Week 17, 1986

played in New Orleans, LA

60 degrees, fair, 1 mph wind

Tampa Bay Buccaneers	7	0	6	3	-	16
New Orleans Saints	7	14	0	3	-	24

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:30 NOS - Bill Johnson 34 pass from Randall Cunningham (Morten Andersen extra point)
1Q: 08:11 TBY - Doug Cosbie 13 pass from Steve Bono (Mike Lansford extra point)
2Q: 11:04 NOS - Rick Parros 11 pass from Randall Cunningham (Morten Andersen extra point)
2Q: 08:31 NOS - Rick Parros 24 pass from Randall Cunningham (Morten Andersen extra point)
3Q: 09:16 TBY - Mike Lansford 32 field goal
3Q: 02:27 TBY - Mike Lansford 41 field goal
4Q: 09:36 NOS - Morten Andersen 32 field goal
4Q: 06:53 TBY - Mike Lansford 53 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:30 NOS - Bill Johnson 34 pass from Randall Cunningham (Morten Andersen extra point)
1Q: 08:11 TBY - Doug Cosbie 13 pass from Steve Bono (Mike Lansford extra point)
2Q: 11:04 NOS - Rick Parros 11 pass from Randall Cunningham (Morten Andersen extra point)
2Q: 08:31 NOS - Rick Parros 24 pass from Randall Cunningham (Morten Andersen extra point)
3Q: 09:16 TBY - Mike Lansford 32 field goal
3Q: 02:27 TBY - Mike Lansford 41 field goal
4Q: 09:36 NOS - Morten Andersen 32 field goal
4Q: 06:53 TBY - Mike Lansford 53 field goal

Team Statistics TBY NOS
Record 4-12 10-6
First Downs 18 18
- by Rushing 4 5
- by Passing 14 12
- by Penalty 0 1
Total Net Yards 375 327
- Offensive Plays 59 61
- Yards per Play 6.36 5.36
Net Rushing Yards 71 133
- Rushing Attempts 15 36
- Yards per Rush 4.73 3.69
Net Passing Yards 304 194
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 42 - 27 - 1 25 - 12 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 315 194
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2/11 0/0
- Yards per Pass Play 6.91 7.76
Fumbles/Lost 1/1 1/0
3rd Down Conversions 4/12 6/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 8.8 8.4
4th Down Conversions 0/1 0/0
Penalties/Yards 6/50 6/40
Punt Returns/Yards 1/3 1/13
Kick Returns/Yards 1/17 4/83
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 1/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 2 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/1 1/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 19 OWN 32
Time of Possession 29:18 30:42

Team Statistics	TBY	NOS
Record	4-12	10-6
First Downs	18	18
- by Rushing	4	5
- by Passing	14	12
- by Penalty	0	1
Total Net Yards	375	327
- Offensive Plays	59	61
- Yards per Play	6.36	5.36
Net Rushing Yards	71	133
- Rushing Attempts	15	36
- Yards per Rush	4.73	3.69
Net Passing Yards	304	194
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	42 - 27 - 1	25 - 12 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	315	194
- Sacks/Yards Lost	2/11	0/0
- Yards per Pass Play	6.91	7.76
Fumbles/Lost	1/1	1/0
3rd Down Conversions	4/12	6/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	8.8	8.4
4th Down Conversions	0/1	0/0
Penalties/Yards	6/50	6/40
Punt Returns/Yards	1/3	1/13
Kick Returns/Yards	1/17	4/83
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	1/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	2	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/1	1/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 19	OWN 32
Time of Possession	29:18	30:42

Drive Charts

Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	10:14	2:09	OWN 20	4	80	Touchdown
1	5:37	3:51	OWN 15	7	33	Punt
2	10:54	0:58	OWN 20	3	23	Fumble
2	8:19	4:08	OWN 20	10	28	Punt
2	0:41	0:41	OWN 9	1	3	Half
3	15:00	5:51	OWN 27	9	58	Field Goal
3	7:42	5:22	OWN 23	10	53	Field Goal
4	13:38	0:26	OWN 20	3	0	Punt
4	10:48	0:20	OWN 20	1	-10	Interception
4	9:31	2:44	OWN 20	5	44	Field Goal
4	2:33	1:32	OWN 21	6	33	Downs

