The New Orleans Saints handily defeated the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, 44 to 34, on December 6, 1987.

1987 New Orleans Saints

Final

NO

Saints

9-3-0

44

1

7

14

2

3

14

3

10

10

4

14

6

Total

34

44

1st quarter

TB

NO

Saints

John Tice 8-yard pass from Bobby Hebert (Morten Andersen kick)

0

7

Saints

John Tice 6-yard pass from Bobby Hebert (Morten Andersen kick)

0

14

Buccaneers

Vinny Testaverde 1-yard run (Donald Igwebuike kick)

7

14

2nd quarter

TB

NO

Saints

Rueben Mayes 7-yard run (Morten Andersen kick)

7

21

Saints

Dalton Hilliard 3-yard run (Morten Andersen kick)

7

28

Buccaneers

Donald Igwebuike 37-yard field goal

10

28

3rd quarter

TB

NO

Saints

Morten Andersen 40-yard field goal

10

31

Saints

Rueben Mayes 2-yard run (Morten Andersen kick)

10

38

Buccaneers

Mark Carrier 37-yard pass from Vinny Testaverde (Donald Igwebuike kick)

17

38

Buccaneers

Donald Igwebuike 43-yard field goal

20

38

4th quarter

TB

NO

Saints

Morten Andersen 24-yard field goal

20

41

Buccaneers

Bruce Hill 12-yard pass from Vinny Testaverde (Donald Igwebuike kick)

27

41

Saints

Morten Andersen 32-yard field goal

27

44

Buccaneers

Bobby Howard 2-yard run (Donald Igwebuike kick)

34

44

Buccaneers

Saints

1st Downs

27

19

Passing 1st Downs

18

12

Rushing 1st Downs

7

7

1st downs from penalties

2

0

3rd down efficiency

-

-

4th down efficiency

-

-

Total Plays

72

62

Total Yards

449

365

Yards per play

6.2

5.9

Passing

352

248

Comp - Att

22 - 47

16 - 24

Yards per pass

7

9.9

Interceptions thrown

2

0

Sacks - Yards lost

3 - 17

1 - 7

Rushing

97

117

Rushing Attempts

22

37

Yards per rush

4.4

3.2

Penalties

4

6

Turnovers

4

1

Fumbles lost

2

1

Interceptions

2

0

Possession

Passing

NAME CMP ATT YDS AVG TD INT SCK RATE
Vinny Testaverde 22 47 369 7.9 2 2 3 70.3
Team 22 47 352 7.9 2 2 3 70.3

Rushing

NAME ATT YDS YPC TD
Jeff Smith 8 31 3.9 0
James Wilder 6 30 5.0 0
Vinny Testaverde 5 19 3.8 1
Bruce Hill 1 9 9.0 0
Eddie Hunter 1 6 6.0 0
Bobby Howard 1 2 2.0 1
Team 22 97 4.4 2

Receiving

NAME REC YDS AVG TD TRG
Mark Carrier 8 212 26.5 1
Bruce Hill 5 73 14.6 1
James Wilder 4 33 8.3 0
Gerald Carter 2 25 12.5 0
Ron Hall 1 12 12.0 0
Bobby Howard 1 8 8.0 0
Calvin Magee 1 6 6.0 0
Team 22 369 7.9 2 0

Fumbles

NAME FUM LOST FR
Team 2 2 1

Defense

NAME COMB TKL SCK TFL PDEF QBH
Curt Jarvis 1.0
Team 1.0

Kicking

NAME FGM FGA LNG XPM PTS
Donald Igwebuike 2 2 4 10
Team 2 2 4 10

Punting

NAME PUNT YDS AVG LNG
Frank Garcia 3 123 41.0
Team 3 123 41.0

Kick Return

NAME KR YDS AVG TD LNG
Bobby Futrell 3 81 27.0 0
Team 3 81 27.0 0

Punt Return

NAME PR YDS AVG TD LNG
Bobby Futrell 3 24 8.0 0
Team 3 24 8.0 0

Passing

NAME CMP ATT YDS AVG TD INT SCK RATE
Bobby Hebert 16 24 255 10.6 2 0 1 129.7
Team 16 24 248 10.6 2 0 1 129.7

