| Played in New England, MA, weather: 50 degrees, fair, 6 mph wind. |
| Tampa Bay won the toss and elected to receive. |
| Start of first quarter. |
| (1Q: 15:00) Jeff Chandler kicked off 71 yards from the NED35. Touchback. |
| 1-10-TBY20 (1Q: 15:00) Cedric Young ran outside the right tackle for 8 yards. Tackled by ILB Niko Koutouvides, assisted by DE Jeremy Staat. Key block delivered by Tim Odegard. |
| 2-2-TBY28 (1Q: 14:22) Brock Huard pass completed to TE Ledley King for 4 yards. Tackled by CB DeJuan Groce. |
| 1-10-TBY32 (1Q: 13:57) Cedric Young ran inside the left guard for 8 yards. Tackled by OLB Raonall Smith. Key block delivered by Nick Hardwick. Hardwick ran over Kaleb Morton to set up the play. |
| 2-2-TBY40 (1Q: 13:31) Brock Huard pass completed to WR Antonio Bryant for -3 yards. Tackled by S Rodney Harrison. |
| 3-5-TBY37 (1Q: 13:02) Brock Huard pass completed to WR Antonio Bryant for 1 yard. Tackled by ILB Niko Koutouvides. |
| 4-4-TBY38 (1Q: 12:23) B.J. Sander punted 52 yards. The ball was marked out of bounds at the NED10. PENALTY: New England was called for Roughing the Kicker. |
| 1-10-NED47 (1Q: 12:15) Malik Quick ran a draw inside the left guard for 1 yard. Tackled by CB Kiwuakee Thomas. |
| 2-9-NED46 (1Q: 11:52) Brock Huard pass completed to WR Antonio Bryant for -1 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by DT Amon Gordon. |
| 3-10-NED47 (1Q: 11:26) Brock Huard scrambled for 4 yards. Tackled by CB James Becker. |
| 4-6-NED43 (1Q: 10:50) B.J. Sander punted 43 yards. Touchback. |
| 1-10-NED20 (1Q: 10:45) Trot Nixon pass was dropped by WR Michael Jenkins. PENALTY: New England was called for Offensive Holding. |
| 1-20-NED10 (1Q: 10:35) Robert Holcombe ran around right end for 32 yards. Tackled by S Michael Boulware. Key block delivered by Damien Woody. |
| 1-10-NED42 (1Q: 10:04) Robert Holcombe ran outside the right tackle for -2 yards. Tackled by DE Kenechi Udeze, assisted by S Michael Boulware. |
| 2-12-NED40 (1Q: 09:30) Robert Holcombe ran outside the right tackle for 6 yards. Tackled by DE Kenechi Udeze. |
| 3-6-NED46 (1Q: 08:46) Trot Nixon pass completed to WR Eric Crouch for 7 yards. Tackled by S Colin Branch. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-TBY47 (1Q: 08:02) Trot Nixon pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Antonio Freeman. CB Shawntae Spencer defended the pass. |
| 2-10-TBY47 (1Q: 07:56) Trot Nixon pass completed to RB Robert Holcombe for 2 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by ILB John Fiala. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. PENALTY: Tampa Bay was called for Defensive Holding. |
| 1-10-TBY42 (1Q: 07:46) Trot Nixon pass completed to WR Eric Crouch for 12 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by OLB Robbie Herndon. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| 1-10-TBY30 (1Q: 07:08) Trot Nixon pass completed to WR Eric Crouch for 14 yards. Tackled by CB Shawntae Spencer. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Crouch gained 4 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-TBY16 (1Q: 06:30) Trot Nixon pass completed to WR Michael Jenkins for 4 yards. Tackled by ILB John Fiala. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| 2-6-TBY12 (1Q: 05:56) Lee Suggs ran around right end for 4 yards. Tackled by ILB John Fiala. |
| 3-2-TBY08 (1Q: 05:20) Robert Holcombe ran inside the right guard for 4 yards. Tackled by OLB Wyatt Woodson. Key block delivered by Damien Woody. |
