| Played in Tampa Bay, FL, weather: 67 degrees, fair, 3 mph wind. |
| Tampa Bay won the toss and elected to receive. |
| Start of first quarter. |
| (1Q: 15:00) Mike Vanderjagt kicked off 65 yards from the NOS35. Doug Evans returned the ball 19 yards to the TBY19. Tackled by Eli Reid. |
| 1-10-TBY19 (1Q: 14:13) Ahman Green ran a draw inside the left guard for -1 yards. Tackled by OLB Jessie Armstead. |
| 2-11-TBY18 (1Q: 13:46) Gus Frerotte pass completed to RB Ahman Green for 3 yards. Tackled by DT William Munny. |
| 3-8-TBY21 (1Q: 13:07) Gus Frerotte pass completed to WR Anfernee Hardaway for 7 yards. Tackled by OLB Jessie Armstead, assisted by ILB Brett Wallerstedt. Hardaway gained 1 yard after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-1-TBY28 (1Q: 12:33) Scott Player punted 49 yards. Karl Williams returned the kick -4 yards to the NOS19. PENALTY: New Orleans was called for an Illegal Block on the Punt Return. |
| 1-10-NOS12 (1Q: 12:24) Matt Hassebeck pass completed to TE Marcus Pollard for 88 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! Pollard gained 80 yards after the catch. New Orleans 6, Tampa Bay 0 |
| (1Q: 12:24) Extra point by Mike Vanderjagt was good. New Orleans 7, Tampa Bay 0 |
| (1Q: 12:09) Mike Vanderjagt kicked off 62 yards from the NOS35. Penny Hardaway returned the ball 21 yards to the TBY24. Tackled by Sebastian Fannin. |
| 1-10-TBY24 (1Q: 11:43) Ahman Green ran around right end for 4 yards. Tackled by S Bubba McDowell. |
| 2-6-TBY28 (1Q: 11:00) Gus Frerotte pass was thrown incomplete, intended for WR Shawn Jefferson. |
| 3-6-TBY28 (1Q: 10:51) Gus Frerotte pass completed to WR Shawn Jefferson for 4 yards. Tackled by ILB Brett Wallerstedt. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-2-TBY32 (1Q: 10:16) Scott Player punted 45 yards. Karl Williams returned the kick -4 yards to the NOS19. PENALTY: New Orleans was called for Holding on the Punt Return. |
| 1-10-NOS13 (1Q: 10:08) J.J. Johnson ran outside the right tackle for -4 yards. Tackled by ILB John Fiala, assisted by DT Jason Ferguson. |
| 2-14-NOS09 (1Q: 09:42) Matt Hassebeck pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Eli Reid. DE Eric Curry hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 3-14-NOS09 (1Q: 09:38) Matt Hassebeck pass fell incomplete, intended for TE Marcus Pollard. OLB Chris Singleton defended the pass. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. PENALTY: New Orleans was called for Offensive Holding. The penalty was declined. |
| 4-14-NOS09 (1Q: 09:30) Will Bryce punted 36 yards. Ralph Brown returned the kick 45 yards for a TOUCHDOWN! New Orleans 7, Tampa Bay 6 |
| (1Q: 09:30) Extra point by Scott Norwood was good. Tampa Bay 7, New Orleans 7 |
| (1Q: 09:20) Scott Norwood kicked off 74 yards from the TBY35. Touchback. |
| 1-10-NOS20 (1Q: 09:20) Richard Huntley ran around left end for 6 yards. Tackled by ILB John Fiala. Key block delivered by Larry Heck. New Orleans's John Davis was hurt on the play. This appears to be a minor knee injury. He should be able to remain in the game. |
| 2-4-NOS26 (1Q: 08:41) Richard Huntley ran inside the left tackle for 0 yards. Tackled by S Damien Richardson. |
