Exhibition Week 4, 1995

played in Tampa Bay, FL

73 degrees, fair, 9 mph wind

New England Patriots3373-16
Tampa Bay Buccaneers02100-21

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:50 NED - Cole Ford 42 field goal
2Q: 11:19 TBY - Roy Jones Jr 8 pass from Cody Carlson (Rich Karlis extra point)
2Q: 10:17 TBY - Cornell Haynes Jr. 41 interception return (Rich Karlis extra point)
2Q: 06:00 NED - Cole Ford 34 field goal
2Q: 00:34 TBY - Roy Jones Jr 8 pass from Cody Carlson (Rich Karlis extra point)
3Q: 12:45 NED - Rodney Harrison 75 interception return (Cole Ford extra point)
4Q: 13:43 NED - Cole Ford 37 field goal

Team StatisticsNEDTBY
Record1-22-1
First Downs1216
- by Rushing35
- by Passing910
- by Penalty01
Total Net Yards238278
- Offensive Plays6759
- Yards per Play3.554.71
Net Rushing Yards8294
- Rushing Attempts3120
- Yards per Rush2.654.70
Net Passing Yards156184
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt36 - 23 - 139 - 22 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards156184
- Sacks/Yards Lost0/00/0
- Yards per Pass Play4.334.72
Fumbles/Lost0/01/0
3rd Down Conversions5/173/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down7.37.9
4th Down Conversions1/20/0
Penalties/Yards3/202/10
Punt Returns/Yards5/474/22
Kick Returns/Yards3/754/79
Interception Ret./Yards2/891/41
2pt Conversions0/00/0
Red Zone Visits22
- Red Zone TDs/FGs0/22/0
Avg. Drive StartOWN 30OWN 23
Time of Possession32:2927:31

Drive Charts

New England Patriots
QuarBeganPossFromPlaysYardsResult
115:001:50OWN 4830Punt
111:512:06OPP 3439Field Goal
17:461:29OWN 3430Punt
14:313:28OWN 8618Punt
211:101:03OWN 3024Interception
210:072:17OWN 838Punt
27:411:48OPP 39522Field Goal
20:270:27OWN 221-2Half
310:412:23OWN 33419Punt
36:532:18OWN 18424Punt
33:204:44OWN 41939Field Goal
412:291:56OWN 3535Punt
48:584:24OWN 17950Downs
42:002:00OWN 51247Game
Tampa Bay Buccaneers
QuarBeganPossFromPlaysYardsResult
113:101:19OWN 231Punt
19:451:59OWN 16415Punt
16:171:46OWN 4337Punt
11:034:53OWN 221078Touchdown
27:500:09OWN 3810Interception
25:535:26OWN 231277Touchdown
315:002:28OWN 20523Interception
312:321:51OWN 2737Punt
38:181:25OWN 20423Punt
34:351:15OWN 2030Punt
413:361:07OWN 2034Punt
410:331:35OWN 16426Punt
44:342:34OWN 33417Punt

Game MVP: Cornell Haynes Jr., Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Rushing Statistics

New EnglandAttYardsAvgLG10+TD
LeShon Johnson15342.271610
Dexter Carter12302.501610
Spike Jones2178.501410
Jim Kelly1-2-2.00-200
Jamie Asher133.00300
Tampa BayAttYardsAvgLG10+TD
Jerry Ellison13604.621420
Craig Taylor6294.831220
Merv Smith155.00500

Passing Statistics

New EnglandAttCompYardsSk/YdTDLGIntRate
Jim Kelly36231560/0021161.8
Tampa BayAttCompYardsSk/YdTDLGIntRate
Cody Carlson32191620/0228267.4
Pete Mitchell73220/0014050.9

