| New York Giants at Tampa Bay Buccaneers |
| Game Statistics & Box Score |
| Date: November 18, 1979 Location: Tampa, FL Venue: Tampa Stadium Attendance: 70261 |
| Weather: Half Cloudy Temp: 76 F Humidty: 52% Wind: 6 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York GiantsNYG | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| Tampa Bay BuccaneersTB | 0 | 14 | 10 | 7 | 31 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | NYG | TB |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Tampa Bay BuccaneersTB | Larry Mucker 10 pass from Doug Williams (Neil O'Donoghue kick) | 0 | 7 |
| 2 | Tampa Bay BuccaneersTB | Dave Lewis 39 opponents fumble recovery (Neil O'Donoghue kick) | 0 | 14 |
| 3 | New York GiantsNYG | Joe Danelo 21 FG | 3 | 14 |
| 3 | Tampa Bay BuccaneersTB | Larry Mucker 42 pass from Doug Williams (Neil O'Donoghue kick) | 3 | 21 |
| 3 | Tampa Bay BuccaneersTB | Neil O'Donoghue 40 FG | 3 | 24 |
| 4 | Tampa Bay BuccaneersTB | Johnny Davis 4 run (Neil O'Donoghue kick) | 3 | 31 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| New York Giants | ||
| Offense | ||
| 83 | WR | Earnest Gray |
| 86 | WR | Johnny Perkins |
| 60 | LOT | Brad Benson |
| 63 | LOG | Doug Van Horn |
| 56 | C | Jim Clack |
| 68 | ROG | J.T. Turner |
| 74 | ROT | Tom Neville |
| 87 | TE | Gary Shirk |
| 11 | QB | Phil Simms |
| 48 | RB | Kenny Johnson |
| 44 | RB | Doug Kotar |
| Defense | ||
| 75 | LDE | George Martin |
| 64 | NG | John Mendenhall |
| 70 | RDE | Gary Jeter |
| 10 | LOLB | Brad Van Pelt |
| 54 | LILB | Dan Lloyd |
| 53 | RILB | Harry Carson |
| 55 | ROLB | Brian Kelley |
| 24 | LCB | Terry Jackson |
| 28 | SS | Beasley Reece |
| 25 | FS | Ray Oldham |
| 22 | RCB | Ray Rhodes |
| Tampa Bay Buccaneers | ||
| Offense | ||
| 85 | WR | Morris Owens |
| 75 | LOT | Dave Reavis |
| 64 | LOG | Greg Horton |
| 50 | C | Steve Wilson |
| 61 | ROG | Greg Roberts |
| 73 | ROT | Charley Hannah |
| 88 | TE | Jimmie Giles |
| 12 | QB | Doug Williams |
| 42 | RB | Ricky Bell |
| 38 | RB | Johnny Davis |
| 86 | WR | Jim Obradovich |
| Offense | ||
| 60 | LDE | Wally Chambers |
| 71 | NT | Randy Crowder |
| 63 | RDE | Lee Roy Selmon |
| 57 | LOLB | Dave Lewis |
| 58 | 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 |
| TEAM STATS | TOP | FD | FDR | FDP | FDX | 3rdDownEff | 4thDownEff | PEN | PENY | FUM | Lost |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NYG | 35:29 | 14 | 4 | 9 | 1 | 4/15 | / | 6 | 47 | 4 | 2 |
| TB | 34:31 | 20 | 9 | 10 | 1 | 7/14 | / | 6 | 43 | 2 | 0 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Giants | |||||
| Doug Kotar | 11 | 44 | 4.0 | 12 | 0 |
| Phil Simms | 4 | 25 | 6.3 | 9 | 0 |
| Kenny Johnson | 6 | 14 | 2.3 | 6 | 0 |
| Billy Taylor | 2 | 12 | 6.0 | 9 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 23 | 95 | 4.1 | 12 | 0 |
| Tampa Bay Buccaneers | |||||
| Ricky Bell | 22 | 152 | 6.9 | 31 | 0 |
| Johnny Davis | 9 | 25 | 2.8 | 5 | 1 |
| Jerry Eckwood | 6 | 11 | 1.8 | 6 | 0 |
| Doug Williams | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 |
| Larry Mucker | 1 | -10 | -10.0 | -10 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 39 | 187 | 4.8 | 31 | 1 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Giants | |||||||||||
| Phil Simms | 33 | 17 | 51.5 | 2 | 180 | 5.5 | 32 | 0 | 5 | 75 | 42.5 |
| Team Totals | 33 | 17 | 51.5 | 2 | 180 | 5.5 | 32 | 0 | 5 | 75 | 42.5 |
| Tampa Bay Buccaneers | |||||||||||
| Doug Williams | 24 | 12 | 50.0 | 0 | 176 | 7.3 | 42t | 2 | 0 | 0 | 102.1 |
| Team Totals | 24 | 12 | 50.0 | 0 | 176 | 7.3 | 42t | 2 | 0 | 0 | 102.1 |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Giants | |||||
| Billy Taylor | 5 | 34 | 6.8 | 0 | |
| Gary Shirk | 4 | 70 | 17.5 | 0 | |
| Dwight Scales | 4 | 67 | 16.8 | 0 | |
| Johnny Perkins | 2 | 12 | 6.0 | 0 | |
| Kenny Johnson | 2 | -3 | -1.5 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 17 | 180 | 10.6 | 32 | 0 |
| Tampa Bay Buccaneers | |||||
| Jimmie Giles | 3 | 67 | 22.3 | 0 | |
| Isaac Hagins | 3 | 41 | 13.7 | 0 | |
| Larry Mucker | 2 | 52 | 26.0 | 2 | |
| Jim Obradovich | 2 | 18 | 9.0 | 0 | |
| Ricky Bell | 2 | -2 | -1.0 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 12 | 176 | 14.7 | 42t | 2 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Giants | |||||
| Team Totals | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Tampa Bay Buccaneers | |||||
| Cedric Brown | 1 | 72 | 72.0 | 72 | 0 |
| Mike Washington | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 2 | 72 | 36.0 | 72 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TB | I20 | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Giants | |||||||
| Dave Jennings | 4 | 177 | 44.3 | 50 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 4 | 177 | 44.3 | 50 | 0 | 2 | |
| Tampa Bay Buccaneers | |||||||
| Tom Blanchard | 5 | 178 | 35.6 | 43 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 5 | 178 | 35.6 | 43 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Giants | ||||||
| Steve Odom | 3 | 0 | 15 | 5.0 | 10 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 3 | 0 | 15 | 5.0 | 10 | 0 |
| Tampa Bay Buccaneers | ||||||
| Danny Reece | 2 | 1 | -1 | -0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 2 | 1 | -1 | -0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Giants | ||||||
| Steve Odom | 3 | 114 | 38.0 | 75 | 0 | |
| Billy Taylor | 2 | 53 | 26.5 | 31 | 0 | |
| Randy Coffield | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 12 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 6 | 179 | 29.8 | 75 | 0 | |
| Tampa Bay Buccaneers | ||||||
| George Ragsdale | 1 | 19 | 19.0 | 19 | 0 | |
| Tony Davis | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 2 | 22 | 11.0 | 19 | 0 | |
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
| New York Giants | |
| Team Totals | 0.0 |
| Tampa Bay Buccaneers | |
| Lee Roy Selmon | 2.0 |
| Reggie Lewis | 1.0 |
| Cecil Johnson | 1.0 |
| Randy Crowder | 0.5 |
| Jeris White | 0.5 |
| Team Totals | 5.0 |