| Kansas City Chiefs at Tampa Bay Buccaneers |
| Game Statistics & Box Score |
| Date: December 16, 1979 Location: Tampa, FL Venue: Tampa Stadium Attendance: 63624 |
| Weather: Rain Temp: 67 F Humidty: 93% Wind: 10 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kansas City ChiefsKC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tampa Bay BuccaneersTB | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | KC | TB |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | Tampa Bay BuccaneersTB | Neil O'Donoghue 19 FG | 0 | 3 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Kansas City Chiefs | ||
| Offense | ||
| 89 | WR | Henry Marshall |
| 86 | WR | J.T. Smith |
| 77 | LOT | Charlie Getty |
| 76 | LOG | Rod Walters |
| 58 | C | Jack Rudnay |
| 65 | ROG | Tom Condon |
| 73 | ROT | Bob Simmons |
| 81 | TE | Tony Samuels |
| 4 | QB | Steve Fuller |
| 23 | RB | Earl Gant |
| 22 | HB | Ted McKnight |
| Defense | ||
| 67 | LDE | Art Still |
| 61 | NT | Don Parrish |
| 99 | RDE | Mike Bell |
| 50 | LOLB | Cal Peterson |
| 54 | LILB | Frank Manumaleuga |
| 59 | RILB | Gary Spani |
| 52 | ROLB | Tom Howard |
| 24 | LCB | Gary Green |
| 41 | SS | Herb Christopher |
| 26 | FS | Gary Barbaro |
| 42 | RCB | M.L. Carter |
| Tampa Bay Buccaneers | ||
| Offense | ||
| 81 | WR | Isaac Hagins |
| 87 | WR | Larry Mucker |
| 75 | LOT | Dave Reavis |
| 64 | LOG | Greg Horton |
| 50 | C | Steve Wilson |
| 61 | ROG | Greg Roberts |
| 70 | ROT | Darryl Carlton |
| 88 | TE | Jimmie Giles |
| 12 | QB | Doug Williams |
| 42 | RB | Ricky Bell |
| 38 | RB | Johnny Davis |
| Offense | ||
| 60 | LDE | Wally Chambers |
| 71 | NT | Randy Crowder |
| 63 | RDE | Lee Roy Selmon |
| 57 | LOLB | Dave Lewis |
| 58 | LILB | Dewey Selmon |
| 54 | RILB | Richard Wood |
| 56 | ROLB | Cecil Johnson |
| 45 | LCB | Jeris White |
| 33 | SS | Mark Cotney |
| 34 | FS | Cedric Brown |
| 46 | RCB | Danny Reece |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kansas City Chiefs | |||||
| Earl Gant | 6 | 25 | 4.2 | 0 | |
| Mike Williams | 5 | 15 | 3.0 | 0 | |
| Ted McKnight | 9 | 12 | 1.3 | 0 | |
| Steve Fuller | 2 | 6 | 3.0 | 0 | |
| Tampa Bay Buccaneers | |||||
| Ricky Bell | 39 | 137 | 3.5 | 0 | |
| Jerry Eckwood | 13 | 65 | 5.0 | 29 | 0 |
| Doug Williams | 7 | 25 | 3.6 | 0 | |
| Johnny Davis | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| Tom Blanchard | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| George Ragsdale | 1 | -5 | -5.0 | -5 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kansas City Chiefs | |||||||||||
| Steve Fuller | 13 | 7 | 53.8 | 1 | 46 | 3.5 | 20 | 0 | 3 | 24 | 29.6 |
| Tampa Bay Buccaneers | |||||||||||
| Doug Williams | 13 | 5 | 38.5 | 2 | 51 | 3.9 | 17 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 10.9 |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kansas City Chiefs | |||||
| Earl Gant | 3 | 24 | 8.0 | 0 | |
| Tony Samuels | 2 | 13 | 6.5 | 0 | |
| Ted McKnight | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
| Henry Marshall | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
| Tampa Bay Buccaneers | |||||
| Jimmie Giles | 3 | 25 | 8.3 | 0 | |
| Jerry Eckwood | 2 | 26 | 13.0 | 15 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kansas City Chiefs | |||||
| Tim Collier | 1 | 40 | 40.0 | 40 | 0 |
| Herb Christopher | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tampa Bay Buccaneers | |||||
| Richard Wood | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 13 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kansas City Chiefs | |||||
| Bob Grupp | 7 | 301 | 43.0 | 57 | 0 |
| Tampa Bay Buccaneers | |||||
| Tom Blanchard | 4 | 138 | 34.5 | 38 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kansas City Chiefs | ||||||
| J.T. Smith | 2 | 1 | 15 | 7.5 | 8 | 0 |
| Tampa Bay Buccaneers | ||||||
| Danny Reece | 6 | 0 | 41 | 6.8 | 12 | 0 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kansas City Chiefs | ||||||
| Johnnie Dirden | 1 | 28 | 28.0 | 28 | 0 | |
| Tampa Bay Buccaneers | ||||||
| Danny Reece | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 13 | 0 | |
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
| Kansas City Chiefs | |
| Art Still | 1.0 |
| Tampa Bay Buccaneers | |
| Mark Cotney | 1.0 |
| Randy Crowder | 1.0 |
| Lee Roy Selmon | 1.0 |
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