Week 9, 2001

played in New Orleans, LA

71 degrees, fair, 7 mph wind

Tampa Bay Buccaneers	0	17	3	9	-	29
New Orleans Saints	0	7	7	0	-	14

Scoring Summary
2Q: 12:06 TBY - Louis Davis 10 pass from Koy Detmer (Joe Nedney extra point)
2Q: 06:44 NOS - Alvis Whitted 36 pass from Matt Hassebeck (Mike Vanderjagt extra point)
2Q: 02:50 TBY - Drew Bennett 13 pass from Koy Detmer (Joe Nedney extra point)
2Q: 00:13 TBY - Joe Nedney 55 field goal
3Q: 08:38 TBY - Joe Nedney 38 field goal
3Q: 06:23 NOS - John Davis 1 pass from Matt Hassebeck (Mike Vanderjagt extra point)
4Q: 10:43 TBY - Joe Nedney 21 field goal
4Q: 03:49 TBY - Joe Nedney 38 field goal
4Q: 02:00 TBY - Joe Nedney 34 field goal

Scoring Summary
2Q: 12:06 TBY - Louis Davis 10 pass from Koy Detmer (Joe Nedney extra point)
2Q: 06:44 NOS - Alvis Whitted 36 pass from Matt Hassebeck (Mike Vanderjagt extra point)
2Q: 02:50 TBY - Drew Bennett 13 pass from Koy Detmer (Joe Nedney extra point)
2Q: 00:13 TBY - Joe Nedney 55 field goal
3Q: 08:38 TBY - Joe Nedney 38 field goal
3Q: 06:23 NOS - John Davis 1 pass from Matt Hassebeck (Mike Vanderjagt extra point)
4Q: 10:43 TBY - Joe Nedney 21 field goal
4Q: 03:49 TBY - Joe Nedney 38 field goal
4Q: 02:00 TBY - Joe Nedney 34 field goal

Team Statistics TBY NOS
Record 5-3 3-5
First Downs 18 9
- by Rushing 8 2
- by Passing 10 6
- by Penalty 0 1
Total Net Yards 328 208
- Offensive Plays 72 57
- Yards per Play 4.56 3.65
Net Rushing Yards 150 46
- Rushing Attempts 43 22
- Yards per Rush 3.49 2.09
Net Passing Yards 178 162
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 26 - 15 - 0 34 - 18 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 193 167
- Sacks/Yards Lost 3/15 1/5
- Yards per Pass Play 6.14 4.63
Fumbles/Lost 2/1 1/0
3rd Down Conversions 4/16 3/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 9.0 7.6
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/2
Penalties/Yards 5/55 4/23
Punt Returns/Yards 5/102 0/0
Kick Returns/Yards 2/58 4/85
Interception Ret./Yards 1/28 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 5 1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/3 1/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 43 OWN 21
Time of Possession 34:13 25:47

Team Statistics	TBY	NOS
Record	5-3	3-5
First Downs	18	9
- by Rushing	8	2
- by Passing	10	6
- by Penalty	0	1
Total Net Yards	328	208
- Offensive Plays	72	57
- Yards per Play	4.56	3.65
Net Rushing Yards	150	46
- Rushing Attempts	43	22
- Yards per Rush	3.49	2.09
Net Passing Yards	178	162
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	26 - 15 - 0	34 - 18 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	193	167
- Sacks/Yards Lost	3/15	1/5
- Yards per Pass Play	6.14	4.63
Fumbles/Lost	2/1	1/0
3rd Down Conversions	4/16	3/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	9.0	7.6
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/2
Penalties/Yards	5/55	4/23
Punt Returns/Yards	5/102	0/0
Kick Returns/Yards	2/58	4/85
Interception Ret./Yards	1/28	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	5	1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/3	1/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 43	OWN 21
Time of Possession	34:13	25:47

