Week 9, 1998

played in Tampa Bay, FL

85 degrees, fair, 5 mph wind

New Orleans Saints	0	14	7	0	-	21
Tampa Bay Buccaneers	3	7	14	7	-	31

Scoring Summary
1Q: 05:21 TBY - Scott Norwood 44 field goal
2Q: 09:37 NOS - Jeff Graham 8 pass from Matt Hassebeck (Mike Vanderjagt extra point)
2Q: 01:51 TBY - Ahman Green 13 pass from Gus Frerotte (Scott Norwood extra point)
2Q: 00:14 NOS - Jeff Graham 30 pass from Matt Hassebeck (Mike Vanderjagt extra point)
3Q: 12:21 NOS - Richard Huntley 61 run (Mike Vanderjagt extra point)
3Q: 08:29 TBY - Ahman Green 4 pass from Gus Frerotte (Scott Norwood extra point)
3Q: 05:02 TBY - Vaughn Hebron 3 run (Scott Norwood extra point)
4Q: 15:00 TBY - Ahman Green 2 run (Scott Norwood extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 05:21 TBY - Scott Norwood 44 field goal
2Q: 09:37 NOS - Jeff Graham 8 pass from Matt Hassebeck (Mike Vanderjagt extra point)
2Q: 01:51 TBY - Ahman Green 13 pass from Gus Frerotte (Scott Norwood extra point)
2Q: 00:14 NOS - Jeff Graham 30 pass from Matt Hassebeck (Mike Vanderjagt extra point)
3Q: 12:21 NOS - Richard Huntley 61 run (Mike Vanderjagt extra point)
3Q: 08:29 TBY - Ahman Green 4 pass from Gus Frerotte (Scott Norwood extra point)
3Q: 05:02 TBY - Vaughn Hebron 3 run (Scott Norwood extra point)
4Q: 15:00 TBY - Ahman Green 2 run (Scott Norwood extra point)

Team Statistics NOS TBY
Record 3-5 5-3
First Downs 17 23
- by Rushing 1 10
- by Passing 16 12
- by Penalty 0 1
Total Net Yards 375 387
- Offensive Plays 59 69
- Yards per Play 6.36 5.61
Net Rushing Yards 79 170
- Rushing Attempts 12 39
- Yards per Rush 6.58 4.36
Net Passing Yards 296 217
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 45 - 30 - 2 28 - 23 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 308 228
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2/12 2/11
- Yards per Pass Play 6.30 7.23
Fumbles/Lost 4/1 2/1
3rd Down Conversions 3/12 7/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 9.1 8.1
4th Down Conversions 1/1 0/0
Penalties/Yards 7/54 6/56
Punt Returns/Yards 3/-1 1/8
Kick Returns/Yards 1/14 1/30
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 2/56
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 1 5
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/0 4/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 26 OWN 32
Time of Possession 24:22 35:38

Team Statistics	NOS	TBY
Record	3-5	5-3
First Downs	17	23
- by Rushing	1	10
- by Passing	16	12
- by Penalty	0	1
Total Net Yards	375	387
- Offensive Plays	59	69
- Yards per Play	6.36	5.61
Net Rushing Yards	79	170
- Rushing Attempts	12	39
- Yards per Rush	6.58	4.36
Net Passing Yards	296	217
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	45 - 30 - 2	28 - 23 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	308	228
- Sacks/Yards Lost	2/12	2/11
- Yards per Pass Play	6.30	7.23
Fumbles/Lost	4/1	2/1
3rd Down Conversions	3/12	7/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	9.1	8.1
4th Down Conversions	1/1	0/0
Penalties/Yards	7/54	6/56
Punt Returns/Yards	3/-1	1/8
Kick Returns/Yards	1/14	1/30
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	2/56
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	1	5
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/0	4/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 26	OWN 32
Time of Possession	24:22	35:38

