| Tampa Bay Buccaneers at New York Giants Game Statistics |
| Date: October 15, 1978 Location: East Rutherford, NJ |
| Venue: Giants Stadium Attendance: 68025 |
| Weather: Scattered Clouds Temp: 52 F Humidty: 44% Wind: 17 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 14 |
| New York Giants | 3 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 17 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | TB | NYG |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New York Giants | Joe Danelo 22 FG | 0 | 3 |
| 2 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | Johnny Davis 3 run (Neil O'Donoghue kick) | 7 | 3 |
| 2 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | Jimmy DuBose 1 run (Neil O'Donoghue kick) | 14 | 3 |
| 4 | New York Giants | Larry Csonka 7 run (Joe Danelo kick) | 14 | 10 |
| 4 | New York Giants | Larry Csonka 1 run (Joe Danelo kick) | 14 | 17 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Tampa Bay Buccaneers | ||
| Offense | ||
| 87 | WR | Larry Mucker |
| 85 | WR | Morris Owens |
| 75 | LOT | Dave Reavis |
| 68 | LOG | Dan Medlin |
| 79 | C | Steve Wilson |
| 64 | ROG | Greg Horton |
| 74 | ROT | Rocky Freitas |
| 86 | TE | Jim Obradovich |
| 12 | QB | Doug Williams |
| 32 | TB | Louis Carter |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 9 | QB | Joe Pisarcik |
| 39 | RB | Larry Csonka |
| 33 | RB | Bobby Hammond |
| Offense | ||
| 75 | LDE | George Martin |
| 64 | LDT | John Mendenhall |
| 70 | RDT | Gary Jeter |
| 81 | RDE | Jack Gregory |
| 10 | LLB | Brad Van Pelt |
| 53 | MLB | Harry Carson |
| 55 | RLB | Brian Kelley |
| 24 | LCB | Terry Jackson |
| 28 | SS | Beasley Reece |
| 31 | WS | Ernie Jones |
| 22 | RCB | Ray Rhodes |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tampa Bay Buccaneers | |||||
| Jimmy DuBose | 24 | 109 | 4.5 | 12 | 1 |
| Johnny Davis | 6 | 34 | 5.7 | 15 | 1 |
| Ricky Bell | 9 | 20 | 2.2 | 5 | 0 |
| Doug Williams | 3 | 2 | 0.7 | 6 | 0 |
| Louis Carter | 1 | -3 | -3.0 | -3 | 0 |
| New York Giants | |||||
| Bobby Hammond | 15 | 63 | 4.2 | 15 | 0 |
| Larry Csonka | 13 | 56 | 4.3 | 12 | 2 |
| Billy Taylor | 9 | 52 | 5.8 | 17 | 0 |
| Joe Pisarcik | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
| Doug Kotar | 2 | -2 | -1.0 | 1 | 0 |
| Jerry Golsteyn | 1 | -3 | -3.0 | -3 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tampa Bay Buccaneers | |||||||||||
| Doug Williams | 27 | 7 | 25.9 | 2 | 100 | 3.7 | 21 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 11.7 |
| New York Giants | |||||||||||
| Joe Pisarcik | 13 | 4 | 30.8 | 2 | 45 | 3.5 | 22 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 2.6 |
| Jerry Golsteyn | 2 | 2 | 100.0 | 0 | 18 | 9.0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 104.2 |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tampa Bay Buccaneers | |||||
| Jim Obradovich | 3 | 45 | 15.0 | 17 | 0 |
| Morris Owens | 2 | 39 | 19.5 | 21 | 0 |
| Larry Mucker | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 |
| Johnny Davis | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 |
| New York Giants | |||||
| James Thompson | 2 | 32 | 16.0 | 22 | 0 |
| Bobby Hammond | 2 | 13 | 6.5 | 8 | 0 |
| Billy Taylor | 1 | 18 | 18.0 | 18 | 0 |
| Doug Kotar | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tampa Bay Buccaneers | |||||
| Cecil Johnson | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
| Jeris White | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| New York Giants | |||||
| Harry Carson | 1 | 30 | 30.0 | 30 | 0 |
| Brian Kelley | 1 | 20 | 20.0 | 20 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tampa Bay Buccaneers | |||||
| Dave Green | 3 | 103 | 34.3 | 42 | 0 |
| New York Giants | |||||
| Dave Jennings | 5 | 185 | 37.0 | 41 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tampa Bay Buccaneers | ||||||
| Danny Reece | 2 | 0 | 8 | 4.0 | 8 | 0 |
| New York Giants | ||||||
| Bobby Hammond | 1 | 0 | -2 | -2.0 | -2 | 0 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tampa Bay Buccaneers | ||||||
| Danny Reece | 3 | 56 | 18.7 | 23 | 0 | |
| New York Giants | ||||||
| Bobby Hammond | 2 | 41 | 20.5 | 22 | 0 | |
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
| Tampa Bay Buccaneers | |
| Lee Roy Selmon | 2.0 |
| New York Giants | |
| Brad Van Pelt | 1.0 |
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