Drive Charts

Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	2:43	OWN 22	3	4	Punt
1	10:29	1:08	OPP 47	3	0	Punt
1	5:50	3:30	OWN 17	6	29	Punt
1	0:07	3:10	OPP 49	8	49	Touchdown
2	10:52	1:04	OPP 42	5	1	Punt
2	6:33	1:11	OWN 20	3	3	Punt
2	4:00	1:16	OPP 26	3	26	Touchdown
2	1:14	1:08	OWN 46	6	16	Field Goal
3	11:33	3:03	OWN 21	7	58	Field Goal
3	6:13	2:11	OWN 39	3	-3	Punt
3	2:18	6:40	OWN 11	12	85	Field Goal
4	8:52	5:09	OWN 48	8	31	Field Goal
4	3:04	1:09	OPP 19	3	2	Field Goal
4	0:53	0:53	OPP 36	3	-13	Game

New Orleans Saints
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	12:17	1:48	OWN 9	3	7	Punt
1	9:21	3:31	OWN 20	6	20	Punt
1	2:20	2:13	OWN 2	3	-1	Punt
2	11:57	1:05	OWN 20	3	-8	Punt
2	9:48	2:53	OWN 2	6	9	Punt
2	6:55	0:22	OWN 46	4	54	Touchdown
2	5:22	1:22	OWN 29	3	0	Interception
2	2:44	1:30	OWN 32	3	0	Punt
3	15:00	3:27	OWN 20	6	17	Punt
3	8:30	2:17	OWN 20	5	80	Touchdown
3	4:02	1:44	OWN 25	5	16	Punt
4	10:38	1:46	OWN 20	3	8	Punt
4	3:43	0:39	OWN 19	4	0	Downs
4	1:55	1:02	OWN 30	4	6	Downs

Game MVP: Koy Detmer, Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Rushing Statistics

Tampa Bay	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Ahman Green	35	141	4.03	16	5
Vaughn Hebron	4	15	3.75	9	0
Koy Detmer	4	-6	-1.50	-1	0

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Abraham Marschalk	11	23	2.09	7	0
LaMont Jordan	9	8	0.89	9	0
Matt Hassebeck	2	15	7.50	10	1

Passing Statistics

Tampa Bay	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Koy Detmer	26	15	193	3/15	2	26	0	106.7

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Matt Hassebeck	34	18	167	1/5	2	59	1	74.0

Receiving Statistics

Tampa Bay	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Louis Davis	4	7	58	14.50	19	21	1
WR Kevin Johnson	4	7	49	12.25	24	18	0
RB Ahman Green	2	4	31	15.50	19	18	0
TE Harvey Vail	2	3	29	14.50	3	26	0
WR Drew Bennett	2	3	23	11.50	0	13	1
FB Thurman Reese	1	1	3	3.00	0	3	0
TE Dave Moore	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

New Orleans	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
TE John Davis	5	7	39	7.80	12	17	1
WR Karl Williams	4	6	7	1.75	0	8	0
WR Laveranues Coles	4	6	72	18.00	36	59	0
WR Alvis Whitted	3	4	40	13.33	1	36	1
WR Kevin Alexander	1	4	4	4.00	1	4	0
RB LaMont Jordan	1	3	5	5.00	7	5	0
WR Jeff Graham	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
RB Abraham Marschalk	0	2	0	0.00	0	0	0
WR Vinny Sutherland	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Tampa Bay	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Aeneas Williams	1	28	28.00	0

New Orleans	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Tampa Bay	Fumb	Recov	Force
Ahman Green	1	0	0
Ralph Brown	1	0	0
Koy Detmer	0	1	0
John Frank	0	0	1

New Orleans	Fumb	Recov	Force
Matt Hassebeck	1	0	0
Larry Heck	0	1	0
Damion McIntosh	0	1	0
Jessie Armstead	0	0	1
Ruben Brown	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Tampa Bay	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Scott Player	6	283	47.2	43.8	58	3

New Orleans	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Will Bryce	9	425	47.2	35.9	56	2

Kicking Statistics

Tampa Bay	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Joe Nedney	5/5	1/1	1/1	55	2/2

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

Punt Return Statistics

Tampa Bay	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Ralph Brown	5	102	20.4	0

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Kick Return Statistics

Tampa Bay	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Drew Bennett	2	58	29.0	0

