Week 9, 1997

played in New York, NY

64 degrees, fair, 2 mph wind

Tampa Bay Buccaneers	0	3	6	8	-	17
New York Giants	14	13	0	3	-	30

Scoring Summary
1Q: 12:40 NYK - Anfernee Hardaway 21 pass from David Greene (Doug Brien extra point)
1Q: 07:39 NYK - William Floyd 5 pass from David Greene (Doug Brien extra point)
2Q: 13:37 NYK - Doug Brien 18 field goal
2Q: 08:59 TBY - Rich Karlis 36 field goal
2Q: 05:26 NYK - William Floyd 7 pass from David Greene (Doug Brien extra point)
2Q: 00:03 NYK - Doug Brien 21 field goal
3Q: 05:27 TBY - Vaughn Hebron 1 run (Jason Garrett pass for conversion failed)
4Q: 06:42 TBY - Terry Obee 8 pass from Jason Garrett (Jason Garrett pass to Terry Obee for conversion)
4Q: 01:55 NYK - Doug Brien 35 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 12:40 NYK - Anfernee Hardaway 21 pass from David Greene (Doug Brien extra point)
1Q: 07:39 NYK - William Floyd 5 pass from David Greene (Doug Brien extra point)
2Q: 13:37 NYK - Doug Brien 18 field goal
2Q: 08:59 TBY - Rich Karlis 36 field goal
2Q: 05:26 NYK - William Floyd 7 pass from David Greene (Doug Brien extra point)
2Q: 00:03 NYK - Doug Brien 21 field goal
3Q: 05:27 TBY - Vaughn Hebron 1 run (Jason Garrett pass for conversion failed)
4Q: 06:42 TBY - Terry Obee 8 pass from Jason Garrett (Jason Garrett pass to Terry Obee for conversion)
4Q: 01:55 NYK - Doug Brien 35 field goal

Team Statistics TBY NYK
Record 3-5 8-0
First Downs 20 22
- by Rushing 5 3
- by Passing 10 18
- by Penalty 5 1
Total Net Yards 249 450
- Offensive Plays 66 72
- Yards per Play 3.77 6.25
Net Rushing Yards 81 71
- Rushing Attempts 23 32
- Yards per Rush 3.52 2.22
Net Passing Yards 168 379
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 43 - 20 - 1 40 - 27 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 168 379
- Sacks/Yards Lost 0/0 0/0
- Yards per Pass Play 3.91 9.48
Fumbles/Lost 1/0 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 3/13 8/17
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.2 7.6
4th Down Conversions 1/3 0/0
Penalties/Yards 1/5 8/43
Punt Returns/Yards 3/13 1/12
Kick Returns/Yards 1/34 2/49
Interception Ret./Yards 1/0 1/4
2pt Conversions 2/1 0/0
Red Zone Visits 3 5
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/1 2/3
Avg. Drive Start OWN 30 OWN 30
Time of Possession 28:17 31:43

Team Statistics	TBY	NYK
Record	3-5	8-0
First Downs	20	22
- by Rushing	5	3
- by Passing	10	18
- by Penalty	5	1
Total Net Yards	249	450
- Offensive Plays	66	72
- Yards per Play	3.77	6.25
Net Rushing Yards	81	71
- Rushing Attempts	23	32
- Yards per Rush	3.52	2.22
Net Passing Yards	168	379
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	43 - 20 - 1	40 - 27 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	168	379
- Sacks/Yards Lost	0/0	0/0
- Yards per Pass Play	3.91	9.48
Fumbles/Lost	1/0	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	3/13	8/17
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.2	7.6
4th Down Conversions	1/3	0/0
Penalties/Yards	1/5	8/43
Punt Returns/Yards	3/13	1/12
Kick Returns/Yards	1/34	2/49
Interception Ret./Yards	1/0	1/4
2pt Conversions	2/1	0/0
Red Zone Visits	3	5
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/1	2/3
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 30	OWN 30
Time of Possession	28:17	31:43

