Week 16, 1979

played in Houston, TX

65 degrees, fair, 6 mph wind

Tampa Bay Buccaneers	0	3	0	3	-	6
Houston Oilers	0	3	0	10	-	13

Scoring Summary
2Q: 08:35 TBY - Garo Yepremian 51 field goal
2Q: 00:06 HOU - John Smith 24 field goal
4Q: 07:52 HOU - John Smith 19 field goal
4Q: 03:07 TBY - Garo Yepremian 51 field goal
4Q: 00:43 HOU - Tom Gallimore 18 pass from Dale Zorn (John Smith extra point)

Scoring Summary
2Q: 08:35 TBY - Garo Yepremian 51 field goal
2Q: 00:06 HOU - John Smith 24 field goal
4Q: 07:52 HOU - John Smith 19 field goal
4Q: 03:07 TBY - Garo Yepremian 51 field goal
4Q: 00:43 HOU - Tom Gallimore 18 pass from Dale Zorn (John Smith extra point)

Team Statistics TBY HOU
Record 5-10 7-8
First Downs 7 18
- by Rushing 1 5
- by Passing 6 13
- by Penalty 0 0
Total Net Yards 168 325
- Offensive Plays 51 71
- Yards per Play 3.29 4.58
Net Rushing Yards 62 120
- Rushing Attempts 20 39
- Yards per Rush 3.10 3.08
Net Passing Yards 106 205
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 28 - 17 - 0 30 - 24 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 123 213
- Sacks/Yards Lost 3/17 2/8
- Yards per Pass Play 3.42 6.41
Fumbles/Lost 1/0 1/1
3rd Down Conversions 5/16 7/18
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.3 6.8
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 2/15 6/45
Punt Returns/Yards 3/15 3/23
Kick Returns/Yards 2/45 1/18
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 0 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 0/0 1/2
Avg. Drive Start OWN 21 OWN 32
Time of Possession 24:58 35:02

Team Statistics	TBY	HOU
Record	5-10	7-8
First Downs	7	18
- by Rushing	1	5
- by Passing	6	13
- by Penalty	0	0
Total Net Yards	168	325
- Offensive Plays	51	71
- Yards per Play	3.29	4.58
Net Rushing Yards	62	120
- Rushing Attempts	20	39
- Yards per Rush	3.10	3.08
Net Passing Yards	106	205
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	28 - 17 - 0	30 - 24 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	123	213
- Sacks/Yards Lost	3/17	2/8
- Yards per Pass Play	3.42	6.41
Fumbles/Lost	1/0	1/1
3rd Down Conversions	5/16	7/18
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.3	6.8
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	2/15	6/45
Punt Returns/Yards	3/15	3/23
Kick Returns/Yards	2/45	1/18
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	0	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	0/0	1/2
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 21	OWN 32
Time of Possession	24:58	35:02

Drive Charts

Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	2:22	OWN 24	3	4	Punt
1	8:04	1:58	OWN 20	4	24	Punt
1	2:05	1:41	OWN 49	3	2	Punt
2	13:38	5:10	OWN 37	9	29	Field Goal
2	7:06	2:07	OWN 21	4	18	Punt
2	1:46	0:54	OWN 3	3	4	Punt
3	12:14	1:45	OWN 23	3	9	Punt
3	8:27	1:45	OWN 6	3	6	Punt
3	4:40	0:51	OWN 7	3	7	Punt
3	2:24	1:38	OWN 16	3	-1	Punt
4	7:44	4:44	OWN 25	9	41	Field Goal
4	0:33	0:33	OWN 30	4	25	Game

Houston Oilers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	12:38	4:34	OWN 35	8	29	Punt
1	6:06	4:01	OWN 21	8	34	Fumble
1	0:24	1:46	OWN 14	4	13	Punt
2	8:28	1:22	OWN 20	3	2	Punt
2	4:59	3:13	OWN 25	6	21	Punt
2	0:52	0:52	OPP 26	4	19	Field Goal
3	15:00	2:46	OWN 13	6	13	Punt
3	10:29	2:02	OWN 30	3	9	Punt
3	6:42	2:02	OPP 49	3	2	Punt
3	3:49	1:25	OWN 43	3	6	Punt
3	0:46	8:02	OWN 41	16	57	Field Goal
4	3:00	2:27	OWN 20	8	80	Touchdown

