Week 1, 2021

played in Tampa Bay, FL

92 degrees, fair, 2 mph wind

New Orleans Saints	0	10	0	6	-	16
Tampa Bay Buccaneers	10	3	7	3	-	23

Scoring Summary
1Q: 11:45 TBY - Nicky Perry 7 pass from Ian Halbert (Zane West extra point)
1Q: 01:36 TBY - Zane West 20 field goal
2Q: 12:46 TBY - Zane West 32 field goal
2Q: 04:58 NOS - Martin Schoeppner 30 pass from Deron Heimulu (Jamal Rooney extra point)
2Q: 00:53 NOS - Jamal Rooney 18 field goal
3Q: 09:10 TBY - Sherman Mitchell 52 pass from Ian Halbert (Zane West extra point)
4Q: 15:00 NOS - Jamal Rooney 22 field goal
4Q: 06:01 NOS - Jamal Rooney 23 field goal
4Q: 00:32 TBY - Zane West 43 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 11:45 TBY - Nicky Perry 7 pass from Ian Halbert (Zane West extra point)
1Q: 01:36 TBY - Zane West 20 field goal
2Q: 12:46 TBY - Zane West 32 field goal
2Q: 04:58 NOS - Martin Schoeppner 30 pass from Deron Heimulu (Jamal Rooney extra point)
2Q: 00:53 NOS - Jamal Rooney 18 field goal
3Q: 09:10 TBY - Sherman Mitchell 52 pass from Ian Halbert (Zane West extra point)
4Q: 15:00 NOS - Jamal Rooney 22 field goal
4Q: 06:01 NOS - Jamal Rooney 23 field goal
4Q: 00:32 TBY - Zane West 43 field goal

Team Statistics NOS TBY
Record 0-1 1-0
First Downs 13 20
- by Rushing 5 2
- by Passing 7 17
- by Penalty 1 1
Total Net Yards 273 383
- Offensive Plays 63 64
- Yards per Play 4.33 5.98
Net Rushing Yards 106 103
- Rushing Attempts 27 20
- Yards per Rush 3.93 5.15
Net Passing Yards 167 280
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 33 - 19 - 2 42 - 25 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards 184 292
- Sacks/Yards Lost 3/17 2/12
- Yards per Pass Play 4.64 6.36
Fumbles/Lost 1/0 1/1
3rd Down Conversions 3/16 2/11
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 8.8 7.9
4th Down Conversions 1/2 0/0
Penalties/Yards 9/81 3/28
Punt Returns/Yards 1/5 4/28
Kick Returns/Yards 5/128 4/115
Interception Ret./Yards 2/18 2/10
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 3 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 0/3 1/2
Avg. Drive Start OWN 36 OWN 35
Time of Possession 31:49 28:11

Team Statistics	NOS	TBY
Record	0-1	1-0
First Downs	13	20
- by Rushing	5	2
- by Passing	7	17
- by Penalty	1	1
Total Net Yards	273	383
- Offensive Plays	63	64
- Yards per Play	4.33	5.98
Net Rushing Yards	106	103
- Rushing Attempts	27	20
- Yards per Rush	3.93	5.15
Net Passing Yards	167	280
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	33 - 19 - 2	42 - 25 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards	184	292
- Sacks/Yards Lost	3/17	2/12
- Yards per Pass Play	4.64	6.36
Fumbles/Lost	1/0	1/1
3rd Down Conversions	3/16	2/11
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	8.8	7.9
4th Down Conversions	1/2	0/0
Penalties/Yards	9/81	3/28
Punt Returns/Yards	1/5	4/28
Kick Returns/Yards	5/128	4/115
Interception Ret./Yards	2/18	2/10
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	3	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	0/3	1/2
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 36	OWN 35
Time of Possession	31:49	28:11

Drive Charts

New Orleans Saints
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	11:35	2:29	OWN 30	4	14	Punt
1	6:02	1:14	OWN 20	3	4	Punt
1	1:31	1:42	OPP 48	3	-15	Punt
2	12:41	2:07	OWN 37	3	-1	Punt
2	9:10	1:24	OWN 30	3	3	Punt
2	6:36	1:53	OWN 23	4	77	Touchdown
2	3:47	1:52	OWN 48	3	7	Punt
2	1:44	0:58	OPP 7	3	6	Field Goal
2	0:17	0:17	OWN 23	1	-1	Half
3	15:00	4:14	OWN 38	7	20	Interception
3	8:55	9:02	OWN 33	15	62	Field Goal
4	9:48	3:54	OWN 38	8	56	Field Goal
4	2:29	0:57	OWN 20	5	14	Downs
4	0:24	0:13	OWN 25	1	0	Interception

Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	3:25	OWN 47	6	53	Touchdown
1	9:06	3:04	OWN 4	7	48	Punt
1	4:48	3:17	OPP 43	9	40	Field Goal
2	14:49	2:08	OWN 20	6	65	Field Goal
2	10:34	1:24	OWN 19	3	2	Punt
2	7:46	1:10	OWN 38	5	39	Fumble
2	4:43	0:56	OWN 23	1	-5	Interception
2	1:55	0:11	OWN 20	1	0	Interception
2	0:46	0:29	OWN 45	3	3	Punt
3	10:46	1:51	OWN 33	4	67	Touchdown
4	14:53	5:05	OWN 24	10	45	Missed FG
4	5:54	3:25	OWN 25	6	30	Punt
4	1:32	1:08	OPP 34	3	8	Field Goal
4	0:11	0:11	OPP 30	1	-1	Game

Game MVP: Ian Halbert, Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Bobby Horenstein	19	83	4.37	28	4
Daniel Naslund	4	8	2.00	4	0
Deron Heimulu	3	12	4.00	5	0
Cooper Floyd	1	3	3.00	3	0

Tampa Bay	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Sherman Mitchell	13	49	3.77	9	0
Ian Halbert	3	36	12.00	31	1
Marc Hopkins	2	4	2.00	3	0
Kendall Flynn	1	7	7.00	7	0
Donnie Gordon	1	7	7.00	7	0

Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Deron Heimulu	33	19	184	3/17	1	41	2	58.1

Tampa Bay	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Ian Halbert	42	25	292	2/12	2	52	2	76.7

Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
TE Leonardo Powell	4	4	25	6.25	1	10	0
WR Randal Clements	4	6	12	3.00	3	5	0
FB Cooper Floyd	3	4	14	4.67	7	8	0
WR Martin Schoeppner	3	9	64	21.33	33	30	1
RB Bobby Horenstein	2	4	9	4.50	0	10	0
WR Jermaine Wilson	2	5	54	27.00	31	41	0
TE Brock Barfield	1	1	6	6.00	0	6	0

Tampa Bay	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Kendall Flynn	6	7	35	5.83	8	21	0
WR Melvin Poston	6	13	99	16.50	29	31	0
WR Nicky Perry	5	12	49	9.80	3	15	1
TE Ty Chustz	3	3	33	11.00	0	12	0
FB Jason Horn	2	2	15	7.50	1	11	0
TE Alex Schmidgall	2	2	9	4.50	0	6	0
RB Sherman Mitchell	1	2	52	52.00	50	52	1
WR Justin Green	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

New Orleans	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Gus Betancourt	1	18	18.00	0
CB Thomas Grijalva	1	0	0.00	0

Tampa Bay	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Drake Ackley	1	10	10.00	0
S Devante Legay	1	0	0.00	0

Fumble Statistics

New Orleans	Fumb	Recov	Force
Corwin Torres	1	0	0
Thomas Grijalva	0	1	1
Jumbo Jones	0	1	0

Tampa Bay	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Ty Chustz	1	0	0	0
Zachary Lyon	0	0	1	0

Punting Statistics

New Orleans	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Jackie Tate	6	276	46.0	38.0	53	3

Tampa Bay	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Brayden Branch	4	164	41.0	29.8	48	1

Kicking Statistics

New Orleans	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Jamal Rooney	3/3	0/0	0/0	23	1/1

Tampa Bay	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Zane West	3/4	1/2	0/0	43	2/2

Punt Return Statistics

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Corwin Torres	1	5	5.0	0

Tampa Bay	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Devante Legay	4	28	7.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Gus Betancourt	5	128	25.6	0

Tampa Bay	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Kendall Flynn	4	115	28.8	0

