Week 1, 2021

played in Tampa Bay, FL

73 degrees, fair, 8 mph wind

New Orleans Saints	7	3	0	0	-	10
Tampa Bay Bucs	0	14	0	9	-	23

Scoring Summary
1Q: 00:38 NOS - Darrius Heyward-Bey 1 pass from Matthew Stafford (Darren Prado extra point)
2Q: 14:51 TBY - Alvin Thomason 46 interception return (Ethan Malone extra point)
2Q: 12:57 TBY - Gene Coppa 11 pass from Victor Cordie (Ethan Malone extra point)
2Q: 00:56 NOS - Darren Prado 52 field goal
4Q: 15:00 TBY - Ethan Malone 35 field goal
4Q: 07:38 TBY - Ethan Malone 46 field goal
4Q: 01:55 TBY - Ethan Malone 23 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 00:38 NOS - Darrius Heyward-Bey 1 pass from Matthew Stafford (Darren Prado extra point)
2Q: 14:51 TBY - Alvin Thomason 46 interception return (Ethan Malone extra point)
2Q: 12:57 TBY - Gene Coppa 11 pass from Victor Cordie (Ethan Malone extra point)
2Q: 00:56 NOS - Darren Prado 52 field goal
4Q: 15:00 TBY - Ethan Malone 35 field goal
4Q: 07:38 TBY - Ethan Malone 46 field goal
4Q: 01:55 TBY - Ethan Malone 23 field goal

Team Statistics NOS TBY
Record 0-1 1-0
First Downs 16 18
- by Rushing 3 5
- by Passing 12 12
- by Penalty 1 1
Total Net Yards 278 322
- Offensive Plays 67 59
- Yards per Play 4.15 5.46
Net Rushing Yards 64 131
- Rushing Attempts 15 33
- Yards per Rush 4.27 3.97
Net Passing Yards 214 191
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 50 - 30 - 2 25 - 19 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 233 196
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2/19 1/5
- Yards per Pass Play 4.12 7.35
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 3/1
3rd Down Conversions 6/16 3/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 5.7 6.5
4th Down Conversions 0/1 0/0
Penalties/Yards 6/34 3/25
Punt Returns/Yards 0/0 5/53
Kick Returns/Yards 4/104 3/68
Interception Ret./Yards 1/5 2/52
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 1 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/0 1/2
Avg. Drive Start OWN 25 OWN 36
Time of Possession 27:54 32:07

Team Statistics	NOS	TBY
Record	0-1	1-0
First Downs	16	18
- by Rushing	3	5
- by Passing	12	12
- by Penalty	1	1
Total Net Yards	278	322
- Offensive Plays	67	59
- Yards per Play	4.15	5.46
Net Rushing Yards	64	131
- Rushing Attempts	15	33
- Yards per Rush	4.27	3.97
Net Passing Yards	214	191
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	50 - 30 - 2	25 - 19 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	233	196
- Sacks/Yards Lost	2/19	1/5
- Yards per Pass Play	4.12	7.35
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	3/1
3rd Down Conversions	6/16	3/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	5.7	6.5
4th Down Conversions	0/1	0/0
Penalties/Yards	6/34	3/25
Punt Returns/Yards	0/0	5/53
Kick Returns/Yards	4/104	3/68
Interception Ret./Yards	1/5	2/52
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	1	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/0	1/2
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 25	OWN 36
Time of Possession	27:54	32:07

Drive Charts

New Orleans Saints
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	1:39	OWN 23	3	-3	Punt
1	11:10	2:06	OWN 20	3	7	Punt
1	5:21	4:49	OWN 31	11	69	Touchdown
2	15:00	0:19	OWN 45	1	-5	Interception
2	14:41	0:37	OWN 20	3	3	Interception
2	12:48	1:52	OWN 32	3	9	Punt
2	9:09	4:24	OWN 42	9	30	Missed FG
2	2:17	1:28	OWN 12	6	53	Field Goal
3	10:35	4:14	OWN 7	7	47	Punt
3	4:16	0:44	OWN 7	3	3	Punt
4	14:53	2:03	OWN 43	3	-7	Punt
4	7:32	2:00	OWN 20	7	22	Downs
4	1:50	1:50	OWN 32	8	40	Game

Tampa Bay Bucs
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	13:21	2:11	OWN 45	4	20	Punt
1	9:04	3:43	OWN 34	7	42	Missed FG
1	0:32	0:32	OWN 27	1	28	Fumble
2	14:04	1:16	OPP 21	3	21	Touchdown
2	10:56	1:47	OWN 32	4	23	Interception
2	4:45	2:28	OWN 35	5	15	Punt
2	0:49	0:49	OWN 23	2	5	Half
3	15:00	4:25	OWN 24	6	14	Punt
3	6:21	2:05	OWN 20	4	16	Punt
3	3:32	3:39	OWN 46	7	36	Field Goal
4	12:50	5:18	OWN 20	9	51	Field Goal
4	5:32	3:42	OPP 42	7	36	Field Goal

