Tampa Bay Buccaneers 48 New Orleans Saints 21
Sunday 23 December 2001 at Raymond James Stadium
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 0:14-2QGramatica 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)

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.
GAME REPORTS AND COMMENTS
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
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OFFENSEDEFENSE
LT67 Walker LDE78 Jones
LG64 McDaniel UT92 McFarland
C62 Christy DT99 Sapp
RG60 Coleman RDE97 Rice
RT71 Wunsch LLB53 Quarles
TE83 Moore MLB59 Duncan
WR19 Johnson RLB55 Brooks
WR81 Green LCB25 Kelly
FB40 Alstott SS47 Lynch
RB28 Dunn FS34 Jackson
QB14 Johnson RCB20 Barber
SUBSTITUTIONS
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
DID NOT PLAY
INACTIVE
1 Hamilton, 33 Vance, 65 Hochstein, 75 Washington, 87 Murphy, 88 Wynn, 89 Roberg, 91 Darby