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  Tampa Bay Buccaneers 23 Seattle Seahawks 30
Sunday 16 October 1977 at the Kingdome
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| | SEA | 10:52-1Q | Largent 8 pass from Myer (Leypoldt kick) |
| TB | 4:24-1Q | Leavitt FG40 |
| TB | 2:02-1Q | Leavitt FG37 |
| SEA | 12:43-2Q | Largent 4 pass from Myer (Leypoldt kick) |
| TB | 0:47-2Q | Davis 1 run (Leavitt kick) |
| SEA | 0:02-2Q | Leypoldt FG43 |
| TB | 9:53-3Q | Leavitt FG20 |
| SEA | 10:42-4Q | Ferguson 45 pass from Myer (Leypoldt kick) |
| TB | 10:17-4Q | Owens 67 pass from Huff (Leavitt kick) |
| SEA | 7:07-4Q | Smith 44 pass from Myer (kick failed) |
| INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS |
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RUSHING
BUCS: Davis 14-83, Williams 8-39, DuBose 8-37, Carter 3-8, Huff 1-0.
SEAHAWKS: Smith 19-94, Sims 10-28, Testermann 2-12, Benjamin 1-4, Myer 3-(-4).
PASSING
BUCS: Huff 32-18-217-4-1.
SEAHAWKS: Myer 30-20-252-2-4.
RECEIVING
BUCS: Owens 9-166, McKay 2-19, Davis 2-13, Williams 2-13, Carter 2-4, DuBose 1-2.
SEAHAWKS: Smith 4-57, Largent 4-44, Testermann 4-26, Ferguson 3-65, Howard 3-44, Benjamin 2-16.
INTERCEPTIONS
BUCS: White 1-26, Wood 1-16..
SEAHAWKS: Beamon 2-0. McMillan 1-21, Preece 1-0.
KICK RETURNS
BUCS: Hagins 5-117.
OPPONENTS: Packer 3-59, Hunter 2-47, Smith 1-21.
PUNT RETURNS
BUCS: Hagins 2-8.
OPPONENTS: Packer 1-5.
SACKS
BUCS: L.Selmon 1-11.
OPPONENTS: none.
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| GAME REPORTS AND COMMENTS |
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| Click here for the gamebook and the play-by-play |
Steve Myer threw for four touchdown passes as the two 1976 expansion teams played a far better game than their penalty-stricken affair the previous season.
Gary Huff's record-setting pass to Morris Owens tied the scores in the fourth quarter and was the longest pass play in team history at the time.
The Bucs only scored four offensive touchdowns in the first 12 games of the 1977 season and half of them came in this game. The Bucs were only one point underdogs in this one.
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| OFFENSE | DEFENSE |
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| LT | 75 Reavis
| LDE | 78 Rudolph |
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| LG | 79 Wilson
| DT | 76 Pear |
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| C | 51 Ryczek
| RDE | 63 L Selmon |
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| RG | 68 Medlin
| LOLB | 57 Lewis |
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| RT | 62 Winans
| LILB | 61 D Selmon |
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| TE | 83 Nafziger
| RILB | 54 Wood |
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| WR | 85 Owens
| ROLB | 56 C Johnson |
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| WR | 89 McKay
| LCB | 45 White |
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| FB | 43 Williams
| SS | 33 Cotney |
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| RB | 28 Davis
| FS | 34 Brown |
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| QB | 19 Huff
| RCB | 40 Washington |
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SUBSTITUTIONS |
| 4 Green, 9 Leavitt, 25 Jordan, 32 L Carter, 35 DuBose, 38 Wender, 46 Reece, 52 Harris, 53 Bonness, 59 Lemon, 64 Robinson, 66 B Carter, 70 Carlton, 73 Hannah, 77 Kollar, 81 Hagins, 82 Butler, 87 Mucker
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DID NOT PLAY |
| 14 Hedberg, 17 Blount, 65 R Johnson |
INACTIVE |
| 42 Bell, 80 Novak |
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