Tampa Bay Buccaneers 21 New Orleans Saints 24
Sunday 8 October 2006 at the Superdome
SCORING
TB
10:49-1Q
Galloway 18 pass from Gradkowski (Bryant kick)
NO
5:04-1Q
Carney FG21
NO
1:44-2Q
McAllister 24 run (Carney kick)
NO
5:52-3Q
Conwell 9 pass from Brees (Carney kick)
TB
2:50-3Q
Alstott 1 run (Bryant kick)
TB
10:03-4Q
Smith 3 pass from Gradkowski (Bryant kick)
NO
4:17-4Q
Bush 65 punt return (Carney kick)
Rookie Bruce Gradkowski made his first NFL start and led the offense to a decent performance but came up on
short thanks to another rookie, Reggie Bush’s punt return touchdown inside the final five minutes. "I don't think
we could have asked any more out of him," said Joey Galloway, who caught four of Gradkowski's passes, including
one for a touchdown. "He handled the huddle well, handled the snap well and made some big plays."
INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS
RUSHING
BUCS: Williams 20-111, Clayton 1-27, Pittman 2-27, Gradkowski
6-19, Alstott 4-3.
SAINTS: McAllister 15-123, Bush 9-23, Brees 1-(-3).
PASSING
BUCS: Gradkowski 31-20-225-0-2.
SAINTS: Brees 33-21-171-0-1.
RECEIVING
BUCS: Smith 5-16, Galloway 4-110, Hilliard 4-34, Williams 3-14,
Pittman 2-31, Becht 1-13, Clayton 1-7.
SAINTS: Bush 11-63, Horn 4-48, Colston 3-38, Conwell 2-14,
McAllister 1-8.
INTERCEPTIONS
BUCS: none.
SAINTS: none.
KICK RETURNS
BUCS: Pittman 4-85.
SAINTS: Copper 2-41, Stecker 1-17, Jones 1-13.
PUNT RETURNS
BUCS: Jones 6-51.
SAINTS: Bush 3-75, Moore 1-3.
SACKS
BUCS: none.
SAINTS: Grant 1-5, Fujita 1-1.
STARTERS
OFFENSE
DEFENSE
LT
69 Davis
DE
94 Spires
LG
72 Buenning
DT
95 Hovan
C
76 Wade
DT
92 McFarland
RG
79 Mahan
DE
97 Rice
RT
65 Trueblood
LLB
56 Nece
TE
88 Becht
MLB
53 Quarles
WR
80 Clayton
RLB
55 Brooks
WR
84 Galloway
LCB
25 Kelly
RB
40 Alstott
RCB
20 Barber
RB
24 Williams
SS
23 Phillips
QB
7 Gradkowski
FS
37 Allen
PLAYED
3 Bryant, 9 Bidwell, 19 Hilliard, 21 Bolden, 27 Cox, 32 Pittman,
34 Graham, 39 Pearson, 46 Adams, 48 Economos, 51 Ruud,
52 Cash, 54 Mallard, 74 Green, 75 Joseph, 81 Smith, 85
Stovall, 87 Jolley, 89 Jones, 90 White, 91 Jenkins, 98 Wyms
DID NOT PLAY
13 Rattay
INACTIVES
2 Simms, 29 Zemaitis, 33 Sowell, 50 Winborn, 70 Penn, 77
Terry, 82 Warren, 83 Moore
COMMENTARY CREW
Matt Vasgerian and JC Pearson