Week 10, 2015

played in Tampa Bay, FL

77 degrees, fair, calm

New Orleans Saints	0	14	10	0	-	24
Tampa Bay Buccaneers	14	6	0	3	-	23

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:37 TBY - Chad Connell 3 pass from Gunner Friez (Mike Nugent extra point)
1Q: 03:02 TBY - Gene Coppa 10 pass from Gunner Friez (Mike Nugent extra point)
2Q: 13:20 NOS - Reggie Saperstein 3 run (Oscar Gossett extra point)
2Q: 08:54 NOS - Hardy Redmond 58 pass from Brodie Croyle (Oscar Gossett extra point)
2Q: 02:31 TBY - Mike Nugent 24 field goal
2Q: 00:07 TBY - Mike Nugent 35 field goal
3Q: 07:03 NOS - Oscar Gossett 19 field goal
3Q: 00:53 NOS - Charlie Cooley 1 pass from Brodie Croyle (Oscar Gossett extra point)
4Q: 04:47 TBY - Mike Nugent 21 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:37 TBY - Chad Connell 3 pass from Gunner Friez (Mike Nugent extra point)
1Q: 03:02 TBY - Gene Coppa 10 pass from Gunner Friez (Mike Nugent extra point)
2Q: 13:20 NOS - Reggie Saperstein 3 run (Oscar Gossett extra point)
2Q: 08:54 NOS - Hardy Redmond 58 pass from Brodie Croyle (Oscar Gossett extra point)
2Q: 02:31 TBY - Mike Nugent 24 field goal
2Q: 00:07 TBY - Mike Nugent 35 field goal
3Q: 07:03 NOS - Oscar Gossett 19 field goal
3Q: 00:53 NOS - Charlie Cooley 1 pass from Brodie Croyle (Oscar Gossett extra point)
4Q: 04:47 TBY - Mike Nugent 21 field goal

Team Statistics NOS TBY
Record 4-5 4-5
First Downs 22 23
- by Rushing 8 5
- by Passing 13 17
- by Penalty 1 1
Total Net Yards 404 425
- Offensive Plays 59 66
- Yards per Play 6.85 6.44
Net Rushing Yards 134 123
- Rushing Attempts 29 24
- Yards per Rush 4.62 5.13
Net Passing Yards 270 302
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 28 - 20 - 0 40 - 27 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 280 319
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2/10 2/17
- Yards per Pass Play 9.00 7.19
Fumbles/Lost 1/1 1/0
3rd Down Conversions 7/12 6/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 6.8 7.5
4th Down Conversions 0/0 1/1
Penalties/Yards 8/55 4/40
Punt Returns/Yards 2/-2 2/10
Kick Returns/Yards 3/59 5/139
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 3 5
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/1 2/3
Avg. Drive Start OWN 26 OWN 32
Time of Possession 30:10 29:50

Team Statistics	NOS	TBY
Record	4-5	4-5
First Downs	22	23
- by Rushing	8	5
- by Passing	13	17
- by Penalty	1	1
Total Net Yards	404	425
- Offensive Plays	59	66
- Yards per Play	6.85	6.44
Net Rushing Yards	134	123
- Rushing Attempts	29	24
- Yards per Rush	4.62	5.13
Net Passing Yards	270	302
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	28 - 20 - 0	40 - 27 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	280	319
- Sacks/Yards Lost	2/10	2/17
- Yards per Pass Play	9.00	7.19
Fumbles/Lost	1/1	1/0
3rd Down Conversions	7/12	6/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	6.8	7.5
4th Down Conversions	0/0	1/1
Penalties/Yards	8/55	4/40
Punt Returns/Yards	2/-2	2/10
Kick Returns/Yards	3/59	5/139
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	3	5
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/1	2/3
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 26	OWN 32
Time of Possession	30:10	29:50

Drive Charts

New Orleans Saints
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	10:27	2:35	OWN 36	3	-5	Punt
1	2:57	4:47	OWN 20	12	80	Touchdown
2	11:41	3:07	OWN 12	7	88	Touchdown
2	2:24	1:17	OWN 20	3	1	Punt
3	15:00	8:02	OWN 20	15	78	Field Goal
3	4:18	3:31	OWN 36	7	64	Touchdown
4	14:19	2:31	OWN 26	7	35	Fumble
4	4:41	2:05	OWN 34	4	19	Punt
4	1:02	1:02	OWN 33	3	9	Game

Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	4:33	OWN 32	8	68	Touchdown
1	7:52	4:55	OWN 21	10	79	Touchdown
2	13:10	1:29	OWN 39	3	9	Punt
2	8:34	6:10	OWN 25	12	68	Field Goal
2	1:07	1:07	OWN 39	5	43	Field Goal
3	6:58	2:40	OWN 49	4	22	Missed FG
3	0:47	1:28	OWN 27	3	5	Punt
4	11:48	7:07	OWN 39	14	57	Field Goal
4	2:36	1:34	OWN 20	7	54	Missed FG

Game MVP: Gunner Friez, Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Reggie Saperstein	22	113	5.14	12	4	1
Roderick Pilcher	4	18	4.50	12	1	0
Brodie Croyle	3	3	1.00	6	0	0

Tampa Bay	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Derrick Herndon	19	115	6.05	34	3
J.J. Arrington	4	3	0.75	2	0
Gunner Friez	1	5	5.00	5	0

Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Brodie Croyle	28	20	280	2/10	2	58	0	127.1

Tampa Bay	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Gunner Friez	40	27	319	2/17	2	44	0	108.2

Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Hardy Redmond	7	8	168	24.00	71	58	1
RB Reggie Saperstein	4	4	25	6.25	0	8	0
WR Jumbo Carr	3	5	31	10.33	5	21	0
WR Willie Nickell	3	5	21	7.00	0	9	0
WR Charlie Cooley	2	3	26	13.00	7	25	1
TE Everett Hitchcock	1	3	9	9.00	0	9	0

Tampa Bay	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
TE Gene Coppa	8	8	80	10.00	12	19	1
WR Jamie Woods	6	9	66	11.00	5	20	0
WR Todd Codie	5	6	58	11.60	15	26	0
RB Derrick Herndon	2	2	12	6.00	1	9	0
FB Chad Connell	2	2	16	8.00	4	13	1
WR Rex Springer	2	6	76	38.00	6	44	0
FB Omar George	1	1	8	8.00	0	8	0
TE Darren Walker	1	4	3	3.00	0	3	0
WR Lonnie Graham	0	2	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

New Orleans	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Tampa Bay	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

New Orleans	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Brodie Croyle	1	0	0	0
Travis Laboy	0	0	1	0

Tampa Bay	Fumb	Recov	Force
Derrick Herndon	1	0	0
Haloti Ngata	0	1	0
Chad Connell	0	1	0
Vincent Shields	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

New Orleans	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Dwight Wallace	3	145	48.3	38.3	51	1

Tampa Bay	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Jesse Meadows	2	80	40.0	41.0	41	1

Kicking Statistics

New Orleans	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Oscar Gossett	1/1	0/0	0/0	19	3/3

Tampa Bay	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Mike Nugent	3/5	0/2	0/0	35	2/2

Punt Return Statistics

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Willie Nickell	2	-2	-1.0	0

Tampa Bay	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Ike Clemente	2	10	5.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Jumbo Carr	2	46	23.0	0
Gus Brizzolara	1	13	13.0	0

Tampa Bay	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Tony Spector	5	139	27.8	0

Defensive Statistics

New Orleans	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
DT Jamie Crowell	7	1	1.0	22	40
S Andy Meyer	7	6	0.0	22	39
OLB Brady Poppinga	5	1	1.0	19	33
OLB Donnie Wynn	5	2	0.0	23	38
CB Chester Foss	5	1	0.0	22	37
ILB Vernon Shepard	4	2	0.0	21	42
CB Gus Brizzolara	4	0	0.0	17	29
CB Don Newton	3	1	0.0	20	41
DT Robert Alfaro	3	1	0.0	7	7
S Harry Roberts	2	2	0.0	14	28
OLB Walt Sapello	2	0	0.0	3	3
S Seth O'Donnell	2	0	0.0	12	17
DE Travis Laboy	1	2	0.0	20	41
DE Bryce Barton	1	0	0.0	21	39
CB Kennedy Hall	0	1	0.0	2	5
ILB Renaldo Coffey	0	1	0.0	8	12

Tampa Bay	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
CB Bennie Hansen	7	1	0.0	19	23
ILB Ty Mallak	7	0	0.0	27	26
OLB Brad George	6	1	0.0	29	30
DT Vincent Shields	5	0	1.0	25	21
DT Haloti Ngata	4	1	0.5	26	29
S Marshall Stephens	3	6	0.0	28	26
S Johnnie Frederick	2	3	0.0	27	25
S Graham Burgess	2	0	0.0	3	10
DE Lincoln Eden	2	0	0.0	24	29
CB Ike Clemente	2	0	0.0	28	28
DE Dean Ackerman	1	3	0.5	24	27
OLB Jerry Horner	1	0	0.0	9	8
DT Percy Bennett	1	0	0.0	6	5
CB Andrew Soto	1	0	0.0	28	29
S Kyle Bennett	1	0	0.0	1	4

