Week 10, 1979

played in Tampa Bay, FL

61 degrees, rain, 8 mph wind

New Orleans Saints	0	0	0	7	-	7
Tampa Bay Buccaneers	3	3	14	13	-	33

Scoring Summary
1Q: 07:30 TBY - Garo Yepremian 53 field goal
2Q: 01:42 TBY - Garo Yepremian 41 field goal
3Q: 13:58 TBY - Mario Clark 9 fumble return (Garo Yepremian extra point)
3Q: 03:17 TBY - Wayne Mosley 5 run (Garo Yepremian extra point)
4Q: 14:01 NOS - Larry Wilcox 9 pass from Charles Swift (Dave Jacobs extra point)
4Q: 09:22 TBY - George Ragsdale 3 run (Garo Yepremian extra point)
4Q: 05:56 TBY - Garo Yepremian 27 field goal
4Q: 00:28 TBY - Garo Yepremian 36 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 07:30 TBY - Garo Yepremian 53 field goal
2Q: 01:42 TBY - Garo Yepremian 41 field goal
3Q: 13:58 TBY - Mario Clark 9 fumble return (Garo Yepremian extra point)
3Q: 03:17 TBY - Wayne Mosley 5 run (Garo Yepremian extra point)
4Q: 14:01 NOS - Larry Wilcox 9 pass from Charles Swift (Dave Jacobs extra point)
4Q: 09:22 TBY - George Ragsdale 3 run (Garo Yepremian extra point)
4Q: 05:56 TBY - Garo Yepremian 27 field goal
4Q: 00:28 TBY - Garo Yepremian 36 field goal

Team Statistics NOS TBY
Record 2-7 4-5
First Downs 15 20
- by Rushing 2 9
- by Passing 12 10
- by Penalty 1 1
Total Net Yards 242 319
- Offensive Plays 57 71
- Yards per Play 4.25 4.49
Net Rushing Yards 57 129
- Rushing Attempts 16 38
- Yards per Rush 3.56 3.39
Net Passing Yards 185 190
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 38 - 23 - 2 31 - 20 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 205 205
- Sacks/Yards Lost 3/20 2/15
- Yards per Pass Play 4.51 5.76
Fumbles/Lost 4/3 1/1
3rd Down Conversions 4/12 9/17
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 8.4 7.5
4th Down Conversions 1/1 0/0
Penalties/Yards 6/52 6/44
Punt Returns/Yards 0/0 2/29
Kick Returns/Yards 6/108 2/42
Interception Ret./Yards 1/5 2/49
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 1 4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/0 2/2
Avg. Drive Start OWN 26 OWN 40
Time of Possession 23:23 36:37

Team Statistics	NOS	TBY
Record	2-7	4-5
First Downs	15	20
- by Rushing	2	9
- by Passing	12	10
- by Penalty	1	1
Total Net Yards	242	319
- Offensive Plays	57	71
- Yards per Play	4.25	4.49
Net Rushing Yards	57	129
- Rushing Attempts	16	38
- Yards per Rush	3.56	3.39
Net Passing Yards	185	190
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	38 - 23 - 2	31 - 20 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	205	205
- Sacks/Yards Lost	3/20	2/15
- Yards per Pass Play	4.51	5.76
Fumbles/Lost	4/3	1/1
3rd Down Conversions	4/12	9/17
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	8.4	7.5
4th Down Conversions	1/1	0/0
Penalties/Yards	6/52	6/44
Punt Returns/Yards	0/0	2/29
Kick Returns/Yards	6/108	2/42
Interception Ret./Yards	1/5	2/49
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	1	4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/0	2/2
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 26	OWN 40
Time of Possession	23:23	36:37

Drive Charts

New Orleans Saints
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	11:38	0:48	OPP 38	2	-5	Fumble
1	7:23	5:08	OWN 21	9	41	Punt
2	11:48	0:47	OWN 20	3	3	Punt
2	11:01	1:37	OPP 45	3	3	Punt
2	6:32	3:49	OWN 20	11	48	Interception
2	1:34	1:07	OWN 21	3	8	Punt
3	15:00	1:10	OWN 20	3	-11	Fumble
3	13:50	2:41	OWN 18	3	9	Punt
3	3:09	4:16	OWN 12	9	88	Touchdown
4	9:16	1:05	OWN 20	5	7	Fumble
4	5:48	2:03	OWN 32	7	25	Interception
4	0:22	0:22	OWN 17	1	8	Game

Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	3:22	OWN 20	6	15	Interception
1	10:50	3:27	OPP 47	6	11	Field Goal
1	2:15	5:27	OWN 20	10	35	Punt
2	9:24	2:52	OWN 20	6	41	Punt
2	2:43	1:09	OPP 38	6	14	Field Goal
2	0:27	0:27	OWN 44	3	7	Punt
3	11:09	8:00	OWN 30	15	70	Touchdown
4	13:53	4:37	OWN 34	9	66	Touchdown
4	8:11	2:23	OPP 16	3	6	Field Goal
4	3:45	3:23	OWN 37	9	44	Field Goal

Game MVP: Garo Yepremian, Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	LG
Terdell Middleton	7	19	2.71	6
James Mayberry	7	27	3.86	8
Charles Swift	1	5	5.00	5
Cleveland Franklin	1	6	6.00	6

Tampa Bay	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Wayne Mosley	17	55	3.24	9	0	1
George Ragsdale	17	46	2.71	11	1	1
Steve Owens	2	1	0.50	1	0	0
Deacon Turner	2	27	13.50	24	1	0

Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Don Horn	23	14	134	2/16	0	26	1	59.0
Charles Swift	15	9	71	1/4	1	14	1	66.2

Tampa Bay	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Chuck Fusina	31	20	205	2/15	0	38	1	70.0

Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Patrick Schulz	6	7	77	12.83	4	26	0
WR Larry Wilcox	6	13	39	6.50	7	14	1
TE John McMakin	3	3	42	14.00	1	22	0
WR Al Walker	3	5	22	7.33	2	13	0
RB James Mayberry	3	4	11	3.67	0	6	0
RB Terdell Middleton	1	2	8	8.00	0	8	0
WR Mike Renfro	1	2	6	6.00	0	6	0
TE Henry Childs	0	2	0	0.00	0	0	0

Tampa Bay	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
RB Wayne Mosley	5	7	59	11.80	30	34
WR Pat Tilley	5	8	40	8.00	0	16
WR John Gilliam	4	7	37	9.25	3	18
WR Ronald Fitzgerald	3	3	52	17.33	1	38
WR Larry Mucker	2	4	8	4.00	0	6
RB George Ragsdale	1	1	9	9.00	10	9
WR Ken Bailey	0	1	0	0.00	0	0

Interception Statistics

New Orleans	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Tommy Myers	1	5	5.00	0

Tampa Bay	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Burgess Owens	1	4	4.00	0
CB Mario Clark	1	45	45.00	0

Fumble Statistics

New Orleans	Fumb	Recov	Force
Don Horn	1	0	0
Charles Swift	1	0	0
Patrick Schulz	1	0	0
Cleveland Franklin	1	0	0
John McMakin	0	1	1
Larry Keller	0	1	0

Tampa Bay	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Virgil Livers	1	0	0	0
Tom Beasley	0	1	1	0
Mario Clark	0	1	0	1
Mark Arneson	0	1	0	0
Doug Jones	0	0	1	0
Ben Williams	0	0	1	0
Larry Mucker	0	0	1	0

Punting Statistics

New Orleans	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Dan Melville	5	211	42.2	28.4	48	0

Tampa Bay	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Max Runager	3	133	44.3	24.3	49	0

Kicking Statistics

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

Tampa Bay	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Garo Yepremian	4/4	2/2	1/1	53	3/3

Punt Return Statistics

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Tampa Bay	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Virgil Livers	2	29	14.5	0

Kick Return Statistics

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Al Walker	4	75	18.8	0
Patrick Schulz	2	33	16.5	0

Tampa Bay	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
John Gilliam	1	19	19.0	0
George Ragsdale	1	23	23.0	0

