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October 04, 1998 51° Foxboro Stadium
Attendance: 55,395 (74%)
Tampa Bay Buccaneers 13 3 0 7 - 23
New England Patriots 3 0 17 7 - 27
Scoring Summary
(Qtr 1) Tampa Bay Buccaneers: 2-10-TB. 25 (14:59) 6-Alfonso Vargas pass complete to 32-Justin Byrd for 75 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 3-Edmund Ray. NE. 0 TB. 7
(Qtr 1) Tampa Bay Buccaneers: 4-5-NE. 27 (12:15) 3-Edmund Ray 45 yard field goal is GOOD. NE. 0 TB. 10
(Qtr 1) Tampa Bay Buccaneers: 4-3-NE. 35 (5:51) 3-Edmund Ray 52 yard field goal is GOOD. NE. 0 TB. 13
(Qtr 1) New England Patriots: 4-2-TB. 37 (0:56) 6-Julio Sitz 56 yard field goal is GOOD. TB. 45-Ralph Cassidy was injured on the play. He looks like he should be able to return. NE. 3 TB. 13
(Qtr 2) Tampa Bay Buccaneers: 2-2-NE. 21 (0:02) 3-Edmund Ray 38 yard field goal is GOOD. NE. 3 TB. 16
(Qtr 3) New England Patriots: 1-10-NE. 21 (14:55) 1-Wendell Smith pass complete to 16-Travis Nakano for 79 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 6-Julio Sitz. NE. 10 TB. 16
(Qtr 3) New England Patriots: 3-3-NE. 27 (10:25) 30-Ronald Manning ran for 73 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 6-Julio Sitz. NE. 17 TB. 16
(Qtr 3) New England Patriots: 4-5-TB. 32 (1:00) 6-Julio Sitz 50 yard field goal is GOOD. NE. 20 TB. 16
(Qtr 4) Tampa Bay Buccaneers: 4-8-NE. 8 (4:38) 6-Alfonso Vargas pass complete to 34-James Cole for 8 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 3-Edmund Ray. NE. 20 TB. 23
(Qtr 4) New England Patriots: 3-9-NE. 29 (3:11) 1-Wendell Smith pass complete to 3-Jimmy Espinoza for 71 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 6-Julio Sitz. NE. 27 TB. 23
Team Statistics
New England Patriots Tampa Bay Buccaneers
First Downs 11 16
- Rushing 3 2
- Passing 8 12
- Penalty 0 2
Total Net Yards 439 353
- Offensive Plays 56 60
- Yards Per Play 7.84 5.88
Net Rushing Yards 130 26
- Rushing Attempts 34 12
- Yards Per Rush 3.82 2.17
Net Passing Yards 309 327
- Att/Comp/Int 19 / 17 / 0 48 / 35 / 1
- Gross Passing Yards 333 327
- Sacks/Yards Lost 3 / 24 0 / 0
- Yards Per Pass Play 14.05 6.81
- Yards Per Completion 19.59 9.34
Fumbles/Lost 1 / 1 1 / 0
3rd Down Conversions 5 / 13 0 / 10
- Avg YTG on 3rd Down 9.3 7.5
4th Down Conversions 0 / 0 2 / 2
Penalties/Yards 3 / 19 2 / 10
Punt Returns/Yards 1 / 12 0 / 0
Kick Returns/Yards 4 / 121 0 / 0
Int Returns/Yards 1 / 0 0 / 0
2pt Conversions 0 / 0 0 / 0
Red Zone Visits 1 1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 0 / 0 1 / 0
Avg Drive Start OWN 28 OWN 27
Time of Possession 33:50 26:11
Drive Charts
New England Patriots
Qtr Start Poss From Plays Yards Result
1 14:47 0:49 OWN 35 2 3 Fumble
1 12:11 3:45 OWN 30 7 32 Missed FG
1 5:46 4:55 OWN 25 7 38 Field Goal
2 14:53 3:32 OWN 19 5 19 Punt
