Week 16, 2021

played in Tampa Bay, FL

82 degrees, fair, 9 mph wind

New England Patriots	7	23	14	0	-	44
Tampa Bay Buccaneers	0	0	3	14	-	17

Scoring Summary
1Q: 07:20 NED - Jesse Marshall 5 pass from Bernard Escalante (Charlie Flannery extra point)
2Q: 14:33 NED - Charlie Flannery 53 field goal
2Q: 07:45 NED - Charlie Flannery 37 field goal
2Q: 02:55 NED - Jesse Marshall 72 pass from Bernard Escalante (Charlie Flannery extra point)
2Q: 02:00 NED - Shaun Schwartz 5 pass from Bernard Escalante (Charlie Flannery extra point)
2Q: 00:15 NED - Charlie Flannery 37 field goal
3Q: 10:12 TBY - Lester Arnold 34 field goal
3Q: 08:55 NED - Tony Lyons 41 pass from Bernard Escalante (Charlie Flannery extra point)
3Q: 07:30 NED - Luke Wayne 26 fumble return (Charlie Flannery extra point)
4Q: 11:48 TBY - Max Pugh 5 run (Lester Arnold extra point)
4Q: 06:07 TBY - Max Pugh 4 run (Lester Arnold extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 07:20 NED - Jesse Marshall 5 pass from Bernard Escalante (Charlie Flannery extra point)
2Q: 14:33 NED - Charlie Flannery 53 field goal
2Q: 07:45 NED - Charlie Flannery 37 field goal
2Q: 02:55 NED - Jesse Marshall 72 pass from Bernard Escalante (Charlie Flannery extra point)
2Q: 02:00 NED - Shaun Schwartz 5 pass from Bernard Escalante (Charlie Flannery extra point)
2Q: 00:15 NED - Charlie Flannery 37 field goal
3Q: 10:12 TBY - Lester Arnold 34 field goal
3Q: 08:55 NED - Tony Lyons 41 pass from Bernard Escalante (Charlie Flannery extra point)
3Q: 07:30 NED - Luke Wayne 26 fumble return (Charlie Flannery extra point)
4Q: 11:48 TBY - Max Pugh 5 run (Lester Arnold extra point)
4Q: 06:07 TBY - Max Pugh 4 run (Lester Arnold extra point)

Team Statistics NED TBY
Record 12-3 2-13
First Downs 20 15
- by Rushing 4 8
- by Passing 16 7
- by Penalty 0 0
Total Net Yards 405 229
- Offensive Plays 63 62
- Yards per Play 6.43 3.69
Net Rushing Yards 83 107
- Rushing Attempts 24 22
- Yards per Rush 3.46 4.86
Net Passing Yards 322 122
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 38 - 27 - 1 39 - 17 - 4
- Gross Passing Yards 331 126
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/9 1/4
- Yards per Pass Play 8.26 3.05
Fumbles/Lost 2/1 2/2
3rd Down Conversions 4/13 4/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 8.2 6.9
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 4/30 1/5
Punt Returns/Yards 1/5 2/9
Kick Returns/Yards 3/86 9/173
Interception Ret./Yards 4/22 1/21
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 2 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/0 2/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 36 OWN 34
Time of Possession 34:35 25:25

Team Statistics	NED	TBY
Record	12-3	2-13
First Downs	20	15
- by Rushing	4	8
- by Passing	16	7
- by Penalty	0	0
Total Net Yards	405	229
- Offensive Plays	63	62
- Yards per Play	6.43	3.69
Net Rushing Yards	83	107
- Rushing Attempts	24	22
- Yards per Rush	3.46	4.86
Net Passing Yards	322	122
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	38 - 27 - 1	39 - 17 - 4
- Gross Passing Yards	331	126
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/9	1/4
- Yards per Pass Play	8.26	3.05
Fumbles/Lost	2/1	2/2
3rd Down Conversions	4/13	4/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	8.2	6.9
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	4/30	1/5
Punt Returns/Yards	1/5	2/9
Kick Returns/Yards	3/86	9/173
Interception Ret./Yards	4/22	1/21
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	2	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/0	2/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 36	OWN 34
Time of Possession	34:35	25:25

