Week 13, 1981

played in New York, NY

38 degrees, fair, 4 mph wind

Tampa Bay Buccaneers	0	10	0	3	-	13
New York Giants	0	7	10	0	-	17

Scoring Summary
2Q: 06:12 TBY - Billy Sims 8 run (Mike Lansford extra point)
2Q: 02:54 NYK - Pat Tilley 1 pass from Jeff Rutledge (David Posey extra point)
2Q: 00:26 TBY - Mike Lansford 28 field goal
3Q: 09:39 NYK - Willis Adams 14 run (David Posey extra point)
3Q: 04:10 NYK - David Posey 33 field goal
4Q: 12:59 TBY - Mike Lansford 33 field goal

Scoring Summary
2Q: 06:12 TBY - Billy Sims 8 run (Mike Lansford extra point)
2Q: 02:54 NYK - Pat Tilley 1 pass from Jeff Rutledge (David Posey extra point)
2Q: 00:26 TBY - Mike Lansford 28 field goal
3Q: 09:39 NYK - Willis Adams 14 run (David Posey extra point)
3Q: 04:10 NYK - David Posey 33 field goal
4Q: 12:59 TBY - Mike Lansford 33 field goal

Team Statistics TBY NYK
Record 7-5 4-8
First Downs 22 17
- by Rushing 7 12
- by Passing 13 5
- by Penalty 2 0
Total Net Yards 377 284
- Offensive Plays 66 58
- Yards per Play 5.71 4.90
Net Rushing Yards 79 213
- Rushing Attempts 20 40
- Yards per Rush 3.95 5.33
Net Passing Yards 298 71
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 46 - 30 - 2 17 - 10 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 298 79
- Sacks/Yards Lost 0/0 1/8
- Yards per Pass Play 6.48 3.94
Fumbles/Lost 2/0 1/0
3rd Down Conversions 4/12 3/11
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 6.6 7.8
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 8/49 4/30
Punt Returns/Yards 4/35 1/-1
Kick Returns/Yards 1/25 2/55
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 2/46
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 3 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/2 2/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 27 OWN 29
Time of Possession 31:02 28:58

Team Statistics	TBY	NYK
Record	7-5	4-8
First Downs	22	17
- by Rushing	7	12
- by Passing	13	5
- by Penalty	2	0
Total Net Yards	377	284
- Offensive Plays	66	58
- Yards per Play	5.71	4.90
Net Rushing Yards	79	213
- Rushing Attempts	20	40
- Yards per Rush	3.95	5.33
Net Passing Yards	298	71
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	46 - 30 - 2	17 - 10 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	298	79
- Sacks/Yards Lost	0/0	1/8
- Yards per Pass Play	6.48	3.94
Fumbles/Lost	2/0	1/0
3rd Down Conversions	4/12	3/11
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	6.6	7.8
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	8/49	4/30
Punt Returns/Yards	4/35	1/-1
Kick Returns/Yards	1/25	2/55
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	2/46
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	3	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/2	2/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 27	OWN 29
Time of Possession	31:02	28:58

Drive Charts

Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	1:32	OWN 20	3	1	Punt
1	10:32	0:56	OWN 20	3	6	Punt
1	6:37	3:50	OWN 20	8	41	Punt
1	0:55	2:25	OWN 38	5	42	Interception
2	9:41	3:36	OWN 20	7	80	Touchdown
2	2:46	2:25	OWN 35	10	54	Field Goal
3	13:38	2:54	OWN 41	6	16	Interception
3	9:33	1:51	OWN 12	3	7	Punt
3	4:05	6:14	OWN 20	11	64	Field Goal
4	11:15	2:34	OWN 34	5	30	Punt
4	5:43	2:49	OWN 39	5	17	Punt

