November 15, 1998
70°
Louisiana Superdome
(New Orleans, LA)
Attendance: 60,995 (81%)
Tampa Bay Buccaneers
|
13
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
-
|
13
|
Saints
|
3
|
3
|
0
|
8
|
-
|
14
|
Scoring Summary
(Qtr 1) Tampa Bay Buccaneers: 4-5-NOS 24 (9:25) 6-Alfonso Vargas pass complete to 18-Jack Chase for 24 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 3-Edmund Ray. NOS 0 TB. 7
(Qtr 1) Saints: 4-8-TB. 28 (5:53) 3-Ivan Nilsson 45 yard field goal is GOOD. NOS 3 TB. 7
(Qtr 1) Tampa Bay Buccaneers: 3-3-TB. 32 (4:28) 34-James Cole ran for 68 yards. TOUCHDOWN!
(Qtr 2) Saints: 4-8-TB. 41 (7:34) 3-Ivan Nilsson 59 yard field goal is GOOD. NOS 6 TB. 13
(Qtr 4) Saints: 2-10-TB. 7 (10:03) 6-Alfonso Vargas sacked at TB. -1 for -8 yards (90-Edward Perkins). Sack allowed by 67-Omar Whaley. SAFETY! (90-Edward Perkins) 67-Omar Whaley was caught flat-footed on this play. NOS 8 TB. 13
(Qtr 4) Saints: 4-8-TB. 13 (6:01) 3-Ivan Nilsson 30 yard field goal is GOOD. NOS 11 TB. 13
(Qtr 4) Saints: 4-1-TB. 18 (1:44) 3-Ivan Nilsson 35 yard field goal is GOOD. NOS 14 TB. 13
Team Statistics
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Saints
|
Tampa Bay Buccaneers
|
First Downs
|
7
|
14
|
- Rushing
|
4
|
5
|
- Passing
|
3
|
6
|
- Penalty
|
0
|
3
|
Total Net Yards
|
153
|
298
|
- Offensive Plays
|
64
|
73
|
- Yards Per Play
|
2.39
|
4.08
|
Net Rushing Yards
|
92
|
129
|
- Rushing Attempts
|
27
|
13
|
- Yards Per Rush
|
3.41
|
9.92
|
Net Passing Yards
|
61
|
169
|
- Att/Comp/Int
|
32 / 17 / 0
|
54 / 28 / 3
|
- Gross Passing Yards
|
106
|
212
|
- Sacks/Yards Lost
|
5 / 45
|
6 / 43
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- Yards Per Pass Play
|
1.65
|
2.82
|
- Yards Per Completion
|
6.24
|
7.57
|
Fumbles/Lost
|
0 / 0
|
2 / 2
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3rd Down Conversions
|
2 / 19
|
4 / 15
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- Avg YTG on 3rd Down
|
9.4
|
8.8
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4th Down Conversions
|
0 / 0
|
1 / 4
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Penalties/Yards
|
5 / 42
|
0 / 0
|
Punt Returns/Yards
|
5 / 29
|
0 / 0
|
Kick Returns/Yards
|
1 / 17
|
0 / 0
|
Int Returns/Yards
|
3 / 3
|
0 / 0
|
2pt Conversions
|
0 / 0
|
0 / 0
|
Red Zone Visits
|
3
|
0
|
- Red Zone TDs/FGs
|
0 / 2
|
0 / 0
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Avg Drive Start
|
OWN 44
|
OWN 20
|
Time of Possession
|
32:13
|
27:46
|
Drive Charts
New Orleans Saints
Qtr
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Start
|
Poss
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From
|
Plays
|
