2005 Week 17 · Sun, Jan 1, 2006 · Raymond James Stadium
New Orleans Saints
13
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Tampa Bay BuccaneersWinner
27
TB -13 ✓O 37.5 ✓
Tampa Bay Buccaneers 27–13.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Todd Bouman | 25/37 | 265 | 1 | 2 | 4 | -5.9 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Antowain Smith | 16 | 55 | 3.4 | 0 | -2.7 |
| Aaron Stecker | 2 | 10 | 5.0 | 0 | 0.2 |
| Anthony Thomas | 4 | 7 | 1.8 | 0 | -1.5 |
| Todd Bouman | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dwight Smith | 5 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Josh Bullocks | 6 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Fred Thomas | 5 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 |
| T.J. Slaughter | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Charles Grant | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tony Bryant | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ronald McKinnon | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Willie Whitehead | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jason Craft | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Mel Mitchell | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chris Simms | 12/25 | 143 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2.5 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cadillac Williams | 22 | 81 | 3.7 | 0 | -4.3 |
| Michael Pittman | 1 | 64 | 64.0 | 0 | 4.6 |
| Chris Simms | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 0 | -0.2 |
| Mike Alstott | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | -0.1 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Derrick Brooks | 3 | 5 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Shelton Quarles | 3 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Will Allen | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
| Ronde Barber | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ryan Nece | 1 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Greg Spires | 3 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dexter Jackson | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brian Kelly | 1 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dewayne White | 3 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Simeon Rice | 2 | 0 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 |
Closing number vs result
Betting context
- Closing spread
- TB -13
- Closing total
- 37.5
- NO moneyline
- —
- TB moneyline
- —
Buccaneers closed -13 and covered, winning by 14.
Total closed 37.5; the game landed 40 — over by 2.5.
Conditions and crew
Game environment
- Venue
- Raymond James Stadium
- Roof / surface
- outdoors · grass
- Kickoff weather
- 74°F, wind 7 mph
- Referee
- Jeff Triplette
- Rest
- NO 8 days · TB 8 days
- Coaches
- Jim Haslett vs Jon Gruden
Division game — familiarity tightens these matchups; closing numbers tend to be sharper.