Week 1, 1979

played in New Orleans, LA

68 degrees, rain, 5 mph wind

Tampa Bay Buccaneers	3	10	7	3	-	23
New Orleans Saints	0	0	0	7	-	7

Scoring Summary
1Q: 02:55 TBY - Garo Yepremian 28 field goal
2Q: 13:10 TBY - Larry Mucker 10 pass from Dennis McKenzie (Garo Yepremian extra point)
2Q: 00:47 TBY - Garo Yepremian 24 field goal
3Q: 03:10 TBY - Larry Mucker 50 pass from Dennis McKenzie (Garo Yepremian extra point)
4Q: 12:06 NOS - Larry Wilcox 34 pass from Don Horn (Dave Jacobs extra point)
4Q: 02:20 TBY - Garo Yepremian 33 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 02:55 TBY - Garo Yepremian 28 field goal
2Q: 13:10 TBY - Larry Mucker 10 pass from Dennis McKenzie (Garo Yepremian extra point)
2Q: 00:47 TBY - Garo Yepremian 24 field goal
3Q: 03:10 TBY - Larry Mucker 50 pass from Dennis McKenzie (Garo Yepremian extra point)
4Q: 12:06 NOS - Larry Wilcox 34 pass from Don Horn (Dave Jacobs extra point)
4Q: 02:20 TBY - Garo Yepremian 33 field goal

Team Statistics TBY NOS
Record 1-0 0-1
First Downs 19 12
- by Rushing 8 1
- by Passing 10 9
- by Penalty 1 2
Total Net Yards 363 202
- Offensive Plays 73 57
- Yards per Play 4.97 3.54
Net Rushing Yards 153 26
- Rushing Attempts 41 12
- Yards per Rush 3.73 2.17
Net Passing Yards 210 176
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 30 - 19 - 1 42 - 20 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 225 199
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2/15 3/23
- Yards per Pass Play 6.56 3.91
Fumbles/Lost 1/0 3/3
3rd Down Conversions 2/14 1/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 9.4 8.5
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/1
Penalties/Yards 7/45 6/50
Punt Returns/Yards 6/72 4/25
Kick Returns/Yards 0/0 4/71
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 1/32
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 5 0
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/3 0/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 36 OWN 27
Time of Possession 37:59 22:01

Team Statistics	TBY	NOS
Record	1-0	0-1
First Downs	19	12
- by Rushing	8	1
- by Passing	10	9
- by Penalty	1	2
Total Net Yards	363	202
- Offensive Plays	73	57
- Yards per Play	4.97	3.54
Net Rushing Yards	153	26
- Rushing Attempts	41	12
- Yards per Rush	3.73	2.17
Net Passing Yards	210	176
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	30 - 19 - 1	42 - 20 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	225	199
- Sacks/Yards Lost	2/15	3/23
- Yards per Pass Play	6.56	3.91
Fumbles/Lost	1/0	3/3
3rd Down Conversions	2/14	1/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	9.4	8.5
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/1
Penalties/Yards	7/45	6/50
Punt Returns/Yards	6/72	4/25
Kick Returns/Yards	0/0	4/71
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	1/32
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	5	0
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/3	0/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 36	OWN 27
Time of Possession	37:59	22:01

Drive Charts

Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	12:47	2:29	OWN 34	5	19	Punt
1	7:14	4:27	OWN 45	8	44	Field Goal
1	1:45	3:43	OWN 47	7	53	Touchdown
2	11:21	2:39	OPP 48	6	29	Interception
2	7:43	3:18	OWN 14	6	13	Punt
2	3:07	2:25	OWN 31	7	62	Field Goal
3	15:00	0:58	OWN 20	3	1	Punt
3	13:12	1:57	OWN 30	3	9	Punt
3	10:06	1:31	OWN 26	3	7	Punt
3	4:43	1:48	OWN 20	6	80	Touchdown
3	0:24	2:10	OPP 48	5	14	Missed FG
4	11:51	1:32	OWN 20	3	4	Punt
4	8:31	2:04	OWN 29	3	-3	Punt
4	6:27	4:12	OPP 38	5	22	Field Goal
4	1:09	1:09	OPP 40	4	9	Game

