New England Patriots
Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Stadium
Capacity: 65,890
Inaugurated: 01/01/1967
Broadcast
Announcers
Charlie Jones, Sam DeLuca
Summary
NE and TB combined for 185 passing yards and 1 passing touchdowns. On the ground, Andy Johnson led NE with 127 rushing yards while Ed Williams paced TB with 58. Through the air, Steve Burks topped NE with 17 receiving yards while Jack Novak led TB with 55.
Expected Points Summary
Team Stats
Stat
NE
TB
First Downs
13
14
Rush-Yds-TDs
39-260-3
45-135-1
Cmp-Att-Yd-TD-INT
4-14-40-0-1
12-18-145-1-1
Sacked-Yards
0-0
1-12
Net Pass Yards
40
133
Total Yards
300
268
Fumbles-Lost
0-0
2-2
Turnovers
1
3
Penalties-Yards
8-69
3-20
Expected Points Detail
Officials
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Boxscore Team Stats
Stat
NE
TB
First Downs
13
14
Rush-Yds-TDs
39-260-3
45-135-1
Cmp-Att-Yd-TD-INT
4-14-40-0-1
12-18-145-1-1
Sacked-Yards
0-0
1-12
Net Pass Yards
40
133
Total Yards
300
268
Fumbles-Lost
0-0
2-2
Turnovers
1
3
Penalties-Yards
8-69
3-20
Scoring Summary
Q
Team
Detail
Score
2
Buccaneers
Ed Williams 17 yard rush (Dave Green kick)
0-7
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Patriots
Andy Johnson 69 yard rush (John Smith kick)
7-7
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Buccaneers
Morris Owens 17 yard pass from Steve Spurrier (Dave Green kick)
7-14
3
Patriots
Andy Johnson 9 yard rush (John Smith kick)
14-14
4
Patriots
Sam Hunt 68 yard interception return (John Smith kick)
21-14
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Patriots
John Smith 30 yard field goal
24-14
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Patriots
Steve Grogan 1 yard rush (Steve Zabel kick)
31-14