Week 16, 2017

played in New England, MA

27 degrees, fair, 5 mph wind

Tampa Bay Buccaneers	7	0	3	0	-	10
New England Patriots	0	21	0	10	-	31

Scoring Summary
1Q: 06:33 TBY - Bennie Covington 2 pass from Doug Doane (Lester Arnold extra point)
2Q: 11:00 NED - Byron Lewis 4 run (Charlie Flannery extra point)
2Q: 06:26 NED - Nathan Osborne 16 pass from Bernard Escalante (Charlie Flannery extra point)
2Q: 02:41 NED - Tony Lyons 25 pass from Bernard Escalante (Charlie Flannery extra point)
3Q: 06:05 TBY - Lester Arnold 19 field goal
4Q: 07:40 NED - Byron Lewis 45 run (Charlie Flannery extra point)
4Q: 01:49 NED - Charlie Flannery 37 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 06:33 TBY - Bennie Covington 2 pass from Doug Doane (Lester Arnold extra point)
2Q: 11:00 NED - Byron Lewis 4 run (Charlie Flannery extra point)
2Q: 06:26 NED - Nathan Osborne 16 pass from Bernard Escalante (Charlie Flannery extra point)
2Q: 02:41 NED - Tony Lyons 25 pass from Bernard Escalante (Charlie Flannery extra point)
3Q: 06:05 TBY - Lester Arnold 19 field goal
4Q: 07:40 NED - Byron Lewis 45 run (Charlie Flannery extra point)
4Q: 01:49 NED - Charlie Flannery 37 field goal

Team Statistics TBY NED
Record 7-8 9-6
First Downs 22 19
- by Rushing 4 7
- by Passing 17 12
- by Penalty 1 0
Total Net Yards 327 345
- Offensive Plays 75 54
- Yards per Play 4.36 6.39
Net Rushing Yards 82 136
- Rushing Attempts 20 28
- Yards per Rush 4.10 4.86
Net Passing Yards 245 209
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 51 - 30 - 1 24 - 17 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 273 222
- Sacks/Yards Lost 4/28 2/13
- Yards per Pass Play 4.45 8.04
Fumbles/Lost 1/0 2/1
3rd Down Conversions 7/17 5/9
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 9.0 6.8
4th Down Conversions 1/2 0/0
Penalties/Yards 8/55 4/25
Punt Returns/Yards 2/20 2/14
Kick Returns/Yards 3/77 2/35
Interception Ret./Yards 1/5 1/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 3 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/1 2/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 30 OWN 30
Time of Possession 33:48 26:12

Team Statistics	TBY	NED
Record	7-8	9-6
First Downs	22	19
- by Rushing	4	7
- by Passing	17	12
- by Penalty	1	0
Total Net Yards	327	345
- Offensive Plays	75	54
- Yards per Play	4.36	6.39
Net Rushing Yards	82	136
- Rushing Attempts	20	28
- Yards per Rush	4.10	4.86
Net Passing Yards	245	209
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	51 - 30 - 1	24 - 17 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	273	222
- Sacks/Yards Lost	4/28	2/13
- Yards per Pass Play	4.45	8.04
Fumbles/Lost	1/0	2/1
3rd Down Conversions	7/17	5/9
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	9.0	6.8
4th Down Conversions	1/2	0/0
Penalties/Yards	8/55	4/25
Punt Returns/Yards	2/20	2/14
Kick Returns/Yards	3/77	2/35
Interception Ret./Yards	1/5	1/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	3	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/1	2/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 30	OWN 30
Time of Possession	33:48	26:12

Drive Charts

Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	8:36	OWN 20	16	80	Touchdown
1	4:20	3:02	OWN 49	6	13	Punt
2	10:54	1:07	OWN 38	3	0	Punt
2	6:19	2:09	OWN 23	3	0	Punt
2	2:25	1:44	OWN 20	6	10	Punt
3	13:41	7:44	OWN 38	12	60	Field Goal
3	0:46	1:03	OWN 46	3	1	Punt
4	11:56	3:12	OWN 34	6	35	Missed FG
4	7:19	2:19	OWN 20	7	52	Interception
4	2:41	0:26	OWN 12	4	9	Downs
4	1:43	1:43	OWN 37	9	32	Game

