Buccaneers vs. New Orleans Saints

LOSS - Tampa Bay Buccaneers 07 New Orleans Saints 38

Reuben Mayes rushed for 147 yards, the second-most in New Orleans Saints history, as the Saints equalled their highest-ever margin of victory playing against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.

The Saints scored on their first three possessions. The Buccaneers did not score until the fourth quarter, when Steve DeBerg ran for a 1-yard touchdown. Steve Young left the stadium on crutches, and starting defensive end Ron Holmes left the game after trying to play the first quarter with a broken fibula. Mayes was selected with a third-round draft pick that had been obtained from the Buccaneers in exchange for safety David Greenwood, who the Buccaneers had already waived.

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GAMEDAY BRIEF

OFFICALS

• REFEREE: Gordon McCarter
• UMPIRE: Bob Wagner
• HEAD LINESMAN: Ligouri Hagerty
• LINE JUDGE: Jack Fette
• SIDE JUDGE: Dean Look
• BACK JUDGE: Louis Richard
• FIELD JUDGE: Bernie Kukar

SCORING

• SAINTS: 10:27-1Q Mayes 9 run (Andersen kick)
• SAINTS: 2:22-1Q Andersen FG31
• SAINTS: 12:50-2Q Mayes 1 run (Andersen kick)
• SAINTS: 1:37-3Q Hilliard 1 run (Andersen kick)
• BUCCANEERS: 10:22-4Q DeBerg 1 run (Igwebuike kick)
• SAINTS: 5:27-4Q Martin 21 pass from Wilson (Andersen kick)
• SAINTS: 1:56-4Q Hilliard 7 run (Andersen kick)

STARTERS OFFENSE

• WR: #89 K. House
• LT: #72 R. Tayloy
• LG: #66 G. Young
• C: #60 R. Grimes
• RG: #62 S. Farrell
• RT: #73 R. Heller
• TE: #88 J. Giles
• TE: #86 C. Magee
• WR: #87 G. Carter
• QB: #08 S. Young
• RB: #32 J. Wilder

STARTERS DEFENSE

• LE: #78 J. Cannon
• NT: #76 D. Logan
• RE: #71 B. Nelson
• LOLB: #57 K. Browner
• LILB: #58 J. Davis
• RILB: #52 S. Brantley
• ROLB: #51 C. Washington
• LC: #23 J. Castille
• RC: #22 R. Jones
• SS: #41 C. Swoope
• FS: #31 C. Curry

SUBSTITUTIONS

• 1 Igwebuike, 5 Garcia, 17 DeBerg, 21 McKeever, 26 Easmon, 34 Boatner, 36 Futrell, 44 Sully, 46 Wonsley, 54 Randle, 56 Walker, 59 Murphy, 64 Robinson, 67 Morgan, 68 Mallory, 77 Maarleveld, 80 Williams, 81 Freeman, 82 Bell, 84 Harris, 90 Holmes, 98 Keys

DID NOT PLAY

• 20 Springs

INACTIVE

• none

INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS

RUSHING

• BUCCANEERS: Wilder 14-37, Young 2-12, Wonsley 5-10, DeBerg 1-1.
• SAINTS: Mayes 24-172, Hilliard 17-58, Jordan 6-17, Wilson 1-14, Gray 2-4.

PASSING

• BUCCANEERS: Young 15-11-143-0-0, DeBerg 11-4-54-2-0.
• SAINTS: Wilson 23-14-185-1-1.

RECIEVING

• BUCCANEERS: Carter 4-78, Giles 4-41, House 2-31, Magee 2-13, Harris 1-20, Wonsley 1-10, Wilder 1-4.
• SAINTS: Tice 4-22, Brenner 3-60, Goodlow 2-39, Martin 2-34, Jones 2-28, Hilliard 1-2.

INTERCEPTIONS

• BUCCANEERS: Browner 1-16.
• SAINTS: Waymer 1-4, Poe 1-3.

KICK RETURNS

• BUCCANEERS: Freeman 3-59, Boatner 1-2.
• SAINTS: Gray 1-29.

PUNT RETURNS

• BUCCANEERS: Futrell 2-16.
• SAINTS: Martin 2-6.

SACKS

• BUCCANEERS: none
• SAINTS: Geathers 2-15, Swilling 1-7, Elliott 1-7, Team 1-8.

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