Week 1, 2006

played in New Orleans, LA

63 degrees, fair, 7 mph wind

Tampa Bay Buccaneers	0	6	0	6	-	12
New Orleans Saints	9	3	6	0	-	18

Scoring Summary
1Q: 06:37 NOS - David Beckham 18 field goal
1Q: 00:15 NOS - Nate Washington 31 pass from Matt Hasselbeck (David Beckham extra point failed)
2Q: 10:10 TBY - Joe Nedney 21 field goal
2Q: 04:19 TBY - Joe Nedney 35 field goal
2Q: 01:03 NOS - David Beckham 34 field goal
3Q: 12:31 NOS - Warrick Dunn 24 pass from Matt Hasselbeck (David Beckham extra point failed)
4Q: 07:32 TBY - Joe Nedney 47 field goal
4Q: 01:05 TBY - Joe Nedney 33 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 06:37 NOS - David Beckham 18 field goal
1Q: 00:15 NOS - Nate Washington 31 pass from Matt Hasselbeck (David Beckham extra point failed)
2Q: 10:10 TBY - Joe Nedney 21 field goal
2Q: 04:19 TBY - Joe Nedney 35 field goal
2Q: 01:03 NOS - David Beckham 34 field goal
3Q: 12:31 NOS - Warrick Dunn 24 pass from Matt Hasselbeck (David Beckham extra point failed)
4Q: 07:32 TBY - Joe Nedney 47 field goal
4Q: 01:05 TBY - Joe Nedney 33 field goal

Team Statistics TBY NOS
Record 0-1 1-0
First Downs 15 17
- by Rushing 3 5
- by Passing 12 11
- by Penalty 0 1
Total Net Yards 318 349
- Offensive Plays 70 63
- Yards per Play 4.54 5.54
Net Rushing Yards 78 117
- Rushing Attempts 30 29
- Yards per Rush 2.60 4.03
Net Passing Yards 240 232
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 37 - 22 - 0 34 - 20 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 258 232
- Sacks/Yards Lost 3/18 0/0
- Yards per Pass Play 6.00 6.82
Fumbles/Lost 1/1 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 8/19 4/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 6.3 5.7
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 5/35 3/20
Punt Returns/Yards 4/47 2/16
Kick Returns/Yards 2/55 2/36
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 3 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 0/3 0/2
Avg. Drive Start OWN 25 OWN 28
Time of Possession 31:58 28:02

Team Statistics	TBY	NOS
Record	0-1	1-0
First Downs	15	17
- by Rushing	3	5
- by Passing	12	11
- by Penalty	0	1
Total Net Yards	318	349
- Offensive Plays	70	63
- Yards per Play	4.54	5.54
Net Rushing Yards	78	117
- Rushing Attempts	30	29
- Yards per Rush	2.60	4.03
Net Passing Yards	240	232
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	37 - 22 - 0	34 - 20 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	258	232
- Sacks/Yards Lost	3/18	0/0
- Yards per Pass Play	6.00	6.82
Fumbles/Lost	1/1	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	8/19	4/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	6.3	5.7
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	5/35	3/20
Punt Returns/Yards	4/47	2/16
Kick Returns/Yards	2/55	2/36
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	3	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	0/3	0/2
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 25	OWN 28
Time of Possession	31:58	28:02

Drive Charts

Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	13:38	1:20	OWN 34	3	6	Punt
1	6:31	1:37	OWN 39	3	6	Punt
1	0:05	5:01	OWN 25	10	71	Field Goal
2	9:08	4:54	OWN 27	10	55	Field Goal
2	0:05	0:05	OWN 8	1	1	Half
3	15:00	1:30	OWN 25	3	-4	Punt
3	12:21	1:16	OWN 25	3	-5	Punt
3	8:51	3:04	OWN 20	6	20	Punt
3	4:27	3:59	OWN 28	8	26	Punt
4	14:19	1:37	OWN 48	3	-9	Punt
4	11:32	4:05	OWN 25	8	45	Field Goal
4	3:55	2:58	OWN 3	12	81	Field Goal

