Week 1, 1985

played in Tampa Bay, FL

98 degrees, fair, 4 mph wind

New Orleans Saints3300-6
Tampa Bay Buccaneers0693-18

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

Team StatisticsNOSTBY
Record0-11-0
First Downs1213
- by Rushing46
- by Passing87
- by Penalty00
Total Net Yards233336
- Offensive Plays6264
- Yards per Play3.765.25
Net Rushing Yards122187
- Rushing Attempts2339
- Yards per Rush5.304.79
Net Passing Yards111149
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt37 - 15 - 325 - 13 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards125149
- Sacks/Yards Lost2/140/0
- Yards per Pass Play2.855.96
Fumbles/Lost1/02/2
3rd Down Conversions2/134/16
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down7.55.4
4th Down Conversions1/20/0
Penalties/Yards3/156/32
Punt Returns/Yards4/233/7
Kick Returns/Yards4/962/37
Interception Ret./Yards0/03/20
2pt Conversions0/00/0
Red Zone Visits24
- Red Zone TDs/FGs0/21/2
Avg. Drive StartOWN 30OWN 31
Time of Possession27:0832:52

Drive Charts

New Orleans Saints
QuarBeganPossFromPlaysYardsResult
112:585:25OWN 251172Field Goal
15:571:41OWN 34325Interception
12:592:29OWN 25527Punt
214:441:08OWN 393-3Punt
213:361:07OPP 153-2Field Goal
28:223:45OWN 38628Missed FG
22:242:05OWN 31521Punt
315:002:32OWN 20518Punt
39:092:28OWN 36525Interception
34:230:08OWN 51-5Safety
31:361:14OWN 2039Punt
413:431:32OWN 2438Punt
43:020:47OWN 1941Downs
41:431:14OWN 2969Interception
Tampa Bay Buccaneers
QuarBeganPossFromPlaysYardsResult
115:002:02OWN 1432Punt
17:331:36OWN 2034Punt
14:161:17OWN 2030Punt
10:300:46OWN 1636Punt
212:294:07OWN 20773Field Goal
24:372:13OWN 41524Field Goal
20:190:19OWN 2033Punt
312:283:19OWN 21779Touchdown
36:412:18OWN 28423Punt
34:152:39OWN 40517Punt
30:221:39OWN 2739Punt
412:119:09OWN 231374Fumble
42:150:32OPP 2037Field Goal
40:290:29OPP 302-2Game

Game MVP: Horace Ivory, Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Rushing Statistics

New OrleansAttYardsAvgLG10+TD
Larry Heater10787.801930
Bill Johnson8232.881010
Warren Moon5214.20700
Tampa BayAttYardsAvgLG10+TD
Horace Ivory211195.673721
Lee Rouson12574.751610
Amos Lawrence4133.25400
Steve Bono2-2-1.00-100

Passing Statistics

New OrleansAttCompYardsSk/YdTDLGIntRate
Warren Moon37151252/14019316.2
Tampa BayAttCompYardsSk/YdTDLGIntRate
Steve Bono25131490/0051070.3

Receiving Statistics

New OrleansCatchTargYardsAvgYACLGTD
WR Carl Roaches45307.500140
WR Roger Carr383311.001190
TE Walt Arnold242311.500150
WR Kris Haines141010.000100
RB Larry Heater111212.0012120
FB Billy Jackson1288.00380
WR Tony Woodruff1511.00010
RB Bill Johnson1300.00000
TE Ethan Horton1488.00080
FB Hubert Oliver0100.00000
Tampa BayCatchTargYardsAvgYACLGTD
WR Danny Buggs45358.751150
WR Al Walker355819.3317510
WR Anthony Carter363812.675160
FB Adger Armstrong23157.50790
RB Horace Ivory1133.00030
TE Doug Cosbie0200.00000
TE Junior Miller0100.00000
WR Mike Jones0100.00000
RB Lee Rouson0100.00000

Interception Statistics

New OrleansIntsYardsAvgTD
Tampa BayIntsYardsAvgTD
CB Walter Packer100.000
CB Gary Thompson100.000
S Felix Wright12020.000

Fumble Statistics

New OrleansFumbRecovForceTD
Warren Moon1100
Cleo Montgomery0100
Lawrence Taylor0100
Mike Calhoun0010
Larry Heater0010
Tampa BayFumbRecovForceTD
Virgil Livers1000
Lee Rouson1000
Kyle Clifton0010

Punting Statistics

New OrleansPuntYardsAvgNetLGIn20
Mike Saxon626644.339.8483
Tampa BayPuntYardsAvgNetLGIn20
Mike Connell839249.043.6622

Kicking Statistics

New OrleansFGs40+Yd50+YdLGPAT
Morten Andersen2/30/10/1340/0
Tampa BayFGs40+Yd50+YdLGPAT
Mike Lansford3/31/11/1521/1

Punt Return Statistics

New OrleansRetYardsAvgTD
Roger Carr4235.80
Tampa BayRetYardsAvgTD
Virgil Livers372.30

