Week 4, 1989

played in Tampa Bay, FL

71 degrees, fair, 1 mph wind

St. Louis Cardinals10308-21
Tampa Bay Buccaneers001410-24

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:12 STL - Dale Dawson 33 field goal
1Q: 01:21 STL - Cleveland Gary 7 pass from Steve Bono (Dale Dawson extra point)
2Q: 04:57 STL - Dale Dawson 51 field goal
3Q: 04:33 TBY - Perry Kemp 15 pass from Joe Montana (Mike Lansford extra point)
3Q: 00:05 TBY - Joe Johnson 8 pass from Joe Montana (Mike Lansford extra point)
4Q: 07:11 TBY - Anthony Carter 66 pass from Joe Montana (Mike Lansford extra point)
4Q: 02:00 TBY - Mike Lansford 31 field goal
4Q: 01:05 STL - Curtis Duncan 39 pass from Steve Bono (Steve Bono pass to Roy Green for conversion)

Team StatisticsSTLTBY
Record1-32-2
First Downs1814
- by Rushing51
- by Passing1213
- by Penalty10
Total Net Yards294281
- Offensive Plays7365
- Yards per Play4.034.32
Net Rushing Yards6148
- Rushing Attempts2521
- Yards per Rush2.442.29
Net Passing Yards233233
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt44 - 25 - 242 - 21 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards262243
- Sacks/Yards Lost4/292/10
- Yards per Pass Play4.855.30
Fumbles/Lost1/10/0
3rd Down Conversions7/186/16
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down5.77.9
4th Down Conversions1/10/0
Penalties/Yards2/203/30
Punt Returns/Yards2/115/40
Kick Returns/Yards4/682/35
Interception Ret./Yards1/72/0
2pt Conversions1/10/0
Red Zone Visits23
- Red Zone TDs/FGs1/12/1
Avg. Drive StartOWN 23OWN 36
Time of Possession32:5527:05

Drive Charts

St. Louis Cardinals
QuarBeganPossFromPlaysYardsResult
115:005:53OWN 171067Field Goal
16:104:59OWN 42958Touchdown
212:321:43OWN 53-4Punt
28:443:55OWN 201046Field Goal
22:371:47OWN 2047Punt
20:020:02OWN 3910Half
313:041:38OWN 21511Interception
310:141:12OWN 1238Punt
34:251:40OWN 2934Punt
31:410:44OWN 152-4Fumble
415:003:57OWN 21719Punt
49:412:30OPP 49522Missed FG
46:572:10OWN 2036Punt
43:030:37OWN 1134Interception
41:551:09OWN 30670Touchdown
Tampa Bay Buccaneers
QuarBeganPossFromPlaysYardsResult
19:072:57OWN 20613Punt
11:113:39OWN 20831Punt
210:492:05OWN 37617Punt
24:492:12OWN 19742Punt
20:500:48OWN 37410Interception
315:001:56OWN 2531Punt
311:261:12OWN 2336Punt
39:024:37OWN 331067Touchdown
32:451:04OWN 3636Punt
30:570:57OPP 11311Touchdown
411:031:22OWN 143-5Punt
47:110:14OWN 34166Touchdown
44:471:44OWN 3133Punt
42:260:31OPP 2036Field Goal
40:460:46OPP 452-3Game

Game MVP: Cornelius Bennett, Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Rushing Statistics

St. LouisAttYardsAvgLG10+TD
DJ Dozier12221.83600
Cleveland Gary9232.56600
Tony Paige133.00300
Steve Bono144.00400
Vance Johnson111.00100
Roger Vick188.00800
Tampa BayAttYardsAvgLG10+TD
Barry Sanders9303.33700
Daryl Johnston8141.75400
Joe Montana441.00500

Passing Statistics

St. LouisAttCompYardsSk/YdTDLGIntRate
Steve Bono44252624/29239270.4
Tampa BayAttCompYardsSk/YdTDLGIntRate
Joe Montana42212432/10366181.7

