Exhibition Week 2, 2027

played in Tampa Bay, FL

78 degrees, fair, 1 mph wind

Buffalo Bills	3	0	3	0	-	6
Tampa Bay Buccaneers	3	3	14	3	-	23

Scoring Summary
1Q: 07:42 BUF - Taylor Mehlhaff 50 field goal
1Q: 01:32 TBY - Thomas Babic 34 field goal
2Q: 05:57 TBY - Thomas Babic 26 field goal
3Q: 11:43 TBY - Dwight Walters 91 pass from Brandon Johnson (Thomas Babic extra point)
3Q: 05:03 TBY - Rob Gronkowski 3 pass from Brandon Johnson (Thomas Babic extra point)
3Q: 00:02 BUF - Taylor Mehlhaff 41 field goal
4Q: 02:19 TBY - Thomas Babic 41 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 07:42 BUF - Taylor Mehlhaff 50 field goal
1Q: 01:32 TBY - Thomas Babic 34 field goal
2Q: 05:57 TBY - Thomas Babic 26 field goal
3Q: 11:43 TBY - Dwight Walters 91 pass from Brandon Johnson (Thomas Babic extra point)
3Q: 05:03 TBY - Rob Gronkowski 3 pass from Brandon Johnson (Thomas Babic extra point)
3Q: 00:02 BUF - Taylor Mehlhaff 41 field goal
4Q: 02:19 TBY - Thomas Babic 41 field goal

Team Statistics BUF TBY
Record 0-1 1-0
First Downs 8 18
- by Rushing 3 10
- by Passing 5 6
- by Penalty 0 2
Total Net Yards 180 336
- Offensive Plays 53 68
- Yards per Play 3.40 4.94
Net Rushing Yards 62 155
- Rushing Attempts 12 44
- Yards per Rush 5.17 3.52
Net Passing Yards 118 181
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 40 - 17 - 3 21 - 14 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 126 198
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/8 3/17
- Yards per Pass Play 2.88 7.54
Fumbles/Lost 1/1 1/1
3rd Down Conversions 2/13 4/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 10.0 5.9
4th Down Conversions 0/1 0/0
Penalties/Yards 8/62 3/25
Punt Returns/Yards 3/6 2/22
Kick Returns/Yards 5/124 3/55
Interception Ret./Yards 1/0 3/51
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 0 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 0/0 1/2
Avg. Drive Start OWN 26 OWN 40
Time of Possession 22:43 37:17

Team Statistics	BUF	TBY
Record	0-1	1-0
First Downs	8	18
- by Rushing	3	10
- by Passing	5	6
- by Penalty	0	2
Total Net Yards	180	336
- Offensive Plays	53	68
- Yards per Play	3.40	4.94
Net Rushing Yards	62	155
- Rushing Attempts	12	44
- Yards per Rush	5.17	3.52
Net Passing Yards	118	181
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	40 - 17 - 3	21 - 14 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	126	198
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/8	3/17
- Yards per Pass Play	2.88	7.54
Fumbles/Lost	1/1	1/1
3rd Down Conversions	2/13	4/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	10.0	5.9
4th Down Conversions	0/1	0/0
Penalties/Yards	8/62	3/25
Punt Returns/Yards	3/6	2/22
Kick Returns/Yards	5/124	3/55
Interception Ret./Yards	1/0	3/51
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	0	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	0/0	1/2
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 26	OWN 40
Time of Possession	22:43	37:17

Drive Charts

Buffalo Bills
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	11:53	2:01	OWN 2	5	17	Punt
1	9:45	2:11	OPP 40	3	7	Field Goal
1	3:52	0:09	OWN 14	1	0	Interception
1	1:26	3:10	OWN 29	6	20	Punt
2	5:51	1:48	OWN 34	3	-7	Punt
2	2:56	0:30	OWN 24	2	15	Interception
2	2:15	1:06	OWN 20	5	23	Punt
3	15:00	2:16	OWN 40	3	3	Punt
3	11:23	1:04	OWN 41	3	1	Punt
3	4:54	4:54	OWN 20	10	56	Field Goal
4	12:31	1:10	OWN 32	3	-13	Punt
4	9:07	1:25	OWN 3	3	3	Punt
4	5:10	0:30	OWN 20	2	8	Interception
4	2:13	0:40	OWN 29	4	7	Downs

Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	3:07	OWN 31	5	27	Punt
1	9:52	0:07	OWN 40	1	0	Fumble
1	7:34	3:42	OWN 29	6	15	Punt
1	3:43	2:17	OPP 36	4	19	Field Goal
2	13:16	7:25	OWN 20	17	71	Field Goal
2	4:03	1:07	OWN 27	3	4	Punt
2	2:26	0:11	OPP 7	1	0	Interception
2	1:09	1:09	OWN 20	2	17	Half
3	12:44	1:21	OWN 4	3	96	Touchdown
3	10:19	3:03	OWN 20	5	12	Punt
3	7:16	2:22	OPP 24	4	24	Touchdown
4	15:00	2:29	OWN 18	3	6	Punt
4	11:21	2:14	OWN 18	5	38	Punt
4	7:42	2:32	OPP 41	3	-5	Punt
4	4:40	2:27	OPP 31	3	7	Field Goal
4	1:33	1:33	OPP 36	5	12	Game

Game MVP: Randall Nastasi, Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Rushing Statistics

Buffalo	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Gabe Blasingame	7	21	3.00	10	1
Ryan Williams	4	33	8.25	15	1
Hugh Cooper	1	8	8.00	8	0

Tampa Bay	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Clifton Millner	20	79	3.95	16	2
Donovan Galloway	18	63	3.50	13	2
John Conner	5	15	3.00	5	0
Brandon Johnson	1	-2	-2.00	-2	0

Passing Statistics

Buffalo	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Hugh Cooper	26	11	81	1/8	0	18	1	34.3
Phillip Rotzell	14	6	45	0/0	0	16	2	11.6

Tampa Bay	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Brandon Johnson	13	8	162	3/17	2	91	1	112.8
Colt McCoy	8	6	36	0/0	0	11	0	83.3

Receiving Statistics

Buffalo	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Arnold Ogden	6	7	36	6.00	1	9
WR James Hardy	4	7	33	8.25	0	16
RB Gabe Blasingame	2	3	28	14.00	11	18
TE Kendall Carswell	2	4	18	9.00	0	9
WR Colin Saenz	1	3	3	3.00	0	3
WR Broderick Hammond	1	6	6	6.00	0	6
FB Marshall Quaccia	1	1	2	2.00	0	2
TE Richie Fuller	0	5	0	0.00	0	0
WR Benjamin Anderko	0	4	0	0.00	0	0

Tampa Bay	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
TE Rob Gronkowski	5	6	29	5.80	6	14	1
WR Dwight Walters	5	5	111	22.20	67	91	1
WR Jeremy Maclin	2	3	43	21.50	14	33	0
TE Harry Krupp	1	2	10	10.00	0	10	0
WR Everett Fulcher	1	4	5	5.00	0	5	0
WR Leonard Hankerson	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Buffalo	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
OLB Tommy Wyden	1	0	0.00	0

Tampa Bay	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Randall Nastasi	2	51	25.50	0
S Chris Stone	1	0	0.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Buffalo	Fumb	Recov	Force
Quentin Hammett	1	0	0
Kenny Sockanathan	0	1	0
Tommy Wyden	0	0	1

Tampa Bay	Fumb	Recov	Force
Donovan Galloway	1	0	0
Russell Hicks	0	1	0
Mel Dowell	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Buffalo	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Thomas Morstead	8	402	50.3	42.5	59	2

Tampa Bay	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Kerry Bergman	7	308	44.0	40.3	52	4

Kicking Statistics

Buffalo	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Taylor Mehlhaff	2/2	2/2	1/1	50	0/0

Tampa Bay	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Thomas Babic	3/3	1/1	0/0	41	2/2

Punt Return Statistics

Buffalo	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Curtis Holcomb	2	-2	-1.0	0
Quentin Hammett	1	8	8.0	0

Tampa Bay	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Randall Nastasi	1	8	8.0	0
Brandon LaFell	1	14	14.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Buffalo	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Benjamin Anderko	3	82	27.3	0
Ryan Williams	2	42	21.0	0

Tampa Bay	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Leonard Hankerson	3	55	18.3	0

