Week 16, 1981

played in New England, MA

23 degrees, fair, 2 mph wind

Tampa Bay Buccaneers	3	3	7	13	-	26
New England Patriots	0	3	0	0	-	3

Scoring Summary
1Q: 08:11 TBY - Mike Lansford 37 field goal
2Q: 08:21 NED - Bucky Wallace 36 field goal
2Q: 02:30 TBY - Mike Lansford 36 field goal
3Q: 08:14 TBY - Van Harmon 15 pass from Chuck Fusina (Mike Lansford extra point)
4Q: 11:31 TBY - Mike Lansford 38 field goal
4Q: 04:32 TBY - Jack Dolbin 7 pass from Chuck Fusina (Mike Lansford extra point)
4Q: 00:12 TBY - Mike Lansford 25 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 08:11 TBY - Mike Lansford 37 field goal
2Q: 08:21 NED - Bucky Wallace 36 field goal
2Q: 02:30 TBY - Mike Lansford 36 field goal
3Q: 08:14 TBY - Van Harmon 15 pass from Chuck Fusina (Mike Lansford extra point)
4Q: 11:31 TBY - Mike Lansford 38 field goal
4Q: 04:32 TBY - Jack Dolbin 7 pass from Chuck Fusina (Mike Lansford extra point)
4Q: 00:12 TBY - Mike Lansford 25 field goal

Team Statistics TBY NED
Record 8-7 8-7
First Downs 22 11
- by Rushing 7 6
- by Passing 15 5
- by Penalty 0 0
Total Net Yards 351 196
- Offensive Plays 78 51
- Yards per Play 4.50 3.84
Net Rushing Yards 140 100
- Rushing Attempts 33 25
- Yards per Rush 4.24 4.00
Net Passing Yards 211 96
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 41 - 26 - 0 25 - 13 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 237 105
- Sacks/Yards Lost 4/26 1/9
- Yards per Pass Play 4.69 3.69
Fumbles/Lost 2/1 2/1
3rd Down Conversions 13/21 3/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.2 7.2
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 3/15 4/27
Punt Returns/Yards 1/6 2/16
Kick Returns/Yards 2/40 4/138
Interception Ret./Yards 1/41 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 4 1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/2 0/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 33 OWN 33
Time of Possession 37:06 22:54

Team Statistics	TBY	NED
Record	8-7	8-7
First Downs	22	11
- by Rushing	7	6
- by Passing	15	5
- by Penalty	0	0
Total Net Yards	351	196
- Offensive Plays	78	51
- Yards per Play	4.50	3.84
Net Rushing Yards	140	100
- Rushing Attempts	33	25
- Yards per Rush	4.24	4.00
Net Passing Yards	211	96
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	41 - 26 - 0	25 - 13 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	237	105
- Sacks/Yards Lost	4/26	1/9
- Yards per Pass Play	4.69	3.69
Fumbles/Lost	2/1	2/1
3rd Down Conversions	13/21	3/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.2	7.2
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	3/15	4/27
Punt Returns/Yards	1/6	2/16
Kick Returns/Yards	2/40	4/138
Interception Ret./Yards	1/41	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	4	1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/2	0/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 33	OWN 33
Time of Possession	37:06	22:54

Drive Charts

Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	6:56	OWN 27	11	53	Field Goal
1	2:53	2:46	OWN 37	6	33	Missed FG
2	12:55	1:11	OWN 31	3	5	Punt
2	9:52	0:08	OWN 20	1	6	Fumble
2	8:13	5:48	OWN 17	14	64	Field Goal
2	0:43	0:43	OWN 20	3	7	Half
3	13:13	5:09	OWN 34	11	66	Touchdown
3	6:05	2:51	OWN 12	6	11	Punt
4	14:14	2:49	OWN 45	7	34	Field Goal
4	9:24	4:58	OPP 43	9	43	Touchdown
4	3:05	3:01	OPP 31	7	23	Field Goal

