Week 17, 2001

played in Tampa Bay, FL

76 degrees, stormy, 16 mph wind

New Orleans Saints	6	10	0	0	-	16
Tampa Bay Buccaneers	0	7	7	10	-	24

Scoring Summary
1Q: 13:00 NOS - John Davis 23 pass from Matt Hassebeck (Mike Vanderjagt extra point failed)
2Q: 12:30 TBY - Drew Bennett 62 pass from Koy Detmer (Joe Nedney extra point)
2Q: 02:18 NOS - Laveranues Coles 1 pass from Matt Hassebeck (Mike Vanderjagt extra point)
2Q: 00:09 NOS - Mike Vanderjagt 50 field goal
3Q: 06:56 TBY - Louis Davis 6 pass from Koy Detmer (Joe Nedney extra point)
4Q: 13:36 TBY - Ahman Green 35 run (Joe Nedney extra point)
4Q: 00:21 TBY - Joe Nedney 23 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 13:00 NOS - John Davis 23 pass from Matt Hassebeck (Mike Vanderjagt extra point failed)
2Q: 12:30 TBY - Drew Bennett 62 pass from Koy Detmer (Joe Nedney extra point)
2Q: 02:18 NOS - Laveranues Coles 1 pass from Matt Hassebeck (Mike Vanderjagt extra point)
2Q: 00:09 NOS - Mike Vanderjagt 50 field goal
3Q: 06:56 TBY - Louis Davis 6 pass from Koy Detmer (Joe Nedney extra point)
4Q: 13:36 TBY - Ahman Green 35 run (Joe Nedney extra point)
4Q: 00:21 TBY - Joe Nedney 23 field goal

Team Statistics NOS TBY
Record 7-9 11-5
First Downs 16 19
- by Rushing 2 9
- by Passing 12 10
- by Penalty 2 0
Total Net Yards 244 413
- Offensive Plays 62 67
- Yards per Play 3.94 6.16
Net Rushing Yards 43 237
- Rushing Attempts 18 39
- Yards per Rush 2.39 6.08
Net Passing Yards 201 176
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 41 - 25 - 0 25 - 18 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 221 189
- Sacks/Yards Lost 3/20 3/13
- Yards per Pass Play 4.57 6.29
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 4/2
3rd Down Conversions 3/15 6/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 9.4 6.7
4th Down Conversions 0/1 0/0
Penalties/Yards 2/10 5/37
Punt Returns/Yards 2/-5 2/25
Kick Returns/Yards 4/104 1/13
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 1 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/0 1/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 30 OWN 26
Time of Possession 27:16 32:44

Team Statistics	NOS	TBY
Record	7-9	11-5
First Downs	16	19
- by Rushing	2	9
- by Passing	12	10
- by Penalty	2	0
Total Net Yards	244	413
- Offensive Plays	62	67
- Yards per Play	3.94	6.16
Net Rushing Yards	43	237
- Rushing Attempts	18	39
- Yards per Rush	2.39	6.08
Net Passing Yards	201	176
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	41 - 25 - 0	25 - 18 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	221	189
- Sacks/Yards Lost	3/20	3/13
- Yards per Pass Play	4.57	6.29
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	4/2
3rd Down Conversions	3/15	6/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	9.4	6.7
4th Down Conversions	0/1	0/0
Penalties/Yards	2/10	5/37
Punt Returns/Yards	2/-5	2/25
Kick Returns/Yards	4/104	1/13
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	1	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/0	1/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 30	OWN 26
Time of Possession	27:16	32:44

Drive Charts

New Orleans Saints
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	2:10	OWN 37	5	63	Touchdown
1	12:00	1:18	OWN 37	3	9	Punt
1	10:17	2:03	OWN 36	4	19	Punt
1	5:11	2:39	OWN 20	5	19	Punt
1	0:33	1:52	OWN 17	3	9	Punt
2	12:15	3:35	OWN 20	6	13	Punt
2	6:38	4:26	OWN 20	11	80	Touchdown
2	0:36	0:32	OPP 33	3	0	Field Goal
3	6:49	2:48	OWN 20	5	25	Punt
3	3:12	1:46	OWN 44	6	12	Punt
4	13:22	2:27	OWN 34	4	22	Punt
4	7:36	1:40	OWN 22	3	3	Punt
4	2:17	0:51	OWN 28	4	-15	Downs
4	0:16	0:16	OWN 22	1	0	Game

Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	12:50	0:50	OWN 20	2	49	Fumble
1	10:42	0:25	OWN 20	3	0	Punt
1	8:14	3:03	OWN 20	6	39	Punt
1	2:32	1:59	OWN 22	3	5	Punt
2	13:41	1:26	OWN 34	3	66	Touchdown
2	8:40	2:02	OWN 36	5	16	Punt
2	2:12	1:36	OWN 20	5	13	Fumble
2	0:04	0:04	OWN 20	1	12	Half
3	15:00	8:11	OWN 21	14	79	Touchdown
3	4:01	0:49	OWN 23	3	0	Punt
3	1:26	3:04	OWN 20	7	80	Touchdown
4	10:55	3:19	OWN 20	7	21	Punt
4	5:56	3:39	OWN 7	5	21	Punt
4	1:26	1:10	OPP 13	3	7	Field Goal

Game MVP: Ahman Green, Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
LaMont Jordan	10	19	1.90	15	1	0
Abraham Marschalk	8	24	3.00	11	1	0

Tampa Bay	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Ahman Green	27	191	7.07	47	5	1
Vaughn Hebron	8	27	3.38	9	0	0
Koy Detmer	4	19	4.75	6	0	0

Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Matt Hassebeck	41	25	221	3/20	2	23	0	91.6

Tampa Bay	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Koy Detmer	25	18	189	3/13	2	62	0	120.3

Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
TE John Davis	6	11	70	11.67	24	23	1
WR Kevin Alexander	6	6	51	8.50	5	23	0
WR Karl Williams	6	9	67	11.17	0	18	0
WR Laveranues Coles	3	9	16	5.33	0	10	1
RB LaMont Jordan	3	3	7	2.33	0	3	0
TE Marcus Pollard	1	2	10	10.00	0	10	0
WR Alvis Whitted	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Tampa Bay	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Kevin Johnson	6	10	50	8.33	11	14	0
WR Louis Davis	3	3	35	11.67	10	15	1
RB Ahman Green	3	3	26	8.67	14	16	0
TE Harvey Vail	2	2	2	1.00	0	3	0
WR Shawn Jefferson	1	1	9	9.00	0	9	0
TE Tyrone Davis	1	1	2	2.00	1	2	0
FB Thurman Reese	1	2	3	3.00	0	3	0
WR Drew Bennett	1	2	62	62.00	36	62	1
RB Vaughn Hebron	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

New Orleans	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Tampa Bay	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

New Orleans	Recov	Force
William Carr	1	1
William Munny	1	0
Deke McQuay	0	1
Brian Simmons	0	1
Daylon McCutcheon	0	1

Tampa Bay	Fumb	Recov
Koy Detmer	2	0
Vaughn Hebron	1	0
Kevin Johnson	1	0
Ahman Green	0	1
Harvey Vail	0	1

Punting Statistics

New Orleans	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Will Bryce	9	417	46.3	34.7	63	3

Tampa Bay	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Josh Bidwell	7	298	42.6	37.6	49	0

Kicking Statistics

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

Tampa Bay	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Joe Nedney	1/1	0/0	0/0	23	3/3

Punt Return Statistics

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Vinny Sutherland	2	-5	-2.5	0

Tampa Bay	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Vaughn Hebron	2	25	12.5	0

Kick Return Statistics

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Kevin Alexander	3	85	28.3	0
Alvis Whitted	1	19	19.0	0

Tampa Bay	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Vaughn Hebron	1	13	13.0	0

