Exhibition Week 3, 2026

played in Houston, TX

95 degrees, fair, 10 mph wind

Tampa Bay Buccaneers	7	0	0	0	-	7
Houston Texans	7	0	7	17	-	31

Scoring Summary
1Q: 08:00 HOU - Eugene Caldwell 3 pass from Oliver Hutton (Tyrell Fleming extra point)
1Q: 03:44 TBY - Ian Halbert 2 run (Mercury Feliciano extra point)
3Q: 00:23 HOU - Deron Walker 17 pass from Myles Palmer (Tyrell Fleming extra point)
4Q: 13:05 HOU - Caden Moose 7 pass from Myles Palmer (Tyrell Fleming extra point)
4Q: 08:07 HOU - Tyrell Fleming 21 field goal
4Q: 05:14 HOU - Roman Gomez 2 fumble return (Tyrell Fleming extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 08:00 HOU - Eugene Caldwell 3 pass from Oliver Hutton (Tyrell Fleming extra point)
1Q: 03:44 TBY - Ian Halbert 2 run (Mercury Feliciano extra point)
3Q: 00:23 HOU - Deron Walker 17 pass from Myles Palmer (Tyrell Fleming extra point)
4Q: 13:05 HOU - Caden Moose 7 pass from Myles Palmer (Tyrell Fleming extra point)
4Q: 08:07 HOU - Tyrell Fleming 21 field goal
4Q: 05:14 HOU - Roman Gomez 2 fumble return (Tyrell Fleming extra point)

Team Statistics TBY HOU
Record 0-2 2-0
First Downs 11 20
- by Rushing 5 7
- by Passing 6 10
- by Penalty 0 3
Total Net Yards 245 304
- Offensive Plays 65 65
- Yards per Play 3.77 4.68
Net Rushing Yards 102 75
- Rushing Attempts 21 31
- Yards per Rush 4.86 2.42
Net Passing Yards 143 229
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 39 - 16 - 3 33 - 26 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 176 238
- Sacks/Yards Lost 5/33 1/9
- Yards per Pass Play 3.25 6.74
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 1/0
3rd Down Conversions 3/16 2/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 8.4 9.8
4th Down Conversions 0/3 0/0
Penalties/Yards 9/52 8/55
Punt Returns/Yards 5/35 2/15
Kick Returns/Yards 3/66 0/0
Interception Ret./Yards 1/5 3/47
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 3 5
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/0 4/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 30 OWN 36
Time of Possession 25:32 34:28

Team Statistics	TBY	HOU
Record	0-2	2-0
First Downs	11	20
- by Rushing	5	7
- by Passing	6	10
- by Penalty	0	3
Total Net Yards	245	304
- Offensive Plays	65	65
- Yards per Play	3.77	4.68
Net Rushing Yards	102	75
- Rushing Attempts	21	31
- Yards per Rush	4.86	2.42
Net Passing Yards	143	229
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	39 - 16 - 3	33 - 26 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	176	238
- Sacks/Yards Lost	5/33	1/9
- Yards per Pass Play	3.25	6.74
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	1/0
3rd Down Conversions	3/16	2/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	8.4	9.8
4th Down Conversions	0/3	0/0
Penalties/Yards	9/52	8/55
Punt Returns/Yards	5/35	2/15
Kick Returns/Yards	3/66	0/0
Interception Ret./Yards	1/5	3/47
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	3	5
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/0	4/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 30	OWN 36
Time of Possession	25:32	34:28

Drive Charts

Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	7:51	4:13	OWN 27	7	73	Touchdown
1	1:40	2:13	OWN 22	4	7	Punt
2	14:19	1:52	OPP 37	4	21	Interception
2	8:51	1:14	OWN 16	3	7	Punt
2	4:40	1:44	OWN 20	5	20	Punt
2	0:53	0:32	OPP 49	3	6	Missed FG
3	15:00	4:27	OWN 25	9	30	Punt
3	9:10	1:30	OWN 27	3	3	Punt
3	6:09	1:20	OWN 10	3	-5	Punt
3	3:03	1:23	OWN 14	3	6	Punt
3	0:15	0:52	OWN 25	3	8	Interception
4	12:57	1:45	OWN 30	3	-2	Interception
4	8:02	1:19	OWN 25	4	0	Downs
4	4:27	1:41	OWN 42	7	47	Downs
4	2:08	0:25	OPP 44	4	4	Downs

