Week 15, 1981

played in New Orleans, LA

63 degrees, rain, 3 mph wind

Tampa Bay Buccaneers	7	0	0	3	-	10
New Orleans Saints	7	7	0	0	-	14

Scoring Summary
1Q: 12:26 NOS - Henry Childs 21 pass from Rick Trocano (Dave Jacobs extra point)
1Q: 03:47 TBY - James Harrell 31 fumble return (Mike Lansford extra point)
2Q: 12:26 NOS - Wayne Mosley 5 run (Dave Jacobs extra point)
4Q: 08:34 TBY - Mike Lansford 30 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 12:26 NOS - Henry Childs 21 pass from Rick Trocano (Dave Jacobs extra point)
1Q: 03:47 TBY - James Harrell 31 fumble return (Mike Lansford extra point)
2Q: 12:26 NOS - Wayne Mosley 5 run (Dave Jacobs extra point)
4Q: 08:34 TBY - Mike Lansford 30 field goal

Team Statistics TBY NOS
Record 7-7 4-10
First Downs 9 17
- by Rushing 1 7
- by Passing 7 7
- by Penalty 1 3
Total Net Yards 244 305
- Offensive Plays 60 70
- Yards per Play 4.07 4.36
Net Rushing Yards 38 152
- Rushing Attempts 19 27
- Yards per Rush 2.00 5.63
Net Passing Yards 206 153
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 40 - 18 - 0 42 - 22 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 212 158
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/6 1/5
- Yards per Pass Play 5.02 3.56
Fumbles/Lost 2/0 1/1
3rd Down Conversions 4/17 4/16
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 9.9 6.9
4th Down Conversions 0/1 0/0
Penalties/Yards 9/78 4/25
Punt Returns/Yards 5/25 7/26
Kick Returns/Yards 3/82 2/48
Interception Ret./Yards 1/0 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 2 1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 0/1 1/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 24 OWN 25
Time of Possession 26:05 33:55

Team Statistics	TBY	NOS
Record	7-7	4-10
First Downs	9	17
- by Rushing	1	7
- by Passing	7	7
- by Penalty	1	3
Total Net Yards	244	305
- Offensive Plays	60	70
- Yards per Play	4.07	4.36
Net Rushing Yards	38	152
- Rushing Attempts	19	27
- Yards per Rush	2.00	5.63
Net Passing Yards	206	153
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	40 - 18 - 0	42 - 22 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	212	158
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/6	1/5
- Yards per Pass Play	5.02	3.56
Fumbles/Lost	2/0	1/1
3rd Down Conversions	4/17	4/16
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	9.9	6.9
4th Down Conversions	0/1	0/0
Penalties/Yards	9/78	4/25
Punt Returns/Yards	5/25	7/26
Kick Returns/Yards	3/82	2/48
Interception Ret./Yards	1/0	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	2	1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	0/1	1/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 24	OWN 25
Time of Possession	26:05	33:55

Drive Charts

Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	12:15	1:37	OWN 28	3	1	Punt
1	8:59	1:19	OWN 20	3	-2	Punt
1	6:41	0:34	OWN 23	4	-10	Punt
1	5:58	1:06	OWN 34	3	-2	Punt
1	2:33	1:25	OWN 21	3	2	Punt
2	12:18	1:29	OWN 34	3	-4	Punt
2	7:23	1:14	OWN 19	3	7	Punt
2	2:04	2:04	OWN 9	5	30	Half
3	15:00	1:43	OWN 39	3	5	Punt
3	10:18	1:29	OWN 24	3	6	Punt
3	7:31	2:16	OWN 38	5	26	Punt
3	1:48	1:48	OWN 20	3	9	Punt
4	12:46	4:17	OWN 19	9	68	Field Goal
4	6:03	4:15	OWN 19	11	80	Downs

New Orleans Saints
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	2:45	OWN 20	6	80	Touchdown
1	10:38	1:39	OWN 31	4	18	Punt
1	7:40	0:59	OWN 38	3	1	Punt
1	6:07	0:09	OPP 47	1	0	Interception
1	4:52	1:14	OWN 20	3	11	Fumble
1	3:38	1:05	OWN 20	3	1	Punt
1	1:08	3:50	OWN 35	9	65	Touchdown
2	10:49	3:26	OWN 20	6	24	Punt
2	6:09	4:05	OWN 35	7	27	Punt
3	13:17	2:59	OWN 5	6	25	Punt
3	8:49	1:18	OWN 29	3	5	Punt
3	5:15	3:27	OWN 20	7	22	Punt
4	15:00	2:14	OWN 17	5	15	Punt
4	8:29	2:26	OWN 36	3	8	Punt
4	1:48	1:48	OWN 1	5	13	Game

