League Championship: Tampa Bay vs. Cleveland
November 30, -0001 70° Atlanta Stadium
Attendance: 71,228 (100%)
Tampa Bay 3 8 0 6 - 17
Cleveland 0 3 0 0 - 3
Scoring Summary
(Qtr 1) Tampa Bay: 4-3-CLE 3 (3:41) 19-Brian Mefford 21 yard field goal is GOOD. CLE 0 TBY 3
(Qtr 2) Cleveland: 4-4-TBY 4 (3:24) 3-John Ackman 22 yard field goal is GOOD. CLE 3 TBY 3
(Qtr 2) Tampa Bay: 2-3-CLE 7 (0:37) 34-Ryan Ham ran for 7 yards. TOUCHDOWN! 17-Edwin Shultis ran for 2 yards. CONVERSION GOOD! CLE 3 TBY 11
(Qtr 4) Tampa Bay: 4-8-CLE 17 (10:46) 19-Brian Mefford 35 yard field goal is GOOD. CLE 3 TBY 14
(Qtr 4) Tampa Bay: 4-4-CLE 33 (6:43) 19-Brian Mefford 51 yard field goal is GOOD. CLE 3 TBY 17
Team Statistics
Cleveland Tampa Bay
First Downs 10 13
- Rushing 4 11
- Passing 6 2
- Penalty 0 0
Total Net Yards 141 299
- Offensive Plays 62 66
- Yards Per Play 2.27 4.53
Net Rushing Yards 19 248
- Rushing Attempts 17 57
- Yards Per Rush 1.12 4.35
Net Passing Yards 122 51
- Att/Comp/Int 42 / 20 / 3 9 / 7 / 1
- Gross Passing Yards 145 51
- Sacks/Yards Lost 3 / 23 0 / 0
- Yards Per Pass Play 2.71 5.67
- Yards Per Completion 7.25 7.29
Fumbles/Lost 0 / 0 1 / 1
3rd Down Conversions 6 / 16 3 / 14
- Avg YTG on 3rd Down 8.2 5.9
4th Down Conversions 1 / 3 1 / 1
Penalties/Yards 1 / 10 8 / 45
Punt Returns/Yards 0 / 0 1 / 3
Kick Returns/Yards 0 / 0 0 / 0
Int Returns/Yards 1 / 38 3 / 21
2pt Conversions 0 / 0 1 / 0
Red Zone Visits 1 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 0 / 1 1 / 2
Avg Drive Start OWN 28 OWN 37
Time of Possession 23:05 36:57
Drive Charts
Cleveland
Qtr Start Poss From Plays Yards Result
1 15:00 1:25 OWN 25 3 0 Punt
1 3:39 1:31 OWN 25 3 3 Punt
1 0:10 3:00 OWN 24 6 20 Punt
2 10:29 1:35 OWN 26 3 1 Punt
2 5:59 2:38 OPP 22 5 18 Field Goal
2 0:33 0:33 OWN 25 2 -4 Half
3 13:07 2:25 OWN 21 6 10 Punt
3 6:10 2:12 OWN 42 6 22 Interception
3 1:47 0:53 OWN 23 3 -8 Punt
4 14:16 1:19 OWN 15 4 10 Interception
4 10:43 2:00 OWN 25 4 13 Interception
4 6:39 2:44 OWN 25 10 59 Downs
4 1:57 0:50 OWN 9 7 23 Downs
Tampa Bay
Qtr Start Poss From Plays Yards Result
1 13:35 9:56 OWN 24 15 73 Field Goal
1 2:08 1:58 OWN 24 3 7 Punt
2 12:10 1:41 OWN 12 3 8 Punt
2 8:54 2:54 OWN 22 5 38 Interception
2 3:21 2:48 OWN 25 11 75 Touchdown
3 15:00 1:53 OWN 25 3 8 Punt
3 10:43 4:32 OWN 25 8 32 Fumble
3 3:59 2:12 OWN 25 3 4 Punt
