Week 3, 2023

played in Tampa Bay, FL

65 degrees, rain, 15 mph wind

St. Louis Rams	0	0	0	10	-	10
Tampa Bay Buccaneers	0	6	7	0	-	13

Scoring Summary
2Q: 02:38 TBY - Calvin Gifford 26 field goal
2Q: 00:09 TBY - Calvin Gifford 43 field goal
3Q: 10:40 TBY - Rob Gronkowski 13 pass from Raymond Burgess (Calvin Gifford extra point)
4Q: 13:57 STL - Cornelius Morris 50 field goal
4Q: 05:00 STL - Bennie Nori 15 pass from Roosevelt Murphy (Cornelius Morris extra point)

Scoring Summary
2Q: 02:38 TBY - Calvin Gifford 26 field goal
2Q: 00:09 TBY - Calvin Gifford 43 field goal
3Q: 10:40 TBY - Rob Gronkowski 13 pass from Raymond Burgess (Calvin Gifford extra point)
4Q: 13:57 STL - Cornelius Morris 50 field goal
4Q: 05:00 STL - Bennie Nori 15 pass from Roosevelt Murphy (Cornelius Morris extra point)

Team Statistics STL TBY
Record 0-3 1-2
First Downs 13 18
- by Rushing 6 8
- by Passing 6 10
- by Penalty 1 0
Total Net Yards 224 301
- Offensive Plays 56 69
- Yards per Play 4.00 4.36
Net Rushing Yards 129 124
- Rushing Attempts 38 35
- Yards per Rush 3.39 3.54
Net Passing Yards 95 177
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 16 - 10 - 0 31 - 20 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 109 193
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2/14 3/16
- Yards per Pass Play 5.28 5.21
Fumbles/Lost 2/1 1/0
3rd Down Conversions 7/16 8/18
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.3 6.6
4th Down Conversions 1/1 1/2
Penalties/Yards 6/50 6/40
Punt Returns/Yards 1/4 2/18
Kick Returns/Yards 3/76 2/58
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 1 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/0 1/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 26 OWN 27
Time of Possession 27:16 32:44

Team Statistics	STL	TBY
Record	0-3	1-2
First Downs	13	18
- by Rushing	6	8
- by Passing	6	10
- by Penalty	1	0
Total Net Yards	224	301
- Offensive Plays	56	69
- Yards per Play	4.00	4.36
Net Rushing Yards	129	124
- Rushing Attempts	38	35
- Yards per Rush	3.39	3.54
Net Passing Yards	95	177
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	16 - 10 - 0	31 - 20 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	109	193
- Sacks/Yards Lost	2/14	3/16
- Yards per Pass Play	5.28	5.21
Fumbles/Lost	2/1	1/0
3rd Down Conversions	7/16	8/18
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.3	6.6
4th Down Conversions	1/1	1/2
Penalties/Yards	6/50	6/40
Punt Returns/Yards	1/4	2/18
Kick Returns/Yards	3/76	2/58
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	1	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/0	1/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 26	OWN 27
Time of Possession	27:16	32:44

Drive Charts

St. Louis Rams
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	2:01	OWN 29	3	-2	Punt
1	11:49	4:00	OWN 19	6	19	Punt
1	1:03	4:07	OWN 25	7	14	Punt
2	10:32	3:11	OWN 27	6	31	Punt
2	2:33	1:10	OWN 36	3	-9	Punt
3	10:30	3:28	OWN 30	6	14	Punt
3	3:24	4:32	OWN 25	8	42	Field Goal
4	9:16	4:24	OWN 20	11	80	Touchdown
4	2:45	1:15	OWN 27	7	30	Fumble

Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	12:59	1:10	OWN 40	3	-9	Punt
1	7:49	6:46	OWN 16	14	59	Downs
2	11:56	1:24	OWN 15	3	3	Punt
2	7:21	4:48	OWN 20	11	71	Field Goal
2	1:23	1:21	OWN 35	6	39	Field Goal
3	15:00	4:30	OWN 49	8	51	Touchdown
3	7:02	3:38	OWN 2	6	26	Punt
4	13:52	4:36	OWN 20	9	36	Punt
4	4:52	2:07	OWN 37	3	-2	Punt
4	1:30	1:30	OWN 43	6	12	Game

