Week 16, 2017

played in New England, MA

39 degrees, fair, 10 mph wind

Tampa Bay Buccaneers	0	7	3	14	-	24
New England Patriots	7	3	3	3	-	16

Scoring Summary
1Q: 06:11 NED - Irv Buckner 18 pass from Joe Flacco (Bruce Darche extra point)
2Q: 12:59 NED - Bruce Darche 21 field goal
2Q: 08:47 TBY - Rashard Mendenhall 54 run (Calvin Gifford extra point)
3Q: 09:17 TBY - Calvin Gifford 30 field goal
3Q: 07:45 NED - Bruce Darche 49 field goal
4Q: 14:57 NED - Bruce Darche 22 field goal
4Q: 13:01 TBY - Rashard Mendenhall 38 run (Calvin Gifford extra point)
4Q: 04:24 TBY - Rashard Mendenhall 6 run (Calvin Gifford extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 06:11 NED - Irv Buckner 18 pass from Joe Flacco (Bruce Darche extra point)
2Q: 12:59 NED - Bruce Darche 21 field goal
2Q: 08:47 TBY - Rashard Mendenhall 54 run (Calvin Gifford extra point)
3Q: 09:17 TBY - Calvin Gifford 30 field goal
3Q: 07:45 NED - Bruce Darche 49 field goal
4Q: 14:57 NED - Bruce Darche 22 field goal
4Q: 13:01 TBY - Rashard Mendenhall 38 run (Calvin Gifford extra point)
4Q: 04:24 TBY - Rashard Mendenhall 6 run (Calvin Gifford extra point)

Team Statistics TBY NED
Record 7-8 13-2
First Downs 17 28
- by Rushing 7 8
- by Passing 8 18
- by Penalty 2 2
Total Net Yards 331 455
- Offensive Plays 44 71
- Yards per Play 7.52 6.41
Net Rushing Yards 205 168
- Rushing Attempts 27 30
- Yards per Rush 7.59 5.60
Net Passing Yards 126 287
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 17 - 13 - 1 39 - 30 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 126 298
- Sacks/Yards Lost 0/0 2/11
- Yards per Pass Play 7.41 7.00
Fumbles/Lost 1/0 2/1
3rd Down Conversions 4/8 5/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 5.1 6.5
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/1
Penalties/Yards 6/68 7/82
Punt Returns/Yards 0/0 3/28
Kick Returns/Yards 3/54 3/70
Interception Ret./Yards 1/0 1/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 2 4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/1 1/2
Avg. Drive Start OWN 24 OWN 29
Time of Possession 25:20 34:40

Team Statistics	TBY	NED
Record	7-8	13-2
First Downs	17	28
- by Rushing	7	8
- by Passing	8	18
- by Penalty	2	2
Total Net Yards	331	455
- Offensive Plays	44	71
- Yards per Play	7.52	6.41
Net Rushing Yards	205	168
- Rushing Attempts	27	30
- Yards per Rush	7.59	5.60
Net Passing Yards	126	287
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	17 - 13 - 1	39 - 30 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	126	298
- Sacks/Yards Lost	0/0	2/11
- Yards per Pass Play	7.41	7.00
Fumbles/Lost	1/0	2/1
3rd Down Conversions	4/8	5/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	5.1	6.5
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/1
Penalties/Yards	6/68	7/82
Punt Returns/Yards	0/0	3/28
Kick Returns/Yards	3/54	3/70
Interception Ret./Yards	1/0	1/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	2	4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/1	1/2
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 24	OWN 29
Time of Possession	25:20	34:40

Drive Charts

Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	6:04	3:43	OWN 21	5	23	Punt
2	12:53	4:27	OWN 20	7	80	Touchdown
2	3:49	1:56	OWN 20	3	3	Punt
2	0:35	0:35	OWN 35	2	18	Half
3	15:00	5:48	OWN 20	11	67	Field Goal
3	7:39	2:10	OWN 20	4	14	Interception
4	14:51	2:11	OWN 36	3	64	Touchdown
4	7:31	3:14	OWN 18	5	82	Touchdown
4	2:12	0:38	OWN 20	3	3	Punt
4	0:09	0:09	OWN 32	1	-1	Game

