2008 · Week 1
Tampa Bay Buccaneers at New Orleans Saints
Sep 7, 2008 · Louisiana Superdome · dome · fieldturf
Recap
New Orleans Saints topped Tampa Bay Buccaneers 24–20. ScoutIndex had favored Saints (59%) going in. Saints improve to 1-0; Buccaneers fall to 0-1. Drew Brees was the story of the game with 343 passing yards and 3 TDs.
Team stats
| TB | NO | |
|---|---|---|
| 18 | First downs | 16 |
| 367 | Total yards | 444 |
| 221 | Passing yards | 343 |
| 146 | Rushing yards | 101 |
| 24/41 | Comp / Att | 23/32 |
| 1 | Turnovers | 1 |
| 2 | Sacks taken | 1 |
Scoring & key plays
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Box score
TB
Passing
| Player | C/A | Yds | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jeff Garcia | 24/41 | 221 | 1 | 1 |
Rushing
| Player | Car | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jeff Garcia | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Earnest Graham | 10 | 91 | 0 |
| Warrick Dunn | 9 | 54 | 0 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Earnest Graham | 3 | 0 | 27 | 0 |
| Warrick Dunn | 1 | 0 | 11 | 0 |
NO
Passing
| Player | C/A | Yds | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Drew Brees | 23/32 | 343 | 3 | 1 |
Rushing
| Player | Car | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|
| Drew Brees | 3 | -2 | 0 |
| Reggie Bush | 14 | 51 | 0 |
| Pierre Thomas | 10 | 52 | 0 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reggie Bush | 8 | 0 | 112 | 1 |
| Pierre Thomas | 2 | 0 | 11 | 0 |