Game MVP: Dale Zorn, Houston Oilers

Rushing Statistics

Tampa Bay	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Barty Smith	11	27	2.45	5	0
Deacon Turner	7	32	4.57	11	1
Moe Dixon	1	-2	-2.00	-2	0
Chuck Fusina	1	5	5.00	5	0

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Sherman Smith	22	56	2.55	24	1
Wilbur Jackson	15	44	2.93	13	2
Jon Keyworth	2	20	10.00	18	1

Passing Statistics

Tampa Bay	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Chuck Fusina	28	17	123	3/17	0	27	0	71.0

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Dale Zorn	30	24	213	2/8	1	20	0	107.4

Receiving Statistics

Tampa Bay	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Ronald Fitzgerald	7	10	69	9.86	22	27
WR Ken Bailey	3	4	20	6.67	1	8
TE Larry Brown	1	3	1	1.00	0	1
WR John Gilliam	1	2	10	10.00	0	10
RB Steve Owens	1	1	6	6.00	5	6
FB Barty Smith	1	1	0	0.00	0	0
WR Larry Mucker	1	3	15	15.00	6	15
FB Tim Wilson	1	1	-1	-1.00	0	-1
RB Deacon Turner	1	1	3	3.00	3	3
WR Pat Tilley	0	2	0	0.00	0	0

Houston	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
RB Wilbur Jackson	4	5	20	5.00	0	8	0
TE Tom Gallimore	4	6	29	7.25	4	18	1
WR Butch Stark	3	3	18	6.00	3	10	0
WR Mike Thomas	3	4	43	14.33	19	20	0
WR Billy Campfield	3	3	41	13.67	2	16	0
WR Isaac Curtis	2	3	21	10.50	0	17	0
FB Jon Keyworth	2	2	11	5.50	9	10	0
TE Terry Nelson	2	2	21	10.50	0	11	0
FB Wayne Wilson	1	2	9	9.00	0	9	0

Interception Statistics

Tampa Bay	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Houston	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Tampa Bay	Fumb	Recov	Force
Chuck Fusina	1	0	0
Claude Minor	0	1	0
Tom Beasley	0	1	0
Burgess Owens	0	0	1

Houston	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Wilbur Jackson	1	0	0	0
Scott Studwell	0	0	1	0

Punting Statistics

Tampa Bay	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Max Runager	9	347	38.6	36.0	44	2

Houston	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Mike Michel	8	376	47.0	42.6	63	6

Kicking Statistics

Tampa Bay	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Garo Yepremian	2/2	2/2	2/2	51	0/0

Houston	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
John Smith	2/2	0/0	0/0	24	1/1

Punt Return Statistics

Tampa Bay	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Moe Dixon	3	15	5.0	0

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Isaac Curtis	3	23	7.7	0

Kick Return Statistics

Tampa Bay	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Pat Tilley	2	45	22.5	0

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Wilbur Jackson	1	18	18.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Tampa Bay	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Mark Arneson	12	3	1.0	31	25
S Burgess Owens	9	3	1.0	28	21
CB Everett Allen	8	0	0.0	24	19
DE Julius Adams	7	1	0.0	33	26
CB Virgil Livers	5	2	0.0	29	22
S Doug Jones	4	1	0.0	12	14
DT John Woodcock	4	1	0.0	26	22
OLB Louie Walker	3	2	0.0	19	15
CB Jim Stienke	3	1	0.0	18	21
DT Andy Buffone	2	0	0.0	26	21
OLB Broderick Kimsey	1	3	0.0	23	17
OLB Rick Kingrea	1	2	0.0	25	19
CB Mario Clark	1	2	0.0	29	20
ILB James Harrell	1	2	0.0	12	10
S Ed Jones	1	0	0.0	27	22
DE Ben Williams	1	0	0.0	6	8
DE Tom Beasley	1	0	0.0	17	15
DT Steve George	0	1	0.0	19	13
DT Clarence Copeland	0	1	0.0	11	9

