Week 15, 1999

played in New Orleans, LA

39 degrees, fair, 5 mph wind

Tampa Bay Buccaneers	0	0	0	3	-	3
New Orleans Saints	7	3	7	0	-	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

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 Statistics TBY NOS
Record 9-5 10-4
First Downs 19 6
- by Rushing 5 1
- by Passing 14 5
- by Penalty 0 0
Total Net Yards 343 125
- Offensive Plays 83 55
- Yards per Play 4.13 2.27
Net Rushing Yards 123 50
- Rushing Attempts 27 30
- Yards per Rush 4.56 1.67
Net Passing Yards 220 75
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 53 - 29 - 2 22 - 9 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 238 96
- Sacks/Yards Lost 3/18 3/21
- Yards per Pass Play 3.93 3.00
Fumbles/Lost 1/1 2/0
3rd Down Conversions 5/20 2/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 10.8 10.1
4th Down Conversions 1/2 0/0
Penalties/Yards 6/46 5/40
Punt Returns/Yards 6/49 8/24
Kick Returns/Yards 1/29 1/22
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 2/70
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 1 0
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 0/0 0/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 22 OWN 29
Time of Possession 35:07 24:53

Team Statistics	TBY	NOS
Record	9-5	10-4
First Downs	19	6
- by Rushing	5	1
- by Passing	14	5
- by Penalty	0	0
Total Net Yards	343	125
- Offensive Plays	83	55
- Yards per Play	4.13	2.27
Net Rushing Yards	123	50
- Rushing Attempts	27	30
- Yards per Rush	4.56	1.67
Net Passing Yards	220	75
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	53 - 29 - 2	22 - 9 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	238	96
- Sacks/Yards Lost	3/18	3/21
- Yards per Pass Play	3.93	3.00
Fumbles/Lost	1/1	2/0
3rd Down Conversions	5/20	2/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	10.8	10.1
4th Down Conversions	1/2	0/0
Penalties/Yards	6/46	5/40
Punt Returns/Yards	6/49	8/24
Kick Returns/Yards	1/29	1/22
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	2/70
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	1	0
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	0/0	0/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 22	OWN 29
Time of Possession	35:07	24:53

Drive Charts

Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	1:45	OWN 35	3	-2	Punt
1	11:49	1:18	OWN 5	4	16	Punt
1	8:28	3:19	OWN 20	7	36	Punt
1	4:09	1:40	OWN 34	4	4	Punt
2	14:43	1:42	OWN 14	3	4	Punt
2	11:39	2:44	OWN 20	5	18	Punt
2	8:05	1:39	OWN 30	4	-6	Punt
2	4:09	1:14	OWN 22	3	6	Punt
2	0:30	0:30	OWN 19	2	25	Half
3	13:31	1:32	OWN 40	4	16	Interception
3	11:01	2:14	OWN 5	3	7	Punt
3	6:51	3:48	OWN 32	9	30	Interception
3	3:03	1:59	OWN 20	3	-5	Punt
4	14:53	5:23	OWN 3	12	76	Field Goal
4	8:18	1:58	OWN 39	3	5	Punt
4	3:56	2:34	OWN 18	15	72	Downs

New Orleans Saints
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	13:15	1:26	OWN 33	3	2	Punt
1	10:31	2:03	OWN 37	5	63	Touchdown
1	5:09	1:00	OWN 11	3	3	Punt
1	2:29	2:46	OWN 11	6	14	Punt
2	13:01	1:22	OPP 30	3	1	Field Goal
2	8:55	0:50	OWN 24	3	-2	Punt
2	6:26	2:17	OWN 13	5	17	Punt
2	2:55	2:25	OWN 26	5	9	Punt
3	15:00	1:29	OWN 20	3	-5	Punt
3	11:59	0:58	OWN 25	3	1	Punt
3	8:47	1:56	OWN 41	3	4	Punt
3	1:04	1:11	OWN 41	2	-12	Punt
4	9:30	1:12	OWN 26	3	-2	Punt
4	6:20	2:24	OWN 18	3	4	Punt
4	1:22	0:31	OWN 10	3	6	Punt
4	0:51	0:51	OPP 36	2	-3	Game

