Week 17, 1995

played in Tampa Bay, FL

70 degrees, fair, 7 mph wind

New Orleans Saints	7	7	3	9	0	-	26
Tampa Bay Buccaneers	10	10	3	3	3	-	29

Scoring Summary
1Q: 12:44 NOS - Keith Jennings 18 pass from Randall Cunningham (Morten Andersen extra point)
1Q: 08:25 TBY - Rod Bernstine 5 run (Rich Karlis extra point)
1Q: 00:09 TBY - Rich Karlis 38 field goal
2Q: 07:58 TBY - Rich Karlis 44 field goal
2Q: 02:06 TBY - Perry Kemp 29 pass from Steve Beuerlein (Rich Karlis extra point)
2Q: 00:12 NOS - James McKnight 52 pass from Randall Cunningham (Morten Andersen extra point)
3Q: 08:04 TBY - Rich Karlis 29 field goal
3Q: 03:38 NOS - Morten Andersen 33 field goal
4Q: 13:24 TBY - Rich Karlis 23 field goal
4Q: 11:00 NOS - Morten Andersen 35 field goal
4Q: 05:11 NOS - Morten Andersen 48 field goal
4Q: 00:09 NOS - Morten Andersen 30 field goal
OT: 09:54 TBY - Rich Karlis 30 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 12:44 NOS - Keith Jennings 18 pass from Randall Cunningham (Morten Andersen extra point)
1Q: 08:25 TBY - Rod Bernstine 5 run (Rich Karlis extra point)
1Q: 00:09 TBY - Rich Karlis 38 field goal
2Q: 07:58 TBY - Rich Karlis 44 field goal
2Q: 02:06 TBY - Perry Kemp 29 pass from Steve Beuerlein (Rich Karlis extra point)
2Q: 00:12 NOS - James McKnight 52 pass from Randall Cunningham (Morten Andersen extra point)
3Q: 08:04 TBY - Rich Karlis 29 field goal
3Q: 03:38 NOS - Morten Andersen 33 field goal
4Q: 13:24 TBY - Rich Karlis 23 field goal
4Q: 11:00 NOS - Morten Andersen 35 field goal
4Q: 05:11 NOS - Morten Andersen 48 field goal
4Q: 00:09 NOS - Morten Andersen 30 field goal
OT: 09:54 TBY - Rich Karlis 30 field goal

Team Statistics NOS TBY
Record 8-8 12-4
First Downs 18 22
- by Rushing 3 12
- by Passing 14 10
- by Penalty 1 0
Total Net Yards 412 485
- Offensive Plays 62 70
- Yards per Play 6.65 6.93
Net Rushing Yards 33 175
- Rushing Attempts 17 41
- Yards per Rush 1.94 4.27
Net Passing Yards 379 310
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 42 - 29 - 0 29 - 23 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 395 310
- Sacks/Yards Lost 3/16 0/0
- Yards per Pass Play 8.42 10.69
Fumbles/Lost 1/0 1/1
3rd Down Conversions 1/13 3/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 9.4 7.3
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 4/34 5/40
Punt Returns/Yards 2/7 4/25
Kick Returns/Yards 4/67 5/113
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 4 4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/3 1/3
Avg. Drive Start OWN 23 OWN 25
Time of Possession 28:24 36:47

Team Statistics	NOS	TBY
Record	8-8	12-4
First Downs	18	22
- by Rushing	3	12
- by Passing	14	10
- by Penalty	1	0
Total Net Yards	412	485
- Offensive Plays	62	70
- Yards per Play	6.65	6.93
Net Rushing Yards	33	175
- Rushing Attempts	17	41
- Yards per Rush	1.94	4.27
Net Passing Yards	379	310
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	42 - 29 - 0	29 - 23 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	395	310
- Sacks/Yards Lost	3/16	0/0
- Yards per Pass Play	8.42	10.69
Fumbles/Lost	1/0	1/1
3rd Down Conversions	1/13	3/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	9.4	7.3
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	4/34	5/40
Punt Returns/Yards	2/7	4/25
Kick Returns/Yards	4/67	5/113
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	4	4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/3	1/3
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 23	OWN 25
Time of Possession	28:24	36:47

