Week 9, 1992

played in Tampa Bay, FL

77 degrees, fair, 2 mph wind

New Orleans Saints	7	0	7	0	-	14
Tampa Bay Buccaneers	7	0	0	10	-	17

Scoring Summary
1Q: 08:54 NOS - Buster Rhymes 2 pass from Randall Cunningham (Morten Andersen extra point)
1Q: 02:48 TBY - Arthur Cox 23 pass from Steve Beuerlein (Frank Corral extra point)
3Q: 06:02 NOS - Buster Rhymes 4 pass from Randall Cunningham (Morten Andersen extra point)
4Q: 12:34 TBY - Bob Mrosko 11 pass from Steve Beuerlein (Frank Corral extra point)
4Q: 02:43 TBY - Frank Corral 40 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 08:54 NOS - Buster Rhymes 2 pass from Randall Cunningham (Morten Andersen extra point)
1Q: 02:48 TBY - Arthur Cox 23 pass from Steve Beuerlein (Frank Corral extra point)
3Q: 06:02 NOS - Buster Rhymes 4 pass from Randall Cunningham (Morten Andersen extra point)
4Q: 12:34 TBY - Bob Mrosko 11 pass from Steve Beuerlein (Frank Corral extra point)
4Q: 02:43 TBY - Frank Corral 40 field goal

Team Statistics NOS TBY
Record 4-4 4-4
First Downs 16 22
- by Rushing 4 6
- by Passing 12 15
- by Penalty 0 1
Total Net Yards 339 411
- Offensive Plays 62 69
- Yards per Play 5.47 5.96
Net Rushing Yards 99 113
- Rushing Attempts 27 28
- Yards per Rush 3.67 4.04
Net Passing Yards 240 298
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 34 - 22 - 0 40 - 27 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards 244 304
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/4 1/6
- Yards per Pass Play 6.86 7.27
Fumbles/Lost 2/1 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 6/15 8/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.1 10.1
4th Down Conversions 0/0 1/1
Penalties/Yards 4/25 5/34
Punt Returns/Yards 2/21 2/0
Kick Returns/Yards 1/19 0/0
Interception Ret./Yards 2/9 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 3 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/0 1/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 29 OWN 17
Time of Possession 27:07 32:53

Team Statistics	NOS	TBY
Record	4-4	4-4
First Downs	16	22
- by Rushing	4	6
- by Passing	12	15
- by Penalty	0	1
Total Net Yards	339	411
- Offensive Plays	62	69
- Yards per Play	5.47	5.96
Net Rushing Yards	99	113
- Rushing Attempts	27	28
- Yards per Rush	3.67	4.04
Net Passing Yards	240	298
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	34 - 22 - 0	40 - 27 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards	244	304
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/4	1/6
- Yards per Pass Play	6.86	7.27
Fumbles/Lost	2/1	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	6/15	8/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.1	10.1
4th Down Conversions	0/0	1/1
Penalties/Yards	4/25	5/34
Punt Returns/Yards	2/21	2/0
Kick Returns/Yards	1/19	0/0
Interception Ret./Yards	2/9	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	3	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/0	1/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 29	OWN 17
Time of Possession	27:07	32:53

Drive Charts

New Orleans Saints
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	2:45	OWN 20	5	33	Punt
1	11:05	2:19	OWN 37	5	63	Touchdown
1	2:36	1:25	OWN 20	3	5	Punt
2	14:53	1:00	OWN 26	3	-1	Punt
2	10:56	3:23	OWN 34	6	16	Punt
2	2:51	2:01	OWN 20	7	28	Punt
3	13:40	2:54	OWN 21	6	22	Punt
3	7:59	2:06	OPP 37	6	37	Touchdown
3	3:59	1:49	OWN 41	3	9	Punt
4	12:26	5:31	OWN 20	11	71	Fumble
4	2:37	2:02	OWN 25	7	46	Missed FG

Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	12:15	1:10	OWN 8	3	2	Punt
1	8:46	6:10	OWN 20	10	80	Touchdown
1	1:11	1:18	OWN 21	3	7	Punt
2	13:53	2:57	OWN 23	8	54	Missed FG
2	7:33	4:42	OWN 19	9	75	Interception
2	0:50	0:50	OWN 7	2	-5	Half
3	15:00	1:20	OWN 20	3	9	Punt
3	10:46	2:47	OWN 2	5	38	Interception
3	5:53	1:54	OWN 20	3	9	Punt
3	2:10	4:44	OWN 12	12	88	Touchdown
4	6:55	4:18	OWN 24	9	53	Field Goal
4	0:35	0:35	OWN 36	2	-3	Game

Game MVP: Randall Cunningham, New Orleans Saints

Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Chris Warren	16	32	2.00	8	0
Marc Logan	6	9	1.50	9	0
Randall Cunningham	3	46	15.33	26	2
Craig Heyward	2	12	6.00	13	1

Tampa Bay	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Jon Vaughn	19	101	5.32	21	4
Rodney Hampton	6	9	1.50	11	1
Steve Beuerlein	2	-3	-1.50	-1	0
Ron Morris	1	6	6.00	6	0

Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Randall Cunningham	34	22	244	1/4	2	54	0	105.5

Tampa Bay	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Steve Beuerlein	40	27	304	1/6	2	37	2	85.8

Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Buster Rhymes	6	9	46	7.67	9	15	2
RB Chris Warren	5	7	43	8.60	20	22	0
TE Ethan Horton	4	4	15	3.75	0	7	0
WR Ernest Givins	3	6	45	15.00	22	43	0
WR Jeff Graham	3	5	81	27.00	51	54	0
WR Rob Carpenter	1	2	14	14.00	3	14	0
FB Craig Heyward	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Tampa Bay	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Perry Kemp	9	11	95	10.56	36	22	0
WR Dokie Williams	5	5	87	17.40	55	37	0
FB Daryl Johnston	4	5	16	4.00	17	14	0
WR Ron Morris	3	5	29	9.67	33	30	0
WR Willie Davis	3	7	38	12.67	8	25	0
TE Bob Mrosko	2	3	16	8.00	1	11	1
TE Arthur Cox	1	2	23	23.00	16	23	1
RB Jon Vaughn	0	2	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

New Orleans	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Gill Byrd	2	9	4.50	0

Tampa Bay	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

New Orleans	Fumb	Recov
Greg Bell	1	0
Marc Logan	1	0
Robert Tyler	0	1

Tampa Bay	Recov	Force
Aeneas Williams	1	0
John Williams	0	1
Rhett Hall	0	1

Punting Statistics

New Orleans	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Mike Saxon	7	305	43.6	43.6	55	5

Tampa Bay	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Chris Mohr	4	200	50.0	44.8	61	0

Kicking Statistics

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

Tampa Bay	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Frank Corral	1/2	1/2	0/0	40	2/2

Punt Return Statistics

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Greg Bell	1	8	8.0	0
Chris Warren	1	13	13.0	0

Tampa Bay	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Bill Bates	2	0	0.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Buster Rhymes	1	19	19.0	0

Tampa Bay	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Defensive Statistics

New Orleans	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S David Tate	11	1	0.0	27	40
ILB Jim Schwantz	9	3	0.0	27	39
DT Craig Veasley	5	0	0.0	18	23
CB Lorenzo Lynch	4	1	0.0	27	40
CB Fred Foggie	4	1	0.0	20	32
CB Gill Byrd	3	4	0.0	26	40
OLB Emanuel King	3	2	0.0	16	28
OLB Steve Grant	3	0	0.0	8	9
OLB Chip Banks	2	3	0.0	23	33
DE Kevin Fagan	2	1	0.0	21	33
DE Pierce Holt	1	0	1.0	20	29
S Marcus Paul	1	1	0.0	23	35
OLB Wes Pritchett	1	0	0.0	1	2
S Bob Orlando	1	0	0.0	6	10
WR Jeff Graham	1	0	---	---	---
DT Shawn Harrington	1	0	0.0	17	26
ILB Mark Maddox	1	0	0.0	8	8
OLB Templeton Peck	0	1	0.0	5	7

