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

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

Key Performers

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

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

Team Comparison

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

Review the key moments and momentum swings in this 2008 Week 1 match up between the New Orleans Saints and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers featuring 343 passing yards by Drew Brees.

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 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
Drew Brees 32 23 71.9 343 3 1 84 1 124.9
Team Totals 32 23 71.9 343 3 1 84 1
Player Att Yds Avg TD Lng
Reggie Bush 14 51 3.6 0 26
Pierre Thomas 10 52 5.2 0 18
Drew Brees 3 -2 -0.7 0 0
Team Totals 27 101 3.7 0 26
Player Tgt Rec Yds Y/R TD Lng
Reggie Bush 9 8 112 14.0 1 42
Jeremy Shockey 6 6 54 9.0 0 26
Marques Colston 6 3 26 8.7 0 16
Lance Moore 4 2 17 8.5 0 9
Pierre Thomas 2 2 11 5.5 0 6
Devery Henderson 2 1 84 84.0 1 84
David Patten 2 1 39 39.0 1 39
Mark Campbell 1 0 0 0.0 0 0
Team Totals 32 23 343 14.9 3 84
Player Comb Solo Ast Sk Int
Scott Fujita 9 8 1 0 1
Jonathan Vilma 9 7 2 0 0
Roman Harper 7 7 0 0 0
Kevin Kaesviharn 7 6 1 0 0
Randall Gay 5 5 0 0 0
Scott Shanle 4 3 1 0 0
Charles Grant 3 3 0 1 0
Aaron Glenn 3 2 1 0 0
Tracy Porter 3 2 1 0 0
Will Smith 3 2 1 0 0
Sedrick Ellis 2 1 1 0 0
Chris Reis 2 2 0 0 0
Bobby McCray 1 1 0 1 0
Josh Bullocks 1 1 0 0 0
Kendrick Clancy 1 1 0 0 0
Jason Craft 1 1 0 0 0
Jo-Lonn Dunbar 1 1 0 0 0
Marvin Mitchell 1 1 0 0 0
Pierre Thomas 1 1 0 0 0
Team Totals 64 55 9 2 1
Player Ret Yds Avg TD
Pierre Thomas 4 67 16.8 0
Mark Campbell 1 0 0 0
Team Totals 5 67 13.4 0
Player Ret Yds Avg TD
Reggie Bush 1 0 0 0
Lance Moore 1 10 10 0
Team Totals 2 10 5.0 0
Player FGA FGM XPA XPM
Martin Gramatica 1 1 3 3
Team Totals 1 1 3 3
Player Pnt Yds Y/P
Steve Weatherford 7 310 44.3
Team Totals 7 310 44.3
Saints 2008 Season
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