Week 1, 2003

played in New Orleans, LA

63 degrees, fair, 4 mph wind

Tampa Bay Buccaneers	0	14	0	9	-	23
New Orleans Saints	13	3	6	0	-	22

Scoring Summary
1Q: 12:08 NOS - Laveranues Coles 25 pass from Matt Hassebeck (David Akers extra point failed)
1Q: 08:21 NOS - Karl Williams 29 pass from Matt Hassebeck (David Akers extra point)
2Q: 06:26 TBY - Drew Bennett 10 pass from Koy Detmer (Joe Nedney extra point)
2Q: 02:31 TBY - Drew Bennett 10 pass from Koy Detmer (Joe Nedney extra point)
2Q: 00:05 NOS - David Akers 32 field goal
3Q: 07:46 NOS - David Akers 43 field goal
3Q: 02:54 NOS - David Akers 31 field goal
4Q: 10:26 TBY - Joe Nedney 38 field goal
4Q: 06:44 TBY - Joe Nedney 47 field goal
4Q: 00:11 TBY - Joe Nedney 23 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 12:08 NOS - Laveranues Coles 25 pass from Matt Hassebeck (David Akers extra point failed)
1Q: 08:21 NOS - Karl Williams 29 pass from Matt Hassebeck (David Akers extra point)
2Q: 06:26 TBY - Drew Bennett 10 pass from Koy Detmer (Joe Nedney extra point)
2Q: 02:31 TBY - Drew Bennett 10 pass from Koy Detmer (Joe Nedney extra point)
2Q: 00:05 NOS - David Akers 32 field goal
3Q: 07:46 NOS - David Akers 43 field goal
3Q: 02:54 NOS - David Akers 31 field goal
4Q: 10:26 TBY - Joe Nedney 38 field goal
4Q: 06:44 TBY - Joe Nedney 47 field goal
4Q: 00:11 TBY - Joe Nedney 23 field goal

Team Statistics TBY NOS
Record 1-0 0-1
First Downs 19 10
- by Rushing 9 1
- by Passing 9 7
- by Penalty 1 2
Total Net Yards 355 266
- Offensive Plays 70 51
- Yards per Play 5.07 5.22
Net Rushing Yards 164 75
- Rushing Attempts 37 23
- Yards per Rush 4.43 3.26
Net Passing Yards 191 191
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 30 - 20 - 1 28 - 15 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 200 191
- Sacks/Yards Lost 3/9 0/0
- Yards per Pass Play 5.79 6.82
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 1/0
3rd Down Conversions 6/16 2/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.9 7.8
4th Down Conversions 0/1 0/0
Penalties/Yards 9/75 7/62
Punt Returns/Yards 1/12 3/40
Kick Returns/Yards 3/75 4/98
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 1/13
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 3 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/1 0/2
Avg. Drive Start OWN 28 OWN 34
Time of Possession 36:30 23:30

Team Statistics	TBY	NOS
Record	1-0	0-1
First Downs	19	10
- by Rushing	9	1
- by Passing	9	7
- by Penalty	1	2
Total Net Yards	355	266
- Offensive Plays	70	51
- Yards per Play	5.07	5.22
Net Rushing Yards	164	75
- Rushing Attempts	37	23
- Yards per Rush	4.43	3.26
Net Passing Yards	191	191
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	30 - 20 - 1	28 - 15 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	200	191
- Sacks/Yards Lost	3/9	0/0
- Yards per Pass Play	5.79	6.82
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	1/0
3rd Down Conversions	6/16	2/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.9	7.8
4th Down Conversions	0/1	0/0
Penalties/Yards	9/75	7/62
Punt Returns/Yards	1/12	3/40
Kick Returns/Yards	3/75	4/98
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	1/13
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	3	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/1	0/2
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 28	OWN 34
Time of Possession	36:30	23:30

