Week 5, 2014

played in Minnesota, MN

68 degrees, fair, calm

Tampa Bay Buccaneers	6	14	0	3	-	23
Minnesota Vikings	0	7	7	14	-	28

Scoring Summary
1Q: 08:02 TBY - Thomas Knoll 39 field goal
1Q: 00:46 TBY - Thomas Knoll 52 field goal
2Q: 08:55 TBY - Austin Punzel 15 run (Thomas Knoll extra point)
2Q: 06:04 MIN - Lionel Hutchins 2 run (Donnell Wilcox extra point)
2Q: 01:44 TBY - Austin Punzel 1 run (Thomas Knoll extra point)
3Q: 06:05 MIN - Richie Forbes 33 run (Donnell Wilcox extra point)
4Q: 11:57 MIN - Lionel Hutchins 3 pass from Ben Roethlisberger (Donnell Wilcox extra point)
4Q: 04:56 TBY - Thomas Knoll 26 field goal
4Q: 01:03 MIN - Lionel Hutchins 3 run (Donnell Wilcox extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 08:02 TBY - Thomas Knoll 39 field goal
1Q: 00:46 TBY - Thomas Knoll 52 field goal
2Q: 08:55 TBY - Austin Punzel 15 run (Thomas Knoll extra point)
2Q: 06:04 MIN - Lionel Hutchins 2 run (Donnell Wilcox extra point)
2Q: 01:44 TBY - Austin Punzel 1 run (Thomas Knoll extra point)
3Q: 06:05 MIN - Richie Forbes 33 run (Donnell Wilcox extra point)
4Q: 11:57 MIN - Lionel Hutchins 3 pass from Ben Roethlisberger (Donnell Wilcox extra point)
4Q: 04:56 TBY - Thomas Knoll 26 field goal
4Q: 01:03 MIN - Lionel Hutchins 3 run (Donnell Wilcox extra point)

Team Statistics TBY MIN
Record 2-3 4-1
First Downs 21 25
- by Rushing 7 9
- by Passing 13 16
- by Penalty 1 0
Total Net Yards 369 373
- Offensive Plays 59 62
- Yards per Play 6.25 6.02
Net Rushing Yards 138 124
- Rushing Attempts 22 27
- Yards per Rush 6.27 4.59
Net Passing Yards 231 249
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 37 - 28 - 1 34 - 25 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards 231 254
- Sacks/Yards Lost 0/0 1/5
- Yards per Pass Play 6.24 7.11
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 2/0
3rd Down Conversions 5/11 8/11
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 5.0 6.3
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 3/20 4/20
Punt Returns/Yards 1/6 3/10
Kick Returns/Yards 4/75 6/183
Interception Ret./Yards 2/7 1/21
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 3 4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/1 3/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 22 OWN 37
Time of Possession 29:33 30:27

Team Statistics	TBY	MIN
Record	2-3	4-1
First Downs	21	25
- by Rushing	7	9
- by Passing	13	16
- by Penalty	1	0
Total Net Yards	369	373
- Offensive Plays	59	62
- Yards per Play	6.25	6.02
Net Rushing Yards	138	124
- Rushing Attempts	22	27
- Yards per Rush	6.27	4.59
Net Passing Yards	231	249
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	37 - 28 - 1	34 - 25 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards	231	254
- Sacks/Yards Lost	0/0	1/5
- Yards per Pass Play	6.24	7.11
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	2/0
3rd Down Conversions	5/11	8/11
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	5.0	6.3
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	3/20	4/20
Punt Returns/Yards	1/6	3/10
Kick Returns/Yards	4/75	6/183
Interception Ret./Yards	2/7	1/21
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	3	4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/1	3/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 22	OWN 37
Time of Possession	29:33	30:27

Drive Charts

Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	11:20	3:24	OWN 42	6	36	Field Goal
1	3:18	2:37	OWN 20	5	45	Field Goal
2	12:51	4:04	OWN 20	9	80	Touchdown
2	5:54	4:19	OWN 30	12	70	Touchdown
2	0:45	0:45	OWN 21	3	49	Half
3	15:00	2:13	OWN 9	3	5	Punt
3	11:57	1:34	OWN 21	3	5	Punt
3	5:49	2:20	OWN 20	3	8	Punt
4	11:47	6:57	OWN 17	12	74	Field Goal
4	0:53	0:46	OWN 26	3	5	Interception

