Tampa Bay Buccaneers 27, New England Patriots 10
The Patriots didn’t show much effort in this football game and they never seem to in the preseason so it’s nothing to be worried about. Matt Cassel again didn’t show much as he completed 6 of 10 passes for 57 yards. He also couldn’t handle a bad snap by center Dan Connolly which was recovered by safety Sabby Piscitelli of the Bucs who returned it 24-yards for a TD. Rookie Kevin O’Connell finished the game and he didn’t play well either. He completed 6 of 15 passes for 61 yards with 1 interception against the Bucs. Laurence Maroney led the Patriots in rushing with 15 yards on 7 carries (2.1 ypc) and that is not good. Wes Welker led the Patriots in receiving in this game with 3 catches for 25 yards (8.3 avg). The Patriots finished up with 56 yards rushing on 22 carries (2.5 ypc) and they also completed 12 of 25 passes for 118 yards. It’s hard to watch the Patriots offense in the preseason as they only had possession of the football for 22:02 of this game.
The Patriots also had a dull effort on defense as the Bucs pushed them around with there running game. Linebacker Jerod Mayo led the Patriots in tackles with 7. CB Antwain Spain and linebacker Mike Vrabel each had 6 tackles apiece against the Bucs. The Buccaneers finished up with a stunning 170 yards rushing on 36 carries (4.7 ypc) and they also completed 19 of 25 passes for 125 yards. The Buccaneers had possession of the football for an amazing 37:58 of this football game. Like I said earlier in this article…..don’t be worried as this was just a preseason game.
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