| 3-4-NOS26 (1Q: 08:05) Matt Hassebeck pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Jeff Graham. CB Aeneas Williams knocked the ball out of his grasp. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 4-4-NOS26 (1Q: 08:01) Will Bryce punted 48 yards. Ralph Brown returned the kick 14 yards to the TBY40. Tackled by Graham Somerville. |
| 1-10-TBY40 (1Q: 07:50) Gus Frerotte pass completed to TE Harvey Vail for 5 yards. Tackled by OLB Jessie Armstead. |
| 2-5-TBY45 (1Q: 07:30) Ahman Green ran around the left tackle for 6 yards. Tackled by DT Walt Murphy. Key block delivered by Chris Liwienski. |
| 1-10-NOS49 (1Q: 06:52) Gus Frerotte pass completed to RB Ahman Green for 3 yards. Tackled by CB Antoine Winfield. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| 2-7-NOS46 (1Q: 06:23) Gus Frerotte pass was thrown incomplete, intended for WR Kevin Johnson. |
| 3-7-NOS46 (1Q: 06:19) Gus Frerotte pass was thrown incomplete, intended for WR Shawn Jefferson. |
| 4-7-NOS46 (1Q: 06:14) Scott Player punted 43 yards. The ball was marked out of bounds at the NOS03. |
| 1-10-NOS03 (1Q: 06:04) Richard Huntley ran around right end for 9 yards. Tackled by ILB John Fiala, assisted by DT James Cannida. Key block delivered by Ike Davis. |
| 2-1-NOS12 (1Q: 05:33) Matt Hassebeck pass completed to WR Jeff Graham for 34 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by OLB Carlos Emmons. Graham gained 32 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-NOS46 (1Q: 04:52) Matt Hassebeck pass completed to WR Eli Reid for 23 yards. Tackled by OLB Chris Singleton. Reid gained 10 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-TBY31 (1Q: 04:26) Richard Huntley ran around right end for 4 yards and was forced out of bounds. Tackled by ILB John Fiala. |
| 2-6-TBY27 (1Q: 03:50) Matt Hassebeck pass was dropped by TE John Davis. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 3-6-TBY27 (1Q: 03:43) Matt Hassebeck pass completed to WR Eli Reid for 7 yards. Tackled by OLB Carlos Emmons. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| 1-10-TBY20 (1Q: 03:20) Matt Hassebeck pass completed to WR Jeff Graham for 20 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! Graham gained 3 yards after the catch. New Orleans 13, Tampa Bay 7 |
| (1Q: 03:20) Extra point by Mike Vanderjagt was good. New Orleans 14, Tampa Bay 7 |
| (1Q: 03:09) Mike Vanderjagt kicked off 53 yards from the NOS35. Anfernee Hardaway returned the ball 24 yards to the TBY36. Tackled by J.J. Johnson. |
| 1-10-TBY36 (1Q: 02:36) PENALTY: Tampa Bay was called for a False Start. |
| 1-15-TBY31 (1Q: 02:29) Gus Frerotte pass completed to WR Louis Davis for -4 yards. Tackled by CB Bobby Taylor. |
| 2-19-TBY27 (1Q: 02:00) Ahman Green ran a counterplay inside the left tackle for 2 yards. Tackled by DT Walt Murphy, assisted by DE Gary Ferguson. |
| 3-17-TBY29 (1Q: 01:39) Gus Frerotte pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Shawn Jefferson. DE Gary Ferguson hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 4-17-TBY29 (1Q: 01:27) Scott Player punted 34 yards. Karl Williams called for a fair catch at the NOS37. |
| 1-10-NOS37 (1Q: 01:18) Richard Huntley ran inside the right tackle for 4 yards. Tackled by S Chad Cota, assisted by DT Nolan Harrison. |
| 2-6-NOS41 (1Q: 00:44) J.J. Johnson ran around left end for 3 yards. Tackled by DE John Frank, assisted by ILB John Fiala. |
