Week 15, 1996

played in Tampa Bay, FL

81 degrees, fair, 4 mph wind

New Orleans Saints	2	7	7	0	-	16
Tampa Bay Buccaneers	9	0	3	0	-	12

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:29 TBY - Rich Karlis 38 field goal
1Q: 06:23 NOS - Safety: J.R. Green tackled receiver in end zone
1Q: 00:53 TBY - Dave Moore 13 pass from Steve Beuerlein (Rich Karlis extra point failed)
2Q: 06:18 NOS - Brian Jordan 81 interception return (Morten Andersen extra point)
3Q: 10:23 NOS - Bubba McDowell 42 interception return (Morten Andersen extra point)
3Q: 06:28 TBY - Rich Karlis 34 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:29 TBY - Rich Karlis 38 field goal
1Q: 06:23 NOS - Safety: J.R. Green tackled receiver in end zone
1Q: 00:53 TBY - Dave Moore 13 pass from Steve Beuerlein (Rich Karlis extra point failed)
2Q: 06:18 NOS - Brian Jordan 81 interception return (Morten Andersen extra point)
3Q: 10:23 NOS - Bubba McDowell 42 interception return (Morten Andersen extra point)
3Q: 06:28 TBY - Rich Karlis 34 field goal

Team Statistics NOS TBY
Record 5-9 8-6
First Downs 9 24
- by Rushing 3 6
- by Passing 6 17
- by Penalty 0 1
Total Net Yards 143 392
- Offensive Plays 52 73
- Yards per Play 2.75 5.37
Net Rushing Yards 57 111
- Rushing Attempts 22 21
- Yards per Rush 2.59 5.29
Net Passing Yards 86 281
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 28 - 19 - 0 50 - 33 - 3
- Gross Passing Yards 100 295
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2/14 2/14
- Yards per Pass Play 2.87 5.40
Fumbles/Lost 1/0 2/0
3rd Down Conversions 5/14 3/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 10.6 6.8
4th Down Conversions 0/0 1/1
Penalties/Yards 4/40 4/28
Punt Returns/Yards 1/2 4/32
Kick Returns/Yards 3/65 1/24
Interception Ret./Yards 3/135 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 0 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 0/0 1/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 25 OWN 22
Time of Possession 27:15 32:45

Team Statistics	NOS	TBY
Record	5-9	8-6
First Downs	9	24
- by Rushing	3	6
- by Passing	6	17
- by Penalty	0	1
Total Net Yards	143	392
- Offensive Plays	52	73
- Yards per Play	2.75	5.37
Net Rushing Yards	57	111
- Rushing Attempts	22	21
- Yards per Rush	2.59	5.29
Net Passing Yards	86	281
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	28 - 19 - 0	50 - 33 - 3
- Gross Passing Yards	100	295
- Sacks/Yards Lost	2/14	2/14
- Yards per Pass Play	2.87	5.40
Fumbles/Lost	1/0	2/0
3rd Down Conversions	5/14	3/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	10.6	6.8
4th Down Conversions	0/0	1/1
Penalties/Yards	4/40	4/28
Punt Returns/Yards	1/2	4/32
Kick Returns/Yards	3/65	1/24
Interception Ret./Yards	3/135	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	0	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	0/0	1/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 25	OWN 22
Time of Possession	27:15	32:45

Drive Charts

New Orleans Saints
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	10:24	3:07	OWN 38	6	7	Punt
1	6:14	1:09	OWN 33	3	0	Punt
1	0:45	6:01	OWN 20	11	46	Missed FG
2	1:46	1:16	OWN 42	3	-2	Punt
3	15:00	4:12	OWN 20	8	18	Punt
3	6:23	2:03	OWN 19	3	8	Punt
3	1:08	3:23	OWN 20	5	8	Punt
4	10:20	3:05	OWN 26	6	22	Punt
4	6:12	3:15	OWN 24	6	14	Punt
4	0:29	0:29	OWN 16	2	-3	Game

Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	4:36	OWN 20	11	59	Field Goal
1	7:17	1:03	OWN 3	2	-3	Safety
1	5:05	4:20	OWN 28	9	72	Touchdown
2	9:44	3:35	OWN 41	7	35	Interception
2	6:09	4:23	OWN 32	7	33	Missed FG
2	0:30	0:30	OWN 26	1	9	Half
3	10:48	0:34	OWN 31	2	5	Interception
3	10:14	3:51	OWN 20	9	63	Field Goal
3	4:20	3:12	OWN 29	7	29	Punt
4	12:45	2:25	OWN 14	5	15	Punt
4	7:15	1:03	OWN 10	3	7	Punt
4	2:57	2:28	OWN 17	11	65	Interception

Game MVP: Brian Jordan, New Orleans Saints

Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Lorenzo White	14	49	3.50	27	1
Rodney Culver	4	3	0.75	3	0
Paul Walker	3	2	0.67	5	0
Craig Heyward	1	3	3.00	3	0

Tampa Bay	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Thurman Thomas	12	61	5.08	12	2
Jeff Walker	8	44	5.50	16	2
Steve Beuerlein	1	6	6.00	6	0

Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Paul Walker	28	19	100	2/14	0	19	0	73.5

Tampa Bay	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Steve Beuerlein	50	33	295	2/14	1	26	3	63.3

Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
RB Lorenzo White	5	5	12	2.40	18	19
WR Odessa Turner	4	7	36	9.00	6	15
WR Jeff Graham	3	8	12	4.00	0	7
TE Keith Jennings	2	2	14	7.00	6	9
WR James McKnight	2	2	23	11.50	9	12
TE Tyrone Davis	1	1	-2	-2.00	0	-2
RB Richard Huntley	1	1	0	0.00	0	0
WR Karl Williams	1	2	5	5.00	0	5

Tampa Bay	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Fabien Bownes	8	9	90	11.25	19	25	0
WR Perry Kemp	5	6	45	9.00	11	18	0
TE Dave Moore	5	5	58	11.60	13	20	1
WR Herman Fontenot	4	9	52	13.00	17	26	0
TE Roy Jones Jr	3	6	18	6.00	2	10	0
WR Terry Obee	3	7	13	4.33	5	8	0
RB Thurman Thomas	2	3	-7	-3.50	0	-3	0
FB Daryl Johnston	2	2	20	10.00	14	14	0
FB Merv Smith	1	2	6	6.00	0	6	0
RB Craig Taylor	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

New Orleans	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Bubba McDowell	1	42	42.00	1
S Brian Jordan	1	81	81.00	1
CB Jim Lyles	1	12	12.00	0

Tampa Bay	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

New Orleans	Fumb	Recov	Force
Lorenzo White	1	0	0
Marcus Spears	0	1	0
Marvin Washington	0	0	1
Jim Lyles	0	0	1

Tampa Bay	Fumb	Recov	Force
Perry Kemp	1	0	0
Terry Obee	1	0	0
Roy Jones Jr	0	1	0
Chris Dahlman	0	1	0
Todd Collins	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

New Orleans	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Brian Hansen	8	379	47.4	43.4	60	6

Tampa Bay	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Chris Mohr	3	148	49.3	42.0	59	0

Kicking Statistics

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

Tampa Bay	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Rich Karlis	2/3	0/1	0/1	38	0/1

Punt Return Statistics

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Lorenzo Lynch	1	2	2.0	0

Tampa Bay	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Terry Obee	4	32	8.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Lorenzo Lynch	2	47	23.5	0
Dave Whitmore	1	18	18.0	0

Tampa Bay	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Herman Fontenot	1	24	24.0	0

