Saints 14
(0-2, 0-2 away)
Buccaneers 31
(1-1, 1-0 home)
Coverage: FOX
1:00 PM ET, September 16, 2007
Raymond James Stadium, Tampa, FL
Top Performers
Passing: D. Brees (NO) - 260 YDS, 1 TD, 1 INT
Rushing: C. Williams (TB) - 24 CAR, 61 YDS, 2 TD
Receiving: J. Galloway (TB) - 4 REC, 135 YDS, 2 TD
Scoring Summary
| FIRST QUARTER | NO | TB | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
![]() | TD | 05:25 | Carnell Williams 1 Yd Run (Matt Bryant Kick) | 0 | 7 |
| SECOND QUARTER | NO | TB | |||
![]() | TD | 13:09 | Joey Galloway 69 Yd Pass From Jeff Garcia (Matt Bryant Kick) | 0 | 14 |
![]() | TD | 01:05 | Joey Galloway 24 Yd Pass From Jeff Garcia (Matt Bryant Kick) | 0 | 21 |
| THIRD QUARTER | NO | TB | |||
![]() | TD | 04:26 | Carnell Williams 1 Yd Run (Matt Bryant Kick) | 0 | 28 |
![]() | TD | 00:49 | Mike Karney 1 Yd Run (Olindo Mare Kick) | 7 | 28 |
| FOURTH QUARTER | NO | TB | |||
![]() | FG | 07:30 | Matt Bryant 27 Yd | 7 | 31 |
![]() | TD | 02:50 | Marques Colston 4 Yd Pass From Drew Brees (Olindo Mare Kick) | 14 | 31 |
Team Stat Comparison
New Orleans | Tampa Bay | |
|---|---|---|
| 1st Downs | 19 | 14 |
3rd down efficiency | 8-18 | 5-11 |
4th down efficiency | 2-4 | 0-0 |
| Total Yards | 343 | 330 |
| Yards per play | 4.8 | 6.9 |
| Total Drives | 2 | 2 |
| Passing | 244 | 243 |
Comp-Att | 26-44 | 10-16 |
Yards per pass | 5.5 | 15.2 |
Interceptions thrown | 1 | 0 |
Sacks-Yards Lost | 2-16 | 0-0 |
| Rushing | 99 | 87 |
Rushing Attempts | 26 | 32 |
Yards per rush | 3.8 | 2.7 |
| Penalties | 3-35 | 2-10 |
| Turnovers | 2 | 0 |
Fumbles lost | 1 | 0 |
Interceptions thrown | 1 | 0 |
| Possession | 33:08 | 26:52 |
| NO Passing | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C/ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | INT | SACKS | ||
| D. Brees | 26/44 | 260 | 5.9 | 1 | 1 | 2-16 | |
| Team | 26/44 | 244 | 5.5 | 1 | 1 | 2-16 | |
| TB Passing | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C/ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | INT | SACKS | ||
| J. Garcia | 10/16 | 243 | 15.2 | 2 | 0 | 0-0 | |
| Team | 10/16 | 243 | 15.2 | 2 | 0 | 0-0 | |
| New Orleans Rushing | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LG | |
| D. McAllister | 10 | 49 | 4.9 | 0 | 15 |
| R. Bush | 10 | 27 | 2.7 | 0 | 10 |
| M. Karney | 3 | 13 | 4.3 | 1 | 10 |
| D. Brees | 3 | 10 | 3.3 | 0 | 7 |
| Team | 26 | 99 | 3.8 | 1 | 15 |
| Tampa Bay Rushing | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LG | |
| C. Williams | 24 | 61 | 2.5 | 2 | 12 |
| M. Pittman | 5 | 18 | 3.6 | 0 | 5 |
| J. Garcia | 2 | 6 | 3.0 | 0 | 7 |
| E. Graham | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | 2 |
| Team | 32 | 87 | 2.7 | 2 | 12 |
| New Orleans Receiving | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LG | |
| M. Colston | 8 | 70 | 8.8 | 1 | 16 |
| D. Patten | 2 | 66 | 33.0 | 0 | 58 |
| L. Moore | 3 | 46 | 15.3 | 0 | 22 |
| R. Bush | 6 | 43 | 7.2 | 0 | 11 |
| E. Johnson | 3 | 18 | 6.0 | 0 | 8 |
| D. McAllister | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 0 | 7 |
| T. Copper | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 0 | 6 |
| J. Owens | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 | 4 |
| M. Karney | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team | 26 | 260 | 10.0 | 1 | 58 |
| Tampa Bay Receiving | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LG | |
| J. Galloway | 4 | 135 | 33.8 | 2 | 69 |
| I. Hilliard | 2 | 51 | 25.5 | 0 | 41 |
| A. Smith | 2 | 45 | 22.5 | 0 | 33 |
| M. Pittman | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 0 | 11 |
| B. Askew | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Team | 10 | 243 | 24.3 | 2 | 69 |
| New Orleans Fumbles | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| FUM | LOST | REC | |
| R. Bush | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| D. McAllister | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Team | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| Tampa Bay Fumbles | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| FUM | LOST | REC | |
