Week 4, 1988

played in Washington, DC

83 degrees, fair, 10 mph wind

Tampa Bay Buccaneers	0	3	0	0	-	3
Washington Redskins	10	0	7	14	-	31

Scoring Summary
1Q: 11:21 WAS - Mervyn Fernandez 28 pass from Bert Jones (Greg Davis extra point)
1Q: 07:30 WAS - Greg Davis 33 field goal
2Q: 07:28 TBY - Mike Cofer 49 field goal
3Q: 06:12 WAS - Walter Abercrombie 1 run (Greg Davis extra point)
4Q: 12:27 WAS - James Brooks 68 run (Greg Davis extra point)
4Q: 08:22 WAS - Joey Browner 82 interception return (Greg Davis extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 11:21 WAS - Mervyn Fernandez 28 pass from Bert Jones (Greg Davis extra point)
1Q: 07:30 WAS - Greg Davis 33 field goal
2Q: 07:28 TBY - Mike Cofer 49 field goal
3Q: 06:12 WAS - Walter Abercrombie 1 run (Greg Davis extra point)
4Q: 12:27 WAS - James Brooks 68 run (Greg Davis extra point)
4Q: 08:22 WAS - Joey Browner 82 interception return (Greg Davis extra point)

Team Statistics TBY WAS
Record 1-3 1-3
First Downs 12 16
- by Rushing 2 4
- by Passing 9 12
- by Penalty 1 0
Total Net Yards 232 406
- Offensive Plays 65 68
- Yards per Play 3.57 5.97
Net Rushing Yards 52 175
- Rushing Attempts 13 35
- Yards per Rush 4.00 5.00
Net Passing Yards 180 231
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 48 - 24 - 4 32 - 22 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 203 237
- Sacks/Yards Lost 4/23 1/6
- Yards per Pass Play 3.46 7.00
Fumbles/Lost 1/0 1/0
3rd Down Conversions 3/14 8/18
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 9.1 5.6
4th Down Conversions 0/1 0/1
Penalties/Yards 6/40 4/40
Punt Returns/Yards 2/13 4/8
Kick Returns/Yards 3/54 1/22
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 4/139
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 0 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 0/0 1/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 26 OWN 38
Time of Possession 25:17 34:43

Team Statistics	TBY	WAS
Record	1-3	1-3
First Downs	12	16
- by Rushing	2	4
- by Passing	9	12
- by Penalty	1	0
Total Net Yards	232	406
- Offensive Plays	65	68
- Yards per Play	3.57	5.97
Net Rushing Yards	52	175
- Rushing Attempts	13	35
- Yards per Rush	4.00	5.00
Net Passing Yards	180	231
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	48 - 24 - 4	32 - 22 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	203	237
- Sacks/Yards Lost	4/23	1/6
- Yards per Pass Play	3.46	7.00
Fumbles/Lost	1/0	1/0
3rd Down Conversions	3/14	8/18
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	9.1	5.6
4th Down Conversions	0/1	0/1
Penalties/Yards	6/40	4/40
Punt Returns/Yards	2/13	4/8
Kick Returns/Yards	3/54	1/22
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	4/139
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	0	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	0/0	1/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 26	OWN 38
Time of Possession	25:17	34:43

Drive Charts

Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	11:05	0:57	OWN 28	2	0	Interception
1	7:23	1:47	OWN 38	3	6	Punt
1	2:10	1:48	OWN 14	3	-10	Punt
2	12:57	0:44	OWN 33	2	-2	Interception
2	10:10	2:48	OWN 20	10	48	Field Goal
2	4:56	1:57	OWN 16	3	1	Punt
2	2:11	0:31	OWN 44	4	18	Interception
2	0:21	0:21	OWN 29	2	-3	Half
3	15:00	2:05	OWN 20	4	20	Punt
3	10:53	1:11	OWN 38	3	-3	Punt
3	6:06	1:39	OWN 20	3	5	Punt
3	1:13	2:30	OWN 20	6	19	Punt
4	12:07	1:37	OWN 18	5	15	Downs
4	9:03	0:54	OWN 39	3	28	Interception
4	8:09	2:15	OWN 20	3	3	Punt
4	3:34	3:34	OWN 21	9	52	Game

