Week 16, 2025

played in New England, MA

49 degrees, fair, 5 mph wind

Tampa Bay Buccaneers	14	0	0	3	-	17
New England Patriots	21	10	14	0	-	45

Scoring Summary
1Q: 11:47 NED - Ethan Duncan 2 pass from Dakota Walburn (T.J. Rhyne extra point)
1Q: 09:34 TBY - Francisco Dixon 4 pass from Ian Halbert (Mercury Feliciano extra point)
1Q: 06:37 NED - Ethan Duncan 39 pass from Dakota Walburn (T.J. Rhyne extra point)
1Q: 03:42 NED - Elijah Redman 11 pass from Dakota Walburn (T.J. Rhyne extra point)
1Q: 00:02 TBY - Dalton Phillips 11 run (Mercury Feliciano extra point)
2Q: 09:42 NED - Elijah Redman 33 pass from Dakota Walburn (T.J. Rhyne extra point)
2Q: 03:59 NED - T.J. Rhyne 49 field goal
3Q: 12:08 NED - Dana Ignasiak 6 pass from Dakota Walburn (T.J. Rhyne extra point)
3Q: 07:37 NED - Ethan Duncan 5 pass from Dakota Walburn (T.J. Rhyne extra point)
4Q: 08:35 TBY - Mercury Feliciano 46 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 11:47 NED - Ethan Duncan 2 pass from Dakota Walburn (T.J. Rhyne extra point)
1Q: 09:34 TBY - Francisco Dixon 4 pass from Ian Halbert (Mercury Feliciano extra point)
1Q: 06:37 NED - Ethan Duncan 39 pass from Dakota Walburn (T.J. Rhyne extra point)
1Q: 03:42 NED - Elijah Redman 11 pass from Dakota Walburn (T.J. Rhyne extra point)
1Q: 00:02 TBY - Dalton Phillips 11 run (Mercury Feliciano extra point)
2Q: 09:42 NED - Elijah Redman 33 pass from Dakota Walburn (T.J. Rhyne extra point)
2Q: 03:59 NED - T.J. Rhyne 49 field goal
3Q: 12:08 NED - Dana Ignasiak 6 pass from Dakota Walburn (T.J. Rhyne extra point)
3Q: 07:37 NED - Ethan Duncan 5 pass from Dakota Walburn (T.J. Rhyne extra point)
4Q: 08:35 TBY - Mercury Feliciano 46 field goal

Team Statistics TBY NED
Record 6-8-1 14-1
First Downs 16 29
- by Rushing 7 1
- by Passing 8 26
- by Penalty 1 2
Total Net Yards 414 545
- Offensive Plays 66 63
- Yards per Play 6.27 8.65
Net Rushing Yards 151 70
- Rushing Attempts 22 16
- Yards per Rush 6.86 4.38
Net Passing Yards 263 475
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 44 - 23 - 0 47 - 34 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 263 475
- Sacks/Yards Lost 0/0 0/0
- Yards per Pass Play 5.98 10.11
Fumbles/Lost 2/1 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 3/15 3/9
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.2 7.0
4th Down Conversions 1/1 0/0
Penalties/Yards 10/80 9/85
Punt Returns/Yards 3/26 3/37
Kick Returns/Yards 4/91 3/61
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 4 4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/1 4/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 25 OWN 27
Time of Possession 27:28 32:32

Team Statistics	TBY	NED
Record	6-8-1	14-1
First Downs	16	29
- by Rushing	7	1
- by Passing	8	26
- by Penalty	1	2
Total Net Yards	414	545
- Offensive Plays	66	63
- Yards per Play	6.27	8.65
Net Rushing Yards	151	70
- Rushing Attempts	22	16
- Yards per Rush	6.86	4.38
Net Passing Yards	263	475
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	44 - 23 - 0	47 - 34 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	263	475
- Sacks/Yards Lost	0/0	0/0
- Yards per Pass Play	5.98	10.11
Fumbles/Lost	2/1	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	3/15	3/9
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.2	7.0
4th Down Conversions	1/1	0/0
Penalties/Yards	10/80	9/85
Punt Returns/Yards	3/26	3/37
Kick Returns/Yards	4/91	3/61
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	4	4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/1	4/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 25	OWN 27
Time of Possession	27:28	32:32

