Week 2, 1988

played in Kansas City, MO

50 degrees, fair, 11 mph wind

Tampa Bay Buccaneers	0	7	0	0	-	7
Kansas City Chiefs	9	21	7	0	-	37

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:20 KCY - Darrin Nelson 21 pass from Boomer Esiason (Nick Lowery extra point)
1Q: 04:48 KCY - Safety, blocked punt covered in end zone
2Q: 12:52 TBY - Barry Word 6 run (Mike Cofer extra point)
2Q: 07:49 KCY - Kenneth Davis 12 run (Nick Lowery extra point)
2Q: 01:31 KCY - Irving Fryar 25 pass from Boomer Esiason (Nick Lowery extra point)
2Q: 01:06 KCY - Greg Kragen 9 fumble return (Nick Lowery extra point)
3Q: 08:31 KCY - Darrin Nelson 5 pass from Boomer Esiason (Nick Lowery extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:20 KCY - Darrin Nelson 21 pass from Boomer Esiason (Nick Lowery extra point)
1Q: 04:48 KCY - Safety, blocked punt covered in end zone
2Q: 12:52 TBY - Barry Word 6 run (Mike Cofer extra point)
2Q: 07:49 KCY - Kenneth Davis 12 run (Nick Lowery extra point)
2Q: 01:31 KCY - Irving Fryar 25 pass from Boomer Esiason (Nick Lowery extra point)
2Q: 01:06 KCY - Greg Kragen 9 fumble return (Nick Lowery extra point)
3Q: 08:31 KCY - Darrin Nelson 5 pass from Boomer Esiason (Nick Lowery extra point)

Team Statistics TBY KCY
Record 1-1 2-0
First Downs 14 25
- by Rushing 2 8
- by Passing 10 15
- by Penalty 2 2
Total Net Yards 239 465
- Offensive Plays 54 68
- Yards per Play 4.43 6.84
Net Rushing Yards 52 139
- Rushing Attempts 14 29
- Yards per Rush 3.71 4.79
Net Passing Yards 187 326
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 37 - 24 - 0 37 - 24 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 213 335
- Sacks/Yards Lost 3/26 2/9
- Yards per Pass Play 4.68 8.36
Fumbles/Lost 2/1 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 4/13 7/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 5.4 6.1
4th Down Conversions 0/0 1/2
Penalties/Yards 7/52 3/20
Punt Returns/Yards 1/0 3/12
Kick Returns/Yards 4/68 2/44
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 1 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/0 2/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 20 OWN 24
Time of Possession 26:41 33:19

Team Statistics	TBY	KCY
Record	1-1	2-0
First Downs	14	25
- by Rushing	2	8
- by Passing	10	15
- by Penalty	2	2
Total Net Yards	239	465
- Offensive Plays	54	68
- Yards per Play	4.43	6.84
Net Rushing Yards	52	139
- Rushing Attempts	14	29
- Yards per Rush	3.71	4.79
Net Passing Yards	187	326
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	37 - 24 - 0	37 - 24 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	213	335
- Sacks/Yards Lost	3/26	2/9
- Yards per Pass Play	4.68	8.36
Fumbles/Lost	2/1	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	4/13	7/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	5.4	6.1
4th Down Conversions	0/0	1/2
Penalties/Yards	7/52	3/20
Punt Returns/Yards	1/0	3/12
Kick Returns/Yards	4/68	2/44
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	1	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/0	2/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 20	OWN 24
Time of Possession	26:41	33:19

Drive Charts

Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	9:04	1:40	OWN 17	3	4	Punt
1	6:18	1:36	OWN 7	3	5	Safety
1	2:08	4:22	OWN 32	11	68	Touchdown
2	7:39	3:19	OWN 20	7	32	Punt
2	1:16	0:21	OWN 14	1	-5	Fumble
2	0:55	0:40	OWN 19	3	-9	Punt
3	15:00	3:36	OWN 20	6	36	Punt
3	8:20	4:07	OWN 22	6	37	Punt
4	14:22	2:14	OWN 32	5	9	Punt
4	10:16	1:26	OWN 32	3	0	Punt
4	5:28	3:39	OWN 13	6	37	Punt

