Buccaneers 20–10 Saints: Score, Stats & Recap | Week 2, 2022

Q: How did the quarterbacks play in Tampa Bay Buccaneers vs New Orleans Saints?

J. Winston (New Orleans Saints), 51.0% completion, -2.3% CPOE, -0.42 EPA per dropback, -20.42 total passing EPA. T. Brady (Tampa Bay Buccaneers), 48.6% completion, -13.1% CPOE, +0.14 EPA per dropback, +5.08 total passing EPA.

Q: Who was FantasyHQ's player of the game in Tampa Bay Buccaneers vs New Orleans Saints?

M. Thomas (New Orleans Saints) was FantasyHQ's Game MVP with +6.97 total EPA on Receiving plays. across 9 snaps.

Quick answer

Winner: Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Final score: Tampa Bay Buccaneers 20–10 New Orleans Saints
Halftime: Halftime score unavailable
FantasyHQ MVP: Michael Thomas
Top passer: Jameis Winston
Biggest EPA play: (4:23) (No Huddle, Shotgun) 2-J.Winston pass short left intended for 5-J.Landry INTERCEPTE…
Game date: 2022-09-18

Game summary

The Tampa Bay Buccaneers beat the New Orleans Saints 20–10 on 2022-09-18. Michael Thomas posted a game-high +6.97 total EPA in the receiving.

The highest-scoring period was Q4 with 24 combined points.

Line score

Final score and points by quarter.

	Q1	Q3	Q4	—	—	T
Tampa Bay Buccaneers	0	3	17	0	0	20
New Orleans Saints	3	0	7	0	0	10

Scoring Map

Each pin marks where a score occurred on the field — yard line from play-by-play.

TBTampa Bay Buccaneers

+3TB 12

+1NO 15

TB 42

+1NO 15

TB 7

+1TB 15

NONew Orleans Saints

FantasyHQ Analytics

Scoring timeline

9 scores

Chronological scoring plays — scroll to follow the game.

NONew Orleans Saints
Q1 9:06FG
Wil Lutz
Points+3
Yard line
TB 12
Score
0-3
(9:06) 3-W.Lutz 31 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-49-Z.Wood, Holder-4-B.Gillikin.
TBTampa Bay Buccaneers
Q3 6:49FG
RSR. Succop
Points+3
Yard line
NO 29
Score
3-3
(6:49) 3-R.Succop 47 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-97-Z.Triner, Holder-5-J.Camarda.
TBTampa Bay Buccaneers
Q4 7:49TD
Breshad Perriman
Points+6
Yard line
NO 28
Score
9-3
(7:49) (Shotgun) 12-T.Brady pass deep right to 16-B.Perriman for 28 yards, TOUCHDOWN. Pass 28, YAC 0
TBTampa Bay Buccaneers
Q4 7:41XP
RSR. Succop
Points+1
Yard line
NO 15
Score
10-3
3-R.Succop extra point is GOOD, Center-97-Z.Triner, Holder-5-J.Camarda.
TBTampa Bay Buccaneers
Q4 5:55FG
RSR. Succop
Points+3
Yard line
NO 29
Score
13-3
(5:55) 3-R.Succop 47 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-97-Z.Triner, Holder-5-J.Camarda.
TBTampa Bay Buccaneers
Q4 4:23TD
Mike Edwards
Points+6
Yard line
TB 42
Score
19-3
(4:23) (No Huddle, Shotgun) 2-J.Winston pass short left intended for 5-J.Landry INTERCEPTED by 32-M.Edwards at TB 32. 32-M.Edwards for 68 yards, TOUCHDOWN.
TBTampa Bay Buccaneers
Q4 4:11XP
RSR. Succop
Points+1
Yard line
NO 15
Score
20-3
3-R.Succop extra point is GOOD, Center-97-Z.Triner, Holder-5-J.Camarda.
NONew Orleans Saints
Q4 3:07TD
Michael Thomas
Points+6
Yard line
TB 7
Score
20-9
(3:07) (Shotgun) 2-J.Winston pass short right to 13-M.Thomas for 7 yards, TOUCHDOWN.
NONew Orleans Saints
Q4 3:02XP
Wil Lutz
Points+1
Yard line
TB 15
Score
20-10
3-W.Lutz extra point is GOOD, Center-49-Z.Wood, Holder-4-B.Gillikin.

Stars of the game

Top performers by total expected points added (EPA).