Drive Charts

Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	1:14	OWN 25	3	4	Punt
1	11:39	2:14	OWN 25	6	75	Touchdown
1	6:21	1:34	OWN 23	3	1	Punt
1	3:35	3:35	OWN 39	6	61	Touchdown
2	13:14	1:26	OWN 28	4	33	Fumble
2	9:30	1:48	OWN 25	6	17	Punt
2	3:54	1:59	OWN 25	3	4	Punt
2	0:48	0:42	OWN 32	5	24	Punt
3	11:57	1:59	OWN 27	3	5	Punt
3	7:29	1:41	OWN 31	3	-7	Punt
3	3:38	1:17	OWN 29	3	7	Punt
3	0:49	1:09	OWN 29	3	7	Punt
4	12:59	4:32	OWN 1	8	70	Field Goal
4	3:12	3:12	OWN 20	11	78	Game

New England Patriots
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	13:46	2:07	OWN 41	5	59	Touchdown
1	9:25	3:04	OWN 21	5	79	Touchdown
1	4:47	1:12	OPP 47	3	47	Touchdown
2	15:00	1:46	OWN 25	3	8	Punt
2	11:48	2:18	OWN 39	7	61	Touchdown
2	7:42	3:48	OWN 2	9	66	Field Goal
2	1:55	1:07	OWN 16	3	12	Punt
2	0:06	0:06	OWN 20	1	-1	Half
3	15:00	3:03	OWN 28	5	72	Touchdown
3	9:58	2:29	OWN 48	5	52	Touchdown
3	5:48	2:10	OWN 17	3	9	Punt
3	2:21	1:32	OWN 20	3	-4	Punt
4	14:40	1:41	OWN 28	5	24	Punt
4	8:27	5:15	OWN 29	6	21	Punt

Game MVP: Dakota Walburn, New England Patriots

Rushing Statistics

Tampa Bay	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Dalton Phillips	14	79	5.64	14	3	1
Herb Augustyniak	7	60	8.57	51	1	0
Kerry McCarthy	1	12	12.00	12	1	0

New England	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Bobby Horenstein	7	37	5.29	15	1
Abraham Small	6	22	3.67	7	0
Dakota Walburn	3	11	3.67	7	0

Passing Statistics

Tampa Bay	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Ian Halbert	29	14	182	0/0	1	44	0	79.9
Kerry McCarthy	15	9	81	0/0	0	24	0	74.6

New England	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Dakota Walburn	42	32	451	0/0	6	39	0	149.9
Scottie Oliveira	5	2	24	0/0	0	16	0	55.4

Receiving Statistics

Tampa Bay	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Melvin Poston	5	7	50	10.00	2	18	0
RB Dalton Phillips	4	7	115	28.75	80	44	0
WR Cole Pham	3	9	18	6.00	7	9	0
WR Frankie Masso	3	3	31	10.33	17	24	0
WR Doug Keck	3	7	18	6.00	0	9	0
TE Francisco Dixon	2	3	28	14.00	17	24	1
RB Herb Augustyniak	2	3	2	1.00	0	3	0
TE Francisco Sluiter	1	1	1	1.00	0	1	0
TE Roger Hoosier	0	4	0	0.00	0	0	0

New England	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
TE Elijah Redman	11	15	210	19.09	45	37	2
WR Ethan Duncan	7	10	90	12.86	67	39	3
WR Amos Herrmann	7	9	107	15.29	45	28	0
WR Dana Ignasiak	3	5	20	6.67	0	12	1
RB Abraham Small	2	2	24	12.00	14	18	0
FB Pat Clemons	1	1	18	18.00	5	18	0
TE Kerry Smith	1	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
RB Bobby Horenstein	1	2	3	3.00	0	3	0
WR Evan Hoard	1	1	3	3.00	0	3	0
TE Derrick Hines	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Tampa Bay	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

New England	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Tampa Bay	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Melvin Poston	1	1	0	0
Francisco Sluiter	1	0	0	0

New England	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Marty Maple	0	1	1	0
Arnie Gillette	0	0	1	0

Punting Statistics

Tampa Bay	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Reggie Turnbull	9	432	48.0	39.4	64	3

New England	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Herb Beverly	6	302	50.3	42.7	58	2

Kicking Statistics

Tampa Bay	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Mercury Feliciano	1/1	1/1	0/0	46	2/2

New England	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
T.J. Rhyne	1/1	1/1	0/0	49	6/6

Punt Return Statistics

Tampa Bay	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Frankie Masso	3	26	8.7	0

New England	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Marty Maple	3	37	12.3	0

