Week 6, 2002

played in New Orleans, LA

53 degrees, fair, calm

Tampa Bay Buccaneers	7	10	14	6	-	37
New Orleans Saints	3	0	3	3	-	9

Scoring Summary
1Q: 04:13 NOS - Michele Akers 50 field goal
1Q: 00:38 TBY - Ahman Green 5 run (Joe Nedney extra point)
2Q: 08:51 TBY - Joe Nedney 52 field goal
2Q: 05:03 TBY - Ahman Green 6 pass from Koy Detmer (Joe Nedney extra point)
3Q: 09:55 TBY - Ahman Green 2 run (Joe Nedney extra point)
3Q: 06:49 TBY - Ralph Brown 71 interception return (Joe Nedney extra point)
3Q: 01:39 NOS - Michele Akers 19 field goal
4Q: 09:53 TBY - Joe Nedney 41 field goal
4Q: 06:30 NOS - Michele Akers 25 field goal
4Q: 00:32 TBY - Joe Nedney 44 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 04:13 NOS - Michele Akers 50 field goal
1Q: 00:38 TBY - Ahman Green 5 run (Joe Nedney extra point)
2Q: 08:51 TBY - Joe Nedney 52 field goal
2Q: 05:03 TBY - Ahman Green 6 pass from Koy Detmer (Joe Nedney extra point)
3Q: 09:55 TBY - Ahman Green 2 run (Joe Nedney extra point)
3Q: 06:49 TBY - Ralph Brown 71 interception return (Joe Nedney extra point)
3Q: 01:39 NOS - Michele Akers 19 field goal
4Q: 09:53 TBY - Joe Nedney 41 field goal
4Q: 06:30 NOS - Michele Akers 25 field goal
4Q: 00:32 TBY - Joe Nedney 44 field goal

Team Statistics TBY NOS
Record 5-1 3-3
First Downs 20 12
- by Rushing 12 2
- by Passing 8 9
- by Penalty 0 1
Total Net Yards 369 286
- Offensive Plays 69 57
- Yards per Play 5.35 5.02
Net Rushing Yards 235 71
- Rushing Attempts 45 20
- Yards per Rush 5.22 3.55
Net Passing Yards 134 215
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 21 - 14 - 1 34 - 14 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 154 225
- Sacks/Yards Lost 3/20 3/10
- Yards per Pass Play 5.58 5.81
Fumbles/Lost 1/0 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 6/14 4/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 8.4 8.7
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 4/40 4/32
Punt Returns/Yards 1/16 2/11
Kick Returns/Yards 3/65 1/22
Interception Ret./Yards 1/71 1/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 3 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 3/0 0/2
Avg. Drive Start OWN 32 OWN 27
Time of Possession 35:46 24:14

Team Statistics	TBY	NOS
Record	5-1	3-3
First Downs	20	12
- by Rushing	12	2
- by Passing	8	9
- by Penalty	0	1
Total Net Yards	369	286
- Offensive Plays	69	57
- Yards per Play	5.35	5.02
Net Rushing Yards	235	71
- Rushing Attempts	45	20
- Yards per Rush	5.22	3.55
Net Passing Yards	134	215
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	21 - 14 - 1	34 - 14 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	154	225
- Sacks/Yards Lost	3/20	3/10
- Yards per Pass Play	5.58	5.81
Fumbles/Lost	1/0	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	6/14	4/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	8.4	8.7
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	4/40	4/32
Punt Returns/Yards	1/16	2/11
Kick Returns/Yards	3/65	1/22
Interception Ret./Yards	1/71	1/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	3	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	3/0	0/2
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 32	OWN 27
Time of Possession	35:46	24:14

Drive Charts

Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	1:55	OWN 20	3	-1	Punt
1	11:28	3:57	OWN 20	8	23	Punt
1	4:06	3:37	OWN 35	7	65	Touchdown
2	13:54	5:09	OWN 20	10	45	Field Goal
2	7:02	2:07	OWN 49	4	51	Touchdown
2	2:44	2:32	OWN 21	9	45	Missed FG
3	13:49	3:06	OWN 21	6	30	Punt
3	10:17	0:32	OPP 1	2	1	Touchdown
3	4:15	0:51	OWN 20	3	1	Interception
3	1:34	6:49	OWN 21	10	55	Field Goal
4	6:22	5:55	OWN 33	8	40	Field Goal

