NEW ORLEANS SAINTS WEEKLY MEDIA INFORMATION GUIDE TAMPA BAY BUCCANEERS VS. NEW ORLEANS SAINTS OCTOBER 6, 2019 @ MERCEDES- BENZ SUPERDOME GAME INFORMATION • ROSTERS • DEPTH CHART • TEAM AND PLAYER STATISTICS TAMPA BAY BUCCANEERS (2-2) VS. NEW ORLEANS SAINTS (3-1) SUNDAY, OCTOBER 6, 2019 – 12:00 P.M. (CST) MERCEDES-BENZ SUPERDOME – NEW ORLEANS, LA. TV: FOX (WVUE– FOX 8 locally) – Chris Myers (play-by-play), Daryl John- ston (color analyst) and Laura Okmin (sideline) LOCAL RADIO: WWL (870 AM and 105.3 FM) – Zach Strief (play-by-play), Deuce McAllister (color analyst) and Steve Geller (sideline) SPANISH LANGUAGE RADIO: KGLA (830 AM and 105.7 FM) – Mario Je- rez (play-by-play), Juan Carlos Ramos (color analyst) and Victor Quinonez (sideline) On the final play of the game, S Marcus Williams picked off THE MATCHUP a long pass attempt by the Dallas signal-caller After a 12-10 win on Sunday Night Football over the For the third time in four contests, special teams also Dallas Cowboys, the New Orleans Saints (3-1) begin a played a pivotal role in the win. WR/RS Deonte Harris re- slate of playing two straight Florida teams when they host turned a kickoff 29 yards and a punt 23 yards, both of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers (2-2) in their season’s first which established the field position to lead to field goals. K NFC South matchup. Wil Lutz drilled four field goals for the fifth time in his A balanced offense, attacking defense and efficient spe- career, while all four of his kickoffs sailed into the end zone cial teams spurred the Saints to their second straight victo- for touchbacks. P Thomas Morstead dropped two of his ry. New Orleans dominated the time of possession battle four punts inside the 20-yard line. in the contest 36:04-23:56 and came up with 27 runs and The Saints face a stiff challenge from a rejuvenated 30 passes, gaining 117 yards on the ground at an efficient Buccaneers team under new Head Coach Bruce Arians, 4.3 average clip, led by RB Alvin Kamara, who carried 17 who has garnered an impressive performance out of a times for 69 yards. QB Teddy Bridgewater completed 23-of Tampa Bay offense ranked tenth in the NFL. Arians’ de- -30 passes for 193 yards, including nine passes for 95 fensive coordinator Todd Bowles has crafted the NFL’s top yards to WR Michael Thomas, who is tied for the NFL’s run defense, while the 3-4 scheme’s outside linebacker lead in receiving with 34 grabs. Shaquil Barrett leads the league with nine sacks and The New Orleans defense came up with a standout three forced fumbles. The Buccaneers are riding high after performance on Sunday, both against the run and the a 55-40 win at the Los Angeles Rams on Sunday, where pass. In the ground game, Dallas managed only 45 yards Tampa Bay set a single-game scoring record. rushing on 20 carries, while the secondary minimized big The Saints and Buccaneers have met 54 times with plays in the passing game. S Vonn Bell recorded two first New Orleans holding a 33-21 lead. In each of the past four half fumble recoveries, including a forced fumble late in the seasons, the Black and Gold and the Pewter and Gold second quarter and a team-best 11 tackles. Two big plays have split the season series, with each club winning the on defense on Dallas’ final drive clinched the win. On first- home matchup, including New Orleans clinching their sec- and-ten from the Cowboys 14, DT David Onyemata ond straight NFC South title with a 28-14 win on December dropped Cowboys QB Dak Prescott for an 11-yard loss. 9, 2018 at Raymond James Stadium. Buccaneers vs. Saints: Week Five 2 SAINTS-BUCS CONNECTIONS less in the second half, as well as benefitted by a key blocked punt, while being paced on offense by a balanced Saints Head Coach Sean Payton , Tampa Bay Defensive approach with several big plays. Coordinator Todd Bowles and defensive line Kacy Rodg- The Saints won the coin toss and deferred and Tampa ers served on the same Dallas staff...Saints Lineback- Bay jumped out to a 7-0 lead compliments of an 11-yard ers Coach Mike Nolan and Tampa Bay Special Teams Co- TD pass from QB Jameis Winston to TE Cameron Brate. ordinator Keith Armstrong both served as coordinators in Atlanta from 2012-14. Armstrong also tutored Saints WR At the start of the second quarter, Tampa Bay had ad- Ted Ginn Jr. as a rookie in 2007 in Miami where he han- vanced to the Saints 20-yard line, but DE Cameron Jordan dled kickoff and punt return duties. Nolan, Saints Special sacked Winston for an eight-yard loss and