2004 Week 15 · Sun, Dec 19, 2004 · Raymond James Stadium
New Orleans SaintsWinner
21
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Tampa Bay Buccaneers
17
TB -7.5 upsetU 43.5 ✓
New Orleans Saints 21–17.
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 | 14/21 | 169 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 5.2 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Deuce McAllister | 25 | 89 | 3.6 | 0 | -4.2 |
| Aaron Brooks | 3 | 17 | 5.7 | 0 | 2.4 |
| Aaron Stecker | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 0 | 1.1 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Darren Howard | 4 | 2 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Courtney Watson | 2 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Charles Grant | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tebucky Jones | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Colby Bockwoldt | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Jay Bellamy | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Will Smith | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| James Allen | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike McKenzie | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
| Fred Thomas | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brian Griese | 13/22 | 118 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -1.3 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michael Pittman | 24 | 131 | 5.5 | 0 | -3.4 |
| Joey Galloway | 2 | 19 | 9.5 | 0 | 1.9 |
| Earnest Graham | 3 | 16 | 5.3 | 0 | 0.5 |
| Mike Alstott | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 0 | -1.0 |
| Ian Smart | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | -0.5 |
| Brian Griese | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | -1.5 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Derrick Brooks | 7 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Simeon Rice | 5 | 2 | 3.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Ian Gold | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chidi Ahanotu | 2 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ronde Barber | 2 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 2 |
| Shelton Quarles | 1 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Greg Spires | 2 | 1 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Dwight Smith | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Dexter Jackson | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brian Kelly | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
Closing number vs result
Betting context
- Closing spread
- TB -7.5
- Closing total
- 43.5
- NO moneyline
- —
- TB moneyline
- —
Buccaneers closed -7.5 and lost outright — an upset against the closing number.
Total closed 43.5; the game landed 38 — under by 5.5.
Conditions and crew
Game environment
- Venue
- Raymond James Stadium
- Roof / surface
- outdoors · grass
- Kickoff weather
- 64°F, wind 13 mph
- Referee
- Jeff Triplette
- Rest
- NO 7 days · TB 7 days
- Coaches
- Jim Haslett vs Jon Gruden
Division game — familiarity tightens these matchups; closing numbers tend to be sharper.