New York Giants
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	13:28	2:56	OWN 38	4	24	Punt
1	9:36	2:59	OWN 42	6	23	Punt
1	2:47	1:52	OWN 20	3	8	Punt
2	13:30	3:49	OWN 6	10	45	Punt
2	6:05	3:19	OWN 43	7	57	Touchdown
2	0:21	0:21	OWN 30	1	-1	Half
3	15:00	1:22	OWN 20	3	-4	Punt
3	10:44	1:11	OPP 21	3	21	Touchdown
3	7:42	3:37	OPP 47	7	31	Field Goal
4	12:51	1:36	OWN 20	3	7	Punt
4	8:41	2:58	OWN 3	5	30	Punt
4	2:54	2:54	OWN 1	7	33	Game

Game MVP: Joe Washington, New York Giants

Rushing Statistics

Tampa Bay	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Billy Sims	14	56	4.00	9	0	1
Deacon Turner	4	20	5.00	10	1	0
Barty Smith	1	-2	-2.00	-2	0	0
Tim Wilson	1	5	5.00	5	0	0

New York	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Joe Washington	26	153	5.88	29	8	0
Horace Ivory	8	28	3.50	12	1	0
Jeff Rutledge	2	-2	-1.00	-1	0	0
Al Chandler	1	3	3.00	3	0	0
Pat Tilley	1	13	13.00	13	1	0
David Sims	1	4	4.00	4	0	0
Willis Adams	1	14	14.00	14	1	1

Passing Statistics

Tampa Bay	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Chuck Fusina	46	30	298	0/0	0	36	2	65.3

New York	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Jeff Rutledge	17	10	79	1/8	1	21	0	90.0

Receiving Statistics

Tampa Bay	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Wally Francis	8	11	108	13.50	43	36
WR Cotton Speyrer	7	10	83	11.86	36	28
WR Jack Dolbin	5	9	47	9.40	5	13
WR Lam Jones	3	6	33	11.00	10	15
FB Barty Smith	2	2	6	3.00	4	5
FB Tim Wilson	2	3	9	4.50	7	9
TE Jeremy Wolf	1	2	3	3.00	0	3
RB Billy Sims	1	2	0	0.00	0	0
TE Eric Sievers	1	1	9	9.00	0	9

New York	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR James Lofton	3	4	16	5.33	0	8	0
WR David Verser	2	2	13	6.50	2	7	0
WR Pat Tilley	1	2	1	1.00	0	1	1
RB Joe Washington	1	3	13	13.00	5	13	0
FB David Sims	1	1	10	10.00	11	10	0
TE Doug Cosbie	1	3	5	5.00	0	5	0
WR Willis Adams	1	1	21	21.00	14	21	0
WR Lawrence Williams	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Tampa Bay	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

New York	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
OLB Mike Hennigan	1	45	45.00	0
S Robert Jackson	1	1	1.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Tampa Bay	Fumb	Recov	Force
Barty Smith	1	0	0
Virgil Livers	1	0	0
Cotton Speyrer	0	1	0
Jeremy Wolf	0	1	0
Andy Buffone	0	0	1

New York	Fumb	Recov	Force
Jeff Rutledge	1	0	0
Billy Shields	0	1	0
Skip Thomas	0	0	1
Robert Jackson	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Tampa Bay	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Max Runager	6	215	35.8	32.7	43	2

New York	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Tom Skladany	7	301	43.0	29.4	50	0

Kicking Statistics

Tampa Bay	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Mike Lansford	2/2	0/0	0/0	33	1/1

New York	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
David Posey	1/1	0/0	0/0	33	2/2

Punt Return Statistics

Tampa Bay	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Virgil Livers	4	35	8.8	0

New York	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
David Verser	1	-1	-1.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Tampa Bay	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Chris Fletcher	1	25	25.0	0

New York	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Horace Ivory	2	55	27.5	0

Defensive Statistics

Tampa Bay	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Mike Wagner	7	3	0.0	30	12
ILB James Harrell	7	1	0.0	25	10
DT Carl Barzilauskas	5	1	0.0	14	7
ILB Carl Gersbach	5	1	0.0	15	8
OLB Mike Woods	4	2	0.0	25	13
S Vinny Hoover	4	0	0.0	30	9
CB Eric Wright	3	1	0.0	28	14
DT Andy Buffone	2	0	1.0	19	12
OLB Jim Youngblood	2	1	0.0	20	5
S Larry Brune	2	0	0.0	15	8
CB Jerome Dove	2	0	0.0	32	11
DE Willie Jones	2	0	0.0	17	4
DE Steve Baumgartner	1	1	0.0	16	8
DT Phil Murphy	1	1	0.0	24	7
WR Wally Francis	1	0	---	---	---
WR Lam Jones	1	0	---	---	---
CB Virgil Livers	0	5	0.0	27	14
DE Fred Anderson	0	2	0.0	24	10
CB Stanley Doebert	0	1	0.0	16	10

