Week 17, 2004

played in New Orleans, LA

60 degrees, rain, 3 mph wind

Tampa Bay Buccaneers	0	7	10	3	-	20
New Orleans Saints	7	0	7	7	-	21

Scoring Summary
1Q: 11:08 NOS - Joe Horn 19 pass from Matt Hasselbeck (David Akers extra point)
2Q: 09:21 TBY - Ahman Green 4 run (Joe Nedney extra point)
3Q: 09:48 TBY - Joe Nedney 32 field goal
3Q: 06:16 NOS - Charles Rogers 2 pass from Matt Hasselbeck (David Akers extra point)
3Q: 01:32 TBY - Antonio Bryant 16 pass from Cris Finley (Joe Nedney extra point)
4Q: 02:40 TBY - Joe Nedney 47 field goal
4Q: 00:49 NOS - Vinny Sutherland 3 pass from Matt Hasselbeck (David Akers extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 11:08 NOS - Joe Horn 19 pass from Matt Hasselbeck (David Akers extra point)
2Q: 09:21 TBY - Ahman Green 4 run (Joe Nedney extra point)
3Q: 09:48 TBY - Joe Nedney 32 field goal
3Q: 06:16 NOS - Charles Rogers 2 pass from Matt Hasselbeck (David Akers extra point)
3Q: 01:32 TBY - Antonio Bryant 16 pass from Cris Finley (Joe Nedney extra point)
4Q: 02:40 TBY - Joe Nedney 47 field goal
4Q: 00:49 NOS - Vinny Sutherland 3 pass from Matt Hasselbeck (David Akers extra point)

Team Statistics TBY NOS
Record 14-2 6-9-1
First Downs 22 16
- by Rushing 6 3
- by Passing 14 12
- by Penalty 2 1
Total Net Yards 348 266
- Offensive Plays 78 57
- Yards per Play 4.46 4.67
Net Rushing Yards 122 75
- Rushing Attempts 37 22
- Yards per Rush 3.30 3.41
Net Passing Yards 226 191
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 41 - 24 - 0 33 - 22 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 226 202
- Sacks/Yards Lost 0/0 2/11
- Yards per Pass Play 5.51 5.46
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 10/20 4/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 6.7 9.3
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 4/22 6/55
Punt Returns/Yards 8/63 4/23
Kick Returns/Yards 2/47 3/65
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 3 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/1 3/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 31 OWN 24
Time of Possession 35:26 24:34

Team Statistics	TBY	NOS
Record	14-2	6-9-1
First Downs	22	16
- by Rushing	6	3
- by Passing	14	12
- by Penalty	2	1
Total Net Yards	348	266
- Offensive Plays	78	57
- Yards per Play	4.46	4.67
Net Rushing Yards	122	75
- Rushing Attempts	37	22
- Yards per Rush	3.30	3.41
Net Passing Yards	226	191
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	41 - 24 - 0	33 - 22 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	226	202
- Sacks/Yards Lost	0/0	2/11
- Yards per Pass Play	5.51	5.46
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	10/20	4/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	6.7	9.3
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	4/22	6/55
Punt Returns/Yards	8/63	4/23
Kick Returns/Yards	2/47	3/65
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	3	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/1	3/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 31	OWN 24
Time of Possession	35:26	24:34

Drive Charts

Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	11:01	2:23	OWN 28	3	8	Punt
1	5:53	1:50	OWN 2	3	5	Punt
1	3:17	1:00	OWN 20	3	3	Punt
1	1:07	6:54	OWN 34	14	66	Touchdown
2	7:01	2:30	OWN 29	6	13	Punt
2	2:02	0:47	OWN 28	5	20	Punt
2	0:18	0:17	OWN 42	2	27	Missed FG
3	15:00	5:19	OWN 27	10	58	Field Goal
3	6:07	4:45	OWN 20	12	80	Touchdown
4	15:00	3:06	OWN 31	6	27	Punt
4	10:13	1:28	OPP 49	3	4	Punt
4	7:47	1:54	OPP 46	3	3	Punt
4	4:38	2:05	OWN 49	5	21	Field Goal
4	0:38	0:38	OWN 20	4	23	Game

