TreVeyon Henderson ran for a career-high 147 yards and two touchdowns — on runs of 55 and 69 yards — as the New England Patriots defeated the Tampa Bay Buccaneers 28–23 at Raymond James Stadium on November 9, 2025. Drake Maye threw for 270 yards and two scores while Baker Mayfield finished with 273 passing yards and three touchdowns in defeat. The win was New England’s seventh straight, moving the Patriots to 8–2 atop the AFC East and completing a four-game sweep of the NFC South under first-year head coach Mike Vrabel.
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Game Information
Final Score: New England Patriots 28, Tampa Bay Buccaneers 23
Date: November 9, 2025
Venue: Raymond James Stadium, Tampa, FL
Attendance: 65,492
Broadcast: CBS
Records: New England 8–2 | Tampa Bay 6–3
Score by Quarter
Team
Q1
Q2
Q3
Q4
Final
New England Patriots
7
7
7
7
28
Tampa Bay Buccaneers
7
3
6
7
23
Scoring Plays
#
Qtr
Time
Team
Play
Score
1
1st
11:23
TB
Emeka Egbuka 21-yd pass from Baker Mayfield (McLaughlin kick)
NE 0 – TB 7
2
1st
0:00
NE
Kyle Williams 72-yd pass from Drake Maye (Borregales kick)
NE 7 – TB 7
3
2nd
7:16
TB
Chase McLaughlin 36-yd FG
NE 7 – TB 10
4
2nd
0:00
NE
Stefon Diggs 1-yd pass from Drake Maye (Borregales kick)
NE 14 – TB 10
5
3rd
14:12
NE
TreVeyon Henderson 55-yd rush (Borregales kick)
NE 21 – TB 10
6
3rd
4:12
TB
Tez Johnson 10-yd pass from Baker Mayfield (2-pt run failed)
NE 21 – TB 16
7
4th
1:31
NE
TreVeyon Henderson 69-yd rush (Borregales kick)
NE 28 – TB 16
8
4th
0:33
TB
Tez Johnson 11-yd pass from Baker Mayfield (McLaughlin kick)
NE 28 – TB 23
Team Stats
Stat
New England
Tampa Bay
Total Yards
435
371
Passing Yards
269
258
Rushing Yards
166
113
Total Plays
59
66
Yards per Play
7.4
5.6
First Downs
16
24
— Passing
9
14
— Rushing
5
9
— Penalty
2
1
3rd Down Efficiency
5/14
5/13
4th Down Efficiency
2/3
0/1
Red Zone (Made/Att)
1/2
2/3
Turnovers
1
0
Fumbles Lost
0
0
Interceptions Thrown
1
0
Sacks – Yards Lost
1–1
2–15
Penalties – Yards
5–49
6–40
Time of Possession
27:35
32:25
Passing Stats
Drake Maye vs Baker Mayfield
Player
Team
C/ATT
YDS
AVG
TD
INT
SACKS
QBR
RTG
Drake Maye
NE
16/31
270
8.7
2
1
1–1
48.5
89.4
Baker Mayfield
TB
28/43
273
6.3
3
0
2–15
65.5
106.1
Rushing Stats
New England Patriots
Player
CAR
YDS
AVG
TD
LONG
TreVeyon Henderson
14
147
10.5
2
69
Drake Maye
7
13
1.9
0
5
Terrell Jennings
4
5
1.3
0
2
D’Ernest Johnson
1
1
1.0
0
1
DeMario Douglas
1
0
0.0
0
0
Team
27
166
6.1
2
69
Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Player
CAR
YDS
AVG
TD
LONG
Rachaad White
10
38
3.8
0
7
Sean Tucker
9
53
5.9
0
18
Sterling Shepard
1
11
11.0
0
11
Kameron Johnson
1
11
11.0
0
11
Team
21
113
5.4
0
18
Receiving Stats
New England Patriots
Player
REC
TGTS
YDS
AVG
TD
LONG
Mack Hollins
6
10
106
17.7
0
54
Kyle Williams
1
2
72
72.0
1
72
Stefon Diggs
5
8
46
9.2
1
19
DeMario Douglas
2
2
34
17.0
0
26
Hunter Henry
1
4
9
9.0
0
9
TreVeyon Henderson
1
1
3
3.0
0
3
Austin Hooper
0
1
0
—
0
—
Jack Westover
0
1
0
—
0
—
Team
16
29
270
16.9
2
72
Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Player
REC
TGTS
YDS
AVG
TD
LONG
Emeka Egbuka
6
13
115
19.2
1
31
Cade Otton
9
12
82
9.1
0
16
Tez Johnson
4
5
42
10.5
2
12
Sterling Shepard
3
4
20
6.7
0
11
Rachaad White
5
5
16
3.2
0
13
Kameron Johnson
0
1
0
—
0
—
Payne Durham
0
1
0
—
0
—
Sean Tucker
1
2
–2
–2.0
0
–2
Team
28
43
273
9.8
3
31
Defensive Stats
New England Patriots
Player
TOT
SOLO
SACKS
TFL
PD
QB HTS
Jack Gibbens
10
5
0
1
1
0
Christian Gonzalez
9
5
0
0
1
0
Robert Spillane
9
1
0
1
1
0
Craig Woodson
8
3
0
0
2
0
Jaylinn Hawkins
6
4
0
1
0
0
Carlton Davis III
5
2
0
0
0
0
Marcus Jones
4
2
0
0
0
0
Milton Williams
4
1
0
1
0
1
Anfernee Jennings
3
2
0
0
0
0
Harold Landry III
3
0
0
0
0
1
Cory Durden
3
0
0
0
0
0
Elijah Ponder
2
1
1
1
0
1
Jahlani Tavai
2
0
0
0
0
0
K’Lavon Chaisson
1
1
1
1
0
2
Marte Mapu
1
1
0
0
0
0
Charles Woods
1
1
0
0
0
0
Christian Barmore
1
1
0
0
0
0
Dell Pettus
1
1
0
0
0
0
Joshua Farmer
1
0
0
0
0
0
Team
74
31
2
6
5
5
Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Player
TOT
SOLO
SACKS
TFL
PD
QB HTS
Lavonte David
9
6
0
0
0
0
Tykee Smith
8
4
0
1
1
1
Anthony Nelson
6
3
0
0
0
0
Zyon McCollum
5
4
0
0
1
0
Jamel Dean
4
4
0
0
0
0
Yaya Diaby
3
1
0
0
0
1
Elijah Roberts
2
2
1
1
1
1
Deion Jones
2
2
0
0
0
0
Greg Gaines
2
1
0
0
0
0
Vita Vea
2
1
0
0
0
1
Elijah Simmons
2
1
0
0
0
0
Antoine Winfield Jr.