1Michael Thomas · New Orleans Saints · Receiving · +6.97 total EPA · 9 snaps · +0.77 EPA/play
2Mitchell Evans · Tampa Bay Buccaneers · Receiving · +6.27 total EPA · 4 snaps · +1.57 EPA/play
3T. Brady · Tampa Bay Buccaneers · Passing · +5.08 total EPA · 37 snaps · +0.14 EPA/play
4Breshad Perriman · Tampa Bay Buccaneers · Receiving · +3.38 total EPA · 5 snaps · +0.68 EPA/play
5C. Brate · Tampa Bay Buccaneers · Receiving · +1.64 total EPA · 2 snaps · +0.82 EPA/play
6Darnell Washington · New Orleans Saints · Rushing · +0.61 total EPA · 4 snaps · +0.15 EPA/play
7Truman Jones · New Orleans Saints · Receiving · -0.10 total EPA · 2 snaps · -0.05 EPA/play
8Truman Jones · New Orleans Saints · Rushing · -0.35 total EPA · 2 snaps · -0.18 EPA/play

FantasyHQ Game MVP

Highest total EPA with the player's top snap and the game's biggest single play when different.

FantasyHQ Game MVP

Michael Thomas — NO · Receiving

Michael Thomas posted the highest total EPA (+6.97) in the game, the strongest overall impact for New Orleans Saints. Across 9 counted snaps, they averaged +0.77 EPA per play.

Biggest single play (-10.19 EPA): Jameis Winston — (4:23) (No Huddle, Shotgun) 2-J.Winston pass short left intended for 5-J.Landry INTERCEPTED by 32-M.Edwards at TB 32. 32-M.Edwards for 68 yards, TOUCHDOWN.

Quarterback report card

Jameis Winston led all passers in efficiency for New Orleans Saints, setting the tone in the passing game according to FantasyHQ analytics.

Jameis Winston (New Orleans Saints) · 49 dropbacks · 51.0% completion · -2.3% CPOE · -0.42 EPA/play · -20.42 total EPA
T. Brady (Tampa Bay Buccaneers) · 37 dropbacks · 48.6% completion · -13.1% CPOE · +0.14 EPA/play · +5.08 total EPA

Team stats comparison

Side-by-side offensive and defensive efficiency.

Stat	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	New Orleans Saints
Offensive EPA/play	-0.157	-0.327
Offensive success rate	32.6%	39.3%
Pass EPA/play	+0.137	-0.417
Rush EPA/play	-0.678	-0.279
Defensive EPA/play	+0.327	+0.157
Defensive success rate	60.7%	67.4%

Drive & efficiency notes

Despite the final score, Tampa Bay Buccaneers generated the better offensive EPA per play (-0.16 vs -0.33), suggesting they moved the ball more efficiently.

Season benchmark context (offensive EPA per play):

Tampa Bay Buccaneers: -0.16 EPA/play (15th percentile vs. 2022 team-game averages)
New Orleans Saints: -0.33 EPA/play (2nd percentile vs. 2022 team-game averages)

New Orleans Saints: 13 drives, -27.47 total EPA, 3 scoring drives
Tampa Bay Buccaneers: 14 drives, -13.50 total EPA, 3 scoring drives

Who scored touchdowns and field goals

Every touchdown and field goal from official play-by-play.

Touchdowns

Tampa Bay Buccaneers — Breshad Perriman (T. Brady pass) (Q4 7:49)
Tampa Bay Buccaneers — Mike Edwards (Q4 4:23)
New Orleans Saints — Michael Thomas (Jameis Winston pass) (Q4 3:07)

Field goals

New Orleans Saints — Wil Lutz (Q1 9:06)
Tampa Bay Buccaneers — R. Succop (Q3 6:49)
Tampa Bay Buccaneers — R. Succop (Q4 5:55)

Quarter by quarter

Quarter-by-quarter recap from live scoring plays.

The opening quarter: New Orleans Saints won the period 3–0. New Orleans Saints connected on a field goal from the TB 12 (Q1 9:06) — (9:06) 3-W.Lutz 31 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-49-Z.Wood, Holder-4-B.Gillikin..

The third quarter: Tampa Bay Buccaneers won the period 3–0. Tampa Bay Buccaneers connected on a field goal from the NO 29 (Q3 6:49) — (6:49) 3-R.Succop 47 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-97-Z.Triner, Holder-5-J.Camarda..

