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  Tampa Bay Buccaneers 14 New England Patriots 31
Sunday 12 December 1976 at Tampa Stadium
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| | TB | 13:37-2Q | Williams 17 run (Green kick) |
| NE | 13:17-2Q | Johnson 69 run (Smith kick) |
| TB | 2:52-2Q | Owens 27 pass from Spurrier (Green kick) |
| NE | 4:59-3Q | Johnson 9 run (Smith kick) |
| NE | 6:15-4Q | Hunt 68 interception return (Smith kick) |
| NE | 2:41-4Q | Smith FG30 |
| NE | 0:04-4Q | Grogan 1 run (Zabel kick) |
| The video clip shown is Ed Williams' touchdown run to open the scoring |
| INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS |
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RUSHING
BUCS: Williams 15-58, Carter 14-32, McNeill 6-19, Spurrier 4-13, Johnson 4-5, DuBose 1-4, Pagac 1-4.
PATRIOTS: Johnson 14-127, Calhoun 12-68, Cunningham 6-39, Phillips 3-22, Grogan 3-2, Burks 1-2.
PASSING
BUCS: Spurrier 17-12-145-1-1, Carter 1-0-0-0-0.
PATRIOTS: Grogan 14-4-40-1-0.
RECEIVING
BUCS: Williams 4-33, Novak 3-55, Johnson 2-9, Owens 1-27, Smith 1-16, DuBose 1-5.
PATRIOTS: Burks 1-17, Calhoun 1-12, Vataha 1-8, Cunningham 1-3.
INTERCEPTIONS
BUCS: Stone 1-26.
PATRIOTS: Hunt 1-68.
KICK RETURNS
BUCS: Douglas 3-85, Johnson 2-51.
OPPONENTS: Calhoun 2-31, Conn 1-26.
PUNT RETURNS
BUCS: Douglas 4-78.
OPPONENTS: Haynes 3-53.
SACKS
BUCS: none.
OPPONENTS: Tipton 1-12.
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| GAME REPORTS AND COMMENTS |
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The Bucs were tied at 14-14 in the fourth quarter and were driving for the go-ahead score when Sam Hunt intercepted Steve Spurrier and returned it for a touchdown. British kicker and future Channel 4 TV presenter John Smith added a fieldgoal to extend the lead later in the final period.
The Buccaneer scoring came in the second period when Ed Williams bulled into the endzone from 17 yards out and Spurrier found receiver Morris Owens alone in the endzone from 27 yards out when a defensive back fell down.
John McKay's take on the game:" We are 0-14, I can't say much more than that. I'll probably take a little time off and go and hide somewhere."
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| OFFENSE | DEFENSE |
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| LT | 71 Young
| LDE | 78 Rudolph |
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| LG | 72 Fest
| DT | 65 Moore |
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| C | 51 Ryczek
| DT | 64 Robinson |
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| RG | 67 Alward
| RDE | 66 Toomay |
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| RT | 74 Current
| LLB | 54 Wood |
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| TE | 80 Novak
| MLB | 59 Lemon |
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| WR | 85 Owens
| RLB | 55 Sims |
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| WR | 89 McKay
| LCB | 25 Jordan |
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| FB | 43 Williams
| SS | 33 Cotney |
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| RB | 19 Johnson
| FS | 28 Stone |
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| QB | 11 Spurrier
| RCB | 24 Word |
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SUBSTITUTIONS |
| 4 Green, 20 Pierson, 22 McNeill, 27 Davis, 30 Gunn, 32 Carter, 34 Brown, 35 DuBose, 52 Reese, 53 Ball, 69 McAleney, 70 Young, 79 Wilson, 82 Pagac, 84 Douglas, 86 Moore, 88 Smith
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DID NOT PLAY |
| 5 Hanratty, 77 Little |
INACTIVE |
| 21 Martin, 61 DSelmon, 76 Pear, 81 Jennings |
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