| Tampa Bay Buccaneers at St. Louis Cardinals Game Statistics |
| Date: November 8, 1987 Location: St. Louis, MO |
| Venue: Busch Stadium Attendance: 22449 |
| Weather: Fog Temp: 56 F Humidty: 83% Wind: 5 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tampa Bay BuccaneersTB | 7 | 7 | 14 | 0 | 28 |
| St. Louis CardinalsSTL | 0 | 3 | 0 | 28 | 31 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | TB | STL |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tampa Bay BuccaneersTB | Mark Carrier 5 pass from Steve DeBerg (Donald Igwebuike kick) | 7 | 0 |
| 2 | Tampa Bay BuccaneersTB | Gerald Carter 3 pass from Steve DeBerg (Donald Igwebuike kick) | 14 | 0 |
| 2 | St. Louis CardinalsSTL | Jim Gallery 31 FG | 14 | 3 |
| 3 | Tampa Bay BuccaneersTB | Jeff Smith 34 pass from Steve DeBerg (Donald Igwebuike kick) | 21 | 3 |
| 3 | Tampa Bay BuccaneersTB | Jeff Smith 3 run (Donald Igwebuike kick) | 28 | 3 |
| 4 | St. Louis CardinalsSTL | Rob Awalt 4 pass from Neil Lomax (Jim Gallery kick) | 28 | 10 |
| 4 | St. Louis CardinalsSTL | Niko Noga 24 opponents fumble recovery (Jim Gallery kick) | 28 | 17 |
| 4 | St. Louis CardinalsSTL | J.T. Smith 11 pass from Neil Lomax (Jim Gallery kick) | 28 | 24 |
| 4 | St. Louis CardinalsSTL | J.T. Smith 17 pass from Neil Lomax (Jim Gallery kick) | 28 | 31 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Tampa Bay Buccaneers | ||
| Offense | ||
| 87 | WR | Gerald Carter |
| 81 | WR | Phil Freeman |
| 72 | LOT | Rob Taylor |
| 66 | LOG | George Yarno |
| 60 | C | Randy Grimes |
| 58 | ROG | Rick Mallory |
| 73 | ROT | Ron Heller |
| 86 | TE | Calvin Magee |
| 17 | QB | Steve DeBerg |
| 35 | RB | Jeff Smith |
| 32 | FB | James Wilder |
| Defense | ||
| 78 | LDE | John Cannon |
| 94 | NT | Mike Stensrud |
| 90 | RDE | Ron Holmes |
| 51 | LOLB | Chris Washington |
| 58 | LILB | Jeff Davis |
| 54 | RILB | Ervin Randle |
| 57 | ROLB | Winston Moss |
| 29 | LCB | Ricky Reynolds |
| 33 | SS | Bobby Kemp |
| 20 | FS | Rick Woods |
| 22 | RCB | Rod Jones |
| St. Louis Cardinals | ||
| Offense | ||
| 83 | WR | Don Holmes |
| 84 | WR | J.T. Smith |
| 67 | LOT | Luis Sharpe |
| 64 | LOG | Todd Peat |
| 70 | C | Derek Kennard |
| 61 | ROG | Lance Smith |
| 63 | ROT | Tootie Robbins |
| 80 | TE | Rob Awalt |
| 15 | QB | Neil Lomax |
| 30 | RB | Stump Mitchell |
| 31 | FB | Earl Ferrell |
| Defense | ||
| 78 | LDE | Freddie Joe Nunn |
| 79 | LDT | Bob Clasby |
| 69 | RDT | Colin Scotts |
| 75 | RDE | Curtis Greer |
| 55 | LLB | Anthony Bell |
| 57 | MLB | Niko Noga |
| 52 | RLB | Charlie Baker |
| 41 | LCB | Carl Carter |
| 45 | SS | Leonard Smith |
| 43 | FS | Lonnie Young |
| 47 | RCB | Cedric Mack |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tampa Bay Buccaneers | |||||
| James Wilder | 11 | 49 | 4.5 | 16 | 0 |
| Jeff Smith | 19 | 48 | 2.5 | 7 | 1 |
| Steve DeBerg | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | -1 | 0 |
| Bobby Howard | 1 | -3 | -3.0 | -3 | 0 |
| Bruce Hill | 1 | -10 | -10.0 | -10 | 0 |
| St. Louis Cardinals | |||||
| Stump Mitchell | 17 | 79 | 4.6 | 10 | 0 |
| Earl Ferrell | 9 | 33 | 3.7 | 7 | 0 |
| Neil Lomax | 4 | 23 | 5.8 | 19 | 0 |
| Ron Wolfley | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tampa Bay Buccaneers | |||||||||||
| Steve DeBerg | 37 | 23 | 62.2 | 0 | 303 | 8.2 | 34t | 3 | 1 | 9 | 115.0 |
| St. Louis Cardinals | |||||||||||
| Neil Lomax | 36 | 25 | 69.4 | 1 | 314 | 8.7 | 39 | 3 | 4 | 36 | 112.5 |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tampa Bay Buccaneers | |||||
| James Wilder | 6 | 87 | 14.5 | 32 | 0 |
| Gerald Carter | 6 | 82 | 13.7 | 25 | 1 |
| Bruce Hill | 4 | 56 | 14.0 | 19 | 0 |
| Jeff Smith | 3 | 43 | 14.3 | 34t | 1 |
| Bobby Howard | 2 | 19 | 9.5 | 11 | 0 |
| Calvin Magee | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 11 | 0 |
| Mark Carrier | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5t | 1 |
| St. Louis Cardinals | |||||
| Rob Awalt | 9 | 124 | 13.8 | 27 | 1 |
| J.T. Smith | 8 | 96 | 12.0 | 17t | 2 |
| Stump Mitchell | 4 | 58 | 14.5 | 39 | 0 |
| Don Holmes | 4 | 36 | 9.0 | 13 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tampa Bay Buccaneers | |||||
| Rod Jones | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 |
| St. Louis Cardinals | |||||
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tampa Bay Buccaneers | |||||
| Frank Garcia | 3 | 117 | 39.0 | 47 | 0 |
| St. Louis Cardinals | |||||
| Greg Cater | 1 | 39 | 39.0 | 39 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tampa Bay Buccaneers | ||||||
| Bobby Futrell | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 | |
| St. Louis Cardinals | ||||||
| Vai Sikahema | 2 | 0 | 12 | 6.0 | 8 | 0 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tampa Bay Buccaneers | ||||||
| Bobby Futrell | 4 | 56 | 14.0 | 22 | 0 | |
| Solomon Miller | 1 | 22 | 22.0 | 22 | 0 | |
| St. Louis Cardinals | ||||||
| Vai Sikahema | 3 | 70 | 23.3 | 31 | 0 | |
| Derrick McAdoo | 2 | 51 | 25.5 | 28 | 0 | |
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
| Tampa Bay Buccaneers | |
| Chris Washington | 2.0 |
| Ron Holmes | 1.0 |
| Winston Moss | 1.0 |
| St. Louis Cardinals | |
| Curtis Greer | 1.0 |
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