Drive Charts

New England Patriots
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	13:54	3:12	OPP 40	5	6	Interception
1	10:11	1:13	OWN 20	4	37	Punt
1	8:48	1:39	OPP 16	3	16	Touchdown
1	5:50	6:22	OWN 1	11	63	Field Goal
2	12:52	5:13	OWN 27	8	53	Field Goal
2	5:00	2:19	OWN 25	4	75	Touchdown
2	2:34	0:40	OPP 29	4	29	Touchdown
2	0:43	0:34	OPP 44	3	24	Field Goal
3	15:00	0:55	OWN 20	3	8	Punt
3	10:04	1:27	OWN 46	3	54	Touchdown
3	3:42	2:42	OWN 5	6	13	Punt
4	11:42	2:14	OWN 30	3	4	Punt
4	5:58	3:13	OWN 42	3	-6	Punt
4	1:51	1:43	OWN 25	3	4	Punt

Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	1:06	OWN 39	3	-1	Interception
1	10:42	0:31	OWN 40	3	0	Punt
1	8:58	0:10	OWN 20	1	0	Interception
1	7:09	1:19	OWN 30	3	6	Punt
2	14:28	1:36	OWN 31	3	8	Punt
2	7:39	2:39	OWN 31	6	32	Interception
2	1:54	1:11	OWN 28	4	9	Interception
2	0:09	0:09	OWN 27	1	-1	Half
3	14:05	4:01	OWN 41	11	42	Field Goal
3	8:37	1:13	OWN 15	2	11	Fumble
3	7:24	3:42	OWN 21	7	31	Punt
3	1:00	4:18	OWN 45	8	55	Touchdown
4	9:28	1:49	OWN 21	3	8	Punt
4	7:39	1:41	OPP 12	3	12	Touchdown
4	2:45	0:54	OWN 30	3	3	Punt
4	0:08	0:08	OWN 44	1	14	Game

Game MVP: Bernard Escalante, New England Patriots

Rushing Statistics

New England	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Bernard Escalante	8	58	7.25	12	3
Brian Thompson	8	15	1.88	4	0
Will Cave	7	3	0.43	3	0
Jerome Alexander	1	7	7.00	7	0

Tampa Bay	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Max Pugh	12	68	5.67	14	3	2
Carlos Harrison	8	32	4.00	12	2	0
Monty Flylum	2	7	3.50	8	0	0

Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Bernard Escalante	38	27	331	1/9	4	72	1	121.7

Tampa Bay	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Monty Flylum	39	17	126	1/4	0	16	4	12.3

Receiving Statistics

New England	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Tony Lyons	9	12	158	17.56	76	41	1
TE Mack Prescott	6	6	43	7.17	9	13	0
WR Shaun Schwartz	4	6	24	6.00	9	10	1
RB Brian Thompson	3	4	10	3.33	0	6	0
WR Jesse Marshall	2	4	77	38.50	71	72	2
FB Jerome Alexander	2	3	14	7.00	7	10	0
TE Joe Johansson	1	2	5	5.00	0	5	0
WR Nathan Osborne	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Tampa Bay	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Isaac Pierce	7	8	45	6.43	18	14
WR D.J. Carpenter	4	12	28	7.00	0	12
WR Bennie Covington	2	5	19	9.50	6	13
WR Kelvin Manifold	2	7	15	7.50	7	12
RB Max Pugh	1	1	3	3.00	0	3
WR Ed Epperson	1	1	16	16.00	4	16
TE Gene Gulbransen	0	2	0	0.00	0	0
TE Chad Shwiner	0	3	0	0.00	0	0

Interception Statistics

New England	Ints	Yards	Avg
S Heath Hitchcock	1	13	13.00
CB Kelly Franz	1	0	0.00
S David Tynik	1	0	0.00
OLB Jackie Bard	1	9	9.00

Tampa Bay	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Orlando Newhart	1	21	21.00	0

