Patriots 28
(1-2, 0-1 away)
Buccaneers 30
(2-1, 1-1 home)
7:30 PM ET, August 24, 2012
Raymond James Stadium, Tampa, FL
Scoring Summary
| FIRST QUARTER | NE | TB | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TD | 09:36 | Doug Martin 1 Yd Run (Connor Barth Kick) | 0 | 7 | |
| TD | 02:58 | Mark Barron 22 Yd Interception Return (Connor Barth Kick) | 0 | 14 | |
| SECOND QUARTER | NE | TB | |||
| TD | 12:07 | Stevan Ridley 1 Yd Run (Stephen Gostkowski Kick) | 7 | 14 | |
| FG | 06:14 | Connor Barth 56 Yd | 7 | 17 | |
| FG | 00:00 | Kai Forbath 51 Yd | 7 | 20 | |
| THIRD QUARTER | NE | TB | |||
| FG | 04:25 | Kai Forbath 55 Yd | 7 | 23 | |
| TD | 00:54 | Rob Gronkowski 16 Yd Pass From Tom Brady (Stephen Gostkowski Kick) | 14 | 23 | |
| FOURTH QUARTER | NE | TB | |||
| TD | 07:42 | Sammie Stroughter 8 Yd Pass From Dan Orlovsky (Kai Forbath Kick) | 14 | 30 | |
| TD | 04:13 | Jeremy Ebert 3 Yd Pass From Ryan Mallett (Stephen Gostkowski Kick) | 21 | 30 | |
| TD | 00:33 | Jesse Holley 4 Yd Pass From Ryan Mallett (Stephen Gostkowski Kick) | 28 | 30 | |
Team Stat Comparison
NE | TB | |
|---|---|---|
| 1st Downs | 22 | 16 |
Passing 1st downs | 11 | 10 |
Rushing 1st downs | 8 | 4 |
1st downs from Penalties | 3 | 2 |
3rd down efficiency | 5-13 | 3-11 |
4th down efficiency | 1-2 | 0-0 |
| Total Plays | 66 | 56 |
| Total Yards | 342 | 283 |
| Yards per play | 5.2 | 5.1 |
| Total Drives | 11 | 12 |
| Passing | 174 | 151 |
Comp - Att | 20-33 | 16-26 |
Yards per pass | 5.3 | 5.8 |
Interceptions thrown | 1 | 0 |
Sacks - Yards Lost | 2-19 | 1-4 |
| Rushing | 168 | 132 |
Rushing Attempts | 31 | 29 |
Yards per rush | 5.4 | 4.6 |
| Red Zone (Made-Att) | 4-4 | 2-2 |
| Penalties | 6-72 | 10-66 |
| Turnovers | 1 | 0 |
Fumbles lost | 0 | 0 |
Interceptions thrown | 1 | 0 |
| Defensive / Special Teams TDs | 0 | 1 |
| Possession | 26:36 | 33:24 |
| New England Passing | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C/ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | INT | SACKS | RTG | ||
| T. Brady | 13/20 | 127 | 6.4 | 1 | 1 | 2-19 | 78.5 | |
| R. Mallett | 7/13 | 66 | 5.1 | 2 | 0 | 0-0 | 107.7 | |
| Team | 20/33 | 174 | 5.3 | 3 | 1 | 2-19 | -- | |
| Tampa Bay Passing | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C/ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | INT | SACKS | RTG | ||
| J. Freeman | 10/19 | 102 | 5.4 | 0 | 0 | 1-4 | 68.3 | |
| D. Orlovsky | 6/7 | 53 | 7.6 | 1 | 0 | 0-0 | 137.8 | |
| Team | 16/26 | 151 | 5.8 | 1 | 0 | 1-4 | -- | |
| New England Rushing | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LG | ||
| S. Ridley | 16 | 87 | 5.4 | 1 | 29 | |
| J. Demps | 3 | 41 | 13.7 | 0 | 29 | |
| B. Bolden | 6 | 32 | 5.3 | 0 | 10 | |
| D. Woodhead | 3 | 11 | 3.7 | 0 | 8 | |
| E. Kettani | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| S. Vereen | 2 | -3 | -1.5 | 0 | 0 | |
| Team | 31 | 168 | 5.4 | 1 | 29 | |
| Tampa Bay Rushing | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LG | ||
| D. Martin | 13 | 53 | 4.1 | 1 | 19 | |
| M. Smith | 6 | 38 | 6.3 | 0 | 11 | |
| L. Blount | 7 | 22 | 3.1 | 0 | 8 | |
| M. Madu | 2 | 20 | 10.0 | 0 | 19 | |
| D. Orlovsky | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Team | 29 | 132 | 4.6 | 1 | 19 | |
| New England Receiving | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LG | TGTS | ||
| A. Hernandez | 5 | 52 | 10.4 | 0 | 24 | 7 | |
| D. Stallworth | 3 | 40 | 13.3 | 0 | 18 | 4 | |
| R. Gronkowski | 2 | 24 | 12.0 | 1 | 16 | 2 | |
| S. Ridley | 3 | 17 | 5.7 | 0 | 9 | 3 | |
| D. Branch | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 0 | 13 | 1 | |
| B. Lloyd | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 0 | 12 | 3 | |
| A. Silvestro | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 0 | 11 | 2 | |
| D. Woodhead | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 0 | 9 | 1 | |
| B. Bolden | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 0 | 8 | 2 | |
| J. Holley | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | |
| J. Ebert | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | |
| M. Slater | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| J. Demps | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
| J. Edelman | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Team | 20 | 193 | 9.7 | 3 | 24 | 32 | |
| Tampa Bay Receiving | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LG | TGTS | ||
| V. Jackson | 3 | 49 | 16.3 | 0 | 25 | 5 | |
| P. Parker | 2 | 25 | 12.5 | 0 | 13 | 6 | |
| S. Stroughter | 2 | 23 | 11.5 | 1 | 15 | 3 | |
| M. Smith | 2 | 16 | 8.0 | 0 | 12 | 2 | |
| D. Martin | 3 | 12 | 4.0 | 0 | 5 | 4 | |
| D. Clark | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 0 | 12 | 2 | |
| Z. Pianalto | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 0 | 10 | 1 | |
| M. Williams | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | |
| J. Shipley | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | |
| Team | 16 | 155 | 9.7 | 1 | 25 | 26 | |
| New England Fumbles | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| FUM | LOST | REC | |
| A. Hernandez | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| T. Brady | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Team | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Tampa Bay Interceptions | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| INT | YDS | TD | |
| M. Barron | 1 | 22 | 1 |
| Team | 1 | 22 | 1 |
| New England Defensive | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TACKLES | MISC | ||||||
| TOT | SOLO | SACKS | TFL | PD | QB HTS | TD | |
