Exhibition Week 3, 2026

played in Houston, TX

83 degrees, fair, calm

Tampa Bay Buccaneers	3	0	0	0	-	3
Houston Texans	3	7	0	10	-	20

Scoring Summary
1Q: 11:25 TBY - Ed Jordan 43 field goal
1Q: 02:59 HOU - Darrin Borders 45 field goal
2Q: 08:40 HOU - Kurt Snyder 24 pass from Leon Kell (Darrin Borders extra point)
4Q: 14:39 HOU - Darrin Borders 26 field goal
4Q: 12:55 HOU - Scottie Walters 8 pass from Leon Kell (Darrin Borders extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 11:25 TBY - Ed Jordan 43 field goal
1Q: 02:59 HOU - Darrin Borders 45 field goal
2Q: 08:40 HOU - Kurt Snyder 24 pass from Leon Kell (Darrin Borders extra point)
4Q: 14:39 HOU - Darrin Borders 26 field goal
4Q: 12:55 HOU - Scottie Walters 8 pass from Leon Kell (Darrin Borders extra point)

Team Statistics TBY HOU
Record 0-2 1-1
First Downs 12 20
- by Rushing 3 8
- by Passing 9 12
- by Penalty 0 0
Total Net Yards 247 386
- Offensive Plays 65 73
- Yards per Play 3.80 5.29
Net Rushing Yards 91 155
- Rushing Attempts 23 32
- Yards per Rush 3.96 4.84
Net Passing Yards 156 231
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 39 - 16 - 0 41 - 23 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 173 231
- Sacks/Yards Lost 3/17 0/0
- Yards per Pass Play 3.71 5.63
Fumbles/Lost 3/3 2/1
3rd Down Conversions 4/17 11/18
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 8.5 5.3
4th Down Conversions 4/5 0/0
Penalties/Yards 5/35 2/20
Punt Returns/Yards 2/18 5/36
Kick Returns/Yards 4/89 1/22
Interception Ret./Yards 1/0 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 0 4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 0/0 1/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 22 OWN 41
Time of Possession 26:56 33:04

Team Statistics	TBY	HOU
Record	0-2	1-1
First Downs	12	20
- by Rushing	3	8
- by Passing	9	12
- by Penalty	0	0
Total Net Yards	247	386
- Offensive Plays	65	73
- Yards per Play	3.80	5.29
Net Rushing Yards	91	155
- Rushing Attempts	23	32
- Yards per Rush	3.96	4.84
Net Passing Yards	156	231
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	39 - 16 - 0	41 - 23 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	173	231
- Sacks/Yards Lost	3/17	0/0
- Yards per Pass Play	3.71	5.63
Fumbles/Lost	3/3	2/1
3rd Down Conversions	4/17	11/18
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	8.5	5.3
4th Down Conversions	4/5	0/0
Penalties/Yards	5/35	2/20
Punt Returns/Yards	2/18	5/36
Kick Returns/Yards	4/89	1/22
Interception Ret./Yards	1/0	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	0	4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	0/0	1/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 22	OWN 41
Time of Possession	26:56	33:04

Drive Charts

Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	3:41	OWN 15	7	59	Field Goal
1	8:15	2:12	OWN 20	3	4	Punt
1	2:54	3:40	OWN 19	7	51	Fumble
2	8:25	6:03	OWN 32	10	26	Punt
3	11:14	0:54	OWN 31	3	3	Punt
3	9:26	1:08	OWN 27	3	9	Punt
3	5:29	2:00	OWN 21	3	8	Punt
3	2:29	1:22	OWN 18	3	-1	Fumble
4	14:31	0:08	OWN 20	1	-1	Fumble
4	12:48	2:16	OWN 41	3	-4	Punt
4	5:05	3:02	OWN 1	16	47	Downs
4	1:29	1:29	OWN 20	6	16	Game

Houston Texans
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	11:19	3:04	OPP 49	7	34	Interception
1	6:03	3:09	OWN 29	5	43	Field Goal
2	14:14	5:49	OWN 30	11	70	Touchdown
2	2:22	2:22	OWN 20	8	55	Missed FG
3	15:00	3:46	OWN 26	6	50	Missed FG
3	10:20	0:54	OWN 26	3	1	Punt
3	8:18	2:49	OWN 26	6	20	Punt
3	3:29	1:00	OWN 48	3	4	Punt
3	1:07	1:36	OPP 17	3	8	Field Goal
4	14:23	1:35	OPP 19	5	19	Touchdown
4	10:32	5:27	OWN 26	13	73	Fumble
4	2:03	0:34	OPP 48	3	4	Punt

Game MVP: Leon Kell, Houston Texans

Rushing Statistics

Tampa Bay	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Walt Stephen	10	25	2.50	6	0
Jackie Andersen	10	49	4.90	19	1
Ronald Vanderhaak	2	6	3.00	3	0
Arnie Peters	1	11	11.00	11	1