| 1-4-TBY04 (1Q: 04:51) Lee Suggs ran around left end for 3 yards. Tackled by OLB Robbie Herndon. |
| 2-1-TBY01 (1Q: 04:24) Robert Holcombe ran around the left tackle for 1 yard and a TOUCHDOWN! Key block delivered by Damien Woody. New England 6, Tampa Bay 0 |
| (1Q: 04:24) Extra point by Jeff Chandler was good. New England 7, Tampa Bay 0 |
| (1Q: 04:14) Jeff Chandler kicked off 69 yards from the NED35. Touchback. |
| 1-10-TBY20 (1Q: 04:14) Cedric Young ran inside the right guard for 0 yards. Tackled by DT D'Marco Farr. |
| 2-10-TBY20 (1Q: 03:51) Cedric Young ran inside the right tackle for 9 yards. Tackled by DT Amon Gordon. Key block delivered by Cole Shapiro. |
| 3-1-TBY29 (1Q: 03:10) PENALTY: Tampa Bay was called for a False Start. |
| 3-6-TBY24 (1Q: 03:01) Brock Huard pass completed to WR Drew Bennett for 14 yards. Tackled by CB James Becker. Bennett gained 4 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-TBY38 (1Q: 02:16) Cedric Young ran around the left tackle for 1 yard. Tackled by CB DeJuan Groce. |
| 2-9-TBY39 (1Q: 01:49) Malik Quick ran inside the left guard for 0 yards. Tackled by OLB Dwayne Rudd, assisted by ILB Larry Foote. |
| 3-9-TBY39 (1Q: 01:20) Brock Huard pass completed to WR Antonio Bryant for 5 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by S Brian Dawkins. |
| 4-4-TBY44 (1Q: 00:51) B.J. Sander punted 54 yards. The ball was marked out of bounds at the NED02. |
| 1-10-NED02 (1Q: 00:44) Trot Nixon pass completed to WR Antonio Freeman for 3 yards. Tackled by ILB John Fiala. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. PENALTY: Tampa Bay was called for Defensive Holding. |
| 1-10-NED07 (1Q: 00:35) Robert Holcombe ran around the left tackle for -4 yards. Tackled by CB Dexter McCleon, assisted by ILB Todd Collins. |
| Start of second quarter. |
| 2-14-NED03 (2Q: 15:00) Trot Nixon pass completed to WR Eric Moulds for 3 yards. Tackled by OLB Khary Campbell. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| 3-11-NED06 (2Q: 14:27) Trot Nixon scrambled for 4 yards. Tackled by S Michael Boulware. |
| 4-7-NED10 (2Q: 13:50) Chris Gardocki punted 32 yards. The ball was downed at the NED42. |
| 1-10-NED42 (2Q: 13:40) Brock Huard pass fell incomplete, intended for FB Thurman Reese. DT Amon Gordon hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 2-10-NED42 (2Q: 13:34) Malik Quick ran inside the right guard for 1 yard. Tackled by DT D'Marco Farr, assisted by OLB Kaleb Morton. |
| 3-9-NED41 (2Q: 12:50) Brock Huard pass completed to RB Malik Quick for -1 yards. Tackled by CB Kiwuakee Thomas. |
| 4-10-NED42 (2Q: 12:19) B.J. Sander punted 42 yards. Touchback. |
| 1-10-NED20 (2Q: 12:13) Lee Suggs ran outside the right tackle for 6 yards. Tackled by DT Ryon Bingham, assisted by S Colin Branch. Key block delivered by Nat Dorsey. |
| 2-4-NED26 (2Q: 11:34) Trot Nixon pass completed to WR Michael Jenkins for 12 yards. Tackled by OLB Wyatt Woodson. Jenkins gained 14 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-NED38 (2Q: 11:00) Robert Holcombe ran a counterplay inside the left tackle for 1 yard. Tackled by S Chad Cota. |
| 2-9-NED39 (2Q: 10:18) Andy Hall pass completed to WR Antonio Freeman for 4 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by CB Ricky Manning, assisted by CB Shawntae Spencer. |
| 3-5-NED43 (2Q: 09:46) Andy Hall pass completed to WR Eric Moulds for 16 yards. Tackled by S Chad Cota. Moulds gained 12 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-TBY41 (2Q: 09:14) Lee Suggs ran inside the left guard for 5 yards. Tackled by DT Langston Moore. Key block delivered by Damien Woody. |
