Week 14, 2015

played in Tampa Bay, FL

78 degrees, fair, calm

New Orleans Saints	3	3	14	3	-	23
Tampa Bay Buccaneers	0	6	7	3	-	16

Scoring Summary
1Q: 00:30 NOS - Kai Forbath 21 field goal
2Q: 12:21 NOS - Kai Forbath 34 field goal
2Q: 06:41 TBY - Connor Barth 40 field goal
2Q: 00:03 TBY - Connor Barth 20 field goal
3Q: 07:38 TBY - Jorvorskie Lane 1 pass from Jameis Winston (Connor Barth extra point)
3Q: 02:29 NOS - Brandin Cooks 12 pass from Drew Brees (Kai Forbath extra point)
3Q: 01:26 NOS - Brandin Cooks 39 pass from Drew Brees (Kai Forbath extra point)
4Q: 06:01 TBY - Connor Barth 52 field goal
4Q: 02:00 NOS - Kai Forbath 27 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 00:30 NOS - Kai Forbath 21 field goal
2Q: 12:21 NOS - Kai Forbath 34 field goal
2Q: 06:41 TBY - Connor Barth 40 field goal
2Q: 00:03 TBY - Connor Barth 20 field goal
3Q: 07:38 TBY - Jorvorskie Lane 1 pass from Jameis Winston (Connor Barth extra point)
3Q: 02:29 NOS - Brandin Cooks 12 pass from Drew Brees (Kai Forbath extra point)
3Q: 01:26 NOS - Brandin Cooks 39 pass from Drew Brees (Kai Forbath extra point)
4Q: 06:01 TBY - Connor Barth 52 field goal
4Q: 02:00 NOS - Kai Forbath 27 field goal

Team Statistics NOS TBY
Record 8-5 5-8
First Downs 19 19
- by Rushing 6 9
- by Passing 13 10
- by Penalty 0 0
Total Net Yards 380 328
- Offensive Plays 59 68
- Yards per Play 6.44 4.82
Net Rushing Yards 112 136
- Rushing Attempts 23 31
- Yards per Rush 4.87 4.39
Net Passing Yards 268 192
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 36 - 25 - 2 37 - 24 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 268 192
- Sacks/Yards Lost 0/0 0/0
- Yards per Pass Play 7.44 5.19
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 2/1
3rd Down Conversions 7/12 10/17
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 3.6 7.5
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/1
Penalties/Yards 5/40 3/20
Punt Returns/Yards 0/0 2/13
Kick Returns/Yards 0/0 5/107
Interception Ret./Yards 1/0 2/7
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 4 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/3 1/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 33 OWN 28
Time of Possession 29:22 30:38

Team Statistics	NOS	TBY
Record	8-5	5-8
First Downs	19	19
- by Rushing	6	9
- by Passing	13	10
- by Penalty	0	0
Total Net Yards	380	328
- Offensive Plays	59	68
- Yards per Play	6.44	4.82
Net Rushing Yards	112	136
- Rushing Attempts	23	31
- Yards per Rush	4.87	4.39
Net Passing Yards	268	192
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	36 - 25 - 2	37 - 24 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	268	192
- Sacks/Yards Lost	0/0	0/0
- Yards per Pass Play	7.44	5.19
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	2/1
3rd Down Conversions	7/12	10/17
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	3.6	7.5
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/1
Penalties/Yards	5/40	3/20
Punt Returns/Yards	0/0	2/13
Kick Returns/Yards	0/0	5/107
Interception Ret./Yards	1/0	2/7
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	4	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/3	1/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 33	OWN 28
Time of Possession	29:22	30:38

Drive Charts

New Orleans Saints
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	12:31	1:28	OWN 20	3	9	Punt
1	5:53	5:30	OWN 33	10	63	Field Goal
2	13:50	1:36	OPP 31	4	14	Field Goal
2	6:36	3:40	OWN 20	10	43	Interception
3	15:00	2:17	OWN 19	4	21	Interception
3	7:32	5:13	OWN 20	11	80	Touchdown
3	1:39	0:30	OPP 34	1	34	Touchdown
4	13:02	2:45	OWN 4	5	23	Punt
4	5:53	3:58	OWN 20	9	70	Field Goal
4	0:46	0:46	OPP 39	2	-2	Game

Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	2:29	OWN 31	5	18	Punt
1	11:03	5:10	OWN 28	9	46	Missed FG
1	0:23	1:33	OWN 15	3	3	Interception
2	12:14	5:38	OWN 31	9	46	Field Goal
2	2:56	2:56	OWN 22	9	75	Field Goal
3	12:43	5:11	OPP 44	10	44	Touchdown
3	2:19	0:40	OWN 37	1	-3	Fumble
3	1:09	3:07	OWN 27	6	17	Punt
4	10:17	4:24	OWN 17	9	48	Field Goal
4	1:55	1:09	OWN 20	7	19	Downs

Game MVP: Brandin Cooks, New Orleans Saints

Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Mark Ingram	14	65	4.64	11	1
C.J. Spiller	7	49	7.00	31	2
Drew Brees	2	-2	-1.00	-1	0

Tampa Bay	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Doug Martin	21	90	4.29	15	2
Korey Battle	5	11	2.20	13	1
Jameis Winston	4	27	6.75	9	0
Jorvorskie Lane	1	8	8.00	8	0

Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Drew Brees	36	25	268	0/0	2	39	2	86.3

Tampa Bay	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Jameis Winston	37	24	192	0/0	1	32	1	75.5

Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Brandin Cooks	8	10	126	15.75	68	39	2
FB Toben Opurum	4	4	25	6.25	4	11	0
RB Mark Ingram	3	4	22	7.33	5	13	0
WR T.J. Graham	3	7	27	9.00	4	14	0
WR Seantavius Jones	3	4	27	9.00	4	15	0
WR Brandon Coleman	2	2	32	16.00	13	17	0
RB C.J. Spiller	1	1	6	6.00	6	6	0
WR Willie Snead	1	4	3	3.00	0	3	0

Tampa Bay	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Vincent Jackson	7	10	87	12.43	25	27	0
WR Mike Evans	5	10	9	1.80	0	6	0
RB Doug Martin	4	4	4	1.00	5	4	0
WR David Nelson	3	5	28	9.33	4	16	0
FB Jorvorskie Lane	2	2	4	2.00	2	3	1
WR Louis Murphy	1	1	32	32.00	0	32	0
TE Austin Seferian-Jenkins	1	1	8	8.00	0	8	0
WR Kenny Bell	1	3	20	20.00	14	20	0
TE Luke Stocker	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

New Orleans	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Damian Swann	1	0	0.00	0

Tampa Bay	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Mike Jenkins	1	0	0.00	0
S Major Wright	1	7	7.00	0

Fumble Statistics

New Orleans	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Andre Shepard	0	1	0	0
Stephone Anthony	0	0	2	0

Tampa Bay	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Doug Martin	2	0	0	0
Mike Evans	0	1	0	0

Punting Statistics

New Orleans	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Thomas Morstead	2	112	56.0	49.5	59	2

Tampa Bay	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
D.J. Lewis	2	103	51.5	41.5	52	1

Kicking Statistics

New Orleans	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Kai Forbath	3/3	0/0	0/0	34	2/2

Tampa Bay	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Connor Barth	3/4	2/3	1/1	52	1/1

Punt Return Statistics

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Tampa Bay	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Mike Jenkins	1	10	10.0	0
Sterling Moore	1	3	3.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Tampa Bay	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
David Nelson	5	107	21.4	0

Defensive Statistics

New Orleans	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Jairus Byrd	9	3	0.0	30	37
S Kenny Vaccaro	8	2	0.0	31	37
ILB Stephone Anthony	5	3	0.0	31	37
S Jamarca Sanford	5	0	0.0	8	17
CB Brian Dixon	4	2	0.0	11	13
OLB Hau'oli Kikaha	4	1	0.0	29	32
DT John Jenkins	3	1	0.0	22	30
OLB Dannell Ellerbe	3	0	0.0	10	9
CB Keenan Lewis	3	0	0.0	31	37
CB Damian Swann	3	0	0.0	30	34
DE Bobby Richardson	2	2	0.0	27	31
DT Kevin Williams	1	2	0.0	22	27
DE Andre Shepard	1	2	0.0	22	21
S Taurean Nixon	1	1	0.0	6	11
TE Benjamin Watson	1	0	---	---	---
DT Akeem Spence	1	0	0.0	14	15
DE Tavaris Barnes	1	0	0.0	13	13
WR Seantavius Jones	1	0	---	---	---

