| Played in New England, MA, weather: 23 degrees, fair, 2 mph wind. |
| Tampa Bay won the toss and elected to receive. |
| Start of first quarter. |
| (1Q: 15:00) Garo Yepremian kicked off 67 yards from the NED30. Virgil Livers returned the ball 24 yards to the TBY27. Tackled by Jimmy Rogers. |
| 1-10-TBY27 (1Q: 14:30) Chuck Fusina sacked by DE Barney Chavous and OLB Gary Campbell for a loss of 5 yards. Sack allowed by Revie Sorey. |
| 2-15-TBY22 (1Q: 13:54) Billy Sims ran inside the right tackle for 11 yards. Tackled by DT Jeff Lloyd, assisted by S Sandy Durko. |
| 3-4-TBY33 (1Q: 13:10) Chuck Fusina pass completed to WR Lam Jones for 14 yards. Tackled by ILB Shane Nelson, assisted by S Steve Luke. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-TBY47 (1Q: 12:37) Billy Sims ran a trap outside the right tackle for 3 yards. Tackled by OLB Gary Campbell. |
| 2-7-NED50 (1Q: 12:02) Chuck Fusina pass completed to FB Tim Wilson for 7 yards. Tackled by CB Herman Edwards. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-NED43 (1Q: 11:26) Chuck Fusina pass completed to RB Billy Sims for 3 yards. Tackled by OLB Sam Hunt. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 2-7-NED40 (1Q: 10:59) Chuck Fusina scrambled for 2 yards. Tackled by S Mike Davis. |
| 3-5-NED38 (1Q: 10:20) Chuck Fusina pass completed to WR Wally Francis for 11 yards. Tackled by OLB Sam Hunt, assisted by S Sandy Durko. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 1-10-NED27 (1Q: 09:35) Chuck Fusina pass completed to WR Jack Dolbin for 2 yards. Tackled by ILB John Anderson. |
| 2-8-NED25 (1Q: 08:48) Chuck Fusina pass completed to RB Billy Sims for 5 yards. Tackled by ILB Shane Nelson. |
| 3-3-NED20 (1Q: 08:15) Chuck Fusina pass was thrown incomplete, intended for TE Jeremy Wolf. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. Tampa Bay's Lam Jones was hurt on the play. This appears to be a minor shoulder injury. He should be able to remain in the game. |
| 4-3-NED20 (1Q: 08:11) Mike Lansford attempted a 37 yard field goal and succeeded. Tampa Bay 3, New England 0 |
| (1Q: 08:04) Mike Lansford kicked off 74 yards from the TBY30. Touchback. |
| 1-10-NED20 (1Q: 08:04) Bartman Bartkowski pass completed to RB Chuck Foreman for 3 yards. Tackled by DT Carl Barzilauskas. Foreman gained 1 yard after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 2-7-NED23 (1Q: 07:21) Chuck Foreman ran around right end for 5 yards. Tackled by DE Fred Anderson, assisted by DE Mario Nakamura. |
| 3-2-NED28 (1Q: 06:49) Bartman Bartkowski pass completed to WR Darryl Stingley for 12 yards. Tackled by OLB Broderick Kimsey. Stingley gained 1 yard after the catch. |
| 1-10-NED40 (1Q: 06:07) Steve Bartkowski pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Stanley Morgan. CB Virgil Livers defended the pass. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 2-10-NED40 (1Q: 06:01) Chuck Foreman ran around left end for 14 yards. Tackled by S Chris Fletcher, assisted by CB Virgil Livers. Key block delivered by John Hannah. |
| 1-10-TBY46 (1Q: 05:19) Chuck Foreman ran inside the right guard for 0 yards. Tackled by S Chris Fletcher, assisted by ILB James Harrell. |
| 2-10-TBY46 (1Q: 04:34) Chuck Foreman ran around right end for 11 yards. Tackled by OLB Mike Woods, assisted by DE Steve Baumgartner. Key block delivered by Irv Pankey. |
| 1-10-TBY35 (1Q: 03:58) Chuck Foreman ran around right end for 1 yard. Tackled by ILB James Harrell, assisted by S Mike Wagner. |
| 2-9-TBY34 (1Q: 03:36) Jimmy Rogers ran around right end for 4 yards and was forced out of bounds. Tackled by ILB Carl Gersbach. |