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Brad Barnett	21	85	4.05	18	3
Jackie Barber	8	40	5.00	10	1
Michael Whitley	2	20	10.00	20	1
Leon Kell	1	10	10.00	10	1

Passing Statistics

Tampa Bay	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Ronald Vanderhaak	29	10	79	3/17	0	15	0	43.3
Henry Garcia	10	6	94	0/0	0	43	0	91.3

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Leon Kell	34	20	201	0/0	2	36	0	95.3
Heath Brodie	7	3	30	0/0	0	16	1	16.0

Receiving Statistics

Tampa Bay	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
TE Bennie Walton	4	15	31	7.75	4	15
WR Arnie Peters	4	8	78	19.50	11	43
WR Rod McCullough	2	3	21	10.50	0	11
WR Marc Lesky	2	7	27	13.50	3	25
WR D.J. Carpenter	1	1	10	10.00	1	10
RB Walt Stephen	1	2	0	0.00	0	0
RB Jackie Andersen	1	2	3	3.00	0	3
TE Mitch Perkins	1	1	3	3.00	0	3

Houston	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Earl Rader	4	12	27	6.75	0	8	0
WR Kurt Snyder	4	7	80	20.00	43	36	1
RB Brad Barnett	4	6	20	5.00	2	8	0
RB Michael Whitley	3	3	30	10.00	5	14	0
WR Mercury Crawford	2	2	27	13.50	2	16	0
RB Jackie Barber	2	2	4	2.00	0	3	0
WR Carlton Robinson	2	3	26	13.00	2	16	0
WR Scottie Walters	2	5	17	8.50	0	9	1
TE Reggie Freeman	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Tampa Bay	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Harvey Reeves	1	0	0.00	0

Houston	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Tampa Bay	Fumb	Recov	Force
Ronald Vanderhaak	2	0	0
Jackie Andersen	1	0	0
Dominic Galloway	0	1	1
Harvey Reeves	0	0	1

Houston	Fumb	Recov	Force
Brad Barnett	1	0	0
Leon Kell	1	0	0
Sam Taliancich	0	2	1
Dexter Durkin	0	1	0
Harold Mason	0	1	0
Keith Small	0	0	1
Brady Kirk	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Tampa Bay	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Nicky Bodenhemer	6	263	43.8	34.5	55	2

Houston	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Richie Lake	4	171	42.8	33.3	54	2

Kicking Statistics

Tampa Bay	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Ed Jordan	1/1	1/1	0/0	43	0/0

Houston	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Darrin Borders	2/4	1/3	0/0	45	2/2

Punt Return Statistics

Tampa Bay	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Jessie Kelley	2	18	9.0	0

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Earl Rader	3	11	3.7	0
J.J. Donovan	2	25	12.5	0

Kick Return Statistics

Tampa Bay	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Orlando Newhart	2	50	25.0	0
Jessie Kelley	2	39	19.5	0

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Jackie Barber	1	22	22.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Tampa Bay	Tack	Asst	RPlay	PPlay
S Harvey Reeves	7	2	24	30
OLB Britt Reynoso	7	2	25	27
CB K.C. Yantis	5	0	28	40
S Bruce Prescott	4	2	19	29
CB Orlando Newhart	4	0	15	20
S Aaron Halama	3	4	21	22
CB Jessie Kelley	3	2	20	28
ILB Colin Kaplan	3	1	14	18
ILB Chuck Manson	2	3	21	25
DT Orlando Westbrook	2	1	18	20
CB Leonard Kingsbury	2	1	10	10
DE Hardy Keil	2	1	13	19
DT Brock Robinson	2	0	15	23
ILB Brian Krumrei	2	0	10	16
DE Terrell Aidoo	1	1	7	6
CB Tito Garrison	1	1	17	25
DT C.J. Mayes	1	0	16	29
OLB Dominic Galloway	1	0	7	8
DE Nathan McIntyre	0	1	19	22
DE Alfred Thompson	0	1	14	14
DT Clarence Rice	0	1	19	20

Houston	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Brady Kirk	7	0	0.0	11	15
CB Andy Inthapany	4	1	0.0	12	20
CB Fred Lemons	4	1	0.0	21	33
ILB Raymond Wilcox	3	2	0.0	12	25
DT Wendell Giefeke	3	1	0.0	19	30
CB Dean Barber	3	0	0.0	14	31
OLB Lewis Lee	3	0	0.0	7	22
DE Terrell Fulkerson	2	1	1.0	11	17
S Burt Morlando	2	3	0.0	11	23
OLB Quinn McKenzie	2	2	0.0	13	15
S J.J. Donovan	2	1	0.0	15	24
DE Sam Taliancich	1	1	1.5	10	21
DT Keith Small	1	0	0.5	6	9
S Jumbo Hines	1	2	0.0	6	19
QB Heath Brodie	1	0	---	---	---
DE Ronald Woodward	1	0	0.0	12	25
DE Oscar Battle	1	0	0.0	13	21
OLB Vernon Morrison	1	0	0.0	6	9
S Harold Mason	1	0	0.0	18	26

