Week 1, 2015

played in New Orleans, LA

92 degrees, fair, calm

Tampa Bay Buccaneers0300-3
New Orleans Saints0673-16

Scoring Summary
2Q: 13:56 NOS - Oscar Gossett 20 field goal
2Q: 10:33 TBY - Mike Nugent 32 field goal
2Q: 00:09 NOS - Oscar Gossett 42 field goal
3Q: 05:15 NOS - Everett Hitchcock 1 pass from Brodie Croyle (Oscar Gossett extra point)
4Q: 03:11 NOS - Oscar Gossett 23 field goal

Team StatisticsTBYNOS
Record0-11-0
First Downs919
- by Rushing26
- by Passing613
- by Penalty10
Total Net Yards171343
- Offensive Plays5475
- Yards per Play3.174.57
Net Rushing Yards44158
- Rushing Attempts1440
- Yards per Rush3.143.95
Net Passing Yards127185
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt37 - 17 - 332 - 22 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards148203
- Sacks/Yards Lost3/213/18
- Yards per Pass Play3.185.29
Fumbles/Lost1/13/2
3rd Down Conversions2/138/17
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down7.610.4
4th Down Conversions0/20/0
Penalties/Yards4/2710/66
Punt Returns/Yards2/151/11
Kick Returns/Yards3/762/62
Interception Ret./Yards1/33/32
2pt Conversions0/00/0
Red Zone Visits13
- Red Zone TDs/FGs0/11/2
Avg. Drive StartOWN 32OWN 40
Time of Possession23:4036:20

Drive Charts

Tampa Bay Buccaneers
QuarBeganPossFromPlaysYardsResult
115:003:23OWN 20740Punt
19:491:41OWN 4736Punt
16:161:38OPP 493-4Punt
213:491:38OWN 2637Punt
211:551:28OPP 1641Field Goal
28:072:12OWN 40414Interception
22:341:42OWN 6423Punt
20:020:02OWN 201-1Half
313:231:25OWN 1539Punt
39:391:46OWN 836Interception
35:051:37OWN 4535Interception
32:222:05OWN 20521Punt
412:172:07OWN 20434Fumble
43:050:41OWN 3640Downs
40:470:36OWN 4240Downs
New Orleans Saints
QuarBeganPossFromPlaysYardsResult
111:371:48OWN 203-4Punt
18:081:52OWN 939Punt
14:385:49OWN 71490Field Goal
212:110:16OWN 221-6Fumble
210:272:20OWN 42418Fumble
25:553:21OWN 39621Punt
20:520:50OWN 43432Field Goal
315:001:37OPP 40318Interception
311:582:19OWN 4264Punt
37:532:48OPP 11511Touchdown
33:281:06OPP 372-5Punt
30:173:00OWN 6858Punt
410:107:05OWN 461048Field Goal
42:241:37OPP 3651Missed FG
40:110:11OPP 421-1Game

Game MVP: Brady Poppinga, New Orleans Saints

Rushing Statistics

Tampa BayAttYardsAvgLG10+TD
Derrick Herndon8192.381210
J.J. Arrington4235.751610
Gunner Friez221.00300
New OrleansAttYardsAvgLG10+TD
Reggie Saperstein21904.295620
Roderick Pilcher16593.691210
Brodie Croyle393.00600

Passing Statistics

Tampa BayAttCompYardsSk/YdTDLGIntRate
Gunner Friez37171483/21019323.3
New OrleansAttCompYardsSk/YdTDLGIntRate
Brodie Croyle32222033/18124183.2

Receiving Statistics

Tampa BayCatchTargYardsAvgYACLGTD
WR Rex Springer46276.750110
WR Jamie Woods384113.6723190
TE Darren Walker22136.509100
RB Derrick Herndon24168.007120
WR Lonnie Graham222613.000130
FB Chad Connell24136.50070
FB Omar George11-1-1.001-10
TE Gene Coppa121313.004130
WR Todd Codie0700.00000
TE Corwin Bigelow0100.00000
New OrleansCatchTargYardsAvgYACLGTD
WR Hardy Redmond464912.258140
TE Everett Hitchcock33217.000141
RB Roderick Pilcher33175.673100
WR Willie Nickell333010.000160
TE Sedrick Borders233316.507240
WR Charlie Cooley262412.008160
RB Gerald Bandhauer23105.00280
FB Travis Sherman11-1-1.000-10
WR Jumbo Carr111313.000130
RB Reggie Saperstein1377.00070

