Week 1, 1988

played in New Orleans, LA

91 degrees, fair, 10 mph wind

Tampa Bay Buccaneers146720-47
New Orleans Saints14090-23

Scoring Summary
1Q: 12:57 NOS - Bill Johnson 13 run (Morten Andersen extra point)
1Q: 07:11 NOS - Rick Parros 11 pass from Randall Cunningham (Morten Andersen extra point)
1Q: 05:34 TBY - Ron Morris 24 pass from Joe Montana (Mike Cofer extra point)
1Q: 02:35 TBY - Barry Word 6 run (Mike Cofer extra point)
2Q: 07:05 TBY - Mike Cofer 31 field goal
2Q: 00:09 TBY - Mike Cofer 31 field goal
3Q: 11:00 NOS - Bill Johnson 2 run (Morten Andersen extra point failed)
3Q: 08:30 NOS - Morten Andersen 43 field goal
3Q: 01:09 TBY - Perry Kemp 18 pass from Joe Montana (Mike Cofer extra point)
4Q: 11:09 TBY - Anthony Carter 12 pass from Joe Montana (Mike Cofer extra point)
4Q: 08:56 TBY - Mike Cofer 37 field goal
4Q: 06:41 TBY - Barry Word 2 run (Mike Cofer extra point)
4Q: 03:11 TBY - Mike Cofer 44 field goal

Team StatisticsTBYNOS
Record1-00-1
First Downs2417
- by Rushing56
- by Passing1710
- by Penalty21
Total Net Yards418368
- Offensive Plays7159
- Yards per Play5.896.24
Net Rushing Yards92128
- Rushing Attempts2822
- Yards per Rush3.295.82
Net Passing Yards326240
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt41 - 25 - 236 - 18 - 5
- Gross Passing Yards337246
- Sacks/Yards Lost2/111/6
- Yards per Pass Play7.586.49
Fumbles/Lost1/12/1
3rd Down Conversions5/146/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down6.66.5
4th Down Conversions0/00/1
Penalties/Yards8/529/56
Punt Returns/Yards2/33/1
Kick Returns/Yards4/724/98
Interception Ret./Yards5/582/31
2pt Conversions0/00/0
Red Zone Visits63
- Red Zone TDs/FGs4/23/0
Avg. Drive StartOWN 42OWN 29
Time of Possession32:3427:26

Drive Charts

Tampa Bay Buccaneers
QuarBeganPossFromPlaysYardsResult
112:512:08OWN 303-2Punt
19:570:50OPP 2825Fumble
17:001:26OWN 2036Punt
15:340:13OPP 24124Touchdown
14:111:42OPP 44444Touchdown
10:202:11OWN 23518Punt
211:384:41OWN 401046Field Goal
24:001:18OWN 3233Punt
21:041:02OWN 44542Field Goal
315:002:26OWN 14616Interception
310:501:19OWN 27213Interception
38:251:22OWN 1533Punt
34:012:58OWN 5695Touchdown
414:193:19OPP 49849Touchdown
410:201:30OPP 2737Field Goal
48:372:03OPP 24624Touchdown
45:322:28OPP 3336Field Goal
New Orleans Saints
QuarBeganPossFromPlaysYardsResult
115:002:09OWN 20480Touchdown
110:430:46OWN 4029Interception
19:072:07OWN 33667Touchdown
15:211:10OWN 20324Interception
12:292:09OWN 2731Punt
213:091:31OWN 2034Punt
26:572:57OWN 20625Interception
22:421:38OWN 1933Punt
312:341:44OPP 36436Touchdown
39:311:06OPP 2933Field Goal
37:033:02OWN 27627Punt
31:031:44OWN 635Punt
411:000:40OWN 3210Interception
48:500:13OWN 2010Interception
46:341:02OWN 20513Downs
43:043:04OWN 33753Game

Game MVP: Tim McDonald, Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Rushing Statistics

Tampa BayAttYardsAvgLG10+TD
Barry Word23793.431822
Bobby Morse5132.60500
New OrleansAttYardsAvgLG10+TD
Bill Johnson16573.561632
Ottis Anderson5469.201520
Randall Cunningham12525.002510

