| Played in Tampa Bay, FL, weather: 92 degrees, fair, 1 mph wind. |
| Tampa Bay won the toss and elected to receive. |
| Start of first quarter. |
| (1Q: 15:00) Ray Wersching kicked off 58 yards from the NED30. Ron Jessie returned the ball 26 yards to the TBY38. Tackled by Sandy Durko. |
| 1-10-TBY38 (1Q: 14:38) Sonny Jurgensen pass completed to WR Barry Pearson for -1 yards. Tackled by CB Martin Lance. |
| 2-11-TBY37 (1Q: 13:54) Sonny Jurgensen pass completed to RB Wayne Mosley for -1 yards. Tackled by S Sandy Durko. PENALTY: New England was called for Defensive Holding. |
| 1-10-TBY42 (1Q: 13:46) Sonny Jurgensen pass completed to WR Barry Pearson for 15 yards. Tackled by S Sandy Durko. |
| 1-10-NED43 (1Q: 13:24) Wayne Mosley ran around right end for 4 yards. Tackled by DE Tommy Hart, assisted by S Sandy Durko. |
| 2-6-NED39 (1Q: 12:53) Sonny Jurgensen pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Al Dodd. CB Martin Lance defended the pass. |
| 3-6-NED39 (1Q: 12:43) Sonny Jurgensen pass fell incomplete, intended for TE Jim Mitchell. DE Bill Stanfill hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 4-6-NED39 (1Q: 12:36) Montrae Jones punted 39 yards. Touchback. |
| 1-10-NED20 (1Q: 12:29) Essex Johnson ran outside the right tackle for 2 yards. Tackled by DT Garry Pettigrew. |
| 2-8-NED22 (1Q: 12:03) Jim Plunkett pass completed to WR Gloster Richardson for 9 yards. Tackled by ILB Mark Arneson. |
| 1-10-NED31 (1Q: 11:41) Jim Plunkett pass completed to WR Vincent Slatus for 2 yards. Tackled by OLB Chris Hanburger. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| 2-8-NED33 (1Q: 11:07) Essex Johnson ran inside the left tackle for 3 yards. Tackled by OLB Chris Hanburger. |
| 3-5-NED36 (1Q: 10:24) Jim Plunkett pass completed to WR Van Harmon for 12 yards. Tackled by CB Jim Stienke, assisted by CB Tony Plummer. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| 1-10-NED48 (1Q: 09:49) Jim Plunkett pass was blocked at the line, intended for WR Vincent Slatus. DT Garry Pettigrew blocked the pass. |
| 2-10-NED48 (1Q: 09:42) Jim Plunkett pass completed to WR Gloster Richardson for 3 yards. Tackled by DE Julius Adams, assisted by OLB Chris Hanburger. |
| 3-7-TBY49 (1Q: 09:11) Essex Johnson ran inside the left tackle for 9 yards. Tackled by DE Julius Adams. Key block delivered by Jim Langer. PENALTY: New England was called for an Illegal Substitution. |
| 3-12-NED46 (1Q: 09:04) Jim Plunkett pass completed to RB Essex Johnson for 15 yards. Tackled by CB Tony Plummer, assisted by CB Jim Stienke. Johnson gained 3 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-TBY39 (1Q: 08:42) Jim Plunkett pass completed to RB Jumbo Asher for 2 yards. Tackled by CB Jim Stienke. |
| 2-8-TBY37 (1Q: 08:03) Jim Plunkett pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Van Harmon. OLB Jim Turnbull defended the pass. |
| 3-8-TBY37 (1Q: 07:57) Jim Plunkett pass was thrown incomplete, intended for WR Van Harmon. |
| 4-8-TBY37 (1Q: 07:49) Marv Bateman punted 37 yards. Touchback. |
| 1-10-TBY20 (1Q: 07:42) George Amundson ran inside the right guard for 5 yards. Tackled by S Sandy Durko, assisted by OLB Sam Hunt. Key block delivered by Ray Schoenke. |
| 2-5-TBY25 (1Q: 06:55) Sonny Jurgensen pass completed to RB Eddie Moss for -1 yards. Tackled by OLB Paul Naumoff. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 3-6-TBY24 (1Q: 06:21) George Amundson ran inside the left guard for 0 yards. Tackled by S Sandy Durko. |
| 4-6-TBY24 (1Q: 05:44) Montrae Jones punted 59 yards. Essex Johnson returned the kick 5 yards to the NED22. Tackled by Mel Renfro. |