New Orleans Saints
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	13:05	1:37	OWN 43	3	5	Punt
1	7:31	3:25	OWN 23	7	44	Field Goal
1	0:29	1:35	OWN 31	4	26	Punt
2	8:45	1:43	OWN 20	3	2	Punt
2	4:55	2:11	OWN 20	6	19	Punt
2	0:12	0:12	OPP 47	2	-4	Half
3	15:00	1:11	OWN 20	3	-1	Punt
3	10:43	0:26	OWN 13	3	0	Punt
3	9:45	3:07	OWN 20	9	32	Interception
3	6:38	2:23	OWN 20	4	32	Punt
3	3:24	1:50	OPP 34	6	32	Field Goal
4	9:45	3:23	OWN 20	8	72	Field Goal
4	0:27	0:27	OWN 7	1	27	Game

Game MVP: Ahman Green, Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Rushing Statistics

Tampa Bay	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Ahman Green	36	152	4.22	19	3	2
Vaughn Hebron	6	65	10.83	34	2	0
Koy Detmer	3	18	6.00	8	0	0

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
LaMont Jordan	12	53	4.42	32	2
J.J. Johnson	7	12	1.71	6	0
Matt Hassebeck	1	6	6.00	6	0

Passing Statistics

Tampa Bay	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Koy Detmer	21	14	154	3/20	1	37	1	84.2

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Matt Hassebeck	34	14	225	3/10	0	33	1	51.7

Receiving Statistics

Tampa Bay	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Drew Bennett	4	6	33	8.25	2	15	0
WR Louis Davis	3	4	65	21.67	31	37	0
RB Ahman Green	2	3	13	6.50	2	7	1
TE Harvey Vail	2	2	33	16.50	11	17	0
FB Thurman Reese	2	2	-3	-1.50	0	0	0
WR Kevin Johnson	1	2	13	13.00	0	13	0
WR Antonio Bryant	0	2	0	0.00	0	0	0

New Orleans	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Joe Horn	4	5	86	21.50	3	27
WR Jeff Graham	2	8	10	5.00	3	6
TE Marcus Pollard	2	2	25	12.50	13	20
RB LaMont Jordan	2	6	11	5.50	1	6
WR Vinny Sutherland	2	3	58	29.00	9	33
WR Karl Williams	1	2	4	4.00	0	4
WR Laveranues Coles	1	6	31	31.00	0	31
TE John Davis	0	2	0	0.00	0	0

Interception Statistics

Tampa Bay	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Ralph Brown	1	71	71.00	1

New Orleans	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
ILB Ernest Dixon	1	0	0.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Tampa Bay	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Koy Detmer	1	0	0	0
Thurman Reese	0	1	0	0

New Orleans	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
William Carr	0	0	1	0

Punting Statistics

Tampa Bay	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Scott Player	3	119	39.7	36.0	51	1

New Orleans	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Will Bryce	7	288	41.1	30.3	60	0

Kicking Statistics

Tampa Bay	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Joe Nedney	3/4	3/4	1/2	52	4/4

New Orleans	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Michele Akers	3/3	1/1	1/1	50	0/0

Punt Return Statistics

Tampa Bay	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Ralph Brown	1	16	16.0	0

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Vinny Sutherland	2	11	5.5	0

Kick Return Statistics

Tampa Bay	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Drew Bennett	2	51	25.5	0
Vaughn Hebron	1	14	14.0	0