Passing Statistics

Tampa BayAttCompYardsSk/YdTDLGIntRate
Joe Montana41253372/11336291.2
New OrleansAttCompYardsSk/YdTDLGIntRate
Randall Cunningham36182461/6161541.9

Receiving Statistics

Tampa BayCatchTargYardsAvgYACLGTD
WR Perry Kemp71311616.5738291
WR Tim Moffett6710016.6740360
WR Anthony Carter510469.209171
TE Doug Cosbie232512.506130
TE Dave Little2252.50330
WR Ron Morris243718.5012241
RB Bobby Morse1188.00080
RB Barry Word0100.00000
New OrleansCatchTargYardsAvgYACLGTD
WR Odessa Turner466115.2521230
WR Rick Parros36289.330111
TE Ethan Horton347224.0050610
WR Ernest Givins36289.330160
WR Buster Rhymes27115.501100
RB Bill Johnson1244.00440
TE Damone Johnson142222.000220
FB Dropkick Murphy112020.0018200

Interception Statistics

Tampa BayIntsYardsAvgTD
S Tim McDonald2168.000
ILB Kyle Clifton11010.000
CB Leonard Coleman12929.000
S Matt Groenig133.000
New OrleansIntsYardsAvgTD
S Greg Bright11010.000
OLB Emanuel King12121.000

Fumble Statistics

Tampa BayFumbRecovForceTD
Barry Word1000
Dave Little0110
Gary Thompson0010
New OrleansFumbRecovForceTD
Odessa Turner2000
Damone Johnson0100
Jim Perryman0100
Carl Lews0010

Punting Statistics

Tampa BayPuntYardsAvgNetLGIn20
Greg Coleman524348.644.4591
New OrleansPuntYardsAvgNetLGIn20
Mike Saxon520140.239.6481

Kicking Statistics

Tampa BayFGs40+Yd50+YdLGPAT
Mike Cofer4/41/10/0445/5
New OrleansFGs40+Yd50+YdLGPAT
Morten Andersen1/11/10/0432/3

Punt Return Statistics

Tampa BayRetYardsAvgTD
Matt Groenig231.50
New OrleansRetYardsAvgTD
Odessa Turner310.30

Kick Return Statistics

Tampa BayRetYardsAvgTD
Anthony Carter36020.00
Chris Williams11212.00
New OrleansRetYardsAvgTD
Odessa Turner37926.30
Lorenzo Lynch11919.00

Defensive Statistics

Tampa BayTackAsstSackRPlayPPlay
CB Gary Thompson510.01427
ILB Kyle Clifton400.01731
S Felix Wright400.0720
OLB Cornelius Bennett400.0710
S Tim McDonald330.01826
DT Chuck Ehin300.0147
S Chris Williams210.0515
CB Audrey McMillian210.01731
OLB Ed Reynolds200.02028
CB Leonard Coleman200.0711
CB Rod Jones200.01833
DE Dennis Harrison101.079
DT Dan Ralph110.0821
DT John Washington110.01516
WR Perry Kemp10---------
WR Ron Morris10---------
S Matt Groenig100.01528
G David Richards10---------
DE Kevin Brooks020.01622
DE Don Smerek010.01528
New OrleansTackAsstSackRPlayPPlay
S Jim Perryman700.01628
S Carl Lews600.01834
OLB Chip Banks510.01420
OLB Emanuel King410.52334
ILB Cliff Odom420.02739
CB Don Griffin330.02538
CB Lee Davis310.01426
S Greg Bright300.02129
OLB Lawrence Taylor300.01114
DE Tony Colorito211.01012
DE Pierce Holt230.02029
OLB Fred Robinson210.0610
CB Lorenzo Lynch200.01925
DE Ron Holmes120.51628
CB Gill Byrd110.01527
DE Kevin Fagan110.01927
ILB John Galvin110.0107
RB Ottis Anderson10---------
WR Kenny Jackson10---------
RB Bill Johnson10---------
TE Damone Johnson10---------
T Ed Simmons10---------
DT Andrew Provence010.067
CB Issiac Holt010.029
OLB Eric Wilson010.024

