| Tampa Bay Buccaneers at New England Patriots |
| Game Statistics & Box Score |
| Date: December 11, 1988 Location: Foxborough, MA Venue: Sullivan Stadium Attendance: 39889 |
| Weather: Mostly Cloudy Temp: 20 F Humidty: % Wind: 14 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | OT | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tampa Bay BuccaneersTB | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 |
| New England PatriotsNE | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 10 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | TB | NE |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | New England PatriotsNE | Bob Perryman 6 run (Jason Staurovsky kick) | 0 | 7 |
| 4 | Tampa Bay BuccaneersTB | Mark Carrier 15 pass from Vinny Testaverde (John Carney kick) | 7 | 7 |
| 5 | New England PatriotsNE | Jason Staurovsky 27 FG | 7 | 10 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Tampa Bay Buccaneers | ||
| Offense | ||
| 88 | WR | Mark Carrier |
| 47 | WR | Don Smith |
| 74 | LOT | Paul Gruber |
| 68 | LOG | Rick Mallory |
| 60 | C | Randy Grimes |
| 50 | ROG | Dan Turk |
| 72 | ROT | Rob Taylor |
| 82 | TE | Ron Hall |
| 14 | QB | Vinny Testaverde |
| 27 | RB | Kerry Goode |
| 43 | FB | William Howard |
| Defense | ||
| 79 | LDE | Reuben Davis |
| 95 | NT | Curt Jarvis |
| 94 | RDE | Robert Goff |
| 59 | LOLB | Kevin Murphy |
| 99 | LILB | Eugene Marve |
| 54 | RILB | Ervin Randle |
| 57 | ROLB | Winston Moss |
| 29 | LCB | Ricky Reynolds |
| 30 | SS | Mark Robinson |
| 39 | FS | Harry Hamilton |
| 36 | RCB | Bobby Futrell |
| New England Patriots | ||
| Offense | ||
| 80 | WR | Irving Fryar |
| 73 | LOT | Danny Villa |
| 62 | LOG | Sean Farrell |
| 68 | C | Mike Baab |
| 61 | ROG | Ron Wooten |
| 78 | ROT | Bruce Armstrong |
| 81 | TE | Russ Francis |
| 85 | TE | Steve Johnson |
| 11 | QB | Tony Eason |
| 44 | HB | John Stephens |
| 34 | FB | Bob Perryman |
| Defense | ||
| 96 | LDE | Brent Williams |
| 72 | NT | Tim Goad |
| 97 | RDE | Milford Hodge |
| 56 | LOLB | Andre Tippett |
| 95 | LILB | Ed Reynolds |
| 52 | RILB | Johnny Rembert |
| 50 | ROLB | Larry McGrew |
| 42 | LCB | Ronnie Lippett |
| 38 | SS | Roland James |
| 31 | FS | Fred Marion |
| 26 | RCB | Ray Clayborn |
| TEAM STATS | TOP | FD | FDR | FDP | FDX | 3rdDownEff | 4thDownEff | PEN | PENY | FUM | Lost |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TB | 30:05 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 1/11 | 0/0 | 8 | 55 | 2 | 1 |
| NE | 33:03 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 7/17 | 0/0 | 4 | 30 | 1 | 0 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tampa Bay Buccaneers | |||||
| William Howard | 23 | 101 | 4.4 | 20 | 0 |
| Kerry Goode | 12 | 30 | 2.5 | 7 | 0 |
| Vinny Testaverde | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 36 | 131 | 3.6 | 0 | |
| New England Patriots | |||||
| Bob Perryman | 17 | 47 | 2.8 | 7 | 1 |
| Tony Eason | 3 | 14 | 4.7 | 10 | 0 |
| John Stephens | 12 | 10 | 0.8 | 6 | 0 |
| Mosi Tatupu | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 33 | 76 | 2.3 | 1 | |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tampa Bay Buccaneers | |||||||||||
| Vinny Testaverde | 19 | 10 | 52.6 | 1 | 145 | 7.6 | 28 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 73.4 |
| Team Totals | 19 | 10 | 52.6 | 1 | 145 | 7.6 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 73.4 | |
| New England Patriots | |||||||||||
| Tony Eason | 27 | 16 | 59.3 | 2 | 155 | 5.7 | 26 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 44.5 |
| Team Totals | 27 | 16 | 59.3 | 2 | 155 | 5.7 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 44.5 | |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tampa Bay Buccaneers | |||||
| Mark Carrier | 4 | 90 | 22.5 | 28 | 1 |
| Ron Hall | 2 | 24 | 12.0 | 16 | 0 |
| Frank Pillow | 2 | 24 | 12.0 | 12 | 0 |
| Don Smith | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
| William Howard | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 10 | 145 | 14.5 | 1 | |
| New England Patriots | |||||
| Irving Fryar | 3 | 59 | 19.7 | 26 | 0 |
| Reggie Dupard | 3 | 21 | 7.0 | 10 | 0 |
| Bob Perryman | 3 | 17 | 5.7 | 6 | 0 |
| Russ Francis | 3 | 16 | 5.3 | 8 | 0 |
| John Stephens | 2 | 13 | 6.5 | 9 | 0 |
| Stanley Morgan | 1 | 18 | 18.0 | 11 | 0 |
| Cedric Jones | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 11 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 16 | 155 | 9.7 | 0 | |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tampa Bay Buccaneers | |||||
| Harry Hamilton | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
| Ricky Reynolds | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 2 | 0 | |||
| New England Patriots | |||||
| Roland James | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 1 | 0 | |||
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TB | I20 | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tampa Bay Buccaneers | |||||||
| Ray Criswell | 9 | 310 | 34.4 | 50 | 0 | ||
| Team Totals | 9 | 310 | 34.4 | 0 | |||
| New England Patriots | |||||||
| Jeff Feagles | 8 | 290 | 36.3 | 66 | 0 | ||
| Team Totals | 8 | 290 | 36.3 | 0 | |||
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tampa Bay Buccaneers | ||||||
| Bobby Futrell | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 | |
| Donnie Elder | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 2 | 3 | 1.5 | 0 | ||
| New England Patriots | ||||||
| Irving Fryar | 5 | 48 | 9.6 | 25 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 5 | 48 | 9.6 | 0 | ||
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tampa Bay Buccaneers | ||||||
| Donnie Elder | 1 | 0 | 13 | 13.0 | 13 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 1 | 0 | 13 | 13.0 | 13 | 0 |
| New England Patriots | ||||||
| Sammy Martin | 1 | 0 | 34 | 34.0 | 34 | 0 |
| Elgin Davis | 1 | 0 | 19 | 19.0 | 19 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 2 | 0 | 53 | 26.5 | 0 | |
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
| Tampa Bay Buccaneers | |
| Robert Goff | 1.0 |
| Team Totals | 1.0 |
| New England Patriots | |
| Brent Williams | 2.0 |
| Team Totals | 2.0 |