| Played in Tampa Bay, FL, weather: 84 degrees, fair, 2 mph wind. |
| New England won the toss and elected to receive. |
| Start of first quarter. |
| (1Q: 15:00) Benny Ricardo kicked off 53 yards from the TBY30. Dexter Carter returned the ball 34 yards to the TBY49. Tackled by Joe Johnson. |
| 1-10-TBY49 (1Q: 14:37) Gary Kubiak pass completed to FB Roger Vick for 4 yards. Tackled by S Tim McDonald. |
| 2-6-TBY45 (1Q: 13:53) Gary Kubiak pass completed to TE Lin Dawson for 11 yards. Tackled by CB Aeneas Williams. Dawson gained 5 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-TBY34 (1Q: 13:23) Gordie Lockbaun ran around right end for 1 yard. Tackled by OLB Ron Cox, assisted by DE Don Smerek. |
| 2-9-TBY33 (1Q: 12:38) Gordie Lockbaun ran inside the left guard for 6 yards. Tackled by DT Mike Golic. |
| 3-3-TBY27 (1Q: 11:59) Gordie Lockbaun ran around right end for 7 yards. Tackled by DE T.J. Turner, assisted by S Matt Groenig. Key block delivered by Vince Stroth. |
| 1-10-TBY20 (1Q: 11:29) PENALTY: New England was called for a False Start. |
| 1-15-TBY25 (1Q: 11:21) Gary Kubiak pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Mike Wilson. OLB Dixon Edwards defended the pass. |
| 2-15-TBY25 (1Q: 11:15) Gary Kubiak pass completed to RB Gordie Lockbaun for 5 yards. Tackled by S Tim McDonald. Lockbaun gained 4 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 3-10-TBY20 (1Q: 10:35) Gary Kubiak pass completed to WR Willie Gault for 20 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! New England 6, Tampa Bay 0 |
| (1Q: 10:35) Extra point by Lucy Draper was good. New England 7, Tampa Bay 0 |
| (1Q: 10:22) Raul Allegre kicked off 54 yards from the NED30. Joe Johnson returned the ball 17 yards to the TBY33. Tackled by Herbert Harris. PENALTY: Tampa Bay was called for Holding on the Kick Return. |
| 1-10-TBY19 (1Q: 09:52) Rodney Hampton ran inside the right tackle for 1 yard. Tackled by DE Burt Grossman. |
| 2-9-TBY20 (1Q: 09:10) Scott Zolak pass completed to RB Rodney Hampton for 1 yard. Tackled by ILB Curly Washburn. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 3-8-TBY21 (1Q: 08:37) Scott Zolak pass was thrown incomplete, intended for TE Dave Little. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-8-TBY21 (1Q: 08:29) Chris Mohr punted 33 yards. Kevin Clark called for a fair catch at the NED46. |
| 1-10-NED46 (1Q: 08:20) Dalton Hilliard ran a trap outside the left tackle for -2 yards. Tackled by DT Rhett Hall, assisted by DE T.J. Turner. |
| 2-12-NED44 (1Q: 07:50) Gary Kubiak pass was dropped by RB Gordie Lockbaun. |
| 3-12-NED44 (1Q: 07:46) Gary Kubiak pass completed to WR Anthony Carter for 7 yards. Tackled by ILB Mike Stonebreaker, assisted by DE Don Smerek. Carter gained 2 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-5-TBY49 (1Q: 07:03) Bryan Barker punted 39 yards. Gary Thompson called for a fair catch at the TBY10. |
| 1-10-TBY10 (1Q: 06:55) Jon Vaughn ran outside the right tackle for 2 yards. Tackled by S Michael Stewart, assisted by S Ken Johnson. |
| 2-8-TBY12 (1Q: 06:28) Scott Zolak pass completed to WR Willie Davis for 5 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by CB Toi Cook. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 3-3-TBY17 (1Q: 05:58) Scott Zolak pass was dropped by WR Ron Morris. |
| 4-3-TBY17 (1Q: 05:54) Chris Mohr punted 37 yards. The ball was downed at the NED46. |
