Buccaneers vs. New England Patriots 
LOSS - Tampa Bay Buccaneers 03 New England Patriots 23
Tom Brady threw for 225 yards and two touchdown passes, as New England soundly defeated Tampa Bay 23–3. Josh Freeman was sacked three times, and threw one interception, while Doug Martin was held to only 88 yards rushing.
GAMEDAY BRIEF
OFFICALS
- REFEREE: Jeff Triplette
- UMPIRE: Butch Hannah
- HEAD LINESMAN: Phil McKinnely
- LINE JUDGE: Jeff Bergman
- SIDE JUDGE: David Wyant
- FIELD JUDGE: Barry Anderson
- BACK JUDGE: Steve Freeman
- REPLAY OFFICIAL: Al Hynes
- VIDEO OPERATOR: not documented
SCORING
- BUCCANEERS: 01:47-1Q Lindell FG30
- PATRIOTS: 07:31-2Q Thompkins 16 pass from Brady (Gostowski kick)
- PATRIOTS: 00:47-2Q Thompkins 5 pass from Brady (Gostowski kick)
- PATRIOTS: 00:00-2Q Gostowski FG54
- PATRIOTS: 03:38-3Q Gostowski FG46
- PATRIOTS: 08:19-4Q Gostowski FG33
STARTERS OFFENSE
- WR: #83 V. Jackson
- LT: #70 D. Penn
- LG: #77 C. Nicks
- C: #76 J. Zuttah
- RG: #75 D. Joseph
- RT: #69 D. Dotson
- TE: #82 N. Byham
- WR: #19 M. Williams
- QB: #05 J. Freeman
- RB: #22 D. Martin
- FB: #41 E. Lorig
STARTERS DEFENSE
- LE: #91 D. Bowers
- DT: #93 G. McCoy
- DT: #95 G. Gibson
- RE: #94 A. Clayborn
- DB: #27 J. Banks
- MLB: #54 L. David
- DB: #43 A. Black
- LCB: #24 D. Revis
- RCB: #29 L. Johnson
- SS: #23 M. Barron
- FS: #38 D. Goldson
SUBSTITUTIONS
- 4 Lindell, 9 Koenen, 17 Page, 25 James, 30 Leonard, 33 Carr, 37 Tandy, 48 Economos, 50 Te'o-Nesheim, 52 Casillas, 56 Watson, 57 Hayward, 59 Foster, 62 Larsen, 71 Scott, 79 Meredith, 81 Wright, 85 Ogletree, 89 Shepard, 92 Gholston, 97 Spence
DID NOT PLAY
- 8 Glennon, 28 Melvin, 86 Noble
INACTIVE
- 6 Orlovsky, 21 Adams, 72 Carimi, 84 Crabtree, 88 Stocker, 90 Landri, 96 Means
INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS
RUSHING
- BUCCANEERS: Martin 20-88, James 1-5, Freeman 1-4.
- PATRIOTS: Blount 14-65, Bolden 3-51, Ridley 11-35, Brady 5-5.
PASSING
- BUCCANEERS: Freeman 41-19-236-1-0.
- PATRIOTS: Brady 36-25-225-1-2.
RECIEVING
- BUCCANEERS: Williams 5-65, Page 3-55, Jackson 3-34, Ogletree 2-35, Martin 2-20, Leonard 1-17, Wright 1-6, Byham 1-3, Lorig 1-1.
- PATRIOTS: Dobson 7-52, Edelman 7-44, Bolden 5-49, Thompkins 3-41, Hoomanawanui 2-31, Ridley 1-8.
INTERCEPTIONS
- BUCCANEERS: Barron 1-0.
- PATRIOTS: Talib 1-0.
KICK RETURNS
- BUCCANEERS: none.
- PATRIOTS: Blount 1-24.
PUNT RETURNS
- BUCCANEERS: Page 1-12.
- PATRIOTS: Edelman 2-29.
SACKS
- BUCCANEERS: Clayborn 1-8, Spence 1-6, Barron 0.5-4.5, David 0.5-4.5.
- PATRIOTS: Jones 1-4.5, Mayo 1-1, Kelly 0.5-3.5, Ninkovich 0.5-1.
