GAME THREAD: GAME THREAD: NFL: NEW ORLEANS (0-1) at TAMPA BAY (0-1)

NFL: NEW ORLEANS at TAMPA BAY

<div class="pre">NFL
NEW ORLEANS 7
TAMPA BAY 31 7:23 LEFT, 4TH QTR

NOR BALL ON NOR 22 YD LINE
1ST AND 10</div>

 

NFL: NEW ORLEANS at TAMPA BAY

<div class="pre">NFL TD NOR
MARQUES COLSTON 4 YD RUN
(OLINDO MARE KICK)

NEW ORLEANS 14
TAMPA BAY 31 2:50 LEFT, 4TH QTR</div>

 

NFL: NEW ORLEANS at TAMPA BAY

<div class="pre">CORRECTION


NFL TD NOR
MARQUES COLSTON 4 YD PASS FROM DREW BREES
(OLINDO MARE KICK)

NEW ORLEANS 14
TAMPA BAY 31 2:50 LEFT, 4TH QTR</div>

 

NFL: NEW ORLEANS at TAMPA BAY

<div class="pre">NFL
NEW ORLEANS 14
TAMPA BAY 31 2:44 LEFT, 4TH QTR

TAM BALL ON NOR 39 YD LINE
1ST AND 10</div>

 

NFL: NEW ORLEANS at TAMPA BAY

<div class="pre">NFL NEW ORLEANS 14
TAMPA BAY 31 2:00 LEFT, 4TH QTR</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NFL FINAL 1ST 2ND 3RD 4TH TOTAL
--- --- --- --- -----
NEW ORLEANS 0 0 7 7 14
TAMPA BAY 7 14 7 3 31 FINAL

SCORING SUMMARY

1ST QUARTER: TAM - TD, CARNELL WILLIAMS 1 YD RUN (MATT
BRYANT KICK), 9:35. Drive: 8 plays,
57 yards in 4:36. Key plays: Ruud
recovery of McAllister fumble at
Tampa 43; Garcia 33-yard pass to
Smith to New Orleans 24; Garcia
11-yard pass to Pittman to New
Orleans 12; Garcia 7-yard run on
3rd-and-6 to New Orleans 1. TAMPA
BAY 7-0
2ND QUARTER: TAM - TD, JOEY GALLOWAY 69 YD PASS FROM JEFF
GARCIA (MATT BRYANT KICK), 1:51.
Drive: 3 plays, 68 yards in 1:37.
TAMPA BAY 14-0
TAM - TD, JOEY GALLOWAY 24 YD PASS FROM JEFF
GARCIA (MATT BRYANT KICK), 13:55.
Drive: 2 plays, 65 yards in 0:36.
Key plays: Garcia 41-yard pass to
Hilliard to New Orleans 24. TAMPA
BAY 21-0
3RD QUARTER: TAM - TD, CARNELL WILLIAMS 1 YD RUN (MATT
BRYANT KICK), 10:34. Drive: 5
plays, 53 yards in 2:39. Key plays:
June interception at Tampa Bay 47;
Garcia 41-yard pass to Galloway to
New Orleans 9. TAMPA BAY 28-0
NOR - TD, MIKE KARNEY 1 YD RUN (OLINDO MARE
KICK), 14:11. Drive: 9 plays, 80
yards in 3:37. Key plays: Brees
11-yard pass to Bush to New Orleans
31; Brees 58-yard pass to Patten on
3rd-and-10 to Tampa 11; Brees
1-yard run on 3rd-and-1 to Tampa 1.
TAMPA BAY 28-7
4TH QUARTER: TAM - FG, MATT BRYANT 27 YD, 7:30. Drive: 8
plays, 25 yards in 4:11. Key plays:
Tampa Bay takes over on downs at
the New Orleans 34; Williams
12-yard run to New Orleans 22;
Graham 2-yard run on 3rd-and-2 to
New Orleans 12. TAMPA BAY 31-7
NOR - TD, MARQUES COLSTON 4 YD PASS FROM DREW
BREES (OLINDO MARE KICK), 12:10.
TAMPA BAY 31-14

ATT: 65,178</div>

 

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<div class="pre">** CONFIRMED **
NFL
NEW ORLEANS 14
TAMPA BAY 31 FINAL</div>

 

TAMPA, Florida (Ticker) -- Jeff Garcia and Joey Gallowayguaranteed the Tampa Bay Buccaneers would not go winless againstthe NFC South this season.


