Week 3, 1984

played in Los Angeles, CA

61 degrees, fair, 2 mph wind

Tampa Bay Buccaneers	0	7	17	6	-	30
Los Angeles Rams	0	7	0	6	-	13

Scoring Summary
2Q: 04:12 TBY - Anthony Carter 6 pass from Bob Gagliano (Mike Lansford extra point)
2Q: 00:39 LAS - Stephone Paige 20 pass from Steve Young (Joe Danelo extra point)
3Q: 11:54 TBY - Allen Carter 8 run (Mike Lansford extra point)
3Q: 09:26 TBY - Billy Sims 40 run (Mike Lansford extra point)
3Q: 02:40 TBY - Mike Lansford 36 field goal
4Q: 12:52 TBY - Mike Lansford 28 field goal
4Q: 08:05 TBY - Mike Lansford 47 field goal
4Q: 00:44 LAS - Mike Charles 44 fumble return (Stephone Paige run for conversion failed)

Scoring Summary
2Q: 04:12 TBY - Anthony Carter 6 pass from Bob Gagliano (Mike Lansford extra point)
2Q: 00:39 LAS - Stephone Paige 20 pass from Steve Young (Joe Danelo extra point)
3Q: 11:54 TBY - Allen Carter 8 run (Mike Lansford extra point)
3Q: 09:26 TBY - Billy Sims 40 run (Mike Lansford extra point)
3Q: 02:40 TBY - Mike Lansford 36 field goal
4Q: 12:52 TBY - Mike Lansford 28 field goal
4Q: 08:05 TBY - Mike Lansford 47 field goal
4Q: 00:44 LAS - Mike Charles 44 fumble return (Stephone Paige run for conversion failed)

Team Statistics TBY LAS
Record 3-0 0-3
First Downs 19 21
- by Rushing 10 7
- by Passing 7 12
- by Penalty 2 2
Total Net Yards 345 289
- Offensive Plays 60 73
- Yards per Play 5.75 3.96
Net Rushing Yards 245 93
- Rushing Attempts 35 24
- Yards per Rush 7.00 3.88
Net Passing Yards 100 196
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 23 - 15 - 0 49 - 22 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 115 196
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2/15 0/0
- Yards per Pass Play 4.00 4.00
Fumbles/Lost 2/2 3/2
3rd Down Conversions 0/10 4/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.7 6.9
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/1
Penalties/Yards 5/52 7/80
Punt Returns/Yards 3/39 0/0
Kick Returns/Yards 1/29 7/124
Interception Ret./Yards 1/14 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 1/0
Red Zone Visits 4 0
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/2 0/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 42 OWN 20
Time of Possession 31:08 28:52

Team Statistics	TBY	LAS
Record	3-0	0-3
First Downs	19	21
- by Rushing	10	7
- by Passing	7	12
- by Penalty	2	2
Total Net Yards	345	289
- Offensive Plays	60	73
- Yards per Play	5.75	3.96
Net Rushing Yards	245	93
- Rushing Attempts	35	24
- Yards per Rush	7.00	3.88
Net Passing Yards	100	196
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	23 - 15 - 0	49 - 22 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	115	196
- Sacks/Yards Lost	2/15	0/0
- Yards per Pass Play	4.00	4.00
Fumbles/Lost	2/2	3/2
3rd Down Conversions	0/10	4/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.7	6.9
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/1
Penalties/Yards	5/52	7/80
Punt Returns/Yards	3/39	0/0
Kick Returns/Yards	1/29	7/124
Interception Ret./Yards	1/14	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	1/0
Red Zone Visits	4	0
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/2	0/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 42	OWN 20
Time of Possession	31:08	28:52

Drive Charts

Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	12:20	2:43	OWN 23	4	17	Punt
1	9:03	1:02	OPP 43	3	3	Punt
1	3:35	1:44	OWN 20	3	7	Punt
1	0:20	1:11	OPP 46	3	4	Punt
2	8:43	4:42	OWN 20	12	80	Touchdown
2	0:18	0:18	OWN 33	1	14	Half
3	15:00	3:13	OWN 20	6	80	Touchdown
3	9:26	0:19	OPP 40	1	40	Touchdown
3	7:32	0:06	OPP 25	1	8	Fumble
3	6:26	3:54	OWN 45	7	36	Field Goal
3	0:04	2:17	OWN 41	6	48	Field Goal
4	9:36	1:39	OPP 49	5	19	Field Goal
4	6:30	4:02	OWN 27	5	26	Punt
4	0:52	0:23	OPP 47	2	-9	Fumble
4	0:29	0:29	OPP 41	3	-3	Game

