| New York Giants at Tampa Bay Buccaneers Game Statistics |
| Date: September 2, 1978 Location: Tampa, FL |
| Venue: Tampa Stadium Attendance: 67456 |
| Weather: Thstrm, Rain Temp: 75 F Humidty: 82% Wind: 7 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Giants | 7 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 19 |
| Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 7 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 13 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | NYG | TB |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New York Giants | Terry Jackson 32 interception return (Joe Danelo kick) | 7 | 0 |
| 1 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | Jimmy DuBose 2 run (Neil O'Donoghue kick) | 7 | 7 |
| 2 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | Neil O'Donoghue 34 FG | 7 | 10 |
| 2 | New York Giants | Joe Danelo 42 FG | 10 | 10 |
| 3 | New York Giants | Johnny Perkins 67 pass from Joe Pisarcik (Joe Danelo kick blocked) | 16 | 10 |
| 4 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | Neil O'Donoghue 26 FG | 16 | 13 |
| 4 | New York Giants | Joe Danelo 23 FG | 19 | 13 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| New York Giants | ||
| Offense | ||
| 86 | WR | Johnny Perkins |
| 85 | WR | Jimmy Robinson |
| 71 | LOT | Gordon Gravelle |
| 63 | LOG | Doug Van Horn |
| 56 | C | Jim Clack |
| 68 | ROG | J.T. Turner |
| 62 | ROT | Ron Mikolajczyk |
| 84 | TE | Al Dixon |
| 12 | QB | Jerry Golsteyn |
| 39 | RB | Larry Csonka |
| 33 | RB | Bobby Hammond |
| Defense | ||
| 75 | LDE | George Martin |
| 64 | LDT | John Mendenhall |
| 70 | RDT | Gary Jeter |
| 81 | RDE | Jack Gregory |
| 54 | LLB | Dan Lloyd |
| 53 | MLB | Harry Carson |
| 51 | RLB | Frank Marion |
| 24 | LCB | Terry Jackson |
| 28 | SS | Beasley Reece |
| 31 | WS | Ernie Jones |
| 22 | RCB | Ray Rhodes |
| Tampa Bay Buccaneers | ||
| Offense | ||
| 87 | WR | Larry Mucker |
| 85 | WR | Morris Owens |
| 75 | LOT | Dave Reavis |
| 62 | LOG | Jeff Winans |
| 79 | C | Steve Wilson |
| 68 | ROG | Dan Medlin |
| 70 | ROT | Darryl Carlton |
| 82 | TE | Alvis Darby |
| 12 | QB | Doug Williams |
| 42 | TB | Ricky Bell |
| 35 | FB | Jimmy DuBose |
| 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 |
| 56 | ROLB | Cecil Johnson |
| 45 | LCB | Jeris White |
| 25 | SS | Curtis Jordan |
| 34 | FS | Cedric Brown |
| 40 | RCB | Mike Washington |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Giants | |||||
| Larry Csonka | 6 | 28 | 4.7 | 12 | 0 |
| Billy Taylor | 11 | 18 | 1.6 | 19 | 0 |
| Willie Spencer | 9 | 16 | 1.8 | 5 | 0 |
| Doug Kotar | 5 | 14 | 2.8 | 5 | 0 |
| Dan Doornink | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 3 | 0 |
| Tampa Bay Buccaneers | |||||
| Ricky Bell | 13 | 54 | 4.2 | 28 | 0 |
| Jimmy DuBose | 12 | 52 | 4.3 | 9 | 1 |
| Johnny Davis | 5 | 31 | 6.2 | 15 | 0 |
| Louis Carter | 5 | 19 | 3.8 | 7 | 0 |
| Gary Huff | 3 | 10 | 3.3 | 10 | 0 |
| Jimmie Giles | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | -1 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Giants | |||||||||||
| Joe Pisarcik | 15 | 9 | 60.0 | 1 | 156 | 10.4 | 67t | 1 | 2 | 8 | 89.9 |
| Jerry Golsteyn | 10 | 3 | 30.0 | 0 | 27 | 2.7 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 39.6 |
| Tampa Bay Buccaneers | |||||||||||
| Gary Huff | 22 | 9 | 40.9 | 2 | 84 | 3.8 | 23 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 14.2 |
| Doug Williams | 5 | 1 | 20.0 | 1 | 9 | 1.8 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Dave Green | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39.6 | |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Giants | |||||
| Johnny Perkins | 4 | 110 | 27.5 | 67t | 1 |
| Jimmy Robinson | 2 | 28 | 14.0 | 16 | 0 |
| Billy Taylor | 2 | 20 | 10.0 | 11 | 0 |
| Dan Doornink | 2 | 14 | 7.0 | 9 | 0 |
| Doug Kotar | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 |
| Willie Spencer | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| Tampa Bay Buccaneers | |||||
| Jimmie Giles | 5 | 57 | 11.4 | 23 | 0 |
| Morris Owens | 2 | 22 | 11.0 | 18 | 0 |
| Louis Carter | 2 | 5 | 2.5 | 4 | 0 |
| Isaac Hagins | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Giants | |||||
| Terry Jackson | 1 | 32 | 32.0 | 32t | 1 |
| Harry Carson | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 14 | 0 |
| Ray Rhodes | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tampa Bay Buccaneers | |||||
| Mike Washington | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Giants | |||||
| Dave Jennings | 9 | 390 | 43.3 | 54 | 0 |
| Tampa Bay Buccaneers | |||||
| Dave Green | 7 | 310 | 44.3 | 56 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Giants | ||||||
| Terry Jackson | 2 | 0 | -7 | -3.5 | -2 | 0 |
| Bobby Hammond | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jimmy Robinson | 1 | 0 | -4 | -4.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tampa Bay Buccaneers | ||||||
| Danny Reece | 5 | 1 | 76 | 15.2 | 31 | 0 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Giants | ||||||
| Ernie Pough | 2 | 64 | 32.0 | 40 | 0 | |
| Billy Taylor | 1 | 22 | 22.0 | 22 | 0 | |
| John Skorupan | 1 | 17 | 17.0 | 17 | 0 | |
| Tampa Bay Buccaneers | ||||||
| Isaac Hagins | 4 | 69 | 17.3 | 20 | 0 | |
| Jim Obradovich | 1 | 17 | 17.0 | 17 | 0 | |
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
| New York Giants | |
| John Mendenhall | 1.0 |
| Tampa Bay Buccaneers | |
| Lee Roy Selmon | 2.0 |
| Wally Chambers | 1.0 |
| Dave Pear | 1.0 |
| Richard Wood | 0.5 |
| Cecil Johnson | 0.5 |
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