Week 1, 1991

played in New Orleans, LA

77 degrees, fair, calm

Tampa Bay Buccaneers	3	3	3	0	-	9
New Orleans Saints	3	3	0	7	-	13

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:26 NOS - Morten Andersen 39 field goal
1Q: 04:36 TBY - Benny Ricardo 27 field goal
2Q: 10:12 NOS - Morten Andersen 49 field goal
2Q: 05:40 TBY - Benny Ricardo 43 field goal
3Q: 01:15 TBY - Benny Ricardo 45 field goal
4Q: 07:07 NOS - Jeff Graham 32 pass from Randall Cunningham (Morten Andersen extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:26 NOS - Morten Andersen 39 field goal
1Q: 04:36 TBY - Benny Ricardo 27 field goal
2Q: 10:12 NOS - Morten Andersen 49 field goal
2Q: 05:40 TBY - Benny Ricardo 43 field goal
3Q: 01:15 TBY - Benny Ricardo 45 field goal
4Q: 07:07 NOS - Jeff Graham 32 pass from Randall Cunningham (Morten Andersen extra point)

Team Statistics TBY NOS
Record 0-1 1-0
First Downs 18 14
- by Rushing 8 6
- by Passing 9 8
- by Penalty 1 0
Total Net Yards 330 286
- Offensive Plays 69 62
- Yards per Play 4.78 4.61
Net Rushing Yards 145 91
- Rushing Attempts 33 27
- Yards per Rush 4.39 3.37
Net Passing Yards 185 195
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 34 - 21 - 2 34 - 17 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards 198 202
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2/13 1/7
- Yards per Pass Play 5.14 5.57
Fumbles/Lost 1/1 2/1
3rd Down Conversions 5/15 5/16
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.8 5.7
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 6/43 3/25
Punt Returns/Yards 2/11 3/26
Kick Returns/Yards 3/61 3/70
Interception Ret./Yards 2/53 2/20
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 1 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 0/1 0/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 24 OWN 34
Time of Possession 33:13 26:47

Team Statistics	TBY	NOS
Record	0-1	1-0
First Downs	18	14
- by Rushing	8	6
- by Passing	9	8
- by Penalty	1	0
Total Net Yards	330	286
- Offensive Plays	69	62
- Yards per Play	4.78	4.61
Net Rushing Yards	145	91
- Rushing Attempts	33	27
- Yards per Rush	4.39	3.37
Net Passing Yards	185	195
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	34 - 21 - 2	34 - 17 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards	198	202
- Sacks/Yards Lost	2/13	1/7
- Yards per Pass Play	5.14	5.57
Fumbles/Lost	1/1	2/1
3rd Down Conversions	5/15	5/16
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.8	5.7
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	6/43	3/25
Punt Returns/Yards	2/11	3/26
Kick Returns/Yards	3/61	3/70
Interception Ret./Yards	2/53	2/20
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	1	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	0/1	0/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 24	OWN 34
Time of Possession	33:13	26:47

Drive Charts

Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	1:14	OWN 14	3	7	Punt
1	9:21	4:52	OWN 31	10	59	Field Goal
1	2:54	5:01	OWN 6	10	51	Punt
2	10:05	4:33	OWN 40	6	34	Field Goal
2	3:19	1:17	OWN 32	4	9	Interception
2	0:49	0:49	OWN 16	3	12	Half
3	12:51	0:56	OWN 20	3	-6	Punt
3	10:26	1:30	OWN 7	3	2	Punt
3	8:47	1:42	OWN 49	3	8	Punt
3	3:47	2:39	OWN 35	6	37	Field Goal
4	14:43	4:30	OWN 29	9	50	Missed FG
4	6:56	3:22	OWN 20	7	29	Punt
4	2:20	0:39	OWN 25	3	25	Interception

New Orleans Saints
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	13:46	4:25	OWN 22	8	56	Field Goal
1	4:29	1:35	OWN 28	3	8	Punt
2	12:53	1:00	OWN 20	3	2	Punt
2	11:53	1:48	OPP 40	3	8	Field Goal
2	5:32	2:13	OWN 20	6	64	Interception
2	2:02	1:13	OPP 33	6	17	Fumble
3	15:00	2:09	OWN 33	4	18	Punt
3	11:55	1:29	OWN 40	3	9	Punt
3	8:56	0:09	OPP 38	1	0	Interception
3	7:05	3:18	OWN 2	9	31	Punt
3	1:08	1:25	OWN 27	3	-1	Punt
4	10:13	3:17	OWN 28	7	72	Touchdown
4	3:34	1:14	OWN 32	3	6	Punt
4	1:41	1:41	OWN 42	3	6	Game

