Week 1, 2024

played in New Orleans, LA

96 degrees, fair, 10 mph wind

Tampa Bay Buccaneers	0	10	0	3	-	13
New Orleans Saints	10	3	3	0	-	16

Scoring Summary
1Q: 12:36 NOS - Cody Parkey 49 field goal
1Q: 07:24 NOS - Cordarrelle Patterson 12 pass from Cam Newton (Cody Parkey extra point)
2Q: 13:32 TBY - Jake Roe 2 run (Ross Bennett extra point)
2Q: 06:15 TBY - Ross Bennett 32 field goal
2Q: 00:03 NOS - Cody Parkey 55 field goal
3Q: 05:16 NOS - Cody Parkey 28 field goal
4Q: 02:33 TBY - Ross Bennett 19 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 12:36 NOS - Cody Parkey 49 field goal
1Q: 07:24 NOS - Cordarrelle Patterson 12 pass from Cam Newton (Cody Parkey extra point)
2Q: 13:32 TBY - Jake Roe 2 run (Ross Bennett extra point)
2Q: 06:15 TBY - Ross Bennett 32 field goal
2Q: 00:03 NOS - Cody Parkey 55 field goal
3Q: 05:16 NOS - Cody Parkey 28 field goal
4Q: 02:33 TBY - Ross Bennett 19 field goal

Team Statistics TBY NOS
Record 0-1 1-0
First Downs 17 15
- by Rushing 7 6
- by Passing 8 9
- by Penalty 2 0
Total Net Yards 250 362
- Offensive Plays 65 60
- Yards per Play 3.85 6.03
Net Rushing Yards 115 173
- Rushing Attempts 30 29
- Yards per Rush 3.83 5.97
Net Passing Yards 135 189
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 31 - 18 - 0 29 - 16 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 158 196
- Sacks/Yards Lost 4/23 2/7
- Yards per Pass Play 3.86 6.10
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 1/0
3rd Down Conversions 5/15 2/11
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 6.7 6.0
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 1/10 5/72
Punt Returns/Yards 1/15 2/13
Kick Returns/Yards 2/44 2/44
Interception Ret./Yards 1/41 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 3 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/2 1/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 31 OWN 25
Time of Possession 32:13 27:47

Team Statistics	TBY	NOS
Record	0-1	1-0
First Downs	17	15
- by Rushing	7	6
- by Passing	8	9
- by Penalty	2	0
Total Net Yards	250	362
- Offensive Plays	65	60
- Yards per Play	3.85	6.03
Net Rushing Yards	115	173
- Rushing Attempts	30	29
- Yards per Rush	3.83	5.97
Net Passing Yards	135	189
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	31 - 18 - 0	29 - 16 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	158	196
- Sacks/Yards Lost	4/23	2/7
- Yards per Pass Play	3.86	6.10
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	1/0
3rd Down Conversions	5/15	2/11
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	6.7	6.0
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	1/10	5/72
Punt Returns/Yards	1/15	2/13
Kick Returns/Yards	2/44	2/44
Interception Ret./Yards	1/41	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	3	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/2	1/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 31	OWN 25
Time of Possession	32:13	27:47

Drive Charts

Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	12:31	1:43	OWN 25	3	0	Punt
1	7:14	4:13	OWN 25	8	30	Punt
1	1:26	3:01	OWN 34	7	66	Touchdown
2	10:32	4:23	OWN 43	8	42	Field Goal
2	5:38	0:45	OWN 40	3	1	Punt
2	3:56	0:50	OPP 48	3	5	Punt
3	15:00	4:27	OWN 25	8	32	Punt
3	5:09	2:05	OWN 36	3	4	Punt
3	1:17	1:26	OWN 15	3	6	Punt
4	13:19	3:19	OWN 20	6	41	Punt
4	8:55	6:30	OWN 33	13	65	Field Goal

