Week 15, 1999

played in New Orleans, LA

39 degrees, fair, 5 mph wind

Tampa Bay Buccaneers0003-3
New Orleans Saints7370-17

Scoring Summary
1Q: 08:42 NOS - Karl Williams 39 pass from Matt Hassebeck (Mike Vanderjagt extra point)
2Q: 11:47 NOS - Mike Vanderjagt 46 field goal
3Q: 03:12 NOS - Donovin Darius 70 interception return (Mike Vanderjagt extra point)
4Q: 09:36 TBY - Scott Norwood 38 field goal

Team StatisticsTBYNOS
Record9-510-4
First Downs196
- by Rushing51
- by Passing145
- by Penalty00
Total Net Yards343125
- Offensive Plays8355
- Yards per Play4.132.27
Net Rushing Yards12350
- Rushing Attempts2730
- Yards per Rush4.561.67
Net Passing Yards22075
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt53 - 29 - 222 - 9 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards23896
- Sacks/Yards Lost3/183/21
- Yards per Pass Play3.933.00
Fumbles/Lost1/12/0
3rd Down Conversions5/202/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down10.810.1
4th Down Conversions1/20/0
Penalties/Yards6/465/40
Punt Returns/Yards6/498/24
Kick Returns/Yards1/291/22
Interception Ret./Yards0/02/70
2pt Conversions0/00/0
Red Zone Visits10
- Red Zone TDs/FGs0/00/0
Avg. Drive StartOWN 22OWN 29
Time of Possession35:0724:53

Drive Charts

Tampa Bay Buccaneers
QuarBeganPossFromPlaysYardsResult
115:001:45OWN 353-2Punt
111:491:18OWN 5416Punt
18:283:19OWN 20736Punt
14:091:40OWN 3444Punt
214:431:42OWN 1434Punt
211:392:44OWN 20518Punt
28:051:39OWN 304-6Punt
24:091:14OWN 2236Punt
20:300:30OWN 19225Half
313:311:32OWN 40416Interception
311:012:14OWN 537Punt
36:513:48OWN 32930Interception
33:031:59OWN 203-5Punt
414:535:23OWN 31276Field Goal
48:181:58OWN 3935Punt
43:562:34OWN 181572Downs
New Orleans Saints
QuarBeganPossFromPlaysYardsResult
113:151:26OWN 3332Punt
110:312:03OWN 37563Touchdown
15:091:00OWN 1133Punt
12:292:46OWN 11614Punt
213:011:22OPP 3031Field Goal
28:550:50OWN 243-2Punt
26:262:17OWN 13517Punt
22:552:25OWN 2659Punt
315:001:29OWN 203-5Punt
311:590:58OWN 2531Punt
38:471:56OWN 4134Punt
31:041:11OWN 412-12Punt
49:301:12OWN 263-2Punt
46:202:24OWN 1834Punt
41:220:31OWN 1036Punt
40:510:51OPP 362-3Game

Game MVP: Will Bryce, New Orleans Saints

Rushing Statistics

Tampa BayAttYardsAvgLG10+TD
Ahman Green17875.121940
Vaughn Hebron8263.25700
Gus Frerotte2105.00600
New OrleansAttYardsAvgLG10+TD
Antowain Smith16150.94600
Richard Huntley11353.181410
Matt Hassebeck300.00300

Passing Statistics

Tampa BayAttCompYardsSk/YdTDLGIntRate
Gus Frerotte31191193/18020242.2
Koy Detmer22101190/0042062.5
New OrleansAttCompYardsSk/YdTDLGIntRate
Matt Hassebeck229963/21139069.5

