Week 12, 2015

played in Houston, TX

65 degrees, fair, calm

Tampa Bay Buccaneers	7	10	0	3	-	20
Houston Texans	7	0	7	3	-	17

Scoring Summary
1Q: 05:51 TBY - John Redd 6 pass from Brady Quinn (Deron Dearth extra point)
1Q: 01:26 HOU - Tony Coffey 2 run (Mason Crosby extra point)
2Q: 09:56 TBY - Rashard Mendenhall 4 pass from Brady Quinn (Deron Dearth extra point)
2Q: 00:18 TBY - Deron Dearth 18 field goal
3Q: 10:36 HOU - Roger Godwin 7 pass from Byron Leftwich (Mason Crosby extra point)
4Q: 15:00 TBY - Deron Dearth 19 field goal
4Q: 06:38 HOU - Mason Crosby 18 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 05:51 TBY - John Redd 6 pass from Brady Quinn (Deron Dearth extra point)
1Q: 01:26 HOU - Tony Coffey 2 run (Mason Crosby extra point)
2Q: 09:56 TBY - Rashard Mendenhall 4 pass from Brady Quinn (Deron Dearth extra point)
2Q: 00:18 TBY - Deron Dearth 18 field goal
3Q: 10:36 HOU - Roger Godwin 7 pass from Byron Leftwich (Mason Crosby extra point)
4Q: 15:00 TBY - Deron Dearth 19 field goal
4Q: 06:38 HOU - Mason Crosby 18 field goal

Team Statistics TBY HOU
Record 7-4 6-5
First Downs 20 19
- by Rushing 3 3
- by Passing 15 15
- by Penalty 2 1
Total Net Yards 323 294
- Offensive Plays 66 57
- Yards per Play 4.89 5.16
Net Rushing Yards 106 75
- Rushing Attempts 30 22
- Yards per Rush 3.53 3.41
Net Passing Yards 217 219
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 34 - 21 - 0 34 - 25 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 232 227
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2/15 1/8
- Yards per Pass Play 6.03 6.26
Fumbles/Lost 1/0 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 6/13 6/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.9 6.4
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 5/32 6/50
Punt Returns/Yards 0/0 2/25
Kick Returns/Yards 3/54 4/111
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 4 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/2 2/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 25 OWN 29
Time of Possession 29:21 30:39

Team Statistics	TBY	HOU
Record	7-4	6-5
First Downs	20	19
- by Rushing	3	3
- by Passing	15	15
- by Penalty	2	1
Total Net Yards	323	294
- Offensive Plays	66	57
- Yards per Play	4.89	5.16
Net Rushing Yards	106	75
- Rushing Attempts	30	22
- Yards per Rush	3.53	3.41
Net Passing Yards	217	219
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	34 - 21 - 0	34 - 25 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	232	227
- Sacks/Yards Lost	2/15	1/8
- Yards per Pass Play	6.03	6.26
Fumbles/Lost	1/0	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	6/13	6/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.9	6.4
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	5/32	6/50
Punt Returns/Yards	0/0	2/25
Kick Returns/Yards	3/54	4/111
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	4	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/2	2/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 25	OWN 29
Time of Possession	29:21	30:39

Drive Charts

Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	2:20	OWN 10	5	20	Punt
1	8:37	2:56	OWN 43	7	57	Touchdown
1	1:17	6:31	OWN 21	11	79	Touchdown
2	7:09	3:06	OWN 30	6	8	Punt
2	2:36	2:23	OWN 42	10	57	Field Goal
3	10:27	0:52	OWN 28	3	0	Punt
3	8:10	8:15	OWN 5	16	93	Field Goal
4	6:30	1:12	OWN 33	5	15	Punt
4	1:56	1:56	OWN 20	5	12	Game

Houston Texans
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	12:40	4:03	OWN 36	6	36	Missed FG
1	5:41	4:24	OWN 35	8	65	Touchdown
2	9:46	2:37	OWN 20	5	7	Punt
2	4:03	1:27	OWN 21	3	9	Punt
2	0:13	0:13	OWN 26	1	-2	Half
3	15:00	4:33	OWN 44	8	56	Touchdown
3	9:35	1:25	OWN 43	3	2	Punt
4	14:55	8:25	OWN 23	13	76	Field Goal
4	5:18	3:22	OWN 21	10	35	Punt

