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Tampa Bay Buccaneers 14 at New York Giants 17
Sunday, October 7, 1979
Stadium: The Meadowlands, Start Time: 1:00, Surface: astroturf,
Weather: 60 degrees, relative humidity 55%, wind 16 mph
Weather: 60 degrees, relative humidity 55%, wind 16 mph
| 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 |
Scoring
| TAM | NYG | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2nd | Giants | Billy Taylor 2 yard rush (Joe Danelo kick) | 0 | 7 |
| Giants | Billy Taylor 1 yard rush (Joe Danelo kick) | 0 | 14 | |
| Buccaneers | Larry Mucker 14 yard pass from Doug Williams (Neil O'Donoghue kick) | 7 | 14 | |
| 4th | Giants | Joe Danelo 47 yard field goal | 7 | 17 |
| Buccaneers | Jimmie Giles 11 yard pass from Doug Williams (Neil O'Donoghue kick) | 14 | 17 |
Team Stats
| 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
| Passing | Rushing | Receiving | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tm | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Lng | Att | Yds | TD | Lng | Rec | Yds | TD | Lng | |
| Doug Williams | TAM | 14 | 38 | 182 | 2 | 3 | 31 | ||||||||
| Isaac Hagins | TAM | 3 | 77 | 0 | 31 | ||||||||||
| Ricky Bell | TAM | 12 | 35 | 0 | 22 | 2 | 13 | 0 | 10 | ||||||
| Jimmie Giles | TAM | 5 | 43 | 1 | 13 | ||||||||||
| Johnny Davis | TAM | 7 | 40 | 0 | 18 | ||||||||||
| Larry Mucker | TAM | 2 | 31 | 1 | 17 | ||||||||||
| Jerry Eckwood | TAM | 7 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 11 | ||||||
| Rick Berns | TAM | 1 | 9 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 7 | ||||||
| Passing | Rushing | Receiving | |||||||||||||
| Tm | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Lng | Att | Yds | TD | Lng | Rec | Yds | TD | Lng | |
| Billy Taylor | NYG | 33 | 148 | 2 | 27 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 5 | ||||||
| Ken Johnson | NYG | 9 | 21 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 11 | 0 | 8 | ||||||
| Phil Simms | NYG | 6 | 12 | 37 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Gary Shirk | NYG | 2 | 15 | 0 | 10 | ||||||||||
| Emery Moorehead | NYG | 4 | 13 | 0 | 6 | ||||||||||
| Doug Kotar | NYG | 4 | 10 | 0 | 9 | ||||||||||
| Dave Jennings | NYG | 1 | 9 | 0 | 9 | ||||||||||
| Johnny Perkins | NYG | 1 | 6 | 0 | 6 | ||||||||||
Defense & Returns
| Def Interceptions | Fumbles | Kick Returns | Punt Returns | ||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tm | Sk | Int | Yds | TD | Lng | FR | Yds | TD | Rt | Yds | TD | Lng | Ret | Yds | TD | Lng | |||
| Tony Davis | TAM | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| George Ragsdale | TAM | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| Danny Reece | TAM | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 43 | 7.2 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| Def Interceptions | Fumbles | Kick Returns | Punt Returns | ||||||||||||||||
| Tm | Sk | Int | Yds | TD | Lng | FR | Yds | TD | Rt | Yds | TD | Lng | Ret | Yds | TD | Lng | |||
| Earnest Gray | NYG | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| Terry Jackson | NYG | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| Brian Kelley | NYG | 1 | 12 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| Doug Kotar | NYG | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 16.0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| Odis McKinney | NYG | 1 | 25 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| Beasley Reece | NYG | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 17.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Dwight Scales | NYG | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
Kicking & Punting
| PAT | FG | Punting | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tm | XPM | XPA | FGM | FGA | Pnt | Yds | Lng | ||
| Tom Blanchard | TAM | 8 | 323 | 40.4 | 0 | ||||
| PAT | FG | Punting | |||||||
| Tm | XPM | XPA | FGM | FGA | Pnt | Yds | Lng | ||
| Joe Danelo | NYG | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Dave Jennings | NYG | 8 | 391 | 48.9 | 0 | ||||