New England Patriots
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	6:24	2:04	OWN 10	3	-1	Punt
1	1:18	5:24	OWN 20	12	80	Touchdown
2	9:47	3:28	OWN 25	8	75	Touchdown
2	4:10	1:45	OWN 47	5	53	Touchdown
2	0:41	0:41	OWN 19	2	7	Half
3	15:00	1:19	OWN 26	3	-5	Punt
3	5:57	5:11	OWN 27	7	27	Fumble
4	14:43	2:47	OWN 23	5	37	Interception
4	8:44	1:25	OWN 38	3	62	Touchdown
4	5:00	2:19	OWN 20	3	4	Punt
4	2:15	0:32	OPP 21	3	1	Field Goal

Game MVP: Kelvin Harbert, New England Patriots

Rushing Statistics

Tampa Bay	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Austin Punzel	13	55	4.23	17	1
Sam Donaldson	6	22	3.67	6	0
Doug Doane	1	5	5.00	5	0

New England	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Byron Lewis	18	100	5.56	45	1	2
Bernard Escalante	6	25	4.17	9	0	0
Edwin Blair	3	7	2.33	7	0	0
Donnell Crosland	1	4	4.00	4	0	0

Passing Statistics

Tampa Bay	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Doug Doane	51	30	273	4/28	1	23	1	71.8

New England	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Bernard Escalante	24	17	222	2/13	2	25	1	110.1

Receiving Statistics

Tampa Bay	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Bennie Covington	7	10	75	10.71	21	23	1
WR Kenneth Mathis	7	13	79	11.29	9	19	0
WR Jason Tatum	5	11	35	7.00	2	13	0
TE Andy Hammett	3	4	29	9.67	0	13	0
RB Sam Donaldson	3	4	27	9.00	5	14	0
RB Austin Punzel	1	2	3	3.00	0	3	0
TE Brant Emerson	1	3	3	3.00	0	3	0
RB Charlie Parrott	1	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
FB Walt Blanchard	1	1	10	10.00	7	10	0
WR Dwayne Sanders	1	2	12	12.00	0	12	0

New England	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Tony Lyons	7	10	108	15.43	35	25	1
WR Roger Daniels	4	6	46	11.50	2	14	0
TE Teddy Rottinghaus	2	2	20	10.00	5	17	0
WR Nathan Osborne	2	3	25	12.50	0	16	1
RB Byron Lewis	1	1	14	14.00	8	14	0
FB Lewis Gredzinski	1	2	9	9.00	0	9	0

Interception Statistics

Tampa Bay	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
OLB A.J. Chandler	1	5	5.00	0

New England	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Dominic Goodwin	1	0	0.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Tampa Bay	Fumb	Recov	Force
Doug Doane	1	0	0
Amos Moss	0	1	1
Walt Blanchard	0	1	0
Dwight Sanders	0	0	1

New England	Fumb	Recov	Force
Dominic Goodwin	1	0	0
Bernard Escalante	1	0	0
Earl Shimada	0	1	0
Colin Bullock	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Tampa Bay	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Leon Venegas	5	200	40.0	33.2	57	2

New England	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Robbie Burgess	3	157	52.3	45.7	54	0

Kicking Statistics

Tampa Bay	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Lester Arnold	1/2	0/1	0/0	19	1/1

New England	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Charlie Flannery	1/1	0/0	0/0	37	4/4

Punt Return Statistics

Tampa Bay	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Kenneth Mathis	1	9	9.0	0
Dwayne Sanders	1	11	11.0	0

New England	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Dominic Goodwin	2	14	7.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Tampa Bay	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Orlando Newhart	2	51	25.5	0
Dwayne Sanders	1	26	26.0	0

New England	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Dominic Goodwin	2	35	17.5	0

Defensive Statistics

Tampa Bay	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Wesley Eicholz	7	3	0.0	25	23
CB Orlando Newhart	7	1	0.0	25	24
DT Reuben Foster	4	1	1.0	26	25
S Lonnie Albright	4	2	0.0	28	23
CB Glen Summerlin	4	1	0.0	26	26
DE Amos Moss	3	3	1.0	27	24
CB Phil Becker	3	1	0.0	25	21
OLB Lonnie Blades	3	1	0.0	28	24
S Chris Dillon	2	1	0.0	24	22
DT Russell Lyle	2	1	0.0	23	16
DE Sammy Fuller	1	1	0.0	4	4
DE Austin Branch	1	1	0.0	25	24
QB Doug Doane	1	0	---	---	---
OLB A.J. Chandler	1	0	0.0	6	6
DE David Pierce	1	0	0.0	1	2

