TB Buccaneers vs. NO Saints
| 9-7 L2 |
Week 1
September 7, 2008, 12:02 pm |
7-9 L2 |
| 3-5 Away | 3-5 Home | |
| Tampa Bay Buccaneers | New Orleans Saints |
| Buccaneers Offense Vs. Saints Defense - AVG Per Game | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team | Yards | Rank | Pass | Rank | Rush | Rank | TD | Pts | Rank | T/O | Rank |
| Buccaneers Offense | 307.6 | 18 | 197.5 | 16 | 110.1 | 12 | 2.1 | 19.7 | 18 | 1.2 | 3 |
| Saints Defense | 327.7 | 26 | 230.8 | 30 | 96.8 | 13 | 2.5 | 22.8 | 25 | 1.4 | 27 |
| Saints Offense Vs. Buccaneers Defense - AVG Per Game | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team | Yards | Rank | Pass | Rank | Rush | Rank | TD | Pts | Rank | T/O | Rank |
| Saints Offense | 340.5 | 4 | 254.6 | 3 | 85.9 | 28 | 2.7 | 22.3 | 13 | 1.8 | 20 |
| Buccaneers Defense | 262.4 | 2 | 160.9 | 1 | 101.5 | 17 | 1.9 | 15.9 | 3 | 2.1 | 3 |
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45% | Win Probabilities | 55% | ![]() |
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| Tampa Bay Buccaneers | New Orleans Saints | ||||
TB vs. NO Statistic Projections
| Passing | ||
|---|---|---|
| Statistic | TB | NO |
| Comp/Att | 20.9 / 33.1 | 22.3 / 32.7 |
| Comp % | 63.0% | 68.1% |
| Pass Yds | 223.2 | 209.5 |
| Yds/Throw | 6.7 | 6.4 |
| Pass TD | 1.3 | 1.8 |
| Rushing | ||
|---|---|---|
| Statistic | TB | NO |
| Rushes | 26.2 | 22.7 |
| Yards | 125.2 | 81.8 |
| Yards/Rush | 4.8 | 3.6 |
| Rush TD | 0.4 | 0.5 |
| Rush 1st Downs | 4.8 | 4.4 |
| Totals | ||
|---|---|---|
| Statistic | TB | NO |
| Total Yards | 349.7 | 297.4 |
| Total TD's | 2.0 | 2.6 |
| Total Turnovers | 1.5 | 1.9 |
| Yards Per Play | 5.6 | 5.2 |
| Yards Per Drive | 32.8 | 28.5 |
| Defense | ||
|---|---|---|
| Statistic | TB | NO |
| DEF Sacks | 1.1 | 2.7 |
| DEF QB Hits | 1.8 | 4.0 |
| DEF Interceptions | 0.6 | 0.5 |
| Pass Deflections | 3.1 | 3.1 |
| Fumble Rec | 1.9 | 1.7 |
| Tampa Bay Top Players & Projections | |
|---|---|
| Jeff Garcia, QB | Earnest Graham, RB |
| Luke McCown, QB | Ike Hilliard, WR |
| Michael Pittman, RB | Joey Galloway, WR |
| Josh Bidwell, P | Alex Smith, TE |
| New Orleans Top Players & Projections | |
|---|---|
| Drew Brees, QB | Reggie Bush, RB |
| Aaron Stecker, RB | Marques Colston, WR |
| Lance Moore, WR | David Patten, WR |
| Pierre Thomas, RB | Eric Johnson, TE |



