Conference Semifinals, 2015

played in Minnesota, MN

68 degrees, fair, calm

Tampa Bay Buccaneers0000-0
Minnesota Vikings101070-27

Scoring Summary
1Q: 07:45 MIN - Quentin Giles 3 pass from Ben Roethlisberger (Donnell Wilcox extra point)
1Q: 00:34 MIN - Donnell Wilcox 49 field goal
2Q: 07:06 MIN - Quentin Giles 7 pass from Ben Roethlisberger (Donnell Wilcox extra point)
2Q: 00:24 MIN - Donnell Wilcox 18 field goal
3Q: 08:26 MIN - Bernard Branch 2 run (Donnell Wilcox extra point)

Team StatisticsTBYMIN
Record13-513-4
First Downs625
- by Rushing35
- by Passing319
- by Penalty01
Total Net Yards189421
- Offensive Plays4573
- Yards per Play4.205.77
Net Rushing Yards89153
- Rushing Attempts1842
- Yards per Rush4.943.64
Net Passing Yards100268
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt27 - 17 - 031 - 24 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards100268
- Sacks/Yards Lost0/00/0
- Yards per Pass Play3.708.65
Fumbles/Lost1/10/0
3rd Down Conversions3/135/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down6.55.2
4th Down Conversions0/00/0
Penalties/Yards6/476/60
Punt Returns/Yards3/161/9
Kick Returns/Yards5/1061/31
Interception Ret./Yards1/00/0
2pt Conversions0/00/0
Red Zone Visits04
- Red Zone TDs/FGs0/03/1
Avg. Drive StartOWN 26OWN 25
Time of Possession22:1237:48

Drive Charts

Tampa Bay Buccaneers
QuarBeganPossFromPlaysYardsResult
115:001:51OWN 3233Punt
17:373:18OWN 22625Punt
10:283:17OWN 37423Punt
26:561:24OWN 4031Punt
24:201:43OWN 38731Punt
20:170:17OWN 91-2Half
311:280:34OWN 1217Fumble
38:202:21OWN 2437Punt
33:482:08OWN 3037Punt
413:461:44OWN 837Punt
410:592:08OPP 2838Missed FG
46:561:52OWN 28426Punt
41:531:53OWN 8317Game
Minnesota Vikings
QuarBeganPossFromPlaysYardsResult
113:095:32OWN 281072Touchdown
14:193:51OWN 20948Field Goal
212:115:15OWN 61094Touchdown
25:321:12OWN 1031Punt
22:372:20OWN 201079Field Goal
315:003:32OWN 35726Punt
310:542:34OPP 18518Touchdown
35:592:11OWN 2037Punt
31:402:54OWN 28520Punt
412:021:03OWN 1732Interception
48:511:55OWN 3033Punt
45:043:11OWN 10726Punt

Game MVP: Ben Roethlisberger, Minnesota Vikings

Rushing Statistics

Tampa BayAttYardsAvgLG10+TD
Austin Punzel12655.422220
Sam Donaldson5265.20600
Rex Grossman1-2-2.00-200
MinnesotaAttYardsAvgLG10+TD
Richie Forbes271254.632040
Bernard Branch14241.71401
Glen Jeffers144.00400

Passing Statistics

Tampa BayAttCompYardsSk/YdTDLGIntRate
Rex Grossman27171000/0024070.0
MinnesotaAttCompYardsSk/YdTDLGIntRate
Ben Roethlisberger31242680/02281110.7

Receiving Statistics

Tampa BayCatchTargYardsAvgYACLGTD
WR Jason Tatum56438.602240
RB Sam Donaldson4471.751040
RB Austin Punzel3520.67310
WR Brad Shannon263216.000210
WR Wes Brandon22126.00060
RB Tom Fox1144.00040
WR Bennie Covington0200.00000
TE Jeff Bridges0100.00000
MinnesotaCatchTargYardsAvgYACLGTD
WR Quentin Giles9910411.5637202
TE Calvin Truong557214.4023280
WR Alvin Cortez465012.5013130
RB Butch McConnell33217.00790
FB Bernard Branch1255.00050
WR Ted O'Neill1199.00090
WR Bryce Perkins1277.00170
TE Todd Gauthier0100.00000
WR Alonzo Poston0200.00000

Interception Statistics

Tampa BayIntsYardsAvgTD
CB Butch Wolfstone100.000
MinnesotaIntsYardsAvgTD

Fumble Statistics

Tampa BayFumbRecovForceTD
Austin Punzel1000
MinnesotaFumbRecovForceTD
Percy Garcia0100
Chuck Laxdal0010

