Week 12, 1997

played in Tampa Bay, FL

66 degrees, fair, 10 mph wind

New Jersey Jets	7	0	7	3	-	17
Tampa Bay Buccaneers	10	6	7	0	-	23

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:30 TBY - Vaughn Hebron 7 pass from Jason Garrett (Rich Karlis extra point)
1Q: 07:27 NJY - Derrick Alexander 9 pass from Dave Schnell (Michele Akers extra point)
1Q: 02:34 TBY - Rich Karlis 34 field goal
2Q: 10:20 TBY - Rich Karlis 30 field goal
2Q: 05:28 TBY - Rich Karlis 29 field goal
3Q: 08:22 NJY - Rod Smith 2 pass from Dave Schnell (Michele Akers extra point)
3Q: 04:33 TBY - Dave Groh 27 pass from Jason Garrett (Rich Karlis extra point)
4Q: 01:05 NJY - Michele Akers 54 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:30 TBY - Vaughn Hebron 7 pass from Jason Garrett (Rich Karlis extra point)
1Q: 07:27 NJY - Derrick Alexander 9 pass from Dave Schnell (Michele Akers extra point)
1Q: 02:34 TBY - Rich Karlis 34 field goal
2Q: 10:20 TBY - Rich Karlis 30 field goal
2Q: 05:28 TBY - Rich Karlis 29 field goal
3Q: 08:22 NJY - Rod Smith 2 pass from Dave Schnell (Michele Akers extra point)
3Q: 04:33 TBY - Dave Groh 27 pass from Jason Garrett (Rich Karlis extra point)
4Q: 01:05 NJY - Michele Akers 54 field goal

Team Statistics NJY TBY
Record 0-11 5-6
First Downs 18 18
- by Rushing 5 7
- by Passing 12 10
- by Penalty 1 1
Total Net Yards 271 390
- Offensive Plays 68 64
- Yards per Play 3.99 6.09
Net Rushing Yards 78 164
- Rushing Attempts 23 34
- Yards per Rush 3.39 4.82
Net Passing Yards 193 226
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 42 - 24 - 2 30 - 20 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 212 226
- Sacks/Yards Lost 3/19 0/0
- Yards per Pass Play 4.29 7.53
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 1/1
3rd Down Conversions 4/16 6/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 8.7 6.3
4th Down Conversions 3/3 0/0
Penalties/Yards 6/40 4/40
Punt Returns/Yards 1/9 4/6
Kick Returns/Yards 3/55 2/41
Interception Ret./Yards 1/9 2/11
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 2 4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/0 1/3
Avg. Drive Start OWN 27 OWN 31
Time of Possession 29:07 30:53

Team Statistics	NJY	TBY
Record	0-11	5-6
First Downs	18	18
- by Rushing	5	7
- by Passing	12	10
- by Penalty	1	1
Total Net Yards	271	390
- Offensive Plays	68	64
- Yards per Play	3.99	6.09
Net Rushing Yards	78	164
- Rushing Attempts	23	34
- Yards per Rush	3.39	4.82
Net Passing Yards	193	226
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	42 - 24 - 2	30 - 20 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	212	226
- Sacks/Yards Lost	3/19	0/0
- Yards per Pass Play	4.29	7.53
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	1/1
3rd Down Conversions	4/16	6/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	8.7	6.3
4th Down Conversions	3/3	0/0
Penalties/Yards	6/40	4/40
Punt Returns/Yards	1/9	4/6
Kick Returns/Yards	3/55	2/41
Interception Ret./Yards	1/9	2/11
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	2	4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/0	1/3
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 27	OWN 31
Time of Possession	29:07	30:53

Drive Charts

New Jersey Jets
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	10:23	3:07	OWN 23	6	77	Touchdown
1	2:28	2:24	OWN 20	5	26	Punt
2	14:04	1:16	OWN 44	3	-4	Interception
2	10:13	1:20	OWN 16	3	3	Punt
2	5:22	2:07	OWN 26	3	-1	Punt
2	1:43	1:28	OWN 27	5	5	Punt
3	15:00	3:00	OWN 20	6	42	Punt
3	11:44	3:33	OPP 35	7	35	Touchdown
3	4:20	3:13	OWN 28	5	27	Interception
4	13:21	1:30	OWN 5	3	-2	Punt
4	11:43	3:05	OWN 40	6	17	Punt
4	4:21	3:21	OWN 20	15	43	Field Goal
4	0:18	0:18	OWN 20	1	13	Game

Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	4:37	OWN 20	9	80	Touchdown
1	7:16	4:48	OWN 21	9	62	Field Goal
1	0:04	1:00	OWN 9	3	4	Punt
2	12:48	2:35	OPP 40	5	27	Field Goal
2	8:53	3:31	OWN 42	7	46	Field Goal
2	3:15	1:32	OWN 25	3	10	Punt
2	0:15	0:15	OWN 25	1	1	Half
3	12:00	0:16	OWN 20	1	24	Fumble
3	8:11	3:51	OWN 41	7	59	Touchdown
3	1:07	2:46	OWN 22	6	29	Punt
4	11:51	0:08	OPP 37	1	0	Interception
4	8:38	4:17	OWN 11	9	36	Punt
4	1:00	0:42	50	3	7	Punt

Game MVP: Jason Garrett, Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Rushing Statistics

New Jersey	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Rudy Koncar	14	62	4.43	28	2
Derrick Cullors	7	15	2.14	27	1
Dave Schnell	1	4	4.00	4	0
Rod Smith	1	-3	-3.00	-3	0

Tampa Bay	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Jeff Walker	20	116	5.80	24	5
Vaughn Hebron	12	38	3.17	7	0
Jason Garrett	2	10	5.00	8	0

Passing Statistics

New Jersey	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Dave Schnell	42	24	212	3/19	2	24	2	66.7

Tampa Bay	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Jason Garrett	30	20	226	0/0	2	32	1	97.3

Receiving Statistics

New Jersey	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Rod Smith	8	16	83	10.38	45	24	1
WR Derrick Alexander	7	14	54	7.71	4	10	1
RB Rudy Koncar	3	4	15	5.00	3	7	0
TE Brian Kozlowski	2	2	25	12.50	0	17	0
WR Leroy Thompson	1	2	11	11.00	5	11	0
FB Jim Branson	1	1	3	3.00	0	3	0
RB Derrick Cullors	1	1	13	13.00	0	13	0
WR Isaac Byrd	1	2	8	8.00	0	8	0

Tampa Bay	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Dave Groh	5	6	74	14.80	32	27	1
WR Perry Kemp	4	6	69	17.25	48	32	0
WR Terry Obee	3	4	27	9.00	9	13	0
RB Jeff Walker	3	4	28	9.33	13	18	0
RB Vaughn Hebron	2	2	8	4.00	0	7	1
WR Ronnie Harmon	1	3	10	10.00	0	10	0
FB Merv Smith	1	2	6	6.00	0	6	0
TE Chad Lewis	1	1	4	4.00	0	4	0
TE Kerry Cash	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
WR Fabien Bownes	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

New Jersey	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Antonio Langham	1	9	9.00	0

Tampa Bay	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Aeneas Williams	1	0	0.00	0
OLB Lamont Hollinquest	1	11	11.00	0

Fumble Statistics

New Jersey	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Deion Sanders	0	1	1	0

Tampa Bay	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Jeff Walker	1	0	0	0

Punting Statistics

New Jersey	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Sean Landeta	7	287	41.0	37.3	49	3

Tampa Bay	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Tobey Maguire	5	230	46.0	36.2	53	2

Kicking Statistics

New Jersey	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Michele Akers	1/1	1/1	1/1	54	2/2

Tampa Bay	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Rich Karlis	3/3	0/0	0/0	34	2/2

Punt Return Statistics

New Jersey	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Derrick Alexander	1	9	9.0	0

Tampa Bay	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Terry Obee	3	1	0.3	0
Dave Groh	1	5	5.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

New Jersey	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Moe Williams	3	55	18.3	0

Tampa Bay	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Vaughn Hebron	2	41	20.5	0