Interception Statistics

Tampa BayIntsYardsAvgTD
CB Andrew Soto133.000
New OrleansIntsYardsAvgTD
ILB Vernon Shepard11313.000
CB Bernie Carlson11616.000
S Andy Meyer133.000

Fumble Statistics

Tampa BayFumbRecovForceTD
Gunner Friez1000
Haloti Ngata0100
Graham Burgess0100
Ty Mallak0010
Lincoln Eden0010
Marshall Stephens0010
New OrleansFumbRecovForceTD
Brodie Croyle3100
Jamie Crowell0100
Brady Poppinga0010

Punting Statistics

Tampa BayPuntYardsAvgNetLGIn20
Jesse Meadows729141.637.1493
New OrleansPuntYardsAvgNetLGIn20
Dwight Wallace623739.530.3492

Kicking Statistics

Tampa BayFGs40+Yd50+YdLGPAT
Mike Nugent1/10/00/0320/0
New OrleansFGs40+Yd50+YdLGPAT
Oscar Gossett3/41/20/1421/1

Punt Return Statistics

Tampa BayRetYardsAvgTD
Ike Clemente2157.50
New OrleansRetYardsAvgTD
Hardy Redmond11111.00

Kick Return Statistics

Tampa BayRetYardsAvgTD
Tony Spector37625.30
New OrleansRetYardsAvgTD
Jumbo Carr26231.00

Defensive Statistics

Tampa BayTackAsstSackRPlayPPlay
S Marshall Stephens1120.53834
OLB Brad George1010.04035
DE Dean Ackerman600.53734
CB Andrew Soto600.03835
DT Vincent Shields600.03323
DT Haloti Ngata430.53635
ILB Ty Mallak410.03634
S Graham Burgess400.02731
DE Lincoln Eden311.53832
CB Darrin Martin220.01727
CB Ike Clemente210.04034
S Kyle Bennett200.0512
OLB J.T. Hopkins110.0155
WR Jamie Woods10---------
RB Derrick Herndon10---------
DT Percy Bennett100.0206
WR Rex Springer10---------
OLB Jerry Horner020.0103
OLB O.J. Ware010.041
New OrleansTackAsstSackRPlayPPlay
ILB Vernon Shepard500.01440
CB Craig Mathews410.01437
DT Jamie Crowell400.01439
OLB Brady Poppinga302.0725
CB Bernie Carlson300.01437
CB Don Newton200.01337
CB Gus Brizzolara200.01133
DE Marshall Jamison200.01236
S Andy Meyer200.01237
DE Travis Laboy111.01435
OLB Donnie Wynn120.01438
WR Hardy Redmond10---------
ILB K.C. Sweeney100.012
ILB Randall Burke100.002
ILB Aaron Brennan100.002
ILB Renaldo Coffey100.038
S Shane Gutierrez010.0817

Pass Rush Statistics

Tampa BaySackBlockHurryKnockPPlay
DE Lincoln Eden1.511032
DT Haloti Ngata0.510035
DE Dean Ackerman0.500134
S Marshall Stephens0.500034
ILB Ty Mallak0.001034
DT Vincent Shields0.001023
New OrleansSackBlockHurryKnockPPlay
OLB Brady Poppinga2.000025
DE Travis Laboy1.012035
DT Jamie Crowell0.011139

Pass Defense Statistics

Tampa BayCaughtDefnsdIntrcpPPlay
CB Andrew Soto50135
S Marshall Stephens50034
OLB Brad George30035
S Graham Burgess20031
CB Darrin Martin20027
CB Ike Clemente20034
ILB Ty Mallak10034
S Kyle Bennett10012
DT Vincent Shields10023
New OrleansCaughtDefnsdIntrcpPPlay
CB Craig Mathews40037
CB Bernie Carlson31137
CB Gus Brizzolara21033
OLB Donnie Wynn12038
CB Don Newton11037
ILB Vernon Shepard10140
S Andy Meyer10137
DT Jamie Crowell10039
ILB Randall Burke1002
ILB Aaron Brennan1002
ILB Renaldo Coffey1008
CB Kennedy Hall0103

Blocking Statistics

Tampa BayKeyBlBlOppPancRPlySckAPPly
Jordan Gross12012035
Darren Walker1102013
Cary Duffy05013036
Jason Brown03010019
Skip Witt0102015
Rob Mathews00014230
Zach Hughes0004121
New OrleansKeyBlBlOppPancRPlySckAPPly
Damon Covington310138035
Roderick Zukowsky24236023
Sedrick Borders12017021
Cory Horn120909
Dana Forbes1106211
David Domenici1104012
Percy Gaulin05031026
Everett Hitchcock04032024
Patrick Teague02034124
Bernard Claiborne02034029
Wesley Conley020200
Travis Sherman01021015
Jon Linnebur010606