New England Patriots
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	8:04	5:11	OWN 20	10	50	Missed FG
1	0:07	2:12	OWN 41	6	28	Fumble
2	11:44	1:52	OWN 25	3	8	Punt
2	9:44	1:31	OPP 26	3	7	Field Goal
2	2:25	1:42	OWN 29	6	33	Punt
3	15:00	1:47	OWN 9	4	10	Punt
3	8:04	1:59	OWN 41	3	8	Punt
3	3:14	4:00	OWN 41	7	31	Missed FG
4	11:25	2:01	OWN 9	3	-1	Punt
4	4:26	1:21	OWN 46	6	17	Interception

Game MVP: Gary Campbell, New England Patriots

Rushing Statistics

Tampa Bay	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Billy Sims	19	78	4.11	13	2
Paul Hofer	7	33	4.71	13	1
Chuck Fusina	3	9	3.00	6	0
Barty Smith	2	15	7.50	12	1
Tim Wilson	2	5	2.50	3	0

New England	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Chuck Foreman	17	62	3.65	14	2
Jimmy Rogers	4	18	4.50	6	0
John Brockington	3	18	6.00	9	0
Steve Bartkowski	1	2	2.00	2	0

Passing Statistics

Tampa Bay	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Chuck Fusina	41	26	237	4/26	2	29	0	95.2

New England	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Steve Bartkowski	25	13	105	1/9	0	19	1	46.3

Receiving Statistics

Tampa Bay	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Lam Jones	7	9	107	15.29	8	29	0
WR Wally Francis	5	13	38	7.60	1	11	0
WR Van Harmon	3	4	38	12.67	1	15	1
RB Billy Sims	3	3	12	4.00	0	5	0
WR Jack Dolbin	2	3	9	4.50	0	7	1
TE Eric Sievers	2	2	6	3.00	0	6	0
FB Barty Smith	1	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
TE Jeremy Wolf	1	2	6	6.00	0	6	0
FB Tim Wilson	1	2	7	7.00	0	7	0
TE Timmy Newsome	1	1	14	14.00	1	14	0
RB Paul Hofer	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

New England	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Lynn Swann	3	5	25	8.33	0	10
WR Stanley Morgan	3	7	31	10.33	0	15
RB Chuck Foreman	2	3	1	0.50	1	3
WR Mike Wilson	2	3	12	6.00	0	11
FB John Brockington	1	1	19	19.00	17	19
WR Darryl Stingley	1	3	12	12.00	1	12
TE Mike Hawkins	1	2	5	5.00	1	5
WR Reuben Gant	0	1	0	0.00	0	0

Interception Statistics

Tampa Bay	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
ILB James Harrell	1	41	41.00	0

New England	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Tampa Bay	Fumb	Recov	Force
Chuck Fusina	2	0	0
Andy Buffone	0	1	0
Van Harmon	0	1	0
Carl Gersbach	0	0	1
Ernie Dodge	0	0	1

New England	Fumb	Recov	Force
Chuck Foreman	2	0	0
Barney Chavous	0	1	1
Steve Bartkowski	0	1	0
Mark Mitchell	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Tampa Bay	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Max Runager	2	91	45.5	37.5	47	1

New England	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Rick Engles	5	232	46.4	37.2	67	1

Kicking Statistics

Tampa Bay	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Mike Lansford	4/5	0/1	0/0	38	2/2

New England	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Bucky Wallace	1/3	0/2	0/0	36	0/0

Punt Return Statistics

Tampa Bay	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Virgil Livers	1	6	6.0	0

New England	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Stanley Morgan	2	16	8.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Tampa Bay	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Chris Fletcher	1	16	16.0	0
Virgil Livers	1	24	24.0	0

New England	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Edddie Brown	3	101	33.7	0
Lynn Swann	1	37	37.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Tampa Bay	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Mike Wagner	6	1	0.0	23	22
S Chris Fletcher	4	0	0.0	15	15
ILB James Harrell	3	3	0.0	15	18
ILB Carl Gersbach	3	1	0.0	10	8
DE Mario Nakamura	3	1	0.0	14	7
OLB Jim Youngblood	3	0	0.0	16	10
CB Virgil Livers	2	1	0.0	17	15
DE Fred Anderson	2	1	0.0	13	17
OLB Broderick Kimsey	2	0	0.0	8	5
S Vinny Hoover	2	0	0.0	16	22
S Larry Brune	2	0	0.0	13	18
DE Steve Baumgartner	1	1	1.0	12	9
DT Carl Barzilauskas	1	2	0.0	9	10
DT Andy Buffone	1	2	0.0	10	8
OLB Mike Woods	1	1	0.0	14	17
DE Ernie Dodge	1	0	0.0	10	12
CB Everett Allen	1	0	0.0	16	24
DE Willie Jones	1	0	0.0	15	14
DT Randy Davison	0	2	0.0	11	19
CB Jerome Dove	0	1	0.0	18	16

