2006 · Week 9
New Orleans Saints at Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Nov 5, 2006 · Raymond James Stadium · outdoors · grass
Recap
New Orleans Saints topped Tampa Bay Buccaneers 31–14. It was an upset by ScoutIndex's numbers — Saints had just a 45% chance going in. Saints improve to 6-2; Buccaneers fall to 2-6. Drew Brees was the story of the game with 314 passing yards and 3 TDs; 9 rushing yards.
Team stats
| NO | TB | |
|---|---|---|
| 19 | First downs | 11 |
| 363 | Total yards | 253 |
| 314 | Passing yards | 185 |
| 49 | Rushing yards | 68 |
| 24/32 | Comp / Att | 18/31 |
| 0 | Turnovers | 0 |
| 0 | Sacks taken | 4 |
Scoring & key plays
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Box score
NO
Passing
| Player | C/A | Yds | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Drew Brees | 24/32 | 314 | 3 | 0 |
Rushing
| Player | Car | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|
| Drew Brees | 6 | 9 | 0 |
| Deuce McAllister | 15 | 32 | 1 |
| Reggie Bush | 11 | -5 | 0 |
| Terrance Copper | 1 | 8 | 0 |
| Mike Karney | 2 | 5 | 0 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Deuce McAllister | 2 | 0 | 12 | 0 |
| Reggie Bush | 4 | 0 | 22 | 0 |
| Terrance Copper | 1 | 0 | 11 | 0 |
TB
Passing
| Player | C/A | Yds | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bruce Gradkowski | 18/31 | 185 | 2 | 0 |
Rushing
| Player | Car | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bruce Gradkowski | 2 | 12 | 0 |
| Cadillac Williams | 12 | 39 | 0 |
| Michael Clayton | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Michael Pittman | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| Earnest Graham | 2 | 12 | 0 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cadillac Williams | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Michael Clayton | 4 | 0 | 38 | 0 |
| Michael Pittman | 6 | 0 | 27 | 0 |