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  Tampa Bay Buccaneers 24 Minnesota Vikings 13
Sunday 13 October 1996 at Tampa Stadium
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| | MIN | 0:29-1Q | Smith 26 run (Sisson kick) |
| TB | 6:29-3Q | Thomas 31 pass from Dilfer (Husted kick) |
| TB | 3:25-3Q | Sisson FG33 |
| MIN | 13:54-4Q | Alstott 12 pass from Dilfer (Husted kick) |
| TB | 9:19-4Q | Thomas 11 pass from Dilfer (Husted kick) |
| MIN | 3:38-4Q | Sisson FG32 |
| TB | 0:43-4Q | Husted FG35 |
| INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS |
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RUSHING
BUCS: Brooks 20-45, Alstott 8-16, Dilfer 1-8, Ellison 2-7.
VIKINGS: Smith 18-133, Lee 1-7, Evans 1-0, Moon 1-(-1).
PASSING
BUCS: Dilfer 35-22-218-0-3.
VIKINGS: Moon 34-22-277-1-0.
RECEIVING
BUCS: Thomas 5-73, Harris 5-38, Hawkins 5-33, Alstott 3-33, Harper 2-22, Ellison 2-19.
VIKINGS: Reed 5-89, Lee 5-32, Carter 3-63, Jordan 3-23, Ismail 2-48, Walsh 2-15, Palmer 1-4, DeLong 1-3.
INTERCEPTIONS
BUCS: Johnson 1-24.
VIKINGS: none.
KICK RETURNS
BUCS: Silvan 2-42.
OPPONENTS: Ismail 1-20, Palmer 1-20, Lee 1-17.
PUNT RETURNS
BUCS: Silvan 1-11.
OPPONENTS: Palmer 3-5.
SACKS
BUCS: Sapp 1.5-8.5, Ahanotu 1-11, Upshaw 0.5-2.5.
OPPONENTS: Edwards 1-10.
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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 Nick Pugliese's game review |
| Click here for David Whitley's morning-after column |
| Rick Stroud's lead story from Houlihan's Stadium |
| Real Bucs were just perfect |
| Dungy soaks up glory of first coaching win |
| No doubting Thomas after two touchdowns |
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Tony Dungy earned his first NFL victory as his Buccaneer squad took down Minnesota, the team for which Dungy had served as defensive coordinator the previous four years.
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| OFFENSE | DEFENSE |
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| LT | 74 Gruber
| LDE | 72 Ahanotu |
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| LG | 60 Pyne
| UT | 77 Culpepper |
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| C | 61 Mayberry
| DT | 99 Sapp |
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| RG | 62 Beckles
| RDE | 73 Upshaw |
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| RT | 79 Riesenberg
| LLB | 51 Marts |
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| TE | 81 Harris
| MLB | 56 Nickerson |
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| WR | 80 Harper
| RLB | 55 Brooks |
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| WR | 85 Hawkins
| LCB | 35 Mayhew |
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| FB | 40 Alstott
| SS | 47 Lynch |
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| RB | 41 Brooks
| FS | 25 Johnson |
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| QB | 12 Dilfer
| RCB | 39 Dimry |
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SUBSTITUTIONS |
| 5 Husted, 6 Barnhardt, 21 Abraham, 23 Bouie, 29 Gant, 37 Ellison, 43 Johnson, 45 Legette, 50 Gooch, 54 Stephens, 70 Odom, 71 Adams, 78 Jones, 82 Tate, 83 Moore, 84 Thomas, 86 Williams, 87 Silvan, 93 DuBose, 97 Jackson
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DID NOT PLAY |
| 11 Weldon, 64 Diaz, 68 Crisman, 91 Smith |
INACTIVE |
| 13 Milanovich, 22 Mincy, 27 Austin, 34 Thompson, 69 Pierson, 75 Curry, 90 Maniecki |
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