Los Angeles Rams
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	2:40	OWN 30	6	18	Punt
1	9:37	0:34	OWN 4	3	1	Punt
1	8:01	4:26	OWN 20	9	39	Punt
1	1:51	1:31	OWN 20	3	7	Punt
2	14:09	5:26	OWN 4	12	52	Punt
2	4:01	3:43	OWN 30	9	70	Touchdown
3	11:47	2:21	OWN 24	5	16	Fumble
3	9:07	1:35	OWN 23	2	10	Interception
3	7:26	1:00	OWN 26	3	4	Punt
3	2:32	2:28	OWN 31	3	0	Punt
4	12:47	3:11	OWN 28	7	39	Fumble
4	7:57	1:27	OWN 16	3	4	Punt
4	2:28	1:36	OWN 6	9	41	Downs

Game MVP: Billy Sims, Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Rushing Statistics

Tampa Bay	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Billy Sims	25	187	7.48	40	6	1
Allen Carter	6	59	9.83	28	1	1
Sultan Evans	3	-3	-1.00	-1	0	0
Al Walker	1	2	2.00	2	0	0

Los Angeles	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Johnny Hector	18	67	3.72	12	1
Greg Bell	4	19	4.75	8	0
Steve Young	2	7	3.50	4	0

Passing Statistics

Tampa Bay	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Bob Gagliano	23	15	115	1/7	1	22	0	91.7
Sultan Evans	0	0	0	1/8	0	0	0	39.6

Los Angeles	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Steve Young	49	22	196	0/0	1	20	1	54.5

Receiving Statistics

Tampa Bay	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Anthony Carter	6	10	40	6.67	10	14	1
WR Lamont Marrow	2	4	16	8.00	0	9	0
WR Al Walker	2	2	24	12.00	11	13	0
FB Adger Armstrong	2	3	1	0.50	2	2	0
RB Allen Carter	1	2	1	1.00	0	1	0
TE Junior Miller	1	1	11	11.00	0	11	0
RB Billy Sims	1	1	22	22.00	22	22	0

Los Angeles	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Stephone Paige	7	15	76	10.86	4	20	1
WR Freddie Solomon	5	11	38	7.60	0	10	0
TE Joe Rose	3	4	23	7.67	5	15	0
WR Hugh Stopek	2	6	19	9.50	0	10	0
WR Dennis Franklin	2	2	14	7.00	2	10	0
WR Jimmy Cefalo	2	6	15	7.50	0	9	0
RB Johnny Hector	1	2	11	11.00	0	11	0
TE Jeremy Wolf	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
RB Billy Taylor	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
TE Dave Garay	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Tampa Bay	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Eric Williams	1	14	14.00	0

Los Angeles	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Tampa Bay	Fumb	Recov	Force
Billy Sims	1	0	0
Sultan Evans	1	0	0
Tommy Myers	0	1	0
Scott Perry	0	1	0
Gary Thompson	0	0	1
Eric Williams	0	0	1
Dan Ralph	0	0	1

Los Angeles	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Dennis Franklin	1	0	0	0
Johnny Hector	1	0	0	0
Davlin Mullen	1	0	0	0
Mike Charles	0	1	0	1
Jimmy Cefalo	0	1	0	0
Bob Golic	0	1	0	0
J.T. Thomas	0	0	1	0
Perry Brooks	0	0	1	0

Punting Statistics

Tampa Bay	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Mike Connell	5	218	43.6	39.6	56	3

Los Angeles	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
George Roberts	8	328	41.0	31.1	50	0

Kicking Statistics

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

Los Angeles	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Joe Danelo	0/0	0/0	0/0	0	1/1

Punt Return Statistics

Tampa Bay	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Al Walker	3	39	13.0	0

Los Angeles	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Kick Return Statistics

Tampa Bay	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Al Walker	1	29	29.0	0

Los Angeles	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Ken Sawyer	4	83	20.8	0
Davlin Mullen	3	41	13.7	0

