Week 12, 2015

played in Houston, TX

65 degrees, fair, calm

Tampa Bay Buccaneers	3	10	7	7	-	27
Houston Texans	3	7	7	7	-	24

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:14 HOU - Todd Sievers 38 field goal
1Q: 04:24 TBY - Jeff Chandler 33 field goal
2Q: 14:22 HOU - Al Garrison 11 pass from Heath Brodie (Todd Sievers extra point)
2Q: 09:07 TBY - Wes Brandon 14 pass from Rex Grossman (Jeff Chandler extra point)
2Q: 00:50 TBY - Jeff Chandler 27 field goal
3Q: 12:04 HOU - Heath Brodie 7 run (Todd Sievers extra point)
3Q: 05:34 TBY - Wes Brandon 17 pass from Rex Grossman (Jeff Chandler extra point)
4Q: 12:20 TBY - Austin Punzel 1 run (Jeff Chandler extra point)
4Q: 07:30 HOU - Gerald Roberts 4 run (Todd Sievers extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:14 HOU - Todd Sievers 38 field goal
1Q: 04:24 TBY - Jeff Chandler 33 field goal
2Q: 14:22 HOU - Al Garrison 11 pass from Heath Brodie (Todd Sievers extra point)
2Q: 09:07 TBY - Wes Brandon 14 pass from Rex Grossman (Jeff Chandler extra point)
2Q: 00:50 TBY - Jeff Chandler 27 field goal
3Q: 12:04 HOU - Heath Brodie 7 run (Todd Sievers extra point)
3Q: 05:34 TBY - Wes Brandon 17 pass from Rex Grossman (Jeff Chandler extra point)
4Q: 12:20 TBY - Austin Punzel 1 run (Jeff Chandler extra point)
4Q: 07:30 HOU - Gerald Roberts 4 run (Todd Sievers extra point)

Team Statistics TBY HOU
Record 9-2 5-6
First Downs 21 23
- by Rushing 7 8
- by Passing 11 12
- by Penalty 3 3
Total Net Yards 286 304
- Offensive Plays 58 56
- Yards per Play 4.93 5.43
Net Rushing Yards 84 107
- Rushing Attempts 27 22
- Yards per Rush 3.11 4.86
Net Passing Yards 202 197
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 29 - 21 - 1 31 - 23 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 214 213
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2/12 3/16
- Yards per Pass Play 6.52 5.79
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 3/2
3rd Down Conversions 4/11 6/11
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 8.5 5.4
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 13/87 7/62
Punt Returns/Yards 1/10 2/16
Kick Returns/Yards 4/85 2/49
Interception Ret./Yards 1/20 1/28
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 5 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 3/2 3/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 37 OWN 27
Time of Possession 30:06 29:54

Team Statistics	TBY	HOU
Record	9-2	5-6
First Downs	21	23
- by Rushing	7	8
- by Passing	11	12
- by Penalty	3	3
Total Net Yards	286	304
- Offensive Plays	58	56
- Yards per Play	4.93	5.43
Net Rushing Yards	84	107
- Rushing Attempts	27	22
- Yards per Rush	3.11	4.86
Net Passing Yards	202	197
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	29 - 21 - 1	31 - 23 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	214	213
- Sacks/Yards Lost	2/12	3/16
- Yards per Pass Play	6.52	5.79
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	3/2
3rd Down Conversions	4/11	6/11
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	8.5	5.4
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	13/87	7/62
Punt Returns/Yards	1/10	2/16
Kick Returns/Yards	4/85	2/49
Interception Ret./Yards	1/20	1/28
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	5	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	3/2	3/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 37	OWN 27
Time of Possession	30:06	29:54

Drive Charts

Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	9:09	4:52	OWN 26	8	58	Field Goal
2	14:12	5:10	OWN 20	8	80	Touchdown
2	5:55	5:10	OPP 49	12	39	Field Goal
3	15:00	2:08	OWN 25	4	15	Interception
3	11:52	1:28	OWN 20	3	5	Punt
3	8:34	3:10	OPP 40	6	40	Touchdown
3	2:23	2:23	OWN 31	5	17	Punt
4	13:28	1:17	OPP 11	3	11	Touchdown
4	7:21	3:02	OWN 31	3	-9	Punt
4	2:07	2:07	OWN 24	6	22	Punt

Houston Texans
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	5:51	OWN 11	12	68	Field Goal
1	4:17	5:05	OWN 20	10	80	Touchdown
2	9:02	3:07	OWN 26	5	31	Fumble
2	0:45	0:45	OWN 22	1	-1	Half
3	12:52	1:00	OPP 39	4	39	Touchdown
3	10:24	1:50	OWN 41	3	8	Interception
3	5:24	3:01	OWN 26	6	15	Punt
4	15:00	1:32	OWN 20	3	9	Fumble
4	12:11	4:50	OWN 20	10	80	Touchdown
4	4:19	2:12	OWN 32	5	12	Punt