| 1-10-NED22 (1Q: 05:33) Jumbo Asher ran around left end for 4 yards. Tackled by ILB Phil Villapiano, assisted by ILB Mark Arneson. |
| 2-6-NED26 (1Q: 05:06) Jumbo Asher ran around the left tackle for 6 yards. Tackled by S Donnie Shell. Key block delivered by Tom Mullen. |
| 1-10-NED32 (1Q: 04:25) Jim Plunkett pass completed to WR Vincent Slatus for 12 yards. Tackled by CB Mel Renfro. Slatus gained 2 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-NED44 (1Q: 03:54) Jim Plunkett pass was dropped by TE Bob Adams. |
| 2-10-NED44 (1Q: 03:48) Jumbo Asher ran around right end for 11 yards. Tackled by OLB Chris Hanburger. Key block delivered by Jim Langer. |
| 1-10-TBY45 (1Q: 03:13) Essex Johnson ran inside the right guard for 1 yard. Tackled by ILB Phil Villapiano. |
| 2-9-TBY44 (1Q: 02:43) Essex Johnson ran a draw inside the right guard for 3 yards. Tackled by S Burgess Owens. PENALTY: New England was called for Offensive Holding. |
| 2-19-NED46 (1Q: 02:36) Jim Plunkett pass was intended for RB Essex Johnson and was intercepted by S Burgess Owens at the TBY47. Tackled by Essex Johnson. |
| 1-10-TBY47 (1Q: 02:26) Sonny Jurgensen pass completed to WR Freddie Scott for 4 yards. Tackled by OLB Paul Naumoff. Scott gained 4 yards after the catch. |
| 2-6-NED49 (1Q: 01:58) Sonny Jurgensen pass completed to RB Wayne Mosley for 5 yards. Tackled by S Vince Castillo. Mosley gained 4 yards after the catch. |
| 3-1-NED44 (1Q: 01:23) Sonny Jurgensen pass completed to TE Jim Mitchell for 3 yards. Tackled by OLB Steve Nelson. |
| 1-10-NED41 (1Q: 00:57) Wayne Mosley ran around the left tackle for -2 yards. Tackled by DE Tommy Hart, assisted by DE Bill Stanfill. |
| 2-12-NED43 (1Q: 00:23) Wayne Mosley ran around left end for 5 yards. Tackled by CB Maurice Spencer. |
| Start of second quarter. |
| 3-7-NED38 (2Q: 15:00) Sonny Jurgensen pass completed to RB Eddie Moss for 0 yards. Tackled by S Vince Castillo. |
| 4-7-NED38 (2Q: 14:19) Montrae Jones punted 38 yards. Touchback. |
| 1-10-NED20 (2Q: 14:14) Essex Johnson ran outside the right tackle for 3 yards. Tackled by CB Tony Plummer. |
| 2-7-NED23 (2Q: 13:38) Jim Plunkett sacked by DE Julius Adams for a loss of 5 yards. Sack allowed by Dan Stonebarger. The ball was fumbled and recovered by TBY Julius Adams on the NED18. |
| 1-10-NED18 (2Q: 13:24) Sonny Jurgensen pass completed to WR Al Dodd for 10 yards. Tackled by CB Mike Bass. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| 1-8-NED08 (2Q: 12:45) Quentin Vaughn pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Al Dodd. OLB Paul Naumoff simply crushed the receiver as the ball arrived. |
| 2-8-NED08 (2Q: 12:39) Wayne Mosley ran a draw inside the right guard for -1 yards. Tackled by OLB Charlie Hall. |
| 3-9-NED09 (2Q: 12:10) Quentin Vaughn pass was thrown incomplete, intended for WR Al Dodd. |
| 4-9-NED09 (2Q: 12:06) Jim Turner attempted a 26 yard field goal and succeeded. Tampa Bay 3, New England 0 |
| (2Q: 11:59) Jim Turner kicked off 67 yards from the TBY30. Dave Hampton returned the ball 22 yards to the NED25. Tackled by Al Chandler. |
| 1-10-NED25 (2Q: 11:40) Jim Plunkett pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Van Harmon. DE Kevin Calhoun hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 2-10-NED25 (2Q: 11:28) Essex Johnson ran inside the right guard for 1 yard. Tackled by ILB Mark Arneson. |
| 3-9-NED26 (2Q: 10:49) Jim Plunkett pass completed to RB Essex Johnson for 6 yards. Tackled by CB Tony Plummer. |
