Week 9, 1979

played in New York, NY

50 degrees, fair, 1 mph wind

Tampa Bay Buccaneers	3	0	0	7	-	10
New York Giants	7	9	3	3	-	22

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:25 NYK - Joe Dawkins 9 pass from Jeff Rutledge (David Posey extra point)
1Q: 05:50 TBY - Garo Yepremian 32 field goal
2Q: 14:51 NYK - David Posey 24 field goal
2Q: 09:10 NYK - David Posey 39 field goal
2Q: 01:39 NYK - David Posey 23 field goal
3Q: 00:06 NYK - David Posey 41 field goal
4Q: 08:59 NYK - David Posey 33 field goal
4Q: 07:32 TBY - Pat Tilley 1 pass from Dennis McKenzie (Garo Yepremian extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:25 NYK - Joe Dawkins 9 pass from Jeff Rutledge (David Posey extra point)
1Q: 05:50 TBY - Garo Yepremian 32 field goal
2Q: 14:51 NYK - David Posey 24 field goal
2Q: 09:10 NYK - David Posey 39 field goal
2Q: 01:39 NYK - David Posey 23 field goal
3Q: 00:06 NYK - David Posey 41 field goal
4Q: 08:59 NYK - David Posey 33 field goal
4Q: 07:32 TBY - Pat Tilley 1 pass from Dennis McKenzie (Garo Yepremian extra point)

Team Statistics TBY NYK
Record 3-5 3-5
First Downs 10 19
- by Rushing 1 6
- by Passing 8 12
- by Penalty 1 1
Total Net Yards 179 334
- Offensive Plays 51 80
- Yards per Play 3.51 4.18
Net Rushing Yards 54 150
- Rushing Attempts 12 43
- Yards per Rush 4.50 3.49
Net Passing Yards 125 184
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 37 - 13 - 2 35 - 25 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 138 198
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2/13 2/14
- Yards per Pass Play 3.21 4.97
Fumbles/Lost 2/2 2/1
3rd Down Conversions 3/12 10/22
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 9.6 5.7
4th Down Conversions 0/1 0/0
Penalties/Yards 5/30 5/46
Punt Returns/Yards 4/7 5/41
Kick Returns/Yards 5/103 2/37
Interception Ret./Yards 1/6 2/37
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 3 6
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/1 1/4
Avg. Drive Start OWN 33 OWN 37
Time of Possession 18:13 41:47

Team Statistics	TBY	NYK
Record	3-5	3-5
First Downs	10	19
- by Rushing	1	6
- by Passing	8	12
- by Penalty	1	1
Total Net Yards	179	334
- Offensive Plays	51	80
- Yards per Play	3.51	4.18
Net Rushing Yards	54	150
- Rushing Attempts	12	43
- Yards per Rush	4.50	3.49
Net Passing Yards	125	184
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	37 - 13 - 2	35 - 25 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	138	198
- Sacks/Yards Lost	2/13	2/14
- Yards per Pass Play	3.21	4.97
Fumbles/Lost	2/2	2/1
3rd Down Conversions	3/12	10/22
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	9.6	5.7
4th Down Conversions	0/1	0/0
Penalties/Yards	5/30	5/46
Punt Returns/Yards	4/7	5/41
Kick Returns/Yards	5/103	2/37
Interception Ret./Yards	1/6	2/37
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	3	6
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/1	1/4
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 33	OWN 37
Time of Possession	18:13	41:47

Drive Charts

Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	9:17	3:33	OWN 31	8	54	Field Goal
2	14:43	1:47	OWN 26	3	-6	Punt
2	10:37	0:09	OWN 20	1	9	Fumble
2	9:02	1:30	OWN 26	3	-1	Punt
2	6:52	1:19	50	4	11	Interception
2	1:32	1:17	OWN 22	3	2	Punt
3	15:00	1:57	OWN 36	3	7	Punt
3	11:06	0:52	OWN 44	3	3	Punt
3	8:48	0:34	OWN 39	3	0	Punt
3	4:49	3:04	OWN 19	8	23	Interception
3	0:01	1:10	OWN 15	3	-3	Punt
4	8:51	1:29	OWN 20	6	80	Touchdown
4	5:12	0:38	OPP 13	4	0	Downs

