Week 13, 1983

played in New York, NY

54 degrees, fair, 10 mph wind

Tampa Bay Buccaneers	3	7	10	3	-	23
New York Giants	7	3	0	0	-	10

Scoring Summary
1Q: 08:43 TBY - Mike Lansford 26 field goal
1Q: 04:18 NYK - Eric Dickerson 75 run (Dan Miller extra point)
2Q: 10:05 TBY - Billy Sims 6 pass from Doug Williams (Mike Lansford extra point)
2Q: 04:39 NYK - Dan Miller 24 field goal
3Q: 08:06 TBY - Mike Lansford 47 field goal
3Q: 02:41 TBY - Billy Sims 12 run (Mike Lansford extra point)
4Q: 10:59 TBY - Mike Lansford 27 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 08:43 TBY - Mike Lansford 26 field goal
1Q: 04:18 NYK - Eric Dickerson 75 run (Dan Miller extra point)
2Q: 10:05 TBY - Billy Sims 6 pass from Doug Williams (Mike Lansford extra point)
2Q: 04:39 NYK - Dan Miller 24 field goal
3Q: 08:06 TBY - Mike Lansford 47 field goal
3Q: 02:41 TBY - Billy Sims 12 run (Mike Lansford extra point)
4Q: 10:59 TBY - Mike Lansford 27 field goal

Team Statistics TBY NYK
Record 6-6 1-11
First Downs 18 12
- by Rushing 9 2
- by Passing 7 8
- by Penalty 2 2
Total Net Yards 364 319
- Offensive Plays 68 53
- Yards per Play 5.35 6.02
Net Rushing Yards 202 121
- Rushing Attempts 37 18
- Yards per Rush 5.46 6.72
Net Passing Yards 162 198
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 31 - 18 - 0 33 - 17 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards 162 213
- Sacks/Yards Lost 0/0 2/15
- Yards per Pass Play 5.23 5.66
Fumbles/Lost 3/1 1/1
3rd Down Conversions 5/16 2/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.3 7.7
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/1
Penalties/Yards 11/75 7/52
Punt Returns/Yards 4/30 4/20
Kick Returns/Yards 2/39 5/90
Interception Ret./Yards 2/36 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 36 OWN 22
Time of Possession 35:51 24:09

Team Statistics	TBY	NYK
Record	6-6	1-11
First Downs	18	12
- by Rushing	9	2
- by Passing	7	8
- by Penalty	2	2
Total Net Yards	364	319
- Offensive Plays	68	53
- Yards per Play	5.35	6.02
Net Rushing Yards	202	121
- Rushing Attempts	37	18
- Yards per Rush	5.46	6.72
Net Passing Yards	162	198
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	31 - 18 - 0	33 - 17 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards	162	213
- Sacks/Yards Lost	0/0	2/15
- Yards per Pass Play	5.23	5.66
Fumbles/Lost	3/1	1/1
3rd Down Conversions	5/16	2/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.3	7.7
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/1
Penalties/Yards	11/75	7/52
Punt Returns/Yards	4/30	4/20
Kick Returns/Yards	2/39	5/90
Interception Ret./Yards	2/36	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 36	OWN 22
Time of Possession	35:51	24:09

Drive Charts

Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	6:25	OWN 20	12	71	Field Goal
1	6:06	1:48	OWN 31	3	4	Punt
1	3:57	2:16	OWN 33	3	8	Punt
2	15:00	1:28	OWN 48	3	-3	Punt
2	12:06	2:11	OWN 43	6	57	Touchdown
2	8:20	0:08	OPP 49	1	5	Fumble
2	4:32	1:35	OWN 21	3	8	Punt
2	1:44	1:44	OWN 24	3	25	Half
3	12:13	4:14	OWN 27	8	43	Field Goal
3	5:48	0:32	OWN 34	3	5	Punt
3	4:27	1:55	OPP 23	5	23	Touchdown
3	2:19	0:54	OPP 44	3	3	Punt
3	0:25	4:34	OWN 34	7	56	Field Goal
4	6:28	2:28	OWN 20	3	5	Punt
4	2:41	2:21	OWN 25	6	29	Punt