New Orleans Saints
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	2:29	OWN 25	5	43	Field Goal
1	10:48	3:34	OWN 16	7	84	Touchdown
1	3:01	1:35	OWN 20	3	1	Punt
2	13:25	2:53	OWN 41	5	23	Missed FG
2	6:09	0:31	OWN 25	3	0	Punt
2	4:53	0:57	OWN 18	3	25	Interception
2	3:06	3:06	OWN 20	7	42	Field Goal
3	10:33	5:24	OWN 20	9	69	Field Goal
3	3:04	1:47	OWN 29	5	20	Punt
4	14:51	1:32	OWN 42	3	8	Punt
4	10:00	1:05	OWN 20	3	5	Punt
4	2:25	2:25	OWN 24	7	37	Game

Game MVP: Weston Richburg, New Orleans Saints

Rushing Statistics

Tampa Bay	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB Jake Roe	21	89	4.24	20	2	1
RB Spencer Pimentel	4	11	2.75	7	0	0
QB Blaine Gabbert	3	18	6.00	7	0	0
WR Rashad Greene	1	-1	-1.00	-1	0	0
RB JK Dobbins	1	-2	-2.00	-2	0	0

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
RB Joseph Kemp	16	92	5.75	41	4
RB Arnie Moultrie	11	83	7.55	25	3
QB Cam Newton	2	-2	-1.00	0	0

Passing Statistics

Tampa Bay	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Blaine Gabbert	31	18	158	4/23	0	25	0	71.7

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Cam Newton	29	16	196	2/7	1	48	1	73.3

Receiving Statistics

Tampa Bay	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Jeffery Flowers	7	8	62	8.86	34	25
WR T.J. Burgess	4	8	51	12.75	16	25
WR Rashad Greene	3	4	18	6.00	0	12
RB Jake Roe	2	3	5	2.50	0	5
TE Trent Corbett	2	5	22	11.00	0	16
TE Stan Humphries	0	1	0	0.00	0	0
TE Justics Benton	0	1	0	0.00	0	0
TE Brycen Hopkins	0	1	0	0.00	0	0

New Orleans	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Amari Cooper	6	12	68	11.33	22	28	0
WR Cordarrelle Patterson	4	7	78	19.50	11	48	1
TE Lamar Capatina	2	2	22	11.00	6	13	0
WR Roberto Keith	2	4	6	3.00	0	3	0
WR A. J. Brown	1	1	11	11.00	0	11	0
RB Arnie Moultrie	1	2	11	11.00	6	11	0
TE Trey Gray	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Tampa Bay	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Mack Covington	1	41	41.00	0

New Orleans	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Tampa Bay	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
DE Jon Crane	0	0	1	0

New Orleans	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
RB Joseph Kemp	1	0	0	0
QB Cam Newton	0	1	0	0

Punting Statistics

Tampa Bay	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Wes Gouveia	8	339	42.4	30.8	47	1

New Orleans	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Grant Sparkes	5	223	44.6	37.6	60	2

Kicking Statistics

Tampa Bay	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Ross Bennett	2/2	0/0	0/0	32	1/1

New Orleans	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Cody Parkey	3/4	2/3	1/2	55	1/1

Punt Return Statistics

Tampa Bay	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Jacob Blanchard	1	15	15.0	0

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Thomas Barrett	2	13	6.5	0

Kick Return Statistics

Tampa Bay	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Spencer Pimentel	2	44	22.0	0

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Joseph Kemp	1	14	14.0	0
Marcus Veighey	1	30	30.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Tampa Bay	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Manti Te'o	10	1	0.0	28	23
CB Jacob Blanchard	5	1	0.0	29	31
CB Keanu Neal	5	0	0.0	24	23
DE Jon Crane	4	1	0.0	28	30
OLB Owen Bixler	3	1	0.5	20	19
S Wendell Frieswyk	3	1	0.0	29	31
DE Mickey Sweet	2	1	1.5	17	24
S Xavier McKinney	2	5	0.0	29	31
CB Mack Covington	2	2	0.0	19	25
OLB Stephone Anthony	2	0	0.0	6	4
OLB Eric Kendricks	2	0	0.0	11	13
S Mark Barron	1	0	0.0	7	4
DT Donald Foster	1	0	0.0	16	24
DT Jonathan Bullard	1	0	0.0	14	9
DE Ethan Fewell	1	0	0.0	8	5
DT Darren Satterfield	1	0	0.0	18	22
DT Terrence McDaniels	0	1	0.0	7	4

