Week 16, 1985

played in Tampa Bay, FL

76 degrees, rain, 4 mph wind

New England Patriots	10	0	0	7	-	17
Tampa Bay Buccaneers	3	10	0	6	-	19

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:35 TBY - Mike Lansford 35 field goal
1Q: 04:37 NED - Bucky Wallace 43 field goal
1Q: 03:01 NED - Sam Hunt 23 fumble return (Bucky Wallace extra point)
2Q: 12:12 TBY - Mike Lansford 23 field goal
2Q: 01:55 TBY - Tim Moffett 13 pass from Steve Bono (Mike Lansford extra point)
4Q: 09:56 TBY - Mike Lansford 32 field goal
4Q: 03:01 NED - Mike Wilson 23 pass from Gary Kubiak (Bucky Wallace extra point)
4Q: 00:08 TBY - Mike Lansford 32 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:35 TBY - Mike Lansford 35 field goal
1Q: 04:37 NED - Bucky Wallace 43 field goal
1Q: 03:01 NED - Sam Hunt 23 fumble return (Bucky Wallace extra point)
2Q: 12:12 TBY - Mike Lansford 23 field goal
2Q: 01:55 TBY - Tim Moffett 13 pass from Steve Bono (Mike Lansford extra point)
4Q: 09:56 TBY - Mike Lansford 32 field goal
4Q: 03:01 NED - Mike Wilson 23 pass from Gary Kubiak (Bucky Wallace extra point)
4Q: 00:08 TBY - Mike Lansford 32 field goal

Team Statistics NED TBY
Record 6-9 5-10
First Downs 9 23
- by Rushing 5 1
- by Passing 4 21
- by Penalty 0 1
Total Net Yards 198 415
- Offensive Plays 48 75
- Yards per Play 4.13 5.53
Net Rushing Yards 98 41
- Rushing Attempts 26 21
- Yards per Rush 3.77 1.95
Net Passing Yards 100 374
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 21 - 9 - 0 53 - 39 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 106 379
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/6 1/5
- Yards per Pass Play 4.55 6.93
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 2/1
3rd Down Conversions 3/13 9/18
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.8 5.6
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 5/43 5/41
Punt Returns/Yards 4/22 3/6
Kick Returns/Yards 4/135 3/30
Interception Ret./Yards 1/42 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 0 5
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 0/0 1/4
Avg. Drive Start OWN 35 OWN 22
Time of Possession 23:15 36:45

Team Statistics	NED	TBY
Record	6-9	5-10
First Downs	9	23
- by Rushing	5	1
- by Passing	4	21
- by Penalty	0	1
Total Net Yards	198	415
- Offensive Plays	48	75
- Yards per Play	4.13	5.53
Net Rushing Yards	98	41
- Rushing Attempts	26	21
- Yards per Rush	3.77	1.95
Net Passing Yards	100	374
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	21 - 9 - 0	53 - 39 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	106	379
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/6	1/5
- Yards per Pass Play	4.55	6.93
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	2/1
3rd Down Conversions	3/13	9/18
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.8	5.6
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	5/43	5/41
Punt Returns/Yards	4/22	3/6
Kick Returns/Yards	4/135	3/30
Interception Ret./Yards	1/42	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	0	5
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	0/0	1/4
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 35	OWN 22
Time of Possession	23:15	36:45

Drive Charts

New England Patriots
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	9:29	4:58	OWN 37	9	37	Field Goal
2	12:04	1:56	OWN 20	3	6	Punt
2	8:32	1:54	OWN 36	3	8	Punt
2	1:48	1:37	OWN 32	7	28	Punt
3	15:00	2:48	OWN 20	4	17	Punt
3	11:38	1:48	OWN 27	3	7	Punt
3	6:31	1:35	OPP 21	3	-8	Missed FG
3	3:24	2:42	OWN 20	6	7	Punt
4	9:50	0:57	OWN 40	3	0	Punt
4	7:23	0:55	OWN 30	3	3	Punt
4	4:37	1:51	OWN 45	4	55	Touchdown

Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	5:31	OWN 7	12	75	Field Goal
1	4:31	1:44	OWN 16	3	7	Fumble
1	2:47	5:43	OWN 20	9	74	Field Goal
2	10:08	1:36	OWN 23	3	5	Punt
2	6:38	4:50	OWN 20	10	80	Touchdown
2	0:11	0:11	OWN 20	1	-1	Half
3	12:12	0:34	OWN 23	3	0	Punt
3	9:50	3:19	OWN 29	6	19	Interception
3	4:56	1:32	OWN 36	3	8	Punt
3	0:42	5:52	OWN 42	10	43	Field Goal
4	8:53	1:30	OWN 17	3	6	Punt
4	6:28	1:51	OWN 19	3	2	Punt
4	2:46	2:45	OWN 18	9	67	Field Goal

Game MVP: Steve Bono, Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Rushing Statistics

New England	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Walter Payton	18	74	4.11	14	3
Tony Nathan	5	21	4.20	6	0
Gary Kubiak	2	6	3.00	4	0
Stan Edwards	1	-3	-3.00	-3	0

Tampa Bay	Att	Yards	Avg	LG
Lee Rouson	9	22	2.44	7
Amos Lawrence	8	17	2.13	5
Adger Armstrong	2	1	0.50	1
Steve Bono	2	1	0.50	2

Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Gary Kubiak	21	9	106	1/6	1	29	0	74.7

Tampa Bay	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Steve Bono	53	39	379	1/5	1	41	1	91.6

Receiving Statistics

New England	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Lynn Swann	3	6	23	7.67	0	14	0
TE Walter White	2	4	33	16.50	14	29	0
TE Dana McKenzie	1	1	9	9.00	0	9	0
WR Johnny Perkins	1	1	15	15.00	4	15	0
RB Tony Nathan	1	2	3	3.00	0	3	0
WR Mike Wilson	1	4	23	23.00	0	23	1
WR Benny Malone	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
WR Stanley Morgan	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
FB Stan Edwards	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Tampa Bay	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Alfred Jenkins	9	10	109	12.11	22	41	0
WR Anthony Carter	9	12	87	9.67	14	22	0
WR Tim Moffett	5	7	58	11.60	8	20	1
WR Al Walker	4	7	19	4.75	0	6	0
RB Lee Rouson	4	4	28	7.00	21	14	0
TE Doug Cosbie	2	4	22	11.00	6	11	0
TE Junior Miller	2	3	31	15.50	11	19	0
WR Mike Jones	2	2	16	8.00	4	9	0
FB Adger Armstrong	1	3	3	3.00	0	3	0
RB Amos Lawrence	1	1	6	6.00	0	6	0

Interception Statistics

New England	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Doug Greene	1	42	42.00	0

Tampa Bay	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

New England	Recov	Force	TD
Sam Hunt	1	0	1
Gary Campbell	0	1	0
Shane Nelson	0	1	0

Tampa Bay	Fumb	Recov
Steve Bono	1	0
Lee Rouson	1	0
Amos Lawrence	0	1

Punting Statistics

New England	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Rick Engles	8	352	44.0	38.3	56	1

Tampa Bay	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Mike Connell	5	245	49.0	40.6	56	0

Kicking Statistics

New England	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Bucky Wallace	1/2	1/2	0/0	43	2/2

Tampa Bay	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Mike Lansford	4/4	0/0	0/0	35	1/1

Punt Return Statistics

New England	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Stanley Morgan	3	17	5.7	0
Lynn Swann	1	5	5.0	0

Tampa Bay	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Amos Lawrence	3	6	2.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

New England	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Fred Bohannon	4	135	33.8	0

Tampa Bay	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Bruce Halford	3	30	10.0	0

Defensive Statistics

New England	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Shane Nelson	10	5	0.0	17	47
S Doug Greene	7	1	0.0	13	47
CB Rufus Bess	6	2	0.0	13	43
OLB Sam Hunt	6	1	0.0	13	48
S Mike Davis	5	1	0.0	9	30
CB Herman Edwards	4	0	0.0	18	36
OLB Gary Campbell	3	0	1.0	17	40
ILB Jerry Blanton	3	1	0.0	6	8
DT Pete Koch	3	0	0.0	13	31
ILB John Anderson	2	2	0.0	12	25
CB Daryl Smith	2	2	0.0	16	38
DE Reggie White	2	1	0.0	12	42
DE Jim Young	2	0	0.0	17	34
S Mark Murphy	1	1	0.0	16	31
OLB Greg Gaines	1	1	0.0	8	6
DE Bruce Clark	1	0	0.0	14	32
S Fred Bohannon	1	0	0.0	3	5