Drive Charts

Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	1:45	OWN 39	3	3	Interception
1	11:56	2:28	OWN 33	3	9	Punt
1	8:10	4:59	OWN 35	9	28	Downs
1	1:42	2:20	OWN 15	5	7	Punt
2	12:36	6:18	OWN 15	13	85	Touchdown
2	5:19	2:55	OWN 30	6	70	Touchdown
3	12:00	1:30	OWN 14	3	4	Punt
3	7:40	0:45	OWN 20	3	5	Punt
3	2:48	7:28	OWN 20	13	59	Field Goal
4	8:01	1:22	OPP 37	3	7	Field Goal
4	5:13	1:47	OWN 22	3	-4	Punt
4	1:52	1:49	OWN 32	7	62	Field Goal

New Orleans Saints
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	13:15	1:19	OPP 40	3	40	Touchdown
1	9:28	1:18	OWN 34	5	66	Touchdown
1	3:11	1:29	OWN 37	3	-3	Punt
2	14:22	1:46	OWN 20	3	7	Punt
2	6:18	0:59	OWN 23	3	0	Punt
2	2:24	2:24	OWN 26	7	59	Field Goal
3	15:00	3:00	OWN 40	3	2	Punt
3	10:30	2:50	OPP 47	5	21	Field Goal
3	6:55	4:07	OWN 42	7	44	Field Goal
4	10:20	2:19	OWN 10	3	-2	Punt
4	6:39	1:26	OWN 23	3	7	Punt
4	3:26	1:34	OPP 43	6	18	Missed FG
4	0:03	0:03	OWN 20	1	0	Game

Game MVP: Ahman Green, Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Rushing Statistics

Tampa Bay	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Ahman Green	31	141	4.55	14	2
Malik Quick	5	18	3.60	6	0
Koy Detmer	1	5	5.00	5	0

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
LaMont Jordan	12	37	3.08	12	1
Antowain Smith	10	25	2.50	9	0
Matt Hassebeck	1	13	13.00	13	1

Passing Statistics

Tampa Bay	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Koy Detmer	30	20	200	3/9	2	50	1	93.7

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Matt Hassebeck	28	15	191	0/0	2	32	0	98.9

Receiving Statistics

Tampa Bay	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Antonio Bryant	7	8	110	15.71	42	50	0
WR Kevin Johnson	4	5	7	1.75	0	6	0
WR Drew Bennett	4	7	30	7.50	4	10	2
TE Rickey Dudley	1	2	21	21.00	12	21	0
RB Ahman Green	1	1	16	16.00	13	16	0
TE Harvey Vail	1	2	1	1.00	0	1	0
FB Thurman Reese	1	1	3	3.00	0	3	0
WR Troy Walters	1	2	12	12.00	14	12	0

New Orleans	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Karl Williams	4	6	69	17.25	1	30	1
WR Joe Horn	2	5	39	19.50	0	32	0
WR Wayne McGarity	2	3	3	1.50	0	4	0
WR Laveranues Coles	2	6	37	18.50	8	25	1
WR Vinny Sutherland	2	2	33	16.50	13	24	0
RB Antowain Smith	1	1	0	0.00	1	0	0
FB Joel Makovicka	1	2	7	7.00	9	7	0
RB LaMont Jordan	1	1	3	3.00	0	3	0
TE Marcus Pollard	0	2	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Tampa Bay	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

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

Fumble Statistics

Tampa Bay	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Louis Davis	0	0	1	0

New Orleans	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Vinny Sutherland	1	0	0	0
Cullen Jenkins	0	1	0	0

Punting Statistics

Tampa Bay	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Scott Player	5	208	41.6	33.6	57	0

New Orleans	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Will Bryce	6	278	46.3	44.3	52	1

Kicking Statistics

Tampa Bay	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Joe Nedney	3/3	1/1	0/0	47	2/2

New Orleans	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
David Akers	3/4	1/2	0/0	43	1/2

Punt Return Statistics

Tampa Bay	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Ralph Brown	1	12	12.0	0

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Vinny Sutherland	3	40	13.3	0

Kick Return Statistics

Tampa Bay	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Ricky Manning	3	75	25.0	0

