Backup quarterback Ryan Griffin threw for 201 yards and one touchdown as the host Tampa Bay Buccaneers edged the Miami Dolphins 16-14 in a preseason game Friday night.
Griffin threw a 4-yard touchdown pass to first-year tight end Tanner Hudson with 3:35 left in the game to give Tampa Bay a 13-6 lead.
The Dolphins (1-1) came back behind quarterback Jake Rudock to go 51 yards on seven plays in just over 1 1/2 minutes, capped by an 8-yard pass from Rudock to rookie running back Patrick Laird. Rudock completed the two-point conversion on a pass to Trenton Irwin to give Miami a 14-13 lead.
Griffin marched Tampa Bay (1-1) down the field in the closing seconds, setting up Matt Gay's 48-yard field goal with six seconds left for the game-winner.
Dolphins quarterback Josh Rosen played the first half, hitting 10 of 18 passes for 102 yards. Jameis Winston played only the Buccaneers' first series, completing 2 of 4 passes for 24 yards.
--Field Level Media
Miami | Tampa Bay | |
Patrick Laird | Player | Dare Ogunbowale |
7 | Attempts | 13 |
51 | Yards | 34 |
7.3 | Avg Yards | 2.6 |
0 | Touchdowns | 0 |
22 | Long | 10 |
Miami | Tampa Bay | |
Saeed Blacknall | Player | Tanner Hudson |
1 | Receptions | 6 |
25 | Yards | 93 |
25.0 | Avg Yards | 15.5 |
0 | Touchdowns | 1 |
25 | Long | 31 |
Yards | Scoring | Defense | ||||||
Team | Tot | Rus | Pas | TD | FG | INT | Sck | FF |
Miami | 280 | 118 | 162 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4.0 | 1 |
Tampa Bay | 309 | 75 | 234 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5.0 | 1 |