Garcia hit Galloway on two touchdown passes and CadillacWilliams added a pair of one-yard TD runs as the Bucs blastedthe New Orleans Saints, 31-14, on Sunday.


The Bucs (1-1), who were 30th in the NFL in touchdowns lastseason and held to two field goals last week at Seattle, eruptedfor the most points in their past 25 games under coach JonGruden. The win also helped erase last season's 0-6 mark againstNFC South teams.


Galloway scored on receptions of 69 and 24 yards and finishedwith four receptions for 135 yards. In his last six gamesagainst the Saints, Galloway has nine touchdowns.


Garcia completed an efficient 10-of-16 passes for 243 yards andwas not sacked. A week ago in his Tampa Bay debut, Garcia wassacked three times and threw for only 201 yards.


New Orleans' Drew Brees, who was under constant pressure allafternoon, completed 26-of-44 passes for 260 yards and one TDwith an interception. In two games against the Bucs lastseason, Brees was 45-for-65 for 485 yards, four TDs and nointerceptions.


Williams' 1-yard run with 5:25 remaining in the first gave theBucs a 7-0 lead.


Following the Saints' third three-and-out on their first fourpossessions, the Bucs increased their lead to 14-0.

On 3rd-and-11, Garcia fired across the middle for Galloway, whoreceived a block at midfield from Michael Clayton, givingGalloway a clear path to the end zone for the final 40 yards.

In the final two minutes of the first half, Tampa Bay neededonly two plays to cover 65 yards - a 41-yard pass from Garcia toIke Hilliard and Garcia's 24-yard TD to Galloway - to take a21-0 halftime lead.


In the third quarter, a diving 41-yard catch by Galloway set upWilliams' second TD.


Williams, who suffered a rib injury last week, rushed for 61yards on 24 carries.


Fullback Mike Karney's 1-yard plunge accounted for the Saints'only touchdown. The key play on the Saints' TD drive was Brees'58-yard pass to David Patten to the Bucs' 11.


Matt Bryant's 27-yard field goal with 7:30 remaining gave TampaBay 31 points, tying for the most under Gruden since the Bucsscored 36 on November 13, 2005 against Washington.

After reaching the NFC championship game for the first time intheir history last season, the Saints (0-2) head home winlessafter two games.

 

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<div class="pre">NFL FINAL 1ST 2ND 3RD 4TH TOTAL
--- --- --- --- -----
NEW ORLEANS 0 0 7 7 14
TAMPA BAY 7 14 7 3 31 FINAL

SCORING SUMMARY

1ST QUARTER:

9:35 TAM - TD, CARNELL WILLIAMS 1 YD RUN (MATT BRYANT KICK).
Drive: 8 plays, 57 yards in 4:36.
Key plays: Ruud recovery of McAllister fumble at Tampa 43; Garcia
33-yard pass to Smith to New Orleans 24; Garcia 11-yard pass to Pittman to
New Orleans 12; Garcia 7-yard run on 3rd-and-6 to New Orleans 1. TAMPA BAY
7-0.

2ND QUARTER:

1:51 TAM - TD, JOEY GALLOWAY 69 YD PASS FROM JEFF GARCIA (MATT BRYANT KICK).
Drive: 3 plays, 68 yards in 1:37.
TAMPA BAY 14-0.
13:55 TAM - TD, JOEY GALLOWAY 24 YD PASS FROM JEFF GARCIA (MATT BRYANT KICK).
Drive: 2 plays, 65 yards in 0:36.
Key plays: Garcia 41-yard pass to Hilliard to New Orleans 24. TAMPA
BAY 21-0.

3RD QUARTER:

10:34 TAM - TD, CARNELL WILLIAMS 1 YD RUN (MATT BRYANT KICK).
Drive: 5 plays, 53 yards in 2:39.
Key plays: June interception at Tampa Bay 47; Garcia 41-yard pass to
Galloway to New Orleans 9. TAMPA BAY 28-0.
14:11 NOR - TD, MIKE KARNEY 1 YD RUN (OLINDO MARE KICK).
Drive: 9 plays, 80 yards in 3:37.
Key plays: Brees 11-yard pass to Bush to New Orleans 31; Brees
58-yard pass to Patten on 3rd-and-10 to Tampa 11; Brees 1-yard run on
3rd-and-1 to Tampa 1. TAMPA BAY 28-7.