Tampa Bay	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Scott Perry	5	1	0.0	23	16
S Felix Wright	4	1	0.0	10	8
DT Wally Chambers	3	1	1.0	10	7
S Bruce Halford	3	1	0.0	21	20
CB Walter Packer	3	0	0.0	20	19
DE Byron Braggs	2	2	0.0	22	21
DE Jim Wilks	2	1	0.0	12	12
DT Dan Ralph	2	1	0.0	17	14
ILB Robert Jackson	2	0	0.0	13	9
OLB Rich Dixon	1	2	0.0	25	14
CB Gary Thompson	1	2	0.0	20	16
DT Donnie Ostrowski	1	1	0.0	11	8
WR Alfred Jenkins	1	0	---	---	---
DE Randy White	1	0	0.0	4	1
DE John Goodman	1	0	0.0	14	10
S Donovan Rose	1	0	0.0	3	6
DE Bill Neill	1	0	0.0	9	8
ILB Kyle Clifton	1	0	0.0	13	13
CB Audrey McMillian	1	0	0.0	22	19

Pass Rush Statistics

New England	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Gary Campbell	1.0	1	0	40
ILB Shane Nelson	0.0	1	1	47
DT Ron Fernandes	0.0	1	0	23
ILB John Anderson	0.0	1	0	25
DE Bruce Clark	0.0	0	1	32

Tampa Bay	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Wally Chambers	1.0	0	0	0	7
DE John Goodman	0.0	1	0	0	10
DE Jim Wilks	0.0	0	3	3	12
DT Donnie Ostrowski	0.0	0	1	0	8
DE Byron Braggs	0.0	0	1	0	21

Pass Defense Statistics

New England	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
ILB Shane Nelson	7	1	0	47
S Doug Greene	5	1	1	47
OLB Sam Hunt	5	0	0	48
CB Rufus Bess	5	0	0	43
CB Herman Edwards	4	1	0	36
S Mike Davis	3	0	0	30
DE Jim Young	2	0	0	34
ILB Jerry Blanton	2	0	0	8
DE Reggie White	2	0	0	42
ILB John Anderson	1	0	0	25
S Fred Bohannon	1	0	0	5
DT Pete Koch	1	0	0	31
CB Daryl Smith	1	0	0	38
DT Ron Fernandes	0	1	0	23

Tampa Bay	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
S Felix Wright	3	0	8
S Scott Perry	2	0	16
CB Gary Thompson	1	1	16
S Bruce Halford	1	0	20
ILB Robert Jackson	1	0	9
CB Walter Packer	1	0	19
OLB Rich Dixon	0	1	14
ILB Kyle Clifton	0	1	13

Blocking Statistics

New England	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Ron Solt	2	7	16	1	13
Don Maggs	2	3	20	0	15
Revie Sorey	1	4	20	0	15
Bill Story	1	2	17	0	15
Bob Rush	1	1	17	0	18
Wade Griffin	0	3	18	0	17
Stan Edwards	0	2	16	0	12
Walter White	0	1	19	0	16
Duval Love	0	1	22	0	17

Tampa Bay	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Trevor Matich	1	2	11	0	18
Darrell Austin	0	4	18	1	45
Allan Kennedy	0	3	20	0	49
Adam Schreiber	0	3	18	0	43
Bill Ellenbogen	0	2	15	0	45
Adger Armstrong	0	2	13	0	25
David Jones	0	2	9	0	18
Aaron Meyer	0	1	11	0	41

Special Teams Tackles

New England	Tackles	STPlays
Sylvester Stamps	4	12
Johnny Perkins	1	19
George Farmer	1	16

Tampa Bay	Tackles	STPlays
Adger Armstrong	2	19
Junior Miller	2	17
Felix Wright	1	19
Scott Perry	1	15
Robert Jackson	1	11
Bill Ellenbogen	1	8

