Week 16, 2021

played in Tampa Bay, FL

54 degrees, fair, 1 mph wind

New England Patriots	7	3	10	14	-	34
Tampa Bay Buccaneers	3	0	0	0	-	3

Scoring Summary
1Q: 12:08 NED - Ricky Peters 55 pass from Myron Herrlich (Justin Medlock extra point)
1Q: 03:55 TBY - Calvin Gifford 32 field goal
2Q: 07:25 NED - Justin Medlock 29 field goal
3Q: 06:31 NED - Justin Medlock 52 field goal
3Q: 04:08 NED - Edward Connell 21 fumble return (Justin Medlock extra point)
4Q: 12:09 NED - Richie Kresser 5 run (Justin Medlock extra point)
4Q: 02:31 NED - Ricky Peters 2 run (Justin Medlock extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 12:08 NED - Ricky Peters 55 pass from Myron Herrlich (Justin Medlock extra point)
1Q: 03:55 TBY - Calvin Gifford 32 field goal
2Q: 07:25 NED - Justin Medlock 29 field goal
3Q: 06:31 NED - Justin Medlock 52 field goal
3Q: 04:08 NED - Edward Connell 21 fumble return (Justin Medlock extra point)
4Q: 12:09 NED - Richie Kresser 5 run (Justin Medlock extra point)
4Q: 02:31 NED - Ricky Peters 2 run (Justin Medlock extra point)

Team Statistics NED TBY
Record 13-2 5-10
First Downs 17 11
- by Rushing 6 5
- by Passing 11 5
- by Penalty 0 1
Total Net Yards 319 156
- Offensive Plays 68 63
- Yards per Play 4.69 2.48
Net Rushing Yards 104 89
- Rushing Attempts 31 20
- Yards per Rush 3.35 4.45
Net Passing Yards 215 67
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 34 - 17 - 1 40 - 14 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 232 94
- Sacks/Yards Lost 3/17 3/27
- Yards per Pass Play 5.81 1.56
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 2/1
3rd Down Conversions 10/18 5/17
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 9.4 8.8
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/2
Penalties/Yards 8/70 4/35
Punt Returns/Yards 3/31 3/11
Kick Returns/Yards 1/18 5/68
Interception Ret./Yards 1/4 1/3
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 3 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/1 0/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 37 OWN 27
Time of Possession 33:36 26:24

Team Statistics	NED	TBY
Record	13-2	5-10
First Downs	17	11
- by Rushing	6	5
- by Passing	11	5
- by Penalty	0	1
Total Net Yards	319	156
- Offensive Plays	68	63
- Yards per Play	4.69	2.48
Net Rushing Yards	104	89
- Rushing Attempts	31	20
- Yards per Rush	3.35	4.45
Net Passing Yards	215	67
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	34 - 17 - 1	40 - 14 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	232	94
- Sacks/Yards Lost	3/17	3/27
- Yards per Pass Play	5.81	1.56
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	2/1
3rd Down Conversions	10/18	5/17
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	9.4	8.8
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/2
Penalties/Yards	8/70	4/35
Punt Returns/Yards	3/31	3/11
Kick Returns/Yards	1/18	5/68
Interception Ret./Yards	1/4	1/3
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	3	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/1	0/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 37	OWN 27
Time of Possession	33:36	26:24

Drive Charts

New England Patriots
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	3:09	OWN 24	6	76	Touchdown
1	3:50	2:37	OWN 20	6	12	Punt
1	0:41	0:53	OPP 29	3	-6	Missed FG
2	13:15	0:37	OWN 20	3	0	Punt
2	11:44	4:26	OWN 45	10	43	Field Goal
2	2:32	0:57	OWN 25	2	6	Interception
2	1:06	1:06	OWN 20	2	17	Half
3	10:07	3:42	OWN 32	9	33	Field Goal
3	3:15	1:35	OWN 45	3	5	Punt
3	1:09	4:10	OWN 40	10	60	Touchdown
4	10:48	2:42	OWN 32	6	2	Punt
4	6:20	3:58	OPP 15	6	15	Touchdown
4	1:36	1:36	OWN 32	3	1	Game

Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	11:51	8:01	OWN 28	14	57	Field Goal
1	1:13	0:32	OWN 13	4	-5	Punt
2	14:48	1:33	OWN 42	3	9	Punt
2	12:38	0:54	OWN 43	3	-3	Punt
2	7:18	4:46	OWN 34	10	48	Missed FG
2	1:35	0:29	OPP 46	3	0	Punt
3	15:00	4:53	OWN 29	8	39	Downs
3	6:25	2:30	OWN 8	5	13	Fumble
3	3:55	0:40	OWN 21	1	0	Interception
3	1:40	0:31	OWN 20	3	0	Punt
4	11:59	1:11	OWN 20	3	4	Punt
4	8:06	1:46	OWN 19	4	-4	Downs
4	2:22	0:46	OWN 23	3	1	Punt

Game MVP: Ricky Peters, New England Patriots

Rushing Statistics

New England	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Ricky Peters	16	57	3.56	14	1	1
Richie Kresser	11	22	2.00	5	0	1
Myron Herrlich	4	25	6.25	13	1	0

Tampa Bay	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Troy Bernard	9	38	4.22	9	0
Billy Lutes	8	24	3.00	10	1
Rufus Nunn	3	27	9.00	16	1

Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Myron Herrlich	34	17	232	3/17	1	55	1	69.7

Tampa Bay	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Brady Quinn	35	13	87	2/11	0	20	1	33.7
Clyde Jacobs	5	1	7	1/16	0	7	0	39.6

Receiving Statistics

New England	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Mike Smith	7	16	100	14.29	18	28	0
WR Adam Velevis	5	8	39	7.80	20	18	0
RB Ricky Peters	2	2	76	38.00	60	55	1
WR Riddick Gomez	1	3	11	11.00	0	11	0
TE Erik Bishop	1	1	7	7.00	0	7	0
WR Rodney Lyons	1	3	-1	-1.00	0	-1	0
TE Brandon Pettigrew	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Tampa Bay	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Neil Pierce	3	4	25	8.33	0	17
WR Tracy Shergalis	3	7	32	10.67	7	20
WR Gene Clemons	2	11	7	3.50	0	8
WR Jeremy Maclin	2	11	14	7.00	3	10
RB Billy Lutes	2	3	12	6.00	12	7
FB Rufus Nunn	1	2	2	2.00	1	2
RB Troy Bernard	1	1	2	2.00	0	2
TE Winfred Gilmore	0	1	0	0.00	0	0

Interception Statistics

New England	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Leodis McKelvin	1	4	4.00	0

Tampa Bay	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Wesley Lincoln	1	3	3.00	0

Fumble Statistics

New England	Recov	Force	TD
Edward Connell	1	0	1
Chip Vaughn	0	1	0
Andy Ellison	0	1	0

Tampa Bay	Fumb	Recov
Brady Quinn	1	0
Troy Bernard	1	0
Preston Lewis	0	1

Punting Statistics

New England	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Patrick Hutton	4	200	50.0	42.3	59	2

Tampa Bay	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Kerry Bergman	7	305	43.6	33.4	53	0

Kicking Statistics

New England	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Justin Medlock	2/3	1/2	1/2	52	4/4

Tampa Bay	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Calvin Gifford	1/2	0/0	0/0	32	0/0

Punt Return Statistics

New England	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Frank Schneider	3	31	10.3	0

Tampa Bay	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Wesley Lincoln	2	9	4.5	0
Otis Wyatt	1	2	2.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

New England	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Brandon Carr	1	18	18.0	0

Tampa Bay	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Tracy Shergalis	4	48	12.0	0
Cornell Frederick	1	20	20.0	0

Defensive Statistics

New England	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Lewis Sonneman	9	2	0.0	19	37
S Chip Vaughn	7	1	0.0	14	38
ILB Charlie Gerbasi	4	2	0.0	8	11
OLB Travis Ellard	4	0	0.0	16	34
DT Deon Chandler	2	1	1.0	15	31
OLB Beau Bell	2	0	1.0	9	18
CB Terrell Thomas	2	1	0.0	18	31
DE Andy Ellison	1	0	1.0	11	19
S Earl Woodson	1	1	0.0	13	26
DE Austin McDonald	1	0	0.0	8	26
OLB Jordan Dizon	1	0	0.0	1	1
CB Leodis McKelvin	1	0	0.0	10	27
S Trent Wills	1	0	0.0	15	35
WR Mike Smith	1	0	---	---	---
CB Malcolm Hardy	0	2	0.0	15	36
DE Thomas Anderson	0	1	0.0	6	10
S Brandon Carr	0	1	0.0	6	24
OLB Curtis Zuck	0	1	0.0	12	16
ILB Roosevelt Calmus	0	1	0.0	4	9

