Conference Semifinals, 2015

played in Minnesota, MN

68 degrees, fair, calm

Tampa Bay Buccaneers	0	0	0	0	-	0
Minnesota Vikings	10	10	7	0	-	27

Scoring Summary
1Q: 07:45 MIN - Quentin Giles 3 pass from Ben Roethlisberger (Donnell Wilcox extra point)
1Q: 00:34 MIN - Donnell Wilcox 49 field goal
2Q: 07:06 MIN - Quentin Giles 7 pass from Ben Roethlisberger (Donnell Wilcox extra point)
2Q: 00:24 MIN - Donnell Wilcox 18 field goal
3Q: 08:26 MIN - Bernard Branch 2 run (Donnell Wilcox extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 07:45 MIN - Quentin Giles 3 pass from Ben Roethlisberger (Donnell Wilcox extra point)
1Q: 00:34 MIN - Donnell Wilcox 49 field goal
2Q: 07:06 MIN - Quentin Giles 7 pass from Ben Roethlisberger (Donnell Wilcox extra point)
2Q: 00:24 MIN - Donnell Wilcox 18 field goal
3Q: 08:26 MIN - Bernard Branch 2 run (Donnell Wilcox extra point)

Team Statistics TBY MIN
Record 13-5 13-4
First Downs 6 25
- by Rushing 3 5
- by Passing 3 19
- by Penalty 0 1
Total Net Yards 189 421
- Offensive Plays 45 73
- Yards per Play 4.20 5.77
Net Rushing Yards 89 153
- Rushing Attempts 18 42
- Yards per Rush 4.94 3.64
Net Passing Yards 100 268
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 27 - 17 - 0 31 - 24 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 100 268
- Sacks/Yards Lost 0/0 0/0
- Yards per Pass Play 3.70 8.65
Fumbles/Lost 1/1 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 3/13 5/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 6.5 5.2
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 6/47 6/60
Punt Returns/Yards 3/16 1/9
Kick Returns/Yards 5/106 1/31
Interception Ret./Yards 1/0 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 0 4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 0/0 3/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 26 OWN 25
Time of Possession 22:12 37:48

Team Statistics	TBY	MIN
Record	13-5	13-4
First Downs	6	25
- by Rushing	3	5
- by Passing	3	19
- by Penalty	0	1
Total Net Yards	189	421
- Offensive Plays	45	73
- Yards per Play	4.20	5.77
Net Rushing Yards	89	153
- Rushing Attempts	18	42
- Yards per Rush	4.94	3.64
Net Passing Yards	100	268
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	27 - 17 - 0	31 - 24 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	100	268
- Sacks/Yards Lost	0/0	0/0
- Yards per Pass Play	3.70	8.65
Fumbles/Lost	1/1	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	3/13	5/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	6.5	5.2
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	6/47	6/60
Punt Returns/Yards	3/16	1/9
Kick Returns/Yards	5/106	1/31
Interception Ret./Yards	1/0	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	0	4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	0/0	3/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 26	OWN 25
Time of Possession	22:12	37:48

Drive Charts

Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	1:51	OWN 32	3	3	Punt
1	7:37	3:18	OWN 22	6	25	Punt
1	0:28	3:17	OWN 37	4	23	Punt
2	6:56	1:24	OWN 40	3	1	Punt
2	4:20	1:43	OWN 38	7	31	Punt
2	0:17	0:17	OWN 9	1	-2	Half
3	11:28	0:34	OWN 1	2	17	Fumble
3	8:20	2:21	OWN 24	3	7	Punt
3	3:48	2:08	OWN 30	3	7	Punt
4	13:46	1:44	OWN 8	3	7	Punt
4	10:59	2:08	OPP 28	3	8	Missed FG
4	6:56	1:52	OWN 28	4	26	Punt
4	1:53	1:53	OWN 8	3	17	Game

Minnesota Vikings
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	13:09	5:32	OWN 28	10	72	Touchdown
1	4:19	3:51	OWN 20	9	48	Field Goal
2	12:11	5:15	OWN 6	10	94	Touchdown
2	5:32	1:12	OWN 10	3	1	Punt
2	2:37	2:20	OWN 20	10	79	Field Goal
3	15:00	3:32	OWN 35	7	26	Punt
3	10:54	2:34	OPP 18	5	18	Touchdown
3	5:59	2:11	OWN 20	3	7	Punt
3	1:40	2:54	OWN 28	5	20	Punt
4	12:02	1:03	OWN 17	3	2	Interception
4	8:51	1:55	OWN 30	3	3	Punt
4	5:04	3:11	OWN 10	7	26	Punt

