Week 1, 2015

played in New Orleans, LA

92 degrees, fair, calm

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

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 Statistics TBY NOS
Record 0-1 1-0
First Downs 9 19
- by Rushing 2 6
- by Passing 6 13
- by Penalty 1 0
Total Net Yards 171 343
- Offensive Plays 54 75
- Yards per Play 3.17 4.57
Net Rushing Yards 44 158
- Rushing Attempts 14 40
- Yards per Rush 3.14 3.95
Net Passing Yards 127 185
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 37 - 17 - 3 32 - 22 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 148 203
- Sacks/Yards Lost 3/21 3/18
- Yards per Pass Play 3.18 5.29
Fumbles/Lost 1/1 3/2
3rd Down Conversions 2/13 8/17
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.6 10.4
4th Down Conversions 0/2 0/0
Penalties/Yards 4/27 10/66
Punt Returns/Yards 2/15 1/11
Kick Returns/Yards 3/76 2/62
Interception Ret./Yards 1/3 3/32
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 1 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 0/1 1/2
Avg. Drive Start OWN 32 OWN 40
Time of Possession 23:40 36:20

Team Statistics	TBY	NOS
Record	0-1	1-0
First Downs	9	19
- by Rushing	2	6
- by Passing	6	13
- by Penalty	1	0
Total Net Yards	171	343
- Offensive Plays	54	75
- Yards per Play	3.17	4.57
Net Rushing Yards	44	158
- Rushing Attempts	14	40
- Yards per Rush	3.14	3.95
Net Passing Yards	127	185
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	37 - 17 - 3	32 - 22 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	148	203
- Sacks/Yards Lost	3/21	3/18
- Yards per Pass Play	3.18	5.29
Fumbles/Lost	1/1	3/2
3rd Down Conversions	2/13	8/17
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.6	10.4
4th Down Conversions	0/2	0/0
Penalties/Yards	4/27	10/66
Punt Returns/Yards	2/15	1/11
Kick Returns/Yards	3/76	2/62
Interception Ret./Yards	1/3	3/32
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	1	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	0/1	1/2
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 32	OWN 40
Time of Possession	23:40	36:20

Drive Charts

Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	3:23	OWN 20	7	40	Punt
1	9:49	1:41	OWN 47	3	6	Punt
1	6:16	1:38	OPP 49	3	-4	Punt
2	13:49	1:38	OWN 26	3	7	Punt
2	11:55	1:28	OPP 16	4	1	Field Goal
2	8:07	2:12	OWN 40	4	14	Interception
2	2:34	1:42	OWN 6	4	23	Punt
2	0:02	0:02	OWN 20	1	-1	Half
3	13:23	1:25	OWN 15	3	9	Punt
3	9:39	1:46	OWN 8	3	6	Interception
3	5:05	1:37	OWN 45	3	5	Interception
3	2:22	2:05	OWN 20	5	21	Punt
4	12:17	2:07	OWN 20	4	34	Fumble
4	3:05	0:41	OWN 36	4	0	Downs
4	0:47	0:36	OWN 42	4	0	Downs

New Orleans Saints
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	11:37	1:48	OWN 20	3	-4	Punt
1	8:08	1:52	OWN 9	3	9	Punt
1	4:38	5:49	OWN 7	14	90	Field Goal
2	12:11	0:16	OWN 22	1	-6	Fumble
2	10:27	2:20	OWN 42	4	18	Fumble
2	5:55	3:21	OWN 39	6	21	Punt
2	0:52	0:50	OWN 43	4	32	Field Goal
3	15:00	1:37	OPP 40	3	18	Interception
3	11:58	2:19	OWN 42	6	4	Punt
3	7:53	2:48	OPP 11	5	11	Touchdown
3	3:28	1:06	OPP 37	2	-5	Punt
3	0:17	3:00	OWN 6	8	58	Punt
4	10:10	7:05	OWN 46	10	48	Field Goal
4	2:24	1:37	OPP 36	5	1	Missed FG
4	0:11	0:11	OPP 42	1	-1	Game

Game MVP: Brady Poppinga, New Orleans Saints

Rushing Statistics

Tampa Bay	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Derrick Herndon	8	19	2.38	12	1
J.J. Arrington	4	23	5.75	16	1
Gunner Friez	2	2	1.00	3	0