New England Patriots
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	8:56	OWN 21	15	79	Touchdown
1	2:21	4:28	OWN 19	9	77	Field Goal
2	8:26	4:37	OWN 22	9	37	Punt
2	1:53	1:18	50	5	22	Missed FG
3	9:12	1:33	OWN 20	4	48	Field Goal
3	5:29	5:38	OWN 49	10	46	Field Goal
4	12:40	5:09	OWN 10	9	72	Fumble
4	4:17	2:05	OWN 29	6	61	Interception
4	1:34	1:25	OWN 42	5	26	Downs

Game MVP: Rashard Mendenhall, Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Rushing Statistics

Tampa Bay	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Rashard Mendenhall	21	206	9.81	54	7	3
Lorenzo Booker	4	2	0.50	4	0	0
Brady Quinn	2	-3	-1.50	-1	0	0

New England	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
T.J. Starks	18	137	7.61	50	4
Tashard Choice	7	13	1.86	11	1
Joe Flacco	5	18	3.60	5	0

Passing Statistics

Tampa Bay	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Brady Quinn	17	13	126	0/0	0	20	1	72.2

New England	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Joe Flacco	39	30	298	2/11	1	30	1	95.9

Receiving Statistics

Tampa Bay	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Gene Clemons	4	5	56	14.00	24	20
RB Rashard Mendenhall	4	4	27	6.75	7	13
FB Rufus Nunn	3	3	28	9.33	7	12
WR Britt Willis	1	2	6	6.00	0	6
TE Dwight Gilpin	1	2	9	9.00	0	9
WR Adrian Brizzolara	0	1	0	0.00	0	0

New England	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
TE Fred Davis	8	8	57	7.13	14	14	0
RB T.J. Starks	7	9	75	10.71	45	30	0
WR Adam Velevis	7	10	75	10.71	15	15	0
WR Irv Buckner	6	8	81	13.50	11	19	1
WR Juan Reuber	1	1	11	11.00	4	11	0
FB Sam Nelson	1	1	-1	-1.00	0	-1	0
WR Rob Weaver	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Tampa Bay	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
ILB Derrick Johnson	1	0	0.00	0

New England	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Malcolm Hardy	1	0	0.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Tampa Bay	Fumb	Recov	Force
Dwight Gilpin	1	0	0
Adrian Brizzolara	0	1	0
Winston England	0	1	0
Derrick Johnson	0	0	1
Thomas Anderson	0	0	1

New England	Fumb	Recov	Force
Joe Flacco	1	0	0
T.J. Starks	1	0	0
Les Newhart	0	1	0
Oscar Smith	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Tampa Bay	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Mitch Wodarz	3	127	42.3	33.0	45	1

New England	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Patrick Hutton	1	41	41.0	21.0	41	0

Kicking Statistics

Tampa Bay	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Calvin Gifford	1/1	0/0	0/0	30	3/3

New England	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Bruce Darche	3/4	1/2	0/0	49	1/1

Punt Return Statistics

Tampa Bay	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

New England	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Tashard Choice	2	18	9.0	0
Rob Weaver	1	10	10.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Tampa Bay	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Ronnie Polidixon	2	39	19.5	0
Jerry Johnstone	1	15	15.0	0

New England	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Brandon Carr	2	48	24.0	0
Juan Reuber	1	22	22.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Tampa Bay	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Derrick Johnson	11	2	0.5	28	41
CB Mike Simmons	9	3	0.0	27	39
OLB Kris Harden	9	2	0.0	26	33
DT Danny Brittain	5	1	0.0	26	37
S Wesley Lincoln	5	0	0.0	30	40
S Marlon Long	4	4	0.0	21	35
CB Jerry Johnstone	4	1	0.0	15	29
CB Ronnie Polidixon	3	3	0.0	28	39
DT Gus Anderson	3	2	0.0	25	31
DE Thomas Anderson	2	0	1.0	28	40
DE Shawn Carpenter	2	1	0.0	12	9
OLB Tony Zelenka	2	1	0.0	18	18
TE Dwight Gilpin	1	0	---	---	---
DT Carlton Powell	1	0	0.0	14	11
S Matthew Tinkis	1	0	0.0	3	7
DE Winston England	0	1	0.5	19	34

