Week 15, 2002

played in Tampa Bay, FL

47 degrees, fair, 3 mph wind

New Orleans Saints	0	7	0	0	-	7
Tampa Bay Buccaneers	0	14	6	13	-	33

Scoring Summary
2Q: 12:35 NOS - Joe Horn 8 pass from Matt Hassebeck (Michele Akers extra point)
2Q: 02:35 TBY - Thurman Reese 3 pass from Koy Detmer (Joe Nedney extra point)
2Q: 00:22 TBY - Koy Detmer 1 run (Joe Nedney extra point)
3Q: 04:19 TBY - Joe Nedney 41 field goal
3Q: 00:36 TBY - Joe Nedney 48 field goal
4Q: 09:47 TBY - Joe Nedney 19 field goal
4Q: 05:31 TBY - Tyrone Davis 18 fumble return (Joe Nedney extra point)
4Q: 02:57 TBY - Joe Nedney 26 field goal

Scoring Summary
2Q: 12:35 NOS - Joe Horn 8 pass from Matt Hassebeck (Michele Akers extra point)
2Q: 02:35 TBY - Thurman Reese 3 pass from Koy Detmer (Joe Nedney extra point)
2Q: 00:22 TBY - Koy Detmer 1 run (Joe Nedney extra point)
3Q: 04:19 TBY - Joe Nedney 41 field goal
3Q: 00:36 TBY - Joe Nedney 48 field goal
4Q: 09:47 TBY - Joe Nedney 19 field goal
4Q: 05:31 TBY - Tyrone Davis 18 fumble return (Joe Nedney extra point)
4Q: 02:57 TBY - Joe Nedney 26 field goal

Team Statistics NOS TBY
Record 7-7 9-5
First Downs 7 23
- by Rushing 0 14
- by Passing 6 9
- by Penalty 1 0
Total Net Yards 88 334
- Offensive Plays 43 76
- Yards per Play 2.05 4.39
Net Rushing Yards 15 193
- Rushing Attempts 14 47
- Yards per Rush 1.07 4.11
Net Passing Yards 73 141
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 27 - 10 - 2 27 - 23 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 90 149
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2/17 2/8
- Yards per Pass Play 2.52 4.86
Fumbles/Lost 1/1 1/0
3rd Down Conversions 2/11 6/16
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 9.1 7.7
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 2/10 6/40
Punt Returns/Yards 2/8 4/52
Kick Returns/Yards 1/21 1/18
Interception Ret./Yards 1/13 2/24
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 1 4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/0 2/2
Avg. Drive Start OWN 22 OWN 41
Time of Possession 17:57 42:03

Team Statistics	NOS	TBY
Record	7-7	9-5
First Downs	7	23
- by Rushing	0	14
- by Passing	6	9
- by Penalty	1	0
Total Net Yards	88	334
- Offensive Plays	43	76
- Yards per Play	2.05	4.39
Net Rushing Yards	15	193
- Rushing Attempts	14	47
- Yards per Rush	1.07	4.11
Net Passing Yards	73	141
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	27 - 10 - 2	27 - 23 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	90	149
- Sacks/Yards Lost	2/17	2/8
- Yards per Pass Play	2.52	4.86
Fumbles/Lost	1/1	1/0
3rd Down Conversions	2/11	6/16
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	9.1	7.7
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	2/10	6/40
Punt Returns/Yards	2/8	4/52
Kick Returns/Yards	1/21	1/18
Interception Ret./Yards	1/13	2/24
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	1	4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/0	2/2
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 22	OWN 41
Time of Possession	17:57	42:03

Drive Charts

New Orleans Saints
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	4:54	OWN 20	9	35	Punt
1	4:16	1:25	OWN 9	3	-3	Punt
1	0:28	3:01	OWN 44	6	56	Touchdown
2	10:49	1:53	OWN 22	3	9	Punt
2	2:25	0:26	OWN 20	3	0	Punt
2	0:12	0:12	OWN 20	1	-1	Half
3	9:46	0:55	OWN 40	3	-11	Punt
3	4:13	1:04	OWN 20	3	-4	Punt
3	0:28	1:52	OWN 20	3	5	Interception
4	9:42	0:52	OWN 20	5	5	Punt
4	5:22	0:12	OWN 20	1	0	Interception
4	2:49	1:06	OWN 20	3	2	Punt

Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	10:06	5:50	OWN 6	10	41	Punt
1	2:51	2:23	OPP 44	5	2	Interception
2	12:27	1:38	OWN 20	3	8	Punt
2	8:56	6:31	OWN 19	12	81	Touchdown
2	1:59	1:47	OWN 49	6	51	Touchdown
3	15:00	5:14	OWN 34	8	33	Missed FG
3	8:51	4:38	OWN 38	8	38	Field Goal
3	3:09	2:41	OWN 46	4	23	Field Goal
4	13:36	3:54	OPP 28	8	26	Field Goal
4	8:50	3:28	OWN 27	6	7	Punt
4	5:10	2:21	OPP 6	3	-3	Field Goal
4	1:43	1:43	OWN 37	3	2	Game

Game MVP: Ahman Green, Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Abraham Marschalk	6	8	1.33	11	1
LaMont Jordan	6	5	0.83	4	0
Matt Hassebeck	2	2	1.00	3	0

Tampa Bay	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Ahman Green	36	144	4.00	15	6	0
Vaughn Hebron	8	31	3.88	14	1	0
Koy Detmer	3	18	6.00	13	1	1

Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Matt Hassebeck	27	10	90	2/17	1	19	2	28.3

Tampa Bay	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Koy Detmer	27	23	149	2/8	1	29	1	86.5

Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Laveranues Coles	4	6	30	7.50	9	19	0
WR Joe Horn	2	9	20	10.00	0	12	1
WR Jeff Graham	1	4	19	19.00	1	19	0
TE John Davis	1	1	19	19.00	0	19	0
TE Marcus Pollard	1	5	3	3.00	0	3	0
RB LaMont Jordan	1	1	-1	-1.00	0	-1	0
WR Vinny Sutherland	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Tampa Bay	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
RB Ahman Green	5	5	6	1.20	3	10	0
TE Harvey Vail	5	5	21	4.20	0	7	0
WR Louis Davis	4	4	64	16.00	35	29	0
WR Kevin Johnson	3	3	18	6.00	2	9	0
WR Antonio Bryant	2	3	15	7.50	0	14	0
WR Anfernee Hardaway	1	1	5	5.00	0	5	0
TE Tyrone Davis	1	1	6	6.00	0	6	0
FB Thurman Reese	1	1	3	3.00	0	3	1
WR Drew Bennett	1	3	11	11.00	0	11	0
RB Vaughn Hebron	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

New Orleans	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Antoine Winfield	1	13	13.00	0

Tampa Bay	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
OLB Carlos Emmons	1	1	1.00	0
CB Ralph Brown	1	23	23.00	0

Fumble Statistics

New Orleans	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Vinny Sutherland	1	0	0	0
Dexter Coakley	0	0	1	0

Tampa Bay	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Vaughn Hebron	1	0	1	0
Tyrone Davis	0	1	0	1
Kevin Johnson	0	1	0	0

Punting Statistics

New Orleans	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Will Bryce	8	370	46.3	39.8	56	4

Tampa Bay	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Scott Player	3	150	50.0	47.3	53	3

Kicking Statistics

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

Tampa Bay	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Joe Nedney	4/5	2/3	0/1	48	3/3

Punt Return Statistics

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Vinny Sutherland	2	8	4.0	0

Tampa Bay	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Ralph Brown	4	52	13.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Antoine Winfield	1	21	21.0	0

Tampa Bay	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Vaughn Hebron	1	18	18.0	0

