Week 3, 2005

played in New York, NY

52 degrees, fair, 8 mph wind

Tampa Bay Buccaneers	3	10	3	3	-	19
New York Giants	3	3	0	14	-	20

Scoring Summary
1Q: 11:13 NYK - Howie Croxton 22 field goal
1Q: 06:06 TBY - Joe Nedney 44 field goal
2Q: 15:00 NYK - Howie Croxton 23 field goal
2Q: 10:19 TBY - Joe Nedney 36 field goal
2Q: 08:23 TBY - Mack Minnig 4 pass from Koy Detmer (Joe Nedney extra point)
3Q: 08:59 TBY - Joe Nedney 31 field goal
4Q: 14:48 TBY - Joe Nedney 32 field goal
4Q: 13:09 NYK - Peerless Price 5 pass from Steven Hiller (Howie Croxton extra point)
4Q: 04:27 NYK - David Givens 59 pass from Steven Hiller (Howie Croxton extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 11:13 NYK - Howie Croxton 22 field goal
1Q: 06:06 TBY - Joe Nedney 44 field goal
2Q: 15:00 NYK - Howie Croxton 23 field goal
2Q: 10:19 TBY - Joe Nedney 36 field goal
2Q: 08:23 TBY - Mack Minnig 4 pass from Koy Detmer (Joe Nedney extra point)
3Q: 08:59 TBY - Joe Nedney 31 field goal
4Q: 14:48 TBY - Joe Nedney 32 field goal
4Q: 13:09 NYK - Peerless Price 5 pass from Steven Hiller (Howie Croxton extra point)
4Q: 04:27 NYK - David Givens 59 pass from Steven Hiller (Howie Croxton extra point)

Team Statistics TBY NYK
Record 1-2 1-2
First Downs 15 17
- by Rushing 5 2
- by Passing 8 15
- by Penalty 2 0
Total Net Yards 269 333
- Offensive Plays 69 61
- Yards per Play 3.90 5.46
Net Rushing Yards 120 70
- Rushing Attempts 32 23
- Yards per Rush 3.75 3.04
Net Passing Yards 149 263
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 36 - 21 - 0 36 - 19 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 155 271
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/6 2/8
- Yards per Pass Play 4.03 6.92
Fumbles/Lost 1/1 2/1
3rd Down Conversions 8/18 6/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 6.3 7.3
4th Down Conversions 0/1 0/0
Penalties/Yards 3/15 4/30
Punt Returns/Yards 4/34 1/13
Kick Returns/Yards 4/138 3/66
Interception Ret./Yards 1/3 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 5 4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/3 1/2
Avg. Drive Start OWN 40 OWN 30
Time of Possession 32:54 27:06

Team Statistics	TBY	NYK
Record	1-2	1-2
First Downs	15	17
- by Rushing	5	2
- by Passing	8	15
- by Penalty	2	0
Total Net Yards	269	333
- Offensive Plays	69	61
- Yards per Play	3.90	5.46
Net Rushing Yards	120	70
- Rushing Attempts	32	23
- Yards per Rush	3.75	3.04
Net Passing Yards	149	263
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	36 - 21 - 0	36 - 19 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	155	271
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/6	2/8
- Yards per Pass Play	4.03	6.92
Fumbles/Lost	1/1	2/1
3rd Down Conversions	8/18	6/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	6.3	7.3
4th Down Conversions	0/1	0/0
Penalties/Yards	3/15	4/30
Punt Returns/Yards	4/34	1/13
Kick Returns/Yards	4/138	3/66
Interception Ret./Yards	1/3	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	5	4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/3	1/2
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 40	OWN 30
Time of Possession	32:54	27:06

Drive Charts

Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	11:05	5:04	OWN 32	10	41	Field Goal
2	14:53	4:39	OPP 49	8	30	Field Goal
2	9:39	1:26	OPP 5	3	5	Touchdown
2	5:19	2:03	OWN 3	3	7	Punt
2	0:51	0:51	OWN 22	4	28	Half
3	15:00	1:26	OWN 25	3	7	Punt
3	12:09	3:18	OPP 43	7	29	Field Goal
3	7:00	2:29	OWN 32	5	19	Punt
3	3:17	3:34	OWN 35	9	50	Field Goal
4	13:02	5:56	OPP 45	9	37	Missed FG
4	4:09	0:49	OWN 43	3	3	Punt
4	1:55	1:28	OWN 35	6	18	Downs