Tampa Bay	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Todd Collins	7	0	0.0	25	32
S Tim McDonald	6	1	0.0	27	35
S Louis Riddick	6	1	0.0	27	35
CB Aeneas Williams	4	0	0.0	25	33
DE Kevin Brooks	3	0	1.0	7	8
CB Harvey Clayton	3	3	0.0	15	21
OLB Cornelius Bennett	3	3	0.0	23	29
DE Chester McGlockton	3	2	0.0	25	31
DE Gerald Robinson	3	0	0.0	26	31
S Bill Bates	2	0	0.0	1	9
CB Rod Jones	2	0	0.0	26	35
DT George Thornton	2	0	0.0	13	17
DT Rhett Hall	1	2	0.0	14	13
QB Steve Beuerlein	1	0	---	---	---
OLB Ron Cox	1	0	0.0	8	7
OLB Dixon Edwards	1	0	0.0	2	2
RB Jon Vaughn	1	0	---	---	---
DT Sean Gilbert	1	0	0.0	22	31

Pass Rush Statistics

New Orleans	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Pierce Holt	1.0	1	1	0	29
DT Shawn Harrington	0.0	0	2	0	26
DE Kevin Fagan	0.0	0	1	1	33

Tampa Bay	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Kevin Brooks	1.0	0	0	0	8
DT George Thornton	0.0	1	0	0	17
DE Gerald Robinson	0.0	0	1	1	31
S Tim McDonald	0.0	0	1	1	35
DT Sean Gilbert	0.0	0	1	1	31
DE Chester McGlockton	0.0	0	1	0	31

Pass Defense Statistics

New Orleans	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
ILB Jim Schwantz	5	0	0	39
CB Lorenzo Lynch	4	0	0	40
S David Tate	3	0	0	40
CB Fred Foggie	3	0	0	32
OLB Chip Banks	2	1	0	33
CB Gill Byrd	2	0	2	40
S Bob Orlando	2	0	0	10
S Marcus Paul	1	1	0	35
OLB Emanuel King	1	0	0	28
OLB Wes Pritchett	1	0	0	2
DT Craig Veasley	1	0	0	23
DT Shawn Harrington	1	0	0	26
OLB Steve Grant	1	0	0	9

Tampa Bay	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
ILB Todd Collins	4	0	32
CB Rod Jones	3	0	35
S Louis Riddick	3	0	35
CB Aeneas Williams	2	1	33
S Bill Bates	2	0	9
CB Harvey Clayton	1	0	21
DE Kevin Brooks	1	0	8
DE Gerald Robinson	1	0	31
OLB Cornelius Bennett	1	0	29
S Tim McDonald	1	0	35
OLB Ron Cox	1	0	7
OLB Dixon Edwards	1	0	2
DT George Thornton	1	0	17

Blocking Statistics

New Orleans	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Tony Jones	2	3	27	0	35
Tommie Ginn	1	8	27	1	35
Craig Heyward	1	5	14	0	18
Pat Harlow	0	5	27	0	35
Rick Donnalley	0	3	27	0	35

Tampa Bay	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Daryl Johnston	2	6	1	16	0	25
Adam Schreiber	2	5	0	28	0	41
John Hunter	2	5	0	28	0	41
Rick Cunningham	1	5	0	28	1	41
David Richards	1	4	0	28	0	41
Arthur Cox	1	1	0	17	0	19

