Tampa Bay Buccaneers 23 San Diego Chargers 24
Sunday 13 December 1981 at Tampa Stadium
SCORING
SD
9:03-1Q
Sievers 27 pass from Fouts (Bernirschke kick)
TB
7:03-1Q
T.Bell 58 pass from Williams (Capece kick)
SD
7:32-2Q
Cappelletti 8 run (Bernirschke kick)
TB
10:17-3Q
Capece FG49
SD
11:52-4Q
Brooks 1 run (Bernirschke kick)
TB
8:33-4Q
Wilder 8 run (kick failed)
TB
8:06-4Q
Wilder 23 run (Capece kick)
SD
0:25-4Q
Bernirschke FG29
GAME REPORTS
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The Bucs could have clinched the NFC Central with a win, but Rolf Bernischke's fieldgoal with 45 seconds
remaining kept the champagne on ice for another week. San Diego's winning drive was a 16-play effort in
which Dan Fouts completed a key fourth down pass to Charlie Joiner. James Wilder had two scores, but a
fumbled snap on the second extra point prevented the game going to overtime. Theo Bell had his best
receiving day as a Buccaneer in this game.
INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS
RUSHING
BUCS: Owens 11-61, Wilder 4-34, Williams 1-17, Eckwood 1-2,
R.Bell 2-0.
CHARGERS: Brooks 17-50, Cappelletti 9-32, Muncie 3-17, Fouts
1-3, Chandler 1-(-8).
PASSING
BUCS: Williams 35-22-321-2-1, House 1-0-0-0-0.
CHARGERS: Fouts 49-33-351-2-1, Winslow 1-0-0-0-0, Chandler
1-0-0-0-0.
RECEIVING
BUCS: Wilder 6-78, Giles 4-38, Owens 4-36, T.Bell 3-96, House 3-
61, Eckwood 2-12.
CHARGERS: Chandler 8-112, Winslow 8-55, Joiner 7-99, Brooks
7-31, Sievers 1-27, Scales 1-22, Cappelletti 1-5.
INTERCEPTIONS
BUCS: Lewis 1-10, Brown 1-0.
CHARGERS: Edwards 1-39, Lowe 1-0.
KICK RETURNS
BUCS: Owens 2-52, Wilder 1-19, T.Davis 1-13.
CHARGERS: Brooks 4-99, Bauer 1-14.
PUNT RETURNS
BUCS: Colzie 1-0.
CHARGERS: Brooks 2-29.
SACKS
BUCS: none.
CHARGERS: Woodcock 2-20, Kelcher 1-11.
STARTERS
OFFENSE
DEFENSE
LT
74 Sanders
DE
65 Stalls
LG
72 Snell
DT
76 Logan
C
50 Wilson
DE
63 Selmon
RG
61 Roberts
LOLB
59 Hawkins
RT
73 Hannah
LILB
56 Johnson
TE
88 Giles
RILB
54 Wood
WR
83 Bell
ROLB
53 Green
WR
89 House
LCB
41 Thomas
FB
32 Wilder
RCB
40 Washington
RB
42 Bell
SS
20 Colzie
QB
12 Williams
FS
34 Brown
PLAYED
3 Capece, 9 Swider, 21 Holt, 24 Delaney, 26 Owens, 27 T
Davis, 43 Eckwood, 44 Cesare, 51 Nafziger, 52 Brantley, 57
Lewis, 62 Leonard, 64 Short, 68 Yarno, 70 Hutchinson, 75
Reavis, 79 Campbell, 86 Obradovich, 87 Carter, 90 White
DID NOT PLAY
10 Ford, 14 Fusina, 84 Jones
COMMENTARY CREW
Phil Sterr and Gene Washington
GAME HIGHLIGHTS Click on the boxes below to watch the clip
Theo Bell took advantage of a missed tackle to record the first Buccaneer touchdown
The fourth quarter was the James Wilder show - his first touchdown was from eight yards
And then another from 23 yards with the old USC “Student Body Right” play