Game MVP: Brady Quinn, Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Rushing Statistics

Tampa Bay	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Rashard Mendenhall	21	61	2.90	8	0
Zach Huffman	6	40	6.67	14	2
Brady Quinn	2	2	1.00	4	0
Lorenzo Booker	1	3	3.00	3	0

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Tony Coffey	14	53	3.79	15	1	1
Antonio Grenier	6	20	3.33	8	0	0
Byron Leftwich	2	2	1.00	4	0	0

Passing Statistics

Tampa Bay	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Brady Quinn	34	21	232	2/15	2	32	0	101.6

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Byron Leftwich	34	25	227	1/8	1	32	0	100.9

Receiving Statistics

Tampa Bay	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Britt Willis	5	8	37	7.40	0	14	0
WR Brandon Delhomme	4	6	85	21.25	14	32	0
WR Gene Clemons	3	6	40	13.33	12	16	0
RB Rashard Mendenhall	3	3	17	5.67	0	7	1
WR Kim Tate	2	7	10	5.00	0	6	0
RB Lorenzo Booker	1	1	29	29.00	25	29	0
FB Bernie Martinez	1	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
RB Zach Huffman	1	1	8	8.00	0	8	0
FB John Redd	1	1	6	6.00	2	6	1

Houston	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
RB Tony Coffey	5	5	35	7.00	0	12	0
TE T.J. Ross	5	5	51	10.20	12	14	0
WR Malcolm Kelly	4	8	26	6.50	4	11	0
WR Roger Godwin	3	6	23	7.67	5	10	1
WR B.J. Fenno	3	5	38	12.67	0	26	0
WR Rick Stanek	2	2	37	18.50	0	32	0
RB Antonio Grenier	2	2	10	5.00	7	6	0
TE Keith Zinger	1	1	7	7.00	3	7	0

Interception Statistics

Tampa Bay	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Houston	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Tampa Bay	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Brady Quinn	1	0	0	0
Jack Sughroue	0	1	0	0

Houston	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Jon Beason	0	0	1	0

Punting Statistics

Tampa Bay	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Craig Hayes	4	160	40.0	33.8	52	1

Houston	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Jamie Burton	4	165	41.3	36.3	50	1

Kicking Statistics

Tampa Bay	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Deron Dearth	2/2	0/0	0/0	19	2/2

Houston	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Mason Crosby	1/2	0/1	0/0	18	2/2

Punt Return Statistics

Tampa Bay	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Steven Schroder	1	14	14.0	0
Rick Stanek	1	11	11.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Tampa Bay	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Ronnie Polidixon	2	41	20.5	0
Jonathan Wade	1	13	13.0	0

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Malcolm Kelly	3	80	26.7	0
Antonio Grenier	1	31	31.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Tampa Bay	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Sean Seleski	7	0	0.0	12	21
ILB Derrick Johnson	5	3	0.5	22	35
S Marlon Long	5	1	0.0	13	31
S Wesley Lincoln	4	1	0.0	22	35
CB Ron Bartell	3	2	0.0	20	34
DE Mathi Kiwanuka	3	2	0.0	21	33
DE Aaron Bouse	3	0	0.0	20	33
CB Ronnie Polidixon	3	0	0.0	13	29
DT Carlton Powell	2	2	0.0	19	28
DE Thomas Anderson	2	0	0.0	8	6
CB Jerry Johnstone	2	0	0.0	13	27
OLB D.J. Flaherty	1	0	0.5	14	14
DE Joel Wolf	1	1	0.0	22	35
S Rashean Mathis	1	0	0.0	2	6
CB Jonathan Wade	1	0	0.0	9	6
OLB Clifton Gunn	1	0	0.0	8	8
OLB Byron Ellis	1	0	0.0	0	1

