Tampa Bay Buccaneers 24 Dallas Cowboys 27
Sunday 9 October 1983 at Texas Stadium
SCORING
TB
10:11-1Q
Capece FG48
DAL
9:02-1Q
Springs 80 pass from White (Septien kick)
TB
1:50-1Q
Owens 9 pass from Thompson (Capece kick)
DAL
1:53-2Q
Newsome 1 run (Septien kick)
TB
8:58-3Q
Carter 56 pass from Thompson (Capece kick)
DAL
7:08-3Q
Septien FG41
TB
8:53-4Q
Wilder 23 run (Capece kick)
DAL
0:47-4Q
Newsome 52 pass from White (Septien kick)
DAL
10:22-OT
Septien FG42
GAME REPORTS
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Rafael Septien's 42-yard FG 4:38 into overtime sent the Bucs to an 0-6 start on the 1983 season. Cedric Brown
intercepted Danny White inside the two minute warning and with the Bucs leading 24-17. But Tampa Bay could
not run out the clock and after punting, Timmy Newsome took the fifth play of the Dallas drive down the sideline
for the tying score with 47 seconds left. In overtime, the Cowboys missed a 50-yard FG to win the game, only for
Thomas Morris to be called for roughing the kicker. Four plays later, Septien made amends with the game-
winner. We can't play any better" said John McKay. "I think we are the best 0-6 team in the NFL."
INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS
RUSHING
BUCS: Wilder 10-51, Owens 10-34, Carver 1-3, Thompson 2-(-1).
COWBOYS: Dorsett 24-68, Springs 6-24, Newsome 6-11, White
1-1.
PASSING
BUCS: Thompson 30-19-272-1-2.
COWBOYS: White 44-29-377-3-2.
RECEIVING
BUCS: Wilder 5-13, Owens 4-15, T.Bell 3-44, House 3-43, Giles 2-
83, Carter 2-74.
COWBOYS: Springs 11-126, Johnson 5-88, Pearson 5-42,
DuPree 3-17, Newsome 2-61, Dorsett 2-8, Cosbie 1-15.
INTERCEPTIONS
BUCS: Brown 2-36, Cotney 1-1.
COWBOYS: Walls 1-0.
KICK RETURNS
BUCS: Owens 4-80.
COWBOYS: Hill 3-73, Fellows 2-36.
PUNT RETURNS
BUCS: Tyler 2-25.
COWBOYS: Hill 6-36.
SACKS
BUCS: Logan 2-11, Selmon 1-10, Holt 1-9, Reese 1-7.
COWBOYS: Clinskcale 1-9, Thurman 1-8, Martin 1-7.
STARTERS
OFFENSE
DEFENSE
LT
75 Reavis
LDE
78 Cannon
LG
60 Grimes
NT
76 Logan
C
50 Wilson
RDE
63 Selmon
RG
68 Yarno
LOLB
59 Hawkins
RT
70 Thomas
LILB
58 Davis
TE
88 Giles
RILB
52 Brantley
WR
89 House
ROLB
53 Green
WR
87 Carter
LCB
21 Holt
FB
32 Wilder
SS
33 Cotney
RB
26 Owens
FS
34 Brown
QB
14 Thompson
RCB
40 Washington
PLAYED
1 Morton, 3 Capece, 5 Garcia, 22 Smith, 23 Castille, 24 Morris,
28 Carver, 29 LaBeaux, 46 Armstrong, 51 Judie, 54 Wood, 55
Spradlin, 57 Leonard, 65 Stalls, 66 Reese, 69 Arbubakrr, 81
Tyler, 82 J Bell, 83 T Bell, 85 Witte, 86 Obradovich, 90 White
DID NOT PLAY
7 Komlo, 11 Golsteyn, 72 Snell, 74 Sanders
INACTIVES
62 Farrell
COMMENTARY CREW
Frank Gleiber and Dick Vermiel
GAME HIGHLIGHTS Click on the boxes below to watch the clip
James Owens recorded the first Buccaneer touchdown
Followed by a Jack Thompson to Gerald Carter passing strike
James Wilder put the Bucs seemingly ahead to stay in the fourth quarter