Week 17, 1983

played in Tampa Bay, FL

75 degrees, fair, 7 mph wind

New Orleans Saints0030-3
Tampa Bay Buccaneers72070-34

Scoring Summary
1Q: 12:04 TBY - Billy Sims 9 run (Mike Lansford extra point)
2Q: 14:31 TBY - Junior Miller 39 pass from Tamarick Kortas (Mike Lansford extra point)
2Q: 04:35 TBY - Mike Lansford 26 field goal
2Q: 03:03 TBY - Eric Wright 53 interception return (Mike Lansford extra point)
2Q: 00:20 TBY - Mike Lansford 30 field goal
3Q: 11:09 TBY - Billy Sims 5 run (Mike Lansford extra point)
3Q: 08:23 NOS - Morten Andersen 33 field goal

Team StatisticsNOSTBY
Record9-78-8
First Downs1124
- by Rushing68
- by Passing512
- by Penalty04
Total Net Yards229302
- Offensive Plays5766
- Yards per Play4.024.58
Net Rushing Yards103119
- Rushing Attempts2236
- Yards per Rush4.683.31
Net Passing Yards126183
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt34 - 15 - 429 - 20 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards132191
- Sacks/Yards Lost1/61/8
- Yards per Pass Play3.606.10
Fumbles/Lost0/02/0
3rd Down Conversions2/136/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down7.58.0
4th Down Conversions0/00/0
Penalties/Yards12/845/34
Punt Returns/Yards0/05/40
Kick Returns/Yards5/1202/71
Interception Ret./Yards0/04/124
2pt Conversions0/00/0
Red Zone Visits24
- Red Zone TDs/FGs0/12/2
Avg. Drive StartOWN 26OWN 35
Time of Possession26:3433:26

Drive Charts

New Orleans Saints
QuarBeganPossFromPlaysYardsResult
111:551:26OWN 3335Punt
18:311:08OWN 1036Punt
16:124:47OWN 29939Interception
214:172:59OWN 2536Punt
26:140:51OWN 2034Interception
24:291:37OWN 20418Interception
22:521:04OWN 1532Punt
20:150:15OWN 4410Half
315:001:09OWN 2031Punt
310:592:44OWN 42542Field Goal
32:491:08OWN 3131Punt
414:522:37OWN 26516Punt
410:404:32OWN 29852Interception
43:351:26OWN 20427Punt
Tampa Bay Buccaneers
QuarBeganPossFromPlaysYardsResult
115:003:05OWN 49551Touchdown
110:291:58OWN 1537Punt
17:231:11OWN 2332Punt
11:252:08OWN 26474Touchdown
211:185:04OWN 241140Punt
25:230:54OPP 24415Field Goal
21:481:33OPP 39726Field Goal
313:512:52OPP 30630Touchdown
38:155:26OWN 29947Missed FG
31:411:49OWN 1039Punt
412:151:35OWN 1934Punt
46:082:33OPP 4633Punt
42:092:09OWN 3623Game

Game MVP: Eric Wright, Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Rushing Statistics

New OrleansAttYardsAvgLG10+TD
Larry Heater9303.33900
Wayne Mosley5285.602110
George Franklin3248.001710
Warren Moon2147.001110
Billy Jackson252.50300
Robert Newhouse122.00200
Tampa BayAttYardsAvgLG10+TD
Billy Sims26783.001822
Allen Carter6142.33500
Barty Smith22311.502110
Morris Owens133.00300
Mike Jones111.00100

Passing Statistics

New OrleansAttCompYardsSk/YdTDLGIntRate
Warren Moon34151321/6031415.4
Tampa BayAttCompYardsSk/YdTDLGIntRate
Tamarick Kortas23161531/81390102.2
Bob Gagliano64380/0015084.0