4TH QUARTER:

7:30 TAM - FG, MATT BRYANT 27 YD.
Drive: 8 plays, 25 yards in 4:11.
Key plays: Tampa Bay takes over on downs at the New Orleans 34;
Williams 12-yard run to New Orleans 22; Graham 2-yard run on 3rd-and-2 to
New Orleans 12. TAMPA BAY 31-7.
12:10 NOR - TD, MARQUES COLSTON 4 YD PASS FROM DREW BREES (OLINDO MARE KICK).
Drive: 11 plays, 78 yards in 4:40.
Key plays: Brees 16-yard pass to Colston to midfield; Brees 22-yard
pass to Moore to Tampa Bay 28. TAMPA BAY 31-14.

NEW ORLEANS - TAMPA BAY Final Statistics

TEAM STATISTICS NEW ORLEANS TAMPA BAY

FIRST DOWNS 19 14
Rushing 6 7
Passing 13 7
Penalty 0 0
THIRD DOWN EFFICIENCY 8-18-44% 5-11-45%
FOURTH DOWN EFFICIENCY 2-4-50% 0-0-0%
TOTAL NET YARDS 343 330
Total offensive plays 72 48
Average gain per play 4.8 6.9
NET YARDS RUSHING 99 87
Rushing attempts 26 32
Average gain per rush 3.8 2.7
Tackles for loss-yards 1-1 3-10
NET YARDS PASSING 244 243
Times sacked: Number-Yards 2-16 0-0
Gross passing yards 260 243
PASS ATTEMPTS-COMPLETIONS-HAD INTERCEPTED 44-26-1 16-10-0
Avg gain per pass play 5.3 15.2
KICKOFFS: Number-In End Zone-Touchbacks 3-1-0 6-2-2
PUNTS: Number and Average 4-44.3 5-38.0
Had blocked 0 0
Net punting average 44.3 33.0
TOTAL RETURN YARDAGE (Not including kickoffs) 0 25
Number-Yards: Punt Returns 0-0 3-25
Number-Yards: Kickoff Returns 4-60 3-62
Number-Yards: Interception Returns 0-0 1-0
PENALTIES: Number-Yards 3-35 2-10
FUMBLES: Number-Lost 3-1 0-0
TOUCHDOWNS 2 4
Rushing 1 2
Passing 1 2
Interceptions 0 0
Other (blocked kicks, etc.) 0 0
EXTRA POINTS: Made-Attempts 2-2 4-4
Kicking: Made-Attempts 2-2 4-4
Passing: Made-Attempts 0-0 0-0
Rushing: Made-Attempts 0-0 0-0
FIELD GOALS: Made-Attempts 0-1 1-1
FGs - PATs had blocked 0-0 0-0
RED ZONE EFFICIENCY 2-2-100% 2-3-67%
GOAL TO GO EFFICIENCY 2-2-100% 2-2-100%
SAFETIES 0 0
TIME OF POSSESSION 33:08 26:52


INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS

NEW ORLEANS TAMPA BAY

RUSHING ATT YDS AVG LG TD RUSHING ATT YDS AVG LG TD
-------------------------------------- --------------------------------------
D MCALLIST 10 49 4.9 15 0 C WILLIAMS 24 61 2.5 12 2
R BUSH 10 27 2.7 10 0 M PITTMAN 5 18 3.6 5 0
M KARNEY 3 13 4.3 10 1 J GARCIA 2 6 3.0 7 0
D BREES 3 10 3.3 7 0 E GRAHAM 1 2 2.0 2 0

PASSING CM-AT-YDS IN TD LG PASSING CM-AT-YDS IN TD LG
-------------------------------------- --------------------------------------
D BREES 26-44-260 1 1 58 J GARCIA 10-16-243 0 2 69