New Orleans	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
CB Douglas Harding	8	3	0.0	29	32
DE Ricardo Wagner	5	0	1.0	14	21
S Jabrill Peppers	5	2	0.0	30	35
S Horace Brockway	5	1	0.0	27	20
DE Joey Bosa	4	0	0.5	24	21
CB Emmanuel Curtis	4	1	0.0	18	30
OLB Samson Ebukam	3	1	0.0	20	26
ILB Uchenna Nwosu	3	1	0.0	24	27
CB Blidi Wreh-Wils	2	0	0.5	22	20
DT Rasheem Green	2	3	0.0	27	21
OLB Colton Gaylor	2	1	0.0	13	17
S Brody Sellers	2	0	0.0	4	7
OLB Jameson Shaner	2	0	0.0	12	6
DT Marlon Davidson	1	1	1.5	1	9
DE Nicolas Eggleston	1	2	0.5	19	16
DT Tre Marts	1	2	0.0	26	24
WR Cordarrelle Patterson	1	0	---	---	---
CB AJ Terrell	1	0	0.0	6	19

Pass Rush Statistics

Tampa Bay	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Mickey Sweet	1.5	4	1	24
OLB Owen Bixler	0.5	0	0	19
DE Jon Crane	0.0	1	1	30
DT Donald Foster	0.0	1	0	24

New Orleans	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Marlon Davidson	1.5	0	0	0	9
DE Ricardo Wagner	1.0	0	1	1	21
CB Blidi Wreh-Wils	0.5	0	0	0	20
DE Joey Bosa	0.5	0	0	0	21
DE Nicolas Eggleston	0.5	0	0	0	16
DT Tre Marts	0.0	1	1	0	24
DT Ray Howard	0.0	0	1	0	16

Pass Defense Statistics

Tampa Bay	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Keanu Neal	3	1	0	23
ILB Manti Te'o	3	0	0	23
CB Jacob Blanchard	3	0	0	31
CB Mack Covington	2	1	1	25
OLB Eric Kendricks	2	0	0	13
OLB Owen Bixler	1	1	0	19
S Wendell Frieswyk	1	1	0	31
OLB Stephone Anthony	1	0	0	4

New Orleans	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Douglas Harding	4	1	32
S Jabrill Peppers	3	1	35
CB Emmanuel Curtis	3	0	30
S Brody Sellers	2	0	7
S Horace Brockway	2	0	20
DT Rasheem Green	1	0	21
ILB Uchenna Nwosu	1	0	27
OLB Jameson Shaner	1	0	6
CB AJ Terrell	1	0	19
OLB Samson Ebukam	0	3	26
DE Nicolas Eggleston	0	1	16

Blocking Statistics

Tampa Bay	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
G Phil Wagner	4	7	1	30	1	35
T Jake Matthews	3	5	0	30	0	35
T Bart Stanton	1	7	0	30	2	35
T Ronnie Stanley	1	5	0	30	0	35
TE Trent Corbett	1	1	0	10	0	10
G Spencer Schultz	0	3	0	30	1	35

New Orleans	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
C Weston Richburg	6	10	1	29	0	31
G Britt Abrams	3	5	0	29	1	31
T Eric Fisher	2	4	0	29	0	31
G Ike Bennett	1	4	0	29	0	31
T Max Sanford	0	3	0	29	1	31
TE Trey Gray	0	1	0	28	0	29