Receiving Statistics

New EnglandCatchTargYardsAvgYACLGTD
WR Antonio Freeman711649.1418210
WR Curtis Conway55122.40380
RB Dexter Carter22178.500210
TE Jackie Harris222613.0011160
WR Leonard Klecko2494.50670
WR Jo Jo Townsell111616.000160
TE Keith Jackson1344.00040
RB LeShon Johnson1177.00970
FB Spike Jones12-2-2.000-20
TE Jamie Asher1233.00030
WR Jeff Query0200.00000
Tampa BayCatchTargYardsAvgYACLGTD
WR Mike Sherrard512316.2028280
WR Mike Alexander565110.2024210
WR Patrick Newman333311.0016270
WR Chris Sanders37196.330150
TE Roy Jones Jr22168.00082
TE Kevin Hickman24147.004110
RB Craig Taylor1166.00060
RB Jerry Ellison121414.0014140
WR Fabien Bownes0200.00000

Interception Statistics

New EnglandIntsYardsAvgTD
CB Ray Crockett11414.000
S Rodney Harrison17575.001
Tampa BayIntsYardsAvgTD
CB Cornell Haynes Jr.14141.001

Fumble Statistics

New EnglandFumbRecovForceTD
Rodney Harrison0010
Tampa BayFumbRecovForceTD
Jerry Ellison1000
Carl Myers0100

Punting Statistics

New EnglandPuntYardsAvgNetLGIn20
Bryan Barker734349.040.1582
Tampa BayPuntYardsAvgNetLGIn20
Chris Mohr939343.738.4574

Kicking Statistics

New EnglandFGs40+Yd50+YdLGPAT
Cole Ford3/31/10/0421/1
Tampa BayFGs40+Yd50+YdLGPAT
Rich Karlis0/00/00/003/3

Punt Return Statistics

New EnglandRetYardsAvgTD
Jo Jo Townsell44010.00
Pierre Mosley177.00
Tampa BayRetYardsAvgTD
Mike Sherrard4225.50

Kick Return Statistics

New EnglandRetYardsAvgTD
Je-rod Rozumek25427.00
Dexter Carter12121.00
Tampa BayRetYardsAvgTD
Mike Sherrard35919.70
Mike Alexander12020.00

Defensive Statistics

New EnglandTackAsstSackRPlayPPlay
ILB Ted Johnson720.01734
OLB Darnell Stephens600.01528
ILB Larry Johnson430.01514
S Je-rod Rozumek400.02036
CB Saleem Dawson400.01634
CB Ray Crockett310.01937
DE Warren Powers210.0109
OLB Mike Jones210.0917
OLB John McClane200.01628
S Rodney Harrison200.01837
DT Tony Siragusa120.01627
DE Burt Grossman110.01232
CB Kirby Jackson100.0932
S Floyd Fields100.016
Tampa BayTackAsstSackRPlayPPlay
S Joe Poole610.02123
CB Corey Raymond610.02633
CB A.J. Johnson520.03136
CB Cornell Haynes Jr.500.02735
S Chad Cota440.02428
S Robert Griffith420.01630
DT Carl Simpson410.02524
DT Austin Robbins410.01815
DE Ferric Collons330.02129
DT Erik Howard300.01622
OLB Chris Singleton300.01516
OLB Gerald Dixon300.02425
DE Mike Frederick120.01315
OLB Chuck Landeta110.0108
OLB Mitch Donahue100.01519
WR Chris Sanders10---------

Pass Rush Statistics

New EnglandSackBlockHurryKnockPPlay
DT Dennis Murphy0.011027
OLB John McClane0.002028
DE Burt Grossman0.001032
OLB Mike Jones0.001017
ILB Ted Johnson0.001034
Tampa BaySackBlockHurryKnockPPlay
DE Ellis Simon0.011021
DT Erik Howard0.002122
DT Carl Simpson0.001024
DT Austin Robbins0.001015

Pass Defense Statistics

New EnglandCaughtDefnsdIntrcpPPlay
ILB Ted Johnson52034
CB Ray Crockett30137
S Je-rod Rozumek30036
CB Saleem Dawson30034
ILB Larry Johnson20014
OLB Darnell Stephens13028
S Rodney Harrison10137
CB Kirby Jackson10032
OLB John McClane10028
S Floyd Fields1006
OLB Mike Jones10017
Tampa BayCaughtDefnsdIntrcpPPlay
CB A.J. Johnson50036
S Robert Griffith30030
S Chad Cota30028
CB Corey Raymond21033
S Joe Poole20023
OLB Gerald Dixon20025
DE Ferric Collons20029
CB Cornell Haynes Jr.10135
OLB Chris Singleton10016
DT Carl Simpson10024
OLB Chuck Landeta1008
OLB Mitch Donahue01019

