Week 1, 2018

played in New Orleans, LA

79 degrees, fair, 2 mph wind

Tampa Bay Buccaneers	7	3	7	13	-	30
New Orleans Saints	7	7	9	14	-	37

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:52 NOS - Leonardo Powell 3 pass from Jessie Foley (Jamal Rooney extra point)
1Q: 05:15 TBY - Casey Fredrickson 21 run (Brendan O'Callaghan extra point)
2Q: 09:38 TBY - Brendan O'Callaghan 34 field goal
2Q: 04:54 NOS - Donnell Sipes 4 run (Jamal Rooney extra point)
3Q: 10:57 TBY - Broderick Hoover 6 pass from Casey Fredrickson (Brendan O'Callaghan extra point)
3Q: 05:02 NOS - Jamal Rooney 47 field goal
3Q: 03:37 NOS - Thomas Grijalva 95 interception return (Jamal Rooney extra point failed)
4Q: 12:22 TBY - Brendan O'Callaghan 33 field goal
4Q: 12:16 TBY - Carlos Fleming 71 interception return (Brendan O'Callaghan extra point)
4Q: 08:46 NOS - Jessie Foley 11 run (Jamal Rooney extra point)
4Q: 03:57 TBY - Brendan O'Callaghan 51 field goal
4Q: 02:00 NOS - Abel Corbett 2 pass from Jessie Foley (Jamal Rooney extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:52 NOS - Leonardo Powell 3 pass from Jessie Foley (Jamal Rooney extra point)
1Q: 05:15 TBY - Casey Fredrickson 21 run (Brendan O'Callaghan extra point)
2Q: 09:38 TBY - Brendan O'Callaghan 34 field goal
2Q: 04:54 NOS - Donnell Sipes 4 run (Jamal Rooney extra point)
3Q: 10:57 TBY - Broderick Hoover 6 pass from Casey Fredrickson (Brendan O'Callaghan extra point)
3Q: 05:02 NOS - Jamal Rooney 47 field goal
3Q: 03:37 NOS - Thomas Grijalva 95 interception return (Jamal Rooney extra point failed)
4Q: 12:22 TBY - Brendan O'Callaghan 33 field goal
4Q: 12:16 TBY - Carlos Fleming 71 interception return (Brendan O'Callaghan extra point)
4Q: 08:46 NOS - Jessie Foley 11 run (Jamal Rooney extra point)
4Q: 03:57 TBY - Brendan O'Callaghan 51 field goal
4Q: 02:00 NOS - Abel Corbett 2 pass from Jessie Foley (Jamal Rooney extra point)

Team Statistics TBY NOS
Record 0-1 1-0
First Downs 23 25
- by Rushing 7 8
- by Passing 15 16
- by Penalty 1 1
Total Net Yards 418 344
- Offensive Plays 64 64
- Yards per Play 6.53 5.38
Net Rushing Yards 94 115
- Rushing Attempts 22 28
- Yards per Rush 4.27 4.11
Net Passing Yards 324 229
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 39 - 24 - 2 35 - 25 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 343 238
- Sacks/Yards Lost 3/19 1/9
- Yards per Pass Play 7.71 6.36
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 3/10 7/11
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 9.9 10.3
4th Down Conversions 0/1 0/0
Penalties/Yards 8/47 5/50
Punt Returns/Yards 2/18 0/0
Kick Returns/Yards 3/89 4/126
Interception Ret./Yards 1/71 2/95
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 3 5
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/2 4/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 29 OWN 37
Time of Possession 30:18 29:42

Team Statistics	TBY	NOS
Record	0-1	1-0
First Downs	23	25
- by Rushing	7	8
- by Passing	15	16
- by Penalty	1	1
Total Net Yards	418	344
- Offensive Plays	64	64
- Yards per Play	6.53	5.38
Net Rushing Yards	94	115
- Rushing Attempts	22	28
- Yards per Rush	4.27	4.11
Net Passing Yards	324	229
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	39 - 24 - 2	35 - 25 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	343	238
- Sacks/Yards Lost	3/19	1/9
- Yards per Pass Play	7.71	6.36
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	3/10	7/11
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	9.9	10.3
4th Down Conversions	0/1	0/0
Penalties/Yards	8/47	5/50
Punt Returns/Yards	2/18	0/0
Kick Returns/Yards	3/89	4/126
Interception Ret./Yards	1/71	2/95
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	3	5
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/2	4/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 29	OWN 37
Time of Possession	30:18	29:42

