Wild Card Playoff Games, 2016

played in St. Louis, MO

68 degrees, fair, calm

Tampa Bay Buccaneers	7	3	0	0	-	10
St. Louis Rams	14	7	0	7	-	28

Scoring Summary
1Q: 11:50 STL - James Hardy 5 pass from Roosevelt Murphy (David Akers extra point)
1Q: 06:50 STL - James Hardy 81 pass from Roosevelt Murphy (David Akers extra point)
1Q: 00:14 TBY - Brandon Delhomme 4 pass from Brady Quinn (Vincent York extra point)
2Q: 10:24 STL - Mark Samuels 6 pass from Roosevelt Murphy (David Akers extra point)
2Q: 01:52 TBY - Vincent York 47 field goal
4Q: 12:52 STL - James Hardy 7 pass from Roosevelt Murphy (David Akers extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 11:50 STL - James Hardy 5 pass from Roosevelt Murphy (David Akers extra point)
1Q: 06:50 STL - James Hardy 81 pass from Roosevelt Murphy (David Akers extra point)
1Q: 00:14 TBY - Brandon Delhomme 4 pass from Brady Quinn (Vincent York extra point)
2Q: 10:24 STL - Mark Samuels 6 pass from Roosevelt Murphy (David Akers extra point)
2Q: 01:52 TBY - Vincent York 47 field goal
4Q: 12:52 STL - James Hardy 7 pass from Roosevelt Murphy (David Akers extra point)

Team Statistics TBY STL
Record 9-8 12-5
First Downs 18 20
- by Rushing 5 6
- by Passing 13 13
- by Penalty 0 1
Total Net Yards 367 382
- Offensive Plays 66 58
- Yards per Play 5.56 6.59
Net Rushing Yards 115 94
- Rushing Attempts 24 31
- Yards per Rush 4.79 3.03
Net Passing Yards 252 288
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 41 - 26 - 1 25 - 19 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 259 300
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/7 2/12
- Yards per Pass Play 6.00 10.67
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 3/1
3rd Down Conversions 7/14 7/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 8.1 7.8
4th Down Conversions 0/2 0/0
Penalties/Yards 8/51 6/30
Punt Returns/Yards 0/0 2/16
Kick Returns/Yards 3/68 3/111
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 1/12
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 2 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/1 3/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 27 OWN 33
Time of Possession 29:04 30:56

Team Statistics	TBY	STL
Record	9-8	12-5
First Downs	18	20
- by Rushing	5	6
- by Passing	13	13
- by Penalty	0	1
Total Net Yards	367	382
- Offensive Plays	66	58
- Yards per Play	5.56	6.59
Net Rushing Yards	115	94
- Rushing Attempts	24	31
- Yards per Rush	4.79	3.03
Net Passing Yards	252	288
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	41 - 26 - 1	25 - 19 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	259	300
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/7	2/12
- Yards per Pass Play	6.00	10.67
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	3/1
3rd Down Conversions	7/14	7/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	8.1	7.8
4th Down Conversions	0/2	0/0
Penalties/Yards	8/51	6/30
Punt Returns/Yards	0/0	2/16
Kick Returns/Yards	3/68	3/111
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	1/12
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	2	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/1	3/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 27	OWN 33
Time of Possession	29:04	30:56

Drive Charts

Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	11:40	4:27	OWN 28	7	30	Interception
1	6:33	6:29	OWN 38	10	62	Touchdown
2	10:15	2:26	OWN 20	5	12	Punt
2	5:07	3:23	OWN 20	10	50	Field Goal
2	0:15	0:15	OWN 37	1	13	Half
3	15:00	3:44	OWN 33	6	11	Punt
3	10:31	1:13	OPP 37	3	5	Missed FG
3	7:43	2:01	OWN 20	4	17	Punt
4	12:45	5:09	OWN 6	14	67	Downs
4	1:51	1:21	OWN 7	7	65	Downs

St. Louis Rams
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	3:20	OPP 45	6	45	Touchdown
1	7:13	0:40	OWN 14	2	86	Touchdown
1	0:04	4:49	OPP 49	10	49	Touchdown
2	7:49	2:42	OWN 34	4	28	Punt
2	1:44	1:29	OWN 39	6	31	Missed FG
3	11:16	0:45	OWN 32	2	5	Fumble
3	9:18	1:35	OWN 39	3	8	Punt
3	5:42	7:57	OWN 12	13	88	Touchdown
4	7:36	5:45	OWN 27	9	26	Punt
4	0:30	0:30	OWN 28	3	-4	Game

