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  Tampa Bay Buccaneers 48 Atlanta Falcons 10
Sunday 13 September 1987 at Tampa Stadium
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| | TB | 8:56-1Q | Freeman 11 pass from DeBerg (Igwebuike kick) |
| TB | 0:43-1Q | Carter 6 pass from DeBerg (Igwebuike kick) |
| ATL | 11:35-2Q | Luckhurst FG50 |
| TB | 5:18-2Q | Magee 11 pass from DeBerg (Igwebuike kick) |
| TB | 2:37-2Q | Carter 3 pass from DeBerg (kick failed) |
| TB | 5:43-3Q | Austin 1 run (Igwebuike kick) |
| TB | 14:38-4Q | Carrier 2 pass from DeBerg (Igwebuike kick) |
| ATL | 9:34-4Q | Bailey 34 pass from Campbell (Luckhurst kick) |
| TB | 3:32-4Q | Bartalo 3 run (Igwebuike kick) |
| INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS |
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RUSHING
BUCS: Howard 12-47, Bartalo 7-23, Smith 5-23, Austin 9-20, Wilder 7-13, Freeman 1-1.
FALCONS: Riggs 12-52, Archer 2-8, Flowers 2-3.
PASSING
BUCS: DeBerg 34-24-333-1-5.
FALCONS: Archer 22-8-94-2-0, Campbell 11-6-77-0-1.
RECEIVING
BUCS: Carter 6-60, Carrier 6-50, Wilder 4-62, Magee 3-46, Hall 2-44, Howard 1-45, Austin 1-15, Freeman 1-11.
FALCONS: Riggs 4-27, Bailey 3-56, Johnson 3-33, Dixon 1-33, Whisenhunt 1-14, Matthews 1-4, Flowers 1-4.
INTERCEPTIONS
BUCS: Woods 1-42, Futrell 1-23.
FALCONS: Case 1-12.
KICK RETURNS
BUCS: Futrell 2-8.
OPPONENTS: Stamps 6-117.
PUNT RETURNS
BUCS: Futrell 4-39.
OPPONENTS: none.
SACKS
BUCS: Kellin 2.5-24.5, Holmes 1.5-12.5.
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 Tom Ford's comments on the game |
| Click here for Tom McEwen's "Morning After" column |
| Click here for how Hubert Mizell saw it unfold |
Ray Perkins' first game in charge, Mick Luckhurst's last trip to Atlanta as a player, and the biggest win in franchise history.
Steve DeBerg threw five touchdowns, the defense did its bit, and everything just looked right with the world for Buc fans after two years of Leeman Bennett.
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| OFFENSE | DEFENSE |
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| LT | 72 R.Taylor
| LDE | 78 Cannon |
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| LG | 66 Yarno
| NT | 94 Stensrud |
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| C | 60 Grimes
| RDE | 90 Holmes |
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| RG | 68 Mallory
| LOLB | 51 Washington |
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| RT | 74 Powell
| LILB | 58 Davis |
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| WR | 87 Carter
| RILB | 54 Randle |
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| WR | 89 Carrier
| ROLB | 57 Moss |
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| TE | 86 Magee
| LCB | 29 Reynolds |
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| FB | 39 Austin
| SS | 33 Kemp |
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| RB | 32 Wilder
| FS | 20 Woods |
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| QB | 17 DeBerg
| RCB | 22 Jones |
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SUBSTITUTIONS |
| 1 Igwebuike, 5 Garcia, 21 McKeever, 25 Howard, 35 Smith, 36 Futrell, 41 Swoope, 42 Bartalo, 50 Turk, 52 Brantley, 53 Graham, 56 Walker, 59 Murphy, 73 Heller , 75 Kellin, 77 Maarleveld, 79 Goode, 81 Freeman, 82 Hall, 83 Holloway, 85 G.Taylor, 98 Keys |
DID NOT PLAY |
| 14 Testaverde |
INACTIVE |
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