League Championship: Tampa Bay vs. Cleveland
January 20, 2058 48° Houston Stadium
Attendance: 70,869 (100%)
Tampa Bay 7 7 13 0 - 27
Cleveland 0 0 3 0 - 3
Scoring Summary
(Qtr 1) Tampa Bay: 2-6-CLE 6 (7:42) 18-David Gassaway ran to CLE 0 for 6 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 12-Robert Nelson. CLE 0 TBY 7
(Qtr 2) Tampa Bay: 1-3-CLE 3 (8:55) 13-Christopher Williams ran for 3 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 12-Robert Nelson. CLE 75-Joseph Shelton was injured on the play. He looks like he should be able to return. CLE 0 TBY 14
(Qtr 3) Cleveland: 4-4-TBY 27 (10:07) 16-Randy Carpenter 46 yard field goal is GOOD. CLE 3 TBY 14
(Qtr 3) Tampa Bay: 4-9-CLE 29 (4:56) 12-Robert Nelson 47 yard field goal is GOOD. CLE 3 TBY 17
(Qtr 3) Tampa Bay: 4-18-CLE 18 (1:52) 12-Robert Nelson 36 yard field goal is GOOD. CLE 3 TBY 20
(Qtr 3) Tampa Bay: 1-10-CLE 37 (1:13) 3-Richard McNew sacked at CLE 29 for -8 yards (92-Tim Holdren). Sack allowed by 73-Andrew Shea. 3-Richard McNew FUMBLES (92-Tim Holdren) recovered by TBY-99-Matthew Milne for 27 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 12-Robert Nelson. CLE 3 TBY 27
Team Statistics
Cleveland Tampa Bay
First Downs 16 18
- Rushing 3 11
- Passing 10 6
- Penalty 3 1
Total Net Yards 206 276
- Offensive Plays 54 61
- Yards Per Play 3.81 4.52
Net Rushing Yards 48 178
- Rushing Attempts 10 43
- Yards Per Rush 4.80 4.14
Net Passing Yards 158 98
- Att/Comp/Int 42 / 29 / 0 17 / 13 / 0
- Gross Passing Yards 173 106
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2 / 15 1 / 8
- Yards Per Pass Play 3.59 5.44
- Yards Per Completion 5.97 8.15
Fumbles/Lost 3 / 2 0 / 0
3rd Down Conversions 5 / 12 8 / 14
- Avg YTG on 3rd Down 9.0 5.8
4th Down Conversions 0 / 0 0 / 0
Penalties/Yards 5 / 25 4 / 32
Punt Returns/Yards 0 / 0 1 / 2
Kick Returns/Yards 3 / 72 0 / 0
Int Returns/Yards 0 / 0 0 / 0
2pt Conversions 0 / 0 0 / 0
Red Zone Visits 0 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 0 / 0 2 / 1
Avg Drive Start OWN 24 OWN 27
Time of Possession 19:42 40:19
Drive Charts
Cleveland
Qtr Start Poss From Plays Yards Result
1 7:38 5:25 OWN 22 8 35 Punt
2 8:51 1:23 OWN 21 3 1 Punt
2 5:18 4:17 OWN 11 13 52 Punt
3 15:00 4:57 OWN 25 9 48 Field Goal
3 4:52 0:09 OWN 27 1 0 Fumble
3 1:49 0:43 OWN 25 2 12 Punt
4 9:58 0:57 OWN 40 4 15 Punt
4 7:12 1:20 OWN 40 4 1 Punt
4 0:31 0:31 OWN 5 2 10 Game
Tampa Bay
Qtr Start Poss From Plays Yards Result
1 15:00 7:22 OWN 25 13 75 Touchdown