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

Defensive Statistics

Tampa Bay	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
CB Chris Watson	5	0	0.0	17	32
DE Brady Smith	4	0	1.0	17	34
S Chad Cota	4	3	0.0	20	37
OLB Carlos Emmons	4	1	0.0	16	28
DE John Frank	3	1	1.5	18	29
S Damien Richardson	3	0	0.0	19	37
CB Ralph Brown	3	0	0.0	20	36
CB Aeneas Williams	2	2	0.0	17	31
ILB John Fiala	2	2	0.0	20	36
DT Rocky Bernard	2	1	0.0	13	20
DT James Cannida	2	0	0.0	10	19
S Robert Griffith	1	0	0.0	5	9
DE Demetric Evans	1	0	0.0	3	4
WR Antonio Bryant	1	0	---	---	---
CB Roosevelt Williams	1	0	0.0	3	8
DE Chad Bratzke	0	1	0.5	5	10

New Orleans	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
DT William Carr	9	0	1.0	22	16
OLB Dexter Coakley	8	4	0.0	40	20
ILB Sam Rogers	5	1	0.0	33	14
DT Darrell Russell	4	0	0.5	23	8
CB Antoine Winfield	4	1	0.0	36	21
S Dwight Smith	4	1	0.0	33	18
OLB Steve Foley	4	0	0.0	11	3
S Buddy Love	3	5	0.0	37	21
ILB Brian Simmons	3	1	0.0	24	9
ILB Ernest Dixon	3	0	0.0	15	10
S Deke McQuay	3	0	0.0	10	7
CB Kelly Herndon	3	0	0.0	38	21
DE Donte Rocco	2	2	0.5	26	15
OLB Jessie Armstead	2	2	0.0	29	11
DE Gary Ferguson	1	1	1.0	23	13
CB Scott McGarrahan	1	1	0.0	19	17
S Keith Lyle	1	0	0.0	14	9
OLB Jamal Brooks	0	1	0.0	14	8

Pass Rush Statistics

Tampa Bay	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE John Frank	1.5	0	2	0	29
DE Brady Smith	1.0	0	2	0	34
DE Chad Bratzke	0.5	0	1	0	10
DT Nolan Harrison	0.0	1	0	0	21
DT Rocky Bernard	0.0	0	1	1	20
ILB John Fiala	0.0	0	1	0	36

New Orleans	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Gary Ferguson	1.0	0	0	13
DT William Carr	1.0	0	0	16
DE Donte Rocco	0.5	0	0	15
DT Darrell Russell	0.5	0	0	8
DE Noel Scarlett	0.0	1	0	9
OLB Jessie Armstead	0.0	0	1	11

Pass Defense Statistics

Tampa Bay	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Ralph Brown	3	1	1	36
CB Aeneas Williams	2	1	0	31
S Damien Richardson	2	1	0	37
CB Chris Watson	2	1	0	32
OLB Carlos Emmons	2	0	0	28
S Chad Cota	1	0	0	37
ILB John Fiala	1	0	0	36
CB Roosevelt Williams	1	0	0	8
S Robert Griffith	0	1	0	9

New Orleans	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
OLB Dexter Coakley	4	0	0	20
ILB Brian Simmons	2	0	0	9
S Buddy Love	1	1	0	21
CB Scott McGarrahan	1	1	0	17
OLB Jessie Armstead	1	0	0	11
S Deke McQuay	1	0	0	7
DT William Carr	1	0	0	16
DT Darrell Russell	1	0	0	8
CB Antoine Winfield	1	0	0	21
S Dwight Smith	1	0	0	18
ILB Ernest Dixon	0	0	1	10

Blocking Statistics

Tampa Bay	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Chris Dahlman	5	8	0	45	0	24
Thurman Reese	5	5	1	21	0	12
Ross Verba	4	9	0	45	1	24
Randy Thomas	3	8	0	45	1	24
Nelson Kelley	3	7	0	45	0	24
Matt Johnson	1	5	0	45	1	24
Tyrone Davis	0	1	0	24	0	9

New Orleans	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Tyson Walter	2	3	15	0	31
Joe Wong	1	6	18	1	32
Steve McKinney	1	1	6	0	7
Ephraim Salaam	0	6	20	0	37
Jason Anderson	0	2	13	1	26
Damion McIntosh	0	1	17	1	34

Special Teams Tackles

Tampa Bay	Tackles	STPlays
Antonio Bryant	1	22
Harvey Vail	1	17
Carlos Emmons	1	15

