Week 1, 1982

played in New Orleans, LA

68 degrees, fair, 5 mph wind

Tampa Bay Buccaneers	7	0	3	3	-	13
New Orleans Saints	7	10	0	0	-	17

Scoring Summary
1Q: 14:22 NOS - Wayne Mosley 2 run (Morten Andersen extra point)
1Q: 04:51 TBY - Allen Carter 5 run (Mike Lansford extra point)
2Q: 13:29 NOS - Art Monk 22 pass from Rick Trocano (Morten Andersen extra point)
2Q: 01:11 NOS - Morten Andersen 42 field goal
3Q: 12:53 TBY - Mike Lansford 25 field goal
4Q: 12:20 TBY - Mike Lansford 46 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 14:22 NOS - Wayne Mosley 2 run (Morten Andersen extra point)
1Q: 04:51 TBY - Allen Carter 5 run (Mike Lansford extra point)
2Q: 13:29 NOS - Art Monk 22 pass from Rick Trocano (Morten Andersen extra point)
2Q: 01:11 NOS - Morten Andersen 42 field goal
3Q: 12:53 TBY - Mike Lansford 25 field goal
4Q: 12:20 TBY - Mike Lansford 46 field goal

Team Statistics TBY NOS
Record 0-1 1-0
First Downs 12 15
- by Rushing 4 8
- by Passing 8 7
- by Penalty 0 0
Total Net Yards 242 309
- Offensive Plays 62 66
- Yards per Play 3.90 4.68
Net Rushing Yards 65 189
- Rushing Attempts 17 33
- Yards per Rush 3.82 5.73
Net Passing Yards 177 120
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 38 - 18 - 0 29 - 18 - 3
- Gross Passing Yards 222 142
- Sacks/Yards Lost 7/45 4/22
- Yards per Pass Play 3.93 3.64
Fumbles/Lost 2/1 1/0
3rd Down Conversions 2/14 6/16
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 9.4 6.8
4th Down Conversions 0/2 0/0
Penalties/Yards 3/20 3/20
Punt Returns/Yards 4/21 5/32
Kick Returns/Yards 3/75 2/43
Interception Ret./Yards 3/16 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 2 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/1 1/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 31 OWN 35
Time of Possession 26:51 33:09

Team Statistics	TBY	NOS
Record	0-1	1-0
First Downs	12	15
- by Rushing	4	8
- by Passing	8	7
- by Penalty	0	0
Total Net Yards	242	309
- Offensive Plays	62	66
- Yards per Play	3.90	4.68
Net Rushing Yards	65	189
- Rushing Attempts	17	33
- Yards per Rush	3.82	5.73
Net Passing Yards	177	120
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	38 - 18 - 0	29 - 18 - 3
- Gross Passing Yards	222	142
- Sacks/Yards Lost	7/45	4/22
- Yards per Pass Play	3.93	3.64
Fumbles/Lost	2/1	1/0
3rd Down Conversions	2/14	6/16
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	9.4	6.8
4th Down Conversions	0/2	0/0
Penalties/Yards	3/20	3/20
Punt Returns/Yards	4/21	5/32
Kick Returns/Yards	3/75	2/43
Interception Ret./Yards	3/16	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	2	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/1	1/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 31	OWN 35
Time of Possession	26:51	33:09

Drive Charts

Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	14:15	2:02	OWN 38	3	10	Fumble
1	8:18	3:35	OWN 20	7	80	Touchdown
2	13:18	2:52	OWN 20	6	20	Punt
2	4:09	1:35	OWN 20	3	5	Punt
2	1:04	1:04	OWN 31	5	38	Half
3	15:00	1:17	OWN 27	3	5	Punt
3	13:35	0:49	OPP 11	3	3	Field Goal
3	11:52	2:01	OWN 17	3	7	Punt
3	8:22	1:17	OWN 33	3	8	Punt
3	5:22	2:32	OWN 38	5	22	Punt
3	1:15	1:14	OWN 42	3	-13	Punt
4	14:16	2:03	OWN 35	5	36	Field Goal
4	7:50	2:54	OWN 20	5	15	Punt
4	2:24	0:58	OWN 28	4	-13	Downs
4	1:18	0:47	OWN 20	4	-1	Downs