Houston	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Jon Beason	14	0	1.0	29	36
S Kent Jarvis	6	4	0.0	24	34
CB Terrell Barrett	5	1	0.0	21	33
S Donnell Hoffman	4	5	0.0	21	33
ILB Oscar Lua	4	1	0.0	18	27
DT Craig Terrill	4	0	0.0	20	32
ILB Will Johnston	3	2	0.0	12	9
DE Marcus Spears	3	0	0.0	23	26
DE Derrick Harvey	3	0	0.0	13	11
DT Jay Alford	1	1	1.0	21	29
CB Frankie Lane	1	1	0.0	17	25
CB Glen Wayne	1	1	0.0	20	30
S Marshall Flynn	1	1	0.0	6	2
DE Cornelius Carpenter	0	1	0.0	10	5
S Eric Smith	0	1	0.0	8	5
CB Steven Schroder	0	1	0.0	10	6
OLB Rickey Pote	0	1	0.0	5	1
OLB Otis Tanner	0	1	0.0	11	9
DE Teddy Flannery	0	1	0.0	24	32

Pass Rush Statistics

Tampa Bay	Sack	Hurry	PPlay
ILB Derrick Johnson	0.5	2	35
OLB D.J. Flaherty	0.5	0	14
S Wesley Lincoln	0.0	1	35

Houston	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Jon Beason	1.0	0	1	1	36
DT Jay Alford	1.0	0	0	0	29
DE Marcus Spears	0.0	1	1	0	26
DE Teddy Flannery	0.0	0	2	0	32
DE Cornelius Carpenter	0.0	0	1	0	5
DT Craig Terrill	0.0	0	0	1	32

Pass Defense Statistics

Tampa Bay	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
ILB Derrick Johnson	5	0	35
S Marlon Long	4	0	31
OLB Sean Seleski	4	0	21
CB Ron Bartell	3	0	34
CB Ronnie Polidixon	3	0	29
CB Jerry Johnstone	1	2	27
S Rashean Mathis	1	1	6
DE Mathi Kiwanuka	1	0	33
DE Aaron Bouse	1	0	33
OLB Byron Ellis	1	0	1
DE Thomas Anderson	1	0	6

Houston	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
OLB Jon Beason	7	2	36
S Donnell Hoffman	4	0	33
CB Terrell Barrett	3	1	33
ILB Will Johnston	2	0	9
S Kent Jarvis	2	0	34
ILB Oscar Lua	1	1	27
CB Steven Schroder	1	0	6
S Marshall Flynn	1	0	2
CB Frankie Lane	0	1	25

Blocking Statistics

Tampa Bay	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Jack Sughroue	3	8	30	0	36
Bert Wright	2	5	29	2	36
Levon Fisher	2	5	28	0	32
Maurice Nylund	0	4	8	0	11
Zack Flowers	0	2	7	0	8
Preston Lewis	0	2	22	0	26
John Greco	0	2	26	0	31

Houston	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Edgar Kellum	2	3	15	0	13
Chris Chester	2	2	17	0	29
Gosder Cherilus	1	3	9	0	17
Herb Whitfield	1	2	18	0	28
Joe Lujan	1	2	8	0	10
Teddy Perrine	0	4	16	0	21
Cameron Stephenson	0	3	14	0	29
Matthew Burley	0	1	6	0	6
Keith Bumgarner	0	0	14	1	25

Special Teams Tackles

Tampa Bay	Tackles	STPlays
Byron Ellis	2	12
Zach Huffman	2	8
Kim Tate	1	11
Ronnie Polidixon	1	10

