| Buffalo Bills at Tampa Bay Buccaneers |
| Game Statistics & Box Score |
| Date: November 19, 1978 Location: Tampa, FL Venue: Tampa Stadium Attendance: 61383 |
| Weather: Partly Cloudy Temp: 82 F Humidty: 55% Wind: 7 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buffalo BillsBUF | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 10 |
| Tampa Bay BuccaneersTB | 7 | 3 | 7 | 14 | 31 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | BUF | TB |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tampa Bay BuccaneersTB | Ricky Bell 12 run (Neil O'Donoghue kick) | 0 | 7 |
| 2 | Tampa Bay BuccaneersTB | Neil O'Donoghue 28 FG | 0 | 10 |
| 3 | Tampa Bay BuccaneersTB | Morris Owens 22 pass from Mike Rae (Neil O'Donoghue kick) | 0 | 17 |
| 3 | Buffalo BillsBUF | Tom Dempsey 37 FG | 3 | 17 |
| 4 | Tampa Bay BuccaneersTB | Jimmie Giles 33 pass from Mike Rae (Neil O'Donoghue kick) | 3 | 24 |
| 4 | Tampa Bay BuccaneersTB | Johnny Davis 3 run (Neil O'Donoghue kick) | 3 | 31 |
| 4 | Buffalo BillsBUF | Bob Chandler 9 pass from Bill Munson (Tom Dempsey kick) | 10 | 31 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Buffalo Bills | ||
| Offense | ||
| 81 | WR | Bob Chandler |
| 82 | WR | Frank Lewis |
| 72 | LOT | Ken Jones |
| 67 | LOG | Reggie McKenzie |
| 61 | C | Willie Parker |
| 68 | ROG | Joe DeLamielleure |
| 70 | ROT | Joe Devlin |
| 88 | TE | Reuben Gant |
| 12 | QB | Joe Ferguson |
| 40 | RB | Terry Miller |
| 47 | FB | Curtis Brown |
| Defense | ||
| 77 | LDE | Ben Williams |
| 74 | LDT | Dee Hardison |
| 71 | RDT | Mike Kadish |
| 83 | RDE | Sherm White |
| 59 | LLB | Shane Nelson |
| 54 | MLB | Randy McClanahan |
| 57 | RLB | Lucius Sanford |
| 29 | LCB | Mario Clark |
| 22 | SS | Steve Freeman |
| 21 | FS | Marvin Switzer |
| 26 | RCB | Charles Romes |
| Tampa Bay Buccaneers | ||
| Offense | ||
| 89 | WR | John McKay |
| 85 | WR | Morris Owens |
| 75 | LOT | Dave Reavis |
| 64 | LOG | Greg Horton |
| 79 | C | Steve Wilson |
| 68 | ROG | Dan Medlin |
| 72 | ROT | Garry Puetz |
| 86 | TE | Jim Obradovich |
| 15 | QB | Mike Rae |
| 42 | TB | Ricky Bell |
| 38 | FB | Johnny Davis |
| Offense | ||
| 73 | LDE | Charley Hannah |
| 76 | NT | Dave Pear |
| 63 | RDE | Lee Roy Selmon |
| 57 | LOLB | Dave Lewis |
| 61 | LILB | Dewey Selmon |
| 54 | RILB | Richard Wood |
| 51 | ROLB | Dana Nafziger |
| 45 | LCB | Jeris White |
| 33 | SS | Mark Cotney |
| 34 | FS | Cedric Brown |
| 40 | RCB | Mike Washington |
| TEAM STATS | TOP | FD | FDR | FDP | FDX | 3rdDownEff | 4thDownEff | PEN | PENY | FUM | Lost |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BUF | 29:13 | 18 | 5 | 9 | 4 | 3/13 | / | 5 | 55 | 1 | 1 |
| TB | 30:47 | 20 | 14 | 5 | 1 | 6/13 | / | 8 | 100 | 1 | 1 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buffalo Bills | |||||
| Curtis Brown | 14 | 44 | 3.1 | 10 | 0 |
| Terry Miller | 7 | 20 | 2.9 | 9 | 0 |
| Roland Hooks | 3 | 12 | 4.0 | 5 | 0 |
| Dennis Johnson | 2 | 3 | 1.5 | 5 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 26 | 79 | 3.0 | 10 | 0 |
| Tampa Bay Buccaneers | |||||
| Johnny Davis | 18 | 73 | 4.1 | 13 | 1 |
| Ricky Bell | 8 | 54 | 6.8 | 17 | 1 |
| Louis Carter | 8 | 34 | 4.3 | 7 | 0 |
| Charlie White | 4 | 23 | 5.8 | 6 | 0 |
| Mike Rae | 5 | 11 | 2.2 | 11 | 0 |