Game MVP: Wayne Mosley, New Orleans Saints

Rushing Statistics

Tampa Bay	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Billy Sims	11	14	1.27	11	1
Paul Hofer	4	12	3.00	4	0
Chuck Fusina	2	4	2.00	3	0
Barty Smith	1	3	3.00	3	0
Lam Jones	1	5	5.00	5	0

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Wayne Mosley	16	126	7.88	31	4	1
James Mayberry	10	27	2.70	10	1	0
Rick Trocano	1	-1	-1.00	-1	0	0

Passing Statistics

Tampa Bay	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Chuck Fusina	40	18	212	1/6	0	34	0	61.7

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Rick Trocano	42	22	158	1/5	1	21	1	59.4

Receiving Statistics

Tampa Bay	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Wally Francis	6	11	50	8.33	4	18
RB Paul Hofer	3	4	29	9.67	10	15
WR Van Harmon	2	7	42	21.00	12	29
WR Jack Dolbin	2	4	3	1.50	1	2
FB Tim Wilson	1	1	6	6.00	0	6
WR Lam Jones	1	6	34	34.00	0	34
TE Timmy Newsome	1	3	27	27.00	21	27
RB Billy Sims	1	1	3	3.00	0	3
TE Eric Sievers	1	3	18	18.00	1	18

New Orleans	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Art Monk	5	6	18	3.60	6	4	0
WR Ray Jarvis	4	7	33	8.25	5	12	0
WR Larry Wilcox	3	7	29	9.67	0	18	0
TE Raymond Chester	2	4	10	5.00	0	7	0
RB Wayne Mosley	2	2	14	7.00	1	11	0
WR Al Walker	2	7	11	5.50	2	8	0
TE Henry Childs	1	4	21	21.00	1	21	1
FB Vincent Horton	1	1	7	7.00	0	7	0
RB James Mayberry	1	2	8	8.00	0	8	0
RB Larry Heater	1	1	7	7.00	9	7	0
TE John McMakin	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Tampa Bay	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Virgil Livers	1	0	0.00	0

New Orleans	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Tampa Bay	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Virgil Livers	1	0	0	0
Chuck Fusina	1	0	0	0
James Harrell	0	1	0	1
Stanley Doebert	0	1	0	0
Ted Petersen	0	1	0	0
Ernie Dodge	0	0	1	0

New Orleans	Fumb	Force
Art Monk	1	0
Tom Dinkel	0	1
Larry Heater	0	1

Punting Statistics

Tampa Bay	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Max Runager	11	505	45.9	41.7	57	4

New Orleans	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Dan Melville	10	443	44.3	37.8	58	4

Kicking Statistics

Tampa Bay	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Mike Lansford	1/1	0/0	0/0	30	1/1

New Orleans	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Dave Jacobs	0/0	0/0	0/0	0	2/2

Punt Return Statistics

Tampa Bay	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Virgil Livers	4	23	5.8	0
Chris Fletcher	1	2	2.0	0

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Al Walker	7	26	3.7	0

Kick Return Statistics

Tampa Bay	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Chris Fletcher	3	82	27.3	0

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Al Walker	1	32	32.0	0
Nathan Conrady	1	16	16.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Tampa Bay	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB James Harrell	8	1	0.0	19	33
S Larry Brune	7	1	0.0	12	23
S Mike Wagner	4	1	0.0	17	32
DT Randy Davison	4	1	0.0	16	27
S Vinny Hoover	3	1	0.0	20	38
CB Virgil Livers	3	1	0.0	20	31
CB Everett Allen	3	0	0.0	21	33
S Chris Fletcher	2	1	0.0	11	12
OLB Jim Youngblood	2	1	0.0	13	21
OLB Broderick Kimsey	2	1	0.0	9	11
CB Jerome Dove	2	1	0.0	24	31
DT Andy Buffone	1	3	1.0	15	23
DE Fred Anderson	1	1	0.0	18	32
OLB Mike Woods	1	1	0.0	17	27
ILB Carl Gersbach	1	0	0.0	9	10
DE Ernie Dodge	1	0	0.0	12	24
DE Mario Nakamura	1	0	0.0	11	16
DT Carl Barzilauskas	0	1	0.0	7	13