The fourth quarter: Tampa Bay Buccaneers won the period 17–7. Tampa Bay Buccaneers found the end zone from the NO 28 (Q4 7:49) — (7:49) (Shotgun) 12-T.Brady pass deep right to 16-B.Perriman for 28 yards, TOUCHDOWN. Pass 28, YAC 0; Tampa Bay Buccaneers added 1 points from the NO 15 (Q4 7:41) — 3-R.Succop extra point is GOOD, Center-97-Z.Triner, Holder-5-J.Camarda.; Tampa Bay Buccaneers connected on a field goal from the NO 29 (Q4 5:55) — (5:55) 3-R.Succop 47 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-97-Z.Triner, Holder-5-J.Camarda.; Tampa Bay Buccaneers found the end zone from the TB 42 (Q4 4:23); Tampa Bay Buccaneers added 1 points from the NO 15 (Q4 4:11) — 3-R.Succop extra point is GOOD, Center-97-Z.Triner, Holder-5-J.Camarda.; New Orleans Saints found the end zone from the TB 7 (Q4 3:07) — (3:07) (Shotgun) 2-J.Winston pass short right to 13-M.Thomas for 7 yards, TOUCHDOWN.; New Orleans Saints added 1 points from the TB 15 (Q4 3:02) — 3-W.Lutz extra point is GOOD, Center-49-Z.Wood, Holder-4-B.Gillikin..

Turning points

Plays that moved win probability the most.

Tampa Bay Buccaneers (Q4 7:49) — (7:49) (Shotgun) 12-T.Brady pass deep right to 16-B.Perriman for 28 yards, TOUCHDOWN. Pass 28, YAC 0 [WPA +24.3% · EPA +3.70]
Tampa Bay Buccaneers (Q1 4:26) — (4:26) 12-T.Brady FUMBLES (Aborted) at NO 26, touched at NO 25, RECOVERED by NO-56-D.Davis at NO 25. [WPA -16.7% · EPA -5.53]
New Orleans Saints (Q3 1:19) — (1:19) (Shotgun) 22-M.Ingram left guard to TB 11 for 9 yards (26-L.Ryan; 54-L.David). FUMBLES (26-L.Ryan), RECOVERED by TB-94-C.Nassib at TB 10. [WPA -14.3% · EPA -5.09]
Tampa Bay Buccaneers (Q2 15:00) — (15:00) (Shotgun) 12-T.Brady pass deep right to 13-M.Evans pushed ob at NO 30 for 41 yards (30-J.Evans; 6-M.Maye). Pass 17, YAC 24 [WPA +14.2% · EPA +3.59]
Tampa Bay Buccaneers (Q4 10:28) — (10:28) (Shotgun) 12-T.Brady pass short middle to 84-C.Brate to TB 45 for 9 yards (56-D.Davis). PENALTY on NO-21-B.Roby, Unnecessary Roughness, 15 yards, enforced at TB 45. Pass 4, YAC 5 [WPA +14.0% · EPA +2.85]

Impact plays

Highest EPA snaps that flipped field position.

New Orleans Saints (Q4 4:23) — (4:23) (No Huddle, Shotgun) 2-J.Winston pass short left intended for 5-J.Landry INTERCEPTED by 32-M.Edwards at TB 32. 32-M.Edwards for 68 yards, TOUCHDOWN. [WPA -10.6% · EPA -10.19]
Tampa Bay Buccaneers (Q1 4:26) — (4:26) 12-T.Brady FUMBLES (Aborted) at NO 26, touched at NO 25, RECOVERED by NO-56-D.Davis at NO 25. [WPA -16.7% · EPA -5.53]
New Orleans Saints (Q3 1:19) — (1:19) (Shotgun) 22-M.Ingram left guard to TB 11 for 9 yards (26-L.Ryan; 54-L.David). FUMBLES (26-L.Ryan), RECOVERED by TB-94-C.Nassib at TB 10. [WPA -14.3% · EPA -5.09]
New Orleans Saints (Q4 6:56) — (6:56) (Shotgun) 2-J.Winston pass deep left intended for 83-J.Johnson INTERCEPTED by 35-J.Dean at TB 47. 35-J.Dean ran ob at NO 29 for 24 yards (74-J.Hurst). [WPA -10.5% · EPA -4.51]

Every scoring play

Chronological scoring with play-by-play context.