Kick Return Statistics

New OrleansRetYardsAvgTD
Cleo Montgomery49624.00
Tampa BayRetYardsAvgTD
Al Walker23718.50

Defensive Statistics

New OrleansTackAsstSackRPlayPPlay
S Carl Lews1120.03020
ILB Cliff Odom700.03323
CB Issiac Holt610.03125
DE Mike Calhoun600.02310
S Greg Bright430.03624
OLB Lawrence Taylor330.03522
DE Elvis Franks240.03925
DT Stafford Mays210.0138
DT Phil Murphy210.03419
ILB Kurt Allerman200.062
DE Doug McDougald130.01615
CB Jo Jo Heath120.03218
CB Gill Byrd110.03523
QB Warren Moon10---------
RB Larry Heater10---------
DT Ray Yakavonis100.085
FB Hubert Oliver10---------
S Rod Kush020.02318
OLB Fred Robinson010.0168
Tampa BayTackAsstSackRPlayPPlay
ILB Kyle Clifton801.01933
S Scott Perry410.01424
CB Gary Thompson410.01731
S Shafer Suggs400.01319
S Felix Wright340.02032
CB Steve Wilson300.023
OLB Ed Reynolds221.01427
CB Virgil Livers210.01326
DE Jim Wilks210.02026
OLB Bob Breunig200.059
CB Walter Packer200.01828
CB Audrey McMillian120.01629
DT Wally Chambers100.01019
WR Al Walker10---------
ILB Tom Cousineau100.012
DE Byron Braggs100.01119
DT Donnie Ostrowski010.01116

Pass Rush Statistics

New OrleansSackBlockHurryKnockPPlay
DE Doug McDougald0.010015
ILB Cliff Odom0.001023
Tampa BaySackBlockHurryKnockPPlay
OLB Ed Reynolds1.000027
ILB Kyle Clifton1.000033
DE Randy White0.010024
DE Jim Wilks0.002226
DE Byron Braggs0.002019
DT Wally Chambers0.001019
DE John Goodman0.001017

Pass Defense Statistics

New OrleansCaughtDefnsdIntrcpPPlay
CB Issiac Holt41025
S Carl Lews30020
ILB Cliff Odom21023
S Greg Bright20024
OLB Lawrence Taylor11022
CB Gill Byrd11023
Tampa BayCaughtDefnsdIntrcpPPlay
CB Gary Thompson30131
ILB Kyle Clifton30033
S Felix Wright20132
CB Steve Wilson2003
CB Virgil Livers11026
S Scott Perry11024
CB Walter Packer10128
ILB Tom Cousineau1002
CB Audrey McMillian10029

Blocking Statistics

New OrleansKeyBlBlOppPancRPlySckAPPly
Steve Wilson33015033
Don Greco24019029
Edwin Bailey14020135
Rich Strenger12017029
Billy Jackson02011017
Jeff Dellenbach020806
Billy Lindstrom01017033
Hubert Oliver0108012
Tyrell Sampson0004110
Tampa BayKeyBlBlOppPancRPlySckAPPly
Darrell Austin39039024
Adam Schreiber33011012
Burgess Robinson25034019
Rob Taylor13033019
George Lilja12011016
Aaron Meyer0401401
Bill Ellenbogen04028010
Doug Cosbie03033019
Junior Miller02021014
Adger Armstrong01020013
Allan Kennedy01025024

Special Teams Tackles

New OrleansTacklesSTPlays
Emanuel King212
Larry Heater125
Kris Haines113
Cleo Montgomery113
Tampa BayTacklesSTPlays
Lee Rouson48
Walter Packer125
Adger Armstrong122
Virgil Livers115
Bill Ellenbogen111