Defensive Statistics

Tampa Bay	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Eric Williams	6	0	0.0	15	39
S Scott Perry	5	1	0.0	14	28
S Tommy Myers	4	3	0.0	20	43
CB Gary Thompson	4	1	0.0	18	33
CB Virgil Livers	3	1	0.0	15	46
OLB Ed Reynolds	3	0	0.0	17	41
OLB Rich Dixon	2	2	0.0	18	23
DE Mario Nakamura	2	1	0.0	7	23
OLB Mike Varty	2	0	0.0	11	15
DT Harris Malinowski	2	0	0.0	13	13
DT Dan Ralph	2	0	0.0	17	28
DT Wally Chambers	1	2	0.0	8	21
DE George Crump	1	2	0.0	10	20
ILB Kyle Clifton	1	2	0.0	7	8
S Steve Foley	1	1	0.0	11	34
DT Andy Buffone	1	0	0.0	11	19
OLB Bob Breunig	1	0	0.0	0	3
QB Bob Gagliano	1	0	---	---	---
DE Ron Spears	1	0	0.0	17	26
OLB Todd Seabaugh	1	0	0.0	6	13
CB Walter Packer	0	1	0.0	15	34

Los Angeles	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Greg Gaines	7	2	0.0	25	18
S Scott Burk	5	2	0.0	29	22
ILB Avon Riley	4	2	0.0	25	18
CB Ken Sawyer	4	1	0.0	26	22
DT Mike Charles	4	1	0.0	29	22
OLB Anthony Dickerson	4	0	0.0	11	3
OLB Brian Cabral	2	1	1.0	10	7
DT Perry Brooks	2	0	1.0	25	15
CB J.T. Thomas	2	0	0.0	18	13
S Tommy Marvaso	2	0	0.0	22	16
CB Myron Dupree	2	0	0.0	22	16
DE Kobe Winston	2	0	0.0	19	15
DE Marques Thompson	2	0	0.0	21	13
S Brent Sexton	1	1	0.0	19	12
OLB Andrew Melontree	1	1	0.0	10	7
CB Davlin Mullen	1	1	0.0	20	15
G Al Speer	1	0	---	---	---
WR Freddie Solomon	1	0	---	---	---
DT Bob Golic	1	0	0.0	18	18
DT Willie Lee	0	1	0.0	27	16
CB Darrell Green	0	1	0.0	5	4

Pass Rush Statistics

Tampa Bay	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Mario Nakamura	1	0	0	23
DT Dan Ralph	0	4	2	28
DE Willie Jones	0	3	0	29
DT Wally Chambers	0	1	0	21
DT Andy Buffone	0	1	0	19
CB Virgil Livers	0	0	1	46

Los Angeles	Sack	Hurry	PPlay
DT Perry Brooks	1.0	0	15
OLB Brian Cabral	1.0	0	7
DT Mike Charles	0.0	2	22
OLB Greg Gaines	0.0	1	18

Pass Defense Statistics

Tampa Bay	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S Eric Williams	4	0	1	39
CB Virgil Livers	2	3	0	46
OLB Mike Varty	2	1	0	15
S Scott Perry	2	1	0	28
S Tommy Myers	2	0	0	43
CB Gary Thompson	2	0	0	33
DE Mario Nakamura	1	0	0	23
OLB Bob Breunig	1	0	0	3
S Steve Foley	1	0	0	34
DE George Crump	1	0	0	20
OLB Rich Dixon	1	0	0	23
OLB Ed Reynolds	1	0	0	41
OLB Todd Seabaugh	1	0	0	13
ILB Kyle Clifton	1	0	0	8
CB Walter Packer	0	3	0	34
DT Harris Malinowski	0	1	0	13

Los Angeles	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
ILB Avon Riley	3	0	18
CB Ken Sawyer	2	0	22
OLB Andrew Melontree	2	0	7
CB Myron Dupree	2	0	16
S Brent Sexton	1	1	12
CB J.T. Thomas	1	0	13
S Scott Burk	1	0	22
OLB Anthony Dickerson	1	0	3
DT Mike Charles	1	0	22
CB Davlin Mullen	1	0	15
S Tommy Marvaso	0	1	16

Blocking Statistics

Tampa Bay	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Guy Morriss	4	7	29	0	22
Tom Lynch	3	7	29	0	21
George Lilja	3	5	24	0	17
Rob Taylor	2	2	27	2	22
Revie Sorey	1	2	6	0	4
Bill Ellenbogen	1	2	11	0	8
Adger Armstrong	1	1	18	0	15
Charlie Getty	0	4	26	0	23
Jeff Sevy	0	1	17	0	5
Junior Miller	0	1	24	0	16