New Orleans Saints FG (+3) — Q1 9:06 · TB 12 · Score 0-3
(9:06) 3-W.Lutz 31 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-49-Z.Wood, Holder-4-B.Gillikin.
Tampa Bay Buccaneers FG (+3) — Q3 6:49 · NO 29 · Score 3-3
(6:49) 3-R.Succop 47 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-97-Z.Triner, Holder-5-J.Camarda.
Tampa Bay Buccaneers TD (+6) — Q4 7:49 · NO 28 · Score 9-3
(7:49) (Shotgun) 12-T.Brady pass deep right to 16-B.Perriman for 28 yards, TOUCHDOWN. Pass 28, YAC 0
Tampa Bay Buccaneers XP (+1) — Q4 7:41 · NO 15 · Score 10-3
3-R.Succop extra point is GOOD, Center-97-Z.Triner, Holder-5-J.Camarda.
Tampa Bay Buccaneers FG (+3) — Q4 5:55 · NO 29 · Score 13-3
(5:55) 3-R.Succop 47 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-97-Z.Triner, Holder-5-J.Camarda.
Tampa Bay Buccaneers TD (+6) — Q4 4:23 · TB 42 · Score 19-3
(4:23) (No Huddle, Shotgun) 2-J.Winston pass short left intended for 5-J.Landry INTERCEPTED by 32-M.Edwards at TB 32. 32-M.Edwards for 68 yards, TOUCHDOWN.
Tampa Bay Buccaneers XP (+1) — Q4 4:11 · NO 15 · Score 20-3
3-R.Succop extra point is GOOD, Center-97-Z.Triner, Holder-5-J.Camarda.
New Orleans Saints TD (+6) — Q4 3:07 · TB 7 · Score 20-9
(3:07) (Shotgun) 2-J.Winston pass short right to 13-M.Thomas for 7 yards, TOUCHDOWN.
New Orleans Saints XP (+1) — Q4 3:02 · TB 15 · Score 20-10
3-W.Lutz extra point is GOOD, Center-49-Z.Wood, Holder-4-B.Gillikin.

Key takeaways

What to remember for fantasy research and follow-up box score digging.

Tampa Bay Buccaneers earned the result — use the box score for snap-level context.
Michael Thomas (New Orleans Saints) led total EPA — start here for highlight and prop research.
T. Brady (TB) finished below expected efficiency despite volume.

Frequently asked questions

Who won Tampa Bay Buccaneers vs New Orleans Saints on 2022-09-18?

The Tampa Bay Buccaneers beat the New Orleans Saints 20-10 in Week 2, 2022.

What was the score by quarter in Tampa Bay Buccaneers vs New Orleans Saints?

Q1: Tampa Bay Buccaneers 0, New Orleans Saints 3; Q3: Tampa Bay Buccaneers 3, New Orleans Saints 0; Q4: Tampa Bay Buccaneers 17, New Orleans Saints 7; Final: Tampa Bay Buccaneers 20, New Orleans Saints 10.

Who scored touchdowns and field goals in Tampa Bay Buccaneers vs New Orleans Saints?

Tampa Bay Buccaneers touchdown — B. Perriman (T. Brady pass) (Q4 7:49) Tampa Bay Buccaneers touchdown — M. Edwards (Q4 4:23) New Orleans Saints touchdown — M. Thomas (J. Winston pass) (Q4 3:07) New Orleans Saints field goal — W. Lutz (Q1 9:06, 3 pts) Tampa Bay Buccaneers field goal — R. Succop (Q3 6:49, 3 pts) Tampa Bay Buccaneers field goal — R. Succop (Q4 5:55, 3 pts) Extra points followed each touchdown unless noted in the play-by-play.

How did the quarterbacks play in Tampa Bay Buccaneers vs New Orleans Saints?

Jameis Winston (New Orleans Saints), 51.0% completion, -2.3% CPOE, -0.42 EPA per dropback, -20.42 total passing EPA. T. Brady (Tampa Bay Buccaneers), 48.6% completion, -13.1% CPOE, +0.14 EPA per dropback, +5.08 total passing EPA.

Who was FantasyHQ's player of the game in Tampa Bay Buccaneers vs New Orleans Saints?

Michael Thomas (New Orleans Saints) was FantasyHQ's Game MVP with +6.97 total EPA on Receiving plays. across 9 snaps.

Season records after this game

Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Entered 1-0 Now 2-0 W

New Orleans Saints

Entered 1-0 Now 1-1 L

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