Tampa Bay	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Trevor Petry	8	1	0.0	25	28
S Otis Wyatt	6	2	0.0	20	27
S Wesley Lincoln	4	1	0.5	30	36
ILB Daryl Mincy	4	1	0.0	15	30
DE Winston England	3	3	1.5	25	32
DE Aaron Bouse	3	0	0.5	20	31
S Matthew Tinkis	3	1	0.0	13	23
DT Grant Howard	3	0	0.0	27	23
OLB Kennedy Welshans	2	2	0.0	12	8
CB Vinny Forbes	2	2	0.0	25	27
CB Jerry Johnstone	2	0	0.0	26	33
CB Cornell Frederick	2	0	0.0	20	34
OLB Bart Krcik	2	0	0.0	8	5
DT Carlton Powell	1	2	0.0	18	16
OLB Tony Zelenka	1	0	0.0	6	9
OLB Dwight Tobin	1	0	0.0	16	7
TE Winfred Gilmore	1	0	---	---	---
DT Charles Sitz	0	3	0.5	27	21

Pass Rush Statistics

New England	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Andy Ellison	1.0	0	2	2	19
DT Deon Chandler	1.0	0	2	0	31
OLB Beau Bell	1.0	0	0	0	18
OLB Travis Ellard	0.0	1	5	1	34
DE Austin McDonald	0.0	1	1	1	26
DE Edward Connell	0.0	1	0	0	29
OLB Curtis Zuck	0.0	0	0	1	16

Tampa Bay	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
DE Winston England	1.5	1	0	32
DE Aaron Bouse	0.5	0	1	31
S Wesley Lincoln	0.5	0	0	36
DT Charles Sitz	0.5	0	0	21
DE Darnell Cooley	0.0	2	0	17
ILB Daryl Mincy	0.0	0	1	30

Pass Defense Statistics

New England	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S Chip Vaughn	7	1	0	38
ILB Lewis Sonneman	2	1	0	37
CB Terrell Thomas	1	2	0	31
CB Leodis McKelvin	1	1	1	27
ILB Charlie Gerbasi	1	1	0	11
DT Deon Chandler	1	0	0	31
S Earl Woodson	1	0	0	26
CB Malcolm Hardy	0	1	0	36
OLB Beau Bell	0	1	0	18
DT Corey Brilz	0	1	0	14

Tampa Bay	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
OLB Trevor Petry	5	0	0	28
ILB Daryl Mincy	3	2	0	30
S Otis Wyatt	3	1	0	27
CB Jerry Johnstone	2	1	0	33
CB Vinny Forbes	2	0	0	27
S Matthew Tinkis	1	1	0	23
OLB Bart Krcik	1	0	0	5
S Wesley Lincoln	0	1	1	36
OLB Tony Zelenka	0	1	0	9
CB Cornell Frederick	0	1	0	34

Blocking Statistics

New England	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Winston Stokes	2	9	27	0	30
Chad Rinehart	2	5	31	0	37
Jeff Otah	1	5	25	1	33
Wade Numbers	1	2	28	1	33
Rod Beekman	1	1	7	0	11
Les Newhart	0	4	27	0	32
Brandon Pettigrew	0	1	17	0	21
Sam Nelson	0	0	12	1	17

Tampa Bay	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Levon Fisher	3	4	2	18	0	34
Jack Sughroue	2	4	0	19	1	41
John Greco	2	3	0	17	2	29
Preston Lewis	1	4	0	14	0	38
Archie Dudley	1	3	0	20	0	40
Rex Strickland	1	1	0	3	0	13
John Carlson	0	1	0	13	0	17

Special Teams Tackles

New England	Tackles	STPlays
Frank Schneider	3	19
Erik Bishop	2	14
Scott McKillop	2	13
Brandon Pettigrew	1	20