| George Ragsdale | 3 | 10 | 3.3 | 7 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 46 | 204 | 4.4 | 17 | 2 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buffalo Bills | |||||||||||
| Bill Munson | 22 | 12 | 54.5 | 2 | 112 | 5.1 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 46.0 |
| Joe Ferguson | 16 | 6 | 37.5 | 2 | 47 | 2.9 | 15 | 0 | 3 | 27 | 6.2 |
| Team Totals | 38 | 18 | 47.4 | 4 | 159 | 4.2 | 15 | 1 | 3 | 27 | 28.2 |
| Tampa Bay Buccaneers | |||||||||||
| Mike Rae | 14 | 7 | 50.0 | 1 | 121 | 8.6 | 33t | 2 | 2 | 14 | 89.6 |
| Team Totals | 14 | 7 | 50.0 | 1 | 121 | 8.6 | 33t | 2 | 2 | 14 | 89.6 |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buffalo Bills | |||||
| Bob Chandler | 6 | 60 | 10.0 | 14 | 1 |
| Reuben Gant | 4 | 39 | 9.8 | 15 | 0 |
| Roland Hooks | 2 | 20 | 10.0 | 11 | 0 |
| Curtis Brown | 2 | 10 | 5.0 | 9 | 0 |
| Frank Lewis | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 15 | 0 |
| Lou Piccone | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 11 | 0 |
| Terry Miller | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| Dennis Johnson | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 18 | 159 | 8.8 | 15 | 1 |
| Tampa Bay Buccaneers | |||||
| Morris Owens | 3 | 50 | 16.7 | 22t | 1 |
| Larry Mucker | 2 | 29 | 14.5 | 27 | 0 |
| Jimmie Giles | 1 | 33 | 33.0 | 33t | 1 |
| Louis Carter | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 7 | 121 | 17.3 | 33t | 2 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buffalo Bills | |||||
| Mario Clark | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tampa Bay Buccaneers | |||||
| Cedric Brown | 2 | 24 | 12.0 | 24 | 0 |
| Jeris White | 1 | 23 | 23.0 | 23 | 0 |
| Mark Cotney | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 4 | 47 | 11.8 | 24 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TB | I20 | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buffalo Bills | |||||||
| Rusty Jackson | 5 | 207 | 41.4 | 50 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 5 | 207 | 41.2 | 50 | 0 | 1 | |
| Tampa Bay Buccaneers | |||||||
| Dave Green | 4 | 168 | 42.0 | 52 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 4 | 168 | 42.0 | 52 | 1 | 1 | |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buffalo Bills | ||||||
| Lou Piccone | 1 | 0 | 12 | 12.0 | 12 | 0 |
| Keith Moody | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 2 | 0 | 16 | 8.0 | 12 | 0 |
| Tampa Bay Buccaneers | ||||||
| Danny Reece | 4 | 0 | 28 | 7.0 | 12 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 4 | 0 | 28 | 7.0 | 12 | 0 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buffalo Bills | ||||||
| Keith Moody | 3 | 46 | 15.3 | 21 | 0 | |
| Dennis Johnson | 1 | 41 | 41.0 | 41 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 4 | 87 | 21.8 | 41 | 0 | |
| Tampa Bay Buccaneers | ||||||
| George Ragsdale | 2 | 64 | 32.0 | 46 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 2 | 64 | 32.0 | 46 | 0 | |
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
| Buffalo Bills | |
| Lucius Sanford | 1.0 |
| Dee Hardison | 0.5 |
| Mike Kadish | 0.5 |
| Team Totals | 2.0 |
| Tampa Bay Buccaneers | |
| Paul Harris | 1.0 |
| Lee Roy Selmon | 1.0 |
| Wally Chambers | 1.0 |
| Team Totals | 3.0 |