Punting Statistics

Tampa BayPuntYardsAvgNetLGIn20
Shane Lechler941145.738.0694
MinnesotaPuntYardsAvgNetLGIn20
Herman Burns628747.845.2564

Kicking Statistics

Tampa BayFGs40+Yd50+YdLGPAT
Jeff Chandler0/10/00/000/0
MinnesotaFGs40+Yd50+YdLGPAT
Donnell Wilcox2/21/10/0493/3

Punt Return Statistics

Tampa BayRetYardsAvgTD
Butch Wolfstone2105.00
Brad Shannon166.00
MinnesotaRetYardsAvgTD
Ted O'Neill199.00

Kick Return Statistics

Tampa BayRetYardsAvgTD
Brad Shannon48922.30
Emmanuel Conway11717.00
MinnesotaRetYardsAvgTD
Dwight Grolitzer13131.00

Defensive Statistics

Tampa BayTackAsstSackRPlayPPlay
S Chris Dillon920.03427
S Chuck Ferreira700.04231
OLB Lonnie Blades610.04131
DT Russell Lyle610.02824
ILB Wesley Eicholz530.03829
CB Butch Wolfstone440.04231
DE Amos Moss430.03731
DE Sammy Fuller430.03827
S Daryl Burke310.098
CB Rob Dennis310.02326
OLB Leroy Stephenson300.052
DT Reuben Foster230.04128
ILB B.J. Benson200.042
OLB Marc Dominquez120.0309
CB Ronald Horn120.01321
DE Austin Branch110.032
DT Raymond Warren100.096
OLB Dwight Sanders100.0162
DE Stephen Upshaw010.044
MinnesotaTackAsstSackRPlayPPlay
OLB Shannon Bynaker800.01727
ILB Kurt Willis600.01319
S Richard Kerner410.01827
S Kirk Baum400.01727
CB Dwight Grolitzer220.01824
CB Percy Garcia210.01624
DE Chuck Laxdal200.043
ILB Arnie Miller100.047
S Mo Harvey100.012
DT Joel Dole100.064
DT Edgar Morrison100.01017
WR Ted O'Neill10---------
CB Daniel Shearer100.036
S Jose Turner100.01526
DT Cory Rose020.01623
DE Brent Beeston010.01424
OLB Tyrone Prosser010.064

Pass Rush Statistics

Tampa BaySackBlockHurryKnockPPlay
DT Reuben Foster0.010128
DE Amos Moss0.002031
MinnesotaSackBlockHurryKnockPPlay
DE Clay Szymanski0.002124
DT Bubba Heath0.00104
DE Brent Beeston0.000124

Pass Defense Statistics

Tampa BayCaughtDefnsdIntrcpPPlay
OLB Lonnie Blades40031
CB Butch Wolfstone31131
ILB Wesley Eicholz30029
S Chuck Ferreira30031
S Daryl Burke3008
S Chris Dillon20027
CB Rob Dennis20026
DT Russell Lyle10024
ILB B.J. Benson1002
OLB Leroy Stephenson1002
CB Ronald Horn10021
MinnesotaCaughtDefnsdIntrcpPPlay
OLB Shannon Bynaker60027
ILB Kurt Willis30019
CB Percy Garcia13024
ILB Arnie Miller1107
S Mo Harvey1002
DT Joel Dole1004
S Richard Kerner10027
CB Daniel Shearer1006
CB Dwight Grolitzer10024
S Kirk Baum10027
OLB Louis Downs0102

Blocking Statistics

Tampa BayKeyBlBlOppPancRPlySckAPPly
Tyrone Carlisle25118027
Carl Katzenmoyer25015018
Conrad Chiaccheri13014023
Otis Porter13017024
Kris Wilson0106011
MinnesotaKeyBlBlOppPancRPlySckAPPly
Clyde Jordan24031026
Britt Sims113042031
Luther Winslett15018012
Rod Erickson15040030
Ralph Ingram14029027
Calvin Truong11037021
Dwayne Moline1101404
Michael Shaw110604
Antoine Upshaw05030021
Bernard Branch03025020

