Week 3, 2027

played in Arizona, AZ

97 degrees, fair, 13 mph wind

Tampa Bay Buccaneers	0	14	7	7	-	28
Arizona Cardinals	7	7	7	6	-	27

Scoring Summary
1Q: 00:26 ARI - Shane Carter 5 pass from Neil Harvey (Ricky Azzoo extra point)
2Q: 12:59 TBY - Clifton Millner 21 run (Thomas Babic extra point)
2Q: 06:43 TBY - Jeremy Maclin 43 pass from Colt McCoy (Thomas Babic extra point)
2Q: 01:16 ARI - Owen Marecic 10 pass from Neil Harvey (Ricky Azzoo extra point)
3Q: 12:04 ARI - Shane Carter 32 pass from Neil Harvey (Ricky Azzoo extra point)
3Q: 07:11 TBY - Clifton Millner 2 run (Thomas Babic extra point)
4Q: 10:58 ARI - Ricky Azzoo 26 field goal
4Q: 02:04 ARI - Ricky Azzoo 41 field goal
4Q: 01:05 TBY - Jeremy Maclin 45 pass from Colt McCoy (Thomas Babic extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 00:26 ARI - Shane Carter 5 pass from Neil Harvey (Ricky Azzoo extra point)
2Q: 12:59 TBY - Clifton Millner 21 run (Thomas Babic extra point)
2Q: 06:43 TBY - Jeremy Maclin 43 pass from Colt McCoy (Thomas Babic extra point)
2Q: 01:16 ARI - Owen Marecic 10 pass from Neil Harvey (Ricky Azzoo extra point)
3Q: 12:04 ARI - Shane Carter 32 pass from Neil Harvey (Ricky Azzoo extra point)
3Q: 07:11 TBY - Clifton Millner 2 run (Thomas Babic extra point)
4Q: 10:58 ARI - Ricky Azzoo 26 field goal
4Q: 02:04 ARI - Ricky Azzoo 41 field goal
4Q: 01:05 TBY - Jeremy Maclin 45 pass from Colt McCoy (Thomas Babic extra point)

Team Statistics TBY ARI
Record 2-1 2-1
First Downs 22 19
- by Rushing 10 6
- by Passing 12 12
- by Penalty 0 1
Total Net Yards 443 404
- Offensive Plays 62 66
- Yards per Play 7.15 6.12
Net Rushing Yards 153 96
- Rushing Attempts 30 26
- Yards per Rush 5.10 3.69
Net Passing Yards 290 308
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 31 - 18 - 0 40 - 24 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 296 308
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/6 0/0
- Yards per Pass Play 9.06 7.70
Fumbles/Lost 1/1 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 8/15 8/17
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 9.9 6.9
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/1
Penalties/Yards 4/21 6/40
Punt Returns/Yards 5/21 3/32
Kick Returns/Yards 4/66 3/62
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 1 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/0 2/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 20 OWN 32
Time of Possession 29:05 30:55

Team Statistics	TBY	ARI
Record	2-1	2-1
First Downs	22	19
- by Rushing	10	6
- by Passing	12	12
- by Penalty	0	1
Total Net Yards	443	404
- Offensive Plays	62	66
- Yards per Play	7.15	6.12
Net Rushing Yards	153	96
- Rushing Attempts	30	26
- Yards per Rush	5.10	3.69
Net Passing Yards	290	308
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	31 - 18 - 0	40 - 24 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	296	308
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/6	0/0
- Yards per Pass Play	9.06	7.70
Fumbles/Lost	1/1	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	8/15	8/17
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	9.9	6.9
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/1
Penalties/Yards	4/21	6/40
Punt Returns/Yards	5/21	3/32
Kick Returns/Yards	4/66	3/62
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	1	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/0	2/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 20	OWN 32
Time of Possession	29:05	30:55

Drive Charts

Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	0:58	OWN 20	3	1	Punt
1	13:12	5:52	OWN 21	10	33	Punt
1	4:24	0:56	OWN 16	3	1	Punt
1	0:18	2:34	OWN 19	5	81	Touchdown
2	10:20	3:52	OWN 17	7	83	Touchdown
2	1:10	1:10	OWN 18	4	46	Half
3	11:50	4:46	OWN 30	12	70	Touchdown
3	5:18	1:31	OWN 28	4	29	Fumble
3	2:03	1:55	OWN 7	3	1	Punt
4	10:53	2:26	OWN 16	3	3	Punt
4	7:31	1:55	OWN 28	3	0	Punt
4	1:55	1:04	OWN 20	5	80	Touchdown