New York	Tack	Asst	RPlay	PPlay
CB Skip Thomas	8	1	13	28
OLB Mike Hennigan	7	1	14	33
CB Toby Tucker	5	1	18	41
OLB Tom Jackson	4	2	18	42
DE Greg Johnson	4	2	10	18
S Jack Mildren	4	1	5	24
S Mike Sensibaugh	3	3	17	35
DT Donnie Ostrowski	2	1	10	28
ILB Isiah Robertson	2	0	18	36
DE Wilbur Young	2	0	14	38
DE Ross Browner	2	0	6	15
DE Lyle Alzado	1	1	14	31
S Willie Germany	1	1	17	30
ILB Merv Krakau	1	0	4	5
ILB Bob Pifferini	1	0	6	11
ILB Ted Washington	1	0	6	13
CB Ron Johnson	1	0	13	37
S Robert Jackson	0	2	8	23
DE Don Ratliff	0	1	6	8

Pass Rush Statistics

Tampa Bay	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
DT Andy Buffone	1.0	0	0	12
DE Fred Anderson	0.0	1	0	10
DE Willie Jones	0.0	1	0	4
DE Mario Nakamura	0.0	0	1	11

New York	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Ross Browner	1	0	0	15
ILB Isiah Robertson	0	2	1	36
DE Wilbur Young	0	1	1	38
DT Donnie Ostrowski	0	1	1	28
DE Lyle Alzado	0	1	0	31
DE Greg Johnson	0	1	0	18

Pass Defense Statistics

Tampa Bay	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
OLB Mike Woods	3	1	13
S Vinny Hoover	2	0	9
CB Eric Wright	2	0	14
OLB Broderick Kimsey	1	0	4
CB Jerome Dove	1	0	11
ILB James Harrell	1	0	10

New York	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Skip Thomas	8	0	0	28
CB Toby Tucker	5	1	0	41
S Mike Sensibaugh	3	1	0	35
OLB Mike Hennigan	3	0	1	33
S Jack Mildren	2	1	0	24
DE Greg Johnson	2	0	0	18
OLB Tom Jackson	1	1	0	42
ILB Merv Krakau	1	0	0	5
ILB Bob Pifferini	1	0	0	11
DE Wilbur Young	1	0	0	38
DT Donnie Ostrowski	1	0	0	28
DE Ross Browner	1	0	0	15
CB Ron Johnson	1	0	0	37
S Robert Jackson	0	0	1	23

Blocking Statistics

Tampa Bay	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	PPly
Rich Saul	3	5	1	19	44
Ted Petersen	3	3	0	15	35
Jim Nicholson	2	3	0	5	11
Revie Sorey	1	3	0	18	41
Tom Forrest	1	1	1	16	32
Jeremy Wolf	1	1	0	9	21
Tim Wilson	1	1	0	6	16
Jon Kolb	0	2	0	18	37
Charles Goodrum	0	1	0	4	14

New York	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Zach Waite	5	7	35	0	17
Doug Cosbie	3	4	35	0	12
Stan Walters	2	6	39	0	18
Billy Shields	2	5	32	0	15
Glen Titensor	1	8	30	0	16
Ed Newman	1	1	10	0	2
David Sims	0	4	29	0	12
Chuck Commiskey	0	2	33	0	12
Buddy Cutler	0	1	5	1	1

Special Teams Tackles

Tampa Bay	Tackles	STPlays
Deacon Turner	2	16
Jack Dolbin	1	12

New York	Tackles	STPlays
Robert Jackson	2	17
Toby Tucker	1	21
Al Speer	1	8
Glen Titensor	1	5