Drive Charts

Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	10:44	2:44	OPP 44	6	13	Missed FG
1	6:06	1:03	OWN 33	3	67	Touchdown
1	0:32	6:00	OWN 8	10	75	Field Goal
2	4:48	3:41	OWN 25	8	29	Punt
3	15:00	4:09	OWN 31	7	69	Touchdown
3	10:01	0:17	OPP 43	2	0	Interception
3	4:55	1:26	OWN 25	3	43	Interception
3	3:29	6:13	OWN 24	11	60	Field Goal
4	8:35	4:43	OWN 8	10	58	Field Goal
4	1:53	0:39	OWN 25	4	-1	Downs

New Orleans Saints
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	4:16	OPP 49	8	49	Touchdown
1	8:00	1:54	OWN 38	3	9	Punt
1	5:03	4:31	OWN 41	7	23	Punt
2	9:32	4:44	OWN 25	12	75	Touchdown
2	1:07	1:07	OWN 20	5	25	Half
3	10:51	0:50	OWN 25	3	-1	Punt
3	9:44	4:49	OWN 37	8	33	Field Goal
4	12:16	0:10	OWN 25	1	0	Interception
4	12:06	3:31	OWN 40	7	60	Touchdown
4	3:52	1:59	OWN 39	7	61	Touchdown
4	1:14	1:14	OPP 24	4	9	Game

Game MVP: Jessie Foley, New Orleans Saints

Rushing Statistics

Tampa Bay	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Broderick Hoover	16	60	3.75	12	3	0
Casey Fredrickson	4	23	5.75	21	1	1
Jason Horn	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
Melvin Poston	1	11	11.00	11	1	0

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Donnell Sipes	22	70	3.18	9	0	1
Jessie Foley	5	36	7.20	17	2	1
Randal Clements	1	9	9.00	9	0	0

Passing Statistics

Tampa Bay	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Casey Fredrickson	39	24	343	3/19	1	46	2	77.2

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Jessie Foley	35	25	238	1/9	2	37	1	97.1

Receiving Statistics

Tampa Bay	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
RB Broderick Hoover	7	9	38	5.43	3	10	1
WR Gary Powers	4	9	71	17.75	16	37	0
WR Monty Guenther	3	4	58	19.33	24	46	0
TE Alex Schmidgall	3	5	48	16.00	27	38	0
WR Melvin Poston	3	4	64	21.33	4	25	0
WR Scottie Cerasani	2	4	10	5.00	5	6	0
FB Jason Horn	1	1	10	10.00	4	10	0
TE Leonard Newman	1	2	44	44.00	39	44	0
TE Ty Chustz	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

New Orleans	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Randal Clements	5	7	58	11.60	20	22	0
RB Donnell Sipes	4	5	19	4.75	8	12	0
WR Abel Corbett	4	5	71	17.75	18	37	1
TE Leonardo Powell	4	6	38	9.50	16	17	1
WR Martin Schoeppner	4	6	16	4.00	0	8	0
FB Cooper Floyd	3	3	25	8.33	9	9	0
TE Daniel Snyder	1	2	11	11.00	3	11	0
WR John Ramsey	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Tampa Bay	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Carlos Fleming	1	71	71.00	1

New Orleans	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
OLB Barry Lane	1	0	0.00	0
CB Thomas Grijalva	1	95	95.00	1

Fumble Statistics

Tampa Bay	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD

New Orleans	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD

Punting Statistics

Tampa Bay	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Shawn Sanderson	1	46	46.0	26.0	46	0

New Orleans	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Jackie Tate	3	100	33.3	27.3	39	2

Kicking Statistics

Tampa Bay	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Brendan O'Callaghan	3/4	1/2	1/1	51	3/3

New Orleans	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Jamal Rooney	1/1	1/1	0/0	47	4/5

Punt Return Statistics

Tampa Bay	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Scottie Cerasani	2	18	9.0	0