Drive Charts

Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	12:27	1:41	OWN 20	3	0	Punt
1	7:28	3:01	OWN 20	7	31	Punt
2	13:32	4:39	OWN 40	8	41	Field Goal
2	5:18	1:43	OWN 20	3	8	Punt
3	15:00	2:37	OWN 20	4	28	Punt
3	10:59	1:20	OPP 47	3	7	Punt
3	7:01	1:40	OPP 4	8	4	Touchdown
3	3:11	2:52	OWN 7	5	17	Punt
4	14:10	3:46	OWN 12	8	49	Interception
4	8:47	2:15	OWN 39	9	61	Touchdown
4	3:27	0:27	OWN 23	4	0	Downs
4	1:50	1:24	OWN 20	6	22	Downs

New York Giants
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	2:33	OWN 20	8	80	Touchdown
1	10:46	3:18	OWN 35	8	65	Touchdown
1	4:27	5:55	OWN 1	13	98	Field Goal
2	8:53	3:35	OWN 33	6	67	Touchdown
2	3:35	3:35	OWN 34	10	62	Field Goal
3	12:23	1:24	OWN 6	4	34	Interception
3	9:39	2:38	OWN 7	4	21	Punt
3	5:21	2:10	OWN 20	5	16	Punt
3	0:19	1:09	OWN 38	3	1	Punt
4	10:24	1:37	OWN 28	3	-9	Punt
4	6:32	3:05	OWN 38	3	3	Punt
4	3:00	1:10	OPP 23	3	5	Field Goal
4	0:26	0:26	OPP 42	3	-3	Game

Game MVP: David Greene, New York Giants

Rushing Statistics

Tampa Bay	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Jeff Walker	14	33	2.36	10	1	0
Vaughn Hebron	8	44	5.50	27	1	1
Jason Garrett	1	4	4.00	4	0	0

New York	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Thurman Thomas	23	54	2.35	12	1
Rodney Thomas	5	16	3.20	6	0
David Greene	4	1	0.25	4	0

Passing Statistics

Tampa Bay	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Jason Garrett	43	20	168	0/0	1	19	1	55.2

New York	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
David Greene	40	27	379	0/0	3	41	1	112.4

Receiving Statistics

Tampa Bay	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Perry Kemp	5	11	65	13.00	17	19	0
WR Terry Obee	5	7	22	4.40	0	8	1
WR Dave Groh	3	5	38	12.67	7	18	0
RB Vaughn Hebron	2	3	10	5.00	1	11	0
TE Chad Lewis	2	6	4	2.00	5	4	0
WR Ronnie Harmon	1	7	8	8.00	0	8	0
RB Jeff Walker	1	1	6	6.00	0	6	0
WR Fabien Bownes	1	3	15	15.00	5	15	0

New York	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Anfernee Hardaway	9	14	144	16.00	33	38	1
WR Will Smith	5	6	66	13.20	28	41	0
RB Thurman Thomas	3	3	55	18.33	38	34	0
WR Ramondo Seifert	3	6	53	17.67	10	25	0
FB William Floyd	2	2	12	6.00	0	7	2
TE Jason Dunn	2	5	11	5.50	2	7	0
TE Freddie Jones	2	2	37	18.50	21	27	0
RB Billy Tamburrino	1	1	1	1.00	0	1	0
WR Rae Carruth	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Tampa Bay	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
OLB Lamont Hollinquest	1	0	0.00	0

New York	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Bennie Blades	1	4	4.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Tampa Bay	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Perry Kemp	1	1	0	0

New York	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Andre Coleman	0	0	1	0

Punting Statistics

Tampa Bay	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Tobey Maguire	6	259	43.2	41.2	57	3

New York	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Louie Aguiar	5	197	39.4	36.8	57	3

Kicking Statistics

Tampa Bay	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Rich Karlis	1/1	0/0	0/0	36	0/0

New York	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Doug Brien	3/3	0/0	0/0	35	3/3

Punt Return Statistics

Tampa Bay	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Terry Obee	2	9	4.5	0
Dave Groh	1	4	4.0	0

New York	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Eric Draven	1	12	12.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Tampa Bay	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Vaughn Hebron	1	34	34.0	0

New York	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Eric Draven	2	49	24.5	0