Houston Texans
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	7:09	OWN 25	15	75	Touchdown
1	3:38	1:58	OWN 25	3	8	Punt
2	14:27	0:08	OWN 31	1	0	Interception
2	12:27	3:36	OWN 5	6	33	Punt
2	7:37	2:57	OWN 43	4	15	Punt
2	2:56	2:03	OWN 7	5	6	Punt
2	0:21	0:21	50	3	3	Half
3	10:33	1:23	OWN 20	3	5	Punt
3	7:40	1:31	OWN 25	3	8	Punt
3	4:49	1:46	OWN 31	3	4	Punt
3	1:40	1:25	OPP 49	3	49	Touchdown
4	14:23	1:26	OPP 21	3	21	Touchdown
4	11:12	3:10	OPP 34	5	30	Field Goal
4	6:43	2:16	OPP 25	3	25	Touchdown
4	2:46	0:38	OWN 11	3	7	Punt
4	1:43	1:43	OWN 40	3	-5	Punt

Game MVP: Myles Palmer, Houston Texans

Rushing Statistics

Tampa Bay	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Drake Tesson	15	73	4.87	21	1	0
Ian Halbert	3	21	7.00	11	1	1
Jesse Kley	1	4	4.00	4	0	0
Ross Hall	1	6	6.00	6	0	0
Frankie Masso	1	-2	-2.00	-2	0	0

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Roman Gomez	15	40	2.67	17	1
Ivan Rodriguez	11	29	2.64	10	1
Myles Palmer	4	10	2.50	7	0
Oliver Hutton	1	-4	-4.00	-4	0

Passing Statistics

Tampa Bay	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Jesse Kley	24	9	86	4/27	0	40	2	13.5
Ian Halbert	15	7	90	1/6	0	26	1	38.2

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Myles Palmer	17	14	154	1/9	2	26	0	143.6
Oliver Hutton	16	12	84	0/0	1	23	1	81.2

Receiving Statistics

Tampa Bay	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
TE Perry Norris	4	9	22	5.50	2	10
WR Frankie Masso	4	12	87	21.75	49	40
RB Drake Tesson	2	10	10	5.00	0	6
TE Graham Pfingsten	1	1	7	7.00	4	7
WR Ross Hall	1	1	11	11.00	0	11
WR Cole Pham	1	1	7	7.00	0	7
WR Doug Keck	1	3	23	23.00	14	23
RB Axel Douglas	1	1	3	3.00	0	3
WR Caiden Meyer	1	1	6	6.00	0	6

Houston	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
TE Marty DeMulling	6	6	101	16.83	38	26	0
WR Deron Walker	6	6	49	8.17	14	17	1
WR Eugene Caldwell	6	7	45	7.50	33	23	1
WR Sawyer Simmons	4	9	19	4.75	0	9	0
FB Caden Moose	4	4	24	6.00	3	14	1
TE Dakota Holliday	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Tampa Bay	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S D.J. Hinchliffe	1	5	5.00	0

Houston	Ints	Yards	Avg
CB Andrew Fulcher	1	23	23.00
CB Vernon Soprano	1	0	0.00
OLB Phil Milliken	1	24	24.00

Fumble Statistics

Tampa Bay	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Eli Page	0	0	1	0

Houston	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Myles Palmer	1	0	0	0
Roman Gomez	0	1	0	1

Punting Statistics

Tampa Bay	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Reggie Turnbull	7	317	45.3	40.3	53	1

Houston	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Raymond Battle	9	414	46.0	39.9	58	4

Kicking Statistics

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

Houston	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Tyrell Fleming	1/1	0/0	0/0	21	4/4

Punt Return Statistics

Tampa Bay	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Doug Keck	5	35	7.0	0

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Brad Kirk	2	15	7.5	0

Kick Return Statistics

Tampa Bay	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Doug Keck	3	66	22.0	0

