Week 3, 2015

played in St. Louis, MO

74 degrees, fair, calm

Tampa Bay Buccaneers	7	0	0	0	-	7
St. Louis Cardinals	0	3	7	6	-	16

Scoring Summary
1Q: 02:04 TBY - Jacoby Jones 6 pass from Dexter Shallard (Taylor Melhaff extra point)
2Q: 09:07 STL - Darnell Ross 30 field goal
3Q: 11:56 STL - Tre Mason 12 run (Darnell Ross extra point)
4Q: 12:35 STL - Darnell Ross 20 field goal
4Q: 04:04 STL - Darnell Ross 44 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 02:04 TBY - Jacoby Jones 6 pass from Dexter Shallard (Taylor Melhaff extra point)
2Q: 09:07 STL - Darnell Ross 30 field goal
3Q: 11:56 STL - Tre Mason 12 run (Darnell Ross extra point)
4Q: 12:35 STL - Darnell Ross 20 field goal
4Q: 04:04 STL - Darnell Ross 44 field goal

Team Statistics TBY STL
Record 1-2 1-2
First Downs 13 18
- by Rushing 4 9
- by Passing 9 7
- by Penalty 0 2
Total Net Yards 213 292
- Offensive Plays 66 72
- Yards per Play 3.23 4.06
Net Rushing Yards 80 149
- Rushing Attempts 23 28
- Yards per Rush 3.48 5.32
Net Passing Yards 133 143
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 39 - 19 - 1 41 - 19 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 156 158
- Sacks/Yards Lost 4/23 3/15
- Yards per Pass Play 3.09 3.25
Fumbles/Lost 1/0 1/0
3rd Down Conversions 3/15 7/19
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 10.5 7.8
4th Down Conversions 0/2 0/0
Penalties/Yards 8/54 6/40
Punt Returns/Yards 2/-3 5/37
Kick Returns/Yards 4/80 1/42
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 1/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 1 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/0 1/2
Avg. Drive Start OWN 25 OWN 36
Time of Possession 28:05 31:55

Team Statistics	TBY	STL
Record	1-2	1-2
First Downs	13	18
- by Rushing	4	9
- by Passing	9	7
- by Penalty	0	2
Total Net Yards	213	292
- Offensive Plays	66	72
- Yards per Play	3.23	4.06
Net Rushing Yards	80	149
- Rushing Attempts	23	28
- Yards per Rush	3.48	5.32
Net Passing Yards	133	143
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	39 - 19 - 1	41 - 19 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	156	158
- Sacks/Yards Lost	4/23	3/15
- Yards per Pass Play	3.09	3.25
Fumbles/Lost	1/0	1/0
3rd Down Conversions	3/15	7/19
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	10.5	7.8
4th Down Conversions	0/2	0/0
Penalties/Yards	8/54	6/40
Punt Returns/Yards	2/-3	5/37
Kick Returns/Yards	4/80	1/42
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	1/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	1	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/0	1/2
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 25	OWN 36
Time of Possession	28:05	31:55

Drive Charts

Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	1:39	OWN 25	4	20	Punt
1	11:58	4:17	OWN 49	7	14	Punt
1	5:52	3:57	OWN 45	8	55	Touchdown
1	0:49	0:49	OWN 11	3	5	Punt
2	9:01	3:06	OWN 26	6	17	Punt
2	4:47	0:14	OPP 45	2	0	Interception
2	1:34	1:01	OWN 40	4	10	Punt
3	11:45	1:29	OWN 26	4	-6	Punt
3	8:20	4:04	OWN 4	7	12	Punt
3	2:37	1:24	OWN 1	3	5	Punt
4	12:28	2:17	OWN 20	3	6	Punt
4	8:05	1:46	OWN 7	3	-4	Punt
4	3:59	2:22	OWN 21	9	25	Downs
4	0:43	0:38	OWN 24	4	9	Downs

