Week 1
Final
TB
NO1Q 11:34
0 - 7
D. Patten 39-yard TD catch from D. Brees.
Touchdown
Made XP
3rd & 3 4 yd
after catch
1Q 08:24
7 - 7
P. Buchanon 26-yard TD interception return.
Touchdown
Made XP
2nd & 15
2Q 00:08
10 - 7
M. Bryant 37-yard field goal.
FG Made
3rd & 3
3Q 02:54
10 - 10
M. Gramatica 34-yard field goal.
FG Made
4th & 14
3Q 00:38
13 - 10
M. Bryant 33-yard field goal.
FG Made
4th & 5
3Q 00:25
13 - 17
D. Henderson 84-yard TD catch from D. Brees.
Touchdown
Made XP
1st & 10 49 yd
after catch
4Q 10:43
20 - 17
I. Hilliard 2-yard TD catch from J. Garcia.
Touchdown
Made XP
3rd & Goal 1 yd
after catch
4Q 07:53
20 - 24
R. Bush 42-yard TD catch from D. Brees.
Touchdown
Made XP
3rd & 5 47 yd
after catch
Top Performers
Pass Yds
343
Brees
NO
Rush Yds
91
Graham
TB
Rec Yds
112
Bush
NO
Scrim TD
1
Hilliard
TB
2008 NFC South
| Team | W | L | T | PCT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Panthers | 12 | 4 | 0 | .750 |
 Falcons | 11 | 5 | 0 | .688 |
 Buccaneers | 9 | 7 | 0 | .563 |
 Saints | 8 | 8 | 0 | .500 |
Game Summary
The New Orleans Saints squeaked out a win over the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, 24 to 20, on September 7, 2008.
| Passing | Comp | Yds | Avg | TD | Int | Sck | Rtg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
J. Garcia #5 | 24/41 | 221 | 5.4 | 1 | 1 | 2-15 | 71.3 |
| Passing | Comp | Yds | Avg | TD | Int | Sck | Rtg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
D. Brees #9 | 23/32 | 343 | 10.7 | 3 | 1 | 1-6 | 124.9 |
| Rushing | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
E. Graham #34 | 10 | 91 | 9.1 | 0 | 46 |
W. Dunn #28 | 9 | 54 | 6.0 | 0 | 14 |
J. Garcia #5 | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Rushing | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
P. Thomas #23 | 10 | 52 | 5.2 | 0 | 18 |
R. Bush #25 | 14 | 51 | 3.6 | 0 | 26 |
D. Brees #9 | 3 | -2 | -0.7 | 0 | 0 |
| Receiving | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
J. Galloway #84 | 6/13 | 56 | 9.3 | 0 | 13 |
I. Hilliard #88 | 6/6 | 45 | 7.5 | 1 | 11 |
A. Bryant #88 | 3/9 | 43 | 14.3 | 0 | 26 |
E. Graham #34 | 3/3 | 27 | 9.0 | 0 | 18 |
B.J. Askew #35 | 3/3 | 20 | 6.7 | 0 | 13 |
A. Smith #81 | 2/3 | 19 | 9.5 | 0 | 11 |
W. Dunn #28 | 1/1 | 11 | 11.0 | 0 | 11 |
| Receiving | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
R. Bush #25 | 8/9 | 112 | 14.0 | 1 | 42 |
D. Henderson #19 | 1/2 | 84 | 84.0 | 1 | 84 |
J. Shockey #80 | 6/6 | 54 | 9.0 | 0 | 26 |
D. Patten #86 | 1/2 | 39 | 39.0 | 1 | 39 |
M. Colston #12 | 3/6 | 26 | 8.7 | 0 | 16 |
L. Moore #16 | 2/4 | 17 | 8.5 | 0 | 9 |
P. Thomas #23 | 2/2 | 11 | 5.5 | 0 | 6 |
M. Campbell #83 | 0/1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Fumbles | Fum | Lost | Rec |
|---|
| Fumbles | Fum | Lost | Rec |
|---|---|---|---|
D. Brees #9 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
P. Thomas #23 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Defense | Tkl-Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | FF | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
B. Ruud #51 | 10-9 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
T. Jackson #36 | 8-8 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
C. Hovan #95 | 7-6 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
C. June #59 | 5-3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
J. Phillips #23 | 4-3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
P. Buchanon #31 | 4-4 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
S. G. White #91 | 3-2 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
D. Brooks #55 | 3-3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
R. Barber #20 | 3-3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
S. Piscitelli #21 | 2-2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
B. Storer #44 | 2-2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
E. Mack #33 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
M. McCoy #50 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Q. Black #58 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
M. Stovall #85 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
A. Talib #21 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
J. Wilkerson #96 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
W. Allen #20 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
J. Haye #72 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
I. Hilliard #88 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Defense | Tkl-Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | FF | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
J. Vilma #51 | 9-7 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
S. Fujita #55 | 9-8 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
K. Kaesviharn #34 | 7-6 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