Rushing

NAME ATT YDS YPC TD
Dalton Hilliard 16 62 3.9 1
Rueben Mayes 21 55 2.6 2
Team 37 117 3.2 3

Receiving

NAME REC YDS AVG TD TRG
Eric Martin 2 101 50.5 0
Mark Pattison 2 51 25.5 0
Lonzell Hill 3 27 9.0 0
Barry Word 2 25 12.5 0
Mike Jones 2 20 10.0 0
John Tice 2 14 7.0 2
Dalton Hilliard 1 12 12.0 0
Cliff Benson 1 5 5.0 0
Rueben Mayes 1 0 0.0 0
Team 16 255 10.6 2 0

Fumbles

NAME FUM LOST FR
Team 1 1 2

Defense

NAME COMB TKL SCK TFL PDEF QBH
Pat Swilling 1.0
Frank Warren 1.0
Jim Wilks 1.0
Team 3.0

Kicking

NAME FGM FGA LNG XPM PTS
Morten Andersen 3 3 5 14
Team 3 3 5 14

Punting

NAME PUNT YDS AVG LNG
Brian Hansen 4 179 44.8
Team 4 179 44.8

Kick Return

NAME KR YDS AVG TD LNG
Mel Gray 3 73 24.3 0
Dalton Hilliard 2 47 23.5 0
Buford Jordan 1 12 12.0 0
Team 6 132 22.0 0

Punt Return

NAME PR YDS AVG TD LNG
Mel Gray 2 130 65.0 0
Team 2 130 65.0 0

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More Saints Stats

Team Leaders

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PASS

3,878

Carr

Derek Carr

RUSH

694

Kamara

Alvin Kamara

REC

1,123

Olave

Chris Olave

Team Rankings

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PPG

23.6

9th

OPP PPG

19.2

8th

RUSH YDS/G

102.5

21st

PASS YDS/G

248.5

13th

2023 Division Standings

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TEAM W L T PCT
Saints Saints
9 8 0 .529
Buccaneers Buccaneers
9 8 0 .529
Falcons Falcons
7 10 0 .412
Panthers Panthers
2 15 0 .118

Last Game

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NO Saints

9-8-0

48

Final

17

ATL Falcons

7-10-0

Sun 7 Jan 2024

NFL 2023 Leaders

NFL 2023 Rankings

NFL 2023 Betting

NFL 2023 Division Standings

AFC North W L T PCT
1
Ravens Ravens
13 4 0 .765
2
Browns Browns
11 6 0 .647
AFC East W L T PCT
1
Bills Bills
11 6 0 .647
2
Dolphins Dolphins
11 6 0 .647
AFC West W L T PCT
1
Chiefs Chiefs
11 6 0 .647
2
Raiders Raiders
8 9 0 .471
AFC South W L T PCT
1
Texans Texans
10 7 0 .588
2
Jaguars Jaguars
9 8 0 .529
NFC North W L T PCT
1
Lions Lions
12 5 0 .706
2
Packers Packers
9 8 0 .529
NFC West W L T PCT
1
49ers 49ers
12 5 0 .706
2
Rams Rams
10 7 0 .588
NFC East W L T PCT
1
Cowboys Cowboys
12 5 0 .706
2
Eagles Eagles
11 6 0 .647
NFC South W L T PCT
1
Buccaneers Buccaneers
9 8 0 .529
2
Saints Saints
9 8 0 .529

NFL 2023 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE MATCHUP SCORE
Sat
2/10
SF SF
@
KC KC
22-25
Sat
1/27
KC KC
@
BAL BAL
17-10
Sat
1/27
DET DET
@
SF SF
31-34
Sat
1/20
TB TB
@
DET DET
23-31
Sat
1/20
KC KC
@
BUF BUF
27-24

Schedule

DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Fri
9/6
GB GB
@
PHI PHI
1:00 PM