St. Louis Cardinals
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	13:21	1:23	OWN 16	3	-2	Punt
1	7:41	1:49	OWN 20	3	7	Punt
1	1:55	1:06	OWN 42	3	0	Punt
2	15:00	5:59	OWN 33	11	54	Field Goal
2	5:55	1:08	OWN 7	3	2	Punt
2	4:33	2:59	OWN 40	8	27	Missed FG
2	0:33	0:33	OWN 1	3	15	Half
3	15:00	3:15	OWN 25	7	75	Touchdown
3	10:16	1:56	OWN 42	6	12	Punt
3	4:16	1:39	OWN 32	4	17	Punt
3	1:13	3:45	OPP 32	9	29	Field Goal
4	10:11	2:06	OWN 28	5	28	Punt
4	6:19	2:20	OPP 34	3	7	Field Goal
4	1:37	0:54	OPP 46	3	-11	Punt
4	0:05	0:05	OPP 33	1	-2	Game

Game MVP: Tre Mason, St. Louis Cardinals

Rushing Statistics

Tampa Bay	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
RB Damien Stewart	15	35	2.33	10	1
QB Dexter Shallard	5	32	6.40	8	0
RB Chris Thompson	3	13	4.33	13	1

St. Louis	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB Tre Mason	21	113	5.38	12	3	1
QB Drew Brees	3	2	0.67	2	0	0
RB Dri Archer	3	30	10.00	19	1	0
WR Devonte Phipps	1	4	4.00	4	0	0

Passing Statistics

Tampa Bay	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Dexter Shallard	39	19	156	4/23	1	26	1	57.2

St. Louis	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Drew Brees	41	19	158	3/15	0	35	0	56.7

Receiving Statistics

Tampa Bay	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Jacoby Jones	9	19	86	9.56	37	26	1
WR Ace Sanders	4	8	14	3.50	0	8	0
WR Damian Williams	2	3	24	12.00	5	16	0
RB Chris Thompson	2	2	17	8.50	0	11	0
TE C. J. Fiedorowicz	2	4	15	7.50	6	8	0
TE Cornell Schroeder	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
RB Damien Stewart	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

St. Louis	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
TE Armard Hall	4	5	62	15.50	1	35
WR Cordarrelle Patterson	4	10	37	9.25	22	17
RB Tre Mason	4	7	6	1.50	1	4
WR Devonte Phipps	3	6	24	8.00	20	20
WR Donnie Avery	2	10	22	11.00	0	15
RB Dri Archer	1	2	0	0.00	0	0
WR Kelvin Benjamin	1	1	7	7.00	7	7

Interception Statistics

Tampa Bay	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

St. Louis	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
ILB Erin Henderson	1	0	0.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Tampa Bay	Fumb	Recov	Force
WR Jacoby Jones	1	0	0
WR Ace Sanders	0	1	0
DE Za'Darius Smith	0	0	1

St. Louis	Fumb	Recov	Force
QB Drew Brees	1	0	0
TE Bernard Blair	0	1	0
CB Janoris Jenkins	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Tampa Bay	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Wes Gouveia	10	456	45.6	39.9	58	3

St. Louis	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Jonathan Ludwig	8	307	38.4	38.8	50	4

Kicking Statistics

Tampa Bay	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Taylor Melhaff	0/0	0/0	0/0	0	1/1

St. Louis	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Darnell Ross	3/4	1/2	0/1	44	1/1

Punt Return Statistics

Tampa Bay	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Prince Amukamara	2	-3	-1.5	0

St. Louis	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Dri Archer	5	37	7.4	0

Kick Return Statistics

Tampa Bay	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Damian Williams	4	80	20.0	0

St. Louis	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Dri Archer	1	42	42.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Tampa Bay	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Manti Te'o	9	2	0.0	28	44
OLB Stephone Anthony	6	0	0.0	28	44
S Eric Reid	5	3	0.0	28	44
CB Josh Norman	5	1	0.0	28	44
ILB Wendell Emerson	4	0	1.0	11	17
S Caden Cortez	4	1	0.0	20	31
DE Za'Darius Smith	3	2	2.0	23	41
CB Stanley Jean-Baptiste	3	1	0.0	27	39
DT Marty Schultz	3	0	0.0	16	25
CB Prince Amukamara	2	0	0.0	19	27
DE Nickolas Silvia	1	2	0.0	17	28
OLB Dwight Emerson	1	0	0.0	13	17
DT DaQuan Jones	1	0	0.0	3	3
CB Lamarcus Joyner	1	0	0.0	3	8
RB Damien Stewart	1	0	---	---	---
DE Jarvis Jenkins	0	1	0.0	27	39
S K.C. Reid	0	1	0.0	3	9