Defensive Statistics

New Orleans	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Dexter Coakley	12	2	1.5	41	27
ILB Sam Rogers	11	4	0.0	41	24
CB Kelly Herndon	7	4	0.0	38	27
CB Antoine Winfield	6	1	0.0	45	26
S Buddy Love	5	1	0.0	40	29
ILB Dhani Jones	4	1	0.0	11	7
DE Lamar King	4	0	0.0	27	13
S Keith Lyle	3	3	0.0	39	27
CB Scott McGarrahan	3	3	0.0	28	22
DE Noel Scarlett	3	0	0.0	22	16
DT Darrell Russell	2	1	0.5	26	9
OLB Jessie Armstead	2	2	0.0	29	18
ILB Ernest Dixon	2	2	0.0	23	5
DE Gary Ferguson	2	0	0.0	28	22
DT William Carr	1	3	0.0	21	20
OLB Steve Foley	1	1	0.0	14	3
S Ruben Torres	1	1	0.0	11	8
DE Donte Rocco	1	0	0.0	17	7
FB Graham Somerville	1	0	---	---	---
WR Laveranues Coles	1	0	---	---	---

Tampa Bay	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Todd Collins	4	0	0.0	14	24
CB Ralph Brown	3	0	1.0	14	29
S Damien Richardson	3	0	0.0	14	29
DT Rocky Bernard	2	1	1.0	6	15
S Chad Cota	2	2	0.0	14	29
OLB Carlos Emmons	2	1	0.0	12	26
DT James Cannida	2	0	0.0	12	23
OLB Robbie Herndon	2	0	0.0	5	7
S Robert Griffith	1	1	0.0	5	5
DE John Frank	1	1	0.0	10	22
RB Ahman Green	1	0	---	---	---
CB Chris Watson	1	0	0.0	5	18
OLB Khary Campbell	1	0	0.0	3	3
DE Brady Smith	0	2	0.0	13	28
DE Chad Bratzke	0	1	0.0	4	7

Pass Rush Statistics

New Orleans	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Dexter Coakley	1.5	0	0	27
DT Darrell Russell	0.5	0	0	9
DE Lamar King	0.0	1	0	13
OLB Jessie Armstead	0.0	0	1	18

Tampa Bay	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
CB Ralph Brown	1.0	0	0	29
DT Rocky Bernard	1.0	0	0	15
DE John Frank	0.0	2	1	22
S Damien Richardson	0.0	1	0	29
DE Brady Smith	0.0	0	3	28
OLB Robbie Herndon	0.0	0	1	7

Pass Defense Statistics

New Orleans	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
ILB Sam Rogers	5	0	0	24
CB Kelly Herndon	4	1	0	27
CB Antoine Winfield	3	0	1	26
S Buddy Love	2	0	0	29
OLB Dexter Coakley	2	0	0	27
CB Scott McGarrahan	2	0	0	22
ILB Dhani Jones	2	0	0	7
ILB Ernest Dixon	1	0	0	5
S Keith Lyle	1	0	0	27
DE Lamar King	1	0	0	13

Tampa Bay	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S Damien Richardson	2	2	0	29
OLB Carlos Emmons	2	0	1	26
CB Ralph Brown	1	2	1	29
ILB Todd Collins	1	0	0	24
S Robert Griffith	1	0	0	5
OLB Robbie Herndon	1	0	0	7
DE John Frank	1	0	0	22
OLB Khary Campbell	1	0	0	3
S Chad Cota	0	1	0	29

Blocking Statistics

New Orleans	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Ike Davis	3	13	0	29
Ephraim Salaam	2	13	1	29
Damion McIntosh	2	13	1	29
Joe Wong	2	13	0	29
Steve McKinney	1	1	0	1
Graham Somerville	1	7	0	18
Tyson Walter	1	13	0	28

Tampa Bay	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Chris Liwienski	5	8	0	42	0	29
Chris Dahlman	4	11	0	47	1	29
Ross Verba	3	6	0	47	1	29
Randy Thomas	2	9	1	47	0	29
James P. Sullivan	2	5	0	47	0	29
Harvey Vail	0	2	0	38	0	22
Matt Johnson	0	2	0	5	0	0
Tyrone Davis	0	1	0	19	0	6

Special Teams Tackles

New Orleans	Tackles	STPlays
Ernest Dixon	2	20
Vinny Sutherland	1	20
John Davis	1	18
Jason Anderson	1	8