New York Giants
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	8:35	2:29	OWN 13	3	8	Punt
1	4:18	0:21	OWN 25	1	75	Touchdown
1	1:41	1:41	OWN 13	3	9	Punt
2	13:32	1:26	OWN 7	3	1	Punt
2	9:55	1:35	OWN 17	3	-4	Punt
2	8:12	3:40	OWN 44	6	49	Field Goal
2	2:57	1:13	OWN 8	3	6	Punt
3	15:00	2:47	OWN 35	3	-2	Punt
3	7:59	2:11	OWN 22	4	33	Interception
3	5:16	0:49	OWN 29	2	-6	Interception
3	2:32	0:13	OWN 20	1	33	Fumble
3	1:25	1:00	OWN 20	3	8	Punt
4	10:51	4:23	OWN 22	7	29	Punt
4	4:00	1:19	OWN 37	7	38	Downs
4	0:20	0:20	OWN 20	4	37	Game

Game MVP: Billy Sims, Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Rushing Statistics

Tampa Bay	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Billy Sims	26	171	6.58	29	7	1
Allen Carter	7	25	3.57	14	1	0
Doug Williams	4	6	1.50	2	0	0

New York	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Eric Dickerson	13	103	7.92	75	1	1
Horace Ivory	3	9	3.00	5	0	0
Sidney Thornton	2	9	4.50	5	0	0

Passing Statistics

Tampa Bay	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Doug Williams	31	18	162	0/0	1	34	0	83.0

New York	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Jeff Rutledge	33	17	213	2/15	0	33	2	46.6

Receiving Statistics

Tampa Bay	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
RB Billy Sims	5	9	63	12.60	48	34	1
RB Allen Carter	3	4	14	4.67	2	7	0
TE Eric Sievers	3	4	29	9.67	10	19	0
WR Morris Owens	2	3	19	9.50	3	17	0
WR Lam Jones	2	6	18	9.00	6	9	0
FB Adger Armstrong	1	2	11	11.00	5	11	0
TE Junior Miller	1	1	5	5.00	7	5	0
WR Anthony Carter	1	2	3	3.00	2	3	0

New York	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Willis Adams	6	9	109	18.17	43	33
WR Henry Marshall	4	6	36	9.00	0	20
TE Wilbert Martin	2	2	13	6.50	4	9
WR Ron Johnson	2	6	21	10.50	2	16
FB Sidney Thornton	1	1	30	30.00	31	30
TE Jerry Bell	1	2	3	3.00	0	3
RB Eric Dickerson	1	2	1	1.00	0	1
WR Billy Campfield	0	5	0	0.00	0	0

Interception Statistics

Tampa Bay	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Virgil Livers	1	29	29.00	0
OLB Donnie Thomas	1	7	7.00	0

New York	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Tampa Bay	Fumb	Recov	Force
Billy Sims	2	0	0
Virgil Livers	1	0	0
Morris Owens	0	1	0
Revie Sorey	0	1	0
Ed Reynolds	0	1	0
Rich Dixon	0	0	1

New York	Fumb	Recov	Force
Willis Adams	1	0	0
Kurt Allerman	0	1	0
Brent Sexton	0	0	1
Horace Ivory	0	0	1
Ron Johnson	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Tampa Bay	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Mike Connell	8	367	45.9	38.4	56	4

New York	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Tom Skladany	8	378	47.3	41.0	58	1

Kicking Statistics

Tampa Bay	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Mike Lansford	3/3	1/1	0/0	47	2/2

New York	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Dan Miller	1/1	0/0	0/0	24	1/1

Punt Return Statistics

Tampa Bay	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Virgil Livers	3	25	8.3	0
Bruce Rhodes	1	5	5.0	0

New York	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
J.J. O'Steen	3	11	3.7	0
Brent Sexton	1	9	9.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Tampa Bay	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Allen Carter	2	39	19.5	0

New York	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Brent Sexton	4	71	17.8	0
Mike Williams	1	19	19.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Tampa Bay	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
CB Gary Thompson	4	1	0.0	13	27
CB James Hunter	4	0	0.0	12	29
S Ed Jones	3	1	0.0	5	17
S Bruce Rhodes	3	1	0.0	15	26
OLB Donnie Thomas	3	0	0.0	8	16
S Eric Williams	2	1	1.0	15	28
DE Lionel Collier	2	0	1.0	11	22
CB Virgil Livers	2	1	0.0	10	13
OLB Rich Dixon	2	1	0.0	12	23
DT Wally Chambers	2	0	0.0	10	22
OLB Broderick Kimsey	2	0	0.0	5	3
ILB James Harrell	2	0	0.0	4	7
OLB Ed Reynolds	1	3	0.0	14	24
DT Andy Buffone	1	0	0.0	8	9
DE Mario Nakamura	1	0	0.0	8	13
DE Willie Jones	1	0	0.0	12	22

