  Tampa Bay Buccaneers 20 Miami Dolphins 23
Sunday 24 October 1976 at Tampa Stadium
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| | MIA | 6:48-1Q | Yepremian FG28 |
| TB | 1:06-1Q | Owens 18 pass from Dickinson (Green kick) |
| MIA | 11:34-2Q | Malone 6 run (Yepremian kick) |
| MIA | 4:08-2Q | Nottingham 1 run (Yepremian kick) |
| MIA | 5:31-3Q | Yepremian FG24 |
| TB | 3:39-3Q | Owens 20 pass from Spurrier (kick failed) |
| TB | 7:16-4Q | Owens 7 pass from Spurrier (Green kick) |
| MIA | 0:55-4Q | Yepremian FG29 |
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| INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS |
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RUSHING
BUCS: Carter 15-51, BMoore 1-22, Dickinson 3-21, McNeil 4-18, Williams 3-18, Spurrier 1-7, Johnson 3-6.
DOLPHINS: Malone 22-118, Nottingham 10-32, Moore 1-21, WInfrey 5-21, Griese 2-4, Sieple 1-4, Solomon 1-0.
PASSING
BUCS: Dickinson 4-4-51-0-1, Hanratty 2-2-9-0-0, Spurrier 21-13-143-1-2, Carter 1-0-0-0-0.
DOLPHINS: Griese 15-8-132-1-0.
RECEIVING
BUCS: Owens 6-88. Johnson 4-32, Williams 3-13, BMoore 2-27, Carter 1-19, Pagac 1-10, McKay 1-8, McNeill1-6.
DOLPHINS: Moore 2-36, Seiple 2-35, Solomon 1-19, Winfrey 1-16, Mandich 1-13, Tillman 1-13.
INTERCEPTIONS
BUCS: Cotney 1-0.
DOLPHINS: Anderson 1-42.
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| GAME REPORT |
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The expansion Buccaneers played their "best game of the year" but still suffered a heart-breaking defeat. Despite two touchdown strikes from veteran QB Steve Spurrier, a defensive lapse and future Buc Garo Yepremian's fieldgoal with 55 seconds left cost the Bucs their first-ever victory and a chance to beat the once-proud Miami Dolphins, three point favourites against the spread. "It was the best game of the year for us" said John McKay. "I've been telling people we have been progressing and we are".
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| OFFENSE | DEFENSE |
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| LT | 71 Young
| LDE | 78 Rudolph |
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| LG | 72 Fest
| DT | 76 Pear |
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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 | 30 Gunn |
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| TE | 86 Moore
| MLB | 52 Reese |
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| WR | 85 Owens
| RLB | 54 Wood |
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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 | 32 Carter
| FS | 28 Stone |
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| QB | 18 Dickinson
| RCB | 46 Reese |
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SUBSTITUTIONS |
| 4 Green, 5 Hanratty, 11 Spurrier, 19 Johnson, 22 McNeill, 27 Davis, 35 DuBose, 53 Ball, 55 Hunt, 56 Cooper, 61 DSelmon, 63 LSelmon, 77 Little, 79 Wilson, 80 Novak, 82 Pagac, 88 Smith
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DID NOT PLAY |
| 70 Young, 84 Douglas |
INACTIVE |
| 26 Davis, 40 Washington, 44 Moore, 58 CPeterson |
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