| 2-5-TBY36 (2Q: 08:44) Andy Hall pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Eric Crouch. CB Dexter McCleon defended the pass. |
| 3-5-TBY36 (2Q: 08:35) Andy Hall pass completed to WR Eric Crouch for 6 yards. Tackled by OLB Wyatt Woodson. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 1-10-TBY30 (2Q: 07:56) Andy Hall pass completed to WR Michael Jenkins for 5 yards. Tackled by S Colin Branch. |
| 2-5-TBY25 (2Q: 07:33) Andy Hall pass completed to TE Michael Gaines for -1 yards. Tackled by OLB Khary Campbell. |
| 3-6-TBY26 (2Q: 07:03) Andy Hall scrambled for 7 yards. Tackled by ILB John Fiala. |
| 1-10-TBY19 (2Q: 06:22) Andy Hall pass was thrown incomplete, intended for WR Michael Jenkins. |
| 2-10-TBY19 (2Q: 06:15) Lee Suggs ran around the left tackle for 11 yards. Tackled by ILB Todd Collins, assisted by DE Troy Barnett. Key block delivered by Kelvin Garmon. |
| 1-8-TBY08 (2Q: 05:43) Lee Suggs ran around the left tackle for 5 yards. Tackled by DT Langston Moore, assisted by S Michael Boulware. Key block delivered by Damien Woody. |
| 2-3-TBY03 (2Q: 04:58) Robert Holcombe ran around the left tackle for 3 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! Key block delivered by Nat Dorsey. New England 13, Tampa Bay 0 |
| (2Q: 04:58) Extra point by Jeff Chandler was good. New England 14, Tampa Bay 0 |
| (2Q: 04:50) Jeff Chandler kicked off 66 yards from the NED35. Cedric Young returned the ball 16 yards to the TBY15. Tackled by Eric Crouch. |
| 1-10-TBY15 (2Q: 04:28) Brock Huard pass was thrown incomplete, intended for FB Pee Wee Reese. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 2-10-TBY15 (2Q: 04:23) Cedric Young ran outside the right tackle for -2 yards. Tackled by ILB Niko Koutouvides. |
| 3-12-TBY13 (2Q: 03:44) Brock Huard pass was thrown incomplete, intended for TE Ledley King. |
| 4-12-TBY13 (2Q: 03:39) B.J. Sander punted 46 yards. The ball was marked out of bounds at the NED41. |
| 1-10-NED41 (2Q: 03:28) Andy Hall pass completed to WR Eric Crouch for 3 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by ILB John Fiala. PENALTY: New England was called for Offensive Holding. |
| 1-20-NED31 (2Q: 03:22) Andy Hall pass completed to WR Eric Moulds for -4 yards. Tackled by CB Dexter McCleon. |
| 2-24-NED27 (2Q: 02:44) Andy Hall pass completed to WR Eric Crouch for 3 yards. Tackled by CB Shawntae Spencer. |
| Official time out for the two-minute warning. |
| 3-21-NED30 (2Q: 02:00) Andy Hall scrambled for 3 yards. Tackled by S Chad Cota and assisted by OLB Robbie Herndon. |
| 4-18-NED33 (2Q: 01:35) Chris Gardocki punted 40 yards. Koby Thomas returned the kick 6 yards to the TBY33. Tackled by Eric Crouch. |
| 1-10-TBY33 (2Q: 01:28) Cedric Young ran inside the right tackle for 1 yard. Tackled by S Duane Burnham, assisted by DT Amon Gordon. S Rodney Harrison knocked down Cole Shapiro to break up the play. |
| 2-9-TBY34 (2Q: 01:06) Cris Finley scrambled for 5 yards. Tackled by CB Andre Woolfork. |
| 3-4-TBY39 (2Q: 00:45) Cris Finley pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Antonio Bryant. DE Ty Warren hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 4-4-TBY39 (2Q: 00:38) B.J. Sander punted 33 yards. Rodney Harrison called for a fair catch at the NED28. |
| 1-10-NED28 (2Q: 00:27) Andy Hall scrambled for 5 yards. Tackled by CB Dexter McCleon and assisted by S Michael Boulware. |
