Tampa Bay Buccaneers 24 Washington Redskins 10
Sunday 8 December 1996 at Tampa Stadium
SCORING
TB
8:58-1Q
Harris 22 pass from Dilfer (Husted kick)
TB
4:25-1Q
Husted FG42
WAS
14:55-2Q
Blanton FG29
TB
0:00-2Q
Husted FG35
TB
11:22-3Q
Husted FG19
TB
3:12-3Q
Alstott 13 run (Harris pass from Dilfer)
WAS
2:49-4Q
Ellard 3 pass from Frerotte (Blanton kick)
Displaying a consistency reflective of their stalwart Paul Gruber, who appeared in his team-record 133rd game
in this contest, the Bucs dominated Washington en route to their fourth win in five weeks. The defense set up
Tampa Bay’s first score, as Martin Mayhew’s interception of a Gus Frerotte pass stationed the Bucs at
Washington’s 39. The Bucs broke it wide open in the third, scoring on their first two possessions. After a 19-
yard Husted chip shot, Mike Alstott powered a 67-yard drive by handling the ball on five of nine plays, the last
a 13-yard blast around Gruber’s end for a touchdown.
INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS
RUSHING
BUCS: Rhett 28-97, Alstott 8-67, Dilfer 4-27, Brooks 3-10, Ellison 2-8.
REDSKINS: Allen 14-36, Mitchell 2-5.
PASSING
BUCS: Dilfer 15-8-112-0-1.
REDSKINS: Frerotte 39-20-219-1-1.
RECEIVING
BUCS: Alstott 3-24, Ellison 2-30, Hawkins 1-33, Harris 1-22, Moore
1-3.
REDSKINS: Ellard 5-93, Brooks 5-54, Asher 5-31, Mitchell 3-29,
Allen 2-12.
INTERCEPTIONS
BUCS: Mayhew 1-5.
REDSKINS: none.
KICK RETURNS
BUCS: Williams 2-84.
REDSKINS: Mitchell 4-66, Bell 1-3.
PUNT RETURNS
BUCS: Williams 3-24.
REDSKINS: none.
SACKS
BUCS: Nickerson 1-7, Curry 1-6.
REDSKINS: Owens 2-11, Harvey 1-9.
STARTERS
OFFENSE
DEFENSE
LT
74 Gruber
DE
72 Ahanotu
LG
64 Diaz
DT
77 Culpepper
C
61 Mayberry
DT
99 Sapp
RG
62 Beckles
DE
73 Upshaw
RT
70 Odom
LLB
51 Marts
TE
81 Harris
MLB
56 Nickerson
TE
83 Moore
RLB
55 Brooks
WR
85 Hawkins
LCB
35 Mayhew
WR
84 Thomas
RCB
21 Abraham
RB
40 Alstott
SS
47 Lynch
QB
12 Dilfer
FS
25 Johnson
PLAYED
5 Husted, 6 Barnhardt, 23 Bouie, 29 Gant, 32 Rhett, 33 Staten,
37 Ellison, 39 Dimry, 41 Brooks, 45 Legette, 50 Gooch, 57
Jones, 68 Crisman, 69 Pierson, 75 Curry, 78 Jones, 80 Harper,
82 Tate, 86 Williams, 93 DuBose, 97 Jackson
DID NOT PLAY
11 Weldon, 64 Diaz
INACTIVE
1 Marshall, 13 Milanovich, 22 Mincy, 27 Austin, 67 Ingram, 87
Silvan, 90 Maniecki, 94 White
COMMENTARY CREW
Joe Buck and Bill Maas