Week 16, 2025

played in New England, MA

37 degrees, fair, 1 mph wind

Tampa Bay Buccaneers	7	7	0	14	-	28
New England Patriots	7	10	7	7	-	31

Scoring Summary
1Q: 05:36 NED - Mark Rhoads 19 pass from Bernard Escalante (Walter Dawkins extra point)
1Q: 02:31 TBY - Omar Michaelson 5 pass from Henry Garcia (Wes Kozak extra point)
2Q: 15:00 NED - Walter Dawkins 36 field goal
2Q: 14:53 TBY - Orlando Newhart 101 kickoff return (Wes Kozak extra point)
2Q: 10:57 NED - Jerome Alexander 5 pass from Bernard Escalante (Walter Dawkins extra point)
3Q: 01:32 NED - Clyde Davis 2 run (Walter Dawkins extra point)
4Q: 13:42 TBY - D.J. Carpenter 8 pass from Monty Flylum (Wes Kozak extra point)
4Q: 07:31 NED - Chester Akaka 5 pass from Bernard Escalante (Walter Dawkins extra point)
4Q: 05:27 TBY - D.J. Carpenter 11 pass from Monty Flylum (Wes Kozak extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 05:36 NED - Mark Rhoads 19 pass from Bernard Escalante (Walter Dawkins extra point)
1Q: 02:31 TBY - Omar Michaelson 5 pass from Henry Garcia (Wes Kozak extra point)
2Q: 15:00 NED - Walter Dawkins 36 field goal
2Q: 14:53 TBY - Orlando Newhart 101 kickoff return (Wes Kozak extra point)
2Q: 10:57 NED - Jerome Alexander 5 pass from Bernard Escalante (Walter Dawkins extra point)
3Q: 01:32 NED - Clyde Davis 2 run (Walter Dawkins extra point)
4Q: 13:42 TBY - D.J. Carpenter 8 pass from Monty Flylum (Wes Kozak extra point)
4Q: 07:31 NED - Chester Akaka 5 pass from Bernard Escalante (Walter Dawkins extra point)
4Q: 05:27 TBY - D.J. Carpenter 11 pass from Monty Flylum (Wes Kozak extra point)

Team Statistics TBY NED
Record 7-8 6-8-1
First Downs 21 17
- by Rushing 5 3
- by Passing 14 14
- by Penalty 2 0
Total Net Yards 352 328
- Offensive Plays 65 61
- Yards per Play 5.42 5.38
Net Rushing Yards 87 105
- Rushing Attempts 22 33
- Yards per Rush 3.95 3.18
Net Passing Yards 265 223
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 40 - 26 - 0 26 - 21 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 292 234
- Sacks/Yards Lost 3/27 2/11
- Yards per Pass Play 6.16 7.96
Fumbles/Lost 2/1 3/1
3rd Down Conversions 4/13 5/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 10.8 5.4
4th Down Conversions 1/2 1/1
Penalties/Yards 3/30 4/40
Punt Returns/Yards 0/0 3/21
Kick Returns/Yards 5/166 5/164
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 3 4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 3/0 3/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 22 OWN 40
Time of Possession 26:58 33:02

Team Statistics	TBY	NED
Record	7-8	6-8-1
First Downs	21	17
- by Rushing	5	3
- by Passing	14	14
- by Penalty	2	0
Total Net Yards	352	328
- Offensive Plays	65	61
- Yards per Play	5.42	5.38
Net Rushing Yards	87	105
- Rushing Attempts	22	33
- Yards per Rush	3.95	3.18
Net Passing Yards	265	223
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	40 - 26 - 0	26 - 21 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	292	234
- Sacks/Yards Lost	3/27	2/11
- Yards per Pass Play	6.16	7.96
Fumbles/Lost	2/1	3/1
3rd Down Conversions	4/13	5/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	10.8	5.4
4th Down Conversions	1/2	1/1
Penalties/Yards	3/30	4/40
Punt Returns/Yards	0/0	3/21
Kick Returns/Yards	5/166	5/164
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	3	4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	3/0	3/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 22	OWN 40
Time of Possession	26:58	33:02