Game MVP: Ben Roethlisberger, Minnesota Vikings

Rushing Statistics

Tampa Bay	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Austin Punzel	12	65	5.42	22	2
Sam Donaldson	5	26	5.20	6	0
Rex Grossman	1	-2	-2.00	-2	0

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Richie Forbes	27	125	4.63	20	4	0
Bernard Branch	14	24	1.71	4	0	1
Glen Jeffers	1	4	4.00	4	0	0

Passing Statistics

Tampa Bay	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Rex Grossman	27	17	100	0/0	0	24	0	70.0

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Ben Roethlisberger	31	24	268	0/0	2	28	1	110.7

Receiving Statistics

Tampa Bay	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Jason Tatum	5	6	43	8.60	2	24
RB Sam Donaldson	4	4	7	1.75	10	4
RB Austin Punzel	3	5	2	0.67	3	1
WR Brad Shannon	2	6	32	16.00	0	21
WR Wes Brandon	2	2	12	6.00	0	6
RB Tom Fox	1	1	4	4.00	0	4
WR Bennie Covington	0	2	0	0.00	0	0
TE Jeff Bridges	0	1	0	0.00	0	0

Minnesota	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Quentin Giles	9	9	104	11.56	37	20	2
TE Calvin Truong	5	5	72	14.40	23	28	0
WR Alvin Cortez	4	6	50	12.50	13	13	0
RB Butch McConnell	3	3	21	7.00	7	9	0
FB Bernard Branch	1	2	5	5.00	0	5	0
WR Ted O'Neill	1	1	9	9.00	0	9	0
WR Bryce Perkins	1	2	7	7.00	1	7	0
TE Todd Gauthier	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
WR Alonzo Poston	0	2	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Tampa Bay	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Butch Wolfstone	1	0	0.00	0

Minnesota	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Tampa Bay	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Austin Punzel	1	0	0	0

Minnesota	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Percy Garcia	0	1	0	0
Chuck Laxdal	0	0	1	0

Punting Statistics

Tampa Bay	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Shane Lechler	9	411	45.7	38.0	69	4

Minnesota	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Herman Burns	6	287	47.8	45.2	56	4

Kicking Statistics

Tampa Bay	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Jeff Chandler	0/1	0/0	0/0	0	0/0

Minnesota	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Donnell Wilcox	2/2	1/1	0/0	49	3/3

Punt Return Statistics

Tampa Bay	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Butch Wolfstone	2	10	5.0	0
Brad Shannon	1	6	6.0	0

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Ted O'Neill	1	9	9.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Tampa Bay	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Brad Shannon	4	89	22.3	0
Emmanuel Conway	1	17	17.0	0

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Dwight Grolitzer	1	31	31.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Tampa Bay	Tack	Asst	RPlay	PPlay
S Chris Dillon	9	2	34	27
S Chuck Ferreira	7	0	42	31
OLB Lonnie Blades	6	1	41	31
DT Russell Lyle	6	1	28	24
ILB Wesley Eicholz	5	3	38	29
CB Butch Wolfstone	4	4	42	31
DE Amos Moss	4	3	37	31
DE Sammy Fuller	4	3	38	27
S Daryl Burke	3	1	9	8
CB Rob Dennis	3	1	23	26
OLB Leroy Stephenson	3	0	5	2
DT Reuben Foster	2	3	41	28
ILB B.J. Benson	2	0	4	2
OLB Marc Dominquez	1	2	30	9
CB Ronald Horn	1	2	13	21
DE Austin Branch	1	1	3	2
DT Raymond Warren	1	0	9	6
OLB Dwight Sanders	1	0	16	2
DE Stephen Upshaw	0	1	4	4