Receiving Statistics

St. LouisCatchTargYardsAvgYACLGTD
WR Curtis Duncan81411914.8877391
WR Roy Green78537.579120
RB Cleveland Gary48246.00081
FB Tony Paige23178.5011100
TE Robert Tyler243115.5011310
WR Vance Johnson141414.001140
WR J.J. Birden1244.00040
RB DJ Dozier0100.00000
Tampa BayCatchTargYardsAvgYACLGTD
WR Perry Kemp69569.3316151
WR Anthony Carter3118327.6736661
TE Dave Little34196.334100
WR Joe Johnson373110.3316171
WR Ron Morris262211.009190
RB Barry Sanders22189.0010150
RB Joe Cribbs1166.00060
FB Daryl Johnston1188.00880
TE Doug Cosbie0100.00000

Interception Statistics

St. LouisIntsYardsAvgTD
S Leonard Smith177.000
Tampa BayIntsYardsAvgTD
OLB Cornelius Bennett100.000
CB Elbert Shelley100.000

Fumble Statistics

St. LouisFumbRecovForceTD
Steve Bono1000
Tampa BayFumbRecovForceTD
Mike Perko0100
O'Brien Alston0010

Punting Statistics

St. LouisPuntYardsAvgNetLGIn20
John Kidd630550.844.2662
Tampa BayPuntYardsAvgNetLGIn20
Chris Mohr939644.038.3593

Kicking Statistics

St. LouisFGs40+Yd50+YdLGPAT
Dale Dawson2/31/21/1511/1
Tampa BayFGs40+Yd50+YdLGPAT
Mike Lansford1/10/00/0313/3

Punt Return Statistics

St. LouisRetYardsAvgTD
James Jefferson2115.50
Tampa BayRetYardsAvgTD
Matt Groenig5408.00

Kick Return Statistics

St. LouisRetYardsAvgTD
DJ Dozier35418.00
Albert Lewis11414.00
Tampa BayRetYardsAvgTD
Joe Johnson23517.50

Defensive Statistics

St. LouisTackAsstSackRPlayPPlay
CB Jerry Gray610.01533
S Leonard Smith451.01740
S Rod McSwain410.02041
ILB Vincent Brown410.01637
OLB Greg Lloyd400.02143
DT Kent Kremer311.01121
ILB Fredd Young310.057
CB Ernest Gibson210.01022
DE Keith Ferguson200.01630
DT Dick Chapura200.01120
CB James Jefferson200.01532
DT Rollin Putzier110.0913
WR Curtis Duncan10---------
DE Tom Gibson100.0514
DE Josh Moore100.01839
RB Cleveland Gary10---------
DE Ben Thomas010.035
Tampa BayTackAsstSackRPlayPPlay
ILB Kyle Clifton901.02235
OLB Cornelius Bennett801.02139
S Tim McDonald720.02135
DT Quenton Ballard330.01719
CB Audrey McMillian310.02041
S Chris Williams300.0924
DE Bubba Baker201.01433
OLB O'Brien Alston201.003
S Matt Groenig220.01842
DE Kevin Brooks210.01115
CB Gary Thompson200.01639
CB Rod Jones200.01833
OLB Ed Reynolds120.0910
DE Neil Elshire110.01842
DE Don Smerek100.076
WR Anthony Carter10---------
DT Dan Ralph100.01134
CB Elbert Shelley100.0716
ILB Eddie Flowers100.0311
S Glenn Blackwood030.01023
DE Eric Dorsey010.077

Pass Rush Statistics

St. LouisSackBlockHurryKnockPPlay
S Leonard Smith1.001040
DT Kent Kremer1.000021
DT Dick Chapura0.011020
DE Josh Moore0.010039
DE Tom Gibson0.002014
DE Keith Ferguson0.001030
DT Jim Kowalkowski0.001024
Tampa BaySackBlockHurryKnockPPlay
DE Bubba Baker1.001033
ILB Kyle Clifton1.000035
OLB Cornelius Bennett1.000039
OLB O'Brien Alston1.00003
DT John Washington0.010014
DE Neil Elshire0.003142
DE Kevin Brooks0.002015