Receiving Statistics

New OrleansCatchTargYardsAvgYACLGTD
WR Art Monk5138416.8024310
WR Larry Wilcox36268.670210
FB Billy Jackson2221.00010
TE Henry Childs1299.00390
WR Al Walker13-1-1.000-10
WR Butch Johnson1411.00010
RB Larry Heater1277.00370
WR Otis Grant1144.00040
TE Gary Shirk0100.00000
Tampa BayCatchTargYardsAvgYACLGTD
WR Morris Owens45389.506190
RB Billy Sims45338.2510130
WR Mike Jones46358.750150
TE Junior Miller345317.6730391
WR Anthony Carter33165.33170
WR Lam Jones24168.005130
TE Jeremy Wolf0100.00000
WR Jack Dolbin0100.00000

Interception Statistics

New OrleansIntsYardsAvgTD
Tampa BayIntsYardsAvgTD
CB Eric Wright26934.501
CB James Hunter13939.000
OLB Rich Dixon11616.000

Fumble Statistics

New OrleansFumbRecovForceTD
Tommy Myers0010
Lawrence Taylor0010
Tampa BayFumbRecovForceTD
Billy Sims2000
Junior Miller0100
Mike Jones0100

Punting Statistics

New OrleansPuntYardsAvgNetLGIn20
Mike Michel837246.541.5555
Tampa BayPuntYardsAvgNetLGIn20
Mike Connell628747.841.2591

Kicking Statistics

New OrleansFGs40+Yd50+YdLGPAT
Morten Andersen1/10/00/0330/0
Tampa BayFGs40+Yd50+YdLGPAT
Mike Lansford2/30/10/0304/4

Punt Return Statistics

New OrleansRetYardsAvgTD
Tampa BayRetYardsAvgTD
Virgil Livers3175.70
Bruce Rhodes22311.50

Kick Return Statistics

New OrleansRetYardsAvgTD
Al Walker37224.00
George Franklin24824.00
Tampa BayRetYardsAvgTD
Allen Carter14545.00
James Hunter12626.00

Defensive Statistics

New OrleansTackAsstSackRPlayPPlay
S Tommy Myers850.02825
S Doug Jones520.03019
ILB Joe Federspiel420.02919
OLB Lawrence Taylor420.03526
DT Derland Moore410.03022
ILB Kim Bokamper410.0195
DE Ken Kennard410.02120
ILB Cliff Odom311.0711
CB Gill Byrd310.02323
CB Ernie Jackson300.0915
S Mike Haynes220.03226
ILB Brian Kelley210.0912
DE Ben Williams210.02222
DT Willie Lee200.02118
WR Art Monk20---------
OLB Chip Banks200.02520
S Neal Craig110.0914
DE Greg Foggie110.0148
T Rich Strenger10---------
CB Louis Wright010.0147
S Jerry Anderson010.0108
Tampa BayTackAsstSackRPlayPPlay
CB Eric Wright510.01624
CB Virgil Livers500.02132
OLB Ed Reynolds400.51727
S Tommy Marvaso310.01220
S Bruce Rhodes310.01834
DE Mario Nakamura300.01018
S Ed Jones300.0815
DT Wally Chambers210.51217
ILB Jack Reynolds200.069
CB James Hunter200.02027
DE Lionel Collier110.01122
DE Anthony Jolly100.0615
DT Harris Malinowski100.0310
OLB Donnie Thomas100.0611
DE Willie Jones100.01620
DE George Crump100.01113
S Eric Williams020.02131
OLB Todd Seabaugh010.077

Pass Rush Statistics

New OrleansSackBlockHurryKnockPPlay
ILB Cliff Odom1.000011
OLB Scot Brantley0.01004
OLB Lawrence Taylor0.001226
S Mike Haynes0.001026
DE Ken Kennard0.001020
DE Ben Williams0.000222
Tampa BaySackBlockHurryKnockPPlay
DT Wally Chambers0.501117
OLB Ed Reynolds0.500027
DT Harris Malinowski0.010010
DE Lionel Collier0.001122
DE Anthony Jolly0.001015
DT Andy Buffone0.001013
DE George Crump0.001013
DE Willie Jones0.000120

