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2021 Week 12 · Sun, Nov 28, 2021 · Lucas Oil Stadium

Tampa Bay BuccaneersWinner

38

Indianapolis Colts

31

TB -3 ✓O 53 ✓Dome

Tampa Bay Buccaneers 38–31. Biggest swing: Q2 11:52, IND +21% win probability on one snap.

The game in one curve — scrub to replay it

Win probability

0255075100End Q1End Q2End Q3INDTB
Q2 · 11:52TB IND IND ball · 1st & 10TB 68%

(11:52) 2-C.Wentz pass deep middle to 16-A.Dulin for 62 yards, TOUCHDOWN.

Market-anchored home win probability, play by play. Drag across the curve or use arrow keys to replay the game; gold diamonds mark the biggest momentum swings — tap one to jump there.

Highest-leverage plays

  1. Q2 · 11:52IND +21% win prob(11:52) 2-C.Wentz pass deep middle to 16-A.Dulin for 62 yards, TOUCHDOWN.
  2. Q1 · 2:44TB +17% win prob(2:44) (Shotgun) 2-C.Wentz pass short right to 14-Z.Pascal to IND 46 for 9 yards (32-M.Edwards). FUMBLES (32-M.Edwards), RECOVERED by TB-54-L.David at IND 46. 54-L.David to IND 34 for 12 yards (56-Q.Nelson, 81-M.Alie-Cox).
  3. Q4 · 2:41IND +14% win prob(2:41) (Shotgun) 7-L.Fournette left tackle to TB 42 for 11 yards (42-A.Sendejo, 30-G.Odum).
  4. Q4 · 12:36IND +13% win prob(12:36) 8-B.Pinion punts 41 yards to IND 17, Center-97-Z.Triner. 21-N.Hines MUFFS catch, RECOVERED by TB-10-S.Miller at IND 19.

Down-to-down truth

Situational splits

MetricBuccaneersColts
Offensive plays6267
Total yards360392 (edge)
Yards per play5.85.9 (edge)
Expected points added / play0.09 (edge)-0.02
Success rate63% (edge)46%
Dropback rate58%73%
Dropback efficiency (EPA/play)-0.09-0.08 (edge)
Rush efficiency (EPA/play)0.35 (edge)0.15
Third downs2/85/11 (edge)
Red-zone trips → TDs0 → 00 → 0
Explosive plays (10+ rush / 20+ pass)78 (edge)
First downs gained on snaps24 (edge)23
Sacks taken2 (edge)3
Turnovers2 (edge)4

Colts outgained Buccaneers 392–360 but lost the turnover battle 4–2. That was the game.

Who moved the needle

Top performers

Passing · IND

Carson WentzQB

27/44, 306 yds, 3 TD, 2 INT

1.0 expected points added · -5.0% completion over expected

Passing · TB

Tom BradyQB

25/34, 226 yds, 1 TD, 1 INT

-1.3 expected points added · +1.0% completion over expected

Rushing · TB

Leonard FournetteRB

17 att, 100 yds, 3 TD

7.4 expected points added on the ground

Rushing · IND

Jonathan TaylorRB

16 att, 83 yds, 1 TD

1.5 expected points added on the ground

Receiving · TB

Rob GronkowskiTE

7/9 for 123 yds, 0 TD

26% of team targets · 8.8 expected points added

Receiving · IND

Jack DoyleTE

6/7 for 81 yds, 1 TD

16% of team targets · 8.9 expected points added

Possession by possession

Drive chart

#TeamStartPlaysScrim ydsClockResult
1TBTB 22540:55Punt
2INDTB 30441:34Turnover on downs
3TBTB 258362:14Fumble
4INDIND 34441:24Punt
5TBTB 16462:13Punt
6INDIND 33421:33Punt
7TBTB 17441:43Punt
8INDIND 37290:50Fumble
9TBIND 348344:12Touchdown
10INDIND 255751:38Touchdown
11TBTB 303110:54Interception
12INDIND 1010665:43Touchdown
13TBTB 1610843:11Touchdown
14INDIND 2516751:38Touchdown
15TBTB 25200:18End of half
16INDIND 259434:02Fumble
17TBTB 357282:52Touchdown
18INDIND 258292:44Interception
19TBTB 358564:16Touchdown
20INDIND 255101:58Punt
21TBTB 38441:40Punt
22TBIND 196132:22Turnover on downs
23INDIND 2512756:37Touchdown
24TBTB 2510803:09Touchdown
25INDTB 32300:20Interception

0 of 25 drives ended in points. Longest march: Buccaneers gained 84 scrimmage yards over 10 plays for a touchdown.

Full stat lines

Box score

Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Passing

PlayerC/AttYdsTDINTSackedEPA
Tom Brady25/34226112-1.3

Rushing

PlayerAttYdsAvgTDEPA
Leonard Fournette171005.937.4
Ronald Jones7375.311.9
Chris Godwin133.00-0.2
Tom Brady221.000.1

Receiving

PlayerRecTgtYdsTDTgt shareEPA
Rob Gronkowski79123026%8.8
Leonard Fournette7831124%-1.4
Chris Godwin4524015%-2.4
Cameron Brate3423012%0.3
Mike Evans3616018%-3.2
Tyler Johnson11903%0.7
Scott Miller01003%-2.9

Defense (top contributors)

PlayerSoloAstSacksINTPD
Shaquil Barrett432.000
Jordan Whitehead420.000
Sean Murphy-Bunting230.002
Antoine Winfield320.011
Lavonte David320.001
Pierre Desir310.011
Devin White300.000
Mike Edwards210.002
Kevin Minter300.000
Vita Vea110.000

Indianapolis Colts

Passing

PlayerC/AttYdsTDINTSackedEPA
Carson Wentz27/443063231.0

Rushing

PlayerAttYdsAvgTDEPA
Jonathan Taylor16835.211.5
Carson Wentz3217.002.6
Nyheim Miller-Hines133.00-0.2

Receiving

PlayerRecTgtYdsTDTgt shareEPA
Jack Doyle6781116%8.9
Ashton Dulin116212%4.8
Michael Pittman41053023%-6.4
T.Y. Hilton4528112%5.4
Nyheim Miller-Hines342609%1.4
Kylen Granson222205%1.6
Jonathan Taylor4514012%-1.1
Zach Pascal2712016%-9.9
Mo Alie-Cox12805%-0.6

Defense (top contributors)

PlayerSoloAstSacksINTPD
Shaquille Leonard930.001
George Odum440.000
Bobby Okereke330.000
Andrew Sendejo230.000
Xavier Rhodes310.001
Rock Ya-Sin300.001
Michael Pittman110.000
Zaire Franklin200.000
Isaiah Rodgers200.011
Kwity Paye201.000

Closing number vs result

Betting context

Closing spread
TB -3
Closing total
53
TB moneyline
-149
IND moneyline
+135

Buccaneers closed -3 and covered, winning by 7.

Total closed 53; the game landed 69 — over by 16.0.

Conditions and crew

Game environment

Venue
Lucas Oil Stadium
Roof / surface
closed · fieldturf
Kickoff weather
Indoors — weather neutralized
Referee
Shawn Smith
Rest
TB 6 days · IND 7 days
Coaches
Bruce Arians vs Frank Reich