Blocking Statistics

New EnglandKeyBlBlOppPancRPlySckAPPly
Greg Jarvis27031036
Trent Pollary15031036
Brendan Stai14031036
Doug Riesenberg06031036
Tom Nutten05031036
Keith Jackson0101407
Spike Jones01023016
Jamie Asher01031028
Tampa BayKeyBlBlOppPancRPlySckAPPly
Carl Myers2209016
Richmond Webb16017021
Terrence Wisdom13011024
Antonio Stofa12010016
Roy Jones Jr1108011
Greg Bishop11016025
Chris Dahlman02016033
Rob Monaco0107019
Nelson Kelley01011023
Kevin Hickman0105014

Special Teams Tackles

New EnglandTacklesSTPlays
John McClane312
Spike Jones224
Trent Pollary110
Tom Nutten110
Brendan Stai110
Tampa BayTacklesSTPlays
Jerry Ellison123
Patrick Newman119
Kevin Hickman118
Fabien Bownes110
Tim Jorden19
Daryl Johnston17
Chris Dahlman15
Merv Smith14

Participation

New EnglandRPlyOffPPlyOffRPlyDefPPlyDefSTPlyTotal Plays
Trent Pollary3136------1077
Tom Nutten3136------1077
Brendan Stai3136------1077
Jamie Asher3128------1473
Jim Kelly3136---------67
Doug Riesenberg3136---------67
Greg Jarvis3136---------67
Spike Jones2316------2463
Jackie Harris2916------1762
Je-rod Rozumek------2036460
Kirby Jackson------9321859
Ray Crockett------1937157
John McClane------16281256
Rodney Harrison------1837---55
Dexter Carter1320------1952
Ted Johnson------1734---51
Saleem Dawson------1634---50
LeShon Johnson1815------1245
Burt Grossman------1232---44
Tony Siragusa------1627144
Mike Jones------9171844
Antonio Freeman1429---------43
Darnell Stephens------1528---43
Dennis Murphy------1527143
Jeff Query811------1837
Larry Johnson------1514130
Floyd Fields------162229
Leonard Klecko116------1229
Warren Powers------109928
Curtis Conway421---------25
Darren Benson------512724
Keith Jackson147------122
Charles Mincy------26816
Donnell Johnson------210---12
Shawn Bouwens00------1010
Rudy Krumm00------1010
John Randle------0099
Curly Washburn------3339
Jo Jo Townsell01------78
Cole Ford00------88
Bryan Barker00------77
Elvis Grbac00------33
Pierre Mosley00------22
Mo Elewonibi00---------0
Jeff Blake00---------0
Brian Proby------00---0
Tampa BayRPlyOffPPlyOffRPlyDefPPlyDefSTPlyTotal Plays
Corey Raymond------26332584
Cornell Haynes Jr.------27351678
A.J. Johnson------3136471
Jerry Ellison1329------2365
Ferric Collons------21291060
Mike Sherrard1425------1958
Mitch Donahue------15192256
Joe Poole------21231054
Chris Dahlman1633------554
Chad Cota------2428153
Carl Simpson------2524352
Gerald Dixon------2425251
Patrick Newman1117------1947
Robert Griffith------1630147
Frank Wainright920------1746
Cody Carlson1132---------43
Greg Bishop1625---------41
Ellis Simon------1821241
Terrence Wisdom1124------641
Erik Howard------1622240
Chris Singleton------1516940
Austin Robbins------1815740
Fabien Bownes822------1040
Richmond Webb1721---------38
Kevin Hickman514------1837
Carl Myers916------934
Nelson Kelley1123---------34
Rob Monaco719------430
Curt DiGiacomo318------930
Mike Frederick------1315230
Antonio Stofa1016------329
Mike Alexander714------728
Roy Jones Jr811------726
Daryl Johnston88------723
Merv Smith513------422
Bernardo Harris------1110122
Chuck Landeta------108119
Craig Taylor710------118
Eric Curry------107---17
Chris Sanders512---------17
Pete Mitchell97---------16
Chris Mohr00------99
Tim Jorden00------99
Rich Karlis00------44
Greg DeLong00---------0
Mickey Hunt00---------0

