Week 15, 1987

played in New Orleans, LA

39 degrees, rain, 4 mph wind

Tampa Bay Buccaneers	0	10	7	3	-	20
New Orleans Saints	7	3	0	7	-	17

Scoring Summary
1Q: 06:48 NOS - Larry Heater 17 run (Morten Andersen extra point)
2Q: 12:54 TBY - Anthony Carter 8 pass from Joe Montana (Mike Lansford extra point)
2Q: 03:37 NOS - Morten Andersen 44 field goal
2Q: 00:21 TBY - Mike Lansford 32 field goal
3Q: 00:36 TBY - Anthony Carter 24 pass from Joe Montana (Mike Lansford extra point)
4Q: 02:07 TBY - Mike Lansford 38 field goal
4Q: 00:01 NOS - Odessa Turner 4 pass from Randall Cunningham (Morten Andersen extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 06:48 NOS - Larry Heater 17 run (Morten Andersen extra point)
2Q: 12:54 TBY - Anthony Carter 8 pass from Joe Montana (Mike Lansford extra point)
2Q: 03:37 NOS - Morten Andersen 44 field goal
2Q: 00:21 TBY - Mike Lansford 32 field goal
3Q: 00:36 TBY - Anthony Carter 24 pass from Joe Montana (Mike Lansford extra point)
4Q: 02:07 TBY - Mike Lansford 38 field goal
4Q: 00:01 NOS - Odessa Turner 4 pass from Randall Cunningham (Morten Andersen extra point)

Team Statistics TBY NOS
Record 6-8 7-7
First Downs 19 16
- by Rushing 2 5
- by Passing 17 10
- by Penalty 0 1
Total Net Yards 366 345
- Offensive Plays 63 63
- Yards per Play 5.81 5.48
Net Rushing Yards 79 91
- Rushing Attempts 22 27
- Yards per Rush 3.59 3.37
Net Passing Yards 287 254
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 37 - 25 - 0 35 - 19 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 317 259
- Sacks/Yards Lost 4/30 1/5
- Yards per Pass Play 7.00 7.06
Fumbles/Lost 1/1 1/0
3rd Down Conversions 4/13 3/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 8.2 9.3
4th Down Conversions 1/1 2/3
Penalties/Yards 4/35 7/55
Punt Returns/Yards 2/11 2/15
Kick Returns/Yards 2/51 4/87
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 2 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/1 2/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 19 OWN 33
Time of Possession 30:47 29:13

Team Statistics	TBY	NOS
Record	6-8	7-7
First Downs	19	16
- by Rushing	2	5
- by Passing	17	10
- by Penalty	0	1
Total Net Yards	366	345
- Offensive Plays	63	63
- Yards per Play	5.81	5.48
Net Rushing Yards	79	91
- Rushing Attempts	22	27
- Yards per Rush	3.59	3.37
Net Passing Yards	287	254
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	37 - 25 - 0	35 - 19 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	317	259
- Sacks/Yards Lost	4/30	1/5
- Yards per Pass Play	7.00	7.06
Fumbles/Lost	1/1	1/0
3rd Down Conversions	4/13	3/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	8.2	9.3
4th Down Conversions	1/1	2/3
Penalties/Yards	4/35	7/55
Punt Returns/Yards	2/11	2/15
Kick Returns/Yards	2/51	4/87
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	2	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/1	2/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 19	OWN 33
Time of Possession	30:47	29:13

Drive Charts

Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	10:44	1:31	OWN 37	3	2	Punt
1	6:32	1:18	OWN 20	3	8	Punt
1	3:33	5:50	OWN 6	11	94	Touchdown
2	10:29	1:52	OWN 43	3	-13	Punt
2	3:32	3:16	OWN 28	10	57	Field Goal
3	15:00	1:30	OWN 31	3	-7	Punt
3	11:54	2:48	OWN 15	5	21	Punt
3	5:49	5:27	OWN 20	11	80	Touchdown
4	11:41	0:41	OWN 1	2	10	Fumble
4	9:36	1:45	OWN 2	5	24	Punt
4	6:17	4:17	OWN 9	7	70	Field Goal