Game MVP: Roosevelt Murphy, St. Louis Rams

Rushing Statistics

Tampa Bay	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Rashard Mendenhall	14	80	5.71	35	3
Kolby Smith	6	18	3.00	8	0
Brady Quinn	4	17	4.25	6	0

St. Louis	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Matthew MacIver	14	61	4.36	11	1
Randy Upshaw	13	36	2.77	9	0
Roosevelt Murphy	4	-3	-0.75	1	0

Passing Statistics

Tampa Bay	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Brady Quinn	41	26	259	1/7	1	42	1	79.2

St. Louis	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Roosevelt Murphy	25	19	300	2/12	4	81	0	155.0

Receiving Statistics

Tampa Bay	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
RB Rashard Mendenhall	9	9	46	5.11	12	15	0
WR Gene Clemons	5	9	78	15.60	26	31	0
WR Brandon Williams	3	5	79	26.33	33	42	0
WR Brandon Delhomme	3	4	25	8.33	0	11	1
WR Kim Tate	2	4	11	5.50	2	8	0
RB Kolby Smith	2	3	16	8.00	0	10	0
FB John Redd	2	2	4	2.00	0	4	0
WR Lee Evans	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
TE Craig Bond	0	2	0	0.00	0	0	0
TE Jesse Sanford	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
TE Matt Sherry	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

St. Louis	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR James Hardy	6	9	147	24.50	56	81	3
WR Jason Atkins	3	5	40	13.33	3	22	0
RB Matthew MacIver	2	2	12	6.00	6	9	0
TE Mark Samuels	2	2	27	13.50	14	21	1
WR Lamar Firebaugh	2	3	26	13.00	7	14	0
WR Tyrone Calico	1	1	7	7.00	0	7	0
RB Randy Upshaw	1	1	1	1.00	0	1	0
TE Jumbo Kudlacz	1	1	18	18.00	13	18	0
WR Bennie Nori	1	1	22	22.00	8	22	0

Interception Statistics

Tampa Bay	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

St. Louis	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Reynaldo Hill	1	12	12.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Tampa Bay	Recov	Force
Derrick Johnson	1	0
Thomas Anderson	0	1
Wesley Lincoln	0	1
Gus Anderson	0	1

St. Louis	Fumb	Recov
Roosevelt Murphy	2	0
Matthew MacIver	1	0
B.J. LaRiche	0	1
Vinny Preston	0	1

Punting Statistics

Tampa Bay	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Craig Hayes	3	125	41.7	36.3	51	1

St. Louis	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Brady Huntley	3	131	43.7	30.3	53	1

Kicking Statistics

Tampa Bay	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Vincent York	1/2	1/2	0/0	47	1/1

St. Louis	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
David Akers	0/1	0/1	0/0	0	4/4

Punt Return Statistics

Tampa Bay	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

St. Louis	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
James Hardy	2	16	8.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Tampa Bay	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Ronnie Polidixon	3	68	22.7	0

St. Louis	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Matthew MacIver	3	111	37.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Tampa Bay	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
DE Aaron Bouse	8	0	0.0	28	27
S Marlon Long	6	1	0.0	26	22
ILB Derrick Johnson	5	2	0.0	30	26
OLB D.J. Flaherty	4	2	0.0	28	25
S Wesley Lincoln	4	2	0.0	31	27
DE Joel Wolf	4	1	0.0	31	27
DT Gus Anderson	2	0	0.5	12	3
CB Mike Simmons	2	2	0.0	26	21
OLB Tony Zelenka	2	0	0.0	11	7
S Eddie Hardy	2	0	0.0	13	12
DE Thomas Anderson	1	1	1.0	29	26
CB Ronnie Polidixon	1	2	0.5	27	23
CB Jerry Johnstone	1	3	0.0	23	23
OLB Byron Ellis	1	0	0.0	2	3
TE Jesse Sanford	1	0	---	---	---
DT Carlton Powell	1	0	0.0	16	15
CB Dana Justice	1	0	0.0	0	3