Tampa Bay	Tackles	STPlays
Vinny Forbes	3	19
Rufus Nunn	1	15

Participation

New England	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Chad Rinehart	31	37	---	---	4	72
Myron Herrlich	31	37	---	---	3	71
Jeff Otah	25	33	---	---	6	64
Les Newhart	27	32	---	---	3	62
Wade Numbers	28	33	---	---	1	62
Mike Smith	27	33	---	---	---	60
Brandon Pettigrew	17	21	---	---	20	58
Winston Stokes	27	30	---	---	---	57
Lewis Sonneman	---	---	19	37	1	57
Deon Chandler	---	---	15	31	10	56
Trent Wills	---	---	15	35	4	54
Chip Vaughn	---	---	14	38	2	54
Adam Velevis	26	25	---	---	2	53
Malcolm Hardy	---	---	15	36	1	52
Travis Ellard	---	---	16	34	2	52
Richie Kresser	13	17	---	---	22	52
Earl Woodson	---	---	13	26	12	51
Terrell Thomas	---	---	18	31	1	50
Edward Connell	---	---	15	29	3	47
Leodis McKelvin	---	---	10	27	10	47
Sam Nelson	12	17	---	---	13	42
Beau Bell	---	---	9	18	14	41
Brandon Carr	---	---	6	24	11	41
Riddick Gomez	14	15	---	---	10	39
Ricky Peters	18	20	---	---	---	38
Austin McDonald	---	---	8	26	3	37
Curtis Zuck	---	---	12	16	9	37
Rodney Lyons	14	21	---	---	---	35
Andy Ellison	---	---	11	19	3	33
Erik Bishop	8	9	---	---	14	31
Frank Schneider	3	3	---	---	19	25
Charlie Gerbasi	---	---	8	11	6	25
Roosevelt Calmus	---	---	4	9	7	20
Corey Brilz	---	---	5	14	---	19
Rod Beekman	7	11	---	---	---	18
Thomas Anderson	---	---	6	10	1	17
Chuck Poling	3	4	---	---	10	17
Duane Stafford	6	4	---	---	7	17
Lawrence Berry	4	5	---	---	7	16
Scott McKillop	---	---	0	1	13	14
Justin Medlock	0	0	---	---	10	10
Tracy Wilmoth	0	0	---	---	7	7
Patrick Hutton	0	0	---	---	4	4
Jordan Dizon	---	---	1	1	---	2
Joe Flacco	0	0	---	---	---	0
Butch Gaylor	0	0	---	---	---	0

Tampa Bay	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Wesley Lincoln	---	---	30	36	5	71
Vinny Forbes	---	---	25	27	19	71
Jerry Johnstone	---	---	26	33	11	70
Jack Sughroue	19	41	---	---	8	68
Cornell Frederick	---	---	20	34	9	63
Levon Fisher	18	34	---	---	8	60
Archie Dudley	20	40	---	---	---	60
Winston England	---	---	25	32	2	59
Grant Howard	---	---	27	23	7	57
Brady Quinn	19	37	---	---	---	56
Trevor Petry	---	---	25	28	3	56
Aaron Bouse	---	---	20	31	2	53
Preston Lewis	14	38	---	---	---	52
Jeremy Maclin	5	38	---	---	9	52
Otis Wyatt	---	---	20	27	4	51
Charles Sitz	---	---	27	21	2	50
Matthew Tinkis	---	---	13	23	13	49
Daryl Mincy	---	---	15	30	3	48
Tracy Shergalis	7	28	---	---	13	48
Gene Clemons	16	31	---	---	---	47
John Greco	17	29	---	---	---	46
Neil Pierce	10	18	---	---	17	45
Billy Lutes	9	26	---	---	6	41
Rufus Nunn	11	14	---	---	15	40
Winfred Gilmore	11	16	---	---	13	40
Mel Grier	7	14	---	---	16	37
Carlton Powell	---	---	18	16	2	36
Troy Bernard	11	13	---	---	12	36
John Carlson	13	17	---	---	2	32
Tony Zelenka	---	---	6	9	17	32
Darnell Cooley	---	---	8	17	6	31
Dwight Tobin	---	---	16	7	7	30
Kennedy Welshans	---	---	12	8	1	21
Rex Strickland	3	13	---	---	---	16
Bart Krcik	---	---	8	5	1	14
Ted Brodie	0	4	---	---	9	13
Roderick Andrews	1	2	---	---	9	12
Marvin Cressio	2	9	---	---	1	12
Daniel Garrison	6	5	---	---	---	11
Howard Clark	0	0	---	---	9	9
Clyde Jacobs	1	6	---	---	2	9
Kerry Bergman	0	0	---	---	7	7
Calvin Gifford	0	0	---	---	4	4
Darrell Preston	---	---	0	0	1	1
Tyrus Boyd	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	9	33	3.7
Middle	9	43	4.8
Right	12	29	2.4
None	1	-1	-1.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	3	33	11.0
Middle	11	31	2.8
Right	6	25	4.2
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Myron Herrlich	34	17	4	0	3	8	2	0	1