Drive Charts

Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	2:14	OWN 13	3	5	Punt
1	11:02	1:12	OWN 6	3	2	Punt
1	5:28	3:06	OWN 25	5	75	Touchdown
2	10:50	3:24	OWN 28	5	19	Punt
2	2:44	2:11	OWN 20	9	38	Punt
3	12:48	6:36	OWN 20	14	44	Punt
3	1:23	1:21	OWN 20	6	9	Punt
4	14:18	0:42	OPP 31	3	31	Touchdown
4	11:54	1:36	OWN 24	3	5	Punt
4	7:39	0:08	OWN 5	1	0	Fumble
4	7:25	2:04	OWN 21	5	79	Touchdown
4	2:16	1:52	OWN 20	10	35	Downs

New England Patriots
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	12:46	1:44	OWN 41	3	6	Punt
1	9:50	4:22	OWN 41	8	59	Touchdown
1	2:22	2:29	OWN 46	5	35	Field Goal
2	14:38	3:48	OWN 45	7	55	Touchdown
2	7:26	4:42	OWN 22	8	41	Punt
2	0:33	0:33	OWN 16	1	-1	Half
3	15:00	2:12	OPP 44	3	2	Punt
3	6:12	4:49	OWN 20	9	80	Touchdown
3	0:02	0:44	OWN 30	3	1	Fumble
4	13:36	1:42	OWN 39	3	2	Punt
4	10:18	2:39	OWN 43	4	18	Punt
4	7:31	0:06	OPP 5	1	5	Touchdown
4	5:21	3:05	OWN 31	5	19	Punt
4	0:24	0:24	OWN 45	1	-2	Game

Game MVP: Bernard Escalante, New England Patriots

Rushing Statistics

Tampa Bay	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Omar Michaelson	19	64	3.37	11	3	0
Jackie Andersen	3	23	7.67	16	1	0

New England	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Clyde Davis	14	58	4.14	10	1	1
Martin Mills	12	21	1.75	5	0	0
Bernard Escalante	4	16	4.00	15	1	0
Brian Thompson	2	9	4.50	6	0	0
Leslie Hicks	1	1	1.00	1	0	0

Passing Statistics

Tampa Bay	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Monty Flylum	31	18	206	3/27	2	45	0	99.6
Henry Garcia	9	8	86	0/0	1	31	0	143.5

New England	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Bernard Escalante	26	21	234	2/11	3	29	0	142.6

Receiving Statistics

Tampa Bay	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR D.J. Carpenter	7	10	122	17.43	63	45	2
RB Omar Michaelson	7	8	68	9.71	27	31	1
WR Rod McCullough	4	5	12	3.00	1	8	0
RB Skip Oukac	2	2	24	12.00	0	19	0
TE Bennie Walton	2	5	18	9.00	4	12	0
WR Kelvin Manifold	1	3	15	15.00	1	15	0
TE Chad Shwiner	1	1	9	9.00	0	9	0
WR Damon Morris	1	3	17	17.00	8	17	0
WR Barry Blackwell	1	1	7	7.00	0	7	0
TE Mitch Perkins	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

New England	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Leslie Hicks	7	9	117	16.71	31	29	0
FB Jerome Alexander	3	3	2	0.67	0	5	1
WR Jesse Marshall	2	2	18	9.00	0	13	0
TE Ken Stone	2	3	38	19.00	18	21	0
RB Brian Thompson	2	2	4	2.00	3	2	0
WR Mark Rhoads	2	2	28	14.00	20	19	1
RB Clyde Davis	1	1	11	11.00	13	11	0
WR Terrell Boyd	1	1	11	11.00	1	11	0
TE Chester Akaka	1	2	5	5.00	0	5	1
RB Martin Mills	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Tampa Bay	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

New England	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Tampa Bay	Fumb	Recov	Force
Monty Flylum	1	0	0
Jackie Andersen	1	0	0
Brock Robinson	0	1	1
Bert Elkon	0	1	0
Orlando Newhart	0	0	1
Alfred Thompson	0	0	1