| 4-3-NED32 (2Q: 10:08) Marv Bateman punted 42 yards. The ball was downed at the TBY26. |
| 1-10-TBY26 (2Q: 10:01) Quentin Vaughn pass was dropped by TE Jim Mitchell. |
| 2-10-TBY26 (2Q: 09:58) PENALTY: Tampa Bay was called for a False Start. |
| 2-15-TBY21 (2Q: 09:52) Freddie Scott ran outside the right tackle for 6 yards. Tackled by OLB Sam Hunt, assisted by DT R.J. Reese. |
| 3-9-TBY27 (2Q: 09:27) Quentin Vaughn pass was dropped by WR Norm Doyle. |
| 4-9-TBY27 (2Q: 09:17) Montrae Jones punted 43 yards. The ball was downed at the NED30. |
| 1-10-NED30 (2Q: 09:07) Jumbo Asher ran a trap outside the left tackle for 0 yards. Tackled by DT Garry Pettigrew, assisted by S Donnie Shell. |
| 2-10-NED30 (2Q: 08:34) Jim Plunkett pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Van Harmon. DE Julius Adams drove right through Dan Stonebarger to hurry the quarterback. |
| 3-10-NED30 (2Q: 08:21) Jim Plunkett pass completed to WR Van Harmon for 8 yards. Tackled by S Burgess Owens. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. PENALTY: New England was called for Offensive Holding. The penalty was declined. |
| 4-2-NED38 (2Q: 08:16) Marv Bateman punted 62 yards. Touchback. |
| 1-10-TBY20 (2Q: 08:09) Wayne Mosley ran inside the right tackle for 11 yards. Tackled by OLB Charlie Hall. Key block delivered by Ray Schoenke. |
| 1-10-TBY31 (2Q: 07:23) Quentin Vaughn pass completed to WR Barry Pearson for 36 yards. Tackled by CB Maurice Spencer. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Pearson gained 13 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-NED33 (2Q: 06:50) Quentin Vaughn sacked by DE Bill Stanfill for a loss of 6 yards. Sack allowed by Ralph Neely. The ball was fumbled and recovered by NED Tommy Hart for 61 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! New England 6, Tampa Bay 3 |
| (2Q: 06:50) Extra point by Ray Wersching was good. New England 7, Tampa Bay 3 |
| (2Q: 06:35) Ray Wersching kicked off 50 yards from the NED30. Al Dodd returned the ball 22 yards to the TBY42. Tackled by Mike Bass. |
| 1-10-TBY42 (2Q: 05:58) Quentin Vaughn pass completed to FB Barty Smith for 11 yards. Tackled by CB Mike Bass. Smith gained 5 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-NED47 (2Q: 05:24) Wayne Mosley ran inside the right tackle for 3 yards. Tackled by OLB Paul Naumoff. |
| 2-7-NED44 (2Q: 04:41) Wayne Mosley ran outside the right tackle for 11 yards. Tackled by S Sandy Durko, assisted by S Chris Farasopoulos. Key block delivered by Sid Smith. |
| 1-10-NED33 (2Q: 04:02) Quentin Vaughn pass completed to TE Bruce Coslet for 3 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by CB Mike Bass. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| 2-7-NED30 (2Q: 03:28) Quentin Vaughn pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Freddie Scott. CB Mike Bass defended the pass. |
| 3-7-NED30 (2Q: 03:18) Quentin Vaughn pass completed to TE Jim Mitchell for 1 yard. Tackled by S Chris Farasopoulos. |
| 4-6-NED29 (2Q: 02:32) Montrae Jones punted 29 yards. Touchback. |
| 1-10-NED20 (2Q: 02:26) Jumbo Asher ran inside the right tackle for 3 yards. Tackled by ILB Phil Villapiano. PENALTY: New England was called for Offensive Holding. |
| 1-20-NED10 (2Q: 02:16) Jim Plunkett pass completed to RB Essex Johnson for 3 yards. Tackled by ILB Mark Arneson. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Johnson gained 2 yards after the catch. |
| Official time out for the two-minute warning. |
| 2-17-NED13 (2Q: 02:00) Jim Plunkett pass completed to WR Gloster Richardson for 14 yards. Tackled by CB Mel Renfro. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Richardson gained 3 yards after the catch. |