Washington Redskins
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	3:55	OWN 36	9	64	Touchdown
1	10:08	2:45	OPP 43	4	27	Field Goal
1	5:36	3:26	OWN 20	6	28	Punt
1	0:22	2:25	OPP 49	6	23	Missed FG
2	12:13	2:03	OPP 30	3	-5	Punt
2	7:22	2:26	OWN 20	5	26	Punt
2	2:59	0:48	OWN 47	4	9	Downs
2	1:40	1:19	OPP 37	5	15	Missed FG
3	12:55	2:02	OWN 4	3	9	Punt
3	9:42	3:36	OWN 39	7	61	Touchdown
3	4:27	3:14	OWN 17	7	23	Punt
4	13:43	1:36	OWN 16	4	84	Touchdown
4	10:30	1:27	OPP 33	3	1	Missed FG
4	5:54	2:20	OWN 25	3	6	Punt

Game MVP: Bert Jones, Washington Redskins

Rushing Statistics

Tampa Bay	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Barry Word	6	43	7.17	15	1
Joe Montana	3	-2	-0.67	1	0
Rick Trocano	2	8	4.00	4	0
Bobby Morse	2	3	1.50	5	0

Washington	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Walter Abercrombie	23	60	2.61	14	1	1
James Brooks	10	108	10.80	68	2	1
Maurice Carthon	1	1	1.00	1	0	0
Bill Elliot	1	6	6.00	6	0	0

Passing Statistics

Tampa Bay	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Joe Montana	39	18	161	3/14	0	25	3	25.7
Rick Trocano	9	6	42	1/9	0	14	1	37.5

Washington	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Bert Jones	32	22	237	1/6	1	34	0	100.6

Receiving Statistics

Tampa Bay	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Anthony Carter	10	15	98	9.80	22	25
WR Tim Moffett	4	9	30	7.50	3	13
WR Bobby Jones	3	9	21	7.00	3	14
WR Ron Morris	3	8	17	5.67	0	7
TE Doug Cosbie	2	3	23	11.50	8	18
RB Barry Word	1	1	-1	-1.00	0	-1
RB Bobby Morse	1	2	15	15.00	0	15
RB Joe Cribbs	0	1	0	0.00	0	0

Washington	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Mervyn Fernandez	6	9	98	16.33	42	28	1
WR Gary Clark	6	7	49	8.17	22	15	0
WR Tracy Porter	2	4	10	5.00	0	6	0
WR Mike Rozier	2	4	46	23.00	29	34	0
FB Maurice Carthon	2	2	10	5.00	3	7	0
RB James Brooks	1	1	5	5.00	1	5	0
WR Rich Erenberg	1	1	14	14.00	0	14	0
TE Anthony Jones	1	1	3	3.00	0	3	0
TE Bill Elliot	1	1	2	2.00	0	2	0
RB Walter Abercrombie	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
TE John Tice	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Tampa Bay	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Washington	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Benny Perrin	2	57	28.50	0
S Joey Browner	1	82	82.00	1
CB Wymon Henderson	1	0	0.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Tampa Bay	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Rick Trocano	1	1	0	0
Dan Ralph	0	0	1	0

Washington	Fumb	Recov	Force
Walter Abercrombie	1	0	0
Howard Ballard	0	1	0
Neil Smith	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Tampa Bay	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Greg Coleman	8	382	47.8	44.3	59	3

Washington	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Eddie Hare	6	261	43.5	38.0	60	2

Kicking Statistics

Tampa Bay	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Mike Cofer	1/1	1/1	0/0	49	0/0

Washington	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Greg Davis	1/4	0/2	0/0	33	4/4

Punt Return Statistics

Tampa Bay	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Matt Groenig	2	13	6.5	0

Washington	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
JC Watts	3	8	2.7	0
James Brooks	1	0	0.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Tampa Bay	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Bobby Jones	2	37	18.5	0
Chris Williams	1	17	17.0	0

