Tampa Bay Buccaneers at New England Patriots (December 17, 2005)

Game Recap


In a December 17 week 15 tussle in New England, the Patriots pitched a comprehensive 28-0 win over the Buccaneers. The Patriots posted a shutout.

The Patriots were guided by Tom Brady who tossed in 258 passing yards, 3 touchdowns, zero INTs, was 20 of 31 passing. Corey Dillon had 1 touchdown. David Givens had 137 yards receiving, 1 touchdown.

For the Buccaneers, Chris Simms tossed in zero picks, was 21 of 34 passing.

The Patriots ended with 336 total yards, 22 first downs, 0 turnovers and 8 penalties. They were 7 of 16 on third downs. The Buccaneers finished with 138 total yards, 12 first downs, 1 turnovers and 8 penalties. They were 7 of 16 on third downs.

Notes

  • Score: New England PatriotsNWE defeat Tampa Bay BuccaneersTAM 28-0
  • Date: Saturday, December 17, 2005
  • Game Time Kickoff: 1:33PM
  • New England Patriots Stats - Yards: 336, Turnovers: 0
  • Tampa Bay Buccaneers Stats - Yards: 138, Turnovers: 1

Box Score

1st 2nd 3rd 4th TOT
TAM 0 0 0 0 0
NWE 7 14 0 7 28

Passing Leaders

PLAYERC-AYDSTDINTLNG
Tom BradyNWE20-312583037
Chris SimmsTAM21-341550022

Rushing Leaders

PLAYERATTYDSTDLNG
Corey DillonNWE1948114
Cadillac WilliamsTAM142303
Kevin FaulkNWE61804
David GivensNWE21309
Tom BradyNWE3603
Michael PittmanTAM2604
Mike AlstottTAM1202

Receiving Leaders

PLAYERRECYDSTDLNG
David GivensNWE6137137
Ike HilliardTAM550022
Joey GallowayTAM438015
Deion BranchNWE227019
Tim DwightNWE127027
Michael ClaytonTAM226018
Alex SmithTAM42609
Christian FauriaNWE220017

Team Total Rushing

TMATTYDSTD
NWE32831
TAM18300

Team Total Passing

TMC-AYDSTDINTSCK
NWE20-31258301
TAM21-34155007

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

  • Attendance: 68,756
  • Weather: 38 degrees, relative humidity 47%, no wind, wind chill 0
  • Time of Game: 2:53 - 2 hours, 53 minutes
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