Special Teams Statistics

Tampa BayTacklesSTPlays
Emmanuel Conway112
Tom Fox14
Sam Donaldson022
Chuck Ferreira021
Dwight Sanders020
Jeff Bridges015
Corey Duncan014
Butch Wolfstone013
Daryl Burke013
Bennie Covington012
Shane Lechler010
Conrad Chiaccheri010
Carl Katzenmoyer010
Eddie Andrews010
Marc Dominquez08
Brad Shannon08
Tyrone Carlisle08
Kris Wilson07
Leonard Agnew07
Wes Brandon06
Stephen Upshaw06
B.J. Benson05
Thurman Cassidy04
Raymond Warren04
Wesley Eicholz03
Jeff Chandler02
Amos Moss02
Lonnie Blades02
Reuben Foster02
Sammy Fuller02
Russell Lyle02
Lorenzo Kinney02
Austin Branch02
Rob Dennis02
Austin Punzel01
Otis Porter01
Chris Dillon01
Jason Tatum01
Ronald Horn01
MinnesotaTacklesSTPlays
Mo Harvey413
Calvin Truong213
Bernard Branch123
Butch McConnell117
Tyrone Prosser024
Jose Turner022
Warren Pigg020
Todd Gauthier015
Ted O'Neill014
Joel Dole09
Bubba Heath09
Alonzo Poston09
Arnie Miller08
Clyde Jordan08
Antoine Upshaw08
Michael Shaw08
Donnell Wilcox08
Dwight Grolitzer08
Kirk Baum08
Rod Erickson07
Herman Burns06
Bryce Perkins03
Jackie Huntley02
Alvin Cortez02
Britt Sims02
Brent Beeston01
Ralph Ingram01
Cory Rose01
Percy Garcia01
Richard Kerner01
Clay Szymanski01
Daniel Shearer01
Louis Downs01
Shannon Bynaker01

Directional Rushing Statistics

DistanceAttYardsAvg
Left4174.3
Middle11444.0
Right23015.0
None1-2-2.0
DistanceAttYardsAvg
Left10383.8
Middle15342.3
Right17814.8
None000.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Tampa BayAttCmp20+BdThDropDfnsHurrKnckIntc
Rex Grossman27172025320
MinnesotaAttCmp20+BdThDropDfnsHurrKnckIntc
Ben Roethlisberger31243021211

Directional Passing Statistics

DistanceAttCompYardsAvg
Screen9880.9
Short (0-8 Yds)66396.5
Medium (9-18 Yds)5181.6
Long (19+ Yds)72456.4
DistanceAttCompYardsAvg
Screen43184.5
Short (0-8 Yds)16141227.6
Medium (9-18 Yds)11712811.6
Long (19+ Yds)0000.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Tampa BayTargtCaugtDropdYards20+PPlay
WR Brad Shannon62132123
WR Jason Tatum65043123
RB Austin Punzel5302020
RB Sam Donaldson440707
WR Bennie Covington201005
WR Wes Brandon22012012
TE Jeff Bridges100009
RB Tom Fox110407
MinnesotaTargtCaugtDropdYards20+PPlay
WR Quentin Giles990104123
WR Alvin Cortez64150020
TE Calvin Truong55072221
RB Butch McConnell33021013
FB Bernard Branch2105020
WR Bryce Perkins2117014
WR Alonzo Poston200005
TE Todd Gauthier100008
WR Ted O'Neill1109013

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Tampa BayAttYardsAvgOverall Avg
MinnesotaAttYardsAvgOverall Avg
Richie Forbes6457.504.63
Bernard Branch5122.401.71

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Tampa BayAttCompYardsAvg/AttOverall Avg
MinnesotaAttCompYardsAvg/AttOverall Avg
Ben Roethlisberger32103.338.65

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Tampa BayTargetCatchYardsAvg/TargOverall Avg
MinnesotaTargetCatchYardsAvg/TargOverall Avg
WR Quentin Giles22105.0011.56
WR Alvin Cortez1000.008.33

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Tampa BayRushesConversions
Austin Punzel22
Sam Donaldson10
MinnesotaRushesConversions
Bernard Branch41
Richie Forbes10

Third Down Passing Statistics

Tampa BayAttCompConversions
Rex Grossman1061
MinnesotaAttCompConversions
Ben Roethlisberger964

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Tampa BayTargCatchConversions
WR Brad Shannon211
RB Austin Punzel210
RB Sam Donaldson220
WR Jason Tatum210
TE Jeff Bridges100
WR Wes Brandon110
MinnesotaTargCatchConversions
WR Bryce Perkins211
WR Alonzo Poston200
TE Calvin Truong110
FB Bernard Branch110
RB Butch McConnell111
WR Alvin Cortez111
WR Quentin Giles111

SectionAttendance
Stadium62,400 (64,100 capacity)
Upper Deck20,900 (22,100)
End Zone15,900 (15,900)
Mezzanine9,200 (9,200)
Sideline Seats14,100 (14,100)
Luxury Boxes2,300 (2,800)