| 1-10-NED46 (1Q: 05:46) Gordie Lockbaun ran inside the right tackle for 4 yards. Tackled by S Tim McDonald, assisted by ILB Mike Stonebreaker. |
| 2-6-TBY50 (1Q: 05:22) Gary Kubiak pass was dropped by WR Bill Brooks. |
| 3-6-TBY50 (1Q: 05:14) Gary Kubiak pass was dropped by TE Lin Dawson. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 4-6-TBY50 (1Q: 05:08) Bryan Barker punted 50 yards. Touchback. |
| 1-10-TBY20 (1Q: 05:01) Jon Vaughn ran inside the left tackle for -1 yards. Tackled by DT John Randle. |
| 2-11-TBY19 (1Q: 04:32) Rodney Hampton ran inside the right guard for 7 yards. Tackled by DT Alvin Wright. |
| 3-4-TBY26 (1Q: 03:53) Scott Zolak pass completed to WR Perry Kemp for 19 yards. Tackled by CB Toi Cook, assisted by OLB Roman Phifer. Kemp gained 10 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 1-10-TBY45 (1Q: 03:08) Rodney Hampton ran outside the right tackle for 5 yards. Tackled by DT John Randle. Key block delivered by David Richards. |
| 2-5-TBY50 (1Q: 02:32) Rodney Hampton ran around right end for -1 yards. Tackled by ILB Curly Washburn. |
| 3-6-TBY49 (1Q: 01:47) Scott Zolak pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Willie Davis. DE James Thrash hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-6-TBY49 (1Q: 01:42) Chris Mohr punted 45 yards. The ball was marked out of bounds at the NED06. |
| 1-10-NED06 (1Q: 01:32) Gordie Lockbaun ran inside the left guard for 3 yards. Tackled by OLB Alex Moyer. |
| 2-7-NED09 (1Q: 01:04) Gary Kubiak pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Willie Gault. CB Gary Thompson defended the pass. |
| 3-7-NED09 (1Q: 00:57) Gordie Lockbaun ran inside the left tackle for 15 yards. Tackled by OLB Alex Moyer. Key block delivered by Duval Love. |
| 1-10-NED24 (1Q: 00:15) Gordie Lockbaun ran around the left tackle for 4 yards. Tackled by DT Rhett Hall. |
| Start of second quarter. |
| 2-6-NED28 (2Q: 15:00) PENALTY: New England was called for a False Start. |
| 2-11-NED23 (2Q: 14:54) Gary Kubiak pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Willie Gault. DE Gerald Robinson hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 3-11-NED23 (2Q: 14:46) Gary Kubiak pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Anthony Carter. S Matt Groenig defended the pass. PENALTY: New England was called for Offensive Holding. The penalty was declined. |
| 4-11-NED23 (2Q: 14:39) Bryan Barker punted 56 yards. Gary Thompson returned the kick 9 yards to the TBY30. Tackled by Eric Kattus. |
| 1-10-TBY30 (2Q: 14:28) Scott Zolak pass completed to WR Willie Davis for 11 yards. Tackled by ILB Dan Murray. |
| 1-10-TBY41 (2Q: 13:51) Pete Mitchell sacked by DT Alvin Wright for a loss of 7 yards. Sack allowed by John Hunter. |
| 2-17-TBY34 (2Q: 13:20) Pete Mitchell pass completed to RB Rodney Hampton for 8 yards. Tackled by ILB Dan Murray. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Hampton gained 7 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 3-9-TBY42 (2Q: 12:41) Pete Mitchell pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Perry Kemp. OLB James Francis hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 4-9-TBY42 (2Q: 12:32) Chris Mohr punted 58 yards. Touchback. |
| 1-10-NED20 (2Q: 12:27) Gordie Lockbaun ran around the left tackle for 3 yards. Tackled by DT George Thornton. |
| 2-7-NED23 (2Q: 11:50) Gary Kubiak pass fell incomplete, intended for TE Lin Dawson. CB Aeneas Williams defended the pass. |