Kick Return Statistics

Tampa Bay	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Doug Keck	3	70	23.3	0
Derek Vertelney	1	21	21.0	0

New England	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Elias Eyrich	3	61	20.3	0

Defensive Statistics

Tampa Bay	Tack	Asst	RPlay	PPlay
S Braxton Talley	6	2	16	47
ILB Kai Mackowski	6	2	16	47
S Roderick Fletcher	4	1	14	28
ILB Tim Kangas	4	0	9	21
CB Zachary Lyon	3	4	16	47
DE Cooper Rice	3	1	16	47
CB Francisco Stargell	3	1	7	23
CB Kody Reilly	3	0	6	16
DT Phillip Kania	2	1	6	30
OLB Jumbo Clay	2	1	7	24
OLB Renaldo Swain	2	0	15	45
CB Steven Joseph	2	0	4	26
S Derek Vertelney	1	2	12	26
DE Tyler Dodd	1	1	16	47
ILB Charlie Harding	1	0	3	0

New England	Tack	Asst	RPlay	PPlay
S Cristian Gonzalez	6	3	21	39
OLB Warren Mitchell	6	0	14	25
OLB Carl Houston	5	2	17	23
S Arnie Gillette	4	0	9	27
CB Anthony Harmon	3	1	18	40
ILB Randall Bonk	3	0	12	24
DT Tre King	2	2	15	19
DE Burt Worrall	2	1	20	43
S Elias Eyrich	2	1	17	30
OLB Marcos Preston	2	0	9	18
DE Sammie Sherman	2	0	15	22
CB Marty Maple	1	1	20	43
DE Brenden Rosas	1	0	10	26
OLB Amari Rodriguez	1	0	12	22
CB Jason Burns	1	0	10	24
OLB Geoff Kulik	0	1	3	11
OLB Heath Cote	0	1	10	15

Pass Rush Statistics

Tampa Bay	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Cooper Rice	1	2	2	47
DT Norman Schlidt	1	1	0	17
OLB Leland Strange	0	2	0	24

New England	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Burt Worrall	1	1	2	43
DT Norm Morton	1	0	1	15
DE Brenden Rosas	0	2	5	26
DE Sammie Sherman	0	2	2	22
DT Tre King	0	1	1	19
DT Leo Kloosterman	0	1	0	6
ILB Randall Bonk	0	1	0	24

Pass Defense Statistics

Tampa Bay	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
S Braxton Talley	6	0	47
ILB Kai Mackowski	6	0	47
OLB Renaldo Swain	4	0	45
CB Kody Reilly	3	1	16
CB Francisco Stargell	3	0	23
CB Zachary Lyon	2	1	47
S Derek Vertelney	2	1	26
CB Steven Joseph	2	1	26
S Roderick Fletcher	2	0	28
DE Cooper Rice	1	0	47
ILB Tim Kangas	1	0	21
DT Phillip Kania	1	0	30
OLB Jumbo Clay	1	0	24

New England	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
S Arnie Gillette	4	1	27
S Cristian Gonzalez	4	0	39
OLB Warren Mitchell	3	0	25
OLB Carl Houston	3	0	23
S Elias Eyrich	2	3	30
CB Anthony Harmon	2	3	40
OLB Amari Rodriguez	2	0	22
ILB Randall Bonk	2	0	24
CB Marty Maple	1	1	43

Blocking Statistics

Tampa Bay	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	PPly
Kendall Cobb	4	5	22	44
Grady Horner	3	5	22	44
Kenneth Holliday	1	3	22	44
Levi Leinaweaver	1	3	22	44
Leroy Corns	0	5	21	34

New England	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	PPly
Martin Way	2	4	16	47
Cary Fleming	2	2	16	47
Brady Wheeler	0	3	16	47
Colton Wheeler	0	2	10	47
Josue Mueller	0	1	6	0
Jose Berkebile	0	1	16	47

Special Teams Tackles

Tampa Bay	Tackles	STPlays
Zachary Lyon	2	28
Doug Keck	2	19
Kai Mackowski	1	28
Griffin Valdes	1	14

New England	Tackles	STPlays
Derrick Hines	4	28
Geoff Kulik	1	28
Pat Clemons	1	28
Jeremiah Van Dam	1	22