Minnesota	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Shannon Bynaker	8	0	0.0	17	27
ILB Kurt Willis	6	0	0.0	13	19
S Richard Kerner	4	1	0.0	18	27
S Kirk Baum	4	0	0.0	17	27
CB Dwight Grolitzer	2	2	0.0	18	24
CB Percy Garcia	2	1	0.0	16	24
DE Chuck Laxdal	2	0	0.0	4	3
ILB Arnie Miller	1	0	0.0	4	7
S Mo Harvey	1	0	0.0	1	2
DT Joel Dole	1	0	0.0	6	4
DT Edgar Morrison	1	0	0.0	10	17
WR Ted O'Neill	1	0	---	---	---
CB Daniel Shearer	1	0	0.0	3	6
S Jose Turner	1	0	0.0	15	26
DT Cory Rose	0	2	0.0	16	23
DE Brent Beeston	0	1	0.0	14	24
OLB Tyrone Prosser	0	1	0.0	6	4

Pass Rush Statistics

Tampa Bay	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Reuben Foster	0.0	1	0	1	28
DE Amos Moss	0.0	0	2	0	31

Minnesota	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Clay Szymanski	2	1	24
DT Bubba Heath	1	0	4
DE Brent Beeston	0	1	24

Pass Defense Statistics

Tampa Bay	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
OLB Lonnie Blades	4	0	0	31
CB Butch Wolfstone	3	1	1	31
ILB Wesley Eicholz	3	0	0	29
S Chuck Ferreira	3	0	0	31
S Daryl Burke	3	0	0	8
S Chris Dillon	2	0	0	27
CB Rob Dennis	2	0	0	26
DT Russell Lyle	1	0	0	24
ILB B.J. Benson	1	0	0	2
OLB Leroy Stephenson	1	0	0	2
CB Ronald Horn	1	0	0	21

Minnesota	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
OLB Shannon Bynaker	6	0	27
ILB Kurt Willis	3	0	19
CB Percy Garcia	1	3	24
ILB Arnie Miller	1	1	7
S Mo Harvey	1	0	2
DT Joel Dole	1	0	4
S Richard Kerner	1	0	27
CB Daniel Shearer	1	0	6
CB Dwight Grolitzer	1	0	24
S Kirk Baum	1	0	27
OLB Louis Downs	0	1	2

Blocking Statistics

Tampa Bay	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	PPly
Tyrone Carlisle	2	5	1	18	27
Carl Katzenmoyer	2	5	0	15	18
Conrad Chiaccheri	1	3	0	14	23
Otis Porter	1	3	0	17	24
Kris Wilson	0	1	0	6	11

Minnesota	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	PPly
Clyde Jordan	2	4	31	26
Britt Sims	1	13	42	31
Luther Winslett	1	5	18	12
Rod Erickson	1	5	40	30
Ralph Ingram	1	4	29	27
Calvin Truong	1	1	37	21
Dwayne Moline	1	1	14	4
Michael Shaw	1	1	6	4
Antoine Upshaw	0	5	30	21
Bernard Branch	0	3	25	20

Special Teams Statistics

Tampa Bay	Tackles	STPlays
Emmanuel Conway	1	12
Tom Fox	1	4
Sam Donaldson	0	22
Chuck Ferreira	0	21
Dwight Sanders	0	20
Jeff Bridges	0	15
Corey Duncan	0	14
Butch Wolfstone	0	13
Daryl Burke	0	13
Bennie Covington	0	12
Shane Lechler	0	10
Conrad Chiaccheri	0	10
Carl Katzenmoyer	0	10
Eddie Andrews	0	10
Marc Dominquez	0	8
Brad Shannon	0	8
Tyrone Carlisle	0	8
Kris Wilson	0	7
Leonard Agnew	0	7
Wes Brandon	0	6
Stephen Upshaw	0	6
B.J. Benson	0	5
Thurman Cassidy	0	4
Raymond Warren	0	4
Wesley Eicholz	0	3
Jeff Chandler	0	2
Amos Moss	0	2
Lonnie Blades	0	2
Reuben Foster	0	2
Sammy Fuller	0	2
Russell Lyle	0	2
Lorenzo Kinney	0	2
Austin Branch	0	2
Rob Dennis	0	2
Austin Punzel	0	1
Otis Porter	0	1
Chris Dillon	0	1
Jason Tatum	0	1
Ronald Horn	0	1