1
1
0
1
1
0
Logan Hall
1
1
0
0
0
1
Ryan Miller
1
1
0
0
0
0
SirVocea Dennis
1
1
0
0
1
0
Benjamin Morrison
1
1
0
0
0
0
Josh Hayes
1
0
0
0
0
0
Kaevon Merriweather
1
0
0
0
0
0
Chris Braswell
1
0
0
0
0
1
Team
53
34
1
3
5
6
Interceptions
Team
Player
INT
YDS
TD
Tampa Bay
Tykee Smith
1
0
0
New England
—
0
—
—
Fumbles
Team
Player
FUM
LOST
REC
New England
Marcus Jones
1
0
1
Tampa Bay
—
0
0
0
Kicking
Team
Player
FG
PCT
LONG
XP
PTS
New England
Andy Borregales
0/0
—
—
4/4
4
Tampa Bay
Chase McLaughlin
1/1
100%
36
2/2
5
Punting
Team
Player
NO
YDS
AVG
TB
IN 20
LONG
New England
Bryce Baringer
5
248
49.6
1
1
59
Tampa Bay
Riley Dixon
6
258
43.0
1
2
50
Kick Returns
Team
Player
NO
YDS
AVG
LONG
TD
New England
Efton Chism III
2
45
22.5
28
0
Tampa Bay
Kameron Johnson
2
48
24.0
26
0
Punt Returns
Team
Player
NO
YDS
AVG
LONG
TD
New England
Marcus Jones
3
3
1.0
2
0
Tampa Bay
Kameron Johnson
2
12
6.0
7
0
Injuries
New England — Did Not Play: WR Kayshon Boutte (hamstring), RB Rhamondre Stevenson (toe), LB Christian Elliss (hip) New England — Left Game: DT Christian Barmore (back, Q4), RB Terrell Jennings (knee, did not return Q3)
Tampa Bay — Did Not Play: RB Bucky Irving (foot/shoulder), WR Chris Godwin (fibula), WR Mike Evans (clavicle), OLB Haason Reddick (knee/ankle) Tampa Bay — Left Game: LG Ben Bredeson (hamstring, Q1)
Statistical Context
Henderson’s 55-yard third-quarter touchdown was clocked at 22.01 mph by Next Gen Stats — the fastest speed recorded by a rookie ball carrier in the 2025 NFL season and fifth-fastest by any player that season. Tampa Bay had allowed just 75.4 rushing yards per game entering Week 10, the fewest in the league.
Maye posted a season-low 51.6% completion rate (16/31) and extended his interception streak to three straight games, yet still accounted for two touchdowns including a clock-killing fourth-down score to Diggs on the final play of the first half — a sequence set up by Vrabel deliberately declining to score from the one-yard line to drain Tampa’s timeouts.
The Patriots recorded both a 50-plus-yard passing touchdown (Williams, 72 yds) and a 50-plus-yard rushing touchdown (Henderson, 55 yds) in the same game for the first time since Week 4 of the 1997 season, when Drew Bledsoe connected with Troy Brown for 52 yards and Curtis Martin ran for 70.
Six of the seven touchdowns were scored by rookies: Henderson (2), Williams (1), Egbuka (1), Tez Johnson (2). Stefon Diggs’ one-yard catch was the only score by a veteran.
Rookie offensive linemen Will Campbell and Jared Wilson allowed just one sack on Maye — after he had been taken down 12 times combined in the two previous games.
Egbuka’s 115-yard afternoon was the third 100-yard receiving game of his career. Cade Otton’s nine receptions tied a career high.
Henderson’s 147 rushing yards against the NFL’s stingiest run defense in 2025 measured exactly how far New England had come under Vrabel — seven consecutive wins, a four-game NFC South sweep, and a rookie class that outperformed every expectation on both sides of the ball before the season had even reached its midpoint.
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