September 7th, 2008
2008 Week 1
Regular Season
Tampa Bay Buccaneers
20
Buccaneers Away
Final
New Orleans Saints
24
Saints Home
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4
Week 2 →
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Score by Quarter

Buccaneers
Saints
Q1 7 7
Q2 3 0
Q3 3 10
Q4 7 7
FINAL 20 24

Key Performers

Buccaneers

PassingJ. Garcia
24/41, 221 YDS, 1 TD
RushingE. Graham
10, 91 YDS
ReceivingJ. Galloway
6, 56 YDS
TacklesB. Ruud
10
SacksS. G. White
1.0
InterceptionsP. Buchanon
1

Saints

PassingD. Brees
23/32, 343 YDS, 3 TD
RushingP. Thomas
10, 52 YDS
ReceivingR. Bush
8, 112 YDS, 1 TD
TacklesS. Fujita
9
SacksC. Grant
1.0
InterceptionsS. Fujita
1

Team Comparison

Buccaneers
Stat
Saints
18
First Downs
16
352
Total Yards
438
20
Rushes
27
146
Rush YDS
101
0
Rush TD
0
58.5%
PASS %
71.9%
206
NET PASS YDS
337
1
PASS TD
3
1
Takeaways
1
28:28
Time of Possession
31:32
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Momentum and Moments

Review the key moments and momentum swings in this 2008 Week 1 match up between the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and the New Orleans Saints featuring 91 rushing yards by Earnest Graham.

Line chart tracking game momentum and key moments for the Buccaneers vs Saints
Legend
Moment: Buccaneers
Moment: Saints
Buccaneers Momentum
Saints Momentum

Scoring Timeline

< Q1 > • NOR TD NOR TD

TOUCHDOWN 🏈

Drew Brees pass complete deep left to David Patten for 39 yards touchdown - PAT good

Saints opens scoring → 7-0
< Q1 > • TAM TD TAM TD

TOUCHDOWN 🏈

Drew Brees pass incomplete short right intended for Lance Moore is intercepted by Phillip Buchanon at NOR-26 and returned for 26 yards touchdown - PAT good

Buccaneers ties it up → 7-7
< Q2 > • TAM FG TAM FG

FIELD GOAL 🙌

Matt Bryant 37 yard field goal good

Buccaneers takes the lead → 10-7
< Q3 > • NOR FG NOR FG

FIELD GOAL 🙌

Martin Gramatica 34 yard field goal good

Saints ties it up → 10-10
< Q3 > • TAM FG TAM FG

FIELD GOAL 🙌

Matt Bryant 33 yard field goal good

Buccaneers takes the lead → 13-10
< Q3 > • NOR TD NOR TD

TOUCHDOWN 🏈

Drew Brees pass complete deep left to Devery Henderson for 84 yards touchdown. Penalty on Gaines Adams: Defensive Offside (Declined) - PAT good

Saints takes the lead → 17-13
< Q4 > • TAM TD TAM TD

TOUCHDOWN 🏈

Jeff Garcia pass complete short right to Ike Hilliard for 2 yards touchdown - PAT good

Buccaneers takes the lead → 20-17
< Q4 > • NOR TD NOR TD

TOUCHDOWN 🏈

Drew Brees pass complete short right to Reggie Bush for 42 yards touchdown - PAT good

Saints takes the lead → 24-20

Detailed Player Statistics

Player Att Cmp CMP% Yds TD Int Lng Sk Rate
Jeff Garcia 41 24 58.5 221 1 1 26 2 71.3
Team Totals 41 24 58.5 221 1 1 26 2
Player Att Yds Avg TD Lng
Earnest Graham 10 91 9.1 0 46
Warrick Dunn 9 54 6.0 0 14
Jeff Garcia 1 1 1.0 0 1
Team Totals 20 146 7.3 0 46
Player Tgt Rec Yds Y/R TD Lng
Joey Galloway 13 6 56 9.3 0 13
Ike Hilliard 6 6 45 7.5 1 11
Earnest Graham 3 3 27 9.0 0 18
Antonio Bryant 9 3 43 14.3 0 26
B.J. Askew 3 3 20 6.7 0 13
Alex Smith 3 2 19 9.5 0 11
Warrick Dunn 1 1 11 11.0 0 11
Team Totals 38 24 221 9.2 1 26
Player Comb Solo Ast Sk Int
Barrett Ruud 10 9 1 0 0
Tanard Jackson 8 8 0 0 0
Chris Hovan 7 6 1 0 0
Cato June 5 3 2 0 0
Phillip Buchanon 4 4 0 0 1
Jermaine Phillips 4 3 1 0 0
Stylez G. White 3 2 1 1 0
Ronde Barber 3 3 0 0 0
Derrick Brooks 3 3 0 0 0
Sabby Piscitelli 2 2 0 0 0
Byron Storer 2 2 0 0 0
Will Allen 1 1 0 0 0
Quincy Black 1 1 0 0 0
Jovan Haye 1 1 0 0 0
Elbert Mack 1 1 0 0 0
Matt McCoy 1 1 0 0 0
Maurice Stovall 1 1 0 0 0
Aqib Talib 1 1 0 0 0
Jimmy Wilkerson 1 1 0 0 0
Team Totals 59 53 6 1 1
Player Ret Yds Avg TD
Dexter Jackson 3 84 28 0
Alex Smith 1 0 0 0
Team Totals 4 84 21.0 0
Player Ret Yds Avg TD
Dexter Jackson 5 29 5.8 0
Ike Hilliard 1 11 11 0
Team Totals 6 40 6.7 0
Player FGA FGM XPA XPM
Matt Bryant 2 2 2 2
Team Totals 2 2 2 2
Player Pnt Yds Y/P
Josh Bidwell 8 353 44.1
Team Totals 8 353 44.1
Buccaneers 2008 Season
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