Defensive Statistics

New Orleans	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Jessie Armstead	7	6	0.0	18	41
CB Dewayne Washington	6	3	0.0	20	51
CB Jim Lyles	5	3	0.5	19	50
CB Lorenzo Lynch	4	2	0.0	11	43
S Bubba McDowell	4	1	0.0	21	50
S Brian Jordan	4	1	0.0	21	52
ILB Don Davis	4	0	0.0	19	47
DE Pierce Holt	3	1	0.5	16	45
S Dave Whitmore	3	2	0.0	7	22
OLB Brett Wallerstedt	2	2	0.0	3	11
DE Kevin Fagan	2	0	0.0	15	35
DT Mike Lodish	2	0	0.0	16	33
DT J.R. Green	2	0	0.0	8	25
DT Walt Murphy	2	0	0.0	16	22
DE Gary Ferguson	1	0	1.0	5	10
DE Marvin Washington	1	0	0.0	6	21
ILB Kyle Perkins	1	0	0.0	2	5
OLB Barry Minter	1	0	0.0	6	6

Tampa Bay	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Joe Poole	6	2	0.0	22	30
DE Chester McGlockton	5	0	1.0	20	29
CB Aeneas Williams	4	3	0.0	22	30
ILB Todd Collins	4	3	0.0	21	29
OLB Cornelius Bennett	4	1	0.0	17	19
DE Eric Curry	3	1	0.5	14	20
S Chad Cota	3	0	0.0	22	30
CB John Mangum	2	0	0.0	11	14
S Robert Griffith	2	0	0.0	4	6
CB Cornell Haynes Jr.	2	0	0.0	4	7
OLB Carlos Emmons	2	0	0.0	5	11
DT Carl Simpson	1	4	0.5	10	15
CB Doug Evans	1	3	0.0	22	30
WR Perry Kemp	1	0	---	---	---
OLB Chris Singleton	1	0	0.0	5	8
DE Mike Frederick	0	1	0.0	8	10

Pass Rush Statistics

New Orleans	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
DE Gary Ferguson	1.0	0	0	10
DE Pierce Holt	0.5	1	2	45
CB Jim Lyles	0.5	0	0	50
DE Kevin Fagan	0.0	1	1	35
DT Walt Murphy	0.0	0	2	22
DT Mike Lodish	0.0	0	1	33

Tampa Bay	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Chester McGlockton	1.0	2	1	29
DE Eric Curry	0.5	0	1	20
DT Carl Simpson	0.5	0	0	15
DT Sean Gilbert	0.0	1	0	23
CB Doug Evans	0.0	1	0	30
DT Austin Robbins	0.0	0	1	15

Pass Defense Statistics

New Orleans	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Jim Lyles	6	0	1	50
OLB Jessie Armstead	5	0	0	41
S Brian Jordan	4	0	1	52
S Dave Whitmore	3	1	0	22
ILB Don Davis	3	1	0	47
S Bubba McDowell	3	0	1	50
CB Dewayne Washington	3	0	0	51
OLB Brett Wallerstedt	2	0	0	11
CB Lorenzo Lynch	1	1	0	43
DE Marvin Washington	1	0	0	21
DT J.R. Green	1	0	0	25
OLB Barry Minter	1	0	0	6

Tampa Bay	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
S Joe Poole	5	0	30
CB John Mangum	2	0	14
CB Aeneas Williams	2	0	30
S Robert Griffith	2	0	6
CB Doug Evans	1	2	30
OLB Cornelius Bennett	1	0	19
OLB Chris Singleton	1	0	8
ILB Todd Collins	1	0	29
DE Eric Curry	1	0	20
S Chad Cota	1	0	30
CB Cornell Haynes Jr.	1	0	7
OLB Carlos Emmons	1	0	11

Blocking Statistics

New Orleans	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Tony Jones	1	5	22	0	30
Bruce Wilkerson	1	3	22	1	30
Jeff Dellenbach	1	3	22	0	30
Ike Davis	0	6	22	0	30
Marcus Spears	0	2	22	1	30

Tampa Bay	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
John Jackson	4	5	21	1	52
David Richards	2	6	21	0	52
Chris Dahlman	1	3	21	0	52
Daryl Johnston	1	2	13	0	24
Dino Smith	1	2	21	0	52
Dave Moore	0	2	18	0	24
Richmond Webb	0	0	21	1	52