Minnesota	Tackles	STPlays
Mo Harvey	4	13
Calvin Truong	2	13
Bernard Branch	1	23
Butch McConnell	1	17
Tyrone Prosser	0	24
Jose Turner	0	22
Warren Pigg	0	20
Todd Gauthier	0	15
Ted O'Neill	0	14
Joel Dole	0	9
Bubba Heath	0	9
Alonzo Poston	0	9
Arnie Miller	0	8
Clyde Jordan	0	8
Antoine Upshaw	0	8
Michael Shaw	0	8
Donnell Wilcox	0	8
Dwight Grolitzer	0	8
Kirk Baum	0	8
Rod Erickson	0	7
Herman Burns	0	6
Bryce Perkins	0	3
Jackie Huntley	0	2
Alvin Cortez	0	2
Britt Sims	0	2
Brent Beeston	0	1
Ralph Ingram	0	1
Cory Rose	0	1
Percy Garcia	0	1
Richard Kerner	0	1
Clay Szymanski	0	1
Daniel Shearer	0	1
Louis Downs	0	1
Shannon Bynaker	0	1

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	4	17	4.3
Middle	11	44	4.0
Right	2	30	15.0
None	1	-2	-2.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	10	38	3.8
Middle	15	34	2.3
Right	17	81	4.8
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Tampa Bay	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Rex Grossman	27	17	2	0	2	5	3	2	0

Minnesota	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Ben Roethlisberger	31	24	3	0	2	1	2	1	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	9	8	8	0.9
Short (0-8 Yds)	6	6	39	6.5
Medium (9-18 Yds)	5	1	8	1.6
Long (19+ Yds)	7	2	45	6.4

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	3	18	4.5
Short (0-8 Yds)	16	14	122	7.6
Medium (9-18 Yds)	11	7	128	11.6
Long (19+ Yds)	0	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Tampa Bay	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Brad Shannon	6	2	1	32	1	23
WR Jason Tatum	6	5	0	43	1	23
RB Austin Punzel	5	3	0	2	0	20
RB Sam Donaldson	4	4	0	7	0	7
WR Bennie Covington	2	0	1	0	0	5
WR Wes Brandon	2	2	0	12	0	12
TE Jeff Bridges	1	0	0	0	0	9
RB Tom Fox	1	1	0	4	0	7

Minnesota	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Quentin Giles	9	9	0	104	1	23
WR Alvin Cortez	6	4	1	50	0	20
TE Calvin Truong	5	5	0	72	2	21
RB Butch McConnell	3	3	0	21	0	13
FB Bernard Branch	2	1	0	5	0	20
WR Bryce Perkins	2	1	1	7	0	14
WR Alonzo Poston	2	0	0	0	0	5
TE Todd Gauthier	1	0	0	0	0	8
WR Ted O'Neill	1	1	0	9	0	13

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Tampa Bay	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Richie Forbes	6	45	7.50	4.63
Bernard Branch	5	12	2.40	1.71

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Tampa Bay	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Ben Roethlisberger	3	2	10	3.33	8.65

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Tampa Bay	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg

Minnesota	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Quentin Giles	2	2	10	5.00	11.56
WR Alvin Cortez	1	0	0	0.00	8.33

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Tampa Bay	Rushes	Conversions
Austin Punzel	2	2
Sam Donaldson	1	0

Minnesota	Rushes	Conversions
Bernard Branch	4	1
Richie Forbes	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Tampa Bay	Att	Comp	Conversions
Rex Grossman	10	6	1

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Conversions
Ben Roethlisberger	9	6	4

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Tampa Bay	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Brad Shannon	2	1	1
RB Austin Punzel	2	1	0
RB Sam Donaldson	2	2	0
WR Jason Tatum	2	1	0
TE Jeff Bridges	1	0	0
WR Wes Brandon	1	1	0

Minnesota	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Bryce Perkins	2	1	1
WR Alonzo Poston	2	0	0
TE Calvin Truong	1	1	0
FB Bernard Branch	1	1	0
RB Butch McConnell	1	1	1
WR Alvin Cortez	1	1	1
WR Quentin Giles	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 62,400 (64,100 capacity)
Upper Deck 20,900 (22,100)
End Zone 15,900 (15,900)
Mezzanine 9,200 (9,200)
Sideline Seats 14,100 (14,100)
Luxury Boxes 2,300 (2,800)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	62,400 (64,100 capacity)
Upper Deck	20,900 (22,100)
End Zone	15,900 (15,900)
Mezzanine	9,200 (9,200)
Sideline Seats	14,100 (14,100)
Luxury Boxes	2,300 (2,800)