Week 6, 1996

played in New Orleans, LA

88 degrees, fair, 5 mph wind

Tampa Bay Buccaneers	0	3	10	6	-	19
New Orleans Saints	3	7	0	0	-	10

Scoring Summary
1Q: 04:15 NOS - Morten Andersen 46 field goal
2Q: 12:50 NOS - Jeff Graham 3 pass from Paul Walker (Morten Andersen extra point)
2Q: 08:30 TBY - Rich Karlis 49 field goal
3Q: 04:08 TBY - Rich Karlis 45 field goal
3Q: 01:03 TBY - Herman Fontenot 22 pass from Steve Beuerlein (Rich Karlis extra point)
4Q: 10:24 TBY - Rich Karlis 43 field goal
4Q: 02:00 TBY - Rich Karlis 23 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 04:15 NOS - Morten Andersen 46 field goal
2Q: 12:50 NOS - Jeff Graham 3 pass from Paul Walker (Morten Andersen extra point)
2Q: 08:30 TBY - Rich Karlis 49 field goal
3Q: 04:08 TBY - Rich Karlis 45 field goal
3Q: 01:03 TBY - Herman Fontenot 22 pass from Steve Beuerlein (Rich Karlis extra point)
4Q: 10:24 TBY - Rich Karlis 43 field goal
4Q: 02:00 TBY - Rich Karlis 23 field goal

Team Statistics TBY NOS
Record 4-2 2-4
First Downs 15 15
- by Rushing 6 4
- by Passing 9 10
- by Penalty 0 1
Total Net Yards 302 295
- Offensive Plays 67 68
- Yards per Play 4.51 4.34
Net Rushing Yards 109 95
- Rushing Attempts 30 26
- Yards per Rush 3.63 3.65
Net Passing Yards 193 200
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 35 - 18 - 0 36 - 23 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 207 248
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2/14 6/48
- Yards per Pass Play 5.22 4.76
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 5/3
3rd Down Conversions 8/18 8/17
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.4 8.9
4th Down Conversions 0/0 1/1
Penalties/Yards 3/30 7/35
Punt Returns/Yards 3/19 1/8
Kick Returns/Yards 0/0 3/59
Interception Ret./Yards 1/12 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 2 1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 0/2 1/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 32 OWN 27
Time of Possession 30:33 29:27

Team Statistics	TBY	NOS
Record	4-2	2-4
First Downs	15	15
- by Rushing	6	4
- by Passing	9	10
- by Penalty	0	1
Total Net Yards	302	295
- Offensive Plays	67	68
- Yards per Play	4.51	4.34
Net Rushing Yards	109	95
- Rushing Attempts	30	26
- Yards per Rush	3.63	3.65
Net Passing Yards	193	200
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	35 - 18 - 0	36 - 23 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	207	248
- Sacks/Yards Lost	2/14	6/48
- Yards per Pass Play	5.22	4.76
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	5/3
3rd Down Conversions	8/18	8/17
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.4	8.9
4th Down Conversions	0/0	1/1
Penalties/Yards	3/30	7/35
Punt Returns/Yards	3/19	1/8
Kick Returns/Yards	0/0	3/59
Interception Ret./Yards	1/12	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	2	1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	0/2	1/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 32	OWN 27
Time of Possession	30:33	29:27

Drive Charts

Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	14:32	1:11	OWN 20	3	8	Punt
1	12:03	2:23	OWN 36	5	20	Punt
1	4:10	2:45	OWN 20	6	10	Punt
2	12:39	4:15	OWN 20	12	48	Field Goal
2	2:57	1:32	OWN 13	3	9	Punt
2	0:04	0:04	OWN 17	1	-1	Half
3	11:02	3:01	OWN 18	8	31	Punt
3	6:36	2:35	OWN 41	6	31	Field Goal
3	2:09	1:19	OPP 43	3	43	Touchdown
4	14:19	2:21	OWN 45	6	22	Missed FG
4	11:51	1:33	OPP 30	3	4	Field Goal
4	8:06	6:12	OWN 27	11	67	Field Goal

