Week 12, 1975

played in Birmingham, AL

36 degrees, fair, 11 mph wind

Tampa Bay Buccaneers14373-27
Birmingham Bombers0700-7

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:04 TBY - Jim Mitchell 14 pass from Sonny Jurgensen (Jim Turner extra point)
1Q: 04:13 TBY - George Amundson 6 run (Jim Turner extra point)
2Q: 10:14 BIR - Rickey Young 11 run (Bucky Wallace extra point)
2Q: 00:10 TBY - Jim Turner 47 field goal
3Q: 09:26 TBY - George Amundson 4 run (Jim Turner extra point)
4Q: 03:10 TBY - Jim Turner 19 field goal

Team StatisticsTBYBIR
Record6-52-9
First Downs1712
- by Rushing76
- by Passing95
- by Penalty11
Total Net Yards258204
- Offensive Plays6457
- Yards per Play4.033.58
Net Rushing Yards11885
- Rushing Attempts4021
- Yards per Rush2.954.05
Net Passing Yards140119
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt22 - 17 - 035 - 16 - 3
- Gross Passing Yards152127
- Sacks/Yards Lost2/121/8
- Yards per Pass Play5.833.31
Fumbles/Lost0/01/1
3rd Down Conversions7/164/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down7.07.1
4th Down Conversions0/00/1
Penalties/Yards8/558/51
Punt Returns/Yards4/522/7
Kick Returns/Yards2/584/81
Interception Ret./Yards3/400/0
2pt Conversions0/00/0
Red Zone Visits41
- Red Zone TDs/FGs3/11/0
Avg. Drive StartOWN 46OWN 28
Time of Possession36:1023:50

Drive Charts

Tampa Bay Buccaneers
QuarBeganPossFromPlaysYardsResult
115:005:01OWN 38862Touchdown
17:463:39OPP 45645Touchdown
11:411:48OWN 435Punt
210:072:09OWN 463-9Punt
25:482:03OWN 4135Punt
22:302:25OWN 43927Field Goal
313:481:37OPP 263-2Missed FG
310:171:01OPP 31231Touchdown
36:113:45OWN 33624Punt
32:012:35OWN 35417Punt
413:043:22OWN 34614Punt
49:096:04OPP 25823Field Goal
42:140:34OPP 3832Missed FG
Birmingham Bombers
QuarBeganPossFromPlaysYardsResult
19:592:13OWN 203-5Punt
14:072:26OWN 23528Punt
214:534:46OPP 39939Touchdown
27:582:10OWN 2367Punt
23:451:15OWN 27314Interception
315:001:12OWN 203-1Interception
312:111:54OWN 35414Interception
39:163:05OWN 20521Punt
32:260:25OWN 2030Punt
414:261:22OWN 2038Punt
49:420:33OWN 20218Fumble
43:050:51OWN 394-1Downs
41:401:40OWN 43837Game

Game MVP: Donnie Shell, Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Rushing Statistics

Tampa BayAttYardsAvgLG10+TD
George Amundson20472.351322
Wayne Mosley16593.691710
Bryan Breech393.00400
Sonny Jurgensen133.00300
BirminghamAttYardsAvgLG10+TD
Rickey Young16583.631111
Darnell Goodwin5275.401210

Passing Statistics

Tampa BayAttCompYardsSk/YdTDLGIntRate
Sonny Jurgensen21161492/121230111.0
Quentin Vaughn1130/003079.2
BirminghamAttCompYardsSk/YdTDLGIntRate
Pat Haden29131001/8021314.2
Elton Davis63270/0016062.5

Receiving Statistics

Tampa BayCatchTargYardsAvgYACLGTD
WR Al Dodd565210.405230
TE Jim Mitchell353712.335141
WR Barry Pearson34186.001120
WR Ron Jessie2384.00460
TE Al Chandler111616.002160
WR Freddie Scott111010.000100
FB Barty Smith1188.00980
WR Norm Doyle1133.00030
BirminghamCatchTargYardsAvgYACLGTD
FB Boobie Clark35134.33090
WR Hugh Stopek384715.675210
WR Calvin Hickman26126.00190
WR Al Walker25136.50070
WR Rickey Young24178.50090
RB Darnell Goodwin1155.00450
TE Ken Garcia1188.00080
TE Marc Forbes1133.00030
WR Ken Bailey1499.00090

Interception Statistics

Tampa BayIntsYardsAvgTD
S Donnie Shell22713.500
CB Everett Allen11313.000
BirminghamIntsYardsAvgTD

Fumble Statistics

Tampa BayFumbRecovForceTD
Donnie Shell0100
Julius Adams0010
BirminghamFumbRecovForceTD
Rickey Young1000

Punting Statistics

Tampa BayPuntYardsAvgNetLGIn20
Montrae Jones624741.230.0520
BirminghamPuntYardsAvgNetLGIn20
Ian Mooberry627445.737.0532

Kicking Statistics

Tampa BayFGs40+Yd50+YdLGPAT
Jim Turner2/41/30/1473/3
BirminghamFGs40+Yd50+YdLGPAT
Bucky Wallace0/00/00/001/1