New Orleans	Tackles	STPlays
Ernest Dixon	1	20
Scott McGarrahan	1	19
Keith Lyle	1	16
Brian Simmons	1	11

Participation

Tampa Bay	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Ralph Brown	---	---	20	36	22	78
Harvey Vail	41	19	---	---	17	77
Nelson Kelley	45	24	---	---	7	76
Randy Thomas	45	24	---	---	7	76
Matt Johnson	45	24	---	---	7	76
John Fiala	---	---	20	36	17	73
Chris Dahlman	45	24	---	---	---	69
Koy Detmer	45	24	---	---	---	69
Ross Verba	45	24	---	---	---	69
Chris Watson	---	---	17	32	15	64
Drew Bennett	39	20	---	---	4	63
Ahman Green	39	18	---	---	4	61
Chad Cota	---	---	20	37	3	60
Carlos Emmons	---	---	16	28	15	59
Damien Richardson	---	---	19	37	3	59
Thurman Reese	21	12	---	---	22	55
Tyrone Davis	24	9	---	---	19	52
Brady Smith	---	---	17	34	1	52
Aeneas Williams	---	---	17	31	3	51
John Frank	---	---	18	29	3	50
Kevin Johnson	31	15	---	---	---	46
Rocky Bernard	---	---	13	20	7	40
James Cannida	---	---	10	19	5	34
Louis Davis	16	8	---	---	8	32
Nolan Harrison	---	---	10	21	---	31
Vaughn Hebron	6	6	---	---	19	31
Antonio Bryant	2	7	---	---	22	31
Roosevelt Williams	---	---	3	8	13	24
Chad Bratzke	---	---	5	10	5	20
Anfernee Hardaway	0	1	---	---	17	18
Todd Collins	---	---	4	9	4	17
Robert Griffith	---	---	5	9	3	17
Kaden Butler	6	5	---	---	4	15
Robbie Herndon	---	---	3	6	5	14
Joe Nedney	0	0	---	---	12	12
Demetric Evans	---	---	3	4	5	12
Darian Rose	0	0	---	---	7	7
Scott Player	0	0	---	---	7	7
Winfred McIntire	0	0	---	---	7	7
Joe Poole	---	---	0	1	---	1
Jake Delhomme	0	0	---	---	---	0
Cris Finley	0	0	---	---	---	0
James P. Sullivan	0	0	---	---	---	0
Cole Shapiro	0	0	---	---	---	0
Victor Rogers	0	0	---	---	---	0
Khary Campbell	---	---	0	0	---	0

New Orleans	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Antoine Winfield	---	---	36	21	10	67
Dexter Coakley	---	---	40	20	4	64
Kelly Herndon	---	---	38	21	4	63
Buddy Love	---	---	37	21	3	61
LaMont Jordan	12	26	---	---	23	61
Ephraim Salaam	20	37	---	---	3	60
Joe Wong	18	32	---	---	9	59
Matt Hassebeck	20	37	---	---	---	57
John Davis	11	25	---	---	20	56
Scott McGarrahan	---	---	19	17	19	55
Dwight Smith	---	---	33	18	1	52
Sam Rogers	---	---	33	14	4	51
Joe Horn	11	25	---	---	15	51
Damion McIntosh	17	34	---	---	---	51
Jeff Graham	11	26	---	---	13	50
Tyson Walter	15	31	---	---	---	46
Ernest Dixon	---	---	15	10	20	45
Donte Rocco	---	---	26	15	4	45
Brian Simmons	---	---	24	9	11	44
Jessie Armstead	---	---	29	11	2	42
Abraham Marschalk	7	17	---	---	16	40
Keith Lyle	---	---	14	9	16	39
William Carr	---	---	22	16	1	39
Jason Anderson	13	26	---	---	---	39
Laveranues Coles	14	25	---	---	---	39
Vinny Sutherland	7	8	---	---	24	39
Gary Ferguson	---	---	23	13	2	38
Marcus Pollard	13	15	---	---	9	37
Cedric Woodard	---	---	21	11	3	35
Darrell Russell	---	---	23	8	3	34
Noel Scarlett	---	---	20	9	5	34
Jamal Brooks	---	---	14	8	5	27
Travis Scott	7	10	---	---	10	27
Ike Davis	4	8	---	---	10	22
Deke McQuay	---	---	10	7	4	21
Steve McKinney	6	7	---	---	8	21
J.J. Johnson	8	11	---	---	---	19
Steve Foley	---	---	11	3	4	18
Karl Williams	6	7	---	---	4	17
Frank Jordan	0	0	---	---	10	10
Bobby Taylor	---	---	7	3	---	10
Michele Akers	0	0	---	---	7	7
Will Bryce	0	0	---	---	7	7
Charlie Ward	0	0	---	---	3	3
Ruben Torres	---	---	0	0	3	3
Danny Wuerffel	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	12	50	4.2
Middle	19	80	4.2
Right	14	105	7.5
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	5	7	1.4
Middle	6	15	2.5
Right	9	49	5.4
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Tampa Bay	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Koy Detmer	21	14	1	2	1	2	1	1	1