Pass Defense Statistics

New OrleansCaughtDefnsdIntrcpPPlay
S Doug Jones50019
ILB Joe Federspiel30019
S Mike Haynes21026
OLB Lawrence Taylor20026
S Tommy Myers11025
OLB Chip Banks11020
S Neal Craig10014
CB Ernie Jackson10015
ILB Brian Kelley10012
DT Willie Lee10018
ILB Cliff Odom10011
CB Gill Byrd10023
Tampa BayCaughtDefnsdIntrcpPPlay
S Tommy Marvaso31020
OLB Ed Reynolds21027
CB Eric Wright20224
CB James Hunter20127
S Bruce Rhodes20034
CB Virgil Livers12032
S Ed Jones11015
ILB Jack Reynolds1009
DE George Crump10013
OLB Donnie Thomas01011
OLB Rich Dixon00120

Blocking Statistics

New OrleansKeyBlBlOppPancRPlySckAPPly
Babe Morgan22012023
Steve Wilson17019024
Will Grant13014016
Don Greco12015032
Tom Lynch11018033
Rich Strenger02019027
Dean Lang010318
Jeff Sevy01010012
Billy Jackson01010017
Tampa BayKeyBlBlOppPancRPlySckAPPly
Alan Willis410232026
Charlie Getty23028026
Bill Ellenbogen16011011
Rob Taylor16028027
Barty Smith12026019
Revie Sorey12035025
Karl Swanke110116
George Lilja03029020
Carlton Malone010803
Jeremy Wolf01027010
Ted Petersen010806

Special Teams Tackles

New OrleansTacklesSTPlays
George Franklin224
Scot Brantley218
Gary Shirk116
Tom Lynch19
Will Grant18
Tampa BayTacklesSTPlays
Barty Smith217
Eric Williams215
Mike Jones118

Participation

New OrleansRPlyOffPPlyOffRPlyDefPPlyDefSTPlyTotal Plays
Lawrence Taylor------3526364
Mike Haynes------3226361
Tom Lynch1833------960
Tommy Myers------2825457
Warren Moon2235---------57
Doug Jones------3019655
Derland Moore------3022254
Joe Federspiel------2919553
Butch Johnson1523------1452
Chip Banks------2520449
Gill Byrd------2323248
Willie Lee------2118847
Don Greco1532---------47
Ben Williams------2222246
Steve Wilson1924------346
Ken Kennard------2120546
Rich Strenger1927---------46
Henry Childs1225------845
Babe Morgan1223------944
Art Monk1628---------44
Billy Jackson1017------1744
George Franklin414------2442
Will Grant1416------838
Neal Craig------9141235
Gary Shirk79------1632
Kim Bokamper------195832
Larry Heater1311------731
Larry Wilcox1119---------30
Al Walker108------1230
Louis Wright------147930
Ernie Jackson------915428
Mel Kaufman------861327
Jerry Anderson------108826
Brian Kelley------912324
Otis Grant24------1824
Jeff Sevy1012------123
Greg Foggie------148123
Scot Brantley------141823
Cliff Odom------711321
Dean Lang38------920
Robert Newhouse57------719
Wayne Mosley510---------15
Mike Michel00------88
Morten Andersen00------33
Steve Joachim00------11
Kim Reedy00---------0
Tampa BayRPlyOffPPlyOffRPlyDefPPlyDefSTPlyTotal Plays
Bruce Rhodes------18341870
Eric Williams------21311567
Virgil Livers------21321366
Barty Smith2619------1762
Revie Sorey3525------262
Alan Willis3226------159
George Lilja2920------958
Billy Sims2926------257
Rob Taylor2827---------55
Mike Jones2215------1855
Charlie Getty2826---------54
Jeremy Wolf2710------1653
James Hunter------2027249
Ed Reynolds------1727448
Todd Seabaugh------773145
Junior Miller1316------1544
Anthony Carter2320------144
Tommy Marvaso------12201042
Tamarick Kortas1524------342
Eric Wright------1624141
Morris Owens1918------239
Willie Jones------1620238
Allen Carter84------2537
Wally Chambers------1217635
Lionel Collier------1122134
George Crump------1113832
Mario Nakamura------1018230
Rich Dixon------1020---30
Bill Ellenbogen1111------729
Lam Jones1019---------29
Bob Gagliano216---------27
Andy Buffone------1113125
Jack Reynolds------69924
Ed Jones------815---23
Ted Petersen86------923
Donnie Thomas------611522
Anthony Jolly------615---21
Jack Dolbin33------1319
Harris Malinowski------310316
Karl Swanke16------916
Carlton Malone83---------11
Mike Lansford00------1010
Mike Connell00------66
James Harrell------0011
Broderick Kimsey------00---0
Doug Williams00---------0

