Week 1, 1985

played in Tampa Bay, FL

98 degrees, fair, 4 mph wind

New Orleans Saints	3	3	0	0	-	6
Tampa Bay Buccaneers	0	6	9	3	-	18

Scoring Summary
1Q: 07:40 NOS - Morten Andersen 20 field goal
2Q: 12:34 NOS - Morten Andersen 34 field goal
2Q: 08:30 TBY - Mike Lansford 24 field goal
2Q: 02:30 TBY - Mike Lansford 52 field goal
3Q: 09:17 TBY - Horace Ivory 14 run (Mike Lansford extra point)
3Q: 04:23 TBY - Safety, intentional grounding called in the end zone
4Q: 01:49 TBY - Mike Lansford 30 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 07:40 NOS - Morten Andersen 20 field goal
2Q: 12:34 NOS - Morten Andersen 34 field goal
2Q: 08:30 TBY - Mike Lansford 24 field goal
2Q: 02:30 TBY - Mike Lansford 52 field goal
3Q: 09:17 TBY - Horace Ivory 14 run (Mike Lansford extra point)
3Q: 04:23 TBY - Safety, intentional grounding called in the end zone
4Q: 01:49 TBY - Mike Lansford 30 field goal

Team Statistics NOS TBY
Record 0-1 1-0
First Downs 12 13
- by Rushing 4 6
- by Passing 8 7
- by Penalty 0 0
Total Net Yards 233 336
- Offensive Plays 62 64
- Yards per Play 3.76 5.25
Net Rushing Yards 122 187
- Rushing Attempts 23 39
- Yards per Rush 5.30 4.79
Net Passing Yards 111 149
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 37 - 15 - 3 25 - 13 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 125 149
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2/14 0/0
- Yards per Pass Play 2.85 5.96
Fumbles/Lost 1/0 2/2
3rd Down Conversions 2/13 4/16
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.5 5.4
4th Down Conversions 1/2 0/0
Penalties/Yards 3/15 6/32
Punt Returns/Yards 4/23 3/7
Kick Returns/Yards 4/96 2/37
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 3/20
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 2 4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 0/2 1/2
Avg. Drive Start OWN 30 OWN 31
Time of Possession 27:08 32:52

Team Statistics	NOS	TBY
Record	0-1	1-0
First Downs	12	13
- by Rushing	4	6
- by Passing	8	7
- by Penalty	0	0
Total Net Yards	233	336
- Offensive Plays	62	64
- Yards per Play	3.76	5.25
Net Rushing Yards	122	187
- Rushing Attempts	23	39
- Yards per Rush	5.30	4.79
Net Passing Yards	111	149
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	37 - 15 - 3	25 - 13 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	125	149
- Sacks/Yards Lost	2/14	0/0
- Yards per Pass Play	2.85	5.96
Fumbles/Lost	1/0	2/2
3rd Down Conversions	2/13	4/16
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.5	5.4
4th Down Conversions	1/2	0/0
Penalties/Yards	3/15	6/32
Punt Returns/Yards	4/23	3/7
Kick Returns/Yards	4/96	2/37
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	3/20
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	2	4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	0/2	1/2
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 30	OWN 31
Time of Possession	27:08	32:52

Drive Charts

New Orleans Saints
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	12:58	5:25	OWN 25	11	72	Field Goal
1	5:57	1:41	OWN 34	3	25	Interception
1	2:59	2:29	OWN 25	5	27	Punt
2	14:44	1:08	OWN 39	3	-3	Punt
2	13:36	1:07	OPP 15	3	-2	Field Goal
2	8:22	3:45	OWN 38	6	28	Missed FG
2	2:24	2:05	OWN 31	5	21	Punt
3	15:00	2:32	OWN 20	5	18	Punt
3	9:09	2:28	OWN 36	5	25	Interception
3	4:23	0:08	OWN 5	1	-5	Safety
3	1:36	1:14	OWN 20	3	9	Punt
4	13:43	1:32	OWN 24	3	8	Punt
4	3:02	0:47	OWN 19	4	1	Downs
4	1:43	1:14	OWN 29	6	9	Interception

Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	2:02	OWN 14	3	2	Punt
1	7:33	1:36	OWN 20	3	4	Punt
1	4:16	1:17	OWN 20	3	0	Punt
1	0:30	0:46	OWN 16	3	6	Punt
2	12:29	4:07	OWN 20	7	73	Field Goal
2	4:37	2:13	OWN 41	5	24	Field Goal
2	0:19	0:19	OWN 20	3	3	Punt
3	12:28	3:19	OWN 21	7	79	Touchdown
3	6:41	2:18	OWN 28	4	23	Punt
3	4:15	2:39	OWN 40	5	17	Punt
3	0:22	1:39	OWN 27	3	9	Punt
4	12:11	9:09	OWN 23	13	74	Fumble
4	2:15	0:32	OPP 20	3	7	Field Goal
4	0:29	0:29	OPP 30	2	-2	Game

Game MVP: Horace Ivory, Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Larry Heater	10	78	7.80	19	3
Bill Johnson	8	23	2.88	10	1
Warren Moon	5	21	4.20	7	0

Tampa Bay	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Horace Ivory	21	119	5.67	37	2	1
Lee Rouson	12	57	4.75	16	1	0
Amos Lawrence	4	13	3.25	4	0	0
Steve Bono	2	-2	-1.00	-1	0	0

Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Warren Moon	37	15	125	2/14	0	19	3	16.2

Tampa Bay	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Steve Bono	25	13	149	0/0	0	51	0	70.3

Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Carl Roaches	4	5	30	7.50	0	14
WR Roger Carr	3	8	33	11.00	1	19
TE Walt Arnold	2	4	23	11.50	0	15
WR Kris Haines	1	4	10	10.00	0	10
RB Larry Heater	1	1	12	12.00	12	12
FB Billy Jackson	1	2	8	8.00	3	8
WR Tony Woodruff	1	5	1	1.00	0	1
RB Bill Johnson	1	3	0	0.00	0	0
TE Ethan Horton	1	4	8	8.00	0	8
FB Hubert Oliver	0	1	0	0.00	0	0

Tampa Bay	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Danny Buggs	4	5	35	8.75	1	15
WR Al Walker	3	5	58	19.33	17	51
WR Anthony Carter	3	6	38	12.67	5	16
FB Adger Armstrong	2	3	15	7.50	7	9
RB Horace Ivory	1	1	3	3.00	0	3
TE Doug Cosbie	0	2	0	0.00	0	0
TE Junior Miller	0	1	0	0.00	0	0
WR Mike Jones	0	1	0	0.00	0	0
RB Lee Rouson	0	1	0	0.00	0	0

Interception Statistics

New Orleans	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Tampa Bay	Ints	Yards	Avg
CB Walter Packer	1	0	0.00
CB Gary Thompson	1	0	0.00
S Felix Wright	1	20	20.00

Fumble Statistics

New Orleans	Fumb	Recov	Force
Warren Moon	1	1	0
Cleo Montgomery	0	1	0
Lawrence Taylor	0	1	0
Mike Calhoun	0	0	1
Larry Heater	0	0	1

Tampa Bay	Fumb	Force
Virgil Livers	1	0
Lee Rouson	1	0
Kyle Clifton	0	1

Punting Statistics

New Orleans	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Mike Saxon	6	266	44.3	39.8	48	3

Tampa Bay	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Mike Connell	8	392	49.0	43.6	62	2

Kicking Statistics

New Orleans	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Morten Andersen	2/3	0/1	0/1	34	0/0

Tampa Bay	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Mike Lansford	3/3	1/1	1/1	52	1/1

Punt Return Statistics

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Roger Carr	4	23	5.8	0

Tampa Bay	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Virgil Livers	3	7	2.3	0

Kick Return Statistics

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Cleo Montgomery	4	96	24.0	0

Tampa Bay	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Al Walker	2	37	18.5	0