New Orleans Saints
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	1:22	OWN 19	3	-1	Punt
1	12:18	5:47	OWN 38	11	61	Field Goal
1	4:54	4:49	OWN 11	10	89	Touchdown
2	10:04	0:56	OWN 25	3	6	Punt
2	4:14	3:16	OWN 25	9	58	Field Goal
2	0:49	0:44	OPP 38	3	-10	Punt
3	13:30	1:09	OWN 33	3	67	Touchdown
3	11:05	2:14	OWN 38	5	21	Punt
3	5:47	1:20	OWN 25	3	9	Punt
3	0:28	1:09	OWN 3	3	-2	Punt
4	12:42	1:10	OWN 15	3	7	Punt
4	7:27	3:32	OWN 21	4	19	Punt
4	0:57	0:57	OPP 46	3	15	Game

Game MVP: Matt Hasselbeck, New Orleans Saints

Rushing Statistics

Tampa Bay	Att	Yards	Avg	LG
RB LenDale White	14	35	2.50	7
RB Ahman Green	9	11	1.22	8
QB Koy Detmer	4	22	5.50	7
WR Drew Bennett	2	9	4.50	6
FB Thurman Reese	1	1	1.00	1

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
RB Warrick Dunn	11	32	2.91	8	0
RB Ronnie Brown	11	47	4.27	18	1
QB Matt Hasselbeck	3	6	2.00	9	0
RB Quinton Ganther	2	9	4.50	6	0
WR Nate Washington	1	22	22.00	22	1
FB Michael Robinson	1	1	1.00	1	0

Passing Statistics

Tampa Bay	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Koy Detmer	37	22	258	3/18	0	32	0	80.7

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Matt Hasselbeck	34	20	232	0/0	2	31	0	99.1

Receiving Statistics

Tampa Bay	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
TE Mack Minnig	7	9	73	10.43	25	26
WR Antonio Bryant	5	9	71	14.20	23	32
WR Drew Bennett	4	7	39	9.75	4	13
WR Michael Lewis	2	5	43	21.50	0	32
RB Ahman Green	1	2	-1	-1.00	0	-1
TE Ledley King	1	1	18	18.00	0	18
RB LenDale White	1	2	7	7.00	4	7
TE Alec Finacchiaro	1	1	8	8.00	0	8
WR Kevin Johnson	0	1	0	0.00	0	0

New Orleans	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Nate Washington	6	12	97	16.17	51	31	1
RB Warrick Dunn	5	5	53	10.60	31	24	1
TE Daniel Graham	3	3	25	8.33	11	11	0
RB Ronnie Brown	2	2	15	7.50	3	8	0
WR Joe Horn	1	6	9	9.00	8	9	0
WR Todd Pinkston	1	2	16	16.00	4	16	0
WR Vinny Sutherland	1	3	8	8.00	0	8	0
TE Jim Hardy	1	1	9	9.00	1	9	0

Interception Statistics

Tampa Bay	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

New Orleans	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Tampa Bay	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
RB LenDale White	1	0	0	0

New Orleans	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
FB Michael Robinson	0	1	0	0
T Scott Kooistra	0	0	1	0

Punting Statistics

Tampa Bay	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Scott Player	7	294	42.0	39.7	50	3

New Orleans	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
B.J. Sander	8	417	52.1	43.8	65	4

Kicking Statistics

Tampa Bay	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Joe Nedney	4/4	1/1	0/0	47	0/0

New Orleans	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
David Beckham	2/2	0/0	0/0	34	0/2

Punt Return Statistics

Tampa Bay	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Ralph Brown	4	47	11.8	0

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Ronnie Brown	2	16	8.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Tampa Bay	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
LenDale White	2	55	27.5	0

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Kelly Herndon	1	16	16.0	0
Reynaldo Hill	1	20	20.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Tampa Bay	Tack	Asst	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Clint Ingram	7	2	27	32
OLB Carlos Emmons	6	1	27	29
DT Rocky Bernard	5	0	26	29
CB Ralph Brown	4	2	29	34
S Colin Branch	4	2	27	30
DE Brady Smith	4	1	25	29
OLB Boomer Grigsby	3	1	19	13
DE Jay Ratliff	3	0	27	30
CB Ellis Hobbs	2	0	26	31
DT Cody Graham	2	0	8	12
CB Shawntae Spencer	1	2	8	20
S Damien Richardson	1	0	27	27
DE Shaun Herndon	1	0	2	7
ILB Devante Watkins	1	0	2	2
CB Jared Branton	1	0	4	9
DT Le Kevin Smith	0	4	22	16

