| First Round Playoff - Tampa Bay Buccaneers at Dallas Cowboys Game Statistics |
| Date: January 9, 1983 Location: Irving, TX |
| Venue: Texas Stadium Attendance: 65042 |
| Weather: Clear Temp: 61 F Humidty: 58% Wind: 8 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tampa Bay BuccaneersTB | 0 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 17 |
| Dallas CowboysDAL | 6 | 7 | 3 | 14 | 30 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | TB | DAL |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dallas CowboysDAL | Rafael Septien 33 FG | 0 | 3 |
| 1 | Dallas CowboysDAL | Rafael Septien 33 FG | 0 | 6 |
| 2 | Tampa Bay BuccaneersTB | Hugh Green 60 opponents fumble recovery (Bill Capece kick) | 7 | 6 |
| 2 | Tampa Bay BuccaneersTB | Bill Capece 32 FG | 10 | 6 |
| 2 | Dallas CowboysDAL | Ron Springs 6 pass from Danny White (Rafael Septien kick) | 10 | 13 |
| 3 | Dallas CowboysDAL | Rafael Septien 19 FG | 10 | 16 |
| 3 | Tampa Bay BuccaneersTB | Gordon Jones 49 pass from Doug Williams (Bill Capece kick) | 17 | 16 |
| 4 | Dallas CowboysDAL | Monty Hunter 19 interception return (Rafael Septien kick) | 17 | 23 |
| 4 | Dallas CowboysDAL | Timmy Newsome 10 pass from Danny White (Rafael Septien kick) | 17 | 30 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Tampa Bay Buccaneers | ||
| Offense | ||
| 89 | WR | Kevin House |
| 84 | WR | Gordon Jones |
| 75 | LOT | Dave Reavis |
| 72 | LOG | Ray Snell |
| 50 | C | Steve Wilson |
| 62 | ROG | Sean Farrell |
| 73 | ROT | Charley Hannah |
| 88 | TE | Jimmie Giles |
| 12 | QB | Doug Williams |
| 28 | RB | Mel Carver |
| 32 | RB | James Wilder |
| Defense | ||
| 65 | LDE | Dave Stalls |
| 76 | NT | Dave Logan |
| 63 | RDE | Lee Roy Selmon |
| 59 | LOLB | Andy Hawkins |
| 56 | LILB | Cecil Johnson |
| 52 | RILB | Scot Brantley |
| 53 | ROLB | Hugh Green |
| 41 | LCB | Norris Thomas |
| 33 | SS | Mark Cotney |
| 20 | FS | Neal Colzie |
| 21 | RCB | John Holt |
| Dallas Cowboys | ||
| Offense | ||
| 80 | WR | Tony Hill |
| 88 | WR | Drew Pearson |
| 67 | LOT | Pat Donovan |
| 68 | LOG | Herbert Scott |
| 64 | C | Tom Rafferty |
| 65 | ROG | Kurt Petersen |
| 61 | ROT | Jim Cooper |
| 84 | TE | Doug Cosbie |
| 11 | QB | Danny White |
| 33 | RB | Tony Dorsett |
| 20 | RB | Ron Springs |
| Defense | ||
| 72 | LDE | Ed Jones |
| 78 | LDT | John Dutton |
| 54 | RDT | Randy White |
| 79 | RDE | Harvey Martin |
| 58 | LLB | Mike Hegman |
| 53 | MLB | Bob Breunig |
| 59 | RLB | Guy Brown |
| 24 | LCB | Everson Walls |
| 31 | SS | Benny Barnes |
| 26 | FS | Michael Downs |
| 32 | RCB | Dennis Thurman |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tampa Bay Buccaneers | |||||
| James Wilder | 14 | 93 | 6.6 | 25 | 0 |
| Mel Carver | 7 | 12 | 1.7 | 5 | 0 |
| Dallas Cowboys | |||||
| Tony Dorsett | 26 | 110 | 4.2 | 9 | 0 |
| Doug Donley | 1 | 25 | 25.0 | 25 | 0 |
| Ron Springs | 7 | 24 | 3.4 | 6 | 0 |
| Robert Newhouse | 5 | 15 | 3.0 | 5 | 0 |
| Drew Pearson | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
| Billy Joe DuPree | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tampa Bay Buccaneers | |||||||||||
| Doug Williams | 28 | 8 | 28.6 | 3 | 113 | 4.0 | 49t | 1 | 0 | 0 | 16.2 |
| Dallas Cowboys | |||||||||||
| Danny White | 45 | 27 | 60.0 | 2 | 312 | 6.9 | 35 | 2 | 6 | 47 | 77.3 |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tampa Bay Buccaneers | |||||
| Kevin House | 4 | 52 | 13.0 | 20 | 0 |
| James Wilder | 2 | 5 | 2.5 | 8 | 0 |
| Gordon Jones | 1 | 49 | 49.0 | 49t | 1 |
| Jimmie Giles | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 |
| Dallas Cowboys | |||||
| Drew Pearson | 7 | 95 | 13.6 | 35 | 0 |
| Butch Johnson | 4 | 76 | 19.0 | 26 | 0 |
| Tony Hill | 4 | 45 | 11.3 | 14 | 0 |
| Doug Cosbie | 3 | 32 | 10.7 | 13 | 0 |
| Ron Springs | 3 | 16 | 5.3 | 7 | 1 |
| Timmy Newsome | 2 | 14 | 7.0 | 10t | 1 |
| Tony Dorsett | 2 | 14 | 7.0 | 11 | 0 |
| Robert Newhouse | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 11 | 0 |
| Billy Joe DuPree | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tampa Bay Buccaneers | |||||
| Mark Cotney | 1 | 50 | 50.0 | 50 | 0 |
| John Holt | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dallas Cowboys | |||||
| Monty Hunter | 1 | 19 | 19.0 | 19t | 1 |
| Dextor Clinkscale | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 11 | 0 |
| Dennis Thurman | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tampa Bay Buccaneers | |||||
| Larry Swider | 6 | 261 | 43.5 | 52 | 0 |
| Dallas Cowboys | |||||
| Danny White | 3 | 112 | 37.3 | 47 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tampa Bay Buccaneers | ||||||
| Theo Bell | 1 | 0 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 |
| Dallas Cowboys | ||||||
| Ron Fellows | 5 | 1 | 57 | 11.4 | 15 | 0 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tampa Bay Buccaneers | ||||||
| James Owens | 5 | 110 | 22.0 | 24 | 0 | |
| Dallas Cowboys | ||||||
| Ron Fellows | 4 | 71 | 17.8 | 29 | 0 | |
| SACKS | NO | YDS |
|---|---|---|
| Tampa Bay Buccaneers | ||
| John Cannon | 1.5 | 14.5 |
| Dave Logan | 1.5 | 14.5 |
| Scot Brantley | 1.0 | 6.0 |
| Hugh Green | 1.0 | 6.0 |
| Lee Roy Selmon | 1.0 | 6.0 |
| Dallas Cowboys | ||
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