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Defensive Statistics

Tampa Bay	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Kai Mackowski	10	4	0.0	30	29
S Eli Page	10	2	0.0	26	23
DE Cooper Rice	6	1	1.0	30	34
OLB Leland Strange	4	2	0.0	17	17
S Alan Hoover	3	3	0.0	25	28
DT Tyler Dodd	3	1	0.0	29	32
OLB Renaldo Swain	3	1	0.0	14	18
ILB Tim Kangas	2	3	0.0	14	16
CB Zachary Lyon	2	1	0.0	30	34
S Roderick Fletcher	2	1	0.0	23	25
ILB Marquis Booker	2	0	0.0	10	9
DT Henry Neely	2	0	0.0	2	2
CB Earnest Cossaboom	2	0	0.0	12	12
OLB Josiah Graham	1	1	0.0	10	11
CB Steven Joseph	1	1	0.0	2	5
S D.J. Hinchliffe	1	1	0.0	5	10
RB Drake Tesson	1	0	---	---	---
WR Frankie Masso	1	0	---	---	---
WR Doug Keck	1	0	---	---	---
DE Jeremiah Freeman	0	1	0.0	20	22
CB Francisco Stargell	0	1	0.0	14	17
DE Grant Lee	0	1	0.0	12	13

Houston	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
CB Vernon Soprano	6	0	0.0	21	44
DT Lincoln Pepper	5	0	1.5	19	43
CB Riddick Brandon	5	0	0.0	20	43
DE Jonah Duffy	5	0	0.0	21	44
OLB Phil Milliken	4	3	0.0	15	28
CB Andrew Fulcher	4	1	0.0	17	34
S Lewis McKinley	3	0	0.0	9	14
DE Andy Stillman	2	1	2.0	18	41
DE Johnny Coady	2	2	1.5	20	41
ILB Nick Reid	2	1	0.0	20	41
DT Monty Cannida	1	1	0.0	5	6
WR Sawyer Simmons	1	0	---	---	---
CB Larry Knight	1	0	0.0	12	34
CB Reginald Lester	1	0	0.0	4	12
ILB Lester Fulcher	0	2	0.0	17	35
CB Lamar McKenzie	0	1	0.0	0	3

Pass Rush Statistics

Tampa Bay	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Cooper Rice	1.0	0	2	2	34
OLB Jumbo Clay	0.0	0	0	1	17

Houston	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Andy Stillman	2.0	0	1	0	41
DE Johnny Coady	1.5	2	2	1	41
DT Lincoln Pepper	1.5	1	2	2	43
DE Jonah Duffy	0.0	0	2	2	44

Pass Defense Statistics

Tampa Bay	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
ILB Kai Mackowski	4	0	0	29
S Alan Hoover	3	0	0	28
ILB Tim Kangas	3	0	0	16
S Roderick Fletcher	3	0	0	25
DE Cooper Rice	2	0	0	34
OLB Leland Strange	2	0	0	17
OLB Renaldo Swain	2	0	0	18
CB Earnest Cossaboom	2	0	0	12
S Eli Page	1	1	0	23
CB Steven Joseph	1	1	0	5
CB Zachary Lyon	1	0	0	34
ILB Marquis Booker	1	0	0	9
DT Henry Neely	1	0	0	2
OLB Jumbo Clay	0	1	0	17
S D.J. Hinchliffe	0	0	1	10

Houston	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Vernon Soprano	6	0	1	44
CB Andrew Fulcher	3	1	1	34
CB Riddick Brandon	3	1	0	43
ILB Nick Reid	1	1	0	41
OLB Phil Milliken	1	0	1	28
DE Johnny Coady	1	0	0	41
S Lewis McKinley	1	0	0	14
ILB Lester Fulcher	0	1	0	35
OLB Teddy Whalen	0	1	0	6

Blocking Statistics

Tampa Bay	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Kenneth Holliday	2	5	1	21	0	44
Ralph Prescott	2	2	0	10	0	16
Kendall Cobb	1	6	0	21	1	44
Cesar Johnston	1	3	0	11	0	28
Grady Horner	0	1	0	11	1	28
Leroy Corns	0	1	0	10	0	16
Levi Leinaweaver	0	0	0	11	2	28
Jermaine Abrams	0	0	0	10	1	16

Houston	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Drew Stansberry	2	10	31	0	34
Eugene Ramsey	2	4	31	0	34
Antonio Wiggins	2	4	17	0	19
Caden Jones	1	5	31	0	34
Darrin Larose	1	4	17	0	19
Caden Moose	0	2	10	0	14
Dakota Holliday	0	1	7	0	6
Earl Elkon	0	0	14	1	15