Kansas City Chiefs
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	5:56	OWN 20	10	80	Touchdown
1	7:24	1:06	OWN 38	3	8	Punt
1	4:42	2:34	OWN 37	6	31	Downs
2	12:46	5:07	OWN 27	10	73	Touchdown
2	4:20	3:04	OWN 20	8	80	Touchdown
2	0:15	0:15	OWN 37	1	0	Half
3	11:24	3:04	OWN 11	6	89	Touchdown
3	4:13	4:51	OWN 20	9	57	Missed FG
4	12:08	1:52	OWN 12	6	19	Punt
4	8:50	3:22	OWN 35	6	23	Punt
4	1:49	1:49	OWN 13	3	5	Game

Game MVP: Boomer Esiason, Kansas City Chiefs

Rushing Statistics

Tampa Bay	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Barry Word	7	17	2.43	6	0	1
Bobby Morse	7	35	5.00	8	0	0

Kansas City	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Stanford Jennings	15	84	5.60	22	4	0
Kenneth Davis	13	54	4.15	12	3	1
Keith Griffin	1	1	1.00	1	0	0

Passing Statistics

Tampa Bay	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Joe Montana	37	24	213	3/26	0	32	0	80.1

Kansas City	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Boomer Esiason	37	24	335	2/9	3	60	0	120.8

Receiving Statistics

Tampa Bay	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Anthony Carter	13	19	127	9.77	38	32
WR Ron Morris	4	4	22	5.50	6	8
WR Perry Kemp	3	4	36	12.00	6	15
TE Doug Cosbie	2	3	25	12.50	8	14
FB Speedy Neal	1	1	0	0.00	0	0
RB Barry Word	1	2	3	3.00	0	3
TE Dave Little	0	1	0	0.00	0	0
WR Tim Moffett	0	3	0	0.00	0	0

Kansas City	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Darrin Nelson	8	13	86	10.75	18	21	2
WR Butch Woolfolk	3	3	77	25.67	38	60	0
WR Irving Fryar	3	4	69	23.00	23	25	1
RB Stanford Jennings	3	3	48	16.00	15	23	0
TE Glenn Dennison	2	2	17	8.50	1	11	0
WR Eric Martin	2	6	11	5.50	5	10	0
TE Manute Bol	2	4	28	14.00	7	18	0
WR Jeff Smith	1	2	-1	-1.00	0	-1	0

Interception Statistics

Tampa Bay	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Kansas City	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Tampa Bay	Fumb	Recov
Joe Montana	1	0
Bobby Morse	1	0
Anthony Carter	0	1

Kansas City	Recov	Force	TD
Greg Kragen	1	0	1
Ken Stills	0	1	0
Joe Cain	0	1	0

Punting Statistics

Tampa Bay	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Greg Coleman	9	345	38.3	32.6	60	3

Kansas City	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Tommy Barnhardt	3	106	35.3	35.3	40	2

Kicking Statistics

Tampa Bay	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Mike Cofer	0/0	0/0	0/0	0	1/1

Kansas City	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Nick Lowery	0/1	0/1	0/0	0	5/5

Punt Return Statistics

Tampa Bay	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Chris Williams	1	0	0.0	0

Kansas City	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Jerry Holmes	3	12	4.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Tampa Bay	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Chris Williams	3	55	18.3	0
Anthony Carter	1	13	13.0	0

Kansas City	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Jerry Holmes	1	22	22.0	0
Vernon Dean	1	22	22.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Tampa Bay	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Cornelius Bennett	8	1	0.0	16	15
ILB Kyle Clifton	7	2	0.0	25	29
OLB Ed Reynolds	5	3	0.0	20	33
CB Rod Jones	5	1	0.0	21	30
S Matt Groenig	5	0	0.0	21	32
S Tim McDonald	4	2	0.0	26	33
DE Kevin Brooks	2	1	0.0	17	27
DE Don Smerek	2	0	0.0	20	25
CB Gary Thompson	2	0	0.0	14	23
CB Leonard Coleman	2	0	0.0	10	14
DT Dan Ralph	2	0	0.0	16	18
DE Dennis Harrison	1	0	1.0	9	14
DT John Washington	1	0	1.0	13	21
CB Audrey McMillian	1	3	0.0	24	33
S Felix Wright	1	1	0.0	10	10
DE Pete Robbins	1	1	0.0	12	12
DT Wilson Whitely	1	0	0.0	15	20
OLB Ken Jolly	1	0	0.0	9	6