Arizona Cardinals
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	14:02	0:50	OWN 37	3	8	Punt
1	7:20	2:56	OWN 3	4	26	Punt
1	3:28	3:10	OWN 44	7	56	Touchdown
2	12:44	2:24	OWN 20	6	15	Punt
2	6:28	5:18	OWN 16	9	84	Touchdown
3	15:00	3:10	OWN 34	6	66	Touchdown
3	7:04	1:46	OWN 22	3	7	Punt
3	3:47	1:44	OWN 43	5	17	Punt
3	0:08	4:15	OWN 46	8	45	Field Goal
4	8:27	0:56	OWN 38	3	9	Punt
4	5:36	3:41	OWN 49	6	27	Field Goal
4	0:51	0:51	OWN 32	6	25	Downs

Game MVP: Colt McCoy, Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Rushing Statistics

Tampa Bay	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Lawrence Lincoln	14	50	3.57	21	3	0
Clifton Millner	10	66	6.60	21	3	2
Colt McCoy	4	23	5.75	12	1	0
Rufus Nunn	1	1	1.00	1	0	0
John Conner	1	13	13.00	13	1	0

Arizona	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Alex Keyes	10	57	5.70	16	3
Owen Marecic	7	23	3.29	12	1
Jeff Hicks	5	3	0.60	5	0
Ross King	3	4	1.33	2	0
Neil Harvey	1	9	9.00	9	0

Passing Statistics

Tampa Bay	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Colt McCoy	31	18	296	1/6	2	55	0	111.7

Arizona	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Neil Harvey	40	24	308	0/0	3	33	0	109.2

Receiving Statistics

Tampa Bay	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Jeremy Maclin	5	10	111	22.20	34	45	2
TE Shawn Nelson	2	2	20	10.00	0	15	0
FB John Conner	2	2	29	14.50	19	23	0
WR Brandon LaFell	2	5	15	7.50	0	15	0
TE Harry Krupp	2	3	54	27.00	29	55	0
WR Dwight Walters	2	3	21	10.50	1	14	0
WR Everett Fulcher	2	3	36	18.00	0	21	0
RB Lawrence Lincoln	1	1	10	10.00	1	10	0
FB Rufus Nunn	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
WR Leonard Hankerson	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Arizona	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Kirk Bode	6	9	44	7.33	10	16	0
WR Shane Carter	6	11	88	14.67	20	32	2
WR Jon Freeman	3	6	56	18.67	20	33	0
WR Dean Gillespie	3	4	44	14.67	4	25	0
WR Luke Bishop	2	4	28	14.00	19	25	0
FB Owen Marecic	2	3	29	14.50	10	19	1
TE Roger Green	1	1	11	11.00	0	11	0
TE Bryce Cortez	1	2	8	8.00	0	8	0

Interception Statistics

Tampa Bay	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Arizona	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Tampa Bay	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Dwight Walters	1	0	0	0

Arizona	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Paul Fox	0	1	0	0
Damon Myers	0	0	1	0

Punting Statistics

Tampa Bay	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Kerry Bergman	6	268	44.7	39.3	54	1

Arizona	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Kenny Morris	6	259	43.2	39.7	58	5

Kicking Statistics

Tampa Bay	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Thomas Babic	0/0	0/0	0/0	0	4/4

Arizona	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Ricky Azzoo	2/2	1/1	0/0	41	3/3

Punt Return Statistics

Tampa Bay	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Randall Nastasi	5	21	4.2	0

Arizona	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Taylor Mays	3	32	10.7	0

Kick Return Statistics

Tampa Bay	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Randall Nastasi	2	33	16.5	0
Leonard Hankerson	2	33	16.5	0