Defensive Statistics

New Orleans	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Tommy Myers	10	4	0.0	37	33
OLB Tom Dinkel	7	1	0.0	19	19
ILB Joe Federspiel	5	6	0.0	30	27
DE Tody Smith	5	1	0.5	31	29
DE Bill Stanfill	5	2	0.0	26	21
DE Derek Check	3	0	1.0	30	27
DE Greg Foggie	3	1	0.5	25	16
S Mike Haynes	3	4	0.0	35	31
DT Doug Sutherland	3	2	0.0	24	23
OLB Larry Keller	3	2	0.0	19	9
CB Bo McConnell	3	1	0.0	17	26
S Brent Sexton	3	1	0.0	30	22
CB Louis Wright	2	3	0.0	30	26
TE Henry Childs	2	0	---	---	---
CB Van Terry	2	0	0.0	17	23
DE Al Cowlings	1	0	0.0	13	8
QB Charles Swift	1	0	---	---	---
C Steve Wilson	1	0	---	---	---
OLB Pete Wysocki	0	2	0.0	27	14
ILB Rick Kay	0	1	0.0	8	9

Tampa Bay	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Mark Arneson	6	0	0.0	14	32
S Doug Jones	5	2	0.0	7	20
CB Mario Clark	4	1	0.0	12	32
CB Jim Stienke	4	0	0.0	14	35
S Burgess Owens	3	1	0.0	12	37
CB Virgil Livers	3	0	0.0	13	36
DT Dave Pureifory	2	1	1.5	11	27
DE Ben Williams	2	1	1.0	4	24
OLB Mike McGraw	2	0	0.0	6	11
DE Tom Beasley	1	0	0.5	9	29
OLB Rick Kingrea	1	1	0.0	2	10
DT Andy Buffone	1	1	0.0	8	21
CB Everett Allen	1	1	0.0	6	9
DE Julius Adams	1	0	0.0	12	17
S Robert Giblin	1	0	0.0	14	34
WR Larry Mucker	1	0	---	---	---
DE Fred Anderson	1	0	0.0	7	12
ILB James Harrell	1	0	0.0	4	12
OLB Broderick Kimsey	0	1	0.0	11	26

Pass Rush Statistics

New Orleans	Sack	Hurry	PPlay
DE Derek Check	1.0	0	27
DE Tody Smith	0.5	0	29
DE Greg Foggie	0.5	0	16
DE Al Cowlings	0.0	1	8
ILB Joe Federspiel	0.0	1	27
ILB Rick Kay	0.0	1	9

Tampa Bay	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Dave Pureifory	1.5	1	0	27
DE Ben Williams	1.0	1	0	24
DE Tom Beasley	0.5	2	1	29
DE Julius Adams	0.0	1	0	17
OLB Rick Kingrea	0.0	1	0	10
DT John Woodcock	0.0	1	0	14
DE Fred Anderson	0.0	1	0	12

Pass Defense Statistics

New Orleans	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
OLB Tom Dinkel	4	1	0	19
S Tommy Myers	3	0	1	33
S Mike Haynes	3	0	0	31
CB Bo McConnell	2	0	0	26
S Brent Sexton	2	0	0	22
CB Van Terry	1	1	0	23
ILB Joe Federspiel	1	0	0	27
DE Tody Smith	1	0	0	29
DT Doug Sutherland	1	0	0	23
OLB Larry Keller	1	0	0	9
CB Louis Wright	1	0	0	26

Tampa Bay	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S Burgess Owens	3	0	1	37
CB Mario Clark	3	0	1	32
ILB Mark Arneson	3	0	0	32
CB Jim Stienke	3	0	0	35
S Robert Giblin	2	1	0	34
S Doug Jones	2	0	0	20
CB Virgil Livers	2	0	0	36
OLB Rick Kingrea	1	0	0	10
CB Everett Allen	1	0	0	9
OLB Mike McGraw	1	0	0	11
DE Ben Williams	1	0	0	24
ILB James Harrell	1	0	0	12

Blocking Statistics

New Orleans	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Steve Wilson	2	5	14	1	36
Mark Nordquist	1	3	12	0	31
Henry Childs	1	1	11	0	21
Frank Austin	1	1	10	0	38
Bob Brooks	0	2	13	0	31
Babe Morgan	0	2	12	0	29
Sam Claphan	0	1	6	0	3
Stephen Johnstone	0	0	4	1	12
Will Grant	0	0	4	1	10