Directional Rushing Statistics

DistanceAttYardsAvg
Left3289.3
Middle15684.5
Right471.8
None000.0
DistanceAttYardsAvg
Left8243.0
Middle16583.6
Right12373.1
None000.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

New OrleansAttCmp20+BdThDropDfnsHurrKnckIntc
Warren Moon34153306534
Tampa BayAttCmp20+BdThDropDfnsHurrKnckIntc
Tamarick Kortas23161112230
Bob Gagliano640001110

Directional Passing Statistics

DistanceAttCompYardsAvg
Screen54142.8
Short (0-8 Yds)96182.0
Medium (9-18 Yds)154795.3
Long (19+ Yds)51214.2
DistanceAttCompYardsAvg
Screen0000.0
Short (0-8 Yds)21161416.7
Medium (9-18 Yds)64508.3
Long (19+ Yds)2000.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

New OrleansTargtCaugtDropdYards20+PPlay
WR Art Monk135084228
WR Larry Wilcox63026119
WR Butch Johnson4101023
WR Al Walker310-108
TE Henry Childs2109025
RB Larry Heater2107011
FB Billy Jackson2202017
TE Gary Shirk100009
WR Otis Grant110404
Tampa BayTargtCaugtDropdYards20+PPlay
WR Mike Jones64035015
WR Morris Owens54138018
RB Billy Sims54033026
WR Lam Jones42016019
TE Junior Miller43053116
WR Anthony Carter33016020
TE Jeremy Wolf1000010
WR Jack Dolbin100003

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

New OrleansAttYardsAvgOverall Avg
Tampa BayAttYardsAvgOverall Avg
Billy Sims4153.753.00
Barty Smith122.0011.50
Allen Carter122.002.33

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

New OrleansAttCompYardsAvg/AttOverall Avg
Warren Moon5240.803.88
Tampa BayAttCompYardsAvg/AttOverall Avg
Tamarick Kortas3131.006.65
Bob Gagliano2194.506.33

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

New OrleansTargetCatchYardsAvg/TargOverall Avg
WR Art Monk2152.506.46
WR Al Walker11-1-1.00-0.33
WR Butch Johnson1000.000.25
RB Larry Heater1000.003.50
Tampa BayTargetCatchYardsAvg/TargOverall Avg
WR Lam Jones2131.504.00
WR Morris Owens1199.007.60
RB Billy Sims1000.006.60
WR Mike Jones1000.005.83

Third Down Rushing Statistics

New OrleansRushesConversions
Warren Moon10
Tampa BayRushesConversions
Allen Carter20
Billy Sims21
Barty Smith11
Morris Owens10

Third Down Passing Statistics

New OrleansAttCompConversions
Warren Moon1232
Tampa BayAttCompConversions
Tamarick Kortas632
Bob Gagliano322

Third Down Receiving Statistics

New OrleansTargCatchConversions
WR Art Monk511
WR Al Walker310
WR Larry Wilcox211
WR Butch Johnson200
Tampa BayTargCatchConversions
WR Morris Owens221
WR Mike Jones211
TE Jeremy Wolf100
WR Jack Dolbin100
WR Lam Jones100
RB Billy Sims111
WR Anthony Carter111

SectionAttendance
Stadium68,400 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck20,900 (21,400)
End Zone15,000 (15,400)
Mezzanine8,700 (8,900)
Sideline Seats13,300 (13,600)
Club Seats7,200 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes3,300 (3,300)