Fumble Statistics

New England	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Jerome Alexander	1	0	0	0
David Tynik	1	0	0	0
Luke Wayne	0	1	0	1
Leonard Lytle	0	1	0	0
Alfred Cooley	0	1	0	0
Gene Levine	0	0	1	0
Brian Thompson	0	0	1	0

Tampa Bay	Fumb	Recov	Force
Orlando Newhart	1	0	0
Carlos Harrison	1	0	0
Chad Shwiner	0	1	0
Reuben Foster	0	0	1
Tony Kingsley	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

New England	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Lance Summers	6	226	37.7	32.8	45	0

Tampa Bay	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Bruce Hopper	6	298	49.7	45.5	63	3

Kicking Statistics

New England	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Charlie Flannery	3/3	1/1	1/1	53	5/5

Tampa Bay	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Lester Arnold	1/1	0/0	0/0	34	2/2

Punt Return Statistics

New England	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
David Tynik	1	5	5.0	0

Tampa Bay	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Carlos Harrison	1	5	5.0	0
Kelvin Manifold	1	4	4.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

New England	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Jesse Marshall	2	59	29.5	0
Nathan Osborne	1	27	27.0	0

Tampa Bay	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Orlando Newhart	6	130	21.7	0
Kelvin Manifold	3	43	14.3	0

Defensive Statistics

New England	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Cris Farr	6	0	0.0	20	37
S David Tynik	5	0	0.0	8	23
DE Kendrick Fox	4	3	1.0	15	27
OLB Jackie Bard	4	1	0.0	15	23
CB Kelly Franz	3	1	0.0	19	28
S Heath Hitchcock	2	1	0.0	20	38
ILB Luke Wayne	2	1	0.0	16	27
CB Gene Levine	2	1	0.0	18	26
CB Donnell Arnold	2	1	0.0	20	39
DT Vernon Garrett	2	0	0.0	22	27
DE Joel Lucic	2	0	0.0	18	25
S Gino Fackleman	1	1	0.0	5	10
DT T.K.O. Schofer	1	1	0.0	11	20
WR Jesse Marshall	1	0	---	---	---
OLB Reuben Lester	1	0	0.0	6	13
OLB Warren Stewart	0	1	0.0	9	19

Tampa Bay	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
CB Glen Summerlin	7	2	0.0	17	30
CB Orlando Newhart	6	1	0.0	22	35
CB Robert Knorr	5	0	0.0	14	27
ILB Justin Hogue	5	0	0.0	10	12
S Emmanuel Tapscott	4	1	0.0	19	31
OLB Lonnie Blades	3	2	0.0	18	31
OLB Britt Reynoso	3	0	0.0	9	15
DT Reuben Foster	2	1	0.0	16	19
DE Terrell Aidoo	2	1	0.0	14	19
DT Marshall Henson	2	0	0.0	8	20
S Hunter Reynolds	2	0	0.0	5	19
S Sherman Ferguson	2	0	0.0	20	26
DE J.J. Emmons	1	0	1.0	10	20
ILB Jose Brooks	1	1	0.0	14	27
TE Gene Gulbransen	1	0	---	---	---
WR Kelvin Manifold	1	0	---	---	---
TE Chad Shwiner	1	0	---	---	---
DE Paul Singleton	1	0	0.0	6	2
WR D.J. Carpenter	1	0	---	---	---
DE Alfred Thompson	1	0	0.0	18	28
S Tony Kingsley	1	0	0.0	11	18
DT Russell Lyle	0	2	0.0	11	25
DT Orlando Westbrook	0	1	0.0	13	8

Pass Rush Statistics

New England	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
DE Kendrick Fox	1.0	1	0	27
DE Joel Lucic	0.0	1	0	25
ILB Luke Wayne	0.0	0	1	27
DT T.K.O. Schofer	0.0	0	1	20
OLB Jackie Bard	0.0	0	1	23

Tampa Bay	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE J.J. Emmons	1.0	0	2	20
DT Russell Lyle	0.0	2	1	25
DT Marshall Henson	0.0	1	0	20
OLB Britt Reynoso	0.0	1	0	15
DE Alfred Thompson	0.0	1	0	28