Receiving Statistics

Tampa BayCatchTargYardsAvgYACLGTD
RB Ahman Green77497.0022190
WR Shawn Jefferson6118213.6737420
WR Louis Davis4144210.5010150
WR Anfernee Hardaway38155.00080
TE Harvey Vail34165.332120
WR Kevin Johnson36175.671110
RB Vaughn Hebron22-3-1.50010
WR Perry Kemp112020.000200
New OrleansCatchTargYardsAvgYACLGTD
WR Jeff Graham343110.332130
WR Karl Williams345618.675391
WR Eli Reid131010.000100
RB Antowain Smith11-1-1.001-10
FB Graham Somerville1100.00000
TE James Jenkins0100.00000
WR Leonard Klecko0500.00000
RB Richard Huntley0300.00000

Interception Statistics

Tampa BayIntsYardsAvgTD
New OrleansIntsYardsAvgTD
OLB Jessie Armstead100.000
S Donovin Darius17070.001

Fumble Statistics

Tampa BayFumbRecovForceTD
Vaughn Hebron1000
Cornell Haynes Jr.0010
James Cannida0010
New OrleansFumbRecovForceTD
Matt Hassebeck1100
Karl Williams1000
Harris Barton0100
Gabe Wilkins0100
Az-Zahir Hakim0010

Punting Statistics

Tampa BayPuntYardsAvgNetLGIn20
Scott Player1147443.140.9594
New OrleansPuntYardsAvgNetLGIn20
Will Bryce1371454.951.2697

Kicking Statistics

Tampa BayFGs40+Yd50+YdLGPAT
Scott Norwood1/10/00/0380/0
New OrleansFGs40+Yd50+YdLGPAT
Mike Vanderjagt1/11/10/0462/2

Punt Return Statistics

Tampa BayRetYardsAvgTD
Vaughn Hebron6498.20
New OrleansRetYardsAvgTD
Karl Williams8243.00

Kick Return Statistics

Tampa BayRetYardsAvgTD
Vaughn Hebron12929.00
New OrleansRetYardsAvgTD
Antoine Winfield12222.00

Defensive Statistics

Tampa BayTackAsstSackRPlayPPlay
OLB Carlos Emmons610.02722
DE Eric Curry511.02618
ILB John Fiala530.02923
S Damien Richardson411.03025
S Chad Cota320.02822
CB Aeneas Williams310.02925
DT Pernell Davis300.01720
DT James Cannida211.01813
DT Nolan Harrison200.02015
CB Doug Evans200.03023
CB Cornell Haynes Jr.110.01522
DE Dorian Boose110.02013
OLB Robbie Herndon110.072
CB Dexter Bahr100.034
TE Harvey Vail10---------
ILB Todd Collins010.012
OLB Reggie Barnes010.033
DE Ellis Simon010.079
DT Jason Ferguson010.0910
New OrleansTackAsstSackRPlayPPlay
S Deke McQuay920.02551
CB Kelly Herndon801.02453
S Donovin Darius710.02653
CB Monty Montgomery610.01839
OLB Jessie Armstead410.02140
DE Robert Harris301.02556
CB Antoine Winfield330.02552
ILB Brian Simmons310.02149
DT Darrell Russell201.01618
S Bubba McDowell200.0920
DE Gabe Wilkins200.0511
OLB Steve Morrison200.0616
OLB Dexter Coakley200.0515
CB Bobby Taylor120.0515
OLB Gerald Dixon110.088
DE Gary Ferguson110.02245
DT Walt Murphy110.01944
DT William Carr110.01429
ILB Eric Barton100.032

Pass Rush Statistics

Tampa BaySackBlockHurryKnockPPlay
DE Eric Curry1.010018
DT James Cannida1.000013
S Damien Richardson1.000025
DT Nolan Harrison0.011015
DE Ellis Simon0.01009
ILB John Fiala0.001023
DT Pernell Davis0.001020
New OrleansSackBlockHurryKnockPPlay
DE Robert Harris1.012356
DT Darrell Russell1.000018
CB Kelly Herndon1.000053
DE Gary Ferguson0.001045
DT William Carr0.001029