New York	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Kurt Allerman	7	3	0.0	28	22
OLB Darryl Talley	6	3	0.0	29	29
S Ken Greene	5	1	0.0	26	18
S Brent Sexton	5	0	0.0	29	24
DE Tom Strauthers	3	2	0.0	21	18
DE Reggie Camp	3	1	0.0	29	26
S J.J. O'Steen	3	1	0.0	18	18
CB Mike Williams	3	0	0.0	30	28
CB Ron Johnson	3	0	0.0	30	24
OLB Tom Jackson	2	3	0.0	12	9
DE Greg Johnson	2	1	0.0	22	18
ILB Reggie Wilkes	2	1	0.0	9	9
CB Mark Burke	2	0	0.0	28	18
DE Charles Mann	2	0	0.0	12	5
DT Donnie Ostrowski	1	1	0.0	15	13
ILB Michael Green	1	1	0.0	10	7
ILB Bob Pifferini	1	0	0.0	2	4
TE Wilbert Martin	1	0	---	---	---
OLB Mike Hawkins	1	0	0.0	21	17
QB Jeff Rutledge	1	0	---	---	---
TE Jerry Bell	1	0	---	---	---
CB Victor Heflin	1	0	0.0	18	17
DE Reggie Doss	0	1	0.0	12	13

Pass Rush Statistics

Tampa Bay	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Lionel Collier	1.0	1	0	22
S Eric Williams	1.0	0	0	28
CB Eric Wright	0.0	1	1	31
DT Harris Malinowski	0.0	1	0	13
DE Willie Jones	0.0	1	0	22

New York	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Donnie Ostrowski	1	1	0	13
DE Greg Johnson	1	0	1	18
OLB Darryl Talley	1	0	0	29
DE Tom Strauthers	0	1	0	18

Pass Defense Statistics

Tampa Bay	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB James Hunter	4	0	0	29
CB Gary Thompson	3	1	0	27
CB Virgil Livers	2	0	1	13
OLB Donnie Thomas	2	0	1	16
S Ed Jones	2	0	0	17
S Eric Williams	1	1	0	28
DT Andy Buffone	1	0	0	9
ILB James Harrell	1	0	0	7
OLB Rich Dixon	1	0	0	23
CB Eric Wright	0	2	0	31
S Tommy Marvaso	0	1	0	14
OLB Ed Reynolds	0	1	0	24

New York	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Mike Williams	4	1	28
OLB Tom Jackson	2	0	9
CB Mark Burke	2	0	18
S Ken Greene	2	0	18
S J.J. O'Steen	2	0	18
ILB Kurt Allerman	1	1	22
CB Ron Johnson	1	1	24
OLB Darryl Talley	1	1	29
DT Donnie Ostrowski	1	0	13
S Brent Sexton	1	0	24
ILB Reggie Wilkes	1	0	9
CB Victor Heflin	0	1	17

Blocking Statistics

Tampa Bay	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	PPly
Revie Sorey	5	7	32	21
George Lilja	2	6	31	22
Charlie Getty	2	3	27	24
Guy Morriss	1	5	28	30
Ted Petersen	1	2	10	7
Carlton Malone	1	1	11	5
Adger Armstrong	1	1	22	15
Karl Swanke	1	1	5	10
Bill Ellenbogen	0	3	6	9
Rob Taylor	0	3	26	26
Alan Willis	0	1	9	1

New York	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Glen Titensor	2	4	15	0	30
Chuck Commiskey	1	2	18	1	35
Sidney Thornton	1	2	11	0	21
Dan Jiggetts	1	1	4	0	4
Harvey Salem	0	4	14	0	30
Bill Story	0	1	7	1	13
Wilbert Martin	0	1	7	0	19
Billy Shields	0	1	14	0	25
Warren Bryant	0	1	4	0	5
Jerry Bell	0	1	12	0	16

