Week 15, 2083

played in New Orleans, CA

71 degrees, fair, 1 mph wind

Tampa Bay Buccaneers	0	10	14	0	-	24
New Orleans Saints	7	7	0	7	-	21

Scoring Summary
1Q: 05:11 NOS - Xavier Tucker 10 pass from Troy Craig (Julio Burnstine extra point)
2Q: 13:52 NOS - Gregory Dobson 17 run (Julio Burnstine extra point)
2Q: 08:22 TBY - Stan Boyd 8 pass from Jordan Schuster (Levi Hughes extra point)
2Q: 03:08 TBY - Levi Hughes 34 field goal
3Q: 11:26 TBY - Greg Dhamers 51 run (Levi Hughes extra point)
3Q: 03:06 TBY - Rickey Zimmerman 10 pass from Jordan Schuster (Levi Hughes extra point)
4Q: 14:26 NOS - Gregory Dobson 1 pass from Troy Craig (Julio Burnstine extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 05:11 NOS - Xavier Tucker 10 pass from Troy Craig (Julio Burnstine extra point)
2Q: 13:52 NOS - Gregory Dobson 17 run (Julio Burnstine extra point)
2Q: 08:22 TBY - Stan Boyd 8 pass from Jordan Schuster (Levi Hughes extra point)
2Q: 03:08 TBY - Levi Hughes 34 field goal
3Q: 11:26 TBY - Greg Dhamers 51 run (Levi Hughes extra point)
3Q: 03:06 TBY - Rickey Zimmerman 10 pass from Jordan Schuster (Levi Hughes extra point)
4Q: 14:26 NOS - Gregory Dobson 1 pass from Troy Craig (Julio Burnstine extra point)

Team Statistics TBY NOS
Record 9-5 5-9
First Downs 23 21
- by Rushing 9 6
- by Passing 14 15
- by Penalty 0 0
Total Net Yards 398 361
- Offensive Plays 65 63
- Yards per Play 6.12 5.73
Net Rushing Yards 199 102
- Rushing Attempts 29 18
- Yards per Rush 6.86 5.67
Net Passing Yards 199 259
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 35 - 23 - 0 41 - 24 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards 212 284
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/13 4/25
- Yards per Pass Play 5.53 5.76
Fumbles/Lost 2/1 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 4/11 4/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 9.2 8.2
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/1
Penalties/Yards 6/41 1/10
Punt Returns/Yards 1/17 4/3
Kick Returns/Yards 1/33 4/67
Interception Ret./Yards 2/35 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 3 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/1 3/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 30 OWN 30
Time of Possession 32:26 27:34

Team Statistics	TBY	NOS
Record	9-5	5-9
First Downs	23	21
- by Rushing	9	6
- by Passing	14	15
- by Penalty	0	0
Total Net Yards	398	361
- Offensive Plays	65	63
- Yards per Play	6.12	5.73
Net Rushing Yards	199	102
- Rushing Attempts	29	18
- Yards per Rush	6.86	5.67
Net Passing Yards	199	259
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	35 - 23 - 0	41 - 24 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards	212	284
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/13	4/25
- Yards per Pass Play	5.53	5.76
Fumbles/Lost	2/1	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	4/11	4/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	9.2	8.2
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/1
Penalties/Yards	6/41	1/10
Punt Returns/Yards	1/17	4/3
Kick Returns/Yards	1/33	4/67
Interception Ret./Yards	2/35	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	3	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/1	3/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 30	OWN 30
Time of Possession	32:26	27:34

Drive Charts

Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	1:25	OWN 25	3	2	Punt
1	10:11	1:34	OWN 20	3	-2	Punt
1	6:23	0:06	OWN 20	1	1	Fumble
1	5:00	2:10	OWN 36	3	2	Punt
2	13:34	2:09	OWN 14	5	15	Punt
2	10:23	2:10	OPP 40	5	40	Touchdown
2	6:50	3:48	OWN 40	7	43	Field Goal
2	1:35	1:35	OWN 20	6	42	Missed FG
3	12:35	1:32	OWN 32	3	68	Touchdown
3	7:43	4:48	OWN 20	11	80	Touchdown
4	14:15	5:52	OWN 25	10	43	Missed FG
4	5:40	3:16	OWN 20	6	36	Punt
4	0:49	0:49	OPP 33	2	-2	Game

