Week 9, 2004

played in Tampa Bay, FL

66 degrees, fair, 1 mph wind

New Orleans Saints	0	7	3	0	-	10
Tampa Bay Buccaneers	7	14	3	14	-	38

Scoring Summary
1Q: 04:51 TBY - Jimmy Smith 2 pass from Koy Detmer (Joe Nedney extra point)
2Q: 10:26 TBY - Ahman Green 42 run (Joe Nedney extra point)
2Q: 06:00 NOS - LaMont Jordan 71 run (David Akers extra point)
2Q: 02:22 TBY - Antonio Bryant 20 pass from Koy Detmer (Joe Nedney extra point)
3Q: 10:20 TBY - Joe Nedney 18 field goal
3Q: 03:18 NOS - David Akers 46 field goal
4Q: 07:08 TBY - Ahman Green 11 run (Joe Nedney extra point)
4Q: 02:32 TBY - Cedric Young 25 run (Joe Nedney extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 04:51 TBY - Jimmy Smith 2 pass from Koy Detmer (Joe Nedney extra point)
2Q: 10:26 TBY - Ahman Green 42 run (Joe Nedney extra point)
2Q: 06:00 NOS - LaMont Jordan 71 run (David Akers extra point)
2Q: 02:22 TBY - Antonio Bryant 20 pass from Koy Detmer (Joe Nedney extra point)
3Q: 10:20 TBY - Joe Nedney 18 field goal
3Q: 03:18 NOS - David Akers 46 field goal
4Q: 07:08 TBY - Ahman Green 11 run (Joe Nedney extra point)
4Q: 02:32 TBY - Cedric Young 25 run (Joe Nedney extra point)

Team Statistics NOS TBY
Record 2-6 7-1
First Downs 9 29
- by Rushing 2 14
- by Passing 7 14
- by Penalty 0 1
Total Net Yards 227 550
- Offensive Plays 50 78
- Yards per Play 4.54 7.05
Net Rushing Yards 103 277
- Rushing Attempts 12 46
- Yards per Rush 8.58 6.02
Net Passing Yards 124 273
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 36 - 15 - 1 32 - 27 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 135 273
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2/11 0/0
- Yards per Pass Play 3.26 8.53
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 1/12 9/16
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 10.3 4.6
4th Down Conversions 0/1 0/0
Penalties/Yards 6/44 5/30
Punt Returns/Yards 1/1 3/7
Kick Returns/Yards 1/19 0/0
Interception Ret./Yards 1/0 1/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 0 4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 0/0 2/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 23 OWN 26
Time of Possession 21:07 38:53

Team Statistics	NOS	TBY
Record	2-6	7-1
First Downs	9	29
- by Rushing	2	14
- by Passing	7	14
- by Penalty	0	1
Total Net Yards	227	550
- Offensive Plays	50	78
- Yards per Play	4.54	7.05
Net Rushing Yards	103	277
- Rushing Attempts	12	46
- Yards per Rush	8.58	6.02
Net Passing Yards	124	273
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	36 - 15 - 1	32 - 27 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	135	273
- Sacks/Yards Lost	2/11	0/0
- Yards per Pass Play	3.26	8.53
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	1/12	9/16
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	10.3	4.6
4th Down Conversions	0/1	0/0
Penalties/Yards	6/44	5/30
Punt Returns/Yards	1/1	3/7
Kick Returns/Yards	1/19	0/0
Interception Ret./Yards	1/0	1/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	0	4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	0/0	2/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 23	OWN 26
Time of Possession	21:07	38:53

Drive Charts

New Orleans Saints
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	11:44	1:10	OWN 20	3	1	Punt
1	4:45	3:28	OWN 24	6	38	Punt
2	12:24	1:37	OWN 8	3	5	Punt
2	10:09	1:25	OWN 20	4	17	Punt
2	6:22	0:59	OWN 26	2	74	Touchdown
2	2:10	1:50	OWN 20	6	31	Punt
3	15:00	0:55	OWN 20	3	3	Punt
3	10:12	1:51	OWN 20	5	19	Punt
3	6:58	3:47	OPP 42	6	13	Field Goal
4	11:24	1:41	OWN 20	3	-8	Punt
4	7:01	0:31	OWN 20	2	17	Interception
4	4:09	0:28	OWN 34	4	0	Downs
4	2:16	1:53	OWN 20	3	2	Punt

Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	3:16	OWN 20	6	19	Punt
1	10:34	5:49	OWN 16	13	84	Touchdown
1	1:17	3:53	OWN 20	8	33	Punt
2	10:47	0:38	OWN 48	2	52	Touchdown
2	8:44	2:22	OWN 8	5	26	Punt
2	5:23	3:13	OWN 20	8	80	Touchdown
2	0:20	0:20	OWN 11	1	14	Half
3	14:05	3:53	OWN 36	7	63	Field Goal
3	8:21	1:23	OWN 7	3	6	Punt
3	3:11	6:47	OWN 20	13	76	Interception
4	9:43	2:42	OWN 40	5	60	Touchdown
4	6:30	2:21	OWN 25	3	3	Punt
4	3:41	1:25	OPP 34	4	34	Touchdown
4	0:23	0:23	OWN 33	1	-1	Game

Game MVP: Ahman Green, Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Alexis Shepherd	6	20	3.33	10	1	0
LaMont Jordan	5	78	15.60	71	1	1
Mike Cloud	1	5	5.00	5	0	0

Tampa Bay	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Ahman Green	30	203	6.77	42	7	2
Cedric Young	11	62	5.64	25	3	1
Koy Detmer	4	13	3.25	9	0	0
Cris Finley	1	-1	-1.00	-1	0	0

Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Matt Hasselbeck	36	15	135	2/11	0	27	1	40.9

Tampa Bay	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Koy Detmer	32	27	273	0/0	2	44	1	110.0

Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Joe Horn	7	16	102	14.57	26	27
WR Karl Williams	3	8	8	2.67	0	9
WR Charles Rogers	2	3	18	9.00	5	16
TE Marcus Pollard	1	2	0	0.00	0	0
WR Wayne McGarity	1	1	6	6.00	0	6
RB Alexis Shepherd	1	1	1	1.00	0	1
FB Joel Makovicka	0	1	0	0.00	0	0
TE Jim Kleinsasser	0	1	0	0.00	0	0
RB LaMont Jordan	0	1	0	0.00	0	0
RB Greg Jones	0	2	0	0.00	0	0

Tampa Bay	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Antonio Bryant	8	9	99	12.38	16	22	1
WR Jimmy Smith	4	6	34	8.50	11	15	1
RB Ahman Green	3	3	13	4.33	2	11	0
WR Kevin Johnson	3	3	14	4.67	1	6	0
WR Drew Bennett	3	4	17	5.67	1	15	0
FB Thurman Reese	2	2	13	6.50	9	10	0
TE Harvey Vail	1	1	5	5.00	0	5	0
WR Troy Walters	1	1	11	11.00	3	11	0
RB Cedric Young	1	1	23	23.00	24	23	0
TE Ledley King	1	1	44	44.00	38	44	0
TE Mack Minnig	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

New Orleans	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Damon Moore	1	0	0.00	0

Tampa Bay	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
OLB Carlos Emmons	1	0	0.00	0

Fumble Statistics

New Orleans	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD

Tampa Bay	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD

Punting Statistics

New Orleans	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Will Bryce	9	428	47.6	44.6	63	4

Tampa Bay	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Scott Player	5	208	41.6	37.4	61	1

Kicking Statistics

New Orleans	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
David Akers	1/1	1/1	0/0	46	1/1

Tampa Bay	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Joe Nedney	1/1	0/0	0/0	18	5/5

Punt Return Statistics

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Karl Williams	1	1	1.0	0

Tampa Bay	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Ralph Brown	3	7	2.3	0

Kick Return Statistics

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Greg Jones	1	19	19.0	0

Tampa Bay	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Defensive Statistics