New Orleans Saints
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	4:46	OWN 20	8	80	Touchdown
1	8:05	2:28	OWN 29	3	9	Punt
1	1:46	5:52	OWN 3	11	97	Touchdown
2	9:56	1:37	OPP 43	4	43	Touchdown
2	4:11	3:30	OWN 21	8	28	Punt
3	9:09	1:27	OWN 34	3	-2	Punt
3	2:20	3:42	OWN 22	6	22	Punt
4	13:12	2:24	OWN 15	6	15	Punt
4	10:28	0:57	OPP 15	3	0	Field Goal
4	6:47	4:14	OWN 24	6	21	Punt
4	1:01	1:01	OWN 46	3	-6	Game

Game MVP: Randall Cunningham, New Orleans Saints

Rushing Statistics

Tampa Bay	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Barry Word	9	66	7.33	29	3
Joe Washington	3	1	0.33	2	0
Steve Bono	2	6	3.00	4	0
Alfred Jenkins	1	-2	-2.00	-2	0

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Bill Johnson	20	90	4.50	22	3
Larry Heater	8	23	2.88	7	0
Randall Cunningham	4	8	2.00	6	0
Hubert Oliver	3	7	2.33	4	0
Ernest Givins	1	5	5.00	5	0

Passing Statistics

Tampa Bay	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Steve Bono	42	27	315	2/11	1	36	1	84.9

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Randall Cunningham	25	12	194	0/0	3	34	0	114.0

Receiving Statistics

Tampa Bay	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Anthony Carter	11	18	151	13.73	21	27	0
TE Doug Cosbie	6	9	80	13.33	30	36	1
WR Alfred Jenkins	5	5	24	4.80	0	11	0
WR Danny Buggs	3	6	29	9.67	0	20	0
WR Mike Jones	2	4	31	15.50	15	21	0

New Orleans	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Rick Parros	4	9	70	17.50	5	24	2
TE Ethan Horton	2	3	18	9.00	0	11	0
WR Kris Haines	1	2	13	13.00	0	13	0
RB Larry Heater	1	1	14	14.00	0	14	0
WR Danny Pittman	1	1	13	13.00	0	13	0
TE Joe Rose	1	1	11	11.00	0	11	0
RB Bill Johnson	1	2	34	34.00	28	34	1
WR Ernest Givins	1	6	21	21.00	7	21	0

Interception Statistics

Tampa Bay	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

New Orleans	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Issiac Holt	1	0	0.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Tampa Bay	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Mike Jones	1	0	0	0
Elois Grooms	0	0	1	0

New Orleans	Fumb	Recov	Force
Ethan Horton	1	1	0
Mike Jolly	0	1	0
Issiac Holt	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Tampa Bay	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Mike Connell	3	152	50.7	46.3	59	2

New Orleans	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Mike Saxon	6	267	44.5	40.7	56	2

Kicking Statistics

Tampa Bay	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Mike Lansford	3/3	2/2	1/1	53	1/1

New Orleans	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Morten Andersen	1/1	0/0	0/0	32	3/3

Punt Return Statistics

Tampa Bay	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Virgil Livers	1	3	3.0	0

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Issiac Holt	1	13	13.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Tampa Bay	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Danny Buggs	1	17	17.0	0

