Week 17, 2007

played in Tampa Bay, FL

72 degrees, fair, 6 mph wind

New Orleans Saints	3	3	3	0	-	9
Tampa Bay Buccaneers	7	0	0	6	-	13

Scoring Summary
1Q: 05:29 TBY - Giovanni Grissom 6 pass from Koy Detmer (Joe Nedney extra point)
1Q: 00:29 NOS - David Beckham 42 field goal
2Q: 00:15 NOS - David Beckham 54 field goal
3Q: 12:59 NOS - David Beckham 48 field goal
4Q: 07:08 TBY - Joe Nedney 21 field goal
4Q: 02:29 TBY - Joe Nedney 25 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 05:29 TBY - Giovanni Grissom 6 pass from Koy Detmer (Joe Nedney extra point)
1Q: 00:29 NOS - David Beckham 42 field goal
2Q: 00:15 NOS - David Beckham 54 field goal
3Q: 12:59 NOS - David Beckham 48 field goal
4Q: 07:08 TBY - Joe Nedney 21 field goal
4Q: 02:29 TBY - Joe Nedney 25 field goal

Team Statistics NOS TBY
Record 12-4 6-9-1
First Downs 13 16
- by Rushing 4 5
- by Passing 9 11
- by Penalty 0 0
Total Net Yards 336 325
- Offensive Plays 56 66
- Yards per Play 6.00 4.92
Net Rushing Yards 72 113
- Rushing Attempts 20 31
- Yards per Rush 3.60 3.65
Net Passing Yards 264 212
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 35 - 25 - 0 33 - 21 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 270 222
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/6 2/10
- Yards per Pass Play 7.33 6.06
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 1/0
3rd Down Conversions 2/13 6/16
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 5.9 7.5
4th Down Conversions 0/1 0/0
Penalties/Yards 6/45 2/10
Punt Returns/Yards 0/0 4/49
Kick Returns/Yards 2/50 2/45
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 1 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 0/1 1/2
Avg. Drive Start OWN 20 OWN 30
Time of Possession 28:25 31:35

Team Statistics	NOS	TBY
Record	12-4	6-9-1
First Downs	13	16
- by Rushing	4	5
- by Passing	9	11
- by Penalty	0	0
Total Net Yards	336	325
- Offensive Plays	56	66
- Yards per Play	6.00	4.92
Net Rushing Yards	72	113
- Rushing Attempts	20	31
- Yards per Rush	3.60	3.65
Net Passing Yards	264	212
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	35 - 25 - 0	33 - 21 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	270	222
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/6	2/10
- Yards per Pass Play	7.33	6.06
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	1/0
3rd Down Conversions	2/13	6/16
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	5.9	7.5
4th Down Conversions	0/1	0/0
Penalties/Yards	6/45	2/10
Punt Returns/Yards	0/0	4/49
Kick Returns/Yards	2/50	2/45
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	1	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	0/1	1/2
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 20	OWN 30
Time of Possession	28:25	31:35

Drive Charts

New Orleans Saints
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	13:39	1:59	OWN 18	3	6	Punt
1	10:14	1:48	OWN 32	4	17	Punt
1	5:22	4:59	OWN 36	8	39	Field Goal
2	11:22	5:02	OWN 5	8	45	Punt
2	1:51	1:43	OWN 12	6	51	Field Goal
3	15:00	2:06	OWN 25	4	44	Field Goal
3	9:00	1:21	OWN 20	3	9	Punt
3	5:04	4:09	OWN 6	7	34	Punt
4	11:25	1:17	OWN 20	3	2	Punt
4	7:00	1:55	OWN 23	3	9	Punt
4	2:23	1:55	OWN 25	7	45	Downs

Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	1:21	OWN 36	3	3	Punt
1	11:40	1:26	OWN 37	3	-4	Punt
1	8:26	3:04	OWN 17	7	83	Touchdown
1	0:23	4:01	OWN 25	7	26	Punt
2	6:20	4:29	OWN 6	8	43	Punt
2	0:08	0:08	OWN 25	1	-1	Half
3	12:54	3:54	OWN 35	6	20	Punt
3	7:39	2:35	OPP 48	6	14	Punt
3	0:55	4:30	OWN 13	10	50	Punt
4	10:08	3:08	50	6	46	Field Goal
4	5:05	2:42	OWN 43	6	49	Field Goal
4	0:28	0:28	OWN 30	3	-4	Game

Game MVP: Koy Detmer, Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
RB Ronnie Brown	15	43	2.87	13	1
QB Matt Hasselbeck	2	27	13.50	16	2
WR Chase Lyman	2	0	0.00	0	0
RB Quinton Ganther	1	2	2.00	2	0

Tampa Bay	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
RB Ahman Green	15	38	2.53	13	1
RB Damien Nash	9	64	7.11	33	2
QB Koy Detmer	6	4	0.67	7	0
WR Ike Hilliard	1	7	7.00	7	0

Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Matt Hasselbeck	35	25	270	1/6	0	40	0	93.7

Tampa Bay	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Koy Detmer	33	21	222	2/10	1	59	0	93.2

Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Demetrius Williams	7	8	97	13.86	17	27
WR Chase Lyman	3	4	50	16.67	22	30
WR Nate Washington	3	5	48	16.00	3	40
RB Quinton Ganther	3	4	10	3.33	4	7
TE Daniel Graham	2	6	11	5.50	1	7
TE Ledley King	2	2	27	13.50	15	20
RB Ronnie Brown	2	2	5	2.50	5	3
WR Javon Walker	1	2	9	9.00	4	9
TE Billy Bajema	1	1	10	10.00	4	10
FB Michael Robinson	1	1	3	3.00	0	3

Tampa Bay	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Antonio Bryant	5	7	99	19.80	31	59	0
TE Giovanni Grissom	4	4	30	7.50	0	15	1
RB Damien Nash	3	3	27	9.00	11	15	0
WR Maurice Stovall	3	4	6	2.00	8	10	0
RB Ahman Green	2	5	16	8.00	8	14	0
TE Anthony Becht	2	2	20	10.00	11	11	0
WR Dana Prior	2	6	24	12.00	12	13	0
FB Thurman Reese	0	2	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

New Orleans	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Tampa Bay	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

New Orleans	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
S Danieal Manning	0	0	1	0

Tampa Bay	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
RB Damien Nash	1	0	0	0
QB Koy Detmer	0	1	0	0

Punting Statistics

New Orleans	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Earnest Simmons	7	285	40.7	33.7	49	3

Tampa Bay	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Scott Player	7	271	38.7	33.0	45	4

Kicking Statistics

New Orleans	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
David Beckham	3/3	3/3	1/1	54	0/0

Tampa Bay	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Joe Nedney	2/2	0/0	0/0	25	1/1

Punt Return Statistics

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Tampa Bay	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Ralph Brown	4	49	12.3	0

Kick Return Statistics

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Reynaldo Hill	2	50	25.0	0

Tampa Bay	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Ike Hilliard	2	45	22.5	0

Defensive Statistics

New Orleans	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Jon Beason	9	3	1.0	30	35
OLB Dexter Coakley	6	3	0.0	29	29
S Dwight Smith	5	3	0.0	30	35
DE Mark Anderson	4	1	0.0	24	28
DE Kindal Moorehead	3	1	0.0	30	35
CB Fred Smoot	3	0	0.0	24	19
S Jerald Ballard	3	0	0.0	14	22
S Danieal Manning	3	0	0.0	16	11
OLB K.J. Turner	2	0	1.0	3	6
DE Ronald Fields	2	3	0.0	25	26
DT Anthony Mebane	2	3	0.0	28	30
CB Antonio Cromartie	2	2	0.0	25	35
DT Eduardo Pourdanesh	2	0	0.0	7	8
OLB Mike Smith	2	0	0.0	11	16
CB Marcus McCauley	1	1	0.0	29	35

