Derrick Carr	1	15	15.0	0
Blaine Stubblefield	1	26	26.0	0

Defensive Statistics

New Orleans	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
CB Korey Beyer	8	2	0.0	12	31
CB Shane Willis	8	2	0.0	26	40
OLB Trenton Herndon	5	1	0.0	14	20
ILB Sammie Collins	4	3	0.0	24	34
S Bryce Travis	4	3	0.0	25	40
CB Jorge Cloak	4	2	0.0	24	37
DE Benjamin Wells	3	1	0.0	7	9
OLB Robert King	3	1	0.0	15	18
S Fernando Shapiro	3	0	0.0	14	16
DE Conrad Tatum	2	0	0.0	19	31
DE Jace Gilmore	1	1	1.0	23	30
DT Winfred Lofton	1	1	0.0	8	28
CB Thurman Stevens	1	1	0.0	7	10
S Lance Doyle	1	1	0.0	14	30
WR Tavon Austin	1	0	---	---	---
DT Braxton Sellers	1	0	0.0	18	12
CB Mike Schroeder	1	0	0.0	3	7
ILB Russell Wolfstone	1	0	0.0	1	2
C Darren Wilkerson	1	0	---	---	---

Tampa Bay	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Nick Hamilton	8	1	0.0	20	26
DE Lincoln Gunn	5	0	0.0	17	28
DT Elias Euerle	4	2	0.0	20	21
ILB Brandon Fisk	4	1	0.0	14	29
DT Nathaniel Peterson	3	0	1.0	15	25
DE Gus Beyer	3	0	0.5	20	28
S Russell Jason	3	3	0.0	24	30
OLB Randall Harvey	3	3	0.0	8	7
S Steven Carl	3	2	0.0	22	32
CB Blaine Stubblefield	3	0	0.0	23	33
CB Trae Waynes	3	0	0.0	25	34
S Kendall Brewer	1	1	0.0	8	13
CB Emmanuel Wagner	1	1	0.0	13	26
DT Sharrif Floyd	1	0	0.0	5	6
TE Bryson Snyder	1	0	---	---	---
DT Jeffrey Garcia	1	0	0.0	13	16
ILB Eduardo Austin	1	0	0.0	11	5
OLB Salvador Paddock	1	0	0.0	5	8
DT Rex Hogue	0	1	0.5	8	6

Pass Rush Statistics

New Orleans	Sack	Hurry	PPlay
DE Jace Gilmore	1.0	0	30
DE Conrad Tatum	0.0	1	31
DT Trent Ogden	0.0	1	7

Tampa Bay	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Nathaniel Peterson	1.0	1	0	25
DT Rex Hogue	0.5	0	0	6
DE Gus Beyer	0.5	0	0	28
DT Elias Euerle	0.0	1	0	21
DE Lincoln Gunn	0.0	0	2	28

Pass Defense Statistics

New Orleans	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Shane Willis	7	0	0	40
CB Korey Beyer	6	1	0	31
CB Jorge Cloak	3	2	1	37
OLB Trenton Herndon	3	0	0	20
ILB Sammie Collins	2	1	0	34
DE Benjamin Wells	2	0	0	9
OLB Robert King	2	0	0	18
S Bryce Travis	1	1	1	40
CB Thurman Stevens	1	0	0	10

Tampa Bay	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
OLB Nick Hamilton	7	0	0	26
S Russell Jason	4	0	0	30
CB Blaine Stubblefield	3	0	0	33
CB Trae Waynes	2	1	1	34
ILB Brandon Fisk	2	0	0	29
S Kendall Brewer	1	0	0	13
DT Elias Euerle	1	0	0	21
CB Emmanuel Wagner	1	0	0	26
S Steven Carl	1	0	0	32
ILB Eduardo Austin	1	0	0	5
OLB Salvador Paddock	1	0	0	8

Blocking Statistics

New Orleans	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Cole Freels	4	8	0	25	0	34
Taylor Lewan	3	8	0	25	1	34
Rickey Hastings	2	2	1	11	0	16
Darren Wilkerson	1	3	0	25	0	34
Robbie Rose	0	3	0	25	0	34
Rod Horton	0	1	0	15	0	16
Rob Ancheta	0	0	0	25	1	34

Tampa Bay	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Ereck Flowers	2	5	26	0	40
Luke Joeckel	2	2	26	1	40
Corey Wilkins	1	5	26	0	40
Trent Greene	1	4	26	0	40
Calvin Wolf	1	3	26	0	40
Daryl Montgomery	1	1	13	0	14