New York Giants
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	5:43	OWN 20	10	80	Touchdown
1	5:44	6:01	OWN 30	10	63	Field Goal
2	12:56	2:19	OPP 48	4	11	Punt
2	10:28	1:26	OPP 29	3	7	Field Goal
2	7:32	0:40	OWN 37	2	0	Interception
2	5:33	4:01	OWN 25	12	69	Field Goal
2	0:15	0:15	OWN 41	3	13	Half
3	13:03	1:57	OWN 7	3	-1	Punt
3	10:14	1:26	OWN 2	3	6	Punt
3	8:14	3:25	OWN 24	6	15	Punt
3	1:45	1:44	OPP 17	3	-7	Field Goal
4	13:51	5:00	OPP 49	9	33	Field Goal
4	7:22	2:10	OWN 24	3	-1	Fumble
4	4:34	2:41	OWN 13	6	22	Punt
4	1:53	1:53	OPP 24	3	4	Game

Game MVP: David Posey, New York Giants

Rushing Statistics

Tampa Bay	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Wayne Mosley	8	50	6.25	23	1
Moe Dixon	3	1	0.33	2	0
Chuck Fusina	1	3	3.00	3	0

New York	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
David Sims	28	84	3.00	23	2
James Owens	7	30	4.29	7	0
Mike Goff	3	16	5.33	11	1
Darnell Goodwin	3	19	6.33	14	1
Jeff Rutledge	2	1	0.50	2	0

Passing Statistics

Tampa Bay	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Chuck Fusina	28	9	75	2/13	0	17	2	11.6
Dennis McKenzie	9	4	63	0/0	1	35	0	105.3

New York	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Jeff Rutledge	35	25	198	2/14	1	22	1	82.8

Receiving Statistics

Tampa Bay	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Ronald Fitzgerald	4	5	41	10.25	5	15	0
WR Pat Tilley	4	9	52	13.00	27	35	1
WR Larry Mucker	2	7	20	10.00	0	13	0
TE Larry Brown	1	1	5	5.00	0	5	0
WR John Gilliam	1	13	17	17.00	4	17	0
FB Barty Smith	1	1	3	3.00	0	3	0
TE Jim Mitchell	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

New York	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR James Lofton	6	8	68	11.33	13	22	0
FB Joe Dawkins	5	5	37	7.40	21	12	1
WR Dave Logan	3	5	23	7.67	1	9	0
FB David Sims	2	2	6	3.00	0	8	0
TE Doug Cosbie	2	4	5	2.50	0	6	0
WR Willis Adams	2	3	22	11.00	6	15	0
WR Ken Payne	1	1	9	9.00	0	9	0
WR Mike Goff	1	4	8	8.00	0	8	0
RB Darnell Goodwin	1	1	2	2.00	0	2	0
TE Mark Iwanowski	1	1	17	17.00	11	17	0
RB James Owens	1	1	1	1.00	1	1	0

Interception Statistics

Tampa Bay	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
ILB James Harrell	1	6	6.00	0

New York	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Skip Thomas	1	0	0.00	0
CB Toby Tucker	1	37	37.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Tampa Bay	Fumb	Recov	Force
Ronald Fitzgerald	1	0	0
Virgil Livers	1	0	0
Tom Beasley	0	1	0
Mark Arneson	0	0	1
Broderick Kimsey	0	0	1

New York	Fumb	Recov	Force
David Sims	1	0	0
Jeff Rutledge	1	0	0
Toby Tucker	0	1	1
Zach Waite	0	1	0
Larry Tearry	0	1	0
Ron Johnson	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Tampa Bay	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Max Runager	7	314	44.9	39.0	51	3

New York	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Tom Skladany	5	230	46.0	40.6	60	1

Kicking Statistics

Tampa Bay	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Garo Yepremian	1/1	0/0	0/0	32	1/1

New York	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
David Posey	5/5	1/1	0/0	41	1/1

Punt Return Statistics

Tampa Bay	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Virgil Livers	4	7	1.8	0

New York	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Ken Payne	5	41	8.2	0

Kick Return Statistics

Tampa Bay	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Virgil Livers	4	82	20.5	0
George Ragsdale	1	21	21.0	0