New York Giants
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	3:55	OWN 25	8	70	Field Goal
1	6:01	6:08	OWN 24	11	70	Field Goal
2	10:14	0:35	OWN 21	1	-6	Fumble
2	8:13	2:54	OWN 25	6	22	Punt
2	3:16	2:25	OWN 48	9	37	Missed FG
3	13:34	1:25	OWN 29	3	-5	Interception
3	8:51	1:51	OWN 37	3	-5	Punt
3	4:31	1:14	OWN 20	3	6	Punt
4	14:43	1:03	OWN 25	3	1	Punt
4	13:40	0:38	OPP 37	2	37	Touchdown
4	7:06	2:57	OWN 19	6	81	Touchdown
4	3:20	1:25	OWN 17	5	17	Punt
4	0:27	0:27	OWN 47	1	-2	Game

Game MVP: Kevin Williams, New York Giants

Rushing Statistics

Tampa Bay	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
RB Ahman Green	19	86	4.53	15	1
RB Cedric Young	5	14	2.80	7	0
QB Koy Detmer	4	16	4.00	8	0
RB Elias Wynn	2	2	1.00	2	0
WR Kevin Johnson	1	3	3.00	3	0
WR Drew Bennett	1	-1	-1.00	-1	0

New York	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
RB Thomas Jones	11	30	2.73	15	1
RB Edgerrin James	5	19	3.80	7	0
FB Rock Cartwright	4	12	3.00	4	0
QB Steven Hiller	3	9	3.00	6	0

Passing Statistics

Tampa Bay	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Koy Detmer	36	21	155	1/6	1	27	0	77.8

New York	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Steven Hiller	36	19	271	2/8	2	59	1	84.3

Receiving Statistics

Tampa Bay	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
RB Ahman Green	6	10	44	7.33	31	26	0
WR Antonio Bryant	5	7	15	3.00	3	10	0
WR Drew Bennett	4	7	36	9.00	25	27	0
TE Mack Minnig	3	5	26	8.67	0	15	1
WR Kevin Johnson	1	2	7	7.00	0	7	0
RB Cedric Young	1	1	2	2.00	0	2	0
TE Ledley King	1	1	25	25.00	0	25	0
WR Michael Lewis	0	3	0	0.00	0	0	0

New York	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Peerless Price	7	8	76	10.86	44	31	1
FB Rock Cartwright	4	6	48	12.00	8	16	0
TE Daniel Graham	4	10	64	16.00	31	32	0
WR David Givens	2	4	62	31.00	49	59	1
WR Jabar Gaffney	1	5	5	5.00	0	5	0
TE Ben Hartsock	1	1	16	16.00	10	16	0
WR Jaleel White	0	2	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Tampa Bay	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Adrian Ward	1	3	3.00	0

New York	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Tampa Bay	Fumb	Recov	Force
CB Ralph Brown	1	0	0
CB Shawntae Spencer	0	1	0
OLB Carlos Emmons	0	0	1
DE Jay Ratliff	0	0	1

New York	Fumb	Recov	Force
QB Steven Hiller	1	0	0
S Antrel Rolle	1	0	0
OLB Doug Colman	0	1	0
WR Jaleel White	0	1	0
FB Moran Norris	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Tampa Bay	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Scott Player	4	180	45.0	36.8	55	1

New York	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Alfred Saul	5	220	44.0	37.2	50	1

Kicking Statistics

Tampa Bay	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Joe Nedney	4/5	1/1	0/0	44	1/1

New York	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Howie Croxton	2/3	0/0	0/0	23	2/2

Punt Return Statistics

Tampa Bay	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Ralph Brown	4	34	8.5	0

New York	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Antrel Rolle	1	13	13.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Tampa Bay	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Cedric Young	4	138	34.5	0

New York	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Jabar Gaffney	3	66	22.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Tampa Bay	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Colin Branch	6	2	0.0	21	33
OLB Wyatt Woodson	6	0	0.0	8	18
CB Ralph Brown	5	1	0.0	23	38
S Damien Richardson	4	1	0.0	23	32
CB Shawntae Spencer	4	0	0.0	20	34
DT Rocky Bernard	3	2	1.0	20	32
DE Jay Ratliff	3	2	1.0	23	37
DT Pat Williams	3	1	0.0	16	19
ILB John Fiala	2	1	0.0	18	30
OLB Carlos Emmons	1	3	0.0	18	30
DE Demetric Evans	1	1	0.0	9	13
CB Dexter McCleon	1	0	0.0	7	16
OLB Edwin Sawyer	1	0	0.0	5	8
CB Ellis Hobbs	1	0	0.0	15	19