Special Teams Tackles

New Orleans	Tackles	STPlays
Marco Gillespie	1	17
Thurman Stevens	1	16
Roy Sutter	1	16

Tampa Bay	Tackles	STPlays
Eric Shepard	2	17
Irving Carlson	2	13
Howard Rucci	1	14

Participation

New Orleans	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Shane Willis	---	---	26	40	14	80
Bryce Travis	---	---	25	40	11	76
Cole Freels	25	34	---	---	5	64
Jorge Cloak	---	---	24	37	3	64
Sammie Collins	---	---	24	34	4	62
Amir Kemp	20	28	---	---	13	61
Frankie Blanchard	25	34	---	---	---	59
Robbie Rose	25	34	---	---	---	59
Taylor Lewan	25	34	---	---	---	59
Darren Wilkerson	25	34	---	---	---	59
Rob Ancheta	25	34	---	---	---	59
Roy Sutter	20	23	---	---	16	59
Jace Gilmore	---	---	23	30	4	57
Marco Gillespie	18	20	---	---	17	55
Conrad Tatum	---	---	19	31	3	53
Tavon Austin	11	19	---	---	20	50
Lance Doyle	---	---	14	30	3	47
Korey Beyer	---	---	12	31	3	46
Alexander Shannon	14	26	---	---	5	45
Rickey Hastings	11	16	---	---	15	42
Cary Hicks	11	10	---	---	21	42
Winfred Lofton	---	---	8	28	5	41
Trenton Herndon	---	---	14	20	3	37
Mario Edwards	---	---	17	18	2	37
Rod Horton	15	16	---	---	6	37
Robert King	---	---	15	18	3	36
Thurman Stevens	---	---	7	10	16	33
Braxton Sellers	---	---	18	12	2	32
Fernando Shapiro	---	---	14	16	1	31
Benjamin Wells	---	---	7	9	6	22
Alvin Rivers	---	---	7	9	2	18
Mike Schroeder	---	---	3	7	7	17
Doug Irwin	5	12	---	---	---	17
Johnny Lester	---	---	3	10	3	16
Ian Whitehurst	---	---	0	1	12	13
Trent Ogden	---	---	5	7	1	13
Curtis Flannery	0	0	---	---	9	9
Russell Wolfstone	---	---	1	2	4	7
Jeff Siddiqui	0	0	---	---	5	5
Mark Blackburn	0	0	---	---	5	5
Lonnie Duffy	0	0	---	---	5	5
Mateo Bell	0	0	---	---	5	5
Korey Toniolo	0	0	---	---	5	5
Bart Turner	0	0	---	---	---	0
Barry Nagurski	0	0	---	---	---	0
Kim Sibal	0	0	---	---	---	0

Tampa Bay	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Ereck Flowers	26	40	---	---	7	73
Howard Rucci	20	36	---	---	14	70
Blaine Stubblefield	---	---	23	33	14	70
Steven Carl	---	---	22	32	16	70
Luke Joeckel	26	40	---	---	---	66
Calvin Wolf	26	40	---	---	---	66
Corey Wilkins	26	40	---	---	---	66
Trent Greene	26	40	---	---	---	66
Nicholas Simmons	26	40	---	---	---	66
Russell Jason	---	---	24	30	8	62
Parker Cruise	22	37	---	---	3	62
Trae Waynes	---	---	25	34	2	61
Derrick Carr	11	25	---	---	15	51
Bryson Snyder	18	27	---	---	4	49
Gus Beyer	---	---	20	28	1	49
Nick Hamilton	---	---	20	26	2	48
Lincoln Gunn	---	---	17	28	2	47
Emmanuel Wagner	---	---	13	26	8	47
Brandon Fisk	---	---	14	29	3	46
Dean Strong	5	18	---	---	21	44
Elias Euerle	---	---	20	21	2	43
Nathaniel Peterson	---	---	15	25	---	40
Orlando McKeon	20	13	---	---	1	34
Daryl Montgomery	13	14	---	---	5	32
Jeffrey Garcia	---	---	13	16	3	32
Eric Shepard	5	3	---	---	17	25
Kendall Brewer	---	---	8	13	3	24
Randall Harvey	---	---	8	7	9	24
Ryan Hudson	1	3	---	---	18	22
Irving Carlson	5	3	---	---	13	21
Salvador Paddock	---	---	5	8	6	19
Deron Valerio	1	9	---	---	7	17
Sharrif Floyd	---	---	5	6	5	16
Efrain Pei	---	---	4	1	11	16
Eduardo Austin	---	---	11	5	---	16
Trevor Patterson	7	8	---	---	---	15
Rex Hogue	---	---	8	6	1	15
Shawn Bui	0	0	---	---	8	8
Jared Francis	0	0	---	---	7	7
Cris Stotts	0	0	---	---	7	7
Angel Pinner	0	0	---	---	7	7
Mitch Morse	0	0	---	---	7	7
Eric Hitchcock	0	0	---	---	7	7
Carlton Incontro	2	4	---	---	---	6
Sawyer Huntley	0	0	---	---	---	0
Robert Dunn	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	2	1	0.5
Middle	16	44	2.8
Right	7	30	4.3
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	1	7	7.0
Middle	12	63	5.3
Right	13	37	2.8
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Frankie Blanchard	32	24	7	1	3	1	2	2	1

