| New England Patriots at Tampa Bay Buccaneers Game Statistics |
| Date: October 27, 1985 Location: Tampa, FL |
| Venue: Tampa Stadium Attendance: 34661 |
| Weather: Overcast Temp: 82 F Humidty: 79% Wind: 13 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New England PatriotsNE | 0 | 13 | 3 | 16 | 32 |
| Tampa Bay BuccaneersTB | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | NE | TB |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tampa Bay BuccaneersTB | Jimmie Giles 16 pass from Steve DeBerg (Donald Igwebuike kick) | 0 | 7 |
| 1 | Tampa Bay BuccaneersTB | James Wilder 1 run (Donald Igwebuike kick) | 0 | 14 |
| 2 | New England PatriotsNE | Tony Franklin 35 FG | 3 | 14 |
| 2 | New England PatriotsNE | Tony Franklin 50 FG | 6 | 14 |
| 2 | New England PatriotsNE | Tony Collins 11 pass from Tony Collins (Tony Franklin kick) | 13 | 14 |
| 3 | New England PatriotsNE | Tony Franklin 49 FG | 16 | 14 |
| 4 | New England PatriotsNE | Craig James 8 run (Tony Franklin kick) | 23 | 14 |
| 4 | New England PatriotsNE | Craig James 22 run (Tony Franklin kick) | 30 | 14 |
| 4 | New England PatriotsNE | Safety, Steve DeBerg tackled in end zone by Don Blackmon | 32 | 14 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| New England Patriots | ||
| Offense | ||
| 80 | WR | Irving Fryar |
| 86 | WR | Stanley Morgan |
| 76 | LOT | Brian Holloway |
| 73 | LOG | John Hannah |
| 75 | C | Guy Morriss |
| 61 | ROG | Ron Wooten |
| 67 | ROT | Steve Moore |
| 87 | TE | Lin Dawson |
| 14 | QB | Steve Grogan |
| 33 | HB | Tony Collins |
| 32 | FB | Craig James |
| Defense | ||
| 77 | LDE | Kenneth Sims |
| 98 | NT | Dennis Owens |
| 85 | RDE | Julius Adams |
| 66 | LOLB | Andre Tippett |
| 57 | LILB | Steve Nelson |
| 52 | RILB | Johnny Rembert |
| 55 | ROLB | Don Blackmon |
| 42 | LCB | Ronnie Lippett |
| 38 | SS | Roland James |
| 31 | FS | Fred Marion |
| 26 | RCB | Ray Clayborn |
| Tampa Bay Buccaneers | ||
| Offense | ||
| 87 | WR | Gerald Carter |
| 89 | WR | Kevin House |
| 69 | LOT | George Yarno |
| 72 | LOG | Steve Courson |
| 60 | C | Randy Grimes |
| 68 | ROG | Rick Mallory |
| 73 | ROT | Ron Heller |
| 88 | TE | Jimmie Giles |
| 17 | QB | Steve DeBerg |
| 32 | RB | James Wilder |
| 82 | UBK | Jerry Bell |
| Defense | ||
| 78 | LDE | John Cannon |
| 76 | NT | Dave Logan |
| 90 | RDE | Ron Holmes |
| 57 | LOLB | Keith Browner |
| 58 | LILB | Jeff Davis |
| 52 | RILB | Scot Brantley |
| 51 | ROLB | Chris Washington |
| 22 | LCB | Jeremiah Castille |
| 44 | SS | Ivory Sully |
| 30 | FS | David Greenwood |
| 21 | RCB | John Holt |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New England Patriots | |||||
| Craig James | 15 | 96 | 6.4 | 22t | 2 |
| Tony Collins | 10 | 55 | 5.5 | 15 | 0 |
| Mosi Tatupu | 7 | 23 | 3.3 | 9 | 0 |
| Robert Weathers | 4 | 12 | 3.0 | 4 | 0 |
| Steve Grogan | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 |
| Irving Fryar | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| Tampa Bay Buccaneers | |||||
| James Wilder | 21 | 62 | 3.0 | 13 | 1 |
| Ron Springs | 5 | 17 | 3.4 | 11 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New England Patriots | |||||||||||
| Steve Grogan | 21 | 14 | 66.7 | 0 | 237 | 11.3 | 49 | 0 | 3 | 25 | 104.7 |
| Craig James | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 0 | 11 | 11.0 | 11t | 1 | 0 | 0 | 152.1 |
| Tampa Bay Buccaneers | |||||||||||
| Steve DeBerg | 26 | 13 | 50.0 | 2 | 141 | 5.4 | 17 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 47.1 |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New England Patriots | |||||
| Tony Collins | 6 | 109 | 18.2 | 49 | 1 |
| Stanley Morgan | 3 | 55 | 18.3 | 36 | 0 |
| Irving Fryar | 2 | 49 | 24.5 | 38 | 0 |
| Lin Dawson | 2 | 17 | 8.5 | 11 | 0 |
| Derrick Ramsey | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 10 | 0 |
| Cedric Jones | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 |
| Tampa Bay Buccaneers | |||||
| Kevin House | 4 | 55 | 13.8 | 17 | 0 |
| Jerry Bell | 4 | 33 | 8.3 | 15 | 0 |
| Jimmie Giles | 2 | 24 | 12.0 | 16t | 1 |
| Gerald Carter | 2 | 17 | 8.5 | 9 | 0 |
| Theo Bell | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 12 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New England Patriots | |||||
| Fred Marion | 1 | 22 | 22.0 | 22 | 0 |
| Don Blackmon | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 14 | 0 |
| Tampa Bay Buccaneers | |||||
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New England Patriots | |||||
| Rich Camarillo | 3 | 131 | 43.7 | 48 | 0 |
| Tampa Bay Buccaneers | |||||
| Frank Garcia | 7 | 270 | 38.6 | 56 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New England Patriots | ||||||
| Irving Fryar | 2 | 24 | 12.0 | 16 | 0 | |
| Tampa Bay Buccaneers | ||||||
| Mike Prior | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 | |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New England Patriots | ||||||
| Robert Weathers | 1 | 18 | 18.0 | 18 | 0 | |
| Irving Fryar | 1 | 16 | 16.0 | 16 | 0 | |
| Stephen Starring | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 15 | 0 | |
| Tampa Bay Buccaneers | ||||||
| Phil Freeman | 4 | 60 | 15.0 | 20 | 0 | |
| Leon Bright | 2 | 35 | 17.5 | 26 | 0 | |
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
| New England Patriots | |
| Don Blackmon | 1.0 |
| Kenneth Sims | 1.0 |
| Garin Veris | 1.0 |
| Tampa Bay Buccaneers | |
| Keith Browner | 1.0 |
| John Cannon | 1.0 |
| Ervin Randle | 1.0 |
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