Defensive Statistics

New Orleans	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Deke McQuay	8	6	0.0	39	28
ILB Brian Simmons	8	2	0.0	39	28
CB Kelly Herndon	6	2	0.0	39	28
ILB Dhani Jones	5	2	0.0	28	10
CB Daylon McCutcheon	5	1	0.0	37	26
DE Lamar King	5	0	0.0	25	15
DT William Carr	4	1	1.0	23	11
OLB Jessie Armstead	4	3	0.5	27	19
CB Bobby Taylor	3	0	0.0	10	18
OLB Dexter Coakley	2	2	1.5	35	25
S Dwight Smith	2	1	0.0	39	28
DE Chad Bratzke	2	0	0.0	14	13
DT Darrell Russell	1	2	0.0	16	17
DE Stimpson Cat	1	1	0.0	27	12
ILB Brett Wallerstedt	1	1	0.0	7	2
OLB Lorenzo Styles	0	1	0.0	4	3

Tampa Bay	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB John Fiala	8	4	2.0	18	43
CB Doug Evans	7	1	1.0	18	43
S Chad Cota	7	2	0.0	18	44
S Damien Richardson	5	1	0.0	18	43
OLB Carlos Emmons	3	1	0.0	17	41
CB Chris Watson	3	0	0.0	9	33
CB Aeneas Williams	2	2	0.0	17	43
DT Pernell Davis	2	0	0.0	7	15
OLB Chris Singleton	1	1	0.0	3	2
DE Brady Smith	1	1	0.0	17	37
DE John Frank	1	1	0.0	14	33
G Cleveland Williams	1	0	---	---	---
S Robert Griffith	1	0	0.0	1	6
OLB Robbie Herndon	1	0	0.0	5	10
DT Ryan Pickett	1	0	0.0	8	16

Pass Rush Statistics

New Orleans	Sack	Hurry	PPlay
OLB Dexter Coakley	1.5	0	25
DT William Carr	1.0	0	11
OLB Jessie Armstead	0.5	0	19
DE Lamar King	0.0	1	15

Tampa Bay	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
ILB John Fiala	2.0	0	0	0	43
CB Doug Evans	1.0	0	0	0	43
DE Brady Smith	0.0	1	0	0	37
DT Pernell Davis	0.0	1	0	0	15
DT James Cannida	0.0	0	1	2	26
DE John Frank	0.0	0	1	1	33
DT Nolan Harrison	0.0	0	1	0	26
DE Eric Curry	0.0	0	1	0	18
OLB Carlos Emmons	0.0	0	1	0	41

Pass Defense Statistics

New Orleans	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
S Deke McQuay	3	1	28
OLB Jessie Armstead	3	0	19
CB Bobby Taylor	3	0	18
CB Kelly Herndon	3	0	28
ILB Brian Simmons	2	2	28
DE Lamar King	1	0	15
CB Daylon McCutcheon	1	0	26
ILB Dhani Jones	1	0	10
S Dwight Smith	1	0	28

Tampa Bay	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
ILB John Fiala	5	0	43
CB Doug Evans	4	2	43
CB Chris Watson	3	1	33
S Damien Richardson	3	0	43
OLB Carlos Emmons	2	1	41
CB Aeneas Williams	2	0	43
S Chad Cota	2	0	44
OLB Chris Singleton	1	0	2
S Robert Griffith	1	0	6
DT Pernell Davis	1	0	15
OLB Robbie Herndon	1	0	10

Blocking Statistics

New Orleans	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Damion McIntosh	2	3	18	1	44
Ike Davis	1	6	18	0	44
Zack Freeman	1	4	18	0	44
Graham Somerville	1	2	13	0	22
Gary Ivan Gordon	0	2	18	0	44
Larry Heck	0	1	18	2	44

Tampa Bay	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Chris Dahlman	5	14	1	39	1	28
Ross Verba	2	7	2	39	1	28
James P. Sullivan	2	5	0	39	1	28
Cleveland Williams	2	4	0	39	0	28
Thurman Reese	1	2	1	15	0	8
Chris Liwienski	1	2	0	39	0	28
Dave Moore	0	1	0	12	0	4
Harvey Vail	0	1	0	32	0	18