New Orleans	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Dhani Jones	13	5	0.0	42	32
S Dwight Smith	10	2	0.0	42	32
OLB Dexter Coakley	8	9	0.0	39	27
CB Antoine Winfield	6	2	0.0	42	32
CB Kelly Herndon	5	1	0.0	41	32
DT William Carr	4	1	0.0	33	22
DE Antonio Smith	4	1	0.0	40	27
S Buddy Love	3	2	0.0	20	11
DT Cedric Woodard	3	2	0.0	31	17
DE Cullen Jenkins	3	0	0.0	46	32
OLB Steve Foley	2	2	0.0	23	6
S Carl Crawford	2	2	0.0	23	21
WR Karl Williams	1	0	---	---	---
ILB Brian Simmons	1	0	0.0	7	6
OLB Brendon Ayanbadejo	1	0	0.0	5	3
S Damon Moore	1	0	0.0	9	5
ILB Phil Glover	0	1	0.0	4	1
CB Jeremetrius Butler	0	1	0.0	9	13
DT Jaylen Westbrook	0	1	0.0	22	17

Tampa Bay	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB John Fiala	4	0	1.0	11	37
S Damien Richardson	4	2	0.0	12	38
DT Rocky Bernard	4	2	0.0	10	30
S Colin Branch	4	1	0.0	12	38
OLB Carlos Emmons	3	1	0.0	10	35
DT Langston Moore	2	0	0.0	5	15
DE Kenechi Udeze	1	0	1.0	2	15
CB Ricky Manning	1	3	0.0	9	33
DT Ted Washington	1	0	0.0	7	23
S Chad Cota	1	0	0.0	2	8
QB Koy Detmer	1	0	---	---	---
CB Dexter McCleon	1	0	0.0	11	34
DE John Frank	1	0	0.0	10	23
CB Shawntae Spencer	1	0	0.0	1	4
CB Ralph Brown	0	1	0.0	12	38

Pass Rush Statistics

New Orleans	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT William Carr	0.0	0	1	0	22
DT Jaylen Westbrook	0.0	0	1	0	17

Tampa Bay	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
DE Kenechi Udeze	1.0	0	1	15
ILB John Fiala	1.0	0	0	37
DE Brady Smith	0.0	1	2	34
DT Rocky Bernard	0.0	0	2	30
DT Ted Washington	0.0	0	1	23
DE Demetric Evans	0.0	0	1	4

Pass Defense Statistics

New Orleans	Caught	Intrcp	PPlay
ILB Dhani Jones	7	0	32
CB Kelly Herndon	5	0	32
OLB Dexter Coakley	4	0	27
CB Antoine Winfield	4	0	32
S Dwight Smith	3	0	32
DE Antonio Smith	2	0	27
ILB Brian Simmons	1	0	6
OLB Steve Foley	1	0	6
S Damon Moore	0	1	5

Tampa Bay	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S Damien Richardson	3	3	0	38
ILB John Fiala	2	1	0	37
S Colin Branch	2	1	0	38
OLB Carlos Emmons	2	0	1	35
CB Dexter McCleon	1	2	0	34
DE John Frank	1	1	0	23
CB Ricky Manning	1	1	0	33
S Chad Cota	1	0	0	8
DT Langston Moore	1	0	0	15
CB Shawntae Spencer	1	0	0	4
CB Ralph Brown	0	1	0	38

Blocking Statistics

New Orleans	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Brent Smith	1	3	12	1	37
Tyson Walter	1	3	11	0	35
Ephraim Salaam	1	2	10	0	34
Marcus Pollard	0	1	6	0	14
Joel Makovicka	0	1	7	0	15
Ben Claxton	0	1	12	0	36
Scott Kooistra	0	1	2	0	5
Jason Peters	0	0	10	1	35

Tampa Bay	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	PPly
Jon Stinchcomb	6	10	0	46	32
Randy Thomas	4	8	0	46	32
Nick Hardwick	3	7	0	46	32
Cole Shapiro	2	8	0	46	32
Orlando Brown	2	4	0	46	32
Thurman Reese	1	5	1	30	15
Mack Minnig	1	1	0	26	10

Special Teams Tackles

New Orleans	Tackles	STPlays
Mike Cloud	1	25
Karl Williams	1	22
LaMont Jordan	1	11

