Week 1, 2048

played in New Orleans, CA

56 degrees, fair, calm

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

Scoring Summary
1Q: 07:12 NOS - Keith Castle 35 field goal
1Q: 05:55 TBY - Norbert Mossberg 68 pass from Johnny Marsh (Korey Newman extra point)
1Q: 03:11 NOS - T.J. Yeldon 13 pass from Teddy Bridgewater (Keith Castle extra point)
2Q: 01:02 NOS - Roy Sutter 6 pass from Teddy Bridgewater (Keith Castle extra point)
3Q: 06:43 NOS - Roy Sutter 32 pass from Teddy Bridgewater (Keith Castle extra point)
4Q: 11:52 NOS - Keith Castle 48 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 07:12 NOS - Keith Castle 35 field goal
1Q: 05:55 TBY - Norbert Mossberg 68 pass from Johnny Marsh (Korey Newman extra point)
1Q: 03:11 NOS - T.J. Yeldon 13 pass from Teddy Bridgewater (Keith Castle extra point)
2Q: 01:02 NOS - Roy Sutter 6 pass from Teddy Bridgewater (Keith Castle extra point)
3Q: 06:43 NOS - Roy Sutter 32 pass from Teddy Bridgewater (Keith Castle extra point)
4Q: 11:52 NOS - Keith Castle 48 field goal

Team Statistics TBY NOS
Record 0-1 1-0
First Downs 15 17
- by Rushing 3 4
- by Passing 10 13
- by Penalty 2 0
Total Net Yards 271 365
- Offensive Plays 74 67
- Yards per Play 3.66 5.45
Net Rushing Yards 65 94
- Rushing Attempts 19 32
- Yards per Rush 3.42 2.94
Net Passing Yards 206 271
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 49 - 23 - 0 34 - 24 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 250 277
- Sacks/Yards Lost 6/44 1/6
- Yards per Pass Play 3.75 7.74
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 1/16 3/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 10.1 6.8
4th Down Conversions 1/4 0/0
Penalties/Yards 4/35 6/35
Punt Returns/Yards 2/16 2/19
Kick Returns/Yards 2/45 2/56
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 0 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 0/0 2/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 19 OWN 39
Time of Possession 29:10 30:50

Team Statistics	TBY	NOS
Record	0-1	1-0
First Downs	15	17
- by Rushing	3	4
- by Passing	10	13
- by Penalty	2	0
Total Net Yards	271	365
- Offensive Plays	74	67
- Yards per Play	3.66	5.45
Net Rushing Yards	65	94
- Rushing Attempts	19	32
- Yards per Rush	3.42	2.94
Net Passing Yards	206	271
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	49 - 23 - 0	34 - 24 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	250	277
- Sacks/Yards Lost	6/44	1/6
- Yards per Pass Play	3.75	7.74
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	1/16	3/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	10.1	6.8
4th Down Conversions	1/4	0/0
Penalties/Yards	4/35	6/35
Punt Returns/Yards	2/16	2/19
Kick Returns/Yards	2/45	2/56
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	0	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	0/0	2/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 19	OWN 39
Time of Possession	29:10	30:50

Drive Charts

Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	1:15	OWN 20	3	-13	Punt
1	12:09	1:34	OWN 20	3	2	Punt
1	7:07	1:30	OWN 20	3	80	Touchdown
1	3:00	2:22	OWN 42	6	2	Punt
2	14:21	1:54	OWN 36	3	9	Punt
2	8:25	1:26	OWN 17	3	6	Punt
2	5:01	1:47	OWN 6	3	8	Punt
2	0:53	0:53	OWN 28	4	36	Half
3	13:44	3:35	OWN 20	8	17	Punt
3	6:31	1:03	OWN 20	3	3	Punt
3	3:23	2:58	OWN 3	5	16	Punt
4	14:25	1:05	OWN 20	3	0	Punt
4	11:46	2:34	OWN 20	7	26	Punt
4	7:04	2:40	OWN 22	9	25	Downs
4	2:41	1:21	OWN 20	8	31	Downs
4	0:43	0:43	OWN 1	4	3	Downs

