2016 · Week 16
Tampa Bay Buccaneers at New Orleans Saints
Dec 24, 2016 · Louisiana Superdome · dome · sportturf
Recap
New Orleans Saints beat Tampa Bay Buccaneers 31–24. The result matched ScoutIndex's lean toward Saints (53%). Saints improve to 7-8; Buccaneers fall to 8-7. Drew Brees led the way with 299 passing yards and 1 TD; 1 rushing yard. Buccaneers turned it over 2 times to Saints's 0.
Team stats
| TB | NO | |
|---|---|---|
| 20 | First downs | 24 |
| 366 | Total yards | 422 |
| 277 | Passing yards | 299 |
| 89 | Rushing yards | 123 |
| 23/35 | Comp / Att | 23/34 |
| 2 | Turnovers | 0 |
| 2 | Sacks taken | 2 |
Scoring & key plays
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Box score
TB
Passing
| Player | C/A | Yds | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jameis Winston | 23/35 | 277 | 2 | 2 |
Rushing
| Player | Car | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jameis Winston | 3 | 14 | 0 |
| Jacquizz Rodgers | 15 | 63 | 1 |
| Charles Sims | 3 | 12 | 0 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Evans | 7 | 8 | 97 | 1 |
| Jacquizz Rodgers | 2 | 2 | 15 | 0 |
| Russell Shepard | 3 | 5 | 61 | 0 |
| Charles Sims | 4 | 4 | 30 | 0 |
| Josh Huff | 2 | 3 | 24 | 0 |
| Brandon Myers | 2 | 6 | 21 | 0 |
| Cameron Brate | 1 | 2 | 12 | 1 |
| Adam Humphries | 1 | 2 | 12 | 0 |
| Alan Cross | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0 |
| Luke Stocker | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
NO
Passing
| Player | C/A | Yds | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Drew Brees | 23/34 | 299 | 1 | 0 |
Rushing
| Player | Car | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|
| Drew Brees | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| Mark Ingram | 18 | 90 | 2 |
| Tim Hightower | 8 | 29 | 0 |
| John Kuhn | 1 | 3 | 0 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michael Thomas | 6 | 8 | 98 | 0 |
| Brandin Cooks | 5 | 9 | 98 | 0 |
| Mark Ingram | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| Coby Fleener | 2 | 3 | 30 | 0 |
| Tim Hightower | 1 | 1 | 11 | 0 |
| Willie Snead | 2 | 5 | 21 | 0 |
| Travaris Cadet | 2 | 2 | 16 | 1 |
| John Phillips | 2 | 2 | 15 | 0 |
| John Kuhn | 1 | 1 | 7 | 0 |