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Reggie Saperstein	21	90	4.29	56	2
Roderick Pilcher	16	59	3.69	12	1
Brodie Croyle	3	9	3.00	6	0

Passing Statistics

Tampa Bay	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Gunner Friez	37	17	148	3/21	0	19	3	23.3

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Brodie Croyle	32	22	203	3/18	1	24	1	83.2

Receiving Statistics

Tampa Bay	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Rex Springer	4	6	27	6.75	0	11
WR Jamie Woods	3	8	41	13.67	23	19
TE Darren Walker	2	2	13	6.50	9	10
RB Derrick Herndon	2	4	16	8.00	7	12
WR Lonnie Graham	2	2	26	13.00	0	13
FB Chad Connell	2	4	13	6.50	0	7
FB Omar George	1	1	-1	-1.00	1	-1
TE Gene Coppa	1	2	13	13.00	4	13
WR Todd Codie	0	7	0	0.00	0	0
TE Corwin Bigelow	0	1	0	0.00	0	0

New Orleans	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Hardy Redmond	4	6	49	12.25	8	14	0
TE Everett Hitchcock	3	3	21	7.00	0	14	1
RB Roderick Pilcher	3	3	17	5.67	3	10	0
WR Willie Nickell	3	3	30	10.00	0	16	0
TE Sedrick Borders	2	3	33	16.50	7	24	0
WR Charlie Cooley	2	6	24	12.00	8	16	0
RB Gerald Bandhauer	2	3	10	5.00	2	8	0
FB Travis Sherman	1	1	-1	-1.00	0	-1	0
WR Jumbo Carr	1	1	13	13.00	0	13	0
RB Reggie Saperstein	1	3	7	7.00	0	7	0

Interception Statistics

Tampa Bay	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Andrew Soto	1	3	3.00	0

New Orleans	Ints	Yards	Avg
ILB Vernon Shepard	1	13	13.00
CB Bernie Carlson	1	16	16.00
S Andy Meyer	1	3	3.00

Fumble Statistics

Tampa Bay	Fumb	Recov	Force
Gunner Friez	1	0	0
Haloti Ngata	0	1	0
Graham Burgess	0	1	0
Ty Mallak	0	0	1
Lincoln Eden	0	0	1
Marshall Stephens	0	0	1

New Orleans	Fumb	Recov	Force
Brodie Croyle	3	1	0
Jamie Crowell	0	1	0
Brady Poppinga	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Tampa Bay	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Jesse Meadows	7	291	41.6	37.1	49	3

New Orleans	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Dwight Wallace	6	237	39.5	30.3	49	2

Kicking Statistics

Tampa Bay	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Mike Nugent	1/1	0/0	0/0	32	0/0

New Orleans	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Oscar Gossett	3/4	1/2	0/1	42	1/1

Punt Return Statistics

Tampa Bay	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Ike Clemente	2	15	7.5	0

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Hardy Redmond	1	11	11.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Tampa Bay	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Tony Spector	3	76	25.3	0

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Jumbo Carr	2	62	31.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Tampa Bay	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Marshall Stephens	11	2	0.5	38	34
OLB Brad George	10	1	0.0	40	35
DE Dean Ackerman	6	0	0.5	37	34
CB Andrew Soto	6	0	0.0	38	35
DT Vincent Shields	6	0	0.0	33	23
DT Haloti Ngata	4	3	0.5	36	35
ILB Ty Mallak	4	1	0.0	36	34
S Graham Burgess	4	0	0.0	27	31
DE Lincoln Eden	3	1	1.5	38	32
CB Darrin Martin	2	2	0.0	17	27
CB Ike Clemente	2	1	0.0	40	34
S Kyle Bennett	2	0	0.0	5	12
OLB J.T. Hopkins	1	1	0.0	15	5
WR Jamie Woods	1	0	---	---	---
RB Derrick Herndon	1	0	---	---	---
DT Percy Bennett	1	0	0.0	20	6
WR Rex Springer	1	0	---	---	---
OLB Jerry Horner	0	2	0.0	10	3
OLB O.J. Ware	0	1	0.0	4	1