Arizona	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Jon Freeman	2	43	21.5	0
Jeremy Hines	1	19	19.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Tampa Bay	Tack	Asst	RPlay	PPlay
S Randall Nastasi	5	1	18	36
OLB C.J. Sampras	5	1	17	20
CB Colin Morris	5	1	21	29
CB Mel Dowell	4	1	14	34
S Luke Hartland	4	0	18	30
ILB Daryl Mincy	3	1	19	30
DT Rico Turnbull	3	0	17	26
CB Jalil Brown	3	0	13	22
ILB Edward Patterson	2	1	7	7
CB Brent Crawford	2	1	24	39
DE Daniel Te'o-Nesheim	2	0	18	29
DT Kent Vaughn	2	0	10	22
S Chris Stone	1	3	10	16
DT Alvin Dinstel	1	2	9	14
OLB Kennedy Welshans	1	1	13	15
DE Pernell McPhee	1	1	8	11
DT Christian Ballard	1	1	19	15
OLB C.J. Lowe	1	0	5	3
DE A.J. Thomason	1	0	20	31

Arizona	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Gus Horn	6	0	0.0	22	21
S Christopher Prosinski	5	4	0.0	25	28
S Taylor Mays	5	0	0.0	16	24
OLB Travis Foster	4	1	1.0	21	23
ILB Ronnie Bismonte	4	0	0.0	6	4
DE Tyson Alualu	4	0	0.0	23	23
CB Paul Fox	3	0	0.0	23	24
DE Zach Erickson	2	2	0.0	14	10
CB Jeremy Hines	2	0	0.0	28	31
CB Korey Perkins	2	0	0.0	16	15
OLB Brandon Spikes	1	2	0.0	17	18
DE Damon Myers	1	1	0.0	23	24
CB Tyrone Richmond	1	1	0.0	9	12
DE Bernie Watts	1	1	0.0	12	14
ILB Colin McCarthy	1	1	0.0	7	9
OLB Jason Phillips	1	0	0.0	12	9
ILB Nate Irving	1	0	0.0	23	26
DE Archie Sankey	0	1	0.0	11	16
OLB T.J. Stetson	0	1	0.0	9	9

Pass Rush Statistics

Tampa Bay	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Daniel Te'o-Nesheim	1	3	0	29
DT Kent Vaughn	1	1	0	22
DE A.J. Thomason	0	2	1	31
DE Pernell McPhee	0	2	0	11
DT Rico Turnbull	0	1	0	26
DT Alvin Dinstel	0	0	1	14

Arizona	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Travis Foster	1.0	2	1	23
DE Tyson Alualu	0.0	2	2	23
DE Bernie Watts	0.0	1	1	14
DE Damon Myers	0.0	0	2	24

Pass Defense Statistics

Tampa Bay	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
OLB C.J. Sampras	5	0	20
CB Colin Morris	4	0	29
CB Brent Crawford	3	1	39
S Randall Nastasi	3	0	36
S Luke Hartland	2	0	30
CB Jalil Brown	2	0	22
S Chris Stone	1	1	16
ILB Daryl Mincy	1	0	30
OLB Kennedy Welshans	1	0	15
DE Daniel Te'o-Nesheim	1	0	29
CB Mel Dowell	1	0	34

Arizona	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
S Christopher Prosinski	3	1	28
S Gus Horn	3	0	21
S Taylor Mays	3	0	24
CB Jeremy Hines	2	0	31
CB Paul Fox	2	0	24
CB Korey Perkins	2	0	15
DE Damon Myers	1	1	24
OLB Travis Foster	1	0	23
ILB Nate Irving	1	0	26
OLB Brandon Spikes	0	1	18
CB Tyrone Richmond	0	1	12
ILB Colin McCarthy	0	1	9

Blocking Statistics

Tampa Bay	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Rodney Bjorke	4	6	0	26	0	30
Ryan Clady	3	4	0	25	1	21
Gene Forbes	1	5	1	29	0	30
Danny Watkins	1	5	1	29	0	32
Russell Hicks	1	4	0	23	0	23
Harry Krupp	1	1	0	19	0	15
Norm Battle	0	1	0	5	0	2
John Conner	0	1	0	16	0	15
Marcus Gilbert	0	1	0	6	0	13

Arizona	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	PPly
Billy Joe Whitlow	2	5	1	20	37
Gabe Buckner	2	4	0	24	34
Eugene Arnold	1	4	0	20	34
Andrew Jackson	1	3	0	8	12
Marty Linquist	0	5	0	23	36
Andre Smith	0	1	0	21	32
Lawrence Berry	0	1	0	4	4
Chris Cherpeski	0	1	0	9	11
Owen Marecic	0	1	0	15	17