Drive Charts

New Orleans Saints
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	1:04	OWN 20	3	0	Punt
1	10:10	1:28	OWN 6	3	1	Punt
1	5:14	1:29	OWN 20	3	1	Punt
1	2:16	0:43	OWN 37	3	1	Punt
2	13:51	4:20	OWN 38	8	62	Touchdown
2	7:16	1:46	OWN 48	3	7	Punt
2	1:51	1:47	OWN 20	8	80	Touchdown
3	13:07	1:03	OWN 29	2	71	Touchdown
3	8:23	0:11	OWN 20	1	4	Fumble
3	4:56	2:04	OWN 21	4	32	Interception
4	14:53	2:04	OWN 20	3	8	Punt
4	9:41	2:57	OWN 31	6	25	Punt
4	4:22	0:49	OWN 43	3	2	Interception
4	2:24	2:24	OWN 20	9	47	Game

Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	13:56	3:46	OWN 18	7	21	Punt
1	8:42	3:28	OPP 46	6	19	Field Goal
1	3:45	1:29	OWN 25	4	38	Fumble
1	1:33	2:42	OWN 23	7	46	Missed FG
2	9:31	2:15	OWN 20	3	-1	Punt
2	5:30	3:39	OWN 2	9	98	Touchdown
3	15:00	1:53	OWN 30	3	2	Punt
3	12:04	3:41	OWN 20	7	80	Touchdown
3	8:12	3:16	OPP 24	6	24	Touchdown
3	2:52	2:59	OPP 27	6	27	Touchdown
4	12:49	3:08	OWN 2	6	22	Punt
4	6:44	2:22	OWN 20	3	7	Punt
4	3:33	1:09	OPP 44	3	4	Punt

Game MVP: Gus Frerotte, Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Richard Huntley	9	78	8.67	61	1	1
Spencer Bramson	2	-5	-2.50	-1	0	0
Matt Hassebeck	1	6	6.00	6	0	0

Tampa Bay	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Ahman Green	31	147	4.74	15	5	1
Vaughn Hebron	8	23	2.88	14	1	1

Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Matt Hassebeck	45	30	308	2/12	2	30	2	82.4

Tampa Bay	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Gus Frerotte	28	23	228	2/11	2	32	0	124.4

Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Karl Williams	11	14	62	5.64	5	11	0
WR Jeff Graham	6	9	108	18.00	46	30	2
TE Keith Jennings	4	4	59	14.75	29	18	0
WR Az-Zahir Hakim	3	6	50	16.67	30	25	0
TE Bradford Banta	2	4	16	8.00	0	12	0
WR Leonard Klecko	1	3	12	12.00	0	12	0
RB Richard Huntley	1	1	1	1.00	0	1	0
RB Spencer Bramson	1	1	4	4.00	0	4	0
RB Chad Graham	1	1	-4	-4.00	0	-4	0
WR Derek Russell	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Tampa Bay	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
RB Ahman Green	7	8	53	7.57	32	32	2
WR Perry Kemp	4	6	49	12.25	10	17	0
TE Dave Moore	3	3	33	11.00	19	25	0
WR Ronnie Harmon	2	2	11	5.50	0	15	0
WR Terry Obee	2	4	45	22.50	20	23	0
RB Vaughn Hebron	1	1	6	6.00	4	6	0
FB Merv Smith	1	1	8	8.00	0	8	0
WR Louis Davis	1	1	3	3.00	3	3	0
TE Chad Lewis	1	1	10	10.00	8	10	0
WR Joey Kent	1	1	10	10.00	0	10	0

Interception Statistics

New Orleans	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Tampa Bay	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Cornell Haynes Jr.	1	12	12.00	0
S Damien Richardson	1	44	44.00	0

Fumble Statistics

New Orleans	Fumb	Recov	Force
Bradford Banta	2	1	0
Matt Hassebeck	2	0	0
Jim Lyles	0	1	0
Leonard Klecko	0	1	0
Ike Davis	0	1	0
Robert Harris	0	0	1
Walt Murphy	0	0	1

Tampa Bay	Fumb	Recov	Force
Vaughn Hebron	1	0	0
Ahman Green	1	0	0
Chris Dahlman	0	1	0
Damien Richardson	0	1	0
Carlos Emmons	0	0	3
Eric Curry	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

New Orleans	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Will Bryce	7	336	48.0	44.0	70	3

Tampa Bay	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Tobey Maguire	6	241	40.2	37.0	55	1

Kicking Statistics

New Orleans	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Mike Vanderjagt	0/0	0/0	0/0	0	3/3

Tampa Bay	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Scott Norwood	1/2	1/2	0/0	44	4/4