Special Teams Tackles

New Orleans	Tackles	STPlays
Lorenzo Lynch	2	20
Rodney Culver	2	20
Lovett Purnell	1	17

Tampa Bay	Tackles	STPlays
Fabien Bownes	2	11
Doug Evans	1	9
Daryl Johnston	1	6

Participation

New Orleans	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Bubba McDowell	---	---	21	50	13	84
Dewayne Washington	---	---	20	51	10	81
Brian Jordan	---	---	21	52	3	76
Lorenzo Lynch	---	---	11	43	20	74
Jim Lyles	---	---	19	50	1	70
Don Davis	---	---	19	47	3	69
Pierce Holt	---	---	16	45	3	64
Jessie Armstead	---	---	18	41	3	62
Ike Davis	22	30	---	---	9	61
Mike Lodish	---	---	16	33	4	53
Jeff Dellenbach	22	30	---	---	---	52
Kevin Fagan	---	---	15	35	2	52
Bruce Wilkerson	22	30	---	---	---	52
Tony Jones	22	30	---	---	---	52
Marcus Spears	22	30	---	---	---	52
Paul Walker	22	30	---	---	---	52
Jeff Graham	19	28	---	---	---	47
Dave Whitmore	---	---	7	22	17	46
Keith Jennings	18	25	---	---	---	43
Lorenzo White	16	23	---	---	1	40
Craig Heyward	12	15	---	---	11	38
Walt Murphy	---	---	16	22	---	38
Odessa Turner	15	20	---	---	---	35
J.R. Green	---	---	8	25	2	35
Rodney Culver	6	6	---	---	20	32
Marvin Washington	---	---	6	21	4	31
Karl Williams	10	15	---	---	4	29
James McKnight	7	6	---	---	8	21
Brett Wallerstedt	---	---	3	11	6	20
Gary Ferguson	---	---	5	10	2	17
Lovett Purnell	0	0	---	---	17	17
Pierre Mosley	1	4	---	---	11	16
Tyrone Davis	3	5	---	---	8	16
Richard Huntley	3	3	---	---	8	14
Kyle Perkins	---	---	2	5	5	12
Barry Minter	---	---	6	6	---	12
Gerald Dixon	---	---	1	1	9	11
Brian Hansen	0	0	---	---	9	9
Carl Bax	0	0	---	---	9	9
Wang Weilin	0	0	---	---	9	9
Patrick Salonen	0	0	---	---	9	9
Frank Jordan	0	0	---	---	9	9
Morten Andersen	0	0	---	---	4	4
Deke McQuay	---	---	1	2	---	3
Peter Tom Willis	0	0	---	---	---	0
Ralph Story	0	0	---	---	---	0

Tampa Bay	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
John Jackson	21	52	---	---	6	79
David Richards	21	52	---	---	6	79
Dino Smith	21	52	---	---	6	79
Steve Beuerlein	21	52	---	---	---	73
Richmond Webb	21	52	---	---	---	73
Chris Dahlman	21	52	---	---	---	73
Herman Fontenot	13	38	---	---	16	67
Doug Evans	---	---	22	30	9	61
Thurman Thomas	13	41	---	---	---	54
Perry Kemp	17	35	---	---	1	53
Joe Poole	---	---	22	30	1	53
Aeneas Williams	---	---	22	30	1	53
Chad Cota	---	---	22	30	1	53
Dave Moore	18	24	---	---	10	52
Chester McGlockton	---	---	20	29	1	50
Todd Collins	---	---	21	29	---	50
Fabien Bownes	10	29	---	---	11	50
Terry Obee	4	21	---	---	19	44
Daryl Johnston	13	24	---	---	6	43
Sean Gilbert	---	---	19	23	---	42
Cornelius Bennett	---	---	17	19	2	38
Cornell Haynes Jr.	---	---	4	7	27	38
Carlos Emmons	---	---	5	11	20	36
Eric Curry	---	---	14	20	1	35
Austin Robbins	---	---	11	15	7	33
Craig Taylor	1	8	---	---	22	31
Mike Frederick	---	---	8	10	10	28
John Mangum	---	---	11	14	2	27
Roy Jones Jr	2	17	---	---	7	26
Carl Simpson	---	---	10	15	1	26
Merv Smith	6	15	---	---	1	22
Chris Singleton	---	---	5	8	7	20
Kevin Hickman	0	3	---	---	14	17
Robert Griffith	---	---	4	6	6	16
Jeff Walker	8	5	---	---	---	13
Rich Karlis	0	0	---	---	8	8
Tim Jorden	0	0	---	---	6	6
Jerry Crafts	0	0	---	---	6	6
Chuck Landeta	---	---	2	1	3	6
Bernardo Harris	---	---	1	1	3	5
Ellis Simon	---	---	2	2	---	4
Pete Mitchell	0	0	---	---	3	3
Chris Mohr	0	0	---	---	3	3
Cody Carlson	0	0	---	---	---	0
Nelson Kelley	0	0	---	---	---	0
Jermaine Mayberry	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	4	7	1.8
Middle	12	38	3.2
Right	4	15	3.8
None	2	-3	-1.5

