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  Tampa Bay Buccaneers 13 New York Giants 19
Saturday 2 September 1978 at Tampa Stadium
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| | NYG | 14:08-1Q | Jackson 32 interception return (Danelo kick) |
| TB | 7:31-1Q | DuBose 2 run (O'Donoghue kick) |
| TB | 9:51-2Q | O'Donoghue FG34 |
| NYG | 1:57-2Q | Danelo FG42 |
| NYG | 6:51-3Q | Perkins 67 pass from Pisarcik (kick failed) |
| TB | 13:12-4Q | O'Donoghue FG26 |
| NYG | 6:05-4Q | Danelo FG23 |
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| INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS |
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RUSHING
BUCS: Bell 13-54, DuBose 12-52, Davis 5-31, Carter 5-19, Huff 3-10, Giles 1-(-1).
GIANTS: Csonka 6-28, Taylor 11-18, Spencer 9-16, Kotar 5-14, Doornink 4-0.
PASSING
BUCS: Williams 5-1-9-1-0, Huff 22-9-84-2-0, Green 1-0-0-0-0.
GIANTS: Golsteyn 10-3-27-0-0, Pisarcik 15-9-156-1-1.
RECEIVING
BUCS: Giles 5-57, Owens 2-22, Carter 2-5, Hagins 1-9.
GIANTS: Perkins 4-110, Robinson 2-28, Taylor 2-20, Doornink 2-14, Kotar 1-8, Spencer 1-3.
INTERCEPTIONS
BUCS: Washington 1-3.
GIANTS: Jackson 1-32, Carson 1-14, Rhodes 1-0.
KICK RETURNS
BUCS: Hagins 4-69, Obradovich 1-17.
OPPONENTS: Pough 2-64, Taylor 1-22, Skorupan 1-17.
PUNT RETURNS
BUCS: Reece 5-76.
OPPONENTS: Hammond 1-0, Robinson 1-(-4), Jackson 2-(-7).
SACKS
BUCS: Chambers 1-6, Pear 1-6, Selmon 1-1, Wood 0.5-3.5, Johnson 0.5-3.5.
OPPONENTS: Mendenhall 1-7.
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| GAME REPORTS AND COMMENTS |
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Doug Williams started his first NFL game and promptly had his second pass picked off and returned for a score by Terry Jackson. He later sustained a shoulder dislocation following a hit from Gary Jeter and missed the next game.
The key play came with 6:51 left in the third quarter when Joe Pisarcik, in for future Buc Jerry Golsteyn at QB, hit Johnny Perkins for a 67-yard score. This was Tampa Bay's first regular season sell-out at Tampa Stadium.
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| OFFENSE | DEFENSE |
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| LT | 75 Reavis
| LDE | 73 Hannah |
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| LG | 62 Winans
| DT | 76 Pear |
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| C | 79 Wilson
| RDE | 63 L Selmon |
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| RG | 68 Medlin
| LOLB | 57 Lewis |
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| RT | 70 Carlton
| LILB | 61 D Selmon |
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| TE | 82 Darby
| RILB | 54 Wood |
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| WR | 85 Owens
| ROLB | 56 Johnson |
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| WR | 87 Mucker
| LCB | 45 White |
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| FB | 35 DuBose
| SS | 25 Jordan |
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| RB | 42 Bell
| FS | 34 Brown |
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| QB | 12 Williams
| RCB | 40 Washington |
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SUBSTITUTIONS |
| 4 Green, 6 O'Donoghue, 19 Huff, 23 Ragsdale, 31 Anderson, 32 L Carter, 33 Cotney, 38 Davis, 44 Cesare, 46 Reece, 51 Nafziger, 53 Bonness, 55 Brown, 60 Chambers, 65 Johnson, 67 Moritz, 77 Kollar, 81 Hagins, 86 Obradovich, 88 Giles, 89 McKay
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DID NOT PLAY |
| 10 Boryla, 74 Freitas |
INACTIVE |
| 71 Crowder |
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