The New Orleans Saints managed to stay ahead of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, 24 to 21, on October 8, 2006.
Final
1st quarter
TB
NO
Joey Galloway 18-yard pass from Bruce Gradkowski (Matt Bryant kick)
7
0
John Carney 21-yard field goal
7
3
2nd quarter
TB
NO
Deuce McAllister 24-yard run (John Carney kick)
7
10
3rd quarter
TB
NO
Ernie Conwell 9-yard pass from Drew Brees (John Carney kick)
7
17
Mike Alstott 1-yard run (Matt Bryant kick)
14
17
4th quarter
TB
NO
Alex Smith 3-yard pass from Bruce Gradkowski (Matt Bryant kick)
21
17
Reggie Bush 65-yard punt return (John Carney kick)
21
24
Buccaneers
Saints
1st Downs
18
15
Passing 1st Downs
9
8
Rushing 1st Downs
8
7
1st downs from penalties
1
0
3rd down efficiency
5 - 13
3 - 12
4th down efficiency
0 - 2
0 - 0
Total Plays
66
58
Total Yards
406
314
Yards per play
6.2
5.4
Passing
219
171
Comp - Att
20 - 31
21 - 33
Yards per pass
6.6
5.2
Interceptions thrown
0
0
Sacks - Yards lost
2 - 6
0 - 0
Rushing
187
143
Rushing Attempts
33
25
Yards per rush
5.7
5.7
Penalties
8
9
Turnovers
1
0
Fumbles lost
1
0
Interceptions
0
0
Possession
30:37
29:23
Passing
| NAME | CMP | ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | INT | SCK | RATE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bruce Gradkowski B. Gradkowski | 20 | 31 | 225 | 7.3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 107.6 |
| Team | 20 | 31 | 219 | 7.3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 107.6 |
Rushing
| NAME | ATT | YDS | YPC | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cadillac Williams C. Williams | 20 | 111 | 5.6 | 0 |
| Michael Clayton M. Clayton | 1 | 27 | 27.0 | 0 |
| Michael Pittman M. Pittman | 2 | 27 | 13.5 | 0 |
| Bruce Gradkowski B. Gradkowski | 6 | 19 | 3.2 | 0 |
| Mike Alstott M. Alstott | 4 | 3 | 0.8 | 1 |
| Team | 33 | 187 | 5.7 | 1 |
Receiving
| NAME | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | TRG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joey Galloway J. Galloway | 4 | 110 | 27.5 | 1 | 8 |
| Ike Hilliard I. Hilliard | 4 | 34 | 8.5 | 0 | 4 |
| Michael Pittman M. Pittman | 2 | 31 | 15.5 | 0 | 3 |
| Alex Smith A. Smith | 5 | 16 | 3.2 | 1 | 6 |
| Cadillac Williams C. Williams | 3 | 14 | 4.7 | 0 | 4 |
| Anthony Becht A. Becht | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Michael Clayton M. Clayton | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 0 | 3 |
| Mike Alstott M. Alstott | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Maurice Stovall M. Stovall | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Team | 20 | 225 | 7.3 | 2 | 31 |
Fumbles
| NAME | FUM | LOST | FR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bruce Gradkowski B. Gradkowski | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Team | 1 | 1 | 0 |
Defense
| NAME | COMB | TKL | SCK | TFL | PDEF | QBH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brian Kelly B. Kelly | 9 | 8 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ronde Barber R. Barber | 8 | 6 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Juran Bolden J. Bolden | 4 | 4 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Kalvin Pearson K. Pearson | 5 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jermaine Phillips J. Phillips | 5 | 4 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Shelton Quarles S. Quarles | 4 | 4 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Derrick Brooks D. Brooks | 5 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Earnest Graham E. Graham | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Blue Adams B. Adams | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Will Allen W. Allen | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Chris Hovan C. Hovan | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Ryan Nece R. Nece | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Greg Spires G. Spires | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Antoine Cash A. Cash | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Torrie Cox T. Cox | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Anthony Davis A. Davis | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Simeon Rice S. Rice | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Barrett Ruud B. Ruud | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ellis Wyms E. Wyms | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team | 62 | 52 | 0.0 | 6 | 3 | 1 |
Kicking
| NAME | FGM | FGA | LNG | XPM | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matt Bryant M. Bryant | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | |
| Team | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
Punting
| NAME | PUNT | YDS | AVG | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Josh Bidwell J. Bidwell | 6 | 233 | 38.8 | |
| Team | 6 | 233 | 38.8 |
Kick Return