Defensive Statistics

Tampa Bay	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Carlos Emmons	8	2	0.0	22	31
S Chad Cota	7	4	0.0	32	40
S Robert Griffith	6	0	0.0	28	39
CB Cornell Haynes Jr.	5	2	0.0	31	39
CB Aeneas Williams	5	1	0.0	29	39
ILB John Fiala	4	2	0.0	32	40
DT Jason Ferguson	4	0	0.0	23	29
DE Eric Curry	3	1	0.0	28	28
DT Austin Robbins	3	0	0.0	29	37
OLB Lamont Hollinquest	2	0	0.0	23	22
DE Chris Ward	1	1	0.0	13	19
WR Perry Kemp	1	0	---	---	---
S Joe Poole	1	0	0.0	9	8
OLB Bernardo Harris	1	0	0.0	3	4
CB Fred Thomas	1	0	0.0	14	22
CB Leo Blair	1	0	0.0	4	2

New York	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
CB Eric Draven	9	1	0.0	20	42
S Bennie Blades	5	1	0.0	22	41
CB Thomas Randolph	5	0	0.0	12	37
ILB Donnie Edwards	4	3	0.0	19	38
S Gary Spears	3	1	0.0	22	41
DT Moe Gardner	3	0	0.0	19	28
ILB Andre Coleman	3	0	0.0	6	14
S Merton Hanks	2	0	0.0	19	38
DE Kevin Henry	2	0	0.0	13	32
DT Joel Steed	1	1	0.0	14	21
DT Spencer Curley	1	1	0.0	14	17
OLB Jamir Miller	1	1	0.0	16	30
ILB Ronald McKinnon	1	1	0.0	11	4
CB Maurice Hurst	1	0	0.0	9	18
WR Ramondo Seifert	1	0	---	---	---
DE Willie McGinest	1	0	0.0	17	37

Pass Rush Statistics

Tampa Bay	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Carlos Emmons	0.0	1	0	0	31
DT Austin Robbins	0.0	0	1	0	37

New York	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Spencer Curley	2	0	17
DE Willie McGinest	2	0	37
DT Moe Gardner	1	1	28
S Bennie Blades	1	0	41
DE Kevin Henry	1	0	32
DE Duane Clemons	1	0	20

Pass Defense Statistics

Tampa Bay	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S Robert Griffith	5	1	0	39
CB Cornell Haynes Jr.	5	0	0	39
S Chad Cota	4	1	0	40
OLB Carlos Emmons	4	1	0	31
CB Aeneas Williams	3	1	0	39
ILB John Fiala	2	0	0	40
OLB Lamont Hollinquest	1	0	1	22
S Joe Poole	1	0	0	8
OLB Bernardo Harris	1	0	0	4
CB Leo Blair	1	0	0	2
DT Austin Robbins	0	1	0	37

New York	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Eric Draven	5	1	0	42
S Gary Spears	3	2	0	41
CB Thomas Randolph	3	1	0	37
S Bennie Blades	2	2	1	41
S Merton Hanks	2	1	0	38
ILB Andre Coleman	2	0	0	14
CB Maurice Hurst	1	1	0	18
OLB Jamir Miller	1	1	0	30
ILB Donnie Edwards	1	0	0	38
S Matt Groenig	0	1	0	10

Blocking Statistics

Tampa Bay	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	PPly
Nelson Kelley	3	6	23	43
Rod Jones	2	7	23	43
Dino Smith	1	5	23	43
David Richards	1	3	23	43
Chris Dahlman	0	1	23	43

New York	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	PPly
Vlade Divac	2	5	32	40
Willie Roaf	1	7	32	40
Jeff Hartings	1	5	20	37
Frank Middleton	1	4	32	40
Joe Cocozzo	1	3	32	40
Joe Milinchik	0	2	12	3
William Floyd	0	2	21	24

Special Teams Tackles

Tampa Bay	Tackles	STPlays
Vaughn Hebron	1	22
Dave Groh	1	17
Nelson Kelley	1	7

New York	Tackles	STPlays
Jason Dunn	1	18
Freddie Jones	1	17
Joe Cocozzo	1	8
Willie Roaf	1	8

