Week 17, 2019

played in Tampa Bay, FL

57 degrees, fair, 7 mph wind

New Orleans Saints	7	0	14	0	-	21
Tampa Bay Buccaneers	0	3	0	15	-	18

Scoring Summary
1Q: 00:11 NOS - DeVier Posey 2 pass from Brad Smith (Randy Bullock extra point)
2Q: 09:50 TBY - Roberto Aguayo 41 field goal
3Q: 07:43 NOS - Wendell Smallwood 4 run (Randy Bullock extra point)
3Q: 00:22 NOS - DeVier Posey 17 pass from Brad Smith (Randy Bullock extra point)
4Q: 13:43 TBY - DaQuan Jones 6 fumble return (Blaine Gabbert pass to Ace Sanders for conversion)
4Q: 06:30 TBY - Kenny Stills 12 pass from Blaine Gabbert (Roberto Aguayo extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 00:11 NOS - DeVier Posey 2 pass from Brad Smith (Randy Bullock extra point)
2Q: 09:50 TBY - Roberto Aguayo 41 field goal
3Q: 07:43 NOS - Wendell Smallwood 4 run (Randy Bullock extra point)
3Q: 00:22 NOS - DeVier Posey 17 pass from Brad Smith (Randy Bullock extra point)
4Q: 13:43 TBY - DaQuan Jones 6 fumble return (Blaine Gabbert pass to Ace Sanders for conversion)
4Q: 06:30 TBY - Kenny Stills 12 pass from Blaine Gabbert (Roberto Aguayo extra point)

Team Statistics NOS TBY
Record 9-6-1 9-7
First Downs 19 14
- by Rushing 7 5
- by Passing 12 8
- by Penalty 0 1
Total Net Yards 280 276
- Offensive Plays 70 60
- Yards per Play 4.00 4.60
Net Rushing Yards 120 103
- Rushing Attempts 38 19
- Yards per Rush 3.16 5.42
Net Passing Yards 160 173
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 30 - 21 - 1 41 - 23 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 171 173
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2/11 0/0
- Yards per Pass Play 5.00 4.22
Fumbles/Lost 1/1 1/1
3rd Down Conversions 10/17 6/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 6.9 6.5
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/1
Penalties/Yards 6/55 6/50
Punt Returns/Yards 1/8 2/0
Kick Returns/Yards 3/66 4/101
Interception Ret./Yards 1/3 1/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 1/1
Red Zone Visits 3 1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 3/0 1/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 29 OWN 28
Time of Possession 34:01 25:59

Team Statistics	NOS	TBY
Record	9-6-1	9-7
First Downs	19	14
- by Rushing	7	5
- by Passing	12	8
- by Penalty	0	1
Total Net Yards	280	276
- Offensive Plays	70	60
- Yards per Play	4.00	4.60
Net Rushing Yards	120	103
- Rushing Attempts	38	19
- Yards per Rush	3.16	5.42
Net Passing Yards	160	173
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	30 - 21 - 1	41 - 23 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	171	173
- Sacks/Yards Lost	2/11	0/0
- Yards per Pass Play	5.00	4.22
Fumbles/Lost	1/1	1/1
3rd Down Conversions	10/17	6/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	6.9	6.5
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/1
Penalties/Yards	6/55	6/50
Punt Returns/Yards	1/8	2/0
Kick Returns/Yards	3/66	4/101
Interception Ret./Yards	1/3	1/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	1/1
Red Zone Visits	3	1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	3/0	1/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 29	OWN 28
Time of Possession	34:01	25:59

Drive Charts

New Orleans Saints
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	3:43	OWN 30	6	11	Punt
1	7:49	7:47	OWN 18	16	82	Touchdown
2	9:44	1:46	OWN 20	3	-1	Interception
2	6:31	2:45	OWN 14	7	48	Punt
2	1:39	0:44	OWN 18	3	5	Punt
2	0:29	0:29	OWN 20	1	5	Half
3	12:26	4:51	OPP 47	9	47	Touchdown
3	5:14	1:32	OWN 19	3	-2	Punt
3	1:50	1:37	OPP 36	4	36	Touchdown
4	14:18	0:46	OWN 13	2	-7	Fumble
4	13:32	2:57	OWN 25	6	13	Punt
4	6:21	4:30	OWN 24	9	24	Punt
4	0:34	0:34	OPP 36	1	-1	Game

Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	11:17	3:28	OWN 9	6	20	Punt
1	0:02	5:18	OWN 25	11	51	Field Goal
2	7:58	1:27	OWN 42	3	5	Punt
2	3:46	2:07	OWN 20	7	33	Punt
2	0:55	0:26	OPP 49	3	0	Punt
3	15:00	2:34	OWN 30	4	29	Fumble
3	7:35	2:21	OWN 31	3	4	Punt
3	3:42	1:52	OWN 28	5	0	Interception
3	0:13	0:55	OWN 36	3	4	Punt
4	10:35	4:14	OWN 16	10	84	Touchdown
4	1:51	1:17	OWN 20	6	16	Downs

Game MVP: Wendell Smallwood, New Orleans Saints

Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB Wendell Smallwood	23	58	2.52	10	1	1
RB Le'Veon Bell	9	43	4.78	12	1	0
QB Brad Smith	3	7	2.33	5	0	0
WR DeVier Posey	1	4	4.00	4	0	0
FB Efrain Griffith	1	5	5.00	5	0	0
RB Brian Hill	1	3	3.00	3	0	0

Tampa Bay	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
RB Eddie Lacy	8	45	5.63	17	1
QB Blaine Gabbert	7	63	9.00	13	4
RB Tyler Ervin	3	-5	-1.67	1	0
WR Kenny Stills	1	0	0.00	0	0

Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Brad Smith	30	21	171	2/11	2	21	1	92.5

Tampa Bay	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Blaine Gabbert	41	23	173	0/0	1	34	1	64.3

Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR DeVier Posey	8	10	67	8.38	20	21	2
WR Brian James	5	8	30	6.00	5	12	0
WR Dominique Edison	3	5	18	6.00	10	17	0
RB Le'Veon Bell	2	2	10	5.00	4	6	0
TE Mason Pritchett	2	3	28	14.00	15	20	0
RB Wendell Smallwood	1	1	18	18.00	14	18	0
WR Calvin Fields	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Tampa Bay	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
RB Eddie Lacy	5	7	13	2.60	2	5	0
TE Travis Kelce	5	10	54	10.80	0	34	0
WR Kenny Stills	4	6	29	7.25	19	12	1
FB Rhett Ellison	3	4	15	5.00	2	10	0
WR Ace Sanders	3	5	30	10.00	2	13	0
WR Devin Smith	2	3	12	6.00	2	7	0
WR Curtis Samuel	1	5	20	20.00	5	20	0
TE Cornell Schroeder	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

New Orleans	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Juston Burris	1	3	3.00	0

Tampa Bay	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Darian Thompson	1	0	0.00	0

Fumble Statistics

New Orleans	Fumb	Recov	Force
QB Brad Smith	1	0	0
S Curtis Hightower	0	1	0
S T.J. Ward	0	0	1

Tampa Bay	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
FB Rhett Ellison	1	0	0	0
DT DaQuan Jones	0	1	0	1
DE Courney Upshaw	0	0	1	0

Punting Statistics

New Orleans	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Nicholas Sabo	6	275	45.8	39.2	52	2

Tampa Bay	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Wes Gouveia	6	261	43.5	38.8	55	4

Kicking Statistics

New Orleans	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Randy Bullock	0/0	0/0	0/0	0	3/3

Tampa Bay	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Roberto Aguayo	1/1	1/1	0/0	41	1/1

Punt Return Statistics

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Dominique Edison	1	8	8.0	0

Tampa Bay	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Eddie Lacy	2	0	0.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Calvin Fields	3	66	22.0	0

Tampa Bay	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Eddie Lacy	4	101	25.3	0

Defensive Statistics

New Orleans	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
CB Troy Roose	7	2	0.0	19	41
ILB Uchenna Nwosu	6	2	0.0	18	37
S Curtis Hightower	5	0	0.0	17	26
OLB James Laurinaitis	4	1	0.0	17	28
S T.J. Ward	4	1	0.0	19	41
DT Carlton Powell	3	1	0.0	15	19
CB Quincy Wilson	3	0	0.0	6	6
ILB Koa Misi	2	0	0.0	6	23
CB A. J. Bouye	2	0	0.0	18	31
DE Jermaine Cunningham	1	2	0.0	18	37
WR Dominique Edison	1	0	---	---	---
DT Jason Worilds	1	0	0.0	5	25
DT Rasheem Green	1	0	0.0	19	40
DE Joey Bosa	0	1	0.0	18	40
CB Juston Burris	0	1	0.0	9	26