Defensive Statistics

Buffalo	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Sean Lee	10	1	0.0	31	12
DE Nolan Urban	6	0	0.5	26	12
S Kenny Sockanathan	6	2	0.0	37	20
CB Curtis Holcomb	4	1	0.0	31	19
OLB Tommy Wyden	3	3	0.5	16	10
S Byron Schepis	3	3	0.0	21	14
DT Jurrell Casey	3	2	0.0	27	12
ILB Wayne Snyder	3	1	0.0	21	12
CB Quentin Hammett	3	1	0.0	28	12
CB Vinny Washington	3	0	0.0	27	19
OLB Donald Yeager	3	0	0.0	27	11
DE Keith Stuart	2	0	1.0	15	10
S Clarence Mankey	2	1	0.0	30	19
ILB James Laurinaitis	2	0	0.0	13	4
S Carlos Cochrane	2	0	0.0	27	15
OLB Jack Marsh	2	0	0.0	28	14
DT Toby Barker	1	2	0.0	17	12
WR James Hardy	1	0	---	---	---
TE Richie Fuller	1	0	---	---	---
WR Benjamin Anderko	1	0	---	---	---
DE Craig Sellers	0	2	1.0	29	14

Tampa Bay	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
CB Mel Dowell	5	2	0.0	11	38
ILB Edward Patterson	4	1	0.5	6	20
S Randall Nastasi	3	3	0.0	6	27
S Chris Stone	3	1	0.0	7	23
CB Jalil Brown	3	1	0.0	7	31
CB Brent Crawford	2	1	0.0	12	34
DE Daniel Te'o-Nesheim	2	0	0.0	10	34
ILB Kendall Watkins	1	1	0.0	6	18
OLB Kennedy Welshans	1	0	0.0	3	13
S Luke Hartland	1	0	0.0	7	26
DT Rico Turnbull	1	0	0.0	8	28
DT Alvin Dinstel	1	0	0.0	4	13
QB Brandon Johnson	1	0	---	---	---
DT Kent Vaughn	1	0	0.0	5	11
OLB C.J. Lowe	1	0	0.0	1	2
OLB C.J. Sampras	1	0	0.0	7	18
DE A.J. Thomason	0	1	0.5	5	20
DT Christian Ballard	0	1	0.0	5	16

Pass Rush Statistics

Buffalo	Sack	Hurry	PPlay
DE Craig Sellers	1.0	1	14
DE Keith Stuart	1.0	0	10
OLB Tommy Wyden	0.5	0	10
DE Nolan Urban	0.5	0	12

Tampa Bay	Sack	Hurry	PPlay
ILB Edward Patterson	0.5	0	20
DE A.J. Thomason	0.5	0	20
DE Daniel Te'o-Nesheim	0.0	3	34
DT Rico Turnbull	0.0	2	28
DT Alvin Dinstel	0.0	1	13
DE Pernell McPhee	0.0	1	28

Pass Defense Statistics

Buffalo	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
ILB Sean Lee	3	0	0	12
ILB James Laurinaitis	2	0	0	4
S Carlos Cochrane	2	0	0	15
CB Curtis Holcomb	2	0	0	19
S Clarence Mankey	1	1	0	19
OLB Tommy Wyden	1	0	1	10
CB Vinny Washington	1	0	0	19
ILB Wayne Snyder	1	0	0	12
S Byron Schepis	1	0	0	14
OLB Donald Yeager	0	1	0	11
CB Quentin Hammett	0	1	0	12

Tampa Bay	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Mel Dowell	3	1	0	38
S Chris Stone	3	0	1	23
S Randall Nastasi	2	0	2	27
CB Jalil Brown	2	0	0	31
S Luke Hartland	1	1	0	26
CB Brent Crawford	1	1	0	34
OLB C.J. Sampras	1	1	0	18
ILB Edward Patterson	1	0	0	20
DT Alvin Dinstel	1	0	0	13
OLB C.J. Lowe	1	0	0	2
ILB Kendall Watkins	1	0	0	18
CB Colin Morris	0	2	0	36
DE A.J. Thomason	0	1	0	20
ILB Akeem Dent	0	1	0	15

Blocking Statistics

Buffalo	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Jorge Lynn	1	4	12	0	34
Benjamin Ijalana	1	2	9	1	27
Kenyon Fulcher	1	1	8	0	25
Brock Pearson	1	1	6	0	19
J.C. Iafrate	0	3	10	0	36

Tampa Bay	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Ryan Clady	3	5	0	44	1	24
Russell Hicks	2	6	1	27	0	15
Norm Battle	2	6	1	21	0	15
Danny Watkins	2	6	0	23	0	9
Rodney Bjorke	2	2	0	27	0	14
Gene Forbes	1	5	0	44	1	24
Mel Robbins	1	4	0	17	1	9
Marcus Gilbert	1	4	0	17	0	10
John Conner	1	3	0	27	0	10
Rob Gronkowski	1	2	0	31	0	15