New Orleans	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Dhani Jones	11	1	0.0	30	26
S Dwight Smith	7	1	0.0	28	39
OLB Dexter Coakley	6	5	0.0	30	27
CB Kelly Herndon	5	0	0.0	30	40
DE Ronald Fields	4	3	0.0	26	20
DT Jim Flanagan	4	1	0.0	19	35
S Paul Miranda	3	1	0.0	17	21
CB Reynaldo Hill	3	0	0.0	15	31
OLB James Anderson	2	2	1.5	0	13
DE Antonio Smith	2	1	0.5	8	8
DE Jaylen Westbrook	2	1	0.0	22	31
CB Antonio Cromartie	2	1	0.0	27	37
DE Kindal Moorehead	1	1	1.0	29	38
S Idrees Bashir	1	2	0.0	16	24
OLB Ashermond Singleton	1	1	0.0	17	7
OLB Mike Smith	1	0	0.0	0	14
DE Cullen Jenkins	0	1	0.0	14	19

Pass Rush Statistics

Tampa Bay	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Shaun Herndon	2	0	7
ILB Clint Ingram	1	0	32
DE Brady Smith	0	1	29
DE Jay Ratliff	0	1	30

New Orleans	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB James Anderson	1.5	0	0	0	13
DE Kindal Moorehead	1.0	0	2	1	38
DE Antonio Smith	0.5	0	0	0	8
DE Jaylen Westbrook	0.0	1	1	0	31
OLB Dexter Coakley	0.0	0	2	0	27

Pass Defense Statistics

Tampa Bay	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Ralph Brown	3	1	34
OLB Carlos Emmons	3	0	29
ILB Clint Ingram	3	0	32
S Colin Branch	2	2	30
CB Ellis Hobbs	2	0	31
DE Jay Ratliff	1	1	30
CB Shawntae Spencer	1	0	20
OLB Boomer Grigsby	1	0	13
DE Shaun Herndon	1	0	7
DT Cody Graham	1	0	12
ILB Devante Watkins	1	0	2
CB Jared Branton	1	0	9
S Damien Richardson	0	1	27

New Orleans	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
S Dwight Smith	5	1	39
CB Kelly Herndon	4	0	40
ILB Dhani Jones	4	0	26
CB Reynaldo Hill	3	0	31
CB Antonio Cromartie	2	0	37
OLB Dexter Coakley	1	1	27
S Idrees Bashir	1	1	24
OLB Mike Smith	1	0	14
OLB James Anderson	1	0	13

Blocking Statistics

Tampa Bay	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
C Nick Hardwick	2	8	30	1	40
G Davin Joseph	1	7	30	2	40
T Jon Stinchcomb	1	4	30	0	40
G Cole Shapiro	0	3	30	0	40
T Adrian Jones	0	3	30	0	40
TE Mack Minnig	0	1	27	0	35

New Orleans	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	PPly
G Ben Claxton	5	7	29	34
G Jason Peters	2	6	29	34
C Travis Scott	1	6	29	34
T Scott Kooistra	1	4	29	34
T Bryan Anderson	1	2	29	34
TE Billy Bajema	0	1	2	0

Special Teams Tackles

Tampa Bay	Tackles	STPlays
Antonio Bryant	2	29
Mack Minnig	1	29
Ledley King	1	10

New Orleans	Tackles	STPlays
Quinton Ganther	2	19
Scott Kooistra	2	15
Daniel Graham	1	27
Ronnie Brown	1	21