| 3-3-NED27 (2Q: 01:17) Jim Plunkett pass completed to WR Reggie Rucker for 9 yards. Tackled by ILB Mark Arneson. Rucker gained 3 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-NED36 (2Q: 00:48) Essex Johnson ran around right end for 6 yards. Tackled by OLB Chris Hanburger, assisted by DE Kevin Calhoun. Key block delivered by Dan Stonebarger. |
| 2-4-NED42 (2Q: 00:20) Essex Johnson ran around right end for 6 yards. Tackled by DE Kevin Calhoun. Key block delivered by John Hannah. |
| New England called a time out. |
| 1-10-NED48 (2Q: 00:09) Jim Plunkett pass was blocked at the line, intended for WR Vincent Slatus. DE Julius Adams blocked the pass. |
| Start of third quarter. |
| (3Q: 15:00) Jim Turner kicked off 64 yards from the TBY30. Dave Hampton returned the ball 23 yards to the NED29. Tackled by George Amundson. |
| 1-10-NED29 (3Q: 14:41) Isaac Daniels pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Vincent Slatus. DE Herb Mayes hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 2-10-NED29 (3Q: 14:31) Jumbo Asher ran inside the left guard for 4 yards. Tackled by ILB Mark Arneson. |
| 3-6-NED33 (3Q: 13:51) Isaac Daniels pass fell incomplete, intended for RB Essex Johnson. CB Mel Renfro hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 4-6-NED33 (3Q: 13:48) Marv Bateman punted 40 yards. Al Dodd returned the kick 10 yards to the TBY37. Tackled by Dave Hampton. |
| 1-10-TBY37 (3Q: 13:39) George Amundson ran a trap outside the right tackle for 9 yards. Tackled by DE Tommy Hart. Key block delivered by Ralph Neely. Neely flattened Martin Lance to ensure the play's success. |
| 2-1-TBY46 (3Q: 13:05) Wayne Mosley ran inside the left tackle for 6 yards. Tackled by CB Maurice Spencer. Key block delivered by Ray Schoenke. |
| 1-10-NED48 (3Q: 12:23) Quentin Vaughn pass was blocked at the line, intended for TE Jim Mitchell. S Vince Castillo blocked the pass. |
| 2-10-NED48 (3Q: 12:16) Wayne Mosley ran around right end for 14 yards. Tackled by DE Tommy Hart, assisted by OLB Paul Naumoff. Key block delivered by Charles Goodrum. |
| 1-10-NED34 (3Q: 11:53) Quentin Vaughn pass was thrown incomplete, intended for WR Barry Pearson. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 2-10-NED34 (3Q: 11:47) Quentin Vaughn pass completed to RB Wayne Mosley for 3 yards. Tackled by S Chris Farasopoulos. Mosley gained 1 yard after the catch. |
| 3-7-NED31 (3Q: 11:11) Quentin Vaughn pass completed to WR Al Dodd for 25 yards. Tackled by S Sandy Durko. Dodd gained 2 yards after the catch. |
| 1-6-NED06 (3Q: 10:33) George Amundson ran around the left tackle for 4 yards. Tackled by DE Bill Stanfill. |
| 2-2-NED02 (3Q: 10:11) Wayne Mosley ran around the left tackle for 2 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! Key block delivered by Sid Smith. Tampa Bay 9, New England 7 |
| (3Q: 10:11) Extra point by Jim Turner was good. Tampa Bay 10, New England 7 |
| (3Q: 10:05) Jim Turner kicked off 71 yards from the TBY30. Touchback. |
| 1-10-NED20 (3Q: 10:05) Essex Johnson ran inside the left tackle for 1 yard. Tackled by OLB Chris Hanburger. |
| 2-9-NED21 (3Q: 09:37) Isaac Daniels pass fell incomplete, intended for RB Essex Johnson. S Donnie Shell hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 3-9-NED21 (3Q: 09:32) Isaac Daniels sacked by DE Julius Adams and DT Bob Rowe for a loss of 5 yards. Sack allowed by Tom Mullen. PENALTY: New England was called for an Illegal Shift. The penalty was declined. |