Special Teams Tackles

Tampa Bay	Tackles	STPlays
Gary Thompson	2	31
Allen Carter	2	28
Mike Jones	2	17
Morris Owens	1	16
Tommy Marvaso	1	10
George Lilja	1	8

New York	Tackles	STPlays
Michael Green	2	13
John Hennessy	1	24
Horace Ivory	1	12
Mark Nichols	1	10
Glen Titensor	1	8

Participation

Tampa Bay	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Gary Thompson	---	---	13	27	31	71
Doug Williams	37	31	---	---	---	68
Guy Morriss	28	30	---	---	5	63
Adger Armstrong	22	15	---	---	26	63
George Lilja	31	22	---	---	8	61
Eric Sievers	30	19	---	---	11	60
Billy Sims	31	24	---	---	4	59
Revie Sorey	32	21	---	---	3	56
Morris Owens	20	18	---	---	16	54
Rob Taylor	26	26	---	---	---	52
Charlie Getty	27	24	---	---	---	51
Eric Williams	---	---	15	28	6	49
Rich Dixon	---	---	12	23	13	48
Junior Miller	13	14	---	---	20	47
Anthony Carter	26	21	---	---	---	47
James Hunter	---	---	12	29	4	45
Allen Carter	7	8	---	---	28	43
Eric Wright	---	---	11	31	1	43
Bruce Rhodes	---	---	15	26	1	42
Virgil Livers	---	---	10	13	16	39
Willie Jones	---	---	12	22	5	39
Ed Reynolds	---	---	14	24	1	39
Lam Jones	17	20	---	---	---	37
Lionel Collier	---	---	11	22	3	36
Wally Chambers	---	---	10	22	2	34
Donnie Thomas	---	---	8	16	9	33
Tommie Towns	17	11	---	---	1	29
Tommy Marvaso	---	---	4	14	10	28
Ted Petersen	10	7	---	---	11	28
Bill Ellenbogen	6	9	---	---	11	26
Karl Swanke	5	10	---	---	11	26
Harris Malinowski	---	---	8	13	4	25
George Crump	---	---	7	13	5	25
Mario Nakamura	---	---	8	13	3	24
Mike Jones	2	5	---	---	17	24
Ed Jones	---	---	5	17	1	23
Anthony Jolly	---	---	6	13	1	20
Andy Buffone	---	---	8	9	---	17
Carlton Malone	11	5	---	---	---	16
Alan Willis	9	1	---	---	5	15
James Harrell	---	---	4	7	3	14
Broderick Kimsey	---	---	5	3	3	11
Mike Lansford	0	0	---	---	9	9
Mike Connell	0	0	---	---	8	8
Tamarick Kortas	0	0	---	---	3	3
Bob Gagliano	0	0	---	---	---	0

New York	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Mike Williams	---	---	30	28	10	68
Ron Johnson	---	---	30	24	11	65
Brent Sexton	---	---	29	24	9	62
Darryl Talley	---	---	29	29	3	61
Reggie Camp	---	---	29	26	2	57
J.J. O'Steen	---	---	18	18	21	57
Willis Adams	13	26	---	---	17	56
Kurt Allerman	---	---	28	22	5	55
Chuck Commiskey	18	35	---	---	1	54
Jeff Rutledge	18	35	---	---	---	53
Glen Titensor	15	30	---	---	8	53
Victor Heflin	---	---	18	17	17	52
Sidney Thornton	11	21	---	---	18	50
Brian Baldinger	12	33	---	---	5	50
Mark Burke	---	---	28	18	2	48
Ken Greene	---	---	26	18	3	47
Mike Hawkins	---	---	21	17	9	47
Ron Johnson	11	25	---	---	9	45
Wilbert Martin	7	19	---	---	18	44
Greg Johnson	---	---	22	18	4	44
Eric Dickerson	16	25	---	---	3	44
Harvey Salem	14	30	---	---	---	44
Jerry Bell	12	16	---	---	14	42
Tom Strauthers	---	---	21	18	3	42
Billy Shields	14	25	---	---	1	40
John Hennessy	---	---	6	4	24	34
Donnie Ostrowski	---	---	15	13	5	33
Michael Green	---	---	10	7	13	30
Bill Story	7	13	---	---	9	29
Billy Campfield	9	20	---	---	---	29
Henry Marshall	7	13	---	---	8	28
Charles Mann	---	---	12	5	11	28
Reggie Doss	---	---	12	13	---	25
Horace Ivory	3	7	---	---	12	22
Tom Jackson	---	---	12	9	---	21
Reggie Wilkes	---	---	9	9	1	19
Warren Bryant	4	5	---	---	9	18
Dan Jiggetts	4	4	---	---	9	17
Mark Nichols	1	3	---	---	10	14
Bob Pifferini	---	---	2	4	2	8
Tom Skladany	0	0	---	---	8	8
Dan Miller	0	0	---	---	4	4
Zach Waite	2	0	---	---	---	2
Rick Trocano	0	0	---	---	1	1
Mike Kerrigan	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	7	31	4.4
Middle	23	133	5.8
Right	7	38	5.4
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	3	3	1.0
Middle	9	94	10.4
Right	6	24	4.0
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Tampa Bay	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Doug Williams	31	18	1	0	3	5	2	1	0

