NEW ORLEANS SAINTS WEEKLY MEDIA INFORMATION GUIDE TAMPA BAY BUCCANEERS VS. NEW ORLEANS SAINTS NOVEMBER 17, 2019 @ RAYMOND JAMES STADIUM GAME INFORMATION • ROSTERS • DEPTH CHART • TEAM AND PLAYER STATISTICS NEW ORLEANS SAINTS (7-2) AT TAMPA BAY BUCCANEERS (3-6) SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 17, 2019 – 12:00 P.M. (CST) RAYMOND JAMES STADIUM – TAMPA, FLA. TV: FOX (WVUE FOX 8 locally) – Thom Brennaman (play-by-play), Chris Spielman (color analyst) and Shannon Spake (sideline) NATIONAL RADIO: Compass Media Networks – Bill Rosinski (play-by- play) and Brian Baldinger (color analyst) 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 and Victor Quinonez (color analysts) After trading punts to open the second half, WR/ THE MATCHUP RS Deonte Harris returned a punt 19 yards to the Atlanta 38, but a sack of QB Drew Brees in the red zone forced a The Saints (7-2) will return to the road for the first time in third Lutz field goal. Atlanta then chewed 6:12 off the clock nearly a month following Sunday’s 26-9 loss to the Atlanta on a 13-play, 75-yard drive that ended with a ten-yard Falcons, to face the Tampa Bay Buccaneers at Raymond touchdown pass from Ryan to RB Brian Poole. James Stadium, who enter the game at 3-6, November 17 at 12:00 p.m. The game will be regionally televised on After New Orleans was forced to punt, Atlanta FOX (WVUE-FOX 8 locally). kicked a field goal, followed by another loss on downs, but the Saints got New life trailing 23-9 midway through the The NFC South rivals have met 55 times, with the fourth quarter when S Marcus Williams picked off Ryan. Saints holding a 34-21 advantage in the series. New Orle- But the Saints failed to execute and had their six-game ans will be looking for their first series sweep against the winning streak snapped. Buccaneers since the 2015 season, and their sixth since the division was established in 2002. Since 2002, 24 of the WR Michael Thomas enjoyed another standout 35 games between the two clubs have been decided by day in a record-setting season, grabbing a season-high 13 eight points or less, including the Saints’ 31-24 victory at passes for 152 yards. He became the fastest player to 400 the Mercedes-Benz Superdome on Oct. 6. New Orleans receptions in his 56th career game and no player has has won the last two games in the series with Tampa Bay matched his 401 catches through their first four seasons. winning the previous two contests. Leading the NFL in both receiving and receiving yardage with 86 grabs for 1,027 yards with four touchdowns. He In Sunday’s matchup with the Falcons at the Mer- also moved into fourth place in club record books with his cedes-Benz Superdome, the two clubs traded field goals, 14th career 100-yard receiving game as New Orleans scored their first points of 2019 on an opening offensive drive. Williams’ pick was his team-leading third of the season and he is tied for fifth in the league in interceptions. However Atlanta scored a touchdown on a 17- LB Demario Davis led a Saints defense ranked fifth in the play, 75-yard drive that stretched into the second quarter, NFL with a game-high 11 tackles and their only sack. Tied ending with an eight-yard touchdown pass from QB Matt for first in the NFL with the fewest giveaways (6), New Or- Ryan to TE Austin Hooper. New Orleans was on the leans is tied for seventh in the league in turnover ratio (+4) verge of getting off the field for a field goal attempt, but three penalties in Saints territory resulted in first downs. In The NFC South This Week: The Carolina Panthers (5 The clubs traded punts and then field goals and Atlanta -4) will host the Falcons (2-7) in another key conference went into halftime with a 13-6 edge. matchup. Saints at Buccaneers: Week 11 2 SAINTS-BUCS CONNECTIONS NEW ORLEANS SAINTS - TAMPA BAY Saints Head Coach Sean Payton , Tampa Bay Defensive BUCCANEERS SERIES HISTORY Coordinator Todd Bowles and defensive line Kacy Rodg- The Saints and Buccaneers first met in 1977. New Or- ers served on the same Dallas staff...Saints Lineback- leans has posted a 34-21 record vs. Tampa Bay, the club’s ers Coach Mike Nolan and Tampa Bay Special Teams Co- best winning percentage (.618) vs. an opponent they have ordinator Keith Armstrong both served as coordinators in played a minimum of seven games against. Atlanta from 2012-14. Armstrong also