Houston	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Scott Studwell	6	0	1.0	18	24
S Vern Roberson	4	2	0.0	5	12
CB Jeris White	4	1	0.0	17	28
S Ron Brandon	4	0	0.0	15	26
DT Perry Brooks	3	1	0.5	8	6
DT Curley Culp	3	0	0.5	12	25
OLB Robert Braziel	3	0	0.0	10	7
CB David Gray	3	0	0.0	13	25
S Steve Foley	2	4	0.0	11	19
ILB Randy McClanahan	2	3	0.0	13	23
CB Nelson Munsey	2	1	0.0	12	19
DE Dick Leftridge	1	1	0.5	12	19
S Charlie Phillips	1	2	0.0	16	27
DT Jeff Lloyd	1	0	0.0	8	20
WR Billy Campfield	1	0	---	---	---
ILB Frank Manumaleuga	1	0	0.0	7	4
DE Mike St. Clair	0	3	0.5	11	21
DE Mike Bell	0	1	0.0	8	12
DE Mike Calhoun	0	1	0.0	9	10

Pass Rush Statistics

Tampa Bay	Sack	Hurry	PPlay
ILB Mark Arneson	1.0	1	25
S Burgess Owens	1.0	0	21
DE Julius Adams	0.0	1	26
DT John Woodcock	0.0	1	22

Houston	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Scott Studwell	1.0	0	0	0	24
DT Curley Culp	0.5	1	1	0	25
DE Mike St. Clair	0.5	0	1	0	21
DE Dick Leftridge	0.5	0	0	0	19
DT Perry Brooks	0.5	0	0	0	6
DT Jeff Lloyd	0.0	0	1	1	20

Pass Defense Statistics

Tampa Bay	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
ILB Mark Arneson	5	0	25
CB Everett Allen	4	0	19
CB Virgil Livers	3	0	22
CB Jim Stienke	2	1	21
OLB Louie Walker	2	0	15
DT Andy Buffone	2	0	21
DE Julius Adams	1	0	26
S Doug Jones	1	0	14
OLB Rick Kingrea	1	0	19
CB Mario Clark	1	0	20
DE Ben Williams	1	0	8
ILB James Harrell	1	0	10

Houston	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Jeris White	4	0	28
S Vern Roberson	3	0	12
OLB Scott Studwell	3	0	24
S Steve Foley	2	1	19
CB David Gray	2	1	25
ILB Randy McClanahan	1	2	23
CB Nelson Munsey	1	0	19
OLB Robert Braziel	1	0	7

Blocking Statistics

Tampa Bay	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Gerald Skinner	1	6	17	1	24
Tom Forrest	1	5	16	2	25
Claude Minor	1	2	16	0	29
Bill Ellenbogen	0	3	17	0	27
Thurman Cowley	0	2	15	0	16
Jim Mitchell	0	1	13	0	14

Houston	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Desmond Cribbs	2	3	20	0	9
Thom Dornbrook	1	6	19	0	23
Ted Petersen	1	5	31	1	19
Robert Jackson	1	5	29	0	26
Melvin Jackson	1	5	10	0	6
Ken Jones	1	3	35	1	29
Jim Yarbrough	1	3	8	0	13
Jon Keyworth	1	2	30	0	22
Ron Saul	0	6	35	0	29
Wayne Wilson	0	1	9	0	9

Special Teams Tackles

Tampa Bay	Tackles	STPlays
Robert Giblin	2	19
James Harrell	1	16
Ronald Fitzgerald	1	14

