2004 · Week 5
Tampa Bay Buccaneers at New Orleans Saints
Oct 10, 2004 · Louisiana Superdome · dome · fieldturf
Recap
Tampa Bay Buccaneers escaped with a 20–17 win over New Orleans Saints. ScoutIndex's model didn't see it coming, giving Buccaneers only a 36% shot beforehand. Buccaneers improve to 1-4; Saints fall to 2-3. Brian Griese was the story of the game with 194 passing yards and 1 TD. Saints turned it over 2 times to Buccaneers's 0.
Team stats
| TB | NO | |
|---|---|---|
| 16 | First downs | 15 |
| 343 | Total yards | 251 |
| 262 | Passing yards | 106 |
| 81 | Rushing yards | 145 |
| 21/27 | Comp / Att | 11/23 |
| 0 | Turnovers | 2 |
| 4 | Sacks taken | 0 |
Scoring & key plays
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Box score
TB
Passing
| Player | C/A | Yds | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brian Griese | 16/19 | 194 | 1 | 0 |
| Chris Simms | 5/8 | 68 | 0 | 0 |
Rushing
| Player | Car | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brian Griese | 5 | -2 | 0 |
| Michael Clayton | 2 | 24 | 0 |
| Michael Pittman | 15 | 51 | 0 |
| Mike Alstott | 4 | 8 | 0 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michael Clayton | 4 | 0 | 61 | 0 |
| Michael Pittman | 5 | 0 | 29 | 0 |
| Mike Alstott | 2 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
NO
Passing
| Player | C/A | Yds | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aaron Brooks | 11/23 | 106 | 2 | 1 |
Rushing
| Player | Car | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aaron Brooks | 3 | 15 | 0 |
| Deuce McAllister | 21 | 102 | 0 |
| Aaron Stecker | 4 | 27 | 0 |
| Mike Karney | 1 | 1 | 0 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aaron Stecker | 4 | 0 | 15 | 0 |