Week 10, 1997

played in New Orleans, LA

49 degrees, fair, 2 mph wind

Tampa Bay Buccaneers	0	0	0	14	-	14
New Orleans Saints	3	3	3	0	-	9

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:29 NOS - Morten Andersen 22 field goal
2Q: 10:34 NOS - Morten Andersen 30 field goal
3Q: 07:44 NOS - Morten Andersen 25 field goal
4Q: 13:06 TBY - Jeff Walker 2 run (Rich Karlis extra point)
4Q: 02:00 TBY - Vaughn Hebron 12 run (Rich Karlis extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:29 NOS - Morten Andersen 22 field goal
2Q: 10:34 NOS - Morten Andersen 30 field goal
3Q: 07:44 NOS - Morten Andersen 25 field goal
4Q: 13:06 TBY - Jeff Walker 2 run (Rich Karlis extra point)
4Q: 02:00 TBY - Vaughn Hebron 12 run (Rich Karlis extra point)

Team Statistics TBY NOS
Record 4-5 1-8
First Downs 13 17
- by Rushing 6 6
- by Passing 6 11
- by Penalty 1 0
Total Net Yards 225 369
- Offensive Plays 52 72
- Yards per Play 4.33 5.13
Net Rushing Yards 86 127
- Rushing Attempts 21 33
- Yards per Rush 4.10 3.85
Net Passing Yards 139 242
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 31 - 22 - 1 36 - 21 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 139 264
- Sacks/Yards Lost 0/0 3/22
- Yards per Pass Play 4.48 6.21
Fumbles/Lost 2/1 1/0
3rd Down Conversions 3/10 4/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.3 9.0
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/1
Penalties/Yards 5/25 10/73
Punt Returns/Yards 3/18 3/12
Kick Returns/Yards 3/76 0/0
Interception Ret./Yards 1/0 1/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 3 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/0 0/3
Avg. Drive Start OWN 37 OWN 18
Time of Possession 23:34 36:26

Team Statistics	TBY	NOS
Record	4-5	1-8
First Downs	13	17
- by Rushing	6	6
- by Passing	6	11
- by Penalty	1	0
Total Net Yards	225	369
- Offensive Plays	52	72
- Yards per Play	4.33	5.13
Net Rushing Yards	86	127
- Rushing Attempts	21	33
- Yards per Rush	4.10	3.85
Net Passing Yards	139	242
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	31 - 22 - 1	36 - 21 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	139	264
- Sacks/Yards Lost	0/0	3/22
- Yards per Pass Play	4.48	6.21
Fumbles/Lost	2/1	1/0
3rd Down Conversions	3/10	4/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.3	9.0
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/1
Penalties/Yards	5/25	10/73
Punt Returns/Yards	3/18	3/12
Kick Returns/Yards	3/76	0/0
Interception Ret./Yards	1/0	1/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	3	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/0	0/3
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 37	OWN 18
Time of Possession	23:34	36:26

Drive Charts

Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	1:50	OWN 20	3	7	Punt
1	10:23	3:13	OWN 32	4	18	Punt
1	3:15	3:21	OWN 32	7	42	Missed FG
2	10:29	2:45	OWN 15	3	8	Punt
2	4:16	2:54	OWN 20	6	13	Punt
2	0:23	0:08	OWN 48	1	0	Interception
3	7:37	1:27	OWN 32	3	-1	Punt
3	2:05	0:19	OPP 46	2	3	Fumble
3	1:00	3:03	OWN 33	7	67	Touchdown
4	11:06	1:56	OWN 20	6	22	Punt
4	5:16	3:24	OPP 44	8	44	Touchdown
4	0:39	0:39	OPP 10	2	-3	Game