Special Teams Tackles

Tampa Bay	Tackles	STPlays
Kenneth Holliday	1	10
Kendall Cobb	1	8

Houston	Tackles	STPlays
Eugene Ramsey	3	15
Lincoln Pepper	2	22
Caden Moose	1	16
Drew Stansberry	1	10
Riddick Brandon	1	3

Participation

Tampa Bay	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Zachary Lyon	---	---	30	34	25	89
Perry Norris	20	41	---	---	25	86
Kenneth Holliday	21	44	---	---	10	75
Kendall Cobb	21	44	---	---	8	73
Alan Hoover	---	---	25	28	18	71
Drake Tesson	20	40	---	---	9	69
Cooper Rice	---	---	30	34	1	65
Frankie Masso	21	42	---	---	---	63
Tyler Dodd	---	---	29	32	1	62
Kai Mackowski	---	---	30	29	1	60
Doug Keck	13	29	---	---	18	60
Jeremiah Freeman	---	---	20	22	10	52
Eli Page	---	---	26	23	1	50
Roderick Fletcher	---	---	23	25	1	49
Josiah Graham	---	---	10	11	25	46
Cesar Johnston	11	28	---	---	7	46
Jesse Kley	11	28	---	---	1	40
Grady Horner	11	28	---	---	---	39
Levi Leinaweaver	11	28	---	---	---	39
Leland Strange	---	---	17	17	1	35
Axel Douglas	4	6	---	---	25	35
Earnest Cossaboom	---	---	12	12	11	35
Marquis Booker	---	---	10	9	15	34
Graham Pfingsten	8	20	---	---	6	34
Ralph Prescott	10	16	---	---	8	34
Leroy Corns	10	16	---	---	8	34
Jumbo Clay	---	---	15	17	---	32
Renaldo Swain	---	---	14	18	---	32
Tim Kangas	---	---	14	16	1	31
Francisco Stargell	---	---	14	17	---	31
Caiden Meyer	4	6	---	---	17	27
Ian Halbert	10	16	---	---	---	26
Cole Pham	9	17	---	---	---	26
Jermaine Abrams	10	16	---	---	---	26
Grant Lee	---	---	12	13	---	25
D.J. Hinchliffe	---	---	5	10	---	15
Dalton Phillips	2	6	---	---	6	14
Henry Neely	---	---	2	2	9	13
Ross Hall	4	6	---	---	---	10
Cris Kern	0	0	---	---	8	8
Reggie Turnbull	0	0	---	---	7	7
Roger Hoosier	0	7	---	---	---	7
Steven Joseph	---	---	2	5	---	7
Mercury Feliciano	0	0	---	---	3	3
Norman Schlidt	---	---	1	0	---	1
Charlie Harding	---	---	0	0	---	0

Houston	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Lincoln Pepper	---	---	19	43	22	84
Eugene Ramsey	31	34	---	---	15	80
Caden Jones	31	34	---	---	10	75
Drew Stansberry	31	34	---	---	10	75
Deron Walker	24	29	---	---	16	69
Vernon Soprano	---	---	21	44	3	68
Andy Stillman	---	---	18	41	8	67
Riddick Brandon	---	---	20	43	3	66
Jonah Duffy	---	---	21	44	1	66
Marty DeMulling	30	34	---	---	1	65
Nick Reid	---	---	20	41	1	62
Johnny Coady	---	---	20	41	1	62
Eugene Caldwell	29	32	---	---	1	62
Lester Fulcher	---	---	17	35	9	61
Roman Gomez	19	23	---	---	18	60
Larry Knight	---	---	12	34	13	59
Andrew Fulcher	---	---	17	34	1	52
Antonio Wiggins	17	19	---	---	10	46
Darrin Larose	17	19	---	---	10	46
Phil Milliken	---	---	15	28	2	45
Sawyer Simmons	22	20	---	---	1	43
Caden Moose	10	14	---	---	16	40
Lewis McKinley	---	---	9	14	16	39
Oliver Hutton	17	16	---	---	---	33
Myles Palmer	14	18	---	---	---	32
Teddy Whalen	---	---	3	6	23	32
Shaun Richardson	14	15	---	---	---	29
Earl Elkon	14	15	---	---	---	29
Richie Chesher	2	0	---	---	24	26
Ivan Rodriguez	12	11	---	---	---	23
Deion Garrod	---	---	8	13	1	22
Reginald Lester	---	---	4	12	---	16
Brad Kirk	0	0	---	---	14	14
Dakota Holliday	7	6	---	---	---	13
Monty Cannida	---	---	5	6	1	12
Raymond Battle	0	0	---	---	10	10
Hardy Buhner	0	0	---	---	10	10
Lamar McKenzie	---	---	0	3	7	10
Tyrell Fleming	0	0	---	---	7	7
Glen Patterson	---	---	2	2	---	4
Tom Howe	0	1	---	---	1	2
Jorge Finley	0	0	---	---	---	0
Erick Gomez	---	---	0	0	---	0
Kendrick Hughes	0	0	---	---	---	0
Dexter O'Neal	---	---	0	0	---	0
Santiago McCormick	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	3	25	8.3
Middle	15	60	4.0
Right	3	17	5.7
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	11	31	2.8
Middle	14	21	1.5
Right	5	25	5.0
None	1	-2	-2.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Tampa Bay	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Jesse Kley	24	9	1	2	0	4	4	3	2
Ian Halbert	15	7	2	1	2	1	3	2	1

