| Played in New England, MA, weather: 40 degrees, fair, 6 mph wind. |
| Tampa Bay won the toss and elected to receive. |
| Start of first quarter. |
| (1Q: 15:00) Henry Logan kicked off 53 yards from the NED35. Ernest Wasczewski returned the ball 31 yards to the TBY43. Tackled by Xavier Simien. |
| 1-10-TBY43 (1Q: 14:12) Javier Kimberly ran a reverse around left end for -7 yards. Tackled by CB Miguel Bridges. |
| 2-17-TBY36 (1Q: 13:39) Luke Shepard pass was blocked at the line, intended for TE Deon Bishop. DE Kevin Shell blocked the pass. |
| 3-17-TBY36 (1Q: 13:32) Luke Shepard pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Silas Reeves. CB Ray Rodgers defended the pass. |
| 4-17-TBY36 (1Q: 13:25) Tommy Bush punted 48 yards. Darryll Anderson returned the kick 4 yards to the NED20. Tackled by Gabriel Battle. |
| 1-10-NED20 (1Q: 13:15) Orlando Diehl scrambled for 7 yards. Tackled by CB Bart Tedone. |
| 2-3-NED27 (1Q: 12:35) Orlando Diehl pass completed to WR Abel Summers for 18 yards. Tackled by S Eduardo Perez. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Summers gained 1 yard after the catch. |
| 1-10-NED45 (1Q: 12:04) Orlando Diehl pass completed to WR Teddy Casper for 24 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by S Ernie Finnegan. Casper gained 6 yards after the catch. PENALTY: T Richie Wynn of New England was called for Offensive Holding. |
| 1-20-NED35 (1Q: 11:54) Orlando Diehl pass completed to WR Abel Summers for 10 yards. Tackled by S Eduardo Perez. Summers gained 1 yard after the catch. |
| 2-10-NED45 (1Q: 11:10) Play-Action. Orlando Diehl pass completed to WR Abel Summers for 22 yards. Tackled by S Ernie Finnegan, assisted by CB Bart Tedone. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Summers gained 13 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-TBY33 (1Q: 10:23) Xavier Simien ran around left end for 10 yards. Tackled by DE Damien Devine, assisted by ILB Ezra Blackburn. The ball was fumbled and recovered by NED Wally Griffin to the TBY23. |
| 1-10-TBY23 (1Q: 09:38) Orlando Diehl pass completed to WR Abel Summers for 23 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! Summers gained 3 yards after the catch. New England 6, Tampa Bay 0 |
| (1Q: 09:38) Extra point by Henry Logan was good. New England 7, Tampa Bay 0 |
| (1Q: 09:23) Henry Logan kicked off 74 yards from the NED35. Touchback. |
| 1-10-TBY25 (1Q: 09:23) Javier Kimberly ran inside the left tackle for -4 yards. Tackled by S Curtis Banks, assisted by DT Jumbo Snook. |
| 2-14-TBY21 (1Q: 08:56) Luke Shepard pass completed to TE Denzel Stevenson for 1 yard. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by CB Ray Rodgers. Stevenson gained 1 yard after the catch. |
| 3-13-TBY22 (1Q: 08:28) Luke Shepard pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Kenneth Beekman. S Edwin Rogers defended the pass. |
| 4-13-TBY22 (1Q: 08:18) Tommy Bush punted 44 yards. Darryll Anderson called for a fair catch at the NED34. |
| 1-10-NED34 (1Q: 08:09) Xavier Simien ran outside the right tackle for 5 yards and was forced out of bounds. Tackled by OLB Percy Campbell, assisted by DE Gino Seely. Key block delivered by Richie Wynn. |
| 2-5-NED39 (1Q: 07:27) Xavier Simien ran inside the left guard for 1 yard. Tackled by OLB Hardy Purslow. |
