| New Orleans Saints at Tampa Bay Buccaneers Game Statistics |
| Date: October 23, 1983 Location: Tampa, FL |
| Venue: Tampa Stadium Attendance: 48242 |
| Weather: Scattered Clouds Temp: 83 F Humidty: 72% Wind: 10 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Orleans SaintsNO | 0 | 10 | 14 | 0 | 24 |
| Tampa Bay BuccaneersTB | 14 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 21 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | NO | TB |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tampa Bay BuccaneersTB | James Wilder 2 run (Bill Capece kick) | 0 | 7 |
| 1 | Tampa Bay BuccaneersTB | Jeremiah Castille 69 interception return (Bill Capece kick) | 0 | 14 |
| 2 | New Orleans SaintsNO | Kelvin Clark EZ own fumble recovery (Morten Andersen kick) | 7 | 14 |
| 2 | New Orleans SaintsNO | Morten Andersen 50 FG | 10 | 14 |
| 2 | Tampa Bay BuccaneersTB | James Wilder 7 run (Bill Capece kick) | 10 | 21 |
| 3 | New Orleans SaintsNO | Eugene Goodlow 12 pass from Ken Stabler (Morten Andersen kick) | 17 | 21 |
| 3 | New Orleans SaintsNO | Bobby Johnson 70 interception return (Morten Andersen kick) | 24 | 21 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| New Orleans Saints | ||
| Offense | ||
| 86 | WR | Jeff Groth |
| 80 | WR | Lindsay Scott |
| 64 | LOT | Dave Lafary |
| 63 | LOG | Brad Edelman |
| 62 | C | John Hill |
| 66 | ROG | Louis Oubre |
| 67 | ROT | Stan Brock |
| 85 | TE | Hoby Brenner |
| 16 | QB | Ken Stabler |
| 38 | HB | George Rogers |
| 46 | FB | Hokie Gajan |
| Defense | ||
| 75 | LDE | Bruce Clark |
| 74 | NT | Derland Moore |
| 94 | RDE | Jim Wilks |
| 57 | LOLB | Rickey Jackson |
| 52 | LILB | Jim Kovach |
| 56 | RILB | Dennis Winston |
| 51 | ROLB | Whitney Paul |
| 44 | LCB | Dave Waymer |
| 20 | SS | Russell Gary |
| 49 | FS | Frank Wattelet |
| 25 | RCB | Johnnie Poe |
| Tampa Bay Buccaneers | ||
| Offense | ||
| 87 | WR | Gerald Carter |
| 89 | WR | Kevin House |
| 74 | LOT | Gene Sanders |
| 72 | LOG | Ray Snell |
| 57 | C | Jim Leonard |
| 68 | ROG | George Yarno |
| 70 | ROT | Kelly Thomas |
| 88 | TE | Jimmie Giles |
| 14 | QB | Jack Thompson |
| 32 | TB | James Wilder |
| 46 | FB | Adger Armstrong |
| 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 |
| 53 | ROLB | Hugh Green |
| 21 | LCB | John Holt |
| 33 | SS | Mark Cotney |
| 34 | FS | Cedric Brown |
| 40 | RCB | Mike Washington |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Orleans Saints | |||||
| George Rogers | 23 | 86 | 3.7 | 17 | 0 |
| Hokie Gajan | 7 | 46 | 6.6 | 14 | 0 |
| Jimmy Rogers | 7 | 35 | 5.0 | 13 | 0 |
| Guido Merkens | 1 | 16 | 16.0 | 16 | 0 |
| Ken Stabler | 2 | -4 | -2.0 | -2 | 0 |
| Tampa Bay Buccaneers | |||||
| James Wilder | 20 | 64 | 3.2 | 9 | 2 |
| Jack Thompson | 4 | 8 | 2.0 | 4 | 0 |
| Adger Armstrong | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Orleans Saints | |||||||||||
| Ken Stabler | 29 | 12 | 41.4 | 4 | 94 | 3.2 | 15 | 1 | 4 | 34 | 22.0 |
| Tampa Bay Buccaneers | |||||||||||
| Jack Thompson | 34 | 16 | 47.1 | 3 | 124 | 3.6 | 19 | 0 | 7 | 57 | 19.7 |
| Jerry Golsteyn | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39.6 | |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Orleans Saints | |||||
| Eugene Goodlow | 4 | 30 | 7.5 | 12t | 1 |
| Hoby Brenner | 3 | 30 | 10.0 | 12 | 0 |
| George Rogers | 2 | 7 | 3.5 | 4 | 0 |
| Kenny Duckett | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 15 | 0 |
| John Tice | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 |
| Jeff Groth | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| Tampa Bay Buccaneers | |||||
| James Wilder | 9 | 50 | 5.6 | 12 | 0 |
| Gerald Carter | 2 | 24 | 12.0 | 19 | 0 |
| Jimmie Giles | 2 | 24 | 12.0 | 16 | 0 |
| Kevin House | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 13 | 0 |
| Jerry Bell | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 |
| Theo Bell | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Orleans Saints | |||||
| Bobby Johnson | 1 | 70 | 70.0 | 70t | 1 |
| Frank Wattelet | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 |
| Rickey Jackson | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tampa Bay Buccaneers | |||||
| Mike Washington | 2 | 41 | 20.5 | 25 | 0 |
| Jeremiah Castille | 1 | 69 | 69.0 | 69t | 1 |
| John Holt | 1 | 25 | 25.0 | 25 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Orleans Saints | |||||
| Russell Erxleben | 5 | 208 | 41.6 | 53 | 0 |
| Tampa Bay Buccaneers | |||||
| Frank Garcia | 8 | 330 | 41.3 | 49 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Orleans Saints | ||||||
| Jeff Groth | 6 | 43 | 7.2 | 11 | 0 | |
| Tampa Bay Buccaneers | ||||||
| Andre Tyler | 3 | 34 | 11.3 | 16 | 0 | |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Orleans Saints | ||||||
| Cliff Austin | 2 | 33 | 16.5 | 27 | 0 | |
| Kenny Duckett | 1 | 39 | 39.0 | 39 | 0 | |
| Tampa Bay Buccaneers | ||||||
| Johnny Ray Smith | 1 | 24 | 24.0 | 24 | 0 | |
| Michael Morton | 1 | 23 | 23.0 | 23 | 0 | |
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
| New Orleans Saints | |
| Rickey Jackson | 2.0 |
| Jim Wilks | 1.5 |
| Tony Elliott | 1.0 |
| Reggie Lewis | 1.0 |
| Derland Moore | 1.0 |
| Whitney Paul | 0.5 |
| Tampa Bay Buccaneers | |
| Lee Roy Selmon | 3.0 |
| Dave Logan | 1.0 |
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