New Orleans Saints
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	13:45	1:36	OWN 47	3	8	Punt
1	10:35	3:28	OWN 49	6	33	Field Goal
1	5:37	2:37	OWN 42	5	58	Touchdown
1	0:38	1:17	OWN 24	3	9	Punt
2	12:27	4:02	OWN 7	8	37	Punt
2	6:59	1:58	OWN 37	3	3	Punt
2	3:14	2:21	OPP 38	8	38	Touchdown
3	15:00	1:16	OWN 47	3	7	Punt
3	10:09	3:38	OWN 29	7	71	Touchdown
3	5:28	2:05	OWN 36	5	25	Punt
3	0:25	1:00	OPP 47	3	7	Punt
4	13:20	1:34	OWN 40	4	29	Field Goal
4	9:12	2:08	OWN 20	3	5	Punt
4	4:24	1:43	OPP 47	3	8	Punt
4	1:20	0:37	OWN 49	3	7	Punt

Game MVP: Teddy Bridgewater, New Orleans Saints

Rushing Statistics

Tampa Bay	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Zane Minnick	14	55	3.93	11	2
Rich Chandler	3	7	2.33	3	0
Deon Tucker	2	3	1.50	4	0

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
T.J. Yeldon	18	27	1.50	8	0
Joseph Lindsay	10	42	4.20	16	1
Teddy Bridgewater	2	16	8.00	11	1
Marco Gillespie	1	0	0.00	0	0
Devan LaBrosse	1	9	9.00	9	0

Passing Statistics

Tampa Bay	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Johnny Marsh	49	23	250	6/44	1	68	0	69.2

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Teddy Bridgewater	34	24	277	1/6	3	36	0	124.2

Receiving Statistics

Tampa Bay	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Parker Cruise	7	13	44	6.29	6	16	0
FB Deon Tucker	4	5	1	0.25	3	4	0
WR Norbert Mossberg	4	8	94	23.50	68	68	1
WR Gerald Rasmussen	3	6	30	10.00	0	11	0
WR Carson Bradford	2	7	14	7.00	0	7	0
WR Nelson Agholor	1	5	22	22.00	8	22	0
TE Ryan Hudson	1	1	16	16.00	2	16	0
TE Bryson Snyder	1	2	29	29.00	20	29	0
RB Rich Chandler	0	2	0	0.00	0	0	0

New Orleans	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Roy Sutter	6	8	93	15.50	58	32	2
WR Rob Gardner	5	6	65	13.00	36	36	0
WR Devan LaBrosse	4	8	41	10.25	17	20	0
FB Marco Gillespie	3	3	9	3.00	11	4	0
RB T.J. Yeldon	2	2	24	12.00	14	13	1
RB Joseph Lindsay	2	2	28	14.00	23	28	0
TE Elias Mims	2	2	17	8.50	3	18	0
WR Adam Hines	0	3	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Tampa Bay	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

New Orleans	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Tampa Bay	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD

New Orleans	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD

Punting Statistics

Tampa Bay	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Trenton Wormeck	11	435	39.5	36.0	54	1

New Orleans	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Ross Jenkins	10	442	44.2	34.6	54	4

Kicking Statistics

Tampa Bay	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Korey Newman	0/0	0/0	0/0	0	1/1

New Orleans	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Keith Castle	2/2	1/1	0/0	48	3/3

Punt Return Statistics

Tampa Bay	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Zane Minnick	2	16	8.0	0

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Roy Sutter	2	19	9.5	0

Kick Return Statistics

Tampa Bay	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Zane Minnick	2	45	22.5	0

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Brett Mowen	2	56	28.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Tampa Bay	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Nick Fincher	8	3	0.0	29	35
S Steven Carl	7	2	1.0	27	31
S Miles Vance	7	1	0.0	27	35
CB Trae Waynes	6	3	0.0	30	31
DE Gus Beyer	4	3	0.0	27	30
OLB Salvador Paddock	4	3	0.0	21	24
DT Jeffrey Garcia	4	0	0.0	18	22
CB Wendell Campbell	3	1	0.0	14	25
CB Marc Logan	3	0	0.0	24	30
DT Herb Brady	2	2	0.0	14	19
DT Nathaniel Peterson	2	1	0.0	18	16
DE Lincoln Gunn	1	1	0.0	16	28
OLB Grant Holmes	1	1	0.0	16	11
S Emmanuel Bennett	1	0	0.0	13	8
DT Stan Powell	1	0	0.0	22	12
OLB Randall Harvey	0	1	0.0	11	4