| 3-4-NED40 (1Q: 07:00) Orlando Diehl pass completed to WR Teddy Casper for 7 yards. Tackled by S Allen Castillo. Casper gained 2 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 1-10-NED47 (1Q: 06:27) Orlando Diehl scrambled for 4 yards. Tackled by ILB Ezra Blackburn. |
| 2-6-TBY49 (1Q: 05:42) Xavier Simien ran around the left tackle for -2 yards. Tackled by DE Bart Rivers. |
| 3-8-NED49 (1Q: 05:03) Orlando Diehl pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Brian Horner. DE Bart Rivers hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 4-8-NED49 (1Q: 04:56) Wade Algoe punted 46 yards. Winfred Close returned the kick 13 yards to the TBY18. Tackled by Edwin Maxwell. |
| 1-10-TBY18 (1Q: 04:45) Play-Action. Luke Shepard pass completed to TE Deon Bishop for 8 yards. Tackled by ILB Damon Henson. |
| 2-2-TBY26 (1Q: 04:16) Javier Kimberly ran a counterplay inside the right tackle for 14 yards. Tackled by DT Jumbo Snook. Key block delivered by Johnny Sieber. |
| 1-10-TBY40 (1Q: 03:45) Luke Shepard scrambled for 2 yards. Tackled by OLB Rodney Weliczka. |
| 2-8-TBY42 (1Q: 03:14) Luke Shepard sacked by DE Kevin Shell for a loss of 3 yards. Sack allowed by Rick Wilcox. The ball was fumbled and recovered by NED Kevin Shell on the TBY39. |
| 1-10-TBY39 (1Q: 02:59) Xavier Simien ran inside the left guard for 4 yards. Tackled by OLB Toby Patton. |
| 2-6-TBY35 (1Q: 02:36) Orlando Diehl pass completed to WR Teddy Casper for 10 yards. Tackled by CB J.R. Elling, assisted by CB Bart Tedone. Casper gained 3 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-TBY25 (1Q: 01:49) Orlando Diehl scrambled for 7 yards. Tackled by S Eduardo Perez. |
| 2-3-TBY18 (1Q: 01:12) Brian Horner ran a reverse around right end for -4 yards. Tackled by DT Axel Wells. |
| 3-7-TBY22 (1Q: 00:45) Orlando Diehl pass completed to RB Xavier Simien for 5 yards. Tackled by S Ernie Finnegan. Simien gained 3 yards after the catch. |
| 4-2-TBY17 (1Q: 00:22) Henry Logan attempted a 34 yard field goal and succeeded. New England 10, Tampa Bay 0 |
| (1Q: 00:16) Henry Logan kicked off 73 yards from the NED35. Touchback. |
| 1-10-TBY25 (1Q: 00:16) Javier Kimberly ran outside the right tackle for 3 yards. Tackled by CB Miguel Bridges. |
| Start of second quarter. |
| 2-7-TBY28 (2Q: 15:00) Colby Hansen ran inside the right guard for 1 yard. Tackled by CB Grayson Ennis, assisted by DT Brett Guidry. |
| 3-6-TBY29 (2Q: 14:25) Luke Shepard pass completed to WR Winfred Close for 10 yards. Tackled by CB Ray Rodgers, assisted by DT Brett Guidry. Close gained 1 yard after the catch. |
| 1-10-TBY39 (2Q: 13:52) Colby Hansen ran inside the right tackle for 6 yards. Tackled by CB Grayson Ennis, assisted by OLB Rodney Weliczka. Key block delivered by Johnny Sieber. |
| 2-4-TBY45 (2Q: 13:07) Luke Shepard pass completed to TE Ross Brennan for 22 yards. Tackled by OLB Dale Pence, assisted by CB Miguel Bridges. |
| 1-10-NED33 (2Q: 12:35) Play-Action. Luke Shepard pass completed to WR Kenneth Beekman for 15 yards. Tackled by CB Ray Rodgers. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Beekman gained 1 yard after the catch. |
| 1-10-NED18 (2Q: 12:11) Play-Action. Luke Shepard pass completed to WR Winfred Close for 11 yards. Tackled by CB Miguel Bridges. Close gained 6 yards after the catch. |
| 1-7-NED07 (2Q: 11:44) Play-Action. Luke Shepard scrambled for 6 yards. Tackled by CB Miguel Bridges. PENALTY: CB Ray Rodgers of New England was called for Defensive Holding. |
