Buccaneers 48-21 Saints (23 Dec, 2001) Box Score

New Orleans Saints

7-7, 4-4 away

	1	2	3	4	T
NO	0	0	7	14	21
TB	17	13	3	15	48

Tampa Bay Buccaneers

8-6, 4-2 home

New Orleans Passing


Aaron Brooks
team

C/ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	INT	SACKS	RTG
21/38	248	6.5	3	4	3-18	62.1
21/38	230	6.5	3	4	3-18	62.1

Tampa Bay Passing


Brad Johnson
team

C/ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	INT	SACKS	RTG
16/31	207	6.7	3	0	0-0	105.2
16/31	207	6.7	3	0	0-0	105.2

New Orleans Rushing


Ricky Williams
Aaron Brooks
team

CAR	YDS	AVG	LONG
10	26	2.6	9
3	15	5.0	8
13	41	3.2	9

Tampa Bay Rushing


Mike Alstott
Warrick Dunn
Brad Johnson
Reidel Anthony
Rabih Abdullah
team

CAR	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
24	101	4.2	1	15
10	32	3.2	0	6
1	9	9.0	0	9
1	9	9.0	0	9
3	6	2.0	0	3
39	157	4.0	1	15

New Orleans Receiving


Willie Jackson
Robert Wilson
Joe Horn
Eddie Williams
Ricky Williams
Deuce McAllister
team

REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
6	86	14.3	0	21
3	62	20.7	0	26
4	55	13.8	2	18
3	26	8.7	1	16
4	15	3.8	0	5
1	4	4.0	0	4
21	248	11.8	3	26

Tampa Bay Receiving


Dave Moore
Warrick Dunn
Keyshawn Johnson
Jameel Cook
Karl Williams
Jacquez Green
Mike Alstott
team

REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
3	55	18.3	1	29
5	46	9.2	1	18
2	41	20.5	0	25
2	23	11.5	0	16
2	21	10.5	1	14
1	14	14.0	0	14
1	7	7.0	0	7
16	207	12.9	3	29

New Orleans Fumbles

	FUM	LOST	REC
No New Orleans Fumbles

Tampa Bay Fumbles

	FUM	LOST	REC
No Tampa Bay Fumbles

New Orleans Defense



Sammy Knight
Keith Mitchell
Charlie Clemons
Fred Thomas
Jay Bellamy
La'Roi Glover
Kenny Smith
Darrin Smith
Kevin Mathis
Martin Chase
Ricky Williams
Darren Howard
Steve Israel
Joe Johnson
Daryl Terrell
Steve Gleason
Sedrick Hodge
James Fenderson
Michael L. Lewis
team

TACKLES				MISC
TOT	SOLO	SACKS	TFL	PD	QB HTS	TD
17	12	0	0	1	0	0
11	8	0	0	0	0	0
7	6	0	0	0	0	0
6	6	0	0	0	0	0
5	3	0	0	1	0	0
3	3	0	0	0	0	0
3	3	0	0	0	0	0
3	2	0	0	3	0	0
2	2	0	0	0	0	0
2	2	0	0	0	0	0
2	2	0	0	0	0	0
2	1	0	0	1	0	0
1	1	0	0	0	0	0
1	1	0	0	0	0	0
1	1	0	0	0	0	0
1	1	0	0	0	0	0
1	1	0	0	0	0	0
1	1	0	0	0	0	0
1	1	0	0	0	0	0
70	57	0	0	6	0	0

Tampa Bay Defense



Derrick Brooks
Brian Kelly
John Lynch
Simeon Rice
Steve White
Jamie Duncan
John Howell
Ronde Barber
Rabih Abdullah
Dexter Jackson
Marcus Jones
Donnie Abraham
Todd Yoder
Dwight Smith
Alshermond Singleton
Nate Webster
Aaron Stecker
Ellis Wyms
Warren Sapp
Shelton Quarles
James Cannida
Anthony McFarland
David Gibson
team

TACKLES				MISC
TOT	SOLO	SACKS	TFL	PD	QB HTS	TD
8	7	0	0	0	0	0
6	5	0	0	0	0	0
5	4	0	0	0	0	0
3	3	2	0	0	0	0
3	3	0	0	1	0	0
3	3	0	0	0	0	0
3	3	0	0	0	0	0
3	2	0	0	3	0	1
3	2	0	0	0	0	0
3	2	0	0	1	0	0
3	1	0	0	0	0	0
2	2	0	0	0	0	0
2	2	0	0	0	0	0
2	1	0	0	0	0	0
1	1	0	0	0	0	0
1	1	0	0	0	0	0
1	1	0	0	0	0	0
1	1	0	0	0	0	0
1	0	0.5	0	0	0	0
1	0	0	0	0	0	0
1	0	0	0	0	0	0
1	0	0.5	0	1	0	0
1	0	0	0	0	0	0
58	44	3	0	6	0	2

New Orleans Interceptions

	INT	YDS	TD
No New Orleans Interceptions

Tampa Bay Interceptions


Ronde Barber
Dexter Jackson
team

INT	YDS	TD
3	56	1
1	29	0
4	85	1

New Orleans Kick Returns


Michael L. Lewis
Deuce McAllister
Willie Whitehead
team

NO	YDS	AVG	LONG
6	132	22.0	27
2	35	17.5	18
1	12	12.0	12
9	179	19.9	27

Tampa Bay Kick Returns


Aaron Stecker
team

NO	YDS	AVG	LONG	TD
2	107	53.5	86	0
2	107	53.5	86	0

New Orleans Punt Returns


Wane McGarity
team

NO	YDS	AVG	LONG	TD
2	10	5.0	7	0
2	10	5.0	7	0

Tampa Bay Punt Returns


Karl Williams
team

NO	YDS	AVG	LONG	TD
1	0	0.0	0	0
1	0	0.0	0	0

New Orleans Kicking


John Carney
team

FG	PCT	LONG	XP	PTS
0/0	0.0	0	3/3	3
0/0	0.0	0	3/3	3

Tampa Bay Kicking


Martin Gramatica
team

FG	PCT	LONG	XP	PTS
4/4	100.0	32	4/4	16
4/4	100.0	32	4/4	16

New Orleans Punting


Toby Gowin
team

NO	YDS	AVG	TB	In 20	LONG
5	189	37.8	1	1	43
5	189	37.8	1	1	43

Tampa Bay Punting


Mark Royals
team

NO	YDS	AVG	TB	In 20	LONG
3	128	42.7	1	1	50
3	128	42.7	1	1	50

6:00 PM, 23 December 2001

Attendance: 65,526

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

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