Week 16, 2045

played in Tampa Bay, FL

53 degrees, fair, 2 mph wind

New England Patriots	0	3	7	0	-	10
Tampa Bay Buccaneers	7	6	0	3	-	16

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:49 TBY - Tevin Waldorf 10 pass from Johnny Sullivan (Dakota Hixon extra point)
2Q: 13:43 TBY - Dakota Hixon 38 field goal
2Q: 06:35 TBY - Dakota Hixon 32 field goal
2Q: 02:49 NED - Broderick Cottrill 31 field goal
3Q: 04:37 NED - Gavin Bronson 9 run (Broderick Cottrill extra point)
4Q: 02:03 TBY - Dakota Hixon 35 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:49 TBY - Tevin Waldorf 10 pass from Johnny Sullivan (Dakota Hixon extra point)
2Q: 13:43 TBY - Dakota Hixon 38 field goal
2Q: 06:35 TBY - Dakota Hixon 32 field goal
2Q: 02:49 NED - Broderick Cottrill 31 field goal
3Q: 04:37 NED - Gavin Bronson 9 run (Broderick Cottrill extra point)
4Q: 02:03 TBY - Dakota Hixon 35 field goal

Team Statistics NED TBY
Record 4-11 9-5-1
First Downs 21 13
- by Rushing 6 4
- by Passing 13 8
- by Penalty 2 1
Total Net Yards 351 223
- Offensive Plays 72 57
- Yards per Play 4.88 3.91
Net Rushing Yards 126 73
- Rushing Attempts 26 23
- Yards per Rush 4.85 3.17
Net Passing Yards 225 150
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 46 - 30 - 0 32 - 21 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 225 164
- Sacks/Yards Lost 0/0 2/14
- Yards per Pass Play 4.89 4.41
Fumbles/Lost 1/1 1/0
3rd Down Conversions 9/17 4/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.7 9.2
4th Down Conversions 0/1 0/0
Penalties/Yards 6/35 6/40
Punt Returns/Yards 2/13 4/44
Kick Returns/Yards 2/44 2/54
Interception Ret./Yards 1/0 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 2 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/1 1/2
Avg. Drive Start OWN 22 OWN 34
Time of Possession 31:50 28:10

Team Statistics	NED	TBY
Record	4-11	9-5-1
First Downs	21	13
- by Rushing	6	4
- by Passing	13	8
- by Penalty	2	1
Total Net Yards	351	223
- Offensive Plays	72	57
- Yards per Play	4.88	3.91
Net Rushing Yards	126	73
- Rushing Attempts	26	23
- Yards per Rush	4.85	3.17
Net Passing Yards	225	150
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	46 - 30 - 0	32 - 21 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	225	164
- Sacks/Yards Lost	0/0	2/14
- Yards per Pass Play	4.89	4.41
Fumbles/Lost	1/1	1/0
3rd Down Conversions	9/17	4/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.7	9.2
4th Down Conversions	0/1	0/0
Penalties/Yards	6/35	6/40
Punt Returns/Yards	2/13	4/44
Kick Returns/Yards	2/44	2/54
Interception Ret./Yards	1/0	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	2	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/1	1/2
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 22	OWN 34
Time of Possession	31:50	28:10

Drive Charts

New England Patriots
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	9:41	2:49	OWN 25	5	11	Punt
1	4:38	3:04	OWN 8	6	11	Punt
2	13:36	3:22	OWN 25	7	36	Downs
2	6:29	3:48	OWN 34	11	52	Field Goal
2	1:49	1:07	OWN 37	3	7	Punt
3	15:00	2:26	OWN 10	3	11	Punt
3	11:03	6:35	OWN 6	13	94	Touchdown
3	3:34	1:37	OPP 42	3	3	Punt
4	14:13	5:48	OWN 1	12	60	Punt
4	1:54	1:54	OWN 25	10	66	Game

Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	5:19	OWN 32	9	68	Touchdown
1	6:52	2:14	OWN 27	5	18	Punt
1	1:34	2:58	OPP 43	7	22	Field Goal
2	10:14	1:36	OWN 39	3	-3	Punt
2	8:38	2:09	OPP 19	6	4	Field Goal
2	2:41	0:52	OWN 25	3	-4	Punt
2	0:42	0:42	OWN 20	2	5	Half
3	12:34	1:31	OWN 39	3	6	Punt
3	4:28	0:54	OWN 24	2	0	Interception
3	1:57	2:44	OWN 20	5	35	Punt
4	8:25	6:31	OWN 20	12	62	Field Goal

