New Orleans Saints vs Tampa Bay Buccaneers

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December 27th, 2009

2009 Week 16

Regular Season

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Saints Home

Final

Buccaneers Away

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Offensive Starters

QB D. Brees

RB P. Thomas

WR D. Henderson

WR R. Meachem

TE D. Dinkins

TE D. Thomas

T J. Bushrod

G C. Nicks

C J. Goodwin

G J. Evans

T J. Stinchcomb

Defensive Starters

DE C. Grant

DT S. Ellis

DT R. Ayodele

DE W. Smith

LB S. Fujita

LB J. Vilma

LB J. Casillas

CB T. Porter

CB M. Jenkins

S R. Harper

S D. Sharper

Score by Quarter

	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	FINAL
Saints	14	3	0	0	17
Buccaneers	0	3	0	14	20

	Saints	Buccaneers
Q1	14	0
Q2	3	3
Q3	0	0
Q4	0	14
FINAL	17	20

Key Performers

Saints

PassingD. Brees

32/37, 258 YDS, 1 TD

RushingP. Thomas

6, 60 YDS, 1 TD

ReceivingM. Colston

8, 77 YDS

TacklesJ. Casillas

SacksC. Grant

1.0

InterceptionsD. Sharper

Buccaneers

PassingJ. Freeman

21/31, 271 YDS

RushingC. Williams

24, 129 YDS, 1 TD

ReceivingK. Winslow

4, 76 YDS

TacklesG. Hayes

SacksG. Hayes

1.0

InterceptionsN/A

Team Comparison

Saints

Stat

Buccaneers

First Downs

373

Total Yards

439

Rushes

124

Rush YDS

176

Rush TD

86.5%

PASS %

67.7%

249

NET PASS YDS

263

PASS TD

Takeaways

30:39

Time of Possession

36:15

Offensive Starters

J. Freeman QB

C. Williams RB

E. Graham FB

A. Bryant WR

M. Stovall WR

K. Winslow TE

D. Penn T

J. Zuttah G

J. Faine C

D. Joseph G

J. Trueblood T

Defensive Starters

J. Wilkerson DE

C. Hovan DT

R. Sims DT

S. G. White DE

Q. Black LB

B. Ruud LB

M. McCoy LB

A. Talib CB

R. Barber CB

S. Piscitelli S

T. Jackson S

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Momentum and Moments

Review the key moments and momentum swings in this 2009 Week 16 match up between the New Orleans Saints and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers featuring 77 receiving yards by Marques Colston.

Legend

Moment: Saints

Moment: Buccaneers

Saints Momentum

Buccaneers Momentum

Scoring Timeline

< Q1 > • NOR TD NOR TD

TOUCHDOWN 🏈

Pierre Thomas left tackle for 8 yards touchdown - PAT good

Saints opens scoring → 7-0

< Q1 > • NOR TD NOR TD

TOUCHDOWN 🏈

Drew Brees pass complete deep right to Robert Meachem for 30 yards touchdown - PAT good

Saints extends lead → 14-0

< Q2 > • NOR FG NOR FG

FIELD GOAL 🙌

Garrett Hartley 28 yard field goal good

Saints extends lead → 17-0

< Q2 > • TAM FG TAM FG

FIELD GOAL 🙌

Connor Barth 34 yard field goal good

Buccaneers cuts lead → 17-3

< Q4 > • TAM TD TAM TD

TOUCHDOWN 🏈

Cadillac Williams left end for 23 yards touchdown - PAT good

Buccaneers cuts lead → 17-10

< Q4 > • TAM TD TAM TD

TOUCHDOWN 🏈

Thomas Morstead punts 41 yards returned by Micheal Spurlock for 77 yards touchdown - PAT good

Buccaneers ties it up → 17-17

< QOT > • TAM FG TAM FG

FIELD GOAL 🙌

Connor Barth 47 yard field goal good

Buccaneers takes the lead → 20-17

Detailed Player Statistics

Player	Att	Cmp	CMP%	Yds	TD	Int	Lng	Sk	Rate
Drew Brees	37	32	86.5	258	1	0	30	1	104.7
Team Totals	37	32	86.5	258	1	0	30	1