Participation

Tampa Bay	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Zachary Lyon	---	---	16	47	28	91
Kai Mackowski	---	---	16	47	28	91
Francisco Dixon	22	40	---	---	28	90
Kenneth Holliday	22	44	---	---	14	80
Kendall Cobb	22	44	---	---	10	76
Levi Leinaweaver	22	44	---	---	10	76
Melvin Poston	22	40	---	---	12	74
Grady Horner	22	44	---	---	---	66
Leroy Corns	21	34	---	---	10	65
Braxton Talley	---	---	16	47	1	64
Cooper Rice	---	---	16	47	1	64
Tyler Dodd	---	---	16	47	1	64
Frankie Masso	19	36	---	---	6	61
Renaldo Swain	---	---	15	45	1	61
Roderick Fletcher	---	---	14	28	18	60
Derek Vertelney	---	---	12	26	19	57
Ian Halbert	16	29	---	---	---	45
Tim Kangas	---	---	9	21	15	45
Doug Keck	3	16	---	---	19	38
Phillip Kania	---	---	6	30	1	37
Dalton Phillips	15	22	---	---	---	37
Francisco Sluiter	2	4	---	---	28	34
Leland Strange	---	---	9	24	1	34
Jumbo Clay	---	---	7	24	---	31
Francisco Stargell	---	---	7	23	---	30
Steven Joseph	---	---	4	26	---	30
Cole Pham	11	18	---	---	---	29
Kody Reilly	---	---	6	16	7	29
Herb Augustyniak	7	21	---	---	---	28
Griffin Valdes	1	10	---	---	14	25
Kerry McCarthy	6	15	---	---	1	22
Roger Hoosier	8	13	---	---	---	21
Norman Schlidt	---	---	4	17	---	21
Ross Hall	0	10	---	---	---	10
Cris Kern	0	0	---	---	10	10
Douglas Buckley	1	0	---	---	8	9
Reggie Turnbull	0	0	---	---	9	9
Graham Pfingsten	0	0	---	---	8	8
Erick Lunsford	---	---	0	0	6	6
Mercury Feliciano	0	0	---	---	5	5
Charlie Harding	---	---	3	0	---	3
D.J. Hinchliffe	---	---	0	2	---	2
Jermaine Abrams	0	0	---	---	---	0
D.J. Grylicki	0	0	---	---	---	0
Dustin Brunton	---	---	0	0	---	0
Jerry McDonald	---	---	0	0	---	0

New England	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Marty Maple	---	---	20	43	10	73
Cary Fleming	16	47	---	---	7	70
Jose Berkebile	16	47	---	---	7	70
Burt Worrall	---	---	20	43	1	64
Amos Herrmann	16	47	---	---	---	63
Brady Wheeler	16	47	---	---	---	63
Martin Way	16	47	---	---	---	63
Abraham Small	9	34	---	---	19	62
Ethan Duncan	16	45	---	---	---	61
Cristian Gonzalez	---	---	21	39	---	60
Anthony Harmon	---	---	18	40	---	58
Elijah Redman	12	45	---	---	---	57
Colton Wheeler	10	47	---	---	---	57
Dakota Walburn	10	42	---	---	---	52
Elias Eyrich	---	---	17	30	5	52
Brenden Rosas	---	---	10	26	10	46
Jason Burns	---	---	10	24	9	43
Geoff Kulik	---	---	3	11	28	42
Marcos Preston	---	---	9	18	14	41
Warren Mitchell	---	---	14	25	1	40
Dana Ignasiak	4	24	---	---	12	40
Carl Houston	---	---	17	23	---	40
Jeremiah Van Dam	---	---	4	12	22	38
Derrick Hines	2	8	---	---	28	38
Arnie Gillette	---	---	9	27	1	37
Sammie Sherman	---	---	15	22	---	37
Randall Bonk	---	---	12	24	---	36
Amari Rodriguez	---	---	12	22	1	35
Pat Clemons	0	6	---	---	28	34
Tre King	---	---	15	19	---	34
Aidan Zimmerman	0	0	---	---	28	28
Bobby Horenstein	7	11	---	---	8	26
Heath Cote	---	---	10	15	---	25
Kendrick Capurro	---	---	0	0	21	21
Norm Morton	---	---	3	15	1	19
Leo Kloosterman	---	---	3	6	9	18
Kerry Smith	8	6	---	---	4	18
Evan Hoard	6	9	---	---	---	15
Rico Hoskins	0	0	---	---	15	15
Josue Mueller	6	0	---	---	7	13
Scottie Oliveira	6	5	---	---	---	11
T.J. Rhyne	0	0	---	---	9	9
Johnathan Meier	0	0	---	---	7	7
Herb Beverly	0	0	---	---	7	7
Tucker Allen	---	---	0	0	---	0
Cary Schneider	---	---	0	0	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	6	89	14.8
Middle	12	43	3.6
Right	4	19	4.8
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	1	4	4.0
Middle	9	50	5.6
Right	5	17	3.4
None	1	-1	-1.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Tampa Bay	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Ian Halbert	29	14	4	0	2	5	6	5	0
Kerry McCarthy	15	9	1	1	0	3	2	6	0