St. Louis	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
CB Janoris Jenkins	9	1	0.0	22	43
S Matt Johnson	6	0	0.0	23	43
DE Jason Pierre-Paul	5	1	1.0	22	37
ILB Erin Henderson	5	0	0.0	22	26
S LaRon Landry	4	3	0.0	22	26
OLB Ryan Shazier	4	3	0.0	22	26
CB Tyrone Gomez	4	1	0.0	14	30
OLB Donnie Patrick	2	0	1.0	1	17
CB Ike Cassaday	2	0	0.0	22	43
OLB Ryan Kerrigan	1	0	1.0	21	31
DE Frank Alexander	1	0	1.0	5	19
OLB Philip Schmaltz	1	0	0.0	10	21
CB Brandon Flowers	1	0	0.0	4	13
DT Wyatt Tuaolo	1	0	0.0	12	17
DT Muhammad Wilkerson	0	2	0.0	22	33
DT Johnnie Sanford	0	1	0.0	7	22

Pass Rush Statistics

Tampa Bay	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
DE Za'Darius Smith	2.0	1	3	41
ILB Wendell Emerson	1.0	0	1	17
DT Chris Baker	0.0	1	0	14
DE Nickolas Silvia	0.0	0	2	28
OLB Stephone Anthony	0.0	0	1	44

St. Louis	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Donnie Patrick	1.0	1	0	0	17
OLB Ryan Kerrigan	1.0	0	2	1	31
DE Jason Pierre-Paul	1.0	0	1	3	37
DE Frank Alexander	1.0	0	0	0	19
DT Muhammad Wilkerson	0.0	0	0	1	33

Pass Defense Statistics

Tampa Bay	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Josh Norman	4	3	44
ILB Manti Te'o	4	0	44
S Caden Cortez	3	0	31
CB Prince Amukamara	2	1	27
CB Stanley Jean-Baptiste	2	0	39
OLB Stephone Anthony	2	0	44
S Eric Reid	1	1	44
ILB Wendell Emerson	1	1	17

St. Louis	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Janoris Jenkins	6	2	0	43
ILB Erin Henderson	4	1	1	26
S Matt Johnson	2	1	0	43
CB Tyrone Gomez	2	0	0	30
CB Ike Cassaday	1	2	0	43
S LaRon Landry	1	0	0	26
OLB Philip Schmaltz	1	0	0	21
DE Jason Pierre-Paul	1	0	0	37
OLB Ryan Shazier	1	0	0	26
DT Johnnie Sanford	0	1	0	22
S Adrian Amos	0	1	0	17

Blocking Statistics

Tampa Bay	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
T Mike Adams	2	6	23	1	43
T Jake Matthews	1	4	23	0	43
TE Cornell Schroeder	1	1	7	0	13
C Nick Hardwick	0	3	23	1	43
T Jamon Brown	0	2	23	2	43
C Jarvis Harrison	0	2	23	0	43

St. Louis	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
G Brian Winters	6	6	0	28	0	44
T Bobby Massie	5	6	1	28	1	44
T Brandon Scherff	2	4	0	28	1	44
G Kelechi Osemele	1	4	0	28	0	44
C Max Unger	1	3	0	28	0	44
TE Armard Hall	1	1	0	26	1	42
TE Bernard Blair	0	1	0	9	0	7

Special Teams Tackles

Tampa Bay	Tackles	STPlays
Chris Thompson	1	25
Carlton Sutton	1	16
Jake Matthews	1	12
Cris Garrison	1	10
Jamon Brown	1	10
Chris Harper	1	6

St. Louis	Tackles	STPlays
Kyle Juszczyk	3	29
Brandon Flowers	1	25
Andy Spiak	1	25
Javon Ringer	1	19

