Tampa Bay Buccaneers 48 New Orleans Saints 21
Sunday 23 December 2001 at Raymond James Stadium
SCORING
TB
13:54-1Q
Williams 14 pass from Johnson (Gramatica kick)
TB
10:10-1Q
Alstott 1 run (Gramatica kick)
TB
3:38-1Q
Gramatica FG20
TB
7:05-2Q
Gramatica FG24
TB
1:07-2Q
Dunn 17 pass from Johnson (Gramatica kick)
TB
0:14-2Q
Gramatica FG32
NO
8:09-3Q
Horn 11 pass from Brooks (Carney kick)
TB
2:08-3Q
Gramatica FG27
NO
14:54-4Q
E.Williams 16 pass from Brooks (Carney kick)
TB
9:03-4Q
Moore 4 pass from Johnson (Gramatica kick)
NO
5:16-4Q
Horn 10 pass from Brooks (Carney kick)
TB
2:00-4Q
Barber 36 interception return (King run)
GAME REPORTS
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Now this one wasn't even close. From the opening kickoff which Aaron Stecker returned a record 86 yards but alas
no TD, to the point in the game where the Bucs were taking volunteers from the crowd to play defense, this was
total and utter domination.
INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS
RUSHING
BUCS: Alstott 24-101, Dunn 10-32, Anthony 1-9, B.Johnson 1-9,
Abdullah 3-6.
SAINTS: R.Williams 10-26, Brooks 3-15.
PASSING
BUCS: B.Johnson 31-16-207-0-3.
SAINTS: Brooks 38-21-248-4-3.
RECEIVING
BUCS: Dunn 5-46, Moore 3-55, K.Johnson 2-41, Cook 2-23,
Williams 2-21, Green 1-14, Alstott 1-7.
SAINTS: Jackson 6-86, Horn 4-55, R.Williams 4-15, Wilson 3-62,
E.Williams 3-26, McAllister 1-4.
INTERCEPTIONS
BUCS: Barber 3-58, Jackson 1-29.
SAINTS: none.
KICK RETURNS
BUCS: Stecker 2-107.
SAINTS: Lewis 6-132, McAllister 2-35, Whitehead 1-12.
PUNT RETURNS
BUCS: Williams 1-2.
SAINTS: McGarity 2-10.
SACKS
BUCS: Rice 2-7, McFarland 0.5-5.5, Sapp 0.5-5.5.
SAINTS: none.
STARTERS
OFFENSE
DEFENSE
LT
67 Walker
DE
78 Jones
LG
64 McDaniel
DT
92 McFarland
C
62 Christy
DT
99 Sapp
RG
60 Coleman
DE
97 Rice
RT
71 Wunsch
LLB
53 Quarles
TE
83 Moore
MLB
59 Duncan
WR
19 Johnson
RLB
55 Brooks
WR
81 Green
LCB
25 Kelly
FB
40 Alstott
RCB
20 Barber
RB
28 Dunn
SS
47 Lynch
QB
14 Johnson
FS
34 Jackson
PLAYED
3 Royals, 7 Gramatica, 10 King, 21 Abraham, 22 Stecker, 26
Smith, 27 Abdullah, 38 Howell, 43 Cook, 46 Gibson, 50 Gooch,
51 Singleton, 52 Webster, 68 Grice, 69 Pierson, 76 Curry, 80
Yoder, 84 McDermott, 85 Anthony, 86 Williams, 94 White, 96
Wyms, 98 Cannida
INACTIVE
1 Hamilton, 33 Vance, 65 Hochstein, 75 Washington, 87
Murphy, 88 Wynn, 89 Roberg, 91 Darby
COMMENTARY CREW
Sam Rosen and Bill Maas