Pass Rush Statistics

Tampa Bay	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT C.J. Mayes	2	1	0	29
DE Nathan McIntyre	1	1	0	22
DT Clarence Rice	1	0	0	20
DE Alfred Thompson	0	1	1	14
DE Hardy Keil	0	1	0	19

Houston	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Sam Taliancich	1.5	0	0	0	21
DE Terrell Fulkerson	1.0	0	2	0	17
DT Keith Small	0.5	0	0	0	9
DE Ronald Woodward	0.0	1	1	1	25
DT Clay Raymer	0.0	1	1	0	27
DE Oscar Battle	0.0	1	1	0	21
DT Wendell Giefeke	0.0	0	1	2	30

Pass Defense Statistics

Tampa Bay	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S Harvey Reeves	5	0	1	30
OLB Britt Reynoso	4	0	0	27
CB Orlando Newhart	3	2	0	20
CB K.C. Yantis	3	0	0	40
CB Tito Garrison	2	0	0	25
CB Jessie Kelley	1	2	0	28
ILB Chuck Manson	1	0	0	25
S Bruce Prescott	1	0	0	29
CB Leonard Kingsbury	1	0	0	10
DE Hardy Keil	1	0	0	19
ILB Colin Kaplan	1	0	0	18
S Aaron Halama	0	1	0	22
OLB Dominic Galloway	0	1	0	8

Houston	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Fred Lemons	3	2	33
CB Andy Inthapany	3	0	20
CB Dean Barber	2	1	31
OLB Lewis Lee	2	0	22
ILB Brady Kirk	2	0	15
S Burt Morlando	1	1	23
S Jumbo Hines	1	0	19
S J.J. Donovan	1	0	24
S Harold Mason	1	0	26
OLB Quinn McKenzie	0	1	15
DT Clay Raymer	0	1	27

Blocking Statistics

Tampa Bay	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Perry Dubose	2	4	14	0	20
Roger Peterson	2	3	10	0	13
Roger Wellins	1	3	11	1	21
Dave Lau	1	2	12	0	21
Louie Vance	1	1	18	0	37
Johnnie Hogrefe	0	3	14	0	24
Andy Mills	0	2	9	1	18
Bennie Walton	0	1	22	0	40
Lester Sawyer	0	1	13	0	29
Bert Elkon	0	1	5	0	5
Marcus Farrell	0	0	9	1	22

Houston	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	PPly
Nick Diaz	3	7	1	29	41
Kendrick Stevenson	3	6	0	26	29
Darryl Akiyama	2	3	0	26	32
Ernest Occean	1	8	0	27	32
Dexter Durkin	1	3	0	31	37
Raymond Takemura	1	2	0	7	7
Josh Buckner	0	1	0	14	27
Reggie Freeman	0	1	0	24	23

Special Teams Statistics

Tampa Bay	Tackles	STPlays
Tito Garrison	1	21
Omar Michaelson	1	18
Mitch Perkins	1	13
Adam Hensley	1	12
Louie Vance	1	7
Roger Wellins	1	7
K.C. Yantis	0	25
Brian Krumrei	0	12
Orlando Newhart	0	11
Marc Lesky	0	11
Jessie Kelley	0	10
Colin Kaplan	0	9
D.J. Carpenter	0	8
Marcus Farrell	0	7
Johnnie Hogrefe	0	7
Brock Robinson	0	7
Nicky Bodenhemer	0	6
Bruce Prescott	0	6
Bennie Walton	0	6
Hardy Keil	0	5
Alfred Thompson	0	4
Andy Mills	0	4
C.J. Mayes	0	4
Ed Jordan	0	3
Nathan McIntyre	0	3
Aaron Halama	0	3
Roger Peterson	0	3
Chuck Manson	0	2
Britt Reynoso	0	2
Clarence Rice	0	2
Monty Flylum	0	1
Harvey Reeves	0	1
Walt Stephen	0	1
Leonard Kingsbury	0	1