New England	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Oscar Smith	8	1	0.0	27	17
S LaRon Landry	4	1	0.0	25	15
S Earl Woodson	4	1	0.0	24	14
DT Mario Williams	4	0	0.0	22	12
CB Leodis McKelvin	3	2	0.0	20	13
CB Terrell Thomas	3	0	0.0	14	14
OLB Beau Bell	2	0	0.0	21	10
OLB Jordan Dizon	2	0	0.0	25	16
S Brandon Carr	2	0	0.0	4	3
DE Mike McCulley	2	0	0.0	25	15
OLB Courtney Reardon	1	0	0.0	14	7
CB Malcolm Hardy	1	0	0.0	20	13
QB Joe Flacco	1	0	---	---	---
CB Otis Murphy	0	2	0.0	19	8
DT Kamerion Wimbley	0	1	0.0	5	5
DE Austin McDonald	0	1	0.0	20	15
DE Jeremy Martin	0	1	0.0	7	2
OLB Curtis Zuck	0	1	0.0	2	1

Pass Rush Statistics

Tampa Bay	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
DE Thomas Anderson	1.0	0	0	40
ILB Derrick Johnson	0.5	0	0	41
DE Winston England	0.5	0	0	34
OLB Kris Harden	0.0	1	0	33
DT Danny Brittain	0.0	0	2	37
DT Gus Anderson	0.0	0	1	31

New England	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Mike McCulley	0.0	1	0	0	15
DT Mario Williams	0.0	0	0	1	12

Pass Defense Statistics

Tampa Bay	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Mike Simmons	6	0	0	39
ILB Derrick Johnson	4	0	1	41
OLB Kris Harden	4	0	0	33
S Wesley Lincoln	4	0	0	40
CB Ronnie Polidixon	3	1	0	39
S Marlon Long	2	0	0	35
CB Jerry Johnstone	2	0	0	29
DT Danny Brittain	1	0	0	37
DT Carlton Powell	1	0	0	11
DT Gus Anderson	1	0	0	31
OLB Tony Zelenka	1	0	0	18
S Matthew Tinkis	1	0	0	7

New England	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Terrell Thomas	3	0	0	14
ILB Oscar Smith	2	0	0	17
OLB Beau Bell	2	0	0	10
CB Leodis McKelvin	1	1	0	13
S Earl Woodson	1	1	0	14
CB Malcolm Hardy	1	0	1	13
S LaRon Landry	1	0	0	15
S Brandon Carr	1	0	0	3
DE Mike McCulley	1	0	0	15

Blocking Statistics

Tampa Bay	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	PPly
Jack Sughroue	2	5	0	27	17
Levon Fisher	2	4	1	26	15
Warren George	2	2	0	12	7
John Greco	2	2	0	22	13
Preston Lewis	1	6	1	22	17
Rufus Nunn	1	3	0	15	12
Wade Alston	0	1	0	20	14
Dwight Gilpin	0	1	0	21	14
Tim Carter	0	1	0	6	2

New England	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Chad Rinehart	4	7	0	27	0	33
Winston Stokes	2	4	1	25	2	35
Paul Gordon	1	3	0	13	0	14
Fred Davis	1	2	0	23	0	36
Jeff Otah	1	2	0	18	0	31
Lonnie Fisher	1	2	0	24	0	32
Malcolm Brown	1	1	0	10	0	17
Sam Nelson	0	2	0	24	0	26
Les Newhart	0	1	0	7	0	12
Breno Giacomini	0	1	0	26	0	31

Special Teams Tackles

Tampa Bay	Tackles	STPlays
Byron Ellis	3	13
Rufus Nunn	2	15
Zach Lowrey	1	14

New England	Tackles	STPlays
Alonzo Osika	1	15
Freddie Keiaho	1	10
Brandon Carr	1	10