New York	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
CB Marcus Trufant	9	3	0.0	32	37
OLB Keith Brooking	8	3	0.0	32	37
DE Leroy Hill	7	2	0.0	29	32
DT Kevin Williams	5	5	1.0	31	35
CB Tony Beckham	5	1	0.0	29	36
OLB Michael Boley	4	1	0.0	15	9
CB Paul Bradford	3	1	0.0	16	26
S Chris Crocker	3	0	0.0	32	37
DT Jermaine Haley	2	1	0.0	15	27
DE Andre Carter	2	0	0.0	30	29
S Marlon McCree	1	4	0.0	32	36
DT Carlos Hall	1	1	0.0	22	21
DE James Cannida	1	0	0.0	25	18
RB Thomas Jones	1	0	---	---	---
WR David Givens	1	0	---	---	---
CB Lenny Walls	1	0	0.0	4	3
OLB Scott Fujita	0	1	0.0	6	8

Pass Rush Statistics

Tampa Bay	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Rocky Bernard	1.0	0	2	1	32
DE Jay Ratliff	1.0	0	1	0	37
ILB John Fiala	0.0	1	0	0	30
DT Langston Moore	0.0	0	2	0	26
OLB Carlos Emmons	0.0	0	1	0	30
DE Brady Smith	0.0	0	1	0	27
S Colin Branch	0.0	0	1	0	33

New York	Sack	Hurry	PPlay
DT Kevin Williams	1.0	2	35
DE James Cannida	0.0	1	18
DT Carlos Hall	0.0	1	21
DE D.D. Ackerman	0.0	1	11

Pass Defense Statistics

Tampa Bay	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
OLB Wyatt Woodson	4	0	0	18
CB Shawntae Spencer	3	0	0	34
CB Ralph Brown	2	2	0	38
OLB Carlos Emmons	2	0	0	30
CB Ellis Hobbs	2	0	0	19
OLB Edwin Sawyer	1	1	0	8
DT Pat Williams	1	0	0	19
ILB John Fiala	1	0	0	30
CB Dexter McCleon	1	0	0	16
S Damien Richardson	1	0	0	32
S Colin Branch	1	0	0	33
S Adrian Ward	0	0	1	6

New York	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Marcus Trufant	5	1	37
OLB Keith Brooking	4	0	37
DE Leroy Hill	4	0	32
CB Tony Beckham	3	0	36
CB Paul Bradford	2	2	26
S Marlon McCree	2	1	36
DE Andre Carter	1	0	29
S Chris Crocker	0	1	37
S Antrel Rolle	0	1	3

Blocking Statistics

Tampa Bay	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
C Nick Hardwick	4	8	32	0	37
G Cole Shapiro	2	8	32	1	37
T Jon Stinchcomb	1	6	32	0	37
G Randy Thomas	1	3	32	0	37
TE Mack Minnig	1	1	30	0	34
T Eddie Coles	0	3	32	0	37

New York	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
T Sammy Williams	1	4	23	1	38
G Frank Middleton	1	4	23	0	38
C Jeff Hartings	1	3	23	0	38
G Andre Gurode	0	7	23	0	38
T Matt Light	0	2	23	1	38

Special Teams Tackles

Tampa Bay	Tackles	STPlays
Carlos Emmons	1	23
Marcus Maxwell	1	21
Colin Branch	1	18
Antonio Bryant	1	15
Dexter McCleon	1	6

New York	Tackles	STPlays
Moran Norris	2	23
Jalen Blanchard	2	21
Chris Crocker	2	19
Myron Eisner	1	15
Rock Cartwright	1	8