Houston	Tackles	STPlays
Vern Roberson	4	16
Dale Mitchell	1	25

Participation

Tampa Bay	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Rick Kingrea	---	---	25	19	27	71
Mario Clark	---	---	29	20	17	66
Julius Adams	---	---	33	26	3	62
Mark Arneson	---	---	31	25	2	58
Claude Minor	16	29	---	---	9	54
John Woodcock	---	---	26	22	6	54
Virgil Livers	---	---	29	22	2	53
Bill Ellenbogen	17	27	---	---	9	53
Tom Forrest	16	25	---	---	11	52
Burgess Owens	---	---	28	21	2	51
Ed Jones	---	---	27	22	2	51
Chuck Fusina	20	31	---	---	---	51
Andy Buffone	---	---	26	21	3	50
Everett Allen	---	---	24	19	7	50
Ronald Fitzgerald	12	21	---	---	14	47
Robert Giblin	---	---	14	13	19	46
Ken Mendenhall	16	24	---	---	3	43
Broderick Kimsey	---	---	23	17	2	42
Jim Stienke	---	---	18	21	2	41
Gerald Skinner	17	24	---	---	---	41
Barty Smith	11	18	---	---	9	38
James Harrell	---	---	12	10	16	38
Louie Walker	---	---	19	15	3	37
Tom Beasley	---	---	17	15	4	36
Tim Wilson	10	17	---	---	9	36
John Gilliam	13	21	---	---	---	34
Doug Jones	---	---	12	14	8	34
Steve George	---	---	19	13	1	33
Thurman Cowley	15	16	---	---	2	33
Larry Brown	6	9	---	---	17	32
Ken Bailey	12	17	---	---	3	32
Jim Mitchell	13	14	---	---	---	27
Moe Dixon	1	2	---	---	23	26
Buddy Hardaway	3	10	---	---	11	24
Deacon Turner	8	8	---	---	6	22
Clarence Copeland	---	---	11	9	2	22
Larry Mucker	7	14	---	---	---	21
Rich Caster	0	0	---	---	18	18
Pat Tilley	3	5	---	---	8	16
Steve Owens	4	9	---	---	1	14
Ben Williams	---	---	6	8	---	14
Max Runager	0	0	---	---	9	9
Garo Yepremian	0	0	---	---	5	5
Vince Ferragamo	0	0	---	---	2	2
Wayne Mosley	0	0	---	---	---	0
Dennis McKenzie	0	0	---	---	---	0

Houston	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Ron Saul	35	29	---	---	9	73
Dale Zorn	39	32	---	---	---	71
Jon Keyworth	30	22	---	---	14	66
Ken Jones	35	29	---	---	---	64
Tom Gallimore	25	20	---	---	15	60
David Gray	---	---	13	25	20	58
Terry Nelson	26	19	---	---	12	57
Robert Jackson	29	26	---	---	---	55
Wilbur Jackson	16	18	---	---	16	50
Ted Petersen	31	19	---	---	---	50
Jeris White	---	---	17	28	4	49
Thom Dornbrook	19	23	---	---	6	48
Charlie Phillips	---	---	16	27	2	45
Mike Thomas	19	14	---	---	12	45
Scott Studwell	---	---	18	24	2	44
Ron Brandon	---	---	15	26	1	42
Randy McClanahan	---	---	13	23	5	41
Billy Campfield	24	16	---	---	---	40
Curley Culp	---	---	12	25	2	39
Butch Stark	13	19	---	---	6	38
Sherman Smith	24	14	---	---	---	38
Steve Foley	---	---	11	19	7	37
Isaac Curtis	9	9	---	---	17	35
Mike St. Clair	---	---	11	21	3	35
Dick Leftridge	---	---	12	19	2	33
Dale Mitchell	---	---	2	6	25	33
Vern Roberson	---	---	5	12	16	33
Wayne Wilson	9	9	---	---	15	33
Nelson Munsey	---	---	12	19	1	32
Jim Yarbrough	8	13	---	---	10	31
Desmond Cribbs	20	9	---	---	2	31
Jeff Lloyd	---	---	8	20	2	30
Mike Bell	---	---	8	12	9	29
Mike Stensrud	---	---	12	7	8	27
Melvin Jackson	10	6	---	---	10	26
Mike Calhoun	---	---	9	10	5	24
Robert Braziel	---	---	10	7	6	23
Dave Lafary	4	3	---	---	10	17
Frank Manumaleuga	---	---	7	4	6	17
Perry Brooks	---	---	8	6	2	16
Mike Michel	0	0	---	---	8	8
Elvis Keyworth	4	3	---	---	---	7
John Smith	0	0	---	---	5	5
Dan Pastorini	0	0	---	---	2	2
Robin Cole	---	---	1	1	---	2
Carlos Brown	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	5	15	3.0
Middle	10	29	2.9
Right	5	18	3.6
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	5	8	1.6
Middle	23	98	4.3
Right	11	14	1.3
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Tampa Bay	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Chuck Fusina	28	17	1	1	2	4	3	1	0