New York	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Jeff Rutledge	33	17	5	3	1	6	4	1	2

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	6	5	31	5.2
Short (0-8 Yds)	17	11	105	6.2
Medium (9-18 Yds)	6	2	26	4.3
Long (19+ Yds)	2	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	2	2	32	16.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	13	8	52	4.0
Medium (9-18 Yds)	15	5	87	5.8
Long (19+ Yds)	3	2	42	14.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Tampa Bay	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
RB Billy Sims	9	5	1	63	1	24
WR Lam Jones	6	2	0	18	0	20
RB Allen Carter	4	3	0	14	0	8
TE Eric Sievers	4	3	1	29	0	19
WR Morris Owens	3	2	1	19	0	18
FB Adger Armstrong	2	1	0	11	0	15
WR Anthony Carter	2	1	0	3	0	21
TE Junior Miller	1	1	0	5	0	14

New York	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Willis Adams	9	6	1	109	3	26
WR Henry Marshall	6	4	0	36	1	13
WR Ron Johnson	6	2	0	21	0	25
WR Billy Campfield	5	0	0	0	0	20
TE Wilbert Martin	2	2	0	13	0	19
TE Jerry Bell	2	1	0	3	0	16
RB Eric Dickerson	2	1	0	1	0	25
FB Sidney Thornton	1	1	0	30	1	21

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Tampa Bay	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Billy Sims	5	20	4.00	6.58
Allen Carter	3	6	2.00	3.57

New York	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Eric Dickerson	2	7	3.50	7.92

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Tampa Bay	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Doug Williams	4	3	17	4.25	5.23

New York	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Jeff Rutledge	1	0	0	0.00	6.45

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Tampa Bay	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
RB Allen Carter	2	2	11	5.50	3.50
FB Adger Armstrong	1	0	0	0.00	5.50
RB Billy Sims	1	1	6	6.00	7.00

New York	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Ron Johnson	1	0	0	0.00	3.50

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Tampa Bay	Rushes	Conversions
Billy Sims	5	2
Allen Carter	1	0
Doug Williams	1	0

New York	Rushes	Conversions
Eric Dickerson	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Tampa Bay	Att	Comp	Conversions
Doug Williams	9	5	3

New York	Att	Comp	Conversions
Jeff Rutledge	10	3	2

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Tampa Bay	Targ	Catch	Conversions
RB Allen Carter	3	2	1
WR Morris Owens	2	1	0
RB Billy Sims	2	1	1
TE Junior Miller	1	1	1
TE Eric Sievers	1	0	0

New York	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Willis Adams	3	0	0
WR Ron Johnson	3	2	1
TE Wilbert Martin	1	1	1
WR Henry Marshall	1	0	0
WR Billy Campfield	1	0	0
RB Eric Dickerson	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 58,000 (81,100 capacity)
Upper Deck 17,900 (24,900)
End Zone 12,800 (17,900)
Mezzanine 7,400 (10,300)
Sideline Seats 10,900 (15,800)
Club Seats 5,200 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 3,800 (4,800)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	58,000 (81,100 capacity)
Upper Deck	17,900 (24,900)
End Zone	12,800 (17,900)
Mezzanine	7,400 (10,300)
Sideline Seats	10,900 (15,800)
Club Seats	5,200 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	3,800 (4,800)