Tampa Bay Buccaneers at New Orleans Saints (September 9, 2018)

Game Recap

In a week 1 collision in New Orleans, the Buccaneers finished with a 48-40 win against the Saints. Buccaneers took the in the first two quarters 31-24 and hung on in the last 30 minutes.

The Buccaneers were guided by Ryan Fitzpatrick who finished with 417 pass yards, 4 touchdowns, zero interceptions, was 21 of 28 passing. Mike Evans finished with 147 yards receiving, 1 touchdown.

For the Saints, Drew Brees finished with 439 passing yards in the air, 3 TDs, zero INTs, was 37 of 45 passing. Alvin Kamara had 2 touchdowns. Michael Thomas had 180 receiving yards, 1 TD, 16 catches.

In the high scoring contest, the Buccaneers registered 529 total yards, 26 first downs, 0 turnovers and 7 penalties. They were 8 of 13 on third downs. The Saints finished with 475 total yards, 26 first downs, 2 turnovers and 8 penalties. They were 4 of 9 on third downs.

Notes

• Score: Tampa Bay BuccaneersTAM defeat New Orleans SaintsNOR 48-40
• Date: Sunday, September 9, 2018
• Game Time Kickoff: 1:00PM
• Tampa Bay Buccaneers Stats - Yards: 529, Turnovers: 0
• New Orleans Saints Stats - Yards: 475, Turnovers: 2
• Game Odds:
• -- Line Point Spread: NOR by 10.0
• -- Over/Under: 49.5

Box Score

	1st	2nd	3rd	4th	TOT
TAM	14	17	10	7	48
NOR	10	14	0	16	40

Passing Leaders

PLAYER		C-A	YDS	TD	INT	LNG
Drew Brees	NOR	37-45	439	3	0	35
Ryan Fitzpatrick	TAM	21-28	417	4	0	58

Rushing Leaders

PLAYER		ATT	YDS	TD	LNG
Peyton Barber	TAM	19	69	0	23
Ryan Fitzpatrick	TAM	12	36	1	12
Alvin Kamara	NOR	8	29	2	10
Mike Gillislee	NOR	3	9	0	5
Shaun Wilson	TAM	1	6	0	6
Ted Ginn	NOR	1	5	0	5
Jacquizz Rodgers	TAM	2	1	0	3

Receiving Leaders

PLAYER		REC	YDS	TD	LNG
Michael Thomas	NOR	16	180	1	35
Mike Evans	TAM	7	147	1	50
DeSean Jackson	TAM	5	146	2	58
Alvin Kamara	NOR	9	112	1	35
Ted Ginn	NOR	5	68	1	28
O.J. Howard	TAM	2	54	0	35
Ben Watson	NOR	4	44	0	21
Chris Godwin	TAM	3	41	1	16

Team Total Rushing

TM	ATT	YDS	TD
NOR	13	43	2
TAM	34	112	1

Team Total Passing

TM	C-A	YDS	TD	INT	SCK
NOR	37-45	439	3	0	1
TAM	21-28	417	4	0	0

More Game Information On The Tampa Bay Buccaneers at New Orleans Saints

• Attendance: 73,038
• Weather:
• Time of Game: 3:13 - 3 hours, 13 minutes