| 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 |
| RUSHING | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TEAM | PLAYER | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
| NYG | Larry Csonka | 6 | 28 | 4.7 | 12 | 0 |
| NYG | Billy Taylor | 11 | 18 | 1.6 | 19 | 0 |
| NYG | Willie Spencer | 9 | 16 | 1.8 | 5 | 0 |
| NYG | Doug Kotar | 5 | 14 | 2.8 | 5 | 0 |
| NYG | Dan Doornink | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 3 | 0 |
| TB | Ricky Bell | 13 | 54 | 4.2 | 28 | 0 |
| TB | Jimmy DuBose | 12 | 52 | 4.3 | 9 | 1 |
| TB | Johnny Davis | 5 | 31 | 6.2 | 15 | 0 |
| TB | Louis Carter | 5 | 19 | 3.8 | 7 | 0 |
| TB | Gary Huff | 3 | 10 | 3.3 | 10 | 0 |
| TB | Jimmie Giles | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | -1 | 0 |
| PASSING | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TEAM | PLAYER | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
| NYG | Joe Pisarcik | 15 | 9 | 60.0 | 1 | 156 | 10.4 | 67t | 1 | 2 | 8 | 89.9 |
| NYG | Jerry Golsteyn | 10 | 3 | 30.0 | 0 | 27 | 2.7 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 39.6 |
| TB | Gary Huff | 22 | 9 | 40.9 | 2 | 84 | 3.8 | 23 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 14.2 |
| TB | Doug Williams | 5 | 1 | 20.0 | 1 | 9 | 1.8 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| TB | Dave Green | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39.6 | |
| RECEIVING | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TEAM | PLAYER | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
| NYG | Johnny Perkins | 4 | 110 | 27.5 | 67t | 1 |
| NYG | Jimmy Robinson | 2 | 28 | 14.0 | 16 | 0 |
| NYG | Billy Taylor | 2 | 20 | 10.0 | 11 | 0 |
| NYG | Dan Doornink | 2 | 14 | 7.0 | 9 | 0 |
| NYG | Doug Kotar | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 |
| NYG | Willie Spencer | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| TB | Jimmie Giles | 5 | 57 | 11.4 | 23 | 0 |
| TB | Morris Owens | 2 | 22 | 11.0 | 18 | 0 |
| TB | Louis Carter | 2 | 5 | 2.5 | 4 | 0 |
| TB | Isaac Hagins | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TEAM | PLAYER | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
| NYG | Terry Jackson | 1 | 32 | 32.0 | 32t | 1 |
| NYG | Harry Carson | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 14 | 0 |
| NYG | Ray Rhodes | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| TB | Mike Washington | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| PUNTING | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TEAM | PLAYER | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
| NYG | Dave Jennings | 9 | 390 | 43.3 | 54 | 0 |
| TB | Dave Green | 7 | 310 | 44.3 | 56 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TEAM | PLAYER | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
| NYG | Terry Jackson | 2 | 0 | -7 | -3.5 | -2 | 0 |
| NYG | Bobby Hammond | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| NYG | Jimmy Robinson | 1 | 0 | -4 | -4.0 | 0 | 0 |
| TB | Danny Reece | 5 | 1 | 76 | 15.2 | 31 | 0 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TEAM | PLAYER | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
| NYG | Ernie Pough | 2 | 64 | 32.0 | 40 | 0 |
| NYG | Billy Taylor | 1 | 22 | 22.0 | 22 | 0 |
| NYG | John Skorupan | 1 | 17 | 17.0 | 17 | 0 |
| TB | Isaac Hagins | 4 | 69 | 17.3 | 20 | 0 |
| TB | Jim Obradovich | 1 | 17 | 17.0 | 17 | 0 |
| SACKS | ||
|---|---|---|
| TEAM | PLAYER | NO |
| NYG | John Mendenhall | 1.0 |
| TB | Lee Roy Selmon | 2.0 |
| TB | Wally Chambers | 1.0 |
| TB | Dave Pear | 1.0 |
| TB | Richard Wood | 0.5 |
| TB | Cecil Johnson | 0.5 |
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