Houston	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Myles Palmer	17	14	2	1	0	1	1	2	0
Oliver Hutton	16	12	1	0	0	2	1	1	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	5	0	0	0.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	24	14	129	5.4
Medium (9-18 Yds)	8	2	47	5.9
Long (19+ Yds)	2	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	5	5	40	8.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	15	14	121	8.1
Medium (9-18 Yds)	10	6	58	5.8
Long (19+ Yds)	3	1	19	6.3

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Tampa Bay	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Frankie Masso	12	4	0	87	2	42
RB Drake Tesson	10	2	1	10	0	40
TE Perry Norris	9	4	1	22	0	41
WR Doug Keck	3	1	0	23	1	29
TE Graham Pfingsten	1	1	0	7	0	20
WR Ross Hall	1	1	0	11	0	6
WR Cole Pham	1	1	0	7	0	17
RB Axel Douglas	1	1	0	3	0	6
WR Caiden Meyer	1	1	0	6	0	6

Houston	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Sawyer Simmons	9	4	19	0	20
WR Eugene Caldwell	7	6	45	1	32
TE Marty DeMulling	6	6	101	2	34
WR Deron Walker	6	6	49	0	29
FB Caden Moose	4	4	24	0	14
TE Dakota Holliday	1	0	0	0	6

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Tampa Bay	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Ian Halbert	2	10	5.00	7.00

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Ivan Rodriguez	5	6	1.20	2.64
Roman Gomez	1	2	2.00	2.67
Myles Palmer	1	7	7.00	2.50

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Tampa Bay	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Jesse Kley	4	1	7	1.75	3.58
Ian Halbert	2	0	0	0.00	6.00

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Myles Palmer	3	3	35	11.67	9.06
Oliver Hutton	1	1	3	3.00	5.25

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Tampa Bay	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
RB Drake Tesson	3	0	0	0.00	1.00
WR Frankie Masso	2	0	0	0.00	7.25
WR Cole Pham	1	1	7	7.00	7.00

Houston	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Deron Walker	2	2	28	14.00	8.17
FB Caden Moose	1	1	7	7.00	6.00
WR Eugene Caldwell	1	1	3	3.00	6.43

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Tampa Bay	Rushes	Conversions
Drake Tesson	5	1

Houston	Rushes	Conversions
Roman Gomez	2	0
Myles Palmer	2	0
Ivan Rodriguez	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Tampa Bay	Att	Comp	Conversions
Jesse Kley	9	3	2
Ian Halbert	1	0	0

Houston	Att	Comp	Conversions
Oliver Hutton	4	4	1
Myles Palmer	4	3	0

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Tampa Bay	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Frankie Masso	5	1	1
TE Perry Norris	4	2	1
WR Doug Keck	1	0	0

Houston	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Deron Walker	2	2	0
FB Caden Moose	2	2	0
WR Eugene Caldwell	2	1	0
TE Marty DeMulling	1	1	1
WR Sawyer Simmons	1	1	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 46,600 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 13,600 (21,400)
End Zone 10,100 (15,400)
Mezzanine 5,900 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 9,100 (13,600)
Club Seats 5,100 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 2,800 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	46,600 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	13,600 (21,400)
End Zone	10,100 (15,400)
Mezzanine	5,900 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	9,100 (13,600)
Club Seats	5,100 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	2,800 (3,300)