New Orleans	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Matt Hassebeck	34	14	7	2	4	5	7	1	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	2	2	3	1.5
Short (0-8 Yds)	7	6	67	9.6
Medium (9-18 Yds)	10	6	84	8.4
Long (19+ Yds)	2	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	2	1	4	2.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	11	7	53	4.8
Medium (9-18 Yds)	6	0	0	0.0
Long (19+ Yds)	15	6	168	11.2

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Tampa Bay	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Drew Bennett	6	4	0	33	0	20
WR Louis Davis	4	3	1	65	1	8
RB Ahman Green	3	2	0	13	0	18
TE Harvey Vail	2	2	0	33	0	19
FB Thurman Reese	2	2	0	-3	0	12
WR Kevin Johnson	2	1	0	13	0	15
WR Antonio Bryant	2	0	0	0	0	7

New Orleans	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Jeff Graham	8	2	1	10	0	26
WR Laveranues Coles	6	1	0	31	1	25
RB LaMont Jordan	6	2	1	11	0	26
WR Joe Horn	5	4	0	86	3	25
WR Vinny Sutherland	3	2	0	58	2	8
TE John Davis	2	0	2	0	0	25
TE Marcus Pollard	2	2	0	25	1	15
WR Karl Williams	2	1	0	4	0	7

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Tampa Bay	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Ahman Green	4	8	2.00	4.22

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
LaMont Jordan	3	1	0.33	4.42

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Tampa Bay	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Koy Detmer	2	2	10	5.00	7.33

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Matt Hassebeck	3	1	6	2.00	6.62

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Tampa Bay	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
RB Ahman Green	1	1	6	6.00	4.33
WR Drew Bennett	1	1	4	4.00	5.50

New Orleans	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Jeff Graham	2	1	6	3.00	1.25
RB LaMont Jordan	1	0	0	0.00	1.83

Third Down Rushing Statistics

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

New Orleans	Rushes	Conversions
LaMont Jordan	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Tampa Bay	Att	Comp	Conversions
Koy Detmer	6	4	3

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Conversions
Matt Hassebeck	14	6	4

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Tampa Bay	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Antonio Bryant	2	0	0
WR Louis Davis	1	1	1
TE Harvey Vail	1	1	1
FB Thurman Reese	1	1	0
WR Kevin Johnson	1	1	1

New Orleans	Targ	Catch	Conversions
RB LaMont Jordan	6	2	1
WR Jeff Graham	2	1	0
WR Joe Horn	2	1	1
WR Laveranues Coles	2	0	0
TE Marcus Pollard	1	1	1
WR Vinny Sutherland	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 52,800 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 16,000 (21,400)
End Zone 11,000 (15,400)
Mezzanine 7,000 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 10,000 (13,600)
Club Seats 5,600 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 3,200 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	52,800 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	16,000 (21,400)
End Zone	11,000 (15,400)
Mezzanine	7,000 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	10,000 (13,600)
Club Seats	5,600 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	3,200 (3,300)