Special Teams Tackles

Tampa Bay	Tackles	STPlays
Dwight Walters	2	22
Leonard Hankerson	1	16
Brent Crawford	1	13
Norm Battle	1	6
Rodney Bjorke	1	5

Arizona	Tackles	STPlays
Nate Irving	5	12
Travis Foster	2	12
Luke Bishop	1	13
Lawrence Berry	1	8

Participation

Tampa Bay	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Brent Crawford	---	---	24	39	13	76
Randall Nastasi	---	---	18	36	13	67
Colt McCoy	30	32	---	---	---	62
Rodney Bjorke	26	30	---	---	5	61
Danny Watkins	29	32	---	---	---	61
Gene Forbes	29	30	---	---	---	59
Mel Dowell	---	---	14	34	9	57
Lawrence Lincoln	17	17	---	---	22	56
A.J. Thomason	---	---	20	31	3	54
Colin Morris	---	---	21	29	3	53
Russell Hicks	23	23	---	---	6	52
Daryl Mincy	---	---	19	30	3	52
Harry Krupp	19	15	---	---	17	51
Dwight Walters	8	21	---	---	22	51
Luke Hartland	---	---	18	30	1	49
Ryan Clady	25	21	---	---	2	48
Brandon LaFell	24	18	---	---	6	48
Daniel Te'o-Nesheim	---	---	18	29	1	48
Jalil Brown	---	---	13	22	13	48
Rico Turnbull	---	---	17	26	3	46
Kent Vaughn	---	---	10	22	10	42
Kennedy Welshans	---	---	13	15	12	40
C.J. Sampras	---	---	17	20	2	39
Everett Fulcher	10	19	---	---	10	39
Jeremy Maclin	17	20	---	---	---	37
John Conner	16	15	---	---	5	36
Christian Ballard	---	---	19	15	1	35
Shawn Nelson	16	10	---	---	6	32
Akeem Dent	---	---	6	11	14	31
Clifton Millner	13	15	---	---	1	29
Chris Stone	---	---	10	16	---	26
Alvin Dinstel	---	---	9	14	2	25
Leonard Hankerson	2	7	---	---	16	25
Marcus Gilbert	6	13	---	---	6	25
Rufus Nunn	8	3	---	---	12	23
Mel Robbins	7	9	---	---	5	21
Pernell McPhee	---	---	8	11	2	21
Edward Patterson	---	---	7	7	5	19
Norm Battle	5	2	---	---	6	13
C.J. Lowe	---	---	5	3	5	13
Kerry Bergman	0	0	---	---	6	6
Thomas Babic	0	0	---	---	5	5
Kendall Watkins	---	---	0	0	2	2
Brandon Johnson	0	0	---	---	---	0
Levon Schwartz	0	0	---	---	---	0

Arizona	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Jeremy Hines	---	---	28	31	11	70
Neil Harvey	26	40	---	---	---	66
Eugene Arnold	20	34	---	---	7	61
Nate Irving	---	---	23	26	12	61
Marty Linquist	23	36	---	---	---	59
Gabe Buckner	24	34	---	---	---	58
Jon Freeman	12	28	---	---	17	57
Billy Joe Whitlow	20	37	---	---	---	57
Paul Fox	---	---	23	24	10	57
Travis Foster	---	---	21	23	12	56
Gus Horn	---	---	22	21	12	55
Andre Smith	21	32	---	---	1	54
Christopher Prosinski	---	---	25	28	---	53
Owen Marecic	15	17	---	---	19	51
Damon Myers	---	---	23	24	---	47
Bryce Cortez	16	13	---	---	18	47
Tyson Alualu	---	---	23	23	---	46
Taylor Mays	---	---	16	24	5	45
Jason Phillips	---	---	12	9	23	44
Shane Carter	9	28	---	---	5	42
Dean Gillespie	18	21	---	---	---	39
Roger Green	10	15	---	---	14	39
Kirk Bode	16	22	---	---	---	38
Jeff Hicks	8	16	---	---	12	36
Brandon Spikes	---	---	17	18	---	35
Archie Sankey	---	---	11	16	6	33
Alex Keyes	12	19	---	---	---	31
Korey Perkins	---	---	16	15	---	31
Luke Bishop	3	15	---	---	13	31
Bernie Watts	---	---	12	14	3	29
Chris Cherpeski	9	11	---	---	8	28
Andrew Jackson	8	12	---	---	8	28
Zach Erickson	---	---	14	10	3	27
Tyrone Richmond	---	---	9	12	5	26
Ross King	11	6	---	---	6	23
T.J. Stetson	---	---	9	9	5	23
Colin McCarthy	---	---	7	9	5	21
Lawrence Berry	4	4	---	---	8	16
Kelly Compton	---	---	7	9	---	16
Ronnie Bismonte	---	---	6	4	2	12
Kyle Wilson	---	---	6	3	1	10
Jason Dorff	1	0	---	---	8	9
Ricky Azzoo	0	0	---	---	8	8
Kenny Morris	0	0	---	---	8	8
Kim Westbrook	0	0	---	---	---	0
Heath Horn	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	6	65	10.8
Middle	19	56	2.9
Right	5	32	6.4
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	7	14	2.0
Middle	15	60	4.0
Right	4	22	5.5
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Tampa Bay	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Colt McCoy	31	18	5	2	1	5	5	6	0