New Orleans Saints
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	3:59	OWN 16	8	84	Touchdown
1	8:38	2:45	OWN 23	6	18	Punt
1	4:03	0:46	OPP 40	3	0	Punt
1	2:17	1:10	OWN 26	3	0	Punt
2	9:13	2:12	OWN 32	3	-5	Punt
2	4:31	2:29	OWN 11	5	8	Punt
2	1:15	0:57	OWN 5	3	8	Punt
2	0:01	0:01	OWN 38	1	15	Half
3	9:41	3:34	OWN 45	6	55	Touchdown
3	1:22	1:22	OWN 20	3	4	Punt
4	11:54	1:41	OWN 14	3	-8	Punt
4	8:45	0:58	OWN 8	3	0	Punt
4	5:53	1:15	OWN 20	3	-6	Punt
4	2:33	1:55	OWN 20	7	80	Touchdown

Game MVP: Matt Hasselbeck, New Orleans Saints

Rushing Statistics

Tampa Bay	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Ahman Green	32	113	3.53	17	3	1
Thurman Reese	2	4	2.00	5	0	0
Harvey Vail	1	-1	-1.00	-1	0	0
Cris Finley	1	6	6.00	6	0	0
Cedric Young	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
LaMont Jordan	11	22	2.00	14	1
Alexis Shepherd	10	44	4.40	14	1
Matt Hasselbeck	1	9	9.00	9	0

Passing Statistics

Tampa Bay	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Cris Finley	41	24	226	0/0	1	28	0	81.9

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Matt Hasselbeck	33	22	202	2/11	3	29	0	113.4

Receiving Statistics

Tampa Bay	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Antonio Bryant	7	9	75	10.71	22	27	1
RB Ahman Green	5	7	9	1.80	4	12	0
WR Drew Bennett	4	5	39	9.75	15	15	0
WR Jimmy Smith	3	8	41	13.67	13	16	0
FB Thurman Reese	2	2	10	5.00	1	9	0
TE Mack Minnig	2	2	24	12.00	17	12	0
WR Kevin Johnson	1	4	28	28.00	2	28	0
TE Harvey Vail	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
WR Troy Walters	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
TE Ledley King	0	2	0	0.00	0	0	0

New Orleans	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Vinny Sutherland	7	10	77	11.00	19	29	1
WR Joe Horn	5	7	53	10.60	9	19	1
WR Charles Rogers	3	4	27	9.00	0	15	1
WR Karl Williams	2	3	16	8.00	0	9	0
FB Joel Makovicka	2	3	23	11.50	22	27	0
WR Wayne McGarity	1	1	4	4.00	2	4	0
RB Alexis Shepherd	1	1	1	1.00	0	1	0
RB LaMont Jordan	1	3	1	1.00	0	1	0
TE Jim Kleinsasser	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Tampa Bay	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

New Orleans	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Tampa Bay	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD

New Orleans	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD

Punting Statistics

Tampa Bay	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Scott Player	8	329	41.1	38.3	55	6

New Orleans	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Will Bryce	10	505	50.5	42.2	64	3

Kicking Statistics

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

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

Punt Return Statistics

Tampa Bay	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Ralph Brown	8	63	7.9	0

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Vinny Sutherland	3	20	6.7	0
Karl Williams	1	3	3.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Tampa Bay	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Antonio Bryant	1	21	21.0	0
Cedric Young	1	26	26.0	0

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Antoine Winfield	3	65	21.7	0

Defensive Statistics

Tampa Bay	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
DT Rocky Bernard	5	1	1.0	19	30
ILB John Fiala	5	2	0.0	22	35
CB Ralph Brown	5	2	0.0	22	35
S Colin Branch	5	1	0.0	21	35
OLB Carlos Emmons	4	1	0.0	21	31
CB Dexter McCleon	4	1	0.0	17	29
OLB Wyatt Woodson	3	0	1.0	3	6
S Damien Richardson	3	3	0.0	22	35
DT Ted Washington	3	1	0.0	13	18
CB Shawntae Spencer	2	1	0.0	15	27
S Michael Boulware	2	0	0.0	5	9
CB Koby Thomas	1	0	0.0	4	4
DE Kenechi Udeze	1	0	0.0	12	23
DT Langston Moore	0	1	0.0	9	15

