National Football League
BOXSCORE
| PLAY-BY-PLAY
| RECAP
New Orleans 42,
Tampa Bay 17
When: 4:25 PM ET, Sunday, December 29, 2013
Where: Mercedes-Benz Superdome, New Orleans, Louisiana
Temperature: Dome
Head Official: Carl Cheffers
Attendance: 73150
Where: Mercedes-Benz Superdome, New Orleans, Louisiana
Temperature: Dome
Head Official: Carl Cheffers
Attendance: 73150
Final Scoring Summary
| Final | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | T |
| Tampa Bay | 7 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 17 |
| New Orleans | 14 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 42 |
SCORING
Scoring Summary
| 1st Quarter - 10:15 | ||
| New Orleans | TD |
New Orleans 7 - Tampa Bay 0 Lance Moore 44 yd. pass from Drew Brees (Shayne Graham kick) |
| 1st Quarter - 8:40 | ||
| Tampa Bay | TD |
New Orleans 7 - Tampa Bay 7 Tiquan Underwood 48 yd. pass from Mike Glennon (Rian Lindell kick) |
| 1st Quarter - 3:08 | ||
| New Orleans | TD |
New Orleans 14 - Tampa Bay 7 Jimmy Graham 10 yd. pass from Drew Brees (Shayne Graham kick) |
| 2nd Quarter - 8:04 | ||
| New Orleans | TD |
New Orleans 21 - Tampa Bay 7 Robert Meachem 41 yd. pass from Drew Brees (Shayne Graham kick) |
| 2nd Quarter - 3:28 | ||
| Tampa Bay | TD |
New Orleans 21 - Tampa Bay 14 Timothy Wright 1 yd. pass from Mike Glennon (Rian Lindell kick) |
| 2nd Quarter - 2:40 | ||
| New Orleans | TD |
New Orleans 28 - Tampa Bay 14 Kenny Stills 76 yd. pass from Drew Brees (Shayne Graham kick) |
| 3rd Quarter - 6:35 | ||
| Tampa Bay | FG |
New Orleans 28 - Tampa Bay 17 Rian Lindell 54 yd. field goal |
| 3rd Quarter - 1:22 | ||
| New Orleans | TD |
New Orleans 35 - Tampa Bay 17 Pierre Thomas 8 yd. run (Shayne Graham kick) |
| 4th Quarter - 14:08 | ||
| New Orleans | TD |
New Orleans 42 - Tampa Bay 17 Drew Brees 9 yd. run (Shayne Graham kick) |
TEAMS
Team Stats
| Tampa Bay | New Orleans | |
| 1st Downs | 18 | 21 |
| Rushing | 4 | 7 |
| Passing | 11 | 14 |
| Penalty | 3 | 0 |
| 3rd Down Conversions | 3-13 | 7-13 |
| 4th Down Conversions | 1-3 | 1-2 |
| Punts-Average | 5-48.0 | 4-40.3 |
| Return Yards | 69 | 24 |
| Punts-Returns | 0-0 | 1-0 |
| Kickoffs-Returns | 3-69 | 1-22 |
| Int - Returns | 0-0 | 1-2 |
| Penalties-Yards | 8-78 | 9-94 |
| Fumbles-Lost | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Time of Possession | 25:48 | 34:12 |
| Total Net Yards | 290 | 468 |
| Total Plays | 62 | 62 |
| Average Gain | 4.7 | 7.5 |
| Net Yards Rushing | 75 | 98 |
| Rushes | 18 | 30 |
| Average/Rush | 4.2 | 3.3 |
| Net Yards Passing | 215 | 370 |
| Comp-Att | 22-42 | 24-31 |
| Yards/Pass | 4.9 | 11.6 |
| Sacked-Yards Lost | 2-4 | 1-11 |
| Had Intercepted | 1 | 0 |
| Touchdowns | 2 | 6 |
| Rushing | 0 | 2 |
| Passing | 2 | 4 |
| Other | 0 | 0 |
| Extra Points | 2-2 | 6-6 |
| Field Goals | 1-1 | 0-0 |
| Red Zone Efficiency | 1-1-100% | 3-3-100% |
| Goal To Go Efficiency | 1-1-100% | 0-0-0% |
| Safeties | 0 | 0 |
PLAYER STATS
Tampa Bay Buccaneers
(4-12)
| Passing | ||||
| COMP/ATT | YDS | TD | INT | |
| M. Glennon | 22/41 | 219 | 2 | 1 |
| M. Koenen | 0/1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
