New Orleans Saints at Tampa Bay Buccaneers 13 to 27
Sunday, January 1, 2006, Week 17The New Orleans Saints played the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in Tampa on Sunday, January 1, 2006, Week 17 of the 2005 season. The Buccaneers won by a score of 27-13. The Buccaneers swept the Saints for the 2005 season. With this game, the Buccaneers finished the season 6-2-0 at home, while the Saints finished 2-6-0 on the road for the 2005 season.
The Buccaneers finished the season with a record of 11-5-0, while the Saints finished the season at 3-13-0. Head Coach Jim Haslett was fired from the Saints on Monday, January 2, 2006.
New Orleans Saints offense
| Total yards | Pass yards | Rush yards | Turnovers | First downs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 306 | 235 | 71 | 3 | 18 |
Coaches
Head Coach: Jim Haslett Associate Head Coach: Jack Henry Offensive Coordinator: Mike Sheppard Defensive Coordinator: Rick Venturi Special Teams Coordinator: Al Everest Offensive Run Game Coordinator: Jack Henry Quarterbacks Coach: Turk Schonert Wide Receivers Coach: Jimmy Robinson Offensive Line Coach: Jack Henry Running Backs Coach: Johnny Roland Tight Ends Coach: Bob Palcic Assistant Offensive Line Coach: Jim Pyne Offensive Assistant Coach: Chip Beake Defensive Line Coach: John Pease Linebackers Coach: Winston Moss Secondary Coach: Willy Robinson Senior Defensive Assistant Coach: Willy Robinson Defensive Assistant Coach: Ty Knott, Greg Brown Quality Control Coach: Chip Beake, Josh Constant Coaching Assistant: Joe Alley Strength and Conditioning Coach: Rock Gullickson Assistant Strength and Conditioning Coach: Adam Bailey Owner: Tom Benson General Manager: Mickey Loomis Executive Vice President: Mickey Loomis
Tampa Bay Buccaneers offense
| Total yards | Pass yards | Rush yards | Turnovers | First downs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 285 | 136 | 149 | 0 | 14 |
Coaches
Head Coach: Jon Gruden Assistant Head Coach: Rod Marinelli Offensive Coordinator: Bill Muir Defensive Coordinator: Monte Kiffin Quarterbacks Coach: Paul Hackett Wide Receivers Coach: Richard Mann Offensive Line Coach: Bill Muir Running Backs Coach: Art Valero, Richard Bisaccia Tight Ends Coach: Ron Middleton Offensive Assistant Coach: Jay Gruden, Chris Wieshan Offensive Quality Control Coach: Kyle Shanahan Defensive Line Coach: Rod Marinelli Linebackers Coach: Joe Barry Defensive Backs Coach: Mike Tomlin Assistant Defensive Backs (Secondary) Coach: Raheem Morris Assistant Defensive Backs Coach: Raheem Morris Defensive Quality Control Coach: Joe Woods Special Teams Coach: Richard Bisaccia Special Teams Assistant Coach: Ron Middleton Senior Assistant Coach: Aaron Kromer Assistant Quality Control: Kyle Shanahan Strength and Conditioning Coordinator: Garrett Giemont Assistant Strength and Conditioning Coach: Mike Morris General Manager: Bruce Allen Director of Player Development: Cedric Saunders Assistant to Head Coach-Football Operations: Paul Kelly Intern: Kyle Johnston