Drive Charts

New Orleans Saints
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	2:26	OWN 26	4	74	Touchdown
1	8:15	1:05	OWN 20	3	7	Punt
1	5:50	1:58	OWN 22	3	2	Punt
1	0:03	0:57	OWN 20	3	4	Punt
2	12:42	1:05	OWN 28	3	2	Punt
2	7:51	4:16	OWN 9	6	34	Punt
2	1:59	1:58	OWN 15	7	85	Touchdown
3	12:53	0:43	OWN 29	3	4	Punt
3	7:57	4:26	OWN 16	9	68	Field Goal
4	13:18	2:26	OWN 34	5	48	Field Goal
4	8:25	1:12	OWN 20	3	1	Punt
4	7:13	2:08	OPP 43	4	12	Field Goal
4	1:52	1:50	OWN 12	6	75	Field Goal
OT1	15:00	1:55	OWN 20	3	-4	Punt

Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	12:34	4:19	OWN 31	7	69	Touchdown
1	7:10	1:20	OWN 27	3	0	Punt
1	3:52	3:49	OWN 35	6	44	Field Goal
2	14:06	1:24	OWN 17	5	11	Punt
2	11:37	3:46	OWN 34	6	39	Field Goal
2	3:35	1:36	OWN 13	5	87	Touchdown
2	0:01	0:01	OWN 20	1	-2	Half
3	15:00	2:07	OWN 26	3	2	Punt
3	12:10	4:13	OWN 17	8	71	Field Goal
3	3:31	5:13	OWN 31	10	63	Field Goal
4	10:52	2:27	OWN 29	4	20	Punt
4	5:05	3:13	OWN 20	7	28	Punt
OT1	13:05	3:16	OPP 41	6	28	Field Goal

Game MVP: Randall Cunningham, New Orleans Saints

Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Lorenzo White	12	36	3.00	12	2
Randall Cunningham	2	3	1.50	2	0
Ken Liggett	2	-2	-1.00	1	0
Craig Heyward	1	-4	-4.00	-4	0

Tampa Bay	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Rod Bernstine	24	75	3.13	11	2	1
Jeff Walker	16	102	6.38	26	5	0
Steve Beuerlein	1	-2	-2.00	-2	0	0

Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Randall Cunningham	42	29	395	3/16	2	52	0	114.7

Tampa Bay	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Steve Beuerlein	29	23	310	0/0	1	38	0	122.6

Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Odessa Turner	10	16	124	12.40	60	33	0
WR Jeff Graham	6	10	69	11.50	25	23	0
TE Keith Jennings	4	4	53	13.25	22	22	1
RB Ken Liggett	3	3	42	14.00	34	38	0
WR James McKnight	3	4	67	22.33	47	52	1
WR Ernest Givins	1	2	7	7.00	2	7	0
FB Dropkick Murphy	1	1	34	34.00	32	34	0
RB Lorenzo White	1	1	-1	-1.00	0	-1	0

Tampa Bay	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Perry Kemp	7	9	103	14.71	32	32	1
WR Mike Alexander	5	8	69	13.80	12	38	0
WR Mike Sherrard	3	3	37	12.33	0	31	0
FB Daryl Johnston	3	3	23	7.67	6	9	0
TE Roy Jones Jr	2	3	47	23.50	10	27	0
RB Rod Bernstine	1	1	8	8.00	2	8	0
FB Merv Smith	1	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
WR Chris Sanders	1	1	23	23.00	0	23	0

Interception Statistics

New Orleans	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Tampa Bay	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

New Orleans	Fumb	Recov	Force
Odessa Turner	1	0	0
Lorenzo White	0	1	0
Ike Davis	0	1	0
Ruben Brown	0	0	1

Tampa Bay	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Rod Bernstine	1	0	0	0
Tim McDonald	0	0	1	0

Punting Statistics

New Orleans	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Mike Saxon	8	352	44.0	40.9	60	3

Tampa Bay	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Chris Mohr	5	236	47.2	41.8	51	1