New Orleans Saints
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	13:35	3:24	OWN 29	7	22	Punt
1	8:37	2:14	OWN 22	4	32	Punt
1	6:17	1:17	OPP 21	3	21	Touchdown
1	2:50	4:16	OWN 17	9	83	Touchdown
2	11:25	1:02	OWN 31	3	14	Interception
2	8:13	1:23	OWN 25	3	1	Punt
2	3:02	1:27	OWN 18	5	27	Punt
3	15:00	2:25	OWN 36	3	-7	Punt
3	11:03	3:20	OWN 21	7	47	Punt
3	2:55	3:40	OWN 25	7	75	Touchdown
4	8:23	2:43	OWN 39	5	21	Punt
4	2:24	1:35	OWN 20	7	16	Interception

Game MVP: Jordan Schuster, Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Rushing Statistics

Tampa Bay	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB Greg Dhamers	13	124	9.54	51	4	1
QB Jordan Schuster	7	31	4.43	10	1	0
RB Julio Stanton	4	26	6.50	12	1	0
RB Kenneth Gomez	4	11	2.75	10	1	0
RB Matthew Diaz	1	7	7.00	7	0	0

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB Tyrell Gaylor	14	78	5.57	23	5	0
RB Sawyer Thomason	2	4	2.00	3	0	0
WR Gregory Dobson	1	17	17.00	17	1	1
QB Troy Craig	1	3	3.00	3	0	0

Passing Statistics

Tampa Bay	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Jordan Schuster	35	23	212	1/13	2	24	0	101.1

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Troy Craig	41	24	284	4/25	2	35	2	75.6

Receiving Statistics

Tampa Bay	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Rickey Zimmerman	9	12	86	9.56	14	24	1
WR Rick Hazel	6	13	50	8.33	3	20	0
TE Stan Boyd	6	7	52	8.67	11	21	1
WR Myles Daye	2	3	24	12.00	0	13	0

New Orleans	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Xavier Tucker	7	17	94	13.43	73	33	1
WR Gregory Dobson	6	6	76	12.67	5	35	1
TE Donnie Dworak	4	7	42	10.50	30	27	0
WR Cristian Schwartz	2	2	28	14.00	15	18	0
WR Trent Sawahata	2	3	13	6.50	7	7	0
RB Tyrell Gaylor	2	3	19	9.50	4	13	0
TE Christopher Frederick	1	1	12	12.00	7	12	0
RB Sawyer Thomason	0	2	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Tampa Bay	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Bryant Dillon	1	19	19.00	0
CB Carson Farr	1	16	16.00	0

New Orleans	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Tampa Bay	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
QB Jordan Schuster	1	1	0	0
RB Kenneth Gomez	1	0	0	0

New Orleans	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
DT Colin Gaines	0	1	1	0
DE Eddie Bates	0	0	1	0

Punting Statistics

Tampa Bay	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Gerald Brandon	5	236	47.2	42.6	56	1

New Orleans	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Keith Richard	7	312	44.6	27.9	55	0

Kicking Statistics

Tampa Bay	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Levi Hughes	1/3	0/2	0/1	34	3/3

New Orleans	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Julio Burnstine	0/0	0/0	0/0	0	3/3

Punt Return Statistics

Tampa Bay	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Greg Dhamers	1	17	17.0	0

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Trenton Bahr	4	3	0.8	0

Kick Return Statistics

Tampa Bay	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Myles Daye	1	33	33.0	0