Special Teams Statistics

Tampa BayTacklesSTPlays
Lonnie Graham219
Kyle Bennett18
Bennie Hansen027
O.J. Ware019
Tony Spector015
Corwin Bigelow015
Darren Walker014
Ike Clemente014
Omar George010
Skip Witt08
J.B. Cooley08
Alonzo McGregor08
Grant Carr08
Jesse Meadows07
Percy Bennett07
Melvin Speight06
Gene Coppa06
Zach Hughes06
J.T. Hopkins06
Winfred Allen05
Brad George05
Darrin Martin05
Chad Connell05
Jordan Gross04
Dean Ackerman04
Ty Mallak04
Graham Burgess04
Marshall Stephens04
Ben Peters04
Mike Nugent03
Haloti Ngata03
Lincoln Eden03
Jerry Horner03
Vincent Shields03
Andrew Soto02
Rex Springer02
Sparkplug Bridges01
New OrleansTacklesSTPlays
Sedrick Borders317
Everett Hitchcock214
Roderick Pilcher024
Kennedy Hall018
Travis Sherman015
Aaron Brennan014
Shane Gutierrez013
Willie Nickell013
Jumbo Carr012
Dwight Wallace010
Dana Forbes010
Hardy Redmond010
David Domenici010
Jon Linnebur010
Bernard Claiborne08
Robert Alfaro07
Gus Brizzolara07
Jared Wallace07
Renaldo Coffey07
K.C. Sweeney06
Gerald Bandhauer06
Roderick Zukowsky05
Jerry Toledo05
Oscar Gossett04
Charlie Cooley04
Wesley Conley03
Don Newton02
Brady Poppinga02
Bernie Carlson02
Randall Burke02
Travis Laboy01
Vernon Shepard01
Jamie Crowell01
Cory Horn01
Marshall Jamison01
Donnie Wynn01
Craig Mathews01
Andy Meyer01

Directional Rushing Statistics

DistanceAttYardsAvg
Left8384.8
Middle571.4
Right000.0
None1-1-1.0
DistanceAttYardsAvg
Left20964.8
Middle18553.1
Right188.0
None1-1-1.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Tampa BayAttCmp20+BdThDropDfnsHurrKnckIntc
Gunner Friez37170246313
New OrleansAttCmp20+BdThDropDfnsHurrKnckIntc
Brodie Croyle32221310311

Directional Passing Statistics

DistanceAttCompYardsAvg
Screen3251.7
Short (0-8 Yds)1711935.5
Medium (9-18 Yds)124504.2
Long (19+ Yds)5000.0
DistanceAttCompYardsAvg
Screen2252.5
Short (0-8 Yds)1510583.9
Medium (9-18 Yds)15101409.3
Long (19+ Yds)0000.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Tampa BayTargtCaugtDropdYards20+PPlay
WR Jamie Woods83141034
WR Todd Codie7010030
WR Rex Springer64027023
RB Derrick Herndon42016026
FB Chad Connell42113015
TE Darren Walker22013013
TE Gene Coppa21013025
WR Lonnie Graham2202608
FB Omar George110-1011
TE Corwin Bigelow101001
New OrleansTargtCaugtDropdYards20+PPlay
WR Hardy Redmond64049026
WR Charlie Cooley62124021
TE Everett Hitchcock33021024
TE Sedrick Borders32033121
RB Roderick Pilcher33017014
WR Willie Nickell33030016
RB Gerald Bandhauer3201008
RB Reggie Saperstein3107021
FB Travis Sherman110-1015
WR Jumbo Carr1101309

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Tampa BayAttYardsAvgOverall Avg
New OrleansAttYardsAvgOverall Avg
Roderick Pilcher492.253.69
Reggie Saperstein200.004.29

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Tampa BayAttCompYardsAvg/AttOverall Avg
Gunner Friez2131.504.00
New OrleansAttCompYardsAvg/AttOverall Avg
Brodie Croyle54173.406.34

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Tampa BayTargetCatchYardsAvg/TargOverall Avg
TE Corwin Bigelow1000.000.00
TE Darren Walker1133.006.50
New OrleansTargetCatchYardsAvg/TargOverall Avg
TE Everett Hitchcock1111.007.00
TE Sedrick Borders1199.0011.00
RB Roderick Pilcher1133.005.67
WR Willie Nickell