Kicking Statistics

New Orleans	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Morten Andersen	4/4	1/1	0/0	48	2/2

Tampa Bay	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Rich Karlis	5/5	1/1	0/0	44	2/2

Punt Return Statistics

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Courtney Hawkins	2	7	3.5	0

Tampa Bay	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Mike Sherrard	3	13	4.3	0
Rod Bernstine	1	12	12.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Ernest Givins	2	31	15.5	0
Bubba McDowell	2	36	18.0	0

Tampa Bay	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Mike Sherrard	4	92	23.0	0
Rod Bernstine	1	21	21.0	0

Defensive Statistics

New Orleans	Tack	Asst	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Jessie Armstead	8	4	37	27
ILB Pete Bercich	7	3	33	26
S Dave Whitmore	7	2	40	29
CB Dewayne Washington	7	1	26	17
CB Fred Foggie	6	1	35	26
S Bubba McDowell	6	0	40	25
CB John Mangum	4	1	37	26
OLB Brett Wallerstedt	4	1	15	8
DT J.R. Green	3	2	24	20
DE Kevin Fagan	2	1	23	18
DT Jerry Drake	2	1	17	9
DT Walt Murphy	2	0	26	22
DE Marvin Washington	1	1	18	11
CB Lorenzo Lynch	1	0	4	3
DE Pierce Holt	1	0	34	22
S Deke McQuay	0	1	8	9

Tampa Bay	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Cornelius Bennett	7	0	0.0	13	35
ILB Todd Collins	6	1	2.0	17	42
CB Doug Evans	4	0	1.0	17	45
CB Aeneas Williams	4	1	0.0	17	45
CB Corey Raymond	4	0	0.0	4	16
S Chad Cota	4	0	0.0	17	45
S Tim McDonald	3	1	0.0	17	45
DT Sean Gilbert	3	0	0.0	14	36
OLB Gerald Dixon	3	0	0.0	1	6
CB A.J. Johnson	2	3	0.0	12	21
OLB Chris Singleton	2	1	0.0	4	13
DE Eric Curry	2	1	0.0	14	37
S Joe Poole	2	0	0.0	4	12
DT Austin Robbins	1	0	0.0	6	21
DE Chester McGlockton	0	1	0.0	16	42

Pass Rush Statistics

New Orleans	Block	Hurry	PPlay
DE Kevin Fagan	1	0	18
DT Walt Murphy	0	1	22
OLB Jessie Armstead	0	1	27

Tampa Bay	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
ILB Todd Collins	2.0	0	0	0	42
CB Doug Evans	1.0	0	0	0	45
DE Eric Curry	0.0	2	1	1	37
DT Carl Simpson	0.0	1	0	0	17
DE Chester McGlockton	0.0	0	2	2	42
S Tim McDonald	0.0	0	1	1	45

Pass Defense Statistics

New Orleans	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Fred Foggie	6	1	26
CB John Mangum	4	0	26
S Dave Whitmore	4	0	29
S Bubba McDowell	3	0	25
OLB Brett Wallerstedt	2	0	8
ILB Pete Bercich	2	0	26
OLB Jessie Armstead	1	0	27
CB Dewayne Washington	1	0	17

Tampa Bay	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
OLB Cornelius Bennett	5	0	35
CB Aeneas Williams	4	0	45
CB Corey Raymond	4	0	16
CB A.J. Johnson	3	1	21
CB Doug Evans	3	0	45
S Chad Cota	2	1	45
S Joe Poole	2	0	12
OLB Gerald Dixon	2	0	6
ILB Todd Collins	1	1	42
S Tim McDonald	1	0	45
OLB Chris Singleton	1	0	13
DE Eric Curry	1	0	37

Blocking Statistics

New Orleans	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Carl Bax	1	5	17	0	45
Ike Davis	1	4	17	0	45
Marcus Spears	1	3	17	1	45
Jeff Dellenbach	1	2	17	2	45
Tony Jones	0	1	17	0	45

Tampa Bay	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	PPly
John Hunter	5	9	41	29
David Richards	3	10	41	29
John Jackson	3	6	41	29
Chris Dahlman	3	6	41	29
Bill Hitchcock	2	7	41	29
Daryl Johnston	0	1	33	23
Merv Smith	0	1	5	1