| New England called a time out. |
| 2-5-NED33 (2Q: 00:18) Lee Suggs ran around left end for 14 yards. Tackled by CB Shawntae Spencer. The ball was fumbled and recovered by NED Hooooooooooooovah Hoover to the NED47. |
| New England called a time out. |
| 1-10-NED47 (2Q: 00:11) Andy Hall pass completed to WR Eric Moulds for 5 yards. Tackled by DE John Frank. |
| New England called a time out. |
| 2-5-TBY48 (2Q: 00:04) Andy Hall pass was thrown incomplete, intended for WR Michael Jenkins. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| Start of third quarter. |
| (3Q: 15:00) Joe Nedney kicked off 62 yards from the TBY35. Rodney Harrison returned the ball 23 yards to the NED26. Tackled by Cedric Young. |
| 1-10-NED26 (3Q: 14:21) Andy Hall pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Antonio Freeman. DE Demetric Evans hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 2-10-NED26 (3Q: 14:12) Andy Hall pass completed to RB Robert Holcombe for -1 yards. Tackled by CB Dexter McCleon. |
| 3-11-NED25 (3Q: 13:42) Andy Hall pass completed to WR Eric Crouch for 38 yards. Tackled by ILB Todd Collins. Crouch gained 24 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 1-10-TBY37 (3Q: 13:03) Robert Holcombe ran around the left tackle for 12 yards. Tackled by CB Dexter McCleon, assisted by DE John Frank. Key block delivered by Manuia Savea. |
| 1-10-TBY25 (3Q: 12:20) Andy Hall pass completed to WR Eric Crouch for 9 yards. Tackled by DT Langston Moore, assisted by S Michael Boulware. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 2-1-TBY16 (3Q: 11:48) Robert Holcombe ran outside the right tackle for 0 yards. Tackled by DE Demetric Evans. |
| 3-1-TBY16 (3Q: 11:15) Andy Hall sacked by S Colin Branch and OLB Khary Campbell for a loss of 12 yards. Sack allowed by David Ortiz. |
| 4-13-TBY28 (3Q: 10:51) Jeff Chandler attempted a 45 yard field goal and succeeded. New England 17, Tampa Bay 0 |
| (3Q: 10:44) Jeff Chandler kicked off 73 yards from the NED35. Touchback. |
| 1-10-TBY20 (3Q: 10:44) Cris Finley pass fell incomplete, intended for RB Malik Quick. ILB Larry Foote drove right through Randy Shughart to hurry the quarterback. |
| 2-10-TBY20 (3Q: 10:39) Cris Finley pass completed to WR Troy Walters for 3 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by S Brian Dawkins. The quarterback threw into double coverage. New England's Larry Foote was hurt on the play. This appears to be a minor leg injury. He should be able to remain in the game. |
| 3-7-TBY23 (3Q: 10:02) Cris Finley pass completed to RB Malik Quick for 3 yards. Tackled by S Duane Burnham, assisted by ILB Larry Foote. |
| 4-4-TBY26 (3Q: 09:19) B.J. Sander punted 47 yards. Rodney Harrison called for a fair catch at the NED27. |
| 1-10-NED27 (3Q: 09:11) Andy Hall sacked by CB Koby Thomas and DE Demetric Evans for a loss of 3 yards. Sack allowed by Manuia Savea. |
| 2-13-NED24 (3Q: 08:29) Andy Hall pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Michael Jenkins. CB Dexter McCleon defended the pass. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 3-13-NED24 (3Q: 08:20) Andy Hall pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Antonio Freeman. DT Ted Washington hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 4-13-NED24 (3Q: 08:12) Chris Gardocki punted 55 yards. Koby Thomas returned the kick 8 yards to the TBY29. Tackled by Michael Jenkins. Ball was fumbled and recovered by NED Rodney Harrison at the TBY29. Tampa Bay's Antonio Bryant was hurt on the play. This is an old injury, but he's toughing it out. |