New Orleans Saints
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	13:21	1:18	OPP 24	3	-12	Fumble
1	9:40	5:30	OWN 20	11	51	Field Goal
1	1:25	3:46	OWN 28	10	72	Touchdown
2	8:24	5:27	OWN 4	11	66	Interception
2	1:25	1:21	OWN 33	5	14	Punt
3	15:00	3:58	OWN 29	6	21	Punt
3	8:01	1:25	OWN 22	3	2	Punt
3	4:01	1:52	OWN 20	5	23	Fumble
3	0:50	1:31	OWN 20	3	4	Punt
4	11:58	0:07	OWN 40	1	19	Fumble
4	10:18	2:12	OWN 17	3	7	Punt
4	1:54	1:54	OWN 25	9	22	Game

Game MVP: Chester McGlockton, Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Rushing Statistics

Tampa Bay	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Thurman Thomas	20	77	3.85	18	3
Jeff Walker	7	24	3.43	13	1
Steve Beuerlein	3	8	2.67	5	0

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Lorenzo White	16	27	1.69	10	1
Richard Huntley	5	42	8.40	22	1
Paul Walker	3	20	6.67	8	0
Craig Heyward	1	2	2.00	2	0
Ronald Humphrey	1	4	4.00	4	0

Passing Statistics

Tampa Bay	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Steve Beuerlein	35	18	207	2/14	1	45	0	79.1

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Paul Walker	36	23	248	6/48	1	41	1	81.7

Receiving Statistics

Tampa Bay	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Herman Fontenot	3	6	50	16.67	0	22	1
WR Ronnie Harmon	3	5	72	24.00	19	45	0
TE Dave Moore	3	4	28	9.33	0	11	0
WR Perry Kemp	2	8	28	14.00	1	14	0
FB Daryl Johnston	2	2	6	3.00	0	7	0
WR Terry Obee	2	3	11	5.50	0	8	0
RB Thurman Thomas	1	2	9	9.00	2	9	0
TE Roy Jones Jr	1	1	-4	-4.00	0	-4	0
WR Fabien Bownes	1	3	7	7.00	1	7	0
RB Jeff Walker	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

New Orleans	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Pierre Mosley	6	9	40	6.67	1	25	0
WR Jeff Graham	4	5	37	9.25	19	26	1
WR Ernest Givins	3	5	68	22.67	22	41	0
RB Richard Huntley	3	4	27	9.00	15	10	0
RB Lorenzo White	2	3	25	12.50	17	17	0
WR James McKnight	2	6	16	8.00	0	11	0
TE Keith Jennings	1	1	16	16.00	4	16	0
WR Waylon Smithers	1	1	12	12.00	0	12	0
TE Tyrone Davis	1	1	7	7.00	0	7	0
FB Craig Heyward	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Tampa Bay	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
OLB Chris Singleton	1	12	12.00	0

New Orleans	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Tampa Bay	Recov	Force
Todd Collins	1	1
Aeneas Williams	1	0
Carl Simpson	1	0
Cornelius Bennett	0	1
Chester McGlockton	0	1
Eric Curry	0	1
Carlos Emmons	0	1

New Orleans	Fumb	Recov
Paul Walker	3	0
Ernest Givins	1	0
Pierre Mosley	1	0
Craig Heyward	0	1
Ruben Brown	0	1

Punting Statistics

Tampa Bay	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Chris Mohr	5	168	33.6	28.0	45	1

New Orleans	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Brian Hansen	5	202	40.4	36.6	49	2

Kicking Statistics

Tampa Bay	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Rich Karlis	4/5	3/4	0/1	49	1/1

New Orleans	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Morten Andersen	1/1	1/1	0/0	46	1/1

Punt Return Statistics

Tampa Bay	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Herman Fontenot	3	19	6.3	0

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Pierre Mosley	1	8	8.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Tampa Bay	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Ernest Givins	2	37	18.5	0
Waylon Smithers	1	22	22.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Tampa Bay	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Todd Collins	11	1	0.0	24	35
CB Aeneas Williams	7	1	0.0	26	42
DE Chester McGlockton	4	1	3.0	24	37
OLB Cornelius Bennett	4	1	0.0	20	33
S Joe Poole	4	1	0.0	26	42
CB Doug Evans	4	0	0.0	26	42
OLB Carlos Emmons	3	0	1.0	6	10
DT Sean Gilbert	3	3	0.0	20	31
S Chad Cota	3	2	0.0	26	42
DE Eric Curry	2	0	2.0	12	26
CB John Mangum	2	2	0.0	13	32
OLB Chris Singleton	2	0	0.0	11	8
DT Austin Robbins	1	1	0.0	17	20
DE Ellis Simon	1	0	0.0	3	5
S Robert Griffith	1	0	0.0	3	14
DE Brady Smith	1	0	0.0	14	16
DT Carl Simpson	0	1	0.0	11	19
ILB Bernardo Harris	0	1	0.0	2	0
CB Cornell Haynes Jr.	0	1	0.0	2	8