| 1-4-NED04 (2Q: 11:35) Luke Shepard pass completed to TE Denzel Stevenson for 4 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! New England 10, Tampa Bay 6 |
| (2Q: 11:35) Extra point by Marlon Dawkins was good. New England 10, Tampa Bay 7 |
| (2Q: 11:29) Marlon Dawkins kicked off 74 yards from the TBY35. Touchback. |
| 1-10-NED25 (2Q: 11:29) Xavier Simien ran around left end for 7 yards and was forced out of bounds. Tackled by S Ernie Finnegan. Key block delivered by Alvin Garrison. |
| 2-3-NED32 (2Q: 10:54) Orlando Diehl pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Brian Horner. DE Bart Rivers hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 3-3-NED32 (2Q: 10:44) Xavier Simien ran around the left tackle for -4 yards. Tackled by OLB Percy Campbell, assisted by CB Tim McWilliams. |
| 4-7-NED28 (2Q: 10:13) Wade Algoe punted 54 yards. Winfred Close returned the kick 17 yards to the TBY35. Tackled by Ted Yancey. |
| 1-10-TBY35 (2Q: 10:05) Play-Action. Luke Shepard pass completed to WR Winfred Close for 0 yards. Tackled by CB Miguel Bridges. PENALTY: C Rick Wilcox of Tampa Bay was called for Illegal Use of the Hands. |
| 1-20-TBY25 (2Q: 09:54) Luke Shepard pass was thrown incomplete, intended for TE Ross Brennan. |
| 2-20-TBY25 (2Q: 09:49) Luke Shepard pass fell incomplete, intended for TE Deon Bishop. DE Kevin Shell hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 3-20-TBY25 (2Q: 09:45) Play-Action. Luke Shepard pass completed to TE Ross Brennan for 11 yards. Tackled by CB Miguel Bridges, assisted by S Nolan Betancourt. |
| 4-9-TBY36 (2Q: 09:08) Tommy Bush punted 51 yards. Darryll Anderson returned the kick 22 yards to the NED35. PENALTY: S Nolan Betancourt of New England was called for Holding on the Punt Return. |
| 1-10-NED12 (2Q: 09:00) Orlando Diehl pass completed to WR Teddy Casper for 31 yards. Tackled by OLB Hardy Purslow. Casper gained 10 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-NED43 (2Q: 08:28) Orlando Diehl pass completed to WR Abel Summers for 21 yards. Tackled by S Ernie Finnegan. |
| 1-10-TBY36 (2Q: 07:55) Xavier Simien ran inside the right tackle for -4 yards. Tackled by S Ernie Finnegan, assisted by DE Roderick Leong. |
| 2-14-TBY40 (2Q: 07:24) Orlando Diehl pass completed to WR Teddy Casper for 15 yards. Tackled by ILB Ezra Blackburn. Casper gained 8 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-TBY25 (2Q: 06:50) Play-Action. Orlando Diehl pass completed to WR Abel Summers for 11 yards. Tackled by ILB Ezekiel Madison, assisted by CB J.R. Elling. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| 1-10-TBY14 (2Q: 06:03) Orlando Diehl pass completed to WR Walter Hartman for 14 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! Hartman gained 8 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw into double coverage. New England 16, Tampa Bay 7 |
| (2Q: 06:03) Extra point by Henry Logan was good. New England 17, Tampa Bay 7 |
| (2Q: 05:56) Henry Logan kicked off 55 yards from the NED35. Ernest Wasczewski returned the ball 32 yards to the TBY42. Tackled by Ted Yancey. |
| 1-10-TBY42 (2Q: 05:23) Luke Shepard pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Winfred Close. DT Grant Nikaido hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 2-10-TBY42 (2Q: 05:19) Luke Shepard pass completed to WR Kenneth Beekman for 9 yards. Tackled by OLB Rodney Weliczka. |
| 3-1-NED49 (2Q: 04:41) Luke Shepard pass completed to FB Derek Spears for 6 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by ILB Damon Henson. |