Game MVP: Will Bryce, New Orleans Saints

Rushing Statistics

Tampa Bay	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Ahman Green	17	87	5.12	19	4
Vaughn Hebron	8	26	3.25	7	0
Gus Frerotte	2	10	5.00	6	0

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Antowain Smith	16	15	0.94	6	0
Richard Huntley	11	35	3.18	14	1
Matt Hassebeck	3	0	0.00	3	0

Passing Statistics

Tampa Bay	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Gus Frerotte	31	19	119	3/18	0	20	2	42.2
Koy Detmer	22	10	119	0/0	0	42	0	62.5

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Matt Hassebeck	22	9	96	3/21	1	39	0	69.5

Receiving Statistics

Tampa Bay	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
RB Ahman Green	7	7	49	7.00	22	19
WR Shawn Jefferson	6	11	82	13.67	37	42
WR Louis Davis	4	14	42	10.50	10	15
WR Anfernee Hardaway	3	8	15	5.00	0	8
TE Harvey Vail	3	4	16	5.33	2	12
WR Kevin Johnson	3	6	17	5.67	1	11
RB Vaughn Hebron	2	2	-3	-1.50	0	1
WR Perry Kemp	1	1	20	20.00	0	20

New Orleans	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Jeff Graham	3	4	31	10.33	2	13	0
WR Karl Williams	3	4	56	18.67	5	39	1
WR Eli Reid	1	3	10	10.00	0	10	0
RB Antowain Smith	1	1	-1	-1.00	1	-1	0
FB Graham Somerville	1	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
TE James Jenkins	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
WR Leonard Klecko	0	5	0	0.00	0	0	0
RB Richard Huntley	0	3	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Tampa Bay	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

New Orleans	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
OLB Jessie Armstead	1	0	0.00	0
S Donovin Darius	1	70	70.00	1

Fumble Statistics

Tampa Bay	Fumb	Force
Vaughn Hebron	1	0
Cornell Haynes Jr.	0	1
James Cannida	0	1

New Orleans	Fumb	Recov	Force
Matt Hassebeck	1	1	0
Karl Williams	1	0	0
Harris Barton	0	1	0
Gabe Wilkins	0	1	0
Az-Zahir Hakim	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Tampa Bay	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Scott Player	11	474	43.1	40.9	59	4

New Orleans	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Will Bryce	13	714	54.9	51.2	69	7

Kicking Statistics

Tampa Bay	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Scott Norwood	1/1	0/0	0/0	38	0/0

New Orleans	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Mike Vanderjagt	1/1	1/1	0/0	46	2/2

Punt Return Statistics

Tampa Bay	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Vaughn Hebron	6	49	8.2	0

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Karl Williams	8	24	3.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Tampa Bay	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Vaughn Hebron	1	29	29.0	0

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Antoine Winfield	1	22	22.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Tampa Bay	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Carlos Emmons	6	1	0.0	27	22
DE Eric Curry	5	1	1.0	26	18
ILB John Fiala	5	3	0.0	29	23
S Damien Richardson	4	1	1.0	30	25
S Chad Cota	3	2	0.0	28	22
CB Aeneas Williams	3	1	0.0	29	25
DT Pernell Davis	3	0	0.0	17	20
DT James Cannida	2	1	1.0	18	13
DT Nolan Harrison	2	0	0.0	20	15
CB Doug Evans	2	0	0.0	30	23
CB Cornell Haynes Jr.	1	1	0.0	15	22
DE Dorian Boose	1	1	0.0	20	13
OLB Robbie Herndon	1	1	0.0	7	2
CB Dexter Bahr	1	0	0.0	3	4
TE Harvey Vail	1	0	---	---	---
ILB Todd Collins	0	1	0.0	1	2
OLB Reggie Barnes	0	1	0.0	3	3
DE Ellis Simon	0	1	0.0	7	9
DT Jason Ferguson	0	1	0.0	9	10

