2013 MEDIA INFORMATION AT GAME 2 - PRESEASON AT NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS AUGUST 16 TAMPA BAY (0-1) VISITS NEW ENGLAND (1-0) IN PRESEASON WEEK 2 GAME INFORMATION Date: Friday, August 16, 2013 2013 Schedule & Results Kickoff: 8:00 p.m. ET Preseason Site: Gillette Stadium (68,756) Date Opponent (TV) Time/Result 2012 Records: Tampa Bay 7-9, New England 8/8 BALTIMORE (WFLA) L, 16-44 12-4 8/16 at New England* (FOX) 8:30 Television: FOX 8/24 at Miami (WFLA) 7:30 Play-By-Play: Kenny Albert, Color: Daryl 8/29 WASHINGTON (WFLA) 7:30 Johnston, Sideline: Tony Siragusa Bucs Radio: US 103.5, flagship station Regular Season (103.5 FM, 620 AM and 95.3 FM) Date Opponent (TV) Time Play-by-Play: Gene Deckerhoff, Color: Dave 9/8 at N.Y. Jets (FOX) 1:00 Moore, Sideline: T.J. Rives 9/15 NEW ORLEANS (FOX) 4:05 Up Next: Tampa Bay at Miami (8/24), New 9/22 at New England (FOX) 1:00 England at Detroit (8/22) 9/29 ARIZONA (FOX) 1:00 Bye Week ALL-TIME SERIES 10/13 PHILADELPHIA (FOX) 1:00 The Buccaneers and Patriots have met 10 10/20 at Atlanta (FOX) 1:00 times in the preseason, with Tampa Bay winning eight of the last nine contests. This 10/24 CAROLINA* (NFLN) 8:25 year’s meeting is the second in Foxborough, 11/3 at Seattle (FOX) 4:05 with the Bucs owning a 1-0 mark on the road 11/11 MIAMI* (ESPN) 8:40 in the series. 11/17 ATLANTA^ (FOX) 1:00 11/24 at Detroit^ (FOX) 1:00 During the regular season, New England leads 12/1 at Carolina^ (FOX) 1:00 the series 5-2. The Buccaneers won, 21-16, at 12/8 BUFFALO^ (CBS) 1:00 New England in the 2000 season opener. The 12/15 SAN FRANCISCO^ (FOX) 1:00 Buccaneers also won, 27-7, in 1997 in Tampa. 12/22 at St. Louis^ (FOX) 1:00 The first meeting between the two clubs was in 12/29 at New Orleans^ (FOX) 1:00 the Bucs’ first season in 1976, a 31-14 New England win in Tampa. The Patriots also captured wins in 1985 (32-14 in Tampa), 1988 HOME GAMES IN ALL CAPS - All Times Eastern (10-7 in overtime in New England), 2005 (28-0 *Nationally-Televised Game in New England) and their last meeting in 2009 ^ Subject To Flexible Scheduling (35-7 in London). PRESEASON MEETINGS Tampa Bay leads series 8-2 Year Score Site 1981 L, 17-16 Tampa 1983 W, 41-21 Tampa 1990 W, 44-10 Jacksonville 1999 W, 45-14 Tampa 2000 W, 31-21 Foxborough 2001 W, 20-3 Tampa 2007 W, 13-10 Tampa 2008 W, 27-10 Tampa 2011 L, 31-14 Tampa 2012 W, 30-28 Tampa REGULAR SEASON MEETINGS New England leads series 5-2 Year Score Site 1976 L, 31-14 Tampa 1985 L, 32-14 Tampa 1988 L, 10-7 (OT) New England 1997 W, 27-7 Tampa 2000 W, 21-16 New England 2005 L, 28-0 New England 2009 L, 35-7 London LAST MEETING (PRESEASON) Tampa Bay 30, New England 28 Friday, August 24, 2012 TAMPA – The Tampa Bay Buccaneers came out with a quick start during the third week of preseason play, building a lead that helped the team defeat the visiting New England Patriots, 30-28. On the game’s opening drive, Buccaneers QB Josh Freeman and WR Vincent Jackson made quick work moving down the field, connecting three times for 49 yards, along with help from RB Doug Martin, who carried the ball in for the one-yard touchdown. With the score 7-0, the teams traded punts before Patriots QB Tom Brady was sacked by DE Michael Bennett, causing a fumble. Although New England recovered possession, Brady’s next pass was tipped by S Ronde Barber, allowing rookie first-round pick S Mark Barron to intercept the ball and return it 22 yards for another touchdown and the 14-0 lead. The Patriots answered on the following drive, as RB Stevan Ridley put together several rushes and the eventual one-yard score. After another Tampa Bay punt, New England was stopped on fourth-and-one, turning the ball over to the Buccaneers at the New England 41. The Buccaneers offense took advantage of the defense’s good work, putting together a drive that ended with a 56-yard field goal by K Connor Barth. As the clock wound toward the end of the first half, Tampa Bay, with possession of the ball again, put another three points on the board with a 51-yard field goal by K Kai Forbath, giving the Buccaneers a 20-7 lead at halftime. Forbath was able to show off his leg a second time following the break, this time completing a 55-yard attempt to make the score 23- 7. The Patriots responded with a touchdown drive, as Brady connected with TE Rob Gronkowski on a 16-yard touchdown pass at the end of the third quarter. The fourth quarter opened with scoring drives for each team. Tampa Bay QB Dan Orlovsky first connected with WR Sammie Stroughter on an eight-yard touchdown pass, and then New England QB Ryan Mallett cut into the Buccaneers lead with a three-yard pass to WR Jeremy Ebert, bringing the score to 30-21. Following a Tampa Bay punt, the Patriots managed to score again, this time on a four-yard pass from Mallett to WR Jesse Holley. With only 45 seconds left in the game, New England attempted an onside kick, but Tampa Bay WR Tiquan Underwood recovered the ball, giving Orlovsky the chance to kneel and allow time to expire on the Buccaneers victory. 