Tampa Bay	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Lavonte David	9	1	0.0	19	31
CB Alterraun Verner	6	2	0.0	21	34
ILB Kwon Alexander	6	0	0.0	23	36
CB Mike Jenkins	5	2	0.0	20	35
CB Sterling Moore	5	1	0.0	13	27
S Major Wright	5	0	0.0	23	36
DT Clinton McDonald	3	2	0.0	14	27
OLB Larry English	2	0	0.0	11	9
S Bradley McDougald	1	1	0.0	22	36
DE William Gholston	1	0	0.0	20	31
DE Jacquies Smith	1	0	0.0	22	27
WR Kenny Bell	1	0	---	---	---
DT Gerald McCoy	0	2	0.0	20	30
DT Tony McDaniel	0	1	0.0	8	9
DT Henry Melton	0	1	0.0	4	15
OLB Rex Gerhardt	0	1	0.0	4	5

Pass Rush Statistics

New Orleans	Block	Hurry	PPlay
DT John Jenkins	1	1	30
DT Kevin Williams	1	0	27
OLB Hau'oli Kikaha	1	0	32
ILB Stephone Anthony	0	1	37

Tampa Bay	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Gerald McCoy	0.0	1	2	1	30
DE Jacquies Smith	0.0	1	0	0	27

Pass Defense Statistics

New Orleans	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S Jairus Byrd	4	0	0	37
S Jamarca Sanford	4	0	0	17
CB Damian Swann	3	0	1	34
OLB Dannell Ellerbe	3	0	0	9
OLB Hau'oli Kikaha	2	1	0	32
CB Brian Dixon	2	0	0	13
CB Keenan Lewis	1	3	0	37
ILB Stephone Anthony	1	1	0	37
S Taurean Nixon	1	1	0	11
DT Akeem Spence	1	0	0	15
S Kenny Vaccaro	1	0	0	37
DE Bobby Richardson	1	0	0	31

Tampa Bay	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
OLB Lavonte David	8	0	0	31
CB Mike Jenkins	5	0	1	35
CB Sterling Moore	4	0	0	27
ILB Kwon Alexander	3	0	0	36
OLB Larry English	2	0	0	9
CB Alterraun Verner	1	1	0	34
S Major Wright	1	0	1	36
S Bradley McDougald	1	0	0	36

Blocking Statistics

New Orleans	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	PPly
Jahri Evans	3	7	2	17	36
Zach Strief	3	5	0	23	36
Max Unger	2	5	1	23	36
Tim Lelito	2	2	0	23	36
Tony Hills	0	1	0	23	36
Josh Hill	0	1	0	16	14

Tampa Bay	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	PPly
Ali Marpet	4	8	0	31	37
J.C. Kemp	3	4	0	31	37
Joe Hawley	2	6	0	31	37
Logan Mankins	2	5	0	29	35
Jorvorskie Lane	1	2	1	18	13
Demar Dotson	0	2	0	31	37
Luke Stocker	0	1	0	27	22

Special Teams Tackles

New Orleans	Tackles	STPlays
Brandon Coleman	2	14
Rickey Krueger	1	15
Toben Opurum	1	13
Davis Tull	1	9
Michael Hoomanawanui	1	8
Tommy Beyer	1	5

