New Orleans Saints vs Tampa Bay Buccaneers

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← Week 5

October 21st, 2012

2012 Week 7

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Offensive Starters

QB D. Brees

RB P. Thomas

RB D. Sproles

WR D. Henderson

WR M. Colston

TE D. Thomas

T J. Bushrod

G B. Grubbs

C B. De La Puente

G J. Evans

T Z. Strief

Defensive Starters

DE C. Jordan

DT S. Ellis

DT B. Bunkley

DE W. Smith

LB S. Shanle

LB C. Lofton

LB J. Casillas

CB J. Greer

CB P. Robinson

S R. Harper

S M. Jenkins

Score by Quarter

	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	FINAL
Saints	7	21	0	7	35
Buccaneers	14	7	0	7	28

	Saints	Buccaneers
Q1	7	14
Q2	21	7
Q3	0	0
Q4	7	7
FINAL	35	28

Key Performers

Saints

PassingD. Brees

27/37, 377 YDS, 4 TD

RushingP. Thomas

13, 32 YDS, 1 TD

ReceivingL. Moore

9, 121 YDS

TacklesM. Jenkins

SacksJ. Galette

1.0

InterceptionsN/A

Buccaneers

PassingJ. Freeman

24/42, 420 YDS, 3 TD

RushingD. Martin

16, 85 YDS, 1 TD

ReceivingV. Jackson

7, 216 YDS, 1 TD

TacklesL. David

SacksN/A

0.0

InterceptionsR. Barber

Team Comparison

Saints

Stat

Buccaneers

First Downs

458

Total Yards

513

Rushes

Rush YDS

102

Rush TD

73.0%

PASS %

57.1%

377

NET PASS YDS

411

PASS TD

Takeaways

26:15

Time of Possession

33:45

Offensive Starters

J. Freeman QB

D. Martin RB

M. Williams WR

T. Underwood WR

V. Jackson WR

D. Clark TE

D. Penn T

C. Nicks G

J. Zuttah C

J. Meredith G

D. Dotson T

Defensive Starters

M. Bennett DE

G. McCoy DT

R. Miller DT

D. Te'o-Nesheim DE

M. Foster LB

L. David LB

E. Biggers CB

B. McDonald CB

E. Wright CB

M. Barron S

R. Barber S

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Momentum and Moments

Review the key moments and momentum swings in this 2012 Week 7 match up between the New Orleans Saints and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers featuring 377 passing yards by Drew Brees.

Legend

Moment: Saints

Moment: Buccaneers

Saints Momentum

Buccaneers Momentum

Scoring Timeline

< Q1 > • TAM TD TAM TD

TOUCHDOWN 🏈

Josh Freeman pass complete short middle to Tiquan Underwood for 13 yards touchdown - PAT good

Buccaneers opens scoring → 7-0

< Q1 > • TAM TD TAM TD

TOUCHDOWN 🏈

Doug Martin left guard for 36 yards touchdown - PAT good

Buccaneers extends lead → 14-0

< Q1 > • NOR TD NOR TD

TOUCHDOWN 🏈

Drew Brees pass complete short right to Marques Colston for 17 yards touchdown - PAT good

Saints cuts lead → 14-7

< Q2 > • TAM TD TAM TD

TOUCHDOWN 🏈

Josh Freeman pass complete short left to Vincent Jackson for 17 yards touchdown - PAT good

Buccaneers extends lead → 21-7

< Q2 > • NOR TD NOR TD

TOUCHDOWN 🏈

Drew Brees pass complete short right to Darren Sproles for 9 yards touchdown - PAT good

Saints cuts lead → 21-14

< Q2 > • NOR TD NOR TD

TOUCHDOWN 🏈

Drew Brees pass complete deep right to Joe Morgan for 48 yards touchdown - PAT good

Saints ties it up → 21-21

< Q2 > • NOR TD NOR TD

TOUCHDOWN 🏈

Drew Brees pass complete deep middle to David Thomas for 20 yards touchdown - PAT good

Saints takes the lead → 28-21

< Q4 > • NOR TD NOR TD

TOUCHDOWN 🏈

Pierre Thomas right guard for 5 yards touchdown - PAT good

Saints extends lead → 35-21

< Q4 > • TAM TD TAM TD

TOUCHDOWN 🏈

Josh Freeman pass complete short middle to Dallas Clark for 3 yards touchdown. Penalty on Curtis Lofton: Defensive Holding (Declined) - PAT good

