| New England Patriots at Tampa Bay Buccaneers Game Statistics |
| Date: November 16, 1997 Location: Tampa, FL |
| Venue: Houlihan's Stadium Attendance: 70479 |
| Weather: Scattered Clouds Temp: 68 F Humidty: 51% Wind: 6 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New England PatriotsNE | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 |
| Tampa Bay BuccaneersTB | 7 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 27 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | NE | TB |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tampa Bay BuccaneersTB | Errict Rhett 1 run (Michael Husted kick) | 0 | 7 |
| 2 | Tampa Bay BuccaneersTB | Michael Husted 44 FG | 0 | 10 |
| 3 | Tampa Bay BuccaneersTB | Dave Moore 7 pass from Trent Dilfer (Michael Husted kick) | 0 | 17 |
| 4 | Tampa Bay BuccaneersTB | Mike Alstott 1 run (Michael Husted kick) | 0 | 24 |
| 4 | Tampa Bay BuccaneersTB | Michael Husted 44 FG | 0 | 27 |
| 4 | New England PatriotsNE | Lovett Purnell 6 pass from Scott Zolak (Adam Vinatieri kick) | 7 | 27 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| New England Patriots | ||
| Offense | ||
| 82 | WR | Vincent Brisby |
| 80 | WR | Troy Brown |
| 84 | WR | Shawn Jefferson |
| 78 | LOT | Bruce Armstrong |
| 68 | LOG | Max Lane |
| 64 | C | Dave Wohlabaugh |
| 71 | ROG | Todd Rucci |
| 77 | ROT | Zefross Moss |
| 87 | TE | Ben Coates |
| 11 | QB | Drew Bledsoe |
| 28 | RB | Curtis Martin |
| Defense | ||
| 74 | LDE | Chris Sullivan |
| 97 | LDT | Mark Wheeler |
| 95 | RDT | Henry Thomas |
| 55 | RDE | Willie McGinest |
| 59 | SLB | Todd Collins |
| 52 | MLB | Ted Johnson |
| 53 | WLB | Chris Slade |
| 24 | LCB | Ty Law |
| 36 | SS | Lawyer Milloy |
| 32 | FS | Willie Clay |
| 31 | RCB | Jimmy Hitchcock |
| Tampa Bay Buccaneers | ||
| Offense | ||
| 88 | WR | Horace Copeland |
| 86 | WR | Karl Williams |
| 74 | LOT | Paul Gruber |
| 60 | LOG | Jim Pyne |
| 61 | C | Tony Mayberry |
| 64 | ROG | Jorge Diaz |
| 70 | ROT | Jason Odom |
| 80 | TE | Jackie Harris |
| 83 | TE | Dave Moore |
| 12 | QB | Trent Dilfer |
| 40 | FB | Mike Alstott |
| Defense | ||
| 72 | LDE | Chidi Ahanotu |
| 77 | NT | Brad Culpepper |
| 99 | UT | Warren Sapp |
| 91 | RDE | Regan Upshaw |
| 56 | MLB | Hardy Nickerson |
| 55 | WLB | Derrick Brooks |
| 21 | LCB | Donnie Abraham |
| 47 | SS | John Lynch |
| 22 | FS | Charles Mincy |
| 27 | RCB | Anthony Parker |
| 31 | NB | Floyd Young |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New England Patriots | |||||
| Derrick Cullors | 4 | 41 | 10.3 | 24 | 0 |
| Curtis Martin | 8 | 26 | 3.3 | 18 | 0 |
| Keith Byars | 2 | 5 | 2.5 | 5 | 0 |
| Sam Gash | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
| Drew Bledsoe | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | -1 | 0 |
| Tampa Bay Buccaneers | |||||
| Mike Alstott | 16 | 91 | 5.7 | 14 | 1 |
| Warrick Dunn | 14 | 36 | 2.6 | 6 | 0 |
| Errict Rhett | 8 | 15 | 1.9 | 7 | 1 |
| Karl Williams | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
| Steve Walsh | 2 | -1 | -0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New England Patriots | |||||||||||
| Drew Bledsoe | 25 | 13 | 52.0 | 2 | 117 | 4.7 | 21 | 0 | 5 | 58 | 31.6 |
| Scott Zolak | 6 | 3 | 50.0 | 0 | 34 | 5.7 | 19 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 106.9 |
| Tampa Bay Buccaneers | |||||||||||
| Trent Dilfer | 29 | 21 | 72.4 | 0 | 209 | 7.2 | 25 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 104.0 |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New England Patriots | |||||
| Troy Brown | 5 | 58 | 11.6 | 21 | 0 |
| Curtis Martin | 4 | 23 | 5.8 | 10 | 0 |
| Ben Coates | 3 | 27 | 9.0 | 11 | 0 |
| Shawn Jefferson | 2 | 28 | 14.0 | 15 | 0 |
| Dietrich Jells | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 |
| Lovett Purnell | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6t | 1 |
| Sam Gash | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
| Tampa Bay Buccaneers | |||||
| Warrick Dunn | 4 | 20 | 5.0 | 8 | 0 |
| Jackie Harris | 3 | 51 | 17.0 | 25 | 0 |
| Karl Williams | 3 | 36 | 12.0 | 18 | 0 |
| Mike Alstott | 3 | 35 | 11.7 | 12 | 0 |
| Reidel Anthony | 3 | 24 | 8.0 | 10 | 0 |
| Horace Copeland | 3 | 20 | 6.7 | 14 | 0 |
| Dave Moore | 2 | 23 | 11.5 | 16 | 1 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New England Patriots | |||||
| Tampa Bay Buccaneers | |||||
| Derrick Brooks | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 13 | 0 |
| Donnie Abraham | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New England Patriots | |||||
| Tom Tupa | 7 | 293 | 41.9 | 54 | 0 |
| Tampa Bay Buccaneers | |||||
| Sean Landeta | 2 | 96 | 48.0 | 50 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New England Patriots | ||||||
| Dave Meggett | 1 | 0 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
| Tampa Bay Buccaneers | ||||||
| Karl Williams | 2 | 0 | 31 | 15.5 | 20 | 0 |
| Warrick Dunn | 1 | 0 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
| KICKOFFS | NO | YDS | AVG | TB |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| New England Patriots | ||||
| Adam Vinatieri | 2 | 83 | 41.5 | 0 |
| Tampa Bay Buccaneers | ||||
| Michael Husted | 6 | 415 | 69.2 | 2 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New England Patriots | ||||||
| Dave Meggett | 3 | 77 | 25.7 | 36 | 0 | |
| Derrick Cullors | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 | |
| Tampa Bay Buccaneers | ||||||
| Warrick Dunn | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 10 | 0 | |
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
| New England Patriots | |
| Chris Canty | 1.0 |
| Tampa Bay Buccaneers | |
| Brad Culpepper | 1.0 |
| Tyoka Jackson | 1.0 |
| Anthony Parker | 1.0 |
| Warren Sapp | 1.0 |
| Regan Upshaw | 1.0 |
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