Tampa Bay	Tackles	STPlays

Participation

New Orleans	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Damian Swann	---	---	30	34	10	74
Stephone Anthony	---	---	31	37	5	73
Keenan Lewis	---	---	31	37	4	72
Kenny Vaccaro	---	---	31	37	4	72
Jairus Byrd	---	---	30	37	4	71
Hau'oli Kikaha	---	---	29	32	4	65
Tim Lelito	23	36	---	---	5	64
Bobby Richardson	---	---	27	31	3	61
T.J. Graham	19	29	---	---	12	60
Drew Brees	23	36	---	---	---	59
Zach Strief	23	36	---	---	---	59
Tony Hills	23	36	---	---	---	59
Max Unger	23	36	---	---	---	59
John Jenkins	---	---	22	30	6	58
Kevin Williams	---	---	22	27	5	54
Jahri Evans	17	36	---	---	---	53
Seantavius Jones	16	28	---	---	---	44
Andre Shepard	---	---	22	21	1	44
Brandin Cooks	12	25	---	---	4	41
Jamarca Sanford	---	---	8	17	13	38
Mark Ingram	16	22	---	---	---	38
Brian Dixon	---	---	11	13	11	35
Brandon Coleman	7	14	---	---	14	35
Toben Opurum	8	13	---	---	13	34
C.J. Spiller	7	10	---	---	15	32
Akeem Spence	---	---	14	15	2	31
Josh Hill	16	14	---	---	---	30
Tavaris Barnes	---	---	13	13	2	28
Taurean Nixon	---	---	6	11	11	28
Dannell Ellerbe	---	---	10	9	5	24
Benjamin Watson	6	8	---	---	4	18
Willie Snead	5	12	---	---	1	18
Davis Tull	---	---	4	5	9	18
Rickey Krueger	0	3	---	---	15	18
Michael Hoomanawanui	3	2	---	---	8	13
Daquan Wooden	6	0	---	---	5	11
Kai Forbath	0	0	---	---	9	9
Tyrus Whitt	---	---	0	0	7	7
Thomas Morstead	0	0	---	---	5	5
Justin Drescher	0	0	---	---	5	5
Andrus Peat	0	0	---	---	5	5
Tommy Beyer	0	0	---	---	5	5
Gustavo Walters	---	---	0	1	---	1
Luke McCown	0	0	---	---	---	0
Garrett Grayson	0	0	---	---	---	0
Marcus Murphy	0	0	---	---	---	0

Tampa Bay	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Major Wright	---	---	23	36	17	76
J.C. Kemp	31	37	---	---	6	74
Logan Mankins	29	35	---	---	6	70
Mike Jenkins	---	---	20	35	14	69
Demar Dotson	31	37	---	---	---	68
Joe Hawley	31	37	---	---	---	68
Ali Marpet	31	37	---	---	---	68
Jameis Winston	31	37	---	---	---	68
Mike Evans	29	35	---	---	---	64
Kwon Alexander	---	---	23	36	3	62
Bradley McDougald	---	---	22	36	3	61
Vincent Jackson	28	32	---	---	---	60
Gerald McCoy	---	---	20	30	7	57
Alterraun Verner	---	---	21	34	2	57
Luke Stocker	27	22	---	---	7	56
Doug Martin	26	28	---	---	---	54
William Gholston	---	---	20	31	3	54
Lavonte David	---	---	19	31	2	52
Jacquies Smith	---	---	22	27	3	52
Sterling Moore	---	---	13	27	8	48
Clinton McDonald	---	---	14	27	3	44
Jorvorskie Lane	18	13	---	---	8	39
Kenny Bell	8	22	---	---	3	33
Charles Sims	8	5	---	---	18	31
David Nelson	2	9	---	---	16	27
Larry English	---	---	11	9	2	22
Austin Seferian-Jenkins	3	5	---	---	13	21
Rex Gerhardt	---	---	4	5	12	21
Henry Melton	---	---	4	15	---	19
Tony McDaniel	---	---	8	9	---	17
Russell Shepard	0	4	---	---	12	16
Louis Murphy	1	6	---	---	7	14
Korey Battle	5	3	---	---	4	12
Bruce Carter	---	---	0	0	10	10
Keith Tandy	---	---	5	2	3	10
Connor Barth	0	0	---	---	8	8
Martin Ifedi	---	---	3	5	---	8
Zane Berti	---	---	1	1	5	7
Evan Smith	0	0	---	---	6	6
Roosevelt Godzik	0	0	---	---	6	6
Anthony Guthrie	0	0	---	---	6	6
Mike Glennon	0	0	---	---	4	4
Donovan Smith	2	2	---	---	---	4
Logan Paulsen	0	1	---	---	2	3
D.J. Lewis	0	0	---	---	2	2
Ryan Griffin	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	2	41	20.5
Middle	15	45	3.0
Right	4	28	7.0
None	2	-2	-1.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	7	28	4.0
Middle	19	89	4.7
Right	5	19	3.8
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Drew Brees	36	25	3	1	3	1	2	1	2