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Kevin Alexander	4	85	21.3	0

Defensive Statistics

Tampa Bay	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB John Fiala	7	0	0.0	22	32
CB Ralph Brown	6	0	0.0	22	35
CB Doug Evans	4	1	0.0	10	18
DT James Cannida	4	1	0.0	14	19
OLB Carlos Emmons	4	0	0.0	19	32
S Damien Richardson	3	4	0.0	22	35
S Robert Griffith	3	2	0.0	22	33
DE John Frank	2	0	1.0	10	12
ILB Todd Collins	2	0	0.0	3	3
DE Brady Smith	2	0	0.0	20	34
S Joe Poole	1	1	0.0	6	11
OLB Robbie Herndon	1	0	0.0	5	7
DT Pernell Davis	0	2	0.0	10	23
DT Nolan Harrison	0	1	0.0	13	17

New Orleans	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Jessie Armstead	9	0	1.0	34	18
ILB Brian Simmons	8	5	0.0	43	29
S Keith Lyle	6	2	0.0	32	24
S Dwight Smith	6	0	0.0	43	29
CB Bobby Taylor	4	1	0.0	39	28
S Donovin Darius	4	0	0.0	5	10
DT Stimpson Cat	3	2	1.0	27	18
OLB Dexter Coakley	3	1	0.0	41	28
S Buddy Love	3	0	0.0	43	29
DT Darrell Russell	2	2	1.0	26	20
CB Tyrone Williams	2	0	0.0	18	22
DT William Carr	2	0	0.0	24	16
DE Lamar King	2	0	0.0	23	15
ILB Dhani Jones	1	3	0.0	28	9
T Gary Ivan Gordon	1	0	---	---	---
ILB Brett Wallerstedt	1	0	0.0	4	0
DT William Munny	0	2	0.0	20	14
CB Daylon McCutcheon	0	1	0.0	12	5
DT Cedric Woodard	0	1	0.0	9	4

Pass Rush Statistics

Tampa Bay	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE John Frank	1.0	1	0	12
DE Brady Smith	0.0	2	0	34
DT James Cannida	0.0	1	1	19
ILB Todd Collins	0.0	1	0	3
DE Eric Curry	0.0	1	0	23
ILB John Fiala	0.0	1	0	32
CB Aeneas Williams	0.0	0	1	35

New Orleans	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Darrell Russell	1.0	1	0	0	20
DT Stimpson Cat	1.0	0	2	0	18
OLB Jessie Armstead	1.0	0	0	0	18
OLB Lorenzo Styles	0.0	1	0	0	1
DT William Carr	0.0	0	1	1	16
OLB Dexter Coakley	0.0	0	1	0	28

Pass Defense Statistics

Tampa Bay	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Ralph Brown	5	1	0	35
CB Doug Evans	4	0	0	18
S Damien Richardson	2	3	0	35
OLB Carlos Emmons	2	0	0	32
ILB John Fiala	2	0	0	32
S Robert Griffith	1	1	0	33
ILB Todd Collins	1	0	0	3
OLB Robbie Herndon	1	0	0	7
DE Eric Curry	0	1	0	23
CB Chris Watson	0	1	0	12
CB Aeneas Williams	0	0	1	35

New Orleans	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
OLB Jessie Armstead	2	1	18
S Dwight Smith	2	1	29
S Keith Lyle	2	0	24
OLB Dexter Coakley	2	0	28
S Donovin Darius	2	0	10
S Buddy Love	1	1	29
DT Stimpson Cat	1	0	18
CB Bobby Taylor	1	0	28
CB Tyrone Williams	1	0	22
ILB Brian Simmons	1	0	29

Blocking Statistics

Tampa Bay	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Randy Thomas	4	12	43	0	29
Chris Dahlman	3	7	43	0	29
Ross Verba	3	6	43	0	29
Joey Banes	3	4	43	3	29
Chris Liwienski	2	7	43	0	29
Thurman Reese	2	4	20	0	7

New Orleans	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Damion McIntosh	3	4	22	0	35
Gary Ivan Gordon	2	3	22	1	35
Ike Davis	0	7	22	0	35
Larry Heck	0	4	22	0	35
Russ Hochstein	0	2	22	0	35