1 2:13 8:22 OWN 11 15 89 Touchdown
2 7:28 2:11 OWN 30 3 10 Punt
2 1:01 1:01 OWN 6 2 0 Half
3 10:03 5:11 OWN 25 8 46 Field Goal
3 4:43 2:54 OPP 38 5 20 Field Goal
3 1:05 4:01 OPP 25 8 -40 Punt
4 12:05 2:07 OWN 6 3 7 Punt
4 9:01 1:48 OWN 11 3 1 Punt
4 5:52 5:22 OWN 18 9 32 Punt
Player Stats
Rushing Stats
Cleveland
Name Att Yds Avg Lng 10+ TDs
#24 Robert Schipper 7 33 4.71 12 2 0
#43 Andrew Batista 1 9 9.00 9 0 0
#45 Matthew Silva 2 6 3.00 4 0 0
Tampa Bay
Name Att Yds Avg Lng 10+ TDs
#86 Francisco Hampton 20 65 3.25 10 1 0
#18 David Gassaway 8 52 6.50 10 2 1
#85 William Bath 10 33 3.30 11 1 0
#13 Christopher Williams 4 18 4.50 9 0 1
#31 Richard Smith 1 10 10.00 10 1 0
Passing Stats
Cleveland
Name Att Comp Yds Sk/Yd TDs Lng Int Rate
#3 Richard McNew 42 29 173 2 / 15 0 17 0 76.79
Tampa Bay
Name Att Comp Yds Sk/Yd TDs Lng Int Rate
#3 Arthur Grossman 16 13 106 1 / 8 0 18 0 94.27
#9 Jerry Berrios 1 0 0 0 / 0 0 0 0 39.58
Receiving Stats
Cleveland
Name Rec Yds Avg Lng TDs
#86 Ralph Hector 5 52 10.40 15 0
#14 Rudolph Friday 3 38 12.67 14 0
#43 Andrew Batista 4 34 8.50 17 0
#15 Jason Anderson 5 20 4.00 11 0
#11 Will Fults 2 13 6.50 9 0
#83 John Bishop 1 7 7.00 7 0
#84 Joe Daniels 1 5 5.00 5 0
#34 Alvin Tyson 1 2 2.00 2 0
#45 Matthew Silva 2 2 1.00 2 0
#24 Robert Schipper 5 0 0.00 2 0
Tampa Bay
Name Rec Yds Avg Lng TDs
#86 Francisco Hampton 4 47 11.75 18 0
#85 Ron Dabney 2 19 9.50 11 0
#17 Jacob Authement 2 15 7.50 13 0
#80 Robert Bettis 1 14 14.00 14 0
#43 Willie Cox 2 8 4.00 6 0
#83 Matthew Murray 1 3 3.00 3 0
#85 William Bath 1 0 0.00 0 0
Blocking Stats
Cleveland
Name PassBlk RunBlk SkAlld TklAlld
#73 Andrew Shea 49 22 1 0
#60 Christopher Lehner 49 20 1 3
#75 Joseph Shelton 0 1 0 0
#41 Ellis Anderson 0 3 0 0
#79 Jon Morrison 0 2 0 0
#93 George Walters 0 3 0 0
#48 David McMillan 0 3 0 0
#47 Allen Sharpe 0 4 0 0
#2 Daniel Rodriguez 0 6 0 1
#37 Stephen Nilson 0 4 0 0
#54 Robert Hiller 0 2 0 1
#33 Frederick Freeman 4 6 0 1
#57 Milton Maxwell 51 15 0 0
#63 Donald Jernigan 44 14 0 0
#65 Sherman Lockwood 50 20 0 0
#43 Andrew Batista 13 5 0 0
#84 Joe Daniels 0 11 0 1
#24 Robert Schipper 8 3 0 0
#86 Ralph Hector 5 14 0 0
#15 Jason Anderson 0 8 0 0
#83 John Bishop 0 6 0 0
#34 Alvin Tyson 4 1 0 0
#45 Matthew Silva 9 2 0 0
#14 Rudolph Friday 0 6 0 1
#72 Jeffrey Madsen 3 1 0 0
#11 Will Fults 0 2 0 0
#77 Murray Reid 7 0 0 0
#51 Keith Ewen 7 0 0 0
#61 William Vega 6 0 0 0
#55 Donald Watkins 0 1 0 0
#95 James Reed 0 2 0 1
#64 Dallas Lamb 1 0 0 0
Tampa Bay