New Orleans Saints
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	2:13	OWN 19	3	8	Punt
1	10:18	3:04	OWN 18	7	22	Punt
1	2:47	1:02	OWN 20	3	1	Punt
2	13:02	1:41	OWN 17	3	-3	Punt
2	8:42	0:59	OWN 41	3	4	Punt
2	4:25	1:18	OWN 39	4	30	Fumble
2	0:42	0:42	OWN 17	4	18	Punt
3	14:02	0:50	OWN 27	3	1	Punt
3	11:15	1:09	OWN 31	3	3	Punt
3	8:35	3:52	OWN 32	8	28	Punt
3	2:55	2:31	OWN 25	4	23	Fumble
4	13:14	1:23	OWN 41	3	59	Touchdown
4	10:19	1:48	OWN 34	3	-2	Punt
4	2:15	1:06	OWN 25	6	15	Downs

Game MVP: Larry Mucker, Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Rushing Statistics

Tampa Bay	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Wayne Mosley	25	85	3.40	17	2
Deacon Turner	10	53	5.30	13	2
Ricky Baker	3	8	2.67	8	0
Dennis McKenzie	2	3	1.50	5	0
Steve Owens	1	4	4.00	4	0

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	LG
Cleveland Franklin	5	8	1.60	4
Terdell Middleton	4	15	3.75	9
James Mayberry	3	3	1.00	1

Passing Statistics

Tampa Bay	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Dennis McKenzie	30	19	225	2/15	2	50	1	94.4

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Don Horn	42	20	199	3/23	1	34	0	69.4

Receiving Statistics

Tampa Bay	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Larry Mucker	7	10	138	19.71	40	50	2
WR John Gilliam	3	5	11	3.67	0	5	0
RB Steve Owens	2	2	22	11.00	18	20	0
WR Pat Tilley	2	4	8	4.00	0	6	0
TE Larry Brown	1	1	15	15.00	0	15	0
RB Wayne Mosley	1	2	6	6.00	1	6	0
FB Barty Smith	1	2	1	1.00	0	1	0
WR Ronald Fitzgerald	1	3	16	16.00	0	16	0
WR Ken Bailey	1	1	8	8.00	0	8	0

New Orleans	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Al Walker	5	13	36	7.20	3	13	0
TE Henry Childs	4	6	31	7.75	0	12	0
WR Larry Wilcox	3	8	64	21.33	12	34	1
RB James Mayberry	3	3	17	5.67	0	14	0
FB Cleveland Franklin	2	2	23	11.50	20	15	0
WR Mike Renfro	2	6	25	12.50	5	14	0
RB Walter Landers	1	1	3	3.00	0	3	0
WR Patrick Schulz	0	2	0	0.00	0	0	0
RB Terdell Middleton	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Tampa Bay	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

New Orleans	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Mike Haynes	1	32	32.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Tampa Bay	Fumb	Recov	Force
Deacon Turner	1	1	0
Steve George	0	1	0
Burgess Owens	0	1	0
Greg Koch	0	1	0
Doug Jones	0	0	1
Dave Pureifory	0	0	1
Mario Clark	0	0	1

New Orleans	Fumb	Force
Don Horn	1	0
Mike Haynes	1	0
Mike Renfro	1	0
Brent Sexton	0	1

Punting Statistics

Tampa Bay	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Max Runager	7	267	38.1	34.6	44	2

New Orleans	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Dan Melville	10	427	42.7	33.5	54	4

Kicking Statistics

Tampa Bay	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Garo Yepremian	3/4	0/1	0/1	33	2/2

New Orleans	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Dave Jacobs	0/0	0/0	0/0	0	1/1

Punt Return Statistics

Tampa Bay	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Virgil Livers	6	72	12.0	0

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Mike Haynes	4	25	6.3	0

Kick Return Statistics

Tampa Bay	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Al Walker	4	71	17.8	0