2 9:06 4:01 OWN 37 6 -3 Punt
2 4:06 2:02 OWN 27 3 9 Punt
3 15:00 0:18 OWN 21 1 79 Touchdown
3 11:44 1:33 OWN 20 3 80 Touchdown
3 7:29 6:33 OWN 16 10 52 Field Goal
4 14:12 3:55 OWN 31 6 50 Missed FG
4 4:33 1:33 OWN 27 3 73 Touchdown
4 1:53 0:54 OWN 46 3 6 Punt
Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Qtr Start Poss From Plays Yards Result
1 15:00 0:13 OWN 25 2 75 Touchdown
1 13:58 1:46 OPP 32 3 5 Field Goal
1 8:27 2:40 OWN 44 5 21 Field Goal
1 0:52 0:59 OWN 25 3 8 Punt
2 11:21 2:15 OWN 12 3 6 Punt
2 5:05 1:00 OWN 19 3 7 Punt
2 2:03 2:03 OWN 17 7 62 Field Goal
3 14:43 2:59 OWN 25 6 33 Punt
3 10:11 2:42 OWN 25 5 15 Punt
3 0:56 1:44 OWN 25 3 3 Punt
4 10:18 5:44 OWN 26 12 74 Touchdown
4 3:01 1:07 OWN 25 4 27 Interception
4 0:59 0:59 OWN 20 4 20 Game
Player Stats
Rushing Stats
New England Patriots
Name Att Yds Avg Lng 10+ TDs
#21 Robert Nieto 26 65 2.50 13 2 0
#30 Ronald Manning 8 65 8.13 73 1 1
Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Name Att Yds Avg Lng 10+ TDs
#38 Corey Morris 5 21 4.20 12 1 0
#33 James Cole 7 5 0.71 12 1 0
Passing Stats
New England Patriots
Name Att Comp Yds Sk/Yd TDs Lng Int Rate
#4 Wendell Smith 19 17 333 3 / 24 2 79 0 153.84
Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Name Att Comp Yds Sk/Yd TDs Lng Int Rate
#6 Alfonso Vargas 48 35 327 0 / 0 2 75 1 96.44
Receiving Stats
New England Patriots
Name Rec Yds Avg Lng TDs
#3 Jimmy Espinoza 7 122 17.43 71 1
#80 Aaron Rodriguez 5 93 18.60 45 0
#16 Travis Nakano 1 79 79.00 79 1
#89 Michael Lopez 2 25 12.50 18 0
#21 Robert Nieto 1 11 11.00 11 0
#2 Mark Hodgin 1 3 3.00 3 0
Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Name Rec Yds Avg Lng TDs
#13 Justin Byrd 8 113 14.13 75 1
#10 Stanley Chapman 5 42 8.40 15 0
#18 Jack Chase 4 42 10.50 14 0
#33 James Cole 6 41 6.83 19 1
#48 Joseph Harrison 6 36 6.00 10 0
#38 Corey Morris 3 23 7.67 14 0
#36 Michael Bays 1 15 15.00 15 0
#45 Christopher Herron 1 8 8.00 8 0
#85 Nicholas Chamberlain 1 7 7.00 7 0
Blocking Stats
New England Patriots
Name PassBlk RunBlk SkAlld TklAlld
#62 Tony Ore 33 37 1 3
#93 Charles Howard 0 4 0 1
#95 Bobby Casas 0 4 0 1
#48 Chris Reed 0 4 0 0
#28 Charles Alsup 0 3 0 0
#50 Turd Ferguson 0 5 0 0
#16 Travis Nakano 0 7 0 0
#34 Christopher Aikens 4 6 0 0
#52 James Bonilla 0 5 0 0
#53 Angelo Payton 0 4 0 0
#43 William Black 0 4 0 0
#66 Rodney Jordan 29 38 0 0
#76 Ronald Kramer 33 39 0 1
#69 Edward James 29 37 0 1
#72 Garrett Jamieson 24 44 0 3
#30 Ronald Manning 4 2 0 0
#2 Mark Hodgin 20 31 0 4
#58 Brian Bakker 0 3 0 0
#89 Michael Lopez 10 30 0 1
#86 Floyd Woods 11 23 0 1
#24 Markus Fernandez 1 11 0 1
#3 Jimmy Espinoza 0 9 0 1
#21 Robert Nieto 10 3 0 0
#75 Truman Johnson 13 1 0 0
#73 Dominic Miller 12 3 0 0
#80 Aaron Rodriguez 0 7 0 2
#10 Oliver Modzelewski 1 0 0 0
#99 George Epps 0 2 0 0
