September 8th, 2002
2002 Week 1
Regular Season
New Orleans Saints
26
Saints Away
Final
Tampa Bay Buccaneers
20
Buccaneers Home
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4
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Score by Quarter

Saints
Buccaneers
Q1 6 0
Q2 7 3
Q3 7 7
Q4 0 10
FINAL 26 20

Key Performers

Saints

PassingA. Brooks
24/42, 260 YDS, 2 TD
RushingD. McAllister
31, 109 YDS
ReceivingJ. Horn
8, 108 YDS
TacklesS. Knight
11
SacksS. Knight
1.0
InterceptionsJ. Allen
1

Buccaneers

PassingB. Johnson
28/52, 278 YDS, 2 TD
RushingM. Pittman
12, 50 YDS
ReceivingK. Johnson
5, 76 YDS
TacklesB. Kelly
11
SacksW. Sapp
1.0
InterceptionsD. Brooks
1

Team Comparison

Saints
Stat
Buccaneers
21
First Downs
19
368
Total Yards
333
34
Rushes
21
118
Rush YDS
72
0
Rush TD
0
57.1%
PASS %
52.8%
250
NET PASS YDS
261
2
PASS TD
2
1
Takeaways
1
40:41
Time of Possession
31:29
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Momentum and Moments

Review the key moments and momentum swings in this 2002 Week 1 match up between the New Orleans Saints and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers featuring 109 rushing yards by Deuce McAllister.

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

Scoring Timeline

< Q1 > • NOR FG NOR FG

FIELD GOAL 🙌

John Carney 28 yard field goal good

Saints opens scoring → 3-0
< Q1 > • NOR FG NOR FG

FIELD GOAL 🙌

John Carney 41 yard field goal good

Saints extends lead → 6-0
< Q2 > • TAM FG TAM FG

FIELD GOAL 🙌

Martin Gramatica 52 yard field goal good

Buccaneers cuts lead → 6-3
< Q2 > • NOR TD NOR TD

TOUCHDOWN 🏈

Aaron Brooks pass complete to Boo Williams for 32 yards touchdown - PAT good

Saints extends lead → 13-3
< Q3 > • TAM TD TAM TD

TOUCHDOWN 🏈

Brad Johnson pass complete to Keenan McCardell for 4 yards touchdown - PAT good

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

TOUCHDOWN 🏈

Aaron Brooks pass complete to Donte Stallworth for 41 yards touchdown - PAT good

Saints extends lead → 20-10
< Q4 > • TAM TD TAM TD

TOUCHDOWN 🏈

Brad Johnson pass complete to Joe Jurevicius for 11 yards touchdown - PAT good

Buccaneers cuts lead → 20-17
< Q4 > • TAM FG TAM FG

FIELD GOAL 🙌

Martin Gramatica 40 yard field goal good

Buccaneers ties it up → 20-20
< QOT > • NOR TD NOR TD

TOUCHDOWN 🏈

Tom Tupa pass incomplete intended for John Howell is intercepted by James Allen at TAM-0 touchdown

Saints takes the lead → 26-20

Detailed Player Statistics

Player Att Cmp CMP% Yds TD Int Lng Sk Rate
Aaron Brooks 42 24 57.1 260 2 1 41 2 81.4
Team Totals 42 24 57.1 260 2 1 41 2
Player Att Yds Avg TD Lng
Deuce McAllister 31 109 3.5 0 14
Aaron Brooks 3 9 3.0 0 6
Team Totals 34 118 3.5 0 14
Player Tgt Rec Yds Y/R TD Lng
Joe Horn 11 8 108 13.5 0 26
Deuce McAllister 5 4 12 3.0 0 7
Donte Stallworth 6 4 63 15.8 1 41
Terrelle Smith 5 3 6 2.0 0 3
Jerome Pathon 5 2 15 7.5 0 13
Boo Williams 2 1 32 32.0 1 32
Jake Reed 3 1 12 12.0 0 12
David Sloan 1 1 12 12.0 0 12
Michael Lewis 1 0 0 0.0 0 0
Team Totals 39 24 260 10.8 2 41
Player Comb Solo Ast Sk Int
Sammy Knight 11 8 3 1 0
Charlie Clemons 11 8 3 0 0
Ken Irvin 9 8 1 0 0
Jay Bellamy 8 5 3 0 0
Michael Hawthorne 8 4 4 0 0
Sedrick Hodge 6 3 3 0 0
Fred Thomas 5 4 1 0 0
Darrin Smith 4 1 3 0 0
Grady Jackson 3 2 1 0 0
James Allen 2 2 0 0 1
Travis Carroll 2 0 2 0 0
Martin Chase 2 1 1 0 0
Darren Howard 2 1 1 0 0
Fred McAfee 2 1 1 0 0
Mel Mitchell 2 1 1 0 0
Charles Grant 1 1 0 1 0
Willie Whitehead 1 1 0 1 0
John Carney 1 1 0 0 0
Keyuo Craver 1 1 0 0 0
Kevin Houser 1 1 0 0 0
Team Totals 82 54 28 3 1
Player Ret Yds Avg TD
Michael Lewis 3 52 17.3 0
Team Totals 3 52 17.3 0
Player Ret Yds Avg TD
Michael Lewis 3 48 16 0
Team Totals 3 48 16.0 0
Player FGA FGM XPA XPM
John Carney 2 2 2 2
Team Totals 2 2 2 2
Player Pnt Yds Y/P
Dirk Johnson 8 307 38.4
Team Totals 8 307 38.4
Saints 2002 Season
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