Game MVP: Rex Grossman, Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Rushing Statistics

Tampa Bay	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Austin Punzel	16	56	3.50	12	1	1
Sam Donaldson	10	29	2.90	13	1	0
Rex Grossman	1	-1	-1.00	-1	0	0

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Al Garrison	11	68	6.18	23	1	0
Gerald Roberts	8	29	3.63	10	1	1
Heath Brodie	3	10	3.33	7	0	1

Passing Statistics

Tampa Bay	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Rex Grossman	29	21	214	2/12	2	23	1	101.8

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Heath Brodie	31	23	213	3/16	1	28	1	89.8

Receiving Statistics

Tampa Bay	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Brad Shannon	9	13	111	12.33	27	23	0
WR Wes Brandon	4	5	47	11.75	8	17	2
RB Austin Punzel	2	2	9	4.50	0	5	0
FB Corey Duncan	2	2	23	11.50	6	13	0
WR Bennie Covington	1	2	9	9.00	0	9	0
WR Blake Murray	1	2	11	11.00	0	11	0
RB Sam Donaldson	1	1	5	5.00	2	5	0
WR Jason Tatum	1	2	-1	-1.00	0	-1	0

Houston	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
FB Mack Waldteufel	7	7	71	10.14	49	23	0
WR Riddick Thune	5	10	48	9.60	7	14	0
RB Al Garrison	4	4	22	5.50	8	11	1
WR Kenneth Pritchett	3	4	34	11.33	2	22	0
TE Bart Varela	2	2	34	17.00	10	28	0
TE Rick Hammond	1	2	4	4.00	0	4	0
FB Sean Putsche	1	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
RB Gerald Roberts	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Tampa Bay	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
DT Raymond Warren	1	20	20.00	0

Houston	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Eddie Murkowski	1	28	28.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Tampa Bay	Recov	Force
Butch Wolfstone	1	0
Raymond Warren	1	0
Chuck Ferreira	0	1
Lonnie Blades	0	1
Rob Dennis	0	1

Houston	Fumb	Recov
Al Garrison	1	0
Gerald Roberts	1	0
Sean Putsche	1	0
Bart Varela	0	1

Punting Statistics

Tampa Bay	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Shane Lechler	4	202	50.5	36.5	54	0

Houston	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Brady Kemp	2	70	35.0	30.0	42	1

Kicking Statistics

Tampa Bay	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Jeff Chandler	2/2	0/0	0/0	33	3/3

Houston	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Todd Sievers	1/1	0/0	0/0	38	3/3

Punt Return Statistics

Tampa Bay	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Butch Wolfstone	1	10	10.0	0

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Willie Pile	1	14	14.0	0
Bennie Howe	1	2	2.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Tampa Bay	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Brad Shannon	3	62	20.7	0
Emmanuel Conway	1	23	23.0	0

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
James Kidder	1	26	26.0	0
Al Garrison	1	23	23.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Tampa Bay	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Chuck Ferreira	5	0	0.0	22	33
OLB Lonnie Blades	5	0	0.0	22	32
CB Butch Wolfstone	4	0	0.0	22	34
S Daryl Burke	4	0	0.0	9	10
CB Rob Dennis	4	0	0.0	22	32
ILB Wesley Eicholz	3	2	1.0	21	33
DE Sammy Fuller	3	0	1.0	19	31
S Chris Dillon	3	1	0.0	19	28
OLB Marc Dominquez	3	0	0.0	6	11
DT Reuben Foster	2	1	0.0	20	32
CB Ronald Horn	2	1	0.0	16	22
DE Amos Moss	1	0	1.0	21	32
DT Russell Lyle	1	1	0.0	11	26
WR Brad Shannon	1	0	---	---	---
DT Raymond Warren	1	0	0.0	5	7
OLB Leroy Stephenson	1	0	0.0	0	2
OLB Dwight Sanders	0	1	0.0	0	2

Houston	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Ty Sanders	6	1	0.5	24	30
CB Corey Cortez	6	1	0.0	26	30
S Willie Pile	5	1	0.0	25	30
CB Bennie Howe	5	0	0.0	24	30
DT Earnest Maciel	4	1	0.0	20	29
DT Mitch Morrow	3	2	0.5	11	8
OLB Jumbo Zellweger	3	3	0.0	27	28
CB James Kidder	3	2	0.0	17	22
DE Alan McIntyre	2	0	1.0	20	28
ILB Marc Fletcher	2	2	0.0	11	10
OLB Sean Ritchie	2	1	0.0	22	25
S Ty Dollar	1	1	0.0	6	4
S Eddie Murkowski	1	1	0.0	18	25
ILB E.J. Henderson	1	0	0.0	5	3
G Bucky Ratini	1	0	---	---	---
WR Riddick Thune	1	0	---	---	---
DE Bryce Henry	1	0	0.0	23	30
QB Heath Brodie	1	0	---	---	---
ILB Earnest Powell	1	0	0.0	5	0

