Week 14, 2012

played in Denver, CO

56 degrees, fair, 21 mph wind

Tampa Bay Buccaneers	0	7	3	0	-	10
Denver Broncos	0	10	6	0	-	16

Scoring Summary
2Q: 11:27 DEN - Danny Whitfield 31 field goal
2Q: 03:23 TBY - Austin Punzel 4 run (Thomas Knoll extra point)
2Q: 01:40 DEN - Tatum Bell 3 run (Danny Whitfield extra point)
3Q: 09:00 TBY - Thomas Knoll 30 field goal
3Q: 04:40 DEN - Tatum Bell 1 run (Danny Whitfield extra point failed)

Scoring Summary
2Q: 11:27 DEN - Danny Whitfield 31 field goal
2Q: 03:23 TBY - Austin Punzel 4 run (Thomas Knoll extra point)
2Q: 01:40 DEN - Tatum Bell 3 run (Danny Whitfield extra point)
3Q: 09:00 TBY - Thomas Knoll 30 field goal
3Q: 04:40 DEN - Tatum Bell 1 run (Danny Whitfield extra point failed)

Team Statistics TBY DEN
Record 6-7 5-8
First Downs 18 19
- by Rushing 7 6
- by Passing 10 12
- by Penalty 1 1
Total Net Yards 285 307
- Offensive Plays 73 58
- Yards per Play 3.90 5.29
Net Rushing Yards 94 120
- Rushing Attempts 21 26
- Yards per Rush 4.48 4.62
Net Passing Yards 191 187
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 47 - 25 - 0 28 - 16 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 228 218
- Sacks/Yards Lost 5/37 4/31
- Yards per Pass Play 3.67 5.84
Fumbles/Lost 3/1 2/1
3rd Down Conversions 3/15 3/11
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 10.7 9.1
4th Down Conversions 1/2 0/0
Penalties/Yards 6/45 5/45
Punt Returns/Yards 5/13 2/6
Kick Returns/Yards 2/52 2/53
Interception Ret./Yards 1/0 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 2 4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/1 2/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 26 OWN 30
Time of Possession 33:18 26:42

Team Statistics	TBY	DEN
Record	6-7	5-8
First Downs	18	19
- by Rushing	7	6
- by Passing	10	12
- by Penalty	1	1
Total Net Yards	285	307
- Offensive Plays	73	58
- Yards per Play	3.90	5.29
Net Rushing Yards	94	120
- Rushing Attempts	21	26
- Yards per Rush	4.48	4.62
Net Passing Yards	191	187
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	47 - 25 - 0	28 - 16 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	228	218
- Sacks/Yards Lost	5/37	4/31
- Yards per Pass Play	3.67	5.84
Fumbles/Lost	3/1	2/1
3rd Down Conversions	3/15	3/11
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	10.7	9.1
4th Down Conversions	1/2	0/0
Penalties/Yards	6/45	5/45
Punt Returns/Yards	5/13	2/6
Kick Returns/Yards	2/52	2/53
Interception Ret./Yards	1/0	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	2	4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/1	2/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 26	OWN 30
Time of Possession	33:18	26:42

Drive Charts

Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	13:34	1:32	OWN 11	3	9	Punt
1	9:40	3:44	OWN 20	8	18	Punt
1	4:43	2:09	OWN 47	4	3	Punt
1	0:20	0:37	OWN 39	3	12	Fumble
2	11:19	2:12	OWN 20	6	23	Punt
2	7:44	4:28	OWN 27	10	73	Touchdown
2	1:31	0:50	OWN 20	3	3	Punt
3	15:00	6:07	OWN 32	12	55	Field Goal
3	4:31	1:31	OWN 27	3	1	Punt
3	1:33	2:04	OWN 17	5	26	Punt
4	11:33	5:07	OWN 21	9	57	Missed FG
4	4:39	3:07	OWN 32	8	0	Downs

Denver Broncos
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	1:26	OWN 20	3	1	Punt
1	12:02	2:22	OWN 45	5	19	Punt
1	5:56	1:13	OWN 5	3	9	Punt
1	2:34	2:14	OWN 6	4	14	Interception
2	14:43	3:24	OWN 49	7	37	Field Goal
2	9:07	1:23	OWN 20	3	5	Punt
2	3:16	1:45	OPP 48	5	48	Touchdown
2	0:41	0:41	OWN 22	4	33	Half
3	8:53	4:22	OWN 38	7	62	Touchdown
3	3:00	1:27	OWN 29	3	7	Punt
4	14:29	2:56	OWN 18	6	61	Fumble
4	6:26	1:47	OWN 29	3	-19	Punt
4	1:32	1:32	OPP 32	5	25	Game