New Orleans Saints
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	0:45	OWN 20	3	80	Touchdown
1	12:13	3:55	OPP 39	6	5	Punt
1	4:43	6:25	OWN 20	12	80	Touchdown
2	10:26	6:17	OWN 31	11	54	Interception
2	2:34	1:30	OWN 45	5	30	Field Goal
3	13:43	0:08	OWN 26	1	0	Interception
3	12:46	0:54	OWN 34	3	0	Punt
3	9:51	1:29	OWN 28	3	-4	Punt
3	7:05	1:43	OWN 15	3	9	Punt
3	2:50	1:35	OWN 20	3	-1	Punt
3	0:01	0:45	OWN 24	3	4	Punt
4	12:13	4:23	OWN 26	7	37	Punt
4	4:56	2:32	OWN 23	3	7	Punt
4	1:26	0:08	OPP 15	1	0	Interception
4	0:31	0:31	OPP 19	2	-2	Game

Game MVP: Ben Williams, New Orleans Saints

Rushing Statistics

Tampa Bay	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Allen Carter	9	49	5.44	19	1	1
Billy Sims	6	12	2.00	7	0	0
Sam Adkins	2	4	2.00	3	0	0

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Wayne Mosley	18	143	7.94	78	2	1
Larry Heater	7	13	1.86	5	0	0
Moe Dixon	4	24	6.00	9	0	0
Rick Trocano	3	1	0.33	3	0	0
Toussaint Tyler	1	8	8.00	8	0	0

Passing Statistics

Tampa Bay	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Sam Adkins	38	18	222	7/45	0	57	0	65.9

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Rick Trocano	29	18	142	4/22	1	22	3	46.1

Receiving Statistics

Tampa Bay	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Wally Francis	5	10	91	18.20	31	57
WR Morris Owens	5	11	43	8.60	0	17
TE Jeremy Wolf	3	3	37	12.33	1	24
RB Allen Carter	2	2	19	9.50	8	14
WR Jack Dolbin	1	5	11	11.00	0	11
WR Lam Jones	1	3	11	11.00	0	11
RB Billy Sims	1	2	10	10.00	4	10
WR Tommie Towns	0	2	0	0.00	0	0

New Orleans	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Art Monk	6	9	69	11.50	20	22	1
WR Larry Wilcox	3	3	33	11.00	0	14	0
RB Moe Dixon	2	2	-1	-0.50	0	1	0
WR Al Walker	2	5	6	3.00	0	4	0
RB Larry Heater	2	2	2	1.00	1	2	0
TE Henry Childs	1	2	21	21.00	11	21	0
WR Patrick Schulz	1	4	12	12.00	0	12	0
FB Toussaint Tyler	1	2	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Tampa Bay	Ints	Yards	Avg
DE Bob Bell	1	16	16.00
CB Jerome Dove	1	0	0.00
CB James Hunter	1	0	0.00

New Orleans	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Tampa Bay	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Sam Adkins	2	1	0	0
James Harrell	0	0	1	0

New Orleans	Fumb	Recov	Force
Wayne Mosley	1	1	0
Tim Baylor	0	1	0
Lawrence Taylor	0	0	2

Punting Statistics

Tampa Bay	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Max Runager	8	359	44.9	38.4	52	3

New Orleans	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Mike Michel	8	340	42.5	34.9	52	1

Kicking Statistics

Tampa Bay	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Mike Lansford	2/2	1/1	0/0	46	1/1

New Orleans	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Morten Andersen	1/1	1/1	0/0	42	2/2

Punt Return Statistics

Tampa Bay	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Vinny Hoover	4	21	5.3	0

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Al Walker	5	32	6.4	0

Kick Return Statistics

Tampa Bay	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Allen Carter	2	51	25.5	0
James Hunter	1	24	24.0	0