Tampa Bay	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Greg Koch	3	8	35	0	32
Revie Sorey	2	5	28	1	26
Kenny Frame	2	5	29	0	28
Charles Goodrum	1	7	36	1	28
Kyle Davis	1	4	30	0	28
Claude Minor	1	2	3	0	1
Buddy Hardaway	1	2	9	0	5
Bill Ellenbogen	1	1	10	0	7
Ken Mendenhall	0	2	8	0	5
Jim Mitchell	0	1	25	0	16
Steve Owens	0	1	24	0	17

Special Teams Tackles

New Orleans	Tackles	STPlays
Tom Dinkel	1	16
John McMakin	1	15
Al Walker	1	12
James Mayberry	1	5

Tampa Bay	Tackles	STPlays
Robert Giblin	2	11
Ken Bailey	1	14
Virgil Livers	1	14
Larry Mucker	1	14
James Harrell	1	12

Participation

New Orleans	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Tommy Myers	---	---	37	33	7	77
Mike Haynes	---	---	35	31	6	72
Derek Check	---	---	30	27	7	64
Tody Smith	---	---	31	29	2	62
Joe Federspiel	---	---	30	27	4	61
Bo McConnell	---	---	17	26	18	61
Louis Wright	---	---	30	26	4	60
Brent Sexton	---	---	30	22	4	56
Tom Dinkel	---	---	19	19	16	54
Van Terry	---	---	17	23	12	52
Bill Stanfill	---	---	26	21	3	50
Steve Wilson	14	36	---	---	---	50
Doug Sutherland	---	---	24	23	2	49
Patrick Schulz	10	25	---	---	14	49
Frank Austin	10	38	---	---	---	48
Cleveland Franklin	11	23	---	---	14	48
Larry Wilcox	15	32	---	---	---	47
Al Walker	7	27	---	---	12	46
Mark Nordquist	12	31	---	---	2	45
Bob Brooks	13	31	---	---	---	44
Greg Foggie	---	---	25	16	3	44
Babe Morgan	12	29	---	---	---	41
Pete Wysocki	---	---	27	14	---	41
James Mayberry	10	26	---	---	5	41
Don Horn	13	25	---	---	---	38
Larry Keller	---	---	19	9	10	38
Mike Renfro	7	23	---	---	8	38
Henry Childs	11	21	---	---	3	35
Rick Kay	---	---	8	9	11	28
John McMakin	2	8	---	---	15	25
Al Cowlings	---	---	13	8	2	23
Terdell Middleton	7	15	---	---	1	23
Stephen Johnstone	4	12	---	---	5	21
Walter Landers	0	4	---	---	17	21
Charles Swift	3	16	---	---	---	19
Will Grant	4	10	---	---	5	19
Rocky Freitas	3	10	---	---	5	18
Billy Bryan	2	5	---	---	5	12
Sam Claphan	6	3	---	---	3	12
Ray Jarvis	0	1	---	---	8	9
Dan Melville	0	0	---	---	5	5
Derland Moore	---	---	0	0	2	2
Dave Jacobs	0	0	---	---	2	2
Tom Wittum	0	0	---	---	---	0
Neil O'Donoghue	0	0	---	---	---	0
Guy Benjamin	0	0	---	---	---	0

Tampa Bay	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Greg Koch	35	32	---	---	---	67
Chuck Fusina	33	33	---	---	---	66
Kyle Davis	30	28	---	---	7	65
Charles Goodrum	36	28	---	---	---	64
Virgil Livers	---	---	13	36	14	63
Jim Stienke	---	---	14	35	10	59
Robert Giblin	---	---	14	34	11	59
Revie Sorey	28	26	---	---	5	59
Kenny Frame	29	28	---	---	---	57
Burgess Owens	---	---	12	37	---	49
George Ragsdale	17	14	---	---	17	48
Pat Tilley	23	25	---	---	---	48
Larry Mucker	17	17	---	---	14	48
Steve Owens	24	17	---	---	6	47
Mark Arneson	---	---	14	32	---	46
Jim Mitchell	25	16	---	---	5	46
Mario Clark	---	---	12	32	---	44
Doug Jones	---	---	7	20	15	42
Wayne Mosley	21	18	---	---	2	41
Ronald Fitzgerald	21	18	---	---	2	41
Rich Caster	12	11	---	---	17	40
Dave Pureifory	---	---	11	27	2	40
John Gilliam	18	20	---	---	1	39
Tom Beasley	---	---	9	29	---	38
Broderick Kimsey	---	---	11	26	---	37
Andy Buffone	---	---	8	21	3	32
Julius Adams	---	---	12	17	2	31
Rick Kingrea	---	---	2	10	18	30
Ben Williams	---	---	4	24	---	28
James Harrell	---	---	4	12	12	28
Ken Bailey	5	7	---	---	14	26
Deacon Turner	7	2	---	---	16	25
Bill Ellenbogen	10	7	---	---	5	22
Fred Anderson	---	---	7	12	3	22
Clarence Copeland	---	---	5	13	2	20
John Woodcock	---	---	5	14	---	19
Mike McGraw	---	---	6	11	1	18
Ken Mendenhall	8	5	---	---	3	16
Everett Allen	---	---	6	9	1	16
Buddy Hardaway	9	5	---	---	1	15
Tom Forrest	2	5	---	---	7	14
Garo Yepremian	0	0	---	---	12	12
Claude Minor	3	1	---	---	7	11
Dennis McKenzie	5	0	---	---	---	5
Vince Ferragamo	0	0	---	---	4	4
Max Runager	0	0	---	---	3	3