| 3-7-NED23 (2Q: 11:46) Gary Kubiak pass completed to WR Herbert Harris for 10 yards. Tackled by S Tim McDonald. Harris gained 1 yard after the catch. |
| 1-10-NED33 (2Q: 11:04) Gary Kubiak pass completed to FB Roger Vick for 3 yards. Tackled by OLB Alex Moyer. |
| 2-7-NED36 (2Q: 10:30) Gary Kubiak pass completed to WR Anthony Carter for 11 yards. Tackled by CB Gary Thompson. |
| 1-10-NED47 (2Q: 09:55) Gordie Lockbaun ran inside the right tackle for 3 yards. Tackled by ILB Mike Stonebreaker. |
| 2-7-TBY50 (2Q: 09:16) Gary Kubiak pass was dropped by RB Dalton Hilliard. PENALTY: New England was called for an Illegal Block Below the Waist. |
| 2-22-NED35 (2Q: 09:11) Gary Kubiak pass completed to WR Bill Brooks for 24 yards. Tackled by CB Rod Jones. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Brooks gained 2 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-TBY41 (2Q: 08:26) Gordie Lockbaun ran inside the right tackle for 4 yards. Tackled by DT Mike Golic, assisted by DE Don Smerek. |
| 2-6-TBY37 (2Q: 07:57) Gary Kubiak pass completed to TE Eric Kattus for 5 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by OLB Alex Moyer, assisted by S Tim McDonald. |
| 3-1-TBY32 (2Q: 07:27) Gordie Lockbaun ran inside the left tackle for 2 yards. Tackled by DE Don Smerek, assisted by S Tim McDonald. Key block delivered by Bill Cherry. |
| 1-10-TBY30 (2Q: 06:44) Gary Kubiak pass was dropped by WR Bill Brooks. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 2-10-TBY30 (2Q: 06:37) Dalton Hilliard ran inside the left guard for 4 yards. Tackled by S Jeff Fuller, assisted by S Bo Eason. |
| 3-6-TBY26 (2Q: 05:53) Gary Kubiak pass completed to WR Anthony Carter for 6 yards. Tackled by CB Elbert Shelley. Carter gained 5 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-TBY20 (2Q: 05:19) Dalton Hilliard ran inside the left tackle for 1 yard. Tackled by DT George Thornton, assisted by S Bo Eason. |
| 2-9-TBY19 (2Q: 04:52) Gordie Lockbaun ran around left end for 0 yards. Tackled by S Bo Eason. |
| 3-9-TBY19 (2Q: 04:09) Gordie Lockbaun ran inside the right tackle for 9 yards. Tackled by S Tim McDonald, assisted by ILB Mike Stonebreaker. Key block delivered by Duval Love. |
| 1-10-TBY10 (2Q: 03:26) Gordie Lockbaun ran around the left tackle for 4 yards. Tackled by OLB Ron Cox, assisted by DT Mike Golic. |
| 2-6-TBY06 (2Q: 02:44) Gary Kubiak pass fell incomplete, intended for TE Eric Kattus. DE Don Smerek defended the pass. |
| 3-6-TBY06 (2Q: 02:38) Dalton Hilliard ran inside the left tackle for 6 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! Key block delivered by Eric Kattus. New England 13, Tampa Bay 0 |
| (2Q: 02:38) Extra point by Lucy Draper was good. New England 14, Tampa Bay 0 |
| (2Q: 02:30) Raul Allegre kicked off 64 yards from the NED30. Gary Thompson returned the ball 16 yards to the TBY22. Tackled by Patrick Scott. |
| 1-10-TBY22 (2Q: 02:14) Rodney Hampton ran inside the right tackle for -1 yards. Tackled by OLB Matt Jaworksi, assisted by OLB Roman Phifer. PENALTY: Tampa Bay was called for Offensive Holding. |
| 1-20-TBY12 (2Q: 02:05) Jon Vaughn ran outside the right tackle for 4 yards. Tackled by OLB Roman Phifer. |
| Official time out for the two-minute warning. |
| 2-16-TBY16 (2Q: 01:56) Pete Mitchell pass was dropped by WR Perry Kemp. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 3-16-TBY16 (2Q: 01:52) Pete Mitchell sacked by CB Ray Crockett and DE Burt Grossman for a loss of 7 yards. Sack allowed by David Richards. |