Pass Defense Statistics

New England	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S Cris Farr	5	1	0	37
S David Tynik	3	1	1	23
OLB Jackie Bard	3	1	1	23
CB Kelly Franz	1	2	1	28
CB Gene Levine	1	1	0	26
S Heath Hitchcock	1	0	1	38
ILB Luke Wayne	1	0	0	27
S Gino Fackleman	1	0	0	10
CB Donnell Arnold	1	0	0	39

Tampa Bay	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Glen Summerlin	5	0	0	30
CB Orlando Newhart	4	0	1	35
CB Robert Knorr	3	0	0	27
OLB Lonnie Blades	2	1	0	31
OLB Britt Reynoso	2	1	0	15
S Tony Kingsley	2	1	0	18
S Hunter Reynolds	2	0	0	19
ILB Jose Brooks	1	0	0	27
S Emmanuel Tapscott	1	0	0	31
DT Marshall Henson	1	0	0	20
DE Paul Singleton	1	0	0	2
S Sherman Ferguson	1	0	0	26
DE Alfred Thompson	1	0	0	28
ILB Justin Hogue	1	0	0	12

Blocking Statistics

New England	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Lenny Spindler	4	20	0	36
Bill Bradford	3	20	0	35
Leonard Lytle	2	22	1	36
Van Perry	2	24	0	38
Jerome Alexander	2	13	0	20
Darren Smith	2	5	0	14
Joe Johansson	1	9	0	14
Jesse O'Neill	1	4	0	3

Tampa Bay	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Perry Dubose	5	5	22	1	40
Gene Gulbransen	2	3	16	0	22
Kennan Wieland	1	4	21	0	28
Irv Bove	1	3	17	0	34
Chad Shwiner	1	2	7	0	15
Alan Singleton	1	1	8	0	22
Walt Blanchard	0	1	4	0	12
Jesse Stargell	0	1	5	0	19

Special Teams Statistics

New England	Tackles	STPlays
Brian Thompson	5	28
Heath Hitchcock	2	16
Nathan Osborne	1	21
Jesse Marshall	1	20
Jerome Alexander	1	18
John Van Meter	1	17
Will Cave	1	9
Ken Stone	0	21
Cris Farr	0	18
Warren Stewart	0	14
Alfred Cooley	0	13
Donnell Arnold	0	13
Charlie Flannery	0	12
Mack Prescott	0	9
Jesse O'Neill	0	9
Patrick Hamilton	0	9
Cole Robles	0	9
Charlie Andrade	0	9
Lenny Spindler	0	7
Kelvin Harbert	0	6
Lance Summers	0	6
Joe Johansson	0	5
Shaun Schwartz	0	4
T.K.O. Schofer	0	4
Reuben Lester	0	4
Luke Wayne	0	3
Corey Hammond	0	3
Vernon Garrett	0	2
Kendrick Fox	0	2
David Tynik	0	2
Wally Moore	0	1
Gene Levine	0	1
Joel Lucic	0	1
Darren Smith	0	1
Xavier Dawson	0	1
Jackie Bard	0	1

Tampa Bay	Tackles	STPlays
Orlando Newhart	2	20
Tony Kingsley	1	15
Britt Reynoso	1	13
Carlos Harrison	0	25
Ed Epperson	0	20
Damon Morris	0	19
Chad Shwiner	0	18
Rich Henson	0	16
Robert Knorr	0	14
Hunter Reynolds	0	13
Justin Hogue	0	12
Gene Gulbransen	0	11
Kelvin Manifold	0	11
Walt Blanchard	0	10
Tyrone Carlisle	0	7
Louie Vance	0	7
Paul Singleton	0	7
Alan Singleton	0	7
Bennie Covington	0	6
Bruce Hopper	0	6
Lester Arnold	0	5
J.J. Emmons	0	5
Emmanuel Tapscott	0	5
Cory Fields	0	5
Lonnie Blades	0	4
Reuben Foster	0	4
Russell Lyle	0	4
Marshall Henson	0	4
Alfred Thompson	0	4
Irv Bove	0	3
Jose Brooks	0	3
Glen Summerlin	0	3
Perry Dubose	0	3
Terrell Aidoo	0	3
Kennan Wieland	0	3
Orlando Westbrook	0	1
Jesse Stargell	0	1
Steven Jacks	0	1
Sherman Ferguson	0	1