New Orleans	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Deke McQuay	9	2	0.0	25	51
CB Kelly Herndon	8	0	1.0	24	53
S Donovin Darius	7	1	0.0	26	53
CB Monty Montgomery	6	1	0.0	18	39
OLB Jessie Armstead	4	1	0.0	21	40
DE Robert Harris	3	0	1.0	25	56
CB Antoine Winfield	3	3	0.0	25	52
ILB Brian Simmons	3	1	0.0	21	49
DT Darrell Russell	2	0	1.0	16	18
S Bubba McDowell	2	0	0.0	9	20
DE Gabe Wilkins	2	0	0.0	5	11
OLB Steve Morrison	2	0	0.0	6	16
OLB Dexter Coakley	2	0	0.0	5	15
CB Bobby Taylor	1	2	0.0	5	15
OLB Gerald Dixon	1	1	0.0	8	8
DE Gary Ferguson	1	1	0.0	22	45
DT Walt Murphy	1	1	0.0	19	44
DT William Carr	1	1	0.0	14	29
ILB Eric Barton	1	0	0.0	3	2

Pass Rush Statistics

Tampa Bay	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
DE Eric Curry	1.0	1	0	18
DT James Cannida	1.0	0	0	13
S Damien Richardson	1.0	0	0	25
DT Nolan Harrison	0.0	1	1	15
DE Ellis Simon	0.0	1	0	9
ILB John Fiala	0.0	0	1	23
DT Pernell Davis	0.0	0	1	20

New Orleans	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Robert Harris	1.0	1	2	3	56
DT Darrell Russell	1.0	0	0	0	18
CB Kelly Herndon	1.0	0	0	0	53
DE Gary Ferguson	0.0	0	1	0	45
DT William Carr	0.0	0	1	0	29

Pass Defense Statistics

Tampa Bay	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
OLB Carlos Emmons	4	1	22
CB Aeneas Williams	3	0	25
CB Cornell Haynes Jr.	1	0	22
DT Pernell Davis	1	0	20
OLB Reggie Barnes	0	1	3
S Chad Cota	0	1	22
S Damien Richardson	0	1	25

New Orleans	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Kelly Herndon	6	2	0	53
CB Monty Montgomery	4	1	0	39
S Donovin Darius	4	0	1	53
S Deke McQuay	3	0	0	51
CB Antoine Winfield	2	4	0	52
OLB Steve Morrison	2	0	0	16
S Bubba McDowell	1	1	0	20
ILB Brian Simmons	1	1	0	49
DE Gary Ferguson	1	0	0	45
DE Gabe Wilkins	1	0	0	11
CB Bobby Taylor	1	0	0	15
DT William Carr	1	0	0	29
OLB Dexter Coakley	1	0	0	15
ILB Eric Barton	1	0	0	2
OLB Jessie Armstead	0	1	1	40

Blocking Statistics

Tampa Bay	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Randy Thomas	2	6	27	0	56
Houston Hoover	2	5	27	0	56
Ross Verba	1	4	27	2	56
Nelson Kelley	1	4	27	1	56
Chris Dahlman	1	3	27	0	56
Ronnie Williams	1	1	19	0	27
Aaron Craver	0	2	19	0	19

New Orleans	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Zack Freeman	1	4	30	1	25
Larry Heck	0	11	30	0	25
Rod Shoate	0	4	30	2	25
Ike Davis	0	4	30	0	25
Harris Barton	0	3	30	0	25
James Jenkins	0	1	26	0	21

Special Teams Tackles

Tampa Bay	Tackles	STPlays
Aaron Craver	2	29
Cornell Haynes Jr.	2	18
Harvey Vail	2	16
Vaughn Hebron	1	31
Doug Evans	1	18
Tim Jorden	1	12

New Orleans	Tackles	STPlays
Az-Zahir Hakim	5	23
Spencer Bramson	1	21
Ike Davis	1	14

