Tampa Bay Buccaneers vs Indianapolis Colts Match Player Stats On Nov 29, 2015

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Nov 29, 2015

INDIANAPOLIS - The Indianapolis Colts called on their 40-and-over tandem to rally past the Tampa Bay Buccaneers 25-12 on Sunday in Lucas Oil Stadium.

Backup quarterback Matt Hasselbeck, 40, threw two second-half touchdown passes to wide receiver T.Y. Hilton, and kicker Adam Vinatieri, 42, added four field goals in the Colts' third consecutive victory.

Hasselbeck is 4-0 this season in place of injured starter Andrew Luck, who has a lacerated kidney and an abdominal injury. The Colts improved to 6-5 and are tied with Houston for first place in the AFC South. The Texans defeated New Orleans on Sunday.

Hasselbeck completed 26 of 42 passes for 315 yards and the two TDs. Hilton caught six passes for 95 yards, and wide receiver Donte Moncrief caught eight passes for 114 yards.

Hasselbeck's 3-yard touchdown pass to Hilton with 5:53 remaining gave the Colts a 25-12 lead. Indianapolis drove 76 yards in 15 plays to take the 13-point lead. Tampa Bay appeared to have held Indianapolis to a field goal but the Bucs were called for jumping over the center in an attempt to block the kick, giving the Colts an automatic first down at the 6-yard line.

Vinatieri's 44-yard field goal with 1:02 to play in the third quarter extended the Indianapolis lead to 19-12. The Colts began the drive at the Tampa Bay 41 after the Bucs missed a 54-yard field goal attempt and were assessed a dead-ball unsportsmanlike conduct penalty.

Hasselbeck's 19-yard touchdown pass to Hilton gave the Colts a 16-12 lead with 7:22 remaining in the third quarter. Hasselbeck's 31-yard pass to Moncrief moved the ball to the Buccaneers' 19. The Colts drove 46 yards in three plays to take the lead.

Indianapolis trimmed the Tampa Bay lead to 12-9 on Vinatieri's 26-yard field goal with 10:01 to play in the third quarter. That eight-play, 56-yard drive included Hasselbeck completions of 31 yards to Hilton and 16 yards to Moncrief.

The Buccaneers took a 12-6 halftime lead on Jameis Winston's 20-yard touchdown pass to tight end Cameron Brate with 1:54 remaining in the second quarter, capping a five-play, 76-yard drive that included Doug Martin's 56-yard run to the Indianapolis 30. Conner Barth's extra-point attempt was wide left.

Winston finished 20 of 36 for 245 yards, one touchdown and one interception.

Barth tied the game at 6-6 with 5:38 left in the second quarter on a 30-yard field goal. That Tampa Bay drive covered 68 yards in 15 plays and included Winston completions of 20, 17 and 20 yards.

Vinatieri's 27-yard field goal with 12:44 remaining in the first half had given the Colts a 6-3 lead. Hasselbeck completed passes of 29 yards to Hilton and 22 yards to Andre Johnson during that 11-play, 76-yard drive.

Barth's 38-yard field goal with 2:50 to go in the first quarter tied the game at 3-3 after Vinatieri gave the Colts am early 3-0 lead with a 49-yard field goal.

Hasselbeck finished the first half 12 of 22 for 140 yards. He was sacked twice.

Winston was 9 of 15 for 130 yards and the touchdown pass to Brate.

NOTES: Colts LB Jerrell Freeman suffered a hamstring injury during the third quarter and did not return ... Colts RB Ahmad Bradshaw left the game in the fourth quarter with a wrist injury and did not return ... Tampa Bay LB Bruce Carter left the game in the third quarter as a precaution for a possible concussion .. With 5:31 remaining in the second quarter, Indianapolis had run 26 plays for 128 yards, and Tampa Bay had run 27 plays for 128 yards ... Bucs RB Doug Martin carried 12 times for 90 yards (7.5 yards per carry) during the opening 30 minutes ... The Colts' Pat McAfee had one punt - a 57-yarder - during the opening half. That was the only punt by either team before halftime ... Tampa Bay had the ball for 15:09 in the first two quarters, and Indianapolis had it for 14:51 ... The Colts improved to 3-3 in Lucas Oil Stadium.