New Orleans Saints
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	13:10	2:47	OWN 31	5	64	Field Goal
1	7:10	3:55	OWN 5	6	33	Punt
2	14:54	4:25	OWN 33	10	54	Field Goal
2	7:44	3:28	OWN 33	8	25	Punt
2	1:22	0:59	OWN 6	3	9	Punt
2	0:15	0:15	OWN 1	1	0	Half
3	15:00	7:23	OWN 20	12	72	Field Goal
3	6:10	4:05	OWN 9	7	29	Interception
3	1:46	0:46	OWN 43	3	1	Punt
4	12:57	1:51	OWN 20	5	47	Punt
4	9:10	3:54	OWN 11	6	17	Punt
4	1:52	1:13	OWN 10	6	0	Downs

Game MVP: Ellis Simon, Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Rushing Statistics

Tampa Bay	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Jeff Walker	9	33	3.67	19	1	1
Vaughn Hebron	8	52	6.50	16	3	1
Jason Garrett	4	1	0.25	4	0	0

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Richard Huntley	27	76	2.81	9	0
Paul Walker	4	34	8.50	22	1
Craig Heyward	1	14	14.00	14	1
Derek Russell	1	3	3.00	3	0

Passing Statistics

Tampa Bay	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Jason Garrett	31	22	139	0/0	0	31	1	66.5

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Paul Walker	36	21	264	3/22	0	43	1	69.7

Receiving Statistics

Tampa Bay	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Perry Kemp	6	8	60	10.00	23	31
WR Ronnie Harmon	4	6	15	3.75	0	10
WR Terry Obee	3	5	17	5.67	6	6
WR Dave Groh	3	4	17	5.67	4	13
RB Vaughn Hebron	3	3	10	3.33	7	7
RB Jeff Walker	1	1	3	3.00	0	3
TE Chad Lewis	1	1	8	8.00	1	8
WR Joey Kent	1	1	9	9.00	4	9
WR Fabien Bownes	0	1	0	0.00	0	0
RB Kenny Bynum	0	1	0	0.00	0	0

New Orleans	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Karl Williams	6	12	131	21.83	101	42
WR Jeff Graham	5	9	44	8.80	8	13
WR Leonard Klecko	3	3	20	6.67	5	18
TE Keith Jennings	2	4	9	4.50	1	6
WR Derek Russell	2	2	44	22.00	36	43
TE Tyrone Davis	2	2	13	6.50	2	7
RB Richard Huntley	1	3	3	3.00	2	3
RB Larry Long	0	1	0	0.00	0	0

Interception Statistics

Tampa Bay	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Robert Griffith	1	0	0.00	0

New Orleans	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Bubba McDowell	1	0	0.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Tampa Bay	Fumb	Recov	Force
Ronnie Harmon	1	0	0
Vaughn Hebron	1	0	0
Dave Groh	0	1	0
Chad Cota	0	0	1

New Orleans	Fumb	Recov	Force
Richard Huntley	1	0	0
Larry Heck	0	1	0
Jessie Armstead	0	1	0
William Carr	0	0	1
Monty Montgomery	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Tampa Bay	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Tobey Maguire	6	306	51.0	49.0	61	4

New Orleans	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Will Bryce	6	214	35.7	26.0	42	0

Kicking Statistics

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

New Orleans	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Morten Andersen	3/3	0/0	0/0	30	0/0

Punt Return Statistics

Tampa Bay	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Terry Obee	3	18	6.0	0

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Jake Reed	3	12	4.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Tampa Bay	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Vaughn Hebron	2	56	28.0	0
Terry Obee	1	20	20.0	0

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Defensive Statistics

Tampa Bay	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Carlos Emmons	10	2	0.0	28	26
ILB John Fiala	9	2	0.0	33	39
OLB Lamont Hollinquest	5	1	0.0	12	14
S Robert Griffith	5	1	0.0	32	37
S Chad Cota	5	0	0.0	33	39
DE Ellis Simon	4	5	3.0	26	31
DT Austin Robbins	4	2	0.0	31	35
CB Cornell Haynes Jr.	4	1	0.0	32	36
CB Fred Thomas	4	0	0.0	18	31
CB Aeneas Williams	2	1	0.0	32	35
OLB Chuck Landeta	2	0	0.0	5	3
DE Mike Frederick	2	0	0.0	8	8
WR Dave Groh	1	0	---	---	---
OLB Bernardo Harris	1	0	0.0	3	5
CB Leo Blair	0	2	0.0	2	6
DT Jason Ferguson	0	1	0.0	24	24

