Week 15, 2005

played in New Orleans, LA

54 degrees, fair, calm

Tampa Bay Buccaneers	6	0	7	7	-	20
New Orleans Saints	0	7	0	10	-	17

Scoring Summary
1Q: 05:45 TBY - Joe Nedney 21 field goal
1Q: 01:51 TBY - Joe Nedney 46 field goal
2Q: 11:25 NOS - Warrick Dunn 4 run (David Akers extra point)
3Q: 07:03 TBY - Michael Lewis 15 pass from Koy Detmer (Joe Nedney extra point)
4Q: 15:00 NOS - Antoine Winfield 55 interception return (David Akers extra point)
4Q: 08:16 NOS - David Akers 41 field goal
4Q: 00:53 TBY - Ahman Green 3 pass from Koy Detmer (Joe Nedney extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 05:45 TBY - Joe Nedney 21 field goal
1Q: 01:51 TBY - Joe Nedney 46 field goal
2Q: 11:25 NOS - Warrick Dunn 4 run (David Akers extra point)
3Q: 07:03 TBY - Michael Lewis 15 pass from Koy Detmer (Joe Nedney extra point)
4Q: 15:00 NOS - Antoine Winfield 55 interception return (David Akers extra point)
4Q: 08:16 NOS - David Akers 41 field goal
4Q: 00:53 TBY - Ahman Green 3 pass from Koy Detmer (Joe Nedney extra point)

Team Statistics TBY NOS
Record 6-8 6-8
First Downs 20 13
- by Rushing 8 5
- by Passing 11 8
- by Penalty 1 0
Total Net Yards 299 292
- Offensive Plays 72 58
- Yards per Play 4.15 5.03
Net Rushing Yards 145 114
- Rushing Attempts 38 22
- Yards per Rush 3.82 5.18
Net Passing Yards 154 178
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 32 - 20 - 1 35 - 24 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 177 184
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2/23 1/6
- Yards per Pass Play 4.53 4.94
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 2/0
3rd Down Conversions 9/17 5/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 8.1 9.4
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/1
Penalties/Yards 4/35 9/58
Punt Returns/Yards 2/30 2/14
Kick Returns/Yards 0/0 2/33
Interception Ret./Yards 1/1 1/55
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 3 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/1 1/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 36 OWN 18
Time of Possession 33:27 26:33

Team Statistics	TBY	NOS
Record	6-8	6-8
First Downs	20	13
- by Rushing	8	5
- by Passing	11	8
- by Penalty	1	0
Total Net Yards	299	292
- Offensive Plays	72	58
- Yards per Play	4.15	5.03
Net Rushing Yards	145	114
- Rushing Attempts	38	22
- Yards per Rush	3.82	5.18
Net Passing Yards	154	178
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	32 - 20 - 1	35 - 24 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	177	184
- Sacks/Yards Lost	2/23	1/6
- Yards per Pass Play	4.53	4.94
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	2/0
3rd Down Conversions	9/17	5/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	8.1	9.4
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/1
Penalties/Yards	4/35	9/58
Punt Returns/Yards	2/30	2/14
Kick Returns/Yards	0/0	2/33
Interception Ret./Yards	1/1	1/55
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	3	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/1	1/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 36	OWN 18
Time of Possession	33:27	26:33

Drive Charts

Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	11:24	5:45	OWN 36	10	60	Field Goal
1	4:11	2:28	OWN 47	5	24	Field Goal
2	11:16	4:51	OWN 25	10	10	Punt
2	4:56	1:43	OWN 45	3	4	Punt
2	0:16	0:16	OWN 5	1	-1	Half
3	15:00	3:14	OWN 25	6	30	Punt
3	9:47	2:55	OPP 30	6	30	Touchdown
3	4:40	2:07	OWN 40	3	6	Punt
3	1:25	1:36	OWN 38	5	11	Interception
4	14:49	2:10	OWN 25	4	11	Punt
4	8:11	3:07	OWN 25	6	20	Punt
4	2:34	1:41	OWN 31	10	69	Touchdown
4	0:22	0:22	OPP 33	3	10	Game