Participation

Tampa Bay	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Ronnie Polidixon	---	---	28	39	9	76
Wesley Lincoln	---	---	30	40	5	75
Derrick Johnson	---	---	28	41	5	74
Thomas Anderson	---	---	28	40	4	72
Mike Simmons	---	---	27	39	3	69
Danny Brittain	---	---	26	37	4	67
Kris Harden	---	---	26	33	2	61
Marlon Long	---	---	21	35	3	59
Gus Anderson	---	---	25	31	2	58
Winston England	---	---	19	34	3	56
Jerry Johnstone	---	---	15	29	9	53
Jack Sughroue	27	17	---	---	2	46
Levon Fisher	26	15	---	---	4	45
Brady Quinn	27	17	---	---	---	44
Rufus Nunn	15	12	---	---	15	42
Preston Lewis	22	17	---	---	1	40
Tony Zelenka	---	---	18	18	4	40
Dwight Gilpin	21	14	---	---	3	38
Wade Alston	20	14	---	---	3	37
John Greco	22	13	---	---	---	35
Rashard Mendenhall	23	11	---	---	---	34
Britt Willis	13	11	---	---	6	30
Gene Clemons	15	14	---	---	---	29
Carlton Powell	---	---	14	11	2	27
Warren George	12	7	---	---	4	23
Brandon Delhomme	18	5	---	---	---	23
Shawn Carpenter	---	---	12	9	2	23
Adrian Brizzolara	15	6	---	---	---	21
Craig Bond	5	2	---	---	13	20
Matt Sherry	6	3	---	---	11	20
Byron Ellis	---	---	2	2	13	17
Kirk Pritchett	---	---	2	2	12	16
Zach Lowrey	0	2	---	---	14	16
Dana Justice	---	---	2	2	10	14
Kim Tate	0	1	---	---	11	12
Lorenzo Booker	4	4	---	---	4	12
Tim Carter	6	2	---	---	4	12
Matthew Tinkis	---	---	3	7	1	11
Eddie Hardy	---	---	0	1	9	10
Calvin Gifford	0	0	---	---	6	6
Joel Wolf	---	---	2	1	---	3
Mitch Wodarz	0	0	---	---	3	3
Hardy Falk	---	---	2	0	1	3
Neal Morris	0	0	---	---	1	1
Stan Cote	---	---	0	0	1	1
Dennis Dixon	0	0	---	---	---	0

New England	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Irv Buckner	29	39	---	---	6	74
Joe Flacco	30	41	---	---	---	71
Fred Davis	23	36	---	---	7	66
Chad Rinehart	27	33	---	---	1	61
Winston Stokes	25	35	---	---	---	60
Sam Nelson	24	26	---	---	9	59
Lonnie Fisher	24	32	---	---	3	59
Breno Giacomini	26	31	---	---	---	57
T.J. Starks	22	35	---	---	---	57
Jeff Otah	18	31	---	---	4	53
Adam Velevis	22	27	---	---	---	49
Oscar Smith	---	---	27	17	1	45
Leodis McKelvin	---	---	20	13	11	44
Jordan Dizon	---	---	25	16	2	43
Mike McCulley	---	---	25	15	2	42
LaRon Landry	---	---	25	15	1	41
Earl Woodson	---	---	24	14	1	39
Austin McDonald	---	---	20	15	3	38
Juan Reuber	7	14	---	---	14	35
Dan Fabrizio	10	12	---	---	13	35
Mario Williams	---	---	22	12	1	35
Terrell Thomas	---	---	14	14	7	35
Malcolm Hardy	---	---	20	13	1	34
Paul Gordon	13	14	---	---	5	32
Beau Bell	---	---	21	10	1	32
Malcolm Brown	10	17	---	---	5	32
Otis Murphy	---	---	19	8	4	31
Rob Weaver	5	10	---	---	12	27
Les Newhart	7	12	---	---	5	24
Courtney Reardon	---	---	14	7	1	22
Tashard Choice	8	6	---	---	7	21
Artie Andrews	0	0	---	---	18	18
Brandon Carr	---	---	4	3	10	17
Alonzo Osika	0	0	---	---	15	15
Kamerion Wimbley	---	---	5	5	2	12
Freddie Keiaho	---	---	1	1	10	12
Fred McGregor	---	---	0	3	9	12
Jeremy Martin	---	---	7	2	1	10
Bruce Darche	0	0	---	---	9	9
Jeremy Thompson	---	---	2	2	2	6
Raymond Burgess	0	0	---	---	4	4
Curtis Zuck	---	---	2	1	1	4
Trevor Laws	---	---	0	1	---	1
Patrick Hutton	0	0	---	---	1	1
Leonard Collins	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	11	97	8.8
Middle	10	92	9.2
Right	4	19	4.8
None	2	-3	-1.5