Participation

Tampa Bay	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Houston Hoover	27	56	---	---	12	95
Nelson Kelley	27	56	---	---	12	95
Randy Thomas	27	56	---	---	12	95
Chris Dahlman	27	56	---	---	---	83
Ross Verba	27	56	---	---	---	83
Louis Davis	24	49	---	---	---	73
Doug Evans	---	---	30	23	18	71
Aaron Craver	19	19	---	---	29	67
Shawn Jefferson	20	44	---	---	---	64
Anfernee Hardaway	8	33	---	---	19	60
Gus Frerotte	25	34	---	---	---	59
Ahman Green	19	40	---	---	---	59
Eric Curry	---	---	26	18	14	58
Damien Richardson	---	---	30	25	1	56
Aeneas Williams	---	---	29	25	1	55
Cornell Haynes Jr.	---	---	15	22	18	55
John Fiala	---	---	29	23	2	54
Vaughn Hebron	8	14	---	---	31	53
Chad Cota	---	---	28	22	3	53
Ronnie Williams	19	27	---	---	5	51
Carlos Emmons	---	---	27	22	1	50
Harvey Vail	8	18	---	---	16	42
James Cannida	---	---	18	13	9	40
Reggie Barnes	---	---	3	3	32	38
Pernell Davis	---	---	17	20	1	38
Nolan Harrison	---	---	20	15	1	36
Dorian Boose	---	---	20	13	3	36
Dexter Bahr	---	---	3	4	28	35
Kevin Johnson	6	22	---	---	---	28
Koy Detmer	2	22	---	---	---	24
Perry Kemp	0	4	---	---	17	21
Jason Ferguson	---	---	9	10	2	21
Jeff Walker	4	9	---	---	3	16
Ellis Simon	---	---	7	9	---	16
Todd Collins	---	---	1	2	10	13
Tim Jorden	0	0	---	---	12	12
Joey Banes	0	0	---	---	12	12
Chris Singleton	---	---	8	0	4	12
Scott Player	0	0	---	---	12	12
Joe Poole	---	---	3	4	2	9
Robbie Herndon	---	---	7	2	---	9
Terry Obee	0	1	---	---	7	8
Scott Norwood	0	0	---	---	3	3
Jason Garrett	0	0	---	---	---	0
Mark White	0	0	---	---	---	0
Travis Rigby	0	0	---	---	---	0

New Orleans	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Robert Harris	---	---	25	56	9	90
Deke McQuay	---	---	25	51	6	82
Donovin Darius	---	---	26	53	2	81
Antoine Winfield	---	---	25	52	3	80
Kelly Herndon	---	---	24	53	---	77
Brian Simmons	---	---	21	49	1	71
Harris Barton	30	25	---	---	14	69
Ike Davis	30	25	---	---	14	69
Gary Ferguson	---	---	22	45	1	68
James Jenkins	26	21	---	---	18	65
Walt Murphy	---	---	19	44	---	63
Jessie Armstead	---	---	21	40	2	63
Monty Montgomery	---	---	18	39	6	63
Bobby Taylor	---	---	5	15	42	62
Jeff Graham	24	23	---	---	9	56
Larry Heck	30	25	---	---	---	55
Zack Freeman	30	25	---	---	---	55
Rod Shoate	30	25	---	---	---	55
Matt Hassebeck	30	25	---	---	---	55
Karl Williams	18	19	---	---	11	48
Steve Morrison	---	---	6	16	24	46
Graham Somerville	13	6	---	---	27	46
William Carr	---	---	14	29	1	44
Darrell Russell	---	---	16	18	1	35
Leonard Klecko	15	18	---	---	---	33
Bubba McDowell	---	---	9	20	1	30
Gabe Wilkins	---	---	5	11	14	30
Richard Huntley	11	19	---	---	---	30
Antowain Smith	19	6	---	---	3	28
Spencer Bramson	5	1	---	---	21	27
Az-Zahir Hakim	0	0	---	---	23	23
Gerald Dixon	---	---	8	8	6	22
Eli Reid	13	8	---	---	---	21
Dexter Coakley	---	---	5	15	---	20
Alvis Whitted	2	0	---	---	17	19
Frank Jordan	0	0	---	---	14	14
Ruben Brown	0	0	---	---	14	14
Jason Whittle	0	0	---	---	14	14
Will Bryce	0	0	---	---	13	13
Bradford Banta	4	4	---	---	4	12
Eric Barton	---	---	3	2	4	9
Sebastian Fannin	0	0	---	---	7	7
Mike Vanderjagt	0	0	---	---	5	5
Danny Wuerffel	0	0	---	---	1	1
Darian Rose	0	0	---	---	---	0
Paul Walker	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	6	41	6.8
Middle	13	34	2.6
Right	8	48	6.0
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	10	20	2.0
Middle	12	24	2.0
Right	6	9	1.5
None	2	-3	-1.5