| 3-3-NOS44 (1Q: 00:09) Matt Hassebeck pass completed to WR Jeff Graham for 3 yards. Tackled by DT Nolan Harrison, assisted by OLB Robbie Herndon. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| Start of second quarter. |
| 1-10-NOS47 (2Q: 15:00) Richard Huntley ran inside the left tackle for 5 yards. Tackled by S Chad Cota. Key block delivered by Zack Freeman. |
| 2-5-TBY48 (2Q: 14:28) Matt Hassebeck pass fell incomplete, intended for RB J.J. Johnson. DE Brady Smith hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 3-5-TBY48 (2Q: 14:22) Matt Hassebeck pass completed to RB J.J. Johnson for 9 yards. Tackled by CB Ralph Brown. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-TBY39 (2Q: 13:46) Richard Huntley ran inside the right tackle for 5 yards. Tackled by OLB Carlos Emmons. Key block delivered by Zack Freeman. |
| 2-5-TBY34 (2Q: 13:04) Richard Huntley ran around left end for 2 yards. Tackled by S Damien Richardson. |
| 3-3-TBY32 (2Q: 12:25) Matt Hassebeck pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Karl Williams. DT James Cannida hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 4-3-TBY32 (2Q: 12:20) Mike Vanderjagt attempted a 49 yard field goal and missed wide to the left. |
| 1-10-TBY39 (2Q: 12:13) Ahman Green ran inside the right guard for 3 yards. Tackled by CB Bobby Taylor, assisted by S Buddy Love. |
| 2-7-TBY42 (2Q: 11:35) Ahman Green ran around left end for 4 yards. Tackled by ILB Brett Wallerstedt, assisted by DT Walt Murphy. |
| 3-3-TBY46 (2Q: 11:00) Braxton Willis ran around left end for -4 yards. Tackled by DT William Munny, assisted by DT Walt Murphy. |
| 4-7-TBY42 (2Q: 10:26) Scott Player punted 31 yards. Karl Williams called for a fair catch at the NOS27. |
| 1-10-NOS27 (2Q: 10:19) Matt Hassebeck pass fell incomplete, intended for TE Marcus Pollard. OLB Carlos Emmons defended the pass. |
| 2-10-NOS27 (2Q: 10:11) Richard Huntley ran outside the right tackle for 4 yards. Tackled by OLB Carlos Emmons, assisted by S Chad Cota. |
| 3-6-NOS31 (2Q: 09:30) Matt Hassebeck pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Jeff Graham. OLB Chris Singleton hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 4-6-NOS31 (2Q: 09:24) Will Bryce punted 51 yards. Ralph Brown returned the kick 23 yards to the TBY41. Tackled by Ruben Brown. |
| 1-10-TBY41 (2Q: 09:14) Ahman Green ran around the left tackle for 3 yards. Tackled by CB Antoine Winfield. |
| 2-7-TBY44 (2Q: 08:44) Gus Frerotte pass completed to WR Louis Davis for 11 yards. Tackled by ILB Dhani Jones, assisted by DT Walt Murphy. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| 1-10-NOS45 (2Q: 08:08) Gus Frerotte pass completed to WR Louis Davis for 9 yards. Tackled by S Buddy Love. Davis gained 4 yards after the catch. PENALTY: New Orleans was called for Illegal Use of the Hands by the Defense. |
| 1-10-NOS40 (2Q: 07:57) Ahman Green ran inside the right tackle for 4 yards. Tackled by DT William Carr, assisted by S Buddy Love. |
| 2-6-NOS36 (2Q: 07:24) PENALTY: Tampa Bay was called for a False Start. |
| 2-11-NOS41 (2Q: 07:19) Gus Frerotte sacked by ILB Brian Simmons and S Donovin Darius for a loss of 5 yards. Sack allowed by Chris Dahlman. The ball was fumbled and recovered by NOS Brett Wallerstedt for 15 yards to the TBY39. |
| 1-10-TBY39 (2Q: 07:04) J.J. Johnson ran around right end for 2 yards. Tackled by S Robert Griffith. |