New Orleans Saints
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	3:36	OWN 19	7	10	Punt
1	5:39	1:28	OWN 25	3	-3	Punt
1	1:43	5:27	OWN 25	13	75	Touchdown
2	6:25	1:29	OWN 19	3	1	Punt
2	3:13	2:57	OWN 7	8	38	Punt
3	11:46	1:59	OWN 2	3	6	Punt
3	6:52	2:12	OWN 23	4	35	Interception
3	2:33	1:08	OWN 26	3	-4	Punt
4	12:39	4:28	OWN 20	7	56	Field Goal
4	5:04	2:30	OWN 8	4	17	Punt
4	0:53	0:31	OWN 25	4	8	Downs

Game MVP: Koy Detmer, Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Rushing Statistics

Tampa Bay	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
RB Ahman Green	16	71	4.44	14	2
RB Elias Wynn	10	18	1.80	6	0
RB Cedric Young	8	49	6.13	26	2
QB Koy Detmer	4	7	1.75	7	0

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB Warrick Dunn	17	95	5.59	39	3	1
QB Matt Hasselbeck	3	11	3.67	6	0	0
RB Ronnie Brown	1	3	3.00	3	0	0
WR Nate Washington	1	5	5.00	5	0	0

Passing Statistics

Tampa Bay	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Koy Detmer	32	20	177	2/23	2	26	1	85.0

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Matt Hasselbeck	35	24	184	1/6	0	26	1	69.2

Receiving Statistics

Tampa Bay	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
RB Ahman Green	6	8	24	4.00	4	11	1
TE Mack Minnig	4	6	32	8.00	1	15	0
WR Antonio Bryant	3	7	31	10.33	4	18	0
WR Michael Lewis	2	4	22	11.00	11	15	1
TE Ledley King	2	2	24	12.00	0	18	0
WR Marcus Maxwell	2	2	40	20.00	2	26	0
RB Elias Wynn	1	2	4	4.00	0	4	0
RB Cedric Young	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

New Orleans	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Nate Washington	7	8	37	5.29	2	16
RB Warrick Dunn	6	6	36	6.00	10	11
TE Tyler Mason	3	3	42	14.00	6	19
WR Joe Horn	2	5	18	9.00	13	17
WR Vinny Sutherland	2	6	32	16.00	24	26
FB Joel Makovicka	1	2	3	3.00	0	3
WR Todd Pinkston	1	2	2	2.00	0	2
TE Jim Hardy	1	1	11	11.00	10	11
RB Ronnie Brown	1	1	3	3.00	0	3
TE Billy Bajema	0	1	0	0.00	0	0

Interception Statistics

Tampa Bay	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Ellis Hobbs	1	1	1.00	0

New Orleans	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Antoine Winfield	1	55	55.00	1

Fumble Statistics

Tampa Bay	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
S Colin Branch	0	0	2	0

New Orleans	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
TE Tyler Mason	1	2	0	0
WR Nate Washington	1	0	0	0

Punting Statistics

Tampa Bay	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Scott Player	6	266	44.3	42.0	52	5

New Orleans	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
B.J. Sander	7	296	42.3	38.0	50	1

Kicking Statistics

Tampa Bay	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Joe Nedney	2/2	1/1	0/0	46	2/2

New Orleans	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
David Akers	1/1	1/1	0/0	41	2/2

Punt Return Statistics

Tampa Bay	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Ralph Brown	2	30	15.0	0

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Vinny Sutherland	2	14	7.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Tampa Bay	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Reynaldo Hill	2	33	16.5	0

Defensive Statistics

Tampa Bay	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Carlos Emmons	6	3	0.0	22	31
CB Ralph Brown	6	3	0.0	22	36
DT Rocky Bernard	5	0	0.0	21	33
S Colin Branch	4	1	0.0	22	31
S Michael Boulware	4	1	0.0	11	18
DE Brady Smith	3	2	0.0	19	26
ILB John Fiala	3	0	0.0	22	31
DE Jay Ratliff	2	0	1.0	20	27
CB Shawntae Spencer	2	1	0.0	13	25
S Adrian Ward	2	1	0.0	10	16
OLB Robbie Herndon	2	0	0.0	1	3
OLB Wyatt Woodson	2	0	0.0	10	16
DT Langston Moore	1	1	0.0	9	18
CB Dexter McCleon	1	0	0.0	9	17
DE Demetric Evans	1	0	0.0	8	15
OLB Edwin Sawyer	1	0	0.0	0	5
DE John Frank	0	1	0.0	1	9
CB Ellis Hobbs	0	1	0.0	12	22