Punt Return Statistics

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Karl Williams	3	-1	-0.3	0

Tampa Bay	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Terry Obee	1	8	8.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Az-Zahir Hakim	1	14	14.0	0

Tampa Bay	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Vaughn Hebron	1	30	30.0	0

Defensive Statistics

New Orleans	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Mike Caldwell	7	3	0.0	39	29
S Bubba McDowell	7	2	0.0	39	30
DE Marvin Washington	6	1	1.0	30	21
CB Jim Lyles	5	1	0.0	33	26
DE Robert Harris	4	1	0.0	38	27
OLB Jessie Armstead	4	1	0.0	31	24
S Deke McQuay	4	1	0.0	17	24
CB Monty Montgomery	4	0	0.0	37	26
DT Mike Lodish	3	2	0.0	26	14
CB Leonard Wheeler	3	1	0.0	19	23
DT Walt Murphy	3	1	0.0	29	16
OLB Dexter Coakley	3	1	0.0	17	5
DT Darrell Russell	2	1	1.0	14	14
DT William Carr	2	0	0.0	15	20
CB Frank Robinson	1	1	0.0	6	9
OLB Gerald Dixon	1	0	0.0	1	0
TE Bradford Banta	1	0	---	---	---
WR Az-Zahir Hakim	1	0	---	---	---
S Donovin Darius	1	0	0.0	25	11

Tampa Bay	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
CB Doug Evans	8	0	0.0	12	47
OLB Carlos Emmons	7	3	1.0	12	41
CB Aeneas Williams	4	0	0.0	12	46
CB Cornell Haynes Jr.	3	0	0.0	8	38
S Damien Richardson	3	0	0.0	12	46
DE Eric Curry	2	0	1.0	11	42
DT Nolan Harrison	2	1	0.0	6	35
S Chad Cota	2	1	0.0	12	46
ILB John Fiala	2	1	0.0	12	43
S Joe Poole	2	0	0.0	1	18
DT James Cannida	2	0	0.0	8	27
OLB Lamont Hollinquest	1	0	0.0	4	7
DE Ellis Simon	1	0	0.0	2	8
DT Jason Ferguson	1	0	0.0	9	14
CB Dexter Bahr	0	1	0.0	0	6

Pass Rush Statistics

New Orleans	Sack	Block	Knock	PPlay
DE Marvin Washington	1.0	1	1	21
DT Darrell Russell	1.0	0	0	14
DE Robert Harris	0.0	0	1	27

Tampa Bay	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Eric Curry	1.0	0	1	1	42
OLB Carlos Emmons	1.0	0	0	0	41
DE Ellis Simon	0.0	1	0	0	8
DT James Cannida	0.0	1	0	0	27
DE Dorian Boose	0.0	0	3	0	44

Pass Defense Statistics

New Orleans	Caught	PPlay
S Bubba McDowell	4	30
CB Jim Lyles	3	26
CB Leonard Wheeler	3	23
ILB Mike Caldwell	3	29
CB Monty Montgomery	3	26
S Deke McQuay	2	24
CB Frank Robinson	1	9
OLB Jessie Armstead	1	24
DT William Carr	1	20
OLB Dexter Coakley	1	5
S Donovin Darius	1	11

Tampa Bay	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Doug Evans	8	1	0	47
OLB Carlos Emmons	6	0	0	41
CB Aeneas Williams	4	3	0	46
S Damien Richardson	4	0	1	46
CB Cornell Haynes Jr.	2	0	1	38
S Joe Poole	2	0	0	18
S Chad Cota	2	0	0	46
ILB John Fiala	2	0	0	43

Blocking Statistics

New Orleans	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Ike Davis	1	4	12	1	47
Zack Freeman	1	3	12	0	47
Larry Heck	1	2	12	0	47
Harris Barton	0	1	12	1	47
Rod Shoate	0	1	12	0	47

Tampa Bay	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Nelson Kelley	4	6	39	0	30
Ross Verba	3	12	39	2	30
Chris Dahlman	3	7	39	0	30
David Richards	2	7	39	0	30
Chris Liwienski	1	3	39	0	30
Merv Smith	1	2	26	0	19
Dave Moore	1	1	31	0	21
Chad Lewis	1	1	13	0	6