| 2-8-TBY37 (2Q: 06:39) Matt Hassebeck pass completed to WR Eli Reid for 3 yards. Tackled by ILB John Fiala. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| 3-5-TBY34 (2Q: 06:09) Matt Hassebeck pass was intended for WR Karl Williams and was intercepted by ILB John Fiala at the TBY35. The interception was returned 29 yards. Tackled by Matt Hassebeck. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-NOS36 (2Q: 05:56) Braxton Willis ran inside the right tackle for -1 yards. Tackled by DT Darrell Russell. PENALTY: Tampa Bay was called for Offensive Holding. |
| 1-20-NOS46 (2Q: 05:46) Gus Frerotte pass completed to TE Harvey Vail for 4 yards. Tackled by DE Gary Ferguson. |
| 2-16-NOS42 (2Q: 05:14) Gus Frerotte pass completed to WR Shawn Jefferson for 11 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by ILB Dhani Jones. Tampa Bay's Gus Frerotte was hurt on the play. |
| 3-5-NOS31 (2Q: 04:29) Ahman Green ran inside the right tackle for 5 yards. Tackled by CB Bobby Taylor, assisted by DE Robert Harris. Key block delivered by Nelson Kelley. |
| 1-10-NOS26 (2Q: 03:56) Koy Detmer sacked by DE Gary Ferguson for a loss of 5 yards. Sack allowed by Nelson Kelley. |
| 2-15-NOS31 (2Q: 03:11) Koy Detmer pass completed to RB Ahman Green for 3 yards. Tackled by ILB Dhani Jones. |
| 3-12-NOS28 (2Q: 02:36) Koy Detmer scrambled for 4 yards. Tackled by CB Kelly Herndon and assisted by OLB Jessie Armstead. |
| 4-8-NOS24 (2Q: 02:03) Scott Norwood attempted a 41 yard field goal and succeeded. New Orleans 14, Tampa Bay 10 |
| Official time out for the two-minute warning. |
| (2Q: 01:54) Scott Norwood kicked off 73 yards from the TBY35. Touchback. |
| 1-10-NOS20 (2Q: 01:54) Richard Huntley ran around right end for -3 yards. Tackled by CB Aeneas Williams, assisted by DE Brady Smith. PENALTY: Tampa Bay was called for Offsides. |
| 1-5-NOS25 (2Q: 01:54) Matt Hassebeck pass completed to WR Karl Williams for 4 yards. Tackled by CB Ralph Brown. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| 2-1-NOS29 (2Q: 01:20) Matt Hassebeck pass completed to TE John Davis for 9 yards. Tackled by CB Ralph Brown. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| 1-10-NOS38 (2Q: 01:01) Matt Hassebeck pass was dropped by WR Karl Williams. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 2-10-NOS38 (2Q: 00:52) Matt Hassebeck pass fell incomplete, intended for TE Marcus Pollard. DE John Frank hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 3-10-NOS38 (2Q: 00:42) Matt Hassebeck pass completed to WR Eli Reid for 20 yards. Tackled by CB Doug Evans. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Reid gained 5 yards after the catch. |
| New Orleans called a time out. |
| 1-10-TBY42 (2Q: 00:32) Matt Hassebeck pass was intended for WR Jeff Graham and was intercepted by CB Aeneas Williams at the TBY27. The interception was returned 25 yards. Tackled by Ike Davis. |
| 1-10-NOS48 (2Q: 00:23) Koy Detmer scrambled for 5 yards. Tackled by CB Kelly Herndon. |
| Tampa Bay called a time out. |
| 2-5-NOS43 (2Q: 00:14) Koy Detmer pass completed to TE Tyrone Davis for 21 yards. Tackled by CB Antoine Winfield, assisted by CB Kelly Herndon. Davis gained 6 yards after the catch. |
| Tampa Bay called a time out. |