New Orleans	Tack	Asst	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Dhani Jones	10	3	35	35
OLB Dexter Coakley	7	4	30	31
DT Cedric Woodard	5	0	23	24
S Buddy Love	4	2	35	38
CB Jeremetrius Butler	4	2	21	28
S Dwight Smith	4	2	37	41
CB Antoine Winfield	4	0	36	40
CB Kelly Herndon	3	2	34	41
OLB Steve Foley	3	1	16	11
S Damon Moore	3	1	11	17
DE Cullen Jenkins	3	1	26	28
DE Antonio Smith	3	1	34	36
DT Jaylen Westbrook	2	1	14	17
DE Grant Wistrom	1	1	14	18
DT Junior Ioane	1	1	10	11
DT William Carr	1	0	19	16

Pass Rush Statistics

Tampa Bay	Sack	Hurry	PPlay
DT Rocky Bernard	1.0	1	30
OLB Wyatt Woodson	1.0	0	6
DE John Frank	0.0	1	27
DE Kenechi Udeze	0.0	1	23

New Orleans	Block	Hurry	PPlay
DE Grant Wistrom	1	1	18
DT William Carr	0	1	16
DE Cullen Jenkins	0	1	28
DT Jaylen Westbrook	0	1	17

Pass Defense Statistics

Tampa Bay	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Dexter McCleon	4	0	29
CB Ralph Brown	3	1	35
S Damien Richardson	3	0	35
S Colin Branch	3	0	35
ILB John Fiala	2	1	35
CB Shawntae Spencer	2	1	27
S Michael Boulware	2	0	9
OLB Carlos Emmons	1	2	31
DT Ted Washington	1	0	18
CB Koby Thomas	1	0	4
OLB Wyatt Woodson	0	1	6

New Orleans	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Antoine Winfield	4	2	40
OLB Dexter Coakley	4	0	31
ILB Dhani Jones	3	0	35
CB Jeremetrius Butler	3	0	28
S Dwight Smith	3	0	41
CB Kelly Herndon	2	1	41
DE Antonio Smith	2	0	36
OLB Steve Foley	1	0	11
S Damon Moore	1	0	17
DT Jaylen Westbrook	1	0	17
S Buddy Love	0	2	38

Blocking Statistics

Tampa Bay	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	PPly
Jon Stinchcomb	3	8	37	41
Cole Shapiro	1	7	37	41
Chris Liwienski	1	6	26	33
Nick Hardwick	1	5	37	41
Randy Thomas	1	4	11	8
Orlando Brown	1	2	37	41
Thurman Reese	1	2	21	18
Mack Minnig	0	2	30	22

New Orleans	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Ben Claxton	2	5	22	0	35
Tyson Walter	1	7	22	0	35
Travis Scott	1	5	22	1	35
Ephraim Salaam	0	1	22	1	35
Marcus Pollard	0	1	7	0	15
Jim Hardy	0	1	18	0	19
Jason Peters	0	1	22	0	35

Special Teams Tackles

Tampa Bay	Tackles	STPlays
Wyatt Woodson	2	35
Harvey Vail	2	20
Cedric Young	2	10
Thurman Reese	1	25

New Orleans	Tackles	STPlays
Marcus Pollard	4	16
Mike Cloud	3	27
LaMont Jordan	2	14
Jim Kleinsasser	1	19