Game MVP: Bernard Banks, Denver Broncos

Rushing Statistics

Tampa Bay	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Austin Punzel	16	85	5.31	18	3	1
Cory Booker	5	9	1.80	5	0	0

Denver	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Jeffrey McCollom	14	67	4.79	23	2	0
Tatum Bell	9	47	5.22	13	2	2
Jimmie Burton	3	6	2.00	4	0	0

Passing Statistics

Tampa Bay	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Rex Grossman	47	25	228	5/37	0	21	0	66.6

Denver	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Jimmie Burton	28	16	218	4/31	0	30	1	67.2

Receiving Statistics

Tampa Bay	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Brad Shannon	6	12	52	8.67	12	21
WR Michael Clayton	5	9	72	14.40	4	20
WR Ashley Lelie	4	7	44	11.00	12	17
TE Jason Witten	3	5	10	3.33	3	7
RB Austin Punzel	3	4	15	5.00	4	12
TE Sedrick Battle	2	3	23	11.50	0	13
WR Jumbo Nejedly	1	5	9	9.00	0	9
RB Cory Booker	1	1	3	3.00	0	3
FB Melvin Van DeWege	0	1	0	0.00	0	0

Denver	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Deron Lane	4	7	61	15.25	4	23
WR Darius Watts	3	5	65	21.67	0	30
RB Tatum Bell	2	2	3	1.50	0	3
WR Ralph Hines	2	2	33	16.50	0	20
RB Jeffrey McCollom	2	3	14	7.00	15	15
WR Moe Doll	2	4	32	16.00	4	23
TE Quentin Morrison	1	2	10	10.00	0	10
FB Jonathan D'Eramo	0	2	0	0.00	0	0
TE Troy Hopper	0	1	0	0.00	0	0

Interception Statistics

Tampa Bay	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Butch Wolfstone	1	0	0.00	0

Denver	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Tampa Bay	Fumb	Recov	Force
Rex Grossman	2	0	0
Cory Booker	1	0	0
Michael Clayton	0	1	0
Butch Wolfstone	0	1	0
Roman Oliver	0	1	0
Reuben Foster	0	0	1
Wayne Hurt	0	0	1

Denver	Fumb	Recov	Force
Moe Doll	1	0	0
Jimmie Burton	1	0	0
Justin Hartwig	0	1	0
Tracy Homer	0	1	0
Shaun Woods	0	0	1
Bernard Banks	0	0	1
Bernie Burke	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Tampa Bay	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Josh Bidwell	7	336	48.0	44.3	57	3

Denver	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Christian Cunningham	6	309	51.5	46.0	66	3

Kicking Statistics

Tampa Bay	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Thomas Knoll	1/2	0/0	0/0	30	1/1

Denver	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Danny Whitfield	1/1	0/0	0/0	31	1/2

Punt Return Statistics

Tampa Bay	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Dwight Smith	4	15	3.8	0
Leroy Rindfleisch	1	-2	-2.0	0

Denver	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Rico Bensen	2	6	3.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Tampa Bay	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Brad Shannon	2	52	26.0	0

Denver	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Ralph Hines	2	53	26.5	0

Defensive Statistics

Tampa Bay	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Chuck Ferreira	9	1	0.0	23	32
OLB Lonnie Blades	6	1	0.0	26	32
DT Reuben Foster	5	1	2.0	20	31
CB Butch Wolfstone	4	3	0.0	23	31
CB Ike Taylor	3	0	0.0	16	27
DT Matt Bryant	2	1	0.0	11	5
S Will Demps	2	0	0.0	19	25
DE Julius Peppers	2	0	0.0	13	8
DT Pat Nied	2	0	0.0	21	28
S Daryl Burke	2	0	0.0	4	5
DE Dewayne White	1	2	1.0	22	30
ILB Wesley Eicholz	1	3	0.5	22	31
DE Amos Moss	1	1	0.5	21	30
OLB Marc Dominquez	1	0	0.0	5	3
CB Wayne Hurt	1	0	0.0	15	25
ILB Gary Brackett	0	1	0.0	4	1

Denver	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Bubba Rhodes	12	2	1.0	20	52
S Bernie Burke	6	1	0.0	19	49
OLB Marshall Chin	5	1	0.0	18	36
DE Bernard Banks	4	3	2.0	21	51
S Rickey Richmond	4	1	0.0	16	43
DT Shaun Woods	3	1	1.0	20	46
CB John Echols	3	2	0.0	21	49
S Cris Shepard	3	1	0.0	17	49
OLB Shane Taylor	3	0	0.0	7	8
DE Tracy Homer	2	1	0.5	20	49
CB Jeremy LeSueur	2	3	0.0	18	50
OLB Khalid Abdullah	1	0	0.5	3	16
CB Walt Tanner	1	0	0.0	1	16
CB Daniel Bellas	1	0	0.0	3	2
WR Deron Lane	1	0	---	---	---