New Orleans Saints
(11-5)
| Passing | ||||
| COMP/ATT | YDS | TD | INT | |
| D. Brees | 24/31 | 381 | 4 | 0 |
| Rushing | |||||
| ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | LG | |
| K. Robinson | 12 | 50 | 4.2 | 0 | 25 |
| P. Thomas | 7 | 20 | 2.9 | 1 | 8 |
| M. Ingram | 3 | 20 | 6.7 | 0 | 15 |
| D. Brees | 2 | 8 | 4.0 | 1 | 9 |
| J. Collins | 2 | 3 | 1.5 | 0 | 2 |
| D. Sproles | 3 | -1 | -0.3 | 0 | 5 |
| L. McCown | 1 | -2 | -2.0 | 0 | -2 |
| Receiving | ||||||
| TAR | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LG | |
| T. Underwood | 7 | 5 | 93 | 18.6 | 1 | 48 |
| T. Wright | 10 | 5 | 58 | 11.6 | 1 | 24 |
| V. Jackson | 12 | 4 | 35 | 8.8 | 0 | 12 |
| M. Hill | 2 | 2 | 23 | 11.5 | 0 | 12 |
| C. Owusu | 2 | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 | 5 |
| E. Lorig | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 | 3 |
| B. Leonard | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0.3 | 0 | 4 |
| B. Rainey | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Receiving | ||||||
| TAR | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LG | |
| K. Stills | 1 | 1 | 76 | 76.0 | 1 | 76 |
| L. Moore | 5 | 4 | 73 | 18.2 | 1 | 44 |
| J. Graham | 8 | 5 | 71 | 14.2 | 1 | 33 |
| M. Colston | 6 | 6 | 67 | 11.2 | 0 | 24 |
| R. Meachem | 1 | 1 | 41 | 41.0 | 1 | 41 |
| D. Sproles | 4 | 2 | 30 | 15.0 | 0 | 24 |
| J. Hill | 1 | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 0 | 8 |
| B. Watson | 2 | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 0 | 7 |
| P. Thomas | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 | 3 |
| M. Ingram | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 | 3 |
| J. Collins | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | 2 |
| Interceptions | |||
| NO. | YDS | TD | |
| No interceptions | |||
| Interceptions | |||
| NO. | YDS | TD | |
| K. Lewis | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Sacks | ||
| NO. | YDS | |
| A. Clayborn | 0.5 | 11.0 |
| G. McCoy | 0.5 | 0.0 |
| Sacks | ||
| NO. | YDS | |
| J. Galette | 2.0 | 4.0 |
| Tackles | ||
| Tk | Ast | |
| K. Tandy | 6 | 0 |
| L. Johnson | 5 | 0 |
| L. David | 5 | 2 |
| A. Clayborn | 5 | 5 |
| J. Banks | 4 | 1 |
| D. Revis | 3 | 0 |
| M. Foster | 3 | 0 |
| D. Goldson | 3 | 1 |
| D. Te'o-Nesheim | 2 | 0 |
| K. McCray | 1 | 0 |
| S. Means | 1 | 0 |
| A. Hayward | 1 | 0 |
| W. Gholston | 1 | 1 |
| G. McCoy | 1 | 1 |
| A. Spence | 0 | 1 |
| Tackles | ||
| Tk | Ast | |
| C. White | 6 | 0 |
| R. Harper | 6 | 2 |
| C. Lofton | 4 | 2 |
| R. Bush | 3 | 0 |
| P. Haralson | 3 | 1 |
| J. Galette | 3 | 1 |
| T. Walker | 2 | 0 |
| D. Hawthorne | 2 | 1 |
| K. Lewis | 2 | 1 |
| G. Foster | 1 | 0 |
| A. Hicks | 1 | 0 |
| R. Sweeting | 1 | 0 |
| C. Jordan | 1 | 0 |
| M. Jenkins | 0 | 1 |
| R. Humber | 0 | 1 |
| Tackles For Loss | |
| NO. | |
| A. Clayborn | 4.0 |
| L. David | 1.0 |
| K. McCray | 1.0 |
| D. Te'o-Nesheim | 1.0 |
| Tackles For Loss | |
| NO. | |
| J. Galette | 2.0 |
| P. Haralson | 1.0 |
| D. Hawthorne | 1.0 |
| G. Foster | 1.0 |
| Fumbles | |
| NO. | |
| No fumbles | |
| Fumbles | |
| NO. | |
| No fumbles | |