| 1-10-NOS22 (2Q: 00:03) Scott Norwood attempted a 39 yard field goal and missed wide to the left. The holder did not do a very good job of getting the ball down in time. |
| Start of third quarter. |
| (3Q: 15:00) Scott Norwood kicked off 72 yards from the TBY35. Touchback. |
| 1-10-NOS20 (3Q: 15:00) Matt Hassebeck pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Jeff Graham. DT James Cannida hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The defense looked very familiar with that play. |
| 2-10-NOS20 (3Q: 14:52) Richard Huntley ran around right end for -2 yards. Tackled by DE Brady Smith. PENALTY: New Orleans was called for Illegal Motion. The penalty was declined. |
| 3-12-NOS18 (3Q: 14:45) Matt Hassebeck pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Eli Reid. CB Aeneas Williams defended the pass. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-12-NOS18 (3Q: 14:37) Will Bryce punted 43 yards. Ralph Brown returned the kick 4 yards to the TBY43. Tackled by Eli Reid. |
| 1-10-TBY43 (3Q: 14:27) Koy Detmer pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Louis Davis. S Donovin Darius defended the pass. |
| 2-10-TBY43 (3Q: 14:20) Koy Detmer pass completed to RB Ahman Green for 0 yards. Tackled by ILB Brett Wallerstedt. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 3-10-TBY43 (3Q: 13:49) Koy Detmer pass completed to RB Ahman Green for 1 yard. Tackled by ILB Brian Simmons. Green gained 1 yard after the catch. |
| 4-9-TBY44 (3Q: 13:15) Scott Player punted 36 yards. Karl Williams called for a fair catch at the NOS20. |
| 1-10-NOS20 (3Q: 13:04) Richard Huntley ran around the left tackle for -2 yards. Tackled by ILB John Fiala. |
| 2-12-NOS18 (3Q: 12:20) Matt Hassebeck pass completed to WR Karl Williams for 3 yards. Tackled by S Damien Richardson. |
| 3-9-NOS21 (3Q: 11:56) Matt Hassebeck pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Karl Williams. CB Doug Evans defended the pass. |
| 4-9-NOS21 (3Q: 11:49) Will Bryce punted 60 yards. Ralph Brown returned the kick 23 yards to the TBY42. Tackled by Buddy Love. |
| 1-10-TBY42 (3Q: 11:42) Ahman Green ran around right end for 6 yards. Tackled by OLB Jessie Armstead. Key block delivered by Ross Verba. |
| 2-4-TBY48 (3Q: 11:12) Koy Detmer scrambled for 17 yards. Tackled by OLB Jessie Armstead. |
| 1-10-NOS35 (3Q: 10:33) Braxton Willis ran inside the left guard for -1 yards. Tackled by DT William Munny, assisted by DE Robert Harris. |
| 2-11-NOS36 (3Q: 09:51) Koy Detmer sacked by DE Lamar King for a loss of 9 yards. Sack allowed by Chris Liwienski. |
| 3-20-NOS45 (3Q: 09:21) Ahman Green ran inside the right guard for 10 yards. Tackled by DE Lamar King. |
| 4-10-NOS35 (3Q: 08:37) Scott Norwood attempted a 52 yard field goal and missed short of the crossbar. |
| 1-10-NOS42 (3Q: 08:29) Matt Hassebeck pass was blocked at the line, intended for WR Sebastian Fannin. DE Brady Smith blocked the pass. The defense looked very familiar with that play. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 2-10-NOS42 (3Q: 08:22) Richard Huntley ran around right end for 1 yard and was forced out of bounds. Tackled by OLB Carlos Emmons, assisted by S Chad Cota. |
| 3-9-NOS43 (3Q: 07:46) Matt Hassebeck pass was dropped by WR Sebastian Fannin. The defense looked very familiar with that play. |
