| St. Louis Cardinals at Tampa Bay Buccaneers Game Statistics |
| Date: October 16, 1983 Location: Tampa, FL |
| Venue: Tampa Stadium Attendance: 48224 |
| Weather: Mostly Cloudy Temp: 82 F Humidty: 85% Wind: 9 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St. Louis CardinalsSTL | 3 | 10 | 14 | 7 | 34 |
| Tampa Bay BuccaneersTB | 6 | 0 | 14 | 7 | 27 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | STL | TB |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | St. Louis CardinalsSTL | Neil O'Donoghue 52 FG | 3 | 0 |
| 1 | Tampa Bay BuccaneersTB | James Wilder 11 pass from Jack Thompson (Bill Capece kick failed) | 3 | 6 |
| 2 | St. Louis CardinalsSTL | Neil O'Donoghue 43 FG | 6 | 6 |
| 2 | St. Louis CardinalsSTL | Doug Marsh 5 pass from Neil Lomax (Neil O'Donoghue kick) | 13 | 6 |
| 3 | St. Louis CardinalsSTL | Roy Green 6 pass from Neil Lomax (Neil O'Donoghue kick) | 20 | 6 |
| 3 | St. Louis CardinalsSTL | Doug Marsh 16 pass from Neil Lomax (Neil O'Donoghue kick) | 27 | 6 |
| 3 | Tampa Bay BuccaneersTB | Jerry Bell 23 pass from Jack Thompson (Bill Capece kick) | 27 | 13 |
| 3 | Tampa Bay BuccaneersTB | Hugh Green 33 interception return (Bill Capece kick) | 27 | 20 |
| 4 | St. Louis CardinalsSTL | Randy Love 1 run (Neil O'Donoghue kick) | 34 | 20 |
| 4 | Tampa Bay BuccaneersTB | Jimmie Giles 11 pass from Jack Thompson (Bill Capece kick) | 34 | 27 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| St. Louis Cardinals | ||
| Offense | ||
| 81 | WR | Roy Green |
| 83 | WR | Pat Tilley |
| 67 | LOT | Luis Sharpe |
| 68 | LOG | Terry Stieve |
| 72 | C | Dan Dierdorf |
| 64 | ROG | Randy Clark |
| 70 | ROT | Art Plunkett |
| 80 | TE | Doug Marsh |
| 15 | QB | Neil Lomax |
| 32 | RB | Ottis Anderson |
| 24 | FB | Wayne Morris |
| Defense | ||
| 60 | LDE | Bubba Baker |
| 65 | LDT | David Galloway |
| 69 | RDT | Rush Brown |
| 75 | RDE | Curtis Greer |
| 52 | LLB | Charlie Baker |
| 51 | MLB | Kurt Allerman |
| 54 | RLB | E.J. Junior |
| 35 | LCB | Jeff Griffin |
| 38 | SS | Lee Nelson |
| 23 | FS | Benny Perrin |
| 44 | RCB | Wayne Smith |
| Tampa Bay Buccaneers | ||
| Offense | ||
| 87 | WR | Gerald Carter |
| 89 | WR | Kevin House |
| 74 | LOT | Gene Sanders |
| 60 | LOG | Randy Grimes |
| 50 | C | Steve Wilson |
| 68 | ROG | George Yarno |
| 70 | ROT | Kelly Thomas |
| 88 | TE | Jimmie Giles |
| 86 | TE | Jim Obradovich |
| 14 | QB | Jack Thompson |
| 32 | TB | James Wilder |
| Defense | ||
| 66 | LDE | Booker Reese |
| 76 | NT | Dave Logan |
| 63 | RDE | Lee Roy Selmon |
| 51 | LOLB | Ed Judie |
| 58 | LILB | Jeff Davis |
| 52 | RILB | Scot Brantley |
| 56 | ROLB | Robert Thompson |
| 21 | LCB | John Holt |
| 33 | SS | Mark Cotney |
| 34 | FS | Cedric Brown |
| 40 | RCB | Mike Washington |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St. Louis Cardinals | |||||
| Ottis Anderson | 13 | 55 | 4.2 | 11 | 0 |
| Stump Mitchell | 12 | 52 | 4.3 | 12 | 0 |
| Randy Love | 4 | 12 | 3.0 | 5 | 1 |
| Willard Harrell | 3 | 10 | 3.3 | 8 | 0 |
| Wayne Morris | 4 | 7 | 1.8 | 3 | 0 |
| Neil Lomax | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tampa Bay Buccaneers | |||||
| Mel Carver | 12 | 48 | 4.0 | 16 | 0 |
| James Wilder | 5 | 13 | 2.6 | 6 | 0 |
| James Owens | 4 | 13 | 3.3 | 10 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St. Louis Cardinals | |||||||||||
| Neil Lomax | 22 | 17 | 77.3 | 1 | 166 | 7.5 | 23 | 3 | 3 | 23 | 118.6 |
| Tampa Bay Buccaneers | |||||||||||
| Jack Thompson | 30 | 20 | 66.7 | 2 | 212 | 7.1 | 28 | 3 | 3 | 16 | 92.6 |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St. Louis Cardinals | |||||
| Doug Marsh | 6 | 81 | 13.5 | 23 | 2 |
| Ottis Anderson | 3 | 23 | 7.7 | 16 | 0 |
| Pat Tilley | 2 | 25 | 12.5 | 14 | 0 |
| Willard Harrell | 2 | 12 | 6.0 | 8 | 0 |
| Stump Mitchell | 2 | 11 | 5.5 | 7 | 0 |
| Wayne Morris | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 |
| Roy Green | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6t | 1 |
| Tampa Bay Buccaneers | |||||
| Jimmie Giles | 7 | 92 | 13.1 | 28 | 1 |
| Kevin House | 5 | 54 | 10.8 | 17 | 0 |
| James Wilder | 4 | 9 | 2.3 | 11t | 1 |
| Gerald Carter | 2 | 30 | 15.0 | 18 | 0 |
| Theo Bell | 1 | 23 | 23.0 | 23t | 1 |
| Mel Carver | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St. Louis Cardinals | |||||
| Benny Perrin | 1 | 30 | 30.0 | 30 | 0 |
| Lee Nelson | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 |
| Tampa Bay Buccaneers | |||||
| Hugh Green | 1 | 33 | 33.0 | 33t | 1 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St. Louis Cardinals | |||||
| Carl Birdsong | 4 | 168 | 42.0 | 51 | 0 |
| Tampa Bay Buccaneers | |||||
| Frank Garcia | 4 | 176 | 44.0 | 49 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St. Louis Cardinals | ||||||
| Stump Mitchell | 2 | 0 | 44 | 22.0 | 34 | 0 |
| Steve Bird | 1 | 0 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
| Tampa Bay Buccaneers | ||||||
| Andre Tyler | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 | |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St. Louis Cardinals | ||||||
| Steve Bird | 2 | 57 | 28.5 | 33 | 0 | |
| George Schmitt | 1 | 17 | 17.0 | 17 | 0 | |
| Tampa Bay Buccaneers | ||||||
| Michael Morton | 2 | 56 | 28.0 | 35 | 0 | |
| Johnny Ray Smith | 1 | 43 | 43.0 | 43 | 0 | |
| James Owens | 1 | 22 | 22.0 | 22 | 0 | |
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
| St. Louis Cardinals | |
| Bubba Baker | 2.0 |
| David Galloway | 1.0 |
| Tampa Bay Buccaneers | |
| Hugh Green | 1.5 |
| Ed Judie | 1.0 |
| Dave Logan | 0.5 |
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