| 4-23-TBY09 (2Q: 01:25) Chris Mohr punted 47 yards. Jim Springs returned the kick 6 yards to the TBY50. Tackled by Joe Johnson. |
| 1-10-TBY50 (2Q: 01:15) Gary Kubiak pass completed to TE Lin Dawson for 6 yards. Tackled by S Tim McDonald. Dawson gained 4 yards after the catch. PENALTY: Tampa Bay was called for an Intentional Face Mask. |
| 1-10-TBY29 (2Q: 01:04) Turk Schonert pass completed to WR Bill Brooks for 9 yards. Tackled by OLB Cornelius Bennett. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. The ball was fumbled and recovered by TBY Aeneas Williams on the TBY20. |
| 1-10-TBY20 (2Q: 00:55) Pete Mitchell pass fell incomplete, intended for FB Mike Tyson. ILB Curly Washburn defended the pass. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 2-10-TBY20 (2Q: 00:50) Rodney Hampton ran inside the right guard for 5 yards. Tackled by S Ken Johnson. |
| New England called a time out. |
| 3-5-TBY25 (2Q: 00:39) Pete Mitchell pass completed to WR Joe Johnson for 14 yards. Tackled by CB Kevin Clark. Johnson gained 1 yard after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-TBY39 (2Q: 00:21) Pete Mitchell pass completed to TE Dave Little for 6 yards. Tackled by S Vencie Glenn. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| Tampa Bay called a time out. |
| 2-4-TBY45 (2Q: 00:12) Pete Mitchell pass was blocked at the line, intended for WR Joe Johnson. DE Burt Grossman blocked the pass. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 3-4-TBY45 (2Q: 00:08) Pete Mitchell pass completed to WR Ron Morris for 13 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by CB Toi Cook. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| Start of third quarter. |
| (3Q: 15:00) Raul Allegre kicked off 79 yards from the NED30. Touchback. |
| 1-10-TBY20 (3Q: 15:00) Pete Mitchell pass completed to WR Joe Johnson for 10 yards. Tackled by ILB Dan Murray. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Johnson gained 8 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-TBY30 (3Q: 14:34) Pete Mitchell pass completed to WR Joe Johnson for -1 yards. Tackled by S Ken Johnson, assisted by OLB Roman Phifer. |
| 2-11-TBY29 (3Q: 13:46) Pete Mitchell pass completed to WR Joe Johnson for 4 yards. Tackled by OLB Matt Jaworksi. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 3-7-TBY33 (3Q: 13:22) Pete Mitchell pass completed to WR Perry Kemp for 14 yards. Tackled by CB Reyna Thompson, assisted by S Vencie Glenn. Kemp gained 5 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 1-10-TBY47 (3Q: 12:55) Rodney Hampton ran around the left tackle for 1 yard. Tackled by S Ken Johnson, assisted by ILB Curly Washburn. |
| 2-9-TBY48 (3Q: 12:23) Pete Mitchell pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Joe Johnson. S Vencie Glenn hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 3-9-TBY48 (3Q: 12:19) Pete Mitchell sacked by DE James Thrash for a loss of 8 yards. Sack allowed by Rick Cunningham. |
| 4-17-TBY40 (3Q: 11:42) Chris Mohr punted 36 yards. Kevin Clark called for a fair catch at the NED24. |
| 1-10-NED24 (3Q: 11:31) Dalton Hilliard ran around right end for 10 yards. Tackled by S Tim McDonald, assisted by DT George Thornton. Key block delivered by Bob Kratch. |
| 1-10-NED34 (3Q: 10:45) Dalton Hilliard ran inside the right guard for 3 yards. Tackled by S Bo Eason. |