New York	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Ken Gannon	1	15	15.0	0
Willis Adams	1	22	22.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Tampa Bay	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Mark Arneson	12	5	1.0	35	30
S Burgess Owens	6	3	0.0	38	33
DT Dave Pureifory	6	2	0.0	32	27
CB Virgil Livers	6	1	0.0	30	31
OLB Broderick Kimsey	5	3	0.0	22	27
S Ed Jones	4	4	0.0	29	29
OLB Louie Walker	4	1	0.0	10	3
CB Everett Allen	4	0	0.0	17	16
OLB Rick Kingrea	3	3	1.0	26	21
ILB James Harrell	3	0	0.0	8	7
CB Mario Clark	2	2	0.0	32	24
CB Jim Stienke	2	1	0.0	25	31
S Robert Giblin	2	0	0.0	18	12
OLB Mike McGraw	2	0	0.0	22	12
DE Ben Williams	2	0	0.0	23	15
DT John Woodcock	2	0	0.0	11	10
DE Julius Adams	1	1	0.0	20	22
DT Andy Buffone	1	1	0.0	20	23
DE Tom Beasley	1	1	0.0	30	20
WR John Gilliam	1	0	---	---	---
C Kyle Davis	1	0	---	---	---

New York	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Mike Sensibaugh	4	0	1.0	9	30
OLB Mike Hennigan	4	1	0.0	10	26
S Mike Weger	3	1	0.0	11	31
CB Toby Tucker	3	0	0.0	9	34
DE Wilbur Young	2	1	1.0	11	36
CB Ken Gannon	2	0	0.0	9	20
OLB Bo Harris	2	0	0.0	8	30
S Johnny Fuller	1	0	0.0	3	14
S Willie Germany	1	0	0.0	5	12
G Ed Newman	1	0	---	---	---
ILB Ted Washington	1	0	0.0	2	8
DE Ross Browner	1	0	0.0	8	22
WR Willis Adams	1	0	---	---	---
CB Ron Johnson	0	2	0.0	10	29

Pass Rush Statistics

Tampa Bay	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
ILB Mark Arneson	1.0	1	0	0	30
OLB Rick Kingrea	1.0	0	0	0	21
DE Tom Beasley	0.0	0	2	1	20
DE Julius Adams	0.0	0	1	0	22

New York	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Wilbur Young	1.0	1	1	4	36
S Mike Sensibaugh	1.0	0	0	0	30
DE Shawn Hollingsworth	0.0	1	0	0	8
OLB Ron McCartney	0.0	1	0	0	22
DE Don Ratliff	0.0	0	1	0	24
DE Greg Johnson	0.0	0	1	0	28

Pass Defense Statistics

Tampa Bay	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Virgil Livers	4	0	0	31
ILB Mark Arneson	3	0	0	30
S Burgess Owens	3	0	0	33
CB Mario Clark	2	1	0	24
ILB James Harrell	2	0	1	7
OLB Rick Kingrea	2	0	0	21
CB Jim Stienke	2	0	0	31
OLB Broderick Kimsey	2	0	0	27
CB Everett Allen	2	0	0	16
S Ed Jones	2	0	0	29
S Robert Giblin	1	0	0	12

New York	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Toby Tucker	5	0	1	34
S Mike Sensibaugh	2	1	0	30
OLB Bo Harris	2	1	0	30
CB Ken Gannon	2	0	0	20
ILB Ted Washington	1	1	0	8
OLB Mike Hennigan	1	0	0	26
S Johnny Fuller	0	2	0	14
S Willie Germany	0	1	0	12
ILB Frank Nunley	0	1	0	15
CB Skip Thomas	0	0	1	23

Blocking Statistics

Tampa Bay	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Thurman Cowley	1	3	5	0	11
Ken Mendenhall	1	1	3	0	14
Greg Koch	0	3	12	2	37
Revie Sorey	0	2	8	0	29
Barty Smith	0	1	6	0	7
Kenny Frame	0	1	10	0	32

New York	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Zach Waite	3	10	39	0	34
Billy Shields	2	4	37	1	28
Doug Cosbie	2	2	27	0	18
Halvor Hagen	1	7	35	0	30
Gery Palmer	1	5	36	1	35
Andy Maurer	0	4	12	0	14
Joe Dawkins	0	3	28	0	16
Randal Farley	0	3	11	0	9
Ed Newman	0	1	34	0	29
Warren Bryant	0	1	7	0	3
Mark Iwanowski	0	1	24	0	19

Special Teams Tackles

Tampa Bay	Tackles	STPlays
Larry Brown	2	18
James Harrell	2	16
Moe Dixon	1	23
Ronald Fitzgerald	1	15
Barty Smith	1	8