Kansas City	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Bo Eason	8	1	0.0	13	40
OLB Jessie Tuggle	7	4	0.0	12	37
S Ken Stills	4	1	0.0	9	18
CB Sheldon White	4	1	0.0	12	26
CB Jerry Holmes	3	1	0.0	7	22
OLB Cliff Charlton	2	0	2.0	6	18
S James Griffin	2	2	0.0	11	37
S Dave Duerson	2	1	0.0	8	35
CB Vernon Dean	2	0	0.0	6	18
DT Tony Elliott	2	0	0.0	9	21
ILB Joe Cain	1	0	1.0	7	20
DE Brent Williams	1	2	0.0	10	27
DT Greg Kragen	1	1	0.0	5	19
ILB Harry Carson	1	0	0.0	4	2
DE Jeff Bryant	0	1	0.0	8	26
OLB Scott Stephen	0	1	0.0	5	11

Pass Rush Statistics

Tampa Bay	Sack	Hurry	PPlay
DE Dennis Harrison	1.0	0	14
DT John Washington	1.0	0	21
DE Don Smerek	0.0	2	25
DE Kevin Brooks	0.0	2	27
DT Wilson Whitely	0.0	1	20
DT Dan Ralph	0.0	1	18

Kansas City	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
OLB Cliff Charlton	2.0	0	0	18
ILB Joe Cain	1.0	0	0	20
DE Brent Williams	0.0	1	2	27
DT Tony Elliott	0.0	1	1	21
DE Jeff Bryant	0.0	0	1	26

Pass Defense Statistics

Tampa Bay	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Rod Jones	6	0	30
OLB Ed Reynolds	5	0	33
OLB Cornelius Bennett	4	1	15
S Matt Groenig	3	0	32
CB Gary Thompson	2	0	23
S Felix Wright	1	1	10
DE Dennis Harrison	1	0	14
ILB Kyle Clifton	1	0	29
CB Audrey McMillian	1	0	33

Kansas City	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
OLB Jessie Tuggle	6	1	37
S Bo Eason	5	0	40
S Ken Stills	3	0	18
CB Jerry Holmes	2	1	22
CB Vernon Dean	2	1	18
S James Griffin	2	0	37
CB Sheldon White	2	0	26
DT Tony Elliott	1	0	21
S Dave Duerson	1	0	35
OLB Cliff Charlton	0	1	18

Blocking Statistics

Tampa Bay	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Joel Patten	1	5	13	2	36
J.T. Turner	1	2	10	1	28
Steve Moore	1	2	11	0	33
David Richards	0	2	14	0	39
Doug Cosbie	0	1	8	0	11
Dave Little	0	1	8	0	15
David Alexander	0	1	11	0	30

Kansas City	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Brian Holloway	3	4	28	0	39
Adam Lingner	2	9	27	1	28
Bruce Matthews	1	6	26	0	37
Raleigh McKenzie	1	3	16	0	15
Jim Cooper	1	2	26	0	30
James Fitzpatrick	1	1	4	0	9
Rick Fenney	0	2	14	0	13
Greg Skrepenak	0	1	16	0	26
Brent Novoselsky	0	1	12	0	18
Kent Hull	0	0	2	1	11

Special Teams Tackles

Tampa Bay	Tackles	STPlays
Dave Little	2	16
Speedy Neal	1	14
Gary Thompson	1	12
Tim Moffett	1	9

Kansas City	Tackles	STPlays
Bobby Bell	2	11
Glenn Dennison	1	13
Jeff Smith	1	13
Rick Fenney	1	4