Punt Return Statistics

Tampa BayRetYardsAvgTD
Al Dodd45213.00
BirminghamRetYardsAvgTD
Al Walker273.50

Kick Return Statistics

Tampa BayRetYardsAvgTD
Al Dodd13535.00
Ron Jessie12323.00
BirminghamRetYardsAvgTD
Ken Sawyer48120.30

Defensive Statistics

Tampa BayTackAsstSackRPlayPPlay
S Donnie Shell730.02135
CB Jim Stienke510.01836
CB Mel Renfro500.02135
CB Everett Allen430.01832
DE Julius Adams320.02035
ILB Mark Arneson211.02031
OLB Chris Hanburger220.02136
DT Dave Pureifory210.02136
DT John Mendenhall200.01420
S Burgess Owens200.02135
S Bert Horn200.0615
DT Bob Rowe100.022
BirminghamTackAsstSackRPlayPPlay
ILB Jack Reynolds1410.04024
S Bill Bradley720.03723
CB Ken Sawyer710.03723
DE Bill Kollar501.03122
DT Craig Fulcher420.03321
CB Ronnie Covington400.01716
OLB Jack Ham331.03923
S Willie Germany300.058
DE Tyrell Garrison220.03623
DE Will Wynn200.092
S Bill Simpson120.02218
DT Dusty Oliver120.03214
OLB Ron Pritchard110.0249
G Andy Dawson10---------
CB Earl Dvorak100.03623
WR Hugh Stopek10---------
WR Calvin Hickman10---------
T Juan Bruce10---------
CB Gerald Blackburn100.052
DT Doug English010.0196

Pass Rush Statistics

Tampa BaySackBlockHurryKnockPPlay
ILB Mark Arneson1.000031
DE Julius Adams0.012035
DT Dave Pureifory0.002236
DE Elois Grooms0.002034
BirminghamSackBlockHurryKnockPPlay
DE Bill Kollar1.001122
OLB Jack Ham1.000023
S Bill Bradley0.001023

Pass Defense Statistics

Tampa BayCaughtDefnsdIntrcpPPlay
CB Mel Renfro43035
CB Jim Stienke40036
S Donnie Shell30235
CB Everett Allen11132
ILB Mark Arneson11031
OLB Chris Hanburger11036
S Bert Horn11015
DE Julius Adams10035
BirminghamCaughtDefnsdIntrcpPPlay
CB Ken Sawyer80023
ILB Jack Reynolds21024
S Bill Bradley20023
CB Ronnie Covington20016
S Willie Germany1008
DT Craig Fulcher10021
CB Earl Dvorak10023
OLB Jack Ham01023

Blocking Statistics

Tampa BayKeyBlBlOppPancRPlySckAPPly
Dave Foley45035024
Sid Smith37031119
Charles Goodrum26031023
Ed Newman16029018
Barty Smith11014010
Ralph Neely08026119
Sam Bycroft0301607
Booker Brown0102005
Jim Mitchell01035022
Cal Withrow0101205
BirminghamKeyBlBlOppPancRPlySckAPPly
Greg Sampson47018133
Kris Wheeler14017030
Juan Bruce13016030
Boobie Clark12014017
Vincent Forbes110305
Claude Minor010303
Mike Vardell010302
Ken Garcia01011016
Darryl Kenyon010409

Special Teams Tackles

Tampa BayTacklesSTPlays
Mel Renfro213
Al Chandler118
Donnie Shell112
John Saunders16
Burgess Owens12
BirminghamTacklesSTPlays
Ken Bailey212
Darnell Goodwin120
Al Walker113
Willie Germany110
Darryl Kenyon12