Tampa Bay	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
CB Ralph Brown	7	1	0.0	20	36
S Colin Branch	7	0	0.0	16	31
S Adrian Ward	7	0	0.0	19	34
CB Ellis Hobbs	4	2	0.0	17	33
OLB Edwin Sawyer	4	1	0.0	12	17
DE Jay Ratliff	3	3	0.5	19	34
ILB Clint Ingram	3	1	0.0	17	35
DT Rocky Bernard	2	2	0.0	20	35
S Damien Richardson	2	0	0.0	8	11
OLB Victor Hobson	2	0	0.0	11	15
ILB Devante Watkins	2	0	0.0	3	6
OLB Boomer Grigsby	1	2	0.0	7	12
CB Chad Scott	1	0	0.0	5	7
DE Jarvis Moss	1	0	0.0	12	29
DT Travis Johnson	0	1	0.5	13	21
DE Tyler Brayton	0	1	0.0	10	18

Pass Rush Statistics

New Orleans	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Jon Beason	1.0	1	1	35
OLB K.J. Turner	1.0	0	0	6
DE Kindal Moorehead	0.0	1	1	35
DT Anthony Mebane	0.0	1	0	30

Tampa Bay	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Jay Ratliff	0.5	0	1	2	34
DT Travis Johnson	0.5	0	0	0	21
DT Rocky Bernard	0.0	1	1	0	35
ILB Clint Ingram	0.0	0	1	0	35

Pass Defense Statistics

New Orleans	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
OLB Dexter Coakley	5	3	29
OLB Jon Beason	4	0	35
CB Fred Smoot	3	0	19
CB Antonio Cromartie	2	1	35
S Dwight Smith	2	0	35
DE Kindal Moorehead	2	0	35
S Jerald Ballard	2	0	22
OLB Mike Smith	1	0	16

Tampa Bay	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Ralph Brown	5	1	36
S Adrian Ward	5	0	34
CB Ellis Hobbs	4	1	33
ILB Clint Ingram	2	1	35
S Colin Branch	2	0	31
OLB Edwin Sawyer	2	0	17
CB Chad Scott	1	0	7
S Damien Richardson	1	0	11
DT Rocky Bernard	1	0	35
OLB Victor Hobson	1	0	15
ILB Devante Watkins	1	0	6
OLB Boomer Grigsby	0	1	12

Blocking Statistics

New Orleans	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
T Matt Hill	2	3	20	0	36
TE Ledley King	1	2	8	0	15
G Jason Peters	1	2	20	0	36
C Travis Scott	0	5	20	0	36
C Logan Mankins	0	3	20	1	36
G Ben Claxton	0	3	20	0	36

Tampa Bay	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
G Cole Shapiro	4	7	31	1	35
T Jon Stinchcomb	2	5	31	0	35
C Nick Hardwick	1	5	31	1	35
G Davin Joseph	0	5	31	0	35
T Adrian Jones	0	2	31	0	35
TE Anthony Becht	0	1	27	0	35

Special Teams Tackles

New Orleans	Tackles	STPlays
Matt Hill	2	14
Ronnie Brown	1	25
Javon Walker	1	18
Quinton Ganther	1	9
Mike Smith	1	2