Special Teams Tackles

Tampa Bay	Tackles	STPlays
Chris Singleton	2	17
Tyrone Davis	1	22
Anfernee Hardaway	1	18

New Orleans	Tackles	STPlays
Marcus Pollard	5	21
Lorenzo Styles	1	20
Ruben Brown	1	9

Participation

Tampa Bay	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Chris Liwienski	43	29	---	---	11	83
Randy Thomas	43	29	---	---	11	83
Ralph Brown	---	---	22	35	20	77
Joey Banes	43	29	---	---	---	72
Chris Dahlman	43	29	---	---	---	72
Koy Detmer	43	29	---	---	---	72
Ross Verba	43	29	---	---	---	72
Harvey Vail	35	20	---	---	17	72
John Fiala	---	---	22	32	15	69
Ahman Green	39	25	---	---	1	65
Louis Davis	35	27	---	---	---	62
Carlos Emmons	---	---	19	32	11	62
Damien Richardson	---	---	22	35	3	60
Doug Evans	---	---	10	18	29	57
Aeneas Williams	---	---	20	35	---	55
Robert Griffith	---	---	22	33	---	55
Brady Smith	---	---	20	34	---	54
Kevin Johnson	29	24	---	---	---	53
Drew Bennett	16	12	---	---	20	48
Thurman Reese	20	7	---	---	18	45
Eric Curry	---	---	12	23	9	44
Tyrone Davis	9	8	---	---	22	39
Vaughn Hebron	4	4	---	---	30	38
Dave Moore	18	8	---	---	11	37
James Cannida	---	---	14	19	3	36
Pernell Davis	---	---	10	23	2	35
Nolan Harrison	---	---	13	17	---	30
John Frank	---	---	10	12	5	27
Chris Singleton	---	---	3	3	17	23
Shawn Jefferson	10	10	---	---	3	23
Joe Poole	---	---	6	11	1	18
Anfernee Hardaway	0	0	---	---	18	18
Chris Watson	---	---	6	12	---	18
Robbie Herndon	---	---	5	7	5	17
Joe Nedney	0	0	---	---	13	13
Brian Johnston	0	0	---	---	11	11
Darian Rose	0	0	---	---	11	11
Scott Player	0	0	---	---	11	11
Travis Rigby	0	0	---	---	11	11
Todd Collins	---	---	3	3	---	6
Demetric Evans	---	---	3	1	2	6
Gus Frerotte	0	0	---	---	---	0
Nelson Kelley	0	0	---	---	---	0
Craig Whelihan	0	0	---	---	---	0
Matt Johnson	0	0	---	---	---	0
Tay Cody	---	---	0	0	---	0

New Orleans	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Keith Lyle	---	---	32	24	21	77
Buddy Love	---	---	43	29	5	77
Brian Simmons	---	---	43	29	5	77
Dwight Smith	---	---	43	29	5	77
Dexter Coakley	---	---	41	28	5	74
Bobby Taylor	---	---	39	28	6	73
Larry Heck	22	35	---	---	9	66
Ike Davis	22	35	---	---	9	66
Gary Ivan Gordon	22	35	---	---	---	57
Tyrone Williams	---	---	18	22	17	57
Matt Hassebeck	22	35	---	---	---	57
Damion McIntosh	22	35	---	---	---	57
Russ Hochstein	22	35	---	---	---	57
Jessie Armstead	---	---	34	18	4	56
John Davis	15	26	---	---	15	56
Kevin Alexander	10	27	---	---	17	54
Darrell Russell	---	---	26	20	7	53
Karl Williams	16	22	---	---	14	52
William Carr	---	---	24	16	9	49
Stimpson Cat	---	---	27	18	3	48
Laveranues Coles	21	26	---	---	---	47
Dhani Jones	---	---	28	9	9	46
Lamar King	---	---	23	15	6	44
LaMont Jordan	9	8	---	---	25	42
Abraham Marschalk	13	27	---	---	---	40
William Munny	---	---	20	14	5	39
Marcus Pollard	11	7	---	---	21	39
Graham Somerville	8	10	---	---	14	32
Donovin Darius	---	---	5	10	16	31
Alvis Whitted	5	14	---	---	8	27
Lorenzo Styles	---	---	2	1	20	23
Daylon McCutcheon	---	---	12	5	---	17
Brett Wallerstedt	---	---	4	0	11	15
Vinny Sutherland	1	3	---	---	11	15
Cedric Woodard	---	---	9	4	1	14
Frank Jordan	0	0	---	---	9	9
Ruben Brown	0	0	---	---	9	9
Will Bryce	0	0	---	---	9	9
Joe Wong	0	0	---	---	9	9
Jeff Graham	0	4	---	---	1	5
Richard Huntley	1	1	---	---	3	5
Mike Vanderjagt	0	0	---	---	3	3
Marcus Spears	0	0	---	---	---	0
Charlie Ward	0	0	---	---	---	0
Danny Wuerffel	0	0	---	---	---	0
Noel Scarlett	---	---	0	0	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	13	39	3.0
Middle	11	37	3.4
Right	16	77	4.8
None	3	-3	-1.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	4	15	3.8
Middle	18	31	1.7
Right	0	0	0.0
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Tampa Bay	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Koy Detmer	26	15	2	1	1	3	4	1	0