New Orleans	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Dexter Coakley	12	2	0.0	38	34
S Dwight Smith	9	4	0.0	37	31
ILB Dhani Jones	7	4	0.0	37	32
S Antoine Winfield	7	0	0.0	38	32
OLB Ashermond Singleton	4	1	0.0	24	17
DE Jaylen Westbrook	3	0	1.0	16	8
S Buddy Love	3	2	0.0	36	24
DT Jim Flanagan	2	2	0.5	14	13
DT William Carr	2	1	0.0	17	17
DE Ronald Fields	2	1	0.0	31	19
DE Antonio Smith	1	3	0.5	34	20
WR Joe Horn	1	0	---	---	---
S Paul Miranda	1	0	0.0	3	15
DT Junior Ioane	1	0	0.0	2	9
CB Fred Smoot	1	0	0.0	31	18
DE Cullen Jenkins	1	0	0.0	19	23
DE Kindal Moorehead	0	1	0.0	16	20

Pass Rush Statistics

Tampa Bay	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Jay Ratliff	1.0	1	1	1	27
DE Brady Smith	0.0	2	0	0	26
OLB Carlos Emmons	0.0	1	0	0	31
DE Demetric Evans	0.0	0	1	0	15
DT Rocky Bernard	0.0	0	0	1	33

New Orleans	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
DE Jaylen Westbrook	1.0	0	1	8
DE Antonio Smith	0.5	0	1	20
DT Jim Flanagan	0.5	0	0	13
DT William Carr	0.0	2	0	17
DE Ronald Fields	0.0	1	0	19

Pass Defense Statistics

Tampa Bay	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Ralph Brown	5	0	0	36
OLB Carlos Emmons	4	0	0	31
S Colin Branch	4	0	0	31
OLB Robbie Herndon	2	0	0	3
OLB Wyatt Woodson	2	0	0	16
CB Shawntae Spencer	2	0	0	25
DE Brady Smith	1	0	0	26
ILB John Fiala	1	0	0	31
CB Dexter McCleon	1	0	0	17
DE Demetric Evans	1	0	0	15
OLB Edwin Sawyer	1	0	0	5
S Adrian Ward	0	1	0	16
CB Ellis Hobbs	0	0	1	22

New Orleans	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
OLB Dexter Coakley	7	1	0	34
S Dwight Smith	4	0	0	31
S Antoine Winfield	2	1	1	32
OLB Ashermond Singleton	2	0	0	17
ILB Dhani Jones	2	0	0	32
S Paul Miranda	1	1	0	15
CB Fred Smoot	1	1	0	18
S Buddy Love	1	0	0	24

Blocking Statistics

Tampa Bay	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
G Randy Thomas	5	8	0	38	0	34
C Nick Hardwick	4	8	1	38	0	34
G Cole Shapiro	1	8	0	38	0	34
T Jon Stinchcomb	1	4	0	38	0	34
T Eddie Coles	0	5	0	38	0	34
TE Mack Minnig	0	1	0	32	1	30
RB Elias Wynn	0	0	0	11	1	10

New Orleans	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
T Bryan Anderson	3	6	22	0	36
C Tyson Walter	2	3	22	0	36
G Jason Peters	1	5	22	0	36
G Ben Claxton	1	4	22	0	36
T Scott Kooistra	1	2	22	1	36
TE Billy Bajema	1	1	4	0	4
TE Tyler Mason	0	1	21	0	33

Special Teams Tackles

Tampa Bay	Tackles	STPlays
Antonio Bryant	2	16
Thurman Reese	1	22
Wyatt Woodson	1	22