Defensive Statistics

Tampa Bay	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Rick Kingrea	5	2	0.0	8	30
CB Virgil Livers	5	2	0.0	10	35
ILB Mark Arneson	4	2	0.0	9	36
S Burgess Owens	4	2	0.0	11	37
DT Dave Pureifory	3	0	2.0	8	31
CB Jim Stienke	3	0	0.0	10	43
CB Mario Clark	3	0	0.0	8	28
DT Steve George	2	0	1.0	3	16
DE Julius Adams	2	1	0.0	5	20
S Ed Jones	2	0	0.0	11	42
WR John Gilliam	1	0	---	---	---
DE Tom Beasley	0	1	0.0	6	17

New Orleans	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Tommy Myers	15	2	0.0	41	30
ILB Joe Federspiel	7	4	0.0	34	28
ILB Kim Bokamper	7	1	0.0	28	28
DT Doug Sutherland	5	0	0.5	27	17
CB Van Terry	4	0	0.0	23	16
DE Derek Check	3	3	0.5	33	24
DE Bill Stanfill	3	1	0.0	26	27
CB Louis Wright	3	1	0.0	30	26
DE Al Cowlings	3	0	0.0	14	7
ILB Rick Kay	2	0	0.0	7	4
S Mike Haynes	2	0	0.0	39	30
DE Tody Smith	1	2	1.0	32	26
DE Greg Foggie	1	2	0.0	25	26
OLB Pete Wysocki	1	1	0.0	24	17
CB Bo McConnell	1	0	0.0	38	25
S Brent Sexton	1	0	0.0	13	8
OLB Tom Dinkel	0	1	0.0	7	3

Pass Rush Statistics

Tampa Bay	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Dave Pureifory	2.0	0	0	1	31
DT Steve George	1.0	0	0	0	16
DT Andy Buffone	0.0	1	1	1	14
OLB Mike McGraw	0.0	1	0	0	13
DE Fred Anderson	0.0	0	3	0	28
DE Tom Beasley	0.0	0	2	1	17
DE Julius Adams	0.0	0	1	1	20
DE Ben Williams	0.0	0	1	1	25

New Orleans	Sack	Hurry	PPlay
DE Tody Smith	1.0	0	26
DT Doug Sutherland	0.5	1	17
DE Derek Check	0.5	1	24
ILB Kim Bokamper	0.0	1	28

Pass Defense Statistics

Tampa Bay	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Mario Clark	5	1	28
CB Virgil Livers	4	0	35
CB Jim Stienke	2	2	43
S Burgess Owens	2	1	37
ILB Mark Arneson	2	0	36
OLB Rick Kingrea	2	0	30
S Ed Jones	1	1	42
DE Julius Adams	1	0	20
DT Dave Pureifory	1	0	31
CB Everett Allen	0	1	23
S Robert Giblin	0	1	15

New Orleans	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S Tommy Myers	3	0	0	30
CB Van Terry	3	0	0	16
ILB Kim Bokamper	3	0	0	28
S Mike Haynes	2	2	1	30
ILB Rick Kay	2	0	0	4
CB Louis Wright	2	0	0	26
ILB Joe Federspiel	1	0	0	28
DE Derek Check	1	0	0	24
CB Bo McConnell	1	0	0	25
OLB Pete Wysocki	1	0	0	17

Blocking Statistics

Tampa Bay	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Revie Sorey	3	12	1	34	0	29
Kenny Frame	3	5	0	38	1	27
Charles Goodrum	2	5	0	32	0	27
Kyle Davis	2	5	0	33	0	30
Greg Koch	2	3	0	36	1	30
Barty Smith	1	3	1	23	0	14
Larry Brown	1	2	1	22	0	19
Thurman Cowley	1	2	0	12	0	5
Ken Mendenhall	0	1	0	15	0	9
Jim Mitchell	0	1	0	26	0	13

New Orleans	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Steve Wilson	1	2	10	0	39
Henry Childs	1	1	10	0	27
Bob Brooks	0	3	12	1	36
Mark Nordquist	0	2	10	0	29
Stephen Johnstone	0	2	3	0	10
Frank Austin	0	1	11	1	39
Babe Morgan	0	1	9	0	35
Will Grant	0	0	2	1	16