Participation

Tampa Bay	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Cornell Haynes Jr.	---	---	31	39	13	83
Chad Cota	---	---	32	40	3	75
John Fiala	---	---	32	40	3	75
David Richards	23	43	---	---	7	73
Dino Smith	23	43	---	---	7	73
Nelson Kelley	23	43	---	---	7	73
Aeneas Williams	---	---	29	39	3	71
Robert Griffith	---	---	28	39	3	70
Austin Robbins	---	---	29	37	3	69
Dave Groh	16	34	---	---	17	67
Jason Garrett	23	43	---	---	---	66
Chris Dahlman	23	43	---	---	---	66
Rod Jones	23	43	---	---	---	66
Carlos Emmons	---	---	22	31	8	61
Eric Curry	---	---	28	28	2	58
Jason Ferguson	---	---	23	29	5	57
Ellis Simon	---	---	23	28	3	54
Fred Thomas	---	---	14	22	17	53
Lamont Hollinquest	---	---	23	22	3	48
Vaughn Hebron	8	17	---	---	22	47
Chad Lewis	17	28	---	---	---	45
Perry Kemp	16	28	---	---	---	44
Merv Smith	14	17	---	---	10	41
Terry Obee	5	21	---	---	14	40
Ronnie Harmon	12	27	---	---	---	39
Jeff Walker	14	19	---	---	2	35
Chris Ward	---	---	13	19	2	34
Bernardo Harris	---	---	3	4	20	27
Fabien Bownes	2	9	---	---	14	25
Kerry Cash	9	5	---	---	10	24
Mike Frederick	---	---	6	12	6	24
Joe Poole	---	---	9	8	6	23
Asher Ackerman	0	1	---	---	17	18
Leo Blair	---	---	4	2	10	16
Kenny Bynum	1	4	---	---	10	15
Joey Kent	1	5	---	---	2	8
Tim Jorden	0	0	---	---	7	7
Ricky Siglar	0	0	---	---	7	7
Tobey Maguire	0	0	---	---	6	6
Rich Karlis	0	0	---	---	5	5
Chuck Landeta	---	---	3	1	---	4
Koy Detmer	0	0	---	---	1	1
Gus Frerotte	0	0	---	---	---	0
Griffin Robinson	0	0	---	---	---	0
Jermaine Mayberry	0	0	---	---	---	0
Jerome Daniels	0	0	---	---	---	0

New York	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Joe Cocozzo	32	40	---	---	8	80
Willie Roaf	32	40	---	---	8	80
Frank Middleton	32	40	---	---	8	80
Vlade Divac	32	40	---	---	---	72
David Greene	32	40	---	---	---	72
Eric Draven	---	---	20	42	10	72
Donnie Edwards	---	---	19	38	11	68
Bennie Blades	---	---	22	41	1	64
Gary Spears	---	---	22	41	1	64
Jason Dunn	21	24	---	---	18	63
Will Smith	26	32	---	---	4	62
Merton Hanks	---	---	19	38	1	58
Jeff Hartings	20	37	---	---	---	57
Willie McGinest	---	---	17	37	1	55
Anfernee Hardaway	15	23	---	---	16	54
William Floyd	21	24	---	---	7	52
Thurman Thomas	26	23	---	---	1	50
Jamir Miller	---	---	16	30	4	50
Thomas Randolph	---	---	12	37	---	49
Moe Gardner	---	---	19	28	1	48
Freddie Jones	15	15	---	---	17	47
Kevin Henry	---	---	13	32	1	46
Ramondo Seifert	18	26	---	---	---	44
Maurice Hurst	---	---	9	18	11	38
Joel Steed	---	---	14	21	2	37
Andre Coleman	---	---	6	14	15	35
Rodney Thomas	6	9	---	---	17	32
Duane Clemons	---	---	12	20	---	32
Spencer Curley	---	---	14	17	---	31
Billy Tamburrino	3	10	---	---	17	30
Rae Carruth	3	6	---	---	13	22
Matt Groenig	---	---	1	10	10	21
Joe Milinchik	12	3	---	---	3	18
Jesse Solomon	---	---	2	1	15	18
Ronald McKinnon	---	---	11	4	---	15
Rick Lockhart	6	8	---	---	---	14
Balthazar Getty	---	---	4	1	6	11
Doug Brien	0	0	---	---	9	9
Paul Bradford	---	---	1	2	6	9
Duane Young	0	0	---	---	8	8
Gabe Northern	---	---	0	1	6	7
Scott Von der Ahe	---	---	0	0	6	6
Steve Wallace	0	0	---	---	5	5
Louie Aguiar	0	0	---	---	5	5
Steven Hiller	0	0	---	---	3	3
Justics Main	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	6	47	7.8
Middle	7	7	1.0
Right	10	27	2.7
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	2	-1	-0.5
Middle	24	63	2.6
Right	3	12	4.0
None	3	-3	-1.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Tampa Bay	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Jason Garrett	43	20	0	0	4	10	8	1	1