Pass Rush Statistics

New Orleans	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
OLB Brady Poppinga	1.0	0	1	33
DT Jamie Crowell	1.0	0	0	40
DE Bryce Barton	0.0	1	2	39
DE Travis Laboy	0.0	1	0	41

Tampa Bay	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Vincent Shields	1.0	0	0	21
DT Haloti Ngata	0.5	1	2	29
DE Dean Ackerman	0.5	0	0	27
CB Ike Clemente	0.0	1	0	28

Pass Defense Statistics

New Orleans	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Gus Brizzolara	4	1	29
CB Chester Foss	3	2	37
CB Don Newton	3	1	41
OLB Donnie Wynn	3	1	38
S Andy Meyer	3	1	39
ILB Vernon Shepard	3	0	42
DT Jamie Crowell	2	0	40
S Seth O'Donnell	2	0	17
OLB Brady Poppinga	1	0	33
OLB Walt Sapello	1	0	3
ILB K.C. Sweeney	1	0	5
S Harry Roberts	1	0	28

Tampa Bay	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Bennie Hansen	5	1	23
ILB Ty Mallak	5	0	26
OLB Brad George	3	1	30
CB Ike Clemente	2	1	28
S Graham Burgess	2	0	10
CB Andrew Soto	2	0	29
DT Vincent Shields	1	0	21
S Marshall Stephens	0	1	26
S Johnnie Frederick	0	1	25

Blocking Statistics

New Orleans	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Percy Gaulin	4	8	0	27	0	23
Roderick Zukowsky	3	6	1	27	0	28
Cory Horn	1	2	0	7	0	10
Travis Sherman	1	1	0	15	0	9
Sedrick Borders	1	1	0	6	0	5
Adrian Clinton	1	1	0	24	0	27
Dana Forbes	0	4	0	17	1	17
Bernard Claiborne	0	2	0	24	0	27
Heath Wilcox	0	1	0	5	0	3
David Domenici	0	0	0	2	1	2

Tampa Bay	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Rob Mathews	3	7	22	1	36
Melvin Speight	2	4	17	0	32
Cary Duffy	1	4	23	0	37
Jason Brown	1	3	23	0	42
Jordan Gross	1	2	23	1	38
Skip Witt	1	1	3	0	10
Gene Coppa	0	1	20	0	25
Grant Carr	0	1	8	0	15

Special Teams Statistics

New Orleans	Tackles	STPlays
Sedrick Borders	4	19
Gus Brizzolara	1	15
Chris Hope	1	13
Jumbo Carr	1	13
Roderick Pilcher	0	14
Charlie Cooley	0	11
Gerald Bandhauer	0	11
Walt Sapello	0	10
Travis Sherman	0	10
Vernon Shepard	0	9
Everett Hitchcock	0	8
Jamie Crowell	0	7
Willie Nickell	0	7
Travis Laboy	0	5
Bryce Barton	0	5
Don Newton	0	5
Brady Poppinga	0	5
K.C. Sweeney	0	5
Jerry Toledo	0	5
Chester Foss	0	5
Harry Roberts	0	5
Donnie Wynn	0	5
Andy Meyer	0	5
Dwight Wallace	0	4
David Domenici	0	4
Heath Wilcox	0	4
Wesley Conley	0	4
Bernard Claiborne	0	3
Robert Alfaro	0	2
Roderick Zukowsky	0	2
Cory Horn	0	2
Kennedy Hall	0	2
Renaldo Coffey	0	2
Seth O'Donnell	0	2
Oscar Gossett	0	1
Hardy Redmond	0	1
Bernie Carlson	0	1