Pass Rush Statistics

Tampa Bay	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Amos Moss	1.0	1	1	32
ILB Wesley Eicholz	1.0	0	1	33
DE Sammy Fuller	1.0	0	0	31
DT Reuben Foster	0.0	2	1	32
OLB Lonnie Blades	0.0	0	1	32

Houston	Sack	Hurry	PPlay
DE Alan McIntyre	1.0	0	28
DT Mitch Morrow	0.5	0	8
ILB Ty Sanders	0.5	0	30
DT Earnest Maciel	0.0	1	29
OLB Sean Ritchie	0.0	1	25

Pass Defense Statistics

Tampa Bay	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Rob Dennis	4	0	0	32
CB Butch Wolfstone	3	1	0	34
OLB Marc Dominquez	3	0	0	11
S Chuck Ferreira	3	0	0	33
ILB Wesley Eicholz	2	0	0	33
OLB Lonnie Blades	2	0	0	32
S Daryl Burke	2	0	0	10
CB Ronald Horn	2	0	0	22
S Chris Dillon	1	0	0	28
OLB Leroy Stephenson	1	0	0	2
DT Raymond Warren	0	0	1	7

Houston	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Corey Cortez	5	1	0	30
CB Bennie Howe	4	0	0	30
S Willie Pile	2	1	0	30
ILB Marc Fletcher	2	0	0	10
OLB Jumbo Zellweger	2	0	0	28
S Eddie Murkowski	1	0	1	25
ILB E.J. Henderson	1	0	0	3
DT Mitch Morrow	1	0	0	8
CB James Kidder	1	0	0	22
S Ty Dollar	1	0	0	4
ILB Ty Sanders	1	0	0	30

Blocking Statistics

Tampa Bay	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Thurman Cassidy	4	8	0	26	0	30
Carl Katzenmoyer	2	4	0	19	0	19
Tyrone Carlisle	2	2	0	22	0	23
Corey Duncan	1	3	1	14	0	18
Otis Porter	0	4	0	24	0	26
Conrad Chiaccheri	0	2	0	22	1	23
Leonard Agnew	0	2	0	17	0	26
Eddie Andrews	0	1	0	5	1	8

Houston	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Steven Randle	2	3	1	19	1	29
Brent Newton	2	3	0	19	1	31
Adrian McCotter	2	3	0	3	0	3
Lorenzo Thomas	1	2	0	21	1	29
James Newman	1	2	0	5	0	1
Rick Hammond	1	1	0	10	0	13
Kyle Morton	1	1	0	17	0	33
Bucky Ratini	0	2	0	18	0	30
Mack Waldteufel	0	1	0	11	0	13
Sean Putsche	0	1	0	2	0	5

Special Teams Statistics

Tampa Bay	Tackles	STPlays
Dwight Sanders	1	12
Marc Dominquez	1	11
Tyrone Carlisle	1	5
Leonard Agnew	1	2
Daryl Burke	0	18
Sam Donaldson	0	17
Jeff Bridges	0	15
Butch Wolfstone	0	14
Emmanuel Conway	0	13
Wes Brandon	0	13
Chuck Ferreira	0	11
Tom Fox	0	9
Jeff Chandler	0	8
Shane Lechler	0	6
Grant Clinton	0	6
Thurman Cassidy	0	6
Conrad Chiaccheri	0	6
Corey Duncan	0	6
Eddie Andrews	0	6
Brad Shannon	0	5
Carl Katzenmoyer	0	5
B.J. Benson	0	5
Blake Murray	0	4
Lorenzo Kinney	0	3
Wesley Eicholz	0	2
Austin Punzel	0	2
Russell Lyle	0	2
Austin Branch	0	2
Lonnie Blades	0	1
Bennie Covington	0	1
Reuben Foster	0	1
Sammy Fuller	0	1
Stephen Upshaw	0	1
Rob Dennis	0	1