| NAME | KR | YDS | AVG | TD | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michael Pittman M. Pittman | 4 | 85 | 21.3 | 0 | |
| Team | 4 | 85 | 21.3 | 0 |
Punt Return
| NAME | PR | YDS | AVG | TD | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mark Jones M. Jones | 6 | 51 | 8.5 | 0 | |
| Torrie Cox T. Cox | 0 | 9 | 0 | ||
| Team | 6 | 60 | 10.0 | 0 |
Passing
| NAME | CMP | ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | INT | SCK | RATE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Drew Brees D. Brees | 21 | 33 | 171 | 5.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 86.8 |
| Team | 21 | 33 | 171 | 5.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 86.8 |
Rushing
| NAME | ATT | YDS | YPC | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Deuce McAllister D. McAllister | 15 | 123 | 8.2 | 1 |
| Reggie Bush R. Bush | 9 | 23 | 2.6 | 0 |
| Drew Brees D. Brees | 1 | -3 | -3.0 | 0 |
| Team | 25 | 143 | 5.7 | 1 |
Receiving
| NAME | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | TRG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reggie Bush R. Bush | 11 | 63 | 5.7 | 0 | 11 |
| Joe Horn J. Horn | 4 | 48 | 12.0 | 0 | 8 |
| Marques Colston M. Colston | 3 | 38 | 12.7 | 0 | 6 |
| Ernie Conwell E. Conwell | 2 | 14 | 7.0 | 1 | 4 |
| Deuce McAllister D. McAllister | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 0 | 3 |
| Mike Karney M. Karney | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Team | 21 | 171 | 5.2 | 1 | 33 |
Fumbles
| NAME | FUM | LOST | FR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rodney Leisle R. Leisle | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Team | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Defense
| NAME | COMB | TKL | SCK | TFL | PDEF | QBH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Josh Bullocks J. Bullocks | 10 | 10 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Roman Harper R. Harper | 7 | 7 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Scott Fujita S. Fujita | 8 | 5 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Scott Shanle S. Shanle | 8 | 5 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jason Craft J. Craft | 4 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Charles Grant C. Grant | 5 | 4 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Mark Simoneau M. Simoneau | 8 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Terrence Melton T. Melton | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brian Young B. Young | 5 | 3 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Rodney Leisle R. Leisle | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Will Smith W. Smith | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Aaron Stecker A. Stecker | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Fred Thomas F. Thomas | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Danny Clark D. Clark | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Terrance Copper T. Copper | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Alfred Fincher A. Fincher | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Steve Gleason S. Gleason | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jamal Jones J. Jones | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Eric Moore E. Moore | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Hollis Thomas H. Thomas | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike McKenzie M. McKenzie | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Omar Stoutmire O. Stoutmire | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Team | 79 | 60 | 2.0 | 4 | 2 | 7 |
Kicking
| NAME | FGM | FGA | LNG | XPM | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Carney J. Carney | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | |
| Team | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 |
Punting
| NAME | PUNT | YDS | AVG | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steve Weatherford S. Weatherford | 8 | 358 | 44.8 | |
| Team | 8 | 358 | 44.8 |
Kick Return
| NAME | KR | YDS | AVG | TD | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Terrance Copper T. Copper | 2 | 41 | 20.5 | 0 | |
| Aaron Stecker A. Stecker | 1 | 17 | 17.0 | 0 | |
| Jamal Jones J. Jones | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 0 | |
| Team | 4 | 71 | 17.8 | 0 |
Punt Return
| NAME | PR | YDS | AVG | TD | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reggie Bush R. Bush | 3 | 75 | 25.0 | 1 | |
| Lance Moore L. Moore | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 | |
| Team | 4 | 78 | 19.5 | 1 |
More Saints Stats
PPG
23.6
9th
OPP PPG
19.2
8th
RUSH YDS/G
102.5
21st
PASS YDS/G
248.5
13th
| TEAM | W | L | T | PCT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Saints | 9 | 8 | 0 | .529 |
 Buccaneers | 9 | 8 | 0 | .529 |
 Falcons | 7 | 10 | 0 | .412 |
 Panthers | 2 | 15 | 0 | .118 |
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