Defensive Statistics

New Orleans	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
CB Thomas Grijalva	6	1	0.0	19	42
ILB Wes Tong	6	1	0.0	20	44
CB Steve Sampson	5	0	0.0	9	33
DT Sawyer Boone	4	1	1.0	20	44
OLB Chad Bush	4	1	0.0	20	44
DE Asher Upshaw	4	1	0.0	20	42
DE Oliver Wilcox	3	1	1.0	17	35
CB Gus Betancourt	3	0	0.0	19	44
DT Denzel Covington	2	1	0.0	11	35
S Louie Pearson	2	0	0.0	9	34
S Corwin Torres	2	0	0.0	11	11
S Braxton Small	1	1	0.0	11	10
ILB Taylor Epperson	1	0	0.0	11	11
WR Martin Schoeppner	1	0	---	---	---
WR Jermaine Wilson	1	0	---	---	---

Tampa Bay	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Marquis Booker	11	0	0.5	27	36
S Braxton Talley	7	2	0.0	27	36
CB Zachary Lyon	6	1	0.0	27	36
OLB Leland Culpepper	5	2	0.0	25	31
OLB Everett Kestner	3	1	0.0	14	8
CB Karl Coles	3	0	0.0	24	31
CB Drake Ackley	2	1	0.0	11	18
DT Gene Hampton	2	1	0.0	24	31
DT Daryl Delgado	2	1	0.0	23	22
DE Alejandro Benjamin	2	0	0.0	22	30
DE Walter Kelley	1	5	1.0	26	35
DT Justin Thompson	1	0	1.0	4	11
DE Damon Webster	1	0	0.5	8	14
S Devante Legay	1	1	0.0	27	36
CB C.J. Basnight	1	0	0.0	2	4
TE Alex Schmidgall	1	0	---	---	---
WR Melvin Poston	1	0	---	---	---
CB Gino Diable	0	1	0.0	3	13

Pass Rush Statistics

New Orleans	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Sawyer Boone	1.0	0	2	0	44
DE Oliver Wilcox	1.0	0	0	0	35
DE Asher Upshaw	0.0	1	2	1	42
OLB Chad Bush	0.0	0	1	2	44
DT Denzel Covington	0.0	0	1	0	35
CB Steve Sampson	0.0	0	1	0	33
ILB Wes Tong	0.0	0	1	0	44

Tampa Bay	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
DE Walter Kelley	1.0	0	1	35
DT Justin Thompson	1.0	0	0	11
ILB Marquis Booker	0.5	2	0	36
DE Damon Webster	0.5	0	0	14
DE Alejandro Benjamin	0.0	1	0	30
DT Gene Hampton	0.0	1	0	31

Pass Defense Statistics

New Orleans	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Thomas Grijalva	8	1	1	42
CB Steve Sampson	4	1	0	33
CB Gus Betancourt	3	2	1	44
OLB Chad Bush	3	0	0	44
S Louie Pearson	2	0	0	34
ILB Wes Tong	2	0	0	44
DT Sawyer Boone	1	0	0	44
CB Desmond Segovia	1	0	0	33
S Corwin Torres	1	0	0	11

Tampa Bay	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
OLB Leland Culpepper	4	3	0	31
ILB Marquis Booker	3	1	0	36
CB Karl Coles	3	1	0	31
CB Zachary Lyon	3	0	0	36
S Braxton Talley	2	0	0	36
OLB Everett Kestner	2	0	0	8
CB Drake Ackley	1	0	1	18
S Devante Legay	1	0	1	36

Blocking Statistics

New Orleans	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Abel Lucas	4	8	1	27	1	36
Robert Farley	2	6	0	27	0	36
Daquan Russell	0	4	0	27	1	36
Chase Gibson	0	4	0	27	0	36
Korey Jenkins	0	1	0	27	1	36
Cooper Floyd	0	1	0	11	0	10

Tampa Bay	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Herman Mueller	2	3	0	20	1	44
Kenneth Holliday	2	3	0	20	0	44
Jerome Blood	1	5	1	20	0	44
Jason Horn	1	3	0	3	0	5
Joshua Platt	1	1	0	20	1	44
Francisco Hamilton	0	2	0	20	0	44
Ty Chustz	0	1	0	10	0	9

Special Teams Tackles

New Orleans	Tackles	STPlays
Gus Betancourt	4	20
Irv Tejeda	1	19
Miles Catcott	1	16
Tyrell Reid	1	15
Taylor Epperson	1	14