Name PassBlk RunBlk SkAlld TklAlld
#70 Willie Taylor 19 45 1 3
#77 Donald Bromberg 23 47 0 2
#76 David Caron 25 40 0 0
#43 Willie Cox 0 10 0 0
#83 Matthew Murray 0 13 0 1
#79 Bruce Defranco 27 43 0 1
#80 Robert Bettis 0 32 0 2
#17 Jacob Authement 0 13 0 0
#85 William Bath 4 10 0 2
#63 Robert Soper 27 42 0 1
#31 Richard Smith 9 27 0 2
#85 Ron Dabney 2 25 0 1
#15 Grover Ladner 0 8 0 0
#18 David Gassaway 2 3 0 1
#64 Ronald Bennett 9 0 0 0
#73 Jose Frerichs 9 7 0 1
#50 Larry Pierson 9 1 0 0
#62 Guadalupe Burt 9 0 0 0
#53 Richard Wallace 5 0 0 0
#13 Christopher Williams 0 4 0 0
#87 Lucio Cosby 0 3 0 0
#29 Ira Mitchell 2 1 0 0
#49 John Meyer 0 1 0 1
#91 Edgar Johnson 0 2 0 0
#54 James Estes 0 1 0 0
#92 Tim Holdren 0 1 0 0
#33 Neil Boudreaux 0 1 0 0
#42 Curtis Hardin 0 1 0 0
Interception Stats
Cleveland
Name Int Yds Avg TDs
Tampa Bay
Name Int Yds Avg TDs
Fumble Stats
Cleveland
Name Fumb Recov Force TDs
#45 Matthew Silva 1 1 0 0
#24 Robert Schipper 1 0 0 0
#3 Richard McNew 1 0 0 0
Tampa Bay
Name Fumb Recov Force TDs
#49 John Meyer 0 0 1 0
#29 Ira Mitchell 0 1 0 0
#92 Tim Holdren 0 0 1 0
#99 Matthew Milne 0 1 0 1
Punting
Cleveland
Name Punts Yds Avg Net Lng In20
#7 Nathan Suda 6 218 36.33 36.00 48 5
Tampa Bay
Name Punts Yds Avg Net Lng In20
#16 Raymond Roberts 4 188 47.00 47.50 49 1
Kicking
Cleveland
Name FG 40+ 50+ Lng XP
#16 Randy Carpenter 1 / 1 1 / 1 0 / 0 46 0 / 0
Tampa Bay
Name FG 40+ 50+ Lng XP
#12 Robert Nelson 2 / 2 1 / 1 0 / 0 47 3 / 3
Punt Return
Cleveland
Name Ret Yds Avg Lng TDs
Tampa Bay
Name Ret Yds Avg Lng TDs
#43 Willie Cox 1 2 2.0 2 0
Kick Return
Cleveland
Name Ret Yds Avg TDs
#45 Matthew Silva 3 72 24.0 0
Tampa Bay
Name Ret Yds Avg TDs
Defensive Stats
Cleveland
Name Tackles Sacks
#27 Troy Thrush 6 0
#39 Thaddeus Smith 5 0
#54 Brian Winfield 5 0
#55 Donald Watkins 4 0
#90 Clifford Townsend 4 0
#93 George Walters 4 0
#2 Daniel Rodriguez 4 0
#47 Allen Sharpe 3 0
#33 Frederick Freeman 3 0
#54 Robert Hiller 3 0
#48 David McMillan 2 0
#95 James Reed 2 0
#79 Jon Morrison 2 0
#37 Stephen Nilson 2 0
#94 William Joseph 2 1
#98 Nathan Rodrigue 1 0
#41 Ellis Anderson 1 0
#15 Jason Anderson 1 0
Tampa Bay
Name Tackles Sacks
#45 Sean Kuhn 7 0
#48 Gerry Haggard 5 0
#92 Raymond Bowler 5 0
#28 Jesse Johannes 5 0
#29 Ira Mitchell 4 0
#33 Neil Boudreaux 3 0
#49 John Meyer 3 0
#99 Matthew Milne 2 0
#98 Mark Benjamin 2 0
#91 Edgar Johnson 2 0
#61 Dale Sheffield 2 0
#95 Jaime Thornton 1 0
#54 James Estes 1 1
#36 Claude Carpenter 1 0
#92 Tim Holdren 0 1