Buccaneers 21
(0-4, 0-2 away)
Saints 24
(4-1, 2-0 home)
Coverage: FOX
1:00 PM ET, October 8, 2006
Mercedes-Benz Superdome, New Orleans, LA
Top Performers
Passing: B. Gradkowski (TB) - 225 YDS, 2 TD
Rushing: D. McAllister (NO) - 15 CAR, 123 YDS, 1 TD
Receiving: J. Galloway (TB) - 4 REC, 110 YDS, 1 TD
Scoring Summary
| FIRST QUARTER | TB | NO | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | TD | 4:11 | Joey Galloway 18 Yd Pass From Bruce Gradkowski (Matt Bryant Kick) Drive: 6 plays, 61 yds, 3:08 | 7 | 0 |
 | FG | 13:49 | John Carney 21 Yd Drive: 11 plays, 83 yds, 5:04 | 7 | 3 |
| SECOND QUARTER | TB | NO | |||
| TD | 13:16 | Deuce Mcallister 24 Yd Run (John Carney Kick) Drive: 10 plays, 88 yds, 4:05 | 7 | 10 |
| THIRD QUARTER | TB | NO | |||
| TD | 9:08 | Ernie Conwell 9 Yd Pass From Drew Brees (John Carney Kick) Drive: 4 plays, 25 yds, 1:33 | 7 | 17 |
| TD | 12:10 | Mike Alstott 1 Yd Run (Matt Bryant Kick) Drive: 6 plays, 74 yds, 3:02 | 14 | 17 |
| FOURTH QUARTER | TB | NO | |||
| TD | 4:57 | Alex Smith 3 Yd Pass From Bruce Gradkowski (Matt Bryant Kick) Drive: 5 plays, 40 yds, 1:46 | 21 | 17 |
| TD | 10:43 | Reggie Bush 65 Yd Punt Return (John Carney Kick) | 21 | 24 |
Team Stat Comparison
Tampa Bay | New Orleans | |
|---|---|---|
| 1st Downs | 18 | 15 |
3rd down efficiency | 5-13 | 3-12 |
4th down efficiency | 0-2 | 0-0 |
| Total Yards | 406 | 314 |
| Yards per play | 6.2 | 5.4 |
| Total Drives | 2 | 2 |
| Passing | 219 | 171 |
Comp-Att | 20-31 | 21-33 |
Yards per pass | 7.1 | 5.2 |
Interceptions thrown | 0 | 0 |
Sacks-Yards Lost | 2-6 | 0-0 |
| Rushing | 187 | 143 |
Rushing Attempts | 33 | 25 |
Yards per rush | 5.7 | 5.7 |
| Penalties | 8-66 | 9-49 |
| Turnovers | 1 | 0 |
Fumbles lost | 1 | 0 |
Interceptions thrown | 0 | 0 |
| Possession | 30:37 | 29:23 |
| TB Passing | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C/ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | INT | SACKS | ||
| B. Gradkowski | 20/31 | 225 | 7.3 | 2 | 0 | 2-6 | |
| Team | 20/31 | 219 | 7.1 | 2 | 0 | 2-6 | |
| NO Passing | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C/ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | INT | SACKS | ||
| D. Brees | 21/33 | 171 | 5.2 | 1 | 0 | 0-0 | |
| Team | 21/33 | 171 | 5.2 | 1 | 0 | 0-0 | |
| Tampa Bay Rushing | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LG | |
| C. Williams | 20 | 111 | 5.6 | 0 | 34 |
| M. Pittman | 2 | 27 | 13.5 | 0 | 16 |
| M. Clayton | 1 | 27 | 27.0 | 0 | 27 |
| B. Gradkowski | 6 | 19 | 3.2 | 0 | 6 |
| M. Alstott | 4 | 3 | 0.8 | 1 | 1 |
| Team | 33 | 187 | 5.7 | 1 | 34 |
| New Orleans Rushing | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LG | |
| D. McAllister | 15 | 123 | 8.2 | 1 | 57 |
| R. Bush | 9 | 23 | 2.6 | 0 | 10 |
| D. Brees | 1 | -3 | -3.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team | 25 | 143 | 5.7 | 1 | 57 |
| Tampa Bay Receiving | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LG | |
| J. Galloway | 4 | 110 | 27.5 | 1 | 52 |
| I. Hilliard | 4 | 34 | 8.5 | 0 | 15 |
| M. Pittman | 2 | 31 | 15.5 | 0 | 23 |
| A. Smith | 5 | 16 | 3.2 | 1 | 12 |
| C. Williams | 3 | 14 | 4.7 | 0 | 9 |
| A. Becht | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 0 | 13 |
| M. Clayton | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 0 | 7 |
| Team | 20 | 225 | 11.3 | 2 | 52 |
| New Orleans Receiving | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LG | |
| R. Bush | 11 | 63 | 5.7 | 0 | 10 |
| J. Horn | 4 | 48 | 12.0 | 0 | 17 |
| M. Colston | 3 | 38 | 12.7 | 0 | 18 |
| E. Conwell | 2 | 14 | 7.0 | 1 | 9 |
| D. McAllister | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 0 | 8 |
