2004 · Week 15
New Orleans Saints at Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Dec 19, 2004 · Raymond James Stadium · outdoors · grass
Recap
New Orleans Saints topped Tampa Bay Buccaneers 21–17. ScoutIndex's model didn't see it coming, giving Saints only a 33% shot beforehand. Saints improve to 6-8; Buccaneers fall to 5-9. Aaron Brooks was the story of the game with 169 passing yards and 2 TDs; 17 rushing yards. Buccaneers turned it over 3 times to Saints's 1.
Team stats
| NO | TB | |
|---|---|---|
| 14 | First downs | 13 |
| 284 | Total yards | 287 |
| 169 | Passing yards | 118 |
| 115 | Rushing yards | 169 |
| 14/21 | Comp / Att | 13/22 |
| 1 | Turnovers | 3 |
| 7 | Sacks taken | 1 |
Scoring & key plays
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Box score
NO
Passing
| Player | C/A | Yds | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aaron Brooks | 14/21 | 169 | 2 | 0 |
Rushing
| Player | Car | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aaron Brooks | 3 | 17 | 0 |
| Deuce McAllister | 25 | 89 | 0 |
| Aaron Stecker | 1 | 9 | 0 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Deuce McAllister | 1 | 0 | 9 | 0 |
| Aaron Stecker | 3 | 0 | 26 | 0 |
TB
Passing
| Player | C/A | Yds | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brian Griese | 13/22 | 118 | 1 | 1 |
Rushing
| Player | Car | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|
| Michael Pittman | 24 | 131 | 0 |
| Brian Griese | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Joey Galloway | 2 | 19 | 0 |
| Earnest Graham | 3 | 16 | 0 |
| Mike Alstott | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Ian Smart | 1 | 1 | 0 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michael Pittman | 2 | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Joey Galloway | 2 | 0 | 18 | 1 |
| Mike Alstott | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 |