| 3-5-TBY30 (1Q: 03:07) Bartman Bartkowski pass was dropped by WR Stanley Morgan. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-5-TBY30 (1Q: 02:59) Bucky Wallace attempted a 47 yard field goal and missed wide to the left. |
| 1-10-TBY37 (1Q: 02:53) Chuck Fusina pass completed to FB Barty Smith for 0 yards. Tackled by S Edddie Brown. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 2-10-TBY37 (1Q: 02:11) Chuck Fusina pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Wally Francis. OLB Gary Campbell hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 3-10-TBY37 (1Q: 02:05) Chuck Fusina pass completed to WR Lam Jones for 29 yards. Tackled by S Edddie Brown. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Jones gained 7 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-NED34 (1Q: 01:25) Chuck Fusina pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Jack Dolbin. DE Barney Chavous hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 2-10-NED34 (1Q: 01:13) Billy Sims ran inside the left guard for -2 yards. Tackled by OLB Gary Campbell. |
| 3-12-NED36 (1Q: 00:42) Chuck Fusina pass completed to TE Jeremy Wolf for 6 yards. Tackled by S Edddie Brown. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-6-NED30 (1Q: 00:12) Mike Lansford attempted a 47 yard field goal and it was blocked by Shane Nelson. TBY Tony Adams recovered the ball at the NED41. |
| 1-10-NED41 (1Q: 00:07) Chuck Foreman ran around left end for 3 yards. Tackled by S Mike Wagner. |
| Start of second quarter. |
| 2-7-NED44 (2Q: 15:00) John Brockington ran around the left tackle for 9 yards. Tackled by S Vinny Hoover, assisted by DT Carl Barzilauskas. Key block delivered by Wade Griffin. |
| 1-10-TBY47 (2Q: 14:26) Steve Bartkowski pass fell incomplete, intended for RB Chuck Foreman. S Mike Wagner defended the pass. |
| 2-10-TBY47 (2Q: 14:21) Steve Bartkowski scrambled for 2 yards. Tackled by CB Everett Allen. |
| 3-8-TBY45 (2Q: 13:45) Steve Bartkowski pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Darryl Stingley. DE Willie Jones hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. PENALTY: Tampa Bay was called for Offsides. |
| 3-3-TBY40 (2Q: 13:38) Chuck Foreman ran around right end for 7 yards. Tackled by DE Mario Nakamura, assisted by DT Andy Buffone. Key block delivered by Larry Tearry. |
| 1-10-TBY33 (2Q: 13:01) Chuck Foreman ran inside the right guard for 2 yards. Tackled by DE Ernie Dodge, assisted by DT Andy Buffone. The ball was fumbled and recovered by TBY DT Andy Buffone to the TBY31. |
| 1-10-TBY31 (2Q: 12:55) Tim Wilson ran inside the left guard for 3 yards. Tackled by DE Al Harris, assisted by DE Barney Chavous. |
| 2-7-TBY34 (2Q: 12:23) Paul Hofer ran outside the right tackle for 2 yards. Tackled by DT Jeff Lloyd. |
| 3-5-TBY36 (2Q: 11:59) Chuck Fusina pass was blocked at the line, intended for FB Tim Wilson. OLB Gary Campbell blocked the pass. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. New England's Mike Davis was hurt on the play. This appears to be a minor hand injury. He should be able to remain in the game. |
| 4-5-TBY36 (2Q: 11:52) Max Runager punted 47 yards. Stanley Morgan returned the kick 8 yards to the NED25. Tackled by Rich Saul. |
| 1-10-NED25 (2Q: 11:44) Chuck Foreman ran a draw inside the left guard for 4 yards. Tackled by OLB Jim Youngblood. |
| 2-6-NED29 (2Q: 11:20) PENALTY: New England was called for a False Start. |
| 2-11-NED24 (2Q: 11:15) Chuck Foreman ran outside the right tackle for 7 yards. Tackled by S Mike Wagner, assisted by DT Randy Davison. |