Game MVP: Pierce Holt, New Orleans Saints

Rushing Statistics

Tampa Bay	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Rodney Hampton	19	81	4.26	24	3
Jon Vaughn	13	65	5.00	18	3
Daryl Johnston	1	-1	-1.00	-1	0

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Chris Warren	19	58	3.05	11	2
Greg Bell	7	34	4.86	19	1
Randall Cunningham	1	-1	-1.00	-1	0

Passing Statistics

Tampa Bay	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Scott Zolak	34	21	198	2/13	0	28	2	53.3

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Randall Cunningham	34	17	202	1/7	1	32	2	53.8

Receiving Statistics

Tampa Bay	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Ron Morris	7	9	58	8.29	7	12
WR Willie Davis	4	5	58	14.50	14	28
FB Daryl Johnston	3	3	21	7.00	0	7
WR Perry Kemp	2	3	26	13.00	13	18
RB Rodney Hampton	2	2	17	8.50	14	14
TE Dave Little	1	2	1	1.00	0	1
C Troy Sadowski	1	4	14	14.00	0	14
RB Jon Vaughn	1	2	3	3.00	5	3
WR Dwight Stone	0	2	0	0.00	0	0
WR Joe Johnson	0	2	0	0.00	0	0

New Orleans	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Jeff Graham	4	8	71	17.75	27	32	1
WR Odessa Turner	3	4	35	11.67	1	17	0
TE Ethan Horton	2	4	11	5.50	0	8	0
WR Buster Rhymes	2	3	21	10.50	0	13	0
WR Ernest Givins	2	8	9	4.50	0	5	0
TE Jimmie Johnson	2	2	25	12.50	7	17	0
WR Mike Alexander	1	1	27	27.00	12	27	0
RB Chris Warren	1	4	3	3.00	0	3	0

Interception Statistics

Tampa Bay	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
OLB Cornelius Bennett	1	23	23.00	0
S Matt Groenig	1	30	30.00	0

New Orleans	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Lorenzo Lynch	1	0	0.00	0
ILB Mark Maddox	1	20	20.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Tampa Bay	Fumb	Recov	Force
Matt Groenig	1	0	0
Gerald Robinson	0	1	1
Dwight Stone	0	0	1

New Orleans	Fumb	Recov	Force
Greg Bell	1	0	1
Randall Cunningham	1	0	0
Rick Donnalley	0	1	0
Emanuel King	0	1	0

Punting Statistics

Tampa Bay	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Chris Mohr	6	261	43.5	35.8	58	2

New Orleans	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Mike Saxon	7	314	44.9	40.4	58	2

Kicking Statistics

Tampa Bay	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Benny Ricardo	3/4	2/2	0/0	45	0/0

New Orleans	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Morten Andersen	2/2	1/1	0/0	49	1/1

Punt Return Statistics

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

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Chris Warren	3	26	8.7	0

Kick Return Statistics

Tampa Bay	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Joe Johnson	3	61	20.3	0

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Gill Byrd	2	47	23.5	0
Greg Bell	1	23	23.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Tampa Bay	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Mike Stonebreaker	6	1	0.0	20	23
CB Aeneas Williams	5	0	0.0	24	26
S Bo Eason	3	1	0.0	9	6
OLB Cornelius Bennett	3	1	0.0	23	31
S Tim McDonald	3	1	0.0	18	29
CB Elbert Shelley	3	1	0.0	15	19
S Jeff Fuller	3	0	0.0	9	19
OLB Dixon Edwards	3	0	0.0	10	13
DE Gerald Robinson	2	0	1.0	16	24
OLB Ron Cox	2	1	0.0	9	16
DT Mike Golic	2	0	0.0	18	24
DT George Thornton	2	0	0.0	9	11
DE T.J. Turner	1	2	0.0	14	24
DT Rhett Hall	1	1	0.0	14	17
DE Don Smerek	1	0	0.0	13	11
DE Shawn Miller	1	0	0.0	11	11
OLB Alex Moyer	1	0	0.0	5	6
WR Ron Morris	1	0	---	---	---
WR Dwight Stone	1	0	---	---	---
S Matt Groenig	1	0	0.0	18	20
DT John Washington	0	1	0.0	11	13