Participation

New England	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Sam Hunt	---	---	13	48	14	75
Shane Nelson	---	---	17	47	3	67
Doug Greene	---	---	13	47	4	64
Gary Campbell	---	---	17	40	6	63
Rufus Bess	---	---	13	43	7	63
Jim Young	---	---	17	34	8	59
Daryl Smith	---	---	16	38	4	58
Herman Edwards	---	---	18	36	3	57
Mark Murphy	---	---	16	31	10	57
Reggie White	---	---	12	42	2	56
Bruce Clark	---	---	14	32	4	50
Duval Love	22	17	---	---	10	49
Gary Kubiak	26	22	---	---	---	48
John Anderson	---	---	12	25	10	47
Stan Edwards	16	12	---	---	19	47
Dana McKenzie	13	13	---	---	20	46
Garcia Lane	---	---	6	28	12	46
Revie Sorey	20	15	---	---	10	45
Bob Rush	17	18	---	---	9	44
Pete Koch	---	---	13	31	---	44
Bill Story	17	15	---	---	10	42
Walter White	19	16	---	---	7	42
Mike Davis	---	---	9	30	3	42
Ron Fernandes	---	---	8	23	9	40
Wade Griffin	18	17	---	---	4	39
Walter Payton	21	17	---	---	---	38
Tony Nathan	5	5	---	---	25	35
Don Maggs	20	15	---	---	---	35
Ron Solt	16	13	---	---	6	35
Stanley Morgan	18	11	---	---	3	32
Lynn Swann	9	13	---	---	8	30
Mike Wilson	16	12	---	---	---	28
Johnny Perkins	2	3	---	---	19	24
Jerry Blanton	---	---	6	8	7	21
George Farmer	2	1	---	---	16	19
Greg Gaines	---	---	8	6	4	18
Benny Malone	9	7	---	---	---	16
Fred Bohannon	---	---	3	5	6	14
Sylvester Stamps	0	0	---	---	12	12
Rick Engles	0	0	---	---	8	8
Jim Eliopulos	---	---	0	0	5	5
Allan Leavitt	0	0	---	---	4	4
Phil Freeman	0	0	---	---	4	4
Larry Lawrence	0	0	---	---	2	2
Bucky Wallace	0	0	---	---	2	2
Steve Bartkowski	0	0	---	---	---	0

Tampa Bay	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Steve Bono	21	54	---	---	---	75
Darrell Austin	18	45	---	---	8	71
Allan Kennedy	20	49	---	---	---	69
Bill Ellenbogen	15	45	---	---	8	68
Amos Lawrence	13	27	---	---	26	66
Adam Schreiber	18	43	---	---	1	62
Doug Cosbie	16	35	---	---	10	61
Adger Armstrong	13	25	---	---	19	57
Aaron Meyer	11	41	---	---	4	56
Alfred Jenkins	13	35	---	---	8	56
Scott Perry	---	---	23	16	15	54
Tim Moffett	14	40	---	---	---	54
Al Walker	10	24	---	---	18	52
Walter Packer	---	---	20	19	10	49
Bruce Halford	---	---	21	20	6	47
Audrey McMillian	---	---	22	19	4	45
Byron Braggs	---	---	22	21	1	44
Lee Rouson	11	32	---	---	---	43
Rich Dixon	---	---	25	14	3	42
Gary Thompson	---	---	20	16	4	40
Junior Miller	5	17	---	---	17	39
Trevor Matich	11	18	---	---	9	38
Felix Wright	---	---	10	8	19	37
David Jones	9	18	---	---	9	36
Anthony Carter	9	24	---	---	2	35
Robert Jackson	---	---	13	9	11	33
Dan Ralph	---	---	17	14	2	33
John Goodman	---	---	14	10	8	32
Kyle Clifton	---	---	13	13	2	28
Jim Wilks	---	---	12	12	3	27
Mike Jones	1	11	---	---	14	26
Tom Cousineau	---	---	1	8	16	25
Virgil Livers	---	---	7	7	10	24
Bill Neill	---	---	9	8	6	23
Donnie Ostrowski	---	---	11	8	2	21
Derek Kennard	3	11	---	---	6	20
Wally Chambers	---	---	10	7	---	17
Jamie Kimmel	---	---	8	4	3	15
Donovan Rose	---	---	3	6	5	14
Shafer Suggs	---	---	0	1	9	10
Mike Lansford	0	0	---	---	10	10
Randy White	---	---	4	1	1	6
Mike Connell	0	0	---	---	5	5
Sultan Evans	0	0	---	---	4	4
Steve Wilson	---	---	1	1	1	3
Jeff Komlo	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	1	4	4.0
Middle	18	50	2.8
Right	7	44	6.3
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	4	-1	-0.3
Middle	12	28	2.3
Right	4	15	3.8
None	1	-1	-1.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Gary Kubiak	21	9	2	2	1	3	5	3	0