Participation

Tampa Bay	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Rich Saul	19	44	---	---	6	69
Chuck Fusina	20	46	---	---	---	66
Revie Sorey	18	41	---	---	5	64
Jon Kolb	18	37	---	---	---	55
Lam Jones	16	19	---	---	19	54
Tom Forrest	16	32	---	---	5	53
Jack Dolbin	13	28	---	---	12	53
Ted Petersen	15	35	---	---	---	50
Mike Woods	---	---	25	13	12	50
Virgil Livers	---	---	27	14	8	49
Billy Sims	16	33	---	---	---	49
Stanley Doebert	---	---	16	10	22	48
Wally Francis	14	33	---	---	---	47
Cotton Speyrer	8	30	---	---	8	46
Jerome Dove	---	---	32	11	1	44
Mike Wagner	---	---	30	12	1	43
Eric Wright	---	---	28	14	1	43
Eric Sievers	7	23	---	---	12	42
Ernie Dodge	---	---	23	14	3	40
Vinny Hoover	---	---	30	9	---	39
Jeremy Wolf	9	21	---	---	7	37
Tim Wilson	6	16	---	---	14	36
Fred Anderson	---	---	24	10	2	36
James Harrell	---	---	25	10	1	36
Larry Brune	---	---	15	8	10	33
Phil Murphy	---	---	24	7	1	32
Steve Baumgartner	---	---	16	8	7	31
Carl Gersbach	---	---	15	8	8	31
Andy Buffone	---	---	19	12	---	31
Deacon Turner	4	11	---	---	16	31
Jim Youngblood	---	---	20	5	5	30
Chris Fletcher	---	---	13	7	8	28
Mario Nakamura	---	---	16	11	1	28
Carl Barzilauskas	---	---	14	7	6	27
Willie Jones	---	---	17	4	5	26
Jim Nicholson	5	11	---	---	8	24
Kyle Davis	3	11	---	---	8	22
Timmy Newsome	4	3	---	---	15	22
Barty Smith	3	13	---	---	4	20
Charles Goodrum	4	14	---	---	---	18
Broderick Kimsey	---	---	11	4	1	16
Bill Ellenbogen	2	5	---	---	8	15
Max Runager	0	0	---	---	6	6
Mike Lansford	0	0	---	---	6	6
Tony Adams	0	0	---	---	2	2
Bob Gagliano	0	0	---	---	---	0

New York	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Toby Tucker	---	---	18	41	21	80
Stan Walters	39	18	---	---	8	65
Tom Jackson	---	---	18	42	2	62
David Sims	29	12	---	---	21	62
Doug Cosbie	35	12	---	---	12	59
Jeff Rutledge	40	18	---	---	---	58
Isiah Robertson	---	---	18	36	2	56
Wilbur Young	---	---	14	38	2	54
Ron Johnson	---	---	13	37	4	54
Mike Sensibaugh	---	---	17	35	1	53
Mike Hennigan	---	---	14	33	5	52
Zach Waite	35	17	---	---	---	52
Glen Titensor	30	16	---	---	5	51
Willie Germany	---	---	17	30	2	49
Lyle Alzado	---	---	14	31	3	48
Robert Jackson	---	---	8	23	17	48
Billy Shields	32	15	---	---	---	47
Chuck Commiskey	33	12	---	---	---	45
Al Chandler	19	8	---	---	16	43
Skip Thomas	---	---	13	28	2	43
Donnie Ostrowski	---	---	10	28	4	42
Pat Tilley	22	10	---	---	10	42
Joe Washington	29	12	---	---	1	42
Willis Adams	22	11	---	---	6	39
Lawrence Williams	21	9	---	---	6	36
Greg Johnson	---	---	10	18	3	31
Jack Mildren	---	---	5	24	1	30
Ross Browner	---	---	6	15	6	27
James Lofton	10	8	---	---	8	26
David Verser	5	5	---	---	14	24
Bob Pifferini	---	---	6	11	6	23
Ted Washington	---	---	6	13	4	23
Al Speer	7	6	---	---	8	21
Horace Ivory	8	3	---	---	9	20
Merv Krakau	---	---	4	5	7	16
Ed Newman	10	2	---	---	3	15
Ron McCartney	---	---	2	10	3	15
Buddy Cutler	5	1	---	---	8	14
Bo Harris	---	---	1	0	13	14
Don Ratliff	---	---	6	8	---	14
Carlton Malone	8	3	---	---	---	11
Warren Bryant	1	0	---	---	8	9
Tom Skladany	0	0	---	---	7	7
David Posey	0	0	---	---	5	5
Steve Joachim	0	0	---	---	1	1
Tom Flick	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	3	14	4.7
Middle	15	60	4.0
Right	2	5	2.5
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	10	65	6.5
Middle	16	86	5.4
Right	12	64	5.3
None	2	-2	-1.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Tampa Bay	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Chuck Fusina	46	30	2	3	0	4	6	3	2