Tampa Bay	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Stephone Anthony	11	1	0.0	37	28
CB Keanu Neal	8	2	0.0	38	31
ILB Manti Te'o	7	2	0.0	38	31
CB Stanley Jean-Baptiste	5	1	0.0	36	24
S Darian Thompson	4	4	0.0	38	31
CB Joe Haden	4	1	0.0	32	26
DE Shane Ray	4	1	0.0	21	17
DE Leonardo Tarpley	3	0	0.0	19	6
DT Jonathan Bullard	3	0	0.0	26	22
DE Courney Upshaw	2	0	1.0	19	17
DT DaQuan Jones	2	1	0.0	30	17
DT Sean Lynn	1	1	1.0	20	26
DE Kentwan Balmer	1	0	0.0	17	24
G Aaron Howard	1	0	---	---	---
CB Josh Norman	1	0	0.0	22	23
RB Eddie Lacy	1	0	---	---	---
OLB Matt Milano	1	0	0.0	13	8

Pass Rush Statistics

New Orleans	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Rasheem Green	1	1	1	40
OLB James Laurinaitis	0	1	1	28
ILB Koa Misi	0	1	0	23
DE Jermaine Cunningham	0	1	0	37
DE Joey Bosa	0	1	0	40

Tampa Bay	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Sean Lynn	1.0	1	0	26
DE Courney Upshaw	1.0	0	0	17
DE Leonardo Tarpley	0.0	2	0	6
DE Kentwan Balmer	0.0	0	1	24

Pass Defense Statistics

New Orleans	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
ILB Uchenna Nwosu	6	2	0	37
CB Troy Roose	4	1	0	41
OLB James Laurinaitis	3	0	0	28
S Curtis Hightower	3	0	0	26
S T.J. Ward	2	1	0	41
CB Quincy Wilson	2	0	0	6
CB Juston Burris	1	0	1	26
ILB Koa Misi	1	0	0	23
CB A. J. Bouye	1	0	0	31
S Rich Greer	0	1	0	15
DE Jermaine Cunningham	0	1	0	37
CB Walter McFadden	0	1	0	13
DE Joey Bosa	0	1	0	40

Tampa Bay	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
OLB Stephone Anthony	6	0	0	28
CB Stanley Jean-Baptiste	3	1	0	24
CB Keanu Neal	3	0	0	31
DE Shane Ray	2	0	0	17
CB Joe Haden	1	1	0	26
ILB Manti Te'o	1	1	0	31
DE Kentwan Balmer	1	0	0	24
DE Courney Upshaw	1	0	0	17
CB Josh Norman	1	0	0	23
DT Sean Lynn	1	0	0	26
OLB Matt Milano	1	0	0	8
S Darian Thompson	0	0	1	31

Blocking Statistics

New Orleans	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
C Weston Richburg	5	8	1	38	1	32
G Mike Iupati	3	9	0	38	0	32
T Eric Fisher	2	6	0	38	1	32
T Taylor Lewan	1	5	0	38	0	32
G Ike Bennett	0	7	0	38	0	32
TE Mason Pritchett	0	1	0	35	0	28

Tampa Bay	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	PPly
C Allen Franklin	2	3	19	41
T Jake Matthews	1	3	19	41
G Andy Levitre	1	2	19	41
T Ronnie Stanley	1	2	19	41
G Aaron Howard	0	2	19	41

Special Teams Tackles

New Orleans	Tackles	STPlays
Koa Misi	2	21
Calvin Fields	2	14
Rich Greer	1	17
Curtis Hightower	1	13

Tampa Bay	Tackles	STPlays
Kenneth Banks	1	21
Antwan Barnes	1	20
Geoff O'Toole	1	14
Joe Haden	1	7

