Tampa Bay Buccaneers 9 Arizona Cardinals 13
Sunday 20 October 1996 at Sun Devil Stadium
SCORING
ARI
6:20-1Q
Davis FG22
ARI
10:24-2Q
Centers 5 pass from Graham (Davis kick)
TB
8:28-3Q
Husted FG41
ARI
2:07-3Q
Davis FG37
TB
7:34-4Q
Alstott 1 run (kick blocked)
GAME REPORTS
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Rick Stroud's lead story from Sun Devil Stadium
Flagging effort humbles Bucs
The Bucs outgained the Cardinals and committed no turnovers, but a second-half comeback came up just
short. Arizona had only three possessions in the first half, but the first two lasted over eight minutes thanks to
numerous Buc penalties and resulted in a 10-0 lead. The Buc defense allowed just 66 yards and three points
in the 2nd half. Mike Alstott, famously wearing a shirt with his name spelt incorrectly, notched his first career
rushing TD on a one-yard dive, but Michael Husted’s extra point attempt was blocked.
INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS
RUSHING
BUCS: Brooks 14-43, Alstott 9-27, Ellison 2-20, Dilfer 1-5.
CARDINALS: Graham 5-40, Johnson 14-26, Centers 9-23, McElroy
3-12, Smith 1-3.
PASSING
BUCS: Dilfer 35-22-229-0-0.
CARDINALS: Graham 26-17-146-0-1.
RECEIVING
BUCS: Hawkins 6-74, Thomas 4-67, Williams 4-38, Alstott 4-30,
Ellison 2-8, Brooks 1-9, Moore 1-3.
CARDINALS: Sanders 4-40, Centers 4-16, Moore 2-26, Johnson 2-
24, Edwards 2-19, Dowdell 2-13, Carter 1-8
INTERCEPTIONS
BUCS: none.
CARDINALS: none.
KICK RETURNS
BUCS: Silvan 4-101.
CARDINALS: McElroy 2-17.
PUNT RETURNS
BUCS: Silvan 0-0.
CARDINALS: Dowdell 1-12.
SACKS
BUCS: Marts 1-8. Lynch 1-5, Ahanotu 0.5-0, Sapp 0.5-0.
CARDINALS: Joyner 1-11.
STARTERS
OFFENSE
DEFENSE
LT
74 Gruber
DE
72 Ahanotu
LG
60 Pyne
DT
77 Culpepper
C
61 Mayberry
DT
99 Sapp
RG
62 Beckles
DE
73 Upshaw
RT
79 Riesenberg
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, 37 Ellison, 39 Dimry,
41 Brooks, 43 Johnson, 45 Legette, 50 Gooch, 57 Jones, 64
Diaz, 71 Adams, 75 Curry, 78 Jones, 82 Tate, 86 Williams, 87
Silvan, 93 DuBose, 97 Jackson
DID NOT PLAY
11 Weldon, 68 Crisman, 80 Harper
INACTIVE
11 Weldon, 26 Green, 30 Turner, 43 Harris, 60 Pyne, 78 Irwin,
89 Bishop, 95 Powe
COMMENTARY CREW
Mike Breen and BIll Maas