Participation

Tampa BayRPlyOffPPlyOffRPlyDefPPlyDefSTPlyTotal Plays
Mel Renfro------21351369
Donnie Shell------21351268
Dave Foley3524------463
Jim Mitchell3522------663
Al Dodd3016------1460
Sid Smith3119------1060
Burgess Owens------2135258
Chris Hanburger------2136---57
Dave Pureifory------2136---57
Everett Allen------1832757
Julius Adams------2035---55
Charles Goodrum3123------155
Sonny Jurgensen3223---------55
Jim Stienke------1836155
Ed Newman2918------754
Mark Arneson------2031253
Elois Grooms------1834---52
George Amundson2010------1848
Bryan Breech1711------1947
Ron Jessie2215------845
Ralph Neely2619---------45
John Mendenhall------1420640
Booker Brown205------1035
Sam Bycroft167------1033
Al Chandler94------1831
Freddie Scott199------129
Barty Smith1410------529
Barry Pearson1511------127
Wayne Mosley179---------26
Bert Horn------615526
Cal Withrow125------825
Gregg Bingham------001919
Norm Doyle23------1217
Isaac Fulcher------34613
Dallas Hickman------25613
Derek Check------33612
Jim Turner00------1010
Montrae Jones00------1010
Quentin Vaughn81---------9
John Saunders------0167
Bob Rowe------22---4
Jim Turnbull------2114
Kevin Calhoun------00---0
Malcolm Padavona00---------0
Will Cureton00---------0
Virgil Livers------00---0
BirminghamRPlyOffPPlyOffRPlyDefPPlyDefSTPlyTotal Plays
Ken Sawyer------37231171
Jack Reynolds------4024468
Jack Ham------3923567
Bill Bradley------3723565
Earl Dvorak------3623564
Tyrell Garrison------3623463
Craig Fulcher------3321660
Bill Kollar------3122255
Hugh Stopek1426------1454
Ronnie Covington------17162053
Greg Sampson1833---------51
Al Walker1028------1351
Pat Haden2130---------51
Pete Adams1831---------49
Andy Dawson1727------549
Dusty Oliver------3214349
Kris Wheeler1730---------47
Bill Simpson------2218646
Juan Bruce1630---------46
Darnell Goodwin618------2044
Ken Garcia1116------1441
Calvin Hickman1524------140
Boobie Clark1417------738
Ken Bailey620------1238
Rickey Young1622---------38
Ron Pritchard------249336
Marc Forbes107------1229
Doug English------196126
Willie Germany------581023
Frank LeMaster------201921
Carlton Malone56------617
John Pitts------411116
Dan Ryczek46------515
Otis Sistrunk------74415
Darryl Kenyon49------215
Will Wynn------92213
Claude Minor33------612
Mike Vardell32------712
Bill Cooke------41510
Vincent Forbes35---------8
Dave Graf------1168
Gerald Blackburn------52---7
Elton Davis06---------6
Ian Mooberry00------66
Bucky Wallace00------22
Unknown------00---0

Directional Rushing Statistics

DistanceAttYardsAvg
Left10434.3
Middle15342.3
Right15412.7
None000.0
DistanceAttYardsAvg
Left6315.2
Middle11444.0
Right4102.5
None000.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Tampa BayAttCmp20+BdThDropDfnsHurrKnckIntc
Sonny Jurgensen21161012210
Quentin Vaughn110000000
BirminghamAttCmp20+BdThDropDfnsHurrKnckIntc
Pat Haden29131115523
Elton Davis630002100

Directional Passing Statistics

DistanceAttCompYardsAvg
Screen3393.0
Short (0-8 Yds)74233.3
Medium (9-18 Yds)119978.8
Long (19+ Yds)112323.0
DistanceAttCompYardsAvg
Screen4251.3
Short (0-8 Yds)86334.1
Medium (9-18 Yds)187683.8
Long (19+ Yds)51214.2

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Tampa BayTargtCaugtDropdYards20+PPlay
WR Al Dodd65052116
TE Jim Mitchell53037022
WR Barry Pearson43018011
WR Ron Jessie3218015
TE Al Chandler1101604
WR Freddie Scott1101009
FB Barty Smith1108010
WR Norm Doyle110303
BirminghamTargtCaugtDropdYards20+PPlay
WR Hugh Stopek83147126
WR Calvin Hickman62012024
FB Boobie Clark53013017
WR Al Walker52013028
WR Ken Bailey4109020
WR Rickey Young42017022
RB Darnell Goodwin1105018
TE Ken Garcia1108016
TE Marc Forbes110307

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Tampa BayAttYardsAvgOverall Avg
George Amundson6142.332.35
Wayne Mosley4102.503.69
BirminghamAttYardsAvgOverall Avg
Rickey Young2189.003.63

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Tampa BayAttCompYardsAvg/AttOverall Avg
Sonny Jurgensen111414.007.10
Quentin Vaughn1133.003.00
BirminghamAttCompYardsAvg/AttOverall Avg
Pat Haden2194.503.45

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Tampa BayTargetCatchYardsAvg/TargOverall Avg
TE Jim Mitchell111414.007.40
WR Norm Doyle1133.003.00
BirminghamTargetCatchYardsAvg/TargOverall Avg
FB Boobie Clark1000.002.60
WR Rickey Young1199.004.25

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Tampa BayRushesConversions
George Amundson42
Bryan Breech30
BirminghamRushesConversions
Rickey Young33

Third Down Passing Statistics

Tampa BayAttCompConversions
Sonny Jurgensen764
Quentin Vaughn111
BirminghamAttCompConversions
Pat Haden810
Elton Davis221

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Tampa BayTargCatchConversions
WR Ron Jessie210
WR Barry Pearson221
WR Al Dodd111
WR Freddie Scott111
FB Barty Smith111
WR Norm Doyle111
BirminghamTargCatchConversions
FB Boobie Clark210
WR Hugh Stopek211
WR Calvin Hickman200
RB Darnell Goodwin110
WR Ken Bailey100
WR Al Walker100
WR Rickey Young100

SectionAttendance
Stadium47,500 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck14,500 (21,400)
End Zone10,400 (15,400)
Mezzanine6,000 (8,900)
Sideline Seats9,600 (13,600)
Club Seats4,800 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes2,200 (3,300)