2005 Week 13 · Sun, Dec 4, 2005 · Tiger Stadium (LSU)
Tampa Bay BuccaneersWinner
10
at
New Orleans Saints
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TB -3.5 ✓U 39 ✓
Tampa Bay Buccaneers 10–3.
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
Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chris Simms | 12/21 | 123 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2.2 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cadillac Williams | 22 | 96 | 4.4 | 0 | -1.3 |
| Michael Pittman | 4 | 40 | 10.0 | 0 | 2.0 |
| Chris Simms | 4 | -3 | -0.8 | 0 | 0.0 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ronde Barber | 5 | 3 | 0.0 | 3 | 3 |
| Shelton Quarles | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Derrick Brooks | 6 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Brian Kelly | 6 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 2 |
| Anthony McFarland | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dexter Jackson | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
| Greg Spires | 2 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Simeon Rice | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ryan Nece | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ellis Wyms | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
New Orleans Saints
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aaron Brooks | 18/34 | 215 | 0 | 4 | 2 | -6.7 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Antowain Smith | 18 | 49 | 2.7 | 0 | -3.8 |
| Aaron Brooks | 3 | 9 | 3.0 | 0 | 1.3 |
| Aaron Stecker | 5 | 5 | 1.0 | 0 | -2.3 |
| Anthony Thomas | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | -0.8 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fred Thomas | 6 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ronald McKinnon | 6 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Colby Bockwoldt | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 |
| Will Smith | 5 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sedrick Hodge | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dwight Smith | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Josh Bullocks | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Zach Hilton | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Donte' Stallworth | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| T.J. Slaughter | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Closing number vs result
Betting context
- Closing spread
- TB -3.5
- Closing total
- 39
- TB moneyline
- —
- NO moneyline
- —
Buccaneers closed -3.5 and covered, winning by 7.
Total closed 39; the game landed 13 — under by 26.0.
Conditions and crew
Game environment
- Venue
- Tiger Stadium (LSU)
- Roof / surface
- outdoors · grass
- Kickoff weather
- 74°F, wind 9 mph
- Referee
- Peter Morelli
- Rest
- TB 7 days · NO 7 days
- Coaches
- Jon Gruden vs Jim Haslett
Division game — familiarity tightens these matchups; closing numbers tend to be sharper.