| 4-14-NED16 (3Q: 09:22) Marv Bateman punted 58 yards. Al Dodd returned the kick 23 yards to the TBY49. Tackled by Dave Hampton. |
| 1-10-TBY49 (3Q: 09:13) Quentin Vaughn pass was intended for WR Ron Jessie and was intercepted by CB Mike Bass at the NED34. Tackled by Ron Jessie. |
| 1-10-NED34 (3Q: 09:04) Jumbo Asher ran a trap outside the left tackle for 7 yards. Tackled by DE Julius Adams. Key block delivered by Jim Langer. Langer flattened Donnie Shell to ensure the play's success. |
| 2-3-NED41 (3Q: 08:24) Essex Johnson ran around left end for 3 yards. Tackled by ILB Phil Villapiano. Key block delivered by Dan Stonebarger. |
| 1-10-NED44 (3Q: 07:41) Isaac Daniels pass was intended for WR Gloster Richardson and was intercepted by S Burgess Owens at the TBY25. Tackled by Gloster Richardson. |
| 1-10-TBY25 (3Q: 07:28) Quentin Vaughn pass completed to RB Eddie Moss for 3 yards. Tackled by OLB Sam Hunt. Moss gained 2 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 2-7-TBY28 (3Q: 06:59) Quentin Vaughn pass completed to RB Wayne Mosley for -2 yards. Tackled by OLB Charlie Hall. PENALTY: New England was called for Illegal Contact. |
| 1-10-TBY33 (3Q: 06:54) Quentin Vaughn pass completed to WR Barry Pearson for 6 yards. Tackled by OLB Paul Naumoff, assisted by CB Mike Bass. |
| 2-4-TBY39 (3Q: 06:27) Quentin Vaughn pass completed to TE Jim Mitchell for 18 yards. Tackled by OLB Paul Naumoff, assisted by OLB Sam Hunt. Mitchell gained 8 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-NED43 (3Q: 05:40) George Amundson ran inside the right tackle for 0 yards. Tackled by OLB Charlie Hall. |
| 2-10-NED43 (3Q: 04:56) Quentin Vaughn pass completed to WR Freddie Scott for 6 yards. Tackled by DE Bill Stanfill. |
| 3-4-NED37 (3Q: 04:14) PENALTY: Tampa Bay was called for a False Start. |
| 3-9-NED42 (3Q: 04:10) Quentin Vaughn pass was thrown incomplete, intended for WR Ron Jessie. |
| 4-9-NED42 (3Q: 04:01) Montrae Jones punted 42 yards. Touchback. |
| 1-10-NED20 (3Q: 03:56) Isaac Daniels pass fell incomplete, intended for FB John Brockington. DT Garry Pettigrew hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. PENALTY: New England was called for Unnecessary Roughness. |
| 2-20-NED10 (3Q: 03:49) Isaac Daniels pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Reggie Rucker. DE Kevin Calhoun drove right through Babe Morgan to hurry the quarterback. |
| 3-20-NED10 (3Q: 03:41) PENALTY: New England was called for a False Start. |
| 3-25-NED05 (3Q: 03:35) Essex Johnson ran inside the right guard for 7 yards. Tackled by OLB Chris Hanburger. |
| 4-18-NED12 (3Q: 03:09) Marv Bateman punted 56 yards. Al Dodd returned the kick 21 yards to the NED47. Tackled by Mike Bass. |
| 1-10-NED47 (3Q: 03:00) George Amundson ran inside the right tackle for 3 yards. Tackled by DE Tommy Hart, assisted by S Vince Castillo. |
| 2-7-NED44 (3Q: 02:26) Wayne Mosley ran inside the left guard for 4 yards. Tackled by DE Tommy Hart, assisted by S Sandy Durko. |
| 3-3-NED40 (3Q: 01:56) PENALTY: Tampa Bay was called for a False Start. |
| 3-8-NED45 (3Q: 01:50) Quentin Vaughn sacked by OLB Paul Naumoff for a loss of 5 yards. Sack allowed by Ray Schoenke. |
| 4-13-TBY50 (3Q: 01:04) Montrae Jones punted 32 yards. The ball was downed at the NED18. |
| 1-10-NED18 (3Q: 00:54) Isaac Daniels pass completed to RB Jumbo Asher for 3 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by S Burgess Owens. |
| 2-7-NED21 (3Q: 00:10) Essex Johnson ran outside the right tackle for 2 yards. Tackled by Unknown, assisted by CB Mel Renfro. Tampa Bay's Unknown was hurt on the play. This appears to be a serious foot injury. |