Pass Rush Statistics

Tampa BaySackBlockHurryKnockPPlay
DE Dennis Harrison1.00009
ILB Kyle Clifton0.002031
DT Dan Ralph0.002021
DE Don Smerek0.001028
DE Kevin Brooks0.001022
DE Pete Robbins0.001015
New OrleansSackBlockHurryKnockPPlay
DE Tony Colorito1.001012
OLB Emanuel King0.501134
DE Ron Holmes0.500128
DT Curt Jarvis0.011026
DE Kevin Fagan0.001227
OLB Fred Robinson0.001010
DE Pierce Holt0.001029

Pass Defense Statistics

Tampa BayCaughtDefnsdIntrcpPPlay
ILB Kyle Clifton30131
S Felix Wright30020
CB Rod Jones21033
CB Leonard Coleman20111
S Chris Williams20015
CB Gary Thompson20027
OLB Cornelius Bennett20010
DT Chuck Ehin1107
OLB Ed Reynolds10028
S Tim McDonald01226
S Matt Groenig00128
New OrleansCaughtDefnsdIntrcpPPlay
ILB Cliff Odom50039
OLB Chip Banks31020
CB Don Griffin31038
S Jim Perryman21028
OLB Lawrence Taylor20014
CB Lee Davis20026
S Carl Lews20034
S Greg Bright10129
OLB Emanuel King10134
CB Gill Byrd10027
OLB Fred Robinson10010
DE Tony Colorito10012
CB Lorenzo Lynch10025

Blocking Statistics

Tampa BayKeyBlBlOppPancRPlySckAPPly
Adam Schreiber24012017
David Richards14022042
Joel Patten12020134
Karl Nelson120809
Leotis Harris11019027
J.T. Turner07023033
Steve Moore03021129
Dave Little02016012
Mike Withycombe02010014
Doug Cosbie01020022
New OrleansKeyBlBlOppPancRPlySckAPPly
David Jones24019130
Jeff Dellenbach15021030
Rick Donnalley12016033
Damone Johnson1209011
Craig Heyward12013020
Tony Jones02022037
Ethan Horton01016029
Dropkick Murphy010907
Ed Simmons01022037
Todd Kalis010604

Special Teams Tackles

Tampa BayTacklesSTPlays
Gary Thompson221
Speedy Neal122
O'Brien Alston120
Dave Little119
Chris Williams115
Joe Cribbs13
New OrleansTacklesSTPlays
Lorenzo Lynch122
Odessa Turner122
Earl Campbell121
Damone Johnson121
Ernest Givins120
Lawrence Taylor14

Participation

Tampa BayRPlyOffPPlyOffRPlyDefPPlyDefSTPlyTotal Plays
David Richards2242------872
Joe Montana2843---------71
Anthony Carter1630------2066
Perry Kemp2237------564
Joel Patten2034------963
Gary Thompson------14272162
J.T. Turner2333---------56
Steve Moore2129------656
Leotis Harris1927------854
Bobby Morse522------2754
Doug Cosbie2022------1153
Rod Jones------1833152
Ed Reynolds------2028351
Kyle Clifton------1731149
Audrey McMillian------1731149
Tim Moffett822------1949
Matt Groenig------1528649
Barry Word2323------248
Dave Little1612------1947
Speedy Neal1114------2247
Don Smerek------1528245
Tim McDonald------1826145
Kevin Brooks------1622240
Felix Wright------720936
Chris Williams------5151535
Leonard Coleman------7111735
Ron Morris1223---------35
John Washington------1516334
Mike Withycombe1014------933
Ken Jolly------292031
Adam Schreiber1217------231
Dan Ralph------821130
Pete Robbins------615627
Wilson Whitely------715325
O'Brien Alston------202022
Chuck Ehin------147---21
Joe Cribbs710------320
Cornelius Bennett------710118
Karl Nelson89---------17
Larry McCarren510------116
Dennis Harrison------79---16
Mike Cofer00------1414
Eddie Flowers------55313
Greg Coleman00------55
Dewayne Rice00------44
Rick Trocano00---------0
New OrleansRPlyOffPPlyOffRPlyDefPPlyDefSTPlyTotal Plays
Don Griffin------2538972
Cliff Odom------2739571
Ernest Givins1932------2071
Lorenzo Lynch------19252266
Emanuel King------2334663
Jim Perryman------16281660
Randall Cunningham2237---------59
Ed Simmons2237---------59
Tony Jones2237---------59
Chip Banks------14202357
Jeff Dellenbach2130------556
Greg Bright------2129555
Rick Donnalley1633------655
David Jones1930------655
Lee Davis------14261555
Carl Lews------1834355
Kevin Fagan------1927652
Pierce Holt------2029352
Ron Holmes------1628751
Ethan Horton1629------651
Odessa Turner1314------2249
Gill Byrd------1527547
Bill Johnson1724---------41
Damone Johnson911------2141
Curt Jarvis------1426141
Craig Heyward1320------740
Rick Parros314------1835
Dropkick Murphy97------1935
Lawrence Taylor------1114429
Dan Fike414------624
Fred Robinson------610824
Buster Rhymes618---------24
Tony Colorito------1012224
John Galvin------107623
Earl Campbell00------2121
Ottis Anderson513---------18
Andrew Provence------67316
Todd Kalis64------616
Issiac Holt------29314
Eric Wilson------2439
Morten Andersen00------66
Mike Saxon00------55
Kenny Jackson03---------3
Steve Fuller00------11
Steve Joachim00---------0
Tory Nixon------00---0