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Kick Return Statistics

Tampa Bay	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Marc Hopkins	3	89	29.7	0

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Donnell Sipes	3	100	33.3	0
Sammy O'Neill	1	26	26.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Tampa Bay	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Leonardo McConnell	11	1	1.0	28	36
S Carlos Fleming	5	4	0.0	28	28
CB Zachary Lyon	5	2	0.0	28	35
ILB Marquis Booker	5	2	0.0	16	25
S Braxton Talley	4	2	0.0	28	35
CB C.J. Basnight	4	1	0.0	28	31
DE Damon Webster	3	2	0.0	27	35
CB Drake Ackley	2	1	0.0	16	18
DE Clyde Vest	2	1	0.0	26	22
ILB Jeffery Raney	2	0	0.0	12	11
DT Gene Hampton	2	0	0.0	25	26
DT Alejandro Benjamin	1	2	0.0	25	29
OLB Leland Culpepper	1	2	0.0	12	11
CB Neal Covington	1	0	0.0	1	12
TE Alex Schmidgall	1	0	---	---	---

New Orleans	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Johnny Barnes	8	2	0.0	22	40
OLB Sammy Shea	6	2	1.0	21	41
CB Gus Betancourt	6	0	0.0	22	41
S Braxton Small	5	4	1.0	22	41
OLB Chad Bush	5	1	0.0	22	42
ILB Taylor Epperson	4	0	0.0	4	13
OLB Barry Lane	3	1	0.0	18	30
OLB Toby Roiger	3	1	0.0	15	27
DT Sawyer Boone	3	0	0.0	22	42
DE Oliver Wilcox	2	1	1.0	20	39
CB Thomas Grijalva	2	0	0.0	19	35

Pass Rush Statistics

Tampa Bay	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Leonardo McConnell	1.0	0	0	1	36
DE Damon Webster	0.0	1	2	0	35
DE Clyde Vest	0.0	1	1	0	22
DT Gene Hampton	0.0	0	1	0	26

New Orleans	Sack	Hurry	PPlay
DE Oliver Wilcox	1.0	3	39
S Braxton Small	1.0	0	41
OLB Sammy Shea	1.0	0	41
DT Sawyer Boone	0.0	3	42
OLB Chad Bush	0.0	1	42
OLB Toby Roiger	0.0	1	27

Pass Defense Statistics

Tampa Bay	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB C.J. Basnight	5	0	0	31
CB Zachary Lyon	4	0	0	35
ILB Marquis Booker	4	0	0	25
OLB Leonardo McConnell	3	1	0	36
S Carlos Fleming	2	2	1	28
CB Drake Ackley	2	0	0	18
S Braxton Talley	2	0	0	35
CB Neal Covington	1	0	0	12
DE Damon Webster	1	0	0	35
OLB Leland Culpepper	1	0	0	11

New Orleans	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S Johnny Barnes	5	0	0	40
CB Gus Betancourt	5	0	0	41
OLB Barry Lane	2	1	1	30
CB Thomas Grijalva	2	1	1	35
S Braxton Small	2	1	0	41
ILB Taylor Epperson	2	0	0	13
DE Oliver Wilcox	2	0	0	39
OLB Chad Bush	2	0	0	42
DT Sawyer Boone	1	0	0	42
OLB Sammy Shea	1	0	0	41
CB Chuck Horton	0	1	0	31

Blocking Statistics

Tampa Bay	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Joshua Platt	7	12	1	34	0	68
Kenny Huffman	1	3	0	22	2	42
Kenneth Holliday	1	3	0	22	1	42
Francisco Noland	1	3	0	10	0	16
Jerome Blood	0	1	0	22	0	42

New Orleans	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Willie Copeland	5	8	28	0	36
Ed Atkins	2	5	28	0	36
Korey Lee	2	4	28	1	36
Cory Kadanoff	1	4	28	0	36
Daquan Russell	1	3	28	0	36

Special Teams Tackles

Tampa Bay	Tackles	STPlays
Alex Schmidgall	4	8

New Orleans	Tackles	STPlays
Gus Betancourt	2	13
Barry Lane	1	22
Taylor Epperson	1	19
Gregory Sheldon	1	18

