Week 16, 1997

played in Tampa Bay, FL

68 degrees, rain, 10 mph wind

New England Patriots	0	3	0	0	-	3
Tampa Bay Buccaneers	7	0	7	3	-	17

Scoring Summary
1Q: 07:08 TBY - Ronnie Harmon 29 pass from Jason Garrett (Rich Karlis extra point)
2Q: 00:35 NED - Cole Ford 30 field goal
3Q: 13:31 TBY - Aeneas Williams 29 interception return (Rich Karlis extra point)
4Q: 01:13 TBY - Rich Karlis 25 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 07:08 TBY - Ronnie Harmon 29 pass from Jason Garrett (Rich Karlis extra point)
2Q: 00:35 NED - Cole Ford 30 field goal
3Q: 13:31 TBY - Aeneas Williams 29 interception return (Rich Karlis extra point)
4Q: 01:13 TBY - Rich Karlis 25 field goal

Team Statistics NED TBY
Record 8-7 7-8
First Downs 13 10
- by Rushing 3 2
- by Passing 9 7
- by Penalty 1 1
Total Net Yards 223 203
- Offensive Plays 74 65
- Yards per Play 3.01 3.12
Net Rushing Yards 32 83
- Rushing Attempts 17 29
- Yards per Rush 1.88 2.86
Net Passing Yards 191 120
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 54 - 26 - 3 32 - 20 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 208 147
- Sacks/Yards Lost 3/17 4/27
- Yards per Pass Play 3.35 3.33
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 2/1
3rd Down Conversions 7/21 7/19
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 9.0 6.4
4th Down Conversions 0/1 0/0
Penalties/Yards 6/35 2/10
Punt Returns/Yards 4/38 2/3
Kick Returns/Yards 0/0 1/22
Interception Ret./Yards 1/16 3/48
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 1 1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 0/1 0/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 23 OWN 34
Time of Possession 30:15 29:45

Team Statistics	NED	TBY
Record	8-7	7-8
First Downs	13	10
- by Rushing	3	2
- by Passing	9	7
- by Penalty	1	1
Total Net Yards	223	203
- Offensive Plays	74	65
- Yards per Play	3.01	3.12
Net Rushing Yards	32	83
- Rushing Attempts	17	29
- Yards per Rush	1.88	2.86
Net Passing Yards	191	120
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	54 - 26 - 3	32 - 20 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	208	147
- Sacks/Yards Lost	3/17	4/27
- Yards per Pass Play	3.35	3.33
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	2/1
3rd Down Conversions	7/21	7/19
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	9.0	6.4
4th Down Conversions	0/1	0/0
Penalties/Yards	6/35	2/10
Punt Returns/Yards	4/38	2/3
Kick Returns/Yards	0/0	1/22
Interception Ret./Yards	1/16	3/48
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	1	1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	0/1	0/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 23	OWN 34
Time of Possession	30:15	29:45

Drive Charts

New England Patriots
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	12:45	1:49	OWN 34	3	7	Punt
1	6:57	1:41	OWN 20	3	-3	Punt
1	4:03	3:33	OWN 20	7	43	Missed FG
2	15:00	0:54	OPP 42	3	1	Punt
2	11:04	1:35	OWN 47	3	0	Punt
2	5:54	5:24	OWN 21	14	66	Field Goal
3	15:00	1:39	OWN 20	3	-7	Interception
3	13:21	3:54	OWN 20	9	34	Punt
3	7:05	1:38	OWN 28	4	-4	Punt
3	4:23	1:23	OWN 20	3	6	Punt
3	1:57	1:11	OWN 31	4	17	Punt
4	12:32	1:30	OWN 23	3	-2	Punt
4	9:27	1:11	OWN 6	3	3	Punt
4	6:07	1:15	OWN 4	6	32	Interception
4	2:29	0:47	OWN 1	5	10	Downs
4	1:07	0:08	OWN 20	1	0	Interception

Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	2:15	OWN 24	3	4	Punt
1	10:56	3:59	OWN 12	10	88	Touchdown
1	5:16	1:13	OWN 34	3	3	Punt
1	0:30	0:30	OWN 44	2	-1	Interception
2	14:06	3:02	OWN 20	6	33	Fumble
2	9:29	3:35	OWN 21	7	23	Punt
2	0:30	0:30	OWN 20	1	-2	Half
3	9:27	2:22	OWN 20	6	16	Punt
3	5:27	1:04	OWN 28	3	8	Punt
3	3:00	1:03	OWN 36	3	3	Punt
3	0:46	3:14	OWN 19	6	12	Punt
4	11:02	1:35	OWN 29	3	6	Punt
4	8:16	2:09	OWN 45	3	7	Punt
4	4:52	2:23	OWN 43	3	9	Punt
4	1:42	0:35	OPP 11	3	3	Field Goal
4	0:59	0:59	OPP 25	3	-4	Game

Game MVP: Ellis Simon, Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Rushing Statistics

New England	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Edgar Bennett	9	20	2.22	10	1
John Miller	4	10	2.50	8	0
Bob Christian	3	-5	-1.67	4	0
Don Majkowski	1	7	7.00	7	0

Tampa Bay	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Jeff Walker	14	38	2.71	10	1
Vaughn Hebron	11	51	4.64	30	1
Jason Garrett	4	-6	-1.50	-1	0

Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Don Majkowski	54	26	208	3/17	0	26	3	35.1

Tampa Bay	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Jason Garrett	32	20	147	4/27	1	29	1	70.7

Receiving Statistics

New England	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Ed McCaffrey	8	15	108	13.50	23	17
WR Antonio Freeman	5	13	63	12.60	27	26
FB Bob Christian	4	7	5	1.25	3	5
RB Edgar Bennett	3	5	10	3.33	11	5
TE Jamie Asher	2	3	9	4.50	1	6
FB Mike Alstott	2	2	-1	-0.50	0	3
WR Evan Toomer	2	5	14	7.00	0	8
WR Curtis Conway	0	3	0	0.00	0	0
RB John Miller	0	1	0	0.00	0	0

Tampa Bay	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Dave Groh	6	6	53	8.83	21	25	0
FB Merv Smith	4	4	12	3.00	11	10	0
WR Ronnie Harmon	3	5	55	18.33	17	29	1
WR Perry Kemp	3	6	21	7.00	13	12	0
WR Fabien Bownes	2	2	10	5.00	0	6	0
WR Terry Obee	1	2	-4	-4.00	0	-4	0
RB Jeff Walker	1	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
TE Dave Moore	0	2	0	0.00	0	0	0
RB Vaughn Hebron	0	4	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

New England	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Rodney Harrison	1	16	16.00	0

Tampa Bay	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Aeneas Williams	2	42	21.00	1
CB Cornell Haynes Jr.	1	6	6.00	0

Fumble Statistics

New England	Recov	Force
John Randle	1	0
Ben Karpinski	0	1
Greg Myers	0	1

Tampa Bay	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Dave Groh	1	1	0	0
Jason Garrett	1	0	0	0

Punting Statistics

New England	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Bryan Barker	10	433	43.3	39.0	50	2

Tampa Bay	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Tobey Maguire	10	480	48.0	42.2	63	4

Kicking Statistics

New England	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Cole Ford	1/2	0/1	0/1	30	0/0

Tampa Bay	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Rich Karlis	1/1	0/0	0/0	25	2/2

Punt Return Statistics

New England	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Evan Toomer	4	38	9.5	0

Tampa Bay	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Terry Obee	2	3	1.5	0

Kick Return Statistics

New England	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Tampa Bay	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Terry Obee	1	22	22.0	0