Defensive Statistics

New Jersey	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Damon Jordan	15	0	0.0	33	30
S Joey Tribbiani	7	1	0.0	31	30
OLB Derrick Rodgers	6	1	0.0	21	18
OLB Jerry Olsavsky	4	2	0.0	28	21
ILB Jon Hesse	3	1	0.0	18	11
DT William Perry	3	0	0.0	26	24
DE Regan Upshaw	3	0	0.0	18	20
CB Deion Sanders	2	3	0.0	33	29
S Zack de la Rocha	2	2	0.0	33	29
DE Darrell Davis	2	1	0.0	19	19
ILB Percy Snow	2	1	0.0	8	6
WR Derrick Alexander	2	0	---	---	---
OLB Vernon Crawford	1	1	0.0	7	9
DE David Grant	1	0	0.0	16	10
DT Pat Williams	1	0	0.0	24	17
CB Antonio Langham	0	2	0.0	33	29
CB Tyrone Poole	0	1	0.0	14	19
S Ricky Parker	0	1	0.0	8	7

Tampa Bay	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Chad Cota	8	3	0.0	23	45
ILB John Fiala	7	3	1.5	23	45
CB Aeneas Williams	7	0	0.0	21	42
OLB Carlos Emmons	4	2	0.0	20	20
S Robert Griffith	4	1	0.0	22	42
CB Cornell Haynes Jr.	4	0	0.0	19	44
CB Fred Thomas	3	2	0.0	17	39
OLB Lamont Hollinquest	3	0	0.0	8	21
DE Eric Curry	2	1	0.5	16	35
DE Ellis Simon	2	0	0.0	15	30
DT Jason Ferguson	1	0	1.0	10	25
DT Austin Robbins	1	1	0.0	23	38
TE Kerry Cash	1	0	---	---	---
WR Terry Obee	1	0	---	---	---
S Joe Poole	1	0	0.0	3	23
OLB Bernardo Harris	1	0	0.0	0	7
OLB Chuck Landeta	0	1	0.0	2	3
CB Leo Blair	0	1	0.0	5	5

Pass Rush Statistics

New Jersey	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Darrell Davis	2	1	19
DT William Perry	2	0	24
S Zack de la Rocha	1	0	29

Tampa Bay	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
ILB John Fiala	1.5	0	1	45
DT Jason Ferguson	1.0	0	0	25
DE Eric Curry	0.5	2	2	35
DE Chris Ward	0.0	1	1	19
DE Ellis Simon	0.0	0	1	30

Pass Defense Statistics

New Jersey	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
ILB Damon Jordan	6	1	0	30
OLB Derrick Rodgers	4	0	0	18
S Joey Tribbiani	3	0	0	30
CB Deion Sanders	1	1	0	29
DT William Perry	1	0	0	24
ILB Percy Snow	1	0	0	6
S Zack de la Rocha	1	0	0	29
DT Pat Williams	1	0	0	17
ILB Jon Hesse	1	0	0	11
S Ricky Parker	1	0	0	7
CB Antonio Langham	0	0	1	29

Tampa Bay	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Aeneas Williams	5	1	1	42
CB Cornell Haynes Jr.	4	0	0	44
S Robert Griffith	3	2	0	42
CB Fred Thomas	3	1	0	39
OLB Lamont Hollinquest	2	1	1	21
OLB Carlos Emmons	2	1	0	20
S Chad Cota	2	0	0	45
S Joe Poole	1	0	0	23
DE Ellis Simon	1	0	0	30
OLB Bernardo Harris	1	0	0	7

Blocking Statistics

New Jersey	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Norm Fowler	2	2	23	0	45
Brian De Marco	1	7	23	0	45
Max Lane	1	6	23	2	45
Jim Branson	1	1	17	0	24
Tim Ruddy	0	4	23	1	45
Dermontti Dawson	0	1	23	0	45
Brian Kozlowski	0	1	16	0	33

Tampa Bay	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	PPly
Chris Dahlman	6	9	1	34	30
David Richards	2	5	0	34	30
Ross Verba	1	6	0	34	30
Nelson Kelley	1	4	0	34	30
Dave Moore	1	2	0	29	18
Merv Smith	1	1	0	21	13
Dino Smith	0	5	0	34	30

Special Teams Tackles

New Jersey	Tackles	STPlays
Tyrone Poole	1	22
Moe Williams	1	22
Nate Dingle	1	17
Leroy Thompson	1	15
Jim Branson	1	15
DeAuntea Brown	1	9

Tampa Bay	Tackles	STPlays
Fabien Bownes	2	18
Kenny Bynum	1	12
Cornell Haynes Jr.	1	11