New England	Fumb	Recov	Force
Bernard Escalante	2	0	0
Brian Thompson	1	0	0
T.K.O. Schofer	0	1	0
Leslie Hicks	0	1	0
Martin Mills	0	1	0
Johnny Connell	0	0	1
Stanley Hudson	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Tampa Bay	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Nicky Bodenhemer	7	267	38.1	32.3	49	2

New England	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Lester Laxdal	6	245	40.8	30.8	50	2

Kicking Statistics

Tampa Bay	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Wes Kozak	0/0	0/0	0/0	0	4/4

New England	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Walter Dawkins	1/1	0/0	0/0	36	4/4

Punt Return Statistics

Tampa Bay	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

New England	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Leslie Hicks	3	21	7.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Tampa Bay	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Orlando Newhart	4	158	39.5	1
Kelvin Manifold	1	8	8.0	0

New England	Ret	Yards	Avg
Leslie Hicks	3	114	38.0
Jesse Marshall	1	28	28.0
Terrell Boyd	1	22	22.0

Defensive Statistics

Tampa Bay	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Chuck Manson	7	2	0.0	24	21
OLB Mario Hillery	6	3	0.0	27	23
CB K.C. Yantis	6	0	0.0	23	26
CB Orlando Newhart	5	1	0.0	31	26
S Bruce Prescott	4	3	0.0	26	21
DE Hardy Keil	3	1	0.5	23	17
DT Brock Robinson	3	0	0.5	28	19
DT Orlando Westbrook	3	2	0.0	20	22
OLB Britt Reynoso	3	1	0.0	12	10
CB Lester Noetzel	3	0	0.0	15	10
DE Alfred Thompson	2	1	1.0	24	24
DE Terrell Aidoo	1	1	0.0	20	15
CB Leonard Kingsbury	1	1	0.0	15	17
S Harvey Reeves	1	0	0.0	23	16
OLB Winfred Stone	1	0	0.0	4	3
S Aaron Halama	1	0	0.0	15	14
ILB Bubba Cote	1	0	0.0	9	7
DT C.J. Mayes	0	1	0.0	15	12

New England	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Stanley Hudson	6	2	0.0	8	28
CB Rick Harmon	6	0	0.0	18	34
DE Lorenzo Daniels	5	1	0.0	20	33
DT Johnny Connell	4	1	1.5	21	37
S Kelly Franz	4	1	0.0	17	32
ILB Jay Willis	3	3	0.5	17	33
S David Tynik	3	2	0.0	17	39
CB Gerald Smeenge	2	2	0.0	8	21
S Luther McClanahan	2	1	0.0	9	12
DE Ernie Sturgeon	2	1	0.0	5	15
DE Kerry Townes	2	1	0.0	13	29
OLB Jackie Bard	2	0	0.0	5	1
CB Bart McKnight	2	0	0.0	13	34
DE Joel Lucic	1	0	1.0	9	15
OLB Spencer Doyle	1	1	0.0	6	11
OLB Warren Stewart	1	0	0.0	7	21
CB Donnell Arnold	1	0	0.0	16	29
DT T.K.O. Schofer	1	0	0.0	15	23
OLB Quentin Davidson	0	2	0.0	13	17
ILB Drew Slaughter	0	1	0.0	5	9

Pass Rush Statistics

Tampa Bay	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Alfred Thompson	1.0	0	1	0	24
DE Hardy Keil	0.5	1	0	0	17
DT Brock Robinson	0.5	0	0	1	19

New England	Sack	Hurry	PPlay
DT Johnny Connell	1.5	1	37
DE Joel Lucic	1.0	0	15
ILB Jay Willis	0.5	0	33
DE Ernie Sturgeon	0.0	1	15
OLB Warren Stewart	0.0	1	21
CB Donnell Arnold	0.0	1	29
DE Kerry Townes	0.0	1	29
DE Lorenzo Daniels	0.0	1	33

Pass Defense Statistics

Tampa Bay	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Orlando Newhart	5	1	26
CB K.C. Yantis	4	0	26
ILB Chuck Manson	3	0	21
OLB Mario Hillery	3	0	23
DE Terrell Aidoo	1	0	15
S Harvey Reeves	1	0	16
DE Alfred Thompson	1	0	24
CB Leonard Kingsbury	1	0	17
ILB Bubba Cote	1	0	7
CB Lester Noetzel	1	0	10
S Aaron Halama	0	1	14