Washington	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Willard Reeves	1	22	22.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Tampa Bay	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Ed Reynolds	9	1	0.0	29	26
ILB Kyle Clifton	8	1	0.0	29	28
S Tim McDonald	7	1	0.0	28	27
DT Wilson Whitely	5	1	1.0	20	23
OLB Cornelius Bennett	5	0	0.0	18	7
DT Dan Ralph	4	0	0.0	17	18
DT Charlie Johnson	2	2	0.0	22	26
CB Leonard Coleman	2	1	0.0	12	18
DE Kevin Brooks	2	1	0.0	23	16
S Chris Williams	2	0	0.0	11	15
CB Rod Jones	2	0	0.0	24	20
DT John Washington	2	0	0.0	17	11
ILB Eddie Flowers	2	0	0.0	6	5
S Matt Groenig	1	2	0.0	27	23
DE Dennis Harrison	1	1	0.0	14	10
CB Audrey McMillian	1	1	0.0	26	22
WR Bobby Jones	1	0	---	---	---
TE Doug Cosbie	1	0	---	---	---
WR Ron Morris	1	0	---	---	---
DE Don Smerek	0	2	0.0	21	23
OLB Ken Jolly	0	1	0.0	6	7
S Felix Wright	0	1	0.0	10	12

Washington	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Byron Evans	6	0	0.0	11	42
S Tom Pridemore	5	2	0.0	10	31
S Joey Browner	4	2	0.5	12	48
CB Dwayne Harper	4	2	0.0	12	43
CB Wymon Henderson	3	0	1.0	8	39
OLB Joe Kelly	3	0	0.5	7	31
S Benny Perrin	3	0	0.0	12	47
DT Keith Millard	2	0	1.0	12	39
S Tom Hannon	2	4	0.0	7	33
OLB Sam Merriman	2	0	0.0	6	21
CB JC Watts	2	0	0.0	10	35
DE Neil Smith	1	0	1.0	6	32
DT Tim Krumrie	1	0	0.0	9	33
DE Gerald Robinson	1	0	0.0	1	20
DE Leslie O'Neal	0	1	0.0	12	40

Pass Rush Statistics

Tampa Bay	Sack	Hurry	PPlay
DT Wilson Whitely	1.0	0	23
DT Charlie Johnson	0.0	1	26
DE Don Smerek	0.0	1	23
DT Dan Ralph	0.0	1	18
DE Kevin Brooks	0.0	1	16
S Matt Groenig	0.0	1	23

Washington	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Keith Millard	1.0	1	2	2	39
CB Wymon Henderson	1.0	0	0	0	39
DE Neil Smith	1.0	0	0	0	32
OLB Joe Kelly	0.5	1	0	0	31
S Joey Browner	0.5	0	0	0	48
OLB Terry Rennaker	0.0	1	0	0	2
DT Tim Krumrie	0.0	1	0	0	33
DE Leslie O'Neal	0.0	0	2	4	40
DE Gerald Robinson	0.0	0	1	0	20

Pass Defense Statistics

Tampa Bay	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
OLB Ed Reynolds	4	0	26
ILB Kyle Clifton	4	0	28
OLB Cornelius Bennett	3	0	7
CB Leonard Coleman	2	0	18
CB Rod Jones	2	0	20
S Tim McDonald	2	0	27
ILB Eddie Flowers	2	0	5
CB Gary Thompson	1	1	24
CB Audrey McMillian	1	1	22
DT Dan Ralph	1	0	18
DT John Washington	0	1	11

Washington	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
ILB Byron Evans	5	0	0	42
S Tom Pridemore	4	0	0	31
CB Dwayne Harper	3	2	0	43
S Joey Browner	2	1	1	48
S Benny Perrin	2	0	2	47
CB Wymon Henderson	2	0	1	39
OLB Sam Merriman	2	0	0	21
CB JC Watts	2	0	0	35
S Tom Hannon	1	1	0	33
OLB Joe Kelly	1	1	0	31
OLB Terry Rennaker	0	1	0	2

Blocking Statistics

Tampa Bay	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
J.T. Turner	1	2	10	1	41
David Richards	1	2	12	1	42
Adam Schreiber	1	1	9	0	44
Leotis Harris	0	1	1	1	10
Steve Moore	0	1	11	1	44
Joel Patten	0	1	12	0	41

Washington	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Keith Kartz	5	10	3	35	0	32
Maurice Carthon	4	6	0	19	0	15
Mike Smith	1	5	0	28	0	25
Ken Reeves	0	4	0	29	1	26
Leonard Mitchell	0	4	0	12	0	13
David Jordan	0	2	0	31	0	27
Howard Ballard	0	2	0	29	0	27
Billy Ard	0	1	0	11	0	14
Bill Elliot	0	1	0	11	0	7