| Team | 21 | 171 | 8.1 | 1 | 18 |
| Tampa Bay Fumbles | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| FUM | LOST | REC | |
| B. Gradkowski | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Team | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| New Orleans Fumbles | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| FUM | LOST | REC | |
| R. Leisle | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Team | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Tampa Bay Tackles | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| TOT | SACKS | SOLO | |
| B. Kelly | 9 | 0 | 8 |
| R. Barber | 8 | 0 | 6 |
| J. Phillips | 5 | 0 | 4 |
| K. Pearson | 5 | 0 | 4 |
| D. Brooks | 5 | 0 | 3 |
| J. Bolden | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| S. Quarles | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| G. Spires | 4 | 0 | 2 |
| C. Hovan | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| W. Allen | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| R. Nece | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| E. Wyms | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| S. Rice | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| B. Ruud | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Team | 54 | 0 | 44 |
| New Orleans Tackles | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| TOT | SACKS | SOLO | |
| J. Bullocks | 10 | 0 | 10 |
| S. Fujita | 8 | 1 | 5 |
| S. Shanle | 8 | 0 | 5 |
| M. Simoneau | 8 | 0 | 4 |
| R. Harper | 7 | 0 | 7 |
| C. Grant | 5 | 1 | 4 |
| B. Young | 5 | 0 | 3 |
| J. Craft | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| F. Thomas | 3 | 0 | 2 |
| W. Smith | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| R. Leisle | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| H. Thomas | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| D. Clark | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| E. Moore | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| O. Stoutmire | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| M. McKenzie | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| A. Fincher | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Team | 69 | 2 | 50 |
| Tampa Bay Kick Returns | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NO | YDS | AVG | LG | |
| M. Pittman | 4 | 85 | 21.3 | 24 |
| Team | 4 | 85 | 21.3 | 24 |
| New Orleans Kick Returns | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NO | YDS | AVG | LG | |
| T. Copper | 2 | 41 | 20.5 | 25 |
| A. Stecker | 1 | 17 | 17.0 | 17 |
| J. Jones | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 13 |
| Team | 4 | 71 | 17.8 | 25 |
| Tampa Bay Punt Returns | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NO | YDS | AVG | LG | |
| M. Jones | 6 | 51 | 8.5 | 13 |
| Team | 6 | 60 | 10.0 | 13 |
| Tampa Bay Kicking | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FG | PCT | LONG | XP | PTS | |
| M. Bryant | 0/0 | 0.0 | -- | 3/3 | 3 |
| Team | 0/0 | 0.0 | -- | 3/3 | 3 |
| New Orleans Kicking | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FG | PCT | LONG | XP | PTS | |
| J. Carney | 1/1 | 100.0 | 21 | 3/3 | 6 |
| Team | 1/1 | 100.0 | 21 | 3/3 | 6 |
| Tampa Bay Punting | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TOT | YDS | AVG | TB | -20 | LG | |
| J. Bidwell | 6 | 233 | 38.8 | 0 | 4 | 55 |
| Team | 6 | 233 | 38.8 | 0 | 4 | 55 |
| New Orleans Punting | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TOT | YDS | AVG | TB | -20 | LG | |
| S. Weatherford | 8 | 358 | 44.8 | 0 | 2 | 54 |
| Team | 8 | 358 | 44.8 | 0 | 2 | 54 |
Attendance: 68,183