Special Teams Tackles

New Orleans	Tackles	STPlays
Jimmie Johnson	1	15
Todd Kalis	1	8

Tampa Bay	Tackles	STPlays
John Williams	2	19
Daryl Johnston	1	10

Participation

New Orleans	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Rick Donnalley	27	35	---	---	8	70
Lorenzo Lynch	---	---	27	40	2	69
David Tate	---	---	27	40	2	69
Jim Schwantz	---	---	27	39	2	68
Chip Banks	---	---	23	33	11	67
Gill Byrd	---	---	26	40	1	67
Marcus Paul	---	---	23	35	9	67
Tommie Ginn	27	35	---	---	---	62
Randall Cunningham	27	35	---	---	---	62
Bruce Wilkerson	27	35	---	---	---	62
Tony Jones	27	35	---	---	---	62
Pat Harlow	27	35	---	---	---	62
Fred Foggie	---	---	20	32	9	61
Kevin Fagan	---	---	21	33	6	60
Buster Rhymes	22	31	---	---	4	57
Emanuel King	---	---	16	28	9	53
Jeff Graham	25	27	---	---	1	53
Pierce Holt	---	---	20	29	---	49
Shawn Harrington	---	---	17	26	4	47
Chris Warren	20	22	---	---	4	46
Ernest Givins	13	22	---	---	10	45
Craig Veasley	---	---	18	23	2	43
Ethan Horton	17	21	---	---	4	42
Craig Heyward	14	18	---	---	7	39
Marc Logan	7	12	---	---	13	32
Rob Carpenter	10	10	---	---	11	31
Robert Harris	---	---	8	12	2	22
Alonzo Highsmith	3	6	---	---	12	21
Greg Bell	1	3	---	---	16	20
Mark Maddox	---	---	8	8	2	18
John Mangum	---	---	6	4	7	17
Steve Grant	---	---	8	9	---	17
Jimmie Johnson	1	0	---	---	15	16
Bob Orlando	---	---	6	10	---	16
Templeton Peck	---	---	5	7	3	15
Robert Tyler	2	3	---	---	7	12
Edwin Bailey	0	0	---	---	8	8
David Jones	0	0	---	---	8	8
Brian Johnston	0	0	---	---	8	8
Todd Kalis	0	0	---	---	8	8
Mike Saxon	0	0	---	---	7	7
John Galvin	---	---	1	1	3	5
Morten Andersen	0	0	---	---	4	4
Wes Pritchett	---	---	1	2	1	4
Bucky Richardson	0	0	---	---	1	1
Bobby Hebert	0	0	---	---	---	0

Tampa Bay	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Claxton Simpson	28	41	---	---	6	75
Adam Schreiber	28	41	---	---	---	69
Steve Beuerlein	28	41	---	---	---	69
David Richards	28	41	---	---	---	69
John Hunter	28	41	---	---	---	69
Rick Cunningham	28	41	---	---	---	69
Tim McDonald	---	---	27	35	1	63
Louis Riddick	---	---	27	35	1	63
Rod Jones	---	---	26	35	1	62
Aeneas Williams	---	---	25	33	1	59
Todd Collins	---	---	25	32	2	59
Gerald Robinson	---	---	26	31	1	58
Chester McGlockton	---	---	25	31	1	57
Perry Kemp	21	35	---	---	---	56
Dokie Williams	18	23	---	---	14	55
Sean Gilbert	---	---	22	31	1	54
Jon Vaughn	20	33	---	---	---	53
Cornelius Bennett	---	---	23	29	---	52
Daryl Johnston	16	25	---	---	10	51
Willie Davis	16	34	---	---	---	50
Arthur Cox	17	19	---	---	7	43
Harvey Clayton	---	---	15	21	5	41
George Thornton	---	---	13	17	8	38
Ron Morris	18	18	---	---	1	37
Mike Stonebreaker	---	---	4	6	20	30
Rhett Hall	---	---	14	13	---	27
Bill Bates	---	---	1	9	14	24
Rodney Hampton	8	8	---	---	8	24
Kevin Brooks	---	---	7	8	7	22
Bob Mrosko	3	7	---	---	12	22
John Williams	0	0	---	---	19	19
Ron Cox	---	---	8	7	3	18
Elbert Shelley	---	---	4	7	6	17
Corey Raymond	---	---	1	0	16	17
Tim Moffett	3	3	---	---	9	15
Jerry Bell	0	0	---	---	13	13
Cliff Odom	---	---	2	3	7	12
Frank Corral	0	0	---	---	6	6
David Diaz-Infante	0	0	---	---	6	6
Mike Perry	0	0	---	---	6	6
Owen Cooper	0	0	---	---	6	6
Mike Keim	0	0	---	---	6	6
Dixon Edwards	---	---	2	2	1	5
Chris Mohr	0	0	---	---	4	4
Scott Zolak	0	0	---	---	2	2
Pete Mitchell	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	4	6	1.5
Middle	13	61	4.7
Right	10	32	3.2
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	8	38	4.8
Middle	14	44	3.1
Right	4	34	8.5
None	2	-3	-1.5