Participation

Tampa Bay	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Cole Shapiro	37	41	---	---	11	89
Jon Stinchcomb	37	41	---	---	11	89
Orlando Brown	37	41	---	---	---	78
Cris Finley	37	41	---	---	---	78
Nick Hardwick	37	41	---	---	---	78
Ralph Brown	---	---	22	35	18	75
Ahman Green	34	31	---	---	6	71
Jimmy Smith	30	35	---	---	2	67
Mack Minnig	30	22	---	---	15	67
Colin Branch	---	---	21	35	9	65
Thurman Reese	21	18	---	---	25	64
Shawntae Spencer	---	---	15	27	22	64
Antonio Bryant	21	28	---	---	14	63
Carlos Emmons	---	---	21	31	9	61
Chris Liwienski	26	33	---	---	---	59
John Fiala	---	---	22	35	---	57
Damien Richardson	---	---	22	35	---	57
Rocky Bernard	---	---	19	30	---	49
John Frank	---	---	17	27	3	47
Dexter McCleon	---	---	17	29	---	46
Harvey Vail	11	14	---	---	20	45
Kenechi Udeze	---	---	12	23	10	45
Wyatt Woodson	---	---	3	6	35	44
Kevin Johnson	10	13	---	---	20	43
Drew Bennett	17	22	---	---	---	39
Ledley King	10	14	---	---	15	39
Demetric Evans	---	---	14	18	5	37
Ted Washington	---	---	13	18	3	34
Langston Moore	---	---	9	15	---	24
Randy Thomas	11	8	---	---	3	22
Robbie Herndon	---	---	6	8	6	20
Cedric Young	1	5	---	---	10	16
Michael Boulware	---	---	5	9	2	16
Chris Dahlman	0	0	---	---	11	11
Koby Thomas	---	---	4	4	3	11
Scott Player	0	0	---	---	11	11
Winfred McIntire	0	0	---	---	11	11
Randy Shughart	0	0	---	---	8	8
Joe Nedney	0	0	---	---	8	8
Troy Walters	0	3	---	---	3	6
Ryon Bingham	---	---	0	0	1	1
Todd Collins	---	---	0	0	---	0
Koy Detmer	0	0	---	---	---	0
Brock Huard	0	0	---	---	---	0
Roosevelt Williams	---	---	0	0	---	0
Adrian Jones	0	0	---	---	---	0

New Orleans	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Antoine Winfield	---	---	36	40	20	96
Dwight Smith	---	---	37	41	15	93
Kelly Herndon	---	---	34	41	4	79
Buddy Love	---	---	35	38	3	76
Dhani Jones	---	---	35	35	3	73
Antonio Smith	---	---	34	36	3	73
Jeremetrius Butler	---	---	21	28	18	67
Travis Scott	22	35	---	---	10	67
Dexter Coakley	---	---	30	31	5	66
Cullen Jenkins	---	---	26	28	4	58
Matt Hasselbeck	22	35	---	---	---	57
Ephraim Salaam	22	35	---	---	---	57
Tyson Walter	22	35	---	---	---	57
Ben Claxton	22	35	---	---	---	57
Jason Peters	22	35	---	---	---	57
Cedric Woodard	---	---	23	24	5	52
Joe Horn	17	28	---	---	5	50
Vinny Sutherland	17	26	---	---	7	50
Brian Simmons	---	---	10	14	25	49
Jim Hardy	18	19	---	---	11	48
LaMont Jordan	12	20	---	---	14	46
William Carr	---	---	19	16	5	40
Grant Wistrom	---	---	14	18	8	40
Marcus Pollard	7	15	---	---	16	38
Joel Makovicka	11	17	---	---	10	38
Damon Moore	---	---	11	17	6	34
Mike Cloud	3	3	---	---	27	33
Charles Rogers	5	12	---	---	16	33
Jaylen Westbrook	---	---	14	17	1	32
Steve Foley	---	---	16	11	4	31
Jim Kleinsasser	0	5	---	---	19	24
Karl Williams	8	13	---	---	2	23
Alexis Shepherd	10	12	---	---	---	22
Junior Ioane	---	---	10	11	---	21
Wayne McGarity	2	5	---	---	10	17
Frank Jordan	0	0	---	---	10	10
Brent Smith	0	0	---	---	10	10
Will Bryce	0	0	---	---	10	10
Bryan Anderson	0	0	---	---	10	10
Scott Kooistra	0	0	---	---	10	10
Phil Glover	---	---	2	5	---	7
David Akers	0	0	---	---	4	4
Steve McKinney	0	0	---	---	---	0
Michael Bishop	0	0	---	---	---	0
J.P. Losman	0	0	---	---	---	0
B.J. Sander	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	8	2	0.3
Middle	21	89	4.2
Right	8	31	3.9
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	9	42	4.7
Middle	8	17	2.1
Right	5	16	3.2
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Tampa Bay	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Cris Finley	41	24	2	3	4	5	4	0	0