| 2-7-NED37 (3Q: 10:17) Turk Schonert pass completed to WR Anthony Carter for 11 yards. Tackled by ILB Mike Stonebreaker. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Carter gained 1 yard after the catch. |
| 1-10-NED48 (3Q: 09:47) Dalton Hilliard ran inside the right tackle for 4 yards. Tackled by S Jeff Fuller. |
| 2-6-TBY48 (3Q: 09:14) Turk Schonert pass completed to WR Bill Brooks for 11 yards. Tackled by S Matt Groenig. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| 1-10-TBY37 (3Q: 08:41) Gordie Lockbaun ran inside the right tackle for -1 yards. Tackled by ILB Mike Stonebreaker. |
| 2-11-TBY38 (3Q: 08:02) Turk Schonert pass completed to WR Mike Wilson for 10 yards. Tackled by S Matt Groenig, assisted by OLB Alex Moyer. |
| 3-1-TBY28 (3Q: 07:31) Turk Schonert pass completed to WR Bill Brooks for 1 yard. Tackled by OLB Alex Moyer. |
| 1-10-TBY27 (3Q: 06:45) Turk Schonert pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Anthony Carter. OLB Alex Moyer defended the pass. |
| 2-10-TBY27 (3Q: 06:39) Dalton Hilliard ran a counterplay inside the left tackle for 2 yards. Tackled by ILB Mike Stonebreaker, assisted by S Tim McDonald. |
| 3-8-TBY25 (3Q: 06:11) Gordie Lockbaun ran around right end for 8 yards. Tackled by DE T.J. Turner, assisted by S Bo Eason. Key block delivered by Duval Love. Love ran over George Thornton to set up the play. |
| 1-10-TBY17 (3Q: 05:42) Gordie Lockbaun ran inside the left guard for 1 yard. Tackled by S Bo Eason. |
| 2-9-TBY16 (3Q: 05:06) Turk Schonert pass was intended for TE Lin Dawson and was intercepted by DT Rhett Hall at the TBY13. The interception was returned 3 yards. Tackled by Lin Dawson. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-TBY16 (3Q: 04:54) Pete Mitchell pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Ron Morris. DE Burt Grossman hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 2-10-TBY16 (3Q: 04:47) Pete Mitchell pass completed to FB Daryl Johnston for 1 yard. Tackled by OLB Matt Jaworksi, assisted by S Vencie Glenn. |
| 3-9-TBY17 (3Q: 04:13) Pete Mitchell pass was intended for WR Perry Kemp and was intercepted by OLB Matt Jaworksi at the TBY39. The interception was returned 27 yards. Tackled by Perry Kemp. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 1-10-TBY12 (3Q: 04:01) Gordie Lockbaun ran inside the left tackle for 1 yard. Tackled by OLB Cornelius Bennett. |
| 2-9-TBY11 (3Q: 03:36) Gordie Lockbaun ran inside the left tackle for -1 yards. Tackled by S Matt Groenig. |
| 3-10-TBY12 (3Q: 03:06) Turk Schonert pass completed to TE Eric Kattus for 9 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by ILB Mike Stonebreaker. |
| 4-1-TBY03 (3Q: 02:33) Lucy Draper attempted a 20 yard field goal and succeeded. New England 17, Tampa Bay 0 |
| (3Q: 02:25) Raul Allegre kicked off 66 yards from the NED30. Gary Thompson returned the ball 13 yards to the TBY17. Tackled by Je-rod Rozumek. |
| 1-10-TBY17 (3Q: 01:52) Rodney Hampton ran inside the left guard for 2 yards. Tackled by ILB Curly Washburn, assisted by S Vencie Glenn. |
| 2-8-TBY19 (3Q: 01:10) Pete Mitchell pass completed to FB Daryl Johnston for 4 yards. Tackled by DE Donald Evans, assisted by CB Ray Crockett. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 3-4-TBY23 (3Q: 00:27) Pete Mitchell pass fell incomplete, intended for TE Dave Little. DE Burt Grossman defended the pass. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-4-TBY23 (3Q: 00:18) Chris Mohr punted 39 yards. Kevin Clark called for a fair catch at the NED38. |
