Week 17, 1989

played in Tampa Bay, FL

60 degrees, fair, 1 mph wind

New Orleans Saints7670-20
Tampa Bay Buccaneers3303-9

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

Team StatisticsNOSTBY
Record9-75-11
First Downs1813
- by Rushing105
- by Passing77
- by Penalty11
Total Net Yards292245
- Offensive Plays7355
- Yards per Play4.004.45
Net Rushing Yards13278
- Rushing Attempts4113
- Yards per Rush3.226.00
Net Passing Yards160167
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt30 - 15 - 139 - 22 - 3
- Gross Passing Yards169183
- Sacks/Yards Lost2/93/16
- Yards per Pass Play5.003.98
Fumbles/Lost1/10/0
3rd Down Conversions8/182/11
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down7.06.8
4th Down Conversions0/00/0
Penalties/Yards6/455/40
Punt Returns/Yards1/61/7
Kick Returns/Yards2/492/39
Interception Ret./Yards3/471/0
2pt Conversions0/00/0
Red Zone Visits22
- Red Zone TDs/FGs1/10/2
Avg. Drive StartOWN 35OWN 31
Time of Possession34:1025:50

Drive Charts

New Orleans Saints
QuarBeganPossFromPlaysYardsResult
115:004:31OWN 5795Touchdown
16:482:15OWN 20517Interception
11:235:36OWN 401353Field Goal
28:301:10OWN 193-3Fumble
25:413:48OWN 241141Missed FG
21:360:51OPP 3135Field Goal
312:003:00OWN 18733Punt
37:121:01OWN 183-2Punt
36:032:22OPP 21521Touchdown
415:001:41OWN 4136Punt
410:312:34OWN 3236Punt
46:304:35OWN 33824Punt
41:251:13OPP 4131Punt
Tampa Bay Buccaneers
QuarBeganPossFromPlaysYardsResult
110:293:41OWN 23755Field Goal
14:333:10OWN 36631Missed FG
210:472:17OWN 20418Punt
27:201:39OPP 1630Field Goal
21:530:17OWN 4220Interception
20:450:45OWN 20226Half
315:003:00OWN 20726Punt
39:001:48OWN 3414Punt
36:110:08OWN 2910Interception
33:413:41OWN 32734Missed FG
413:192:48OPP 38620Field Goal
47:571:27OWN 2837Punt
41:550:30OWN 2028Interception
40:120:12OWN 2016Game

Game MVP: Pierce Holt, New Orleans Saints

Rushing Statistics

New OrleansAttYardsAvgLG10+TD
Bill Johnson17663.881310
Ottis Anderson16422.631110
Randall Cunningham4133.25701
Hubert Oliver382.67600
Ernest Givins133.00300
Tampa BayAttYardsAvgLG10+TD
Barry Sanders8627.751730
Joe Cribbs5163.20500

Passing Statistics

New OrleansAttCompYardsSk/YdTDLGIntRate
Randall Cunningham30151692/9132164.4
Tampa BayAttCompYardsSk/YdTDLGIntRate
Joe Montana39221833/16031336.6

Receiving Statistics

New OrleansCatchTargYardsAvgYACLGTD
WR Buster Rhymes363511.678130
FB Hubert Oliver223417.000281
RB Bill Johnson22136.50090
TE Ethan Horton23136.501100
WR Odessa Turner255025.0019320
RB Ottis Anderson1133.00030
WR Rick Parros1466.00060
WR Kenny Jackson111212.000120
WR Ernest Givins1633.00230
Tampa BayCatchTargYardsAvgYACLGTD
WR Anthony Carter91710611.7819310
WR Ron Morris56448.806180
WR Joe Johnson2321.00030
FB Daryl Johnston2210.50040
RB Joe Cribbs1244.00040
TE Dave Little1166.00060
WR Tim Moffett1177.00070
WR Perry Kemp141313.000130
TE Doug Cosbie0100.00000
C Troy Sadowski0100.00000
RB Barry Sanders0100.00000

Interception Statistics

New OrleansIntsYardsAvgTD
OLB Chip Banks12121.000
CB Gill Byrd100.000
CB Tory Nixon12626.000
Tampa BayIntsYardsAvgTD
S Matt Groenig100.000

Fumble Statistics

New OrleansFumbRecovForceTD
Randall Cunningham1000
Tampa BayFumbRecovForceTD
Bubba Baker0110

Punting Statistics

New OrleansPuntYardsAvgNetLGIn20
Mike Saxon621535.828.0461
Tampa BayPuntYardsAvgNetLGIn20
Chris Mohr416741.840.3502

Kicking Statistics

New OrleansFGs40+Yd50+YdLGPAT
Morten Andersen2/31/20/1432/2
Tampa BayFGs40+Yd50+YdLGPAT
Mike Lansford3/50/20/2390/0

Punt Return Statistics

New OrleansRetYardsAvgTD
Ottis Anderson166.00
Tampa BayRetYardsAvgTD
Matt Groenig177.00

