| Tampa Bay Buccaneers at Miami Dolphins |
| Sep 9, 2008 | 1ST | 2ND | 3RD | 4TH | SCORE |
| Tampa Bay Buccaneers () | 0 | 0 | 14 | 10 | 24 |
| Miami Dolphins () | 3 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 17 |
| Team Stats Comparison |
| TAM | MIA |
| Total Offense | 244 | 236 |
| Rushing Yards | 124 | 71 |
| Passing Yards | 120 | 165 |
| First Downs | 12 | 14 |
| Punt Return Yards | 52 | 55 |
| Kick Return Yards | 90 | 126 |
| Total Yards | 386 | 417 |
| Turnovers | 1 | 3 |
| 3rd Down Converstion | 2-16 | 4-13 |
| 4th Down Conversion | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2-Point Conversion | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Red Zone Touchdowns/Field Goals | 3/1 | 2/0 |
| Penalties | 12/111 | 5/45 |
| Posession Time | 29:42 | 29:52 |
| Tampa Bay Buccaneers | | PASSING | C/A | YDS | TD | INT | | B. Griese | 10/12 | 120 | 1 | | | B. Gradkowski | 0/2 | | | | | J. Johnson | 0/6 | | | 1 | | RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | | C. Williams | 10 | 56 | 5.6 | 2 | | E. Graham | 6 | 27 | 4.5 | | | D. Savage | 4 | 18 | 4.5 | | | RECEIVING | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | | M. Stovall | 3 | 72 | 24.0 | | | D. Jackson | 2 | 16 | 8.0 | 0 | | A. Bryant | 2 | 15 | 7.5 | 1 | | BLOCKING | PANCAKE | SACK | | D. Penn | 3 | | | J. Zuttah | 2 | 1 | | A. Sears | 2 | | | A. Smith | 2 | | | J. Trueblood | 1 | 1 | | DEFENSE | TACK | SACK | INT | TD | | D. Brooks | 10 | | | | | C. Hovan | 4 | 2 | | | | S. Davis | 3 | | 1 | | | R. Nece | 3 | 1 | | | | E. Wilson | 2 | | 1 | | | KICKING | FG | XP | PTS | LONG | | J. Bidwell | 1/2 | 3/3 | 6 | 31 | | PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | IN20 | | M. Bryant | 5 | 188 | 37.6 | | | KICK RETURN | RET | YDS | AVG | TD | | A. Talib | 2 | 54 | 27.0 | | | PUNT RETURN | RET | YDS | AVG | TD | | A. Talib | 4 | 43 | 10.7 | |
| | Miami Dolphins | | PASSING | C/A | YDS | TD | INT | | C. Henne | 7/14 | 83 | 1 | 2 | | T. Dilfer | 4/12 | 66 | 1 | | | J. Beck | 1/6 | 16 | | 1 | | RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | | R. Brown | 9 | 52 | 5.7 | | | R. Williams | 2 | 18 | 9.0 | | | J. Parmele | 7 | -8 | -1.1 | | | RECEIVING | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | | E. Wilford | 3 | 33 | 11.0 | | | G. Camarillo | 2 | 40 | 20.0 | 1 | | D. Hagan | 2 | 34 | 17.0 | | | BLOCKING | PANCAKE | SACK | | R. Mauia | 2 | | | S. Satele | 2 | | | S. McKinney | 1 | | | S. Murphy | 1 | 1 | | J. Smiley | 1 | 0 | | DEFENSE | TACK | SACK | INT | TD | | J. Taylor | 4 | 2 | | | | E. Miles | 4 | | | | | W. Allen | 4 | | | | | R. Godfrey | 4 | | | | | R. Ninkovich | 3 | | | | | KICKING | FG | XP | PTS | LONG | | J. Feely | 1/1 | | 3 | 42 | | PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | IN20 | | B. Fields | 4 | 189 | 47.2 | | | KICK RETURN | RET | YDS | AVG | TD | | K. Davis | 3 | 75 | 25.0 | | | PUNT RETURN | RET | YDS | AVG | TD | | T. Perry | 5 | 38 | 7.6 | |
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Bad opponent or not, this was a good game for us. We have progressed with learning the playbooks and have unlocked the potential of two of our rookies, Aqib Talib and Dexter Jackson. Talib may just be a bust; Jackson was worth the 2nd round pick apparently but will need time to develop.
Our next game is against New England in our stadium.