New Orleans	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Mark Maddox	7	4	0.0	17	22
DE Kevin Fagan	5	0	0.0	20	24
CB Issiac Holt	4	2	0.0	19	26
OLB Wes Pritchett	4	1	0.0	15	20
ILB John Galvin	4	0	0.0	16	14
DE Pierce Holt	3	2	1.0	25	30
S Marcus Paul	3	5	0.0	19	26
S Greg Jackson	3	1	0.0	22	24
CB John Mangum	3	1	0.0	17	19
OLB Lawrence Taylor	3	0	0.0	12	12
DT Andrew Provence	3	0	0.0	22	28
S Bob Orlando	3	0	0.0	14	21
OLB Emanuel King	2	0	0.0	14	11
DT Curt Jarvis	2	0	0.0	15	12
CB Lorenzo Lynch	2	0	0.0	18	21
OLB O'Brien Alston	2	0	0.0	13	9
DT Craig Veasley	1	0	1.0	16	15
OLB Chip Banks	1	0	0.0	17	13
G Todd Kalis	1	0	---	---	---
RB Chris Warren	1	0	---	---	---
CB Gill Byrd	0	1	0.0	20	22

Pass Rush Statistics

Tampa Bay	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Gerald Robinson	1.0	0	1	1	24
S Tim McDonald	0.0	1	0	0	29
DT John Washington	0.0	0	1	0	13
OLB Cornelius Bennett	0.0	0	1	0	31

New Orleans	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Craig Veasley	1.0	1	0	0	15
DE Pierce Holt	1.0	0	0	0	30
DT Andrew Provence	0.0	0	1	0	28
DE Darryl Sims	0.0	0	1	0	12
DE Kevin Fagan	0.0	0	0	1	24

Pass Defense Statistics

Tampa Bay	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
OLB Cornelius Bennett	2	2	1	31
S Matt Groenig	2	0	1	20
S Jeff Fuller	2	0	0	19
OLB Ron Cox	2	0	0	16
OLB Dixon Edwards	2	0	0	13
CB Aeneas Williams	2	0	0	26
S Tim McDonald	1	1	0	29
S Bo Eason	1	0	0	6
DE T.J. Turner	1	0	0	24
CB Elbert Shelley	1	0	0	19
ILB Mike Stonebreaker	1	0	0	23
DT Mike Golic	0	1	0	24

New Orleans	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
ILB Mark Maddox	5	0	1	22
CB Lorenzo Lynch	2	0	1	21
CB Issiac Holt	2	0	0	26
ILB John Galvin	2	0	0	14
OLB Wes Pritchett	2	0	0	20
CB John Mangum	2	0	0	19
S Bob Orlando	2	0	0	21
OLB Lawrence Taylor	1	0	0	12
DE Kevin Fagan	1	0	0	24
S Greg Jackson	1	0	0	24
S Marcus Paul	1	0	0	26
OLB Chip Banks	0	1	0	13

Blocking Statistics

Tampa Bay	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Rick Cunningham	2	7	25	0	27
Adam Schreiber	2	6	24	0	27
Mike Withycombe	2	5	23	0	28
David Richards	1	8	28	0	35
Richmond Webb	1	3	32	2	36
John Hunter	1	1	1	0	0
Ellis Gardner	0	1	5	0	1
David Diaz-Infante	0	1	9	0	9
Derek Cook	0	1	8	0	9

New Orleans	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Tony Jones	2	4	20	0	27
Jeff Dellenbach	1	5	23	0	28
Pat Harlow	1	3	20	1	24
Rick Donnalley	1	3	17	0	18
Todd Kalis	1	1	10	0	17
Jimmie Johnson	1	1	14	0	12
Edwin Bailey	0	3	14	0	19
Tommie Ginn	0	2	16	0	17
Ethan Horton	0	2	23	0	24
Randy McMillan	0	1	11	0	7
David Jones	0	1	15	0	25