Special Teams Tackles

Tampa Bay	Tackles	STPlays
Doug Jones	4	15
James Harrell	3	32
Kyle Davis	1	5

New Orleans	Tackles	STPlays
Tom Dinkel	3	28
Walter Landers	1	24
John McMakin	1	18
Patrick Schulz	1	18
Stephen Johnstone	1	10

Participation

Tampa Bay	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Kenny Frame	38	27	---	---	11	76
Jim Stienke	---	---	10	43	20	73
Dennis McKenzie	41	32	---	---	---	73
Revie Sorey	34	29	---	---	10	73
Greg Koch	36	30	---	---	4	70
Kyle Davis	33	30	---	---	5	68
Charles Goodrum	32	27	---	---	---	59
Larry Brown	22	19	---	---	17	58
Ed Jones	---	---	11	42	5	58
Virgil Livers	---	---	10	35	11	56
Jim Mitchell	26	13	---	---	13	52
Barty Smith	23	14	---	---	13	50
Larry Mucker	15	18	---	---	16	49
Deacon Turner	11	9	---	---	29	49
Burgess Owens	---	---	11	37	---	48
James Harrell	---	---	6	10	32	48
Mark Arneson	---	---	9	36	2	47
Pat Tilley	21	23	---	---	1	45
Dave Pureifory	---	---	8	31	4	43
Wayne Mosley	27	15	---	---	---	42
Rick Kingrea	---	---	8	30	1	39
John Gilliam	23	15	---	---	---	38
Fred Anderson	---	---	6	28	4	38
Ronald Fitzgerald	19	14	---	---	4	37
Everett Allen	---	---	5	23	8	36
Mario Clark	---	---	8	28	---	36
Ken Mendenhall	15	9	---	---	10	34
Steve Owens	13	9	---	---	12	34
Bill Windauer	---	---	8	17	8	33
Ben Williams	---	---	7	25	---	32
Julius Adams	---	---	5	20	4	29
Doug Jones	---	---	1	13	15	29
Tom Beasley	---	---	6	17	1	24
Robert Giblin	---	---	2	15	6	23
Thurman Cowley	12	5	---	---	4	21
Andy Buffone	---	---	4	14	2	20
Steve George	---	---	3	16	---	19
Ken Bailey	2	4	---	---	12	18
Mike McGraw	---	---	2	13	2	17
Tom Forrest	5	3	---	---	4	12
Ron Hornsby	---	---	2	2	8	12
Garo Yepremian	0	0	---	---	10	10
Ricky Baker	3	7	---	---	---	10
Max Runager	0	0	---	---	7	7
Vince Ferragamo	0	0	---	---	4	4
Chuck Fusina	0	0	---	---	---	0

New Orleans	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Bo McConnell	---	---	38	25	26	89
Tommy Myers	---	---	41	30	10	81
Mike Haynes	---	---	39	30	11	80
Derek Check	---	---	33	24	11	68
Joe Federspiel	---	---	34	28	4	66
Bill Stanfill	---	---	26	27	11	64
Tody Smith	---	---	32	26	3	61
Louis Wright	---	---	30	26	4	60
Kim Bokamper	---	---	28	28	3	59
Don Horn	12	45	---	---	---	57
Greg Foggie	---	---	25	26	3	54
Cleveland Franklin	8	23	---	---	22	53
Patrick Schulz	6	27	---	---	18	51
Frank Austin	11	39	---	---	---	50
Steve Wilson	10	39	---	---	---	49
Bob Brooks	12	36	---	---	---	48
Al Walker	6	29	---	---	13	48
Van Terry	---	---	23	16	9	48
Larry Wilcox	10	35	---	---	1	46
Mark Nordquist	10	29	---	---	6	45
Doug Sutherland	---	---	27	17	---	44
Babe Morgan	9	35	---	---	---	44
Henry Childs	10	27	---	---	5	42
Pete Wysocki	---	---	24	17	1	42
Mike Renfro	7	27	---	---	7	41
Tom Dinkel	---	---	7	3	28	38
James Mayberry	6	26	---	---	6	38
Terdell Middleton	6	21	---	---	1	28
Will Grant	2	16	---	---	10	28
Walter Landers	0	4	---	---	24	28
John McMakin	1	6	---	---	18	25
Al Cowlings	---	---	14	7	2	23
Stephen Johnstone	3	10	---	---	10	23
Brent Sexton	---	---	13	8	---	21
Larry Keller	---	---	10	3	7	20
Rocky Freitas	0	9	---	---	10	19
Rick Kay	---	---	7	4	8	19
Billy Bryan	2	6	---	---	10	18
Sam Claphan	1	6	---	---	4	11
Dan Melville	0	0	---	---	10	10
Doug Greene	---	---	0	7	1	8
Dave Jacobs	0	0	---	---	2	2
Tom Wittum	0	0	---	---	---	0
Charles Swift	0	0	---	---	---	0
Guy Benjamin	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	4	23	5.8
Middle	26	82	3.2
Right	10	50	5.0
None	1	-2	-2.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	4	2	0.5
Middle	6	21	3.5
Right	2	3	1.5
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Tampa Bay	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Dennis McKenzie	30	19	4	1	4	2	3	0	1