Tampa Bay	Tackles	STPlays
Vaughn Hebron	2	25
Kaden Butler	1	19

Participation

New Orleans	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Antoine Winfield	---	---	45	26	16	87
Keith Lyle	---	---	39	27	12	78
Buddy Love	---	---	40	29	3	72
Dexter Coakley	---	---	41	27	4	72
Sam Rogers	---	---	41	24	5	70
Kelly Herndon	---	---	38	27	4	69
Scott McGarrahan	---	---	28	22	13	63
Gary Ferguson	---	---	28	22	5	55
Jessie Armstead	---	---	29	18	5	52
Joe Wong	13	29	---	---	7	49
Ernest Dixon	---	---	23	5	20	48
Joe Horn	10	24	---	---	12	46
Lamar King	---	---	27	13	5	45
William Carr	---	---	21	20	3	44
Ike Davis	13	29	---	---	1	43
Matt Hassebeck	14	29	---	---	---	43
LaMont Jordan	8	14	---	---	21	43
Ephraim Salaam	13	29	---	---	---	42
Damion McIntosh	13	29	---	---	---	42
John Davis	7	16	---	---	18	41
Tyson Walter	13	28	---	---	---	41
Noel Scarlett	---	---	22	16	2	40
Marcus Pollard	10	17	---	---	11	38
Darrell Russell	---	---	26	9	3	38
Graham Somerville	7	18	---	---	10	35
Jeff Graham	7	15	---	---	10	32
Laveranues Coles	9	20	---	---	---	29
Donte Rocco	---	---	17	7	4	28
Abraham Marschalk	6	15	---	---	2	23
Vinny Sutherland	2	1	---	---	20	23
Steve Foley	---	---	14	3	4	21
Dhani Jones	---	---	11	7	3	21
Ruben Torres	---	---	11	8	2	21
Brian Simmons	---	---	6	5	9	20
Bobby Taylor	---	---	8	4	7	19
Jason Anderson	2	0	---	---	8	10
Karl Williams	4	5	---	---	---	9
Steve McKinney	1	1	---	---	7	9
Russ Hochstein	1	0	---	---	8	9
Frank Jordan	0	0	---	---	8	8
Will Bryce	0	0	---	---	8	8
Cedric Woodard	---	---	2	0	3	5
Michele Akers	0	0	---	---	2	2
Travis Scott	1	0	---	---	1	2
Charlie Ward	0	0	---	---	---	0
Danny Wuerffel	0	0	---	---	---	0

Tampa Bay	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Randy Thomas	47	29	---	---	8	84
Chris Liwienski	42	29	---	---	7	78
Chris Dahlman	47	29	---	---	---	76
Koy Detmer	47	29	---	---	---	76
Ross Verba	47	29	---	---	---	76
James P. Sullivan	47	29	---	---	---	76
Harvey Vail	38	22	---	---	13	73
Ahman Green	38	25	---	---	2	65
Drew Bennett	42	21	---	---	---	63
Ralph Brown	---	---	14	29	18	61
Kevin Johnson	35	22	---	---	---	57
Thurman Reese	26	12	---	---	16	54
Carlos Emmons	---	---	12	26	10	48
Aeneas Williams	---	---	13	29	1	43
Chad Cota	---	---	14	29	---	43
Damien Richardson	---	---	14	29	---	43
Tyrone Davis	19	6	---	---	16	41
Brady Smith	---	---	13	28	---	41
Todd Collins	---	---	14	24	---	38
Vaughn Hebron	9	4	---	---	25	38
James Cannida	---	---	12	23	1	36
Antonio Bryant	7	10	---	---	18	35
Louis Davis	15	16	---	---	2	33
Chris Watson	---	---	5	18	9	32
John Frank	---	---	10	22	---	32
Robbie Herndon	---	---	5	7	16	28
Kaden Butler	5	4	---	---	19	28
Rocky Bernard	---	---	6	15	5	26
Tay Cody	---	---	4	5	16	25
Anfernee Hardaway	1	3	---	---	18	22
Nolan Harrison	---	---	5	15	---	20
Robert Griffith	---	---	5	5	8	18
Chad Bratzke	---	---	4	7	5	16
Joe Nedney	0	0	---	---	13	13
Darian Rose	0	0	---	---	8	8
Scott Player	0	0	---	---	8	8
Winfred McIntire	0	0	---	---	8	8
Matt Johnson	5	0	---	---	2	7
Demetric Evans	---	---	1	1	5	7
Joey Banes	0	0	---	---	6	6
John Fiala	---	---	0	4	2	6
Khary Campbell	---	---	3	3	---	6
Victor Rogers	0	0	---	---	1	1
Jake Delhomme	0	0	---	---	---	0
Troy Walters	0	0	---	---	---	0
Cris Finley	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	2	1	0.5
Middle	5	14	2.8
Right	6	1	0.2
None	1	-1	-1.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	13	60	4.6
Middle	21	82	3.9
Right	13	51	3.9
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Matt Hassebeck	27	10	0	1	1	5	5	0	2