Defensive Statistics

New England	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
DE Warren Powers	6	0	1.0	12	12
S Greg Myers	5	1	1.0	14	24
DT John Randle	5	0	1.0	29	36
S Rodney Harrison	5	1	0.0	29	36
S Je-rod Rozumek	4	3	0.0	29	36
DT Tony Siragusa	4	0	0.0	19	20
CB Homey D Clown	4	0	0.0	7	12
S Torrian Gray	3	0	0.0	11	19
DT Chuck Johnson	2	1	1.0	29	35
OLB Mike Jones	2	1	0.0	15	12
CB Tom Carter	2	1	0.0	29	36
OLB James Francis	2	0	0.0	6	3
DE Ben Karpinski	2	0	0.0	20	28
ILB Ted Johnson	1	2	0.0	26	36
CB Steve Isreal	1	0	0.0	29	36
WR Curtis Conway	1	0	---	---	---
FB Mike Alstott	1	0	---	---	---
ILB Ron Johnson	0	2	0.0	15	14

Tampa Bay	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Chad Cota	8	0	0.0	17	57
DE Ellis Simon	7	0	2.0	14	40
ILB John Fiala	6	1	0.0	17	54
CB Cornell Haynes Jr.	4	1	0.0	17	55
OLB Carlos Emmons	4	1	0.0	13	35
CB Fred Thomas	4	0	0.0	10	47
DE Mike Frederick	2	0	1.0	7	25
OLB Lamont Hollinquest	2	0	0.0	7	20
OLB Bernardo Harris	2	0	0.0	2	11
DT Jason Ferguson	2	0	0.0	13	34
CB Aeneas Williams	1	2	0.0	15	55
S Joe Poole	1	1	0.0	2	15
WR Dave Groh	1	0	---	---	---
DE Eric Curry	1	0	0.0	14	41
S Robert Griffith	1	0	0.0	17	54
CB Leo Blair	1	0	0.0	2	8
DT Austin Robbins	0	1	0.0	15	55

Pass Rush Statistics

New England	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Warren Powers	1.0	1	0	12
DT John Randle	1.0	0	1	36
DT Chuck Johnson	1.0	0	0	35
S Greg Myers	1.0	0	0	24
DE Ben Karpinski	0.0	2	0	28
ILB Ron Johnson	0.0	2	0	14
DT Tony Siragusa	0.0	1	0	20

Tampa Bay	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Ellis Simon	2.0	0	4	1	40
DE Mike Frederick	1.0	1	1	0	25
DT Austin Robbins	0.0	2	2	0	55
DE Eric Curry	0.0	0	3	0	41
ILB John Fiala	0.0	0	2	0	54
OLB Carlos Emmons	0.0	0	1	0	35
DT Jason Ferguson	0.0	0	1	0	34

Pass Defense Statistics

New England	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S Rodney Harrison	4	1	1	36
S Je-rod Rozumek	3	1	0	36
CB Homey D Clown	3	0	0	12
S Torrian Gray	2	1	0	19
OLB Mike Jones	2	0	0	12
CB Tom Carter	2	0	0	36
DT John Randle	1	0	0	36
CB Steve Isreal	1	0	0	36
DE Ben Karpinski	1	0	0	28
S Greg Myers	1	0	0	24

Tampa Bay	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Cornell Haynes Jr.	4	0	1	55
ILB John Fiala	4	0	0	54
S Chad Cota	3	1	0	57
DE Ellis Simon	3	0	0	40
OLB Carlos Emmons	3	0	0	35
CB Fred Thomas	3	0	0	47
OLB Bernardo Harris	2	0	0	11
S Robert Griffith	1	1	0	54
CB Aeneas Williams	1	0	2	55
S Joe Poole	1	0	0	15
OLB Lamont Hollinquest	1	0	0	20
CB Leo Blair	0	1	0	8

Blocking Statistics

New England	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Tom Nutten	2	3	17	0	57
Bob Christian	2	2	13	0	35
Brendan Stai	0	5	17	1	57
Tony Ramirez	0	4	17	1	57
Harrison Burks	0	1	17	1	57
Jamie Asher	0	1	12	0	31

Tampa Bay	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Chris Dahlman	1	7	29	0	36
Dino Smith	1	6	29	2	36
Nelson Kelley	1	6	29	1	36
Ross Verba	1	4	29	0	36
David Richards	0	1	29	0	36
Merv Smith	0	1	16	0	17
Dave Moore	0	0	25	1	24

