Tampa Bay Buccaneers 10 New Orleans Saints 3 Sunday 4 December 2005 at Tiger Stadium, Baton Rouge
SCORING TB 4:44-2Q Galloway 30 pass from Simms (France kick) NO 0:46-2Q Carney FG26 TB 9:37-4Q France FG28
GAME REPORTS Roy Cummings' review of the game Chris Harry's Monday morning column What Mick Elliott thought of it all Cadillac grinds out the yards on the ground again Yes he's once, twice, three times a hero Like a fine wine, Joey Galloway gets better with age Game notes and anecdotes The game report The gamebook and the play-by-play of the game
This was not a pretty win but it was a win all the same and the Bucs moved to 8-4 with success over the displaced Saints forced out of the Superdome all year after Hurricane Katrina. Ronde Barber set a franchise record with three interceptions. “"We talk about it all the time," he said. "This is the time of year when you have to play your best ball, because this is the time of year when championships are won and decided."
INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS RUSHING BUCS: Williams 22-96, Pittman 4-40, Simms 4-(-3). SAINTS: Smith 18-49, Brooks 3-9, Stecker 5-5, Thomas 1-2. PASSING BUCS: Simms 21-12-123-0-1. SAINTS: Brooks 34-18-215-4-0. RECEIVING BUCS: Galloway 5-75, Hilliard 2-23, Pittman 2-19, Williams 2-7, Smith 1-(-1). SAINTS: Stecker 4-55, Hilton 4-50, Henderson 3-42, Stallworth 3- 20, Horn 2-40, Hall 1-7, Smith 1-1. INTERCEPTIONS BUCS: Barber 3-70, Jackson 1-21 SAINTS: none. KICK RETURNS BUCS: Shepherd 2-53. SAINTS: Stecker 3-67. PUNT RETURNS BUCS: Jones 3-36. SAINTS: Stallworth 1-4. SACKS BUCS: Kelly 1-1, Spires 1-0. SAINTS: Smith 1-8.
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 67 Walker LLB 56 Nece TE 88 Becht MLB 53 Quarles TE 81 Smith RLB 55 Brooks WR 84 Galloway LCB 25 Kelly WR 80 Clayton RCB 20 Barber RB 24 Williams SS 23 Phillips QB 2 Simms FS 34 Jackson PLAYED 4 France, 9 Bidwell, 19 Hilliard, 21 Bolden, 27 Cox, 28 Nicholson, 32 Pittman, 33 Graham, 39 Pearson, 40 Alstott, 43 Cook, 46 Adams, 51 Ruud, 54 Mallard, 75 Steussie, 77 Terry, 83 Moore, 86 Shepherd, 89 Jones, 90 White, 91 Bradley, 96 Wyms DID NOT PLAY 12 McCown INACTIVES 3 Bryant, 13 Rattay, 22 Watson, 26 Allen, 58 Cooper, 61 Colmer, 64 Bryant, 74 Jackson
COMMENTARY CREW Ron Pitts and Tim Ryan