tutored Saints WR Ted Ginn Jr. as a rookie in 2007 in Miami where he han- In the 55 games of the series there has been: dled kickoff and punt return duties. Nolan, Saints Special •1,947 points scored by New Orleans, 1,051 allowed. Teams Coordinator Darren Rizzi, Bowles and Rodgers also • A seven-game New Orleans winning streak from 2011- served on the same Miamistaff. Rizzi and Tampa Bay 2014. Quarterbacks Coach Clyde Christensen served on the same Dolphins staff from 2016-18. Bowles tutored Saints • A 15-9 record for the Saints in games played in Tampa. LB Demario Davis when he served as head coach of the • 21 games decided by double-digits. New York Jets in 2017 along with Buccaneers Inside Line- backers Coach Mike Caldwell and Rodgers who tutored • Seven games decided by 21 or more points. Davis in New York in 2015 and 2017...Tampa Bay Special- • 33 games decided by seven points or less. ists Coach Chris Boniol is an Alexandria native who played • A 41-point win by New Orleans on December 16, 2012, at Louisiana Tech and also coached special teams at Loui- the club’s first shutout against the Buccaneers. siana College from 2015-16...Saints Dir. of Player Engage- ment Fred McAfee played for Tampa Bay in 1999...Tampa Bay Head Coach Bruce Arians served as Saints tight ends coach in 1996...New Orleans Off. Asst. D.J. WIlliams SERIES FAST FACTS prepped at Tampa Catholic HS and his father, former Buc- Saints’ Largest Margin of Victory: 31 points (tie), Saints caneers QB Doug Williams is in the club’s Ring of Hon- won 38-7 most recently on 11/22/09 at Raymond James or...Saints S C.J. Gardner-Johnson played at Flori- Stadium. Saints won 38-7 the first time on 10/19/86 at the da...Saints RB Latavius Murray played at Central Flori- Louisiana Superdome. da...New Orleans CB Patrick Robinson played at Florida Buccaneers’ Largest Margin of Victory: 27 points, Buc- State...Buccaneers Asst. Special Teams Coach Amos caneers won 48-21 on 12/23/01 at Raymond James Stadi- Jones served as linebackers coach at Tulane from um. 1995-96…Buccaneers RB Dare Ogunbowale, LB Jack Current Series Streak: Saints won last two games Cichy and Saints T Ryan Ramczyk played together at 12/9/18-present). Wisconsin…Buccaneers QB Ryan Griffin played at Tulane Saints’ Longest Win Streak: Seven games,11/16/11- for Saints Senior Off/ Asst. Curtis Johnson, who served as 11/28/14. head coach and then played for New Orleans from 2013-14 Buccaneers’ Longest Win Streak: Two games (Seven after signing as an undrafted free agent...Buccaneers WR times), most recently 12/31/17-9/9/18. Breshad Perriman is the son of former Saints WR Brett Most Points by Saints in a Game: 44 points, Saints won Perriman and played with New Orleans WR Tre’Quan 44-34 on 12/6/87 at the Louisiana Superdome. Smith at UCF...Tampa Bay T Gerald Hawkins is a Bald- Most Points by Tampa Bay in a Game: 48 points (two win native who played at LSU…DB P.J. Williams along with Bucs QB Jameis Winston and WR Bobo Wilson won two times, Tampa Bay won 48-21 on 12/23/01 at Raymond conference championships and one national championship James Stadium and Tampa Bay won 48-40 on 9/9/18 at at Florida State together from 2013-14. Williams prepped at Mercedes-Benz Superdome. Vanguard (Ocala, Fla.) HS…Tampa Bay DT Rakeem Nun- Most Combined Points (Both Teams): 88 points, Buc- ez-Roches, played at Southern Mississippi…Saints LB caneers won 48-40 on 9/9/18 at the Mercedes-Benz Super- Stephone Anthony and Buccaneers P Bradley Pinion dome. were Clemson teammates...Buccaneers TE Cameron Fewest Points by Saints in a Game: Three points, Buc- Brate had a 2015 stint on the Saints practice caneers won 10-3 on 12/4/05 at Tiger Stadium. squad...Saints C/G Patrick Omameh opened all 16 games Fewest Points by Buccaneers in a Game: 0 points, at right guard for Tampa Bay in 2014...Saints WR Michael Saints won 41-0 on 12/16/12 at the Mercedes-Benz Super- Thomas’ uncle Keyshawn Johnson played for Tampa Bay dome. from 2001-03...Saints DT Shy Tuttle’s uncle, Perry Tuttle, Fewest Combined Points (Both Teams): 12 points, played for Tampa Bay. Saints won 9-3 on 10/25/98 at the Louisiana Superdome. Saints at Buccaneers: Week 11 3 THE COACHES National Football League Coach of the Year, earning the award in 2012 (Indianapolis Colts) and in 2014 (Arizona New Orleans Saints Head Coach Sean Payton has posted Cardinals).