| Tampa Bay Buccaneers at New York Giants |
| Game Statistics & Box Score |
| Date: October 7, 1979 Location: East Rutherford, NJ Venue: Giants Stadium Attendance: 72841 |
| Weather: Mostly Cloudy Temp: 61 F Humidty: 58% Wind: 21 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tampa Bay BuccaneersTB | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 14 |
| New York GiantsNYG | 0 | 14 | 0 | 3 | 17 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | TB | NYG |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | New York GiantsNYG | Billy Taylor 2 run (Joe Danelo kick) | 0 | 7 |
| 2 | New York GiantsNYG | Billy Taylor 1 run (Joe Danelo kick) | 0 | 14 |
| 2 | Tampa Bay BuccaneersTB | Larry Mucker 14 pass from Doug Williams (Neil O'Donoghue kick) | 7 | 14 |
| 4 | New York GiantsNYG | Joe Danelo 47 FG | 7 | 17 |
| 4 | Tampa Bay BuccaneersTB | Jimmie Giles 11 pass from Doug Williams (Neil O'Donoghue kick) | 14 | 17 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Tampa Bay Buccaneers | ||
| Offense | ||
| 81 | WR | Isaac Hagins |
| 85 | WR | Morris Owens |
| 75 | LOT | Dave Reavis |
| 64 | LOG | Greg Horton |
| 50 | C | Steve Wilson |
| 61 | ROG | Greg Roberts |
| 73 | ROT | Charley Hannah |
| 88 | TE | Jimmie Giles |
| 12 | QB | Doug Williams |
| 42 | RB | Ricky Bell |
| 43 | RB | Jerry Eckwood |
| Defense | ||
| 60 | LDE | Wally Chambers |
| 77 | NT | Bill Kollar |
| 63 | RDE | Lee Roy Selmon |
| 57 | LOLB | Dave Lewis |
| 55 | LILB | Aaron Brown |
| 54 | RILB | Richard Wood |
| 56 | ROLB | Cecil Johnson |
| 45 | LCB | Jeris White |
| 33 | SS | Mark Cotney |
| 34 | FS | Cedric Brown |
| 40 | RCB | Mike Washington |
| New York Giants | ||
| Offense | ||
| 83 | WR | Earnest Gray |
| 86 | WR | Johnny Perkins |
| 78 | LOT | Gus Coppens |
| 63 | LOG | Doug Van Horn |
| 56 | C | Jim Clack |
| 68 | ROG | J.T. Turner |
| 71 | ROT | Gordon Gravelle |
| 87 | TE | Gary Shirk |
| 11 | QB | Phil Simms |
| 48 | RB | Kenny Johnson |
| 38 | RB | Billy Taylor |
| Offense | ||
| 75 | LDE | George Martin |
| 76 | LDT | Calvin Miller |
| 80 | RDT | Phil Tabor |
| 70 | RDE | Gary Jeter |
| 10 | LLB | Brad Van Pelt |
| 53 | MLB | Harry Carson |
| 55 | RLB | Brian Kelley |
| 24 | LCB | Terry Jackson |
| 28 | SS | Beasley Reece |
| 23 | FS | Odis McKinney |
| 22 | RCB | Ray Rhodes |
| TEAM STATS | TOP | FD | FDR | FDP | FDX | 3rdDownEff | 4thDownEff | PEN | PENY | FUM | Lost |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TB | 26:34 | 15 | 3 | 10 | 2 | 6/19 | / | 7 | 69 | 0 | 0 |
| NYG | 33:26 | 15 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 4/17 | / | 8 | 84 | 3 | 1 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tampa Bay Buccaneers | |||||
| Johnny Davis | 7 | 40 | 5.7 | 18 | 0 |
| Ricky Bell | 12 | 35 | 2.9 | 22 | 0 |
| Rick Berns | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 |
| Jerry Eckwood | 7 | 7 | 1.0 | 3 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 27 | 91 | 3.4 | 22 | 0 |
| New York Giants | |||||
| Billy Taylor | 33 | 148 | 4.5 | 27 | 2 |
| Kenny Johnson | 9 | 21 | 2.3 | 5 | 0 |
| Emery Moorehead | 4 | 13 | 3.3 | 6 | 0 |
| Doug Kotar | 4 | 10 | 2.5 | 9 | 0 |
| Dave Jennings | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 |
| Phil Simms | 3 | 1 | 0.3 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 54 | 202 | 3.7 | 27 | 2 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tampa Bay Buccaneers | |||||||||||
| Doug Williams | 38 | 14 | 36.8 | 3 | 182 | 4.8 | 31 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 37.4 |
| Team Totals | 38 | 14 | 36.8 | 3 | 182 | 4.8 | 31 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 37.4 |
| New York Giants | |||||||||||
| Phil Simms | 12 | 6 | 50.0 | 0 | 37 | 3.1 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 19 | 56.6 |
| Team Totals | 12 | 6 | 50.0 | 0 | 37 | 3.1 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 19 | 56.6 |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tampa Bay Buccaneers | |||||
| Jimmie Giles | 5 | 43 | 8.6 | 1 | |
| Isaac Hagins | 3 | 77 | 25.7 | 0 | |
| Larry Mucker | 2 | 31 | 15.5 | 1 | |
| Ricky Bell | 2 | 13 | 6.5 | 0 | |
| Jerry Eckwood | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 11 | 0 |
| Rick Berns | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 14 | 182 | 13.0 | 31 | 2 |
| New York Giants | |||||
| Gary Shirk | 2 | 15 | 7.5 | 0 | |
| Kenny Johnson | 2 | 11 | 5.5 | 0 | |
| Johnny Perkins | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
| Billy Taylor | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 6 | 37 | 6.2 | 10 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tampa Bay Buccaneers | |||||
| Team Totals | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| New York Giants | |||||
| Odis McKinney | 1 | 25 | 25.0 | 25 | 0 |
| Brian Kelley | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 12 | 0 |
| Terry Jackson | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 3 | 37 | 12.3 | 25 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TB | I20 | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tampa Bay Buccaneers | |||||||
| Tom Blanchard | 8 | 323 | 40.4 | 55 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 8 | 323 | 40.4 | 55 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| New York Giants | |||||||
| Dave Jennings | 8 | 391 | 48.9 | 59 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 8 | 391 | 48.9 | 59 | 1 | 1 | |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tampa Bay Buccaneers | ||||||
| Danny Reece | 6 | 0 | 43 | 7.2 | 13 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 6 | 0 | 43 | 7.2 | 13 | 0 |
| New York Giants | ||||||
| Dwight Scales | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1.5 | 3 | 0 |
| Beasley Reece | 1 | 0 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 |
| Terry Jackson | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 4 | 1 | 16 | 4.0 | 8 | 0 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tampa Bay Buccaneers | ||||||
| George Ragsdale | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 12 | 0 | |
| Tony Davis | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 2 | 17 | 8.5 | 0 | ||
| New York Giants | ||||||
| Beasley Reece | 1 | 17 | 17.0 | 17 | 0 | |
| Doug Kotar | 1 | 16 | 16.0 | 16 | 0 | |
| Earnest Gray | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 3 | 33 | 11.0 | 17 | 0 | |
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
| Tampa Bay Buccaneers | |
| Aaron Brown | 1.0 |
| Dave Lewis | 1.0 |
| Team Totals | 2.0 |
| New York Giants | |
| Team Totals | 0.0 |