| Atlanta Falcons at Tampa Bay Buccaneers |
| Game Statistics & Box Score |
| Date: December 9, 1984 Location: Tampa, FL Venue: Tampa Stadium Attendance: 33808 |
| Weather: Mostly Clear Temp: 68 F Humidty: 51% Wind: 9 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlanta FalconsATL | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| Tampa Bay BuccaneersTB | 3 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 23 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | ATL | TB |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tampa Bay BuccaneersTB | Obed Ariri 30 FG | 0 | 3 |
| 2 | Tampa Bay BuccaneersTB | Steve DeBerg 2 run (Obed Ariri kick) | 0 | 10 |
| 2 | Atlanta FalconsATL | Mick Luckhurst 33 FG | 3 | 10 |
| 2 | Atlanta FalconsATL | Mick Luckhurst 49 FG | 6 | 10 |
| 2 | Tampa Bay BuccaneersTB | Obed Ariri 36 FG | 6 | 13 |
| 3 | Tampa Bay BuccaneersTB | James Wilder 1 run (Obed Ariri kick) | 6 | 20 |
| 4 | Tampa Bay BuccaneersTB | Obed Ariri 28 FG | 6 | 23 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Atlanta Falcons | ||
| Offense | ||
| 82 | WR | Stacey Bailey |
| 85 | WR | Alfred Jackson |
| 78 | LOT | Mike Kenn |
| 68 | LOG | R.C. Thielemann |
| 57 | C | Jeff Van Note |
| 61 | ROG | John Scully |
| 71 | ROT | Dan Dufour |
| 88 | TE | Arthur Cox |
| 15 | QB | Mike Moroski |
| 42 | RB | Gerald Riggs |
| 87 | HBK | Cliff Benson |
| Defense | ||
| 72 | LDE | Andrew Provence |
| 73 | LDT | Gary Burley |
| 77 | RDT | Rick Bryan |
| 65 | RDE | Don Smith |
| 58 | LLB | Dave Frye |
| 50 | MLB | Buddy Curry |
| 56 | RLB | Al Richardson |
| 23 | LCB | Bobby Butler |
| 37 | LS | Kenny Johnson |
| 27 | RS | Tom Pridemore |
| 26 | RCB | James Britt |
| Tampa Bay Buccaneers | ||
| Offense | ||
| 87 | WR | Gerald Carter |
| 89 | WR | Kevin House |
| 79 | LOT | Ken Kaplan |
| 72 | LOG | Steve Courson |
| 60 | C | Randy Grimes |
| 62 | ROG | Sean Farrell |
| 73 | ROT | Ron Heller |
| 88 | TE | Jimmie Giles |
| 17 | QB | Steve DeBerg |
| 32 | TB | James Wilder |
| 46 | FB | Adger Armstrong |
| Defense | ||
| 78 | LDE | John Cannon |
| 76 | NT | Dave Logan |
| 63 | RDE | Lee Roy Selmon |
| 57 | LOLB | Keith Browner |
| 58 | LILB | Jeff Davis |
| 52 | RILB | Scot Brantley |
| 53 | ROLB | Hugh Green |
| 23 | LCB | Jeremiah Castille |
| 33 | LS | Mark Cotney |
| 43 | RS | Beasley Reece |
| 21 | RCB | John Holt |
| TEAM STATS | TOP | FD | FDR | FDP | FDX | 3rdDownEff | 4thDownEff | PEN | PENY | FUM | Lost |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ATL | 28:10 | 15 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 7/14 | 3/4 | 9 | 83 | 0 | 0 |
| TB | 31:50 | 21 | 10 | 8 | 3 | 8/15 | 0/0 | 6 | 60 | 0 | 0 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlanta Falcons | |||||
| Gerald Riggs | 15 | 53 | 3.5 | 11 | 0 |
| Mike Moroski | 2 | 7 | 3.5 | 5 | 0 |
| David Archer | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 |
| Lynn Cain | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 19 | 70 | 3.7 | 0 | |
| Tampa Bay Buccaneers | |||||
| James Wilder | 28 | 125 | 4.5 | 14 | 1 |
| Michael Morton | 5 | 8 | 1.6 | 4 | 0 |
| Adger Armstrong | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