R. Harper #41 | 7-7 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
R. Gay #21 | 5-5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
S. Shanle #58 | 4-3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
T. Porter #22 | 3-2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
W. Smith #91 | 3-2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
A. Glenn #31 | 3-2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
C. Grant #94 | 3-3 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
C. Reis #39 | 2-2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
S. Ellis #98 | 2-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
B. McCray #93 | 1-1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
M. Mitchell #50 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
P. Thomas #23 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
J. Bullocks #29 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
K. Clancy #96 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
J. Craft #29 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
J. Dunbar #54 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kicking | FG | XP | Pts | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
M. Bryant #3 | 2/2 | 2/2 | 8 | 0 |
| Kicking | FG | XP | Pts | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
M. Gramatica #10 | 1/1 | 3/3 | 6 | 0 |
| Punting | No | Yds | Avg | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
J. Bidwell #9 | 8 | 353 | 44.1 | 0 |
| Punting | No | Yds | Avg | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
S. Weatherford #5 | 7 | 310 | 44.3 | 0 |
| Kick Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
A. Smith #81 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
D. Jackson #10 | 3 | 84 | 28.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kick Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
P. Thomas #23 | 4 | 67 | 16.8 | 0 | 0 |
M. Campbell #83 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Punt Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
D. Jackson #10 | 5 | 29 | 5.8 | 0 | 0 |
I. Hilliard #88 | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Punt Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
L. Moore #16 | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 0 | 0 |
R. Bush #25 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Passing | Comp | Yds | Avg | TD | Int | Sck | Rtg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
J. Garcia #5 | 24/41 | 221 | 5.4 | 1 | 1 | 2-15 | 71.3 |
| Rushing | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
E. Graham #34 | 10 | 91 | 9.1 | 0 | 46 |
W. Dunn #28 | 9 | 54 | 6.0 | 0 | 14 |
J. Garcia #5 | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Receiving | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
J. Galloway #84 | 6/13 | 56 | 9.3 | 0 | 13 |
I. Hilliard #88 | 6/6 | 45 | 7.5 | 1 | 11 |
A. Bryant #88 | 3/9 | 43 | 14.3 | 0 | 26 |
E. Graham #34 | 3/3 | 27 | 9.0 | 0 | 18 |
B.J. Askew #35 | 3/3 | 20 | 6.7 | 0 | 13 |
A. Smith #81 | 2/3 | 19 | 9.5 | 0 | 11 |
W. Dunn #28 | 1/1 | 11 | 11.0 | 0 | 11 |
| Fumbles | Fum | Lost | Rec |
|---|
| Defense | Tkl-Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | FF | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
B. Ruud #51 | 10-9 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
T. Jackson #36 | 8-8 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
C. Hovan #95 | 7-6 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
C. June #59 | 5-3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
J. Phillips #23 | 4-3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
P. Buchanon #31 | 4-4 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
S. G. White #91 | 3-2 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
D. Brooks #55 | 3-3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
R. Barber #20 | 3-3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
S. Piscitelli #21 | 2-2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
B. Storer #44 | 2-2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
E. Mack #33 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
M. McCoy #50 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Q. Black #58 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
M. Stovall #85 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
A. Talib #21 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
J. Wilkerson #96 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
W. Allen #20 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
J. Haye #72 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
I. Hilliard #88 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kicking | FG | XP | Pts | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
M. Bryant #3 | 2/2 | 2/2 | 8 | 0 |
| Punting | No | Yds | Avg | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