3 0:54 1:39 OWN 38 3 4 Punt
4 12:57 2:14 OPP 19 3 2 Field Goal
4 8:43 2:04 OPP 39 3 6 Field Goal
4 3:55 1:59 OPP 49 3 -2 Punt
4 1:07 1:07 OPP 32 2 -5 Game
Player Stats
Rushing Stats
Cleveland
Name Att Yds Avg Lng 10+ TDs
#25 Malcolm Leak 2 11 5.50 6 0 0
#24 Steven Smith 11 4 0.36 10 1 0
#29 Russel Engel 4 4 1.00 2 0 0
Tampa Bay
Name Att Yds Avg Lng 10+ TDs
#21 Johnny Roberts 16 109 6.81 22 3 0
#12 James Cordova 14 67 4.79 10 2 0
#17 Edwin Shultis 19 42 2.21 11 1 0
#1 Jefferson Summers 3 15 5.00 9 0 0
#34 Ryan Ham 3 15 5.00 7 0 1
#17 Steven Krause 2 0 0.00 0 0 0
Passing Stats
Cleveland
Name Att Comp Yds Sk/Yd TDs Lng Int Rate
#9 David Perkins 42 20 145 3 / 23 0 14 3 26.39
Tampa Bay
Name Att Comp Yds Sk/Yd TDs Lng Int Rate
#17 Steven Krause 9 7 51 0 / 0 0 19 1 50.69
Receiving Stats
Cleveland
Name Rec Yds Avg Lng TDs
#72 Victor Flanagan 4 37 9.25 11 0
#15 Scott Baker 3 26 8.67 12 0
#80 Paul Jackson 2 22 11.00 13 0
#82 Michael Eaton 2 18 9.00 14 0
#28 Ronald Storch 2 11 5.50 7 0
#25 Malcolm Leak 2 9 4.50 6 0
#29 Russel Engel 1 9 9.00 9 0
#24 Steven Smith 2 8 4.00 4 0
#18 Alan Cooke 1 3 3.00 3 0
#82 Steven Lambert 1 2 2.00 2 0
Tampa Bay
Name Rec Yds Avg Lng TDs
#17 Edwin Shultis 2 21 10.50 19 0
#34 Ryan Ham 1 16 16.00 16 0
#1 Jefferson Summers 1 6 6.00 6 0
#14 Barry Hill 1 4 4.00 4 0
#21 Johnny Roberts 1 2 2.00 2 0
#5 Matthew Atkins 1 2 2.00 2 0
Blocking Stats
Cleveland
Name PassBlk RunBlk SkAlld TklAlld
#62 Larry Abernathy 30 19 3 3
#52 Richard Sawyer 41 23 0 2
#70 John McMillian 41 32 0 1
#25 Malcolm Leak 4 9 0 1
#77 Robert Walck 45 23 0 1
#65 Michael Ridinger 41 23 0 0
#15 Scott Baker 0 8 0 0
#82 Steven Lambert 13 10 0 0
#32 Michael Obrien 4 0 0 0
#79 Philip Weiss 14 2 0 0
#72 Victor Flanagan 16 14 0 0
#29 Russel Engel 17 5 0 0
#28 Ronald Storch 0 5 0 0
#80 Paul Jackson 0 4 0 0
#18 Alan Cooke 0 7 0 1
#24 Steven Smith 2 2 0 0
#67 Lester Wright 4 1 0 0
#99 David Willis 0 1 0 0
#36 Douglas Blalock 0 1 0 0
#90 Gerald Flake 0 1 0 0
#51 Bryan Coachman 0 1 0 0
#55 Jose Bean 0 1 0 0
#82 Michael Eaton 0 1 0 0
#62 Donald Bowie 1 0 0 0
#73 Luis Eaton 19 5 0 0
#50 John Bennett 0 1 0 0
#96 Charles Uribe 0 1 0 1
#55 David Miller 0 1 0 0
Tampa Bay
Name PassBlk RunBlk SkAlld TklAlld
#14 Barry Hill 0 40 0 3
#60 Carlton Salcedo 17 55 0 2
#77 Craig Gurule 3 54 0 5
#5 Matthew Atkins 0 38 0 1
#70 Sergio Meyer 12 58 0 2