| 1-10-NED43 (2Q: 04:14) Colby Hansen ran around left end for 6 yards. Tackled by OLB Rodney Weliczka. Key block delivered by Russell Talley. |
| 2-4-NED37 (2Q: 03:38) Javier Kimberly ran inside the right tackle for -4 yards. Tackled by DE Kevin Shell, assisted by ILB Damon Henson. PENALTY: WR Winfred Close of Tampa Bay was called for an Intentional Face Mask. |
| 3-23-TBY44 (2Q: 03:32) Luke Shepard pass was blocked at the line, intended for WR Silas Reeves. DE Kevin Shell blocked the pass. |
| 4-23-TBY44 (2Q: 03:23) Tommy Bush punted 56 yards. Touchback. |
| 1-10-NED20 (2Q: 03:18) PENALTY: C Alvin Garrison of New England was called for a False Start. |
| 1-15-NED15 (2Q: 03:12) Orlando Diehl pass completed to WR Brian Horner for 20 yards. Tackled by OLB Hardy Purslow. Horner gained 21 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-NED35 (2Q: 02:26) Xavier Simien ran outside the right tackle for 4 yards. Tackled by OLB Hardy Purslow. |
| Official time out for the two-minute warning. |
| 2-6-NED39 (2Q: 02:00) Orlando Diehl pass completed to WR Teddy Casper for 20 yards. Tackled by S Ernie Finnegan. Casper gained 21 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-TBY41 (2Q: 01:37) Orlando Diehl pass was thrown incomplete, intended for WR Brian Horner. PENALTY: C Wally Embree of New England was called for Offensive Holding. |
| 1-20-NED49 (2Q: 01:31) Orlando Diehl pass completed to WR Teddy Casper for 5 yards. Tackled by CB Ernest Wasczewski, assisted by ILB Ezra Blackburn. |
| 2-15-TBY46 (2Q: 01:12) Orlando Diehl pass was dropped by WR Abel Summers. |
| 3-15-TBY46 (2Q: 01:05) Play-Action. Orlando Diehl pass completed to WR Abel Summers for 3 yards. Tackled by CB Tim McWilliams. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. The quarterback threw into double coverage. PENALTY: TE Tommy Lucas of New England was called for an Illegal Substitution. The penalty was declined. |
| 4-12-TBY43 (2Q: 01:05) Wade Algoe punted 43 yards. Touchback. |
| 1-10-TBY20 (2Q: 00:58) Javier Kimberly ran a draw inside the right guard for 12 yards. Tackled by DT Jumbo Snook. Key block delivered by Denzel Stevenson. |
| 1-10-TBY32 (2Q: 00:27) Luke Shepard pass was dropped by TE Ross Brennan. |
| 2-10-TBY32 (2Q: 00:22) Colby Hansen ran a draw inside the left guard for 2 yards. Tackled by S Curtis Banks, assisted by DT Grant Nikaido. |
| Start of third quarter. |
| (3Q: 15:00) Marlon Dawkins kicked off 56 yards from the TBY35. Walter Hartman returned the ball 18 yards to the NED27. Tackled by Lance Langton. |
| 1-10-NED27 (3Q: 14:26) Orlando Diehl pass completed to WR Teddy Casper for 8 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by ILB Ezra Blackburn. |
| 2-2-NED35 (3Q: 13:40) Orlando Diehl pass completed to RB Xavier Simien for -3 yards. Tackled by OLB Hardy Purslow. |
| 3-5-NED32 (3Q: 13:03) Orlando Diehl pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Darryll Anderson. S Ernie Finnegan defended the pass. |
| 4-5-NED32 (3Q: 12:55) Wade Algoe punted 61 yards. The ball was marked out of bounds at the TBY07. |
| 1-10-TBY07 (3Q: 12:48) Luke Shepard sacked by DE Christopher Roberge and DT Grant Nikaido for a loss of 4 yards. Sack allowed by Russell Talley. |
| 2-14-TBY03 (3Q: 12:17) Colby Hansen ran inside the right tackle for 4 yards. Tackled by OLB Rodney Weliczka, assisted by ILB Damon Henson. PENALTY: C Russell Talley of Tampa Bay was called for Offensive Holding. The penalty was declined. |