New Orleans	Tackles	STPlays
Fred Smoot	1	24
Bryan Anderson	1	8

Participation

Tampa Bay	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
T Jon Stinchcomb	38	34	---	---	10	82
G Randy Thomas	38	34	---	---	8	80
WR Antonio Bryant	32	32	---	---	16	80
G Cole Shapiro	38	34	---	---	8	80
T Eddie Coles	38	34	---	---	8	80
CB Ralph Brown	---	---	22	36	17	75
QB Koy Detmer	38	34	---	---	---	72
C Nick Hardwick	38	34	---	---	---	72
TE Mack Minnig	32	30	---	---	9	71
S Colin Branch	---	---	22	31	16	69
OLB Carlos Emmons	---	---	22	31	13	66
RB Ahman Green	32	30	---	---	---	62
WR Michael Lewis	29	29	---	---	---	58
DT Rocky Bernard	---	---	21	33	1	55
ILB John Fiala	---	---	22	31	1	54
OLB Wyatt Woodson	---	---	10	16	22	48
TE Ledley King	18	14	---	---	15	47
DE Jay Ratliff	---	---	20	27	---	47
DE Brady Smith	---	---	19	26	1	46
CB Shawntae Spencer	---	---	13	25	8	46
CB Ellis Hobbs	---	---	12	22	8	42
FB Thurman Reese	12	5	---	---	22	39
WR Marcus Maxwell	7	13	---	---	17	37
DE Demetric Evans	---	---	8	15	7	30
S Michael Boulware	---	---	11	18	---	29
CB Dexter McCleon	---	---	9	17	2	28
DT Langston Moore	---	---	9	18	1	28
DT Pat Williams	---	---	10	17	---	27
S Adrian Ward	---	---	10	16	1	27
TE Harvey Vail	2	0	---	---	24	26
RB Cedric Young	9	5	---	---	9	23
RB Elias Wynn	11	10	---	---	---	21
DE John Frank	---	---	1	9	8	18
P Scott Player	0	0	---	---	8	8
WR Kevin Johnson	6	2	---	---	---	8
C Winfred McIntire	0	0	---	---	8	8
K Joe Nedney	0	0	---	---	7	7
OLB Edwin Sawyer	---	---	0	5	---	5
OLB Robbie Herndon	---	---	1	3	---	4
C Chris Dahlman	0	0	---	---	---	0
T Orlando Brown	0	0	---	---	---	0
G Cameron Spikes	0	0	---	---	---	0
QB Cris Finley	0	0	---	---	---	0
WR Drew Bennett	0	0	---	---	---	0
QB Stefan Lefors	0	0	---	---	---	0
OLB Boomer Grigsby	---	---	0	0	---	0

New Orleans	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
OLB Dexter Coakley	---	---	38	34	2	74
CB Fred Smoot	---	---	31	18	24	73
S Antoine Winfield	---	---	38	32	1	71
ILB Dhani Jones	---	---	37	32	2	71
S Dwight Smith	---	---	37	31	1	69
T Bryan Anderson	22	36	---	---	8	66
G Ben Claxton	22	36	---	---	8	66
T Scott Kooistra	22	36	---	---	8	66
G Jason Peters	22	36	---	---	8	66
TE Tyler Mason	21	33	---	---	10	64
S Buddy Love	---	---	36	24	3	63
CB Reynaldo Hill	---	---	19	24	16	59
QB Matt Hasselbeck	22	36	---	---	---	58
C Tyson Walter	22	36	---	---	---	58
DE Antonio Smith	---	---	34	20	1	55
RB Warrick Dunn	21	33	---	---	---	54
DE Ronald Fields	---	---	31	19	1	51
WR Joe Horn	18	32	---	---	---	50
WR Nate Washington	20	28	---	---	---	48
WR Vinny Sutherland	8	21	---	---	15	44
OLB Ashermond Singleton	---	---	24	17	2	43
DT William Carr	---	---	17	17	8	42
DE Cullen Jenkins	---	---	19	23	---	42
DE Kindal Moorehead	---	---	16	20	1	37
TE Billy Bajema	4	4	---	---	23	31
DT Jim Flanagan	---	---	14	13	1	28
WR Todd Pinkston	4	8	---	---	16	28
RB Greg Jones	0	3	---	---	23	26
DE Jaylen Westbrook	---	---	16	8	1	25
OLB Steve Foley	---	---	0	1	22	23
OLB Phil Glover	---	---	1	9	11	21
DE Reggie Hayward	---	---	5	8	7	20
S Paul Miranda	---	---	3	15	1	19
TE Jim Hardy	9	5	---	---	2	16
FB Joel Makovicka	4	10	---	---	---	14
S Gibril Wilson	---	---	0	0	14	14
DT Junior Ioane	---	---	2	9	---	11
T Alex Barron	0	0	---	---	11	11
P B.J. Sander	0	0	---	---	8	8
C Winston Butler	0	0	---	---	8	8
RB Ronnie Brown	1	3	---	---	3	7
K David Akers	0	0	---	---	5	5
QB Dan Orlovsky	0	0	---	---	---	0
C Karl Hoag	0	0	---	---	---	0
C Logan Mankins	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	2	20	10.0
Middle	23	78	3.4
Right	11	50	4.5
None	2	-3	-1.5