New Orleans	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Donny Renfro	8	0	1.0	18	47
DE Benjamin Wells	5	2	2.5	17	34
ILB Malcolm Allen	5	2	0.0	17	43
CB Tony O'Neal	4	1	0.0	14	47
S Lance Doyle	4	1	0.0	17	50
DE Conrad Tatum	2	0	1.5	15	36
DE Jace Gilmore	2	1	0.5	4	19
DT Mario Edwards	2	3	0.0	15	35
OLB Rod Dwight	2	1	0.0	11	30
OLB Robert King	2	1	0.0	8	25
CB Shane Willis	2	0	0.0	18	45
CB Jorge Cloak	2	0	0.0	16	44
OLB Kurt Horn	2	0	0.0	4	3
S Brett Mowen	1	1	0.0	4	29
S Riddick Bull	1	1	0.0	1	18
DT Sergio Freibergs	1	1	0.0	7	24
DT Winfred Lofton	1	0	0.0	14	32
ILB Sedrick Ackerman	1	0	0.0	2	9
DE Darien Marshall	0	3	0.5	2	21

Pass Rush Statistics

Tampa Bay	Sack	Hurry	PPlay
S Steven Carl	1.0	0	31
DE Lincoln Gunn	0.0	2	28
CB Wendell Campbell	0.0	1	25
ILB Nick Fincher	0.0	1	35
DE Gus Beyer	0.0	1	30

New Orleans	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Benjamin Wells	2.5	0	2	3	34
DE Conrad Tatum	1.5	1	4	2	36
S Donny Renfro	1.0	0	0	0	47
DE Darien Marshall	0.5	0	1	0	21
DE Jace Gilmore	0.5	0	0	0	19
CB Shane Willis	0.0	1	0	0	45
OLB Rod Dwight	0.0	0	1	0	30
DT Winfred Lofton	0.0	0	0	1	32

Pass Defense Statistics

Tampa Bay	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
OLB Salvador Paddock	5	0	24
CB Trae Waynes	4	0	31
CB Marc Logan	3	1	30
CB Wendell Campbell	3	0	25
ILB Nick Fincher	3	0	35
S Steven Carl	2	0	31
CB Mack Linquist	1	0	5
S Miles Vance	1	0	35
DE Gus Beyer	1	0	30
DT Jeffrey Garcia	1	0	22
OLB Grant Holmes	0	1	11

New Orleans	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Tony O'Neal	4	0	47
ILB Malcolm Allen	3	0	43
S Lance Doyle	2	2	50
OLB Rod Dwight	2	1	30
OLB Robert King	2	1	25
CB Shane Willis	2	0	45
CB Jorge Cloak	1	2	44
S Riddick Bull	1	1	18
DE Jace Gilmore	1	0	19
S Donny Renfro	1	0	47
S Brett Mowen	1	0	29
DT Sergio Freibergs	1	0	24
OLB Kurt Horn	1	0	3
ILB Sedrick Ackerman	1	0	9

Blocking Statistics

Tampa Bay	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Brayden Lincoln	1	7	19	1	55
Rico Hawn	1	4	18	1	14
Ereck Flowers	1	4	19	0	55
Deon Tucker	1	1	12	0	25
Bryson Snyder	1	1	13	0	25
Calvin Wolf	0	1	19	2	44
Mark Blackburn	0	1	19	1	43
Ricky Harkless	0	0	0	1	11

New Orleans	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Darren Wilkerson	2	8	2	28	0	35
Lane Johnson	2	6	0	27	0	35
Mason Parker	1	7	0	28	0	35
Marco Gillespie	1	1	0	12	1	23
Floyd McDonald	1	1	0	5	0	0
Mike Pantin	0	3	0	26	0	35
Robbie Rose	0	2	0	6	0	0
Gerald Drexler	0	1	0	4	0	0
Jalen Roden	0	1	0	30	0	35

