Week 6, 1987

played in Tampa Bay, FL

92 degrees, rain, 7 mph wind

New Orleans Saints	3	3	3	6	-	15
Tampa Bay Buccaneers	0	7	0	7	-	14

Scoring Summary
1Q: 07:25 NOS - Morten Andersen 27 field goal
2Q: 08:24 TBY - Kitrick Taylor 49 pass from Joe Montana (Mike Cofer extra point)
2Q: 00:35 NOS - Morten Andersen 31 field goal
3Q: 09:36 NOS - Morten Andersen 30 field goal
4Q: 12:37 TBY - Anthony Carter 22 pass from Joe Montana (Mike Cofer extra point)
4Q: 06:37 NOS - Morten Andersen 18 field goal
4Q: 00:40 NOS - Morten Andersen 37 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 07:25 NOS - Morten Andersen 27 field goal
2Q: 08:24 TBY - Kitrick Taylor 49 pass from Joe Montana (Mike Cofer extra point)
2Q: 00:35 NOS - Morten Andersen 31 field goal
3Q: 09:36 NOS - Morten Andersen 30 field goal
4Q: 12:37 TBY - Anthony Carter 22 pass from Joe Montana (Mike Cofer extra point)
4Q: 06:37 NOS - Morten Andersen 18 field goal
4Q: 00:40 NOS - Morten Andersen 37 field goal

Team Statistics NOS TBY
Record 3-3 1-5
First Downs 19 14
- by Rushing 7 3
- by Passing 12 10
- by Penalty 0 1
Total Net Yards 408 281
- Offensive Plays 71 51
- Yards per Play 5.75 5.51
Net Rushing Yards 166 103
- Rushing Attempts 31 18
- Yards per Rush 5.35 5.72
Net Passing Yards 242 178
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 38 - 24 - 1 30 - 16 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 257 201
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2/15 3/23
- Yards per Pass Play 6.05 5.39
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 8/18 4/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 5.4 8.5
4th Down Conversions 0/0 1/1
Penalties/Yards 4/35 4/40
Punt Returns/Yards 3/7 1/3
Kick Returns/Yards 2/36 4/64
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 1/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 5 0
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 0/4 0/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 29 OWN 21
Time of Possession 33:49 26:11

Team Statistics	NOS	TBY
Record	3-3	1-5
First Downs	19	14
- by Rushing	7	3
- by Passing	12	10
- by Penalty	0	1
Total Net Yards	408	281
- Offensive Plays	71	51
- Yards per Play	5.75	5.51
Net Rushing Yards	166	103
- Rushing Attempts	31	18
- Yards per Rush	5.35	5.72
Net Passing Yards	242	178
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	38 - 24 - 1	30 - 16 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	257	201
- Sacks/Yards Lost	2/15	3/23
- Yards per Pass Play	6.05	5.39
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	8/18	4/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	5.4	8.5
4th Down Conversions	0/0	1/1
Penalties/Yards	4/35	4/40
Punt Returns/Yards	3/7	1/3
Kick Returns/Yards	2/36	4/64
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	1/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	5	0
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	0/4	0/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 29	OWN 21
Time of Possession	33:49	26:11

Drive Charts

New Orleans Saints
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	12:00	2:13	OWN 30	3	8	Punt
1	9:16	1:58	OPP 45	5	35	Field Goal
1	3:09	3:58	OWN 45	9	49	Interception
2	12:34	1:09	OWN 30	3	5	Punt
2	8:10	2:28	OWN 25	3	9	Punt
2	4:02	3:34	OWN 14	12	72	Field Goal
3	15:00	5:32	OWN 34	9	53	Field Goal
3	6:22	5:20	OWN 3	9	47	Punt
4	12:23	5:51	OWN 33	9	66	Field Goal
4	2:21	1:46	OWN 21	9	59	Field Goal

Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	3:00	OWN 25	5	7	Punt
1	9:47	0:31	OWN 5	3	0	Punt
1	7:18	4:09	OWN 20	6	-8	Punt
2	14:11	1:37	OWN 20	5	4	Punt
2	11:25	3:15	OWN 30	7	70	Touchdown
2	5:42	1:40	OWN 24	3	9	Punt
2	0:28	0:28	OWN 20	1	43	Half
3	9:28	3:06	OWN 36	5	22	Punt
3	1:02	3:39	OWN 20	8	80	Touchdown
4	6:32	4:11	OWN 20	5	12	Punt
4	0:35	0:35	OWN 21	4	22	Game

Game MVP: Morten Andersen, New Orleans Saints

Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Larry Heater	15	68	4.53	25	4
Bill Johnson	14	61	4.36	15	1
Randall Cunningham	1	5	5.00	5	0
Ernest Givins	1	32	32.00	32	1

Tampa Bay	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Barry Word	12	72	6.00	43	1	0
Bobby Morse	6	31	5.17	20	1	0

Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Randall Cunningham	38	24	257	2/15	0	36	1	71.9

Tampa Bay	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Joe Montana	30	16	201	3/23	2	49	0	96.6

Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Rick Parros	5	7	68	13.60	10	28
WR Odessa Turner	5	9	43	8.60	9	20
WR Danny Pittman	3	5	35	11.67	4	21
TE Joe Rose	3	3	49	16.33	6	36
RB Bill Johnson	2	3	12	6.00	4	8
WR Ernest Givins	2	5	21	10.50	1	13
WR John Floyd	1	1	9	9.00	0	9
RB Larry Heater	1	1	5	5.00	0	5
FB Hubert Oliver	1	2	7	7.00	6	7
FB Dropkick Murphy	1	1	8	8.00	0	8
TE Ethan Horton	0	1	0	0.00	0	0

Tampa Bay	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Anthony Carter	5	8	81	16.20	23	22	1
FB Adger Armstrong	2	2	24	12.00	8	13	0
RB Barry Word	2	2	10	5.00	1	6	0
WR Ron Morris	2	4	9	4.50	0	8	0
WR Kitrick Taylor	2	6	64	32.00	48	49	1
TE Doug Cosbie	1	2	3	3.00	0	3	0
TE Junior Miller	1	1	6	6.00	0	6	0
RB Bobby Morse	1	2	4	4.00	4	4	0
WR Tim Moffett	0	3	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

New Orleans	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Tampa Bay	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Scott Perry	1	0	0.00	0

Fumble Statistics

New Orleans	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD

Tampa Bay	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD

Punting Statistics

New Orleans	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Mike Saxon	4	187	46.8	41.0	57	1

Tampa Bay	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Mike Connell	7	313	44.7	43.7	54	3

Kicking Statistics

New Orleans	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Morten Andersen	5/5	0/0	0/0	37	0/0

Tampa Bay	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Mike Cofer	0/0	0/0	0/0	0	2/2

Punt Return Statistics

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Bob Glazebrook	2	6	3.0	0
John Floyd	1	1	1.0	0

Tampa Bay	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Matt Groenig	1	3	3.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Bob Glazebrook	1	16	16.0	0
John Floyd	1	20	20.0	0

Tampa Bay	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Scott Perry	2	29	14.5	0
Chris Williams	2	35	17.5	0

Defensive Statistics

New Orleans	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Cliff Odom	6	1	0.0	16	31
DE Kevin Fagan	4	1	1.0	12	24
DE Cleveland Elam	4	1	0.0	8	12
OLB Lawrence Taylor	3	2	0.0	16	28
S Greg Bright	3	1	0.0	14	26
DE Tony Colorito	2	0	1.0	9	16
CB Don Griffin	2	1	0.0	9	15
CB Gill Byrd	2	0	0.0	12	23
DT Curt Jarvis	2	0	0.0	14	20
DE Doug McDougald	1	0	1.0	10	21
DT John Woodcock	1	1	0.0	9	17
S Bob Glazebrook	1	1	0.0	6	14
OLB Chip Banks	1	1	0.0	9	8
DE Sylvester Hicks	1	0	0.0	9	18
QB Randall Cunningham	1	0	---	---	---
OLB Eric Wilson	1	0	0.0	4	8
S Carl Lews	1	0	0.0	14	23
CB Issiac Holt	0	1	0.0	11	25
OLB Emanuel King	0	1	0.0	0	5
CB Lorenzo Lynch	0	1	0.0	12	24

