INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS RUSHING BUCS: Bell 28-167, Eckwood 10-25, Mucker 1-16, J.Davis 5-8, Berns 1-6, Williams 2-3, Ragsdale 1-3. PACKERS: Simpson 17-35, Landers 6-7, Whitehurst 1-(-4). PASSING BUCS: Williams 10-6-85-0-2. PACKERS: Whitehurst 35-22-261-3-0. RECEIVING BUCS: Giles 3-29, Eckwood 2-47, Bell 1-9. PACKERS: Coffman 7-106, Lofton 4-80, Simpson 4-8, Tullis 3-42, Thompson 2-21, Landers 2-4. INTERCEPTIONS BUCS: Lewis 1-8, Brown 1-7, White 1-0. PACKERS: none. KICK RETURNS BUCS: Ragsdale 2-48. PACKERS: Odom 2-52, Sampson 1-16. PUNT RETURNS BUCS: Reece 1-13. PACKERS: Odom 3-29. SACKS BUCS: none. PACKERS: none.
Tampa Bay Buccaneers 21 Green Bay Packers 3 Sunday 21 October 1979 at Tampa Stadium
SCORING TB 6:00-1Q Bell 9 pass from Williams (O'Donoghue kick) TB 6:51-2Q Williams 1 run (O'Donoghue kick) GB 2:43-3Q Marcol FG42 TB 1:56-4Q Giles 2 pass from Williams (O'Donoghue kick)
STARTERS OFFENSE DEFENSE LT 75 Reavis LDE 60 Chambers LG 64 Horton NT 77 Kollar C 50 Wilson RDE 63 Selmon RG 61 Roberts LOLB 57 Lewis RT 73 Hannah LILB 58 Selmon WR 85 Owens RILB 54 Wood WR 81 Hagins ROLB 51 Nafziger TE 88 Giles LCB 45 White FB 43 Eckwood SS 33 Cotney RB 42 Bell FS 34 Brown QB 12 Williams RCB 40 Washington SUBSTITUTIONS 6 O'Donoghue, 14 Fusina , 16 Blanchard, 23 Ragsdale, 25 Jordan, 27 T Davis, 36 Berns, 38 J Davis, 44 Cesare, 46 Reece, 53 Bonness, 55 Brown , 66 Yarno, 69 Austin, 70 Carlton, 71 Crowder, 74 Sanders, 79 Lewis, 84 Jones, 86 Obradovich, 87 Mucker DID NOT PLAY 15 Rae, 56 Johnson
COMMENTARY CREW Dick Stockton and John Madden
The Bucs shook off their two-game losing streak and thanks to Ricky Bell's record-breaking 167 yard rushing performance, easily handled the Packers at Tampa Stadium. Three interceptions kept Green Bay at bay, the final one from David Lewis setting up Doug Williams second TD pass of the game, a 2-yarder to Jimmie Giles with 1:56 remaining.
GAME HIGHLIGHTS Click on the boxes below to watch the clip A rare Ricky Bell touchdown reception - most of his Buccaneer scores came on the ground Doug Williams rolled out and found Jimmie Giles for a clinching touchdown David Lewis had one of the three Tampa Bay interceptions of Wally Whitehurst