2021 Week 14 · Sun, Dec 12, 2021 · Raymond James Stadium
Buffalo Bills
27
Tampa Bay BuccaneersWinner
33
Tampa Bay Buccaneers 33–27. Biggest swing: OT 5:42, TB +54% win probability on one snap.
The game in one curve — scrub to replay it
Win probability
(5:42) (Shotgun) 12-T.Brady pass short middle to 16-B.Perriman for 58 yards, TOUCHDOWN.
Highest-leverage plays
- OT · 5:42TB +54% win prob(5:42) (Shotgun) 12-T.Brady pass short middle to 16-B.Perriman for 58 yards, TOUCHDOWN.
- OT · 8:58TB +30% win prob(8:58) 3-M.Haack punts 63 yards to TB 6, Center-69-R.Ferguson, out of bounds.
- Q4 · 1:04TB +20% win prob(1:04) (Shotgun) 17-J.Allen pass short middle to 88-D.Knox to TB 15 for 24 yards (54-L.David).
- OT · 7:00BUF +14% win prob(7:00) (Shotgun) 12-T.Brady pass short right to 7-L.Fournette to TB 28 for -7 yards (49-T.Edmunds; 21-J.Poyer).
Down-to-down truth
Situational splits
| Metric | Bills | Buccaneers |
|---|---|---|
| Offensive plays | 76 | 75 |
| Total yards | 466 | 490 (edge) |
| Yards per play | 6.1 | 6.5 (edge) |
| Expected points added / play | 0.08 | 0.17 (edge) |
| Success rate | 49% (edge) | 48% |
| Dropback rate | 79% | 67% |
| Dropback efficiency (EPA/play) | -0.03 | 0.23 (edge) |
| Rush efficiency (EPA/play) | 0.48 (edge) | 0.06 |
| Third downs | 2/13 | 8/16 (edge) |
| Red-zone trips → TDs | 0 → 0 | 0 → 0 |
| Explosive plays (10+ rush / 20+ pass) | 12 (edge) | 8 |
| First downs gained on snaps | 26 (edge) | 23 |
| Sacks taken | 3 | 2 (edge) |
| Turnovers | 1 | 0 (edge) |
Buccaneers won the down-to-down efficiency fight: 0.17 expected points added per play vs 0.08.
Who moved the needle
Top performers
Passing · TB
31/46, 363 yds, 2 TD, 0 INT
10.0 expected points added · -2.2% completion over expected
Passing · BUF
36/54, 308 yds, 2 TD, 1 INT
-3.4 expected points added · +3.3% completion over expected
Possession by possession
Drive chart
| # | Team | Start | Plays | Scrim yds | Clock | Result | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | TB | TB 24 | 5 | 21 | 2:10 | Punt | |
| 2 | BUF | BUF 18 | 6 | 15 | 2:55 | Punt | |
| 3 | TB | TB 33 | 6 | 62 | 1:42 | Touchdown | |
| 4 | BUF | BUF 25 | 7 | 21 | 2:54 | Punt | |
| 5 | TB | TB 15 | 15 | 80 | 6:43 | Turnover on downs | |
| 6 | BUF | BUF 25 | 8 | 77 | 4:08 | Turnover on downs | |
| 7 | TB | TB 25 | 9 | 64 | 2:17 | Touchdown | |
| 8 | BUF | BUF 25 | 7 | 13 | 2:59 | Punt | |
| 9 | TB | TB 28 | 11 | 72 | 2:43 | Touchdown | |
| 10 | BUF | BUF 25 | 3 | 10 | 0:29 | Interception | |
| 11 | TB | BUF 45 | 4 | 5 | 0:20 | Punt | |
| 12 | BUF | BUF 20 | 5 | 22 | 0:39 | Punt | |
| 13 | TB | TB 2 | 1 | 0 | 0:01 | End of half | |
| 14 | BUF | BUF 25 | 6 | 17 | 2:32 | Turnover on downs | |
| 15 | TB | BUF 42 | 4 | 8 | 1:19 | Turnover on downs | |
| 16 | BUF | BUF 19 | 10 | 81 | 3:40 | Touchdown | |
| 17 | TB | TB 25 | 7 | 8 | 2:36 | Punt | |
| 18 | BUF | BUF 23 | 6 | 22 | 2:42 | Punt | |
| 19 | TB | TB 10 | 11 | 84 | 5:51 | Turnover on downs | |
| 20 | BUF | BUF 25 | 7 | 70 | 2:13 | Touchdown | |
| 21 | TB | TB 10 | 5 | 1 | 0:59 | Punt | |
| 22 | BUF | TB 46 | 10 | 42 | 3:15 | Touchdown | |
| 23 | TB | TB 25 | 7 | 10 | 1:48 | Punt | |
| 24 | BUF | BUF 23 | 14 | 70 | 2:43 | Turnover on downs | |
| 25 | TB | TB 16 | 2 | 0 | 0:22 | Turnover on downs | |
| 26 | BUF | BUF 25 | 5 | 6 | 1:12 | Punt | |
| 27 | TB | TB 6 | 6 | 75 | 3:17 | Touchdown |
0 of 27 drives ended in points. Longest march: Buccaneers gained 84 scrimmage yards over 11 plays for a turnover on downs.
