Tampa Bay Buccaneers at New England Patriots (September 3, 2000)

Game Recap

Week 1 in September of the 2000 football calendar saw the 0 Tampa Bay Buccaneers get a win over the home New England Patriots 21-16. The Buccaneers tallied 14 of their 21 points in the second quarter.

The Buccaneers were led by Shaun King who finished with 1 TD, zero interceptions.

For the Patriots, Drew Bledsoe had 216 yards passing, 1 TD, 0 INTs, was 26 of 39 passing. Troy Brown had 70 receiving yards.

The Buccaneers finished with 296 total yards, 17 first downs, 1 turnovers and 4 penalties. They were 6 of 16 on third downs. The Patriots finished with 278 total yards, 14 first downs, 1 turnovers and 5 penalties. They were 4 of 17 on third downs.

Notes

• Score: Tampa Bay BuccaneersTAM defeat New England PatriotsNWE 21-16
• Date: Sunday, September 3, 2000
• Game Time Kickoff: 1:02PM
• Tampa Bay Buccaneers Stats - Yards: 296, Turnovers: 1
• New England Patriots Stats - Yards: 278, Turnovers: 1

Box Score

	1st	2nd	3rd	4th	TOT
TAM	0	14	7	0	21
NWE	3	7	0	6	16

Passing Leaders

PLAYER		C-A	YDS	TD	INT	LNG
Drew Bledsoe	NWE	26-39	216	1	0	39
Shaun King	TAM	12-24	167	1	0	34

Rushing Leaders

PLAYER		ATT	YDS	TD	LNG
Warrick Dunn	TAM	16	56	0	10
Mike Alstott	TAM	16	54	2	12
Troy Brown	NWE	2	33	0	35
Drew Bledsoe	NWE	8	30	0	10
Kevin Faulk	NWE	10	21	0	7
Shaun King	TAM	4	21	0	10
Jacquez Green	TAM	1	6	0	6

Receiving Leaders

PLAYER		REC	YDS	TD	LNG
Troy Brown	NWE	7	70	0	26
Jacquez Green	TAM	2	67	0	34
Keyshawn Johnson	TAM	4	64	0	27
Kevin Faulk	NWE	11	62	0	10
Terry Glenn	NWE	4	56	1	39
Eric Bjornson	NWE	2	15	0	11
Tony Simmons	NWE	1	9	0	9
Karl Williams	TAM	1	8	0	8

Team Total Rushing

TM	ATT	YDS	TD
NWE	21	88	0
TAM	38	140	2

Team Total Passing

TM	C-A	YDS	TD	INT	SCK
NWE	26-39	216	1	0	6
TAM	12-24	167	1	0	1

More Game Information On The Tampa Bay Buccaneers at New England Patriots

• Attendance: 60,292
• Weather: 71 degrees, relative humidity 93%, wind 5 mph, wind chill 0
• Time of Game: 3:03 - 3 hours, 03 minutes