Week 9, 2000

played in New York, NY

54 degrees, fair, 5 mph wind

Tampa Bay Buccaneers	0	7	16	7	-	30
New York Giants	7	14	6	13	-	40

Scoring Summary
1Q: 08:34 NYK - Tavian Banks 16 pass from Jim Kelly (Doug Brien extra point)
2Q: 11:21 TBY - Ahman Green 3 run (Scott Norwood extra point)
2Q: 07:37 NYK - Edgerrin James 27 run (Doug Brien extra point)
2Q: 03:29 NYK - Ramondo Seifert 26 pass from Jim Kelly (Doug Brien extra point)
3Q: 11:50 NYK - Doug Brien 30 field goal
3Q: 07:56 TBY - Scott Norwood 26 field goal
3Q: 06:21 TBY - Ahman Green 15 run (Scott Norwood extra point failed)
3Q: 03:50 NYK - Doug Brien 29 field goal
3Q: 01:13 TBY - Ahman Green 2 run (Scott Norwood extra point)
4Q: 09:09 NYK - Doug Brien 23 field goal
4Q: 06:20 TBY - Shawn Jefferson 21 pass from Gus Frerotte (Scott Norwood extra point)
4Q: 02:22 NYK - Doug Brien 41 field goal
4Q: 02:10 NYK - Paul Bradford 46 interception return (Doug Brien extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 08:34 NYK - Tavian Banks 16 pass from Jim Kelly (Doug Brien extra point)
2Q: 11:21 TBY - Ahman Green 3 run (Scott Norwood extra point)
2Q: 07:37 NYK - Edgerrin James 27 run (Doug Brien extra point)
2Q: 03:29 NYK - Ramondo Seifert 26 pass from Jim Kelly (Doug Brien extra point)
3Q: 11:50 NYK - Doug Brien 30 field goal
3Q: 07:56 TBY - Scott Norwood 26 field goal
3Q: 06:21 TBY - Ahman Green 15 run (Scott Norwood extra point failed)
3Q: 03:50 NYK - Doug Brien 29 field goal
3Q: 01:13 TBY - Ahman Green 2 run (Scott Norwood extra point)
4Q: 09:09 NYK - Doug Brien 23 field goal
4Q: 06:20 TBY - Shawn Jefferson 21 pass from Gus Frerotte (Scott Norwood extra point)
4Q: 02:22 NYK - Doug Brien 41 field goal
4Q: 02:10 NYK - Paul Bradford 46 interception return (Doug Brien extra point)

Team Statistics TBY NYK
Record 7-1 2-6
First Downs 19 25
- by Rushing 8 7
- by Passing 10 16
- by Penalty 1 2
Total Net Yards 367 423
- Offensive Plays 58 68
- Yards per Play 6.33 6.22
Net Rushing Yards 149 109
- Rushing Attempts 23 27
- Yards per Rush 6.48 4.04
Net Passing Yards 218 314
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 33 - 20 - 1 41 - 31 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 231 314
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2/13 0/0
- Yards per Pass Play 6.23 7.66
Fumbles/Lost 1/0 1/0
3rd Down Conversions 7/13 6/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 8.1 6.1
4th Down Conversions 0/1 0/0
Penalties/Yards 11/92 6/40
Punt Returns/Yards 0/0 0/0
Kick Returns/Yards 4/111 1/20
Interception Ret./Yards 1/15 1/46
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 3 4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/1 1/3
Avg. Drive Start OWN 27 OWN 33
Time of Possession 25:39 34:21

Team Statistics	TBY	NYK
Record	7-1	2-6
First Downs	19	25
- by Rushing	8	7
- by Passing	10	16
- by Penalty	1	2
Total Net Yards	367	423
- Offensive Plays	58	68
- Yards per Play	6.33	6.22
Net Rushing Yards	149	109
- Rushing Attempts	23	27
- Yards per Rush	6.48	4.04
Net Passing Yards	218	314
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	33 - 20 - 1	41 - 31 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	231	314
- Sacks/Yards Lost	2/13	0/0
- Yards per Pass Play	6.23	7.66
Fumbles/Lost	1/0	1/0
3rd Down Conversions	7/13	6/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	8.1	6.1
4th Down Conversions	0/1	0/0
Penalties/Yards	11/92	6/40
Punt Returns/Yards	0/0	0/0
Kick Returns/Yards	4/111	1/20
Interception Ret./Yards	1/15	1/46
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	3	4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/1	1/3
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 27	OWN 33
Time of Possession	25:39	34:21

