| New Orleans Saints at Tampa Bay Buccaneers |
| Game Statistics & Box Score |
| Date: November 24, 1996 Location: Tampa, FL Venue: Houlihan's Stadium Attendance: 40203 |
| Weather: Scattered Clouds Temp: 77 F Humidty: 50% Wind: 13 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Orleans SaintsNO | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 |
| Tampa Bay BuccaneersTB | 3 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 13 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | NO | TB |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tampa Bay BuccaneersTB | Michael Husted 43 FG | 0 | 3 |
| 2 | Tampa Bay BuccaneersTB | Michael Husted 38 FG | 0 | 6 |
| 3 | Tampa Bay BuccaneersTB | Mike Alstott 17 pass from Trent Dilfer (Michael Husted kick) | 0 | 13 |
| 3 | New Orleans SaintsNO | Tony Johnson 1 pass from Jim Everett (Doug Brien kick) | 7 | 13 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| New Orleans Saints | ||
| Offense | ||
| 81 | WR | Michael Haynes |
| 83 | WR | Torrance Small |
| 74 | LOT | Clarence Jones |
| 60 | LOG | Craig Novitsky |
| 67 | C | Andy McCollum |
| 61 | ROG | Ed King |
| 66 | ROT | Mike Verstegen |
| 86 | TE | Tony Johnson |
| 17 | QB | Jim Everett |
| 34 | RB | Ray Zellars |
| 22 | FB | Lorenzo Neal |
| Defense | ||
| 92 | LDE | Darren Mickell |
| 93 | LDT | Wayne Martin |
| 99 | RDT | Willie Broughton |
| 94 | RDE | Joe Johnson |
| 52 | SLB | Richard Harvey |
| 54 | MLB | Winfred Tubbs |
| 55 | WLB | Mark Fields |
| 29 | LCB | Mark McMillian |
| 30 | SS | Anthony Newman |
| 47 | FS | Greg Jackson |
| 31 | RCB | Eric Allen |
| Tampa Bay Buccaneers | ||
| Offense | ||
| 85 | WR | Courtney Hawkins |
| 84 | WR | Robb Thomas |
| 74 | LOT | Paul Gruber |
| 60 | LOG | Jim Pyne |
| 61 | C | Tony Mayberry |
| 62 | ROG | Ian Beckles |
| 70 | ROT | Jason Odom |
| 81 | TE | Jackie Harris |
| 12 | QB | Trent Dilfer |
| 32 | RB | Errict Rhett |
| 40 | FB | Mike Alstott |
| Defense | ||
| 72 | LDE | Chidi Ahanotu |
| 77 | NT | Brad Culpepper |
| 99 | UT | Warren Sapp |
| 73 | RDE | Regan Upshaw |
| 51 | LLB | Lonnie Marts |
| 56 | MLB | Hardy Nickerson |
| 55 | RLB | Derrick Brooks |
| 35 | LCB | Martin Mayhew |
| 47 | SS | John Lynch |
| 25 | FS | Melvin Johnson |
| 21 | RCB | Donnie Abraham |
| TEAM STATS | TOP | FD | FDR | FDP | FDX | 3rdDownEff | 4thDownEff | PEN | PENY | FUM | Lost |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NO | 27:16 | 14 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 3/11 | 2/2 | 4 | 24 | 2 | 1 |
| TB | 32:44 | 15 | 4 | 11 | 0 | 6/16 | 1/2 | 3 | 30 | 3 | 2 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Orleans Saints | |||||
| Ray Zellars | 12 | 41 | 3.4 | 13 | 0 |
| Lorenzo Neal | 3 | 8 | 2.7 | 3 | 0 |
| Mario Bates | 2 | 5 | 2.5 | 4 | 0 |
| Jim Everett | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| Mercury Hayes | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 19 | 58 | 3.1 | 0 | |
| Tampa Bay Buccaneers | |||||
| Errict Rhett | 21 | 87 | 4.1 | 35 | 0 |
| Trent Dilfer | 2 | 21 | 10.5 | 13 | 0 |
| Jerry Ellison | 2 | 13 | 6.5 | 12 | 0 |
| Mike Alstott | 5 | 8 | 1.6 | 4 | 0 |
| Reggie Brooks | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 31 | 130 | 4.2 | 0 | |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Orleans Saints | |||||||||||