| N. Ebner | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| M. Cole | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| B. Spikes | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| V. Wilfork | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| J. Mayo | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| D. McCourty | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| R. Brace | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| S. Gregory | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| R. Ninkovich | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| C. Jones | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| B. Carpenter | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| D. Hightower | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| T. Scott | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| R. Dowling | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| M. Williams | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| M. Rivera | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| D. Aiken | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| T. Wilson | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| J. Tarpinian | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| N. Koutouvides | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| A. Dennard | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| J. Cunningham | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| B. Deaderick | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| K. Arrington | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Team | 59 | 51 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| Tampa Bay Defensive | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TACKLES | MISC | ||||||
| TOT | SOLO | SACKS | TFL | PD | QB HTS | TD | |
| K. Tandy | 10 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| A. Hayward | 7 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Q. Black | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| G. Johnson | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| M. Bennett | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| N. Goode | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| B. McDonald | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| R. Barber | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| E. Wright | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| M. Barron | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| E. Wilson | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| J. Cutrera | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| S. Baker | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| L. David | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| L. Johnson | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| C. Grimm | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| A. Black | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| A. Talib | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| W. Gilberry | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| L. Asante | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| L. Stocker | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| J. Rogers | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| P. Parker | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| D. Te'o-Nesheim | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| M. Lewis | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| R. Miller | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Z. Pianalto | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| T. White | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| A. Clayborn | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team | 72 | 57 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 1 |
| New England Kick Returns | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | |
| D. McCourty | 2 | 46 | 23.0 | 30 | 0 |
| J. Demps | 2 | 44 | 22.0 | 23 | 0 |
| K. Arrington | 1 | 26 | 26.0 | 26 | 0 |
| Team | 5 | 116 | 23.2 | 30 | 0 |
| Tampa Bay Kick Returns | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | |
| M. Smith | 3 | 78 | 26.0 | 39 | 0 |
| Team | 3 | 78 | 26.0 | 39 | 0 |
| New England Punt Returns | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | |
| J. Edelman | 2 | 20 | 10.0 | 15 | 0 |
| J. Demps | 1 | 16 | 16.0 | 16 | 0 |
| A. Hernandez | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
| Team | 4 | 41 | 10.3 | 16 | 0 |
| Tampa Bay Punt Returns | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | |
| P. Parker | 2 | 3 | 1.5 | 3 | 0 |
| J. Shipley | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
| S. Stroughter | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| Team | 4 | 11 | 2.8 | 5 | 0 |
| New England Kicking | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FG | PCT | LONG | XP | PTS | |
| S. Gostkowski | 0/0 | 0.0 | -- | 4/4 | 4 |
| Team | 0/0 | 0.0 | -- | 4/4 | 4 |
| Tampa Bay Kicking | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FG | PCT | LONG | XP | PTS | |
| K. Forbath | 2/2 | 100.0 | 55 | 1/1 | 7 |
| C. Barth | 1/1 | 100.0 | 56 | 2/2 | 5 |
| Team | 3/3 | 100.0 | 56 | 3/3 | 12 |
| New England Punting | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TOT | YDS | AVG | TB | -20 | LG | |
| Z. Mesko | 5 | 232 | 46.4 | 0 | 1 | 52 |
| Team | 5 | 232 | 46.4 | 0 | 1 | 52 |
| Tampa Bay Punting | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TOT | YDS | AVG | TB | -20 | LG | |
| M. Koenen | 3 | 147 | 49.0 | 0 | 1 | 58 |
| E. Guthrie | 2 | 75 | 37.5 | 0 | 0 | 42 |
| Team | 5 | 222 | 44.4 | 0 | 1 | 58 |
Attendance: 47,440