New York	Tackles	STPlays
Ron Johnson	4	14
Mark Iwanowski	2	19
Ken Gannon	1	18
Joe Dawkins	1	16
Halvor Hagen	1	10

Participation

Tampa Bay	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Virgil Livers	---	---	30	31	16	77
Burgess Owens	---	---	38	33	5	76
Rick Kingrea	---	---	26	21	28	75
Mark Arneson	---	---	35	30	4	69
Jim Stienke	---	---	25	31	10	66
Dave Pureifory	---	---	32	27	5	64
Ed Jones	---	---	29	29	5	63
Mario Clark	---	---	32	24	5	61
Broderick Kimsey	---	---	22	27	4	53
Tom Beasley	---	---	30	20	2	52
Greg Koch	12	37	---	---	---	49
Larry Mucker	9	30	---	---	9	48
Andy Buffone	---	---	20	23	4	47
Julius Adams	---	---	20	22	3	45
Kenny Frame	10	32	---	---	2	44
Everett Allen	---	---	17	16	11	44
Revie Sorey	8	29	---	---	7	44
Moe Dixon	3	17	---	---	23	43
Chuck Fusina	12	30	---	---	---	42
Charles Goodrum	7	33	---	---	---	40
Ben Williams	---	---	23	15	2	40
Ronald Fitzgerald	4	20	---	---	15	39
Kyle Davis	9	29	---	---	---	38
Mike McGraw	---	---	22	12	4	38
Pat Tilley	9	25	---	---	2	36
Larry Brown	2	15	---	---	18	35
John Gilliam	7	26	---	---	---	33
Robert Giblin	---	---	18	12	3	33
James Harrell	---	---	8	7	16	31
Steve George	---	---	18	9	3	30
Jim Mitchell	6	18	---	---	6	30
Doug Jones	---	---	7	5	17	29
Wayne Mosley	9	18	---	---	---	27
Ken Mendenhall	3	14	---	---	8	25
John Woodcock	---	---	11	10	4	25
Steve Owens	2	8	---	---	13	23
George Ragsdale	3	11	---	---	9	23
Tom Forrest	5	8	---	---	8	21
Barty Smith	6	7	---	---	8	21
Louie Walker	---	---	10	3	8	21
Thurman Cowley	5	11	---	---	1	17
Claude Minor	1	2	---	---	8	11
Dennis McKenzie	0	9	---	---	---	9
Max Runager	0	0	---	---	7	7
Garo Yepremian	0	0	---	---	4	4
Vince Ferragamo	0	0	---	---	1	1

New York	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Gery Palmer	36	35	---	---	9	80
Jeff Rutledge	43	37	---	---	---	80
Halvor Hagen	35	30	---	---	10	75
Zach Waite	39	34	---	---	1	74
Ed Newman	34	29	---	---	9	72
Willis Adams	35	30	---	---	2	67
Billy Shields	37	28	---	---	---	65
Mark Iwanowski	24	19	---	---	19	62
Joe Dawkins	28	16	---	---	16	60
Mike Goff	28	28	---	---	1	57
Doug Cosbie	27	18	---	---	12	57
Wilbur Young	---	---	11	36	8	55
Ron Johnson	---	---	10	29	14	53
David Sims	32	18	---	---	1	51
James Lofton	17	21	---	---	10	48
Ken Gannon	---	---	9	20	18	47
Toby Tucker	---	---	9	34	1	44
Mike Weger	---	---	11	31	1	43
Ken Payne	11	14	---	---	17	42
Mike Sensibaugh	---	---	9	30	1	40
Mike Hennigan	---	---	10	26	3	39
Bo Harris	---	---	8	30	---	38
Greg Johnson	---	---	7	28	1	36
Don Ratliff	---	---	4	24	7	35
Ron McCartney	---	---	6	22	6	34
Dave Logan	2	13	---	---	18	33
Darnell Goodwin	3	2	---	---	27	32
Ross Browner	---	---	8	22	---	30
Frank Nunley	---	---	3	15	10	28
Skip Thomas	---	---	5	23	---	28
Willie Germany	---	---	5	12	10	27
Andy Maurer	12	14	---	---	---	26
Earl Inmon	---	---	6	17	1	24
Randal Farley	11	9	---	---	1	21
James Owens	8	6	---	---	7	21
Warren Bryant	7	3	---	---	10	20
Johnny Fuller	---	---	3	14	1	18
Ted Washington	---	---	2	8	7	17
Larry Tearry	4	3	---	---	10	17
Shawn Hollingsworth	---	---	6	8	1	15
Isiah Robertson	---	---	0	0	14	14
David Posey	0	0	---	---	12	12
Steve Joachim	0	0	---	---	5	5
Tom Skladany	0	0	---	---	5	5
Steve Towle	---	---	0	0	2	2
Lynn Dickey	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	1	3	3.0
Middle	7	36	5.1
Right	4	15	3.8
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	9	16	1.8
Middle	20	87	4.4
Right	13	48	3.7
None	1	-1	-1.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Tampa Bay	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Chuck Fusina	28	9	0	5	2	5	3	4	2
Dennis McKenzie	9	4	1	1	1	2	0	0	0