| Jim Everett | 31 | 20 | 64.5 | 3 | 196 | 6.3 | 41 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 53.4 |
| Team Totals | 31 | 20 | 64.5 | 3 | 196 | 6.3 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 53.4 | |
| Tampa Bay Buccaneers | |||||||||||
| Trent Dilfer | 34 | 20 | 58.8 | 0 | 253 | 7.4 | 30 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 91.9 |
| Team Totals | 34 | 20 | 58.8 | 0 | 253 | 7.4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 91.9 | |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Orleans Saints | |||||
| Torrance Small | 6 | 85 | 14.2 | 41 | 0 |
| Henry Lusk | 4 | 30 | 7.5 | 13 | 0 |
| Ray Zellars | 4 | 11 | 2.8 | 7 | 0 |
| Lorenzo Neal | 3 | 29 | 9.7 | 23 | 0 |
| Mercury Hayes | 1 | 24 | 24.0 | 24 | 0 |
| Michael Haynes | 1 | 16 | 16.0 | 16 | 0 |
| Tony Johnson | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1t | 1 |
| Team Totals | 20 | 196 | 9.8 | 1 | |
| Tampa Bay Buccaneers | |||||
| Mike Alstott | 7 | 91 | 13.0 | 25 | 1 |
| Jackie Harris | 4 | 63 | 15.8 | 23 | 0 |
| Robb Thomas | 3 | 46 | 15.3 | 30 | 0 |
| Courtney Hawkins | 3 | 24 | 8.0 | 10 | 0 |
| Karl Williams | 2 | 13 | 6.5 | 10 | 0 |
| Dave Moore | 1 | 16 | 16.0 | 16 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 20 | 253 | 12.7 | 1 | |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Orleans Saints | |||||
| Team Totals | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Tampa Bay Buccaneers | |||||
| Donnie Abraham | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 |
| Melvin Johnson | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| John Lynch | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 3 | 1 | 0.3 | 1 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TB | I20 | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Orleans Saints | |||||||
| Klaus Wilmsmeyer | 6 | 297 | 49.5 | 53 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 6 | 297 | 49.5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | |
| Tampa Bay Buccaneers | |||||||
| Tommy Barnhardt | 5 | 215 | 43.0 | 48 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 5 | 215 | 43.0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Orleans Saints | ||||||
| Tyrone Hughes | 2 | 1 | 20 | 10.0 | 16 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 2 | 1 | 20 | 10.0 | 0 | |
| Tampa Bay Buccaneers | ||||||
| Marvin Marshall | 3 | 0 | 19 | 6.3 | 14 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 3 | 0 | 19 | 6.3 | 0 | |
| KICKOFFS | NO | YDS | AVG | TB |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Orleans Saints | ||||
| Doug Brien | 2 | 114 | 57.0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | ||||
| Tampa Bay Buccaneers | ||||
| Michael Husted | 4 | 261 | 65.3 | 0 |
| Team Totals | ||||
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Orleans Saints | ||||||
| Tyrone Hughes | 4 | 0 | 79 | 19.8 | 22 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 4 | 0 | 79 | 19.8 | 0 | |
| Tampa Bay Buccaneers | ||||||
| Marvin Marshall | 1 | 0 | 17 | 17.0 | 17 | 0 |
| Mike Alstott | 1 | 0 | 14 | 14.0 | 14 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 2 | 0 | 31 | 15.5 | 0 | |
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
| New Orleans Saints | |
| Darren Mickell | 1.0 |
| Team Totals | 1.0 |
| Tampa Bay Buccaneers | |
| Chidi Ahanotu | 1.5 |
| Warren Sapp | 0.5 |
| Team Totals | 2.0 |