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Al Walker	2	43	21.5	0

Defensive Statistics

Tampa Bay	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB John Skorupan	7	2	0.0	24	25
CB James Hunter	7	1	0.0	25	28
ILB James Harrell	6	2	0.0	21	24
S Mike Wagner	5	1	0.0	23	26
DT Wally Chambers	4	1	2.5	24	26
OLB Broderick Kimsey	4	0	0.0	11	11
OLB Jack Ham	3	1	1.0	11	11
DT Harris Malinowski	3	0	0.5	23	25
CB Eric Wright	3	0	0.0	23	23
DE Bob Bell	2	2	0.0	30	32
DE Willie Jones	1	3	0.0	28	31
ILB Jack Reynolds	1	2	0.0	14	9
S Chris Farasopoulos	1	1	0.0	12	17
DT Andy Buffone	1	1	0.0	8	4
T Charlie Getty	1	0	---	---	---
S Vinny Hoover	1	0	0.0	25	19
CB Virgil Livers	1	0	0.0	23	23
DE Fred Anderson	1	0	0.0	8	3
CB Jerome Dove	0	1	0.0	21	18

New Orleans	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Tommy Myers	6	1	0.0	16	40
ILB Joe Federspiel	4	1	1.0	12	35
CB Ernie Jackson	4	0	0.0	8	34
DE Ben Williams	3	1	2.0	11	31
OLB Chip Banks	3	1	0.0	10	26
S Mike Haynes	3	0	0.0	17	35
ILB Steve Busick	3	0	0.0	5	10
OLB Lawrence Taylor	2	2	2.0	16	41
DT Gary Dunn	2	2	0.5	13	30
S Neal Craig	2	2	0.0	10	36
S Tim Baylor	2	1	0.0	5	25
S Doug Jones	2	0	0.0	7	11
QB Rick Trocano	2	0	---	---	---
DT Derland Moore	1	3	0.5	11	38
DE Ken Kennard	1	1	0.5	10	22
DE Greg Foggie	1	0	0.5	6	14
RB Wayne Mosley	1	0	---	---	---
S Brent Sexton	1	0	0.0	3	19
CB Louis Wright	1	0	0.0	14	31
ILB Brian Kelley	0	1	0.0	8	9

Pass Rush Statistics

Tampa Bay	Sack	Block	Knock	PPlay
DT Wally Chambers	2.5	0	2	26
OLB Jack Ham	1.0	0	0	11
DT Harris Malinowski	0.5	0	0	25
DE Bob Bell	0.0	1	0	32
DE Willie Jones	0.0	1	0	31

New Orleans	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Lawrence Taylor	2.0	0	1	2	41
DE Ben Williams	2.0	0	1	0	31
ILB Joe Federspiel	1.0	0	0	0	35
DT Derland Moore	0.5	2	1	0	38
DE Ken Kennard	0.5	1	1	1	22
DT Gary Dunn	0.5	0	1	0	30
DE Greg Foggie	0.5	0	0	1	14
S Neal Craig	0.0	0	1	0	36

Pass Defense Statistics

Tampa Bay	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB James Hunter	5	1	1	28
OLB John Skorupan	4	1	0	25
S Mike Wagner	4	0	0	26
CB Eric Wright	2	0	0	23
DT Wally Chambers	1	0	0	26
OLB Jack Ham	1	0	0	11
OLB Broderick Kimsey	1	0	0	11
ILB Jack Reynolds	0	1	0	9
DE Bob Bell	0	0	1	32
CB Jerome Dove	0	0	1	18

New Orleans	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
ILB Joe Federspiel	3	1	35
S Mike Haynes	3	1	35
CB Ernie Jackson	3	0	34
S Tim Baylor	2	1	25
ILB Steve Busick	2	0	10
OLB Chip Banks	2	0	26
S Neal Craig	1	0	36
S Doug Jones	1	0	11
S Brent Sexton	1	0	19
S Tommy Myers	0	1	40
CB Louis Wright	0	1	31
ILB Rick Razzano	0	1	1

Blocking Statistics

Tampa Bay	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Rich Saul	4	7	1	17	0	43
Revie Sorey	2	4	0	17	2	43
Charles Goodrum	0	2	0	8	0	27
Steve Riley	0	1	0	7	2	15
Barty Smith	0	1	0	4	0	9
Charlie Getty	0	0	0	17	2	45
Ted Petersen	0	0	0	10	1	33

New Orleans	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Jeff Sevy	4	5	24	1	26
Wayne Moore	3	6	26	1	27
Don Greco	2	5	29	0	25
Steve Wilson	2	4	17	0	10
Jim Pietrzak	1	2	9	0	7
Henry Childs	1	1	32	0	27
Will Grant	0	4	16	0	23
Tom Lynch	0	2	9	0	8
Gerry Sullivan	0	1	26	2	30

