Buccaneers 27-13 Saints (1 Jan, 2006) Box Score

New Orleans Saints

3-13, 2-6 away

	1	2	3	4	T
NO	0	10	0	3	13
TB	7	10	0	10	27

Tampa Bay Buccaneers

11-5, 6-2 home

New Orleans Passing


Todd Bouman
team

C/ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	INT	SACKS	RTG
25/37	265	7.2	1	2	4-30	74.7
25/37	235	7.2	1	2	4-30	74.7

Tampa Bay Passing


Chris Simms
team

C/ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	INT	SACKS	RTG
12/25	143	5.7	2	0	1-7	92.6
12/25	136	5.7	2	0	1-7	92.6

New Orleans Rushing


Antowain Smith
Aaron Stecker
Anthony Thomas
Todd Bouman
team

CAR	YDS	AVG	LONG
16	55	3.4	15
2	10	5.0	7
4	7	1.8	4
1	-1	-1.0	-1
23	71	3.1	15

Tampa Bay Rushing


Cadillac Williams
Michael Pittman
Mike Alstott
Chris Simms
team

CAR	YDS	AVG	LONG
22	81	3.7	14
1	64	64.0	64
1	2	2.0	2
2	2	1.0	2
26	149	5.7	64

New Orleans Receiving


Zach Hilton
Az-Zahir Hakim
Donte' Stallworth
Devery Henderson
Aaron Stecker
Joe Horn
Anthony Thomas
team

REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
5	74	14.8	0	29
6	71	11.8	0	18
6	61	10.2	0	15
2	30	15.0	1	24
4	16	4.0	0	11
1	11	11.0	0	11
1	2	2.0	0	2
25	265	10.6	1	29

Tampa Bay Receiving


Joey Galloway
Michael Pittman
Mike Alstott
Alex Smith
Ike Hilliard
Edell Shepherd
team

REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
4	38	9.5	2	20
3	35	11.7	0	22
1	24	24.0	0	24
1	22	22.0	0	22
2	20	10.0	0	14
1	4	4.0	0	4
12	143	11.9	2	24

New Orleans Fumbles


Todd Bouman
team

FUM	LOST	REC
1	1	0
1	1	0

Tampa Bay Fumbles


Chris Simms
Cadillac Williams
Dewayne White
team

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

New Orleans Defense



Dwight Smith
Josh Bullocks
Fred Thomas
Ronald McKinnon
T.J. Slaughter
Tony Bryant
Willie Whitehead
Charles Grant
Jason Craft
Will Smith
Colby Bockwoldt
Terrence Melton
Brian Young
Fred McAfee
Fakhir Brown
Mel Mitchell
Montrae Holland
Alfred Fincher
Jimmy Verdon
team

TACKLES				MISC
TOT	SOLO	SACKS	TFL	PD	QB HTS	TD
7	5	0	0	1	0	0
6	6	0	0	1	0	0
5	5	1	0	1	0	0
4	4	0	0	0	0	0
4	3	0	0	0	0	0
3	3	0	0	0	0	0
3	3	0	0	0	0	0
3	2	0	0	0	0	0
2	2	0	0	1	0	0
2	2	0	0	2	0	0
2	2	0	0	1	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	1	0	0
1	1	0	0	0	0	0
1	1	0	0	0	0	0
1	1	0	0	0	0	0
0	0	0	0	1	0	0
50	43	1	0	9	0	0

Tampa Bay Defense



Derrick Brooks
Ronde Barber
Shelton Quarles
Will Allen
Dewayne White
Dexter Jackson
Brian Kelly
Ryan Nece
Greg Spires
Simeon Rice
Barrett Ruud
Donte Nicholson
Juran Bolden
Ellis Wyms
Kalvin Pearson
Torrie Cox
Blue Adams
Marquis Cooper
Chris Hovan
team

TACKLES				MISC
TOT	SOLO	SACKS	TFL	PD	QB HTS	TD
15	10	0	0	0	0	0
11	8	0	0	0	0	0
10	6	0	0	0	0	0
8	6	0	0	1	0	0
5	5	1	0	0	0	1
5	3	0	0	0	0	0
5	2	0	0	0	0	0
5	1	0	0	0	0	0
4	3	1	0	0	0	0
2	2	2	0	0	0	0
2	2	0	0	0	0	0
2	2	0	0	0	0	0
1	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	0	0	0	0	0	0
81	56	4	0	2	0	2

New Orleans Interceptions

	INT	YDS	TD
No New Orleans Interceptions

Tampa Bay Interceptions


Juran Bolden
Will Allen
team

INT	YDS	TD
1	18	0
1	0	0
2	18	0

New Orleans Kick Returns


Aaron Stecker
Fred McAfee
Lamont Hall
team

NO	YDS	AVG	LONG
3	62	20.7	24
1	13	13.0	13
1	5	5.0	5
5	80	16.0	24

Tampa Bay Kick Returns


Michael Pittman
team

NO	YDS	AVG	LONG	TD
3	85	28.3	37	0
3	85	28.3	37	0

New Orleans Punt Returns


Az-Zahir Hakim
team

NO	YDS	AVG	LONG	TD
3	32	10.7	14	0
3	32	10.7	14	0

Tampa Bay Punt Returns


Mark Jones
team

NO	YDS	AVG	LONG	TD
2	24	12.0	22	0
2	24	12.0	22	0

New Orleans Kicking


John Carney
team

FG	PCT	LONG	XP	PTS
2/2	100.0	25	1/1	7
2/2	100.0	25	1/1	7

Tampa Bay Kicking


Matt Bryant
team

FG	PCT	LONG	XP	PTS
2/2	100.0	46	3/3	9
2/2	100.0	46	3/3	9

New Orleans Punting


Mitch Berger
team

NO	YDS	AVG	TB	In 20	LONG
3	141	47.0	0	0	60
3	141	47.0	0	0	60

Tampa Bay Punting


Josh Bidwell
team

NO	YDS	AVG	TB	In 20	LONG
6	276	46.0	0	1	53
6	276	46.0	0	1	53

6:00 PM, 1 January 2006

Attendance: 65,379

Referees:
Jeff Triplette

Team	W	L	PCT	PF	PA
Atlanta	8	7	.533	327	349
Tampa Bay	8	7	.533	427	352
New Orleans	5	9	.357	309	312
Carolina	4	11	.267	283	448

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