New England Patriots 35, Tampa Bay Buccaneers 7
| 1st Quarter |
| NE TD | 39 yard interception return by Brandon Meriweather. (Stephen Gostkowski extra point is good). 12:26 Time Remaining. |
| NE TD | 14 yard pass from Tom Brady to Wes Welker. (Stephen Gostkowski extra point is good). 2:16 Time Remaining. (5 plays, 67 yards. Time of Drive: 2:42). |
| 2nd Quarter |
| NE TD | 54 yard pass from Tom Brady to Sam Aiken. (Stephen Gostkowski extra point is good). 11:18 Time Remaining. (3 plays, 54 yards. Time of Drive: 0:58). |
| TB TD | 33 yard pass from Josh Johnson to Antonio Bryant. (Shane Andrus extra point is good). 1:14 Time Remaining. (6 plays, 67 yards. Time of Drive: 1:52). |
| 3rd Quarter |
| NE TD | 35 yard pass from Tom Brady to Benjamin Watson. (Stephen Gostkowski extra point is good). 9:13 Time Remaining. (10 plays, 73 yards. Time of Drive: 5:47). |
| 4th Quarter |
| NE TD | 1 yard run by Laurence Maroney. (Stephen Gostkowski extra point is good). 9:25 Time Remaining. (10 plays, 89 yards. Time of Drive: 6:03). |
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NE |
TB |
Advantage |
| First Downs |
18 |
10 |
NE |
| by Rushing |
6 |
4 |
|
| by Passing |
11 |
6 |
|
| by Penalty |
1 |
0 |
|
| 3rd down conversions |
6-12 (50.0%) |
4-15 (26.7%) |
NE |
| 4th down conversions |
0-0 ( - ) |
0-1 (0.0%) |
n/a |
| Totals net yards |
414 |
240 |
NE |
| Totals rushing/passing plays |
61 |
59 |
|
| Average gain per offensive play |
6.8 |
4.1 |
|
| Rushing yards |
107 |
89 |
NE |
| Rushing plays |
28 |
26 |
|
| Average gain per rushing play |
3.8 |
3.4 |
|
| Tackled for a loss (number-yards) |
2-7 |
3-11 |
|
| Passing yards |
307 |
151 |
NE |
| Completions-Attempts |
23-32 (71.9%) |
11-30 (36.7%) |
NE |
| Times sacked (number-yards) |
1-1 |
3-21 |
|
| Gross passing yards |
308 |
172 |
|
| Interceptions |
2 |
3 |
NE |
| Punts (number-average) |
6-37.3 |
9-37.3 |
- |
| Penalties (number-yards) |
10-66 |
6-55 |
TB |
| Fumbles (number-lost) |
0-0 |
1-0 |
- |
| Time of possession |
33:15 |
26:45 |
NE |
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| New England Patriots |
| PASSING |
Comp-Att |
Yard |
TD |
INT |
| Tom Brady | 23-32 | 308 | 3 | 2 |
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