Sunday, October 7, 1979
Tampa Bay Buccaneers 14, New York Giants 17| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tampa Bay Buccaneers (5-1-0) | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 14 |
| New York Giants (1-5-0) | 0 | 14 | 0 | 3 | 17 |
| TAM | NYG | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| NYG | Billy Taylor 2 yard rush (Joe Danelo kick) | 0 | 7 |
| NYG | Billy Taylor 1 yard rush (Joe Danelo kick) | 0 | 14 |
| TAM | Larry Mucker 14 yard pass from Doug Williams (Neil O'Donoghue kick) | 7 | 14 |
| NYG | Joe Danelo 47 yard field goal | 7 | 17 |
| TAM | Jimmie Giles 11 yard pass from Doug Williams (Neil O'Donoghue kick) | 14 | 17 |
| TAM | NYG | |
|---|---|---|
| First downs | 15 | 15 |
| Rush-yards-TDs | 27-91-0 | 54-202-2 |
| Comp-Att-Yd-TD-INT | 14-38-182-2-3 | 6-12-37-0-0 |
| Sacked-yards | 0-0 | 2-19 |
| Net pass yards | 182 | 18 |
| Total yards | 273 | 220 |
| Fumbles-lost | 0-0 | 3-1 |
| Turnovers | 3 | 1 |
| Penalties-yards | 7-69 | 8-84 |
| Passing | Rushing | Receiving | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tm | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Att | Yds | TD | Rec | Yds | TD | |
| Billy Taylor | NYG | 33 | 148 | 2 | ||||||||