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  Tampa Bay Buccaneers 13 New Orleans Saints 7
Sunday 24 November 1996 at Tampa Stadium
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| | TB | 8:06-1Q | Husted FG43 |
| TB | 2:31-1Q | Husted FG38 |
| TB | 10:16-2Q | Alstott 17 pass from Dilfer (Husted kick) |
| NO | 2:30-2Q | Johnson 1 pass from Everett (Brien kick) |
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RUSHING
BUCS: Rhett 21-87, Dilfer 2-21, Ellison 2-13, Alstott 5-8, Brooks 1-1.
SAINTS: Zellars 12-41, Neal 3-8, Bates 2-5, Everett 1-2, Hayes 1-2.
PASSING
BUCS: Dilfer 34-20-253-0-1.
SAINTS: Everett 31-20-196-3-1.
RECEIVING
BUCS: Alstott 7-91, Harris 4-63, Thomas 3-46, Hawkins 3-24, Williams 2-13, Moore 1-16.
SAINTS: Small 6-85, Lusk 4-30, Zellars 4-11, Neal 3-29, Hayes 1-24, Haynes 1-16, Johnson 1-1.
INTERCEPTIONS
BUCS: Abraham 1-1, Johnson 1-0, Lynch 1-0.
SAINTS: none.
KICK RETURNS
BUCS: Marshall 1-17, Alstott 1-14.
OPPONENTS: Hughes 4-79.
PUNT RETURNS
BUCS: Marshall 3-19.
OPPONENTS: Hughes 2-20.
SACKS
BUCS: Ahanotu 1-12.
OPPONENTS: Mickell 1-2.
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| GAME REPORTS AND COMMENTS |
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| Rick Stroud's lead story from Houlihan's Stadium |
| Stand up D gets the job done again |
| New full-load fullback delivers when it counts |
| Click here for the gamebook and the play-by-play |
Tampa Bay’s third consecutive victory came courtesy of another outstanding defensive effort as the Saints were limited to just 242 total yards and a ground gain of 58. Mike Alstott put the ball in the end zone in the 3rd quarter with one of his trademark tackle-breaking jaunts on a 17-yard screen pass.
The Saints responded with their only scoring drive of the game, a 72-yard march and threatened again in the fourth quarter but Lynch’s interception ended the threat.
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| OFFENSE | DEFENSE |
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| LT | 74 Gruber
| LDE | 72 Ahanotu |
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| LG | 60 Pyne
| UT | 77 Culpepper |
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| C | 61 Mayberry
| DT | 99 Sapp |
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| RG | 62 Beckles
| RDE | 73 Upshaw |
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| RT | 70 Odom
| LLB | 51 Marts |
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| TE | 81 Harris
| MLB | 56 Nickerson |
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| WR | 84 Thomas
| RLB | 55 Brooks |
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| WR | 85 Hawkins
| LCB | 35 Mayhew |
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| FB | 40 Alstott
| SS | 47 Lynch |
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| RB | 32 Rhett
| FS | 25 Johnson |
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| QB | 12 Dilfer
| RCB | 21 Abraham |
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SUBSTITUTIONS |
| 1 Marshall, 5 Husted, 6 Barnhardt, 23 Bouie, 29 Gant, 33 Staten, 37 Ellison, 39 Dimry, 41 Brooks, 45 Legette, 50 Gooch, 57 Jones, 68 Crisman, 69 Pierson, 75 Curry, 78 Jones, 82 Tate, 83 Moore, 86 Williams, 93 DuBose, 94 White
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DID NOT PLAY |
| 11 Weldon, 64 Diaz
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INACTIVE |
| 13 Milanovich, 22 Mincy, 27 Austin, 67 Ingram, 80 Harper, 87 Silvan, 90 Maniecki, 97 Jackson |
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