Game MVP: Alvin Thomason, Tampa Bay Bucs

Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Rondell Pierce	10	40	4.00	12	2
Chris Wells	4	19	4.75	9	0
Matthew Stafford	1	5	5.00	5	0

Tampa Bay	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Henry Terrell	11	21	1.91	5	0
Victor Cordie	10	56	5.60	16	2
Luke Tripplehorn	9	6	0.67	6	0
Steven Terrell	3	48	16.00	29	2

Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Matthew Stafford	50	30	233	2/19	1	28	2	61.5

Tampa Bay	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Victor Cordie	25	19	196	1/5	1	28	1	94.8

Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Rico Mason	6	10	72	12.00	11	28	0
WR Wayne Jordan	5	7	28	5.60	0	8	0
FB Byron Anthony	4	5	21	5.25	2	8	0
TE Cary Burkhammer	4	7	24	6.00	5	9	0
WR Darrius Heyward-Bey	4	5	37	9.25	18	16	1
RB Rondell Pierce	3	5	22	7.33	0	12	0
WR Rondell Howe	2	6	20	10.00	0	15	0
RB Chris Wells	1	2	4	4.00	0	4	0
TE Timothy Hoffman	1	2	5	5.00	0	5	0

Tampa Bay	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Kenny Britt	4	5	63	15.75	12	28	0
TE Gene Coppa	3	3	37	12.33	0	14	1
RB Henry Terrell	3	4	21	7.00	13	12	0
WR Hardy Redmond	2	3	17	8.50	2	10	0
WR Allen Bruce	2	4	29	14.50	0	21	0
WR Kirk Blades	2	2	22	11.00	2	15	0
FB Chad Connell	1	1	4	4.00	3	4	0
RB Steven Terrell	1	1	1	1.00	0	1	0
TE Brent Givens	1	1	2	2.00	0	2	0
RB Luke Tripplehorn	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

New Orleans	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
OLB Wes Clayton	1	5	5.00	0

Tampa Bay	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
OLB Alvin Thomason	1	46	46.00	1
CB Roman Toohil	1	6	6.00	0

Fumble Statistics

New Orleans	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Wesley Glowacz	0	1	1	0
Jason Kramer	0	0	2	0

Tampa Bay	Fumb	Recov
Victor Cordie	2	0
Kenny Britt	1	0
Steven Terrell	0	1
Kirk Blades	0	1

Punting Statistics

New Orleans	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Irv Brook	6	268	44.7	35.8	55	3

Tampa Bay	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Robbie Mahoney	4	173	43.3	38.3	50	3

Kicking Statistics

New Orleans	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Darren Prado	1/2	1/2	1/1	52	1/1

Tampa Bay	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Ethan Malone	3/4	1/2	0/0	46	2/2

Punt Return Statistics

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Tampa Bay	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Kirk Blades	4	47	11.8	0
Terrell Thomas	1	6	6.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Wayne Jordan	3	83	27.7	0
Lionel Van Der Woude	1	21	21.0	0

Tampa Bay	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Luke Tripplehorn	2	45	22.5	0
Kirk Blades	1	23	23.0	0

Defensive Statistics

New Orleans	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
CB Arnold Gooding	8	1	0.0	30	22
CB Jason Kramer	7	0	0.0	21	23
S Andy Meyer	5	5	0.0	24	25
DE Renaldo Coffey	5	1	0.0	18	13
ILB Vinny Flannery	5	0	0.0	18	7
OLB Wes Clayton	4	0	0.0	20	17
DT Trevor Laws	3	1	1.0	18	20
CB Bob Givens	3	3	0.0	23	18
ILB Louis Schulman	3	1	0.0	9	5
ILB Dennis Dorey	2	1	0.0	24	21
DT Winfred Mason	1	2	0.0	9	3
DE Shawn Billick	1	1	0.0	24	22
S Lionel Van Der Woude	1	1	0.0	22	21
RB Rondell Pierce	1	0	---	---	---
S Wesley Glowacz	1	0	0.0	12	5
DT Terrance Knighton	1	0	0.0	10	5
OLB Maurice Atkins	1	0	0.0	11	2