Buccaneers cuts lead → 35-28

Detailed Player Statistics

Player	Att	Cmp	CMP%	Yds	TD	Int	Lng	Sk	Rate
Drew Brees	37	27	73.0	377	4	1	48	0	130.1
Team Totals	37	27	73.0	377	4	1	48	0

Player	Att	Yds	Avg	TD	Lng
Pierre Thomas	13	32	2.5	1	6
Mark Ingram	7	21	3.0	0	10
Darren Sproles	5	27	5.4	0	12
Drew Brees	1	1	1.0	0	1
Team Totals	26	81	3.1	1	12

Player	Tgt	Rec	Yds	Y/R	TD	Lng
Lance Moore	10	9	121	13.4	0	35
Marques Colston	10	7	73	10.4	1	17
Darren Sproles	4	4	32	8.0	1	9
Devery Henderson	3	3	75	25.0	0	40
David Thomas	4	2	27	13.5	1	20
Joe Morgan	3	1	48	48.0	1	48
Jed Collins	1	1	1	1.0	0	1
Pierre Thomas	1	0	0	0.0	0	0
Team Totals	36	27	377	14.0	4	48

Player	Comb	Solo	Ast	Sk
Malcolm Jenkins	9	6	3	0
Patrick Robinson	7	5	2	0
Roman Harper	5	5	0	0
Curtis Lofton	5	5	0	0
Junior Galette	4	4	0	1
Isa Abdul-Quddus	3	2	1	0
Jabari Greer	3	3	0	0
Jonathan Casillas	2	2	0	0
Sedrick Ellis	2	2	0	0
Tom Johnson	2	2	0	0
Scott Shanle	2	1	1	0
Will Smith	2	2	0	0
Cameron Jordan	1	1	0	1
Rafael Bush	1	1	0	0
Travaris Cadet	1	1	0	0
Will Herring	1	0	1	0
Akiem Hicks	1	1	0	0
Ramon Humber	1	0	1	0
Corey White	1	1	0	0
Team Totals	53	44	9	2

Player	Ret	Yds	Avg	TD
Darren Sproles	1	15	15	0
Team Totals	1	15	15.0	0

Player	FGA	FGM	XPA	XPM
Garrett Hartley	0	0	5	5
Team Totals	0	0	5	5

Player	Pnt	Yds	Y/P
Thomas Morstead	4	205	51.3
Team Totals	4	205	51.3

Player	Att	Cmp	CMP%	Yds	TD	Int	Lng	Sk	Rate
Josh Freeman	42	24	57.1	420	3	0	95	2	115.2
Team Totals	42	24	57.1	420	3	0	95	2

Player	Att	Yds	Avg	TD	Lng
Doug Martin	16	85	5.3	1	36
LeGarrette Blount	5	-2	-0.4	0	1
Josh Freeman	1	13	13.0	0	13
Danny Ware	1	4	4.0	0	4
Arrelious Benn	1	2	2.0	0	2
Team Totals	24	102	4.3	1	36

Player	Tgt	Rec	Yds	Y/R	TD	Lng
Vincent Jackson	14	7	216	30.9	1	95
Dallas Clark	6	5	51	10.2	1	15
Mike Williams	8	4	36	9.0	0	17
Doug Martin	3	3	37	12.3	0	18
Tiquan Underwood	6	2	35	17.5	1	22
Danny Ware	1	1	6	6.0	0	6
Luke Stocker	1	1	33	33.0	0	33
Erik Lorig	1	1	6	6.0	0	6
LeGarrette Blount	1	0	0	0.0	0	0
Team Totals	41	24	420	17.5	3	95

Player	Comb	Solo	Ast	Int
Lavonte David	8	6	2	0
Mark Barron	7	6	1	0
Eric Wright	7	6	1	0
Ronde Barber	6	4	2	1
E.J. Biggers	5	5	0	0
Mason Foster	5	4	1	0
Brandon McDonald	5	4	1	0
Gerald McCoy	3	1	2	0
Roy Miller	3	1	2	0
Daniel Teo-Nesheim	2	1	1	0
Michael Bennett	1	1	0	0
Quincy Black	1	0	1	0
Cody Grimm	1	1	0	0
George Johnson	1	0	1	0
Team Totals	55	40	15	1