Special Teams Tackles

New Orleans	Tackles	STPlays
Derek Russell	2	17

Tampa Bay	Tackles	STPlays
Harvey Vail	3	18
Terry Obee	1	17

Participation

New Orleans	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Bubba McDowell	---	---	39	30	8	77
Mike Caldwell	---	---	39	29	2	70
Robert Harris	---	---	38	27	3	68
Monty Montgomery	---	---	37	26	5	68
Harris Barton	12	47	---	---	7	66
Ike Davis	12	47	---	---	7	66
Bradford Banta	12	33	---	---	17	62
Jim Lyles	---	---	33	26	2	61
Leonard Wheeler	---	---	19	23	17	59
Larry Heck	12	47	---	---	---	59
Zack Freeman	12	47	---	---	---	59
Rod Shoate	12	47	---	---	---	59
Matt Hassebeck	12	47	---	---	---	59
Jessie Armstead	---	---	31	24	1	56
Marvin Washington	---	---	30	21	1	52
Jeff Graham	12	40	---	---	---	52
Walt Murphy	---	---	29	16	3	48
Keith Jennings	11	26	---	---	10	47
Karl Williams	2	30	---	---	15	47
Mike Lodish	---	---	26	14	5	45
Richard Huntley	9	31	---	---	3	43
Deke McQuay	---	---	17	24	1	42
Spencer Bramson	3	19	---	---	17	39
Frank Robinson	---	---	6	9	23	38
Donovin Darius	---	---	25	11	2	38
Brett Wallerstedt	---	---	10	7	19	36
William Carr	---	---	15	20	1	36
Darrell Russell	---	---	14	14	7	35
Az-Zahir Hakim	6	15	---	---	7	28
Leonard Klecko	0	25	---	---	---	25
Dexter Coakley	---	---	17	5	1	23
Derek Russell	0	3	---	---	17	20
Chad Graham	5	13	---	---	---	18
Tarik Smith	0	0	---	---	16	16
Alvis Whitted	0	0	---	---	16	16
Brian Simmons	---	---	2	1	5	8
Frank Jordan	0	0	---	---	7	7
Ruben Brown	0	0	---	---	7	7
Will Bryce	0	0	---	---	7	7
Jason Whittle	0	0	---	---	7	7
Gerald Dixon	---	---	1	0	5	6
Gary Ferguson	---	---	1	3	---	4
Mike Vanderjagt	0	0	---	---	4	4
Mike Martin	0	0	---	---	---	0
Paul Walker	0	0	---	---	---	0
Danny Wuerffel	0	0	---	---	---	0

Tampa Bay	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
David Richards	39	30	---	---	8	77
Nelson Kelley	39	30	---	---	8	77
Chris Liwienski	39	30	---	---	8	77
Chris Dahlman	39	30	---	---	---	69
Doug Evans	---	---	12	47	10	69
Gus Frerotte	39	30	---	---	---	69
Ross Verba	39	30	---	---	---	69
Dave Moore	31	21	---	---	14	66
Cornell Haynes Jr.	---	---	8	38	16	62
Dorian Boose	---	---	11	44	7	62
Chad Cota	---	---	12	46	2	60
Aeneas Williams	---	---	12	46	1	59
Damien Richardson	---	---	12	46	---	58
Carlos Emmons	---	---	12	41	4	57
John Fiala	---	---	12	43	---	55
Eric Curry	---	---	11	42	---	53
Merv Smith	26	19	---	---	8	53
Terry Obee	15	18	---	---	17	50
Ahman Green	31	19	---	---	---	50
Ronnie Harmon	30	16	---	---	2	48
Vaughn Hebron	8	11	---	---	25	44
Nolan Harrison	---	---	6	35	---	41
Perry Kemp	20	20	---	---	---	40
James Cannida	---	---	8	27	5	40
Louis Davis	12	12	---	---	15	39
Reggie Barnes	---	---	0	8	24	32
Harvey Vail	7	6	---	---	18	31
Chad Lewis	13	6	---	---	7	26
Dexter Bahr	---	---	0	6	19	25
Jason Ferguson	---	---	9	14	2	25
Joe Poole	---	---	1	18	1	20
Dave Groh	0	0	---	---	18	18
Lamont Hollinquest	---	---	4	7	4	15
Ellis Simon	---	---	2	8	---	10
Scott Norwood	0	0	---	---	8	8
Tim Jorden	0	0	---	---	8	8
Ricky Siglar	0	0	---	---	8	8
Tobey Maguire	0	0	---	---	6	6
Joey Kent	2	2	---	---	---	4
Koy Detmer	0	0	---	---	2	2
Cordell Taylor	---	---	0	1	---	1
Todd Collins	---	---	0	0	---	0
Jason Garrett	0	0	---	---	---	0
Rod Jones	0	0	---	---	---	0
Curtis Lundy	0	0	---	---	---	0
Jerome Daniels	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	2	-5	-2.5
Middle	10	84	8.4
Right	0	0	0.0
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	11	65	5.9
Middle	18	63	3.5
Right	10	42	4.2
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Matt Hassebeck	45	30	5	1	1	4	4	1	2

