Tampa Bay Buccaneers 31 New Orleans Saints 24
Sunday 31 December 2017 at Raymond James Stadium
SCORING
TB
9:42-1Q
Barber 1 run (Murray kick)
NO
9:29-1Q
Kamara 106 kick return (Lutz kick)
NO
2:36-1Q
Kamara 7 run (Lutz kick)
TB
5:50-2Q
Winston 1 run (kick failed)
NO
2:44-3Q
Lutz FG48
TB
14:04-4Q
Johnson 7 fumble return (Murray kick)
NO
7:07-4Q
Line 3 pass from Brees (Lutz kick)
TB
4:31-4Q
Murray FG42
TB
0:09-4Q
Godwin 39 pass from Winston (Evans pass from Winston)
After a series of narrow losses, the 2017 Buccaneers closed out their season with a dramatic late win as Jameis
Winston led a 93-yard drive inside the final two minutes to win the game on a 39-yard scoring pass to rookie
Chris Godwin. Winston shook off throwing three interceptions to connect on clutch passes throughout the final
drive. The win knocked the Bucs down three spaces in the 2018 draft but the celebrations were worth it.
INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS
RUSHING
BUCS: Barber 17-71, Winston 5-32, Sims 1-6, Wilson 2-4, Martin
3-(-3).
SAINTS: Kamara 9-44, Ingram 13-35, Line 1-5, Lutz 1-4, Brees 1-
2, Ginn 1-2.
PASSING
BUCS: Winston 51-28-363-3-1.
SAINTS: Brees 30-22-245-0-1.
RECEIVING
BUCS: Godwin 7-111, Humphries 7-102, Evans 5-55, Brate 3-37,
Rodgers 2-20, Barber 2-18, Cross 1-11, Martino 1-9.
SAINTS: Thomas 6-94, Kamara 6-84, Ingram 4-19, Ginn 3-33, Hill
1-8, Griffin 1-4, Line 1-3.
INTERCEPTIONS
BUCS: none.
SAINTS: Williams 2-0, Robertson 1-0.
KICK RETURNS
BUCS: Sims 1-19, Rodgers 1-17.
SAINTS: Kamara 4-155, Griffin 1-12.
PUNT RETURNS
BUCS: Humphries 0-0.
SAINTS: Lewis 1-(-7).
SACKS
BUCS: Russell 1-7, McDonald 1-7.
SAINTS: Bell 1-11, Jordan 1-7.
STARTERS
OFFENSE
DEFENSE
LT
76 Smith
LDE
95 Russell
LG
64 Pamphile
DT
93 McCoy
C
68 Hawley
DT
98 McDonald
RG
62 Smith
SLB
51 Beckwith
RT
77 Benenoch
MLB
58 Alexander
TE
82 Auclair
WLB
54 David
WR
10 Humphries
DB
36 McClain
WR
85 WIlson
LCB
29 Smith
WR
13 Evans
RCB
24 Grimes
QB
3 Winston
SS
23 Conte
RB
25 Barber
FS
43 Ward
PLAYED
7 Murray, 9 Anger, 12 Godwin, 16 Martino, 22 Martin, 26
Robinson, 32 Rodgers, 34 Sims, 35 Elliott, 37 Tandy, 39
Johnson, 45 Cross, 49 Bullough, 52 Harris, 65 Sanborn, 66
Wester, 67 Liedtke, 71 Ward, 84 Brate, 90 Baker, 94 Clarke, 96
Siliga.
DID NOT PLAY
14 Fitzpatrick.
INACTIVES
4 Griffin, 11 Jackson, 27 Rivers, 59 Bond, 72 Gettis, 79
O’Connor, 91 Ayers.
COMMENTARY CREW
Thom Brennaman and Chris Spielman
GAME REPORTS
Rick Stroud thinks this win felt like the start of something for the Bucs
Tom Jones - Bucs don’t need a massive overhaul to fix problems of 2017
Martin Fennelly - Koetter’s crew didn’t quit after the season was lost
Greg Auman’s notes column looks at the unlikely leading rusher
How Roy Cummings saw the game for Florida Football Insiders
Scott Smith’s official game report
The NFL Gamebook and play-by-play
GAME HIGHLIGHTS
Click on the boxes below to view the big plays
Peyton Barber’s touchdown run capped an impressive opening drive
Isaiah Johnson had the fumble return score after Josh Robinson forced the turnover on a punt return
With nine seconds left in the season, Chris Godwin sent Buccaneer fans into the off-season happy