Tampa Bay	Tackles	STPlays
Everett Kestner	2	21
C.J. Basnight	2	17
Zachary Lyon	1	13
Justin Green	1	11

Participation

New Orleans	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Gus Betancourt	---	---	19	44	20	83
Daquan Russell	27	36	---	---	9	72
Abel Lucas	27	36	---	---	9	72
Korey Jenkins	27	36	---	---	9	72
Chase Gibson	27	36	---	---	9	72
Chad Bush	---	---	20	44	5	69
Sawyer Boone	---	---	20	44	4	68
Wes Tong	---	---	20	44	4	68
Thomas Grijalva	---	---	19	42	5	66
Asher Upshaw	---	---	20	42	4	66
Leonardo Powell	27	35	---	---	2	64
Deron Heimulu	27	36	---	---	---	63
Robert Farley	27	36	---	---	---	63
Martin Schoeppner	24	36	---	---	2	62
Randal Clements	22	34	---	---	2	58
Desmond Segovia	---	---	9	33	15	57
Oliver Wilcox	---	---	17	35	4	56
Bobby Horenstein	20	30	---	---	2	52
Denzel Covington	---	---	11	35	5	51
Louie Pearson	---	---	9	34	1	44
Steve Sampson	---	---	9	33	1	43
Cooper Floyd	11	10	---	---	18	39
Jermaine Wilson	14	25	---	---	---	39
Taylor Epperson	---	---	11	11	14	36
Corwin Torres	---	---	11	11	7	29
Ezekiel Miller	---	---	2	5	21	28
Leland Torres	3	0	---	---	22	25
Braxton Small	---	---	11	10	3	24
Tito Flynn	---	---	10	11	2	23
Irv Tejeda	0	0	---	---	19	19
Tyrell Reid	---	---	1	2	15	18
Miles Catcott	0	1	---	---	16	17
Derek Kemp	2	4	---	---	9	15
Derrick Dotson	---	---	0	4	10	14
Daniel Naslund	4	1	---	---	5	10
Kaleb Reilly	0	0	---	---	9	9
Jamal Rooney	0	0	---	---	8	8
Brock Barfield	5	2	---	---	---	7
Jackie Tate	0	0	---	---	6	6
Jumbo Jones	---	---	1	0	5	6
Everett Foreman	3	2	---	---	---	5
Austin Heckman	---	---	0	0	4	4
Malik Brandon	0	0	---	---	3	3
Adam Cash	0	0	---	---	---	0
Korey Lee	0	0	---	---	---	0
Tom Demers	---	---	0	0	---	0

Tampa Bay	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Braxton Talley	---	---	27	36	20	83
Kenneth Holliday	20	44	---	---	14	78
Zachary Lyon	---	---	27	36	13	76
Herman Mueller	20	44	---	---	8	72
Jerome Blood	20	44	---	---	8	72
Francisco Hamilton	20	44	---	---	8	72
Devante Legay	---	---	27	36	9	72
Marquis Booker	---	---	27	36	3	66
Kendall Flynn	16	43	---	---	5	64
Joshua Platt	20	44	---	---	---	64
Walter Kelley	---	---	26	35	3	64
Ian Halbert	20	44	---	---	---	64
Melvin Poston	18	43	---	---	1	62
Alex Schmidgall	20	40	---	---	1	61
Leland Culpepper	---	---	25	31	5	61
Gene Hampton	---	---	24	31	3	58
Karl Coles	---	---	24	31	3	58
Alejandro Benjamin	---	---	22	30	3	55
Daryl Delgado	---	---	23	22	2	47
Sherman Mitchell	16	30	---	---	---	46
Ty Chustz	10	9	---	---	24	43
Everett Kestner	---	---	14	8	21	43
Nicky Perry	11	28	---	---	4	43
Damon Webster	---	---	8	14	7	29
Drake Ackley	---	---	11	18	---	29
Reginald Hopper	0	4	---	---	21	25
C.J. Basnight	---	---	2	4	17	23
Donnie Gordon	1	2	---	---	18	21
Charlie Rogers	0	0	---	---	20	20
Justin Green	0	8	---	---	11	19
Gino Diable	---	---	3	13	1	17
Justin Thompson	---	---	4	11	---	15
Jeffery Raney	---	---	0	1	11	12
Marc Hopkins	3	8	---	---	1	12
Gene Ingram	---	---	2	3	6	11
Zane West	0	0	---	---	10	10
Jason Horn	3	5	---	---	1	9
Les Keith	0	0	---	---	8	8
Brayden Branch	0	0	---	---	8	8
Frederick Vesneske	---	---	1	0	6	7
Maxwell Raiola	0	0	---	---	4	4
Josiah Abrams	2	0	---	---	---	2
Sebastian Gale	0	0	---	---	---	0
Darren Lang	0	0	---	---	---	0
Vernon Labonte	0	0	---	---	---	0
Robert McConnell	---	---	0	0	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	4	45	11.3
Middle	19	45	2.4
Right	4	16	4.0
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	1	31	31.0
Middle	15	52	3.5
Right	3	21	7.0
None	1	-1	-1.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Deron Heimulu	33	19	2	0	2	5	1	0	2

