Week 5 New England Patriots (2-2) at Tampa Bay Buccaneers (2-1) Thursday, October 5, 2017 | 8:25 PM ET | Raymond James Stadium | Referee: XXX REGULAR-SEASON SERIES HISTORY LEADER: Patriots lead all-time series, 6-2 LAST GAME: 9/22/13: Buccaneers 3 at Patriots 23 STREAKS: Patriots have won past 3 LAST GAME AT SITE: 11/16/97: Buccaneers 27, Patriots 7 NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS TAMPA BAY BUCCANEERS LAST WEEK L 33-30 vs. Carolina LAST WEEK W 25-23 vs. New York Giants COACH VS. OPP. Bill Belichick: 4-1 COACH VS. OPP. Dirk Koetter: 0-0 PTS. FOR/AGAINST 32.3/32.0 PTS. FOR/AGAINST 23.7/21.3 OFFENSE 423.8 OFFENSE 362.3 PASSING Tom Brady: 103-155-1399-10-0-116.6 PASSING Jameis Winston: 68-108-864-6-3-94.8 RUSHING Mike Gillislee: 57-194-3.4-4 RUSHING Jacquizz Rodgers: 40-165-4.1-1 RECEIVING James White (RB): 22-173-7.9-0 RECEIVING Mike Evans: 19-227-11.9-2 DEFENSE 456.8 DEFENSE 394.3 SACKS Trey Flowers: 3 SACKS Noah Spence: 1 INTs Many tied: 1 INTs Kwon Alexander, Robert McClain: 1 TAKE/GIVE +4 (5/1) TAKE/GIVE 0 (4/4) PUNTING (NET) Ryan Allen: 42.2 (37.2) PUNTING (NET) Bryan Anger: 46.2 (45.3) KICKING Stephen Gostkowski: 37 (13/14 PAT; 8/8 FG) KICKING Nick Folk: 23 (5/7 PAT; 6/8 FG) PATRIOTS NOTES BUCCANEERS NOTES • QB TOM BRADY passed for 307 yards with 2 TDs vs. 0 • QB JAMEIS WINSTON passed for 332 yards with 3 TDs INTs for 104.6 rating last week. Aims for 4th in row with 300+ & 0 INTs for 113 rating last week. Is 6-0 with 9 TDs vs. 3 pass yards, 2+ TDs & 0 INTs. Is 1st player in NFL history with INTs for 95.8 rating in past 6 at home. In 2 career Thursday 1,000+ pass yards (1,399), 10+ TD passes (10) & 0 INTs games, has 624 pass yards (312 per game), 5 TDs & 1 INT through team’s 1st 4 games in 2 different seasons (2015). In for 96.1 rating. past 3 meetings, has 8 pass TDs vs. 3 INTs for 106.9 rating. • RB JACQUIZZ RODGERS had 108 scrimmage yards In past 14 vs. NFC (incl. SB), has 4,581 pass yards (327.2 per (83 rush, 25 rec.) in Week 4. RB DOUG MARTIN had 108 game) with 34 TDs vs. 9 INTs for 103.7 rating. scrimmage yards (88 rush, 20 rec.) in last meeting. • RB MIKE GILLISLEE has 7 rush TDs in 9 career games • WR MIKE EVANS aims for 4th in row at home with rec. TD. vs. NFC. Ties for 2nd in NFL with 4 rush TDs. RB JAMES Has 20 receptions for 307 yards (153.5 per game) & 2 TDs WHITE tied career-high with 10 catches in Week 4. Has in past 2 Thursday games. Since 2015, ranks 3rd in NFC 22 catches in 2017, tied for 2nd among NFL RBs. Has 14 in rec. yards (2,754) & ties for 4th in TD catches (17). TE catches for 148 yards (74 per game) & TD in past 2 on road CAMERON BRATE led team with 80 rec. yards last week. vs. NFC. RB DION LEWIS had rush TD last week. Aims for 3rd in row with rec. TD. Has 10 TD catches since • WR CHRIS HOGAN has 4 TD catches in past 3. Leads AFC 2016, most among NFL TEs. Rookie TE O.J. HOWARD with 4 rec. TDs. TE ROB GRONKOWSKI aims for 4th in row had 1st career TD in Week 4. with 80+ rec. yards. Has 100+ rec. yards & TD catch in each of • DT GERALD MC COY has 8.5 sacks in past 10 vs. AFC. past 2 on road vs. NFC. Ranks 3rd in AFC with 318 rec. yards. Since 2013, leads NFL DTs with 33.5 sacks. DE ROBERT WR DANNY AMENDOLA had TD catch last week. Has TD AYERS has 6 sacks & 2 FFs in past 8 vs. AFC. Had sack & catch in 2 of past 3 vs. NFC. WR BRANDIN COOKS had 98 FF in last meeting (11/15/15 with NYG). In past 4 vs. AFC, rec. yards in his last game vs. TB (12/24/16 with NO). CB BRENT GRIMES has 6 PD & FF. Has 17 PD & 3 INTs, • LB DONT’A HIGHTOWER had sack last week. Has sack in 2 incl. 31-yard INT-TD in past 9 at home. Leads NFL with 70 of past 3 vs. NFC. CB MALCOLM BUTLER had INT in Week PD & ranks 4th with 17 INTs since 2013. CB VERNON 4. Has 2 INTs & 5 PD in past 3 vs. NFC. LB KYLE VAN NOY HARGREAVES had career-high 9 tackles in Week 4. has 19 tackles & sack in past 2. CB STEPHON GILMORE LB KENDELL BECKWITH leads NFL rookies with 22 had INT & 2 PD in only career meeting (12/8/13 with Buf.). tackles. Aims for 3rd in row with 8+ tackles. ON THE AIRWAVES TV: CBS (8:25 PM ET): Jim Nantz, Tony Romo, Tracy Wolfson (Field reporter), Jay Feely (Field reporter) NATIONAL RADIO: Westwood One: Ian Eagle, Tony Boselli | SIRIUS: 88 (WW1), 81 (NE), 83 (TB) | XM: 88 (WW1), 81 (NE), 83 (TB) .