New England	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Dakota Walburn	42	32	7	0	1	4	4	2	0
Scottie Oliveira	5	2	0	1	0	0	1	0	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	7	4	54	7.7
Short (0-8 Yds)	19	11	110	5.8
Medium (9-18 Yds)	14	7	95	6.8
Long (19+ Yds)	4	1	4	1.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	8	7	59	7.4
Short (0-8 Yds)	15	12	163	10.9
Medium (9-18 Yds)	18	12	166	9.2
Long (19+ Yds)	6	3	87	14.5

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Tampa Bay	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Cole Pham	9	3	1	18	0	18
WR Melvin Poston	7	5	0	50	0	40
RB Dalton Phillips	7	4	0	115	3	22
WR Doug Keck	7	3	1	18	0	16
TE Roger Hoosier	4	0	0	0	0	13
TE Francisco Dixon	3	2	0	28	1	40
RB Herb Augustyniak	3	2	0	2	0	21
WR Frankie Masso	3	3	0	31	1	36
TE Francisco Sluiter	1	1	0	1	0	4

New England	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
TE Elijah Redman	15	11	0	210	4	45
WR Ethan Duncan	10	7	0	90	1	45
WR Amos Herrmann	9	7	0	107	2	47
WR Dana Ignasiak	5	3	1	20	0	24
RB Bobby Horenstein	2	1	0	3	0	11
RB Abraham Small	2	2	0	24	0	34
FB Pat Clemons	1	1	0	18	0	6
TE Kerry Smith	1	1	0	0	0	6
TE Derrick Hines	1	0	0	0	0	8
WR Evan Hoard	1	1	0	3	0	9

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Tampa Bay	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Dalton Phillips	3	29	9.67	5.64

New England	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Dakota Walburn	1	7	7.00	3.67

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Tampa Bay	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Kerry McCarthy	2	1	18	9.00	5.40
Ian Halbert	2	1	4	2.00	6.28

New England	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Dakota Walburn	7	6	38	5.43	10.74

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Tampa Bay	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Melvin Poston	1	1	18	18.00	7.14
TE Francisco Dixon	1	1	4	4.00	9.33
RB Dalton Phillips	1	0	0	0.00	16.43
WR Doug Keck	1	0	0	0.00	2.57

New England	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Ethan Duncan	3	2	7	2.33	9.00
TE Elijah Redman	2	2	22	11.00	14.00
WR Evan Hoard	1	1	3	3.00	3.00
WR Dana Ignasiak	1	1	6	6.00	4.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Tampa Bay	Rushes	Conversions
Dalton Phillips	2	2
Herb Augustyniak	1	0

New England	Rushes	Conversions
Bobby Horenstein	2	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Tampa Bay	Att	Comp	Conversions
Ian Halbert	7	3	0
Kerry McCarthy	5	3	1

New England	Att	Comp	Conversions
Dakota Walburn	6	2	2
Scottie Oliveira	1	1	0

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Tampa Bay	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Cole Pham	4	1	0
WR Melvin Poston	2	2	0
TE Francisco Dixon	2	1	1
WR Doug Keck	2	1	0
RB Herb Augustyniak	1	1	0
TE Roger Hoosier	1	0	0

New England	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Amos Herrmann	4	3	2
TE Elijah Redman	2	0	0
WR Ethan Duncan	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 99,900 (99,900 capacity)
Upper Deck 25,300 (25,300)
End Zone 18,200 (18,200)
Mezzanine 10,500 (10,500)
Sideline Seats 16,100 (16,100)
Club Seats 19,900 (19,900)
Luxury Boxes 9,900 (9,900)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	99,900 (99,900 capacity)
Upper Deck	25,300 (25,300)
End Zone	18,200 (18,200)
Mezzanine	10,500 (10,500)
Sideline Seats	16,100 (16,100)
Club Seats	19,900 (19,900)
Luxury Boxes	9,900 (9,900)