New England	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Sandy Durko	9	3	0.0	28	33
OLB Gary Campbell	6	3	2.5	33	45
S Edddie Brown	6	0	0.0	25	39
ILB Shane Nelson	5	4	0.0	25	38
DT Jeff Lloyd	5	1	0.0	27	42
OLB Sam Hunt	5	0	0.0	18	25
ILB John Anderson	4	1	0.0	16	11
CB Herman Edwards	4	0	0.0	24	34
DE Barney Chavous	3	2	1.5	31	45
S Mike Davis	3	2	0.0	24	40
DE Al Harris	3	1	0.0	24	40
CB Luke Szorcsik	2	1	0.0	22	31
S Steve Luke	2	1	0.0	15	27
CB Mark Mitchell	2	0	0.0	21	33
G John Hannah	1	0	---	---	---
OLB Steve Nelson	1	0	0.0	1	0
DT R.J. Reese	1	0	0.0	7	3
OLB Milt McColl	0	1	0.0	8	3

Pass Rush Statistics

Tampa Bay	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
DE Steve Baumgartner	1.0	0	0	9
DE Ernie Dodge	0.0	1	1	12
OLB Mike Woods	0.0	0	1	17
DE Willie Jones	0.0	0	1	14

New England	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Gary Campbell	2.5	1	1	3	45
DE Barney Chavous	1.5	1	1	0	45
DT Jeff Lloyd	0.0	0	2	0	42

Pass Defense Statistics

Tampa Bay	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S Mike Wagner	2	1	0	22
CB Virgil Livers	2	1	0	15
ILB James Harrell	2	0	1	18
S Chris Fletcher	2	0	0	15
S Larry Brune	1	1	0	18
DT Carl Barzilauskas	1	0	0	10
OLB Broderick Kimsey	1	0	0	5
DE Mario Nakamura	1	0	0	7
S Vinny Hoover	1	0	0	22
CB Everett Allen	0	2	0	24

New England	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
S Edddie Brown	4	0	39
OLB Sam Hunt	4	0	25
S Mike Davis	3	1	40
CB Herman Edwards	3	1	34
ILB Shane Nelson	3	0	38
S Steve Luke	2	0	27
CB Mark Mitchell	2	0	33
CB Luke Szorcsik	1	1	31
S Sandy Durko	1	0	33
DT Jeff Lloyd	1	0	42
ILB John Anderson	1	0	11
DE Al Harris	1	0	40

Blocking Statistics

Tampa Bay	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Revie Sorey	3	7	0	30	1	34
Kyle Davis	2	3	0	10	1	12
Tom Forrest	2	3	0	25	0	35
Ted Petersen	1	4	0	27	0	36
Jon Kolb	1	3	0	29	1	33
Tim Wilson	1	2	0	10	0	18
Barty Smith	1	1	1	16	0	9
Rich Saul	0	3	0	26	1	45
Bill Ellenbogen	0	2	0	4	0	11
Charles Goodrum	0	1	0	8	0	10
Timmy Newsome	0	1	0	5	0	9

New England	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
John Hannah	2	8	24	0	25
Irv Pankey	2	6	22	0	21
Wade Griffin	1	4	24	1	25
Lynn Boden	1	1	10	0	9
Larry Tearry	1	1	20	0	21
Joe Fields	0	3	21	0	23
John Brockington	0	1	17	0	13

Special Teams Tackles

Tampa Bay	Tackles	STPlays
Jack Dolbin	3	15
Chris Fletcher	1	16
Tim Wilson	1	15
Rich Saul	1	4