Game MVP: Raymond Burgess, Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Rushing Statistics

St. Louis	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Phillip Embry	15	98	6.53	30	3
Paul Markley	14	18	1.29	11	1
Howard Nyboer	8	12	1.50	4	0
Roosevelt Murphy	1	1	1.00	1	0

Tampa Bay	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Billy Lutes	19	70	3.68	10	1
T.J. Starks	11	31	2.82	9	0
Raymond Burgess	2	-2	-1.00	-1	0
Rufus Nunn	2	10	5.00	8	0
John Conner	1	15	15.00	15	1

Passing Statistics

St. Louis	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Roosevelt Murphy	16	10	109	2/14	1	22	0	103.4

Tampa Bay	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Raymond Burgess	31	20	193	3/16	1	32	0	92.5

Receiving Statistics

St. Louis	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
RB Phillip Embry	5	5	47	9.40	27	16	0
TE Clifton Compton	2	3	29	14.50	14	22	0
WR Bennie Nori	1	2	15	15.00	7	15	1
WR Deron Irons	1	1	12	12.00	0	12	0
FB Paul Markley	1	2	6	6.00	0	6	0
WR Lincoln Dodge	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
TE Mel Grier	0	2	0	0.00	0	0	0

Tampa Bay	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
TE Rob Gronkowski	5	5	59	11.80	5	18	1
WR Gene Clemons	3	3	21	7.00	1	12	0
WR Jeremy Maclin	3	6	32	10.67	2	19	0
RB T.J. Starks	2	2	17	8.50	10	11	0
FB Rufus Nunn	1	1	4	4.00	4	4	0
TE Winfred Gilmore	1	2	5	5.00	1	5	0
RB Billy Lutes	1	2	2	2.00	0	2	0
WR Kenyon Moland	1	2	32	32.00	6	32	0
WR Tracy Shergalis	1	2	14	14.00	0	14	0
FB John Conner	1	1	3	3.00	0	3	0
WR Brandon LaFell	1	5	4	4.00	1	4	0

Interception Statistics

St. Louis	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Tampa Bay	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

St. Louis	Fumb	Recov	Force
Roosevelt Murphy	1	1	0
Howard Nyboer	1	0	0
Harvey Stevenson	0	0	1

Tampa Bay	Fumb	Recov	Force
Jeremy Maclin	1	0	0
Chad Rinehart	0	1	0
Daniel Te'o-Nesheim	0	1	0
Winston England	0	0	1
Darnell Cooley	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

St. Louis	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Zoltan Mesko	6	277	46.2	39.8	54	3

Tampa Bay	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Kerry Bergman	5	232	46.4	41.6	54	1

Kicking Statistics

St. Louis	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Cornelius Morris	1/1	1/1	1/1	50	1/1

Tampa Bay	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Calvin Gifford	2/2	1/1	0/0	43	1/1

Punt Return Statistics

St. Louis	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Kenny Britt	1	4	4.0	0

Tampa Bay	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Mike Simmons	2	18	9.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

St. Louis	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Scott Foster	3	76	25.3	0

Tampa Bay	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Mike Simmons	1	28	28.0	0
Tracy Shergalis	1	30	30.0	0

Defensive Statistics

St. Louis	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Victor Wallace	9	3	1.0	34	33
DT Ndamukong Suh	7	4	1.0	29	27
ILB Gerald Farr	5	2	0.0	27	24
OLB Winfred Lofton	4	2	0.0	21	18
S Harvey Stevenson	4	1	0.0	22	23
CB Kim Kraft	4	0	0.0	15	23
S Herb McCurdy	4	0	0.0	13	13
CB Ross Stachelski	3	1	0.0	24	23
CB J.B. Rayburn	3	1	0.0	8	12
DE Trent South	3	0	0.0	14	19
CB Scott Foster	2	1	0.0	24	18
OLB Brian Cushing	2	0	0.0	31	27
ILB Rondell Quinn	1	0	1.0	7	5
DE Robert Ayers	1	2	0.0	25	25
CB Morris Sawyer	1	1	0.0	14	14
DE Jared Odrick	1	0	0.0	6	7
OLB Tito Schulters	1	0	0.0	10	14
DE Greg Hardy	0	2	0.0	10	9
DT Robert Henderson	0	1	0.0	2	0
S Earnest Alcott	0	1	0.0	26	24