Houston	Tackles	STPlays
Allen Patrick	1	17
Keith Zinger	1	15
T.J. Ross	1	14

Participation

Tampa Bay	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Bert Wright	29	36	---	---	6	71
Levon Fisher	28	32	---	---	6	66
Brady Quinn	30	36	---	---	---	66
Jack Sughroue	30	36	---	---	---	66
Wesley Lincoln	---	---	22	35	7	64
Joel Wolf	---	---	22	35	6	63
Derrick Johnson	---	---	22	35	3	60
Ron Bartell	---	---	20	34	6	60
John Greco	26	31	---	---	---	57
Mathi Kiwanuka	---	---	21	33	2	56
Aaron Bouse	---	---	20	33	2	55
Preston Lewis	22	26	---	---	6	54
Carlton Powell	---	---	19	28	6	53
Gene Clemons	22	26	---	---	4	52
Brandon Delhomme	17	24	---	---	11	52
Ronnie Polidixon	---	---	13	29	10	52
Britt Willis	23	25	---	---	2	50
Sean Seleski	---	---	12	21	17	50
Jerry Johnstone	---	---	13	27	9	49
Marlon Long	---	---	13	31	2	46
Kim Tate	10	24	---	---	11	45
Rashard Mendenhall	22	23	---	---	---	45
Dwight Gilpin	23	19	---	---	---	42
D.J. Flaherty	---	---	14	14	1	29
Jonathan Wade	---	---	9	6	13	28
John Redd	10	10	---	---	6	26
Bernie Martinez	11	9	---	---	4	24
Zach Huffman	6	7	---	---	8	21
Zack Flowers	7	8	---	---	6	21
Maurice Nylund	8	11	---	---	---	19
Clifton Gunn	---	---	8	8	2	18
Jesse Sanford	4	2	---	---	10	16
Kolby Smith	0	0	---	---	15	15
Jared Davis	0	0	---	---	15	15
Thomas Anderson	---	---	8	6	1	15
Lorenzo Booker	2	11	---	---	---	13
Byron Ellis	---	---	0	1	12	13
Trevor Prescott	0	0	---	---	9	9
Rashean Mathis	---	---	2	6	---	8
Deron Dearth	0	0	---	---	7	7
Walt Clements	---	---	4	3	---	7
Craig Hayes	0	0	---	---	4	4
Thomas Kempthorne	0	0	---	---	2	2
Joey Harrington	0	0	---	---	---	0
Walt Douglas	0	0	---	---	---	0
Neal Morris	0	0	---	---	---	0

Houston	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Jon Beason	---	---	29	36	2	67
Kent Jarvis	---	---	24	34	2	60
Teddy Flannery	---	---	24	32	2	58
Byron Leftwich	22	35	---	---	---	57
Donnell Hoffman	---	---	21	33	1	55
Terrell Barrett	---	---	21	33	1	55
Roger Godwin	18	30	---	---	6	54
Craig Terrill	---	---	20	32	1	53
Jay Alford	---	---	21	29	2	52
Glen Wayne	---	---	20	30	2	52
Marcus Spears	---	---	23	26	2	51
B.J. Fenno	12	24	---	---	12	48
Chris Chester	17	29	---	---	---	46
Oscar Lua	---	---	18	27	1	46
Herb Whitfield	18	28	---	---	---	46
Tony Coffey	17	27	---	---	1	45
Cameron Stephenson	14	29	---	---	---	43
Frankie Lane	---	---	17	25	1	43
T.J. Ross	8	20	---	---	14	42
Teddy Perrine	16	21	---	---	5	42
Keith Bumgarner	14	25	---	---	---	39
Malcolm Kelly	6	18	---	---	13	37
Edgar Kellum	15	13	---	---	7	35
Jerome Collins	15	10	---	---	8	33
Gosder Cherilus	9	17	---	---	4	30
Keith Zinger	3	11	---	---	15	29
Derrick Harvey	---	---	13	11	5	29
Antonio Grenier	7	10	---	---	11	28
Will Johnston	---	---	12	9	5	26
Eric Smith	---	---	8	5	12	25
Steven Schroder	---	---	10	6	9	25
K.C. Cote	8	10	---	---	6	24
Rick Stanek	9	12	---	---	3	24
Joe Lujan	8	10	---	---	6	24
Rickey Pote	---	---	5	1	16	22
Otis Tanner	---	---	11	9	2	22
Cornelius Carpenter	---	---	10	5	5	20
Arnie Louis	---	---	10	7	1	18
Matthew Burley	6	6	---	---	5	17
Allen Patrick	0	0	---	---	17	17
Xavier Adibi	---	---	7	4	6	17
Marshall Flynn	---	---	6	2	8	16
Mason Crosby	0	0	---	---	6	6
Jamie Burton	0	0	---	---	4	4
Vernon Marroquin	0	0	---	---	2	2
Floyd Savage	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	2	8	4.0
Middle	18	48	2.7
Right	9	52	5.8
None	1	-2	-2.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	4	17	4.3
Middle	12	51	4.3
Right	5	9	1.8
None	1	-2	-2.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Tampa Bay	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Brady Quinn	34	21	3	0	2	5	5	2	0