Special Teams Tackles

Tampa Bay	Tackles	STPlays
T.J. Burgess	2	13
Jake Roe	1	23
Jon Crane	1	15

New Orleans	Tackles	STPlays
A. J. Brown	2	20
Ricardo Wagner	1	19

Participation

Tampa Bay	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
T Bart Stanton	30	35	---	---	10	75
G Spencer Schultz	30	35	---	---	10	75
WR T.J. Burgess	27	34	---	---	13	74
RB Jake Roe	23	28	---	---	23	74
DE Jon Crane	---	---	28	30	15	73
CB Jacob Blanchard	---	---	29	31	10	70
QB Blaine Gabbert	30	35	---	---	2	67
T Jake Matthews	30	35	---	---	---	65
T Ronnie Stanley	30	35	---	---	---	65
G Phil Wagner	30	35	---	---	---	65
S Wendell Frieswyk	---	---	29	31	4	64
S Xavier McKinney	---	---	29	31	4	64
WR Rashad Greene	21	24	---	---	15	60
WR Jeffery Flowers	27	28	---	---	---	55
CB Mack Covington	---	---	19	25	9	53
ILB Manti Te'o	---	---	28	23	---	51
CB Keanu Neal	---	---	24	23	1	48
TE Justics Benton	21	25	---	---	---	46
DE Mickey Sweet	---	---	17	24	3	44
DT Donald Foster	---	---	16	24	3	43
DT Darren Satterfield	---	---	18	22	3	43
OLB Owen Bixler	---	---	20	19	---	39
TE Stan Humphries	4	9	---	---	23	36
OLB Stephone Anthony	---	---	6	4	21	31
OLB Eric Kendricks	---	---	11	13	4	28
DT Jonathan Bullard	---	---	14	9	1	24
CB Mackenzie Gerhardt	---	---	1	5	15	21
DE Kemoko Turay	---	---	8	6	6	20
TE Trent Corbett	10	10	---	---	---	20
DT Terrence McDaniels	---	---	7	4	6	17
WR Denzel Mims	6	7	---	---	4	17
S Steve Thrash	---	---	0	2	14	16
RB JK Dobbins	4	3	---	---	9	16
DE Ethan Fewell	---	---	8	5	1	14
S Mark Barron	---	---	7	4	---	11
C Maurice Mastromonaco	0	0	---	---	10	10
RB Spencer Pimentel	4	1	---	---	5	10
G Robert Calixto	0	0	---	---	10	10
C Angel Marts	0	0	---	---	10	10
ILB Roman Lindsay	---	---	0	0	9	9
WR Isaiah Coulter	0	2	---	---	7	9
ILB Mykal Walker	---	---	0	6	3	9
P Wes Gouveia	0	0	---	---	8	8
TE Brycen Hopkins	3	4	---	---	---	7
K Ross Bennett	0	0	---	---	6	6
QB Dwayne Haskins	0	0	---	---	---	0

New Orleans	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
T Max Sanford	29	31	---	---	9	69
S Jabrill Peppers	---	---	30	35	2	67
CB Douglas Harding	---	---	29	32	6	67
CB Emmanuel Curtis	---	---	18	30	16	64
QB Cam Newton	29	31	---	---	---	60
T Eric Fisher	29	31	---	---	---	60
C Weston Richburg	29	31	---	---	---	60
G Ike Bennett	29	31	---	---	---	60
G Britt Abrams	29	31	---	---	---	60
DT Tre Marts	---	---	26	24	10	60
WR Amari Cooper	29	30	---	---	---	59
TE Trey Gray	28	29	---	---	1	58
DE Ricardo Wagner	---	---	14	21	19	54
ILB Uchenna Nwosu	---	---	24	27	2	53
WR Cordarrelle Patterson	26	26	---	---	---	52
OLB Samson Ebukam	---	---	20	26	4	50
DT Rasheem Green	---	---	27	21	2	50
OLB Colton Gaylor	---	---	13	17	20	50
WR Roberto Keith	22	26	---	---	1	49
S Horace Brockway	---	---	27	20	---	47
CB Blidi Wreh-Wils	---	---	22	20	3	45
DE Joey Bosa	---	---	24	21	---	45
DE Nicolas Eggleston	---	---	19	16	---	35
RB Joseph Kemp	17	14	---	---	4	35
TE Lamar Capatina	5	6	---	---	24	35
CB AJ Terrell	---	---	6	19	10	35
DT Ray Howard	---	---	6	16	9	31
WR A. J. Brown	3	4	---	---	20	27
ILB Zachary Zahavi	---	---	6	8	12	26
RB Braxton Freestone	1	7	---	---	17	25
FB Dalvin Cook	2	0	---	---	20	22
RB Arnie Moultrie	11	9	---	---	---	20
OLB Jameson Shaner	---	---	12	6	---	18
WR Thomas Barrett	1	2	---	---	15	18
S Marcus Veighey	---	---	0	0	15	15
DE Zane Pfeifer	---	---	2	10	2	14
S Brody Sellers	---	---	4	7	---	11
DT Marlon Davidson	---	---	1	9	1	11
TE Randy Crawford	0	1	---	---	9	10
P Grant Sparkes	0	0	---	---	9	9
C Jimmy Landes	0	0	---	---	9	9
C Kyle Hinton	0	0	---	---	9	9
T Blake Brandel	0	0	---	---	9	9
K Cody Parkey	0	0	---	---	8	8
RB Jonathan Taylor	0	1	---	---	---	1
QB Daniel Jones	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	7	21	3.0
Middle	14	50	3.6
Right	9	44	4.9
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	7	45	6.4
Middle	18	99	5.5
Right	3	31	10.3
None	1	-2	-2.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Tampa Bay	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Blaine Gabbert	31	18	2	1	2	6	3	1	0