Defensive Statistics

New Orleans	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Carl Lews	11	2	0.0	30	20
ILB Cliff Odom	7	0	0.0	33	23
CB Issiac Holt	6	1	0.0	31	25
DE Mike Calhoun	6	0	0.0	23	10
S Greg Bright	4	3	0.0	36	24
OLB Lawrence Taylor	3	3	0.0	35	22
DE Elvis Franks	2	4	0.0	39	25
DT Stafford Mays	2	1	0.0	13	8
DT Phil Murphy	2	1	0.0	34	19
ILB Kurt Allerman	2	0	0.0	6	2
DE Doug McDougald	1	3	0.0	16	15
CB Jo Jo Heath	1	2	0.0	32	18
CB Gill Byrd	1	1	0.0	35	23
QB Warren Moon	1	0	---	---	---
RB Larry Heater	1	0	---	---	---
DT Ray Yakavonis	1	0	0.0	8	5
FB Hubert Oliver	1	0	---	---	---
S Rod Kush	0	2	0.0	23	18
OLB Fred Robinson	0	1	0.0	16	8

Tampa Bay	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Kyle Clifton	8	0	1.0	19	33
S Scott Perry	4	1	0.0	14	24
CB Gary Thompson	4	1	0.0	17	31
S Shafer Suggs	4	0	0.0	13	19
S Felix Wright	3	4	0.0	20	32
CB Steve Wilson	3	0	0.0	2	3
OLB Ed Reynolds	2	2	1.0	14	27
CB Virgil Livers	2	1	0.0	13	26
DE Jim Wilks	2	1	0.0	20	26
OLB Bob Breunig	2	0	0.0	5	9
CB Walter Packer	2	0	0.0	18	28
CB Audrey McMillian	1	2	0.0	16	29
DT Wally Chambers	1	0	0.0	10	19
WR Al Walker	1	0	---	---	---
ILB Tom Cousineau	1	0	0.0	1	2
DE Byron Braggs	1	0	0.0	11	19
DT Donnie Ostrowski	0	1	0.0	11	16

Pass Rush Statistics

New Orleans	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Doug McDougald	0.0	1	0	0	15
ILB Cliff Odom	0.0	0	1	0	23

Tampa Bay	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Ed Reynolds	1.0	0	0	0	27
ILB Kyle Clifton	1.0	0	0	0	33
DE Randy White	0.0	1	0	0	24
DE Jim Wilks	0.0	0	2	2	26
DE Byron Braggs	0.0	0	2	0	19
DT Wally Chambers	0.0	0	1	0	19
DE John Goodman	0.0	0	1	0	17

Pass Defense Statistics

New Orleans	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Issiac Holt	4	1	25
S Carl Lews	3	0	20
ILB Cliff Odom	2	1	23
S Greg Bright	2	0	24
OLB Lawrence Taylor	1	1	22
CB Gill Byrd	1	1	23

Tampa Bay	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Gary Thompson	3	0	1	31
ILB Kyle Clifton	3	0	0	33
S Felix Wright	2	0	1	32
CB Steve Wilson	2	0	0	3
CB Virgil Livers	1	1	0	26
S Scott Perry	1	1	0	24
CB Walter Packer	1	0	1	28
ILB Tom Cousineau	1	0	0	2
CB Audrey McMillian	1	0	0	29

Blocking Statistics

New Orleans	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Steve Wilson	3	3	15	0	33
Don Greco	2	4	19	0	29
Edwin Bailey	1	4	20	1	35
Rich Strenger	1	2	17	0	29
Billy Jackson	0	2	11	0	17
Jeff Dellenbach	0	2	8	0	6
Billy Lindstrom	0	1	17	0	33
Hubert Oliver	0	1	8	0	12
Tyrell Sampson	0	0	4	1	10

Tampa Bay	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	PPly
Darrell Austin	3	9	39	24
Adam Schreiber	3	3	11	12
Burgess Robinson	2	5	34	19
Rob Taylor	1	3	33	19
George Lilja	1	2	11	16
Aaron Meyer	0	4	14	1
Bill Ellenbogen	0	4	28	10
Doug Cosbie	0	3	33	19
Junior Miller	0	2	21	14
Adger Armstrong	0	1	20	13
Allan Kennedy	0	1	25	24

Special Teams Tackles

New Orleans	Tackles	STPlays
Emanuel King	2	12
Larry Heater	1	25
Kris Haines	1	13
Cleo Montgomery	1	13