Tampa Bay	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Gus Frerotte	28	23	4	3	1	0	0	2	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	9	8	28	3.1
Short (0-8 Yds)	16	13	147	9.2
Medium (9-18 Yds)	14	7	85	6.1
Long (19+ Yds)	5	2	48	9.6

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	4	1	0.3
Short (0-8 Yds)	12	12	131	10.9
Medium (9-18 Yds)	10	7	96	9.6
Long (19+ Yds)	2	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Karl Williams	14	11	0	62	0	30
WR Jeff Graham	9	6	0	108	3	40
WR Az-Zahir Hakim	6	3	0	50	2	15
TE Keith Jennings	4	4	0	59	0	26
TE Bradford Banta	4	2	0	16	0	33
WR Leonard Klecko	3	1	1	12	0	25
WR Derek Russell	1	0	0	0	0	3
RB Richard Huntley	1	1	0	1	0	31
RB Spencer Bramson	1	1	0	4	0	19
RB Chad Graham	1	1	0	-4	0	13

Tampa Bay	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
RB Ahman Green	8	7	0	53	1	19
WR Perry Kemp	6	4	0	49	0	20
WR Terry Obee	4	2	1	45	2	18
TE Dave Moore	3	3	0	33	1	21
WR Ronnie Harmon	2	2	0	11	0	16
RB Vaughn Hebron	1	1	0	6	0	11
FB Merv Smith	1	1	0	8	0	19
WR Louis Davis	1	1	0	3	0	12
TE Chad Lewis	1	1	0	10	0	6
WR Joey Kent	1	1	0	10	0	2

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

Tampa Bay	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Ahman Green	5	20	4.00	4.74
Vaughn Hebron	2	1	0.50	2.88

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Matt Hassebeck	2	2	18	9.00	6.84

Tampa Bay	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Gus Frerotte	6	5	32	5.33	8.14

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Jeff Graham	1	1	8	8.00	12.00
WR Karl Williams	1	1	10	10.00	4.43

Tampa Bay	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
RB Ahman Green	3	3	23	7.67	6.63
WR Terry Obee	1	0	0	0.00	11.25
TE Dave Moore	1	1	3	3.00	11.00
RB Vaughn Hebron	1	1	6	6.00	6.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Rushes	Conversions

Tampa Bay	Rushes	Conversions
Vaughn Hebron	2	1
Ahman Green	2	2

Third Down Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Conversions
Matt Hassebeck	12	7	3

Tampa Bay	Att	Comp	Conversions
Gus Frerotte	11	8	4

Third Down Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Az-Zahir Hakim	4	3	2
WR Karl Williams	3	2	0
WR Jeff Graham	2	0	0
TE Keith Jennings	1	1	1
WR Leonard Klecko	1	0	0
RB Spencer Bramson	1	1	0

Tampa Bay	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Perry Kemp	3	1	0
WR Terry Obee	2	1	1
WR Ronnie Harmon	1	1	1
RB Vaughn Hebron	1	1	1
FB Merv Smith	1	1	0
WR Louis Davis	1	1	0
WR Joey Kent	1	1	0
RB Ahman Green	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 63,800 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 18,800 (21,400)
End Zone 13,700 (15,400)
Mezzanine 8,300 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 12,700 (13,600)
Club Seats 7,100 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 3,200 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	63,800 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	18,800 (21,400)
End Zone	13,700 (15,400)
Mezzanine	8,300 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	12,700 (13,600)
Club Seats	7,100 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	3,200 (3,300)