New England	Tackles	STPlays
Jimmy Rogers	2	7
Reuben Gant	1	11

Participation

Tampa Bay	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Rich Saul	26	45	---	---	4	75
Chuck Fusina	30	45	---	---	---	75
Revie Sorey	30	34	---	---	6	70
Wally Francis	27	38	---	---	---	65
Lam Jones	20	37	---	---	8	65
Tom Forrest	25	35	---	---	4	64
Ted Petersen	27	36	---	---	---	63
Jon Kolb	29	33	---	---	---	62
Everett Allen	---	---	16	24	21	61
Jack Dolbin	12	24	---	---	15	51
Billy Sims	24	17	---	---	6	47
Chris Fletcher	---	---	15	15	16	46
Mike Wagner	---	---	23	22	1	46
Larry Brune	---	---	13	18	13	44
Tim Wilson	10	18	---	---	15	43
Van Harmon	11	16	---	---	15	42
Virgil Livers	---	---	17	15	9	41
Mike Woods	---	---	14	17	10	41
Eric Sievers	17	19	---	---	5	41
Jeremy Wolf	14	13	---	---	13	40
Vinny Hoover	---	---	16	22	2	40
Jerome Dove	---	---	18	16	3	37
James Harrell	---	---	15	18	3	36
Paul Hofer	9	25	---	---	---	34
Fred Anderson	---	---	13	17	3	33
Randy Davison	---	---	11	19	2	32
Willie Jones	---	---	15	14	3	32
Barty Smith	16	9	---	---	4	29
Kyle Davis	10	12	---	---	7	29
Timmy Newsome	5	9	---	---	15	29
Jim Youngblood	---	---	16	10	2	28
Carl Gersbach	---	---	10	8	9	27
Steve Baumgartner	---	---	12	9	4	25
Ernie Dodge	---	---	10	12	3	25
Mario Nakamura	---	---	14	7	4	25
Carl Barzilauskas	---	---	9	10	4	23
Jim Nicholson	6	9	---	---	7	22
Bill Ellenbogen	4	11	---	---	7	22
Andy Buffone	---	---	10	8	1	19
Charles Goodrum	8	10	---	---	---	18
Broderick Kimsey	---	---	8	5	1	14
Mike Lansford	0	0	---	---	12	12
Tony Adams	3	0	---	---	5	8
Max Runager	0	0	---	---	2	2
Bob Gagliano	0	0	---	---	---	0

New England	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Gary Campbell	---	---	33	45	5	83
Barney Chavous	---	---	31	45	5	81
Edddie Brown	---	---	25	39	13	77
Jeff Lloyd	---	---	27	42	5	74
Al Harris	---	---	24	40	7	71
Mark Mitchell	---	---	21	33	16	70
Mike Davis	---	---	24	40	3	67
Shane Nelson	---	---	25	38	3	66
Sandy Durko	---	---	28	33	4	65
Herman Edwards	---	---	24	34	3	61
Luke Szorcsik	---	---	22	31	4	57
John Hannah	24	25	---	---	5	54
Steve Bartkowski	25	26	---	---	---	51
Steve Luke	---	---	15	27	9	51
Wade Griffin	24	25	---	---	---	49
Sam Hunt	---	---	18	25	4	47
Joe Fields	21	23	---	---	3	47
Lynn Swann	19	18	---	---	7	44
Larry Tearry	20	21	---	---	3	44
Irv Pankey	22	21	---	---	---	43
Mike Hawkins	12	11	---	---	16	39
John Brockington	17	13	---	---	8	38
Chuck Foreman	19	19	---	---	---	38
Stanley Morgan	13	19	---	---	2	34
John Anderson	---	---	16	11	5	32
Darryl Stingley	13	17	---	---	1	31
Reuben Gant	8	10	---	---	11	29
Lynn Boden	10	9	---	---	7	26
Loaird McCreary	12	9	---	---	5	26
Jim Kelly	5	4	---	---	14	23
Cullen Bryant	0	0	---	---	19	19
Jimmy Rogers	6	6	---	---	7	19
Mike Wilson	1	4	---	---	12	17
Jim Young	---	---	11	5	---	16
Milt McColl	---	---	8	3	5	16
Leonard Mitchell	3	5	---	---	7	15
Rick Kay	---	---	3	1	9	13
R.J. Reese	---	---	7	3	2	12
Vern Holland	1	1	---	---	8	10
Steve Nelson	---	---	1	0	7	8
Andy Bolton	0	0	---	---	7	7
Rick Engles	0	0	---	---	5	5
Larry Lawrence	0	0	---	---	3	3
Bucky Wallace	0	0	---	---	3	3
Garo Yepremian	0	0	---	---	2	2
Joe Gilliam	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	8	49	6.1
Middle	19	73	3.8
Right	6	18	3.0
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	5	28	5.6
Middle	8	20	2.5
Right	12	52	4.3
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Tampa Bay	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Chuck Fusina	41	26	2	3	3	3	4	3	0

