| Atlanta Falcons at Tampa Bay Buccaneers Game Statistics |
| Date: September 28, 1986 Location: Tampa, FL |
| Venue: Tampa Stadium Attendance: 38950 |
| Weather: Scattered Clouds Temp: 92 F Humidty: 49% Wind: 10 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | OT | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlanta FalconsATL | 7 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 23 |
| Tampa Bay BuccaneersTB | 3 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | ATL | TB |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tampa Bay BuccaneersTB | Donald Igwebuike 26 FG | 0 | 3 |
| 1 | Atlanta FalconsATL | Floyd Dixon 27 pass from David Archer (Mick Luckhurst kick) | 7 | 3 |
| 2 | Tampa Bay BuccaneersTB | Donald Igwebuike 24 FG | 7 | 6 |
| 2 | Tampa Bay BuccaneersTB | Calvin Magee 11 pass from Steve Young (Donald Igwebuike kick) | 7 | 13 |
| 2 | Tampa Bay BuccaneersTB | Steve Young 21 run (Donald Igwebuike kick) | 7 | 20 |
| 3 | Atlanta FalconsATL | Gerald Riggs 1 run (Mick Luckhurst kick) | 14 | 20 |
| 4 | Atlanta FalconsATL | Mick Luckhurst 43 FG | 17 | 20 |
| 4 | Atlanta FalconsATL | Mick Luckhurst 34 FG | 20 | 20 |
| 5 | Atlanta FalconsATL | Mick Luckhurst 34 FG | 23 | 20 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Atlanta Falcons | ||
| Offense | ||
| 89 | WR | Charlie Brown |
| 86 | WR | Floyd Dixon |
| 78 | LOT | Mike Kenn |
| 61 | LOG | John Scully |
| 55 | C | Wayne Radloff |
| 79 | ROG | Bill Fralic |
| 62 | ROT | Brett Miller |
| 87 | TE | Ron Middleton |
| 16 | QB | David Archer |
| 42 | RB | Gerald Riggs |
| 45 | HBK | Ken Whisenhunt |
| Defense | ||
| 76 | LDE | Mike Gann |
| 75 | NT | Tony Casillas |
| 77 | RDE | Rick Bryan |
| 51 | LOLB | Reggie Wilkes |
| 50 | LILB | Buddy Curry |
| 59 | RILB | John Rade |
| 96 | ROLB | Johnny Taylor |
| 23 | LCB | Bobby Butler |
| 20 | SS | Wendell Cason |
| 28 | WS | Bret Clark |
| 25 | RCB | Scott Case |
| Tampa Bay Buccaneers | ||
| Offense | ||
| 87 | WR | Gerald Carter |
| 89 | WR | Kevin House |
| 72 | LOT | Rob Taylor |
| 66 | LOG | George Yarno |
| 60 | C | Randy Grimes |
| 62 | ROG | Sean Farrell |
| 73 | ROT | Ron Heller |
| 88 | TE | Jimmie Giles |
| 8 | QB | Steve Young |
| 86 | UBK | Calvin Magee |
| 20 | FB | Ron Springs |
| Defense | ||
| 78 | LDE | John Cannon |
| 76 | NT | Dave Logan |
| 90 | RDE | Ron Holmes |
| 57 | LOLB | Keith Browner |
| 58 | LILB | Jeff Davis |
| 52 | RILB | Scot Brantley |
| 51 | ROLB | Chris Washington |
| 23 | LCB | Jeremiah Castille |
| 41 | SS | Craig Swoope |
| 44 | FS | Ivory Sully |
| 22 | RCB | Rod Jones |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlanta Falcons | |||||
| Gerald Riggs | 27 | 129 | 4.8 | 22 | 1 |
| Cliff Austin | 9 | 71 | 7.9 | 22 | 0 |
| David Archer | 9 | 32 | 3.6 | 11 | 0 |
| Sylvester Stamps | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 14 | 0 |
| William Andrews | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| Tampa Bay Buccaneers | |||||
| Steve Young | 7 | 68 | 9.7 | 21t | 1 |
| Nathan Wonsley | 19 | 65 | 3.4 | 7 | 0 |
| Ron Springs | 10 | 42 | 4.2 | 11 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlanta Falcons | |||||||||||
| David Archer | 36 | 19 | 52.8 | 0 | 246 | 6.8 | 40 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 83.8 |
| Tampa Bay Buccaneers | |||||||||||
| Steve Young | 21 | 12 | 57.1 | 1 | 160 | 7.6 | 46 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 77.5 |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlanta Falcons | |||||
| Charlie Brown | 7 | 110 | 15.7 | 40 | 0 |
| Floyd Dixon | 3 | 58 | 19.3 | 27t | 1 |
| Anthony Allen | 3 | 24 | 8.0 | 10 | 0 |
| Arthur Cox | 1 | 18 | 18.0 | 18 | 0 |
| Sylvester Stamps | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 15 | 0 |
| Gerald Riggs | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 10 | 0 |
| Keith Williams | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 |
| William Andrews | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| Ken Whisenhunt | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| Tampa Bay Buccaneers | |||||
| Ron Springs | 3 | 58 | 19.3 | 46 | 0 |
| Kevin House | 2 | 43 | 21.5 | 22 | 0 |
| Jimmie Giles | 2 | 23 | 11.5 | 15 | 0 |
| Calvin Magee | 2 | 19 | 9.5 | 11t | 1 |
| Nathan Wonsley | 2 | 8 | 4.0 | 5 | 0 |
| Leonard Harris | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlanta Falcons | |||||
| Wendell Cason | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 10 | 0 |
| Tampa Bay Buccaneers | |||||
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlanta Falcons | |||||
| Rick Donnelly | 4 | 156 | 39.0 | 47 | 0 |
| Tampa Bay Buccaneers | |||||
| Frank Garcia | 5 | 214 | 42.8 | 57 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlanta Falcons | ||||||
| Floyd Dixon | 2 | 10 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 | |
| Tampa Bay Buccaneers | ||||||
| Bobby Futrell | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 | |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlanta Falcons | ||||||
| Sylvester Stamps | 4 | 103 | 25.8 | 29 | 0 | |
| David Croudip | 1 | 20 | 20.0 | 20 | 0 | |
| Tampa Bay Buccaneers | ||||||
| Leonard Harris | 3 | 63 | 21.0 | 23 | 0 | |
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
| Atlanta Falcons | |
| Mike Pitts | 1.0 |
| Tampa Bay Buccaneers | |
| Dave Logan | 1.0 |
| In Memoriam |
| NFL Boxscores |
| NFL Game Officials |
| NFL Training Camps |
| NFL Roster Limits |
| Pro Football Hall of Fame |
| Super Bowl |
| Privacy Policy |
| ©2006-2025 Pro Football Archives. All Rights Reserved. |
| Last Updated: August 26, 2025 |