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	6	95	15.8
Middle	13	39	3.0
Right	11	34	3.1
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Tampa Bay	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Brady Quinn	17	13	1	0	0	2	0	1	1

New England	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Joe Flacco	39	30	1	0	2	1	3	0	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	1	1	0	0.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	9	8	72	8.0
Medium (9-18 Yds)	5	4	54	10.8
Long (19+ Yds)	2	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	4	36	9.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	17	15	118	6.9
Medium (9-18 Yds)	16	10	126	7.9
Long (19+ Yds)	1	1	18	18.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Tampa Bay	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Gene Clemons	5	4	56	1	14
RB Rashard Mendenhall	4	4	27	0	11
FB Rufus Nunn	3	3	28	0	12
WR Britt Willis	2	1	6	0	11
TE Dwight Gilpin	2	1	9	0	14
WR Adrian Brizzolara	1	0	0	0	6

New England	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Adam Velevis	10	7	1	75	0	27
RB T.J. Starks	9	7	0	75	1	35
WR Irv Buckner	8	6	0	81	0	39
TE Fred Davis	8	8	0	57	0	36
WR Juan Reuber	1	1	0	11	0	14
FB Sam Nelson	1	1	0	-1	0	26
WR Rob Weaver	1	0	1	0	0	10

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Tampa Bay	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Rashard Mendenhall	1	6	6.00	9.81

New England	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
T.J. Starks	4	7	1.75	7.61
Tashard Choice	1	2	2.00	1.86

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Tampa Bay	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Brady Quinn	3	1	6	2.00	7.41

New England	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Joe Flacco	6	3	32	5.33	7.64

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Tampa Bay	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Britt Willis	1	1	6	6.00	3.00
WR Adrian Brizzolara	1	0	0	0.00	0.00
WR Gene Clemons	1	0	0	0.00	11.20

New England	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Irv Buckner	2	1	18	9.00	10.13
WR Juan Reuber	1	1	11	11.00	11.00
TE Fred Davis	1	1	3	3.00	7.13
RB T.J. Starks	1	0	0	0.00	8.33
WR Adam Velevis	1	0	0	0.00	7.50

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Tampa Bay	Rushes	Conversions
Rashard Mendenhall	3	1

New England	Rushes	Conversions
Joe Flacco	1	0
T.J. Starks	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Tampa Bay	Att	Comp	Conversions
Brady Quinn	5	4	3

New England	Att	Comp	Conversions
Joe Flacco	10	5	4

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Tampa Bay	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Gene Clemons	2	2	2
RB Rashard Mendenhall	2	2	1
WR Adrian Brizzolara	1	0	0

New England	Targ	Catch	Conversions
RB T.J. Starks	3	2	1
WR Adam Velevis	3	1	1
WR Irv Buckner	2	1	1
TE Fred Davis	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 50,800 (68,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 15,900 (21,600)
End Zone 11,700 (15,600)
Mezzanine 6,800 (9,000)
Sideline Seats 10,600 (13,800)
Club Seats 4,400 (6,000)
Luxury Boxes 1,400 (2,000)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	50,800 (68,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	15,900 (21,600)
End Zone	11,700 (15,600)
Mezzanine	6,800 (9,000)
Sideline Seats	10,600 (13,800)
Club Seats	4,400 (6,000)
Luxury Boxes	1,400 (2,000)