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	6	37	6.2
Middle	6	29	4.8
Right	9	45	5.0
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Paul Walker	28	19	0	0	3	2	4	3	0

Tampa Bay	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Steve Beuerlein	50	33	3	0	3	3	6	0	3

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	10	9	31	3.1
Short (0-8 Yds)	10	7	43	4.3
Medium (9-18 Yds)	7	3	26	3.7
Long (19+ Yds)	1	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	6	6	10	1.7
Short (0-8 Yds)	31	17	135	4.4
Medium (9-18 Yds)	13	10	150	11.5
Long (19+ Yds)	0	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	PPlay
WR Jeff Graham	8	3	3	12	28
WR Odessa Turner	7	4	0	36	20
RB Lorenzo White	5	5	0	12	23
TE Keith Jennings	2	2	0	14	25
WR James McKnight	2	2	0	23	6
WR Karl Williams	2	1	0	5	15
TE Tyrone Davis	1	1	0	-2	5
RB Richard Huntley	1	1	0	0	3

Tampa Bay	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Herman Fontenot	9	4	1	52	1	38
WR Fabien Bownes	9	8	0	90	1	29
WR Terry Obee	7	3	1	13	0	21
WR Perry Kemp	6	5	0	45	0	35
TE Roy Jones Jr	6	3	0	18	0	17
TE Dave Moore	5	5	0	58	1	24
RB Thurman Thomas	3	2	1	-7	0	41
FB Daryl Johnston	2	2	0	20	0	24
FB Merv Smith	2	1	0	6	0	15
RB Craig Taylor	1	0	0	0	0	8

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

Tampa Bay	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg

Tampa Bay	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Steve Beuerlein	6	2	9	1.50	5.90

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg

Tampa Bay	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
RB Thurman Thomas	2	1	-4	-2.00	-2.33
WR Terry Obee	2	0	0	0.00	1.86
WR Herman Fontenot	1	0	0	0.00	5.78
TE Dave Moore	1	1	13	13.00	11.60

Third Down Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Rushes	Conversions
Lorenzo White	2	1
Rodney Culver	1	0

Tampa Bay	Rushes	Conversions
Thurman Thomas	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Conversions
Paul Walker	11	7	4

Tampa Bay	Att	Comp	Conversions
Steve Beuerlein	11	3	3

Third Down Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Odessa Turner	4	2	2
WR Jeff Graham	3	2	0
RB Lorenzo White	2	2	1
TE Keith Jennings	1	1	1
WR Karl Williams	1	0	0

Tampa Bay	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Herman Fontenot	3	1	1
WR Perry Kemp	2	2	2
WR Terry Obee	2	0	0
TE Roy Jones Jr	1	0	0
RB Craig Taylor	1	0	0
FB Merv Smith	1	0	0
WR Fabien Bownes	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 69,100 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 20,700 (21,400)
End Zone 15,200 (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	69,100 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	20,700 (21,400)
End Zone	15,200 (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)