Detailed Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Randall Cunningham	34	22	3	3	3	1	4	3	0

Tampa Bay	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Steve Beuerlein	40	27	7	2	2	2	4	1	2

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	5	4	16	3.2
Short (0-8 Yds)	11	9	91	8.3
Medium (9-18 Yds)	12	8	94	7.8
Long (19+ Yds)	6	1	43	7.2

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	9	8	68	7.6
Short (0-8 Yds)	17	13	111	6.5
Medium (9-18 Yds)	9	3	44	4.9
Long (19+ Yds)	5	3	81	16.2

Detailed Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Buster Rhymes	9	6	1	46	0	31
RB Chris Warren	7	5	0	43	1	22
WR Ernest Givins	6	3	2	45	1	22
WR Jeff Graham	5	3	0	81	1	27
TE Ethan Horton	4	4	0	15	0	21
WR Rob Carpenter	2	1	0	14	0	10
FB Craig Heyward	1	0	0	0	0	18

Tampa Bay	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Perry Kemp	11	9	0	95	2	35
WR Willie Davis	7	3	2	38	1	34
WR Dokie Williams	5	5	0	87	2	23
WR Ron Morris	5	3	0	29	1	18
FB Daryl Johnston	5	4	0	16	0	25
TE Bob Mrosko	3	2	0	16	0	7
TE Arthur Cox	2	1	0	23	1	19
RB Jon Vaughn	2	0	0	0	0	33

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Marc Logan	2	-1	-0.50	1.50
Chris Warren	2	5	2.50	2.00
Randall Cunningham	1	13	13.00	15.33

Tampa Bay	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Jon Vaughn	2	-6	-3.00	5.32
Rodney Hampton	1	-4	-4.00	1.50

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Randall Cunningham	3	2	6	2.00	7.18

Tampa Bay	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Steve Beuerlein	3	2	23	7.67	7.60

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Buster Rhymes	2	2	6	3.00	5.11
RB Chris Warren	1	0	0	0.00	6.14

Tampa Bay	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Perry Kemp	2	1	12	6.00	8.64
TE Bob Mrosko	1	1	11	11.00	5.33

Third Down Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Rushes	Conversions
Marc Logan	1	0
Craig Heyward	1	1
Chris Warren	1	0

Tampa Bay	Rushes	Conversions
Ron Morris	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Conversions
Randall Cunningham	12	8	5

Tampa Bay	Att	Comp	Conversions
Steve Beuerlein	14	12	8

Third Down Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Ernest Givins	3	1	1
TE Ethan Horton	2	2	1
WR Buster Rhymes	2	2	1
RB Chris Warren	2	1	0
WR Jeff Graham	2	1	1
WR Rob Carpenter	1	1	1

Tampa Bay	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Perry Kemp	5	5	3
WR Dokie Williams	3	3	2
WR Willie Davis	3	2	2
WR Ron Morris	2	1	1
FB Daryl Johnston	1	1	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 60,900 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 18,400 (21,400)
End Zone 13,300 (15,400)
Mezzanine 7,700 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 11,800 (13,600)
Club Seats 6,600 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 3,100 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	60,900 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	18,400 (21,400)
End Zone	13,300 (15,400)
Mezzanine	7,700 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	11,800 (13,600)
Club Seats	6,600 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	3,100 (3,300)