| Tampa Bay Buccaneers at Denver Broncos Game Statistics |
| Date: November 7, 1976 Location: Denver, CO |
| Venue: Mile High Stadium Attendance: 62503 |
| Weather: Mostly Clear Temp: 57 F Humidty: 31% Wind: 8 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tampa Bay BuccaneersTB | 0 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 13 |
| Denver BroncosDEN | 10 | 0 | 14 | 24 | 48 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | TB | DEN |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Denver BroncosDEN | Jim Turner 19 FG | 0 | 3 |
| 1 | Denver BroncosDEN | Otis Armstrong 36 pass from Steve Ramsey (Jim Turner kick) | 0 | 10 |
| 2 | Tampa Bay BuccaneersTB | Louis Carter 3 run (Dave Green kick) | 7 | 10 |
| 2 | Tampa Bay BuccaneersTB | Dave Green 45 FG | 10 | 10 |
| 3 | Tampa Bay BuccaneersTB | Dave Green 35 FG | 13 | 10 |
| 3 | Denver BroncosDEN | Haven Moses 71 pass from Steve Ramsey (Jim Turner kick) | 13 | 17 |
| 3 | Denver BroncosDEN | Randy Gradishar 31 interception return (Jim Turner kick) | 13 | 24 |
| 4 | Denver BroncosDEN | Jim Turner 33 FG | 13 | 27 |
| 4 | Denver BroncosDEN | Lonnie Perrin 9 run (Jim Turner kick) | 13 | 34 |
| 4 | Denver BroncosDEN | John Rowser 32 interception return (Jim Turner kick) | 13 | 41 |
| 4 | Denver BroncosDEN | Randy Poltl 26 lateral from Bob Swenson 5 opponents fumble recovery (Jim Turner kick) | 13 | 48 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Tampa Bay Buccaneers | ||
| Offense | ||
| 89 | WR | John McKay |
| 85 | WR | Morris Owens |
| 71 | LOT | Steve Young |
| 72 | LOG | Howard Fest |
| 51 | C | Dan Ryczek |
| 79 | ROG | Steve Wilson |
| 74 | ROT | Mike Current |
| 86 | TE | Bob Moore |
| 11 | QB | Steve Spurrier |
| 32 | RB | Louis Carter |
| 43 | RB | Ed Williams |
| Defense | ||
| 78 | LDE | Council Rudolph |
| 76 | LDT | Dave Pear |
| 63 | RDT | Lee Roy Selmon |
| 66 | RDE | Pat Toomay |
| 30 | LLB | Jimmy Gunn |
| 56 | MLB | Bert Cooper |
| 54 | RLB | Richard Wood |
| 40 | LCB | Mike Washington |
| 25 | LS | Curtis Jordan |
| 28 | RS | Ken Stone |
| 46 | RCB | Danny Reece |
| Denver Broncos | ||
| Offense | ||
| 82 | WR | Jack Dolbin |
| 25 | WR | Haven Moses |
| 75 | LOT | Bill Bain |
| 62 | LOG | Tom Glassic |
| 58 | C | Phil Olsen |
| 61 | ROG | Tommy Lyons |
| 71 | ROT | Claudie Minor |
| 88 | TE | Riley Odoms |
| 10 | QB | Steve Ramsey |
| 24 | RB | Otis Armstrong |
| 32 | RB | Jon Keyworth |
| Offense | ||
| 79 | LDE | Barney Chavous |
| 68 | LDT | Rubin Carter |
| 63 | RDT | John Grant |
| 51 | RDE | Bob Swenson |
| 59 | LLB | Joe Rizzo |
| 53 | MLB | Randy Gradishar |
| 57 | RLB | Tom Jackson |
| 20 | LCB | Louis Wright |
| 46 | LS | John Rowser |
| 36 | RS | Billy Thompson |
| 43 | RCB | Steve Foley |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tampa Bay Buccaneers | |||||
| Louis Carter | 16 | 39 | 2.4 | 1 | |
| Essex Johnson | 5 | 22 | 4.4 | 0 | |
| Ed Williams | 5 | 20 | 4.0 | 0 | |
| Steve Spurrier | 3 | 19 | 6.3 | 0 | |
| Parnell Dickinson | 3 | 15 | 5.0 | 0 | |
| Rod McNeill | 1 | -3 | -3.0 | -3 | 0 |
| Denver Broncos | |||||
| Otis Armstrong | 18 | 116 | 6.4 | 0 | |
| Jim Kiick | 6 | 18 | 3.0 | 0 | |
| Jon Keyworth | 7 | 17 | 2.4 | 0 | |
| Lonnie Perrin | 3 | 14 | 4.7 | 1 | |
| Steve Ramsey | 3 | 10 | 3.3 | 0 | |
| Riley Odoms | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 |
| Norris Weese | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 |
| Mike Franckowiak | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tampa Bay Buccaneers | |||||||||||
| Steve Spurrier | 32 | 16 | 50.0 | 1 | 131 | 4.1 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 47.8 |
| Parnell Dickinson | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0.0 | |
| Denver Broncos | |||||||||||
| Steve Ramsey | 18 | 9 | 50.0 | 2 | 200 | 11.1 | 71t | 2 | 0 | 0 | 87.5 |
| Norris Weese | 3 | 1 | 33.3 | 0 | 28 | 9.3 | 28 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 68.7 |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tampa Bay Buccaneers | |||||
| Bob Moore | 5 | 43 | 8.6 | 0 | |
| Morris Owens | 3 | 41 | 13.7 | 0 | |
| Ed Williams | 3 | 12 | 4.0 | 0 | |
| John McKay | 2 | 26 | 13.0 | 0 | |
| Louis Carter | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
| Rod McNeill | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| Jimmy DuBose | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| Denver Broncos | |||||
| Otis Armstrong | 3 | 64 | 21.3 | 1 | |
| Riley Odoms | 3 | 60 | 20.0 | 28 | 0 |
| Haven Moses | 2 | 88 | 44.0 | 1 | |
| Jon Keyworth | 2 | 16 | 8.0 | 0 | |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tampa Bay Buccaneers | |||||
| Cal Peterson | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 15 | 0 |
| Curtis Jordan | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 10 | 0 |
| Denver Broncos | |||||
| John Rowser | 1 | 32 | 32.0 | 32t | 1 |
| Randy Gradishar | 1 | 31 | 31.0 | 31t | 1 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tampa Bay Buccaneers | |||||
| Dave Green | 5 | 195 | 39.0 | 0 | |
| Denver Broncos | |||||
| Norris Weese | 3 | 100 | 33.3 | 0 | |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tampa Bay Buccaneers | ||||||
| Danny Reece | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 | |
| Denver Broncos | ||||||
| Rick Upchurch | 4 | 74 | 18.5 | 0 | ||
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tampa Bay Buccaneers | ||||||
| Rod McNeill | 2 | 67 | 33.5 | 0 | ||
| Freddie Douglas | 2 | 37 | 18.5 | 0 | ||
| Essex Johnson | 1 | 20 | 20.0 | 20 | 0 | |
| Denver Broncos | ||||||
| Lonnie Perrin | 3 | 101 | 33.7 | 0 | ||
| Mike Franckowiak | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 14 | 0 | |
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
| Tampa Bay Buccaneers | |
| Dewey Selmon | 1.0 |
| Denver Broncos | |
| Paul Smith | 1.0 |
| Wayne Hammond | 1.0 |
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