| Steve DeBerg | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2t | 1 |
| George Peoples | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 36 | 143 | 4.0 | 2 | |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlanta Falcons | |||||||||||
| Mike Moroski | 37 | 22 | 59.5 | 1 | 227 | 6.1 | 31 | 0 | 3 | 23 | 65.9 |
| David Archer | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | |
| Team Totals | 38 | 22 | 57.9 | 2 | 227 | 6.0 | 0 | 3 | 23 | 53.3 | |
| Tampa Bay Buccaneers | |||||||||||
| Steve DeBerg | 29 | 18 | 62.1 | 0 | 192 | 6.6 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 81.4 |
| Team Totals | 29 | 18 | 62.1 | 0 | 192 | 6.6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 81.4 | |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlanta Falcons | |||||
| Alfred Jackson | 5 | 70 | 14.0 | 31 | 0 |
| Gerald Riggs | 5 | 21 | 4.2 | 9 | 0 |
| Stacey Bailey | 4 | 54 | 13.5 | 20 | 0 |
| Cliff Benson | 2 | 19 | 9.5 | 12 | 0 |
| Arthur Cox | 2 | 13 | 6.5 | 10 | 0 |
| Floyd Hodge | 2 | 12 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
| Mike Landrum | 1 | 30 | 30.0 | 30 | 0 |
| Lynn Cain | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 22 | 227 | 10.3 | 0 | |
| Tampa Bay Buccaneers | |||||
| Kevin House | 5 | 39 | 7.8 | 15 | 0 |
| Theo Bell | 4 | 80 | 20.0 | 27 | 0 |
| Jerry Bell | 4 | 40 | 10.0 | 18 | 0 |
| James Wilder | 2 | 22 | 11.0 | 15 | 0 |
| Adger Armstrong | 2 | 7 | 3.5 | 4 | 0 |
| Jimmie Giles | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 18 | 192 | 10.7 | 0 | |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlanta Falcons | |||||
| Team Totals | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Tampa Bay Buccaneers | |||||
| Mark Cotney | 1 | 29 | 29.0 | 29 | 0 |
| Fred Acorn | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 14 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 2 | 0 | |||
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TB | I20 | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlanta Falcons | |||||||
| Ralph Giacomarro | 3 | 111 | 37.0 | 42 | 0 | ||
| Team Totals | 3 | 111 | 37.0 | 0 | |||
| Tampa Bay Buccaneers | |||||||
| Frank Garcia | 3 | 139 | 46.3 | 49 | 0 | ||
| Team Totals | 3 | 139 | 46.3 | 0 | |||
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlanta Falcons | ||||||
| Virgil Seay | 3 | 13 | 4.3 | 7 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 3 | 13 | 4.3 | 0 | ||
| Tampa Bay Buccaneers | ||||||
| Leon Bright | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 | |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlanta Falcons | ||||||
| Kenny Johnson | 3 | 0 | 64 | 21.3 | 27 | 0 |
| Virgil Seay | 2 | 0 | 55 | 27.5 | 28 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 5 | 0 | 119 | 23.8 | 0 | |
| Tampa Bay Buccaneers | ||||||
| Michael Morton | 3 | 0 | 83 | 27.7 | 42 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 3 | 0 | 83 | 27.7 | 0 | |
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
| Atlanta Falcons | |
| Team Totals | 0.0 |
| Tampa Bay Buccaneers | |
| Keith Browner | 1.0 |
| Lee Roy Selmon | 1.0 |
| John Cannon | 0.5 |
| Dave Logan | 0.5 |
| Team Totals | 3.0 |