Tampa Bay	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
CB Scotty McGee	7	2	0.0	33	15
OLB Trevor Petry	7	0	0.0	18	3
DT Rico Turnbull	5	0	0.5	25	9
ILB Daryl Mincy	5	1	0.0	29	16
CB Brent Crawford	5	0	0.0	30	10
S A.J. Brennan	4	5	0.0	23	14
DE Darnell Cooley	4	2	0.0	29	14
DE Winston England	2	2	1.0	19	13
DT Alvin Dinstel	2	3	0.0	13	9
DE Daniel Te'o-Nesheim	2	2	0.0	28	9
S Reshad Jones	2	0	0.0	26	15
OLB Ross Oxby	1	2	0.0	17	9
S Gus Horn	1	0	0.0	30	16
OLB Kennedy Welshans	1	0	0.0	8	7
DT Fili Moala	0	1	0.5	11	4
DT Ken Phillips	0	1	0.0	16	2
CB Mike Simmons	0	1	0.0	17	13
CB Vinny Forbes	0	1	0.0	34	17

Pass Rush Statistics

St. Louis	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Victor Wallace	1.0	0	1	1	33
DT Ndamukong Suh	1.0	0	0	0	27
ILB Rondell Quinn	1.0	0	0	0	5
OLB Brian Cushing	0.0	2	0	0	27
OLB Tito Schulters	0.0	1	0	0	14
DE Trent South	0.0	0	1	0	19

Tampa Bay	Sack	Hurry	PPlay
DE Winston England	1.0	0	13
DT Fili Moala	0.5	0	4
DT Rico Turnbull	0.5	0	9
DE Daniel Te'o-Nesheim	0.0	2	9

Pass Defense Statistics

St. Louis	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Kim Kraft	3	0	23
OLB Victor Wallace	3	0	33
CB Ross Stachelski	3	0	23
S Herb McCurdy	2	2	13
CB Scott Foster	2	0	18
CB J.B. Rayburn	2	0	12
OLB Winfred Lofton	1	1	18
S Harvey Stevenson	1	0	23
CB Morris Sawyer	1	0	14
ILB Gerald Farr	1	0	24
OLB Tito Schulters	1	0	14

Tampa Bay	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
ILB Daryl Mincy	2	1	16
CB Scotty McGee	2	1	15
CB Brent Crawford	2	0	10
OLB Trevor Petry	1	0	3
DE Darnell Cooley	1	0	14
OLB Kennedy Welshans	1	0	7
S A.J. Brennan	1	0	14
S Gus Horn	0	1	16

Blocking Statistics

St. Louis	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Garrett Reynolds	2	6	36	0	18
Shane Underwood	2	4	31	1	14
Sebastian Vollmer	1	6	31	0	15
Paul Markley	1	1	33	0	12
Vladimir Ducasse	0	7	30	0	15
Craig Young	0	4	35	1	18
Clifton Compton	0	3	38	0	18
Nick Knauls	0	2	7	0	3
Tito Greer	0	2	10	0	0
Mel Grier	0	2	38	0	18

Tampa Bay	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Jack Sughroue	3	9	21	0	18
John Greco	3	6	27	1	25
Chad Rinehart	2	5	25	0	27
Scottie Brodbelt	1	5	22	0	27
Tommy Christen	1	3	14	0	16
Norm Battle	1	2	23	0	14
Rex Strickland	1	1	23	1	22
John Conner	0	1	17	0	14
Rob Gronkowski	0	1	22	0	25
Andrew Gardner	0	0	20	1	21