Special Teams Tackles

Tampa Bay	Tackles	STPlays
Jon Vaughn	3	24
Gary Thompson	1	30
Dwight Stone	1	12
Tim McDonald	1	10

New Orleans	Tackles	STPlays
Greg Bell	2	22
Mike Alexander	2	17
Ernest Givins	1	4

Participation

Tampa Bay	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Ron Morris	27	32	---	---	16	75
Scott Zolak	33	36	---	---	4	73
Richmond Webb	32	36	---	---	---	68
Cornelius Bennett	---	---	23	31	9	63
David Richards	28	35	---	---	---	63
Daryl Johnston	20	18	---	---	21	59
Gary Thompson	---	---	10	18	30	58
Tim McDonald	---	---	18	29	10	57
Mike Withycombe	23	28	---	---	6	57
Adam Schreiber	24	27	---	---	3	54
Rod Jones	---	---	21	24	9	54
Rick Cunningham	25	27	---	---	---	52
Dave Little	18	17	---	---	16	51
Aeneas Williams	---	---	24	26	---	50
Jon Vaughn	14	11	---	---	24	49
Rodney Hampton	21	25	---	---	2	48
Matt Groenig	---	---	18	20	9	47
Willie Davis	22	23	---	---	---	45
Mike Stonebreaker	---	---	20	23	2	45
Mike Golic	---	---	18	24	2	44
Troy Sadowski	16	18	---	---	10	44
T.J. Turner	---	---	14	24	5	43
Gerald Robinson	---	---	16	24	2	42
Joe Johnson	15	19	---	---	4	38
Dixon Edwards	---	---	10	13	14	37
Elbert Shelley	---	---	15	19	2	36
Jeff Fuller	---	---	9	19	5	33
Rhett Hall	---	---	14	17	2	33
Shawn Miller	---	---	11	11	9	31
John Washington	---	---	11	13	5	29
Dwight Stone	6	11	---	---	12	29
Claxton Simpson	10	8	---	---	10	28
David Diaz-Infante	9	9	---	---	9	27
Ron Cox	---	---	9	16	1	26
Don Smerek	---	---	13	11	---	24
George Thornton	---	---	9	11	3	23
Alex Moyer	---	---	5	6	11	22
Derek Cook	8	9	---	---	---	17
Ellis Gardner	5	1	---	---	10	16
Bo Eason	---	---	9	6	---	15
Perry Kemp	6	6	---	---	1	13
Benny Ricardo	0	0	---	---	8	8
John Hunter	1	0	---	---	5	6
Chris Mohr	0	0	---	---	6	6
Dieter Brock	0	0	---	---	---	0
Pete Mitchell	0	0	---	---	---	0

New Orleans	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Randall Cunningham	27	35	---	---	---	62
Jeff Dellenbach	23	28	---	---	9	60
Pierce Holt	---	---	25	30	4	59
Andrew Provence	---	---	22	28	4	54
Issiac Holt	---	---	19	26	9	54
Ethan Horton	23	24	---	---	7	54
Chris Warren	19	24	---	---	10	53
Gill Byrd	---	---	20	22	8	50
Wes Pritchett	---	---	15	20	15	50
David Jones	15	25	---	---	9	49
Greg Jackson	---	---	22	24	3	49
Kevin Fagan	---	---	20	24	3	47
Tony Jones	20	27	---	---	---	47
Marcus Paul	---	---	19	26	1	46
John Mangum	---	---	17	19	9	45
Rick Donnalley	17	18	---	---	9	44
Bob Orlando	---	---	14	21	9	44
Pat Harlow	20	24	---	---	---	44
Jimmie Johnson	14	12	---	---	17	43
Mark Maddox	---	---	17	22	4	43
Tommie Ginn	16	17	---	---	8	41
Greg Bell	8	11	---	---	22	41
Lorenzo Lynch	---	---	18	21	2	41
Jeff Graham	17	24	---	---	---	41
Ernest Givins	14	22	---	---	4	40
Donnie Humphrey	---	---	19	15	5	39
O'Brien Alston	---	---	13	9	16	38
Todd Kalis	10	17	---	---	9	36
Emanuel King	---	---	14	11	10	35
Buster Rhymes	8	13	---	---	14	35
Chip Banks	---	---	17	13	4	34
Darryl Sims	---	---	13	12	9	34
John Galvin	---	---	16	14	4	34
Edwin Bailey	14	19	---	---	---	33
Craig Heyward	9	17	---	---	7	33
Craig Veasley	---	---	16	15	2	33
Lawrence Taylor	---	---	12	12	6	30
Randy McMillan	11	7	---	---	11	29
Curt Jarvis	---	---	15	12	2	29
Odessa Turner	10	19	---	---	---	29
Mike Alexander	2	2	---	---	17	21
Mike Saxon	0	0	---	---	7	7
Morten Andersen	0	0	---	---	6	6
Dave Mucker	0	0	---	---	2	2
Mike Pagel	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	9	37	4.1
Middle	15	52	3.5
Right	9	56	6.2
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	10	58	5.8
Middle	2	6	3.0
Right	14	28	2.0
None	1	-1	-1.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Tampa Bay	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Scott Zolak	34	21	1	5	2	1	2	1	2