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	6	19	3.2
Middle	5	21	4.2
Right	5	17	3.4
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	7	13	1.9
Middle	24	68	2.8
Right	7	48	6.9
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Don Horn	23	14	2	1	1	1	5	1	1
Charles Swift	15	9	0	2	0	0	3	0	1

Tampa Bay	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Chuck Fusina	31	20	2	1	4	2	3	0	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	7	3	13	1.9
Short (0-8 Yds)	13	11	61	4.7
Medium (9-18 Yds)	13	7	83	6.4
Long (19+ Yds)	5	2	48	9.6

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	4	20	5.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	15	11	90	6.0
Medium (9-18 Yds)	7	4	57	8.1
Long (19+ Yds)	5	1	38	7.6

Detailed Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Larry Wilcox	13	6	1	39	0	32
WR Patrick Schulz	7	6	0	77	1	25
WR Al Walker	5	3	0	22	0	27
RB James Mayberry	4	3	0	11	0	26
TE John McMakin	3	3	0	42	1	8
TE Henry Childs	2	0	0	0	0	21
RB Terdell Middleton	2	1	0	8	0	15
WR Mike Renfro	2	1	0	6	0	23

Tampa Bay	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Pat Tilley	8	5	2	40	0	25
WR John Gilliam	7	4	0	37	0	20
RB Wayne Mosley	7	5	0	59	1	18
WR Larry Mucker	4	2	1	8	0	17
WR Ronald Fitzgerald	3	3	0	52	1	18
WR Ken Bailey	1	0	1	0	0	7
RB George Ragsdale	1	1	0	9	0	14

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

Tampa Bay	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
George Ragsdale	5	12	2.40	2.71
Wayne Mosley	4	10	2.50	3.24
Steve Owens	1	0	0.00	0.50

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Charles Swift	1	1	9	9.00	4.73

Tampa Bay	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Chuck Fusina	1	1	6	6.00	6.61

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Larry Wilcox	1	1	9	9.00	3.00

Tampa Bay	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
RB Wayne Mosley	1	1	6	6.00	8.43

Third Down Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Rushes	Conversions
Cleveland Franklin	1	0
Terdell Middleton	1	0

Tampa Bay	Rushes	Conversions
Wayne Mosley	4	1
George Ragsdale	1	1
Deacon Turner	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Conversions
Don Horn	8	7	4
Charles Swift	1	0	0

Tampa Bay	Att	Comp	Conversions
Chuck Fusina	10	7	6

Third Down Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Patrick Schulz	3	3	3
WR Larry Wilcox	3	1	0
RB James Mayberry	2	2	0
WR Al Walker	1	1	1

Tampa Bay	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR John Gilliam	4	1	1
WR Pat Tilley	3	3	3
WR Ronald Fitzgerald	2	2	1
RB Wayne Mosley	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 64,900 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 19,900 (21,400)
End Zone 14,300 (15,400)
Mezzanine 8,200 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 12,600 (13,600)
Club Seats 6,800 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 3,100 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	64,900 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	19,900 (21,400)
End Zone	14,300 (15,400)
Mezzanine	8,200 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	12,600 (13,600)
Club Seats	6,800 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	3,100 (3,300)