St. Louis	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Sam Gambrell	7	7	0.0	24	40
CB Karl Paymah	7	1	0.0	24	38
S Joshua Barrett	7	1	0.0	18	40
S Michael Huff	5	2	0.0	24	42
OLB Gary Foreman	4	0	1.0	12	22
CB Reynaldo Hill	4	1	0.0	24	41
ILB Tyrone Bronson	3	1	0.0	19	23
DE Ernie Halkin	3	0	0.0	23	39
DT Charlie Kolker	2	1	0.0	23	40
DE Jarvis Moss	2	0	0.0	19	22
CB Mike Jenkins	2	0	0.0	7	9
CB Zach Walz	1	1	0.0	16	38
DE Deion Watkins	1	0	0.0	5	20
OLB Norm Alston	1	0	0.0	1	15
DT Grant Howard	1	0	0.0	5	3
DT Nate Houston	0	1	0.0	1	2
DE Lionel Chandler	0	1	0.0	0	5
DT Ken Phillips	0	1	0.0	18	20

Pass Rush Statistics

Tampa Bay	Sack	Hurry	PPlay
DE Thomas Anderson	1.0	0	26
CB Ronnie Polidixon	0.5	0	23
DT Gus Anderson	0.5	0	3
OLB D.J. Flaherty	0.0	1	25
ILB Derrick Johnson	0.0	1	26

St. Louis	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Gary Foreman	1.0	0	0	0	22
DE Ernie Halkin	0.0	1	2	0	39
DT Charlie Kolker	0.0	1	0	0	40
DT Ken Phillips	0.0	0	1	1	20
DE Deion Watkins	0.0	0	0	1	20

Pass Defense Statistics

Tampa Bay	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
S Marlon Long	4	0	22
CB Mike Simmons	3	0	21
OLB D.J. Flaherty	2	1	25
OLB Tony Zelenka	2	0	7
CB Jerry Johnstone	1	1	23
CB Ronnie Polidixon	1	1	23
ILB Derrick Johnson	1	0	26
OLB Byron Ellis	1	0	3
S Wesley Lincoln	1	0	27
DT Carlton Powell	1	0	15
CB Dana Justice	1	0	3
S Eddie Hardy	1	0	12

St. Louis	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Karl Paymah	6	0	0	38
ILB Sam Gambrell	4	0	0	40
S Joshua Barrett	3	1	0	40
ILB Tyrone Bronson	3	0	0	23
S Michael Huff	2	1	0	42
CB Reynaldo Hill	2	0	1	41
CB Mike Jenkins	2	0	0	9
CB Zach Walz	1	1	0	38
OLB Norm Alston	1	0	0	15
DE Jarvis Moss	1	0	0	22
DE Ernie Halkin	1	0	0	39

Blocking Statistics

Tampa Bay	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Preston Lewis	2	4	20	0	35
John Greco	1	5	20	0	29
John Redd	1	1	6	0	7
Levon Fisher	0	3	24	1	39
Wade Alston	0	2	20	0	37
Jimmy Van Pelt	0	2	12	0	14
Jack Sughroue	0	2	24	0	42
Warren George	0	1	4	0	14

St. Louis	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Adam Kieft	3	5	0	25	1	19
Vinny Preston	2	4	0	28	1	22
Gene Diaz	2	4	0	18	0	18
B.J. LaRiche	1	3	0	24	0	21
Jamey Richard	1	3	0	26	0	21
Victor Meadows	1	1	1	19	0	12
Spencer Dodge	1	1	0	5	0	6
Blaine Moon	0	3	0	23	0	20
Jumbo Kudlacz	0	2	0	16	0	4
Ted Reilly	0	1	0	3	0	3
Kenneth Sanderson	0	1	0	6	0	8

Special Teams Tackles

Tampa Bay	Tackles	STPlays
Jerry Johnstone	2	12
Brandon Williams	2	10
Matt Sherry	1	13