Pass Rush Statistics

Tampa Bay	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Reuben Foster	2.0	0	0	0	31
DE Dewayne White	1.0	1	1	0	30
DE Amos Moss	0.5	1	2	1	30
ILB Wesley Eicholz	0.5	0	0	0	31
S Chuck Ferreira	0.0	0	1	0	32
DT Pat Nied	0.0	0	1	0	28

Denver	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Bernard Banks	2.0	1	7	13	51
DT Shaun Woods	1.0	0	2	2	46
OLB Bubba Rhodes	1.0	0	0	2	52
DE Tracy Homer	0.5	0	1	0	49
OLB Khalid Abdullah	0.5	0	0	0	16
CB Jeremy LeSueur	0.0	0	1	0	50

Pass Defense Statistics

Tampa Bay	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S Chuck Ferreira	4	0	0	32
CB Ike Taylor	2	1	0	27
CB Butch Wolfstone	2	0	1	31
CB Wayne Hurt	2	0	0	25
S Will Demps	1	0	0	25
DE Julius Peppers	1	0	0	8
ILB Wesley Eicholz	1	0	0	31
DT Matt Bryant	1	0	0	5
OLB Lonnie Blades	1	0	0	32
S Daryl Burke	1	0	0	5

Denver	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
OLB Bubba Rhodes	5	1	52
S Bernie Burke	4	2	49
S Rickey Richmond	4	0	43
CB John Echols	2	1	49
OLB Marshall Chin	2	1	36
DE Tracy Homer	2	0	49
S Cris Shepard	2	0	49
CB Jeremy LeSueur	1	0	50
OLB Shane Taylor	1	0	8
CB Walt Tanner	1	0	16
CB Daniel Bellas	1	0	2

Blocking Statistics

Tampa Bay	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Thurman Cassidy	3	6	1	18	1	38
Toniu Fonoti	2	6	0	20	0	44
Reggie Wagner	1	3	0	19	1	40
Melvin Van DeWege	1	3	0	7	0	20
Brett Williams	1	1	0	3	0	13
Michael Shaw	0	1	0	17	1	39
Artis Hicks	0	1	0	8	0	22
Kendall Rawson	0	0	0	14	1	40
Roman Oliver	0	0	0	6	1	24

Denver	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Justin Hartwig	3	6	24	0	29
Freddie Back	3	5	24	1	29
Ben Hamilton	3	5	24	0	28
Shane Arnold	2	3	22	1	30
Troy Hopper	1	1	12	0	13
George Foster	0	3	23	1	27
Jeffrey McCollom	0	0	17	1	23

Special Teams Statistics

Tampa Bay	Tackles	STPlays
Dwight Smith	2	19
Wayne Hurt	2	11
Cornelius Sobin	0	22
Matt Paulk	0	18
Sedrick Battle	0	14
Melvin Van DeWege	0	13
Jumbo Nejedly	0	11
Michael Clayton	0	10
Leroy Rindfleisch	0	10
Brett Williams	0	9
Artis Hicks	0	9
Shaun Phillips	0	9
Josh Bidwell	0	9
Thurman Cassidy	0	9
Gary Brackett	0	8
Cory Booker	0	8
Michael Shaw	0	8
Jason Witten	0	7
Roman Oliver	0	7
Rob Lane	0	6
Marc Dominquez	0	5
Thomas Knoll	0	5
Brad Shannon	0	4
Toniu Fonoti	0	3
Pat Nied	0	3
Derrick Poland	0	3
Daryl Burke	0	3
Will Demps	0	2
Julius Peppers	0	1
Ashley Lelie	0	1
Ike Taylor	0	1
Dewayne White	0	1
Chuck Ferreira	0	1
Matt Bryant	0	1
Amos Moss	0	1
Lonnie Blades	0	1

Denver	Tackles	STPlays
Brett Johnson	2	14
Troy Hopper	2	14
Kelly Herndon	1	13
Lamont Wiggs	1	11
Shane Ford	1	9
Khalid Abdullah	0	22
Geoff Nichols	0	14
Moe Doll	0	14
Daniel Bellas	0	14
Quentin Morrison	0	9
Rico Bensen	0	9
Ralph Hines	0	8
Ben Hamilton	0	7
Justin Hartwig	0	7
Rodney Galloway	0	7
Freddie Back	0	7
Tyrus Price	0	7
Antoine McGee	0	7
Christian Cunningham	0	6
Walt Tanner	0	6
Danny Whitfield	0	5
Jonathan D'Eramo	0	5
Don Rudis	0	4
Jeremy LeSueur	0	3
Eric Westmoreland	0	3
Freddie Segers	0	3
Shane Taylor	0	3
Rickey Richmond	0	3
Cris Shepard	0	3
Marshall Chin	0	3
Shaun Woods	0	2
Bernard Banks	0	2
Tracy Homer	0	2
Bubba Rhodes	0	2
John Echols	0	2
Bernie Burke	0	2
Lee Grant	0	1