| 4-9-NOS43 (3Q: 07:37) Will Bryce punted 54 yards. The ball was downed at the TBY03. |
| 1-10-TBY03 (3Q: 07:30) Ahman Green ran inside the right guard for 4 yards. Tackled by ILB Brian Simmons, assisted by DE Robert Harris. |
| 2-6-TBY07 (3Q: 06:48) Koy Detmer pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Louis Davis. DE Gary Ferguson hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 3-6-TBY07 (3Q: 06:38) Braxton Willis ran inside the left tackle for -4 yards. Tackled by DT William Munny, assisted by S Buddy Love. |
| 4-10-TBY03 (3Q: 06:08) Scott Player punted 47 yards. Karl Williams called for a fair catch at the TBY50. |
| 1-10-TBY50 (3Q: 05:58) Richard Huntley ran inside the left tackle for 5 yards. Tackled by DE Eric Curry. Key block delivered by Damion McIntosh. |
| 2-5-TBY45 (3Q: 05:35) Richard Huntley ran outside the right tackle for 0 yards. Tackled by ILB John Fiala. |
| 3-5-TBY45 (3Q: 05:13) Matt Hassebeck pass completed to TE John Davis for 10 yards. Tackled by CB Nelly Haynes Jr.. Davis gained 4 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-TBY35 (3Q: 04:39) J.J. Johnson ran inside the right tackle for 1 yard. Tackled by OLB Carlos Emmons. |
| 2-9-TBY34 (3Q: 04:15) Matt Hassebeck pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Jeff Graham. DT Nolan Harrison hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The defense looked very familiar with that play. |
| 3-9-TBY34 (3Q: 04:08) Matt Hassebeck pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Karl Williams. OLB Carlos Emmons knocked the ball out of his grasp. The defense looked very familiar with that play. |
| 4-9-TBY34 (3Q: 04:00) Mike Vanderjagt attempted a 51 yard field goal and succeeded. New Orleans 17, Tampa Bay 10 |
| (3Q: 03:53) Mike Vanderjagt kicked off 66 yards from the NOS35. Anfernee Hardaway returned the ball 28 yards to the TBY27. Tackled by John Davis. |
| 1-10-TBY27 (3Q: 03:17) Ahman Green ran outside the right tackle for 13 yards. Tackled by DT William Munny, assisted by DE Robert Harris. Key block delivered by Ross Verba. |
| 1-10-TBY40 (3Q: 02:33) Ahman Green ran around left end for -2 yards and was forced out of bounds. Tackled by ILB Brett Wallerstedt, assisted by S Donovin Darius. |
| 2-12-TBY38 (3Q: 02:08) Ahman Green ran outside the right tackle for 16 yards. Tackled by CB Antoine Winfield. Key block delivered by Chris Liwienski. |
| 1-10-NOS46 (3Q: 01:23) Ahman Green ran around left end for 5 yards. Tackled by CB Bobby Taylor. Key block delivered by Randy Thomas. |
| 2-5-NOS41 (3Q: 00:49) Ahman Green ran outside the right tackle for 8 yards. Tackled by DE Robert Harris. Key block delivered by Chris Dahlman. |
| 1-10-NOS33 (3Q: 00:08) Ahman Green ran inside the left tackle for 4 yards. Tackled by ILB Dhani Jones, assisted by DT Darrell Russell. |
| Start of fourth quarter. |
| 2-6-NOS29 (4Q: 15:00) Pee Wee Reese ran around right end for 4 yards. Tackled by S Buddy Love. |
| 3-2-NOS25 (4Q: 14:19) Ahman Green ran around right end for 3 yards. Tackled by ILB Dhani Jones. Key block delivered by Chris Liwienski. |
| 1-10-NOS22 (4Q: 13:53) Ahman Green ran inside the left guard for 2 yards. Tackled by S Buddy Love. |
| 2-8-NOS20 (4Q: 13:30) Koy Detmer pass completed to RB Ahman Green for -4 yards. Tackled by DE Gary Ferguson, assisted by OLB Dexter Coakley. |
