2006 Week 8 · Sun, Oct 29, 2006 · Giants Stadium
Tampa Bay Buccaneers
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New York GiantsWinner
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NYG -9.5 ✓U 38.5 ✓20 mph wind
New York Giants 17–3. Played in 20 mph wind — weigh that when reading the passing lines.
Pre-2018 game — box score & context only; play-by-play visuals start in 2018
Who moved the needle
Top performers
Passing · NYG
16/31, 154 yds, 1 TD, 0 INT
-6.7 expected points added · -5.9% completion over expected
Passing · TB
20/48, 139 yds, 0 TD, 0 INT
-22.1 expected points added · -18.9% completion over expected
Full stat lines
Box score
Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bruce Gradkowski | 20/48 | 139 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -22.1 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cadillac Williams | 8 | 20 | 2.5 | 0 | -3.2 |
| Bruce Gradkowski | 3 | 18 | 6.0 | 0 | -3.9 |
| Michael Pittman | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 0 | -1.5 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shelton Quarles | 4 | 8 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ellis Wyms | 2 | 3 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jermaine Phillips | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Will Allen | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Juran Bolden | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ronde Barber | 1 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chris Hovan | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kalvin Pearson | 1 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Earnest Graham | 1 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Simeon Rice | 2 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 |
New York Giants
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eli Manning | 16/31 | 154 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -6.7 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tiki Barber | 26 | 68 | 2.6 | 0 | -6.0 |
| Brandon Jacobs | 7 | 41 | 5.9 | 1 | 0.6 |
| Amani Toomer | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | -0.7 |
| Eli Manning | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Antonio Pierce | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Corey Webster | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 |
| Gibril Wilson | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mathias Kiwanuka | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gerris Wilkinson | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Michael Strahan | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Carlos Emmons | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Will Demps | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| David Tyree | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Derrick Ward | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Closing number vs result
Betting context
- Closing spread
- NYG -9.5
- Closing total
- 38.5
- TB moneyline
- +385
- NYG moneyline
- -425
Giants closed -9.5 and covered, winning by 14.
Total closed 38.5; the game landed 20 — under by 18.5.
Conditions and crew
Game environment
- Venue
- Giants Stadium
- Roof / surface
- outdoors · fieldturf
- Kickoff weather
- 53°F, wind 20 mph
- Referee
- Jeff Triplette
- Rest
- TB 7 days · NYG 6 days
- Coaches
- Jon Gruden vs Tom Coughlin
Wind at 20 mph is the kind that drags passing depth and kicking range — weigh it when reading the splits.