Participation

Tampa Bay	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
G Randy Thomas	32	37	---	---	9	78
G Cole Shapiro	32	37	---	---	9	78
T Eddie Coles	32	37	---	---	9	78
T Jon Stinchcomb	32	37	---	---	9	78
TE Mack Minnig	30	34	---	---	11	75
S Colin Branch	---	---	21	33	18	72
OLB Carlos Emmons	---	---	18	30	23	71
CB Ralph Brown	---	---	23	38	9	70
QB Koy Detmer	32	37	---	---	---	69
C Nick Hardwick	32	37	---	---	---	69
WR Antonio Bryant	22	27	---	---	15	64
WR Drew Bennett	29	34	---	---	---	63
DE Jay Ratliff	---	---	23	37	3	63
RB Ahman Green	24	33	---	---	---	57
S Damien Richardson	---	---	23	32	2	57
CB Shawntae Spencer	---	---	20	34	3	57
DT Rocky Bernard	---	---	20	32	3	55
ILB John Fiala	---	---	18	30	3	51
CB Ellis Hobbs	---	---	15	19	16	50
DE Brady Smith	---	---	15	27	3	45
FB Thurman Reese	8	11	---	---	21	40
DT Langston Moore	---	---	11	26	3	40
TE Ledley King	14	10	---	---	15	39
OLB Wyatt Woodson	---	---	8	18	12	38
DT Pat Williams	---	---	16	19	---	35
WR Michael Lewis	14	21	---	---	---	35
RB Cedric Young	6	4	---	---	20	30
CB Dexter McCleon	---	---	7	16	6	29
TE Harvey Vail	2	0	---	---	25	27
DE Demetric Evans	---	---	9	13	5	27
WR Marcus Maxwell	1	1	---	---	21	23
WR Kevin Johnson	7	10	---	---	---	17
OLB Edwin Sawyer	---	---	5	8	---	13
K Joe Nedney	0	0	---	---	11	11
P Scott Player	0	0	---	---	9	9
C Winfred McIntire	0	0	---	---	9	9
S Adrian Ward	---	---	0	6	1	7
DE John Frank	---	---	0	0	5	5
RB Elias Wynn	3	0	---	---	---	3
OLB Robbie Herndon	---	---	1	0	---	1
C Chris Dahlman	0	0	---	---	---	0
T Orlando Brown	0	0	---	---	---	0
G Cameron Spikes	0	0	---	---	---	0
QB Cris Finley	0	0	---	---	---	0
T Adrian Jones	0	0	---	---	---	0
OLB Boomer Grigsby	---	---	0	0	---	0

New York	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
S Marlon McCree	---	---	32	36	20	88
S Chris Crocker	---	---	32	37	19	88
CB Marcus Trufant	---	---	32	37	9	78
OLB Keith Brooking	---	---	32	37	5	74
DT Kevin Williams	---	---	31	35	5	71
CB Tony Beckham	---	---	29	36	5	70
G Frank Middleton	23	38	---	---	8	69
T Sammy Williams	23	38	---	---	8	69
T Matt Light	23	38	---	---	8	69
G Andre Gurode	23	38	---	---	8	69
WR Peerless Price	22	38	---	---	6	66
WR Jabar Gaffney	22	30	---	---	14	66
DE Leroy Hill	---	---	29	32	5	66
QB Steven Hiller	23	38	---	---	3	64
DE Andre Carter	---	---	30	29	4	63
C Jeff Hartings	23	38	---	---	---	61
TE Daniel Graham	17	33	---	---	1	51
DT Carlos Hall	---	---	22	21	4	47
CB Paul Bradford	---	---	16	26	4	46
DE James Cannida	---	---	25	18	---	43
RB Edgerrin James	8	24	---	---	11	43
DT Jermaine Haley	---	---	15	27	1	43
WR Jaleel White	8	9	---	---	23	40
WR David Givens	13	24	---	---	1	38
FB Rock Cartwright	8	14	---	---	8	30
RB Thomas Jones	15	10	---	---	---	25
OLB Michael Boley	---	---	15	9	1	25
DE Jalen Blanchard	---	---	0	2	21	23
FB Moran Norris	0	0	---	---	23	23
OLB Doug Colman	---	---	0	0	20	20
DE D.D. Ackerman	---	---	1	11	4	16
OLB Scott Fujita	---	---	6	8	1	15
CB Myron Eisner	---	---	0	0	15	15
CB Lenny Walls	---	---	4	3	4	11
TE Bryant Conway	1	0	---	---	9	10
WR Ezra Wheeler	0	4	---	---	5	9
C Jim Booker	0	0	---	---	8	8
K Howie Croxton	0	0	---	---	8	8
S Antrel Rolle	---	---	1	3	4	8
TE Ben Hartsock	1	4	---	---	---	5
P Alfred Saul	0	0	---	---	5	5
G Kendyl Jacox	0	0	---	---	---	0
QB Chad Pennington	0	0	---	---	---	0
K Seth Marler	0	0	---	---	---	0
T Ray Willis	0	0	---	---	---	0
DE Jonathan Fanene	---	---	0	0	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	6	24	4.0
Middle	21	65	3.1
Right	5	31	6.2
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	5	25	5.0
Middle	16	46	2.9
Right	1	1	1.0
None	1	-2	-2.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Tampa Bay	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Koy Detmer	36	21	3	3	1	6	5	0	0