New Orleans Saints
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	4:16	OWN 28	6	42	Missed FG
1	9:13	2:41	OWN 27	5	73	Touchdown
1	5:14	1:41	OWN 40	3	0	Punt
2	12:43	2:14	OWN 26	3	8	Punt
2	8:37	5:05	OWN 36	10	37	Field Goal
2	0:16	0:16	OWN 28	1	-1	Half
3	13:30	1:36	OWN 37	3	1	Punt
3	9:06	3:17	OWN 16	7	34	Punt
3	0:22	3:41	OWN 10	9	34	Punt
4	11:00	1:24	OPP 11	4	9	Downs
4	7:51	1:34	OWN 44	3	2	Punt
4	2:00	2:00	OWN 24	11	76	Touchdown

Game MVP: Joe Montana, Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Rushing Statistics

Tampa Bay	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Barry Word	12	42	3.50	12	1	0
Bobby Morse	10	37	3.70	23	1	0

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Bill Johnson	15	36	2.40	10	1	0
Larry Heater	8	43	5.38	17	2	1
Randall Cunningham	2	10	5.00	11	1	0
Hubert Oliver	1	2	2.00	2	0	0
Dropkick Murphy	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Passing Statistics

Tampa Bay	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Joe Montana	37	25	317	4/30	2	33	0	112.1

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Randall Cunningham	35	19	259	1/5	1	51	0	87.7

Receiving Statistics

Tampa Bay	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Perry Kemp	6	10	74	12.33	52	33	0
WR Anthony Carter	5	10	83	16.60	26	24	2
TE Doug Cosbie	4	4	43	10.75	17	19	0
WR Tim Moffett	3	3	27	9.00	6	12	0
WR Mike Jones	2	3	18	9.00	4	13	0
RB Bobby Morse	2	2	9	4.50	1	5	0
WR Bobby Jones	1	2	15	15.00	2	15	0
TE Junior Miller	1	2	15	15.00	0	15	0
FB Speedy Neal	1	1	33	33.00	34	33	0

New Orleans	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
RB Bill Johnson	7	7	114	16.29	62	51	0
WR Rick Parros	4	9	25	6.25	9	10	0
WR Odessa Turner	4	9	42	10.50	1	15	1
RB Larry Heater	1	1	3	3.00	0	3	0
TE Joe Rose	1	2	11	11.00	0	11	0
TE Ethan Horton	1	2	17	17.00	1	17	0
WR Ernest Givins	1	4	47	47.00	17	47	0
WR Danny Pittman	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Tampa Bay	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

New Orleans	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Tampa Bay	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Barry Word	1	0	0	0
Doug Cosbie	0	0	1	0

New Orleans	Fumb	Recov	Force
Bob Glazebrook	1	0	0
John Woodcock	0	1	0
Greg Bright	0	1	0
Kevin Fagan	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Tampa Bay	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Mike Connell	6	232	38.7	36.2	51	1

New Orleans	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Mike Saxon	6	285	47.5	42.3	55	4

Kicking Statistics

Tampa Bay	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Mike Lansford	2/2	0/0	0/0	38	2/2

New Orleans	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Morten Andersen	1/2	1/2	0/0	44	2/2

Punt Return Statistics

Tampa Bay	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Matt Groenig	2	11	5.5	0

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Bob Glazebrook	2	15	7.5	0

Kick Return Statistics

Tampa Bay	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Scott Perry	1	24	24.0	0
Bobby Jones	1	27	27.0	0

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Bob Glazebrook	4	87	21.8	0

Defensive Statistics

Tampa Bay	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Kyle Clifton	8	3	0.0	19	29
S Chris Williams	3	3	0.0	15	15
CB Gary Thompson	3	2	0.0	16	25
DT Dan Ralph	3	1	0.0	22	28
CB Audrey McMillian	3	1	0.0	21	31
DT John Washington	3	1	0.0	24	29
DE Dennis Harrison	3	0	0.0	11	19
OLB Ed Reynolds	3	0	0.0	17	27
CB Rod Jones	3	0	0.0	17	28
DT Reggie Kinlaw	2	4	1.0	20	19
S Felix Wright	2	1	0.0	14	30
S Matt Groenig	2	1	0.0	22	29
S Scott Perry	2	0	0.0	7	14
CB Leonard Coleman	2	0	0.0	13	16
OLB Jamie Kimmel	1	0	0.0	4	1
OLB Cornelius Bennett	1	0	0.0	10	7