New Orleans	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Jessie Armstead	6	3	0.0	26	34
S Brian Jordan	6	0	0.0	23	36
CB Dewayne Washington	5	1	0.0	27	34
DT Mike Lodish	4	2	0.0	23	26
CB Jim Lyles	4	0	0.0	29	33
CB Lorenzo Lynch	3	1	1.0	22	27
DE Robert Harris	3	1	1.0	27	29
S Bubba McDowell	3	1	0.0	30	36
ILB Kyle Perkins	3	1	0.0	23	30
OLB Barry Minter	2	1	0.0	8	7
DE Kevin Fagan	2	0	0.0	18	24
DE Pierce Holt	2	0	0.0	3	8
DE Gary Ferguson	2	0	0.0	10	12
DT Walt Murphy	1	1	0.0	16	20
G Bruce Wilkerson	1	0	---	---	---
S Dave Whitmore	1	0	0.0	7	8
TE Tyrone Davis	1	0	---	---	---
ILB Don Davis	1	0	0.0	7	10
DT J.R. Green	0	2	0.0	10	11
S Deke McQuay	0	1	0.0	4	5

Pass Rush Statistics

Tampa Bay	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Chester McGlockton	3.0	3	2	37
DE Eric Curry	2.0	0	0	26
OLB Carlos Emmons	1.0	0	0	10
DT Carl Simpson	0.0	2	0	19
ILB Todd Collins	0.0	1	0	35
CB Doug Evans	0.0	1	0	42

New Orleans	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Robert Harris	1.0	3	1	1	29
CB Lorenzo Lynch	1.0	0	0	0	27
DT Walt Murphy	0.0	1	0	0	20
DE Kevin Fagan	0.0	0	1	1	24
DE Marvin Washington	0.0	0	1	1	13
DE Pierce Holt	0.0	0	1	0	8

Pass Defense Statistics

Tampa Bay	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Aeneas Williams	6	1	0	42
S Joe Poole	4	0	0	42
ILB Todd Collins	4	0	0	35
CB Doug Evans	3	0	0	42
OLB Chris Singleton	2	0	1	8
OLB Cornelius Bennett	2	0	0	33
CB John Mangum	1	1	0	32
OLB Carlos Emmons	1	0	0	10

New Orleans	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Dewayne Washington	4	1	34
OLB Jessie Armstead	4	0	34
CB Jim Lyles	3	1	33
S Bubba McDowell	2	2	36
ILB Kyle Perkins	2	0	30
DE Kevin Fagan	1	0	24
DE Pierce Holt	1	0	8
S Brian Jordan	1	0	36
CB Lorenzo Lynch	0	1	27

Blocking Statistics

Tampa Bay	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Dino Smith	2	7	30	0	37
David Richards	2	5	30	0	37
Chris Dahlman	2	5	30	0	37
John Jackson	1	3	30	1	37
Richmond Webb	1	3	30	1	37
Merv Smith	0	2	10	0	5
Roy Jones Jr	0	1	11	0	6
Dave Moore	0	1	25	0	19

New Orleans	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Ike Davis	1	5	26	0	42
Tony Jones	1	3	26	2	42
Craig Heyward	1	1	16	0	20
Bruce Wilkerson	0	8	26	1	42
Jeff Dellenbach	0	3	26	0	42
Ruben Brown	0	2	26	3	42
Keith Jennings	0	1	8	0	19

Special Teams Tackles

Tampa Bay	Tackles	STPlays
Cornell Haynes Jr.	2	24
Doug Evans	1	10
Roy Jones Jr	1	8

New Orleans	Tackles	STPlays
Ronald Humphrey	1	20
Lovett Purnell	1	15
Wang Weilin	1	6