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Antoine Winfield	3	79	26.3	0
Wayne McGarity	1	19	19.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Tampa Bay	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Damien Richardson	6	0	0.0	23	28
CB Ralph Brown	6	0	0.0	23	28
S Colin Branch	5	4	0.0	23	28
OLB Carlos Emmons	4	1	0.0	23	26
ILB John Fiala	2	5	0.0	23	27
DT Rocky Bernard	2	1	0.0	20	24
DT Langston Moore	2	1	0.0	8	17
CB Dexter McCleon	2	0	0.0	21	25
DE Brady Smith	1	2	0.0	20	25
CB Tay Cody	1	1	0.0	4	8
DE Troy Barnett	1	0	0.0	8	6
OLB Robbie Herndon	1	0	0.0	7	10
DE John Frank	1	0	0.0	16	23
WR Drew Bennett	1	0	---	---	---
DE Demetric Evans	1	0	0.0	4	4
CB Ricky Manning	1	0	0.0	12	12
DT James Cannida	0	1	0.0	12	9

New Orleans	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Dhani Jones	10	3	2.0	35	30
S Buddy Love	8	3	0.0	36	33
CB Bobby Taylor	7	3	0.0	19	25
OLB Jessie Armstead	5	2	0.0	24	16
DT Cedric Woodard	4	1	0.0	12	8
CB Scott McGarrahan	3	2	0.0	37	33
DT Kindal Moorehead	3	2	0.0	24	25
DT William Carr	3	1	0.0	13	8
DE Bobby Hamilton	3	0	0.0	24	17
OLB Steve Foley	3	0	0.0	8	6
S Dwight Smith	2	3	0.0	35	32
DE Shannon Clavelle	2	2	0.0	14	13
S Keith Lyle	2	1	0.0	10	14
ILB Warrick Holdman	1	0	1.0	2	3
CB Antoine Winfield	1	2	0.0	36	33
DT Jaylen Westbrook	1	2	0.0	18	8
DE Grant Wistrom	0	2	0.0	23	20
OLB Dexter Coakley	0	1	0.0	24	23

Pass Rush Statistics

Tampa Bay	Block	Hurry	PPlay
DE John Frank	1	0	23
DT Langston Moore	1	0	17
S Colin Branch	1	0	28
OLB Carlos Emmons	0	1	26
DE Brady Smith	0	1	25

New Orleans	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
ILB Dhani Jones	2.0	0	0	30
ILB Warrick Holdman	1.0	0	0	3
DE Cullen Jenkins	0.0	1	0	16
DT Jaylen Westbrook	0.0	1	0	8
DT William Carr	0.0	0	1	8
DT Cedric Woodard	0.0	0	1	8

Pass Defense Statistics

Tampa Bay	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Ralph Brown	4	1	28
OLB Carlos Emmons	2	1	26
CB Dexter McCleon	2	1	25
S Colin Branch	2	0	28
S Damien Richardson	1	1	28
ILB John Fiala	1	0	27
DE John Frank	1	0	23
CB Tay Cody	1	0	8
CB Ricky Manning	1	0	12
OLB Robbie Herndon	0	1	10

New Orleans	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Bobby Taylor	4	0	0	25
S Buddy Love	4	0	0	33
CB Scott McGarrahan	3	0	0	33
ILB Dhani Jones	3	0	0	30
DE Shannon Clavelle	2	0	0	13
OLB Jessie Armstead	1	0	0	16
S Keith Lyle	1	0	0	14
OLB Steve Foley	1	0	0	6
DT Cedric Woodard	1	0	0	8
CB Antoine Winfield	0	1	1	33

Blocking Statistics

Tampa Bay	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Randy Thomas	5	13	1	37	0	33
Ross Verba	5	10	0	37	0	33
Chris Dahlman	3	5	0	37	1	33
Cole Shapiro	1	3	0	37	2	33
Jon Stinchcomb	1	3	0	37	0	33
Rickey Dudley	1	1	0	27	0	17
Harvey Vail	0	1	0	15	0	12

New Orleans	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	PPly
Ephraim Salaam	2	3	23	28
Ben Claxton	1	5	23	28
Travis Scott	1	3	23	28
Tyson Walter	0	8	23	28
Damion McIntosh	0	3	23	28

Special Teams Tackles

Tampa Bay	Tackles	STPlays
Louis Davis	3	21
Wyatt Woodson	1	28
Thurman Reese	1	19
Colin Branch	1	11
Randy Shughart	1	8

New Orleans	Tackles	STPlays
Mike Cloud	2	11
Antowain Smith	1	26
Scott McGarrahan	1	14