New York	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
David Greene	40	27	8	2	3	5	1	0	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	6	5	10	1.7
Short (0-8 Yds)	11	7	57	5.2
Medium (9-18 Yds)	18	7	84	4.7
Long (19+ Yds)	8	1	17	2.1

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	1	1	5	5.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	20	15	143	7.2
Medium (9-18 Yds)	11	7	105	9.5
Long (19+ Yds)	8	4	126	15.8

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Tampa Bay	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	PPlay
WR Perry Kemp	11	5	1	65	28
WR Ronnie Harmon	7	1	0	8	27
WR Terry Obee	7	5	0	22	21
TE Chad Lewis	6	2	0	4	28
WR Dave Groh	5	3	1	38	34
RB Vaughn Hebron	3	2	1	10	17
WR Fabien Bownes	3	1	1	15	9
RB Jeff Walker	1	1	0	6	19

New York	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Anfernee Hardaway	14	9	2	144	3	23
WR Will Smith	6	5	0	66	1	32
WR Ramondo Seifert	6	3	1	53	1	26
TE Jason Dunn	5	2	0	11	0	24
RB Thurman Thomas	3	3	0	55	2	23
FB William Floyd	2	2	0	12	0	24
TE Freddie Jones	2	2	0	37	1	15
RB Billy Tamburrino	1	1	0	1	0	10
WR Rae Carruth	1	0	0	0	0	6

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Tampa Bay	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Vaughn Hebron	4	2	0.50	5.50
Jeff Walker	2	1	0.50	2.36

New York	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Thurman Thomas	1	1	1.00	2.35
David Greene	1	4	4.00	0.25
Rodney Thomas	1	1	1.00	3.20

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Tampa Bay	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Jason Garrett	3	1	8	2.67	3.91

New York	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
David Greene	10	7	29	2.90	9.48

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Tampa Bay	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Ronnie Harmon	1	0	0	0.00	1.14
WR Terry Obee	1	1	8	8.00	3.14
WR Dave Groh	1	0	0	0.00	7.60

New York	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Ramondo Seifert	2	0	0	0.00	8.83
WR Anfernee Hardaway	2	2	7	3.50	10.29
FB William Floyd	2	2	12	6.00	6.00
RB Thurman Thomas	1	1	-1	-1.00	18.33
WR Will Smith	1	0	0	0.00	11.00
RB Billy Tamburrino	1	1	1	1.00	1.00
TE Freddie Jones	1	1	10	10.00	18.50

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Tampa Bay	Rushes	Conversions
Vaughn Hebron	2	1
Jason Garrett	1	0

New York	Rushes	Conversions
Thurman Thomas	2	0
Rodney Thomas	2	1
David Greene	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Tampa Bay	Att	Comp	Conversions
Jason Garrett	10	5	2

New York	Att	Comp	Conversions
David Greene	12	9	7

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Tampa Bay	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Perry Kemp	4	0	0
RB Vaughn Hebron	2	2	1
WR Terry Obee	1	1	0
WR Dave Groh	1	1	1
WR Fabien Bownes	1	0	0
TE Chad Lewis	1	1	0

New York	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Anfernee Hardaway	6	4	2
WR Will Smith	2	2	2
TE Freddie Jones	2	2	2
WR Ramondo Seifert	1	1	1
WR Rae Carruth	1	0	0

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

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