2005 · Week 15
Tampa Bay Buccaneers at New England Patriots
Dec 17, 2005 · Gillette Stadium · outdoors · grass
Recap
New England Patriots blew out Tampa Bay Buccaneers 28–0. ScoutIndex had favored Patriots (68%) going in. Patriots improve to 9-5; Buccaneers fall to 9-5. Tom Brady paced the offense with 258 passing yards and 3 TDs; 6 rushing yards. Patriots out-gained the opponent 341–185 in total yards.
Team stats
| TB | NE | |
|---|---|---|
| 10 | First downs | 20 |
| 185 | Total yards | 341 |
| 155 | Passing yards | 258 |
| 30 | Rushing yards | 83 |
| 21/34 | Comp / Att | 20/31 |
| 0 | Turnovers | 0 |
| 7 | Sacks taken | 1 |
Scoring & key plays
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Box score
TB
Passing
| Player | C/A | Yds | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chris Simms | 21/34 | 155 | 0 | 0 |
Rushing
| Player | Car | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chris Simms | 1 | -1 | 0 |
| Cadillac Williams | 14 | 23 | 0 |
| Mike Alstott | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Michael Pittman | 2 | 6 | 0 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cadillac Williams | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| Mike Alstott | 2 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
| Michael Pittman | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
NE
Passing
| Player | C/A | Yds | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tom Brady | 20/31 | 258 | 3 | 0 |
Rushing
| Player | Car | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tom Brady | 3 | 6 | 0 |
| David Givens | 2 | 13 | 0 |
| Corey Dillon | 19 | 48 | 1 |
| Kevin Faulk | 6 | 18 | 0 |
| Doug Flutie | 2 | -2 | 0 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| David Givens | 6 | 0 | 137 | 1 |
| Corey Dillon | 4 | 0 | 15 | 1 |
| Kevin Faulk | 2 | 0 | 8 | 0 |