Tampa Bay	Tackles	STPlays
Harvey Vail	1	13
Mack Minnig	1	13

Participation

New Orleans	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Cullen Jenkins	---	---	46	32	6	84
Antoine Winfield	---	---	42	32	2	76
Dhani Jones	---	---	42	32	1	75
Dwight Smith	---	---	42	32	1	75
Kelly Herndon	---	---	41	32	1	74
Dexter Coakley	---	---	39	27	2	68
Antonio Smith	---	---	40	27	1	68
Brent Smith	12	37	---	---	10	59
Carl Crawford	---	---	23	21	14	58
Ben Claxton	12	36	---	---	10	58
William Carr	---	---	33	22	1	56
Karl Williams	6	22	---	---	22	50
Matt Hasselbeck	12	38	---	---	---	50
Cedric Woodard	---	---	31	17	2	50
Joe Horn	6	29	---	---	12	47
Tyson Walter	11	35	---	---	---	46
Jim Kleinsasser	11	23	---	---	11	45
Jason Peters	10	35	---	---	---	45
Ephraim Salaam	10	34	---	---	---	44
Jaylen Westbrook	---	---	22	17	4	43
Marcus Pollard	6	14	---	---	19	39
Charles Rogers	6	32	---	---	1	39
Joel Makovicka	7	15	---	---	13	35
Mike Cloud	2	7	---	---	25	34
Brian Simmons	---	---	7	6	20	33
Buddy Love	---	---	20	11	---	31
Steve Foley	---	---	23	6	2	31
LaMont Jordan	5	15	---	---	11	31
Gibril Wilson	---	---	14	8	9	31
Jeremetrius Butler	---	---	9	13	8	30
Wayne McGarity	5	8	---	---	13	26
Junior Ioane	---	---	14	8	1	23
Alexis Shepherd	6	15	---	---	---	21
Greg Jones	0	10	---	---	9	19
Bryan Anderson	2	5	---	---	10	17
Scott Kooistra	2	5	---	---	10	17
Damon Moore	---	---	9	5	2	16
Phil Glover	---	---	4	1	7	12
Frank Jordan	0	0	---	---	10	10
Brendon Ayanbadejo	---	---	5	3	2	10
Will Bryce	0	0	---	---	9	9
David Akers	0	0	---	---	4	4
Steve McKinney	1	3	---	---	---	4
J.P. Losman	0	0	---	---	1	1
Michael Bishop	0	0	---	---	---	0

Tampa Bay	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Randy Thomas	46	32	---	---	6	84
Cole Shapiro	46	32	---	---	6	84
Jon Stinchcomb	46	32	---	---	6	84
Orlando Brown	46	32	---	---	---	78
Nick Hardwick	46	32	---	---	---	78
Koy Detmer	41	32	---	---	---	73
Jimmy Smith	40	29	---	---	1	70
Ralph Brown	---	---	12	38	20	70
Harvey Vail	32	18	---	---	13	63
Thurman Reese	30	15	---	---	17	62
Ahman Green	33	27	---	---	1	61
Carlos Emmons	---	---	10	35	11	56
Antonio Bryant	24	20	---	---	11	55
Colin Branch	---	---	12	38	4	54
Ricky Manning	---	---	9	33	11	53
Damien Richardson	---	---	12	38	1	51
John Fiala	---	---	11	37	1	49
Mack Minnig	26	10	---	---	13	49
Dexter McCleon	---	---	11	34	1	46
Kevin Johnson	11	14	---	---	20	45
Wyatt Woodson	---	---	5	8	32	45
Brady Smith	---	---	9	34	1	44
Cedric Young	14	6	---	---	23	43
Rocky Bernard	---	---	10	30	---	40
John Frank	---	---	10	23	5	38
Ted Washington	---	---	7	23	3	33
Drew Bennett	15	14	---	---	---	29
Kenechi Udeze	---	---	2	15	10	27
Langston Moore	---	---	5	15	4	24
Shawntae Spencer	---	---	1	4	18	23
Ledley King	3	5	---	---	12	20
Chad Cota	---	---	2	8	---	10
Michael Boulware	---	---	0	0	9	9
Joe Nedney	0	0	---	---	8	8
Demetric Evans	---	---	3	4	---	7
Chris Dahlman	0	0	---	---	6	6
Scott Player	0	0	---	---	6	6
Cris Finley	5	0	---	---	---	5
Winfred McIntire	0	0	---	---	5	5
Troy Walters	2	2	---	---	---	4
Todd Collins	---	---	1	1	---	2
Randy Shughart	0	0	---	---	1	1
Chris Liwienski	0	0	---	---	---	0
Brock Huard	0	0	---	---	---	0
Robbie Herndon	---	---	0	0	---	0
Adrian Jones	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	4	10	2.5
Middle	6	20	3.3
Right	2	73	36.5
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	13	122	9.4
Middle	20	89	4.5
Right	12	67	5.6
None	1	-1	-1.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Matt Hasselbeck	36	15	1	0	2	10	7	0	1