Participation

Tampa Bay	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Randy Thomas	37	33	---	---	8	78
Cole Shapiro	37	33	---	---	8	78
Chris Dahlman	37	33	---	---	---	70
Koy Detmer	37	33	---	---	---	70
Ross Verba	37	33	---	---	---	70
Jon Stinchcomb	37	33	---	---	---	70
Antonio Bryant	26	27	---	---	14	67
Ralph Brown	---	---	23	28	14	65
Carlos Emmons	---	---	23	26	14	63
Ahman Green	32	30	---	---	---	62
Colin Branch	---	---	23	28	11	62
Dexter McCleon	---	---	21	25	15	61
Damien Richardson	---	---	23	28	10	61
Drew Bennett	31	28	---	---	---	59
John Fiala	---	---	23	27	4	54
Brady Smith	---	---	20	25	3	48
Rocky Bernard	---	---	20	24	3	47
John Frank	---	---	16	23	6	45
Rickey Dudley	27	17	---	---	---	44
Thurman Reese	14	11	---	---	19	44
Harvey Vail	15	12	---	---	13	40
Kevin Johnson	17	19	---	---	---	36
Ricky Manning	---	---	12	12	12	36
Wyatt Woodson	---	---	2	4	28	34
Trung Candidate	4	4	---	---	25	33
Langston Moore	---	---	8	17	3	28
James Cannida	---	---	12	9	4	25
Tay Cody	---	---	4	8	13	25
Troy Walters	11	13	---	---	---	24
Louis Davis	2	0	---	---	21	23
Troy Barnett	---	---	8	6	7	21
Mack Minnig	1	1	---	---	19	21
Robbie Herndon	---	---	7	10	1	18
Demetric Evans	---	---	4	4	3	11
Joe Nedney	0	0	---	---	9	9
Randy Shughart	0	0	---	---	8	8
Chad Cota	---	---	4	4	---	8
Frank Garcia	0	0	---	---	8	8
Scott Player	0	0	---	---	8	8
Malik Quick	5	3	---	---	---	8
Winfred McIntire	0	0	---	---	8	8
Todd Collins	---	---	0	0	---	0
Craig Whelihan	0	0	---	---	---	0
Chris Liwienski	0	0	---	---	---	0
Cris Finley	0	0	---	---	---	0
James P. Sullivan	0	0	---	---	---	0

New Orleans	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Scott McGarrahan	---	---	37	33	14	84
Antoine Winfield	---	---	36	33	13	82
Dwight Smith	---	---	35	32	9	76
Buddy Love	---	---	36	33	3	72
Dhani Jones	---	---	35	30	3	68
Travis Scott	23	28	---	---	10	61
Dexter Coakley	---	---	24	23	13	60
Bobby Taylor	---	---	19	25	12	56
Kindal Moorehead	---	---	24	25	4	53
Matt Hassebeck	23	28	---	---	---	51
Ephraim Salaam	23	28	---	---	---	51
Damion McIntosh	23	28	---	---	---	51
Tyson Walter	23	28	---	---	---	51
Ben Claxton	23	28	---	---	---	51
Joe Horn	14	20	---	---	12	46
Grant Wistrom	---	---	23	20	2	45
Laveranues Coles	20	25	---	---	---	45
Bobby Hamilton	---	---	24	17	3	44
Jessie Armstead	---	---	24	16	3	43
Antowain Smith	11	6	---	---	26	43
Keith Lyle	---	---	10	14	17	41
Marcus Pollard	14	12	---	---	7	33
Cullen Jenkins	---	---	13	16	4	33
Karl Williams	15	16	---	---	---	31
Wayne McGarity	8	12	---	---	10	30
LaMont Jordan	12	18	---	---	---	30
Vinny Sutherland	1	9	---	---	20	30
Shannon Clavelle	---	---	14	13	1	28
Steve Foley	---	---	8	6	14	28
Jim Kleinsasser	7	10	---	---	10	27
Jaylen Westbrook	---	---	18	8	1	27
Cedric Woodard	---	---	12	8	5	25
William Carr	---	---	13	8	2	23
Jim Hardy	0	2	---	---	21	23
Joel Makovicka	8	10	---	---	2	20
Graham Somerville	5	0	---	---	8	13
Mike Cloud	0	0	---	---	11	11
Frank Jordan	0	0	---	---	10	10
Kris Farris	0	0	---	---	10	10
Bryan Anderson	0	0	---	---	10	10
Scott Kooistra	0	0	---	---	10	10
David Akers	0	0	---	---	9	9
Will Bryce	0	0	---	---	6	6
Warrick Holdman	---	---	2	3	---	5
Danny Wuerffel	0	0	---	---	4	4
Michael Bishop	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	8	42	5.3
Middle	16	69	4.3
Right	13	53	4.1
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	8	23	2.9
Middle	4	10	2.5
Right	11	42	3.8
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Tampa Bay	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Koy Detmer	30	20	3	2	0	1	2	0	1

