Tampa Bay Buccaneers 27 New Orleans Saints 13
Sunday 1 January 2006 at Raymond James Stadium
SCORING
TB
2:52-1Q
Galloway 7 pass from Simms (Bryant kick)
NO
12:32-2Q
Carney FG25
TB
11:25-2Q
Galloway 4 pass from Simms (Bryant kick)
NO
3:36-2Q
Henderson 24 pass from Bouman (Carney kick)
TB
0:45-2Q
Bryant FG46
NO
12:06-4Q
Carney FG34
TB
7:16-4Q
Bryant FG26
TB
1:43-4Q
White 34 fumble return (Bryant kick)
A win over the lowly Saints would cap a worst-to-first season and in spite of a few worries, Dewayne White’s
fumble return inside the final two minutes set off the celebrations on a division title. "We just threw it all out
there each week and let the chips fall” said Simeon Rice. “But we're not done yet. We're looking for much
more. We're looking to finish this thing. It's sudden death now - in or go home - but that's fine.”
INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS
RUSHING
BUCS: Williams 22-81, Pittman 1-64, Simms 2-2, Alstott 1-2.
SAINTS: Smith 16-55, Stecker 2-10, Thomas 4-7, Bouman 1-(-1).
PASSING
BUCS: Simms 25-12-143-0-2.
SAINTS: Bouman 37-25-265-2-1.
RECEIVING
BUCS: Galloway 4-38, Pittman 3-35, Hilliard 2-20, Alstott 1-24,
Smith 1-22, Shepherd 1-4.
SAINTS: Hakim 6-71, Stallworth 6-61, Hilton 5-74, Stecker 4-16,
Henderson 2-30, Horn 1-11, Thomas 1-2.
INTERCEPTIONS
BUCS: Bolden 1-18, Allen 1-0.
SAINTS: none.
KICK RETURNS
BUCS: Pittman 3-85.
SAINTS: Stecker 3-62, McAfee 1-13, Hall 1-5.
PUNT RETURNS
BUCS: Jones 2-24.
SAINTS: Hakim 3-32.
SACKS
BUCS: Rice 2-13, White 1-12, Spires 1-5.
SAINTS: Thomas 1-7.
STARTERS
OFFENSE
DEFENSE
LT
69 Davis
DE
94 Spires
LG
72 Buenning
DT
95 Hovan
C
76 Wade
DT
92 McFarland
RG
79 Mahan
DE
97 Rice
RT
67 Walker
LLB
56 Nece
TE
88 Becht
MLB
53 Quarles
WR
19 Hilliard
RLB
55 Brooks
WR
84 Galloway
LCB
25 Kelly
FB
40 Alstott
RCB
20 Barber
RB
24 Williams
SS
26 Allen
QB
2 Simms
FS
34 Jackson
PLAYED
3 Bryant, 9 Bidwell, 21 Bolden, 27 Cox, 28 Nicholson, 32
Pittman, 33 Graham, 39 Pearson, 43 Cook, 46 Adams, 51
Ruud, 54 Mallard, 58 Cooper, 75 Steussie, 77 Terry, 81 Smith,
83 Moore, 86 Shepherd, 89 Jones, 90 White, 91 Bradley, 96
Wyms
DID NOT PLAY
12 McCown
INACTIVES
13 Rattay, 22 Watson, 23 Phillips, 61 Colmer, 64 Bryant, 74
Jackson, 80 Clayton, 85 Heller
COMMENTARY CREW
Kenny Albert and Brian Baldinger