Tampa Bay	Tackles	STPlays
Chad Scott	1	24
Jacoby Jones	1	7

Participation

New Orleans	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
TE Daniel Graham	16	34	---	---	25	75
T Matt Hill	20	36	---	---	14	70
CB Marcus McCauley	---	---	29	35	6	70
S Dwight Smith	---	---	30	35	2	67
DE Kindal Moorehead	---	---	30	35	2	67
OLB Jon Beason	---	---	30	35	2	67
G Ben Claxton	20	36	---	---	10	66
G Jason Peters	20	36	---	---	10	66
C Logan Mankins	20	36	---	---	10	66
RB Ronnie Brown	16	23	---	---	25	64
CB Antonio Cromartie	---	---	25	35	2	62
DT Anthony Mebane	---	---	28	30	2	60
OLB Dexter Coakley	---	---	29	29	1	59
CB Fred Smoot	---	---	24	19	16	59
QB Matt Hasselbeck	20	36	---	---	---	56
C Travis Scott	20	36	---	---	---	56
DE Mark Anderson	---	---	24	28	1	53
DE Ronald Fields	---	---	25	26	1	52
WR Demetrius Williams	17	27	---	---	8	52
WR Nate Washington	18	30	---	---	---	48
S Danieal Manning	---	---	16	11	14	41
S Jerald Ballard	---	---	14	22	3	39
FB Michael Robinson	7	9	---	---	18	34
OLB K.J. Turner	---	---	3	6	23	32
WR Chase Lyman	12	19	---	---	---	31
OLB Mike Smith	---	---	11	16	2	29
WR Javon Walker	1	5	---	---	18	24
RB Quinton Ganther	3	12	---	---	9	24
TE Ledley King	8	15	---	---	---	23
DT Eduardo Pourdanesh	---	---	7	8	7	22
CB Reynaldo Hill	---	---	5	2	11	18
DE Antonio Smith	---	---	8	7	2	17
ILB Angelo Crowell	---	---	1	0	11	12
C Winston Butler	0	0	---	---	10	10
DT Junior Ioane	---	---	2	6	1	9
K David Beckham	0	0	---	---	7	7
DE Reggie Hayward	---	---	0	0	7	7
P Earnest Simmons	0	0	---	---	7	7
TE Billy Bajema	2	5	---	---	---	7
T Levi Brown	0	0	---	---	7	7
QB Dan Orlovsky	0	0	---	---	3	3
WR David Clowney	0	1	---	---	---	1
RB Warrick Dunn	0	0	---	---	---	0
T Bryan Anderson	0	0	---	---	---	0
G Johnnie Linquist	0	0	---	---	---	0
C Jimmie Ballinger	0	0	---	---	---	0

Tampa Bay	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
G Cole Shapiro	31	35	---	---	9	75
T Jon Stinchcomb	31	35	---	---	9	75
T Adrian Jones	31	35	---	---	9	75
G Davin Joseph	31	35	---	---	9	75
TE Anthony Becht	27	35	---	---	10	72
CB Ralph Brown	---	---	20	36	11	67
QB Koy Detmer	31	35	---	---	---	66
WR Antonio Bryant	23	28	---	---	15	66
C Nick Hardwick	31	35	---	---	---	66
S Colin Branch	---	---	16	31	16	63
DT Rocky Bernard	---	---	20	35	3	58
WR Maurice Stovall	25	31	---	---	1	57
DE Jay Ratliff	---	---	19	34	3	56
S Adrian Ward	---	---	19	34	3	56
ILB Clint Ingram	---	---	17	35	3	55
CB Ellis Hobbs	---	---	17	33	3	53
WR Dana Prior	23	23	---	---	---	46
DE Jarvis Moss	---	---	12	29	1	42
DE Tyler Brayton	---	---	10	18	10	38
FB Thurman Reese	7	6	---	---	24	37
CB Chad Scott	---	---	5	7	24	36
RB Ahman Green	18	16	---	---	---	34
DT Travis Johnson	---	---	13	21	---	34
RB Damien Nash	13	19	---	---	---	32
OLB Edwin Sawyer	---	---	12	17	3	32
WR Ike Hilliard	9	4	---	---	17	30
OLB Victor Hobson	---	---	11	15	3	29
TE Orlando Henry	2	1	---	---	23	26
DE Shaun Herndon	---	---	6	7	9	22
S Damien Richardson	---	---	8	11	2	21
CB Shawntae Spencer	---	---	5	15	---	20
ILB Devante Watkins	---	---	3	6	11	20
ILB Oscar Lua	---	---	0	0	20	20
OLB Boomer Grigsby	---	---	7	12	---	19
TE Giovanni Grissom	4	12	---	---	1	17
S Mike Richardson	---	---	0	0	14	14
WR Jacoby Jones	4	0	---	---	7	11
P Scott Player	0	0	---	---	9	9
C Winfred McIntire	0	0	---	---	9	9
K Joe Nedney	0	0	---	---	6	6
G Geoff Perkins	0	0	---	---	---	0
T Eddie Coles	0	0	---	---	---	0
S Marques Anderson	---	---	0	0	---	0
C Robert Hunt	0	0	---	---	---	0
QB Matt Moore	0	0	---	---	---	0
CB Michael Coe	---	---	0	0	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	4	12	3.0
Middle	7	48	6.9
Right	9	12	1.3
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	10	26	2.6
Middle	15	88	5.9
Right	2	4	2.0
None	4	-5	-1.3