Tampa Bay	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Nicholas Simmons	39	27	2	1	2	5	2	0	2

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	3	3	-5	-1.7
Short (0-8 Yds)	13	11	115	8.8
Medium (9-18 Yds)	8	6	78	9.8
Long (19+ Yds)	8	4	141	17.6

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	6	5	29	4.8
Short (0-8 Yds)	12	9	69	5.8
Medium (9-18 Yds)	17	12	152	8.9
Long (19+ Yds)	4	1	13	3.3

Detailed Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Amir Kemp	10	8	1	116	3	28
WR Roy Sutter	9	6	2	129	2	23
WR Tavon Austin	5	3	0	11	0	19
WR Doug Irwin	3	2	0	38	1	12
TE Rod Horton	3	3	0	15	0	16
FB Marco Gillespie	1	1	0	21	1	20
RB Alexander Shannon	1	1	0	-1	0	26

Tampa Bay	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Howard Rucci	13	9	0	91	1	36
WR Parker Cruise	10	7	2	70	0	37
WR Derrick Carr	3	2	0	8	0	25
TE Trevor Patterson	2	2	0	15	0	8
RB Orlando McKeon	2	2	0	22	0	13
FB Daryl Montgomery	2	1	0	28	1	14
RB Dean Strong	2	0	0	0	0	18
TE Bryson Snyder	2	1	0	7	0	27
WR Irving Carlson	1	1	0	7	0	3
FB Eric Shepard	1	1	0	0	0	3
RB Deron Valerio	1	1	0	15	0	9

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Cary Hicks	3	1	0.33	2.00
Alexander Shannon	2	1	0.50	3.79

Tampa Bay	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Orlando McKeon	2	8	4.00	3.75
Dean Strong	1	1	1.00	-1.00

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Frankie Blanchard	4	2	15	3.75	10.28

Tampa Bay	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Nicholas Simmons	3	3	13	4.33	6.74

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Amir Kemp	2	2	15	7.50	11.60
WR Roy Sutter	2	0	0	0.00	14.33

Tampa Bay	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Howard Rucci	2	2	13	6.50	7.00
FB Eric Shepard	1	1	0	0.00	0.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Rushes	Conversions
Cary Hicks	4	2
Alexander Shannon	1	1

Tampa Bay	Rushes	Conversions
Orlando McKeon	1	0
Dean Strong	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Conversions
Frankie Blanchard	9	6	5

Tampa Bay	Att	Comp	Conversions
Nicholas Simmons	9	7	3

Third Down Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Tavon Austin	3	2	1
WR Amir Kemp	2	2	2
WR Roy Sutter	2	1	1
WR Doug Irwin	1	0	0
TE Rod Horton	1	1	1

Tampa Bay	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Parker Cruise	3	2	1
WR Howard Rucci	2	2	2
WR Derrick Carr	2	2	0
TE Trevor Patterson	1	1	0
FB Daryl Montgomery	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 65,200 (65,700 capacity)
Upper Deck 17,700 (17,700)
End Zone 12,700 (12,700)
Mezzanine 7,300 (7,300)
Sideline Seats 10,700 (11,200)
Club Seats 12,000 (12,000)
Luxury Boxes 4,800 (4,800)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	65,200 (65,700 capacity)
Upper Deck	17,700 (17,700)
End Zone	12,700 (12,700)
Mezzanine	7,300 (7,300)
Sideline Seats	10,700 (11,200)
Club Seats	12,000 (12,000)
Luxury Boxes	4,800 (4,800)