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	6	63	10.5
Middle	11	20	1.8
Right	4	11	2.8
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	5	52	10.4
Middle	15	38	2.5
Right	5	31	6.2
None	1	-1	-1.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Tampa Bay	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Rex Grossman	47	25	3	4	1	5	11	17	0

Denver	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Jimmie Burton	28	16	5	1	2	1	5	1	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	8	7	29	3.6
Short (0-8 Yds)	7	5	21	3.0
Medium (9-18 Yds)	26	11	138	5.3
Long (19+ Yds)	6	2	40	6.7

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	2	14	3.5
Short (0-8 Yds)	4	3	9	2.3
Medium (9-18 Yds)	8	5	58	7.3
Long (19+ Yds)	12	6	137	11.4

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Tampa Bay	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Brad Shannon	12	6	0	52	1	49
WR Michael Clayton	9	5	1	72	2	42
WR Ashley Lelie	7	4	0	44	0	25
TE Jason Witten	5	3	0	10	0	21
WR Jumbo Nejedly	5	1	0	9	0	16
RB Austin Punzel	4	3	0	15	0	32
TE Sedrick Battle	3	2	0	23	0	19
RB Cory Booker	1	1	0	3	0	27
FB Melvin Van DeWege	1	0	0	0	0	20

Denver	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Deron Lane	7	4	0	61	2	29
WR Darius Watts	5	3	0	65	1	25
WR Moe Doll	4	2	1	32	1	19
RB Jeffrey McCollom	3	2	0	14	0	23
RB Tatum Bell	2	2	0	3	0	9
WR Ralph Hines	2	2	0	33	1	10
FB Jonathan D'Eramo	2	0	0	0	0	10
TE Quentin Morrison	2	1	0	10	0	12
TE Troy Hopper	1	0	1	0	0	13

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Tampa Bay	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Cory Booker	1	5	5.00	1.80
Austin Punzel	1	4	4.00	5.31

Denver	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Jeffrey McCollom	5	12	2.40	4.79
Tatum Bell	4	16	4.00	5.22
Jimmie Burton	1	-1	-1.00	2.00

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Tampa Bay	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Rex Grossman	8	3	28	3.50	4.85

Denver	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Jimmie Burton	1	0	0	0.00	7.79

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Tampa Bay	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Brad Shannon	3	1	2	0.67	4.33
WR Michael Clayton	2	1	16	8.00	8.00
WR Ashley Lelie	1	0	0	0.00	6.29
WR Jumbo Nejedly	1	0	0	0.00	1.80
TE Sedrick Battle	1	1	10	10.00	7.67

Denver	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Moe Doll	1	0	0	0.00	8.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Tampa Bay	Rushes	Conversions
Cory Booker	1	1

Denver	Rushes	Conversions
Tatum Bell	1	1
Jeffrey McCollom	1	0
Jimmie Burton	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Tampa Bay	Att	Comp	Conversions
Rex Grossman	13	6	2

Denver	Att	Comp	Conversions
Jimmie Burton	7	4	2

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Tampa Bay	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Michael Clayton	4	2	1
WR Brad Shannon	3	1	0
TE Sedrick Battle	3	2	1
WR Jumbo Nejedly	1	0	0
RB Austin Punzel	1	1	0
FB Melvin Van DeWege	1	0	0

Denver	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Darius Watts	2	1	1
WR Moe Doll	2	1	0
FB Jonathan D'Eramo	1	0	0
TE Quentin Morrison	1	1	1
WR Deron Lane	1	1	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 72,400 (76,100 capacity)
Upper Deck 22,300 (23,500)
End Zone 16,200 (16,900)
Mezzanine 9,200 (9,700)
Sideline Seats 14,300 (14,900)
Club Seats 8,100 (8,500)
Luxury Boxes 2,300 (2,600)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	72,400 (76,100 capacity)
Upper Deck	22,300 (23,500)
End Zone	16,200 (16,900)
Mezzanine	9,200 (9,700)
Sideline Seats	14,300 (14,900)
Club Seats	8,100 (8,500)
Luxury Boxes	2,300 (2,600)