Tampa Bay	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Brady Quinn	35	13	1	0	3	9	6	3	1
Clyde Jacobs	5	1	0	0	0	0	4	2	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	3	2	26	8.7
Short (0-8 Yds)	7	7	46	6.6
Medium (9-18 Yds)	16	7	135	8.4
Long (19+ Yds)	8	1	25	3.1

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	6	5	18	3.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	10	5	23	2.3
Medium (9-18 Yds)	16	3	33	2.1
Long (19+ Yds)	8	1	20	2.5

Detailed Receiving Statistics

New England	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Mike Smith	16	7	2	100	2	33
WR Adam Velevis	8	5	0	39	0	25
WR Riddick Gomez	3	1	1	11	0	15
WR Rodney Lyons	3	1	0	-1	0	21
RB Ricky Peters	2	2	0	76	2	20
TE Brandon Pettigrew	1	0	0	0	0	21
TE Erik Bishop	1	1	0	7	0	9

Tampa Bay	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Gene Clemons	11	2	1	7	0	31
WR Jeremy Maclin	11	2	1	14	0	38
WR Tracy Shergalis	7	3	0	32	1	28
WR Neil Pierce	4	3	0	25	0	18
RB Billy Lutes	3	2	0	12	0	26
FB Rufus Nunn	2	1	1	2	0	14
TE Winfred Gilmore	1	0	0	0	0	16
RB Troy Bernard	1	1	0	2	0	13

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

New England	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Richie Kresser	4	10	2.50	2.00
Ricky Peters	3	10	3.33	3.56

Tampa Bay	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Troy Bernard	1	2	2.00	4.22

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg

Tampa Bay	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Brady Quinn	5	1	-1	-0.20	2.49

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

New England	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg

Tampa Bay	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Gene Clemons	2	1	-1	-0.50	0.64
WR Tracy Shergalis	2	0	0	0.00	4.57
WR Jeremy Maclin	1	0	0	0.00	1.27

Third Down Rushing Statistics

New England	Rushes	Conversions
Ricky Peters	3	2
Myron Herrlich	1	0
Richie Kresser	1	1

Tampa Bay	Rushes	Conversions
Rufus Nunn	1	1
Troy Bernard	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Comp	Conversions
Myron Herrlich	12	9	7

Tampa Bay	Att	Comp	Conversions
Brady Quinn	12	6	3
Clyde Jacobs	2	1	0

Third Down Receiving Statistics

New England	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Mike Smith	7	5	4
WR Adam Velevis	3	2	1
RB Ricky Peters	1	1	1
TE Erik Bishop	1	1	1

Tampa Bay	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Tracy Shergalis	5	2	1
WR Gene Clemons	2	0	0
WR Neil Pierce	2	2	1
WR Jeremy Maclin	2	0	0
FB Rufus Nunn	1	1	0
RB Billy Lutes	1	1	0
RB Troy Bernard	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 49,300 (65,700 capacity)
Upper Deck 15,200 (17,700)
End Zone 10,000 (12,700)
Mezzanine 5,100 (7,300)
Sideline Seats 7,600 (11,200)
Club Seats 8,200 (12,000)
Luxury Boxes 3,200 (4,800)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	49,300 (65,700 capacity)
Upper Deck	15,200 (17,700)
End Zone	10,000 (12,700)
Mezzanine	5,100 (7,300)
Sideline Seats	7,600 (11,200)
Club Seats	8,200 (12,000)
Luxury Boxes	3,200 (4,800)