| Scoring Summary |
| 1st Quarter |
| New Orleans Touchdown - 41-yard pass from Drew Brees to Lance Moore. (Garrett Hartley extra point is good). 7:13 Time Remaining. (7 plays, 94 yards. Time of Drive: 4:36). |
| 2nd Quarter |
| New Orleans Touchdown - 42-yard pass from Drew Brees to Robert Meachem. (Garrett Hartley extra point is good). 14:09 Time Remaining. (9 plays, 80 yards. Time of Drive: 4:39). |
| New Orleans Field Goal - 27-yarder by Garrett Hartley. 4:33 Time Remaining. (11 plays, 77 yards. Time of Drive: 4:31). |
| 3rd Quarter |
| New Orleans Touchdown - 4-yard pass from Drew Brees to Heath Evans. (Garrett Hartley extra point is good). 1:23 Time Remaining. (8 plays, 46 yards. Time of Drive: 4:17). |
| 4th Quarter |
| Tampa Bay Touchdown - 2-yard pass from Josh Freeman to Micheal Spurlock. (Josh Freeman pass incomplete to Mike Williams, two-point conversion failed). 5:35 Time Remaining. (14 plays, 88 yards. Time of Drive: 6:13). |
| New Orleans Touchdown - 1-yard run by Ladell Betts. (Garrett Hartley extra point is good). 1:54 Time Remaining. (7 plays, 45 yards. Time of Drive: 3:41). |
| Final Team Statistics |
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| | New Orleans | Tampa Bay |
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| TOTAL FIRST DOWNS | 27 | 21 |
| By Rushing | 14 | 3 |
| By Passing | 13 | 15 |
| By Penalty | 0 | 3 |
| THIRD DOWN EFFICIENCY | 9-12-75 | 6-15-40 |
| FOURTH DOWN EFFICIENCY | 0-0-0 | 2-3-67 |
| TOTAL NET YARDS | 475 | 277 |
| Total Off. Plays (inc. times thrown passing) | 64 | 66 |
| Avg. gain per offensive play | 7.4 | 4.2 |
| NET YARDS RUSHING | 212 | 42 |
| Total Rushing Plays | 32 | 18 |
| Avg. gain per rushing play | 6.6 | 2.3 |
| NET YARDS PASSING | 263 | 235 |
| Times Thrown - yards lost attempting to pass | 0-0 | 1-1 |
| Gross yards passing | 263 | 236 |
| PASS ATTEMPTS-COMPLETIONS-HAD INTERCEPTED | 32-21-1 | 47-27-0 |
| Avg. gain per pass play (inc. # thrown passing) | 8.2 | 4.9 |
| PUNTS Number and average | 1-46.0 | 3-45.7 |
| Net Punting Average | 46.0 | 40.0 |
| TOTAL RETURN YARDAGE (Not including kickoffs) | -3 | 27 |
| No. and Yards Punt Returns | 1--3 | 0-0 |
| No. and Yards Kickoff Returns | 1-8 | 6-106 |
| No. and Yards Interception Returns | 0-0 | 1-27 |
| PENALTIES No. and Yards | 9-80 | 5-30 |
| FUMBLES No. and Lost | 2-0 | 3-1 |
| TOUCHDOWNS | 4 | 1 |
| Rushing | 1 | 0 |
| Passing | 3 | 1 |
| EXTRA POINTS Made-Attempts | 4-4 | 0-0 |
| FIELD GOALS Made-Attempts | 1-2 | 0-2 |
| SAFETIES | 0 | 0 |
| FINAL SCORE | 31 | 6 |
| TIME OF POSSESSION | 31:29 | 28:31 |
| Final Individual Statistics |
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| New Orleans | Tampa Bay |
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| PASSING | ATT | CP | YDS | SK/YD | TD | LG | IN |
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| D.Brees | 32 | 21 | 263 | 0/0 | 3 | 42 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | Total | 32 | 21 | 263 | 0/0 | 3 | 42 | 1 |
| | PASSING | ATT | CP | YDS | SK/YD | TD | LG | IN |
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| J.Freeman | 43 | 25 | 219 | 0/0 | 1 | 27 | 0 | | J.Johnson | 4 | 2 | 17 | 1/1 | 0 | 15 | 0 | | Total | 47 | 27 | 236 | 1/1 | 1 | 27 | 0 |
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| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | LG | TD |
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| None | | | | | | | | Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | TB | IN20 | LG |
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| T.Morstead | 1 | 46 | 46.0 | 0 | 1 | 46 | | Total | 1 | 46 | 46.0 | 0 | 1 | 46 |
| | PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | TB | IN20 | LG |
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| R.Malone | 3 | 137 | 45.7 | 1 | 2 | 54 | | Total | 3 | 137 | 45.7 | 1 | 2 | 54 |
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| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | LG | TD |
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| TOUCHBACK | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | DOWNED | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | L.Moore | 1 | 0 | -3 | -3 | 0 | | Total | 3 | 0 | -3 | 0 | 0 |
| | PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | LG | TD |
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| DOWNED | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Total | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | LG | TD |
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| C.Roby | 1 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 0 | | | | | | | | | Total | 1 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 0 |
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| KICKING | FG | PCT | LG | XP | PTS |
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| G.Hartley | 1/2 | 50.0 | 28 | 4/4 | 7 | | Total | 1/2 | 50.0 | 27 | 4/4 | 7 |
| | KICKING | FG | PCT | LG | XP | PTS |
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| C.Barth | 0/2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0/0 | 0 | | Total | 0/2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0/0 | 0 |
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