J. Bidwell #9 | 8 | 353 | 44.1 | 0 |
| Kick Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
A. Smith #81 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
D. Jackson #10 | 3 | 84 | 28.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Punt Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
D. Jackson #10 | 5 | 29 | 5.8 | 0 | 0 |
I. Hilliard #88 | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Passing | Comp | Yds | Avg | TD | Int | Sck | Rtg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
D. Brees #9 | 23/32 | 343 | 10.7 | 3 | 1 | 1-6 | 124.9 |
| Rushing | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
P. Thomas #23 | 10 | 52 | 5.2 | 0 | 18 |
R. Bush #25 | 14 | 51 | 3.6 | 0 | 26 |
D. Brees #9 | 3 | -2 | -0.7 | 0 | 0 |
| Receiving | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
R. Bush #25 | 8/9 | 112 | 14.0 | 1 | 42 |
D. Henderson #19 | 1/2 | 84 | 84.0 | 1 | 84 |
J. Shockey #80 | 6/6 | 54 | 9.0 | 0 | 26 |
D. Patten #86 | 1/2 | 39 | 39.0 | 1 | 39 |
M. Colston #12 | 3/6 | 26 | 8.7 | 0 | 16 |
L. Moore #16 | 2/4 | 17 | 8.5 | 0 | 9 |
P. Thomas #23 | 2/2 | 11 | 5.5 | 0 | 6 |
M. Campbell #83 | 0/1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Fumbles | Fum | Lost | Rec |
|---|---|---|---|
D. Brees #9 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
P. Thomas #23 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Defense | Tkl-Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | FF | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
J. Vilma #51 | 9-7 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
S. Fujita #55 | 9-8 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
K. Kaesviharn #34 | 7-6 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
R. Harper #41 | 7-7 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
R. Gay #21 | 5-5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
S. Shanle #58 | 4-3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
T. Porter #22 | 3-2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
W. Smith #91 | 3-2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
A. Glenn #31 | 3-2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
C. Grant #94 | 3-3 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
C. Reis #39 | 2-2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
S. Ellis #98 | 2-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
B. McCray #93 | 1-1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
M. Mitchell #50 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
P. Thomas #23 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
J. Bullocks #29 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
K. Clancy #96 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
J. Craft #29 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
J. Dunbar #54 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kicking | FG | XP | Pts | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
M. Gramatica #10 | 1/1 | 3/3 | 6 | 0 |
| Punting | No | Yds | Avg | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
S. Weatherford #5 | 7 | 310 | 44.3 | 0 |
| Kick Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
P. Thomas #23 | 4 | 67 | 16.8 | 0 | 0 |
M. Campbell #83 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Punt Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
L. Moore #16 | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 0 | 0 |
R. Bush #25 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Touchdown
6 plays,
81 yd,
03:330-7
Punt
3 plays,
4 yd,
01:220-7
Interception
4 plays,
16 yd,
01:527-7
Punt
3 plays,
4 yd,
01:097-7
Punt
5 plays,
17 yd,
02:117-7
Punt
5 plays,
28 yd,
03:037-7
Punt
4 plays,
20 yd,
02:347-7
Punt
3 plays,
9 yd,
01:567-7
Punt
7 plays,
39 yd,
04:057-7
Punt
7 plays,
30 yd,
03:187-7
Punt
3 plays,
4 yd,
01:407-7
Punt
5 plays,
19 yd,
01:497-7
Field Goal
7 plays,
61 yd,
01:2510-7
End of Half
1 play,
-1 yd,
00:0310-7
Punt
3 plays,
18 yd,
01:5410-7
Punt
6 plays,
-6 yd,
03:1110-7
Punt
3 plays,
8 yd,
01:4210-7
Field Goal
11 plays,
70 yd,
05:2410-10
Field Goal
5 plays,
51 yd,
02:1613-10
Touchdown
1 play,
84 yd,
00:2013-17
Touchdown
11 plays,
73 yd,
04:3520-17
Touchdown
5 plays,
80 yd,
03:0020-24
Punt
7 plays,
30 yd,
02:5820-24
Punt
3 plays,
8 yd,
02:1620-24
Interception
7 plays,
27 yd,
01:4620-24
End of Game
1 play,
-1 yd,
00:3820-24
352
Total Yds
438
206
Pass Yds
337
146
Rush Yds
101
12
Total Drives
14
63
Total Plays
60
5.6
Yards Per Play
7.3
4.8
Yards Per Pass
10.2
7.3
Yards Per Rush
3.7
28:28
Possession
31:32
3
Biggest Lead
7
18
1st Downs
16
14
Passing 1st Downs
11
4
Rushing 1st Downs
5
0
1st Downs from Penalties
0
2/12
3rd Down
5/13
0/1
4th Down
0/0
8
Punts
7
1
Turnovers
1
1
Interceptions Thrown
1
0
Fumbles Lost
0
7
Penalties
7
1.0
Sacks
2.0
4
Tackles For Loss
2
0
D/ST TD
0