Tampa Bay	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Ian Halbert	42	25	4	0	2	4	8	3	2

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	4	11	2.8
Short (0-8 Yds)	11	8	59	5.4
Medium (9-18 Yds)	15	7	114	7.6
Long (19+ Yds)	3	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	2	1	52	26.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	15	7	69	4.6
Medium (9-18 Yds)	22	16	150	6.8
Long (19+ Yds)	3	1	21	7.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Martin Schoeppner	9	3	0	64	1	36
WR Randal Clements	6	4	1	12	0	34
WR Jermaine Wilson	5	2	0	54	1	25
TE Leonardo Powell	4	4	0	25	0	35
FB Cooper Floyd	4	3	0	14	0	10
RB Bobby Horenstein	4	2	1	9	0	30
TE Brock Barfield	1	1	0	6	0	2

Tampa Bay	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Melvin Poston	13	6	0	99	2	43
WR Nicky Perry	12	5	2	49	0	28
WR Kendall Flynn	7	6	0	35	1	43
TE Ty Chustz	3	3	0	33	0	9
FB Jason Horn	2	2	0	15	0	5
TE Alex Schmidgall	2	2	0	9	0	40
RB Sherman Mitchell	2	1	0	52	1	30
WR Justin Green	1	0	0	0	0	8

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Bobby Horenstein	4	1	0.25	4.37
Deron Heimulu	1	5	5.00	4.00
Daniel Naslund	1	2	2.00	2.00

Tampa Bay	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Marc Hopkins	1	3	3.00	2.00
Sherman Mitchell	1	6	6.00	3.77

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Deron Heimulu	8	4	15	1.88	5.58

Tampa Bay	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Ian Halbert	7	3	20	2.86	6.95

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Randal Clements	4	3	7	1.75	2.00
WR Martin Schoeppner	3	0	0	0.00	7.11
FB Cooper Floyd	1	1	8	8.00	3.50

Tampa Bay	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Nicky Perry	3	2	14	4.67	4.08
WR Melvin Poston	2	0	0	0.00	7.62
WR Kendall Flynn	1	1	6	6.00	5.00
WR Justin Green	1	0	0	0.00	0.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Rushes	Conversions
Deron Heimulu	2	0
Bobby Horenstein	1	1

Tampa Bay	Rushes	Conversions
Sherman Mitchell	7	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Conversions
Deron Heimulu	11	5	2

Tampa Bay	Att	Comp	Conversions
Ian Halbert	4	2	1

Third Down Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Jermaine Wilson	4	1	1
WR Randal Clements	3	2	1
FB Cooper Floyd	2	1	0
WR Martin Schoeppner	1	0	0
RB Bobby Horenstein	1	1	0

Tampa Bay	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Melvin Poston	2	0	0
FB Jason Horn	1	1	1
WR Kendall Flynn	1	1	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 99,900 (99,900 capacity)
Upper Deck 25,300 (25,300)
End Zone 18,200 (18,200)
Mezzanine 10,500 (10,500)
Sideline Seats 16,100 (16,100)
Club Seats 19,900 (19,900)
Luxury Boxes 9,900 (9,900)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	99,900 (99,900 capacity)
Upper Deck	25,300 (25,300)
End Zone	18,200 (18,200)
Mezzanine	10,500 (10,500)
Sideline Seats	16,100 (16,100)
Club Seats	19,900 (19,900)
Luxury Boxes	9,900 (9,900)