Tampa Bay	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Kyle Clifton	7	1	0.0	28	34
DT Reggie Kinlaw	6	0	0.5	17	12
S Chris Williams	6	3	0.0	23	27
CB Audrey McMillian	6	0	0.0	26	31
DE Dennis Harrison	5	0	1.0	23	27
OLB Ed Reynolds	5	2	0.0	23	29
S Matt Groenig	4	0	0.0	23	30
CB Leonard Coleman	3	1	0.0	11	17
DT John Washington	3	1	0.0	26	35
DE Kevin Brooks	2	2	0.5	19	24
CB Rod Jones	2	3	0.0	22	27
S Scott Perry	2	1	0.0	11	18
OLB Rich Dixon	2	1	0.0	8	11
DT Dan Ralph	1	1	0.0	22	33
S Felix Wright	1	1	0.0	10	20
OLB Cornelius Bennett	1	1	0.0	16	8
OLB Ron McCartney	1	0	0.0	3	6
CB Gary Thompson	0	1	0.0	16	35
DE Leon Seals	0	1	0.0	14	16

Pass Rush Statistics

New Orleans	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Kevin Fagan	1.0	0	1	3	24
DE Doug McDougald	1.0	0	0	0	21
DE Tony Colorito	1.0	0	0	0	16
OLB Lawrence Taylor	0.0	1	0	1	28
DE Sylvester Hicks	0.0	0	2	1	18
ILB Cliff Odom	0.0	0	1	2	31
DT Curt Jarvis	0.0	0	1	0	20

Tampa Bay	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Dennis Harrison	1.0	1	1	0	27
DT Reggie Kinlaw	0.5	0	0	0	12
DE Kevin Brooks	0.5	0	0	0	24
DT John Washington	0.0	1	1	0	35
DT Dan Ralph	0.0	1	0	1	33
ILB Kyle Clifton	0.0	0	2	0	34

Pass Defense Statistics

New Orleans	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
ILB Cliff Odom	3	2	31
OLB Lawrence Taylor	1	1	28
OLB Eric Wilson	1	1	8
DE Cleveland Elam	1	0	12
DT John Woodcock	1	0	17
S Bob Glazebrook	1	0	14
DE Sylvester Hicks	1	0	18
S Greg Bright	1	0	26
OLB Chip Banks	1	0	8
CB Gill Byrd	1	0	23
OLB Emanuel King	1	0	5
DE Kevin Fagan	1	0	24
CB Don Griffin	1	0	15
DT Curt Jarvis	1	0	20

Tampa Bay	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Audrey McMillian	5	1	0	31
ILB Kyle Clifton	4	1	0	34
S Matt Groenig	4	0	0	30
OLB Ed Reynolds	3	0	0	29
OLB Rich Dixon	2	1	0	11
CB Leonard Coleman	1	1	0	17
CB Rod Jones	1	1	0	27
S Scott Perry	1	0	1	18
OLB Ron McCartney	1	0	0	6
S Chris Williams	1	0	0	27
S Felix Wright	1	0	0	20

Blocking Statistics

New Orleans	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Ron McNair	4	10	2	29	0	34
John Tautolo	2	5	1	26	0	35
Joe Rose	2	3	0	11	0	16
Jeff Dellenbach	1	4	0	25	0	33
Ron Baker	1	3	0	12	0	17
Ed Simmons	0	2	0	27	0	32
Tremain Rogers	0	1	0	5	1	8
Hubert Oliver	0	1	0	9	0	8
Dropkick Murphy	0	1	0	16	0	18
Dan Fike	0	0	0	25	1	34

Tampa Bay	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Karl Nelson	2	3	15	2	26
Leotis Harris	1	5	15	0	29
Bill Ellenbogen	1	1	6	0	5
Steve Moore	1	1	15	0	23
Adam Schreiber	0	4	15	1	28
David Jones	0	2	12	0	28
Ron Lee	0	1	7	0	6
Rob Fada	0	1	3	0	4

