INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS
RUSHING
BUCS: Williams 3-19, Wilder 11-17, Carver 3-9, Owens 4-3,
House 1-(-1).
JETS: McNeil 14-53, Dierking 12-41, Crutchfield 6-29,
Augustyniak 5-12, Harper 1-5, Todd 1-(-2).
PASSING
BUCS: Williams 38-18-204-2-1.
JETS: Todd 29-17-189-0-1.
RECEIVING
BUCS: Wilder 11-116, Giles 4-51, T.Bell 2-36, House 1-1.
JETS: Walker 4-54, McNeil 3-49, Barkum 3-26, Augustyniak 3-21,
Jones 1-17, Gaffney 1-15, Harper 1-6, Shuler 1-1.
INTERCEPTIONS
BUCS: none.
JETS: Schroy 1-34, Buttle 1-9.
KICK RETURNS
BUCS: Morton 3-26, Carver 1-18, Smith 1-9.
JETS: Harper 3-77.
PUNT RETURNS
BUCS: Holt 2-0, T.Bell 1-1.
JETS: Harper 3-18.
SACKS
BUCS: Green 1-12, Brantley 1-8.
JETS: none.
In a game played in 23 degree temperatures, the lowest ever at the time the Bucs had played in, fumbles killed Tampa chances of
a third straight win. They had eight in the snowy conditions at Shea Stadium, losing three of them. The Jets drove 62 yards to
score on the opening drive of the game and when the Bucs fumbled the ensuing kickoff, Freeman McNeil's second touchdown run
of the quarter put Tampa Bay into an early 14-0 hole. The Bucs closed to 17-10 in the third quarter but Ken Schroy's interception
set up Richard Todd's one-yard scoring strike to Micky Shuler. James Wilder led the team with 11 receptions and a 100-yard
receiving day.
Tampa Bay Buccaneers 17 New York Jets 32
Sunday 12 December 1982 at Shea Stadium
SCORING
NYJ
8:40-1Q
McNeil 4 run (Leahy kick)
NYJ
7:36-1Q
McNeil 4 run (Leahy kick)
TB
5:00-2Q
Capece FG32
NYJ
12:08-3Q
Leahy FG34
TB
7:13-3Q
Wilder 1 run (Capece kick)
NYJ
0:14-3Q
Shuler 1 pass from Todd (kick failed)
NYJ
9:28-4Q
Dierking 1 run (kick failed)
NYJ
7:23-4Q
Leahy FG29
TB
4:55-4Q
Wilder 15 pass from Williams (Capece kick)
STARTERS
OFFENSE
DEFENSE
LT
75 Reavis
LDE
65 Stalls
LG
72 Snell
NT
76 Logan
C
57 Leonard
RDE
63 Selmon
RG
61 Roberts
LOLB
59 Hawkins
RT
62 Farrell
LILB
56 Johnson
WR
89 House
RILB
52 Brantley
WR
84 Jones
ROLB
53 Green
TE
88 Giles
LCB
41 Thomas
FB
32 Wilder
SS
20 Colzie
RB
26 Owens
FS
34 Brown
QB
12 Williams
RCB
22 Smith
SUBSTITUTIONS
1 Morton, 3 Capece, 9 Swider, 21 Holt, 24 Morris, 28
Carver, 30 Barrett, 33 Cotney, 50 Wilson, 51 Nafziger,
54 Wood, 58 Davis, 66 Reese, 68 Yarno, 78 Cannon,
82 J Bell, 83 T Bell, 86 Obradovich, 87 Carter, 90
White
DID NOT PLAY
11 Golsteyn, 15 Quinn, 40 Washington, 44 Middleton,
73 Hannah, 74 Sanders, 81 Tyler
COMMENTARY CREW
Pat Summerall and John Madden
GAME REPORTS
Click here for the gamebook and the play-by-play
GAME HIGHLIGHTS Click on the boxes below to watch the clip
James Wilder scores the first Buccaneer touchdown of the game
Hugh Green comes in from the blind side to sack Richard Todd for a big loss
Wilder scores on a swing pass late in the fourth quarter