Participation

Tampa Bay	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
David Richards	14	39	---	---	7	60
Tim McDonald	---	---	26	33	---	59
Audrey McMillian	---	---	24	33	1	58
Anthony Carter	10	33	---	---	12	55
Ed Reynolds	---	---	20	33	2	55
Kyle Clifton	---	---	25	29	1	55
Matt Groenig	---	---	21	32	2	55
Joe Montana	14	40	---	---	---	54
Rod Jones	---	---	21	30	1	52
Joel Patten	13	36	---	---	2	51
David Alexander	11	30	---	---	9	50
Gary Thompson	---	---	14	23	12	49
Don Smerek	---	---	20	25	2	47
Kevin Brooks	---	---	17	27	2	46
Steve Moore	11	33	---	---	---	44
Perry Kemp	7	30	---	---	6	43
Bobby Morse	7	17	---	---	19	43
Ron Morris	11	31	---	---	---	42
Leonard Coleman	---	---	10	14	15	39
Dave Little	8	15	---	---	16	39
J.T. Turner	10	28	---	---	---	38
Cornelius Bennett	---	---	16	15	7	38
Wilson Whitely	---	---	15	20	2	37
Dan Ralph	---	---	16	18	2	36
John Washington	---	---	13	21	1	35
Barry Word	7	26	---	---	2	35
Speedy Neal	6	14	---	---	14	34
Tim Moffett	4	18	---	---	9	31
Pete Robbins	---	---	12	12	4	28
Chris Williams	---	---	4	10	12	26
Ken Jolly	---	---	9	6	11	26
Felix Wright	---	---	10	10	6	26
Chuck Ehin	---	---	12	13	---	25
Doug Cosbie	8	11	---	---	5	24
Leotis Harris	3	11	---	---	9	23
Dennis Harrison	---	---	9	14	---	23
Mike Withycombe	3	7	---	---	9	19
Eddie Flowers	---	---	4	10	3	17
Larry McCarren	4	12	---	---	---	16
Rob Fada	1	4	---	---	9	14
O'Brien Alston	---	---	1	1	12	14
Joe Cribbs	2	5	---	---	4	11
Greg Coleman	0	0	---	---	9	9
Mike Cofer	0	0	---	---	3	3
Rick Trocano	0	0	---	---	---	0
Dewayne Rice	0	0	---	---	---	0

Kansas City	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Boomer Esiason	29	39	---	---	---	68
Brian Holloway	28	39	---	---	---	67
Bruce Matthews	26	37	---	---	---	63
Jim Cooper	26	30	---	---	4	60
Adam Lingner	27	28	---	---	4	59
Sheldon White	---	---	12	26	21	59
Darrin Nelson	29	29	---	---	---	58
Bo Eason	---	---	13	40	3	56
Irving Fryar	19	25	---	---	9	53
James Griffin	---	---	11	37	1	49
Jessie Tuggle	---	---	12	37	---	49
Greg Skrepenak	16	26	---	---	4	46
Dave Duerson	---	---	8	35	---	43
Manute Bol	17	17	---	---	9	43
David Little	---	---	10	31	1	42
Jerry Holmes	---	---	7	22	12	41
Stanford Jennings	15	25	---	---	1	41
Eric Martin	9	16	---	---	15	40
Brent Novoselsky	12	18	---	---	8	38
Jeff Bryant	---	---	8	26	3	37
Keith Griffin	6	9	---	---	22	37
Brent Williams	---	---	10	27	---	37
Ken Stills	---	---	9	18	9	36
Scott Stephen	---	---	5	11	18	34
Raleigh McKenzie	16	15	---	---	---	31
Rick Fenney	14	13	---	---	4	31
Tony Elliott	---	---	9	21	---	30
Joe Cain	---	---	7	20	3	30
Butch Woolfolk	6	22	---	---	1	29
Greg Kragen	---	---	5	19	5	29
Sam Clancy	---	---	4	13	10	27
Vernon Dean	---	---	6	18	3	27
Glenn Dennison	5	7	---	---	13	25
Cliff Charlton	---	---	6	18	1	25
Kenneth Davis	13	9	---	---	---	22
Paul Frase	---	---	6	14	---	20
Jeff Smith	0	5	---	---	13	18
James Fitzpatrick	4	9	---	---	4	17
Kent Hull	2	11	---	---	4	17
Harry Carson	---	---	4	2	9	15
Bobby Bell	---	---	0	2	11	13
Brian Bosworth	---	---	2	3	6	11
Nick Lowery	0	0	---	---	7	7
Tommy Barnhardt	0	0	---	---	4	4
June Jones	0	0	---	---	---	0
David Woodley	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	3	14	4.7
Middle	5	16	3.2
Right	6	22	3.7
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	12	88	7.3
Middle	11	46	4.2
Right	6	5	0.8
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Tampa Bay	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Joe Montana	37	24	1	1	2	4	4	0	0