Participation

Tampa Bay	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
TE Mack Minnig	27	35	---	---	29	91
WR Antonio Bryant	23	36	---	---	29	88
S Colin Branch	---	---	27	30	27	84
OLB Carlos Emmons	---	---	27	29	27	83
G Cole Shapiro	30	40	---	---	11	81
T Jon Stinchcomb	30	40	---	---	11	81
T Adrian Jones	30	40	---	---	11	81
G Davin Joseph	30	40	---	---	11	81
CB Ralph Brown	---	---	29	34	15	78
QB Koy Detmer	30	40	---	---	---	70
C Nick Hardwick	30	40	---	---	---	70
CB Ellis Hobbs	---	---	26	31	10	67
RB LenDale White	17	27	---	---	21	65
WR Drew Bennett	22	34	---	---	5	61
ILB Clint Ingram	---	---	27	32	2	61
DE Jay Ratliff	---	---	27	30	2	59
DT Rocky Bernard	---	---	26	29	2	57
DE Brady Smith	---	---	25	29	2	56
S Damien Richardson	---	---	27	27	2	56
DT Le Kevin Smith	---	---	22	16	10	48
WR Michael Lewis	15	28	---	---	---	43
FB Thurman Reese	9	3	---	---	22	34
OLB Boomer Grigsby	---	---	19	13	2	34
CB Jared Branton	---	---	4	9	17	30
TE Ledley King	8	10	---	---	10	28
CB Shawntae Spencer	---	---	8	20	---	28
RB Ahman Green	13	14	---	---	---	27
DT Cody Graham	---	---	8	12	---	20
DT Pat Williams	---	---	6	11	---	17
S Adrian Ward	---	---	5	11	1	17
WR Maurice Stovall	3	4	---	---	10	17
ILB Devante Watkins	---	---	2	2	13	17
TE Alec Finacchiaro	8	5	---	---	---	13
P Scott Player	0	0	---	---	11	11
C Winfred McIntire	0	0	---	---	11	11
K Joe Nedney	0	0	---	---	9	9
WR Kevin Johnson	5	4	---	---	---	9
DE Shaun Herndon	---	---	2	7	---	9
DE Omar Buckner	---	---	0	0	8	8
OLB Edwin Sawyer	---	---	2	2	---	4
CB Dexter McCleon	---	---	0	0	---	0
G Randy Thomas	0	0	---	---	---	0
C Mike Malano	0	0	---	---	---	0
QB Cris Finley	0	0	---	---	---	0
T Eddie Coles	0	0	---	---	---	0
QB Stefan Lefors	0	0	---	---	---	0

New Orleans	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
CB Antonio Cromartie	---	---	27	37	20	84
TE Daniel Graham	25	31	---	---	27	83
CB Kelly Herndon	---	---	30	40	9	79
T Scott Kooistra	29	34	---	---	15	78
T Bryan Anderson	29	34	---	---	10	73
G Ben Claxton	29	34	---	---	10	73
G Jason Peters	29	34	---	---	10	73
S Dwight Smith	---	---	28	39	4	71
DE Kindal Moorehead	---	---	29	38	4	71
CB Reynaldo Hill	---	---	15	31	20	66
QB Matt Hasselbeck	29	34	---	---	---	63
C Travis Scott	29	34	---	---	---	63
WR Nate Washington	27	34	---	---	---	61
OLB Dexter Coakley	---	---	30	27	1	58
DT Jim Flanagan	---	---	19	35	3	57
ILB Dhani Jones	---	---	30	26	1	57
DE Jaylen Westbrook	---	---	22	31	4	57
WR Joe Horn	23	32	---	---	---	55
DE Ronald Fields	---	---	26	20	1	47
S Paul Miranda	---	---	17	21	4	42
S Idrees Bashir	---	---	16	24	1	41
RB Ronnie Brown	14	6	---	---	21	41
DE Cullen Jenkins	---	---	14	19	4	37
RB Warrick Dunn	13	22	---	---	---	35
FB Michael Robinson	7	7	---	---	19	33
WR Todd Pinkston	6	7	---	---	19	32
WR Vinny Sutherland	10	19	---	---	1	30
OLB James Anderson	---	---	0	13	15	28
OLB Phil Glover	---	---	0	1	25	26
OLB Ashermond Singleton	---	---	17	7	1	25
DE Antonio Smith	---	---	8	8	7	23
TE Jim Hardy	15	7	---	---	---	22
RB Quinton Ganther	2	1	---	---	19	22
DE Reggie Hayward	---	---	2	8	7	17
OLB Mike Smith	---	---	0	14	3	17
WR Demetrius Williams	1	4	---	---	9	14
ILB Isaiah Kacyvenski	---	---	0	0	12	12
P B.J. Sander	0	0	---	---	10	10
C Winston Butler	0	0	---	---	10	10
C Logan Mankins	0	0	---	---	8	8
K David Beckham	0	0	---	---	7	7
TE Billy Bajema	2	0	---	---	---	2
DE Mark Anderson	---	---	0	1	---	1
T Jon Runyan	0	0	---	---	---	0
QB Dan Orlovsky	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	7	15	2.1
Middle	20	58	2.9
Right	3	5	1.7
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	5	35	7.0
Middle	14	67	4.8
Right	8	18	2.3
None	2	-3	-1.5

