2006 · Week 5
Tampa Bay Buccaneers at New Orleans Saints
Oct 8, 2006 · Louisiana Superdome · dome · fieldturf
Recap
New Orleans Saints escaped with a 24–21 win over Tampa Bay Buccaneers. ScoutIndex had favored Saints (52%) going in. Saints improve to 4-1; Buccaneers fall to 0-4. Deuce McAllister was the story of the game with 123 rushing yards and 1 rushing TD; 1 catch for 8 yards.
Team stats
| TB | NO | |
|---|---|---|
| 17 | First downs | 15 |
| 412 | Total yards | 314 |
| 225 | Passing yards | 171 |
| 187 | Rushing yards | 143 |
| 20/31 | Comp / Att | 21/33 |
| 0 | Turnovers | 0 |
| 2 | Sacks taken | 0 |
Scoring & key plays
Play-by-play not loaded for this game.
Box score
TB
Passing
| Player | C/A | Yds | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bruce Gradkowski | 20/31 | 225 | 2 | 0 |
Rushing
| Player | Car | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bruce Gradkowski | 6 | 19 | 0 |
| Cadillac Williams | 20 | 111 | 0 |
| Michael Pittman | 2 | 27 | 0 |
| Michael Clayton | 1 | 27 | 0 |
| Mike Alstott | 4 | 3 | 1 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cadillac Williams | 3 | 0 | 14 | 0 |
| Michael Pittman | 2 | 0 | 31 | 0 |
| Michael Clayton | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
NO
Passing
| Player | C/A | Yds | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Drew Brees | 21/33 | 171 | 1 | 0 |
Rushing
| Player | Car | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|
| Drew Brees | 1 | -3 | 0 |
| Deuce McAllister | 15 | 123 | 1 |
| Reggie Bush | 9 | 23 | 0 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Deuce McAllister | 1 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
| Reggie Bush | 11 | 0 | 63 | 0 |