Buccaneers 13-7 Saints (24 Nov, 1996) Box Score

New Orleans Saints

2-10, 0-6 away

	1	2	3	4	T
NO					7
TB					13

Tampa Bay Buccaneers

4-8, 3-3 home

New Orleans Passing


Jim Everett
team

C/ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	INT	SACKS	RTG
20/31	196	6.3	1	3	2-12	53.4
20/31	184	6.3	1	3	2-12	53.4

Tampa Bay Passing


Trent Dilfer
team

C/ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	INT	SACKS	RTG
20/34	253	7.4	1	0	1-2	91.9
20/34	251	7.4	1	0	1-2	91.9

New Orleans Rushing


Ray Zellars
Lorenzo Neal
Mario Bates
Jim Everett
Mercury Hayes
team

CAR	YDS	AVG	LONG
12	41	3.4	13
3	8	2.7	3
2	5	2.5	4
1	2	2.0	2
1	2	2.0	2
19	58	3.1	13

Tampa Bay Rushing


Errict Rhett
Trent Dilfer
Jerry Ellison
Mike Alstott
Reggie Brooks
team

CAR	YDS	AVG	LONG
21	87	4.1	35
2	21	10.5	13
2	13	6.5	12
5	8	1.6	4
1	1	1.0	1
31	130	4.2	35

New Orleans Receiving


Torrance Small
Henry Lusk
Lorenzo Neal
Mercury Hayes
Michael Haynes
Ray Zellars
Tony Johnson
team

REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
6	85	14.2	0	41
4	30	7.5	0	13
3	29	9.7	0	23
1	24	24.0	0	24
1	16	16.0	0	16
4	11	2.8	0	7
1	1	1.0	1	1
20	196	9.8	1	41

Tampa Bay Receiving


Mike Alstott
Jackie Harris
Robb Thomas
Courtney Hawkins
Dave Moore
Karl Williams
team

REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
7	91	13.0	1	25
4	63	15.8	0	23
3	46	15.3	0	30
3	24	8.0	0	10
1	16	16.0	0	16
2	13	6.5	0	10
20	253	12.7	1	30

New Orleans Fumbles


Henry Lusk
Mario Bates
Anthony Newman
team

FUM	LOST	REC
1	1	0
1	0	0
0	0	2
2	1	2

Tampa Bay Fumbles


Mike Alstott
Errict Rhett
John Lynch
team

FUM	LOST	REC
2	1	0
1	1	0
0	0	1
3	2	1

New Orleans Defense



Brian Jones
Mark Fields
Darren Mickell
Mark McMillan
Joe Johnson
Winfred Tubbs
Anthony Newman
Greg Jackson
Willie Broughton
Rufus Porter
Wayne Martin
Eric Allen
Alex Molden
Tyrone Hughes
Richard Harvey
Don Davis
Austin Robbins
Brady Smith
team

TACKLES				MISC
TOT	SOLO	SACKS	TFL	PD	QB HTS	TD
7	5	0	0	0	0	0
7	3	0	0	0	0	0
5	4	1	0	0	0	0
5	3	0	0	1	0	0
5	3	0	0	0	0	0
5	3	0	0	0	0	0
4	4	0	0	0	0	0
4	3	0	0	0	0	0
4	2	0	0	0	0	0
3	3	0	0	0	0	0
3	2	0	0	1	0	0
2	2	0	0	1	0	0
2	2	0	0	1	0	0
2	2	0	0	0	0	0
2	1	0	0	0	0	0
2	0	0	0	0	0	0
1	1	0	0	0	0	0
1	1	0	0	0	0	0
64	44	1	0	4	0	0

Tampa Bay Defense



Derrick Brooks
Hardy Nickerson
Melvin Johnson
Warren Sapp
John Lynch
Martin Mayhew
Chidi Ahanotu
Charles Dimry
Lonnie Marts
Brad Culpepper
Regan Upshaw
Donnie Abraham
Tony Bouie
team

TACKLES				MISC
TOT	SOLO	SACKS	TFL	PD	QB HTS	TD
10	9	0	0	0	0	0
9	5	0	0	0	0	0
5	3	0	0	1	0	0
4	2	0.5	0	0	0	0
4	1	0	0	1	0	0
3	3	0	0	0	0	0
3	2	1.5	0	0	0	0
3	2	0	0	1	0	0
3	0	0	0	1	0	0
2	2	0	0	1	0	0
2	2	0	0	0	0	0
2	2	0	0	1	0	0
1	1	0	0	0	0	0
51	34	2	0	6	0	0

New Orleans Interceptions

	INT	YDS	TD
No New Orleans Interceptions

Tampa Bay Interceptions


Donnie Abraham
John Lynch
Melvin Johnson
team

INT	YDS	TD
1	1	0
1	0	0
1	0	0
3	1	0

New Orleans Kick Returns


Tyrone Hughes
team

NO	YDS	AVG	LONG	TD
4	79	19.8	22	0
4	79	19.8	22	0

Tampa Bay Kick Returns


Marvin Marshall
Mike Alstott
team

NO	YDS	AVG	LONG
1	17	17.0	17
1	14	14.0	14
2	31	15.5	17

New Orleans Punt Returns


Tyrone Hughes
team

NO	YDS	AVG	LONG	TD
2	20	10.0	16	0
2	20	10.0	16	0

Tampa Bay Punt Returns


Marvin Marshall
team

NO	YDS	AVG	LONG	TD
3	19	6.3	14	0
3	19	6.3	14	0

New Orleans Kicking


Doug Brien
team

FG	PCT	LONG	XP	PTS
0/0	0.0	0	1/1	1
0/0	0.0	0	1/1	1

Tampa Bay Kicking


Michael Husted
team

FG	PCT	LONG	XP	PTS
2/2	100.0	43	1/1	7
2/2	100.0	43	1/1	7

New Orleans Punting


Klaus Wilmsmeyer
team

NO	YDS	AVG	TB	In 20	LONG
6	297	49.5	1	2	53
6	297	49.5	1	2	53

Tampa Bay Punting


Tommy Barnhardt
team

NO	YDS	AVG	TB	In 20	LONG
5	215	43.0	0	3	48
5	215	43.0	0	3	48

5:00 AM, 24 November 1996

Attendance: 40,203

Referees:
Bernie Kukar

Team	W	L	PCT	PF	PA
Los Angeles	9	6	.600	329	347
Seattle	8	7	.533	339	340
Arizona	7	8	.467	344	342
San Francisco	6	9	.400	331	349

Team	W	L

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