| 3-12-NOS24 (4Q: 12:51) Koy Detmer pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Penny Hardaway. DE Robert Harris hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-12-NOS24 (4Q: 12:41) Scott Norwood attempted a 41 yard field goal and missed wide to the left. |
| 1-10-NOS31 (4Q: 12:33) Richard Huntley ran inside the right tackle for 3 yards. Tackled by S Chad Cota. |
| 2-7-NOS34 (4Q: 11:55) Richard Huntley ran inside the right tackle for 10 yards. Tackled by ILB John Fiala, assisted by S Damien Richardson. Key block delivered by Rod Shoate. |
| 1-10-NOS44 (4Q: 11:26) Matt Hassebeck pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Sebastian Fannin. S Damien Richardson defended the pass. |
| 2-10-NOS44 (4Q: 11:17) J.J. Johnson ran around left end for 6 yards. Tackled by DT Jason Ferguson. |
| 3-4-TBY50 (4Q: 10:43) Matt Hassebeck pass completed to WR Karl Williams for 9 yards. Tackled by CB Cornell Haynes Jr.. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Williams gained 1 yard after the catch. |
| 1-10-TBY41 (4Q: 10:10) Matt Hassebeck pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Eli Reid. CB Aeneas Williams defended the pass. |
| 2-10-TBY41 (4Q: 10:02) Matt Hassebeck pass completed to WR Jeff Graham for 13 yards. Tackled by DE Eric Curry. Graham gained 2 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-TBY28 (4Q: 09:20) Matt Hassebeck pass was thrown incomplete, intended for TE Marcus Pollard. The defense looked very familiar with that play. |
| 2-10-TBY28 (4Q: 09:14) Matt Hassebeck pass was blocked at the line, intended for TE Marcus Pollard. DE Eric Curry blocked the pass. The defense looked very familiar with that play. |
| 3-10-TBY28 (4Q: 09:07) Matt Hassebeck pass fell incomplete, intended for TE John Davis. CB Ralph Brown defended the pass. The defense looked very familiar with that play. |
| 4-10-TBY28 (4Q: 08:58) Mike Vanderjagt attempted a 45 yard field goal and it was blocked by Nolan Harrison. TBY Brady Smith recovered the ball at the TBY37. |
| 1-10-TBY37 (4Q: 08:49) Braxton Willis ran around the left tackle for 2 yards. Tackled by CB Kelly Herndon, assisted by S Buddy Love. |
| 2-8-TBY39 (4Q: 08:29) Koy Detmer pass completed to WR Kevin Johnson for 10 yards. Tackled by ILB Brett Wallerstedt, assisted by CB Bobby Taylor. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-TBY49 (4Q: 07:49) Ahman Green ran outside the right tackle for 6 yards. Tackled by DE Robert Harris. Key block delivered by Randy Thomas. |
| 2-4-NOS45 (4Q: 07:14) Ahman Green ran around the left tackle for 10 yards. Tackled by DT William Munny, assisted by DE Gary Ferguson. Key block delivered by Chris Dahlman. New Orleans's Donovin Darius was hurt on the play. |
| 1-10-NOS35 (4Q: 06:41) Ahman Green ran around left end for 5 yards. Tackled by CB Antoine Winfield, assisted by S Buddy Love. Key block delivered by Randy Thomas. |
| 2-5-NOS30 (4Q: 06:20) Ahman Green ran outside the right tackle for -2 yards. Tackled by DT William Munny, assisted by DE Gary Ferguson. |
| 3-7-NOS32 (4Q: 05:53) Koy Detmer pass completed to WR Anfernee Hardaway for 8 yards. Tackled by CB Bobby Taylor. Hardaway gained 3 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-NOS24 (4Q: 05:29) Koy Detmer pass was thrown incomplete, intended for WR Louis Davis. |