Special Teams Tackles

St. Louis	Tackles	STPlays
Herb McCurdy	2	13
Kim Kraft	1	9
Paul Markley	1	5

Tampa Bay	Tackles	STPlays
T.J. Starks	2	19
John Conner	2	10

Participation

St. Louis	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Victor Wallace	---	---	34	33	3	70
Mel Grier	38	18	---	---	13	69
Clifton Compton	38	18	---	---	10	66
Brian Cushing	---	---	31	27	3	61
Ndamukong Suh	---	---	29	27	3	59
Ross Stachelski	---	---	24	23	11	58
Roosevelt Murphy	38	18	---	---	---	56
Garrett Reynolds	36	18	---	---	2	56
Gerald Farr	---	---	27	24	3	54
Craig Young	35	18	---	---	---	53
Robert Ayers	---	---	25	25	2	52
Earnest Alcott	---	---	26	24	1	51
Vladimir Ducasse	30	15	---	---	5	50
Paul Markley	33	12	---	---	5	50
Harvey Stevenson	---	---	22	23	3	48
Sebastian Vollmer	31	15	---	---	2	48
Kim Kraft	---	---	15	23	9	47
Scott Foster	---	---	24	18	5	47
Shane Underwood	31	14	---	---	---	45
Morris Sawyer	---	---	14	14	15	43
Walt Tyler	---	---	21	15	5	41
Winfred Lofton	---	---	21	18	1	40
Herb McCurdy	---	---	13	13	13	39
Marco Quinn	17	6	---	---	15	38
Trent South	---	---	14	19	2	35
Bennie Nori	24	9	---	---	---	33
Howard Nyboer	13	4	---	---	14	31
Tito Schulters	---	---	10	14	6	30
Phillip Embry	15	11	---	---	---	26
Greg Hardy	---	---	10	9	5	24
Chuck Lemoine	10	7	---	---	7	24
J.B. Rayburn	---	---	8	12	3	23
Deron Irons	7	5	---	---	8	20
Nick Knauls	7	3	---	---	7	17
Kenny Britt	2	3	---	---	12	17
Tito Greer	10	0	---	---	7	17
Jared Odrick	---	---	6	7	4	17
Lincoln Dodge	3	4	---	---	8	15
Rondell Quinn	---	---	7	5	3	15
Zoltan Mesko	0	0	---	---	6	6
Charlie Kolker	---	---	0	0	5	5
Cornelius Morris	0	0	---	---	4	4
Gerald Sotelo	---	---	2	1	---	3
Robert Henderson	---	---	2	0	---	2
Donny Stropka	0	0	---	---	1	1
Vernon Wilcox	0	0	---	---	---	0

Tampa Bay	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Raymond Burgess	35	34	---	---	2	71
Vinny Forbes	---	---	34	17	14	65
Chad Rinehart	25	27	---	---	7	59
John Greco	27	25	---	---	5	57
T.J. Starks	16	19	---	---	19	54
Rob Gronkowski	22	25	---	---	7	54
Scottie Brodbelt	22	27	---	---	4	53
Rex Strickland	23	22	---	---	7	52
A.J. Brennan	---	---	23	14	13	50
Scotty McGee	---	---	33	15	1	49
Gus Horn	---	---	30	16	2	48
Daryl Mincy	---	---	29	16	2	47
Daniel Te'o-Nesheim	---	---	28	9	9	46
Mike Simmons	---	---	17	13	14	44
Andrew Gardner	20	21	---	---	3	44
Darnell Cooley	---	---	29	14	1	44
Reshad Jones	---	---	26	15	1	42
Jack Sughroue	21	18	---	---	2	41
Jeremy Maclin	20	21	---	---	---	41
Winfred Gilmore	17	11	---	---	13	41
John Conner	17	14	---	---	10	41
Gene Clemons	19	21	---	---	---	40
Brent Crawford	---	---	30	10	---	40
Brandon LaFell	20	19	---	---	---	39
Ross Oxby	---	---	17	9	13	39
Norm Battle	23	14	---	---	---	37
Tommy Christen	14	16	---	---	7	37
Rico Turnbull	---	---	25	9	3	37
Billy Lutes	19	15	---	---	1	35
Winston England	---	---	19	13	---	32
Kenyon Moland	7	6	---	---	14	27
Tracy Shergalis	10	12	---	---	2	24
Alvin Dinstel	---	---	13	9	2	24
Rufus Nunn	5	7	---	---	11	23
Trevor Petry	---	---	18	3	---	21
Ken Phillips	---	---	16	2	1	19
Fili Moala	---	---	11	4	2	17
Adam Crane	3	0	---	---	13	16
Kennedy Welshans	---	---	8	7	---	15
Darrell Preston	---	---	9	2	3	14
Bart Krcik	---	---	3	1	6	10
Calvin Gifford	0	0	---	---	6	6
Erik Yates	0	0	---	---	6	6
Kerry Bergman	0	0	---	---	5	5
Dennis Jessie	0	0	---	---	---	0
Emmanuel Hill	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	6	27	4.5
Middle	12	27	2.3
Right	20	75	3.8
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	9	53	5.9
Middle	19	57	3.0
Right	5	16	3.2
None	2	-2	-1.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

