The Bucs went to 2-1 on the season thanks to completing 9 of 12 third down plays and Mark Carrier's third 100-yard game of his career. The key score came from Lars Tate after Mark Robinson had picked off John Fourcade and returned it to the New Orleans' 45-yard line.

GAME SCORING NO 6:35-1Q Hilliard 1 run (Andersen kick) TB 13:52-2Q Hall 11 pass from Testaverde (Igwebuike kick) TB 2:53-2Q Igwebuike FG34 NO 0:08-2Q Andersen FG33 TB 7:43-3Q Tate 5 run (Igwebuike kick) TB 12:31-4Q Igwebuike FG37

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STARTERS OFFENSE DEFENSE LT 74 Gruber DE 79 Davis LG 73 McHale DT 95 Jarvis C 60 Grimes DE 94 Goff RG 69 Bruhin LOLB 59 Murphy RT 72 Taylor LILB 99 Marve TE 82 Hall RILB 54 Randle WR 84 Hill ROLB 58 Moss WR 88 Carrier LCB 29 Reynolds FB 43 Howard RCB 22 Jones RB 34 Tate SS 30 Robinson QB 14 Testaverde FS 39 Hamilton PLAYED 1 Igwebuike, 5 Mohr, 20 Harris, 32 Wilder, 36 Futrell, 38 Lawson, 40 Elder, 47 Smith, 51 Thomas, 53 Coleman, 55 Rolling, 56 Anno, 70 Swayne, 75 Bax, 77 Weston, 78 Cannon, 83 Peebles, 85 Walker, 86 Harris, 87 Drewrey, 97 Lee DID NOT PLAY 12 Ferguson, 65 Graham INACTIVE 62 Simmonds, 89 Gay

INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS RUSHING BUCS: Howard 12-52, Tate 12-52, Smith 1-17, Testaverde 4-(-3). SAINTS: Hilliard 20-80, Hebert 2-18, Fourcade 2-9, Frazier 2-6, Heyward 1-1, Jordan 1-0. PASSING BUCS: Testaverde 26-15-227-1-1. SAINTS: Hebert 23-15-169-1-0, Fourcade 12-5-72-1-0. RECEIVING BUCS: Carrier 5-120, Hall 4-43, Howard 3-18, Hill 2-24, Peebles 1-22. SAINTS: Martin 7-96, Hilliard 5-42, Hill 2-32, Perriman 2-26, Turner 2- 14, Brenner1-17, Jordan 1-14. INTERCEPTIONS BUCS: Robinson 1-16, Hamilton 1-0. SAINTS: Massey 1-0. KICK RETURNS BUCS: Elder 1-19, Futrell 1-15. SAINTS: Shepard 4-66. PUNT RETURNS BUCS: Futrell 1-0. SAINTS: Mills 1-9. SACKS BUCS: Murphy 2-22, Lee 1-8. SAINTS: none.

GAME HIGHLIGHTS Click on the boxes below to watch the clip Ron Hall had his first touchdown of the season on an 11-yard pass Mark Robinson’s deflected interception stopped a scoring threat Lars Tate put the Bucs ahead for good midway through the third quarter