| B. Ruud | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Team | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Tampa Bay Interceptions | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| INT | YDS | TD | |
| C. June | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Team | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| New Orleans Tackles | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| TOT | SACKS | SOLO | |
| J. Bullocks | 7 | 0 | 3 |
| R. Harper | 6 | 0 | 6 |
| S. Fujita | 6 | 0 | 4 |
| S. Shanle | 6 | 0 | 4 |
| J. David | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| C. Grant | 4 | 0 | 3 |
| M. Simoneau | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| W. Smith | 3 | 0 | 1 |
| T. Evans | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| K. Clancy | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| K. Kaesviharn | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| A. Stecker | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| A. Lake | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| H. Thomas | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| J. Owens | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| U. Young | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| D. McAllister | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| B. Young | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| M. McKenzie | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| D. Patten | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| J. Cooper | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Team | 56 | 0 | 44 |
| Tampa Bay Tackles | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| TOT | SACKS | SOLO | |
| B. Ruud | 11 | 0 | 9 |
| D. Brooks | 9 | 0 | 8 |
| J. Phillips | 7 | 0 | 5 |
| R. Barber | 6 | 0 | 4 |
| T. Jackson | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| S. Davis | 5 | 0 | 4 |
| C. June | 5 | 0 | 3 |
| G. Spires | 4 | 0 | 2 |
| J. Haye | 3 | 1 | 3 |
| K. Carter | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| G. Adams | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| G. Peterson | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| G. White | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| R. Nece | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| W. Allen | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| S. Piscitelli | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| P. Buchanon | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| E. Graham | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| A. Hayward | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Team | 70 | 2 | 57 |
| Tampa Bay Kick Returns | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NO | YDS | AVG | LG | |
| M. Jones | 1 | 36 | 36.0 | 36 |
| M. Clayton | 1 | 23 | 23.0 | 23 |
| I. Hilliard | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 |
| Team | 3 | 62 | 20.7 | 36 |
| Tampa Bay Punt Returns | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NO | YDS | AVG | LG | |
| M. Jones | 3 | 25 | 8.3 | 16 |
| Team | 3 | 25 | 8.3 | 16 |
| New Orleans Kicking | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FG | PCT | LONG | XP | PTS | |
| O. Mare | 0/1 | 0.0 | -- | 2/2 | 2 |
| Team | 0/1 | 0.0 | -- | 2/2 | 2 |
| Tampa Bay Kicking | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FG | PCT | LONG | XP | PTS | |
| M. Bryant | 1/1 | 100.0 | 27 | 4/4 | 7 |
| Team | 1/1 | 100.0 | 27 | 4/4 | 7 |
| New Orleans Punting | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TOT | YDS | AVG | TB | -20 | LG | |
| S. Weatherford | 4 | 177 | 44.3 | 0 | 0 | 52 |
| Team | 4 | 177 | 44.3 | 0 | 0 | 52 |
| Tampa Bay Punting | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TOT | YDS | AVG | TB | -20 | LG | |
| J. Bidwell | 5 | 190 | 38.0 | 0 | 1 | 53 |
| Team | 5 | 190 | 38.0 | 0 | 1 | 53 |
Attendance: 65,178