| 3-4-NED31 (2Q: 10:31) PENALTY: New England was called for a False Start. |
| 3-9-NED26 (2Q: 10:25) Steve Bartkowski pass completed to WR Stanley Morgan for 7 yards. Tackled by S Larry Brune. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 4-2-NED33 (2Q: 09:59) Rick Engles punted 67 yards. Touchback. |
| 1-10-TBY20 (2Q: 09:52) Chuck Fusina scrambled for 6 yards. Tackled by CB Mark Mitchell and assisted by ILB John Anderson. The ball was fumbled and recovered by NED Barney Chavous on the TBY26. |
| 1-10-TBY26 (2Q: 09:44) Jimmy Rogers ran inside the right tackle for 6 yards. Tackled by S Mike Wagner. Key block delivered by Lynn Boden. |
| 2-4-TBY20 (2Q: 09:02) Chuck Foreman ran outside the right tackle for 1 yard. Tackled by OLB Broderick Kimsey. |
| 3-3-TBY19 (2Q: 08:26) Bartman Bartkowski pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Reuben Gant. CB Everett Allen defended the pass. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-3-TBY19 (2Q: 08:21) Bucky Wallace attempted a 36 yard field goal and succeeded. New England 3, Tampa Bay 3 |
| (2Q: 08:13) Garo Yepremian kicked off 69 yards from the NED30. Chris Fletcher returned the ball 16 yards to the TBY17. Tackled by Reuben Gant. |
| 1-10-TBY17 (2Q: 07:49) Chuck Fusina pass completed to WR Wally Francis for 9 yards. Tackled by OLB Sam Hunt. Francis gained 1 yard after the catch. |
| 2-1-TBY26 (2Q: 07:20) Billy Sims ran a trap outside the right tackle for 9 yards. Tackled by ILB John Anderson. Key block delivered by Revie Sorey. PENALTY: New England was called for Offsides. The penalty was declined. |
| 1-10-TBY35 (2Q: 07:12) Chuck Fusina pass completed to WR Van Harmon for 10 yards. Tackled by S Edddie Brown. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. PENALTY: New England was called for Too Many Men on the Field. The penalty was declined. |
| 1-10-TBY45 (2Q: 07:06) Chuck Fusina pass completed to RB Billy Sims for 4 yards. Tackled by DE Al Harris. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 2-6-TBY49 (2Q: 06:35) Chuck Fusina pass completed to TE Timmy Newsome for 14 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by CB Luke Szorcsik, assisted by S Mike Davis. Newsome gained 1 yard after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-NED37 (2Q: 06:05) Chuck Fusina sacked by OLB Gary Campbell for a loss of 8 yards. Sack allowed by Kyle Davis. |
| 2-18-NED45 (2Q: 05:27) Chuck Fusina pass completed to WR Wally Francis for 9 yards. Tackled by CB Mark Mitchell. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 3-9-NED36 (2Q: 04:59) Chuck Fusina pass completed to WR Lam Jones for 11 yards. Tackled by CB Herman Edwards, assisted by OLB Gary Campbell. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-NED25 (2Q: 04:12) Billy Sims ran inside the left guard for 6 yards. Tackled by S Sandy Durko, assisted by ILB Shane Nelson. Key block delivered by Jon Kolb. |
| 2-4-NED19 (2Q: 03:40) Chuck Fusina pass was dropped by WR Wally Francis. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 3-4-NED19 (2Q: 03:34) Chuck Fusina pass completed to WR Lam Jones for 6 yards. Tackled by DT Jeff Lloyd. Jones gained 1 yard after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-NED13 (2Q: 03:15) Chuck Fusina scrambled for 1 yard. Tackled by CB Luke Szorcsik. |
| 2-9-NED12 (2Q: 02:54) Chuck Fusina sacked by OLB Gary Campbell for a loss of 7 yards. Sack allowed by Jon Kolb. |
