New England Patriots at Tampa Bay Buccaneers
November 16, 1997
| Quarter | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
| New England Patriots | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 |
| Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 7 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 27 |
| Scoring Summary | ||||
| 1st Quarter | ||||
| 12:30 | TB | TD | Errict Rhett 1 run (Michael Husted Kick) | TB 7, NE 0 |
| 2nd Quarter | ||||
| 14:55 | TB | FG | FG Michael Husted 44 | TB 10, NE 0 |
| 3rd Quarter | ||||
| 4:00 | TB | TD | Dave Moore 7 pass from Trent Dilfer (Michael Husted Kick) | TB 17, NE 0 |
| 4th Quarter | ||||
| 4:00 | TB | TD | Mike Alstott 1 run (Michael Husted Kick) | TB 24, NE 0 |
| 9:44 | TB | FG | FG Michael Husted 44 | TB 27, NE 0 |
| 14:52 | NE | TD | Lovett Purnell 6 pass from Scott Zolak (Adam Vinatieri Kick) | TB 27, NE 7 |
Attendance: 70,479
Missed Field Goals: None| Team Statistics | ||
| New England Patriots | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | |
| First downs | 10 | 21 |
| Rushes - yards | 16 - 75 | 41 - 146 |
| Passing | 93 | 202 |
| Punt returns | 1 - 6 | 3 - 37 |
| Kickoff returns | 4 - 86 | 1 - 10 |
| Interception returns | 0 - 0 | 2 - 13 |
| Pass attempts - Completions - Had Intercepted | 16 - 31 - 2 | 21 - 29 - 0 |
| Sacked - yards lost | 5 - 58 | 1 - 7 |
| Punts | 7 - 41.9 | 2 - 48.0 |
| Fumbles - lost | 2 - 1 | 5 - 2 |
| Penalties - yards | 6 - 38 | 3 - 15 |
| Time of possession | 20:32 | 39:28 |
| Passing | ||||||||||
| New England Patriots | Att | Cmp | Yds | Avg | TD | Int | Lg | Sack | Loss | Rating |
| Drew Bledsoe | 25 | 13 | 117 | 4.68 | 0 | 2 | 21 | 5 | 58 | 31.6 |
| Scott Zolak | 6 | 3 | 34 | 5.67 | 1 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 106.9 |
| Tampa Bay Buccaneers | Att | Cmp | Yds | Avg | TD | Int | Lg | Sack | Loss | Rating |
| Trent Dilfer | 29 | 21 | 209 | 7.21 | 1 | 0 | 25 | 1 | 7 | 104.0 |
| Rushing | |||||
| New England Patriots | Att | Yds | Avg | Lg | TD |
| Derrick Cullors | 4 | 41 | 10.2 | 24 | 0 |
| Curtis Martin | 8 | 26 | 3.2 | 18 | 0 |
| Keith Byars | 2 | 5 | 2.5 | 5 | 0 |
| Sam Gash | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
| Drew Bledsoe | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | -1 | 0 |
| Tampa Bay Buccaneers | Att | Yds | Avg | Lg | TD |
| Mike Alstott | 16 | 91 | 5.7 | 14 | 1 |
| Warrick Dunn | 14 | 36 | 2.6 | 6 | 0 |
| Errict Rhett | 8 | 15 | 1.9 | 7 | 1 |
| Karl Williams | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
| Steve Walsh | 2 | -1 | -0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Receiving | |||||
| New England Patriots | Rec | Yds | Avg | Lg | TD |
| Troy Brown | 5 | 58 | 11.6 | 21 | 0 |
| Curtis Martin | 4 | 23 | 5.8 | 10 | 0 |
| Ben Coates | 3 | 27 | 9.0 | 11 | 0 |
| Shawn Jefferson | 2 | 28 | 14.0 | 15 | 0 |
| Dietrich Jells | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 |
| Lovett Purnell | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6t | 1 |
| Tampa Bay Buccaneers | Rec | Yds | Avg | Lg | TD |
| Warrick Dunn | 4 | 20 | 5.0 | 8 | 0 |
