Week 1, 1974

played in New Orleans, LA

78 degrees, fair, 9 mph wind

Tampa Bay Buccaneers	3	0	14	0	-	17
New Orleans Saints	3	7	0	3	-	13

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:47 NOS - Jim Bakken 39 field goal
1Q: 01:50 TBY - Jim Turner 23 field goal
2Q: 02:12 NOS - Eric Cook 3 pass from John Hadl (Jim Bakken extra point)
3Q: 11:07 TBY - George Amundson 2 pass from Quentin Vaughn (Jim Turner extra point)
3Q: 02:54 TBY - Wayne Mosley 2 run (Jim Turner extra point)
4Q: 07:12 NOS - Jim Bakken 19 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:47 NOS - Jim Bakken 39 field goal
1Q: 01:50 TBY - Jim Turner 23 field goal
2Q: 02:12 NOS - Eric Cook 3 pass from John Hadl (Jim Bakken extra point)
3Q: 11:07 TBY - George Amundson 2 pass from Quentin Vaughn (Jim Turner extra point)
3Q: 02:54 TBY - Wayne Mosley 2 run (Jim Turner extra point)
4Q: 07:12 NOS - Jim Bakken 19 field goal

Team Statistics TBY NOS
Record 1-0 0-1
First Downs 20 22
- by Rushing 4 5
- by Passing 14 11
- by Penalty 2 6
Total Net Yards 354 304
- Offensive Plays 62 65
- Yards per Play 5.71 4.68
Net Rushing Yards 100 103
- Rushing Attempts 25 26
- Yards per Rush 4.00 3.96
Net Passing Yards 254 201
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 35 - 24 - 0 38 - 21 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 265 207
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2/11 1/6
- Yards per Pass Play 6.86 5.15
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 1/0
3rd Down Conversions 7/14 5/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.9 6.0
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/2
Penalties/Yards 12/77 5/35
Punt Returns/Yards 0/0 0/0
Kick Returns/Yards 3/96 1/19
Interception Ret./Yards 1/8 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 3 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/1 1/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 25 OWN 30
Time of Possession 30:31 29:29

Team Statistics	TBY	NOS
Record	1-0	0-1
First Downs	20	22
- by Rushing	4	5
- by Passing	14	11
- by Penalty	2	6
Total Net Yards	354	304
- Offensive Plays	62	65
- Yards per Play	5.71	4.68
Net Rushing Yards	100	103
- Rushing Attempts	25	26
- Yards per Rush	4.00	3.96
Net Passing Yards	254	201
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	35 - 24 - 0	38 - 21 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	265	207
- Sacks/Yards Lost	2/11	1/6
- Yards per Pass Play	6.86	5.15
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	1/0
3rd Down Conversions	7/14	5/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.9	6.0
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/2
Penalties/Yards	12/77	5/35
Punt Returns/Yards	0/0	0/0
Kick Returns/Yards	3/96	1/19
Interception Ret./Yards	1/8	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	3	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/1	1/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 25	OWN 30
Time of Possession	30:31	29:29

Drive Charts

Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	9:39	7:54	OWN 37	12	57	Field Goal
2	14:14	1:59	OWN 4	4	13	Punt
2	11:14	5:00	OWN 4	10	62	Missed FG
2	2:03	1:40	OWN 28	6	40	Missed FG
3	15:00	3:59	OWN 20	8	80	Touchdown
3	8:13	5:28	OWN 13	11	87	Touchdown
4	14:27	1:30	OWN 20	3	9	Punt
4	7:04	1:23	OWN 41	3	2	Punt
4	2:28	0:34	OWN 26	3	6	Punt
4	0:55	0:55	OPP 39	2	-2	Game

New Orleans Saints
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	5:21	OWN 20	9	58	Field Goal
1	1:45	2:31	OWN 32	4	24	Punt
2	12:15	1:01	OWN 36	3	2	Punt
2	6:14	4:11	OWN 41	9	59	Touchdown
2	0:23	0:23	OWN 39	3	36	Missed FG
3	11:01	2:48	OWN 20	6	32	Punt
3	2:12	2:45	OWN 20	5	17	Punt
4	12:57	5:53	OWN 39	11	59	Field Goal
4	5:41	3:13	OWN 25	13	49	Downs
4	1:54	0:59	OWN 35	4	5	Interception