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Larry Heater	3	58	19.3	0
John Floyd	1	25	25.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Tampa Bay	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Kyle Clifton	6	2	0.0	29	18
S Johnnie Gray	4	1	0.0	25	22
OLB Ed Reynolds	4	0	0.0	28	21
CB Gary Thompson	4	0	0.0	24	15
DT Dan Ralph	4	0	0.0	30	17
CB Virgil Livers	3	1	0.0	19	10
DE Mike Fultz	3	1	0.0	21	12
S Felix Wright	3	0	0.0	22	17
DT Randy Crowder	2	1	0.0	17	15
OLB Rich Dixon	2	1	0.0	10	5
CB Rod Jones	2	1	0.0	21	19
DE Elois Grooms	2	0	0.0	19	14
S Scott Perry	1	1	0.0	20	10
OLB Jamie Kimmel	1	1	0.0	8	6
CB Audrey McMillian	1	1	0.0	28	19
WR Danny Buggs	1	0	---	---	---
ILB Dave Ahrens	1	0	0.0	11	11
DE John Goodman	0	2	0.0	17	12
DT John Washington	0	2	0.0	9	7
DE Randy White	0	1	0.0	21	16

New Orleans	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Lawrence Taylor	6	2	1.0	15	40
CB Don Griffin	5	0	0.0	13	35
OLB Chip Banks	4	3	0.0	12	34
CB Gill Byrd	4	3	0.0	9	30
DE Elvis Franks	4	1	0.0	12	35
OLB Emanuel King	4	1	0.0	5	18
S Greg Bright	4	0	0.0	13	22
S Mike Jolly	3	1	0.0	5	33
DE Cleveland Elam	2	0	1.0	10	38
CB Issiac Holt	2	0	0.0	9	23
ILB Kurt Gouveia	1	2	0.0	3	10
S Bob Glazebrook	1	0	0.0	7	25
S Carl Lews	1	0	0.0	11	28
DE Kevin Fagan	1	0	0.0	10	22
OLB Fred Robinson	0	2	0.0	3	5

Pass Rush Statistics

Tampa Bay	Block	Hurry	PPlay
DE John Goodman	2	0	12
DT Dan Ralph	1	0	17
DT Randy Crowder	0	1	15
ILB Dave Ahrens	0	1	11

New Orleans	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Cleveland Elam	1.0	0	0	0	38
OLB Lawrence Taylor	1.0	0	0	0	40
DE Kevin Fagan	0.0	1	0	1	22
DE Sylvester Hicks	0.0	0	2	0	28
DE Elvis Franks	0.0	0	1	0	35
DE Tony Colorito	0.0	0	0	1	23

Pass Defense Statistics

Tampa Bay	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
OLB Rich Dixon	2	0	5
S Johnnie Gray	1	1	22
ILB Kyle Clifton	1	1	18
CB Audrey McMillian	1	1	19
S Felix Wright	1	1	17
CB Rod Jones	1	1	19
DE Elois Grooms	1	0	14
CB Virgil Livers	1	0	10
S Shafer Suggs	1	0	9
OLB Ed Reynolds	1	0	21
CB Gary Thompson	1	0	15

New Orleans	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Gill Byrd	4	2	0	30
CB Issiac Holt	3	1	1	23
S Greg Bright	3	0	0	22
S Mike Jolly	3	0	0	33
OLB Emanuel King	3	0	0	18
CB Don Griffin	3	0	0	35
OLB Lawrence Taylor	2	1	0	40
S Carl Lews	2	1	0	28
DE Elvis Franks	2	0	0	35
OLB Chip Banks	1	1	0	34
S Bob Glazebrook	1	0	0	25
OLB Fred Robinson	0	1	0	5

Blocking Statistics

Tampa Bay	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
David Jones	1	3	12	1	29
Bill Ellenbogen	1	3	15	0	38
Burgess Robinson	1	2	3	0	8
Adam Schreiber	1	2	12	0	36
Karl Nelson	0	1	13	1	40
Junior Miller	0	1	4	0	17
Trevor Matich	0	1	2	0	4

New Orleans	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	PPly
Jeff Dellenbach	3	8	1	34	21
Ethan Horton	2	3	0	32	21
Edwin Bailey	1	4	0	26	22
Dan Fike	1	3	0	32	20
Ron Baker	1	1	0	10	9
Hubert Oliver	0	5	0	26	17
Ron McNair	0	4	1	29	22
Tremain Rogers	0	2	0	30	21
Billy Jackson	0	1	0	7	5
John Tautolo	0	1	0	16	5