New Orleans	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Cam Newton	29	16	2	2	0	4	6	2	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	3	3	37	12.3
Short (0-8 Yds)	16	9	30	1.9
Medium (9-18 Yds)	7	5	75	10.7
Long (19+ Yds)	5	1	16	3.2

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	1	1	11	11.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	12	7	55	4.6
Medium (9-18 Yds)	10	7	82	8.2
Long (19+ Yds)	6	1	48	8.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Tampa Bay	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR T.J. Burgess	8	4	0	51	1	34
WR Jeffery Flowers	8	7	0	62	1	28
TE Trent Corbett	5	2	1	22	0	10
WR Rashad Greene	4	3	0	18	0	24
RB Jake Roe	3	2	0	5	0	28
TE Stan Humphries	1	0	1	0	0	9
TE Justics Benton	1	0	0	0	0	25
TE Brycen Hopkins	1	0	0	0	0	4

New Orleans	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Amari Cooper	12	6	68	1	30
WR Cordarrelle Patterson	7	4	78	1	26
WR Roberto Keith	4	2	6	0	26
RB Arnie Moultrie	2	1	11	0	9
TE Lamar Capatina	2	2	22	0	6
WR A. J. Brown	1	1	11	0	4
TE Trey Gray	1	0	0	0	29

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Tampa Bay	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Jake Roe	4	7	1.75	4.24
RB JK Dobbins	1	-2	-2.00	-2.00

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Joseph Kemp	2	4	2.00	5.75
QB Cam Newton	1	0	0.00	-1.00

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Tampa Bay	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Blaine Gabbert	6	2	10	1.67	5.10

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Cam Newton	2	2	15	7.50	6.76

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Tampa Bay	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Jeffery Flowers	3	2	10	3.33	7.75
WR T.J. Burgess	1	0	0	0.00	6.38
TE Trent Corbett	1	0	0	0.00	4.40
TE Brycen Hopkins	1	0	0	0.00	0.00

New Orleans	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Cordarrelle Patterson	1	1	12	12.00	11.14
WR Roberto Keith	1	1	3	3.00	1.50

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Tampa Bay	Rushes	Conversions
RB Jake Roe	2	2
QB Blaine Gabbert	1	0

New Orleans	Rushes	Conversions
RB Joseph Kemp	2	1
QB Cam Newton	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Tampa Bay	Att	Comp	Conversions
Blaine Gabbert	9	4	3

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Conversions
Cam Newton	7	2	1

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Tampa Bay	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR T.J. Burgess	3	0	0
RB Jake Roe	3	2	1
WR Rashad Greene	1	1	1
WR Jeffery Flowers	1	0	0
TE Trent Corbett	1	1	1

New Orleans	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Cordarrelle Patterson	3	1	1
WR Roberto Keith	2	0	0
WR Amari Cooper	1	0	0
WR A. J. Brown	1	1	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 70,000 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 21,400 (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	70,000 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	21,400 (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)