Participation

Tampa Bay	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Joshua Platt	34	68	---	---	---	102
Monty Guenther	21	36	---	---	21	78
Gary Powers	22	39	---	---	15	76
Jerome Blood	22	42	---	---	5	69
Kenny Huffman	22	42	---	---	5	69
Kenneth Holliday	22	42	---	---	5	69
Alex Schmidgall	21	38	---	---	8	67
Leonardo McConnell	---	---	28	36	1	65
Casey Fredrickson	22	42	---	---	---	64
Zachary Lyon	---	---	28	35	1	64
Braxton Talley	---	---	28	35	1	64
Damon Webster	---	---	27	35	1	63
C.J. Basnight	---	---	28	31	1	60
Alejandro Benjamin	---	---	25	29	4	58
Carlos Fleming	---	---	28	28	1	57
Broderick Hoover	18	36	---	---	2	56
Marquis Booker	---	---	16	25	11	52
Gene Hampton	---	---	25	26	---	51
Clyde Vest	---	---	26	22	---	48
Melvin Poston	17	27	---	---	---	44
Jason Horn	4	14	---	---	21	39
Drake Ackley	---	---	16	18	3	37
Donnell Hayes	---	---	7	21	4	32
Neal Covington	---	---	1	12	18	31
Francisco Noland	10	16	---	---	2	28
Leonard Newman	0	3	---	---	22	25
Scottie Cerasani	3	5	---	---	17	25
Carlos Torres	---	---	0	7	17	24
Jeffery Raney	---	---	12	11	---	23
Leland Culpepper	---	---	12	11	---	23
Jesse Leiter	---	---	0	1	18	19
Angel Heffner	0	0	---	---	17	17
Ty Chustz	4	12	---	---	---	16
Brendan O'Callaghan	0	0	---	---	11	11
Griffin Campbell	---	---	1	7	---	8
Marc Hopkins	0	0	---	---	7	7
Joey Mikeska	---	---	0	5	1	6
Dylan Quimby	0	0	---	---	5	5
Rickey Shallard	0	0	---	---	4	4
Diego Greene	0	0	---	---	3	3
Shawn Sanderson	0	0	---	---	1	1
Jace Wooden	---	---	0	1	---	1
Adrian Renfrow	0	0	---	---	---	0
Gilbert Steffen	0	0	---	---	---	0
Reginald Hopper	0	0	---	---	---	0
Maxwell Raiola	0	0	---	---	---	0

New Orleans	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Gus Betancourt	---	---	22	41	13	76
Barry Lane	---	---	18	30	22	70
Donnell Sipes	27	35	---	---	7	69
Johnny Barnes	---	---	22	40	6	68
Sawyer Boone	---	---	22	42	4	68
Willie Copeland	28	36	---	---	4	68
Chad Bush	---	---	22	42	4	68
Braxton Small	---	---	22	41	5	68
Daquan Russell	28	36	---	---	4	68
Korey Lee	28	36	---	---	4	68
Cory Kadanoff	28	36	---	---	4	68
Sammy Shea	---	---	21	41	4	66
Ed Atkins	28	36	---	---	---	64
Jessie Foley	28	36	---	---	---	64
Martin Schoeppner	28	36	---	---	---	64
Oliver Wilcox	---	---	20	39	4	63
Leonardo Powell	27	34	---	---	1	62
Randal Clements	25	35	---	---	1	61
Abel Corbett	18	25	---	---	16	59
Thomas Grijalva	---	---	19	35	4	58
Chuck Horton	---	---	19	31	4	54
Toby Roiger	---	---	15	27	3	45
Taylor Epperson	---	---	4	13	19	36
Jamie Giedt	---	---	2	8	15	25
Cooper Floyd	2	6	---	---	16	24
Asher Upshaw	---	---	7	15	1	23
Gregory Sheldon	3	1	---	---	18	22
Daniel Snyder	8	6	---	---	7	21
Sammy O'Neill	0	0	---	---	18	18
Ezekiel Miller	---	---	4	12	---	16
Vincent Henderson	1	1	---	---	13	15
Tyrus Francis	---	---	0	0	13	13
Trent Sluiter	---	---	3	5	1	9
Jamal Rooney	0	0	---	---	8	8
Jackie Tate	0	0	---	---	4	4
Kaleb Reilly	0	0	---	---	4	4
John Ramsey	1	1	---	---	---	2
Mike Downs	---	---	0	0	1	1
Jamie Prigge	---	---	0	0	1	1
Luther Sachs	0	0	---	---	---	0
Claude Thornton	0	0	---	---	---	0
Deron Heimulu	0	0	---	---	---	0
Adam Cash	0	0	---	---	---	0
Bernard Herron	0	0	---	---	---	0
Marty Lyle	---	---	0	0	---	0
Tristan Dvorsky	---	---	0	0	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	0	0	0.0
Middle	19	65	3.4
Right	3	29	9.7
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	3	14	4.7
Middle	16	66	4.1
Right	8	37	4.6
None	1	-2	-2.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Tampa Bay	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Casey Fredrickson	39	24	6	1	0	4	8	0	2