Special Teams Tackles

Tampa Bay	Tackles	STPlays
Lee Rouson	2	22
Adger Armstrong	1	16
Gary Thompson	1	9
Allan Kennedy	1	6

New Orleans	Tackles	STPlays
Billy Jackson	1	13
John Tautolo	1	7

Participation

Tampa Bay	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Anthony Carter	13	39	---	---	16	68
Steve Bono	15	44	---	---	---	59
Virgil Livers	---	---	19	10	28	57
Bill Ellenbogen	15	38	---	---	3	56
Karl Nelson	13	40	---	---	---	53
Ed Reynolds	---	---	28	21	1	50
Dan Ralph	---	---	30	17	3	50
Johnnie Gray	---	---	25	22	1	48
Gary Thompson	---	---	24	15	9	48
Kyle Clifton	---	---	29	18	1	48
Adam Schreiber	12	36	---	---	---	48
Audrey McMillian	---	---	28	19	1	48
Doug Cosbie	8	25	---	---	13	46
Barry Word	11	32	---	---	3	46
Steve Moore	12	33	---	---	---	45
Adger Armstrong	9	19	---	---	16	44
David Jones	12	29	---	---	3	44
Alfred Jenkins	11	31	---	---	---	42
Rod Jones	---	---	21	19	1	41
Scott Perry	---	---	20	10	10	40
Felix Wright	---	---	22	17	1	40
Randy White	---	---	21	16	2	39
Randy Crowder	---	---	17	15	3	35
Danny Buggs	6	14	---	---	14	34
Elois Grooms	---	---	19	14	1	34
Mike Fultz	---	---	21	12	1	34
Junior Miller	4	17	---	---	13	34
Shafer Suggs	---	---	15	9	9	33
Mike Jones	7	21	---	---	5	33
Dave Ahrens	---	---	11	11	10	32
Lee Rouson	1	9	---	---	22	32
John Goodman	---	---	17	12	2	31
Rich Dixon	---	---	10	5	14	29
Zach Waite	3	15	---	---	6	24
John Washington	---	---	9	7	5	21
Allan Kennedy	3	11	---	---	6	20
Joe Washington	5	13	---	---	---	18
Burgess Robinson	3	8	---	---	6	17
Jamie Kimmel	---	---	8	6	2	16
Trevor Matich	2	4	---	---	6	12
Mike Lansford	0	0	---	---	8	8
Don Mosebar	0	6	---	---	---	6
Ralph Malone	---	---	2	0	2	4
Mike Connell	0	0	---	---	3	3
Sultan Evans	0	0	---	---	3	3
Jeff Komlo	0	0	---	---	---	0

New Orleans	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Randall Cunningham	36	25	---	---	---	61
Jeff Dellenbach	34	21	---	---	5	60
Lawrence Taylor	---	---	15	40	4	59
Dan Fike	32	20	---	---	6	58
Ethan Horton	32	21	---	---	2	55
Don Griffin	---	---	13	35	6	54
Cleveland Elam	---	---	10	38	5	53
Hubert Oliver	26	17	---	---	8	51
Chip Banks	---	---	12	34	5	51
Tremain Rogers	30	21	---	---	---	51
Ernest Givins	30	21	---	---	---	51
Ron McNair	29	22	---	---	---	51
Elvis Franks	---	---	12	35	3	50
Edwin Bailey	26	22	---	---	1	49
Mike Jolly	---	---	5	33	10	48
Rick Parros	20	18	---	---	10	48
Bob Glazebrook	---	---	7	25	13	45
John Woodcock	---	---	11	30	3	44
Gill Byrd	---	---	9	30	4	43
Carl Lews	---	---	11	28	3	42
Larry Heater	11	10	---	---	20	41
Sylvester Hicks	---	---	9	28	3	40
Bill Johnson	25	15	---	---	---	40
Greg Bright	---	---	13	22	2	37
Issiac Holt	---	---	9	23	4	36
Joe Rose	9	7	---	---	17	33
Tony Colorito	---	---	8	23	2	33
Kevin Fagan	---	---	10	22	1	33
John Tautolo	16	5	---	---	7	28
Emanuel King	---	---	5	18	5	28
Kris Haines	8	6	---	---	13	27
Ron Baker	10	9	---	---	7	26
Billy Jackson	7	5	---	---	13	25
Fred Robinson	---	---	3	5	15	23
John Floyd	0	0	---	---	17	17
Steve Wilson	3	5	---	---	7	15
Danny Pittman	12	3	---	---	---	15
Kurt Gouveia	---	---	3	10	2	15
Dropkick Murphy	0	2	---	---	13	15
Morten Andersen	0	0	---	---	6	6
Mike Saxon	0	0	---	---	6	6
Rod Kush	---	---	0	5	---	5
Cliff Odom	---	---	0	0	3	3
Steve Joachim	0	0	---	---	1	1
Eric Wilson	---	---	0	0	1	1
Joe Dufek	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	2	-2	-1.0
Middle	7	33	4.7
Right	6	40	6.7
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	17	72	4.2
Middle	16	42	2.6
Right	1	22	22.0
None	2	-3	-1.5