New York	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Steven Hiller	36	19	3	0	4	3	8	1	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	8	7	39	4.9
Short (0-8 Yds)	16	10	59	3.7
Medium (9-18 Yds)	10	3	32	3.2
Long (19+ Yds)	2	1	25	12.5

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	0	0	0	0.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	21	14	218	10.4
Medium (9-18 Yds)	14	5	53	3.8
Long (19+ Yds)	1	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Tampa Bay	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
RB Ahman Green	10	6	0	44	1	33
WR Drew Bennett	7	4	0	36	1	34
WR Antonio Bryant	7	5	0	15	0	27
TE Mack Minnig	5	3	0	26	0	34
WR Michael Lewis	3	0	1	0	0	21
WR Kevin Johnson	2	1	0	7	0	10
RB Cedric Young	1	1	0	2	0	4
TE Ledley King	1	1	0	25	1	10

New York	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
TE Daniel Graham	10	4	1	64	1	33
WR Peerless Price	8	7	0	76	1	38
FB Rock Cartwright	6	4	1	48	0	14
WR Jabar Gaffney	5	1	1	5	0	30
WR David Givens	4	2	0	62	1	24
WR Jaleel White	2	0	1	0	0	9
TE Ben Hartsock	1	1	0	16	0	4

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Tampa Bay	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Ahman Green	1	5	5.00	4.53
RB Cedric Young	1	3	3.00	2.80

New York	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Edgerrin James	1	7	7.00	3.80
RB Thomas Jones	1	0	0.00	2.73
FB Rock Cartwright	1	2	2.00	3.00

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Tampa Bay	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Koy Detmer	9	4	8	0.89	4.31

New York	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Steven Hiller	6	2	16	2.67	7.53

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Tampa Bay	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Antonio Bryant	3	1	-1	-0.33	2.14
TE Mack Minnig	3	1	4	1.33	5.20
WR Michael Lewis	1	0	0	0.00	0.00
WR Drew Bennett	1	1	3	3.00	5.14
RB Cedric Young	1	1	2	2.00	2.00

New York	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Daniel Graham	3	0	0	0.00	6.40
WR Jaleel White	1	0	0	0.00	0.00
WR Peerless Price	1	1	5	5.00	9.50
FB Rock Cartwright	1	1	11	11.00	8.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Tampa Bay	Rushes	Conversions
QB Koy Detmer	1	0
RB Ahman Green	1	1

New York	Rushes	Conversions
RB Edgerrin James	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Tampa Bay	Att	Comp	Conversions
Koy Detmer	16	10	7

New York	Att	Comp	Conversions
Steven Hiller	13	7	6

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Tampa Bay	Targ	Catch	Conversions
TE Mack Minnig	5	3	3
RB Ahman Green	4	1	1
WR Antonio Bryant	4	3	1
WR Kevin Johnson	1	1	0
WR Drew Bennett	1	1	1
TE Ledley King	1	1	1

New York	Targ	Catch	Conversions
FB Rock Cartwright	3	3	3
TE Daniel Graham	3	2	1
WR Jaleel White	2	0	0
WR David Givens	2	1	1
WR Jabar Gaffney	2	1	1
WR Peerless Price	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 76,400 (81,100 capacity)
Upper Deck 24,000 (24,000)
End Zone 17,300 (17,300)
Mezzanine 8,800 (10,000)
Sideline Seats 13,300 (15,300)
Club Seats 7,400 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 5,600 (7,100)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	76,400 (81,100 capacity)
Upper Deck	24,000 (24,000)
End Zone	17,300 (17,300)
Mezzanine	8,800 (10,000)
Sideline Seats	13,300 (15,300)
Club Seats	7,400 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	5,600 (7,100)