New York	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Jeff Rutledge	35	25	1	3	1	1	3	1	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	1	0	0	0.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	12	7	35	2.9
Medium (9-18 Yds)	18	6	103	5.7
Long (19+ Yds)	6	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	5	5	14	2.8
Short (0-8 Yds)	15	11	80	5.3
Medium (9-18 Yds)	13	8	86	6.6
Long (19+ Yds)	2	1	18	9.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Tampa Bay	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR John Gilliam	13	1	1	17	0	26
WR Pat Tilley	9	4	0	52	1	25
WR Larry Mucker	7	2	2	20	0	30
WR Ronald Fitzgerald	5	4	0	41	0	20
TE Larry Brown	1	1	0	5	0	15
TE Jim Mitchell	1	0	0	0	0	18
FB Barty Smith	1	1	0	3	0	7

New York	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR James Lofton	8	6	0	68	1	21
FB Joe Dawkins	5	5	0	37	0	16
WR Dave Logan	5	3	0	23	0	13
WR Mike Goff	4	1	1	8	0	28
TE Doug Cosbie	4	2	0	5	0	18
WR Willis Adams	3	2	0	22	0	30
FB David Sims	2	2	0	6	0	18
WR Ken Payne	1	1	0	9	0	14
RB Darnell Goodwin	1	1	0	2	0	2
TE Mark Iwanowski	1	1	0	17	0	19
RB James Owens	1	1	0	1	0	6

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Tampa Bay	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

New York	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
David Sims	5	13	2.60	3.00
Darnell Goodwin	1	-3	-3.00	6.33
Jeff Rutledge	1	-1	-1.00	0.50
James Owens	1	1	1.00	4.29

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Tampa Bay	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Dennis McKenzie	7	2	15	2.14	7.00
Chuck Fusina	1	0	0	0.00	2.68

New York	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Jeff Rutledge	5	2	9	1.80	5.66

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Tampa Bay	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR John Gilliam	5	0	0	0.00	1.31
WR Pat Tilley	2	1	1	0.50	5.78
WR Ronald Fitzgerald	1	1	14	14.00	8.20

New York	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
FB Joe Dawkins	2	2	9	4.50	7.40
WR Mike Goff	1	0	0	0.00	2.00
WR Dave Logan	1	0	0	0.00	4.60
WR Willis Adams	1	0	0	0.00	7.33

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Tampa Bay	Rushes	Conversions

New York	Rushes	Conversions
David Sims	3	2
Mike Goff	2	1
Jeff Rutledge	2	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Tampa Bay	Att	Comp	Conversions
Chuck Fusina	11	3	3
Dennis McKenzie	1	0	0

New York	Att	Comp	Conversions
Jeff Rutledge	13	8	6

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Tampa Bay	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR John Gilliam	4	0	0
WR Ronald Fitzgerald	3	2	2
WR Pat Tilley	3	1	1
TE Jim Mitchell	1	0	0
WR Larry Mucker	1	0	0

New York	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR James Lofton	5	4	4
WR Dave Logan	2	1	1
TE Doug Cosbie	2	1	0
WR Willis Adams	2	1	1
WR Mike Goff	1	0	0
FB David Sims	1	1	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 50,600 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 16,200 (21,400)
End Zone 11,000 (15,400)
Mezzanine 6,100 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 9,300 (13,600)
Club Seats 5,100 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 2,900 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	50,600 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	16,200 (21,400)
End Zone	11,000 (15,400)
Mezzanine	6,100 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	9,300 (13,600)
Club Seats	5,100 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	2,900 (3,300)