New York	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Jeff Rutledge	17	10	1	1	2	1	1	0	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	7	5	33	4.7
Short (0-8 Yds)	21	16	147	7.0
Medium (9-18 Yds)	16	8	90	5.6
Long (19+ Yds)	2	1	28	14.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	1	1	10	10.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	14	9	69	4.9
Medium (9-18 Yds)	2	0	0	0.0
Long (19+ Yds)	0	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Tampa Bay	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Wally Francis	11	8	108	1	33
WR Cotton Speyrer	10	7	83	1	30
WR Jack Dolbin	9	5	47	0	28
WR Lam Jones	6	3	33	0	19
FB Tim Wilson	3	2	9	0	16
FB Barty Smith	2	2	6	0	13
TE Jeremy Wolf	2	1	3	0	21
RB Billy Sims	2	1	0	0	33
TE Eric Sievers	1	1	9	0	23

New York	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR James Lofton	4	3	0	16	0	8
RB Joe Washington	3	1	0	13	0	12
TE Doug Cosbie	3	1	1	5	0	12
WR Pat Tilley	2	1	1	1	0	10
WR David Verser	2	2	0	13	0	5
WR Lawrence Williams	1	0	0	0	0	9
FB David Sims	1	1	0	10	0	12
WR Willis Adams	1	1	0	21	1	11

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Tampa Bay	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Billy Sims	3	16	5.33	4.00

New York	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Joe Washington	1	3	3.00	5.88
Willis Adams	1	14	14.00	14.00

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Tampa Bay	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Chuck Fusina	5	2	13	2.60	6.48

New York	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Jeff Rutledge	2	1	1	0.50	4.65

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Tampa Bay	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Wally Francis	2	0	0	0.00	9.82
WR Cotton Speyrer	1	1	4	4.00	8.30
FB Tim Wilson	1	1	9	9.00	3.00
WR Lam Jones	1	0	0	0.00	5.50

New York	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Pat Tilley	1	1	1	1.00	0.50
RB Joe Washington	1	0	0	0.00	4.33

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Tampa Bay	Rushes	Conversions
Deacon Turner	1	0
Billy Sims	1	1

New York	Rushes	Conversions
Joe Washington	3	1
David Sims	1	0
Willis Adams	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Tampa Bay	Att	Comp	Conversions
Chuck Fusina	10	6	3

New York	Att	Comp	Conversions
Jeff Rutledge	6	3	1

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Tampa Bay	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Wally Francis	4	3	2
WR Cotton Speyrer	2	1	1
WR Lam Jones	2	1	0
FB Barty Smith	1	1	0
WR Jack Dolbin	1	0	0

New York	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR James Lofton	2	1	1
WR David Verser	2	2	0
RB Joe Washington	1	0	0
TE Doug Cosbie	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 68,800 (81,100 capacity)
Upper Deck 22,600 (24,900)
End Zone 14,800 (17,900)
Mezzanine 8,500 (10,300)
Sideline Seats 12,100 (15,800)
Club Seats 6,400 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 4,400 (4,800)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	68,800 (81,100 capacity)
Upper Deck	22,600 (24,900)
End Zone	14,800 (17,900)
Mezzanine	8,500 (10,300)
Sideline Seats	12,100 (15,800)
Club Seats	6,400 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	4,400 (4,800)