| Tampa Bay Buccaneers at Minnesota Vikings |
| Game Statistics & Box Score |
| Date: November 8, 1981 Location: Bloomington, MN Venue: Metropolitan Stadium Attendance: 47038 |
| Weather: Cloudy Temp: 44 F Humidty: 27% Wind: 21 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tampa Bay BuccaneersTB | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 10 |
| Minnesota VikingsMIN | 3 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 25 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | TB | MIN |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Minnesota VikingsMIN | Rick Danmeier 33 FG | 0 | 3 |
| 2 | Minnesota VikingsMIN | Rick Danmeier 38 FG | 0 | 6 |
| 2 | Minnesota VikingsMIN | Ted Brown 2 run (Rick Danmeier kick) | 0 | 13 |
| 2 | Minnesota VikingsMIN | Rick Danmeier 41 FG | 0 | 16 |
| 3 | Minnesota VikingsMIN | Rickey Young 1 pass from Tommy Kramer (Rick Danmeier kick) | 0 | 23 |
| 3 | Tampa Bay BuccaneersTB | Bill Capece 27 FG | 3 | 23 |
| 4 | Minnesota VikingsMIN | Safety, Doug Williams tackled in end zone by Walt Williams | 3 | 25 |
| 4 | Tampa Bay BuccaneersTB | Jimmie Giles 1 pass from Doug Williams (Bill Capece kick) | 10 | 25 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Tampa Bay Buccaneers | ||
| Offense | ||
| 89 | WR | Kevin House |
| 84 | WR | Gordon Jones |
| 74 | LOT | Gene Sanders |
| 72 | LOG | Ray Snell |
| 50 | C | Steve Wilson |
| 61 | ROG | Greg Roberts |
| 73 | ROT | Charley Hannah |
| 88 | TE | Jimmie Giles |
| 12 | QB | Doug Williams |
| 43 | TB | Jerry Eckwood |
| 32 | FB | James Wilder |
| Defense | ||
| 77 | LDE | Bill Kollar |
| 76 | NT | Dave Logan |
| 63 | RDE | Lee Roy Selmon |
| 59 | LOLB | Andy Hawkins |
| 56 | LILB | Cecil Johnson |
| 54 | RILB | Richard Wood |
| 53 | ROLB | Hugh Green |
| 41 | LCB | Norris Thomas |
| 20 | SS | Neal Colzie |
| 34 | FS | Cedric Brown |
| 40 | RCB | Mike Washington |
| Minnesota Vikings | ||
| Offense | ||
| 28 | WR | Ahmad Rashad |
| 85 | WR | Sammy White |
| 78 | LOT | Steve Riley |
| 51 | LOG | Jim Hough |
| 67 | C | Dennis Swilley |
| 61 | ROG | Wes Hamilton |
| 73 | ROT | Ron Yary |
| 81 | TE | Joe Senser |
| 9 | QB | Tommy Kramer |
| 23 | RB | Ted Brown |
| 34 | RB | Rickey Young |
| Defense | ||
| 73 | LDE | Mark Mullaney |
| 72 | NT | James White |
| 75 | RDE | Randy Holloway |
| 59 | LOLB | Matt Blair |
| 50 | LILB | Jeff Siemon |
| 55 | RILB | Scott Studwell |
| 54 | ROLB | Fred McNeill |
| 27 | LCB | John Turner |
| 45 | SS | Tom Hannon |
| 25 | FS | Kurt Knoff |
| 37 | RCB | Willie Teal |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tampa Bay Buccaneers | |||||
| Doug Williams | 3 | 20 | 6.7 | 15 | 0 |
| Jerry Eckwood | 7 | 16 | 2.3 | 7 | 0 |
| James Owens | 4 | 4 | 1.0 | 4 | 0 |
| James Wilder | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||
| Ted Brown | 31 | 129 | 4.2 | 25 | 1 |
| Tony Galbreath | 11 | 64 | 5.8 | 21 | 0 |
| Rickey Young | 3 | 11 | 3.7 | 8 | 0 |
| Sammy White | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tampa Bay Buccaneers | |||||||||||
| Doug Williams | 27 | 13 | 48.1 | 0 | 154 | 5.7 | 53 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 78.3 |
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||||||||
| Tommy Kramer | 41 | 24 | 58.5 | 2 | 228 | 5.6 | 53 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 61.8 |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tampa Bay Buccaneers | |||||
| Gordon Jones | 5 | 59 | 11.8 | 21 | 0 |
| Kevin House | 3 | 70 | 23.3 | 53 | 0 |
| Jerry Eckwood | 3 | 17 | 5.7 | 9 | 0 |
| Jim Obradovich | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 |
| Jimmie Giles | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1t | 1 |
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||
| Joe Senser | 8 | 101 | 12.6 | 53 | 0 |
| Ted Brown | 8 | 48 | 6.0 | 15 | 0 |
| Rickey Young | 3 | 22 | 7.3 | 11 | 1 |
| Terry LeCount | 2 | 25 | 12.5 | 14 | 0 |
| Sammy White | 1 | 18 | 18.0 | 18 | 0 |
| Ahmad Rashad | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 |
| Tony Galbreath | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tampa Bay Buccaneers | |||||
| Neal Colzie | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| Dave Lewis | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tampa Bay Buccaneers | |||||
| Larry Swider | 6 | 250 | 41.7 | 49 | 0 |
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||
| Greg Coleman | 4 | 155 | 38.8 | 48 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tampa Bay Buccaneers | ||||||
| John Holt | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 | |
| Theo Bell | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Minnesota Vikings | ||||||
| Eddie Payton | 3 | 26 | 8.7 | 13 | 0 | |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tampa Bay Buccaneers | ||||||
| James Owens | 3 | 63 | 21.0 | 24 | 0 | |
| John Holt | 2 | 53 | 26.5 | 29 | 0 | |
| Minnesota Vikings | ||||||
| Keith Nord | 2 | 32 | 16.0 | 21 | 0 | |
| Eddie Payton | 2 | 24 | 12.0 | 15 | 0 | |
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
| Tampa Bay Buccaneers | |
| Dave Logan | 1.0 |
| Minnesota Vikings | |
| Mark Mullaney | 0.5 |
| James White | 0.5 |
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