Tampa Bay	Tackles	STPlays
Lonnie Graham	3	17
Darren Walker	1	15
Bennie Hansen	1	14
J.J. Arrington	0	17
Corwin Bigelow	0	17
O.J. Ware	0	16
Rex Springer	0	13
Graham Burgess	0	11
Omar George	0	11
Mike Nugent	0	10
Ike Clemente	0	9
Chad Connell	0	9
Ben Peters	0	8
Skip Witt	0	7
Zach Hughes	0	7
Grant Carr	0	7
Melvin Speight	0	6
Tony Spector	0	5
Sparkplug Bridges	0	5
J.T. Hopkins	0	5
Jerry Horner	0	3
Bob Downs	0	3
Jesse Meadows	0	2
Andrew Soto	0	2
J.B. Cooley	0	2
Dean Ackerman	0	1
Ty Mallak	0	1
Haloti Ngata	0	1
Lincoln Eden	0	1
Brad George	0	1
Marshall Stephens	0	1
Rob Mathews	0	1
Percy Bennett	0	1
Johnnie Frederick	0	1
Vincent Shields	0	1

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	8	52	6.5
Middle	13	48	3.7
Right	6	37	6.2
None	2	-3	-1.5

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	5	42	8.4
Middle	14	57	4.1
Right	5	24	4.8
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Brodie Croyle	28	20	5	1	0	5	2	2	0

Tampa Bay	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Gunner Friez	40	27	4	0	2	6	3	0	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	0	0	0	0.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	18	14	99	5.5
Medium (9-18 Yds)	7	4	126	18.0
Long (19+ Yds)	3	2	55	18.3

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	3	3	12	4.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	13	12	92	7.1
Medium (9-18 Yds)	13	8	93	7.2
Long (19+ Yds)	11	4	122	11.1

Detailed Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Hardy Redmond	8	7	168	3	24
WR Jumbo Carr	5	3	31	1	17
WR Willie Nickell	5	3	21	0	19
RB Reggie Saperstein	4	4	25	0	20
TE Everett Hitchcock	3	1	9	0	24
WR Charlie Cooley	3	2	26	1	16

Tampa Bay	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Jamie Woods	9	6	0	66	1	35
TE Gene Coppa	8	8	0	80	0	25
WR Todd Codie	6	5	0	58	1	33
WR Rex Springer	6	2	1	76	2	23
TE Darren Walker	4	1	1	3	0	10
RB Derrick Herndon	2	2	0	12	0	26
WR Lonnie Graham	2	0	0	0	0	12
FB Chad Connell	2	2	0	16	0	20
FB Omar George	1	1	0	8	0	8

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Reggie Saperstein	6	31	5.17	5.14

Tampa Bay	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
J.J. Arrington	3	2	0.67	0.75
Derrick Herndon	3	10	3.33	6.05

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Brodie Croyle	3	2	16	5.33	10.00

Tampa Bay	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Gunner Friez	7	5	32	4.57	7.98

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Everett Hitchcock	1	0	0	0.00	3.00
WR Hardy Redmond	1	1	15	15.00	21.00
WR Charlie Cooley	1	1	1	1.00	8.67

Tampa Bay	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Jamie Woods	1	1	11	11.00	7.33
WR Todd Codie	1	1	5	5.00	9.67
TE Darren Walker	1	0	0	0.00	0.75
RB Derrick Herndon	1	1	3	3.00	6.00
TE Gene Coppa	1	1	10	10.00	10.00
FB Chad Connell	1	1	3	3.00	8.00
WR Rex Springer	1	0	0	0.00	12.67

Third Down Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Rushes	Conversions
Brodie Croyle	1	1
Roderick Pilcher	1	0
Reggie Saperstein	1	1

Tampa Bay	Rushes	Conversions
J.J. Arrington	1	1
Derrick Herndon	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Conversions
Brodie Croyle	7	5	5

Tampa Bay	Att	Comp	Conversions
Gunner Friez	11	8	4

Third Down Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Willie Nickell	3	2	2
WR Hardy Redmond	2	2	2
TE Everett Hitchcock	1	0	0
WR Jumbo Carr	1	1	1

Tampa Bay	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Todd Codie	3	3	2
WR Rex Springer	3	1	1
WR Jamie Woods	1	1	0
FB Omar George	1	1	1
RB Derrick Herndon	1	1	0
TE Gene Coppa	1	1	0
WR Lonnie Graham	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 45,800 (65,700 capacity)
Upper Deck 12,000 (17,700)
End Zone 9,100 (12,700)
Mezzanine 5,200 (7,300)
Sideline Seats 7,700 (11,200)
Club Seats 8,400 (12,000)
Luxury Boxes 3,400 (4,800)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	45,800 (65,700 capacity)
Upper Deck	12,000 (17,700)
End Zone	9,100 (12,700)
Mezzanine	5,200 (7,300)
Sideline Seats	7,700 (11,200)
Club Seats	8,400 (12,000)
Luxury Boxes	3,400 (4,800)