Participation

Tampa Bay	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
T Jake Matthews	23	43	---	---	12	78
T Mike Adams	23	43	---	---	10	76
CB Josh Norman	---	---	28	44	4	76
ILB Manti Te'o	---	---	28	44	4	76
S Eric Reid	---	---	28	44	4	76
C Jarvis Harrison	23	43	---	---	10	76
T Jamon Brown	23	43	---	---	10	76
OLB Stephone Anthony	---	---	28	44	4	76
DE Jarvis Jenkins	---	---	27	39	3	69
CB Stanley Jean-Baptiste	---	---	27	39	2	68
DE Za'Darius Smith	---	---	23	41	4	68
C Nick Hardwick	23	43	---	---	---	66
WR Ace Sanders	23	43	---	---	---	66
QB Dexter Shallard	23	43	---	---	---	66
TE C. J. Fiedorowicz	23	42	---	---	---	65
WR Jacoby Jones	23	37	---	---	1	61
OLB Dwight Emerson	---	---	13	17	28	58
CB Prince Amukamara	---	---	19	27	11	57
S Caden Cortez	---	---	20	31	2	53
RB Chris Thompson	4	18	---	---	25	47
RB Damien Stewart	19	25	---	---	3	47
WR Damian Williams	14	27	---	---	5	46
DE Nickolas Silvia	---	---	17	28	1	46
ILB Wendell Emerson	---	---	11	17	15	43
DT Marty Schultz	---	---	16	25	1	42
DT Chris Baker	---	---	10	14	10	34
TE Jermaine Gresham	0	2	---	---	25	27
WR Deon Butler	2	8	---	---	15	25
CB Lamarcus Joyner	---	---	3	8	10	21
S James Butler	---	---	2	3	15	20
TE Cornell Schroeder	7	13	---	---	---	20
DE Tevin Zang	---	---	1	7	10	18
RB Carlton Sutton	0	0	---	---	16	16
CB Delbert Lane	---	---	0	0	14	14
S K.C. Reid	---	---	3	9	2	14
G Davin Joseph	0	0	---	---	10	10
C Cris Garrison	0	0	---	---	10	10
P Wes Gouveia	0	0	---	---	10	10
WR Chris Harper	0	0	---	---	6	6
DT DaQuan Jones	---	---	3	3	---	6
WR Tony Lippett	0	0	---	---	5	5
K Taylor Melhaff	0	0	---	---	2	2
OLB Gerald Hodges	---	---	1	0	---	1
QB Matt Moore	0	0	---	---	---	0
G Breno Giacomini	0	0	---	---	---	0
CB Bobby McCain	---	---	0	0	---	0

St. Louis	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
G Kelechi Osemele	28	44	---	---	12	84
T Bobby Massie	28	44	---	---	12	84
G Brian Winters	28	44	---	---	12	84
T Brandon Scherff	28	44	---	---	12	84
QB Drew Brees	28	44	---	---	---	72
C Max Unger	28	44	---	---	---	72
WR Devonte Phipps	27	43	---	---	2	72
WR Cordarrelle Patterson	27	43	---	---	1	71
TE Armard Hall	26	42	---	---	2	70
S Matt Johnson	---	---	23	43	1	67
CB Janoris Jenkins	---	---	22	43	---	65
CB Ike Cassaday	---	---	22	43	---	65
DE Jason Pierre-Paul	---	---	22	37	---	59
CB Tyrone Gomez	---	---	14	30	15	59
DT Muhammad Wilkerson	---	---	22	33	---	55
OLB Ryan Kerrigan	---	---	21	31	---	52
RB Tre Mason	24	28	---	---	---	52
WR Donnie Avery	17	26	---	---	8	51
S LaRon Landry	---	---	22	26	---	48
ILB Erin Henderson	---	---	22	26	---	48
OLB Ryan Shazier	---	---	22	26	---	48
CB Brandon Flowers	---	---	4	13	25	42
DT Johnnie Sanford	---	---	7	22	10	39
RB Dri Archer	4	16	---	---	17	37
FB Kyle Juszczyk	1	6	---	---	29	36
DE Frank Alexander	---	---	5	19	10	34
S Adrian Amos	---	---	1	17	16	34
OLB Philip Schmaltz	---	---	10	21	---	31
TE Malcolm Beyer	2	1	---	---	27	30
OLB Donnie Patrick	---	---	1	17	12	30
WR Kelvin Benjamin	3	8	---	---	19	30
DT Wyatt Tuaolo	---	---	12	17	---	29
OLB Andy Spiak	---	---	0	0	25	25
RB Javon Ringer	0	0	---	---	19	19
TE Bernard Blair	9	7	---	---	---	16
C Chad Stott	0	0	---	---	12	12
P Jonathan Ludwig	0	0	---	---	12	12
DT Dante Fowler	---	---	1	9	---	10
K Darnell Ross	0	0	---	---	9	9
QB Glen Yepremian	0	0	---	---	---	0
G Bradley Crane	0	0	---	---	---	0
C Chester Ambrose	0	0	---	---	---	0
T Justin Pugh	0	0	---	---	---	0
T C.J. Frisch	0	0	---	---	---	0
DE Kareem Martin	---	---	0	0	---	0
TE Nick Boyle�	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	1	9	9.0
Middle	18	44	2.4
Right	4	27	6.8
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	6	36	6.0
Middle	11	61	5.5
Right	10	54	5.4
None	1	-2	-2.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Tampa Bay	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Dexter Shallard	39	19	1	3	3	8	3	5	1

