| Tampa Bay Buccaneers at Kansas City Chiefs |
| Game Statistics & Box Score |
| Date: October 8, 1978 Location: Kansas City, MO Venue: Arrowhead Stadium Attendance: 38201 |
| Weather: Clear Temp: 73 F Humidty: 35% Wind: 10 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tampa Bay BuccaneersTB | 0 | 10 | 0 | 20 | 30 |
| Kansas City ChiefsKC | 3 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 13 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | TB | KC |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kansas City ChiefsKC | Jan Stenerud 25 FG | 0 | 3 |
| 2 | Tampa Bay BuccaneersTB | Neil O'Donoghue 22 FG | 3 | 3 |
| 2 | Tampa Bay BuccaneersTB | Morris Owens 10 pass from Doug Williams (Neil O'Donoghue kick) | 10 | 3 |
| 4 | Kansas City ChiefsKC | Jan Stenerud 30 FG | 10 | 6 |
| 4 | Tampa Bay BuccaneersTB | Jimmy DuBose 1 run (Neil O'Donoghue kick failed) | 16 | 6 |
| 4 | Tampa Bay BuccaneersTB | Louis Carter 3 run (Neil O'Donoghue kick) | 23 | 6 |
| 4 | Kansas City ChiefsKC | Henry Marshall 26 pass from Tony Adams (Jan Stenerud kick) | 23 | 13 |
| 4 | Tampa Bay BuccaneersTB | Jimmy DuBose 1 run (Neil O'Donoghue kick) | 30 | 13 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Tampa Bay Buccaneers | ||
| Offense | ||
| 89 | WR | John McKay |
| 85 | WR | Morris Owens |
| 75 | LOT | Dave Reavis |
| 78 | LOG | Kurt Schumacher |
| 79 | C | Steve Wilson |
| 64 | ROG | Greg Horton |
| 70 | ROT | Darryl Carlton |
| 88 | TE | Jimmie Giles |
| 12 | QB | Doug Williams |
| 42 | TB | Ricky Bell |
| 35 | FB | Jimmy DuBose |
| Defense | ||
| 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 |
| 34 | FS | Cedric Brown |
| 40 | RCB | Mike Washington |
| Kansas City Chiefs | ||
| Offense | ||
| 89 | WR | Henry Marshall |
| 60 | LOT | Matt Herkenhoff |
| 73 | LOG | Bob Simmons |
| 58 | C | Jack Rudnay |
| 65 | ROG | Tom Condon |
| 70 | ROT | Jim Nicholson |
| 88 | TE | Walter White |
| 11 | QB | Tony Adams |
| 32 | LHB | Tony Reed |
| 21 | RHB | Arnold Morgado |
| 42 | FB | MacArthur Lane |
| Offense | ||
| 67 | LDE | Art Still |
| 61 | NT | Don Parrish |
| 75 | RDE | Sylvester Hicks |
| 64 | LOLB | Whitney Paul |
| 59 | LILB | Gary Spani |
| 55 | RILB | Dave Rozumek |
| 52 | ROLB | Tom Howard |
| 24 | LCB | Gary Green |
| 46 | SS | Tim Gray |
| 26 | WS | Gary Barbaro |
| 18 | RCB | Emmitt Thomas |
| TEAM STATS | TOP | FD | FDR | FDP | FDX | 3rdDownEff | 4thDownEff | PEN | PENY | FUM | Lost |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TB | 26:03 | 21 | 8 | 10 | 3 | 7/14 | / | 8 | 80 | 1 | 1 |
| KC | 33:57 | 15 | 4 | 9 | 2 | 5/16 | / | 9 | 111 | 0 | 0 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tampa Bay Buccaneers | |||||
| Jimmy DuBose | 21 | 75 | 3.6 | 11 | 2 |
| Louis Carter | 9 | 19 | 2.1 | 4 | 1 |
| Ricky Bell | 6 | 14 | 2.3 | 12 | 0 |
| Larry Mucker | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 13 | 0 |
| Doug Williams | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 3 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 39 | 121 | 3.1 | 13 | 3 |
| Kansas City Chiefs | |||||
| Tony Reed | 12 | 42 | 3.5 | 11 | 0 |
| Mark Bailey | 7 | 23 | 3.3 | 9 | 0 |
| MacArthur Lane | 9 | 20 | 2.2 | 6 | 0 |