Houston	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Byron Leftwich	34	25	2	1	2	3	3	0	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	0	0	0	0.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	16	14	112	7.0
Medium (9-18 Yds)	9	5	66	7.3
Long (19+ Yds)	9	2	54	6.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	3	3	19	6.3
Short (0-8 Yds)	15	13	82	5.5
Medium (9-18 Yds)	10	7	68	6.8
Long (19+ Yds)	6	2	58	9.7

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Tampa Bay	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Britt Willis	8	5	1	37	0	25
WR Kim Tate	7	2	1	10	0	24
WR Gene Clemons	6	3	0	40	0	26
WR Brandon Delhomme	6	4	0	85	2	24
RB Rashard Mendenhall	3	3	0	17	0	23
RB Lorenzo Booker	1	1	0	29	1	11
FB Bernie Martinez	1	1	0	0	0	9
RB Zach Huffman	1	1	0	8	0	7
FB John Redd	1	1	0	6	0	10

Houston	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Malcolm Kelly	8	4	1	26	0	18
WR Roger Godwin	6	3	1	23	0	30
RB Tony Coffey	5	5	0	35	0	27
TE T.J. Ross	5	5	0	51	0	20
WR B.J. Fenno	5	3	0	38	1	24
WR Rick Stanek	2	2	0	37	1	12
RB Antonio Grenier	2	2	0	10	0	10
TE Keith Zinger	1	1	0	7	0	11

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Tampa Bay	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Rashard Mendenhall	7	17	2.43	2.90
Zach Huffman	2	15	7.50	6.67
Brady Quinn	1	4	4.00	1.00

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Tony Coffey	3	4	1.33	3.79

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Tampa Bay	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Brady Quinn	4	3	16	4.00	6.82

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Byron Leftwich	4	4	24	6.00	6.68

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Tampa Bay	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Britt Willis	1	1	6	6.00	4.63
WR Brandon Delhomme	1	0	0	0.00	14.17
RB Rashard Mendenhall	1	1	4	4.00	5.67
FB John Redd	1	1	6	6.00	6.00

Houston	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
RB Tony Coffey	2	2	14	7.00	7.00
WR Roger Godwin	1	1	7	7.00	3.83
WR Malcolm Kelly	1	1	3	3.00	3.25

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Tampa Bay	Rushes	Conversions
Brady Quinn	1	0
Lorenzo Booker	1	0
Zach Huffman	1	0

Houston	Rushes	Conversions
Antonio Grenier	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Tampa Bay	Att	Comp	Conversions
Brady Quinn	10	6	6

Houston	Att	Comp	Conversions
Byron Leftwich	11	7	6

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Tampa Bay	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Kim Tate	3	0	0
WR Britt Willis	2	2	2
WR Gene Clemons	2	1	1
RB Lorenzo Booker	1	1	1
RB Zach Huffman	1	1	1
RB Rashard Mendenhall	1	1	1

Houston	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Malcolm Kelly	5	2	1
TE T.J. Ross	3	3	3
WR B.J. Fenno	3	2	2

Section Attendance
Stadium 54,800 (69,500 capacity)
Upper Deck 17,000 (21,100)
End Zone 12,100 (15,200)
Mezzanine 6,900 (8,800)
Sideline Seats 10,400 (13,400)
Club Seats 5,300 (7,000)
Luxury Boxes 3,100 (4,000)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	54,800 (69,500 capacity)
Upper Deck	17,000 (21,100)
End Zone	12,100 (15,200)
Mezzanine	6,900 (8,800)
Sideline Seats	10,400 (13,400)
Club Seats	5,300 (7,000)
Luxury Boxes	3,100 (4,000)