Tampa Bay Buccaneers 34 Chicago Bears 19 Sunday 22 December 1996 at Tampa Stadium CHI 7:20-1Q Harris 1 run (Jaeger kick) TB 1:19-1Q Moore 2 pass from Dilfer (Husted kick) TB 13:25-2Q Rhett 3 run (Husted kick) TB 8:45-2Q Williams 88 punt return (Husted kick) TB 4:32-2Q Hawkins 15 pass from Dilfer (Husted kick) TB 0:00-2Q Husted FG50 TB 13:40-4Q Husted FG22 CHI 2:14-4Q Engram 6 pass from Matthews (two-pt.attempt failed) CHI 0:18-4Q Matthews 2 run (two-pt. attempt failed) INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS RUSHING BUCS: Rhett 14-44, Alstott 11-42, Brooks 2-2, Ellison 2-1, Dilfer 1-1, Weldon 1-(-1). BEARS: Salaam 7-35, Harris 9-26, Carter 1-3, Matthews 1-2, Krieg 1-1. PASSING BUCS: Dilfer 14-11-104-0-2. BEARS: Krieg 26-17-139-1-0, Matthews 17-13-158-0-1. RECEIVING BUCS: Hawkins 4-55, Harper 2-21, Alstott 2-14, Moore 2-8, Harris 1-6. BEARS: Conway 9-120, Harris 6-22, Wetnight 4-61, Timpson 4-35, Engram 2-23, Cash 2-15, Salaam 1-8, Jackson 1-7, Carter 1-6. INTERCEPTIONS BUCS: Mincy 1-26. BEARS: none. GAME REPORT Turning in their finest all-around effort in recent memory, the Bucs controlled the ball offensively, defensively and on special teams on the way to a 31-7 halftime lead. Though there were many Buc highlights, the most significant moment may have been turned in by rookie Karl Williams, who returned a second-quarter punt 88 yards for a touchdown, only the second Buc kick return ever to find the end zone. Rick Stroud's lead story from Houlihan's Stadium Recommended off-season reading: Great Expectations Bucs at 100: young and full of promise Williams finally kicks punt return habit OFFENSE DEFENSE LT 74 Gruber LDE 72 Ahanotu LG 64 Diaz UT 77 Culpepper C 61 Mayberry DT 99 Sapp RG 62 Beckles RDE 73 Upshaw RT 70 Odom MLB 56 Nickerson TE 81 Harris RLB 55 Brooks WR 80 Harper DB 39 Dimry WR 85 Hawkins LCB 35 Mayhew FB 40 Alstott SS 47 Lynch RB 32 Rhett FS 25 Johnson QB 12 Dilfer RCB 21 Abraham SUBSTITUTIONS 1 Marshall, 5 Husted, 6 Barnhardt, 11 Weldon, 22 Mincy, 23 Bouie, 29 Gant, 33 Staten, 37 Ellison, 41 Brooks, 45 Legette, 51 Marts, 57 Jones, 65 Dogins, 68 Crisman, 69 Pierson, 75 Curry, 78 Jones, 82 Tate, 83 Moore, 86 Williams, 93 DuBose, 94 White DID NOT PLAY INACTIVE 13 Milanovich, 27 Austin, 58 Williams, 67 Ingram, 84 Thomas, 87 Silvan, 90 Maniecki, 97 Jackson