New Orleans	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Matt Hassebeck	28	15	5	1	2	5	2	0	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	4	58	14.5
Short (0-8 Yds)	18	12	69	3.8
Medium (9-18 Yds)	4	3	23	5.8
Long (19+ Yds)	2	1	50	25.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	2	2	7	3.5
Short (0-8 Yds)	15	8	59	3.9
Medium (9-18 Yds)	5	2	34	6.8
Long (19+ Yds)	6	3	91	15.2

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Tampa Bay	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Antonio Bryant	8	7	110	2	27
WR Drew Bennett	7	4	30	0	28
WR Kevin Johnson	5	4	7	0	19
TE Rickey Dudley	2	1	21	1	17
TE Harvey Vail	2	1	1	0	12
WR Troy Walters	2	1	12	0	13
RB Ahman Green	1	1	16	0	30
FB Thurman Reese	1	1	3	0	11

New Orleans	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Karl Williams	6	4	0	69	2	16
WR Laveranues Coles	6	2	1	37	1	25
WR Joe Horn	5	2	0	39	1	20
WR Wayne McGarity	3	2	0	3	0	12
TE Marcus Pollard	2	0	0	0	0	12
FB Joel Makovicka	2	1	1	7	0	10
WR Vinny Sutherland	2	2	0	33	1	9
RB Antowain Smith	1	1	0	0	0	6
RB LaMont Jordan	1	1	0	3	0	18

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Tampa Bay	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Ahman Green	3	16	5.33	4.55
Malik Quick	1	6	6.00	3.60

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Antowain Smith	1	4	4.00	2.50

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Tampa Bay	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Koy Detmer	6	3	19	3.17	6.67

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Matt Hassebeck	4	1	9	2.25	6.82

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Tampa Bay	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Drew Bennett	2	2	20	10.00	4.29
TE Rickey Dudley	1	0	0	0.00	10.50
WR Kevin Johnson	1	1	-1	-1.00	1.40

New Orleans	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Laveranues Coles	2	0	0	0.00	6.17
WR Joe Horn	1	0	0	0.00	7.80
WR Vinny Sutherland	1	1	9	9.00	16.50

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Tampa Bay	Rushes	Conversions
Ahman Green	3	1
Koy Detmer	1	0

New Orleans	Rushes	Conversions
LaMont Jordan	2	0
Antowain Smith	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Tampa Bay	Att	Comp	Conversions
Koy Detmer	12	8	5

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Conversions
Matt Hassebeck	9	3	2

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Tampa Bay	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Drew Bennett	3	2	2
WR Antonio Bryant	3	2	1
TE Harvey Vail	2	1	0
RB Ahman Green	1	1	1
WR Kevin Johnson	1	1	0
WR Troy Walters	1	1	1

New Orleans	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Laveranues Coles	3	1	1
WR Joe Horn	2	0	0
WR Karl Williams	1	0	0
FB Joel Makovicka	1	0	0
RB LaMont Jordan	1	1	0
WR Vinny Sutherland	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 44,100 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 12,800 (21,400)
End Zone 9,000 (15,400)
Mezzanine 6,100 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 8,500 (13,600)
Club Seats 4,900 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 2,800 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	44,100 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	12,800 (21,400)
End Zone	9,000 (15,400)
Mezzanine	6,100 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	8,500 (13,600)
Club Seats	4,900 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	2,800 (3,300)