Special Teams Tackles

New England	Tackles	STPlays
Larry Izzo	2	16
Brendan Stai	1	12

Tampa Bay	Tackles	STPlays
Cornell Haynes Jr.	1	17
Tim Jorden	1	11
Nelson Kelley	1	11
Merv Smith	1	9

Participation

New England	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Rodney Harrison	---	---	29	36	22	87
Trent Pollary	17	57	---	---	12	86
Tom Nutten	17	57	---	---	12	86
Brendan Stai	17	57	---	---	12	86
Chuck Johnson	---	---	29	35	11	75
Don Majkowski	17	57	---	---	---	74
Harrison Burks	17	57	---	---	---	74
Tony Ramirez	17	57	---	---	---	74
Steve Isreal	---	---	29	36	6	71
Antonio Freeman	16	54	---	---	---	70
John Randle	---	---	29	36	1	66
Je-rod Rozumek	---	---	29	36	1	66
Tom Carter	---	---	29	36	1	66
Evan Toomer	6	33	---	---	26	65
Ted Johnson	---	---	26	36	1	63
Edgar Bennett	13	47	---	---	---	60
Ed McCaffrey	10	47	---	---	2	59
Bob Christian	13	35	---	---	7	55
Jamie Asher	12	31	---	---	11	54
Greg Myers	---	---	14	24	14	52
Ben Karpinski	---	---	20	28	1	49
Tony Siragusa	---	---	19	20	---	39
Homey D Clown	---	---	7	12	20	39
Warren Powers	---	---	12	12	11	35
Torrian Gray	---	---	11	19	5	35
Keith Jackson	5	8	---	---	17	30
Ron Johnson	---	---	15	14	1	30
Mike Jones	---	---	15	12	1	28
Curtis Conway	3	9	---	---	8	20
John Miller	4	10	---	---	4	18
Mike Alstott	2	11	---	---	5	18
Spencer Bramson	0	0	---	---	18	18
Larry Izzo	---	---	0	0	16	16
Dirk Diggler	0	0	---	---	16	16
James Francis	---	---	6	3	6	15
Tre Fuller	0	0	---	---	12	12
Daquan Peterman	0	0	---	---	12	12
Bryan Barker	0	0	---	---	10	10
Charles Davenport	0	0	---	---	10	10
Cole Ford	0	0	---	---	4	4
Mike Cherry	0	0	---	---	2	2
Jeff Lageman	---	---	0	1	---	1
Eric Bjornson	1	0	---	---	---	1
Kevin Abrams	---	---	0	0	1	1
Trot Nixon	0	0	---	---	---	0

Tampa Bay	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Cornell Haynes Jr.	---	---	17	55	17	89
David Richards	29	36	---	---	11	76
Dino Smith	29	36	---	---	11	76
Nelson Kelley	29	36	---	---	11	76
Chad Cota	---	---	17	57	2	76
Robert Griffith	---	---	17	54	2	73
John Fiala	---	---	17	54	2	73
Austin Robbins	---	---	15	55	2	72
Aeneas Williams	---	---	15	55	1	71
Dave Moore	25	24	---	---	16	65
Jason Garrett	29	36	---	---	---	65
Chris Dahlman	29	36	---	---	---	65
Ross Verba	29	36	---	---	---	65
Fred Thomas	---	---	10	47	7	64
Jason Ferguson	---	---	13	34	11	58
Eric Curry	---	---	14	41	2	57
Ellis Simon	---	---	14	40	2	56
Dave Groh	15	22	---	---	16	53
Carlos Emmons	---	---	13	35	1	49
Vaughn Hebron	12	18	---	---	17	47
Perry Kemp	18	25	---	---	---	43
Merv Smith	16	17	---	---	9	42
Mike Frederick	---	---	7	25	10	42
Ronnie Harmon	17	22	---	---	---	39
Kerry Cash	13	9	---	---	17	39
Terry Obee	7	15	---	---	17	39
Bernardo Harris	---	---	2	11	22	35
Jeff Walker	17	14	---	---	1	32
Leo Blair	---	---	2	8	21	31
Joe Poole	---	---	2	15	11	28
Lamont Hollinquest	---	---	7	20	1	28
Fabien Bownes	1	9	---	---	16	26
Chris Ward	---	---	3	19	---	22
Kenny Bynum	4	3	---	---	8	15
Chad Lewis	0	2	---	---	10	12
Tim Jorden	0	0	---	---	11	11
Ricky Siglar	0	0	---	---	11	11
Reggie Barnes	---	---	2	2	7	11
Tobey Maguire	0	0	---	---	10	10
Rich Karlis	0	0	---	---	5	5
Koy Detmer	0	0	---	---	1	1
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	3	1	0.3
Middle	14	31	2.2
Right	0	0	0.0
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	7	7	1.0
Middle	11	39	3.5
Right	7	43	6.1
None	4	-6	-1.5