Houston	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Dale Zorn	30	24	1	0	2	1	3	0	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	3	11	2.8
Short (0-8 Yds)	13	9	42	3.2
Medium (9-18 Yds)	9	5	70	7.8
Long (19+ Yds)	2	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	2	2	15	7.5
Short (0-8 Yds)	16	13	80	5.0
Medium (9-18 Yds)	9	8	101	11.2
Long (19+ Yds)	3	1	17	5.7

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Tampa Bay	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Ronald Fitzgerald	10	7	0	69	1	21
WR Ken Bailey	4	3	0	20	0	17
TE Larry Brown	3	1	1	1	0	9
WR Larry Mucker	3	1	1	15	0	14
WR John Gilliam	2	1	0	10	0	21
WR Pat Tilley	2	0	0	0	0	5
RB Steve Owens	1	1	0	6	0	9
FB Barty Smith	1	1	0	0	0	18
FB Tim Wilson	1	1	0	-1	0	17
RB Deacon Turner	1	1	0	3	0	8

Houston	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
TE Tom Gallimore	6	4	0	29	0	20
RB Wilbur Jackson	5	4	1	20	0	18
WR Mike Thomas	4	3	0	43	1	14
WR Isaac Curtis	3	2	0	21	0	9
WR Butch Stark	3	3	0	18	0	19
WR Billy Campfield	3	3	0	41	0	16
FB Jon Keyworth	2	2	0	11	0	22
TE Terry Nelson	2	2	0	21	0	19
FB Wayne Wilson	2	1	1	9	0	9

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Tampa Bay	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Wilbur Jackson	4	14	3.50	2.93
Sherman Smith	2	-1	-0.50	2.55

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Tampa Bay	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Dale Zorn	4	3	29	7.25	7.10

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Tampa Bay	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg

Houston	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Isaac Curtis	1	0	0	0.00	7.00
FB Jon Keyworth	1	1	1	1.00	5.50
WR Butch Stark	1	1	10	10.00	6.00
TE Tom Gallimore	1	1	18	18.00	4.83

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Tampa Bay	Rushes	Conversions
Barty Smith	1	0
Moe Dixon	1	0
Deacon Turner	1	0
Chuck Fusina	1	0

Houston	Rushes	Conversions
Wilbur Jackson	7	4

Third Down Passing Statistics

Tampa Bay	Att	Comp	Conversions
Chuck Fusina	12	7	5

Houston	Att	Comp	Conversions
Dale Zorn	11	7	3

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Tampa Bay	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Ronald Fitzgerald	6	5	4
WR John Gilliam	2	1	0
WR Ken Bailey	2	1	1
WR Pat Tilley	1	0	0
WR Larry Mucker	1	0	0

Houston	Targ	Catch	Conversions
RB Wilbur Jackson	4	3	1
WR Butch Stark	2	2	1
WR Mike Thomas	2	1	1
WR Isaac Curtis	1	0	0
TE Tom Gallimore	1	1	0
FB Wayne Wilson	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 49,300 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 14,100 (21,400)
End Zone 11,800 (15,400)
Mezzanine 6,600 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 9,600 (13,600)
Club Seats 5,200 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 2,000 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	49,300 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	14,100 (21,400)
End Zone	11,800 (15,400)
Mezzanine	6,600 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	9,600 (13,600)
Club Seats	5,200 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	2,000 (3,300)