Week 17, 1989

played in Tampa Bay, FL

60 degrees, fair, 1 mph wind

New Orleans Saints	7	6	7	0	-	20
Tampa Bay Buccaneers	3	3	0	3	-	9

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:45 NOS - Hubert Oliver 28 pass from Randall Cunningham (Morten Andersen extra point)
1Q: 06:55 TBY - Mike Lansford 39 field goal
2Q: 10:52 NOS - Morten Andersen 24 field goal
2Q: 05:48 TBY - Mike Lansford 33 field goal
2Q: 00:53 NOS - Morten Andersen 43 field goal
3Q: 03:50 NOS - Randall Cunningham 3 run (Morten Andersen extra point)
4Q: 10:37 TBY - Mike Lansford 35 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:45 NOS - Hubert Oliver 28 pass from Randall Cunningham (Morten Andersen extra point)
1Q: 06:55 TBY - Mike Lansford 39 field goal
2Q: 10:52 NOS - Morten Andersen 24 field goal
2Q: 05:48 TBY - Mike Lansford 33 field goal
2Q: 00:53 NOS - Morten Andersen 43 field goal
3Q: 03:50 NOS - Randall Cunningham 3 run (Morten Andersen extra point)
4Q: 10:37 TBY - Mike Lansford 35 field goal

Team Statistics NOS TBY
Record 9-7 5-11
First Downs 18 13
- by Rushing 10 5
- by Passing 7 7
- by Penalty 1 1
Total Net Yards 292 245
- Offensive Plays 73 55
- Yards per Play 4.00 4.45
Net Rushing Yards 132 78
- Rushing Attempts 41 13
- Yards per Rush 3.22 6.00
Net Passing Yards 160 167
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 30 - 15 - 1 39 - 22 - 3
- Gross Passing Yards 169 183
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2/9 3/16
- Yards per Pass Play 5.00 3.98
Fumbles/Lost 1/1 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 8/18 2/11
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.0 6.8
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 6/45 5/40
Punt Returns/Yards 1/6 1/7
Kick Returns/Yards 2/49 2/39
Interception Ret./Yards 3/47 1/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 2 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/1 0/2
Avg. Drive Start OWN 35 OWN 31
Time of Possession 34:10 25:50

Team Statistics	NOS	TBY
Record	9-7	5-11
First Downs	18	13
- by Rushing	10	5
- by Passing	7	7
- by Penalty	1	1
Total Net Yards	292	245
- Offensive Plays	73	55
- Yards per Play	4.00	4.45
Net Rushing Yards	132	78
- Rushing Attempts	41	13
- Yards per Rush	3.22	6.00
Net Passing Yards	160	167
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	30 - 15 - 1	39 - 22 - 3
- Gross Passing Yards	169	183
- Sacks/Yards Lost	2/9	3/16
- Yards per Pass Play	5.00	3.98
Fumbles/Lost	1/1	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	8/18	2/11
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.0	6.8
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	6/45	5/40
Punt Returns/Yards	1/6	1/7
Kick Returns/Yards	2/49	2/39
Interception Ret./Yards	3/47	1/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	2	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/1	0/2
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 35	OWN 31
Time of Possession	34:10	25:50

Drive Charts

New Orleans Saints
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	4:31	OWN 5	7	95	Touchdown
1	6:48	2:15	OWN 20	5	17	Interception
1	1:23	5:36	OWN 40	13	53	Field Goal
2	8:30	1:10	OWN 19	3	-3	Fumble
2	5:41	3:48	OWN 24	11	41	Missed FG
2	1:36	0:51	OPP 31	3	5	Field Goal
3	12:00	3:00	OWN 18	7	33	Punt
3	7:12	1:01	OWN 18	3	-2	Punt
3	6:03	2:22	OPP 21	5	21	Touchdown
4	15:00	1:41	OWN 41	3	6	Punt
4	10:31	2:34	OWN 32	3	6	Punt
4	6:30	4:35	OWN 33	8	24	Punt
4	1:25	1:13	OPP 41	3	1	Punt

Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	10:29	3:41	OWN 23	7	55	Field Goal
1	4:33	3:10	OWN 36	6	31	Missed FG
2	10:47	2:17	OWN 20	4	18	Punt
2	7:20	1:39	OPP 16	3	0	Field Goal
2	1:53	0:17	OWN 42	2	0	Interception
2	0:45	0:45	OWN 20	2	26	Half
3	15:00	3:00	OWN 20	7	26	Punt
3	9:00	1:48	OWN 3	4	14	Punt
3	6:11	0:08	OWN 29	1	0	Interception
3	3:41	3:41	OWN 32	7	34	Missed FG
4	13:19	2:48	OPP 38	6	20	Field Goal
4	7:57	1:27	OWN 28	3	7	Punt
4	1:55	0:30	OWN 20	2	8	Interception
4	0:12	0:12	OWN 20	1	6	Game

Game MVP: Pierce Holt, New Orleans Saints

Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Bill Johnson	17	66	3.88	13	1	0
Ottis Anderson	16	42	2.63	11	1	0
Randall Cunningham	4	13	3.25	7	0	1
Hubert Oliver	3	8	2.67	6	0	0
Ernest Givins	1	3	3.00	3	0	0

Tampa Bay	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Barry Sanders	8	62	7.75	17	3	0
Joe Cribbs	5	16	3.20	5	0	0

Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Randall Cunningham	30	15	169	2/9	1	32	1	64.4

Tampa Bay	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Joe Montana	39	22	183	3/16	0	31	3	36.6

Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Buster Rhymes	3	6	35	11.67	8	13	0
FB Hubert Oliver	2	2	34	17.00	0	28	1
RB Bill Johnson	2	2	13	6.50	0	9	0
TE Ethan Horton	2	3	13	6.50	1	10	0
WR Odessa Turner	2	5	50	25.00	19	32	0
RB Ottis Anderson	1	1	3	3.00	0	3	0
WR Rick Parros	1	4	6	6.00	0	6	0
WR Kenny Jackson	1	1	12	12.00	0	12	0
WR Ernest Givins	1	6	3	3.00	2	3	0

Tampa Bay	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Anthony Carter	9	17	106	11.78	19	31
WR Ron Morris	5	6	44	8.80	6	18
WR Joe Johnson	2	3	2	1.00	0	3
FB Daryl Johnston	2	2	1	0.50	0	4
RB Joe Cribbs	1	2	4	4.00	0	4
TE Dave Little	1	1	6	6.00	0	6
WR Tim Moffett	1	1	7	7.00	0	7
WR Perry Kemp	1	4	13	13.00	0	13
TE Doug Cosbie	0	1	0	0.00	0	0
C Troy Sadowski	0	1	0	0.00	0	0
RB Barry Sanders	0	1	0	0.00	0	0

Interception Statistics

New Orleans	Ints	Yards	Avg
OLB Chip Banks	1	21	21.00
CB Gill Byrd	1	0	0.00
CB Tory Nixon	1	26	26.00

Tampa Bay	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Matt Groenig	1	0	0.00	0

Fumble Statistics

New Orleans	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Randall Cunningham	1	0	0	0

Tampa Bay	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Bubba Baker	0	1	1	0

Punting Statistics

New Orleans	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Mike Saxon	6	215	35.8	28.0	46	1

Tampa Bay	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Chris Mohr	4	167	41.8	40.3	50	2

Kicking Statistics

New Orleans	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Morten Andersen	2/3	1/2	0/1	43	2/2

Tampa Bay	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Mike Lansford	3/5	0/2	0/2	39	0/0

Punt Return Statistics

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Ottis Anderson	1	6	6.0	0

Tampa Bay	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Matt Groenig	1	7	7.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Ottis Anderson	1	28	28.0	0
Greg Bright	1	21	21.0	0

Tampa Bay	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Chris Williams	1	22	22.0	0
Joe Johnson	1	17	17.0	0