New Orleans	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Tommy Myers	7	1	0.0	16	32
S Mike Haynes	6	1	0.0	17	35
S Doug Jones	4	2	0.0	18	31
OLB Tom Dinkel	3	2	1.0	13	27
ILB Joe Federspiel	3	1	0.0	12	30
OLB Scot Brantley	2	1	0.0	9	17
OLB Lawrence Taylor	2	1	0.0	14	32
DT Gary Dunn	2	0	0.0	10	25
DE John Andrews	1	1	0.0	11	26
OLB Mel Kaufman	1	1	0.0	4	5
DE Tony Cline	1	0	0.0	9	16
CB Ernie Jackson	1	0	0.0	11	33
DE Greg Foggie	1	0	0.0	9	16
FB Vincent Horton	1	0	---	---	---
CB Nathan Conrady	1	0	0.0	9	20
CB Louis Wright	1	0	0.0	14	28
S Tim Baylor	1	0	0.0	7	25
ILB Rick Razzano	1	0	0.0	3	4
DE Ben Williams	0	2	0.0	10	25

Pass Rush Statistics

Tampa Bay	Sack	Hurry	PPlay
DT Andy Buffone	1.0	1	23
DT Randy Davison	0.0	1	27
DE Mario Nakamura	0.0	1	16
DE Fred Anderson	0.0	1	32
ILB James Harrell	0.0	1	33

New Orleans	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Tom Dinkel	1.0	0	1	0	27
DE Tony Cline	0.0	1	2	1	16
OLB Scot Brantley	0.0	1	0	0	17
OLB Lawrence Taylor	0.0	0	2	2	32
DE John Andrews	0.0	0	2	0	26
DT Gary Dunn	0.0	0	1	0	25

Pass Defense Statistics

Tampa Bay	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
ILB James Harrell	5	0	0	33
S Larry Brune	4	0	0	23
S Mike Wagner	2	2	0	32
OLB Jim Youngblood	2	0	0	21
CB Everett Allen	2	0	0	33
S Vinny Hoover	2	0	0	38
OLB Mike Woods	2	0	0	27
CB Jerome Dove	1	1	0	31
S Chris Fletcher	1	0	0	12
DE Ernie Dodge	1	0	0	24
CB Stanley Doebert	0	2	0	6
CB Virgil Livers	0	1	1	31

New Orleans	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
S Mike Haynes	4	1	35
ILB Joe Federspiel	2	1	30
S Tommy Myers	2	1	32
OLB Mel Kaufman	1	1	5
CB Ernie Jackson	1	0	33
S Doug Jones	1	0	31
CB Nathan Conrady	1	0	20
S Tim Baylor	1	0	25
DT Gary Dunn	1	0	25
OLB Tom Dinkel	1	0	27
OLB Scot Brantley	1	0	17
ILB Rick Razzano	1	0	4
OLB Lawrence Taylor	1	0	32
DE John Andrews	0	1	26

Blocking Statistics

Tampa Bay	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Jon Kolb	1	3	18	0	31
Revie Sorey	1	1	17	0	38
Rich Saul	0	6	18	0	41
Jim Nicholson	0	3	9	0	13
Ted Petersen	0	1	10	1	28
Tom Forrest	0	1	14	0	28
Charles Goodrum	0	1	5	0	13
Tim Wilson	0	1	7	0	11

New Orleans	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Leon Gray	3	5	25	0	42
Steve Wilson	3	4	10	0	17
Ken Bernich	2	4	24	0	32
Will Grant	1	5	17	0	26
Dave Lafary	1	3	23	1	35
Richie Evans	1	1	4	0	8
Jim Pietrzak	0	3	20	0	34
Gerry Sullivan	0	1	7	0	9

Special Teams Tackles

Tampa Bay	Tackles	STPlays
Jack Dolbin	2	22
Barty Smith	2	18
Lam Jones	2	7
Tim Wilson	1	26
Van Harmon	1	14
Bill Ellenbogen	1	12

