Tampa Bay Buccaneers 6 Green Bay Packers 17
Sunday 7 December 1997 at Houlihan's Stadium
SCORING
TB
7:54-2Q
Husted FG24
GB
0:04-2Q
Brooks 43 pass from Favre (Longwell kick)
TB
11:26-3Q
Husted FG48
GB
14:08-4Q
Levens 8 pass from Favre (Longwell kick)
GB
7:22-4Q
Longwell FG27
Again introduced on British television by Lee Roy Selmon and Gary Imlach, this was a contest that promised either an
NFC Central championship to the Packers or a guaranteed playoff berth to the Bucs but it was Green Bay that realised
its goal in a 17-6 defensive struggle. Tampa Bay was outgained 362-161 in total yards, but a ball-hawking defense kept
the game close through the first half. Trent Dilfer suffered a badly sprained right ankle just before half-time.
INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS
RUSHING
BUCS: Alstott 10-34, Dunn 12-33.
PACKERS: Levens 22-54, Favre 6-13, Henderson 2-11, Brooks 1-4.
PASSING
BUCS: Dilfer 17-6-67-0-0. Walsh 9-4-50-1-0.
PACKERS: Favre 33-25-280-1-2.
RECEIVING
BUCS: Williams 5-87, Thomas 2-19, Dunn 2-9, Harris 1-2.
PACKERS: Levens 8-64, Freeman 5-73, Chmura 5-37, Brooks 3-71,
Mayes 3-22, Henderson 1-13.
INTERCEPTIONS
BUCS: Lynch 1-28.
PACKERS: Prior 1-0.
KICK RETURNS
BUCS: Anthony 2-45, Williams 1-22, Rhett 1-16.
PACKERS: Beebe 2-60.
PUNT RETURNS
BUCS: Williams 1-13.
PACKERS: Mayes 3-16.
SACKS
BUCS: none.
PACKERS: Robinson 1-8, White 1-7, Joyner 1-6, Wilkins 1-2.
STARTERS
OFFENSE
DEFENSE
LT
74 Gruber
LDE
72 Ahanotu
LG
64 Diaz
DT
77 Culpepper
C
61 Mayberry
DT
99 Sapp
RG
73 Middleton
RDE
91 Upshaw
RT
70 Odom
WLB
55 Brooks
TE
80 Harris
MLB
56 Nickerson
WR
85 Anthony
SLB
50 Gooch
WR
86 Williams
LCB
21 Abraham
QB
12 Dilfer
SS
47 Lynch
FB
40 Alstott
FS
22 Mincy
RB
28 Dunn
RCB
27 Parker
PLAYED
4 Walsh, 5 Husted, 7 Landeta, 19 Hunter, 23 Bouie, 25
Johnson, 31 Young, 32 Rhett, 37 Ellison, 45 Legette, 51
Singleton, 52 Bellisari, 53 Quarles, 71 Wunsch, 82 Hape, 83
Moore, 84 Thomas, 87 Davis, 90 Maniecki, 94 White, 97
Jackson
DID NOT PLAY
60 Pyne, 65 Dogins
INACTIVES
13 Milanovich, 20 Barber, 24 Robinson, 59 Porter, 69 Pierson,
75 Curry, 78 Jones, 88 Copeland
COMMENTARY CREW
Dick Stockton and Matt Millen
GAME HIGHLIGHTS Click on the boxes below to view the clips
Michael Husted had a pair of fieldgoals, this one from 48 yards out
John Lynch had an interception off Brett Favre
Steve Walsh played the second half when Dilfer got hurt - this was his longest pass of the year