Tampa Bay	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Jasper Brinkley	9	1	0.0	15	52
DE Larry English	5	1	1.0	12	51
CB Terrell Thomas	5	2	0.0	14	49
OLB Alvin Thomason	4	0	1.0	12	45
CB Roman Toohil	4	3	0.0	12	52
S Randal LaMontagne	4	2	0.0	14	51
CB Conrad Dawson	4	1	0.0	10	45
S Marvin Gordon	4	1	0.0	14	45
S Jamarca Sanford	3	0	0.0	1	21
OLB Jared Kocher	1	1	0.0	12	32
TE Gene Coppa	1	0	---	---	---
DT Vincent Shields	1	0	0.0	13	31
OLB J.T. Hopkins	1	0	0.0	4	9
ILB Byron Munn	1	0	0.0	5	9

Pass Rush Statistics

New Orleans	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Trevor Laws	1.0	0	0	0	20

Tampa Bay	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Larry English	1.0	3	0	51
OLB Alvin Thomason	1.0	2	1	45
DE Nate McMillian	0.0	1	0	51
DT Vincent Shields	0.0	0	1	31

Pass Defense Statistics

New Orleans	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Arnold Gooding	3	0	0	22
CB Jason Kramer	2	2	0	23
OLB Wes Clayton	2	0	1	17
DE Renaldo Coffey	2	0	0	13
CB Bob Givens	2	0	0	18
ILB Louis Schulman	2	0	0	5
ILB Vinny Flannery	2	0	0	7
S Andy Meyer	1	0	0	25
DT Trevor Laws	1	0	0	20
S Wesley Glowacz	1	0	0	5
OLB Maurice Atkins	1	0	0	2

Tampa Bay	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
ILB Jasper Brinkley	5	1	0	52
CB Roman Toohil	5	0	1	52
CB Conrad Dawson	4	1	0	45
S Marvin Gordon	4	0	0	45
S Randal LaMontagne	3	3	0	51
OLB Alvin Thomason	2	0	1	45
CB Terrell Thomas	2	0	0	49
S Jamarca Sanford	2	0	0	21
OLB Jared Kocher	1	1	0	32
DT Vincent Shields	1	0	0	31
ILB Byron Munn	1	0	0	9

Blocking Statistics

New Orleans	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Sherman Foster	1	3	6	0	20
Antione Caldwell	1	2	9	0	32
John Greco	1	1	7	0	18
Danny Pickett	1	1	7	0	31
Kim McLaurin	0	2	11	0	31
Darryl Huffman	0	2	8	0	21
Eugene Rydze	0	1	4	1	21
Harry Shannon	0	1	6	1	18
O.J. Reddy	0	1	9	0	34

Tampa Bay	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Kirk McGregor	2	3	0	9	0	10
Zach Hughes	1	9	1	28	0	19
Trevor Canfield	1	3	0	26	0	18
Joel Gilmore	1	2	0	29	0	22
Barry Kramer	1	2	0	14	0	12
Gosder Cherilus	0	3	0	29	1	18
Rob Mathews	0	3	0	26	0	23

Special Teams Statistics

New Orleans	Tackles	STPlays
Rondell Pierce	3	20
Cary Burkhammer	1	16
Darrius Heyward-Bey	1	14
Timothy Hoffman	1	10
Andy Meyer	1	9
Eugene Rydze	1	5
Wesley Glowacz	0	25
Tito Eco	0	14
Byron Anthony	0	13
Rondell Howe	0	13
Chris Wells	0	12
Wes Clayton	0	11
Bob Givens	0	9
John Greco	0	8
Darryl Huffman	0	8
Sherman Foster	0	7
Lionel Van Der Woude	0	7
Irv Brook	0	6
Darren Prado	0	5
Antione Caldwell	0	5
Carlton McGough	0	5
Wayne Jordan	0	5
Danny Pickett	0	5
Renaldo Coffey	0	4
Sen'Derrick Marks	0	4
Shawn Billick	0	4
Jason Kramer	0	4
Winfred Mason	0	4
Dennis Dorey	0	4
Terrance Knighton	0	3
Jerald Cooley	0	3
Trevor Laws	0	2
Bert Bullock	0	2
Louis Schulman	0	2
Vinny Flannery	0	2
Arnold Gooding	0	2
Rico Mason	0	1
Maurice Atkins	0	1
Harry Shannon	0	1

