INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS
RUSHING
BUCS: Bell 22-152, J.Davis 9-25, Eckwood 6-11, Williams 1-9,
Mucker 1-(-10).
GIANTS: Kotar 11-44, Simms 4-25, Johnson 6-14, Taylor 2-12.
PASSING
BUCS: Williams 24-12-176-0-2.
GIANTS: Simms 33-17-180-2-0.
RECEIVING
BUCS: Giles 3-67, Hagins 3-41, Mucker 2-52, Obradovich 2-18, Bell
2-(-2).
GIANTS: Taylor 5-34, Shirk 4-70, Scales 4-67, J.Perkins 2-12,
Johnson 2-(-3).
INTERCEPTIONS
BUCS: Brown 1-72, Washington 1-0.
GIANTS: none.
KICK RETURNS
BUCS: Ragsdale 1-19, T.Davis 1-3.
GIANTS: Odom 3-114, Taylor 2-53, Coffield 1-12.
PUNT RETURNS
BUCS: Reece 2-(-1).
GIANTS: Odom 3-15.
SACKS
BUCS: L.Selmon 2-17, Lewis 1-30, Johnson 1-14, White 0.5-7,
Crowder 0.5-7.
GIANTS: none.
Tampa Bay Buccaneers 31 New York Giants 3
Sunday 18 November 1979 at Tampa Stadium
SCORING
TB
8:56-2Q
Mucker 10 pass from Williams (O'Donoghue kick)
TB
2:09-2Q
Lewis 39 fumble return (O'Donoghue kick)
NYG
11:27-3Q
Danelo FG21
TB
9:26-3Q
Mucker 42 pass from Williams (O'Donoghue kick)
TB
0:54-3Q
O'Donoghue FG40
TB
1:05-4Q
Davis 4 run (O'Donoghue kick)
STARTERS
OFFENSE
DEFENSE
LT
75 Reavis
LDE
60 Chambers
LG
64 Horton
NT
71 Crowder
C
50 Wilson
RDE
63 Selmon
RG
61 Roberts
LOLB
57 Lewis
RT
73 Hannah
LILB
58 Selmon
WR
85 Owens
RILB
54 Wood
TE
86 Obradovich
ROLB
56 Johnson
TE
88 Giles
LCB
45 White
FB
38 J Davis
SS
33 Cotney
RB
42 Bell
FS
34 Brown
QB
12 Williams
RCB
40 Washington
SUBSTITUTIONS
6 O'Donoghue, 16 Blanchard, 23 Ragsdale, 25 Jordan,
27 T Davis, 36 Berns, 43 Eckwood, 44 Cesare, 46
Reece, 51 Nafziger, 53 Bonness, 66 Yarno, 69 Austin, 70
Carlton, 74 Sanders, 76 Logan, 77 Kollar, 79 Lewis, 81
Hagins, 87 Mucker
DID NOT PLAY
14 Fusina,15 Rae, 84 Jones
COMMENTARY CREW
Curt Gowdy and Hank Stram
A decisive win that took the Bucs to 9-3, the best record in the NFC. Ricky Bell had 100 yards in the first half alone and
two Doug Williams to Larry Mucker strikes were the aerial part of the Buc attack. Cecil Johnson forced a fumble that
David Lewis returned for a score, as the defense held their opponents without a touchdown for the third time that
season.
GAME REPORTS
Click here for the gamebook and the play-by-play
GAME HIGHLIGHTS Click on the boxes below to watch the clip
David Lewis set the tone for the defense with this fumble return score
Larry Mucker’s second touchdown of the game, a 42-yard strike from Doug Williams
Cedric Browns’ long interception return set up the final touchdown of the game for the Bucs