Kick Return Statistics

New OrleansRetYardsAvgTD
Ottis Anderson12828.00
Greg Bright12121.00
Tampa BayRetYardsAvgTD
Chris Williams12222.00
Joe Johnson11717.00

Defensive Statistics

New OrleansTackAsstSackRPlayPPlay
S Carl Lews620.01236
ILB Cliff Odom500.0834
CB Issiac Holt500.0717
CB Lorenzo Lynch410.01134
OLB Chip Banks330.5924
CB Tory Nixon310.01134
DE Pierce Holt222.01342
DE Ron Holmes200.51339
CB Gill Byrd210.0932
DT Curt Jarvis200.01327
S Greg Jackson200.0221
DT Ryan Johnson110.01023
WR Rick Parros10---------
CB Lee Davis100.018
OLB Lawrence Taylor010.0217
DT Andrew Provence010.0323
Tampa BayTackAsstSackRPlayPPlay
S Tim McDonald1210.03727
ILB Kyle Clifton920.03126
CB Elbert Shelley510.01823
OLB O'Brien Alston430.02921
DT Dan Ralph310.52417
S Matt Groenig320.02724
CB Audrey McMillian310.03625
WR Anthony Carter30---------
DE Eric Dorsey201.0914
S Felix Wright220.01515
S Chris Williams210.02120
DT Quenton Ballard210.02119
ILB Eddie Flowers210.0106
CB Rod Jones200.03122
DE Bubba Baker120.53218
DT Mike Perko120.0178
ILB Craig Shaffer110.01211
OLB Ken Jolly110.0196
DT John Washington100.01715
DT Charlie Johnson010.01412
DE Don Smerek010.02720

Pass Rush Statistics

New OrleansSackBlockHurryKnockPPlay
DE Pierce Holt2.002242
DE Ron Holmes0.502039
OLB Chip Banks0.500024
DT Andrew Provence0.001023
DT Curt Jarvis0.001027
Tampa BaySackBlockHurryKnockPPlay
DE Eric Dorsey1.002014
DE Bubba Baker0.501018
DT Dan Ralph0.500017
OLB Ken Jolly0.00116
DT Charlie Johnson0.001012
OLB O'Brien Alston0.001021

Pass Defense Statistics

New OrleansCaughtDefnsdIntrcpPPlay
ILB Cliff Odom31034
CB Tory Nixon30134
CB Issiac Holt30017
S Carl Lews30036
CB Lorenzo Lynch30034
OLB Chip Banks21124
CB Gill Byrd21132
S Greg Jackson21021
CB Lee Davis1008
Tampa BayCaughtDefnsdIntrcpPPlay
CB Audrey McMillian30025
S Matt Groenig21124
ILB Kyle Clifton20026
CB Elbert Shelley20023
S Tim McDonald12027
DT Dan Ralph10017
S Felix Wright10015
CB Rod Jones10022
OLB O'Brien Alston10021
ILB Eddie Flowers1006
S Chris Williams01020

Blocking Statistics

New OrleansKeyBlBlOppPancRPlySckAPPly
Rick Donnalley38031130
Dan Fike27029024
Jeff Dellenbach26038026
Ed Simmons14029121
David Jones1201002
Jimmie Johnson1201508
Todd Kalis11014013
Tony Jones07039030
Ethan Horton01034028
Mike Kelley01015014
Tampa BayKeyBlBlOppPancRPlySckAPPly
Mark Cannon230308
Mike Withycombe22012038
Claxton Simpson1206125
Ted Albrecht12012035
Adam Schreiber11010034
Scott Jones02011229
David Richards01011041

Special Teams Tackles

New OrleansTacklesSTPlays
Ottis Anderson122
Emanuel King122
Lee Davis17
Tampa BayTacklesSTPlays
Joe Johnson211
Felix Wright127