Detailed Passing Statistics

Tampa Bay	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Gus Frerotte	31	19	1	1	2	5	2	3	2
Koy Detmer	22	10	1	1	3	5	2	0	0

New Orleans	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Matt Hassebeck	22	9	1	1	2	4	3	0	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	6	6	20	3.3
Short (0-8 Yds)	19	14	118	6.2
Medium (9-18 Yds)	20	8	80	4.0
Long (19+ Yds)	8	1	20	2.5

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	5	2	-1	-0.2
Short (0-8 Yds)	7	3	26	3.7
Medium (9-18 Yds)	7	3	32	4.6
Long (19+ Yds)	3	1	39	13.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Tampa Bay	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Louis Davis	14	4	1	42	0	49
WR Shawn Jefferson	11	6	1	82	1	44
WR Anfernee Hardaway	8	3	1	15	0	33
RB Ahman Green	7	7	0	49	0	40
WR Kevin Johnson	6	3	2	17	0	22
TE Harvey Vail	4	3	0	16	0	18
RB Vaughn Hebron	2	2	0	-3	0	14
WR Perry Kemp	1	1	0	20	1	4

New Orleans	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Leonard Klecko	5	0	1	0	0	18
WR Jeff Graham	4	3	0	31	0	23
WR Karl Williams	4	3	0	56	1	19
WR Eli Reid	3	1	0	10	0	8
RB Richard Huntley	3	0	1	0	0	19
TE James Jenkins	1	0	0	0	0	21
RB Antowain Smith	1	1	0	-1	0	6
FB Graham Somerville	1	1	0	0	0	6

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Tampa Bay	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Tampa Bay	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Koy Detmer	4	0	0	0.00	5.41

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Tampa Bay	Target	Overall Avg
WR Louis Davis	2	3.00
WR Shawn Jefferson	1	7.45
WR Anfernee Hardaway	1	1.88

New Orleans	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Tampa Bay	Rushes	Conversions
Ahman Green	2	0
Gus Frerotte	1	0

New Orleans	Rushes	Conversions
Richard Huntley	3	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Tampa Bay	Att	Comp	Conversions
Gus Frerotte	11	6	4
Koy Detmer	5	2	1

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Conversions
Matt Hassebeck	11	3	2

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Tampa Bay	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Louis Davis	6	1	1
WR Anfernee Hardaway	3	2	1
WR Kevin Johnson	3	1	0
WR Shawn Jefferson	2	2	2
WR Perry Kemp	1	1	1
RB Ahman Green	1	1	0

New Orleans	Targ	Catch	Conversions
RB Richard Huntley	3	0	0
WR Jeff Graham	2	1	1
WR Leonard Klecko	2	0	0
WR Karl Williams	2	1	0
TE James Jenkins	1	0	0
WR Eli Reid	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 53,800 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 16,600 (21,400)
End Zone 11,000 (15,400)
Mezzanine 7,200 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 10,000 (13,600)
Club Seats 5,700 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 3,300 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	53,800 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	16,600 (21,400)
End Zone	11,000 (15,400)
Mezzanine	7,200 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	10,000 (13,600)
Club Seats	5,700 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	3,300 (3,300)