Detailed Passing Statistics

Tampa Bay	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Steve Bono	42	27	5	3	0	7	3	2	1

New Orleans	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Randall Cunningham	25	12	3	1	2	5	2	0	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	0	0	0	0.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	26	16	136	5.2
Medium (9-18 Yds)	9	7	93	10.3
Long (19+ Yds)	7	4	86	12.3

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	1	1	34	34.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	5	3	34	6.8
Medium (9-18 Yds)	12	6	83	6.9
Long (19+ Yds)	7	2	43	6.1

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Tampa Bay	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Anthony Carter	18	11	151	2	39
TE Doug Cosbie	9	6	80	1	25
WR Danny Buggs	6	3	29	1	14
WR Alfred Jenkins	5	5	24	0	31
WR Mike Jones	4	2	31	1	21

New Orleans	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Rick Parros	9	4	0	70	1	18
WR Ernest Givins	6	1	2	21	1	21
TE Ethan Horton	3	2	0	18	0	21
WR Kris Haines	2	1	0	13	0	6
RB Bill Johnson	2	1	0	34	1	15
RB Larry Heater	1	1	0	14	0	10
WR Danny Pittman	1	1	0	13	0	3
TE Joe Rose	1	1	0	11	0	7

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Tampa Bay	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Bill Johnson	1	2	2.00	4.50
Randall Cunningham	1	5	5.00	2.00

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Tampa Bay	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Steve Bono	3	2	16	5.33	7.50

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Randall Cunningham	3	1	11	3.67	7.76

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Tampa Bay	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Danny Buggs	1	1	3	3.00	4.83
TE Doug Cosbie	1	1	13	13.00	8.89
WR Anthony Carter	1	0	0	0.00	8.39

New Orleans	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Ernest Givins	2	0	0	0.00	3.50
WR Rick Parros	1	1	11	11.00	7.78

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Tampa Bay	Rushes	Conversions
Steve Bono	1	0
Barry Word	1	1

New Orleans	Rushes	Conversions
Randall Cunningham	2	0
Larry Heater	1	1
Bill Johnson	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Tampa Bay	Att	Comp	Conversions
Steve Bono	9	5	3

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Conversions
Randall Cunningham	10	5	5

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Tampa Bay	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Anthony Carter	3	1	1
WR Alfred Jenkins	2	2	2
WR Mike Jones	2	1	0
WR Danny Buggs	1	1	0
TE Doug Cosbie	1	0	0

New Orleans	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Ernest Givins	4	1	1
WR Rick Parros	3	1	1
WR Danny Pittman	1	1	1
TE Joe Rose	1	1	1
TE Ethan Horton	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 39,700 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 12,800 (21,400)
End Zone 8,300 (15,400)
Mezzanine 4,800 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 7,600 (13,600)
Club Seats 4,500 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 1,700 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	39,700 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	12,800 (21,400)
End Zone	8,300 (15,400)
Mezzanine	4,800 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	7,600 (13,600)
Club Seats	4,500 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	1,700 (3,300)