Tampa Bay	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Steve Bono	53	39	3	3	2	4	4	2	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	0	0	0	0.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	7	3	10	1.4
Medium (9-18 Yds)	11	5	73	6.6
Long (19+ Yds)	3	1	23	7.7

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	8	7	45	5.6
Short (0-8 Yds)	24	19	132	5.5
Medium (9-18 Yds)	15	11	141	9.4
Long (19+ Yds)	6	2	61	10.2

Detailed Receiving Statistics

New England	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Lynn Swann	6	3	0	23	0	13
TE Walter White	4	2	1	33	1	16
WR Mike Wilson	4	1	0	23	1	12
RB Tony Nathan	2	1	0	3	0	5
WR Benny Malone	1	0	0	0	0	7
TE Dana McKenzie	1	1	0	9	0	13
WR Stanley Morgan	1	0	0	0	0	11
WR Johnny Perkins	1	1	0	15	0	3
FB Stan Edwards	1	0	0	0	0	12

Tampa Bay	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Anthony Carter	12	9	0	87	1	24
WR Alfred Jenkins	10	9	0	109	1	35
WR Al Walker	7	4	1	19	0	24
WR Tim Moffett	7	5	0	58	1	40
TE Doug Cosbie	4	2	1	22	0	35
RB Lee Rouson	4	4	0	28	0	32
FB Adger Armstrong	3	1	0	3	0	25
TE Junior Miller	3	2	0	31	0	17
WR Mike Jones	2	2	0	16	0	11
RB Amos Lawrence	1	1	0	6	0	27

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

New England	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

Tampa Bay	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Amos Lawrence	3	2	0.67	2.13
Adger Armstrong	1	1	1.00	0.50

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg

Tampa Bay	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Steve Bono	4	3	28	7.00	7.15

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

New England	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg

Tampa Bay	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Al Walker	1	0	0	0.00	2.71
WR Alfred Jenkins	1	1	4	4.00	10.90
TE Doug Cosbie	1	1	11	11.00	5.50
WR Tim Moffett	1	1	13	13.00	8.29

Third Down Rushing Statistics

New England	Rushes	Conversions
Walter Payton	2	0
Tony Nathan	1	1
Stan Edwards	1	0

Tampa Bay	Rushes	Conversions
Amos Lawrence	3	1
Steve Bono	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Comp	Conversions
Gary Kubiak	9	3	2

Tampa Bay	Att	Comp	Conversions
Steve Bono	14	11	8

Third Down Receiving Statistics

New England	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Lynn Swann	3	0	0
WR Mike Wilson	2	0	0
TE Walter White	1	1	1
WR Stanley Morgan	1	0	0
WR Johnny Perkins	1	1	1
RB Tony Nathan	1	1	0

Tampa Bay	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Alfred Jenkins	3	2	1
WR Anthony Carter	3	3	3
WR Al Walker	2	1	1
WR Tim Moffett	2	1	1
TE Doug Cosbie	1	1	1
FB Adger Armstrong	1	1	1
WR Mike Jones	1	1	0
RB Lee Rouson	1	1	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 63,400 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 19,400 (21,400)
End Zone 14,000 (15,400)
Mezzanine 8,000 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 12,300 (13,600)
Club Seats 6,700 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 3,000 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	63,400 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	19,400 (21,400)
End Zone	14,000 (15,400)
Mezzanine	8,000 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	12,300 (13,600)
Club Seats	6,700 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	3,000 (3,300)