Participation

Tampa Bay	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Doug Evans	---	---	26	42	10	78
John Jackson	30	37	---	---	10	77
David Richards	30	37	---	---	10	77
Dino Smith	30	37	---	---	10	77
Joe Poole	---	---	26	42	1	69
Aeneas Williams	---	---	26	42	1	69
Chad Cota	---	---	26	42	1	69
Steve Beuerlein	30	37	---	---	---	67
Richmond Webb	30	37	---	---	---	67
Chris Dahlman	30	37	---	---	---	67
Daryl Johnston	18	21	---	---	24	63
Chester McGlockton	---	---	24	37	1	62
Todd Collins	---	---	24	35	1	60
Cornelius Bennett	---	---	20	33	2	55
Sean Gilbert	---	---	20	31	1	52
Dave Moore	25	19	---	---	7	51
Thurman Thomas	22	24	---	---	1	47
John Mangum	---	---	13	32	1	46
Herman Fontenot	9	22	---	---	14	45
Ronnie Harmon	18	25	---	---	2	45
Perry Kemp	16	29	---	---	---	45
Eric Curry	---	---	12	26	4	42
Austin Robbins	---	---	17	20	2	39
Carl Simpson	---	---	11	19	4	34
Fabien Bownes	5	10	---	---	19	34
Cornell Haynes Jr.	---	---	2	8	24	34
Terry Obee	6	13	---	---	13	32
Brady Smith	---	---	14	16	1	31
Carlos Emmons	---	---	6	10	13	29
Chris Singleton	---	---	11	8	9	28
Roy Jones Jr	11	6	---	---	8	25
Robert Griffith	---	---	3	14	8	25
Jeff Walker	8	10	---	---	6	24
Kevin Hickman	2	1	---	---	19	22
Merv Smith	10	5	---	---	4	19
Rich Karlis	0	0	---	---	11	11
Guy McIntyre	0	0	---	---	10	10
Tim Jorden	0	0	---	---	10	10
Ellis Simon	---	---	3	5	1	9
Pete Mitchell	0	0	---	---	5	5
Chris Mohr	0	0	---	---	5	5
Bernardo Harris	---	---	2	0	2	4
Cody Carlson	0	0	---	---	---	0
Nelson Kelley	0	0	---	---	---	0
Chuck Landeta	---	---	0	0	---	0
Jermaine Mayberry	0	0	---	---	---	0

New Orleans	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Bubba McDowell	---	---	30	36	15	81
Ike Davis	26	42	---	---	6	74
Jeff Dellenbach	26	42	---	---	---	68
Lorenzo Lynch	---	---	22	27	19	68
Bruce Wilkerson	26	42	---	---	---	68
Tony Jones	26	42	---	---	---	68
Paul Walker	26	42	---	---	---	68
Ruben Brown	26	42	---	---	---	68
Kyle Perkins	---	---	23	30	14	67
Dewayne Washington	---	---	27	34	5	66
Brian Jordan	---	---	23	36	6	65
Jim Lyles	---	---	29	33	3	65
Jessie Armstead	---	---	26	34	5	65
Robert Harris	---	---	27	29	6	62
Jeff Graham	21	37	---	---	---	58
Mike Lodish	---	---	23	26	5	54
Tyrone Davis	17	21	---	---	14	52
Kevin Fagan	---	---	18	24	6	48
Ernest Givins	11	21	---	---	14	46
Lorenzo White	20	26	---	---	---	46
Craig Heyward	16	20	---	---	7	43
James McKnight	13	24	---	---	6	43
Walt Murphy	---	---	16	20	4	40
Pierre Mosley	11	16	---	---	10	37
Keith Jennings	8	19	---	---	7	34
Ronald Humphrey	6	8	---	---	20	34
Dave Whitmore	---	---	7	8	14	29
Marvin Washington	---	---	12	13	3	28
Gary Ferguson	---	---	10	12	5	27
J.R. Green	---	---	10	11	2	23
Brett Wallerstedt	---	---	5	4	14	23
Richard Huntley	5	16	---	---	---	21
Don Davis	---	---	7	10	---	17
Lovett Purnell	2	0	---	---	15	17
Barry Minter	---	---	8	7	---	15
Deke McQuay	---	---	4	5	5	14
Pierce Holt	---	---	3	8	1	12
Waylon Smithers	0	2	---	---	10	12
Brian Hansen	0	0	---	---	6	6
Carl Bax	0	0	---	---	6	6
Wang Weilin	0	0	---	---	6	6
Patrick Salonen	0	0	---	---	6	6
Frank Jordan	0	0	---	---	6	6
Morten Andersen	0	0	---	---	4	4
Peter Tom Willis	0	0	---	---	---	0
Ralph Story	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	10	47	4.7
Middle	13	52	4.0
Right	6	11	1.8
None	1	-1	-1.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	6	8	1.3
Middle	13	41	3.2
Right	7	46	6.6
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Tampa Bay	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Steve Beuerlein	35	18	3	1	3	5	4	3	0