Special Teams Tackles

New Orleans	Tackles	STPlays
Tyrone Davis	2	27
Rob Carpenter	2	26
Courtney Hawkins	2	19
Brett Wallerstedt	1	15
Ruben Brown	1	12
Dropkick Murphy	1	9

Tampa Bay	Tackles	STPlays
Chris Sanders	2	27
Mike Alexander	2	9
Doug Evans	1	19
Corey Raymond	1	16
Rob Monaco	1	10

Participation

New Orleans	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Bubba McDowell	---	---	40	25	19	84
Fred Foggie	---	---	35	26	20	81
Dave Whitmore	---	---	40	29	6	75
Jessie Armstead	---	---	37	27	10	74
Ike Davis	17	45	---	---	12	74
Marcus Spears	17	45	---	---	12	74
John Mangum	---	---	37	26	5	68
Pete Bercich	---	---	33	26	5	64
Randall Cunningham	17	45	---	---	---	62
Jeff Dellenbach	17	45	---	---	---	62
Tony Jones	17	45	---	---	---	62
Carl Bax	17	45	---	---	---	62
Jeff Graham	16	44	---	---	1	61
Pierce Holt	---	---	34	22	4	60
Ernest Givins	9	29	---	---	20	58
Walt Murphy	---	---	26	22	2	50
J.R. Green	---	---	24	20	5	49
Ken Liggett	2	14	---	---	32	48
Kevin Fagan	---	---	23	18	6	47
Dewayne Washington	---	---	26	17	4	47
Lorenzo White	15	31	---	---	---	46
Odessa Turner	8	35	---	---	---	43
Keith Jennings	8	27	---	---	5	40
Brett Wallerstedt	---	---	15	8	15	38
Marvin Washington	---	---	18	11	7	36
Ethan Horton	2	9	---	---	23	34
Craig Heyward	9	14	---	---	10	33
Deke McQuay	---	---	8	9	14	31
Rob Carpenter	1	3	---	---	26	30
Jerry Drake	---	---	17	9	4	30
Tyrone Davis	1	0	---	---	27	28
Courtney Hawkins	2	4	---	---	19	25
James McKnight	9	12	---	---	---	21
Barry Minter	---	---	7	6	7	20
Claudis Klemm	---	---	12	5	3	20
Robert Harris	---	---	7	7	4	18
Lorenzo Lynch	---	---	4	3	10	17
Dropkick Murphy	3	3	---	---	9	15
Kyle Perkins	---	---	8	3	2	13
Wang Weilin	0	0	---	---	12	12
Frank Jordan	0	0	---	---	12	12
Ruben Brown	0	0	---	---	12	12
Morten Andersen	0	0	---	---	11	11
Mike Saxon	0	0	---	---	8	8
Peter Tom Willis	0	0	---	---	4	4
Paul Walker	0	0	---	---	---	0