Tampa Bay	Tackles	STPlays
Jonathan Goff	3	13
Jared Kocher	1	14
Alvin Thomason	0	22
Steven Terrell	0	17
Vinny Smoot	0	17
Kirk Blades	0	17
Perry Butterworth	0	13
Kenny Britt	0	10
Ethan Malone	0	10
Allen Bruce	0	9
Rob Mathews	0	8
Zach Hughes	0	8
Rondell Carlisle	0	8
Jamarca Sanford	0	8
Barry Kramer	0	8
Casey Hammes	0	8
Kirk McGregor	0	7
Gene Coppa	0	6
Lonnie Hicks	0	6
Byron Munn	0	6
Mitchell Donaldson	0	6
Chad Connell	0	5
J.T. Hopkins	0	5
Brent Givens	0	5
Robbie Mahoney	0	4
Vincent Shields	0	4
Terrell Thomas	0	4
Victor Cordie	0	4
Jamal Patton	0	4
Randal LaMontagne	0	3
Luke Tripplehorn	0	3
Larry English	0	2
Jasper Brinkley	0	2
Conrad Dawson	0	2
Roman Toohil	0	2
Nate McMillian	0	2
Marvin Gordon	0	2
Gosder Cherilus	0	1

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	4	19	4.8
Middle	4	15	3.8
Right	7	30	4.3
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	8	33	4.1
Middle	14	72	5.1
Right	11	26	2.4
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Matthew Stafford	50	30	1	5	0	6	6	2	2

Tampa Bay	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Victor Cordie	25	19	2	2	1	2	0	0	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	6	4	16	2.7
Short (0-8 Yds)	26	16	95	3.7
Medium (9-18 Yds)	13	9	94	7.2
Long (19+ Yds)	4	1	28	7.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	3	2	6	2.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	9	7	56	6.2
Medium (9-18 Yds)	11	8	85	7.7
Long (19+ Yds)	2	2	49	24.5

Detailed Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Rico Mason	10	6	72	1	36
TE Cary Burkhammer	7	4	24	0	44
WR Wayne Jordan	7	5	28	0	17
WR Rondell Howe	6	2	20	0	29
RB Rondell Pierce	5	3	22	0	42
FB Byron Anthony	5	4	21	0	28
WR Darrius Heyward-Bey	5	4	37	0	22
RB Chris Wells	2	1	4	0	12
TE Timothy Hoffman	2	1	5	0	30

Tampa Bay	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Kenny Britt	5	4	0	63	1	23
WR Allen Bruce	4	2	0	29	1	16
RB Henry Terrell	4	3	0	21	0	12
WR Hardy Redmond	3	2	1	17	0	11
TE Gene Coppa	3	3	0	37	0	17
WR Kirk Blades	2	2	0	22	0	13
FB Chad Connell	1	1	0	4	0	11
RB Steven Terrell	1	1	0	1	0	3
TE Brent Givens	1	1	0	2	0	6
RB Luke Tripplehorn	1	0	0	0	0	8

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

Tampa Bay	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Henry Terrell	3	4	1.33	1.91
Luke Tripplehorn	1	-2	-2.00	0.67

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Matthew Stafford	4	3	20	5.00	4.66

Tampa Bay	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Victor Cordie	4	2	13	3.25	7.84

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Darrius Heyward-Bey	2	2	16	8.00	7.40
WR Rico Mason	1	0	0	0.00	7.20
WR Wayne Jordan	1	1	4	4.00	4.00

Tampa Bay	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Gene Coppa	1	1	11	11.00	12.33
WR Allen Bruce	1	0	0	0.00	7.25
RB Henry Terrell	1	1	2	2.00	5.25
RB Luke Tripplehorn	1	0	0	0.00	0.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Rushes	Conversions
Rondell Pierce	1	0

Tampa Bay	Rushes	Conversions
Victor Cordie	4	1
Steven Terrell	2	2
Henry Terrell	1	0
Luke Tripplehorn	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Conversions
Matthew Stafford	14	7	6

Tampa Bay	Att	Comp	Conversions
Victor Cordie	4	1	0

Third Down Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Rico Mason	3	2	2
WR Rondell Howe	3	2	2
WR Wayne Jordan	3	1	1
WR Darrius Heyward-Bey	2	1	1
RB Rondell Pierce	1	0	0
TE Cary Burkhammer	1	1	0
TE Timothy Hoffman	1	0	0

Tampa Bay	Targ	Catch
WR Hardy Redmond	1	0
TE Brent Givens	1	1
WR Kenny Britt	1	0
RB Luke Tripplehorn	1	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 54,600 (65,700 capacity)
Upper Deck 14,300 (17,700)
End Zone 10,500 (12,700)
Mezzanine 6,100 (7,300)
Sideline Seats 9,000 (11,200)
Club Seats 10,200 (12,000)
Luxury Boxes 4,500 (4,800)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	54,600 (65,700 capacity)
Upper Deck	14,300 (17,700)
End Zone	10,500 (12,700)
Mezzanine	6,100 (7,300)
Sideline Seats	9,000 (11,200)
Club Seats	10,200 (12,000)
Luxury Boxes	4,500 (4,800)