Tampa Bay	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Koy Detmer	32	27	4	1	1	0	2	0	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	6	4	30	5.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	12	7	52	4.3
Medium (9-18 Yds)	12	3	36	3.0
Long (19+ Yds)	6	1	17	2.8

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	4	29	7.3
Short (0-8 Yds)	21	18	156	7.4
Medium (9-18 Yds)	4	2	37	9.3
Long (19+ Yds)	3	3	51	17.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Joe Horn	16	7	0	102	1	29
WR Karl Williams	8	3	0	8	0	22
WR Charles Rogers	3	2	0	18	0	32
TE Marcus Pollard	2	1	1	0	0	14
RB Greg Jones	2	0	0	0	0	10
FB Joel Makovicka	1	0	0	0	0	15
TE Jim Kleinsasser	1	0	0	0	0	23
WR Wayne McGarity	1	1	0	6	0	8
RB Alexis Shepherd	1	1	0	1	0	15
RB LaMont Jordan	1	0	1	0	0	15

Tampa Bay	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Antonio Bryant	9	8	1	99	2	20
WR Jimmy Smith	6	4	0	34	0	29
WR Drew Bennett	4	3	0	17	0	14
RB Ahman Green	3	3	0	13	0	27
WR Kevin Johnson	3	3	0	14	0	14
FB Thurman Reese	2	2	0	13	0	15
TE Harvey Vail	1	1	0	5	0	18
WR Troy Walters	1	1	0	11	0	2
TE Mack Minnig	1	0	0	0	0	10
RB Cedric Young	1	1	0	23	1	6
TE Ledley King	1	1	0	44	1	5

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

Tampa Bay	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Ahman Green	7	29	4.14	6.77
Koy Detmer	1	0	0.00	3.25

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg

Tampa Bay	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Koy Detmer	5	4	32	6.40	8.53

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg

Tampa Bay	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Jimmy Smith	1	1	2	2.00	5.67
RB Ahman Green	1	1	-1	-1.00	4.33
WR Troy Walters	1	1	11	11.00	11.00
WR Drew Bennett	1	0	0	0.00	4.25
WR Antonio Bryant	1	1	20	20.00	11.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Rushes	Conversions
Mike Cloud	1	0
LaMont Jordan	1	0

Tampa Bay	Rushes	Conversions
Ahman Green	3	2
Cedric Young	2	1
Koy Detmer	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Conversions
Matt Hasselbeck	9	2	1

Tampa Bay	Att	Comp	Conversions
Koy Detmer	10	7	6

Third Down Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Joe Horn	5	1	1
TE Marcus Pollard	2	1	0
WR Karl Williams	1	0	0
RB Greg Jones	1	0	0

Tampa Bay	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Antonio Bryant	4	3	2
WR Drew Bennett	2	1	1
WR Troy Walters	1	1	1
TE Mack Minnig	1	0	0
RB Cedric Young	1	1	1
TE Ledley King	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 64,600 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 18,600 (21,400)
End Zone 14,400 (15,400)
Mezzanine 8,300 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 12,700 (13,600)
Club Seats 7,300 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 3,300 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	64,600 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	18,600 (21,400)
End Zone	14,400 (15,400)
Mezzanine	8,300 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	12,700 (13,600)
Club Seats	7,300 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	3,300 (3,300)