| 3-10-TBY07 (3Q: 12:08) Play-Action. Luke Shepard pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Silas Reeves. OLB Rodney Weliczka defended the pass. |
| 4-10-TBY07 (3Q: 12:02) Tommy Bush punted 49 yards. Darryll Anderson returned the kick 16 yards to the TBY40. PENALTY: DT Brett Guidry of New England was called for an Illegal Block on the Punt Return. |
| 1-10-NED45 (3Q: 11:54) Orlando Diehl pass was thrown incomplete, intended for WR Teddy Casper. PENALTY: G Conrad Gilmore of New England was called for Offensive Holding. |
| 1-20-NED35 (3Q: 11:47) Orlando Diehl pass completed to TE Tevin Tasker for 6 yards. Tackled by ILB Ezra Blackburn. |
| 2-14-NED41 (3Q: 11:04) Orlando Diehl pass completed to WR Brian Horner for 26 yards. Tackled by S Eduardo Perez. Horner gained 24 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-TBY33 (3Q: 10:27) Orlando Diehl pass completed to TE Tommy Lucas for 20 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by OLB Percy Campbell, assisted by OLB Toby Patton. Lucas gained 19 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-TBY13 (3Q: 09:57) Orlando Diehl pass completed to RB Xavier Simien for 6 yards. Tackled by DE Bart Rivers. Simien gained 1 yard after the catch. Tampa Bay's Axel Wells was hurt on the play. |
| 2-4-TBY07 (3Q: 09:10) Orlando Diehl pass completed to WR Darryll Anderson for 7 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. New England 23, Tampa Bay 7 |
| (3Q: 09:10) Extra point by Henry Logan was good. New England 24, Tampa Bay 7 |
| (3Q: 08:59) Henry Logan kicked off 56 yards from the NED35. Ernest Wasczewski returned the ball 28 yards to the TBY37. Tackled by Nolan Betancourt. |
| 1-10-TBY37 (3Q: 08:37) Luke Shepard pass completed to TE Denzel Stevenson for 14 yards. Tackled by OLB Rodney Weliczka. Stevenson gained 10 yards after the catch. PENALTY: G Johnny Sieber of Tampa Bay was called for Offensive Holding. |
| 1-20-TBY27 (3Q: 08:29) Luke Shepard pass completed to TE Denzel Stevenson for 6 yards. Tackled by CB Ray Rodgers. Stevenson gained 5 yards after the catch. |
| 2-14-TBY33 (3Q: 07:46) Luke Shepard pass completed to WR Silas Reeves for 16 yards. Tackled by CB Miguel Bridges. Reeves gained 11 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-TBY49 (3Q: 07:07) Luke Shepard pass fell incomplete, intended for TE Denzel Stevenson. DE Kevin Shell hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 2-10-TBY49 (3Q: 07:03) Colby Hansen ran around right end for 9 yards. Tackled by ILB Damon Henson. Key block delivered by Kenyon Particelli. |
| 3-1-NED42 (3Q: 06:18) Colby Hansen ran outside the right tackle for 0 yards. Tackled by ILB Damon Henson. |
| 4-1-NED42 (3Q: 05:33) Tommy Bush punted 42 yards. Touchback. |
| 1-10-NED20 (3Q: 05:27) Orlando Diehl pass completed to WR Brian Horner for 3 yards. Tackled by DT Jacob Champion. |
| 2-7-NED23 (3Q: 04:50) Orlando Diehl pass completed to RB Xavier Simien for -1 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by OLB Toby Patton. |
| 3-8-NED22 (3Q: 04:12) Orlando Diehl pass was blocked at the line, intended for WR Teddy Casper. DE Bart Rivers blocked the pass. |
| 4-8-NED22 (3Q: 04:07) Wade Algoe punted 42 yards. Winfred Close returned the kick 27 yards to the NED37. Tackled by Ted Yancey. |