Drive Charts

Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	1:35	OWN 22	3	-6	Punt
1	8:25	1:31	OWN 20	3	2	Punt
1	4:09	7:56	OWN 20	15	80	Touchdown
2	7:23	2:15	OWN 2	3	4	Punt
2	3:17	2:52	OWN 21	8	40	Punt
3	11:43	3:55	OWN 30	6	61	Field Goal
3	6:21	0:08	OPP 15	1	15	Touchdown
3	3:43	2:36	OWN 27	6	73	Touchdown
4	9:04	2:57	OWN 20	6	80	Touchdown
4	2:16	0:16	OWN 38	1	0	Interception
4	2:00	1:37	OWN 20	7	3	Downs

New York Giants
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	13:25	5:00	OWN 39	10	61	Touchdown
1	6:54	2:45	OWN 34	6	16	Punt
2	11:13	3:50	OWN 20	9	80	Touchdown
2	5:08	1:51	OPP 44	4	44	Touchdown
2	0:25	0:25	OWN 20	1	4	Half
3	15:00	3:17	OWN 20	6	67	Field Goal
3	7:48	1:27	OWN 20	3	-1	Interception
3	6:13	2:30	OWN 37	4	51	Field Goal
3	1:07	7:03	OWN 20	15	74	Field Goal
4	6:07	3:51	OWN 20	8	56	Field Goal
4	0:23	0:23	OPP 23	3	-4	Game

Game MVP: Jim Kelly, New York Giants

Rushing Statistics

Tampa Bay	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Ahman Green	19	141	7.42	43	3	3
Thurman Reese	2	6	3.00	5	0	0
Gus Frerotte	1	2	2.00	2	0	0
Braxton Willis	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

New York	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Edgerrin James	12	85	7.08	30	3	1
Thomas Jones	10	28	2.80	11	1	0
Steven Hiller	3	-4	-1.33	-1	0	0
Jim Kelly	1	4	4.00	4	0	0
Sammy Williams	1	-4	-4.00	-4	0	0

Passing Statistics

Tampa Bay	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Gus Frerotte	33	20	231	2/13	1	34	1	79.2

New York	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Jim Kelly	31	24	251	0/0	2	48	1	108.4
Steven Hiller	10	7	63	0/0	0	16	0	86.7

Receiving Statistics

Tampa Bay	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Anfernee Hardaway	5	5	68	13.60	22	32	0
WR Shawn Jefferson	4	8	87	21.75	62	34	1
TE Dave Moore	2	2	19	9.50	14	21	0
WR Louis Davis	2	6	11	5.50	0	8	0
RB Ahman Green	2	3	3	1.50	0	3	0
WR Kevin Johnson	2	3	16	8.00	0	10	0
FB Thurman Reese	1	1	7	7.00	3	7	0
RB Braxton Willis	1	1	2	2.00	0	2	0
WR Troy Walters	1	2	18	18.00	0	18	0
TE Harvey Vail	0	2	0	0.00	0	0	0

New York	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Will Smith	7	9	71	10.14	35	18	0
WR Ramondo Seifert	6	10	80	13.33	47	30	1
TE Freddie Jones	4	4	24	6.00	0	11	0
WR Jaleel White	4	6	81	20.25	37	48	0
FB William Floyd	3	3	14	4.67	1	11	0
RB Tavian Banks	2	2	21	10.50	9	16	1
RB Edgerrin James	2	3	15	7.50	13	16	0
WR Amani Toomer	1	1	3	3.00	0	3	0
RB Thomas Jones	1	1	5	5.00	4	5	0
TE Todd Yoder	1	2	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Tampa Bay	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Damien Richardson	1	15	15.00	0

New York	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Paul Bradford	1	46	46.00	1

Fumble Statistics

Tampa Bay	Fumb	Recov	Force
Doug Evans	1	0	0
Carlos Emmons	0	1	0
John Fiala	0	0	1

New York	Fumb	Recov	Force
Thomas Jones	1	0	0
Steven Hiller	0	1	0
Gary Jones	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Tampa Bay	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Scott Player	4	166	41.5	36.5	45	0

New York	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Louie Aguiar	1	50	50.0	30.0	50	0

Kicking Statistics

Tampa Bay	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Scott Norwood	1/1	0/0	0/0	26	3/4

