Buccaneers 23
(10-6, 6-2 away)
Saints 13
(11-5, 5-3 home)
Coverage: FOX
1:00 PM ET, January 2, 2011
Mercedes-Benz Superdome, New Orleans, LA
Top Performers
Passing: J. Freeman (TB) - 255 YDS, 2 TD
Rushing: R. Bush (NO) - 9 CAR, 70 YDS
Receiving: A. Arrington (NO) - 7 REC, 79 YDS
Scoring Summary
| FIRST QUARTER | TB | NO | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FG | 09:58 | Connor Barth 43 Yd | 3 | 0 | |
| TD | 04:41 | Jimmy Graham 4 Yd Pass From Drew Brees (Garrett Hartley Kick) | 3 | 7 | |
| SECOND QUARTER | TB | NO | |||
| TD | 06:40 | Dezmon Briscoe 2 Yd Pass From Josh Freeman (Connor Barth Kick) | 10 | 7 | |
| THIRD QUARTER | TB | NO | |||
| FG | 10:30 | Garrett Hartley 45 Yd | 10 | 10 | |
| FG | 08:01 | Connor Barth 32 Yd | 13 | 10 | |
| TD | 02:09 | Mike Williams 18 Yd Pass From Josh Freeman (Connor Barth Kick) | 20 | 10 | |
| FOURTH QUARTER | TB | NO | |||
| FG | 11:17 | Garrett Hartley 38 Yd | 20 | 13 | |
| FG | 04:01 | Connor Barth 48 Yd | 23 | 13 | |
Team Stat Comparison
TB | NO | |
|---|---|---|
| 1st Downs | 18 | 20 |
Passing 1st downs | 11 | 11 |
Rushing 1st downs | 5 | 6 |
1st downs from Penalties | 2 | 3 |
3rd down efficiency | 3-10 | 8-16 |
4th down efficiency | 1-1 | 0-0 |
| Total Plays | 54 | 66 |
| Total Yards | 317 | 305 |
| Yards per play | 5.9 | 4.6 |
| Total Drives | 10 | 9 |
| Passing | 233 | 199 |
Comp - Att | 21-27 | 24-41 |
Yards per pass | 8.6 | 4.9 |
Interceptions thrown | 0 | 1 |
Sacks - Yards Lost | 3-22 | 3-13 |
| Rushing | 84 | 106 |
Rushing Attempts | 24 | 22 |
Yards per rush | 3.5 | 4.8 |
| Red Zone (Made-Att) | 2-3 | 1-3 |
| Penalties | 7-54 | 5-45 |
| Turnovers | 2 | 3 |
Fumbles lost | 2 | 2 |
Interceptions thrown | 0 | 1 |
| Defensive / Special Teams TDs | 0 | 0 |
| Possession | 29:03 | 30:57 |
| Tampa Bay Passing | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C/ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | INT | SACKS | QBR | RTG | |
| J. Freeman | 21/26 | 255 | 9.8 | 2 | 0 | 3-22 | 74.9 | 133.2 |
| M. Spurlock | 0/1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0.1 | 39.6 |
| Team | 21/27 | 233 | 8.6 | 2 | 0 | 3-22 | -- | -- |
| Tampa Bay Rushing | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LG | ||
| L. Blount | 19 | 66 | 3.5 | 0 | 16 | |
| J. Freeman | 4 | 11 | 2.8 | 0 | 11 | |
| C. Williams | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 0 | 7 | |
| Team | 24 | 84 | 3.5 | 0 | 16 | |
| New Orleans Rushing | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LG | ||
| R. Bush | 9 | 70 | 7.8 | 0 | 23 | |
| C. Ivory | 7 | 33 | 4.7 | 0 | 11 | |
| J. Jones | 4 | 6 | 1.5 | 0 | 4 | |
| C. Daniel | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| R. Meachem | 1 | -3 | -3.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Team | 22 | 106 | 4.8 | 0 | 23 | |
| Tampa Bay Receiving | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LG | TGTS | ||
| D. Briscoe | 4 | 65 | 16.3 | 1 | 54 | 5 | |
| M. Stovall | 2 | 45 | 22.5 | 0 | 38 | 2 | |
| M. Williams | 4 | 40 | 10.0 | 1 | 18 | 5 | |
| P. Parker | 2 | 33 | 16.5 | 0 | 21 | 3 | |
| K. Winslow | 3 | 28 | 9.3 | 0 | 13 | 3 | |
| K. Lumpkin | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 0 | 12 | 1 | |
| R. Purvis | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 0 | 11 | 1 | |
| E. Lorig | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 0 | 10 | 1 | |
| J. Gilmore | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 0 | 9 | 3 | |
| L. Blount | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| J. Johnson | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Team | 21 | 255 | 12.1 | 2 | 54 | 27 | |
| New Orleans Receiving | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LG | TGTS | ||
| A. Arrington | 7 | 79 | 11.3 | 0 | 17 | 9 | |
| R. Bush | 5 | 55 | 11.0 | 0 | 20 | 9 | |
| L. Moore | 6 | 53 | 8.8 | 0 | 21 | 9 | |
| J. Graham | 2 | 15 | 7.5 | 1 | 11 | 2 | |
| R. Meachem | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | |
| J. Jones | 2 | 3 | 1.5 | 0 | 9 | 3 | |
| H. Evans | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | |
| D. Henderson | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | |
| T. Humphrey | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Team | 24 | 212 | 8.8 | 1 | 21 | 40 | |
| Tampa Bay Fumbles | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| FUM | LOST | REC | |
| L. Blount | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| J. Freeman | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| F. Okam | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| T. Crowder | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Team | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| New Orleans Fumbles | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| FUM | LOST | REC | |
| D. Brees | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| J. Jones | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| C. Daniel | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| J. Charleston | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| J. Dunbar | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Team | 3 | 2 | 2 |