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	5	7	1.4
Middle	13	70	5.4
Right	6	6	1.0
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	5	18	3.6
Middle	7	42	6.0
Right	9	48	5.3
None	1	-1	-1.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Bernard Escalante	38	27	4	0	2	3	5	3	1

Tampa Bay	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Monty Flylum	39	17	0	2	5	6	3	0	4

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	3	3	15	5.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	26	21	269	10.3
Medium (9-18 Yds)	5	3	47	9.4
Long (19+ Yds)	4	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	5	5	20	4.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	13	8	51	3.9
Medium (9-18 Yds)	18	4	55	3.1
Long (19+ Yds)	3	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

New England	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Tony Lyons	12	9	1	158	3	34
TE Mack Prescott	6	6	0	43	0	33
WR Shaun Schwartz	6	4	1	24	0	25
WR Jesse Marshall	4	2	0	77	1	17
RB Brian Thompson	4	3	0	10	0	24
FB Jerome Alexander	3	2	0	14	0	20
TE Joe Johansson	2	1	0	5	0	14
WR Nathan Osborne	1	0	0	0	0	8

Tampa Bay	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	PPlay
WR D.J. Carpenter	12	4	1	28	36
WR Isaac Pierce	8	7	0	45	22
WR Kelvin Manifold	7	2	1	15	21
WR Bennie Covington	5	2	2	19	20
TE Chad Shwiner	3	0	1	0	15
TE Gene Gulbransen	2	0	0	0	22
RB Max Pugh	1	1	0	3	25
WR Ed Epperson	1	1	0	16	6

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

New England	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Will Cave	1	0	0.00	0.43

Tampa Bay	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Max Pugh	3	19	6.33	5.67
Carlos Harrison	2	0	0.00	4.00

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Bernard Escalante	3	3	21	7.00	8.71

Tampa Bay	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Monty Flylum	3	1	9	3.00	3.23

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

New England	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Mack Prescott	1	1	11	11.00	7.17
WR Jesse Marshall	1	1	5	5.00	19.25
WR Shaun Schwartz	1	1	5	5.00	4.00

Tampa Bay	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Bennie Covington	1	0	0	0.00	3.80
WR Kelvin Manifold	1	0	0	0.00	2.14
WR Isaac Pierce	1	1	9	9.00	5.63

Third Down Rushing Statistics

New England	Rushes	Conversions
Bernard Escalante	3	2
Brian Thompson	3	0

Tampa Bay	Rushes	Conversions
Max Pugh	1	1
Carlos Harrison	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Comp	Conversions
Bernard Escalante	7	4	2

Tampa Bay	Att	Comp	Conversions
Monty Flylum	11	4	2

Third Down Receiving Statistics

New England	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Tony Lyons	2	2	1
TE Joe Johansson	2	1	1
WR Jesse Marshall	1	0	0
WR Shaun Schwartz	1	1	0
RB Brian Thompson	1	0	0

Tampa Bay	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Isaac Pierce	3	2	0
WR Kelvin Manifold	2	0	0
WR D.J. Carpenter	2	0	0
WR Bennie Covington	1	1	1
TE Gene Gulbransen	1	0	0
TE Chad Shwiner	1	0	0
WR Ed Epperson	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 54,300 (65,700 capacity)
Upper Deck 13,600 (17,700)
End Zone 11,400 (12,700)
Mezzanine 6,400 (7,300)
Sideline Seats 9,500 (11,200)
Club Seats 9,900 (12,000)
Luxury Boxes 3,500 (4,800)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	54,300 (65,700 capacity)
Upper Deck	13,600 (17,700)
End Zone	11,400 (12,700)
Mezzanine	6,400 (7,300)
Sideline Seats	9,500 (11,200)
Club Seats	9,900 (12,000)
Luxury Boxes	3,500 (4,800)