Week 15, 1984

played in Tampa Bay, FL

74 degrees, fair, 1 mph wind

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

Scoring Summary
2Q: 12:48 TBY - Bob Fisher 12 pass from Bob Gagliano (Mike Lansford extra point)
2Q: 06:23 TBY - Mike Lansford 49 field goal
3Q: 11:03 NOS - Morten Andersen 48 field goal

Scoring Summary
2Q: 12:48 TBY - Bob Fisher 12 pass from Bob Gagliano (Mike Lansford extra point)
2Q: 06:23 TBY - Mike Lansford 49 field goal
3Q: 11:03 NOS - Morten Andersen 48 field goal

Team Statistics NOS TBY
Record 2-12 8-6
First Downs 5 17
- by Rushing 1 6
- by Passing 4 11
- by Penalty 0 0
Total Net Yards 205 334
- Offensive Plays 44 72
- Yards per Play 4.66 4.64
Net Rushing Yards 59 159
- Rushing Attempts 23 43
- Yards per Rush 2.57 3.70
Net Passing Yards 146 175
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 21 - 15 - 0 29 - 21 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 146 175
- Sacks/Yards Lost 0/0 0/0
- Yards per Pass Play 6.95 6.03
Fumbles/Lost 1/1 2/1
3rd Down Conversions 2/12 8/18
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.8 6.3
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 5/30 9/55
Punt Returns/Yards 4/29 3/11
Kick Returns/Yards 1/24 2/39
Interception Ret./Yards 1/19 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 0 1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 0/0 1/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 29 OWN 25
Time of Possession 21:46 38:14

Team Statistics	NOS	TBY
Record	2-12	8-6
First Downs	5	17
- by Rushing	1	6
- by Passing	4	11
- by Penalty	0	0
Total Net Yards	205	334
- Offensive Plays	44	72
- Yards per Play	4.66	4.64
Net Rushing Yards	59	159
- Rushing Attempts	23	43
- Yards per Rush	2.57	3.70
Net Passing Yards	146	175
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	21 - 15 - 0	29 - 21 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	146	175
- Sacks/Yards Lost	0/0	0/0
- Yards per Pass Play	6.95	6.03
Fumbles/Lost	1/1	2/1
3rd Down Conversions	2/12	8/18
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.8	6.3
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	5/30	9/55
Punt Returns/Yards	4/29	3/11
Kick Returns/Yards	1/24	2/39
Interception Ret./Yards	1/19	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	0	1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	0/0	1/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 29	OWN 25
Time of Possession	21:46	38:14

Drive Charts

New Orleans Saints
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	9:27	3:25	OWN 20	6	21	Punt
1	3:29	2:05	OWN 20	4	10	Punt
2	12:42	2:07	OWN 26	3	8	Punt
2	6:16	1:39	OWN 20	3	9	Punt
2	2:05	1:00	OWN 20	4	47	Fumble
3	15:00	1:47	OWN 20	3	3	Punt
3	12:12	1:14	OPP 33	3	2	Field Goal
3	8:43	1:34	OWN 38	3	2	Punt
3	1:32	1:43	OWN 18	3	9	Punt
4	8:41	1:45	OWN 42	3	9	Punt
4	5:27	1:53	OWN 40	3	2	Punt
4	1:06	1:06	OWN 27	6	58	Game

Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	5:33	OWN 27	9	32	Punt
1	6:02	2:33	OWN 23	4	23	Punt
1	1:24	3:42	OWN 28	8	72	Touchdown
2	10:35	4:19	OWN 28	9	40	Field Goal
2	4:37	2:32	OWN 29	6	28	Punt
2	1:05	1:05	OWN 33	3	8	Punt
3	13:13	1:01	OWN 39	2	4	Fumble
3	10:58	2:15	OWN 18	3	-1	Punt
3	7:09	5:37	OWN 16	8	34	Punt
4	14:49	6:08	OWN 26	11	33	Interception
4	6:56	1:29	OWN 20	3	6	Punt
4	3:34	2:28	OWN 20	6	15	Punt

Game MVP: Guy Morriss, Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	LG
Bill Johnson	12	27	2.25	7
Larry Heater	9	24	2.67	8
Warren Moon	2	8	4.00	5

Tampa Bay	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Billy Sims	21	62	2.95	17	1
Terdell Middleton	18	83	4.61	11	2
Bob Gagliano	4	14	3.50	6	0

Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Warren Moon	21	15	146	0/0	0	28	0	90.6

Tampa Bay	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Bob Gagliano	29	21	175	0/0	1	22	1	84.7

Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Art Monk	5	6	53	10.60	4	20
TE Walt Arnold	4	6	61	15.25	5	28
WR Otis Grant	2	3	17	8.50	7	11
WR John Floyd	1	1	3	3.00	0	3
RB Larry Heater	1	1	3	3.00	0	3
TE Walt Easley	1	2	3	3.00	0	3
FB Billy Jackson	1	1	6	6.00	7	6

Tampa Bay	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Anthony Carter	6	7	42	7.00	23	14	0
WR Lamont Marrow	3	6	13	4.33	2	7	0
WR Al Walker	3	5	40	13.33	29	21	0
RB Billy Sims	3	3	19	6.33	10	14	0
TE Bob Fisher	2	3	34	17.00	15	22	1
WR Mike Jones	2	2	13	6.50	1	8	0
FB Adger Armstrong	1	1	2	2.00	0	2	0
TE Junior Miller	1	2	12	12.00	4	12	0

Interception Statistics

New Orleans	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Greg Bright	1	19	19.00	0

Tampa Bay	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

New Orleans	Fumb	Recov	Force
Walt Arnold	1	0	0
Mike Calhoun	0	1	1
Gill Byrd	0	0	1

Tampa Bay	Fumb	Recov	Force
Billy Sims	1	1	0
Bob Gagliano	1	0	0
Gary Thompson	0	1	0
Steve Foley	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

New Orleans	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Mike Saxon	9	397	44.1	38.4	58	1

Tampa Bay	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Mike Connell	8	343	42.9	31.8	54	1

Kicking Statistics

New Orleans	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Morten Andersen	1/1	1/1	0/0	48	0/0

Tampa Bay	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Mike Lansford	1/1	1/1	0/0	49	1/1

Punt Return Statistics

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Doug Jones	4	29	7.3	0

Tampa Bay	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Al Walker	3	11	3.7	0

Kick Return Statistics

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Doug Jones	1	24	24.0	0

Tampa Bay	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Al Walker	1	15	15.0	0
Allen Carter	1	24	24.0	0

Defensive Statistics

New Orleans	Tack	Asst	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Cliff Odom	11	1	39	28
OLB Lawrence Taylor	9	3	38	25
DT Phil Murphy	6	0	17	16
OLB Chip Banks	5	5	20	16
CB Gill Byrd	4	2	28	17
DE Doug McDougald	4	0	24	17
CB Kirk Collins	3	3	25	16
DE Mike Calhoun	3	2	30	19
S Doug Jones	3	1	35	22
S Greg Bright	3	1	35	23
CB Jo Jo Heath	2	1	26	20
S Rod Kush	2	1	25	16
DT Stafford Mays	2	1	18	13
S Jimmy Turner	2	1	15	13
DT Ray Yakavonis	1	3	32	19
DE Bob Kohrs	1	1	19	12
DE Elvis Franks	1	0	32	20
OLB Mel Kaufman	0	1	5	4

Tampa Bay	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Mike Varty	6	2	0.0	12	17
OLB Rich Dixon	5	0	0.0	13	8
CB Eric Wright	4	0	0.0	15	19
S Tommy Myers	3	4	0.0	17	16
OLB Ed Reynolds	3	4	0.0	18	16
CB Virgil Livers	3	1	0.0	13	14
CB Gary Thompson	3	1	0.0	17	15
DT Wally Chambers	2	1	0.0	11	8
S Steve Foley	2	0	0.0	13	14
S Eric Williams	1	1	0.0	20	14
DT Dan Ralph	1	1	0.0	12	13
DT Andy Buffone	1	0	0.0	8	4
DE Mario Nakamura	1	0	0.0	12	9
S Scott Perry	1	0	0.0	3	10
FB Adger Armstrong	1	0	---	---	---
TE Junior Miller	1	0	---	---	---
DE Ron Spears	1	0	0.0	11	12
DT Harris Malinowski	0	1	0.0	11	6

Pass Rush Statistics

New Orleans	Block	Knock	PPlay
DE Elvis Franks	1	0	20
DE Bob Kohrs	1	0	12
DE Mike Calhoun	0	1	19

Tampa Bay	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Wally Chambers	0.0	0	1	0	8

Pass Defense Statistics

New Orleans	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
OLB Lawrence Taylor	4	1	0	25
ILB Cliff Odom	4	0	0	28
CB Jo Jo Heath	2	1	0	20
S Doug Jones	2	0	0	22
DT Phil Murphy	2	0	0	16
CB Gill Byrd	2	0	0	17
S Greg Bright	1	0	1	23
CB Kirk Collins	1	0	0	16
DT Stafford Mays	1	0	0	13
OLB Mel Kaufman	1	0	0	4
S Jimmy Turner	1	0	0	13
DE Bob Kohrs	0	1	0	12
OLB Chip Banks	0	1	0	16