Game MVP: Ezekiel Sanders, Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Rushing Statistics

New England	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB Orlando Pickerill	13	58	4.46	27	2	0
RB Gavin Bronson	11	60	5.45	9	0	1
QB Horace Thompson	1	7	7.00	7	0	0
WR Horace Galloway	1	1	1.00	1	0	0

Tampa Bay	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
RB Ezekiel Sanders	11	63	5.73	22	2
RB Herb Jarosek	9	11	1.22	13	1
QB Johnny Sullivan	3	-1	-0.33	5	0

Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Horace Thompson	46	30	225	0/0	0	22	0	76.8

Tampa Bay	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Johnny Sullivan	32	21	164	2/14	1	36	1	75.5

Receiving Statistics

New England	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
RB Orlando Pickerill	7	7	60	8.57	46	22
WR Claude Mueller	6	10	22	3.67	5	10
WR Rick Cole	5	10	51	10.20	11	17
RB Gavin Bronson	3	3	33	11.00	21	15
TE Darius Rickard	3	4	23	7.67	3	18
WR Donnie Poland	2	4	20	10.00	2	11
TE Vernon Geiger	2	2	1	0.50	1	2
TE Axel Cole	1	2	9	9.00	2	9
WR Horace Galloway	1	2	6	6.00	4	6

Tampa Bay	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
RB Ezekiel Sanders	5	6	73	14.60	42	36	0
WR Tevin Waldorf	5	9	18	3.60	7	10	1
TE Bruce Cotter	4	6	33	8.25	10	12	0
TE Jerry Bradford	2	2	5	2.50	0	3	0
RB Herb Jarosek	2	4	11	5.50	0	6	0
WR Reggie LaPorte	1	2	0	0.00	0	0	0
TE Julian Middleton	1	2	8	8.00	0	8	0
WR Dillon Stanislaw	1	1	16	16.00	6	16	0

Interception Statistics

New England	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Reginald Clemons	1	0	0.00	0

Tampa Bay	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

New England	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
S Don Everhart	1	0	0	0
CB Darren Richmond	0	0	1	0

Tampa Bay	Fumb	Recov	Force
CB Jameson Singleton	1	0	0
CB Javier Swift	0	1	0
RB Alexander Boyce	0	1	0
OLB Brad Meagher	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

New England	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Kenyon Morris	6	259	43.2	29.2	49	2

Tampa Bay	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Tevin Schneider	5	240	48.0	45.4	52	4

Kicking Statistics

New England	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Broderick Cottrill	1/1	0/0	0/0	31	1/1

Tampa Bay	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Dakota Hixon	3/3	0/0	0/0	38	1/1

Punt Return Statistics

New England	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Don Everhart	2	13	6.5	0

Tampa Bay	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Jameson Singleton	4	44	11.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

New England	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Gavin Bronson	2	44	22.0	0

Tampa Bay	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Javier Swift	1	24	24.0	0
Dillon Stanislaw	1	30	30.0	0

Defensive Statistics

New England	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Leon Propst	8	4	1.0	23	34
OLB Mitchell Mentzer	6	1	0.0	23	34
CB Manuel Gillespie	5	5	0.0	21	31
S Don Everhart	5	5	0.0	23	34
DT Donovan Ibarra	4	0	0.0	13	17
DT Phil Rice	3	1	0.0	22	29
CB Reginald Clemons	3	0	0.0	17	25
DE Matt Morlock	2	2	1.0	19	27
OLB Tyson Stovall	2	0	0.0	9	17
DT Kai Jouette	2	0	0.0	11	22
S Ezekiel Alaniz	2	0	0.0	23	28
DE Barry Schepis	2	0	0.0	23	33
OLB John Fatafehi	1	0	0.0	2	1
CB Dominic Farley	0	2	0.0	13	19
CB Darren Richmond	0	1	0.0	7	9

