| Tampa Bay Buccaneers at New Orleans Saints |
| Game Statistics & Box Score |
| Date: September 22, 1985 Location: New Orleans, LA Venue: Louisiana Superdome Attendance: 45320 |
| Weather: Indoors |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tampa Bay BuccaneersTB | 0 | 6 | 0 | 7 | 13 |
| New Orleans SaintsNO | 7 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 20 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | TB | NO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New Orleans SaintsNO | Larry Hardy 23 pass from Dave Wilson (Morten Andersen kick) | 0 | 7 |
| 2 | Tampa Bay BuccaneersTB | Donald Igwebuike 38 FG | 3 | 7 |
| 2 | New Orleans SaintsNO | Hoby Brenner 3 pass from Dave Wilson (Morten Andersen kick) | 3 | 14 |
| 2 | Tampa Bay BuccaneersTB | Donald Igwebuike 51 FG | 6 | 14 |
| 2 | New Orleans SaintsNO | Morten Andersen 37 FG | 6 | 17 |
| 3 | New Orleans SaintsNO | Morten Andersen 40 FG | 6 | 20 |
| 4 | Tampa Bay BuccaneersTB | Gerald Carter 22 pass from Steve DeBerg (Donald Igwebuike kick) | 13 | 20 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Tampa Bay Buccaneers | ||
| Offense | ||
| 87 | WR | Gerald Carter |
| 89 | WR | Kevin House |
| 69 | LOT | George Yarno |
| 72 | LOG | Steve Courson |
| 60 | C | Randy Grimes |
| 62 | ROG | Sean Farrell |
| 73 | ROT | Ron Heller |
| 88 | TE | Jimmie Giles |
| 17 | QB | Steve DeBerg |
| 32 | RB | James Wilder |
| 82 | UBK | Jerry Bell |
| Defense | ||
| 78 | LDE | John Cannon |
| 76 | NT | Dave Logan |
| 90 | RDE | Ron Holmes |
| 51 | LOLB | Chris Washington |
| 58 | LILB | Jeff Davis |
| 52 | RILB | Scot Brantley |
| 53 | ROLB | Hugh Green |
| 22 | LCB | Jeremiah Castille |
| 30 | SS | David Greenwood |
| 44 | FS | Ivory Sully |
| 21 | RCB | John Holt |
| New Orleans Saints | ||
| Offense | ||
| 88 | WR | Eugene Goodlow |
| 84 | WR | Eric Martin |
| 64 | LOT | Dave Lafary |
| 63 | LOG | Brad Edelman |
| 60 | C | Steve Korte |
| 68 | ROG | Kelvin Clark |
| 67 | ROT | Stan Brock |
| 85 | TE | Hoby Brenner |
| 18 | QB | Dave Wilson |
| 35 | HB | Earl Campbell |
| 46 | FB | Hokie Gajan |
| Defense | ||
| 75 | LDE | Bruce Clark |
| 99 | NT | Tony Elliott |
| 94 | RDE | Jim Wilks |
| 57 | LOLB | Rickey Jackson |
| 58 | LILB | Glen Redd |
| 53 | RILB | Scott Pelluer |
| 51 | ROLB | Whitney Paul |
| 44 | LCB | Dave Waymer |
| 24 | SS | Terry Hoage |
| 49 | FS | Frank Wattelet |
| 25 | RCB | Johnnie Poe |
| TEAM STATS | TOP | FD | FDR | FDP | FDX | 3rdDownEff | 4thDownEff | PEN | PENY | FUM | Lost |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TB | 30:07 | 20 | 7 | 10 | 3 | 8/18 | 1/4 | 9 | 59 | 2 | 1 |
| NO | 29:53 | 18 | 7 | 10 | 1 | 3/13 | 0/0 | 6 | 55 | 4 | 2 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tampa Bay Buccaneers | |||||
| James Wilder | 26 | 114 | 4.4 | 18 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 26 | 114 | 4.4 | 0 | |
| New Orleans Saints | |||||
| Hokie Gajan | 18 | 67 | 3.7 | 12 | 0 |
| Earl Campbell | 14 | 47 | 3.4 | 11 | 0 |
| Wayne Wilson | 2 | 4 | 2.0 | 4 | 0 |