| Jackie Harris | 3 | 51 | 17.0 | 25 | 0 |
| Karl Williams | 3 | 36 | 12.0 | 18 | 0 |
| Mike Alstott | 3 | 35 | 11.7 | 12 | 0 |
| Reidel Anthony | 3 | 24 | 8.0 | 10 | 0 |
| Horace Copeland | 3 | 20 | 6.7 | 14 | 0 |
| Dave Moore | 2 | 23 | 11.5 | 16 | 1 |
| Kickoff Returns | ||||||
| New England Patriots | Num | Yds | Avg | FC | Lg | TD |
| David Meggett | 3 | 77 | 25.7 | 0 | 36 | 0 |
| Derrick Cullors | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 0 | 9 | 0 |
| Tampa Bay Buccaneers | Num | Yds | Avg | FC | Lg | TD |
| Warrick Dunn | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Punt Returns | ||||||
| New England Patriots | Num | Yds | Avg | FC | Lg | TD |
| David Meggett | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| Tampa Bay Buccaneers | Num | Yds | Avg | FC | Lg | TD |
| Karl Williams | 2 | 31 | 15.5 | 0 | 20 | 0 |
| Warrick Dunn | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| Punting | ||||||||||
| New England Patriots | Punts | Yds | Avg | Lg | TB | In20 | Blk | Net | OppRet | RetYds |
| Tom Tupa | 7 | 293 | 41.9 | 54 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 30.9 | 3 | 37 |
| Tampa Bay Buccaneers | Punts | Yds | Avg | Lg | TB | In20 | Blk | Net | OppRet | RetYds |
| Sean Landeta | 2 | 96 | 48.0 | 50 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 35.0 | 1 | 6 |
| Defense | |||||||
| New England Patriots | Sacks | Loss | Ints | Yds | Avg | Lg | TD |
| Chris Canty | 1.0 | 7.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tampa Bay Buccaneers | Sacks | Loss | Ints | Yds | Avg | Lg | TD |
| Derrick Brooks | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 13 | 0 |
| Donnie Abraham | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brad Culpepper | 1.0 | 10.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tyoka Jackson | 1.0 | 17.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Anthony Parker | 1.0 | 7.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Warren Sapp | 1.0 | 11.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Regan Upshaw | 1.0 | 13.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
1997 NFL Scoreboard - Week 12
Sunday, November 16, 1997
| Arizona | 10 |
| NY Giants | 19 |
| Boxscore | FINAL |
| Atlanta | 27 |
| St. Louis | 21 |
| Boxscore | FINAL |
| Green Bay | 38 |
| Indianapolis | 41 |
| Boxscore | FINAL |
| Minnesota | 15 |
| Detroit | 38 |
| Boxscore | FINAL |
| New England | 7 |
| Tampa Bay | 27 |
| Boxscore | FINAL |
| Cincinnati | 3 |
| Pittsburgh | 20 |
| Boxscore | FINAL |
| Denver | 22 |
| Kansas City | 24 |
| Boxscore | FINAL |
| Tennessee | 9 |
| Jacksonville | 17 |
| Boxscore | FINAL |
| Philadelphia | 10 |
| Baltimore | 10 |
| Boxscore | FINAL/OT |
| Seattle | 17 |
| New Orleans | 20 |
| Boxscore | FINAL/OT |
| Washington | 14 |
| Dallas | 17 |
| Boxscore | FINAL |
| Carolina | 19 |
| San Francisco | 27 |
| Boxscore | FINAL |
| NY Jets | 23 |
| Chicago | 15 |
| Boxscore | FINAL |
| Oakland | 38 |
| San Diego | 13 |
| Boxscore | FINAL |
Monday, November 17, 1997
| Buffalo | 13 |
| Miami | 30 |
| Boxscore | FINAL |