New England	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Steve Bartkowski	25	13	0	0	2	5	3	0	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	2	0	0	0.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	23	15	78	3.4
Medium (9-18 Yds)	12	9	104	8.7
Long (19+ Yds)	4	2	55	13.8

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	3	3	20	6.7
Short (0-8 Yds)	9	5	32	3.6
Medium (9-18 Yds)	10	5	53	5.3
Long (19+ Yds)	3	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Tampa Bay	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Wally Francis	13	5	2	38	0	38
WR Lam Jones	9	7	1	107	2	37
WR Van Harmon	4	3	0	38	0	16
WR Jack Dolbin	3	2	0	9	0	24
RB Billy Sims	3	3	0	12	0	17
TE Jeremy Wolf	2	1	0	6	0	13
FB Tim Wilson	2	1	0	7	0	18
TE Eric Sievers	2	2	0	6	0	19
FB Barty Smith	1	1	0	0	0	9
RB Paul Hofer	1	0	0	0	0	25
TE Timmy Newsome	1	1	0	14	0	9

New England	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	PPlay
WR Stanley Morgan	7	3	1	31	19
WR Lynn Swann	5	3	0	25	18
RB Chuck Foreman	3	2	0	1	19
WR Darryl Stingley	3	1	1	12	17
WR Mike Wilson	3	2	0	12	4
TE Mike Hawkins	2	1	0	5	11
FB John Brockington	1	1	0	19	13
WR Reuben Gant	1	0	0	0	10

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Tampa Bay	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Billy Sims	3	2	0.67	4.11
Paul Hofer	2	4	2.00	4.71
Chuck Fusina	1	1	1.00	3.00

New England	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Chuck Foreman	1	1	1.00	3.65

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Tampa Bay	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Chuck Fusina	7	3	28	4.00	5.78

New England	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Steve Bartkowski	1	0	0	0.00	4.20

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Tampa Bay	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Wally Francis	2	0	0	0.00	2.92
WR Van Harmon	1	1	15	15.00	9.50
TE Jeremy Wolf	1	0	0	0.00	3.00
WR Jack Dolbin	1	1	7	7.00	3.00
RB Paul Hofer	1	0	0	0.00	0.00
WR Lam Jones	1	1	6	6.00	11.89

New England	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Reuben Gant	1	0	0	0.00	0.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Tampa Bay	Rushes	Conversions
Billy Sims	3	3
Paul Hofer	1	0

New England	Rushes	Conversions
John Brockington	1	0
Chuck Foreman	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Tampa Bay	Att	Comp	Conversions
Chuck Fusina	17	12	10

New England	Att	Comp	Conversions
Steve Bartkowski	10	5	2

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Tampa Bay	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Lam Jones	7	6	6
WR Wally Francis	4	3	2
TE Jeremy Wolf	2	1	0
WR Van Harmon	1	1	1
WR Jack Dolbin	1	1	1
RB Paul Hofer	1	0	0
FB Tim Wilson	1	0	0

New England	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Stanley Morgan	3	1	0
WR Darryl Stingley	2	1	1
WR Mike Wilson	2	1	0
FB John Brockington	1	1	1
WR Reuben Gant	1	0	0
WR Lynn Swann	1	1	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 64,700 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 19,600 (21,400)
End Zone 14,100 (15,400)
Mezzanine 8,200 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 12,500 (13,600)
Club Seats 7,100 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 3,200 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	64,700 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	19,600 (21,400)
End Zone	14,100 (15,400)
Mezzanine	8,200 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	12,500 (13,600)
Club Seats	7,100 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	3,200 (3,300)