Participation

New Jersey	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Dermontti Dawson	23	45	---	---	8	76
Norm Fowler	23	45	---	---	8	76
Dave Schnell	23	45	---	---	---	68
Tim Ruddy	23	45	---	---	---	68
Max Lane	23	45	---	---	---	68
Brian De Marco	23	45	---	---	---	68
Derrick Alexander	20	43	---	---	4	67
Deion Sanders	---	---	33	29	4	66
Damon Jordan	---	---	33	30	3	66
Zack de la Rocha	---	---	33	29	4	66
Antonio Langham	---	---	33	29	3	65
Joey Tribbiani	---	---	31	30	3	64
Rod Smith	20	41	---	---	---	61
Jim Branson	17	24	---	---	15	56
Brian Kozlowski	16	33	---	---	7	56
Tyrone Poole	---	---	14	19	22	55
William Perry	---	---	26	24	3	53
Jerry Olsavsky	---	---	28	21	4	53
Rudy Koncar	15	29	---	---	2	46
Derrick Rodgers	---	---	21	18	4	43
Pat Williams	---	---	24	17	1	42
Darrell Davis	---	---	19	19	2	40
Regan Upshaw	---	---	18	20	2	40
Jon Hesse	---	---	18	11	11	40
Isaac Byrd	9	29	---	---	---	38
David Grant	---	---	16	10	6	32
Derrick Cullors	9	15	---	---	8	32
Antone Vinatieri	7	4	---	---	16	27
Moe Williams	1	2	---	---	22	25
Percy Snow	---	---	8	6	10	24
Leroy Thompson	1	5	---	---	15	21
Nate Dingle	---	---	2	0	17	19
Vernon Crawford	---	---	7	9	2	18
Chris Canty	---	---	2	2	14	18
Ricky Parker	---	---	8	7	1	16
Robert Clark	0	0	---	---	11	11
DeAuntea Brown	---	---	0	0	9	9
Charles McRae	0	0	---	---	8	8
Pellom LeVeck	0	0	---	---	8	8
Curtis Lundy	0	0	---	---	8	8
Sean Landeta	0	0	---	---	7	7
Michele Akers	0	0	---	---	5	5
Patrick Hunter	---	---	0	0	4	4
Jessie Yan	---	---	0	0	4	4
Ken O'Brien	0	0	---	---	1	1
Tony Banks	0	0	---	---	---	0

Tampa Bay	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Cornell Haynes Jr.	---	---	19	44	11	74
David Richards	34	30	---	---	8	72
Dino Smith	34	30	---	---	8	72
Nelson Kelley	34	30	---	---	8	72
Fred Thomas	---	---	17	39	15	71
Chad Cota	---	---	23	45	1	69
John Fiala	---	---	23	45	1	69
Robert Griffith	---	---	22	42	1	65
Aeneas Williams	---	---	21	42	1	64
Jason Garrett	34	30	---	---	---	64
Chris Dahlman	34	30	---	---	---	64
Ross Verba	34	30	---	---	---	64
Austin Robbins	---	---	23	38	---	61
Dave Moore	29	18	---	---	10	57
Dave Groh	16	22	---	---	16	54
Eric Curry	---	---	16	35	---	51
Vaughn Hebron	13	9	---	---	25	47
Ellis Simon	---	---	15	30	1	46
Carlos Emmons	---	---	20	20	4	44
Kerry Cash	18	7	---	---	18	43
Jason Ferguson	---	---	10	25	8	43
Merv Smith	21	13	---	---	8	42
Perry Kemp	19	21	---	---	---	40
Ronnie Harmon	19	19	---	---	---	38
Terry Obee	8	14	---	---	16	38
Jeff Walker	21	16	---	---	1	38
Joe Poole	---	---	3	23	8	34
Chris Ward	---	---	14	19	---	33
Mike Frederick	---	---	12	12	8	32
Bernardo Harris	---	---	0	7	24	31
Lamont Hollinquest	---	---	8	21	1	30
Fabien Bownes	2	6	---	---	18	26
Leo Blair	---	---	5	5	14	24
Kenny Bynum	4	2	---	---	12	18
Chad Lewis	0	3	---	---	7	10
Rich Karlis	0	0	---	---	9	9
Tim Jorden	0	0	---	---	8	8
Ricky Siglar	0	0	---	---	8	8
Chuck Landeta	---	---	2	3	---	5
Tobey Maguire	0	0	---	---	5	5
Koy Detmer	0	0	---	---	3	3
Gus Frerotte	0	0	---	---	---	0
Griffin Robinson	0	0	---	---	---	0
Rod Jones	0	0	---	---	---	0
Jermaine Mayberry	0	0	---	---	---	0
Jerome Daniels	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	13	50	3.8
Middle	7	9	1.3
Right	3	19	6.3
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	9	45	5.0
Middle	11	34	3.1
Right	14	85	6.1
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

