Buccaneers 23-20 Saints (30 Nov, 2008) Box Score

New Orleans Saints

6-6, 1-5 away

	1	2	3	4	T
NO	3	7	0	10	20
TB	0	6	14	3	23

Tampa Bay Buccaneers

9-3, 6-0 home

New Orleans Passing


Drew Brees
team

C/ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	INT	SACKS	QBR	RTG
25/47	296	6.3	2	3	1-8	60.4	60.2
25/47	288	6.3	2	3	1-8	--	60.2

Tampa Bay Passing


Jeff Garcia
team

C/ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	INT	SACKS	QBR	RTG
9/23	119	5.2	1	0	4-14	28.8	70.7
9/23	105	5.2	1	0	4-14	--	70.7

New Orleans Rushing


Pierre Thomas
Deuce McAllister
Reggie Bush
Devery Henderson
team

CAR	YDS	AVG	LONG
11	34	3.1	9
3	13	4.3	7
3	0	0.0	8
1	-3	-3.0	-3
18	44	2.4	9

Tampa Bay Rushing


Warrick Dunn
Jeff Garcia
Cadillac Williams
Antonio Bryant
team

CAR	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
22	74	3.4	0	9
7	42	6.0	0	20
4	20	5.0	1	8
1	13	13.0	0	13
34	149	4.4	1	20

New Orleans Receiving


Marques Colston
Jeremy Shockey
Devery Henderson
Reggie Bush
Billy Miller
Pierre Thomas
Lance Moore
Robert Meachem
Deuce McAllister
team

REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
6	106	17.7	0	37
4	52	13.0	0	21
2	33	16.5	0	20
5	32	6.4	0	10
3	26	8.7	0	10
1	20	20.0	1	20
2	15	7.5	1	13
1	9	9.0	0	9
1	3	3.0	0	3
25	296	11.8	2	37

Tampa Bay Receiving


Antonio Bryant
Michael Clayton
Jerramy Stevens
John Gilmore
team

REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
3	63	21.0	1	39
3	29	9.7	0	26
2	21	10.5	0	11
1	6	6.0	0	6
9	119	13.2	1	39

New Orleans Fumbles


Jonathan Vilma
team

FUM	LOST	REC
0	0	1
0	0	1

Tampa Bay Fumbles


Michael Clayton
Jeff Garcia
team

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

New Orleans Defense



Scott Shanle
Scott Fujita
Will Smith
Jonathan Vilma
Roman Harper
Josh Bullocks
Randall Gay
Kevin Kaesviharn
Sedrick Ellis
Bobby McCray
Kendrick Clancy
Josh Savage
Hollis Thomas
Jeremy Shockey
Troy Evans
Leigh Torrence
Marques Colston
Buck Ortega
Usama Young
Jeff Charleston
Jason David
team

TACKLES				MISC
TOT	SOLO	SACKS	TFL	PD	QB HTS	TD
10	8	1	0	0	0	0
8	6	0	0	0	0	0
8	6	0	0	0	0	0
7	6	1	0	1	0	0
5	4	0	0	1	0	0
4	3	0	0	0	0	0
3	3	0	0	1	0	0
3	2	0	0	0	0	0
3	2	0	0	1	0	0
2	2	2	0	0	0	0
2	1	0	0	1	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	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
0	0	0	0	1	0	0
65	51	4	0	6	0	0

Tampa Bay Defense



Barrett Ruud
Jermaine Phillips
Ronde Barber
Derrick Brooks
Tanard Jackson
Ryan Sims
Stylez G. White
Kevin Carter
Aqib Talib
Elbert Mack
Phillip Buchanon
Cato June
Will Allen
Jameel Cook
Jeremy Trueblood
Brian Clark
Adam Hayward
Chris Hovan
Gaines Adams
Quincy Black
Sabby Piscitelli
team

TACKLES				MISC
TOT	SOLO	SACKS	TFL	PD	QB HTS	TD
10	9	0	0	1	0	0
8	6	0	0	1	0	0
7	7	0	0	3	0	0
5	5	0	0	2	0	0
5	5	0	0	0	0	0
5	1	0	0	1	0	0
4	3	0.5	0	1	0	0
3	2	0	0	0	0	0
3	1	0	0	1	0	0
2	2	0	0	0	0	0
2	1	0	0	1	0	0
2	1	0	0	1	0	0
2	0	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
1	0	0.5	0	0	0	0
1	0	0	0	0	0	0
0	0	0	0	1	0	0
65	47	1	0	13	0	0

New Orleans Interceptions

	INT	YDS	TD
No New Orleans Interceptions

Tampa Bay Interceptions


Jermaine Phillips
Phillip Buchanon
Cato June
team

INT	YDS	TD
1	13	0
1	7	0
1	0	0
3	20	0

New Orleans Kick Returns


Courtney Roby
Robert Meachem
team

NO	YDS	AVG	LONG
4	71	17.8	24
1	9	9.0	9
5	80	16.0	24

Tampa Bay Kick Returns


Clifton Smith
team

NO	YDS	AVG	LONG	TD
3	76	25.3	34	0
3	76	25.3	34	0

New Orleans Punt Returns


Reggie Bush
team

NO	YDS	AVG	LONG	TD
2	-16	-8.0	-4	0
2	-16	-8.0	0	0

Tampa Bay Punt Returns


Clifton Smith
team

NO	YDS	AVG	LONG	TD
5	82	16.4	42	0
5	82	16.4	42	0

New Orleans Kicking


Garrett Hartley
team

FG	PCT	LONG	XP	PTS
2/2	100.0	47	2/2	8
2/2	100.0	47	2/2	8

Tampa Bay Kicking


Matt Bryant
team

FG	PCT	LONG	XP	PTS
3/3	100.0	38	2/2	11
3/3	100.0	38	2/2	11

New Orleans Punting


Glenn Pakulak
team

NO	YDS	AVG	TB	In 20	LONG
5	247	49.4	0	0	70
5	247	49.4	0	0	70

Tampa Bay Punting


Josh Bidwell
team

NO	YDS	AVG	TB	In 20	LONG
6	221	36.8	0	3	47
6	221	36.8	0	3	47

Raymond James Stadium

6:00 PM, 30 November 2008

Tampa, FL

Attendance: 64,430

Referees:
Jerome Boger

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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