| Ted McKnight | 6 | 19 | 3.2 | 10 | 0 |
| Tony Adams | 4 | 10 | 2.5 | 6 | 0 |
| Horace Belton | 3 | 6 | 2.0 | 3 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 41 | 120 | 2.9 | 11 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tampa Bay Buccaneers | |||||||||||
| Doug Williams | 23 | 14 | 60.9 | 0 | 226 | 9.8 | 41 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 108.2 |
| Team Totals | 23 | 14 | 60.9 | 0 | 226 | 9.8 | 41 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 108.2 |
| Kansas City Chiefs | |||||||||||
| Tony Adams | 28 | 15 | 53.6 | 2 | 136 | 4.9 | 26t | 1 | 0 | 0 | 49.1 |
| Team Totals | 28 | 15 | 53.6 | 2 | 136 | 4.9 | 26t | 1 | 0 | 0 | 49.1 |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tampa Bay Buccaneers | |||||
| Morris Owens | 4 | 72 | 18.0 | 30 | 1 |
| Larry Mucker | 3 | 81 | 27.0 | 41 | 0 |
| Ricky Bell | 2 | 10 | 5.0 | 9 | 0 |
| Louis Carter | 2 | 4 | 2.0 | 5 | 0 |
| Jimmie Giles | 1 | 38 | 38.0 | 38 | 0 |
| John McKay | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 12 | 0 |
| Jim Obradovich | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 14 | 226 | 16.1 | 41 | 1 |
| Kansas City Chiefs | |||||
| Henry Marshall | 5 | 89 | 17.8 | 26t | 1 |
| Horace Belton | 4 | 15 | 3.8 | 9 | 0 |
| Walter White | 3 | 26 | 8.7 | 15 | 0 |
| MacArthur Lane | 2 | 12 | 6.0 | 7 | 0 |
| Mark Bailey | 1 | -6 | -6.0 | -6 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 15 | 136 | 9.1 | 26t | 1 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tampa Bay Buccaneers | |||||
| Cedric Brown | 1 | 24 | 24.0 | 24 | 0 |
| Danny Reece | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 13 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 2 | 37 | 18.5 | 24 | 0 |
| Kansas City Chiefs | |||||
| Team Totals | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TB | I20 | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tampa Bay Buccaneers | |||||||
| Dave Green | 5 | 193 | 38.6 | 45 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 5 | 193 | 38.6 | 45 | 1 | 0 | |
| Kansas City Chiefs | |||||||
| Zenon Andrusyshyn | 6 | 290 | 48.3 | 60 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 6 | 290 | 48.3 | 60 | 2 | 1 | |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tampa Bay Buccaneers | ||||||
| Danny Reece | 3 | 0 | 64 | 21.3 | 50 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 3 | 0 | 64 | 21.3 | 50 | 0 |
| Kansas City Chiefs | ||||||
| Eddie Payton | 2 | 0 | 16 | 8.0 | 10 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 2 | 0 | 16 | 8.0 | 0 | |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tampa Bay Buccaneers | ||||||
| George Ragsdale | 1 | 20 | 20.0 | 20 | 0 | |
| Larry Mucker | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 2 | 26 | 13.0 | 20 | 0 | |
| Kansas City Chiefs | ||||||
| Eddie Payton | 2 | 90 | 45.0 | 66 | 0 | |
| Ed Beckman | 1 | 18 | 18.0 | 18 | 0 | |
| Clarence Sanders | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 13 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 4 | 121 | 30.3 | 66 | 0 | |
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
| Tampa Bay Buccaneers | |
| Team Totals | 0.0 |
| Kansas City Chiefs | |
| Team Totals | 0.0 |