Houston	Tackles	STPlays
Quinn McKenzie	2	13
Michael Whitley	1	19
Reggie Freeman	1	11
Brad Barnett	1	6
Jackie Barber	1	6
Kelly Madera	0	15
Dean Barber	0	13
Earl Rader	0	12
Sam Taliancich	0	11
Mercury Crawford	0	11
Heath McMichael	0	11
Carlton Robinson	0	11
Ernest Occean	0	8
Vernon Morrison	0	8
Jumbo Hines	0	8
Kendrick Stevenson	0	7
Dexter Durkin	0	7
Darryl Akiyama	0	7
Brady Kirk	0	6
J.J. Donovan	0	5
Norm Hill	0	5
Will Norris	0	4
Kurt Snyder	0	4
Wendell Giefeke	0	4
Richie Lake	0	4
Darrin Borders	0	4
Ronald Woodward	0	3
Trevor Canas	0	3
Burt Morlando	0	2
Nick Diaz	0	2
Oscar Battle	0	2
Fred Lemons	0	2
Raymond Takemura	0	1
Clay Raymer	0	1
Andy Inthapany	0	1
Edwin Forbes	0	1
Lewis Lee	0	1
Raymond Wilcox	0	1
Keith Small	0	1
Harold Mason	0	1

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	7	49	7.0
Middle	12	21	1.8
Right	4	21	5.3
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	8	47	5.9
Middle	16	65	4.1
Right	8	43	5.4
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Tampa Bay	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Ronald Vanderhaak	29	10	0	4	3	5	4	3	0
Henry Garcia	10	6	2	1	0	1	2	0	0

Houston	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Leon Kell	34	20	2	2	1	5	2	1	0
Heath Brodie	7	3	0	0	0	1	2	0	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	2	2	5	2.5
Short (0-8 Yds)	10	5	19	1.9
Medium (9-18 Yds)	16	7	81	5.1
Long (19+ Yds)	11	2	68	6.2

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	2	1	6	3.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	16	12	94	5.9
Medium (9-18 Yds)	20	10	131	6.6
Long (19+ Yds)	3	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Tampa Bay	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
TE Bennie Walton	15	4	1	31	0	40
WR Arnie Peters	8	4	1	78	1	22
WR Marc Lesky	7	2	1	27	1	27
WR Rod McCullough	3	2	0	21	0	23
RB Walt Stephen	2	1	0	0	0	20
RB Jackie Andersen	2	1	0	3	0	30
WR D.J. Carpenter	1	1	0	10	0	7
TE Mitch Perkins	1	1	0	3	0	22

Houston	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Earl Rader	12	4	0	27	0	28
WR Kurt Snyder	7	4	1	80	2	23
RB Brad Barnett	6	4	0	20	0	23
WR Scottie Walters	5	2	0	17	0	18
RB Michael Whitley	3	3	0	30	0	21
WR Carlton Robinson	3	2	0	26	0	13
WR Mercury Crawford	2	2	0	27	0	9
RB Jackie Barber	2	2	0	4	0	25
TE Reggie Freeman	1	0	0	0	0	23

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Tampa Bay	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Brad Barnett	2	11	5.50	4.05
Leon Kell	1	10	10.00	10.00

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Tampa Bay	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Leon Kell	4	2	17	4.25	5.91
Heath Brodie	2	0	0	0.00	4.29

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Tampa Bay	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg

Houston	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Scottie Walters	3	2	17	5.67	3.40
WR Earl Rader	2	0	0	0.00	2.25
TE Reggie Freeman	1	0	0	0.00	0.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Tampa Bay	Rushes	Conversions
Walt Stephen	1	0
Jackie Andersen	1	1

Houston	Rushes	Conversions
Brad Barnett	5	2
Jackie Barber	5	2

Third Down Passing Statistics

Tampa Bay	Att	Comp	Conversions
Ronald Vanderhaak	11	5	2
Henry Garcia	3	2	1

Houston	Att	Comp	Conversions
Leon Kell	7	6	6
Heath Brodie	1	1	1

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Tampa Bay	Targ	Catch	Conversions
TE Bennie Walton	5	0	0
WR Rod McCullough	2	1	1
WR Arnie Peters	2	1	0
WR D.J. Carpenter	1	1	0
RB Walt Stephen	1	1	0
WR Marc Lesky	1	1	1
RB Jackie Andersen	1	1	0
TE Mitch Perkins	1	1	1

Houston	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Kurt Snyder	2	2	2
RB Brad Barnett	2	2	2
WR Earl Rader	1	0	0
WR Mercury Crawford	1	1	1
RB Michael Whitley	1	1	1
WR Carlton Robinson	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 67,500 (69,500 capacity)
Upper Deck 20,800 (21,100)
End Zone 15,000 (15,200)
Mezzanine 8,700 (8,800)
Sideline Seats 13,100 (13,400)
Club Seats 6,900 (7,000)
Luxury Boxes 3,000 (4,000)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	67,500 (69,500 capacity)
Upper Deck	20,800 (21,100)
End Zone	15,000 (15,200)
Mezzanine	8,700 (8,800)
Sideline Seats	13,100 (13,400)
Club Seats	6,900 (7,000)
Luxury Boxes	3,000 (4,000)