| 1-10-TBY29 (3Q: 08:05) Robert Holcombe ran around left end for -2 yards. Tackled by DT Ryon Bingham. |
| 2-12-TBY31 (3Q: 07:40) Andy Hall pass completed to WR Eric Crouch for 29 yards. Tackled by S Michael Boulware. Crouch gained 21 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-2-TBY02 (3Q: 07:00) Robert Holcombe ran around right end for 0 yards. Tackled by ILB John Fiala. |
| 2-2-TBY02 (3Q: 06:36) Andy Hall pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Michael Jenkins. DE Demetric Evans hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 3-2-TBY02 (3Q: 06:30) Andy Hall pass completed to TE Bennie Joppru for 2 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! New England 23, Tampa Bay 0 |
| (3Q: 06:30) Extra point by Jeff Chandler was good. New England 24, Tampa Bay 0 |
| (3Q: 06:20) Jeff Chandler kicked off 74 yards from the NED35. Touchback. |
| 1-10-TBY20 (3Q: 06:20) PENALTY: Tampa Bay was called for a False Start. |
| 1-15-TBY15 (3Q: 06:13) Cris Finley pass completed to WR Kevin Johnson for 13 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by CB Kiwuakee Thomas. Johnson gained 2 yards after the catch. |
| 2-2-TBY28 (3Q: 05:36) Cris Finley pass completed to WR Kevin Johnson for 3 yards. Tackled by CB Andre Woolfork. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. PENALTY: New England was called for Defensive Holding. |
| 1-10-TBY33 (3Q: 05:26) Malik Quick ran around the left tackle for 18 yards. Tackled by ILB Larry Foote. Key block delivered by Cole Shapiro. Shapiro ran over Amon Gordon to set up the play. |
| 1-10-NED49 (3Q: 04:41) Cris Finley pass fell incomplete, intended for RB Malik Quick. CB Kiwuakee Thomas defended the pass. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 2-10-NED49 (3Q: 04:34) Cris Finley scrambled for 9 yards. Tackled by OLB Dwayne Rudd and assisted by CB James Becker. |
| 3-1-NED40 (3Q: 04:00) Cris Finley pass fell incomplete, intended for RB Malik Quick. CB DeJuan Groce defended the pass. |
| 4-1-NED40 (3Q: 03:55) B.J. Sander punted 40 yards. Touchback. |
| 1-10-NED20 (3Q: 03:50) Andy Hall pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Eric Crouch. DE Kenechi Udeze hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 2-10-NED20 (3Q: 03:45) Andy Hall pass completed to WR Eric Crouch for 13 yards. Tackled by DE John Frank, assisted by S Colin Branch. Crouch gained 5 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-NED33 (3Q: 03:05) Robert Holcombe ran outside the right tackle for 1 yard. Tackled by DT Ryon Bingham. |
| 2-9-NED34 (3Q: 02:43) Robert Holcombe ran a trap outside the right tackle for 2 yards. Tackled by CB Ricky Manning, assisted by S Michael Boulware. PENALTY: New England was called for Offensive Holding. |
| 2-19-NED24 (3Q: 02:36) Robert Holcombe ran inside the left tackle for 3 yards. Tackled by ILB Todd Collins. |
| 3-16-NED27 (3Q: 02:10) Robert Holcombe ran around left end for 2 yards. Tackled by DE John Frank, assisted by CB Dexter McCleon. |
| 4-14-NED29 (3Q: 01:28) Chris Gardocki punted 46 yards. Koby Thomas returned the kick 17 yards to the TBY42. Tackled by Matt Light. |
| 1-10-TBY42 (3Q: 01:21) Cris Finley pass completed to WR Antonio Bryant for 11 yards. Tackled by CB Kiwuakee Thomas, assisted by ILB Larry Foote. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 1-10-NED47 (3Q: 00:56) Malik Quick ran around left end for 12 yards. Tackled by CB DeJuan Groce. Key block delivered by Chris Dahlman. |