Sacked-Yards Lost: D BREES 2-16. Sacked-Yards Lost: None

RECEIVING NO YDS AVG LG TD RECEIVING NO YDS AVG LG TD
-------------------------------------- --------------------------------------
M COLSTON 8 70 8.8 16 1 J GALLOWAY 4 135 33.8 69 2
R BUSH 6 43 7.2 11 0 I HILLIARD 2 51 25.5 41 0
L MOORE 3 46 15.3 22 0 A SMITH 2 45 22.5 33 0
E JOHNSON 3 18 6.0 8 0 M PITTMAN 1 11 11.0 11 0
D PATTEN 2 66 33.0 58 0 B ASKEW 1 1 1.0 1 0
D MCALLIST 1 7 7.0 7 0
T COPPER 1 6 6.0 6 0
J OWENS 1 4 4.0 4 0
M KARNEY 1 0 0.0 0 0

INTERCEPTIONS NO YDS AVG LG TD INTERCEPTIONS NO YDS AVG LG TD
-------------------------------------- --------------------------------------
C JUNE 1 0 0.0 0 0

PUNTING NO YDS AVG T I LG PUNTING NO YDS AVG T I LG
-------------------------------------- --------------------------------------
S WEATHERF 4 177 44.3 0 0 52 J BIDWELL 5 190 38.0 0 1 53

T = Touchbacks, I = Inside 20

PUNT RETURNS NO YDS AVG LG TD PUNT RETURNS NO YDS AVG LG TD
-------------------------------------- --------------------------------------
M JONES 3 25 8.3 16 0

KICKOFF RETURNS NO YDS AVG LG TD KICKOFF RETURNS NO YDS AVG LG TD
-------------------------------------- --------------------------------------
L MOORE 3 50 16.7 21 0 M JONES 1 36 36.0 36 0
A LAKE 1 10 10.0 10 0 M CLAYTON 1 23 23.0 23 0
I HILLIARD 1 3 3.0 3 0

KICKING XP/XPA FG/FGA KICKING XP/XPA FG/FGA
---------------------------------- ----------------------------------
O MARE 2/2 0/1 M BRYANT 4/4 1/1
Dist.: (38) Dist.: 27

O-D O-D
FUMBLES NO LOST FF REC FUMBLES NO LOST FF REC
------------------------------------ ------------------------------------
R BUSH 2 0 0 1-0 B RUUD 0 0 2 0-1
D MCALLISTER 1 1 0 0-0 D BROOKS 0 0 1 0-0
E JOHNSON 0 0 0 1-0

DEFENSE TK SO AS SK-YD DEFENSE TK SO AS SK-YD
------------------------------------ ------------------------------------
J BULLOCKS 7 3 4 0-0 B RUUD 11 9 2 0-0
R HARPER 6 6 0 0-0 D BROOKS 9 8 1 0-0
S FUJITA 6 4 2 0-0 J PHILLIPS 7 5 2 0-0
S SHANLE 6 4 2 0-0 R BARBER 6 4 2 0-0
J DAVID 4 4 0 0-0 T JACKSON 5 5 0 0-0
C GRANT 4 3 1 0-0 S DAVIS 5 4 1 0-0
M SIMONEAU 3 3 0 0-0 C JUNE 5 3 2 0-0
W SMITH 3 1 2 0-0 G SPIRES 4 2 2 0-0
K KAESVIHARN 2 2 0 0-0 J HAYE 3 3 0 1-7
K CLANCY 2 2 0 0-0 K CARTER 3 3 0 0-0
H THOMAS 1 1 0 0-0 G ADAMS 2 2 0 0-0
M MCKENZIE 1 1 0 0-0 G PETERSON 2 2 0 0-0
A LAKE 1 1 0 0-0 G WHITE 2 1 1 1-9
B YOUNG 1 1 0 0-0 W ALLEN 1 1 0 0-0
J COOPER 1 0 1 0-0 P BUCHANON 1 1 0 0-0

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NFL: NEW ORLEANS at TAMPA BAY

<div class="pre">NFL FINAL 1ST 2ND 3RD 4TH TOTAL
--- --- --- --- -----
NEW ORLEANS 0 0 7 7 14
TAMPA BAY 7 14 7 3 31 FINAL

SCORING SUMMARY

1ST QUARTER:

9:35 TAM - TD, CARNELL WILLIAMS 1 YD RUN (MATT BRYANT KICK).
Drive: 8 plays, 57 yards in 4:36.
Key plays: Ruud recovery of McAllister fumble at Tampa 43; Garcia
33-yard pass to Smith to New Orleans 24; Garcia 11-yard pass to Pittman to
New Orleans 12; Garcia 7-yard run on 3rd-and-6 to New Orleans 1. TAMPA BAY
7-0.