Special Teams Tackles

Tampa Bay	Tackles	STPlays
Bubba Bean	2	25
Lam Jones	2	8
Vinny Hoover	1	33
Eric Sievers	1	17
Morris Owens	1	14

New Orleans	Tackles	STPlays
Larry Heater	1	23
Henry Childs	1	20
Byron Hunt	1	15
Butch Johnson	1	14
Neal Craig	1	10
Jim Pietrzak	1	9
Toussaint Tyler	1	9

Participation

Tampa Bay	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Vinny Hoover	---	---	25	19	33	77
James Hunter	---	---	25	28	23	76
Rich Saul	17	43	---	---	10	70
Revie Sorey	17	43	---	---	10	70
John Skorupan	---	---	24	25	20	69
Charlie Getty	17	45	---	---	1	63
Bob Bell	---	---	30	32	---	62
Sam Adkins	17	45	---	---	---	62
Morris Owens	10	37	---	---	14	61
Willie Jones	---	---	28	31	1	60
Eric Wright	---	---	23	23	8	54
Ted Petersen	10	33	---	---	10	53
Wally Chambers	---	---	24	26	---	50
Mike Wagner	---	---	23	26	1	50
Harris Malinowski	---	---	23	25	1	49
Allen Carter	11	31	---	---	5	47
Virgil Livers	---	---	23	23	1	47
James Harrell	---	---	21	24	---	45
Jerome Dove	---	---	21	18	2	41
Wally Francis	10	30	---	---	---	40
Lam Jones	8	23	---	---	8	39
Jeremy Wolf	6	23	---	---	8	37
Bill Ellenbogen	9	19	---	---	9	37
Charles Goodrum	8	27	---	---	---	35
Jack Dolbin	13	20	---	---	2	35
Timmy Newsome	11	15	---	---	8	34
Jack Reynolds	---	---	14	9	8	31
Chris Farasopoulos	---	---	12	17	---	29
Eric Sievers	2	7	---	---	17	26
Bubba Bean	0	0	---	---	25	25
Jack Ham	---	---	11	11	2	24
Tommie Towns	3	7	---	---	14	24
Mario Nakamura	---	---	9	7	8	24
Broderick Kimsey	---	---	11	11	1	23
Steve Riley	7	15	---	---	---	22
Andy Buffone	---	---	8	4	8	20
Billy Sims	6	14	---	---	---	20
Bill Olds	1	9	---	---	7	17
Barty Smith	4	9	---	---	4	17
Fred Anderson	---	---	8	3	2	13
Guy Morriss	0	0	---	---	10	10
Max Runager	0	0	---	---	10	10
Mike Lansford	0	0	---	---	6	6
Josh Lane	---	---	0	1	---	1
Chuck Fusina	0	0	---	---	---	0
Bob Gagliano	0	0	---	---	---	0

New Orleans	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Henry Childs	32	27	---	---	20	79
Rick Trocano	33	33	---	---	---	66
Gerry Sullivan	26	30	---	---	7	63
Lawrence Taylor	---	---	16	41	3	60
Tommy Myers	---	---	16	40	2	58
Art Monk	28	29	---	---	---	57
Neal Craig	---	---	10	36	10	56
Don Greco	29	25	---	---	---	54
Wayne Moore	26	27	---	---	---	53
Gary Dunn	---	---	13	30	10	53
Mike Haynes	---	---	17	35	1	53
Derland Moore	---	---	11	38	3	52
Jeff Sevy	24	26	---	---	2	52
Joe Federspiel	---	---	12	35	4	51
Moe Dixon	17	14	---	---	17	48
Will Grant	16	23	---	---	9	48
Larry Heater	10	14	---	---	23	47
Patrick Schulz	14	14	---	---	17	45
Louis Wright	---	---	14	31	---	45
Ernie Jackson	---	---	8	34	2	44
Al Walker	14	18	---	---	12	44
Tim Baylor	---	---	5	25	13	43
Ben Williams	---	---	11	31	1	43
Chip Banks	---	---	10	26	4	40
Wayne Mosley	19	14	---	---	---	33
Ken Kennard	---	---	10	22	1	33
Toussaint Tyler	13	11	---	---	9	33
Butch Johnson	7	10	---	---	14	31
Brent Sexton	---	---	3	19	8	30
Mel Kaufman	---	---	4	3	22	29
Steve Wilson	17	10	---	---	1	28
Brian Kelley	---	---	8	9	10	27
Tom Lynch	9	8	---	---	9	26
Sam Claphan	9	9	---	---	8	26
Jim Pietrzak	9	7	---	---	9	25
Larry Wilcox	11	14	---	---	---	25
Greg Foggie	---	---	6	14	1	21
Doug Jones	---	---	7	11	2	20
Byron Hunt	---	---	1	4	15	20
Steve Busick	---	---	5	10	3	18
Mike Michel	0	0	---	---	8	8
Rick Razzano	---	---	0	1	7	8
Morten Andersen	0	0	---	---	5	5
M.L. Harris	0	0	---	---	4	4
Dave Wilson	0	0	---	---	1	1
Warren Moon	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	4	38	9.5
Middle	13	27	2.1
Right	0	0	0.0
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	8	38	4.8
Middle	18	122	6.8
Right	5	31	6.2
None	2	-2	-1.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Tampa Bay	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Sam Adkins	38	18	2	4	1	6	6	4	0