Arizona	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Neil Harvey	40	24	6	1	2	2	9	2	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	3	2	5	1.7
Short (0-8 Yds)	9	5	34	3.8
Medium (9-18 Yds)	14	7	93	6.6
Long (19+ Yds)	5	4	164	32.8

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	2	0	0	0.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	17	13	113	6.6
Medium (9-18 Yds)	17	8	105	6.2
Long (19+ Yds)	4	3	90	22.5

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Tampa Bay	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Jeremy Maclin	10	5	1	111	2	20
WR Brandon LaFell	5	2	0	15	0	18
TE Harry Krupp	3	2	0	54	1	15
WR Dwight Walters	3	2	0	21	0	21
WR Everett Fulcher	3	2	0	36	1	19
TE Shawn Nelson	2	2	0	20	0	10
FB John Conner	2	2	0	29	1	15
FB Rufus Nunn	1	0	0	0	0	3
RB Lawrence Lincoln	1	1	0	10	0	17
WR Leonard Hankerson	1	0	0	0	0	7

Arizona	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Shane Carter	11	6	0	88	2	28
WR Kirk Bode	9	6	1	44	0	22
WR Jon Freeman	6	3	1	56	2	28
WR Dean Gillespie	4	3	0	44	1	21
WR Luke Bishop	4	2	0	28	1	15
FB Owen Marecic	3	2	0	29	0	17
TE Bryce Cortez	2	1	0	8	0	13
TE Roger Green	1	1	0	11	0	15

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Tampa Bay	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Clifton Millner	1	2	2.00	6.60

Arizona	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Alex Keyes	3	24	8.00	5.70
Ross King	1	2	2.00	1.33
Owen Marecic	1	-1	-1.00	3.29

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Tampa Bay	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg

Arizona	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Neil Harvey	3	2	15	5.00	7.70

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Tampa Bay	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg

Arizona	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Shane Carter	2	1	5	2.50	8.00
FB Owen Marecic	1	1	10	10.00	9.67

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Tampa Bay	Rushes	Conversions
Colt McCoy	2	2
Clifton Millner	2	1
Lawrence Lincoln	1	0

Arizona	Rushes	Conversions
Alex Keyes	3	1
Jeff Hicks	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Tampa Bay	Att	Comp	Conversions
Colt McCoy	10	8	5

Arizona	Att	Comp	Conversions
Neil Harvey	13	10	6

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Tampa Bay	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Jeremy Maclin	4	2	2
FB John Conner	2	2	1
WR Dwight Walters	2	2	1
WR Brandon LaFell	1	1	0
TE Harry Krupp	1	1	1

Arizona	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Kirk Bode	6	4	1
WR Shane Carter	3	2	2
WR Jon Freeman	1	1	1
WR Dean Gillespie	1	1	1
TE Bryce Cortez	1	1	0
WR Luke Bishop	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 84,900 (99,900 capacity)
Upper Deck 23,100 (25,400)
End Zone 15,100 (18,200)
Mezzanine 9,000 (10,500)
Sideline Seats 14,600 (16,100)
Club Seats 14,100 (19,900)
Luxury Boxes 9,000 (9,800)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	84,900 (99,900 capacity)
Upper Deck	23,100 (25,400)
End Zone	15,100 (18,200)
Mezzanine	9,000 (10,500)
Sideline Seats	14,600 (16,100)
Club Seats	14,100 (19,900)
Luxury Boxes	9,000 (9,800)