2009 · Week 16
Tampa Bay Buccaneers at New Orleans Saints
Dec 27, 2009 · Louisiana Superdome · dome · fieldturf
Recap
Tampa Bay Buccaneers held off New Orleans Saints 20–17. It was an upset by ScoutIndex's numbers — Buccaneers had just a 10% chance going in. Buccaneers improve to 3-12; Saints fall to 13-2. Josh Freeman paced the offense with 271 passing yards; 7 rushing yards.
Team stats
| TB | NO | |
|---|---|---|
| 24 | First downs | 21 |
| 447 | Total yards | 382 |
| 271 | Passing yards | 258 |
| 176 | Rushing yards | 124 |
| 21/31 | Comp / Att | 32/37 |
| 2 | Turnovers | 1 |
| 3 | Sacks taken | 1 |
Scoring & key plays
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Box score
TB
Passing
| Player | C/A | Yds | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Josh Freeman | 21/31 | 271 | 0 | 2 |
Rushing
| Player | Car | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|
| Josh Freeman | 2 | 7 | 0 |
| Cadillac Williams | 24 | 129 | 1 |
| Earnest Graham | 1 | 8 | 0 |
| Derrick Ward | 7 | 32 | 0 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cadillac Williams | 3 | 3 | 19 | 0 |
| Kellen Winslow | 4 | 8 | 76 | 0 |
| Antonio Bryant | 5 | 8 | 52 | 0 |
| Maurice Stovall | 2 | 3 | 47 | 0 |
| Earnest Graham | 4 | 6 | 43 | 0 |
| Brian Clark | 1 | 1 | 15 | 0 |
| Michael Clayton | 1 | 1 | 10 | 0 |
| Jerramy Stevens | 1 | 1 | 9 | 0 |
NO
Passing
| Player | C/A | Yds | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Drew Brees | 32/37 | 258 | 1 | 0 |
Rushing
| Player | Car | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|
| Robert Meachem | 1 | 7 | 0 |
| Pierre Thomas | 6 | 60 | 1 |
| Reggie Bush | 2 | 16 | 0 |
| Lynell Hamilton | 7 | 21 | 0 |
| Mike Bell | 7 | 20 | 0 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marques Colston | 8 | 9 | 77 | 0 |
| Robert Meachem | 5 | 5 | 66 | 1 |
| Reggie Bush | 6 | 7 | 37 | 0 |
| Devery Henderson | 5 | 7 | 35 | 0 |
| David Thomas | 5 | 6 | 25 | 0 |
| Lynell Hamilton | 2 | 2 | 10 | 0 |
| Kyle Eckel | 1 | 1 | 8 | 0 |