Tampa Bay	Tackles	STPlays
Lee Rouson	4	8
Walter Packer	1	25
Adger Armstrong	1	22
Virgil Livers	1	15
Bill Ellenbogen	1	11

Participation

New Orleans	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Greg Bright	---	---	36	24	14	74
Jo Jo Heath	---	---	32	18	23	73
Elvis Franks	---	---	39	25	5	69
Roger Carr	19	30	---	---	13	62
Warren Moon	23	39	---	---	---	62
Ethan Horton	20	29	---	---	12	61
Gill Byrd	---	---	35	23	2	60
Cliff Odom	---	---	33	23	3	59
Lawrence Taylor	---	---	35	22	2	59
Issiac Holt	---	---	31	25	3	59
Larry Heater	13	20	---	---	25	58
Phil Murphy	---	---	34	19	4	57
Don Greco	19	29	---	---	9	57
Steve Wilson	15	33	---	---	7	55
Edwin Bailey	20	35	---	---	---	55
Billy Lindstrom	17	33	---	---	1	51
Carl Lews	---	---	30	20	1	51
Walt Arnold	14	21	---	---	15	50
Rich Strenger	17	29	---	---	---	46
Rod Kush	---	---	23	18	3	44
Tony Woodruff	8	18	---	---	14	40
Mike Calhoun	---	---	23	10	6	39
Doug McDougald	---	---	16	15	8	39
Billy Jackson	11	17	---	---	7	35
Hubert Oliver	8	12	---	---	12	32
Kris Haines	5	13	---	---	13	31
Mel Kaufman	---	---	4	3	22	29
Bill Johnson	10	19	---	---	---	29
Carl Roaches	7	16	---	---	2	25
Fred Robinson	---	---	16	8	---	24
Tyrell Sampson	4	10	---	---	9	23
Jeff Dellenbach	8	6	---	---	9	23
Stafford Mays	---	---	13	8	1	22
Chip Banks	---	---	10	6	3	19
Kurt Allerman	---	---	6	2	10	18
Emanuel King	---	---	5	1	12	18
Ray Yakavonis	---	---	8	5	4	17
Dan Fike	6	10	---	---	---	16
Joe Walter	3	4	---	---	9	16
Cleo Montgomery	0	0	---	---	13	13
Tremain Rogers	6	6	---	---	---	12
Morten Andersen	0	0	---	---	7	7
Eric Wilson	---	---	0	0	7	7
Mike Saxon	0	0	---	---	6	6
Steve Joachim	0	0	---	---	3	3
Randall Cunningham	0	0	---	---	---	0

Tampa Bay	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Walter Packer	---	---	18	28	25	71
Darrell Austin	39	24	---	---	6	69
Steve Bono	39	25	---	---	---	64
Burgess Robinson	34	19	---	---	9	62
Doug Cosbie	33	19	---	---	7	59
Kyle Clifton	---	---	19	33	4	56
Adger Armstrong	20	13	---	---	22	55
Felix Wright	---	---	20	32	3	55
Virgil Livers	---	---	13	26	15	54
Junior Miller	21	14	---	---	17	52
Rob Taylor	33	19	---	---	---	52
Gary Thompson	---	---	17	31	3	51
Allan Kennedy	25	24	---	---	1	50
Anthony Carter	28	21	---	---	1	50
Bill Ellenbogen	28	10	---	---	11	49
Jim Wilks	---	---	20	26	3	49
Audrey McMillian	---	---	16	29	3	48
Randy White	---	---	13	24	8	45
Ed Reynolds	---	---	14	27	4	45
Danny Buggs	17	11	---	---	16	44
Mike Jones	18	10	---	---	15	43
Scott Perry	---	---	14	24	4	42
Shafer Suggs	---	---	13	19	8	40
Dan Ralph	---	---	10	23	4	37
George Lilja	11	16	---	---	8	35
Al Walker	18	12	---	---	4	34
John Goodman	---	---	11	17	6	34
Amos Lawrence	5	3	---	---	26	34
Lee Rouson	12	14	---	---	8	34
Wally Chambers	---	---	10	19	4	33
Byron Braggs	---	---	11	19	2	32
Adam Schreiber	11	12	---	---	9	32
Rich Dixon	---	---	9	12	10	31
Horace Ivory	22	8	---	---	---	30
Donnie Ostrowski	---	---	11	16	---	27
Aaron Meyer	14	1	---	---	11	26
Bob Breunig	---	---	5	9	6	20
Robert Jackson	---	---	3	3	9	15
Bruce Halford	---	---	3	7	2	12
Tom Cousineau	---	---	1	2	6	9
Mike Connell	0	0	---	---	8	8
Mike Lansford	0	0	---	---	8	8
Steve Wilson	---	---	2	3	---	5
Sultan Evans	0	0	---	---	3	3
Alfred Jenkins	1	0	---	---	---	1
Jeff Komlo	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	5	44	8.8
Middle	12	57	4.8
Right	6	21	3.5
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	14	54	3.9
Middle	18	101	5.6
Right	5	34	6.8
None	2	-2	-1.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Warren Moon	37	15	0	7	3	2	6	2	3