| 1-10-NED38 (3Q: 00:11) Dalton Hilliard ran a draw inside the right guard for 3 yards. Tackled by ILB Mike Stonebreaker, assisted by DE Shawn Miller. |
| Start of fourth quarter. |
| 2-7-NED41 (4Q: 15:00) Turk Schonert pass completed to WR Herbert Harris for 7 yards. Tackled by OLB Ron Cox, assisted by S Matt Groenig. |
| 1-10-NED48 (4Q: 14:17) Gordie Lockbaun ran around the left tackle for 3 yards. Tackled by DT Rhett Hall. |
| 2-7-TBY49 (4Q: 13:34) Turk Schonert pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Willie Gault. DE T.J. Turner hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 3-7-TBY49 (4Q: 13:28) Turk Schonert pass completed to WR Anthony Carter for 4 yards. Tackled by OLB Ron Cox. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| 4-3-TBY45 (4Q: 13:02) Bryan Barker punted 40 yards. The ball was downed at the TBY05. |
| 1-10-TBY05 (4Q: 12:55) Pete Mitchell pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Perry Kemp. DE Donald Evans hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 2-10-TBY05 (4Q: 12:49) Pete Mitchell pass was thrown incomplete, intended for C Troy Sadowski. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. PENALTY: New England was called for Offsides. |
| 2-5-TBY10 (4Q: 12:43) Pete Mitchell pass completed to FB Daryl Johnston for 3 yards. Tackled by DE James Thrash. Johnston gained 1 yard after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 3-2-TBY13 (4Q: 12:16) Pete Mitchell pass completed to FB Mike Tyson for 6 yards. Tackled by DT Alvin Wright. Tyson gained 2 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-TBY19 (4Q: 11:33) Pete Mitchell pass was intended for WR Joe Johnson and was intercepted by CB Kevin Clark at the TBY33. Tackled by Joe Johnson. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-TBY33 (4Q: 11:24) Gordie Lockbaun ran around right end for 1 yard. Tackled by OLB Ron Cox, assisted by S Tim McDonald. |
| 2-9-TBY32 (4Q: 10:41) Dalton Hilliard ran outside the right tackle for 1 yard. Tackled by OLB Cornelius Bennett, assisted by DE T.J. Turner. |
| 3-8-TBY31 (4Q: 09:55) Gordie Lockbaun ran inside the left guard for 8 yards. Tackled by S Tim McDonald. Key block delivered by Roger Vick. |
| 1-10-TBY23 (4Q: 09:25) Dalton Hilliard ran a draw inside the left guard for 1 yard. Tackled by DE T.J. Turner. CB Elbert Shelley knocked down Ron McNair to break up the play. |
| 2-9-TBY22 (4Q: 08:43) Dalton Hilliard ran inside the left guard for 3 yards. Tackled by OLB Cornelius Bennett, assisted by S Tim McDonald. |
| 3-6-TBY19 (4Q: 07:57) Turk Schonert pass was dropped by WR Anthony Carter. |
| 4-6-TBY19 (4Q: 07:50) Lucy Draper attempted a 36 yard field goal and succeeded. New England 20, Tampa Bay 0 |
| (4Q: 07:45) Raul Allegre kicked off 69 yards from the NED30. Gary Thompson returned the ball 19 yards to the TBY20. Tackled by Herbert Harris. |
| 1-10-TBY20 (4Q: 07:17) Pete Mitchell pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Willie Davis. S Michael Stewart defended the pass. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. PENALTY: Tampa Bay was called for Offensive Holding. |