#70 Mario Teel 0 1 0 0
#73 Derrick Beam 0 1 0 0
#53 Richard Richards 0 1 0 1
Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Name PassBlk RunBlk SkAlld TklAlld
#38 Corey Morris 23 4 0 0
#75 Juan Hedge 58 22 0 0
#52 George Marr 53 20 0 1
#68 Thomas Avila 59 27 0 1
#65 Robert Kelley 48 19 0 5
#72 Omar Whaley 59 23 0 1
#45 Christopher Herron 9 2 0 0
#33 James Cole 10 13 0 0
#63 Michael Blue 11 0 0 0
#70 Dennis Ngo 5 0 0 0
#77 Robert Pylant 11 0 0 0
#48 Joseph Harrison 11 9 0 0
#90 Wayne Pettigrew 0 1 0 0
#21 Willie Watt 0 1 0 0
#58 Ian Knudsen 0 1 0 0
#95 William Ingram 0 1 0 0
#18 Jack Chase 0 10 0 0
#13 Justin Byrd 0 13 0 0
#10 Stanley Chapman 0 12 0 0
#38 William Galloway 2 0 0 0
#55 Jose Coleman 0 1 0 0
#21 Mark Kenny 1 0 0 0
#85 Nicholas Chamberlain 0 4 0 0
#12 Michael Holford 0 1 0 0
#71 Casey King 4 2 0 0
Interception Stats
New England Patriots
Name Int Yds Avg TDs
#25 Dennis Davis 1 0 0.00 0
Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Name Int Yds Avg TDs
Fumble Stats
New England Patriots
Name Fumb Recov Force TDs
#4 Wendell Smith 1 0 0 0
#99 George Epps 0 0 1 0
Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Name Fumb Recov Force TDs
#36 Michael Bays 1 0 0 0
#48 David Wise 0 1 1 0
Punting
New England Patriots
Name Punts Yds Avg Net Lng In20
#5 Teddy Mazza 4 193 48.25 42.75 50 3
Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Name Punts Yds Avg Net Lng In20
#1 Louis Williams 6 282 47.00 41.17 54 2
Kicking
New England Patriots
Name FG 40+ 50+ Lng XP
#6 Julio Sitz 2 / 4 2 / 3 2 / 3 56 3 / 3
Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Name FG 40+ 50+ Lng XP
#2 Edmund Ray 3 / 3 2 / 2 1 / 1 52 2 / 2
Punt Return
New England Patriots
Name Ret Yds Avg Lng TDs
#25 Dennis Davis 1 12 12.0 12 0
Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Name Ret Yds Avg Lng TDs
Kick Return
New England Patriots
Name Ret Yds Avg TDs
#21 Robert Nieto 4 121 30.3 0
Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Name Ret Yds Avg TDs
Defensive Stats
New England Patriots
Name Tackles Sacks
#28 Charles Alsup 7 0
#25 Dennis Davis 7 0
#53 Richard Richards 5 0
#22 Jeffrey Hale 4 0
#53 Angelo Payton 4 0
#58 Brian Bakker 4 0
#43 William Black 3 0
#99 George Epps 3 0
#73 Derrick Beam 2 0
#4 Wendell Smith 1 0
#26 Delbert Carr 1 0
#92 Gary Hall 1 0
#52 James Bonilla 1 0
Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Name Tackles Sacks
#48 David Wise 10 1
#27 Eugene Sthilaire 7 0
#23 Jack Domingo 5 0
#28 Patrick McCaslin 5 0
#55 Jose Coleman 4 0
#23 Robert Leatherman 3 0
#38 William Galloway 3 0
#21 Mark Kenny 3 0
#2 Edmund Ray 2 0
#54 Ralph Cassidy 2 1
#29 Ronald Johnson 2 0
#90 Wayne Pettigrew 2 0
#26 Kevin Jarosz 2 0
#46 William Clarke 2 0
#21 Jorge Fritz 1 0
#58 Ian Knudsen 1 1
#21 Willie Watt 1 0
#13 Justin Byrd 1 0