Tampa Bay	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Collin Kemp	8	3	0.0	22	31
OLB Dustin Reck	7	2	0.0	26	45
S Josue Wells	6	2	0.0	26	45
CB Jameson Singleton	6	1	0.0	25	43
S Demetrius Flynn	6	0	0.0	26	46
OLB Justics Hollings	5	1	0.0	11	11
DE Jamie Kelly	4	2	0.0	19	30
CB Javier Swift	4	1	0.0	16	36
OLB Brad Meagher	2	1	0.0	13	23
DE Al MacDowell	2	1	0.0	24	35
OLB Shawn Havel	2	0	0.0	4	15
ILB Britt Fulmore	1	3	0.0	13	24
DT Derrick Zukowsky	1	1	0.0	14	28
ILB Luis Bergler	1	0	0.0	0	1
TE Julian Middleton	1	0	---	---	---
CB Burt Tyler	0	3	0.0	24	44
DE Jamie Walton	0	1	0.0	9	23

Pass Rush Statistics

New England	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Matt Morlock	1.0	0	1	0	27
ILB Leon Propst	1.0	0	0	0	34
DT Kai Jouette	0.0	1	1	0	22
OLB Mitchell Mentzer	0.0	0	0	1	34

Tampa Bay	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Jamie Kelly	1	0	0	30
DE Al MacDowell	0	2	1	35
DE Jamie Walton	0	1	0	23
OLB Dustin Reck	0	1	0	45

Pass Defense Statistics

New England	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Manuel Gillespie	5	1	0	31
ILB Leon Propst	5	0	0	34
OLB Mitchell Mentzer	2	1	0	34
CB Reginald Clemons	2	0	1	25
OLB Tyson Stovall	2	0	0	17
S Don Everhart	2	0	0	34
DT Kai Jouette	1	0	0	22
DT Phil Rice	1	0	0	29
OLB John Fatafehi	1	0	0	1
CB Darren Richmond	0	1	0	9
CB Dominic Farley	0	1	0	19

Tampa Bay	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
S Josue Wells	5	2	45
CB Jameson Singleton	5	0	43
S Demetrius Flynn	4	2	46
OLB Dustin Reck	4	0	45
CB Javier Swift	2	1	36
DE Jamie Kelly	2	0	30
OLB Justics Hollings	2	0	11
OLB Shawn Havel	2	0	15
ILB Britt Fulmore	1	1	24
ILB Collin Kemp	1	1	31
ILB Luis Bergler	1	0	1
OLB Brad Meagher	1	0	23

Blocking Statistics

New England	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	PPly
G Daniel Rodgers	4	8	26	46
T Moe Hillson	3	4	26	46
G Ted Andersen	1	5	26	46
C Gerald Walters	1	3	26	46
T Silas Keith	1	2	26	46
TE Darius Rickard	1	1	15	30
FB Benjamin Freeman	1	1	6	13
TE Vernon Geiger	0	1	11	14

Tampa Bay	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
C Kristopher Turnbull	2	6	23	0	34
G Lance Meyer	1	5	23	0	34
T Mason Montes	1	4	23	1	34
T Eugene Taylor	1	2	23	0	34
FB Darnell Mullens	1	1	5	0	12
G Joseph Vinci	0	5	23	1	34

Special Teams Tackles

New England	Tackles	STPlays
Mitchell Mentzer	4	12
Darren Richmond	1	19
Thurman Roach	1	7

Tampa Bay	Tackles	STPlays
Darnell Mullens	1	22
Shawn Havel	1	20
Javier Swift	1	15
Brad Meagher	1	9