Game MVP: Quentin Vaughn, Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Rushing Statistics

Tampa Bay	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
George Amundson	14	64	4.57	26	1	0
Wayne Mosley	9	38	4.22	20	1	1
Quentin Vaughn	2	-2	-1.00	-1	0	0

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Jim Kiick	16	57	3.56	16	1
Matt Muhammad	9	47	5.22	16	2
Henry Childs	1	-1	-1.00	-1	0

Passing Statistics

Tampa Bay	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Sonny Jurgensen	22	14	169	1/5	0	26	0	87.1
Quentin Vaughn	13	10	96	1/6	1	34	0	122.6

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
John Hadl	38	21	207	1/6	1	24	1	68.6

Receiving Statistics

Tampa Bay	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Al Dodd	5	7	44	8.80	9	24	0
WR Ron Jessie	4	9	45	11.25	7	21	0
TE Jim Mitchell	4	5	28	7.00	10	16	0
RB George Amundson	3	3	31	10.33	16	19	1
WR Barry Pearson	3	3	50	16.67	16	26	0
WR Freddie Scott	3	3	63	21.00	6	34	0
RB Wayne Mosley	1	3	3	3.00	0	3	0
FB Barty Smith	1	1	1	1.00	0	1	0
WR Norm Doyle	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

New Orleans	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Richard Sims	6	8	58	9.67	14	24	0
WR Larry Wilcox	5	7	62	12.40	2	22	0
TE Henry Childs	2	3	12	6.00	0	7	0
WR Ike Harris	2	5	30	15.00	2	15	0
RB Jim Kiick	2	3	21	10.50	8	14	0
TE Eric Cook	2	3	18	9.00	0	15	1
RB Sam Cunningham	1	1	6	6.00	4	6	0
RB Matt Muhammad	1	2	0	0.00	0	0	0
WR Bob Grim	0	3	0	0.00	0	0	0
WR Tony Galloway	0	3	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Tampa Bay	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Mel Renfro	1	8	8.00	0

New Orleans	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Tampa Bay	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Phil Villapiano	0	0	1	0

New Orleans	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Henry Childs	1	1	0	0

Punting Statistics

Tampa Bay	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Montrae Jones	4	144	36.0	36.0	47	0

New Orleans	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Jerrel Wilson	4	196	49.0	44.0	63	3

Kicking Statistics

Tampa Bay	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Jim Turner	1/3	0/2	0/1	23	2/2

New Orleans	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Jim Bakken	2/3	0/1	0/0	39	1/1

Punt Return Statistics

Tampa Bay	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Kick Return Statistics

Tampa Bay	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Mel Renfro	3	96	32.0	0

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Bob Grim	1	19	19.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Tampa Bay	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Donnie Shell	8	2	1.0	26	38
ILB Mark Arneson	7	2	0.0	25	37
S Burgess Owens	5	0	0.0	18	37
CB Tony Plummer	4	2	0.0	13	30
OLB Gregg Bingham	3	3	0.0	19	25
CB Mel Renfro	3	1	0.0	25	38
DT Bob Rowe	3	0	0.0	23	38
DE Julius Adams	2	2	0.0	22	37
ILB Phil Villapiano	2	1	0.0	12	8
CB Jim Stienke	2	0	0.0	23	35
OLB Vincent Boutte	2	0	0.0	7	14
DT Garry Pettigrew	1	1	0.0	21	20
S John Saunders	1	0	0.0	4	18
OLB Jim Turnbull	1	0	0.0	2	3
CB Everett Allen	1	0	0.0	3	4
DE Kevin Calhoun	0	2	0.0	23	37