New Orleans	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Lawrence Taylor	5	4	0.0	20	39
CB Gill Byrd	5	1	0.0	18	30
OLB Chip Banks	5	0	0.0	3	9
DE Kevin Fagan	4	0	2.0	18	30
ILB Kurt Gouveia	4	2	0.0	9	21
CB Issiac Holt	4	0	0.0	19	30
OLB Eric Wilson	3	2	0.0	6	14
ILB Alvin Toles	3	0	0.0	13	20
DT Curt Jarvis	3	0	0.0	20	31
S Greg Bright	2	1	0.0	16	27
CB Don Griffin	2	1	0.0	11	20
DE Cleveland Elam	2	0	0.0	9	20
CB Lorenzo Lynch	2	0	0.0	13	29
DT John Woodcock	1	2	1.0	10	22
DE Doug McDougald	1	0	1.0	13	21
S Bob Glazebrook	1	1	0.0	14	30
DE Tony Colorito	1	1	0.0	12	19
S Mike Jolly	1	0	0.0	8	17
OLB Fred Robinson	0	1	0.0	2	2
OLB Emanuel King	0	1	0.0	2	2

Pass Rush Statistics

Tampa Bay	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Reggie Kinlaw	1.0	0	1	1	19
DE Kevin Brooks	0.0	1	1	0	26
DT Dan Ralph	0.0	0	2	1	28
OLB Rich Dixon	0.0	0	1	0	9
OLB Ed Reynolds	0.0	0	1	0	27
DT John Washington	0.0	0	1	0	29

New Orleans	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Kevin Fagan	2.0	0	2	30
DT John Woodcock	1.0	0	0	22
DE Doug McDougald	1.0	0	0	21
DE Sylvester Hicks	0.0	1	1	18

Pass Defense Statistics

Tampa Bay	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Audrey McMillian	3	2	31
CB Gary Thompson	3	0	25
S Chris Williams	2	0	15
OLB Ed Reynolds	2	0	27
ILB Kyle Clifton	2	0	29
CB Leonard Coleman	2	0	16
S Matt Groenig	2	0	29
S Scott Perry	1	0	14
S Felix Wright	1	0	30
CB Rod Jones	1	0	28
DE Barry Bennett	0	1	10

New Orleans	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Issiac Holt	4	0	30
OLB Chip Banks	3	0	9
ILB Kurt Gouveia	3	0	21
CB Gill Byrd	2	2	30
CB Lorenzo Lynch	2	2	29
S Bob Glazebrook	2	1	30
OLB Lawrence Taylor	2	0	39
ILB Alvin Toles	2	0	20
S Greg Bright	1	0	27
S Mike Jolly	1	0	17
DE Kevin Fagan	1	0	30
CB Don Griffin	1	0	20
DT Curt Jarvis	1	0	31

Blocking Statistics

Tampa Bay	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Rob Fada	1	4	20	0	34
Steve Moore	1	3	18	0	32
Adger Armstrong	1	2	4	0	8
David Jones	0	4	20	2	36
Karl Nelson	0	4	19	1	32
Bill Ellenbogen	0	2	7	1	21
David Alexander	0	2	21	0	27
Doug Cosbie	0	1	13	0	22

New Orleans	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Ed Simmons	2	5	22	0	32
Ron McNair	2	4	23	0	26
Jeff Dellenbach	1	6	24	0	36
Dan Fike	1	5	22	0	35
Tremain Rogers	1	1	6	0	5
Ron Baker	0	2	14	0	13
Dropkick Murphy	0	2	17	0	13
John Tautolo	0	0	21	1	33