Detailed Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Matt Hasselbeck	35	25	4	0	2	4	3	2	0

Tampa Bay	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Koy Detmer	33	21	2	2	3	4	3	2	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	7	4	10	1.4
Short (0-8 Yds)	16	13	120	7.5
Medium (9-18 Yds)	10	7	100	10.0
Long (19+ Yds)	2	1	40	20.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	9	7	42	4.7
Short (0-8 Yds)	13	8	42	3.2
Medium (9-18 Yds)	8	5	79	9.9
Long (19+ Yds)	3	1	59	19.7

Detailed Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Demetrius Williams	8	7	0	97	1	27
TE Daniel Graham	6	2	1	11	0	34
WR Nate Washington	5	3	1	48	1	30
WR Chase Lyman	4	3	0	50	1	19
RB Quinton Ganther	4	3	0	10	0	12
WR Javon Walker	2	1	0	9	0	5
TE Ledley King	2	2	0	27	1	15
RB Ronnie Brown	2	2	0	5	0	23
TE Billy Bajema	1	1	0	10	0	5
FB Michael Robinson	1	1	0	3	0	9

Tampa Bay	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Antonio Bryant	7	5	0	99	2	28
WR Dana Prior	6	2	2	24	0	23
RB Ahman Green	5	2	0	16	0	16
WR Maurice Stovall	4	3	0	6	0	31
TE Giovanni Grissom	4	4	0	30	0	12
RB Damien Nash	3	3	0	27	0	19
FB Thurman Reese	2	0	1	0	0	6
TE Anthony Becht	2	2	0	20	0	35

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

Tampa Bay	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Ahman Green	2	0	0.00	2.53
RB Damien Nash	1	3	3.00	7.11

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	1	6	1.20	6.73

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg

Tampa Bay	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
FB Thurman Reese	2	0	0	0.00	0.00
WR Antonio Bryant	1	0	0	0.00	14.14
WR Dana Prior	1	0	0	0.00	4.00
TE Giovanni Grissom	1	1	6	6.00	7.50

Third Down Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Rushes	Conversions
RB Ronnie Brown	2	0
QB Matt Hasselbeck	1	1
WR Chase Lyman	1	0

Tampa Bay	Rushes	Conversions
QB Koy Detmer	2	0
RB Damien Nash	2	2

Third Down Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Conversions
Matt Hasselbeck	8	5	1

Tampa Bay	Att	Comp	Conversions
Koy Detmer	10	6	4

Third Down Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Targ	Catch	Conversions
TE Daniel Graham	2	1	0
RB Quinton Ganther	2	1	0
WR Demetrius Williams	2	2	1
TE Ledley King	1	1	0
WR Chase Lyman	1	0	0

Tampa Bay	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Dana Prior	4	1	1
WR Antonio Bryant	3	2	1
TE Giovanni Grissom	2	2	1
RB Damien Nash	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 69,500 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 20,900 (21,400)
End Zone 15,400 (15,400)
Mezzanine 8,900 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 13,600 (13,600)
Club Seats 7,400 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 3,300 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	69,500 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	20,900 (21,400)
End Zone	15,400 (15,400)
Mezzanine	8,900 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	13,600 (13,600)
Club Seats	7,400 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	3,300 (3,300)