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Trenton Bahr	4	67	16.8	0

Defensive Statistics

Tampa Bay	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Ricky Cobb	8	2	0.0	18	34
OLB Emmett Ricketts	5	2	1.0	18	45
CB Carson Farr	5	1	0.0	18	45
DE Jackie Von Wyss	3	0	2.0	18	38
S Patterson Dightman	3	2	0.0	12	13
S Jimmy Stewart	3	1	0.0	10	36
ILB Ashton Washington	3	0	0.0	10	9
DT Brayden Sanderson	2	0	1.0	0	12
S Bryant Dillon	2	1	0.0	18	45
CB Aidan Anderson	2	1	0.0	8	34
DT Hugh Washington	2	0	0.0	15	25
CB Bart O'Neill	2	0	0.0	0	3
ILB Roger Ramirez	1	1	0.0	18	41
DE Bernie Irwin	1	0	0.0	9	20
CB Trenton Von der Ahe	1	0	0.0	14	40
OLB Irving Oxenby	0	1	0.0	0	15

New Orleans	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
CB Byron Armstrong	6	0	0.0	29	34
S Antonio Mansker	6	0	0.0	26	23
S Ross Oliver	5	3	0.0	26	23
OLB Myles Walsh	5	2	0.0	26	32
CB Alonzo Conrad	5	2	0.0	28	35
CB Rob Bernard	5	1	0.0	14	28
ILB Aidan Kennedy	5	1	0.0	29	27
DT Colin Gaines	4	1	0.0	24	26
DE Eddie Bates	2	1	1.0	28	35
OLB Tyrus Cooper	2	1	0.0	11	5
DE Evan Hopson	1	0	0.0	23	22
DT Cody Owens	1	0	0.0	8	14
RB Sawyer Thomason	1	0	---	---	---
DT Alfred Tapia	1	0	0.0	19	16
TE Donnie Dworak	1	0	---	---	---
CB Eduardo Walters	0	2	0.0	6	7
S Nicholas Beuerlein	0	1	0.0	3	13

Pass Rush Statistics

Tampa Bay	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Jackie Von Wyss	2.0	0	2	1	38
OLB Emmett Ricketts	1.0	0	1	2	45
DT Brayden Sanderson	1.0	0	0	0	12
OLB Ricky Cobb	0.0	1	0	0	34
OLB Irving Oxenby	0.0	1	0	0	15
DE Bernie Irwin	0.0	0	3	0	20
DE Alexander Domingo	0.0	0	1	2	33

New Orleans	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Eddie Bates	1.0	1	2	2	35
DE Justin Campbell	0.0	0	1	1	15
DT Alfred Tapia	0.0	0	1	0	16
DT Hunter Romund	0.0	0	1	0	16
DT Colin Gaines	0.0	0	0	1	26

Pass Defense Statistics

Tampa Bay	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
OLB Emmett Ricketts	5	0	0	45
OLB Ricky Cobb	3	1	0	34
CB Carson Farr	3	0	1	45
ILB Roger Ramirez	2	0	0	41
S Jimmy Stewart	2	0	0	36
CB Bart O'Neill	2	0	0	3
CB Aidan Anderson	2	0	0	34
S Bryant Dillon	1	1	1	45
ILB Ashton Washington	1	1	0	9
CB Trenton Von der Ahe	1	1	0	40
DT Hugh Washington	1	0	0	25
DT Brayden Sanderson	1	0	0	12

New Orleans	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Byron Armstrong	5	2	34
S Antonio Mansker	4	1	23
CB Rob Bernard	4	0	28
CB Alonzo Conrad	3	0	35
ILB Aidan Kennedy	3	0	27
OLB Myles Walsh	2	0	32
S Ross Oliver	2	0	23
ILB Glen Whipkey	0	1	9

Blocking Statistics

Tampa Bay	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
G Tim Norris	6	7	29	0	36
T Karl Patton	3	4	29	0	36
T Jameson Shea	2	6	29	1	36
T Vernon Jewett	1	4	29	0	36
C Braden Branch	1	1	29	0	36

New Orleans	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
C Darryl Blake	3	5	18	1	45
G Graham Mathews	2	6	18	3	45
T J.T. Grabowski	1	4	18	0	45
G Bobby Torres	1	1	18	0	45
FB Aaron Fisk	0	1	7	0	7

Special Teams Tackles

Tampa Bay	Tackles	STPlays
Julio Stanton	3	24
Patterson Dightman	2	10
Reggie Baniewicz	1	19
Emmett Ricketts	1	11
Myles Daye	1	9

