Buccaneers 27-7 Patriots (16 Nov, 1997) Box Score

New England Patriots

6-5, 2-4 away

	1	2	3	4	T
NE					7
TB					27

Tampa Bay Buccaneers

8-3, 4-2 home

New England Passing


Drew Bledsoe#11
Scott Zolak#14
team

C/ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	INT	SACKS	RTG
13/25	117	4.7	0	2	5-58	31.6
3/6	34	5.7	1	0	0-0	106.9
16/31	93	4.9	1	2	5-58	49.3

Tampa Bay Passing


Trent Dilfer#12
team

C/ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	INT	SACKS	RTG
21/29	209	7.2	1	0	1-7	104.0
21/29	202	7.2	1	0	1-7	104.0

New England Rushing


Derick Cullors#29
Curtis Martin#28
Keith Byars#41
Sam Gash#33
Drew Bledsoe#11
team

CAR	YDS	AVG	LONG
4	41	10.3	24
8	26	3.3	18
2	5	2.5	5
1	4	4.0	4
1	-1	-1.0	-1
16	75	4.7	24

Tampa Bay Rushing


Mike Alstott#40
Warrick Dunn#28
Errict Rhett#23
Karl Williams#86
Steve Walsh#4
team

CAR	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
16	91	5.7	1	14
14	36	2.6	0	6
8	15	1.9	1	7
1	5	5.0	0	5
2	-1	-0.5	0	0
41	146	3.6	2	14

New England Receiving


Troy Brown#80
Shawn Jefferson#87
Ben Coates#81
Curtis Martin#28
Dietrich Jells#83
Lovett Purnell#48
team

REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
5	58	11.6	0	21
2	28	14.0	0	15
3	27	9.0	0	11
4	23	5.8	0	10
1	9	9.0	0	9
1	6	6.0	1	6
16	151	9.4	1	21

Tampa Bay Receiving


Jackie Harris#88
Karl Williams#86
Mike Alstott#40
Reidel Anthony#85
Dave Moore#83
Horace Copeland
Warrick Dunn#28
team

REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
3	51	17.0	0	25
3	36	12.0	0	18
3	35	11.7	0	12
3	24	8.0	0	10
2	23	11.5	1	16
3	20	6.7	0	14
4	20	5.0	0	8
21	209	10.0	1	25

New England Fumbles


Drew Bledsoe#11
Willie Clay#42
Lawyer Milloy#36
team

FUM	LOST	REC
2	1	0
0	0	1
0	0	1
2	1	2

Tampa Bay Fumbles


Warrick Dunn#28
Horace Copeland
Trent Dilfer#12
Jim Pyne
Derrick Brooks#55
Jason Maniecki#90
team

FUM	LOST	REC
2	1	0
1	1	0
1	0	0
1	0	0
1	0	0
0	0	1
6	2	1

New England Defense



Ted Johnson#52
Lawyer Milloy#36
Todd Collins#54
Willie Clay#42
Chris Slade#50
Henry Thomas#95
Willie McGinest#55
Jimmy Hitchcock
Mark Wheeler#97
Ty Law#26
Chad Eaton#99
Chris Canty#35
Larry Whigham#33
Marty Moore#90
Chris Sullivan
David Meggett#22
team

TACKLES				MISC
TOT	SOLO	SACKS	TFL	PD	QB HTS	TD
13	11	0	0	0	0	0
12	8	0	0	1	0	0
12	6	0	0	0	0	0
10	8	0	0	1	0	0
9	6	0	0	1	0	0
5	2	0	0	0	0	0
4	4	0	0	0	0	0
4	3	0	0	0	0	0
2	2	0	0	0	0	0
2	2	0	0	1	0	0
2	0	0	0	0	0	0
1	1	1	0	0	0	0
1	1	0	0	0	0	0
1	0	0	0	0	0	0
1	0	0	0	0	0	0
1	0	0	0	0	0	0
80	54	1	0	4	0	0

Tampa Bay Defense



Derrick Brooks#55
Charles Mincy#22
Brad Culpepper#76
Anthony Parker#27
John Lynch
Hardy Nickerson#56
Donnie Abraham#29
Floyd Young#31
Warren Sapp#99
Chidi Ahanotu
Shelton Quarles#53
Tyoka Jackson#91
Regan Upshaw
Steve White#95
Rufus Porter#59
Tyrone Legette#45
Jeff Gooch#50
Melvin Johnson#35
team

TACKLES				MISC
TOT	SOLO	SACKS	TFL	PD	QB HTS	TD
8	6	0	0	2	0	0
4	4	0	0	0	0	0
4	3	1	0	0	0	0
4	3	1	0	0	0	0
4	3	0	0	0	0	0
3	3	0	0	2	0	0
3	3	0	0	1	0	0
3	3	0	0	0	0	0
2	2	1	0	0	0	0
2	1	0	0	0	0	0
2	0	0	0	0	0	0
1	1	1	0	0	0	0
1	1	1	0	1	0	0
1	1	0	0	0	0	0
1	1	0	0	1	0	0
1	1	0	0	0	0	0
1	0	0	0	0	0	0
1	0	0	0	0	0	0
46	36	5	0	7	0	0

New England Interceptions

	INT	YDS	TD
No New England Interceptions

Tampa Bay Interceptions


Derrick Brooks#55
Donnie Abraham#29
team

INT	YDS	TD
1	13	0
1	0	0
2	13	0

New England Kick Returns


David Meggett#22
Derick Cullors#29
team

NO	YDS	AVG	LONG
3	77	25.7	36
1	9	9.0	9
4	86	21.5	36

Tampa Bay Kick Returns


Warrick Dunn#28
team

NO	YDS	AVG	LONG	TD
1	10	10.0	10	0
1	10	10.0	10	0

New England Punt Returns


David Meggett#22
team

NO	YDS	AVG	LONG	TD
1	6	6.0	6	0
1	6	6.0	6	0

Tampa Bay Punt Returns


Karl Williams#86
Warrick Dunn#28
team

NO	YDS	AVG	LONG
2	31	15.5	20
1	6	6.0	6
3	37	12.3	20

New England Kicking


Adam Vinatieri#4
team

FG	PCT	LONG	XP	PTS
0/0	0.0	0	1/1	1
0/0	0.0	0	1/1	1

Tampa Bay Kicking


Michael Husted#7
team

FG	PCT	LONG	XP	PTS
2/2	100.0	44	3/3	9
2/2	100.0	44	3/3	9

New England Punting


Tom Tupa#19
team

NO	YDS	AVG	TB	In 20	LONG
7	293	41.9	2	0	54
7	293	41.9	2	0	54

Tampa Bay Punting


Sean Landeta
team

NO	YDS	AVG	TB	In 20	LONG
2	96	48.0	1	1	50
2	96	48.0	1	1	50

5:00 AM, 16 November 1997

Attendance: 70,479

Referees:
Dick Hantak

Team	W	L	PCT	PF	PA
Buffalo	3	0	1.000	112	48
New York	2	1	.667	67	52
Miami	1	2	.333	33	72
New England	1	2	.333	39	57

Team	W	L

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