Tampa Bay	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Koy Detmer	27	23	1	0	1	1	1	1	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	1	1	-1	-1.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	10	4	26	2.6
Medium (9-18 Yds)	14	5	65	4.6
Long (19+ Yds)	2	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	4	-2	-0.5
Short (0-8 Yds)	17	15	98	5.8
Medium (9-18 Yds)	5	4	53	10.6
Long (19+ Yds)	1	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	PPlay
WR Joe Horn	9	2	1	20	24
WR Laveranues Coles	6	4	0	30	20
TE Marcus Pollard	5	1	0	3	17
WR Jeff Graham	4	1	0	19	15
TE John Davis	1	1	0	19	16
RB LaMont Jordan	1	1	0	-1	14
WR Vinny Sutherland	1	0	0	0	1

Tampa Bay	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
RB Ahman Green	5	5	0	6	0	25
TE Harvey Vail	5	5	0	21	0	22
WR Louis Davis	4	4	0	64	1	16
WR Kevin Johnson	3	3	0	18	0	22
WR Drew Bennett	3	1	1	11	0	21
WR Antonio Bryant	3	2	0	15	0	10
RB Vaughn Hebron	1	0	0	0	0	4
WR Anfernee Hardaway	1	1	0	5	0	3
TE Tyrone Davis	1	1	0	6	0	6
FB Thurman Reese	1	1	0	3	0	12

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
LaMont Jordan	1	-3	-3.00	0.83

Tampa Bay	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Ahman Green	6	-2	-0.33	4.00
Vaughn Hebron	2	14	7.00	3.88
Koy Detmer	1	1	1.00	6.00

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Matt Hassebeck	1	1	8	8.00	3.33

Tampa Bay	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Koy Detmer	3	3	19	6.33	5.52

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Joe Horn	1	1	8	8.00	2.22

Tampa Bay	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Harvey Vail	1	1	2	2.00	4.20
FB Thurman Reese	1	1	3	3.00	3.00
WR Antonio Bryant	1	1	14	14.00	5.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Rushes	Conversions
Matt Hassebeck	1	0

Tampa Bay	Rushes	Conversions
Ahman Green	5	1
Vaughn Hebron	2	0
Koy Detmer	2	2

Third Down Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Conversions
Matt Hassebeck	9	3	2

Tampa Bay	Att	Comp	Conversions
Koy Detmer	7	6	3

Third Down Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Jeff Graham	3	1	1
WR Laveranues Coles	3	2	1
WR Joe Horn	2	0	0
WR Vinny Sutherland	1	0	0

Tampa Bay	Targ	Catch	Conversions
RB Ahman Green	2	2	1
WR Anfernee Hardaway	1	1	0
TE Tyrone Davis	1	1	1
TE Harvey Vail	1	1	0
WR Kevin Johnson	1	1	1
WR Drew Bennett	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 67,700 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 19,600 (21,400)
End Zone 14,900 (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	67,700 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	19,600 (21,400)
End Zone	14,900 (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)