Special Teams Tackles

New Orleans	Tackles	STPlays
Larry Heater	2	24
Dropkick Murphy	2	14
Emanuel King	1	13

Tampa Bay	Tackles	STPlays
Doug Cosbie	3	16
Gary Thompson	2	19

Participation

New Orleans	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Randall Cunningham	31	40	---	---	---	71
John Tautolo	26	35	---	---	9	70
Ethan Horton	23	34	---	---	10	67
Ron McNair	29	34	---	---	---	63
Jeff Dellenbach	25	33	---	---	4	62
Dan Fike	25	34	---	---	2	61
Larry Heater	15	20	---	---	24	59
Ed Simmons	27	32	---	---	---	59
Dropkick Murphy	16	18	---	---	14	48
Cliff Odom	---	---	16	31	---	47
Lawrence Taylor	---	---	16	28	1	45
Joe Rose	11	16	---	---	17	44
Issiac Holt	---	---	11	25	8	44
Ernest Givins	22	21	---	---	1	44
Rick Parros	20	22	---	---	---	42
Greg Bright	---	---	14	26	---	40
Odessa Turner	13	27	---	---	---	40
Ron Baker	12	17	---	---	9	38
Carl Lews	---	---	14	23	---	37
Kevin Fagan	---	---	12	24	1	37
Don Griffin	---	---	9	15	13	37
Bob Glazebrook	---	---	6	14	16	36
Gill Byrd	---	---	12	23	1	36
Bill Johnson	16	20	---	---	---	36
Lorenzo Lynch	---	---	12	24	---	36
Curt Jarvis	---	---	14	20	---	34
Hubert Oliver	9	8	---	---	15	32
Doug McDougald	---	---	10	21	---	31
Tony Colorito	---	---	9	16	6	31
Fred Robinson	---	---	2	5	22	29
Cleveland Elam	---	---	8	12	7	27
Sylvester Hicks	---	---	9	18	---	27
John Woodcock	---	---	9	17	---	26
Danny Pittman	10	13	---	---	3	26
Tremain Rogers	5	8	---	---	9	22
Mike Kelley	6	7	---	---	9	22
Chip Banks	---	---	9	8	2	19
Emanuel King	---	---	0	5	13	18
John Floyd	0	1	---	---	15	16
Kris Haines	0	0	---	---	16	16
Eric Wilson	---	---	4	8	1	13
Morten Andersen	0	0	---	---	11	11
Kurt Gouveia	---	---	2	0	7	9
Steve Joachim	0	0	---	---	5	5
Mike Saxon	0	0	---	---	4	4
Warren Moon	0	0	---	---	---	0

Tampa Bay	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Gary Thompson	---	---	16	35	19	70
John Washington	---	---	26	35	7	68
Kyle Clifton	---	---	28	34	3	65
Audrey McMillian	---	---	26	31	5	62
Chris Williams	---	---	23	27	11	61
Matt Groenig	---	---	23	30	8	61
Dan Ralph	---	---	22	33	4	59
Ed Reynolds	---	---	23	29	3	55
Rod Jones	---	---	22	27	5	54
Dennis Harrison	---	---	23	27	3	53
Joe Montana	18	33	---	---	---	51
Leotis Harris	15	29	---	---	5	49
Kevin Brooks	---	---	19	24	5	48
Felix Wright	---	---	10	20	17	47
Tim Moffett	11	24	---	---	9	44
Adam Schreiber	15	28	---	---	---	43
Bobby Morse	7	17	---	---	19	43
Doug Cosbie	11	15	---	---	16	42
Anthony Carter	14	26	---	---	1	41
Karl Nelson	15	26	---	---	---	41
Ron Morris	8	21	---	---	12	41
Leonard Coleman	---	---	11	17	12	40
David Jones	12	28	---	---	---	40
Scott Perry	---	---	11	18	10	39
Rich Dixon	---	---	8	11	20	39
Steve Moore	15	23	---	---	---	38
Leon Seals	---	---	14	16	5	35
Reggie Kinlaw	---	---	17	12	2	31
Barry Word	12	18	---	---	1	31
Kitrick Taylor	10	19	---	---	---	29
Cornelius Bennett	---	---	16	8	4	28
Junior Miller	8	12	---	---	4	24
Allan Kennedy	3	10	---	---	7	20
Ron Lee	7	6	---	---	6	19
Adger Armstrong	2	7	---	---	10	19
Bill Ellenbogen	6	5	---	---	7	18
Trevor Matich	3	5	---	---	7	15
Rob Fada	3	4	---	---	7	14
Ron McCartney	---	---	3	6	3	12
Johnie Mallory	3	7	---	---	---	10
Mike Connell	0	0	---	---	7	7
Jamie Kimmel	---	---	0	0	6	6
Mike Cofer	0	0	---	---	3	3
David Alexander	0	0	---	---	2	2
Rick Trocano	0	0	---	---	---	0
Jay Schroeder	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	12	72	6.0
Middle	9	65	7.2
Right	10	29	2.9
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	7	38	5.4
Middle	5	14	2.8
Right	6	51	8.5
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Randall Cunningham	38	24	5	1	0	5	4	1	1