New Orleans	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Paul Walker	36	23	3	3	0	2	7	2	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	3	-2	-0.5
Short (0-8 Yds)	13	7	68	5.2
Medium (9-18 Yds)	11	5	55	5.0
Long (19+ Yds)	7	3	86	12.3

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	8	6	33	4.1
Short (0-8 Yds)	8	6	43	5.4
Medium (9-18 Yds)	15	9	106	7.1
Long (19+ Yds)	5	2	66	13.2

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Tampa Bay	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Perry Kemp	8	2	2	28	0	29
WR Herman Fontenot	6	3	0	50	1	22
WR Ronnie Harmon	5	3	1	72	2	25
TE Dave Moore	4	3	0	28	0	19
WR Terry Obee	3	2	0	11	0	13
WR Fabien Bownes	3	1	0	7	0	10
RB Thurman Thomas	2	1	0	9	0	24
FB Daryl Johnston	2	2	0	6	0	21
TE Roy Jones Jr	1	1	0	-4	0	6
RB Jeff Walker	1	0	0	0	0	10

New Orleans	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Pierre Mosley	9	6	40	1	16
WR James McKnight	6	2	16	0	24
WR Ernest Givins	5	3	68	1	21
WR Jeff Graham	5	4	37	1	37
RB Richard Huntley	4	3	27	0	16
RB Lorenzo White	3	2	25	0	26
FB Craig Heyward	1	0	0	0	20
TE Keith Jennings	1	1	16	0	19
WR Waylon Smithers	1	1	12	0	2
TE Tyrone Davis	1	1	7	0	21

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Tampa Bay	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Thurman Thomas	4	13	3.25	3.85
Jeff Walker	2	-1	-0.50	3.43

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Paul Walker	1	8	8.00	6.67

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Tampa Bay	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Steve Beuerlein	2	1	3	1.50	5.91

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Paul Walker	3	2	2	0.67	6.89

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Tampa Bay	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Ronnie Harmon	1	1	3	3.00	14.40
WR Perry Kemp	1	0	0	0.00	3.50

New Orleans	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Pierre Mosley	2	1	-1	-0.50	4.44
WR Jeff Graham	1	1	3	3.00	7.40

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Tampa Bay	Rushes	Conversions
Jeff Walker	5	2
Thurman Thomas	3	2

New Orleans	Rushes	Conversions
Ronald Humphrey	1	1
Paul Walker	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Tampa Bay	Att	Comp	Conversions
Steve Beuerlein	10	6	4

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Conversions
Paul Walker	14	10	7

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Tampa Bay	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Perry Kemp	3	1	1
WR Ronnie Harmon	2	2	2
TE Dave Moore	2	1	0
WR Fabien Bownes	2	1	1
WR Terry Obee	1	1	0

New Orleans	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR James McKnight	3	1	0
WR Pierre Mosley	3	2	2
WR Ernest Givins	2	1	1
RB Lorenzo White	2	2	2
WR Jeff Graham	2	2	2
RB Richard Huntley	2	2	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 52,900 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 15,800 (21,400)
End Zone 11,200 (15,400)
Mezzanine 7,100 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 10,200 (13,600)
Club Seats 5,700 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 2,900 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	52,900 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	15,800 (21,400)
End Zone	11,200 (15,400)
Mezzanine	7,100 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	10,200 (13,600)
Club Seats	5,700 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	2,900 (3,300)