Pass Defense Statistics

St. LouisCaughtDefnsdIntrcpPPlay
CB Jerry Gray41033
CB James Jefferson31032
S Rod McSwain30041
OLB Greg Lloyd22043
CB Ernest Gibson20022
S Leonard Smith12140
CB Albert Lewis12039
ILB Fredd Young1007
DE Tom Gibson10014
ILB Vincent Brown10037
DT Rollin Putzier10013
DE Josh Moore10039
S Rich Miano02017
Tampa BayCaughtDefnsdIntrcpPPlay
S Tim McDonald51035
OLB Cornelius Bennett32139
ILB Kyle Clifton30035
CB Gary Thompson21039
CB Audrey McMillian21041
S Chris Williams20024
S Matt Groenig11042
CB Elbert Shelley10116
DE Neil Elshire10042
OLB Ed Reynolds10010
DE Kevin Brooks10015
CB Rod Jones10033
OLB O'Brien Alston1003
ILB Eddie Flowers10011

Blocking Statistics

St. LouisKeyBlBlOppPancRPlySckAPPly
Harris Barton25023147
John Scully15025146
Luis Sharpe13022142
Larry Williams13015030
Tom McHale12010020
Mark Boyer1109016
Courtney Hall03024040
Tony Paige0209022
Bob Landsee000118
Tampa BayKeyBlBlOppPancRPlySckAPPly
Adam Schreiber26017040
Rob Fada1205014
David Richards11018038
Mike Withycombe03018135
Daryl Johnston02013031
Ted Albrecht01016137
Dave Little01014024
John Hunter01016037

Special Teams Tackles

St. LouisTacklesSTPlays
David Braxton432
James Jefferson120
DJ Dozier119
Bob Landsee18
Tampa BayTacklesSTPlays
Gary Thompson122
Barry Sanders120
O'Brien Alston119
Doug Cosbie118
Joe Johnson115
Audrey McMillian113

Participation

St. LouisRPlyOffPPlyOffRPlyDefPPlyDefSTPlyTotal Plays
Steve Bono2548---------73
Courtney Hall2440------973
John Scully2546---------71
Leonard Smith------17401471
Harris Barton2347---------70
Albert Lewis------17391268
James Jefferson------15322067
Luis Sharpe2242---------64
Greg Lloyd------2143---64
Rod McSwain------2041162
Josh Moore------1839461
Robert Tyler1731------1058
Jerry Gray------1533654
Larry Williams1530------853
Vincent Brown------1637---53
Curtis Duncan1735---------52
DJ Dozier1319------1951
J.J. Birden1221------1851
Keith Ferguson------1630450
Ernest Gibson------10221850
Tony Paige922------1849
Vance Johnson1632------149
Roy Green1528---------43
Mark Boyer916------1843
Cleveland Gary1229------142
Tom McHale1020------939
Dick Chapura------1120637
Kent Kremer------1121436
Jim Kowalkowski------1024135
David Braxton------013233
Tom Gibson------514625
Fredd Young------571123
Rich Miano------617---23
Roger Vick54------1423
Rollin Putzier------913123
Bob Landsee18------817
Mike Sherrard03------1316
Jim Lachey21------912
John Bruhin36------211
Paul Butcher------55---10
Ben Thomas------35---8
Dale Dawson00------88
Gregg Carr------1157
John Kidd00------66
Erik Kramer00------33
David Archer00---------0
Tampa BayRPlyOffPPlyOffRPlyDefPPlyDefSTPlyTotal Plays
Gary Thompson------16392277
Audrey McMillian------20411374
Matt Groenig------1842767
Joe Montana2144---------65
Neil Elshire------1842464
Cornelius Bennett------2139363
Kyle Clifton------2235360
Mike Withycombe1835------760
Tim McDonald------2135258
Adam Schreiber1740---------57
Ron Morris1731------957
Barry Sanders1324------2057
David Richards1838---------56
Daryl Johnston1331------1256
Anthony Carter1534------655
Rod Jones------1833354
Ted Albrecht1637---------53
John Hunter1637---------53
Bubba Baker------1433451
Dan Ralph------1134550
Perry Kemp1334------249
Joe Johnson921------1545
Chris Williams------9241144
Dave Little1424------644
Quenton Ballard------1719541
Glenn Blackwood------1023740
Elbert Shelley------7161235
Kevin Brooks------1115834
Doug Cosbie69------1833
John Washington------1414432
Rob Fada514------1029
Claxton Simpson68------1024
Eddie Flowers------311923
Joe Cribbs511------622
O'Brien Alston------031922
Ed Reynolds------910221
Troy Sadowski01------2021
Don Smerek------76518
Scott Jones57------517
Mark Cannon44------816
Eric Dorsey------77---14
Mike Perko------27110
Chris Mohr00------99
Mike Lansford00------66
Dewayne Rice00------11
Rick Trocano00---------0