Special Teams Tackles

Tampa Bay	Tackles	STPlays
Gary Thompson	3	14
Doug Cosbie	1	17
O'Brien Alston	1	14

Washington	Tackles	STPlays
Anthony Jones	2	17
Bill Elliot	1	14
John Tice	1	12
Willard Reeves	1	9

Participation

Tampa Bay	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Kyle Clifton	---	---	29	28	4	61
Adam Schreiber	9	44	---	---	8	61
David Richards	12	42	---	---	7	61
Ed Reynolds	---	---	29	26	5	60
Gary Thompson	---	---	21	24	14	59
Tim McDonald	---	---	28	27	4	59
Bobby Jones	7	37	---	---	14	58
Anthony Carter	9	41	---	---	8	58
Matt Groenig	---	---	27	23	8	58
Charlie Johnson	---	---	22	26	8	56
Steve Moore	11	44	---	---	---	55
Joel Patten	12	41	---	---	---	53
J.T. Turner	10	41	---	---	---	51
Joe Montana	9	42	---	---	---	51
Audrey McMillian	---	---	26	22	3	51
Rod Jones	---	---	24	20	4	48
Doug Cosbie	8	22	---	---	17	47
Don Smerek	---	---	21	23	3	47
Wilson Whitely	---	---	20	23	3	46
Leonard Coleman	---	---	12	18	16	46
Barry Word	8	34	---	---	4	46
Kevin Brooks	---	---	23	16	6	45
Ron Morris	8	36	---	---	---	44
Bobby Morse	6	20	---	---	18	44
Tim Moffett	7	28	---	---	8	43
Dan Ralph	---	---	17	18	6	41
Speedy Neal	5	13	---	---	17	35
Chris Williams	---	---	11	15	8	34
Ken Jolly	---	---	6	7	19	32
Cornelius Bennett	---	---	18	7	7	32
Felix Wright	---	---	10	12	7	29
John Washington	---	---	17	11	1	29
Dave Little	3	18	---	---	6	27
Dennis Harrison	---	---	14	10	1	25
Rob Fada	1	11	---	---	9	21
Leotis Harris	1	10	---	---	9	20
O'Brien Alston	---	---	4	2	14	20
John Clay	2	8	---	---	9	19
Eddie Flowers	---	---	6	5	6	17
Joe Cribbs	4	11	---	---	1	16
Mike Withycombe	4	8	---	---	3	15
Larry McCarren	3	11	---	---	---	14
Rick Trocano	4	10	---	---	---	14
Greg Coleman	0	0	---	---	8	8
Mike Cofer	0	0	---	---	3	3
Dewayne Rice	0	0	---	---	1	1

Washington	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Dwayne Harper	---	---	12	43	23	78
Keith Kartz	35	32	---	---	10	77
Bert Jones	35	33	---	---	---	68
David Jordan	31	27	---	---	10	68
Ken Reeves	29	26	---	---	10	65
Benny Perrin	---	---	12	47	1	60
Joey Browner	---	---	12	48	---	60
Leslie O'Neal	---	---	12	40	7	59
Byron Evans	---	---	11	42	4	57
Gary Clark	32	24	---	---	---	56
JC Watts	---	---	10	35	11	56
Howard Ballard	29	27	---	---	---	56
Mike Rozier	27	28	---	---	---	55
Keith Millard	---	---	12	39	2	53
Mike Smith	28	25	---	---	---	53
John Tice	24	14	---	---	12	50
Tom Hannon	---	---	7	33	9	49
Tom Pridemore	---	---	10	31	8	49
James Brooks	11	11	---	---	26	48
Wymon Henderson	---	---	8	39	1	48
Walter Abercrombie	24	21	---	---	---	45
Tim Krumrie	---	---	9	33	1	43
Sam Merriman	---	---	6	21	16	43
Maurice Carthon	19	15	---	---	7	41
Anthony Jones	12	11	---	---	17	40
Joe Kelly	---	---	7	31	1	39
Neil Smith	---	---	6	32	1	39
Billy Ard	11	14	---	---	10	35
Tracy Porter	7	12	---	---	16	35
Bill Elliot	11	7	---	---	14	32
Gerald Robinson	---	---	1	20	8	29
Bruce Mesner	---	---	5	24	---	29
Mervyn Fernandez	7	19	---	---	---	26
Leonard Mitchell	12	13	---	---	---	25
Neal Olkewicz	---	---	2	8	8	18
Rich Erenberg	1	3	---	---	12	16
Blake Moore	0	1	---	---	10	11
Greg Davis	0	0	---	---	10	10
Willard Reeves	0	0	---	---	9	9
Randy Kirk	---	---	1	4	4	9
Tim Harris	---	---	0	0	7	7
Eddie Hare	0	0	---	---	6	6
Tommy Kramer	0	0	---	---	4	4
Terry Rennaker	---	---	0	2	2	4
Hugh Millen	0	0	---	---	---	0
Gordie Lockbaun	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	1	9	9.0
Middle	9	45	5.0
Right	1	1	1.0
None	2	-3	-1.5