2ND QUARTER:

1:51 TAM - TD, JOEY GALLOWAY 69 YD PASS FROM JEFF GARCIA (MATT BRYANT KICK).
Drive: 3 plays, 68 yards in 1:37.
TAMPA BAY 14-0.
13:55 TAM - TD, JOEY GALLOWAY 24 YD PASS FROM JEFF GARCIA (MATT BRYANT KICK).
Drive: 2 plays, 65 yards in 0:36.
Key plays: Garcia 41-yard pass to Hilliard to New Orleans 24. TAMPA
BAY 21-0.

3RD QUARTER:

10:34 TAM - TD, CARNELL WILLIAMS 1 YD RUN (MATT BRYANT KICK).
Drive: 5 plays, 53 yards in 2:39.
Key plays: June interception at Tampa Bay 47; Garcia 41-yard pass to
Galloway to New Orleans 9. TAMPA BAY 28-0.
14:11 NOR - TD, MIKE KARNEY 1 YD RUN (OLINDO MARE KICK).
Drive: 9 plays, 80 yards in 3:37.
Key plays: Brees 11-yard pass to Bush to New Orleans 31; Brees
58-yard pass to Patten on 3rd-and-10 to Tampa 11; Brees 1-yard run on
3rd-and-1 to Tampa 1. TAMPA BAY 28-7.

4TH QUARTER:

7:30 TAM - FG, MATT BRYANT 27 YD.
Drive: 8 plays, 25 yards in 4:11.
Key plays: Tampa Bay takes over on downs at the New Orleans 34;
Williams 12-yard run to New Orleans 22; Graham 2-yard run on 3rd-and-2 to
New Orleans 12. TAMPA BAY 31-7.
12:10 NOR - TD, MARQUES COLSTON 4 YD PASS FROM DREW BREES (OLINDO MARE KICK).
Drive: 11 plays, 78 yards in 4:40.
Key plays: Brees 16-yard pass to Colston to midfield; Brees 22-yard
pass to Moore to Tampa Bay 28. TAMPA BAY 31-14.

NEW ORLEANS - TAMPA BAY Final Statistics

TEAM STATISTICS NEW ORLEANS TAMPA BAY

FIRST DOWNS 19 14
Rushing 6 7
Passing 13 7
Penalty 0 0
THIRD DOWN EFFICIENCY 8-18-44% 5-11-45%
FOURTH DOWN EFFICIENCY 2-4-50% 0-0-0%
TOTAL NET YARDS 343 330
Total offensive plays 72 48
Average gain per play 4.8 6.9
NET YARDS RUSHING 99 87
Rushing attempts 26 32
Average gain per rush 3.8 2.7
Tackles for loss-yards 1-1 3-10
NET YARDS PASSING 244 243
Times sacked: Number-Yards 2-16 0-0
Gross passing yards 260 243
PASS ATTEMPTS-COMPLETIONS-HAD INTERCEPTED 44-26-1 16-10-0
Avg gain per pass play 5.3 15.2
KICKOFFS: Number-In End Zone-Touchbacks 3-1-0 6-2-2
PUNTS: Number and Average 4-44.3 5-38.0
Had blocked 0 0
Net punting average 44.3 33.0
TOTAL RETURN YARDAGE (Not including kickoffs) 0 25
Number-Yards: Punt Returns 0-0 3-25
Number-Yards: Kickoff Returns 4-60 3-62
Number-Yards: Interception Returns 0-0 1-0
PENALTIES: Number-Yards 3-35 2-10
FUMBLES: Number-Lost 3-1 0-0
TOUCHDOWNS 2 4
Rushing 1 2
Passing 1 2
Interceptions 0 0
Other (blocked kicks, etc.) 0 0
EXTRA POINTS: Made-Attempts 2-2 4-4
Kicking: Made-Attempts 2-2 4-4
Passing: Made-Attempts 0-0 0-0
Rushing: Made-Attempts 0-0 0-0
FIELD GOALS: Made-Attempts 0-1 1-1
FGs - PATs had blocked 0-0 0-0
RED ZONE EFFICIENCY 2-2-100% 2-3-67%
GOAL TO GO EFFICIENCY 2-2-100% 2-2-100%
SAFETIES 0 0
TIME OF POSSESSION 33:08 26:52


INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS

NEW ORLEANS TAMPA BAY

RUSHING ATT YDS AVG LG TD RUSHING ATT YDS AVG LG TD
-------------------------------------- --------------------------------------
D MCALLIST 10 49 4.9 15 0 C WILLIAMS 24 61 2.5 12 2
R BUSH 10 27 2.7 10 0 M PITTMAN 5 18 3.6 5 0
M KARNEY 3 13 4.3 10 1 J GARCIA 2 6 3.0 7 0
D BREES 3 10 3.3 7 0 E GRAHAM 1 2 2.0 2 0

PASSING CM-AT-YDS IN TD LG PASSING CM-AT-YDS IN TD LG
-------------------------------------- --------------------------------------
D BREES 26-44-260 1 1 58 J GARCIA 10-16-243 0 2 69

Sacked-Yards Lost: D BREES 2-16. Sacked-Yards Lost: None

RECEIVING NO YDS AVG LG TD RECEIVING NO YDS AVG LG TD
-------------------------------------- --------------------------------------
M COLSTON 8 70 8.8 16 1 J GALLOWAY 4 135 33.8 69 2
R BUSH 6 43 7.2 11 0 I HILLIARD 2 51 25.5 41 0
L MOORE 3 46 15.3 22 0 A SMITH 2 45 22.5 33 0
E JOHNSON 3 18 6.0 8 0 M PITTMAN 1 11 11.0 11 0
D PATTEN 2 66 33.0 58 0 B ASKEW 1 1 1.0 1 0
D MCALLIST 1 7 7.0 7 0
T COPPER 1 6 6.0 6 0
J OWENS 1 4 4.0 4 0
M KARNEY 1 0 0.0 0 0

INTERCEPTIONS NO YDS AVG LG TD INTERCEPTIONS NO YDS AVG LG TD
-------------------------------------- --------------------------------------
C JUNE 1 0 0.0 0 0

PUNTING NO YDS AVG T I LG PUNTING NO YDS AVG T I LG
-------------------------------------- --------------------------------------
S WEATHERF 4 177 44.3 0 0 52 J BIDWELL 5 190 38.0 0 1 53

T = Touchbacks, I = Inside 20

PUNT RETURNS NO YDS AVG LG TD PUNT RETURNS NO YDS AVG LG TD
-------------------------------------- --------------------------------------
M JONES 3 25 8.3 16 0

KICKOFF RETURNS NO YDS AVG LG TD KICKOFF RETURNS NO YDS AVG LG TD
-------------------------------------- --------------------------------------
L MOORE 3 50 16.7 21 0 M JONES 1 36 36.0 36 0
A LAKE 1 10 10.0 10 0 M CLAYTON 1 23 23.0 23 0
I HILLIARD 1 3 3.0 3 0

KICKING XP/XPA FG/FGA KICKING XP/XPA FG/FGA
---------------------------------- ----------------------------------
O MARE 2/2 0/1 M BRYANT 4/4 1/1
Dist.: (38) Dist.: 27

O-D O-D
FUMBLES NO LOST FF REC FUMBLES NO LOST FF REC
------------------------------------ ------------------------------------
R BUSH 2 0 0 1-0 B RUUD 0 0 2 0-1
D MCALLISTER 1 1 0 0-0 D BROOKS 0 0 1 0-0
E JOHNSON 0 0 0 1-0