New Orleans	Tackles	STPlays
Eddie Bates	1	14
Darryl Blake	1	11

Participation

Tampa Bay	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
OLB Emmett Ricketts	---	---	18	45	11	74
T Karl Patton	29	36	---	---	8	73
G Tim Norris	29	36	---	---	8	73
WR Rickey Zimmerman	29	36	---	---	4	69
QB Jordan Schuster	29	36	---	---	---	65
T Vernon Jewett	29	36	---	---	---	65
C Braden Branch	29	36	---	---	---	65
T Jameson Shea	29	36	---	---	---	65
S Bryant Dillon	---	---	18	45	1	64
CB Carson Farr	---	---	18	45	1	64
WR Rick Hazel	25	34	---	---	4	63
S Jimmy Stewart	---	---	10	36	15	61
ILB Roger Ramirez	---	---	18	41	---	59
TE Stan Boyd	26	32	---	---	---	58
DE Jackie Von Wyss	---	---	18	38	---	56
CB Trenton Von der Ahe	---	---	14	40	---	54
WR Myles Daye	17	27	---	---	9	53
OLB Ricky Cobb	---	---	18	34	1	53
DE Alexander Domingo	---	---	9	33	7	49
CB Aidan Anderson	---	---	8	34	7	49
RB Greg Dhamers	20	15	---	---	8	43
DT Hugh Washington	---	---	15	25	---	40
RB Julio Stanton	6	10	---	---	24	40
S Patterson Dightman	---	---	12	13	10	35
OLB Irving Oxenby	---	---	0	15	19	34
TE Xavier Glover	6	2	---	---	24	32
DE Bernie Irwin	---	---	9	20	---	29
ILB Ashton Washington	---	---	10	9	1	20
DT Brayden Sanderson	---	---	0	12	7	19
WR Reggie Baniewicz	0	0	---	---	19	19
CB Bart O'Neill	---	---	0	3	15	18
RB Kenneth Gomez	4	2	---	---	11	17
TE Tracy Burke	8	7	---	---	---	15
RB Matthew Diaz	1	10	---	---	---	11
DT Calvin Davison	---	---	3	7	---	10
ILB B.J. Foley	---	---	0	0	10	10
K Levi Hughes	0	0	---	---	8	8
C Brent Lee	0	0	---	---	8	8
P Gerald Brandon	0	0	---	---	8	8
G Tommy Harding	0	0	---	---	8	8
WR Jordan Rivera	3	5	---	---	---	8
T Kristopher Cole	0	0	---	---	8	8
QB Kenneth Schulz	0	0	---	---	---	0
C Amos McIntyre	0	0	---	---	---	0
WR Marshall Minkel	0	0	---	---	---	0
WR Jackie Slezak	0	0	---	---	---	0

