| Atlanta Falcons at Tampa Bay Buccaneers |
| Game Statistics & Box Score |
| Date: September 24, 1978 Location: Tampa, FL Venue: Tampa Stadium Attendance: 58073 |
| Weather: Thstrm, Rain Temp: 78 F Humidty: 82% Wind: 14 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlanta FalconsATL | 2 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 9 |
| Tampa Bay BuccaneersTB | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 14 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | ATL | TB |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Atlanta FalconsATL | Safety, Dave Green punt blocked out of end zone by Frank Reed | 2 | 0 |
| 1 | Tampa Bay BuccaneersTB | Mike Washington 79 blocked field goal recovery (Neil O'Donoghue kick) | 2 | 7 |
| 3 | Atlanta FalconsATL | Alfred Jackson 5 pass from Steve Bartkowski (Fred Steinfort kick) | 9 | 7 |
| 4 | Tampa Bay BuccaneersTB | Jim Obradovich 15 pass from Doug Williams (Neil O'Donoghue kick) | 9 | 14 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Atlanta Falcons | ||
| Offense | ||
| 89 | WR | Wallace Francis |
| 82 | WR | Billy Ryckman |
| 78 | LOT | Mike Kenn |
| 70 | LOG | Dave Scott |
| 57 | C | Jeff Van Note |
| 68 | ROG | R.C. Thielemann |
| 66 | ROT | Warren Bryant |
| 86 | TE | Jim Mitchell |
| 10 | QB | Steve Bartkowski |
| 24 | HB | Haskel Stanback |
| 44 | FB | Bubba Bean |
| Defense | ||
| 87 | LDE | Claude Humphrey |
| 72 | LDT | Jim Bailey |
| 69 | RDT | Mike Lewis |
| 75 | RDE | Jeff Merrow |
| 54 | LLB | Fulton Kuykendall |
| 59 | MLB | Robert Pennywell |
| 59 | RLB | Greg Brezina |
| 22 | LCB | Rolland Lawrence |
| 28 | SS | Frank Reed |
| 27 | FS | Tom Pridemore |
| 38 | RCB | Rick Byas |
| Tampa Bay Buccaneers | ||
| Offense | ||
| 81 | WR | Isaac Hagins |
| 89 | WR | John McKay |
| 87 | WR | Larry Mucker |
| 75 | LOT | Dave Reavis |
| 78 | LOG | Kurt Schumacher |
| 79 | C | Steve Wilson |
| 68 | ROG | Dan Medlin |
| 70 | ROT | Darryl Carlton |
| 88 | TE | Jimmie Giles |
| 12 | QB | Doug Williams |
| 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 |
| 33 | SS | Mark Cotney |
| 25 | FS | Curtis Jordan |
| 40 | RCB | Mike Washington |
| TEAM STATS | TOP | FD | FDR | FDP | FDX | 3rdDownEff | 4thDownEff | PEN | PENY | FUM | Lost |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ATL | 31:18 | 13 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 6/18 | / | 6 | 55 | 1 | 0 |
| TB | 28:42 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 4/15 | / | 9 | 73 | 2 | 1 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlanta Falcons | |||||
| Haskel Stanback | 23 | 112 | 4.9 | 26 | 0 |
| Bubba Bean | 10 | 29 | 2.9 | 7 | 0 |
| Ricky Patton | 3 | 6 | 2.0 | 4 | 0 |
| Steve Bartkowski | 4 | 1 | 0.3 | 1 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 40 | 148 | 3.7 | 26 | 0 |
| Tampa Bay Buccaneers | |||||
| Ricky Bell | 18 | 50 | 2.8 | 7 | 0 |
| Jimmy DuBose | 11 | 50 | 4.5 | 8 | 0 |
| Johnny Davis | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| Doug Williams | 4 | -8 | -2.0 | -1 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 34 | 94 | 2.8 | 8 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlanta Falcons | |||||||||||
| Steve Bartkowski | 24 | 12 | 50.0 | 3 | 81 | 3.4 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 32.1 |
| Team Totals | 24 | 12 | 50.0 | 3 | 81 | 3.4 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 32.1 |
| Tampa Bay Buccaneers | |||||||||||
| Doug Williams | 23 | 6 | 26.1 | 0 | 74 | 3.2 | 21 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 55.0 |
| Louis Carter | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 0 | 21 | 21.0 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 118.8 |
| Team Totals | 24 | 7 | 29.2 | 0 | 95 | 4.0 | 21 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 57.5 |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlanta Falcons | |||||
| Bubba Bean | 4 | 23 | 5.8 | 14 | 0 |
| Billy Ryckman | 4 | 23 | 5.8 | 7 | 0 |
| Alfred Jackson | 2 | 19 | 9.5 | 14 | 1 |
| Haskel Stanback | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 13 | 0 |
| Mike Esposito | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 12 | 81 | 6.8 | 14 | 1 |
| Tampa Bay Buccaneers | |||||
| Isaac Hagins | 4 | 45 | 11.3 | 21 | 0 |
| Jim Obradovich | 2 | 36 | 18.0 | 21 | 1 |
| John McKay | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 14 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 7 | 95 | 13.6 | 21 | 1 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlanta Falcons | |||||
| Team Totals | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Tampa Bay Buccaneers | |||||
| Curtis Jordan | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dewey Selmon | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Washington | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TB | I20 | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlanta Falcons | |||||||
| John James | 8 | 342 | 42.8 | 56 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 8 | 342 | 42.8 | 56 | 1 | 0 | |
| Tampa Bay Buccaneers | |||||||
| Dave Green | 9 | 389 | 43.2 | 54 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
| Team Totals | 10 | 389 | 38.9 | 54 | 3 | 0 | |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlanta Falcons | ||||||
| Alfred Jackson | 5 | 1 | 33 | 6.6 | 11 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 5 | 1 | 33 | 6.6 | 11 | 0 |
| Tampa Bay Buccaneers | ||||||
| Isaac Hagins | 3 | 0 | 23 | 7.7 | 11 | 0 |
| Larry Mucker | 2 | 1 | 4 | 2.0 | 4 | 0 |
| Danny Reece | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Team Totals | 5 | 2 | 27 | 5.4 | 11 | 0 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlanta Falcons | ||||||
| Alfred Jackson | 2 | 47 | 23.5 | 29 | 0 | |
| Ray Strong | 1 | 19 | 19.0 | 19 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 3 | 66 | 22.0 | 29 | 0 | |
| Tampa Bay Buccaneers | ||||||
| George Ragsdale | 2 | 56 | 28.0 | 31 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 2 | 56 | 28.0 | 31 | 0 | |
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
| Atlanta Falcons | |
| Tom Pridemore | 1.0 |
| Team Totals | 1.0 |
| Tampa Bay Buccaneers | |
| Lee Roy Selmon | 1.0 |
| Team Totals | 1.0 |