St. Louis	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Roosevelt Murphy	16	10	1	0	1	3	2	0	0

Tampa Bay	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Raymond Burgess	31	20	1	1	2	3	2	1	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	3	3	24	8.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	3	3	29	9.7
Medium (9-18 Yds)	6	4	56	9.3
Long (19+ Yds)	4	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	3	2	15	5.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	12	8	39	3.3
Medium (9-18 Yds)	12	8	88	7.3
Long (19+ Yds)	4	2	51	12.8

Detailed Receiving Statistics

St. Louis	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
RB Phillip Embry	5	5	0	47	0	11
TE Clifton Compton	3	2	0	29	1	18
WR Bennie Nori	2	1	0	15	0	9
TE Mel Grier	2	0	1	0	0	18
FB Paul Markley	2	1	0	6	0	12
WR Lincoln Dodge	1	0	0	0	0	4
WR Deron Irons	1	1	0	12	0	5

Tampa Bay	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Jeremy Maclin	6	3	1	32	0	21
TE Rob Gronkowski	5	5	0	59	0	25
WR Brandon LaFell	5	1	1	4	0	19
WR Gene Clemons	3	3	0	21	0	21
RB T.J. Starks	2	2	0	17	0	19
TE Winfred Gilmore	2	1	0	5	0	11
RB Billy Lutes	2	1	0	2	0	15
WR Kenyon Moland	2	1	0	32	1	6
WR Tracy Shergalis	2	1	0	14	0	12
FB Rufus Nunn	1	1	0	4	0	7
FB John Conner	1	1	0	3	0	14

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

St. Louis	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

Tampa Bay	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

St. Louis	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Roosevelt Murphy	2	2	17	8.50	6.81

Tampa Bay	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Raymond Burgess	4	2	17	4.25	6.23

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

St. Louis	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Bennie Nori	1	1	15	15.00	7.50
RB Phillip Embry	1	1	2	2.00	9.40

Tampa Bay	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
FB Rufus Nunn	1	1	4	4.00	4.00
RB Billy Lutes	1	0	0	0.00	1.00
WR Tracy Shergalis	1	0	0	0.00	7.00
TE Rob Gronkowski	1	1	13	13.00	11.80

Third Down Rushing Statistics

St. Louis	Rushes	Conversions
Phillip Embry	5	2

Tampa Bay	Rushes	Conversions
T.J. Starks	5	3
Raymond Burgess	1	0
Rufus Nunn	1	1
Billy Lutes	1	0
John Conner	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

St. Louis	Att	Comp	Conversions
Roosevelt Murphy	9	6	5

Tampa Bay	Att	Comp	Conversions
Raymond Burgess	9	6	3

Third Down Receiving Statistics

St. Louis	Targ	Catch	Conversions
RB Phillip Embry	5	5	4
TE Clifton Compton	1	1	1
WR Lincoln Dodge	1	0	0
TE Mel Grier	1	0	0
FB Paul Markley	1	0	0

Tampa Bay	Targ	Catch	Conversions
RB T.J. Starks	2	2	1
WR Jeremy Maclin	2	1	1
WR Brandon LaFell	2	1	1
WR Gene Clemons	1	1	0
FB Rufus Nunn	1	1	0
TE Winfred Gilmore	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 42,200 (65,700 capacity)
Upper Deck 12,300 (17,700)
End Zone 8,700 (12,700)
Mezzanine 4,500 (7,300)
Sideline Seats 6,600 (11,200)
Club Seats 7,200 (12,000)
Luxury Boxes 2,900 (4,800)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	42,200 (65,700 capacity)
Upper Deck	12,300 (17,700)
End Zone	8,700 (12,700)
Mezzanine	4,500 (7,300)
Sideline Seats	6,600 (11,200)
Club Seats	7,200 (12,000)
Luxury Boxes	2,900 (4,800)