Special Teams Tackles

Tampa Bay	Tackles	STPlays
Emmanuel Bennett	1	20
Randall Harvey	1	19
Rich Chandler	1	18
Wendell Campbell	1	10

New Orleans	Tackles	STPlays
Rob Gardner	2	13
T.J. Yeldon	1	31
Adam Hines	1	16

Participation

Tampa Bay	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Ereck Flowers	19	55	---	---	6	80
Johnny Marsh	19	55	---	---	---	74
Brayden Lincoln	19	55	---	---	---	74
Nick Fincher	---	---	29	35	10	74
Calvin Wolf	19	44	---	---	5	68
Gus Beyer	---	---	27	30	10	67
Miles Vance	---	---	27	35	3	65
Marc Logan	---	---	24	30	9	63
Trae Waynes	---	---	30	31	2	63
Zane Minnick	16	32	---	---	15	63
Mark Blackburn	19	43	---	---	---	62
Steven Carl	---	---	27	31	3	61
Parker Cruise	19	38	---	---	---	57
Nelson Agholor	9	31	---	---	17	57
Deon Tucker	12	25	---	---	19	56
Vincent DeWine	1	41	---	---	11	53
Wendell Campbell	---	---	14	25	10	49
Gerald Rasmussen	6	38	---	---	3	47
Salvador Paddock	---	---	21	24	2	47
Rich Chandler	4	25	---	---	18	47
Lincoln Gunn	---	---	16	28	2	46
Bryson Snyder	13	25	---	---	8	46
Jeffrey Garcia	---	---	18	22	5	45
Emmanuel Bennett	---	---	13	8	20	41
Norbert Mossberg	7	33	---	---	---	40
Herb Brady	---	---	14	19	7	40
Ryan Hudson	9	12	---	---	19	40
Cary Shepard	---	---	8	7	23	38
Nathaniel Peterson	---	---	18	16	3	37
Mack Linquist	---	---	8	5	22	35
Stan Powell	---	---	22	12	1	35
Randall Harvey	---	---	11	4	19	34
Rico Hawn	18	14	---	---	---	32
Grant Holmes	---	---	16	11	1	28
Carson Bradford	0	16	---	---	8	24
Eric Hitchcock	0	12	---	---	11	23
Ricky Harkless	0	11	---	---	11	22
Kenny Clark	---	---	9	9	---	18
Glenn Woods	0	0	---	---	11	11
Trenton Wormeck	0	0	---	---	11	11
Wally Marsh	0	0	---	---	10	10
Korey Kostinko	---	---	0	3	2	5
Marquis Sweeney	0	0	---	---	2	2
Korey Newman	0	0	---	---	2	2
Lukas Banks	0	0	---	---	---	0
Todd Gaarder	0	0	---	---	---	0

New Orleans	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Mason Parker	28	35	---	---	11	74
Devan LaBrosse	22	30	---	---	19	71
Lance Doyle	---	---	17	50	---	67
Donny Renfro	---	---	18	47	1	66
Shane Willis	---	---	18	45	3	66
Roy Sutter	22	26	---	---	17	65
Jalen Roden	30	35	---	---	---	65
Teddy Bridgewater	29	35	---	---	---	64
Darren Wilkerson	28	35	---	---	---	63
Lane Johnson	27	35	---	---	---	62
Malcolm Allen	---	---	17	43	2	62
Robert King	---	---	8	25	29	62
Rob Gardner	23	26	---	---	13	62
Tony O'Neal	---	---	14	47	---	61
T.J. Yeldon	18	12	---	---	31	61
Mike Pantin	26	35	---	---	---	61
Jorge Cloak	---	---	16	44	---	60
Benjamin Wells	---	---	17	34	3	54
Conrad Tatum	---	---	15	36	2	53
Rod Horton	22	18	---	---	13	53
Mario Edwards	---	---	15	35	2	52
Marco Gillespie	12	23	---	---	16	51
Joseph Lindsay	22	24	---	---	4	50
Brett Mowen	---	---	4	29	16	49
Winfred Lofton	---	---	14	32	2	48
Rod Dwight	---	---	11	30	---	41
Darien Marshall	---	---	2	21	13	36
Elias Mims	10	7	---	---	18	35
Adam Hines	9	9	---	---	16	34
Sergio Freibergs	---	---	7	24	---	31
Mike Schroeder	---	---	3	11	13	27
Riddick Bull	---	---	1	18	7	26
Jace Gilmore	---	---	4	19	---	23
Sedrick Ackerman	---	---	2	9	10	21
Robbie Rose	6	0	---	---	12	18
Gerald Drexler	4	0	---	---	12	16
Graham Deshaies	2	0	---	---	12	14
Andres Roberson	---	---	2	3	9	14
Korey Toniolo	0	0	---	---	12	12
Ross Jenkins	0	0	---	---	12	12
Kurt Horn	---	---	4	3	2	9
Keith Castle	0	0	---	---	8	8
Floyd McDonald	5	0	---	---	1	6
Marlon McGregor	4	0	---	---	---	4
Greg Fields	3	0	---	---	---	3
Mickey Heemskerk	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	8	25	3.1
Middle	10	34	3.4
Right	1	6	6.0
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	1	-1	-1.0
Middle	19	52	2.7
Right	12	43	3.6
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Tampa Bay	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Johnny Marsh	49	23	3	7	2	7	8	6	0