New Orleans	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Don Horn	42	20	2	3	2	7	8	5	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	5	3	6	1.2
Short (0-8 Yds)	10	8	53	5.3
Medium (9-18 Yds)	7	5	80	11.4
Long (19+ Yds)	8	3	86	10.8

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	10	7	35	3.5
Short (0-8 Yds)	10	6	57	5.7
Medium (9-18 Yds)	17	6	73	4.3
Long (19+ Yds)	5	1	34	6.8

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Tampa Bay	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Larry Mucker	10	7	0	138	3	18
WR John Gilliam	5	3	0	11	0	15
WR Pat Tilley	4	2	1	8	0	23
WR Ronald Fitzgerald	3	1	1	16	0	14
RB Wayne Mosley	2	1	1	6	0	15
RB Steve Owens	2	2	0	22	1	9
FB Barty Smith	2	1	1	1	0	14
TE Larry Brown	1	1	0	15	0	19
WR Ken Bailey	1	1	0	8	0	4

New Orleans	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Al Walker	13	5	1	36	0	29
WR Larry Wilcox	8	3	0	64	2	35
TE Henry Childs	6	4	0	31	0	27
WR Mike Renfro	6	2	1	25	0	27
RB James Mayberry	3	3	0	17	0	26
WR Patrick Schulz	2	0	0	0	0	27
FB Cleveland Franklin	2	2	0	23	0	23
RB Terdell Middleton	1	0	0	0	0	21
RB Walter Landers	1	1	0	3	0	4

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Tampa Bay	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Wayne Mosley	6	5	0.83	3.40
Steve Owens	1	4	4.00	4.00
Ricky Baker	1	4	4.00	2.67

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Tampa Bay	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Dennis McKenzie	5	2	16	3.20	7.50

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Tampa Bay	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR John Gilliam	1	0	0	0.00	2.20
RB Wayne Mosley	1	1	6	6.00	3.00
WR Ronald Fitzgerald	1	0	0	0.00	5.33
WR Pat Tilley	1	0	0	0.00	2.00
WR Larry Mucker	1	1	10	10.00	13.80

New Orleans	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Tampa Bay	Rushes	Conversions
Ricky Baker	3	0
Deacon Turner	2	1

New Orleans	Rushes	Conversions
Cleveland Franklin	2	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Tampa Bay	Att	Comp	Conversions
Dennis McKenzie	9	6	1

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Conversions
Don Horn	10	3	1

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Tampa Bay	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR John Gilliam	3	2	0
WR Pat Tilley	2	2	0
RB Steve Owens	1	1	0
WR Ronald Fitzgerald	1	0	0
WR Ken Bailey	1	1	1
WR Larry Mucker	1	0	0

New Orleans	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Al Walker	6	1	0
WR Mike Renfro	3	2	1
WR Larry Wilcox	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 43,100 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 13,000 (21,400)
End Zone 9,300 (15,400)
Mezzanine 5,400 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 8,200 (13,600)
Club Seats 4,500 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 2,700 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	43,100 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	13,000 (21,400)
End Zone	9,300 (15,400)
Mezzanine	5,400 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	8,200 (13,600)
Club Seats	4,500 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	2,700 (3,300)