Buccaneers vs. New Orleans Saints

LOSS - Tampa Bay Buccaneers 03 New Orleans Saints 09

The Tampa Bay offense dropped seven passes, Patrick Hape lost a fumble at the Saints 3-yard line, and Trent Dilfer threw an interception, as offensive futility again plagued the Buccaneers, resulting in a 9–3 loss in the New Orleans Superdome. Three times the Buccaneers had the ball inside the Saints 25-yard line, but came up with zero points.

At one point, Bert Emanuel caught a touchdown pass, but the officials ruled it incomplete, saying he "trapped" the ball against the turf.

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GAMEDAY BRIEF

OFFICALS

• REFEREE: Johnny Grier
• UMPIRE: Jim Daopoulos
• LINE JUDGE: Gary Arthur
• SIDE JUDGE: Dean Look
• HEAD LINESMAN: John Schleyer
• BACK JUDGE: Scott Green
• FIELD JUDGE: Duke Carroll
• REPLAY OFFICAL: Not Documented

SCORING

• SAINTS: 10:22-2Q Brien FG46
• BUCCANEERS: 12:31-3Q Husted FG52
• SAINTS: 9:15-3Q Brien FG50
• SAINTS: 7:15-4Q Brien FG41

STARTERS OFFENSE

• WR: #85 R. Anthony
• LT: #74 P. Gruber
• LG: #64 J. Diaz
• C: #61 T. Mayberry
• RG: #73 F. Middleton
• RT: #70 J. Odom
• TE: #83 D. Moore
• WR: #87 B. Emanuel
• QB: #12 T. Dilfer
• RB: #28 W. Dunn
• FB: #40 M. Alstott

STARTERS DEFENSE

• LE: #97 T. Jackson
• NT: #77 B. Culpepper
• DT: #99 W. Sapp
• RE: #91 R. Upshaw
• SLB: #50 J. Gooch
• MLB: #56 H. Nickerson
• WLB: #55 D. Brooks
• LCB: #20 R. Barber
• RCB: #27 A. Parker
• SS: #47 J. Lynch
• FS: #22 C. Mincy

SUBSTITUTIONS

• 5 Husted, 6 Barnhardt, 23 Bouie, 24 Robinson, 25 Kelly, 31 Young, 37 Ellison, 41 Neal, 51 Singleton, 53 Quarles, 54 Palmer, 59 Duncan, 69 Pierson, 71 Wunsch, 78 Jones, 80 Davis, 81 Green, 82 Hape, 86 Williams, 90 Maniecki, 94 White

DID NOT PLAY

• 4 Walsh, 65 Dogins

INACTIVE

• 13 Milanovich, 21 Abraham, 26 Abdullah, 72 Ahanotu, 75 Washington, 84 Thomas, 88 Hunter, 98 Cannida

INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS

RUSHING

• BUCCANEERS: Dunn 11-46, Alstott 7-12.
• SAINTS: Davis 18-48, Craver 4-12, Hastings 1-2, Zellers 2-1, Toliver 2-(-7).

PASSING

• BUCCANEERS: Dilfer 44-20-186-2-0.
• SAINTS: Toliver 32-20-216-0-0.

RECIEVING

• BUCCANEERS: Emanuel 6-86, Dunn 5-27, Moore 4-19, Anthony 3-49, Hape 1-5, Green 1-0.
• SAINTS: Davis 5-34, Craver 5-30, Cleeland 4-55, Dawkins 3-27, Poole 2-64, Hastings 1-6.

INTERCEPTIONS

• BUCCANEERS: none
• SAINTS: Knight 1-26, Cota 1-3.

KICK RETURNS

• BUCCANEERS: Anthony 4-110.
• SAINTS: Ismail 1-27.

PUNT RETURNS

• BUCCANEERS: Green 3-83, Williams 1-8.
• SAINTS: Hastings 3-1.

SACKS

• BUCCANEERS: Upshaw 1-6.
• SAINTS: Mitchell 1-6.

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