St. Louis	Tackles	STPlays
Randy Upshaw	1	12
Ted Reilly	1	11
Lamar Firebaugh	1	7

Participation

Tampa Bay	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Levon Fisher	24	39	---	---	3	66
Brady Quinn	24	42	---	---	---	66
Jack Sughroue	24	42	---	---	---	66
Joel Wolf	---	---	31	27	4	62
Wesley Lincoln	---	---	31	27	2	60
Wade Alston	20	37	---	---	2	59
Derrick Johnson	---	---	30	26	2	58
Jerry Johnstone	---	---	23	23	12	58
Ronnie Polidixon	---	---	27	23	7	57
Aaron Bouse	---	---	28	27	1	56
Thomas Anderson	---	---	29	26	1	56
Preston Lewis	20	35	---	---	---	55
D.J. Flaherty	---	---	28	25	1	54
Gene Clemons	19	33	---	---	---	52
Marlon Long	---	---	26	22	1	49
John Greco	20	29	---	---	---	49
Rashard Mendenhall	16	32	---	---	---	48
Mike Simmons	---	---	26	21	1	48
Craig Bond	14	17	---	---	8	39
Jimmy Van Pelt	12	14	---	---	10	36
Brandon Delhomme	10	24	---	---	1	35
Lee Evans	11	13	---	---	10	34
Kim Tate	13	19	---	---	2	34
Carlton Powell	---	---	16	15	---	31
Kolby Smith	8	8	---	---	14	30
Brandon Williams	3	16	---	---	10	29
Jesse Sanford	7	20	---	---	---	27
Eddie Hardy	---	---	13	12	2	27
Tim Carter	8	13	---	---	5	26
Warren George	4	14	---	---	5	23
Jonathan Wade	---	---	4	4	14	22
Matt Sherry	1	7	---	---	13	21
Tony Zelenka	---	---	11	7	2	20
Sean Seleski	---	---	3	2	13	18
John Redd	6	7	---	---	5	18
Byron Ellis	---	---	2	3	11	16
Gus Anderson	---	---	12	3	---	15
Dana Justice	---	---	0	3	7	10
Zack Flowers	0	1	---	---	5	6
Vincent York	0	0	---	---	5	5
Craig Hayes	0	0	---	---	3	3
Shawn Carpenter	---	---	0	0	3	3
Neal Morris	0	0	---	---	2	2
Kirk Pritchett	---	---	1	1	---	2
Joseph Addai	0	0	---	---	---	0
Thomas Kempthorne	0	0	---	---	---	0

St. Louis	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Michael Huff	---	---	24	42	14	80
Reynaldo Hill	---	---	24	41	2	67
Sam Gambrell	---	---	24	40	1	65
Charlie Kolker	---	---	23	40	2	65
Karl Paymah	---	---	24	38	2	64
Ernie Halkin	---	---	23	39	2	64
Joshua Barrett	---	---	18	40	2	60
Roosevelt Murphy	31	27	---	---	---	58
James Hardy	26	25	---	---	6	57
Zach Walz	---	---	16	38	1	55
Vinny Preston	28	22	---	---	2	52
B.J. LaRiche	24	21	---	---	4	49
Tyrone Bronson	---	---	19	23	6	48
Jamey Richard	26	21	---	---	---	47
Adam Kieft	25	19	---	---	---	44
Jarvis Moss	---	---	19	22	3	44
Blaine Moon	23	20	---	---	1	44
Victor Meadows	19	12	---	---	12	43
Randy Upshaw	15	15	---	---	12	42
Ken Phillips	---	---	18	20	3	41
Gene Diaz	18	18	---	---	2	38
Lamar Firebaugh	13	17	---	---	7	37
Gary Foreman	---	---	12	22	---	34
Mark Samuels	14	18	---	---	1	33
Matthew MacIver	16	12	---	---	3	31
Mike Jenkins	---	---	7	9	14	30
Deion Watkins	---	---	5	20	3	28
Jumbo Kudlacz	16	4	---	---	7	27
Bennie Nori	18	7	---	---	---	25
Jason Atkins	7	15	---	---	---	22
Tyrone Calico	5	6	---	---	9	20
Kenneth Sanderson	6	8	---	---	4	18
Ted Reilly	3	3	---	---	11	17
Norm Alston	---	---	1	15	---	16
Spencer Dodge	5	6	---	---	3	14
Jermichael Finley	2	1	---	---	11	14
Dexter Tharp	1	0	---	---	11	12
Kurt Porto	---	---	0	0	8	8
Grant Howard	---	---	5	3	---	8
Lionel Chandler	---	---	0	5	3	8
Jake Pilkington	---	---	1	3	3	7
David Akers	0	0	---	---	6	6
Nate Houston	---	---	1	2	2	5
Brady Huntley	0	0	---	---	4	4
Corey Reynolds	0	0	---	---	---	0
Kenneth Robbins	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	9	57	6.3
Middle	14	54	3.9
Right	1	4	4.0
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	12	32	2.7
Middle	10	49	4.9
Right	6	17	2.8
None	3	-4	-1.3

