Early surprise from Bucs offense The Tampa Tribune, published 30 December 2013 The Saints had just marched 80 yards on the game's opening drive, capped by Lance Moore's 44-yard scoring catch, when the Bucs answered with some trickery executed to perfection. Vincent Jackson's 9-yard reception on third-and-5 sustained Tampa Bay's ensuing drive. On the next play, Bobby Rainey took a handoff up the middle and took two steps forward to sell the run before pitching the ball back to rookie quarterback Mike Glennon as wide receiver Tiquan Underwood broke free downfield. “That was a great call by (offensive coordinator) Mike Sullivan and we nailed it,'' said Underwood, who tumbled into the end zone as he finished off a 48-yard touchdown strike on the flea-flicker play. “We knew the Saints are very aggressive defensively and they come up hard and fast to stop the run. I was wide open, but as a receiver, sometimes those can be the toughest ones to catch.'' Underwood finished with five receptions for 93 yards and for the season, he averaged 18.3 yards on 24 catches. Snuffed out When a Tampa Bay drive stalled at the Saints 25-yard line late in the opening half, coach Greg Schiano bypassed a field goal attempt and tried to convert a fourth-and-10 with a gadget play. Punter Michael Koenen took the direct snap and drifted right under pressure, looking for someone open downfield. But the Saints smothered the play and Koenen was forced to attempt an underhanded pass that fell incomplete, effectively ending the half with New Orleans ahead 28-14. “We practiced that play, but the Saints had all our options covered,’’ Koenen said. “With nowhere to go, I had to eat the ball.’’