| 1-20-TBY10 (4Q: 07:09) Pete Mitchell pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Willie Davis. ILB Curly Washburn defended the pass. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 2-20-TBY10 (4Q: 07:01) Pete Mitchell pass was dropped by WR Joe Johnson. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 3-20-TBY10 (4Q: 06:52) Pete Mitchell pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Ron Morris. CB Toi Cook knocked the ball out of his grasp. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-20-TBY10 (4Q: 06:47) Pete Mitchell pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Ron Morris. CB Toi Cook defended the pass. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. The ball goes over on downs. PENALTY: Tampa Bay was called for Offensive Holding. The penalty was declined. |
| 1-10-TBY10 (4Q: 06:39) Dalton Hilliard ran inside the left tackle for 0 yards. Tackled by DE Gerald Robinson, assisted by OLB Dixon Edwards. |
| 2-10-TBY10 (4Q: 05:55) Dalton Hilliard ran around the left tackle for 1 yard. Tackled by OLB Dixon Edwards, assisted by DE Gerald Robinson. |
| 3-9-TBY09 (4Q: 05:09) Dalton Hilliard ran around left end for 6 yards. Tackled by OLB Cornelius Bennett, assisted by DT George Thornton. The ball was fumbled and recovered by NED Dalton Hilliard to the TBY03. |
| 4-3-TBY03 (4Q: 04:22) Lucy Draper attempted a 20 yard field goal and succeeded. New England 23, Tampa Bay 0 |
| (4Q: 04:16) Raul Allegre kicked off 71 yards from the NED30. Touchback. |
| 1-10-TBY20 (4Q: 04:16) Pete Mitchell pass was intended for WR Joe Johnson and was intercepted by OLB Roman Phifer at the TBY23. The interception was returned 20 yards. Tackled by Joe Johnson. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 1-3-TBY03 (4Q: 04:06) Gordie Lockbaun ran inside the right guard for 1 yard. Tackled by ILB Mike Stonebreaker. |
| 2-2-TBY02 (4Q: 03:20) Gordie Lockbaun ran around left end for 0 yards. Tackled by OLB Ron Cox, assisted by DT John Washington. The defense looked very familiar with that play. |
| 3-2-TBY02 (4Q: 02:34) PENALTY: New England was called for a False Start. |
| 3-7-TBY07 (4Q: 02:34) Dalton Hilliard ran inside the right tackle for 5 yards. Tackled by OLB Ron Cox, assisted by ILB Mike Stonebreaker. |
| Tampa Bay called a time out. |
| 4-2-TBY02 (4Q: 02:23) Lucy Draper attempted a 19 yard field goal and succeeded. New England 26, Tampa Bay 0 |
| (4Q: 02:16) Raul Allegre kicked off 59 yards from the NED30. Gary Thompson returned the ball 9 yards to the TBY20. Tackled by Patrick Scott. New England's Roger Vick was hurt on the play. This appears to be a minor hand injury. He should be able to remain in the game. |
| 1-10-TBY20 (4Q: 02:10) Pete Mitchell pass was dropped by WR Willie Davis. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 2-10-TBY20 (4Q: 02:06) Pete Mitchell pass completed to WR Willie Davis for 6 yards. Tackled by S Je-rod Rozumek, assisted by ILB LaSalle Harper. Davis gained 5 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| Official time out for the two-minute warning. |
| 3-4-TBY26 (4Q: 01:58) Pete Mitchell pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Willie Davis. DT Alvin Wright hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 4-4-TBY26 (4Q: 01:51) Chris Mohr punted 36 yards. Kevin Clark called for a fair catch at the NED38. |
| 1-10-NED38 (4Q: 01:43) Gordie Lockbaun ran outside the right tackle for 2 yards. Tackled by DE T.J. Turner. |
| 2-8-NED40 (4Q: 00:57) Gordie Lockbaun ran inside the left guard for 1 yard. Tackled by S Bo Eason. |
| 3-7-NED41 (4Q: 00:09) Turk Schonert dropped to one knee for -1 yards. |
| Final Score: New England Patriots 26, Tampa Bay Buccaneers 0 |