New Orleans	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
DE Eddie Bates	---	---	28	35	14	77
C Darryl Blake	18	45	---	---	11	74
CB Alonzo Conrad	---	---	28	35	3	66
CB Byron Armstrong	---	---	29	34	3	66
G Bobby Torres	18	45	---	---	---	63
T J.T. Grabowski	18	45	---	---	---	63
QB Troy Craig	18	45	---	---	---	63
T Gage Rose	18	45	---	---	---	63
G Graham Mathews	18	45	---	---	---	63
OLB Myles Walsh	---	---	26	32	1	59
ILB Aidan Kennedy	---	---	29	27	3	59
TE Donnie Dworak	17	42	---	---	---	59
WR Gregory Dobson	9	31	---	---	14	54
DT Colin Gaines	---	---	24	26	3	53
WR Cristian Schwartz	14	33	---	---	5	52
S Ross Oliver	---	---	26	23	1	50
S Antonio Mansker	---	---	26	23	1	50
WR Xavier Tucker	13	36	---	---	---	49
DE Evan Hopson	---	---	23	22	1	46
CB Rob Bernard	---	---	14	28	4	46
RB Tyrell Gaylor	15	27	---	---	---	42
RB Sawyer Thomason	3	17	---	---	16	36
DT Alfred Tapia	---	---	19	16	1	36
S Jimmie Harden	---	---	3	13	16	32
DE Justin Campbell	---	---	7	15	7	29
DT Hunter Romund	---	---	7	16	6	29
FB Aaron Fisk	7	7	---	---	14	28
WR Trent Sawahata	4	14	---	---	9	27
CB Eduardo Walters	---	---	6	7	14	27
TE Tyrus Dunn	2	3	---	---	21	26
TE Christopher Frederick	6	12	---	---	7	25
DT Cody Owens	---	---	8	14	1	23
OLB Roberto Huffman	---	---	0	0	21	21
ILB Glen Whipkey	---	---	0	9	10	19
S Nicholas Beuerlein	---	---	3	13	2	18
OLB Tyrus Cooper	---	---	11	5	---	16
WR Trenton Bahr	0	3	---	---	10	13
CB Orlando Hampton	---	---	2	3	6	11
G Horace Maxwell	0	0	---	---	7	7
C Daniel Guy	0	0	---	---	7	7
P Keith Richard	0	0	---	---	7	7
C Dashawn Manderville	0	0	---	---	7	7
T Floyd Hogenkamp	0	0	---	---	7	7
K Julio Burnstine	0	0	---	---	4	4
QB Sean Powell	0	0	---	---	---	0
RB Branden Maloney	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	5	73	14.6
Middle	17	77	4.5
Right	5	51	10.2
None	2	-2	-1.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	10	59	5.9
Middle	6	28	4.7
Right	2	15	7.5
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Tampa Bay	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Jordan Schuster	35	23	3	1	1	4	5	4	0

New Orleans	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Troy Craig	41	24	4	1	1	4	7	5	2

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	2	2	5	2.5
Short (0-8 Yds)	16	10	56	3.5
Medium (9-18 Yds)	10	8	90	9.0
Long (19+ Yds)	7	3	61	8.7

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	14	8	84	6.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	21	13	140	6.7
Medium (9-18 Yds)	5	2	25	5.0
Long (19+ Yds)	1	1	35	35.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Tampa Bay	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Rick Hazel	13	6	0	50	1	34
WR Rickey Zimmerman	12	9	1	86	1	36
TE Stan Boyd	7	6	0	52	1	32
WR Myles Daye	3	2	0	24	0	27

New Orleans	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Xavier Tucker	17	7	0	94	2	36
TE Donnie Dworak	7	4	1	42	1	42
WR Gregory Dobson	6	6	0	76	1	31
WR Trent Sawahata	3	2	0	13	0	14
RB Tyrell Gaylor	3	2	0	19	0	27
WR Cristian Schwartz	2	2	0	28	0	33
RB Sawyer Thomason	2	0	0	0	0	17
TE Christopher Frederick	1	1	0	12	0	12

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Tampa Bay	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Julio Stanton	1	0	0.00	6.50
RB Kenneth Gomez	1	10	10.00	2.75

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Tyrell Gaylor	2	15	7.50	5.57
WR Gregory Dobson	1	17	17.00	17.00

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Tampa Bay	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Jordan Schuster	5	4	16	3.20	6.06

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Troy Craig	2	2	11	5.50	6.93

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Tampa Bay	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Rick Hazel	2	2	-2	-1.00	3.85
WR Myles Daye	1	0	0	0.00	8.00
TE Stan Boyd	1	1	8	8.00	7.43
WR Rickey Zimmerman	1	1	10	10.00	7.17

New Orleans	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Gregory Dobson	1	1	1	1.00	12.67
WR Xavier Tucker	1	1	10	10.00	5.53

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Tampa Bay	Rushes	Conversions

New Orleans	Rushes	Conversions

Third Down Passing Statistics

Tampa Bay	Att	Comp	Conversions
Jordan Schuster	11	5	4

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Conversions
Troy Craig	10	4	4

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Tampa Bay	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Rickey Zimmerman	5	4	4
WR Rick Hazel	4	0	0
WR Myles Daye	1	0	0
TE Stan Boyd	1	1	0

New Orleans	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Xavier Tucker	5	1	1
WR Trent Sawahata	2	2	2
WR Gregory Dobson	1	1	1
RB Sawyer Thomason	1	0	0
TE Donnie Dworak	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)