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New Orleans Saints 24 at Tampa Bay Buccaneers 21

Sunday, October 23, 1983

New Orleans Saints 24, Tampa Bay Buccaneers 21

1234Final
New Orleans Saints (5-3-0)01014024
Tampa Bay Buccaneers (0-8-0)1470021

Scoring

NORTAM
1stTAMJames Wilder 2 yard rush (Bill Capece kick)07
TAMJeremiah Castille 69 yard interception return (Bill Capece kick)014
2ndNORKelvin Clark 0 yard fumble return (Morten Andersen kick)714
NORMorten Andersen 50 yard field goal1014
TAMJames Wilder 7 yard rush (Bill Capece kick)1021
3rdNOREugene Goodlow 12 yard pass from Ken Stabler (Morten Andersen kick)1721
NORBobby Johnson 70 yard interception return (Morten Andersen kick)2421

Team Stats

NORTAM
First downs1912
Rush-yards-TDs40-179-025-74-2
Comp-Att-Yd-TD-INT12-29-94-1-416-36-124-0-3
Sacked-yards4-347-57
Net pass yards6067
Total yards239141
Fumbles-lost5-22-0
Turnovers63
Penalties-yards6-395-49

Rushing & Receiving

Passing Rushing Receiving
Tm Cmp Att Yds TD Int Lng Att Yds TD Lng Rec Yds TD Lng
George Rogers NOR 23 86 0 17 2 7 0 4
Hokie Gajan NOR 7 46 0 14
Ken Stabler NOR 12 29 94 1 4 15 2 -4 0 0
Jimmy Rogers NOR 7 35 0 13
Hoby Brenner NOR 3 30 0 12
Eugene Goodlow NOR 4 30 1 12
Guido Merkens NOR 1 16 0 16
Kenny Duckett NOR 1 15 0 15
John Tice NOR 1 9 0 9
Jeff Groth NOR 1 3 0 3
Passing Rushing Receiving
Tm Cmp Att Yds TD Int Lng Att Yds TD Lng Rec Yds TD Lng
James Wilder TAM 20 64 2 9 9 50 0 12
Jack Thompson TAM 16 34 124 0 3 19 4 8 0 0
Jimmie Giles TAM 2 24 0 16
Gerald Carter TAM 2 24 0 19
Kevin House TAM 1 13 0 13
Jerry Bell TAM 1 9 0 9
Theo Bell TAM 1 4 0 4
Adger Armstrong TAM 1 2 0 2
Jerry Golsteyn TAM 0 2 0 0 0 0

Defense & Returns

Def Interceptions Fumbles Kick Returns Punt Returns
Tm Sk Int Yds TD Lng FR Yds TD Rt Yds Y/Rt TD Lng Ret Yds Y/R TD Lng
Cliff Austin NOR 0 0 0 0 2 33 16.5 0 0
Kenny Duckett NOR 0 0 0 0 1 39 39.0 0 0
Tony Elliott NOR 1.0 0 0 0 0
Jeff Groth NOR 0 0 0 0 6 43 7.2 0 0
Rickey Jackson NOR 2.0 1 0 0 0
Bobby Johnson NOR 1 70 1 0
Reggie Lewis NOR 1.0 0 0 0 0
Derland Moore NOR 1.0 0 0 0 0
Whitney Paul NOR 0.5 0 0 0 0
Frank Wattelet NOR 1 9 0 0
Jim Wilks NOR 1.5 0 0 0 0
Def Interceptions Fumbles Kick Returns Punt Returns
Tm Sk Int Yds TD Lng FR Yds TD Rt Yds Y/Rt TD Lng Ret Yds Y/R TD Lng
Jeremiah Castille TAM 1 69 1 0
John Holt TAM 1 25 0 0
David Logan TAM 1.0 0 0 0 0
Michael Morton TAM 0 0 0 0 1 23 23.0 0 0
Lee Roy Selmon TAM 3.0 0 0 0 0
Johnny Ray Smith TAM 0 0 0 0 1 24 24.0 0 0
Andre Tyler TAM 0 0 0 0 3 34 11.3 0 0
Mike Washington TAM 2 41 0 0