| 3-16-NED19 (2Q: 02:37) Chuck Fusina pass was thrown incomplete, intended for RB Paul Hofer. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-16-NED19 (2Q: 02:30) Mike Lansford attempted a 36 yard field goal and succeeded. Tampa Bay 6, New England 3 |
| (2Q: 02:25) Mike Lansford kicked off 68 yards from the TBY30. Edddie Brown returned the ball 27 yards to the NED29. Tackled by Jack Dolbin. |
| 1-10-NED29 (2Q: 02:09) Steve Bartkowski pass completed to WR Stanley Morgan for 15 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by S Vinny Hoover. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| Official time out for the two-minute warning. |
| 1-10-NED44 (2Q: 02:00) Steve Bartkowski pass was dropped by WR Darryl Stingley. |
| 2-10-NED44 (2Q: 01:52) Steve Bartkowski pass completed to WR Lynn Swann for 10 yards. Tackled by DE Mario Nakamura. |
| 1-10-TBY46 (2Q: 01:36) Steve Bartkowski pass completed to WR Stanley Morgan for 9 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by S Mike Wagner. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 2-1-TBY37 (2Q: 01:28) Steve Bartkowski sacked by DE Steve Baumgartner for a loss of 9 yards. Sack allowed by Wade Griffin. |
| 3-10-TBY46 (2Q: 01:09) Bartman Bartkowski pass completed to WR Lynn Swann for 8 yards. Tackled by CB Virgil Livers. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| 4-2-TBY38 (2Q: 00:49) Rick Engles punted 38 yards. Touchback. |
| 1-10-TBY20 (2Q: 00:43) Billy Sims ran inside the right tackle for 2 yards. Tackled by S Sandy Durko, assisted by DT Jeff Lloyd. |
| 2-8-TBY22 (2Q: 00:13) Billy Sims ran a draw inside the right guard for 7 yards. Tackled by DT Jeff Lloyd. |
| New England called a time out. |
| 3-1-TBY29 (2Q: 00:03) PENALTY: Tampa Bay was called for a False Start. |
| 3-6-TBY24 (2Q: 00:03) Chuck Fusina pass completed to WR Wally Francis for 3 yards. Tackled by S Steve Luke. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| Start of third quarter. |
| (3Q: 15:00) Mike Lansford kicked off 66 yards from the TBY30. Edddie Brown returned the ball 36 yards to the NED40. Tackled by Lam Jones. PENALTY: New England was called for Holding on the Kick Return. |
| 1-10-NED09 (3Q: 14:40) Bartman Bartkowski pass completed to WR Mike Wilson for 11 yards. Tackled by CB Virgil Livers, assisted by CB Jerome Dove. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-NED20 (3Q: 14:06) Chuck Foreman ran around left end for -1 yards. Tackled by OLB Jim Youngblood, assisted by DT Carl Barzilauskas. |
| 2-11-NED19 (3Q: 13:33) Bartman Bartkowski pass fell incomplete, intended for TE Mike Hawkins. DE Willie Jones hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 3-11-NED19 (3Q: 13:28) Steve Bartkowski pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Stanley Morgan. S Larry Brune defended the pass. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-11-NED19 (3Q: 13:21) Rick Engles punted 53 yards. Virgil Livers returned the kick 6 yards to the TBY34. Tackled by Jimmy Rogers. |
| 1-10-TBY34 (3Q: 13:13) Chuck Fusina pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Wally Francis. DT Jeff Lloyd hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 2-10-TBY34 (3Q: 13:09) Chuck Fusina pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Wally Francis. CB Luke Szorcsik defended the pass. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 3-10-TBY34 (3Q: 13:02) Chuck Fusina pass completed to WR Van Harmon for 13 yards. Tackled by S Steve Luke. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-TBY47 (3Q: 12:28) Chuck Fusina pass completed to TE Eric Sievers for 6 yards. Tackled by CB Herman Edwards. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 2-4-NED47 (3Q: 11:40) Billy Sims ran inside the left guard for 2 yards. Tackled by OLB Sam Hunt, assisted by ILB Shane Nelson. |