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	5	8	1.6
Middle	27	152	5.6
Right	3	15	5.0
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Tampa Bay	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Joe Montana	39	18	2	2	3	5	4	4	3
Rick Trocano	9	6	0	0	0	1	1	2	1

Washington	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Bert Jones	32	22	3	1	1	3	5	0	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	6	3	15	2.5
Short (0-8 Yds)	17	13	62	3.6
Medium (9-18 Yds)	18	7	102	5.7
Long (19+ Yds)	7	1	24	3.4

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	3	3	23	7.7
Short (0-8 Yds)	20	16	154	7.7
Medium (9-18 Yds)	6	2	32	5.3
Long (19+ Yds)	3	1	28	9.3

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Tampa Bay	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Anthony Carter	15	10	0	98	2	41
WR Bobby Jones	9	3	1	21	0	37
WR Tim Moffett	9	4	1	30	0	28
WR Ron Morris	8	3	1	17	0	36
TE Doug Cosbie	3	2	0	23	0	22
RB Bobby Morse	2	1	0	15	0	20
RB Joe Cribbs	1	0	0	0	0	11
RB Barry Word	1	1	0	-1	0	34

Washington	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Mervyn Fernandez	9	6	0	98	2	19
WR Gary Clark	7	6	0	49	0	24
WR Tracy Porter	4	2	1	10	0	12
WR Mike Rozier	4	2	0	46	1	28
FB Maurice Carthon	2	2	0	10	0	15
RB James Brooks	1	1	0	5	0	11
RB Walter Abercrombie	1	0	0	0	0	21
TE John Tice	1	0	0	0	0	14
WR Rich Erenberg	1	1	0	14	0	3
TE Anthony Jones	1	1	0	3	0	11
TE Bill Elliot	1	1	0	2	0	7

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Tampa Bay	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

Washington	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Walter Abercrombie	3	3	1.00	2.61
James Brooks	1	7	7.00	10.80

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Tampa Bay	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg

Washington	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Bert Jones	2	2	18	9.00	7.41

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Tampa Bay	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg

Washington	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Gary Clark	1	1	11	11.00	7.00
FB Maurice Carthon	1	1	7	7.00	5.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Tampa Bay	Rushes	Conversions
Barry Word	2	0
Joe Montana	1	1

Washington	Rushes	Conversions
James Brooks	3	0
Walter Abercrombie	2	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Tampa Bay	Att	Comp	Conversions
Joe Montana	9	3	1
Rick Trocano	1	1	1

Washington	Att	Comp	Conversions
Bert Jones	12	9	7

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Tampa Bay	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Anthony Carter	3	1	1
WR Tim Moffett	3	2	1
WR Ron Morris	2	1	0
WR Bobby Jones	1	0	0
RB Bobby Morse	1	0	0

Washington	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Gary Clark	4	4	3
WR Tracy Porter	3	2	1
WR Mervyn Fernandez	3	2	2
WR Rich Erenberg	1	1	1
WR Mike Rozier	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 62,800 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 19,000 (21,400)
End Zone 13,700 (15,400)
Mezzanine 7,900 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 12,600 (13,600)
Club Seats 6,500 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 3,100 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	62,800 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	19,000 (21,400)
End Zone	13,700 (15,400)
Mezzanine	7,900 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	12,600 (13,600)
Club Seats	6,500 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	3,100 (3,300)