Special Teams Tackles

Buffalo	Tackles	STPlays
Colin Saenz	2	17
Kendall Carswell	2	15
Arnold Ogden	1	17

Tampa Bay	Tackles	STPlays
Mel Dowell	4	33
Dwight Walters	3	20
Everett Fulcher	1	9

Participation

Buffalo	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Clarence Mankey	---	---	30	19	30	79
Kenny Sockanathan	---	---	37	20	4	61
Curtis Holcomb	---	---	31	19	5	55
Jorge Lynn	12	34	---	---	8	54
Vinny Washington	---	---	27	19	3	49
Sean Lee	---	---	31	12	4	47
Arnold Ogden	5	25	---	---	17	47
Quentin Hammett	---	---	28	12	7	47
J.C. Iafrate	10	36	---	---	---	46
Byron Schepis	---	---	21	14	10	45
Craig Sellers	---	---	29	14	2	45
Jack Marsh	---	---	28	14	2	44
Jurrell Casey	---	---	27	12	4	43
Josh Hall	---	---	13	10	19	42
Carlos Cochrane	---	---	27	15	---	42
Kendall Carswell	8	18	---	---	15	41
Nolan Urban	---	---	26	12	3	41
Donald Yeager	---	---	27	11	3	41
Winfred Gilmore	9	10	---	---	19	38
Marshall Quaccia	2	13	---	---	22	37
Caleb Schlauderaff	7	25	---	---	5	37
Richie Fuller	8	22	---	---	6	36
Lincoln Wilson	4	22	---	---	10	36
Benjamin Ijalana	9	27	---	---	---	36
Dave Thibodeau	---	---	19	12	4	35
Kenyon Fulcher	8	25	---	---	2	35
Wayne Snyder	---	---	21	12	2	35
Brock Pearson	6	19	---	---	10	35
Colin Saenz	2	15	---	---	17	34
Toby Barker	---	---	17	12	5	34
Broderick Hammond	5	27	---	---	---	32
Hugh Cooper	5	27	---	---	---	32
James Hardy	7	24	---	---	---	31
D.J. Derrick	4	17	---	---	10	31
Gabe Blasingame	7	23	---	---	---	30
Keith Stuart	---	---	15	10	3	28
Tommy Wyden	---	---	16	10	2	28
James Laurinaitis	---	---	13	4	10	27
Benjamin Anderko	2	16	---	---	9	27
Lee Wright	0	0	---	---	25	25
Phillip Rotzell	7	14	---	---	---	21
Ryan Williams	5	12	---	---	2	19
Thomas Morstead	0	0	---	---	8	8
Unknown	1	1	---	---	5	7
Taylor Mehlhaff	0	0	---	---	5	5
Gino Harvey	0	0	---	---	2	2

Tampa Bay	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Mel Dowell	---	---	11	38	33	82
Ryan Clady	44	24	---	---	8	76
Gene Forbes	44	24	---	---	---	68
Clifton Millner	24	12	---	---	27	63
John Conner	27	10	---	---	17	54
Brent Crawford	---	---	12	34	8	54
Daniel Te'o-Nesheim	---	---	10	34	9	53
Russell Hicks	27	15	---	---	10	52
Dwight Walters	18	14	---	---	20	52
Rob Gronkowski	31	15	---	---	4	50
Brandon LaFell	28	13	---	---	7	48
Colin Morris	---	---	9	36	3	48
Jalil Brown	---	---	7	31	9	47
Rodney Bjorke	27	14	---	---	5	46
Jeremy Maclin	30	14	---	---	---	44
Brandon Johnson	27	16	---	---	---	43
Danny Watkins	23	9	---	---	10	42
Randall Nastasi	---	---	6	27	7	40
Norm Battle	21	15	---	---	3	39
Rico Turnbull	---	---	8	28	3	39
Harry Krupp	14	7	---	---	17	38
Everett Fulcher	16	13	---	---	9	38
Pernell McPhee	---	---	9	28	1	38
Marcus Gilbert	17	10	---	---	10	37
Chris Stone	---	---	7	23	5	35
Akeem Dent	---	---	4	15	16	35
Luke Hartland	---	---	7	26	1	34
Donovan Galloway	20	11	---	---	---	31
Mel Robbins	17	9	---	---	4	30
Edward Patterson	---	---	6	20	3	29
A.J. Thomason	---	---	5	20	4	29
Kendall Watkins	---	---	6	18	4	28
C.J. Sampras	---	---	7	18	1	26
Leonard Hankerson	5	6	---	---	15	26
Colt McCoy	17	8	---	---	---	25
Kent Vaughn	---	---	5	11	8	24
Christian Ballard	---	---	5	16	---	21
Lawrence Lincoln	7	5	---	---	8	20
Alvin Dinstel	---	---	4	13	1	18
Kennedy Welshans	---	---	3	13	1	17
C.J. Lowe	---	---	1	2	9	12
Thomas Babic	0	0	---	---	9	9
Kerry Bergman	0	0	---	---	7	7
Levon Schwartz	0	0	---	---	3	3