New Orleans	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Randall Cunningham	34	17	2	0	7	4	3	1	2

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	6	4	23	3.8
Short (0-8 Yds)	11	7	56	5.1
Medium (9-18 Yds)	13	9	91	7.0
Long (19+ Yds)	4	1	28	7.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	0	0	0	0.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	19	10	89	4.7
Medium (9-18 Yds)	14	7	113	8.1
Long (19+ Yds)	1	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Tampa Bay	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Ron Morris	9	7	0	58	0	32
WR Willie Davis	5	4	0	58	1	23
C Troy Sadowski	4	1	1	14	0	18
WR Perry Kemp	3	2	1	26	0	6
FB Daryl Johnston	3	3	0	21	0	18
TE Dave Little	2	1	0	1	0	17
WR Dwight Stone	2	0	0	0	0	11
WR Joe Johnson	2	0	0	0	0	19
RB Rodney Hampton	2	2	0	17	0	25
RB Jon Vaughn	2	1	0	3	0	11

New Orleans	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Ernest Givins	8	2	2	9	0	22
WR Jeff Graham	8	4	2	71	1	24
TE Ethan Horton	4	2	2	11	0	24
WR Odessa Turner	4	3	0	35	0	19
RB Chris Warren	4	1	0	3	0	24
WR Buster Rhymes	3	2	1	21	0	13
TE Jimmie Johnson	2	2	0	25	0	12
WR Mike Alexander	1	1	0	27	1	2

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Tampa Bay	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Rodney Hampton	1	-1	-1.00	4.26
Jon Vaughn	1	2	2.00	5.00

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Tampa Bay	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Scott Zolak	1	1	8	8.00	5.82

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Randall Cunningham	3	1	7	2.33	5.94

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Tampa Bay	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Ron Morris	1	1	8	8.00	6.44

New Orleans	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Odessa Turner	1	1	7	7.00	8.75
RB Chris Warren	1	0	0	0.00	0.75
WR Jeff Graham	1	0	0	0.00	8.88

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Tampa Bay	Rushes	Conversions
Jon Vaughn	2	2

New Orleans	Rushes	Conversions
Chris Warren	4	1
Greg Bell	3	2
Randall Cunningham	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Tampa Bay	Att	Comp	Conversions
Scott Zolak	12	7	3

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Conversions
Randall Cunningham	7	2	2

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Tampa Bay	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Ron Morris	2	2	1
WR Joe Johnson	2	0	0
FB Daryl Johnston	2	2	1
RB Jon Vaughn	2	1	0
WR Dwight Stone	1	0	0
C Troy Sadowski	1	0	0
RB Rodney Hampton	1	1	0
WR Willie Davis	1	1	1

New Orleans	Targ	Catch	Conversions
RB Chris Warren	2	0	0
TE Ethan Horton	1	0	0
WR Buster Rhymes	1	0	0
WR Odessa Turner	1	1	1
WR Mike Alexander	1	1	1
WR Jeff Graham	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 40,000 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 12,800 (21,400)
End Zone 8,300 (15,400)
Mezzanine 4,800 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 7,600 (13,600)
Club Seats 4,800 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 1,700 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	40,000 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	12,800 (21,400)
End Zone	8,300 (15,400)
Mezzanine	4,800 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	7,600 (13,600)
Club Seats	4,800 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	1,700 (3,300)