New Orleans	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Don Davis	7	1	0.0	21	31
S Bubba McDowell	5	2	0.0	21	31
OLB Jessie Armstead	5	2	0.0	14	23
CB Monty Montgomery	5	0	0.0	12	21
CB Dewayne Washington	4	0	0.0	20	31
S Brian Jordan	3	2	0.0	21	31
DE Marvin Washington	2	1	0.0	17	29
OLB Brett Wallerstedt	2	0	0.0	7	8
DT William Carr	2	0	0.0	10	17
WR Jeff Graham	1	0	---	---	---
CB Jim Lyles	1	0	0.0	19	28
DE Robert Harris	1	0	0.0	19	28
DT Darrell Russell	1	0	0.0	12	16
OLB Dexter Coakley	0	2	0.0	8	8
DT Mike Lodish	0	1	0.0	13	20

Pass Rush Statistics

Tampa Bay	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Ellis Simon	3.0	0	0	0	31
DE Chris Ward	0.0	1	1	0	15
DE Eric Curry	0.0	0	1	0	32
DT Jason Ferguson	0.0	0	1	0	24
DT Austin Robbins	0.0	0	0	2	35

New Orleans	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Marvin Washington	2	3	29
DE Robert Harris	1	1	28
S Bubba McDowell	1	0	31
DT Mike Lodish	1	0	20

Pass Defense Statistics

Tampa Bay	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S Robert Griffith	4	0	1	37
OLB Carlos Emmons	4	0	0	26
ILB John Fiala	3	0	0	39
CB Aeneas Williams	2	0	0	35
CB Cornell Haynes Jr.	2	0	0	36
CB Fred Thomas	2	0	0	31
OLB Lamont Hollinquest	1	0	0	14
DE Ellis Simon	1	0	0	31
OLB Chuck Landeta	1	0	0	3
DE Mike Frederick	1	0	0	8
S Joe Poole	0	1	0	13
S Chad Cota	0	1	0	39

New Orleans	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
ILB Don Davis	5	0	0	31
CB Dewayne Washington	3	1	0	31
CB Monty Montgomery	3	1	0	21
OLB Jessie Armstead	3	0	0	23
S Brian Jordan	2	0	0	31
S Bubba McDowell	1	0	1	31
DE Marvin Washington	1	0	0	29
CB Jim Lyles	1	0	0	28
DE Robert Harris	1	0	0	28
OLB Brett Wallerstedt	1	0	0	8
DT William Carr	1	0	0	17

Blocking Statistics

Tampa Bay	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	PPly
Dino Smith	3	5	1	21	31
Chris Dahlman	2	3	0	21	31
David Richards	1	4	0	21	31
Nelson Kelley	1	3	0	21	31
Merv Smith	0	1	0	15	9
Rod Jones	0	1	0	21	31

New Orleans	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Zack Freeman	4	7	33	0	39
Tony Jones	2	7	33	1	39
Ike Davis	2	5	33	0	39
Larry Heck	1	5	33	0	39
Harris Barton	1	4	33	2	39
Craig Heyward	1	1	19	0	19

Special Teams Tackles

Tampa Bay	Tackles	STPlays
Dave Groh	1	17
Asher Ackerman	1	14
Merv Smith	1	13

New Orleans	Tackles	STPlays
Jake Reed	2	18
Larry Long	1	22
Frank Robinson	1	21
Craig Heyward	1	16
Keith Jennings	1	12