Defensive Statistics

New Orleans	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Carl Lews	6	2	0.0	12	36
ILB Cliff Odom	5	0	0.0	8	34
CB Issiac Holt	5	0	0.0	7	17
CB Lorenzo Lynch	4	1	0.0	11	34
OLB Chip Banks	3	3	0.5	9	24
CB Tory Nixon	3	1	0.0	11	34
DE Pierce Holt	2	2	2.0	13	42
DE Ron Holmes	2	0	0.5	13	39
CB Gill Byrd	2	1	0.0	9	32
DT Curt Jarvis	2	0	0.0	13	27
S Greg Jackson	2	0	0.0	2	21
DT Ryan Johnson	1	1	0.0	10	23
WR Rick Parros	1	0	---	---	---
CB Lee Davis	1	0	0.0	1	8
OLB Lawrence Taylor	0	1	0.0	2	17
DT Andrew Provence	0	1	0.0	3	23

Tampa Bay	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Tim McDonald	12	1	0.0	37	27
ILB Kyle Clifton	9	2	0.0	31	26
CB Elbert Shelley	5	1	0.0	18	23
OLB O'Brien Alston	4	3	0.0	29	21
DT Dan Ralph	3	1	0.5	24	17
S Matt Groenig	3	2	0.0	27	24
CB Audrey McMillian	3	1	0.0	36	25
WR Anthony Carter	3	0	---	---	---
DE Eric Dorsey	2	0	1.0	9	14
S Felix Wright	2	2	0.0	15	15
S Chris Williams	2	1	0.0	21	20
DT Quenton Ballard	2	1	0.0	21	19
ILB Eddie Flowers	2	1	0.0	10	6
CB Rod Jones	2	0	0.0	31	22
DE Bubba Baker	1	2	0.5	32	18
DT Mike Perko	1	2	0.0	17	8
ILB Craig Shaffer	1	1	0.0	12	11
OLB Ken Jolly	1	1	0.0	19	6
DT John Washington	1	0	0.0	17	15
DT Charlie Johnson	0	1	0.0	14	12
DE Don Smerek	0	1	0.0	27	20

Pass Rush Statistics

New Orleans	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Pierce Holt	2.0	2	2	42
DE Ron Holmes	0.5	2	0	39
OLB Chip Banks	0.5	0	0	24
DT Andrew Provence	0.0	1	0	23
DT Curt Jarvis	0.0	1	0	27

Tampa Bay	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Eric Dorsey	1.0	2	0	14
DE Bubba Baker	0.5	1	0	18
DT Dan Ralph	0.5	0	0	17
OLB Ken Jolly	0.0	1	1	6
DT Charlie Johnson	0.0	1	0	12
OLB O'Brien Alston	0.0	1	0	21

Pass Defense Statistics

New Orleans	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
ILB Cliff Odom	3	1	0	34
CB Tory Nixon	3	0	1	34
CB Issiac Holt	3	0	0	17
S Carl Lews	3	0	0	36
CB Lorenzo Lynch	3	0	0	34
OLB Chip Banks	2	1	1	24
CB Gill Byrd	2	1	1	32
S Greg Jackson	2	1	0	21
CB Lee Davis	1	0	0	8

Tampa Bay	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Audrey McMillian	3	0	0	25
S Matt Groenig	2	1	1	24
ILB Kyle Clifton	2	0	0	26
CB Elbert Shelley	2	0	0	23
S Tim McDonald	1	2	0	27
DT Dan Ralph	1	0	0	17
S Felix Wright	1	0	0	15
CB Rod Jones	1	0	0	22
OLB O'Brien Alston	1	0	0	21
ILB Eddie Flowers	1	0	0	6
S Chris Williams	0	1	0	20

Blocking Statistics

New Orleans	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Rick Donnalley	3	8	31	1	30
Dan Fike	2	7	29	0	24
Jeff Dellenbach	2	6	38	0	26
Ed Simmons	1	4	29	1	21
David Jones	1	2	10	0	2
Jimmie Johnson	1	2	15	0	8
Todd Kalis	1	1	14	0	13
Tony Jones	0	7	39	0	30
Ethan Horton	0	1	34	0	28
Mike Kelley	0	1	15	0	14

Tampa Bay	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Mark Cannon	2	3	3	0	8
Mike Withycombe	2	2	12	0	38
Claxton Simpson	1	2	6	1	25
Ted Albrecht	1	2	12	0	35
Adam Schreiber	1	1	10	0	34
Scott Jones	0	2	11	2	29
David Richards	0	1	11	0	41