Special Teams Tackles

Tampa Bay	Tackles	STPlays
Doug Cosbie	2	15
Leonard Coleman	1	15
Anthony Carter	1	14
Felix Wright	1	13
Rob Fada	1	8

New Orleans	Tackles	STPlays
Larry Heater	1	22
Mike Jolly	1	12
Emanuel King	1	11
Mike Kelley	1	7

Participation

Tampa Bay	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Joe Montana	22	41	---	---	---	63
Rob Fada	20	34	---	---	8	62
John Washington	---	---	24	29	6	59
Matt Groenig	---	---	22	29	8	59
Steve Moore	18	32	---	---	7	57
David Jones	20	36	---	---	1	57
Felix Wright	---	---	14	30	13	57
Gary Thompson	---	---	16	25	13	54
Audrey McMillian	---	---	21	31	2	54
Anthony Carter	11	27	---	---	14	52
Dan Ralph	---	---	22	28	2	52
Karl Nelson	19	32	---	---	---	51
Kyle Clifton	---	---	19	29	3	51
Doug Cosbie	13	22	---	---	15	50
Kevin Brooks	---	---	19	26	3	48
David Alexander	21	27	---	---	---	48
Ed Reynolds	---	---	17	27	3	47
Rod Jones	---	---	17	28	2	47
Perry Kemp	18	27	---	---	---	45
Leonard Coleman	---	---	13	16	15	44
Barry Word	12	31	---	---	1	44
Reggie Kinlaw	---	---	20	19	1	40
Speedy Neal	10	15	---	---	12	37
Bill Ellenbogen	7	21	---	---	8	36
Tim Moffett	10	26	---	---	---	36
Mike Jones	12	20	---	---	3	35
Chris Williams	---	---	15	15	4	34
Rich Dixon	---	---	10	9	15	34
Bobby Morse	10	8	---	---	15	33
Dennis Harrison	---	---	11	19	1	31
Scott Perry	---	---	7	14	8	29
Junior Miller	7	13	---	---	7	27
Barry Bennett	---	---	8	10	6	24
Trevor Matich	1	14	---	---	8	23
Cornelius Bennett	---	---	10	7	6	23
Adger Armstrong	4	8	---	---	10	22
Cecil Johnson	---	---	8	4	9	21
Bobby Jones	3	8	---	---	10	21
Allan Kennedy	4	9	---	---	8	21
Mike Lansford	0	0	---	---	7	7
Jamie Kimmel	---	---	4	1	2	7
Mike Connell	0	0	---	---	6	6
Rick Trocano	0	0	---	---	2	2
Joe Cribbs	0	0	---	---	---	0
Jay Schroeder	0	0	---	---	---	0
Mike Cofer	0	0	---	---	---	0

New Orleans	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Jeff Dellenbach	24	36	---	---	5	65
Randall Cunningham	27	36	---	---	---	63
Lawrence Taylor	---	---	20	39	3	62
John Tautolo	21	33	---	---	8	62
Dan Fike	22	35	---	---	2	59
Bob Glazebrook	---	---	14	30	10	54
Ethan Horton	19	27	---	---	8	54
Ed Simmons	22	32	---	---	---	54
Curt Jarvis	---	---	20	31	1	52
Gill Byrd	---	---	18	30	3	51
Issiac Holt	---	---	19	30	2	51
Kevin Fagan	---	---	18	30	3	51
Ron McNair	23	26	---	---	---	49
Don Griffin	---	---	11	20	17	48
Greg Bright	---	---	16	27	2	45
Larry Heater	9	13	---	---	22	44
Rick Parros	14	24	---	---	6	44
Lorenzo Lynch	---	---	13	29	1	43
Bill Johnson	18	23	---	---	---	41
Dropkick Murphy	17	13	---	---	8	38
Mike Jolly	---	---	8	17	12	37
Alvin Toles	---	---	13	20	4	37
Ernest Givins	16	21	---	---	---	37
Odessa Turner	12	25	---	---	---	37
Doug McDougald	---	---	13	21	2	36
Joe Rose	11	9	---	---	16	36
Cleveland Elam	---	---	9	20	6	35
John Woodcock	---	---	10	22	3	35
Ron Baker	14	13	---	---	8	35
Tony Colorito	---	---	12	19	3	34
Kurt Gouveia	---	---	9	21	3	33
Hubert Oliver	6	9	---	---	15	30
Sylvester Hicks	---	---	6	18	3	27
Danny Pittman	11	15	---	---	---	26
Eric Wilson	---	---	6	14	2	22
Chip Banks	---	---	3	9	8	20
Tremain Rogers	6	5	---	---	8	19
Fred Robinson	---	---	2	2	14	18
John Floyd	2	1	---	---	12	15
Emanuel King	---	---	2	2	11	15
Kris Haines	0	0	---	---	13	13
Mike Kelley	3	0	---	---	7	10
Mike Saxon	0	0	---	---	6	6
Morten Andersen	0	0	---	---	5	5
Steve Joachim	0	0	---	---	2	2
Warren Moon	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	2	5	2.5
Middle	12	37	3.1
Right	8	37	4.6
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	8	36	4.5
Middle	7	17	2.4
Right	11	39	3.5
None	1	-1	-1.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Tampa Bay	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Joe Montana	37	25	5	0	6	5	1	3	0