DEFENSE TK SO AS SK-YD DEFENSE TK SO AS SK-YD
------------------------------------ ------------------------------------
J BULLOCKS 7 3 4 0-0 B RUUD 11 9 2 0-0
R HARPER 6 6 0 0-0 D BROOKS 9 8 1 0-0
S FUJITA 6 4 2 0-0 J PHILLIPS 7 5 2 0-0
S SHANLE 6 4 2 0-0 R BARBER 6 4 2 0-0
J DAVID 4 4 0 0-0 T JACKSON 5 5 0 0-0
C GRANT 4 3 1 0-0 S DAVIS 5 4 1 0-0
M SIMONEAU 3 3 0 0-0 C JUNE 5 3 2 0-0
W SMITH 3 1 2 0-0 G SPIRES 4 2 2 0-0
K KAESVIHARN 2 2 0 0-0 J HAYE 3 3 0 1-7
K CLANCY 2 2 0 0-0 K CARTER 3 3 0 0-0
H THOMAS 1 1 0 0-0 G ADAMS 2 2 0 0-0
M MCKENZIE 1 1 0 0-0 G PETERSON 2 2 0 0-0
A LAKE 1 1 0 0-0 G WHITE 2 1 1 1-9
B YOUNG 1 1 0 0-0 W ALLEN 1 1 0 0-0
J COOPER 1 0 1 0-0 P BUCHANON 1 1 0 0-0

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TAMPA, Florida (Ticker) -- Jeff Garcia and Joey Gallowayguaranteed the Tampa Bay Buccaneers would not go winless againstthe NFC South this season.


Garcia hit Galloway on two touchdown passes and CadillacWilliams added a pair of one-yard TD runs as the Bucs blastedthe New Orleans Saints, 31-14, on Sunday.


The Bucs (1-1), who were 30th in the NFL in touchdowns lastseason and held to two field goals last week at Seattle, eruptedfor the most points in their past 25 games under coach JonGruden. The win also helped erase last season's 0-6 markagainst NFC South teams.


"I'm happy with the win," Gruden said. "It's about timecertainly. Our football team showed up today and showed a lot ofpromise. There are still a lot of things we have to clean up tobe a playoff team."


Galloway scored on receptions of 69 and 24 yards and finishedwith four receptions for 135 yards. In his last six gamesagainst the Saints, Galloway has nine touchdowns.


"It's really not me," Galloway said. "They gave us someopportunities and Jeff made the plays. He made great throws andwe alwasy, say, take what they give us."


"It's no secret Joey has great speed," Garcia said. "He createsopportunities on the field."


Garcia completed an efficient 10-of-16 passes for 243 yards andwas not sacked. A week ago in his Tampa Bay debut, Garcia wassacked three times and threw for only 201 yards.


New Orleans' Drew Brees, who was under constant pressure allafternoon, completed 26-of-44 passes for 260 yards and one TDwith an interception. In two games against the Bucs lastseason, Brees was 45-for-65 for 485 yards, four TDs and nointerceptions.


"As you can see on the field, we're just not ourselves outthere," Saints wide receiver Marques Colston said. "We turn theball over more than normal. We can't get the ball downfield rightnow."


Williams' 1-yard run with 5:25 remaining in the first gave theBucs a 7-0 lead.


"That first score for us was a big step for us and we need tocontinue to build on that," Garcia said.


Following the Saints' third three-and-out on their first fourpossessions, the Bucs increased their lead to 14-0.

On 3rd-and-11, Garcia fired across the middle for Galloway, whoreceived a block at midfield from Michael Clayton, givingGalloway a clear path to the end zone for the final 40 yards.

"That (block) was a thing of beauty," Gruden said. "Michael hada huge assist."


In the final two minutes of the first half, Tampa Bay neededonly two plays to cover 65 yards - a 41-yard pass from Garcia toIke Hilliard and Garcia's 24-yard TD to Galloway - to take a21-0 halftime lead.


"Those two explosive plays at the end of the half were the keyto the game," Gruden said.


In the third quarter, a diving 41-yard catch by Galloway set upWilliams' second TD.


Williams, who suffered a rib injury last week, rushed for 61yards on 24 carries.


Fullback Mike Karney's 1-yard plunge accounted for the Saints'only touchdown. The key play on the Saints' TD drive was Brees'58-yard pass to David Patten to the Bucs' 11.


Matt Bryant's 27-yard field goal with 7:30 remaining gave TampaBay 31 points, tying for the most under Gruden since the Bucsscored 36 on November 13, 2005 against Washington.

After reaching the NFC championship game for the first time intheir history last season, the Saints (0-2) head home winlessafter two games.


"Obviously, it was a disappointing loss," Saints coach SeanPayton said. "It is frustrating when you are playing a team likeTampa Bay, a divisional game on the road. I told our team we'vehad no consistency in two weeks now offensively."