Los Angeles	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	PPly
Dean Lang	3	5	20	44
Bob Patton	2	2	16	38
Pete Adams	1	4	21	33
Gene Sanders	1	4	15	29
Bo Buetow	1	2	8	19
Al Speer	0	3	19	37
Gary Puetz	0	2	21	45

Special Teams Tackles

Tampa Bay	Tackles	STPlays
Gary Thompson	3	12
Lamont Marrow	2	19
Bob Fisher	1	16
Scott Perry	1	9

Los Angeles	Tackles	STPlays
Davlin Mullen	2	20
Billy Taylor	1	23
Bob Patton	1	8

Participation

Tampa Bay	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Tommy Myers	---	---	20	43	16	79
Virgil Livers	---	---	15	46	2	63
Gary Thompson	---	---	18	33	12	63
Ed Reynolds	---	---	17	41	1	59
Guy Morriss	29	22	---	---	7	58
Steve Foley	---	---	11	34	11	56
Eric Williams	---	---	15	39	---	54
Adger Armstrong	18	15	---	---	20	53
Bob Gagliano	28	24	---	---	---	52
Anthony Carter	29	22	---	---	1	52
Scott Perry	---	---	14	28	9	51
Tom Lynch	29	21	---	---	---	50
Billy Sims	32	16	---	---	2	50
Charlie Getty	26	23	---	---	---	49
Walter Packer	---	---	15	34	---	49
George Lilja	24	17	---	---	8	49
Rob Taylor	27	22	---	---	---	49
Junior Miller	24	16	---	---	8	48
Dan Ralph	---	---	17	28	3	48
Willie Jones	---	---	14	29	3	46
Bob Fisher	16	13	---	---	16	45
Ron Spears	---	---	17	26	2	45
Lamont Marrow	15	7	---	---	19	41
Rich Dixon	---	---	18	23	---	41
Allen Carter	6	9	---	---	25	40
Al Walker	16	13	---	---	10	39
Mike Varty	---	---	11	15	10	36
Todd Seabaugh	---	---	6	13	16	35
Andy Buffone	---	---	11	19	3	33
George Crump	---	---	10	20	3	33
Harris Malinowski	---	---	13	13	5	31
Mario Nakamura	---	---	7	23	1	31
Jeff Sevy	17	5	---	---	8	30
Jesse Bendross	10	7	---	---	13	30
Wally Chambers	---	---	8	21	---	29
Bill Ellenbogen	11	8	---	---	8	27
Kyle Clifton	---	---	7	8	6	21
Revie Sorey	6	4	---	---	8	18
Gerald Tinker	9	7	---	---	1	17
Sultan Evans	7	1	---	---	3	11
Mike Lansford	0	0	---	---	10	10
Adam Schreiber	6	3	---	---	---	9
Barney Chavous	---	---	0	0	8	8
Bob Breunig	---	---	0	3	3	6
Mike Connell	0	0	---	---	5	5
Tamarick Kortas	0	0	---	---	---	0