New Orleans	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Teddy Bridgewater	34	24	5	2	1	2	5	0	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	5	3	-1	-0.2
Short (0-8 Yds)	13	8	104	8.0
Medium (9-18 Yds)	20	12	147	7.4
Long (19+ Yds)	11	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	7	7	50	7.1
Short (0-8 Yds)	14	11	144	10.3
Medium (9-18 Yds)	8	6	83	10.4
Long (19+ Yds)	5	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Tampa Bay	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Parker Cruise	13	7	0	44	0	38
WR Norbert Mossberg	8	4	1	94	1	33
WR Carson Bradford	7	2	0	14	0	16
WR Gerald Rasmussen	6	3	0	30	0	38
FB Deon Tucker	5	4	1	1	0	25
WR Nelson Agholor	5	1	0	22	1	31
TE Bryson Snyder	2	1	0	29	1	25
RB Rich Chandler	2	0	0	0	0	25
TE Ryan Hudson	1	1	0	16	0	12

New Orleans	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Roy Sutter	8	6	0	93	2	26
WR Devan LaBrosse	8	4	0	41	1	30
WR Rob Gardner	6	5	0	65	1	26
FB Marco Gillespie	3	3	0	9	0	23
WR Adam Hines	3	0	1	0	0	9
RB T.J. Yeldon	2	2	0	24	0	12
RB Joseph Lindsay	2	2	0	28	1	24
TE Elias Mims	2	2	0	17	0	7

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Tampa Bay	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Joseph Lindsay	2	8	4.00	4.20
Teddy Bridgewater	1	11	11.00	8.00

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Tampa Bay	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Teddy Bridgewater	3	2	19	6.33	8.15

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Tampa Bay	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg

New Orleans	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Adam Hines	1	0	0	0.00	0.00
RB T.J. Yeldon	1	1	13	13.00	12.00
WR Roy Sutter	1	1	6	6.00	11.63

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Tampa Bay	Rushes	Conversions
Zane Minnick	2	0
Rich Chandler	1	0

New Orleans	Rushes	Conversions
T.J. Yeldon	2	0
Teddy Bridgewater	1	0
Joseph Lindsay	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Tampa Bay	Att	Comp	Conversions
Johnny Marsh	12	2	1

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Conversions
Teddy Bridgewater	10	8	3

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Tampa Bay	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Parker Cruise	3	1	0
WR Gerald Rasmussen	2	0	0
WR Nelson Agholor	2	0	0
FB Deon Tucker	1	0	0
WR Norbert Mossberg	1	0	0
WR Carson Bradford	1	0	0
TE Ryan Hudson	1	1	1
RB Rich Chandler	1	0	0

New Orleans	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Rob Gardner	3	3	1
FB Marco Gillespie	2	2	1
TE Elias Mims	2	2	1
WR Devan LaBrosse	2	1	0
WR Adam Hines	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)