Houston	Tackles	STPlays
Bucky Organ	3	11
Bart Varela	1	13
Ty Dollar	1	12
Riddick Thune	0	15
Mack Waldteufel	0	14
Gerald Roberts	0	14
Tommy Bennett	0	13
Harris Runyon	0	12
E.J. Henderson	0	11
Bennie Howe	0	9
James Kidder	0	8
Willie Pile	0	7
Barry Cousino	0	7
Todd Sievers	0	6
Marc Fletcher	0	6
Rick Hammond	0	6
Al Garrison	0	5
Winfred Dalton	0	4
Sam Wallace	0	4
Sean Putsche	0	4
Earnest Powell	0	4
Dusty Starks	0	3
James Newman	0	3
Brady Kemp	0	3
Ryan Sprague	0	3
Jumbo Zellweger	0	2
Earnest Maciel	0	2
Alan McIntyre	0	2
Ty Sanders	0	2
Kenneth Pritchett	0	2
Corey Cortez	0	2
Eddie Murkowski	0	2
Bryce Henry	0	2
Kyle Morton	0	2
Adrian McCotter	0	2
Sean Ritchie	0	2
Bucky Ratini	0	1

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	9	15	1.7
Middle	13	59	4.5
Right	4	11	2.8
None	1	-1	-1.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	9	35	3.9
Middle	8	56	7.0
Right	4	17	4.3
None	1	-1	-1.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Tampa Bay	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Rex Grossman	29	21	1	1	2	2	2	0	1

Houston	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Heath Brodie	31	23	3	2	1	1	3	4	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	2	2	10	5.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	14	11	95	6.8
Medium (9-18 Yds)	9	7	92	10.2
Long (19+ Yds)	4	1	17	4.3

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	8	8	56	7.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	15	11	70	4.7
Medium (9-18 Yds)	4	2	37	9.3
Long (19+ Yds)	4	2	50	12.5

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Tampa Bay	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Brad Shannon	13	9	1	111	1	31
WR Wes Brandon	5	4	1	47	0	11
RB Austin Punzel	2	2	0	9	0	21
FB Corey Duncan	2	2	0	23	0	18
WR Bennie Covington	2	1	0	9	0	15
WR Blake Murray	2	1	0	11	0	11
WR Jason Tatum	2	1	0	-1	0	5
RB Sam Donaldson	1	1	0	5	0	9

Houston	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Riddick Thune	10	5	1	48	0	32
FB Mack Waldteufel	7	7	0	71	1	13
RB Al Garrison	4	4	0	22	0	14
WR Kenneth Pritchett	4	3	0	34	1	29
TE Rick Hammond	2	1	0	4	0	13
TE Bart Varela	2	2	0	34	1	19
RB Gerald Roberts	1	0	0	0	0	20
FB Sean Putsche	1	1	0	0	0	5

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Tampa Bay	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Austin Punzel	7	23	3.29	3.50
Sam Donaldson	1	-3	-3.00	2.90

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Al Garrison	1	2	2.00	6.18
Heath Brodie	1	7	7.00	3.33
Gerald Roberts	1	4	4.00	3.63

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Tampa Bay	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Rex Grossman	7	6	50	7.14	7.38

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Heath Brodie	2	2	15	7.50	6.87

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Tampa Bay	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Brad Shannon	3	3	20	6.67	8.54
WR Jason Tatum	2	1	-1	-0.50	-0.50
WR Wes Brandon	2	2	31	15.50	9.40

Houston	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
RB Al Garrison	1	1	11	11.00	5.50
FB Mack Waldteufel	1	1	4	4.00	10.14

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Tampa Bay	Rushes	Conversions
Sam Donaldson	3	1
Rex Grossman	1	0
Austin Punzel	1	1

Houston	Rushes	Conversions
Gerald Roberts	2	2

Third Down Passing Statistics

Tampa Bay	Att	Comp	Conversions
Rex Grossman	6	4	2

Houston	Att	Comp	Conversions
Heath Brodie	8	6	4

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Tampa Bay	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Brad Shannon	2	1	0
RB Austin Punzel	1	1	1
WR Blake Murray	1	1	0
WR Jason Tatum	1	0	0
WR Wes Brandon	1	1	1

Houston	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Riddick Thune	2	0	0
WR Kenneth Pritchett	2	2	1
TE Bart Varela	2	2	2
FB Mack Waldteufel	1	1	1
FB Sean Putsche	1	1	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 66,500 (69,500 capacity)
Upper Deck 20,600 (21,100)
End Zone 14,700 (15,200)
Mezzanine 8,600 (8,800)
Sideline Seats 12,700 (13,400)
Club Seats 6,700 (7,000)
Luxury Boxes 3,200 (4,000)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	66,500 (69,500 capacity)
Upper Deck	20,600 (21,100)
End Zone	14,700 (15,200)
Mezzanine	8,600 (8,800)
Sideline Seats	12,700 (13,400)
Club Seats	6,700 (7,000)
Luxury Boxes	3,200 (4,000)