| Tampa Bay Buccaneers at Minnesota Vikings |
| Game Statistics & Box Score |
| Date: November 6, 1983 Location: Minneapolis, MN Venue: Metrodome Attendance: 59239 |
| Weather: Indoors |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tampa Bay BuccaneersTB | 0 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 17 |
| Minnesota VikingsMIN | 7 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 12 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | TB | MIN |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Minnesota VikingsMIN | Ted Brown 1 run (Benny Ricardo kick) | 0 | 7 |
| 2 | Minnesota VikingsMIN | Safety, Frank Garcia punt blocked out of end zone by Robin Sendlein | 0 | 9 |
| 2 | Tampa Bay BuccaneersTB | Dave Logan 54 opponents fumble recovery (Bill Capece kick) | 7 | 9 |
| 3 | Tampa Bay BuccaneersTB | James Wilder 75 run (Bill Capece kick) | 14 | 9 |
| 4 | Tampa Bay BuccaneersTB | Bill Capece 29 FG | 17 | 9 |
| 4 | Minnesota VikingsMIN | Benny Ricardo 21 FG | 17 | 12 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Tampa Bay Buccaneers | ||
| Offense | ||
| 87 | WR | Gerald Carter |
| 89 | WR | Kevin House |
| 74 | LOT | Gene Sanders |
| 60 | LOG | Randy Grimes |
| 50 | C | Steve Wilson |
| 77 | ROG | Glenn Bujnoch |
| 70 | ROT | Kelly Thomas |
| 88 | TE | Jimmie Giles |
| 14 | QB | Jack Thompson |
| 32 | TB | James Wilder |
| 28 | FB | Mel Carver |
| Defense | ||
| 78 | LDE | John Cannon |
| 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 |
| 23 | LCB | Jeremiah Castille |
| 33 | SS | Mark Cotney |
| 43 | FS | Beasley Reece |
| 21 | RCB | John Holt |
| Minnesota Vikings | ||
| Offense | ||
| 84 | WR | Sam McCullum |
| 85 | WR | Sammy White |
| 78 | LOT | Steve Riley |
| 51 | LOG | Jim Hough |
| 67 | C | Dennis Swilley |
| 61 | ROG | Wes Hamilton |
| 76 | ROT | Tim Irwin |
| 44 | TE | Dave Casper |
| 12 | QB | Steve Dils |
| 23 | RB | Ted Brown |
| 20 | RB | Darrin Nelson |
| Defense | ||
| 79 | LDE | Doug Martin |
| 65 | NT | Charlie Johnson |
| 73 | RDE | Neil Elshire |
| 59 | LOLB | Matt Blair |
| 55 | LILB | Scott Studwell |
| 52 | RILB | Dennis Johnson |
| 54 | ROLB | Fred McNeill |
| 21 | LCB | Rufus Bess |
| 45 | LS | Tom Hannon |
| 27 | RS | John Turner |
| 37 | RCB | Willie Teal |
| TEAM STATS | TOP | FD | FDR | FDP | FDX | 3rdDownEff | 4thDownEff | PEN | PENY | FUM | Lost |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TB | 28:08 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1/11 | 0/0 | 5 | 46 | 2 | 1 |
| MIN | 31:52 | 18 | 5 | 10 | 3 | 2/15 | 1/2 | 5 | 55 | 3 | 1 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tampa Bay Buccaneers | |||||
| James Wilder | 31 | 219 | 7.1 | 75t | 1 |
| Mel Carver | 1 | -5 | -5.0 | -5 | 0 |
| Jack Thompson | 2 | -6 | -3.0 | -3 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 34 | 208 | 6.1 | 1 | |
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||
| Darrin Nelson | 9 | 36 | 4.0 | 9 | 0 |
| Tony Galbreath | 9 | 19 | 2.1 | 5 | 0 |
| Rickey Young | 5 | 11 | 2.2 | 5 | 0 |
| Ted Brown | 3 | 2 | 0.7 | 1t | 1 |
| Team Totals | 26 | 68 | 2.6 | 1 | |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tampa Bay Buccaneers | |||||||||||
| Jack Thompson | 19 | 11 | 57.9 | 1 | 75 | 3.9 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 44.8 |
| Team Totals | 19 | 11 | 57.9 | 1 | 75 | 3.9 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 44.8 | |
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||||||||
| Steve Dils | 42 | 22 | 52.4 | 0 | 212 | 5.0 | 25 | 0 | 4 | 33 | 66.8 |
| Team Totals | 42 | 22 | 52.4 | 0 | 212 | 5.0 | 0 | 4 | 33 | 66.8 | |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tampa Bay Buccaneers | |||||
| James Wilder | 5 | 20 | 4.0 | 6 | 0 |
| Kevin House | 3 | 31 | 10.3 | 15 | 0 |
| Jerry Bell | 2 | 12 | 6.0 | 7 | 0 |
| Jimmie Giles | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 12 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 11 | 75 | 6.8 | 0 | |
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||
| Tony Galbreath | 11 | 110 | 10.0 | 20 | 0 |
| Rickey Young | 3 | 14 | 4.7 | 9 | 0 |
| Steve Jordan | 2 | 28 | 14.0 | 25 | 0 |
| Darrin Nelson | 2 | 21 | 10.5 | 13 | 0 |
| Sam McCullum | 2 | 20 | 10.0 | 14 | 0 |
| Sammy White | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 14 | 0 |
| Bob Bruer | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 22 | 212 | 9.6 | 0 | |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tampa Bay Buccaneers | |||||
| Team Totals | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||
| John Swain | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 1 | 0 | |||
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TB | I20 | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tampa Bay Buccaneers | |||||||
| Frank Garcia | 8 | 387 | 48.4 | 64 | 1 | ||
| Team Totals | 8 | 387 | 48.4 | 0 | |||
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||||
| Greg Coleman | 9 | 384 | 42.7 | 58 | 0 | ||
| Team Totals | 9 | 384 | 42.7 | 1 | |||
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tampa Bay Buccaneers | ||||||
| Andre Tyler | 5 | 20 | 4.0 | 12 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 5 | 20 | 4.0 | 0 | ||
| Minnesota Vikings | ||||||
| Rufus Bess | 5 | 60 | 12.0 | 17 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 5 | 60 | 12.0 | 0 | ||
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tampa Bay Buccaneers | ||||||
| Michael Morton | 2 | 0 | 47 | 23.5 | 24 | 0 |
| Johnny Ray Smith | 1 | 0 | 21 | 21.0 | 21 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 3 | 0 | 68 | 22.7 | 0 | |
| Minnesota Vikings | ||||||
| Jarvis Redwine | 2 | 0 | 37 | 18.5 | 30 | 0 |
| Leo Lewis | 1 | 0 | 25 | 25.0 | 25 | 0 |
| Rufus Bess | 1 | 0 | 14 | 14.0 | 14 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 4 | 0 | 76 | 19.0 | 0 | |
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
| Tampa Bay Buccaneers | |
| Lee Roy Selmon | 2.0 |
| Mark Cotney | 1.0 |
| Dave Logan | 1.0 |
| Team Totals | 4.0 |
| Minnesota Vikings | |
| Randy Holloway | 1.0 |
| Team Totals | 1.0 |