| 1-10-NED35 (3Q: 00:12) Cris Finley pass completed to WR Antonio Bryant for 21 yards. Tackled by S Brian Dawkins. |
| Start of fourth quarter. |
| 1-10-NED14 (4Q: 15:00) Malik Quick ran inside the right tackle for -4 yards. Tackled by S Brian Dawkins, assisted by OLB Ted Johnson. |
| 2-14-NED18 (4Q: 14:21) Cris Finley pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Troy Walters. DT D'Marco Farr hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 3-14-NED18 (4Q: 14:11) Cris Finley pass completed to WR Michael Lewis for 18 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! New England 24, Tampa Bay 6 |
| (4Q: 14:11) Antonio Bryant ran for the two-point conversion and succeeded. New England 24, Tampa Bay 8 |
| (4Q: 14:01) Joe Nedney kicked off 66 yards from the TBY35. Rodney Harrison returned the ball 16 yards to the NED15. Tackled by Cedric Young. |
| 1-10-NED15 (4Q: 13:28) Robert Holcombe ran inside the left tackle for 0 yards. Tackled by DE John Frank. |
| 2-10-NED15 (4Q: 12:44) Andy Hall pass completed to RB Robert Holcombe for 7 yards. Tackled by CB Dexter McCleon. Holcombe gained 2 yards after the catch. |
| 3-3-NED22 (4Q: 12:11) Andy Hall pass completed to TE Bennie Joppru for 3 yards. Tackled by ILB Todd Collins. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| 1-10-NED25 (4Q: 11:51) Robert Holcombe ran around right end for 9 yards. Tackled by S Michael Boulware, assisted by CB Koby Thomas. Key block delivered by David Ortiz. |
| 2-1-NED34 (4Q: 11:27) Robert Holcombe ran inside the left tackle for 5 yards. Tackled by S Chad Cota, assisted by S Colin Branch. Key block delivered by Nat Dorsey. |
| 1-10-NED39 (4Q: 10:58) Andy Hall pass completed to WR Eric Moulds for 9 yards. Tackled by ILB John Fiala. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| 2-1-NED48 (4Q: 10:35) Robert Holcombe ran around right end for 5 yards. Tackled by ILB Todd Collins, assisted by DT Ted Washington. Key block delivered by Big Papi Ortiz. |
| 1-10-TBY47 (4Q: 10:02) Robert Holcombe ran around right end for 2 yards. Tackled by ILB John Fiala. |
| 2-8-TBY45 (4Q: 09:26) Robert Holcombe ran around left end for 2 yards. Tackled by DT Langston Moore. |
| 3-6-TBY43 (4Q: 09:01) Andy Hall pass completed to WR Antonio Freeman for 11 yards. Tackled by ILB Todd Collins. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-TBY32 (4Q: 08:26) Robert Holcombe ran around left end for 1 yard. Tackled by ILB Todd Collins, assisted by DE John Frank. |
| 2-9-TBY31 (4Q: 07:49) Andy Hall pass completed to WR Eric Crouch for 5 yards. Tackled by CB Koby Thomas, assisted by ILB John Fiala. Tampa Bay's Dexter McCleon was hurt on the play. This appears to be a minor facial injury. He should be able to remain in the game. |
| 3-4-TBY26 (4Q: 07:02) Andy Hall pass completed to WR Antonio Freeman for 26 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! Freeman gained 27 yards after the catch. New England 30, Tampa Bay 8 |
| (4Q: 07:02) Extra point by Jeff Chandler was good. New England 31, Tampa Bay 8 |
| (4Q: 06:47) Jeff Chandler kicked off 74 yards from the NED35. Touchback. |
| 1-10-TBY20 (4Q: 06:47) Cris Finley pass completed to WR Antonio Bryant for 11 yards. Tackled by S Brian Dawkins. |
| 1-10-TBY31 (4Q: 06:24) Cris Finley scrambled for 12 yards. Tackled by S Duane Burnham. |
| 1-10-TBY43 (4Q: 06:01) Cris Finley pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Troy Walters. CB James Becker defended the pass. |
