2007 Week 14 · Sun, Dec 9, 2007 · Reliant Stadium
Tampa Bay Buccaneers
14
at
Houston TexansWinner
28
TB -3 upsetO 39 ✓Dome
Houston Texans 28–14.
Pre-2018 game — box score & context only; play-by-play visuals start in 2018
Who moved the needle
Top performers
Passing · TB
25/38, 266 yds, 0 TD, 0 INT
-0.7 expected points added · -1.9% completion over expected
Passing · HOU
27/36, 209 yds, 3 TD, 0 INT
5.5 expected points added · +9.9% completion over expected
Full stat lines
Box score
Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luke McCown | 25/38 | 266 | 0 | 0 | 4 | -0.7 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Earnest Graham | 15 | 61 | 4.1 | 2 | -2.4 |
| Luke McCown | 2 | 10 | 5.0 | 0 | -4.8 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cato June | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Ronde Barber | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Derrick Brooks | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Stylez G. White | 4 | 1 | 3.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Phillip Buchanon | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jermaine Phillips | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Barrett Ruud | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jovan Haye | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gaines Adams | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kevin Carter | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Houston Texans
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sage Rosenfels | 27/36 | 209 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 5.5 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Darius Walker | 16 | 46 | 2.9 | 0 | -6.6 |
| Ron Dayne | 7 | 17 | 2.4 | 0 | -2.1 |
| Adimchinobe Echemandu | 2 | 7 | 3.5 | 0 | -1.1 |
| Sage Rosenfels | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 0.6 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Morlon Greenwood | 5 | 6 | 1.0 | 0 | 2 |
| Fred Bennett | 7 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Will Demps | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mario Williams | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Von Hutchins | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Charlie Anderson | 1 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jamar Fletcher | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| C.C. Brown | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Curome Cox | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Joel Dreessen | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Closing number vs result
Betting context
- Closing spread
- TB -3
- Closing total
- 39
- TB moneyline
- -141
- HOU moneyline
- +131
Buccaneers closed -3 and lost outright — an upset against the closing number.
Total closed 39; the game landed 42 — over by 3.0.
Conditions and crew
Game environment
- Venue
- Reliant Stadium
- Roof / surface
- closed · grass
- Kickoff weather
- Indoors — weather neutralized
- Referee
- Bill Leavy
- Rest
- TB 7 days · HOU 7 days
- Coaches
- Jon Gruden vs Gary Kubiak