Participation

Tampa Bay	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Cornell Haynes Jr.	---	---	32	36	14	82
Chad Cota	---	---	33	39	3	75
John Fiala	---	---	33	39	3	75
Robert Griffith	---	---	32	37	2	71
Aeneas Williams	---	---	32	35	3	70
Austin Robbins	---	---	31	35	3	69
Eric Curry	---	---	28	32	4	64
Carlos Emmons	---	---	28	26	7	61
David Richards	21	31	---	---	7	59
Dino Smith	21	31	---	---	7	59
Nelson Kelley	21	31	---	---	7	59
Ellis Simon	---	---	26	31	2	59
Fred Thomas	---	---	18	31	9	58
Dave Groh	9	30	---	---	17	56
Jason Ferguson	---	---	24	24	6	54
Jason Garrett	21	31	---	---	---	52
Chris Dahlman	21	31	---	---	---	52
Rod Jones	21	31	---	---	---	52
Vaughn Hebron	9	12	---	---	20	41
Terry Obee	8	16	---	---	13	37
Merv Smith	15	9	---	---	13	37
Perry Kemp	9	25	---	---	---	34
Ronnie Harmon	15	18	---	---	---	33
Chris Ward	---	---	12	15	2	29
Chad Lewis	13	15	---	---	---	28
Lamont Hollinquest	---	---	12	14	1	27
Bernardo Harris	---	---	3	5	19	27
Kerry Cash	12	7	---	---	7	26
Jeff Walker	12	13	---	---	1	26
Mike Frederick	---	---	8	8	8	24
Joe Poole	---	---	4	13	6	23
Leo Blair	---	---	2	6	12	20
Asher Ackerman	3	1	---	---	14	18
Fabien Bownes	0	6	---	---	10	16
Kenny Bynum	0	1	---	---	8	9
Chuck Landeta	---	---	5	3	---	8
Tim Jorden	0	0	---	---	7	7
Ricky Siglar	0	0	---	---	7	7
Tobey Maguire	0	0	---	---	6	6
Rich Karlis	0	0	---	---	4	4
Joey Kent	0	2	---	---	---	2
Koy Detmer	0	0	---	---	1	1
Gus Frerotte	0	0	---	---	---	0
Griffin Robinson	0	0	---	---	---	0
Jermaine Mayberry	0	0	---	---	---	0
Jerome Daniels	0	0	---	---	---	0

New Orleans	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Harris Barton	33	39	---	---	9	81
Ike Davis	33	39	---	---	9	81
Tony Jones	33	39	---	---	---	72
Larry Heck	33	39	---	---	---	72
Zack Freeman	33	39	---	---	---	72
Paul Walker	33	39	---	---	---	72
Keith Jennings	25	30	---	---	12	67
Richard Huntley	32	32	---	---	3	67
Jeff Graham	30	31	---	---	---	61
Craig Heyward	19	19	---	---	16	54
Bubba McDowell	---	---	21	31	2	54
Brian Jordan	---	---	21	31	1	53
Dewayne Washington	---	---	20	31	2	53
Don Davis	---	---	21	31	1	53
Robert Harris	---	---	19	28	2	49
Jim Lyles	---	---	19	28	1	48
Marvin Washington	---	---	17	29	1	47
Karl Williams	19	28	---	---	---	47
Leonard Klecko	15	25	---	---	---	40
Monty Montgomery	---	---	12	21	7	40
Tyrone Davis	12	12	---	---	15	39
Jessie Armstead	---	---	14	23	1	38
Mike Lodish	---	---	13	20	2	35
Derek Russell	11	11	---	---	11	33
Larry Long	1	7	---	---	22	30
Darrell Russell	---	---	12	16	2	30
Brett Wallerstedt	---	---	7	8	13	28
Frank Robinson	---	---	2	4	21	27
William Carr	---	---	10	17	---	27
Gary Ferguson	---	---	8	7	6	21
Dexter Coakley	---	---	8	8	3	19
Jake Reed	0	0	---	---	18	18
Gerald Dixon	---	---	2	1	7	10
Pierce Holt	---	---	2	3	4	9
Patrick Salonen	0	0	---	---	9	9
Frank Jordan	0	0	---	---	9	9
Ruben Brown	0	0	---	---	9	9
Sebastian Fannin	0	0	---	---	9	9
James McKnight	1	0	---	---	7	8
Morten Andersen	0	0	---	---	7	7
Deke McQuay	---	---	3	4	---	7
Will Bryce	0	0	---	---	6	6
Kyle Perkins	---	---	0	0	3	3
Danny Wuerffel	0	0	---	---	3	3
Mike Martin	0	0	---	---	---	0
Ralph Story	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	7	62	8.9
Middle	7	4	0.6
Right	5	23	4.6
None	2	-3	-1.5