| 2-10-TBY43 (4Q: 05:51) Cris Finley pass was dropped by TE Harvey Vail. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 3-10-TBY43 (4Q: 05:42) Cris Finley pass completed to WR Troy Walters for 11 yards. Tackled by S Brian Dawkins, assisted by ILB Niko Koutouvides. |
| 1-10-NED46 (4Q: 05:17) Cris Finley pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Michael Lewis. CB Andre Woolfork knocked the ball out of his grasp. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 2-10-NED46 (4Q: 05:04) Cris Finley pass completed to WR Kevin Johnson for 18 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by ILB Larry Foote. |
| 1-10-NED28 (4Q: 04:41) Cris Finley pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Drew Bennett. CB DeJuan Groce defended the pass. The defense looked very familiar with that play. |
| 2-10-NED28 (4Q: 04:31) Cris Finley pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Troy Walters. CB DeJuan Groce defended the pass. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. PENALTY: Tampa Bay was called for an Illegal Formation. The penalty was declined. |
| 3-10-NED28 (4Q: 04:21) Cris Finley pass was thrown incomplete, intended for WR Kevin Johnson. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. New England's Ted Johnson was hurt on the play. |
| 4-10-NED28 (4Q: 04:13) Cris Finley pass completed to TE Harvey Vail for 6 yards. Tackled by CB DeJuan Groce, assisted by S Brian Dawkins. The ball goes over on downs. |
| 1-10-NED22 (4Q: 04:03) Robert Holcombe ran around right end for 0 yards. Tackled by DE Kenechi Udeze, assisted by S Chad Cota. The defense looked very familiar with that play. |
| 2-10-NED22 (4Q: 03:16) Robert Holcombe ran inside the right guard for 3 yards. Tackled by DT Ryon Bingham. |
| 3-7-NED25 (4Q: 02:29) Robert Holcombe ran a draw inside the left guard for 0 yards. Tackled by S Colin Branch, assisted by OLB Khary Campbell. |
| Tampa Bay called a time out. |
| 4-7-NED25 (4Q: 02:17) Chris Gardocki punted 56 yards. Koby Thomas returned the kick 3 yards to the TBY22. Tackled by Rodney Harrison. |
| 1-10-TBY22 (4Q: 02:06) Cris Finley pass completed to WR Antonio Bryant for -2 yards. Tackled by S Brian Dawkins, assisted by S Rodney Harrison. |
| Official time out for the two-minute warning. |
| 2-12-TBY20 (4Q: 01:59) Cris Finley pass completed to WR Michael Lewis for 3 yards. Tackled by S Rodney Harrison. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 3-9-TBY23 (4Q: 01:37) Cris Finley pass completed to WR Antonio Bryant for 19 yards. Tackled by ILB Niko Koutouvides. Bryant gained 15 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 1-10-TBY42 (4Q: 01:18) PENALTY: Tampa Bay was called for a False Start. |
| 1-15-TBY37 (4Q: 01:18) Cris Finley pass was blocked at the line, intended for WR Antonio Bryant. DT D'Marco Farr blocked the pass. |
| 2-15-TBY37 (4Q: 01:10) Cris Finley pass was intended for WR Antonio Bryant and was intercepted by S Duane Burnham at the NED49. Tackled by Antonio Bryant. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-NED49 (4Q: 01:01) Robert Holcombe ran around left end for 2 yards. Tackled by OLB Khary Campbell, assisted by CB Koby Thomas. |
| Tampa Bay called a time out. |
| 2-8-TBY49 (4Q: 00:49) Andy Hall dropped to one knee for -1 yards. |
| Tampa Bay called a time out. |
| 3-9-NED50 (4Q: 00:42) Andy Hall dropped to one knee for -1 yards. |
| Final Score: New England Patriots 31, Tampa Bay Buccaneers 8 |