Special Teams Tackles

New Orleans	Tackles	STPlays
Marcus Pollard	1	19
Lorenzo Styles	1	18
Marcus Spears	1	10

Tampa Bay	Tackles	STPlays
Tyrone Davis	2	17
Thurman Reese	1	26
Vaughn Hebron	1	25
Doug Evans	1	10
Chris Liwienski	1	8

Participation

New Orleans	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Dwight Smith	---	---	39	28	17	84
Daylon McCutcheon	---	---	37	26	15	78
Larry Heck	18	44	---	---	10	72
Deke McQuay	---	---	39	28	1	68
Brian Simmons	---	---	39	28	1	68
Kelly Herndon	---	---	39	28	1	68
LaMont Jordan	10	30	---	---	26	66
Gary Ivan Gordon	18	44	---	---	---	62
Zack Freeman	18	44	---	---	---	62
Ike Davis	18	44	---	---	---	62
Matt Hassebeck	18	44	---	---	---	62
Damion McIntosh	18	44	---	---	---	62
John Davis	16	34	---	---	11	61
Dexter Coakley	---	---	35	25	1	61
Laveranues Coles	17	41	---	---	---	58
Jessie Armstead	---	---	27	19	10	56
Graham Somerville	13	22	---	---	20	55
Dhani Jones	---	---	28	10	16	54
Lamar King	---	---	25	15	5	45
Stimpson Cat	---	---	27	12	1	40
Kevin Alexander	2	24	---	---	12	38
Karl Williams	9	29	---	---	---	38
Marcus Pollard	9	8	---	---	19	36
William Carr	---	---	23	11	2	36
Bobby Taylor	---	---	10	18	7	35
Chad Bratzke	---	---	14	13	7	34
Darrell Russell	---	---	16	17	1	34
William Munny	---	---	12	16	1	29
Lorenzo Styles	---	---	4	3	18	25
Abraham Marschalk	8	14	---	---	---	22
Jeff Graham	1	5	---	---	10	16
Alvis Whitted	2	9	---	---	5	16
Vinny Sutherland	0	0	---	---	16	16
Donovin Darius	---	---	3	5	6	14
Antoine Winfield	---	---	5	4	2	11
Frank Jordan	0	0	---	---	10	10
Marcus Spears	0	0	---	---	10	10
Ruben Brown	0	0	---	---	10	10
Russ Hochstein	0	0	---	---	10	10
Brett Wallerstedt	---	---	7	2	---	9
Will Bryce	0	0	---	---	9	9
Richard Huntley	3	4	---	---	1	8
Mike Vanderjagt	0	0	---	---	5	5
Charlie Ward	0	0	---	---	1	1
Buddy Love	---	---	0	0	---	0
Danny Wuerffel	0	0	---	---	---	0

