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  Tampa Bay Buccaneers 22 Minnesota Vikings 23
Sunday 25 November 1979 at Tampa Stadium
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| | TB | 9:39-1Q | Bell 2 run (kick blocked) |
| TB | 13:23-2Q | O'Donoghue FG20 |
| MIN | 1:48-2Q | LeCount 26 pass from Kramer (Danmeier kick) |
| MIN | 0:20-2Q | Rashad 32 pass from Kramer (Danmeier kick) |
| MIN | 13:45-3Q | Danmeier FG44 |
| TB | 9:03-3Q | Davis 16 run (O'Donoghue kick) |
| MIN | 3:12-3Q | Young 3 pass from Kramer (kick failed) |
| TB | 0:19-4Q | Williams 13 run (kick blocked) |
| INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS |
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RUSHING
BUCS: Bell 28-101, J.Davis 8-43, Williams 6-39.
VIKINGS: Brown 12-52, Young 10-45, White 1-6, McClanahan 1-4, Miller 2-2, Kramer 3-(-1).
PASSING
BUCS: Williams 38-19-242-0-0.
VIKINGS: Kramer 26-15-158-0-3.
RECEIVING
BUCS: Owens 4-66, Bell 4-43, Mucker 3-48, Hagins 3-37, Giles 1-28, Obradovich 2-24, J.Davis 1-3, Eckwood 1-(-7).
VIKINGS: Rashad 6-93, Brown 4-13, Tucker 2-17, Young 2-9, LeCount 1-26.
INTERCEPTIONS
BUCS: none.
VIKINGS: none.
KICK RETURNS
BUCS: Ragsdale 5-113.
OPPONENTS: Edwards 3-132.
PUNT RETURNS
BUCS: Reece 2-2.
OPPONENTS: Edwards 3-8.
SACKS
BUCS: none.
OPPONENTS: none.
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| GAME REPORTS AND COMMENTS |
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| Click here for the gamebook and the play-by-play |
| Click here for Jim Selman's report on the game |
| Click here for Tom McEwen's morning-after column |
| Click here for then Florida-Governor Bob Graham's special article |
With a chance to clinch a playoff berth, the old Bucs returned to haunt the 1979 version as they managed to miss three short kicks including two extra points, and a punt, in losing by a single point to division rival Minnesota.
The Bucs gained 425 yards in offense, their most ever, and Ricky Bell went over the 1,000-yard rushing mark but it was all to no avail.
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| OFFENSE | DEFENSE |
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| LT | 75 Reavis
| LDE | 60 Chambers |
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| LG | 64 Horton
| NT | 71 Crowder |
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| C | 50 Wilson
| RDE | 63 Selmon |
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| RG | 61 Roberts
| LOLB | 57 Lewis |
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| RT | 73 Hannah
| LILB | 58 Selmon |
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| WR | 81 Hagins
| RILB | 54 Wood |
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| WR | 85 Owens
| ROLB | 56 Johnson |
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| TE | 88 Giles
| LCB | 45 White |
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| TE | 86 Obradovich
| SS | 33 Cotney |
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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 |
| 6 O'Donoghue, 16 Blanchard, 23 Ragsdale, 25 Jordan, 27 T Davis, 36 Berns, 38 J Davis, 43 Eckwood, 44 Cesare, 46 Reece, 51 Nafziger, 53 Bonness, 66 Yarno, 69 Austin, 70 Carlton, 74 Sanders, 76 Logan, 77 Kollar, 79 Lewis, 84 Jones, 87 Mucker |
DID NOT PLAY |
| 14 Fusina, 15 Rae |
INACTIVE |
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