Tampa Bay	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Eric Wright	4	0	19
OLB Mike Varty	3	0	17
CB Gary Thompson	2	2	15
S Steve Foley	2	0	14
OLB Rich Dixon	2	0	8
CB Virgil Livers	1	0	14
S Scott Perry	1	0	10

Blocking Statistics

New Orleans	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	PPly
Steve Wilson	3	8	21	18
Edwin Bailey	1	5	21	18
Karl Swanke	0	6	22	16
Billy Jackson	0	1	12	11
Dan Fike	0	1	6	9
Rich Strenger	0	1	20	18

Tampa Bay	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	PPly
Guy Morriss	5	5	2	36	22
George Lilja	3	8	0	39	25
Charlie Getty	1	5	0	32	17
Adam Schreiber	1	4	0	7	7
Rob Taylor	1	3	0	38	24
Bill Ellenbogen	1	2	0	35	22
Adger Armstrong	0	6	0	25	13
Jeff Sevy	0	4	0	16	17
Revie Sorey	0	1	0	8	7
Bob Fisher	0	1	0	19	12

Special Teams Tackles

New Orleans	Tackles	STPlays
Doug Jones	2	18
Larry Heater	1	22
Jimmy Turner	1	5
Steve Wilson	1	4

Tampa Bay	Tackles	STPlays
Kyle Clifton	2	15
Virgil Livers	1	24
Jesse Bendross	1	11
George Lilja	1	6

Participation

New Orleans	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Doug Jones	---	---	35	22	18	75
Cliff Odom	---	---	39	28	1	68
Lawrence Taylor	---	---	38	25	1	64
Greg Bright	---	---	35	23	4	62
Kirk Collins	---	---	25	16	21	62
Elvis Franks	---	---	32	20	2	54
Walt Arnold	19	19	---	---	15	53
Ray Yakavonis	---	---	32	19	1	52
Mike Calhoun	---	---	30	19	---	49
Karl Swanke	22	16	---	---	10	48
Jo Jo Heath	---	---	26	20	1	47
Larry Heater	10	13	---	---	22	45
Gill Byrd	---	---	28	17	---	45
Warren Moon	23	21	---	---	---	44
Steve Wilson	21	18	---	---	4	43
Doug McDougald	---	---	24	17	1	42
Bob Kohrs	---	---	19	12	10	41
Rod Kush	---	---	25	16	---	41
Edwin Bailey	21	18	---	---	---	39
Walt Easley	13	12	---	---	14	39
Chip Banks	---	---	20	16	3	39
Phil Murphy	---	---	17	16	5	38
Michael Obrovac	21	17	---	---	---	38
Rich Strenger	20	18	---	---	---	38
Jimmy Turner	---	---	15	13	5	33
Stafford Mays	---	---	18	13	1	32
Art Monk	16	16	---	---	---	32
Billy Jackson	12	11	---	---	9	32
Mel Kaufman	---	---	5	4	18	27
Matt Suhey	10	8	---	---	8	26
Dan Fike	6	9	---	---	10	25
Bill Johnson	13	8	---	---	---	21
Brian Kelley	---	---	4	1	14	19
Tremain Rogers	2	6	---	---	10	18
Otis Grant	9	7	---	---	---	16
John Floyd	8	6	---	---	1	15
Mike Freeman	2	3	---	---	9	14
Bobby Leopold	---	---	6	2	5	13
Tony Woodruff	0	0	---	---	13	13
Kris Haines	2	1	---	---	6	9
Cleo Montgomery	0	0	---	---	9	9
Mike Saxon	0	0	---	---	9	9
Carl Roaches	3	4	---	---	---	7
Morten Andersen	0	0	---	---	3	3
Steve Joachim	0	0	---	---	1	1
Ed Burns	0	0	---	---	---	0