Detailed Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Don Majkowski	54	26	1	2	3	3	14	1	3

Tampa Bay	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Jason Garrett	32	20	2	1	1	3	6	1	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	14	7	29	2.1
Short (0-8 Yds)	12	8	53	4.4
Medium (9-18 Yds)	23	11	126	5.5
Long (19+ Yds)	5	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	12	10	34	2.8
Short (0-8 Yds)	15	8	66	4.4
Medium (9-18 Yds)	5	2	47	9.4
Long (19+ Yds)	0	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

New England	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Ed McCaffrey	15	8	1	108	0	47
WR Antonio Freeman	13	5	0	63	1	54
FB Bob Christian	7	4	2	5	0	35
RB Edgar Bennett	5	3	0	10	0	47
WR Evan Toomer	5	2	0	14	0	33
WR Curtis Conway	3	0	0	0	0	9
TE Jamie Asher	3	2	0	9	0	31
FB Mike Alstott	2	2	0	-1	0	11
RB John Miller	1	0	0	0	0	10

Tampa Bay	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Perry Kemp	6	3	0	21	0	25
WR Dave Groh	6	6	0	53	1	22
WR Ronnie Harmon	5	3	0	55	1	22
RB Vaughn Hebron	4	0	0	0	0	18
FB Merv Smith	4	4	0	12	0	17
WR Terry Obee	2	1	0	-4	0	15
TE Dave Moore	2	0	1	0	0	24
WR Fabien Bownes	2	2	0	10	0	9
RB Jeff Walker	1	1	0	0	0	14

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

New England	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

Tampa Bay	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Vaughn Hebron	1	1	1.00	4.64
Jeff Walker	1	2	2.00	2.71

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg

Tampa Bay	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Jason Garrett	1	0	0	0.00	4.59

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

New England	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg

Tampa Bay	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Ronnie Harmon	1	0	0	0.00	11.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

New England	Rushes	Conversions
Edgar Bennett	1	1
John Miller	1	1

Tampa Bay	Rushes	Conversions
Vaughn Hebron	5	2
Jason Garrett	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Comp	Conversions
Don Majkowski	18	11	5

Tampa Bay	Att	Comp	Conversions
Jason Garrett	13	9	5

Third Down Receiving Statistics

New England	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Ed McCaffrey	6	4	3
WR Antonio Freeman	3	2	1
WR Evan Toomer	3	2	1
FB Bob Christian	2	1	0
WR Curtis Conway	2	0	0
RB Edgar Bennett	1	1	0
TE Jamie Asher	1	1	0

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

Section Attendance
Stadium 68,600 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 20,700 (21,400)
End Zone 14,900 (15,400)
Mezzanine 8,900 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 13,400 (13,600)
Club Seats 7,400 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 3,300 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	68,600 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	20,700 (21,400)
End Zone	14,900 (15,400)
Mezzanine	8,900 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	13,400 (13,600)
Club Seats	7,400 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	3,300 (3,300)