Pass Defense Statistics

Tampa BayCaughtDefnsdIntrcpPPlay
OLB Carlos Emmons41022
CB Aeneas Williams30025
CB Cornell Haynes Jr.10022
DT Pernell Davis10020
OLB Reggie Barnes0103
S Chad Cota01022
S Damien Richardson01025
New OrleansCaughtDefnsdIntrcpPPlay
CB Kelly Herndon62053
CB Monty Montgomery41039
S Donovin Darius40153
S Deke McQuay30051
CB Antoine Winfield24052
OLB Steve Morrison20016
S Bubba McDowell11020
ILB Brian Simmons11049
DE Gary Ferguson10045
DE Gabe Wilkins10011
CB Bobby Taylor10015
DT William Carr10029
OLB Dexter Coakley10015
ILB Eric Barton1002
OLB Jessie Armstead01140

Blocking Statistics

Tampa BayKeyBlBlOppPancRPlySckAPPly
Randy Thomas26027056
Houston Hoover25027056
Ross Verba14027256
Nelson Kelley14027156
Chris Dahlman13027056
Ronnie Williams11019027
Aaron Craver02019019
New OrleansKeyBlBlOppPancRPlySckAPPly
Zack Freeman14030125
Larry Heck011030025
Rod Shoate04030225
Ike Davis04030025
Harris Barton03030025
James Jenkins01026021

Special Teams Tackles

Tampa BayTacklesSTPlays
Aaron Craver229
Cornell Haynes Jr.218
Harvey Vail216
Vaughn Hebron131
Doug Evans118
Tim Jorden112
New OrleansTacklesSTPlays
Az-Zahir Hakim523
Spencer Bramson121
Ike Davis114

Participation

Tampa BayRPlyOffPPlyOffRPlyDefPPlyDefSTPlyTotal Plays
Houston Hoover2756------1295
Nelson Kelley2756------1295
Randy Thomas2756------1295
Chris Dahlman2756---------83
Ross Verba2756---------83
Louis Davis2449---------73
Doug Evans------30231871
Aaron Craver1919------2967
Shawn Jefferson2044---------64
Anfernee Hardaway833------1960
Gus Frerotte2534---------59
Ahman Green1940---------59
Eric Curry------26181458
Damien Richardson------3025156
Aeneas Williams------2925155
Cornell Haynes Jr.------15221855
John Fiala------2923254
Vaughn Hebron814------3153
Chad Cota------2822353
Ronnie Williams1927------551
Carlos Emmons------2722150
Harvey Vail818------1642
James Cannida------1813940
Reggie Barnes------333238
Pernell Davis------1720138
Nolan Harrison------2015136
Dorian Boose------2013336
Dexter Bahr------342835
Kevin Johnson622---------28
Koy Detmer222---------24
Perry Kemp04------1721
Jason Ferguson------910221
Jeff Walker49------316
Ellis Simon------79---16
Todd Collins------121013
Tim Jorden00------1212
Joey Banes00------1212
Chris Singleton------80412
Scott Player00------1212
Joe Poole------3429
Robbie Herndon------72---9
Terry Obee01------78
Scott Norwood00------33
Jason Garrett00---------0
Mark White00---------0
Travis Rigby00---------0
New OrleansRPlyOffPPlyOffRPlyDefPPlyDefSTPlyTotal Plays
Robert Harris------2556990
Deke McQuay------2551682
Donovin Darius------2653281
Antoine Winfield------2552380
Kelly Herndon------2453---77
Brian Simmons------2149171
Harris Barton3025------1469
Ike Davis3025------1469
Gary Ferguson------2245168
James Jenkins2621------1865
Walt Murphy------1944---63
Jessie Armstead------2140263
Monty Montgomery------1839663
Bobby Taylor------5154262
Jeff Graham2423------956
Larry Heck3025---------55
Zack Freeman3025---------55
Rod Shoate3025---------55
Matt Hassebeck3025---------55
Karl Williams1819------1148
Steve Morrison------6162446
Graham Somerville136------2746
William Carr------1429144
Darrell Russell------1618135
Leonard Klecko1518---------33
Bubba McDowell------920130
Gabe Wilkins------5111430
Richard Huntley1119---------30
Antowain Smith196------328
Spencer Bramson51------2127
Az-Zahir Hakim00------2323
Gerald Dixon------88622
Eli Reid138---------21
Dexter Coakley------515---20
Alvis Whitted20------1719
Frank Jordan00------1414
Ruben Brown00------1414
Jason Whittle00------1414
Will Bryce00------1313
Bradford Banta44------412
Eric Barton------3249
Sebastian Fannin00------77
Mike Vanderjagt00------55
Danny Wuerffel00------11
Darian Rose00---------0
Paul Walker00---------0