Tampa Bay	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Bob Gagliano	43	29	---	---	---	72
George Lilja	39	25	---	---	6	70
Guy Morriss	36	22	---	---	7	65
Rob Taylor	38	24	---	---	---	62
Bill Ellenbogen	35	22	---	---	1	58
Adger Armstrong	25	13	---	---	18	56
Anthony Carter	34	20	---	---	---	54
Junior Miller	30	15	---	---	8	53
Virgil Livers	---	---	13	14	24	51
Charlie Getty	32	17	---	---	---	49
Lamont Marrow	16	19	---	---	14	49
Mike Varty	---	---	12	17	18	47
Al Walker	19	17	---	---	11	47
Billy Sims	25	21	---	---	---	46
Bob Fisher	19	12	---	---	13	44
Jeff Sevy	16	17	---	---	9	42
Eric Williams	---	---	20	14	2	36
Steve Foley	---	---	13	14	8	35
Ed Reynolds	---	---	18	16	1	35
Eric Wright	---	---	15	19	---	34
Tommy Myers	---	---	17	16	---	33
Mike Jones	20	13	---	---	---	33
Gary Thompson	---	---	17	15	1	33
Allen Carter	5	4	---	---	23	32
Terdell Middleton	18	8	---	---	6	32
Willie Jones	---	---	14	12	4	30
Walter Packer	---	---	16	11	1	28
Barney Chavous	---	---	9	9	9	27
Dan Ralph	---	---	12	13	2	27
Mario Nakamura	---	---	12	9	4	25
Harris Malinowski	---	---	11	6	7	24
Revie Sorey	8	7	---	---	9	24
Rich Dixon	---	---	13	8	3	24
Kyle Clifton	---	---	5	4	15	24
Ron Spears	---	---	11	12	---	23
Wally Chambers	---	---	11	8	1	20
Jesse Bendross	4	3	---	---	11	18
Adam Schreiber	7	7	---	---	4	18
David Jones	4	4	---	---	9	17
Scott Perry	---	---	3	10	---	13
Andy Buffone	---	---	8	4	---	12
Mike Connell	0	0	---	---	8	8
Bob Breunig	---	---	3	0	2	5
Mike Lansford	0	0	---	---	4	4
Sultan Evans	0	0	---	---	1	1
Tamarick Kortas	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	2	12	6.0
Middle	15	31	2.1
Right	6	16	2.7
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	9	19	2.1
Middle	23	95	4.1
Right	11	45	4.1
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Warren Moon	21	15	3	0	2	2	1	0	0

Tampa Bay	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Bob Gagliano	29	21	2	0	1	4	0	1	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	2	2	17	8.5
Short (0-8 Yds)	10	7	28	2.8
Medium (9-18 Yds)	5	4	50	10.0
Long (19+ Yds)	3	2	51	17.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	8	7	42	5.3
Short (0-8 Yds)	15	14	133	8.9
Medium (9-18 Yds)	5	0	0	0.0
Long (19+ Yds)	1	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
TE Walt Arnold	6	4	2	61	2	19
WR Art Monk	6	5	0	53	1	16
WR Otis Grant	3	2	0	17	0	7
TE Walt Easley	2	1	0	3	0	12
WR John Floyd	1	1	0	3	0	6
RB Larry Heater	1	1	0	3	0	13
FB Billy Jackson	1	1	0	6	0	11

Tampa Bay	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Anthony Carter	7	6	0	42	0	20
WR Lamont Marrow	6	3	0	13	0	19
WR Al Walker	5	3	0	40	1	17
TE Bob Fisher	3	2	0	34	1	12
RB Billy Sims	3	3	0	19	0	21
TE Junior Miller	2	1	1	12	0	15
WR Mike Jones	2	2	0	13	0	13
FB Adger Armstrong	1	1	0	2	0	13

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

Tampa Bay	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Billy Sims	1	2	2.00	2.95

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg

Tampa Bay	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Bob Gagliano	1	1	12	12.00	6.03

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg

Tampa Bay	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Bob Fisher	1	1	12	12.00	11.33

Third Down Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Rushes	Conversions
Larry Heater	3	0
Warren Moon	1	0
Bill Johnson	1	0

Tampa Bay	Rushes	Conversions
Terdell Middleton	2	1
Billy Sims	1	0
Bob Gagliano	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Conversions
Warren Moon	7	4	2

Tampa Bay	Att	Comp	Conversions
Bob Gagliano	14	9	7

Third Down Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Art Monk	3	2	1
TE Walt Arnold	2	1	1
TE Walt Easley	1	1	0
WR Otis Grant	1	0	0

Tampa Bay	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Anthony Carter	4	3	2
WR Lamont Marrow	3	2	1
WR Al Walker	2	0	0
RB Billy Sims	2	2	2
TE Bob Fisher	1	0	0
TE Junior Miller	1	1	1
WR Mike Jones	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 64,100 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 19,600 (21,400)
End Zone 14,100 (15,400)
Mezzanine 8,100 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 12,500 (13,600)
Club Seats 6,800 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 3,000 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	64,100 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	19,600 (21,400)
End Zone	14,100 (15,400)
Mezzanine	8,100 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	12,500 (13,600)
Club Seats	6,800 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	3,000 (3,300)