New Orleans	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Joe Federspiel	8	0	1.0	24	37
CB Walt Tamaarkin	6	0	0.0	23	35
OLB Dave Wilcox	5	3	0.0	23	36
DE Shawn Hollingsworth	5	2	0.0	23	36
CB J.B. Conway	5	1	0.0	20	33
S Tommy Myers	4	1	0.0	23	36
S Lenny Richard	3	2	0.0	9	8
S Tracy Hanks	3	1	0.0	22	32
CB Robbie Magana	3	0	0.0	21	34
DE Karl Lorch	2	0	1.0	20	34
OLB Sammy Everett	1	1	0.0	8	5
DT Derland Moore	1	0	0.0	18	32
DE Jim White	1	0	0.0	5	3
WR Larry Wilcox	1	0	---	---	---
DT Harris Malinowski	0	1	0.0	7	6
DT Ricardo Browning	0	1	0.0	4	1
DE Mario Nakamura	0	1	0.0	21	35

Pass Rush Statistics

Tampa Bay	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
S Donnie Shell	1.0	0	0	38
DE Julius Adams	0.0	1	0	37
DT Garry Pettigrew	0.0	0	1	20
DE Kevin Calhoun	0.0	0	1	37

New Orleans	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
ILB Joe Federspiel	1.0	0	0	37
DE Karl Lorch	1.0	0	0	34
DT Derland Moore	0.0	1	0	32
DE Shawn Hollingsworth	0.0	1	0	36
DE Jim White	0.0	0	1	3
DE Mario Nakamura	0.0	0	1	35

Pass Defense Statistics

Tampa Bay	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S Donnie Shell	4	1	0	38
OLB Gregg Bingham	3	0	0	25
CB Tony Plummer	3	0	0	30
CB Mel Renfro	2	1	1	38
S Burgess Owens	2	1	0	37
CB Jim Stienke	2	1	0	35
OLB Vincent Boutte	2	1	0	14
ILB Mark Arneson	1	0	0	37
S John Saunders	1	0	0	18
CB Everett Allen	1	0	0	4

New Orleans	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB J.B. Conway	4	1	33
CB Walt Tamaarkin	4	0	35
DE Shawn Hollingsworth	3	0	36
OLB Dave Wilcox	2	1	36
S Tracy Hanks	2	1	32
ILB Joe Federspiel	2	0	37
OLB Sammy Everett	2	0	5
CB Robbie Magana	2	0	34
S Lenny Richard	2	0	8
S Tommy Myers	1	0	36

Blocking Statistics

Tampa Bay	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Ralph Neely	1	5	0	23	0	35
Sid Smith	1	5	0	21	0	32
Ray Schoenke	1	4	0	22	0	31
Charles Goodrum	1	3	1	17	1	25
Dave Foley	1	3	0	25	0	33
Ed Newman	0	2	0	14	0	21
Jim Mitchell	0	1	1	20	0	25
Booker Brown	0	0	0	1	1	5

New Orleans	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Thurman Cowley	2	2	0	14	1	26
John Demarie	1	5	2	19	0	29
Randy Rasmussen	1	4	0	17	0	24
Clarence Hironaka	1	3	0	19	0	26
Terry Owens	1	2	0	16	0	25
J.B. Aarhus	1	2	0	14	0	18
Stephen Johnstone	1	2	0	12	0	21
Henry Childs	1	1	0	24	0	25
Sam Cunningham	0	3	0	14	0	11
Bruce Rasmussen	0	2	0	19	0	26