Directional Rushing Statistics

DistanceAttYardsAvg
Left263.0
Middle18693.8
Right8172.1
None000.0
DistanceAttYardsAvg
Left3299.7
Middle15684.5
Right4317.8
None000.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Tampa BayAttCmp20+BdThDropDfnsHurrKnckIntc
Joe Montana41253043642
New OrleansAttCmp20+BdThDropDfnsHurrKnckIntc
Randall Cunningham36184123705

Directional Passing Statistics

DistanceAttCompYardsAvg
Screen42153.8
Short (0-8 Yds)16111519.4
Medium (9-18 Yds)16101298.1
Long (19+ Yds)52428.4
DistanceAttCompYardsAvg
Screen43256.3
Short (0-8 Yds)9711713.0
Medium (9-18 Yds)177824.8
Long (19+ Yds)61223.7

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Tampa BayTargtCaugtDropdYards20+PPlay
WR Perry Kemp1372116137
WR Anthony Carter105246030
WR Tim Moffett760100122
WR Ron Morris42037123
TE Doug Cosbie32025022
TE Dave Little2205012
RB Barry Word1000023
RB Bobby Morse1108022
New OrleansTargtCaugtDropdYards20+PPlay
WR Buster Rhymes72011018
WR Rick Parros63028014
WR Ernest Givins63128032
WR Odessa Turner64061114
TE Ethan Horton43072129
TE Damone Johnson41122111
RB Bill Johnson2104024
FB Dropkick Murphy1102017

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Tampa BayAttYardsAvgOverall Avg
Barry Word5142.803.43
Bobby Morse122.002.60
New OrleansAttYardsAvgOverall Avg
Bill Johnson5346.803.56

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Tampa BayAttCompYardsAvg/AttOverall Avg
Joe Montana73395.578.22
New OrleansAttCompYardsAvg/AttOverall Avg
Randall Cunningham22157.506.83

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Tampa BayTargetCatchYardsAvg/TargOverall Avg
WR Anthony Carter31124.004.60
WR Tim Moffett2194.5014.29
TE Doug Cosbie1000.008.33
WR Perry Kemp111818.008.92
New OrleansTargetCatchYardsAvg/TargOverall Avg
WR Rick Parros111111.004.67
RB Bill Johnson1144.002.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Tampa BayRushesConversions
Barry Word21
Bobby Morse10
New OrleansRushesConversions
Bill Johnson21
Randall Cunningham11

Third Down Passing Statistics

Tampa BayAttCompConversions
Joe Montana1054
New OrleansAttCompConversions
Randall Cunningham1144

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Tampa BayTargCatchConversions
WR Anthony Carter421
WR Tim Moffett322
WR Perry Kemp200
RB Bobby Morse111
New OrleansTargCatchConversions
WR Rick Parros300
TE Damone Johnson311
WR Odessa Turner322
WR Buster Rhymes111
WR Ernest Givins100

SectionAttendance
Stadium43,900 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck14,300 (21,400)
End Zone9,000 (15,400)
Mezzanine5,300 (8,900)
Sideline Seats8,400 (13,600)
Club Seats5,100 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes1,800 (3,300)