New England	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Rick Harmon	5	1	34
S Stanley Hudson	4	0	28
S Kelly Franz	3	0	32
S David Tynik	3	0	39
ILB Jay Willis	2	0	33
CB Gerald Smeenge	2	0	21
S Luther McClanahan	1	0	12
DE Ernie Sturgeon	1	0	15
OLB Warren Stewart	1	0	21
OLB Spencer Doyle	1	0	11
DE Kerry Townes	1	0	29
DE Lorenzo Daniels	1	0	33
CB Bart McKnight	1	0	34

Blocking Statistics

Tampa Bay	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Johnnie Hogrefe	2	5	0	14	0	35
Perry Dubose	2	4	0	19	0	33
Lester Sawyer	1	2	0	18	1	34
Louie Vance	1	1	1	6	0	9
Shawn Neumeyer	0	4	0	18	0	37
Bert Elkon	0	3	0	16	0	34
Roger Wellins	0	1	0	4	1	6
Chad Shwiner	0	1	0	5	0	20
Bennie Walton	0	1	0	18	0	28
Harold Ackerman	0	0	0	4	1	9

New England	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Charlie Andrade	2	8	21	0	22
Leland Roundy	2	6	33	0	27
Shannon Lyons	2	4	30	1	27
Jeff Hanson	1	3	22	0	18
Keith O'Dwyer	0	4	19	0	14
Chester Akaka	0	2	18	0	15
Brady Hatley	0	1	27	1	26
Xavier England	0	1	6	0	2

Special Teams Statistics

Tampa Bay	Tackles	STPlays
Jackie Andersen	3	23
Lester Noetzel	2	23
Aaron Halama	1	18
Barry Blackwell	1	18
Kelvin Manifold	1	17
Chad Shwiner	0	18
Winfred Stone	0	17
Damon Morris	0	17
Orlando Newhart	0	15
Mitch Perkins	0	14
Britt Reynoso	0	11
Nicky Bodenhemer	0	7
Louie Vance	0	7
Johnnie Hogrefe	0	7
Alfred Thompson	0	7
Bennie Walton	0	7
Roger Wellins	0	7
Shawn Neumeyer	0	6
Marcus Farrell	0	5
Wes Kozak	0	5
Orlando Westbrook	0	5
Skip Oukac	0	4
Harold Ackerman	0	3
K.C. Yantis	0	2
Brock Robinson	0	2
Lewis Schramm	0	2
Chuck Manson	0	1
Bruce Prescott	0	1
D.J. Carpenter	0	1
Mario Hillery	0	1
Leonard Kingsbury	0	1
Hardy Keil	0	1
Bubba Cote	0	1
C.J. Mayes	0	1

New England	Tackles	STPlays
Brian Thompson	2	12
Clyde Davis	1	25
Gerald Smeenge	1	17
Jesse Marshall	0	18
Ken Stone	0	17
Spencer Doyle	0	17
Ricardo Burns	0	16
Leslie Hicks	0	11
Luther McClanahan	0	10
Jerome Alexander	0	10
Alfred Cooley	0	10
Joel Lucic	0	7
Charlie Andrade	0	7
Jackie Bard	0	7
Chester Akaka	0	7
Keith O'Dwyer	0	7
Ralph Oliveira	0	7
Bart McKnight	0	7
Xavier England	0	7
Walter Dawkins	0	7
Donnell Arnold	0	6
Lester Laxdal	0	6
Terrell Boyd	0	5
Warren Stewart	0	5
Cory Blackburn	0	5
Drew Slaughter	0	4
Brady Hatley	0	3
Jeff Hanson	0	3
Jay Willis	0	3
Quentin Davidson	0	2
T.K.O. Schofer	0	2
Bobby McMichael	0	1
Kelly Franz	0	1
David Tynik	0	1
Mark Rhoads	0	1
Shannon Lyons	0	1