Participation

New Orleans	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
G Ike Bennett	38	32	---	---	6	76
QB Brad Smith	38	32	---	---	---	70
G Mike Iupati	38	32	---	---	---	70
T Eric Fisher	38	32	---	---	---	70
C Weston Richburg	38	32	---	---	---	70
T Taylor Lewan	38	32	---	---	---	70
TE Mason Pritchett	35	28	---	---	6	69
WR Dominique Edison	28	21	---	---	14	63
WR DeVier Posey	36	27	---	---	---	63
WR Brian James	33	25	---	---	4	62
S T.J. Ward	---	---	19	41	1	61
CB Troy Roose	---	---	19	41	1	61
DT Rasheem Green	---	---	19	40	1	60
DE Joey Bosa	---	---	18	40	1	59
DE Jermaine Cunningham	---	---	18	37	1	56
S Curtis Hightower	---	---	17	26	13	56
ILB Uchenna Nwosu	---	---	18	37	1	56
CB A. J. Bouye	---	---	18	31	4	53
ILB Koa Misi	---	---	6	23	21	50
CB Juston Burris	---	---	9	26	15	50
RB Wendell Smallwood	26	8	---	---	14	48
OLB James Laurinaitis	---	---	17	28	---	45
TE Johnnie Lang	10	13	---	---	20	43
FB Efrain Griffith	7	8	---	---	20	35
S Rich Greer	---	---	2	15	17	34
DT Carlton Powell	---	---	15	19	---	34
DT Jason Worilds	---	---	5	25	1	31
RB Le'Veon Bell	10	19	---	---	---	29
WR Calvin Fields	1	3	---	---	14	18
CB Walter McFadden	---	---	2	13	1	16
CB Quincy Wilson	---	---	6	6	1	13
OLB Kaleb Patton	---	---	0	1	10	11
RB Brian Hill	2	3	---	---	4	9
DE Taco Charlton	---	---	1	2	6	9
TE Gerald Everett	2	5	---	---	---	7
P Nicholas Sabo	0	0	---	---	6	6
C Jimmy Landes	0	0	---	---	6	6
C Broderick Prior	0	0	---	---	6	6
G Joe Haeg	0	0	---	---	6	6
DE Malachi Schultz	---	---	0	0	6	6
K Randy Bullock	0	0	---	---	4	4
T Jason Fox	0	0	---	---	---	0
QB Bryan Shea	0	0	---	---	---	0
RB Braden Harvey	0	0	---	---	---	0
TE Keith Bayne	0	0	---	---	---	0
OLB Quincy Williams	---	---	0	0	---	0

Tampa Bay	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
ILB Manti Te'o	---	---	38	31	---	69
CB Keanu Neal	---	---	38	31	---	69
S Darian Thompson	---	---	38	31	---	69
G Andy Levitre	19	41	---	---	7	67
G Aaron Howard	19	41	---	---	7	67
T Jake Matthews	19	41	---	---	7	67
T Ronnie Stanley	19	41	---	---	7	67
CB Joe Haden	---	---	32	26	7	65
OLB Stephone Anthony	---	---	37	28	---	65
RB Eddie Lacy	15	36	---	---	10	61
QB Blaine Gabbert	19	41	---	---	---	60
C Allen Franklin	19	41	---	---	---	60
CB Stanley Jean-Baptiste	---	---	36	24	---	60
WR Ace Sanders	18	40	---	---	---	58
TE Travis Kelce	17	39	---	---	---	56
DT Sean Lynn	---	---	20	26	6	52
DT Jonathan Bullard	---	---	26	22	---	48
DT DaQuan Jones	---	---	30	17	---	47
CB Josh Norman	---	---	22	23	---	45
DE Kentwan Balmer	---	---	17	24	---	41
WR Curtis Samuel	12	20	---	---	8	40
DE Shane Ray	---	---	21	17	---	38
DE Courney Upshaw	---	---	19	17	---	36
WR Devin Smith	10	26	---	---	---	36
WR Kenny Stills	11	21	---	---	---	32
DE Leonardo Tarpley	---	---	19	6	6	31
FB Rhett Ellison	5	11	---	---	15	31
S Shamarko Thomas	---	---	9	8	14	31
S Isaiah Johnson	---	---	3	11	13	27
RB Tyler Ervin	4	5	---	---	15	24
ILB Antwan Barnes	---	---	0	1	20	21
TE Kenneth Banks	0	0	---	---	21	21
OLB Prince Shembo	---	---	0	1	20	21
OLB Matt Milano	---	---	13	8	---	21
WR Geoff O'Toole	1	1	---	---	14	16
WR Eddie Royal	0	0	---	---	15	15
C Clark Harris	0	0	---	---	7	7
P Wes Gouveia	0	0	---	---	7	7
TE Cornell Schroeder	1	5	---	---	---	6
K Roberto Aguayo	0	0	---	---	5	5
TE C. J. Fiedorowicz	1	1	---	---	---	2
ILB Dekodo Watson	---	---	0	0	---	0
C Sebastian Herold	0	0	---	---	---	0
G Danny Isidora	0	0	---	---	---	0
T Will Richardson	0	0	---	---	---	0
QB Jarrett Stidham	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	11	30	2.7
Middle	12	46	3.8
Right	14	45	3.2
None	1	-1	-1.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	3	0	0.0
Middle	14	94	6.7
Right	2	9	4.5
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Brad Smith	30	21	2	0	2	3	3	1	1