New York	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Doug Brien	4/4	1/1	0/0	41	4/4

Punt Return Statistics

Tampa Bay	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

New York	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Kick Return Statistics

Tampa Bay	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Anfernee Hardaway	3	77	25.7	0
Doug Evans	1	34	34.0	0

New York	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Jaleel White	1	20	20.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Tampa Bay	Tack	Asst	RPlay	PPlay
S Chad Cota	8	0	27	41
ILB John Fiala	6	2	27	41
S Robert Griffith	6	1	8	8
CB Ralph Brown	5	1	27	41
OLB Carlos Emmons	5	0	25	38
CB Doug Evans	4	1	5	21
S Damien Richardson	4	0	27	41
CB Aeneas Williams	3	0	25	38
DE Eric Curry	2	2	14	21
DE Dorian Boose	2	0	9	5
DE John Frank	2	0	9	17
DT Nolan Harrison	1	2	16	27
CB Cornell Haynes Jr.	1	1	11	10
DE Brady Smith	1	1	22	39
OLB Robbie Herndon	1	1	9	12
OLB Chris Singleton	1	0	6	4
DT Jason Ferguson	0	2	14	18

New York	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Bennie Blades	5	4	0.0	18	35
DE Jevon Kearse	5	0	0.0	18	28
ILB Glenn Cadrez	4	1	0.0	18	31
CB Eric Draven	4	1	0.0	22	33
OLB Reggie Brown	4	1	0.0	17	26
OLB Ian Gold	3	1	2.0	18	20
OLB Jamir Miller	3	1	0.0	6	8
CB R.W. McQuarters	3	1	0.0	15	31
CB Paul Bradford	2	1	0.0	22	33
S Gary Jones	2	0	0.0	8	12
DT Moe Gardner	2	0	0.0	5	7
DT Kelvin Pritchett	1	0	0.0	16	26
WR Ramondo Seifert	1	0	---	---	---
ILB Keith Brooking	1	0	0.0	8	3
ILB Phil Glover	1	0	0.0	5	4
CB Duane Hawthorne	1	0	0.0	4	4
OLB Gabe Northern	0	1	0.0	2	10

Pass Rush Statistics

Tampa Bay	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT James Cannida	0.0	0	1	0	29

New York	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
OLB Ian Gold	2.0	0	0	20
DT Kelvin Pritchett	0.0	1	1	26
DT Moe Gardner	0.0	0	1	7
OLB Gabe Northern	0.0	0	1	10
DE Jevon Kearse	0.0	0	1	28

Pass Defense Statistics

Tampa Bay	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Ralph Brown	4	2	0	41
S Chad Cota	4	1	0	41
CB Doug Evans	4	0	0	21
S Robert Griffith	4	0	0	8
OLB Carlos Emmons	4	0	0	38
ILB John Fiala	3	0	0	41
S Damien Richardson	2	2	1	41
DE John Frank	2	0	0	17
DT Nolan Harrison	1	0	0	27
CB Aeneas Williams	1	0	0	38
DE Brady Smith	1	0	0	39
OLB Robbie Herndon	1	0	0	12

New York	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S Bennie Blades	4	0	0	35
ILB Glenn Cadrez	3	1	0	31
CB Paul Bradford	2	0	1	33
OLB Jamir Miller	2	0	0	8
CB Eric Draven	2	0	0	33
OLB Reggie Brown	2	0	0	26
CB R.W. McQuarters	2	0	0	31
S Charles Mincy	1	1	0	30
S Gary Jones	1	0	0	12
DT Kelvin Pritchett	1	0	0	26

Blocking Statistics

Tampa Bay	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Ross Verba	3	6	23	0	35
Randy Thomas	3	6	23	0	35
Chris Liwienski	3	4	23	1	35
Nelson Kelley	2	3	23	0	35
Dave Moore	2	2	19	0	21
Chris Dahlman	1	1	23	1	35

New York	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	PPly
Jeff Hartings	4	9	1	27	41
Sammy Williams	2	6	0	27	41
Kendyl Jacox	2	4	0	27	41
William Floyd	1	1	0	19	24
Joe Cocozzo	0	3	0	27	41