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	6	43	7.2
Middle	12	37	3.1
Right	4	7	1.8
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	7	30	4.3
Middle	15	59	3.9
Right	9	19	2.1
None	2	-3	-1.5

Detailed Passing Statistics

Tampa Bay	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Monty Flylum	31	18	2	4	1	1	6	0	0
Henry Garcia	9	8	2	1	0	0	0	0	0

New England	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Bernard Escalante	26	21	4	1	0	2	1	1	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	1	1	4	4.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	18	14	109	6.1
Medium (9-18 Yds)	14	10	160	11.4
Long (19+ Yds)	6	1	19	3.2

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	6	6	21	3.5
Short (0-8 Yds)	8	7	75	9.4
Medium (9-18 Yds)	8	7	109	13.6
Long (19+ Yds)	4	1	29	7.3

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Tampa Bay	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR D.J. Carpenter	10	7	0	122	3	32
RB Omar Michaelson	8	7	0	68	1	34
WR Rod McCullough	5	4	0	12	0	26
TE Bennie Walton	5	2	0	18	0	28
WR Kelvin Manifold	3	1	1	15	0	13
WR Damon Morris	3	1	0	17	0	23
RB Skip Oukac	2	2	0	24	0	12
TE Chad Shwiner	1	1	0	9	0	20
WR Barry Blackwell	1	1	0	7	0	3
TE Mitch Perkins	1	0	0	0	0	15

New England	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Leslie Hicks	9	7	117	3	24
FB Jerome Alexander	3	3	2	0	12
TE Ken Stone	3	2	38	1	15
WR Jesse Marshall	2	2	18	0	9
RB Brian Thompson	2	2	4	0	9
WR Mark Rhoads	2	2	28	0	17
TE Chester Akaka	2	1	5	0	15
RB Clyde Davis	1	1	11	0	18
WR Terrell Boyd	1	1	11	0	11
RB Martin Mills	1	0	0	0	10

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Tampa Bay	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

New England	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Clyde Davis	3	4	1.33	4.14
Brian Thompson	1	3	3.00	4.50
Martin Mills	1	-2	-2.00	1.75

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Tampa Bay	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Monty Flylum	2	2	19	9.50	6.65
Henry Garcia	2	2	17	8.50	9.56

New England	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Bernard Escalante	3	3	29	9.67	9.00

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Tampa Bay	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR D.J. Carpenter	2	2	19	9.50	12.20
TE Bennie Walton	1	1	12	12.00	3.60
RB Omar Michaelson	1	1	5	5.00	8.50

New England	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
FB Jerome Alexander	1	1	5	5.00	0.67
WR Mark Rhoads	1	1	19	19.00	14.00
TE Chester Akaka	1	1	5	5.00	2.50

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Tampa Bay	Rushes	Conversions
Omar Michaelson	1	0
Jackie Andersen	1	1

New England	Rushes	Conversions
Clyde Davis	4	2

Third Down Passing Statistics

Tampa Bay	Att	Comp	Conversions
Monty Flylum	10	5	3
Henry Garcia	1	1	0

New England	Att	Comp	Conversions
Bernard Escalante	9	8	3

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Tampa Bay	Targ	Catch	Conversions
TE Bennie Walton	3	1	0
RB Omar Michaelson	3	3	1
WR Damon Morris	2	1	1
WR Rod McCullough	1	0	0
WR Barry Blackwell	1	1	1

New England	Targ	Catch	Conversions
FB Jerome Alexander	2	2	0
RB Brian Thompson	2	2	0
WR Leslie Hicks	2	1	0
RB Clyde Davis	1	1	1
WR Terrell Boyd	1	1	1
WR Mark Rhoads	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 54,900 (68,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 14,200 (21,600)
End Zone 13,500 (15,600)
Mezzanine 7,800 (9,000)
Sideline Seats 12,600 (13,800)
Club Seats 5,500 (6,000)
Luxury Boxes 1,300 (2,000)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	54,900 (68,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	14,200 (21,600)
End Zone	13,500 (15,600)
Mezzanine	7,800 (9,000)
Sideline Seats	12,600 (13,800)
Club Seats	5,500 (6,000)
Luxury Boxes	1,300 (2,000)