A serious statistical breakdown of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers before they take on the Saints this Sunday in Week 17 of the 2013 NFL season. Tampa Bay Scoring Score By Periods Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 OT PtsTeam 73 118 30 50 0 271Opponents 50 126 69 99 3 347 Tampa Bay Team Stats Tampa Bay OpponentTotal First Downs 251 303Rushing 71 88Passing 146 176Penalty 34 393rd Down: Made/Att 66/208 73/1913rd Down Pct. 31.7% 38.2%4th Down: Made/Att 7/19 7/124th Down Pct. 36.8% 58.3%Possession Avg. 29:38 30:22Total Net Yards 4142 5100Avg. Per Game 276.1 340.0Total Plays 919 958Avg. Per Play 4.5 5.3Net Yards Rushing 1537 1664Avg. Per Game 102.5 110.9Total Rushes 402 408Net Yards Passing 2605 3436Avg. Per Game 173.7 229.1Sacked/Yards Lost 45/357 34/244Gross Yards 2962 3680Attempts/Completions 472/269 516/328Completion Pct. 57.0% 63.6%Had Intercepted 11 21Punts/Average 82/44.0 64/44.4Net Punting Avg. 37.7 38.1Penalties/Yards 113/1058 96/918Fumbles/Ball Lost 18/9 18/10Touchdowns 29 36Rushing 6 8Passing 20 26Returns 3 2 Team Comparisons Team Yds / Game Yds / Play Rush Yards / Game Rush Yards / Play Pass Yards / Game Pass Yards / Play Int. Rate Sacks / Pass Attempt First Downs / Game Punt Return Avg Kickoff Return Avg Field Goals Made 3rd Down Pct 4th Down Pct Red Zone Pct Goal to Go% Avg Time of Poss. Pts / Game TB 276.1 4.51 102.5 3.82 173.7 5.52 2.33% 9.53% 16.7 11.2 23.9 78.57% 31.73% 36.84% 50.00% 73.68% 29:38 18.1NO 394.9 5.82 91.7 3.81 303.2 7.34 1.94% 5.81% 22.5 6.3 23.0 75.00% 43.27% 47.06% 53.70% 74.19% 32:35 24.8Differences -118.8 -1.31 10.8 0.01 -129.5 -1.82 0.39% 3.72% -5.8 4.9 0.9 3.57% -11.54% -10.22% -3.7% -0.51% -6.7 Team Yds / Game Yds / Play Rush Yds / Game Rush Yards / Play Passing Yards / Game Pass Yards / Play Int. Rate Sacks / Pass Att. First Downs / Game Punt Return Avg Kickoff Return Avg 3rd Down Pct 4th Down Pct Red Zone Pct Goal to Go% Pts / Game TB 340.0 5.32 110.9 4.08 229.1 6.66 4.07% 6.59% 20.2 11.6 18.7 38.22% 58.33% 47.17% 50.00% 23.1NO 306.7 5.22 114.1 4.64 192.7 6.22 2.37% 10.11% 17.1 7.5 25.4 35.48% 33.33% 55.56% 69.23% 19.1Differences 33.3 0.1 -3.2 -0.56 36.4 0.44 1.7% -3.52% 3.1 4.1 -6.7 2.74% 25% -8.39% -19.23% 4 Takeaways TAKE-AWAYS GIVE-AWAYSRank Team Int Fum Total Int Fum Total Net Diff 4t Tampa Bay 21 10 31 11 9 20 = 11 More from Canal Street Chronicles Follow @CSCtweet Follow @SBNationNFL Saints vs. Buccaneers Injury Report: Drew Brees Probable, Carl Nicks Out NFL Power Rankings 2013: Saints Offense and Defense remain Elite Fifty-Five Seconds from the Playoffs Saints Place Kenny Vaccaro on Injured Reserve, Sign Terrence Frederick NFL Picks Week 17: You Can Never Go Home Again Source: Continue reading...