#51 Louis Yerkes 15 41 0 3
#65 Wilson Mims 17 31 0 0
#10 Timothy Johnson 0 8 0 0
#87 Grant Tandy 0 35 0 1
#1 Jefferson Summers 0 14 0 0
#17 Edwin Shultis 0 18 0 2
#71 Jorge Randolph 18 37 0 0
#68 Bryan Constantine 3 1 0 0
#64 Kermit Redding 3 2 0 0
#88 Sean Riddle 7 2 0 0
#72 Robert Dillon 5 1 0 0
#40 William McBride 6 3 0 0
#47 Joseph Garcia 6 4 0 0
#40 Carlton Randall 5 2 0 0
#20 Tim Tovar 0 2 0 0
#11 Darren Russell 0 10 0 1
#12 James Cordova 0 4 0 1
#80 Donald Wittmer 0 3 0 0
#74 Albert Miller 0 1 0 0
#39 Jeffrey Nakayama 0 2 0 1
#54 William Taylor 0 1 0 0
#97 Richard Moss 0 2 0 0
#41 John Brown 0 1 0 0
#42 Nathan Woods 0 1 0 1
#21 Johnny Roberts 0 1 0 0
Interception Stats
Cleveland
Name Int Yds Avg TDs
#80 Paul Jackson 1 38 38.00 0
Tampa Bay
Name Int Yds Avg TDs
#34 Ryan Ham 1 20 20.00 0
#29 Darrell Bock 1 1 1.00 0
#17 Edwin Shultis 1 0 0.00 0
Fumble Stats
Cleveland
Name Fumb Recov Force TDs
#55 Jose Bean 0 1 1 0
Tampa Bay
Name Fumb Recov Force TDs
#34 Ryan Ham 1 0 0 0
Punting
Cleveland
Name Punts Yds Avg Net Lng In20
#1 Alan Trout 6 287 47.83 47.50 51 1
Tampa Bay
Name Punts Yds Avg Net Lng In20
#6 Albert Nichols 6 277 46.17 46.17 54 2
Kicking
Cleveland
Name FG 40+ 50+ Lng XP
#5 John Ackman 1 / 1 0 / 0 0 / 0 22 0 / 0
Tampa Bay
Name FG 40+ 50+ Lng XP
#3 Brian Mefford 3 / 3 1 / 1 1 / 1 51 0 / 0
Punt Return
Cleveland
Name Ret Yds Avg Lng TDs
Tampa Bay
Name Ret Yds Avg Lng TDs
#1 Jefferson Summers 1 3 3.0 3 0
Kick Return
Cleveland
Name Ret Yds Avg TDs
Tampa Bay
Name Ret Yds Avg TDs
Defensive Stats
Cleveland
Name Tackles Sacks
#50 John Bennett 9 0
#49 Todd Rutherford 7 0
#36 Douglas Blalock 5 0
#96 Charles Uribe 5 0
#37 Jonathan Simmons 5 0
#40 Matt Hardin 5 0
#32 Michael Obrien 5 0
#56 Marcus Harris 4 0
#99 David Willis 3 0
#34 Robert Winter 2 0
#55 Jose Bean 2 0
#55 Gary Newton 2 0
#90 Gerald Flake 1 0
#15 Scott Baker 1 0
#33 Sergio Hood 1 0
#80 Paul Jackson 1 0
#55 David Miller 1 0
#72 Victor Flanagan 1 0
Tampa Bay
Name Tackles Sacks
#24 James Rogers 7 0
#54 William Taylor 6 2
#34 Ryan Ham 5 0
#40 William McBride 3 0
#39 Jeffrey Nakayama 3 0
#27 Kenneth Stewart 3 0
#28 Stephen Robinson 3 0
#40 Carlton Randall 2 0
#97 Richard Moss 2 1
#42 Nathan Woods 2 0
#17 Steven Krause 1 0
#17 Edwin Shultis 1 0
#29 Darrell Bock 1 0
#41 John Brown 1 0
#90 Jesse Denton 1 0
#47 Joseph Garcia 1 0