| 3-2-NED45 (3Q: 11:04) Billy Sims ran around the left tackle for 13 yards. Tackled by ILB Shane Nelson, assisted by S Sandy Durko. Key block delivered by Tom Forrest. |
| 1-10-NED32 (3Q: 10:38) Paul Hofer ran around right end for 2 yards. Tackled by S Sandy Durko, assisted by DE Al Harris. |
| 2-8-NED30 (3Q: 10:01) Paul Hofer ran around the left tackle for 5 yards. Tackled by S Edddie Brown, assisted by OLB Gary Campbell. |
| 3-3-NED25 (3Q: 09:29) Chuck Fusina pass completed to WR Wally Francis for 6 yards. Tackled by CB Mark Mitchell. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 1-10-NED19 (3Q: 08:48) Billy Sims ran around the left tackle for 4 yards. Tackled by DE Barney Chavous. |
| 2-6-NED15 (3Q: 08:14) Chuck Fusina pass completed to WR Van Harmon for 15 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! Harmon gained 1 yard after the catch. Tampa Bay 12, New England 3 |
| (3Q: 08:14) Extra point by Mike Lansford was good. Tampa Bay 13, New England 3 |
| (3Q: 08:04) Mike Lansford kicked off 60 yards from the TBY30. Edddie Brown returned the ball 31 yards to the NED41. Tackled by Jack Dolbin. |
| 1-10-NED41 (3Q: 07:35) Jimmy Rogers ran around left end for 3 yards and was forced out of bounds. Tackled by DE Willie Jones, assisted by ILB James Harrell. |
| 2-7-NED44 (3Q: 07:10) Bartman Bartkowski pass completed to TE Mike Hawkins for 5 yards. Tackled by S Mike Wagner, assisted by ILB Carl Gersbach. Hawkins gained 1 yard after the catch. |
| 3-2-NED49 (3Q: 06:43) John Brockington ran inside the left tackle for 0 yards. Tackled by OLB Jim Youngblood. |
| 4-2-NED49 (3Q: 06:15) Rick Engles punted 39 yards. Virgil Livers called for a fair catch at the TBY12. |
| 1-10-TBY12 (3Q: 06:05) Tim Wilson ran inside the left tackle for 2 yards. Tackled by DT Jeff Lloyd. |
| 2-8-TBY14 (3Q: 05:40) PENALTY: Tampa Bay was called for a False Start. |
| 2-13-TBY09 (3Q: 05:33) Billy Sims ran around the left tackle for 3 yards. Tackled by S Sandy Durko, assisted by S Mike Davis. |
| 3-10-TBY12 (3Q: 04:57) Chuck Fusina pass completed to WR Lam Jones for 11 yards. Tackled by S Mike Davis, assisted by CB Luke Szorcsik. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-TBY23 (3Q: 04:23) Chuck Fusina pass completed to TE Eric Sievers for 0 yards. Tackled by S Mike Davis. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 2-10-TBY23 (3Q: 03:38) Chuck Fusina pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Van Harmon. S Mike Davis defended the pass. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 3-10-TBY23 (3Q: 03:29) Chuck Fusina pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Wally Francis. CB Herman Edwards defended the pass. The defense looked very familiar with that play. The quarterback threw into double coverage. Tampa Bay's Rich Saul was hurt on the play. This appears to be a minor ankle injury. He should be able to remain in the game. |
| 4-10-TBY23 (3Q: 03:23) Max Runager punted 44 yards. Stanley Morgan returned the kick 8 yards to the NED41. Tackled by Tim Wilson. |
| 1-10-NED41 (3Q: 03:14) Bartman Bartkowski pass completed to WR Lynn Swann for 7 yards. Tackled by ILB James Harrell. |
| 2-3-NED48 (3Q: 02:31) Jimmy Rogers ran around right end for 5 yards. Tackled by DE Fred Anderson. Key block delivered by John Hannah. |
| 1-10-TBY47 (3Q: 01:46) Chuck Foreman ran inside the right guard for 7 yards. Tackled by ILB Carl Gersbach, assisted by DT Randy Davison. The ball was fumbled and recovered by NED Steve Bartkowski to the TBY40. |
