SUNDAY, OCT. 4, 2021 // 8:20 PM ET // GILLETTE STADIUM // REFEREE: BILL VINOVICH
ON THE AIRWAVES
TV: NBC (8:20 PM ET): Al Michaels, Cris Collinsworth, Michele Tafoya (field reporter)
NATIONAL RADIO: Westwood One: Ryan Radtke, Tony Boselli
SIRIUS: 81 (TB), 83 (NE) | XM: 226 (TB), 225 (NE) | SXM App: 829 (TB), 817 (NE)
REGULAR-SEASON SERIES HISTORY
LEADER: Patriots lead all-time series, 7-2
STREAKS: Patriots have won past 4
LAST GAME: 10/5/17: Patriots 19 at Buccaneers 14
LAST GAME AT SITE: 9/22/13: Patriots 23, Buccaneers 3
TAMPA BAY BUCCANEERS LEADERS NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS
L 34-24 at L.A. Rams LAST WEEK L 28-13 vs. New Orleans
Bruce Arians: 0-1 COACH VS. OPP. Bill Belichick: 5-1
34.3/29.3 PTS. FOR/AGAINST 18.0/17.0
406.0 OFFENSE 317.7
Tom Brady: 97-141-1,087-10 (1L)-2-109.3 PASSING Mac Jones (R): 81-120-737-2-3-79.1
Leonard Fournette: 24-92-3.8-0 RUSHING Damien Harris: 45-176-3.9-1
Chris Godwin: 19-241-12.7-2 RECEIVING Jakobi Meyers: 19-176.9.3-0
402.0 DEFENSE 282.3
Three tied: 1 SACKS Matt Judon: 3.5
Mike Edwards: 2 INTs J.C. Jackson: 2
-1 (4/5) TAKE/GIVE 0 (5/5)
Bradley Pinion: 44.3 (41.4) PUNTING (NET) Jake Bailey: 50.1 (37.8)
Ryan Succop: 19 (13/14 PAT; 2/3 FG) KICKING Nick Folk: 30 (3/4 PAT; 9/9 FG)
BUCCANEERS NOTES
• QB TOM BRADY passed for 432 yards & had 2 TDs (1 pass, 1 rush) in Week 3. Has 80,291 pass yards & can surpass DREW BREES (80,358) for most in NFL history. Spent 20 seasons (2000-19) with NE & is franchise’s all-time leader in wins (219), pass yards (74,571), pass TDs (541) & completions (6,377), all the most by any QB with one team ever. Led NE to 6 Super Bowl titles & 17 division titles & was 3x NFL MVP & 4x Super Bowl MVP with Patriots. Totaled 1,025 completions, 11,388 pass yards, 73 TD passes & 30 wins in 41 postseason games with NE.
• RB GIOVANI BERNARD tied his career-high with 9 catches & had 12th-career rec. TD in Week 3.
• TE ROB GRONKOWSKI spent 9 seasons (2010-18) with NE & had 521 receptions for 7,861 yards & 79 TDs, the most rec. TDs in franchise history. Had 81 receptions for 1,163 rec. yards & 12 TDs in 16 postseason games with NE. Has 8,668 rec. yards & can surpass GREG OLSEN (8,683) for 5th-most rec. yards by TE in NFL history. WR MIKE EVANS had 8 catches for 106 yards in Week 3, his 29th-career 100-yard game. Since 2014, ranks tied2nd in rec. TDs (63) & 3rd in rec. yards (8,471). WR CHRIS GODWIN had 6 receptions for 74 yards & 1st-career rush TD last week. Has TD in 6 consecutive games, longest active streak in NFL.
• LB LAVONTE DAVID aims for his 17th in row with 5+ tackles. LB DEVIN WHITE aims for his 14th in row with 6+ tackles. Has 8 sacks & 9 TFL in his past 6 on road. LB SHAQUIL BARRETT has 6 TFL in his past 6.