Special Teams Tackles

Tampa Bay	Tackles	STPlays
Mel Renfro	1	15

New Orleans	Tackles	STPlays
Tommy Nobis	2	11
Tony Galloway	1	13

Participation

Tampa Bay	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Mel Renfro	---	---	25	38	15	78
Donnie Shell	---	---	26	38	11	75
Mark Arneson	---	---	25	37	4	66
Bob Rowe	---	---	23	38	3	64
Kevin Calhoun	---	---	23	37	2	62
Dave Foley	25	33	---	---	3	61
Julius Adams	---	---	22	37	1	60
Sid Smith	21	32	---	---	7	60
Jim Stienke	---	---	23	35	2	60
Ron Jessie	18	33	---	---	8	59
Ralph Neely	23	35	---	---	---	58
Burgess Owens	---	---	18	37	3	58
Ray Schoenke	22	31	---	---	4	57
George Amundson	15	23	---	---	15	53
Jim Mitchell	20	25	---	---	4	49
Al Dodd	13	23	---	---	12	48
Gregg Bingham	---	---	19	25	2	46
Tony Plummer	---	---	13	30	2	45
Charles Goodrum	17	25	---	---	1	43
Ed Newman	14	21	---	---	7	42
Garry Pettigrew	---	---	21	20	---	41
Sonny Jurgensen	13	23	---	---	---	36
Freddie Scott	16	19	---	---	---	35
Vincent Boutte	---	---	7	14	13	34
Barry Pearson	14	18	---	---	---	32
John Saunders	---	---	4	18	9	31
Barty Smith	8	7	---	---	13	28
Phil Villapiano	---	---	12	8	8	28
John Mendenhall	---	---	13	7	6	26
Quentin Vaughn	12	14	---	---	---	26
Norm Doyle	3	12	---	---	11	26
Wayne Mosley	10	13	---	---	---	23
Eddie Moss	7	8	---	---	2	17
Al Chandler	0	0	---	---	15	15
Booker Brown	1	5	---	---	6	12
Norbert Bryant	2	3	---	---	7	12
Everett Allen	---	---	3	4	5	12
Herb Mayes	---	---	3	2	5	10
Jim Turnbull	---	---	2	3	5	10
Bruce Coslet	1	4	---	---	4	9
Isaac Fulcher	---	---	1	1	7	9
Jim Turner	0	0	---	---	7	7
Montrae Jones	0	0	---	---	7	7
Derek Check	---	---	3	0	2	5
Bert Horn	---	---	0	0	4	4
Malcolm Padavona	0	0	---	---	---	0

New Orleans	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Joe Federspiel	---	---	24	37	5	66
Robbie Magana	---	---	21	34	11	66
John Hadl	26	39	---	---	---	65
Tommy Myers	---	---	23	36	4	63
Dave Wilcox	---	---	23	36	3	62
Shawn Hollingsworth	---	---	23	36	3	62
Walt Tamaarkin	---	---	23	35	3	61
Henry Childs	24	25	---	---	11	60
Mario Nakamura	---	---	21	35	3	59
Karl Lorch	---	---	20	34	3	57
Tracy Hanks	---	---	22	32	3	57
J.B. Conway	---	---	20	33	2	55
John Demarie	19	29	---	---	5	53
Derland Moore	---	---	18	32	2	52
Richard Sims	16	31	---	---	4	51
Clarence Hironaka	19	26	---	---	6	51
Bruce Rasmussen	19	26	---	---	5	50
Tony Galloway	12	24	---	---	13	49
Randy Rasmussen	17	24	---	---	7	48
Matt Muhammad	9	21	---	---	18	48
Ike Harris	18	21	---	---	4	43
Thurman Cowley	14	26	---	---	3	43
Terry Owens	16	25	---	---	---	41
J.B. Aarhus	14	18	---	---	7	39
Sam Cunningham	14	11	---	---	12	37
Jim Kiick	17	18	---	---	1	36
Larry Wilcox	10	22	---	---	4	36
Eric Cook	10	11	---	---	12	33
Stephen Johnstone	12	21	---	---	---	33
Lenny Richard	---	---	9	8	8	25
Bob Grim	0	11	---	---	11	22
Chester Kuehl	---	---	1	2	19	22
Harris Malinowski	---	---	7	6	3	16
Sammy Everett	---	---	8	5	1	14
Tommy Nobis	---	---	1	0	11	12
Carl Gersbach	---	---	2	1	7	10
John Brandon	---	---	0	1	9	10
Ricardo Browning	---	---	4	1	5	10
Jim White	---	---	5	3	---	8
Jim Bakken	0	0	---	---	7	7
Jerrel Wilson	0	0	---	---	4	4
Archie Manning	0	0	---	---	3	3
Tom Blanchard	0	0	---	---	---	0
Bobby Scott	0	0	---	---	---	0
Unknown	0	0	---	---	---	0
Ross Robertson	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	9	62	6.9
Middle	5	22	4.4
Right	9	18	2.0
None	2	-2	-1.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	8	21	2.6
Middle	12	65	5.4
Right	6	17	2.8
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Tampa Bay	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Sonny Jurgensen	22	14	2	0	1	3	2	0	0
Quentin Vaughn	13	10	2	0	3	0	0	0	0