New Orleans	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Vernon Shepard	5	0	0.0	14	40
CB Craig Mathews	4	1	0.0	14	37
DT Jamie Crowell	4	0	0.0	14	39
OLB Brady Poppinga	3	0	2.0	7	25
CB Bernie Carlson	3	0	0.0	14	37
CB Don Newton	2	0	0.0	13	37
CB Gus Brizzolara	2	0	0.0	11	33
DE Marshall Jamison	2	0	0.0	12	36
S Andy Meyer	2	0	0.0	12	37
DE Travis Laboy	1	1	1.0	14	35
OLB Donnie Wynn	1	2	0.0	14	38
WR Hardy Redmond	1	0	---	---	---
ILB K.C. Sweeney	1	0	0.0	1	2
ILB Randall Burke	1	0	0.0	0	2
ILB Aaron Brennan	1	0	0.0	0	2
ILB Renaldo Coffey	1	0	0.0	3	8
S Shane Gutierrez	0	1	0.0	8	17

Pass Rush Statistics

Tampa Bay	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Lincoln Eden	1.5	1	1	0	32
DT Haloti Ngata	0.5	1	0	0	35
DE Dean Ackerman	0.5	0	0	1	34
S Marshall Stephens	0.5	0	0	0	34
ILB Ty Mallak	0.0	0	1	0	34
DT Vincent Shields	0.0	0	1	0	23

New Orleans	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Brady Poppinga	2.0	0	0	0	25
DE Travis Laboy	1.0	1	2	0	35
DT Jamie Crowell	0.0	1	1	1	39

Pass Defense Statistics

Tampa Bay	Caught	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Andrew Soto	5	1	35
S Marshall Stephens	5	0	34
OLB Brad George	3	0	35
S Graham Burgess	2	0	31
CB Darrin Martin	2	0	27
CB Ike Clemente	2	0	34
ILB Ty Mallak	1	0	34
S Kyle Bennett	1	0	12
DT Vincent Shields	1	0	23

New Orleans	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Craig Mathews	4	0	0	37
CB Bernie Carlson	3	1	1	37
CB Gus Brizzolara	2	1	0	33
OLB Donnie Wynn	1	2	0	38
CB Don Newton	1	1	0	37
ILB Vernon Shepard	1	0	1	40
S Andy Meyer	1	0	1	37
DT Jamie Crowell	1	0	0	39
ILB Randall Burke	1	0	0	2
ILB Aaron Brennan	1	0	0	2
ILB Renaldo Coffey	1	0	0	8
CB Kennedy Hall	0	1	0	3

Blocking Statistics

Tampa Bay	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Jordan Gross	1	2	12	0	35
Darren Walker	1	1	2	0	13
Cary Duffy	0	5	13	0	36
Jason Brown	0	3	10	0	19
Skip Witt	0	1	2	0	15
Rob Mathews	0	0	14	2	30
Zach Hughes	0	0	4	1	21

New Orleans	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Damon Covington	3	10	1	38	0	35
Roderick Zukowsky	2	4	2	36	0	23
Sedrick Borders	1	2	0	17	0	21
Cory Horn	1	2	0	9	0	9
Dana Forbes	1	1	0	6	2	11
David Domenici	1	1	0	4	0	12
Percy Gaulin	0	5	0	31	0	26
Everett Hitchcock	0	4	0	32	0	24
Patrick Teague	0	2	0	34	1	24
Bernard Claiborne	0	2	0	34	0	29
Wesley Conley	0	2	0	2	0	0
Travis Sherman	0	1	0	21	0	15
Jon Linnebur	0	1	0	6	0	6

Special Teams Statistics

Tampa Bay	Tackles	STPlays
Lonnie Graham	2	19
Kyle Bennett	1	8
Bennie Hansen	0	27
O.J. Ware	0	19
Tony Spector	0	15
Corwin Bigelow	0	15
Darren Walker	0	14
Ike Clemente	0	14
Omar George	0	10
Skip Witt	0	8
J.B. Cooley	0	8
Alonzo McGregor	0	8
Grant Carr	0	8
Jesse Meadows	0	7
Percy Bennett	0	7
Melvin Speight	0	6
Gene Coppa	0	6
Zach Hughes	0	6
J.T. Hopkins	0	6
Winfred Allen	0	5
Brad George	0	5
Darrin Martin	0	5
Chad Connell	0	5
Jordan Gross	0	4
Dean Ackerman	0	4
Ty Mallak	0	4
Graham Burgess	0	4
Marshall Stephens	0	4
Ben Peters	0	4
Mike Nugent	0	3
Haloti Ngata	0	3
Lincoln Eden	0	3
Jerry Horner	0	3
Vincent Shields	0	3
Andrew Soto	0	2
Rex Springer	0	2
Sparkplug Bridges	0	1