Kansas City	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Boomer Esiason	37	24	6	3	2	2	6	0	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	3	2	5	1.7
Short (0-8 Yds)	21	16	114	5.4
Medium (9-18 Yds)	11	6	94	8.5
Long (19+ Yds)	2	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	3	27	6.8
Short (0-8 Yds)	11	8	76	6.9
Medium (9-18 Yds)	16	10	130	8.1
Long (19+ Yds)	6	3	102	17.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Tampa Bay	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Anthony Carter	19	13	1	127	1	33
WR Perry Kemp	4	3	0	36	0	30
WR Ron Morris	4	4	0	22	0	31
TE Doug Cosbie	3	2	0	25	0	11
WR Tim Moffett	3	0	1	0	0	18
RB Barry Word	2	1	0	3	0	26
TE Dave Little	1	0	0	0	0	15
FB Speedy Neal	1	1	0	0	0	14

Kansas City	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Darrin Nelson	13	8	0	86	1	29
WR Eric Martin	6	2	1	11	0	16
WR Irving Fryar	4	3	1	69	3	25
TE Manute Bol	4	2	0	28	0	17
WR Butch Woolfolk	3	3	0	77	1	22
RB Stanford Jennings	3	3	0	48	1	25
TE Glenn Dennison	2	2	0	17	0	7
WR Jeff Smith	2	1	0	-1	0	5

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Tampa Bay	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Barry Word	1	6	6.00	2.43

Kansas City	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Stanford Jennings	1	10	10.00	5.60
Kenneth Davis	1	12	12.00	4.15

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Tampa Bay	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Joe Montana	1	0	0	0.00	5.76

Kansas City	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Boomer Esiason	3	2	11	3.67	9.05

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Tampa Bay	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Perry Kemp	1	0	0	0.00	9.00

Kansas City	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Darrin Nelson	1	1	5	5.00	6.62
TE Glenn Dennison	1	1	6	6.00	8.50
TE Manute Bol	1	0	0	0.00	7.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Tampa Bay	Rushes	Conversions
Barry Word	1	0

Kansas City	Rushes	Conversions
Stanford Jennings	3	1
Kenneth Davis	3	2

Third Down Passing Statistics

Tampa Bay	Att	Comp	Conversions
Joe Montana	11	5	4

Kansas City	Att	Comp	Conversions
Boomer Esiason	8	6	4

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Tampa Bay	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Anthony Carter	8	3	2
WR Ron Morris	2	2	2
WR Tim Moffett	1	0	0

Kansas City	Targ	Catch	Conversions
TE Manute Bol	2	1	1
WR Darrin Nelson	1	1	1
WR Butch Woolfolk	1	1	0
TE Glenn Dennison	1	1	1
WR Irving Fryar	1	1	1
WR Eric Martin	1	0	0
WR Jeff Smith	1	1	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 59,900 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 18,100 (21,400)
End Zone 12,900 (15,400)
Mezzanine 7,900 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 11,200 (13,600)
Club Seats 6,800 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 3,000 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	59,900 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	18,100 (21,400)
End Zone	12,900 (15,400)
Mezzanine	7,900 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	11,200 (13,600)
Club Seats	6,800 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	3,000 (3,300)