Participation

New OrleansRPlyOffPPlyOffRPlyDefPPlyDefSTPlyTotal Plays
Greg Bright------36241474
Jo Jo Heath------32182373
Elvis Franks------3925569
Roger Carr1930------1362
Warren Moon2339---------62
Ethan Horton2029------1261
Gill Byrd------3523260
Cliff Odom------3323359
Lawrence Taylor------3522259
Issiac Holt------3125359
Larry Heater1320------2558
Phil Murphy------3419457
Don Greco1929------957
Steve Wilson1533------755
Edwin Bailey2035---------55
Billy Lindstrom1733------151
Carl Lews------3020151
Walt Arnold1421------1550
Rich Strenger1729---------46
Rod Kush------2318344
Tony Woodruff818------1440
Mike Calhoun------2310639
Doug McDougald------1615839
Billy Jackson1117------735
Hubert Oliver812------1232
Kris Haines513------1331
Mel Kaufman------432229
Bill Johnson1019---------29
Carl Roaches716------225
Fred Robinson------168---24
Tyrell Sampson410------923
Jeff Dellenbach86------923
Stafford Mays------138122
Chip Banks------106319
Kurt Allerman------621018
Emanuel King------511218
Ray Yakavonis------85417
Dan Fike610---------16
Joe Walter34------916
Cleo Montgomery00------1313
Tremain Rogers66---------12
Morten Andersen00------77
Eric Wilson------0077
Mike Saxon00------66
Steve Joachim00------33
Randall Cunningham00---------0
Tampa BayRPlyOffPPlyOffRPlyDefPPlyDefSTPlyTotal Plays
Walter Packer------18282571
Darrell Austin3924------669
Steve Bono3925---------64
Burgess Robinson3419------962
Doug Cosbie3319------759
Kyle Clifton------1933456
Adger Armstrong2013------2255
Felix Wright------2032355
Virgil Livers------13261554
Junior Miller2114------1752
Rob Taylor3319---------52
Gary Thompson------1731351
Allan Kennedy2524------150
Anthony Carter2821------150
Bill Ellenbogen2810------1149
Jim Wilks------2026349
Audrey McMillian------1629348
Randy White------1324845
Ed Reynolds------1427445
Danny Buggs1711------1644
Mike Jones1810------1543
Scott Perry------1424442
Shafer Suggs------1319840
Dan Ralph------1023437
George Lilja1116------835
Al Walker1812------434
John Goodman------1117634
Amos Lawrence53------2634
Lee Rouson1214------834
Wally Chambers------1019433
Byron Braggs------1119232
Adam Schreiber1112------932
Rich Dixon------9121031
Horace Ivory228---------30
Donnie Ostrowski------1116---27
Aaron Meyer141------1126
Bob Breunig------59620
Robert Jackson------33915
Bruce Halford------37212
Tom Cousineau------1269
Mike Connell00------88
Mike Lansford00------88
Steve Wilson------23---5
Sultan Evans00------33
Alfred Jenkins10---------1
Jeff Komlo00---------0

Directional Rushing Statistics

DistanceAttYardsAvg
Left5448.8
Middle12574.8
Right6213.5
None000.0
DistanceAttYardsAvg
Left14543.9
Middle181015.6
Right5346.8
None2-2-1.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

New OrleansAttCmp20+BdThDropDfnsHurrKnckIntc
Warren Moon37150732623
Tampa BayAttCmp20+BdThDropDfnsHurrKnckIntc
Steve Bono25131334100

Directional Passing Statistics

DistanceAttCompYardsAvg
Screen22126.0
Short (0-8 Yds)116454.1
Medium (9-18 Yds)216492.3
Long (19+ Yds)31196.3
DistanceAttCompYardsAvg
Screen3362.0
Short (0-8 Yds)167623.9
Medium (9-18 Yds)323010.0
Long (19+ Yds)315117.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

New OrleansTargtCaugtDropdYards20+PPlay
WR Roger Carr83133030
WR Carl Roaches54030016
WR Tony Woodruff5101018
WR Kris Haines41010013
TE Walt Arnold42023021
TE Ethan Horton4128029
RB Bill Johnson3100019
FB Billy Jackson2108017
RB Larry Heater11012020
FB Hubert Oliver1000012
Tampa BayTargtCaugtDropdYards20+PPlay
WR Anthony Carter63038021
WR Al Walker53158112
WR Danny Buggs54135011
FB Adger Armstrong32015013
TE Doug Cosbie2000019
RB Horace Ivory110308
TE Junior Miller1000014
WR Mike Jones1010010
RB Lee Rouson1000014

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

New OrleansAttYardsAvgOverall Avg
Larry Heater133.007.80
Bill Johnson166.002.88
Tampa BayAttYardsAvgOverall Avg
Horace Ivory7395.575.67
Lee Rouson4153.754.75
Amos Lawrence133.003.25

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

New OrleansAttCompYardsAvg/AttOverall Avg
Warren Moon2000.003.38
Tampa BayAttCompYardsAvg/AttOverall Avg
Steve Bono1000.005.96

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

New OrleansTargetCatchYardsAvg/TargOverall Avg
WR Kris Haines1000.002.50
WR Tony Woodruff1000.000.20
Tampa BayTargetCatchYardsAvg/TargOverall Avg
WR Al Walker1000.0011.60

Third Down Rushing Statistics

New OrleansRushesConversions
Larry Heater20
Bill Johnson20
Tampa BayRushesConversions
Lee Rouson40
Horace Ivory21

Third Down Passing Statistics

New OrleansAttCompConversions
Warren Moon942
Tampa BayAttCompConversions
Steve Bono1033

Third Down Receiving Statistics

New OrleansTargCatchConversions
RB Bill Johnson310
TE Ethan Horton200
WR Kris Haines100
TE Walt Arnold111
RB Larry Heater111
WR Carl Roaches110
Tampa BayTargCatchConversions
WR Al Walker211
WR Danny Buggs211
TE Doug Cosbie100
FB Adger Armstrong100
TE Junior Miller100
WR Anthony Carter111
WR Mike Jones100
RB Lee Rouson100

SectionAttendance
Stadium64,900 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck19,900 (21,400)
End Zone14,300 (15,400)
Mezzanine8,200 (8,900)
Sideline Seats12,600 (13,600)
Club Seats6,800 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes3,100 (3,300)