Participation

New OrleansRPlyOffPPlyOffRPlyDefPPlyDefSTPlyTotal Plays
Randall Cunningham4132---------73
Ethan Horton3428------971
Jeff Dellenbach3826------670
Tony Jones3930---------69
Rick Donnalley3130------263
Pierce Holt------1342762
Dan Fike2924------861
Ron Holmes------1339961
Hubert Oliver2517------1860
Tory Nixon------1134954
Carl Lews------1236654
Ottis Anderson1711------2250
Greg Bright------933850
Ernest Givins2921---------50
Ed Simmons2921---------50
Cliff Odom------834749
Lorenzo Lynch------1134449
Bill Johnson2421------348
Gill Byrd------932647
Curt Jarvis------1327545
Rick Parros1918------542
Odessa Turner2516---------41
Mike Kelley1514------938
Jimmie Johnson158------1538
Ryan Johnson------1023437
Todd Kalis1413------936
Chip Banks------924235
Emanuel King------482234
Greg Jackson------221932
Issiac Holt------717731
Buster Rhymes1316---------29
Lawrence Taylor------217928
Andrew Provence------323127
Kenny Jackson44------1826
David Jones102------921
Kurt Gouveia------58417
Lee Davis------18716
Mike Alexander00------1313
Morten Andersen00------88
Fred Robinson------1258
Mike Saxon00------66
Eric Wilson------0033
Mike Howard00------33
Steve Fuller00---------0
Kevin Fagan------00---0
Tampa BayRPlyOffPPlyOffRPlyDefPPlyDefSTPlyTotal Plays
Audrey McMillian------36251273
Tim McDonald------3727872
David Richards1141------961
Kyle Clifton------3126360
Matt Groenig------2724960
Mike Withycombe1238------959
Anthony Carter934------1558
Felix Wright------15152757
Barry Sanders831------1857
Joe Montana1342---------55
Bubba Baker------3218454
Rod Jones------3122154
Don Smerek------2720451
Chris Williams------21201051
O'Brien Alston------2921151
Ted Albrecht1235---------47
Adam Schreiber1034------246
Daryl Johnston621------1946
Dan Ralph------2417445
Quenton Ballard------2119343
Elbert Shelley------1823243
Perry Kemp931---------40
Ron Morris1029------140
Claxton Simpson625------940
Scott Jones1129---------40
John Washington------1715436
Ken Jolly------196934
Dave Little816------1034
Joe Johnson514------1130
Charlie Johnson------1412329
Doug Cosbie314------1128
Craig Shaffer------1211528
Tim Moffett29------1526
Mike Perko------178---25
Eric Dorsey------914---23
Eddie Flowers------106622
Mark Cannon38------819
Troy Sadowski03------1619
Joe Cribbs58---------13
Pete Robbins------43512
Mike Lansford00------99
Neil Elshire------0066
Dewayne Rice00------55
Chris Mohr00------44
Rick Trocano00---------0

Directional Rushing Statistics

DistanceAttYardsAvg
Left20844.2
Middle10333.3
Right11151.4
None000.0
DistanceAttYardsAvg
Left22211.0
Middle341.3
Right8526.5
None000.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

New OrleansAttCmp20+BdThDropDfnsHurrKnckIntc
Randall Cunningham30152224611
Tampa BayAttCmp20+BdThDropDfnsHurrKnckIntc
Joe Montana39222224623

Directional Passing Statistics

DistanceAttCompYardsAvg
Screen1133.0
Short (0-8 Yds)97455.0
Medium (9-18 Yds)106939.3
Long (19+ Yds)101282.8
DistanceAttCompYardsAvg
Screen85111.4
Short (0-8 Yds)1310503.8
Medium (9-18 Yds)136917.0
Long (19+ Yds)51316.2

Detailed Receiving Statistics

New OrleansTargtCaugtDropdYards20+PPlay
WR Buster Rhymes63035016
WR Ernest Givins6113021
WR Odessa Turner52150116
WR Rick Parros4106018
TE Ethan Horton32013028
FB Hubert Oliver22034117
RB Bill Johnson22013021
RB Ottis Anderson1103011
WR Kenny Jackson1101204
Tampa BayTargtCaugtDropdYards20+PPlay
WR Anthony Carter1792106234
WR Ron Morris65044029
WR Perry Kemp41013031
WR Joe Johnson3202014
RB Joe Cribbs210408
FB Daryl Johnston2201021
TE Doug Cosbie1000014
TE Dave Little1106016
WR Tim Moffett110709
C Troy Sadowski100003
RB Barry Sanders1000031

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

New OrleansAttYardsAvgOverall Avg
Ottis Anderson263.002.63
Bill Johnson252.503.88
Randall Cunningham284.003.25
Tampa BayAttYardsAvgOverall Avg
Joe Cribbs155.003.20

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

New OrleansAttCompYardsAvg/AttOverall Avg
Randall Cunningham3262.005.63
Tampa BayAttCompYardsAvg/AttOverall Avg
Joe Montana3172.334.69

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

New OrleansTargetCatchYardsAvg/TargOverall Avg
RB Ottis Anderson1133.003.00
WR Buster Rhymes1000.005.83
WR Ernest Givins1133.000.50
Tampa BayTargetCatchYardsAvg/TargOverall Avg
WR Anthony Carter2000.006.24
WR Tim Moffett1177.007.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

New OrleansRushesConversions
Ottis Anderson41
Bill Johnson32
Hubert Oliver11
Randall Cunningham11
Ernest Givins11
Tampa BayRushesConversions

Third Down Passing Statistics

New OrleansAttCompConversions
Randall Cunningham742
Tampa BayAttCompConversions
Joe Montana952

Third Down Receiving Statistics

New OrleansTargCatchConversions
TE Ethan Horton210
RB Ottis Anderson110
WR Rick Parros100
RB Bill Johnson111
WR Ernest Givins100
WR Odessa Turner111
Tampa BayTargCatchConversions
WR Anthony Carter421
TE Doug Cosbie100
WR Perry Kemp111
WR Ron Morris100
WR Joe Johnson110
FB Daryl Johnston110

SectionAttendance
Stadium58,000 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck17,700 (21,400)
End Zone12,700 (15,400)
Mezzanine7,300 (8,900)
Sideline Seats11,200 (13,600)
Club Seats6,100 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes3,000 (3,300)