New Orleans	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Rick Trocano	29	18	2	2	1	3	0	2	3

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	2	1	5	2.5
Short (0-8 Yds)	18	9	71	3.9
Medium (9-18 Yds)	13	6	65	5.0
Long (19+ Yds)	5	2	81	16.2

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	10	7	13	1.3
Short (0-8 Yds)	7	4	25	3.6
Medium (9-18 Yds)	9	6	82	9.1
Long (19+ Yds)	3	1	22	7.3

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Tampa Bay	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Morris Owens	11	5	0	43	0	37
WR Wally Francis	10	5	1	91	1	30
WR Jack Dolbin	5	1	0	11	0	20
TE Jeremy Wolf	3	3	0	37	1	23
WR Lam Jones	3	1	0	11	0	23
WR Tommie Towns	2	0	0	0	0	7
RB Allen Carter	2	2	0	19	0	31
RB Billy Sims	2	1	0	10	0	14

New Orleans	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Art Monk	9	6	0	69	1	29
WR Al Walker	5	2	0	6	0	18
WR Patrick Schulz	4	1	0	12	0	14
WR Larry Wilcox	3	3	0	33	0	14
TE Henry Childs	2	1	1	21	1	27
RB Moe Dixon	2	2	0	-1	0	14
RB Larry Heater	2	2	0	2	0	14
FB Toussaint Tyler	2	1	0	0	0	11

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Tampa Bay	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Allen Carter	2	8	4.00	5.44
Sam Adkins	1	3	3.00	2.00

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Rick Trocano	2	-2	-1.00	0.33
Wayne Mosley	1	2	2.00	7.94

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Tampa Bay	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Sam Adkins	2	0	0	0.00	5.84

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Rick Trocano	3	0	0	0.00	4.90

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Tampa Bay	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Wally Francis	2	0	0	0.00	9.10

New Orleans	Target	Overall Avg
WR Patrick Schulz	1	3.00
WR Art Monk	1	7.67
FB Toussaint Tyler	1	0.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Tampa Bay	Rushes	Conversions
Billy Sims	1	0

New Orleans	Rushes	Conversions
Wayne Mosley	5	4
Moe Dixon	3	1
Larry Heater	1	0
Rick Trocano	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Tampa Bay	Att	Comp	Conversions
Sam Adkins	11	5	2

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Conversions
Rick Trocano	6	2	1

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Tampa Bay	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Wally Francis	4	2	0
WR Tommie Towns	2	0	0
TE Jeremy Wolf	2	2	1
WR Morris Owens	2	1	1
WR Jack Dolbin	1	0	0

New Orleans	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Al Walker	2	0	0
WR Patrick Schulz	1	0	0
RB Moe Dixon	1	1	0
WR Larry Wilcox	1	1	1
WR Art Monk	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 23,000 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 5,700 (21,400)
End Zone 4,900 (15,400)
Mezzanine 3,100 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 5,300 (13,600)
Club Seats 3,400 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 600 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	23,000 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	5,700 (21,400)
End Zone	4,900 (15,400)
Mezzanine	3,100 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	5,300 (13,600)
Club Seats	3,400 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	600 (3,300)