Minnesota Vikings
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	3:40	OWN 34	6	33	Missed FG
1	7:56	4:38	50	8	38	Interception
1	0:41	2:50	OWN 38	5	19	Punt
2	8:47	2:53	OWN 45	5	55	Touchdown
2	1:35	0:50	OWN 41	4	18	Interception
3	12:47	0:50	OWN 49	3	-5	Punt
3	10:23	4:34	OWN 22	8	78	Touchdown
3	3:29	6:42	OWN 15	13	85	Touchdown
4	4:50	3:57	OWN 46	9	54	Touchdown
4	0:07	0:07	OWN 34	1	-2	Game

Game MVP: Richie Forbes, Minnesota Vikings

Rushing Statistics

Tampa Bay	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Austin Punzel	16	129	8.06	28	3	2
Sam Donaldson	5	6	1.20	7	0	0
Melvin Van DeWege	1	3	3.00	3	0	0

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Richie Forbes	15	89	5.93	33	2	1
Lionel Hutchins	11	37	3.36	10	1	2
Ben Roethlisberger	1	-2	-2.00	-2	0	0

Passing Statistics

Tampa Bay	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Rex Grossman	37	28	231	0/0	0	42	1	79.9

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Ben Roethlisberger	34	25	254	1/5	1	22	2	79.8

Receiving Statistics

Tampa Bay	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Bennie Covington	7	9	73	10.43	15	24
RB Sam Donaldson	6	6	22	3.67	4	11
WR Emmanuel Conway	5	6	54	10.80	3	16
FB Melvin Van DeWege	3	3	6	2.00	4	4
WR Brad Shannon	2	5	52	26.00	3	42
WR Wes Brandon	2	4	12	6.00	4	11
RB Austin Punzel	1	1	0	0.00	0	0
TE Karl Wayne	1	1	7	7.00	0	7
RB Tom Fox	1	1	5	5.00	0	5
WR Blake Murray	0	1	0	0.00	0	0

Minnesota	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Ernest Sullivan	5	6	46	9.20	7	11	0
RB Lionel Hutchins	5	6	50	10.00	22	17	1
TE Calvin Truong	4	5	41	10.25	1	18	0
WR Quentin Giles	3	5	44	14.67	21	22	0
WR Jose Scott	2	3	31	15.50	0	16	0
WR Alvin Cortez	2	3	21	10.50	7	18	0
RB Richie Forbes	2	4	6	3.00	0	5	0
FB Bernard Branch	1	1	6	6.00	0	6	0
TE Dana Dakis	1	1	9	9.00	0	9	0

Interception Statistics

Tampa Bay	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Butch Wolfstone	1	0	0.00	0
CB Wayne Hurt	1	7	7.00	0

Minnesota	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Kirk Baum	1	21	21.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Tampa Bay	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Wesley Eicholz	0	0	1	0
Christian Roebuck	0	0	1	0

Minnesota	Fumb	Recov
Lionel Hutchins	2	0
Ernest Sullivan	0	1
Dana Dakis	0	1

Punting Statistics

Tampa Bay	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Shane Lechler	3	156	52.0	48.7	60	2

Minnesota	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Herman Burns	2	84	42.0	29.0	43	1

Kicking Statistics

Tampa Bay	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Thomas Knoll	3/3	1/1	1/1	52	2/2

Minnesota	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Donnell Wilcox	0/1	0/1	0/1	0	4/4

Punt Return Statistics

Tampa Bay	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Donnell Harrison	1	6	6.0	0

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Warren Pigg	3	10	3.3	0

Kick Return Statistics

Tampa Bay	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Brad Shannon	4	75	18.8	0

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Dwight Grolitzer	5	150	30.0	0
Roosevelt Crane	1	33	33.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Tampa Bay	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Wesley Eicholz	11	2	1.0	25	35
S Chuck Ferreira	7	3	0.0	27	35
S Chris Dillon	6	1	0.0	22	32
OLB Lonnie Blades	5	1	0.0	26	35
DT Russell Lyle	3	1	0.0	22	18
CB Butch Wolfstone	3	0	0.0	27	35
S Daryl Burke	3	0	0.0	5	18
CB Christian Roebuck	3	0	0.0	19	31
DT Reuben Foster	2	2	0.0	27	34
DE Sammy Fuller	2	0	0.0	22	33
CB Wayne Hurt	1	2	0.0	24	35
DT Raymond Warren	1	1	0.0	8	3
OLB Korey LeBoeuf	1	1	0.0	7	3
WR Wes Brandon	1	0	---	---	---