2 LAST MEETING (REGULAR SEASON) New England 35, Tampa Bay 7 October 25, 2009 LONDON – Playing out of the country for the first time in team history during the regular season, Tampa Bay trailed New England by two touchdowns in London as it entered the second half but was unable to cut into the lead. The Patriots grabbed an early 7-0 lead on the Buccaneers first drive of the game as S Brandon Meriweather intercepted QB Josh Johnson and ran 39 yards for a touchdown. Tampa Bay entered New England territory on its next possession, but Johnson was again picked off by Meriweather to end the threat. New England increased its lead to 14-0 late in the first quarter as QB Tom Brady hit WR Wes Welker for a 14-yard touchdown. Early in the second quarter, New England threatened to increase its lead, but S Tanard Jackson picked off Brady in the end zone. However, the Buccaneers were forced to punt on the resulting possession and three plays later, Brady hit WR Sam Aiken on a short pass over the middle that he turned into a 54-yard catch-and-run for a score and a 21-0 lead for the Patriots. Tampa Bay got on the board just before halftime as Johnson hit WR Antonio Bryant for a 33-yard score to trim the lead to 21-7. New England went back up by three touchdowns on the first drive of the second half as Brady hit TE Ben Watson for a 35-yard touchdown for the only scoring of the third quarter. Following a 10-play, 89-yard drive early in the fourth quarter, the Patriots put the game away as RB Laurence Maroney ran in from one yard out to make the score 35-7. Following the Patriots final score, rookie QB Josh Freeman made his professional debut as he engineered the Buccaneers final two drives. PRESEASON SERIES HIGHLIGHTS New England rallies from a 10-point deficit to defeat Tampa Bay 17-16 (8/15/81)… The Patriots scored a pair of touchdowns during a span of 2:52 in the third quarter, when Ken Toler recovered a fumble in the end zone for a score and RB Tony Collins scored on a two-yard run for the go-ahead touchdown… QB Jerry Golsteyn completed 8-of-11 passes for 120 yards and two touchdowns in a 41-21 rout over the Patriots (8/26/83)… WR Theo Bell hauled in three receptions for 116 yards, including a 69-yard scoring strike from QB Jack Thompson… Tampa Bay erupted for 35 second-half points in a 44-10 drubbing of New England (8/18/90)… The Buccaneers posted a pair of defensive touchdowns on S Thomas Everett’s 33-yard interception return and LB Broderick Thomas’ 56-yard fumble return… Tampa Bay posted its highest preseason point total ever en route to a 45-14 win at Raymond James Stadium (8/28/99)… The Bucs gained 436 total yards in the contest and did not commit a turnover… RB Warrick Dunn rushed for 115 yards on 12 carries in Tampa Bay’s 20-3 win vs. New England (8/25/01)… QB Brad Johnson threw scoring passes to RB Aaron Stecker and WR Jacquez Green… RB Kenneth Darby led all rushers with 84 yards on 15 carries in a 13-10 win over New England (8/10/07)… K Matt Bryant hit a game-winning 32-yard field goal as time expired… The Buccaneers took the lead early and never surrendered it as they went on to defeat the Patriots 27-10 (8/17/2008)… Tampa Bay’s defense held the Patriots to 174 total yards of offense on its way to the seventh straight preseason victory against the Patriots… The Patriots, led by QB Tom Brady, scored on each of its three first-quarter possessions en route to a 31-14 victory over the Buccaneers (8/18/11)… The Buccaneers jumped out to a 20-7 halftime lead thanks to a S Mark Barron interception return for a touchdown, on their way to a 30-28 victory in Tampa (8/24/12)… Tampa Bay hit three field goals of 50 or more yards, a 56-yarder from K Connor Barth and 51 and 55-yarders from K Kai Forbath… 3 REGULAR SEASON SERIES HIGHLIGHTS After taking a 14-7 halftime advantage, the Buccaneers were outscored by the Patriots 24-0 falling 31-14 in their inaugural season (12/12/76)… Bucs took 14-0 lead before falling 32-14 to Patriots (10/27/85)… With 6:15 left in the fourth quarter, Bucs QB Steve Spurrier was intercepted by LB Sam Hunt who returned it 68 yards for a touchdown and a 21-14 Patriots lead… WR Mark Carrier caught 15-yard touchdown pass from QB Vinny Testaverde with 2:09 left sending the game into OT (12/11/88)… Patriots K Jason Staurovsky kicks 27-yard field goal in OT for 10-7 Patriots win… Bucs outgain the Patriots 343 yards to 168 yards while picking up five sacks in a dominating 27-7 victory (11/16/97)… FB Mike Alstott paced the team with 16 rushes for 91 yards and a touchdown while also adding three receptions for 35 yards… The Buccaneers sacked Patriots’ QB Drew Bledsoe six times and outrushed the Patriots 140 yards to 88 yards in a 21-16 victory (9/3/00)… The Bucs were outgained 336 yards to 138 yards and QB Chris Simms was sacked seven times in their first shutout loss since 1999 (12/17/05)… WR Ike Hilliard had five catches for 50 yards recording his 400th career reception and Patriots QB Tom Brady threw for 258 yards and three touchdowns… Patriots S Brandon Meriweather intercepted a QB Josh Johnson pass early in the first quarter and returned it 39 yards for a touchdown, setting the tone for a 35-7 victory over the Buccaneers in a game played in London, England at Wembley Stadium.