Buccaneers K Teams Coordinator Darren Rizzi, Bowles and Rodgers also Cairo Santos missed the 36-yard field goal attempt. served on the same Miamistaff. Rizzi and Tampa Bay Saints K Wil Lutz drilled a 30-yard field goal on the ensuing Quarterbacks Coach Clyde Christensen served on the possession. same Dolphins staff from 2016-18. Bowles tutored Saints Tampa Bay picked off Saints QB Drew Brees near the LB Demario Davis when he served as head coach of the end of the second quarter and Winston completed a one- New York Jets in 2017 along with Buccaneers Inside Line- yard TD to Brate to give the Bucs a 14-3 halftime lead. backers Coach Mike Caldwell and Rodgers who tutored Davis in New York in 2015 and 2017...Tampa Bay Special- After recovering a fumble by Brees at the start of the ists Coach Chris Boniol is an Alexandria native who played third quarter, Tampa Bay advanced to the New Orleans 22- at Louisiana Tech and also coached special teams at Loui- yard line on the next drive, but Santos missed a 40-yard siana College from 2015-16...Saints Dir. of Player Engage- field goal attempt. New Orleans struggled again on offense ment Fred McAfee played for Tampa Bay in 1999...Tampa when they got the ball back but the tide turned when QB Bay Head Coach Bruce Arians served as Saints tight ends Taysom Hill blocked a punt by Tampa Bay P Bryan An- coach in 1996...New Orleans Off. Asst. D.J. WIlliams ger, which was recovered by Saints RB Dwayne Wash- prepped at Tampa Catholic HS and his father, former Buc- ington at the Buccaneers 30-yard line. Five plays later, caneers QB Doug Williams is in the club’s Ring of Hon- Brees completed a one-yard touchdown and a successful or...Saints S C.J. Gardner-Johnson played at Flori- two-point conversion run by RB Alvin Kamara cut the deficit da...Saints RB Latavius Murray played at Central Flori- to 14-11. New Orleans quickly got the ball back on a three- da...New Orleans CB Patrick Robinson played at Florida and-out, highlighted by sacks by Jordan and LB A.J. Klein. State...Buccaneers Asst. Special Teams Coach Amos In a drive that stretched into the fourth quarter and com- Jones served as linebackers coach at Tulane from prised of ten-plays and 51 yards, Brees sneaked into the 1995-96…Buccaneers RB Dare Ogunbowale, LB Jack Cichy and Saints T Ryan Ramczyk played together at end zone on fourth and goal from the one-yard line to give Wisconsin…Buccaneers QB Ryan Griffin played at Tulane the Saints an 18-15 lead. Following another three-and-out, for Saints Senior Off/ Asst. Curtis Johnson, who served as the Saints took possession at their 47-yard line and they head coach and then played for New Orleans from 2013-14 upped their lead to 25-14 on a 17-yard touchdown run by after signing as an undrafted free agent...Buccaneers WR RB Mark Ingram on a rush where he carried a Bucs de- Breshad Perriman is the son of former Saints WR Brett fender holding onto his foot. The Saints would add one Perriman and played with New Orleans WR Tre’Quan more field goal and got into victory formation after CB Mar- Smith at UCF...Tampa Bay T Gerald Hawkins is a Bald- shon Lattimore picked off Winston in the end zone. win native who played at LSU…DB P.J. Williams along with • Jordan had a standout performance with four tackles and Bucs QB Jameis Winston and WR Bobo Wilson won two two sacks, recording two takedowns for the third consecu- conference championships and one national championship tive game. at Florida State together from 2013-14. Williams prepped at Vanguard (Ocala, Fla.) HS…Tampa Bay DT Rakeem Nun- • A key defensive play to hold Tampa Bay scoreless in the ez-Roches, played at Southern Mississippi…Saints LB second half was when Lattimore picked off Winston in the Stephone Anthony and Buccaneers P Bradley Pinion end zone in the next to last play of the game, the second were Clemson teammates...Buccaneers TE Cameron consecutive week an opponent was held scoreless in the Brate had a 2015 stint on the Saints practice squad. final two periods. • Brees completed 24-of-31 passes for 201 yards with one LAST MEETING TD, one interception and the quarterback sneak for a TD, giving him a career-high four rushing TDs for 2018, while Saints 28, Buccaneers 14; December 9, 2018 @ Ray- WR Michael Thomas had 11 grabs for 98 yards as his 298 mond James Stadium – The Saints avoided a losing receptions through the first 44 games of his career are the streak in 2018 and clinched division titles in back to back most by an NFL player through his first three seasons.