Tampa Bay	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Joe Montana	30	16	3	0	4	4	5	7	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	3	3	17	5.7
Short (0-8 Yds)	17	11	68	4.0
Medium (9-18 Yds)	14	6	65	4.6
Long (19+ Yds)	4	4	107	26.8

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	2	8	2.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	11	10	139	12.6
Medium (9-18 Yds)	10	3	38	3.8
Long (19+ Yds)	5	1	16	3.2

Detailed Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Odessa Turner	9	5	43	1	27
WR Rick Parros	7	5	68	2	22
WR Danny Pittman	5	3	35	1	13
WR Ernest Givins	5	2	21	0	21
TE Joe Rose	3	3	49	1	16
RB Bill Johnson	3	2	12	0	20
FB Hubert Oliver	2	1	7	0	8
WR John Floyd	1	1	9	0	1
RB Larry Heater	1	1	5	0	20
TE Ethan Horton	1	0	0	0	34
FB Dropkick Murphy	1	1	8	0	18

Tampa Bay	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Anthony Carter	8	5	0	81	2	26
WR Kitrick Taylor	6	2	1	64	1	19
WR Ron Morris	4	2	1	9	0	21
WR Tim Moffett	3	0	1	0	0	24
TE Doug Cosbie	2	1	0	3	0	15
FB Adger Armstrong	2	2	0	24	0	7
RB Barry Word	2	2	0	10	0	18
RB Bobby Morse	2	1	1	4	0	17
TE Junior Miller	1	1	0	6	0	12

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Larry Heater	3	0	0.00	4.53
Bill Johnson	1	4	4.00	4.36

Tampa Bay	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Randall Cunningham	7	2	15	2.14	6.76

Tampa Bay	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Ernest Givins	3	1	8	2.67	4.20
WR Odessa Turner	2	0	0	0.00	4.78
WR Rick Parros	1	1	7	7.00	9.71
RB Bill Johnson	1	0	0	0.00	4.00

Tampa Bay	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg

Third Down Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Rushes	Conversions
Larry Heater	3	2
Bill Johnson	3	1

Tampa Bay	Rushes	Conversions
Bobby Morse	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Conversions
Randall Cunningham	12	8	5

Tampa Bay	Att	Comp	Conversions
Joe Montana	9	5	4

Third Down Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Odessa Turner	4	1	0
TE Joe Rose	2	2	2
WR Ernest Givins	2	1	0
RB Larry Heater	1	1	1
WR Rick Parros	1	1	1
FB Hubert Oliver	1	1	1
RB Bill Johnson	1	1	0

Tampa Bay	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Anthony Carter	3	2	2
WR Kitrick Taylor	3	1	1
TE Junior Miller	1	1	0
WR Tim Moffett	1	0	0
RB Bobby Morse	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 57,900 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 17,700 (21,400)
End Zone 12,700 (15,400)
Mezzanine 7,300 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 11,200 (13,600)
Club Seats 6,100 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 2,900 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	57,900 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	17,700 (21,400)
End Zone	12,700 (15,400)
Mezzanine	7,300 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	11,200 (13,600)
Club Seats	6,100 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	2,900 (3,300)