Participation

New England	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
T Moe Hillson	26	46	---	---	7	79
QB Horace Thompson	26	46	---	---	---	72
C Gerald Walters	26	46	---	---	---	72
T Silas Keith	26	46	---	---	---	72
G Daniel Rodgers	26	46	---	---	---	72
G Ted Andersen	26	46	---	---	---	72
OLB Mitchell Mentzer	---	---	23	34	12	69
WR Claude Mueller	22	45	---	---	---	67
S Don Everhart	---	---	23	34	8	65
WR Rick Cole	20	44	---	---	---	64
ILB Leon Propst	---	---	23	34	3	60
DE Barry Schepis	---	---	23	33	3	59
CB Manuel Gillespie	---	---	21	31	3	55
CB Reginald Clemons	---	---	17	25	11	53
S Ezekiel Alaniz	---	---	23	28	1	52
DT Phil Rice	---	---	22	29	1	52
DE Matt Morlock	---	---	19	27	1	47
TE Darius Rickard	15	30	---	---	---	45
WR Donnie Poland	15	25	---	---	5	45
RB Orlando Pickerill	15	29	---	---	---	44
RB Gavin Bronson	11	14	---	---	15	40
TE Axel Cole	9	9	---	---	20	38
DT Donovan Ibarra	---	---	13	17	7	37
DT Kai Jouette	---	---	11	22	3	36
CB Darren Richmond	---	---	7	9	19	35
CB Dominic Farley	---	---	13	19	2	34
FB Benjamin Freeman	6	13	---	---	14	33
OLB Tyson Stovall	---	---	9	17	1	27
TE Vernon Geiger	11	14	---	---	---	25
WR Horace Galloway	5	5	---	---	14	24
DE William Farrell	---	---	4	8	7	19
OLB Zack Foster	---	---	0	0	19	19
S Alexander Eldridge	---	---	0	2	13	15
WR Dave Cole	1	2	---	---	8	11
ILB Jay Lynch	---	---	0	0	10	10
C Roberto Brennan	0	0	---	---	7	7
P Kenyon Morris	0	0	---	---	7	7
G Thurman Roach	0	0	---	---	7	7
T Conrad Wedge	0	0	---	---	7	7
C Thomas Harvey	0	0	---	---	7	7
S Edwin Cox	---	---	0	4	2	6
RB Donnell Malbrough	0	0	---	---	5	5
K Broderick Cottrill	0	0	---	---	4	4
OLB John Fatafehi	---	---	2	1	---	3
QB Bucky Maston	0	0	---	---	---	0
S Leland Mansker	---	---	0	0	---	0

Tampa Bay	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
CB Jameson Singleton	---	---	25	43	7	75
S Demetrius Flynn	---	---	26	46	3	75
OLB Dustin Reck	---	---	26	45	2	73
S Josue Wells	---	---	26	45	1	72
CB Burt Tyler	---	---	24	44	1	69
CB Javier Swift	---	---	16	36	15	67
T Eugene Taylor	23	34	---	---	8	65
T Mason Montes	23	34	---	---	8	65
G Joseph Vinci	23	34	---	---	8	65
G Lance Meyer	23	34	---	---	8	65
DE Al MacDowell	---	---	24	35	1	60
TE Bruce Cotter	23	34	---	---	1	58
QB Johnny Sullivan	23	34	---	---	---	57
C Kristopher Turnbull	23	34	---	---	---	57
ILB Collin Kemp	---	---	22	31	---	53
WR Tevin Waldorf	22	29	---	---	1	52
DE Jamie Kelly	---	---	19	30	---	49
DT Derrick Zukowsky	---	---	14	28	6	48
OLB Brad Meagher	---	---	13	23	9	45
WR Alec Montgomery	12	15	---	---	17	44
WR Reggie LaPorte	21	20	---	---	---	41
DE Jamie Walton	---	---	9	23	7	39
OLB Shawn Havel	---	---	4	15	20	39
FB Darnell Mullens	5	12	---	---	22	39
ILB Britt Fulmore	---	---	13	24	1	38
RB Ezekiel Sanders	11	24	---	---	---	35
DE Rusty Brotherton	---	---	12	20	1	33
TE Julian Middleton	1	7	---	---	21	29
RB Herb Jarosek	11	10	---	---	5	26
TE Jerry Bradford	9	15	---	---	---	24
OLB Justics Hollings	---	---	11	11	---	22
RB Alexander Boyce	0	0	---	---	16	16
CB Noah Burgess	---	---	2	3	9	14
S Burt Bunnell	---	---	0	1	12	13
WR Dillon Stanislaw	0	4	---	---	8	12
ILB Luis Bergler	---	---	0	1	9	10
K Dakota Hixon	0	0	---	---	8	8
P Tevin Schneider	0	0	---	---	8	8
C Sean Lytle	0	0	---	---	8	8
WR Kendall Offutt	0	0	---	---	2	2
DE Lawrence Van Caeyzeele	---	---	0	1	---	1
DT Aidan Hoover	---	---	0	1	---	1
T Morris Donohue	0	0	---	---	---	0
QB William Browning	0	0	---	---	---	0
C Lawrence Blake	0	0	---	---	---	0
G B.J. Alaniz	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	5	19	3.8
Middle	14	71	5.1
Right	7	36	5.1
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	8	42	5.3
Middle	13	31	2.4
Right	2	0	0.0
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Horace Thompson	46	30	1	0	2	7	4	1	0