New Orleans	Tackles	STPlays
Larry Heater	3	13
Al Walker	1	17
Raymond Chester	1	16
Scot Brantley	1	16
Vincent Horton	1	6
Art Monk	1	6

Participation

Tampa Bay	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Rich Saul	18	41	---	---	11	70
Revie Sorey	17	38	---	---	11	66
Virgil Livers	---	---	20	31	9	60
Chuck Fusina	19	41	---	---	---	60
Everett Allen	---	---	21	33	5	59
Vinny Hoover	---	---	20	38	---	58
Jack Dolbin	12	24	---	---	22	58
Mike Woods	---	---	17	27	13	57
Jerome Dove	---	---	24	31	---	55
James Harrell	---	---	19	33	---	52
Fred Anderson	---	---	18	32	---	50
Jon Kolb	18	31	---	---	---	49
Mike Wagner	---	---	17	32	---	49
Van Harmon	8	25	---	---	14	47
Lam Jones	14	25	---	---	7	46
Larry Brune	---	---	12	23	10	45
Tom Forrest	14	28	---	---	2	44
Tim Wilson	7	11	---	---	26	44
Randy Davison	---	---	16	27	---	43
Willie Jones	---	---	15	19	9	43
Wally Francis	12	29	---	---	1	42
Barty Smith	5	15	---	---	18	38
Andy Buffone	---	---	15	23	---	38
Ted Petersen	10	28	---	---	---	38
Chris Fletcher	---	---	11	12	14	37
Billy Sims	13	22	---	---	2	37
Ernie Dodge	---	---	12	24	---	36
Jim Youngblood	---	---	13	21	1	35
Jim Nicholson	9	13	---	---	12	34
Eric Sievers	13	19	---	---	---	32
Steve Baumgartner	---	---	9	11	10	30
Mario Nakamura	---	---	11	16	3	30
Stanley Doebert	---	---	2	6	21	29
Carl Barzilauskas	---	---	7	13	8	28
Paul Hofer	6	19	---	---	3	28
Timmy Newsome	1	8	---	---	18	27
Carl Gersbach	---	---	9	10	6	25
Jeremy Wolf	4	8	---	---	12	24
Kyle Davis	2	10	---	---	12	24
Broderick Kimsey	---	---	9	11	---	20
Charles Goodrum	5	13	---	---	---	18
Bill Ellenbogen	2	3	---	---	12	17
Max Runager	0	0	---	---	11	11
Mike Lansford	0	0	---	---	4	4
Tony Adams	0	0	---	---	1	1
Bob Gagliano	0	0	---	---	---	0

New Orleans	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Rick Trocano	27	43	---	---	---	70
Tom Dinkel	---	---	13	27	29	69
Leon Gray	25	42	---	---	---	67
Dave Lafary	23	35	---	---	8	66
James Mayberry	11	24	---	---	27	62
Henry Childs	17	23	---	---	18	58
Nathan Conrady	---	---	9	20	28	57
Ken Bernich	24	32	---	---	---	56
Doug Jones	---	---	18	31	6	55
Jim Pietrzak	20	34	---	---	---	54
Al Walker	15	22	---	---	17	54
Mike Haynes	---	---	17	35	1	53
Raymond Chester	10	26	---	---	16	52
Lawrence Taylor	---	---	14	32	4	50
Tommy Myers	---	---	16	32	1	49
Joe Federspiel	---	---	12	30	5	47
Will Grant	17	26	---	---	4	47
Ernie Jackson	---	---	11	33	1	45
Larry Wilcox	21	23	---	---	---	44
Louis Wright	---	---	14	28	1	43
Ray Jarvis	9	19	---	---	14	42
Scot Brantley	---	---	9	17	16	42
Gary Dunn	---	---	10	25	6	41
Art Monk	16	19	---	---	6	41
John Andrews	---	---	11	26	1	38
Vincent Horton	10	21	---	---	6	37
Tim Baylor	---	---	7	25	4	36
Wayne Mosley	16	19	---	---	---	35
Ben Williams	---	---	10	25	---	35
John Woodcock	---	---	8	15	11	34
John McMakin	9	13	---	---	10	32
Greg Foggie	---	---	9	16	6	31
Steve Wilson	10	17	---	---	1	28
Tony Cline	---	---	9	16	1	26
Gerry Sullivan	7	9	---	---	10	26
Doug Dieken	3	11	---	---	10	24
Larry Heater	1	6	---	---	13	20
Richie Evans	4	8	---	---	2	14
Pete Wysocki	---	---	5	9	---	14
Mel Kaufman	---	---	4	5	4	13
Sam Claphan	2	1	---	---	8	11
Dan Melville	0	0	---	---	10	10
Rick Razzano	---	---	3	4	---	7
Dave Jacobs	0	0	---	---	3	3
Warren Moon	0	0	---	---	---	0
Dave Wilson	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	3	10	3.3
Middle	13	23	1.8
Right	3	5	1.7
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	10	79	7.9
Middle	4	17	4.3
Right	12	57	4.8
None	1	-1	-1.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Tampa Bay	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Chuck Fusina	40	18	3	2	5	5	8	3	0