Tampa Bay	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Jameis Winston	37	24	3	0	1	6	2	0	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	2	2	8	4.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	22	18	169	7.7
Medium (9-18 Yds)	8	5	91	11.4
Long (19+ Yds)	4	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	7	7	6	0.9
Short (0-8 Yds)	12	10	58	4.8
Medium (9-18 Yds)	14	6	96	6.9
Long (19+ Yds)	4	1	32	8.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Brandin Cooks	10	8	0	126	3	25
WR T.J. Graham	7	3	0	27	0	29
RB Mark Ingram	4	3	1	22	0	22
WR Seantavius Jones	4	3	0	27	0	28
FB Toben Opurum	4	4	0	25	0	13
WR Willie Snead	4	1	2	3	0	12
WR Brandon Coleman	2	2	0	32	0	14
RB C.J. Spiller	1	1	0	6	0	10

Tampa Bay	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Vincent Jackson	10	7	0	87	1	32
WR Mike Evans	10	5	0	9	0	35
WR David Nelson	5	3	0	28	0	9
RB Doug Martin	4	4	0	4	0	28
WR Kenny Bell	3	1	1	20	1	22
FB Jorvorskie Lane	2	2	0	4	0	13
WR Louis Murphy	1	1	0	32	1	6
TE Luke Stocker	1	0	0	0	0	22
TE Austin Seferian-Jenkins	1	1	0	8	0	5

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
C.J. Spiller	3	6	2.00	7.00
Mark Ingram	3	8	2.67	4.64

Tampa Bay	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Doug Martin	2	15	7.50	4.29
Jameis Winston	1	9	9.00	6.75
Korey Battle	1	0	0.00	2.20

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Drew Brees	6	3	22	3.67	7.44

Tampa Bay	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Jameis Winston	4	3	6	1.50	5.19

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Brandin Cooks	2	1	12	6.00	12.60
WR Willie Snead	2	0	0	0.00	0.75
WR Seantavius Jones	1	1	8	8.00	6.75
FB Toben Opurum	1	1	2	2.00	6.25

Tampa Bay	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
RB Doug Martin	2	2	5	2.50	1.00
FB Jorvorskie Lane	1	1	1	1.00	2.00
WR Mike Evans	1	0	0	0.00	0.90

Third Down Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Rushes	Conversions
C.J. Spiller	2	2
Mark Ingram	2	1

Tampa Bay	Rushes	Conversions
Doug Martin	4	3
Korey Battle	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Conversions
Drew Brees	8	6	4

Tampa Bay	Att	Comp	Conversions
Jameis Winston	12	9	6

Third Down Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Targ	Catch	Conversions
FB Toben Opurum	2	2	2
WR Willie Snead	2	1	0
RB C.J. Spiller	1	1	1
WR T.J. Graham	1	1	1
WR Brandin Cooks	1	0	0
WR Seantavius Jones	1	1	0

Tampa Bay	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR David Nelson	3	2	1
WR Vincent Jackson	2	2	1
RB Doug Martin	2	2	1
WR Kenny Bell	2	0	0
WR Louis Murphy	1	1	1
FB Jorvorskie Lane	1	1	1
TE Austin Seferian-Jenkins	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 51,800 (65,900 capacity)
Upper Deck 12,500 (17,700)
End Zone 9,300 (12,700)
Mezzanine 5,700 (7,300)
Sideline Seats 9,100 (11,300)
Club Seats 10,300 (12,000)
Luxury Boxes 4,900 (4,900)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	51,800 (65,900 capacity)
Upper Deck	12,500 (17,700)
End Zone	9,300 (12,700)
Mezzanine	5,700 (7,300)
Sideline Seats	9,100 (11,300)
Club Seats	10,300 (12,000)
Luxury Boxes	4,900 (4,900)