Detailed Passing Statistics

Tampa Bay	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Brady Quinn	41	26	4	1	5	3	3	2	1

St. Louis	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Roosevelt Murphy	25	19	5	1	0	3	2	0	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	5	4	11	2.2
Short (0-8 Yds)	15	14	93	6.2
Medium (9-18 Yds)	15	6	101	6.7
Long (19+ Yds)	6	2	54	9.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	1	1	3	3.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	12	9	85	7.1
Medium (9-18 Yds)	7	6	76	10.9
Long (19+ Yds)	5	3	136	27.2

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Tampa Bay	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Gene Clemons	9	5	1	78	2	33
RB Rashard Mendenhall	9	9	0	46	0	32
WR Brandon Williams	5	3	0	79	2	16
WR Kim Tate	4	2	1	11	0	19
WR Brandon Delhomme	4	3	0	25	0	24
RB Kolby Smith	3	2	0	16	0	8
TE Craig Bond	2	0	2	0	0	17
FB John Redd	2	2	0	4	0	7
WR Lee Evans	1	0	0	0	0	13
TE Jesse Sanford	1	0	0	0	0	20
TE Matt Sherry	1	0	1	0	0	7

St. Louis	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR James Hardy	9	6	147	2	25
WR Jason Atkins	5	3	40	1	15
WR Lamar Firebaugh	3	2	26	0	17
RB Matthew MacIver	2	2	12	0	12
TE Mark Samuels	2	2	27	1	18
WR Tyrone Calico	1	1	7	0	6
RB Randy Upshaw	1	1	1	0	15
TE Jumbo Kudlacz	1	1	18	0	4
WR Bennie Nori	1	1	22	1	7

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Tampa Bay	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Kolby Smith	1	3	3.00	3.00
Rashard Mendenhall	1	2	2.00	5.71

St. Louis	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Matthew MacIver	2	4	2.00	4.36
Randy Upshaw	1	9	9.00	2.77

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Tampa Bay	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Brady Quinn	1	1	4	4.00	6.32

St. Louis	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Roosevelt Murphy	6	4	21	3.50	12.00

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Tampa Bay	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Brandon Delhomme	1	1	4	4.00	6.25

St. Louis	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR James Hardy	3	2	12	4.00	16.33
RB Matthew MacIver	1	1	3	3.00	6.00
TE Mark Samuels	1	1	6	6.00	13.50
WR Lamar Firebaugh	1	0	0	0.00	8.67

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Tampa Bay	Rushes	Conversions
Brady Quinn	3	2
Rashard Mendenhall	1	0

St. Louis	Rushes	Conversions
Randy Upshaw	5	3
Roosevelt Murphy	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Tampa Bay	Att	Comp	Conversions
Brady Quinn	10	5	5

St. Louis	Att	Comp	Conversions
Roosevelt Murphy	6	4	4

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Tampa Bay	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Brandon Delhomme	4	3	3
RB Rashard Mendenhall	2	2	2
WR Brandon Williams	1	0	0
WR Kim Tate	1	0	0
RB Kolby Smith	1	0	0
WR Gene Clemons	1	0	0

St. Louis	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Jason Atkins	2	1	1
WR Bennie Nori	1	1	1
WR James Hardy	1	0	0
TE Mark Samuels	1	1	1
WR Lamar Firebaugh	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 79,800 (79,800 capacity)
Upper Deck 24,600 (24,600)
End Zone 17,700 (17,700)
Mezzanine 10,200 (10,200)
Sideline Seats 15,700 (15,700)
Club Seats 6,300 (6,300)
Luxury Boxes 5,300 (5,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	79,800 (79,800 capacity)
Upper Deck	24,600 (24,600)
End Zone	17,700 (17,700)
Mezzanine	10,200 (10,200)
Sideline Seats	15,700 (15,700)
Club Seats	6,300 (6,300)
Luxury Boxes	5,300 (5,300)