New Orleans	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Matt Hassebeck	34	18	2	1	0	7	7	2	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	3	2	20	6.7
Short (0-8 Yds)	9	6	59	6.6
Medium (9-18 Yds)	11	6	88	8.0
Long (19+ Yds)	3	1	26	8.7

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	4	11	2.8
Short (0-8 Yds)	16	10	48	3.0
Medium (9-18 Yds)	6	2	13	2.2
Long (19+ Yds)	8	2	95	11.9

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Tampa Bay	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Louis Davis	7	4	1	58	1	27
WR Kevin Johnson	7	4	0	49	0	24
RB Ahman Green	4	2	0	31	0	25
TE Harvey Vail	3	2	0	29	1	20
WR Drew Bennett	3	2	0	23	0	12
TE Dave Moore	1	0	0	0	0	8
FB Thurman Reese	1	1	0	3	0	7

New Orleans	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
TE John Davis	7	5	39	0	26
WR Karl Williams	6	4	7	0	22
WR Laveranues Coles	6	4	72	1	26
WR Kevin Alexander	4	1	4	0	27
WR Alvis Whitted	4	3	40	1	14
RB LaMont Jordan	3	1	5	0	8
RB Abraham Marschalk	2	0	0	0	27
WR Jeff Graham	1	0	0	0	4
WR Vinny Sutherland	1	0	0	0	3

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Tampa Bay	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Ahman Green	9	14	1.56	4.03

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Tampa Bay	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Koy Detmer	3	2	23	7.67	7.42

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Matt Hassebeck	1	1	1	1.00	4.91

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Tampa Bay	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Louis Davis	1	1	10	10.00	8.29
RB Ahman Green	1	0	0	0.00	7.75
WR Drew Bennett	1	1	13	13.00	7.67

New Orleans	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE John Davis	1	1	1	1.00	5.57

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Tampa Bay	Rushes	Conversions
Ahman Green	4	0
Koy Detmer	1	0

New Orleans	Rushes	Conversions
LaMont Jordan	4	1
Matt Hassebeck	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Tampa Bay	Att	Comp	Conversions
Koy Detmer	10	6	4

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Conversions
Matt Hassebeck	9	3	2

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Tampa Bay	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Kevin Johnson	4	2	1
WR Louis Davis	3	2	2
WR Drew Bennett	2	1	1
RB Ahman Green	1	1	0

New Orleans	Targ	Catch	Conversions
TE John Davis	2	1	1
WR Kevin Alexander	2	1	0
WR Laveranues Coles	2	0	0
WR Jeff Graham	1	0	0
RB Abraham Marschalk	1	0	0
RB LaMont Jordan	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 54,200 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 16,200 (21,400)
End Zone 11,700 (15,400)
Mezzanine 6,900 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 10,300 (13,600)
Club Seats 5,900 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 3,200 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	54,200 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	16,200 (21,400)
End Zone	11,700 (15,400)
Mezzanine	6,900 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	10,300 (13,600)
Club Seats	5,900 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	3,200 (3,300)