Detailed Passing Statistics

Tampa Bay	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Koy Detmer	37	22	5	0	6	3	5	1	0

New Orleans	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Matt Hasselbeck	34	20	4	2	4	5	3	2	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	3	1	7	2.3
Short (0-8 Yds)	17	12	91	5.4
Medium (9-18 Yds)	10	6	71	7.1
Long (19+ Yds)	7	3	89	12.7

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	7	7	91	13.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	16	9	74	4.6
Medium (9-18 Yds)	8	3	36	4.5
Long (19+ Yds)	3	1	31	10.3

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Tampa Bay	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Antonio Bryant	9	5	3	71	2	36
TE Mack Minnig	9	7	0	73	2	35
WR Drew Bennett	7	4	0	39	0	34
WR Michael Lewis	5	2	2	43	1	28
RB Ahman Green	2	1	1	-1	0	14
RB LenDale White	2	1	0	7	0	27
WR Kevin Johnson	1	0	0	0	0	4
TE Ledley King	1	1	0	18	0	10
TE Alec Finacchiaro	1	1	0	8	0	5

New Orleans	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Nate Washington	12	6	1	97	3	34
WR Joe Horn	6	1	3	9	0	32
RB Warrick Dunn	5	5	0	53	1	22
WR Vinny Sutherland	3	1	0	8	0	19
TE Daniel Graham	3	3	0	25	0	31
WR Todd Pinkston	2	1	0	16	0	7
RB Ronnie Brown	2	2	0	15	0	6
TE Jim Hardy	1	1	0	9	0	7

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Tampa Bay	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB LenDale White	2	1	0.50	2.50
FB Thurman Reese	1	1	1.00	1.00

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Ronnie Brown	2	5	2.50	4.27
RB Warrick Dunn	1	3	3.00	2.91
RB Quinton Ganther	1	3	3.00	4.50

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Tampa Bay	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Koy Detmer	4	2	3	0.75	6.97

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Matt Hasselbeck	4	2	6	1.50	6.82

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Tampa Bay	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Antonio Bryant	2	1	0	0.00	7.89
WR Michael Lewis	1	0	0	0.00	8.60
TE Mack Minnig	1	1	3	3.00	8.11

New Orleans	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Joe Horn	1	0	0	0.00	1.50
RB Warrick Dunn	1	1	-3	-3.00	10.60
WR Todd Pinkston	1	0	0	0.00	8.00
TE Jim Hardy	1	1	9	9.00	9.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Tampa Bay	Rushes	Conversions
RB Ahman Green	1	0
RB LenDale White	1	1

New Orleans	Rushes	Conversions
RB Warrick Dunn	2	1
QB Matt Hasselbeck	1	1
RB Ronnie Brown	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Tampa Bay	Att	Comp	Conversions
Koy Detmer	15	9	7

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Conversions
Matt Hasselbeck	10	3	2

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Tampa Bay	Targ	Catch	Conversions
TE Mack Minnig	5	4	2
WR Antonio Bryant	4	1	1
WR Michael Lewis	2	1	1
WR Drew Bennett	2	2	2
TE Ledley King	1	1	1
RB LenDale White	1	0	0

New Orleans	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Nate Washington	8	2	2
RB Warrick Dunn	1	1	0
WR Vinny Sutherland	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 63,800 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 17,100 (21,400)
End Zone 13,800 (15,400)
Mezzanine 8,600 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 13,600 (13,600)
Club Seats 7,400 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 3,300 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	63,800 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	17,100 (21,400)
End Zone	13,800 (15,400)
Mezzanine	8,600 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	13,600 (13,600)
Club Seats	7,400 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	3,300 (3,300)