New Orleans	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Randall Cunningham	35	19	2	0	5	3	7	2	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	5	4	91	18.2
Short (0-8 Yds)	15	14	138	9.2
Medium (9-18 Yds)	14	7	88	6.3
Long (19+ Yds)	3	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	5	5	44	8.8
Short (0-8 Yds)	9	5	21	2.3
Medium (9-18 Yds)	14	7	132	9.4
Long (19+ Yds)	7	2	62	8.9

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Tampa Bay	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Anthony Carter	10	5	3	83	2	27
WR Perry Kemp	10	6	2	74	2	27
TE Doug Cosbie	4	4	0	43	0	22
WR Mike Jones	3	2	0	18	0	20
WR Tim Moffett	3	3	0	27	0	26
WR Bobby Jones	2	1	1	15	0	8
TE Junior Miller	2	1	0	15	0	13
RB Bobby Morse	2	2	0	9	0	8
FB Speedy Neal	1	1	0	33	1	15

New Orleans	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Rick Parros	9	4	0	25	0	24
WR Odessa Turner	9	4	1	42	0	25
RB Bill Johnson	7	7	0	114	1	23
WR Ernest Givins	4	1	2	47	1	21
TE Joe Rose	2	1	1	11	0	9
TE Ethan Horton	2	1	0	17	0	27
RB Larry Heater	1	1	0	3	0	13
WR Danny Pittman	1	0	1	0	0	15

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Tampa Bay	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Larry Heater	3	22	7.33	5.38

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Tampa Bay	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Joe Montana	4	2	20	5.00	8.57

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Randall Cunningham	4	2	18	4.50	7.40

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Tampa Bay	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Anthony Carter	2	1	8	4.00	8.30
WR Perry Kemp	2	1	12	6.00	7.40

New Orleans	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Odessa Turner	2	1	4	2.00	4.67
WR Danny Pittman	1	0	0	0.00	0.00
RB Bill Johnson	1	1	14	14.00	16.29

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Tampa Bay	Rushes	Conversions
Bobby Morse	2	0
Barry Word	1	0

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

Third Down Passing Statistics

Tampa Bay	Att	Comp	Conversions
Joe Montana	8	4	4

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Conversions
Randall Cunningham	11	5	2

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Tampa Bay	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Perry Kemp	3	2	2
WR Anthony Carter	2	0	0
TE Junior Miller	1	0	0
WR Mike Jones	1	1	1
WR Tim Moffett	1	1	1

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

Section Attendance
Stadium 41,100 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 13,400 (21,400)
End Zone 8,600 (15,400)
Mezzanine 4,900 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 7,800 (13,600)
Club Seats 4,700 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 1,700 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	41,100 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	13,400 (21,400)
End Zone	8,600 (15,400)
Mezzanine	4,900 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	7,800 (13,600)
Club Seats	4,700 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	1,700 (3,300)