Tampa Bay	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
John Fiala	---	---	18	43	19	80
Chris Liwienski	39	28	---	---	8	75
Doug Evans	---	---	18	43	10	71
Carlos Emmons	---	---	17	41	10	68
Koy Detmer	39	28	---	---	1	68
Chris Dahlman	39	28	---	---	---	67
Cleveland Williams	39	28	---	---	---	67
Ross Verba	39	28	---	---	---	67
James P. Sullivan	39	28	---	---	---	67
Harvey Vail	32	18	---	---	15	65
Louis Davis	38	25	---	---	1	64
Aeneas Williams	---	---	17	43	3	63
Chad Cota	---	---	18	44	1	63
Damien Richardson	---	---	18	43	---	61
Ahman Green	30	25	---	---	1	56
Brady Smith	---	---	17	37	1	55
Kevin Johnson	27	26	---	---	---	53
Thurman Reese	15	8	---	---	26	49
John Frank	---	---	14	33	---	47
Chris Watson	---	---	9	33	1	43
Drew Bennett	15	16	---	---	11	42
James Cannida	---	---	9	26	4	39
Nolan Harrison	---	---	11	26	---	37
Vaughn Hebron	9	3	---	---	25	37
Eric Curry	---	---	5	18	13	36
Shawn Jefferson	6	9	---	---	18	33
Tyrone Davis	10	4	---	---	17	31
Ralph Brown	---	---	2	2	27	31
Ryan Pickett	---	---	8	16	3	27
Dave Moore	12	4	---	---	9	25
Pernell Davis	---	---	7	15	---	22
Chris Singleton	---	---	3	2	16	21
Robert Griffith	---	---	1	6	10	17
Robbie Herndon	---	---	5	10	---	15
Brian Johnston	0	0	---	---	8	8
Darian Rose	0	0	---	---	8	8
Randy Thomas	0	0	---	---	8	8
Travis Rigby	0	0	---	---	8	8
Josh Bidwell	0	0	---	---	7	7
Joe Nedney	0	0	---	---	6	6
Troy Walters	1	2	---	---	2	5
Todd Collins	---	---	1	3	---	4
Gus Frerotte	0	0	---	---	---	0
Craig Whelihan	0	0	---	---	---	0
Matt Johnson	0	0	---	---	---	0
Cris Finley	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	3	0	0.0
Middle	13	44	3.4
Right	2	-1	-0.5
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	12	101	8.4
Middle	19	107	5.6
Right	8	29	3.6
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Matt Hassebeck	41	25	2	2	3	4	5	3	0

Tampa Bay	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Koy Detmer	25	18	1	1	2	3	1	0	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	1	1	-4	-4.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	11	10	48	4.4
Medium (9-18 Yds)	23	14	177	7.7
Long (19+ Yds)	6	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	2	30	7.5
Short (0-8 Yds)	11	10	55	5.0
Medium (9-18 Yds)	8	5	42	5.3
Long (19+ Yds)	2	1	62	31.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
TE John Davis	11	6	0	70	1	34
WR Karl Williams	9	6	0	67	0	29
WR Laveranues Coles	9	3	1	16	0	41
WR Kevin Alexander	6	6	0	51	1	24
RB LaMont Jordan	3	3	0	7	0	30
TE Marcus Pollard	2	1	1	10	0	8
WR Alvis Whitted	1	0	1	0	0	9

Tampa Bay	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Kevin Johnson	10	6	1	50	0	26
WR Louis Davis	3	3	0	35	0	25
RB Ahman Green	3	3	0	26	0	25
TE Harvey Vail	2	2	0	2	0	18
FB Thurman Reese	2	1	0	3	0	8
WR Drew Bennett	2	1	1	62	1	16
WR Shawn Jefferson	1	1	0	9	0	9
RB Vaughn Hebron	1	0	0	0	0	3
TE Tyrone Davis	1	1	0	2	0	4

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

Tampa Bay	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Ahman Green	3	7	2.33	7.07
Koy Detmer	2	10	5.00	4.75

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Matt Hassebeck	3	3	20	6.67	5.39

Tampa Bay	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Koy Detmer	1	1	6	6.00	7.56

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Marcus Pollard	1	1	10	10.00	5.00
WR Karl Williams	1	1	9	9.00	7.44
WR Laveranues Coles	1	1	1	1.00	1.78

Tampa Bay	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Louis Davis	1	1	6	6.00	11.67

Third Down Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Rushes	Conversions
Abraham Marschalk	1	0
LaMont Jordan	1	0

Tampa Bay	Rushes	Conversions
Ahman Green	3	1
Koy Detmer	2	1
Vaughn Hebron	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Conversions
Matt Hassebeck	12	7	3

Tampa Bay	Att	Comp	Conversions
Koy Detmer	7	4	4

Third Down Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Targ	Catch	Conversions
TE John Davis	3	2	1
WR Kevin Alexander	3	3	2
WR Laveranues Coles	3	1	0
WR Karl Williams	2	1	0
WR Alvis Whitted	1	0	0

Tampa Bay	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Kevin Johnson	3	1	1
WR Drew Bennett	2	1	1
WR Shawn Jefferson	1	1	1
RB Ahman Green	1	1	1

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

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