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	6	21	3.5
Middle	18	85	4.7
Right	9	21	2.3
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Tampa Bay	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Jason Garrett	31	22	1	0	1	2	5	4	1

New Orleans	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Paul Walker	36	21	4	4	4	2	3	2	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	10	7	23	2.3
Short (0-8 Yds)	10	9	30	3.0
Medium (9-18 Yds)	10	6	86	8.6
Long (19+ Yds)	1	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	7	2	57	8.1
Short (0-8 Yds)	16	14	131	8.2
Medium (9-18 Yds)	8	5	76	9.5
Long (19+ Yds)	5	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Tampa Bay	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Perry Kemp	8	6	0	60	1	25
WR Ronnie Harmon	6	4	1	15	0	18
WR Terry Obee	5	3	0	17	0	16
WR Dave Groh	4	3	0	17	0	30
RB Vaughn Hebron	3	3	0	10	0	12
RB Jeff Walker	1	1	0	3	0	13
WR Fabien Bownes	1	0	0	0	0	6
RB Kenny Bynum	1	0	0	0	0	1
TE Chad Lewis	1	1	0	8	0	15
WR Joey Kent	1	1	0	9	0	2

New Orleans	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Karl Williams	12	6	1	131	3	28
WR Jeff Graham	9	5	0	44	0	31
TE Keith Jennings	4	2	1	9	0	30
WR Leonard Klecko	3	3	0	20	0	25
RB Richard Huntley	3	1	1	3	0	32
WR Derek Russell	2	2	0	44	1	11
TE Tyrone Davis	2	2	0	13	0	12
RB Larry Long	1	0	1	0	0	7

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Tampa Bay	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Jason Garrett	2	-3	-1.50	0.25
Vaughn Hebron	2	12	6.00	6.50
Jeff Walker	2	4	2.00	3.67

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Richard Huntley	3	0	0.00	2.81

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Tampa Bay	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Paul Walker	6	2	5	0.83	7.33

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Tampa Bay	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg

New Orleans	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
RB Richard Huntley	2	0	0	0.00	1.00
WR Karl Williams	2	0	0	0.00	10.92
WR Leonard Klecko	1	1	-1	-1.00	6.67
TE Tyrone Davis	1	1	6	6.00	6.50

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Tampa Bay	Rushes	Conversions
Vaughn Hebron	1	0

New Orleans	Rushes	Conversions
Paul Walker	4	2
Craig Heyward	1	0
Richard Huntley	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Tampa Bay	Att	Comp	Conversions
Jason Garrett	9	8	3

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Conversions
Paul Walker	9	3	2

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Tampa Bay	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Perry Kemp	4	3	2
RB Vaughn Hebron	2	2	0
WR Terry Obee	1	1	0
WR Dave Groh	1	1	0
WR Joey Kent	1	1	1

New Orleans	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Jeff Graham	3	1	0
WR Karl Williams	2	0	0
TE Keith Jennings	1	0	0
WR Leonard Klecko	1	1	1
TE Tyrone Davis	1	1	1
RB Richard Huntley	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 43,800 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 12,800 (21,400)
End Zone 9,000 (15,400)
Mezzanine 5,900 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 8,700 (13,600)
Club Seats 4,800 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 2,600 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	43,800 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	12,800 (21,400)
End Zone	9,000 (15,400)
Mezzanine	5,900 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	8,700 (13,600)
Club Seats	4,800 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	2,600 (3,300)