| Dave Wilson | 4 | -6 | -1.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 38 | 112 | 2.9 | 0 | |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tampa Bay Buccaneers | |||||||||||
| Steve DeBerg | 44 | 22 | 50.0 | 2 | 252 | 5.7 | 23 | 1 | 4 | 32 | 56.2 |
| Team Totals | 44 | 22 | 50.0 | 2 | 252 | 5.7 | 1 | 4 | 32 | 56.2 | |
| New Orleans Saints | |||||||||||
| Dave Wilson | 25 | 16 | 64.0 | 0 | 246 | 9.8 | 49 | 2 | 2 | 20 | 123.1 |
| Team Totals | 25 | 16 | 64.0 | 0 | 246 | 9.8 | 2 | 2 | 20 | 123.1 | |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tampa Bay Buccaneers | |||||
| Jerry Bell | 8 | 89 | 11.1 | 23 | 0 |
| James Wilder | 6 | 40 | 6.7 | 17 | 0 |
| Mark Witte | 3 | 28 | 9.3 | 13 | 0 |
| Theo Bell | 2 | 45 | 22.5 | 23 | 0 |
| Gerald Carter | 2 | 40 | 20.0 | 22t | 1 |
| Kevin House | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 10 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 22 | 252 | 11.5 | 1 | |
| New Orleans Saints | |||||
| Hoby Brenner | 4 | 54 | 13.5 | 27 | 1 |
| Eric Martin | 4 | 53 | 13.3 | 18 | 0 |
| Eugene Goodlow | 3 | 80 | 26.7 | 49 | 0 |
| Hokie Gajan | 2 | 12 | 6.0 | 7 | 0 |
| Larry Hardy | 1 | 23 | 23.0 | 23t | 1 |
| Earl Campbell | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 14 | 0 |
| Lindsay Scott | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 10 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 16 | 246 | 15.4 | 2 | |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tampa Bay Buccaneers | |||||
| Team Totals | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| New Orleans Saints | |||||
| Terry Hoage | 1 | 21 | 21.0 | 21 | 0 |
| Frank Wattelet | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 2 | 0 | |||
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TB | I20 | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tampa Bay Buccaneers | |||||||
| Frank Garcia | 3 | 128 | 42.7 | 47 | 0 | ||
| Team Totals | 3 | 128 | 42.7 | 0 | |||
| New Orleans Saints | |||||||
| Brian Hansen | 4 | 163 | 40.8 | 52 | 0 | ||
| Team Totals | 4 | 163 | 40.8 | 0 | |||
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tampa Bay Buccaneers | ||||||
| Leon Bright | 2 | 17 | 8.5 | 10 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 2 | 17 | 8.5 | 0 | ||
| New Orleans Saints | ||||||
| Eric Martin | 3 | 27 | 9.0 | 12 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 3 | 27 | 9.0 | 0 | ||
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tampa Bay Buccaneers | ||||||
| Phil Freeman | 2 | 0 | 41 | 20.5 | 24 | 0 |
| Leon Bright | 1 | 0 | 21 | 21.0 | 21 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 3 | 0 | 62 | 20.7 | 0 | |
| New Orleans Saints | ||||||
| Eric Martin | 1 | 0 | 51 | 51.0 | 51 | 0 |
| Tyrone Anthony | 1 | 0 | 20 | 20.0 | 20 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 2 | 0 | 71 | 35.5 | 0 | |
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
| Tampa Bay Buccaneers | |
| Hugh Green | 1.0 |
| David Greenwood | 1.0 |
| Team Totals | 2.0 |
| New Orleans Saints | |
| Rickey Jackson | 2.0 |
| Whitney Paul | 2.0 |
| Team Totals | 4.0 |