New Orleans	Tackles	STPlays
Sedrick Borders	3	17
Everett Hitchcock	2	14
Roderick Pilcher	0	24
Kennedy Hall	0	18
Travis Sherman	0	15
Aaron Brennan	0	14
Shane Gutierrez	0	13
Willie Nickell	0	13
Jumbo Carr	0	12
Dwight Wallace	0	10
Dana Forbes	0	10
Hardy Redmond	0	10
David Domenici	0	10
Jon Linnebur	0	10
Bernard Claiborne	0	8
Robert Alfaro	0	7
Gus Brizzolara	0	7
Jared Wallace	0	7
Renaldo Coffey	0	7
K.C. Sweeney	0	6
Gerald Bandhauer	0	6
Roderick Zukowsky	0	5
Jerry Toledo	0	5
Oscar Gossett	0	4
Charlie Cooley	0	4
Wesley Conley	0	3
Don Newton	0	2
Brady Poppinga	0	2
Bernie Carlson	0	2
Randall Burke	0	2
Travis Laboy	0	1
Vernon Shepard	0	1
Jamie Crowell	0	1
Cory Horn	0	1
Marshall Jamison	0	1
Donnie Wynn	0	1
Craig Mathews	0	1
Andy Meyer	0	1

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	8	38	4.8
Middle	5	7	1.4
Right	0	0	0.0
None	1	-1	-1.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	20	96	4.8
Middle	18	55	3.1
Right	1	8	8.0
None	1	-1	-1.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Tampa Bay	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Gunner Friez	37	17	0	2	4	6	3	1	3

New Orleans	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Brodie Croyle	32	22	1	3	1	0	3	1	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	3	2	5	1.7
Short (0-8 Yds)	17	11	93	5.5
Medium (9-18 Yds)	12	4	50	4.2
Long (19+ Yds)	5	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	2	2	5	2.5
Short (0-8 Yds)	15	10	58	3.9
Medium (9-18 Yds)	15	10	140	9.3
Long (19+ Yds)	0	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Tampa Bay	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	PPlay
WR Jamie Woods	8	3	1	41	34
WR Todd Codie	7	0	1	0	30
WR Rex Springer	6	4	0	27	23
RB Derrick Herndon	4	2	0	16	26
FB Chad Connell	4	2	1	13	15
TE Darren Walker	2	2	0	13	13
TE Gene Coppa	2	1	0	13	25
WR Lonnie Graham	2	2	0	26	8
FB Omar George	1	1	0	-1	11
TE Corwin Bigelow	1	0	1	0	1

New Orleans	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Hardy Redmond	6	4	0	49	0	26
WR Charlie Cooley	6	2	1	24	0	21
TE Everett Hitchcock	3	3	0	21	0	24
TE Sedrick Borders	3	2	0	33	1	21
RB Roderick Pilcher	3	3	0	17	0	14
WR Willie Nickell	3	3	0	30	0	16
RB Gerald Bandhauer	3	2	0	10	0	8
RB Reggie Saperstein	3	1	0	7	0	21
FB Travis Sherman	1	1	0	-1	0	15
WR Jumbo Carr	1	1	0	13	0	9

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Tampa Bay	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Roderick Pilcher	4	9	2.25	3.69
Reggie Saperstein	2	0	0.00	4.29

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Tampa Bay	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Gunner Friez	2	1	3	1.50	4.00

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Brodie Croyle	5	4	17	3.40	6.34

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Tampa Bay	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Corwin Bigelow	1	0	0	0.00	0.00
TE Darren Walker	1	1	3	3.00	6.50

New Orleans	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Everett Hitchcock	1	1	1	1.00	7.00
TE Sedrick Borders	1	1	9	9.00	11.00
RB Roderick Pilcher	1	1	3	3.00	5.67
WR Willie Nickell