LOSS - Tampa Bay Buccaneers 17 New York Jets 18
Buccaneers took the lead 17–15 with a Rian Lindell field goal with 34 seconds remaining. However, on the ensuing Jets drive, rookie quarterback Geno Smith scrambled for a 10-yard run to the right sideline. A personal foul penalty was called on Lavonte David of the Buccaneers for a late hit out-of-bounds, which advanced the Jets to the Buccaneers 30 yard line.
With 2 seconds left in regulation, Nick Folk kicked a 48-yard field goal, and the Jets won the game 18–17.
GAMEDAY BRIEF
OFFICALS
- REFEREE: Ed Hochuli
- UMPIRE: Richard Hall
- HEAD LINESMAN: Mark Hittner
- LINE JUDGE: John Hussey
- SIDE JUDGE: Keith Washington
- FIELD JUDGE: Craig Wrolstad
- BACK JUDGE: Don Carey
- REPLAY OFFICIAL: Tom Sifferman
- VIDEO OPERATOR: not documented
SCORING
- JETS: 08:35-1Q Safety - Freeman batted ball out of endzone
- BUCCANEERS: 01:07-1Q Williams 17 TD pass from Freeman (Lindell kick)
- JETS: 11:01-2Q Folk FG43
- BUCCANEERS: 06:46-2Q Martin 5 run (Lindell kick)
- JETS: 00:34-2Q Winslow 7 TD pass from Smith (Folk kick)
- JETS: 05:15-4Q Folk FG30
- BUCCANEERS: 00:34-4Q Lindell FG37
- JETS: 00:02-4Q Folk FG48
STARTERS OFFENSE
- WR: #83 V. Jackson
- LT: #70 D. Penn
- LG: #72 G. Carimi
- C: #76 J. Zuttah
- RG: #75 D. Joseph
- RT: #69 D. Dotson
- TE: #88 L. Stocker
- WR: #19 M. Williams
- QB: #05 J. Freeman
- RB: #22 D. Martin
- FB: #82 N. Byham
STARTERS DEFENSE
- LE: #50 D. Te'o-Nesheim
- DT: #93 G. McCoy
- DT: #97 A. Spence
- RE: #94 A. Clayborn
- CB: #27 J. Banks
- MLB: #59 M. Foster
- WLB: #54 L. David
- LCB: #24 D. Revis
- RCB: #29 L. Johnson
- SS: #23 M. Barron
- FS: #38 D. Goldson
SUBSTITUTIONS
- 4 Lindell, 9 Koenen, 17 Page, 21 Adams, 25 James, 30 Leonard, 37 Tandy, 43 A Black, 48 Economos, 52 Casillas, 56 Watson, 57 Hayward, 62 Larsen, 71 Scott, 79 Meredith, 81 Wright, 85 Ogletree, 89 Shepard, 90 Landri, 91 Bowers, 95 Gibson, 96 Means
DID NOT PLAY
- 8 Glennon, 44 Hillis
INACTIVE
- 6 Orlovsky, 28 Melvin, 41 Lorig, 77 Nicks, 84 Crabtree, 92 Gholston, 98 Jones
INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS
RUSHING
- BUCCANEERS: Martin 24-65, Freeman 1-0.
- JETS: Smith 6-47, Powell 12-29, Ivory 10-15, Kerley 1-(-1).
PASSING
- BUCCANEERS: Freeman 31-15-210-1-1.
- JETS: Smith 38-24-256-1-1, Kerley 1-0-0-0-0.
RECIEVING
- BUCCANEERS: Jackson 7-154, Williams 4-52, Martin 2-(-1), Leonard 1-4, Byham 1-1.
- JETS: Winslow 7-79, Hill 6-39, Kerley 4-35, Bohanan 1-21, Gates 1-17, Holmes 1-13, Reuland 1-7.
INTERCEPTIONS
- BUCCANEERS: David 1-7.
- JETS: Landry 1-38.
KICK RETURNS
- BUCCANEERS: Martin 1-40, Page 1-27, Ogletree 1-25, Leonard 0-0.
- JETS: Kerley 1-19.
PUNT RETURNS
- BUCCANEERS: Page 2-35, Black 1-0.
- JETS: Kerley 1-9, Wilson 0-0.
SACKS
- BUCCANEERS: Foster 2-24, Watson 1-11, Te'o-Nesheim 1-6, David 1-1.
- JETS: Barnes 1-10, Wilkerson 1-5, Richardson 0.5-5, Pace 0.5-5.