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	6	36	6.0
Middle	6	26	4.3
Right	0	0	0.0
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	11	32	2.9
Middle	20	74	3.7
Right	12	51	4.3
None	1	-2	-2.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Buffalo	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Hugh Cooper	26	11	0	2	1	5	6	0	1
Phillip Rotzell	14	6	0	1	1	3	1	0	2

Tampa Bay	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Brandon Johnson	13	8	2	1	1	2	0	0	1
Colt McCoy	8	6	0	0	0	1	1	0	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	2	1	2	1.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	14	8	52	3.7
Medium (9-18 Yds)	19	8	72	3.8
Long (19+ Yds)	5	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	1	1	3	3.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	9	8	37	4.1
Medium (9-18 Yds)	6	3	34	5.7
Long (19+ Yds)	5	2	124	24.8

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Buffalo	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	PPlay
WR James Hardy	7	4	0	33	24
WR Arnold Ogden	7	6	0	36	25
WR Broderick Hammond	6	1	0	6	27
TE Richie Fuller	5	0	1	0	22
TE Kendall Carswell	4	2	0	18	18
WR Benjamin Anderko	4	0	1	0	16
WR Colin Saenz	3	1	0	3	15
RB Gabe Blasingame	3	2	0	28	23
FB Marshall Quaccia	1	1	0	2	13

Tampa Bay	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
TE Rob Gronkowski	6	5	0	29	0	15
WR Dwight Walters	5	5	0	111	1	14
WR Everett Fulcher	4	1	1	5	0	13
WR Jeremy Maclin	3	2	0	43	1	14
TE Harry Krupp	2	1	0	10	0	7
WR Leonard Hankerson	1	0	0	0	0	6

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Buffalo	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

Tampa Bay	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Donovan Galloway	2	8	4.00	3.50
John Conner	1	3	3.00	3.00
Clifton Millner	1	-1	-1.00	3.95

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Buffalo	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg

Tampa Bay	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Brandon Johnson	4	2	17	4.25	12.46
Colt McCoy	1	1	-1	-1.00	4.50

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Buffalo	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg

Tampa Bay	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Rob Gronkowski	3	2	17	5.67	4.83
WR Dwight Walters	1	1	-1	-1.00	22.20
WR Leonard Hankerson	1	0	0	0.00	0.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Buffalo	Rushes	Conversions

Tampa Bay	Rushes	Conversions
Clifton Millner	5	2
John Conner	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Buffalo	Att	Comp	Conversions
Hugh Cooper	8	2	1
Phillip Rotzell	5	3	1

Tampa Bay	Att	Comp	Conversions
Brandon Johnson	4	3	1
Colt McCoy	3	2	0

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Buffalo	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Broderick Hammond	5	0	0
WR Arnold Ogden	3	3	0
WR James Hardy	2	2	2
WR Colin Saenz	1	0	0
RB Gabe Blasingame	1	0	0
WR Benjamin Anderko	1	0	0

Tampa Bay	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Everett Fulcher	3	1	0
TE Rob Gronkowski	2	2	1
WR Dwight Walters	2	2	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 36,200 (65,700 capacity)
Upper Deck 11,800 (17,700)
End Zone 7,600 (12,700)
Mezzanine 3,500 (7,300)
Sideline Seats 5,200 (11,200)
Club Seats 5,800 (12,000)
Luxury Boxes 2,300 (4,800)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	36,200 (65,700 capacity)
Upper Deck	11,800 (17,700)
End Zone	7,600 (12,700)
Mezzanine	3,500 (7,300)
Sideline Seats	5,200 (11,200)
Club Seats	5,800 (12,000)
Luxury Boxes	2,300 (4,800)