Full stat lines
Box score
Buffalo Bills
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Josh Allen | 36/54 | 308 | 2 | 1 | 3 | -3.4 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Josh Allen | 12 | 109 | 9.1 | 1 | 8.1 |
| Devin Singletary | 4 | 52 | 13.0 | 0 | 3.0 |
| Matt Breida | 3 | 12 | 4.0 | 0 | -2.0 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stefon Diggs | 7 | 13 | 74 | 0 | 25% | 0.7 |
| Cole Beasley | 9 | 11 | 64 | 0 | 22% | -0.3 |
| Dawson Knox | 7 | 9 | 60 | 1 | 18% | -0.1 |
| Gabe Davis | 5 | 8 | 43 | 1 | 16% | 0.1 |
| Devin Singletary | 6 | 7 | 37 | 0 | 14% | 0.7 |
| Emmanuel Sanders | 1 | 1 | 25 | 0 | 2% | 1.6 |
| Isaiah McKenzie | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 2% | 0.0 |
| Matt Breida | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2% | -0.9 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tremaine Edmunds | 6 | 5 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Jordan Poyer | 7 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Micah Hyde | 7 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dane Jackson | 7 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 |
| Matt Milano | 4 | 3 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Taron Johnson | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Harrison Phillips | 2 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Eli Ankou | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Levi Wallace | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Joe Giles-Harris | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tom Brady | 31/46 | 363 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 10.0 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leonard Fournette | 19 | 113 | 5.9 | 1 | 1.6 |
| Tom Brady | 7 | 16 | 2.3 | 1 | 1.4 |
| Ronald Jones | 3 | 8 | 2.7 | 0 | -0.3 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chris Godwin | 10 | 15 | 105 | 0 | 33% | -0.2 |
| Mike Evans | 6 | 6 | 91 | 1 | 13% | 10.7 |
| Rob Gronkowski | 5 | 9 | 62 | 0 | 20% | 1.0 |
| Breshad Perriman | 1 | 2 | 58 | 1 | 4% | 5.2 |
| Leonard Fournette | 4 | 7 | 19 | 0 | 15% | -1.4 |
| Tyler Johnson | 3 | 3 | 17 | 0 | 7% | 0.4 |
| Cameron Brate | 2 | 4 | 11 | 0 | 9% | -3.3 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Devin White | 7 | 3 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Antoine Winfield | 8 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lavonte David | 7 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sean Murphy-Bunting | 6 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ross Cockrell | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Andrew Adams | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 |
| Carlton Davis | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Shaquil Barrett | 2 | 1 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Grant Stuard | 1 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jason Pierre-Paul | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Closing number vs result
Betting context
- Closing spread
- TB -3.5
- Closing total
- 52.5
- BUF moneyline
- +161
- TB moneyline
- -181
Buccaneers closed -3.5 and covered, winning by 6.
Total closed 52.5; the game landed 60 — over by 7.5.
Conditions and crew
Game environment
- Venue
- Raymond James Stadium
- Roof / surface
- outdoors · grass
- Kickoff weather
- 82°F, wind 4 mph
- Referee
- Scott Novak
- Rest
- BUF 6 days · TB 7 days
- Coaches
- Sean McDermott vs Bruce Arians