New Orleans	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Jessie Foley	35	25	3	0	0	3	4	1	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	7	6	33	4.7
Short (0-8 Yds)	15	10	128	8.5
Medium (9-18 Yds)	10	4	50	5.0
Long (19+ Yds)	7	4	132	18.9

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	3	11	2.8
Short (0-8 Yds)	17	15	128	7.5
Medium (9-18 Yds)	9	6	62	6.9
Long (19+ Yds)	5	1	37	7.4

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Tampa Bay	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
RB Broderick Hoover	9	7	38	0	36
WR Gary Powers	9	4	71	1	39
TE Alex Schmidgall	5	3	48	1	38
WR Monty Guenther	4	3	58	1	36
WR Scottie Cerasani	4	2	10	0	5
WR Melvin Poston	4	3	64	2	27
TE Leonard Newman	2	1	44	1	3
FB Jason Horn	1	1	10	0	14
TE Ty Chustz	1	0	0	0	12

New Orleans	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Randal Clements	7	5	58	1	35
TE Leonardo Powell	6	4	38	0	34
WR Martin Schoeppner	6	4	16	0	36
RB Donnell Sipes	5	4	19	0	35
WR Abel Corbett	5	4	71	2	25
FB Cooper Floyd	3	3	25	0	6
TE Daniel Snyder	2	1	11	0	6
WR John Ramsey	1	0	0	0	1

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Tampa Bay	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Broderick Hoover	2	2	1.00	3.75

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Jessie Foley	2	9	4.50	7.20
Donnell Sipes	2	5	2.50	3.18

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Tampa Bay	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Casey Fredrickson	3	2	5	1.67	8.79

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Jessie Foley	6	4	32	5.33	6.80

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Tampa Bay	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
RB Broderick Hoover	1	1	6	6.00	4.22
WR Gary Powers	1	1	-1	-1.00	7.89
TE Ty Chustz	1	0	0	0.00	0.00

New Orleans	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Leonardo Powell	3	2	14	4.67	6.33
WR Abel Corbett	1	1	2	2.00	14.20
WR Randal Clements	1	1	16	16.00	8.29
WR John Ramsey	1	0	0	0.00	0.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Tampa Bay	Rushes	Conversions

New Orleans	Rushes	Conversions
Donnell Sipes	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Tampa Bay	Att	Comp	Conversions
Casey Fredrickson	10	5	3

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Conversions
Jessie Foley	10	9	6

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Tampa Bay	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Gary Powers	3	1	0
WR Scottie Cerasani	2	1	1
TE Alex Schmidgall	2	2	1
RB Broderick Hoover	1	0	0
TE Ty Chustz	1	0	0
WR Melvin Poston	1	1	1

New Orleans	Targ	Catch	Conversions
RB Donnell Sipes	2	2	1
WR Abel Corbett	2	1	1
TE Leonardo Powell	2	2	2
WR Martin Schoeppner	2	2	0
FB Cooper Floyd	1	1	1
WR Randal Clements	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 61,100 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 18,100 (21,400)
End Zone 13,200 (15,400)
Mezzanine 7,800 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 12,100 (13,600)
Club Seats 6,800 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 3,100 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	61,100 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	18,100 (21,400)
End Zone	13,200 (15,400)
Mezzanine	7,800 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	12,100 (13,600)
Club Seats	6,800 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	3,100 (3,300)