New Orleans	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Rick Trocano	42	22	1	4	4	6	5	0	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	6	5	25	4.2
Short (0-8 Yds)	14	6	52	3.7
Medium (9-18 Yds)	12	6	101	8.4
Long (19+ Yds)	8	1	34	4.3

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	5	4	18	3.6
Short (0-8 Yds)	16	12	71	4.4
Medium (9-18 Yds)	17	4	30	1.8
Long (19+ Yds)	4	2	39	9.8

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Tampa Bay	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Wally Francis	11	6	0	50	0	29
WR Van Harmon	7	2	2	42	1	25
WR Lam Jones	6	1	1	34	1	25
WR Jack Dolbin	4	2	1	3	0	24
RB Paul Hofer	4	3	0	29	0	19
TE Timmy Newsome	3	1	1	27	1	8
TE Eric Sievers	3	1	0	18	0	19
FB Tim Wilson	1	1	0	6	0	11
RB Billy Sims	1	1	0	3	0	22

New Orleans	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Ray Jarvis	7	4	1	33	0	19
WR Larry Wilcox	7	3	1	29	0	23
WR Al Walker	7	2	0	11	0	22
WR Art Monk	6	5	0	18	0	19
TE Raymond Chester	4	2	0	10	0	26
TE Henry Childs	4	1	1	21	1	23
RB Wayne Mosley	2	2	0	14	0	19
RB James Mayberry	2	1	0	8	0	24
TE John McMakin	1	0	1	0	0	13
FB Vincent Horton	1	1	0	7	0	21
RB Larry Heater	1	1	0	7	0	6

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Tampa Bay	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Paul Hofer	1	4	4.00	3.00

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Wayne Mosley	1	5	5.00	7.88

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Tampa Bay	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Chuck Fusina	6	2	9	1.50	5.30

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Tampa Bay	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Wally Francis	4	1	8	2.00	4.55
WR Jack Dolbin	1	1	1	1.00	0.75
TE Eric Sievers	1	0	0	0.00	6.00

New Orleans	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Tampa Bay	Rushes	Conversions
Paul Hofer	1	0
Lam Jones	1	0

New Orleans	Rushes	Conversions
Wayne Mosley	2	1
Rick Trocano	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Tampa Bay	Att	Comp	Conversions
Chuck Fusina	14	6	4

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Conversions
Rick Trocano	13	5	3

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Tampa Bay	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Van Harmon	4	1	0
WR Wally Francis	3	2	1
RB Paul Hofer	3	2	2
TE Timmy Newsome	2	1	1
WR Jack Dolbin	1	0	0
WR Lam Jones	1	0	0

New Orleans	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Larry Wilcox	3	1	1
WR Ray Jarvis	2	1	1
WR Al Walker	2	0	0
WR Art Monk	2	2	0
TE Raymond Chester	1	0	0
TE Henry Childs	1	0	0
RB James Mayberry	1	0	0
RB Larry Heater	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 32,600 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 10,000 (21,400)
End Zone 6,300 (15,400)
Mezzanine 4,500 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 7,000 (13,600)
Club Seats 3,900 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 900 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	32,600 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	10,000 (21,400)
End Zone	6,300 (15,400)
Mezzanine	4,500 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	7,000 (13,600)
Club Seats	3,900 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	900 (3,300)