Buccaneers vs. Denver Broncos 
LOSS - Tampa Bay Buccaneers 23 Denver Broncos 31
Josh Freeman threw for 242 yards and 2 touchdowns. Freeman threw an interception to Von Miller in the third quarter, in which he ran it back for a touchdown. Freeman fumbled once in which Von Miller forced.
Connor Barth scored 3 field goals. Barth scored from 31, 50, and 55 yards. Doug Martin rushed for only 56 yards. Dallas Clark caught an 11-yard passing touchdown in the first quarter. Mike Williams caught a 5-yard passing touchdown in the fourth quarter. Rookie linebacker Lavonte David led the team once again in tackles and also intercepted Peyton Manning in the third quarter.
The Tampa Bay defense held Denver to 91 rushing yards.
GAMEDAY BRIEF
OFFICALS
- REFEREE: Terry McAulay
- UMPIRE: Scott Dawson
- HEAD LINSMAN: Greg Bradley
- LINE JUDGE: Mark Steinkerchner
- SIDE JUDGE: James Coleman
- FIELD JUDGE: Terry Brown
- BACK JUDGE: Lee Dyer
- REPLY OFFICIAL: Bob McGrath
- VIDEO OPERATOR: not documented
SCORING
- BRONCOS: 08:47-1Q Unrein 1 pass from Manning (Prater kick)
- BUCCANEERS: 04:41-1Q Barth FG31
- BUCCANEERS: 00:14-1Q Clark 11 pass from Freeman (Barth kick)
- BRONCOS: 09:21-3Q Thomas 8 pass from Manning (Prater kick)
- BRONCOS: 04:39-3Q Thomas 10 pass from Manning (Prater kick)
- BRONCOS: 03:56-3Q Miller 26 interception return (Prater kick)
- BUCCANEERS: 14:55-4Q Barth FG50
- BRONCOS: 07:36-4Q Prater FG31
- BUCCANEERS: 03:23-1Q Barth FG55
- BUCCANEERS: 02:33-4Q Williams 5 pass from Freeman (Barth kick)
STARTERS OFFENSE
- WR: #83 V. Jackson
- LT: #70 D. Penn
- LG: #76 J. Zuttah
- C: #62 T. Larsen
- RG: #79 J. Meredith
- RT: #69 D. Dotson
- TE: #88 L. Stocker
- WR: #19 M. Williams
- QB: #05 J. Freeman
- RB: #22 D. Martin
- FB: #41 E. Lorig
STARTERS DEFENSE
- LE: #71 M. Bennett
- DT: #93 G. McCoy
- DT: #90 R. Miller
- RE: #50 D. Te'o-Nesheim
- SLB: #57 A. Hayward
- MLB: #59 M. Foster
- WLB: #54 L. David
- LCB: #31 E. Biggers
- RCB: #29 L. Johnson
- SS: #24 M. Barron
- FSW: #20 R. Barber
SUBSTITUTIONS
- 9 Koenen, 10 Barth, 11 Underwood, 12 Parrish, 23 M.Lewis, 28 Ware, 30 L.Lewis, 36 Gorrer, 37 Tandy, 43 A Black, 44 Clark, 48 Economos, 51 Cutrera, 56 Watson, 73 Allen, 74 Wallace, 80 Owusu, 82 Byham, 91 Bowers, 95 Gibson, 96 Irvin, 98 Morgan
DID NOT PLAY
- 6 Orlovsky, 27 Blount
INACTIVE
- 34 Smith, 53 Goode, 68 Hardman, 84 Gilreath, 89 Douglas, 97 Masiflio
INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS
RUSHING
- BUCCANEERS: Martin 18-56, Ware 1-8, Freeman 2-7.
- BRONCOS: Moreno 20-69, Hillman 5-29, Ball 2-(-2), Manning 2-(-5).
PASSING
- BUCCANEERS: Freeman 39-18-242-1-2.
- BRONCOS: Manning 38-27-242-1-3.
RECIEVING
- BUCCANEERS: Williams 6-93, Jackson 3-55, Martin 3-42, Clark 3-21, Stocker 2-19, Underwood 1-12.
- BRONCOS: Tamme 9-89, Thomas 8-99, Moreno 4-14, Willis 3-22, Decker 2-17, Unrein 1-1.
INTERCEPTIONS
- BUCCANEERS: David 1-27.
- BRONCOS: Miller 1-26.
KICK RETURNS
- BUCCANEERS: none.
- BRONCOS: Holiday 1-26.
PUNT RETURNS
- BUCCANEERS: Parrish 1-15.
- BRONCOS: Holliday 4-95, Leonhard 0-0.
SACKS
- BUCCANEERS: none.
- BRONCOS: Miller 1-7.