Tampa Bay	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Johnny Sullivan	32	21	1	0	3	4	2	1	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	11	10	52	4.7
Short (0-8 Yds)	20	15	104	5.2
Medium (9-18 Yds)	9	5	69	7.7
Long (19+ Yds)	4	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	6	5	21	3.5
Short (0-8 Yds)	16	12	111	6.9
Medium (9-18 Yds)	8	4	32	4.0
Long (19+ Yds)	2	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

New England	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Claude Mueller	10	6	2	22	0	45
WR Rick Cole	10	5	0	51	0	44
RB Orlando Pickerill	7	7	0	60	1	29
TE Darius Rickard	4	3	0	23	0	30
WR Donnie Poland	4	2	0	20	0	25
RB Gavin Bronson	3	3	0	33	0	14
TE Axel Cole	2	1	0	9	0	9
WR Horace Galloway	2	1	0	6	0	5
TE Vernon Geiger	2	2	0	1	0	14

Tampa Bay	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Tevin Waldorf	9	5	2	18	0	29
RB Ezekiel Sanders	6	5	0	73	1	24
TE Bruce Cotter	6	4	1	33	0	34
RB Herb Jarosek	4	2	0	11	0	10
WR Reggie LaPorte	2	1	0	0	0	20
TE Jerry Bradford	2	2	0	5	0	15
TE Julian Middleton	2	1	0	8	0	7
WR Dillon Stanislaw	1	1	0	16	0	4

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

New England	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Gavin Bronson	2	17	8.50	5.45

Tampa Bay	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
QB Johnny Sullivan	2	-6	-3.00	-0.33
RB Herb Jarosek	1	0	0.00	1.22

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Horace Thompson	3	1	9	3.00	4.89

Tampa Bay	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Johnny Sullivan	7	5	35	5.00	5.13

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

New England	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Claude Mueller	1	0	0	0.00	2.20
WR Donnie Poland	1	1	9	9.00	5.00
WR Rick Cole	1	0	0	0.00	5.10

Tampa Bay	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
RB Ezekiel Sanders	2	1	11	5.50	12.17
WR Tevin Waldorf	2	1	10	5.00	2.00
TE Bruce Cotter	1	1	5	5.00	5.50
TE Jerry Bradford	1	1	3	3.00	2.50
RB Herb Jarosek	1	1	6	6.00	2.75

Third Down Rushing Statistics

New England	Rushes	Conversions
QB Horace Thompson	1	1
RB Orlando Pickerill	1	1

Tampa Bay	Rushes	Conversions
RB Ezekiel Sanders	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Comp	Conversions
Horace Thompson	15	11	7

Tampa Bay	Att	Comp	Conversions
Johnny Sullivan	11	7	4

Third Down Receiving Statistics

New England	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Rick Cole	4	2	2
RB Orlando Pickerill	3	3	1
WR Claude Mueller	2	1	0
TE Darius Rickard	2	2	1
WR Donnie Poland	2	1	1
TE Axel Cole	1	1	1
WR Horace Galloway	1	1	1

Tampa Bay	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Tevin Waldorf	6	4	2
RB Ezekiel Sanders	2	1	1
WR Reggie LaPorte	1	0	0
TE Bruce Cotter	1	1	0
TE Julian Middleton	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 88,400 (89,400 capacity)
Upper Deck 26,800 (27,400)
End Zone 19,700 (19,900)
Mezzanine 11,300 (11,500)
Sideline Seats 17,600 (17,600)
Club Seats 7,400 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 5,600 (5,600)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	88,400 (89,400 capacity)
Upper Deck	26,800 (27,400)
End Zone	19,700 (19,900)
Mezzanine	11,300 (11,500)
Sideline Seats	17,600 (17,600)
Club Seats	7,400 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	5,600 (5,600)