Directional Rushing Statistics

DistanceAttYardsAvg
Left10393.9
Middle14352.5
Right6101.7
None1-2-2.0
DistanceAttYardsAvg
Left2147.0
Middle7192.7
Right11615.5
None000.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

New EnglandAttCmp20+BdThDropDfnsHurrKnckIntc
Jim Kelly36232122511
Tampa BayAttCmp20+BdThDropDfnsHurrKnckIntc
Cody Carlson32193104502
Pete Mitchell730021100

Directional Passing Statistics

DistanceAttCompYardsAvg
Screen88101.3
Short (0-8 Yds)117423.8
Medium (9-18 Yds)107838.3
Long (19+ Yds)61213.5
DistanceAttCompYardsAvg
Screen85475.9
Short (0-8 Yds)1611613.8
Medium (9-18 Yds)86769.5
Long (19+ Yds)7000.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

New EnglandTargtCaugtDropdYards20+PPlay
WR Antonio Freeman117164129
WR Curtis Conway55012021
WR Leonard Klecko4209016
TE Keith Jackson310407
WR Jeff Query2010011
RB Dexter Carter22017120
TE Jackie Harris22026016
FB Spike Jones210-2016
TE Jamie Asher2103028
WR Jo Jo Townsell1101601
RB LeShon Johnson1107015
Tampa BayTargtCaugtDropdYards20+PPlay
WR Mike Sherrard125131125
WR Chris Sanders73119012
WR Mike Alexander65051114
TE Kevin Hickman42014014
WR Patrick Newman33033117
TE Roy Jones Jr22016011
WR Fabien Bownes2000022
RB Jerry Ellison21014029
RB Craig Taylor1106010

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

New EnglandAttYardsAvgOverall Avg
Dexter Carter1-1-1.002.50
Spike Jones133.008.50
Tampa BayAttYardsAvgOverall Avg

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

New EnglandAttCompYardsAvg/AttOverall Avg
Jim Kelly42-6-1.504.33
Tampa BayAttCompYardsAvg/AttOverall Avg
Cody Carlson44215.255.06

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

New EnglandTargetCatchYardsAvg/TargOverall Avg
FB Spike Jones21-2-1.00-1.00
RB Dexter Carter11-4-4.008.50
WR Leonard Klecko1000.002.25
Tampa BayTargetCatchYardsAvg/TargOverall Avg
TE Roy Jones Jr22168.008.00
WR Mike Alexander1133.008.50
WR Chris Sanders1122.002.71

Third Down Rushing Statistics

New EnglandRushesConversions
Dexter Carter10
LeShon Johnson10
Tampa BayRushesConversions
Jerry Ellison10

Third Down Passing Statistics

New EnglandAttCompConversions
Jim Kelly15125
Tampa BayAttCompConversions
Cody Carlson853
Pete Mitchell310

Third Down Receiving Statistics

New EnglandTargCatchConversions
WR Curtis Conway440
WR Leonard Klecko421
WR Antonio Freeman432
RB Dexter Carter221
WR Jo Jo Townsell111
Tampa BayTargCatchConversions
WR Mike Sherrard310
WR Mike Alexander332
WR Chris Sanders211
WR Patrick Newman110
WR Fabien Bownes100
RB Jerry Ellison100

SectionAttendance
Stadium56,000 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck16,400 (21,400)
End Zone12,600 (15,400)
Mezzanine7,300 (8,900)
Sideline Seats11,100 (13,600)
Club Seats5,900 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes2,700 (3,300)