St. Louis	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Drew Brees	41	19	2	6	1	6	7	0	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	3	35	8.8
Short (0-8 Yds)	14	9	48	3.4
Medium (9-18 Yds)	17	7	73	4.3
Long (19+ Yds)	3	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	13	8	42	3.2
Short (0-8 Yds)	20	8	50	2.5
Medium (9-18 Yds)	6	2	31	5.2
Long (19+ Yds)	2	1	35	17.5

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Tampa Bay	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Jacoby Jones	19	9	2	86	1	37
WR Ace Sanders	8	4	0	14	0	43
TE C. J. Fiedorowicz	4	2	0	15	0	42
WR Damian Williams	3	2	0	24	0	27
RB Chris Thompson	2	2	0	17	0	18
TE Cornell Schroeder	1	0	1	0	0	13
RB Damien Stewart	1	0	0	0	0	25

St. Louis	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Donnie Avery	10	2	0	22	0	26
WR Cordarrelle Patterson	10	4	1	37	0	43
RB Tre Mason	7	4	0	6	0	28
WR Devonte Phipps	6	3	0	24	1	43
TE Armard Hall	5	4	0	62	1	42
RB Dri Archer	2	1	0	0	0	16
WR Kelvin Benjamin	1	1	0	7	0	8

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Tampa Bay	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Damien Stewart	1	2	2.00	2.33

St. Louis	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Tre Mason	5	27	5.40	5.38
WR Devonte Phipps	1	4	4.00	4.00

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Tampa Bay	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Dexter Shallard	2	2	9	4.50	4.00

St. Louis	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Drew Brees	5	2	1	0.20	3.85

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Tampa Bay	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Jacoby Jones	2	2	9	4.50	4.53

St. Louis	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
RB Tre Mason	3	2	1	0.33	0.86
WR Cordarrelle Patterson	1	0	0	0.00	3.70
WR Devonte Phipps	1	0	0	0.00	4.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Tampa Bay	Rushes	Conversions
QB Dexter Shallard	2	1

St. Louis	Rushes	Conversions
RB Tre Mason	2	2
QB Drew Brees	1	0
RB Dri Archer	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Tampa Bay	Att	Comp	Conversions
Dexter Shallard	11	4	2

St. Louis	Att	Comp	Conversions
Drew Brees	14	8	5

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Tampa Bay	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Jacoby Jones	4	1	1
RB Chris Thompson	2	2	1
WR Ace Sanders	2	0	0
WR Damian Williams	1	0	0
TE C. J. Fiedorowicz	1	1	0

St. Louis	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Donnie Avery	4	2	2
WR Devonte Phipps	4	1	0
TE Armard Hall	2	2	2
RB Dri Archer	2	1	0
WR Cordarrelle Patterson	1	1	1
RB Tre Mason	1	1	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 57,800 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 17,300 (21,400)
End Zone 12,000 (15,400)
Mezzanine 7,300 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 11,500 (13,600)
Club Seats 6,600 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 3,100 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	57,800 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	17,300 (21,400)
End Zone	12,000 (15,400)
Mezzanine	7,300 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	11,500 (13,600)
Club Seats	6,600 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	3,100 (3,300)