Special Teams Tackles

New Orleans	Tackles	STPlays
Ottis Anderson	1	22
Emanuel King	1	22
Lee Davis	1	7

Tampa Bay	Tackles	STPlays
Joe Johnson	2	11
Felix Wright	1	27

Participation

New Orleans	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Randall Cunningham	41	32	---	---	---	73
Ethan Horton	34	28	---	---	9	71
Jeff Dellenbach	38	26	---	---	6	70
Tony Jones	39	30	---	---	---	69
Rick Donnalley	31	30	---	---	2	63
Pierce Holt	---	---	13	42	7	62
Dan Fike	29	24	---	---	8	61
Ron Holmes	---	---	13	39	9	61
Hubert Oliver	25	17	---	---	18	60
Tory Nixon	---	---	11	34	9	54
Carl Lews	---	---	12	36	6	54
Ottis Anderson	17	11	---	---	22	50
Greg Bright	---	---	9	33	8	50
Ernest Givins	29	21	---	---	---	50
Ed Simmons	29	21	---	---	---	50
Cliff Odom	---	---	8	34	7	49
Lorenzo Lynch	---	---	11	34	4	49
Bill Johnson	24	21	---	---	3	48
Gill Byrd	---	---	9	32	6	47
Curt Jarvis	---	---	13	27	5	45
Rick Parros	19	18	---	---	5	42
Odessa Turner	25	16	---	---	---	41
Mike Kelley	15	14	---	---	9	38
Jimmie Johnson	15	8	---	---	15	38
Ryan Johnson	---	---	10	23	4	37
Todd Kalis	14	13	---	---	9	36
Chip Banks	---	---	9	24	2	35
Emanuel King	---	---	4	8	22	34
Greg Jackson	---	---	2	21	9	32
Issiac Holt	---	---	7	17	7	31
Buster Rhymes	13	16	---	---	---	29
Lawrence Taylor	---	---	2	17	9	28
Andrew Provence	---	---	3	23	1	27
Kenny Jackson	4	4	---	---	18	26
David Jones	10	2	---	---	9	21
Kurt Gouveia	---	---	5	8	4	17
Lee Davis	---	---	1	8	7	16
Mike Alexander	0	0	---	---	13	13
Morten Andersen	0	0	---	---	8	8
Fred Robinson	---	---	1	2	5	8
Mike Saxon	0	0	---	---	6	6
Eric Wilson	---	---	0	0	3	3
Mike Howard	0	0	---	---	3	3
Steve Fuller	0	0	---	---	---	0
Kevin Fagan	---	---	0	0	---	0

Tampa Bay	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Audrey McMillian	---	---	36	25	12	73
Tim McDonald	---	---	37	27	8	72
David Richards	11	41	---	---	9	61
Kyle Clifton	---	---	31	26	3	60
Matt Groenig	---	---	27	24	9	60
Mike Withycombe	12	38	---	---	9	59
Anthony Carter	9	34	---	---	15	58
Felix Wright	---	---	15	15	27	57
Barry Sanders	8	31	---	---	18	57
Joe Montana	13	42	---	---	---	55
Bubba Baker	---	---	32	18	4	54
Rod Jones	---	---	31	22	1	54
Don Smerek	---	---	27	20	4	51
Chris Williams	---	---	21	20	10	51
O'Brien Alston	---	---	29	21	1	51
Ted Albrecht	12	35	---	---	---	47
Adam Schreiber	10	34	---	---	2	46
Daryl Johnston	6	21	---	---	19	46
Dan Ralph	---	---	24	17	4	45
Quenton Ballard	---	---	21	19	3	43
Elbert Shelley	---	---	18	23	2	43
Perry Kemp	9	31	---	---	---	40
Ron Morris	10	29	---	---	1	40
Claxton Simpson	6	25	---	---	9	40
Scott Jones	11	29	---	---	---	40
John Washington	---	---	17	15	4	36
Ken Jolly	---	---	19	6	9	34
Dave Little	8	16	---	---	10	34
Joe Johnson	5	14	---	---	11	30
Charlie Johnson	---	---	14	12	3	29
Doug Cosbie	3	14	---	---	11	28
Craig Shaffer	---	---	12	11	5	28
Tim Moffett	2	9	---	---	15	26
Mike Perko	---	---	17	8	---	25
Eric Dorsey	---	---	9	14	---	23
Eddie Flowers	---	---	10	6	6	22
Mark Cannon	3	8	---	---	8	19
Troy Sadowski	0	3	---	---	16	19
Joe Cribbs	5	8	---	---	---	13
Pete Robbins	---	---	4	3	5	12
Mike Lansford	0	0	---	---	9	9
Neil Elshire	---	---	0	0	6	6
Dewayne Rice	0	0	---	---	5	5
Chris Mohr	0	0	---	---	4	4
Rick Trocano	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	20	84	4.2
Middle	10	33	3.3
Right	11	15	1.4
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	2	22	11.0
Middle	3	4	1.3
Right	8	52	6.5
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Randall Cunningham	30	15	2	2	2	4	6	1	1