Yards
|
Result
|
1
|
9:19
|
3:30
|
OWN 25
|
6
|
47
|
Field Goal
|
1
|
4:16
|
2:16
|
OWN 25
|
3
|
2
|
Punt
|
1
|
0:35
|
1:23
|
OWN 40
|
3
|
-8
|
Punt
|
2
|
10:51
|
3:21
|
OWN 32
|
8
|
27
|
Field Goal
|
2
|
6:07
|
2:47
|
OWN 41
|
4
|
6
|
Punt
|
3
|
15:00
|
2:01
|
OWN 25
|
3
|
3
|
Punt
|
3
|
11:29
|
1:49
|
OPP 37
|
3
|
10
|
Missed FG
|
3
|
8:12
|
0:53
|
OWN 20
|
3
|
2
|
Punt
|
3
|
5:34
|
0:52
|
OWN 38
|
3
|
6
|
Punt
|
3
|
4:24
|
2:04
|
OWN 47
|
3
|
8
|
Punt
|
3
|
1:19
|
0:50
|
OWN 47
|
3
|
7
|
Punt
|
4
|
14:43
|
2:16
|
OWN 41
|
3
|
-21
|
Punt
|
4
|
11:33
|
1:28
|
OPP 40
|
3
|
-5
|
Punt
|
4
|
10:00
|
1:43
|
OWN 36
|
3
|
8
|
Punt
|
4
|
7:32
|
1:34
|
OPP 25
|
4
|
12
|
Field Goal
|
4
|
3:40
|
1:59
|
OWN 47
|
6
|
35
|
Field Goal
|
4
|
1:27
|
1:27
|
OPP 17
|
3
|
-1
|
Game
|
Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Qtr
|
Start
|
Poss
|
From
|
Plays
|
Yards
|
Result
|
1
|
15:00
|
5:41
|
OWN 25
|
10
|
75
|
Touchdown
|
1
|
5:49
|
1:33
|
OWN 25
|
3
|
75
|
Touchdown
|
1
|
2:00
|
1:25
|
OWN 23
|
3
|
-3
|
Punt
|
2
|
14:12
|
3:22
|
OWN 20
|
7
|
39
|
Interception
|
2
|
7:29
|
1:23
|
OWN 25
|
3
|
-6
|
Punt
|
2
|
3:20
|
3:20
|
OWN 11
|
9
|
52
|
Missed FG
|
3
|
12:59
|
1:30
|
OWN 21
|
4
|
15
|
Fumble
|
3
|
9:40
|
1:28
|
OWN 34
|
3
|
2
|
Punt
|
3
|
7:18
|
1:45
|
OWN 27
|
6
|
30
|
Fumble
|
3
|
4:42
|
0:18
|
OWN 8
|
3
|
0
|
Punt
|
3
|
2:20
|
1:01
|
OWN 3
|
3
|
5
|
Punt
|
3
|
0:29
|
0:45
|
OWN 20
|
3
|
1
|
Punt
|
4
|
12:27
|
0:54
|
OWN 34
|
4
|
10
|
Downs
|
4
|
10:05
|
0:06
|
OWN 7
|
2
|
-9
|
Safety
|
4
|
8:16
|
0:44
|
OWN 9
|
2
|
7
|
Interception
|
4
|
5:58
|
2:17
|
OWN 25
|
4
|
27
|
Interception
|
4
|
1:41
|
0:14
|
OWN 25
|
4
|
-8
|
Downs
|
Rushing Stats
Passing Stats
New Orleans Saints
Name
|
Att
|
Comp
|
Yds
|
Sk/Yd
|
TDs
|
Lng
|
Int
|
Rate
|
Thomas Williams
|
32
|
17
|
106
|
5 / 45
|
0
|
40
|
0
|
60.16
|
Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Name
|
Att
|
Comp
|
Yds
|
Sk/Yd
|
TDs
|
Lng
|
Int
|
Rate
|
Alfonso Vargas
|
54
|
28
|
212
|
6 / 43
|
1
|
24
|
3
|
44.68
|
Receiving Stats
Blocking Stats
Interception Stats
Fumble Stats
Punting
New Orleans Saints
Name
|
Punts
|
Yds
|
Avg
|
Net
|
Lng
|
In 20
|
Denis Mathis
|
11
|
516
|
46.91
|
44.45
|
53
|
5
|
Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Name
|
Punts
|
Yds
|
Avg
|
Net
|
Lng
|
In 20
|
Louis Williams
|
6
|
281
|
46.83
|
42.83
|
53
|
1
|
Kicking
New Orleans Saints
Name
|
FG
|
40+
|
50+
|
Lng
|
XP
|
Ivan Nilsson
|
4 / 5
|
2 / 3
|
1 / 1
|
59
|
0 / 0
|
Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Name
|
FG
|
40+
|
50+
|
Lng
|
XP
|
Edmund Ray
|
0 / 1
|
0 / 1
|
0 / 1
|
-
|
1 / 2
|
Punt Return
Kick Return
Defensive Stats