Player	Att	Yds	Avg	TD	Lng
Lynell Hamilton	7	21	3.0	0	19
Mike Bell	7	20	2.9	0	8
Pierre Thomas	6	60	10.0	1	26
Reggie Bush	2	16	8.0	0	13
Robert Meachem	1	7	7.0	0	7
Team Totals	23	124	5.4	1	26

Player	Tgt	Rec	Yds	Y/R	TD	Lng
Marques Colston	9	8	77	9.6	0	16
Reggie Bush	7	6	37	6.2	0	15
Robert Meachem	5	5	66	13.2	1	30
Devery Henderson	7	5	35	7.0	0	10
David Thomas	6	5	25	5.0	0	9
Lynell Hamilton	2	2	10	5.0	0	12
Kyle Eckel	1	1	8	8.0	0	8
Team Totals	37	32	258	8.1	1	30

Player	Comb	Solo	Ast	Sk	Int
Jonathan Casillas	10	4	6	0	0
Malcolm Jenkins	10	8	2	0	0
Charles Grant	8	4	4	1	0
Darren Sharper	7	4	3	0	1
Will Smith	7	7	0	1	0
Tracy Porter	6	6	0	0	1
Sedrick Ellis	6	5	1	0	0
Scott Fujita	6	2	4	0	0
Roman Harper	6	5	1	0	0
Jonathan Vilma	6	5	1	0	0
Anthony Hargrove	3	3	0	1	0
Remi Ayodele	3	2	1	0	0
Marvin Mitchell	2	1	1	0	0
Pierson Prioleau	2	2	0	0	0
Anthony Waters	2	2	0	0	0
Jeff Charleston	1	1	0	0	0
Mike McKenzie	1	1	0	0	0
Courtney Roby	1	1	0	0	0
Team Totals	87	63	24	3	2

Player	Ret	Yds	Avg	TD
Courtney Roby	3	65	21.7	0
Team Totals	3	65	21.7	0

Player	Ret	Yds	Avg	TD
Reggie Bush	1	14	14	0
Team Totals	1	14	14.0	0

Player	FGA	FGM	XPA	XPM
Garrett Hartley	2	1	2	2
Team Totals	2	1	2	2

Player	Pnt	Yds	Y/P
Thomas Morstead	4	161	40.3
Team Totals	4	161	40.3

Player	Att	Cmp	CMP%	Yds	TD	Int	Lng	Sk	Rate
Josh Freeman	31	21	67.7	271	0	2	35	3	68.1
Team Totals	31	21	67.7	271	0	2	35	3

Player	Att	Yds	Avg	TD	Lng
Cadillac Williams	24	129	5.4	1	23
Derrick Ward	7	32	4.6	0	16
Josh Freeman	2	7	3.5	0	8
Earnest Graham	1	8	8.0	0	8
Team Totals	34	176	5.2	1	23

Player	Tgt	Rec	Yds	Y/R	Lng
Antonio Bryant	8	5	52	10.4	22
Earnest Graham	6	4	43	10.8	14
Kellen Winslow	8	4	76	19.0	35
Cadillac Williams	3	3	19	6.3	7
Maurice Stovall	3	2	47	23.5	29
Michael Clayton	1	1	10	10.0	10
Brian Clark	1	1	15	15.0	15
Jerramy Stevens	1	1	9	9.0	9
Team Totals	31	21	271	12.9	35

Player	Comb	Solo	Ast	Sk
Geno Hayes	10	9	1	1
Ronde Barber	9	8	1	0
Aqib Talib	7	6	1	0
Sabby Piscitelli	6	6	0	0
Quincy Black	4	4	0	0
Tanard Jackson	4	4	0	0
Elbert Mack	4	4	0	0
Barrett Ruud	4	3	1	0
Chris Hovan	3	2	1	0
Matt McCoy	3	3	0	0
Tim Crowder	2	2	0	0
Stylez G. White	2	2	0	0
Earnest Graham	1	1	0	0
Niko Koutouvides	1	1	0	0
Roy Miller	1	1	0	0
Dre Moore	1	1	0	0
Kyle Moore	1	1	0	0
Team Totals	63	58	5	1