Directional Rushing Statistics

DistanceAttYardsAvg
Left11322.9
Middle9101.1
Right5193.8
None000.0
DistanceAttYardsAvg
Left5112.2
Middle12373.1
Right231.5
None2-3-1.5

Detailed Passing Statistics

St. LouisAttCmp20+BdThDropDfnsHurrKnckIntc
Steve Bono44253226612
Tampa BayAttCmp20+BdThDropDfnsHurrKnckIntc
Joe Montana422110210601

Directional Passing Statistics

DistanceAttCompYardsAvg
Screen62467.7
Short (0-8 Yds)21171225.8
Medium (9-18 Yds)125635.3
Long (19+ Yds)51316.2
DistanceAttCompYardsAvg
Screen54357.0
Short (0-8 Yds)1411846.0
Medium (9-18 Yds)175583.4
Long (19+ Yds)616611.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

St. LouisTargtCaugtDropdYards20+PPlay
WR Curtis Duncan1480119235
WR Roy Green87153028
RB Cleveland Gary84124029
WR Vance Johnson41014032
TE Robert Tyler42031131
FB Tony Paige32017022
WR J.J. Birden2104021
RB DJ Dozier1000019
Tampa BayTargtCaugtDropdYards20+PPlay
WR Anthony Carter113183134
WR Perry Kemp96056034
WR Joe Johnson73131021
WR Ron Morris62022031
TE Dave Little43019024
RB Barry Sanders22018024
TE Doug Cosbie100009
RB Joe Cribbs1106011
FB Daryl Johnston1108031

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

St. LouisAttYardsAvgOverall Avg
DJ Dozier294.501.83
Cleveland Gary111.002.56
Tampa BayAttYardsAvgOverall Avg
Daryl Johnston482.001.75

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

St. LouisAttCompYardsAvg/AttOverall Avg
Steve Bono2173.505.95
Tampa BayAttCompYardsAvg/AttOverall Avg
Joe Montana53265.205.79

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

St. LouisTargetCatchYardsAvg/TargOverall Avg
RB Cleveland Gary2173.503.00
Tampa BayTargetCatchYardsAvg/TargOverall Avg
WR Joe Johnson2184.004.43
WR Anthony Carter1000.007.55
TE Dave Little1133.004.75
WR Perry Kemp111515.006.22

Third Down Rushing Statistics

St. LouisRushesConversions
DJ Dozier32
Tony Paige11
Tampa BayRushesConversions
Joe Montana10
Daryl Johnston10
Barry Sanders10

Third Down Passing Statistics

St. LouisAttCompConversions
Steve Bono1354
Tampa BayAttCompConversions
Joe Montana1286

Third Down Receiving Statistics

St. LouisTargCatchConversions
WR Curtis Duncan411
RB Cleveland Gary311
WR Roy Green211
WR Vance Johnson211
TE Robert Tyler210
Tampa BayTargCatchConversions
WR Perry Kemp422
WR Joe Johnson321
WR Ron Morris211
RB Joe Cribbs110
WR Anthony Carter111
RB Barry Sanders111

SectionAttendance
Stadium56,700 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck17,300 (21,400)
End Zone12,400 (15,400)
Mezzanine7,200 (8,900)
Sideline Seats11,000 (13,600)
Club Seats5,900 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes2,900 (3,300)