2001 Week 15 · Sun, Dec 23, 2001 · Raymond James Stadium
New Orleans Saints
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Tampa Bay BuccaneersWinner
48
TB -2.5 ✓O 38 ✓
Tampa Bay Buccaneers 48–21 — never really in doubt late.
Pre-2018 game — box score & context only; play-by-play visuals start in 2018
Who moved the needle
Top performers
Full stat lines
Box score
New Orleans Saints
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aaron Brooks | 21/38 | 248 | 3 | 4 | 3 | -5.5 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ricky Williams | 10 | 26 | 2.6 | 0 | -2.6 |
| Aaron Brooks | 3 | 15 | 5.0 | 0 | -1.1 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Willie Jackson | 6 | 10 | 86 | 0 | 27% | -0.0 |
| Robert Wilson | 3 | 4 | 62 | 0 | 11% | 3.9 |
| Joe Horn | 4 | 11 | 55 | 2 | 30% | -5.2 |
| Boo Williams | 3 | 5 | 26 | 1 | 14% | 2.1 |
| Ricky Williams | 4 | 6 | 15 | 0 | 16% | -1.2 |
| Deuce McAllister | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 3% | -0.1 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sammy Knight | 9 | 5 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Keith Mitchell | 6 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Fred Thomas | 6 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Charlie Clemons | 5 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jay Bellamy | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Darrin Smith | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 3 |
| Ricky Williams | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Steve Gleason | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sedrick Hodge | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Martin Chase | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brad Johnson | 16/31 | 207 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 11.0 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Alstott | 24 | 101 | 4.2 | 1 | 3.7 |
| Warrick Dunn | 10 | 32 | 3.2 | 0 | -1.0 |
| Brad Johnson | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 0 | 0.9 |
| Reidel Anthony | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 0 | 0.7 |
| Rabih Abdullah | 3 | 6 | 2.0 | 0 | -2.0 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dave Moore | 3 | 5 | 55 | 1 | 16% | 6.7 |
| Warrick Dunn | 5 | 8 | 46 | 1 | 26% | 1.1 |
| Keyshawn Johnson | 2 | 8 | 41 | 0 | 26% | -1.0 |
| Jameel Cook | 2 | 3 | 23 | 0 | 10% | 1.0 |
| Karl Williams | 2 | 4 | 21 | 1 | 13% | 1.1 |
| Jacquez Green | 1 | 2 | 14 | 0 | 6% | 1.9 |
| Mike Alstott | 1 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 3% | 0.2 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Derrick Brooks | 5 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Brian Kelly | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| John Lynch | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dexter Jackson | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
| Simeon Rice | 3 | 0 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rabih Abdullah | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Steve White | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Todd Yoder | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dwight Smith | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ronde Barber | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 3 | 3 |
Closing number vs result
Betting context
- Closing spread
- TB -2.5
- Closing total
- 38
- NO moneyline
- —
- TB moneyline
- —
Buccaneers closed -2.5 and covered, winning by 27.
Total closed 38; the game landed 69 — over by 31.0.
Conditions and crew
Game environment
- Venue
- Raymond James Stadium
- Roof / surface
- outdoors · grass
- Kickoff weather
- 74°F, wind 9 mph
- Referee
- Bernie Kukar
- Rest
- NO 6 days · TB 7 days
- Coaches
- Jim Haslett vs Tony Dungy