| Start of fourth quarter. |
| 3-5-NED23 (4Q: 15:00) Isaac Daniels pass completed to WR Larry Smith for 2 yards. Tackled by OLB Jim Turnbull, assisted by OLB Chris Hanburger. Smith gained 2 yards after the catch. |
| 4-3-NED25 (4Q: 14:29) Marv Bateman punted 58 yards. Al Dodd returned the kick 13 yards to the TBY30. Tackled by Mike Bass. |
| 1-10-TBY30 (4Q: 14:20) Quentin Vaughn pass was intended for WR Ron Jessie and was intercepted by OLB Sam Hunt at the TBY40. The interception was returned 31 yards. Tackled by Ralph Neely. |
| 1-9-TBY09 (4Q: 14:10) Essex Johnson ran inside the left tackle for 2 yards. Tackled by DE Julius Adams. |
| 2-7-TBY07 (4Q: 13:42) Essex Johnson ran inside the left guard for 4 yards. Tackled by ILB Mark Arneson. PENALTY: Tampa Bay was called for Offsides. |
| 2-4-TBY04 (4Q: 13:35) Isaac Daniels pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Vincent Slatus. OLB Jim Turnbull defended the pass. |
| 3-4-TBY04 (4Q: 13:31) PENALTY: Tampa Bay was called for Encroachment. |
| 3-2-TBY02 (4Q: 13:27) Isaac Daniels pass completed to WR Frank Grant for 2 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! New England 13, Tampa Bay 10 |
| (4Q: 13:27) Extra point by Ray Wersching was good. New England 14, Tampa Bay 10 |
| (4Q: 13:22) Ray Wersching kicked off 79 yards from the NED30. Touchback. |
| 1-10-TBY20 (4Q: 13:22) Quentin Vaughn pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Al Dodd. OLB Sam Hunt defended the pass. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 2-10-TBY20 (4Q: 13:15) Quentin Vaughn pass completed to WR Freddie Scott for 3 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by CB Maurice Spencer, assisted by S Chris Farasopoulos. |
| 3-7-TBY23 (4Q: 12:27) Eddie Moss ran around left end for 4 yards. Tackled by S Sandy Durko, assisted by OLB Paul Naumoff. |
| 4-3-TBY27 (4Q: 11:59) Montrae Jones punted 42 yards. Chris Farasopoulos returned the kick 18 yards to the NED49. Tackled by Mel Renfro. |
| 1-10-NED49 (4Q: 11:50) Jumbo Asher ran around left end for 5 yards. Tackled by ILB Mark Arneson, assisted by CB Tony Plummer. Key block delivered by Bob Adams. |
| 2-5-TBY46 (4Q: 11:27) Jumbo Asher ran inside the right tackle for 1 yard. Tackled by ILB Mark Arneson, assisted by S Donnie Shell. Asher seems to be a little slow on this hot day. |
| 3-4-TBY45 (4Q: 10:50) Isaac Daniels pass completed to RB Essex Johnson for 14 yards. Tackled by CB Tony Plummer. Johnson gained 16 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-TBY31 (4Q: 10:25) Isaac Daniels pass completed to WR Vincent Slatus for 10 yards. Tackled by ILB Phil Villapiano, assisted by S Donnie Shell. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| 1-10-TBY21 (4Q: 09:48) Isaac Daniels pass completed to TE Bob Adams for 3 yards. Tackled by CB Jim Stienke. |
| 2-7-TBY18 (4Q: 09:23) Isaac Daniels pass was dropped by WR Reggie Rucker. |
| 3-7-TBY18 (4Q: 09:13) Isaac Daniels pass completed to TE Jerome Moriarty for 0 yards. Tackled by CB Jim Stienke. |
| 4-7-TBY18 (4Q: 08:37) Ray Wersching attempted a 35 yard field goal and succeeded. New England 17, Tampa Bay 10 |
| (4Q: 08:29) Ray Wersching kicked off 63 yards from the NED30. Ron Jessie returned the ball 34 yards to the TBY41. Tackled by Mike Bass. |
| 1-10-TBY41 (4Q: 08:06) Barty Smith ran inside the right tackle for 4 yards. Tackled by OLB Sam Hunt, assisted by DE Tommy Hart. |