New Orleans	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
John Hadl	38	21	2	4	4	5	2	0	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	7	6	20	2.9
Short (0-8 Yds)	15	10	81	5.4
Medium (9-18 Yds)	6	5	83	13.8
Long (19+ Yds)	7	3	81	11.6

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	3	3	10	3.3
Short (0-8 Yds)	13	9	56	4.3
Medium (9-18 Yds)	15	7	95	6.3
Long (19+ Yds)	7	2	46	6.6

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Tampa Bay	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Ron Jessie	9	4	2	45	1	33
WR Al Dodd	7	5	0	44	1	23
TE Jim Mitchell	5	4	0	28	0	25
RB George Amundson	3	3	0	31	0	23
RB Wayne Mosley	3	1	2	3	0	13
WR Barry Pearson	3	3	0	50	1	18
WR Freddie Scott	3	3	0	63	1	19
FB Barty Smith	1	1	0	1	0	7
WR Norm Doyle	1	0	0	0	0	12

New Orleans	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Richard Sims	8	6	0	58	1	31
WR Larry Wilcox	7	5	0	62	1	22
WR Ike Harris	5	2	1	30	0	21
TE Henry Childs	3	2	0	12	0	25
WR Bob Grim	3	0	0	0	0	11
RB Jim Kiick	3	2	0	21	0	18
TE Eric Cook	3	2	0	18	0	11
WR Tony Galloway	3	0	2	0	0	24
RB Matt Muhammad	2	1	1	0	0	21
RB Sam Cunningham	1	1	0	6	0	11

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Tampa Bay	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
George Amundson	3	15	5.00	4.57
Wayne Mosley	2	6	3.00	4.22

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Jim Kiick	4	18	4.50	3.56
Matt Muhammad	2	2	1.00	5.22

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Tampa Bay	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Quentin Vaughn	3	3	17	5.67	7.38
Sonny Jurgensen	2	1	10	5.00	7.68

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
John Hadl	2	2	17	8.50	5.45

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Tampa Bay	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Al Dodd	2	1	-1	-0.50	6.29
RB George Amundson	1	1	2	2.00	10.33
TE Jim Mitchell	1	1	16	16.00	5.60
WR Barry Pearson	1	1	10	10.00	16.67

New Orleans	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
RB Jim Kiick	1	1	14	14.00	7.00
TE Eric Cook	1	1	3	3.00	6.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Tampa Bay	Rushes	Conversions
George Amundson	1	0
Wayne Mosley	1	1

New Orleans	Rushes	Conversions
Matt Muhammad	2	1
Jim Kiick	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Tampa Bay	Att	Comp	Conversions
Sonny Jurgensen	9	7	5
Quentin Vaughn	3	2	1

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Conversions
John Hadl	10	6	4

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Tampa Bay	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Ron Jessie	6	4	3
RB George Amundson	2	2	2
WR Al Dodd	2	2	1
WR Barry Pearson	1	1	0
WR Norm Doyle	1	0	0

New Orleans	Targ	Catch	Conversions
RB Matt Muhammad	2	1	0
WR Richard Sims	2	2	2
WR Larry Wilcox	2	2	1
WR Bob Grim	1	0	0
WR Ike Harris	1	0	0
TE Eric Cook	1	1	1
WR Tony Galloway	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 54,300 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 16,600 (21,400)
End Zone 12,000 (15,400)
Mezzanine 6,900 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 10,600 (13,600)
Club Seats 5,700 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 2,500 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	54,300 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	16,600 (21,400)
End Zone	12,000 (15,400)
Mezzanine	6,900 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	10,600 (13,600)
Club Seats	5,700 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	2,500 (3,300)