| 2-10-NOS24 (4Q: 05:20) Ahman Green ran inside the left tackle for 10 yards. Tackled by CB Bobby Taylor, assisted by DE Gary Ferguson. Key block delivered by Randy Thomas. |
| 1-10-NOS14 (4Q: 04:39) Koy Detmer scrambled for 5 yards. Tackled by S Bubba McDowell. |
| 2-5-NOS09 (4Q: 04:09) Ahman Green ran inside the left tackle for 4 yards. Tackled by DE Gary Ferguson, assisted by OLB Jessie Armstead. |
| 3-1-NOS05 (4Q: 03:40) Koy Detmer pass fell incomplete, intended for RB Ahman Green. ILB Dhani Jones defended the pass. The defense looked very familiar with that play. |
| 4-1-NOS05 (4Q: 03:34) Scott Norwood attempted a 22 yard field goal and succeeded. New Orleans 17, Tampa Bay 13 |
| (4Q: 03:28) Scott Norwood kicked off 63 yards from the TBY35. Antoine Winfield returned the ball 30 yards to the NOS32. Tackled by Anfernee Hardaway. |
| 1-10-NOS32 (4Q: 03:18) Matt Hassebeck pass was blocked at the line, intended for TE John Davis. DE Eric Curry blocked the pass. The defense looked very familiar with that play. |
| 2-10-NOS32 (4Q: 03:11) Richard Huntley ran outside the right tackle for 2 yards. Tackled by S Chad Cota. |
| 3-8-NOS34 (4Q: 02:26) Matt Hassebeck pass completed to TE Marcus Pollard for 43 yards. Tackled by S Damien Richardson. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Pollard gained 34 yards after the catch. |
| Tampa Bay called a time out. |
| 1-10-TBY23 (4Q: 02:14) J.J. Johnson ran outside the right tackle for 4 yards. Tackled by S Damien Richardson. |
| Tampa Bay called a time out. |
| 2-6-TBY19 (4Q: 02:07) Matt Hassebeck pass completed to RB Richard Huntley for 5 yards. Tackled by CB Ralph Brown, assisted by S Damien Richardson. Huntley gained 4 yards after the catch. |
| Official time out for the two-minute warning. |
| 3-1-TBY14 (4Q: 02:00) Matt Hassebeck pass was dropped by WR Eli Reid. PENALTY: Tampa Bay was called for Offsides. |
| 1-9-TBY09 (4Q: 02:00) Richard Huntley ran around right end for -1 yards. Tackled by DT James Cannida, assisted by DE John Frank. |
| Tampa Bay called a time out. |
| 2-10-TBY10 (4Q: 01:48) Richard Huntley ran inside the right tackle for -2 yards. Tackled by S Damien Richardson. |
| 3-12-TBY12 (4Q: 01:04) Richard Huntley ran around right end for 1 yard and was forced out of bounds. Tackled by OLB Carlos Emmons, assisted by ILB John Fiala. |
| 4-11-TBY11 (4Q: 00:53) Mike Vanderjagt attempted a 28 yard field goal and succeeded. New Orleans 20, Tampa Bay 13 |
| (4Q: 00:45) Mike Vanderjagt kicked off 74 yards from the NOS35. Touchback. Tampa Bay's Tyrone Davis was hurt on the play. This appears to be a minor triceps injury. He should be able to remain in the game. |
| 1-10-TBY20 (4Q: 00:45) PENALTY: Tampa Bay was called for a False Start. |
| 1-15-TBY15 (4Q: 00:45) Koy Detmer pass completed to WR Anfernee Hardaway for 13 yards. Tackled by CB Kelly Herndon. Hardaway gained 4 yards after the catch. |
| 2-2-TBY28 (4Q: 00:29) Koy Detmer spiked the ball to stop the clock. |
| 3-2-TBY28 (4Q: 00:27) Koy Detmer pass completed to WR Louis Davis for 14 yards. Tackled by CB Antoine Winfield. Davis gained 9 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-TBY42 (4Q: 00:03) Koy Detmer scrambled for 10 yards. Tackled by CB Bobby Taylor. |
| Final Score: New Orleans Saints 20, Tampa Bay Buccaneers 13 |