New Orleans	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Matt Hasselbeck	33	22	2	2	0	6	3	0	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	10	8	19	1.9
Short (0-8 Yds)	14	10	112	8.0
Medium (9-18 Yds)	12	5	67	5.6
Long (19+ Yds)	5	1	28	5.6

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	3	1	0.3
Short (0-8 Yds)	16	10	78	4.9
Medium (9-18 Yds)	11	8	94	8.5
Long (19+ Yds)	2	1	29	14.5

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Tampa Bay	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Antonio Bryant	9	7	1	75	1	28
WR Jimmy Smith	8	3	1	41	0	35
RB Ahman Green	7	5	0	9	0	31
WR Drew Bennett	5	4	0	39	0	22
WR Kevin Johnson	4	1	1	28	1	13
FB Thurman Reese	2	2	0	10	0	18
TE Mack Minnig	2	2	0	24	0	22
TE Ledley King	2	0	0	0	0	14
TE Harvey Vail	1	0	0	0	0	14
WR Troy Walters	1	0	1	0	0	3

New Orleans	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Vinny Sutherland	10	7	77	1	26
WR Joe Horn	7	5	53	0	28
WR Charles Rogers	4	3	27	0	12
WR Karl Williams	3	2	16	0	13
FB Joel Makovicka	3	2	23	1	17
RB LaMont Jordan	3	1	1	0	20
TE Jim Kleinsasser	1	0	0	0	5
WR Wayne McGarity	1	1	4	0	5
RB Alexis Shepherd	1	1	1	0	12

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Tampa Bay	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Ahman Green	5	5	1.00	3.53

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Alexis Shepherd	2	15	7.50	4.40

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Tampa Bay	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Cris Finley	3	3	32	10.67	5.51

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Matt Hasselbeck	4	4	39	9.75	6.12

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Tampa Bay	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Jimmy Smith	1	1	15	15.00	5.13
FB Thurman Reese	1	1	1	1.00	5.00
WR Antonio Bryant	1	1	16	16.00	8.33

New Orleans	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Charles Rogers	2	2	17	8.50	6.75
WR Joe Horn	1	1	19	19.00	7.57
WR Vinny Sutherland	1	1	3	3.00	7.70

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Tampa Bay	Rushes	Conversions
Ahman Green	3	2

New Orleans	Rushes	Conversions
Alexis Shepherd	2	2
LaMont Jordan	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Tampa Bay	Att	Comp	Conversions
Cris Finley	17	13	8

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Conversions
Matt Hasselbeck	11	4	1

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Tampa Bay	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Antonio Bryant	6	6	4
RB Ahman Green	3	3	1
WR Drew Bennett	3	2	2
FB Thurman Reese	2	2	1
WR Jimmy Smith	1	0	0
WR Kevin Johnson	1	0	0
WR Troy Walters	1	0	0

New Orleans	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Joe Horn	3	1	1
WR Vinny Sutherland	2	0	0
WR Karl Williams	1	1	0
FB Joel Makovicka	1	0	0
TE Jim Kleinsasser	1	0	0
RB Alexis Shepherd	1	1	0
RB LaMont Jordan	1	1	0
WR Charles Rogers	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 56,900 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 16,600 (21,400)
End Zone 12,100 (15,400)
Mezzanine 7,200 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 11,200 (13,600)
Club Seats 6,500 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 3,300 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	56,900 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	16,600 (21,400)
End Zone	12,100 (15,400)
Mezzanine	7,200 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	11,200 (13,600)
Club Seats	6,500 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	3,300 (3,300)