| 2-3-TBY40 (3Q: 01:06) John Brockington ran around right end for 9 yards. Tackled by DE Mario Nakamura, assisted by DE Fred Anderson. Key block delivered by Irv Pankey. |
| 1-10-TBY31 (3Q: 00:39) Chuck Foreman ran around right end for 3 yards. Tackled by ILB Carl Gersbach. |
| Start of fourth quarter. |
| 2-7-TBY28 (4Q: 15:00) Chuck Foreman ran around right end for 0 yards. Tackled by S Larry Brune, assisted by OLB Mike Woods. |
| 3-7-TBY28 (4Q: 14:31) Bartman Bartkowski pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Darryl Stingley. OLB Mike Woods hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 4-7-TBY28 (4Q: 14:25) Bucky Wallace attempted a 45 yard field goal and it was blocked by Jim Youngblood. TBY Virgil Livers recovered the ball at the TBY45. |
| 1-10-TBY45 (4Q: 14:14) Chuck Fusina sacked by DE Barney Chavous for a loss of 6 yards. Sack allowed by Rich Saul. The ball was fumbled and recovered by TBY Van Harmon for 4 yards to the TBY43. |
| 2-12-TBY43 (4Q: 13:28) Chuck Fusina pass was dropped by WR Wally Francis. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 3-12-TBY43 (4Q: 13:18) Chuck Fusina pass completed to WR Lam Jones for 26 yards. Tackled by S Sandy Durko. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-NED31 (4Q: 12:37) Chuck Fusina pass completed to WR Lam Jones for 10 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by ILB Shane Nelson. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. New England's Sam Hunt was hurt on the play. This appears to be a minor ribcage injury. He should be able to remain in the game. |
| 1-10-NED21 (4Q: 11:52) Chuck Fusina pass was blocked at the line, intended for WR Wally Francis. DE Barney Chavous blocked the pass. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 2-10-NED21 (4Q: 11:44) Chuck Fusina pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Lam Jones. DT Jeff Lloyd hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 3-10-NED21 (4Q: 11:37) Chuck Fusina pass was dropped by WR Lam Jones. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-10-NED21 (4Q: 11:31) Mike Lansford attempted a 38 yard field goal and succeeded. Tampa Bay 16, New England 3 |
| (4Q: 11:25) Mike Lansford kicked off 65 yards from the TBY30. Lynn Swann returned the ball 25 yards to the NED30. Tackled by Larry Brune. PENALTY: New England was called for an Illegal Block on the Kick Return. |
| 1-10-NED09 (4Q: 10:59) Chuck Foreman ran inside the right guard for -1 yards. Tackled by DT Andy Buffone. |
| 2-11-NED08 (4Q: 10:34) Chuck Foreman ran around right end for -1 yards. Tackled by S Mike Wagner. |
| 3-12-NED07 (4Q: 10:09) Steve Bartkowski pass completed to WR Mike Wilson for 1 yard. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by ILB James Harrell. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-11-NED08 (4Q: 09:31) Rick Engles punted 35 yards. The ball was downed at the NED43. |
| 1-10-NED43 (4Q: 09:24) Billy Sims ran around left end for 7 yards. Tackled by S Sandy Durko, assisted by ILB Shane Nelson. Key block delivered by Tom Forrest. |
| 2-3-NED36 (4Q: 08:47) Billy Sims ran inside the left guard for 1 yard. Tackled by OLB Gary Campbell. |
| 3-2-NED35 (4Q: 08:02) Billy Sims ran inside the right tackle for 4 yards. Tackled by DT R.J. Reese. Key block delivered by Revie Sorey. |
| 1-10-NED31 (4Q: 07:38) Paul Hofer ran inside the right guard for 7 yards. Tackled by S Sandy Durko, assisted by ILB Shane Nelson. Key block delivered by Barty Smith. Smith ran over Gary Campbell to set up the play. |