Minnesota	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Richard Kerner	9	3	0.0	22	37
ILB Kurt Willis	7	1	0.0	22	36
OLB Warren Elrifai	6	4	0.0	22	37
S Kirk Baum	6	0	0.0	19	35
CB Calvin Bauer	4	1	0.0	20	36
CB Percy Garcia	3	1	0.0	22	36
DE Chuck Laxdal	2	1	0.0	21	36
CB Daniel Shearer	2	1	0.0	4	13
S Leslie Fields	2	0	0.0	3	13
CB Dwight Grolitzer	2	0	0.0	12	22
DE Brent Beeston	1	1	0.0	16	35
DT Edgar Morrison	1	1	0.0	18	23
DT Cory Rose	1	1	0.0	21	35
DT Junior Siavii	1	0	0.0	2	2
QB Ben Roethlisberger	1	0	---	---	---
WR Jose Scott	1	0	---	---	---
DT Joel Dole	1	0	0.0	3	3
DE Randy Murray	0	1	0.0	6	2

Pass Rush Statistics

Tampa Bay	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
ILB Wesley Eicholz	1.0	0	0	0	35
DE Amos Moss	0.0	1	2	3	35

Minnesota	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Brent Beeston	1	0	35
DT Edgar Morrison	1	0	23
DE Chuck Laxdal	0	1	36

Pass Defense Statistics

Tampa Bay	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
ILB Wesley Eicholz	6	1	0	35
S Chuck Ferreira	4	0	0	35
CB Butch Wolfstone	3	2	1	35
CB Christian Roebuck	3	1	0	31
S Daryl Burke	3	0	0	18
OLB Lonnie Blades	2	0	0	35
S Chris Dillon	2	0	0	32
CB Wayne Hurt	1	0	1	35
DT Raymond Warren	1	0	0	3

Minnesota	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S Kirk Baum	4	1	1	35
CB Calvin Bauer	4	0	0	36
S Richard Kerner	4	0	0	37
OLB Warren Elrifai	4	0	0	37
CB Percy Garcia	3	0	0	36
ILB Kurt Willis	3	0	0	36
CB Dwight Grolitzer	2	2	0	22
S Leslie Fields	2	0	0	13
DE Brent Beeston	1	0	0	35
CB Daniel Shearer	1	0	0	13

Blocking Statistics

Tampa Bay	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	PPly
Tyrone Carlisle	5	10	0	22	37
Toniu Fonoti	5	6	1	22	37
Thurman Cassidy	2	3	0	19	33
Melvin Van DeWege	1	1	0	14	11
Otis Porter	1	1	0	19	35
Reggie Wagner	0	1	0	19	31

Minnesota	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Antoine Upshaw	4	5	19	0	25
Howie Prior	2	7	23	0	31
Britt Sims	2	5	27	0	31
Dwayne Moline	2	4	19	0	22
Clyde Jordan	1	2	15	1	23
Damon Manning	1	2	25	0	28
Bernard Branch	0	1	16	0	12

Special Teams Statistics

Tampa Bay	Tackles	STPlays
Daryl Burke	3	11
Ted Buie	2	9
Leo Levine	1	17
Bennie Henderson	1	12
Thurman Cassidy	1	6
Austin Punzel	1	1
Sam Donaldson	0	18
Blake Murray	0	14
Emmanuel Conway	0	12
Donnell Harrison	0	11
Hunter Hodges	0	10
Scottie Robinson	0	10
Thomas Knoll	0	9
Timothy Ballard	0	9
Brad Shannon	0	6
Conrad Chiaccheri	0	6
Eddie Andrews	0	6
Melvin Van DeWege	0	5
Wes Brandon	0	5
Bo Randle	0	5
Christian Roebuck	0	5
Toniu Fonoti	0	4
Shane Lechler	0	3
Tyrone Carlisle	0	3
Reggie Garcia	0	3
Wesley Eicholz	0	2
Butch Wolfstone	0	2
Karl Wayne	0	2
Tom Fox	0	2
Stephen Upshaw	0	2
Chuck Ferreira	0	1
Amos Moss	0	1
Lonnie Blades	0	1
Reuben Foster	0	1
Wayne Hurt	0	1
Sammy Fuller	0	1
Raymond Warren	0	1
Chris Dillon	0	1
Russell Lyle	0	1
Korey LeBoeuf	0	1