Tampa Bay	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Blaine Gabbert	41	23	2	1	2	8	5	2	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	9	8	24	2.7
Short (0-8 Yds)	14	10	92	6.6
Medium (9-18 Yds)	5	2	34	6.8
Long (19+ Yds)	2	1	21	10.5

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	10	6	23	2.3
Short (0-8 Yds)	18	13	70	3.9
Medium (9-18 Yds)	7	3	46	6.6
Long (19+ Yds)	6	1	34	5.7

Detailed Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR DeVier Posey	10	8	0	67	1	27
WR Brian James	8	5	1	30	0	25
WR Dominique Edison	5	3	0	18	0	21
TE Mason Pritchett	3	2	0	28	1	28
RB Le'Veon Bell	2	2	0	10	0	19
RB Wendell Smallwood	1	1	0	18	0	8
WR Calvin Fields	1	0	1	0	0	3

Tampa Bay	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
TE Travis Kelce	10	5	0	54	1	39
RB Eddie Lacy	7	5	0	13	0	36
WR Kenny Stills	6	4	0	29	0	21
WR Ace Sanders	5	3	0	30	0	40
WR Curtis Samuel	5	1	0	20	1	20
FB Rhett Ellison	4	3	1	15	0	11
WR Devin Smith	3	2	0	12	0	26
TE Cornell Schroeder	1	0	1	0	0	5

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Wendell Smallwood	6	15	2.50	2.52

Tampa Bay	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Eddie Lacy	1	3	3.00	5.63

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Brad Smith	6	5	32	5.33	5.70

Tampa Bay	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Blaine Gabbert	2	1	12	6.00	4.22

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR DeVier Posey	3	3	18	6.00	6.70
TE Mason Pritchett	1	1	8	8.00	9.33
WR Brian James	1	1	6	6.00	3.75
WR Calvin Fields	1	0	0	0.00	0.00

Tampa Bay	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
RB Eddie Lacy	1	0	0	0.00	1.86
WR Kenny Stills	1	1	12	12.00	4.83

Third Down Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Rushes	Conversions
RB Le'Veon Bell	3	2

Tampa Bay	Rushes	Conversions
QB Blaine Gabbert	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Conversions
Brad Smith	13	9	8

Tampa Bay	Att	Comp	Conversions
Blaine Gabbert	14	8	5

Third Down Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Dominique Edison	4	2	1
WR Brian James	4	3	3
WR DeVier Posey	3	2	2
RB Le'Veon Bell	2	2	2

Tampa Bay	Targ	Catch	Conversions
TE Travis Kelce	5	3	2
WR Kenny Stills	3	2	1
FB Rhett Ellison	2	1	0
WR Curtis Samuel	2	0	0
WR Ace Sanders	1	1	1
WR Devin Smith	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 85,000 (85,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 24,700 (24,700)
End Zone 17,700 (17,700)
Mezzanine 10,200 (10,200)
Sideline Seats 15,700 (15,700)
Club Seats 10,500 (10,500)
Luxury Boxes 6,200 (6,200)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	85,000 (85,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	24,700 (24,700)
End Zone	17,700 (17,700)
Mezzanine	10,200 (10,200)
Sideline Seats	15,700 (15,700)
Club Seats	10,500 (10,500)
Luxury Boxes	6,200 (6,200)