New England	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
DE Kelvin Harbert	8	1	1.5	19	53
CB Gene Levine	8	2	0.0	16	52
DT Colin Bullock	6	0	1.0	19	51
S Zach Anderson	5	1	0.0	19	53
S Heath Hitchcock	5	1	0.0	17	53
OLB Christian Howe	5	1	0.0	17	32
CB Fernando Gildon	4	1	0.0	13	45
ILB Luke Wayne	3	5	0.0	18	41
CB Dominic Goodwin	3	2	0.0	18	52
DT Wally Moore	2	2	1.5	15	34
S Earl Shimada	1	0	0.0	5	23
WR Tony Lyons	1	0	---	---	---
ILB Byron Crist	1	0	0.0	2	8
OLB Louis Downs	1	0	0.0	8	27
DE Tony Dewacht	1	0	0.0	5	6

Pass Rush Statistics

Tampa Bay	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Reuben Foster	1.0	1	0	1	25
DE Amos Moss	1.0	0	0	1	24
DT Russell Lyle	0.0	0	1	2	16
DE Austin Branch	0.0	0	1	0	24
ILB Wesley Eicholz	0.0	0	0	1	23

New England	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Kelvin Harbert	1.5	4	2	53
DT Wally Moore	1.5	0	0	34
DT Colin Bullock	1.0	2	0	51
DE Aaron Piccarreta	0.0	3	0	55
OLB Tracy Raymond	0.0	1	0	3

Pass Defense Statistics

Tampa Bay	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Glen Summerlin	5	0	0	26
CB Orlando Newhart	4	0	0	24
ILB Wesley Eicholz	3	0	0	23
OLB Lonnie Blades	2	1	0	24
CB Phil Becker	2	0	0	21
OLB A.J. Chandler	1	0	1	6
DT Reuben Foster	0	1	0	25

New England	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Gene Levine	7	1	0	52
CB Fernando Gildon	4	2	0	45
S Zach Anderson	4	0	0	53
S Heath Hitchcock	4	0	0	53
OLB Christian Howe	3	0	0	32
ILB Luke Wayne	2	0	0	41
CB Dominic Goodwin	1	0	1	52
S Earl Shimada	1	0	0	23
OLB Warren Pharms	1	0	0	6
OLB Louis Downs	1	0	0	27
DT Wally Moore	1	0	0	34
DE Tony Dewacht	1	0	0	6

Blocking Statistics

Tampa Bay	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Tyrone Carlisle	3	9	1	20	2	47
Thurman Cassidy	1	4	0	18	0	43
Oliver Lynn	1	2	1	12	0	34
Brant Emerson	1	1	0	7	0	15
Michael McNeil	0	1	0	7	1	12
Andy Hammett	0	1	0	12	0	33
Marco Carter	0	1	0	8	0	29
Conrad Chiaccheri	0	0	0	20	1	52

New England	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Lenny Spindler	4	7	0	27	1	25
Leonard Lytle	2	4	0	26	0	24
Van Perry	1	4	0	27	1	24
Otis Porter	1	2	0	12	0	20
Damon Beede	1	2	0	21	0	18
Teddy Rottinghaus	1	1	1	15	0	16
Ross Shannon	1	1	0	10	0	5
Lewis Gredzinski	0	2	0	18	0	16
Trevor Bynaker	0	1	0	7	0	8

Special Teams Statistics

Tampa Bay	Tackles	STPlays
Dwight Sanders	3	13
Thurman Cassidy	1	7
Sam Donaldson	0	18
Phil Blevins	0	15
Brant Emerson	0	14
Kenneth Mathis	0	13
Dwayne Sanders	0	10
Bennie Covington	0	9
Rob Dennis	0	9
A.J. Chandler	0	8
Corey Nichols	0	8
Leon Venegas	0	7
Andy Hammett	0	7
Marco Carter	0	7
Charlie Parrott	0	7
Walt Blanchard	0	7
Michael McNeil	0	7
Butch Harper	0	6
Oliver Lynn	0	5
Lester Arnold	0	5
Orlando Newhart	0	5
Wesley Eicholz	0	3
Lonnie Albright	0	3
Conrad Chiaccheri	0	3
Sammy Fuller	0	3
Lorenzo Kinney	0	3
J.J. Emmons	0	3
David Pierce	0	3
Lonnie Blades	0	2
Russell Lyle	0	2
Robbie Arndorfer	0	2
Amos Moss	0	1
Austin Punzel	0	1
Reuben Foster	0	1
Jason Tatum	0	1
Austin Branch	0	1
Glen Summerlin	0	1