Special Teams Tackles

Tampa Bay	Tackles	STPlays
Doug Evans	1	19

New York	Tackles	STPlays
Gary Jones	3	17
Jaleel White	1	15

Participation

Tampa Bay	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Carlos Emmons	---	---	25	38	19	82
Ralph Brown	---	---	27	41	14	82
Chad Cota	---	---	27	41	4	72
John Fiala	---	---	27	41	4	72
Damien Richardson	---	---	27	41	4	72
Aeneas Williams	---	---	25	38	4	67
Brady Smith	---	---	22	39	3	64
Nelson Kelley	23	35	---	---	5	63
Chris Liwienski	23	35	---	---	5	63
Randy Thomas	23	35	---	---	5	63
Dave Moore	19	21	---	---	19	59
Chris Dahlman	23	35	---	---	---	58
Gus Frerotte	23	35	---	---	---	58
Ross Verba	23	35	---	---	---	58
Thurman Reese	14	15	---	---	21	50
Anfernee Hardaway	10	23	---	---	16	49
James Cannida	---	---	16	29	4	49
Shawn Jefferson	19	28	---	---	1	48
Louis Davis	19	27	---	---	1	47
Nolan Harrison	---	---	16	27	3	46
Ahman Green	19	26	---	---	1	46
Doug Evans	---	---	5	21	19	45
Eric Curry	---	---	14	21	2	37
Cornell Haynes Jr.	---	---	11	10	16	37
Jason Ferguson	---	---	14	18	1	33
Chris Singleton	---	---	6	4	21	31
Tyrone Davis	5	5	---	---	19	29
Kevin Johnson	3	11	---	---	15	29
John Frank	---	---	9	17	2	28
Robbie Herndon	---	---	9	12	2	23
Harvey Vail	4	10	---	---	7	21
Robert Griffith	---	---	8	8	1	17
Dorian Boose	---	---	9	5	2	16
Troy Walters	2	3	---	---	8	13
Braxton Willis	1	6	---	---	5	12
Scott Norwood	0	0	---	---	7	7
Tim Jorden	0	0	---	---	5	5
Joey Banes	0	0	---	---	5	5
Scott Player	0	0	---	---	5	5
Joe Poole	---	---	0	0	---	0
Todd Collins	---	---	0	0	---	0
Jason Garrett	0	0	---	---	---	0
Mark White	0	0	---	---	---	0
Koy Detmer	0	0	---	---	---	0
Travis Rigby	0	0	---	---	---	0
Matt Johnson	0	0	---	---	---	0

New York	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Kendyl Jacox	27	41	---	---	5	73
James Williams	27	41	---	---	---	68
Joe Cocozzo	27	41	---	---	---	68
Jeff Hartings	27	41	---	---	---	68
Sammy Williams	27	41	---	---	---	68
Paul Bradford	---	---	22	33	10	65
Will Smith	24	33	---	---	---	57
Eric Draven	---	---	22	33	1	56
Bennie Blades	---	---	18	35	1	54
R.W. McQuarters	---	---	15	31	8	54
Glenn Cadrez	---	---	18	31	2	51
Charles Mincy	---	---	19	30	1	50
Ramondo Seifert	20	29	---	---	---	49
William Floyd	19	24	---	---	6	49
Jaleel White	12	22	---	---	15	49
Freddie Jones	16	28	---	---	4	48
Jevon Kearse	---	---	18	28	2	48
Jim Kelly	16	31	---	---	---	47
Reggie Brown	---	---	17	26	1	44
Kelvin Pritchett	---	---	16	26	1	43
Ian Gold	---	---	18	20	1	39
Willie McGinest	---	---	10	26	2	38
Edgerrin James	14	24	---	---	---	38
Gary Jones	---	---	8	12	17	37
Jamir Miller	---	---	6	8	23	37
Amani Toomer	7	9	---	---	19	35
Tavian Banks	3	8	---	---	23	34
Todd Yoder	5	12	---	---	16	33
Duane Hawthorne	---	---	4	4	23	31
Thomas Jones	11	12	---	---	4	27
Brandon Whiting	---	---	13	9	4	26
Steven Hiller	11	10	---	---	4	25
Michael Timpson	2	2	---	---	19	23
Reggie Kelly	2	2	---	---	19	23
Leon Lett	---	---	9	9	2	20
Gabe Northern	---	---	2	10	6	18
Doug Brien	0	0	---	---	13	13
Moe Gardner	---	---	5	7	---	12
Keith Brooking	---	---	8	3	---	11
Phil Glover	---	---	5	4	2	11
Greg Werner	0	0	---	---	5	5
David Williams	0	0	---	---	5	5
Greg Truitt	0	0	---	---	5	5
Scott Gragg	0	0	---	---	5	5
Louie Aguiar	0	0	---	---	1	1
Jake Plummer	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	8	64	8.0
Middle	10	30	3.0
Right	5	55	11.0
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	10	55	5.5
Middle	13	58	4.5
Right	1	0	0.0
None	3	-4	-1.3