Tampa Bay	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Steve Bono	25	13	1	3	3	4	1	0	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	2	2	12	6.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	11	6	45	4.1
Medium (9-18 Yds)	21	6	49	2.3
Long (19+ Yds)	3	1	19	6.3

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	3	3	6	2.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	16	7	62	3.9
Medium (9-18 Yds)	3	2	30	10.0
Long (19+ Yds)	3	1	51	17.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	PPlay
WR Roger Carr	8	3	1	33	30
WR Carl Roaches	5	4	0	30	16
WR Tony Woodruff	5	1	0	1	18
WR Kris Haines	4	1	0	10	13
TE Walt Arnold	4	2	0	23	21
TE Ethan Horton	4	1	2	8	29
RB Bill Johnson	3	1	0	0	19
FB Billy Jackson	2	1	0	8	17
RB Larry Heater	1	1	0	12	20
FB Hubert Oliver	1	0	0	0	12

Tampa Bay	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Anthony Carter	6	3	0	38	0	21
WR Al Walker	5	3	1	58	1	12
WR Danny Buggs	5	4	1	35	0	11
FB Adger Armstrong	3	2	0	15	0	13
TE Doug Cosbie	2	0	0	0	0	19
RB Horace Ivory	1	1	0	3	0	8
TE Junior Miller	1	0	0	0	0	14
WR Mike Jones	1	0	1	0	0	10
RB Lee Rouson	1	0	0	0	0	14

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Larry Heater	1	3	3.00	7.80
Bill Johnson	1	6	6.00	2.88

Tampa Bay	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Horace Ivory	7	39	5.57	5.67
Lee Rouson	4	15	3.75	4.75
Amos Lawrence	1	3	3.00	3.25

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Warren Moon	2	0	0	0.00	3.38

Tampa Bay	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Steve Bono	1	0	0	0.00	5.96

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Kris Haines	1	0	0	0.00	2.50
WR Tony Woodruff	1	0	0	0.00	0.20

Tampa Bay	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Al Walker	1	0	0	0.00	11.60

Third Down Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Rushes	Conversions
Larry Heater	2	0
Bill Johnson	2	0

Tampa Bay	Rushes	Conversions
Lee Rouson	4	0
Horace Ivory	2	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Conversions
Warren Moon	9	4	2

Tampa Bay	Att	Comp	Conversions
Steve Bono	10	3	3

Third Down Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Targ	Catch	Conversions
RB Bill Johnson	3	1	0
TE Ethan Horton	2	0	0
WR Kris Haines	1	0	0
TE Walt Arnold	1	1	1
RB Larry Heater	1	1	1
WR Carl Roaches	1	1	0

Tampa Bay	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Al Walker	2	1	1
WR Danny Buggs	2	1	1
TE Doug Cosbie	1	0	0
FB Adger Armstrong	1	0	0
TE Junior Miller	1	0	0
WR Anthony Carter	1	1	1
WR Mike Jones	1	0	0
RB Lee Rouson	1	0	0

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)