Tampa Bay	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Daryl Johnston	33	23	---	---	32	88
Tim McDonald	---	---	17	45	21	83
Doug Evans	---	---	17	45	19	81
John Jackson	41	29	---	---	10	80
David Richards	41	29	---	---	10	80
Bill Hitchcock	41	29	---	---	10	80
Steve Beuerlein	41	29	---	---	---	70
Mike Alexander	33	28	---	---	9	70
John Hunter	41	29	---	---	---	70
Chris Dahlman	41	29	---	---	---	70
Aeneas Williams	---	---	17	45	4	66
Chad Cota	---	---	17	45	4	66
Roy Jones Jr	32	20	---	---	11	63
Todd Collins	---	---	17	42	4	63
Rod Bernstine	25	10	---	---	26	61
Chester McGlockton	---	---	16	42	3	61
Cornelius Bennett	---	---	13	35	12	60
Eric Curry	---	---	14	37	4	55
Sean Gilbert	---	---	14	36	4	54
Mike Sherrard	12	10	---	---	25	47
Perry Kemp	26	21	---	---	---	47
Chris Singleton	---	---	4	13	27	44
Frank Wainright	14	6	---	---	20	40
Chris Sanders	7	6	---	---	27	40
A.J. Johnson	---	---	12	21	3	36
Corey Raymond	---	---	4	16	16	36
Jeff Walker	16	19	---	---	1	36
Austin Robbins	---	---	6	21	5	32
Carl Simpson	---	---	9	17	2	28
Mike Frederick	---	---	3	8	15	26
Fabien Bownes	2	1	---	---	20	23
Joe Poole	---	---	4	12	4	20
Merv Smith	5	1	---	---	9	15
Rich Karlis	0	0	---	---	13	13
Rob Monaco	0	0	---	---	10	10
Tim Jorden	0	0	---	---	10	10
Gerald Dixon	---	---	1	6	1	8
Chuck Landeta	---	---	0	2	5	7
Ellis Simon	---	---	2	3	1	6
Pete Mitchell	0	0	---	---	5	5
Chris Mohr	0	0	---	---	5	5
Robert Griffith	---	---	0	4	---	4
Curt DiGiacomo	0	0	---	---	---	0
Cody Carlson	0	0	---	---	---	0
Greg Bishop	0	0	---	---	---	0
Nelson Kelley	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	2	5	2.5
Middle	11	22	2.0
Right	4	6	1.5
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	8	69	8.6
Middle	20	73	3.7
Right	12	35	2.9
None	1	-2	-2.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Randall Cunningham	42	29	8	2	0	3	4	4	0

Tampa Bay	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Steve Beuerlein	29	23	8	1	1	1	2	0	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	5	4	83	16.6
Short (0-8 Yds)	24	17	168	7.0
Medium (9-18 Yds)	12	8	144	12.0
Long (19+ Yds)	0	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	4	44	11.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	11	9	65	5.9
Medium (9-18 Yds)	5	4	31	6.2
Long (19+ Yds)	9	6	170	18.9

Detailed Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Odessa Turner	16	10	124	3	35
WR Jeff Graham	10	6	69	1	44
TE Keith Jennings	4	4	53	1	27
WR James McKnight	4	3	67	1	12
RB Ken Liggett	3	3	42	1	14
WR Ernest Givins	2	1	7	0	29
FB Dropkick Murphy	1	1	34	1	3
RB Lorenzo White	1	1	-1	0	31

Tampa Bay	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Perry Kemp	9	7	0	103	3	21
WR Mike Alexander	8	5	1	69	1	28
WR Mike Sherrard	3	3	0	37	1	10
TE Roy Jones Jr	3	2	0	47	2	20
FB Daryl Johnston	3	3	0	23	0	23
RB Rod Bernstine	1	1	0	8	0	10
FB Merv Smith	1	1	0	0	0	1
WR Chris Sanders	1	1	0	23	1	6

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Lorenzo White	2	-9	-4.50	3.00
Ken Liggett	1	1	1.00	-1.00

Tampa Bay	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Rod Bernstine	5	12	2.40	3.13
Jeff Walker	3	9	3.00	6.38

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Randall Cunningham	5	2	26	5.20	9.40

Tampa Bay	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Steve Beuerlein	1	0	0	0.00	10.69

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Odessa Turner	3	1	8	2.67	7.75
TE Keith Jennings	1	1	18	18.00	13.25

Tampa Bay	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Mike Alexander	1	0	0	0.00	8.63

Third Down Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Rushes	Conversions
Lorenzo White	1	0

Tampa Bay	Rushes	Conversions
Jeff Walker	3	1
Rod Bernstine	2	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Conversions
Randall Cunningham	11	5	1

Tampa Bay	Att	Comp	Conversions
Steve Beuerlein	7	4	2

Third Down Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Odessa Turner	4	2	0
WR Jeff Graham	4	1	0
WR Ernest Givins	1	0	0
RB Ken Liggett	1	1	0
WR James McKnight	1	1	1

Tampa Bay	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Mike Sherrard	2	2	1
WR Mike Alexander	2	0	0
WR Perry Kemp	1	1	1
TE Roy Jones Jr	1	0	0
FB Merv Smith	1	1	0

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

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