New England	Tackles	STPlays
Edwin Blair	4	9
Nathan Osborne	1	15
Fernando Gildon	0	21
Donnell Crosland	0	18
Tracy Raymond	0	13
Darren McKnight	0	12
Ross Shannon	0	12
Earl Shimada	0	10
Amos Duncan	0	10
Byron Crist	0	9
Dominic Goodwin	0	9
Zach Anderson	0	6
Aaron Piccarreta	0	6
Mo George	0	6
Teddy Rottinghaus	0	5
Luke Gross	0	5
Alan Woodard	0	5
Gerald VanEck	0	4
Lee Attico	0	4
Wade Robbins	0	4
Lenny Spindler	0	4
Lewis Gredzinski	0	4
Damon Beede	0	4
Robbie Burgess	0	3
Warren Pharms	0	3
Luke Wayne	0	3
Wally Moore	0	3
Christian Howe	0	2
Kelvin Harbert	0	2
Juan Getson	0	1
Roger Daniels	0	1
Charlie Flannery	0	1
Heath Hitchcock	0	1
Colin Bullock	0	1
Louis Downs	0	1
Freddie Robak	0	1
Gene Levine	0	1
Tony Dewacht	0	1

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	2	5	2.5
Middle	11	38	3.5
Right	7	39	5.6
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	5	58	11.6
Middle	19	54	2.8
Right	4	24	6.0
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Tampa Bay	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Doug Doane	51	30	1	3	4	3	10	2	1

New England	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Bernard Escalante	24	17	2	1	0	2	2	5	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	3	2	10	3.3
Short (0-8 Yds)	19	15	98	5.2
Medium (9-18 Yds)	20	11	133	6.7
Long (19+ Yds)	9	2	32	3.6

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	0	0	0	0.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	6	6	66	11.0
Medium (9-18 Yds)	12	9	115	9.6
Long (19+ Yds)	6	2	41	6.8

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Tampa Bay	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Kenneth Mathis	13	7	1	79	0	38
WR Jason Tatum	11	5	2	35	0	39
WR Bennie Covington	10	7	1	75	1	36
TE Andy Hammett	4	3	0	29	0	33
RB Sam Donaldson	4	3	0	27	0	22
TE Brant Emerson	3	1	0	3	0	15
RB Austin Punzel	2	1	0	3	0	38
WR Dwayne Sanders	2	1	0	12	0	21
RB Charlie Parrott	1	1	0	0	0	12
FB Walt Blanchard	1	1	0	10	0	21

New England	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Tony Lyons	10	7	108	2	23
WR Roger Daniels	6	4	46	0	18
WR Nathan Osborne	3	2	25	0	8
TE Teddy Rottinghaus	2	2	20	0	16
FB Lewis Gredzinski	2	1	9	0	16
RB Byron Lewis	1	1	14	0	17

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Tampa Bay	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Austin Punzel	4	18	4.50	4.23
Sam Donaldson	1	4	4.00	3.67

New England	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Byron Lewis	2	2	1.00	5.56

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Tampa Bay	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Doug Doane	4	4	19	4.75	5.35

New England	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Bernard Escalante	1	1	16	16.00	9.25

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Tampa Bay	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Bennie Covington	1	1	2	2.00	7.50
RB Sam Donaldson	1	1	14	14.00	6.75
TE Brant Emerson	1	1	3	3.00	1.00
RB Charlie Parrott	1	1	0	0.00	0.00

New England	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Nathan Osborne	1	1	16	16.00	8.33

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Tampa Bay	Rushes	Conversions

New England	Rushes	Conversions
Byron Lewis	1	0
Edwin Blair	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Tampa Bay	Att	Comp	Conversions
Doug Doane	16	8	7

New England	Att	Comp	Conversions
Bernard Escalante	7	5	5

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Tampa Bay	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Kenneth Mathis	5	3	3
WR Bennie Covington	4	3	3
WR Jason Tatum	3	1	1
RB Austin Punzel	1	0	0
RB Sam Donaldson	1	0	0
RB Charlie Parrott	1	1	0
WR Dwayne Sanders	1	0	0

New England	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Roger Daniels	3	3	3
WR Tony Lyons	3	2	2
FB Lewis Gredzinski	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 58,600 (68,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 15,300 (21,600)
End Zone 13,800 (15,600)
Mezzanine 8,500 (9,000)
Sideline Seats 13,200 (13,800)
Club Seats 6,000 (6,000)
Luxury Boxes 1,800 (2,000)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	58,600 (68,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	15,300 (21,600)
End Zone	13,800 (15,600)
Mezzanine	8,500 (9,000)
Sideline Seats	13,200 (13,800)
Club Seats	6,000 (6,000)
Luxury Boxes	1,800 (2,000)