| 2-3-NED24 (4Q: 06:51) Barty Smith ran around left end for 3 yards. Tackled by ILB Shane Nelson, assisted by ILB John Anderson. Key block delivered by Ted Petersen. |
| 1-10-NED21 (4Q: 06:06) Barty Smith ran inside the left tackle for 12 yards. Tackled by S Sandy Durko. Key block delivered by Kyle Davis. |
| 1-9-NED09 (4Q: 05:22) Chuck Fusina pass was thrown incomplete, intended for WR Wally Francis. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 2-9-NED09 (4Q: 05:18) Paul Hofer ran inside the right tackle for 2 yards. Tackled by OLB Sam Hunt, assisted by DE Barney Chavous. |
| 3-7-NED07 (4Q: 04:32) Chuck Fusina pass completed to WR Jack Dolbin for 7 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! The quarterback threw into double coverage. Tampa Bay 22, New England 3 |
| (4Q: 04:32) Extra point by Mike Lansford was good. Tampa Bay 23, New England 3 |
| (4Q: 04:26) Mike Lansford kicked off 67 yards from the TBY30. Edddie Brown returned the ball 43 yards to the NED46. Tackled by Jack Dolbin. |
| 1-10-NED46 (4Q: 04:21) Steve Bartkowski pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Stanley Morgan. DE Ernie Dodge hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 2-10-NED46 (4Q: 04:08) Steve Bartkowski pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Lynn Swann. CB Everett Allen defended the pass. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 3-10-NED46 (4Q: 04:02) Steve Bartkowski pass completed to FB John Brockington for 19 yards. Tackled by S Chris Fletcher. Brockington gained 17 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-TBY35 (4Q: 03:41) Steve Bartkowski pass was blocked at the line, intended for WR Lynn Swann. DE Ernie Dodge blocked the pass. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 2-10-TBY35 (4Q: 03:34) Steve Bartkowski pass completed to RB Chuck Foreman for -2 yards. Tackled by S Chris Fletcher, assisted by ILB James Harrell. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 3-12-TBY37 (4Q: 03:15) Steve Bartkowski pass was intended for WR Mike Wilson and was intercepted by ILB James Harrell at the TBY28. The interception was returned 41 yards. Tackled by John Hannah. |
| 1-10-NED31 (4Q: 03:05) Billy Sims ran inside the left tackle for 8 yards. Tackled by DE Al Harris. Key block delivered by Kyle Davis. |
| 2-2-NED23 (4Q: 02:20) Billy Sims ran inside the left guard for 1 yard. Tackled by ILB John Anderson. |
| New England called a time out. |
| 3-1-NED22 (4Q: 02:13) Billy Sims ran around left end for 1 yard. Tackled by OLB Steve Nelson. Key block delivered by Tim Wilson. |
| New England called a time out. |
| 1-10-NED21 (4Q: 02:05) Paul Hofer ran around left end for 13 yards. Tackled by OLB Gary Campbell. Key block delivered by Revie Sorey. |
| Official time out for the two-minute warning. |
| 1-8-NED08 (4Q: 01:59) Billy Sims ran inside the left guard for -2 yards. Tackled by ILB John Anderson. |
| New England called a time out. |
| 2-10-NED10 (4Q: 01:48) Billy Sims ran around right end for 0 yards. Tackled by S Sandy Durko. |
| 3-10-NED10 (4Q: 01:00) Paul Hofer ran outside the right tackle for 2 yards. Tackled by CB Herman Edwards, assisted by OLB Milt McColl. |
| 4-8-NED08 (4Q: 00:12) Mike Lansford attempted a 25 yard field goal and succeeded. Tampa Bay 26, New England 3 |
| (4Q: 00:04) Mike Lansford kicked off 68 yards from the TBY30. Lynn Swann returned the ball 37 yards to the NED39. Tackled by Chris Fletcher. |
| Final Score: Tampa Bay Buccaneers 26, New England Patriots 3 |