New Jersey	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Dave Schnell	42	24	2	1	1	6	5	0	2

Tampa Bay	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Jason Garrett	30	20	4	0	2	2	5	1	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	1	1	3	3.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	21	16	118	5.6
Medium (9-18 Yds)	17	7	91	5.4
Long (19+ Yds)	3	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	8	5	35	4.4
Short (0-8 Yds)	16	12	135	8.4
Medium (9-18 Yds)	5	2	37	7.4
Long (19+ Yds)	1	1	19	19.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

New Jersey	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Rod Smith	16	8	0	83	2	41
WR Derrick Alexander	14	7	1	54	0	43
RB Rudy Koncar	4	3	0	15	0	29
WR Leroy Thompson	2	1	0	11	0	5
TE Brian Kozlowski	2	2	0	25	0	33
WR Isaac Byrd	2	1	0	8	0	29
FB Jim Branson	1	1	0	3	0	24
RB Derrick Cullors	1	1	0	13	0	15

Tampa Bay	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Perry Kemp	6	4	0	69	2	21
WR Dave Groh	6	5	0	74	2	22
WR Terry Obee	4	3	0	27	0	14
RB Jeff Walker	4	3	0	28	0	16
WR Ronnie Harmon	3	1	0	10	0	19
RB Vaughn Hebron	2	2	0	8	0	9
FB Merv Smith	2	1	1	6	0	13
TE Kerry Cash	1	0	0	0	0	7
WR Fabien Bownes	1	0	1	0	0	6
TE Chad Lewis	1	1	0	4	0	3

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

New Jersey	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Rudy Koncar	1	-1	-1.00	4.43

Tampa Bay	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Vaughn Hebron	4	10	2.50	3.17
Jeff Walker	2	1	0.50	5.80

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

New Jersey	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Dave Schnell	3	2	11	3.67	5.05

Tampa Bay	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Jason Garrett	4	2	11	2.75	7.53

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

New Jersey	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
RB Rudy Koncar	1	0	0	0.00	3.75
WR Derrick Alexander	1	1	9	9.00	3.86
WR Rod Smith	1	1	2	2.00	5.19

Tampa Bay	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
RB Vaughn Hebron	1	1	7	7.00	4.00
FB Merv Smith	1	0	0	0.00	3.00
WR Fabien Bownes	1	0	0	0.00	0.00
TE Chad Lewis	1	1	4	4.00	4.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

New Jersey	Rushes	Conversions
Dave Schnell	1	1
Rudy Koncar	1	0
Derrick Cullors	1	1

Tampa Bay	Rushes	Conversions
Vaughn Hebron	3	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

New Jersey	Att	Comp	Conversions
Dave Schnell	12	6	2

Tampa Bay	Att	Comp	Conversions
Jason Garrett	11	8	5

Third Down Receiving Statistics

New Jersey	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Rod Smith	7	4	2
WR Derrick Alexander	3	0	0
FB Jim Branson	1	1	0
RB Rudy Koncar	1	1	0

Tampa Bay	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Dave Groh	3	3	2
WR Perry Kemp	2	1	1
WR Ronnie Harmon	1	0	0
WR Terry Obee	1	1	1
RB Vaughn Hebron	1	1	1
FB Merv Smith	1	1	0
WR Fabien Bownes	1	0	0
TE Chad Lewis	1	1	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 58,900 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 17,700 (21,400)
End Zone 12,700 (15,400)
Mezzanine 7,800 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 11,500 (13,600)
Club Seats 6,400 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 2,800 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	58,900 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	17,700 (21,400)
End Zone	12,700 (15,400)
Mezzanine	7,800 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	11,500 (13,600)
Club Seats	6,400 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	2,800 (3,300)