Directional Rushing Statistics

DistanceAttYardsAvg
Left6416.8
Middle13342.6
Right8486.0
None000.0
DistanceAttYardsAvg
Left10202.0
Middle12242.0
Right691.5
None2-3-1.5

Detailed Passing Statistics

Tampa BayAttCmp20+BdThDropDfnsHurrKnckIntc
Gus Frerotte31191125232
Koy Detmer22101135200
New OrleansAttCmp20+BdThDropDfnsHurrKnckIntc
Matt Hassebeck2291124300

Directional Passing Statistics

DistanceAttCompYardsAvg
Screen66203.3
Short (0-8 Yds)19141186.2
Medium (9-18 Yds)208804.0
Long (19+ Yds)81202.5
DistanceAttCompYardsAvg
Screen52-1-0.2
Short (0-8 Yds)73263.7
Medium (9-18 Yds)73324.6
Long (19+ Yds)313913.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Tampa BayTargtCaugtDropdYards20+PPlay
WR Louis Davis144142049
WR Shawn Jefferson116182144
WR Anfernee Hardaway83115033
RB Ahman Green77049040
WR Kevin Johnson63217022
TE Harvey Vail43016018
RB Vaughn Hebron220-3014
WR Perry Kemp1102014
New OrleansTargtCaugtDropdYards20+PPlay
WR Leonard Klecko5010018
WR Jeff Graham43031023
WR Karl Williams43056119
WR Eli Reid3101008
RB Richard Huntley3010019
TE James Jenkins1000021
RB Antowain Smith110-106
FB Graham Somerville110006

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Tampa BayAttYardsAvgOverall Avg
New OrleansAttYardsAvgOverall Avg

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Tampa BayAttCompYardsAvg/AttOverall Avg
Koy Detmer4000.005.41
New OrleansAttCompYardsAvg/AttOverall Avg

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Tampa BayTargetCatchYardsAvg/TargOverall Avg
WR Louis Davis2000.003.00
WR Shawn Jefferson1000.007.45
WR Anfernee Hardaway1000.001.88
New OrleansTargetCatchYardsAvg/TargOverall Avg

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Tampa BayRushesConversions
Ahman Green20
Gus Frerotte10
New OrleansRushesConversions
Richard Huntley30

Third Down Passing Statistics

Tampa BayAttCompConversions
Gus Frerotte1164
Koy Detmer521
New OrleansAttCompConversions
Matt Hassebeck1132

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Tampa BayTargCatchConversions
WR Louis Davis611
WR Anfernee Hardaway321
WR Kevin Johnson310
WR Shawn Jefferson222
WR Perry Kemp111
RB Ahman Green110
New OrleansTargCatchConversions
RB Richard Huntley300
WR Jeff Graham211
WR Leonard Klecko200
WR Karl Williams210
TE James Jenkins100
WR Eli Reid111

SectionAttendance
Stadium53,800 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck16,600 (21,400)
End Zone11,000 (15,400)
Mezzanine7,200 (8,900)
Sideline Seats10,000 (13,600)
Club Seats5,700 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes3,300 (3,300)