Detailed Passing Statistics

Tampa Bay	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Gus Frerotte	33	20	5	3	2	2	4	0	1

New York	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Jim Kelly	31	24	3	0	1	4	1	0	1
Steven Hiller	10	7	0	2	0	1	0	0	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	5	3	5	1.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	14	11	165	11.8
Medium (9-18 Yds)	10	6	61	6.1
Long (19+ Yds)	4	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	9	7	56	6.2
Short (0-8 Yds)	26	20	164	6.3
Medium (9-18 Yds)	4	3	46	11.5
Long (19+ Yds)	2	1	48	24.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Tampa Bay	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Shawn Jefferson	8	4	1	87	3	28
WR Louis Davis	6	2	0	11	0	27
WR Anfernee Hardaway	5	5	0	68	1	23
RB Ahman Green	3	2	0	3	0	26
WR Kevin Johnson	3	2	0	16	0	11
TE Dave Moore	2	2	0	19	1	21
TE Harvey Vail	2	0	0	0	0	10
WR Troy Walters	2	1	1	18	0	3
FB Thurman Reese	1	1	0	7	0	15
RB Braxton Willis	1	1	0	2	0	6

New York	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Ramondo Seifert	10	6	0	80	2	29
WR Will Smith	9	7	0	71	0	33
WR Jaleel White	6	4	1	81	1	22
TE Freddie Jones	4	4	0	24	0	28
FB William Floyd	3	3	0	14	0	24
RB Edgerrin James	3	2	0	15	0	24
RB Tavian Banks	2	2	0	21	0	8
TE Todd Yoder	2	1	0	0	0	12
WR Amani Toomer	1	1	0	3	0	9
RB Thomas Jones	1	1	0	5	0	12

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Tampa Bay	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Ahman Green	4	28	7.00	7.42
Braxton Willis	1	0	0.00	0.00

New York	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Thomas Jones	4	5	1.25	2.80
Sammy Williams	1	-4	-4.00	-4.00
Edgerrin James	1	0	0.00	7.08

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Tampa Bay	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Gus Frerotte	6	4	21	3.50	7.00

New York	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Jim Kelly	6	5	28	4.67	8.10
Steven Hiller	3	1	11	3.67	6.30

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Tampa Bay	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Kevin Johnson	2	1	6	3.00	5.33
TE Dave Moore	1	1	-2	-2.00	9.50
WR Anfernee Hardaway	1	1	9	9.00	13.60
WR Louis Davis	1	1	8	8.00	1.83
RB Ahman Green	1	0	0	0.00	1.00

New York	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Jaleel White	3	2	15	5.00	13.50
WR Will Smith	2	1	5	2.50	7.89
FB William Floyd	2	2	3	1.50	4.67
RB Tavian Banks	1	1	16	16.00	10.50
TE Todd Yoder	1	0	0	0.00	0.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Tampa Bay	Rushes	Conversions
Ahman Green	5	4

New York	Rushes	Conversions
Steven Hiller	1	0
Sammy Williams	1	0
Thomas Jones	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Tampa Bay	Att	Comp	Conversions
Gus Frerotte	8	5	3

New York	Att	Comp	Conversions
Jim Kelly	9	6	4
Steven Hiller	2	2	2

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Tampa Bay	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Anfernee Hardaway	4	4	3
RB Ahman Green	2	1	0
WR Shawn Jefferson	1	0	0
WR Troy Walters	1	0	0

New York	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Ramondo Seifert	5	3	3
WR Jaleel White	4	3	2
WR Will Smith	1	1	0
RB Tavian Banks	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 79,700 (81,100 capacity)
Upper Deck 23,900 (24,900)
End Zone 17,700 (17,900)
Mezzanine 10,100 (10,300)
Sideline Seats 15,800 (15,800)
Club Seats 7,400 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 4,800 (4,800)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	79,700 (81,100 capacity)
Upper Deck	23,900 (24,900)
End Zone	17,700 (17,900)
Mezzanine	10,100 (10,300)
Sideline Seats	15,800 (15,800)
Club Seats	7,400 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	4,800 (4,800)