| 1-10-NED37 (3Q: 03:58) Javier Kimberly ran inside the right tackle for -2 yards. Tackled by DE Kevin Shell, assisted by DT Grant Nikaido. |
| 2-12-NED39 (3Q: 03:31) Play-Action. Luke Shepard pass completed to RB Javier Kimberly for 14 yards. Tackled by CB Miguel Bridges. |
| 1-10-NED25 (3Q: 03:02) Colby Hansen ran outside the right tackle for 5 yards. Tackled by CB Miguel Bridges, assisted by ILB Damon Henson. Key block delivered by Rick Wilcox. |
| 2-5-NED20 (3Q: 02:36) Luke Shepard pass completed to WR Spencer Bromley for 20 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! Bromley gained 7 yards after the catch. New England 24, Tampa Bay 13 |
| (3Q: 02:36) Extra point by Marlon Dawkins was good. New England 24, Tampa Bay 14 |
| (3Q: 02:26) Marlon Dawkins kicked off 69 yards from the TBY35. Touchback. |
| 1-10-NED25 (3Q: 02:26) Play-Action. Orlando Diehl pass completed to WR Brian Horner for 1 yard. Tackled by OLB Hardy Purslow. |
| 2-9-NED26 (3Q: 01:44) Orlando Diehl pass fell incomplete, intended for RB Xavier Simien. DE Bart Rivers hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 3-9-NED26 (3Q: 01:38) Orlando Diehl scrambled for 4 yards. Tackled by OLB Toby Patton. |
| 4-5-NED30 (3Q: 00:54) Wade Algoe punted 54 yards. Winfred Close returned the kick 25 yards to the TBY41. Tackled by Edwin Maxwell. |
| 1-10-TBY41 (3Q: 00:43) Play-Action. Luke Shepard pass completed to TE Denzel Stevenson for 1 yard. Tackled by CB Miguel Bridges, assisted by OLB Rodney Weliczka. |
| 2-9-TBY42 (3Q: 00:20) Play-Action. Luke Shepard pass was dropped by WR Winfred Close. |
| 3-9-TBY42 (3Q: 00:13) Play-Action. Luke Shepard pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Abraham Porter. DT Jumbo Snook hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 4-9-TBY42 (3Q: 00:05) Tommy Bush punted 51 yards. The ball was downed at the NED07. |
| Start of fourth quarter. |
| 1-10-NED07 (4Q: 15:00) Orlando Diehl pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Darryll Anderson. DT Jacob Champion hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. Tampa Bay's Allen Castillo was hurt on the play. This appears to be a serious leg injury. |
| 2-10-NED07 (4Q: 14:51) Orlando Diehl scrambled for 2 yards. Tackled by ILB Ezra Blackburn. |
| 3-8-NED09 (4Q: 14:19) Orlando Diehl pass completed to RB Xavier Simien for 9 yards. Tackled by S Eduardo Perez, assisted by S Ernie Finnegan. Simien gained 2 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-NED18 (4Q: 13:44) Xavier Simien ran around the left tackle for 1 yard. Tackled by OLB Toby Patton, assisted by DE Bart Rivers. |
| 2-9-NED19 (4Q: 12:59) Orlando Diehl pass completed to WR Teddy Casper for 29 yards. Tackled by CB Ernest Wasczewski. Casper gained 3 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-NED48 (4Q: 12:14) Orlando Diehl pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Brian Horner. OLB Hardy Purslow defended the pass. |
| 2-10-NED48 (4Q: 12:08) Orlando Diehl pass was blocked at the line, intended for WR Teddy Casper. DE Bart Rivers blocked the pass. |
| 3-10-NED48 (4Q: 11:58) Orlando Diehl pass completed to WR Teddy Casper for 9 yards. Tackled by ILB Ezra Blackburn. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| 4-1-TBY43 (4Q: 11:13) Wade Algoe punted 28 yards. Winfred Close returned the kick 7 yards to the TBY22. Tackled by Ted Yancey. |
| 1-10-TBY22 (4Q: 11:03) Javier Kimberly ran a draw inside the left guard for 4 yards. Tackled by DE Christopher Roberge, assisted by CB Grayson Ennis. |