Tampa Bay	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Joe Montana	39	22	2	2	2	4	6	2	3

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	1	1	3	3.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	9	7	45	5.0
Medium (9-18 Yds)	10	6	93	9.3
Long (19+ Yds)	10	1	28	2.8

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	8	5	11	1.4
Short (0-8 Yds)	13	10	50	3.8
Medium (9-18 Yds)	13	6	91	7.0
Long (19+ Yds)	5	1	31	6.2

Detailed Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Buster Rhymes	6	3	0	35	0	16
WR Ernest Givins	6	1	1	3	0	21
WR Odessa Turner	5	2	1	50	1	16
WR Rick Parros	4	1	0	6	0	18
TE Ethan Horton	3	2	0	13	0	28
FB Hubert Oliver	2	2	0	34	1	17
RB Bill Johnson	2	2	0	13	0	21
RB Ottis Anderson	1	1	0	3	0	11
WR Kenny Jackson	1	1	0	12	0	4

Tampa Bay	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Anthony Carter	17	9	2	106	2	34
WR Ron Morris	6	5	0	44	0	29
WR Perry Kemp	4	1	0	13	0	31
WR Joe Johnson	3	2	0	2	0	14
RB Joe Cribbs	2	1	0	4	0	8
FB Daryl Johnston	2	2	0	1	0	21
TE Doug Cosbie	1	0	0	0	0	14
TE Dave Little	1	1	0	6	0	16
WR Tim Moffett	1	1	0	7	0	9
C Troy Sadowski	1	0	0	0	0	3
RB Barry Sanders	1	0	0	0	0	31

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Ottis Anderson	2	6	3.00	2.63
Bill Johnson	2	5	2.50	3.88
Randall Cunningham	2	8	4.00	3.25

Tampa Bay	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Joe Cribbs	1	5	5.00	3.20

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Randall Cunningham	3	2	6	2.00	5.63

Tampa Bay	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Joe Montana	3	1	7	2.33	4.69

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
RB Ottis Anderson	1	1	3	3.00	3.00
WR Buster Rhymes	1	0	0	0.00	5.83
WR Ernest Givins	1	1	3	3.00	0.50

Tampa Bay	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Anthony Carter	2	0	0	0.00	6.24
WR Tim Moffett	1	1	7	7.00	7.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Rushes	Conversions
Ottis Anderson	4	1
Bill Johnson	3	2
Hubert Oliver	1	1
Randall Cunningham	1	1
Ernest Givins	1	1

Tampa Bay	Rushes	Conversions

Third Down Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Conversions
Randall Cunningham	7	4	2

Tampa Bay	Att	Comp	Conversions
Joe Montana	9	5	2

Third Down Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Targ	Catch	Conversions
TE Ethan Horton	2	1	0
RB Ottis Anderson	1	1	0
WR Rick Parros	1	0	0
RB Bill Johnson	1	1	1
WR Ernest Givins	1	0	0
WR Odessa Turner	1	1	1

Tampa Bay	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Anthony Carter	4	2	1
TE Doug Cosbie	1	0	0
WR Perry Kemp	1	1	1
WR Ron Morris	1	0	0
WR Joe Johnson	1	1	0
FB Daryl Johnston	1	1	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 58,000 (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 3,000 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	58,000 (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	3,000 (3,300)