| Tampa Bay Interceptions | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| INT | YDS | TD | |
| L. Asante | 1 | 4 | 0 |
| Team | 1 | 4 | 0 |
| Tampa Bay Defensive | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TACKLES | MISC | ||||||
| TOT | SOLO | SACKS | TFL | PD | QB HTS | TD | |
| B. Ruud | 10 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| G. Hayes | 8 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| E. Biggers | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| D. Watson | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| R. Barber | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| T. McKenzie | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| M. Lewis | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| A. Hayward | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| S. Jones | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| C. Lynch | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| A. Magee | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| R. Miller | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| N. Koutouvides | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| F. Okam | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| M. Stovall | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| E. Mack | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| L. Asante | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| S. White | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| A. Woods | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| M. Bennett | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| J. Freeman | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team | 62 | 55 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 0 |
| New Orleans Defensive | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TACKLES | MISC | ||||||
| TOT | SOLO | SACKS | TFL | PD | QB HTS | TD | |
| S. Shanle | 10 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| T. Porter | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| R. Harper | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| D. Clark | 4 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| A. Brown | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| S. Ellis | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| P. Robinson | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| J. Greer | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| J. Dunbar | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| M. Jenkins | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| D. Sharper | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| R. Ayodele | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| J. Charleston | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| W. Smith | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| T. Morstead | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| C. Brown | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| J. Vilma | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| J. Galette | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| P. Prioleau | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| L. Moore | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| M. Mitchell | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| M. Giordano | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team | 57 | 50 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 0 |
| Tampa Bay Kick Returns | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | |
| M. Spurlock | 3 | 108 | 36.0 | 69 | 0 |
| Team | 3 | 108 | 36.0 | 69 | 0 |
| New Orleans Kick Returns | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | |
| D. Henderson | 6 | 142 | 23.7 | 27 | 0 |
| Team | 6 | 142 | 23.7 | 27 | 0 |
| Tampa Bay Punt Returns | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | |
| M. Spurlock | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
| Team | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
| New Orleans Punt Returns | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | |
| R. Bush | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 |
| Team | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 |
| Tampa Bay Kicking | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FG | PCT | LONG | XP | PTS | |
| C. Barth | 3/3 | 100.0 | 48 | 2/2 | 11 |
| Team | 3/3 | 100.0 | 48 | 2/2 | 11 |
| New Orleans Kicking | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FG | PCT | LONG | XP | PTS | |
| G. Hartley | 2/2 | 100.0 | 45 | 1/1 | 7 |
| Team | 2/2 | 100.0 | 45 | 1/1 | 7 |
| Tampa Bay Punting | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TOT | YDS | AVG | TB | -20 | LG | |
| R. Malone | 1 | 46 | 46.0 | 0 | 0 | 46 |
| Team | 1 | 46 | 46.0 | 0 | 0 | 46 |
| New Orleans Punting | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TOT | YDS | AVG | TB | -20 | LG | |
| T. Morstead | 3 | 93 | 31.0 | 0 | 1 | 38 |
| Team | 3 | 93 | 31.0 | 0 | 1 | 38 |
Attendance: 70,068