Los Angeles	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Gary Puetz	21	45	---	---	8	74
Steve Young	24	49	---	---	---	73
Dean Lang	20	44	---	---	8	72
Johnny Hector	20	37	---	---	11	68
Ken Sawyer	---	---	26	22	18	66
Al Speer	19	37	---	---	8	64
Bob Patton	16	38	---	---	8	62
Stephone Paige	19	41	---	---	---	60
Pete Adams	21	33	---	---	1	55
Davlin Mullen	---	---	20	15	20	55
Scott Burk	---	---	29	22	3	54
Mike Charles	---	---	29	22	3	54
Joe Rose	17	31	---	---	5	53
Avon Riley	---	---	25	18	5	48
J.T. Thomas	---	---	18	13	16	47
Curtis Brown	13	29	---	---	5	47
Freddie Solomon	15	31	---	---	---	46
Gene Sanders	15	29	---	---	1	45
Greg Gaines	---	---	25	18	2	45
Brent Sexton	---	---	19	12	13	44
Willie Lee	---	---	27	16	1	44
Perry Brooks	---	---	25	15	3	43
Bob Golic	---	---	18	18	6	42
Tommy Marvaso	---	---	22	16	2	40
Billy Taylor	6	10	---	---	23	39
Myron Dupree	---	---	22	16	1	39
Brian Cabral	---	---	10	7	19	36
Kobe Winston	---	---	19	15	1	35
Marques Thompson	---	---	21	13	1	35
Hugh Stopek	9	25	---	---	---	34
Bo Buetow	8	19	---	---	6	33
Jeremy Wolf	9	13	---	---	10	32
Jimmy Cefalo	3	12	---	---	17	32
Dave Garay	3	3	---	---	18	24
Dennis Franklin	2	6	---	---	11	19
Andrew Melontree	---	---	10	7	2	19
Anthony Dickerson	---	---	11	3	3	17
Darrell Green	---	---	5	4	2	11
Greg Bell	4	7	---	---	---	11
Stan David	---	---	4	3	4	11
Kim Bokamper	---	---	0	0	10	10
George Roberts	0	0	---	---	8	8
Joe Danelo	0	0	---	---	3	3
Ken Stabler	0	0	---	---	---	0
Brandon Hermeling	0	0	---	---	---	0
Curt Warner	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	3	14	4.7
Middle	19	126	6.6
Right	10	108	10.8
None	3	-3	-1.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	7	37	5.3
Middle	5	16	3.2
Right	12	40	3.3
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Tampa Bay	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Bob Gagliano	23	15	1	3	0	2	3	0	0

Los Angeles	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Steve Young	49	22	1	6	1	9	9	3	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	5	4	24	4.8
Short (0-8 Yds)	11	6	37	3.4
Medium (9-18 Yds)	7	5	54	7.7
Long (19+ Yds)	0	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	0	0	0	0.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	14	7	41	2.9
Medium (9-18 Yds)	28	14	135	4.8
Long (19+ Yds)	7	1	20	2.9

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Tampa Bay	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Anthony Carter	10	6	40	0	22
WR Lamont Marrow	4	2	16	0	7
FB Adger Armstrong	3	2	1	0	15
WR Al Walker	2	2	24	0	13
RB Allen Carter	2	1	1	0	9
TE Junior Miller	1	1	11	0	16
RB Billy Sims	1	1	22	1	16

Los Angeles	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Stephone Paige	15	7	0	76	1	41
WR Freddie Solomon	11	5	1	38	0	31
WR Hugh Stopek	6	2	0	19	0	25
WR Jimmy Cefalo	6	2	0	15	0	12
TE Joe Rose	4	3	0	23	0	31
WR Dennis Franklin	2	2	0	14	0	6
RB Johnny Hector	2	1	0	11	0	37
TE Jeremy Wolf	1	0	0	0	0	13
RB Billy Taylor	1	0	0	0	0	10
TE Dave Garay	1	0	0	0	0	3

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Tampa Bay	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Billy Sims	4	20	5.00	7.48
Allen Carter	1	8	8.00	9.83

Los Angeles	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Tampa Bay	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Bob Gagliano	4	2	7	1.75	5.00

Los Angeles	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Steve Young	1	1	20	20.00	4.00

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Tampa Bay	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
RB Allen Carter	2	1	1	0.50	0.50
WR Lamont Marrow	1	0	0	0.00	4.00
WR Anthony Carter	1	1	6	6.00	4.00

Los Angeles	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Stephone Paige	1	1	20	20.00	5.07

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Tampa Bay	Rushes	Conversions
Billy Sims	3	0
Al Walker	1	0
Sultan Evans	1	0

Los Angeles	Rushes	Conversions
Johnny Hector	3	3
Steve Young	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Tampa Bay	Att	Comp	Conversions
Bob Gagliano	5	2	0

Los Angeles	Att	Comp	Conversions
Steve Young	10	2	1

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Tampa Bay	Targ	Catch
WR Lamont Marrow	2	0
FB Adger Armstrong	2	1
WR Anthony Carter	1	1

Los Angeles	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Stephone Paige	5	1	1
WR Jimmy Cefalo	3	1	0
WR Hugh Stopek	1	0	0
RB Johnny Hector	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 60,800 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 18,600 (21,400)
End Zone 13,300 (15,400)
Mezzanine 7,700 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 11,800 (13,600)
Club Seats 6,400 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 3,000 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	60,800 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	18,600 (21,400)
End Zone	13,300 (15,400)
Mezzanine	7,700 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	11,800 (13,600)
Club Seats	6,400 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	3,000 (3,300)