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	5	39	7.8
Middle	8	17	2.1
Right	9	58	6.4
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

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

New Orleans	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Matt Hasselbeck	35	24	1	0	3	1	2	2	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	6	5	8	1.3
Short (0-8 Yds)	15	8	57	3.8
Medium (9-18 Yds)	7	6	86	12.3
Long (19+ Yds)	4	1	26	6.5

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	10	9	33	3.3
Short (0-8 Yds)	13	10	78	6.0
Medium (9-18 Yds)	11	4	57	5.2
Long (19+ Yds)	1	1	16	16.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Tampa Bay	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
RB Ahman Green	8	6	0	24	0	30
WR Antonio Bryant	7	3	2	31	0	32
TE Mack Minnig	6	4	0	32	0	30
WR Michael Lewis	4	2	0	22	0	29
RB Elias Wynn	2	1	0	4	0	10
TE Ledley King	2	2	0	24	0	14
WR Marcus Maxwell	2	2	0	40	1	13
RB Cedric Young	1	0	0	0	0	5

New Orleans	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Nate Washington	8	7	1	37	0	28
RB Warrick Dunn	6	6	0	36	0	33
WR Vinny Sutherland	6	2	1	32	1	21
WR Joe Horn	5	2	1	18	0	32
TE Tyler Mason	3	3	0	42	0	33
FB Joel Makovicka	2	1	0	3	0	10
WR Todd Pinkston	2	1	0	2	0	8
TE Jim Hardy	1	1	0	11	0	5
RB Ronnie Brown	1	1	0	3	0	3
TE Billy Bajema	1	0	0	0	0	4

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Tampa Bay	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Ahman Green	2	4	2.00	4.44
QB Koy Detmer	1	3	3.00	1.75
RB Elias Wynn	1	0	0.00	1.80

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Warrick Dunn	2	13	6.50	5.59

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Tampa Bay	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Koy Detmer	5	5	43	8.60	5.53

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Tampa Bay	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Mack Minnig	3	3	25	8.33	5.33
RB Ahman Green	1	1	3	3.00	3.00
WR Michael Lewis	1	1	15	15.00	5.50

New Orleans	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Tampa Bay	Rushes	Conversions
QB Koy Detmer	1	0
RB Ahman Green	1	0

New Orleans	Rushes	Conversions
RB Warrick Dunn	2	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Tampa Bay	Att	Comp	Conversions
Koy Detmer	15	12	9

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Conversions
Matt Hasselbeck	12	6	4

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Tampa Bay	Targ	Catch	Conversions
RB Ahman Green	4	3	1
WR Michael Lewis	3	2	2
WR Antonio Bryant	3	2	1
TE Ledley King	2	2	2
WR Marcus Maxwell	2	2	2
TE Mack Minnig	1	1	1

New Orleans	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Joe Horn	3	1	1
WR Vinny Sutherland	3	1	1
TE Tyler Mason	2	2	2
WR Nate Washington	2	2	0
FB Joel Makovicka	1	0	0
TE Billy Bajema	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 63,900 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 17,900 (21,400)
End Zone 13,500 (15,400)
Mezzanine 8,400 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 13,400 (13,600)
Club Seats 7,400 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 3,300 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	63,900 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	17,900 (21,400)
End Zone	13,500 (15,400)
Mezzanine	8,400 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	13,400 (13,600)
Club Seats	7,400 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	3,300 (3,300)