| 2-6-TBY45 (4Q: 07:34) Quentin Vaughn pass completed to RB Wayne Mosley for -1 yards. Tackled by CB Martin Lance. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 3-7-TBY44 (4Q: 06:55) PENALTY: Tampa Bay was called for a False Start. |
| 3-12-TBY39 (4Q: 06:47) Quentin Vaughn pass was thrown incomplete, intended for RB Eddie Moss. |
| 4-12-TBY39 (4Q: 06:44) Montrae Jones punted 40 yards. Essex Johnson called for a fair catch at the NED21. |
| 1-10-NED21 (4Q: 06:35) Jumbo Asher ran inside the left guard for 2 yards. Tackled by ILB Phil Villapiano. |
| 2-8-NED23 (4Q: 05:51) Essex Johnson ran inside the left guard for 2 yards. Tackled by S Donnie Shell, assisted by DE Kevin Calhoun. |
| 3-6-NED25 (4Q: 05:08) Isaac Daniels pass was dropped by RB Essex Johnson. The defense looked very familiar with that play. |
| 4-6-NED25 (4Q: 05:05) Marv Bateman punted 47 yards. Al Dodd returned the kick 3 yards to the TBY31. PENALTY: Tampa Bay was called for Holding on the Punt Return. |
| 1-10-TBY18 (4Q: 04:55) PENALTY: Tampa Bay was called for Delay of Game. |
| 1-15-TBY13 (4Q: 04:47) Quentin Vaughn pass fell incomplete, intended for TE Jim Mitchell. OLB Charlie Hall hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 2-15-TBY13 (4Q: 04:41) Quentin Vaughn pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Ron Jessie. CB Martin Lance defended the pass. |
| 3-15-TBY13 (4Q: 04:35) Eddie Moss ran around the left tackle for 7 yards. Tackled by DE Bill Stanfill, assisted by CB Mike Bass. |
| 4-8-TBY20 (4Q: 03:59) Montrae Jones punted 36 yards. The ball was marked out of bounds at the NED44. |
| 1-10-NED44 (4Q: 03:52) Isaac Daniels sacked by DT Garry Pettigrew and DE Julius Adams for a loss of 10 yards. Sack allowed by Dan Stonebarger. The defense looked very familiar with that play. |
| 2-20-NED34 (4Q: 03:05) Essex Johnson ran inside the right tackle for 4 yards. Tackled by DT Garry Pettigrew, assisted by OLB Chris Hanburger. |
| 3-16-NED38 (4Q: 02:21) Essex Johnson ran around right end for 3 yards. Tackled by S Burgess Owens, assisted by DE Kevin Calhoun. |
| Tampa Bay called a time out. |
| 4-13-NED41 (4Q: 02:09) Marv Bateman punted 33 yards. Al Dodd returned the kick 3 yards to the TBY29. Tackled by Mike Bass. |
| 1-10-TBY29 (4Q: 02:01) Quentin Vaughn pass was thrown incomplete, intended for WR Ron Jessie. |
| Official time out for the two-minute warning. |
| 2-10-TBY29 (4Q: 01:55) Quentin Vaughn pass completed to RB Wayne Mosley for -4 yards. Tackled by S Sandy Durko, assisted by CB Martin Lance. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 3-14-TBY25 (4Q: 01:35) Quentin Vaughn pass was blocked at the line, intended for WR Barry Pearson. DE Tommy Hart blocked the pass. |
| 4-14-TBY25 (4Q: 01:25) Quentin Vaughn pass was dropped by WR Freddie Scott. The ball goes over on downs. PENALTY: Tampa Bay was called for Illegal Use of the Hands. The penalty was declined. |
| 1-10-TBY25 (4Q: 01:19) Jumbo Asher ran around the left tackle for 5 yards. Tackled by DT Bob Rowe. Key block delivered by Dan Stonebarger. |
| Tampa Bay called a time out. |
| 2-5-TBY20 (4Q: 01:12) Essex Johnson ran around left end for 5 yards and was forced out of bounds. Tackled by OLB Jim Turnbull, assisted by DT John Mendenhall. Key block delivered by Jean Barrett. |
| 1-10-TBY15 (4Q: 01:06) Essex Johnson ran around right end for 0 yards. Tackled by CB Jim Stienke. |
| Tampa Bay called a time out. |
| 2-10-TBY15 (4Q: 00:58) Isaac Daniels dropped to one knee for -1 yards. |
| 3-11-TBY16 (4Q: 00:11) Isaac Daniels dropped to one knee for -1 yards. |
| Final Score: New England Patriots 17, Tampa Bay Buccaneers 10 |