| 2-6-TBY26 (4Q: 10:21) Javier Kimberly ran a draw inside the right guard for 7 yards. Tackled by DT Grant Nikaido. Key block delivered by Kenyon Particelli. |
| 1-10-TBY33 (4Q: 09:40) Play-Action. Luke Shepard pass completed to WR Silas Reeves for 3 yards. Tackled by CB Miguel Bridges. |
| 2-7-TBY36 (4Q: 09:06) Colby Hansen ran inside the left tackle for 3 yards. Tackled by OLB Dale Pence, assisted by OLB Edwin Maxwell. |
| 3-4-TBY39 (4Q: 08:37) Javier Kimberly ran outside the right tackle for 1 yard. Tackled by DT Brett Guidry, assisted by S Edwin Rogers. |
| 4-3-TBY40 (4Q: 08:02) Tommy Bush punted 43 yards. Darryll Anderson returned the kick 17 yards to the NED34. Tackled by Gabriel Battle. |
| 1-10-NED34 (4Q: 07:53) Xavier Simien ran outside the right tackle for 4 yards. Tackled by S Ernie Finnegan. |
| 2-6-NED38 (4Q: 07:09) Xavier Simien ran inside the left tackle for -1 yards. Tackled by OLB Toby Patton. |
| 3-7-NED37 (4Q: 06:23) Xavier Simien ran around the left tackle for 7 yards. Tackled by ILB Andre Stemke. Key block delivered by Alvin Garrison. |
| 1-10-NED44 (4Q: 05:40) Xavier Simien ran outside the right tackle for 2 yards. Tackled by OLB Toby Patton. |
| 2-8-NED46 (4Q: 04:53) Xavier Simien ran around left end for 6 yards. Tackled by CB J.R. Elling. |
| 3-2-TBY48 (4Q: 04:06) Xavier Simien ran outside the right tackle for 4 yards. Tackled by DE Gino Seely, assisted by OLB Percy Campbell. Key block delivered by Alvin Garrison. |
| 1-10-TBY44 (4Q: 03:19) Xavier Simien ran inside the left guard for 2 yards. Tackled by S Ernie Finnegan. OLB Hardy Purslow crushed Conrad Gilmore to wreck the play. |
| 2-8-TBY42 (4Q: 02:36) Xavier Simien ran around left end for -6 yards. Tackled by S Ernie Finnegan. |
| Tampa Bay called a time out. |
| 3-14-TBY48 (4Q: 02:24) Xavier Simien ran outside the right tackle for 0 yards and was forced out of bounds. Tackled by CB Ernest Wasczewski, assisted by ILB Andre Stemke. |
| 4-14-TBY48 (4Q: 02:15) Wade Algoe punted 48 yards. Touchback. |
| 1-10-TBY20 (4Q: 02:09) Javier Kimberly ran a reverse around left end for 3 yards. Tackled by CB Miguel Bridges. |
| Official time out for the two-minute warning. |
| 2-7-TBY23 (4Q: 02:00) Spencer Bromley ran a reverse around right end for 8 yards. Tackled by S Edwin Rogers, assisted by CB Ray Rodgers. Key block delivered by Kenyon Particelli. |
| 1-10-TBY31 (4Q: 01:30) Luke Shepard pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Kenneth Beekman. DE Kevin Shell hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 2-10-TBY31 (4Q: 01:22) Luke Shepard pass completed to WR Winfred Close for 6 yards. Tackled by S Curtis Banks. |
| 3-4-TBY37 (4Q: 00:41) Luke Shepard pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Kenneth Beekman. DT Brett Guidry hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 4-4-TBY37 (4Q: 00:34) Tommy Bush punted 51 yards. Darryll Anderson returned the kick 11 yards to the NED23. PENALTY: DT Brett Guidry of New England was called for Holding on the Punt Return. |
| 1-10-NED11 (4Q: 00:23) Orlando Diehl dropped to one knee for -1 yards. |
| Tampa Bay called a time out. |
| 2-11-NED10 (4Q: 00:13) Orlando Diehl dropped to one knee for -2 yards. |
| Tampa Bay called a time out. |
| 3-13-NED08 (4Q: 00:01) Orlando Diehl dropped to one knee for -2 yards. |
| Final Score: New England Patriots 24, Tampa Bay Buccaneers 14 |