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

PLAYER		C-A	YDS	TD	INT	LNG
Tom Brady	NWE	20-31	258	3	0	37
Chris Simms	TAM	21-34	155	0	0	22

Rushing Leaders

PLAYER		ATT	YDS	TD	LNG
Corey Dillon	NWE	19	48	1	14
Cadillac Williams	TAM	14	23	0	3
Kevin Faulk	NWE	6	18	0	4
David Givens	NWE	2	13	0	9
Tom Brady	NWE	3	6	0	3
Michael Pittman	TAM	2	6	0	4
Mike Alstott	TAM	1	2	0	2

Receiving Leaders

PLAYER		REC	YDS	TD	LNG
David Givens	NWE	6	137	1	37
Ike Hilliard	TAM	5	50	0	22
Joey Galloway	TAM	4	38	0	15
Deion Branch	NWE	2	27	0	19
Tim Dwight	NWE	1	27	0	27
Michael Clayton	TAM	2	26	0	18
Alex Smith	TAM	4	26	0	9
Christian Fauria	NWE	2	20	0	17

Team Total Rushing

TM	ATT	YDS	TD
NWE	32	83	1
TAM	18	30	0

Team Total Passing

TM	C-A	YDS	TD	INT	SCK
NWE	20-31	258	3	0	1
TAM	21-34	155	0	0	7

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