Minnesota	Tackles	STPlays
Louis Downs	3	13
Mo Harvey	2	13
Tyrone Prosser	0	15
Warren Pigg	0	14
Bernard Branch	0	14
Dana Dakis	0	13
Dwight Grolitzer	0	13
Roosevelt Crane	0	12
Leslie Fields	0	12
Calvin Truong	0	11
Lionel Hutchins	0	9
Antoine Stein	0	9
Brent Beeston	0	7
Daniel Shearer	0	7
Donnell Wilcox	0	6
Jose Scott	0	4
Kirk Baum	0	4
Clyde Jordan	0	3
Calvin Bauer	0	3
Will Mendheim	0	3
Chuck Laxdal	0	3
Cory Rose	0	3
Percy Garcia	0	3
Richard Kerner	0	3
Michael Shaw	0	3
Warren Elrifai	0	3
Kurt Willis	0	3
Marcus Reese	0	2
Junior Siavii	0	2
Antoine Upshaw	0	2
Edgar Morrison	0	2
Herman Burns	0	2
Randy Murray	0	2
Damon Manning	0	1
Jackie Huntley	0	1

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	3	16	5.3
Middle	14	54	3.9
Right	5	68	13.6
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	9	36	4.0
Middle	13	71	5.5
Right	4	19	4.8
None	1	-2	-2.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Tampa Bay	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Rex Grossman	37	28	2	2	1	3	2	1	1

Minnesota	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Ben Roethlisberger	34	25	1	0	0	4	2	3	2

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	10	10	25	2.5
Short (0-8 Yds)	10	9	56	5.6
Medium (9-18 Yds)	11	8	108	9.8
Long (19+ Yds)	6	1	42	7.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	3	16	4.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	15	12	102	6.8
Medium (9-18 Yds)	12	9	118	9.8
Long (19+ Yds)	3	1	18	6.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Tampa Bay	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Bennie Covington	9	7	0	73	1	25
WR Emmanuel Conway	6	5	0	54	0	15
RB Sam Donaldson	6	6	0	22	0	20
WR Brad Shannon	5	2	1	52	1	36
WR Wes Brandon	4	2	0	12	0	21
FB Melvin Van DeWege	3	3	0	6	0	11
RB Austin Punzel	1	1	0	0	0	14
TE Karl Wayne	1	1	0	7	0	20
WR Blake Murray	1	0	0	0	0	5
RB Tom Fox	1	1	0	5	0	8

Minnesota	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Ernest Sullivan	6	5	46	0	32
RB Lionel Hutchins	6	5	50	0	17
TE Calvin Truong	5	4	41	0	30
WR Quentin Giles	5	3	44	1	19
RB Richie Forbes	4	2	6	0	26
WR Jose Scott	3	2	31	0	8
WR Alvin Cortez	3	2	21	0	26
FB Bernard Branch	1	1	6	0	12
TE Dana Dakis	1	1	9	0	4

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Tampa Bay	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Austin Punzel	5	29	5.80	8.06

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Lionel Hutchins	2	5	2.50	3.36
Richie Forbes	2	5	2.50	5.93

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Tampa Bay	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Rex Grossman	3	2	12	4.00	6.24

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Ben Roethlisberger	5	3	20	4.00	7.47

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Tampa Bay	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Wes Brandon	2	1	1	0.50	3.00
WR Bennie Covington	1	1	11	11.00	8.11

Minnesota	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Calvin Truong	1	1	6	6.00	8.20
WR Ernest Sullivan	1	1	11	11.00	7.67
RB Lionel Hutchins	1	1	3	3.00	8.33
WR Alvin Cortez	1	0	0	0.00	7.00
RB Richie Forbes	1	0	0	0.00	1.50

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Tampa Bay	Rushes	Conversions
Austin Punzel	3	2
Sam Donaldson	1	0

Minnesota	Rushes	Conversions
Richie Forbes	2	2

Third Down Passing Statistics

Tampa Bay	Att	Comp	Conversions
Rex Grossman	7	6	3

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Conversions
Ben Roethlisberger	9	8	6

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Tampa Bay	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Bennie Covington	4	3	2
RB Austin Punzel	1	1	0
FB Melvin Van DeWege	1	1	0
WR Emmanuel Conway	1	1	1

Minnesota	Targ	Catch	Conversions
TE Calvin Truong	3	2	2
WR Ernest Sullivan	2	2	2
FB Bernard Branch	1	1	1
TE Dana Dakis	1	1	0
RB Lionel Hutchins	1	1	1
WR Quentin Giles	1	1	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 64,100 (64,100 capacity)
Upper Deck 22,100 (22,100)
End Zone 15,900 (15,900)
Mezzanine 9,200 (9,200)
Sideline Seats 14,100 (14,100)
Luxury Boxes 2,800 (2,800)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	64,100 (64,100 capacity)
Upper Deck	22,100 (22,100)
End Zone	15,900 (15,900)
Mezzanine	9,200 (9,200)
Sideline Seats	14,100 (14,100)
Luxury Boxes	2,800 (2,800)